Del Boys and dealers on now

celestius

pulliptears wrote: »

The hearse couple were hilarious. DH and I said the auction would end badly and wondered how the hell you could bid on something without understanding how much it was even on.

Don't think those 2 will make their fortune selling scythes either!

pulliptears

Now, heres one for you....

I missed last weeks program so I'm watching it now on iPlayer (LOL at Rolex boy). Anyway, it led me to look for the hearse couple on eBay and I have found them. It's definitely them as items they have been seen buying on the show have been sold through eBay. The interesting bit?

They aren't registered as business sellers.....

Sooooo, national TV and you aren't a registered business on eBay? Tut tut.

soolin

pulliptears wrote: »

Now, heres one for you....

I missed last weeks program so I'm watching it now on iPlayer (LOL at Rolex boy). Anyway, it led me to look for the hearse couple on eBay and I have found them. It's definitely them as items they have been seen buying on the show have been sold through eBay. The interesting bit?

They aren't registered as business sellers.....

Sooooo, national TV and you aren't a registered business on eBay? Tut tut.

I can't say I am overly surprised but it is not something I would risk if I were on TV. I bump into the couple occasionally as they go to some of the same auctions and they now buy expensive items as well, in the low hundreds of pounds- no mention of that I see on the programme.

pulliptears

soolin wrote: »

I can't say I am overly surprised but it is not something I would risk if I were on TV. I bump into the couple occasionally as they go to some of the same auctions and they now buy expensive items as well, in the low hundreds of pounds- no mention of that I see on the programme.

I don't want to out them on a public forum, but I'll PM you the username. You will no doubt recognise some of the lots you've seen them buy....

yazzine

pulliptears wrote: »

I don't want to out them on a public forum, but I'll PM you the username. You will no doubt recognise some of the lots you've seen them buy....

Ooohhh I'd love to know too!!

Sadly did not pay attention to what they bought other then the fake snowballs. I don't normally have time to watch tv, and if it is on then it is on in the background with an occassional glance.

Contains_Mild_Peril

soolin wrote: »

I can't say I am overly surprised but it is not something I would risk if I were on TV. I bump into the couple occasionally as they go to some of the same auctions and they now buy expensive items as well, in the low hundreds of pounds- no mention of that I see on the programme.

Was this just recently? Could it be that their fortunes have improved since filming? I know a lot of TV programs have a long time between filming and broadcast.
I've just watched the first episode of the series. When the snowballs weren't selling, I thought "oh well, they'd make cheap eBay packaging for fragiles". The watch guy made me laugh when he became increasing convinced his Rolex was genuine because he found one online which was identical - right down to the serial number :rotfl: I was surprised when the couple who bought the prints and drawings got them so cheap when bidding against an experienced dealer, then when they were at home and I saw the guy smoking, I thought "No, don't do that - not in the same room as your valuable pictures!"

soolin

Contains_Mild_Peril wrote: »

Was this just recently? Could it be that their fortunes have improved since filming? I know a lot of TV programs have a long time between filming and broadcast.
I've just watched the first episode of the series. When the snowballs weren't selling, I thought "oh well, they'd make cheap eBay packaging for fragiles". The watch guy made me laugh when he became increasing convinced his Rolex was genuine because he found one online which was identical - right down to the serial number :rotfl: I was surprised when the couple who bought the prints and drawings got them so cheap when bidding against an experienced dealer, then when they were at home and I saw the guy smoking, I thought "No, don't do that - not in the same room as your valuable pictures!"

I think It must be fairly current as the stuff they had on the programme is still on eBay .

The guy with the Rolex on the first episode, I actually felt a bit embarrassed for him . A room full of watch dealers and he thinks they missed a Rolex? It can happen though, I picked up 2 rare Whitefriars vases sold as 'nice vases probably Italian' for £2 in a room full of dealers. Jewellery and watch dealers though tend to really know their stuff as it is too expensive to get it wrong.

I watch some of the American programmes as well and cannot believe the prices they pay for stuff and the nonsense they come out with for European pieces.

Oh and as for being embarrassed, I'm in the market for coffee tables, small ones and have been buying at a number of auctions. This week I was watching an auction live and I bid for a coffee table as it was going way below estimate and for next to nothing. trundled over to get it the next day to find it was the size of a dining table- apparently these huge great things that are the same size as a dining table but not so tall are Victorian coffee tables. I was a bit flabbergasted and in the end I paid for it and left it there for the next auction. So I should be embarrassed.

charlies_mum

soolin wrote: »

I think It must be fairly current as the stuff they had on the programme is still on eBay .

The guy with the Rolex on the first episode, I actually felt a bit embarrassed for him . A room full of watch dealers and he thinks they missed a Rolex? It can happen though, I picked up 2 rare Whitefriars vases sold as 'nice vases probably Italian' for £2 in a room full of dealers. Jewellery and watch dealers though tend to really know their stuff as it is too expensive to get it wrong.

I watch some of the American programmes as well and cannot believe the prices they pay for stuff and the nonsense they come out with for European pieces.

Oh and as for being embarrassed, I'm in the market for coffee tables, small ones and have been buying at a number of auctions. This week I was watching an auction live and I bid for a coffee table as it was going way below estimate and for next to nothing. trundled over to get it the next day to find it was the size of a dining table- apparently these huge great things that are the same size as a dining table but not so tall are Victorian coffee tables. I was a bit flabbergasted and in the end I paid for it and left it there for the next auction. So I should be embarrassed.

:rotfl:

We've all done it. I bid on a footstool thinking it would go into my conservatory, but when I collected, it was the end of a corner suite and measured about 4 ft square. I paid £5 for it and sold it within days for £45, so worked out OK.

Kernow666

the program makes me laugh , seems to portray the dealers as losers

the couple with the hearse driving 350miles roundtrip to france in a petrol guzzling 2.8L granada and spending 30euro with the hope of making £50 profit , then not selling the wheel but saying they will go back and buy some more stuff they cant sell in england

in the 1st episode it said they gaves up there jobs to become traders and have made £3000 in 2 years WOW


the guy who bought the WW2 helmet for £105 inc fees sold it for £120 and thought he made £15 and on the strength of 1 sale decides to convert his shed into a stockroom

the couple with the coked up cockney wideboy who said he could earn £500 a week spraying cars but prefers to do what her does

the 2 girls who decided to open a pop-up shop selling old clothes

what 3 clothes rails in your frontroom isnt a shop and i thought you cant operate a business from a council house

i imagine most of them are claiming benefits of some kind but doubt they are declaring anything , although from what i see none are actually making much money to even worry about

roll on next weeks episode , welshboy is flogging ear-muffs after cornering the market of genuine fake rolex watches

pulliptears

Kernow666 wrote: »

the program makes me laugh , seems to portray the dealers as losers

the couple with the hearse driving 350miles roundtrip to france in a petrol guzzling 2.8L granada and spending 30euro with the hope of making £50 profit , then not selling the wheel but saying they will go back and buy some more stuff they cant sell in england

It will amuse you to learn the wheel sold for £30 on eBay, collection only :rotfl: