{"id":65298,"date":"2023-10-09T16:15:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T15:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=65298"},"modified":"2023-10-17T11:02:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T10:02:40","slug":"focus-on-cardiff-one-mans-junk-is-another-mans-treasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2023\/10\/09\/focus-on-cardiff-one-mans-junk-is-another-mans-treasure\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on Cardiff: One man\u2019s junk is another man\u2019s treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In the Christmas run-up, two Cardiff fleamarkets are handling the downturn and offering more than a shopping experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Anne_Gingell_finished1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Anne_Gingell_finished1.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Anne_Gingell_finished1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Anne_Gingell_finished1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Anne_Gingell_finished1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Anne_Gingell_finished1-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Anne_Gingell_finished1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Anne_Gingell_finished1.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Anne_Gingell_finished1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Anne_Gingell_finished1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Anne_Gingell_finished1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Anne_Gingell_finished1-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anne Gingell has been trading at Jacob&#8217;s Antiques Centre for 40 years. All Photos: David Rogers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"One man\u2019s junk is another man\u2019s treasure by David Rogers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1421437177&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1200\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"One man\u2019s junk is another man\u2019s treasure by David Rogers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1421437177&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1200\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Cardiff in 2022, it\u2019s possible to walk down a street and have the whole scene radically change in a matter of months, with yet more multi-storey student flats or offices springing up every day. Yet, in the centre of Cardiff, there\u2019s one building that hearkens back to a much older era, a Victorian industrial warehouse containing five floors of antiques, art, and curiosities, with something for seemingly every taste. But behind the collectibles and the friendly traders, there are some anxieties about how this Christmas shopping period compares to previous years, before COVID-19, the cost-of-living crisis, and the current recession.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jacobs_Bike_finished.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65307\" style=\"width:354px;height:265px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jacobs_Bike_finished.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jacobs_Bike_finished-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jacobs_Bike_finished-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jacobs_Bike_finished-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jacobs_Bike_finished-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jacobs_Bike_finished.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65307\" style=\"width:354px;height:265px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jacobs_Bike_finished.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jacobs_Bike_finished-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jacobs_Bike_finished-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jacobs_Bike_finished-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jacobs_Bike_finished-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jacobs antiques is the oldest antique fleamarket in Cardiff<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>According to Ian Cooling, the reserved but polite older man who owns <a href=\"https:\/\/jacobsmarket.co.uk\/\">Jacobs Antique Centre<\/a>, which occupies the building, this Christmas period has been \u201cNoticeably quieter\u201d than previous years. His observations align with data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/commonslibrary.parliament.uk\/research-briefings\/sn02818\/\">house of commons library<\/a>, which described a decline in overall UK retail sales of 6.2 percent in the three months running up to November of 2022. With the UK in recession, seeing a contraction of 0.3 percent in the third quarter of 2022, businesses have made less profit this year, and small businesses are finding it more difficult to support their overheads. Ian points out that none of his stallholders would be able to afford to run a shop independently. \u201cA lot of the smaller retail shops have gone now,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Something for everyone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ian has also been trying to keep his business humming by making sure that Jacobs offers more than antiques; the building also has a cafe, an art gallery, and a rooftop space with views over the city that puts on live music and other events. By diversifying, Ian hopes he can offset the decline in foot traffic for his stallholders. It also means that the space has something more to offer the wider community, as well as being able to support the close circle of traders, all of whom know each other well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>They\u2019ve got the kind of knowledge that you can\u2019t really get just buying something randomly on the internet<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe try and make sure that there\u2019s something interesting for just about everybody in the building,\u201d he says. He\u2019s also a realist when it comes to the necessity of doing business online and engaging with social media, but he\u2019s keen to point out that the stallholders at Jacobs and the real-world, in-person interactions that customers have with them is something unique to being in a brick-and-mortar space. \u201cThey\u2019ve got the kind of knowledge that you can\u2019t really get just buying something randomly on the internet,\u201d he says. He also describes it as a social space, where the traders aren\u2019t \u201cfanatical\u201d about making money but are happy to chat to people about their passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the traders at Jacobs Antiques whose passion is still evident is Anne Gingell, who has had a stall for the last 40 years. In her seventies, with the perpetually shrewd expression of someone who  has spent a lifetime appraising things, she describes herself as being \u201cpart of the fixtures and fittings round here.\u201d She\u2019s more than happy to talk about opera hats, William Morris, and trends in antique furniture (Edwardian stuff is out, but mid-century is in, apparently). When she describes the space in Jacobs, she says that it\u2019s the old-fashioned charm of the place that remains most appealing to the people that come in. \u201cThey see it as quaint, and a bit of a museum,\u201d she says. She\u2019s optimistic about the future for the market though and says, happily, that she\u2019s one of the stallholders there still clinging on to old habits.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Cardiff_indoor_fleamarket_exterior_finished.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Indoor Fleamarket\" class=\"wp-image-65309\" style=\"width:343px;height:256px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Cardiff_indoor_fleamarket_exterior_finished.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Cardiff_indoor_fleamarket_exterior_finished-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Cardiff_indoor_fleamarket_exterior_finished-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Cardiff_indoor_fleamarket_exterior_finished-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Cardiff_indoor_fleamarket_exterior_finished-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Cardiff_indoor_fleamarket_exterior_finished.jpg\" alt=\"Cardiff Indoor Fleamarket\" class=\"wp-image-65309\" style=\"width:343px;height:256px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Cardiff_indoor_fleamarket_exterior_finished.