Builth Wells 6 Bargain Hunt

Today I'm in Builth Wells in the Royal Welsh Showground and I've got

a bit of a spring in my step so if you can take it,

if you can take the tension, let's go bargain hunting.

Coming up on today's show...

the Reds don't always agree.

Are you arguing?

You're doing a mother and daughter rant?

The Blues aren't short on ego.

-Lovely.

-Enjoy the sun here. I bet the Reds haven't even found their first item yet.

And nerves kick in at the auction.

-...Profits?

-We are making...

-You're trembling, aren't you?

I can feel it through me.

Hello and welcome to a glorious day here on Bargain Hunt.

For the Reds we've got mother and daughter Jane and Claire and

for the Blues we've got father and daughter Peter and Amanda.

Welcome to Bargain Hunt. Now, Jane, you're a trained nurse?

-No, no.

-No?

-I was a nursing auxiliary before I had my daughters.

But you've had one or two experiences as a nursing auxiliary, haven't you?

I have, yes. Not good ones really, but I once was asked by

the ward sister to get a gentlemen ready for bed, which I went to do.

And I went to undo his shoelaces to take his shoes off.

I pulled the one shoe off, went to pull the other shoe off and it wouldn't come off.

So I gave a hard yank on the shoe and his whole leg came off in my hand.

THEY LAUGH

-So that was a good job, wasn't it?

-Well, not really, no, I felt quite a bit giddy, actually, afterwards.

-I should think you did. And what was he shouting? "Nurse, nurse?"

-Yes, something like that.

Now, Claire, it says here, "Vous etudiez quatre A-levels

"en sixieme, comprenant l'anglais, la musique, l'art de francais".

Is that right?

-Oui, c'est vrai, Tim.

-Ah! That's very nice.

So, if I've got my French right it means you're studying A-levels

at the sixth form, including English, music, art and French?

-Yes.

-Is that true?

-I am indeed, yes.

And what are you going to do with all these qualifications?

I hope to go on and study psychology and then take that to a master's degree in art therapy.

Do you? And music?

You're doing your A-level in music.

-Yes.

-Are you a musician?

-Yes, I play the trumpet.

-Oh, lovely.

-Which I enjoy.

I'm in quite a few bands with that.

Yes. Well, we've got a multi-faceted family team here.

-I think you're going to do very well. Anyway, good luck.

-Thank you.

-Now for the Blues.

Peter, what's this I hear about your story of disappearing for three or four years?

-Well, my wife's mother and father put me on a train and told me not to come back.

-They didn't like you?

They didn't like me. I wasn't good enough for her.

-Because they lived in Chequers and I was a South London boy.

-Ah, right.

So I went home and spoke to my mother and said, "I'm going to do something."

And I left the house, went to Birmingham, went to her college.

She was on about the third floor. This is about 6pm in the evening.

-Shouted up to her, I said, "You either come with me or it's all finished."

-You eloped?

-Yes.

How romantic, though! Brilliant.

And it had a happy ending?

-Yes.

-Which is in front of us today, which is Amanda.

And we've been married 40 years.

You're a full-time mother, Amanda.

But also very much involved with the Cubs.

Yes, I'm a Cub Scout leader. I've been that for about nine years now.

-You're quite a militant leader, though, aren't you, Amanda?

-Yes.

My first Cub pack down in Cornwall gave me the name Shere Khan after I shouted rather loudly at them.

-Fierce?

-Yeah, yeah. Plus they knew how much I love tigers and everything, so they found it...

-And Kipling?

-..appropriate, yes.

-Well, that's brilliant, isn't it?

-Yeah.

I hope you have a lovely time on Bargain Hunt today.

Now, it's the money moment. £300 apiece, there you go.

£300. You know the rules. Your experts await and off you go.

And very, very, very good luck.

So, let's meet today's experts.

For the Reds, it's the dashing Thomas Plant.

While fighting in the Blue corner, it's Mark Stacey.

And they'll have their work cut out today,

as they'll be helping not one, but two pairs of Reds and Blues.

Excuse me, can we have a look at those little buttons, do you think?

Romeo and Juliet.

Romeo and Juliet, thank you.

-They're rather sweet, aren't they?

-They are.

-40 quid's the best on that, sir.

-£40. That's not bad, is it?

-That is good, isn't it?

-A little bit of glue.

What are they used for?

Well, they would be sewn on to a sort of...

well, a lady's garment really, isn't it? Just a jacket or whatever.

-And fully marked as well.

-Yeah, they are.

-You see, they're all hallmarked on the front there.

-Oh, yeah.

I think we've got to have those for 40 quid.

Yes, definitely. Go for those.

-Yes, I think we'll take those. That's our...

-Yep.

Yep, we'll have those. Thank you very much indeed.

Nice, decisive action there from the Blues.

First one in the bag.

-Now, how are the Reds doing?

-So we've just done ten minutes.

-OK.

-So, time to get shopping.

-Yes, well, not so well then.

Wait for me.

Do you like that brooch?

Yeah, what's in the middle of it?

-It's hair.

-Is it hair?

-Plaited hair.

-Oh, right.

-It's a mourning brooch.

-Oh, wow.

19th-century. It's quite pretty.

-Do you want to have a look at that?

-Yes, quick, let's have a look at that.

Well, at least the Reds are actually looking at something, even if it has got a bit of old hair in it.

OK, it's not the nicest thing in the world because what it is, you know,

-it's a mourning brooch in memory of...

-Right.

This is the plaited hair

and these are seed pearls around the outside on a nice gold ground.

Have a look... And this is black enamel.

But mourning jewellery is very collectible.

It is. And people do buy it and they do collect it and there is a market and a following for it.

Do you think that might make a profit? How much was that?

-£100.

-Right.

And I would put this in at 100 to £150.

-Yeah?

-Do you want to think about it or do you want to buy that?

-Shall we get it?

-Yeah, we need to make a start, don't we?

-Yes. Let's make a start.

You want to make a start, yeah? You want to break the mould, yeah?

-Yes. We will. We'll go for that then.

-All right. Well, we'll buy that. Good idea, well done.

At last, the mourning brooch, purchased for a distinguished £100.

Now what about a piece of china?

Now both teams are neck and neck but there's a heck of a lot of stalls and they're already 35 minutes in.

What a to-do!

-There's a theme coming here, isn't there? Because we've found something else...

-I like that, I like that.

No, I suspect this is going to be by Beswick.

-You know Beswick, don't you?

-Yes.

-Because they produce...

-Beatrix Potter.

-..Beatrix Potter figures.

-And also the sort of natural figures like horses and cattle.

-Yes.

