A car boot sale doesn't happen in someone's home - it happens in a special place - usually a field, or a large car park - set up especially for the purpose with numerous people coming to park their cars and set up a stall. They often start early in the morning, at weekends. I've never actually been to one.
You are quite right, though, that they are places where people sell off stuff they no longer want. So in that sense they do equate to no 18. I'd forgotten about them!
Before car boot sales, people would often donate stuff they didn't want to jumble sales, often held by churches to raise funds. The unwanted stuff was "jumble". Jumble sales were great - lots of books, odd ornaments, and clothes. Sadly, they're pretty rare these days. The other event which still takes place (though less frequently) was the church fete - tends to have a better class of things for sale in a more organised fashion, and to have stalls selling cake and plants.
Nowadays an awful lot of stuff is donated to charity shops - there are always several in every town. Clothes tend to predominate, but they also have books and bric a brac.
You are quite right, though, that they are places where people sell off stuff they no longer want. So in that sense they do equate to no 18. I'd forgotten about them!
Before car boot sales, people would often donate stuff they didn't want to jumble sales, often held by churches to raise funds. The unwanted stuff was "jumble". Jumble sales were great - lots of books, odd ornaments, and clothes. Sadly, they're pretty rare these days. The other event which still takes place (though less frequently) was the church fete - tends to have a better class of things for sale in a more organised fashion, and to have stalls selling cake and plants.
Nowadays an awful lot of stuff is donated to charity shops - there are always several in every town. Clothes tend to predominate, but they also have books and bric a brac.
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