0:00:03 > 0:00:07We're looking for style, for quality, for bargains,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10but will our teams have what it takes to make a profit?
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:39 > 0:00:42When the clock starts, our teams have one hour
0:00:42 > 0:00:46to bag their three bargains with £300.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Millions of folks will be watching,
0:00:49 > 0:00:53scrutinising their every move until we get to the auction
0:00:53 > 0:00:57when we'll get the truth as to how good their choices are.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Ha! No pressure then.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03- 'Coming up on today's show...' - We need to spend more money.- Why?
0:01:03 > 0:01:07- It is stunning, absolutely beautiful. - No, I don't like it.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- I like it. Do you? - If you like it, I love it.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13It is quite sweet and quirky, actually.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17If you were pretending to have a half-price sale...
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Aw! Thank you very much.
0:01:19 > 0:01:25And today, we've got for the Reds good friends Anna and Becky. Good morning, girls.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- Good morning.- Good morning. - Lovely to see you. Anna, how did you two meet?
0:01:29 > 0:01:35Becky joined the North Devon Journal, the local newspaper we work for, three years ago.
0:01:35 > 0:01:41We became good friends when my husband had to pull her car out of a ditch in a local car boot sale.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43- Ah!- Got stuck in the mud.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48You were all present and correct, your husband was the hero of the moment?
0:01:48 > 0:01:51He's a policeman, so he had the skills.
0:01:51 > 0:01:57Do you go round getting stuck in these places, looking for good-looking policemen
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- to come and get you out of a ditch? - No, I was mortified actually.
0:02:01 > 0:02:07I've got an automatic car that was very heavy and after an hour and a half, my car had sunk rather badly.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- Oh, dear.- I was really relieved to see Anna.- Were you on your own?
0:02:11 > 0:02:16I was with my sister that can't drive, but told me how to get out of the field
0:02:16 > 0:02:19and my daughter gave me advice.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- Along they came and sorted you out? - They did.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25I now park outside the field instead of going in.
0:02:25 > 0:02:31Quite right too. You've been able to turn a lifelong passion into a bit of a business.
0:02:31 > 0:02:37That's right. I've recently started running a fancy dress-cum-vintage clothes shop.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- Where do you go to get your stock? In car boots and things?- Yeah.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44I get given things as well that people no longer want.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- Quite entrepreneurial you are then? - Yeah.
0:02:47 > 0:02:53- Anna, you're a bit of an old hand when it comes to this bargain hunting lark.- Yes, I am.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57I've been going to fairs with my mum since I was about ten years old.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04I've collected Smurfs and more recently, Cornish Ware.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- So how many Smurfs have you got, Anna?- About a thousand.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- A thousand Smurfs?!- Yeah.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13What is it about you and Smurfs then?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Um... SHE LAUGHS
0:03:18 > 0:03:24- Just set her off!- I've collected them for years and there's so many different ones you can collect.
0:03:24 > 0:03:30One day, they'll probably be worth about £5,000 and I'll be the one smiling!
0:03:30 > 0:03:33And what's this about police memorabilia?
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Well, my husband in recent years...
0:03:37 > 0:03:41I've only been married four years, five years.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46We just started collecting old police torches, the old wooden truncheons.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49I've picked up bits for him, so he gets involved.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52That's a very coy answer. Are you going to be a great team?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- We hope so.- We are.- You reckon so. How lovely!
0:03:55 > 0:04:00- For the Blues we have married couple Lisa and Mark.- Hello.- Hello.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Mark, it says here you're a high-flyer.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Probably more like a low-flyer. I fly helicopters.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10I was in the navy for 19 years which is where I learnt to fly.
0:04:10 > 0:04:16Obviously, I did a lot of travelling with them and left the navy about nine years ago
0:04:16 > 0:04:18and presently up in the Shetlands.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- Are you working for the oil industry?- At the moment, yes.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26I'm flying all the guys backwards and forwards to the rigs.
0:04:26 > 0:04:32- You've had a special commendation recently?- Yeah, that was when I was doing search and rescue in the navy.
