eBay purchase smashes all expectations when it sells in Auction!

[@amxy_playzz]

Absolutely outstanding, so happy for my dad all the family are buzzing! 😄

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Brilliant to hear and so well deserved

[@septemberclare2697]

David, that was amazing. The work you did you put this item in the path of the right bidders is the reason why it did so well at auction. A few people owe you a cup of tea!

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Thank you, this was such an enjoyable project

[@pauldaviesantiques1556]

Amazing David. Christian deserves so much credit for doing the research.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Doesn't he just…I was so pleased for him

[@MichaelMyers5678]

Well done, David. Another incredible find. Brilliant work by you and those who helped find this treasure the home it deserved.👍🏻

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

@@MichaelMyers5678 Thank you

[@LifeAtTheMasthead]

Fantastic focused work all round. Well done David!

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Thank you…it was a joyful project

[@Pogmothoin17]

Love this. I have my own business buying and selling vintage cameras and found this pretty inspiring!

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

@@Pogmothoin17 Wonderful to know. If ever you find a very rare camera that will excite the market, get in touch!

[@sandrapearson728]

Incredible, thoroughly enjoyed that. Well deserved. You reap what you sow

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Thank you Sandra, I’m so pleased for Christian…what a find he made

[@Pureblood10000]

Fantastic result and I’m so pleased it’s gone to Thailand 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Thank you, me too…and the buyer is delighted

[@lazygardens]

You have the silver collectors, royal memorabilia collectors, cigar accessory collectors, and Thai history collectors ALL going for it.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

You’re right, it has everything! !

[@howardmckenna]

It oozes quality. A lovely thing.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Wonderful isn’t it

[@PeterCombs]

Fascinating story, the Gazette did a story about this box this week, great stuff.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Cheers Peter…this was a great one to get my teeth into

[@ianfranklin6495]

As a foreign 'dealer' in Thailand, I knew this would go for great money. Fabulous and a very lucky find. My bid was 1,300 max. But I knew that if this came to Thailand it would be mega bucks. Who every bought it, if boight for resale, will double their money. Good news for all concerned. Well done.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Good to hear from you in Thailand Ian. It’s going to a private buyer, but I think you’re right, with the video history of this piece, I’m certain there’s another profit on it!

[@janoginski5557]

Brilliant David, well done.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Thank you, this was such a pleasure to work on

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

If it’s a classic, let’s make a video and sell it!!

[@davidstriker3157]

Wow! Great research well done David

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Thank you David. D

[@liverpix]

I think David doesn't realise that he was the winning bidder - he kept on raising his arm !

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

That’ll be a shock when the invoice arrives!

[@craigdaly5111]

😂

[@dragonballz2350]

Ditchit’s listings are clear and easy to understand-no more Amazon confusion. 😊

[@andynightingale7335]

Imagine stumbling over one of these at a car boot sale, house clearance or charity shop! 😀

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

They're still out there!

[@VintageCarHistory]

I remember when this particular auctioneer sold the camera that Paul Laidlaw found on Antiques Road Trip for 20,000 pounds. He's good.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

It wasn’t actually him!!

[@tonymaiorano2749]

Yes Paul Laidlaw has a great eye for antiques

[@changelocation]

Well done David😊those glasses 👓 are epic to 😂

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

My new ones…a bit jazzy or what!!

[@gerardshort6149]

You way out there David as i wouldn't of guessed that either . Just shows you what people want to pay for a very rare antique .

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

amazing result…and it’s gone home to Thailand too!

[@gerardshort6149]

@@DavidHarperAntiques That was a result by going back home where it belongs David.

[@Petrizdazzle]

Wow! It is beautiful, and the king of Siam..... wowie!

[@rooroob]

Whoa!! 😮 That’s a heck of a lot more than the estimate!

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

I had so much interest in this from all over the world, I knew it would fly…but it surprised me!

[@rooroob]

@ good eye!

