Salvage Hunters

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Salvage Hunters

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Anybody watched the programme? Salvage Hunters, with Drew Pritchard, next Saturday, 23rd at Conwy. He's having an auction (Wellers Auctioners) - everything must go, no reserve, even the box van.... What's gone wrong there??
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One of the better TV shows, if you ask me. According to the Facebook page, their warehouse is full and they need more room.
Interestingly, I saw this a while back on his website http://www.drewpritchard.co.uk/decorati ... oting-game
It is sold now, but was up for £280.
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Incredibly cheap, especially compared to his other gear. I wonder who the lucky person was who bought it !!YABBADABBA!!
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Nice one !!THUMBSX2!!

I guess the guns were a common part that broke or were pilfered... with the other one at Junktion Antiques... all one needs is access to the one at the Elephant to try and get the bits cast.
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That's 2 appeared in the last few months with no gun
And both for buttons,,he must have give pennies for it on one Of his
Barn finds to be selling for that price.
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Anyone going to his auction tomorrow? .........think you will need a sledge.
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I'm sure he sells those as well.
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Topic merged - Site Admin.

On TV this week - new series of Salvage Hunters on Quest channel. Drew Pritchard walked straight past an arcade game on the floor... an upside down Conveyor. It's at Jamaica Inn, down Cornwall..... Anyone live down there?????
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Yer, me - I live five miles away from it. I will and ask them or maybe it's already gone.
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The warehouse on the tv in Wales
Is closed
He is trying to sell all the crap
He over paid for
Around the north west
He knows a lot about stained glass
Think that's it

But the lucky f@@ker I believe
As got the place above libertys in London

So he's soon going to be trading from there

If you live nr this place in Cornwall
Get there quick
Because conveyors are quite sort after
They don't come cheap
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Wouldn't surprise me if he went out of business - the few times I've seen it he has driven two-handed at least 500 miles and bought next to bugger all.
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But surely handsomely compensated by the fat fee for doing the TV prog.
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The said machine has gone - it went a while back, so they say. :(
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They used to have a museum attached to the pub. It had quite a few vintage slots in it, including a full set of Bryans Magic machines!!! But don't get too excited - it was all sold off years ago. :dammit:
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There is an antiques barn near me, usual thing: areas rented out to different people, the owner has put lots of items on a ledge that runs around the walls to "give the place some charm". He won't sell these items because, "it would make the place look drab". One of the items is a clown catcher. :o
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I happened to stay in Lewes last year for a weekend with friends and visited that two story antiques place. Spotted the Clown and eventually was given the price of 1100 pounds! Strangely, I didn't buy. !PUZZLED!
But I adored Lewes, the loveliest town I've ever visited in the UK! I really liked the hill top position of much of it, so every building is on a unique angle making it ever changing and interesting.
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Strewth Gameswat! ..... Is there a slot machine anywhere you haven't seen? !OMFG!
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Blood-oath BP, there's one I can think of........ and Gameswat's only down the road. Could have it back in't west by dinner!
Great to hear Coventry went't off.
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The next time you're behind him in the queue for the dunny, tap him on the shoulder and suggest it Andy.
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All Andy has to do is "lose" some important parts of that Coronet and I'll be all over it like stink on a june bug!

I hadn't realised until he mentioned it to me the other day that the mech was mostly hand made - which adds to it's interest no end. But on my budget I can only afford projects. And I've learnt a hell of a lot more from researching & restoring them than just by collecting them.
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