Antiques Road Trip's expert earns record £20k from £60 household item

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In an extraordinary episode of Antiques Road Trip in 2021, expert Paul Laidlaw found an item in an antique store that ended up making a whopping £20,000 profit at auction.

The auctioneer found a rare vintage camera in an antique store in Margate, buying it for only £60. He was amazed when it sold for such a high price at a Bury St Edmunds auction in Suffolk, alongside fellow expert Kate Bliss, reports OK!.

As Paul searched for unique items in the store, the shop owner shared: "Three floors, the upstairs is mainly furniture but there's stuff everywhere.

And on this floor, there are four rooms through and in the middle, there's a staircase which goes down to a room full of chairs and another room full below!"Confronted with the daunting task, Paul responded with humor: "Don't send the cavalry - alright?" After exploring the store's treasures, Paul later returned to the owner and said: "In your cabinet over there, optical instrument... £75 on that.