Jumble Sales - my eyes have been opened .....

cyberbob

piratefairy wrote: »

i LOVE jumble sales too, but haven't seen one advertised locally for years now, perhaps i don't know where to look

Churches are a good place to look. Our church has a couple of sales a year

piratefairy

cyberbob wrote: »

Churches are a good place to look. Our church has a couple of sales a year

Thanks, CB, I'll check the noticeboards..

EssexGirl

I've been inspired by Goanmad's adventures, so I went to a local jumble sale last weekend (Not seen one advertised in AGES). Well I was shocked at the behaviour of the more senior members of society! Talk about sharp elbows :rotfl::rotfl:
There was a "lady" there who had stationed her OH on the corner of a table of clothes and was announcing to all who would listen "I'm only looking for vintage" and chucking her finds in his direction narrowly missing the rest of us. :eek:. Lets just say it was an eye opener!

goanmad

eMa wrote: »

Whats the difference between a jumble sale and a car boot sale or are they the same thing?

I can remember going to car boot sales a good ten years back - not been on one for ages!

A jumble sale is generally held in a scout hut, church or school hall and aims to raise money for charity. Everyone turns up at the time advertised, pays an admission fee (anything between 10p and £1) and rummages for goods piled up on a long table. Sometimes you pay the volunteer behind the counter as you go along and other times you fill a bin bag and this is emptied and paid for on the way out. Items are usually very cheap.

A car boot sale is held in a field or a large car park and consists of members of the public selling their cast-offs from out of the back of a car, displayed on a table, tarpaulin or clothes rail provided by themselves. The time advertised is the time the sale officially starts but buyers turn up hours before and hours after. Buyers generally pay an admission fee per car (or if on foot, per person) which can range from anything between 50p-£1. Car boots are generally individual profit-making ventures, sellers pay the organiser for a car or van and anything else they make is theirs to keep. Organisers keep the admission fee paid by buyers and sellers and unless advertised as a charity event keep the cash themselves. At a car boot sale there is often combination of second-hand and new goods plus everyday market traders. Often there are dodgy dealers selling counterfeit clothing, bags, shoes, cigarettes, alcohol, dvds, Cds and computer games - these should be avoided at all costs. If something looks too good to be true it usually is!

A Coffee Morning is often held in a home or church hall and is a way of raising funds for an advertised charity. There is usually a table of bric-a-brac and a rail of "newly-new" clothes plus hot beverages and home made cakes to buy. There is often a small admission fee and buyers can drop in anytime between the hours advertised.

A Bring and Buy sale is run along the same lines as a coffee morning. They are held for charity and open for buyers to drop in between the times advertised. Buyers are encouraged to bring unwanted pieces of bric-a-brac to donate and there is usually a table of bric-a-brac to purchase from.

piratefairy

Goan, now all I need is for you to find out where some are being held near me

goanmad

I'm always on the lookout! I'll PM you if I find any in the Shrewsbury area. xx

lbt_2

goanmad wrote: »

Good luck and don't forget to share your finds!

OK ... you twisted my arm (was hoping someone would ask ). At the one jumble sale I have been to I got all this for about £4:

GR8 gear knitting machine - brand new
Little People Castle and many other accessories
Modelling balloons and a guide book
Two chart books - unread
A massive teddy bear :rolleyes: (I couldn't say no when my little girl had helped so much ... and it managed to survive a hot wash in the washing machine!)
A Ditton Hill bag
High School musical dressing up stuff and pom poms
Various other disney store dressing up bits
1000 piece WHSmith puzzle - brand new, unwrapped
DK children's cookery book
A mini wardrobe with a clock full of jam - brand new but jam out of date (I make my own jam anyway so bought it to use as a present)
About 10 children's books

Apart from one or two books, most of the things we bought were either new or as good as new.

Haven't added up how much it all would have cost if I bought it from new but I must do that later on.

Glad to hear that there are so many others that are as keen as I am. I have to admit, my husband doesn't like the idea of them. Does anyone else have this?

Have a great day everyone.

P.S This is the first time I have been on this board so I am glad to see it is as friendly as the OS board - thanks for making me so welcome

lbt_2

vaio wrote: »

My OH enjoys the "fill a bin bag for a quid" bit right at the end

What a great idea - I am going to suggest that to our PTA - every penny counts with school funds