I was in the market for a new computer chair. I was tired of going to places like Staples or OfficeMax and getting the best chair they had and having it break down in less than 6 months.Also, I couldn't bring myself to buy a chair off Amazon without having been able to sit in it. This brings me to BT Express Liquidators. This place is a huge warehouse of office goods all at very reasonable prices. Some of the furniture is like new and some of it is obviously used. None of it is in such bad shape that it should not be sold. BT has an extensive amount of office chairs. Ranging from $20 dollars for a stationary conference style all the way up to $700 for top of the line office chairs like Steelcase and Herman Miller. I was able to sit in and adjust any of the chairs I wanted. This allowed me to find a chair that I found to be comfortable and in my price range. The staff was helpful, and knowledgeable. The prices are very reasonable. I will be starting here next time I am looking for any sort of office furniture. read more

First of all, talk about customer service!! I went in to look for a conference table and chairs for my new office space. I found everything I needed for 1/4 of the price I would've paid if new! Tim, the owner, helped us find exactly what we wanted and took his time to give us different options. His interaction with us did not feel rushed, and in fact, it felt genuine, which is why it prompted me to write this review! Very well deserved. Overall, the warehouse has plenty of choices with price ranges to fit every budget! Our budget was on the lower end, and we are very happy with our purchases! To top it off, they took care of the delivery and assembly at a competitive cost. Super impressed with Tim and the staff at BT Express Liquidators. I will definitely come back and will be recommending anyone I know that is in need of office furniture. Thanks again Tim! read more

Very nice. I need a couple of waiting room chairs, and found exactly what I was looking for. Big selection, and much of it is in very nice shape. Staff was extremely helpful, and someone guided me around the large warehouse and helped me make my decision. I may go back for some file cabinets and white boards read more

4 words GO TO LIBERTY LIQUIDATORS! Overpriced, not friendly and just to let you know they don't even help you load your truck or van. Liberty is cheaper, they are nicer and have better quality stuff. I was disappointed to say the least! read more

No complaints and they loaded some lab benches in the back of my truck. Also, the YELP phone number 408.263.0804 is correct. I have found that other websites may have an incorrect phone number. I asked them about that and they said they knew about it, tried to change it, but haven't had any success. read more

Initially came across BT Express Liquidators when I was hunting for a workbench for electronic work. The workbench prices are a bit high from their overhead and I would recommend waiting it out on craigslist if you are deal hunting. At any time they have maybe 30 or 40 benches in stock. Prices range from 200 to $1k. I didn't end up buying a workbench because a better deal popped up on CL but I bought a work chair and 2 louvered parts bin storage racks and was super happy with prices on both. Akro Bins galore too, 2so stock up. Most of their inventory comes from the countless big-semi companies that surround Sunnyvale so they are absolutely stocked with high quality but used equipment. This is a good and bad thing as big companies will often bulk buy items so stuff gets picked over. With that said, they claim their turnover is weekly/monthly but some stuff sits around for quite awhile. I live in Berkeley but I'd be down at this shop every 2 weeks if I was down in South Bay. You can buy items and leave on floor for up to 1 week before they charge storage fee. The guys who do loading are efficient and are nice. They don't do delivery but looks like some of their employees do offer a service. The delivery quote was crazy high, wanted like $250 to deliver storage racks to Berkeley. Tim should get this stuff on the web and organize/index it. He has so much stuff in that warehouse and some of it's split up that he has to show you around as the only map that exists is in his head. Totally would recommend this shop to friends and I recommend you check it out. Bargaining is half the fun so be reasonable and respectful and make an offer. read more

I was looking for an office type chair for my computer desk at home. My first thought was to go to a place like office max or staples. De ja Vu, I had the same thought last year. Last year I purchased a nice office chair from staples, and over a year the leather is all ripped. Ok, just wanted to say the quality of chairs at these retail stores are pretty bad. They look pretty damn nice thought, but doesn't last. I wanted a chair like the one in the office at work. I know it cost more than $500. Since this is coming out of my own pocket, my budget is about $150. Overall, they had a huge selection. My guess was around 200 chairs. I spent about $150 and took the chair home. I'm happy. Service was great, Chair was great. Hey, If I worked from home shouldn't my company pay for this chair? *sigh* read more

Good deals if you can find what you are looking for. If you are picky, don't shop here. Everything is used and has nicks or dings. Shopped twice and came hom empty handed b/c decor didn't match our colors. Good if you only need a few office items to match, not so great if you need a larger quantity. read more

