Alameda Antiques & Collectibles

Definitely was an adventure at this location, spent at least 2 hours browsing around.

I found the store to be delightful. It has 3 levels so plenty of browsing space. Not overly crowded which suits me. I was able to purchase some nice older spoons. I did like the vintage clothing that was on the 3^rd floor and I may be back for a nice coat I saw.
Lovely part of downtown to stroll around.

Ridiculous prices. The vendors are crazy. Example: a «matching set» of a circa 1900’s oak pedestal dining table and 4 1980s chairs for $ 1900. That is about 3 times what the table should cost.
I guess people shop here. Maybe those who come from other areas on weekends to shop Park St.
TONS of Chinese knick knacks that are not antiques but tagged as so. Lots of vintage clothes. Too much 80s & 90s junk. Not that big.

This place has lots of good stuff, but it’s too expensive. I mean, I’ve still bought stuff there but this past Halloween kind of finally woke me up to how expensive they really are — $ 8 for one of those big plastic dollar sign necklaces. Whew. I wasn’t really paying attention because I was desperate for Halloween gear, but I definitely regretted it after the fact. And of course nothing is returnable.
That said, I do love their clothes. And some of their stuff is more reasonably priced, you just have to pay attention and not let yourself get carried away. For example, once I got this lovely dyed Indian-​style dress thing (I don’t even know how to describe it, it kind of functions like a bathing suit cover up) for only $ 10. But then an old American Airlines uniform shirt with a rip under the name label was $ 30. My husband wanted it anyway because the name on it was his name, and it fits him perfectly, but I definitely did not think it was worth $ 30. Maybe $ 20.
Anyway. An interesting store, just watch out for those prices.

Three floors of organized chaos. Vintage (a.k.a. things my grandparents used to use but now sits tucked away in their basement bungalow) things everywhere. Will entertain you for hours.
Although some of the prices come in as high, it’s one of the better ones I’ve seen on this respectable strip of thrifty stores down on Park Street.

I really enjoy this antique shop. Not only to they have a huge selection of little gems and treasures to make you smile, but they have THREE FLOORS to accomodate your vintage treasure hunt!
I brought a vintage clock and wedding dress here to sell because I wanted them to go to a good home where they would be respected and hopefully reused. The disappointing thing is the gentleman (owner?) only paid me $ 50 for both, and we all know that is a rip-​off as the dress was decades old– probably from the 30’s. I decided not to make a big deal of it, because at the end of the day, it is a materialistic item and not the actual memory of my ancestors.
Overall, this place is wonderful, but costly. Three stars is a fair game.

I think I died and went to heaven… Antique Heaven that is!
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The Alameda Point Antique Faire is the place to shop for Vintage, Retro, & Antiques featuring home furnishings & Decorations, Clothing, Furniture-​primitive thru mid century styles, Jewelry, Paintings, Books, Collectibles, and much more.
I had such a great time at the Antique Faire. It is an excellent way to spend a Sunday morning. Alameda Pointe is so massive with great views of San Francisco, then you add a multitude of amazing antique vendors and vintage fashion faire (over 800 exhibitors to be exact spreading over a mile) to the mix and suddenly it’s my new favorite place to go on the second Sunday morning of the month!
Did I forget to mention all the great food trucks to hearts delight? And the Michaan’s Auction Annex?
We strolled through every aisle trying to take everything in and watched customers using large pushcarts, which are available to loan, with their findings. It was quite overwhelming and impossible to see everything but so much fun to partake in. I found a vintage baby carriage buggy for only $ 40 bucks! I had been looking for one exactly like it ever since I did my maternity photo shoot. The carriage is timeless and will make for great photo opts for years to come.
I can not wait to go back next month!
Here are a few things to know:
* Wear comfortable shoes because you will do a lot of walking.
* Bring Bottled Water since lines are rather long if you get thirsty
* Dress in layers. The view is fantastic, but it can get cool and windy.
* Dealers are willing to bargain, but you’ll get better prices at the end of the day. Dealers
aren’t allowed to leave before 3 p.m.
* There are 2 ATM machines on site, one is at the entrance, but you’ll probably have to wait
in line.
* First Sunday of every month
* 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.
* Free air conditioned tram from back of parking lot to admission area from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission:
* $ 15 from 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
* $ 10 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
* $ 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
* Free parking
* Service animals only

Called to see if there were interested in any of my cool antiques and simply asked for an email address and got a really rude guy on the phone. Not sure why he assumes we should all know their email address. Is it really hard to have good customer service and patience. They obviously don’t care about getting good business through their doors.

I was warmly greeted and there are indeed 3 floors of stuff. I was looking for midcentury and only found a couple pieces. Seems to be priced like an antique store: probably too high. Some items I was interested in were chipped and being sold for hundreds of dollars «as is» and yeah fine, but geez. I can’t imagine paying $ 225 for a lamp with 4 chipped corners. If I’m in Alameda, I’ll go back.

Three stories of vintage items and antiques. Their prices are on the very pricey side, but they have a variety of furniture and in really great quality. There’s lots of very cool stuff here, looking for a nice home to go to. I like how they staged the furniture and they have really nice lighting too.
Clothes, books, and children’s items are on the third floor. Everything else is nicely spread out and is easy to see.
I didn’t have a lot of interaction with the staff here since I was short on time, but will keep it in mind for my next visit.

