Derby 62 Bargain Hunt

Derbyshire is a place

famous for peaks, pottery

and period dramas.

So, are our teams going to find it

an uphill struggle today,

are they going to have a smashing

time or will it all finish in tears?

There's only one way to find out.

Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

The Derby Roundhouse plays host

to our Reds and Blues today.

With numerous stalls

to root through,

will they run rings

around the opposition

or simply get into a spin?

Also, I'll be asking our experts

to find not one

but two bonus buys and then

I'll express an opinion

as to which one I think is going

to make the biggest profit.

And then the teams get to pick.

But what happens to the

one that they don't pick?

Easy. If it makes a profit,

we'll give it to a charity.

Now, let's have a quick squint

as to what's coming up.

On today's programme, the Reds

know exactly where their level is.

We've got expensive taste,

haven't we?

Yeah, champagne taste

on a beer budget.

Yeah, you're not wrong there.

And the Blues are here

to make merry.

Parties now are, "Make your

own cocktails!" you know, so...

Well, maybe not.

I gauge from the reaction

that you're not taking

the bait there, so...

That's awkward.

Let's find out more, eh?

Well, we're in safe hands today

as we've pitted two teams

against one another with medical

qualifications because,

for the Reds, we've got Donna

and Pauline who are nurses

and, for the Blues,

we've got Andy and Jason

who are paramedics.

Hello, everyone.

ALL: Hello.

Hello, hello, hello.

Now, Donna...

Yes.

..how did you two meet?

We met during our nurse's training

at York University.

We were both late bloomers.

Late developers?

Mature students, so to speak.

So to speak.

And we've been

qualified ten years now.

And what do you do in the nursing

profession right now?

I work at York Hospital on a busy

gynaecology and breast surgery ward.

Do you?

Yes.

Stressful?

Uh, can be at times, yes.

You feel for them, you do

your best for them and,

hopefully, they feel a lot better

by what you're doing.

That's what makes you a great nurse.

Oh, OK.

It's because

you feel all that,

and they know you feel all that.

Yeah, yeah.

It's not just a job,

it's a vocation,

in the old-fashioned way.

Yeah, if I stop feeling,

it's time to get out.

Exactly right.

Yeah.

Now, Pauline, like Donna,

you went into the nursing field

later in life.

Do you have the same

vocational feel for it?

I do, I absolutely love it.

I count it a privilege to be

doing the job that I do.

I work with the elderly and

it is a joy to be around them.

These are two gorgeous ladies,

aren't they?

Oh, I can't bear it.

And when you're not

caring for others,

what do you like to got up to?

Well, I like to sit on the back of

my husband's motorcycle.

Do you?

Yes. And we love to

go touring around.

We've toured England, we've toured

South Africa, New Zealand,

the most wonderful time.

Very relaxing.

Now, what about antiques? Do you two

know anything about antiques?

The only thing I know about antiques

is I married mine.

OK, fine. That's fair enough.

And what about you?

Absolutely nothing.

I'm a blank copy book, so...

OK, so you're going to rely

on your expert?

Mm-hm.

Anyway, we're looking forward to it.

Thank you very much, girls.

Now, chaps, you two met at work,

right?

Yes.

We met about five years ago

at Stratford Ambulance Station

and then we sort of found out that

we had the same sort of interests.

You know, a bit of dog walking,

beer, stuff like that.

You're going to have a good time

today.

Yeah, looking forward to it.

Yeah, brilliant, so are we.

Now, Jason, you've been called out

to some queer old incidents,

haven't you?

Yes, yes, I have.

I've been called out to

pass the remote control...

They get the ambulance out

to pass...

Yes.

What, he can't get up out of the

chair to go and get a remote?

Well, it was a bedbound patient

and they couldn't quite

reach the remote control.

Well, I suppose if it was

about 12 o'clock

they wanted to watch Bargain Hunt

and couldn't get the remote

to get over from another channel,

it would be an emergency.

It would.

That's fair enough. So, what is

your expectation from today?

Do you expect to make

loads of money?

We originally said we'd just

like to get the petrol money home,

wouldn't we?

Yeah.

And we said about 40 quid,

that'll be nice...

Yes.

..but then we thought...

So half a tank?

Yeah, but then we thought we were

diesel, so it'd be 70 quid.

Yes, exactly.

Now we're

up against nurses.

Now you're up against nurses, I

know.

Yeah, a bit of a game changer.

This means that the spirit

of the competition

that beats in your bosom is going

to be beating even faster, isn't it?

We have so many colleagues out there

that have said, "You best win."

OK, well, this the... The gauntlet

is thrown down, girls.

No problem.

We're going to have a

competition today, I can tell you.

Anyway, £300 apiece.

There's your £300.

You know the rules,

your experts await, and off you go!

And very, very, very good luck.

We're in safe hands today,

thank God for them.

Great teams. So, which experts

are here to inject some know-how?

Proving he's all heart is

Red team expert Nick Hall.

He'd like to stop and chat

but he really moustache.

The Blues have Jonathan Pratt.

So, ladies, we've got a right

royal battle today, haven't we?

Nurses against paramedics.

Exactly.

Bit of a needle match.

Oh, that was bad.

So, what are looking for today?

Maybe a bit of silver.

So, chaps, we're in this wonderful

building in Derby.

What's your inspiration today?

My inspiration is you, JP.

Oh, OK.

Pauline, what do you think?

Possibly glassware or something.

Glassware is a good seller.

Crystal or something.

20th-century glassware, great.

Yes.

Well, look, the fair is huge.

Let's get stuck in,

see what we can find.

All right, let's go.

