Corby 8 Bargain Hunt

The sun is shining, the shoppers are browsing,

the antiques are set out, so I think it's time to go bargain hunting!

Welcome to Corby in Northamptonshire

and, boy, have we got some treats in store for you today.

Coming up on today's show...

The Blues are up for an explosive time.

Guys? Red team!

Whoosh!

While the Red team take a more relaxed approach.

What do you think, boys? Do you think the Blue team are doing this?

No, I think they're still looking round.

Running round till the last minute.

We're all right. We can sit and enjoy ourselves.

But, when the gavel falls, will they still be feeling confident?

We're just a bit nervous that we're going to make too much. That's all.

Is that your big problem?

While the Blue team try to look on the bright side. You're £67 down.

-It's not disastrous.

-What do you mean, "It's not disastrous?!"

Each of the teams have the luxury of their very own expert to

help them spend £300 in an hour on three objects,

which will later be taken to auction where they'll be sold and the team

that wins is the team that makes the most profit or the least loss.

So, let's meet today's teams.

Today, for the Reds, we've got pals Mick and Des, and, for the Blues,

we've got husband and wife, David and Kim, who are also pals.

Now, Des, what do you get up to in your spare time?

I like a game of snooker, chess...

And how do you know Mick, where did you meet?

We actually met at a karaoke bar.

I got up from singing in a competition,

Mick got up to sing and everyone else left the pub.

THEY LAUGH

-And he's your friend?!

-Yes.

Now, Mick, are you into bargain hunting?

Yes, I do like going around looking at the bargains and I'd go to car

boot sales and I've done a couple myself, actually, car-boot sales.

-Have you?

-Yeah.

-And are you into any sports in particular?

Yes, me darts - I love me darts a lot.

-I'm the Northampton champion...

-Are you?

..for last year, yeah,

-and I practice for six to eight hours a day, if I can.

-Gosh!

Well, let us hope you're going to score a bull's-eye today.

Anyway, very, very good luck. Now, for the Blues.

-David, you're connected with the music industry.

-That's right, Tim.

-Tell us about that.

-Well, I supply equipment for bands on tour,

I help organise interviews for them, I do a lot of photography of bands.

This year alone I've been working with

-Queen, Judas Priest, Tina Turner...

-Have you really?

It's good fun. I enjoy what I do.

Kim, you're helping your husband out with all this business.

That's right. I work more backstage really with David,

I do a lot of the research for him, finding out lots of things

and that's actually how I found the Bargain Hunt application.

-Ha-ha! You're a good researcher then?

-Oh, yes, I try very hard.

Which is brilliant. Now, the money moment.

Here you go, here's your £300 apiece.

You know the rules, your experts await and off you go

and very, very, very good luck.

So, will the Reds' competitive streak stand them

in good stead or will the musical Blues perform best under pressure?

And to help them cope with that pressure,

their experts are warming up and getting ready for the challenge.

In the Red corner, doing her final preparation, is Kate Bliss,

and getting in the groove for the Blues is James Lewis.

'And they'll have to be on their toes today as they'll be

'helping not one, but two pairs of Reds and Blues.'

MUSIC: "Love Today" by Mika

# Everybody's gonna love today, gonna love today

# Anyway you want to... #

Could I have a look at the photograph frame?

Thank you. That's lovely.

Do you know what year it is?

-It's modern.

-Modern.

-It's modern. It's made in the last 20 or 30 yes.

You know, I think that is a really stylish frame.

We've got this Art Nouveau trailing design around the outside.

This is planished. It's upside down at the moment,

so it really needs to stand that way, and then it has a much

-better look with this sharp corner down on the table top.

-Yeah.

What would be your best price on this, please?

15.

Do you know, for £15, I think that's worth buying

and it's worth it, you know, I think that's a real bargain.

-OK, done.

-Super.

Thank you very much indeed.

Well, James is looking very pleased as the Blues get off to

a raring start after just six minutes,

but the Reds are still looking for that first buy.

-What's Nick spotted?

-A nice...

Oh, right, now, a little canteen of cutlery.

-For cooking and that, innit?

-Mm-hm.

Let's have a look at the actual cutlery itself.

It's silver-plated. Nice, decorative design...

It's dated 1976.

Yes, it's quite nice that little presentation inscription, isn't it?

Presented to MacLean on completion of 40 years' service

with the Littlewoods Organisation.

So, it's not antique, but very functional in that you've got

the three drawers to hold your cutlery.

Is that something that you would buy?

W-well, I find it very...appealing, yes.

Yeah, it's very it's a very attractive piece,

especially the way the knives and forks are laid out as well.

-What's your very best?

-- The very best...

-Very, very best?

-The very, very best...

-85 quid.

-85?

-What do you think, guys?

-Yeah.

-OK, then.

-I think you have a sale.

-OK.

-Thank you very much.

-OK, all right.

It's a decisive buy from the Reds,

but they've blown £85 in the first 11 minutes.

Take it easy, boys!

-Kate, what do you think of this vase?

-Let me come and have a look.

What have you go there?

Gosh, where did you find that? I didn't see that.

Well, it's what known as Satsuma ceramics, which is

the Oriental type of pottery.

You see quite a lot of it at auction,

but its characteristics are this distinctive iron red and,

obviously, you've got a very Oriental scene here,

what's known as Chinoiserie decoration.

-It's quite a good size, isn't it?

-It is.

-For a vase.

As for date, it says 19th century on the label, I would think,

personally, it's more sort of 1920s. It looks pretty good, doesn't it?

It does look pretty good.

I can see somebody paying £50 to £70-ish on that,

as a decorative piece. Perhaps even a bit more, if two people like it.

-Shall I ask the man and see if I can bring him down?

-Yeah, I mean, is that

-something you like?

-Yeah, I do like that, yes. Do you, Des?

Yeah, if we can get him to say about £60.

-Perhaps even a bit less.

-Yeah, we'll see.

Excuse me, what's the best offer you can give us on this vase?

-65, my friend.

-65?

-65?

-What if I try to get less than 60?

-What do you think, Kate?

-I'd keep going, Mick. You can ask.

-Can you come down a bit more at all?

-Could you do 60?

-60?

ALL: Go on!

-60 quid then.

-60, yeah?

-60?

-Yes.

-What do you think, guys?

-Yeah.

Well done, Reds.

Two items bought, but watch out for the Blue team's dirty tactics.

Guys...

Red team.

Whoosh!

-THEY LAUGH

-Steady on, Lewis!

The auction room's where you'll get a chance

-to blow the competition away.

