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-'Attention, could Tim Wonnacott come to lost and found to collect today's teams?'

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Are they lost already? Typical. Let's go bargain hunting!

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You find us today at the racetrack.

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Cheltenham, to be precise.

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Do you fancy a flutter on the Reds or the Blues?

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What exactly is their form? Have they got good legs?

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Let's find out.

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Coming up in today's programme -

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Colin Young has trouble keeping his team in order.

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-You've already bought it?

-We got carried away.

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James Lewis backs a broken vase.

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Almost totally smashed - but in the right sale there's a profit in them.

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-And the excitement spills over at the auction.

-Yes!

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Hello, everyone.

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-Hello.

-Hello.

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Now Jennifer, tell me, how did you and your mate, Annette, meet?

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Annette and I met a few years ago,

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quite a few years ago, at a hotel I was managing with my husband.

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Annette works as a receptionist and secretary for us at the hotel.

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-It says here that you particularly love your job, darling.

-Yes, I do.

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I'm a sales negotiator and we deal with a lot of very, very nice people

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looking to buy houses and we try and match the people to the properties.

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Find out their needs and match them to the most suitable houses.

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When it actually happens, is it a thrill?

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Oh, it's wonderful. Wonderful, Tim!

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Now Annette, you have a couple of dodgy habits outside work.

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-Tell us about them.

-Well, they're not exactly dodgy, Tim.

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I like doing pottery. I've done several courses

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and I have made some items that are usable - flower vases and bowls.

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I just love all the different glazes. And also flowers -

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I have a passion for flowers.

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And what are your tactics going to be today, Annette?

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We are looking for a statement piece, something with impact.

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We're looking for an Art Nouveau, little, silver photo frame,

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if there is one, something of that line.

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And perhaps a lighting piece. A chandelier, something like that.

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-Gosh, you are focused up, aren't you?

-We hope so.

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You really do have a good idea as to what you're going to do

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because I promise you, on Bargain Hunt, we get folk on here

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who have not got the faintest idea what they're up to

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and you girls most certainly do.

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This is going to be fun, I tell you.

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OK. Well done.

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Now, Lucinda, how did you and your friend, Barbara, become friends?

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Through our dogs.

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I've got a little Jack Russell called Eddie

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and Barbara's got a Lab called Poppy and we met through dog walking.

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-And Eddie and Poppy got on all right?

-Yes. Yes.

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-And their owners got on all right, did they?

-Yes.

-How sweet.

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Anyway, you spent your early working life down in my neck of the woods?

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Yes, yes, I was at agricultural college in Devon.

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-Are you an agriculturalist today?

-Not now. I was for a long time.

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I used to milk cows and I also worked for the milk marketing board.

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I stopped that a few years ago to teach windsurfing.

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-A complete change.

-What, you gave up the udder and you took up the board?

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-Yes. Exactly.

-That's very good, isn't it?

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But now you do something different?

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Yes, I'm now a holistic therapist.

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-Gosh.

-Doing massage, aromatherapy, reflexology - which is another thing

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that Barbara and I have got in common as well.

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Now, Barbara, it says here that "feet unite your two careers?"

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Well, they do, Tim, that's a fact.

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In my younger days, I was a professional dancer.

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In my later years, I decided to become a surgical chiropodist.

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I see to people's feet and their many problems that they have.

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So, yes, the two are linked. I'm also a complementary practitioner.

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Does that mean that you do it for free?

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No, indeed not. Certainly not.

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-No, no. One has to earn a crust, you know.

-No, no, quite. Good.

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-OK, you are standing by for a bit of fun.

-We are indeed.

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We are looking forward to your performance.

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-Now, girls, the money moment. This is what you ladies like.

-Wow.

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A bit of a shopping opportunity with somebody else's cash. £300 a piece.

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You know the rules.

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Your experts await and off you go and very, very good luck.

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the Reds waste no time in telling Colin exactly what they want.

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-A silver photo frame with Art Deco style.

-Great.

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And we're looking for a statement piece that might be wonderful

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in a house that might look amazing.

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-What do you want?

-Maybe a light fitting. Some type of chandelier.

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Very specific. Are the Blues as exacting?

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Something quirky.

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Something different.

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Something where you can't just look the price up in a book.

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Is that it? You've narrowed it down to quirky.

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The Reds have a shopping list, you know.

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-£120.

-All right, I have got nice taste then, haven't I?

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You do.

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Somebody's carefully cut these all out and stuck them in.

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Oh, stop mucking about. There's work to do.

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The Blues have already found a pair of 19th century, Chinese vases.

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One's pristine, the other...less so.

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-What would be your best on the pair of vases?

-£220.

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They're a massive chunk of our budget. They're over £200.

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But I sold one of those for £420.

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Oh my word!

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But £200 - that leaves us £100 to get two items.

