Carbooting Advice?

[applejackbunny]

Do you have similar in the States? What do you call them? Car Trunk sales? Lol! I know you have yard sales/garage sales - is that more or less the same thing or do you have the car boot thing but just call it something else?

I know it's probably in the hope of finding some of the ponies that were only sold over here but I just was wondering what your equivalent would be...just curious! 

Post Merge: February 29, 2016, 02:50:57 PM

I just remembered probably the single most important piece of car booting advice in the UK - bring a brolly and some wellies! Just in case : ) It may be muddy underfoot and wet overhead!

Actually we do have something similar- depending on which state you live in they are called "Flea Markets" or "Swap Meets"  -  when I lived in California there were a lot of them, basically every weekend at the local fair grounds. They are huge.  Now I live in Seattle, Washington where it rains, or is chilly or misty a lot of the year- so I don't know of any outdoor swap meets.  I did find a few so-called "flea markets" that are held indoors- but it is mostly antique stuff or cheap commercial stuff.  I like the ones in California better since it is mostly just regular people selling the junk out of their storage/garage/house.  FAR more likely to find vintage toys...

Aha! That clears that up - thank you! I'd love to visit Washington State one day - it may be chilly and wet etc., but you have mountains and scenery to die for! : )

[tebrighteyes]

Guess its a bit too late to comment but I really like this thread!   I am visiting London at the moment.

I tried a vintage toy shop called Mimi Fifi but they did not have anything except for fakes and some over priced g2s.  They did have Tickle Heart and I think one of the romance ponies just over priced. http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1300/2292.php

I also found ponies at Camden Vintage Toys in the stables.   I did not get anything.  The prices were high but not too bad around 15 pounds for a pony.  The had Little Flitter, Wedding Bells Confetti, NSS Magic Star, Mommy Sweet Celebrations.   There is a picture on their Facebook page if anyone is interestedhttps://www.facebook.com/Camden-Vintage-Toys-252673645063590/

Will see if I can check out some of the carboots though!

[lovesbabysquirmy]

  The prices were high but not too bad around 15 pounds for a pony. 

MY GOD!  At those prices, I would just make a donation to the charity and insist that the pony can be my advantage amount or my charitable tax receipt, one or the other!

[Taffeta]

Guess its a bit too late to comment but I really like this thread!   I am visiting London at the moment.

I tried a vintage toy shop called Mimi Fifi but they did not have anything except for fakes and some over priced g2s.  They did have Tickle Heart and I think one of the romance ponies just over priced. http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1300/2292.php

I also found ponies at Camden Vintage Toys in the stables.   I did not get anything.  The prices were high but not too bad around 15 pounds for a pony.  The had Little Flitter, Wedding Bells Confetti, NSS Magic Star, Mommy Sweet Celebrations.   There is a picture on their Facebook page if anyone is interestedhttps://www.facebook.com/Camden-Vintage-Toys-252673645063590/

Will see if I can check out some of the carboots though!

I would say those prices were over. I know some of them are UK or European ponies, but generally not ones that fetch a particularly major price. Still nice to know G1 are wild in London. I'm currently NOT in London, but when I get back, am hoping to do some hunting over the summer.

@LovesBabySquirmy, I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure those are NOT charity shops, they're vintage toy shops, specialists who deal in older toys. In the UK, at least, definitely not the same thing, although sometimes they can cross over, esp with books. Camden has a large market that's quite well known and it's the kind of place those sorts of stalls appear. They're priced more for vintage nostalgia collectors/collectors in general and for profit.

[tebrighteyes]

Have to admit I was a bit tempted on the Confetti.   I know she's UK but common so I decided it wasn't worth it.   I guess it would save on shipping though.   

The guy at Mimi Fifi was really nice.   He wanted 20 pounds for Tickle Heart and I asked if he would take 10 but he wouldn't so I was like yeah nope!   lol

[Babydoll]

If your in London I would recommend visiting any Farah (Kids) charity shops they basically only sell kids clothes & toys but i always seem to find G1's in those and i only visit London a few times a year aswell as my sis lives there. Not sure about carboot sales in London though!

