Newark 9 Bargain Hunt

# You've got to fly

# You've got to fly

# You've got to fly

# You've got to fly... #

We're at the Newark antiques fair today, although you can hardly

believe it with all these things around and about.

That's because I've popped across the road from the county showground

to the Newark Air Museum

to have a gander at some of these fascinating old crates.

The big question is today, will our teams be able to take off

and make a massive profit, because...

let's go Bargain Hunting! Yeah!

We've landed at the largest antiques fair in Europe

and, with over 2,000 stalls to peruse, our Red and Blue teams

are sure to fly away with a fair few finds from here today.

So, let's take a sneaky peek at what's coming up.

Today, it's a game of two halves.

-The Red team are pinching the pennies.

-It's a fiver.

Oh, can you go even cheaper?

While the Blue team are spending big.

You have to pay for quality.

We said quality all the way down the line, so...

But whose tactics will pay off at auction?

Come on! No, more, more.

-Five, 60.

-Ooh!

-It's going up.

-It's going in the right direction.

-Come on!

Let's meet today's teams.

Well, we've got two married couples with us today.

They must really love each other, because not only do

they live together, but they also work together.

For the Reds, we've got Lynne and Patrick.

-And for the Blues, Andy and Kay. Hello, everyone.

-ALL: Hello!

Hello, hello, hello.

Now, you're a creative sort, Lynne.

That is one way to describe me, yes.

We run a production company, and it covers lots of things.

So we do film, theatre.

A bit of panto. We do a panto over Christmas.

-Studio tours.

-Very exciting.

-Lots of exciting stuff, Tim.

And is it your passion for performing that brought you

-together?

-It kind of is. We met doing a pantomime.

Oh, no, you didn't.

-Oh, yes, we did.

-Brilliant.

-PATRICK LAUGHS

Now, tell us about some of your other many talents, Lynne.

-I can do the splits, that's exciting.

-Full-on splits?

-Yes.

-Well, I teach dance, you see.

-Oh, I see. Then you're very flexible.

I can play the recorder through my nostrils.

-Can you? Have you got one with you?

-I don't, sorry.

-Oh, drat it!

Now, Patrick, when you were a nipper and you went off to

Cornwall on your holidays, you had an embarrassing moment, didn't you?

Um, yes.

At the time, it was fashionable to wear trunks that were really big, long and baggy.

I was out there swimming in the big waves,

and they pulled my trunks down. So I thought, "Oh, dear!"

And I was ducking under the water to try and get my trunks back on.

And as I was bobbing up and down under the water, my mum went,

"Oh, my God, my little boy is drowning! Quick, quick!"

And this big, burly guy comes swimming out to get me.

He managed to drag me up onto the beach.

I was stood there with my trunks in front of my private parts, with

two teenage girls laughing at me.

So, as you can imagine, wasn't best pleased with my mum.

Anyway, so we don't want any of this naked behaviour today from you.

So, what sort of strategy have you got, you two?

We'd like to spend a low amount.

-Do you?

-We're going to spend as little as possible.

We're going to try and get each item for under a tenner.

That way we can't lose much.

Whatever happens, whatever you spend, we are going to have fun.

-We want to have a nice time.

-Exactly.

-And we want you to have a nice time. Anyway, good luck. Lovely story.

-Thank you, Tim.

OK, now, moving on. Andy, you've not lost your trunks recently, have you?

I haven't, no. Fortunately I've never had an embarrassing...

-Moment like that. That's a shocker, isn't it?

-It is.

But the two of you work together in an unusual business, don't you?

-Well, it's unusual to some people.

-Yes.

-Not everybody does it.

We take in people's dogs, we board them, we walk them for them

-and generally take care of them.

-How many do you get normally, then?

-We do about seven.

-Seven?

-Because of the car size that we've got.

And how long do they have to get walked for everyday?

We go out, on a morning, generally for an hour and a half

and then same again in the afternoon.

-What, with all seven at the same time?

-Yes.

-That's a pack, isn't it?

Yeah. And with them being a pack, they like... They stay together.

-I don't have any on a lead. We all walk together.

-Do you not?

-No.

-Do you not? All off the lead?

-Yeah.

-And how long have you been doing this for?

-Just over two years now.

-Lovely stuff.

Andy, what do you do when you're not busy with the dogs?

Well, I'm a budding novelist,

Tim, I've just finished polishing up my first-ever novel.

They do say that a person's first novel is largely

autobiographical, but in mine a chap shoots his mother,

fatally injuring her, on a railway platform in broad daylight.

-God, that sounds good.

-I didn't actually do that.

-No, quite.

-And what is the title?

-It is called Perceptions.

The police think they have an open-and-shut case, but...

spanners do get thrown into the works, as you can imagine.

Oh, this is sounding more and more intriguing.

I think you'll do very well with this. I'm liking the sound of this.

And what sort of things will you be looking out for

on Bargain Hunt today?

Animal-related items.

-Animal-related stuff, I think.

