Gates Flea Market — Local services in Maggie Valley

Maybe I just went on the wrong day. But it just seemed kinda cheesy. When the bathrooms are the nicest and most safe part of a flea market, you've got a real problem. Update: I went back on a weekend to give it a second chance. More places were open this time. I understand that this might be the livelihood of others and some of the open places were really neat. But there are a few booths that just didn't really have anything either. It's a tiny place with a mountain vibe. I awarded 2...

This place is great. Really enjoyed looking through the different things for sale and talking to the vendors who are all really friendly and had some great conversations with them. I found a couple of items that I was interested in and the seller gave me a deal on them as well.... a couple sets of onyx and alabaster bookends. I spent probably an hour or more chatting with the people here and would definitely go back again if I am in the area. Highly recommend. FYI, cash only, and there is a cash point just...

Nice to plunder through, but beware…don’t put items with the checkout person to hold for you bc they will just let anyone that walks up there buy what you had picked out. Happened to us. Annoying since we spent time picking through what we had wanted to get, talked to the owner (I’m assuming) at the checkout and she said for us to start a pile. Then, as we were checking out our item was just sold to...