any horsey car boot sale experts?

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I've booked in to one tomorrow, what's the best way to lay out my stuff? Am i best to group same priced items together, or group by type?

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Big table, label and price everything and make sure it's clean! We get some honking rugs at our local sale, saying that you can get a bargain and get them washed!
 
I agree with labelling everything or people will unfold absolutely everything before declaring that the sizes are wrong and wandering off leaving you to sort everything out (in saying that some do even if you do label everything, its part of the fun apparently)
 
Thanks everyone, that's really helpful, I will get post it notes ready for labels (where I can!)

It sound like its going to be an experience....

I don't have a clothing rail - that sounds like it would have been really handy.
 
Thanks - my Mum has kindly agreed to come along and help :)

The washing machine has been going for 2 days solid now, just need to bag / label (well when the current load has finished)
 
Ooh and if have room take a wheelbarrow to move all your stuff. You often can't park very close to your pitch, and even small things weigh a lot when together in a bag. It also reduces the number of trips you'll have to take.
 
Two people is best: not for the reasons stated above but there ARE some sneaky people around who'll distract you if you're on your own and then their partner-in-crime will go around and help themselves to stuff whilst you're attention is diverted elsewhere :(

It hasn't happened to me personally, but I've known of this happening to other people who've gone to equine car boots and manned their stall singlehanded.
 
Thanks - by the way is £10 a reasonable price to expect for a fleece / cooler / cotton sheet?

I took 5 of these - all 6'3, and didn't sell any of them, I wondered if I'd priced them too high?

I had numnahs at £5 which nobody looked at either.
 
Take a tape measure and plenty of change.

Don't pitch next to someone with a stinking pile of rugs dumped on a tarp (there always seems to be one :() - they attract hordes which stand in front of your stall and block out buyers.

A cloths rail is a great asset - I hang bridles and girths on mine - much easier for buyer to see.

Clean stuff sells better than mucky and for a better price.

I also always take a thermos/pop because I'm too mean to pay for drinks :)
 
Apache Warlord said:
Thanks - by the way is £10 a reasonable price to expect for a fleece / cooler / cotton sheet?

I took 5 of these - all 6'3, and didn't sell any of them, I wondered if I'd priced them too high?

I had numnahs at £5 which nobody looked at either.
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IME numnahs rarely sell at boot sales. I had some that were unused, one still with the label attached, and they didn't sell. Every stall seemed to have masses of them. Rugs went like hot cakes. Bridlework only seems to go if it's a really good make, no matter how little used the cheaper ones might be.
 
Cowpony said:
IME numnahs rarely sell at boot sales. I had some that were unused, one still with the label attached, and they didn't sell. Every stall seemed to have masses of them. Rugs went like hot cakes. Bridlework only seems to go if it's a really good make, no matter how little used the cheaper ones might be.
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Thanks Cowpony - might leave the numnahs at home next time :)
 
I've done quite a bit of buying and selling and numnahs are never a good bet sorry

Fleeces and sheets do not sell as well as turnouts etc, there are just things that do sell easily and those that dont
 
WelshD said:
I've done quite a bit of buying and selling and numnahs are never a good bet sorry

Fleeces and sheets do not sell as well as turnouts etc, there are just things that do sell easily and those that dont
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Thanks - I'll try the fleeces a bit cheaper and see if they go next time.
 
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