Car boot sales (Shop)

...want to buy another persons car boot?” Obviously lots of people do, cos haven’t they just gone from strength to strength over the years! The first one I ever visited was an eye opener I can tell you, there seemed to be all manner of ‘junk’ on offer. Is it me or is the same ‘junk’ available on more than one stall at a boot sale these days? However it was a fairly productive initiation cos we managed to bag ourselves two decent sized suitcases for ...
...up the van for a car boot sale. Added to this, my Father is retiring to Spain in the very near future and with the sale of his house imminent we have had lots of clearing out to do there also. This has been made even more difficult in that a lot of the stuff that was stored in his attic was my Mums and she died 8 years ago, seems like only yesterday….. But as they say, life goes on, and as we all have our memories of our lovely Mum possessions that ...

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...very annoying having packed a car the night before only to have to take it all out again because of rain the next day. So whether you go or whether you don’t will depend on the Weather! If there is the possibility of showers, take a plastic sheet with you, you do not want to repack all your goods only to find the sun laughing at you. A quick cover up for five or ten minutes and you are back in business with dry goods also you really do not want ...
...The prices vary, for a car it could be £11+ and for the camper it is higher, but we do make the money back. The prices may be cheaper or dearer so it is best to enquire before hand. It is also best to look around for a couple of weeks before hand to check up on the market, what do people sell, is there someway you could lay your goods out that looks different and more appealing than other peoples stalls? What prices do they charge? Determine what ...

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...own items, to your local car boot. I have recently been diagnosed with chronic depression, and since taking my medication my outlook on life has changed a bit and I was ready to have a clearout. I started off with my wardrobe, from that I cleared almost four bin liners full of bits and pieces, including shoes and bags. I went through all the items with my partner and sorted three bin liners of clothes that I thought were worthy of sale. The other ...
...I decided that maybe a car boot was the way forward, so I collected together all my videos and a large number of DVDs and books that I am never going to use again. My real problem began when I mentioned that I was going to a car boot to my friends and family. My boyfriend's mum had lots of bits and pieces including a large number of clothes, kitchen bits and ornaments. She then sent me into her loft, where we found an old guitar and yet more bits ...

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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 ...
...mixed in with the ‘true’ car booters just selling the items they don’t want anymore. It is very true that what is junk to someone is often the find of the year to someone else. I love to watch people walking round carrying all sorts of weird and wonderful purchases, and I think to myself ‘what on earth are they going to do with that?’ Having said all that I must confess that my real love of car boot sales is as a seller ...

SusanLesley 26.04.2001 · Read full review
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...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 wasn’t ...
...buck or two, even if it was at the expense of the general public. Oh what a gullible lot we/you can be. I was at times a downright con-artist. I promise I really have mended my ways. I cringe at the thought of what I used to get up to. Del boy had nothing on me when it came to making a fast buck. SELLERS. There are five types of sellers. The first is the virgin boot seller, someone who has never done a boot sale. These are definitely the best to ...

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...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 ...
...on these days then at car boot sales?? I turned up at a car boot sale a few Sundays ago, and the first thing I noticed was how many Transit vans there was. For the first ten minutes all we saw was market traders stalls selling stuff you could buy at normal markets. From what I remember 10 years ago , the stalls were almost all private people selling household items that they no longer wanted, or the odd stall selling antiques. Most of what I saw ...

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...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 located to a busy ...
...want to organise your own car boot sale then you can just look around for some in the area, there are always plenty about in the Spring and Summer months and are widely advertised in newspapers and on the internet. We had heard of a good few car boot sales and finally decided to attend one held in Rhuddlan which is the main route into Rhyl and we thought this would be ideal as there is a holiday camp close by so there would be plenty of other visitors ...

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...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. ...
...the fun! Attending a car boot sale is one of the cheapest forms of weekend entertainment, even allowing for making a purchase or two. The established regular events in my area are very well run, with catering facilities and portaloos laid on, and consideration given to disabled parking needs. Some even have a children’s play area with bouncy castle or slide. But there’s another side to car boot sales, as the contents of my garage reveal. It is ...

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...which is of course the car boot sale. A car boot sale is a great way to get rid of all of those things that you no longer want, and also to make an extra quid or two along the way in order to put aside for something. There are usually car boot sales hehld all over the place, and they are usually advertised in any number of places from village green notice boards through to newspapers. Some are held just as a one-off, whereas others you get to see ...
...does exactly happen at a car boot sale for those to whom this concept is alien? Well, first off you find out where the sale is being held! Otherwise, you will look a bit stupid if you turn up somewhere with a carload full of rubbish! Then, in the days/ weeks leading up to it you turn the whole house upside down in order to find enough stuff that is being worthy enough to be sold. Search everywhere, as you will f ind that there is always something ...

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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 ...
...a section called 'Types of car boot.' These things can be classified?! Oh yes. You see, there are car boots...and then there are giant car boots. The difference is mainly the amount of stalls and punters, the giant car boots usually occurring on a large farm field and having market stalls as well as second-hand stalls. They usually have copious amounts of food vans and portaloos. With smaller ones, there's usually very few traders' stalls, less chance ...

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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 junk ...
...~o~o~oWHAT ARE CAR BOOT SALES?o~o~o~ Car boot sales normally happen on a Sunday morning, although more recently I have seen them advertised for midweek. Being at college stops me from going to the mid week ones, but I do nearly every Sunday go to a couple of the best around our way. In the morning there is a massive car boot filled with around 100 stalls, and then from 12 noon there is a hard standing one at Colchester station. It is a lot smaller ...

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...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 morning ...
...– usually in a large car park or field. Check your local press on a Friday for details. If you go as a buyer it usually only costs about 20p - 50p to get in (depending on the area you live). Sometimes there may not be a lot of cars selling but if you go to one of the large established sales in your area and the weather is reasonable, they are usually heaving with sellers (and buyers too!) It’s wise to go early – there are many ...

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...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 you have ...
...been had by a 'Proffesional' car booter, his stall was massive and no-way could he just be doing this for a few quid pocket money like I was. I learnt a lesson from that and told people at the next one to go away until I had set up my stall and put prices on everything...they moaned at me , but at least I had chance to get my act together and sell things with a bit of thought. So whats going on these days then at car boot sales?? I turned up at ...

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...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 ...
...in the back of the car - although you really need to box these up for ease of travel! It's all a bit like moving house really. It's amazing the things you "re-discover" that were never lost, only forgotten - don't go getting sentimental know though, you've never missed them before now so get it wrapped! Saturday morning and it's bright outside! Hooray! Unfortunately my alarm told me it was still before 7 am, but there was a car to be packed! Once ...

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...opinion on this subject? Car boot sales. The only reason to get up early on a Sunday or bank Holiday morning? That depends upon what 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 ...
...where I live) park your car in line with the others, get the table out and pile all your trash on it. The reason that car boots are so popular is that people replace or get very bored with the things they buy and then sell them off. So it's quite possible to pick up some very new stuff at a reasonable price. The downside is that a) you aren't sure of any items provenance, although many car booters are very honest b) you can't be sure that the items ...

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