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How much is it?

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-It's priced at £105.

-They can keep that one, Colin.

-Not for you?

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-Absolutely not, no. That's very masculine.

-Fine. Let's keep going.

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Well, those girls know what they're after and they won't be put off.

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Meanwhile, the Blues are exploring Africa's treasures.

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My husband is South African so we've got a lot of African stuff at home.

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Ethiopian headrest.

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The nomadic people - this would be swung around their waist

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and they would travel from location to location

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with their herds of goats and you would smear this with goat fat.

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You would literally just rest your head on it when you sleep.

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The goat fat was to prevent nasty insects coming up

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and going to bed in your ear.

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But they're different.

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-They are tactile, again.

-It is tactile, yeah.

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Is there any age to them?

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They've got a bit of age.

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A lot of things that are being imported now are buried

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in cow manure for a couple of years to give them more age.

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They have a patination to them and they have got some age.

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Shall we try them out?

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Yeah, I'm keen.

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-It's £40 for two or will you do £20 for one?

-£21 for one.

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-I prefer that one.

-I prefer that one.

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-Do you want that one?

-Yes.

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-Let's make a decision, come on. Time's going on.

-OK, £21.

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First buy goes to the Blues then. Come on Reds. Keep up!

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-How much is that Colin?

-It is priced at £95.

-I quite like that.

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You could put a plant in it.

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Or you could put a flower arrangement in it. It is quite country.

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Do you think there would be a margin in that, Colin?

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It is priced at £95. I think if you can get a deal done on that,

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-I think that's probably...

-We have got a small damage...

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What's going to happen here is all of the hardened collectors

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are not going to come out and be giving you £300, £400 or £500.

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But it's attractive. I quite like that actually.

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-Who is head negotiator?

-Jennifer, have a go.

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You can negotiate.

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Hello.

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We like the scene on this and we like the glaze, the picture.

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We know that there is some cracking here in the sky.

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We know it's priced for that

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but we wonder if you can do something better for us?

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I can do £75.

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Er...

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Well, erm...

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I'd rather it was more £65.

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'Ow, tough one.'

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£70.

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£67?

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Yes, £67.

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-Is that all right with everybody?

-Yes. Good.

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Nice bargaining, Reds. And that's one thing off the shopping list.

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We've got the statement piece. Silver next. Silver photo frame.

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-OK.

-Art Deco.

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Cor, these Reds are really focused.

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There's a statement piece of lighting.

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-But we can't afford it.

-No.

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-That's nice.

-Royal Worcester.

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-What on earth is it?

-It's a water dropper.

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It's Chinese, early 20th century.

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I haven't got as far as asking pricing on it.

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-What do you do with it?

-You pop your water in there.

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-What for?

-Your brushes.

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-Oh right, for painting?

-Yes.

-Right.

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-You're not impressed, are you?

-No.

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-In anyway shape or form.

-No.

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-That way round, there we go. Hang on. You're not sure either?

-No.

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I suppose it must go around the side of it.

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-If you put half a lemon in there.

-I think that's rather cute.

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-We were just going to buy it.

-We were going to buy this.

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It's a lemon squeezer and we can have it for £25. It's Victorian.

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-You're not impressed, are you?

-No.

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Think about the fashions for kitchens at the moment.

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Is it a fashion to put loads of stuff in it and copper and brass?

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Or is it minimalist?

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I like it but the thing is, you want to buy what's fashionable.

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Not what isn't.

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I've seen those things do pretty well.

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James, we'll see. Now, talking of good buys.

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On the face of it, sitting on a stand down there,

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this is not terribly interesting.

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In fact, it's a dead bore.

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But turn it round and give it a proper viewing

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and you have an object of rare and incredible beauty.

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How's that?

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How can one thin slither of polished slate

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morph from that into that?

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The answer is pietre dure - that's hard stones -

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and an incredible amount of skill and craftsmanship.

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If you're partial to a hybrid tea rose

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and you grow them in the garden, you know how incredibly complicated

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the folded, delicate nature of the petals are. Here, if you look,

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you'll see that we've got not only one piece of stone,

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but one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven -

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we've got at least 15 different pieces of stone making up one bloom.

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They're just a thin piece of veneer laid into the black background

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and that black background is terribly thin.

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This is so skilful it takes your breath away.

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It's a mount that's come off some Victorian blotter or photo frame.

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A novelty piece of something exported from Italy,

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maybe around 1880 to 1910.

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What's it worth? Well, framed up, retail £400.

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What would it cost you here?

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When displayed, that way up, on a stand down there

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it could be yours for £18.

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Now that's what I call blooming marvellous.

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There are bargains here but our teams still only have one item each.

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-How much time have you got left?

-20 minutes.

-20 minutes left.

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Right, outside then. Quickly outside.

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What do you feel about that?

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-What have you got there then?