1950. It's designed by Arthur Gredington.

He's one of the well-known designers of Beswick.

He produced a lot of the animal figures. But it's £75.

We need to get that down quite a lot to make a profit.

-But it's quite fun, isn't it?

-It is, yes.

-We're interested in this plate but it's marked up at 75.

-Can you do any better for us?

-I could do it for 65.

65, what do you think, guys? We need a little bit less, don't we?

-A little bit less.

-A little bit less. 60.

-I mean, what about 60? Can you do it for that?

It'll be cash.

-Yes.

-Shall we take it for 60?

-Lovely.

-Lovely.

-Thank you very much indeed.

Oh! Mark Stacey getting all authoritative. Well done, Blues.

£60 and you've got your second item.

-Does it work?

-SHE PLAYS A FEW NOTES

-Yeah. It's brilliant, it's a nice sound.

-It is.

-Yes, it is. I was going to say.

-It's a nice sound.

-Mellow and warm, isn't it?

-I mean this always adds value, having something to do with a regiment.

Leeds Rifles.

I would have thought this could have been a First World War bugle.

Obviously these things, they were built to last, weren't they?

-Are you interested in buying this?

-Yes, definitely.

-I think it works well with you

and I quite like the military aspect of it.

Hi. What's your best on this?

The best I can do on that is 30.

Any more?

-I'll do it at 28 for you.

-Will you, really?

-Yeah.

-Oh, thank you ever so much. Right, can I get that, please?

-Yes.

Super negotiating there.

Claire bought the bugle for £28. Phew.

15 minutes left, guys.

We've still got one more item to find.

We haven't got anything in reserve. Come on, let's go.

-OK.

-Yeah. Oh, look. This looks interesting.

Oh, look at him.

-Isn't he sweet?

-Oh, he's lovely.

-How old would you say that is?

Well, I would have thought that it's Victorian, actually, because you see it's quite good quality.

-You've got a lot of detail in there.

-Is it brass?

-It is brass, yes.

-Is it an inkwell?

Yes, it's an inkwell. I think he would have originally stood in an ink stand or something like that.

-Well, look, it's marked up at 148. Shall we see what we can get it for?

-Let's see what we can get it for.

-Excuse me?

-Yes?

We rather like this inkwell. It's marked up at 148.

-Can you do any better than that?

-Er, 130?

-130. 120?

No, the very best I can do is 125.

-Shall we do that?

-I think so.

Well, all I'm going to say is, "Woof, woof!"

THEY LAUGH

Lovely inkwell, bought for £125.

You can now toddle off and give yourselves a big pat on the back for finishing early.

Well, guys, the teas are on me.

-Oh, great.

-I'm so impressed.

-We've got time to sit down and relax...

-Lovely!

..and enjoy the summer. I bet the Reds haven't even found their first item yet!

-So well done, guys. Cheers.

-Ooh, catty, eh?

The Reds have two items, but Thomas is having his work cut out persuading them on the third.

-He's quite sweet. Do you like it, Claire?

-Yes, I do, actually.

How much is it? You've got 45. What will you do on that?

-It's got to be 40.

-Got to be 40.

Yeah. It has. Got to make a living, you see.

-I know you've got to make a living!

-What's the stone in the top?

This stone is a piece of paste.

That's why I touched it to the top of my lip. I know the sun's been on it,

but with a hard stone, it will still remain cold.

But also, the other thing you can look at

is if it's a hard stone, normally they don't scratch like this has.

-So this is going to be a piece of paste.

-Right.

-Claire?

-Would you pay 40?

40... What did you say, 45?

-£40, they said. It's marked up at 45.

-Oh, right.

-Don't up the price.

You've done jolly well as it is!

£40? A bit of frivolity.

OK, let's go for the frog, then, yeah. OK, then.

Marvellous! You're worth your weight in gold, Thomas.

That's brilliant, we've done our three items.

-Yeah.

-And a minute to spare. It's brilliant, isn't it?

-Shopping with you has been fun. Let's go.

-OK. Thanks.

Looks like they're out of time!

Let's recap on what the Reds bought.

First up for the Reds, the mourning brooch for £100.

Next, Claire was rather taken with the £28 bugle horn.

And finally, the Reds bought the froggy paper thingumajiggy.

Ribbit!

-Now, girls, did you have a good time?

-Oh, yes, thank you.

Which is your favourite item, Clairey?

-The bugle horn, definitely.

-OK. What about you, Mum?

Yes, same here, the bugle.

And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-Same, yeah.

-Yeah, bugle.

You keep blowing the same tune, you two, don't you?

Anyway, you spent £168.

There's £132 to go across to Thomas to find that Bonus Buy.

-Thank you very much!

-Is that a challenge, Tom, or not?

A bit of a challenge, because there's so much! What am I going to do with it?

Spend it! Spend it!

That's the solution! Now let's find out how much leftover lolly there's going to be for the Blue team.

The Blues got excited by a set of six Continental buttons for £40.

Next, they parted with £60 for the Beswick plate

and their last item, the glass and brass inkwell, for 125 smackers.

Now, which is your favourite piece, Peter?

-The plaque.

-The plaque.

-The little doggie inkwell.

-That's your favourite.

-Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-The plaque.

-The plaque.

-The plaque.

-The plaque.

Agree with Dad, that's the secret.

You've spent £225. We'd like £75 of leftover lolly to go to Mark Stacey.

-How are you going to get on with that, Mark?

-Oh, I think there's such a lot of choice here,

but I've got something small but perfectly formed in mind for them.

The ideal thing for Amanda, I fancy. Good luck with that.

Well, it's lovely to be in Gloucestershire -

slightly to the east of Builth Wells, it has to be said, but you

know, quality floats to the surface, and here we are with Philip Alwood at Moore, Allen & Innison.

-Good morning.

-Good morning to you. Very nice to be here.

Now, Jane and Claire on our Red team went with the mourning brooch.

We always say there are three things that are hard to sell - death, religion and black things.

And this has got 'em all, really.

It is a bit sort of gaudy and very Victorian and

"Hello, I'm mourning and I want everybody to know about it".

Yes. OK. Well, it's not looking good for this, so give us your best estimate, please.

£30, £40, something like that, around there.

Yes, OK. Fair enough. Well, they're going to be in mourning, the team, because they paid £100.

-Did they?

-Yeah, they paid £100.

-Gosh.

-Afraid to say. Next is the bugle.

Now, I've got high hopes for this bugle.

You've got the Leeds Rifle crest on there, you've got their battle honours

actually detailed on the cross on the front there.

It's got everything that a collector of that sort of thing would want.

Yes. And good old Claire, anyway, for spotting this. And she paid £28.

Now, do you think this is going to make a profit?

