CushtyJook 1,097 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Me and a cousin decided to do a car boot today she mainly had lots of old clothes I had the odd thing , was surrounded my people as soon as we drove in asking for smellys and jewlry lots of people who will barter over 10p and one man even wanted 5p of for a bit of dust on an old hold all and ild say 90 percent of people where Eastern European got some happy eastern euros with some old vases on there mantelpieces tonight that's for sure, me I think I spent more money at the burger can than I made, does anybody else do them regularly ? I bought a big double bed frame made of solid brass for 50 p and the thing weighs around 50 kilos what is your best car boot buy? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RossM 8,149 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Me and a cousin decided to do a car boot today she mainly had lots of old clothes I had the odd thing , was surrounded my people as soon as we drove in asking for smellys and jewlry lots of people who will barter over 10p and one man even wanted 5p of for a bit of dust on an old hold all and ild say 90 percent of people where Eastern European got some happy eastern euros with some old vases on there mantelpieces tonight that's for sure, me I think I spent more money at the burger can than I made, does anybody else do them regularly ? I bought a big double bed frame made of solid brass for 50 p and the thing weighs around 50 kilos what is your best car boot buy? Done a couple with the Mrs but not allowed to anymore, had vhs tapes for 10p each and this guy came up and said "5p?" I replied "you can have it for 5p if I can bounce it of your skull?" Missus wasn't amused... " you cannae say that!!" She said "well I did" was my reply Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Years ago done one every Sunday,but eBay killed it Imho,people want something for nothing now,if I do one now I park up,lock up and have walk round myself,then set up when they moved on. Do about 4 a year just to clear outgrown clothes an old toys,wife sells a bit on facebook pages. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carraghs Gem 1,699 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Usually make enough to cover cost of pitch, fuel to get there, bit of spending money to buy more crap Iddon't need and if I'm very lucky enough to pay for a carvery dinner afterwards.. Prices are much higher in Ireland at boot sales than UK.. I really need to drive over in van to a big boot sale in England Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CushtyJook 1,097 Posted August 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Me and a cousin decided to do a car boot today she mainly had lots of old clothes I had the odd thing , was surrounded my people as soon as we drove in asking for smellys and jewlry lots of people who will barter over 10p and one man even wanted 5p of for a bit of dust on an old hold all and ild say 90 percent of people where Eastern European got some happy eastern euros with some old vases on there mantelpieces tonight that's for sure, me I think I spent more money at the burger can than I made, does anybody else do them regularly ? I bought a big double bed frame made of solid brass for 50 p and the thing weighs around 50 kilos what is your best car boot buy? Done a couple with the Mrs but not allowed to anymore, had vhs tapes for 10p each and this guy came up and said "5p?" I replied "you can have it for 5p if I can bounce it of your skull?" Missus wasn't amused... " you cannae say that!!" She said "well I did" was my reply Yeah some people get proper queer over a few pence Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cragman 2,843 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Did one a few weeks ago with the wife and made £150. Sold some of the kids old gear and household items. Doing another next week so hopefully more of the same. The people were actually helping us to get the gear out of the van when we arrived. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CushtyJook 1,097 Posted August 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Did one a few weeks ago with the wife and made £150. Sold some of the kids old gear and household items. Doing another next week so hopefully more of the same. The people were actually helping us to get the gear out of the van when we arrived. There like vultures lol they swarm you 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 I done them for years, it's great when your getting rid of stuff then everything you take is profit. But once you start down the road of buying stuff to sell, what you make on what you take drops dramatically. I tried to work on 100% mark up so 50% of what I took was profit. Before the recession hit it was great as people were moving houses and just wanted to get rid and not too fussy what they got for the stuff just so long as they did not have to carry it home. I would go to one boot sale on a Saturday in Swansea just to buy. I would buy the stuff that would sell in a country boot sale in Carmarthen on the Sunday and would get the stuff cheaper because it does not sell in the city. Once the recession hit though it all changed people wanted money for their stuff, houses were not selling so you did not have the clearances coming in. Our town used to have some good boot sales, only one left now and the Mrs went there this morning and only a dozen or so cars there. My best boot sale buy has to be this one. http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/341966-boot-sale-find/ TC 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richie1984 191 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Get some right bargains at the car boots I used to buy chainsaws,strimmers,stilh saws and fix them for a profit.I done a car boot the other month, I pulled up as soon as my boot was open the fookers were pulling the boxes out and rummaging that was at 6 am,I'd sold out by 9.30 with a tidy profit.it was all shite that would of got skipped otherwise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CushtyJook 1,097 Posted August 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Didn't mind the amount of Eastern European girls around at the sale also lovely looking 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
northern lad 2,292 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 Used to go to car boots quite often,best buy was a pole trap ,stamped up Highams of Oswestry,paid about 8 quid for it and sold it for £140,the ones round here went terrible ,90% of the stalls were selling low quality new stuff... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,626 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 a good pair of binos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,593 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Got a good set of wooden shafted golf clubs , piles of shooting stuff but now days folk think every thing they have is worth a fortune Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Two lads I know cleaned out their garages and brought all the unwanted stuff to sell on the one stall. A man came up, looked at a pair of shoes and asked "how much for one shoe." He was a one legged Romanian and my friend sold him one shoe. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,955 Posted August 19, 2015 Report Share Posted August 19, 2015 Car boots used to be the place to pick up cheap bits and bobs ones mans rubbish and all that. But now people want 10 20 quid for stuff. Luckily some people still just want to get rid of the clutter for a couple of quid. I get my gardens forks there can pick up one for 2 quid yet the chap a few yards down wants a tenner because he has polished it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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