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A Friend Bought A Book For 50p, was worth £10k at a car boot!!
terry2827
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A friend of mine's Dad recently visited a carboot in Hertfordshire, bought an old pop-up childrens book, It was something like 1930's or 40's. He showed my friend who said it might be worth something and that he should sell it on ebay. His Dad said he'd go halves on the sale..after 3 days it was sold for £10,000!!!! Can you imagine how many carboots and junk shops i have been to since, looking for a pop-up book!! Have you any top money making tips at carboots?!
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That's everyone's dream scenario isn't it?? so did your friend get £5k then??£2 Savers Club 2016 #21 £14/£250
£2 Savers Club 2015 #8 £250£200 :j
Proud to be an OU graduate :j :j
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a friend of mine's dad recently visited a carboot in hertfordshire, bought an old pop-up childrens book, it was something like 1930's or 40's. He showed my friend who said it might be worth something and that he should sell it on ebay. His dad said he'd go halves on the sale..after 3 days it was sold for £10,000!!!! Can you imagine how many carboots and junk shops i have been to since, looking for a pop-up book!! Have you any top money making tips at carboots?!
what a result mate! Let us know the name of the book, will keep them peeled!!! :t0 -
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I once bought a book for 50p at a car boot sale and it was worth 10p!!0
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I once bought a book for 50p at a car boot sale and it was worth 10p!!
Funny. I do that too!I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0 -
That reminds me. What ever happened to that painting that the OP at the time was getting all excited about and then went all coy at the end.
Did they make a fortune?0 -
That reminds me. What ever happened to that painting that the OP at the time was getting all excited about and then went all coy at the end.
Did they make a fortune?
I seem to recall it got in the press in the end and yes a rather tasty profit was made.There again of course I might be imagining it.:rotfl:
That's why I am surprised not to have heard about this ebay book, stuff like this gets talked about to death on the Amazon boards, yet there has been nothing at all. No one has mentioned seieng any high end books at all for months.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0 -
Bet the fees on that were a bit steep!! :rotfl:
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He showed my friend who said it might be worth something and that he should sell it on ebay. His Dad said he'd go halves on the sale..after 3 days it was sold for £10,000!!!!
If he thought it was valuable and he must have done to go halves on it why put it on ebay and not to a specialist book auction like Bloomsbury's ?
Why just for 3 days and not 10?
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A friend of mine's Dad recently visited a carboot in Hertfordshire, bought an old pop-up childrens book, It was something like 1930's or 40's. He showed my friend who said it might be worth something and that he should sell it on ebay. His Dad said he'd go halves on the sale..after 3 days it was sold for £10,000!!!! Can you imagine how many carboots and junk shops i have been to since, looking for a pop-up book!! Have you any top money making tips at carboots?!
Thats really great. Any chance of a link to the listing, so that we can see the book.
And of course, that would disprove any thoughts of this being an urban legend....0
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