-It's...

That is Glyn Colledge, it's Denby,

it was made 12 miles from where I live.

-Right.

-And the Denby factory is a very, very collected factory.

A lot of these pieces are called Glyn Colledge because

-he was head of art and design at Denby at the period.

-Is that

-actually by him?

-This is because that little scrawl there

is actually a green signature, Glyn, and £48 is not expensive for it.

What would be your best price on the Glyn Colledge? It's got £48 on it.

It says..."I A."

-I'll do it for 30 for you.

-30! Now, that's not expensive.

-That seems like a good price.

-Do you like it?

-I actually do, I really like it.

-OK, we know it's here.

Hopefully, if we come back, it'll still be here. So, let's move on.

The Blues can't make a decision,

but the Red team might have spotted their final item.

What do you think about that?

-It looks quite old that.

-Can you see, Des?

-Oh, yeah.

It's in lovely condition. Lovely leather bound and then, inside...

Very often you'll get brass or even gilt clasps on these.

This is just an ordinary metal one, but look at the condition of this.

-That is very good condition.

-It's lovely!

-Yeah. It's nice, yeah.

-What do you think, boys?

-That's appealing, yes.

Something that you could use today and slot your own photographs in.

-And what's the price tag on this?

-Let's have a look. In the front...

-we've got 65 on that.

-Fancy seeing what we can knock him down to?

-Yeah, let's see...

-Is it something that you like?

-Yeah.

-It is, it is.

-It's something we do like.

-For its age, it's very good.

-Do you want to go and take it, Des?

-OK.

-See what you can do.

While Des is out of the picture haggling for the photo album,

the Blues are still struggling to find their second item.

How much is that?

95 today.

-95.

-Wow, that seems expensive.

Yeah.

Well, they've got £275 left and time is ticking,

so the Blues return to the Denby plate.

Now...

This is the one that you guys liked earlier.

Well, I actually really like the colour. I know you said you didn't,

-but I do, yes.

-Well, he's come down to £30 before.

Auctioneers go up in fives at that level, you know, 32, 35,

38, you know, so, if we're going to get over the £30 mark, which

I hope we will to make a profit, we need to get it slightly under.

-He's already been kind to us. What do you think?

-Perfect.

-Brilliant.

At last, James seals the deal on the second item for £29,

but he's not the only one driving a hard bargain.

-He's agreed to accept 50.

-I think 50's fair.

I'd prefer it at 40, but if that's the price, it's got to be 50,

that's fine.

I think we stand a chance of making a little bit,

because it's just such a nice clean example. What do you think, Mick?

I do, I think it's nice and tidy for the age of it as well.

-Let's pay the money.

-There you are then.

-Well done!

Well done indeed, you clever Reds.

Some bold bargaining means you've all done after just 42 minutes.

However, the more cautious Blues have spent less than £50,

but James could blow the budget here!

-For stationery, isn't it?

-For stationery...

-It's lovely.

-How old is it?

-The thing is, almost everybody has

-a use for stationery boxes.

-Yes.

It's Coromandel wood, which is a little bit like rosewood,

-but it has this striation of pale and dark.

-Yeah.

And this was really used 1850 to 1900.

So, that second half of the 19th century.

James, there's two spaces for ink bottles, but we've only got one.

Yeah, I mean, the thing is, these things do get lost

and they do get replaced, but the advantage is, you could take that

one out and replace it with a pair of replacements that would look

-the same, so that would be absolutely fine.

-OK.

I mean, if it was 150, we'd be in striking distance.

-It cost more than that.

-Did it?

-I'll tell you what it can be, the very best...

-Yeah?

..180. You won't see another one.

-Is that a fair price?

-I think that is a fair price,

but I think 180 plus 15 percent buyer's premium is going to take

it over the £200 mark and I think that wipes out any chance of profit.

-OK.

-OK.

-Thank you very much. Good luck with it.

-I'm sure you'll sell it.

-If you change your mind,

we're going to be walking down there.

Unlikely, David! But £180 is a large chunk of your money. Oh, ho!

The pressure! Now, where are the Reds?

What do you think, boys? Do you think the Blue team are doing this?

No, I think they're still looking round.

-Running round till the last minute.

-We're all right.

We can sit and enjoy ourselves.

The Blues will have to do the best they can with the time left,

while the Reds do the best with theirs.

Well, I can just feel a snooze coming on. What do you think?

-Sounds good to me.

-Yeah.

While the Red team take a break,

the Blues are still deciding about that writing box.

-I love it, I really like it. It's got that damage there.

-I love it.

-I mean, I really do like the pattern of the wood.

-I do as well.

-I've never seen one like it.

-Would you have it in your home?

-I would, yes.

-Would you have it in your home?

-Definitely, yes.

I'd have it in mine. So, I reckon on that basis

-we should have a good chance.

-I think so.

James persevered and secured the writing box for £169 with

just minutes to spare. So, both teams have their three items.

Let's remind ourselves what they bought.

Des and Mick took an immediate shine to

the plated canteen of cutlery priced at £85.

And it wasn't long before they found the vase

they were searching for.

Finally, the boys wasted no time in snapping up

the Victorian photo album for £50.

I mean, what is your favourite bit, Des?

-Between two, I would go for the vase.

-The vase? What about you, Mick?

I reckon the vase as well.

Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit, Des?

-Again, between two, but I will go for the photo album.

-Yes, what about you?

-I'll go for the photo album as well.

-The photo album too. Very good.

Well, you managed to spend £195, which is great.

£105, please, to Kate Bliss.

-There you go, Kate.

-Lovely, thank you.

You're excited about trotting off with that, aren't you?

-So, I get the say on this one?

-You do.

-Thank you very much.

And very good luck, Kate.

Let us remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

Kim and David got off to a flying start with

the pretty Art Nouveau style photo frame.

But indecision hampered their progress

and it took a while for the Blues to settle on the Denby plate.

And, with time running out,

the Blues bought the Victorian writing box for £169.

Let's hope that pays off at auction.

So, David and Kim, you are relaxed to the very last moment.

Congratulations. Now, David, which is your favourite item?

-I like the Coromandel wood stationery box.

-And what about you, Kim?

Um, I think the Denby plate for me.

OK, and which piece is going to bring the biggest profit, David?

-I think the plate, actually.

-I agree.

-Well, isn't that lovely?

A little bit of marital harmony. You spent £213, which is great.

£87 of leftover lolly to go to James Lewis.

James, £87, that's a reasonable chance for you to go

and perhaps buy a sheep or something.

-There's plenty of those!

