Four Rooms dealer Jeffrey Salmon was online after Episode 7 chatting live on Twitter and Facebook with you all. Here's a transcript of the chat:
Q: @WishThisWasBebo: Eraser beds? pencil sharpener toilets? Pencilcase sleeping bags? What's next for stationary twins? A: @JeffSalmon: Those twins are going to be bigger than you'll ever be.
Q: @l_mitchell: Do the dealers ever buy the items after the cameras have stopped rolling? A: @JeffSalmon: No we can't, six months contract of no contact with sellers.
Q: @JillMansell: I've just taken a bite out of a Jaffa cake and don't fancy the rest of it. A: @JeffSalmon: I'll go 50% with you on the profit of the other half of the Jaffa Cake.
Q: @philip390: If you could have any item in the world, what would it be? A: @JeffSalmon: Any item in the world? Emma's leather trousers.
Q: @iamdanjackson: What's with all of the mechanical and dead animals on #fourrooms tonight? A: @JeffSalmon: Agreed. What a load of bollo!
Q: @HarryBallzak: Hi Jeff, I have a fully signed South Africa cricket bat, do you know a good way to preserve the signatures? A: @JeffSalmon: Formaldehyde.
Q: @AlarmBee: I fully expect to see you on Celebrity Big Brother soon. Don't let me down. A: @JeffSalmon: Over your dead body dude.
Q: @GordonWatson1: Why do you think Greed is one of the original Deadly Sins? A: @JeffSalmon: Mummy, Gordon's stealing my thunder and asking me philosophical questions he knows I can't answer.
Q: @AlanOrgan: Jeff, is the dice that you use on the show one that is particularly special to you? A: @JeffSalmon: No I give the dice away after each deal.
Q: @JTPBond1977: My word £150k turned down for a picture. Were you tempted to increase your offer Jeff? Loving the show. A: @JeffSalmon: No, not tempted. £150k was a fantastic offer.
Q: @feltoncharlotte: Do you get frustrated at how greedy and unrealistic people can be? A: @jeffsalmon: Yes, get mega frustrated at how greedy people can be.
Q: @Furlo Hi Jeff, if something is unique, or not seen before it is presented, how do you calculate an offer? A: @JeffSalmon Art is not a science, you have to go with your gut.
Q: @MrMarkOsborne: Is there was one piece of art that you particularly want to own and why? A: @JeffSalmon: Would most like to own Rene Magritte apple face man in a bowler hat. I like apples.
Q: @JimBobHenderson: Throughout your career what has been the hardest item for you to sell on? A: @JeffSalmon: I've made loads of mistakes but my successes always by far outnumber the mistakes.
Q: @HarryBallzak: Is there one item on the show so far that you regret not offering more for? A: @JeffSalmon: No, I have no regrets
Q: @damianburnett: Were you shocked at the greediness of some people? A: @JeffSalmon: Not surprised at greed. It's inherent in everyone who has something they believe is worth more than it is.
Q: @rmtzoo: How did you get into your line of work? A: @JeffSalmon: I used to work at Sotheby's throughout the 1970s.
Q: @lauraloveday: Evening Mr Salmon. Glad to find you on here! Please could you tell me where you got that gorgeous glittery Marilyn print from? A: @JeffSalmon: It's a screen print on canvas by #russellyoung. Faffing amazing artist.
Q: @TJGoodhew: The question everyone wants to know the answer to. How many times have you lost with the dice? A: @JeffSalmon : I've lost on various Four Rooms gambles. I forget how many times I've lost but I have.
Q: @JamesSO22: What's the most expensive object you've sold at your gallery? A: @JeffSalmon: Most expensive object I've sold at gallery was for £190,000 - a Brazilian 1950's painting.
Q: @mrsdousey: You offered 150k for a Marilyn Monroe painting, how much would you give me for a Marilyn Manson CD? A: @JeffSalmon: £1.47
Q: @PhilMcMullen: Don't you worry that now people know how you work it might be difficult to do another series? I do, as I love it! A: @JeffSalmon: I'm a chameleon, and I change with the wind. Try me.
Q: @kris1471: Anything you will sniff out again after the six months has expired? A: @JeffSalmon: Nope, nothing.
Q: @Guy_Myers: Fancy taking me on as an unpaid apprentice for a year? A: @JeffSalmon: Ask Lord Sugar.
Q: @smeeeff: Where is your scarf from? It's lush. A: @JeffSalmon: Alexander McQueen 2008.
Q: @AndrewLamberty: Jeff, how many pink pencil benches sold so far? A: @JeffSalmon: One sold and about to order further 58 for back orders! You must feel sick.
Q: @TMitC: What's to stop sellers who don't do a deal from coming back to you after the show to make an off-air deal? A: @JeffSalmon: 6 month no contact contract thank goodness.
Q: @jude291: George Best's wine next wk eh? I've got one by Ian Botham - worth much? A: @JeffSalmon: Certainly not the Gotham but best wine worth a mint cos mega rare.
Q: @Stevewanda1: If the wall came up again would you still offer big money? How long and how did you become a dealer? A: @JeffSalmon: Wouldn't touch the Banksy wall now. Seriously damaged by turning down my amazing offer. Been dealing since 1971.
Q: @kris1471: What colour's your car? A: @JeffSalmon: Both black... I can afford two cars based on my success!
Q: Ben Hagger: Do you ever feel guilty that you hype yourself up sometimes about an item when you are all viewing the item in the room together, so people leave you to the end, and they decline decent offers thinking yours will be really good, and your offer ends up lower than many of the other dealers offers? A: Jeff says: If I don't buy something I want, whoever bought it has overpaid for it.
Q: Greg Harris: Hey Jeff! Where did you get your metrosexual style from? A: Jeff says: My daughter inspires my style.
Q: Shaun Davin: Best memory/sale whilst at Sotheby's? A: Jeff says: A 1933 penny. One of only eight ever minted.
Q: Ollie Yerburgh: It is really annoying when you love an item so much, and then somebody wants a really unrealistic price for it? And how much would you have got for the Marilyn Monroe painting? A: Jeff says: It's infuriating and 200k max for Marilyn sketch.
Q: Michmoshmoo Loves-lush: I love u soooo will u marry me? Lol im hopin! much whats da 1st thing u brought and whats da most expensive item u sold??? Gutting about da marylin pic i dont believe he really wanted to sell it! Xxx A: Jeff says: Accepted! First thing I bought was a Moroccan lamp, bought for £80, sold for £320, 1971. Most expensive item £7.5m Andy Warhol painting.
Q: Simon Burgiss: Hi jeff is there any item you wish you kepted for yourself? A: Jeff says: No. I'm a dealer. However, regret selling grandmother.
Q: Art Kieda: Have you still got my carpet then Jeff? A: Jeff says: Yes but I won't be selling it back to you, you undersold it.
Q: Greg Harris: How did you get so successful at what you do? Was it luck? A: Jeff says: The harder I work the luckier I get.
Q: Oliver Thompson Duckworth: Top guy Jeff! No nonsense straight to the point. You're the bomb Jeff! How did you get onto the show? A: Jeff says: Got on the show with sheer good looks.
Q: Peter Swan: Hi Jeff, if there was a second series of four rooms, would you do it again? A: Jeff says: Will do a second series, but only if you beg.
Q:@TJGoodhew: The question everyone wants to know the answer to - How many times have u lost with the dice? A:@JeffSalmon: I've lost on various Four Rooms gambles - I forget how many times I've lost but I have.
