0:00:02 > 0:00:04What could be better? A day at the races!
0:00:04 > 0:00:08The only race today is against the clock.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10The stakes are high and the going is good.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14And it's a one-hour-long special show today,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17so, let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Wetherby Racecourse, home to many a steeplechase meeting.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Today, it plays host to two teams of animal-crackers bargain hunters.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53But will our teams fall at the first fence?
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Or gallop off with loads of profit?
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Because today's show is a double jeopardy show.
0:00:59 > 0:01:05That means that each of the experts have to find two bonus buys.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Will the teams go with one or the other or neither?
0:01:08 > 0:01:11"Whatever's going to happen?" I hear you cry.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Well, let's take a sneaky peek at what's coming up.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19The tension becomes unbearable for the Reds.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20No, no!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- D'oh! I told you!- £15!
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Whilst the Blues try every dirty, low-down trick in the book.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Bearing in mind you're talking to a couple of old pensioners,
0:01:32 > 0:01:34could you do that?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37He's pulling the old-age pensioner's card!
0:01:38 > 0:01:42Animal lovers of the canine and equine variety,
0:01:42 > 0:01:44we have on the show today.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46For the Reds, we have Bruce and Anita.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49And for the Blues, we have Cherry and John. Hello, everyone.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- ALL: Hello, Tim! - Lovely to see you.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Now, Anita, being this side of the camera is no big deal, is it?
0:01:54 > 0:01:58It's not, Tim, no. Although it's been quite a while, I have to say.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02I was in Spender, we did quite a few Spenders, because they were
0:02:02 > 0:02:04really, really popular at the time in the north-east.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07So I did quite a few of those.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Did quite a few adverts, although I didn't get to speak.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13My finger was quite prominent, pointing at bacon,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15in quite a lot of them.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17But nowadays, you're involved in a different
0:02:17 > 0:02:19sort of show business, aren't you?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22I am. I show my collies, my rough collies.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25And I've been doing that since 1995.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27I did have a litter and I kept one,
0:02:27 > 0:02:31and I showed her and she was quite good. And I bought some more.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36- Yes, became a disease then? - It did, and a bit of an obsession.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38My biggest win was at Crufts,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41when I got the Reserve Challenge certificate in 2008.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43To win Crufts is something else, isn't it?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Didn't quite win it, but I wasn't far off!
0:02:46 > 0:02:47How far were you off?
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- One place.- No! Aw.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52And it wasn't Crufts, well, it was Crufts,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- but it was the Best Rough Collie. - Oh, I see.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Within the category of canine, yes, I understand.- Yes.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- Well, that's very close! - It was, yes.- That's close enough.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- It'll do me.- Well done!
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Now, Bruce, you are an essential cog in the wheel of all this
0:03:06 > 0:03:08canine success, aren't you?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Absolutely not.- Oh.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13I'm the sap who has to hold the bitey end of the dog, while it
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- gets its hair pulled.- Oh, dear. - And getting up very early in
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- the morning and having to drive many miles to dog shows.- Yes, yes.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- My reward is a soft-whip ice cream. - Is it?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25And a snooze, followed by a poke in the eye when it's time to go home.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27And do you ever get a Bonio thrown in?
0:03:27 > 0:03:28LAUGHTER
0:03:28 > 0:03:31What are your tactics going to be today?
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Bruce likes things to do with the military, so I think
0:03:34 > 0:03:36he'll probably look for things like that.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39I'll get suckered into anything to do with animals, unfortunately.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- So I'm going to have to watch that. - Mainly dogs?- Yeah, mainly dogs.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44OK, fair enough.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- Funny that, isn't it?- It's almost inevitable, I suppose.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48I hope you'll enjoy that and thank you
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- for joining us.- Thank you.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- Now, Cherry.- Hello, Tim.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- John. How are you?- Fine, Tim.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55Brilliant.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Now, Cherry, when you retired, you decided to take up rather
0:03:58 > 0:03:59an unusual hobby, didn't you?
0:03:59 > 0:04:06Yes, John has always been interested in the pedigrees of horses,
0:04:06 > 0:04:10so we decided to buy a brood mare, called Faithful Beauty,
0:04:10 > 0:04:12and she's been a fantastic mare.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17She's had 12 foals, 11 have reached the racecourse,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20nine have won, two still to win.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23How marvellous is that, well done! That is fantastic.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26So, this has been an outstanding success,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- your turn into racehorse breeding? - Yes, yes.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- And have you had the runners here, at Wetherby?- Yes.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37We had a horse called Darina's Boy, who is now 17 years old,
0:04:37 > 0:04:42and he came second and third, on this racecourse, in 2006.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Gosh, how amazing.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47So, were you up in the stand, or do you go down by the winning post?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50We go somewhere to hide, Tim, because it's like watching
0:04:50 > 0:04:54your child at a school sports day, especially over jumps!
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- But this isn't your only involvement in sport, is it, John?- No.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Notwithstanding these decrepit features, I used to play rugby.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06I was playing hooker, from scrum to scrum.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08I used to play hooker, too.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- Oh, really!- Yes, I did.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- Oh, we're members of the front row forwards union!- Yes, exactly.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15And I used to rather like it
0:05:15 > 0:05:18because I found it quite protective having these strapping great
0:05:18 > 0:05:22props, either side, who were quite capable of raising their knee
0:05:22 > 0:05:24into the face of the opposition on the other side,
0:05:24 > 0:05:26at every opportunity,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28which was always rather ferocious,
0:05:28 > 0:05:31if one was of a delicate disposition.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- Of course, it's changed a lot now. - Yes.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36In my day just had to get the ball out of the scrum, today you've
0:05:36 > 0:05:40got to tackle, run, score tries, throw into the line-out, multitask!
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Yes. So, who is good to be taking the reins, today?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Who's going to control the shopping on Bargain Hunt?
0:05:45 > 0:05:48I think it'll be joint.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- That is a very diplomatic answer! - We tend to compromise.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Anyway, we come to the money moment, £300 apiece, here's your £300.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58You know the rules, your experts await, and off you go!
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Very, very, very good luck.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03So who is going to be the winner today?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Giving them the inside track, are our experts.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Philip Serrell will be leading the Reds.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17Whilst leading lady for the Blues is Anita Manning, bless her!
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- Wetherby, I love it!- Fantastic.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24A racecourse, I'm with two horsey people, I love horses!
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- I like jewellery.- Oh, Lord.- And I know that can be a bit hit-and-miss.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- Arts and Crafts, silver.- Oh, right. Yeah.- A decanter.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- He's got very definite ideas. - I like my Scotch whisky.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38I want to find something that'll make Tim go weak at the knees.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- Scotch whisky will. Ha! - LAUGHTER
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Look sharp, teams! Your hour starts now!
0:06:46 > 0:06:48I can see dogs, already.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51I think they've been in the dogs' home.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- And it makes a noise, as well!- God, that's good, isn't!
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- It's great stuff!- And so realistic!
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- I know we're going to have to buy something doggy, right?- Yes.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- I want to stay away from pot dogs. - Do you?- All right, then. All right?
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- OK.- But that might be a possibility. - OK.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13Anita rarely overlooks items from her bonny homeland.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16These were made in the same place that all the wonderful
0:07:16 > 0:07:20ships of the world were made in, in Clydebank.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22And ones that were made in the early
0:07:22 > 0:07:26part of the 20th century are still in perfect working order.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28So, that was Clyde-built, just like me.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30LAUGHTER
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Looks like Bruce found his way to something interesting.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37I was wondering if you could tell me
0:07:37 > 0:07:40if you think it's military origins or not?
0:07:40 > 0:07:44I don't know whether it is. It's a better-made thing than it looks.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- Uh-huh.- Because it looks like quite an inexpensive thing,
0:07:47 > 0:07:50but, when you pick it up, there's a bit of weight to it.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52And then it's got this locking device, here,
0:07:52 > 0:07:56that when the lid shuts, it puts down on that, and it's locked.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00I can't see any marks on it to identify as...
0:08:00 > 0:08:03No, you'd have an arrow, or whatever, wouldn't you?
0:08:03 > 0:08:05What would be the best you could do on that?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08I've got 38 on it.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11I could go down to 32?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Well, it's a step in the right direction, that,
0:08:13 > 0:08:16but if you'd like to have another look.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- Er, 28?- 28?- 28.