I had gotten tired of going through $300 chairs from various office supply stores. I happened to be in the Bay Area and decided to see what they had over at BT Express. I ended up buying a "like new" Steelcase Criterion that would have cost me over $800 brand new for much less! If you are in the market for office furniture you could save yourself some $$$! read more

This place is the best! They have a very large selection of office furniture and by far the lowest prices. I think the guys that own it said he had been specializing in liquidating for 20 plus years. read more

Prices here are crazy. I scanned some new products barcodes they have and then asked the sales people the price. You would be amazed at the markups. No thanks moving along read more

I was looking for office furniture and not having luck at places like Office Depot or Staples. Found this place and was very impressed. Very large warehouse full of good quality office furniture. They have a large and varied selection. Good fair prices. Excellent experience there. read more

If you need office furniture on the cheap, this is the place to go. If you can use office furniture as a replacement for any home furniture needs, this is also the place to go. There is a combination of newer items mixed with used office furniture so it just depends on what you're looking for and what kind of stock they have at any given time. There is a ton of square footage at their warehouse in Sunnyvale so it takes a while to browse around. I originally found them through Craigslist when looking for a specific chair brand. At the time I went, they had a brand new standing desk and at least half a dozen used standing desks. I hadn't done my research on standing desks but they had a variety of options to choose from if I was ready to pull the trigger. read more

Decent place to buy cheaper office furniture. However be warned that when you buy from them you don't get a warranty. I bought an Aeron chair and a few years later needed service but couldn't get any. Saving a couple of hundred dollars turned out not to really be worth it. read more

If you are not sure what you want, talk to store owner Tim, He knows his furniture. We wanted to add a few desks in our office but not sure what we should buy. Tim helped in the process. We bought two used desks and one new set. It was a good experience and we ended up meeting our budget. Great job BT Express. Thanks Tim. read more

I was in the market for a new office chair and I was wondering where was a better place than office max or staples could offer-- so I went to Yelp for help. I read reviews about this place and I was immediately intrigued by the types of responses I had read and I knew that I wanted to buy a chair from this store. When I walked into the store, there was an array of assorted chairs and desks spread out across the building and I could see in the back there was even more office furniture. I felt slightly lost but the lady at the front desk asked me a few questions and I told her I was looking for about an office chair no more than $150. So she took me to the back where there were a plethora of chairs and desks and told me that there were a lot of chairs in my price range that are as low as $10. I felt like a kid in the candy store. Among the collection of file cabinets, long business tables, assorted used desks, I spent a good 30 minutes of walking around the warehouse in search for the "perfect chair". Eventually I stumbled upon a chair model that caught my eye and my bottom. This chair was a black mesh office chair that had a soft mesh seat cushion that hugged my bottom. Hugged... Every other chair that I sat in gave me a cold handshake type deal, but this one chair model said "hello... welcome to comfort." It was priced $150 but I was enthralled by how comforting and nice the chair felt. I took it to the front and bought it. Final sale; done deal. Now this is where my issue began. I went home with this new chair, cleaned it up, put it in front of my computer and felt like I was at home. But I was curious what the MSRP was for a used chair priced at $150. After browsing some office chair sites, I found my chair listed way below from what I had paid for at BT Express. This is the model of my chair (at the time it was priced at $100): http://www.amazon.com/Fuego-Multi-Function-Super-Office-Chair/dp/B002VKP700 Now... I had originally thought that I was getting a steal on this chair and that this was such a great deal from a liquidation store that buys USED CHAIRS. Yet I still paid 50% more than the average asking price. Although I really do like the chair, I'm a working full time college student and money is still money at the end of the day. I'm almost ashamed that I had bought this chair because I could have bought this same exact chair from amazon or even Office Max and still would've walked out with $50 extra in my pocket. 2/12/13 EDIT PLEASE READ: The store owner read my review just 5 days after my review was posted. He messaged me saying that he would like to give me compensation for the chair as he was also mislead of the price from the previous owner. I reconsider my original post and instead give them all 5 stars. I appreciate their fantastic and sincere customer service and making sure that each customer is treated well. The owner was sincere and polite on the phone; I originally declined on his offer for compensation but he insisted that I should take it as a gesture of good business. Good place to find affordable office furniture, I highly recommend checking this place out. read more