-That would be a dog or two.

-Yeah.

-Definitely a dog or two.

-THEY LAUGH

Now, the money moment. Your £300.

Here you go, £300 apiece. You know the rules, your experts await.

And off you go, and very, very, very good luck.

Gosh, what fun.

Of course, today's vivacious teams need two vibrant experts.

Mixing things up with the Reds, it's Catherine Southon.

Ship ahoy! Keeping an eye out for bargains for the Blues

is Richard Madley.

-So what are we going to buy, Patrick?

-We are going to buy...

-Cheap is our plan.

-Cheap!

-Really cheap.

-Have you come with a strategy?

-I have.

OK. And what is that strategy?

My strategy is animals.

If it's under a tenner, then you've got a good chance of profit.

And even if not profit, you're not going to lose much.

"Everything on this table £1."

-Right, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.

-I've got a good vibe.

-It's going to be good.

-It's going to be good. Come on, then.

While the cheapskate Reds head straight to the pound store,

the Blues are having doubts.

I'm not so sure that we're going to find three specific animal things

within the hour. I don't want us to be short on time.

OK. So the strategy, which has now gone out the window...

-Richard's certainly got his work cut out here.

-What's this here?

It looks collectable.

While the Reds have homed straight in on their first bargain.

-How much is the Stylophone?

-STALLHOLDER:

-Stylophone is 12.

-OK.

-I kind of like it.

I do, but I don't want to spend more than £10.

Catherine is not convinced.

I mean, I like 20th-century collectables,

-but...

-But you don't like that?

-I don't like that, no.

-Does it work? STALLHOLDER:

-It did work, yes, but somebody left it on...

-But it is working?

-Oh, yes.

-How much did he say?

He said 12, and then he said we could have it for ten.

I think that's still too much.

These two really are pinching the pennies.

-What's the cheapest you could do it for?

-It's got to be eight.

The ticket price was 12, so eight's a good deal.

Would you do seven?

-STALLHOLDER:

-Eight.

-Eight.

-I like it, I like it.

-He's so excited about it, he really is.

I'm happy with eight. I like retro...

-You're excited.

-I am excited, I like it.

-I'm getting the excitement, I'm getting into it.

-You know, people...

-Do you remember it?

-Yes, I remember these things. It makes you happy.

People of my age look at it and go, "Aw!

-"It reminds me of my childhood."

-So we're buying into the memory, yes?

-Yes.

-That's what... Aw! We're getting a bit sentimental.

-So are we definitely having it?

-Yes.

-OK.

A mere £8 for your first item.

This lot might be having a laugh.

Ha! But Catherine's not finding it quite so funny.

That's how I feel,

with that knife going through my head, after you've bought that.

-Look at it!

-It's a dreadful thing!

Oh! Now what have you found?

-You're not serious!

-No. No, I don't want that.

While Catherine has a headache with the Reds,

-the Blues are still in search of their first item.

-Richard.

Richard, we like the budgerigar.

I can see why. I can quite see why.

Yes, indeed.

I think you've got great taste,

I think you've got great taste, and it's a very good one to open with.

What sort of age do you think it is, Richard?

I would guess that's probably from the 1920s.

Well, yeah, let's have a look at it, shall we?

-Has it got a price on it?

-Have you got a price for this?

-STALLHOLDER:

-300.

-300.

-Oh, I think it was a good shout, and a very good opening bid,

but I think perhaps to blow our entire budget on the first item

would probably be against the guidelines of the game,

so I think we'll probably put that one back.

Definitely not budget budgies, Blues.

But on the opposite side of the scale,

it's the thrifty Reds. I think I can hear Catherine's despair.

-Oh, gosh! Are you going to look around here as well?

-Yes.

-Oh!

-OK. OK.

-I like this.

-What?

-Oh, that looks like something Catherine will hate.

-Oh, no.

HE LAUGHS

-Is that something you would suitably hate?

-What is it, a baseball glove?

-Baseball, yes.

-It is nice, though, isn't it?

-I think it's cool.

-What would you do with it, though?

I think, if you're into baseball...

Would you not just have it as an ornament?

-Not very ornamental, though, is it?

-I don't know.

If placed in an aesthetically pleasing...

I think we've got a limited market, a bit like our wonderful Stylophone,

so we're quite good at limiting markets.

But then this is all leather, and we've got a signature in here.

This could be just any old person,

or it could be the top...

-It could...

-Let's get imaginative here.

-This could be the top, top baseball player.

-It's Babe Ruth, that's what it is.

-Yes.

-It definitely is.

-I like it.

-In which case, thousands.

I think you're clutching at straws now, Catherine.

I shouldn't think it's very expensive. How much is it?

-How much is it, sir?

-It's a fiver.

-Oh, can you go even cheaper?

-No, sorry.

-No. £4.

-What about £4?

-That's a fiver of anyone's money.

-Yeah.

They certainly like to haggle, those Reds.

-Do we go for it?

-Do we go for it?

-Yes, let's just do it.

