0:00:02 > 0:00:08Welcome to the show that searches every nook and cranny of your home for antiques to take to auction.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Today, we'll meet someone whose house is crammed to the rafters with clutter,
0:00:12 > 0:00:16so she needs a helping hand from Cash In The Attic.
0:00:36 > 0:00:42'Coming up on Cash In The Attic - oh, those memories of life in the Australian jungle!'
0:00:42 > 0:00:45- Do you like it?- Very fetching, Jennie. Very fetching.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49'And is it our host or her friend who is the biggest collector?'
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- Sara.- Well, you see, I'd say Anne.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59'Plus, on auction day, the lady of the house has a startling admission.'
0:00:59 > 0:01:05- Because I'm mad.- Because you're barking mad.- Barking! - She wants to scare the neighbours.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09'Will we all be feeling the same way when the hammer falls?'
0:01:09 > 0:01:14We're on the coast of Devon to meet a lady who's called in a friend
0:01:14 > 0:01:17to help her find her way to "la dolce vita".
0:01:17 > 0:01:21'Anne Walters is a born-and-bred Londoner, but in 2001,
0:01:21 > 0:01:27'she moved to the English Riviera and she hasn't looked back.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31'She's happy here and her two sons Jerry and Nick both live nearby.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36'Anne is a compulsive buyer of second-hand goods and I've already been warned
0:01:36 > 0:01:41'that her house is filled with all sorts of paraphernalia.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43'Helping the search today is her friend Sara
0:01:43 > 0:01:47'and our expert John Cameron is on hand too.
0:01:47 > 0:01:52'He's been doing valuations for 15 years and still works as an auctioneer.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56'He gets to work straight away while I go to meet the ladies.'
0:01:56 > 0:02:01- Good morning.- Hello.- You've made a start. That's lovely. You must be Anne.- I am.- And you're...?
0:02:01 > 0:02:08- I'm Sara.- Hello, Sara. Do you like rummaging?- I love rummaging.- That's why you've chosen her.- Yes, exactly.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Someone told me that you had an awful lot of possessions
0:02:12 > 0:02:15and from a quick look round, I can see that's true.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20- Where has it all come from?- Various places, mainly charity shops.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Or a charity shop, just one particular one.
0:02:23 > 0:02:29- All of this?- Yes, it was ridiculous. I did live there for 38 years, so over the time I collected it...
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- They must love you.- They did. They used to wait for me to come in.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35She's a bit of a hoarder, is she?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37I can't say that because I'm...
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- She's worse than me.- I'm not worse. - You are. She's worse than me.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45I am not a hoarder. I am a collector.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47I can't let things go.
0:02:47 > 0:02:52We're going to have fun today. How much money do you think you might be able to raise?
0:02:52 > 0:02:57- About £500.- What's the money going to go towards?- Towards a cruise.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03- Having never been on a cruise, I'd like to go on a Mediterranean cruise.- Sounds fantastic.
0:03:03 > 0:03:09- £500 for a cruise round the Med. Shall we start rummaging?- Right. - Let's go and see what John's found.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14'Anne might have loads of stuff, but she certainly keeps it all very neat and tidy,
0:03:14 > 0:03:20'so that should make it easier for us to sort out what might be worth taking to the auction.'
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Well, here he is and he's found something rather beautiful.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29- Yes, the blue glass.- I've got three pieces - two blue and one amethyst. Who's the collector?
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- Me.- Yeah?- Me.- You're going to learn about this lady.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- She buys everything she can, don't you?- Yes, but this wasn't from a charity shop.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Where did you get this from?
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- From a gift shop where I used to live.- You went to the gift shop too?
0:03:44 > 0:03:48It was the gift shop to the left or charity shop to the right.
0:03:48 > 0:03:54They're interesting. They're from the famous factory of Whitefriars which was James Powell and Sons,
0:03:54 > 0:03:59one of the longest-running glass manufacturers in British glass-making history.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03These are very distinctive pieces that were introduced in the '60s,
0:04:03 > 0:04:05a whole range of textured pieces.
0:04:05 > 0:04:11These were mould-blown into wooden moulds. Different range of colours and shapes. This is kingfisher blue.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13We've got an amethyst coffin vase.
0:04:13 > 0:04:19- What did you like about them particularly?- Probably the colour. Blue is my favourite colour.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24- So it probably was that. - Have you used them? - I put flowers in them occasionally.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27OK. So was it a good investment?
0:04:27 > 0:04:32The market has seen a rise in recent years, but we have seen the peak of that rise.
0:04:32 > 0:04:38Collectors have acquired the things they're after and are now looking for scarcer pieces,
0:04:38 > 0:04:40but these are still saleable.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43I'd put the three of them together at £50 to £70.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45That's fine. Yes, definitely.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- That sounds good to me.- Definitely.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- It must be more than you paid for them.- I'd say so.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55- You've bought so much, you've no idea?- I haven't a clue what I paid!
0:04:55 > 0:04:59'So with a bit of luck, we might discover a real gem here.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02'Sara has started her search upstairs
0:05:02 > 0:05:07'amid the mass of soft toys that Anne has accumulated over the years.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12'She bought this Steiff camel when she was on holiday in Germany 30 years ago.
0:05:12 > 0:05:18'The Mickey Mouse, dachshund and Steiff bear all came from the same charity shop in London.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23'You can easily identify a Steiff by a metal pin in the ear bearing the company name.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28'Some of their vintage or limited edition toys can fetch thousands of pounds.
0:05:28 > 0:05:33'These aren't in that league and together should fetch £50 to £70.'