-It's just a pin dish.

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-Presumably hat pins from that era?

-It would be, yes.

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-How do you feel style wise?

-Style wise - a very good looking thing.

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-And is it something people would buy.

-It is.

-It says it's bronze.

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-That's bronze.

-It is.

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Bronze is basically an alloy which brass is part of that alloy.

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-It is as simple as that.

-Right.

-It's good looking.

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What sort of money are we on? £80.

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-We've got money left.

-Yes.

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Do you want to leave this one on the list?

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Well, we keep leaving them, don't we? I think we need to start buying.

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-Well, shall we put it as a possible?

-Let's put this as the last possible.

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We have viewed the potential purchases we have got

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and then come up with a plan.

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-Do you remember having a plan?

-Yes, yes, we've still got it!

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Ah, outside on planet blue,

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it's dawning on James that he needs to gee up his team.

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We've just bought one thing?

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Yep, Blues you have only got one item. Get a move on, eh.

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-No.

-No.

-No.

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The fire screen.

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A nasal appliance.

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OK.

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And still they dither.

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I really don't know.

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Meanwhile, the Red team are on the up.

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I think Jennifer's found a touch of real class.

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That caught my eye. It's a bit of money but we could get it down.

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I love the blue on it. I love the gold background

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and I think it's a very attractive thing.

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It's got a bit of cracking there but it's a nice thing.

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-Well spotted.

-It caught my eye. It must be the colour again.

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The shape is lovely. It feels very nice, Annette.

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-It has got a really nice feel.

-Is it china at the bottom?

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It is, yes. It's porcellaneous base.

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We have a little bit of a nibbling there.

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A silver hallmark around the edge - Birmingham Assay, little F.

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That's going to date it probably around 1906 or thereabouts.

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-I think it is lovely.

-1905, not a bad guess.

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-I like it.

-I like it.

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-Who is chief negotiator then?

-Are you looking at me, Colin?

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-I think we might be, Annette.

-I wonder why.

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We're looking at this because it caught our eye.

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-It's rather attractive.

-It's beautiful, isn't it?

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I'm just wondering what you can do in having a lower price than that?

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£120 is a very good price to start off with.

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I can take a little bit off.

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£110. You will definitely sell it.

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£110 is a very fair price.

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-Could you do £100?

-I'm afraid I can't.

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£105?

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I can do it for £105. That's the absolute bottom, yeah.

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-Do you like it?

-Yes.

-I think it's great. I think it's great.

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If you like it, there will be plenty of other people that will want it

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-so I would suggest, if it's a team decision, let's go for it.

-Yes.

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-Thank you.

-Those Reds are on target.

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OK, not a photo frame, but they can tick silver off their list.

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Impressive or what? the Blues are back indoors.

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I've still got the lemon squeezer.

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With time running out, James wants them to reconsider those sweet-and-sour vases.

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They are quite a lot of money.

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-Yes.

-£220 is...

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Another bad purchase that he is going to drag you into.

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-Don't trust this man.

-We're just having a history lesson, Colin.

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They are Chinese, Canton, famille rose vases that are 19th century.

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A pair. The other one is almost totally smashed. Almost had it.

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It's such a shame, isn't it?

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In the right sale there's a profit in them.

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-Even with the damage?

-Yeah.

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You see, that can be converted into a lamp stand or something like that.

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So, there's £30 or £40 there. And this one, 1850, 1860 in date.

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The gilding is in nice order. It's not too rubbed.

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-It doesn't look damaged does it?

-No.

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And the Chinese are buying back a lot of their stuff now, aren't they?

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-Let's bite the bullet and say OK.

-We haven't got much time.

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We've got a bit left to buy the lemon squeezer.

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-£210?

-£210?

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-Go on!

-No!

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-£220 is really the bottom.

-Your rock bottom? OK.

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He's been fair. And he's got to make a profit.

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-I'll give you a nice cardboard box to put them in.

-Yes, yes, yes.

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Wow. Done deal.

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-Less than ten minutes and...

-We haven't got a lot of money left.

-No.

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-You said no to my lemon squeezer.

-If you like it, you buy it.

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The Reds are on a mission. Forget the plan, it's decision time.

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The water dropper or the bronze dish?

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You go and negotiate on the bronze.

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-Yes.

-I will go and ask a price on the water dropper.

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-What was the original price on the water dropper?

-It was £48.

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I will go and ask a price.

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I'll come and join you while you're doing your negotiations.

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And then I'll put you in jeopardy as to which way you're going to go.

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-Thank you, Colin.

-Good luck.

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So it's a new plan to avert disaster.

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Hopefully.

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Are we going to buy the lemon squeezer

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because we've got no money, no time?

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Finally, the Blues have a sense of urgency.

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-Do you remember where it was?

-Or perhaps not.

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Four minutes, girls. Come on!

