# Trading Community Flea Markets The Bunz Flea Brings Toronto's Trading Community Face-to-Face By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2016-07-08 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bunz-flea References: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/events/893577260768875/) Toronto's social trading community 'Bunz' is now bringing online exchanges to life with the first-ever 'Bunz Flea.' While bartering for goods online can be fun, this artisan marketplace gives Torontonians a chance to solicit trades face-to-face. The Blunz Flea will take place on October 6th at Toronto's Gladstone Hotel. The event will feature a variety of vendors from across the city selling their own artisanal goods. Unlike the online group and Bunz app, vendors at the market will also accept cash in addition to other goods. While this is a departure from the Bunz ethos, accepting cash will allow local vendors a chance to make a profit and increase brand awareness. With everything from zines to hand-crafted artwork, the event will give Bunz traders a chance to enjoy the fun of online bartering in a flea market environment. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.5/10 - Popularity: 22% | Activity: 46% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Social Trading Community:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a platform that combines online bartering and offline flea markets. - **Artisan Marketplace:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a virtual marketplace that exclusively features artisanal goods. - **Face-to-face Trading:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build an app that connects individuals within a local community to facilitate face-to-face trades. ### Who This Affects Most - **E-commerce:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate a bartering system into existing e-commerce platforms. - **Event Planning:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design an online platform that connects vendors and organizers for flea market events. - **Art and Handicrafts:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a digital platform that supports and promotes local artists and their creations. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Skate Culture Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-bunt-jam.md) - [Urban Communal Dining Events](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/communal-table-event.md) - [Kindness-Promoting Local Business Markets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kindness-market.md) - [Toronto Culture Festivals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/big-on-bloor-festival.md) - [Communal Festive Events](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holiday-in-the-patch.md) - [Lunar Boutique Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lunar-luxe-boutique-popup.md) - [Free Neighbourhood Public Festivals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cabbagetown-festival.md) - [Sustainable Marketplace Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mercari-pop-up.md) - [Canadian Entrepreneur-Focused Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canadian-entrepreneur.md)