00:00Now here is a salesman like no other, since he is one of France Télévisions' leading sports journalists, Laurent Luya.
00:09Today in Affaire conclue, I came with Richard Gasquet's tennis racket, which he was kind enough to sign for me.
00:16So I decided to sell it, firstly because I like your show, and above all, I know that the money will go to an association that is close to my heart, called Le Refuge.
00:25I hope the buyers will be in good shape, backhand or forehand winning, I hope, for the association.
00:39Laurent Luya, we are pleased to welcome some personalities from France 2, who have items to sell and are kind enough to visit us.
00:49How are you, Laurent?
00:50It's a pleasure, I watch you from time to time, I find this show original, so it's a pleasure.
00:56Do you always travel with a tennis racket or a bicycle?
00:58In fact, it's a kind of outgrowth on me.
01:03I'm dragging antiques behind me.
01:07Each to their own.
01:09So where did this racket come from? I imagine it has a story.
01:12Exactly, so this racket is first of all brand new, that is to say there is not the slightest scratch, and it was in fact given to me and signed by Richard Gasquet, a great champion.
01:23He gave it to me at Roland Garros, so it says, you see, for Laurent, with his signature just below.
01:31So you know that when we do TV, the cameras are there?
01:34Oh yes, they are there.
01:35This is Laurent.
01:35Good morning.
01:36There you go, hello.
01:37So she scored for Laurent, and then the signature.
01:40But then it's the new wife, did he play with her?
01:42Oh no, he didn't play with it.
01:44There you go, it's ultra light.
01:46This racket is great.
01:47She's beautiful, isn't she?
01:48Yeah.
01:49I didn't dare touch it, use it, because I thought it would damage it.
01:54Yes, the palm of the hand can already remove the signature, so it needs to be protected.
02:00So I imagine you're selling this racket for the benefit of a charity?
02:06Exactly, an association that is close to my heart, called Le Refuge, which helps young boys and girls who are in fact chased from their homes because they are homosexual.
02:18And often they are minors, obviously without resources, and I cannot explain and understand how when you are a father, a mother, for this reason, you are going to put your own child on the street.
02:33And luckily there is this association that comes to offer them a welcome, and if we can help them a little, that's it.
02:39Perfect. Okay, Harold, does this racket inspire you?
02:42Well yes, so I have to say that usually I see old snowshoes a little more regularly.
02:49Old snowshoes, wooden snowshoes, exactly.
02:52Wooden snowshoes were used until about 1984-1985.
02:56It's true.
02:56From 84 onwards, they disappeared, we no longer see them in Grand Slam tournaments, but I believe that until 1984, Yannick Noah must have used a wooden racket.
03:06So these are modern materials, with fiberglass, carbon, so very light materials.
03:13The first tennis racket, you know, dates back to 1505.
03:17And so she was in brake and cat gut.
03:201505?
03:211505, yes, that's very old.
03:23And it was called, was it to play tennis?
03:26So, it wasn't tennis yet, it was real tennis.
03:28The game of palm, exactly.
03:29It was the famous game of palm.
03:31At first, we played with our hands, and then, as it really hurt, we found a little subterfuge.
03:38Finally, in the Basque Country, it is still done by hand.
03:41Yes, but with a gong.
03:43In any case, the racket was invented to avoid hurting your hand too much, and we have made a lot of progress since the beginning of the 16th century.
03:50This one is particularly interesting, with this dedication from our famous Gasquet, who won the Davis Cup in 2017.
03:59Of course, last year, exactly, with the French team.
04:02Exactly.
04:03And then Richard, he has a fantastic career.
04:05How do you estimate this kind of thing?
04:07I guess signing the champion adds value?
04:10Absolutely, but it's a nice racket, which means a new racket is already quite expensive.
04:17Moreover, I'm not sure it's distributed in the big circuits, in the big old commercial ones.
04:23So, it's a little bit reserved for professionals.
04:25So, it's rare for the general public.
04:27And then there is this dedication which will obviously be a real plus.
04:31So, I can estimate it at around 200 euros.
04:37No more.
04:38Well, they say, we are disappointed.
04:39We expected...
04:40Yes, so there was a whole speech.
04:43I was expecting 1,000 euros.
04:44I was expecting 2,000.
04:46Now that's mind-blowing.
04:48You will probably fall in love.
04:52We must be moderate in these estimates.
04:54That, to be moderate, you are.
04:56Okay, Laurent, I'm sorry.
04:57I hope our buyers will be more generous.
05:00Generous in their offers.
05:02I'll have to find some arguments, won't I?
05:03That's it, to raise the...
05:06Up to you.
05:07I'll take it anyway.
05:08Thank you for coming to see us.
05:09THANKS.
05:09We'll follow the sale and see you later.
05:11That works.
05:12Good sale.
05:13THANKS.
05:14200 euros is still not a lot.
05:18I hope it will go up, it will at least double, even triple.
05:21I think Harold isn't athletic enough.
05:23to estimate and evaluate this racket.
05:27But here it is, I still hope that the buyers,
05:29they will be tennis fans,
05:32I hope so, with all my heart,
05:33and which will raise the stakes.
05:34Richard Gasquet's racket,
05:36former French number 1,
05:38will it allow Laurent to pocket a nice sum
05:40for the association he comes to defend?
05:41Subtitling Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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