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At this rate they'll only have two items in the auction.

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Colin's gone fishing for a bargain. It will have to be superb

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to convince these girls, who look pretty determined.

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Colin has gone up there to look at something else

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and try and do a deal on something else up there.

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So, us getting this, depends on what you can do for us on that price.

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£60 which is less than trade for you. £60.

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Is that your very, very lowest?

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You couldn't do it for £50?

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You literally...

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-Could you do £55?

-Go on then.

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-Let's meet in the middle.

-Meet in the middle.

-£55 it is.

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-This could be trouble.

-I've got some excellent news for you.

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The water dropper £25, how does that sound?

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Very good but this is £80. £60 was her bottom price.

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I managed to do a deal and shake hands at £55.

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-You've already bought it?

-Yes, I'm afraid I got carried away.

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I think you should be all right. I think you'll be all right.

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We do love it.

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That's the key to it all then.

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That's the key. Ignore the expert!

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Good luck at the auction, girls.

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But those Blues have finally got back to that French press.

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Even now, Lucinda is still browsing.

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-What's your very best?

-£25.

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£25 is not good. It's not good.

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We really liked this because it was quirky and it's unusual

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-and it is old and...

-I'm the one who is championing it.

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And you're championing it.

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£25 is too much.

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I'll tell you what I think it will make at auction. £5 to £10.

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-That's what I think it's worth.

-Well, you never know, do you?

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-£15?

-No. I'll take £20.

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-£17?

-£18, I'll take.

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-We're running out of time.

-It's not going to make any money though.

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Let's go and have another look around the entire fair(!)

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20 seconds!

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-20 seconds.

-Are we going to go for it?

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-Just keep the guys on tenterhooks.

-Unless you see something else...

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Come along! There just isn't time for all this faffing.

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You've got no choice, James but to step in.

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Deal done. Deal done.

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That was close. Five seconds to spare.

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Now, how much left over lolly is going to be

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given by the teams to the expert to go and find that bonus buy.

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First up, it's the Reds.

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The Reds bought the jolly jardiniere

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but it may not be all it's cracked up to at £67.

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A pretty, but pretty pricey, inkwell which cost them £105.

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And the bronze dish which they're pinning their hopes on for £55.

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-We liked them.

-They're dead elegant these girls shopping, aren't they?

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They were on a mission, Tim.

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-Annette, how much did you spend, darling.

-Sorry, remind me...

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-£227.

-He's the director. The director has to do that!

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-£227. That's a good number. Isn't it?

-It is, yes.

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-Which it your favourite piece?

-The pot.

-Is it?

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-Yeah, colours.

-Goes with your nails.

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-Yeah.

-Which is your favourite piece, Annette?

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I think the bronze pin dish because it's very Art Nouveau.

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You are so arty. Who's got the left over lolly?

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-I have.

-You have. Very good.

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-Thank you very much. That's it. £73. Is that right?

-It is.

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-I'm sure I can do something with that.

-I'm sure you can, Colin.

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There have been a couple of things out there that I have seen which

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I think will set the team up well when it comes to auction.

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You are such a tease, Colin.

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Thank you very much, girls. Have a nice cup of tea.

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Why don't we remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

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The Blues bought some tribal art.

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An African headrest which shouldn't be a sleeper - ho ho! - at £21.

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The Chinese vases which James loved, despite the £220 price tag

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and the major damage.

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We'll see.

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The girls weren't pressed into buying the antique kitchen gadget

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and they even squeezed the price to £18.

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-Now listen, what did you spend overall, Lucinda?

-£259.

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I would like £41 back please.

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I don't normally have this much money on me!

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Are you proud of us, Tim? It's a lot of money for us.

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-It's a serious amount of money.

-Is it?

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Well, it's lovely to see you spend up a bit.

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But which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

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I've changed my mind. I was going to say James' cracked Chinese vases,

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but we've also bought a nice African headrest

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covered in goat fat and that will probably make a lot more money.

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I must say you have a way of presenting these goods

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that is so attractive! The goat's fat all over your head.

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-It has a pungent aroma.

-It does. It's a nice smell.

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Here we go. £41.

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Thank you.

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Well, you spent most of that money and that's fair enough.

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£41. You'll find something nice for that, won't you?

0:23:400:23:43

-We'll certainly try.

-OK, girls, stand by. This is exciting.

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Meanwhile, we're off to the middle of nowhere - to Snowshill Manor.

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How gorgeous.

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Snowshill Manor, in the Cotswolds, is a house whose foundations date

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back to the 15th century.

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Today, it's owned by the National Trust, but in 1919

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it was bought by Charles Paget Wade, who'd inherited the family fortune.

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It's filled with items

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amassed during his lifetime hobby of collecting.

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His collection began with simple items, usually made in England

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but progressed to European furniture and items from the Far East.

