The Bidding Room

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Sellers come face to face with five dealers who battle it out to make the highest bid.

Nigel Havers presides as sellers come face to face with five dealers who battle it out to make the highest bid.

Nigel Havers presides as members of the public with interesting items to sell come face to face with five dealers who bid against each other to try to bag themselves a bargain.

Before facing the dealers, each seller has their item valued by auctioneer Simon Bower. Simon also gives them top tips on the history and key characteristics of their piece, so that when they enter the bidding room, they have all the information they need to try to haggle the best possible price from the dealers.

All the dealers are spending their own money but have no idea what the sellers have brought in.

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Nigel Havers

Simon Bower

Claire Egerton-Jones

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The Bidding Room: Series 2: Episode 23

Episode 23

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BBC One - The Bidding Room, Series 2, Episode 23

Five dealers bid to buy Viewmaster slides, art deco candle holders and an apothecary box.

Five dealers bid against each other for items brought in by the public, including a childhood Viewmaster collection, a set of art deco candle holders and an apothecary box.

Nigel Havers welcomes five more sellers to the Bidding Room, where they try to sell items to five professional dealers who are on the lookout for interesting pieces, with help from expert Simon Bower.

Claire has brought in a collection of Viewmaster slides she has been collecting for decades. Complete with an authentic 1930s viewer, the slides evoke real nostalgia amongst the dealers. But who will be taking it home? Tom wants to sell two art deco candle holders. He hopes to give the money from the sale to a children’s charity. Ahmed hopes to mesmerise the dealers with a small and mysterious statue he has owned for decades, while Jack is offering an apothecary box complete with tiny weights. Finally, Mandy has brought in a vintage coffee grinder that belonged to her late mother. She is looking to make a sale so she can create a memorial garden, so she is determined to push the dealers up to Simon’s top valuation price.

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Nigel Havers hosts as five dealers battle each other to buy items brought in by the public

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