Mary Rose is at University in Scotland but comes from Cornwall. During the summer holidays she will be helping at some of our Car Boot Sales but before she arrives she is going to work at the Glastonbury Festival for their annual event.
We are having something similar at MABE on August Bank Holiday Monday 29th from 10.00am to 12.00 midnight.
Our show features tribute bands for QUEEN, ABBA & BOB MARLEY with two local bands and a ‘BATTLE of the local BANDS competing for top prize of £500.00
There will be a competition for the best ABBA costume in 3 categories with over £1500.00 in
prizes and FAT FACE vouchers.
Miss MABEFEST competition with top prize of £250.00 (get your bikini on Marg)
More to follow………………
Back to Mary Rose while she is at the great Glastonbury she is taking pictures to see if we can learn anything.
Have not met her but she seems a nice person and ‘dead keen’ to work with our teams.
Geoff
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On Wednesday KIM started our first ever FREE to sell Car Boot Sale and we were all chuffed at the result.
The weather all round was forecast light showers which put a lot of sellers off however we had over 60 plucky sellers brave the miserable rain.
Kim is coming from the other side of the counter to take charge of PADSTOW she is a local lady who is most popular with sellers customers and her neighbours.
It was her suggestion that we did Car Boot Sales in Padstow and introduced us to Brian the gentleman Landlord.
The 50 pence admission price is a BARGAIN and the saving to our sellers helps towards petrol costs.
A great day! Game on ROSEUDGEON says our KIM!!
It was a good week for KIM she had a bet that her Car Boot Sale would be better than CAMBORNE on its first week!
She won! It pissed down all day! But we did get a day off!
Geoff
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ps; We have moved the LOOS at Newquay to the right side of the entrance following a complaint from ANN about men not locking the loo doors!
She opened the door of one of the loos last week and there stood a GIANT man exposing his BUTT having a pee! She frightened him so much he turned around to FLEE the scene!
I witnessed this incident and cannot repeat the three-way conversation something about ‘little willy’
First time I have seen a bloke running to his stall pulling his pants up as I ‘fired the horn’ for the Car Boot Sale to start!! Well timed!! Any DVD a pound-clue!
The complainant! ANN again!
We love you Ann which reminds me some bloke at MABE shouted at high voice ‘I love you Geoff’ from the queue to me as I was parking cars!
Nice one! Great laugh!
Love you all!
The following message has been sent via the website: Name: Joan & Andy Tonkins Email: Subject: Lost Brooch Telephone: 01209612704 Message: Hi Geoff & Lou, Whilst selling at Mabe last week (5th), my wife Joan lost a brooch, it was a silver coloured frog set with blue/gold coloured crystals and dark blue eyes, it wasn’t that valuable, but had great sentimental value and she broke her heart over it. I know this is a long shot, but I don’t suppose anyone handed it in did they? by the way, i’m the old fart who drives a red Aguila and usually has plenty to say for myself!! Great sales by the way, fantastically run too, keep it up. All the best Andy IP Logged As: 78.149.41.10
Buyers and BARGAIN hunters were treated to a rare collection of most collectable items displayed at TRURO Cattle Markets Car Boot Sale on Saturday which started at 10.00 am
No-one was more pleased with the result than the seller who had collected hundreds of items over many years and it was now time to downsize!
His prices were most reasonable and a great atmosphere prevailed at this non-stop selling stall till the end of the sale.
I remember years ago when cars like this were mobbed by bargain hunters but the crowd of buyers showed great respect to all concerned as they sought out fantastic purchases.
It is rare for me to buy but I did get a couple of 50p BARGAINS the bottom line was that everyone was HAPPY including the seller who was delighted with the days takings of well over £500.00 and he promises to come back!!
Marge was at Falmouth Rugby Car Boot Sale recently when a seller had put odd bottle and tools in a scruffy box that no-one took any notice, on close inspection Marge picked out an old perfume bottle from the box. There was still some perfume in the bottle but the lable had been stained by the perfume leaking. How much is this asks Marge….Fifty pence please! Marge paid the 50p thinking to herself ‘my daughter will think I am mad buying something like this’ When she got home she cleaned up the bottle which revealed the maker BACCARAT! When daughter arrived Marge showed her the purchase and they decided to look up eBay to see if perfume bottles would sell. The best thing to do was to sell it on eBay and see how much it would fetch so excitedly they listed the bottle. Within the seven day auction the 50 pence bottle had reached a STAGGERING £185.00! Well done my lover! x ………………………………………… Which reminds me of Louise bought a pair of boots her size at Truro Cattle Market Car Boot Sale for £5.00 took them home but they did not fit so she listed them on eBay. 7 days later the Dubarry Boots went for £175.00 and the buyer was delighted-so was Lou! By the way if you are selling regularly on eBay you should keep all your postal reciepts and cost of items with an account of how much profit you make. If you sell on eBay the Inland Revenue could well enquire about your sales in their efforts to cut down the crime of money laundering. Similary if you are selling on a regular basis at any of our Car Boot Sales and are claiming any benefits at all then you have a duty to advise the authorities of any incomes from Car Boot Sales. Its in your own interest-talk to us for further information! Geoff X
On Sunday at MABE I was met by Dave (GAJL) who tells me he had heard at Hayle (the gossip capital of all Car Boot Sales) that he and me had a scrap and that a motor-cyclist was going to punch me!
