The Treasure Hunt

Love this place ! 101 stars Great mom and son store. The family and I try to make it down once a week just to say hi ! organized full of great finds new and old a must see!

If I had a dollar for every time I said «Oh wow! Look at that!» then this place would make me rich. My mom and I spent over two hours browsing for the first time on Monday (yes, somewhere is open in Pinole on a Monday!) and we had a great time. The owners are really nice and you can tell they have a passion for what they do. The store has such an eclectic mix of items for sale, but the displays are laid out in a way that is easy to navigate and find what you’re looking for. For me, The Treasure Hunt is the perfect kind of antique store; they have nice, «expensive», well maintained furniture and antiques mixed in with affordable, fun nostalgia items and light «thrift store» finds. All of the prices were reasonable or really low too. I will be back to explore The Treasure Hunt again soon!

This store is in the Twilight Zone between a thrift store and an antique store. Frankly I think it is an overpriced thrift store. I am not into old furniture, so I cannot say good or bad about the furniture. What I can comment about are the stuff I like, as in collectible books, of which I found none, or quality vintage clothing, which is a sparse sampling here. Some toy card piqued my interest but they seemed to cost more than if I got them at Costco. I am here in Pinole for a few weeks every summer. I visit here just to see what’s going on. Just OK, nothing to lose sleep over.

This place is a great find, especially if you’re coming from any other part of the bay. So many vintage items, antiques and collectibles priced at about half of what they would be in Berkeley or Walnut Creek. Dining room tables that would cost you well over $ 500 at an estate sale are priced in the $ 200 range. Very cool beds, cabinets, desks, etc, with tons of nick nacks.
I’m guessing that has something to do with the location in Pinole, which also probably accounts for all the low-​end stuff they have, too. The clientele looked to be a mix of upscale décor-​conscious types and people who seemed to think that they were in a thrift store. (See the review below, which complains about $ 2 books – even a $.01 book from Amazon will cost you $ 4 with shipping!)
So your experience will probably depend upon your expectations. One customer walked up to the guy at the counter to lecture him that an art print really should be priced higher, while another complained that he wanted $ 10 for a lamp. They’ve got a weird mix of stuff probably because they’ve got a weird mix of customers.

Treasure Hunt resembles just that. a storefront hodgepodge collection of previously owned household items: ceramics. furniture, kitchenware, housewares, books, pottery, jewelry, etc
the hunt is fee based. not sure how much.
books seem randomly priced depending on subject matter. no pricing structure listed. a 1776 history book cost 7.50, an uinkwown author $ 2. other items may be priced similarly.
large parking with only mail truck present.