0:04:32 > 0:04:38It was all to do with a Spanish fishing boat which had a guy on board with suspected appendicitis.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41They needed to get him off, so away we went.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44We had about 15 minutes to get the guy off.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49It was quite high seas, so it involved a lot of teamwork front seat and back seat-wise.
0:04:49 > 0:04:55- You must have done something very well to get your commendation. Congratulations.- Thank you.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- Have you collected things on your travels?- I play a lot of sport.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02I like sporting memorabilia and pieces like that.
0:05:02 > 0:05:08- Clutter up the house with that?- Yes, I've threatened Lisa that one day... They're all in boxes in the attic.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12She says one day she'll let me have an "I love me" room
0:05:12 > 0:05:16where I can put up all my bits of memorabilia that I've collected.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Maybe one day once the boys leave home.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Now, Lisa, how far does your interest in antiques go back?
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Right to when I was a little girl.
0:05:26 > 0:05:32My grandad used to take me to all the museums in London, to the V&A and the British Museum.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35He took me to see the Tutankhamun exhibition.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40Ever since then, I've been fascinated with old things and the story they've had to tell.
0:05:40 > 0:05:47- What sort of things have you bought in the past?- I started off with Wade Whimsies when I was about seven.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- Yes.- With my pocket money. - And did you keep them?- I did.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53You could put the Smurfs...
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- The Smurfs and the Wade Whimsies could go together! - We'd make a fortune!
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Oh, look at that. We could have a whole fest!
0:06:01 > 0:06:06I passed those on to my middle son, so he's got those tucked away in the attic.
0:06:06 > 0:06:12- And how do you keep yourself out of mischief?- I try and manage the three men at home.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- Crack the whip! - That's it, keep them working.
0:06:16 > 0:06:23Just general wifely duties, but also my ambition is to train to be a chocolatier.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26I'd like to open a small artisan chocolate shop,
0:06:26 > 0:06:31so if we win any money on Bargain Hunt, I'll pay for myself to go on a chocolate course.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- Very good luck. Now, the money moment. £300 apiece.- Thank you.
0:06:35 > 0:06:42You know the rules. Your experts await and off you go and very, very good luck. What interesting teams!
0:06:43 > 0:06:47And we've got interesting experts to match.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Seasoned auctioneer Philip Serrell will be guiding the girls in red.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56And the Blues will be accompanied by handsome, youthful Henry Meadows.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59I tell you what. This is just massive, isn't it?
0:06:59 > 0:07:02It is. It's huge.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- We've got an hour. - I could have a field day here.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08What items are we looking for today?
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- I think we'll just go for something quirky.- Quirky, yeah.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17Unusual. Something that's interesting. I'd quite like a walking stick.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25- There's a walking stick. - That's lovely.- It's a greyhound's head walking stick.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27And it's £150!
0:07:27 > 0:07:32- So you've obviously got expensive tastes.- I could vouch for that.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- What do you think about the toothpaste tops?- They're quite fun.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52What I love about it is, today, all of our packaging is throwaway stuff.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57- When you buy a tube of toothpaste today, would you think of keeping it?- No.- You bin it.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01What I love about this one, look, is that's Plymouth.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Woods of Plymouth. They were the first advertisers of pot lids.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- Were they?- Yeah, they started the advertising on pot lids.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13And there's no price on them, so they must be free(!)
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- They're a bargain.- They're £5 each.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Even with the chips? - Even with the chips.
0:08:18 > 0:08:25- They're fun, aren't they?- Yeah. - They're lovely.- The fact that it's Plymouth is the bit that I like.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- They've been dug up from somewhere. - I dug 'em.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- Did you? That's all right.- We know what they cost you then - nothing!
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- Yeah, £5?- We don't want that one because that one's damaged.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- It's too damaged. - You want to make some money.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Yeah, we do. - Give me a couple of pounds each.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- You're an absolute gentleman. Really?- You can enjoy your day out.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- That's really sweet.- Thank you. - I think he deserves a kiss for that.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Thank you very much. That's brilliant.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59- If my wife sees this, she's going to...- It's going to cost you more than £4!
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- Thank you very much indeed. - You're welcome.
0:09:02 > 0:09:09It must be one of the cheapest items ever bought. They've got to make a profit on that.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- It's a novelty cigarette box. - Oh, right, yeah.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17It's a shame no-one's allowed to smoke any more!
