Oates General

Oates General A casual, and often humorous vintage and gift shop in San Diego

05/17/2026

One of a kind pocket tees by the one and only in the shop! Sell em out!

05/15/2026

FUN DAY ALERT!! The one and only is this Sat, May 16th! Our friends have organized another - so start at my shop or any other participating crawl location (tagged) and grab a passport and play along! I'll be doing a 20% off sale of furniture and art, and will have some snacks and drinks too. Questions? LMK in the comments. Otherwise, see you here in

05/08/2026

Mother's Day card and framed Mexican tiles alert! Grab em now or face La Chancla!!

04/23/2026

Pro-tip, and can anyone identify this?

04/03/2026

3 vintage paintings by WOMEN ARTISTS! I did a little digging for info and included what i found in this video! Thanks for watching and for your support!

I still think it's wild to be nominated for best antique shop in San Diego. There are good ones in the mix, vote how ya ...
03/14/2026

I still think it's wild to be nominated for best antique shop in San Diego. There are good ones in the mix, vote how ya feel! I feel weird asking, but these kinds of polls and exposures are big for small business like mine. Link in profile if you are so inclined!

03/09/2026

Learned something new yesterday! Glasses pin that holds glasses! $10/ea in store today!

Just dropped off this beautiful primitive, antique and handmade pedestal at Girard. The patina on the paint, tiny triang...
02/17/2026

Just dropped off this beautiful primitive, antique and handmade pedestal at Girard. The patina on the paint, tiny triangles nailed on, paper labels underneath. Perfection. I found an antique mirror and affixed to the top, put glass (where there originally might have been) and made a shadowbox opportunity. Found in Louisville, KY last summer. $695.

Hey look - here are 9 photos of items available in my shop! The sofa in the first photo is Milo Baughman - real deal vin...
02/16/2026

Hey look - here are 9 photos of items available in my shop! The sofa in the first photo is Milo Baughman - real deal vintage and so comfy. And how about that cat lady art of a couple gals doing their nails?

Taking down my Holidays window, and thought I'd show you these posters before i roll em up for 10 months. I got these at...
12/26/2025

Taking down my Holidays window, and thought I'd show you these posters before i roll em up for 10 months. I got these at an estate that had so much great ephemera and these posters hit me because of the San Diego lore. I think these were gifts to delivery customers in perhaps the 50s by the - check the old aerial photo, and the real estate listings on the reverse. A lot in Point Loma for $12k? Get me a time machine!!

Address

1625 University Avenue
San Diego, CA
92103

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

Telephone

+14158246545

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