Ironside Antiques Mall, San Antonio TX

This place was a ghost town and most of the booths were closed. Why even have a booth if you are not going to man it so people can shop. Or the facility needs to offer attendants to tender sales. I was disappointed.

I have a shop here! Everyone's friendly and the stuff they sell ranges from furniture to comics to old toys to jewelry to art.

A vendor named Bob, who said his partner is Gary, literally stole from me, from my home. My dad to whom I was very close had just died suddenly at 57 y.o. And Bob knew that. I was fragile and raw and distracted due to the fog of grief, and now I realize how obvious that must’ve been. Bob agreed to stop by my house to see the many collectibles and antiques for which I needed appraisals, with the understanding that I’d give him a good deal or first crack at a few of them. He told me some hand made WWI trench art lighters didn’t have much value but took them anyway for a few dollars, and he tried to take the leather inlaid hand carved wooden box in which they were stored until I put my foot down. Then said he was just taking the box for convenience and didn’t care about it bc it wasn’t valuable as he handed it over. I later sold that box for $165 and a similar trench art item sold for $45. He told me the hand tools I showed him had no value due to rust but took them anyway. I now know how quickly and easily tools sell and how badly he took advantage that day. It was surface rust and patina - they were quite valuable, as was the antique wooden toolbox that housed them. He took that as well. Other experiences with different vendors being outright rude for no reason whatsoever, in addition to my dealings with Bob the thief, ensure I will always steer clear of Ironside Market, even though it’s only a few blocks away, and I collect and sell antiques. The place and the people taught me to never ever trust nor hire an estate sale planner. And I warn & urge everyone to follow my lead. Vultures.

I've been twice so far. Went a little after 10am on a weekday (they're closed Tuesday) and about half the shops were closed (you could look in but couldn't walk into the area). I was told by one store owner that if you can safely reach an item in a closed shop, you can bring it to another shop owner and pay for it. I walked around for an hour and as I was leaving, more shop owners were showing up to open their store, but I couldn't stick around. I returned on a Saturday afternoon to check out all those shops that had been closed on a weekday morning. Two shops that I was super interested in were still closed, and I was told by their neighbors that it was strange. I appreciated that there are public restrooms. I loved the variety of antique and vintage items to view, everything from video games & arcade games to decor & collectibles to clocks & lighting options to rare & unique items. A few shop owners kept an eye on me, but I can understand being worried about theft when so many small items are out in the open. Some shops are so extremely cluttered that is awkward to walk around or even step into them without worry of knocking into something. Some shop owners were friendly and others more reserved but not necessarily unfriendly. I noticed different things each time I visited so I'm looking forward to returning. Another reviewer said it was a museum that you could take things home and I agree that it feels a bit like that.

I came here to browse and I found some really cool items here from cowboy boots, old clocks, old furniture and even some old coins and collectibles. I spoke to Gary at Collectibles Corner and he was super nice and educated me on some coins, I really had a good time and would recommend you stop by and ask for Gary. He’s too funny!

Like a museum but you can take things home. Good deals on cool antiques like juke boxes, cowboy hats, jewelry, pirate ships.

Fun place to visit/shop. Wide variety of goods and genres. Like many comparable places, prices will vary from vendor to vendor. Some vendors overpriced and others very reasonable. Some will negotiate and some won't. We've found that the ones who usually won't negotiate here are the ones who are overpriced to begin with.sort of strange (that is why only four stars). Several vendors carry Asian (Japanese/Korean) items (which are in vogue now). Unlike many other 'malls', this one does carry a fair amount of larger furniture and those vendors that do have larger furniture them to move inventory pretty quickly.

Nice place full of antiques and other items. Loved the area full of clocks. High priced clocks but in very good condition. Most of the vendors were kind and patient with questions, some could come off a bit rude. We found a nice repurposed item to be a mantle. The nice couple helped us out, the lady did give us nice deal for it. We are excited to add it to our home.

This place is horrible. People are creepy and they yell at your kids for you as well. Made me completely mad. I don’t ever usually do this but I feel this needed to be said. DO NOT RECOMMEND

Great customer service, although I didn't buy anything which I now regret I didn't feel any pressure to buy. I will go back for sure

Located 10211 ironside drive san antonio texas nearly 17,000 sq ft of shopping 50 vendors home business furniture and collectibles bring family and friends enjoy

Awesome displays of unique antiques
and friendly dealers.
Such large place and lots easy parking.

Everyone has really nice antiques with great prices. BUT there is a guy selling fake watch's do you research before you buy.