It's carboot season again - What's your best buy?

Ineedaservant

Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone audio book for 40p a couple of weeks ago.


On ebay as a BIN of £25, bought within 15 mins of listing so a nice £18.25 profit (Gloat) after fees and posting.

Kovu2013

Ineedaservant wrote: »

Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone audio book for 40p a couple of weeks ago.


On ebay as a BIN of £25, bought within 15 mins of listing so a nice £18.25 profit (Gloat) after fees and posting.

Wow that's a nice return, 40p is a steal for the paperback book version, let alone the audiobook. :T

Kovu2013

Any other wonderful bargains this weekend?

sabrinas707

If you're happy to buy second hand clothes, then clothing tends to be incredibly cheap at car boot sales.

I tried selling at a few car boot sales but the incredibly low prices that the public expected for my stuff just made it feel like I was giving away good quality items for nothing.

WelshDragoness

I went to the llandudno car boot yesterday, busy and quite a few bargains, 3 x dvd's (including one in the sealed wrapper) 50p each, lots of books 3 for £1, PerUna top 50p, umbrella 50p, lots of lovely plants from 50p, coffee grinder 50p,Jane Norman bag 50p and wii game 50p, cashmere scarf 20p!!:j very happy, can't wait for the next one

whitty

WelshDragoness wrote: »

I went to the llandudno car boot yesterday, busy and quite a few bargains, 3 x dvd's (including one in the sealed wrapper) 50p each, lots of books 3 for £1, PerUna top 50p, umbrella 50p, lots of lovely plants from 50p, coffee grinder 50p,Jane Norman bag 50p and wii game 50p, cashmere scarf 20p!!:j very happy, can't wait for the next one

Where abouts in LLandudno is it please ? We have a caravan in Conwy, are there most weekends and have been on look out for a local car boot

mwddrwg

WelshDragoness wrote: »

I went to the llandudno car boot yesterday, busy and quite a few bargains, 3 x dvd's (including one in the sealed wrapper) 50p each, lots of books 3 for £1, PerUna top 50p, umbrella 50p, lots of lovely plants from 50p, coffee grinder 50p,Jane Norman bag 50p and wii game 50p, cashmere scarf 20p!!:j very happy, can't wait for the next one

Same as above - have an inkling it's on the old Hotpoint site but not sure. It's 20 minutes from us (Bangor):T

Magpied

An hour and a half of walking around... and I came back with a red bandana for £1 from one of the market type stalls. Felt too shy to ask about a price on a set of boots body butters, so missed out on them... so not so good this week

WelshDragoness

Hi whitty, re the Llandudno car boot sale, the one I went to this Sunday was at the Oval..Llandudno cricket club, next one on in a fortnight, the one myddrwg talked about it is at the Llandudno Junction social club (previously known as the Hotpoint club), but from what i hear this weekend it doesn't start until Sunday 10th may, hope ths helps?

Kovu2013

sabrinas707 wrote: »

If you're happy to buy second hand clothes, then clothing tends to be incredibly cheap at car boot sales.

I tried selling at a few car boot sales but the incredibly low prices that the public expected for my stuff just made it feel like I was giving away good quality items for nothing.

Oww I agree, clothes always seem to sell for next to nothing 20p for a top that looks brand new, 50p for a pair of jeans, my wardrobe is mostly carboot and charity shop finds. Also shoes, i've bought countless shoes that look unworn for just a few pounds each, it's great for a shoeaholic

However I also agree with you about selling items, I hate being pounced on when I open the boot and the shouts of any gold, and phones etc. I do tend to stick to my guns about prices even though people expect things for pennies. Most of the stuff I tried to sell was brand new unwanted gifts/ duplicates, yet people still made such faces when you said you wanted 50p or £1. I much prefer to go as a buyer now, less stressful all round.