Be prepared to haggle – start your pricing slightly higher than you would be willing to sell for as people love to think they’ve bartered you down and got a bargain. Displaying your items on clothing rails can make it easier for people to look through and therefore more likely to buy something. This means bringing extra equipment such as coat hangers and clothing rails can help. this is the only photo I took of the stall itself before we organised it properly – it was too busy after that) Some councils have certain policies for holding boot fairs. Some want all the money to go to charitable causes, some won’t put them on at all and if they do, they want plenty of notice. There will always be at least one on in your local area, but if you don’t mind driving, it’s worth searching online for the busiest and best boot sales.

There will usually be a limit to the size of the pitch which may be determined by the number of tables at your stand – this will be decided by those running the car boot sale. It does make it clearer for customers who don’t want to haggle and who may carry on walking past if the price isn’t clear.

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There are often long queues of cars so plan to leave earlier to try to avoid the worst of the queues and account for it. Tip #2 – Pitch up next to the best stalls Our first car boot sale tip. 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. Experts suggest pricing at between 10% and 15% of the original value. If you are desperate to declutter and don’t want to take anything home with you, consider lowering your prices. While haggling is part of the car boot sale experience, don’t feel you have to accept the first offer or to slash prices too early in the day.

Carrier bags are really useful to offer to your customers particularly if they are purchasing more than one item. If they are hesitating between getting an additional item or not a carrier bag may be able to sway them by making it easier for them. Bric-a-brac, clothes, books and toys are all car boot sale staples. However, it can be surprising what sells well, so even if you think an item is not worth anything, it may be worth bringing it along. Many customers won’t hesitate to barter for an item to lower the cost. It can be a good idea to price some items higher than you intend to sell them to prepare for this. Try to get a friend to come along to help you. They can look after the stall if you need to pop away, keep you company during quieter moments, keep an eye out for thieves, and help with sales if there’s a rush of customers. And finally, one of my biggest boot sale tips is to say that anything you have left, donate to charity. You didn’t need it before so you don’t need it now so stop off at your favourite charity shop on the way home and donate whatever you can.A box of things like costume jewellery, daft bits of makeup, hair stuff and any other little bits and bobs always attracts people to your table – I put a box in the middle of the table usually with a sign on saying everything in the box 50p and it’s usually the most popular thing on the table. I definitely recommend having at least one box/bag somewhere that you can pop things in as and when you decide to get rid of it so you already have some things sorted out when you decide to do a boot sale. You’ll find Denham Giant Car Boot Sale at Denham Ct Dr, Denham, Uxbridge, UB9 5PG. It currently runs every Saturday. If you don’t have a rail, a tarpaulin can be a great way to display more items without having to make people rummage through a large pile. With your items more spread out, people passing by can easily see what you have on offer and something may catch their eye. Tip #10 – Price realistically It’s a good idea to visit the sale as a punter first to get an idea of how it works, where the best and busiest spots are, and the types of items that are popular.