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So, what started off this, what some would describe as, obsessional collecting habit?

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Well, apparently, it all began with this cabinet.

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On the face of it, not particularly impressive.

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It's a perfectly nice, early 18th century, Chinese export cabinet

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of a type that were commonly imported, sometimes in a tea chest

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so that the layer of tea would protect it from any damage.

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Of course, you could then sell the cabinet and tea and make a profit.

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The secret with this cabinet is the magnificence that lies within.

0:25:130:25:18

Look at that. Isn't that gorgeous?

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It's gorgeous to my eye right now,

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but if you can transport yourself mentally into the place

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where an excitable and inquiring seven-year-old would be -

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because Wade was about seven when he went off to stay with his grandmother in Great Yarmouth.

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As a very special treat, if he was a good little boy,

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once a week on a Sunday, he was allowed to open this cabinet and look at the treasures inside.

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The cabinet contains some 25 or 27 drawers and they're placed

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around an arrangement of platforms - with balustrades outside

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and inner balustrades with inner sanctums in the form of a shrine.

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Not only was the cabinet fascinating to the seven-year-old

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but it was also the contents that got him going.

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We know for certain that this pair of late Georgian, solid silver spectacle frames

0:26:230:26:30

were in the cabinet.

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And if his grandma had explained to him

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that the outer green, scaly covering to the spectacle case

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had been stripped from the back of a shark, before being stained green,

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as any gruesomely, blood thirsty seven-year-old will tell you,

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they are always very interested in stuff like that.

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She might have pointed out the little, ivory gadget there.

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A Spinning Jenny.

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He might have been allowed to wind the handle which turned the cog,

0:27:030:27:07

that turns the wheel, that turns the lady doing the spinning -

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which I'm not allowed to do today because it is too fragile.

0:27:130:27:19

It really is no wonder that this captivating cabinet stimulated

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a lifelong compulsion to collect.

0:27:230:27:26

Of course, the big question today is how much stimulation

0:27:260:27:30

will our teams be requiring over at the auction?

0:27:300:27:33

Well, we've whizzed from Cheltenham to Stratford-upon-Avon

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to be at Bigwood's Auction House with Christopher Ironmonger.

0:27:450:27:48

-Good morning, Christopher.

-Good morning, Tim.

0:27:480:27:52

Jennifer and Annette - their first item is this stag jardiniere.

0:27:520:27:57

-Do you rate it?

-It's an attractive piece.

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A little comment on the condition is appropriate.

0:28:020:28:05

It is a little bit crazed and knocked around

0:28:050:28:09

but these pieces often were.

0:28:090:28:11

Its colouration is a little unusual.

0:28:120:28:14

The sort of puce colour on the side is not everybody's cup of tea

0:28:140:28:18

-but nevertheless - £40 to £60.

-£67 paid.

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So, they are more or less in the frame.

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I agree with you. Looking inside that, it looks what my mother would call disgusting.

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-Next up is the inkwell.

-Yes.

-With its silver top.

0:28:290:28:33

-That is very clean and ready to go condition, isn't it?

-It is.

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It's Birmingham 1903.

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An attractive base with the foliage and the gilt.

0:28:400:28:43

We're perhaps being a little bit on the mean side. £25 to £45.

0:28:430:28:46

I think it will do better than that.

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A little bit on the mean side? £105 they paid for this(!)

0:28:480:28:53

£25 to £35?

0:28:530:28:56

Because of the silver prices it will probably be pushed on more.

0:28:560:28:59

£25 to £40?!

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All right, we're being mean(!)

0:29:010:29:03

No, we'll see. Exciting.

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Now what about this bronze dish? The Art Nouveau bronze dish.

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Looking at it, we are a little uncertain as to

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whether it has got a great deal of age and, for that reason,

0:29:140:29:18

we've estimated £5 to £10.

0:29:180:29:20

£55 paid. This is going terribly well at the moment.

0:29:200:29:22

They are going to need their bonus buy so let's have a look at it.

0:29:220:29:26

Jennifer and Annette - you gave the boy £73 of left over lolly.

0:29:280:29:33

-Colin, what did you spend it on?

-Something not too big.

0:29:330:29:36

Not too pricey.

0:29:360:29:39

I spent it on...

0:29:390:29:41

Yes, I knew you would!

0:29:410:29:44

-I just had an inkling about that.

-Really?

0:29:440:29:47

Because you liked it so much, yes.

0:29:470:29:49

I shouldn't buy just the things that I like but it just seemed so cheap.

0:29:490:29:54

A little water dropper or ink pot, we know it is not old

0:29:560:30:01

so it won't make thousands of pounds.

0:30:010:30:03

It's not going to make hundreds of pounds

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but it is definitely going to make tens of pounds.

0:30:050:30:08

-You gave me £73 to spend.