0:08:20 > 0:08:21Could you put it by for us, for an hour?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23You can take it with you, in case you get lost.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25It'll help you find your way back.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31I don't see the point, myself.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34But how are the Blues getting on?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- Silver.- Oh, yes, they're nice. - Uh-huh.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Silver spoons, hallmarked silver, a nice wee set.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43And it's in its box, as well.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44- It's in its box.- Is this the original box?
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Yes, yes.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52We have a date letter here, and we have our maker's name there.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- And that's why people like to collect silver.- Yes.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00Because they can tell exactly where it was made, who made it,
0:09:00 > 0:09:03if it was silver and when it was made.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07So, they're probably made, maybe,
0:09:07 > 0:09:10in the first half of the 20th century, anyway.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14I'd like to see if we can negotiate a buying price on this, please.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Bearing in mind, you're talking to a couple of old pensioners.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- Could you do that? - LAUGHTER
0:09:20 > 0:09:23He's playing the old-age pensioner's card!
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Could you really manage 38?
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- I think we could, yes.- Are you happy, Cherry, because...- OK, yes.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Thank you very much, indeed.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34He's a fast character, him, isn't he?
0:09:34 > 0:09:36He's pretty swift for an OAP.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38You'll have to keep an eye on that one, Anita.
0:09:40 > 0:09:41Old telephones!
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- Retro.- Well, an old telephone the other day,
0:09:43 > 0:09:46made, I think, £23,000.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- But it wasn't one of those.- No.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51The Reds don't seem to be in any great rush.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56But the blues just can't wait to buy their next item.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00And what we've got here are a nice selection of paperweights,
0:10:00 > 0:10:03some of which will be Caithness paperweights.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04- Ah.- Yes.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Caithness is in the north of Scotland.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- Do you collect paperweights?- No.- No.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Do you want to have a go at one of these,
0:10:13 > 0:10:14or do you want to continue to look.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16I think we'll continue to look.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- Continue to look.- OK, we'll come back again.- Right.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Another quick decision from the Blues.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Come on, Phil, I think these reds need a bit of direction.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Let's go up, get the compass, then that's one done.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- And then let's go on, and see what else we can find.- Yeah.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38It's shrunk in the heat. LAUGHTER
0:10:38 > 0:10:42We've got bad news for you, the price has as well, it's 20 quid now!
0:10:42 > 0:10:44As you are a man with a sense of humour, £28.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Will you take an extra pound off, if I can make you smile?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- Know a good joke?- Yes.- Go for it.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Why don't owls make love in the rain?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- It's "too wet to woo", isn't it? - Naww! Too wet to woo.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00You smiled, though.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Well done, well done.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05No! Right, OK.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Thank you. You're a gentleman.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09I can see these two are going to be a right hoot.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13That's one item apiece, teams, and 35 minutes left.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Maybe we should pop inside and have a wee look at the inside stalls?
0:11:17 > 0:11:23- Good idea.- You've got lots and lots and lots of stuff in here.- Oh, yes!
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Back at the stall where the Blues bought their spoons,
0:11:26 > 0:11:30the Reds have found a vintage bus conductor's ticket machine.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33They think it's broken. But, there's a knack.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Because that will only go so far round, you've got to flick that.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- Oh, good.- Obviously, when you're...
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Do you have a roll of tickets to go with it?
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- No, unfortunately, we don't.- You don't.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44I think that's really nice.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Yes. I think it's very nice, too.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- I think at auction it's going to make between £30 and £50.- Do you?
0:11:49 > 0:11:52Yes, I do. But I think it's a great, funky thing.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- Nostalgic, isn't it? - It is, yes.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59As we're on a bargain hunt, what's the best price you can give this?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01£30 to £50 quid at auction.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04We need to get it into that range really, don't we?
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- 55.- 55?- 55.- 55.
0:12:07 > 0:12:13- Oh! No, no, no!- We're not going to find another, are we?- 50?
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- Not possibly 45?- No.- 45 for a smile?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Now, if he can tell you a joke and it makes you smile...
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Actually, you're on solid ground here, because you won't laugh. Try it.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- Why don't owls make love in the rain?- Don't know.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Because it's too wet to woo.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32HOWLING WIND ACROSS BARREN LAND
0:12:32 > 0:12:35I think you'll need some new material, Bruce.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Your bottom line is definitely £50?
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- You can't be twisted?- A pound off.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- 49?- 49.- 49.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Why don't you ask this good lady if she'll put it by
0:12:44 > 0:12:45for you for half an hour?
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Would you put it by for us, for half an hour?
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- Yes.- Thank you, my love. Thank you very much.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52It seems the Reds are more into playing the fool,
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- than splashing the cash. - What do you think?
0:12:57 > 0:13:02Back with the Blues, and something decorative has caught Cherry's eye.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08I've seen a vase with fields on, a painted vase.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- I like it because reminds me of Italy.- All right, OK.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Let's first have a look.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18It's Old Tupton Ware. It has the look of,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20with the tube-lining, of Moorcroft,
0:13:20 > 0:13:21but different types of pattern.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23What does tube-lined mean?
0:13:23 > 0:13:29Tube-lined means that we have the detail in relief.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33It's almost like icing on a cake.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36It's fairly new, but can you tell us a bit about Old Tupton Ware?
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Certainly. Old Tupton Ware is named after the village of Old Tupton
0:13:39 > 0:13:42in Derbyshire, just south of Chesterfield.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Whether it's actually been made there, I do not know,
0:13:45 > 0:13:47It's not made on these shores, to be honest,
0:13:47 > 0:13:48not at these prices were selling at.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- It's very colourful and cheering. - Yes.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55- A vase brightens up anybody's house, yes.- Right.- I like it.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00- Is it also very expensive?- £75.- £75.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04Can it be bought for less than that?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Mmmm, it could be.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Could it be bought for 50?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11No. The idea is we're supposed to make a profit.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Oh, right! Ha-ha-ha!
0:14:13 > 0:14:15I'll go down to 65?
0:14:15 > 0:14:19Well, in the end, Cherry, John, it's up to you.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23What you've got here is a big piece
0:14:23 > 0:14:26and sometimes, size matters.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Tell me what you like about it.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I like it because it's bright and cheerful.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34And I think it would put a smile on somebody's face,
0:14:34 > 0:14:35as they walked into the room.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39I think it's been well executed, as a piece in its own right.
0:14:39 > 0:14:46I'd like it a lot more, if the price could start with a five.
0:14:46 > 0:14:47LAUGHTER
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Like 59 or 58.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- 59.- 59.- Yeah?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- Do you want it at 59?- Yes.
0:14:57 > 0:14:5950. Careful!
0:14:59 > 0:15:0259, thank you very much indeed.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- This man doesn't hang about, - No, he doesn't.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08John's really got the bit between his teeth.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11But will the vase turn a profit at auction?
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Back with the Reds, it's time for a team talk.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17We need to make some decisions here, now.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- Now, I reckon, you've bought the compass.- Yes.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- You want to buy the bus conductor's thing.- I'd be interested.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24I reckon you should go and buy the bus conductor's thing,
0:15:24 > 0:15:26that means that you,
0:15:26 > 0:15:31- you...- Me!- ..have spent 70-75 quid on your two little bits,
0:15:31 > 0:15:33and I'm going to run off with this lady, right,
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- and we're going to go and find something...- For 50p!
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- Is isn't he a rotter?- Shocking.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Right, we're going to go and find something in there.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- And you come and catch us up, all right?- OK, then.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46With time running out, this plan sounds just the ticket.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Bruce closes the deal for £49.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- Thank you, very much.- Thank you. - Fantastic.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58Meanwhile, Anita and Phil are going upmarket with the indoor stalls.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- Right, is this not pot heaven?- It is pot heaven. Oh, Moorcroft.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Yes, it's awash with pots. Are you sure this is a good idea, Phil?
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- I'm looking at pot dogs again.- You've got to concentrate the mind.- Yeah.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12SHE LAUGHS
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Great minds think alike.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20The Blues have also split up and Cherry has spotted something she likes.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- She's got a smile on her face! - Yeah, she has, yeah. HE LAUGHS
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Oh, she's got her glasses off. She means business!
0:16:26 > 0:16:27Let's go and have a wee look.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Here we're looking at this beautiful leopard.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Is this what you fancy, Cherry?
0:16:34 > 0:16:37It's what caught my eye because it's an animal
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- and it looks fairly well made. - Do we know what it's made of?
