0:00:03 > 0:00:06Welcome to Cheltenham Racecourse.
0:00:07 > 0:00:12It's not the bookies today who are hoping to make a fortune, it's our teams.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14So let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Do you reckon you could go out and spend £300,
0:00:44 > 0:00:48buy three antiques to make a profit later at auction?
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Yes. That's what they all say!
0:00:53 > 0:00:57Today, it's a team of friends against partners,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00in a battle to buy the best bargains
0:01:00 > 0:01:03and make the most profit down at the auction,
0:01:03 > 0:01:08where Christopher Ironmonger is ready to sell, sell, sell.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13And I get to pop ten miles down the road to Snowshill Manor.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Let's meet the teams.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Today for the Red Team, we have good friends Eve and Mary.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25You've been friends, Eve, for 20 years. How did you meet?
0:01:25 > 0:01:29We met on the paediatric unit in Hereford.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33We were doing a child course
0:01:33 > 0:01:37and we had to drive up to Birmingham and back.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39We went with each other and supported each other,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- and that was over 20 years ago. - Was it?
0:01:42 > 0:01:47- I hear you're about to get some exciting recognition for all your hard work.- Yes.
0:01:47 > 0:01:52Yes. I've been nominated by Hereford Trust
0:01:52 > 0:01:56to, er, go to the Queen's Garden Party.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57Gosh!
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- And I'm taking Mary with me as my guest.- Isn't that lovely?
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- And are you looking forward to it? - I am, yes.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- They're quite an affair, I can tell you.- Are they? - Yes, you get delicious eats.
0:02:09 > 0:02:14- Don't eat all week, if I were you. - Sounds good!
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Well deserved. I hope the weather's nice, too.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21Mary, tell me about your plans about taking your nursing skills abroad.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24I'm planning on going to Tanzania.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29There's a hospital there that has a link with a county hospital in Hereford.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33We would hope to see what we could do about what we can send,
0:02:33 > 0:02:35so that it isn't wasted.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Your idea of collecting is an unusual one, isn't it?
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Yes, an obsession with cups and saucers.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45I do have some teapots, as well.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49But I seem to like cups and saucers. Unfortunately, I don't like tea.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- Ahh.- I drink coffee only. I don't know why, I just like cups and saucers!
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- And are you going to have fun today? - Oh, definitely.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Well, we're going to be fascinated to see what you acquire.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06- Now for the Blues, we have partners, Jason and Melissa.- Hi, Tim.
0:03:06 > 0:03:07How did you two get together?
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Jason and I met online about 18 months ago.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- Winked at each other over the internet.- Is that what happens? - Oh, yes.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- Is it?- You send a little wink across the ether!
0:03:18 > 0:03:22We met up and hit it off so well, and haven't stopped laughing since.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27Well, all must be going well, because your first child is due fairly soon.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Are you getting any time to put your feet up?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Yes, we're trying to relax really well at the moment.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37It's not been an easy pregnancy, so we're putting our feet up as much as we can.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- And what sort of bargain gets your attention, Melissa?- I like shiny.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- Do you?- I like sparkly things, silver, diamonds.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- Expensive stuff.- Yes. - Is that what you're going for?
0:03:46 > 0:03:50Not too expensive. But I'll be keeping an eye out for something nice and shiny.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Jason, it's been a bit of a roller-coaster year for you.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57It has a bit. It's been up and down.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00I lost my job,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04so it's a case of trying to find something I enjoy doing.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- What did you do before? - I started out in engineering as a pattern maker.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14So I used to make allsorts of nice little detailed patterns.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17But my recent experience has been as a retail manager.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- It's an exciting time, with the baby coming.- Yes.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- You want to be getting on with it. - Definitely.- Good luck with that.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28What cunning tactics have you got on Bargain Hunt, you two?
0:04:28 > 0:04:32We're going to buy as cheap as we can and sell it for as much as we can!
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- It's like your retail experience! - Exactly, yes!
0:04:36 > 0:04:39It's exactly the same as running one of your shops!
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Anyway, we shall see. Now the money moment.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46- £300 apiece. Here you go, £300. There you go.- Thank you.
0:04:46 > 0:04:52- £300.- Thank you.- You know the rules. Your experts await. Off you go! Very, very good luck.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53What fun!
0:04:59 > 0:05:04'Taking the reigns for the Red Team today is expert Colin Young.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08'While James Lewis will be steering the Blue Team to the finish line.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10'No pressure, then, gents!'
0:05:19 > 0:05:22'On your marks, get set, go! And they're off.'
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- Is there anything that you really want to be buying?- Erm...
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Maybe big vases, porcelain.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- You can either start out here or start inside. - Start out here, I think.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37As long as we get it cheap and cheerful, or as reasonable as we can.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Stay cheerful, we'll just make sure we get it cheap!
0:05:40 > 0:05:43'Good plan, Reds.'
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- What's this?- It's a stamp press.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50That's cool. I quite like that!
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Have you seen what's on it? "Boston Golf Club".
0:05:55 > 0:06:00- How does the Boston Golf Club grab you?- Boston Golf Club...
