0:00:05 > 0:00:06Over the years on Bargain Hunt,
0:00:06 > 0:00:11we've seen many a loving couple's relationship challenged
0:00:11 > 0:00:15by the rigours of finding bargains.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19So, we're not going to muck about with a tried and tested formula.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23Today, in Cheshire, we're going to give you the Full Monty -
0:00:23 > 0:00:26a 60-minute programme, so there!
0:00:26 > 0:00:30So, my lovelies, let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!
0:00:52 > 0:00:54We're scouring the antique shops in Congleton today
0:00:54 > 0:00:59and the teams have £300 to buy three items in 60 minutes.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02But, today, we've changed the rules a tad,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05and I'll be asking our experts to find, not one,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09but two bonus buys and, then, I'll tell them which one
0:01:09 > 0:01:13I think is going to bring the biggest profit...
0:01:13 > 0:01:16or loss. And will the teams decide to take them?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18And who will be right and who will be wrong?
0:01:18 > 0:01:21But let's have a quick squint first at what's coming up.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26The Reds get all sentimental...
0:01:26 > 0:01:29I love it, because I originate from that area
0:01:29 > 0:01:32and I remember these things. I'm that old!
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- My father worked for this brewery all his life.- Wow.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40..while the Blues just have a good time.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45- Hold that to your face. Look at that!- I love it.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46I know what's going to happen.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48SHE PARPS HORN Oh, God!
0:01:48 > 0:01:52But before I give too much away, let's meet the teams.
0:01:54 > 0:02:00Well, on today's programme, we've got two teams of loving couples!
0:02:00 > 0:02:04For the Reds, we've got Roy and Gail and, for the Blues,
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- we've got Andy and Ginny. Hello, everyone.- Hiya.- Hello.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Now, Roy, it really was love at first sight for you, wasn't it?
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- Yes, it was, yes, indeed. - Tell us the story.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Well, I was working in the United States and needing a car,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21so I went shopping for a motor vehicle.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24So I went into the dealership late on a Saturday and, suddenly,
0:02:24 > 0:02:28out of the showroom, came this stunning redhead.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30So, what's the chat-up technique?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32"I'll buy this car if you go out with me?"
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- That's very near to it!- Really?! - Well, not quite. No, not quite.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Is this a common or garden thing in America,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42when single British men go shopping for cars?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44No, I was standing in the showroom and my boss came up and she said,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47"There's a customer out there, go help him." I said, "I can't.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- "There's just something about him."- Really?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52As soon as I went out there and he opened his mouth and said,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- "Hello," it was just like...! - Really?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Was it the voice that did it first? No, cos you'd seen him first.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00It was the voice and the little smile.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Yeah, that little naughty English smile! Good.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05And how are you finding life in the UK, Gail?
0:03:05 > 0:03:09This is going to sound stupid, but I love it. I love the rain,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11I love the temperature, cos where I'm from...
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- Are you all right?!- ..it's 108 degrees and you can't even breathe.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- So, nice to see a bit of soft English rain.- Yeah.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21I'm going to give you £300 in a minute. Are you spending the lot?
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- Yes, every dime.- Every dime! Gosh, do I love this woman.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I see exactly what you're on upon here, Roy, I really do!
0:03:28 > 0:03:31OK, fine, and good luck.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36- Now, Ginny, Andy came to your rescue and swept you away.- He did.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- Is that right?- Yes. - I'm already feeling mushy.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Tell us about it.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Well, we met in the not-romantic setting of a pub and, then,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48like, a few days later, I fell off my bike and Andy came and rescued me.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- On your push-bike?- Yes.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Were you seriously smashed up when you hit the deck?
0:03:52 > 0:03:56- No.- She was just playing on it. - Oh, was she?- Yeah.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- You secretly wanted to make that call, didn't you?- Yes, there you go.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- Now, Ginny, you're very creative in your spare time.- I am, yes.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03So, tell us about that.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05I've got a studio in Liverpool city centre,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08which I share with some artists. I just love painting,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11so I paint on big canvases, like, big abstract pictures.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- And do you ever sell them? - I do, yeah, every so often,
0:04:13 > 0:04:15I do to private collectors, yeah.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Andy, you have a lot to do with good causes, don't you?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Well, me and Ginny both do, yeah, through our work.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24We work for a company called Incredible Fundraising,
0:04:24 > 0:04:26which we started not so long ago. Ginny's done really well.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29She's found herself in a position where she's fundraising manager
0:04:29 > 0:04:32and also recruitments manager for the company, and I've
0:04:32 > 0:04:35recently just became the training manager for the company, nationally.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- But we, you know, love a challenge. - You love a challenge.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Well, you know you're going to have your challenge today, don't you?
0:04:41 > 0:04:44You're going to get your £300. This is the money moment - £300.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47There you go, Gail, £300. That's a lot of bucks.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50You know the rules, your experts await, off you go
0:04:50 > 0:04:52and very, very, very good luck.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55What fab teams we've got today.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58And fab experts...
0:04:58 > 0:04:59because, today for the Reds,
0:04:59 > 0:05:03and trying to not scare away the dealers, is...
0:05:04 > 0:05:07..and hoping to hit the bull's-eye for the Blues, we have...
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Come on, Roy and Gail! What are you doing?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Hi, Jonathan! Jonathan, we got carried away!
0:05:17 > 0:05:19What do you think you want to buy today?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21What sort of things are you after?
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Oh, a lovely piece of silver with probably a Chester hallmark.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25OK, yeah, local.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- Maybe something maritime-y. - Oh! Maritime-y! Good thinking.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Because of...?- Because of my background in sailing and
0:05:31 > 0:05:34because we're from Liverpool. Well, I'm from Liverpool, anyway.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- What about you?- A diamond-encrusted brooch.- I don't know
0:05:37 > 0:05:38if our budget will stretch that far,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- but I'll try! Diamante!- Yes! - Let's go looking for that, then!
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- DAVID:- 'Ginny, what about you?' - Sparkly, glittery things.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- Something that's nice.- Oh, you look sparkly and glittery and nice,
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- so we're practically there. OK, are we ready?- Yep.- Yep.- 60 minutes.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Andy, you lead the way, that way. Ginny, follow him.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57Ships ahoy, then, teams. The clock has started.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Gents watches are, generally speaking,
0:05:59 > 0:06:01the watches that sell best.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Remember, we're going to Liverpool and Liverpool's a maritime city
0:06:04 > 0:06:06and watches were, obviously, used as navigational tools.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- Just to give you an idea of what the market's quite good for.- Yes.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12That's just what the Blues are thinking, JP,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15and they seem to be making an early mark on proceedings.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- These places are snug. Shall we call them snug?- Yes.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22In other words, you're going to fall over stuff.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24All that's sectioned off. Do you know why?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- No, I don't know why.- Well, because each unit is owned by an individual.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Oh, right, so they rent the space.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Exactly, they rent the space and they put the stuff in.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35And, I've got to tell you, here, I'm among stuff that I generally like.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- Yeah.- I don't know about you. Is there anything shouting out at you?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- Maybe the Etch A Sketch! - THEY LAUGH
0:06:41 > 0:06:43I know it's not maritime, but...
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Etch A Sketch?! Oh, my goodness me!
0:06:45 > 0:06:47The only thing I've noticed is it's missing a knob.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Yeah, it is, but I'll tell you what it does have.- OK.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Well, you can tell me, Ginny, what it does have,
0:06:52 > 0:06:55that is quite exciting in the toy world.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- The packaging.- Yes, yes,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00which is much rarer than any missing knob.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02I think it's pretty uber-cool.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04I mean, date-wise, what are you thinking?
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- I would be thinking maybe...'70s? Ginny?- What do you think?
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- Similar, maybe- '60s. OK, I'm going to say- '60s. Yeah?- Maybe even '50s.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- Really? That old?- Yeah.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16But I'll tell you what's really interesting about this is the back.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Here we have the instructions in English and then, look at this...
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- "Made in Canada, under license..." - French-Canadian.- French-Canadian.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- OK, that's quite special. - Yes, I think it is.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30The fact that's a Canadian version for the French-Canadian speakers,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33as well as the English speakers, I think makes it a bit rarer.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36It could make you 20 or 30 quid just for the box.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Yeah, I think we should go for it, definitely, a nice early one.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- Do you fancy it?- Yeah, I do.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42I think we should try and get a bit of discount, shouldn't we?
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- Yeah.- Definitely. - And I spot a lady over there
0:07:44 > 0:07:46and I would say that she's an antiques dealer.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- Hello.- Hello.- Can you help with a little bit of discount here?
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- I will try my very best. - Priced up at an astonishing £5...
0:07:52 > 0:07:54SHE GASPS (£5!)
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- And you want discount? - Yes, please. What could we do?
0:07:57 > 0:08:00The very best would be £3.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Fantastic. Thank you very much. - Thank you.- A pleasure.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- First purchase. Well done.- Yay!
