Young, Colin – Grantham man hunts for bargains on TV show

Colin Young (b1967)

COLIN is a well known face among lunchtime viewers, often being either the expert or the auctioneer in BBC’s Bargain Hunt.

Indeed the show is frequently broadcast from his auction room on Old Wharf Road.

Born at Peterborough General and brought up inThurlby, near Bourne, he still lives in the area.

Colin joined the profession in 1986 and trained with Lyall & Co (Later Richardsons) in Bourne.

In 1989 he joined Golding’s as Saleroom Manager at the age of 21. Since 1994, when the saleroom split from the estate agency side of the business, he has been Golding Young’s (later Golding Young Mawer) principal auctioneer and valuer.

He is a Fellow of the National Association of Valuers & Auctioneers and serves on the 2010/11 Executive Committee.

In 1996 he became the ISVA Young Auctioneer of the Year as well three-times runner-up.

He is a Professional Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, qualifying as a Chartered Art & Antiques Surveyor.

He was the 2003 recipient of the Antiques Trade Gazette Prize for professional assessment.

And as well as his TV work, he’s a regular on Radio Lincolnshire.

With over 20 years’ experience Colin has sold an A-Z of items ranging from antiques to zoo animals!

That’s more than one million lots under the hammer.