-THEY LAUGH

It's great to be at Gilding's Saleroom in Market Harborough

with the man himself, John Gilding. Good morning, John.

-Good morning, Tim.

-You're ready to crack on with this, aren't you?

-Absolutely.

-So, first up for the Reds,

for our Mick and Des is their canteen of cutlery.

I mean, it's got a raft of cutlery in it,

but it's not 100 percent complete, is it?

No, we've had to put it as a part canteen, because

-there are pieces missing.

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

Well, we've got a pre-sale estimate of 80 to 120.

They will be very pleased. £85 is all that they paid.

Now, the Satsuma vase on the other hand,

is a most boring type of Oriental ceramics, isn't it?

And only one of which would definitely have been a pair.

One of a pair, but out of only 86 million imported

into the country around about 1910.

We could only manage to find one.

-Yeah, we could only manage to find one.

-Oh, dear.

Having completely dissed it,

it'll probably make a fortune in the auction,

but my estimate on this would be £10 to £20. What's yours, John?

We've been somewhat more generous.

We thought we might just get £25 to £40.

Well, the guys, they paid £60 for it, all right?

And, lastly, is the photograph album rather cleverly found by Kate Bliss.

Do you think this is a good thing, John?

Well, it's very neat and tidy

and there's one or two very good photographs in it.

Which photographs do you rate here, John?

Well, the two showing, they were by Beroud of Liverpool.

He was a well-known children's photographer

of the late 19th century,

-so they do help to make the album...

-They lift it a bit, yes.

Anyway, estimate wise, what do you think, John?

Well, we've got 40 to 60 on that, of course,

and we're quite happy to think that we should be able to crack that.

Well, £50 Kate paid.

Right, so we've got lots of encouragement there, John.

The Satsuma might drag them down.

If it does, they're going to need their bonus buy,

so let's go and have a look at it anyway.

There we go. Now, it's a little...boat.

In fact, it's a rather large ship, the Queen Mary.

It's a Dinky model, marked underneath for Dinky.

It's obviously been played with a little bit,

but condition, as Dinkys go, is not too bad.

How much have you paid for this, then?

Well, I paid £18, which, I have to say to be honest with you,

I think is a fair price. There might be a smidgeon of profit in it.

We'll have to wait and see.

Well, you have a little ponder, but for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Kate's little Dinky.

-This is an early model from the Dinky collection.

-Mm-hm.

In good condition and in a box, it would obviously be a highly

-collectible piece, but this has been extremely well played with.

-Yes.

It's a bonus buy, John, so be as generous

as you possibly can, please.

Well, I think we're being more than generous by saying that

-we thought it might make between £10 and £20.

-£10 to £20?

Well, this is going to sail away then

to a massive loss cos Kate paid £18. What potentially...?

-I mean, you might get £20 for it, mightn't you?

-Well, I might.

Yes, yes... Beyond that, I'd be amazed.

Well, stand by for a bit of a bloodbath on that then.

Now, that's it for the Reds. Now, for the Blues.

David and Kim, their first item is the silver photo frame,

-which you quite like, don't you?

-Yes, yes. They sell very well.

-There's a good market for them.

-How much, John, do you think?

-50 to 70.

-Gosh, pounds we're talking here, cos they paid £15, actually.

-£15?

Well, I'd have thought that was a very good buy.

Well, isn't that interesting.

Next, is the Denby circular bowl decorated by Glyn Colledge.

Now, you see quite a lot of Denbyware here, I guess, do you?

We do. Obviously, it's just up the road.

But it's never really made it yet, I don't feel.

It's still hanging there, waiting to take off.

-We thought about £20 to £30.

-Right, £29 paid, so not much of a chance.

Well, that wasn't bad then, really, was it?

Well, I don't know, I mean,

depending on whether you're trying to make a profit or not!

I would have thought that was

-well bought in the field, actually.

-What about the third item,

the Coromandel stationery cabinet?

This is a good piece, but, unfortunately, the main problem

being that it's been broken into and the lock is now not working.

Not working? So, not working lock,

-and we've got this rather bad bit of bruising here.

-We have, yes.

But Coromandel wood and the box itself, it is really good quality.

-Yes.

-So, I've got a very good estimate, I think,

-for you of 100 to 150.

-100 to 150?

-Yes.

-Not optimistic enough, sir, I'm afraid.

-Oh.

-£169 paid.

-Oh, dear.

-Which is going for it, isn't it?

-Hmm. It is, I'm afraid.

Well, as you say, John, let us remain optimistic.

It's one of your most endearing qualities.

So, we might lose a bit on the Coromandel,

-might make a bit on the photo frame...

-Yes.

..might break even on the bowl.

So, overall, they could well need their bonus buy.

Let's go and have a look at it.

If I go very gently with that...

-Ah!

-Right.

-..we reveal...

-Ah!

-Are these the same glasses that we looked at?

-They are.

-Right.

-But, when we went round, there were about 30 of them.

-Yes.

-I asked, "Are there 30 there?" And he went, "There are 42!"

-Wow.

-She found another load under the counter.

-Yeah. How much did you pay?

-£69 and a full 50p.

-That's a really good price.

In terms of profit forecast?

-Well, I would certainly hope they'll make over £100.

-Right.

-Wow.

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

Now, just hold that thought, cos you don't choose right now,

you choose after the sale of the first three items,

but, for the viewers at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the suite of glass.

-It is a really nice delicate suite...

-Yes.

..and I think, potentially, it has the makings of quite a bit of money.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Well, this is James Lewis' bonus buy.

He paid £69.50 for some 42 pieces of this glass, which is

-not much, is it?

-That's an excellent buy, excellent buy.

My pre-sale estimate is 80 to 120,

which I thought was very conservative.

-Oh, right.

-I'm expecting this to go well over the £100 mark.

-I'm watching your lips there, John.

-Yeah.

-Well over the £100 mark?

-It did indeed.

-And if it does particularly well,

do you think there might be a drop of...?

-Well, we'll have the champagne...

-On ice?

-..on ice.

-How's that?

-What could be nicer? Thanks, John.

So, boys, here we are on the edge of the auction. Are you OK with this?

-Yes, looking forward to it.

-You too?

-Yeah.

-You're not nervous at all, are you?

-No, no.

-Not at all.

We're just a bit nervous that we're

going to make a bit too much, that's all.

Is that your big problem, is it? That is overconfident, isn't it?

-The little chest containing the cutlery, your canteen...

-Yes.

-It's looking good, Des. You paid £85 for that.

-Yes, we did.

