Nearly everyone here in the UK must have been to at least one car boot sale but why on earth do people go to these things on a regular occassion? Is the reason for people going to one of these sales down to hunting for bargains or being dragged around the event by your Gran?

Whatever the reason this are these sales dying out or are they worth visiting? It is really up to you on this. There are some legitimate reasons to going to one of these sales.

Reason 1

The thing is there are sometimes decent bargains to be found here. A lot of the time the people selling their items have no idea if it is worth any money which is why you should always be looking for those really nice antiques. You can quite often pick up really cheap DVD’s and Video Games for yourself and there are programs on television aimed at looking for cheap antiques in a car boot to sell at auctions for a large profit.

Reason 2

Be nice to your granny and allow her to take you around the weirdo’s that sell their things from the back of their car. Carry the junk around for her and there might well be 50p in it for you.

The Bad Things

Reason 1

It does all sound like it is a con doesnt it, scruffy looking people selling you second hand stuff from the back of a car? The funny thing is it sounds like something the police should be involved in.

Reason 2

You have no idea on the quality of the item until you get it home. The problem is that when you are getting some like a DVD you cannot test to see if it is working until you arrive back home which means you cannoy return it.

So if you are thinking about being one of these sellers it could be worth looking into Audi leasing or Van Leasing to make sure you have the room for all the junk. Car leasing is also something else you could look into.