The forecast was much worse than the real thing but lots of sellers chickened out missing a GREAT opportunity to sell and make some real money! Only 35 sellers braved the weather and as a gesture of goodwill to our buyers they were given FREE admission to the sale. We apologise, no I apologise for the slight delay to start the sale caused by my having to wake up one of the sellers.

Posh Anne arrived set up her stall and promptly fell asleep in her car, so I helped myself to some of her stock and thought ‘here is my big chance, she is such a wind up at times’ so I took a picture when she woke up to give me a one finger salute! Gotcha my bird!

Most of the sellers were new faces and there were serious bargains to be had in particular I arrived at the stall of a man who had set up a great stall but he was still unpacking when the sale started but he had absolutely no control his stall whatsoever. I asked who the seller was amongst a crowd of potential buyers to my amazement he was kneeling down behind his car selling to a group of eager buyers and paying no attention to the crowds holding items of his stock awaiting prices. He was taking serious money but I asked him if could stop selling behind his car and get in front of his stall, his reply “I am too busy here” in the meantime he was most definitely getting items stolen from his stall.

Lou arrived and we sort of policed his stall but the full table displayed in the beginning was vastly depleted as no-one was served at the table so it was the man’s fault entirely if he was ripped off, but it is a sad reflection of life today how little temptation some people need to steal other peoples property and stocks and monies. At the end of the sale I spoke with the gent and told him there was no doubt items were stolen from his stall of which he had realized too late. We agreed if he was going to come and do another similar stall to let me know so I can keep a watchful eye because truthfully his prices were very reasonable for the bargains he was selling. He is a bit more eccentric than me certainly an old fart that I would have to list amongst the daft old farts but a nice old boy, bit like myself really.