I'm going to stick my neck out and say "yes".

-We've put 40 to 60 on it, and I think that might even be on the conservative side.

-Really?

-Mm.

So they could triple their money on this. This is exciting.

Lastly, though, is this little toad over here.

Do you think this thing started out together?

Er, no, I don't.

It just doesn't sit well on the glass panel there.

-The screw hole in the bottom is all a little bit amateurish-looking.

-Mm-hm.

-I think he probably started off on a brass base, but it's certainly not there now.

-No, quite.

-So what do you think it's worth, then?

-£15, £20? Something like that. I can't see it doing a lot more.

Well, Thomas got excited, and they went with it at £40.

So that could be a bit dodgy, couldn't it?

So all in all, they may or may not need their Bonus Buy, but let's go and have a look at it, anyway.

Well, I spent £55 on a very nice sterling-marked

-white-metal dish. Have a hold of it, feel it, have a think.

-OK...

Right, it's very pretty.

-It is very pretty, for two pretty girls.

-Oh!

-Please!

-I think I'm going to vomit.

Oh, go and behave!

-Now, you don't decide right now, girls.

-OK.

You wait until the auction, till your first three items have sold.

You may not even need to take the Bonus Buy.

But for the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Thomas's little dish.

Cor, this is flashy, isn't it?

-Nicely cast.

-Where do you think it comes from?

Almost certainly America, with that sterling mark on the base there.

-What's your estimate, then, Philip?

-Well, we've put 40 to 60.

Erm, again, that might be on the slightly conservative side, but it's somewhere around that ball park.

40 to 60. Brilliant. Well, Thomas paid 55, so that's slap-bang in the middle,

and if they go with it, it might turn them a small profit.

-Possibly, yeah.

-Anyway, that's it for the Reds.

Now for the Blues. Amanda and Peter, their first item are these buttons.

I would think of French manufacturers of around 1900.

You've got that lovely image of Romeo and Juliet on there.

I wouldn't be surprised to see them making anything up to £100 or so.

-Really?!

-Mm.

-They only paid £40. That's phenomenal, isn't it?

Now, carrying on with the Romeo and Juliet theme, we move to this rather gaudy-looking piece of Beswick.

-But will it sell?

-Yes, it'll sell, certainly, at a level.

-40 to £60-ish, that sort of region, maybe.

-That's OK.

-There are collectors, again, of Beswick that will go for it.

-Peter spotted it, and he paid £60 for it.

Now, the inkwell.

Now, that's quite a chunky and substantial piece of desk furniture, isn't it?

-It's got a good look. The casting on the brasswork is good.

-Well, £125 is your barrier, really.

-Mm...

If you just bear that in mind when you're up there hammering away...

-Yeah.

-They were good as gold. They spent 225 of their £300.

There wasn't that much to go with with the Bonus Buy,

and they may or may not need that Bonus Buy, but we're going to have a look at it, anyway.

I spent it on this, Tim.

-It's a little Continental silver pillbox...

-I like that.

..in the shape of a fan, and it's got these rather nice little figures on there.

I thought it was quite an unusual shape. It's almost like a little wedge of cheese.

But it's about 1900-ish, give or take five or ten years,

and I only paid £50 for it.

-I like that a lot.

-I like that a lot.

I'd like to see an estimate of £50 to £80, certainly, so there might be a small profit in it, actually.

So, we watched the expert's lips. He said, "There might be a small profit in it."

We'll find out later, and you'll decide later.

Right now, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Mark's little box.

It's quite a nice little pillbox, isn't it?

For me, it almost looks like it should have been one of four or something.

-Yes, it looks like segments of cheese, doesn't it, really?

-Exactly.

And what do you think it'll bring?

Well, we've put £30 or £40, somewhere around there.

Well, that's close enough to Mark's 50. That's what he spent on it as his Bonus Buy.

-Now, are you excited?

-We are, yes.

-How excited?

-Erm, very excited!

We don't think we'll make a lot of money today.

-Don't you?

-No.

What sort of attitude's this, then?

Not a good one, is it?

There's a lot of people in this room, and they could all be lining up for

your first item, which is the mourning brooch. And here it comes.

-Here we go.

-The gilt metal and black enamel mourning brooch there.

Where are you going to be? Who'll start me? Is that £50 to get on?

50? £30?

£20?

Yes, £20 I'm bid on my right there. At 20. At £20. 2. At 22. 25. 28.

30. 5. At 35. 40.

At £40 here on my right. 40. 5 anywhere now?

At £40. Lady's bid here at 40.

A fiver if you like, madam. At £40. 5.

At 45.

50 if you like now. Have another. At 45. It's on my left now.

Gentleman's bid. At £45.

You all sure now, then, at 45?

Oh, dear. £45.

-I'm sorry about that, chaps. That's minus £55.

-Oh, dear!

Next up, though, is the bugle, and here it comes.

Is that 50 to get on? 50?

£30?

£20? At £20, I'm bid, then. Thank you. At £20. 5 if you like now.

25. 30. 5 if you like, sir.

-At £30 I have. 5, then. 40. 5.

-Ooh!

50.

-At £50.

-You're in profit!

-At £50 I have.

5 if you like. 55.

At 55. On my left now at 55. It's selling here at 55. 60 now?

At £55 it's selling in the doorway, then. At £55. You all sure?

You've doubled your money, anyway.

That's good. So that's 25.

That's plus £27. Plus 27...

Excellent. Makes up for a bit of the loss on the brooch!

Now, next is the paper clip toad or frog.

The brass paperclip in the form of a frog.

Who'll start me? Is that £20, £30?

20? 10 to get on.

Oh, 10?!

12. 15. 18. 20. 2. 25.

At 25 on my left. At 25. 28.

30. 5. 40. 5.

-Yes!

-50.

-You're in profit.

60. 5. At 65 on my left now.

At 65. 70 now? At £65.

-Pretty good!

-Come on!

Yes! Look at that! 65.

You've made another £25 on that.

-Good!

-You are £52 of profit in that.

Unfortunately, you had a £55-loss, so right now you're minus three.

Right? You're minus £3 overall. What are you going to do about this Bonus Buy?

There's £55 of Bonus Buy at risk, all right?

You don't have to go with it. You won't go home with a profit if you don't go with it,

but you've only got minus three, and that could win the programme.

Do you want to win the programme or do you want to stand a chance of making a little bit of a profit?

-We'll make a profit.

-You're trembling. I can feel you. She's trembling with the excitement!

I love a tremble! What are you going to do? Are you going to twist or stick?

I think we'll go for it.

-Let's do it, yeah.

-We'll go for the Bonus Buy.

