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Car Boot Sale Virgin!!

Cerbera_2
Cerbera_2 Posts: 1,317 Forumite
in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
Hi everyone :hello: ,

There's a car boot sale close to me and I was going to have a clearout. It will consist mainly of Sim Cards ;) abd Disposable Cameras but also baby stuff and kids toys.

How do I go about this? Do I make price cards? Do many people buy at that price or do they expect a good haggle?

Any help and tips are appreciated! :D
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  • squeaky
    squeaky Posts: 14,129 Forumite
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    The best board to help you with advice here is the Ebay and Other Auctions Board so I'll move this post across there for you.
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  • fruityslh
    fruityslh Posts: 123 Forumite
    If you look back through the pages I think there was a similar thread last week, I'm sure someone will be along soon to provide the link
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  • apprentice_tycoon
    apprentice_tycoon Posts: 3,300 Forumite
    This might help
  • Cerbera_2
    Cerbera_2 Posts: 1,317 Forumite
    fruityslh wrote:
    If you look back through the pages I think there was a similar thread last week, I'm sure someone will be along soon to provide the link

    Thanks fruityslh, I read that thread yesterday, but I have never even been to a car boot sale.
    What I need help with is the basics, like the setup and whether items should be priced :confused:
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  • Cerbera_2
    Cerbera_2 Posts: 1,317 Forumite
    That's brilliant, thanks apprentice tycoon, just what I was looking for!
    :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T :T

    That'll teach me to do better searches :o I did do search but could only get your thread mentioned above :o

    Thanks again :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:
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  • angelcake
    angelcake Posts: 4,496 Forumite
    I tried selling a few sim cards but none went!

    some people will try and get something for nothing, also people don't usually wanna pay over £1!!! for things!!!
    :p:p Angel :p:p
  • Cerbera_2
    Cerbera_2 Posts: 1,317 Forumite
    I have quite a few so I was thinking of selling the sim cards in bundles or a multibuy with the cameras 'Buy two cameras, get a free sim card!'.
    What do you think, would this interest you at car boot sale???
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  • angelcake
    angelcake Posts: 4,496 Forumite
    no, I am afraid not!

    I made up a sign as I have loadsa sim cards, I stuck it to the table and put 2 sim cards on top to show people what they are! no-one bought one!! I had on the sign ...20 for £10 etc 1 for £3 and what they had with them but no interest!! you culd try with the cameras but maybe you would get a better deal on ebay for a group of people going to a party (Hen,stag, birthday???)

    Good luck anyway!!
    :p:p Angel :p:p
  • liz_uk
    liz_uk Posts: 1,103 Forumite
    I`ve done 4 car boots so far this summer and Love it !!!

    Had a major clearout and it took me 4 visits to clear it all !! The excess went to charity but I made over £200.

    DO NOT PRICE THINGS UP !! People will look and WALK OFF !! Been there, done it !

    What I tend to do is say `make me an offer`... or say a price higher than what you want as they usually haggle you down anyway !

    Re Sim cards, I took my O2 ones to the car boot and sold them for between £1 and £2 each. Most people know of ebay and know they can pick them up from there for around £1, so don`t expect much more than £2 !

    Also take a wall paper pasting table 7& a rug to put stuff on if you run out of space on the table !

    Hope that helps !
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  • Cerbera_2
    Cerbera_2 Posts: 1,317 Forumite
    angelcake wrote:
    no, I am afraid not!

    I made up a sign as I have loadsa sim cards, I stuck it to the table and put 2 sim cards on top to show people what they are! no-one bought one!! I had on the sign ...20 for £10 etc 1 for £3 and what they had with them but no interest!! you culd try with the cameras but maybe you would get a better deal on ebay for a group of people going to a party (Hen,stag, birthday???)

    Good luck anyway!!

    Thanks angel, cameras are going quite well on ebay but as this car boot sale is close I thought I could try and shift the rest without the hassle of the auction.
    liz_uk wrote:
    Re Sim cards, I took my O2 ones to the car boot and sold them for between £1 and £2 each. Most people know of ebay and know they can pick them up from there for around £1, so don`t expect much more than £2 !

    I'll not pin my hopes on the sim cards then :D
    It's really an opportunity to clear large items that are too awkward to put on ebay; prams, buggies, old bikes. DW wanted them dumped, so anything is a bonus :j

    It's not 'til next Friday, but I let you know if I get anything special for the sim cards ;)
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