Author Topic: Car Boot Sales (Read 2196 times)

smurfboy · « **on:** August 31, 2006, 03:13:48 pm »

I'm doing my first one next weekend. Have you ever done one before and did you do well out of it? Any tips?

kevvosa · « **Reply #1 on:** August 31, 2006, 03:39:56 pm »

No tips, but I love picking things up from places like this. Today at Leeds market I returned with about 10 old horror VHS tapes.

loulou · « **Reply #2 on:** August 31, 2006, 03:51:16 pm »

No I haven't. My phobia won't allow me.

kevvosa · « **Reply #3 on:** August 31, 2006, 04:02:11 pm »

What is your phobia called, lou?

loulou · « **Reply #4 on:** August 31, 2006, 04:03:22 pm »

secondhandanddeadpeoplesbelongingingsitis.

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #5 on:** August 31, 2006, 04:48:19 pm »

Smurfy be careful of people who nick stuff off your stall. It could be priced at 10p but someone will still want to nick it.

wjp666 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 31, 2006, 07:14:43 pm »

TIP - get there seriously early. the last one i did i got there a little late, and people were practically prying the car boot open with their fingers. following this was a very hectic 20 mins in which things didsappeared without trace and i had no time to set the tables up. it was madness. these people are scavengers!

kevvosa · « **Reply #7 on:** August 31, 2006, 07:21:30 pm »

Quote from: wjp666

these people are scavengers!

Too right. Every Thursday in Leeds the market is absolutely packed as it's the car boot stall day, people clawing at various items of clothing - you would think they were beggars.

goldencup · « **Reply #8 on:** August 31, 2006, 09:50:37 pm »

Just choose your boot sale carefully and get there early, as suggested. I do them quite often and at some places they do descend on you like a plague of locusts, which is quite daunting. If this happens just close the boot and refuse to open it again until they get back and give you room to unpack and get set up.

loulou · « **Reply #9 on:** September 01, 2006, 01:13:59 am »

Smurfy have you got a car?

smurfboy · « **Reply #10 on:** September 01, 2006, 01:15:17 am »

No, we're using my mother's.

loulou · « **Reply #11 on:** September 01, 2006, 01:18:46 am »

Is her car like this?

smurfboy · « **Reply #12 on:** September 01, 2006, 01:22:10 am »

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #13 on:** September 01, 2006, 09:30:06 am »

That would be cool if it didn't have the second apostrophe.

smurfboy · « **Reply #14 on:** September 01, 2006, 01:53:26 pm »

I know, I was gutted

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Author Topic: Car Boot Sales (Read 2196 times)