Scotland 27 Bargain Hunt

No guessing as to where I am today.

Red kilt, blue kilt, let's go bargain hunting!

We're in Scotland's biggest city, Glasgow, at the Clydeside Antique Centre.

Now, this is no wee antique centre this. Oh, no!

25,000 square feet

crammed with objects, giving our teams plenty of opportunity

to poke around and find something to make a big profit with. Och aye!

We've got some huge disagreements on today's programme and it's all based around an owl.

Quite nice, isn't it, really?

-I hate it.

-Do you?

-I hate it. I really hate it!

And the opposition also have opinions.

It's not just the Blue team - there are also strong opinions from the opposition.

That's a nice little object.

-Yeah, simple yet effective.

-But will they get in the way of profit when the auction gets underway?

Are you going to double your money or not?

Frances, this is not looking so hot.

The teams will have just one hour to hunt out three items and 300 Scottish pounds to spend.

They will then head to the auction house where their items will be sold

with absolutely no reserve and they might or might not make a profit.

150.

For the Reds, we've got friends Alan and David,

and for the Blues, we've got mother and daughter Frances and Lisa.

-Welcome, guys.

-Hi, Tim.

-Very nice to see you.

Alan, what do you do for a living?

At the moment, Tim, I'm working part time as a waiter

and I'm waiting to start a new career in banking.

It's taken me nearly two years since I finished university to find what I wanted to do, but I'm getting there.

Still, you've timed it just right to come on Bargain Hunt.

-Yes.

-Why did you want to come on, Alan?

My aunt, she used to run an antique store in my hometown of Strathaven

-and when I was off school, I used to go down and help her out in the shop.

-So, you picked up some tips!

-Yeah, she gave me some helpful hints.

-And what sort of thing will you be looking out for today?

I think I'll maybe look to pick up something silver

-as a safe bet, something that will hold its value.

-Yeah.

And I think Dave here wants to find some toys for himself.

Hopefully, yeah. Something nostalgic, perhaps.

Brilliant. And you're a student still, is that right?

Yeah, I'm doing a first year PhD at the moment.

I'm actually studying in Sheffield at the Centre For The Study Of Genocide And Mass Violence,

so it's maybe a bit of a grim subject matter,

but it's something I find quite interesting at the moment.

So, what sort of things do you collect?

Since I was about, oh, six or seven years old

I've collected Star Wars toys.

When I was a kid I absolutely loved the films, and I was lucky enough when I was younger

that you could pick figures and ships up for next to nothing.

So, will you be going for some Star Wars material, or toys, if you can find it today?

I can't imagine we would find anything like that,

so I think we're maybe going to look for something a bit older,

-possibly, '50s...

-A bit more traditional.

-'50s or earlier.

Oh, '50s, really, really old(!)

-Oh, ancient, yeah!

-Now for the Blues.

So, Frances, you and your daughter have had kind of parallel careers recently, haven't you?

Yes, we both worked for a while in the housing association

and then I got some part time work in a department store

and Lisa decided she wanted to work in the same place!

And when I decided to become a student, she decided a year later

that she wanted to do the same, so we're both students now.

Are you? And what are you studying?

I'm studying furniture restoration at the moment

-at Glasgow Metropolitan College.

-And are you going to stick at that?

Well, to do the degree I have to go to High Wycombe, to New Bucks University.

And you're moving to High Wycombe and I guess, Lisa,

-you're moving with your mother?

-Yes.

Och aye! And would you be doing a bit of furniture restoration

-in High Wycombe like your mum?

-No.

-No?

-Actually, no.

-Ah! What are you going to do, darling?

I'm doing Acting For New Media.

What does that mean, Acting For New Media? Isn't acting just acting?

Well, no, this is acting for this century involving...

In theatres now, you can get multimedia, where you get 3D effects.

Also working with green screen, as well.

-Oh, I see.

-Yeah.

-So, it's more smoke and mirrors then, isn't it?

-Pretty much.

-More visual trickery is going to be going on.

-Yes.

-Do you collect anything in particular?

I do. I collect anything Torchwood and Doctor Who.

-Just those two topics?

-Well, like my fellow contestant...

-Dave.

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-..I also collect Star Wars, as well.

I have quite a vast collection.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-Great. We're going to have fun today.

Now, the money moment. Here's your £300. £300 apiece.

