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We've all got bits and pieces tucked away in garages and attics | 0:00:04 | 0:00:08 | |
that haven't been looked at for many years. | 0:00:08 | 0:00:11 | |
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-WOMAN EXCLAIMS -Good Lord! | 0:00:13 | 0:00:16 | |
It may be you that's got something of real historical interest and value, | 0:00:16 | 0:00:20 | |
or something that a collector is looking out for. | 0:00:20 | 0:00:23 | |
It's a bottle of gin now, never mind a glass of gin! | 0:00:26 | 0:00:29 | |
For over ten years now on Flog It, you've shared with us your stories and items, | 0:00:29 | 0:00:34 | |
and today I want to share some inside knowledge with you. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:38 | |
Welcome to Flog It! Trade Secrets. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:40 | |
Among the thousands of things that you bring along to show us at our valuation days, | 0:01:06 | 0:01:10 | |
there's always something relating to our love of the countryside, | 0:01:10 | 0:01:13 | |
whether it's walking sticks or fishing rods. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:16 | |
And more often than not Flog It! | 0:01:16 | 0:01:18 | |
valuation days feature a few pieces of sporting memorabilia. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:22 | |
Of course, they're all gold. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:27 | |
So, stick around because today we're playing to win. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:33 | |
-£580. -Yes! The hammer has gone down. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:39 | |
Charlie Ross has an unusual game plan. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:43 | |
I'm working this out as I go along. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:46 | |
And David Fletcher is in for a few sporting surprises. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:50 | |
In all my years as an auctioneer I've never encountered one of those. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:57 | |
But let's get the ball rolling with some tips | 0:01:57 | 0:01:59 | |
from our match-fit experts. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:02 | |
Really go for the most prominent sportsperson that you can | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
and the most sought-after sport. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
I see endless boxes and boxes of football programmes, | 0:02:08 | 0:02:13 | |
but it's really the pre-war ones that people are collecting. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:18 | |
Don't spend a lot of money on sporting memorabilia | 0:02:20 | 0:02:22 | |
unless you know its provenance. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:25 | |
The national excitement over the 2012 Olympics | 0:02:28 | 0:02:31 | |
is just the latest example of our nation's passion for sport. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:35 | |
It's a passion that's reflected at our valuation days. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:38 | |
We see all manner of sports memorabilia turning up. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:42 | |
-From the rare... -It's a Sunday stick. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:47 | |
-..to the iconic... -We've got David Beckham's boots! | 0:02:47 | 0:02:51 | |
..to the quite frankly bizarre. | 0:02:51 | 0:02:52 | |
I love the adult bats. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
Collectors of sporting memorabilia are some of the most fanatical you are going to come across. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:59 | |
How many have you got in your collection? | 0:02:59 | 0:03:02 | |
I would think about 15 to 20,000. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
This is what collecting is all about - a fanatic! | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
So, if you want to know the secrets and the inside track | 0:03:07 | 0:03:11 | |
on what's hot in the world of sport, | 0:03:11 | 0:03:13 | |
then get ready, we're under starter's orders. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:16 | |
Here are some of the most interesting items we've seen over the years. | 0:03:20 | 0:03:25 | |
If you have a sporting hero or a team you support, | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
you want sort of relics, objects, | 0:03:29 | 0:03:33 | |
that relate you to them. | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
And sometimes the memorabilia is literally related to its owner. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:41 | |
The nice thing about this group of medals is, they come from the vendor's father. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:46 | |
He'd gone and seen his father play, he had the whole history with it and he had all the records, as well. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:52 | |
So, this is your father here. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:54 | |
Yes. Ernie Pattison. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:56 | |
