'I scored mega profit reselling car boot sale finds after big seller blunder'
Car boot sale enthusiast Kev often finds gems at markets around the UK, and he has shared some of the most common mistakes that sellers make that could cost them a fortune
Heading to a car boot sale on the lookout for bargains is always something of a lottery. You never quite know what gems people will be flogging, and you might leave with your arms full or come away with nothing at all.
You need a sharp eye for hidden treasures and solid negotiating skills if you're after bargains for a fraction of their typical cost - particularly if you're hoping to flip them for a profit. However, one man on Instagram has revealed he frequently bags bargains at car boot sales thanks to common blunders that sellers make. Kev, who regularly posts videos of his car boot sale discoveries, shared a clip recently where he explained that it's "awkward" when sellers pose him one particular question - as he knows he's about to land himself a massive bargain.
In the video, Kev is examining two coloured glass dishes, and he asks the seller what he'd be prepared to accept for them. But then, the seller fires back with a question of his own that puts Kev on the spot.
The seller asked: "What do you want to offer me for them?"
That put the ball squarely in Kev's court, so he took a punt and told the seller he'd give him £1 each for them. The seller agreed, and Kev revealed he later managed to flog just one of the dishes for £14.99 - netting him a tidy £13 profit even before shifting the second dish.
Next, Kev visited another stall that was offering a variety of books priced at 50p for one book, or £1 for three. Among the books were at least 20 novels by Terry Pratchett, which in the seller's deal would come to around £7.
Kev cheekily asked the seller if he would accept £5 for all the Pratchett books, and the other man agreed, thinking he had bagged a good deal by offloading some books he had no interest in keeping.
But Kev once again demonstrated why sellers should research the items they're trying to sell. He displayed recent eBay listings selling second-hand Terry Pratchett novel collections for at least £52, with some fetching as much as £57.
If he managed to sell his books on the higher end of the scale, Kev would still make over £50 in profit on the novels.
And the bargains didn't end there, either. A third seller was also peddling a book that Kev was interested in, and after asking the seller how much it was, he was told he could have it for just 50p.
The book, Deliver Us From Evil by J. F. Sawyer, was sold for a staggering £27.99 on eBay, making Kev just over £27 in profit from just one book that he found among someone's unwanted possessions.
Altogether, Kev forked out £7.50 for his collection and could potentially flog his finds for just under £100 at £99.98, excluding the second glass dish that Kev didn't put a selling price on. This means that even before shifting that final dish, Kev is eyeing up a profit of more than £90 - not a bad day's work at the local car boot sale.
However, the clip acted as a serious cautionary tale for folk considering offloading their unwanted bits at a car boot sale, as you should always research your belongings before letting them go for next to nothing.
One viewer remarked: "Not pricing things gives people the chance to size you up and say whatever they feel like. I don't entertain no prices. I walk away."
Another chimed in: "All those Terry Pratchett books for less than £10!" A third commented: "Today I have learned to find Terry Pratchett books."