Antiques expert Paul Laidlaw made a whopping £20,000 profit after purchasing a camera for just £60.
In a thrilling episode of Antiques Road Trip in 2021, the BBC's treasure-hunting expert bagged a camera for £60 from a Margate antique shop, which later fetched an astonishing £20,000 at auction.
The Margate store was like Aladdin's cave, and the eager owner enticed Paul with a tour, saying: "Three floors, the upstairs is mainly furniture but there's stuff everywhere. And on this floor, there are four rooms through and in the middle, there's a staircase which goes down to a room full of chairs and another room full below."
Paul humorously retorted, "Don't send the cavalry, okay?" After delving among the myriad items, he surfaced with the camera and bartered over its price, initially offering £50.
The shopkeeper stood firm until he proposed: "Give me £60, and I'll shake your hand, but I'm not doing any better than that, I'm afraid."
Thrilled with the deal, Paul secured the camera, speculating: "I think this is a very early camera. If I'm right, that could be quite exciting. The photographic market is very much in the ascent, it's a hot market, I think that's a good thing," reports the Express.
Overflowing with excitement, he revealed: "The sub-miniature camera - I have never seen one, in fact, we have carried out some research and cannot find any other example which has sold at auction, we were very excited to see this and it has certain potential to make a significant profit."
"You couldn't fit many more in, could you?" remarked Kate as she took in the crowded view of the auction room.
As eager bidders jumped into action, five people swiftly indicated their keen interest. The bidding started at a cool and reasonable
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