Best car boot sale and charity shop bargains.

Sootzer

Hi,

Tommy Hilfiger pure wool scarf 50p
Sean John T-Shirt BNWT £1
Large Body Shop Gift Set £3
BN Clarks Softies £1
4 x lynx shower gels 10p each
M&S perfume and shower gel set in gift box BN £1
Me 2 you gel pens 10p each.

Well done everyone on your finds.

Saffronsmum

Didn't get much today:

Red glass vase 5.00 (really liked this, will look great in the window)
Box of lego 4.00
2 lego boards 1.00
bag of old stickle bricks 1.00
Peppa pig toy 1.00
A wheely bug ride on toy 2.50 (cost 40.00 new), my daughter is scooting around on it as i type.
2 pairs of Next trousers 1.00 each
Boden trousers 3.50

And thats it for today, we are off to a village fate so OH can rumage through the bric a brac stall.

JesaRose

Todays was a tad rubbish as it looked like it was going to rain at any moment. I didn't get much but I'm pleased with what I did get:

Black leather look jacket 50p - I tried on one almost exactly the same in Oasis on Saturday which was £150!
Vintage 80s boots £2
Wii Sonic game £5
New real leather Topshop belt £1 - would have been about £45

goanmad

Hi Gang!

Glad to hear that the bargains are still out there. Missed a couple of weeks what with the V Festival and a few late night parties but managed to wake without a hangover this morning so made the most of a dry day.

Bosch electric coffee grinder £1.50
Leather cowboy boots 50p (Split mine last week so a timely replacement!)
Black leather Hush Puppies Chelsea boots £1
Mushroom bag 20p
Vintage mustard and green fringed Welsh tweed double bed throw £2
Vintage yellow melamine picnic set £2
Brand new Dylash lash dye kit 50p (Saved me paying £8 in Boots)
Lomography camera 35p
Paperchase Travel Journal 35p
"Keep Calm And Carry On" logo bone china mug 35p
Vintage leather bag with cow trim £1
Laura Ashley, Made in Wales 1970's cotton sundress 20p :j:j (Rare and worth quite a bit)
TopShop Cardi 20p
Vintage Indian fringed silk shawl in green, pink and gold 50p
Debut strapless evening dress (new with tags) 75p
2 x boned and beaded corset tops £1
1940's style tailored Hobbs jacket £2

Looking forward to hearing about everyone else's finds.

xx

rugbybabe77

did my first car boot today. didn't have any items over £2 so was impressed to make £47 profit. was expecting it to be busy, but it really wan't so definitely did ok.
was gutted though as have been looking for a toddlers trampoline for my daughter every time i go to the boot sale and quite late on this morning someone walked past me with exactly what i wanted. if i hadn't of been selling i'd of found it. but never mind could always buy a new one now :-)

china-doll_2

Hi Gang

I popped into my local one on the way to the gym yesterday and got..
an asos long sleeved blue dress £1.50
topshop dress £1.50
river island vintage oversized denim shirt 50p
denim h&m dress £2
urban outfitters stripey new bag £1
topshop puffy sleeve top £1.5
bnwt strapless dress £1.50 rrp £25
bnwt gap baby skirt and jacket £3
bnwt river island Cardigan £3 rrp £28

I went today aswell, but I need to go through it as I got loads so will reprt my buys later this evening
:-D

creaker

do people buy stuff from carboots to resell on Ebay. I've tried finding things this weekend and to be honest I didn't know what was worth it or not.

firesidemaid

it is worth it - at the moment i find more things to sell in charity shops than at the car boots. even when we get to the boot sales late i still manage to find stuff.i do well with the stuff that people think is worth nothing, but that people do want to buy on ebay - be it rare, collectable, unusual etc.

start with what you know something about. use the advanced search option on ebay (tick completed listings) to get an idea of what sells well. i have to say it takes time, research and a bit of luck too!

shelovestobuystuff

creaker wrote: »

do people buy stuff from carboots to resell on Ebay. I've tried finding things this weekend and to be honest I didn't know what was worth it or not.

I just buy stuff I like ,and when OH gets annoyed at not being able to sit at the dinner table and eat a meal off it because its heaving with all my junk(at the minute its covered in china tea sets and glass ware I couldn't resist) I put some on ebay just to clear a space.Some of my fav finds I will always keep because I just love them but some spur off the moment buys I really dont mind selling on.
I have a bit of a handbag fetish too so sell those quite often on ebay for at least double what I paid for them.I had some I bought for £2 or £3 sell for £30 each a couple of months ago.
I have been extremely lucky and come out of it quite well financially so far.
Just now I am watching a little blue and white mug just ending on ebay which I bought for 10p,its at £9.99 just now:D.It went for £9.99,not bad for 10p.

If you are buying to sell you really have to know what you are buying,what sells and how much for,although sometimes something is just so cheap that its worth a punt even if you are not sure about it.
Spend some time researching what sells on ebay if thats going to be your market place.The best way to make any money from it is to buy stuff you like and maybe know a bit about already.Best to specialise in one or two areas I think.I dont take my own advice on that one though,I would buy anything at all if I thought I could make some profit on it eventually.
If you have the space and the patience it is definately worth buying odd bits of china and glassware and eventually you will have full sets at bargain prices.Look in the boxes under the tables and rummage in the 10p-50p crates in charity shops.I have been doing this for a month and have found the majority(one saucer short) of a noritake nippon tea set one or two items at a time as well as a growing collection of whitefriars glasses.I will keep picking them up untill I have full sets to sell.
Have fun.

consultant31

JesaRose wrote: »

Todays was a tad rubbish as it looked like it was going to rain at any moment. I didn't get much but I'm pleased with what I did get:

Black leather look jacket 50p - I tried on one almost exactly the same in Oasis on Saturday which was £150!
Vintage 80s boots £2
Wii Sonic game £5
New real leather Topshop belt £1 - would have been about £45

Would anyone really pay £45 for a belt - I'd want it studded with diamonds for that price, lol.

I think I'm so used to shopping in charity shops and car boot sales, I just couldn't bear to part with hard-earned money just like that!