Happy with that? And off you go, and very, very, very good luck.

So, will these canny Scots have what it takes to impress me? Ah!

We're not leaving them to take the high road on their own.

They'll also have the help of an expert who will give them some good advice.

Well, we always live in hope with these two!

Paul Laidlaw will be helping the Reds

and with the Blues is Keith Baker.

Well, we've got an hour to go so we'd better make the most of it. Let's see what we can find.

While the Blues are starting the game with a positive outlook,

the Reds are struggling to find any common ground.

-I think that's about as dire as Victoriana gets.

-Right.

Oh, don't mince your words, Paul!

I'm being dead straight with you, it's awful.

It means nothing to me. Do people go for do things like that?

Field glasses. They don't. These are dead in the water.

I'm now selling these two and three at a time.

There you go. I had a wee eye on that when I came in.

-Did you?

-Yeah.

Will that come apart or not?

There you go. You take the big lump.

-This has been stood in a window for a while. It's all bleached on the top.

-Aye.

Frequently these are printed pieces...are marked

by the company that manufactured them.

-Oh, wait, is that it there?

-What have you got?

-Made in the USA.

-I mean, no surprises there.

-And what period do we think this dates to?

-Oh, I wouldn't know.

-'50s?

-I was going to go '50s.

-Yeah. Could you buy that?

Depending on the price, it's the kind of thing I would go for.

-It's quite charming.

-It certainly jumps out at me. It's eye catching.

You could definitely see someone looking at it and falling in love with it at first sight.

What kind of price would you reckon?

Unchartered territory for me, so I'll go on instinct.

I think that could be worth £50 to...£80.

What do you reckon? It's a nice big lump.

Condition's OK.

Have you got a price on your bit?

-No, there's nothing here.

-We need to get the price.

-Certainly. I'd agree there.

-Do you want to wander off?

I think if you head that way, you'll find out who owns that

-and what they want for it, and we'll keep looking, shall we?

-Yeah, yeah.

After some hard negotiation, Dave buys the truck for £50,

so that's one down, two to go for them.

Now, is Keith in for a bumpy ride?

Anything that's interesting or unusual tends to be what I go for.

Nothing run of the mill for her!

Butterfly wings.

But the colour is fantastic, isn't it? 325!

Well, it is unusual.

Lisa...

-SHE LAUGHS

-I like that!

-What do you think of that one?

-It's a bit heavy and ponderous for me.

-I still think it looks quite nice.

-Oh, it does.

This is what we'll look like if we lose, of course.

LAUGHTER

Ah, Keith, you started off looking on the bright side,

don't give up just yet!

Is that silver, or...?

I don't think it is. It should have some little...

Tiny little silver mark on it.

You see, there's several of them in there, I notice.

Do you think you'd think, "They're interesting," and bid for them?

I do, I think they're quite interesting. So, do you reckon they're old at all, or...?

Oh, yeah. They've got age.

I'd have thought they'd probably be roundabout 1900 in date.

They're all based on paintings, famous paintings, one would assume.

So, let's hope they're not too expensive

and then we can be very pleased that you spotted them.

-Do you like them?

-Yeah, I do.

These two look like a set.

Well, they're certainly compatible in terms of the same sort of leather background and everything.

What do you think in terms of value?

I could see that they could perhaps make £100 or something like that.

-So, let's find someone and see if they can give us a price on those three, shall we?

-Sure.

-What was it you were interested in?

-This little group of pictures there.

They look sort of interesting. But there's nothing on them.

65 on these.

-That's the best, is it?

-Yeah. I think they're engraving plates.

But you see the messages would have to be the wrong way round.

-So when you print them, they would be the right way round.

-Yeah.

-What do you think?

-I think we could make something on them.

-I think you spotted them and you find them equally charming, don't you?

-Yeah, they're lovely.

I've probably underpriced them now you've accepted it so easily!

-Deal, you can't go back now!

-OK.

Well done, Blues. First item in the bag, but not much haggling, though.

With the Reds, Paul's got an obvious aversion to all things...

'60s, '70s, borderline kitsch, you know?

What's that again, Paul?

Yeah, high kitsch. You could have a look. It's a bit kitsch.

Although once more it's toys that gets the boys' undivided attention.

-What do you think of that?

-Arnold Palmer.

Let's see what's inside.

