To wonder how people make £100 or more at a car boot sale?

[malificent7]

The most i've ever made is about £30.
Some of my friends have made more than £100.
I only do it once a year when having a clear out and today I actually made a loss as we were rained off...we did get rid of a few bulky items though.
I don't like doing them much but would if I knew how to raise the cash.
Some pile it high, sell it cheap.
If you have made money at a car boot sale...please what is your secret?

Honestly I think it depends on the type of carboot sale you go to.

We have a few locally

One is full of traders / house clearance, so the majority of sellers are selling the items for cheap which means buyers expect to pay pennies.

Another is 99% genuine sellers, (every day people selling their own items) and because of this the prices are higher.

At the second boot sale you could price a dress at £6, or 3 books for £1 and people would happily pay. Where as the first sale tends to be 5 items of clothing for £1 and fill a bag of books for a £1

I usually don't even get my pitch fee back. Best I ever did was £20 profit (someone else paid for petrol). Lots of people selling random ordinary their own household stuff... that no one else wants, either.

I haven't done one for ages, but the most I made was £70 a few years ago and that was selling good condition kids books, games, toys and clothes. I sold it cheap to clear it and it worked.

I don't do car boots now as I sell everything on vinted instead.

It's just luck of the draw with a car boot and what you have to sell. When I go to one and walk down through rows of people selling glasses, china, pictures etc, I barely look at them, but if they are selling jewellery, clothes, books, games, ornaments, etc I will look.

Vinted is good but has dried up recently.

Where is the second one you mentioned please?

£510 this morning
have good quality stuff and choose the right sale
quiet today as peak holiday so brought back 70% of stuff

It really depends on what you're selling and what price.

If it's just tat and household stuff, it might not sell well. You need to have a mixture of items. We had books, alot of children toys and games, some clothing (adult and children), hand bags, belts, some baking stuff and electrical items.

i think It also depends on how you display items. I attended a car boot sale last week ( I was a seller) I had a look around and some stalls looked like it was full of tat, randomly placed on the table or on the ground. It didn't look appealing (at least not to me, although some people like the idea of rummaging around) Make sure you look friendly and well presented as well. And take a float with you. Loads of people bringing notes with them.

Put price stickers on stuff
and sizes on clothes/ shoes and clean stuff
been to a few recently a lot of stuff looked like house clearances and general tat

Have the stuff very organised before and be prepared to drop the prices/do deals. Eg clothes £2.50 per item, £10 for 5, £25 for 12 £50 for 20 etc.
Have a stand out item you will prob not sell to draw them in. I usually have a large prestige bottle of alcohol - eg a large bottle of brandy or something eye catching.
Be realistic with pricing for your market and the specific customers. I sold 10 pairs of hotel slippers/flip flops to an asylum seeker for £2 because that was what she had and it was not nothing. Her cousin came over later and bought 5 kids winter coats for £25.
Be prepared to "off load" at the end. Sell it or tip it attitude. I let bin bags of clothes go at the end for almost nothing.
Be kind and have a laugh.

You need to make sure you have stuff in that people are going to pay for. The most I’ve made is £150.