Paramount Swap Meet

Not a swap meet, more like a shipping crate from china with useless stuff. Everything is the same every other booth. I like old used treasures — this is not the place if that is what your looking for. this is the place if you want counterfeit sunglasses from china in bulk. There is a small section of used stuff but it is overpriced and no one will haggle. Boring! And its costs money to go in… nah, i will pass.

This place might as well be one giant over priced store front. Every booth is the same. And nothing is cheap. Be careful because for some items they will try to over charge you. No one is willing to barter or negotiate the price. The only good thing about this place is the few booths that have the large random piles of old and damaged miscellaneous stuff for 1 dollar or 50 cents or 2 dollars. I guess you have a chance of making your trip here worth while. I went on a Sunday, it was kinda full. I will never go back. Make sure you chalk online before buying anything because you 9 times out of ten you can find it much cheaper.

Went on a Thursday and paid a dollar to get in and the lot was almost empty I didn’t want to leave empty handed so j just bought some socks. Food court wasn’t open and I also wanted a churro but it was a fail. I heard the days to go are Tuesday’s and sat. Nothing special anymore like back in the days.

if your not from the area don’t go! not worth the drive! theres nothing special about this swapmeet what so ever! nothing cheap

needed help never can get a hold of anybody, bad service and ghetto

Yo estaba con la esperanza de comprar unas sillas para mi barra. Ordene tres sillas blancas con el señor Armando el dueño de Tinoco’s Furniture. Di $ 20 de deposito! Ya llevan tres meses y aun no me a dado las sillas o mi deposito para tras. Le llamo y siempre me da excusa. NO LE COMPREN DE EL!

We came strait here and came to the snack bar in the middle of the swap meet. Everything they sell has been frozen. They are so rude! They must hate working here! When I payed was offered mineral water instead of Pepsi, I payed for. When I was given my food I was told that there not allowed to give mineral water. I hope we don’t get the runs later.

Tuesday’s is the day you’ll find good stuff. Parking is always crazy. Bathrooms are always busy and smelly. Food is kind of pricey.

I only go on Tuesdays or Sundays since those are the only days you will find the most stands. Love going on Tuesdays since i find more things and better prices. And because my nail supplier is there. She gives really good prices and great quality supplies different brands to choose from. If your in the nail tech business check her out her name is Ceci she also sells jewelry. The only thing i dislike is the parking. OMG! If you are not there early expect to be looking and waiting for a parking spot.

Woah, nelly. If this ain’t the mother of all swap meets. My boyfriend and I like to frequent swap meets because they’re great for getting walks in after a heavy breakfast and scoping out deals. We’ve been to the Gardena one a few times, but wanted to check out a new one, so we headed over here.
This place is HUGE. Again, HUGE. Decent parking with a preferred lot for $ 3, but free parking is available at a short distance away. There were SO many stands here. A lot of the same, but some cool ones with unique things that you won’t find at other swap meets. There is an admission fee of $ 2 on the weekends and $ 1 during the week. I can see how that would piss some people off, but this place really is so big and I didn’t mind dishing out the $ 2 to support swap meets like this. There seemed to be a lot of great deals here. Oh, there were also some stands with fresh fruit, veggies, honey, nuts. I really wasn’t expecting that at all. All in all a great swap meet with great variety.
Few tips:
1. bring cash (that’s a given).
2. The sun BEAMS on you. if you get hot easily like I do, dress cool and/​or bring an umbrella to give you some shade. I saw a bunch of people who used umbrellas to shade themselves and I found myself being incredibly jealous.
3. Didn’t see bathrooms, but I’m sure there are some. Maybe over by the food court they have?
4. Yeah, there’s a mini food court.
Great find. They close at 3 on the weekends and we showed up at two. We left at three, however, and they were still letting people in, so I guess they play it by ear. Would love to go back when we have more time and I have an umbrella because that sun was brutal!