-It's looking good, is it not?

-Yeah.

When the box is in good condition, nine times out of ten it's all right on the inside.

Well, what do we have?

That is a golfing toy, a trigger action chap.

Here, watch this. There you go.

What a stroke!

Independent action on the head. Look at the quality.

-Follows the ball.

-Oh, come on!

-Keeps his eye on it.

Keeps his eye on that ball.

That beats a PlayStation,

-I'll tell you that.

-This dates to Arnold Palmer.

-It's going to be late '60s, is it?

-Late '60s.

Early '70s. And what else do we get for our money? They're clearly...

It's in good nick.

And look at all this! Yeah.

Instructions, on Marx Toys, good name.

And all the bits and bobs.

That looks like a water feature.

A couple of bunkers there, as well.

-Rough and bunkers.

-Club selections!

-A scorecard there, as well.

-That's excellent, isn't it?

-What do you think to that?

-It's got a lot of character to it.

-A lot of golf enthusiasts would love that.

-It's a real collector's item.

I suspect it's worth £40 to £60, is it?

-OK.

-It sounds fair enough with that?

You'll not get much for that in that condition, surely, it comes down to the price, OK?

-And the price is £20.

-£20.

I think that's looking good.

It really is, yeah. It's looking quite attractive now.

Shall we just...? We're interested at 20. Anything we can get off,

it is a further bonus, but we'll try and make that happen, shall we?

-Oh, aye.

-Let's go that way, find the guy that owns this.

-Fantastic.

No discount for the boys, I'm afraid.

It seems £20 was par for the course for the golf game.

-Keith, my mum has found this blue vase.

-Yes, it's Denby.

That said, they're not uncommon. Do you like the pigs, do you?

Yes. And very intelligent.

Are they? I've never had a conversation with one, but...

Oh, I'll speak to anyone! SHE LAUGHS

-Oh, it's a post thing.

-Yeah, it's got one penny for first,

and then it gives the various... A little bit rough-looking.

Frances seems to like everything that Keith doesn't.

-That's the sort of thing you could live with, is it?

-Yeah.

But it's not really a saleable item in terms of auction.

Although, as always, persistence pays off eventually.

You see, I love this.

-We'll just pop it down there. So, you like that, do you?

-Yeah.

-What about you, do you like it?

-I'm not too keen on it.

Aren't you? So, what do you like about it?

I like the shape.

I like the butterflies. I don't know, the texture as well.

-It's lovely. 1970s.

-Yeah.

It says on the label by Bernard Rooke, so he's a contemporary potter in that time.

You see, very abstract totem pole like sort of lamp bases and things like that by him.

So, it is a collectable name.

How much is it and how much do you reckon it'll make at auction?

That's always the case, isn't it?

That's the important question. It says £90.

Now, I can't say I've seen a vase like this before.

I've seen lots of the lamp bases, I'm not entirely sure what this would make, but I think we need to get

the price down a wee bit certainly to give it a chance.

Hi. We love this vase.

-Yes, you do, do you?

-I do.

Is that the best price you could do on that for me?

No. That's the ticket price.

So, to you, seeing as your bargain hunting, we'll do it for 65.

That's fabulous, because we do love it.

-Thanks very much.

-Thank you so much.

-You're so welcome.

Both teams now have got two items.

The Blues have spent 130, and the Reds have spent just £70.

Looking for any type of object in particular?

Kind of silver would catch my eye.

But big spender Alan might be about to make a large dent in their remaining £230.

Without an attribution, they're just chancing it, in my opinion.

A set of sugar tongs?

Even Georgian silver dead in the water. No-one wants to buy it.

-It's part of...

-A set.

-..a set.

-Ah, right, OK.

-I think it's just a spare thumb, really.

-That just kind of caught my eye.

-Is that rubbish, aye?

-Relatively modern, yeah.

-There's a couple of cabinets down here.

OK, go for it, yeah, yeah.

No silver lining so far, but at least Paul's had more luck pushing his team on than Keith.

Let's keep going then, shall we? Thanks, let's go.

-Look, it's a letter scale.

-You like the scales, don't you?

I think it's because...

now everything's sort of digital and it's the movement and, you know, the mechanism, and it's so precise.

It is. How much is it?

-32.

-Oh, 32.

I find it as charming as you, but I don't know whether it would have any auction value really, unfortunately.