-The auctioneer's estimate is 80 to 120.

-It'll make a profit.

-Looks like a profit, doesn't it?

-Yes.

-Here it comes.

Lot 25 is a part 12-place setting of plated cutlery, please.

What will you say for lot 25? £100 straight in. At 100, will you say...?

No reserve. 40, I bid £40, I bid 5, £45. At £45, I bid 45.

-Oh, dear.

-Not looking good.

-Come on.

-Come on.

At £50, I bid 50. Do I see a bid in the room, quickly?

At £50, and I have to sell, please, there's no reserve.

-At £50...

-Oh, dear.

All done. Quite sure then? £50 and sold at 50.

-Oh, no!

-£50, sold on the internet, probably to a bloke in China.

-Anyway...

-Ouch!

-..that is, sadly, minus £35.

Next, is the Satsuma vase.

-Stand by.

-Another good piece there. £25 to start the bidding.

£10, a bid at 10. 10, 12,

14, at 14, 16,

at 16, a bid at 16.

-In the room now, at £16 I'm bid.

-£16!

£18 with the hat. At 18, 20, £20, I'm bid 22 with the red shirt,

at 22. You're both out at the back row, please, at £22 seated.

It is yours at 22...£24 I am bid, at 24, 24...

At 26, with the red shirt at 26.

Are we all done? Sold in the middle at 26.

£26 is four shy of 30. You are minus £34 on that.

Not good, chaps.

Now, your album, Kate, it's all down to your album.

This lovely leather-covered album with photographs

and what have you in it.

This is a lovely album, please, and some very good photographs,

and £50 for it to start the bidding, if you will.

£30, I am bid £30, I am bid 30, it's on commission.

You're all out in the room at £30.

-At £30, I am bid 35 on the left.

-Oh, no!

The commissions are lost. It's £35 on the net.

Come on, come on.

I bid 35. I'm not understanding you here...

-That is cheap, isn't it?

-Yeah, that's just...

That's £35. I shall sell. I have no option.

All done at £35. To the net.

-Oh, dear. £35.

-Boys! My boys!

So, I'm sad to say, chaps, that is minus £84.

This is not how it was predicted, I have to say.

How are you feeling now?

It looks like we'll have to go with this bonus buy.

-In for a penny, in for a pound.

-That's right.

-So, you're going to go with the Queen Mary?

-Yes.

The die-cast Cunard White Star Queen Mary...

Who's in there for £20 for that?

£2 for it then. At 2...

-No!

-A bid at 4, 4, £4.

£6, a bid at 6, at 8, at 10, £10.

-Come on! Up.

-£12. 12 on the net. £12.

-One for luck.

-You're dressed for it. 12, 12, 12, at £12.

Do I see £14 anywhere?

It's on the net and I'm selling in the room at 14.

16, 16, 16, 18, 18.

And it's time. Sold.

Well done, Kate. Wiped your face, darling. £18.

No profit, no loss, no shame.

-Minus £84 overall, chaps.

-Oh, no!

-It's bad luck, isn't it?

But it could be a winning score

and don't tell the Blues a thing, all right?

-Mum's the word.

-All right.

-Well done. Good sports.

-All right.

Now, David and Kim, do you know how the Reds got on at all?

-Not at all.

-You don't? They kept quiet, which is the way we like it!

So, how are you feeling, you two? OK?

-Confident. Quietly confident.

-Quietly confident?

Is it warm enough for you? That's the first thing.

-It's very warm, isn't it?

-It's warm enough, absolutely.

-How are you feeling, James?

-Absolutely fine.

-Are you? Good.

That's perfect, because the first item which David found,

your £15 photo frame has been estimated by the auctioneer,

-I'm glad to say, at £50 to £70.

-Really?!

-That's fantastic!

So, £15 bought for that is a phenomenally good buy to find

in the fair, so I congratulate you, David, on that and here it comes.

It's that lovely photograph frame, please, and stamped 925.

-What will you say about that? £50 straight in. £50.

-Wow.

There's no reserve. I'm bid 30. On commission at 30. At 35... 32? OK.

-35 in the room. What about 40? 40.

-It's looking good.

At £40, I'm bid 40. Do I see 45 anywhere?

At 40, you're out on the net, please.

At 40, I'm bid 40, it's on commission, all done.

Finished and away then at £40 and sold.

£40. Well, that's not too bad. You make a profit of £25 on that.

That's very good.

£25. Excellent.

Now, Glyn Colledge's bowl.

A bowl by Glyn Colledge. What will you say for that?

Again, no reserves here, please. Open the bidding any way you will. £30?

£10, then. Thank you at 10. 10, 10, £10.

At 12, 12, 12,

14, a bid at 14, at £14.

16, a bid at 16,

-at 16...

-Come on, please. Come on. More. Come on.

A bid right at the back.

-It is yours at £16, I am bid.

-Oh, no!

-I have no reserve.

It must be sold. £16.

-£16. You are minus £13 now.

-Oh, no.

A very nice correspondence stand and this is the Coromandel wood.

And bids start with me at, please, £65.

On commission at 65 and a very low start it is too at 70,

75, 75, 75.

-Out on the net. At £80, I'm bid £85 on the net.

-Come on, please!

-At 85, at 85, 90, £90, I'm bid, 90...

-Come on, keep going, keep going.

At £90, I'm bid. The commission's out. You're out in the room at 90.

-Quite sure?

-Oh, dear.

-Oh, no!

At £90.

-No!

-£90, that is minus £79,

which means, overall, you are minus £67.

-Oh, no!

-It's not disastrous.

What do you mean, "It's not disastrous"?!

Minus £67! So, what are you going to do?

-Are you going to go with the drinking glasses?

-Definitely.

-Yeah.

We're going with James' glass and here it comes.

Lot 53, this lovely suite of drinking glasses, please.

A lot of interest here. £90 opens the bidding. £90. I'm bid 90.

-It's on commission at £90.

-£90! James!

-95 in the room at 95, 100.

£100 I am bid. And 10. 120. At 120 and you're out.

-Firing away, please, at £120 on commission.

-Look at that.

All done? You're quite sure then at 120.

£50 and 50p. Well, that's a very good profit, isn't it?

Thank goodness for that.

So, overall then, you are...

minus £16.50. Yes?

Yes, you are minus £16.50. Check, check, check.

You brought us back to a reasonable...

Nothing's reasonable when it has a minus in front of it!

So, despite James' best efforts, the Blues make a loss of £16.50,

but they're still the winners because, remember,

the Reds made a whopping loss of £84. Huh!

