Million Pound Pawn couple from Sheffield walk away empty-handed after expecting £2.5m payday UK News

Sheffield broker Dan Hatfield had his work cut out on the primetime show last night (June 24) to find a buyer for what would have been his ‘biggest deal yet’.

Married couple Gloria and Mick came to the show asking them to help sell their fully restored Victorian railway carriage.

They asked for £2.5million to sell the passion project, which they had restored from total ruin.

At 60 feet long, eight feet wide and 13 feet high, the car dates from 1886. It was built to be a first-class East Coast railing car and would go from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh before she was forgotten.

Dan said “I’ve never seen a wagon like this before, this might be my biggest deal yet.”

The episode revealed how the car had been in Gloria’s family since she was a child, and it “accompanied her” when she married Mick. Gloria’s father bought some land on the edge of a cliff and the car was there, and when they sold the land, Mick restored it.

Mick said: “We don’t know how long we’ll be around to deal with it.”

During the show, Dan appealed to a Victorian railway historian who called it “brilliantly preserved” – but indicated he could potentially sell the carriage for just half a million.

The historian referred to the railway carriage as the Victorian equivalent of a private jet.

Dan said: “It is difficult to manage the perception of the price and to manage the expectations.

“When I first looked at the car I was afraid I was in real trouble, but I’m delighted to say I’ve found a potential buyer, which is great – I’m sure a big offer will be made – I know it will be £1m+.

“I think we are on the right track.”

Unfortunately no offers were made during the episode and the search for Mick and Gloria continues.

Meanwhile, in the same episode, a woman sold her prized Rolex watch for over £500,000.