Jonathan, we've got to beat

the nurses so, today,

for today only, you're our

honorary paramedic, OK?

Brilliant. Let's go.

It's an emergency.

OK, time to get those pulses racing.

We haven't got a clue

what we're doing.

OK.

Let's just get dived in,

see what we can find.

Go for what you like, that's

the most important thing.

Yeah.

Now the Blues certainly

are taking the lead.

You're both dog lovers, aren't you?

I'm a dog lover, too.

And you've got a pair of spaniels.

Yeah, King Charles spaniels.

They're not terribly old,

I don't think.

So they're a modern reproduction

of a Staffordshire...

19th-century Staffordshire dog.

And the origins of these dogs

goes back into the sort of the

late 18th, early 19th century

as a sort of a mantelpiece ornament.

For one buy, decorative lot,

sticking it in a ceramic sale

and you both like dogs. One each.

Yeah, one each, isn't it?

Yeah, we do like those dogs.

They're unique.

Honest.

Can't vouch for how many were made,

but I'm sure there was

more than that pair.

Well, that and the other

14 million pairs.

You're not going to lose on them

if you got them for a sensible

amount of money with giving us a

small profit of course.

Yes.

Yeah?

Yeah, shall we go and ask?

Do you want to do it?

Yeah.

Yeah, let's have a chat with them.

Go on, then.

We do really like these dogs.

Um, what would be your best on them?

I could do 12.

12, yeah, brilliant.

Thank you very much.

OK.

Thank you.

Thank you, cheers.

Bye.

That's number one.

So, chaps, how much was it?

£12.

That's very good.

Yeah.

£12.

Yeah, very good.

Nice buy, first lot done.

So, where...?

We've got loads of time.

Now I thought this might be a really

interesting lot for you.

Do you like?

Different.

I think that's a no, Nick.

This is Japanese.

Late 19th century,

early 20th century,

for export to the West.

I just love the shape, the fact

that the lid is intact.

Yeah.

This is all hand-painted on

with coloured enamels.

Yeah.

A lot of work went into this.

Oh, yeah.

What's your heart telling you?

Are you getting those palpitations?

Do you know something?

I would say yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.

Do you need a paramedic?

It's eye pleasing, isn't it?

It is.

What's the price on it?

140...

140.

..is the asking price.

OK.

You two need to work your

charm on this gentleman.

Do you want to offer or

shall I tell you...

Um...

..where we've got to be?

What is your very, very, very best?

110 is the very best.

Can you...

go 100?

Hmm, no.

Please?

But I'll do 105.

Yeah?

Do you agree with him?

Yes, definitely.

I'll agree

with you. I'll defer to you.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thanks a lot.

Good luck.

Much appreciated.

RED TEAM: Thank you.

Well done. Are you pleased

with that?

BOTH: Yes.

So, item one bought.

Exactly.

We've got plenty of time.

Yes.

Still plenty of money.

Oh, yeah.

Let's go do some more hunting.

All right.

Sounds great.

Come on.

ALL: Thank you.

What a lovely bedside manner, eh?

A well-deserved first buy.

This is sort of an entry-level

cocktail shaker.

Yeah.

People don't drink spirits

in the way they do,

but everyone wants a party,

and parties now are,

"Make your own cocktails!"

you know, so...

Something like that might be

interesting.

Yeah.

I gauge from the reaction that

you're not taking the bait there,

so...

Oh, that's awkward.

..we can move on.

Really awkward.

Right.

Returning the favour,

Donna has found something for Nick.

Nick!

It just jumped out and grabbed me.

Right.

I'll pop it back.

Just before you grab me,

I'm going to head off

to see if I can find you

something else.

All right, thank you.

Keep up, you two.

Keep up.

BOTH: All right.

Come on, Donna.

All right, I got

to put it back on its head.

Don't lose your head.

JP really is pushing

this drinking theme.

So you've got a nice green-facetted,

glass sort of mallet-shape decanter,

and six glasses of good size.

That jumps out at me and says

they're nice, interesting objects.

It did jump out at me when

I looked over here, the green.

They're not terribly old.

No, we're thinking '60s. '50s, '60s.

I mean, the faceting on there

is simpler done.

It's not Victorian faceting.

No. Oh, no.

It's not Victorian weight.

No, no, no.

We've got six glasses and a

decanter, and the asking price...

The starting price,

I should say, is £68.

Nurses, JP, we're up against nurses.

I'll ask him... I'll just ask him

what he did would do it for.

What would be the best price

on these chappies?

Rock bottom, no other price,

I'll do 58.

They're paramedics, did you know?

How's your heart?

It's going all right.

Go lower.

Crikey, JP, talk about

heart pressure.

Are those teams any closer

to their second buys?

These buttons, are they silver?

They're Georgian huntsman's buttons.

£650.

Ooh!

Right. We've got

expensive taste, haven't we?

Champagne taste on a beer budget.

Yeah, you're not wrong there.

Seems the Blues have

equally lavish tastes.

Look, a jug in the form of a bear.

It's quite unusual.

Majolica, Victorian, £550.

Whoa.

I agree, JP, nearer the mark

if they remove the zero.

Reds, you about to earn

your second buy?

Ladies...

Oh, wait a minute.

..what about if we go

for a real theme today?

Another piece of Japanese art

but in bronze this time.

Early 20th century...

Right.

It gets

more exciting than that.

OK.

It's £25.

Oooh.

Sh, don't tell anyone.

25?

25 quid.

When I asked, "Why is it £25?"

somebody has drilled a hole

and they've made a lamp out of it.

But...

That's...

But surely that

will decrease the value of it?

Yeah, but without that,

and it's £125.