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- These are always nice. - That's real fun, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:09:21 > 0:09:27- They were around when smoking wasn't bad for you. We all know different now.- Yeah.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31That's nice. I like that with... It's like a Viking boat on it.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36- What do you think to this? - What is it?- Is it a snuff box?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- It is, yeah.- Oh, OK. - How old would that be?
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- Late Victorian.- And it's pewter? - Yes, but shoes are always popular.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47And it's a snuff box as well. You've got two markets there.
0:09:47 > 0:09:52That sort of thing, cos it's a collectable, would generate interest.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55It's quite well detailed. Looks like it's been worn.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- I mean, like it's been out in the field.- It's lovely.- Really nice.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04I would like to get a little bit more off because we need to make the best...
0:10:04 > 0:10:08If you were pretending to have a half-price sale...
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- What have I got on it? - You've got 38 on it.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- 38 on it. - 28 is the bottom price.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- 25 sounds better, but...- Can you go to 25 at all?- 28 is fine.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23- We've got to respect the stallholder. We've got a deal. - OK, we'll have that.- Shake his hand.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Thank you very much.
0:10:26 > 0:10:31OK, each team has their first item, but they're not big spenders so far.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- What about the White Star memorabilia? - I think that's quite nice.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40- They kitted out the Titanic, didn't they?- You're good, you are! Yeah.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44It's the White Star Line, so that's the SS Doric and SS Adriatic.
0:10:44 > 0:10:50If it wasn't for the Titanic connection, I don't think these would be worth a shilling.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Yeah, that's right.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56The Blues have found something they seem to know a lot about.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59This little Derbyshire Blue John necklace...
0:10:59 > 0:11:06- There's only one place in the world that it's mined.- In Castleton. - Yeah.- It's absolutely indigenous.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10It's so rare that the only people that can work on it are from Castleton.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Oh, look at the other side.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- That is beautiful.- That is lovely.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24It is stunning, absolutely beautiful, and the detail is just glorious.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26It's very expensive.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29The price reflects its beauty.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Yeah, indeed.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- It's £185!- Yeah.
0:11:34 > 0:11:40Well, they can afford it, but perhaps they don't see a profit in it.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Do you like the samplers?- Um...
0:11:43 > 0:11:45That's a "no" then.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Are these postcards?
0:11:49 > 0:11:53They're called Stevengraphs which is effectively like a silk postcard.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00You've got Roberts here, then on this side, we've got Lord Kitchener.
0:12:00 > 0:12:06It intrigues me. Why does a young girl like you pick up two grumpy old men with walrus moustaches...
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- Because I like the Union Jack. - Is that why?- Yes.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- They look quite nice. - It's a possibility.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15So Becky's a fan of red, white and blue.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Meanwhile, the Blues seem to have been given their very own entrance.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- Why do you like that? - Because it's quirky.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31- It's a bit of Brannam's Pottery as well, which is...- Where's Brannam?
0:12:31 > 0:12:36- How far are we from Brannam? - Barnstaple.- That's where we live.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42- How old is our little doggie?- About 1930s. 1920s, 1930s. He's a later one, rather than an earlier one.
0:12:42 > 0:12:48If we put that into auction in Cornwall, what do you think, seriously, that we might get for it?
0:12:48 > 0:12:52To me, it looks like it's £30 or £40-worth.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55I think you would get more than that.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59That's a nice piece. It's strange, it's always women who pick that up.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04- It's the headscarf. - The dog's hurt itself. It's got a bow round its head.- I know.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07I'm beginning to know just how he feels.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- How much is he?- 65.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12I'd do it for 50.
0:13:12 > 0:13:1540? Will you do it for 40?
0:13:15 > 0:13:17I'd do 45 for you, sweetheart.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- Do you like it? I'm not sure that you do.- No, I don't like it.- No.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Why don't you ask that gentleman if he'll put that by for you?
