A couple who run a scrapyard share their most impressive finds - and say searching through junk is "treasure hunting every day".<br /><br />Melissa Drabble, 40, runs scrap metal dealer Tin Man Scrap in Buxton, Derbyshire, with husband Mark, 41.<br /><br />Alongside that they run Derbyshire Reclamation, where they sell on some of their best finds from the scrap yard.<br /><br />The parents-of-two are forever finding unique items that have simply been dumped - often with a priceless history.<br /><br />Melissa shares some of their impressive finds on TikTok - to the amazement of her over 100,000 followers on the platform.<br /><br />Sometimes they have a rich history - such as a Royal military blade dating back to the late 1800s. <br /><br />Melissa also revealed some of the 'junk' left behind can also have an impressive price tag - such as a vintage BMX bike, which was valued at £650.<br /><br />They also found a series of broken silver trophies - which turned out to be solid silver and hallmarked and went on to sell for £1,000.<br /><br />Melissa said: "Mark and I love history, we’re hoarders.<br /><br />"We see the stuff people throw away and most of it is still useable - we are shocked by what we find.<br /><br />"Everything is so old and well made, it's superior to anything we can buy nowadays.<br /><br />"It's like treasure hunting every day."<br /><br />Childhood sweethearts Melissa and Mark met in 1999, when they were both teenagers.<br /><br />Within three years they had two children, Chloe, now 21, and Nathan, now 20.<br /><br />They decided to start a small business together after entrepreneurial Mark had begun "meddling in bits of scrap."<br /><br />They turned their garden shed into a tiny waste metal yard before expanding to bigger units as the business grew.<br /><br />The initial idea was that people would bring their scrap metal to be weighed in and valued for Mark and Melissa to take it away and recycle.<br /><br />But they were finding many items that were too good to be melted down - so they began selling on their best finds.<br /><br />Others they keep for themselves - such as a 1980’s Raleigh Styler Burner bicycle which was valued for re-sale at £650, but Mark liked it too much to sell on.<br /><br />Sometimes they keep items back which are antiques and they anticipate the value will continue to rise as the items get older.<br /><br />Melissa said: "Someone once weighed in some computer games still in their boxes! For the whole bundle - which were pristine - it was about £300.<br /><br />"One of the best things we have found was a load of crumpled up old trophies.<br /><br />"Turns out they were solid silver and hallmarked - we sold them for an amazing £1000!<br /><br />"We also came across an Edwardian silver pocket watch and albert chain, complete with a silver fob - we sold that on for £180."<br /><br />One of their common finds are old enamel signage - which might look worn, but can still hold its value when it comes to re-selling.<br /><br />Melissa said to re-sell them, they would be worth between £200 and £500 because they're collectible items.<br /><br />They revealed they also get "interesting bits and bobs" without a huge price tag - but with a very impressive history.
