Car Boot Sales... Do they work?!

[foleyjo]

Problem with a lot of car boot sales is that you get people who go early and pay extra to get in before it opens.

These people go and find all the best stuff and then take it home to sell on ebay.

You also get the dealer type that lordspunky mentioned who will go round all the stalls as they are being setup and only set up their stall when the doors open.
They either buy things to add to their collection or add to their stall.

So it is very hard to find a bargain when it comes to computers.

Saying that though I managed to get a Commodore 128 and a Grundy NewBrain at a carboot for £8. Both working

[foleyjo]

Your "Car Boot Sales" sound like our "Flea Markets" here.  The same type of things happen at our sales as yours.  Some people get in early, dealers buy up the good deals, and the general public is left with paying higher prices for what the dealers have bought and marked up.  Still, I can't think of a better way to spend a Saturday or Sunday morning!

We have Flea Markets here too.
The difference between the 2 is that at a Car Boot Sale your stall is the boot(/trunk) of the car.