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Offline Snoopy

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The BIG Clear-out
« on: April 13, 2011, 04:20:48 PM »
The decision has been made!

We are going to spend time over the upcoming Easter Break to clear out all surplus stuff. The accumulation of 23 years years and 10 different homes .... a lot of which has not been unpacked since we moved to this, our biggest house ever. From a single bedsit in Enfield we have climbed our way up to a massive four double bedroomed, three reception room detached house gathering shite at every turn.

IT MUST GO!

So the question is do we take it to the council tip or a boot sale?

Anyone have any experience of Boot Sales from a sellers point of view?

What do we want with 100 wine glasses, 50 place settings of, frankly, cheap hotel wear china, 6 dining chairs that have not felt an arse upon them in 10 years (Yep they came from Ikea!) more chefs knives than the average police amnesty can produce, 4 unopened boxes of new hanging files, a metal filing cabinet (4 drawer with keys) and feck knows what else is in the garage?

Can I be arsed to stand around being insulted and argued with by the locals at a Boot Sale? Is it even worth the fee for the pitch?

Come to that is it worth the diesel to make several trips to the council tip?

HELP!
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Re: The BIG Clear-out
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2011, 04:23:38 PM »
Boot fair defo .............just coz I want to hear the story ........ lol:
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Re: The BIG Clear-out
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2011, 04:24:52 PM »
Can you stick a "Free to whoever collects" sticker on the THW?
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Re: The BIG Clear-out
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2011, 04:30:15 PM »
To the above you can add four almost knackered lap-tops, two past their best desk-tops, boxes of pooter cables, several keyboards, two VCR's, more no longer fitting clothing than the local charity shop, sundry bolts of fabric, boxes of paper crafting kit ......... and so it goes on! Feck knows what else I shall find!
The list so far is just what I can remember is in there!

Quote from: Nick on April 13, 2011, 04:24:52 PM
Can you stick a "Free to whoever collects" sticker on the THW?

No need ~ she is going in October anyway!
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Re: The BIG Clear-out
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2011, 04:36:33 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on April 13, 2011, 04:30:15 PM
To the above you can add four almost knackered lap-tops, two past their best desk-tops, boxes of pooter cables, several keyboards, two VCR's, more no longer fitting clothing than the local charity shop, sundry bolts of fabric, boxes of paper crafting kit ......... and so it goes on! Feck knows what else I shall find!
The list so far is just what I can remember is in there!

Quote from: Nick on April 13, 2011, 04:24:52 PM
Can you stick a "Free to whoever collects" sticker on the THW?

No need ~ she is going in October anyway!

I'll have the laptops ...........VP discount......... rubschin:  free p+p.....????
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Re: The BIG Clear-out
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2011, 04:39:00 PM »
Freecycle???
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Re: The BIG Clear-out
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2011, 04:43:01 PM »
Quote from: Nick on April 13, 2011, 04:39:00 PM
Freecycle???

I want the laptops .......not a bike............
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Re: The BIG Clear-out
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2011, 04:49:04 PM »
Quote from: apc2010 on April 13, 2011, 04:43:01 PM
Quote from: Nick on April 13, 2011, 04:39:00 PM
Freecycle???

I want the laptops .......not a bike............


You're hoping for "revealing" snaps of Mrs Snoopy?

Sorry ~ all been cleared out before the boys wrecked the machines.
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Re: The BIG Clear-out
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2011, 04:59:45 PM »
I went to help a mate at a bootsale once. What a load of  Wankah:  Wankah: are there looking for any old shite.

It is a good way of getting a few quid if you can put up with the potential customers. They come over to your car before you have even parked it.  evil: Then as you get your items for sale out to put on display they are already rummaging through unpacked boxes.  cussing:

Make sure everything is priced before you get there or they grab things and shove them in your face requesting the price thinking they might catch you off guard.

If you can put up with arseholes you will have an amusing day out and some beer tokens to take home. I managed to sell a laydeez overcoat to a yuff who proudly put it on and wore it for the rest of the day, he had trouble doing the buttons up so I managed to help him out without piezzing myself.  eveilgrin:
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Re: The BIG Clear-out
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2011, 05:42:46 PM »
Just get Wenchy up in a van ...she'll clear the lot in minutes  lol:
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Re: The BIG Clear-out
« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2011, 08:39:46 PM »
I have never done a car boot sale...raided a few tho... 8)
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Re: The BIG Clear-out
« Reply #11 on: April 14, 2011, 04:54:08 AM »
It is amazing what you can sell and how much you can make on fleabay....  cloud9:
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