-Yes.

-Let's just do it.

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Yes.

I'm happier with that.

Well, you may be penny-pinchers, but you're also decisive, Reds.

That's your second item bought in the first 15 minutes. Well done.

Now, I think the dog-walking Blues have a lead on their first item.

Richard, would you look at this?

What do you think to this little French bulldog?

Austrian, cold-painted, Viennese bronze figures.

-A sleeping bulldog.

-Yeah.

-I think it's rather nice.

-I do. I do, I really like it.

Andy, do you like the bulldog?

I think it is good quality, but I'm very,

very concerned about the price.

Well, let's leave the price for one moment,

let's focus on Kay's most important aspect of quality.

So it would have been made in Austria, possibly Vienna.

At the end of the 19th century.

I'm hoping underneath it might be marked,

because these things are very collectable.

-Shall we have a look at it?

-Yes, please.

-OK, let's have a look.

-Well, there he is. Cute little fellow, isn't he?

-He is.

Get the old eyeglass out.

And, yes, indeed, it is stamped.

It could well be the maker's mark of Bergman.

-A good-quality maker.

-OK.

-Have a little feel of the fellow. I think he...

-It feels nice.

He's got a nice weight to him, hasn't he?

Nice condition, original paint.

-Yes. I know you don't like it, but I really like it.

-I do like it.

I just think that it's very, very expensive.

Yes, but quality, you have to pay for quality.

We said quality all the way down the line, so...

Would it help, do you think, if we just park the asking price to

-one side and find out...

-Well, let's find out.

-..what the friendly price might be? Shall I do that?

-Yes.

-OK.

Let's do that.

Will this little doggie find a new home?

Or will he be left in the doghouse?

Well, I've spoken to the dealer.

He's happy to give us a discount. The price is £140.

What do you think?

I think it's over the top, but we did say you get one choice,

I get a choice, and then we make a joint decision,

and so...I'm going to allow you to throw the money away.

Thank you.

THEY LAUGH

Well done, Blues, nice to see a team

who look for quality in this game.

Unlike the Reds, who are still taking Catherine for a ride.

-What have you found now?

-That little tortoise, which is a lamp.

-Oh, no, that's horrid.

-I was looking at the toy.

I don't think sort of something like that, to be honest.

-Look...

-Oh, no, you can't buy that!

He's got all of his stuffing coming out!

-That man said about that camel...

-Where is the camel?

-Over there.

Oh, God, no! Shall we move on? Come on.

While the Reds fail to impress Catherine,

the Blues are having a slight disagreement.

-If you can see beyond...

-It's not my style.

..see beyond the volume here, and maybe look at seeing that

presented as a single lot in an auction room...

-No, you can't convince me, Richard. I don't like them.

-You don't like them.

If you don't like them, then we've got to move on, then,

let's keep going.

While the teams continue to shop outside, it's time for me

to brush up on the antiques indoors.

Do you know what this is?

Well, it's got an oddball handle, I can tell you.

Made of horn.

And once upon a time this brass body

was covered in silver plate.

Because this thing would have been used in smart dining rooms.

Inside it contains a brush.

And, yes, you've got it,

this is the most desirable of desirable objects

for a Pooter type residence.

This is a crumb scoop.

But a crumb scoop that collects crumbs,

on the curve, with a brush,

that's tapered to fit the crumb collecting corner,

which is this metal piece.

And once you've drawn it across the table

and collected your irritating crumbs, they gather inside

the reservoir, and then you simply shake out the crumbs like that.

Fun, isn't it? Well, it's also patented.

It says, "YS & Co...

patent, made in England."

So, likely to be made after 1892, which is

when the act came in that required

the registration of the country of origin on all manufactured products.

And I would date this thing, probably, at about 1900.

And, of course, people do collect domestic rarities.

What might they pay for an unusual horn-handled

crumb scoop like this?

Well, here in Newark, it's only valued at £20,

which is...

pretty crummy, really.

Back to the shopping, and it's 2-1 to the Reds at half-time.

Over with the Blues, and it's time for a quick team talk about an item Andy spotted earlier.

He's got a pig.

That little piggy you saw...

There are actually two little piggies in the cabinet.

They're both Victorian brass vesta cases.

Originally marked up at £60 and £75,

but Richard has struck up a better deal.

-One of them is 45.

-Right.

And the other is 50. Should we go and have a look?

-We'll go have a look.

-Come on, there we go. Back in again.

Shall I open it up? Here we go.

-Are you going to get the flat pig out, then?

-Can you reach that?

Let's put the lid down there. OK, there he is.

I think the flat one... The flat ones are rarer.

The full pigs are more normal, but the flatter one,

-VESTA CLICKS

-with a hinge... Nice click! Did you hear the click?

-Yes.

That click is a very good sound. You thought it was a cigarette lighter.

They are the forerunners of the cigarette lighter, ie,

a vesta case or a match safe.

Probably late Victorian, maybe early Edwardian.

