Yet another fave of mine, The Real Deal is a wee gem of an antique shop that's opened this year on…read moreArgyle Street. Selling a great mix of items, you can expect to find old grandfather clocks, wicker chairs, ships in bottles and antique necklaces all for very reasonable prices. If you're like me and love rooting around old nostalgic stores, this place is for you. There's always a good rotation of stock in here and the guy who owns it is super friendly so keep your eyes peeled for some rare collectables!

Found a little treasure today whilst taking a stroll along Argyle street. This shop has, jewellery,…read morepictures, crystal,collectables, old bottles, tea sets etc etc The prices were outstanding, vintage brooches for only £4, beautiful sterling silver jewellery from £8 upwards. Old bottles for only £1, vintage china tea sets for £12. I bought couple of the brooches and a beautiful china tea set. Suitable for anyone on a low budget.

Worst Auction House Bough Art Deco Models in bronze Pictures were blown up to look like normal size…read morewhen l received them, they were 3 inches high phoned them they were very rude told me to write in l wrote in 8 times never replies on to say I had not paid when l had paid two weeks before. They really do not care about their customers.

Worst thing I did was to use them. There's no reserved price so they sell items for £1…read more Please use Gumtree or Ebay if you're not selling something very valuable. China valuer made me feel awful and wouldn't even look at my whole collection.

I'm often found in antique shops or auctions these days. There is shops hidden behind byres road…read moreand down a wee dirt track road, there you will find Ruthven Mew's Arcade where there are 11 antique markets/shops under one roof, you can find unusual items like old furniture, lampshades, art's and crafts ware ect. Well worth a wander here.

Antique Cave's clues are in the title - it's the only shop I've ever been into where I've been able…read moreto touch the basement ceiling! Very exciting. If you're six foot tall, expect to slouch. But that's all part of the fun, oui? This shop is mainly for big furniture rather than bric a brac, although there are still some vases and old books dotted around the bookshelves. Today I saw one about Hitler (entitled, would you believe, 'Hitler')...looked like an interesting old histoical but even the cover looked bleak and aggressive so it may be to someone else's tastes! They also had some more favourable drawing room reading of the Jane Austen ilk....love the covers on these old books. They're so elegant. Like I said though, it's mainly chairs, which you get your fill of if you go cave exploring downstairs. There's something to suit many tastes down here, from sofas to wicker chairs, and the prices are fairly reasonable considering the good condition of the stock. Upstairs you can usually find some lovely mirrors with gilded frames and the odd painting or print in the room at the back. But the best stock resides outside on sunnier days so if you spy something that tickles your fancy, you'll need to be quick to snaffle up the stuff showcased here. The owners are quite helpful if you're looking for anything in particular.

As the name suggests this place really is a cave of antiques and to be honest i would recommend…read morethat you bring the proper tools for the job if you intend to make the best of your visit.....head torch, climbing rope, canary and edible provisions would be a good idea. Joking aside...yes that was intended to be a joke.....this is a real treasure trove of the old and furniture type variety... Labyrinth like in its interior you really could loose a couple of days in here in search of a wee side table, coat rack, umbrella stand or whatever else it is that you hunt for in these places. Priced just a wee bit on the "well i never"side, this is definitely worth a nod if your on the hunt for old and slightly quirky furniture.