'Coming up, two more teams are ready to go bargain hunting,

'but, first, I'm off to somewhere rather grand.'

MUSIC: "Untouched" by The Veronicas

Burghley House in Stamford was built by William Cecil

in the 16th century, and whilst it's full of the most gorgeous rooms,

the room I'm particularly interested in is the billiard room.

Pot black!

The early inventories of the house record this room as a dining room,

but by the early part of the 19th century,

it's described as a billiard room, which is what it is today,

not surprisingly, dominated by an enormous full-sized billiard table.

And what makes this table interesting for me,

is the fact that it's got this identification plaque.

If you look, it's a signature plaque.

The maker was a man called John Thurston

and he first started specialising in billiard tables in 1814.

He invented and introduced the slate bedded table, which is

what this one's got.

This is made of a series of large panels of slate,

which give ultimate stability to the playing surface.

And in 1835, he invented rubber cushions.

And the other interesting thing about this table is

the colour of the timber.

It's oak, but it's got this very strange black streaked effect,

which is not typical for oak,

and it's actually striped within the core of the timber itself.

Which is strange.

But that's explained by the top plaque, that says that this table

is made from oak from the Royal George raised at Spithead in 1841.

Now, the Royal George was the largest ship in the

British fleet ever to have been made out of oak.

Over three and a half thousand tons of oak were employed in its

construction and it sank in Spithead in 1782 with enormous loss of life.

By 1841, they'd managed to raise the remnants of the wreck,

and the oak was employed to make a number of items, including

this billiard table, which makes it just that bit more historic.

Meanwhile, back at the Corby Antiques Fair,

will we see historic profits from our next two teams?

Time to see our next pair of Reds and Blues.

For the Reds today, we've got good friends Caroline and Renata,

and for the Blues, we've got married couple Joe and Betsy.

Welcome to Bargain Hunt, teams.

-Caroline, how do you two know each other?

-We work together.

-Oh, right.

-And where do you work?

-We work in a lab.

-And what do you do in the lab?

-We test wine.

-Gosh! So, how does it work then?

You're tasting it or what are you doing?

We get samples from tankers from all over the world

and we take the samples and we have to do chemical

and microbiological analysis on it, but, yes, we do taste them.

Do you collect anything?

-Um, I collect Blue Peter annuals.

-Do you?

Somebody's got to! Yes.

I used to collect them when I was little, from the bring and buy sales.

-Yeah, and now you've gone on.

-Yes!

-Brilliant, isn't it?

-Do you get out much?

-No!

-OK, I understand.

Now, Renata, you also work in the lab together, yes?

I do chemical analysis testing

and I also work downstairs in the microbiology lab.

-What other interests have you got, Renata?

-Oh, all sorts.

I collect Myth and Magic figurines.

They're small pewter figures with wizards and dragons with crystals,

and I've got them from the miniature ones, which are about this big, to

the sort of very large scale, and I've got about 100 pieces.

-And are they beautifully detailed and nicely made?

-Yes, I believe so.

-Yes, interesting, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Well, you're obviously going to be

pretty sharp contestants today, I have to tell you,

and these Blues are going to be quaking in their boots.

-Are you quaking in your boots, you Blues?

-We are!

Now, Joe, how did you two meet?

Um, we met in an internet chatroom.

-Did you?

-Yeah, and we met up three days later and the rest is history.

-What do you collect, Joe?

-I collect owls.

-Oh, yeah?

-Yes.

-What, live ones in a cage?

-No, not live ones, just like ornamental ones.

-Ornamental owls?

-Yes.

-Yes. Betsy, you're a bit of a collector too.

-Yes, just a bit. Steiff Bears and Kaiser.

-Aye.

What's your favourite piece?

-Oh, it'd have to be by Kaiser, "Three Naked Ladies."

-Oh, yeah?

-My sister found them at the local recycle centre.

-Yes?

She bought them for a pound each and they're worth about £100 each.

-Right.

-The people there didn't know what they were selling.

-No, quite.

Well, that is a lucky do, isn't it? That's naked ladies.

And what sort of hobbies have you got?

Well, knitting and my collections and I like...well,

-I've been up on a Hercules plane.

-Have you?

-And a glider.

What were you doing in a Hercules plane, if you don't mind my asking?

Well, um, I was working for the RAF

and the pilot came in and asked me if I wanted to go for a jolly

-and I said, "Yeah, OK!" So, we went up in the Hercules plane.

-Did you?

-For a few hours.

-Just for a spin around?

-Just for a spin around.

-And was it good fun?

-It was fantastic, yes.

-Yes.

Almost as fantastic as it's going to be for you today

on Bargain Hunt, cos this is the money moment.

Here is your £300.

-Thanks very much.

-You know the rules, your experts await and off you go.

And very, very, very good luck.

MUSIC: "The Girls" by Calvin Harris

# I get all the girls, I get all the girls... #

What do you think to this?

# I get all the girls... #

Right, see, cos it's got the additional box...

Poor little thing!

Is it alive?

It was once, poor little chap.

Aww!

A pair of Doulton candlesticks.

What do you think to candlesticks?

-Very pretty.

-They're useful, you know, everybody uses candlesticks.

They're a good maker - they're Doulton.

The condition is good, no chips, no cracks. Um...

The only thing that isn't quite so good, yet, is the price!

THEY LAUGH

It never is, is it?!

-Can we work on it?

-Let me get my book and I'll...

Uh. 1690.

-OK, £65 is the ticket price.

-Yeah.

-Mm-hm.

The thing about Doulton is that everybody knows it,

so, you know, it's never on a stall for nothing, you know,

it's not that easy, but it's known as silicone ware,

and this is the effect of these white, blue and green sections

that are moulded individually

and then stuck onto the outside on this matted ground.

-So?

-I can do 50 on them.

-Oh, 50.

-That is my...

What do you think?

I think they can make a profit to be quite honest.

Is 40 any good?

-48, that's it.

-Oh!

45?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-Oh, well, you've said it!

-Deal! Shake the lady's hand.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

-Well done, girls. Well done. Well...

a fabulous pair of candlesticks.

-Lot one!

-Yeah, excellent.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Well done, girls. That's the first item and only five minutes gone.

Let's see how the other girls are doing.

What about plates? Is it a bit too modern, maybe?

That... Well, it says Clarice Cliff on there. Yes, it is.

-Oh, it says it there.

-Clarice Cliff Wilkinson, yes.

-Who's? I don't know.

-Well, Clarice Cliff is just one name I do know.

-Is it?