-It is a novelty, collector's piece.

-What do you think?

I like it, but could we have a look at the other one?

-Because I need to compare them.

-OK.

-Let's have them both out.

Let's put them side-by-side.

Two of them together. Put them side-by-side.

-You compare them.

-Let's see.

I think that's just got nicer features. I think it's cuter.

-And, for me, it's more appealing.

-I'll go with you on that.

I think this one looks a much more appealing pig.

What's the hinge like on that one, Andy? Is there a good, crisp hinge?

-Yeah, and it snaps.

-No splits?

-Now, we've got to think in terms of the market here.

-Yeah.

This little piggy appeals to you. This little piggy would

probably appeal to a collector's market.

-Right.

-Because, being flatter, it is rarer.

But it's your choice.

I think we should go with your expertise,

and if that is the case, we'll go with this one, then.

And he's also £5 cheaper, Andy, so that's good.

-That's really got to be good.

-That warms my heart.

-Excellent, good. So one flat little pig, yes?

-Yes.

-Sold.

-Sold!

-Excellent.

This little piggy went to market and was bought for £45.

Well done, Blues.

How is this animal theme working out then, Richard?

We set off looking for dogs, horses,

cats or frogs, and we have

found a dog and we found a pig,

so pretty good to get two out of three.

Back to the Reds, and could there be a silver lining for Catherine?

It's quite light. It's probably a little pin tray or something.

It's silver, it's got the... The hallmark's quite nice and clear.

-And the decoration's quite nice.

-I mean, it's not my thing.

-I know it's not your thing.

-I just don't know.

-It doesn't do anything for me.

-It doesn't do anything for me, but...

we want to win, is our main thing.

-If it's going to make a profit, then...

-Should we have a little look?

-Do you want to have a look?

-We could come back for this.

-Thanks for showing us that.

-Thank you. We may come back.

-Thank you so much.

It's because we're rubbish and we don't know anything.

So close, Catherine, so close.

I just don't get them.

I wish they'd bought that silver dish

because I can see a profit in that, so who knows?

They are driving me to despair.

And Catherine is not the only expert in a spot of bother.

I'm a little bit worried, I've lost my team.

Andy!

Kay!

I've got the Green team and the Red team,

but I'm looking for the Blue team.

I've got no idea where they've gone, the clock is ticking,

I don't think they realise that time is not on our side.

It certainly is not, Richard. Tick, tock.

Speaking of which, time check, please, Catherine.

We've got about 15 minutes, so we're needing to move.

I think we're going to struggle in here,

because there are a lot of things here that look quite expensive.

-And you don't want to spend...

-I really like them.

-Have you got anything for a tenner?

-You're struggling for...

I mean, OK, look, here, you could have that for a tenner,

but that is £12, £10. But I'm telling you now, you won't get...

No, we won't get anything from that.

As the Reds put the squeeze on the dealer,

it looks like Richard is about to be reunited with his team.

-Where have you been?

-Looking for bargains.

-You're looking for bargains.

-The clock's been ticking, what have you bought?

-Nothing.

-Not without you.

-We didn't want to buy anything without you there.

-Andy!

Time is not on our side now. We've lost time,

so we've got to make a decision to buy one item that is of quality,

that we think we can sell, or we'll go back for the boxing hares.

-Agreed?

-Yes, agreed.

-OK.

Hang on a minute, Kay, didn't you refuse that one earlier?

You can't convince me, Richard. I don't like them.

You don't like them.

Mmm, I suppose she must have changed her mind, then.

The Reds have successfully squeezed the pennies and the farthings

out of the dealer.

Penny-farthing. Be told.

-Ah!

-I quite like that. It looks kind of Arts and Craft, doesn't it?

-Do you think we could genuinely...

-No. It's not Arts and Crafts.

-No, but I actually like it. I like the fact... STALLHOLDER:

-Penny-farthing.

Penny-farthing, yes. Someone has thought about that.

-It's a cool, quirky little item.

-Would it sell?

-You might get lucky and get 15...

-I think someone might like it.

-..at a push.

-STALLHOLDER:

-It's eclectically quirky.

-Yes.

I mean, it's either the silver dish or this.

-That's more me than the silver dish.

-Yes, happy?

-I like it.

-Happy?

-Yes.

-Yeah?

-Yes, definitely.

-OK. Thank you, sir, we will shake your hand.

-Thank you, and we'll go for that.

-Great to see you.

-And you.

So that's your final item, Reds.

But something's not quite adding up here, is it, Catherine?

Did that really just happen?

Did we really just spend £10

on that penny-farthing which was just, probably,

handmade yesterday?

It was... That's really awful.

Catherine is confused

by the whole idea of spending

less than £10, regardless.

Run up here, I think we will run over...

While the Reds have finished the shop,

the Blues are running wild for Richard's hares.

-Come on, team, you have two minutes to go.

-Is this the one here?

Just... Hang on a second.

Oh! Andy's found something better.

What have you seen now?

-A stick.

-Yes.

