Detling 32 Bargain Hunt

Today, we've landed at the Kent County Showground

at Detling, which, as this plaque witnesses,

was once upon a time a World War II Battle of Britain base.

Isn't that interesting?

Their motto at that time was, "Dare to be wise",

and the big question today for our teams is, are they going to dare

and are they going to be wise?

Let's find out. Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

Today's show is slightly different.

We have two teams of firemen from the same station.

Yes, firemen fighting it out. So we can safely say our teams are daring.

With that in mind, let's have a snoop at what's coming up.

Christina gets carried away...

CHRISTINA LAUGHS

What are you doing?!

..the Blues have some interesting tactics...

He'll give you a big kiss.

-30!

-THEY LAUGH

But who will come out on top at the auction?

Will it be the Reds?

In the room, in the room...

-Come on, come on.

-Hold on, hold on.

Or will it be the Blues?

Look at that, boys.

Now, for the Reds, we have, from the Red Watch, Mick and Paul,

and from the Green Watch, we have the Blues, Dan and Alan.

-Hello, everyone. ALL:

-Hello, Tim.

-Lovely to see you.

Mick, you have been a firefighter for 17 years, is that right?

-Correct, Tim.

-Very nice. And where do you work?

I work at Leigh Fire Station in Essex, just outside Southend.

I work with Paul, Paul is my boss.

I've been in for 17 years on the Red Watch

and we cover all variety of incidents.

Mick, you like to do a bit of metal detecting, right?

-Yes, I do.

-Tell us about that.

I've had a view successes. Found a few Roman coins

and I've found a Charles I gold Guinea.

-No!

-Yes.

-I get a little bit of stick from the lads at work.

-Do you?

-They just think I'm a bit odd...

-Do they?

..spending hours in a field on my own.

Well, you could take a friend.

-He did, he took me once.

-TIM LAUGHS

-What happened?

-We found a ring pull.

-THEY LAUGH

Now, Paul, you've got a bit of a sideline going, haven't you?

Yes, the first aid and trauma training.

Is that what you do?

Yes, both me and Mick do it, we deliver first aid training

-to people, give them the skills to save a life.

-Brilliant.

-Yes.

What are you going to do in retirement?

Me and my good lady wife, we're going to jump in a motor home,

say goodbye to England and see the rest of the world.

-What do you really like about that sort of travelling?

-Freedom.

-Is it?

-Freedom. Just park up anywhere, put the kettle on,

-get the fridge on, get the beers out.

-Yes.

-I love drinking, she likes cooking.

-Does she?

-Happy days.

Now, it says here you're described as a bit of a double act, is that right?

-Yes.

-Little and Large is down here,

and also George Clooney and Brad Pitt.

-That's the one we prefer.

-That's one we prefer.

-Now... DAN:

-George Clooney?

-Dan, don't be like that.

-Tactics today, chaps?

-We are... going to beat the Blue team.

-Beat the Blue team.

-That's the number one objective.

-Definitely.

Well, good luck with that. Now, Dan...

you're in the opposite watch, you know each other well

-and there's a great sense of rivalry, right?

-Absolutely, Tim.

Plenty of rivalry. We will be winning today, not them.

We are the better watch,

the better-looking watch and the most professional watch, Tim.

Actually, you like to watch a bit of Bargain Hunt at lunchtime.

Always, yes. Come lunchtime, we record it, me and him will sit down.

-We get the mickey taken out of us a little bit, Tim.

-Do you?

We were told, if you think you're that good,

-why don't you go on the show?

-What happened?

-We're coming on the show.

Well, there you go.

-And your mates will see just exactly how good you are.

-Dead right.

Now, Dan, it says here you like to wear a bow tie.

Well, Tim, it was a long time ago,

we were having our Christmas meal at work and, in them days,

we used to dress up - full dress uniform and we'd wear a bow tie.

My bowtie happened to be a flashing bowtie,

and we get a fire call to a house fire and as I came out

the smoke carrying this poor doggie, all they could see poking up above

my tunic was the flashing lights of my bowtie, coming through the smoke.

How very funny. DAN LAUGHS

Alan, you've been in the fire service rather longer...

-A long time.

-..yeah?

-1986, I joined.

I've got family that was in the brigade and stuff like that.

Never looked back, love it.

So, they go off doing a bit of first aiding in the downtime,

what do you get up to?

-We just go out drinking.

-THEY LAUGH

OK, fair enough. And you're a great fan of the 1980s?

I certainly am, Tim, yep. I grew up through that era

and love vintage clothing.

Where do you get all your period gear, then?

-Places like this, vintage fares and second-hand shops.

-Do you?

Yeah, even online.

So, tactics, chaps?

Yeah, win at all costs, really.

-Is it?

-As long as the beat the Reds, then...

..anything, yes.

-And we're going to get a golden gavel, Tim.

-Are you?

-Absolutely.

That's a modest aspiration.

I think now, the moment for the 300 smackers.

There you go, £300. You know the rules.

Your experts await and off you go and very, very, very good luck.

Let's hope there isn't a fire today.