-Yes, what did you pay for that, Colin?

0:30:080:30:12

£25 spent.

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OK, are you predicting much of a profit? Not really.

0:30:140:30:17

I am predicting a little bit of a profit.

0:30:170:30:20

I'm not going to keep carping on about it.

0:30:200:30:23

I think we should just see what happens during the sale.

0:30:230:30:27

Treasure those memories. Meanwhile, why don't we find out

0:30:270:30:30

what the auctioneer thinks about Colin's little carp.

0:30:300:30:34

This is a bit fishy.

0:30:370:30:38

Yes, erm...

0:30:380:30:40

I suppose order of the day, these little Chinese pieces at the moment.

0:30:400:30:46

A fish is quite attractive

0:30:470:30:51

but we've said £10 to £15.

0:30:510:30:53

It is a nice, little thing. £25 paid by Colin. That's it for the Reds.

0:30:530:30:58

Now for the Blues. What a collection they've got.

0:30:580:31:02

Now, first up, tribal art. Are you hot on tribal art?

0:31:020:31:06

I wouldn't say necessarily.

0:31:060:31:08

We have had a few pieces in over the last year or so.

0:31:080:31:11

We did have another headrest that came in that sold very well.

0:31:110:31:14

That was a Zulu one but this one is turn of the century perhaps.

0:31:140:31:20

-It doesn't look terribly comfy, does it?

-Well, they never were.

0:31:200:31:25

I suppose if you've got nothing to lie on.

0:31:250:31:28

-Probably £30 to £40.

-Brilliant. £21 paid.

0:31:280:31:33

Next up, James found these Cantonese pots.

0:31:340:31:38

The condition of that one is not so hot, is it?

0:31:380:31:41

It's had a bit of a battering at the top there.

0:31:410:31:45

Somebody's attacked it with a hammer.

0:31:450:31:47

It's such a shame because the other one is in somewhat better order.

0:31:470:31:52

They sell well, these Canton vases.

0:31:520:31:56

We've had some larger ones than these in, that made £600,000 each.

0:31:560:32:01

We've said £150 to £250.

0:32:010:32:04

-So that takes into account the condition.

-It does, yes.

0:32:040:32:07

£220 they paid. So that's pretty good.

0:32:070:32:10

-I think we're on the right side there.

-What about this press then?

0:32:100:32:13

-These bits of kitchenalia are popular?

-They are.

0:32:130:32:16

There's a lot of people collecting that.

0:32:160:32:19

That's something they will see as a little bit different.

0:32:190:32:22

-Yes.

-Probably going to make £30 or £40.

0:32:220:32:25

£18 was paid.

0:32:250:32:28

I've a funny feeling that this team is going to do massively well.

0:32:280:32:31

In which case, they won't need their bonus buy.

0:32:310:32:34

Let's go and have a look at it anyway.

0:32:340:32:36

OK, girls. What do you suppose James Lewis spent your £41 on?

0:32:360:32:42

-Something very big and expensive.

-That's why he's holding it proudly!

0:32:420:32:47

Something very quirky.

0:32:470:32:48

-Possibly African.

-Really?

0:32:480:32:52

-Well, he's going to reveal all.

-Or Chinese.

0:32:520:32:56

-Oh!

-Or Chinese?

0:32:560:32:58

You're right. It's Chinese and quirky.

0:32:580:33:00

There we go. I saw that and I thought it's different.

0:33:000:33:03

Just a bit of fun really.

0:33:030:33:04

It's a water dropper bottle.

0:33:040:33:06

-Oh right.

-You fill it up and the air would escape out of there.

0:33:060:33:10

Put your finger over.

0:33:100:33:11

-Water for what?

-For art. For pictures.

0:33:130:33:17

This whole business of Chinese water colours which are frightfully wishy-washy

0:33:170:33:22

and they get wishy-washy because they soak the paper during the painting process.

0:33:220:33:28

Shove a few blobs of ink on.

0:33:280:33:30

I've got to check with my pendulum

0:33:300:33:32

whether this is going to be a good buy.

0:33:320:33:36

I have to have a little... hang on...

0:33:360:33:37

I think it's a boy.

0:33:390:33:41

-Is that good or no?

-This is very positive. Very positive, James.

0:33:410:33:46

It's going to make money, in other words?

0:33:460:33:49

-Is that what it means?

-Yes. It's going to make money.

0:33:490:33:52

We can have two predictions here.

0:33:520:33:54

-First of all, you have to tell us how much you paid?

-OK.

0:33:540:33:58

What do you think it's worth?

0:33:580:33:59

-I think £20, £30?

-£40?

0:33:590:34:02

£20, £30, £40?

0:34:020:34:03

That's quite precise, isn't it?!

0:34:030:34:06

£7.50.

0:34:060:34:07

-Oh, wow.

-It's chipped.

