What’s On 2nd

Pretty fun antique store with lots of random stuff! And the store is huge, much larger than I expected (there’s a half hidden second story). Not expensive.

What’s on 2^nd? is a fabulous thrift store! There are three floors at their current location filled with a variety of jewelry, post cards, retro toys, artwork, etc. I spent over an hour one night going through the store. I ended up buy multiple post cards and children’s books that were all in excellent condition and for an excellent price! The owner of the store was very friendly and helpful. I will definitely go back and recommend it to my friends.

Great place for that quirky, rare item. Lots of collectible tins, lunchboxes, knives, old photographs, prints, books, cameras, postcards, unique items, vintage clothing, etc… a real walk back in time. Today (1÷16÷2016) they are marking everything in the store ½ price! I do mean everything. Plus when i checked in on Unilocal I got a 20% coupon to use. It is an awesome store. We got their a little early (45 min early) but the owner came to the door and welcomed us in. They have something for everyone. They are open till 6:00 today. Park in the rear of the building or on the street. Enjoy, hope you find something you like. Have a Unilocaling good day!

I am glad that Birmingham has such a cool store downtown. From the moment you peek in the front display window, you know that a lot is in store for you! I find it easy to spend a lot of time in here without even realizing it! The owner is such a nice guy, and is always friendly and smiling and ready to talk with the customers. There is no telling what you may find at any given time, and that makes it even more fun to browse. I have seen everything from stuffed armadillos to road signs to antique postcards from all over. I know the store will be relocating a couple of blocks over to 1^st Avenue soon, and I can’t wait to check out the new space!

This store has anything and everything. Prepare to spend some time wandering through the store & looking around. It is a lot of fun!

As far as collectables and hard to find pieces go, it’s one of the top three stores I’ve ever encountered. Everyone should check it out, even if you have no plans to purchase anything. It contains so many vintage items I felt nostalgic and could have stayed and amused myself for hours.
One of the few places left that deals with vintage video games, and they had quite a collection.
I’ve never purchased or dealt with the staff, but if the prices are reasonable and the people are courteous, I’ll be bumping this up to 5.

Stop here on a Saturday or any day and explore… You won’t be disappointed! So many unique treasures to see.

Prepare for a shopping goldmine. The thrift store emporium houses a museum of trinkets for folks fond of popular culture. Two and a half floors are filled with retro movie posters, vintage cameras and prehistoric postcards. Rare action figurines, used records and Mason jar glasses are even scattered around the store. A prevalent theme would be anything Star Wars or Elvis, even an Elvis bathroom!
On the top floor you’ll find old threads, street signs and eccentric materials you’d expect from an antique space. I ended up buying one of their What’s on 2^nd tees because I really enjoyed my experience poking around.
FUN FACT: A check-​in offer for 20% off anything in the store applies when you check in on Unilocal

This store has everything I never knew I wanted, and then some. The owners were super nice, too. The only downside is also the upside: SO MUCH STUFF. The wide selection is impressive, but also difficult to browse through. They weren’t that busy when I was last there, but I felt like I spent half the time trying to get out of other customers’ way, and avoiding bumping into all of the haphazardly placed merchandise. If you have the time and patience to browse and pick, this is the place for you. There are so many unique things for sale, but I didn’t want to have to dig and excavate just to find something to buy. Some people love the thrill of the hunt, but I don’t particularly enjoy feeling like I’m cleaning out someone’s attic when I go shopping. I’ll definitely be back, though, and hopefully will be able to find what I’m looking for a little easier next time.

A unique experience you just never know what you are going to find. Super friendly staff too. Love this place and I never leave empty handed!

5 buttons for a $ each!

Found it by just wondering around. Fun brousing and lots of corky stuff. Friendly staff. The lady that checked me out was a hoot! Headed back to find some funny Christmas gifts.

What’s on 2^nd? is one of my favorite shops in Birmingham! Any free time I can spend perusing the store is time well spent. It’s like floating in a sea of nostalgia. You must visit, and you must visit often. You’ll want to buy everything. You’ll certainly buy something. Your childhood lies behind those doors. They are constantly adding new goodies. The owner is one of the kindest people you’ll meet in the city. If you’ve never been, go there. Go there now. Enjoy!

