Anyone else a carboot snob!!

Contains_Mild_Peril

I tend to look scruffy when buying at boot sales for at least 2 reasons: 1, I wear my comfy old trainers so I don't get sore feet, and 2, I know some sellers will adjust their prices according to what they think a customer will pay and actually bump up their prices a bit if a well-dressed customer asks.
I normally seek out stalls belonging to ordinary householders clearing out their clutter, and rarely buy from dealers: I'm usually looking for much lower prices than a dealer would charge. I pay no attention to stallholders' cars or choice of attire, though. I do sometimes estimate a stallholder's size if they're selling clothes, to give me an idea whether the clothes they're selling are likely to fit me, though that sometimes doesn't work because they're sometimes selling stuff that no longer fits them or belongs to other members of their family.

sarahlouise210

I have to admit I do look at the sellers ..if they look clean and tidy (and their children do) then I will have a rummage! I have thought about this mysel befor ethat I am a booty snob. I also look the seller up and down and wonder if they are my size ..I too never go looking too rich - you will always get a better bargain in an old mac and trainers. As for dealers ...I never go to their stalls - our boot sale has special aisles for dealers - I never go down them

playgirl83

hi!
i must admit i am exactly the same, i mean you dont want to wear clothes if you think someone smelly has been wearing them lol
as for traders i dont get near them either!

so yes maybe i am a snob;)

jellycat40

Having a part of a carboot for dealers is a fab idea. i wish our car boot did this. Although we do have an indoor bit that is usually full of dealers.

Louise

black-saturn

I'll buy off anyone. I don't care what the dealer looks like as long as the item is OK. Most of the time I don't even look at who's selling it.

Contains_Mild_Peril

Some stallholders go to several car boot sales a year (a few turn up at nearly all the ones I go to), and I tend to recognise the merchandise but wouldn't remember the seller otherwise!
I like the idea of separate areas for dealers.

victory

I always look at the sellers, it immediately tells you whether it is worth stopping to look at what they sell, never buy off dealers, that is not what a car boot sale is all about-the haggling, getting a great bargain, dealers should go elsewhere! xx

souwesterly

We LOVE doing bootsales – we’ve done 120 in four years – to us it’s a hobby and fun.
We started out getting rid of our own collections of junk – now we buy other peoples junk and sell that, but I don’t think that makes us dealers.
Our car is an N reg estate – far from smart or new. We wear clothes that are comfy and suitable – the last thing that I’d wear would be something posh in a muddy old field!

There are some fantastic bargains to be had – and a lot of rip-offs. And watch out for the real dealers – they’ve had lots of practice at separating you from your money.

Caveat emptor is the word – let the buyer beware. But please don’t be too rude about bootsales until you’ve given them a good tryout.

GabbaGabbaHey

souwesterly wrote:

now we buy other peoples junk and sell that, but I don’t think that makes us dealers.

So what exactly is your definition of a "dealer", if it's not somebody who buys items with the specific intention of reselling them (as you are doing)?

Contains_Mild_Peril

victory wrote:

I always look at the sellers, it immediately tells you whether it is worth stopping to look at what they sell,

How so?