It was as complete an archive of that footballer's life | 0:03:56 | 0:04:00 | |
as I think it's almost possible to get. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:02 | |
We've got some of his original contracts, as well. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:05 | |
-Yes. That one, I think, is the Scunthorpe contract. -This is the local interest one. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:09 | |
But what's more important is, we've got the medals. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:12 | |
-And, of course, they're all gold football medals. -Yes, they are. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:16 | |
There was a nice history. He'd started off as an amateur, | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
he was a miner, and it had got him out of the mines. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:22 | |
He came from a mining village called Barlborough, near Derbyshire. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:28 | |
He left there when he was 16 and he went to play for Frickley Colliery. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:34 | |
And then Notts Forrest came and they signed him on, | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
and then he was transferred to West Bromwich Albion. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:40 | |
You had all of it, the whole story, | 0:04:40 | 0:04:43 | |
encompassed by a tableful of objects, which is lovely. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
Any idea of value? | 0:04:47 | 0:04:49 | |
-I had them appraised locally for gold... -Right. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:53 | |
..just the gold itself, and it's somewhere between | 0:04:53 | 0:04:56 | |
£360 and £400, with the gold value. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
Thankfully, the interest in football | 0:05:00 | 0:05:03 | |
takes them above and beyond that, you'll be glad to know. | 0:05:03 | 0:05:06 | |
I think we should put them in auction | 0:05:06 | 0:05:09 | |
at a reserve figure of, say, £700 | 0:05:09 | 0:05:12 | |
and we'll put the estimate at eight to 1,200. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:16 | |
A sporting connection will often increase the value of an item beyond its weight in gold. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:22 | |
But auctioneer Colin Young thought Michael overshot the estimate | 0:05:22 | 0:05:25 | |
and revised it to £500 to £700. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:29 | |
But let's see how much it went for. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:32 | |
Lot number 275. Who's going to start me at £500? | 0:05:32 | 0:05:36 | |
Four to go, then, surely? £400. 400? Three? £300, anyone? | 0:05:36 | 0:05:41 | |
-That's far too low. -Mm. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
320. 340. And 360 on the book. At 360. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:47 | |
380 now? 380. 400. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:50 | |
-420. -You can't buy gold football medals for 400 quid. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:54 | |
460 do I see? 460 bid now? | 0:05:54 | 0:05:56 | |
460 bid. At 460. 480. At 480 bid. Any more bids now? | 0:05:56 | 0:06:01 | |
At 480. 500 bid. At 500. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:04 | |
-It's going up. -Just teased it. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:06 | |
At 500. 520 now. At £500, are we all done? Going this time. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:10 | |
-It's one interested bidder, isn't it? -Yes. -Any more bids from the net? | 0:06:10 | 0:06:14 | |
No. Any more from the room? | 0:06:14 | 0:06:15 | |
All done and finished, then. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:18 | |
They are sold at £500. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:20 | |
Well done, Colin. He teased that last bit out. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:23 | |
Colin knew his market and was right to bring the estimate down. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:27 | |
It was a bit disappointing, | 0:06:27 | 0:06:29 | |
but the most important thing is that the vendor's happy. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:32 | |
-Thank you. -Thank you. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:35 | |
Thankfully, the medals sold for more than their scrap value. | 0:06:35 | 0:06:38 | |
If they belonged to a famous footballer, they would've sold for even more. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:42 | |
Here's our expert Michael, with the inside track. | 0:06:42 | 0:06:45 | |
If you're investing, really go for the most prominent sportsperson that you can | 0:06:45 | 0:06:50 | |
and the most sought-after sport. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
So it's going to be football, it's going to be cricket. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:56 | |
I don't suspect you could buy Andy Murray's tennis racket | 0:06:56 | 0:06:58 | |
that he won the Olympic Gold Medal for, | 0:06:58 | 0:07:01 | |