0:16:40 > 0:16:45These things are made of a resin, which is a plastic-type material
0:16:45 > 0:16:51but don't let that put you off. This is Border Fine Arts.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Very good designers, very good mouldings. Everything is sharp.
0:16:55 > 0:17:01It's not a cheap process. And they are expensive to buy in the shops.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04When you talk about Borders you mean the Scottish Borders?
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Yes, so Border Fine Arts.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11- The only thing is it's got a little nick there.- Och, that's nothing!
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- SHE LAUGHS - Look it's away!- If you...
0:17:14 > 0:17:17I think you guys are drawn to an animal...
0:17:17 > 0:17:22- Oh, we are.- ..like that, which has the wonderful muscle tone.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- My worry is whether that would fly at an auction.- Uh-huh.
0:17:26 > 0:17:32Well, collectors will like that and Border Fine Arts is a collectable.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37There were lots of copycats of Border Fine Arts but this is...
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- Is it authentic?- It's authentic.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42This woman's got a smile on her face!
0:17:42 > 0:17:45The Blues may have found their final item.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47While they decide if it's the cat's whiskers,
0:17:47 > 0:17:51the Reds have found something that could be the dog's...
0:17:51 > 0:17:52DOG BARKS
0:17:52 > 0:17:54It's an inkwell.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Is that your favourite bit of doggy stuff that we've seen?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59It's got some character.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- That's £98.- You've got some money, remember.- Yeah.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05As long as you can leave with something.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- What do you think about it?- Well, it looks like it's...
0:18:09 > 0:18:12marble, early 20th century.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13The first question to ask yourself
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- is whether he has always been on there.- OK.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- Because the two, sometimes they get married together.- Right, OK.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- Erm, do you think these have always been together?- Yes, I think so.
0:18:22 > 0:18:27- What would this be, 1910, 1920? - 1920s, that is, maybe.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31- Yeah.- Not English, is it?- No...
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- Possibly French, German... - French, I would've thought.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- It's quite a nice little piece. - And how much is that?
0:18:37 > 0:18:43- Well, you've got 98 on it.- 98, best 75 but that doesn't include the pen.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44Could it include the pen?
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- Please!- I suppose it could.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Let's put it back. Let's put it back and have a think.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Could we ask you to put that by for us for about 15 minutes?
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- Yeah, of course you can.- While we have a quick whizz round.- Thank you.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59These Reds have serious commitment issues.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01It's a wonder they ever got married.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05How much do you think it would make in auction if we bought that?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07I would think you're looking at sort of £50 to £80.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10It's just a really good quality little dog.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11While the Reds dither,
0:19:11 > 0:19:13the Blues have decided to pounce on the leopard.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15So it's time to talk money.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I've got £70 on the ticket.
0:19:19 > 0:19:25- Er, but I could do that for 50.- 50? Right, yes.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30- Sort of a special...- Aw, just for Bargain Hunt. What a kind gesture.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- Hang on...- Could we begin with a 4, even if it's 49?
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- Yes, of course.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Thank you. I hope you really enjoy it.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Negotiated like a true Yorkshireman, John.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44That's the Blues done and dusted.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46The Reds are still looking for their last item.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Ooh, no! HE LAUGHS
0:19:49 > 0:19:52But with just three minutes left, they're fast running out of options.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- What do you want to do?- We need to go and buy that.- Off you go then!
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Yeah, come on then, let's go.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01So the bulldog inkwell it is.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04And there's just time for a cheeky bit of manoeuvring on the price.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- You said £65 for this, didn't you? - No, I did not.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09With the pen.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12They're like a couple of Rottweilers, these two.
0:20:12 > 0:20:1475 and I'll throw in the pen.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Well, I love it so I think we'll go for that
0:20:17 > 0:20:20but thank you very much, with the pen.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25Cor, they cut that very fine. But now we've got two full houses.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Hats off! Time's up! Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:20:30 > 0:20:34They were magnetically drawn to this compass for £27.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Ding-ding! All aboard!
0:20:39 > 0:20:42They held tight and bought this bus conductor's ticket machine for £49.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48And, finally, they thought this inkstand was something
0:20:48 > 0:20:50to write home about for £75.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Did you have a cracking shop or did you have a cracking shop?
0:20:54 > 0:20:55- I did.- We had a cracking shop. - We had a cracking shop.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- And how much did you spend? - We spent £151.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- 151, I'd like 149 of leftover lolly, please.- There you go.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Erm, Anita, can you tell me which is your favourite item that you bought?
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Well, actually, I liked the conductor's ticket machine,
0:21:09 > 0:21:11I thought that was quirky and interesting.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15- Just your personal favourite?- Yeah, I think so.- Good, what about you, Brucey?
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Being a blissfully happily-married man, I agree with Anita
0:21:18 > 0:21:20and say that the ticket machine is my favourite as well.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- And your marriage will go on for many years.- Indeed, indeed.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- I think it's the compass.- OK. - The compass will.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- It's going to point in the right direction, is it?- Yes, potentially.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Do you agree with that? - Well, actually, I told him to say that because, yes,
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- I do actually agree with him, Tim. - Well, that's marvellous, isn't it?
0:21:34 > 0:21:36The unity in this team is something else.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- Have they been like this all day, then?- Well, it's...
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- We've had our moments. - I bet you have!
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Anyway, there's a reasonable slug for you, P Serrell.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Yeah, I think I'm going to go and find something
0:21:47 > 0:21:50that can give us stability through troubled waters.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52That's enigmatic.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54But hold that thought, and don't disappear yet
0:21:54 > 0:21:56because I'm going to give you another £100.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58This is Tim's Ton, right,
0:21:58 > 0:22:01this is for the special bonus buy for this special
0:22:01 > 0:22:02hour-long programme, Phil,
0:22:02 > 0:22:06so it's two bonus buys that you're challenged with finding
0:22:06 > 0:22:09and I'll make a prediction or two as to which of your
0:22:09 > 0:22:12bonus buys I think are going to do best.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- Which we don't tell this lot, right? - Excellent.- Right.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18On a happy note, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:22:20 > 0:22:24They were not shaken but stirred by these silver spoons for £38.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31They did a cracking deal on this Old Tupton Ware vase for £59.
0:22:31 > 0:22:32And, finally,
0:22:32 > 0:22:36they hope this moulded leopard will be a roaring success at auction.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Bought for £49.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- That was good, wasn't it?- It was, really interesting.- Really good.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Almost as good as a day out at the races, what?
0:22:48 > 0:22:52- So, how much did you spend, John? - £146.- That's very fair.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55So I'd like £154, please, Cherry.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58That's right, you're in charge of the money. Very nice.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03- So, which is your favourite piece, Cherry?- I do like the vase.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06The vase is your favourite. John, do you agree with that?
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- I fancy the silver spoons. - Just as your favourite.- Yeah.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- Which is going to bring the biggest profit?- All of them.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18- Oh, they're all going to bring an equally big profit?- Oh, yes.- Really?
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Are you that confident, Cherry?
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Which do you think is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- The leopard.- The leopard? - Possibly.- OK, possibly.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Cor, you're hedging your bets!
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Now I know why you're so good around the racecourse.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Anyway, Anita, here's a fair old heap, darling.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- That's lovely, thank you.- You've had lots of fun, haven't you?
0:23:34 > 0:23:39Oh, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. But I want to buy something horsey.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Don't go cantering off yet
0:23:42 > 0:23:46because I need to give you another £100, all right? This is Tim's Ton.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- Will I get a thoroughbred with that? - No, not one of ours, Anita.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53The thing is, you can't combine, all right?
0:23:53 > 0:23:57It's got to be two separate items and it would be fabulous, Anita,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00if you could come back with the Tim's Ton bonus buy
0:24:00 > 0:24:02for us to have a chat about in a minute or two.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05And we won't say a word to the team so you'll never know what
0:24:05 > 0:24:10- we had to say till after the event. Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:24:10 > 0:24:11Thank you. Thank you, Anita.
0:24:14 > 0:24:15Mm, lovely.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Phil's been scouring the fair for his bonus buy
0:24:19 > 0:24:22and he's set the controls for quirky.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26I thought this for Bruce and Anita. What is it?
0:24:26 > 0:24:28You might well ask but
0:24:28 > 0:24:33it's a stabiliser for a battleship. Who doesn't want one of those?
