Kobey's Swap Meet in San Diego
Kobey's Swap Meet
Every Friday through Sunday.
This August, Kobey's Swap Meet celebrates thirty years of operation at the San Diego Sports Arena. Kobey's outdoor market is as much a San Diego success story as it is a place to find great bargains, unique items and hundreds of garage sales.
Each member of the Kobey family has played a part in the market's accomplishments, from dad Monte, the business patriarch who opened the market in 1976, to his children and grandchildren who have appeared in company ads and now help run the swap meet.
Monte Kobey launched his San Diego swap meet in 1976 at the Midway Drive-In with only thirteen sellers. The swap stayed at the drive-in for several years until it was slated to close. In August 1980 Monte moved the swap to the nearby Sports Arena. The Sports Arena's exposed and busy location helped Kobey's Swap Meet take off in earnest.
In 2010, Kobey's Swap Meet at the Sports Arena is still San Diego's biggest outdoor market, drawing close to 25,000 shoppers and nearly 1,000 sellers weekly.
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Kobey's Swap Meet
Categories: Sales & Retail
This event repeats weekly Friday through Sunday until Oct 15, 2013: May 24, May 25, May 26
Added: Oct 15, 2010 at 12:05 PM // Last Modified: Mar 15, 2013 at 09:40 AM