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Hi, John.- Hi, Sara. - What do you think of this?
0:05:36 > 0:05:40First of all, what do YOU think of it?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- I don't like it.- You don't like it? - It's not my style.
0:05:43 > 0:05:49- Do you not admire the craftsmanship in it?- Well, no, because I think I could do just as well.
0:05:49 > 0:05:55I'm boasting, aren't I? But I did go to night school to do copper work and pewter work.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59We ought to have a chat afterwards. We could do honest reproductions.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04- I see a little mark on there. Can you see that?- I can. Can you see what it says?- No.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09- If my eyes don't deceive me, that says Newlyn.- There was a Newlyn School of artists,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12so something to do with that?
0:06:12 > 0:06:18Yes, the Newlyn School of Arts which started down in Newlyn near Penzance in the late 19th century.
0:06:18 > 0:06:24The Newlyn School - Stanhope Forbes, Harold Harvey and the like were focusing very much
0:06:24 > 0:06:28on the fishing traditions of Newlyn and its surrounding farming as well.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- I see.- It's echoed in here.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36But this is a piece of Newlyn copper ware which is quite collectable these days.
0:06:36 > 0:06:42It's all worked by hand and I think there's a great attention to detail on here.
0:06:42 > 0:06:48- Where would this have come from? - Knowing Anne, I would think in a charity shop.- You think so?- Yes.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53- So she wouldn't have paid much for it?- No. Probably about 50 pence.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58- Would it surprise you if I put an estimate on that of £30 to £50?- All right.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02If it wasn't so vigorously polished, I might put a bit more on that.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07But this little fishy on this little dishy will hopefully do us a good turn at auction.
0:07:07 > 0:07:13'It may have lost some of its finer details, but let's hope it still attracts some bids.'
0:07:13 > 0:07:18- Several bids on this one. Straight in at £40.- We're on the bottom estimate, got a bid.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22'I wonder how much it will finally sell for?
0:07:22 > 0:07:26'As the search here in Paignton continues, we decide to split up
0:07:26 > 0:07:30'to make sure we don't miss anything that could help our cause.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34'We've got our work cut out. There are hundreds of things to look over.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37'John has found more of Anne's glass collection.
0:07:37 > 0:07:43'He particularly likes this small scent bottle with a hallmarked silver rim.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47'There are also mid-20th century Italian Murano pieces.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50'Once again, they come from the charity shop in London.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55'John recommends putting them together in one lot with an estimate of £40 to £60.'
0:07:55 > 0:07:59It's lovely to have a bit of a sit-down. We'll leave John to it.
0:07:59 > 0:08:04I wanted to ask you more about how this happened. I mean, look at it.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09We are surrounded by your possessions. So when did it start?
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Well, about 50 years ago when I got my first house.
0:08:13 > 0:08:19I happened to like things, so I'd just go and get them or buy them, then I'd get a collection of them.
0:08:19 > 0:08:26When I moved out of Ealing, I took a lot of it back to the charity shop, so this is only a fraction of it.
0:08:26 > 0:08:27Good Lord!
0:08:27 > 0:08:30You mentioned Ealing.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35- You lived in Ealing for some years before you moved down here to Devon?- Yes, definitely.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39I was born there. My father was born there as well.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41The family just came from Ealing.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44So what brought you down here?
0:08:44 > 0:08:49Because things had changed so much and I wasn't terribly happy being in London any more.
0:08:49 > 0:08:55- One of the prime reasons you moved down was that you got cancer? - Yes, that's right.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01It was just after that that I thought... In fact, the Macmillan nurse said she was a bit concerned
0:09:01 > 0:09:03about me coming on my own anyway.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07She said, "Really you should have somebody caring for you."
0:09:07 > 0:09:13So my son and daughter-in-law came as my carers because he'd already been down here about seven years.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- So how are you now?- Much better.
0:09:15 > 0:09:21You can never say you're cured, according to the consultant. You just say you're in remission.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26As far as I'm concerned, I'm in remission and I have been for some time.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31- So you feel good?- Yes, I feel fine. - Fit to go on a cruise?- Definitely.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33That's going to put the icing on the cake.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Why do you want to go to Italy so much?
0:09:37 > 0:09:43Well, basically, my grandmother was Italian and that was the first place I went to.
0:09:43 > 0:09:50And I just love Italy. I think all the holidays I've had in the last five years or so have been in Italy.
0:09:50 > 0:09:56- We'll get you back out there to Italy if we can on a lovely luxury cruise.- That would be lovely.- Yeah.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- But we need some money, so we'd better go and see what John's up to.- Yes.- Come on.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05'In the study, Sara has come across this dinner service.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09'It's made by Denby. In 1806, a seam of clay was exposed at Denby in Derbyshire
0:10:09 > 0:10:12'during the construction of a road.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17'The clay's exceptional quality was recognised by a local entrepreneur who set up a company.
0:10:17 > 0:10:23'By the end of the century, richly coloured glazes in kitchenware became Denby's trademark.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27'Anne started to collect this Gypsy design set in 1960
0:10:27 > 0:10:31'and has added to it over the years from various charity shops.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34'It should make £20 to £30 at auction.'
0:10:34 > 0:10:40- Anne, this is an interesting painting.- Yes. - What's the story behind it?
0:10:40 > 0:10:45I bought it from a charity shop in Ealing because it reminds me of Florence.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48An artist fellow came to look at it recently
0:10:48 > 0:10:52and explained that it was probably painted for the grand tour
0:10:52 > 0:10:55by a Florentine artist.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- That's about all you know?- Yes.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- It certainly does look like Florence, doesn't it?- Yes.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- These look like medieval Florentine buildings.- They do.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10- Well, the grand tour was a kind of finishing school for gentlemen in the 18th century.- Right.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15Many very wealthy young men would go off, sometimes for four or five years,
0:11:15 > 0:11:19studying and touring around Europe's great cities.