It's a name that comes up quite a bit.

It's quite an unusual pattern that, actually.

-It's not those bright colours like you normally get, is it?

-No.

It's got Wilkinson's on the back, which is

the factory which she worked for.

But this sort of, um, browny grey,

almost sort of smoky colour border is a little bit unusual.

Perhaps not quite desirable.

Difficult to know without looking it up, but I'm guessing it might

not be quite as desirable as the Bizarre ware.

But it's funny that it appealed to you,

so there's a good chance that it might appeal to somebody else.

-What do you think of the price?

-Well, we've got 65 on it.

Shall we see what the lady says? Excuse me, madam. Hi.

How much could you do for us on that? You've got 65 on it.

-The very best is 60.

-Is 60?

-It is.

-OK, so, £60.

What do you think, girls?

-I like it.

-I like it. Shall we?

-Yeah.

-Well, it's your programme.

-Right, well do it.

-I think we'll take it.

-Yeah, thank you.

-Great!

Nothing wrong with a bit of Clarice Cliff, you know?

-Let's go into the sun.

-OK.

Well, it seems everyone's having a jolly old time today.

Sorry. It doesn't suit you.

That's "Shelley's Cottage." It's an original watercolour.

It's a much, much later frame.

Uh, but...it has got a look about it, hasn't it?

It's not by anybody important, but...you know, I think...

I think that's a good-looking watercolour.

What would be your best price on that one?

-What's on it?

-35.

I'll do it at 30.

Will you do it for 25?

28.

-26 and we have a deal.

-Go on, then.

-Fantastic!

-Marvellous!

I just took over there without asking you,

-but are you happy with that?

-Yeah, definitely.

-I think that's good.

I think, £26, we've got a decent little watercolour.

-I think there's a profit there.

-Yeah.

Nice one, James, but, come on, give the girls a chance!

We're halfway through the hour

and something's caught the eye of the Reds.

-What's that, a tea set?

-How much is that?

I've got 65 on it, yeah, but...

-What do you think, girls?

-I really like that. It's cute.

And it's all complete. There's, um, just on this one here, there's...

-Just a little bit of discolouring, is it?

-No, there is...

Oh, I see. It's been repaired.

If you were to turn the lid up,

you've got, like...I think it's 41 shillings or something.

It's got the original price on it?

Yeah, and it's got the packaging there as well.

I'll do 60, but...

that's it, cos I know I can go on to another fair

and get a lot more for it.

-I was thinking sort of 50.

-I bet you were.

Well, you think about it then, because...

What's your absolute rock bottom?

58?

58! 55?

Oh...

-Go on.

-55? What do you think, girls?

Come and have a closer look.

Have a little look.

Have a look, Caroline. I mean, what we've got here, I would say, is...

it's lovely to have the set complete in its box.

Yes, we've got a tiny bit of damage on that plate,

but, otherwise, I mean, look at it, it's just as it was made,

really, in its original packaging.

We've got the name on the bottom here, Biltons.

I would think that's Staffordshire.

Now, have you heard of Mabel Lucie Attwell?

No, I can't say I have.

She was a children's illustrator, um,

around the very early 20th century.

The designs here are very much in her style of design,

so, although they're not actually signed Mabel Lucie Attwell, I think

this is going to appeal very much to a Mabel Lucie Attwell collector.

55... I would have thought it's worth a gamble.

-Shall we?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-We'll give it a go then.

-Happy?

-Happy.

£55 for the tea set and only one item left to find for the Red team.

Now, is James letting the Blues make some decisions at last?

What about these pigs? I've seen them...

-They're horrible! Come on!

-They're not!

-He doesn't like them.

They're horrible!

Oh, dear.

Ooh, that's a nice picture.

What do you think?

Girl with dogs are popular. So, if they're on the internet,

if they're photographed, it's got a chance, but let's just

find out how much it is. How much is this, please?

The bottom line...

-is 85.

-85.

OK, she's 19th century.

She's painted around 1880, not signed,

-so what we would say is she's English School.

-Right.

Anything to do with a pretty young girl with dogs, you'd probably call

it "Young Friends" or something like that, if you were an auctioneer.

-I can see that making 120.

-Yeah.

-You know, I think...

-Yeah, we'll go for it, James.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Let's see if we can...

Any little tiny reductions?

No. - 83!

Well, that's better than nothing, every penny counts, so...

How about 80? Any good?

-I can't do it, John.

-All right. Uh, £84.50 it is.

-Yeah.

-£84.50, we've got a deal.

-Thank you very much.

Well, every penny does count in this game

and that pretty puppy picture pretty much wraps it up for the Blues,

but the Reds now have only five minutes left.

Let's go. Move! Run!

-Five minutes.

-Five minutes.

Any good?

-What do you think about that, girls?

-It's very pretty.

-It's 1960s to '70, it's hand blown...

-Hmm.

And I've never seen the decoration...

because it's not painted.

What I quite like, which makes it a bit more unusual,

is you've got this double-layered effect.

You've got the decoration, which has been done in molten glass,

this sort of pendant floral effect, and then that is cased in clear

glass, so it almost gives it a sort of three-dimensional effect.

How much is that?

32 is the very, very best on that.

Oh, you couldn't go down to 30?

Just a really nice round figure?

-It'll help us out no end.

-Go on.

-30?

-Yeah, definitely, deal. Done.

-Right.

-Right.

BUGLE BLOWS

Time's up. Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.

Really, Barry?!

Will the Clarice Cliff fruiting tree bear fruit at the auction?

Will it be child's play for the 1930s Staffordshire child's tea set?

And will the glass vase be a smash when it goes under the hammer?

Now, Caroline, which is your favourite piece?

-Uh, the plate, I think.

-What about you, Renata?

-I think the little vase.

-The little vase.

Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit, Caro?

-Maybe the little tea set.

-Mm-hm.

Unfortunately, I think, probably the same.

You spent £145, so there's £155 to go to Kate Bliss.

-Thank you very much. Lovely.

-Gosh, she's grabbed that, hasn't she?

-Fast!

-How do you feel about it, Kate?

Well, I'm going to get the girls something completely different,

-I think.

-Oh, brilliant.

-But these are smart shoppers.

They're girls! What do you expect?!

Now, let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

First up, it's a pair of Royal Doulton candlesticks.

'Next, a late 19th century signed watercolour.

'And, finally, a cuddly toy. Ha! Only joking.

'It's this mid-19th century oil on canvas.'

Now, Joe, which is your favourite piece?

-Uh, the oil painting.

-Oil painting. What about you, Bets?

