A giant flea market in Brimfield, Mass., stretches across roughly 80 acres. A porter industry has grown up beside the show, to help buyers cart purchases through the crowds.

The Smith family continued using the property for a reload and staging area for lumber before opening Jolly Giant Flea Market on April 21, 1980. The Smith family opened Big Foot Recycling in 1989.

Vendors set up their goods to sell at the Giant Spring Flea Market at the State Fair of West Virginia Thursday. The flea market runs May 17 - 19 with ...