0:11:19 > 0:11:25And on their travels, they would often collect antiquarian books, paintings, bronzes, all sorts,
0:11:25 > 0:11:31so you would get young, contemporary artists being commissioned by these wealthy young men
0:11:31 > 0:11:36to paint them pictures of the places they'd visited. I do like the painting.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39It has a great luminosity. I love the use of light and shade.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43I think that's on board. Have you ever had it out of the frame?
0:11:43 > 0:11:46No, but he did suggest it was on board, not canvas.
0:11:46 > 0:11:53It doesn't look like canvas. What I would like to do at some point is perhaps remove it from the frame.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58I'd have to take out all the pins and get it out, just to have a closer look,
0:11:58 > 0:12:04- but also it would be nice if there was an artist's signature tucked behind the frame here.- Definitely.
0:12:04 > 0:12:10That would help possibly increase its value. As a painting, the more I look at it, the more I like it.
0:12:10 > 0:12:17- Even a tourist piece like that, I'd be looking at £50 to £70. Would you be happy with that?- That's fine.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- We've got ourselves another lot. - Jolly good.- Come on then.
0:12:21 > 0:12:28'Going by John's lowest estimates so far, we stand to make £240 towards Anne's Mediterranean cruise,
0:12:28 > 0:12:32'so we're almost halfway there already.'
0:12:32 > 0:12:38There you are! Here am I rummaging around your house and you're sitting... What are you looking at?
0:12:38 > 0:12:43- Just photos of some of my cars. - SOME of your cars? - These are the classic ones.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48- Then we have modern ones for everyday use.- How many cars have you got?- Seven at the moment.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52I knew you were a collector, but I didn't know you collected cars.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- It's an investment really. - Oh, I see.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59You get great fun from them, from the clubs, from the rallies,
0:12:59 > 0:13:03going on gymkhanas with them and that sort of thing.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- What, over jumps?- No, no, no, you have to negotiate things.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12How interesting! They are beautiful, I must say.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17- Anne, have you ever been in one? - Yes, I've been in the Jag. Beautiful car.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22- It's very smooth and very elegant. - How did you two actually meet?
0:13:22 > 0:13:29- At the University of the Third Age. Or the U3A as it's called.- I have heard of it, but tell me more.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34It's for people sort of over-55, semi-retired or retired.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39And there are various things going on that you can sort of join in,
0:13:39 > 0:13:43so it's good to get people out of the house that wouldn't normally do so.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- It's a good social life. - Yes, it is definitely.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51You don't have to go to everything. You choose what you want to go to.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- What groups do you both belong to? - We both go to Local History.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57And I go to Music.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02And I go to Rummikub and I'm trying to learn to play whist.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06It's great that you two met at the University of the Third Age.
0:14:06 > 0:14:12You have a common interest in local history, but you've got another big interest
0:14:12 > 0:14:16which is collecting everything from large cars to small ornaments.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21- Yeah.- You've got quite a lot in common, have you? - I think so.- We must have, yes.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- We're as bonkers as each other. - Yeah.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29- Who's the biggest collector?- Sara. - Well, you see, I'd say Anne.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31LAUGHTER
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Next time, it's going to be your house we come to,
0:14:34 > 0:14:38but right now, we'd better finish with this house, so come on.
0:14:38 > 0:14:45'It seems Anne's new interest in learning for pleasure is her main hobby now instead of collecting.
0:14:45 > 0:14:52'Upstairs, John has noticed a couple of bugles in the bedroom which Anne bought at a local market.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55'One of them still has the tassels which look in good condition.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00'The bugle evolved from German hunting horns, but the word comes from the Latin
0:15:00 > 0:15:04'for a young bull, "buculus", as the earliest were made of animal horns.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08'These two are made of copper and brass and get an estimate
0:15:08 > 0:15:10'of £30 to £50.'
0:15:10 > 0:15:17- These are extraordinary. I've so many hats here. Where have they all come from?- The charity shop.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- No?- Needless to say. Yes. - I like this one. This reminds me...
0:15:21 > 0:15:27- Just mind you don't get a cork in your eye.- It's wonderful. It takes me right back to the jungle.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30I don't suppose you want to part with any of them?
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- Oh, definitely, yes. - Where's our man? John?
0:15:33 > 0:15:37I want you to... I think I want you to do the full monty.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Really? There's an offer a boy can't refuse.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45There's a lot of laughing going on out here and not a lot of rummaging.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- Do you think it suits me?- Very fetching, Jennie. Very fetching.
0:15:49 > 0:15:55Somebody could be mad enough to buy them all as one lot. I don't know what they'd do with them.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- You've collected them over how many years?- About 20, I suppose.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04My favourite has to be the great English bowler, quintessentially English.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08These were originally made... They were commissioned for gamekeepers.
0:16:08 > 0:16:14The brief to the guy that made the very first one was that they had to be very, very hard
0:16:14 > 0:16:18to withstand a clobbering from a cornered poacher.
0:16:18 > 0:16:24- Oh, my goodness!- The chap that made the first one's name was Bowler. - That's how it got the name.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29- Are they worth anything?- It would have to be a bit of a guestimate. How many are there?
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- I reckon there's 13. - Well, I'd put them in
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- at £50 to £100 and just suck it and see.- OK.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Brilliant. Off we go then.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43- Come on.- Permission to go ashore? - Indeed, indeed.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47'13, eh? Let's hope that's a lucky number for Anne come auction day.