Not TRUE! The motor cyclist did not understand plain English “YOU CANNOT PARK THERE” then he questioned my parentage!
I am the complete BASTARD so what!
But for me and Dave to have a scrap is not likely the only scrap we would have is GOLD!
Next story is about MARG! Bargain hunter of the year at only 50 pence!
Geoff
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Roundabout complained about being mentioned on this column but he did recognised the name, not to be confused with FAT BLOKE!! Ha Ha Ha!
What a fantastic day at Mitchell with over 4000 visits to our Car Boot Sale including men women & kids.
Thank you for such support and the feedback from sellers was some did well-others didnt. Momma said there would be days like this!
We were met with the overnight news that VANDALS once again burned down the toilets at MABE which is 6 portable toilets in 3 weeks at a costing of £4000.00 replacement cost!
I believe this is a local tribe of TURDS and a trap has been set! Watch this space!
Thursday at Newquay was a great day with up to 3500 people enjoying the good weather.
I started the sale with a blast from the horn knowing there were 3 sellers in the Portaloos.
The flurry of activity with the doors bursting open and the rush to get back to their stall was worth the laugh.
Isnt it Anne (no E)
Great crowd lots of bargains and only one incident of a lost mobile.
I was shown a handful of really nice jewellery I estimated to be in the value of £180.00 bought from one stall at a staggering £8.00
The seller was not sure if they were GOLD! Oh yes they were!
Its nice to get such a bargain!
and…….GAJL was in the same field!!
I do not believe it!!
Geoff
Clue to the buyer; ROUNDABOUT!
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The following message has been sent via the website:
Name: Simone
Email:
Subject: Return of purse
Message: Hi Geoff, Meant to write a few weeks ago to say Thank-You again to the VERY kind lady who handed my purse into you at Truro cattle Market! I was so relieved and cant Thank her enough. Its good to know some people are still so honest! Many Thanks again, Simone.
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Our second purse was found today by MANDY a firm favourite customer of ours, she handed it to the stall-holder nearest to the find.
The correct procedure is immediately you find a purse check the contents with another person as a witness to the contents, bring the find to Geoff or Louise and we will receipt you and keep you informed of the progress of ‘finding the loser’
Anyway thank you Mandy, you are lovely! Rumour tell me Mandy used to be a professional model! Wow! Watch this space!
At Truro today we held the Car Boot inside and out, 30 sellers decided to become ‘chickens’ and went into the cow-pens and the rest were almost ‘basking in the sun’
Anyway it was a great afternoon and bargains were in abundance! We saw some lovely Antiques and pictures sold with most stall holders taking money. Highest take of the day I was told by one seller ‘we think we have taken just over £330.00 and we are so pleased its our first EVER Car Boot Sale’They were moving into smaller accommodation and are down-sizing!
I saw the stall almost mobbed (respectfully) but the couple said they had fantastic fun!
Here is a bit of gossip!
I have known Marge for well over 20 years but I did not know that she never carries her mobile with her. I told her off because its part of everyones life and its for your own security and peace of mind for your family.
She’s a love our Marge her mobile is so old someone else has to carry the batteries!
SELLERS you must be on GUARD at your stalls we had a report of stealing from two stalls.
DO NOT LET ANYONE take what they have NOT PAID FOR!
Over the years one of our customers has gone so over the top with his WIND-UPS that occasionally he becomes ‘a pain in the arse’ I felt so lucky when I noticed him shopping in Lidl’s so I collected 2 packets of condoms and slipped then under his cornflakes in the trolley whilst he and his wife were talking to Lou. Clearing the checkout I waited for his turn to empty the trolley when his wife saw the packets of condoms and BINGO I had scored! I could not hear the conversation but it seems he was getting a HELL of a BOLLICKING then he suddenly saw me and my SMUG satisfaction! He made some very crude and offensive arm gestures to my total happiness! By the way his name: WILLY!!