but if you could, that's the sort of thing that will be an icon in 100 years to come. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:06 | |
Merchandise relating to big names in sport | 0:07:08 | 0:07:11 | |
is certainly worth looking out for. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:13 | |
But more obscure items can have value, too. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:17 | |
You never know, you might have something lurking in your garage | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
that's a treasured collector's piece, | 0:07:21 | 0:07:23 | |
but it's disguised as something else. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:27 | |
In all my years as an auctioneer, I've never encountered one of those. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
I've never seen one of these. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:33 | |
I suppose it's possible I might've done and not known what it was, | 0:07:33 | 0:07:36 | |
but I was very surprised and pleased to see that. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:40 | |
-Have you hurt your leg? -No. This is not really a walking stick. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
-Is it not? -No. It's a Sunday stick, as it was called. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:47 | |
You could go walking on a Sunday, when golf wasn't able to be played, | 0:07:47 | 0:07:51 | |
and you could use this to hit the occasional golf ball. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:54 | |
People would think you were out for a walk with your walking stick. | 0:07:54 | 0:07:57 | |
It evoked a time when people didn't take leisure on a Sunday. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:01 | |
Sunday was a day of rest. You didn't work and you didn't play. | 0:08:01 | 0:08:06 | |
-You weren't allowed to play golf on a Sunday. -In certain places, no. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:10 | |
Like, St Andrews is closed on a Sunday. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:12 | |
So if you're out a walk, you would take this with you | 0:08:12 | 0:08:15 | |
and when no-one was looking, hit a few golf balls. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:18 | |
So, you'd be in trouble if you saw the minister coming along | 0:08:18 | 0:08:21 | |
-on the opposite side of the road? -Possibly, yes! | 0:08:21 | 0:08:24 | |
That's when you spun it round and reverted to it as a walking stick. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:27 | |
And what a lovely story. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:29 | |
Doesn't it seem curmudgeonly to prevent people from playing golf on a Sunday? | 0:08:29 | 0:08:33 | |
You work jolly hard all week, you want a bit of fresh air, | 0:08:33 | 0:08:36 | |
and your local minister says "No, no, no!" | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
I think I'd rather be playing golf. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:41 | |
Now, this is going to appeal to collectors both of walking sticks | 0:08:41 | 0:08:46 | |
and, of course, people like yourself who are golfers. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
-How did you come by it? -It belonged to my mother. She had it for many years. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:53 | |
Although she wasn't a golfer, she was interested in golf and anything Scottish. | 0:08:53 | 0:08:58 | |
It's difficult to value something which you haven't encountered before. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:01 | |
It's very useful to get a bit of input from the owner, | 0:09:01 | 0:09:05 | |
and Richard, frankly, knew more about that golf stick than I did. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:09 | |
We're always very grateful for a piece of input like that. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:13 | |
It helps us to come up with a valuation. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:16 | |
I suppose, otherwise, | 0:09:16 | 0:09:18 | |
your valuation probably is instinctive. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:20 | |
I knew it wasn't going to make £400 or £500, | 0:09:20 | 0:09:23 | |
but I knew it was of some value. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:25 | |
Now, I would be inclined to estimate this | 0:09:25 | 0:09:28 | |
-in the region of £30 to £50. -Yes. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:30 | |
If it made 50 or 60, | 0:09:30 | 0:09:33 | |
-I wouldn't be surprised. -Yes. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:35 | |
But I can't see it making much more than that. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:37 | |
Collectors of golfiana, as it's called, what a horrible word, | 0:09:37 | 0:09:42 | |
tend to be reasonably well off and they'll spend money on their hobby, | 0:09:42 | 0:09:46 | |
and that'll end up in a collection somewhere. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:49 | |
I don't think the owner will take it out for a walk when he exercises the dog, | 0:09:49 | 0:09:54 | |
but I might be wrong! | 0:09:54 | 0:09:55 | |