Shall we think about it, just in case?

Come on, ladies. After a leisurely start, time is ticking away,

which is something the Reds are aware of, so they're considering a job lot.

Right, well, let's do it in the order we found them in.

Your Anglo Indian spectacles carrier.

Now, you can see how it works.

That's the clip for the waistband or lady's belt.

I tell you what, there's good weight in it and that's assayed at London.

Date letter M, so that's London 1888.

Is there any significance of the patterns on it?

Well, it tells a story, doesn't it just?

Because without a shadow of a doubt, those are Indian deities.

-Oh, right, OK.

-No two ways about it.

-It might be worth a punt.

-I think it's on the money, really.

I think it's worth...

I think it's worth 40 to 60 at auction, so you'd be buying it at a high estimate at that level.

Maybe interested in that, price dependent. Now, next we found our Victorian tea service.

-Shall we?

-Yeah.

-Silver plate on copper.

I see a problem straight away. Look at that. A bit of damage there.

There's something going on there, but let's look at the rest of it.

How is your little sucre?

Right.

I suspect...

..your sugar box, or basket, had handles.

I think they may have had ring handles, bow handles.

I'm not too sure about that. There seems to be a lot of damage.

Fall back on our little dish here. Now, that's a nice little object.

-Simple, yet effective.

-What would that be used for?

-We'll call it a bonbon dish, shall we?

-Makes it sound classy.

Doesn't it just?

A touch of the moderne there. Not quite high deco.

Now, what's our year? It was assayed at Birmingham.

I'll just try and pin it down.

I'll will hope this will be a 1920s, '30s piece. It looks like a...

capital F. You have a look at that and I'll grab the book.

A Roman F. 1930. Bang on!

Now, the weight...

It's not a paperweight. It's got some meat, but price, £38.

I think that's easy.

And if you're lucky, it's got to be worth £50, we hope.

So, what's our verdict or consensus now?

I think we would like to see what price we could get for

the spectacle holder and what we called the bonbon dish.

Yeah. So, it's down to shekels now. Let's see what we can do with this.

-Yeah.

-Shall I can try and find someone?

-Yes, sure.

-You guys keep looking, OK?

-Yeah, OK.

Look at the owl on here.

Keith finally managed to drive Frances away from the scales.

-Probably a pottery you've heard of.

-But she's not happy about it.

-It's Poole pottery. Have you heard of Poole?

-Yes.

Quite nice, isn't it, really?

Let's say... I haven't looked at the back yet, but I hope it's Poole now I've said that!

Yeah, there you are, Poole Aegean ware, so it's sort of a particular range of...

1960s, I think these are.

But very often they will have sort of painters' marks on the back,

but surprisingly this one hasn't got it.

It's quite a charming image and, you know, owls are sort of very popular with people.

But that's £105. It's sort of probably about the right price.

But the scales, I like the scales, but I don't know whether they... They might not be sort of...

-auctionable, really.

-No.

But this might be a consideration if we could get the price down.

So, we'll try and get someone to give us a price on that and we'll keep looking for the moment.

-Paul's back with the price of the silver.

-Bad news.

It's not what they were hoping.

-No slack in the price.

-Not at all?

Bonbon dish, £38. Spectacle case 60.

That is their price...

take it or leave it.

So, decisions have to be made, and not just for the Reds.

The chap's come back and said how much the Poole plate is, with the owl.

They've dropped from 105 to 70.

What do you think? Shall we seriously think about it?

-No, I hate it.

-Do you?

-I hate it. I really hate it!

Do you sort of like it?

I don't know.

I'm not 100% keen on it. I like the owl, I just don't like the colours.

The girls might not give a hoot for the owl dish,

but with only minutes left, they'll have to make a quick decision.

The boys, however, are spoilt for choice.

The bonbon dish will have a more universal appeal.

Your private buyer is your buyer for the bonbon dish.

They're the people with money to spend, and I think your spectacles case,

that's going to the trade.

So, I think we should probably go with our head over our heart and go with the bonbon dish.

-It's just a...

-It is a nice wee item.

It's the lazy option. I'm going to leave it... I've said enough.

-Do we go for the safe bet, or...

-I think we go with the bonbon dish.

We'll go bonbon dish, yeah.

So, the Reds have their third item.

