Elizabeth Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Has anyone else caught the Car Booty show on daytime BBC. The premise appears to be, sell off all that crap you collected during your credit card addiction phaze to pay for your home improvements. The market value of the items proves what a load of rubbish and hype the last 5 years have been, but hell... Its a bit down market yet, but I am waiting for a classier evening television version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclwalker Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Has anyone else caught the Car Booty show on daytime BBC. The premise appears to be, sell off all that crap you collected during your credit card addiction phaze to pay for your home improvements. The market value of the items proves what a load of rubbish and hype the last 5 years have been, but hell... Its a bit down market yet, but I am waiting for a classier evening television version.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> LOL, I haven't seen it but I can imagine it. "Convert your unwanted junk into HARD CASH!!!" Reality: "Convert £1000 worth of full-priced DVDs you watched once into £100, by selling them for £1 each." Not quite the same ring to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Has anyone else caught the Car Booty show on daytime BBC. The premise appears to be, sell off all that crap you collected during your credit card addiction phaze to pay for your home improvements. The market value of the items proves what a load of rubbish and hype the last 5 years have been, but hell... Its a bit down market yet, but I am waiting for a classier evening television version.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> And the taxman will be on their backs ...... http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/...1763248,00.html Even more tax to pay .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 I have to admit that I'm a bit of a hoarder where books are concerned but I'm glad the people on the car boots aren't. They're selling 8 quid books for 20-50p. )) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saving For a Space Ship Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Next year they'll be doing more suitably titled progs like 'What your repo'd goods sold for at the baliffs auction' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 I can just see the chavs lining up to get valuations on 'The Repo Roadshow' . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil D Possitt Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 And the taxman will be on their backs ......http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/...1763248,00.html Even more tax to pay .... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If they are "trading" yes, but not if they're just selling off personal possessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted September 8, 2005 Author Share Posted September 8, 2005 LOL, I haven't seen it but I can imagine it."Convert your unwanted junk into HARD CASH!!!" Reality: "Convert £1000 worth of full-priced DVDs you watched once into £100, by selling them for £1 each." Not quite the same ring to it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> My god so close... but for the detail... it was actually convert an almost brand new £150 digital camera (with software still in plastic) into £5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePiltdownMan Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 You can save £10 per month by not paying salaries of those BBC morons who make these ridiculous programmes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted September 8, 2005 Author Share Posted September 8, 2005 (edited) You can save £10 per month by not paying salaries of those BBC morons who make these ridiculous programmes.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> If I could just give up the BBC and get the rest for free I would be happy. I still don't understand why we have to pay for television liscences to keep the BBC independant when the guys that work there can't even make speeches without getting into trouble for offending whichever ruling junta it is this week. Edited September 8, 2005 by Elizabeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
200p Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Lorne - you make the show.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmerdring Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 I have to admit that I'm a bit of a hoarder where books are concerned but I'm glad the people on the car boots aren't. They're selling 8 quid books for 20-50p. ))<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes. It's a great way to find all those old 'gems' that you somehow missed. I got Treasure Island and Little Women for 5p each recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rain'ard Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 It’s a shame television entertainment is flooded with docusoaps and pawn shop shows. I was concerned when in one a pensioner was encouraged to sell a fine piece of art to pay his council tax. Another where a mother was selling a personal treasure so she could pay for her lazy ars*d son to go on holiday. Irresponsible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Sacks Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Reality:"Convert £1000 worth of full-priced DVDs you watched once into £100, by selling them for £1 each." <{POST_SNAPBACK}> In a nutshell! However, this is the cornerstone of the economy-retail. V-sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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