Easily could've been 5 stars had it not been for rude customer service. Selection- you can't beat the selection they have at this place. The warehouse is huge and there's stuff they have that you might not even know you could purchase. There is also new inventory all the time. Prices- they are not out of this world cheap but it is fair. Customer service- Fantastic and absolutely horrible. Stay with Tim, stay away from Lisa. Warehouse workers were friendly, fast, and very careful loading up our purchases in our vehicle, 5 stars for them! Wifey and I were looking for storage cabinets. We found BT Express Liquidators During our first visit, we met Tim, one of the owners. I cannot say enough good things about Tim. He was SUPER NICE. The 28" storage cabinets which we sought were not available. Tim had us leave our contact info so that we would be contacted when they received the cabinets. A week later, we received a call from the receptionist, Julie, who was sweet and very professional stating they had a cabinet available. I spoke with with Tim and we negotiated the price from $275 to $255. I told Tim that I'd come by the next day. Prior to coming by the next day, I received a call from Julie asking if we were still heading down for the cabinet because there had been another customer who was interested in purchasing the item. I stated that I was on the road and would be there shortly. We got there, saw the item, and agreed to buy. We looked around and ended up buying two other shelves, costing us another $450. When we went to pay for the items, Lisa, one of the employees, had Julie write up our invoice, charging us $265 for the 28" cabinet that Tim agreed to sell us for $255. I told Lisa that Tim and I agreed on $255 the previous day. Immediately without hesitation, she raised her voice at us and stated that she heard my conversation with Tim over the phone the previous day and that the price quoted was $265. Without hesitating, she turned to Julie and told her to call the "other lady," who earlier was interested in purchasing the file cabinet for $275 and that they would sell to her. She explained how they had held the item for us the whole time and they could have sold it for $275 and now we were trying to change the agreed upon price of $265 to $255. I was shocked by how rude, how loud, and how manipulative Lisa was. She spoke with such attitude. Lisa's resorting to telling us that they could sell the same unit to another customer was very offensive. She tried to turn the tables on us as if we, the customer, were indebted to them for selling us the unit at $265 when they could have sold the unit for $275 to another customer an hour earlier. Any business that believes the customer is indebted to them is not going to last. This just shows how Lisa views business/customer relations. My feeling was that she felt that we were trying to backdoor the deal last second by sneaking in a price $10 lower. It was possible Lisa or I could've been wrong. I was willing to pay $265 if I was wrong. But I was not willing to be disrespected as a customer. Had it not been for how professional others, including Tim, had been to us, we would've left. I told Lisa that she had to calm down and to stop speaking to me with the attitude. She denied the attitude. I told her that she could check with Tim. She refused stating that she already heard the conversation yesterday. I told her that if we have a disagreement on the price, we could talk about it; however, there was no excuse for her to be speaking rudely to us. She was not listening to us or being reasonable. In her mind, she was convinced that we were trying to squeeze another $10 out of the over $700 purchase we were going to make. Even if I was trying to squeeze out another $10, wouldn't it be better business practice to give the customer the $10 in order to ensure a happy customer and a successful $700 purchase than to yell at the customer and make the customer feel like it is an act of mercy for you to hold the item and sell it to you $10 cheaper than what they could have sold it for to another customer, and thereby risking the entire $700 purchase? And how is holding the item for a customer, while another customer expresses interest, a favor you are doing for a customer? That is just plain integrity and keeping your word. Had she respectfully stated there was miscommunication and the price was indeed $265, I would've happily paid. Lisa contacted Tim. Eventually, with no explanation, she agreed to give it to us for $255. I told her that I would honor my agreement to purchase the item but not because she was doing me a favor. She never apologized and just walked away. Good business but one bad apple. read more

I bought a used Steel Case Think Chair from their showroom. After two days of use i started having pain in my lower back. Yes, I was informed about no return and no exchange policy. Thats why i was ready to sell them back for certain loss after all they buy used furniture but I was refused straight away . I cannot say about the behavior of the staff since I was there for very less time but for a new customer they could have shown some flexibility. I am even ready to buy again from them if it's about having business but wasn't presented with any option at all. I am sorry I would sincerely think twice before shopping next time anything from this enterprise. read more

This place is an office graveyard, a labyrinth of discarded desks and filing cabinets. I came here for office chairs and picked up two beauties at $25 each, one purple and one teal in great shape. But I ended up wandering all around looking at the bizarre stuff that went way beyond office furniture. Around every corner is another room full of surprises: Brass camels. A new pair of winter work boots. A fake crocodile-skin case full of 8-tracks. Rows of East Indian inlaid end tables. But mostly it's lots and lots of reasonably priced used office furniture. The owners are super friendly and the workers help you load your car up. If you need a computer desk or filing cabinets or one of those huge leather executive chairs that lets everyone know you're the boss, this is your place. read more

