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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The Bidding Room: Series 5: Leather Pig

Episode 3

Leather Pig

BBC One - The Bidding Room, Series 5, Leather Pig

Items for sale include a London sign, a musical decanter and a pig-shaped footstool.

Nigel Havers presides as five sellers aim for the best price for their items, including iconic London signage, a footstool, a musical decanter, a wind-up tin toy and a dental polisher.

Nigel Havers welcomes sellers of collectibles and curiosities to the Bidding Room's new home in Edinburgh, where they ply their wares to five dealers.

First through the doors is a familiar face, Jonny, who has returned with an iconic piece of London signage. His Knightsbridge Underground sign in the symbolic red, white and blue could find favour amongst the dealers – but can any of them raise the capital that Jonny wants to fund home renovations?

Next in is Jane from Essex with a leather pig-shaped footstool, affectionately named Madge, which was gifted to her in Canada. She has brought her little pig to market amongst the dealers, but will any of them pay the right money to take it all the way home? 

Third to step into the Edinburgh HQ is Chi with an item of glassware with a unique selling point built in. The musical decanter set has been with him for a few years, but he’s ready to peddle it to the dealers in the hope of making some money to travel to visit family.  

Next to face the dealers are Gordon and his partner John with a tin-plate clockwork toy. Will toy fanatic Adi, or any of the other dealers, be wound up by the collectable piece in mint condition? 

The last hopeful seller ready to stash some cash goes by the suitable name of Moneypenny, with a contraption for the dealers to get their teeth into. The Victorian dental polisher was bought at auction, and now Moneypenny is hoping the dealers will put a smile on her face by offering her a pretty profit.  

The dealers today are Ian, Jacqui, Adi, Jo and James.

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