Now, let's meet today's experts. Riding high for the Reds,

it's Christina Trevanion.

And Kate Bateman has got it in the bag for the Blues.

# Burn, baby, burn... #

-What are we looking for?

-Well, I'm particularly looking today

for some World War I crested China.

I'd love to find something that no-one knows what it is,

but everyone wants.

-We've got two plans...

-Right.

-..one is to buy cheap

-and sell expensive...

-Right.

-..or buy expensive and sell cheap.

We're definitely not having any furniture, Kate.

-Good.

-No furniture, maybe some silver.

OK, teams, your time starts now. On your bikes, eh?

-BELL RINGS

-Let's go shopping.

-Come on, boys.

-Let's go.

-Right.

I have a feeling this shop could be entertaining.

-Oh, my God.

-I'm excited!

-CHRISTINA LAUGHS

Look, he's straight in.

-I am straight in.

-He's straight in.

Is that old? That's not really old, is it? This, this glass.

-No.

-More

-'70s? Yes, it's fairly, relatively modern...

If we're looking for military-type stuff,

there's some trench art over here. What do you think about these?

Look at that, Paul. It's a pair, so you get the pair for £68.

-We'll get them knocked down.

-These are going to be unique.

-Totally and utterly.

-I wouldn't have thought there'd be many more like that.

-In that shape?

Because it's, a guy has come up with that idea and made it.

If you wanted World War I, this is actually stamped August, 1917.

So, you've got all the numbers and the registers,

registration numbers on there. What is your tactics?

-Are you thinking, are we going to spend big or we're going to spend small?

-Blow the lot.

Oh, no.

That's what I like to hear, Reds. Go and spend some dosh!

Now, are the Blues about to sabotage the Reds' tactics?

-How about military stuff?

-Absolutely, I like that...

All right, maybe some military, then.

There's lots of collectors for military.

Coins are a bit harder, because it's dependent on condition

and exactly, you know, the mint and everywhere.

So, maybe not coins today.

Move on then, Blues.

So, Reds, are you going to make an offer on the shell vases,

priced at £68?

Can we get these down to 50?

Wow, let me try.

-SHE WHISPERS

-40...

-40?

-Yeah.

-Start at 40.

-Oh. I didn't realise you were there!

-Made you jump.

-Hello.

-What would your very... What's your name, sir?

-I'm Gary.

Gary. Lovely to meet you, Gary. I'm Christina.

This is my firemen team today. They're heroes.

Yes, bear that in mind when we're bargaining.

What station are you at?

Leigh Fire Station in Essex.

Oh, right. I'm an...

-Ex-fireman?

-Yeah.

-Are you?!

-Oh, that's a coincidence.

-They're free!

-£50, it is.

-No, 40! No, 40!

-40?

-40.

What would be your very best on this?

Because you're in the job, I can do 55 and that's it.

-PAUL:

-What do you reckon, 55?

Well, you guys, it's entirely up to you.

I mean, we have ticked your box pretty much straight away.

-Straight away.

-They're First World War.

-First World War.

-Yes.

-55, yeah. 55.

-Wow. OK.

-Thank you very much.

-Cheers, Gary.

-Thank you, Gary. Thank you.

-Brilliant...

The Reds are off to an explosive start. Well done.

My goodness, that's six minutes down guys

and we've already bought one thing, that's amazing. You are nothing if not decisive.

-And we're quick workers.

-I like that, yes.

It pays to be decisive in this game.

So, Blues, are you going to be as quick off the mark?

-You see that thing there?

-Yes.

Do you like that? It's a completely useless item,

it's a geode - a rock with crystals inside...

-We should get the guy...

-Ask the lady to...

-Can we have a look at that?

-Yes, of course, you can.

Is it too girlie?

It doesn't matter if it's girlie or not,

-it's if we can make a couple of quid.

-A tenner.

You like that, don't you?

I like cheap. That's not practical, it's not useful in any way!

It's pretty.

Would you be happy with that?

It definitely has potential for profit, I think.

-Even if it's a very small profit...

-If we can make a profit on that, Kate,

it's worth going for, isn't it?

What's the best you could do for this one?

-It says ten.

-A tenner?

-DEALER:

-Can I draw your attention to that?

"No discount on items priced £10 or less."

-Oh, all right.

-DEALER:

-At a tenner, it's a snip.

Should we go for that, Kate?

As an expert's opinion, I would say

-that's probably a good chance of profit on that.

-Yeah, OK.

-That would get your first item, you know, under ten...

-Thank you very much...

-Cheers, thank you.

-DEALER:

-Hope you do well.

-Thank you.

-We've got one done in less than ten minutes.

-How good's that?

-We said we'd do that, didn't we?

-Two more to go. Let's go.

Bet the Red team are struggling, they've got nothing.

Bravo, Blues. Our firemen are literally on fire today.

-It's one-all.

-# Love is a burning flame... #

-That's lovely, a little spinning chair.

-Yeah.

-Any Welsh ancestry?

I've got Welsh in the family.

My mum's mum was Welsh and I'm a big fan of Welsh rugby, so...

