Car booting

I've recently started attending car boot sales again as a seller - it made me realise how important it is to get your technique exactly right or people just won't buy.

In other words, just give stuff away.

I have a garage full of stuff to sell, which has to go so I can make room for my motorbikes! I have my priorities in order.

Selling at car boots is like entering another world. Not always a pleasant one at that. Some of the people that go along to these things are unpleasant to say the least.

It is amazing how some people look at you like you are an alien when you dare to ask 50p for a former prized possession that has hardly been used.

I was selling a DVD player for £5 - and some cheeky woman tried to knock me down to £2. I had great pleasure in telling her where to go.

Then apart from the quality items I had some absolute tat that people didn't even quibble about - they just paid the money and took the rubbish away with them. Go figure.

I estimate that I have about 10 boot sales to get through before I give up and take everything to the tip.

I'm rolling up my sleeves for a few arguments along the way.