0:16:47 > 0:16:53'In the dining room, she wonders if this collection of silver-plate and pewter tankards, jugs and goblets
0:16:53 > 0:16:56'might be worth much at auction.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00'Two are commemorative pieces for the Queen's Silver Jubilee,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03'but the others are early to mid-20th century.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07'Anne bought them for next to nothing at a charity shop,
0:17:07 > 0:17:11'so would make a nice return if they sell for an estimate of £20 to £30.'
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- John, you've found my bears. - They were hard to miss, Anne.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18I turned around and there were hundreds of eyes staring at me.
0:17:18 > 0:17:24I've seen some collections of Ty Beanie Babies in my time, but not a collection quite this big.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Where did it all start?
0:17:26 > 0:17:32A friend in America had ordered one in a shop in Ealing and she asked me to go and pick it up for her.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36They said, would I like one of these bears as well? I thought, "Why not?"
0:17:36 > 0:17:43It took off from there. Every time they got any in, they'd let me know, so I'd rush in and buy them.
0:17:43 > 0:17:48- When was that?- Gosh, it must have been about 1997, I'd say.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53Right, OK. Well, the Beanie Babies started around 1993.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56That's when they introduced the first range.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- It did become a collecting phenomenon.- Definitely.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- But they still are produced and still are loved the world over.- Yes.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09- You'd be happy to sell the collection?- Yes, definitely. - You've had enough?- Yes.
0:18:09 > 0:18:15- You don't want to think about it? - No.- You sound like you've made your mind up.- Yes, definitely.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- How many do you think you've got? - I think there's about a hundred.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24If I were putting them into auction, I would suggest an estimate of around £100.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- I would say 80 to 120.- Right.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31- Are you OK with that?- That's fine. - You probably have a few rare ones.
0:18:31 > 0:18:37- I love these four - Shamrock, Daffodil, Rose and Thistle. - Yes, United Kingdom.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42- Those are my favourites. A few scarcer ones in there might bump that price up.- Yes.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45'Sara has found some more of Anne's soft toys.
0:18:45 > 0:18:51'And it looks as if John has too, but I think we've got enough of those going to the saleroom for now.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55'Around the fireplace, Anne displays another of her collections.
0:18:55 > 0:19:01'This time, it's pieces of copperware that are from around the turn of the 20th century.
0:19:01 > 0:19:07'Some of it she bought at a market down here in Devon, but the rest is from her charity shop trawls.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11'Unfortunately, they're not so fashionable these days,
0:19:11 > 0:19:15'so the estimate for this little lot is just £40 to £60.'
0:19:15 > 0:19:20It's certainly an interesting collection of folky musical instruments you've got, Anne,
0:19:20 > 0:19:23but where do they all come from?
0:19:23 > 0:19:28- A charity shop underneath me in Ealing.- These came from...?- All of them.- It's a good charity shop.
0:19:28 > 0:19:34- It's a very good charity shop.- Is it still there?- Yes.- You know where I'm going when I leave your house!
0:19:34 > 0:19:41- And the accordion?- No, this came from Totnes Market.- So more local? - Yes.- What do you know about that?
0:19:41 > 0:19:44I was just looking at it to see where it was made.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49We've got it plastered all over the piece. It's Empress with their swan trademark,
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- made in Saxony, so Germany.- Gosh!
0:19:51 > 0:19:57- This piece would date to the 19th century. The ebonised body suggests that as well.- My goodness!
0:19:57 > 0:20:02A lot of people call them one-man bands. You play the melody and accompaniment on opposing sides.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- You don't need anyone else with you. You've never played it?- No.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- SHE PLAYS A FEW NOTES - You've got two mandolins there.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15There's not a huge amount of age to those, but this piece interests me.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18It's got up there the maker's name.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22It's an eight-string banjo and it's John Grey and Sons of London.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25I believe these were made by Francis Beddard
0:20:25 > 0:20:29and they quickly gained a reputation for quality.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34- A bit of damage to it, but a good maker's name certainly.- Oh, right.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- Do you think we could sell all these as a collection?- Yes, I hope so.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- They all look like they require some form of restoration.- Definitely.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47They'll be a project for someone who buys them, but they're interesting.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52Well, if I was selling then, I'd expect them to make collectively about £150 upwards.
0:20:52 > 0:20:59An auction house might want to separate them into three lots, but it's what I'd hope they'd realise.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01What do I hear, what do I hear? £150?
0:21:01 > 0:21:07These five pieces, we're going to put them into auction and I think they should make about £150 upwards.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- I think that's mean.- Thank you(!) - Aren't they nice?- They're lovely.
0:21:11 > 0:21:18Sara, do you think she's going to get to the auction with all her bits and pieces? She loves them so much.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22- I shall be carrying them to the auction.- Good girl.- Take them away.
0:21:22 > 0:21:29You said you wanted £500 at the start of the day, so you can get on that cruise to the Mediterranean.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34Based on John's lowest valuations throughout the day, you should make £610.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37That's very good, yes. Smashing. Yes, definitely.
0:21:37 > 0:21:43- Do you think we can get you one of those outside cabins with a balcony? - Dangle me over the side?- No!
0:21:43 > 0:21:47So you have a balcony and a view and you can sip your wine there, yeah?
0:21:47 > 0:21:50I'm sure this lot will sell and it'll be bon voyage!