0:06:01 > 0:06:03That's what it says on the stamp.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- How much is that?- No price on it at the moment.- 35.- 35.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10OK, you've got to think who'd like it.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15- Golfers.- Yes. - People who are into stamps.- Yes!
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- That's about it really!- Yes. - It's a bit limited. - It's a very acquired taste.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- We'll bear it in mind. - You've got something in the...
0:06:23 > 0:06:25..the back of your mind when we get desperate.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29'Yep, stamp-collecting golfers might be a bit of a niche market.
0:06:29 > 0:06:34'But don't worry, plenty of time to find something with more general appeal.'
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- They make me laugh.- They probably came free with a packet of tea!
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- You don't really like them? - I think they're great.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Those are nice, those vases, but they're quite expensive.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00There's an ugly parrot!
0:07:00 > 0:07:04What about this? This is rather nice. I like this.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- Great little thing, isn't it? - It's not too bad a price.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10I must admit, that is the sort of thing that does sell well.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- I like it.- If you stand a chance, that's something to be going for.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- It's quite quirky, isn't it? - It is.
0:07:16 > 0:07:22Good Art Deco, chromium plated, good style-icon piece.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- 'Go on, Mary!' - What is your best price that you could give us on this 1930s lamp?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- £110 would be the very best.- Right.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32It's all been rewired and PAT tested and earthed.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36'But wait a minute. Aren't you forgetting something?'
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Are you not going to try and haggle him down to 105?- Yes.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- You never know. - Do you want to haggle?- Yes, please.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- It would be nice! - What do you want to haggle to?
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- 105.- All right, then.- Lovely.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- Thank you very much. - You're very welcome.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54'That was suspiciously easy. But have they got a bargain buy?'
0:07:55 > 0:07:58'Meanwhile, Jason and Melissa are determined
0:07:58 > 0:08:01'not to make a pig's ear of their first buy!'
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Have they all got the NatWest stoppers in?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- It's all the originals. - They've got the original stoppers.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- How much do you think they would go for?- They used to make 120 for a set.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16They're now making about 65, 70.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Just wondering how much you're doing on the NatWest pigs.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22It's 110 for the set.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- 110?- Yes.- OK.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27They are all...
0:08:27 > 0:08:32- One's got the stamp, the original stoppers. - I've seen the stoppers, as well.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34What's the best you can do on them?
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- I'd do 100.- You couldn't go any lower than 100?- Not really.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- I'm not making a lot out of them. - We'll have a think about that.- OK.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48'At £100, it looks like these little piggies
0:08:48 > 0:08:52'might be destined to stay at the market.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55'Farm animals are all the rage today.'
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- Look at the horse's head.- Oh, yes.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- You follow him and I'll have a look at the horse's head.- OK.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- ..Not for us. We haven't got enough budget.- What about the horse's head?
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- Sorry?- The horse's head. - I like this, but it's too much.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- Can I show you the horse's head? - THEY CHATTER
0:09:18 > 0:09:20'You might have to shout to get their attention, Mary.'
0:09:20 > 0:09:25What about the horse's head, being as we're at Cheltenham Racecourse?
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- But we're not selling here, are we? - 'Good point, Eve.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30'Knowing your market is key.'
0:09:32 > 0:09:35I like that.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- What's the best you can do on the robot?- 80.- 80.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- Could you do it for 70?- 75.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43HE GROANS I like that. Let's go for that.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Can I just say something?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Are we going to an antiques sale or a toy sale?
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- It's a collectable sale, as well. - OK.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- Go that way, then. - Let's go this way.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56'Oo-ar! Divisions in the ranks already.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00'The Reds are having no such problems.'
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- What do you think to that? - That's pretty.- It's three ounces.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- Yes, I love it.- Yes? - It's rather pretty, isn't it?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09It's very pretty. How old do you think it is?
0:10:09 > 0:10:15Fortunately, it's dated for us. They've looked at the hallmark, Chester Assay Office.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18It dates from 1903. So a good Edwardian piece.
0:10:18 > 0:10:24Very much stylised of the period, with this mixture of Rococo scrolling decoration in there
0:10:24 > 0:10:27and Baroque areas of cartouches.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Nice piercework, as well.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31Very pretty, isn't it?
0:10:31 > 0:10:35It's priced at £115.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38Is that really your best price?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- Call it 75, then.- Wonderful!
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- Do you want to buy it? - Yes. I'd have that in my home.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- Right! There we go.- OK. - That sounds like a deal done!
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- We're there at 75. Lovely. - ALL: Thank you very much.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57'Well done, Reds. Time to chill. Take it easy.'
0:10:58 > 0:11:0345 minutes left, £120, one more item to buy.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08- Let's just relax and find something at a leisurely pace.- Yes.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Aww! Poor bird.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23'The Blues passed on the pottery pigs, but James is sticking with the wildlife theme.'
0:11:23 > 0:11:26It's in good nick. There's no woodworm or anything.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32What do you think to a stuffed seagull?
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- It's different!- It is. - It's definitely quirky.- Yes.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38£60.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- I'm not sure it's for us, but we'll keep it in mind.- OK.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- Do you think there's a lot of market for stuffed seagulls?- No.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- THEY LAUGH - Do I like it? No.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Do I approve of it? No.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54'Should you buy it? No.'
