Car boot bargain today.

Mogodon · 30th May 2016, 13:00

casually wandering round local boot today and see on the ground under a stall a boxed Britool torque wrench. Took it out the box and it looks brand spanking new apart from tatty cardboard box.

Two women on the stall (30's and 50's I'd say) and younger one says to me "make me an offer". Now, I hate it when people say that as it puts you on the spot. So, I shrug my shoulders and say " what do you want for it". She looks at older one who says nothing, looks at me and says "two quid" !!!!!!!

Chap next to me, his eyebrows nearly shoot off the top of his head as I get my money out.

KRISTLEE · 30th May 2016, 13:28

Nice one mate, love it when that happens...same as you though as I hate being put on the spot and being asked to make an offer as I'm useless at valuing anything lol

mininuts · 30th May 2016, 13:42

Nice find and a nice addition to the toolkit

I was at a small local classic car show last Sunday and was just browsing around the four stalls that made up the autojumble. Had a root through a box of old bits and bobs and uncovered a nice pair of Smiths Jaguar dials, a speedo and a rev counter. I asked the guy how much for the pair and he said £8 mate, so I had them and walked away with a smile on my face.
About three weeks ago I listed an exact same pair of dials on eBay which came out of the wife's grandad's garage, many years ago. I got £137 for the pair and off they went to Poland! Listed my newly acquired dials last week with a starting bid of £19.99 each, we'll see how they do

I love it when you find a bargain

ratchet · 30th May 2016, 14:01

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Originally Posted by mininuts

About three weeks ago I listed an exact same pair of dials on eBay which came out of the wife's grandad's garage, many years ago. I got £137 for the pair and off they went to Poland! Listed my newly acquired dials last week with a starting bid of £19.99 each, we'll see how they do

I love it when you find a bargain

Might be worth your while to send the under bidders a quick message to let them know you've listed some more.

planenut · 30th May 2016, 14:38

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Originally Posted by Mogodon

casually wandering round local boot today and see on the ground under a stall a boxed Britool torque wrench. Took it out the box and it looks brand spanking new apart from tatty cardboard box.
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Excellent find.

Ravinder · 30th May 2016, 17:01

Bargain.

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Originally Posted by mininuts

Nice find and a nice addition to the toolkit

I was at a small local classic car show last Sunday and was just browsing around the four stalls that made up the autojumble. Had a root through a box of old bits and bobs and uncovered a nice pair of Smiths Jaguar dials, a speedo and a rev counter. I asked the guy how much for the pair and he said £8 mate, so I had them and walked away with a smile on my face.
About three weeks ago I listed an exact same pair of dials on eBay which came out of the wife's grandad's garage, many years ago. I got £137 for the pair and off they went to Poland! Listed my newly acquired dials last week with a starting bid of £19.99 each, we'll see how they do

I love it when you find a bargain

Now, that's just naughty. I'd do the same.

keithst24 · 30th May 2016, 17:03

I never go to boot sales, think its time I started....bargain

harrisop48 · 30th May 2016, 19:38

Went to a boot sale a long time ago and found a Snapon 3/8 square drive socket ratchet. Asked how much, was quoted 50p by the young lady who had no idea what it was. Result!!!

rovermadhead · 30th May 2016, 20:25

i bought an old tin box from a carboot sale in Southport in the 90's, it was all rusty and had been glued shut, upon opening it, i found a tenner in a money bag and a set of false teeth in a sponge holder.... needless to say i buried the lot in a nice place in the countryside, with the tenner still in, i think it must have been the remains of some one and the previous owner couldn't bear to bury it, the tenner? i can only think it was placed there to pay the ferryman so to speak.

steve-45 · 30th May 2016, 21:58

Are there any 75 / ZT meets / events that have a bring and buy type sale attached to them ?

30th May 2016, 13:00	#1
Mogodon Gets stuck in Nisan Micra 1.4 SVE Auto. Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Posts: 841 Thanks: 196 Thanked 198 Times in 84 Posts	Car boot bargain today. casually wandering round local boot today and see on the ground under a stall a boxed Britool torque wrench. Took it out the box and it looks brand spanking new apart from tatty cardboard box. Two women on the stall (30's and 50's I'd say) and younger one says to me "make me an offer". Now, I hate it when people say that as it puts you on the spot. So, I shrug my shoulders and say " what do you want for it". She looks at older one who says nothing, looks at me and says "two quid" !!!!!!! Chap next to me, his eyebrows nearly shoot off the top of his head as I get my money out.