[@jupite1888]

Excellent David, l bought a WW2 item on Ebay for $100 Aus and saw the only other one like it sell for $3000 at Auction

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

love to hear it, nice find…thanks for watching

[@tonytcb4504]

Absolutely brilliant 👏

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

@@tonytcb4504 Thank you, it was a wonderful project

[@markaxworthy2508]

We have a silver cigarette case from roughly the same period presented by King Nikola(?) of Montenegro to my great-great-grandfather, who was a ship owner on Malta, for sending a vessel loaded with food during a famine. It has the royal cypher on the lid.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

This sounds fantastic. if you ever want to do something similar in auction with a video, let me know…it would be another interesting project

[@markaxworthy2508]

@@DavidHarperAntiques Sorry. It has family heirloom status (along with numbers of beautifully printed and utterly valueless pre-WWI Russian share certificates).

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

@@markaxworthy2508 I fully understand. How very lovely

[@dreamlodge]

​@@markaxworthy2508It would be a video, simply to get it appraised.

[@alexandermcgowan4125]

Would have subscribed long ago if I knew you had a channel 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Thank you

[@jeanpearce8160]

😲 wow.Loved watching the auction.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Thank you

[@richardspalding3622]

It's a world record because the pound has lost alot of its value recently, lucky him to have that sort of money to spend

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

The buyer is also very interested in Thai history and culture and he’s using his money to further it…a good use of money I’d say !

[@johnrideout7124]

A similair story. I bought a silver pocket watch for £500. It had a dial on both front and back. The name on it was as best as I can remember was Buise Baddelei, then Cairo below the name.. I waved it around under the watch collectors noses for a while but only got an offer of £550. The two rascals who bought it entered it in a Swiss sale some time later and I learned that it had fetched £6,000. Later, In a library book, I learned that the maker was known as creating complicated chronos, and that particular one had belonged to King Farouk of Egypt, which explained the sporting style reverse side.. The reason given for Cairo, was it was sold by a Cairo watch-shop apparently before WW2. I have since tried to trace the maker again, but I must have the spelling wrong, as There is nothing more to be found. I do have a photo of the watch, but the name on it is indistinct, as I tried to show both sides using a mirror. !

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Great story and info, thank you…I think again, it shows it’s all about the tiniest bits of information which lead you down the right tracks…the. of course making sore the right buyers know about it…that’s the key

[@stevie007]

Looks like you won that bid you made @ 2:12 David 😊😊

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

@@stevie007 You’ve got to be careful in auction!!

[@paulfuchs4002]

I sell elastic kits on e bay for these old cigar cases if the buyer needs one!

[@MartinMagee-q2r]

Class video thanks for that

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

@@MartinMagee-q2r Thank you

[@Sifinds]

Be careful putting your arm up so close to the auctioneer David!

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Fortunately we know one another well!

[@Sifinds]

@ In that case he should’ve wound you up by saying ‘Was that a bid Sir?’ 😂 I would’ve done. Great vid!

[@OriginalNethead]

The Thai/Siam cigar case..whee. I knew from the original video that someone in Thailand would go sky high on this if they could. The late King is still a big deal there, and anything connected with him is prized. Price realized doesn't surprise me a bit, except that I was thinking even a bit higher.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

I’ve spoken to a few people recently and we all think that it could sell again for more due to the videos and story…give it a year or two !

[@sub5tct]

Hi David, Do you have militaria contacts? I have some amazing Dambusters artifacts. All the best, Iain

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Yes Iain, I certainly do. If you’d be interested in selling them, get in touch…as long as I can film them beforehand for my channel, I can help. Cheers, D. [e-mail]

[@haroldmclean3755]

Good Win 🏆 Great piece 🫠👍

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Yes indeed!

[@poppaonboard]

Wow, that was amazing..

[@piotr3695]

great video, greetings from Poland

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Thanks and welcome

[@smallsmalls3889]

Salerooms packed.😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MrJoecool9999]

I used to visit car boot slaes and charity shops a few years ago - It was like a treasure hunt - and I found a few interesting and valuable items along the way...! a few examples - A Prada handbag for £5 - sold for £315 A Dickens book club set of Master Humphreys Clock - £20 - sold to a Dickens collector in the US for £300 John Gardner James Bond novel "Cold" - £1 - sold for £120 to a Bond collector in the US and I have a Breitling Chronograph - £5 - which I still have....!

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Love it. Let me know if you find something for us to film and sell for you!

[@johnlarkin3821]

First lesson - don't wave your hands round in the auction room ...