0:11:58 > 0:12:00That's a size and a half!
0:12:02 > 0:12:04What about a chair?
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- I like the book rack. That's rather nice.- The book rack.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- Let's go and see what it is, then. - Come on, Eve. Stop sitting in the chair.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14That's lovely. Too pricey.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- I can do 120.- 120.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- How much have we got left?- You've got to leave me some for a swap!
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- We've only got 120 left.- Yes.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- It's a great item. We can come back. - I think it's beautiful.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- Leave it for a moment. - Calm down, Mary!
0:12:30 > 0:12:35- I'll go slow.- That would be a record time of 16 minutes purchasing if we do that!
0:12:35 > 0:12:37See what else there is.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41'I don't think Colin's ever had to work so hard
0:12:41 > 0:12:44'to stop a team spending their money straight away.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48'No pigs, no birds, but the Blues have still got the wildlife bug.'
0:12:48 > 0:12:52Would you do the set of the bees?
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- There's a group. - Yes, we can always do something.
0:12:56 > 0:13:02What I would say is, it's difficult buying from somebody who's such a specialist
0:13:02 > 0:13:07- and then putting them into a general auction...- Mm. - ..and trying to make a profit.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09How much are they, just for...?
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- £100.- It's a lot of money.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17- That's with a good discount. - Massive swallow!
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- Yes.- That's a big one. - We can keep looking.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Nil desperandum!
0:13:24 > 0:13:25They should cost more.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30- I mean, to me, I can see those making £20 at a general auction.- OK.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35- Still not going with the seagull. - OK! If you don't want to make a profit, not my problem.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40'Ah, come on, Blues. Try teamwork. You haven't bought anything yet.'
0:13:43 > 0:13:48'While Mary's already trying to buy the Reds' final item!'
0:13:50 > 0:13:53..She wants to do this.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- It's Art Nouvelle.- Yes.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59Just to remind you, we've still got 35 minutes of shopping left.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04- Can you walk round a bit more, then? - Once you've bought your third item, we're done.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09- Do you want to have another look round?- Definitely. - We'll go and have a walk round.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12'Good advice, Colin.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16'Spend your time wisely and you'll spend you money wisely.
0:14:16 > 0:14:22- 'Just don't panic, Mary!' - We've got loads of time, so calm down. We've got loads of time.
0:14:22 > 0:14:28Nice condition inside. And a little compartment inside that pulls down, for love letters.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30It's a sweet little box. It's got a good colour.
0:14:30 > 0:14:35The sort of thing that a private buyer would buy, for obvious reasons. It's practical.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40It's quite late. It's probably 1860, 1870.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- And at that period, you expect to have a bit more mother-of-pearl inlay.- OK.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49- If you're going to be spending getting on towards £100...- OK.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53..for me, I would want to see a little more decoration on the cover.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58- Could we take it down any further than the 85? - 75 would be my very best.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- 75.- Couldn't squeeze it down to 70?
0:15:00 > 0:15:03'James doesn't look convinced.'
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- Go on, then, £70.- Do you think 70 will be good for that?
0:15:06 > 0:15:11What I want you to think about is, look at it and think, "Is that going to make a profit?"
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- Not, "Do I like it."- OK.- All right?
0:15:14 > 0:15:19If you think, "I've a gut reaction that that's going to make a profit," go for it!
0:15:19 > 0:15:22What do you think?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I think we need to come back on that one.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27'Half an hour gone and nothing bought.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30'What's happening with those Blues?'
0:15:30 > 0:15:33They have very set views on what they like or don't like.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36It's always difficult to try and say to somebody,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39"It's irrelevant if you like it, it's whether it'll make a profit."
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Today, that mindset of, "I don't like it"
0:15:42 > 0:15:45is totally overtaking whether it's a potential profit.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- I'm having a hot flush! - Are you really?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55'Come on, James, time to lead from the front.'
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- What's that ladle?- It's...
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- Not that one! That little one there. - Which? That one?
0:16:02 > 0:16:05It's Perth. It's Scottish provincial silver.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10- Right.- Which is, theoretically, like gold dust.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15A bit of a misshapen bowl.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20- But it's early.- I know that silver sells very well. I like silver.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25Something that you need to look at here - we've got an IP and an IP.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28In this case, the "I" is in fact a "J", for John Pringle.
0:16:28 > 0:16:34And this is a make that was basically based out of Perth.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36So you've got a bit of Scottish provincial silver.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41- If that had been London, it would be worth £30.- OK.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45If it was Chester, it would be worth maybe £50.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- But the fact that it's Perth, it's got the potential of being £200.- OK.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- And how much is that?- 145.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- Theoretically...- It's very light.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59I'm not selling it for scrap!
0:16:59 > 0:17:02THEY LAUGH
0:17:02 > 0:17:04I think we need to buy something.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07'Yes, that is the idea!'
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Well, I think it's steep at that.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14'Oh, dear. Still no purchases.'
0:17:23 > 0:17:27'If the Blues don't get a move on, they might not buy a thing.'