0:21:50 > 0:21:56- We're relying on you to make sure she gets to the auction with all these bits.- They'll go.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00'I think we've helped Anne sort out what could do well at auction
0:22:00 > 0:22:03'and sent her happily on her way around the Med.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05'Among the items we've chosen,
0:22:05 > 0:22:08'we have that huge collection of Beanie Babies.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11'She reckons there's about a hundred in total.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20'And there are the 13 hats she's collected from charity shops for the past 20 years.
0:22:20 > 0:22:26'We'll be doffing ours to anyone who offers over the estimate of £50 to £100.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30'And what about that 19th century German accordion
0:22:30 > 0:22:32'she bought at a local market?
0:22:32 > 0:22:36'With the banjo and other musical instruments from charity shops,
0:22:36 > 0:22:40'this lot should sell for at least £150.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46'Still to come, Anne's feeling very confident about her small copper tray.'
0:22:46 > 0:22:53- Why a fixed reserve?- I know it's worth more than 40, so I thought 40's fine.- She knows.- Positive thinking.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57'And how close does she get to her Mediterranean cruise?'
0:22:57 > 0:23:03- At the moment, you're on the lower decks. We need to bring you up that ship.- As long as I'm not rowing!
0:23:03 > 0:23:06'Find out if she gets there when the hammer finally falls.'
0:23:12 > 0:23:18It's been just over a month now since we waded through a huge range of collectables at Anne's home.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Today, we've brought them to Lyme Bay Auctions on the southwest coast.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26We're hoping that Anne's not the only one with a hoarding instinct
0:23:26 > 0:23:29because we want to get her on that cruise.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33'The auction house is in the small Devon resort of Seaton
0:23:33 > 0:23:37'on the 95-mile-long Jurassic coastline of Lyme Bay.
0:23:37 > 0:23:42'They don't sell fossils here though, just antiques every five to six weeks.'
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- Hiya. Good morning.- Hello.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50- Oh, who have we got here?- I'm Jerry. - Hello, Jerry.- Anne's son.- Ah!
0:23:50 > 0:23:55- What's happened to Sara? - She couldn't make it today. - So you're a stand-in?
0:23:55 > 0:24:01- Yes.- Have you been to an auction before?- I haven't. I've been really looking forward to coming.- Good.
0:24:01 > 0:24:07- I love these hats. How do you feel about parting with them?- It looks a bit odd in my hall at the moment.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- They were all up the stairs.- Yeah. - Will the Beanie Babies sell?
0:24:11 > 0:24:16I have noticed another couple of Beanie Baby lots in the auction today.
0:24:16 > 0:24:22- That's sometimes a good thing. - Hopefully, it may have brought some collectors down for them,
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- but we've flooded the market.- Yes.
0:24:24 > 0:24:31- Let's show you how an auction works. It's about to start, so we'll go and get a place.- Excellent.- Here we go.
0:24:31 > 0:24:37'Let's hope Anne's collectables go down well and help us boost her holiday funds.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41'We're almost in the right county for her first lot.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46It's the Cornish Newlyn copper pin tray, embossed with a fish.'
0:24:48 > 0:24:53- I said £30 to £50, a collectable item. You've put a fixed reserve on this, Anne - £40?- Yes.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58Hopefully, it'll get there. It's a nice thing and they're getting scarcer.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03- Why a fixed reserve? - I know it's worth more than 40, so I thought 40's fine.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- She knows.- Yeah, I know. - Positive thinking.
0:25:06 > 0:25:11- Several bids on this one. Straight in at £40. - Wow! £40, we've got a bid.- Good.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15£40 I've got. 45. 50.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19- £55? 55 I've got. 55. 60 anywhere?- Go on.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22I'm going to sell it for £55.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- It was very exciting for a minute. - We got all excited!
0:25:26 > 0:25:31Never mind, 55, that's all right. It's over the estimate, isn't it?
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- £5 over estimate, we're happy with that.- That's good.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38'It's started the day off well, which is a good thing,
0:25:38 > 0:25:41'but far too early to start celebrating.'
0:25:41 > 0:25:47- We'll try and sell your pewter tankards now. Do you use these, Jerry?- No, I don't actually.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52- Just as well. She's selling them! - He won't be able to have a drink!
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- So £20 would be OK?- Yeah, fine.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- Let's see if we can do it. - Let's see what happens.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01What shall we say for those? £20, £30?
0:26:01 > 0:26:03£15 then?
0:26:03 > 0:26:07- Come on.- £15? It's got to be worth £15, hasn't it? No-one interested?
0:26:07 > 0:26:12A tenner then? £10? No-one interested at £10?
0:26:13 > 0:26:16- No? We'll have to pass those by. Not sold.- Oh, dear.
0:26:16 > 0:26:23- Well, Jerry, you will be drinking from those tankards now.- I will from now on. I think I need to!
0:26:23 > 0:26:27'That's a shame, but Anne doesn't look at all disappointed.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31'It's only a £20 loss which we can hopefully make up elsewhere.'
0:26:31 > 0:26:37Next up are our copper bugles. Two of them and they work. I did get a bit of a note out of both of them.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42- We're looking for £30 to £50. - Why did you buy copper bugles? - Because I'm mad.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- Cos you're barking mad.- Barking! - She wants to scare the neighbours.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51- Did you used to get the children up with these?- Yes... No, the neighbours, not the children!
0:26:51 > 0:26:57- We hope we can get £30 for them. - Yes. Your neighbours will be hoping so as well.- Yes, I should think so.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59£40?
0:26:59 > 0:27:02£30 then?
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- 25, thank you. £25...- 25.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- Yes, but down from 40. - He started at 40.- I see.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12And I shall sell them for £25...
