Car Boot sales are a fun way to clear out your attic or garage and turn unwanted items into cash and help the environment at the same time.

Car boot sales are popular in Britain and they are growing in popularity in Australia and parts of Europe. A car boot sale is a kind of market in which private sellers set up ‘stalls’ to sell a range of goods such as clothes, household goods, garden goods, books and toys.



Bargain Hunters!
Car boot sales are generally held in car parks, school grounds or other community buildings and usually take place on Saturday or Sunday mornings. Sellers normally pay a small fee for a pitch and entry for the public is either free, or there is a small admission charge. Haggling is common at car boot sales as there is generally no fixed price for items. Anyone can sell at a car boot sale whether they are an experienced seller or someone who has never set up a stall before. Each year millions of pounds are spent at these informal markets.

Want to Haggle?
Selling at car boot sales is a good way of getting rid of your unwanted items. Rather than simply throwing the item out in the rubbish, from which it will probably make its way to an already overfull landfill site, recycle it by selling it on to someone else and make some money at the same time. Buying from car boot sales is also a good way of reducing your carbon footprint. A surprising amount of energy and water is required to manufacture goods such as furniture. Demand on resources has doubled over the last 40 years and if we are to move to a more sustainable life-style then repairing and re-using items has to be part of it. If you purchase a second-hand item then it means that it does not get thrown away and of course the resources to make the item have already been used so it reduces resource usage as well as waste. In addition if you are buying items such as vintage furniture you will get an interesting item that is not widely available. A wide range of goods can be sold at car boot sales. The most popular items include books, CDs, clothes, toys and household goods.



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If you are new to car boot sales then you will need to research your prices beforehand. It is a good idea to visit a few car boot sales to get a feel for the prices that people are paying for goods. Alternatively you can check prices on eBay.
Generally speaking you will probably be able to get 10% of the original price, Car boot sales are good for selling children’s toys, tools and items that are difficult to describe accurately online.

On the day you need to remember to dress warmly if the weather is cold and arrive early to make sure that you have plenty of time to set out your stall.


Car boot sales can not only be an environmentally friendly way of recycling your unwanted items they can also be a fun day out for the whole family. So it seems like a win-win situation.



It’s a Great Day Out - benefiting the environment and saves people money.