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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 28

Episode 28

BBC One - The Bidding Room, Series 1, Episode 28

Will the dealers bid on a carved temple statue, a penny farthing or a block of silver?

Four new sellers arrive with everything from a penny farthing bike to a block of silver. So will the dealers bid, and will the sellers get the prices they’re after?

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. 

First in today is Chris, who was given a carved wooden statue when refurbishing his friend’s barn. Simon believes the statue, with a human torso and a bird-like head, is of the Buddhist deity Karura and, having lived in India for a year, Nigel is very taken with this piece of religious iconography.

Next in is Kris, with a piece of metal she hopes will prove to be very precious. It’s a piece of solid silver that her neighbour found under her sink. 

The third seller hoping to strike a deal is Dean from Sheffield. He has brought in a vintage kids' penny farthing bicycle. Dean, who is also Mr Vintage UK 2019, bought the bike for his youngest daughter, who quickly went off this new pursuit following a close encounter with a wheelie bin.  The item is certainly fun, but can Dean turn the penny farthing into pounds?

Last to arrive is James from Yorkshire, with a piece that evokes the region’s industrial past. He is the proud owner of a wooden writing slope owned by Sir William Henry Aykroyd, who was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1926. The piece is steeped in history, but if the dealers don’t offer James the price he thinks it’s worth, he won’t sell.

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