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

James Broad

Emma Walsh

Claire Egerton-Jones

David Sayer

Shane Normoyle

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The Bidding Room: Series 1 (Compilations): Episode 9

Episode 9

Series 1 (Compilations)

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Will a piece linked to the Titanic or two unusual brass items appeal to the dealers?

Five dealers try to outbid each other for items brought in by the public, including an auction catalogue with Titanic links, two peculiar heirlooms and a unique advertising figure.

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.

James from Stoke-on-Trent has brought in a pair of perplexing family possessions. Simon works out they are Victorian horse-hair singers, but will the dealers? Alice from Wales is selling an unusual item: a moulded model advert for men’s underwear from the early 20th century. And Kathy from Leicester wants to sell a catalogue of items from an auction organised to help the families of victims of the Titanic disaster. Titanic-related memorabilia usually sells well, and with such a poignant and touching story behind this particular item, can Kathy appeal to the dealers’ hearts and convince them to pay the price she’s hoping for?

Today's dealers are Adi, James, JB, Lucy and Tash. Will any of them match, or even top, the valuation placed on each of the items?

The Bidding Room: Series 1 (Compilations)

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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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