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- 30?- £25.- 25, 25.
0:27:14 > 0:27:20- We were talking all the way through that, so we didn't notice. - Pay attention, girls.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24'He's being a bit dogmatic, but I suppose we'd better concentrate.'
0:27:24 > 0:27:28I wonder if we'll find a buyer now for your oil on board? It's lovely.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- It's a painting of Florence.- Yes.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36- Fond of it?- Very. I've just come back from there. - Have you?- Yes, a fortnight ago.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- Where did you get it from? - The charity shop.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44- Does your mother ever come out of charity shops? - No, she's always there.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49- I like it. 50 to 70, I think, is a real speculative estimate on this.- OK, let's see.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52£50, £60? Rather rare.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56£40 then...? £40?
0:27:56 > 0:27:59£40 I've got. £40 I've got.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02£40 I've got. £40 I've got. 45 anywhere?
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- Come on.- Come on. - 45 I've got. 50 I've got.
0:28:05 > 0:28:0755 anywhere?
0:28:07 > 0:28:11I shall sell for £50... BANGS GAVEL
0:28:11 > 0:28:15- It was a very good item, that one. - What do you think?- OK, that's fine.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- You're happy, aren't you, about that?- I'm so happy, yes.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21'Anne's really enjoying this chance
0:28:21 > 0:28:25'to turn her possessions into cash for something special.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28'We've already passed the £100 mark.'
0:28:28 > 0:28:32Next up is our extensive Denby pottery dinner set.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34I've got £20 to £30 on it.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38It seems a really small figure, but I often take these to auction
0:28:38 > 0:28:40and they don't get any bids at all.
0:28:40 > 0:28:46- So are you happy for this to sell? - Yes.- You want to get rid of it? - Yes.- OK, here we go.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48£40, £50?
0:28:48 > 0:28:50£30 then?
0:28:50 > 0:28:53£30 I've got. £30 I've got.
0:28:53 > 0:28:5632 I've got. 35 I've got. £35 I've got.
0:28:56 > 0:28:5838 anywhere? 38 anywhere?
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Then I shall sell it for £35...
0:29:01 > 0:29:03£35.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- Oh, well...- OK with that?- Yes, I didn't want to take it home again.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- You were hoping for more? - Yes, definitely.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15- Never mind.- Yes, more space.- Exactly. I would have filled it anyway.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- It all goes towards your cruise. - That's very true. Yes, definitely.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22'She had been collecting that set since the '60s,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25'so I can understand her disappointment.'
0:29:25 > 0:29:28It's time to put your hat on.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32'There are 13 of them in total, all from charity shops.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35'We're hoping they'll sell for £50 to £100.'
0:29:35 > 0:29:39I've got my one. Get your hat on. Come on, quickly, Anne!
0:29:39 > 0:29:43- I'm looking for one.- Somebody should have put the bowler on.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45It's a collection of various hats.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- There we are. - We're showing them here.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52Very interesting collection. What shall we say for that?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Other hats here.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56What shall we say for that? £40?
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- £30?- There's a lot there.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- £20?- Oh, for goodness sake, look at them all!
0:30:03 > 0:30:0622. 25. 28. 30?
0:30:06 > 0:30:09£30 I've got. £30 I've got.
0:30:09 > 0:30:1232 anywhere? 32 anywhere?
0:30:12 > 0:30:15Then I'm going to sell it for £30... GAVEL BANGS
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Oh, no!
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- We even modelled them. - Oh, well, there we are. - Perhaps we put them off.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24'And she could be right.
0:30:24 > 0:30:30'Perhaps our sales technique was a bit over the top, but at least the hats have gone.'
0:30:30 > 0:30:35- We're halfway through.- Good Lord! - It's not bad.- It wasn't, was it? - It's flown by, hasn't it?
0:30:35 > 0:30:41- It's your first auction, Jerry. Are you enjoying it?- Thoroughly. I'd love to come again fairly soon.
0:30:41 > 0:30:48Well, it's been a bit up and down. We've got a few things unsold. But you've got some big items to come.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52We've got your Beanie Bears to come, your musical instruments.
0:30:52 > 0:30:58I'm saying this to soften you up because you should be at 250 now, your target's 500,
0:30:58 > 0:31:01but in fact you've made £195.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03- Right, fine, that's good. - That's good.
0:31:03 > 0:31:09- All right?- We'll catch up in the second half.- I think there's every prospect of that.
0:31:09 > 0:31:13But we need to do better. At the moment, you're on the lower decks.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17- We need you to bring you up that ship.- As long as I'm not rowing!
0:31:17 > 0:31:20'If you'd like to sell at auction yourself,
0:31:20 > 0:31:24'do bear in mind that fees such as commission are added to your bill.
0:31:24 > 0:31:31'This charge varies from one saleroom to another, so it's always worth enquiring in advance.
0:31:31 > 0:31:37'A general auction like this is a great place to spot unusual things and buy them for a bargain price,
0:31:37 > 0:31:41'but you have to train your eye to look out for those potential gems.'
0:31:41 > 0:31:45- What have you found to play with? - Aren't these great?- I remember them.
0:31:45 > 0:31:51- End of the pier job, eh? - It takes you back a bit.- It does. I used to love them.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55This was one of the easier games. I won a penny or two on this.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00This is called the Elevenses because of the 11 cups here. It's called a catching game.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05This is one of their most famous machines, but it looks easier than it is
0:32:05 > 0:32:11because these bars here rotated, so when the balls hit them, it often threw them off.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- You were just rubbish at it! - It's by the firm of Bryans,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18William Bryan, a very interesting Leicestershire man,
0:32:18 > 0:32:25who started the firm in about 1926 after a Distinguished Flying Cross awarded during the First World War.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27This one is about 1955 in date.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31These things, when they turn up at auction, generate a lot of interest.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34What will it fetch, do you reckon?
