Car Boot Sale Prices.......

it all depends on whether you just want rid of the stuff, or whether you want to get a reasonable amount for each item

carboots tend to be inundated with baby clothes, so they dont tend to sell for much money (whatever the brand) - expect to get about 20p for a babygro, maybe 50p at a push for the trousers, tops or dresses

or just price them all at say 25p each, or 5 for a £ - that would shift them, but it will take longer to make any money

if you really want a fairish price for them though, then ebay tends to get better results, more like £1 for dresse, but ebayers are more picky about labels - bundles or ensembles tend to sell - most bundles tend to be for about 50 items, and they sell for around £25 plus p&p, but these have to contain some mid/top end designer brands, Next is the lowest name most people will bid on, if theres items from supermarkets/matalan in your bundle, then it prob wont sell for much, if at all

maybe take the lower end stuff to a carboot, and put the nice stuff on ebay - do the ebay stuff first, and then if it doesnt sell, take that to the carboot too

I sold quite a lot of DS's baby things at car boot sales. I found that if they were nicely displayed they sold well. Imagine you are displaying items like you would see them in a shop. If they are just piled on a table like a jumble sale you won't get much for them, but if they are hung nicely on small child-size hangers people will be more likely to buy at a reasonable price.

Also, watch out for the early-morning traders. They see you arrive and then descend on your car like vultures. It helps if there are two of you at this point. Sometimes they are leaning in your car rummaging in your boxes as you are trying to set up. They see that you are stressed and try to get you to sell at silly low prices. Then you see your goods being sold on their stall later on in the day at a higher price. :mad:

After the first rush though I quite enjoy doing boot sales. It is surprising what clutter some people will buy! I was using an old wooden clothes maiden that was broken and held together with gaffer tape to hang my clothes on to display them. I ended up selling it.

Have fun.

I only take to car boot what won't ebay. In my area you have to price really low at the car boot and reduce your prices throughout the day until you almost give it away.

I sold a bundle of ds clothes for a 7-8 yo. got £10 on ebay no problem and for once I had put the listing fee in the p&p fee. Normally I only charge for the actual postage and not for handling or wrapping/packaging but this was a mamoth parcel including a couple of coats.

Hello,

I know the dealers can be a bit of a pest, but they're also 'customers' like the rest!

At my first carboot I had some items that were fragile and/or bulky so awkward to package for someone new to EBAY, and also other quirkier items, but again ones that were worth £10 to £40, the dealers came, they knew what the items were worth, I knew what they were worth & they paid up.

One did try to get me to lower the price on a Rupert Annual due to condition, my reply was "If it was better condition I'd be wanting more", he and another dealer nearby just burst out laughing, and he handed over the cash.

Do try to price things up before the carboot sale.

Dealers are part of the system, especially for more unusual items you might not find a normal customer, so my advice is use the system. You're paying for your pitch at the carboot sale, you want the best return you can from it.

Well it worked for me.

Also, do think on stall layout, boys were downsizing their mineral & fossil collection, a pile of old rocks doesn't look impressive, but putting them with some 'outgrown' Evewitness Guides and geology books on the subject and they sold quickly. So think about theme sections, also baskets all at 10p, 50p etc, and discounts for multi-buys worked for me. It's amazing what people buy.