Keith's having a last ditch attempt to persuade the Blues that the owl is a safe bet before time runs out.

Here it is, the horrible owl. The very horrible owl.

Frances is adamant, but can Lisa throw logic into the mix?

For the price that we're getting it for and the fact that it's Poole I think we should go for it.

-I think...

-£70 I think it was, wasn't it?

That's a real serious drop on the asking price of 105.

So, it's a bit of a no brainer in terms of that.

And that's my sort of choice, this one.

You've got your pot, you've got your engravings. Happy with that?

Yeah. We'll go with you on this one.

I wouldn't say happy was the word, but, yeah!

-My head's on the line if we make a mistake, is it?

-Yeah.

OK. Let's go for it. I think it's good.

-That's our third one.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Well done.

And the boys have paid their £38 for the bonbon dish just in the nick of time.

Well, I have to tell you, boys, time's up. Shopping's over.

That's us got our last item.

-What, you just bought it?

-Yeah.

-You jammy toads. Anyway, that's it!

Let's have another look at what the Reds bought.

The Reds and loved the truck,

but will this tin toy make them any profit on the £50 paid?

At £20 for the golf game,

I reckon the Reds could hit a hole in one at the auction.

And after much deliberation, Alan got his piece of silver

with the Reds buying the bonbon dish for £38.

Hi, there! On this programme we have something called the bonus buy.

You don't know what the bonus buy is?

Where have you been for the last two years? On the moon?

The bonus buy, simply put, is the expert taking any leftover money

from the shopping and going off and finding a surprise item

which he produces at the auction and if the team go for it and it makes a profit they get to keep the profit.

If they go for it and it makes a loss, well, frankly, that's just tough.

Well, that's enough sitting around from me.

Let's find out how the Reds think they've done and how much leftover lolly they've got for Paul.

Bit of a last-minute decision on the silver, wasn't it?

-Yes, it was.

-Very quick off the mark with the toys, though. Well done. Which is your favourite piece, Dave?

I'm tempted to say the Arnold Palmer golf set.

That really jumped out at me.

-Did it? What about you, Alan?

-Ah, same.

£192 of leftover lolly, please.

There we go. £192, Paul.

Tip that in there. What are you going to do with that cash, £192?

I've spied something that's a really pleasing decorative object.

-I think the guys will love it.

-Well, good luck with that.

And, Paul, thank you. Let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

Three satisfied bargain hunters.

Well, almost!

Lisa was delighted with her French engravings at £65.

Frances finally got her way,

paying the same price for the butterfly vase.

This £70 beauty whipped up some strong opinions, but who's going to

be eating their words at auction, will it be Keith or Frances?

You loved those little etched pictures, didn't you?

-Yes, yes.

-That was a favourite.

But you absolutely loathed the Poole owl plate.

Yes, we did. We hated it.

Hated it. Well, you spent a magnificent £200, girls.

You are great. £100 piece of leftover lolly goes to KB.

What are you going to do with that, Keith Baker?

Try and find something to set the world alight.

-Good luck with that, Keith.

-Thank you.

I'm off around the corner here in Glasgow to look at something terribly interesting.

The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is home to a diverse range of objects

from stuffed giraffes to Spitfires.

I'm here to take a look at their conchcology collection - shells to you and me -

which have been amassed over many years and from all over the world.

There are over 100,000 shells in the collection

and here is a tiny selection.

This one is called a Bellybutton Nautilus shell.

Bellybutton because it's got this curious crevice here that resembles the human belly button,

and this is one of the oldest shells in the collection.

It's been scrimshawed,

that means it's inscribed with these designs with a sharp implement.

It was done in the French colony of New Caledonia by a French prisoner

towards the end of the 1800s and is a lovely shimmering example.

Next is something called Rumpy's slit shell.

So called because if you look down this surface there's an open slit

which closes up as the shell grows.

They're found in the very deepest parts of the ocean

and are occasionally dredged up.

In fact, they're on the fossil record.

They were thought to have dated back to the time of the dinosaurs,

and this one was bought by the museum in 1984 for £1,695.

Examples have sold for in excess of 10,000.

Now this cowry shell looks pretty ordinary,

but what's rare and unusual about it is this pattern on the back.

It isn't covered all over with little spots, which is what you'd expect to find on a common cowry.

These things are rare because they're only found in the bellies of deep-sea fish.

