So glad I found this lil' store. My partner and I found it driving past. They had a fab display of…read morevintage furniture set up outside. That generally catches my attention. So much so, I hit the brakes and double back! This store is full of really great thrift finds. Everything from clothing, jewellery, records, home décor, shows, electronics, etc, etc... But, what you need to know is that the couple that run this store really do find some quality antiques. I can almost guarantee that you will leave with something. What are my fave finds here? Well, we picked up an awesome 80s style stereo system with a record player for $150. Winning! The lovely owner even chucked in a few free records for us to play. How nice is that? I have also found a number of home décor items. So, stuff like vases, plates and toys. If you like swing style dresses, you will find a bunch here that are new. I think that the owner is totally into the rockabilly style. Very nice and worth stopping by if you are in the area.

There are so many antique dealers specialising in second hand furniture on Magill Road it's really…read morehard to know where to start! This place is probably the best bet. The shop is a huge old house with the warehouse attached out the back. I love exploring the house, wandering from room to room and discovering new treasures in every nook and cranny. Pedlars is the best mix of variety, affordability and quality on this strip. Kensington Antiques is the only place that beats them on price, but they don't have quite the range and their pieces don't tend to be in quite as good condition. Pedlars sells stuff for individual dealers (I think it's a consignment type arrangement), so there are two stages of quality assesment before the stock gets to the shop floor. They do auctions here too, which I imagine would be very worthwhile as it's at auctions that most furniture dealers pick up their goods before they inflate the prices to on sell to the end user. I have always found the staff really obliging and lovely here. They've allowed me to negotiate prices down and then happily manuevered a slightly too big table down the very narrow staircase for me at closing time. Customer service win!

Definitely one of the better antique stores down Magill Road, Pedlar's stocks not only beautiful…read morefurniture from around the world, but they also stock some beautiful decorative and collectable items, which I simply adore. These items are so unique, and for antique/collectable items, some of the prices are affordable to practically anyone, which I like. Not only do they specialise in items from France, Denmark and England, they also buy and sell local items. Also, they sometimes auction off the items they have for sale, which would definitely be something to keep your eye out for. So check out the website for more information on that. The outside of the store is eye catching, and one of the reasons I really wanted to venture inside of this store - I adore it.

Went in to see what I could get for an engagement ring. Got told that they pay one tenth the value…read moreand then didnt even get offered that. The ring was $9000 and got offered $600. Saw similar pieces for over $5k. The main stone alone in my ring is worth $4k and there are another 38 stones in the piece. 1 Carat VS2 Colour I. She didnt even look at the GIA certificate. My asking price was $3k. I probably would have taken $2k but to be offered virtually nothing for a $9k ring. Don't sell here. Certainly dont buy here with their 1000% mark up.

Adelaide Exchange Jewellers, Tea Tree Plaza Store - BEWARE - This store sells second hand items at…read moreNEW Recommended Retail Price!!! I was there to purchase however as with the other customers' reviews, my experience with the staff was also unpleasant, confronted with counter staff who have a rude attitude and a tone of talking down to customers. There are other places to spend my money, I will not be back to this store AND I will also be posting reviews elsewhere! SHAME SHAME SHAME

This is the cheapest second hand furniture retailer on Magill Rd. If you're a vintage fan, hoarder…read moreor bowerbird this shop will appeal to you. They play Fresh 92.7 on the radio quite loudly without fail and have done this for the last 5 or so years I have been visiting them. I tear up the d-floor in my mind each time I duck in. Most of the larger furniture is out the back in the big attached shed. Some of it is rad and some needs more TLC than I can imagine giving it without a marriage certificate. It's also loads of fun poking through the rooms of books, prints, picture frames and general guff. Great place to find small tables, bookshelfs and I've even seen a few meat safes there.

Kensington Antiques is quite a small shop when compared to some of the larger antique stores along…read moreMagill Road. However, like a lot of the more purist antiqueries it has a fascinating mix of absolute gems and absolute garbage, and a fine line run between the two. I don't go in too much for furniture, I'm more in it for the nicknacks, and Kensington Antiques has plenty of those. However, there is a bit of good furniture there, albeit of the smaller variety due to the limited space in the building. Definitely worth stopping in for a poke around if you are doing the Magill Road antique trail.

So I am getting all excited about my new house now and being a lover of all things antique and…read morethrift, I headed to look at some cool local antique stores to see if I could find any funky decorations for the house. The name of this store drew me in. It suggests funky cool grungy type of stuff for your home, and it definitely delivers. The stock choices for the store are a little more on the quirky side, some cool old cowboy boots, weird old toys, chests and lots of tools and mechanical gear. There was one item that was of particular interest. There was a vintage medical examination table from New York for sale. It had styrips, draws and weird mechanics. Oh it was wonderful. Reminds me of something from a crazy anatomist film. If only I had $6000.... Apart from that I founds some cool old door handles and some tools for my partner. There is lots on offer to suit anyone interested in antiques and quirky objects to decorate your home.

Need to furnish a loft apartment, old church, or just looking for a quirky / industrial / retro…read moreitem to use as a feature in your home / studio / office. This place is boss. They specialise in unique rustic, vintage pieces, you'll find the really impressive stuff - huge old work benches and flat files do have a price tag attached, but in general the asking prices are pretty realistic. The shop is not just unusual furniture, they also have smaller furnishings and items of interest, some clothes, vinyl and old mags. It's kind of a store of all the greatest stuff ever found at garage sales - a 'best of' if you will. Get into it.

The Buyer's Market is a treasure trove of beautiful antique furniture, and you never know what…read moreyou'll come across. The couple who own the business really love their pieces, and admit to having great fun collecting them. Their beautiful golden retriever is always in the store, normally sprawled in the middle of the floor somewhere, and quite happy for a pat. The prices reflect the nature of antiques, though some of the pieces are not worth what is asked for them, because you could get something the same for less than half the price at an op-shop. They do however collect some beautiful pieces, like oriental side tables and gorgeous old 'bedroom couches' that have storage in the seats. The coolest collectable I've seen in here was a transforming, two-sided set of shelves which could become a chest, or a set of shelves with stairs along the side, which could then lock into each other and become a square shelf. You could access it from both sides so it makes a great room divider. It's made entirely from a high-quality wood with a beautiful polish. The owners had definitely fallen in love with this one, but they let it go, for $1,300. For little beauties like this one, the Buyers Market is always fun to poke through.

Amongst a lot of very odd and old furniture (in particular that mean and scary looking clown at the…read moreback of the shop), there was the one or other item that I quite liked and would consider buying if it weren't for the price. If you think you can grab a bargain at The Buyer's Market, think again. A lovely wooden dining table I saw cost around $600 and a nice set of outdoor glass furniture (a table and 2 chairs) were, all together, more than 1000 bucks. If you do have a bit of spare cash and are willing to spend it on some furniture, have a look here. Although the overall style is rather conservative, you'll find a few modern things like bar stools or glass tables among their selection .