Block moderator Scott Cam demands answers after auction day carnage was seen selling two ‘identical’ homes for a $1.5million difference: ‘We were all flabbergasted’
Block moderator Scott Cam has hinted there could be an investigation into what happened on auction day after two “identical” homes sold at wildly different prices.
All five houses went under the hammer in Gisborne on Saturday: one inexplicably sold for a blockbuster $1.6 million, another fetched just under $170,000, a third barely hit its reserve, and two houses were handed over without sale.
These unusual results left the cast and crew “stunned,” and Cam told radio show Fitzy & Wippa on Monday that he’s still looking for answers.
The Block’s Scott Cam (left, with Dylan and Jenny) has hinted there could be an investigation into what happened on auction day after “two identical” houses were sold at wildly different prices
When asked why there was such a discrepancy in selling prices, Cam said, “I don’t know. That’s what I said at the Closer last night when we said goodbye to the show.
“I said, ‘If someone can explain what happened to me, I’d love to hear it.’ And that’s true. Everyone, the crew, the cameraman, the producers, everyone was amazed.”
“One joint is $5.6 million and the next joint is $4.1 million and they’re practically identical,” he added, referring to Omar and Oz’s winning property and the house on the third Place by Tom and Sarah-Jane, who won just $20,000.
The results of block 2022
HOUSE 1 – Tom and Sarah-Jane
Stunning architectural design meets luxurious country living.
Address: 191 McGeorge Road, Gisborne VIC 3437
Listing: 5 beds, 3 baths.
Target price: $4 to $4.4 million
SOLD FOR: $4,100,000.99
HOUSE 2 – Rachel and Ryan
Luxury lodge country living is at the heart of this magnificent state-of-the-art winery.
Address: 197 McGeorge Road, Gisborne VIC 3437
Listing: 5 beds, 3 baths
Target price: $4 to $4.4 million
SOLD FOR: $4,250,000
HOUSE 3 – Sharon and Ankur
‘Gunyah’ – Luxurious country living with spectacular mountain views.
Address: 223 McGeorge Road, Gisborne VIC 3437
Listing: 5 beds, 3 baths
Target price: $4 to $4.4 million
NOT SOLD
HOUSE 4 – Dylan and Jenny
Space, views and luxurious country living.
Address: 225 McGeorge Road, Gisborne VIC 3437
Listing: 5 beds, 3 baths
Target price: $4 to $4.4 million
NOT SOLD
HOUSE 5 – Omar and Oz
Sustainable luxury lifestyle.
Address: 241 McGeorge Road, Gisborne VIC 3437
Listing: 5 beds, 3 baths
Target price: $4 to $4.4 million
SOLD FOR: $5,666,666
All five houses went under the hammer in Gisborne on Saturday: one inexplicably sold for a blockbuster $1.6 million, another fetched just under $170,000, a third barely hit its reserve, and two houses were handed over without sale. (Pictured: winners Omar and Oz)
Cam praised Tom and Sarah-Jane’s kind reaction to the bad news, saying: “They were stoic, they were indeed incredible, and they weren’t angry.
“They just said, ‘It is what it is.’ You know what Sarah-Jane said to me: “We’ll just pay off our mortgage like everyone else.”
Attorney for the block buyers, Frank Valentic of Melbourne-based Advantage Property Consulting, also commented on the odd auction outcome.
These unusual results left the cast and crew “stunned,” and Cam told Fitzy & Wippa on Monday he’s still looking for answers. (Pictured: Ankur and Sharon, whose house has not been sold)
‘[It] was an out-of-the-box result. I find [Adrian Portelli, one of the bidders on Omar and Oz’s home] was also a friend of the owners,” he told Chron Australia.
“It was a bit of a crazy result.
“He obviously had the money to buy it, but he also pushed Danny [Wallis, the winning bidder] far in excess of what those properties were worth.’
The block buyers’ attorney, Frank Valentic (pictured), of Melbourne-based Advantage Property Consulting, agreed the auction result was “insane”.