But, for £25, a solid lamp,

Japanese bronze that was made...

See the weight of that.

Ah, the old

weight-equals-quality test.

Wonder if there might be a

bit more movement on that?

Well, there might be,

that was just the first price...

Oh, yeah.

..when I enquired.

I'll have a chat with the lady.

OK.

Wait here and I'll tell

you what's happening.

Great.

Great, thanks.

Is this a sign of things

to come for the Reds?

The Blues are not pratting

about...or are they?

What's taken you about these signs?

Bright, bold...

It's your namesake.

..racing, your namesake.

Absolutely, yeah, yeah, yeah.

They're really collectable.

They are... It's nostalgia.

It harks back to that romantic,

you know,

days of racing in the

'30s, '40s and '50s.

That's our chap here.

I think they're going

to be expensive.

Yeah.

They're eyeing up

your Pratt signs.

MAN: I mean, personally, I think

this one is the better one.

This is the one that everyone wants.

It's double sided.

And that is quite... For its

condition, that's quite acceptable.

I mean, they're big money to buy

because it's a collector's market.

Got a weight to them, haven't they?

Let's have a look.

We haven't got time to waste.

Crikey, they're both at it now.

We've got 20 minutes.

We need to get on with it, don't we?

Yeah.

How much is your best on it?

I can do it for 150.

I reckon, in an auction, you'd

get well over 200. Seriously.

If I had a pound for every time

that was said...

No, but...that's true.

I think 150 is...

I appreciate you've got

to earn a living

and what have you, but I think

it's just a touch too much.

Did I explain that

these chaps are paramedics?

Well, paramedics,

I owe my life to them...

I see.

..because I've had a

transplant, and the paramedics,

I tell you what, if it was charity,

I'd give you this, but it's not.

Oh, thought we were

in for a deal then.

You both seem to like this.

And I do too, but I'm sort of...in

my own way because I'm swayed by it.

We could see that you don't

want to barter, but...

..140, could you manage that?

Because you're paramedics

it'd be my considered pleasure.

Done deal.

Thank you very much.

Thank you for...

It's been a pleasure.

..helping saving people's lives.

Hear, hear. One item left with

just over 15 minutes to go, Blues.

Nick, can you come

to your team's rescue?

Now, my little

Florence Nightingales,

I have performed

a major operation for you.

Have you?

Right.

£22 if you want it here and now.

Yeah.

Yeah, let's go for it.

Let's go

for it.

Let's live dangerously.

You sure?

BOTH: Yeah.

We're going

all Japanesey today, aren't we?

Exactly.

All Japanesey.

I'll go and pay the lady and we'll

do some shopping.

Brilliant.

Sounds wonderful.

Great.

That was painless and you've

drawn level with the Blues.

Now, I've got a question for you.

What's that there?

Well, for the uninitiated, this is

a model of a road-crossing sign.

This thing is crudely made.

It's got a turned beechwood bottom

and then a metal cylinder

with the black and white bands on it

and a red painted beechwood top.

So what this thing actually does

is the top comes off like that

and then, if I give it a little tip,

not surprisingly,

out comes some spools of cotton

and a thimble on the end.

This thing was made as a novelty

sewing accessory in the 1930s

and, as such,

is a very rare example.

Indeed, an auctioneer

in Warwickshire

is so specialist in the sale of

sewing accessories that he just

sells them and he only has

two auctions per annum

and they make a lot of money.

The dealer that had this

on his stand for £20

wasn't aware of the worldwide boom

in sewing accessories.

Cos I think, in a special sale

in Warwickshire,

this thing would be likely

to realise

somewhere between 100 and £150.

Some beacon.

Some sewing accessory.

Our teams

have two items apiece with less

than ten minutes left.

With a mixture of ceramics here,

what I would choose,

if it were me, you know,

there are things which have

very definite prices like Doulton

and things like that,

but one thing that grabs me

is this little chappie over here.

I like that.

OK. So, it's a little porcelain

teapot.

It's cute.

This is a pattern in blue

and white that you'd get

in the 18th and 19th century.

It's very much copying Delft,

essentially, and Chinese.

Really, the origins of which

are from the Chinese.

I'd love to think it's

a Chinese teapot.

It's got a mark on the bottom there,

which is I think a capital T.

It's only £22 at the moment.

You've got a chance...

You might steal a fiver out of it,

you might steal 20 for it.

It might be... Who knows? But, to

me, it seems like a really good buy.

Shall we see if she'll do it

for 15 or something?

OK.

Mind that lid. Do you want to hold

it?

I'll have a word with her.

Yeah. See what you can do. OK.

Excuse me, what's your best on this?

Um, I can do less for you.

15. I would like 15 for it, please.

What's that?

15.

£15?

Yeah.

OK.

Personally, I think...

And you're quite...

I'd be very happy with that

myself in a sense of

if I were buying an expert buy,

I would go with that.

Let's do it.

Which is a problem now

cos I've got to find something.

Life is hard, JP.

Let's do it.

Go for it, go for it.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Right, chaps.

Wicked, done.

Three items down.

Big spend, two very econ...you know,

economic spends.

Yeah.

Well done. I think we did all right.

Thank you very much.

It is a bit eclectic, isn't it?

No, thank you.

Well done, chaps.

Cheers, Jon.

In search of their final buy,

the Reds have found a whole box

of silver delights.

Now, I tell you what, there's some

nice little silverware in here.

I love that elephant.

It's a pincushion.

Yeah.

Gosh, it's £210.

Ooh, ouch.

Yeah.

That's a pretty one.

Yeah, I

was thinking...

That is nice.

It's actually a very

good maker as well.

