Most of the car boot sales I've been to were in fields mor school playing fields.


   1. Turn up as early as possible. That's when dealers turn up to buy and they pay the best prices (as well as the worst).

   2. Start prices highish, and drop a long way after the initial rush is over. When you're unpacking, you might have people trying to get at stuff still in the car.

   3. If you're always buying top-of-the-range clothes, they'll go at higher prices cos they were expensive to begin with.

   4. Say your prices decisively. Nothing more aggravating to a buyer like me when I ask the price, and the sellers go all vague and even can't seem to decide.

   5. It might work to be bold and treat it like you're a street trader. "Get your TV here - I'm not asking £20, I'm not even asking £10 etc etc." More fun like that and you might attract custom.

   6. Lay it all out like it might be worth people paying attention to.

   7. Relate to your customers - don't treat them like they're rifff-raff.

   8. Be ready at every moment for someone to want your attention. Next most aggravating thing for a buyer is if the seller's attention is elsewhere than the customer and can't even seem to be attractable - one wonders what they think they're there for.

   9. Include what you know are bargains - that's also why nuyers turn up - don't disappoint them.

   10. More than one vital -toilet breaks, coping with the rush.

    11. As someone said, have plenty of carrier bags and change - they are part of your job.

   12. Look like you're enjoying yourself - buyers aren't attracted to misery - guts.

   13. Take your time over packing up - it's amazing how much you can sell once people see it's starting to go = maybe start,adagissimo, after the rush is over.

   14. Do you know selling technoques? e.g.if the customer says they'll think about it,ask them what they want to think about;if they quibble at the price, ask them what the last thing they bought for the same price.




      Enjoy.




    Ivor

P.S. Got any LPs of Mahler's music for sale?