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

I bought several unknown objects!

[@sam7687-i9b]

Excellent stuff good piece

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@adeh503]

What was it bought for off Ebay?

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

See the original video (link in description) the seller hints at it there

[@pooooornopigeon]

They could have bought my Porsche for that amount. 😂

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

If it’s a classic, let’s make a video and sell it!!

[@pooooornopigeon]

@DavidHarperAntiques A 33, soon to be 34 year old 928S4.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

@@pooooornopigeon Love them. Had several 911’s, 944’s and my first was a 924…but never a 928

[@pooooornopigeon]

@DavidHarperAntiques Nice history of cars there David, legend has it the 2.5 944 has half of my engine as mine is a 5 litre. It will be up for sale in a few month's time.

[@martinwilby8942]

didnt realise how cheap a porsche is

[@johnrusselman1364]

It was obviously a very important gift 🎁 from someone...geez...

[@yessanknow302]

Fifty quid is the most I'd pay.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Let me know of you find one!!

[@burningsoul1365]

i had a stab in the dark at the beginning i went 18k

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

You were better than me!

[@zog97xy]

Where are the bidders?

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

All online

[@MartinMagee-q2r]

Hi David I broke up a badly damaged wardrobe. I discovered magazines that the carpenter used behind the mirror while making the door. I don't recognise the name of them . They are dated in the mid 30s. I would love to get them valued. Can u help

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Can’t imagine it has any value really, but a Google search will tell you all you need. If it turns out to be the rarest magazine in the world, let’s make a video!

[@MartinMagee-q2r]

@DavidHarperAntiques I will get bac to u on that one.

[@MartinMagee-q2r]

They are called women pictorial and there is one film pictorial which reviews actors ,actresses and films of that era. Would anyone have any idea of value. Thanks for reading

[@peterclarke3619]

Is the striking similarity between you and Drew Pritchard a mere coincidence ?

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

He’s better looking with more money.

[@peterclarke3619]

@ …fair enough 😂

[@badsport2008]

The content of your videos is engaging but the production quality is so low they are almost unwatchable

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Sorry to hear that. I make videos on the hoof and as they happen and with no budget!

[@Dusyanya]

Contributors seem to be forgetting the immense amount of work put into marketing this item by the auctioneer - David ELSTOB ! Peripheral characters obviously have a role but it is the auctioneer who must receive the credit for this achievement. 'Celebrity' isn't everything, you know.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

It’s got nothing to do with celebrity. No one has suggested that. David Elstob is a friend and colleague of mine. Of course the auction gets credit, that goes without saying and it’s why I work with Elstob’s regularly

[@Dusyanya]

@@DavidHarperAntiques What you say might be valid if - only once - you had given credit to the auctioneer and the auction house 'Celebrity' and ego have everything to do with your nauseating videos !

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

@@Dusyanya See the original video and dozens of others featuring the auction house . Don’t watch my nauseating videos please

[@retroclickmedia4422]

@@Dusyanya Why should the auction house get credit for being so far out with their valuation?

[@Dusyanya]

@@retroclickmedia4422 You clearly know little of the world of auction houses. The Antiques Trade Gazette will tell you - week after week - of very similar stories. The market is fickle so estimates are almost irrelevant.

[@martinwilby8942]

this blokes too good for the bbc

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

You're very kind, thank you

[@sallystevenson6712]

Is it a closed telephone/internet auction as there is no one there?

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Many auctions are like this these days…it all happens online

[@mickb474]

Wow! but what is druel?

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

It’s an online bidding platform

[@mickb474]

@ thank you David, i’d not heard it before and i do watch programmes like Flog It and Bargain Hunt 🤔

[@charlierumoldboi3939]

No bidders in the room, why is he taking bids from the floor?

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

He’s taking bids from online bidders…see the two chaps sat to his right!

[@charlierumoldboi3939]

@@DavidHarperAntiques yes, I know. But to have zero punters in the saleroom! At our local auction they are packed.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

@@charlierumoldboi3939 See my recent video with the £5 car boot buy. Lots of punters in the room!

[@milsub59]

So the estimate was nonsense then

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

@@milsub59 You need to watch the first video

[@twinsonic]

Sold to the current King of Thailand?

