Car boot sales

[Crazyface]

I'd rathet shave my arse with a broken bottle than stand in a muddy field with a load of people looking to buy crap that other people are selling because they dont want it in their house.

LOL. Good description.

I've not been to one for years, but there is a famous one not far from me THAT CHARGES YOU TO GET IN TO BUY !!!!!!! Beat that !
As Jack Dee says "I can get into the best shops in the world for free, this has got to be good"

 

[Rooter]

LOL. Good description.

I've not been to one for years, but there is a famous one not far from me THAT CHARGES YOU TO GET IN TO BUY !!!!!!! Beat that !
As Jack Dee says "I can get into the best shops in the world for free, this has got to be good"

The one we go to charges 2 quid entry and 10 quid a pitch. Its decent money! its always ram packed!

 

[Smiffy]

I'd rathet shave my arse with a broken bottle than stand in a muddy field with a load of people looking to buy crap

So a Ping putter, in "almost as good as new" condition for £3.00 is crap?????

 

[pokerjoke]

I'd rathet shave my arse with a broken bottle than stand in a muddy field with a load of people looking to buy crap that other people are selling because they dont want it in their house.

Great post[wheres my sarcastic button

 

[hovis]

£3!!!!! I'm there brother 😀

 

[Deleted member 16999]

The one we go to charges 2 quid entry and 10 quid a pitch. Its decent money! its always ram packed!

That's because it's darn sarf, 60p entry up here

 

[Rooter]

That's because it's darn sarf, 60p entry up here

Sui a higher class of other people's tat down here!! Lol

 

[MegaSteve]

Chap I worked with was a regular at car boots looking for one type of item, vintage cameras, regularly made purchases for pences selling on for pounds... Occasionally for several hundreds... Just need to know what you are looking for I suppose and be there first thing...

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Sui a higher class of other people's tat down here!! Lol

The last car boot I did England was at Newbury...the old Nukes site at Greenham Common
Just stuff we did not need on our move north.

Loaded the estate with the idea what did not sell at the end of the day we would give away.
Cleared £200 in the first two hours then a neigbouring pitch made me a decent offer on what was left.

We then had to twiddle out thumbs till 2pm before we could drive off site.

 

[Smiffy]

Mate of mine bought an old Rolex watch that was damaged and in bits and pieces stuffed into a small polythene bag for £8.50.
Got £300 quid for it from a dealer.....

 

[Deleted member 18645]

Car boot sales are usually Saturday or Sunday mornings.
This is a golf forum.

Simple question - why are golfers going to car boot sales instead of playing golf?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Can pick up some great bargains at Car boot sales.

 

[pokerjoke]

Car boot sales are usually Saturday or Sunday mornings.
This is a golf forum.

Simple question - why are golfers going to car boot sales instead of playing golf?

This is the reason I had to stop going.

A guy I used to play with has given up golf to go car booting and does very well.

 

[Tashyboy]

Car boot sales are usually Saturday or Sunday mornings.
This is a golf forum.

Simple question - why are golfers going to car boot sales instead of playing golf?

1, I am only a mon to fri golfer when the course is empty.

2, I was with ma and pa on a weekend away and stumbled across this car boot.

3, was a bargain for four packs of sausages for £5, mum blagged a pack off me 😥

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Used to go back when they first appeared, but now it seems it's an industry that's sprung up much like ebaying for a living. I have no doubt you mayvery occaisionally get a bargain or real gem, but most of the time it's the sharks who buy to resell on their pitch, or as I said people doing it for a living.

 

[gregers]

ping b60 putter at bexhill boot fair last year for a quid.
vokey 56 degree for £5

yep bargains to be had.

 

[drew83]

me & the mrs love a booty.

She we take £30 each & have an emergency £20 between us. She loves pots for the garden, shabby chic'ing stuff etc. I have my golf bargain eyes on.

We wander about up & down the rows. Stop for a bacon sarnie & coffee at one of the burger vans halfway round, & off we go again.

I go to golf once a fortnight (weather permitting) we go booties the weeks I am not at golf. We get some time out together chatting & stuff with a walk in nice weather (sometimes) we pick up some bargains along the way.

What's not to like?

Had a brand new longridge cart bag few weeks back. £5. All tagged & gleaming new. Gumtree saw it leave for £25 a week later.

All good if you ask me. Yes there are people selling absolute trash, people with over inflated ideas of what there stuff is worth. But as long as you see it for what it is, it can be a good day out.

The one we go to has a guy who is a greenkeeper at a nice course not too far away. He has several tubs of balls. Srixon, titleists,nike, etc. All sorted by brand, cleaned and ready to go. Yes you have to dig to find the model you use, but for £3 a dozen I don't complain. He is normally plotted near one of the burgers vans we stop at too.