NCL Timeless Treasures Ticktocker Thrift shop

BUYER BEWARE! If you are unsure about an item do not purchase it.
I bought a skirt on June 14, 2016, and tried to exchange it for one that was a better fit
2 days later and the manager Mariam Hanley would not budge. She pointed out the no
refund sign, and would not budge. This was my first purchase in this store, and I let her
know that. She simply said I made the choice to buy it, and I could donate it back to the
store if I wanted to. I let her know she was loosing a local customer and donater over an item
that was $ 3.50. Stores will often make one-​time exceptions to accommate first time customers, but not Timless Treasure Thrift in Culver City.
I will never be returning to this store, and will instead shop at a more reasonably priced,
and more flexible store.

It’s 2:20. I rushed here and asked if I could go after work early to get here on time, and you guys are closed. It says your open until 3? Or is it until you feel like it? Shame. I can never make it with your three days a week random hours.

A nice little stop while walking through Downtown Culver City on a Saturday afternoon. The store is clean and has a very nice layout, items are placed very carefully in nice displays which is unusual in most thrift stores. There was a good variety of items, china, glassware, games, knick knacks, etc. Although I have no need for a china set right now, I really liked the unusual and beautiful sets they had. The library is fantastic and I can see myself going back for more.
This would be a five star review if it weren’t for the stained and dirty clothing selection. Considering how nice and clean everything else was, I was a little surprised by this.
All in all, it’s worth a stop if you’re in the area.

Love love love this little place! I’m glad my friend told me about it! I will def come back! So organized and easy to look trough everything! I really enjoyed my experience there! :)

This store has everything, from a huge book collection to nice clothes. Their collection of books alone makes this place amazing, but they also have a ton nice stuff. Each time I walk in I don’t know what I am going to find, but each time they have cool items at great prices. For example, the last time I shopped there, I bought an amazing American Girl-​style doll dresser, much larger and nicer than anything I have seen online or in stores, for $ 40. The closest comparison dresser I have seen prior to this one was half the size and more than twice as expensive. My little sister was delighted! The service is great and I very much enjoy going there. Sometimes I don’t buy anything but it is always a pleasure to browse and look through all their stunning items.

They have limited hours, but it is really worth making the effort to visit this shop. It is very clean and spacious and there are lots of good finds. I got a great sweater by a designer from Turkey. And they always have very fun window designs. I can’t believe that this place has survived when every other place in culver city has turned into a restaurant.

This is one of my favorite thrift stores. I’ve gotten quite a few good things for very little money including a pair of Bass men’s spectator bucks, two Jaegar skirts, a black lace cocktail dress and a brown chubby fur coat. I used to live within walking distance and I wrote for «Vintage» newsletter and other antique publications so it was also a constant font of inspiration.

The Tickertocker is a pretty standard store in the heart of downtown Culver City; they offer standard items such as clothing, furniture, shoes, books, housewares and collectibles/​antiques; the spin of the store seems to be «antiques» though this is a very subjective term and in the instance of this store, is more a just an excuse for them to sell mildly old items at high prices.
The store’s greatest strength lies in their book room; it is massive and easily function as it’s own store. I found the selection to be excellent as well in the prices. By the time I discovered this room I needed to leave, but my initial views appeared promising and I would definitely return for the prices and variety
The prices here ranged from bargain to offensive. From my observations, basic clothing items (tees, slacks, sweaters) were set at flat prices which were very reasonable. The book prices seemed excellent and there was also an excellent selection. The collectibles were for the most part, pretty ridiculous. Now, I’m no antique expert and I certainly did not walk around with a copy of Kovels and Ebay pulled up on my phone
And the ambiance. Okay, so I could see this place actually being quite pleasant but it was very difficult to focus given the delirious (and smelly) gentleman that had chosen to spend his afternoon barreling through the store and shopping until he and everyone else around him dropped. Other than that, the store was great. I found everything to be organized very well and the store was clean. Apparently, the store has been redone and it’s huge. There were also dressing rooms, which is always a huge plus
The staff seemed pretty unfriendly. I was not acknowledged or asked if I needed help for the entirety of my twenty minutes there. Although I didn’t interact with them directly I did overhear them arguing with a customer. Pretty lame. I’m not sure if they’re volunteers or paid employees but sad face.
In comparison to many of the other chain thrift stores, the Ticktocker is good; their clothing is well priced, they’ve got a great selection and the store is organized but what really turned me off was their «antiques» and collectibles and unfortunately, this comprises much of the store. If you’re in the mood to browse for used books and happen to be near Culver Blvd I would suggest stopping in but I wouldn’t go out of your way
pros: lots of books, flat prices on most clothing items
cons: overpriced antiques and collectibles

WOW! This store has been redone. It’s staffed by volunteers so the hours are different. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 11 – 3 only. But I scored a Lululemon jacket for my daughter for $ 5! Also saw a pair of Lucky jeans for 50 cents for not my size (Unlucky!) Book room is great. Never know what you’re going to find here.