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- What do you think to that? - I don't like it.- Ugly.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- Do you know who he is? - BOTH: No.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- Duke of Wellington? - He's the Duke of Wellington.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38And what have we got coming up?
0:17:38 > 0:17:42- OK... Abba. Eurovision Song Contest. - Waterloo!
0:17:42 > 0:17:48And where are we, we're a couple of years away from the Battle of Waterloo bicentenary.
0:17:48 > 0:17:54Anyone with any common sense is buying Napoleonic, Wellington memorabilia.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- I still think we'd be better off with the ladle.- You can have both.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00What would you sell them both to us for?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Just to get rid of you, £150!
0:18:02 > 0:18:07- That and the ladle for...£150, did you say?- I said £150!
0:18:08 > 0:18:10145 - deal.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- OK!- Deal. Well done. Brilliant.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16My goodness! Phew!
0:18:16 > 0:18:20'That was painful. Two items with one handshake.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23'Nearly there, Blues.'
0:18:23 > 0:18:28- What's the best price that you can...?- I could do it for 110.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30For us, just a little bit more?
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Er, the very best I could do would be 105.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- OK.- Happy with that?- Deal.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- He's even got a red T-shirt! - BOTH: Yes!
0:18:41 > 0:18:45He's definitely on our side!
0:18:45 > 0:18:48'The Reds are over the line.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52'Come on, Blues. Only seven minutes left.'
0:18:56 > 0:18:57I quite like that.
0:18:57 > 0:19:03What do you think of this little painting...painter's box?
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- Again, a bit quirky.- Oh, look!
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- What would be the best on that? 48? - 48...
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- 38.- I think it's interesting.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- It is.- It's a bit different.- Yes.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- Yes.- Too quirky, though? - Well, that's us, isn't it?
0:19:21 > 0:19:25What do you think it would make at auction?
0:19:25 > 0:19:29I think it'd probably go for 40, 45.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31I think it might scrape 50.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34It'll struggle, but I think it'll get there.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- 35.- 35.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- Shall we do that? - I quite like 35 for that.- Yes?
0:19:40 > 0:19:42It's a very good deal.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- Yes, 35.- OK. Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50'Uh-oh. James isn't happy!'
0:19:53 > 0:19:55'She is, though.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58'Let's remind ourselves what the teams bought.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03'Eve and Mary raced out of the blocks with the Art Deco table lamp
0:20:03 > 0:20:08'at £105. But will it be a shining example?
0:20:08 > 0:20:11'They jumped at the bonbon dish at £75
0:20:11 > 0:20:15'and took a few laps of the circuit before coming back to the book rack
0:20:15 > 0:20:18'at £105. Wow.'
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- Did you enjoy that, team? - We did, very much.- Did you?
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- What about you, Mary?- Loved it. Love spending other people's money.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29How much did you spend?
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- It was £285.- That is a proper job, isn't it?- It is.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38- Have you got £15 for me?- Mary has. - I can squeeze it out.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Good. Thank you very much. Lovely.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- £15.- Thank you very much.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- It's not much, is it? - It's not. Nice change.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48But I suppose that just increases the pressure now.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- It's a bit of a risk factor.- It is.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54It's always fun to find out what he buys with the bonus buy.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- I'll be interested. - We all will be!
0:20:56 > 0:21:01Anyway, very good luck. Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue Team bought?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04'Jason and Melissa were slow to start,
0:21:04 > 0:21:07'but they picked up speed with two buys in one,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10'the Scottish silver ladle for 120
0:21:10 > 0:21:15'and the ormolu bust of the Duke of Wellington at £25.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19'And they crossed the finish line carrying the artist's travelling box
0:21:19 > 0:21:20'for £35.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23'In fact, they were quite made up!'
0:21:23 > 0:21:25How much did you spend all round, Jase?
0:21:25 > 0:21:30- 180.- £180 you spent. I'd like £120 of leftover lolly, please.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Is that all of it? I don't need to count it, do I? No.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- Course not!- £120 goes straight over to J Lewis.- Thank you.
0:21:36 > 0:21:41An authority on bonus buys, if I remember correctly, James?
0:21:41 > 0:21:44I'm going to look for something that I can set a fire in.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Something to burn our third purchase in.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Because I hate it so much!
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Good luck, James. Good luck, team.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58Meanwhile, we're heading off to the depths of Gloucestershire to lovely Snowshill Manor.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Set in the Cotswold countryside,
0:22:03 > 0:22:08Snowshill Manor is constructed of the yellow stone so typical to this area.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11But inside this house, it is a little unusual.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15Until 1951, the avid collector, Charles Paget Wade,
0:22:15 > 0:22:17who'd inherited a fortune from his father,
0:22:17 > 0:22:21filled it with eccentric and unique items.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Everything from bicycles,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27to impressively intricate furniture.
