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Sébastien Delcampe

A new buyer on French TV show “Affaire Conclue”!

The founder of the www.delcampe.net marketplace recently joined the buyers’ team on
Affaire Conclue, the popular television show devoted to selling art-based items and an-
tiques. We couldn’t resist the temptation to get his first thoughts on the show!

Did you ever think that you would be appea- Do people recognise you in the street?
ring on television on a regular basis? People in the collecting field already reco-
No, not really. It was a great surprise! I had gnised me. You know, I’ve been attending
already been on television for short reports trade shows and events for more than
and interviews about Delcampe. I liked that 20 years now. But, of course, being on tele-
a lot. Then I started feeling more and more vision gives me more visibility with an even
comfortable in front of the camera when wider audience. It’s not a problem. People are
we created our YouTube series called “The very nice, kind and polite. We talk for a bit,
World of collecting”. So, when the opportu- take a selfie. It makes them happy, and me
nity arose to join the Affaire Conclue team, too.
I said to myself: “Let’s give it a try!”. The cas-
ting went really well and I loved my first prime What do you like best about the filming?
time tv experience... I felt that the audience Everything really! The nicest thing is the
really liked my personality... so here I am, a atmosphere among buyers. We compete
regular buyer on the show! for items, we tease each other, but every-

© Gilles Gustine - FTV

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