But, curiously, in recent times, they've become more common.

That's because deep sea trawlers have become ever more powerful,

their nets dredging to ever greater depths, and more fish have been discovered

with more of these shells within them in brilliant condition,

which is bad luck on the American collector who paid 15,000

for one of these shells that today might only be worth 1,000.

So, it just goes to show you have to be very careful with what you buy,

rather like today over at the auction.

It's going to be most interesting to see exactly what's shelled out.

Well, I can't tell you how happy I am to be in Scotland again

at Great Western Auctions with you, Anita.

We're delighted to have you along.

Very sweet of you. Now, our team Alan and David, they went with Paul Laidlaw, your countrymen,

and the first item is this removal van.

This was made by Marx company, Marx toys company, an American company.

They mass produced these toys. They were never expensive

at the time, and this one comes from perhaps the 1950s, 1960s.

How do you rate it moneywise?

I've estimated £40 to £60.

-Well, £50 was paid by the team.

-Yeah.

-And they're hopeful.

And they've also gone for another wacky toy by the same manufacturer.

We seem to have an articulated golfer here whizzing along.

-This is Arnold Palmer.

-Arnold Palmer.

This is great fun. We've been playing with it all week!

-How's your swing?

-Not very good!

-How much do you think it'll bring?

I think we've estimated it at 20 to 30.

-£20 paid.

-A good buy.

I've a funny feeling it's going to do very well, but we shall see.

-Yes.

-And, lastly, the little silver bonbon dish. Classic, isn't it?

It's such a sweet little thing with this castellated rim

and the little handles, which remind me of drawbridges.

Well, they paid a princely £38.

-How do you rate that?

-That's very good.

I've estimated it at 50 to 70, so I think they did very well.

-That's super. They could almost double their money.

-They could.

Well, just in case it goes belly up, we ought to go and have a look at the bonus buy. Here it comes.

You gave Paul £192, what did you spend it on?

Let's see what you think of this. I love this.

-It's a pretty bit of sculpture.

-It looks lovely.

-Yeah.

It's a clock case.

Don't be alarmed by the fact that there's no mechanism in there.

Mechanisms are universal and easily acquired.

We're looking at a little diamond here, let me assure you.

This is bronze spelter, circa 1920 by my reckoning,

but the modelling there, I think, is tiptop and I think that

has got the potential to be a runaway success, let me assure you.

-Yeah?

-Does it do anything for you?

-It's quite nice to look at, I suppose.

-Quite nice!

I suppose when you say you could put a clock in there, it's functional.

A good amount of detail on the horse and things.

Isn't it? That's nicely executed. It cost me £25.

Ah, bonus.

I think that's good for 50 to 80.

I think if you take a bet on that, bank on you winning.

-Superb.

-Well, you don't have to punt on it right now.

You decide later. For the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.

Anita, all you need is a clock movement to go in it because it's a handsome case, isn't it?

I think it's lovely. It has the art deco influence on the base here.

-So, how do you rate Mr Laidlaw's bonus buy?

-Estimated 40 to 60.

He'll be delighted about that because he only paid £25.

Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now, for the Blues, Frances and Lisa.

-Their first item are these three weird French plates...

-Yes.

..which I guess are connected to printing.

Yes. They would have been the engraving plates, perhaps for bookplates because of their size.

They're nice and neat. This one would not have been a printing plate

because we don't have a mirror image on the text here.

Unless they did the engraving of the whatnot, you know, when they remounted the printing plate.

-They might have done that.

-Difficult to estimate.

-Yes.

-50 to 80?

-Very good. £65 paid.

-Yeah.

-So, it's pretty well on the button.

Now, what about the Poole Aegean pottery plaque, really, not a plate.

Yes, it is a wall plate, and Poole is very popular just now,

and this period of Poole, from the 1960s, is hot.

Is it? Hmm!

Well, were they wise to pay £70 for it?

Well, it wasn't too dear.

-I've estimated at 60 to 80, so we're still in the ballpark.

-They're right in the middle.

-Yes.

-And the last item is this rather chunky vase.

I like studio pottery. This one was done by Bernard Rooke.

They are collectable.

People do like them.

Estimate on it 50 to 70.

OK, £65 paid.

So, pretty well throughout all three items they're on the button

in the middle of your estimate, which is a good thing.

-But, as we know, the auction can be...

