In the heart of downtown Antioch, a few blocks up from the San Joaquin River waterfront that gave the neighborhood its Rivertown name, Rivertown Treasure Chest fills its storefront at 306 G Street with an ever-shifting mix of secondhand and collectible merchandise. Co-owners Debbie Blaisure and Toni Lincks run the shop as a multi-vendor marketplace, where individual sellers stock and restock their own booths, so the sales floor looks different from one visit to the next. Shoppers can expect to find collectible comic books, pop culture memorabilia, vinyl records, vintage and modern clothing, costume and fine jewelry, toys, housewares, furniture, and even CBD products, all under one roof in a downtown district that has become a small hub for East Contra Costa County treasure hunters.
What sets Rivertown Treasure Chest apart from a typical resale shop is its Wish Book system: customers who are hunting for a specific item, whether a particular comic issue, a piece of vintage furniture, or a hard to find collectible, can leave their name and request with staff, who then reach out once a matching item comes through the door from one of the shop’s rotating vendors. That kind of hands-on matchmaking between buyers and incoming inventory is unusual for a consignment-style marketplace and reflects the personal attention the owners bring to running the business day to day.
The shop’s standing in Antioch was formally recognized in 2022, when the Antioch Chamber of Commerce named Rivertown Treasure Chest its Small Business of the Year, singling out Blaisure and Lincks as ambassadors for the city because of their support for local causes that help students, animals, children with special needs, and elderly residents. That community involvement, layered on top of the shop’s day to day role as a resale and collectibles destination, has helped cement its place in the revitalizing Rivertown commercial corridor alongside other small, independently owned storefronts along G Street and the surrounding blocks.
Because inventory turns over vendor by vendor, no two trips to Rivertown Treasure Chest tend to look alike. A shopper browsing for vinyl on one visit might find the same booths stocked with vintage clothing racks or a fresh wave of toys and housewares the next time through. For collectors and casual browsers alike, that unpredictability is part of the draw, and the shop encourages anyone hunting for something specific to reach out ahead of a visit or use the Wish Book to get first notice when it turns up. Located in walkable downtown Antioch near other local shops and eateries, the store makes an easy stop for anyone exploring the Rivertown district on a weekend outing, and its mix of comics, records, clothing, and household finds gives repeat visitors a reason to keep coming back to see what new vendors have brought in.
Rivertown Treasure Chest is a multi-vendor secondhand and collectibles marketplace in downtown Antioch, California, offering comic books, pop culture memorabilia, vinyl records, clothing, jewelry, toys, furniture, and housewares from a rotating roster of local sellers, and it was named the Antioch Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year in 2022 for its community involvement alongside its role as a neighborhood treasure-hunting destination.
