Venice Pavilion Antiques — Local services in Ross Township

Wow, was this ever a pleasant surprise! The exterior of the building gave little hint to the extensive space inside and the absolutely superbly artful staging for booths and displays of antiques, collectibles, and novelties. Items were so well presented that shoppers had little difficulty finding whatever they may be looking for. Some antique malls give the impression of being one giant thrift store, or a mass of junk better given to a charity than sold. This place is a serious buisness of committed vendors who take obvious pride in their inventory. I'm a sentimental soul. And while I don't believe items should just be given away, if I had hundreds of a particular item like books, or dishes, jewelry, etc. I'd be pricing to sell. I'd take great joy in knowing someone would love and cherish an old item I once enjoyed myseld or have derived pleasure in collecting or accumulating. Having it sit endlessly on a shelf waiting for the one elusive buyer would not be my end game. Sadly, I walked away from several art/history books I would have loved to have given a home, but at 30.00-50.00 for an old book, I walked away. I'm an average Jane with an average budget. These are not rare titles or antiques I'm talking about, just nicely preserved old tabletop books. I had to dig to even (accidently) find them in the piles and piles and piles of others. That seems a shame to me. Be super reasonable! Give someone the joy of ownership! I know you take losses as tax deductions, but come on! Otherwise, it was...

Clean. Well stocked. Many vendors. Lots of smalls. Convenient parking. The building has three floors. The entrance and also the main floor are filled with cases that hold the smalls and the cases have glass doors. Each case is full and items are easily identifiable. They are tall cases but I did not find it difficult to view the pieces. I enjoyed spending time at each of the cases, because of the variety, and seeing the objects laid out on the chairs, tables and a mixture of furniture. They did have large size pieces of antique furniture for sale as well as smaller pieces like end tables or wall tables. At the back of the building you will find stairs that go up to the upper level and another set of stairs down to the basement. The upper level and basement level houses booths of antiques with individuals items displayed openly. No large glass cases. The entire building is clean, not dusty, and isles are easily walked through without difficulty. The Venice Pavilion Antique Mall is a fun and...

Went to the Venice Pavilion Antique Mall for the first time today. It is a midsized mall with approximately 80 vendors. It is in a historical building and the mall is three floors with quite a few staircases and steps so it might not be the easiest to navigate for someone with mobility issues. The main floor contains a large number of display cases filled with small antiques and collectables. Not much furniture or larger items and there weren't a lot of higher end antiques.

I ended up purchasing a few items and the customer service was great, making the experience inviting for a first time customer. I will definitely will be back in the future and will hopefully find some items I need for my collections there. Easy parking and you can't miss...