Antiques Road Trip presenters gasped when the item sold for 11 times the purchase price
Antiques Road Trip presenters gasped when the item sold for 11 times its purchase price at auction
The hosts of Antiques Road Trip were in awe when an item sold for 11 times its purchase price at auction during a recent episode.
show hosts Irita Marriott and Mark Hill, were jumping up and down with joy when the £20 vintage London bus sign sold for an ‘incredible’ profit.
During the series, the duo travel across the country in their vintage car while scouring antique stores for items to flog.
As their money pots have accumulated since the previous episode, Irita started the show with £570.80 while Mark trailed behind with £114.78.
But Mark’s luck soon changed when he stumbled upon the item that made a huge profit.
Shock: The hosts of Antiques Road Trip gasped when an item sold for 11 times its purchase price at auction during a recent episode.
Well done: Show hosts Irita Marriott and Mark Hill, jumped for joy when £20 item sold for ‘incredible’ profit
Looking through the objects in a small shop in Markyate, Hertfordshire, the expert noticed signs that had an “East London theme”.
“These are outside a London bus, these would have sat at the front inside a frame telling you where the bus was going,” Mark explained.
‘Inside there would be a small knob where the driver would turn to change the destination.
‘So what do we have? Romford, Romford Station, we’ve got Cambridge Heath, we’ve got a bit of an East London theme.
‘I can see this would be interesting to a lot of people and I love this East End vibe.
“Imagine cutting them up and then framing them all and displaying them on a wall and they’re not that common either.”
The signs only cost Mark £20 each, happy with his find he took them to the W&H Peacock Auction Centre, to see how they were fair.
Auctioneer Lindsay Taylor began: ‘We have tons of commission bids. I’m going to have to start at £140.’
Finding: Mark’s luck soon turned when he stumbled across vintage London bus signs and made a huge profit.
Astonishing: “These are outside a London bus, these would have sat at the front inside a frame telling you where the bus was going,” Mark explained.
Congratulations – the auction has come to an end at £240 now with Amy again saying: ‘This is amazing!’
‘That! I’ll take that!’ Mark explained, already shocked at the asking price as the auctioneer continued to increase the price.
‘God! Mark, this is amazing! Amy gushed as Mark added: ‘Oh my gosh!’
The auction came to an end at £240 now with Amy again saying: ‘TYours is amazing!
‘Thank you. I think it’s a good buy,” she stated proudly.