Flea Market Flip

2012
7| 0h30m| TV-G| en
Synopsis

A little cash can go a long way with the right amount of creativity. Each week a plethora of amazing items are showcased by our teams as they creatively use their eye for style and some elbow grease to turn these leftovers into a main course by the show's conclusion. Given only $500, our Flea Market Flip contestants scour the booths and tents in search of items they can buy, fix and then flip for a higher sum.

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Also starring Lara Spencer

Reviews

TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film
Tetrady not as good as all the hype
Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?
Delight Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
tamdee-69567 Why do the contestants accommodate only Lara? They always take her boring repetitious advice. It would be far more interesting to let people use their own creativity rather than trying to satisfy Lara. Lara Spencer just ruins people's projects. It's obvious the contestants have to follow her orders. You need a better host!
bsobol-18805 Never before have I written a review about a TV show... but I simply must speak my mind on this one.This show is great in concept. And despite its flaws, I watch it and get some inspiration from it. As a picker and furniture restyler, this is right up my alley. However! It is completely unrealistic. In what universe does an upcycler have a team of master contractors with unlimited tools to help them? And the extra $100 they get to embellish the projects aren't even factored in to the overall cost. I would be much more impressed if the contestants had to do ALL of the work themselves, and had to pick out ALL of their materials at the flea market. (Speaking of the master contractors, the less camera time on them, the better!) But the worst part is probably the host, Lara Spencer. She is annoying! She rudely interrupts people and butts in where she shouldn't. She's condescending to the contestants, many of whom have flipped hundreds of pieces and really don't need her advice. Not only does she interfere with the design process, she interferes when the contestants are shopping for their pieces, and during the selling phase. I just saw an episode where she is actually negotiating the selling price with a prospective buyer! What?! And what's with the ridiculous short-shorts? You're on a TV show, not at the beach. Have some respect for your audience. She makes jokes that aren't funny and she just isn't interesting or entertaining. Her personality is flat.Love the concept, but lose the contractors, replace the host, and make it a REAL competition! Maybe have a panel of judges (like on Project Runway)critique their flips instead of basing it on who makes the most profit.
zigspal Flea Market Flips, a show about transforming flea market junk into chic, upscale furnishings to resell for a profit.Yes, these people make handsome profits - sometimes - but only because they don't have to pay for any of the materials (leather, upholstery fabric, paint, etc) or professional help used in transforming the items (c'mon, how many people have an arc welder at home?), nor do they have to pay to rent the space at the uber-pricey markets they resell at. It's fun to see people's ideas for remaking the items, but the money part is totally unrealistic. If you want to try it at home, bear in mind that most of these flippers wouldn't have even broken even.
roosterations The main objective should be the contestants fixing up wonderful things and finding buyers (the actual HARD part). Lara, the host, helps someone in nearly every episode convince buyers and often makes the sale herself. It's a great show but this is not fair to the other team. It would be one thing if she talked about items but to get involved in the actual deal isn't fair. Overall a fun show. Being a picker AND restorer myself I always look forward to new episodes. Some people are definitely better than others and too often they have people who say, "We're awesome! We do great work." and then the pros that help do ALL of the work... The team are afraid of tools. Overall though most people have great ideas and do a good job.