-HE LAUGHS

..an extraordinary experience, so I guess we'd better check out the bonus buy.

-Now, Frances and Lisa, you spent £200.

-Yes, we did.

And you give £100 to Keith Baker to find your bonus buy. What did he buy you?

Well, Mum will recognise it.

-I wanted to buy that!

-You wanted to buy this, didn't you?

And we sort of steered you away for something else, but I thought it would be interesting to take this as

the bonus buy. Have another look at it because you liked the mechanical way it worked, didn't you?

You're not getting it back now!

So, what was it again that you said you thought it was for?

Well, it's postal scales, made in Germany, actually, but for a Canadian retailer I gather, or...

-How much did you spend?

-£30.

-That's not bad.

-So, at £30, do you think it'll make a profit?

It appeals to you, it appeals to me, I think it could easily appeal to some people in the auction.

-I think it will.

-For viewers at home let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.

-They're not unattractive, are they?

-I think they're lovely.

I really do like these. They have a sculptural quality about them, and they're great fun to play with.

What I think is amusing is the jaws open as the weight goes on it, which is quite fun, actually.

Completely useless because they relate to postal scales in North America early in the 20th century,

-so from that point of view it's just a bit of fun to have on your desk.

-And a decorative item.

-Yes. And in good nick.

-Appealing to the eye.

All right, you sold it to me, what do you think you're going to sell it for in the auction?

-I've estimated 25 to 40.

-Keith paid £30 and he's reckoning on a profit.

I think he stands a fair chance of getting it, don't you?

-I think so, too.

-Very good.

What interests me, Anita, is how you see the market at the moment.

Are we likely to get a good result today?

I know that the auction will be busy.

The bidding will be fierce and I will be doing my best.

Gosh!

Now, Alan and David, how are you feeling?

-All right.

-Really good.

-Are you hot to trot?

-Oh, yeah.

-Excellent. Anyway, first up is the American tinplate removal van, and here it comes.

Lot 138, an American tinplate toy and it's by Marx toys of the USA.

It's in perfect condition.

Start me at £40. £40.

£20, then. 20 bid. 30. 40.

£40.

-Any advance on 40?

-Oh, dear.

50, fresh bid. With you, sir, at £50.

Any advance on £50? All done at £50?

-£50.

-Paul Laidlaw, that's close.

£50 and wiped its face.

No profit, no loss. Well done, Paul. Arnold Palmer, now.

Again it's the Marx toys company, ladies and gentlemen.

It's the official Arnold Palmer Pro Shot Golf Game, hours of endless fun.

She's great, isn't she?

£80. £80, for all that fun. 60.

Start me at 20. 20 bid. 30.

Any advance on £30?

Any advance on 30 for Arnold Palmer?

I'll take five. 35.

Any advance on 35? All done at 35.

-35.

-Well done.

£35. You are plus £15. Well done, Paul Laidlaw.

That's very fair. Now, the bonbon dish.

Are you going to double your money or not?

-Here we go.

-It's art deco.

It's by James Dixon & Son, one of the best silversmiths in Sheffield.

Start me at £20? 20 bid.

Any advance on 20?

30. 40. 50.

£50. £50 for the art deco.

50. 60, fresh bidder.

60. I'll take it in five.

Hey, you paid 38.

Any advance on £60? £60? Oh, 65.

Mr Bottomley, 65.

-65, fresh bidder. 70.

-Yes!

He is a punter.

-Any advance? 75.

-75!

Come on, keep going!

-75. 80. £80.

-This is a battle.

With you, sir, at £80. Any advance on £80? £80.

£80 is splendid, isn't it?

So, 38's two short of 40, you've made £42 on that.

£42! 42, 52, 57.

-You are £57 up, boys.

-Nice one.

That's a pretty good one, isn't it, £57? Feeling good?

-Feeling warm, comfortable?

-This is fantastic.

Are you going to risk it? £25 on the gee-gee.

-We're still good to be in profit after this.

-You are.

Paul has always saw us right, we have to go with it. I trust him.

You're definitely going to do this? Here it comes.

Lot 143 is this art deco bronzed clock case

with the thoroughbred atop.

Start me at £20. 20 bid.

20 bid. 30. 40.

-50.

-Doubled your money.

-£50.

Any advance on £50? All done at £50?

All done at £50? £50.

