15-05-2022, 11:02 AM
Hello All
As I live only 18 miles from Beaulieu (Lucky Boy), I usually go to both the spring and the main autojumble. Took the Pearl down yesterday in the sunshine. I'm not really looking for anything in particular, it's just a nice day out to soak up the atmosphere and have a chat. Bought a few bits and bobs, so the saving on postage just about covered the twelve quid day ticket.
One thing that is noticable is the often "ambitious" pricing, I'm suspicious that 95% of this stuff will be taken back home to be tried next time. I can't help wondering if there would actually be more profit to be made if things were priced to sell. Enamel signs are a case in point, who is going to spend hundreds on a not particularly tasty sign that looks like it has been a target at Bisley for the last 30 years ?
When I do a quick scan of a stand, they mostly seem to fall into one of four categories:
New / New Surplus / Repro / Market Stall items
Glass cabinets with 12 items that the seller has had so long they have been polished to death
Completely rusty tat which is shovelled out and shovelled back
Interesting (That includes yours Tony B !)
As I live only 18 miles from Beaulieu (Lucky Boy), I usually go to both the spring and the main autojumble. Took the Pearl down yesterday in the sunshine. I'm not really looking for anything in particular, it's just a nice day out to soak up the atmosphere and have a chat. Bought a few bits and bobs, so the saving on postage just about covered the twelve quid day ticket.
One thing that is noticable is the often "ambitious" pricing, I'm suspicious that 95% of this stuff will be taken back home to be tried next time. I can't help wondering if there would actually be more profit to be made if things were priced to sell. Enamel signs are a case in point, who is going to spend hundreds on a not particularly tasty sign that looks like it has been a target at Bisley for the last 30 years ?
When I do a quick scan of a stand, they mostly seem to fall into one of four categories:
New / New Surplus / Repro / Market Stall items
Glass cabinets with 12 items that the seller has had so long they have been polished to death
Completely rusty tat which is shovelled out and shovelled back
Interesting (That includes yours Tony B !)