-Yes.

Silver, I think.

Silver-topped walking cane.

Well, it's been well-used...

-It has.

-..and it's got the maker's mark.

Looks like it was made in Chester.

-Yes.

-Chester.

Probably the early part of the...20th century.

I think that's in good shape. What's it marked at?

-He's asking £58 for it.

-£58?

Now, would you prefer to go for this

or for the reproduction painted animals?

It's a quality thing, rather than going for the, er...

modern mass-produced stuff.

-That's a proper...

-That's it, we'll go for that.

-..antique.

Proper antique. It's a proper antique.

You spotted it...

-You like it, don't you?

-Yes.

-Yes, I do.

-Excellent.

Well, I think, if that's the case,

-let me go and see what we can get it for, shall I?

-Thank you.

Come on, Richard. You're almost out of time.

58 is the ticket price, the owner says he'll give you

-an £8 discount. It's £50.

-Excellent.

-Shall we go for it?

-Yes, yes.

-I think we should.

-Excellent. We've got a deal.

-OK.

-Thank you, sold.

-WHISTLE

-Time's up!

-ALL: Yeah!

We did it, we did it...

-with seconds to spare!

-Literally.

You're now the proud owner of a substantial

malacca-shafted walking cane.

Let's go for a walk.

HE HUMS

-That rather suits you, you've got the pose, there.

-Thank you.

Hopefully you can walk away with a profit, Blues.

Let's check out what the Red team brought, eh?

First up was this musical Stylophone,

just £8 was spent on this one.

They prised five whole pounds

from their hands

for this Rawlings baseball glove.

And Catherine's favourite,

£10 splurged on this penny-farthing bicycle,

fashioned out of a penny and a farthing, no less.

Oh, dear.

Right, you horrible lot, how much was it that you spent?

We spent a whole £23.

OK, you spent £23 on the three items, very good.

I'd like £277 of leftover lolly, please.

-There you go, Tim.

-Very good.

All of which goes over to Catherine

and I sincerely hope, Catherine, that you spend the lot.

You should spend the whole lot.

Anyway, you've got tons there. Got a plan?

-It's going to be quality, Tim.

-Is it?

-Yes.

THEY LAUGH

Because I don't think we've fulfilled that so far.

No.

It hasn't been good, Tim, I'm afraid.

She actually didn't need to say anything at all.

We could tell by the look on her face, bless her,

that she was displeased.

That's fine, that's the strategy.

You're fulfilling your quest.

As they say, it is a free country.

Meanwhile, though, why don't we check out

what the Blue team bought, eh?

The big spenders of the shop spent £140

on this cold-painted bronze French bulldog.

Sticking with the animal theme,

they spent £45 on this little piggy brass vesta case.

And they walked off with this Victorian silver-topped cane

for £50.

Well, well, well.

-Fancy you getting lost like that.

-I know.

-Yeah, we drifted off.

-Well, we did find him eventually.

-I know, keeps him on his toes.

-It does.

Now, tell me, which is your favourite piece?

My favourite piece is the little cold...bronze...painted

French bulldog.

-It's all animals with you, isn't it?

-It is, it is.

-Certainly is.

And do you agree with that? Favourite, favourite?

I'm afraid it pains me to do so,

-but I do have to agree with Kay that that is...

-That's all right.

-How many years have you two been married?

-32.

-Three.

And we've never agreed previously, have we?

TIM CHUCKLES

Let this be a record on Bargain Hunt, then. Brilliant.

So, having agreed on what's the favourite thing,

can you agree on what's going to bring the biggest profit?

I think it will be the dog.

Right.

I have a feeling that the vesta case might actually bring the greatest profit,

given the evident rareness or rarity of it.

All right, brilliant. How much did you spend in total?

-We spent £235.

-£235.

I would like £65 of leftover lolly.

-There you are, Tim.

-Thank you very much. That's very kind.

Slightly lean pickings, Ricardo, but I expect you'll crack it.

Well, I almost lost my team this morning,

so I'm determined not to lose them any money on the bonus buy.

-Yes, and don't lose your bottle either.

-I'll try not to.

Very good luck, old fruit.

Meanwhile, we're going to shove off to the auction.

And today we are at Hansons Auctioneers in Derbyshire.

Well, Charles, it's lovely to be in your heaving Hansons saleroom.

How do you see things? Buoyant?

Tim, we're busy, we're buoyant and I'm surprised at these items!

Well, because they're so cheap and of such insignificant quality?

Well, I suppose it's taking collectables to a new level,

but on that very lower level of value.

Having said that,

bearing in mind that they are in the very lowest of the low level,

this little chap, actually...

One's being sniffy about that,

but it is quite interesting as a piece of electronics from the 1960s.

-DATED BEEP

-It is a survivor.

It's got its bit of polystyrene packaging.

These were all the rage, Tim.

-By 1985, three million had been sold.

-No!

-Three million had been sold.

-Really?

Brian Jarvis invented this in '67

and it became iconic amongst children of that time.

