how much change to take for a car boot?

eastybeasty

hi everyone

gonna be an early start on sunday for me and my hubby! having our first car boot but im a bit stumped about change. planning to sell things for either whole pounds or 50, but was wodnering how much change people normally take with them?

hermum

I haven't done one for ages but I used to take as much as I could get. Don't forget some £10 & £5's as people often have notes at the start. Either wear a bumbag or a bag that goes across your body & don't take it off, or leave it open. Take lots of carrier bags as well.

eastybeasty

thanks never actually thought about the bags, we thought we'd take around £100 with us with a selection of pound coins, 50ps and some notes? maybe thats too much so thanks for replying

hermum

I haven't done one for ages but used to take about £25 in change & same in notes, if I had it. Better take some small silver, if you're asking 50p you probably won't get it. I used to do 50p each or 3 for £1 on things & most people if they wanted 1 thing would always find 2 more, gets rid of it quicker & I found that people didn't haggle so much.

Bloomin_Freezing2

100?? Wow, I only ever take a tenner. If anyone has wanted something that badly from me and doesn't have the change I put it to one side for maybe an hour. If they don't return to collect it it's back for sale again. They have always come back though.

soolin

I have money belts and keep them loaded all the time ready for the next car boot. I take £35 float each time which includes the £8 I need to get in.

The rest of the money is in a mix of £1 coins and 20p and 10ps. The big things obviously go for a few pounds, but at the various car boots I use 10-20p is a common sort of price so I have lots of small silver to give change from £1.

I'm not sure I am doing one tomorrow, but I have boxes packed already in case I do but am not wasting space with clothes or books any more as I'm fed up of carrying them around just for 10p a go.

eastybeasty

ok thanks for the advice, went to the bank on saturday and actually had to hassle them to let me take my own money out the bank in change! how does anyone else usually get change for their boot sales?? anyway i got about £40 i think, few £5 notes, pound coins, 50ps and 20ps. not going to do it for a coupla weeks now but least gives us a chance to get prepared for it

soolin

eastybeasty wrote: »

ok thanks for the advice, went to the bank on saturday and actually had to hassle them to let me take my own money out the bank in change! how does anyone else usually get change for their boot sales?? anyway i got about £40 i think, few £5 notes, pound coins, 50ps and 20ps. not going to do it for a coupla weeks now but least gives us a chance to get prepared for it

AS I keep a rolling float I don't have to bother the bank anymore. For the first one each season I just collect small change for the few weeks before the start of the season.

My £35 float just stays in th ebag after each and every car boot, it's in the cupboard behind me even now. Anything above the £35 at the end of the car boot is my 'profit'. My system has only failed once, last year I did a car boot on a really bright sunny day and there were absolutely no buyers so I took £35, my pitch fee for that new car boot was £10 and I came home with less than the £35 I went with and had to add money to the bag.

toddles*

I always get my change from the post office. Its a small local one and know him quite well as I send lots of ebay packagaes through him. he never minds giving me some change. and I take around £30-£40 worth of change. Mostly £1 coins and silver. Maybe the odd fiver if I have it in my purse.