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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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The Bidding Room: Series 1: Episode 3

Episode 3

BBC One - The Bidding Room, Series 1, Episode 3

Items for sale include a credenza, an industrial theodolite and some dairy artefacts.

The dealers mull over a doll designed to teach resuscitation, a 19th- century credenza, an industrial theodolite and a collection of dairy artefacts.

Nigel Havers welcomes four 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. 

Today, scout leader Steve and his children, Isaac and Jemima, have brought along a very unusual doll called a Resusci Anne that was designed in the mid-20th century to help people practice resuscitation techniques. Linda from Leeds is offering an item suitable for extravagant displays - a 19th-century credenza that she hopes will catch the eye of all the dealers and command a high price. Derek has brought in an object that has the dealers scratching their heads. He has salvaged an industrial theodolite that predates the electronic ones we see today, but does it have any worth in the current market? Finally, Eric's collection of dairy artefacts includes an unusual item that has all the dealers interested.

Today's dealers are Tash Francis, James Broad, Adi Higham, Lucy Ryder Richardson and James Gooch.

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