Bargain Hunt

[aelmpvw]

tv announcer, 'coming up, the biggest profit ever for a bonus buy'
thanks for spoiling the surprise, don't think i'll bother watching now

[davebro]

If that was Natasha R just now I think she was suggesting that a big profit was needed to cancel out the Blues £84 losses on the first 3 items. In fact the bonus buy sold for £30 - losing £50!

The Reds lost £9

[aelmpvw]

no dave, it was an announcement before the programme started, hence my annoyance

[Paigntonian]

Would have thought it would make you more eager to see what happened...

[grumpy01]

Here’s what’s coming up.Why do they do that?Natasha Raskin-Sharp her inane laughing is so irritating,don’t watch when she’s on.Christina Trevanian,now that’s different.

[david small]

That program should be retired. They buy junk and sell junk. So boringly repetitive and predictable.

[grumpy01]

Can never understand why at some auction houses they go too there are just a few people who have come for a warm and be on TV.

[woofgang]

grumpy because they are online too.

[barry1010]

My dealer friend walks straight out if he sees TV cameras at the auction house

[Paigntonian]

Yes, there's something about Christina...

[douglas9401]

Well if Natasha's being left on the shelf...:-)

[novalis]

Sorry Douglas, I 'claimed' Natasha ages ago but I also agree with everybody that Christina has something about her.

[roopower]

Sorry, douglas, no shelf, there's a Mr Sharp.

[roopower]

I like BH, agreed, a lot of what they buy isn't quality but there are pleasant surprises. I was surprised the engraved cufflinks made a couple of pounds, perhaps they were worth that in silver.

[douglas9401]

A man can dream. :-)

[novalis]

I like BH not only for the surprise profits it sometimes throws up but also for what I learn from it. There have been several occasions when a nugget from there has helped me answer a question in one of our Quiz League matches. Whether the Quiz League itself will survive the pandemic is, of course, a different matter entirely.

[Old_Geezer]

I don't see how that advance announcement spoilt anything.
The episodes where there wasn't a "biggest profit" was worth your attention weren't they.

[aelmpvw]

only because i didn't know what was going to happen Old Geezer or if i knew that christina trevanion was compering . . .

[Caribeing]

I watch Bargain Hunt but have to record it and whizz past the “here’s what’s coming up” segment. Can’t understand why they show us so much of the programme before it starts, spoils the element of surprise.

[davebro]

BH - buying from dealers & selling at auction is almost always a no-win situation. The best prog for sellers IMV is Dickinson's Real Deal & the one where several dealers view your collection & bid against each other for items you may want to sell (can't remember the title).

I think Flog It, where they sometimes take gold items to auction is completely cheating the sellers who would get a better price for scrap.

[Mamyalynne]

Do you mean The Bidding Room Dave?

When one wants the item the price can sky rocket,it's quite fun.