What ever you do! Do NOT use the online valuation service with McTear's. Especially, if the…read moreestimation that you received or any correspondence from Roderick Shale. After several emails and a large collection of close up images and videos provided via Google drive. Roderick Shale, confirmed twice his valuation. Also confirmed, three times that it would incur a charge of £80 to have their preferred courier Aardvark8 to collect the items. However, the day after the courier collected the said items. I received a rude and insulting message advising me that the items are not saleable. Giving no options on the message, I phoned him back and to say his attitude stank, would be a gross understatement. On top of that. He then offered no assistance in getting by items back. Then sent me an invoice for £110 and insisted that I can not get what I own back until the £110 was paid in full. Not only did he accept any responsibility for his wrong valuation. But, he has then forced me to pay more than he quoted for the courier service. Roderick Shale and Mc Tear's, now have my property in their possession and are refusing to assist with any help in getting my items back to me in Chester. Roderick even flat refused to put them back into the packaging that they arrived in so that I could arrange for a courier to collect them. PUT SIMPLY MCTEAR'S PROVIDE THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED! Roderick Shale, repeatedly took great pride in pompously pronouncing that McTear's have been in operation for 180 years. Now, I need to point out that it is the 21st Century now and standards have moved on some way from 180 years ago. So I say this to McTear's. Thousands of businesses disappear everyday by being stuck in the past and telling the customers that they are wrong. But, in the 21st century, the customer is king and competition is your enemy. However, with key employees like Roderick Shale as your face and representation. You and nobody else are pushing your business closer to the pile of fossilised 180+ years old businesses that have died through complacency. AVOID THESE GUYS. DO YOUR SELF A FAVOUR AND GO ELSEWHERE FOR A MUCH BETTER EXPERIENCE. ONE MORE APROPRIATE FOR THE TIMES THAT WE LIVE IN.

So I bought a bracelet with McTears recently and unfortunately the whole experience has just been…read moretoxic. Clearly they don't have a good specialist department for jewellery on staff as it wasn't until 30 minutes before the auction that they realised they'd incorrectly catalogued a lot. they never bothered to check the serial number of a Cartier piece to correlate it to the certificate. I left my bids directly with McTears prior to the auction but they never bothered to notify me of the amendment to the cataloguing. A lot without certification can be worth significantly less but they didn't think it was important to notify their bidders. Since then they still won't admit they miscatalogued the piece. I was happy to proceed if they just made a gesture of goodwill but they wouldn't do that. They insisted I pay for the lot as if it was correctly catalogued and pay for shipping on top! The girl who runs their jewellery department, Lucy, is clearly very junior and can't speak with any authority. I really wanted what I bought but was left feeling like a chump by the whole experience. So disappointing. I gave them so many opportunities to just make small gestures of rectification but they flat out refused. Clearly customer service and retention not important to them. Very disappointed. Not at all like dealing with a proper auction house. Amateur across the board. Buyer be warned!

Very BAD experience. Want to bid on one of property and tried Online Bidding. But app was not…read moreworking. Tried to contact on telephone but no one pickup the phone. One person did pick and told me that their id a IT issue and have to wait to bid as it will be resolved. I kept calling but again no picks up the phone. And when picked up, was for telling me that bidding is finished. Seems suspicious, feels like they don't want general people to participate in the bid as it was for some of specific people only. Very Bad experience.

I'm no stranger to an auction in Glasgow or Edinburgh…read more However I have never been to this one, always seemed a little out the away! However it's a well maintained site, plenty of parking, very helpful older man on the gate house who I cannot praise enough Popped in to the café. No fewer than 3 times for food and tea, lovely helpful pleasant lady working in here, she's been there since February so if you work there and are reading this .... your gate man and cafe women are real assets The salesmen .... well they are all the same up and down any auction place, quite full of themselves The night I visited the quality of cars wasn't up to scratch so left empty handed. Also only lasted an hour, so not many cars at all went through I will go back however, it is a decent location and they do online bidding

Cannot believe the bargains at this Auction house! Prices were amazing. I saw a three piece suit…read moresell for £60. Deffenately a bargain hunters dream!

