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It became a bit of standing joke in our household last summer that anything that wasn’t nailed or glued down, when I was pacing the house with stackable plastic box in hand, could be removed and sold at the first available opportunity.

According to Wikipedia car boot/trunk sales or boot/trunk fairs are a mainly British form of market in which private individuals come together to sell household and garden goods.

The goods on sale are often used but no longer wanted personal possessions that previously might have been thrown away. Car boot sales generally take place within the summer months are very popular in parts of Australia, and have a growing presence in Europe.

Myself and friend Karen spent several happy and early Sunday mornings in the back of her husband’s van loading and unloading the unwanted contents of our home and displaying them on pasting boards in a large field at a popular Huddersfield car book venue.

Early starts, thankfully do not worry me. Getting up at 4am to be on the road by 5am (a girl still needs a bit of lipstick for the customers) and join the queue became a regular routine. But even at that time in the morning you still need your wits about you with customers “helping” to unload and chose items before you’ve even unpacked.

Bargaining is another key skill you need as a buyer or a seller. Reasonable offers are usually accepted by car booters. They don’t really want to take home anything they have brought. But even I must admit to gritting my teeth last year when a particularly tight-fisted customer offered me 5p for something I had offered for 10p. You can buy and sell practically anything at car boot sales, even a broken toilet seat. Clothes, curtains, bedding, it all goes.

And in my mind if you sell something for a pound which is being unused in your own home. Your quids in. I had a target last year for a new household item that was needed and achieved my goal in three weeks. Fabulous. You can also enjoy some good hearted banter with your customers and fellow booters.
One gentleman visited our stall several times to try on a suit, which we knew would never fit, but he seemed to enjoy the friendly chat anyway.

We also had regulars and bargain hunters who knew we some good stuff on our stalls.
If asked for advice for a successful day I would say a well filled flask, ample lunchbox, brimming float (change) and plenty of plastic bags for packing and packaging. I should add that as a car booter I am not denying business from the charity shops, which I also love. Last year on the last event of the “season” the remaining contents of the van were taken to a charity shop of our choice and were available for sale the following day.

To coin a phrase, make sure you “keep your eyes peeled,” when you car boot or visit charity shops or table top sales. As well as bargains to be had there may also be valuables like the unwanted brooch which was almost sold off for £10 but raised £36,000 at auction after being snapped up by a private collector.

One man or woman’s trash is always another’s treasure. Happy searching. I’ll see you on Sunday!

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A Passion For Collecting Diecast Model Cars

Article by Adriana Noton

A passion for collecting Diecast model cars is a serious hobby as online forums and the Diecast Magazine indicate. If you love cars and collected miniature toy cars, you might be considering the more mature hobby of diecast model car collecting. Today quality diecast model manufacturers produce models that are miniature engineering feats. Meticulous detail is recreated in these replica models released in scales popular with the growing fraternity of diecast collectors. This is an international hobby, so the market for such cars is huge. These miniature models can range in prices ranges from a few dollars for Mattel Hot Wheels type to even thousands of dollars for highly detailed cars from a manufacturer like Autoart. Vintage cars can cost thousands. They can also be made from kits, so you can participate in their construction and have a sense of pride in the final product. A significant number of these model cars have limited production runs and come numbered with a certificate, which as time goes by will make them increase in value.

Fully constructed die cast metal scale model cars are very popular with collectors. Scaled models are manufactured in a range of scales such as 1:12,1:24,1:43,1:64 and others. Cars that are especially attractive are those with a real eye to detail. Doors, hoods, trunks and fuel caps that open, ashtrays that slide out and glove compartments that work are some of the realized features. Some models cars even have hanging ignition keys and removable hood pins to open the hood. Most have working car steering and suspension with real materials used in the interiors.

Though most car models are not powered vehicles, some individual model builders have powered vehicles using different devices. Such models may suffer in comparison to the more detailed replicas found in the best static models. However, some more sophisticated commercial examples have the scale and details to be comparable. Commercially-produced power car models include those developed in the 1930s that could be found until the 1960s. Most of these cars known as tether cars used small internal combustion engines. There are models that are wound by a key or a friction mechanism. These were common until electrically slot cars that run on tracks succeeded them in the 1960s. In fact, the original Scalextric line which was sold in 1957 for the first time was essentially a motorized version of earlier clockwork Scalex racers. Radio-controlled cars can be bought assembled or can be built from kits.