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Well, I didn't see that coming.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38But for Tim's Ton, Phil's come over all predictable.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45It wouldn't be Bargain Hunt if I didn't buy a bit of Worcester, would it?
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- Well, this is exciting, Philip Serrell.- Absolutely right.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- I gave you all that dosh.- Yes.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56- Now, the team's bonus buy, they had £149 of leftover lolly.- Well...
0:24:56 > 0:24:58What did you do with this grey blob on the floor there?
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Well, Bruce liked his marine, militaria-type stuff
0:25:02 > 0:25:05and the only thing that I could find, and I think
0:25:05 > 0:25:09- no-one should be without one of these, is a battleship stabiliser. - Really?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- Have you got one?- No, I haven't, actually.- You should have a look.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14I've had a look at it and, do you know,
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I'm not so sure that it is to do with stabilising.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- A stabiliser would be there to stop you rocking about in the water, right?- Yeah.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22And you have these stabiliser fins at either side
0:25:22 > 0:25:24and that's what happens with stabilising.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27I'm not too sure whether they operate off a gyro.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30But what I do know operates off a gyro in a warship is that
0:25:30 > 0:25:34- you have an electro-gyrocompass, right?- Yeah.
0:25:34 > 0:25:40And for that it needs to have the pole in one place, stabilised.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42- So that's why it's in its gimbals. - Yeah.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44It's got that piece of wire coming out of the top
0:25:44 > 0:25:48and if that went into the bowels of the ship it could provide
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- an element in this electrocompass. - Well, there we are then, sorted.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Not necessarily, because I could be making it all up.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- Anyway, how much did you pay for it? - £25.- £25?- Yeah, sorry, £25.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- Is that all?- Yes. Well, I have no idea what it's worth.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04- I haven't got a clue.- No-no.
0:26:04 > 0:26:05I paid £25 for it,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08my auction estimate is somewhere between £1 and £100.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10So the Tim's Ton, I gave you the £100
0:26:10 > 0:26:12and you've gone with this plate.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Well, you know what, I can't help myself with a bit of Worcester.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18This was made in 1906.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21It's a hand-painted piece of fruit with strawberries and apples,
0:26:21 > 0:26:25probably by a man called Frank Roberts. I paid £60 for it.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28In my saleroom I'd estimate that at probably £120 to £180.
0:26:28 > 0:26:29That's the thing, though, isn't it?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Because you've got that speciality for this Worcester stuff
0:26:32 > 0:26:35and I daresay Worcester makes more with you than it does in most places
0:26:35 > 0:26:37around the UK because you've got the collectors
0:26:37 > 0:26:39and you've got the expertise in it.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42The thing is that we're going to be selling in Darlington, right,
0:26:42 > 0:26:44and that's quite a long way from Worcester.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- I hadn't thought of that, Tim. - Well, it's been on my mind.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49It's kept me awake at nights.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53So I have to make a bit of a value judgment here as to which piece
0:26:53 > 0:26:57is going to make proportionately the most profit
0:26:57 > 0:26:59in relation to the purchase price.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02And to make that judgment is going to be difficult, I have to tell you.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- (That way, Tim.)- What?- (That way.)
0:27:05 > 0:27:07You reckon that way for the proportional... Do you really?
0:27:07 > 0:27:11- Yeah, I do.- Well, the only thing that I've learned in my life is...
0:27:11 > 0:27:12Never listen to Phil Serrell!
0:27:12 > 0:27:14So what I'm going to do, put it on there,
0:27:14 > 0:27:18and I'm going to stick my toe in with your Worcester.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Your traditional piece of Worcester. I trust you, Phil.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23- I'm going to go with you. - Oh, thank you, Tim!
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Anita has £154 burning a hole in her pocket
0:27:33 > 0:27:35and she's on the hunt for the equine.
0:27:38 > 0:27:45- I noticed this earlier on, which is a very nice horse crop...- Yes.
0:27:45 > 0:27:52..rather than whip. And it has a little silver rim and a silver top.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- What sort of price is that?- 45.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58What's the very best that you could do on that?
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- Best I'd do on that would be 30. - £30.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03That's lovely, thank you very much.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11And for Tim's Ton she's sticking with the four-legged theme.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14- There we are.- Mm-hmm.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18- And these are bookends.- They're bookends, yes.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21What is the very best that you could...?
0:28:21 > 0:28:25We've got 85 on them, I could do 75.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Is that the very-very, VERY, very best you can do?
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- I'll knock another fiver off.- Oh, you're a darling!
0:28:32 > 0:28:34- Right, that's lovely.- Thank you.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40£154 of leftover lolly from the team
0:28:40 > 0:28:45- and surprise-surprise for our horse owners, you've gone horsey.- Yes.
0:28:45 > 0:28:46Well, I'm crazy about horses as well
0:28:46 > 0:28:49and I was surprised that they hadn't bought anything
0:28:49 > 0:28:54that was horse related and I found this wonderful riding crop
0:28:54 > 0:29:00- which has a silver collar and a little silver top here.- Oh, yeah.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04- Now, the silver top has a royal crest on it.- Mm-hmm.
0:29:04 > 0:29:11And it has what looks like the name of a horse, which is Merebimur.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15- Oh, yes.- Which is a very fanciful name for a horse.- Isn't it just?
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- Must've been a posh horse. - TIM LAUGHS
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Well, it would be, perhaps, a military horse
0:29:20 > 0:29:24because we've got RA on that collar, which could be Royal Artillery.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26I'll tell you what I like about it.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29Because it's a military crop it's been
0:29:29 > 0:29:35painted in a sort of ceremonial brown so that when the rider,
0:29:35 > 0:29:40in a ceremony... Trooping The Colour, I don't know, doing whatever.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45..holds it, the colour that it's painted doesn't contrast with
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- the flanks of the horse.- Mm-hmm.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51- We know that this horse was a brown horse.- Yes, exactly. Exactly right.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- Erm, well, that's brilliant. How much did you pay?- £30.- Is that all?
0:29:55 > 0:29:59- Mm-hmm.- OK, fine. Then Tim's Ton? This is your challenge.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03This is the £100. And this is, perhaps, something to trumpet about.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- Well, I hope so. We won't know until the auction.- Well, fine.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07So, tell us about these then.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Well, I liked these two elephants because they,
0:30:10 > 0:30:15although they're not bronze, they are spelter, they're finely moulded.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20- Pair of bookends and they've got lovely wee faces.- Yes.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24I have to say that I think they're absolutely hideous for me.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Between us girls. Erm, OK, fine.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31In their favour, none of these trunks or ears or tusks
0:30:31 > 0:30:33or anything seem to have been broken off.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Which, in a soft, white metal like spelter, very often happens.
0:30:36 > 0:30:37So it's got a bit of chipping.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40I don't mind so much about the chipping, I have to say,
0:30:40 > 0:30:43but I have to make this terrible judgment.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Which of these objects is likely to make, in proportion,
0:30:46 > 0:30:48the most profit.
0:30:48 > 0:30:53And my vote today, overwhelmingly, has to go with your crop.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58I think that that is a crackingly good object.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02I think you're going to be able to whip up a tremendous profit
0:31:02 > 0:31:06with that lovely thing and I congratulate you, Anita.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09But still, we mustn't get too childish because we're about to
0:31:09 > 0:31:14head off right now to the Museum of Childhood in sunny old London.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20This building in the East End of London may
0:31:20 > 0:31:24look a bit like a corporation bus depot but it isn't.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28It's actually a gem of a place,
0:31:28 > 0:31:32filled with all children's Christmases rolled into one.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44There are objects to do with childcare,
0:31:44 > 0:31:48clothes and, of course, toys.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Loads of them.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58But you can't talk about toys
0:31:58 > 0:32:01without considering the world's most popular toy - the teddy bear.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Are you sitting comfortably? Then let me tell you a story.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12President Theodore Roosevelt, when hunting bears
0:32:12 > 0:32:18in Mississippi in 1902, had a remarkably unsuccessful day.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20He didn't hit one at all.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23His aides were so worried that they went off and nabbed a bear
0:32:23 > 0:32:28and tied it up and offered it to the president to shoot.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Which, ultimately, he declined to do because he thought
0:32:31 > 0:32:33it was unsportsmanlike, and quite right, too.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Anyway, word spread across America
0:32:36 > 0:32:41and a firm called Mitchcom immediately started producing
0:32:41 > 0:32:47fluffy, cuddly teddy bears which they referred to as Teddy's bear.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52And the whole myth of the teddy bear started from that moment.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Or did it?
