Car boot sales (Merged discussion)

rjh090384

u can get people to slel stuff for u for a commission. * lal la la* theres a place in town that do ti that charge a huge commission.

arkonite_babe

blondie21 wrote:

i would love to sell loads of gear on ebay but not sure how to do it and what to charge for postage etc weights etc. had a look on th eweb site on ebay b ut gave up in the end....have bought loads of it tho

Why don't you head over to the Ebay & other auctions, Car Boot and Jumble Sales Board for some advice?

They are a very helpful and friendly bunch and will help you out

blondie21

rjh090384 wrote:

u can get people to slel stuff for u for a commission. * lal la la* theres a place in town that do ti that charge a huge commission.

in belfast ?

Jenwen06

I think they are talking about cash converters in town, its near the big primark-just down from office.

Thanks for the help guys!
Any idea which forum I should post it in to get approximate prices or what I should be asking cause I don't want ripped off.

We aren't too good with the net and don't have accounts with ebay or credit cards or anything so we're gonna stick to car boot sale!

chardonnay_2

best bet is to try and go to the boot sale before you do one and see what others are selling similar items at. videos range from 50p - £1 loads of people are selling them. books 20p -£1 depending on quality, cd's £1+.
(these prices are in scotland)

marcais

There are a couple of ebay shops I know of in Belfast. One in Rosemary St (although they may specialise in Jewellery) and one at the junction of Albertbridge and Newtonards Roads.

They take the photos, set up the auction page, handle payment and shipping, but they do take something like a 30% commission on whatever you get on ebay.

huddsta

Carboots are not the best place to be selling things like you are to be honest. Ebay is 100% the better option for things like CDs and certainly signed stuff, the level of interest will be much higher on the internet. For example, I would buy A child called it from you right now :rotfl:

rjh090384

marcais wrote:

There are a couple of ebay shops I know of in Belfast. One in Rosemary St (although they may specialise in Jewellery) and one at the junction of Albertbridge and Newtonards Roads.

They take the photos, set up the auction page, handle payment and shipping, but they do take something like a 30% commission on whatever you get on ebay.

non business ebay trading assistants will normally charge a lot less. i know i do.

cash converteers will give u hardly anything so i wouldnt bother them

Robothell

Honestly, like everyone else here is saying, Ebay is the way to go. Selling is really easy to do and they give you a fairly good step-by-step approach in the Ebay help section. Besides, if you're going to Uni you'll have all the wonderful libraries and can use their PCs. Use a parent's credit card if you don't have your own to cover the cost of the insertion fees (and if you time it right Ebay normally have at least one discounted listing day a month). All the prices for postage and packaging can be calculated really easily at the Post Office website (https://www.royalmail.co.uk).

If you still reckon it's not for you, you could try selling it to the bric-a-brac shops in the Smithfield centre (out the back doors of Castlecourt). You won't get top dollar for it but probably more than a car boot sale.

MinniMe_2

Does anyone know any details for car boot sales in Newtownards or surrounding areas?

cheers