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20 tips for Car Booters in Plymouth

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20 tips for Car Booters in Plymouth
1 Firstly check the weather forecast and choose a nice day as rain means buyers stay away and you’ve had a wasted trip.
2 Make sure you have things to sell that people want to buy in Plymouth. It’s pointless filling your car up with old VHS tapes when DVD’s are what people will buy. People will buy most things but not at any price. It could be china, football memorabilia, earrings, clocks or just anything you have surplus to requirements. Think about smaller higher value items as you will get more in your car and make more money for your efforts.
3 Ideally plan to go to the sale with 2 or more people. One good reason is so you have more eyes looking after your stock but also if you need to take a comfort break you won’t miss that  all important sale.
4 Pack your table last into the car as you will need it first.
5 When you decide what sale to go to get there early as you’ll probably get a better pitch.
6 Take your own sandwiches and drink as there is no point spending your profits and losing a potential sale while you queuing for your hot dog.
7 Agree a minimum price for items and be prepared to take offers as the sale progresses.
8 Agree beforehand your asking prices so you are prepared to accept good offers from the very start. Don’t let the early birds or boot divers knock you down too much straight away as they are usually dealers who will sell your item for a profit on their stall. Be polite but just ask them to give you a little time before you will accept offers.
9 Dealers could end up being your best customers so treat them like you would treat anyone else and remember to smile.
10 Display your items in a logical order. People may purchase several related items if they can find them easily. So keep all books, CD’s, tools, clothes, magazines, toys or whatever you are going to sell in separate sections for easy access.
11 Try and steal a few feet of space when parking your car so you can spread out a ground sheet or an extra decorating table. If you have enough space people are more likely to use your pitch as a short cut and get to peruse your items on the way through.
12 Take plenty of loose change with you as you’ll need it.
13 Avoid huge cuddly toys on your stall – they don’t sell very well and parents will drag their children past so they don’t get any tiny tantrums.
14 Avoid selling electrical items – they are very difficult to sell for obvious reasons.
15 Offer a bowl of water for dogs during hot weather and put a big notice advertising it as free to use is one of the secrets to attract extra customers.
16 Take a jar of sweets and offer a ‘Free Sweet’ with every purchase and write it on big sign, it will attract the kids and the parents will follow.
17 Take some carrier bags so people can buy multiple items.
18 If selling magazine or comics put them in plastic pockets which not only protects them but makes them look more collectable.
19 If you are selling garments then ensure they are dry, clean and ironed and hang them on a rail. Not surprisingly, people can be a bit fussy about buying second hand clothes.
20 Set yourself a target that makes it all worthwhile but also enjoy your cabooting – have some fun and you'll be making money at the same time.

 


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