I've had a couple of occasions to deal with Ron Forbes, proprietor of Applewood Antiques on Fort…read moreSt. He comes across as a very sincere and honest dealer. He paid us a house visit and spent over an hour with us looking at our family's estate items and giving us free advice. As one of the few remaining antique dealers in downtown Victoria, we chose to sell to him when the time came to let go of some of our family possessions. I consider him to be a super good guy, and it was truly a pleasure to have met and dealt with him :-)

We dropped in here and looked around the little shop filled with collectibles and old things. Fun…read morestuff and the prices looked reasonable compared to similar shops. Great location in a small shopping area called Cook St Village. Word is, this a good shop with some unique pieces.

karen has a real speciality in knowing what to buy for her clients Lovely display of curated itemsread more

Hi I loved this place until the new owner took over…read more She is rude and money hungry. You feel like your getting ripped of immediately. The old owners were friendly and had better antiques at reasonable prices. (Now there is a lot of costume jewelry and junk) It's too bad the the new owner ruined the business. Very disappointed!

Whether you're looking for an inexpensive trinket, retro kitchen wares, furniture, or that one of a…read morekind gift, Vanity Fair is the place to be. Rows and rows of glass cabinets hold some of the neatest little pieces you'll find anywhere in Victoria. The staff are friendly enough, if not a little suspicious if you look out of the ordinary (they will follow you until they get that you aren't planning on stealing anything). Definitely check out Vanity Fair.

I have been dealing with Paul for 6 years. His honesty and integrity is above reproach. Probably…read morethe most knowledgable person in Victoria when it comes to Gold ,silver,stamps and collectables . If you are thinking of buying or selling Gold, Silver etc contact Paul and you will receive very honest pricing

This is a great place to buy, sell or just have your items evaluated by an expert. There are many…read moreshops on Fort St. And many that are more then happy to make you a low ball offer. "Take it or leave it" Romanoff was able to show me the value of my items and help educate me, Try them, you will see.

I brought items in to consign a few weeks ago. I had done this before with a good experience and I…read morelike this store. Wow was I shocked at Gita's rudeness, impatience & general unpleasantness! I had dealt with him before & found him pleasant so this completely took me off guard. He was brusque, condescending I would have stormed out after he kept repeating himself & trying to educate me on the inferiority of my items except said items were spread out over a table & trolley. Impossible to escape! Fire this guy, he is arrogant & unprofessional!

I recently brought items to consign, and I am so impressed with the service at Good Things. They…read morewere busy as always, but I was dealt with in a very professional manner. I am in awe of the knowledge of the staff, Andrea handled my items and she was great! I also bought items in the shop, there is always some treasure that I must have! Always an enjoyable experience.

You know how you find - on rare occasions - a gem of a place that no one seems to know about and…read moreyet you don't understand why, and the next fear you have is that if no one knows about it no one will shop there and eventually they will disappear? Yeah. That's this place. Panache calls itself a home decor consignment shop, and appears to have been in business for about a year. They have no web presence to speak of and seeing as neither their business cards, their signage, or the couple ads I found online actually say what they do it's a wonder that anyone goes there at all. But here's the secret: this little consignment shop? A store full of carefully curated vintage furniture and housewares, at literally thrift store prices. We stumbled on this place by accident - we were hitting every shop in Victoria that might remotely have had anything vintage or antique within its walls, and we just happened to drive by this place and slammed on the breaks for a chair we spotted out front. Walking in I could't believe my eyes when I started to look at prices... two original 1888 upholstered banquet chairs from London in good condition, $140 for the pair (a crazy steal, and they are now around my dining table). Serving dishes with pristine bakelite handles for $5. A cute glass cake stand for $7. I've paid more at Value Village for similar pieces, and this place is full of finds like these. I told the owner that he was underpriced. He told me to tell EVERYONE. The business side of me wants to sit him down and help him to actually be profitable, the rational side of me says he's probably not going to listen to a random girl who walked in off the street so all I really can do if I want to go back is to help ensure he stays in business. So - there you have it, folks. Go treasure hunting!

horrboy rude, I was in there awhile ago and waany taking pictures but had my phone in my hand as…read moreusual, the lady very loudly said "are you taking pictures that's not alllowed!" while she was looking around as it tomake sure people were paying attentio. i told her I wasn't she wanted to look at my photo gallery anyways. also before this I asked for a price of a ring and this other lady rolled her eyes at me and tried to hurry me from looking. there was no other customers waiting to talk to her. Makes me feel horrible for nothing.

I wouldn't go anywhere else. Always a fair/honest price for everything I've bought or sold here…read more Good peeps!