0:32:56 > 0:33:00I've come to find out more about the history of these
0:33:00 > 0:33:04cuddly critters from someone who really knows her stuff.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Museum curator Catherine Howell. Good morning, Catherine.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09- Good morning, Tim. - How lovely to see you.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14So, is it true that the Americans were the first to make teddy bears?
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Well, they certainly made some early ones.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19But really I think it was the Germans who got there first.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20The Steiff company,
0:33:20 > 0:33:24who had been making soft toys for quite a few years,
0:33:24 > 0:33:27had one of their members of the family, Richard Steiff,
0:33:27 > 0:33:32very interested in making toy animals that looked more realistic.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36He produced the first fully-jointed moveable teddy bear.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39- Which one of these is a Steiff bear?- This chap here.
0:33:39 > 0:33:40- Quite an early one.- Yup.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45Erm, Steiff bears, as I say, you have that realistic look about them.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46So they have long arms,
0:33:46 > 0:33:49they have a hump on the back like a real bear,
0:33:49 > 0:33:52they have very sort of small boot-button eyes,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55a long snout, long limbs.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57And that one therefore dates from when?
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Probably 1905, 1907, something like that.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05Why does he come with accessories that look rather like a gas mask?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Well, actually, he originally belonged, obviously,
0:34:07 > 0:34:10to a young girl in the beginning of the 20th century
0:34:10 > 0:34:13but she then passed this bear on to her daughter, Elizabeth,
0:34:13 > 0:34:15during the Second World War.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20And they had a gas mask made for the bear so that Elizabeth could
0:34:20 > 0:34:22use the gas mask on her teddy bear
0:34:22 > 0:34:25and then she would get used to wearing her own gas mask as well.
0:34:25 > 0:34:26- Sweet story.- Yes.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31And were the British slow off the mark in creating teddy bears?
0:34:31 > 0:34:32Not that slow, really.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35The company of JK Farnell are recognised as making
0:34:35 > 0:34:40the first teddy bear in Britain and that was about 1906, 1907.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- Erm, which is the Farnell? - We have a lovely Farnell here.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Again, a nice dressed bear.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47But here he is.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51And, again, he has a lot of the characteristics of a German bear.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55So, you know, the limbs are long, he's got a little bit of a snout,
0:34:55 > 0:34:59little bit of a hump, but there are some things that would tell us
0:34:59 > 0:35:01that it is a British bear rather than a German bear.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04For instance, inside the feet here,
0:35:04 > 0:35:09you would have a card reinforcement, so we've got those on here.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12We've also got glass eyes as opposed to boot-button eyes so
0:35:12 > 0:35:18these glass eyes were used in English bears and by Farnell very early on.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20But a real indication of a Farnell bear
0:35:20 > 0:35:22is if you look at his claws here.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- And he has this webbed effect. - Oh, yes.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27And why is he in the sailor suit?
0:35:27 > 0:35:30He was actually dressed during the First World War
0:35:30 > 0:35:34and so he's got the little ribbons there that indicate
0:35:34 > 0:35:38the medals that he would've won fighting in the navy.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42- How long have you worked here? - Oh, I've been here 21 years now.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46In all those years have you formed a particular attachment
0:35:46 > 0:35:48with any particular toy?
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Well, the bears are my favourite toys, I have to say,
0:35:50 > 0:35:54and there's a little bear here who is my favourite bear.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58And he's made by a British company called Dean's.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02They actually started making teddy bears very early on
0:36:02 > 0:36:05in the 20th century and are still actually going strong,
0:36:05 > 0:36:07they're still making bears.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09So one of the few companies that are still around.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13But why, out of all the picks that you could've had in this museum,
0:36:13 > 0:36:17have you picked that, what I would call, rather miserable-looking bear?
0:36:17 > 0:36:18He is very ordinary, isn't he?
0:36:18 > 0:36:22But he is just like my own favourite bear
0:36:22 > 0:36:24that I had growing up, that I still have.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Doesn't look at all like this because he's loved to bits.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28This is a lovely new version of him.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30A very good reason for loving it to bits.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- Anyway, thank you for talking to us about your passion.- My pleasure.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36The big question today is,
0:36:36 > 0:36:40how will our teams express their passion over at the auction?
0:36:43 > 0:36:47We're in Darlington, at Thomas Watson's auction house,
0:36:47 > 0:36:49with auctioneer Peter Robinson.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- Good morning, Peter. - Good morning, Tim. Good to see you.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Very nice to see you too, and what a mixture we've got.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58First up, a so-called naval pocket compass.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- I don't think there's much marine about that, do you?- I don't think so.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04It's a little pocket compass, come land or sea.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Exactly. And, perfectly nice as it is, what's it worth?
0:37:07 > 0:37:1020 to 40, we've put as an estimate on it.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11It's a nice little item.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15£27 paid, so that's the right price, and the right estimate, thank you.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21Now, rather unusually, unless you're Reg Varney, I suppose,
0:37:21 > 0:37:22and straight off the buses,
0:37:22 > 0:37:25is the bus conductor's ticket machine.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26How do you rate that?
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Well it's, er... It's an unusual item.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32I mean, I can even remember it, I'm sure when I was at school,
0:37:32 > 0:37:35the windy handle to get your bus ticket.
0:37:35 > 0:37:36So there's a charm about it.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40We put £30 to £50 on it.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42I'm not sure whether that's being over-ambitious, but, er...
0:37:42 > 0:37:43I quite like it.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- Have you ever sold one before? - Not that I can remember, no.- No.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Well I've never seen one, but it has charm, and character, doesn't it?
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- It does have charm and character. It does.- Yeah.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Social history, as well.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Exactly. 30 to 50. £49 paid.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- It may well do perfectly well.- It might do. Yeah, fingers crossed.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03And lastly is the Carrara marble desk set,
0:38:03 > 0:38:04with a couple of inkwells.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06How do you rate that?
0:38:06 > 0:38:07It's an attractive piece.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09The bulldog is full of character,
0:38:09 > 0:38:12but he is cold-painted spelter, not bronze.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- Oh, NOT bronze?- No, he's not solid bronze...- Oh, right.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17..so, 30 to 50.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19OK. £75 paid.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21I think our contestant Anita
0:38:21 > 0:38:24probably thought it WAS cold-painted bronze.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28Well, depending on how the bus conductor's gadget goes
0:38:28 > 0:38:33will determine whether they need either/or of their bonus buys.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37- How long have you two been married?- Oh, oh...
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- Seven years.- That's right, seven years, yes, I knew that.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Bruce, that was slight hesitation there.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45And your face fell.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- It's flown by, hasn't it? - Yes, it's flown by.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51- Anyway, now, you up for a couple of bonus buys then?- Absolutely.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56Great, cos £149 of leftover lolly, you gave to Phil,
0:38:56 > 0:39:00and he's gone off and bought the team's bonus buy, down there. Phil.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- Ready?- Yes, please.- There we go.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- Ta-da!- Oh.- Ah. It's...
0:39:05 > 0:39:07That's handy, isn't it?!
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- Now, there is something in there. There is.- How do you get into it?
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- Well, I'll do it for you.- Oh, thanks.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16- Just take that off there, like that. - It's...still no better off.- Right.
0:39:16 > 0:39:17This is off a battleship.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20We think it's probably some sort of gyroscope,
0:39:20 > 0:39:23or whatever thing that operates a compass.
0:39:23 > 0:39:24OK, yeah.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27And the principle being that you're tossing around in the sea, right,
0:39:27 > 0:39:30and you want that thing to stay level.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- There's this gimbal..- Oh, it's on a gimbal, I see...
0:39:32 > 0:39:33..in two directions.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36And that sits right on the keel of this battleship,
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- this naval vessel.- OK.- Yes.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40So it's right down in the bowels of the earth,
0:39:40 > 0:39:42in the most stable place,
0:39:42 > 0:39:44so whatever movement happens down there
0:39:44 > 0:39:46is compensated by those gimbals.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- And, it cost 25 quid. - That's very good, that.- Yeah.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- Do you know which battleship it's from?- Er. Not personally, no.- OK.- No.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54- You think it'll make a profit?- Yep.
0:39:54 > 0:39:55What kind of profit do you think, Phil?
