Antiques Road Trip: Veteran expert Anita Manning beaten as show returns for new series
SHE is usually on the money but tonight veteran antiques expert Anita Manning found herself on the losing side after getting beaten by Raj Bisram in the opening episode of the Antiques Road Trip.
Experts Anita and Raj reveal the profits made
The Scottish antiques aficionado only managed to wrangle a profit of £99.78 after her items did not perform as well at auction as she was hoping for.
Meanwhile, fellow antiques dealer Raj made a whopping £170.74 in profits after carefully selecting some key pieces that were snapped up at auction.
However, it looked like there were no hard feelings between the two presenters as Anita told her rival: “Raj, wasn’t that fabulous?”
“Unbelievable! I know, what a fantastic day! A great auctioneer, we made a profit on absolutely everything,” he replied.
She added: “We’ve got plenty of money to go onto the next leg” as Raj agreed with her: “We certainly have.”
The pair - armed with £200 each - were in East Anglia this week and were busy scouring antiques shops for artefacts they thought would bag them the largest profit under the hammer.
We’ve got plenty of money to go onto the next leg
Among Raj’s best finds was a £20 brooch which went for £80 and a 1920s handbag, costing £10, that sold for £30.
Anita, too, did have some luck when a bizarre £5 wooden spoon was bought at auction for a whopping £50.
She also managed to make a tidy sum on a £20 Albert Chain that fetched her £42 and a £25 pill box that brought in £65.
The antiques duo will be continuing their journey around East Anglia as they hunt for the most interesting items to help them win the competition.
They made their way around the region on a bright red 1973 Triumph Spitfire on a B-road route that took them to their auction in Beeston, Norfolk.
Each now has more money in their piggy bank than they did before, with Raj now on £370.74 and Anita on £299.78 but the tables could turn in the next episode.
The episode comes as it has been revealed that Anita made a 7,500 per cent profilt on a bronze Buddah she found.
Antiques Road Trip continues on BBC One tomorrow at 4.30pm.