OK, so how much?

Tim, on a really, really good day, the wind blowing,

-we're hoping for £10.

-OK.

-Well, the team paid eight.

-OK.

And they'll be so chuffed if you make them a £2 profit on it.

-Yes.

-OK, next up is the baseball glove.

-Yes.

This great Rawlings name were founded in St Louis in 1887.

It's the all-leather palm baseball glove.

Age-wise, it might be 1960s.

-So that bit of kit in America would be pretty desirable.

-Mmm.

How is it here in Etwall?

It's something which could ride or fall and if we have

-our American friends bidding live, it might make £25...

-Might it?

..if not, it could make five.

-OK, well, they paid £5.

-Right.

Next up is the ultimate embarrassment...

CHARLES LAUGHS

..which is a farthing and a penny coin made into a penny-farthing...

-Yes.

-..and shoved into a little block of wood...

-CHARLES LAUGHS AGAIN

-Yes.

..which is quite the most ghastly thing I've seen in years.

Knowing you, Charles, you'll turn it into a small profit

-and they'll be delighted, but it's a joke of an object.

-It is.

Coins have no real intrinsic worth, they're not rare years.

They're not obviously in good condition. They've been soldered.

It's... The value is novelty.

It might make £10 if we're lucky.

-OK, well, that's what they paid, £10.

-Fine.

-So, on that basis, maybe it will work for them...

-Yes.

..but having said that, if it doesn't,

they've got the bonus buy to fall back on,

so let's go and have a look at it.

£277 of leftover lolly - I can't believe I said that -

went to Catherine. Catherine, what did you spend the 277 on?

Well, Tim, I bought...

-I recognise it.

-You rejected it.

-You did, at £10.

Yes, that was mean of me. HE LAUGHS

-But it was more quality than any item that we'd bought.

-Yes.

I wanted to show you that we can still spend very little

but buy something that is worth a little bit more.

-You're right, that is better.

-You like it now!

-HE LAUGHS Yes, that's sensible.

-You like it.

Cos it's got this lovely gadroon border,

it's 1970s in date, so it is modern.

There's not a lot of weight to it.

-But it's not tat.

-But it's silver and it's quality.

-Yeah.

-And...

-I can see why you bought it.

-And it wasn't £10.

Oh, really? What did you spend?

-Five.

-Really?

-We should make a profit on that.

-Yes, definitely.

-How much profit's in it?

-A lot. Loads.

-Well, not loads, but we're going to double.

-Yes.

-Triple.

But right now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer feels about the pin dish.

-OK, Charles, there's a tiny little salver.

-It's pretty, isn't it?

Nice and clean, crisp. Hallmark Birmingham, I love the rim

with the gadrooning and the casting.

Just a pretty, small trinket dish, dressing table dish, whatever.

-Very feminine.

-It is.

-She paid £5 for it.

-I can't believe it.

-No.

Give it a box, Tim, and you put it into a retail,

high-street store today, it's a £75 dish.

And she had £277 to spend, yet only went out

and spent a five pound note. Anyway, there we have it, good fun.

Now, moving on to the blues, Andy and Kay,

is the cold-painted French bulldog.

Do you like French bulldogs?

This small little dog is very sweet.

-I love the dusty colouring of the enamels.

-Yeah.

It's got a good weight.

Obviously, we want to ask that question, is it Bergman?

-Yes.

-Is it...

-Is it Viennese?

-Is it Viennese?

-I'm happy it's Viennese.

-Yeah.

I'm happy it's probably turn of the century.

But anyway, very nice.

If you love a French bulldog, I mean, that's just a honey.

-I'm hoping there will be lots and lots of competition for him.

-Good.

-How much?

-Up to £100,

-guide between 50-80.

-Very sensible.

-Well, they paid £140, which is slightly out in the long grass.

-Yes.

OK, now, the brass vesta case in the form of a pig.

It's a really sweet vesta case.

Again, it's that Edwardian novelty, probably 1900, 1910.

-Another internet item, right?

-Absolutely. In good condition,

so hopefully that pig will find a good home at the market.

Lovely. Well, today's market day - how much?

I foresee him making between £25 and £35.

-Perfect, £45 paid.

-Good.

-So that's in the same stall, so to speak.

-Yes.

Now we've got the malacca cane.

-Yes.

-Which has got a Chester silver mark on it, which is nice.

1894. Seems to be pretty well together, Charles?

Yeah, I mean, we always say to collectors,

when you're buying silver, Chester, York, Newcastle,

the now extinct Assay Offices. So buy those rarer marks.

So we know Chester stopped hallmarking in 1962.

This one is 1894.

The malacca is fine quality.

It hasn't split, it hasn't warped.

The only issue with it is the mushroom silver handle

has just suffered a fewer indentations. That's life.

-Yeah, it's been bashed.

-It has.

-OK, how much?

-Between £20 and £30.

-OK, £50 paid.

I, personally, think they paid too much for a perfectly plain

-and ordinary cane.

