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

Natasha Francis

James Gooch

Adrian Higham

Lucy Ryder Richardson

Ian Humphries

Moses Otunla

Emma Walsh

Claire Egerton-Jones

David Sayer

Shane Normoyle

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The Bidding Room: Series 1 (Compilations): Episode 10

Episode 10

Series 1 (Compilations)

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Sellers try to coax the dealers to bid on an antique ice shaver and two unique mirrors.

Three sellers hope to persuade the dealers to bid against each other for a child’s penny farthing, two unusual optician's mirrors and an antique ice shaver.

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

First is shop owner Lindsay from Sunderland. She has brought in a pair of mirrors, one concave and the other convex. She bought them for a song and is now hoping to sell on for a profit - to spend on an ordinary mirror. So will she be reflecting on a good deal done when she leaves?

Lucinda's item has the dealers bamboozled at first. She reveals that it is an antique ice-shaver. A block of ice would be put on it, then shavings taken. Once they know what it is, will any of them be prepared to bid on it?

The last seller hoping to strike a deal today is Dean from Sheffield. He has brought in a kids' penny farthing bicycle. The item is certainly fun, but can Dean turn the penny farthing into pounds?

Today's dealers are Ian, James, Lucy, Moses, Tash and Adi. Will they splash the cash or will our sellers go home empty handed?

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In The Bidding Room, Nigel Havers welcomes people with interesting items to sell. 

In The Bidding Room, Nigel Havers welcomes people with interesting items to sell. They'll then come face to face with five dealers who'll battle it out to make the highest bid.

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