12 Nov
2003
12 Nov
'03
3:16 a.m.
>> So, travler, if you'll ever make it to
the island, don't
>> forget to stop by any car boot sale you can find.
>I think I must clarify that further and say
'stop at any car boot sale
>that's not in the south' because I'm hearing more and more reports of
people
>saying things like 'but these sell for loads on ebay' while they're
trying
>to get 30 quid for a NES or something like that.
We call them garage sales in the US but the same
thing is happening. The
sellers go look at E-bay and find the highest price there and that's what
they want for the stuff. (without the trouble and expense of listing their
item, packaing and shipping it and all the other hassles of internet
sales!) Garage sales in the US are a waste of time any more. BUT I still
find bargains at the scrap metal places.
Not completely equal, car boot sales are more like swap meets,
or fleamarkets (as we call them in Germany), so a lot of people
come together at a site, pay an entrance fee and set up their
wares. Another difference to Europe, in a lot of British car
boot sales, even visitors get charged a fee ... usualy some
50 pence (a Buck).
Gruss
H.
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