Books From Carboots!

miacat

so pleased last week at our local carboot i picked up... "We'll Eat Again" priced at £6.99 and i got it for 20p!
before that i got Delia's ..."Christmas" looks brand new, priced at £14.99 got it for a £1.00. I could kick myself tho as they had .."Jamies dinners" and they wanted a fiver and i wanted it a little bit cheaper but she would'nt budge. so i let it go... now i regret it as was still such a bargain!

Does anyone else go to carboots to find these great book bargains...

comping_cat

I picked up Gillian McKieths 'You are what you eat cookbook' for 50p a couple of weeks ago!!!

Pink.

Hi miacat,

I'll move your thread over to the Ebay & other auctions, Car Boot and Jumble Sales Board where you should get more replies.

Pink

jaffa30

I was at a boot fair on thursday , i saw a book i liked , i asked the lady how much she wanted for it, her reply was 3 quid needless to say i didnt buy it.

Contains_Mild_Peril

I seldom pay more than 50p for car boot sale books. I have hundreds of books in my house, and I've never bought one new and at the published price in my life.

soolin

I got lots of paperback novels yesterday for 10p each, some of them were almost brand new. I also bought a very rare Terry Pratchett book for 50p and some text books for 3 for a pound. Some poor stall holders were asking silly money for books, there were several stalls that looked like they were first timers with nothing but books and videos and all priced up with daft prices..£1 for a novel..£1 for a video, yet the next stall would have 5 vids for a pound.

Soo

apprentice_tycoon

I bought around 12 or 13 books yesterday, including a nice Rick Stein fish cookery book for 50p and a thick history of art book for £2 which sold this morning on Amazon for £12 - very pleased

miacat

apprentice_tycoon wrote:

I bought around 12 or 13 books yesterday, including a nice Rick Stein fish cookery book for 50p and a thick history of art book for £2 which sold this morning on Amazon for £12 - very pleased

ooh well done at.......that's a great way of making money. I just would'nt know how to go about putting them on Amazon. is it much trouble ....with the post and packing etc.

jo_b_2

miacat wrote:

ooh well done at.......that's a great way of making money. I just would'nt know how to go about putting them on Amazon. is it much trouble ....with the post and packing etc.

No - it's really easy (much more straightforward than eBay) and it's very addictive!!

This thread HERE contains loads of useful advice. If you have any questions stick them on there and somebody will be able to help.

soolin

One of my car boot buys from last weekend finishes on ebay today with 7 watchers and a bid already at £4.50, not bad for a 50p book.

Soo