-You're going to go with the Bonus Buy?

-We'll go with the Bonus Buy.

My gosh, these are punters!

We're going with the Bonus Buy, and here it comes, the silver dish.

A sterling silver oval dish, a little American one, there.

£30 to get on.

It's gone quiet.

- Come on! - £20 I'm bid there. 20. 2.

25. 28. 30.

2. 35. 40.

5. And the book's out at 45.

50 now. At £45 on my left here.

50 anywhere? At £45. Looks cheap at 45.

Are you all done now, then, at 45?

45 it is.

£45 is minus £10 on that. You were minus three.

-I'm afraid you're now minus 13.

-That's not too bad.

-It's not too bad, and you did have a little tickle at it, which was good fun, wasn't it?

-Yes.

-You're getting addicted to this now, aren't you?

-I am, yes.

Well, don't tell the Blues a thing, right?

Because it could be a winning score, and we don't want them to know. OK?

-OK.

-Good for you. Good sports.

Now, Amanda and Peter, do you know how the Reds got on?

-Nope.

-No idea at all?

-No.

Well, that's good, because we don't want you to! First up, though, are the buttons, and here they come.

Six Continental buttons with Romeo and Juliet. Start me 50.

£50 to get on? Nice little set of six.

£30.

-20, then!

-Oh, this is silly!

-£20 bid there. At 20. 5.

30. 5. 40. 5.

At 45 on my right here. At 45. 50. 5.

60. 5.

70. 5. At 75 on my right. At 75.

Still looks cheap. At 75. 80 now?

Yes! We want a hundred.

On my right, selling here, then. All done at 75?

-75.

-Well done, Mark!

£35 profit on your first item, which is just brilliant, isn't it?

-It's great.

-Really, really good result, that.

Now, Romeo and Juliet charger.

Stand by, Romeo.

107 is the Beswick

Romeo and Juliet wall plaque.

£10 to get on. Beswick plate there for £10 only.

-Wherefore art thou?

-Oh, there we go.

At £10, a bid. At £10. At £10.

12, can I say now? At £10 for it.

Romeo and Juliet for a tenner!

Oh, that's rather silly, isn't it?

At £10 I'm bid here. At £10.

Well, it's selling on a maiden bid. You all sure? Right in front of me.

At £10. You all... 12!

15? 15. It's gotta be cheap. 18.

20. At £20. It's right in front of me still, then.

At £20. You all sure?

Only £20. Peter, this is a disaster.

That is minus £40 on that, which means overall you're minus £5.

What happened there?

-I mean...

-That was terribly cheap.

That was bad luck. That was bad luck.

All is not lost, because we've got the inkwell to go for.

Lot number 109 is the glass inkwell.

50 to get on. Must be £50.

£30? Nice little inkwell there for £30. Well, not little.

At £30 I'm bid there. 5. 40. 5.

-50. 5. 60. 5. 70. 5. At £75.

-Go on a bit more.

At 75. 80 anywhere? At £75. It's selling on my left at 75.

80 now? At 75.

£75, I'm afraid. Oh, dear.

-That's a terrible shame.

-Minus £50 on that,

which means overall you're minus £55. It could be a winning score.

You don't have to go with the Bonus Buy, the pillbox, but if you fancy it, it might not be a bad idea.

I liked it.

-I'd like to. What about you?

-What do you think, Peter?

-We'll go for it.

-You're going to go for it?

-Go for it.

-We're putting our faith in you!

Going to have a go with it. OK, fine. The decision is made.

We're going with the pillbox. Yes?

-Going to risk it all?

-Ohh...

-Yes!

-Well, keep taking the tablets! Here we go.

Nice little piece there. Where are you going to be for that?

Who'll start me? Should be £30, £40 at least, shouldn't it?

20?

£10 to get on? 10 bid. At 10? 10. 12.

-This is terrible!

-15. 18. 20. 2.

At 22. 25. 28.

30. At £30. 5 now? At £30.

-5, can I say now for it?

-Come along!

-Are you all sure?

-This is silly.

-Oh, look, he's got another bid!

-At 35 on my right.

He's got another bid! Yes, he has!

-Come on!

-At £35. It's on my right here. 38 anywhere?

At 35.

It's £35. £35! Bad luck, team.

That's minus £15.

-55, 65... You're minus £70.

-Oh, dear.

-Never mind.

And you were so confident, weren't you, Peter?

-I was.

-Yes. Oh, it's a tragedy.

Anyway, don't tell the Reds a thing, OK?

So it's a hefty loss of £70 for the Blue team,

which means that the Reds win, as they hedged their bets

and lost just £13. Coming up, two more teams go bargain hunting,

but first, I'm off to somewhere spectacular.

Actually, Powis Castle, to enjoy a little history.

Fortresses like this are few and far between.

Many were simply allowed to decay during the Middle Ages,

but Powis survived, preserved and renewed by generations

and 700 years of virtually continuous occupation.

The red grit-stone of Powis has stood since the 13th century,

when the place was built as a medieval stronghold.

Today, it looks rather more romantic.

In fact, I've come to look at something today

that wouldn't look out of place in a fairy tale.

And what bride doesn't long to leave for her wedding reception

in a massive coach like this,

sitting alongside her Prince Charming?

It is the Rolls-Royce of carriages,

being built by Wyburn & Co,

and if you look on the end of the hubcap,

that's what it says, with his address.

There are other elements applied to the coach which indicate who the owner is.

Here we've got the wyvern, taken from the Powis arms.

And on top of the coachman's lamp is an earl's coronet.

But inside is absolutely the height of luxury.

Every single surface is covered in moire silk

that's been padded with buttons, so that were the coach to lurch,

you wouldn't bump yourself.

In fact, you'd be transported at high speed

and in incredible comfort.

Intriguingly, we have a little tassel in the roof of the carriage,

and that's connected to some cords.

Those cords, in due course, are connected to the coachman,

the driver at the front,

so that her ladyship could communicate.

If she wanted him to stop, she might yank it twice.

Who knows? If she wanted to get to the auction smart-ish,

she might yank it three times and say,

"Don't spare the horses."

-HORSES WHINNY

-# Stand and deliver! #

Meanwhile, back at Builth Wells,

two more pairs of Reds and Blues are ready to do battle on Bargain Hunt.

But will the teams be able to deliver the loot later at auction?

For the reds we've got husband and wife Ronald and Nicky.

-Welcome.

-Thank you.

And for the blues, mother and daughter Joyce and Sharon.

-Welcome to Bargain Hunt.

-Lovely to see you.

-Lovely to see you, too.

-So, how did you two meet?

-We met many years ago in Plymouth

when I was in a musical production on stage

and Ronald was in the pit conducting the orchestra.