Formerly known as The Glory Hole this place's name always used to give myself & my friends a wee…read morechuckle...T-hehee! Childish I know...but back in the days of said GH I was often in here buying and selling clothes (this was the days before eBay kids) which was a brilliant idea. I'm not 100% sure they still do that now, but because of eBay (other auction sites are available) I very much doubt they still offer this service. Not a vintage shop as such, more a nearly new shop as I would guess 90% of their stock is (very) new/modern items & a lot appearing to be hardly worn. So I guess I would describe this as a sort of 'vintage' shop for folk that don't like retro styles. You'll find high street & fashion labels such as Top Shop, ASOS, River Island and others as well as the odd Karen Millen & more high end/designer items too. Everything is laid out very well & there's lots of space to wander & browse, it's also got great lighting too which is something some other vintage/2nd hand shops seem to lack. As well as clothes they sell shoes/boots, bags, belts & some jewellery too. Everything is a pretty reasonable price, especially considering the condition of the items. You can pick up some real bargains here if you can be bothered searching (Me = always!). Last time I was in I found 2 dresses I really liked but didn't have enough cash on me to pay for them (Note: they don't take cards here) so they nice lady serving said she would put them aside whilst I went in search of a cash machine (there's plenty on nearby Byres road) and when I returned she very kindly rounded down the price of the 2 dresses saving me a couple of quid! Such a lovely gesture. The staff here have always been super nice & friendly which is always a wee bonus. It's service like that that keeps folk coming back. For trying on clothes they have one small changing area which is better than nowt but can be a pain when the shop's busy, but good things come to those who wait...supposedly! It might be off the beaten (Ruthvern Lane) track but this wee hidden gem is well worth a swatch. Another example of a fantastic wee local Glasgow business.

Glorious has always been one of my very first stops when shopping in the West End for as long as I…read morecan remember. In fact, from way back when it was known as The Glory Hole. (I actually prefer the risque name!) The problem with Glorious is that that I NEVER leave without purchasing anything, and that's no exaggeration. If I can limit myself to a fortnightly visit and a maximum of two items purchased I'm doing well. The stock is always carefully selected- lots of on trend pieces, lots of items you missed out on first time round from the High Street, and a nice little smattering of vintage. There's also always a great selection of handbags. I think the prices are extremely competitive too. Its always possible to get two of three items for under £20 but equally you might spot a really special designer piece and pay a bit more for it but still get a bargain. The owners and staff are lovely and always enthusiastic about offering an opinion if needed. They all seem to take great pride in Glorious and subsequently all items for sale are of the highest quality; washed, pressed and ready to be worn. Often this can be a rarity from a secondhand store. Cant recommend this place enough and looking forward to my next pay day!

I've been several times and had a good opinion of the place - they have an interesting mix of…read moreitems, and the staff members I'd spoken with previously as a buyer had been very friendly. However, as of today, as a seller, my opinion of Mulberry Bank Auctions is that I would avoid them at all costs. I had taken a sofa of mine there to sell, and after it didn't sell, they threw it out! Without contacting me! They had my phone number, email address and postal address, but the first I knew of it was when I went in to ask about it and they told me that it had been binned. Fortunately it had no great value, sentimental or monetary, but I wouldn't deal with them again.

This is not a professional auction. They do not check whether or not items work nor guarantee…read moreauthenticity. Do not buy from them. their terms and conditions exclude everything, so if, for example, an electrical item is put in the sale at a high price, they have neither checked it, nor carried out any safety checks. Professional auctions I attend, do this as part of the sale, but these amateurs will sell any tat they can and charge a premium for it. Keep away

I believe I have been scammed. No uplift of my piano though payment was taken, and after an initial…read morecontact with "Gavin" on the given mobile there is now no reponse. No way of contacting and business address is a residential street with no number attached. Avoid!!!

I have used Gavin and his team on quite a few occasions now due to ongoing renovations in my home…read moreand garden and I can highly recommend this company. They are always polite, friendly and professional and ensure they leave leave my property tidier than they find as they always sweep up the surrounding area's aswel as the area were the rubbish has been piled up. Gavin and his team always seem to go that extra little mile were others dont and this is why I keep going back to them, I have already booked a new year uplift to remove all of the Christmas packaging that we will no doubt have along with the Christmas tree. Keep up the good work guy's.