Car Boot Fake or Fortune?
A collector needs to clear his home and hopes to cash in at a canal-side auction. However, his car boot finds may be fakes, and will anyone dig deep for his diggers and dump trucks?
Near Wigan, Matt has built his wife鈥檚 dream home, and he has filled it, not only with his own collections, but also those of his late father. The bedrooms, garage and even the summerhouse are packed to the rafters with boxes filled with collectibles. Matt has even resorted to filling a shipping container in the garden. It鈥檚 a dire situation for his wife of 25 years, Paula, who is desperate to clear her husband鈥檚 clutter. However, they don鈥檛 know where to begin.
A haul of gold sovereigns could be worth a fortune, but auctioneer Izzie Balmer suspects some may be fake. Her suspicion is aroused when she learns Matt bought them at a car boot sale. Matt and Paula鈥檚 six daughters have threatened to throw everything in a skip, so Izzie has just one day to root out the treasures from the trash before it鈥檚 too late.
Restorer JJ Chalmer uses a toothpaste hack to add value to damaged collectibles, although he鈥檒l need something stronger to bring back to life the diggers and dumper trucks he thinks will entice collectors at auction.
On sale day, some old camera equipment is snapped up by keen bidders, and some 1980s computers set the internet alight with bids.
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