William Comyns, he's...

It's very pretty, isn't it?

Super pretty. And is really

well-known for these embossed

and pierced designs.

It's marked up at 195.

Right, yeah.

I'd like to get it down to

just under the 150 mark.

OK, yeah.

It's got a bit of a stone in it,

doesn't it?

Yeah, it's got a turquoise

sat in the top.

Yeah.

If that could be just under the

100 mark. It's marked at 125.

That's a good buy. Now, Paul has

got the key to the cabinet.

Ooh.

We're going to have a look

at these things.

The elephant pincushion, that could

come down to how much do you think?

The death on it would be

something like 175.

Well, we don't have that much

in our kitty.

What about the pierced box

by Comyns?

Yeah, we can work something on that.

Um, make that...say 170.

That can come down to one...

Again, it's close to what

you've got left.

Exactly.

What about the final box?

The one with the little cabochon

turquoise?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

We could bring that down

just below 100.

It's 125 on at the moment,

but we can get it just below 100.

So, I mean, can we take it down

to...say £90?

Let's do a little bit better

than that and meet, say, at 92,

and that would be the end of it,

I'm afraid.

So that's not bad at 92.

Yeah.

Let's make a decision.

Let's go for that because then it

leaves you...

A bit to play with.

That's a quick decision. Gosh.

And it's also got my silver

that I wanted.

You did say you wanted some silver.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

OK.

That's absolutely perfect.

So £92?

Yeah.

£92.

This man deserves, I think,

a big shake.

Yes. Thank you very much.

MAN:

Thank you.

Thank you so much, thank you.

Thanks very much.

So, £92.

Wonderful.

Third thing

bought.

Exactly.

Well done, you.

And that's without getting it

out of the cabinet.

Let's catch up with what

the Red team bought, eh?

Although, initially unsure,

they spent £105 on the

Japanese temple vase.

Remaining in the Orient, they bought

the Meiji-period bronze

twin-handled vase for £22.

Finally, they return to these shores

with the London 19th-century

silver trinket box, £92.

Sterling.

So, girls, was that fun?

It was a blast.

Was it?

Yeah.

What is your favourite piece?

I like the Japanese brass vase.

Japanese brass vase. Very good.

And Pauline, for you?

I like the Japanese brass vase

as well, yeah.

Do you?

And what will bring the

biggest profit, Pauline?

I think maybe the silver box

that we purchased might just...

Make the biggest profit.

Might just.

OK. Do you agree with that?

No, it's the brass vase.

Is it?

Yeah.

It's all brass vases for you?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

And how much did you spend?

£219.

£219.

Then I would like £81, please,

of leftover lolly.

Here you go.

There's my £81.

Goes straight across to Nicholas.

Wonderful, thank you, Tim.

One whole hour with these girls,

I don't know how you've managed

to stay vertical.

One word, Tim - Valium.

Is that what it is?

No - valiant, sorry.

Plenty of it.

Yes.

Anyway, here comes your Tim's Ton.

The extra £100 to and go and buy

the extra bonus buy.

You are armed, you are dangerous

and off you go, Nicholas.

Meanwhile, why don't we check out

what the Blue team bought, eh?

They walked off with the

Staffordshire-style pottery spaniels

for £12.

They paid £140 for the Pratt's

Perfection spirit enamel sign.

And lastly, the miniature blue and

white teapot was bought for £15.

Well, you enjoyed zooming around,

didn't you?

Loved it.

Great time.

Really enjoyed it.

Jolly good.

What's your favourite piece?

The motor memorabilia sign that

we've bought.

You've seen the sign?

Yeah, we have.

And what's your favourite piece?

I think it's going to be the dogs.

Is it?

Oh, yes.

You've gone

to the dogs.

Classic, yes.

Lovely, good.

And which piece is going to bring

the biggest profit, the woofers?

BOTH: The teapot.

The teapot.

In unison, very nice.

So you've spent in total how much?

£167, Tim.

Thank you, I'd like 133.

There you are.

OK, that's three.

I've no need to bother to count

cos I trust you.

You are a paramedic after all.

Now, guys, you get your

double challenge today, JP.

Thank you.

You've got all that lot...

And even more.

..and that's Tim's

Ton for the special bonus buy.

Anyway, how do you feel about this?

Do you think there's going

to be enough here

for you to pick over, JP?

Oh, these guys are easily pleased.

I've got lots to choose from.

Right, get to it, chaps,

and, remember, you've got

two bonus buys to root out.

Nick, you've got £81 for

your team's bonus buy.

I'm really quite interested

in your Victorian glass dome.

You've got £78 on it.

I have.

I mean, could I buy it

for around about £45, £50?

No. We can come down. I can take

it down to...shall we say 58?

What about 50?

No, you're trying to bit too hard.

But I'll try one more go to sell it

because I'm happy to move it on...

Yeah.

..and say 52, but that

would be the end at 52.

£52. Go on, then, 52.

Well done. Well bought.

Brilliant.

Thank you very much. Cheers.

Great work, Nick.

That's your bonus buy.

What's your Tim's Ton going on?

Now...

Don't you think they're just

going to absolutely love that?

An Edwardian solid silver

nurse's buckle.

Great thing. It's even got the

original sash on it as well.

The only thing I'm slightly

concerned about is the price tag -

£85.

Sir, hello there.

Hi.

Hi.

You've got £85 on there.

Yeah.

I'm going to come straight.

I'll be honest with you.

Can I buy it for £60?

And don't give me a heart attack

cos the nurses aren't here.

Can't do 60.

OK, what can you do?

67 is...

£67?

67.

I can live with that.