0:22:28 > 0:22:34If there's one type of furniture that Charles Wade was very, very keen on,
0:22:34 > 0:22:36that was cabinets.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41There are lots of them crammed into several of the rooms here.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44My pick, though, is this piece of furniture.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48If you were unaware,
0:22:48 > 0:22:52you would, at first glance at a piece of furniture like this,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55get incredibly excited.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00Because it would appear to be a Renaissance cabinet,
0:23:00 > 0:23:04made in Italy around 1550 to 1580.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09If we look at the central door, you can see that it's veneered in tortoiseshell,
0:23:09 > 0:23:14literally shells stripped from the back of a tortoise
0:23:14 > 0:23:16and applied onto the carcass wood.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20The tortoiseshell has then been cut with a series of lines
0:23:20 > 0:23:23that have been filled with polished pewter,
0:23:23 > 0:23:27that originally would've been bright and sparkling.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30At the end of all those fronds of pewter
0:23:30 > 0:23:33are a number of flower heads and devices,
0:23:33 > 0:23:36and each of those are in different polychrome stones -
0:23:36 > 0:23:40bright blue lapis lazuli,
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Cornelian coral, malachite.
0:23:44 > 0:23:50That polished stone is reflected in these freestanding pillars outside.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54And if you look at the end one, you can see where a piece has just chipped away,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57and you can see how wafer-thin
0:23:57 > 0:24:00the stone in the veneering actually is.
0:24:00 > 0:24:06This piece is likely to have been made by a man called GB Gatti.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10He was a specialist in Renaissance Revival furniture,
0:24:10 > 0:24:16replicating the earlier pieces for the 19th century Great Exhibitions,
0:24:16 > 0:24:20from which this may have been originally bought.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Gatti might've made this,
0:24:23 > 0:24:26not in Florence but probably in Milan,
0:24:26 > 0:24:29between, say, 1840 and 1880.
0:24:29 > 0:24:35What's wonderful about Snowshill, though, is that they've got all Wade's documents.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39You can trace back where most of the items he bought came from.
0:24:39 > 0:24:45On this receipt, we see that in August 1927,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47negotiations were under way
0:24:47 > 0:24:52to acquire this piece from an antique dealer in Taunton.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55By October, 1927, the deal had been done,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58but the antique dealer is asking him,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01"How do you want to send it from Taunton to London?'
0:25:01 > 0:25:08"Of course, we could send it off at once by a special van, which would cost about £6."
0:25:08 > 0:25:09The dealer goes on to say,
0:25:09 > 0:25:13"In the light of it being, of course, such a bargain
0:25:13 > 0:25:15in regard of the cost of it to you,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18would you agree to our doing this
0:25:18 > 0:25:22or shall we still wait awhile in the hope of sharing a van?"
0:25:22 > 0:25:26What did the cabinet cost in the first place?
0:25:26 > 0:25:29All of £60.
0:25:29 > 0:25:351927 was a very good time to be buying quality pieces of furniture.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37The big question today is, of course,
0:25:37 > 0:25:40how will our teams' bargains be faring
0:25:40 > 0:25:42over at the auction?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46'It's the moment of truth.'
0:25:46 > 0:25:50We've come 30.9 miles
0:25:50 > 0:25:52from Cheltenham to Stratford-Upon-Avon,
0:25:52 > 0:25:57and very, very nice it is, too, to be at Bigwood's sale room with Christopher Ironmonger.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01- Christopher.- Good morning. - Good morning. Lovely to be back.
0:26:01 > 0:26:07First up is this Art Deco table lamp-cum-smoker's compendium.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Which I personally think is absolutely hideous!
0:26:09 > 0:26:11How do you rate it?
0:26:11 > 0:26:14I suppose it's a novelty,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16bit of a fashion statement item,
0:26:16 > 0:26:20which some people do like.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22If you want something different
0:26:22 > 0:26:26in the smoking accoutrement department, that's the ultimate, I suppose.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30- But it's so badly made! - It is a little bit tinny.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- Anyway, what's it worth?- 30 to 50.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37Quite right. £105 paid. So that's not so hot.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Next is the Edwardian silver bonbon dish.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- Difficult to get that wrong, isn't it?- It is, yes.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Pretty little item, that one. Silver, as you know, selling well at the moment.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- 80 to 120, I think. - £75 paid. So that's OK.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54That might claw them something back.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- Last up is this book trough. - Right.
0:26:56 > 0:27:02Well, it's functional. People with books do quite like those.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05But they'll only spend a certain amount, so we've said 25 to 35.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Well, we're only about £100 out. They paid £105 for it!
0:27:09 > 0:27:14- Oh, dear.- Dear, oh, dear. This is going to be a struggle! It's going to be a bloodbath!
0:27:14 > 0:27:17We're going to need the bonus buy big time!
0:27:18 > 0:27:22Now, Eve and Mary, the bonus buy moment...
0:27:22 > 0:27:28You spent £285, you gave Colin Young £15 to buy your item. What did you buy, Colin?
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Because things were going to be bleak,
0:27:30 > 0:27:34I thought we'd better have... some Belleek.
0:27:34 > 0:27:35BOTH: Oh!
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Belleek porcelain. Irish.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Fairly modern, though. One is 2007,
0:27:41 > 0:27:46because it commemorates 150 years of the Belleek porcelain factory.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50The other one has a green mark. Certainly no more than 40 or 50 years old.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54The only comment I can make is, what do you expect for £15?