0:08:05 > 0:08:07High-five. Well done, you.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Hey! You've drawn a line under that one, Blues. Well done.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Meanwhile, the Reds seem to be looking for a cuppa already.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Can you imagine having one of these in your kitchen?
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Quite!
0:08:19 > 0:08:21The fashion at the moment, to have one of these big kitchens
0:08:21 > 0:08:23with breakfast room, with sofas,
0:08:23 > 0:08:26you could have it pointing to the cooker almost from the other side
0:08:26 > 0:08:29of the room, and this, presumably, is from a station, I'd guess.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Yes, definitely. Definitely.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34This enamel on it...the livery maybe pushes towards a certain region,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- do you think?- Midlands. - The Midlands Railway, is it?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40It's not in the best condition, is it? Cos round this side, you've got
0:08:40 > 0:08:43a couple of little...almost like someone's had a shot at it
0:08:43 > 0:08:45with a pellet gun.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Is it the same that way, too? - Yeah.- It's rather pricey.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51It is, but they are sought-after, any of the original enamel signs.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54I have to say, you know, I've got a smile on my face here,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57I have to say, these things are such features, and you can sell features.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Do you think we could get that for more like the 80 than the 180?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Madder things have happened! You can try!
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- With these things, it's all about what they've paid for them.- Yes.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09If they think it's been hanging there a long time, you know,
0:09:09 > 0:09:11and it didn't cost them much...then they know that, maybe,
0:09:11 > 0:09:14it's too much money. But, it might have just hung up there.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15I love it, of course.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I originate from that area and I remember these thing.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23- I'm that old!- I think that if you don't buy it now,
0:09:23 > 0:09:26I'm going to buy it for myself at home.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I feel the same way!
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- No, I really like it, I really like it.- It'd take up my whole kitchen.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35I'd like to think that somewhere around £100 would be great.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- I'd like to try for it. - Go for it. I'm going to step away.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40- TRADER:- Hello.- Hello.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42We're interested in this sign.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43The condition is a little bit scratched,
0:09:43 > 0:09:45but where do you think we could be with this?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47It's showing us 180, which is a little bit steep.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Well, I think in the right sale, it would make a lot more than that.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52- Really?- Oh, yes.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54And, yes, it has got a few condition issues,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57but signs, in general, often do. 150?
0:09:57 > 0:10:00I would have really liked to get below the 100, if possible,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- to give us a real chance.- Can't do that. We paid more than that for it.
0:10:03 > 0:10:0418?
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- 118, 118 to give you a chance. - Good! Thank you,
0:10:08 > 0:10:09thank you very much.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Thank you very much, indeed. I appreciate it.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Well, if you don't ask, you don't get,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18and if anything points to a bargain, that does.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- Now, you mentioned maritime.- Yeah. - OK, I've just seen something...
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Can you see it, Ginny? ..with a maritime feel to it.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26- This thing here?- No.- No.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- Oh, yeah!- Ginny...- Sorry!- ..let me give you a clue.- There's an anchor!
0:10:30 > 0:10:31Look for the anchors!
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Yeah. Shall we have a look at that?
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- Yeah.- Ginny, what is that?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38It looks like a sewing box!
0:10:39 > 0:10:42It's a brand, a trademark, isn't it?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45So, Clark & Co, the trademark anchor,
0:10:45 > 0:10:50it's a Victorian mahogany box made in about 1880
0:10:50 > 0:10:52and it's the kind of thing
0:10:52 > 0:10:54that would sit on a shop counter
0:10:54 > 0:10:57and sell Anchor sewing cotton.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00What do you think about the price of it?
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Well, it's 225. It's a lot of money. Yeah, it is.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Although, we've only spent £3! So, you've got a bit of leeway!
0:11:07 > 0:11:08Is he normally this tight?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10I'll leave this one up to Ginny, I think,
0:11:10 > 0:11:12because the influence was from myself last time.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- It's all right, though, but... - Oh! It's all right. That's not good.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18We shouldn't go for it, if you're not 100%.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Not if it's all right, but it was interesting to look at.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Not to worry.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27Never mind, David. Not so much a spanner, but an anchor in the works.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30But what's JP going to say to those Reds?
0:11:30 > 0:11:31So, what did you do?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- We bought it.- Oh, brilliant!
0:11:33 > 0:11:36I was hiding round the corner. How much?
0:11:36 > 0:11:37- 118.- £118.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40That's very good, yeah. OK, not silver, not jewellery,
0:11:40 > 0:11:42but it's a great start. Come on. Let's keep going.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Great start, indeed, Reds. That's one happy camp.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Speaking of which...
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Before we leave our little cell, where we've been very happy,
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- haven't we...?- Yeah. - ..for quite some time...
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Anything else you want to look at?
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- Something caught my eye over there. - OK. Come on, Ginny.- OK.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03Oh, I say! OK, talk to us. You know what, Ginny? That is so you.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Look at that! Hold that to your face.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Look at that!
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- I love it.- OK, tell us about it. What do you think it is?
0:12:10 > 0:12:11Art Deco-y, Lalique-y?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14I can't even tell if it's glass or plastic, to be honest,
0:12:14 > 0:12:16but they're just hanging wall lights, aren't they?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18And how many of them are there?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- Five.- Are they in good condition?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Eh, they look a bit...yeah.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25So, how old are they, then, if they're Art Deco?
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- It'd be like 1920s. - Do you like the look of those?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- Yeah, absolutely, yeah. - Can I handle it?- Mmm, of course.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- Are you a big Art Deco fan? - I am, yeah.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Ginny actually brought me into it when I first met her, kind of thing.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- Really?- Yeah.- So, the question is, are they period Art Deco?
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- Well, the glass shade, to me, is. - How about the fitting inside?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Good question. I'm feeling it's all right.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- Ginny, can you pass me one more?- Yeah.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- There we go.- Do you want me to hold the other one?
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Yeah, thank you. I mean, look at the style there, I mean, that is
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- positively sci-fi, isn't it? Flash Gordon...- Absolutely.- Did you ever
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- watch those black and white movies? - I did, yeah.- I did as a kid, yeah.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02- I think they're absolutely drop-dead gorgeous.- Yeah, yeah.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07- OK, Ginny, back to you. So, this is bling-y and it's shiny.- Lovely.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- Does it tick all your boxes? - It does, definitely.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12What sort of house could you see them in?
0:13:12 > 0:13:13Our caravan!
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- Definitely! They're so amazing, aren't they?- OK, how much are they?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- It's got £125 for all five. - You know what?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24I think they're an absolute bargain, I really do.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26But we should try and get a little bit off.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29We'll get a little bit off. Ginny, what are your thoughts on price?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32If we get it for £100, that'd be great!
0:13:32 > 0:13:35But I think these are amazing. I think they're a bargain as it is.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I think so, but we need to get a bit of a discount,
0:13:37 > 0:13:38so we'll just ask over here.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Hi, any chance we could call the dealer?
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Yeah, I'll give him a call and see what we can do.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Any idea what you want to pay for them?
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- 80 quid?- We'll see what we can do. I'll find out for you.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- OK. Well, I mean, 80 would be fantastic.- Yeah, it would.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- But we'll pay 100, we'll pay 110, won't we?- Yeah.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Ah, right, OK, here comes the news.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58He said his best price would be £100.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- I can safely say that's a done deal, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Would you mind calling him back, thanking him very much, indeed.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- Will do.- Really appreciate it, thank you.- Cheers.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- Ginny, you're a star.- Yeah.- Well done and well done you, as well.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- Yeah.- Two distinctly different purchases, but don't you think
0:14:10 > 0:14:13we should get out of here and explore the big world?
0:14:13 > 0:14:14Yeah!
0:14:14 > 0:14:16I think you should, Blues.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19The shops are your oyster, or, should I say, clam.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24Good spot, Ginny. Now, has JP gone back to prehistoric times?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26What is it? Dinosaur tweezers, I think!
0:14:26 > 0:14:29But, look at that, all the wear to the end
0:14:29 > 0:14:32and all this discolouration, this pattern here, you know it's old.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35And the label says it's an old saddler's clamp.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Anyway, these are sort of the ideas
0:14:37 > 0:14:40and I do have expert buys to buy, of course, as well.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43The silence says it all, Jonathan.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- It's not so quiet on the Blue front, though.- This is interesting!
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- I know what's going to happy. - We've got to do it.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50- SHE PARPS HORN - Oh, God!
0:14:53 > 0:14:54If you had to buy something in here,
0:14:54 > 0:14:57what sort of things draw you? You know, interest you?
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- That.- The dragonfly?- Yeah.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Well, I'm a bloke, so, I don't necessarily see it,
0:15:03 > 0:15:07but if you like it, then others will, too, so maybe go for it?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- OK, onwards.- Onwards?
0:15:09 > 0:15:11That's you told, JP!
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Now, I just want to give you an example of how time flies
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- on Bargain Hunt.- Yeah.- Do you know how much time you've got left now?
