Do you know those stories where some Joe Nobody buys a Violin at a little auction or yard sale and…read moreit ends up being a Stradivarius, or a painting of a couple of blue poles and it ends......well, you get the drift. That won't happen at Scammell Auctions, because they just aren't that stupid, but you can bag yourself a sweet bargain! I started going to the Saturday Morning inspections (Auctions every Monday) a few months ago now, and soon bailed becuase mornings are meant to be slept through! Fortunately their weekly estate Auctions have their catalogues posted every Friday night with pictures! Even better yet the Monday Morning Auctions are on webcast and you can bid online.....from bed! SCORE!!!! The auctions usually have 1000 + lots with the first half being furniture and second half everything from cameras to cutlery, glasses and some really odd crap. Definately worth a look if you are after a dining suite, book shelf or the likes, or even if you want to try your luck at buying something cheap then flogging it on ebay! PS: The hours mentioned are the usual weekly inspection and auction times. They also have special auctions once in a while and are open during the week to pick up lots etc.

From the owner: Scammells offer over 50000 lots each year, making this a highly valuable resource, and it's free to…read moreall of our registered customer

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.