At £67, if you give me the buckle,

I'll give you my hand

and we've got a deal, my friend.

Quick worker.

Job done. So, there we are,

Tim's Ton is spent.

I think it's spent very well.

I think my nurses, my Red team,

will love this.

I'm going to go and try it on.

Oh, matron.

Before that, let's have a chat

about your buys.

Well, Nick, this is exciting.

Isn't it just?

Double bonus buys.

Now, the team's bonus buy

is that fellow, yes?

It was.

You had £81 of leftover lolly.

Yes.

And you bought that jobbie.

I did indeed.

And I spent £52 on it.

These Victorian glass paperweights

are quite collectible still.

So, I think there's a margin left

in that.

£52, eh?

£52 paid, yeah.

Very good. And for Tim's Ton,

you had the £100...

I did.

..and you bought this buckle.

I did

indeed. And that I spent £67 on.

But of course, I bought it

because the girls are nurses.

Yes, that won't necessarily

make it make any more profit.

My decision has to be which one

is likely to bring

the most profit, and I guess

I will go for the nurse's buckle.

The judgment of Solomon.

Well, thanks very much, Nick.

Right now, let's check out how poor

Jonathan Pratt is getting on

with his bonus buys.

So, that's £133 for his bonus buys

and the additional

£100 for Tim's Ton.

And what's he found?

So, what I've got here

is a pair of spill vases,

which I...I love them

because these blue and white stripes

are really fun, really jazzy

and I think it kind of has a sort

of hint of modern style about it,

but in the tradition of English

porcelain, you've got these

lovely landscape vignettes,

which are actually signed,

initialled on them as a sort

of copying Derby or the like

in the early part

of the 19th century.

These are reproductions by Aynsley,

but I think they are a great look.

Now...

the thing is I need to get

a good price for these.

And I'm going to go in...

I'm going to go in for £20

and see if I can get them.

Crikey, JP,

that shows a bit of brass neck.

Do you think you'll take £20?

I mean, they're...

There's a little bit damage on this

one. I mean, they are decorative.

Go on, then.

Brilliant!

Thank you very much.

Ticket price was £60!

That seemed too easy.

This object here, this is going

to be my Tim's Ton buy.

It's a bit of glass. It's the right

sort of thing for the sale.

Very decorative

and actually quite modern still.

The label gives it away,

which is why I like it.

Not only just the price,

but it says Baccarat.

And so, this mark here,

nice bit of old, patinated brass.

It says Baccarat.

The stamp for Baccarat.

Baccarat were - well, still are -

one of the leading French glass

manufacturers.

The label says 50 and the lady

will sell it to me for...?

£40.

£40. I've got it for £40.

I'm going to take that.

Thank you very much.

Because that, I think,

is a perfect little deal.

Perfect little deal from

a perfect little expert.

He's taller in real life, you know?

OK, JP, for Andy and Jason for the

team's bonus buy, you bought what?

I bought this... I think a rather

lovely pair of Aynsley vases.

OK, I gave you £133.

You're keen on blowing the lot.

How much did you spend on these?

£20.

Really?

Yeah.

What's the matter with them?

One's

had a little bit of restoration.

OK.

But, you know, they're nice

quality... They look lovely.

£20 is not a lot of money. OK, fine.

And then I gave you Tim's Ton...

Yes.

..which you spent

on this joker.

Yes.

And that's a candlestick.

Yeah, but it's by Baccarat.

OK.

Baccarat, top French glass factory.

Righto. Well, I've got to make

my judgment...

Do you want to know how much I spent

on that one?

How much did you spend?

I spent £40 on it.

Did you?

Yeah.

Irrespective, I'm not going...

I'm not going for restoration. I'll

go with Baccarat. It's a big name!

And I like these...kind of

Chinese base on it.

Very nice Chinese base,

so my punt is Baccarat candlestick.

Thank you very much.

Lovely to be here, Richard.

Absolutely delighted to have you.

Very good. Now, first up for the

Reds, Donna and Pauline, we've got

the Fukagawa vase.

Does that do it for you?

30 to 50, and it doesn't do

anything for me at all.

I don't think there's really

anything much going into it.

£105 paid...

..for the single vase, which is...

Fairly takes your breath away,

doesn't it?

It does take your breath away, yeah.

Then we've got the Meiji bronze vase

on its own.

Should be one of a pair

in that archaic style,

the Japanese copying the Chinese.

All very complicated,

but it only cost £22.

That's good.

That's the right price to pay,

isn't it?

That is OK and...and...

What will you get?

We've got

20 to 40.

20 to 40.

Yeah, and it's... People are buying

them, so that's good to go on that.

All right, lovely. And what about

the Arts and Crafts style,

silver trinket box.

Again, it's pretty.

It's pretty, isn't it?

It's pretty and it's standard.

And it's 1891.

£40 - £50.

Is that all?

It's got a bit there,

but I can't see it making any more.

All right, fine. £92 they paid.

So, that could be a bit

overpaid on that.

Yeah.

Definitely overpaid on that

Japanese pot and cover,

I quite agree with you there.

In which case, they're going

to need their bonus buys.

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

Donna, Pauline, this is exciting,

isn't it?

Oh, it is.

It's a bit like Emergency -

Ward 10.

Ooh!

Ooh!

Anyway, there was £81 of leftover

lolly, which you gave to Nick.

Nick has gone out and expertly

teased out a very superior

bargain for you. Right, Nick?

And the team's bonus buy is what?

Da-da-da-da!

Oh, right.

Right.

Now, don't look

overenthusiastic.

No.

OK.

Know what it is?

It's a paperweight?