0:15:20 > 0:15:2120 minutes?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24No! 12 minutes.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- Oh-oh!- Oh-oh!- I know, yeah, yeah.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29We need to stop gassing on about stuff, don't we?
0:15:29 > 0:15:31And start really focusing it.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Spot on, Harper. Stop the gassing!
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Those 12 minutes won't just hang about, you know.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Has JP found something of interest for Gail?
0:15:39 > 0:15:40I only noticed these from a distance,
0:15:40 > 0:15:42but the Chinese market's a funny thing.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45At the moment, everyone thinks the Chinese market is porcelain,
0:15:45 > 0:15:48but they also buy old things like amber and they buy things like
0:15:48 > 0:15:51jade, and, again, you've got, up the top here, coral beads, as well.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- £25 it says.- I love that coral. - Yeah, isn't that pretty?
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- Is it your colour? - Yeah, it's my colour.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58I mean, it's probably stained coral.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00It's a bit of a punt, You know, it's not going to make £200.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- It might make £30 or £40.- OK, let's go for this.- Shall we go for this?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07OK, brilliant. OK, purchase number two on the way.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Do this belong to you?
0:16:09 > 0:16:14If you could maybe talk us through what you might be able to do.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15Let's see what we've got on those.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17The best would be 20.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- I say £20 is sensible. - OK, all right, we'll take it.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22Are you happy with that?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- OK, thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26So, all calm with the Reds.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Well done, Gail, that's your second item bought.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30But it's not so calm in the Blue camp.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Are you feeling the pressure, Andy?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35- I'm struggling a little bit here, David.- Don't worry, don't worry.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- Have you got anything?- No. - I'm just going round and round now.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I'm just going round in circles.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- I mean, for the money that's on sale...- OK, that's silver plated.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48- Silver plated?- Well, it's £8, isn't it? And it's worth £8.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- It's not worth any more.- OK.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52So, as the Blues go round and round in circles,
0:16:52 > 0:16:56the Reds know exactly where they're heading.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- You've got your eye on something else.- Yes.
0:16:58 > 0:16:59Let's go and have a look. Come on.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04Now, what's David hunted out? Could he be the knight in shining armour?
0:17:04 > 0:17:08We've got something really out of the ordinary here.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- Oh, wow! Chess. A chess table. - It's a low coffee table.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17- It could be described as a bit of a touristy thing.- A bit tribal-y.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19It's a bit tribal-y.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20Something like this.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24So, it would have more meaning to the person that bought it in Africa,
0:17:24 > 0:17:26probably West Coast of Africa.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- Asante people, good at carving. - Yeah.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32It's not ivory, it's bone, but, with a chess set, it would be kind
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- of cool.- That would look good in the caravan as well!- Yeah, it would.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- Would it?!- Yeah, we always play chess.- Do you, do you?
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- Yeah, Ginny's teaching me at the moment.- I'm, like, game mad!
0:17:41 > 0:17:44This is probably a good thing to have, yeah.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- Well, we have seven minutes left. - Well, I say yes.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- Hold your horses, Ginny!- OK, you say yes, but say it's £3,000?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Oh, yeah! We don't know how much it is! Oh, here we go.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- How much is it, David?- Let's have a look. You don't even know!
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- It's £55.- 55 quid. Well, personally, I think that's quite cool.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- Yeah.- It's a low table. It's not ancient.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07Certainly African, probably 1960s, something like that. So, it's made
0:18:07 > 0:18:10for four people, even though you've got two people playing chess,
0:18:10 > 0:18:12but you've got four stands here, for drink.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15So, it could be a bit of a social thing, as well.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17I'm going to go with it. I think Ginny definitely likes it.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20And considering the timescale, as well, I think
0:18:20 > 0:18:21we should definitely take it up, yeah.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Let me see if I can get a bit more off. Back in a second.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25Fantastic, lovely.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Well, they seem pretty convinced, David.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31It could be checkmate for the Blues, but what's caught Roy's eye?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Jonathan, I just wanted to point this out.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39- This celebrates the 200th anniversary of Bass Brewery.- What year is this?
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- This beer would have been produced in 1977.- Oh, OK.- For the anniversary.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- It's from my home town of Burton upon Trent.- OK.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- And my father worked for this brewery all his life.- Wow.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Have you drunk much of it?
0:18:51 > 0:18:53HE LAUGHS Yes, I have.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55I think everybody knows that the triangle was
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- the very first registered trademark. - Oh, OK.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00In itself, it's quite unusual to find one
0:19:00 > 0:19:03still available after, what, 40 years?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06So, it's your home town and your father worked there all his life?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Yes.- What was he doing there? Was he actually a taster?
0:19:09 > 0:19:10- No, he was a plumber.- Fantastic!
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Well, look, they're not asking a great deal for it.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- It's collectible, he's going to have internet there.- Right.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- We haven't got any time left, we're talking seconds. Go for it.- Oh.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24See if you can get a deal on it, come on. See if we can find him...
0:19:24 > 0:19:25What a great connection, Roy.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27It's so lovely when you find something
0:19:27 > 0:19:29with a sentimental meaning.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- Right, I've got a price.- Go on.- And we've got three minutes to do it!
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- Right?- No pressure!
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Best price £45.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Let's have it.- OK.- Shall we? - That's a great price, yeah.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- Andy, put it there. Come on, you. - Yes.- Absolutely marvellous.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Thank you very much. And we've got three minutes for a nice cup of tea.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- Ah, brilliant.- On me, come on. - Thanks, let's do it.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51Last of the big spenders, eh?
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Well done, Blues, but will it be drinks all round?
0:19:54 > 0:19:55How did Roy get on?
0:19:55 > 0:19:59- £7. It's past its sell-by date, isn't it?- It has.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03I mean, you know, hang on a second there! We're not going to argue. £7.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06That means the job's done. We've got seconds left.
0:20:06 > 0:20:07- Well done, both of you.- Thank you.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- Thanks for getting through it so smoothly.- Thank you.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Well, I'll send the bill later!
0:20:13 > 0:20:15He's joking by the way.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18But that's it, teams, you both shot right down to the wire,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21so let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought, eh?
0:20:22 > 0:20:28The vintage enamel "Refreshments" sign cost them £118.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31JP's beady eye spotted the coral necklace for £20.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37And Roy was really taken with the bottle of vintage Bass pale ale,
0:20:37 > 0:20:38which cost £7.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Well, how was that for you?
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- It was great!- Was it? - It was good fun, really, really.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47You spent how much in total?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- 145.- That's a good number.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53£155 of leftover lolly, then. Have you got that, Gail?
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- No, Ian is in charge of the money. - He's in charge of the money?
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- Well, that's lovely, isn't it?- Yes. - So, you're in charge of aesthetics.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- Yes. - And which is your favourite piece?
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- The sign that says "Refreshments" on it.- That's your favourite?- Mm-hm.- OK.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- And do you agree?- I have to agree. The railway sign, yes.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11All right, and is it going to bring the biggest profit?
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- Yes.- It's a major investment.- Yes. - OK, fine, and you agree with that?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- Maybe!- Well, tell us what you think is going to bring
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- the biggest profit, then!- The necklace, the coral necklace may do,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- percentage-wise.- Percentage-wise. Yeah, well, there you go.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25That's why he's in charge of the money!
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Nice returns, anyway, jolly good.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31Well, here you go, 155, JP, and, on this special day,
0:21:31 > 0:21:36you're going to get an additional, special bonus buy £100 to spend,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38so, two items, please.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- Yeah.- Which is, I think, quite a challenge, isn't it?
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Yeah, you're going around, you see things out of the corner of your
0:21:44 > 0:21:47eye, you're trying to take notes as you go along of what they're like,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49and then you ignore all that and just buy what you find!
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Nothing changes, then(!) Good luck. Have a nice cup of tea
0:21:52 > 0:21:55and we're going to check out right now what the Blue team bought.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57'Let's hope the bidders get drawn into
0:21:57 > 0:22:00'the boxed Canadian Etch A Sketch
0:22:00 > 0:22:02'which cost £3.'
0:22:04 > 0:22:07£100 was paid for the set of five Art Deco-style,
0:22:07 > 0:22:08chrome, framed wall lights.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13And, finally, they spent £45
0:22:13 > 0:22:15on the African carved hardwood occasional table.
0:22:18 > 0:22:19OK, you two lovebirds.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- Well, you left the last bit to the last minute, didn't you?- Yeah.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- We certainly did.- OK, Andy, which is your favourite piece?
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- My favourite piece would probably be the Etch A Sketch.- Oh, lovely!
0:22:28 > 0:22:31That's great. Super. And do you agree with that?
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- I prefer the seashells. - Seashells?- Yeah.- OK, that's great,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- and are the seashells going to bring the biggest profit?- I think so, yes.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- I agree, actually. Yeah. - Best thing to agree. Anyway, good.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- How much did you spend? - 148.- Yeah, 148.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- I'd like £152 of leftover lolly.- 152.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50152, that's quite a substantial amount, isn't it?
