Best ever secondhand buy?

baffcat

A box of about 130 glass petri dishes. I paid £5.51, spent about £5 in petrol to go collect them, and have already started selling them individually. 20 have gone so far, in three weeks, at £3.74 each. Should clear over £400 after fees. Now that's a nice little earner.

young_321

Get this - I got a free Daihatsu Hi Jet van off Free Cycle and yes, it was free! It is a great little van - I call it Ernie ...the fastest milk float in the west!
:j :T :rotfl: :beer:

Nikkisun

I got given a 28' yacht - sold it on EBay for a touch under four grand!!

jo_b_2

Spotted a nice Radley bag in Oxfam in Upminster! :rotfl:

This thread might explain the joke!

hollydays

Collectable dinner set bought for £3 from a car boot sale,sold for £70 . A kenwood chef food mixer,also from a boot sale with all accessories at £5

Jakejakejake

My mum got a vivienne westwood bag in a charity shop for £2, she gave it to me, and i sold it on ebay for £35...

lofty_cherrytree

I just got a 1999 Mazda 211 1.3 free on Freecycle!! For my daughter who is learning, I'm so thrilled cos we couldn't afford to buy her one really.

garty

my other half drinks tea .....have found a shop that sells the tea he likes (comes in a box with free gift) have been selling the free gift with profit off over 5.00 pounds :rotfl: my other half gives me the money for the tea 2.00:D and l keep the free gift :j have made over fifty pounds in the last month :dance:(coffee drinker myself ....looking out for free gifts)

brownbake

babydaisy wrote: »

A new one here - at a Christmas Fair I bought 7 first edition Chalet School books in mint condition with dust jackets. 50p each or 3 for £1!!! So £2.50 and sold them for £250 - it is so exciting and such fun I just love rummaging about. I've had withdrawal symptoms this winter can't wait for the weather to get better so can go to the Boot Sales again.

Ercol chairs - reminds me of my parents house when I was a kid. Are they the wooden low down slopey ones?

They have a wooden frame and low down yes but upholstered in blue - very retro, comfy and 70's but not flowery or busy!! They look more Scandanavian style. Very expensive on Ercol website;)

sweetnothings

I went to a carboot on sunday and due to heavy rain it had been a real washout, due to this fact a lot of people had left early and literally dumped the contents of their tables on the ground and gone.
I saw a really nice pair of shoes and was bending down to look when the nearby storeholder came over and said to take what I want as the owner had alreadygone. Had another rummage and came home with 7 pairs of new or hardly worn fashion shoes completely free!
Yes I did feel a bit of a scavanger but they were a great find. Even better have looked on ebay and similar going for £10 + a pair so will keep a couple of pairs and may make a few quid of ebay too! )
Didnt rummage round in the other piles of stuff but I think anyone who has a vehicle and doesnt mind doing a few washes of stuff could have got a vans worth of stuff to sell themselves at another car boot.
Go late in the day or on a wet day for best abandoned items is my advice. Quite eco friendly too as the car boot owners literally took anything left and dumped it afterwards.