However i would definately agree that the earlier you go the better, i went to a carboot sale this morning & found baby ruby for £2 so G1's are still out there!

Babydoll~

[daffodil101]

If your in London I would recommend visiting any Farah (Kids) charity shops they basically only sell kids clothes & toys but i always seem to find G1's in those and i only visit London a few times a year aswell as my sis lives there. Not sure about carboot sales in London though!

However i would definately agree that the earlier you go the better, i went to a carboot sale this morning & found baby ruby for £2 so G1's are still out there!

Babydoll~

Can you adopt me and send me ponies?  Hehehe    It's good to know there are still G1s out there!

[lovesbabysquirmy]

@LovesBabySquirmy, I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure those are NOT charity shops, they're vintage toy shops, specialists who deal in older toys. In the UK, at least, definitely not the same thing, although sometimes they can cross over, esp with books. Camden has a large market that's quite well known and it's the kind of place those sorts of stalls appear. They're priced more for vintage nostalgia collectors/collectors in general and for profit.

Good grief!  I laugh at any local seller here who doesn't consult collectors' prices because out here, only the collectors shop for ponies and we all know you don't pay $15 for Lemon Drop.  LOL there is a listing for Sundance for only $10 and why is anyone surprised that she's not selling?    If sellers started asking $30 a pony here, they'd miss a mortgage payment before anyone bought it... 

[tebrighteyes]

Thanks for the info Babydoll! Congrats on Baby Ruby!   I went to Battersea and Capital Carboot but no luck.   Will look into Farah kids.

[Babydoll]

If your in London I would recommend visiting any Farah (Kids) charity shops they basically only sell kids clothes & toys but i always seem to find G1's in those and i only visit London a few times a year aswell as my sis lives there. Not sure about carboot sales in London though!

However i would definately agree that the earlier you go the better, i went to a carboot sale this morning & found baby ruby for £2 so G1's are still out there!

Babydoll~

Can you adopt me and send me ponies?  Hehehe    It's good to know there are still G1s out there!

Hehe! Can you believe i actually lived in Australia for nearly 5 years but i never got outside Brisbane airport (had so many stopovers via brisbane) so i cant even recommend anywhere for you hun! But if your ever down in Melbourne, the Brighton Sunday market near the train station was the best for G1's it was pretty small but all second hand stalls (i found a few of the markets in melbourne were all new goods). Im going back to Australia for 3 weeks in the summer, cant wait!

Thanks for the info Babydoll! Congrats on Baby Ruby!   I went to Battersea and Capital Carboot but no luck.   Will look into Farah kids.

Awww iv heard that Battersea market is meant to be huge aswell! Fingers crossed you find some G1's in Farah Kids

[Stormness_1]

If your in London I would recommend visiting any Farah (Kids) charity shops they basically only sell kids clothes & toys but i always seem to find G1's in those and i only visit London a few times a year aswell as my sis lives there. Not sure about carboot sales in London though!

However i would definately agree that the earlier you go the better, i went to a carboot sale this morning & found baby ruby for £2 so G1's are still out there!

Babydoll~

Can you adopt me and send me ponies?  Hehehe    It's good to know there are still G1s out there!

Hehe! Can you believe i actually lived in Australia for nearly 5 years but i never got outside Brisbane airport (had so many stopovers via brisbane) so i cant even recommend anywhere for you hun! But if your ever down in Melbourne, the Brighton Sunday market near the train station was the best for G1's it was pretty small but all second hand stalls (i found a few of the markets in melbourne were all new goods). Im going back to Australia for 3 weeks in the summer, cant wait!

I've found a few G1's wild here, but not many admittedly, it's mostly g3's around here! I'm heading to London in October, but I think I'll just shop at Ponycon when I get up there, I know for sure there will be ponies! I am doing London after Leeds though...

[tebrighteyes]

So I went to three Fara Kids and I found Snowflake and a couple of g3s.    Snowflakes symbols are pretty much gone and she has a tail cut but I couldn't just leave her!   So now she is traveling around with me