I was walking thru the neighborhood and this place lured me in…
They have things that you forgot about from your younger days… tons and tons of things…
I walked in kind of looking for something in particular and after browsing thru all their cabinets, one by one, I actually found it, a pair of cufflinks with a certain logo on it… I was surprised, very surprised…
As I was paying, I also asked about lighters and found something of interest again, but the price was much steeper, so I will have to wait to bring the hubby there…

Over a year later, same old BS.
There are some GREAT items in the here… but it’s such a pain to deal with the people who run the shop.
Visit 1:
My friend and I want to buy some items. There are no prices on 3 out of 4 items. Ponytail guy acts irritated and says «Oh GOD! YOU PEOPLE» as he tries to figure out pricing. Yes, these people want to spend money in your shop, why is that such a bad thing? So sorry to trouble you. One item is priced too high so we kindly say «it’s truly a beautiful piece, but maybe next time.» He scoffs and mumbles something at us, turns around, and literally throws the item onto a table. We pay for the other items and leave.
Visit 2:
I see something I want and there’s no price to be found. I inquire and I’m told that the dealer/​seller of the item must be called for the price – why does this always happen? When the dealer can’t be reached, *a certain employee* asks me to make an offer. I do. Let’s call this figure «X». He says no, it’s too low. I leave my phone number and tell them to call me when I have a price, and please make it in the next 2 days because I was leaving town.
About a week later I get a call. At first I didn’t know who was calling or what they were taling about. The item I wanted was described as «that white thing with the things on it.» In any case, they told me that the price of the item is «X — $ 10» (that is, $ 10 than my original offer). Sounds good to me so I ask if I can pay over the phone and pick it up in a week or if they ship or what. They had seen me in the store with a friend, so they told me: «Just have a friend come get it.» Slightly irritated, I ask someone. They go and say they want to buy the item. They are given a price of «X x 3» and finally after some haggling: «X x 2.»
Utter B.S.
Needless to say, I didn’t get the item. And I really, really, liked it.

You gotta love neighborhood shops like these. The owners are friendly, the shop is well-​stocked with three floors of vintage goodies, and there’s usually some nice hot cider for you to enjoy on cold days.
At the end of the day though, it’s still a shop, and a shop that charges this much for their inventory is somewhat of a turn-​off.

I was pretty impressed with this place, enough to divert me from the Park Street Art and Wine Faire for quite a while.
This is more of the average everyday household items antiques, as opposed to high-​end art and furniture. I like this stuff better. The klnd of place with a complete mash-​up of toys, books, old typewriters, just… stuff, you know? I got a great LP set of oral histories of the space race VERY cheap, and the few other price tags I saw seemed reasonable. So many things were not marked, so you could probably bargain. I had to ask about a price on something, and the person I asked was very quick and nice, so I can’t echo some of the other customer complaints here.

Amazing unique items, some of which while admittedly pricey are outstanding finds. They also have a lot of very reasonably priced stuff as well. As a tattoo artist I have found a number of art, sculpture and accessories to help decorate Inkwell Tattoo Studio. I will definitley be stopping in a couple times a month to browse for home and work. The staff is incredibly friendly and helpful. All around an outstanding collective of antique resellers.

The first time here I found some really nice items I absolutely loved that didn’t have too high of value. I bought them and admired the other cool and interesting item in the store.
The next time I came I looked around the book section about 10 mins before they closed and the worker let the other customers out and locked me inside and then spent a while looking over the area I was in. Definitely not a very talkative fellow. He let me out a after looking over these areas awhile. I feel a bit too awkward to come back in here again after that.
Rather poor customer service but a 4 star rating seems fair due to how much I loved their selection of items and what I bought their.

Wow, lots of stuff. I thought things were overpriced. There were some great clothes upstairs, but many had rips and tears, and still the prices were rather high. Ponytail guy was pleasant. It would be nice for employees to wear a name tag or «I work here» sign, you can’t really tell if they are browsing or work there. It’s a fun place to browse, you might find a treasure.

This is a a cute little store where you can find small treasures if you are willing to look! I found a cute little vintage clock for $ 12 and a book I really like that is out of print for $ 6. They have clothes, jewelry, housewares, books, art, figurines, and lots of random stuff. It is a nice big store and not cramped feeling like some antique stores I’ve been in.
Go here if you like to discover treasures and don;t mind going through a lot of things you don’t want to find them :)

* 3.5 stars *
Beautiful interior of this antique store… but NOT SO beautiful service at all though… :(Hence the losing of 1.5 stars.
The staff are abrasive, on the rude side, & seemingly paranoid that anyone who looks the part might be a thief. Still, definitely worth checking this place out because there’s a LOT to see & again:
It’s soo beautiful! :)

Well, I were telling my friends I’m looking for an antique place to browse while I were in Alameda because I heard about it but have no idea where. Then we walked past this shop and we decided to go in for a browse.
There are so many different things on sale in the shop I don’t know where to start looking lol… I noticed there’s a basement and one floor up also but I only managed to check out the ground floor before my friends got bored and dragged me out again.
There is a distinction between a junk store and an antique shop. I cannot tell the difference but if I do not walk out in 5 minutes there must be something worth investigating to fulfill my curiosity. This is one of those shops!