Bargain Hunt expert finds gold medal worth £1million in cardboard box
BBC Bargain Hunt expert Richard Madley was gobsmacked when he unearthed a treasure from a cardboard box that later fetched £1 million at auction.
Sharing his experience with the most lucrative finds, Richard recounted: "I found a gold medal in a cardboard box which I sold for £1 million, and a small lead Henry Moore sculpture I found in a Wiltshire farmhouse made £320,000.
"Oh yes - I found and sold some old rugby jerseys and photos found in an airing cupboard which I sold for £60,000. But who's counting!"
Madley's standout moment on the programme involved discovering a quaint "vintage scratch-built green painted toy train c.1930", which cost him £5 in Cardiff Antiques Market and went on to sell successfully at a market in Carmarthen.
He also shared how his passion for collecting started in childhood and has funded significant life purchases, saying: "I started with stamps then moved to coins but became hooked on bottles).
"My father bought me a box of Britain's lead soldiers which I added to, then sold them all to buy my first house."
He continued to detail his ventures in antiques, mentioning: "I built up an impressive collection of postcards which I sold to re-roof that first house. I built up an even better collection of Poole Pottery over twenty years which I sold to pay school fees."
Richard divulged his current interest and potential future plans by stating: "My current area of collecting is Wisden Cricketers' Almanacks, which I will probably sell to finance my nursing home fees," reports the Express.
Bargain Hunt's Christina Trevanion was left gobsmacked upon discovering that a set of tribal masks, part of expert Sam Hanbury-Maiden's collection and described as "highly desirable for collectors", could fetch up to a staggering £2million at auction.
Earlier this month, Bargain Hunt star Ochuko Ojiri pleaded guilty to eight charges related to funding terrorism.
In early May, he was seen arriving at Westminster Magistrates' Court after being charged with a specific offence under section 21A of the Terrorism Act 2000.
His charges included eight counts of failing to make a disclosure during the course of business within the regulated sector following an investigation into alleged "terrorist financing".
Ojiri appeared in court wearing a grey suit and a dark tie and confirmed his name, date of birth and address before the charges were read out to him.
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