Carboot Bargains and Bootlegs

After a few dry spells hunting around the carboots and charity shops of late, I didn't hold out much hope for this bank holiday weekend. And it appeared to be heading for yet another dry patch when the first carboot we stumbled across had about 9 cars and a burger van, I don't think I need to tell you that we didn't stay long.
The next boot was much better, I had only found about 4 or 5 decent tapes but the signs were good. Then came rows upon rows of nothingness, not a single tape in sight, that was until we reached the final row. I could see a pile of tapes on the floor but it wasn't until I got closer that I realised I had struck pre-certed gold. Or at the very least, silver.

These cost me 50p each. Well, in actual fact they were 50p each or 4 for £1, and taking into consideration the fact that I purchased 23 tapes from him, they cost me much less than that. All of the other tapes that I found ranged in price from 20-50p too.

The Best of the Bunch:

I cannot believe I found an original Used Cars tape in excellent condition and in a gatefold sleeve too. You will also notice the tapes without covers, I couldn't leave them behind as I stumble across sleeves every day. I'm sure one day i'll match them up.


The Best of the Rest:

Unfortunatley the lot appeared much better than it actually was, this was down to the dreaded bootlegs that had been sneaked in. I always check tapes on site, even if they're really cheap, so I noticed the authenticity of them right away but I still bought them as they cost £1 and the films are on the tapes too. Blood Vengeance is one i've been meaning to get around to screening for quite some time, now it's possible.

Bootlegs:

In total I spent just over £10 on the entire lot, maybe this dry patch isn't so bad after all.

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