What is divno
A market for old and beautiful things from Serbia and the former Yugoslavia — in one place, in five languages, commission-free.
“Divno” (say DEEV-noh, stress on the first syllable — not “dive-no”) is Serbian for “wonderful, lovely” — what you say when you spot exactly the right thing at a flea market.
Why divno
Old things from the former Yugoslavia are scattered across dozens of places: KupujemProdajem, Limundo and Kupindo, Instagram and Telegram channels, flea markets and fairs. If you're after something specific, you go through them all, one by one. If you live abroad or are just learning Serbian, the language and even the alphabet get in the way. And if you find something in the attic, you don't know what it is or what it's worth.
divno brings it all together: one place for listings, swaps, requests and appraisals — in Serbian (Latin and Cyrillic), Russian, English and German.
divno is made by Konstantin Stein from Rakovac on Fruška Gora — a collector of antique dolls and the author of kuklalutka.com, which also hosts a map of Serbia's flea markets.
Who's behind divno
My name is Konstantin Stein — Kosta. Fate first brought me to a flea market back in the early 1990s, as a teenager: Vienna's Naschmarkt, where I stood behind a stall and sold things myself. Later I went to flea markets in Ukraine, across Europe and in Russia.
Today I live in Serbia. My wife and I collect dolls — our collection is at kuklalutka.com. We still go to flea markets all the time, near and far, and talk with collectors and sellers in Serbia, the EU and Russia. divno grew out of that experience.
What you can do here
No commission
Buyer and seller agree directly on price, payment and delivery. Payment details and your address are shared with one click — and only once you've agreed.
Sell and swap
Mark a listing “swap possible” — collectors often prefer trading to selling.
Find me
Describe what you're looking for and your budget — hunters from flea markets and collections search for you. You pledge dukats (at least 10 dukats); once you confirm the find, your pledge comes back plus 5 dukats, and the hunter gets the pledge amount plus 20 dukats.
What is it?
Show a photo — experts tell you what it is, where it's from and roughly what it's worth. Helpful appraisals earn dukats and titles; mistakes aren't penalised.
Five languages
Serbian in Latin and Cyrillic, Russian, English and German. A listing written in one language is translated automatically into the others, with a “show original” button.
Flea markets
Which flea markets and fairs are on in the next seven days and where they are by town — briefly, here on divno. The map and directions to the nearest one are on our sister site kuklalutka.com.
For everyone, not just businesses
Sell your own things as a private person or act as a registered trader with MB and PIB — buyers always see who is who. Connect your Instagram, Telegram channel or website.
Dukats
Dukats are trust points, not money: you can't buy them or exchange them for money. You start with 100 dukats — enough for 10 requests at the minimum pledge. Next to your name we only show what you've earned — through finds, helpful appraisals and successful deals — so a newcomer never looks more trustworthy than a seasoned hunter.
The logo
The star in our logo is an eight-pointed star made of rhombuses, drawn after the geometric patterns of the Pirot kilim. Kilim weaving in Pirot is on Serbia's list of intangible cultural heritage, and the Pirot kilim has been protected by a geographical indication since 2002. The star is also the gleam on old silver — hence divno, “wonderful”.
The star replaces the dot over the “i” in divno — you can see it even in the tiny icon on your browser tab.
Where we are now
divno is in a trial run: sign-up, listings, messaging and appraisals work, and the first real users are just arriving. Listings marked “example” are only there for show. Tell us what to fix or add: kontakt@divno.rs