0:22:50 > 0:22:51That's what we call a wage, Tim.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55You could buy most of the antiques centre for that!
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- And to add to the problem...- No!
0:22:58 > 0:23:02I'm going to give you another £100, which is the special bonus buy £100.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05- Not the special bonus buy?! - It is the special bonus buy,
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- two bonus buys for you to source now, David.- OK.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13- Maximum profit, all the confidence is running with you again.- 100%.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Anyway, good luck with that, seriously,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18and you can relax up now, which is great, for a bit.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Now, David, you must, if you wouldn't mind, please, when you've
0:23:21 > 0:23:24bought your two bonus buys, just drop back to me and show 'em, eh?
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- I'll look forward to that.- Good.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Well, we're all looking forward, which is lovely and, in fact,
0:23:29 > 0:23:31I'm going to look forward to showing you something that
0:23:31 > 0:23:33I found a little earlier on my travels.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Well, this is an interesting group of objects
0:23:43 > 0:23:47that I found in a fair about an hour's drive from Congleton.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50What grabbed me about this, is the design.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55OK, fine. It's a utilitarian stainless steel object.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00The fact that it's got a handhold at one end is unusual and, of course,
0:24:00 > 0:24:05it means that you can use this thing for a great variety of purposes.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Technically, a fruit bowl, but you could put anything in it,
0:24:09 > 0:24:13really, something that you want to hand around to your guests, perhaps?
0:24:13 > 0:24:16In fact, if things got really bad and there was an invasion,
0:24:16 > 0:24:19you could put it on the top of your head and turn it into a helmet.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Always good with these things to have a squint
0:24:22 > 0:24:27at the bottom, though, and it says "18/8 Stainless",
0:24:27 > 0:24:32so, it's made of stainless steel, but what's this 18/8 business?
0:24:32 > 0:24:37That is the mark that tells you the proportion of chromium and nickel
0:24:37 > 0:24:39inside the stainless steel.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Stainless steel comes in a variety of grades.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43Some of it can tarnish,
0:24:43 > 0:24:47some of it is suspect to certain acid attack,
0:24:47 > 0:24:51and this is a good quality which is suitable for use
0:24:51 > 0:24:53with all edible products, so, basically,
0:24:53 > 0:24:56you can put anything you want to eat in it.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58And underneath that, it says, "Denmark",
0:24:58 > 0:25:00and, of course, the Danes in the late '50s
0:25:00 > 0:25:02and '60s were leading the charge
0:25:02 > 0:25:05when it came to mid-20th century design
0:25:05 > 0:25:08and then there's a little monogram, MG,
0:25:08 > 0:25:12and I can't tell you at this point in time which Danish manufacturer
0:25:12 > 0:25:15that might be, but it doesn't really matter,
0:25:15 > 0:25:20because, the style and design is what this stuff is all about.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23This was made around about 1962
0:25:23 > 0:25:28and it would have sat in one of those uber-fashionable
0:25:28 > 0:25:33'60s interiors that have come back on trend, and it would only cost you
0:25:33 > 0:25:38the stainless price of £15,which is not a lot when you think about it.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40What do you think about these?
0:25:40 > 0:25:41One.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Two.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Three.
0:25:45 > 0:25:46Four.
0:25:46 > 0:25:47Six.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51One, two, three, four, five, six. There are six.
0:25:51 > 0:25:57Six delightful, late-20th century stainless steel Danish designed
0:25:57 > 0:26:01egg cups. When did you last see egg cups that could stack?
0:26:01 > 0:26:03But, with this lot, they all fit together
0:26:03 > 0:26:07and get out of the way until you're ready to boil up half a dozen eggs.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10All I can say though is that they are extremely practical
0:26:10 > 0:26:13and, I think, very attractive.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17I would love to have a boiled egg out of one of these.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20And, funnily enough, like that, I've produced a boiled egg!
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Does it sit sensibly?
0:26:21 > 0:26:26Yes, it does. Isn't that great? Well, almost as great as the price.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28You got it, £15 for the six.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32Now, that's what I call double-yolker!
0:26:32 > 0:26:35MUSIC: "I'm So Excited" by Pointer Sisters
0:26:35 > 0:26:39Our experts get egg-cited, as they hunt out their two bonus buys.
0:26:39 > 0:26:45JP's got £155 of leftover lolly from the team's shop.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Has he found them a winning pair?
0:26:48 > 0:26:50This is my expert buy for Roy and Gail.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52A pair of little trophies, lovely sweet little handles,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55rather small, but it's the inscriptions I liked about them.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57A little picture of a gooseberry, OK?
0:26:57 > 0:27:01And it's the gooseberry growers. I paid for these... £25.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04I think there's a small profit in it - and maybe more.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08So, that's Jonathan's leftover lolly team bonus buy bought.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13But what about the special £100 bonus buy?
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Has he found some Victorian silver?
0:27:16 > 0:27:18This is my special bonus buy.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20It is a little Victorian glass and silver mounted inkwell.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23It dates from the late part of the Victorian period.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24It's priced at £110.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28I've actually secured it for £85 and I think it'll make me
0:27:28 > 0:27:30a little profit, too.
0:27:30 > 0:27:31Let's have a nosy, then, JP.
0:27:32 > 0:27:37You had £155 of leftover lolly for the team's bonus buy. Is this it?
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- That's it, yeah.- Well, we can have one each. Talk me through this.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42OK, I saw these in a cabinet and it just...
0:27:42 > 0:27:45I looked down and I was intrigued. I thought, "Well, what is this?"
0:27:45 > 0:27:48And it's got a little fruit, and then it's got the name,
0:27:48 > 0:27:51and it's got "Gaytime, 1956" and I thought, "They look fun."
0:27:51 > 0:27:54And they're little trophies for gooseberry growing competitions.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Didn't you know about the great Cheshire gooseberry growing centre?
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- I do now! - Do you know where it all happens?
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- Cheshire!- In a place called Goostrey.- Oh, does it?- Yes.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06A little village called Goostrey,
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- they have these gooseberry championships.- That's probably why.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- Well, isn't that amazing? - So, you're quite right.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14There we've got the gooseberry, look.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17And on mine, I've got Leslie Pearson, right? Is yours 1956?
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- Mine's 1956 too. - Who got it?- Eva Clarence.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24So, they must have had a trophy for female gooseberry growers
0:28:24 > 0:28:28- and male gooseberry growers for the variety Gaytime...- Absolutely.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- ..would be my guess. - I think you're absolutely right.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Anyway, you had £155. How much did you spend?
0:28:33 > 0:28:35- £25.- For the two?- For the two.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38That's £12.50 each and they're solid silver
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- and they commemorate that very special Cheshire occasion.- Yeah.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45OK, well done for that. So, that's the team's bonus buy.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- Now, the special bonus buy is this fellow.- Yeah, my extra £100.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50I didn't read the label in the cabinet
0:28:50 > 0:28:52and I was convinced it was an inkwell. I got it out.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55The label says it was for hatpins, which I'm not convinced of.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57- No, no, no.- You don't store hatpins with a hole in the top like that.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- I like inkwell.- I like inkwell. It's what it is. It's an inkwell.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03The thing that struck me is I can see the marks nice and crisp,
0:29:03 > 0:29:06and the letters in a shield, which is that nice Victorian period
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- and that latter part of the 19th century in the- '70s. Yes.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Diamond cut and just nice quality.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13And do you know why it's got that big hole like that?
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Cos, at that time, it was all quills.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18I mean, you'd use this for a dip pen of some sort.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20I mean, you need to get it in there
0:29:20 > 0:29:23and just wipe it off on the edge and, if you make a bit of a mistake,
0:29:23 > 0:29:26a bit of a whoopsie, it's going to gather it, and then dribble back in.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Nice! I gave you £100. You couldn't have spent more than £100.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30How much did you spend?
0:29:30 > 0:29:32I had to negotiate it under £100, but I got it for 85.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- Did you? That's a pretty good buy, actually.- Good.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Now, my next job is to determine which is going to bring
0:29:37 > 0:29:40the biggest profit, and I think it will be the old gooseberry trophies.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42What do you think? £30 profit? £40 profit?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Something like that. Anyway, thank you very much, JP.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49Right now, though, let's find out how poor David Harper's getting on.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Ha, ha! Well, I suppose he's not that poor.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58He's got £152 to spend for the team's leftover lolly bonus buy
0:29:58 > 0:30:00and David is beside himself.
0:30:02 > 0:30:07I am absolutely in love with this box, for so many reasons.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09It's 19th century, it's Chinese,
0:30:09 > 0:30:12and it's lacquer and it's decorated with lovely scenes
0:30:12 > 0:30:18of a wise man being served by his servant and it cost me 28 quid.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21It's so wonderful to see David's passion shining through,
0:30:21 > 0:30:23and that's not the end of it.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28What's he found for his special £100 bonus buy?