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- Would you put it by for us, just for 40 minutes?- Yeah, I'll do that.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Lisa's returned to walking sticks, but Mark doesn't seem convinced.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42- It's a lady's hunting stick, London 1899.- Right.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47There's a lot of riders in Cornwall. It's big hunting country still.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51It's got a nice silver ferrule on it. A variation in colour there.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55I guess it probably would have been brown leather at some stage,
0:13:55 > 0:13:58but it looks like a nice piece.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01The hallmark's slightly rubbed,
0:14:01 > 0:14:05but what's nice about this one is it's got a vacant cartouche.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10It's not been engraved with initials. It's a positive. What do you think, Mark?
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Not knowing anything about riding, it looks like quality to me.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- It's smooth, elegant.- It looks stylish.- Depends on the price.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- STALLHOLDER: - What were you hoping to offer me?
0:14:21 > 0:14:25- 25.- That's exactly what I was about to say.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26Please!
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Stabbed through the heart(!)
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I'll be your friend for ever.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33I...
0:14:34 > 0:14:38I will come down £10 on it and let you have it for 30.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Meet you at 28?
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- I've just come down a tenner. - I know.
0:14:44 > 0:14:4725 is almost 50% discount, isn't it?
0:14:47 > 0:14:4928 isn't.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Erm...
0:14:51 > 0:14:56- Go on then.- Thank you very much. - Shake the gentleman's hand. - I'll kiss his hand.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01- Cheers.- I've got my stick.- Thanks very much.- Thank you. Bye-bye.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02Thank you!
0:15:02 > 0:15:08So the Blues have got two items bagged, but Mark's doing a lot of hovering. Is he pulling his weight?
0:15:08 > 0:15:12I'm just the muscle power. Lisa's the expert.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17I'm the Sherpa to carry round the goods. She's got good taste, so I'm happy to go along with it.
0:15:17 > 0:15:23Lovely. The pilot's happy to let Lisa take the controls in this game.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27They say that size doesn't really matter.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30If you believe that, you'll believe anything,
0:15:30 > 0:15:35particularly when it comes to little chaps like this.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38It's a tiny, little leather box.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43And if we open up the little catch on the front and reveal what's inside,
0:15:43 > 0:15:47surprise, surprise, it is a silver object,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50but a sweet, little silver box.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Look at that.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57It hinges open like that to reveal a pierced grille
0:15:57 > 0:16:00and if I open up the pierced cover,
0:16:00 > 0:16:05you can see that the thing actually is a little vinaigrette.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10When this box was made in Birmingham in 1822,
0:16:10 > 0:16:12it was made to hold a little sponge
0:16:12 > 0:16:16and that sponge was soaked in vinegar
0:16:16 > 0:16:19or some other strong-smelling substance
0:16:19 > 0:16:22and the cover would then have been closed.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27This little box would have gone with you about your person when wandering around
0:16:27 > 0:16:30and if ever you came across a bad smell,
0:16:30 > 0:16:36and they'd have had terrible sewage smells in the streets in 1822,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39you'd simply whip this little box out of your pocket
0:16:39 > 0:16:42and shove the pierced grille under your nose
0:16:42 > 0:16:47and you'd inhale a nice smell, rather than a ghastly pong.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49How much?
0:16:49 > 0:16:51£122.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53What might it be worth?
0:16:53 > 0:16:56It could make as much as £300.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58HE SNIFFS
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Is there a smell about?
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Yes, the smell of a profit.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12- Is cranberry collectable? - Very, very much so,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14but that's priced beyond belief.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18If we buy those, we've got nothing else to spend.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- No, not a penny, not a pound. - Hellfire! That's spooky, isn't it?
0:17:22 > 0:17:26It's a carousel for dispensing cigarettes perhaps. Yuck!
0:17:32 > 0:17:37- We're getting to the point where we should lay claim to that dog.- OK.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Quite right, Philip. We're halfway through and they've only spent £4. Ha!
0:17:50 > 0:17:52- Hello. Hi.- Hiya.
0:17:52 > 0:17:58- Is there any chance you could do 40 for the dog and I'd take it from you now?- How much?- 40.
0:17:58 > 0:18:0340, 40, 40... All right then. You've got a bargain there, sweetheart.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Thank you very much.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07OK, both teams have two items.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Who will complete their trio first?
