Thousands of people from all ages have over recent days taken part in the ice bucket challenge to raise monies for a CANCER charity. The idea is that you have to pour (or get a friend to) a bucket of freezing iced water over yourself from head to toe. Alice has done it but my Lou refuses. Challenge on my darling wife, beware be warned. Anyway how about getting grandma to do it, that should see her off! I nominate Marge, Posh Anne, Rita, Phyllis, Gladice, Gae, Dj, Wendy, Gloria! Go for it ladies pictures please!

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MABE was down to 34 sellers today but didn’t the buyers support them well because some of the customers took very good money one reportedly took over £350.00
One stall had gone to a lot of trouble to prepare and bake enough homemade cakes and biscuits to feed all the other sellers, although our rules say NO FOOD I didn’t have the balls to tell the lady to ‘go home’ so I bought a few biscuits and allowed her to trade just for the one week, however if the lady gets in touch with me I am prepared to consider giving her permission to sell providing she has all the required food handling certificates and Public Liability insurances. The cakes and her display were lovely!
Lanhydrock actually went ahead with only 14 sellers but again those sellers did very well however the weather ensured an early closure to both sales. Many thanks to all those who supported us but what about all those who took the day off and did sod all and got no fresh air and got no exercise and sat in your armchair all sodding day being waited on by her indoors, what a lovely life some of you have got!! Live de life!

Within an hour of the very busy Car Boot Sale a very distressed lady Jennifer arrived at the CBC car to say she had lost her purse with all her credit cards and cash, to calm her down I told her that it will probably be handed in and to contact me after the Car Boot to see if honesty had reigned at Mitchell. Whatever the outcome the lady was admittedly careless in the first place so I was delighted when 20 minutes later a lady brought the lost purse to me which she had found in one of the toilets. I asked her to check the contents with me. It seemed all of the credit cards were present but no cash. The finder kindly gave me her phone number so the loser Jennifer could ring to say ‘thank you’

Jennifer phoned just after I got home and she was ecstatic when I told her the purse had been found particularly the credit and debit cards. I asked her two questions.
1.How much money was in the purse? About £40.00
2.Did you go to the toilet at all? No

What had happened some rotten bastard had stolen the purse from the lady rushed to the toilet took all the cash and left the purse for someone else to find. I shall be trawling through the film of Mitchell yesterday taken from the CBC closed circuit camera to see if I can find any evidence.

Jennifer is resigned to the loss of her cash but the damage that her debit cards in the wrong hands could be devastating. Learn from this ladies keep your purse somewhere safe and that includes you Marge!

On Saturday at Mitchell it was a foregone conclusion that we would be busy as potential sellers had taken note of the bad weather forecast for the Sunday so decided to sell Saturday with over 200 stall holders. Yesterday was different there were a lot of sellers we have never seen before (virgin Booters) and there were some astounding bargains once the sale had started.

I get really pleased when buyers show me some of their purchases and over the years I have seen stunning bargains. This week was no exception one lady showed me the most beautiful pair of antique silver folding opera glasses she purchased for just £8.00 and I promise to get a picture for all to see however the lady dealer is guaranteed to keep this bargain as she likes to hoard some of her lovely purchases.

Another anonymous buyer who is a great and loyal supporter of Car Boots Cornwall over many years and I was delighted that she allowed me the pleasure to take a picture of her “Mitchell Car Boot BARGAIN” still in its original box. The watch needs some attention but what a bargain bought for a fiver and could fetch up to £350.00 once repaired. I was very chuffed for my friend whom I always refer to as my Darling! By the way the cost a fiver! Can you believe it but pictures to prove, nice things happen to nice people on occasions when is it your turn? If you find a real BARGAIN show it to me and I assure you that I would treat you as anon.
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Ps; These items were bought by two lovely ladies whom I have know for over 25 years and they don’t look a day older than when I first met them and I am full of bull shit but I love em because they are lovely to the sellers and get on great with all the other car booter’s and they play an important part in the great sociability of our Community Car Boot events.
Geoff
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Several years ago a man joined our Car Boot Community becoming popular or unpopular with his catch phrase “Got any jewellery love” where he would go around the stalls asking sellers the same question all the time which caused several complaints about the man’s attitude with some of the complainants asking that the man ‘should be barred’ my attitude was that this man was trying to earn a living he seemed to get on reasonably well with other dealers so I will not bar him on the whim of a couple of complainants however I did find it necessary to warn him about his sometimes aggressive attitude which was offensive.

