first car boot

steveo3002

makes ebay fee's sound fair ..then you must have used some petrol to get there too

i think id sooner ebay what i can then throw the rest away ..id be soo angry if people stole from me

ballisticbrian

That's three times what it costs here.

teeni

That is really expensive, i usually pay £8 or £5 on a bank holiday

DapperDan_2

Yes, that sounds expensive. We pay £5 to £10 a pitch, although I've noticed that, around here anyway, the more expensive car boots attract the bigger crowds.

Edwardia

I did a few with my mother to offload my grandmother's less valuable stuff and we got swarmed by dealers first time, I had to get aggressive with them.

Don't ever do boot fairs on your own, never let anyone rummage in your car, make sure one person unpacks while the other watches. Don't put anything valuable at the front and make sure table is steady and won't collapse.

You'll need carrier bags and newspaper and keep all dosh on you.

porto_bello

teeni wrote: »

And to look at the positive side as there is one, I do a car boot every other weekend and the result is I have a holiday every summer every year on the proceeds. Make the stall appealing to ensure people want to come look and talk to them about the weather or anything but your items unless they ask a question. Enjoy your day and hope it proves profitable.

Bear in mind, giving up half your Sundays equates to you having to fit in and work another month per year, in order to fit in a paid for holiday.

I'd prefer to keep the Sundays and ditch the holiday!

porto_bello

summertreats wrote: »

only made £4.75 after paying for the pitch but i didnt really take much stuff however had to pay £16 for the pitch

You're far from alone - I've known far many, many people come away disappointed from a boot sale with just a few quid - and a wasted Sunday.

My parents had a wicker chair in their shed that their neighbours offered to take to a boot sale, suggesting it might go for £10 - £20. I suggested trying it on eBay first, where it sold for just over £100! [Goodness knows why!] :huh:

I don't doubt a dealer would have paid £5 for it at a boot sale, claiming they were doing a favour and then sold it on for £200