Car Boot Sales Reviews

‘What does that say?’ grunted a bloke who was pointing at the picture on a glass tankard. ‘Ambleside ’, I replied. ‘Where’s that?’ he said. ‘The Lake District’, I answered. He just looked at me bemused. That was yesterday. ...  Read the complete review

A Car Boot Sale, Boot Fair or Booty are a collection of stalls (usually of the pasteboard variety) with people trying to sell their surplus household goods and assorted junk. They are usually held in a car park (particularly in winter), a school playing field or just playing fields. I first became interested in car boot sales ...  Read the complete review

Car boot sales are fantastic!! I have been a buyer and a seller and I love both. It's a great way to make some cash instantly and get rid of all the stuff you no longer need or want and create some space. Pitches usually cost around a fiver, aadnn as long as you sell enough stuff to cover this and your petrol money then you ...  Read the complete review

Its a Sunday morning and what to do? The kids woke me up at some unearthly hour and I was wide awake when most other people would still be fast asleep, apart from the rare breed of people known as the 'car booters'. That was it! We would make our way to the cattle market at Melton Mobray to see what , if any , bargains ...  Read the complete review

Recently we have discovered car boot sales and are we ever glad that we have. In our area there are at least a couple of car boot sales every day at the weekend and bank holidays, there is even one mid week. With very little money you can get some really great deals and the people selling the items are making money out of things that ...  Read the complete review

Every Sunday morning during the summer months, thousands of happy bargain hunters descend on the hundreds of car boot sales held through Britain every week. At one time, the only options you had for getting rid of your old rubbish was to send it to the jumble sale, or throw it out. Now though, with the advent of car boot sales you have a great way ...  Read the complete review

Car boots sales - what can I say that hasn't already been said, used, recycled and sold on at another boot sale! I love 'em! For anyone who has not yet spent a Sunday morning trudging along aisle upon aisle of cars with pasting tables behind 'em - whats wrong with you - don't you know there's treasure out there! ...  Read the complete review

Carboots has become a traditional Sunday morning outing for me. Mainly in the summer time, although you can find the odd one or two indoor carboots in the winter months. What do we love about them? Well, a number of things. The main thing is, you never know what you're going to pick up. You might have something in particular you ...  Read the complete review

If you are going to sell at a Car Boot Sale then you must go with the right attitude. If you think it is going to be a relaxing day out in the fresh air then don't even bother to leave the house. If you think it is a good way to get rid of some rubbish then decide if a trip to the local tip might be a better idea. If ...  Read the complete review

Car Boot Sales are everywhere now, having been to a few I thought I would go and trade myself, ugh never again. I spent a week going through all my old stuff deciding what I should get rid of. Hours went by with me remembering when I got that Teddy, where I wore that dress and the ornaments my kids had bought me, memories came flooding by and ...  Read the complete review

The weather is starting to get a little warmer now and it will soon be time for carboot sales to appear all over the country at weekends. You can make yourself some money by digging out all your unwanted stuff and selling it at a carboot but you could make a lot more if put a bit more effort into preparing for the sale. These ...  Read the complete review

My hubby was inspired to sell his mother-in-law (yes, my mum) using the logic that people will buy anything if its the right price, poor mum... It was another one of those mild summer mornings and we set off at about half past six in the hope of getting the best spot. We were off on a mission; "operation junk" and we had our ...  Read the complete review

I had a spell last year where I made quite a bit of money from car boot sales. It paid for an excellent holiday in the sun. I started off with my own junk. You know the sort of things that get put in the garage or attic and left to rot. I also went round my friends and relations to get them to sort out any unwanted things as well. ...  Read the complete review

I'm a relative newcomer to car boot sales, but after having done a few myself I can understand the attraction. When someone buys something of yours and money changes hands, you get a real buzz! The one we go to is held in a local college on the first Saturday of the month; the advantage of this one is that it's held indoors and ...  Read the complete review

Every Saturday morning there’s a car boot sale and I always go on the off chance there might be some good, cheap ornaments. They have some excellent picture frames and you can pick them up really cheap. I don’t like buying clothes from car boot sale, it gives me a bit of a twinge, the fact they’ve been worn. However, I ...  Read the complete review

There is a car boot sale on every Sunday near where I live. It is now more like a market than a car boot sale which is because of the stalls and rides(tombola and fair rides!) Apart from this I think that car boot sales are very good idea for People to go and get rid of there old junk to make room and get money for new. Most of the stuff at car ...  Read the complete review

I have a confession to make - I love car boot sales. I find the whole ethos of bargain hunting and haggling fascinating. I have always been the sort of person on the lookout for a special offer, freebie or just good value purchases so I suppose it's only natural that I should enjoy car boot sales. I do find it interesting to wander ...  Read the complete review

Don't you just love em (car boot sales). I've been going to car boot sales since I was a little lad I love it on a Sunday morning around seven 'o' clock everyones asleep and it's freezing cold. I've got my own stall at a car boot sale in Putney. I go every weekend and just sell any rubbish I have or buy. This ...  Read the complete review

Ten years ago I decided to have a turf out of all my baby clothes and equipment,as my son was five and I needed to earn some quick cash. Never in a million years did I expect to sell so much stuff and come away having made £195.I was thrilled. Before I went I washed all the clothes, ironed them and made sure everything was ...  Read the complete review

Car Boot Frenzy. A collection of colourful characters offering their surplus household goods and assorted junk for sale in an organised manner (LOL) Coming to a car park or a school playground near you. My liking for car boots came about 12 years ago when they were in their infancy. At the time it was the kind of place ...  Read the complete review