0:18:10 > 0:18:15- A Charlotte Rhead vase. - How much is it?- £210.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- It's a bit pricey.- It's a nice piece, but the price puts me off.- Yeah.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Right, time's going on.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- OK...- Do you like those baby scales? - I do.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- Aren't they nice?- Well... - You wouldn't get me in them!
0:18:32 > 0:18:36It is quite sweet and quirky, actually, isn't it?
0:18:36 > 0:18:43- We can do a very good deal on these. - Can you? Is that because they don't sell?- They're big and heavy.- Yeah.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- How much is a very good deal? - I could do them for 18.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- Shall we have a look at them? - It is sweet. It is sweet.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57The weights are clearly all wrong, aren't they?
0:18:57 > 0:19:01- We've got a little bit of damage. - I think that's quite sweet.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04But is it going to make us money?
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- That's the question. - It is a bargain.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12I think at auction it's going to make £10 to £20 and it might make 30 quid.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16- Is 18 your best or can you do any better?- 15.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- 12 for your very best, our last buy of the day?- Go on then.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Let's not shake yet. We need to spend more money.
0:19:24 > 0:19:30- Why? We need to make money, not spend it.- Is it possible, though, out of £56-worth of buys?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Can you do us a favour?- Yes. - Could you hang on to these?
0:19:33 > 0:19:37I've got a horrible feeling that we'll come back and buy these!
0:19:37 > 0:19:42So the Reds are going to weigh that up and time is running out fast.
0:19:42 > 0:19:49- Card cases.- Calling card cases are always popular.- That one looks a bit ropey.- A bit rickety.- Yeah.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53- Anything?- These are just lovely things. That's Bernard Leach.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59That caught my eye and then the price caught my eye as well!
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Yeah. You've got £244 to play with.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Right, we'd better crack on then.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09We are seriously under the cosh here. The girls seem very chilled.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14Perhaps I should be more chilled about this, but I am beginning to panic.
0:20:14 > 0:20:21Lisa wants another look at the Blue John, but hang on, the team has lost their pilot.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- Mark!- Where's your helicopter? We need to get back.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Come on, Mark, this is an emergency!
0:20:32 > 0:20:36I like the scales more than anything I've seen here.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- It's now time, whizz up, buy the scales, that's the end of it.- Right.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Come on.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Agh!
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- We'll have the scales. - You will?- Yes.- Lovely.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53So £12, yeah? Brilliant.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- Who's going to carry them?- Phil.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03The Blue John pendant is trading at 150. Is this a good investment?
0:21:05 > 0:21:12It's a hefty price to pay and I'm not sure what kind of profit we will get, but it's a lovely piece.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17- It is lovely. I like it. Do you like it?- If you like it, I love it.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19- We'll go for that. - It's worth a chance.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- Thank you.- Thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:21:22 > 0:21:28- I feel emotionally and physically worn out. - Well done.- Welcome to my world.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Well done.- Thank you very much. It was great.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36The hour is up. Gosh! I bet it went quickly for our teams.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Let's see how the Reds splashed their cash.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44They committed four whole pounds to a pair of toothpaste pot lids.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47£40 went on the Barnstaple dog.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Huh!
0:21:49 > 0:21:53And the baby scales weighed in at £12.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- That was proper hard work. - How much did you spend?
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- £56.- On all three items?
0:22:02 > 0:22:07- Yes.- Right, OK. Fine. Which is your favourite?
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- Em, the scales, I think. - The scales are your favourite.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- What about you?- I like the dog in the headscarf.- Lovely.
0:22:15 > 0:22:21So £56. I want £244 leftover lolly, please.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25I don't think I have ever handed over so much leftover lolly.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Meanwhile, why don't we remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34The shoe snuff box took their fancy at £28.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39The ebony riding crop was another £28-worth.
0:22:39 > 0:22:46But the bulk of their cash was committed to the Blue John pendant at £150.
0:22:46 > 0:22:47HE WHISTLES
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- I say! Rather a good hat. - Yes, it's my homage to Tim.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56Is it? Well, very nice, too. Far too small for me, so I won't nick it.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01- Now you've had a good shop?- Lovely. - How much did you spend?- £206.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Thank goodness for that! A decent sum of money. £206.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10- So who's got the remaining 94?- I've been entrusted with it.- Have you?
