Greenside Car Boot Sale

Tried this once a while ago on my own and never again. Was advised to get there early to get a reasonable pitch to sell some stuff from the attic and was there at 6 am and got a good pitch. Took my own wallpaper paste table and the pitch was £15. Dealers hovered as I was setting up before the sales started they seemed to be after electrical items — but organisers hover to prevent early sales.
Took plenty of change and was glad of my waist bag to keep it handy and protect my cash. Priced stuff and labelled beforehand but almost every buyer haggled so I wouldn’t bother. Had a load of material in a tub at a fixed knockdown price but even that was haggled. Plus there were kids thieving.
High value stuff was quickly rejected when I named a price. I found using the phrase collectors item effectively signalled that haggling was pointless for key items that I didn’t want to sell for small amounts. I would have lost other sales if I had been caught up in pointless haggles and I took the the high end stuff off the table due to kids’ brazen activities. Household items like vases were popular.
Place stunk of fumes not healthy — and for that reason alone I would not do it again. It was quite full-​on due to the haggling and the kids. Made £120 but the advance organisation, cleaning, labelling and packing added another day. Wasn’t given duff notes but did get the odd foreign coin despite a well-​lit pitch. A headtorch would help if the lighting was poor and might help to draw attention. Appreciate that most of the alternatives are outdoors which has been a washout this summer. Good for a bargain if buying, especially towards the end, but the best stuff will have gone by then.

Just back from my 2^nd week at Greenside, found all staff very helpful and friendly, the guy everyone speaks about was there and we found him and the lady who works with him to be very nice, friendly. It’s well organised, we went with two cars, got great spaces. After expenses made over £600 over the two days. Total 8 hrs, thats about £60 an hour, happy daysMost buyers were friendly and willing to pay a good price for items you have. If you are going to go be there for about 07:00hrs, it costs £15.00 a car. Take lots of carrier bags and newspapers to wrap fragile goods. We also take about £50 in change, £1 coins, 50p’s and a couple of £5 notes and we cope no probThe pub upstairs opens early about 06:30hrs on the ground floor of the omni centre and you get great food a full breakfast for £2.99, coffee and Tea for around £1.sit in or take away. I would say jump in and have a go.

Greenside is like swings and roundabouts. You can go there and find a great
bargin, or you can go 5or6 times and go home empty handed.

I am a regular, both buyer and seller, the only way to get a regular space is to get there early, the guy who sells the crockery is there nearly every week, and is first in the queue, he arrives around midnight, I think!!! I know I have never beaten him there!!! The guy on the bike certainly isn’t on minimum wages, but he works very hard with little reward, the council makes the rules, if he doesn’t make sure everyone abides by them, the licence will be withdrawn, he has more patience than me, loads of folk argue every week when he tells ‘em politely! to put their stuff back in the car he is always very polite to me, lovely man!!! But then I just let them get on with the job, including clearing the rubbish left by hordes of yucky dirty booters!!! Worse part is the stealing, followed closely by rudeness!!! All spoils a gem of a carboot, lots of bargains, some really interesting stuff, even antiques and good quality jewelry, silver and ceramics as well as toys clothes, clothes and household.

Absolute rubbish about no reserved spaces. I know of one chap who gets his space kept every week sells ornaments, pics etc. Didnt get his usual space last week but was given a double space although i know he didnt pay for it. My friend who comes most weeks was refused entry because there were no spaces. On walking round we saw at least half a dozen

I was a seller at the weekend, got shouted at by the gray haired oaf on a bike who thinks he owns the place. There was no need for such rudeness but I suppose he’s on the minimum wage and is poorly educated. No surprises there then!

been there a few times found one of the male grey headed staff speaks very rudely to people, high time his boss had a word with him, he, s the one that rides round on his little bike thinking he owns it all.
he has really put me off going there now.