This place has a little of everything. You can find stuff for the office and home there. My company bought some lab benches and if they don't have what you need they will email or call you when they get what your looking for in. The stock moves fast and there is always new stuff coming in. Check it out. read more

If you're looking for an affordable chair and one that you can try out, this is the place to be. I sat on about 150+ chairs and immediately narrowed my selection down to around 4. I believe Lisa was the elder lady who showed me around, incredibly warm, patient, and considerate. Her husband Tim came in at the very last minute, asked me which I liked best and gave me an offer I could not refuse. Easy. Did not think I would end up with the chair I did, but I'm very pleased. Good luck to all you shoppers out there still in need of furniture. read more

After a friend told me about finding chairs for his office for $25, I expected low quality, well-used. Was I surprised! Near new and some brand new office furniture of every description. I was able to get 6 conference table chairs, a Herman Miller Aeron Chair and a Teknion cabinet, all in excellent, gently-used condition, for about 1/3 of the retail cost. Shop here first! read more

Full list prices on well-used office furniture. Their folks are pleasant enough generally. With the exception of the young man who hid behind a cabinet and loudly smashed a couple pieces of metal together as I approached. I applaud BT Express Liquidators support of the mentally disadvantaged but that young man needs some management and guidance if they hope to sell anything. Went in looking to buy some lab benches but ended up paying the same price elsewhere for new benches built to my specification. Sad really. read more

Great place. Amazing things, affordable, and awesome service. Wish I had found this place earlier :). Highly recommended for all your office needs. read more

While driving down Tasman, you start to see fluorescent sandwich boards directing you to an office building that houses BT Express Liquidators. If you need any kind of used office furniture at low prices, this is your place. It's really low on frills (think large, cavernous office building filled with furniture) but makes up in volume. There are cubicles, desks, chairs, shelving systems, filing cabinets, and pretty much anything you'd need to fill an office. Tim, the owner, is friendly and very helpful. If you're starting a new business or have a business and don't want to pay retail to outfit your office - check out BT. read more

Great people! Great price! Great furniture in good condition! I Got everything I needed from this huge warehouse! They work hard, good help, got me what I needed. I went there for 1 thing... left with my truck packed and piled high. They helped load, even sawed off metal hooks of a magazine rack (that I purchased from a different place) for me bc I needed it flush to a wall. Going back tomorrow to get some other goods. Smiles, great attitude, and Tim gives a good deal!! I was even laughing with the receptionist as she showed me around... she's awesome too:) Thanks BT Express!! See you tomorrow! LOL read more

I'm super excited about my new find. This place has it all for your office needs. I was amazed every time I turned the corner and saw a room bigger than the last, full of gorgeous cherrywood boardroom tables, executives chairs, desks, and tons of nice office furniture. I can tell Tim, his wife, and their team take pride in providing the best customer service to their customers. I loved it so much I had to come back again the next day to purchase more goods. And the day after that I brought my husband so he could see what I was raving about. Affordable prices, nice furniture. This place rocks! read more

Went here this afternoon in search of cork boards, white boards, and display cases. Didn't find the display case I need, but this place is huge, has a ton of great stuff, and they have great prices! Left with three pieces in good condition for less than I expected. I totally recommend this place and will be coming back. read more

If used product is what you are in the market for and don't mind scratch and dent items this is the place for you. They also sell new products. read more

I found them on Craigslist. Bought everything for a 2100 sq ft office in LA and they even helped me find a company to deliver and set everything up. Lisa the office Manager and Tim were awesome at helping us locate everything we needed and giving us an incredible deal. I would recommend them to everyone. read more

I went three times because I was trying to figure out what I needed. I spent less than I planed to and I am a fugal buyer, Tim was lots of help and he did what was good for me. Hard to believe an honest man in the used furniture business... They have more than you can see... So ask for help... They will make it easier for you and save you money... read more

I was in the market for a high-quality chair for my home office. Went to several other places before BT Liquidators. And I really wish I had gone here first. Tim was incredibly helpful, as was the team who helped me load my car. Although I was buying just for myself, I'd also recommend them if you're purchasing in bulk for a company. Their collection is pretty massive, covering pretty much any office furniture you'd be looking for and the pricing is very reasonable. Would definitely recommend going here first. read more

