Car boot/trunk sales or boot/trunk fairs are a mainly British

United Kingdom

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 form of market

Market

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 in which private individuals come together to sell household

Household

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 and garden good

Good (economics and accounting)

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s.

The term refers to the selling of items from a car

Čar

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's boot or trunk. Although a small proportion of sellers are professional traders selling goods, or indeed browsing for items to sell, the goods on sale are often used but no longer wanted personal possessions.