30th May 2016, 13:28	#2
KRISTLEE I really should get out more....... None at the moment. Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Hartlepool Posts: 2,067 Thanks: 939 Thanked 384 Times in 294 Posts	Nice one mate, love it when that happens...same as you though as I hate being put on the spot and being asked to make an offer as I'm useless at valuing anything lol __________________ Best Regards, Lee. DONE: HAD A CRAZY IDEA THAT I HAD TO GET RID OF MY MG ZTT DUE TO NOT HAVING A DRIVE AND HAVING TO PARK ON A BUSY STREET WITH A VIEW TO GETTING ANOTHER ONE AT A LATER DATE WHEN I HAVE A DRIVE. ENDED UP REALISING IT REALLY ISN'T PRACTICAL NOT HAVING A CAR TO GET AROUND AND I NOW OWN A VW EOS 3.2 V6 INDIVIDUAL (1 OF 20 REMAINING IN THE UK WITH THAT ENGINE AND TRIM COMBO) EVEN THOUGH I STILL LIVE ON A BUSY ROAD WITHOUT A DRIVE

30th May 2016, 13:42	#3
mininuts This is my second home Cooper S 210 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Port William Posts: 5,309 Thanks: 5,098 Thanked 2,406 Times in 1,631 Posts	Nice find and a nice addition to the toolkit I was at a small local classic car show last Sunday and was just browsing around the four stalls that made up the autojumble. Had a root through a box of old bits and bobs and uncovered a nice pair of Smiths Jaguar dials, a speedo and a rev counter. I asked the guy how much for the pair and he said £8 mate, so I had them and walked away with a smile on my face. About three weeks ago I listed an exact same pair of dials on eBay which came out of the wife's grandad's garage, many years ago. I got £137 for the pair and off they went to Poland! Listed my newly acquired dials last week with a starting bid of £19.99 each, we'll see how they do I love it when you find a bargain __________________ *Paul* 2016 MINI Cooper S 210 : 2000 Rover 75 CDT Classic SE : 2009 Freelander 2 GS : 2000 Mini Cooper Sport : 1986 Mini Mayfair : 1980 Mini Pickup : 1971 Mini Cooper S

30th May 2016, 17:03	#7
keithst24 This is my second home X Power Grey MGZT 180+ Auto... Bumble & 1.8T Odessey Rover 75 Contemporary SE manual Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Reigate Posts: 5,375 Thanks: 2,254 Thanked 1,801 Times in 1,403 Posts	I never go to boot sales, think its time I started....bargain __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Bumble Membership Number 35478 Born Monday, 16th June 2003 @ 14:30:35 This vehicle was the 9,196th ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894 This vehicle was the 576th ZT 180 + to be made out of 828 This vehicle was the 871st ZT in XPower Grey (code: LEF) to be made out of 3,143 XPower Grey ZTs

30th May 2016, 19:38	#8
harrisop48 Passed Away Rover 75 Tourer Club CDTi 2.0 2002 Royal Blue Paint JFM Trim LBB Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hayes West London Posts: 1,218 Thanks: 528 Thanked 1,043 Times in 364 Posts	Snapon Went to a boot sale a long time ago and found a Snapon 3/8 square drive socket ratchet. Asked how much, was quoted 50p by the young lady who had no idea what it was. Result!!!

30th May 2016, 20:25	#9
rovermadhead Regular poster Rover 75 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Preston Posts: 93 Thanks: 11 Thanked 15 Times in 10 Posts	i bought an old tin box from a carboot sale in Southport in the 90's, it was all rusty and had been glued shut, upon opening it, i found a tenner in a money bag and a set of false teeth in a sponge holder.... needless to say i buried the lot in a nice place in the countryside, with the tenner still in, i think it must have been the remains of some one and the previous owner couldn't bear to bury it, the tenner? i can only think it was placed there to pay the ferryman so to speak.

30th May 2016, 21:58	#10
steve-45 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon CDTi Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Belvedere Posts: 4,076 Thanks: 108 Thanked 1,089 Times in 774 Posts	Are there any 75 / ZT meets / events that have a bring and buy type sale attached to them ?