0:34:070:34:10

It's probably about 100 years old, something like that.

0:34:100:34:13

-It's tactile.

-It's different.

0:34:130:34:17

You don't have to decide right now. You decide after the sale of the first three items.

0:34:170:34:22

For the viewers at home let's find out

0:34:220:34:24

what the auctioneer thinks about James' water dropper.

0:34:240:34:27

There we go, Christopher. Yet another piece of Chinese green.

0:34:290:34:34

Well, it is attractive.

0:34:340:34:36

You see quite a lot of these at the moment.

0:34:360:34:38

Everybody does seem to be sort of going in this direction.

0:34:380:34:43

We've said £10 to £20. It's a little decorative object.

0:34:430:34:46

Obviously it has a function

0:34:460:34:47

but somebody will buy it as a decorative collectible.

0:34:470:34:50

James Lewis only paid £7.50. And that's the secret.

0:34:500:34:54

If you pay the right price you're going to make a small profit.

0:34:540:34:58

Well, he can't lose much on that.

0:34:580:35:00

Well, you can lose £7.50 and he didn't have that much money left.

0:35:000:35:05

That's a sensible buy.

0:35:050:35:06

We'll stand by, hopefully, to make some massive profits, Christopher. No pressure.

0:35:060:35:11

We'll do our best.

0:35:110:35:12

-Are you excited?

-Absolutely. I can't wait.

0:35:210:35:24

It is a moment, isn't it?

0:35:240:35:26

We've got a nice crowd of people in this room

0:35:260:35:29

and I am sure they're all gagging to buy your lots.

0:35:290:35:32

-We do hope so.

-The first lot up is the jardiniere and here it comes.

0:35:320:35:35

-AUCTIONEER:

-A 20th century majolica jardiniere.

0:35:350:35:39

A very nice one with the stag and the landscape setting there.

0:35:390:35:42

Who's going to start me at £40?

0:35:420:35:46

£30 to start then. £25 to start.

0:35:460:35:49

It is not dear at this price, is it?

0:35:490:35:51

£20 I'm bid. 20, and five do I hear? At £20 the maiden bid. 25.

0:35:510:35:56

£30, sir? 30. £35? £30. There at £30. And five, if you like?

0:35:560:36:01

At £30 only. It's going to be sold at £30, make no mistake. At £30...

0:36:010:36:05

GAVEL STRIKES

0:36:050:36:07

-Minus £37.

-We got a bargain.

0:36:080:36:11

-AUCTIONEER:

-It is the Edwardian silver mounted earthenware ink well.

0:36:110:36:16

Birmingham 1903 and I've got multiple bids.

0:36:160:36:19

I can start at 50 on the book. At 50, at 50, and £60 now. At £50,

0:36:190:36:23

£60 and I'm clear. £70 do I hear? £80? £90. £100?

0:36:230:36:30

£100 on the stairs, £110 at the back. £120, sir?

0:36:300:36:34

-£110 the lady's bid.

-Ooh! A profit!

0:36:340:36:37

At £110...

0:36:370:36:40

GAVEL STRIKES

0:36:400:36:41

-Result!

-Yes!

0:36:410:36:44

Plus £5 is very good which means you are minus £32 overall.

0:36:480:36:52

But here comes your bronze dish.

0:36:520:36:54

-AUCTIONEER:

-The Art Nouveau caster brass style dish.

0:36:540:36:59

I can start at £15. £20 in the room?

0:36:590:37:02

At £15, £15. £18, £20, £22.

0:37:020:37:06

£24. £26. £28, madam?

0:37:060:37:09

£28, the lady's bid. You are in at £28.

0:37:090:37:14

Are we done and finished at £28?

0:37:160:37:18

I'm pleased.

0:37:180:37:21

That's minus £27 which means overall, you are minus £59.

0:37:210:37:27

-That's not too bad. It could have been a lot worse.

-It could have been a lot worse!

0:37:270:37:32

So what are you doing about the bonus buy then? It's £25 at risk.

0:37:320:37:38

I really don't want to.

0:37:380:37:39

I don't really want to add to what we've already lost.

0:37:390:37:43

I would be inclined to say give it a go.

0:37:430:37:46

We have a bit of a split between our teams here.

0:37:460:37:50

The thing is they're great friends

0:37:500:37:52

but they've also got very strong wills...

0:37:520:37:54

both of you. Annette, you're going to give way?

0:37:540:37:58

I am, yes.

0:37:580:37:59

-You are going to give way.

-She did well on the ink well.

0:37:590:38:02

So, I think on that basis...

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You're going to let her marketing experience sway you.

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We're going to sell it anyway and here it comes.

0:38:070:38:11

-AUCTIONEER:

-An oriental, porcelain water dropper. Nice, little item.

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Fashioned as a carp on its side.