0:27:54 > 0:27:58- Do you think we gave him too much to spend?- I think so.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01It took me longer to spend that £15 than it did take us
0:28:01 > 0:28:05that 37-minutes shopping extravaganza we did for the other three items!
0:28:05 > 0:28:10We've got the shamrocks on there. All we can hope for is the luck of the Irish!
0:28:10 > 0:28:15You've certainly kissed the Blarney Stone there. Treasure those moments, girls.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Meanwhile, why don't we find out for the audience at home
0:28:18 > 0:28:22what the auctioneer thinks about the two Belleek vases?
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- Bit of Emerald Isle for you.- Hm. - Do you like those?
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Well, I suppose sweet is the word, aren't they?
0:28:31 > 0:28:36I mean, you know, they're modern Belleek. One can't say a lot more.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40But exactly the same look as you would've found in a piece made in 1890.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44- They stuck to their traditions. - They have, yes, definitely.
0:28:44 > 0:28:50I suppose if you're into Belleek and aren't concerned about the age, they're a good little purchase.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- £10 to £20 we've said. - Perfectly all right.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57£15 Colin paid for these as a bonus buy,
0:28:57 > 0:28:59and I think that's perfectly fair.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06First up is the provincial Scottish ladle.
0:29:06 > 0:29:12It's not in the best condition. The bowl is a little misshapen, which just takes the edge off.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16But it is Scottish silver. We've called it a chocolate ladle,
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- which perhaps sounds a bit more fun...- Doesn't that sound nice?
0:29:19 > 0:29:23But rare Scottish silver does sell well
0:29:23 > 0:29:26and it's going to attract the collectors.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29The condition won't help, but we've said 150 to 200.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Very good, £120 paid.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35So they've got a real hope of making a chunk of money on that.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39What about the iron duke? Except he's made of cast bronze.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43It's well cast. The detail on it is good.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46We've said £10 to £20.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49£25 paid. Nice thing. Should make its money.
0:29:49 > 0:29:54Last up is this so-called artist's travelling box.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Yes, it quite possibly could be a makeup box.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00It's quite a nice item. 30 to 50 is our estimate.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03They only paid £35, so that's pretty fair.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07They may not need their bonus buy, but let's go and have a look at it anyway.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Now, Melissa and Jase, you spent £180,
0:30:10 > 0:30:13you gave James Lewis £120.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16James, show us what you spent the £120 on, please.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- What could this be? What could it be?- I have no idea!
0:30:19 > 0:30:24I just know that of all the Bargain Hunts I've ever done, you two are going to love this
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- more than anybody's ever loved anything!- Really?
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- Go on, then.- There we go.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Yes, it's a dead seagull in a box.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34I tried to persuade you to buy it on the day
0:30:34 > 0:30:38and you were so determined you weren't going to have it!
0:30:38 > 0:30:42There was a reason for that!
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- And how much did you pay for this disaster?- Disaster?!
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- The poor thing!- It's diseased!
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- If I paid £80, would you be pleased? - BOTH: No.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54What do you think I paid?
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- Because we looked at it for such a long time.- Yes.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- About 60?- I'd be impressed if you got it for 40.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- How about 47?- Really? - Yes.- That's quite impressive.
0:31:04 > 0:31:09Now, you see, I'm swaying you! I'm winning you over!
0:31:09 > 0:31:13- I think it'll make a profit. - How much do you think it will make?
0:31:13 > 0:31:15I think we'll get £15 or £20 profit.
0:31:15 > 0:31:21If you need the £15 or £20 predicted profit, go with it after the sale of your first three items.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26But let's find out from the auctioneer what he thinks about James's dead seagull.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30We've heard about flogging a dead horse.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32How are you on flogging dead seagulls?
0:31:32 > 0:31:36Well, we've had our moments! But it's a typical taxidermy piece.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41It's not one that's going to attract the real collectors of taxidermy.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45We've said 40 to 60. It'll be a novice collector, I think.
0:31:45 > 0:31:50£47 was paid by James Lewis. It's a bonus buy.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- We'll have to hope for the best, won't we?- We hope.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59Before we see how the teams' items sell, have a quick look at this.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Well, this is a whopper, isn't it?
0:32:02 > 0:32:05One large Chinese pot.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09Now, the colour on this vase is called celadon green,
0:32:09 > 0:32:13and celadon green is a colour in Chinese ceramics
0:32:13 > 0:32:18that dates way, way back to the 10th and 11th centuries.
0:32:18 > 0:32:24This pot, however, dates from the middle of the 19th century.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26It's catalogued as being Modern
0:32:26 > 0:32:32and standing on an older gilt-metal Rococo base.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35But if I give this a bit of a tweak, and it's fairly heavy...
0:32:40 > 0:32:43..so that we can have a look at the two parts.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45If I turn that upside down,
0:32:45 > 0:32:50you can see the underside has got a whole lot of tarry stuff
0:32:50 > 0:32:53which is glued to the inner surface.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57If we look on the underside of this pot,
0:32:57 > 0:33:02you can see the remnants of all this tarry stuff underneath this.
