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

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  • Fhler wrote: »
    Was at a fab jumble sale yesterday - the Scouts always seem to be so well organised in collecting jumble!!
    Bought a Bravissimo coat,
    3 pairs of Boden linen trousers,
    Jigsaw jacket,
    Hobbs tweed jacket,
    Topshop Baxter jeans,
    ASOS black mini dress,
    SoulCal pinstripe hot pants,
    Gorgeous hand knitted aran cardie,
    River Island chiffon blouse,
    River Island white cotton pintucked shirt,
    Can't remembeer the rest but my friends and me had a great time trying stuff on and swapping when we got home!!
    All for less than a tenner - you can't beat it :j

    Fantastic haul there, Fhler - that sounds like my kind of jumble sale!

    My next jumble is next weekend, very excited, but will be trying to stay away from the clothes as my wardrobe is full to bursting point!

    Went to a car boot sale today, and picked up 31 troll dolls for DD (bringing her total up to 79:eek:) and a lovely Ikea shelving unit for £2 to display them all on - I just need to get her to agree to dust them all now!;)
  • MoaningMyrtle
    MoaningMyrtle Posts: 1,968 Forumite
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    Ours was heaving again today, loads of sellers.

    Bought the following:

    Pashmina (proper one) 50p
    Two Next knitted striped cushion covers for £2.00
    Philosophy Eternal Grace perfume for £2.00
    Per Una wrap dress £1.00
    M & S 1930s style print wrap dress 50p
    Gap cord skirt 50p
    Cropped white jeans £1.00
    Frye clogs £3.00
    Virgin Vie make up palette £2.50
    1980's navy leather riding style Italian boots £5.00

    Must do some more selling soon!
    A minute at the till, a lifetime on the bill.

    Nothing tastes as good as being slim feels.

    one life, live it!
  • Fhler
    Fhler Posts: 29 Forumite
    Fantastic haul there, Fhler - that sounds like my kind of jumble sale!

    My next jumble is next weekend, very excited, but will be trying to stay away from the clothes as my wardrobe is full to bursting point!

    Went to a car boot sale today, and picked up 31 troll dolls for DD (bringing her total up to 79:eek:) and a lovely Ikea shelving unit for £2 to display them all on - I just need to get her to agree to dust them all now!;)

    My plan is always to try to stay away from the clothes too - but then you see these great bargains and you know it would have cost a fortune and you're able to pick it up for 25p!!
    Good luck next week - and let us know how you got on keeping away from all those gorgeous clothes - :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
  • Gaz70
    Gaz70 Posts: 66 Forumite
    edited 16 April 2012 at 9:19PM
    me and my sister got a lovely silver clock at the weekend for 35 quid. one of them the same sold on a private site, not ebay, for 475 quid. im keeping it. will give my sis 17.50 for her half :)

    on a sadder not. got a load of blue and white striped 60s kichen ware for 2 quid and dropped it on the way from the car:mad:
  • Bought a few good things yesterday

    Titanic 4 disc edition for £3
    Star wars a new hope DVD 75p
    Box of McDonald's toys all sealed 128 in total for £10
    Scalextirc set for £5
    Hero quest board game for 50p
    Various wwf wrestling figures 50p each
    Simpsons clock for £1

    I notice now that there's quie a lot of expensive items at bootsales so tend to take a few extra quid just in case
  • MoaningMyrtle
    MoaningMyrtle Posts: 1,968 Forumite
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    Some Queen Anne cups and saucers for £3.00
    Two Royal Albert country life cups and saucers for £2.00

    White linen trousers 50p
    Fly London sandals £2.50

    1950's style skirt £2.00

    Cath Kidston stlye bag £2.00
    A minute at the till, a lifetime on the bill.

    Nothing tastes as good as being slim feels.

    one life, live it!
  • paadzer
    paadzer Posts: 1,846 Forumite
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    I got some nice things yesterday:

    3 plastic plates for 20p each.
    6 books for £1.70
    3 curry sauces for £1 (Levi Roots ones from a food seller)
    A long mirror for £3
    A large canvas print for £2.50
    Also some food from the fruit and veg stall :)
  • kronenbourg
    kronenbourg Posts: 229 Forumite
    Thought would get this thread going again as seems to be eBay questions everywhere ( why don't you ask questions. On eBay ? )

    Anyways bought at carboot on Sunday

    Old Bakelite telephone for £5
    The Simpsons game for xbox360 - £3
    4 original TMNT figures for 50p each
    Carved wooden needle case for £1
    Brand new silent night luxury mattress topper for £3
    Old brass zippo lighter for £2 cleaned it up and it's looking brand new

    One question I got though do any other people pay to go to carboots , all the ones local to me charge between 30p & 50p per person
  • butler_helen
    butler_helen Posts: 1,866 Forumite
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    Thought would get this thread going again as seems to be eBay questions everywhere ( why don't you ask questions. On eBay ? )

    Anyways bought at carboot on Sunday

    Old Bakelite telephone for £5
    The Simpsons game for xbox360 - £3
    4 original TMNT figures for 50p each
    Carved wooden needle case for £1
    Brand new silent night luxury mattress topper for £3
    Old brass zippo lighter for £2 cleaned it up and it's looking brand new

    One question I got though do any other people pay to go to carboots , all the ones local to me charge between 30p & 50p per person

    Yes - Newbury is £1! But worth it as its so well organised.
    If you aim for the moon if you miss at least you will land among the stars!

  • One question I got though do any other people pay to go to carboots , all the ones local to me charge between 30p & 50p per person

    No, all my ones locally are free to get in as a buyer. And so they should be, IMHO!!
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