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How much to charge at a car boot sale? ›

Experts suggest pricing at between 10% and 15% of the original value. If you are desperate to declutter and don't want to take anything home with you, consider lowering your prices.

I usually make around £100 but sell everything very cheaply and give away things (children's clothes and toys) to customers. The rest goes to charity. It's about 5 hours on the day plus loading car and unloading which I think is great for some cash and clearing house.

Popular items at a car boot sale include clothes, accessories, children's toys, baby goods, shoes, furniture, ornaments, photo frames, jewellery, books, CDs and DVDs. So if you're hoping for a car boot sale success, then it's all about the planning.

My top buying tips… 1. When to arrive – Some car boot 'experts' suggest that you should visit a car boot sale both at opening time, to view the best items before they are snapped up, and then again at the end, to offer cash that sellers can't refuse if they want to avoid taking everything home.

At Clearance Warehouse we stock a vast amount of car boot sale supplies. We supply car boot traders and sellers with a wide variety goods. The fields and car parks are trying to dry out ready for hundreds of bargain-seeking customers wanting to buy.

Two weeks before: Contact sellers with an outline of arrival points and times. Draw up a rota, appointing stewards, litter pickers, and volunteers to collect entry fees and serve refreshments. Purchase walkie-talkies so team members can communicate with each other during the event.

This seems to do the trick! We never take more than £20-30 in change as a float, plenty of bags and bubble wrap/newspaper for fragile items. Always keep the cash in a cross body or bum bag. If on your own, befriend the people next to you so you can man each other's stuff when you need the loo etc.

Are you allowed to sell new goods? It is fine if you bring along unwanted gifts that are deemed new. However, we are not a market and do not wish to have market stalls within our Car Boot Sales. Our Car Boot Sales are very well attended because our customers enjoy picking up their second hand and retro gear!

Although electricals are among the most popular items sold at car boot sales, they're a different kettle of fish to items like toys or clothes. Not all electronic products are created equally, and buyers will be wary of purchasing broken or faulty electricals.

Fire Arms, Knives, Tobacco, Alcohol and Controlled Substances, Unless fully licensed to do so, with permission from National Car Boot sale organisers, it is strictly forbidden to sell any of the above items and any items that may fall into the above categories.

What is another name for a car boot sale? ›

The term "car boot sale" refers to the selling of items from a car's boot. Although a small proportion of sellers are professional traders selling goods, or indeed browsing for items to buy, most of the goods on sale are used personal possessions.

Do I need a table or a rail? The vast majority of people bring a ʻpastingʼ or decorating table, you can buy these in B&Q/Homebase etc for around £20-£50. Rails can be bought cheaply in Ikea or Argos, though we wouldnʼt advise going to the extra expense of a rail for a one off boot sale.

We run at least two car boots a week, every week through the whole year. In the winter we do car boots on Saturday and Sunday and in the Spring, Summer and Autumn you can catch up with the action every week on Tuesday and Friday as well as Saturday and Sunday.

October, November and December.

The late-fall months also are a great season to find deep discounts on vehicles. That's because the end of the year is a very busy and important season for dealerships and automakers. As calendar years wrap up, dealerships want to sell as many end-of-cycle models as possible.

The price of a boot is a good indicator of its quality. If a boot is $500, you're usually buying a boot that is worth that — boot buyers at that level are discerning folk and a business simply won't last if customers don't think it's worth the price.

Books go for about 25p- 50p each, candles, about 50p each. Car boots don't make much money round here unless you have something unusual or bigger items- kids toys usually go well for example, buggies, small furniture, lamps etc go well as well.

A parking boot (wheel clamp) is a device that is used to temporarily immobilize a vehicle. The boot is clamped onto one of the vehicle's wheels (generally front driver's side) and is locked in place preventing the vehicle from being driven and the wheel from being removed.