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English antiques expert and television presenter

Paul William Hayes (born 4 August 1970) is an Englishantiques expert and television personality.

Career

Hayes began trading Dinky Toys from the age of six. Aged 19, he followed his father into the antiques business. His first sale was that of an old television. He has previously owned an antiques shop in his home town of Morecambe, Lancashire, since the early 1990s. He also previously opened a new antiques showroom in Middleton which opened in the summer of 2011.

Hayes has appeared in the BBC's Bargain Hunt, Housecall and Cash in the Attic. He was also appointed by Crimewatch as their resident stolen-antiques expert, and in 2004 he presented the short-lived Star Sale. In the same year he released a book, titled Cash in the Attic: How to Make Money From Your Forgotten Treasures, on BBC Books.

Hayes presented Car Booty on BBC One. In 2005, when Cash in the Attic began occ BBC Inside Out: A webchat with Paul Hayes.