Have got loads of stuff to get rid of and could do with the extra cash.

Anybody done carboot sales and can pass on any tips or advice for a would be booter?

Have only done one carboot myself and really enjoyed it. Sold loads of things from books to videos, cd's. Be realistic with your prices. We sold old cd's for about 50p, books for 20p, videos about 50p. Get a paste table if you haven't already got one with an old sheet to throw over it for your stall. Take at least £20 for your float, comprising of plenty of change. Be careful cos as soon as you start setting up the other stall holders will be pouncing on you to get a bargain. We did ok moneywise and came away with about £40 or thereabouts.

Jillybabes advice is spot on.
Try the one at Donny Race course on a Sunday morning.....its a fair old size.....you need to be there early tho!!

i do marsh lane once or twice a year, depending how many rooms the master has made me decorate.
i always go with 3 plans
- sell everything (u get nowt dumping it at the tip)
- relax & let the early birds (usually traders) have a rummage as you arrive they are usually honest(tight but honest) this always make your costs back before the public arrives.
- have plenty of carrierbags 'cos it stops em all moaning.

a pal of mine used to put plugs & light bulbs where appropriate on all electrical goods just to reasure people that they might work.

don't expect a lot for your valuables - trying to get £25 for an old cycle will see you taking it home unless it's brand new & top quality.
usually top £100 every time.

But if you're only charging upto 50p for items you have to sell a lot to make £40 don't you?

Then there are the people who will try to knock you down even further.

Is it best to overprice and then you can come down or will too high a price put the punters off? Surely if they like the look of your stuff they will haggle you down.

i usually flog cds & videos for a £1.
from memory u can get 2-3 quid for irons/kettles etc if they work.
i have sold the first dvd player i bought for £195 for a fiver so if you have stuff it can add up,bric a brac can hold u bak on 50p items etc. but labelled clothes normally sell well (higher than jumble sales).
best thing to do is try for a bit more on items that are getting interest - u know the Royal Doulton stuff(lol).then u can drop your prices as the morning goes on.i always start at about 7.30 & usually have sold up more or less for 12.

good luck anyway it is fun & a good way to recycle your stuff.

i too wanted to do a carboot as our house is filled with junk after clearing out my sister's room :hihi:

You have to be prepared to be getting there around 4am isn't it???

How much do you think I could sell a fully working Motorola V600 - one year old flip phone - for

Ta.

Lottie

never been to any at 4am - must be mad.
with regards to mobiles check the prices on ebay & see if it close to what u want to get.bear in mind "kids" can buy a.n.other phone for £30 @tesco.
go for it lotti i can't recommend them enough.

Thanks Willman

Great info.

Originally posted by Mo
But if you're only charging upto 50p for items you have to sell a lot to make £40 don't you?


I worked it out at 80 items, but then again I.m not the brightest light on the tree. :thumbsup:

I do loads of car boot sales (more when I'm poor), I tend to do the marsh lane one and the norton round about place too. People tend to walk off if you ask for more than a pound for things, I think they forget its not a jumble sale for a local school!
Anything sells!

I normally get there for about 6am and people will swarm round your car boot for a bargin before you even set up your stall! Take a friend if you can because quiet times can get boring, and take a snack and a flask otherwise you will end up spending your hard earned cash on tea and coffee!
Remember your pasting table and an old sheet and I always take a rail for clothes.

Sell you phone on ebay, i sold my old samsung flip phone about 2 months ago (no camera or anything fancy) for £35.. i would not have got that at a car boot.
Most i have made at a car boot was £120 in 6 hours, all old clothes, books and shoes!

Have fun!!!

Kick it really hard?:thumbsup:

Don't sit in your car with a face like a wet weekend. Have a laugh and a joke with people. Be realistic with prices. Take a small float with you so that you can give change.

hey, does anyone know of any regular car boot places to go? We wanna go this sunday but not sure where to go, and don't really want to turn up somewhere and find there isn't one, lol!:help:

Does anyone know what time to turn up as a seller to car boot at Bowshaw? Also do you have to book a place or just turn up?

Drove past and there was no information of the gate other than they were starting on 16/7. Also searched threads here and can't find and answer.

Can anyone help?

Things start to happen around 06:30, and no need to book a place, just turn up and you will be instructed where to park.

There is one on Saturday, which is in the field on the roundabout, then on Sunday there is another a bit further along the Dronfield Rd........but if this rain keeps up both fields will be as boggy as hell.

If you don't like the idea of people swarming around as you try to unpack the car, a good tip is to park, lock car and wander off for a few minutes as soon as you get there - by the time you go back, everyone will have moved on to where the latest cars are arriving and you can unload in peace - I tried this on someone's advice and it does work - and all the buyers will reappear once you've set everything out, so you won't miss out on possible sales

we used to do car boots until I discovered ebay

it's much dryer and warmer, and people are willing to pay higher prices if it's something that they want,

Try listing for a week and make them end on a sunday afternoon/early evening, if the don't sell first time round you can relist them and if they sell second time you only pay one listing.
Also watch out for Free/ reduced listing days on ebay.

we recently sold 91 cd's and made a total of £406.27

good going I think.

start cd's at £1 , doubles @ £2and watch em go the most one of mine sold for was £9.24

We usually charge £1.80 for p&p (64p postage envolopes jiffy bag type poundshop 10 for £1 plus ebay fees and then I ask them to add an extra 30p towards the cost of paypal, most people are happy to do this)