What to do as a seller.
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Don't put price stickers on your items - let people offer you cash, you may get more than what you wanted for it!
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Place all valuable goods such as mobile phones, digital cameras and console games at the front of your stall
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Take a plastic sheet to cover your items if it rains
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If you need the toilet you will have to leave your stall on its own, so take somebody with you. Also a friend is good company
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Use your car radio to play some popular music to draw customers to your stall
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Use a bright coloured cloth to attract the customers attention
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Take a look around the boot sale itself. You might find some bargains to sell yourself and you will get an idea what people are selling similar items for
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Look at your stall from a buyers perspective. Is your stall cluttered?
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Take along some carrier bags + bin liners etc.
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Take lots of change
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If you are selling things like PSP games, take your PSP with you to prove the games work
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Take some drinks and snacks with you and put them on your stall. Children always pester their parents for them
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Don't dump clothing on the floor. Some poeple can't bend down so hang them on a strong rail
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Offer supermarket-style offers such as BOGOF and 2-4-1
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Park on a dry spot of land and don't put your items in big patches of mud
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Move your things around the buyer might see something they didn't see before
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Lower your prices towards the end of the boot sale
What to do as a buyer.
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Walk around the boot sale more than once. You will see things that you didn't see before
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Always try to knock prices down especially if you buy more than one item off a particular seller
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Train your eye on one particular item otherwise you wont find anything decent
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Research top-selling products on eBay
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Take a rucksack or carrier bag to put purchases in
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Be sure you are not buying counterfeit items - there are lots there.
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Try not to take childeren and pets with you - they get in the way
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Keep valuables in a safe place
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Take plenty of change
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Get there early to find bargains
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Smile when you are offering a price
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Don't get too excited and pay over the odds for things - its easily done
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Avoid leaving items with the seller as they might just drive off with it
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Guide created: 15/07/07 (updated 08/10/08)



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