-Ah, good man.

-I love Welsh rugby.

-Good man.

-You two get a room or something?

-Sorry, we're just getting to know each other!

-Now now, Christina.

-As it's a spinning chair, Paul,

you could use it for spinning your yarns, cos you like a story.

-Fair enough.

-What's on it, darling?

-Price-wise?

-DEALER:

-35.

-35?

-OK.

-Oh.

-CHRISTINA WHISPERS

-We don't want it for 35.

-Definitely not 35.

At auction that would sell, probably between 15 and £20.

So, if we wanted to get it for ten, £15 in order to make a profit.

-OK.

-So, nice thing, but...

Leave that there, then, Reds.

Meanwhile, how are the burly Blues getting on?

-That's very pretty.

-Quite pretty, isn't it?

-Well spotted, Al.

-Yes.

-That one there, yeah.

-The ever-so girlie one that Al's...

-He is very feminine, Al.

-He is.

-He is.

-That's got nothing...

-That's not got somebody's initials on,

-which is excellent.

-Which is good.

-35. OK. Again...

-Has it got much weight in that?

That's really sweet, actually. I mean, it's a very girlie thing.

-I really like it, I have to say.

-He's very feminine. He's got a good eye.

-Go on, then.

-I think, if you got it for 20 quid,

you've got a really good... It's 20-30. It's very pretty.

Can we just ask you what your best would be?

-DEALER:

-Um...

..28.

-Could we get anywhere nearer 20?

-No, sorry.

-Oh, good God.

-How close to 20 can you get?

-28.

-Can you not go down to nearer 25?

-No, sorry.

26.

Come on. He'll give you a big kiss.

30!

THEY LAUGH

27 quid.

25?

-Oh, all right.

-Thank you. That's great.

Crikey, boys, you've got all girlie stuff.

That is brilliant, boys, two items down, 18 minutes gone.

-I'm so proud of you!

-THEY LAUGH

-We need something manly now.

-Got to get a little bit manly.

-They're going to rip us apart at work.

-Something manly!

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much, indeed.

-Wow!

# Fighting fire with fire... #

Well done, you're creeping ahead.

It's 2-1 to the Blues. So, how do you think it's going, Kate?

I think this is so funny. These two really masculine guys

have bought two of the most girlie items I've seen for ages.

I thought they'd go for really...boy stuff,

and they've have gone for little ditzy things, which is brilliant.

And they're fast and making decisions, which is brilliant.

Well, Kate seems pleased.

Let's take a break from shopping, to see something I've found over

in Leominster, that would certainly get a fire started.

Try these on for size.

TIM LAUGHS

Now, have you ever seen such a whopping pair of tongs?

What are tongs usually used for?

Lumps of sugar, right?

Tea-time in granny's front room.

But look at these.

This is a pair of tongs, I guess made roundabout 1,800,

something like that,

for a manor house,

the size of which you just can't imagine,

because you'd have a huge, open range-type fire,

with logs that are being thrown onto this thing, and you'd need a massive

pair of tongs like that and to help your grip in the middle,

we've got these solid cast bronze ferrules,

which have been applied on the outside.

And the man that made this was an extremely-skilful operator,

because if you look carefully, we've got a bar of iron here,

which has been split into the claw

and then, the solid length of iron coming up here

and then, it's been beaten, literally, wrought on a forge

and then, thinned into this springy bit at the top,

and then, you continued the process down that shaft.

This is one long, continuous piece of iron

that's come from a Georgian forge,

hammering away at it, to create this object.

Effectively, a beautifully-made piece of Georgian metalwork

and I think it's very desirable for anybody

who's got a large inglenook fireplace with a big dog grate in it.

You would literally use one of these things to shift the logs around.

What are they worth? I reckon, in a specialist sale, £400-£600.

But they cost you, out of a shed here, £120.

Ha! One lump or two?

Back to the Kent showground. It's two-one to the Blues.

Our firefighting Reds have bought some trench art,

whilst the Blues have been much more ladylike

and bought a crystal pill box and a silver trinket box.

So, Blues, still looking for smalls?

We're going to go for something big. Spend some money, Kate.

Something masculine.

Well, it looks like the Reds have Kate

and this should go down well at the station.

Look at this! It's quite heavy, isn't it?

Do we know how much it is?

It's very appropriate for you.

£18? 18?

Does that actually say "Drive in knob by hand"?

-"Drive in knob by hand," yep.

-And what against floor?

"Low against floor".

Oh, my goodness! Hasn't life changed? I quite like that.

I think, as a bit of fun,

you can't really go wrong for a tenner, can you?

-Tenner? Let's push for 12. If we get 12...

-Ten!

-Ten?

-Ten.

Do you understand how bargaining works, you div?

-What?

-"We'll go for ten." "No, let's go 12."

It's like Monty Python, Life of Brian.

You start at ten, then he'll go down and you meet in the middle.

-Oh, OK, I get it now.

-Do we need a lesson in bargaining?

I think we might do! Let's have a pretend one. Ask me how much it is.

-How much for that, mate?

-25.

-I'll give you 15.

