According to some theories, how did flea markets get their name?
Correct answer: Items sold there contained fleas
IrreverentRascal4106
if there are conflicting answers how can there be one to choose as right?
Belove
flea markets got the name from the production of mini circus shows where fleas preformed. Shoppers came for that attraction and stayed to shop. A swap meet and a flea market are not the same thing.
konablacktraveler
I went to an outdoor flea market that had lice and mites crawling on the tables from the wild birds !
toe jam
so flea markets and swap meets are the same thing?
toe jam
I would rather have fleas than bedbugs.
RAM
IrreverentRascal4106, You just choose the right answer. Wether the answers are conflicting or not , there is still a right answer.