My friend and I stopped in here when she saw they had old magazines. I like the used DVD and book room they have. It’s pretty organized, clean, and they have a dressing room too. They seem to have everything you can imagine.

Yawn, Yawn, Yawn.
It’s actually kind of depressing when i think about it.
Ugly used clothing though nothing real vintage. Everything in the store feels like it belonged to a homeless person who didn’t want to carry it around anymore so they donated it. Or maybe the store owner was traveling through an abandoned trailer park and decided to box everything up and bring it back to Culver City! Or maybe they found bags of clothing in a dumpster behind the local Goodwill (you know, the items that Goodwill throws away because they are in too poor condition to sell!).
The clothes are so unflattering. Somehow the worst garments of the 90s (and some 80s) ended up here to commiserate with one another on unorganized smelly racks.
Sad, drab, lifeless clothing and antiques (if they can be called that, maybe junk is a more suitable, accurate, descriptor).
The dressing rooms are disgusting! (yes i tried on a dirty pair of green and black polka dot shorts… dont get excited, they were gross and $ 5)
…and did i mention that this place is overpriced?!? Oh yes, overpriced!
Only good thing about Ticktocker Thrift Shop is its location and that it is a non-​profit, still i’d rather support the Goodwill.

It was overpriced but they bargain with you– something that should have been $ 10 was given to me for $ 3, $ 5 for $ 1 and $ 3 for $ 1. While their prices are higher they are still willing to haggle. That’s what I really like because anywhere else I go they tell you «as is».
Clothing wise– not so much. Knick knacks for the kitchen and your bookshelf– awesome. Lots of art, old lady gloves, hats and purses as well as books– books– books!
It’s not the salvation army in santa monica but it still made me very happy :)

Looked just like any other downscale thrift shop. They don’t take consignment or buy things. I didn’t even bother to stay to check out their prices. Everything looked pretty generic old thrift store, but not in particularly good way. No different from Goodwill’s junk shops.

I’ve always liked looking around this place, though I’m more interested in the secondhand books, and in the odds and ends of crockery and small appliances in the east room.
Recently, though, I haven’t been able to make it because the hours now are VERY limited – only 11a to 3p weekdays and 12 — 4p Saturdays!
ETA 2013-​02-​15: I had a free couple of hours yesterday so I headed down there, about a mile on foot. I like to walk so that was no problem, but when I got there I found the hours reduced even further – now 12p — 3p Tuesday, Fridays and Saturday. IOW even more limited access.
If they want to run a locked warehouse/​donation center, then they should call themselves that rather than pretending to be a shop where you can walk in, look around, and buy things.

This place is huge!
I love thrift stores. I can’t resist going inside every one I can find. This is the reason I need to rent a storage unit the size of a 2-​car garage. Haha, if you consider the monthly rent on that unit, in which I store many of my thrift shop treasures… I coulda bought all that junk a hundred times over…
But, dang it, it’s the thrill of the hunt that gets my blood pumping. I will no longer buy thrift shop clothes, but I find plenty of other great junque. I am a magnet for vintage glassware and collectible 60’s ceramic ashtrays.
All that being said, I think almost every thrift shop is overpriced these days, as are garage sales. It’s supply & demand. As used stuff gained in popularity and desirability, the prices went up. Used to be that a yard sale meant dimes & quarters, now it’s 5 and 10 dollar bills, and up.
You can often get new stuff cheaper at T J Maxx.
But it wouldn’t have all that character, it wouldn’t have dings and scratches and all that good history.
Not to mention the benefits of recycling…
So I guess I shoulda bought that drum in the window. Never know when you’ll need an extra one.
No, I don’t play drums.
But I don’t smoke either, and still I got a crapload of them vintage ashtrays…

This is one large, eclectic thrift shop. They have everything one would expect to find and more. I bought an Ikea night stand here that had seen better days. I bargained for a better price. I let satisfied and with what I needed.

When my husband wanted to run to the local hardware store just around the corner, I used to always go so I could drop into the Ticktocker. It’s been around a long time… there was a time in the early and mid-​90s when I longed to go, but I worked in downtown got off work at 3:30 p.m. but never was able to make it to their 4 p.m. close time.
That said, once the theaters were built across the street, I always found a way to hit the Ticktocker before or after a show.
I’m so sad to say that I agree with a previous reviewer that the store underwent a major change in early 2007 and everything seems ridiculously overpriced and the items that drew me to the shop have greatly reduced in quantity.
My favorite thing about thrift stores are the books and this one had a fantastic collection that’s now dwindled to ¹⁄₃ the size of the original and prices for paperbacks are on the highest end of the scale. For example, a tradepaperback can be $ 2 or more, no matter what the condition. They also have a «vintage» book section which features books that average $ 20.
I don’t even bother to look at the clothes because many are very worn and still are $ 5 for tops and $ 7 or 8 for dresses — none of which are vintage or cute or trendy, unless you’re big on the wide shoulder poly blend suits.
It’s a MAJOR disappointment — and not to be contrary, but I’ve never seen any hot labels at this store (and was raised in Culver City and live there now, so I’ve had plenty of opportunity to pop in and out of it over the years)…certainly not Juicy Couture, or any of those labels that other reviewer mentioned…

