As part of my attempt to raised £1,000 for pancreatic cancer research, we stood at Quorn car boot sale today. Many items had been generously donated by family and colleagues (thank you to everyone who found things to donate).
I have done this several times before and this was, by far and away, the most enjoyable. Paul (hubby)was on great form - I have never heard so many boomerang jokes in my life before - and all to get 10p for the item in question! Many thanks to him as he has to put up with a lot so that I can complete my list.
What never ceases to amaze me is how little people are prepared to pay for items. I had things that I know (because of my addiction to charity shops) that you would expect to pay £3 or £4 for in such an establishment, and it was difficult to persuade people to part with 50p.
On the other hand there were some lovely people who were refusing to take their change or were paying more than I asked for things because of our cause. One young woman told me that her father had in fact died from pancreatic cancer and there was a general feeling from people that we need to put more money into research - my thought exactly!
The most expensive items I sold were a Manchester United shirt and a Jordan F1 fleece, both donated by Marilyn, a work colleague and both achieving £5.
In the end we raised £77.30 today which I am really pleased with and brings my total up to £117 - still a long way to go but we will get there.
STOP PRESS - Just sold all the remaining stuff on ebay for £15 for a job lot - brings the total raised to £132.30.
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