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- I think that'll make between 30 and 50 quid.- On top of what you've paid?
0:39:58 > 0:40:01- No, I think it'll make £30 to £50. - Right, OK.- Oh, right.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04I think, if you're lucky, it might just double its money.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06So what sort of era do you say it was from, then?
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- Er, I would think it's probably '50s or '60s.- Right.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12These things are pretty sophisticated pieces of equipment.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16I mean, that will have probably cost the Ministry of Defence £27,000.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- A lot of money.- I mean, something ridiculous like that.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- And you paid 25.- 25 quid. - OK, yeah.- I'll just put that back.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22Yeah, very good.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25It'll probably appeal to a range of people as well, won't it?
0:40:25 > 0:40:29- Yeah.- Particularly if you've got a ship that's lost its way a little bit!- Exactly, Phil.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32And if you wanted to boil up your vegetables, you could use the cover, couldn't you?
0:40:32 > 0:40:35- Well, the top makes a great wok.- Doesn't it!- Exactly.- Yeah.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38And there's a Chinese restaurant just down the road...
0:40:38 > 0:40:40apparently they are wok-less at the moment.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- Well, you gripped that, haven't you? - Yes.- You got a production.- Yeah.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46You paid £25 for this... gyro-compass, which is brilliant.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- He's predicting that might double your money on it.- Yes.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50That is the team's bonus buy.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52A lukewarm reaction, then.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Perhaps the auctioneer will be more buoyant.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Philip selected this subject.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01- Indeed.- OK?- Yeah.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03He had £149 to spend.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06He actually spent £25 on this.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09Are you going to be able to get him his money back?
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Er, how long is a piece of string?
0:41:11 > 0:41:15I mean, we put an estimate of £20-£40 on it.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19I haven't sold one before. I'm not sure that the demand will be great.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22I think he could have done something better with his £149.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26It's a binnacle gyro, isn't it, in the centre.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29So it's compass related.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32But what its ultimate use is is beyond me.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34OK. £20-£40 is the estimate.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37So, you'll just sit back there on the rostrum in a minute
0:41:37 > 0:41:38and just see what happens.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- I'll just let the bids keep flowing towards me.- Exactly.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Hopefully. And we'll all be pointing in the right direction.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47That the team's bonus buy. But what about Tim's Ton?
0:41:49 > 0:41:53I gave Phil the additional £100. He's gone out.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57He's expertly crafted a little bit of an acquisition.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- And now he's going to show you. - So, that's a plate.- It's a plate.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03It's a plate. It's made in Worcester.
0:42:03 > 0:42:061215. This was made in 1907.
0:42:06 > 0:42:07OK.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10And I would get for that between £100 and £150.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- Right.- And it cost 60 quid.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15- So, it depends what they get here for it.- Well, I like it.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- That's half the battle, isn't it? - Yeah. I really like it.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22So, I think if you get somebody in the saleroom who's like me
0:42:22 > 0:42:24and will like that, then it might...
0:42:24 > 0:42:26So, Anita, do you see more people in the market
0:42:26 > 0:42:29for battleship electric gyro compasses
0:42:29 > 0:42:31or more for pretty little pieces of Worcester?
0:42:31 > 0:42:34Why is it kind of grabbing you at the moment, love?
0:42:34 > 0:42:38Well, weirdly, I do actually think that's a bit of a dark horse
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- and I think that might actually do really well.- OK.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Well, this is a challenge. It's a really interesting mix, Phil.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46We're really on the edge of the seat
0:42:46 > 0:42:48to decide which you're going to pick,
0:42:48 > 0:42:52if you pick either of them, when we get to the vital moment.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54But, right now, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks.
0:42:54 > 0:42:55Poor old love...
0:42:57 > 0:43:00I gave Philip Serrell £100 and, ye behold,
0:43:00 > 0:43:02he went out and bought a bit of Worcester.
0:43:02 > 0:43:03Well, you could do worse.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05- Exactly.- Yeah. Yeah.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09It's quite an attractive fruit dish, strawberry dish.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13It's printed and painted this decoration here. Not just painted.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16And it isn't signed. So, we're being a bit careful with our estimate.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19But it still is in nice condition.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22Nice gadroon border. Guilt and blue.
0:43:22 > 0:43:27Serrell says it's by a decorator called Frank Roberts,
0:43:27 > 0:43:29- which may help it on its way. - Absolutely.
0:43:29 > 0:43:33- What's your estimate on it? - We've estimated at £30-£60.
0:43:33 > 0:43:34How much?
0:43:34 > 0:43:3630 to 60. Are we way out?
0:43:36 > 0:43:39- Well, he paid £60.- OK.- Actually.
0:43:39 > 0:43:42And because this is a programme where I have to predict
0:43:42 > 0:43:46which of these two babies is likely to bring the biggest profit,
0:43:46 > 0:43:50I have to say I've plumped for the Worcester dish
0:43:50 > 0:43:52- because that's the safe option.- OK.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56But now you've said that, I think I rather fancy the compass.
0:43:56 > 0:43:58And I wish I hadn't committed myself.
0:43:58 > 0:43:59Let's keep our fingers crossed.
0:43:59 > 0:44:02I'll need to cross more than my fingers, matey.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05There's a whole lifetime's reputation hanging on this.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08Anyway, there we go. I'm going to have that one down.
0:44:08 > 0:44:12And that is it, old fruit, for the Reds.
0:44:12 > 0:44:14Now for the Blues.
0:44:14 > 0:44:17And we kick off with six tea or coffee spoons. Cased.
0:44:17 > 0:44:20If you had a pound for every set of these that came through your saleroom,
0:44:20 > 0:44:22you'd be quite well off, wouldn't you?
0:44:22 > 0:44:24I wouldn't be here now. I'd be in the Caribbean.
0:44:24 > 0:44:25Anyway, there we go.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28Lots of them about in good condition. What are they worth?
0:44:28 > 0:44:3120 to 40 estimate. Little shell terminals on them.
0:44:31 > 0:44:32It's a case set,
0:44:32 > 0:44:35which makes a big difference to the loose six coffee spoons.
0:44:35 > 0:44:37Exactly. Elevates them.
0:44:37 > 0:44:40Anyway, will it elevate them enough to get back £38?
0:44:40 > 0:44:43Oh, that could be tight.
0:44:43 > 0:44:44OK. Well, there you go.
0:44:44 > 0:44:50Now we've got the Old Tupton Ware vase, which is brand-new, isn't it?
0:44:50 > 0:44:52- It is. Yeah. Yeah.- Do you like it?
0:44:54 > 0:44:56I mean, it's a bit Moorcroft-esque
0:44:56 > 0:44:59- but it's not subtle enough for my taste.- No.
0:44:59 > 0:45:00It's colourful,
0:45:00 > 0:45:02if you want a big vase to make a splash of colour.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04And they're pretty expensive to buy new.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07- OK, so what's your estimate now second hand?- 40 to 80.
0:45:07 > 0:45:09OK, £59 paid.
0:45:09 > 0:45:12So, that's all right. That's in the frame. We can't complain about that.
0:45:12 > 0:45:16- And then we've got the leopard. - The Border Fine Arts leopard.
0:45:16 > 0:45:17- Yes.- Yeah
0:45:17 > 0:45:18I mean, it's just out of a mould.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21And hand decorated or factory decorated?
0:45:21 > 0:45:24I think it is hand decorated. I mean, this is a model.
0:45:24 > 0:45:30The sculpture is David Mayer that produced this model in 2005 to 2006.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32So it's a modern one. It's a recent one.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35And there is a lot of Border Fine Arts out there.
0:45:35 > 0:45:38- So there's just too many of them about for my money.- OK.
0:45:38 > 0:45:41- And this one's not very old. - How much is your money?- 20 to 40.
0:45:41 > 0:45:45OK, £49 paid. So, there could be a problem here.
0:45:45 > 0:45:49In which case, they'll need one or other or neither of their bonus buys.
0:45:49 > 0:45:51Let's go and have a look.
0:45:51 > 0:45:53- John, Cherry, are you excited? - Very.- Very.
0:45:53 > 0:45:54Well, I think you ought to be
0:45:54 > 0:45:58because you gave Anita Manning £154 leftover lolly
0:45:58 > 0:46:01to find the team's bonus buy.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04- And it's underneath that cloth, I guess.- It is indeed.
0:46:06 > 0:46:07Oh...
