Flog It’s Anita Manning was left speechless when a charity shop item broke BBC records with its astonishing auction result.
The necklace, which guest Bernadette bought for just £10, left expert and show host Paul Martin shocked.
Taking place at the RAF Museum Hendon in London, the guest brought an amber necklace to be valued.
In Monday’s episode, filmed in 2015, Anita said: ‘Bernadette, you brought me some beautiful, beautiful beads.
‘Amber is formed from the resin of trees that are 52 million years old. It is highly sought after and, gram for gram, it is worth more than gold.
Flog It’s Anita Manning was left speechless when a charity shop item broke BBC records with a shock auction result.
The necklace, which guest Bernadette bought for just £10, left expert and show host Paul Martin shocked.
Then Anita asked, ‘Did you pay a lot of money for it?’
‘Well, at that time, I paid a lot of money for it. I paid 10 pounds,” Bernadette replied.
The expert explained: “I would like to auction it with a reserve of between £500 and £700.”
To everyone’s surprise, the necklace far exceeded expectations, before the price dropped to £5,000.
The auction show, fronted by antiques dealer Paul, has been a staple of daytime television since it first hit screens in 2002 and sees the public have their prized possessions valued by a team of experts.
But after more than 1,000 episodes, it was axed to make way for six new commissions that would ‘modernise’ daytime programming.
The last episode aired in 2020, however repeats of the show are still shown on the BBC.
Fans were not impressed with the decision at the time, with one person calling it a “big mistake” and another saying they were “gutted.”
At the RAF Museum Hendon in London, the guest brought an amber necklace to be appraised and it sold for a whopping £5,000.
Dan McGolpin, controller of daytime and BBC programming, confirmed to daily mirror newspaper, the Antiques Roadshow-style show was being eliminated.
He praised the 45-minute long program. “great success” and paid tribute to the “outstanding production team.”
‘If we are trying to create the next generation, then some of the long-running programs will have to go. From time to time, we come to a time to move forward and modernize ourselves, introducing some new programs.
‘We are creating a new generation of daytime television programs for BBC One. They are modern, accessible and relevant to viewers across the UK.’