What can I say but this place is always where I go for an instant pick me up. I can spend hours in here and come out with a gem or two. I never have anything in mind when I come in but the goodies always find me. Got two dresses. One with tags, cool hand dyed, for the beach the other a cute flouncy church length. My sister scored as well.
The staff are the best, my sister knocked over a display and they were so sweet to her.
If you don’t like to rumble and search for hidden gems don’t go. But otherwise put your money in your pocket leave that big purse at home and prepare to explore 3 floors of treats

This is a curiosity shop. If you want to know what that means, stumble in and check it out. It’s got tchotchkes, knick knacks, vinyl, clothes, advertisments, books, razors, belt buckles and a plethora of other items to browse. I’ve even found a few antique double edge razors (although nothing worth restoring).
They have also built the best used videogame collection in town. It’s a litte overpriced but worth a browse.

My only other trip to WO2 was during the Unilocal Scavenger Hunt so I knew little about it previously. With that said, I was browsing auction sites online looking for an old school UGA patch and found one that I really liked. I noticed it was local so I emailed the seller about a local pick-​up. It turns out it that the seller was Ron from WO2. Anyway, we emailed and I went to pick it up but unfortunately Ron misplaced it so asked me to email him and he would let me know when he found it. He emailed a short time later and I stopped by a few days after and he recognized me and held out the patch saying Merry Christmas. That is just awesome customer service and I cannot wait to return there to peruse his other offerings again sometime in the near future. Thanks Ron!
Bonus for having the same name as my dad!

There’s just no describing What’s On 2^nd other than as a modern antique store. If you’re looking to replace a broken Smurfette glass, they have it. Postcards from the 40s from all over the United States? Yep, they’re here. Video games, classic metal signs, Tiffany-​style lamps, 35 millimeter cameras, you name it. They probably have it here.
I was SO tempted to pick up the Raggedy Annie that was on sale! Instead, I got a few very old Charlotte postcards and one from New York and maybe a 1971 print advertisement that I’ll send to my brother as a gift.
Their stock probably turns over all the time, so if they don’t have it not, you can bet that they’ll have it soon.
No, you don’t have to buy anything. Consider it a museum of the recent past.

LOVE, love, love this store. The owners are hilarious and just as eclectic as the store itself. You can’t go in there expecting to find a certain item, but you’ll probably come out with five things you never thought you’d HAVE to have. There’s always «new» merchandise every time I visit – if I come in and ask for something hockey related – which is hard to find in Birmingham – he has something. It’s awesome. I could seriously spend hours (and I have…) in here.
It’s like Instagram was an actual place. Haha!

I didn’t end up leaving with anything from this place but you can’t say I wasn’t tempted to leave with everything. This place is a hoarder’s dream come true. It’s basically a collection of anything and everything you never cared to find. There’s about two and a half stories of collected items that may date back the 1900s to merchandise as current like video game consoles such as the Nintendo DS.
No matter who you are, there’s something in here for everyone. There’s postcards, comic books, jewelry, old guitars, furniture, clothing, music, vinyls, decorative displays, driver’s license plates, souvenirs, arrowhead stones, old books, even matches. I don’t know what nonessential things this place doesn’t have.
The people who run this store are really nice. They help you find anything you need and talk with you about the things you seem to gravitate towards (mine was Pokemon cards). I feel like i could wander in this little store for at least a good hour.

Oh why did we have to walk in 15 minutes before closing, while we were on our way to a dinner date, on a Saturday night (where we found out they weren’t open on Sundays and we were leaving town after then).
I could have spent hours in this place, but those precious 15 minutes (and they offered to stay open if we were still looking around) were SO worth it. I kept finding new things to ogle as we made our way slowly to the back left corner — and then froze.
WALLS of vintage video games. And not just the standard box of random dusty Atari games — well organized shelves of everything I usually see in used games and more. They had Sega CD and Saturn games — definitely something you don’t see very often. Reasonable prices — I was lucky to snatch a copy of Mario Party 2 for N64 for a mere $ 10 (bad label damage, but I was in it for playability for now, I’ll get a mint condition one later).
There’s no rhyme or reason to what you’ll find in here — all I can say is that you WILL find something you enjoy. Whether it be a toy from your childhood or an oddity you just have to get — I hope I make it back to Birmingham at a decent time so I can really give this place a good chunk of exploring time.
By the way — the staff are as nice as can be. We chatted with the game guys and then chatted some more with the nice couple at the register. I love these people and I only met them for 15 minutes.