0:33:02 > 0:33:09That's because when the Chinese pot was joined with the metal mount,
0:33:09 > 0:33:14the red-hot bitumen would've been heated up and used as a glue
0:33:14 > 0:33:17to secure this to that.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Now, when might that have happened?
0:33:20 > 0:33:24Well, the date of the metalwork is probably about 1850,
0:33:24 > 0:33:29and I'm imagining that this pot was put with that base at that time.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32Now, apart from the celadon colour scheme,
0:33:32 > 0:33:35you've also got cut highlights here
0:33:35 > 0:33:39with a whole lot of interesting detail.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43At the top, we've got butterflies, followed by bamboo,
0:33:43 > 0:33:46followed by peaches.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49The important official in the middle of this panel
0:33:49 > 0:33:53is being fanned by a rather sour-looking woman with a fan.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57And I suppose these people are supplicants,
0:33:57 > 0:33:59standing with their scrolls of paper,
0:33:59 > 0:34:02waiting for a signature from the official.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07What's it worth? The auction estimate is £400 to £600.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Is that expensive? Well, look at the size of it.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14Look at the popularity of Chinese porcelain.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18I reckon that the ormolu base itself is worth £400.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23So £400 to £600 practically gives you the pot for free.
0:34:23 > 0:34:28How much more is it going to bring? You'll have to wait and see in a moment in the auction.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31'First up, though, time to see if the Reds leave
0:34:31 > 0:34:35'with any profit in their pocket.'
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Your first item is going to be the Art Deco table lamp.
0:34:39 > 0:34:40You paid £105 for that.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43The auctioneer's estimate is 30 to 50.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- Wow. - THEY LAUGH
0:34:46 > 0:34:47And here it comes.
0:34:47 > 0:34:52There we go. I can start the bidding here at £30.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56On my book at 35. At 40. £40.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- Only at 40...- Come on.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01At £40 and it will be sold, make no mistake.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03They've got no taste!
0:35:03 > 0:35:06£40. Are we done and finished?
0:35:06 > 0:35:10- Minus £65, I'm afraid, on that.- No! - Now the bonbon dish.
0:35:10 > 0:35:16Chester 1903. Weight 95 grams. Who's got £80 for this?
0:35:16 > 0:35:19£50, then? Come on now.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- BOTH: Come on!- Come on, 50.
0:35:22 > 0:35:2340, then.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- 40?- 40. I'm bid 40. 50. 60 is in.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31£50 and this is cheap. At £50. Five if you like.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34All done at £50.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38- Minus £25.- We're doing quite well! - I'm afraid that means you're minus
0:35:38 > 0:35:40£90 so far.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Next is the book trough.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46Who's going to give me £30 to get me going?
0:35:46 > 0:35:4825 to start me.
0:35:48 > 0:35:54- My goodness.- Come on! - Haven't they got any books?
0:35:54 > 0:35:57£20 to get me going. 20 in two places.
0:35:57 > 0:36:0125, madam. 30. 35? 30, the gentleman's bid at £30.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Is it five now? And it's going to be sold at 30... 35.
0:36:05 > 0:36:1040? 35 with the lady, at £35. Are we done at 35?
0:36:10 > 0:36:13£35, I'm afraid, is minus £70,
0:36:13 > 0:36:17which means, overall, you're minus £160.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21So, are you going to go with the Belleek pots for £15?
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- We do need a bit of Irish luck. - Yes, we do.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- A little bit of Irish luck.- Yes.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- Are you going to go with them? - BOTH: Yes.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Going with the Belleek pots. Here they come.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Very attractive, in the weave and the shamrock decoration there.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Who's got £20 for them? £20.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Tenner to start me, then. I'm bid 10. 12 if you like.
0:36:42 > 0:36:4412 behind. 14, sir. 14. 16, is it?
0:36:44 > 0:36:4714 at the table. Is it 16 now?
0:36:47 > 0:36:51£14. Sold at £14.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- That's minus £1. - They've got no taste.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56You went with... That is minus £161.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Don't say a word to the Blues. That could be a winning score!
0:37:00 > 0:37:02- It's bound to be!- Hooray!
0:37:08 > 0:37:13Next up is the spectacular celadon floor vase.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Estimated at £400 to £600.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19I fancy it'll make, what, between two and three thousand? Let's see.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22I've got commission bids and phone bids.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26I'll start the bidding on the commission bids at £2,000.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Two-two. Two-four.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- Two-six. Two-eight. 3,000? - Yes, sir.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36- Three-two. Three-four. - We could be here for some time.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- Three-nine I've got. Four? 4,000. - Here we go.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43Is it four-two? Four-two at the top. Four-four? Four-four.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Four-six?
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Four-eight. 5,000? 5,000.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Five-two? Five-two.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54Five-four? Five-four. Five-six?
0:37:54 > 0:37:58Five-eight? 6,000?
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Six-five. Six-eight?
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Six-eight. 7,000.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Seven-two. £7,000.
0:38:07 > 0:38:13- It will be sold... Are you all sure? - MAN: Yes.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- £7,000! How about that? - LIGHT APPLAUSE
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Even a round of applause.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Just think about it. The estimate's £400 to £600.
