Best Car Boot, Charity Shop and Jumble Sale Bargains - New Thread 4/10/09

goanmad

Festivals and shoddy weather have put paid to booting over the last couple of weeks, if it stays dry I may attempt one in the morning (depending on tonight's alcohol consumption).

I did go on a charity shop bender yesterday:

1950's black beaded fringed top £3.95
Current tagged TopShop oversized black mesh and chenile jumper (perfect for next weeks' Green Man festival) £2.99
Miso gold sequined mini dress with statement shoulders £2.60
Ordinary Boys double CD 21p

And went totally mad in the Salvation Army snaffling:
11 x 1970's women's dagger collar blouses
1960's Ladies' black leather full length coat (think Mod not Matrix!)
1960's red vinyl handbag
1940's veiled hat
1960's pink straw hat
3 x Kangol mohair hats
7 x vintage late 50's/early 60's pendant necklaces all by known costume jewellery makers including one by Goldette, quite rare and listed on an antiques website for $110 :j
1970's gilt charm bracelet with gemstones
2 x huge silvertone Celtic vintage brooches
1950's Rolled Gold cufflinks with enamelled scotty dog design
10 x 1960's nylon slips
Vintage 1950's nylon bra
1950's cocktail mixing glass
Vintage sheepskin gloves still in their original packaging

Total spend £31 (The most the shop has ever sold in one transaction!!!)

monkeypuzzle32

Goanmad,no charity shops round by me sell anything vintage anymore,it seems to have dried up! I did mangae to buy 12 paperbacks though the other day for £6.When I've read them I take them back so I think it pays them to sell cheaply.

goanmad

monkeypuzzle32 wrote: »

Goanmad,no charity shops round by me sell anything vintage anymore,it seems to have dried up! I did mangae to buy 12 paperbacks though the other day for £6.When I've read them I take them back so I think it pays them to sell cheaply.

Good karma, Monkeypuzzle! Whereabouts are you in the UK?

I'm very lucky. The Salvation Army always put the vintage and interesting stuff aside for me. I never quibble over prices and always donate any good quality clothing back to them when I have a clearout.
The owner of the local vintage shop asks the charity shops to keep old stuff aside for her but most of them let me look first as they like to see me wearing it rather than selling it on.

monkeypuzzle32

thats nice of them!They probably love seeing it go to a good home,I'm in London so its full on vintage with prices to match or over priced Primark tat mainly.I used to buy tonnes of vintage in the Rag Market in Birmingham years ago when it was second hand rather than vintage!!

goanmad

monkeypuzzle32 wrote: »

thats nice of them!They probably love seeing it go to a good home,I'm in London so its full on vintage with prices to match or over priced Primark tat mainly.I used to buy tonnes of vintage in the Rag Market in Birmingham years ago when it was second hand rather than vintage!!

Ahhhh! The glory days of the Rag Market! Still not too bad if you visit during the week.

monkeypuzzle32

goanmad wrote: »

Ahhhh! The glory days of the Rag Market! Still not too bad if you visit during the week.

I've never been back in there since the old one got knocked down and rebuilt!I'll check it out next time I'm back home though.

pinkclanger

hello there fellow bargin hunters...
i went to a very warm but very wind one today and got the followin...
dove deodrant, & bubble bath, virgin vie moisturiser - 10p each
wax strips, body lotion & braclet - 20p each
gorge lipsy leopard print strapless frock £3
karen millan summer top 50p
primarshay summer frock 50p
newlook strapless black bow top 50p
river island yellow summer top 50p

very chuffed wif me bargins today...hope everyone else had a gud day xxx

Valanita

Daughter & I had a good day today at the car boots too.
Between us we bought...
Two magnetic bracelets 20p each.
Playmobil fire station, fire truck & Indian river set, (all the parts are there too, we had fun this afternoon putting it together:D) & lots of odd figures £12.
A large cuddly tiger £2 & his baby brother 50p.
Me To You bear, (medium size) 50p.
Several books, HB £1 PB's 50p each.
Two pretty perfume bottles £1 each.
Paddington Bear cuddly with Marmite case, 50p.
A Build a Bear, with football kit, £2
USSR china Squirrel ornament, 20p.
Wade ceramics, Minikin Rabbit, 20p.
And a dozen free range eggs.

I'm glad you folks had a good day too. Hope others did too.

Charlies_Mummy

I went to a fairly small boot sale today, but I made sure we arrived half an hour before it officially started. We got a pretty good haul really from a small village bootsale:

Noa Noa vest - £1
Primark denim highwaisted skirt - £1
Diesel top - 30p
Primark vest top - 30p
Boden jeans - 30p
Oasis shirt dress - £1
Designer dress for DD1 - £2.50
Silk top for DD1 - £1.50
Barbie kitchen for DD2 - £1
Jigsaw for DS - £1
sequinned scarf - 20p

Hope everyone else got some great bargains today!

miss_corerupted

i went to a car boot sale today and got

10 brahd new hardback books for 50p each

and the bargain of the century ...... Brand new electric oven for £5!!!!! omg