Carboot sales

[Juvecu]

Can anyone tell me a reliable way to find carboot sales in my area? I've never been to one before, but it seems a good way of getting useful 2nd hand stuff for fair prices. I've looked online on various websites and when I turn up to the places there is nothing there on the days/dates specified. I only recently moved to Rugby, maybe someone local can offer some advice, please?

[Maddie_cat]

Try your local paper?

[jansman]

Absolutely! Local paper.

[Juvecu]

That didn't even occur to me, I feel real stupid now I haven't bought a paper in years, get all my news online. I think there is a free one that they pop through the door once a week so I'll see if I still know how to turn real pages Thanks.

[MrPickles]

Or try this

www.carbootjunction.com

off course I'm working every weekend. :S

[Accidentman]

Can anyone tell me a reliable way to find carboot sales in my area? I've never been to one before, but it seems a good way of getting useful 2nd hand stuff for fair prices. I've looked online on various websites and when I turn up to the places there is nothing there on the days/dates specified. I only recently moved to Rugby, maybe someone local can offer some advice, please?

Correct me if I am wrong (or simply out of order as I seem to be more often) but are you intending to bug in or bug out with a sack full of nik naks and a broken picture frame or have I missed something ?

[unsure]

Can anyone tell me a reliable way to find carboot sales in my area? I've never been to one before, but it seems a good way of getting useful 2nd hand stuff for fair prices. I've looked online on various websites and when I turn up to the places there is nothing there on the days/dates specified. I only recently moved to Rugby, maybe someone local can offer some advice, please?

Correct me if I am wrong (or simply out of order as I seem to be more often) but are you intending to bug in or bug out with a sack full of nik naks and a broken picture frame or have I missed something ?

i think your missing the obvious , car boots are a good way of finding what you want with out paying full price , things like storage jars , hand tools ect . the older stuff is usually better quality than what you find today as well .

[preppingsu]

For example, I picked up a German brand hurricane lantern for £2.00, 2 x20l jerry cans and my OH some hand tools (spent less than £20).
We go spefically with something in mind and if it's not there then we don't buy anything else. No tat for us.

Many people sell stuff and they just don't have a clue what it is/does etc.


Have a look for ones being run by schools, usually advertised outside the school or in local papers. Ask around, find out which ones are worth going to.

[Plymtom]

We have some weekly ones in Plymouth, and yes you can get useful stuff at them, it's random though to make the most of them you have to go a lot in my experience, I haven't been to one for years, but reading this (and other threads mentioning CBS sucess) I am tempted I must say, I think there are three a week here at least, best of all walking distance two days a week.

[metatron]

You do have to hit quite a few to get good items, other than tools. I've found CB radios, PMR446 radios, battery powered field telephones, air pistols/rifles, knifes and torches. The issue is a lot of car boot sales don't allow the sale of air rifles/pistol and knifed now.