Picks and Treasures was founded purely from passion, the joy of not only finding treasures and making a little bit of money but mostly from the vast amount of fellow collectors and hunters who have made this a positive "career".

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I was a corporate executive who traveled frequently throughout the United States. Bored of "sightseeing", I would stop off at a few garage sales and estate sales in cities I was visiting. It gave me a sight seeing tour with a mission - finding treasures. Bringing it back home (Hawaii), I found myself flipping a few items to help pay bills to somehow selling off toy collections, estates, and opening up a collectibles store in Downtown Honolulu.

 

After the death of my dad, I relocated back to the mainland (California) to settle in Novato, CA opening up another store which branched to online estate auctions.

 

Now after the death of my mom in 2022 , my mission is to travel and fulfill