I think this will go in Scotland. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:58 | |
There's a lot of golf memorabilia in Scotland. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:03 | |
-Good luck. -Thank you. -Here we go. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:05 | |
We have the Sunday stick in the form of a golf club. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:09 | |
-I'm bid 40 to start. At £40. 45. 50. -That was good. -Five. 60. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:15 | |
At £60. Anybody else left? 65. 70. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:20 | |
-Five. -Someone on the phone here. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:22 | |
£80. Are you all done? | 0:10:22 | 0:10:24 | |
£80 and we're away at 80. | 0:10:24 | 0:10:27 | |
-£85. -85. Just in time on the net. | 0:10:27 | 0:10:31 | |
At £85. All done, ladies and gents? | 0:10:31 | 0:10:34 | |
On the internet - the room's out - at £85. | 0:10:34 | 0:10:39 | |
-That's more like it, isn't it? -That's good. -That's a good price. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:43 | |
-Someone was serious about that. That's going in a collection. -I hope so. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:48 | |
When it comes to sport and leisure you can collect anything from bats to books, | 0:10:48 | 0:10:53 | |
but how do you know what will reap you rewards in the future? | 0:10:53 | 0:10:57 | |
It's back to David Fletcher with some advice... | 0:10:57 | 0:11:00 | |
If I was collecting sporting items, | 0:11:02 | 0:11:06 | |
I would collect in the field which I either played or watched. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:12 | |
Clearly, if you're not a golfer you're going to get as much enjoyment out of a golf stick. | 0:11:12 | 0:11:17 | |
If you like football, collect football programmes. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:20 | |
If you like rugby, collect signed rugby shirts. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:23 | |
See if you can find something autographed by.. | 0:11:23 | 0:11:27 | |
an All Black team from the 1930s. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:29 | |
That is where the potential lies, something which has got a bit of age and character. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:35 | |
That's a good tip from David. | 0:11:35 | 0:11:38 | |
To get a sporting chance of success in the saleroom, | 0:11:38 | 0:11:41 | |
look out for items that you have special interest in. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:45 | |
You're likely to know more about the subject and enjoy your buy, | 0:11:45 | 0:11:49 | |
regardless of its value. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:51 | |
But now to our most modest expert, | 0:11:53 | 0:11:55 | |
with a very personal connection to cricket. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:59 | |
I'm going to be in the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack | 0:12:00 | 0:12:03 | |
because I played cricket for Poland. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:06 | |
There you go. A surprised look from the director there! | 0:12:06 | 0:12:10 | |
Poland does have a cricket team and I'm half-Polish, my mother's full Polish, | 0:12:10 | 0:12:14 | |
and I qualified and played in a Euro cricket tournament for Poland a couple of years ago. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:19 | |
Did quite well, especially against Croatia! | 0:12:19 | 0:12:21 | |
So when I saw the autograph album, I thought, | 0:12:21 | 0:12:24 | |
"This is a good way of me giving some of my knowledge on cricketers | 0:12:24 | 0:12:29 | |
"and the famous names of olden-day cricket." | 0:12:29 | 0:12:32 | |
So your father got this book and managed to fill it with lots of autographs of famous cricketers. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:38 | |
All in the 19... | 0:12:38 | 0:12:40 | |
-..about 1924, I think. -1924, 1925. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:42 | |
So we'll look through... | 0:12:42 | 0:12:44 | |
This one was a particularly good one because it had some real old-time legends of cricket in there, | 0:12:44 | 0:12:49 | |
names like Jack Hobbs and Hammond and Sutcliffe | 0:12:49 | 0:12:52 | |
and all the big names. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:54 | |
When you get something really good like that, the price is hard to predict. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:59 | |
There's going to be a few famous Yorkshiremen there, I'm sure. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:02 | |
-Herbert Sutcliffe. -Absolutely. -That's great, isn't it? -Yes. | 0:13:02 | 0:13:06 | |
It's a super album. There's a lot of interest to cricket collectors there. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:11 | |
I think it'll probably make between £100 and £200 for the collection. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:16 | |
-That could be good. -Yes. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:18 | |
