Calling all car booters! How much do I charge?

[LipstickMum]

I am car boot virgin and have quite a few items that are too good to throw away and I would quite like to make a few pounds by taking them to a carboot sale.
I am at a complete loss as to what I should price things at. I'm more keen to actually get rid of things than make a killing.
Some of the items i have are; clothes, books, a few lamps, a microwave I don't want... Is it ok to sell electrical items? Knowing how cheaply one can obtain a microwave these days, I have no idea what to charge.
Any advice warmly welcome

You can sell electrical items but you can't prove that they work or that they're safe, so you often find people are reluctant to pay much for them. Clothes and books in very good condition that were expensive in the first place might fetch a few pounds, but if not they will probably range from 10p - 50p for books and 20p - £2 for clothes depending what they are. It's good to try and persuade people to buy a whole box of books for a couple of quid rather than sell the books singly. You won't get as much for them but you will declutter. The alternative is to take loads of stuff home with you and have to go again.

Baby stuff goes very well if you have anything like that - playpens, good quality large toys, even small toys go very very well. Computer and game boy games also. And videos.

Also if you decide on a price add on a little more, as people always like to knock you down, I remember selling a babys vest for 10p, she offered 8p !!!, I said just have it love if your that desperate for 2p.
Also be prepared for people to rumage through before you have even set up.
Good luck, you will be suprised how much goes, just dont do what i did and look at other booters and take new stuff home

Windypops, I think I will have to go with blinkers on! My neighbour did a car boot sale and made 60 quid!

I went with my daughter on Sunday, I made about £30 and did a whole lot of decluttering, DD made about £45 cos she was selling games and videos whereas I was getting rid of old fashioned glasses and plates, old vases, tatty old toys etc.

I enjoyed it, it was a lovely day and now I can walk about in my loft and find things!

It feels so much better than taking perfectly serviceable items to the dump!

How much do you have to pay to set up at a car boot sale in the first place?

In my area it varies from £6 to £9 for cars, more for vans.

By the way, the following are useful to take with you: A wallpapering or other folding table, bumbag, throws, babywipes, lots of change, plastic carrier bags, bin bags, labels and a pen, paper and sellotape, snacks and drinks, a folding chair, sunblock, sunglasses and a big plastic decorator's dust sheet that you can fling over everything if it rains.

I am a car-boot sale addict. things are usually much cheaper at car boot sales round here (North west) than other secondhand outlets (eg charity shops, NCT good as new sales). We often pay for good condition, good quality, baby and child clothes something like 30p-£2.00 depending on the item.

Personally I wouldn't buy a microwave at a car boot as people often sell non-working things there knowing there's no comeback, so I don't trust them if they say it works.

Good things to sell as the others say are large items, buggies, cots, moses baskets, big childrens toys. If clothes, duplo etc are nicely folded and packaged in clear plastic bags with a set price I will pay more, so I'd suggest doing that with the nicer items.

Take what's left to a charity shop or throw it out. then you are decluttered.

I am a car-boot sale addict. things are usually much cheaper at car boot sales round here (North west) than other secondhand outlets (eg charity shops, NCT good as new sales). We often pay for good condition, good quality, baby and child clothes something like 30p-£2.00 depending on the item.

Personally I wouldn't buy a microwave at a car boot as people often sell non-working things there knowing there's no comeback, so I don't trust them if they say it works.

Good things to sell as the others say are large items, buggies, cots, moses baskets, big childrens toys. If clothes, duplo etc are nicely folded and packaged in clear plastic bags with a set price I will pay more, so I'd suggest doing that with the nicer items.

I am a car-boot sale addict. things are usually much cheaper at car boot sales round here (North west) than other secondhand outlets (eg charity shops, NCT good as new sales). We often pay for good condition, good quality, baby and child clothes something like 30p-£2.00 depending on the item.

Personally I wouldn't buy a microwave at a car boot as people often sell non-working things there knowing there's no comeback, so I don't trust them if they say it works.

Good things to sell as the others say are large items, buggies, cots, moses baskets, big childrens toys. If clothes, duplo etc are nicely folded and packaged in clear plastic bags with a set price I will pay more, so I'd suggest doing that with the nicer items.

Take what's left to a charity shop or throw it out. then you are decluttered.

I am a car-boot sale addict. things are usually much cheaper at car boot sales round here (North west) than other secondhand outlets (eg charity shops, NCT good as new sales). We often pay for good condition, good quality, baby and child clothes something like 30p-£2.00 depending on the item.

Personally I wouldn't buy a microwave at a car boot as people often sell non-working things there knowing there's no comeback, so I don't trust them if they say it works.

Good things to sell as the others say are large items, buggies, cots, moses baskets, big childrens toys. If clothes, duplo etc are nicely folded and packaged in clear plastic bags with a set price I will pay more, so I'd suggest doing that with the nicer items.

Take what's left to a charity shop or throw it out. then you are decluttered.

I am a car-boot sale addict. things are usually much cheaper at car boot sales round here (North west) than other secondhand outlets (eg charity shops, NCT good as new sales). We often pay for good condition, good quality, baby and child clothes something like 30p-£2.00 depending on the item.

Personally I wouldn't buy a microwave at a car boot as people often sell non-working things there knowing there's no comeback, so I don't trust them if they say it works.

Good things to sell as the others say are large items, buggies, cots, moses baskets, big childrens toys. If clothes, duplo etc are nicely folded and packaged in clear plastic bags with a set price I will pay more, so I'd suggest doing that with the nicer items.

I am a car-boot sale addict. things are usually much cheaper at car boot sales round here (North west) than other secondhand outlets (eg charity shops, NCT good as new sales). We often pay for good condition, good quality, baby and child clothes something like 30p-£2.00 depending on the item.

Personally I wouldn't buy a microwave at a car boot as people often sell non-working things there knowing there's no comeback, so I don't trust them if they say it works.

Good things to sell as the others say are large items, buggies, cots, moses baskets, big childrens toys. If clothes, duplo etc are nicely folded and packaged in clear plastic bags with a set price I will pay more, so I'd suggest doing that with the nicer items.

Take what's left to a charity shop or throw it out. then you are decluttered.

Oops

never done that before!