-Well, what a romantic way to meet.

-Oh, it was.

-I had a very unusual view of her.

-How do you think you're going to get on today, Nicky?

-I think we'll do really well.

I'm feeling very confident

because I have a good eye for quality - I married Ronald -

and he's a really good negotiator, he'll get the prices down.

-Have a great time on Bargain Hunt.

-Thank you.

Now the blues! So, Sharon and Joyce, you are not only mother and daughter

-but also the best of friends, is that right?

-Yes, we are.

-Yes.

-What do you get up to together?

-All sorts. We've had lots of adventures in our time.

Have you? Tell us about it.

Took Mum to Warwick Castle for her 60th birthday to see Cliff Richard.

-You're a fan?

-Oh, I am. I am.

-Yes.

She behaved very well until we got to the car park on the way home.

She wanted a wee and I told her in no uncertain terms

that she'd have to do it in the car park.

-Then what happened?

-There was nobody else about

and she squatted beside the car and she put her hand up for some paper,

she fell backwards.

I couldn't help for laughing.

All the way home in the car, she kept saying, "My bum's sore,"

and I thought it was from where she'd bruised it

but when we got home, she came into the kitchen

and she said, "That's why my bum's sore." It was full of gravel from the car park.

She'd removed half the car park on her naked bottom.

-She hasn't taken me since.

-No, well, I'm not surprised.

-How do you think you're going to get on today?

-We're going to win, Tim, yes.

-Certain about that?

-Positive.

I think I can see the reds here, quaking in their boots.

So, you've had the required effect.

Now we have the money moment.

-£300 apiece. There's your £300.

-Thank you.

-£300.

-Thank you.

You know the rules, your experts await

-and off you go and very, very, very good luck!

-Hooray!

Well, Joyce and Sharon, our hour starts here.

-Are you ready to go shopping?

-Let's go shopping.

-Come on.

Ooh, what about those scent bottles? They look nice.

They've got the original labels. A couple of them are complete.

That's badly cracked. That's a shame.

But the blues' choices are not to Mark's taste.

You know when I said point out anything?

Except glass vases like that, all right?

The reds are having more luck, though, with Thomas.

The crops are quite interesting. Bosmere Hall, Needham Market.

-Needham Market, where would that be?

-That's in the Midlands, is it?

-And he's got 90 on that.

-Lovely horn.

-It's nice, nice horn.

I'm not sure that many people hunt still.

-There's still people out there who ride and hunt.

-Yes?

Because you've got that market, they still sell.

-So you've got 90 on this. What can you do?

-75.

-Offer him 65?

-65?

-No, I can't, I'm sorry.

-Can't?

-All right.

-I really can't.

70?

-Yeah, I'd do 70 on it.

-Yeah, I like the look of that one.

-It's in nice condition. Shall we do that?

-I'm happy with that.

Let's just take a little bit of stock.

-Three minutes and we've found our first item.

-Wow.

-In three minutes.

-Yes, well, we can't keep this up.

-Well, you never know. Nine minutes, we could be finished and back for an early bath.

-Yes!

That's a good buy. I'm very happy with that. I think that will sell.

'Incredible! Three minutes could be a new record

'but they can't rest yet, as the blues are hot on their tail.'

-Could I have a look at this?

-Yes.

-Thank you very much.

-It's got the bulb in there and everything.

-Great.

-We've got the little golf ball.

-Ah, yeah.

And I guess we're looking at 1920s, '30s,

cos he's in his plus fours.

-And he's still got his golf club.

-And those do go missing

because that can easily slide out of there.

-How much is it?

-What's your best on that, sir?

-100.

What do you think it might make, Mark?

If I was putting it into a sale, I'd probably estimate at 100-150.

I think it's got a good chance of doing that.

Thank you. We'll take that, if we may.

'That's a job well done, blues.

'Nicky on the red team has found something for the garden

'but has a case of butter fingers.'

-It's lovely, isn't it? Ooh!

-Careful!

It's not very flat bottomed.

But, still, it would be nice to put into sort of a, you know, outside in a border.

Oh, they look fantastic. You could put a super plant in there.

-Find me another.

-Yes.

-Yes, well, absolutely.

That's what I say, because it is quite nice.

I'm going from the look, not from any antique expert point of view.

-I just feel it's a bit much for the...

-£90?

Well, yeah, £90 is a lot of money.

Put it this way, if you had a garden of the size you could hold this in,

-£90...

-It's nothing.

-..is going to be cheap.

-That's right.

-We can think about it.

-We've got a couple of things to think about.

-Come on.

'It's always good to keep your options open.

'Meanwhile, the blues have spotted something a little bit smaller.'

-That's nice.

-Ooh, silver.

-It's a bottle coaster.

It's hallmarked there, you see.

-Even the silver bit is hallmarked in the middle there.

-I like that.

-Is this something you'd use?

-Yes.

-Yes, but I'd have whisky in it.

-Oh, you just drink from the bottle, then.

-Oh, yeah.

It's nicely made, nicely turned inside, isn't it?

-What's the wood, Mark?

-I think that's beech wood or something like that.

-How old is it?

-I don't think it's that old.

We're looking at probably 1950s, '60s,

-but even so, this is all silver.

-Yeah.

I mean, it's not a great weight or anything but if it's the right price...

-How much is it?

-There's no price on it.

-How much is that?

-Pots of money.

-20 quid?

-I had 35 on it, so how about 24?

-£24.

-20?

-20 quid? Done.

-Oh, thank you.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-That's not bad for 20 quid.

-No.

-No.

-Hallmarked silver.

-I like that.

-Well, we can toast to our success later.

-We will indeed.

-Well done, girls.

-Hooray!

'Yes, indeed. Cheers!

'Now, that's how you negotiate successfully, bargain hunters.

'The blues have spent £120 on two items,

'while the reds are still trying to find their second piece.'

So there it is, and what appeals to me is, it's a lovely scene

-of the farmer's wife...

-Oh, yes.

-..feeding the hens.

Now, 130 is what it's marked up at. I've had a conversation.

He had it marked up at more but he said he'd do it for 130.

That's his bottom line. What do you think?

-Do you think it would...

-Make it at auction?

-..make a profit?

-I do, actually.

-You do.

-I do because it is quite a nice-looking object.

-We'll think about it.

-Well, we can come back and buy it.

-Sure.

-OK.

'Well, don't think too long and hard. There's only 32 minutes left.

'Over with the blues, Mark seems to have changed his opinion on the girls' taste.'

Gosh, you have got a good eye, you two, you know.

This is Poole, as we know, because it's marked and it's got the artist's signature.