-Ta-da!

-I've got it.

How much for this, mate? 12 quid?

-£10.

-Tenner.

-VENDOR:

-Go on, then.

-Tenner.

-£10, yeah?

-Have we just bought something?

-Yeah, we just bought that for £10.

Well, that lesson in haggling paid off.

Two in the bag and just over 20 minutes on the clock.

-Ten quid!

-Well done! I'm proud.

Mate, I'm there.

Now, Blues, is this a boy's toy you've spotted?

-Does this fulfil "not girlie"?

-Well, it's definitely not girlie.

-Is it all complete?

-It's all there, isn't it?

-It looks like it.

This is Hornby Dublo, which is the thinner gauge.

The main thing is the loco, so, yeah, is it good condition?

-There's a few nicks, but...

-Yeah, it's been played with.

And the carriages are pretty good, too.

Take them out, just to make sure

there's no massive scratches on the back

and it's got its box and the instructions.

-Now, look, that's 65.

-Hmm.

-What do you think, Kate?

-What do you think that might make?

-30, 40?

Well, 40-60, but if you can get it down to... 30-40 would be good.

-Excuse me! We're looking at your train set.

-VENDOR:

-It's 65.

-It'll be 55 to you.

-Would it come down any lower than that?

-I can't.

It's going to be stuck at 55. OK. We might come back.

We'll keep it on standby for the moment.

Thank you very much, indeed.

No toys for Blue boys, then, just yet.

Now, Reds, is this an emergency call?

Telephones!

-Telephones!

-Morning, ladies.

-Hiya!

-Gipsy Hill 2197.

So, what is the big deal about telephones? Why, why, why, why?

-I used to be a phone engineer before I joined the fire service.

-Really?

Yep, and I started off working for my dad

and we used to repair Bakelite telephones

and he always said to me,

-if I ever see a coloured Bakelite telephone, buy it.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Whatever the price?

-Whatever the price, get it.

-(Ssh!

-(Not whatever the price!)

-Not whatever the price, no.

-Only if it's really cheap and affordable.

-This one is free!

It's got no price on it.

-VENDOR:

-Yeah, well, it did have a price on it - 175.

-What?!

-Yes, we sold one yesterday.

-What age is this one, then?

-'38.

-1938.

But we can do a deal for 125. That is the best.

Is there any chance you could do it for any less than that?

Well, how much are you thinking?

-PAUL:

-90.

-Go on, Paul, bargaining, this is your chance!

No, can't do 90. I can do 110, that's the lowest I can do, sorry.

I still think that's a good price.

-105?

-Ssh!

-Sorry.

-VENDOR:

-110.

110 is your minimum?

-VENDOR:

-Yeah, I can't do any less.

It's an iconic shape. It's got everything going for it.

My only concern is that we're not going to make a huge amount of money

at auction, if we make any money, at all.

-We'll come back.

-We have got 20 minutes left.

-Let's come back.

-We've got two items.

-Yep. Are you talking to somebody on the phone?

Help me, Tim!

Sorry, Christina, I'm engaged.

I appreciate where you're going with it.

Could you hold it for 20 minutes?

-That's fine.

-Amazing, thank you. Right, I think...

-I'm not discarding it.

-She's not interested.

LAUGHTER

Now, what have the Blues been drawn to?

-That's a very girlie piece.

-It's got a marbly top on here, hasn't it?

-How much have you got on that?

-£40.

-See? 40 quid, that's cheap!

You can't say that. We've got to knock it down, yet.

It's got some scratches there, look.

VENDOR: You can have the scratches.

How old would this one be, then? We know it's not particularly old.

It's typical Edwardian.

It's between that and the train

and the train has got a slim chance of profit,

cos he's only going down by a tenner, so it's 55.

If we could take that for 25,

do you reckon that would be

-an absolute steal?

-Yes, absolutely.

VENDOR: OK, you can have it for a pony.

Yeah, 25.

There you go, thank you very much, indeed.

-You're a star, thanks.

-Thank you, Kate.

-Are we done?

-We're done!

-Thank you very much.

-Yaaay, we did it!

-Let's go and have a cup of tea.

-Absolutely.

A rapid response there, Blues. All three items in just 30 minutes.

Well done!

Now, Reds, this looks right up your street.

That's nice and they are popular nowadays, aren't they?

-You've already got the... Is it...?

-Tin plate, yeah. A tin-plate toy.

It should have wound up originally, but there doesn't seem to be a key.

Ah, that would have been your bringing up your platform.

-It's a shame. It is lovely, but not for us.

-Not loving it?

-Not for us, no.

-No?

-No, sorry.

-Let's move on.

One more item still to find, then, Reds.

Meanwhile, the Blues are looking rather pleased with themselves.

-I'm really pleased.

-I honestly didn't think he'd go down that low.

-I thought we'd settle at 30.

-It's my bargaining skills.

-This is amazing!

Seriously, go into any modern furniture shop and spend 25 quid...

-I'm really pleased. Are you happy with what we've got?

-I am.

-Is there a happy fireman dance?

-Let's go and celebrate!