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Something to get hung up on.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35You know, sometimes the strangest, most blandest objects
0:30:35 > 0:30:38really get me excited and I can tell you for nothing
0:30:38 > 0:30:43that this little contraption is really getting me excited.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Made from blown glass, with really good metal mounts,
0:30:46 > 0:30:49and it is a towel rail.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52And the best thing is, it isn't just one towel rail...
0:30:53 > 0:30:56No, Mr, it's two towel rails.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- Well, David Harper, you are extraordinary.- Do you think so?
0:31:01 > 0:31:02Tell us about your old lacquer box.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Well, that is so me, Tim, it's unbelievable.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08It's a 19th-Century Chinese lacquer work box.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Nice condition on the body,
0:31:10 > 0:31:13it's got a little bit of wear on the gilding, but it's got two problems.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15First, the interior...
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Well, it doesn't have one!
0:31:17 > 0:31:18THEY LAUGH
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- It's like empty. - It's soulless, completely.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24We know it should have had little compartments in there.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26And then, if we turn it over onto its side,
0:31:26 > 0:31:29so we can look at the back, we can see three holes in each corner...
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- Oh, yeah.- ..which, as you know, there would have been
0:31:32 > 0:31:35a lovely carved lion bracket foot on each corner.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- Something to elevate it, yes. - And it would have been a stonker.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41You do get a semblance of how good it is on the back, don't you?
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- You do.- I mean, if you look at the scene itself,
0:31:44 > 0:31:47with that nice oriental lying amongst a whole load of objects
0:31:47 > 0:31:49with an animal below them...
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- There's an awful lot going on there.- Yeah.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Trouble is, it's in terrible condition.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55It is...yeah, thanks for that!
0:31:55 > 0:31:58Well, it's the truth of the matter, isn't it, really?
0:31:58 > 0:31:59Cos they gave you £152, right?
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Well, if this was in brilliant condition, all fitted up
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- and what not, it's £1,500 box, isn't it?- Oh, absolutely.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09So, its way out of your region, but, it is what it is, so, how much?
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- £28.- Is that all? Well, well done for that.- Thank you.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- Now, the £100 special bonus buy. - Yeah.- Which is these two fellows.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18I'm going to grab one of those. Oh, isn't that heavy?
0:32:18 > 0:32:21I, absolutely, am in love with these things. Aren't they good?
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- So, technically, towel rails. - What would you use them for?
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Well, I've got a few bow ties I could hang on that,
0:32:27 > 0:32:28I have to tell you.
0:32:28 > 0:32:29THEY LAUGH
0:32:31 > 0:32:35But they're bought at store and display, I have to tell you.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38But glass, David, that's rare, isn't it?
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Isn't that good? And certainly dating to the 1920s.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Once upon a time, plated, do you think?
0:32:42 > 0:32:44There's a bit of nickel there, a bit of copper there.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Absolutely, it would have been nice and bright and silvery,
0:32:47 > 0:32:50but, you know, they've aged over the last 80 or 90s years nicely.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55But what they ooze, Tim, and I hope you'll agree, is extreme quality.
0:32:55 > 0:33:00Yes, and very much 1920s things. Very on trend, Deco towels rails.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03Anyway, I gave you the 100. I bet you had to spend the £100.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06- I did not, I spent half of that. - £50.- £50.- In perfect condition.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Phew! I think they're absolutely fabulous.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- If I had a hat on, David, I'd take it off to you.- Would you, sir?
0:33:11 > 0:33:12What about the wig?
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Hey!
0:33:14 > 0:33:16So, there we go, then, £50 spent on those.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19My job is to determine which one is going to bring the biggest profit.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- Yeah.- And I fancy that the object for the biggest profit has to be
0:33:22 > 0:33:24- the Deco towel rails.- Oh, good.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Well, I'm pleased you like them, I really am pleased you like them.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29- I knew you would. - Well, that's brilliant.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Thank you very much for that.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34It'll be most interesting to see whether the teams either
0:33:34 > 0:33:37go with them or don't go with them. Or which one they go with.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40It'll be fascinating to see. Anyway, brilliant. Thank you very much.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44And while all these items get packed off to auction, we're going to take
0:33:44 > 0:33:48a breather to visit one of the most gorgeous houses in the South West.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59Cotehele is a magnificent Cornish home, which was rebuilt
0:33:59 > 0:34:02by three generations of the Edgcumbe family
0:34:02 > 0:34:07between the late-15th and mid-16th centuries. In the mid-1700s,
0:34:07 > 0:34:12it began to acquire a reputation as a rather fine Antiquarian house.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21Just imagine...the date is 1789,
0:34:21 > 0:34:25the whiff of revolution is everywhere throughout Europe.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are clinging precariously
0:34:29 > 0:34:35to their throne, but here, in sleepy old Cornwall,
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Lord and Lady Edgcumbe are preparing for a very special visitor.
0:34:40 > 0:34:47On the 25th August 1789, King George III and Queen Charlotte
0:34:47 > 0:34:51visited Cotehele, as part of a journey around Devon and Cornwall.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55The royal couple arrived by river, during a whistle-stop tour
0:34:55 > 0:34:57that lasted a little more than an hour.
0:35:01 > 0:35:08Intriguingly, Queen Charlotte kept a journal describing her visit
0:35:08 > 0:35:09to Cotehele.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13She says that they repaired upstairs and ate a hearty breakfast,
0:35:13 > 0:35:18and it's thought that they came into this, the old drawing room,
0:35:18 > 0:35:20to eat their feast.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23When in the room, she described and admired various pieces
0:35:23 > 0:35:29of ebony furniture and, for me, my favourite piece is this armchair.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32It's of a type that's called a Braganza chair,
0:35:32 > 0:35:37after Catherine Braganza and, in her dowry,
0:35:37 > 0:35:41when she arrived in the 17th century before marrying Charles,
0:35:41 > 0:35:46came various pieces of Indo-Portuguese furniture,
0:35:46 > 0:35:50including a type after which this chair is named.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54It could date from as early as about 1650 and, because it's made
0:35:54 > 0:35:59of solid ebony, it doesn't patinate quite like any other timber.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04And it could have been made either in India on the Coromandel Coast
0:36:04 > 0:36:07or on the island of Ceylon.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12The top rail is carved above a balustrade filled with these
0:36:12 > 0:36:15lovely mini curlicue columns.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18And then a drop-in seat, but no ordinary seat this,
0:36:18 > 0:36:21it's covered in woven horsehair.
0:36:21 > 0:36:26Underneath that, the front rail is a pair of dragons, each of them
0:36:26 > 0:36:27with a long snaky tongue.
0:36:27 > 0:36:33And all supported on beautifully turned barley twist type legs.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36If you fancy a bit of wood carving,
0:36:36 > 0:36:40I suggest you don't go for ebony, cos it's extremely hard,
0:36:40 > 0:36:45and this chair could not possibly be covered with more intricate
0:36:45 > 0:36:48and difficult designs to carve.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50But it wasn't only the chair that Queen Charlotte
0:36:50 > 0:36:52wrote about in her journal.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55She also mentioned this fine cabinet.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01Because Queen Charlotte describes specifically this
0:37:01 > 0:37:03cabinet as ebony...
0:37:03 > 0:37:08Well, she was wrong, cos if I take the full front down, you can
0:37:08 > 0:37:15see an elaborate interior that is all lovely honey-coloured walnut.
0:37:15 > 0:37:20And, actually, all the exterior was this nut-brown colour,
0:37:20 > 0:37:24except the family painted it, they ebonised it black,
0:37:24 > 0:37:28so that it would look like the rest of the ebony furniture in this room.
0:37:28 > 0:37:34So, they fooled a queen, except that she was right to admire the cabinet
0:37:34 > 0:37:39because it is a tour de force of the Italian walnut carvers' trade,
0:37:39 > 0:37:44carved with figures all the way around the outside.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47The interior is very fancy.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49We've got lots of cupboards and drawers and,
0:37:49 > 0:37:51if you open the middle cupboard,
0:37:51 > 0:37:55there are a couple of drawers inside. Those, in turn, pull out
0:37:55 > 0:38:01to reveal an interior that's got some secret boxes.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06If you wanted to keep something away from the nosy relatives
0:38:06 > 0:38:10or the burglars, these would be the places to stash the cash.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13The big question today, of course, over at the auctioneers,
0:38:13 > 0:38:17is how much cash are our teams about to stash?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Well, it's been a year or two since we were last
0:38:34 > 0:38:36in the fair city of Liverpool, but it's a treat to be back.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- Thank you very much for having us, Adam.- That's a pleasure.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40It's nice to have you here.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45First up, then, for Roy and Gail is the vintage "Refreshments" sign.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- Yes, I quite like that. - British Rail.- Yeah.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49I don't know how you find this stuff,
0:38:49 > 0:38:52but there are interior designers who love these things.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54They're quite cool, aren't they?