0:23:10 > 0:23:15You're the Hon Treas. I'll have that. Which is your favourite piece?
0:23:15 > 0:23:20- Eh, the riding crop.- Is it going to make the biggest profit?- I think so.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25- OK. Do you agree with that? - No. I think the profit will be in the snuff shoes.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Ha ha! Love the variety.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32- Here we go. There's your money. Nearly £100.- Smashing.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34I've got a few tricks up my sleeve.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37What a tease! Good luck, Henry.
0:23:37 > 0:23:44Meanwhile, we're heading off somewhere really lovely - St Michael's Mount. How's that?
0:23:44 > 0:23:49Rising spectacularly from the sea in Mount's Bay
0:23:49 > 0:23:55is this handsome structure, accessible only at low tide across a causeway.
0:23:55 > 0:24:01Legend has it that in 495AD St Michael appeared to warn ships off the rocks.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05That's how it got its name.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10St Michael clearly wasn't much in evidence here in 1692
0:24:10 > 0:24:16when the then owner of the Mount, Colonel St Aubyn, was crossing the causeway
0:24:16 > 0:24:23and an unexpected wave clean swept him and his horse off their feet.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25And they were never seen again.
0:24:28 > 0:24:35'But other St Aubyns remained to continue the family's ownership of the island and property here.
0:24:35 > 0:24:42'The island is now in the hands of the National Trust, though a St Aubyn still lives here
0:24:42 > 0:24:46'surrounded by artefacts from his family's past.'
0:24:48 > 0:24:52And this room is always referred to as Sir John's room
0:24:52 > 0:25:00and the Sir John that we see here in this portrait is Sir John St Aubyn,
0:25:00 > 0:25:05who was born in 1758 and died in 1839.
0:25:05 > 0:25:11What I like about this sort of family portrait is the amount of detail that you can take out of it
0:25:11 > 0:25:18about the character of the man himself. He's sitting there looking resplendent,
0:25:18 > 0:25:26hugging his hound, holding his expensive gold watch or comfort box.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29But on the side here we've got a letter to him,
0:25:29 > 0:25:34reminding us that this is Sir John St Aubyn, Bart.
0:25:34 > 0:25:39In the time before postage stamps, which came in in 1840,
0:25:39 > 0:25:43we've got the actual date of the letter here - 1834.
0:25:43 > 0:25:49Now there's one thing that Sir John was renowned for - spending money.
0:25:49 > 0:25:55He spent lots of it, leaving effectively massive debts for his eldest son.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59He was also incredibly good at breeding,
0:25:59 > 0:26:03producing no less than five illegitimate children
0:26:03 > 0:26:06and ten further children
0:26:06 > 0:26:13when he married a Miss Vinicombe, who we can see in this very pretty little miniature.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18But what I'm interested in in this room is this splendid desk.
0:26:18 > 0:26:24Look at that. What they call a double-sided library partners desk.
0:26:24 > 0:26:31That means with this indented section. Two people can sit opposite one another.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35And they're flanked on either side by an array of drawers.
0:26:35 > 0:26:42Drawers that are graduated, the top one being a little narrower than the drawer underneath,
0:26:42 > 0:26:46giving you a serried rank so as to speak.
0:26:46 > 0:26:52And each of the drawers inlaid with three letters from the alphabet,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55excluding the letters V and Z.
0:26:55 > 0:27:02The purpose of this desk was for collecting rents and storing the rental agreements.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06One big problem if your estate is on the mainland
0:27:06 > 0:27:10and the desk is sitting in your stately home,
0:27:10 > 0:27:15you'd have to cart it from one place to the other for all those quarter days.
0:27:15 > 0:27:20That's why this desk is unique to this house.
0:27:20 > 0:27:26The desk itself comes into three parts. The top lifts off and each of the pedestals is separate.
