Auctions can be funny things.
You go to them with the best of intentions, either promising yourself you are only looking to check out the market or with a focus on one particular entry, but when the bidding starts it is a bit like the red mist descending on a race track and all rational thought goes flying out the window. That was certainly the case when Alan Denne and I visited H&H's sale at the Pavilion Gardens in Buxton this month. We weren't intending to bid, but were both intrigued by a Standard Atlas camper van that had been entered with no reserve. As it turned out, although I could see a lot of potential in the Atlas, I couldn't see my wife enjoying holidays away in it – she has something a little…
