BBC Antiques Road Trip expert refuses to talk after making major loss on item

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Antiques Road Trip expert Philip Serrell was left speechless after suffering a significant loss on an item. In Wednesday's (February 12) episode of the BBC spin-off show, Phil and co-star Natasha Raskin-Sharp were scouring Scotland for bargains, travelling in a 1948 classic car.Each had a budget of £200 to collect five items from local shops.

Natasha secured a badge collection, a Spode meat platter, a Swedish art ceramic desk set, a bouillotte lamp and a silvered copper fish dish.Phil, on the other hand, spent his entire budget on Bryant and May advertising matchboxes, a 1950s racing helmet, a Victorian truncheon and a 19th century boot scraper.

However, his hopes of making a profit on the boot scraper were dashed.He had spotted the item in a shop and commented: "That's nice.

A boot scraper and it is cast iron so, originally that was £120 and that's been crossed out and it's now £100. So, it's clearly on the way down and not on the way up." Despite securing the piece for £50 after haggling with the shop owner, Phil was left disappointed when the boot scraper made a £25 loss at auction, reports the Mirror.