0:27:26 > 0:27:32The design of the thing looks as if it's got a parade of drawers
0:27:32 > 0:27:36running round the whole of the top part,
0:27:36 > 0:27:40but this drawer comes out and if I offer it up here inside,
0:27:40 > 0:27:46it is impossible for there to be a drawer where this one is shown.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53That's because the clever old cabinet maker, in about 1750 or 1760,
0:27:53 > 0:27:58when he made this for the family here,
0:27:58 > 0:28:03made it with dummy drawers on the end, but they do have the handles of a real drawer
0:28:03 > 0:28:09so you could use those handles to carry the top part of the desk down the Mount,
0:28:09 > 0:28:13over the causeway and over to the mainland to collect the rent.
0:28:13 > 0:28:18Ditto with the handles on the side of the pedestal.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22Isn't that clever? Well, I think it's clever.
0:28:22 > 0:28:28The big question today, of course, is how clever are our teams likely to be over at the auction?
0:28:28 > 0:28:35'Well, we're clever enough to come to Jefferys Auction Rooms to get our lots assessed
0:28:35 > 0:28:42'by Ian Morris.' From our Reds today, the first item is these two toothpaste lids.
0:28:42 > 0:28:48- Pretty wacky, aren't they? - Quite novel. A little bit of history, really.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- Probably better, in collecting terms, probably 10 or 20 years ago.- Yes.
0:28:52 > 0:28:59Pot lids were easier to sell then, but still there's people out there who will collect it.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04A little bit of West Country interest with the Plymouth connection. How much?
0:29:04 > 0:29:08- I've estimated £10-£20.- That's brilliant. They only paid £4.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12More West Country interest with the Brannam Pottery.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16Isn't that the sweetest, rather funny piece of glazed pot,
0:29:16 > 0:29:19this dog with his bandaged head?
0:29:19 > 0:29:23I see a lot of Brannam pottery being next door to Devon.
0:29:23 > 0:29:29It is usually pretty bog standard, you know. Plenty of bowls, vases, that type of thing.
0:29:29 > 0:29:35It's the first dog I've seen. It's not particularly old, but I just like the look of it.
0:29:35 > 0:29:42- How much do you think? - I've put £70-£100, more as I like it. Possibly more than it's worth.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46- I just think it's quirky. - I shouldn't worry. £40 paid.
0:29:46 > 0:29:53If you can double their money, they'll be jumping up and down. Lastly, the set of baby scales.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57- Yes.- I suppose you wouldn't have to weight babies, would you?- No.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01You'd see scales that size with lots of vegetables.
0:30:01 > 0:30:07All you need is your metal tray or a metal basket instead of wicker and you'd be away.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12- You could weigh the caulies.- Yes. - Put a few sprouts in there.- Yes.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17- Great for the winter. - It's very good. Anyway, how much?
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- I've estimated it at £20-£40.- That's all right. They only paid £12.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26I think this team have quietly done very nicely with their purchases.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28They've got a reasonable shout.
0:30:28 > 0:30:34On that basis, they won't need their Bonus Buy, but let's have a look anyway.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39Anna and Becky, you spent the most pathetic £56.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44For two women to have £300 and only spend £56 is unbelievable.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Anyway, you gave the boy £244. What did you spend it on, Phil?
0:30:48 > 0:30:51This just makes me laugh, really.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- It made them laugh as well!- Yeah!
0:30:57 > 0:31:01What do you think? How much was that?
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Well, it wasn't quite how much you spent. It was £35.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- I think it's fun.- Yeah... - So what we've got here is
0:31:09 > 0:31:16coloured steel engraving and it just happens to say, "My ass in a band box".
0:31:16 > 0:31:18How much do you think it'll bring?
0:31:18 > 0:31:23I think it'll make £30-£50, solely because it'll make people laugh.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27So there you go. Hold on to those memories. For the audience at home,
0:31:27 > 0:31:32let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Phil's...picture.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37It is quite a humorous subject, isn't it?
0:31:37 > 0:31:42- And that's what'll sell it.- Something to hang in the lavatory.- Yes.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46It's slightly foxed already, so it's got the discolouration.
0:31:46 > 0:31:54But because it's a quirky cartoon and because of the inscription, I quite like it. I can sell it.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59- How much?- I've put a guide of £20-£30. I'm quite confident.
0:31:59 > 0:32:06- Well, cheeky Philip Serrell, he paid £35 for it.- That's not out of the way.- He has an eye for the naughty.