Yes, specifically

it's called a dump because...

the Stourbridge bottle-makers,

at the end of the day,

the glass that was leftover

that was going to be dumped

was turned into making

these little beauties.

Is it getting better?

Erm...

Yeah. How much did you pay for it?

Yeah?

Look into it, look into it.

What do you see?

How much did you pay for it?

Now, I paid the pretty sum of £52

for this.

Ooh.

Ooh.

But I like that internal

decoration...

Yeah.

..which is no mean feat

to produce that.

No.

They used to used silver foil

and baking powder.

It's a labour of love, this.

Well...yeah.

Are you loving it yet?

Pauline, take it, darling.

Feel how heavy it is.

I'm kind of loving it. Erm...

How much do you think it'll make?

Yeah, that's...that's the key.

They are erratic at auction,

I'll be honest with you.

It's the luck of the gods,

but it's a good example of its time.

Well, it is a good weight, isn't it?

It's a good weight.

I'm not over enthused with it.

Donna, you have a feel. It's...

his favourite piece.

He says the market's up-and-down.

He's hedged his bets as to what it

might particularly bring

in the way of profit...

Right.

..which might be a question

you could put to him specifically.

Yes...

How much profit will we see?

Yeah.

Well, that's the key, yeah.

Yes.

I've seen them make £80.

I've seen them make £30.

Right, OK.

And you've pitched

right in the middle at £52.

I'm right smack bang in the middle.

So, there you go.

Yeah, OK.

That is the honest answer.

Thank you, Nicholas, for that.

Back to Richard for his thoughts.

There you go, Richard.

Oh, very good.

And we see quite a few of these, and

do actually have quite a following.

Surprisingly, but they do,

and it'll make 20 or 30.

We could push 40-ish on the thing

because we do see quite a few

come in and there is people

out there who want them.

OK, well, Nick had £81 of leftover

lolly, and he spent £52 on that.

That's all the money.

And you have estimated 20 to 30. OK.

Now, we have the additional bonus

buy, which is called Tim's Ton.

We gave Nick £100 of extra dosh

to go out and find another

special bonus buy. And what did you

find for the £100, Nick?

Well, I went shopping with my little

Florence Nightingales in mind.

And I came back with...

Ah.

..a hallmarked,

solid silver nurse's buckle.

Right. OK.

Now, how appropriate

is that?

Yes.

Oh, and I like that.

Yeah.

I can mop my brow now.

Oh, good.

How much did you pay for that one?

Yeah.

£67.

Right.

It's around 100

years old. It is solid silver.

It's fully hallmarked and even

engraved by hand on the little

areas of silver there.

Right.

So, how much do you think that would

potentially make at auction?

It should make...

£70, £80.

Right, OK.

OK.

I do like that.

Hm.

What do you think?

Yeah, I like that.

You like it?

Good.

Well, I got something right.

You did.

Now, well done, Nick.

Anyway, you don't decide now, girls.

You decide later, after the sale

of your first three items.

Now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what Richard

thinks about it.

And now we've got Tim's Ton.

This is the £100 special bonus buy.

OK.

And you've got that rather special,

solid silver nurse's buckle.

I do. And, Tim, we see

a lot of these come through,

a lot come through.

And they make £20 to £30

all-day long.

It depends what they paid for it.

He had my £100 and what he did was

to spend £67 on it. £67 that cost.

And I was obliged to

give my prediction.

And I said I thought the buckle

would do better than the dump.

And that's where I stand on it,

OK?

OK.

Now for the Blues, Andy and Jason.

Their first item

are the Staffordshire dogs.

Now, I know you're very, very fond

of these being a Staffordshire man.

All right, you love your dog,

don't you?

If they were Staffordshire.

Where

do you think they come from them?

Taiwan?

Yeah.

I really... I am speechless.

You don't like them?

They are really...are bad.

So, for joke value...

Yes, OK.

We've got £20 on it, but

if they get anywhere close to that,

anywhere close, they've done well.

OK, well, they have done well

because they only paid £12.

That's £6 each. And what do you

make of Pratt's sign?

OK.

Jonathan Pratt, obviously, had to

buy this sign, didn't he?

He did.

I just hope you didn't get suckered

in to paying too much for it.

Now, these signs.

There is a growing market for these

signs and they do...they do do OK.

And the condition is dreadful

as well, isn't it?

But they do have a following

at a price.

OK, so what's your price?

30 to 40, could get to 50 to 60.

Well, if I told you he paid £140,

would you regard

that as suckered in?

I would say that you are pulling

my leg on it.

No, I'm not. I'm dead...

deadly serious. Moving on then,

that's not so hot.

And lastly, we've got the onion

pattern, little sake pot.

It's 20th-century.

£15 Jonathan paid for it,

so no money at all.

Will it bring £20?

Could do.

Might do.

Yeah.

They might get a small profit

on that, but for certain

they are not going to make up

the money on the enamel sign.

No.

Is that your prediction?

Yes.

OK, and it may all go downhill

from there, and if it does,

they're going to need the bonus buy.

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

Jason, Andy, you up

for the challenge?

Oh, yes!

Oh, yes!

First up, the team's bonus buy where

you gave JP £133 of leftover lolly.

And JP's gone off

and bought something, which is

under his little rag there.

Yeah, I'm being very careful

with holding these.

You gave me a lot of money

and I chickened out...

And what I bought was

trumpet-shaped vases.

This is quite ambulance driver's

stuff, isn't it?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Let's have a little bird's-eye,

then. So, we've got an Aynsley mark

underneath, right? That's the

backstamp for the factory,

right, JP?

Yeah.

I mean, that's

very much a kind of Lake District

vignette moment in oval.