Whilst the pressure's off for the Blues, I think

-the Reds are beginning to feel the heat.

-We've got ten minutes.

-We've got to make a decision, Paul.

-We have.

Do you want to keep looking?

You haven't got all day, Reds.

Maybe it's time for a frank discussion.

-One, two, three...

-What are you doing?

-You win.

-I win.

-Really? What did we just do?

-Paper, scissors, stone.

-Oh.

-We're going to go back and try to haggle the phone.

-Right, OK.

-Sweetest smiles...

-Always go with the stone first as well.

-Really?

Yeah, cos he always goes with scissors.

Ha! It was completely fixed!

Come on, then, if that was the decision, that's good enough for me.

Lordy! You've still got one more item to find, then, Reds.

Meanwhile, the Blues are taking it easy.

-It was all girlie, in the end.

-It really was!

You said absolutely no tables and nothing girlie

-and what did we go for? A girlie table!

-And no furniture, whatsoever.

-No furniture. I think we've got a chance.

-I think so, yeah.

-We've definitely got a chance.

-Golden gavel, here we come!

-Yes!

-Go on, the golden gavel!

-Well, bottoms up.

-Bottoms up! Cheers, everyone.

Bottoms up, Blues. We'll wait and see about that golden gavel.

Now, Reds, can you reduce the £110 price tag for the telephone?

OK, ladies, we're back.

VENDOR: Oh, hello again!

We are back with a mission.

We know we like it, we know you want to sell it,

but we've got to come to a really good agreement here.

VENDOR: I can't let it go for 100. I can't!

If I give you the reasons why we can go for 100, can you give me

-the reasons why you can't go for 100?

-Yes.

-OK.

Cos I sold one yesterday for 150 and I had that on for 150

-and my best offer is 110.

-Is that your absolute best?

-That is best.

110. You will make money on that.

I think we should go for this, cos it's £110. We've spent 170-odd,

we've still got money for Christina to buy something.

-Yep, let's go with it.

-Shall we do that? Let's go with it.

-Thank you very much, 110. Well done, girls.

-Thank you.

VENDOR: I've never shaken a fireman's hand before.

Well, that's worth a tenner, that is.

Well done, Reds, mission accomplished...in the nick of time.

FIRE ENGINE SIREN BLARES

Time's up.

-There's only one thing left.

-What? What...

What are you doing?

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

Oh, yes!

First up, they shelled out £55, for the trench art vases.

Next, will the vintage fire extinguisher

fan the flames at auction? £10 paid.

And, finally, will the Bakelite telephone ring in the profits?

£110 paid.

You can hardly bear to drag yourself away from them, could you, Christina?

No, just couldn't!

Well, you never know where the next ember is going to

-burst into flame, do you?

-We'd be there to put it out.

You would, indeed! Now, listen, how much did you spend in total?

-We spent £175.

-That is a magnificent sum of money.

-Can I have £125 of leftover lolly, please? Thank you.

-There you go.

Which is your favourite piece?

-For me, I'm going to go for the trench art.

-The trench art.

-Yes.

-Favourite.

-Yep.

-Personal favourite.

-What about you?

-For me, it was the telephone.

-Was it?

-Yeah, the Bakelite white telephone.

-OK, brilliant.

And is that going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think so.

-You do?

-Definitely.

I'm going to go for the fire extinguisher

bringing the biggest profit, cos it was the cheapest item.

Stick to the trade, that's the answer, Paul.

-Anyway, here we go. 125 Squadron going across to the girl.

-Thank you.

What is the girl going to spend it on?

Well, they spent quite a lot of money, so I'm quite nervous now.

We shall see. I'm sure I'll find something for you.

-Something profitable, hopefully.

-Let's hope so.

OK, relax up, stand down. Right now,

we're going to check out what the Blue team bought, aren't we?

First up, they set their account alight and paid £10 for the pill box.

Next, they're hoping they've struck gold with this silver trinket box.

£27 paid.

And, finally, will this French-style cabinet be in vogue

or prove astronomique, at £25 paid?

-Well, chaps, was that fun?

-Brilliant fun, Tim.

-Absolutely superb.

-Yeah, like attending a major incident?

-Even better.

-14 appliances?

-Harder work.

-And lots of water squirting about?

-Some of that, yeah.

Which is your favourite piece?

Well, I think the silver trinket box that we found.

-That's your favourite?

-Really lovely, yeah.

-I did like that a lot.

-Dan, which is your favourite piece?

The first item we bought. I have NO idea what it is,

-but I think that is also going to make the most money.

-OK!

Well, that's intriguing.

That's your prediction, as to what makes the most money.

What is your prediction, as to what makes the most money?

I think it's going to be the small bedside cabinet we've got

for, yeah, putting in your potty.

You speak for yourself! No, good.

-Well, there's the predictions, thank you, and you spent how much?

-£62.

£62! Kate, what's going on?

Honestly, I told them to buy cheap,

-but they really took me at my word there.

-They certainly did!

OK, £62 means that I would like £238 of leftover lolly, please. Thank you.

-There's 235.