When we got to the auction room, I always thought it would do a bit better, | 0:13:18 | 0:13:22 | |
and there was a sort of palpable sense of excitement about the album, | 0:13:22 | 0:13:27 | |
but you don't know for sure until it comes under the hammer. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:32 | |
He absolutely loved it. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:34 | |
And he's got a buyer on the phone from Spain. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:37 | |
-Has he? -Yes! -Goodness me! -It's going under the hammer now. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:40 | |
When the album came up for sale, Paul may have given me a slight indication | 0:13:40 | 0:13:45 | |
that this was going to go well. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:46 | |
As it came up... | 0:13:46 | 0:13:48 | |
150. 160. 170. 180. 190. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:51 | |
-..it went really quickly. -This is more like it. | 0:13:51 | 0:13:55 | |
It was one of the more exciting auction moments that you can find. | 0:13:55 | 0:14:00 | |
540. 580. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:02 | |
580, our number-two telephone. All finished in the room? | 0:14:02 | 0:14:06 | |
Sold and away at £580. | 0:14:06 | 0:14:09 | |
-Yes! -Brilliant! -The hammer's gone down. £580. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:13 | |
I thought it might make two or 300, perhaps a little more. | 0:14:13 | 0:14:17 | |
As it happens, I think it made almost 500, | 0:14:17 | 0:14:20 | |
which was a bit more. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:22 | |
It's a new game - "Higher" she says "Higher!" | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
I can't believe it! | 0:14:25 | 0:14:27 | |
-Janet, what's the name of your grandson? -BOTH: Lewis. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:30 | |
-Well, what do you think of that? -It's amazing. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:33 | |
Part of the reason that the autograph album sold so well, I'm sure, | 0:14:33 | 0:14:36 | |
is because the autographs were not overlapping each other | 0:14:36 | 0:14:39 | |
and they were all done on a single sheet | 0:14:39 | 0:14:42 | |
so that later on, if you decide to sell it | 0:14:42 | 0:14:45 | |
or your descendants decide to sell it, | 0:14:45 | 0:14:49 | |
they will be able to maximise the profit out of it | 0:14:49 | 0:14:51 | |
by having the potential to split it up, if necessary. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:56 | |
So if you're a keen autograph collector, | 0:14:56 | 0:14:58 | |
get each signature on a different page | 0:14:58 | 0:15:00 | |
and don't write their name underneath. | 0:15:00 | 0:15:04 | |
Like most collections, they'll get split up in the future | 0:15:04 | 0:15:07 | |
so make sure there's room for the scissors to cut around them. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:12 | |
The Flog It experts have decades of experience and an encyclopaedic knowledge of antiques. | 0:15:12 | 0:15:17 | |
But sometimes, even the very best are left baffled. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:22 | |
I love to find something about which I know nothing. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:25 | |
And I think, unlike some people, | 0:15:25 | 0:15:27 | |
I'm very, very capable of putting my hands up and saying, | 0:15:27 | 0:15:32 | |
"I know nothing!" | 0:15:32 | 0:15:35 | |
I need you to tell me what it is. Let's just talk it through on the outside. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:39 | |
It's a bamboo... | 0:15:39 | 0:15:42 | |
basically a bamboo walking stick with a bit of carved bone on the top. | 0:15:42 | 0:15:46 | |
-It's not ivory, it's carved bone. -Yes. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:49 | |
The age looks to me to be... | 0:15:49 | 0:15:53 | |
almost Victorian, probably Edwardian. | 0:15:53 | 0:15:56 | |
What an exciting thing to find. I thought it was just a walking cane. | 0:15:56 | 0:16:00 | |
Hello. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:02 | |
When I pulled the top out, | 0:16:02 | 0:16:03 | |
I thought it was going to be a sword stick! | 0:16:03 | 0:16:07 | |
Does that give you a clue? | 0:16:07 | 0:16:10 | |
Was it a sword stick? No! It was a horse-measuring cane. | 0:16:10 | 0:16:15 | |
It's got the hands... Can we stand it upright? There we go. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:19 | |
-That shows the measurement there or opposite here? -It would have to be there. | 0:16:19 | 0:16:24 | |
-It would show on there, yes. -It couldn't be there because that would always be the same. -Yes. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:29 | |
You're quite right! | 0:16:29 | 0:16:31 | |
I'm working this out as I go along! | 0:16:31 | 0:16:34 | |
And it was really beautifully made, | 0:16:34 | 0:16:37 | |
it had some restoration, but an unusual thing. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:40 | |
Difficult thing to value. I think I put about £50 on it. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:45 | |
Lot 237! Nice old horse-measuring stick! | 0:16:45 | 0:16:48 | |
