Make £10 a day August 2016 Challenge

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Smiley87 wrote: »

carbootcrazy, any top tips because I think I might take advantage of the weather and have a go at a car boot. Thinking about what I have to sell, it's mainly clothing, make up/toiletries and teaching resources/revision books that Ziffit won't accept right now - do these things tend to sell? I've also got a flat packed coffee table that's still sealed in the box (I used to have some great money wasting ideas!).

Sorry to have been so long getting back to you:o

There are no hard and fast rules about what will or won't sell. It's a case of just hope for the best. A lot depends on the type of buyers really. All I advise is to have a rough idea of what you are prepared to let things go for and be amenable to lowering your prices if necessary. Beware the dealers who hang around at these sales very early to catch people as they are setting up. I think they like to get buyers flustered and sell to them at knock down prices:eek:

From experience, children's clothes (especially baby clothes and anything baby-related) sell well, as do toys if it's the type of sale where families go. Good quality toys are a winner. Books don't always fetch much unless at giveaway prices (paperbacks 50p each or less). I wonder if your revision and study guides, teaching resources etc might do better on eBay as at least they'll be seen by a lot of people. The chance of someone coming along and wanting them at a car boot are less likely but it's worth a try.
Someone once gave me a huge pile of recent issues of the very expensive magazines (Vogue etc) and they went like hot cakes:j

Selling clothes can be a bit hit and miss and I don't bother with them much but a friend does and sells a lot. Toiletries, make-up and perfumes etc (even part used ones;)) do very well in my experience. Interesting bits of decorative bric a brac does well. I've sold a lot of jigsaws in the past, always popular. People like crafting stuff such as fabric, yarns etc. I've seen other stall holders doing well with computer 'bits'. I've done OK with tools and garden stuff, surplus washing lines, tarpaulins etc but this is very rural so people tend to like to get their hands on that kind of thing:rotfl:.

Your flat-pack should do well, make sure you price it right. Small items of furniture might go (small tables,stools, etc) but it takes up a lot of room in the car to transport it there.

I've sold cat beds (unused, my cat refuses to use them:eek:) and pet stuff. Another good seller is trendy cheap jewellery, not gold or anything like that, just the type of things that young girls might buy for a small sum.

I'm sure other people will be able to help you with what has done well for them. All I can say is, anything is worth a try. It just might be the very thing that someone has been looking for;).

If you haven't been to many car boot sales yourself it's a good idea to visit one just to have a mooch round getting an idea of the sort of prices people charge for things. You don't want to put people off by overpricing yours but you don't want to give things away either:)

Smiley87

Thanks so much for that - I really appreciate it!

We're off to one on Sunday so I shall have a good snoop and make a plan of action.

Again, thank you for your help

Surfchik80

carbootcrazy wrote: »

I wonder if your revision and study guides, teaching resources etc might do better on eBay as at least they'll be seen by a lot of people. The chance of someone coming along and wanting them at a car boot are less likely but it's worth a try.

I second this ^^^^

I'm the type who likes to try her hand at various things and have in the past had a variety of manuals, resources, course books etc. Often quite pricey items brand new. These are also the kinds of books that I ALWAYS sell on again on eBay. Even the ones that are a few editions or years old will still be purchased for people at different stages of their career, education or general interests. Just be up front about the age/date of the editions being sold and look up the ones that have already sold on Ebay for their going price. They are often still worth the high postage fees involved in them being heavier books and many, many, topics really hold their values well. Good luck!

Edit - oh, forgot to add that I always price mine at a 30 day, buy it now (BIN) and usually a quid or so cheaper than the ones already on there, just to get them shifted. Rarely takes more than a couple of listings to get shot of them, if that.

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Surfchik80 wrote: »

I second this ^^^^

I'm the type who likes to try her hand at various things and have in the past had a variety of manuals, resources, course books etc. Often quite pricey items brand new. These are also the kinds of books that I ALWAYS sell on again on eBay. Even the ones that are a few editions or years old will still be purchased for people at different stages of their career, education or general interests. Just be up front about the age/date of the editions being sold and look up the ones that have already sold on Ebay for their going price. They are often still worth the high postage fees involved in them being heavier books and many, many, topics really hold their values well. Good luck!

Edit - oh, forgot to add that I always price mine at a 30 day, buy it now (BIN) and usually a quid or so cheaper than the ones already on there, just to get them shifted. Rarely takes more than a couple of listings to get shot of them, if that.

I sell quite a lot of books on Amazon but they only give £2.80 postage allowance regardless of the size and weight of a book. There's no way to get round this and for heavier books eBay is more versatile;)

Xandersmum

Right back from my little Danish mini break - was amazing but very expensive!!
Its DS bday today so all vouchers and spare cash wiped out so need to get cracking again for Christmas!!

Have to Add the following -

£41 from Ebay
$5 from GH
$5 from TVsmiles
£5 amazon from views logic

Not as far behind as I thought :T

Sugarplum634

Popping with a Question: I've got to my first paypal cashout on ReceiptHog. Do people usually cash out at 1500 for £5 or wait til 2850 for £10 or even longer?

Farmers-wife_2

Sugarplum634 wrote: »

Popping with a Question: I've got to my first paypal cashout on ReceiptHog. Do people usually cash out at 1500 for £5 or wait til 2850 for £10 or even longer?

Personally (and with every site), I cash out as soon as I can as I worry the company will fold and I'll lose all my saved points.

Smiley87

£5 voucher from a salon that I'll be going to later this month, so that'll save me some pennies.

73.52/310

hermionesaver

Not much to report from me. A bit of a slow month after my biggish pay out from topcashback at the beginning. I have now completed the consumer research forum that I was invited to so I should be getting a £60 Amazon voucher soon. Other than that I'm just ploughing away with surveys.

Oh and I did earn a whopping 0.9p interest on one of my savings accounts!!!

Kantankrus_Mare

I was planning on leaving receipt hog to go longer than the £5 cashout fee next time as it works out better value but have decided to do it at a fiver a time just in case.

Im always debating with myself to leave it longer on swagbucks as well but always end up cashing out at a fiver. Seems to give me more of an incentive to keep going.

£13.20 tips to add to my total.

Rang nationwide about my overpayments showing as wrong and she reassured me that it just changes through the month and straight after my monthly mortgage payment it will show as correct figure again. Phew.