This is the closest thrift shop to my house, and so I stop in here often on a Saturday after a breakfast at Tokyo 7 – 7 or some such gallivanting around. It’s definitely not the cheapest and it’s definitely not the most interesting, but I have found some great things here on occasion, most notably a red leather purse with an unusual shape and solid construction. I googled the Italian name inside it and found out it’s made by some guy with one shop in Florence. Not bad for nine dollars.

i love thrift stores. i really do. they provide this starving, post-​college office drone with interesting clothing at prices that won’t eat into her entry-​level budget.
but ticktocker/​timeless treasures doesn’t quite cut it. i’m realistic & don’t expect to score every time i visit a thrift store, but i’ve been to this one dozens of times (i work nearby) & only have one skirt & a couple of scratched records to show for it.
yes, there are some interesting, high-​end finds, but that’s just what they are: «interesting»… & pricey & not quite wearable. i used to be into collecting cool, maaaybe-​wear-​someday pieces & ticktocker has a few of those. nowadays my needs for practical clothing trump my desire to fill the closet with dust-​collecting costume oddities. & i’m trying to be as tactful as possible when i say that a majority of the clothing is more suitable for an older crowd. happens at almost all thrift stores, but considerably more here.
prices of most cds, records, paperback books, etc. are totally reasonable ($ 1-​$ 4). pricing on clothing is another story; $ 5 for a tired, moldy, fruit-​of-​the-​loom quality cotton ribbed tank top? no, thanks!
the stars are for friendly staff, parking (first 2 hours free in nearby structres) & awesome location: if it weren’t for ticktocker, downtown culver would just be eateries & theaters.
they *were* having a $ 1 black-​tag sale today when i walked past, though; i’ll adjust my stars accordingly after i check it out!

A great thrift store is now reduced to what amounts to an overpriced high-​end collectible and vintage clothing emporium. I suspect recent meddling of bored, rich volunteers as the cause, as it usually is in these cases.
You know how it goes: Nice independent thrift store, fair prices, the occasional cool little find, good selection, and then — WHAM! — someone barges in and changes everything!
That’s what happened at Tick Tocker /​Timeless Treasures at some point in the early months of 2007. The layout of the store was largely rearranged, the register area was moved and enlarged, with lots of room for high ticket items behind the counter.
The book section now features a covered glass case, where such RARE delights as a copy of «Jonathan Livingston Seagull» (which likely you haven’t seen since the last thrift store you visited, ten minutes before) can be yours for — hold on to your hats, ladies! — thirty-​five bucks! On top of the case is a looseleaf notebook, featuring color Xeroxes of the covers of, oddly, the books in the case, complete with laughably high prices.
As with too many thrift stores these days, this one is being staffed by at least one person, possibly more, suffering from eBayitis — that unfortunate malady where one considers anything over three years old «vintage» and «collectible.» The thought process being that if some item went for a high price on eBay, whatever vaguely similar item donated to the thrift store must command at least the same price.
The Gateway Thrift Shop on Venice Boulevard (Council Thrift Store took over its place a few years ago) suffered from the exact same fate. A particularly unpleasant woman took over there and ran it into the ground by — honest to God! — looking up practically every donated item on eBay before committing to a price. I wouldn’t be surprised if after she drove the stake into Gateway’s heart, she’s moved onto Tick Tocker to do them in.
Tick Tocker is a large store with a lot of merchandise, so who knows, you could just possibly get lucky and find a reasonably-​priced treasure that the overzealous «appraisers» might have overlooked.
One interesting note about this store is that the space it occupies used to be a bank. The dressing rooms are in the bank vault!
Given their recently upped prices on clothes (as well as everything else) it’s somehow very… eh…fitting.
UPDATED 12÷11÷07:
Today I received the following message from someone who likely works at Tick Tocker and became unhinged at my review:
«Are you ever happy? You seem like a miserable, impossable, extremely critcal sad, –JERK, who believes he „knows it all“, about places you go, and the people there, –and in reality, –you are clueless! Maybe, you should „review“ yourself, –and afterwards, if you give yourself anything more than 1star rating, –RE-​EVALUATE yourself again, –because looking at all your past reviews from various places, which all you have never been pleased, and had sarcastic comments about, –the one thing these places all have in common, –IS YOU? HMMM?»
I mention this person likely works at Tick Tocker because he or she has posted just one review for — surprise! — The Tick Tocker Thrift Store, trying point-​by-​point to refute my original review.
I stand by my review: The Tick Tocker WAS a great thrift store; its revamping ruined it. I’m inclined to think that the other positive reviews here are from other employees or from people whose first visit was after they changed it. They simply don’t know what they missed!