Black Country content creator wants to break a world record with his car boot sale - and you can help

A content creator is dreaming of breaking a world record as part of his love of second-hand shopping and helping charities.

Josh Wyer, who goes by Bargains With Josh, has been working with his friend Michael Withnall, who generates social media content as Man Like Mike, and car boot sale organiser Eboot to set up an attempt at the largest car sale in the world.

The event will take place on Sunday (September 20) at the Eboot Car Boot at Drayton Manor Drive at Drayton Bassett in Tamworth aims to break the existing record, which was set in May 2016 by Stockholmsmarknader AB (Sweden) in Stockholm in Sweden and saw 1,024 cars take part.

Mr Wyer said he had decided to go for the world record due to his love of second-hand shopping and after talking to the people behind Eboot.

He said: “We are going for the Guinness World Record for the biggest car boot sale in the world by having more than 1,500 sellers taking part, with potentially thousands more people attending throughout the day.

“The idea came about because I love bargaining and I love being involved in car boot sales, and I started speaking to the gaffer of Eboot about a year ago and we became close friends, plus I go down to the boot sales and will have a look around.

“I did a bit of promo with him last year and we started talking about the Guinness World Record and he said ‘why don’t we do it and blow it out of the water’, and said that, with my help, we could do it, so I said yes and we’re giving it a go

“It’s going to be a field full of people shopping.”

Mr Wyer said he and Man Like Mike had put out the message to all their followers on social media, saying that if any of them wanted to be involved, they could attend for free - otherwise the fee to sell is £7 per car.

He said: “I’ve built a large social media following through food reviews, local business features, community content and entertainment videos, generating millions of views each month across my social media platforms.

“A huge part of what I do is supporting independent businesses and, over the past year alone, I estimate that my content has helped generate hundreds of thousands of pounds in additional trade for businesses across the West Midlands.

“Alongside creating content, I also own Bargains With Josh, my pre-loved clothing shop in Halesowen, where we sell branded and vintage clothing at a fraction of typical retail prices.

“This world record attempt is an exciting part of this, so I hope everyone can come down as, whether you’re a buyer or a seller, it’s going to be epic and, hopefully, break a world record.”