At car boots, do people haggle over every last penny...?

FRUIT_SALAD

i feel that some hagglers really spoil the day out and the fun of the carboot, espicially if your selling stuff when you're a child or with one.

I think the way people act when they are there is quite shocking too! Throwing tantrums cos they cant get a brand new tee shirt for 50p! calm down!

though theres nothing wrose than a muddling parent/partner or friend, who sell your things a stupidly low prices! ITS NOT YOUR STUFF DAD! arrgh!

I've never had much success at finding 'bargains' at car boot sales, i got to a couple of small ones and a large one in scotland with my parents and my god the absolute sh1te people are selling! and you see people walking away with carry bags upon carry bags thinking what have then seen that i havent?:rotfl:

Don't even get me started on people who put their items on the ground when its muddy with no cloth! :eek:


Oh yes can i point out that i do love carbooting though!!

Chrissi

Norma_Desmond wrote: »

We all love a bargain, but some people are just so cheeky - and really mean with it.
A few years ago I was clearing out a load of stuff at a boot sale before I moved house and had a whole suitcase full of genuine leather vintage handbags which I priced at £1 each just to get rid of them.
I ended up selling just 2 - several people asked if I'd take 20p or 50p and I refused on principle and sold them all some months later on eBay for very good prices.
I certainly wouldn't 'do' a car boot again.
As for haggling, there's not much wrong with a polite (and reasonable!) enquiry to the seller if the item's say £10 or £20.

That! Completely. I haven't done a car boot sale for years and probably won't do another one for that very reason, people are rude and tend to take the widdle completely. Mind, I did have a hilarious moment with one woman at the last one I did, she said to me in a very loud voice in front of everyone 'You won't get that for it! My offer is the best you'll get for it.' (can't remember what it was for the life of me, but I know her offer was less than half of what I was asking!), the woman next to her picked it up and said in an equally as loud voice 'Well I am more than happy to pay what she's asking for it.' :rotfl:

Valanita

wornoutmumoftwo wrote: »

I never haggle as a buyer. I usually bu books, I know most people sell them 3 for a £1 (paperbacks), and if I see a stall selling them for £1 or more each, I just walk by.

I am like you, I will buy paperbacks if they are in good condition & ones I want for even 75p, but draw the line at over that, most as you say are 50p each or 3 for £1. Hardbacks are usually £1/£3 depending on what book it is.

I do like to haggle, but not for something that the buyer has said is 50p or £1, though it does depend on what the item is for £1.

I like querky things & will pay more for something different.

tryingtogetsolvent

My dislike is the early bird entry for traders. At one boot I used to go to while the sellers are being let in trader/buyers who pay a premium ( around £5.00 against ordinary entry fee of £1.00) were also let in. The result is that as you are trying to set up these traders are raking around in the back of your car looking for collectables. Last time I shut my car boot and sat in the car. A guy knocked on the window and complained he'd paid extra to get bargains. I told him he didn't pay to have access to my car. About 30 mins before the sale was due to open I set up my stall and refused to sell to any traders. I told them I wasn't selling until the boot sale opened to the public. Boy was I unpopular, however I sold at reasonable prices to the public and didn't have to put up with traders trying to get stuff for free.Later the organiser came around and told mehe'd had complaints and if I didn't sell to the early bird buyers I wasn't welcome back. So I haven't gone back since.

soolin

I actually love the dealers and pack the stuff at the top that I know they want. I tend not to haggle too much, and because they are usually in such a rush to get round the new arrivals they tend to pay.

I even took details from two (which stupidly i have lost) as they were interested in one of the sorts of items I was selling and I said I had more and would be happy to deal direct with them.

Valanita

soolin wrote: »

I actually love the dealers and pack the stuff at the top that I know they want. I tend not to haggle too much, and because they are usually in such a rush to get round the new arrivals they tend to pay.

I even took details from two (which stupidly i have lost) as they were interested in one of the sorts of items I was selling and I said I had more and would be happy to deal direct with them.

I agree with you, dealers are not all bad. Yes, you do get the odd few who are, but most are willing to pay reasonable money for items & can afford more than most of the ordinary buyers too.

sharnad

I hate the dealers at the ones we used to go to havent done one this year and need to as my mam and I have a load of stuff lying around and you cant get into the loft anymore

The dealers are on top of you straight away looking through boxes that you havent got out yet demanding stuff

My mam took a ruby and diamond earring to one once and forgot the second a dealer came up to her three times asking if she had found the other one she didnt but they asked her to bring it next time she was hear

She decided to keep the earrings for herself

Pembroke

mollymunchkin wrote: »

Oh dear, I've just agreed to do a boot fair with my friend on Sunday. I find the haggling quite draining! I don't mind the haggling in principle but when I'm only asking 50p in the first place I find it's a bit of an insult. I think I need to find some thicker skin in order to cope, lol.

You can always haggle people upwards, that confuses them

Also when asked what's your best price for an item quote a price above the marked price. Then say you've marked it down for a quick sale but can't possibly go any lower.

Best of all though just chat with people. When I do a boot fair I make a point of saying good morning or hello to everyone who stops to look at my stuff even if they don't buy, oh and it's a pain but even in the sun try to avoid wearing sunglasses wear a wide brimmed hat instead.

forgotmyname

Haggling is the fun part, I wouldnt try and under pay for something, Haggle 1st if teh price is
OK then i buy if not i say thanks but its too much for me. Ask if its worth popping back later
if they dont sell it.

You never know. Ive seen piles of stuff left behind people couldnt sell, I would be embarrased
to rummage through that, But others do.

Dizzie77

If people try and haggle my prices, I quite often say "come back in an hour, I might be more inclined" - at the end of the day, I'd
rather get rid of the stuff that I have with me - I don't NEED to make a fortune - I make a bit of extra cash and the house has a bit
of space in it.

Like Pembroke, I always say hello to people - if nothing else, it makes them feel obliged to stop and have a look for a wee bit longer
than they would have done.