Car Boot Sales
To help make improvements to our facilities and fund some activities for our juniors, we hold fundraising car boot sales.
If you would like to receive e-mail reminders of the dates just send your name to carboots@nestontennis.co.uk - your details are not passed on and are only used for this purpose.
To make a booking or just to get in touch you can email me, Jo Race, on carboots@nestontennis.co.uk or phone me on 0151 336 2014.
Just set up October 2011 ready for next year's dates you can keep in touch with twitter or Facebook too.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you book in advance it is £8, or £10 on the day if spaces are available. (Recent sales have all been fully booked in advance.) Payment can be made by Paypal in advance; a full refund will be made if you need to cancel so long as you do this at least 48 hours before the sale. You can make a booking by e-mailing carboots@nestontennis.co.uk, with your name, contact details and how you heard about us. Bookings close at 8pm the evening before a sale. Buyers pay just 20p and we don't charge for parking.
What time can I set up my pitch?
You can arrive between 7.00am and 7.30am and buyers are welcome after 8.00am. We have to finish the sale by 11am.
Do you provide refreshments?
Subject to having sufficient volunteers to serve them, we normally sell teas, coffees, hot sausage/bacon batches and soft drinks. There are toilets available.
Now that the sales take place on hard standing, we will go ahead whatever the weather. A gazebo might come in handy!
Definitely. Pasting tables are great because they are light and don't take up much space in your car, but heavier items like books may need something a bit more substantial. Remember the easier it is for buyers to find things, the more you will sell. If you have a lot of clothes, for instance, a hanging rail is a good idea.
I am a trader, can I book a pitch?
No - as a market town we are not allowed traders.
A 'float' of change is useful until you have sold your first few items. Keep it in a money belt or similar so that it's safe but handy. Plastic bags to give your buyers are always welcome.
As Neston is a market town, we are unable to allow professional sellers, but apart from that almost anything goes. Common sense applies; if it's not legal, you shouldn't sell it! We would not expect to see sellers offering multiple copies of CD's and DVD's; following a recent court ruling, we would have to make further enquiries as to the origin of the copies. We also do not take bookings from catering stalls.
How much money will I make?
Apparantly the most successful booters are in London, who make £83 on average per sale, followed by Wales with £80 on average (thanks to www.carbootsrus.com for this information), so don't expect to get rich quick!
How many pitches do you have?
We can have a maximum of 40 pitches and usually get 400 to 500 buyers; the better the weather, the busier we get! Even on quieter days, there are usually plenty of serious buyers. The pitches are arranged in a circuit, so there are no 'bad' pitches.
How do you advertise your sale?
We are registered with all the car boot directories on the internet I can find, plus various local 'What's on?' guides and schools. An advert goes in the Wirral News group of papers, so is seen across the Wirral. Our main source of interest is the big sign that goes up on the Chester High Road. We get a lot of booters re-booking too and send e-mail reminders to nearly 1000 people. We are now on facebook and twitter too - see links above.
Can you dispose of unwanted items?
No! Please take all your unsold goods away with you. Neston Tip is open at the weekend, for Cheshire residents, or consider joining freecycle (www.freecycle.org) whose aim is to keep re-usable stuff out of landfill by offering it to other people for free.
What are you fundraising for?
In 2011 we are raising money for a new scholarship programme for potential Andy Murrays/Virginia Wades! We also need to continue to raise money to for our tennis pavilion - it needs a new roof for starters.
Funds raised in previous years have helped upgrade our floodlights, provide free tennis sessions and refurbish our pavilion.
September 2009 Busy Sale
June 2008
The sun didn't shine as promised so we didn't have quite as many buyers as we hoped, but nearly 50 booters selling made for a busy morning.
You 'booters' are tough, even in the snow! The sun shone and, although numbers were down, I know quite a few of you had a successful morning
September 2007 - A busy car boot sale!
http://www.carbootsaledirectory.co.uk/car-boot-sales-merseyside/neston-cricket-club-car-boot-sale-merseyside/