-Thank you and here's a bit of coinage. There we go.

I can hardly bear to pass this over, really,

-but you're very happy, aren't you, darling?

-I really am!

That's a lot to spend with, thank you.

I hope you're going to spend the lot.

-Do you think I should blow it all?

-Just go out there with a bang, girl!

-Blow the lot!

-No, you have to find something profitable,

that's the most important thing. Anyway, good luck with that.

Meanwhile, we're going to gird up our loins, if we've got any,

and head off to London, West London, to the Chiswick auction.

Ooh-ah!

Well, High Road Auctions in Chiswick is our auction room today

-and Charles Hoey is our auctioneer. Hello, Charles.

-Good morning, Tim.

Very nice to see you. Well, the Reds have got a mix, haven't they?

-How about the trench art?

-Yeah, interesting pair of vases, actually.

As we've established, they're French shells.

They're quite good looking little things. They will be popular.

-So, what might somebody shell out for them?

-Well, we've said 20-40, Tim.

OK, £55 paid.

I'm not wildly keen on this stuff myself,

but I see it's got some design quality to it.

-It has, yeah.

-I fancy more like £40-£60, personally.

They might do.

Now, the fire extinguisher. That's a weird old thing, isn't it?

Late 19th or early 20th century. Again, they're always used

as decorative items and they are popular at the moment...

-Really?

-..with the vintage...

-Really?

OK, fine, I believe you, though, Charles. What's your estimate?

-Well, we've said £30-£50.

-Have you?

£10 paid. Our team are going to be over the moon if you get £30-£50,

that's wonderful.

Now, their last item and, perhaps, last, but not least, Charles,

is the telephone. What do you make of that?

Well, it's an interesting piece.

200 series ivory telephone and we've been very mean with it,

but, in fact, it could be the sleeper of the sale

and could rather take off.

So, come on, own up. What's your estimate?

Well, we put £10-£20 on it.

Really?!

Ha! OK, fine. Well, that's a "come and buy me" estimate, isn't it?

They paid £110 and, of course, the ivory colour is quite unusual

and the fact that it's got a drawer,

which, for your period GPO telephone collector,

it's nice to have the drawer. So, it'll be fun to see what happens,

but I dare say it'll make a lot more than £10-£20.

-It should do.

-It should do!

Anyway, if it doesn't, they can look forward to their bonus buy,

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

You spent £175, which is a magnificent effort,

and you gave £125 to CT.

CT, show us your wares.

-Well, it may be small, but it's very beautiful.

-Small's good.

-Wow!

-It is a full-hunter silver pocket watch,

but if we open up the back, the nice thing for me is it's key-wind,

we've got full hallmarks on here for a British hallmark

and it's also engraved here - 19th of March, 1883. I paid £30 for it.

-£30!

-Oh, that is a bargain.

-What do you think?

-Yeah, I like it.

-Hold it. Can I have a look?

-Have a little go.

-Goodness me, that is...1883?

-Yeah.

What would that make in an auction, do you think?

I'd happily put £30-£50,£40-£60. It will, I hope, make a profit.

-40, 50, 60, 90, 100?

-A million to two.

-Anything between ten and 100.

You watch, yeah!

-We're in.

-I like that. I like watches.

On that happy note, right now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer

thinks about Christina's little watch.

-Right, Charles, there we go.

-OK.

-Slightly warm case.

-It is, yes.

It's a 19th-Century silver pocket watch.

It is silver. The hallmarks are a bit too rubbed to make out.

It is missing a larger dial and is rather worn

and pocket watches are not easy to sell at the moment.

However, it is silver and it is 19th century. We've said £20-£40 on it.

Fine. Christina paid 30.

She paid a modest amount, quite frankly,

and I guess, at that, she stands a good chance of making a profit.

-She does.

-OK, great, well, we'll plonk that down.

That's it for the Reds and now for the Blues,

whose offering looks rather paltry in comparison!

It's ridiculous, isn't it, how the taste of the teams take them

in one direction or the other.

Anyway, first up is the crystal in the form of a pill box.

That's just a bit of touristy frippery, isn't it?

Yes, it is what it is, Tim, but it is quite pretty.

-Someone will like it.

-Yeah.

-We've said £10-£20.

-Great.

They paid £10, so Kate did well, really, with that.

The trinket box is silver. It's late 19th century

-and it looks to be in good nick.

-It is, yes.

It looks to be around 1890 and it's in good condition.

Yeah, great and it's Chester silver.

They don't make it any more. Very nice, too.

-What's the estimate?

-We've said £40-£60.

-Brilliant, £27 paid.

-Good.

Everybody's happy with that.

Now, moving on is the potty cupboard,

which is quite nice in the French style, isn't it?

It is, almost Louis XV style, with the marble top to it.

Nice little piece and we've said £40-£60.

Right, well, they only paid £25, which is nothing, really,

when you think about it, for a marble-lined,

marble-topped pale wood, elegant and slender little fellow like that.

£25?

-A smart little thing.

-It's a nice little thing.

-On another day, that could make £100.

-Yeah.

-It could do.