0:38:54 > 0:38:57And there's a demand for anything railway connected, particularly local
0:38:57 > 0:39:01name plates and the travel posters associated with rail travel.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03And signs are also popular.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05The refreshments sign is, I think, a relatively common one,
0:39:05 > 0:39:08but I estimated it at £50 to £80.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10£118 our lot paid, which is quite a lot, actually.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12I think it is a bit, isn't it?
0:39:12 > 0:39:15The trouble is, it's a bit chipped and it's not particularly special.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- It's not like a destination plate. - No, that's right.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Anyway, £118 paid, so that might be just a bit too much.
0:39:21 > 0:39:26- Now, the coral beads. They're brand Harry Spankers.- They are, they are.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Anyway, there we are. How much?
0:39:28 > 0:39:31In my view, that belongs in a box of costume jewellery. £20 to £30.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- Cos you think, really, it might make a £5 note?- Yes.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37- OK, our team made £20.- So, they're going to be lucky to turn a profit,
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- really.- I think so. - And talking of turning a profit,
0:39:39 > 0:39:41you've got this small bottle of ale.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- It's commemorative of a moment in the brewery's history.- Yeah.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- In 1977.- They didn't just make that one, though, did they?
0:39:48 > 0:39:50No, no, no, they didn't. Big deal!
0:39:50 > 0:39:52It isn't as though it's a special brew,
0:39:52 > 0:39:56it just happens to be what came off the production line in 1977.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59200 years of bass and the labels are ripped.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03- I wouldn't have thought the ale would be any good, either.- No.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04But you'd put an estimate on it?
0:40:04 > 0:40:085 to 10, but I don't go lower than a tenner, normally.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11£7 was paid, I think just for the fun and novelty of it all
0:40:11 > 0:40:13and, who knows? They may get away with a small profit,
0:40:13 > 0:40:16but I'm with you with that, Adam. In fact, for both of those pieces.
0:40:16 > 0:40:21They're definitely going to need one or t'other of the two bonus buys,
0:40:21 > 0:40:25so let's go and have a look at the expert showing them them.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Now, R and G, Roy and Gail...
0:40:31 > 0:40:34This is exciting, isn't it? Two bonus buys from JP.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36JP, show us what you bought.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Right, I know Gail liked her metal.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40Yes.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- I bought you... - A whole lot of metal!
0:40:43 > 0:40:49Now, Roy and Gail gave you £155 for the team bonus buy.
0:40:49 > 0:40:50What did you buy with that amount?
0:40:50 > 0:40:54I bought the two little trophies for £25.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Have a little handle of that.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Now, the interesting thing about it is that
0:40:58 > 0:41:00these are gooseberry grower trophies.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02These are 1950s trophies, it says "Gaytime",
0:41:02 > 0:41:05which we've worked out to be a variety of gooseberry.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07So they're unusual things.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09And that is where an inscription helps the value.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- And how much did you pay for those? - £25.- For the two?- For the two.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15- Are they silver?- Yes, they are.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17English, hallmarked, sterling silver.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Where do you think it will go, price-wise?
0:41:19 > 0:41:21- They might double their money. - Super.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- Well, that would be nice, wouldn't it?- Yes.- Happy with that?- Yes.
0:41:24 > 0:41:30So, next, Jonathan, with £100 of special bonus buy cash, what did you buy?
0:41:30 > 0:41:34Obviously, I bought this. You can work that one out! £85.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Late Victorian glass and silver mounted inkwell.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Cute little thing, diamond-cut, nicely made.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42It didn't have a top on it?
0:41:42 > 0:41:45No, we think this might have been for use with a quill.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47How much do you think it will bring at auction?
0:41:47 > 0:41:51I think you'd probably bank on it making between £80-£120.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- OK, well, that's good. Any other questions you want to put to JP?- No.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Because your moment to pick either one of these - you can only have one
0:41:58 > 0:42:01or neither of them - will be after the sale of the first three items.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04OK? As per normal. Right now, though,
0:42:04 > 0:42:09let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about JP's bonus buys!
0:42:11 > 0:42:15Two bonus buys, that's the team's bonus buy.
0:42:15 > 0:42:16The gooseberry championships.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19I think these are rather sweet, aren't they?
0:42:19 > 0:42:22I think they're charming. Absolutely charming. But, do you like 'em?
0:42:22 > 0:42:25They've had a bit of a scratch, but I do think
0:42:25 > 0:42:28they're quite nice little trophies. £20-£40, I think.
0:42:28 > 0:42:29£20-£40, fair enough.
0:42:29 > 0:42:35Now, the special bonus buy is that fellow, a period piece of silver.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Late Victorian, 1895.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40It's OK, isn't it? I think I'd put £40-£60,
0:42:40 > 0:42:44- it should make that, it might make touch more.- OK, £85 paid.
0:42:44 > 0:42:45Not sure it'll make that much.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49No, and the prediction is from me that
0:42:49 > 0:42:52the gooseberry trophies will bring the biggest profit.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Anyway, that's it for the Reds.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Now the Blues. Etch A Sketch.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58- Did you ever have one of those when you were a nipper?- No.- OK.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01If I'd had one, it might not have had... I've just noticed!
0:43:01 > 0:43:05It doesn't look entirely original, does it?
0:43:05 > 0:43:07OK. That is estimated at how much?
0:43:07 > 0:43:08Well, we've put £10-£20.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10£3 paid. That's that, then.
0:43:10 > 0:43:15Then you've got five of these shell wall fittings, three showing, look.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Do you rate those, for five?
0:43:17 > 0:43:19They're not my taste, I think they're just post-Deco '50s,
0:43:19 > 0:43:23but they're quite stylish. They must be worth a tenner each, so 50 quid.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25- OK, £50.- I've put "estimate of 30-50".
0:43:25 > 0:43:27Well, if you think they might make 50,
0:43:27 > 0:43:30they need to make twice as much, because the team paid £100.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33- I think that would be lucky. - That's a bit of a killer.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36And their last item, over there against the back wall,
0:43:36 > 0:43:39is the heffalump coffee table, my least favourite object.
0:43:39 > 0:43:40What's your estimate on that?
0:43:40 > 0:43:43£30-£50, I think you'd be lucky to get that, really.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46- It's a piece of tourist ware, isn't it?- £45 paid.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48That's about 20 quid too much for me.
0:43:48 > 0:43:51Mmm, I think they need to pack up their trunk for this. And go off to the circus.
0:43:51 > 0:43:53Anyway, thank you very much, Adam.
0:43:53 > 0:43:57It's a dead cert we're going to need one or other of the bonus buys,
0:43:57 > 0:44:01so let's go and have a look at the expert showing them, them.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04So, Andy and Jilly, this is exciting, two bonus buys
0:44:04 > 0:44:06and David Harper is going to reveal
0:44:06 > 0:44:10what you spent the £162 worth of leftover lolly on,
0:44:10 > 0:44:11for the team's bonus buy.
0:44:11 > 0:44:14Team's bonus buy, and two very different objects.
0:44:14 > 0:44:16Ooh, I like that.
0:44:16 > 0:44:17Why do you like it?
0:44:17 > 0:44:19- Gothic!- Ooh, well, it's...
0:44:19 > 0:44:22I can see the blackness of it, yeah, it is.
0:44:22 > 0:44:24It's a Chinese lacquer box.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27Missing its interior. It would have been for your lady's sewing box.
0:44:27 > 0:44:32Lots of different compartments in there. 1820-1840, I feel.
0:44:32 > 0:44:36- What do you reckon?- Yeah, I do like it.- Yeah.- Do you?- Yeah, it's lovely.
0:44:36 > 0:44:37£28.
0:44:37 > 0:44:38- OK.- Lovely.
0:44:38 > 0:44:40- £28.- That's a really good price.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43You had 162, you spent 28.
0:44:43 > 0:44:45Fair enough. Ask him how much profit.
0:44:45 > 0:44:49- How much profit do you think, David? - I think £30-£50, might make 60.- OK.
0:44:49 > 0:44:54So, £100 for the special bonus buy was therefore spent on these chaps.
0:44:54 > 0:44:57Absolutely. Different ball game altogether.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00- What are they?- Yes, exactly!
0:45:00 > 0:45:02- They're towel rails.- OK!
0:45:02 > 0:45:06Dating from the 1920s and '30s. Absolute glamour.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09Glass arms, really well made.
0:45:09 > 0:45:11- Very good condition, actually.- Yes.
0:45:11 > 0:45:15They are. Very specialist. You will never find those things ever again.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17That is the wonderful thing about this piece.
0:45:17 > 0:45:19- Ask him how much.- Here we go!
0:45:19 > 0:45:23- You're so horrible!- No, I'm not!
0:45:23 > 0:45:26- How much did you pay for them? - I paid 50 quid for the pair.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28Now then, how on earth do you value those things?
0:45:28 > 0:45:31I wouldn't be surprised if they certainly made 100.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33OK, well, that's the truth of the matter,
0:45:33 > 0:45:34then, for the two bonus buys.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36It's going to be difficult for you to choose.