Hi– just a reply to a few issues mentioned here– i have been a regular car booter at greenside in the winter– THERE ARE NO SPACES RESERVED FOR ANYBODY. The usual traders there get their spaces by being in the queue from midnight onwards! They are nuts!
I usually turn up at 5.45 am. and am not guaranteed the same space every week. If you are just emptying your house turn up at 7am and get in the queue.
Tables– either bring your own– a pasting table will do or you may need to queue again to rent one. (i think its about £10 but you get some of that back when you return the table.)
Thieves– they are out there, be vigilant! Same with fake money– try and get in early enough that you get a space under a working light!
Vans can get in but there is a height restriction– if you can’t get under the barrier at the door they won’t let you in. so ford escort type van fine– tall van– no way!
Once in DO NOT take anything out of your vehicle til 8.30am or a noisy man will come and shout at you.
Whilst waiting for the car boot to start there is a well known chain pub open at 7am in the omni center for tea etc. and to use the loo– there are no toilets in the carpark.
Hope this helps anyone thinking of doing a booty at Greenside. Its a great place to find the strange, the unusual and the quirky but you do need to be fast– the best bargains are usually picked up sharp. If selling it’s a good idea to at least make sure everything on your table is easy to see and not a big jumble. Have fun all!

greenside is the best in edinburgh if you are out to buy but to sell you have to que at 7.00am on wards to get in (cant book) but if you are a favored one you get the same space every weak (thats unfair) the best spots and bigger bays are saved to there regulars they say on web site no booked bays just turn up beware of fake money as poor lights in places and shoplifters too and if selling stick to your prices a lot of sellers do get the same pitches, before xmass with a long que to get in there was emty spaces, the hooter went and 10 mins later these people came in to there usual bay past people this has happened 3 times since xmass same people same best bayes un fair and should be stopped if you want proof just look, the lady selling broches and pins, the ladys selling cloths with man selling crisps, the house clearence people, the vans, etc etc and yes you can hire tables and clothes rails been going here for years and you do see the same people in the same places and stick to your prices the only word they know is 50 p dont have pity on them as they sell it later on they have cases or shopping bags to put it in dont let this put you off it is a great boot sale but be fair when its full

I took a car to sell at the car boot sale today although I have been many times as a punter.
It’s £15 per car, they start letting the cars in around 7.30am but you can’t start setting up until 8.30am. You can’t take your car out before 1pm either.
It’s very busy and a range of things will sell. Take lots of change and plastic bags!
I wanted to write the review to say to be careful too: we were given a fake £20 and didn’t notice til we were counting up the float (more fool us). I think this is unusual, but as a vendor it’s probably better to be more wary.

is greenside car boot sale still on if so wat time does it start

Greenside Car Boot sale is huge!
There’s space for literally hundreds of cars and there is always something for everybody on sale there.
As a car boot seller, it’s very good as it’s always busy. Leaving the car park after the sale is a mission though. Be prepared to wait a while because it’s every man for himself when trying to leave your space!

love it. everytime i have gone i have come home with something. You will always find somethin there, i’d suggest going around the time it opens so you get some of the good stuff and if you can manage at the end of the day too to find the last minute bargains

No matter who are you are there will be something here that catches your eye, with about 250 (rough estimate) ‘stalls’, theres a pretty good chance everyone could find a bargain! You will find lots of different things on sale here, cds, dvds, clothes, furniture and so many more other things, If you are looking for anything at all really then you should have a good look around here, you never know what you might find! Although some great bargains may already be gone if you get there too late!

If you’re a treasure trawler, Edinburgh has a wealth of charity shops that can offer many items you never even knew you wanted, and some you did. The best place, in my opinion, for finding the best deals (and with the added opportunity of being able to barter!) is the carboot sale on Greenside Row, Sunday mornings from 9am-​1pm. ‘You’ll never know what you’ll find’ has rarely been a more apt phrase. The boot sale takes place in the carpark– theres a large sign on the side of it, and is level –4. That’s where the fun starts. Things that have been sighted: industrial juicers, computers, popcorn machines, typewriters, a plethora of video cassettes, binnoculars, antiques, diet pills (?- I said, you’ll never know what you’re going to find didn’t I?) and vintage clothes. I usually find things at such a reasonable rate that I don’t even bother to haggle. As an avowed bargain shopper, this means the prices are insanely low. I actually thought twice about writing this review as this would mean more people would come and there’d be less treasures for me! But this news deserves to be shared. Nary a Sunday goes by without me going– and I love sleeping in! Not on Sundays. If you like bargains, or are looking to furnish a new flat, or are Christmas shopping, this may be your hottest tip. You can thank me when you have your new thigh master, or antique teapot. Or no, thank the sellers, who have been known to sell their good for as low as 0.05 pence which in my mind is next to ridiculous. The only dilemma is debating whether to show up early to get the most variety or to show up closer to 1pm to get the best deals. There is always the option to do both– just head down to Elm Row (a four minute walk) Valvona & Crolla and get a lovely brunch in between. You’ll spend more, probably, there then you will at the carboot sale. It gets five stars from me– but I’d gladly give it ten.