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£20, I am bid. £22, if you like. 22.

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£24? £24. £26?

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The gentleman here at £24.

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This is close.

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At £24...

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-You saved us a £1.

-Minus £1.

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And you didn't go with it anyway. That's tremendously close.

0:38:350:38:40

It might be a winning score so don't say a word to the Blues.

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-Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-We don't want you to.

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-They wouldn't tell us at all.

-They weren't spilling any beans.

0:38:560:38:59

James, your favourite subject.

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-The first item up which is the African. Impressed?

-Yes.

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You paid £21 for that, which was a result

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because he's estimated £30 to £40.

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That's good, isn't it?

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So you could double your money on that which is a very fair beginning.

0:39:140:39:17

-AUCTIONEER:

-The headrest, very interesting

0:39:170:39:21

chevron tool there. Who's going to give me £30?

0:39:210:39:25

Quite collectible, tribal art. £20 to start me then. £20?

0:39:250:39:31

At £20, it's a maiden bid of £20.

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And £30. Standing at £30.

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It's going to be sold at £30.

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Are we done at £30?

0:39:390:39:42

Very good. Plus £9. That's fair enough.

0:39:420:39:45

-AUCTIONEER:

-Nice pair of late 19th century, Chinese, porcelain vases.

0:39:450:39:50

It ought to be a couple of hundred pounds. £150 to start me.

0:39:500:39:56

£150? Come on. Well, £100 then.

0:39:560:40:01

£100, I am bid.

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The bid is here at £100.

0:40:020:40:05

At £120. At £100. £110, he says.

0:40:050:40:10

£120 down here. At £120.

0:40:100:40:14

I'll take £130. Don't give up easily,

0:40:140:40:16

At £120 in the front row. £120, are we sure?

0:40:160:40:20

GAVEL STRIKES

0:40:200:40:21

-It is minus £100, lads.

-No way. Absolutely bonkers.

0:40:210:40:28

-AUCTIONEER:

-A lemon squeezer. I am going to ask for £30.

0:40:280:40:33

£20 to get me going. £20 I'm bid. £30, sir.

0:40:330:40:38

£40, £40 and five?

0:40:380:40:42

£40 it is. Seated over there at £40. It's going to be sold at £40.

0:40:420:40:46

Are we done? Yours for £40.

0:40:460:40:48

You are minus £69.

0:40:480:40:51

What would you like to do about the water dropper?

0:40:510:40:54

There weren't any buyers for the last Chinese things so there might not be any for this.

0:40:540:40:58

-We haven't made any money.

-It's more available at that price.

0:40:580:41:03

Oh, dear me.

0:41:030:41:05

-Are you going to go with it?

-Yes.

-Very good.

0:41:050:41:08

You're going with the bonus buy and here it comes.

0:41:080:41:11

-AUCTIONEER:

-The green glazed water dropper. Bulb form, moulded

0:41:110:41:15

with a climbing creature, inside signature.

0:41:150:41:18

Who's going to give me £20 for this one? £20 I am bid.

0:41:180:41:23

£25, £30, £35, £40, £45? £40. It is going at £40.

0:41:230:41:29

Are we done at £40?

0:41:290:41:31

The man is a genius.

0:41:320:41:34

That makes you minus £36.50 but it could be a winning score.

0:41:350:41:38

We shan't be going out for lunch to celebrate...

0:41:380:41:41

..or dinner, or coffee or a burger!

0:41:410:41:44

We might have a glass of wine.

0:41:440:41:46

The truth of the matter is, sadly, nobody is going home

0:41:510:41:54

with any cash today and there's not much between you all, I have to say.

0:41:540:41:59

-Oh.

-But the team that is slightly behind...

0:41:590:42:03

-are the Reds.

-Aww.

0:42:030:42:06

Minus £59 is your score. I think the prize has to go to Jennifer

0:42:060:42:13

because you made a £5 profit, darling, on your ink well

0:42:130:42:16

and then you made the right decision not to go with the bonus buy,

0:42:160:42:19

but only by a marginal pound. You must be pretty pleased.

0:42:190:42:23

Yes, very.

0:42:230:42:24

I hope you had a nice time too, Annette. Because we loved having you on the show.

0:42:240:42:29

Now, the victors today, who win by only losing £36.50,

0:42:290:42:35

largely because, in a very exciting sense,

0:42:350:42:39

James contributed £32.50 profit

0:42:390:42:42

on his bonus buy - which was very good. So, well done for that James.

0:42:420:42:46

-But £100 loss on the vases as well!

-Don't worry about that.

0:42:460:42:49

The fact of the matter is that, were it not for the bonus buy,

0:42:490:42:52

you girls would be trailing today.

0:42:520:42:55

-We would.

-You would. So be grateful to the man. Revel in it! Enjoy it!

0:42:550:42:59

In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes? Yes!

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