Car boot sale - what to do with money.

SkintGypsy

Would she care if you let it rot in the loft and then took it to the tip? Or the charity shop? Idiot.

Threebabes

I would tell MIL where to go and use the money for xmas.

Nothing to do with her. :-)

Newly_retired

As a MIL myself, I agree with all that has been said. Far too cheeky. However, i do feel sad when toys I have bought for my grandchildren are just cleared out and given to charity shops by my DIL, when my other ( younger ) grandchildren - ie their cousins - are not given the chance to have them.

tiamai_d

I agree with your MIL.

No, kidding! I think she has a cheek, and absolute cheek at that!

You would bin them or charity shop, pass them on, so what do the kids care?

Use it for Christmas, if you feel bad about it use it to buy Christams dinner.

Gavin83

I don't really think she should be commenting but I do actually agree with her. Presumably the toys were bought as gift and they are owned by the children. Therefore, any money made from selling the childs own items should really be their money.

I don't think the majority of us would like it if we ebayed an old gift and the person who originally bought it wanted the money from the sale.

minimoneysaver

Sorry Gavin83, but I don't think the children will see it that way. I'm another mum drowning in pink plastic and my daughter is beginning to feel the same at just five years old. She has so many toys, that she hasn't seen the bottom of her toy box in a long time. She just asked when we were going to do a car boot, so we can get rid of the 'baby toys.' She wants rid as much as me.

Lucy1973

We've only ever done one car boot sale selling stuff,mostly son's old toys,books,games etc. My son was about 11 at the time and we decided he could have whatever money we made that day,seeing as it was his old stuff we were selling. We made around £300 that day. I do personally think its a bit cheeky using the money to go towards their christmas pressies,but thats just me.

suseb_99

If your MIL isn't going to be at the car boot sale (and won't find out what you sold), I would just tell her you thought about what she had said and gave all the toys to a charity shop instead!!
I wonder how she would react to that, especially if you made it seem that it was what she said that made you decide to do that!
I just wish I could do a car boot as well, there are enough toys in this house for a nursery and only one DD.

onlyroz

Depends how old the kids are and whether they understand the value of money. If the kids are older than (say) 10, I'd say that they should get involved with the car bootsale and be able to keep the proceeds from their toys. If they're still really young, though, it hardly matters, and MIL should mind her own business.