Where to find prams

If you are having problems finding a coachbuilt pram here are some suggestions on how to find one. Maybe you have seen one on E Bay but have been pipped at the very last second (yes, I mean last second!) by a higher bid. The best thing to do  if you see a pram you like is to watch it until the day the auction is due to finish. You will then have an idea if the bids have gone out of your reach. If they are still within your budget, then put in a bid for the highest amount you are prepared to pay. E Bay will then bid on your behalf until bidding reaches your price and you may be lucky. If you are not, then at least you have not been tempted to go over budget!! Another way to source prams is to put an ad in your local classifieds paper, it is amazing how many people have these prams stored away in their lofts or garages. You could also try going to an auction sale. I have just been watching Cash in the Attic today and a beautiful Royale pram was sold at auction for only fifty pounds! Make your interest in coachbuilt prams known to all your friends and contacts, they may know of someone who has one they would be willing to sell. It is hard to believe, but thirty or so years ago, when coachbuilt prams began to go out of fashion people couldn't sell them at all. As a result a lot of them were dumped in fields or left at railway stations! I did ask at several charity shops if they ever got coachbuilt prams but I was told they no longer accept prams of any kind due to health and safety regulations!