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Series 5: 28. Exercise Bike

Nigel Havers welcomes sellers of collectibles and curiosities to the Bidding Room's home in Edinburgh, where they ply their wares to five dealers. \n\nFirst through the doors is chef Laura with a 1950s étagère, a tiered table for display. It has been used to present Laura’s beautiful, handcrafted cakes and pastries in her own café, but with a refit on the cards, there’s no longer a need for it. Will the dealers come up with sweet enough bids to give Laura her just desserts? \n\nNext in is Richard with a pendant light he found at a flea market and haggled hard for to buy at a good price. The German-designed-and-made light with textured glass lampshades impresses the dealers, but can Richard turn up the bids to pocket a good profit? \n\nArriving at Edinburgh HQ next is retired calligrapher Davina. She was gifted some silver napkin holders found in a charity shop in Canada by a friend, but she’s ready to move them on. The hallmarked pieces should appeal to the room’s newest dealer and precious metal buyer, Craig, but he could have competition on his hands from his fellow buyers. \n\nFourth into the room is Clinton with a Victorian spinning wheel. He’s planning to stretch out the dealers' bids and convert them into hard cash for charity. \n\nFinally, it’s Pamela with a retro piece that should work the dealers into a sweat. Her exercise bike was bought, with the very best of intentions, at a car boot sale three years ago, but Pamela hasn’t given it much of a workout. She’s hoping the dealers are feeling fit and ready to offer up some healthy bids for the bike. \n\nThe dealers today are Ian, Melissa, JB, Jo and, new to the Bidding Room floor, Craig. Joining them are Jacqui and Jon.

Source: BBC 1