Now, I've got some rubbing

here on the gilding

on the trumpet foot.

What's yours like?

Yeah, it is worn a little bit, too.

But they are so tactile,

aren't they?

Mm. And otherwise

in ace condition?

No, one is broken.

That one there possibly. One

of these has got restoration.

OK.

This one here....

This one's been restored.

I got them for what I think was

a quite good price.

How much did you pay?

I paid £20 for them.

Come on, Jase.

You may not like

them, but hang on a minute.

They're themed after my...after my

football team West Bromwich Albion,

do you know what I mean?

That's why I went for those colours.

What do you think

we're going to get for them?

Well, look, I...I...

We could double our money.

What, £40?

Could do, yeah.

OK, lovely.

What does the auctioneer

think about this team's bonus buy?

Now, team's bonus buy. There you go.

That's what was bought.

These two Aynsley vases.

How do you rate those?

They've got a look to them.

And they've been restored,

but they are quite decorative.

It's nice they're a pair.

I don't think they are too bad.

I don't think they're too bad.

We've gone 40 to 50.

Have you?

Hm.

Well, JP had £133 of leftover lolly

and he spent £20 on them.

That's OK because they've got half

a chance. They've got a look.

OK, fine. Well, that's jolly nice.

That's your prediction, then.

£40 to £50.

Yep.

£20 paid.

Good.

There is an additional bonus buy.

So, let's have a look.

OK, JP, show us Tim's Ton.

This is glass

and it's this sort of spiral column.

Gilt brass base, very much in a sort

of Chinese stand sort of form this,

but the key is with this -

there's a mark there,

and the mark there is Baccarat.

Baccarat were,

in the 19th century, in France,

one of the glass factories

held in the highest regard.

So, it's got a name

and it's nice quality.

You'd stick a candle in there,

would you?

Yeah, might as well.

Yeah?

And is it all original?

Yeah.

And it's in...

I could tell you're an expert

in this sort of thing, aren't you?

Yeah, you've done this before

haven't you?

How much did you pay for it?

I paid £40.

£40 is that all? Ask them how much

it's going to bring.

How much...

how much will this make at auction?

If I were to be sensible,

I think I've probably hit it

in the mid-estimate, £30 to £50.

I think there's a chance it

could wash its face,

a chance it could make a profit.

Well, it's all going to be all right

cos we've got the dogs, don't we?

You've gone to the dogs.

That's what you've done.

There are your two choices.

You don't have to take

either of these bonus buys,

but I'll give you an opportunity

after the sale

of your first three items.

Now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what Richard thinks

about the Baccarat candlestick.

And how do you rate

this candlestick?

For us, it had a bit of style

and I had to make my prediction

and I saw more profit-potential

in that than in the pair of vases.

Well, we've got 20 to 30 on it.

I can see where you're coming from

on it.

He spent £40 on it, actually.

OK. Again, that's not...that's not

silly, is it?

Not really.

I think it has a special look,

but whether your audience

will agree is another matter.

We will soon find out.

Which will the teams go for?

This is exciting.

Thank you, Richard.

25, 25, 25, 25,

in the room at 25 at the back.

How do you rate your chances now,

eh?

Erm... Yeah, hopeful.

Hopeful.

Hopeful.

Yeah.

OK.

Positive thoughts. Come on!

Yes, yes, good vibes.

Positive vibes.

You've got the dump to think about

and you've got your buckle

to think about. OK.

First up, we are going to do

the Fukagawa, and here it comes.

Bids on the book. I'm in at five.

Ten, 15, 20, 25...

This is just for the lid?

I hope so.

25. £25, I'm bid on commission.

Come on!

Everyone else out.

We are sold then for 25.

£25 is minus £80.

Ouch!

Now here comes your temple vase.

Five pounds, I'm bid.

Ten, 15 and 20.

£20, I'm bid.

25, the internet. 25, I'm bid.

30 in the room.

35 in the room.

40 in the room.

I know, I know, but we are getting up

there.

45 the internet. 45 and sold.

At £50, the internet.

Ooh!

£50, the internet.

£50, the internet.

We are selling now on the internet.

All finished. You're hovering.

We are selling at 50.

£50 is plus £28.

Right.

Wow!

Which is good.

Now here comes your trinket box.

Nicely decorated.

Bit of interest on this.

20, 30, 40, 50,

60, 70, 80.

Ooh!

£80, I'm bid.

£80, I'm bid. At £80.

A little bit more, though.

At £80 with me.

At £80 with me. You're all out.

Come on, it needs a bit more!

Sold at 80.

Oh, no.

Blast it! £80 is minus £12.

You were minus £52.

That is minus £64.

What are we going to do

about the dump?

Do you want to go with the dump

bonus buy or do you want to go

with the belt bonus buy or do you

want to go with nothing?

BOTH: Belt.

Is it?

Yes.

Definitely?

Unanimous

decision.

Nurse's belt buckle.

Now, you've made that decision,

you're going

with the bonus buy, which is the...

Nurse's belt buckle.

..which is Tim's Ton.

Thank you very much.

I can tell you that his estimate

is miserable on that.

He's put £20 to £30 on it.

Really?

No, surely not.

But the first lot up is going to be

the dump paperweight,

the one you've rejected,

which you paid £52 for.

His estimate on that is £20 to £30,

too.

So, two miserable estimates,

but we are going to sell the dump

paperweight first just to see

what happens. And here it comes.

A 19th-century glass paperweight.

Commissions on the book,

five and a bid. Five, six, ten,

15, 20, five,

25 in the room.

Have you...? 30 in the room.

35 in the room.

40 in the room, 45 in the room.