These used to make an awful lot of money round Newmarket, | 0:16:48 | 0:16:51 | |
-and still do. -Oh! -All the traders used to have them. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:54 | |
50. 55. 60. 65. 70. | 0:16:54 | 0:16:59 | |
-75. The undertaker's in on this one. -LAUGHTER | 0:16:59 | 0:17:03 | |
85 with the lady. 85. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:05 | |
You see, it's equine memorabilia. Big money. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:09 | |
That lady there, at £85. Anybody else? Who's going to bid? | 0:17:09 | 0:17:15 | |
It goes with the lady, then, at 85. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:18 | |
-Yes! £85. -Brilliant. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
It's remarkable, something like that, | 0:17:21 | 0:17:23 | |
that was used purely for the purpose for which it was intended - | 0:17:23 | 0:17:28 | |
measuring horses - has become a collector's item. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:31 | |
I don't suppose it'll ever be used to measure a horse again. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:35 | |
It's a fantastic piece of memorabilia. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:40 | |
Sporting memorabilia can certainly win gold in the saleroom | 0:17:40 | 0:17:44 | |
and there are a few things you can do to secure yourself a medal. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:49 | |
Look out for famous sporting names. If they're famous now, | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
there's a good chance they'll be sought-after in the future. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:56 | |
-He played for Glasgow Rangers. -He's going to be well sought-after. Very collectable. | 0:17:56 | 0:18:00 | |
Collect a sport you're interested in. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:05 | |
If you're asking a player to sign their life away in an autograph book, | 0:18:05 | 0:18:08 | |
make sure the names could be split in the future. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:13 | |
Or you could take your sporting memorabilia to a specialist sports auction | 0:18:13 | 0:18:17 | |
where you might get a better price. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:21 | |
Very good! | 0:18:21 | 0:18:22 | |
And one tip that applies not just to sport | 0:18:22 | 0:18:25 | |
but to all sorts of antiques... | 0:18:25 | 0:18:28 | |
Always buy something that makes you feel good inside, that puts a smile on your face | 0:18:28 | 0:18:33 | |
because it's always going to be a good investment, even if it doesn't go up in value. | 0:18:33 | 0:18:37 | |
If you could have any beautiful antique you liked, | 0:18:41 | 0:18:44 | |
what would it be? | 0:18:44 | 0:18:46 | |
I put that question to Charlie Ross. | 0:18:46 | 0:18:48 | |
If I wanted to own one thing in the world, | 0:18:48 | 0:18:51 | |
it would be a complete set of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:55 | |
What is Wisden? Wisden is the cricketer's Bible. | 0:18:55 | 0:18:59 | |
First published, I think, in, er, 1864 and still being published today. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:04 | |
They are just a history of cricket, | 0:19:04 | 0:19:07 | |
and you can look up anybody. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:10 | |
I love using them today. You meet someone and they say, "My dad played for so and so" | 0:19:10 | 0:19:16 | |
and then when they've gone home you can look in Wisdens and check them out, | 0:19:16 | 0:19:20 | |
see if their dad did really play for so and so. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
Because people tend to spin yarns about these things, dare I say it! | 0:19:23 | 0:19:28 | |
But for me, it's a complete fascination. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:30 | |
I'm a member of the Lord's Taverners, of the MCC. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:34 | |
I still, dare I say it, turn out and play the odd game of cricket. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:38 | |
There are about 150 volumes of Wisden, | 0:19:38 | 0:19:41 | |
of which I have 120, 125, | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
so I've got more to buy. But they're the expensive ones, of course. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:48 | |
The relevance of this particular Wisden, 1938, | 0:19:48 | 0:19:51 | |
it's got the scores from the 1936-37 tour of Australia, | 0:19:51 | 0:19:57 | |
England playing Australia Down Under. | 0:19:57 | 0:19:59 | |
Now, the bat has got signatures | 0:19:59 | 0:20:03 | |
of all the players that played in the test matches. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:06 | |
Some of the names are a little illegible now. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:11 | |
Signed in old fountain pen, it's hardly surprising they're illegible. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:15 | |
But if you look up the Wisden, you can check all the names so you've got the full teams. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:20 | |