0:46:08 > 0:46:10- Very good. - I wanted to buy something horsey.
0:46:10 > 0:46:17And what we have here is a very nice silver-mounted military riding crop.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19Made in London.
0:46:19 > 0:46:211980s, 1990s.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24So it's not terribly old, but it is an item of quality.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26But tell me what you think of it.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28- And is this silver, Anita? - It's silver.
0:46:30 > 0:46:31- I think it's lovely.- It is.
0:46:31 > 0:46:36- I paid £30 for that. - Very good. Excellent.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39- How much do you think it will bring? - Between 30 and £50.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42Ideal. Thank you very much, Anita. Couldn't be more appropriate.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46They're happy with that. What does the auctioneer think?
0:46:48 > 0:46:51Well, you'll be able to give them a bit of stick with that, Peter.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53Indeed. Nice riding crop.
0:46:53 > 0:46:56Now, we know that it's hallmarked for 1985,
0:46:56 > 0:46:59so there's not a lot of age to it, but we've got this inscription.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01Have you been able to make anything of that?
0:47:01 > 0:47:05Yes, this is the Light Dragoons' motto, "We shall be worthy."
0:47:05 > 0:47:06Right.
0:47:06 > 0:47:08And that has a northern connection, does it?
0:47:08 > 0:47:13Yes, it seems to be Northumbria, Durham regiment connected.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16That, presumably, will help you sell it locally
0:47:16 > 0:47:19if you've got a militaria local interest, really.
0:47:19 > 0:47:21Well, yeah, one would hope so.
0:47:21 > 0:47:27- Anyway, Anita sallied boldly forth and invested her £30 in this.- OK.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30Do you think £30 was a reasonable price to pay?
0:47:30 > 0:47:36Well, knowing the history of it, I would say that it probably is.
0:47:36 > 0:47:38But we have a lesser estimate on it,
0:47:38 > 0:47:40so, hopefully, that will be a come-and-buy-me estimate
0:47:40 > 0:47:42and get people interested.
0:47:42 > 0:47:44- What sort of price have you put on? - We've got 15 to 25.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46Oh, dear...
0:47:46 > 0:47:47A bit of a long shot then.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50Maybe the Tim's Ton will be the better bet.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55I'll hang onto it, Anita. You reveal. There we go.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57Oh, gosh, that's nice.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59One each. There we go.
0:47:59 > 0:48:01And tell us about those, Anita.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04Well, we're still on an animal theme
0:48:04 > 0:48:08and we have these wonderful trumpeting elephants,
0:48:08 > 0:48:10smiling away at us.
0:48:10 > 0:48:11They are bookends.
0:48:11 > 0:48:13But I think they're quite nicely moulded.
0:48:13 > 0:48:17They're not bronze, they're of a bronzed finish.
0:48:17 > 0:48:23But they're in good condition and I think they're a very vigorous item.
0:48:23 > 0:48:25How much do you think these might fetch?
0:48:25 > 0:48:28I paid £70 for them.
0:48:28 > 0:48:32And I estimate, maybe, 60 to 80.
0:48:32 > 0:48:34So, maybe, straddle that.
0:48:34 > 0:48:38- It just depends if we have some fans of elephants in the room.- Sure.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41But elephants are a very popular animal.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44- And there's a lot of very good detail.- There's good detail there.
0:48:44 > 0:48:47- Exactly.- Thank you very much, Anita.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50We're impressed with both of them. You've given us a dilemma.
0:48:52 > 0:48:55Two heffalumps, which I didn't like so much,
0:48:55 > 0:48:57because they are made of spelter
0:48:57 > 0:49:01and I'm not so fond of cheap, white metal spelter objects.
0:49:01 > 0:49:05Anita loved them. Nice bookends. And she paid £70 for them.
0:49:05 > 0:49:08They're elephants, which is a good subject.
0:49:08 > 0:49:10But a few chips to them.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13- I don't see £70. Anywhere near. - Nor do I.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15- What's your estimate?- 20 to 40.
0:49:15 > 0:49:18I think we're talking the same language here, Peter. Perfect.
0:49:18 > 0:49:22Anyway, the teams may not go with either of the bonus buys
0:49:22 > 0:49:25and that's the excitement of the show. Anyway, good luck, Peter.
0:49:25 > 0:49:26- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:49:26 > 0:49:31So, let's get Peter up in his proper place, up on the rostrum.
0:49:32 > 0:49:34- So, how are you feeling? - Nervous.- Nervous.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37What are you nervous about, Anita?
0:49:37 > 0:49:39- Well, I think we might loose some money.- Do you?
0:49:39 > 0:49:43- Are you seriously worried about this?- No.- Not really.- Not really.
0:49:43 > 0:49:44Not really, really?
0:49:44 > 0:49:47- But it's just you don't want to be seen to be down, right?- No.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50I know exactly what you mean. It's difficult, isn't it?
0:49:50 > 0:49:52But, frankly, Phil and me, the auctioneer,
0:49:52 > 0:49:53we don't know what's going to happen.
0:49:53 > 0:49:56That's what the fun of it is all about, really. OK, first lot up.
0:49:56 > 0:49:58Here it comes. Looking good, doesn't it?
0:49:58 > 0:50:03The small pocket brass compass. Military. In good working order.
0:50:03 > 0:50:05- £15 to start.- Go on. Go on.
0:50:05 > 0:50:09At £15. 20 I'm bid. At £20 in the balcony.
0:50:09 > 0:50:1125 for it. At £20.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14- Go, Team Serrell.- 30.
0:50:14 > 0:50:1835. 40. £35 at the top of the stairs. At £35.
0:50:18 > 0:50:23Selling now at £35. Top of the stairs in the balcony at £35.
0:50:24 > 0:50:27Did he say £35?
0:50:27 > 0:50:29£35 is plus eight.
0:50:30 > 0:50:33The bus conductor's ticket dispensing machine,
0:50:33 > 0:50:35which we can all remember.
0:50:36 > 0:50:41Lot number 289. I have £25 to start on this lot. At £25. At £25.
0:50:42 > 0:50:4330 downstairs.
0:50:43 > 0:50:4735 upstairs. 40. 45. 50.
0:50:47 > 0:50:50- At £45 in the balcony. At £45. - Go on!
0:50:50 > 0:50:5450 for it? At £45. And it's in the balcony at £45.
0:50:54 > 0:50:56- Oh, come on.- It's nothing.
0:50:56 > 0:50:58Sold at £45.
0:50:59 > 0:51:04- Oh, no!- I can't bear it. £45 is minus £4. That is so tough.
0:51:04 > 0:51:06Which means you are still plus £4.
0:51:08 > 0:51:11Now, stand by for the inkwell. I'm worried about this one.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14White marble. Carrara marble desk stand.
0:51:14 > 0:51:17This time I'm starting at £20.
0:51:17 > 0:51:22At £20 for the desk stand. 25. 30. 35. 40.
0:51:22 > 0:51:2645. 50. 55. Bidding 55?
0:51:26 > 0:51:30At £50 behind. At £50. Selling, then, at £50.
0:51:30 > 0:51:32At £50.
0:51:32 > 0:51:33The gentleman at £50. All done.
0:51:35 > 0:51:40£50... So that means you're minus 25.
0:51:40 > 0:51:44Now, quickly, then, what are you going to do about the stabiliser?
0:51:44 > 0:51:48You've got the stabiliser and the strawberry dish or neither.
0:51:49 > 0:51:53- I don't know.- I think it's a cross your legs moment again, isn't it?
0:51:55 > 0:51:58- Quickly, then.- Stabiliser. Stabiliser.- Battleship stabiliser.
0:51:58 > 0:52:01OK, that's it. They're going with the gyro. The decision is made.
0:52:01 > 0:52:02Now you've made that decision,
0:52:02 > 0:52:05I can tell you that the auctioneer's estimate is £20-£40
0:52:05 > 0:52:06and he really rates it.
0:52:06 > 0:52:09So, potentially, you've made the right decision here.
0:52:09 > 0:52:10But we could all be wrong.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13And first up is the gyro compass and here it comes...
0:52:14 > 0:52:19Large piece off a battleship. £15. At £15. 20 for it?
0:52:19 > 0:52:22At £15. 20 anywhere for it?
0:52:22 > 0:52:24No further bidding? At £15.
0:52:24 > 0:52:25No, no...!
0:52:25 > 0:52:27At £15. No further bidding?
