car boot sale prices

Paddyo

Hi All

Going to a car boot sales tommorrow to sell - never done it before - does anyione know how much I should sell things for - i.e. books, vases,a buggy, chess set, candle holders - all the usual crap

Thanks in advance

Paddyo

Capt'n Midnight

look at adverts.ie for price guides

People would probably feel happier if the got change after spending a zork.

gyppo

I used to sell at a car boot sale, and the amount of miserable ba5tards out there is unbelievable. Offer someone something decent for a €1, (just to get rid of it - many things would be worth 5/6 times more) and they'll offer 50cents.
Towards the end, I got so pissed off when this happened, I just ****ed such items in the boot of the car and brought them to the dump, rather than giving the miserable wretches any f***ing satisfaction. F*** off wasting my time haggling over f-ing pennies. F*** off.

Terry

10 Quatloos for everything.

wyndham

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=>How long is a piece of string? Charge a bit extra if the vases are of the Ming dynasty.

Jesus Wept

Terry wrote: »

10 Quatloos for everything.

10 Terry $'s

WindSock

Where is it on? I love boot sales.

Flushdraw

10 bananas

mawk

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

look at adverts.ie for price guides

People would probably feel happier if the got change after spending a zork.

id want a lot of change if i was dropping a whole zork for anything second hand...

Fad

do you have a coal bucket? id quite like a coal bucket

Jesus Wept

Fad wrote: »

do you have a coal bucket? id quite like a coal bucket

+1

Davi

Hi, If they're items that are not much good to you or that you're looking to get rid of them, I find that if you sell them all for the same price you sell alot more. ie put a sign on your table saying everything for €2 & you'll find you'll get alot of people interested & having a good look rather than price everything individually. If you're desperate to get rid of things bring it down to €1, it's amazing how quickly the €1 add up. I've found in the past that when I price everything individually I don't sell as much. Don't ask me why? Sorry if the advice is too late!
By the way, if anyone knows of any car boots coming up in the south Dublin, Wicklow area can they post it here please. Thanks!

Thrill

Welcome to Boards Davi.

I think this thread highlights our dire need for a car boot sale forum.

Well, theres a forum for just about everything else.

dobsdave

Theres one in Celbridge every Saturday morning,from about 8am I think.
In the Car park of the Celbridge house.

philstar

gyppo wrote: »

I used to sell at a car boot sale
Towards the end, I got so pissed off when this happened, I just ****ed such items in the boot of the car and brought them to the dump.

you should give it to a charity shop intead of dumping it

Ideo

philstar wrote: »

you should give it to a charity shop intead of dumping it

But if its ****e that people don't want to pay €1 for what makes you think a charity shop is going to want it? Don't be giving charity shops your unwanted bric a brac crap - the shops ends up having to dump these at a cost!

Pigman II

gyppo wrote: »

I used to sell at a car boot sale, and the amount of miserable ba5tards out there is unbelievable. Offer someone something decent for a €1, (just to get rid of it - many things would be worth 5/6 times more) and they'll offer 50cents.

It's probably just force of habit. You should have charged €3 for the item, then they would have haggled you down to €1.50 and gone away feeling like Richard Branston Pickles.

SUNGOD

i was going to go to a car boot sale but when i checked my car it already had one

Jigsaw

SUNGOD wrote: »

i was going to go to a car boot sale but when i checked my car it already had one

Very good. Or perhaps not..............