Go with the mindset of: I'm offering hard cash for this right away, and you may not get a better offer all day. Haggle hard! When you arrive, take a power walk away from the stalls by the entrance to the end of the car boot and work backwards. That way you'll avoid most of the other locusts hunting for early bargains.
To save time, you could label groups of items – for example, by having an “everything 50p” section. Whichever method you go for, make sure you have a general idea of how much your things are worth by checking what they are now selling for online. Experts suggest pricing at between 10% and 15% of the original value.
Clothes are a top seller at car boots. Children's and designer clothes sell well, but do expect to get haggled on the prices. Presentation: Iron them and if possible put them on a clothes rail. Always check your clothes for tears or damage before displaying.
Fire Arms, Knives, Tobacco, Alcohol and Controlled Substances, Unless fully licensed to do so, with permission from National Car Boot sale organisers, it is strictly forbidden to sell any of the above items and any items that may fall into the above categories.
Do you have to declare earnings from a car boot sale?
For somebody like yourself who has only sold their own unwanted second hand goods on a couple of occassions, HM Revenue & Customs would not deem there to be a trading activity and therefore the income received would not need to be declared on a self assessment tax return.
When to arrive – Some car boot 'experts' suggest that you should visit a car boot sale both at opening time, to view the best items before they are snapped up, and then again at the end, to offer cash that sellers can't refuse if they want to avoid taking everything home.
You will probably need a health and Hygiene certificate so contact your council and find out. Also contact who owns the car boot site, and see if they are allowing any more traders selling sweets. It is not just a case of buying, rebagging and selling on.
Are you allowed to sell new goods? It is fine if you bring along unwanted gifts that are deemed new. However, we are not a market and do not wish to have market stalls within our Car Boot Sales.
It is an offence to hold a temporary market, or permit your land to be used for a temporary market, without giving notice. If you do so, you can be fined up to £2,500.
Allotment Laws state that you cannot sell vegetables or plants from your plot! So i think doing that in a car boot would be a bad idea. What i do is give them away at work for small donations!
First thing when car boot sales open, professional resellers will scour for electrical goods. Make sure you've gathered up all of your unused tech gear, which will sell for a higher price than most of your other odd bits and bobs, and set up early. Some things you might not have even thought of will sell.
You can sell food which is not to be consumed on the premises at our sales (such as homemade cakes and jams etc). However we believe that you would then definitely be considered a TRADER and be governed by the rules set out below.
If you're simply selling cakes once in a blue moon at a car boot sale or market then you don't need to worry. However, if you are planning on doing this regularly, contact your local council and ask them what the rules are. If you do have to register your kitchen, it's totally free to do so.
Food Hygiene Certificate – You will probably need to have a standard Food Hygiene Certificate. This can be obtained by attending a one-day course, generally run by the local council. If they don't have a suitable course, they will have details of courses available in your district.
While Americans hold garage sales and the French have flea markets, the English have a distinctly British activity in which to sell one's personal second hand goods.
Car boot sales do run in the winter yes... they tend to be in the sticks a bit (where there's space) and you often need a car to get to them (I used to go to one at Denham which must have been at least a mile from the nearest public transport).
We run at least two car boots a week, every week through the whole year. In the winter we do car boots on Saturday and Sunday and in the Spring, Summer and Autumn you can catch up with the action every week on Tuesday and Friday as well as Saturday and Sunday.
You will need to declare any profits over £1,000 in a self-assessment tax return by 31 January each year. Tax payable: Earnings over £1,000, minus any allowable expenses and calculated based on your overall income tax band.
How much money can you earn from a hobby before paying tax UK?
Firstly, you'll only need to report your earnings from your hobby if they exceed your Trading Allowance. This is a £1,000 turnover limit that all UK taxpayers are allowed to earn tax-free, in a single tax year, from things like a hobby or a project they do in their spare time.
The term "car boot sale" refers to the selling of items from a car's boot. Although a small proportion of sellers are professional traders selling goods, or indeed browsing for items to buy, most of the goods on sale are used personal possessions.
Getting there early means you can choose the best position for your stall where you will be able to get the most customers. It will take some time to set up your stall so get there with plenty of time to allow you to set up well.
What is the difference between a flea market and a car boot sale?
Unlike flea markets, which are usually populated by professional traders selling antiques and collectibles, the idea behind a car boot sale is that ordinary people pay a small fee - usually £7 to £15 - for a pitch big enough for a car. A higher fee is charged for bringing a van to the sale.
Set up a page for selling car bays via an online ticketing service in advance of the event. Write a document that all sellers will receive which outlines what they can/can't sell and how much space they can have outside of their car boot. Remind them they are also responsible for organising their own float/change.
