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Nigel Havers welcomes sellers of collectibles and curiosities to the Bidding Room's home in Edinburgh, where they ply their wares to five dealers.

First through the doors is chef Laura with a 1950s 茅tag猫re, a tiered table for display. It has been used to present Laura鈥檚 beautiful, handcrafted cakes and pastries in her own caf茅, but with a refit on the cards, there鈥檚 no longer a need for it. Will the dealers come up with sweet enough bids to give Laura her just desserts?

Next 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?

Arriving 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鈥檚 ready to move them on. The hallmarked pieces should appeal to the room鈥檚 newest dealer and precious metal buyer, Craig, but he could have competition on his hands from his fellow buyers.

Fourth into the room is Clinton with a Victorian spinning wheel. He鈥檚 planning to stretch out the dealers' bids and convert them into hard cash for charity.

Finally, it鈥檚 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鈥檛 given it much of a workout. She鈥檚 hoping the dealers are feeling fit and ready to offer up some healthy bids for the bike.

The dealers today are Ian, Melissa, JB, Jo and, new to the Bidding Room floor, Craig. Joining them are Jacqui and Jon.