I went to this place with my mind set on a steelcase chair. My friend and I went here based on the reviews on Yelp. The place is much bigger than it seems. The really expensive chairs are shown on their showroom in the front as you walk in. I asked about the Aeron chair and was quoted about 500 for a used chair. Not wanting to spend that much, I went to the room with all of the office chairs. There were hundreds of them in all colors and sizes and particular rooms where chairs were less than $20. I finally picked out a chair after walking around the place for over an hour. The prices were very reasonable, so I would definitely recommend anyone that is looking for a professional grade chair at a good price. read more

The only place I'll ever go for home office-type of furniture. Prices are dirt cheap and the selection is huge. They have every type of chair imaginable, if you can't find a chair you like you don't know what you're looking for in the first place. They also have conference tables, desks, cabinets, drafting tables, etc; anything you'd expect to find at a home/business office. They have side office spaces along the walls crammed full of more stuff than the main floor area. Check the pictures and see for yourself. Give yourself about 30 minutes to just walk around the place, an extra 30 minutes on top of that if you plan to test out some furniture to buy. Special mention to Tim, who is about as straight up a forward and honest businessman you'll find. The word liquidation usually brings up a caution flag for me where they just want your money, but the vibe I got from Tim is that he just wants to make sure your needs are met. He'll answer any questions very honestly, no pressure and not trying to steer you one way or the other, and will leave you alone to wander and explore as long as you need. I tried out about 25-30 chairs and found the perfect one that I'm very happy with, and would go back if I ever needed another one, and would also recommend this place to anyone who was looking for one. read more

Tim is great! From the first time we walked in he was friendly and helpful. We bought 80% of our furniture there for our office. Over a course of the year Ive had to move 3 times. We of course we had to change our furniture to fit the new place. I decided to call Tim and ask if he would buy back the furniture and sell us some other ones that would fit our space. He was so accommodating. We took really good care of our furniture so he gave us a fair price for it. It beats craigslist and garage sales to sell you furniture. I must have done this 3 times with Tim over the past 3 years. What a great economical way to furnish your office. Huge warehouse too. read more

Had two experiences with this place: 1) Went to buy a work bench. Prices were way, way higher than what I found on Craigslist, but hey, I needed a way to buy one and get a receipt for tax purposes. Okay experience. 2) Went back to buy a chair. Drove into their parking lot at 4:52pm. It was closed before the stated time. We call them back the next day and the guy insists that we were there at 4:55. He said that's when he saw us outside the door *as he drove away*. (Again, we were the only car in their parking lot when we drove in; where was he?) Too bad my mother really wanted a particular office chair they had, because I'd rather go somewhere else, since they've made it clear they don't want our money. If you go, call first, since they apparently like leaving early. (Two other people showed up outside the doors after we did.) read more

I can't say how pleased I am with my experience at BT Express Liquidators. When I found an ad on craigslist for some of the things they had in stock, I had NO idea how big this warehouse is! There are so many options, and with the CEO Tim's help, I was able to find the unique things I needed for a theatre production I was working on, and he even worked out renting them to me! I look forward to returning here and working with the great guys on the loading dock and the very helpful ladies in the front office. I'll be bringing all my future furniture shopping needs here! read more

If you are looking for office equipment on the cheap, this is the place to go. I couldn't believe that HON two drawer files were only $30! What a deal. Lots and lots of very nice office chairs when we went by today. I would highly recommend looking here before paying full price somewhere else. Also, the owner is super friendly and knowledgeable. read more

We went in looking for a desk and were loudly greeted by the "owner", who was wearing sweats. I found a decent used desk and went to negotiate the price and was told the desk was really not used, but was one of their showroom models of the new ones they sell. I had previously noticed someone had taped a small 3x4 hand-written phone extension list to the underside where the drawers were. While we were talking I removed it and asked him why that would be there if it were a showroom model? He became quite angry and red and of course had no explaination. Hey, when your caught lying just admit it! I felt the right thing would have been to admit the lie and negotiate a decent price with us. He did neither. We went elsewhere. read more

So i was on my never ending mission of finding lateral file cabinets for our Facilities! And tried out a craigs list ad! Tim & Lisa were so nice to respond to my request ~ IMMEDIATELY" ~ offering to help us out in any way they could. I can't tell you how helpfull they were! They also blasted an email to their friends to join in our efforts!!! They're first agreement were to help with 4 cabinets; after a few hours of comunicating we ended up with a Truck Load! This of course went to our cause of helping those that are seeking treatment! Thank you soooooo very much Tim & Lisa! You can't imagine the tremendous support you've given us! read more