This is very much late '60s, '70s.

It's marked at 65. We'd need to get that down quite a bit.

Is there anything else that takes your eye?

What about the two vases at the back, Mark?

Those are quite fun, aren't they? Let me give you one of those. Let's have a look at the design.

They look very art deco, 1920s, with that sort of angular handle

-and it's moulded here with this lustre decoration.

-They're nice.

Oh, it's called Lupin, Kensington Pottery, England.

I think, if you're an arty sort of person,

if you've got a big kitchen table and you've filled those with flowers,

-they'd look really stylish.

-Mm.

-Do you like them, Sharon?

-Yes, I do.

How much do you think we should get them for?

Well, I think if we could get them for, say, £40,

-there's got to be a profit in there.

-Shall I ask?

-Shall we find out?

-Hello, there.

-Hello.

-Nice to meet you.

The team's interested in these. They're marked up at £60.

-Is there any chance you can do something?

-45, I can do them for.

-45. What about 40?

-Yeah, I'll take 40 for them.

-Fantastic.

-I think we're going to have those.

-Yes.

-We'll have those.

-Perfect. We'll take those.

'Three items bought and paid for in 30 minutes. Well done.

'No pressure, reds.'

-How long have we got left?

-Half an hour.

-Yes.

-So a bit premature to sort of stop now.

-Yes.

-Let's look for the next 15 minutes?

-We might find - bingo - any time.

-You never know.

'Thomas is feeling generous

'when it comes to their second item...'

This is rare for us because this is a charity stall.

We don't normally see these stalls on Bargain Hunt.

-I've made a bit of an executive decision as well.

-Right.

I've found something which is quite good and I'd like to support them.

-Of course.

-Of course.

-I think it's a noble thing.

I'm sorry I've jumped the gun without evenconsulting you, but I thought you'd like it.

-It's a noble thing.

-Absolutely.

-We go along with all that.

-What are we looking at?

-I've bought this. It's a piece of silver.

Bon-bon dish. It's got the hallmarks just there for Sheffield.

It's probably just before the Second World War, I can't remember what that mark is.

-It does need a clean but...

-It's very pretty. It'll be beautiful, polished.

-It's a bit of silver. £30.

-Yes.

-That's fine.

-In my opinion, it's worth £30-50 at auction.

-Fine.

We might make a small profit. But it's just attractive, it's silver.

-My advice?

-Yes?

-Let's not polish it.

-Oh, right.

-Yes, right.

-Oh no.

-OK.

-Don't touch it.

-Don't polish it?

-No.

Because you take away the... It's not the excitement,

-but it just looks like a good, honest piece of private gear.

-OK.

Right. Thank you.

'Ten minutes left and Ron's wandering off - but where's he going? Let's ask matron.'

-Ron...

-He just wanders off.

Wanders off without a care in the world.

-Back to the old stall.

-I wanted to have another look at the...

-At the what?

-The amphora.

-Shall we have a discussion?

-Yes.

'I'm not going to carry this to the auction house, oh, no.'

It is quite saleable.

This has the appeal because it's garden, it's summer and it's fashionable.

That's the point, I was thinking, I love the style of it.

It would look fantastic in someone's garden, any garden.

And where we're selling, there are big houses in that area.

-Definitely.

-I don't know. I love it.

-You love it.

I think that if you love it, I think we should go for it.

-Yes.

-I think that is...

-Do you mind?

-No.

I always let you have you way, you know.

-I think that's... Now you've said that, I think we should have it.

-OK.

So, both teams have all three of their purchases in the bag in less than an hour.

Well done. Let's remind ourselves what the two teams bought.

The reds quickly made a decision on the £70 riding crop,

and I mean quickly.

Tom thinks the silver dish could be a golden buy.

And the large pot is a firm favourite of Nicky's.

Even though Tom isn't a fan, they paid £90.

Now, Tom, you were not at all keen on that olive oil pot, were you?

-No, Tim, I wasn't keen on the olive oil pot.

-Shame on you.

You made that quite clear, and Nicky dug herself well and truly in on that.

As I said, my father told me years ago,

just go with whatever the girls want to make life easier.

-Good man. Very wise words.

-Well...

-And, Nicky, which is your favourite piece?

-My large olive oil... Amphora, actually.

-Actually!

-Actually!

-What about you, Ronald?

-I rather like that quirky riding crop.

-You like a bit of whip work, do you?

-Oh, yes.

-Yes. OK.

Nicky's still smiling.

-Which is the piece that's going to bring the biggest profit?

-The bon-bon dish.

-You agree with that?

-Yes, absolutely.

-You've agreed about something.

-You spent £190. £110 of leftover lolly to go to Tom Plant.

-Thank you very much.

-Spend it wisely.

-What are you going to do with it?

-I'm going to buy something I like.

-For a change.

-For a change.

-Whether it'll make a profit or not...

-No pressure.

-Good luck.

Let's remind ourselves what the reds are up against

by reminding ourselves what the blues bought.

Teeing off, the blues paid £100 for their golfer light.

The bottle holder could hold a surprise at the auction,

if it doesn't get more than £20 paid.

Within 30 minutes, the team had their final item -

or should that be items? - with their large pair of jugs.

Well, girls, what a team, eh?

You bought your first two items in only seven minutes.

That's Speedy Gonzales.

-Two of the world's best shoppers, Tim.

-Well, that's good, isn't it?

-Joycie, which is your favourite item?

-The lamp.

-And Sharon?

-The silver coaster.

-Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-The coaster.

-The silver coaster, Tim. It's my item.

-It's your item, got to be.

Anyway, £160 was spent, £140, please, to go to Mark Stacey.

-What are you going to do with that, Mark?

-I took much longer than seven minutes to find the item

but I came back to something I know the girls will like.

Well, we've come about 90 miles east to our favourite Gloucestershire saleroom,

Moore, Allen and Innocent,

-and here's the proprietor, Philip Allwood. Philip, good morning.

-Good morning.

Now, Nicky and Ronald, their first item is this hunting crop,

which they thought was most appropriate for your saleroom.

It is, yes, they're quite right.

It's by Swain and Co, silver ferrule on it,

nice antler top to it, so it's got everything going for it.

-What do you think it's worth, Phil?

-Around sort of £30-50 in a general sale.

-Right, well, they paid £70.

-Yeah.

But we must be breezy and upbeat cos the next item's rather special.

Nice thing, yeah. Nice little silver bon-bon dish, quite pretty.

-It's er...

-Filthy.

-..filthy, dirty and all that sort of thing

but a little bit of elbow grease will bring it up a treat, I think.

-What do you think it's worth?

-Er, 50, £80, that sort of level.