The same, the oil painting.

Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-The oil painting.

-What about you, Bets?

I'm hoping the oil painting, yes.

You're like a long playing record, you two. Welded from the hip!

OK, fine, well, you spent £155.50.

-Please give £144.50 to James Lewis.

-There we go.

And there's no better qualified man in the business to spend that.

James, what have you got in mind?

-Do you know, I haven't got a clue.

-Haven't you?

-Nope.

Well, as they say, chop, chop.

THEY LAUGH

Well, we've come west to Market Harborough to Gilding's Saleroom

to be with John Gilding, our auctioneer,

-and man of the moment - John.

-Thank you, Tim.

Now, Caroline and Renata went with this Clarice Cliff plate.

What have you got to tell us about this, John?

Well, I have it on good authority that it's part of a dinner service

circa 1950, late, so not too exciting for me, I'm afraid.

-I've got 40 to 60 on it, I believe.

-Yeah, £60 they paid, you see.

-It's going to be difficult to make a profit on.

-Yeah.

OK, fair enough.

Now, Kate Bliss found the children's dinner...tea set.

It is most unusual to be in the box with all the pieces intact.

-It's got every chance of making £50 to £70.

-Well, she'll be delighted.

-£55, she paid.

-Well, that's well bought, I would have thought.

And their last item is this cased glass vase.

I like that very much, actually. It's a good-looking piece.

When would you date that from, then?

Well, I think that's probably late '30s up to early '50s.

And your estimate is...how much?

-Well, we've got on that 40 to 60.

-Good-oh, Caroline paid £30, you see.

-Well, I think our estimate's conservative, to be honest.

-Do you?

Yes, I think that's, uh...

a good piece and I think it'll go well.

Well, there we go. I'm inspired, John,

but, just in case, let's go and have a look at their bonus buy.

Most girls like their cake - I know I certainly do -

so I bought you some rather nice little tea knives.

They're dated from 1904.

They're hallmarked in Sheffield

and they also come in this lovely leather fitted case.

-So I paid £24.

-Is that all?! That's marvellous.

-That's a good reaction.

-Caroline, you like them, darling, do you?

-Yeah, they're lovely.

Good. Lovely. So that seems to be a bit of a hit.

Think about it, all right? For the audience at home, though,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Kate's knives.

A set of tea knives.

Sheffield, 1904.

That's the hallmark on the handles.

I tell you what I like about it. It's over 100 years old -

-look at that case. It's not bad, is it?

-It's very good.

It's not always you get the case brought out.

-No.

-They were often used on a daily basis, and then the case got

-thrown away.

-These have hardly been touched.

-What's your estimate?

-We're on £40 to £60.

-Good Lord.

Well, Kate only paid £24, so that's an excellent Bonus Buy, isn't it?

So that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.

Joe, Louise and Betsy. The Doulton candlesticks.

Fairly standard wares, this silicon stuff, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Do you like it?

-No.

Very boring, I'm afraid. £40 to £60.

James Lewis paid £45, so he's just about in the frame with that.

Now, the cottage. The lovely chocolate-box-y cottage.

James paid £26 for that.

-And it's nicely framed, and it's a fresh image...

-Yes.

-Do you think he'll get his money back?

-We're hoping so -

-our estimate is £50 to £70.

-Really?

He could double his money.

-Could do.

-Could do.

Lastly, then, another picture, which is the girl holding her little dog.

£84.50 he paid for that.

Quite a precise amount. Do you rate that as a picture?

Not really.

I'm afraid it's not going anywhere, in my opinion.

How much do you think the puppy dog is going to make?

Well, I think we'd be very lucky to get between £40 and £60.

£84.50 paid - could be a dead loss.

I'm afraid so.

Well, we'll have to see, John. But whichever way it goes,

they've always got the option of their Bonus Buy,

so let's go and have a look at it.

-Oh, wow!

-Do you love it?

-Sort of.

-That's nice, I like that.

-It's fantastic, isn't it?

-How old's that?

About 1860, 1870, I should think.

But what fantastic quality. I love it.

Is that gold leaf on there?

Well, it's strange. Tim and I were looking at this earlier, weren't we?

What do you think to the manufacturing technique?

I think you've got here the most belting quality bit of metalwork.

You look at each of the sinuous bits of this vine,

you can see every vein in every vine leaf, which is pretty brilliant.

And James, what do you think about the print?

-Isn't that print just amazing?

-Isn't it lovely?

Every element of this girl is made up out of a piece of a flower.

-I mean, James, I think this is a very special item.

-Good!

-Glad you like it.

-How much?

-Well chosen!

Well, how much do you think?

I mean, this is fantastic quality, so what do you think I spent?

About £50, £60?

What?!

I had over £100 left!

I was hoping you wouldn't spend the lot!

-You'd have been happy if I'd spent £50 or £60.

-Yeah.

-Good, I spent £60!

-That's good, then!

You are such a tease, James.

THEY LAUGH

There is a guaranteed profit in there.

-Good.

-Definitely.

-I love it.

You're very confident about that, James. I think quite rightly so.

But for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks

about the frame and the print.

Now, John, isn't that magnificent?

Lovely. The frame is very, very attractive.

Beautifully pressed gilt metal.

And I think it should go extremely well.

-I rather like the print, too.

-Well, yes. Looking at the print...

I looked at nothing but the frame, but the print is really quite...

-a good piece of early print work, isn't it?

-Yes!

What do you think it's going to bring, John, in the auction?

Well, we've been what I think is very conservative at £50 to £70.

But I think it's got a really good potential.

-James paid £60. You put £50 to £70 conservatively on it.

-Yeah.

I mean, I could see it being £100 to £120, I have to say.

I would have thought that's not beyond the bounds of possibility.

-Well, there you go.

-There you go.

-That's from the lips

of the auctioneer. We'll look forward to the contest, John,

-and good luck.

-Thank you very much.

70. 5. 80. 5. 90. 5.

100!

Now, Caroline and Renata, you're looking nice and fresh.

-Feeling not too bad.

-Feeling a bit naughty?

-Maybe?

-On the edge of naughty?

-A bit.

Well, the first item is your Clarice Cliff plate,

and here it comes, Renata. Let's be brave.

Start the bidding where you will. £20 bid, thank you.

At £20, I'm bid 20.

At £20, I'm bid 20. Do I see 2 on the net?

22, you're out in the room.

At £22.

This is not enough, but I'm selling at... 24. 26 standing.

28, bid 28, in the room at 28.

At 28, 30, I'm bid 30. On the net at 30.