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Cardiff_indoor_fleamarket_exterior_finished-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Cardiff_indoor_fleamarket_exterior_finished-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Cardiff_indoor_fleamarket_exterior_finished-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Cardiff_indoor_fleamarket_exterior_finished-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cardiff Indoor Fleamarket is a good place to while away some time in Tremorfa<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A community asset<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Across town in Tremorfa, there\u2019s another antiques market with multiple stallholders that makes the community value of indoor fleamarkets clearer still. Hidden amongst the largely council housing of the Tremorfa estate in a formerly disused industrial unit, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiffindoorfleamarket.com\/\">Cardiff Indoor Fleamarket <\/a>has been a boon to an otherwise deprived area. According to the Welsh government\u2019s Index of Multiple Deprivation, the area around the Tremorfa estate is amongst the 10 percent most deprived in the nation. The indoor fleamarket is a hodgepodge of different stalls, selling everything from art to collectibles, records, and furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-705x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-705x1024.png 705w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-206x300.png 206w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-770x1119.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-1057x1536.png 1057w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-528x768.png 528w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-743x1080.png 743w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-1239x1800.png 1239w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-293x426.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance.png 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-705x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-705x1024.png 705w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-206x300.png 206w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-770x1119.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-1057x1536.png 1057w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-528x768.png 528w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-743x1080.png 743w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-1239x1800.png 1239w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance-293x426.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/omFiB-cardiff-welsh-index-of-multiple-deprivation-at-a-glance.png 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A stuffed owl sits next to a stack of racy 70\u2019s postcards with dated gags about secretaries and nurses, a large Victorian sun umbrella and, somewhere in this jumble of oddities, Jubs Bowen-Lewis, one of the most established traders on the site. She\u2019s doing alright this festive run-up, aside from the cold in the unit, which necessitates wearing several layers all day. Jubs says she\u2019s seen a \u201csteady flow\u201d of people passing through. However, she has noticed that customers are \u201cbeing a bit more careful with their money.\u201d \u201cObviously people are worried about the cost of living- the cost of fuel, and gas, electric, food- everything\u2019s going up,\u201d she says. The upside of this, for Jubs, at least, is that according to her, people are more willing to look for things \u201cpre-loved\u201d that otherwise they would buy new, something she\u2019s keen to point out is also good for the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jubbs_Bowen_Lewis_finished.jpg\" alt=\"Jubs bowen, a trader at Cardiff Indoor Fleamarket, dusting some of her stock\" class=\"wp-image-65310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jubbs_Bowen_Lewis_finished.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jubbs_Bowen_Lewis_finished-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jubbs_Bowen_Lewis_finished-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jubbs_Bowen_Lewis_finished-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jubbs_Bowen_Lewis_finished-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jubbs_Bowen_Lewis_finished.jpg\" alt=\"Jubs bowen, a trader at Cardiff Indoor Fleamarket, dusting some of her stock\" class=\"wp-image-65310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jubbs_Bowen_Lewis_finished.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jubbs_Bowen_Lewis_finished-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jubbs_Bowen_Lewis_finished-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jubbs_Bowen_Lewis_finished-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Jubbs_Bowen_Lewis_finished-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jubs keeps the dust at bay at her store in Cardiff Indoor Fleamarket <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave Webb, a wiry 65-year-old, and proprietor of the \u201cretro and rustic\u201d stall agrees with Jubs that the advantage of buying things like furniture at the market is that it means that people have an affordable alternative to buying new. \u201cIf you go to Ikea and buy a flat-pack, it will just last 12 months and fall apart\u201d he says. As someone with a side-line doing irregular work for the Cardiff film industry, Dave also appreciates the flexibility of being able to have the other traders cover his pitch for him on days that he has to be somewhere else, something that the other traders who also work irregularly find useful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The space benefits from accessibility, with a ground floor layout and disabled toilets, as well as isles wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs. There\u2019s also a cafe, where the traders and customers stop for a bite to eat or a coffee and a chat. Dave says he notices disabled people and their carers often come to the fleamarket because of the convenience.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Dave_webb_finished.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Webb, a trader at Cardiff Indoor Fleamarket, in his store\" class=\"wp-image-65311\" style=\"width:320px;height:239px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Dave_webb_finished.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Dave_webb_finished-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Dave_webb_finished-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Dave_webb_finished-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Dave_webb_finished-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Dave_webb_finished.jpg\" alt=\"Dave Webb, a trader at Cardiff Indoor Fleamarket, in his store\" class=\"wp-image-65311\" style=\"width:320px;height:239px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Dave_webb_finished.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Dave_webb_finished-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Dave_webb_finished-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Dave_webb_finished-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/01\/Dave_webb_finished-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dave Webb specialises in &#8220;Rustic and Retro&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In an area that\u2019s otherwise only served by a few small shops, without a great deal for disabled people or people on a low income to do, the fleamarket offers a little island in local people can while away an hour or two, buy something useful at a reasonable price, and interact with other people from the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the whole reason why such spaces are both useful and beneficial to communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jubs says that the site is doing well, with plans to open up a new hall for stalls in the new year. 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