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Certainly an important collector in Thailand!

[@muzmason3064]

You should point out that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing too 🤔

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

That’s a very different video…I’ll cover it at some point

[@brightonandhoveauctions7079]

Where are the customers in the saleroom we have over 100 when we sell our items

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Every auction works differently. Elstobs is very much geared to online, but I’m filming in an auction tomorrow that will likely be packed with people

[@johnroberts3607]

This is a scam it is not possible to weld steel to Aluminum without very sophisticated equipment

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

You're commenting on the wrong channel!!

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

I think you’ve commented on the wrong channel!!

[@mmej726]

my goodness

[@johnrusselman1364]

I'm not the King of Siam I am...

[@serialcoins]

Most of the stuff going through auction these days is recycled old tat - it's a buyers market. Not often you get surprises like this

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Oh, I don’t know I’ve got a few more interesting things in the pipeline!

[@trevorclarey3336]

I like devilish David Harper , just stop moving the camera round you are making me seasick.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

@@trevorclarey3336 it’s my excitement!!

[@adyamski]

I hate it when the auctioneers keep holding that last bid waiting for someone else to jump in - good for them and the seller, though the potential buyer can get screwed on the bargain they thought they got!

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

That’s what an auctioneers does!

[@Zealor365]

Well, back in the closet it goes for another 50 years. Hope you got a farthing or two for your part.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

You’re right, it probably won’t be seen for a while, although there is talk about people wanting to buy it from the buyer!

[@alanhodgson8899]

Interesting video. I wish you’d just STAND STILL when talking

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

I was too excited!

[@alanhodgson8899]

Great answer, David. You are a gentleman

[@andydidcott]

Why is it so special.?

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

See link in this video description to the explanation video

[@pauljamison3340]

Very interesting!! Can you stop spinning around when videoing your self?????

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

I was too excited waiting for it to begin!

[@Jammy-o5g]

David is one of the most annoying people on television

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Thanks for watching!

[@Jammy-o5g]

Sorry make that the most annoying

[@robertovers1863]

your estimate sounded good but you ended up being 60 % out i hope you never sell anything for me

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Haha, you then should go and put your items in a local saleroom with no marketing, contacts informed, conversations had and video produced…and get 10% of what I would get!

[@robertovers1863]

@@DavidHarperAntiques your answer makes no sense if you contacted all of your people and told them about the item being worth £10,000 why did it sell for £16k ? Unless you prove one of your contacts bought it ! The market sorted its value and you had no influence in that or you would have been saying it’s worth £16 k

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

@ you obviously have no experience of auctions - watch both videos

[@robertovers1863]

@ yes I’ve been wheeling and dealing for about five years now admittedly not high end stuff but enough to tick over I’ve been retired for 5 years and it’s helps I buy at auctions sell on eBay and sell stuff back at auctions so I’m not blind

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

@ The market decided when Christian the seller bought it on eBay for buttons! You don’t think that his research, my video, David Elstobs system, my press releases, links to buyers and conversation with the same helped? I predicted 10k based on feedback. No one tells you how much they’ll go too. It was a KZbinr viewer who consigned the item and a KZbin buyer who bought it. Again, I’d suggest you watch the videos. There’s a lot to learn in there based on my 40 years in the business

[@cafe845]

King of sayam lol.

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

what’s so funny?

[@suekennedy883]

@@DavidHarperAntiques You should read the subtitles........ at one point this sold for £155,000 which surprised me because it was quite a jump from £11,000 but then it went back to fifteen half thousand 😅😅

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

@@suekennedy883 That would have been even better!

[@suekennedy883]

@@DavidHarperAntiques Indeed it would 😀I missed out my main point though that the subtitles called the King of Siam the King of Sayam 😃

[@flyergowest]

👍

[@codyjarrett9685]

The taxman will be watching you very closely. Ebay isn't the same as it was

[@fahrbloosky]

cheap as chips!

[@RobBoon1967]

Wow!!!!

[@michealmccabe4666]

Don't drag it out. story of item + bidding don't bore us

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

Cheers for the advice!

[@tonylane6155]

David that’s unreal can you find me one 😉🫶🏼

[@DavidHarperAntiques]

I’m looking myself!