-Come on!

-That's £30 I'm bid, 32,

on the door at 32. 35.

35, bid 38, at 38, at 38, 40?

At £38 I'm bid. Right at the door.

40 on the net, I'm bid 40. Sorry.

At £40, I'm bid 40.

I'll take 2 if you like.

At £40, then, on the net at £40.

Selling and away at 40.

£40! Bad luck, girl, that's minus 20.

But it's not a disaster, because here comes the tea set.

This is a lovely little tea set.

And almost, I would think, untouched.

Apart from when we picked it up.

Lot 70, and what would you say for that?

Bidding is with me on commission at £50, and you're all out.

At £50, I'm bid 50, a maiden bid at 50.

At £50. I'm bid 50. I'm waiting for you.

Do I see 5 anywhere quickly? You're all out in the room? 5.

At 55, 60 on commission. At 60, I'm bid 60.

At £60 I'm bid. It's in its original box.

Finished, then, it's on commission,

selling at £60.

Well done, Kate. £60, that's a profit of £5,

that's very nice.

A little bit, yes.

Now, the vase.

£30 you paid, Caroline. Here it comes.

Double-skinned vase, lovely piece of work.

Lot 71.

What would you say, around £100?

I'm bid 40 and you're all out.

At £40, I'm bid 40.

Profit, girl.

At £40, I'm bid 40. 5 in the room.

-50 with me on commission.

-50!

-50 quid!

At £50, I'm bid 50.

I'm selling, please make no mistake.

It's the cheapest lot here today,

at £50, are you all done?

Finished and sold at £50.

-Well done!

-That is £20 up on that.

So you lost 20, you made 20.

Kate made 5, so you are £5 up.

That's very good, because I tell you, making a profit isn't easy.

-As we know.

-Yes.

-What are you going to do about the tea knives?

-You've got £5 to take home.

-Go for it.

-I think we should.

You could just park it, you know.

-You don't have to take it.

-No.

-No.

-Kate won't be upset.

-In for a penny, in for a pound.

-Let's go for it.

-Are you sure?

-Definitely.

The decision is made, we're going with the Bonus Buy.

Let's see what happens.

Very smart little set, this is.

£60 for them.

£20, I'm bid 20. No reserve. 22. 24. 26.

26, it's your turn. At £26 I'm bid.

At 28, bid 28.

Behind at 28. At £28, I'm bid 28.

Do I see 30 anywhere?

Thought there would be more. At £28 I'm bid.

Are you all done? Quite sure?

Finished and sold at £28. All done.

Well done, Kate. £28.

You made a profit of £4.

Well, a profit's a profit.

Overall, then, you are plus £9. That could be a winning score, girls.

-Don't say a thing to the Blues, all right?

-Not a chance.

-Good girl.

-So, kids, how are you feeling? All right?

-Yes, fantastic.

-Lovely.

Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No, don't know at all.

-No idea?

-They wouldn't tell us.

-Wouldn't tell you?

-No.

-Meanies!

-I know.

-Well, we don't want them to, actually.

First up are the candlesticks. Here they come.

£20 for the pair, then, at 20.

£20, I'm bid 20.

At 2, bid 22, 22 in the room.

Commissions are lost at 22.

You're outstanding at 22.

24 on the net. 24, 26, 28 behind.

28, 30, at £30, I'm bid 30.

£30, I'm bid 30, say 2.

32, 32, 32.

32 on the back there, 32.

At £32, I'm bid 32. You're out on the net.

You're out at the front. 34.

34, bid 34, bid 34.

-At £34, I'm bid 34.

-Go on!

£34. You're quite sure.

I'm finishing...36!

At £36, I'm bid 36.

36.

I'm surprised at you, sir.

At £36 I'm bid. Have you all done?

Finished and sold at £36.

£36. Well done.

£36, you are minus £9.

That's not too bad. We can make that up.

Not so bad. Now, Shelly's cottage.

There's a lot hanging on this.

What would you say, £100?

£30, I'm bid 30.

At £30, I'm bid 30.

And there's no reserve, please, it has to be sold.

At 35 in the room, at 35, bid 35.

At £35, I'm bid 35.

35, 35. I thought this would be more.

-Come on!

-Ohh!

-At 40, thank you. At £40 I'm bid 5.

45, bid 45, bid 45.

At £45, I'm bid 45. Anybody bid 50?

£45, then, seated low.

Being sold at £45.

£45, girls, that's bad luck.

Next are the young friends, the puppy dog and the child.

And bidding starts with me for Lot 93, on commission.

At £40, you're all out.

£40, 5. 45. 50. With me at 55. 55.

60 with me. At 65 in the room?

70. 5. 80? 5.

90. 5. 100?

And you're out at the door, there, the 100 is right in the corner.

£100 I'm bid. 10 for you?

At £100, then. Are you all done? You're all out on that 10.

110 on the heater, 110 on the heater.

-Yes!

-I'm bid £110, OK.

£110, 120.

-Yes!

-And near the flop now, 120, I'm bid 120.

Have you all done? Selling and away at £120.

-Yes!

-Well done, Lewis, you've done it again.

That's 50p, that's...£15... £35.50 up on that, OK?

You had £10 before, you are plus £45.50.

Now, what are you going to do about this photo frame?

-We'll do it.

-There's nothing like being decisive, is there? OK.

And bidding starts with me here at £55, and the telephone's out.

60 on the telephone. 5.

70. 5.

80. £80, I'm at 80. Commissions are lost at 80.

-Yes!

-At 85, on the net.

90.

£90, you're out on the net. The telephone's in.

95. 95 on the net, 100 on the telephone.

-Come on!

-110 bid, you're out on the net.

It's £100 then on the telephone. All done? Quite sure?

10. Bid 110, bid 110.

Bid 110. At 110, 120.

120, I'm bid 120. 120, do I see 30?

Quickly! At £120, it's had its time, and I shall sell.

£120 on the telephone.

-Yes!

-£120!

-We've done it!

-Thank you, James.

-Thank you, darling.

-Well done.

So there's another £60 of profit.

This man is a genius.

You are £105.50 up.

-Yes!

-Excellent!

-Now, listen.

-Don't tell a word to anybody, all right?

-No.

Keep completely sealed up about this. Go out looking rather gloomy.

-OK.

-We will.

-We'll reveal all in a moment.

-OK. Thank you.

How lovely is this? To be handing out profits to both teams!

-Oooh!

-ALL: Oooh!

Now, have you been talking to one another?

ALL: No.

You both know that you've made profits,

it's simply a question of scale.