That, for me, is real history. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:22 | |
This bat belonged to Len Hutton who was playing for the England team. | 0:20:22 | 0:20:26 | |
And at the top of the Australian list is the signature of Donald Bradman, | 0:20:26 | 0:20:31 | |
the greatest cricketer that ever lived - by miles. | 0:20:31 | 0:20:34 | |
I don't think anybody would argue with that. | 0:20:34 | 0:20:37 | |
If you're a good batsman, | 0:20:37 | 0:20:39 | |
you average 40 or 50 runs per innings. | 0:20:39 | 0:20:44 | |
Quite simply. Donald Bradman's average when he finished playing | 0:20:44 | 0:20:49 | |
was 99.9. | 0:20:49 | 0:20:52 | |
Had he scored four runs in his last ever test innings, he would've averaged 100, | 0:20:52 | 0:20:57 | |
twice as much as anybody's ever averaged, or nearly twice as much. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:01 | |
Sadly, he was out for nought. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:03 | |
But they say that possibly a tear in his eye got in the way of the ball. | 0:21:03 | 0:21:08 | |
I think Charlie might shed a tear when he sees which Flog It! expert | 0:21:10 | 0:21:13 | |
appears in this year's almanac. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:16 | |
Cricket is just one sport we Brits are proud to have invented. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:26 | |
But not all lawn games that evoke an image of Englishness were born on our shores, | 0:21:27 | 0:21:32 | |
as I found out in Devon. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:35 | |
There's something quintessentially English | 0:21:35 | 0:21:37 | |
about playing croquet on a lovely summers day like this, | 0:21:37 | 0:21:40 | |
on a very smooth velvety lawn. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:43 | |
This particular croquet court is at Castle Drogo, | 0:21:43 | 0:21:46 | |
in the heart of Devon. | 0:21:46 | 0:21:49 | |
But far from being the embodiment of Englishness, | 0:21:54 | 0:21:56 | |
the game is thought to possibly have been French, | 0:21:56 | 0:22:00 | |
developed around the time of William the Conqueror in 1066. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:03 | |
The game was recreated to construct the battle scenes where William the Conqueror's army | 0:22:03 | 0:22:09 | |
were marching through the ranks of Harold's defenders. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:13 | |
Over the next few hundred years the game grew in popularity, | 0:22:15 | 0:22:19 | |
and when James I descended to the throne of England in 1604 | 0:22:19 | 0:22:23 | |
he brought his croquet equipment down from Scotland, | 0:22:23 | 0:22:26 | |
and along with it... his golf clubs! | 0:22:26 | 0:22:29 | |
Well done! Roger, it's a pleasure to meet you. | 0:22:35 | 0:22:38 | |
You're chairman of the Budleigh Salterton Cricket Club, | 0:22:38 | 0:22:41 | |
so you must know all there is to know about this wonderful game. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:46 | |
I think the game really is lost in the midst of time. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:49 | |
There are many, many old references to the game. | 0:22:49 | 0:22:52 | |
But the modern game can be traced to 1851, to the Great Exhibition no less, | 0:22:52 | 0:22:58 | |
when it was a demonstration game, | 0:22:58 | 0:23:00 | |
and it came in from Ireland with the kind of rules that we play these days. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:03 | |
Has the game developed much over the years? | 0:23:03 | 0:23:06 | |
Oh, yes. It's developed considerably. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:08 | |
Like most games, it's developed mostly because people get so good at it. | 0:23:08 | 0:23:12 | |
Therefore, the rules get modified to make it more difficult. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:16 | |
So you and I will play a game, we'll have one ball each. | 0:23:20 | 0:23:23 | |
-I'll be yellow. What are you going to be? -I shall be blue. -OK, come on, then. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:28 | |
-We've got to what? -Get in front of the first hoop. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:33 | |
-You always know the first hoop because it's got a blue top. -Blue top. First hoop, blue top. | 0:23:33 | 0:23:39 | |
Find my line... | 0:23:39 | 0:23:41 | |
That's not bad at all. That's very good, Paul. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:43 | |
Let's see if I can do as well as that. | 0:23:43 | 0:23:45 | |
That's a good effort. | 0:23:48 | 0:23:50 | |
-That's the way it could go. -Now that is a good shot. | 0:23:53 | 0:23:56 | |
That's a very good shot. He's a cunning old fox, isn't he? | 0:23:56 | 0:24:00 | |
Yes. Yes! | 0:24:00 | 0:24:03 | |
Ohh! | 0:24:03 | 0:24:05 | |
-It was so close, wasn't it? -It just turned at the last minute! | 0:24:05 | 0:24:09 | |
-Look at the grin on his face! -ROGER LAUGHS | 0:24:09 | 0:24:12 | |
-Oh! -That was good! | 0:24:14 | 0:24:17 | |
Ohh! Oh... | 0:24:18 | 0:24:20 | |
Run that and you've won. That's a lovely shot. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:24 | |