£50 is plus £25.

You are 50, 60, 70. You're £82 up.

82 smackers! Is he a genius or not?

He's a genius, and he's a legend.

A genius and a legend! That's quite something, isn't it?

Don't tell the Blues a thing, all right? Mum's the word. We don't want them to know. Super.

Look miserable when you go out. Is that possible, can you do that?

I'm Scottish, it's easy. It comes naturally!

-So, Keith, your Aegean Poole pottery plate with the wise old on it.

-Yeah.

Are you still comfy with that, then?

I am. People collect owls, people collect Poole, I think it's got at least two things going for it.

-Do you like it, girls?

-No.

-Not very much, yes.

I think I suspect a little disagreement here.

-No, I don't like it.

-You don't like it?

-No.

Does it make you feel like vomiting?

I think someone has on it!

That's enough of that. The first lot coming up and here it comes.

The Poole Aegean wall plate with the owl decoration.

Another superb piece of 20th century design.

£150. 150.

100. Will you start me at £50 for the Poole plate?

30, then. 30 bid. 40.

50. 60. 70.

£70.

With you sir at 70. Any advance?

Just there, look!

All done at £70? £70.

Well done, Keith! On the nose.

Wiped its face. No profit, no loss.

He's looking relieved, though!

160, ladies and gentlemen, a charming lot.

Three mounted engraved metal plaques.

Start me at £50. £50 for the engravings. £50, surely.

£40, then. 40 bid. 50.

60. 70.

£70.

You're in profit, just.

Any advance on £70? All done at £70?

-£70.

-Well done, Lisa.

That's perfect.

You have a £5 profit, which is very good. Look at how pleased she is!

162, Bernard Rooke, a London Potter, ladies and gentlemen,

and this is a wonderful piece of his work.

Will you start me at £50? 30, then.

-30 bid.

-This is not looking so hot.

Any... 40. 50.

£50. Any advance on 50?

I'll take five. 55. 60. 65.

-65.

-You're there!

-Well done.

-70, fresh bidder.

Any advance on £70?

All done at £70? £70.

Well done, Frances.

£70, it's a £5 profit, which is brilliant. £5 on that.

So overall then, guys, you have £10 profit, which is very good, isn't it?

The estimates versus what you paid were not brilliant, all right?

You could have made some losses. You've come out with a tenner.

There's nothing to be ashamed of. That could be a winning score.

What are you going to do about these postal scales?

Do you want to bank your £10, or risk it with the postal scales?

-What do you want to do?

-Stick with what we've got. What do you think?

I think we'll stick with what we've got.

-Do you think you're going to do that?

-Yeah.

166 is a Canadian postal scales set.

Can we say £50? 40. Start me at 20.

20 bid. Any advance on 20? 25. 30.

35. 40. £40.

-Any advance on £40?

-It's a profit.

Any advance on £40? All done at £40?

£40.

Oh, bad luck, girls. £40 it made.

It made a profit of £10.

You could have doubled your takings. You should have trusted Keith!

Anyway, there we are. You've made an overall profit of £10.

That could be a winning score. Please, don't talk to the Reds, OK?

-OK.

-OK.

Each team has made either substantial profit

or has wiped its face in every single item.

There's something very wrong here!

-And have they been talking? Have you been having a chat?

-No.

So, neither of you know quite what the scale of your winnings are versus the other?

I have to reveal that the team that is the runner up today are the Blues.

You made a profit of a tenner.

You could have made £20 if you'd trusted Keith but, nevertheless,

you decided to go against him and you have a profit of a tenner.

So, it's an achievement to make a profit,

I have to tell you, and there it is. Enjoy it.

Thank you very much for joining us. But the winners today are the boys!

And quite substantial profits you've made, too, haven't you?

Overall, up £82. Look at the face!

Pretty chuffed!

-Quite chuffed.

-Pretty chuffed!

I'd say you're chuffed, though, that's fantastic. So, £82 overall.

Are you going to do this professionally in the future?

-We might do, yeah.

-We might do.

-We've don't want to put Paul out of business.

-No, no, no, quite.

-It's been brilliant fun.

-It's been fantastic.

OK, great. Here's your £82, anyway, and heartfelt congratulations for that

because it doesn't happen that often.

Brilliant. Thank you very much for joining us on the show.

-Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunt, yes?

-Yes!

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