Some collecting tips

To a new collector the number of models available may seem daunting. Some degree of specialization will make choice more manageable. How about a certain style or model, by manufacturer, a certain year, a certain scale, type of material used or a themed collection? NASCAR models have a large number of fans. If you single out a manufacturer, brand new models can be purchased on release and you can search for bargains and rare examples from car boot sales, flea markets, yard sales, forums and that great resource internet auction site like ebay. Before you start you may want to check out helpful sources online such as instructional videos, books and links about the hobby of collecting model cars.

When you decide to start collecting you will find you can purchase cars on many venues: the internet, trade magazines and trade shows, in toy stores and hobby shops, or other ways like estate and garage sales, flea markets and the like. When you purchase that is not new, be sure to check the condition of the model and whether it has original parts before you commit yourself.

Joining a user forum will get you acclimated and you will become more informed. Here you might need to explore the options as you might like some forums and not others. A good forum for you will be a very positive experience. Collectors are a friendly community where members assist others to locate a desired model. Get familiar with the abbreviations and terminology collectors use in discussing cars in these user forums. You will become familiar with terms like chase cars which signifies a rare car collectors covet. Almost every Diecast company has its own chase car. It may be a particular model and make, color, or a series.

You should get familiar with how much cars cost. Cost of chase cars and vintage cars is useful knowledge to acquire. Vintage cars in mint condition, can be worth a packet. Consider anywhere between USD30-15,000. They can even sell for higher as the USD 85,000 purchase price of a very rare old Hot Wheels Red Line some years ago illustrates. I bet the kid who bought that car long ago never dreamed it could sell for this price. Attending Diecast shows are also very helpful. They can take place locally as well, so travel time can be saved. For example Dallas has one every month. When attending these shows consider being there from the start to the end. Morning attendance will aid your effort to obtain any hot cars you are interested in that may disappear later in the day. At closing time, dealers wishing to unload their stock will lower their prices or be in the mood to reduce the price for a determined bargain hunter.

Collectors are drawn to this hobby and the time and money involved for different reasons. It could be a passion for collection of skillfully crafted replica cars in miniature. It could be an investment with the hope the collection will increase in value; or some other urge to collect these miniature models of motoring perfection. Once you start on the collection route you may not be able to stop. You may want to expand your activities into restoration and the building of cars from kits. This could become an addiction. No matter what your age, collecting model cars can become an exciting hobby. Some enterprising individuals have even turned it into a business; and its growing audience now includes the female gender, especially former tomboys who loved playing with model cars in their childhood are revealing a passion for collecting Diecast model cars.

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A FAMILY is making an emotional plea to try and retrieve a sentimental diamond ring that was mistakenly sold at a Tetsworth car boot for 20p.

The ring, which belonged to Charlotte Coombs, got mixed up in a box of costume jewellery and was sold by accident on June 26.

The Coombs family have been left devastated by the mistake and have been searching for the ring ever since.

Husband Lee said: “We were just trying to make a few bob to buy things for our son but we ended up getting rid of something money cannot buy, now we have that feeling of kicking ourselves all the time.

“It was a gift from her mother, it isn’t old but my wife and her mum are very close.

“She has not worn it for a while because her hands got bigger when she was pregnant so she has had to take it off but was fully intending to wear it again one day.”

Lee and Charlotte are regular visitors to car boot sales to look for gifts for their one-year-old son Isaac and waited especially for the first one of the year at Tetsworth.

Lee said: “It is our favourite one because you can pick up good things for kids but we wanted to raise cash first. So we saved ourselves for the first one of the year and it was probably one of the biggest ones I have seen.

“Ironically it wasn’t until near the end that the ring was actually sold.”

The family have since put posters out at subsequent car boot sales and would be over the moon if it finally got returned.

Lee said: “It will just be a massive relief for Charlotte, her mother has been very reasonable about it but it is just the horrible thought in our minds that if we hadn’t made that mistake, none of this would have happened.”

If you bought the ring, or know someone that did, please call Lee on 07958 658415

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