Do you? That's super cos they only paid £30.

-Did they really?

-Yeah.

-Good buy.

-That's a stonker.

Now, their final item is modest in size, as you can see.

Give that a rub and Ali Baba would come out.

-Do you rate those pots, Phil?

-I quite rate the original ones.

This is more contemporary.

We called it an olive jar but I think that's only in style.

-How much do you think it'll bring?

-I would've thought £50-80, around there.

-Well, it needs to be the top end cos they paid £90.

-Yeah.

-Which is a lot of olive oil.

-It is.

-Yes.

-It is.

You'll have to develop a greasy elbow on the rostrum

-and get your gavel lubricated.

-Yeah.

On the other hand, they might need their bonus buy, so let's have a look at it.

-Now, Nicky and Ronald, you gave Thomas £110 of leftover lolly.

-A lot of money.

What did he spend it on? Show us.

Spent the lot on a pair of very fine French bronze vases

by Barbedienne.

They're probably mid Victorian.

So we're looking at 1860s, 1870s.

-And he patented this technique of miniaturising classical sculpture.

-Ah, OK.

And I spent the lot.

-Good.

-£110.

-And do you think...?

So how much do you think they might make for us?

-Well, that's a big question. I reckon they could make £150.

-Right.

-Oh, there's his name.

-They're nicely signed, and well signed.

-Well, I think you've got a bit of a it hit, there, Tom.

-Yes.

I think your contestants are chuffed with those.

You don't decide right now, you decide after the sale of your items

but for the viewers, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Thomas's little pots.

And well, erm, always nice to have a pair, isn't it?

Absolutely, yeah. Nice quality things.

Nice clear Barbedienne mark on the base.

-Lots of things going for it, really.

-Nice quality, pair of them.

-What's your estimate?

-We have put £100-150.

Brilliant. They paid £110, so we live in hope.

Well, that's it for the reds, now for the blues.

First up is the art deco spelter lamp in the form of a golfer.

-How do you rate that?

-Quite stylish and of the period.

Well, they paid £100.

-Right.

-Is that kind of on the fairway or not?

-Close on a good day.

We put £50-80, which might be slightly on the conservative side.

I'm slightly worried about the wear to the spelter.

It's not in pristine condition.

-Not a hole in one.

-No.

-More of a chip and putt.

-Yeah.

-Good.

-Next up is the bottle coaster.

-Yep.

-Not very old that thing, is it?

No, it's got lots of things that you could pick holes in.

It's not very old, it's not very heavy.

Lots of things you could say about it that aren't positive.

But on the positive side, it's a pretty little thing,

nothing wrong with it and should easily make, £20, 30, 40,

-that sort of region.

-That would be great cos they only paid £20.

-It's got to be cheap at that.

-Yeah.

What about the Kensington Pottery lustre jugs?

Well, again, they're very much of an age, aren't they?

And that sort of lustre ware isn't quite as popular as it once was.

-But I'd be a little worried that it's not quite at the height of its market.

-Right.

-What's your estimate?

-We put £30-40.

-OK. They paid £40.

-Yeah.

I've a feeling they're going to need their bonus buy,

so let's have a look at it.

Now, Joyce and Sharon, you spent £140, you gave Mark £160.

There's a bit of a hint as to what he bought here on the floor.

-Show us your wares, Mark.

-Well, Tim, I bought this.

And it's a lovely little Edwardian hall chair,

with that rather nice tile in the back.

But there's a bonus because it's actually a pair...

-Oh, good.

-..and I got them for only £95.

I liked them when we went round. I do like them.

Now, let's find out, for the viewers at home,

what the auctioneer thinks about the pair of chairs.

-So, Phil, two uniquely uncomfortable chairs for you to sell.

-Yeah.

I don't think they can ever have been designed to sit on, can they, really?

I've put £80-120, the auctioneer's favourite.

-Fantastic.

-Somewhere around there.

-Cos £95 is what they paid.

-All right. Not too bad.

-So at £95, 80-120, they're right bang in the middle.

-Yeah.

We'll have to stand by for your superior auctioneering skills, won't we?

-We'll do our best.

-I'm sure you will.

5, 50...

-Now, how are you feeling? Excited?

-Rather.

-Oh, yes, yes.

-How are you on the excited stakes?

-Er, scale of nine to ten?

-Yeah.

-12.

-Oh, it's well up there.

-Oh, that's good.

-At my age, anything like that is quite good.

-Absolutely.

Thomas found you the carved antler hunting crop. You paid £70 for that.

-Slash.

-Smack, smack.

Anyway, here it comes, your crop.

The Edwardian hunting crop by Swain and Co.

Good makers, there, well-made piece.

Start me at £40? 20?

Must be £20. 20 bid there.

At £20. Five, if you like. Now 25.

28, 30.

-5.

-Come on.

-Oh, it's going up.

-35 on the left.

At 40 now. At 35, got to be cheap. 40.

-5.

-Come on.

-At 45.

-Come on.

-Yes!

-At £45.

-Come on, kick on.

At 45. 50, do you mean?

At 45...

Oh, dear. Minus £25.

That's quite a smack on the flank, that, isn't it?

-Lost by a length.

-That's very disappointing.

-Like flogging a dead horse.

-They must be all away at a gymkhana today.

-They've gone to a gymkhana.

The silver bon-bon dish. Pretty little piece, there.

And I can start you here at 35. On the book only at 35.

40, 5, 50.

-5, 60...

-Ooh!

-It's doing well.

-This is better.

-At £60 here. At £60.

-You've doubled your money.

We've clawed back that profit.

Are we all done at 60?

-Well done, Thomas.

-Well done.

-That's £60, that's £30 profit.

£30 profit, which means overall, you are plus five.

All right, you are in a winning spot.

The continental terra cotta olive jar.

There we go. Start me at 50.

£50. At 50, I'm bid, thank you. At £50, five I'll take now.

-Come on. They're getting going, Nicky.

-55, 60...

-Ooh.

-..5, 70.

5, 80,

5, 90,

5, 100.

110, at 110.

-Look at this, this is a profit.

-At 110 I have.

At 110. 120.

130, 140.

-140!

-140 on my right now. 140. 150 now?

I knew this was going to do well.

At £140...

-Yippee!

-Yes!

-You've done it! Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-£140.

-I said what I said. I said what I said.

-Yes, and you were wrong.

I was wrong. What was I doing?

-£55 is where you are, which is very, very nice news, isn't it?

-Yes.

What are you going to do about the Barbedienne?

This is your big crux moment.

-I'm...

-Hang on a minute.

Don't be snappy about this. We've got a second or two.

-We've been thinking about it.

