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Car Boot Booty

icyfroth — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 07:04:51 GMT

Margaret Olley painting bought at car boot sale for $20

The Lismore car boot market, known locally as "The Booty", is a treasure trove of the old, the rare and the downright oddball.

On a summer's morning in 2013, the booty didn't disappoint for local artist Stefanie Bassett.Â While flicking through a plastic sleeve of old sketches she paused on a striking little painting that caught her eye. A small signature in the far right corner read "Olley, 1947"

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/margaret-olley-painting-bought-at-car-boot-sale-for-dollar20/ar-AAuoULe?ocid=spartanntp

I think that's what makes op-shopping and Garage sales so interesting. You never know what you can find.

Look where the finder, Stephanie Basset lives:

How nice and tidy. Kind of makes you yearn for the simple life.

Re: Car Boot Booty

davidc4430 — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 09:37:57 GMT

saw the subject title

didnt get what id hoped for when i clicked on it though.

shake shake shake.......shake that.....

Re: Car Boot Booty

chameleon54 — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 10:03:38 GMT

Not quite in the same league, but I dropped my daughter at friends house across the road from a car boot sale this morning. I had a quick look and picked up a box of vintage car parts. The guy only wanted ten dollars, but I told him it was too cheap and gave him $20 instead. He was stoked that someone had actually given him more than he was asking.

I spent an hour listing them when I got home and the total listings came to $490.00. I just need to sell them now, but it was a nice little pick up. As you say, you never know what you will find at the car boot & garage sales.

Re: Car Boot Booty

icyfroth — Sat, 04 Nov 2017 21:10:42 GMT

@davidc4430 wrote:
saw the subject title

didnt get what id hoped for when i clicked on it though.

shake shake shake.......shake that.....

LOL!

Re: Car Boot Booty

chameleon54 — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 00:22:01 GMT

@chameleon54 wrote:
Not quite in the same league, but I dropped my daughter at friends house across the road from a car boot sale this morning. I had a quick look and picked up a box of vintage car parts. The guy only wanted ten dollars, but I told him it was too cheap and gave him $20 instead. He was stoked that someone had actually given him more than he was asking.

I spent an hour listing them when I got home and the total listings came to $490.00. I just need to sell them now, but it was a nice little pick up. As you say, you never know what you will find at the car boot & garage sales.

Just a quick update, Seven of the parts sold overnight to a U.K buyer for $280.00. Sorry, but I just cant go along with all gloom and doom from people who say ebay is dead.

Re: Car Boot Booty

davidc4430 — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 00:34:19 GMT

$20 outlay, $280 income (so far)

bargain!