0:38:20 > 0:38:26There's a little old lady somewhere in Stratford-On-Avon who's very, very pleased!
0:38:27 > 0:38:29'Everyone went potty for the Chinese vase.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32'Will they go crazy, though, for the Blues' buys?'
0:38:32 > 0:38:36- Melissa, any idea how the Reds got on?- I have no idea. - You haven't been chatting?- No.
0:38:36 > 0:38:41- Do you think they looked depressed or jolly?- They looked a bit miffed! - A bit miffed!
0:38:41 > 0:38:44I can't imagine why! It's going to be different now.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48The Scottish provincial ladle. You paid £120 for it.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51He liked it. He's put £150 to £200 on it.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54A late Georgian fiddle pattern silver Scottish chocolate ladle.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59There we go. It's 33 grams. Double maker's mark.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02What am I bid for this? 100 to get me going. 100 to start.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Low start, but let's get started. 80, then.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- Come on! Come on.- 80.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- Oh, dear.- Stony silence.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14Bids here at 50, 60, 70. 70. 80. 90. 100.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19100. 110? 100 in the front row here. It should go at £100 if you're done.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24110, would you like? At £100...
0:39:24 > 0:39:28That's minus £20. Bad luck. Nowhere near its estimate.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Now, the iron duke. The Duke of Wellington.
0:39:30 > 0:39:3315 I'm bid. I've got 16 here. 18?
0:39:33 > 0:39:3816 on the book here, at 16. 18? 18. 18. 20 is it?
0:39:38 > 0:39:42At £18, are we done at 18? All finished at £18.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- 20. 22? 22. 24?- Come on!
0:39:45 > 0:39:4722 it is. Here at 22.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Minus £3 on that. That's bad luck.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Now, the travelling artist's box.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Probably originally a theatrical makeup case, I would think,
0:39:56 > 0:39:59given the maker's name on it.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02It's a very nice piece. £30 for it?
0:40:02 > 0:40:07£30. There must be some theatricals here that see it as a collectable.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11- 25, then?- Put your hands up if you haven't got an artist's box!
0:40:11 > 0:40:15Come on! There we are - 25.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19I'm bid 25. Eight if you like. At 25, the maiden bid of 25.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21I'll take eight to carry on. At £25...
0:40:21 > 0:40:24This seems no money at all.
0:40:24 > 0:40:2728. Thank you. 30, madam. Don't give up, have another one.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32£28. The bid's here at 28. 30 surely? Can't I tempt you?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34£28. Are we done and finished?
0:40:34 > 0:40:39Minus £7 on that. Which is, again, bad luck.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Seven, ten... You're minus £30.
0:40:42 > 0:40:47What are you going to do about the bonus buy? Are you going to go with the dead bird?
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Can I just say, before you make up your mind,
0:40:49 > 0:40:52I have seen more bidding in a morgue than this auction room.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- So, please, don't go for it.- OK!
0:40:55 > 0:40:58I do not want the blame for that seagull!
0:40:58 > 0:41:03There doesn't seem to be anybody here that might want a dead bird! I think we'll leave it.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06You're not going with it. We're selling the old bird anyway.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10Very nice specimen example here. £50 for it.
0:41:10 > 0:41:11Start me at 40, then.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Come on, it ought to be £40 of anybody's money.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16£40?
0:41:16 > 0:41:20For the gull in the case. £30, then. £30?
0:41:20 > 0:41:22BLUE TEAM GIGGLE
0:41:22 > 0:41:26Give me £20. Come on!
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Come on, all you sporting fanatics. Come on, £20.
0:41:29 > 0:41:34- Bury it!- £20 over there. £20 I've got. Is it five?
0:41:34 > 0:41:37At £20 only, Is it five now?
0:41:37 > 0:41:42At £20 only. At £20. Are we done at £20? Are you sure?
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Last chance at 20.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49- 20 is minus 27.- Dear God! £20!
0:41:49 > 0:41:53I said if you got it for 20, it'd be all right!
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- Overall, you are minus £30. Which could be a winning score.- Could be.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- So don't go chatting to the Reds. - Definitely not!
0:42:06 > 0:42:07Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear!
0:42:07 > 0:42:11Well, as they say in auction terms,
0:42:11 > 0:42:14some days is good days and some days is bad days,
0:42:14 > 0:42:18and today has been a uniquely very bad day at auction.
0:42:18 > 0:42:23It's a question of scale of losses, and I'm afraid, by quite a large chalk,
0:42:23 > 0:42:25the runners-up today are the Reds.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Minus 161 is not a good number.
0:42:30 > 0:42:35- And it's made up by some pretty big numbers, so I think we'll move on. - I think so!
0:42:35 > 0:42:39The victors today, who win by only losing £30,
0:42:39 > 0:42:41are you two lucky souls.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44I have to say, very good luck with your babe,
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- which is due when?- In a few months. - Good luck.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52- Have you enjoyed yourself?- Yes. - It's always nice to be marginally ahead, though.- Yes.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54To be victorious.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Anyway, as I say, some pretty shocking results,
0:42:57 > 0:42:59but we've had incredible fun!
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?- ALL: Yes!
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