-Agreed.

So I'm with you in that, and I think, as a result,

they may trip and fall, and they're going to need the bonus buy.

So let's go and have a look at it.

How much did you spend? 235.

How much did you give Richard? £65.

Richard, what did you spend it on?

I had to maintain our theme of animals,

so I brought you a lion.

-Oh, yeah.

-Yeah.

-Very nice.

-A lion, a Victorian cast-iron doorstop.

It could even be late Regency,

if I was being very generous in cataloguing.

But bold, dramatic, possibly made in Coalbrookdale.

-Who knows?

-Can I have a hold of it?

-Heavy as well.

I'm delighted you said that.

And how much did you pay for this?

-Ah, the dealer was asking £60 for it.

-Right.

I bought it for 40.

And what would you think it...

I'm hoping that we could perhaps get back what the dealer

-was asking for it retail.

-Right.

And so, a profit of £20, maybe £25 in it.

For the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Richard's lump of iron.

-There you go, Charles. That's quite lumpy.

-It is lumpy.

-Yeah.

-But genuine, yeah?

-It is genuine.

It's a really nice cast-iron,

really heavily black painted doorstop.

-And, erm, it just has a great, patriotic feel about it.

-Yeah.

I just wonder about doorstop though, because that, to me,

is terribly top-heavy as a doorstop.

A doorstop, to me, wants to have a little handle on the top

-and a slightly chunkier base so that the thing doesn't fall over.

-Yes.

-That would fall over, wouldn't it, as a doorstop?

-Yeah.

We've called it a doorstop, but you're quite right.

Looking at how open this inner-back is,

you could have your companion sets

or bits behind there on that fireplace.

Something to do with chimney ornaments rather than a doorstop.

I don't know. I honestly don't know what the answer is,

but it's genuine, it's a rampant lion, which people like.

-It's very patriotic.

-It is.

-What do you think it's worth, Charles?

Well, Tim, I hope, for Queen and country, it will roar.

-Our guide price is between £30 and £50.

-Is it?

-Well, spot on, cos he's at £40, in the middle.

-Good.

-I fancy this team are going to need their bonus buy.

-Yes.

But we're standing by for your excellent performance, Charles.

-I can't wait.

-You're starting in a minute.

-Literally.

-Excellent.

Thank you, Charles.

OK, Charles, it's time to get this sale under way

and take to your rostrum.

Fair warning, sale.

Now, Lynne, Patrick, I can hardly say to you, "Is there anything

"you wish you hadn't bought?", because you spent so little,

-it doesn't really make much difference, does it?

-No.

OK, and we're on.

First off is your Stylophone.

I am bid... I can't believe it, someone's bid.

I am bid £2.

CHEERING

Give me three now. At £2.

Surely three? I'm out.

£3 I'm bid.

Do I see four now? Do I see 400p?

400, 500p?

-LAUGHTER

-It sounds better.

Are you sure? At 400p...

Five and six, and seven.

Come on, come on.

No, more, more, more.

At six I'm bid. I'm asking seven.

Online bid, eight. Online bid.

Yes. Hooray, we've broken even.

Eight I'm bid. Bid 10 now.

-We need one more.

-Has it gone to 10?

-No.

Make no mistake, we are selling at £8.

-One more!

-Oh...

Going, it's sold.

Sold for £8, wiped its face.

Well done, a lot better than some would have predicted.

Next is the baseball glove. This has got some potential.

-This is a Rawlings baseball glove and we do have some interest.

-Yes!

I can start this on a bid of £5.

I am asking six now.

It's got to go. Six I'm bid.

Fair warning, all done. Bid me eight.

Eight I'm bid in the UK again.

Come in, America.

Come in, America, where are you when we need you?

10 I'm bid.

Good old Charles, look at him. He's really making an effort.

He is working so hard.

Live in the UK, bid me 12.

12 online. Do I see 15? All out.

-Bid 15?

-Come on.

Or I sell online today,

going once, going twice,

at £12, it's over.

-Hooray.

-Hooray.

Well done, plus £7.

Next up is your penny-farthing.

What we've got here is a modern model of a penny-farthing bicycle,

and I'm bid nothing.

-LAUGHTER

-I'm sorry. I'm bid nothing!

I blame Pat.

And I can start at, do I say £1 for it?

Only a pound. Let's go.

One and two, and three and four, we're rolling.

Five and six, and seven and eight.

We're rolling high, 10, 12...

Oh, my goodness me.

I'll take 11, between friends.

11, 12.

Has it made £12?

-It's made a profit!

-Hooray!

12, 13. 1400, do I see online?

£14, £15,

£16 online.

-Don't miss it for one. 16, 18...

-Look at it.

He is making something out of nothing.

Roll home with it, not on it.

-We love you, Charles.

-18 I'm bid.

Online, give me 20.

20 online, do I see?

£20, yes or no?

You're out online.

At £18, going,

-going, gone.

-Well done.

Plus £8. Well done. You have a profit of £15.