0:32:34 > 0:32:40- In good condition, it should make £400 or £500.- Really?- I haven't got any old pennies to try it out.
0:32:40 > 0:32:45- But if someone gets it for 200 quid, they've had a real bargain.- Really?
0:32:45 > 0:32:47I thought it would be 50 quid.
0:32:47 > 0:32:54- If we can get this for £50, we'll split the profit, shall we?- OK. Come on. Let's go back to our auction.
0:32:54 > 0:33:00'That old arcade machine sold for £600 in the end, not the bargain we thought it might be.
0:33:00 > 0:33:06'As the sale of Anne's lots resumes, her small collection of glass is the next to go before the bidders.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10'It includes some Italian Murano, plus a silver-topped scent bottle.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14'They're all charity shop acquisitions again.'
0:33:14 > 0:33:17What shall we say for that? £40, £50?
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- £30 then?- Come on.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23£30 I've got. Thank you.
0:33:23 > 0:33:28£30 I've got. £30 I've got. 32 anywhere? 32 anywhere?
0:33:28 > 0:33:32No, it's got to make a little bit more money, this one.
0:33:32 > 0:33:38- Unsold.- Oh, gosh!- That's not been sold. £30 was the lowest bid. It looks like you're taking it home.
0:33:38 > 0:33:45- Fine.- It's a shame. I thought the silver-mounted jar was worth that. - Definitely.- You would think so.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49'At least it's not a huge collection that she'll be taking home,
0:33:49 > 0:33:53'but it has taken another chunk out of our potential earnings today.'
0:33:53 > 0:33:59I wonder what we're going to get for a bear, a camel, a mouse and a dog?
0:33:59 > 0:34:03They are a Steiff bear and camel and Mickey Mouse and a dachshund.
0:34:03 > 0:34:09- But where have these come from? - The camel came from Germany. But the others came from the charity shop.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13A couple of them are quite classy - the Steiff bear and camel.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17They are modern Steiff bears, but they're quite expensive new,
0:34:17 > 0:34:21so that's why I've put £50 to £70 on them.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26- They're not your boyhood toys?- No, certainly not, I'm pleased to say. - They're newer than that.
0:34:26 > 0:34:32Oh! I wouldn't dare say such a thing. All right, well, let's see if we can get 50 quid.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36It's unusual. What shall we say for that? £50, £60?
0:34:36 > 0:34:38£40 then?
0:34:38 > 0:34:41£40 I've got. Thank you. £40 I've got. £40 I've got.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45£40 I've got. £40 I've got. 42 anywhere?
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- Come on!- 42 anywhere? I'm going to sell it for £40...
0:34:48 > 0:34:5071.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54- There we are.- I don't think that's bad.- Not really.- That's good.
0:34:54 > 0:34:59- Are you happy with that?- Yeah, definitely. See the back of them.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03'I wonder if they'll be joining a bigger family of soft toys?
0:35:03 > 0:35:06'I'm sure they'll be much loved by their new owner.'
0:35:06 > 0:35:12Next up are our three pieces of Whitefriars - the coffin vase and the two other vases.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17- They were from the collectors' shop. - Yes.- All I've heard is "charity shop" all day.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22- No, this wasn't a charity shop. - Why is it called a coffin vase? - It's the shape of it.
0:35:22 > 0:35:28- It's very off-putting.- That's what the collectors refer to them as - the coffin vase.- How much money?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30We've got three in the lot
0:35:30 > 0:35:34- and £50 to £70, which I think is fairly reasonable.- Fine.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38- Are you feeling confident, Jerry? - I am, ever confident.- Yes, OK.
0:35:38 > 0:35:44- Several bids on this. Straight in at £45.- Several bids! - £45 I've got. £45 I've got.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47£45 I've got. 50. 55.
0:35:47 > 0:35:4960? 60.
0:35:49 > 0:35:5365. 70... 75.
0:35:53 > 0:35:5680. We're off the book at £80. £80 I've got.
0:35:56 > 0:36:02£80 in the room here. 85 anywhere? I'm going to sell for £80...
0:36:02 > 0:36:07- I'm surprised about that.- Yeah? - Yeah.- That's over the top estimate. That's very good.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11- Are you surprised in a good way? - In a good way, yeah.- Good.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16- I'm relieved.- Yes, definitely.- OK. - It's funny how these auctions go.
0:36:16 > 0:36:23I can see you now with a glass of bubbly on that deck, overlooking Italy. Are you taking him as well?
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- Yes, and his partner.- Oh, I see.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29'I reckon they're all in for a fun-filled time
0:36:29 > 0:36:32'if my experience with Anne is anything to go by.'
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Well, this is such a mystery to me.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39Will your Beanie Bears sell or are you taking them all home?
0:36:39 > 0:36:42- More than 100, aren't there?- 150. - 150 Beanie Bears!
0:36:42 > 0:36:47- I do hope not.- John, you reckon we might get £80 for them.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50I said 80 to 120, but that was before I knew
0:36:50 > 0:36:54there were three other Beanie Baby lots in this auction.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59- You're not sounding confident. - Not now, no. I hope they sell, just for Anne's sake.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02Otherwise you know what you're getting for Christmas!
0:37:02 > 0:37:06What shall we say for those? £100?
0:37:06 > 0:37:0990? 80...? 50 then?
0:37:09 > 0:37:12No-one interested?
