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Bought from a Carboot and sold on ebay.

Hello All,

Sorry if there is a thread already for this (im not a regular poster on these boards)

Went to a carboot at weekend and bought 3 vintage subbuteo football teams for 5 pounds - have just managed to sell them for £220 !!

Wondered what other peoples good experiences were have you ever had any luck with a big bargain?

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  • vuvuzela
    vuvuzela Posts: 3,648 Forumite
    I hope you are registered and paying tax on your dealings :)
  • nickpe
    nickpe Posts: 152 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Sure am......but that wasnt what i asked was it ??:A
    vuvuzela wrote: »
    I hope you are registered and paying tax on your dealings :)
  • chemical.galaxy
    chemical.galaxy Posts: 1,143 Forumite
    nickpe wrote: »
    Hello All,

    Sorry if there is a thread already for this (im not a regular poster on these boards)

    Went to a carboot at weekend and bought 3 vintage subbuteo football teams for 5 pounds - have just managed to sell them for £220 !!

    Wondered what other peoples good experiences were have you ever had any luck with a big bargain?

    No luck from a car boot, well done for spotting those - I wouldn't have a clue!
  • Crowqueen
    Crowqueen Posts: 5,726 Forumite
    Lucky!

    The most I've 'made' was buying a Basil Brush DVD from Amazon for £3 and selling it on eBay for £10 plus postage to Australia. I had watched it in between and had it as a personal item so didn't need to pay tax on it - but yours is quite a bit more impressive as a find.
    "Well, it's election year, Bill, we'd rather people didn't exercise common sense..." - Jed Bartlet, The West Wing, season 4

    Am now Crowqueen, MRes (Law) - on to the PhD!
  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 14,328 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I bought an original pressing Led Zeppelin I with cyan writing for £15 at Ascot car boot and sold it on ebay for £450.

    I also bought a Swatch at a school fair for 50p and sold it on ebay for £25.
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