I use to come here as a grade school kid back in the 90’s. this place was awesom back then! They had good things as I could remember, and the admission was $ 0.50 to $ 0.75 cents tops!
Fast forward years later and this place sucks!
The admission fee is $ 2.00! Not worth it in my opinion! The free parking Is terrible, with a bunch of idiots who don’t know how to drive. if you want preferred parking it’s an additional $ 2.00! And guess what? You will still drive around in circles trying to get a parking space…
Inside they don’t have anything worth while!
Save yourself the $ 2.00 admission fee and the headache…

Love this place with the exception of 1thing bottled Aquarian is 3 bucks did all my holiday shopping here for under $ 90 and I got lots of stuff prices are awesome venders are friendly there’s such a big variety of stuff old New used unused whatever u want they got it or can get the nail supply lady is so kind and has lots of nail stuff and the give u 5 $ massages for 10 min best massage ever

The restrooms here at disgusting!!! DISGUSTING… You can even flush the toilet the cause the water won’t flush… Just disgusting and the food is expensive

This open air flea market is huge ! Lol and Sooo very crowded ! They have some pretty good deals on everything just don’t rush to buy it as soon as you see it chances are if you walk more you will find the same item at more than one stand for cheaper! I noticed the ones by the entrance were a bit more pricey! So go prepared to bargain because you will be doing a whole lot of it! Lol Flea Markets ! There is a lady forgot her name but she has luxury name brands Ferragamo, Gucci, Versace, Channel at some great prices ! Unfortunately larger sizes is what she has most of the time. women sizes 7 – 10 are mainly what she has! So I would definitely encourage to visit this flea market Great Prices!

Depending on which day you go certain vendors are there more than others. Their food court is nice and air conditioned. Parking is nice and easy, and the price is really fair to get in. Behind the Santa Fe Springs, this is my 2^nd favorite outdoor swap meet in all of LA. Same prices, Same quality. Like every month I shall return. =)

What the hell! This place is so ghetto! If you are a male and you are not overweight/​obese, avoid this place! Most of the clothes for men were gigantic! Everything here left a, whatevers impression (lots of crappy counterfeit/​sketchy/​old looking stuff) and even the churros from the stands around were stale. As an Asian American male, I had no business being here and the people around sure made me feel that way also.

I tagged along with my mom on a Tuesday at 8 AM and the parking lot on Somerset was already pretty packed. It’s $ 1 entrance fee per person on weekdays and I think $ 2 on weekends/​holidays.
This swap meet sells so many stuff! Fabric, plants, clothes, old stuff, etc etc. The vendors are mostly Hispanic or Korean but they all speak English. My mom go here to buy her plants and fabrics to sew stuff. She also likes to buy clothes for our relatives in Vietnam here because it is pretty cheap! If you’re lucky, one article of clothing can be as cheap at $ 1! You just have to put in the effort to sort it through the piles and piles of clothes.
If time wasn’t an issue, you would be amazed about all the gems you can find at this swap meet! I used to go here more often with my mom when I was younger during summer breaks. It is a nice place to bond with your family if they like treasure hunting.
CASH ONLY.

Great deals, food, cute clothes, throw some bubbles at your kids to keep them entertained for a dollar and everyone’s happy.

Today was my first time going here. If you are like me and enjoy used clothes this is perfect! I love deals and used things. You do have to look a little bit, but it is so worth it. I don’t recommend this for people who aren’t into walking and taking their time to find hidden treasures/​gems. It is a pretty big space as well. The weather is nice too. I got plenty of super cute items for only $ 16 in total!

Recently checked it out and while it was fun to explore somewhere new, we won’t be going back.
First they charge $ 2 for preferred parking and $ 1 pp whereas other places it is much less or free.
For crafters, there are much better options, and if you are looking for vintage, there is very little and most of it junk (and not the good kind of junk, at least not for me). If you are looking for a big place that looks like they knocked off a 99 cents store or want cheap clothing and have the patience to search through to find mass produced Chinese/​Korean downtown made stuff, then you will be in heaven. Lots of tools too.
If you live close might be worth checking it out if you have never been, but if you are a treasure hunter, you might be better served elsewhere.

