car boot advise pls

juliespencer

hi all,
I have been round the car boots today buying stuff for baby as im pregnant and i came up with the idea of buying at car boot and selling on ebay (like loads of people do)
im wanting to make more money and give me something to do when i finish at work and am skint.:j

just wondering what sort of things to buy that sell on ebay, i have no idea about whats design and what isnt.

so advise need pls what sort of thing do i look out for?

thanks:beer:

McKneff

be careful, its one thing to sell the odd thing from your house/personal items.
Its another matter buying to sell as it becomes taxable income then

juliespencer

anniehanlon wrote: »

be careful, its one thing to sell the odd thing from your house/personal items.
Its another matter buying to sell as it becomes taxable income then

oh i will pay tax if i have to i dont mind, just need abit of money coming in, im only looking at an extra £100 a month so prob wont be taxable

thanks for warning me tho i never thought of tax till i read that:j

Valli

***waves at Annie***
well, why not watch items on e-bay, see what sells, what doesn't and how much they go for...

finallydebtfree!!

also bear in mind that maybe some of the people at the car boot may have tried to sell their stuff on ebay with no luck! I always use the car boot sale as the last resort as I would much rather try it on ebay from the comfort of my own home than get up in the early hours of the morning!

but thats not to say thats always the case, Im sure there are a lot of bargains to be found! good luck!!

McKneff

:hello: cooee valli

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Hi julie,
Sorry to put a damper on your boot sale idea.
Its a good one but maybe the trick is not to tell people that you are buying
to sell, just sell and smile.

PS i just Lurve car boot sales

olias

juliespencer wrote: »

hi all,
I have been round the car boots today buying stuff for baby as im pregnant and i came up with the idea of buying at car boot and selling on ebay (like loads of people do)
im wanting to make more money and give me something to do when i finish at work and am skint.:j

just wondering what sort of things to buy that sell on ebay, i have no idea about whats design and what isnt.

so advise need pls what sort of thing do i look out for?

thanks:beer:

If you don't mind a slight risk, I would concentrate on items you can make at least £15-£20 mark up as you then only have to sell about 5 - it's a lot easier than having to list and sell 100 things making £1 on each. Also your less likely to have hassles with ebay/paypal pushing you to ubgrade accounts, limiting accounts ect etc

The only risk is obviously a potential bigger loss if the items don't sell - but if you do your research first and see what sells for what amounts then there shouldn't be too much risk attached.

Olias

soolin

The problem is half the sellers at car boots are ebayers, the stuff on their stalls is the stuff they can't sell online. Everybody knows about ebay now, you'll find browsing for little trinkets that have huge markets difficult if not impossible.

The only times I car boot (and it is not something I enjoy) is to get rid of the cupboard loads of stuff that just won't shift on ebay or Amazon (for books).