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Going to the gentleman who gets it right...

Ever wondered if you could do an estate agent's job?

Well visitors turned valuers at the Cotswold Show in Cirencester last weekend as they took part in a competition involving them guessing the value of a country cottage, some farm machinery and an antique item.

Moore Allen & Innocent showed visitors pictures of a detached country property, a combine harvester, two tractors and an antique game counter, all of which had been sold at auction recently.

Competitors were also given a description of each item as they appeared in the auction catalogue.

The actual value of the lots was £572,000 for the cottage, £112,050 for the farm machinery and £1,950 for the game counter - a grand total of £686,000.

Hitting the nail almost exactly on the head was Nick Hemmings who guessed £683,200. He won a bottle of Champagne.

“Our winner was only £2,800 off the actual price, which was either a stroke of extraordinary luck or very clever calculation,” said the firm’s Paul Oughton (pictured with Nick).
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