Well, I think they haven't done badly at all with that

and are unlikely to need their bonus buy,

but let's go and have a look at it, anyway.

-Well, lads, excitement?

-Absolutely.

-Nervous?

-Not nervous.

She could have spent £238

and Kate Bateman is known to be a big spender

so, Kate, what have you bought?

I was so restrained.

-What is it?

-LAUGHTER

It's a fishing reel!

It's a late 19th century/early 20th century fishing reel.

It's really sweet. There's lots of collectors for this kind of thing

-and the best thing was the price.

-Go on.

-£15.

-We'll have that.

Right, OK, we'll take that for £15.

It was in your theme of cheap and cheerful.

-So, what might it make, though?

-It might make £20-£30 on a good day.

There's no maker's name on it, but it's a nice thing

and I think it's a trout reel,

-so it's kind of nice.

-That's quite nice.

And you had bought such girlie things that I thought

-we should man it up a bit.

-Man it up a bit.

Huntin', shootin', fishin' stuff!

-Can we have a little fondle of your reel?

-Please do.

Thank you.

Every time you see one of those period angling prints,

there's a bloke standing by the side of a canal with a great long pole

and they have a tiny little reel

and a great long pole to reach out into the water

and that's the sort of reel that would be

-in one of those mid-19th century...

-There you go.

-So, there you have it. £15, in ace condition.

-A bargain, Kate.

Anyway, there we are.

You don't pick now, you pick later, but, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.

OK, now, Charles, are you a fisherman?

I'm not myself, no, It is a nice looking little piece.

It's a shame we don't have any famous names.

If we had the likes of Hardy on it, perhaps,

it would then become a different scenario and worth a lot of money.

But it is an old one, isn't it? It might be 1850, 1880.

Yeah, certainly 19th century.

It has a small bone handle on it, which is rather nice.

-What sort of price do you think it'll reel in?

-We said £10-£20, Tim.

Kate paid £15, so she paid the right price, which is brilliant.

-Are you up for this?

-We are, yes.

-We are, yes!

I have 75 on the books. Do I see £80 anywhere?

-Anything you wish you hadn't bought?

-All of them!

That's a good start, isn't it(?) First up is old trench art.

No mucking about now. Be brave, boys. I don't want you crying or anything.

-Good luck.

-It's a team.

-Christine.

-Christina.

-Don't forget it's Red Watch.

-Red Watch. Here we go.

-Walk tall.

Breathe deep...and here it comes. Here comes your trench art.

It's a pair of ammunition shells in the form of vases.

I have 20, and five. 30. Do I see five anywhere?

£30 already on commission. Do I see five elsewhere? Five in the room.

That takes me out unless I get £40 elsewhere.

It's with you at £35, sir.

And selling to the gentleman at the front for 35...

Oh, so quick! Not so fantastic.

Those shells, they were explosive -

-minus £20.

-We bombed there, didn't we?

-You certainly did.

Anyway, we're going to go on with the fire extinguisher, and here it comes.

Next is 153, the early 20th-century fire extinguisher.

Where do we start? I have 30, and five straight in.

Do I have 40 anywhere? Surely worth that?

It's with the commission at 35. Good little piece, worth one more bid.

Selling with the commission at 35, then...

That is £35, plus £25,

which means now, overall, you are plus five,

and it is the high-value number, the 200 series ivory jobbie with...

-A drawer.

-A drawer! Thank you very much.

The 200 series telephone, and we've had lots of interest here.

We've had 70, and five, 80, and five on the books already.

Do I see £90 anywhere?

£90 the next bid. 90, straight in on the internet.

Do I see five elsewhere? It's with the internet at £90.

Do I see five in the room anywhere?

Where's there lots of interest?

It's with the internet at 90. To the internet... 95, just in time.

Come on, come on!

-100. 110.

-Yes! Go on, sir!

And selling online, then, at 100...

-Ohhh! Unlucky, mate.

-£100 -

minus £10. I don't believe that, do you?

So, minus £5, overall. What are we going to do about the bonus buy?

-Trust her?

-Just go with it. We trust Christina. We trust your judgment.

-Trust her? You don't have to.

-It's time for a change.

He's good today, isn't he? He's on fire!

This is ridiculous! Do you want my job or something?

You'll have me out of work!

We're going with the bonus buy and here it comes.

Here it comes, here it comes.

Lot 158 is the late 19th-century silver pocket watch,

hallmarked for London, good little piece, this. Where do we start?

We have 20, and five. 30 on commissions already.

Do I see five anywhere? £35 the next bid, surely worth a bid at that.

It is silver.

Come in now, internet, at £35, otherwise we're all done

and finished, then. It's with me at 30. Are you coming...

-Online internet, £35. It's with me at £30.

-I'll take that.

It's selling, then, with me at £30...

£30! £30 is wipe-face.

Voila! Do not say a word to the Blues.

You could have a winning score, though.

-It could be a disaster for them.

-Let's hope so.

Five, and 50 bid, straight in. Do I see 55 anywhere?

-So, do you know how the Reds got on?

-No, not at all.