0:45:36 > 0:45:39You can only pick one of them or none of them,
0:45:39 > 0:45:41at the moment after the sale of your first three items.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44But right now, for the audience at home, let's find out what
0:45:44 > 0:45:48the auctioneer thinks about David Harper's bonus buys!
0:45:49 > 0:45:54Right, Adam, one team bonus buy, lacquered box.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56Yeah, it's showing its signs of age, isn't it?
0:45:56 > 0:45:58- I'd like to see an interior in that, wouldn't you?- Yes.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01At least it's an antique, strictly speaking.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04- How much is it going to bring? - 20 quid, probably. 20-40 estimate.
0:46:04 > 0:46:09OK, £28 paid. And now we've got these very heavy, I don't know,
0:46:09 > 0:46:11there's something of quality about them.
0:46:11 > 0:46:13They're quite stylish.
0:46:13 > 0:46:16It would probably cost you a good deal at a salvage yard if you were fitting out a Deco house.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18I would imagine they'd be quite expensive.
0:46:18 > 0:46:21I think they probably would be. What is your estimate in the sale?
0:46:21 > 0:46:24Unfortunately, we're an auction room, we put £20-£40 on them.
0:46:24 > 0:46:25OK, £50 paid.
0:46:25 > 0:46:28They are actually my prediction as to which of the two
0:46:28 > 0:46:31are going to bring a bigger profit. Although I'm not so sure now.
0:46:31 > 0:46:35MUSIC: "Move Any Mountain" by The Shamen
0:46:36 > 0:46:38Thank you very much.
0:46:38 > 0:46:40- How are you feeling? - Excellent.- Are you?- Yes.
0:46:40 > 0:46:44- Confident?- Very confident.- Very gung-ho.- Yes.- Well, that's great.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47- The railway sign is your big number, isn't it?- Yes.
0:46:47 > 0:46:52£118. He's put £50-£80 on it as an estimate.
0:46:52 > 0:46:55All I can say is that railwayana and railway signs,
0:46:55 > 0:46:57I've seen them make loads of money.
0:46:57 > 0:47:02But they tend to relate to stations and destinations. But who knows?
0:47:02 > 0:47:05A very smart double-sided enamel
0:47:05 > 0:47:07railway station "refreshments" sign there.
0:47:07 > 0:47:09Always an interest in railwayana.
0:47:09 > 0:47:13I've got bidding here at 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 already.
0:47:13 > 0:47:17At £100, I'll take ten. At £100, on the right tracks here, at 100.
0:47:17 > 0:47:20- Oh-ho-ho!- Glad you're listening!
0:47:20 > 0:47:23At £100, any advance on 100?
0:47:23 > 0:47:24120, 130.
0:47:24 > 0:47:26- Yes, very impressive.- Yes, yes!
0:47:26 > 0:47:27140 bid.
0:47:27 > 0:47:31At 140. At 140, any more at 140?
0:47:31 > 0:47:37Will you bid me 150? I'm selling now, £140, are you all done, then?
0:47:38 > 0:47:40Well done, Roy. That is plus £22.
0:47:40 > 0:47:44Now, next is your graduated pearl necklace.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46There we go there, £20 for it?
0:47:46 > 0:47:50£10, the necklace. £10, there we go.
0:47:50 > 0:47:53£10, down there, don't be embarrassed, sir. £10 is bid.
0:47:53 > 0:47:59At £10, I'll take 15, bid at ten. At £10 only now. At £10.
0:47:59 > 0:48:01Selling then, at £10.
0:48:01 > 0:48:0515 in front? At £15. Any advance? 20. 20 in the room.
0:48:05 > 0:48:10At £20 and selling. At £20, at 20.
0:48:10 > 0:48:14Very good. £20. Wipes its face.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16Now, here comes Bass.
0:48:16 > 0:48:21The bottle of Bass, commemorating 200 years of Bass, 1777-1977.
0:48:21 > 0:48:22Give me a fiver?
0:48:22 > 0:48:24I've got a pound online!
0:48:26 > 0:48:30Two in the room. At £2. Three in the room, look at this!
0:48:30 > 0:48:32Four, now, the tension builds. Five.
0:48:32 > 0:48:34Where's the 40?
0:48:34 > 0:48:36- Keep going.- Five, we're down here!
0:48:36 > 0:48:37At £5, £6!
0:48:37 > 0:48:39Oh, go on, seven!
0:48:39 > 0:48:41Dare you to drink it, at £6!
0:48:41 > 0:48:42LAUGHTER
0:48:42 > 0:48:46At £6, I'm selling at £6.
0:48:46 > 0:48:51Ah, bad luck. £6 minus £1 means you are plus £21.
0:48:51 > 0:48:54That is, nevertheless, I have to tell you,
0:48:54 > 0:48:58a pretty good place to be in, is £21. Certainly is good.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01Now, what are you going to do, then, about this bonus buy?
0:49:01 > 0:49:05Do nothing and keep the £21, yes?
0:49:05 > 0:49:07Which is an option.
0:49:07 > 0:49:11Or, go with the gooseberry trophies. Cost £25.
0:49:11 > 0:49:16Or, go with the silver inkwell, cost of £85. Or, do nothing.
0:49:16 > 0:49:19- Stay.- Stay? You don't want to go with either?- No.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22Do you not like the gooseberries? What's the matter with the gooseberries?
0:49:22 > 0:49:25- I don't know...- Is that because you are anti-gooseberry or is it
0:49:25 > 0:49:28- because you don't like them? - I don't like 'em!
0:49:28 > 0:49:29- You don't like 'em?- No.- OK, fine.
0:49:29 > 0:49:31We're not going with the gooseberry job
0:49:31 > 0:49:34and we're not going with the inkwell. Is that the message?
0:49:34 > 0:49:36We're going with nothing, we're sticking with the £22.
0:49:36 > 0:49:40Well, I have to tell you, we're going to sell both
0:49:40 > 0:49:44of the rejected bonus buys and, if they make a profit,
0:49:44 > 0:49:47- singly or together, that profit will go to charity today.- Excellent.
0:49:47 > 0:49:49So, we're going to sell them anyway,
0:49:49 > 0:49:52and the first ones coming up are the gooseberry trophies.
0:49:52 > 0:49:55- And here they come.- Here we are, miniature gooseberry trophies.
0:49:55 > 0:49:58Aren't they quite sweet? They would hold the prize-winning gooseberry.
0:49:58 > 0:49:59What about those? £20 a pair?
0:49:59 > 0:50:01Gooseberry trophies. £10 a pair.
0:50:01 > 0:50:03Sell, for goodness' sake.
0:50:03 > 0:50:05Online at 10. 15 in the room.
0:50:05 > 0:50:07At £15 in the room. At 15.
0:50:07 > 0:50:09Any advance on these now?
0:50:09 > 0:50:10£15. The gooseberry trophies.
0:50:10 > 0:50:13You're hovering online. Bid me now.
0:50:13 > 0:50:15I'm selling in the room at £15.
0:50:15 > 0:50:16Uh-oh.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18£15 is £15.
0:50:18 > 0:50:20Interesting story behind those.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22I have to tell that they were my prediction that they were
0:50:22 > 0:50:26going to bring the biggest profit, and they didn't. That's minus £10.
0:50:26 > 0:50:28It'd be mine as well.
0:50:28 > 0:50:29Now, the inkwell.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31Late Victorian. John Grinsell
0:50:31 > 0:50:33and Sons of London, 1895.
0:50:33 > 0:50:35And I bid at £40. At 40.
0:50:35 > 0:50:37Is there five now? A £40.
0:50:37 > 0:50:39Is there five? Five. 50.
0:50:39 > 0:50:41Still with me. At 50.
0:50:41 > 0:50:42Anyone else on this inkwell now?
0:50:42 > 0:50:44At £50.
0:50:44 > 0:50:48Five. 60. Five here. 70 now. 65.
0:50:48 > 0:50:50Him in the cap at 65.
0:50:50 > 0:50:51Is there anyone else?
0:50:51 > 0:50:55- Come on.- At £65. Are you all done?
0:50:55 > 0:50:5670, seated. Five? No.
0:50:56 > 0:50:58Second row at 70.
0:50:58 > 0:51:00Anyone else now at 70?
0:51:00 > 0:51:02I'm selling then.
0:51:02 > 0:51:06Bad luck. £70 is minus £15.
0:51:06 > 0:51:10You two cool cats did exactly the right thing.
0:51:10 > 0:51:14You didn't go with anything. You parked your £21.
0:51:14 > 0:51:16That's £21 is your total.
0:51:16 > 0:51:19It could be a winning score, so don't say a word to the Blues.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21Reluctantly, at a tenner.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31Andrew, Jenny, been chatting to the Reds?
0:51:31 > 0:51:33A little bit.
0:51:33 > 0:51:35About how they got on?
0:51:35 > 0:51:38- Do you know how they got on?- No. - Good.
