Harry and Simon sit down with Alan Avery, Business Development Director at Bidpath, to explore the hidden world of government auctions — from seized assets to proceeds-of-crime sales. Alan shares his journey through the industry and how auctions support the circular economy by giving assets a second life. They dig into the challenges of shipping, geographic barriers, and fraudulent bidding, while also looking at how technology and AI are shaping the future of auctions without losing the human touch.

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CONTACT

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www.windsorauctions.co.uk

www.lymebayauctions.co.uk

ABOUT THE PODCAST 

The Gavel and The Gabble is a podcast hosted by Harry and Simon who, together, are lucky enough to run two provincial Auction Houses in Windsor, Berkshire and Seaton, Devon.

Now we know there are lots of TV shows about buying and selling antiques and collectables but we thought followers of this podcast would like to hear about what goes on behind the scenes of an actual working auction house as we go about our daily business, the characters we meet, the things we find, and the things we wished we had never found.

Famed for our slightly different auctioneering style, constant chatting on the rostrum, awful jokes. Stick with us as we bunk off to record anecdotes, interview others in the industry and basically gabble on. If you enjoy the podcast, please leave us a rating. 

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Production by David Burd

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