Re: Peterborough - Festival of Antiques

by **dantheman** March 20th 2013, 1:17 pm

I always buy well at Wetherby racecource

by **mandrake1000** March 20th 2013, 10:10 pm

I used to live very close to Wetherby ... I have driven past the racecourse on numerous occasions and the car-boot sale site close by too ... never driven past when there was actually a sale on there though ... I always promised myself I would go to one of the sales during recent holidays back home to Yorkshire but I've never got round to it ... perhaps next time I visit UK I should give it a go ...

by **skipposal** March 20th 2013, 11:30 pm

I shall watch out for that one, cheers

by **dantheman** March 21st 2013, 1:08 pm

I always find lots of studio pottery there

by **philpot** March 21st 2013, 3:45 pm

Seems as tho You might have to take some huskies and a sledge.
I was thinking of going myself.
But NOT with this weather forecast!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2640354

by **l33ham180** March 22nd 2013, 3:27 pm

just got back from peterbrough and brought loads. seems like the weather forcast was making the sellers more welcome to the wife's offers (money only)
i will post some pictures later today. it was sleet and snow all the way up there but stopped about 10 i think.

by **dantheman** March 22nd 2013, 4:01 pm

just got back from Peterborough and bought a pair of rubber gloves.
no rain,sleet or snow but Gareth looked like he's been frozen in a glacier

by **gareth-h** March 23rd 2013, 4:58 pm

I have never been so cold in my life. Plenty of snow today but not many people.

I think I have double pneumonia Poorly

by **studio-pots** March 23rd 2013, 8:33 pm

gareth-h wrote:I have never been so cold in my life. Plenty of snow today but not many people.

I think I have double pneumonia

I hope stallholders will all be issued with medals.

by **dantheman** March 23rd 2013, 9:27 pm

better still thermals

by **gareth-h** October 13th 2013, 11:36 am

Not too bad from a selling point of view but next year they are putting the stall costs up 25% in the Nat West area (cowsheds). 25%??? Wah

by **studio-pots** October 13th 2013, 12:09 pm

I think if you had half decent stuff (or even the finest quality items in your case Cheeky

) then selling probably wasn't going to be too bad. I was talking to a couple of people that I know who had stalls there and they had done OK but both commented that there was less for them to buy than normal.

I don't think that raising stall fees significantly like that for whatever reason is something that is going to improve the situation. I was told about the rise and immediately thought as a potential customer it might not be worth me attending next time, as something like that is bound to reduce stallholder numbers.

by **dantheman** October 13th 2013, 12:23 pm

there was far more to buy at Newark but the weather was atrocious Poorly

by **philpot** October 16th 2013, 2:29 pm

The fees increase may well have something to do with HMRC giving a new interpretation as to VAT on stands at Fairs. According to Antiques Gazette,the big boys running Antique Fairs are going to charge it on Pitch fees starting very soon.
http://www.antiquestradegazette.com/news/2013/sep/03/nelson-and-iacf-to-charge-vat-on-stands/

by **NaomiM** October 16th 2013, 4:00 pm

Not just the big boys. All the stallholders at Hartley Wintney were handed a leaflet about the new VAT charges last Sunday.

by **philpot** October 16th 2013, 5:14 pm

Those who are VAT registered will presumably be able to claim it back?

by **studio-pots** October 16th 2013, 5:30 pm

Any dealer registered would be able to claim it back but.......... at the moment you must register if your turnover is £79,000 or above per annum so very few dealers, who trade at fairs, would need to be registered.

by **NaomiM** October 16th 2013, 5:45 pm

philpot wrote:Those who are VAT registered will presumably be able to claim it back?

Most of the dealers I know are doing it to supplement their pension or as a weekend hobby.
They'd be better off selling at car boot fairs.

by **dantheman** October 16th 2013, 8:03 pm

are collectables fairs covered by this vat change? or vintage fairs?

by **studio-pots** October 16th 2013, 8:12 pm

It is a new interpretation of VAT rules by HMRC.

HRMC have declared that, from last November (2012), the supply of space at fairs (antiques & collectors, craft, vintage, art deco etc) should be subject to VAT, effectively putting the cost of the stallholders pitch up by 20%.

Note that it is an interpretation, which could be challenged, but there would be a cost involved for fair organisers to do that.

by **gareth-h** October 16th 2013, 8:42 pm

I have just read this in Antiques Info. Two of the big organisers (IACF and Nelson) are launching a legal challenge and they are also have a petition at http://www.saveourfairs.co.uk

by **studio-pots** October 17th 2013, 7:20 am

What it will do if it stays in force is to make it more attractive for a stallholder to stand at a fair where the organiser's turnover is less than the threshold i.e. where the organiser is not VAT registered.

That is unless the small organiser decides to raise prices to make more profit, pretending that they are VAT registered.

by **dantheman** March 16th 2014, 6:47 pm

it's that time of year again Jumping For Joy

next Friday & Saturday

by **l33ham180** March 17th 2014, 3:50 am

oh yeah ... me and the wife will be up there Friday.... oh no she won't as she have had the cancel her holiday for that day and go down London on some course but I'm not laughing really. Cheeky

by **dantheman** March 17th 2014, 2:11 pm

you'll just have to go on Saturday then Lee

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