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Blochairn Car Boot Sale
Open discussion regarding Scotland's largest car boot sale.
Editor - 4/01/2004 1:48:32 AM
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i was wondering about the difference between underhang, overhang, casual casual exterior, casual undercover etc
and what do you recommend.
do you recommend to book and if not what time is best to turn up and do spaces go quickly.
gail - 1/03/2004 6:53:54 PM
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I am looking to come this sunday 2nd May with my car & would prefer to be indoors. can you please advise od costs, is it better to book, what's the best time to arrive and do
you provide tables to display it items.
Please e-mail me allysondoak@otmail.com
Allyson Doak - 28/04/2004 10:03:22 AM
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I am looking to come this sunday 2nd May with my car & would prefer to be indoors. can you please advise of costs, is it better to book, what's the best time to arrive and do
you provide tables to display it items.
Please e-mail me allysondoak@otmail.com
Allyson Doak - 28/04/2004 10:06:52 AM
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Iam looking for indoor space with my car for sun 2nd May could you please let me know if i need to book place, and the best time to arrive, does tables get provided.
irenep35@hotmail.com
irene - 28/04/2004 1:33:41 PM
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I would like to come along this Sunday (4th July).
Is it better to be indoors or outdoors ? I haven't booked - does that matter ?
What is the best time to arrive and are tables provided?
Thomas.mitchellt@ntlworld.com
michelle - 3/07/2004 7:01:44 PM
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how do i go about booking an undercover pitch for my car and what kind of notice is required for booking
stu mckee - 13/07/2004 12:55:12 PM
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Phone: 0141 287 2500 or E-mail: glasgow.markets@drs.glasgow.gov.uk
They deal with all the markets run by the Glasgow Council.
LisaR - 13/07/2004 4:06:15 PM
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I was at the boot sale on Sunday as a trader and had a great day trading and enjoyed every minute of it.
D Peebles - 16/07/2004 12:38:24 PM
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Can anyone please tell me how to get there? Preferably using public transport. This is my first visit to Glasgow. I will be staying in the West End of Glasgow
Email me at:
carmel.borg-galea@um.edu.mt
Charles - 28/09/2004 6:44:29 AM
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can anyone give me a time to start queueing to sell a van load of stuff and how much notice do you need to give to reserve a van space?
cheers peeps
tambo - 6/10/2004 6:24:49 PM
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They recommend you are there before 5am and spaces are on a first come basis with no guarantees. Pre-booking of your pitch may be available thereafter.
George D - 8/10/2004 12:40:59 PM
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I was there again as a trader last Sunday, got very wet poured all day but still had a good day in terms of enjoyment and trading
D Peebles - 30/11/2004 9:28:45 AM
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i just wondered if items of clothing sell well as i have alot of great things i bought which are now gathering dust!
karen c - 11/11/2005 1:22:29 PM
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Can some experienced trader/seller/buyer in the car boot sales tell me if there is any automotive items/ stand in the car boot sales usually? Any help would be much appreciated.
Gary Y - 20/01/2006 4:37:30 PM
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Can you tell me the best time to arrive, I would like an undercover slot for a car this Sunday 15th Oct 06
SHOPPER KAREN - 9/10/2006 11:35:13 PM
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Is the car boot open this Sundqy 25 feb 07? If so do i have to book and when should i best arrive?
andy - 23/02/2007 1:49:25 PM
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I arrived at Blochairn at 6.20am today (15th June) but, as I was unaware that pre-booking was advisable, I was unable to get into the market. How do I go about booking (phone 287 2500?) and how is payment made for a pitch? Thank you.
Lindsay Irvine - 15/06/2008 2:28:22 PM
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hi there. i am looking to car boot here one sunday coming soon.... july 08 sometime. what is the best tiem to get there to guarantee a space? can u pre book spaces? contact me on : LJC280285@aol.com thanku
laura - 2/07/2008 12:06:01 AM
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I went last year and you need to be VERY early. We arrived before 6am and still had to drive around looking for a space. A council official came around later in the day asking for completed registration forms and pitch payments.
Suz - 2/07/2008 4:14:14 PM
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Have done a few car boot sales so far and found that the best time to arrive is around 4am, and there have been no queues.
I would suggest that you decide between indoor / outdoor just as you approach, and the decision is based on the weather. if it looks to be a nice day then outdoors is best as you get more passing trade.
trading begins as soon as you arrive, so dont be alarmed by people looking in you car boot before you have even emptied it! this can be quite intimidating the first time you do a car boot! i find that its best to be organised, so we usually sort our stuff into boxes to display before we head there and it means we set up shop quick and easy.
an official comes around about 8am to collect your registration form (this will be handed to you as you arrive) this will have details of you car reg etc. a couple of hours after this another official comes round to collect the fee, we were charged £10 for our outdoor pitch.
the boot sale we done recently was this month (Sept) so 4am was quite dark, so might be advisable to take a torch, although the regular buyers have torches which is helpful!
We sold most of our stuff and done really quite well, but i think this is because we went with the attitude that any offer was better than taking the stuff back home, so offers of books 50p each or 3 for £1 and anything on the clothes rail 50p each, went down well.
We found that our best sellers were the clothes, bags and costume jewelry. Things that didn't seem to sell were the electricals, and i guess its because people werent willing to take the chance that it didnt work! When we first arrived people were looking for mobile phones, dvds and gold, none of which we had, so i suppose these would be good sellers too!
remember to take your own table and a rail is always handy if you are selling clothes. The reason i mention this is because at Polmadie you can hire these things, but at Blochairn you can't, so dont get caught out.
If you have never tried it before and you are a bit apprehensive of the unknown, take a deep breath and go for it, you will probably become addicted like me!
trading finishes at 4pm, however not many traders last til this time. We left around 2.30pm.
trader lucy - 10/09/2008 9:21:44 PM
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