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Antiques Road Trip record.

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MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 2 Oct 2017 18:49

A rare antique camera, bought for just £60 by Antique Road Trip’s Paul Laidlaw, sold for an extraordinary £20,000, smashing all records.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4tpwMDL8yvDwJS0kGSf4Fx0/finding-a-fortune-the-highest-ever-antiques-road-trip-profit

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 2 Oct 2017 19:08

Amazing wasn't it.?


I saw this mentioned on the BBC breakfast time programme, so made a point of watching.

It often amazes me just how much mark up is made on boot fair items sometimes, but nothing on the scale of the rare camera though.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 2 Oct 2017 19:13

Well done him!! :-D :-D :-D
All proceeds go to Children in Need.

I bet the shop owner was a little put out.

I've got something that will make 100% profit if and when I sell it.
It's an oil painting by Rene Le Forestier, picked up years ago (pre internet) in a jumble sale - for the frame - for the grand sum of £2.50!!
I (fortunately) never used the frame, but found the picture again, when having a clear out. Looked it up online - his paintings go for about £250.00 :-D :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 2 Oct 2017 19:14

To watch the video click on the arrow bottom left.