Ah, car boot sales are useful, boring............. and fun!" quips Daisy "but can be very rewarding, if your sale items are what folks are looking for!!"
Of course, you cannot tell beforehand what buyers will be looking for and it's all a matter for conjecture and inspiration; depending on your treasure trove of unwanted possessions.
Interesting items of an "antique" nature, boxes crammed full of bits and pieces (cobwebbed and dusty best of all), china pieces or figurines, tools and antiquated work devices, commemorative tinware, records, stamps and coins all sell well. People just love to rummage through an odd selection, hoping for a brilliant find and a happy-ending price wrangle!
Comestibles and hot coffee and tea always meet with enthusiasm, as do bacon rolls, burgers and sausages.
Such sales came to the UK from Canada as a happy holiday maker's experience of his time in that country and probably, very quickly, found an enthusiastic welcome from the folks at home. For home clutter-clearing schemes and fund-raiser objectives, a car boot sale must have seemed a divine-given opportunity, and all you needed, apart from your car boot or van, were collapsible tables, table clothes and the ability to be up with the lark on the appointed day.
Such was the case with Daisy's last sale! They were, indeed, very organised and up and out early and already selling by 8am on a rather clouded and cool summer day. Daisy's sale items were a mixture of rather dull and humdrum things which she just needed to clear. Despite a rather lacklustre audience, Daisy realised a small income but a good redistribution of no-longer-needed items and what remained unsold, found its way to various charity shops; a good all-round outcome!!
First customers are always the Buyers, looking for bargains of unrecognised "known" objects, pictures, porcelain and oddities, for which they have a keen "eye" and a knowledge of where such pieces should go to realise their fullest economic value and price. They pounce on a likely looking stall as it's owner is preoccupied with organising his sale items, hoping to procure their "find" for the lowest possible price. It's all part of the scheme of things and, if you're selling, you just have to know exactly what it is you're hoping to sell that day.
The sales day ends as quickly as it began, with people stowing unsold goods away, but you can still make a late sale, if somebody spots an item of yours that is just what they've been looking for!!
"You scurry home to sort out what's unsold, clear out your car boot for a future sale, and count your earnings, over a hot mug of tea?" smiles Daisy "and reach for the calender to remind yourself of the next car boot sale date!!!"
"Now, where is my calender??? says Daisy!
Byeeee for now
Daisy
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