Best car boot sale and charity shop bargains.

Lusty

I bought a virtually brand new Barbour jacket at a boot fair for a fiver and got £60 for it on Ebay!
My mate found a Crombie coat in A1 condition in a charity shop in Maidstone for a tenner,nearly 500 quid in The House of Fraser!

goanmad

Steph998 wrote: »

I LOVE charity shops and eBay.

Avoid Primark, George.

I have to disagree! I've sold three Primark dresses on eBay in the last week for a combined total of £60. Also got lots of George suff from a jumble sale the other day (10p an item) if you didn't look at the label you'd never know where it had come from, all pure cotton, really vibrant prints, quite retro. This all sold well on eBay.

JesaRose

goanmad is right - I always buy way too much in Primark (one in every colour) then after 6 months haven't worn it, put it on ebay and it makes more than I bought it for! Daft but true

Your bargains made me hungry for charity shops so i just popped out and bought two handbags for my collection: one vintage and one from George at Asda which is very "in" right now, plus some gorgeous 1950s buttons which were 1p each!

goanmad

Well done, JesaRose! :T I love vintage buttons, too.

Went to a jumble sale earlier and came back with a Karen Millen dress, 2 leather clutch bags, 3 1980's dresses, a pillbox hat with veil, a pair of vintage sandals (not my size, boo-hoo), a Linea dress with the £65 price tag still on, a full-length leather coat and loads of Primark stuff (some still with labels) which will all go on eBay.
I'm keeping a really sweet vintage 1970's shoulderbag, Kate Moss at Topshop yellow vest and a funky leather belt in purple and teal. My Mum's getting a Per Una angora jumper and a Per Una leather Boho belt.

I spent £4.50!!!

Steph998

goanmad wrote: »

I have to disagree! I've sold three Primark dresses on eBay in the last week for a combined total of £60. Also got lots of George suff from a jumble sale the other day (10p an item) if you didn't look at the label you'd never know where it had come from, all pure cotton, really vibrant prints, quite retro. This all sold well on eBay.

I don't disagree that some of the stuff is good enough quality - it's just in my experience, people know how cheap they are to start with (you can get a good dress in Primark for 6.99) and are not prepared to pay much more. There is nothing like the profit on these labels as on others ...and for me, it's all about the money making!!!:D

Congrats on making so much on eBay!

JesaRose

goanmad wrote: »

Well done, JesaRose! :T I love vintage buttons, too.

Went to a jumble sale earlier and came back with a Karen Millen dress, 2 leather clutch bags, 3 1980's dresses, a pillbox hat with veil, a pair of vintage sandals (not my size, boo-hoo), a Linea dress with the £65 price tag still on, a full-length leather coat and loads of Primark stuff (some still with labels) which will all go on eBay.
I'm keeping a really sweet vintage 1970's shoulderbag, Kate Moss at Topshop yellow vest and a funky leather belt in purple and teal. My Mum's getting a Per Una angora jumper and a Per Una leather Boho belt.

I spent £4.50!!!

I am soooooo jealous

I have found that some people will pay good money for Primark items if they are very fashionable right now because some things sell out and some don't have a shop near them.

goanmad

Steph998 wrote: »

people know how cheap they are to start with (you can get a good dress in Primark for 6.99) and are not prepared to pay much more.

A lot of hype exists with Primark stuff, it often gets chosen by TV stylists like Mark Hayes and flagged by fashion editors in magazines. People become desperate for it and don't care about the quality or cost. Like JesaRose says not everyone lives near a Primark. I think it's mad but as long as I'm making a profit I'm not going to analyse it too deeply, I'll just keep reading the fashion mags and keeping my eyes open!

What a beautiful morning today! Despite last night's booze-fest I'm off booting, wish me luck...

jasmineswhiskers

Ballymackeonan wrote: »

I've also bought a number of great pictures in charity shops, car boots etc - I always go for originals or limited-edition prints, and I'm prepared to pay for reframing - always look at the picture rather than the frame!

Conversely I always look at the frame rather than the picture. Bought a large picture from a jumble sale - the pic was some hideous modern print which had been put in a beautiful gesso frame. £1!! (Also had the original print behind it but yet to research this.)

monkeymonkeymonkey

So, what bargains did people pick up from the boot sales today?!?

goanmad

Not a bad haul today despite the hangover........

8 vintage 1980's leather belts, decorated with things like fake leopard skin, greek goddesses heads, coins and coloured stones £1.60
2 pairs of 1970's shoes - purple suede platforms and wood soled wedges - 50p
Black patent T-bar shoes 20p
Primark bronze wooden heel platform sandals 20p
Peacocks' unworn shoeboots with big chunky heel 50p
1980's knee high tan leather riding boots £2
Black leather cartridge bag £1
4 x vintage leather Kelly bags 80p
1970's patchwork leather bag with fringing £1
Gor-ray tweed skirt suit (1960's?) £1.50
Austin Reed tweed skirt suit with leather collar (1960's) £1.50
Liberty of London silk paisley print scarf £1
Orange melamine camping set consisting of 4 cups, saucers and plates £1
Black high-waisted leather pencil skirt and two black leather waistcoats £1.50
Style dressmaking pattern (1974) for a maxi skirt 25p
A classic car cluster of gauges showing oil pressure, water temperature, rev counter and petrol gauge £3 ( ideal for our VW camper).
Bontempi organ (still in it's box) £1
Men's 1960's black leather chelsea boots 20p
Man's Ted Baker teeshirt 25p
Tweed flat cap 50p
Elasticated belt with a butterfly buckle 50p
Primark maxi dress 50p
New Look black waistcoat (new with tags) £1
2 x Wallis skirts in brown leather and black leather £1

Some we'll keep, some we'll eBay.
All in all a good first car boot of the season. I think we'll reward ourselves with a large rum and coke and a takeaway curry now.

Anybody else? Please share!