Stained Market Place — Local services in Tampa

Came into town on a trip to visit some of the vintage and thrift stores in the area for the weekend. Decided to stop at this market because it opened earlier than some of the other places and from what I could tell seemed to be an assortment of items. When I arrived no one was in the store so I walked around looking at the items. This place is basically a warehouse with stuff just piled up in unorganized heaps and thrown on shelves. I did not have a problem with this as some of the best items can be found in places like this. However about 80% of the items were not priced . Anything that was collectible or vintage was in terrible condition, covered in dust. The handful of vintage items that are priced are priced at what you find them for at better kept antique malls. After I walked the entire store I finally picked up an item and walked around to the other side of the building to see if I could find anyone to give me an idea on price as no one was still in the store. A man finally came out of a side door and I asked him about a price.. to which he said he had to call someone ...as I was waiting for the price I asked about some of the other non priced items. He replied “oh the humidity must have made the prices fall off... but they won’t be cheap” very strange response. Was he assuming I wouldn’t be able to afford the items I was inquiring about ? He acted like I was inconveniencing him by asking for prices. When I asked about if he could discount some fall decor by $2.00 if I bought the set. He responded with “ I don’t put price on things so I can sell them cheaper “ I was taken a back by this very rude response as I was very polite in my question. All that needed to be said was prices here are fixed. It is not unusual for someone who shops large amounts of vintage collectibles to see if there is flexibility on the prices when buying more than one item. Most times when thing are not priced there is flexibility on prices. After that comment and still waiting for a price on the basket I decided not to spend my money here. I think this is fine for someone who wants items to salvage or repurpose cheap. But for someone who is looking to buy collectibles or vintage in high volume and/or looking for items in good condition at a good price this is not the place. Better customer service and prices reflecting the conditions these items are kept in would have made for a better experience. Fortunately there are so many other places in Tampa that do a better job that I was happy to spend...

DIYers paradise! Don’t want to hunt deals all around town? Just come here and follow their Instagram for sneak peeks of inventory updates. Their prices are low and they tend to have items that need a little sprucing up or that you can transform. The gentleman I spoke was friendly and not offended when I wanted to haggle a little. I was able to buy a ATW Radio flyer wagon $30 and some drawer pulls for $1 each. They have furniture, plates/dishes, signs, bricks etc. I follow the Instagram in case I spot a must see item.

There is a similar “vintage” place down the road in Ybor but it’s a bit more expensive and I prefer the vibe and...

Place is currently closed with no updates about that on their social sites. Not updated on Google or social sites. We drove from pretty far away and looking at signs written on their gate it looks like others have too. The sign outside from owners says they are gone until June 1st but I would call before wasting gas and driving out there to make sure it actually is open.

Edit: Will gladly update the review once accurate updates are made on social / have a chance to actually...