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John Cameron as a professionally qualified auctioneer and valuer of antiques and fine art.

He joined the popular BBC1 television series Cash In The Attic in 2004.

In 2009 John filmed Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is for BBC1 where he had to compete against a fellow expert to buy and sell antiques and collectables to make more profit for their chosen charities. On the show John “The Hammer” Cameron, (a name bestowed on him by the shows producers), has fought it out with Katherine “The Great” Higgins from the Antiques Roadshow and Flog It experts and auctioneers James “The Lion Heart” Lewis and Philip “The Fox” Serrell. John Cameron is a graduate of Fine Art Valuation and is also a qualified member of both the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Fine Arts), and the National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers.

He has written numerous articles, features and columns on Antiques & Collectables, for the Portsmouth News, Hampshire Chronicle and the Hampshire and West Sussex edition of ETC Magazine. In 2006 John wrote and presented an instructional DVD called “Auctions Made Easy” where he explains the protocol and procedures for buying and selling at auction and is currently in the process of writing the follow-up “How to Value Anything”.

In addition to his regular television appearances and running his valuation and auction practice John’s after-dinner auctioneering skills and knowledge are regularly called upon for charity events, associations and private talks, and regularly conducts auctions for Gloria Hunniford David Guest and Davina Mccall.

John is also a patron of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, running the 2010 Virgin London Marathon for the charity, and regularly assists other charities with his valuation and auctioneering skills including The National Autistic Society and the Caron Keating Trust, the cancer charity founded by fellow presenter and friend Gloria Hunniford.

John Cameron was born in Portsmouth in 1970 and is an avid Portsmouth FC supporter.