45 right there. At 45.

At 45 in the room.

More like it.

Yeah, better.

Sold at 45.

£45, it's minus seven pounds.

We'll scrap that one

because what you're doing is going

with the Ton.

You're going with the belt,

and here it comes.

Nurse's belt buckle. Five and a bid.

Five and a bid. Five, six, ten,

15, 20...

35 on the internet.

35.

40 in the room. 40 in the room.

In the room at 40, all done.

Sold at 40.

No. No.

£40 is minus £27.

People have...people have no taste.

That is 70, 80.

That is minus £91 overall.

At least it wasn't the Ton.

No, it wasn't the Ton.

You are quite right. Anyway, good.

Now, say not a word to the Blues,

all right,

because the way things are going,

that could be a winning score.

Well, like my prediction,

the belt buckle came undone.

I don't know whether we need first

aid or resuscitation here.

We are standing by

for your special skills, all right?

First of all you've got the

Staffordshire-style pottery dogs.

They may be hideous...

I mean, lovely and modern

and everything else, but he's put 20

to 30 on them.

Good lad, good lad.

See he rates them.

My dogs.

Your dogs, yeah.

Good for you. And here they come.

Ten pounds. Five?

Two pounds?

Bid. Four, six, eight, ten, 12.

15 in the room. 15 in the room.

15 in the room. All done.

Sold at 15.

£15 is plus three pounds. Well done.

Now here comes the sign. Stand by.

25 bid.

I'm bid. 30, 40, 50, 60.

Bid here at 60.

Double his estimate.

Bid here at 60. Here at 60.

Everyone else out at 60. Sold at 60.

Uh-oh! £60 is a good deal,

better than his estimate,

I have to tell you.

So, guys, that means overall

now you are minus £77.

£20. 15. Ten to go.

Nothing on my book. Five pounds.

Five.

Six, seven, eight, nine,

ten, 12, 15.

15 here at 15. 15.

15. 15. 15, second row.

At £20, the internet.

Oh, thank goodness for that.

You're in profit again.

You've made two profits.

25 in the room.

Oh, look at that!

25 in the room. 25 in the room.

All done, sold.

Well done, lads.

That is marvellous.

£25 is plus ten pounds,

which means overall

you are minus £67.

Now, what do you want to do

about either of these bonus buys?

Do you want to take one

or the other or none at all?

West Brom vases,

I'm all over them.

Are you?

We are going with the trumpet vases

and we are not going with the

Baccarat candlestick, is that right?

That's right.

OK, fine.

The decision is made.

I can tell you now that his estimate

on those vases is 40 to 50.

You paid £20, JP.

He is very comfortable about that.

You're not going with

the Baccarat candlestick

and his estimate on that is

20 to 30. You paid £40.

But we are going to sell both. We're

going to sell your bonus buy pick

first, which is the trumpet vases.

And here come the trumpet vases.

£20. Nice little decoration piece,

then.

20. 22, 24, 26, 28.

These are nice things. At £28. £28.

28.

£28 I'm bid here in the room.

£30.

£30! Look at this, J.

That's the pick!

45. 45. To you at 45.

£45!

One more, one more.

£50 in the room.

Look at that.

50's in the room.

In the room at 50. Sold at 50.

£50 is plus £30.

That is a very nice...

That's a very nice bonus buy. Now,

we're going to sell the Baccarat.

I've got interest on the book

at 30, 40, £50.

£50, I'm bid. £50, I'm bid.

At £50. 60, 70.

Look at this.

Here at 70. At £70. At £70.

Internet, you are out.

Room, you're out £70.

We are sold then at £70.

Well done, J, double whammy.

You made £30 profit on each piece.

Oh, OK, that's fair enough.

Yes? Which is very nice.

So, £30 profit, guys,

from your trumpet vases takes your

overall score to minus £37, which is

barely a wink in this business.

I'll tell you. That could be

a winning score, no trouble at all.

I'm glad to be able to

say that the £30 profit

on the candlestick will be

donated to charity.

So, that's a double winnings here.

Well, teams, fun?

Yeah.

Brilliant.

Very good.

Perfect.

Nobody's going home

with folding money.

In fact, nobody is going home

with any money,

which is not so nifty,

but on the other hand, it's just a

question of the scale of the losses.

And one team has made almost double

the losses of the other

and that team that's doubled up

on the losses are the Reds.

Oh!

Oh!

Minus...minus £91

is your total tally.

You got a jolly nice profit out

of your Japanese bronze...

Yes. Yes.

..which was £28.

I predicted that the belt buckle was

going to do particularly well. Ha!

And it made a loss of £27. So, I got

that wrong, for which I apologise.

But anyway, you had a good time.

Yeah, brilliant.

Perfect.

So, the boys in blue,

our very nice paramedics have

managed to win by losing £37.

How about that?

That's all right.

It's a win.

It was the profit

on the West Bromwich Albion-coloured

trumpet vases that gave you

a real thrill, didn't it?

£30 profit on that,

so well-picked on that.

And I was reassured that the

Baccarat did a £30 profit, too.

So, double whammy of profits there,

J. Well done for that.

My prediction was that

the Baccarat would do well

and within the spit,

they did the same.

So, very, very pleased with that.

OK, so, no money being handed out,

but because you didn't go

with the Baccarat candlestick

and we sold it and it made a profit,

there is a resultant bit of cash.

My plus £30 here, which is

going straight back into my pocket,

because that goes into the charity

pot. OK. Thank you very much.

You had a great time?

Yeah.

We've had a great time.

In fact, it's been so great,

why don't you join us soon

for some more bargain hunting, yes?!

ALL: Yes!