What Am I Bid?: How one of television's favourite auctioneers went from counting sheep to selling silver...

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What Am I Bid?

How one of television's favourite auctioneers went from counting sheep to selling silver

Philip Serrell, Philip Serrell

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Hodder & Stoughton
08 June 2021

Biography; Autobiography: general; Antiques & collectables

DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE WEEK

'A sparkling memoir... My hope is that Philip Serrell will do for the antiques trade what James Herriot did for cow's bottoms, as his memoir contains every ingredient for similar popular success... Serrell is laugh-out-loud funny.' Roger Lewis, Daily Mail
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When Philip Serrell gave up teaching to become a professional auctioneer, he thought he was embarking on a sensible and safe career... a quiet life in the country with no surprises. How wrong he was. In What Am I Bid? he tells of life after the events he described in his previous memoirs, An Auctioneer's Lot and Sold to the Man with the Tin Leg, to bring his story up to date. From dodgy cars to fakes in the saleroom; angry livestock, mangled silverware and tortuous - not to mention muddy - experiences in local markets and farm sales, Philip has been there, done that and got the hoofprints on his suit to prove it.

By: Philip Serrell
Read by: Philip Serrell
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 154mm, Width: 232mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 426g
ISBN: 9781529396461
ISBN 10: 1529396468
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 08 June 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Philip has now been an auctioneer for over 30 years. His first job saw him cleaning out the cattle pens at a local livestock market. After a few years Philip was able to set up a business on his own, establishing 'Philip Serrell Auctioneers and Valuers' in 1995. Through his work he has met some interesting and wonderful people and he has written two books based on his life as a country auctioneer. He is also a regular face on many antiques television programmes, as well as being a winning competitor on Celebrity Mastermind. He is an energetic fundraiser for local charities, in particular for St Richard's Hospice in Worcester of which he is a Patron. He is also a Trustee of the Museum of Royal Worcester.