-Yes, but in the state of the play that you are in now,

which is £55 in the back pocket.

It's coming up now. Quickly - now or not? Yes or no?

-Quick!

-No.

-No.

-No, no.

-Sorry, Thomas.

-No, that's fine, you've got your profit.

-We're not going with the bonus buy but here it comes.

The vases, founded by Barbedienne.

Here we go, nice quality grape-vine vases.

Should be 100 to get on, shouldn't they? 100. Pretty little pieces.

-50 to get on.

-50? Look at that.

£30. £30, I'm bid there.

At 30, 5, 40, 5, 50, 5.

-60, 5...

-Ooh, dear.

-70, 5,

-80, 5.

-Look out.

-90, 5,

100, 110. At 110 on my right, then.

-At 110. 120 now.

-They could make a profit yet.

-At 110, 120.

-Yes, it's made a profit.

-130, 140.

-150.

-Oh!

-160.

At 160. Right in front of me there at 160.

-170 now? At 160.

-Can we change our mind?

-Are you all sure now?

-That was a profit of another £50.

-Well...

-Now, you received some messages earlier.

-We did.

And you analysed the messages.

-Some of the messages were false.

-Ahem, yes, Timothy.

And some of the messages were correct.

-Oh, Thomas. I can only apologise.

-But there we are.

Some days are good, some days are bad.

You've got a profit of £55. That could be a winning score.

The trick now is don't say a word to the blues when you go out. Mum.

-Now, girls, do you know how the reds got on? No.

-No.

-You don't.

No, that's the way we want to keep it, too.

Now, Joycie, how are you feeling in the way of confidence today?

Erm, very confident bar for one item.

-Which would that be?

-The golfer lamp.

-You're not happy about that?

-Little bit... unsure.

-Apprehensive.

-What about you, Sharrie?

-Same as Mum. A bit apprehensive with the lamp.

-Fingers crossed.

-You think that's where you're going to trip up?

-Yes.

-Yes, well, OK, you paid £100, right,

that Mark found for you.

It's in brilliant condition. It's ready to go, it's wired up.

It's passed the wiring test in the auction house,

it's still got its plug on it, it's all legal to go.

-And he's still got his golf club.

-He's still got his golf club.

He's survived the transportation perfectly,

which is a nice feature.

Anyway, the auctioneer's estimate is £50-80 and here it comes.

The art deco-style table lamp with the golfer.

Is it £50 to start me? It must be, mustn't it?

Well, I can start you at £35 on the book.

-THEY GROAN

-35, 40, 5, 50,

5, 60, 5.

-At 65.

-Oh, keep on, a bit more.

-Come on!

-Shh!

-65, 70.

5, at £75. On the book at £75. You're out in the room at 80 now.

At £75. 80 anywhere?

At 75...

-Oh, dear.

-75. It's only £25 off.

-It was close.

-Yes, it was close.

Could be worse, all right? Minus £25.

-Next up is the coaster, which we are a bit more bullish about.

-Yes.

The bottle coaster. Nice, pretty little piece there.

What are you going to be? Who'll start me? £30, 40?

20 to get on.

10, then. £10, a bid there at 10.

12, if you like. £10, I have, at 12.

15, 18, 20, 2.

-At 22 on my right now.

-Come on, a bit more.

-25 anywhere now?

-Bit more.

It's got to be cheap at 22. 5 anywhere?

At £22 and selling on my right.

Are you all sure? At 22...

-25.

-Oh, good.

-28.

It's got to be cheap at £28. 30 if you like, sir.

At £28, are you all sure now? 28...

There it is. £28. £8 is £8, which is very good.

Which is minus 17 you are, currently then.

Minus 17. It's up to your jugs now.

1950s Kensington Pottery Lupin jugs. Nice lustre ware pieces.

Who'll start me? Is that £50 the pair?

30 to get on.

-20, then.

-Grrr!

-£10. It must be a tenner the pair.

-Come on.

Yes, £10, a bid there. At 10. Got to be cheap at £10. 12 now?

At £10 and they're selling. 12.

15, 18, 20.

2, 25.

-At 25, 28, now.

-Up, up, up.

-At 25 here.

At £25. It's right in front of me at 25. 28 anywhere?

At £25, are you all sure?

-Oh!

-Well, that's nothing, is it?

£25 is minus £15 on that. I make that minus 32 overall.

-Check? Check.

-Yes, check.

-Minus 32.

-Never mind. Not bad.

-Which is not so bad.

-No, no.

-What are going to do about these chairs with the tiles on?

-Yeah.

-£95.

-We'll go for the chairs.

-Yes, we had a gut feeling when we first saw them, yeah.

-Yes?

-We'll go for them.

-You're definitely going to do them?

-Yes.

-Right.

I'm not expressing an opinion one way or the other cos the last time I did that was not good.

-So we're going with the hall chairs?

-Yes.

-The hall chairs are it.

Here it comes.

A pair of Victorian mahogany panel-seated hall chairs.

Who'll start me? Should be 100 to get on, shouldn't it?

100? £30?

Ooh, no.

20? £20 I'm bid there.

5, 30, 5,

40, 5.

-At 45 here, 50 now for the pair.

-Come on.

-At £45.

-Up, up.

-50 anywhere?

-Come on!

-At 45. At 50 anywhere?

All sure, then? They're selling at 45...

£45. Oh, no, girls, that's another minus £50.

You are minus £82 as a result of this exercise.

-It could be a winning score.

-It could be a winning score.

18, 20...

It's extraordinary, isn't it, how we can have a result with such poles apart?

-Now, have you been chatting, you lot?

-No.

-No.

Not much? OK, fine.

Well, that's just as well because one team is extremely disappointed

-and that happens to be the blues.

-THEY GROAN

They're minus £80 disappointed.

Well, we've loved having you on the show.

Just a disappointing result for you.

-But the victors...

-Yes!

-Look at this.

The pure joy on that face, Nicky and Ronald.

-Well, it was the £30 profit on the bon-bon dish, that was very nice.

-Yes.

-And the £50 profit, which nobody could believe...

-Yes!

-..on that olive oil jar,

the one with the holes in the bottom, which is really good.

-It made all the difference.

-That gives you £55.

And I feel terribly guilty, cos I guided you as hard as I could not to go with the bonus buy.

You didn't go with the bonus buy, and then it made £50 profit,

proving that Thomas does know what he's talking about and I quite clearly don't.

So I apologise for that.

Your £55. Should be £105, really, but there we are.

-Have you had a good time?

-Marvellous.

-Very nice.

-What about you, Ronald?

-Yes, splendid.

Congratulations, Tom, a very successful day. You've had good fun.

Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

ALL: Yes!