I’ve been working at this swap meet for the past few years, can’t believe theres a Unilocal for it haha
Anyways this swap meet is open everyday of the year, including holidays.
The ENTRANCE FEE IS $ 2.00 on weekends NOT 3.00 as another Unilocaler mentioned. The entrance during the week is $ 1.00.
Kids under a certain height are free, I believe its 52″ inches (cant remember the exact number) HAND STAMP will allow you to go in/​out of the swap meet.
It is 3.00 to park in the preferred parking but There is plenty of FREE PARKING off of Somerset (biggest parking lot) and Rosecrans.
If your gonna come here I suggest bring CASH. Almost all the transactions are gonna be cash only. Theres a few vendors in the new items section that will take cards but not that many. The food court might take cards but I haven’t asked.
Theres an ATM where they sell food but might as well come prepared.
NEW HOURS!
You can go as early as 6am, Most shoppers dont show up at 6am. Early birds start coming at 7ish and 8ish and gradually increases after that. All vendors need to be packed up and gone by 5pm because of the night theater that is open now.
DONT GET LOST: D :
This place is big, ppl get lost all the time (kids too of course haha)
There are 3 ENTRANCES to this swap meet so watch where you come in from .
The aisles are in alphabetical order, you’ll see the painted letters on the ground at the ends of the aisles and in front of spaces.
The swap meet is divided into the second hand section (aligned with Paramount blvd) and the new section (Everywhere else). I sell in the second hand section and if you go early I think you could find really good stuff. I see people all the time with good stuff but unfortunately I cant walk around :(
SUNDAYS and TUESDAYS are the biggest days for the second hand stuff at this swap meet. All the spaces get filled in that area but Saturdays are ok too, You will find second hand stands EVERYDAY.
TUESDAY
I’ve noticed that a lot of people like going on Tuesdays and I don’t blame em!
You can find really good stuff.
If you wanna find good brand name stuff KEEP A LOOK OUT for the sellers who sell the stuff stores no longer want anymore. You can find items with little or no defects at all at a cheap price. YES some will have big defects but these ppl buy everything in bulk so they just lay everything out and YOU have to inspect it .
For TUESDAY GO EARLY! Parking sucks if you show up too late, when I go Tuesdays Id show up no later than 9AM but thats me I dont like dealing with BS .
I also noticed that no one mentioned that Tuesday is FABRIC DAY.
If you sew or do crafts, need fabrics/​buttons/​zippers and other sewing stuff, come Tuesday. Behind the food court you will see stands with a bunch of fabrics, again go early. Everyone takes the nicest fabrics in the morning.
FOOD /​BEER
They do not allow outside food at this swap meet. I mean, if you walk in with a soda/​coffee they wont say anything but dont walk up with a jack in the box bag because they wont let you in with it .
The food court isnt that great, I never eat there when I go stroll around.
They sell Churros, Shaved ice, icees, nachos, chicharones, sodas, Minutemaid Frozen Lemonade in several small stands through the swap meet.
Mostly right next to the entrances/​around the food court and a few others around the swap meet. If you go out towards the exit located off of Somerset there is a FOOD TRUCK is out there TUESDAYS/​FRIDAYS/​SATURDAY/​SUNDAY. You need A HAND STAMP to re-​enter, Just get it out of habit, you never know if you need to go back in .
They do sell BEER here! I wish I knew the prices but Ive never bought beer here since Im working :[
PETS
From what I’ve seen they do not allow pets here. But I’ve seen so many ppl sneak in cute little chihuahuas and dogs like that. I think they hide them and once inside they carry them around. Mostly small dogs, I saw a lady have one between her boobs one time haha I havent seen ppl walking large dogs there.
BUYER TIPS
Most vendors will give you a deal IF THEY CAN. They tend to give discounts when you are buying multiple items. Most of these places don’t accept returns. Depends on the vendor but most don’t so inspect your item well.
What you can find here? Pretty much ANYTHING
Furniture, toys, clothes, electronics, heels, jewelry, household items, theres even a guy who sells coffins!
Our stand sells toys, I posted a few pics on Unilocal and we just started a Facebook Page called Little Shop of Toys if anyone wants to «like» us: D
COME EARLY, BEST DEALS/​STUFF GOES EARLY.
Random Note: They have an old school Simpsons Arcade game inside the food court. Not sure which one it is or if they have different kinds but its been there for a long time.