I, and all of my teams over the years have shown great respect to him but there have been occasions where he has been completely out of order with his verbal behaviour towards some of the stall holders.
An incident at Mitchell was the final straw recently when he had gone to one of our regular stall holders a lady in her 70s and very popular with all concerned, she was in conversation when my man barged into their conversation “Got any jewellery love” and the dear lady said “No sorry” and continued with her conversation and at some time laughed at her friend. Got any jewellery hit the roof with rage as he had interpreted her laughter with a friend was aimed at him and he went absolutely berserk demanding that I ‘sort this out’
His offensive ramblings and threats to report nearly all of the sellers “because I have all of their car registration numbers and I pay my taxes and they are all on the fiddle” then he turned his attention to my lady who was petrified about the situation. Still he ranted until I asked him then told him to go away, move away, And GO NOW!

“Right that’s it then” says he “I won’t come back anymore” he shouts as he storms away to hear me say “That is absolutely fine with me! Goodbye!! This man seriously abused the fact that we had ignored complaints about him and I believe he abused the friendship of some of his fellow dealers therefore he should not return to any events run and organised by Car Boots Cornwall.

I must admit I object to people rushing around from stall to stall asking ‘got any jewellery love’ and if I was a seller and people came running up to me chanting “got any jewellery love” I would probably think “hello, there is a rabbit off here” and rapidly put the jewellery back in my boot and sell it on eBay.
I had doubted that I would write about this subject but I have been asked by several people to explain “Did you BAR him”? “No, he BARRED himself”

Respectfully, I ask all buyers not to rush from stall to stall asking the same question “got any jewellery love” because you could probably sell most jewellery for more than you will get at our Car Boots but here are two people you can rely on. I told you about Anne who is at MABE every week and you can certainly rely on our Marge who occasionally sells at our Car Boot Sales (it’s her hubby who does all the work) but Marge is a regular seller at the weekly Flea Markets at the alleged Hall for Cornwall.
It’s just a Theatre for the rich buggers really, I remember the times before the Hall was rebuilt when there used to be the most fantastic indoor flea markets instead of as now when they shove the stall holders out in the open air stone vestibule area to freeze their balls off in the winter.
If I was GM of the H for C I would change the present management and move the Flea Markets back into the main theatre building and bring back those lovely ladies from the WI with their home baking and their home grown vegetables, wouldn’t it would be just lovely to turn the clocks back to those days, you ask posh Anne and our Marge and Rita and Tony and Janet and all the others, great days, great memories and great bargains!
Sadly it seems like we experience with some of our Landlords they want your money but they don’t want your Flea Markets. I understand all stall holders were recently told not to advertise themselves as one or two of them had put directional signs to their stalls at the Flea Market for locals and tourists. I believe this is being a ‘bit too bossy’ I have seen the signs which are totally innocent giving details of the advertiser but importantly advising Joe Public there is a COMMUNITY event featuring real Cornish People and their products at the alleged HALL for CORNWALL!
Many years ago we had great trouble with the authorities telling us we could not put our Car Boot directional signs out to advise the public in particular drivers and tourists of our Community events. The previous Restormel Council collected all of our signs in at Newquay and refused to return them, following a public protest eventually common sense prevailed and we were given permission to place our directional signs to our Car Boots, rightly so and I believe the sellers at the Flea Market should have the same rights providing the signs are taken down at the end of the day of course.

Now then, talking about Landlords we have met some dreadful ones over the years however here is praise for our Landlords at NEWQUAY as you know the lands have been taken over by Kingsley Village. A large housing development has outline planning permission and builders will take over the site eventually to start the massive building programme. We are assured by The Kingsley Group that our Car Boot Sales will remain somewhere in the 100 acre entire complex but at least for the end of this season and hopefully all of next year we will remain where we are at present at NEWQUAY CIRCUS FIELDS! However we will certainly move away from our present location but the new areas will be planned over the next few months. Great Landlords, thank you.
Don’t forget our August BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY Car Boot Sales at PAR MARKET 12.00 noon postcode; PL25 3RP in St Austell and at Truro City Cattle Market at 1.30pm postcode; TR1 1RJ

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.

I was seriously disappointed for all of the fans who had booked for BOARDMASTERS which had to be cancelled because of Bertha and it certainly affected all of the teams that work with us so they had all got tickets for the last day.
However they cannot say I did not warn them in particular to Alice and all her friends, I said don’t be too disappointed to her last week that BERTHA would cause trouble and like the good old know-all I am I was right Alice dearest! Anyway she has taken it all in her stride and will get a ticket for next years BOARDMASTERS however one word of warning the next hurricane season includes the name of hurricane Marge, all wind dears, all winds.
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Lou and I seldom go into the main shopping area at Truro but two weeks ago I said I wanted to get a pair of decking shoes like Alice and her brothers wear and they are apparently really comfortable. Lou say’s and I want a couple of bra’s so let’s go for it. I/we go into Marks Lou looks around at the displays of bra’s and pants/knickers/gutkers/briefs and I go straight up the escalator try on the right pair of shoes pays my twenty six quid come downstairs and Lou is nowhere around so I assume she is in the trying on department.

