70 minutes 30 seconds

1 CD, Tim Knight, cricket auctioneer, and family: David Robinson, Lizzie Knight, Claire Knight, Linda Pollard, Hillary Greenhaulgh and Jenny Knight interviewed by David Rayvern Allen. The recording consists of 6 tracks. Track 1: [0:00-1:11] Knight family tries to position themselves for the interview, [1:12-1:47] Rayvern Allen makes a comparison of the auction room to Swiss Family Robinson, [1:48-2:58] Knight Family introduces themselves, [2:59-5:04] Tim and Claire Knight talk about how he got into staging cricket auctions, [5:05-5:31] Tim Knight talks about what he did before he became an auctioneer, [5:32-6:19] Tim Knight talks about his first auction, [6:20-7:05] Tim Knight talks about his collecting habits, [7:06-8:31] Tim Knight talks about advertising, people going to him and learning about items, [8:32-9:28] Tim Knight talks about follow-up auctions after his first one and hosting benefit auctions for cricketers, [9:29-10:07] Hilary and Linda talk about when they first started assisting Tim and Tim Knight talks about getting assistance from villagers, [10:08-12:20] Knight talks about his first auction and Trevor Vennett-Smith, [12:21-14:20] Tim Knight talks about a joint auction with a Sandy, Wisden prices and locations of his auctions, [14:21-15:14] Tim Knight talks about Rayvern Allen writing about Knights Auctions in a Wisden and Claire Knight talks about the auction house, [15:15-16:12] Claire Knight talks about the most time-consuming aspects of the business, [16:13-17:06] Lizzie and Jenny Knight confirm they no longer live at home and occasionally helping their father, [17:07-18:44] Lizzie and Jenny talk about work in the back room and processing payments, [18:45-21:19] Robinson talks about being auctioneer and assistant to Tim Knight and producing catalogues, [20:20-22:58] Rayvern Allen and Robinson talk about uncertainty surrounding auctions such as the weather, [22:59-25:08] Tim Knight talks about financial matters and unsold lots, [25:09-27:03] Tim Knight talks about selling expensive lots, [27:04-29:31] Tim Knight tells a story about selling the 149 bat Ian Botham used at Headingley in 1981, [29:32-31:28] Tim Knight talks about people who over-estimate their items, [31:29-32:03] Tim Knight talks about his happiest moments, [32:04-33:48] Tim Knight talks about where he goes to find items including Perth in Australia and elderly people, [33:49-35:51] James talks about his role with Rayvern Allen describing the feeling of buying an item, [35:52-36:30] Tim Knight talks about people buying items in charity auctions after having too much too drink, [36:31-35:45] Rayvern Allen and Tim Knight talk about the circular nature of collecting, [35:46-39:42] David Robinson talks about the worst moments of being an auctioneer, the nature of the internet in auctions and compares his style, [39:43-40:52] Tim Knight and others joke about when its time for auctioneers to retire, [40:53-42:12] Tim Knight and Robinson talk about their relationship and a new auctioneer named Shaun, [42:13-42:57] Tim Knight talk about teem meetings and work routines, [42:58-44:06] Linda and Hillary and Tim Knight talk about phone bids, [44:07-44:36] Closing remarks.

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