0:51:38 > 0:51:42The Etch A Sketch, which I think is fascinating, it's in English
0:51:42 > 0:51:44and French, which is a hoot, really.
0:51:44 > 0:51:48It's not in great condition. It's £3. It's a bit of a laugh.
0:51:48 > 0:51:50He's put 10 to £20 on it.
0:51:50 > 0:51:53He's thinks you'll be lucky if you get a couple of quid for it
0:51:53 > 0:51:54because it doesn't matter.
0:51:54 > 0:51:55The Etch A Sketch, there.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57w£10 for the Etch A Sketch.
0:51:58 > 0:52:00Fiver. Five is bid. At £5.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03I'll take six, just this once.
0:52:03 > 0:52:04At £5 only.
0:52:04 > 0:52:06Selling at a fiver.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08At £5. Six at the back.
0:52:08 > 0:52:09There we go.
0:52:09 > 0:52:11£6. The lady at the back.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13Six English pounds.
0:52:13 > 0:52:15Too late.
0:52:15 > 0:52:16£6.
0:52:16 > 0:52:18Which is plus £3. Thank you.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20Lovely.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22What's going to happen with the wall lights?
0:52:22 > 0:52:24Crown frame wall lights
0:52:24 > 0:52:25with the shell moulded shades.
0:52:25 > 0:52:28Five of those and I bid 40. Five.
0:52:28 > 0:52:3050. Five. 60. Five online.
0:52:30 > 0:52:3265 now.
0:52:32 > 0:52:3470 in the room. 70 in the back.
0:52:34 > 0:52:36At £70. Five online.
0:52:36 > 0:52:3980 at the back. Five now.
0:52:39 > 0:52:42- Here we go. Come on.- £100. 110.
0:52:42 > 0:52:48- 120. 130.- That's a profit.- Woo-hoo!
0:52:48 > 0:52:49160 bid.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52And selling now at £160.
0:52:54 > 0:52:57That's 60. That's the number.
0:52:58 > 0:53:02Well, he might not like Etch A Sketch, but we made a profit.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05African coffee table.
0:53:05 > 0:53:07Maybe £30 for that. 30.
0:53:07 > 0:53:08£20 for it.
0:53:08 > 0:53:1220 bid. On five online. At £25
0:53:12 > 0:53:15- online.- If we make a profit...
0:53:15 > 0:53:16At 25. All done.
0:53:16 > 0:53:18Any advance on this?
0:53:18 > 0:53:2130 if you want. At £25, internet.
0:53:21 > 0:53:22At £25.
0:53:24 > 0:53:28£25. It's minus £20.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30Which you had 63, you've not got 43.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33But 43 is a good number.
0:53:33 > 0:53:37That's fantastic. What are we going to do about these bonus buys?
0:53:37 > 0:53:39You don't need to bother at all if you don't want to.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41What do you think?
0:53:41 > 0:53:43On the other hand, you don't know how the Reds have got on.
0:53:43 > 0:53:46You do know how much profit or loss the Reds have made.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49So this is the dodgy moment for the Blue team.
0:53:49 > 0:53:54Cos if you stick, and they've made more than £43, you won't win.
0:53:54 > 0:53:59But on the other hand, if you twist and you go with either or them...
0:53:59 > 0:54:01you'll risk your £43.
0:54:02 > 0:54:06- I think it will be a bit of fun to go with it.- Go on, then.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08- Which one?- The Chinese... - The Chinese box.
0:54:08 > 0:54:11Chinese box. No towel rails.
0:54:11 > 0:54:14No. We'll go for the Chinese box.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17- Chinese box for £28?- OK.- Fine. The decision is made.
0:54:17 > 0:54:19We're going for the Chinese box.
0:54:19 > 0:54:22I can tell you that the auctioneer's estimate is 20 to £40.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24So you're in the frame there, Dave.
0:54:24 > 0:54:27And the tubular glass, the estimate is 20 to £40.
0:54:27 > 0:54:28We're going to sell them anyway.
0:54:28 > 0:54:32And if they make a profit, that profit will go to charity.
0:54:32 > 0:54:34First up is the box and here it comes.
0:54:34 > 0:54:37The lacquered box. £20 for it.
0:54:37 > 0:54:38Come on.
0:54:38 > 0:54:4019th century lacquered box for £20.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42£10 then. On the front.
0:54:42 > 0:54:4415 in the corner. 20, the lady.
0:54:44 > 0:54:46Five at the back. 25 at the back.
0:54:46 > 0:54:4830 in the front row.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50Where's five now?
0:54:50 > 0:54:52We're 35, in pink.
0:54:52 > 0:54:54At 35, it's the lady's bid.
0:54:54 > 0:54:56At £35 now.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59That's £7.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01- Well done. That's marvellous. - Thank you.
0:55:01 > 0:55:05My prediction was that the glass towel rails were going to
0:55:05 > 0:55:07bring the biggest profit. So, we're going to sell them.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10If they make a profit, the money will go to charity.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12But first of all, they've got to make more than £50.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14- Here we go.- These are very smart.
0:55:14 > 0:55:16The Art Deco glass,
0:55:16 > 0:55:18tubular towel rails.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20Imagine how much they would cost you
0:55:20 > 0:55:21at a salvage yard or something like that.
0:55:21 > 0:55:25I could see a big tag on those in the right place.
0:55:25 > 0:55:30I've already got interest at 50, 60, 70 and £80.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32At 80. Take five. 80's bid.
0:55:32 > 0:55:34Mixed feelings.
0:55:34 > 0:55:35Very stylish things at £80.
0:55:35 > 0:55:37Are you all done then?
0:55:37 > 0:55:39I'm selling them at £80.
0:55:39 > 0:55:42£80 plus £30.
0:55:42 > 0:55:46But actually, you went with the £7 profit which gives you
0:55:46 > 0:55:48overall plus £50, which is
0:55:48 > 0:55:52a very respectable amount of money to be wandering away with.
0:55:52 > 0:55:55It could be a winning score. So don't say a word to the Reds.
0:55:55 > 0:56:00And rather nice we're going to be able to donate the £30 profit,
0:56:00 > 0:56:02from the rejected special bonus buy, to charity.
0:56:02 > 0:56:05- I'm not offended in any way. - Of course not.
0:56:05 > 0:56:08No, no. Perfect. How could you possibly be offended?
0:56:08 > 0:56:10You're a genius.
0:56:10 > 0:56:11Bid at £30.
0:56:11 > 0:56:1350 here on the third row.
0:56:19 > 0:56:21Well, how lovely is this?
0:56:21 > 0:56:26Two teams of substantial winners on Bargain Hunt.
0:56:26 > 0:56:29- Now, have you been chatting, you lot?- ALL: No.
0:56:29 > 0:56:30Well, that's good, isn't it?
0:56:30 > 0:56:33Cos you're both going home with folding money,
0:56:33 > 0:56:34which is absolutely marvellous.
0:56:34 > 0:56:39And it's simply the scale of the winnings today which sorts you out.
0:56:39 > 0:56:43And runners up with substantial winnings though today are the Reds.
0:56:45 > 0:56:48The Reds are going to go home with £21.
0:56:48 > 0:56:50There's your £20 plus another little one coming along.
0:56:50 > 0:56:53A little shrapnel of money.
0:56:53 > 0:56:57You made nothing on the bonus buys, but then you didn't go with
0:56:57 > 0:57:01either of the bonus buys because you're very cute, you two, and cunning.
0:57:01 > 0:57:05You ain't going to get tempted by anything that JP came up with,
0:57:05 > 0:57:07even though there were two of them,
0:57:07 > 0:57:10and you made the right decision anyway.
0:57:10 > 0:57:12And it was bad luck on you, JP, I have to say.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15You made the right decision, but sadly you are the runners up
0:57:15 > 0:57:18because the victors today go home with £50.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21- Yes!- £50.
0:57:21 > 0:57:25- Which is lovely, isn't it? That's a little wodge.- Lovely.
0:57:25 > 0:57:27And you came so close to getting your golden gavel,
0:57:27 > 0:57:29where it not for the elephant table,
0:57:29 > 0:57:31which is a shame, wasn't it? But never mind about that.
0:57:31 > 0:57:35You were plus 43, you decided to go with the bonus buy.
0:57:35 > 0:57:36That contributed £7.
0:57:36 > 0:57:40Thank you very much, David, that's the team's bonus buy.
0:57:40 > 0:57:44But you didn't select the special bonus buy which
0:57:44 > 0:57:49made its profit of £30, and this is the £30 that you might have had
0:57:49 > 0:57:54if you'd gone for that bonus buy which will be donated to charity.
0:57:54 > 0:57:55So it's a win-win all round.
0:57:55 > 0:57:59- Are you happy?- Yeah, very happy. - You look very happy.
0:57:59 > 0:58:01It's been a great day.
0:58:01 > 0:58:05- Join us soon for some more bargain hunting.- ALL:- Yes!