Plot Synopsis

Host Lara Spencer assigns two-person teams a "flip list" of projects they need to accomplish to win the competition, and then the two teams have 60 minutes to search flea markets for secondhand items they can buy, fix and flip to turn a profit on their $500 investment. The team that does the best job of turning trash into cash emerges victorious in this winner-takes-all competition, taking home a $5,000 cash prize. Each week, teams explore a different flea market across America, including these venues in Season 1: Stormville Airport Antique Show & Flea Market, where teams shop for design projects that feature a retro inspired design, a fabric project and transforming an eyesore into a chic design; Connecticut's Elephant's Trunk Country Flea Market, where teams shop for design projects that involve combining form and function, creating an original piece of art, and fashioning a durable design piece that can withstand the test of time; New York's coolest flea market, Brooklyn Flea, where teams shop for design projects that involve creating lighting fixtures, refurbishing upholstered pieces, and reimagining objects to give them new purpose; Connecticut's Elephant's Trunk Country Flea Market, where teams shop for design projects that involve restoring furniture, repurposing pieces for outdoor living, and creating items for home entertaining; Stormville Airport Antique Show & Flea Market, where teams shop for design projects that involve transforming industrial items into stylish furniture, making seating out of unexpected pieces, and creating a matching set out of mismatched objects; and more contests and these and other flea markets. FLEA MARKET FLIP returned for its second season on Friday, March 15, 2013 at 9pm ET, with episodes filmed at these venues: New York's Stormville Airport Flea Market; Elephant's Trunk Flea Market in New Milford, CT; The Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, CA; and many more. HGTV first aired FLEA MARKET FLIP as a 30-minute special on Friday, April 20, 2012 at 9pm ET. Switching to a new network for its third season, GAC aired the Season 3 premiere of FLEA MARKET FLIP on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at 8pm ET/PT, as the cable channel aired back-to-back new episodes. FLEA MARKET FLIP returned for its fourth season on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at 8pm ET/PT on GAC. In the Season 4 premiere, "When Harry Met Ingraham: A Match Made in Flea Market Heaven," a designing duo, Dave and Teresa, face off against two vintage experts, Laurie and Bobbi, as the eams get to work hunting down bargains at Elephants Trunk Flea Market in New Milford, Connecticut. On Sunday, July 5, 2015 at 8pm ET/PT, FLEA MARKET FLIPPED returned with new episodes, immediately following a 5.5-hour marathon (2:30-8pm) of encore episodes. In the night's new episode, "You May Now Flip the Bride!," Stylish lovebirds Princess and Mark Anthony compete against two designing darlings, Simone and Christian. With $500 in hand and just one hour to shop, the teams race down the aisles of Elephant's Trunk Flea Market in New Milford, Connecticut for gems to fix and flip. The projects from the Flip List include: Elegant Storage, Paper Project, and Yin & Yang. FLEA MARKET FLIP returned with new episodes on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 8pm ET. In the season opener, "Flipping Metal Mania," best buds Anthony and Tonie are competing against married metal heads, Aaron and Angie. With $500 in hand, the teams hit the aisles of Brimfield Antique Show and Flea Market in Brimfield, Massachusetts. They have one hour to find the best bargains from their Flip List: Metal Project, Bachelor Pad, and Less Is More. Next, the teams put the pedal to the metal in the workshop, where they have just one day to transform their projects. Aaron and Angie upcycle an industrial metal cart into a chic coffee table. Meanwhile, Anthony and Tonie hope that orange really is the new black as they upcycle a prison transpo bench into stylish seating. Season 7 of FLEA MARKET FLIP premiered on Sunday, July 3, 2016 at 8pm ET/PT on GAC, immediately following a six-hour marathon (2-8pm) of encore episodes. In the season opener, "Best on the Block," two longtime friends and vintage shop owners, Chris and Tad, take on local rivals, Paul and Jim, in a flipping battle of the block. It's time to settle the score as the teams square off at Brimfield Antique Show and Flea Market in Brimfield, Massachusetts. With $500 in their pockets, the teams have just one hour to find the projects from our Flip List: Workspace Design, Bachelor Pad, and Vintage Modern. Next, it's off to the workshop where the teams have one day to transform their flea market finds into profitable pieces. Chris and Tad go big with their projects as they transform a set of metal lockers into a bar with storage. They convert an engine block into a stylish end table and reimagine a vintage hairdryer as a standing modern lamp. Paul and Jim are confident their pieces will outshine their competitors' as they turn a rustic wooden yoke into a hanging light fixture, combine wooden ladders into a work desk, and reinvent a traveling salesman's case as a classy bar. On Sunday, November 20, 2016 at 8pm ET/PT, GAC premiered the eighth season of FLEA MARKET FLIP, immediately following a seven-hour marathon (1-8pm) of encore episodes. In the season opener, "The Chicken Coop Showdown," sweet-talking duo Samantha and Nyesha square off against childhood best friends Lindsey and Frank at Stormville Airport Antique Show and Flea Market in upstate New York. With $500 in their pockets, the teams have just one hour to find the projects from our Flip List: Balanced Design, Chic Storage and Funk-tional. Next, it's off to the workshop where the teams have one day to transform their finds into profitable pieces. Nyesha and Samantha bring their Afro-centric style to the workshop but Lindsey and Frank are confident their pieces will catch more buyers' eyes. Which team's designs will make the most profit and send them home with the $5,000 prize? Season 9 of FLEA MARKET FLIP premiered on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 8pm ET/PT on GAC. In the season opener, "Mama Knows Chairs," a fierce mother-and-son team, Angie and Dane, square off against competitive mother and daughter, Karen and Adar. The teams storm the aisles of the Stormville Airport Antique Show and Flea Market in upstate New York with $500 in their pockets and one hour to find items on the Flip List: Mod Makeover, Small Space Living and Wabi Sabi. The two teams show off their flipping skills in the workshop transforming everything from ironing boards into a one-of-a-kind bar to industrial sifters into end tables. The teams head to New York's Long Island City Flea to battle it out for customers, because whichever mother-child team rakes in the most cash takes home $5000. On Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 8pm ET/PT, GAC premiered the eleventh season of FLEA MARKET FLIPPING. In the season opener, "A Funky Good Flip!," a funky couple takes on a pair of dumpster darlings in a competition for $5,000. Both teams find their projects at the mammoth Brimfield Antique Show in central Massachusetts. Then they settle the flip once and for all at the Grand Bazaar NYC. Season 12 of FLEA MARKET FLIP premiered on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 8pm ET/PT on GAC. In the season opener, "Go Bold or Go Home!," design partners Denise and Tanya go up against married reimaginers Stephanie and Josh. The two teams have $500 and one hour to shop the Elephant's Trunk Flea Market in New Milford, Connecticut, for Flip List items that include: Elegant Industrial, a Mixed Materials project and Smart Storage. The teams have just one day in the workshop to complete their transformations before returning to the flea market to sell their fixed-up finds for the biggest profit.
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FLEA MARKET FLIP's thirteenth season premiered on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 8pm ET/PT on GAC. In the season opener, "Mommy and Me at the Flea," two mother-daughter duos face off for the $5000 prize. The fun and games start at the flea market where each team gets a budget of $500 and only one hour to find three projects on their flip list, which includes: Fun and Functional, Pattern Play and a Girl Power Project. In the workshop the teams create one-of-kind pieces, including a set of end tables made from old film reels and an old desk reinvented as a crafting station. The team that turns the biggest profit at the flea market takes home the $5000 prize.