Car boot sales (Shop) > Reviews

Advantages: Good fun, and you exchange your junk for money
Disadvantages: Can get hectic

I love car boot sales – there I’ve confessed. I find the whole ethos of bargain hunting and haggling fascinating. I have always been the sort of person on the lookout for a special offer, freebie or just good value purchases so I suppose it’s only natural that I should enjoy car boot sales. I do find it interesting to wander around looking at the various tables just to see if I can make a real find. I live in hope of finding a ... Read review

Advantages: Great bargains, great prices.
Disadvantages: Electrical goods, cons, weather.

...to be an expert on car boot sales and actually used to make a living working and selling at boot sales. Before that I used to be a buyer so I am going to examine this from both sides of the coin. I will also examine the different types of seller you will encounter at these sales, and finally give some tips for buying. Now as you all know I am an honest fellow, (now) and have been for some years, but when I younger, I am talking 20+ years ago I ... Read review

Advantages: SOME GOOD BARGAINS
Disadvantages: TO MANY TRADERS

...make our way to the car boot sale at chelford to see what , if any , bargains there was to be had at the Sunday car boot sale. Remembering a few years back me and my mum used to do them and make a tidy some. Paying about £5 to get my car through the gates and given a choice (sometimes) of where to put up my wallpaper pasting table everything was great! But, and theres always a but,Beware of all the traders Before you have even got your stuff ... Read review

Advantages: Sell your unwanted items
Disadvantages: Not get good value!

...I decided to have a car boot sale or rather attend one of the local car boot sales to sell the items. Car boot sales are generally easy to find and are held at various venues both indoor and outdoor but the more popular locations are outdoor in the early spring continuing through the summer. It is not difficult to organise your own car boot sale however you do have to complete the relevant research :- 1st Find a popular location ... Read review

Advantages: For buyers: bargain opportunities; for sellers: easy market; for both: enjoyable experience
Disadvantages: inclement weather can spoil the experience!

... If you’ve never visited a car boot sale before, and I’m often surprised to find people who haven’t, then just look in your local paper to see when one’s on and go along as a buyer. It’s best to go near the official starting time to allow plenty of time to wander round before stallholders start packing up although be aware that sometimes prices do come down during the day. It’s also best to go without any preconceptions about what you want to see. ... Read review

Advantages: finding bargains, making money from stuff you don't want, good morning out
Disadvantages: can be more like a market, bad weather can spoil it, no guarantees

I am a car boot sale binger. That is I become addicted to them after one visit, binge, going every week for a few months, and then don't bother for ages - until the next time I need a book, or something from the market stalls! I have been to many boot sales in Lancashire to both buy and sell. I'm going to give my opinion generally on what car boot sales are like based on things a lot of them have in common. TYPES OF CAR BOOT You can tell someone's ... Read review

Advantages: see op
Disadvantages: see op

I have been a Car Boot Saler for many years. When we were younger we all used to go and it was like heaven, lots and lots of toys. Then when I was slightly older I used to detest them and think they were the most boring thing on earth. Well now I am 17 (18 in October) I cant think of anything better to do on a Sunday then go to a Boot Sale. Even if I don’t buy anything I still just like to have a snout about at peoples junk!! I say it is ... Read review

Advantages: Make money, get rid of clutter, good Feng Shui for your home, buy lots of bargains.
Disadvantages: Spend too much, buy more clutter, bad Feng Shui!

...from MRANDREWSJK of course!) is car boot sales. I love 'em! To anyone who has not yet spent a Sunday morning trudging along aisle upon aisle of cars with pasting tables behind 'em - what’s wrong with you? Don't you know there's treasure out there? I suppose I first discovered them about 10 years ago when the kids were young and money a bit tight (or maybe I was a bit tight!) So here is my opinion on what so many people do on a Sunday ... Read review

Advantages: If you know what you are looking for you might get a good bargain
Disadvantages: Far too many market traders

...be had at the Sunday car boot sale. Quite a few years ago, when I had no kids and could please myself what I did on Sundays, I too used to be a regular car booter. Paying about £5 to get my car through the gates and given a choice (sometimes) of where to put up my wallpaper pasting table (an essential part of any car boot stall) everything was great! But, and theres always a but..... Beware of the 'Proffesional' car booter... Before ... Read review

Advantages: de-junk your life
Disadvantages: early mornings

...local paper advertising a local car boot sale. I'd only ever been to a couple previously to have a bit nose about, but for some reason I was drawn to the idea of selling our unwanted items. A quick phonecall later I had confirmed what I needed to do (because I really had no clue whatsover). I was advised to get to the location (a club car park) with my car load of stuff by 7:30 to set up, bringing with me a pasting table (you know, the kind you get ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, can find a bargain
Disadvantages: It always rains when you are selling!

...you like. So what are car boot sales ( for those that don't know). Well we all have stuff in our homes that we no longer want or are simply taking up room. Do you throw it away? No - pile it into the boot of your car, chuck in a paste table and drive off at 6 on a Sunday morning in the hope that your junk is another persons treasure. Pay your entry fee (ranges from £4 to £7 where I live) park your car in line with the others, get the table out and ... Read review

Advantages: Swap junk for cash!!
Disadvantages: You have to get up early

...great British Institution - The Car Boot Fair! These things are big business these days. I don't know about you guys living in other regions of the country can pay, but where I live (Greater London) it actually costs £10 for sellers to set up their stalls at a decent sized boot fair!! Seemed an awful lot to me - but we had lots of old rubbish knocking about the house that we wanted to get rid of - so we paid it. And then they charge the buyers ... Read review