-Are you going with the bonus buy or not?

-Yeah.

-You are? OK, fine.

The £5 bonus buy. Good luck with that. Here it comes.

A very nice pin tray, modern Birmingham from the year 1972.

Opening bid here, £12.

Surely £15? 12 I'm bid.

15, I'm out online.

I'm asking 18 now.

15, surely £18?

-Or I shall sell...

-Come on.

Make no mistake, it's £15.

Going, going,

all done at 15...

-That's good, £10.

-Oh, well done.

-Thank you.

It is a £10 profit, so well done, Catherine.

Plus your £15 previously, makes you plus £25.

-How you did that...

-Night out, that is, isn't it?

-I don't know how you did that.

-We're just excellent.

-Or Charles did it.

We're excellent at this game.

-Don't say a word to the Blues.

-We won't.

Fine, great.

Now, Andy, Kay, do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-Absolutely no idea whatsoever.

Well, we're really rooting that you'll make something in the way

of a substantial profit on your substantial purchases,

cos you spent - in complete contrast to them -

-£235, which is a magnificent effort.

-Thank you.

Anyway, first up is your Austrian cold-painted bronze,

and here it comes.

A wonderful lot, the Austrian cold-painted bronze figure

of a reclining French bulldog.

And I'm bid here, straight in, bit of interest, 45 I'm bid.

Do I see 50 now?

-45, 50, five, 60...

-Ooh.

..five, 70.

-Do I see five online?

-It's going in the right direction.

75 online, takes my bid.

I'm asking 80 now.

Alive online at £75.

Come on, come on, come on.

Online, asking 80.

I sell online today, you're out in the room,

with a whimper,

and I sell online at £75.

Oh, dear, that's minus £65.

-It's in line with his estimate...

-Yeah, he got it right.

..but not the price paid.

Now, here comes the pig vesta.

A wonderful lot, circa 1900.

Very novel and I'm only bid £20.

Do I see two now?

He's off to market.

22, 25, 28.

-Here we go.

-30, five.

I'll take two.

40 I'm bid online.

Do I see five now? 40 - I'll take five, sir.

All out, yes, we are.

-It's gone to market.

-It's gone to market.

Going, going, gone.

£40, minus £5.

That means you're minus £70.

OK, now, here comes the cane.

Showing for you now, Chester hallmarked, circa 1894.

I've got 12, £15,

I'm asking 18 now. A silver-topped handle.

18, 20, five. I'm out.

-Come on.

-I'm asking eight now. 25, bid eight.

A lovely eight.

30. Are you sure?

-28 I'm bid.

-Give it 10 minutes.

-LAUGHTER

-Surely 30?

All out, fair warning at £28.

It's yours.

So, sadly, that is minus 22.

It's all minuses. That means minus 92.

What are you going to do about the cast iron?

Well, we're going to have to go for it.

Now you've decided, I can tell you the auctioneer reckons it at 30-50.

Here it comes.

A fireside ornament, a rampant lion.

There he is, showing for you there.

I've got bids here of 18, 20 and two.

Do I see five now?

At £22. Surely a fiver?

At £22, surely five now?

-Oh, come on.

-Bid five or I sell,

make no mistake, 25 online.

Do I see eight in Derbyshire?

Or I sell, make no mistake, we go at £25.

-Uh-oh.

-Going, going,

all done and sold.

-No.

-Oh, me, oh, my.

-Oh, dear.

92, 102.

You're minus 107.

On a different day, we could have been £100 in profit.

Yeah, you could.

-LAUGHTER

-All right, great.

All will be revealed in a moment. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Well, uniquely, we have a team that nearly made a profit on every

single item, but not quite,

and we have a team that actually

made a loss on absolutely everything.

And the team that made the loss on absolutely everything

were the Blues.

Yes!

LAUGHTER

I mean, that is just appalling, isn't it, really?

-The way your...

-It depends how you look at it.

-Exactly.

Minus £107 was not great for you.

-I just think you were unlucky, actually.

-Yes.

Particularly with the Viennese bronze, that wasn't great.

The rest of it could have gone one way or the other,

-but it was that bronze that did for you.

-It did, it did.

-Yeah, it did.

-That old dog, I'd say.

-LAUGHTER

-It's the taking part that matters.

-Did you enjoy it?

-I did.

-Did you?

-We've loved having you on the show.

-Thank you.

Thank you very much for coming.

But the victors today, who spent practically nothing,

actually go home with £25, which is kind of handy, isn't it?

Rich beyond our wildest dreams.

We go home with more than we spent, don't we?

You do. You spent £23 -

you actually spent £28 if you take the amount that the bonus buy

contributed, and you go home with 25.

-So not quite, but jolly good, isn't it?

-Yeah, it's all right.

-Marvellous stuff. Anyway, have you had a good time?

-Excellent.

-It's been amazing.

-Good.

And congratulations. It's been such fun.

Join us soon for more Bargain Hunting, yes?

ALL: Yes!