Car boot sale

accountingbod

Hi everyone

wasn't sure where to post this one...

I am going to be doing a car boot sale soon and want to try and sell a load of DVD's i dont watch anymore.
I know some may be worth more than others etc...most are relatively old so definitely probably sell for about £5 new these days or less but as a ball park figure how much do they sell for at car boots these days? I was thinking of £1 each - i have about 100 in all.
Is this too low? Either that or £2 each i was thinking and 3 for £5?

Thanks

phill99

There will be 500 hundred other stalls selling the same DVDs as you. It's the law at car boot sales. Expect to get 50p or £1 if you're lucky.

accountingbod

hmmm... okay thanks.
Not the answer i was hoping for but yeah I can appreciate the little value of DVD's these days. I think I will put them up for £1 each to begin with to see how it goes.

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phill99

accountingbod wrote: »

hmmm... okay thanks.
Not the answer i was hoping for but yeah I can appreciate the little value of DVD's these days. I think I will put them up for £1 each to begin with to see how it goes.

By 11.30 you'll be doing 3 for £1.

RFW

Check their 'value' on Amazon, input the barcode on the search form and it will come up with the right one. Most of them will be a penny plus postage but there may be some that are worth more. Unfortunately at the carboot sale no one will let you know if you have a DVD worth £20, they'll still offer you 10p for it;)

Tina20

I'd expect an old DVD for about 20p each if I was at a car boot. Sorry! You can get DVDs on amazon for 1p each...

RFW

Tina20 wrote: »

I'd expect an old DVD for about 20p each if I was at a car boot. Sorry! You can get DVDs on amazon for 1p each...

The people who sell the penny DVDs on Amazon usually get more than 20p out of the deal. Chances are you'd get more than 20p each if you listed them as a joblot on Ebay, although possibly not!

Crowqueen

Yes - eBay is better I find for selling DVDs, books etc.

People selling DVDs or books for 1p on Amazon usually have bulk postage accounts, pro seller accounts, and may buy the items they have for next to nothing and use them as loss leaders. The way Amazon's fee structure works means for private sellers selling a few loose ends, it's not worth selling anything for 1p anymore, particularly with the new postal costs (even a very slim paperback went small packet for me the other day). Therefore you won't compete with anyone who can list things for a penny.

But eBay, with its different fee structure, is still relatively viable. Compared to the swinging cut Amazon takes on closing fees, for low value items, eBay is much easier to get something out of the deal, as long as you charge postage accurately, don't fall foul of the DSRs, and people are prepared to buy. You still have to be selective but I've found better sell-through rates in general, particularly for older or more obscure/niche interest titles.

As for boot sales...it's lowest common denominator, I'm afraid. Not been to many but from reading things here, I doubt anyone would give you £20 for anything. I did go to a church fete recently - my local village church one with which I am involved (I wash up for the tea tent!) and this year they had books for 50p, hardbacks for £1, but things were half price to clear by the end of the afternoon. There were, however, a few premium stalls with better prices for better goods; and the toy stall, which normally sells stuff for 20p a pop, had a brand new Doctor Who toy they were selling for basically the eBay price.

DVDs were IIRC £2 each, but most of them were boxed sets of obscure series.

So maybe if you have something absolutely brand spanking new, then you will get a premium price. But for anything ordinary - forget it.