The Flea Market is a location in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky and Shadow of Chernobyl.
Overview
This ruined building is a triangle shaped broken-downed two story building near the northern end of the main route in the Garbage. The two storeys are nothing more than the broken floors of the old building accessed by a ramp.
Appearances
Shadow of Chernobyl
In S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl diagonally across the street from the Duty checkpoint. The ruin is used as a sniper nest for a trap laid by Bandits to lure the unsuspecting player to rescue a fellow stalker. This is the Stalker SOS mission that occasionally appears when first entering the Garbage. Besides this, the location has no critical meaning in the game to the point of not even being called any name in particular.
Many Whirligig anomalies concentrate in this area, and there is a campfire at the base of the wall. Low level artifacts are often found here.
Loot
- Blue box in sniper nest.
Stashes
- Backpack at the base of the wall.
Clear Sky
At the start of the game, it is the only safe place for Loners in the entire Garbage. As the name implies, the flea market is a small center of trade and Scar has the opportunity to purchase goods and repair services. Wild Napr can also be found at the flea market. If the player sides with the loners this is a good place to be used as a safe-house it has both a trader and a technician as well a storage box to stash excess loot.
As part of the Faction Wars, Bandits will often try to overrun the flea market, possibly killing the traders in the process.
Trivia
- A statue of the iconic Soviet hammer and sickle stands intact at the front of the building.