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Tips on attending a Car Boot Sales

Selling at a Car Boot Sale to earn some extra cash

The First item required for an aspiring car booter is a table to place all your items on. The wallpaper pasting table has become the most common item for most car booters due to its low cost and the fact that it can be folded down and transported easily.

You can get a good quality Hardwood pasting table Amazon sell the one shown on the right for approx £12.

Top 6 Car Boot Sale Tips

1. Be prepared to haggle over prices.

2 .Dont overprice your items maybe they are still in the shops but at a car boot the buyer has no guarentee and cant bring the item back.

3. Take plenty of change coins and notes. Also take carrier bags or boxers for larger items.

4. If taking battery powered items charge them up or put some cheap batteries in so that you can demonstrate them working, they will sell mutch quicker.

5. Check the weather forcast and look out for rain its the no1 killer for a car boot sale, people will turn out in sleet, mud and frost but rains always seems to drastically car boot sales.

6. Try to get somebody to go with you to help out, you can do a sale on your own but the inevitable toilet breaks will mean having to packup your items until you return. Also if two people go you can take turns and also have a look for bargains around the sale yourself.

Happy Booting!

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