Well, I think you let me win that, Roger. | 0:24:24 | 0:24:26 | |
But we've gone through all the hoops, | 0:24:26 | 0:24:29 | |
that's the end of the game, what's this peg for in the middle? | 0:24:29 | 0:24:32 | |
There's another version of the game. It's not usually played by people just starting, | 0:24:32 | 0:24:36 | |
because croquet's all about fun and they like to be able to play and socialise. | 0:24:36 | 0:24:41 | |
-And have a few drinks while you're doing it! -Exactly. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:44 | |
-What's this game called? -Association Croquet. | 0:24:44 | 0:24:47 | |
Association Croquet. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:48 | |
-Shall we peg out, so they say? Shall we have a go at hitting that? -Yes. -Let's do it. | 0:24:48 | 0:24:53 | |
-Ready? Who's going first? -You go first. -All right. | 0:24:53 | 0:24:57 | |
-Nicely done. -Just! | 0:24:57 | 0:25:00 | |
-Well done. Thank you. -Thank you. -I think it's time for Pimm's. | 0:25:00 | 0:25:03 | |
I've often wondered what some of our successful owners | 0:25:06 | 0:25:08 | |
have done with the money in the past. | 0:25:08 | 0:25:11 | |
You probably have, as well. We've caught up with a few of them. | 0:25:11 | 0:25:15 | |
Today, we hear how the sale of a silver plate | 0:25:16 | 0:25:19 | |
helped Berenice Williams realise her artistic dream. | 0:25:19 | 0:25:23 | |
I think I've always been artistic and always wanted to paint, | 0:25:23 | 0:25:28 | |
but with a very busy life, with three children, | 0:25:28 | 0:25:31 | |
I never really had the opportunity. | 0:25:31 | 0:25:35 | |
I had a very nice silver tray | 0:25:35 | 0:25:38 | |
and I wasn't quite sure what it was used for. | 0:25:38 | 0:25:42 | |
Where does it live in your house? | 0:25:42 | 0:25:44 | |
Well, it sits on the coffee table in the sitting room | 0:25:44 | 0:25:47 | |
and it gets knocked around by the grandchildren, | 0:25:47 | 0:25:50 | |
so I just thought, "What a pity. I'll bring it to you and see if you liked it." | 0:25:50 | 0:25:54 | |
Unless you're living in a bungalow, you've got it on the wrong floor. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:58 | |
-Oh, right. -This belongs in the bedroom. -Oh! | 0:25:58 | 0:26:01 | |
-Oh, really? -This is a dressing table tray. | 0:26:01 | 0:26:05 | |
It's very commercial at the moment. It never really falls out of fashion. | 0:26:05 | 0:26:09 | |
-Let's put it into auction with £100 to £150 on it. -Really? | 0:26:09 | 0:26:13 | |
-Oh, gosh! -Let's put a reserve of £90 on it, fixed, | 0:26:13 | 0:26:17 | |
-and let's see how it goes. -Amazing! | 0:26:17 | 0:26:19 | |
-Good luck. -Thank you. -Here we go. It's going under the hammer. | 0:26:19 | 0:26:23 | |
80. 80 a bid there only. At £80. Five anywhere now? | 0:26:23 | 0:26:28 | |
At £80. Five. 90. Five. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:30 | |
-Brilliant. -Silver's selling well here today. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:33 | |
-I hope Uncle John's watching from up there. -I bet he is. | 0:26:33 | 0:26:37 | |
-140. 150 now. -Good heavens. | 0:26:37 | 0:26:40 | |
At £140. All out in front of me, then? At 140... | 0:26:40 | 0:26:45 | |
-Well done! -Top end! -He knows his onions, doesn't he? | 0:26:45 | 0:26:49 | |
-That'll pay for my art now. -What sort of art? Art classes? | 0:26:49 | 0:26:53 | |
I'm just going on some art courses and the next one is £140. | 0:26:53 | 0:26:58 | |
-It was meant to be! -Exactly! | 0:26:58 | 0:27:02 | |
So it all seemed very fortuitous | 0:27:02 | 0:27:04 | |
that my silver tray sold for £140. | 0:27:04 | 0:27:08 | |
I'm a very fast painter. | 0:27:11 | 0:27:14 | |
And I like using acrylics | 0:27:14 | 0:27:17 | |
because you can actually be quick, | 0:27:17 | 0:27:20 | |
and then if you make a mistake, you can get rid of it | 0:27:20 | 0:27:23 | |
and paint over it and they dry quickly. | 0:27:23 | 0:27:26 | |
There is a large exhibition in Reading | 0:27:27 | 0:27:31 | |
with over 400 exhibits, | 0:27:31 | 0:27:34 | |
and I sold quite a few paintings there, | 0:27:34 | 0:27:37 | |
which was absolutely amazing to see those red dots. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:42 | |
And I got highly commended, as well. | 0:27:42 | 0:27:44 | |
So obviously, like everybody, I've got a long, long way to go, | 0:27:44 | 0:27:50 | |
but I just feel that I've made a lot of progress, | 0:27:50 | 0:27:54 | |
and probably it all started | 0:27:54 | 0:27:56 | |
with my £140 from my silver tray at Flog It. | 0:27:56 | 0:28:00 | |
'It just goes to show, selling unwanted antiques | 0:28:01 | 0:28:05 | |
'can lead to more than just cash in your pocket. | 0:28:05 | 0:28:08 | |
'We hope you've been inspired | 0:28:13 | 0:28:14 | |
'by our snapshot of the intriguing items | 0:28:14 | 0:28:17 | |
'that reflect our love of sport. | 0:28:17 | 0:28:20 | |
'If you've got an object an home that you're tired of looking at...' | 0:28:20 | 0:28:23 | |
Dust it down. You never know, a collector may want it. | 0:28:23 | 0:28:27 | |
I hope you've enjoyed today's show. See you next time for more Flog It! Trade Secrets. | 0:28:27 | 0:28:32 |