0:52:29 > 0:52:32Oh, dear! £15 is minus £10.
0:52:34 > 0:52:36Which is minus 31.
0:52:36 > 0:52:39Now, we're going to sell the Tim's Ton just to see what happens.
0:52:39 > 0:52:41You rejected it.
0:52:41 > 0:52:44If it makes a profit, then that profit will be going to charity,
0:52:44 > 0:52:46- so it's not a complete waste of time.- No.
0:52:46 > 0:52:48So, let's root for it,
0:52:48 > 0:52:51even though you're not going to make the money out of it.
0:52:51 > 0:52:53And let's hope that it does OK.
0:52:53 > 0:52:57£30 bid. At £30 for the Worcester dish. 35. 40.
0:52:57 > 0:52:5945.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01At £45. 50 now.
0:53:01 > 0:53:0355. 65. 70.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05For the Worcester... Yeah.
0:53:05 > 0:53:0770?
0:53:07 > 0:53:11Yeah, 70. 75? At £70. Bid's in the balcony at £70. Being sold.
0:53:11 > 0:53:14The bid's upstairs at £70. All finished?
0:53:15 > 0:53:19And it's sold for £70, which is plus £10.
0:53:21 > 0:53:23And, erm, there you have it, really.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37- Now, kids, do you know how the Reds got on?- Haven't a clue.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39No. Good. Right. Super.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41So, first up, are the coffee spoons and here they come...
0:53:41 > 0:53:46A little case set of silver coffee spoons there with shell terminals.
0:53:46 > 0:53:4915 bid for the set of spoons. £20 can I say for them?
0:53:49 > 0:53:5420 I'm bid at the back now. £20. £25 can we say for them?
0:53:54 > 0:53:57At £20. Gentleman at the back. 25 I'm bid.
0:53:57 > 0:53:5830 now.
0:53:58 > 0:54:02At £25 then bid. 30? At £25 and they're going to be sold.
0:54:02 > 0:54:04On my right at £25.
0:54:04 > 0:54:05Bad luck, kids.
0:54:05 > 0:54:0725 is minus £13.
0:54:07 > 0:54:09Not to worry.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12Now, how is Old Tupton Ware going to do?
0:54:12 > 0:54:15Large Tupton Ware vase.
0:54:15 > 0:54:18Tuscan landscape decorated. £40 to start.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21At £40. At £40 for the lot now.
0:54:21 > 0:54:2345 on the net. 50 with me.
0:54:23 > 0:54:2755 now. At £50. At 55 in the room anywhere?
0:54:27 > 0:54:29- Getting close.- 60 with me.
0:54:29 > 0:54:33At £60. A booked bid. At £60. Selling now at £60.
0:54:33 > 0:54:35You've made a profit, Cherry.
0:54:35 > 0:54:38Now being sold at £60.
0:54:38 > 0:54:40Yes! £60 is a profit of £1! Well done.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42Well done.
0:54:42 > 0:54:44Anyway, which means overall you're minus £12.
0:54:44 > 0:54:46Border Fine Arts leopard model.
0:54:46 > 0:54:48£15. At £15.
0:54:48 > 0:54:5020 can we say for the Border Fine Arts?
0:54:50 > 0:54:55At £15. 20 I'm bid. At £20. 25 for it?
0:54:55 > 0:54:59At £20. Internet bidder. At £20 for the lot now. Being sold at £20.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01No money. Sorry about this.
0:55:01 > 0:55:03At £20. £20.
0:55:04 > 0:55:06No, you're minus £41.
0:55:06 > 0:55:07OK, minus £41.
0:55:07 > 0:55:09That's not right, really, is it?
0:55:09 > 0:55:12- But that is the number, I'm afraid. - That's how these things go.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14Isn't it just. Now, what are we going to do about these bonus buys?
0:55:14 > 0:55:17Are you going to go with the team's bonus buy,
0:55:17 > 0:55:20which is the military crop for £30?
0:55:20 > 0:55:23Or are you going to go with Tim's Ton,
0:55:23 > 0:55:26which is the elephant bookends, £70?
0:55:26 > 0:55:28Or are you going to go with none
0:55:28 > 0:55:31on the basis that minus £41 might be a winning score?
0:55:31 > 0:55:32I think we'll go for the crop.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35We'd like to go for Anita's buy. We'd like to go for the riding crop.
0:55:35 > 0:55:38- You want to go with the crop, do you?- Yes, please.- OK, fine.
0:55:38 > 0:55:40Well, I think that's a very sound decision.
0:55:40 > 0:55:44The rejected elephant bookends we will sell anyway.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47And if they bring a profit, that profit will go to a charity.
0:55:47 > 0:55:49So it's not a waste of time.
0:55:49 > 0:55:51Your hard work in finding them, Anita,
0:55:51 > 0:55:54will get somebody a reward, we hope.
0:55:54 > 0:55:57Anyway, first up is the military crop.
0:55:57 > 0:55:58And here it comes...
0:55:58 > 0:56:02Silver-mounted riding crop. Opening at £10. At £10.
0:56:02 > 0:56:06Fully hallmarked at £10. 15 can I say for it?
0:56:06 > 0:56:07At 15 bid.
0:56:07 > 0:56:0820 on the net.
0:56:08 > 0:56:11At £20. Internet bidder at 25 here.
0:56:11 > 0:56:13At £25. Selling at £25.
0:56:13 > 0:56:17Are we all done? At £25. Are we all finished at £25?
0:56:17 > 0:56:18All done.
0:56:18 > 0:56:20Oh, dear...
0:56:20 > 0:56:22£25. That's bad luck.
0:56:22 > 0:56:25Minus £5 equals minus 46.
0:56:27 > 0:56:29Well, we're going to sell the bookends.
0:56:29 > 0:56:31£20 to start the bidding.
0:56:31 > 0:56:3225.
0:56:32 > 0:56:3330. 35.
0:56:33 > 0:56:3540? £35 on my right.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38At £35 for the pair.
0:56:38 > 0:56:42At £35. The bid's on my right for the pair.
0:56:42 > 0:56:43At £35. All finished at £35.
0:56:44 > 0:56:47OK, that means a loss of minus £35.
0:56:47 > 0:56:49So, you did the right thing.
0:56:49 > 0:56:51You picked the item that brought the smallest loss
0:56:51 > 0:56:53rather than the largest profit.
0:56:53 > 0:56:57And I have to tell you I'm required to make my pick, too.
0:56:57 > 0:56:59They call it Wonnacott's winner of these two.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02And of the two, I did select the crop, actually,
0:57:02 > 0:57:04because I rather fancy that.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07And I'm disappointed that it didn't make a profit, actually.
0:57:07 > 0:57:10- Anyway, it was not as bad as it might have been.- Not at all.
0:57:10 > 0:57:11Overall, you are minus 46.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14That could be a winning score, so say not a word to the Reds, OK?
0:57:14 > 0:57:16- Thanks very much.- Thanks very much. - Thank you, Anita.
0:57:28 > 0:57:31Our teams today have both made absolutely nothing.
0:57:33 > 0:57:35No profits.
0:57:35 > 0:57:36But, who's ahead and who's behind
0:57:36 > 0:57:39is all a question of the scale of the losses.
0:57:39 > 0:57:42And today, the team with only marginally losses,
0:57:42 > 0:57:47because there's only £15 between the teams today,
0:57:47 > 0:57:50the team with the biggest losses, I'm afraid, are the Blues.
0:57:50 > 0:57:51- Ah...!- Ah...!- Ah...!
0:57:53 > 0:57:55Minus £46 is the total.
0:57:55 > 0:57:57I just hope your racehorse
0:57:57 > 0:57:59does rather better the next time it goes out.
0:57:59 > 0:58:02- No, seriously, you had a nice time? - Fantastic.
0:58:02 > 0:58:04- We're very grateful. Delighted to have participated.- Good.
0:58:04 > 0:58:07Well, we're delighted to have had you on the show. It's been great.
0:58:07 > 0:58:09And thank you very much.
0:58:09 > 0:58:12Now, the victors today, who have managed to only lose £31...
0:58:14 > 0:58:16- Have you enjoyed yourselves? - We have.
0:58:16 > 0:58:17We've loved having you on the show.
0:58:17 > 0:58:20In fact, it's been such fun, why don't you join us soon
0:58:20 > 0:58:22for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:58:22 > 0:58:23Yes!