Ohlone College Super Flea Market

This flea market is closed as of December 2014 due to new construction.
It was very good location for customers.
I used to go there for 24 years, and always found treasures that warmed my heart. It is so sad the market closed.

Sure is a lot of high priced junk out here. Only a couple of real good dealers, just too bad its all low grade common goods at inflated prices, few collectables

Closed for 4 years

Flea Market canceled for bogus reasons.
The real reason is just plain laziness (to manage it). The are ignoring their responsibility to the community.
Ohlone College Mission Statement
The mission of Ohlone College is to serve the community…
College Goals
Support the economic vitality of the community…

I’ve been making it a point every month to attend the Ohlone Flea Market for the last 28 years, ever since it first started (I used to live in Union City).
Since I moved to the Pleasanton/​Livermore area 15 years ago, I still made it a point to drive down to Fremont to continue visiting this fun little flea market. However, while I was unable to attend the last couple of months, imagine my surprise when I drove down there today, only to find nothing but a large VACANT parking lot! Where’d my favorite flea market go?
Now back home, I went online, only to find that this fun institution is now GONE (I guess forever?), with the sorry excuse that they have to «park construction equipment there» for the next few months! Really? I saw NOTHING there but a vacant parking lot there, less than an hour ago!
PLEASE, oh please, at least make this a very temporary thing… I have so many fond memories of great finds there, chatting with the sellers, etc… doesn’t 28 years mean anything to the college?
Here’s to you, Ohlone College Flea Market… and THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!

SURPRISE!!! NO MORE FLEA MARKET! Went up Sat 2/​14, no flea market! Heard it was because construction equipment needs to be parked there. HMMMMM, We saw NO equipment parked there. NONE, NADA, ZIP, ZILCH equipment being parked there! So, my question is: What the heck happened to the flea market? I call B.S.!!

This place sucks. Good luck haggling with some of these assholes. They think their garbage is priceless or something who knows. Always the same people selling here too with the same shit every time. Worst flea market in the area imho.

Great things to see and buy. More vintage things compared to Chabot flea market. Enjoy all vendors.

A great place to get some good deals! There are a few vendors that are regulars and if you talk to them often enough, they will cut a a really good deal. There is a vendor there that sells the best kettle corn that I’ve tasted in a while. The parking situation isn’t that bad.

Starting with the office staff — especially Elaine Nagel… RUDE RUDE RUDE! They act like they cannot be bothered with vendors. I’ve asked 3 times for them to mail me their info packet… never received one so I had to pay for a booth on the phone by credit card for additional $ 5. This is probably their strategy. Not mail the info packet so people have to pay by cc.
Sold a total of $ 30 the entire day. This flea market is not well attended and people were looking for cheap cheap stuff. Selling $ 35 to $ 50 fashion jewelry for $ 10 to $ 15 was still too high for this market… people were looking for $ 1 to $ 2 items.

3.5 stars
You have to be amazed by how much junk, used or new, people are putting out there to sell. Still, it is fun and interesting to walk around and look at all the «amazing» junks at each booth especially when the weather is nice. There are lots of good deals but it doesn’t hurt to always bargain. We got some kitchen bamboo spatulas at 50 cents per each, can’t beat that! There were some beautiful orchids at $ 6 per pot. Some Chinese people were selling pretty fashionable sunglasses at $ 5 each. Don’t forget to stop by the Mexican food booth for some delicious Pupusas at $ 2 each.
Overall not a bad experience and we had a good time. We probably won’t come here more than once a year though.

Nice flea market in a great area. It is one of the smaller flea markets in the area but good deals can be had if you’re willing to barter. Hitting most of the flea markets in the area this is probably the most pleasant to walk around because of the trees and being in the hills, plus being near Mission San Jose doesn’t hurt.
The Orchid stand is worth going to because of the quality and variety.

This flea market really used to be one of the best. Lately it’s become inundated with regulars, regulars whose inventory hardly changes from month to month.
It a quick jaunt though, and easy to take a quickly look through on that often chilly second Saturday of the month. A keen eye and patience pay off a whole lot at this particular flea market, keep an eye out for new vendors, and don’t miss the Garage Sale event!

No admission to the market, $ 2 for parking in the large campus parking lots, but you can save $ 2 if you can find parking nearby on the street (Mission Blvd.). Held only on the second Saturday of each month. About 150 vendors, no produce, no socks or jeans, no old electronics and no old tools at this flea market.
Ohlone is not as large as other established flea markets/​swap meets in the area like at De Anza. A mixture of arts & crafts, with a few vendors selling antiques and others selling garage-​sale type stuff. Mostly used old stuff here, but there were a few vendors selling new tools, dry goods and pet supplies.
Kettle popcorn and sausages were the only two food vendors here the day I went. It’s pretty clean here, though some of the vendors are given spots in the parking lot to sell under large eucalyptus trees, so they have to display their goods on tarps or on tables. Only a few portable bathrooms available.
A nice way to spend a Saturday, browsing through stuff. I guess it all depends on what you’re looking for, but if you look carefully among the piles of stuff each vendor has, you should find that treasure or bargain you’ve been hunting for. Prices are pretty good, with most vendors understanding they are at a flea market and the shoppers are looking for a great deal. The vendors do inflate their asking prices as they expect to be haggled down a few dollars.

I’ll give the Ohlone Super Flea MarKet the benefit of the doubt because of the cold weather, but when I went today I didn’t see anything ‘super’ about it and there wasn’t as many vendors as I had hoped.
Unlike the De Anza College Flea Market, this doesn’t seem as organized or as clean as De Anza’s.
Things to note:
— The lots that the vendors are on need to be repaired and repaved as there is a lot of cracking in some spots (it’s a pain if you have a young one with a stroller).
— Some of the vendors are set up on or near dirt. That alone doesn’t want me want to check out the vendor if they’re placing their items on a tarp near dirt.
— With a lot of over 50+ vendors, I was able to only locate 2 portable bathrooms. There should be more considering the traffic.
— Food vendors are spread throughout the lot. De Anza has them located in one easy to find area.
Overall, most vendors I saw today were just selling stuff that they’ve kept at home and collected dust. Hardly any of them made their item presentable. I counted at least 5 plant vendors (most selling orchids and 1 selling a variety of garden plants).
I’d come here again because I know monthly flea markets always have different vendors. Like someone said in a previous review. If you want to save $ 2 just park outside the college. I’m sure the outside streets get full early in the morning, but when I went around 10am there were open spots to park in.

Growing up, I loved going to this flea market every second Saturday. The two parking lots at the bottom of the campus were FILLED and the vendors included garage sale types, food booths, arts and crafts, and plants. Today, they still use the two parking lots with the same types of vendors, but it isn’t as full as it used to be. They could probably condense the whole market into one lot, but maybe Ohlone is crossing its fingers that people will eventually start selling again.
Tip: Park on the street to save yourself $ 2.

Hasn’t been to this market for long time. I remember this is a very good market where you actually can find things that are good with good price.

*Alarm rings on the 2^nd Saturday of each month* Yay! It’s the Ohlone Flea Market!
My family and I have been going to this flea market for over 10 years! We park in a residential area and trek towards the Ohlone College campus.
We love the flea market since we can find random items. Everything is used, new, or slightly worn. You can get clothes, beauty supplies, jewelry, and anything you can think of. Oh yes! You can definitely get the faux name brand purses :) Our latest deal were 4 travel size baby powders for $ 1.00, and a Chinese silk picture for $ 55.
If you want to park in the Ohlone parking lots, bring $ 2.00. Otherwise, you can try to find parking around the area.
Happy shopping!