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- Come on!- Can't go less than 50. No-one interested?
0:37:15 > 0:37:20No? OK. Put that down as "not sold". Sorry about that.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23- Oh, no!- That's a shame.
0:37:23 > 0:37:29That was £80 we were hoping for towards the target, most importantly, but also...
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- I've got to take them home again. - Oh, no!
0:37:32 > 0:37:34'She could always leave them here
0:37:34 > 0:37:38'to sell again, but what does Roger Woolland the auctioneer think?'
0:37:38 > 0:37:44It tends to be a bit of a fad. One year, they're in, the next year, you can't give them away.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47It's just one of those things with Beanie Bears.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50'It seems this is the year they're not so hot.
0:37:50 > 0:37:56'That "no sale" of the Beanie Bears has left a huge dent in our efforts to reach Anne's target of £500.'
0:37:56 > 0:38:00Next up is our collection of copperware.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02£40 to £60 we've got for it.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05'We're about to find out if it's worth it.'
0:38:05 > 0:38:09I have a bid on this one straight in at £30. £30 I've got.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- Got 30.- £30 I've got.
0:38:12 > 0:38:1432 anywhere? 32. 35.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18£35 I've got. £35 I've got.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- It looks nice.- Yeah, that's right.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22I'll sell it for £35...
0:38:22 > 0:38:24That's not bad - 35.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28- That's not bad. - You're nearly there.- Nearly.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31'But another one under the lower estimate means
0:38:31 > 0:38:35'if Anne wants to make enough money for that cruise, her last lot,
0:38:35 > 0:38:38'which is just coming up, has to do well.'
0:38:38 > 0:38:45- This is a really important item, all your musical instruments. Where did they all come from?- A charity shop.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49- It's just like a broken record. - It is, isn't it? Hopeless.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53- Did you play any of these instruments, Jerry? - No, I'm afraid I didn't.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58- You didn't have a little tinker? - Probably.- They're nice, aren't they?
0:38:58 > 0:39:02We've got four instruments there, including the nice John Grey banjo.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05150 sounds a lot of money, but it isn't
0:39:05 > 0:39:10- when you've got five items. - Absolutely. Worth every penny. Come on!
0:39:10 > 0:39:13I have a bid on this one straight in at £120.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- 120.- 125. 130.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18135. 140.
0:39:18 > 0:39:23145...? It's now off the book at £145.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26- Go on.- What about the accordion?
0:39:26 > 0:39:28£145...
0:39:28 > 0:39:33Oh, £145. We just, just almost got to our bottom estimate there.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38- Are you happy with that?- It's OK. - You're a bit disappointed? - A little bit, yes.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- Did you think they'd fly out the room?- I was sure they would.
0:39:42 > 0:39:47- Never mind.- They can do a little slow dance out of the room.- Yes, exactly.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51'Considering nearly all of Anne's pieces were from charity shops,
0:39:51 > 0:39:55'she must have made a good profit. Time to find out.'
0:39:55 > 0:39:58That, ladies and gentlemen, is it.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02- Have you enjoyed it?- I did. My first auction, yes, I did enjoy it.- Good.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07- Jerry, it's been your first auction too.- It has. I've really enjoyed it as well.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11Some of it didn't go quite to plan, did it?
0:40:11 > 0:40:17Sales like this can be quite emotional. You get highs and lows and we've had a few downers here.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21However, we wanted £500, so you could go on that lovely cruise.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25- It's going to take you mostly to Italy.- Yes, hopefully.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27OK, £500 you didn't get.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31- But you did get 495. - Well, that's not bad, is it?
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- Excellent.- I tell you what - I'll give you the fiver!
0:40:35 > 0:40:37I might hold you to that!
0:40:37 > 0:40:42And you've got lots of items to either leave here for a re-sale or take home.
0:40:42 > 0:40:48- Yes.- Thank you for coming, Jerry, and standing in at the last moment. And we wish you bon voyage!
0:40:51 > 0:40:57Anne and Jerry are looking forward to their cruise around the Italian coast.
0:40:57 > 0:41:03In the meantime, they've come to the picturesque port of Dartmouth, not far from her Paignton home,
0:41:03 > 0:41:07so they can have a taste of a life on the ocean wave.
0:41:07 > 0:41:13I've been coming here for years, but it's the first time I've been on a cruise like that.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17I love coming to Dartmouth. It's one of the nicest parts of Devon.
0:41:17 > 0:41:23It's just so calm and luckily, the sea was calm. I really enjoyed it on the boat.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Very nice. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
0:41:25 > 0:41:32So has their boat trip along the River Dart whetted their appetite for their big voyage around the Med?
0:41:32 > 0:41:40I've always wanted to go on a cruise, so the thought of going to Italy really sounds good to me.
0:41:40 > 0:41:45- I'm looking forward to that. - I'm glad I've raised the cash towards the trip. It'll be great.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50I haven't been on a cruise before and I've thoroughly enjoyed Cash In The Attic.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55She's just £5 short of her target, but JC said he's going to give you the £5.
0:41:55 > 0:42:01- You did well, didn't you, in the end?- Definitely. - Thoroughly enjoyed it.- Yes.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11I couldn't be more delighted that Anne is now one step closer
0:42:11 > 0:42:14to that fabulous cruise around her beloved Italy.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18If you'd like to raise money for a holiday or something else
0:42:18 > 0:42:23and you have collectables hidden around your home, why not apply to come on the show?
0:42:23 > 0:42:26You can find the form on our website at:
0:42:27 > 0:42:31Good luck and maybe see you next time here on Cash In The Attic.
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