Well, you Greenwatch chaps, you better watch out,

-that's all I can say. Feeling confident?

-Very confident!

-Yeah, pretty much. I think so, yeah.

-How are you feeling, Al?

-Quite confident.

-Are you? How about you, Dan?

-Excited and very confident, Tim.

-Oh, there you go.

If there is any justice in this saleroom today,

you will get a profit on every item.

-We will get that golden gavel, Tim.

-Now, the pill box is first.

-Keep taking the tablets and here we go.

-It looks beautiful, doesn't it?

It's the crystal in the form of a pill box.

There you go, lovely little thing if you've seen it,

and I have a bid of £10 straight in, someone's seen it.

Do I see 15 anywhere? I have 12 now online. Do I see 15 anywhere?

15 is the next bid, I'll take 15. 15 at the very back there.

It's with you, sir. Let's come back on the internet at £20 for it.

Surely worth that.

Are you womenfolk buying all this stuff?

It's worth it, it's a good little thing.

All done and finished, then, selling at the back at 15...

£15, 50% profit - plus five.

I love it. £15.

Now, the silver trinket box.

There it is, beautiful, hallmarked, ready to go.

£27 to beat. Here it comes.

Next, we move on to lot 175,

a late 19th-century silver trinket box, hallmarked for Chester.

A lovely little thing, this, I like it.

I've got 40, and five straight in already. Do I see £50 anywhere?

£50 the next bid, surely worth that. I'm up to 45 already on commissions.

50, thank you, in the front. That takes my commission bidders out.

It's the gentleman's bid at the front at £50

unless I get 55 elsewhere.

It's going and selling to the gentleman at the front at 50...

Nifty 50! What about that?

That's plus £23, that is.

-That's 23. You had five before, you're plus 28.

-Go on!

Next lot, then, 176, a 20th-century bedside cabinet

in the Louis XV style, and where do we start this?

Again, I have 40, and five, and 50 bid straight in.

Do I see 55 anywhere?

£55 the next bid to the room.

Surely worth that.

You've doubled your money.

Come on, internet. 55 online now, that takes my commissions out.

It's with the internet at 55, unless I get 60 in the room.

It's going to the internet I'm selling online, then, at £55...

Loving it!

That is plus £30. That is...

Listen, chickens,

you are plus 58, all right?

You have a profit on all three items and this is a very grave moment.

Are you going to go with the fishing reel or not?

Are you going with the bonus buy? You have 58 smackers.

-What do you think?

-We can't lose much, can we?

-No, shall we go with it?

-Come on!

-Yeah, let's go with it.

Shall we go for it? Let's go for it!

See what we can reel in. Here it comes.

So, this the late 19th/ early 20th-century fishing reel.

It's got a lovely bone handle on it.

A stunning little piece and what do we have?

We do have some interest and we have up to £15 already on commissions.

Do I see £20 anywhere? £20 the next bid. I have £15 with me.

Do I see £20 for it?

£20 on my left, thank you, that takes my commissions out.

It's with the gentlemen on the left at 20 unless I get five quickly.

Selling to the gentleman on the left at 20...

£20! £20, Kate. Just tops it out, doesn't it?

Plus £5 - it means you are plus 63 smackers.

We only spent 62!

Listen, you spent £62 and you go home with 63 profit.

That is pretty cool. I congratulate you.

Don't tell the Reds, cos you could spoil their day,

and all will be revealed in a minute, Greenwatch.

Nothing green about your performance, I tell you!

Here we go, £50 online.

We've got the Redwatch and we've got the Greenwatch

-and there's a lot of competition, right?

-Correct.

-You're desperate to win.

-Yes.

-Do you know what the score is?

-No idea.

-No idea.

Well, this is going to be a bit painful, I'm afraid.

-The runners-up today by a fair old chalk are the Reds.

-Yes!

-Sorry about that, chaps.

-We've lost?

-You've lost? You did.

-Never mind!

You didn't lose, you're just the runners-up, right?

We don't have losers any more.

Anyway, minus £20 for the shells,

£25 profit on that fire extinguisher was extraordinary,

and I congratulate you on that.

Otherwise, the rest of it, we're not mentioning so much,

but the overall score is only minus £5,

which ordinarily would be a winning score no trouble at all,

so there we are. It is bad luck and my heart goes out to you,

but your colleagues are the victors today by going home with £63.

THEY CHEER

Never have I seen two men look so happy! Here's the 63.

A tremendous run of success. You made a profit on every single item.

Kate, you made a profit on the bonus buy.

You get to enter the ancient and noble order of the golden gavellers!

Yes! That's what they look like, lads, and here you go. Look at that.

-Thank you, Tim.

-And Kate, this is something to add to your collection.

Isn't that glorious? Have you had a good time?

I've had a fantastic time, Tim. Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.

To make a profit on every item is a considerable achievement and,

overall, to take home that amount of money is a considerable achievement.

You only spent £62 and you're going home with 63 in winnings.

It is brilliant.

So I congratulate you, thank you very much for coming.

Thanks for being such good sports

and, in fact, take a bird's eye at our website

and join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?

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