In the meantime I have a good old wander around the latest G-strings and undies sets all quite lovely and imaginative so I go into the food hall to cool off! I buy a few bits and head back to the bra department ‘No Lou’ She has now been and gone and disappeared for 30 minutes, my feet are getting tired and I am sick of people coming up to ask ‘when is the next car boot’ but what they really want to know is ‘why are you hanging around the ladies knickers department’ “How’s Lou” they ask ‘well I think she is ok she is trying on a bra maybe there is a queue or something’ My legs are starting to ache I am hungry so I draw attention to myself by fighting with the packaging eventually opening up some of the gear I just bought in the food hall and start scoffing away but I am getting seriously pissed off with the waiting….
and waiting and eventually Madam Lou is beside me and I ask where TF have you been almost 40 minutes “well I tried on 7 bra’s and did not like any of them so I haven’t bought one” Seven and there is none that fit you what have you got 3 boobs or something, I didn’t dare to say ‘I was so hungry I have just had me dinner’ said I but of course it was all my fault, then she moaned cos I had eaten all the grapes but I was giving her share away to some of the booter’s.

Anyway, I was watching the body language of couples looking for something sexy for her to wear and you can always tell the couples who are not married (having a bit on the side) cos they get very touchy feely with the odd grope of their bums but the long married ones just grab a pack of four quid drawers and wonder why their old man doesn’t take any feeking notice of her when she strips off ready for bed FFS! I mean some of those 5 pair for a fiver are threadbare before you pull em up and don’t they show up the bleeding cellulite my lovers and that’s just the back view FFS and you can buy them ‘bell tent size’ and believe me they look hideous! OMG

On the Monday she asks if I want to go to Truro with her to make another attempt to find the perfect bra and she was not offended by my declining her kind thoughtless offer ‘however if I am allowed to watch you try them all on then my answer is still no’ Off she goes to Marks again and tries on a further SEVEN bras and eventually makes her decision and everybody is happy ‘tits a pleasure’

In October it is Breast Cancer awareness MONTH and FREE stalls are available to those who wish to raise monies STRICTLY for this wonderful research programme and deserving charity. If any of our regulars could organise a stall I will encourage sellers to donate generously sellable items, come on let’s aim for a row of sellers and loads of buyers at Falmouth Rugby Club on October 24th at 12.30 pm and let’s raise money and ask all of our customers to support please as neighbours and as the community.

Thank you.

If you are lucky enough to own any £50.00 notes then make sure you don’t get caught of the latest batch of FAKE FIFTY POUND notes…. The serial number is SR07 996432 so tell your friends to be aware and if you have just arrived from up country on holiday check your notes and if they match this number it is illegal to exchange dud and fake notes so try to give them back to whoever gave them to you, in short you are probably going to be out of pocket by at least fifty quid. I don’t like giving bad news but forewarned is forearmed my lovers!

Golden Balls strikes again! Posted: 15/07/2014

Hi Jeff, golden balls here,just letting you know about a find I had recently had at mabe one of your best carboots especially after queuing at Hayle in the morning at watching all the dealers inside buying before time ,it’s nice to see it done right at mabe,anyway I found this ugly oil on board paid 50p took it home done the usual checking on ebay and the Internet and found out that peter brook is very collectable with price from £500 to £15000 . So I took the oil to David lays who has put a reserve of £500 on it.Also the following week at mabe my partner paid 50p for a bangle after the gold runners had gone ,that scrapped at £70 ,so thanks for running the fairest best run carboots in cornwall with the best staff.yours sincerely golden balls.

Geoff Says, I am delighted for you so will all the other dealers be, I don’t think. You do seem to have that knack of grabbing bargains that are available to everyone else. The picture it is hideous but someone will love it. Perhaps if you get it sold for say £500.00 you could invest in a new camera and some photography lessons or did you take the picture with your baby Brownie on a hot summers night my lover!
Ps; It was me who nick-named him ‘golden balls’ and he loves his new title.
Seriously thank you for the story and let me know how well you do.
Geoff

Latest news is David Lay sold this picture at a recent auction and it was sold for £560.00 what a stunning profit for only 50 p for such a dreadful picture, apparently the buyers guide dog bit him for winning the bid!
Well done young man now give the others a chance we think you should go on holiday for a while, know wot I mean son?
Geoff

But!
I am still waiting to meet the man who bought a very valuable item for 20 pence at MABE it is believed to be worth up to and beyond £20,000.00 and is going to be featured in the Antiques Road Show in October more to follow….