0:32:07 > 0:32:12- He's got his eye in with this one. - I can see people going for it, for the humour.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16So can I. Now for the Blues.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20Henry took them straight to this snuff shoe. Do you rate that?
0:32:20 > 0:32:24I do. It's a nice little small item that people like.
0:32:24 > 0:32:30It would be ideal if it was in carved wood or silver. That would have flew away.
0:32:30 > 0:32:36But I still think the quality is quite nice. I've got £20-£40 and that won't be too far out.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41- Well, £28 was paid. So that's about the right price. - Snap bang in the middle.
0:32:41 > 0:32:47- What about this riding crop? - Well, we looked at it and just catalogued it as a riding crop,
0:32:47 > 0:32:52but it was pointed out to us that it was a bit longer than a normal one.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55It could be a cut-down walking cane.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- It's got a walking cane handle. - It has.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03- How much?- £20-£30. - Fair enough. They paid £28.
0:33:03 > 0:33:09Now, Henry reckons that the last item is their banker. His Blue John pendant.
0:33:09 > 0:33:15- How do you rate that, Ian? - Well, I have to say it's one thing that didn't really tickly my fancy.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- You don't like it?- No, not too much.
0:33:20 > 0:33:27- It's a quite heavy pendant Heavy pendants aren't that easy to sell.- How old do you think it is?
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- I would probably only think 20, 30 years old.- Right, right.
0:33:31 > 0:33:38It's very hard to tell, but it's just something that didn't tickle my fancy. I've put £15-£30 on it.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- How much?- £15-£30.- Hoo-hoo!
0:33:41 > 0:33:44£150 Henry paid.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- £150! - I hope he's right and I'm wrong!
0:33:47 > 0:33:51Well, I hope he's right and you're wrong. We'll find out about that.
0:33:51 > 0:33:59But if you're right and he's wrong, they're in deep, deep, schtuck and will need their bonus buy.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Let's go and have a look at it.
0:34:01 > 0:34:07Now this is exciting. You spent £206, which is a thoroughly mature amount,
0:34:07 > 0:34:11giving Henry only £94 to spend. Henry, what did you blow it on?
0:34:11 > 0:34:18I'm quite partial to the odd tipple and I tried to buy something for the man who's got everything.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22- And I went for this.- Ah. - I bet he hasn't got one of those.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26- What do you think to that? - I haven't seen one of those before.
0:34:26 > 0:34:32- It's Danish silver. It's a bottle opener. - Is Danish silver rare
0:34:32 > 0:34:38- or desirable?- It's desirable. They're popular things. - How old is it?
0:34:38 > 0:34:40I'd say 1960s or '70s.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45- OK. But it's...quite weighty. - It's got a nice feel about it.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49It's just a nice thing, the feel of it. It's just a quality piece.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- And what did you pay for it?- 30.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56- And what do you think it would make? - Yeah...
0:34:56 > 0:35:02- I don't think it'll make a huge amount. Maybe £40, £50.- OK.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06- Well, I like it.- It's very unusual. - If we have a drinker in the house...
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Yes!
0:35:08 > 0:35:14Think about that. £10 or £20 profit, depending on how alcoholic the bidders are here today.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19Right now, let's find out from the auctioneer what he thinks about Henry's opener.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27- There we go. Very handy for a picnic.- Just what you need.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Open your bottle of beer. Danish design.
0:35:30 > 0:35:37- Silver handle. What more could you want?- You never have one near you when you have a bottle of beer!
0:35:37 > 0:35:44- I must admit, back in my earlier days I always used to have a bottle opener on me.- At all times?- At all times.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- Just in case.- For Saturday nights.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- So how do you rate that, then? - I've put it at £30-£40.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Fine. £30 Henry paid. In the ballpark.
0:36:00 > 0:36:08- Have you ever seen so many people? - It's packed!- I guess most of them are here to buy your lots.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12- Let's hope so! - All £56-worth(!)
0:36:12 > 0:36:16Now, first up are the pot lids. Here they come.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Lot 346. A pottery pot lid. Cherry toothpaste
0:36:20 > 0:36:22and a similar Woods toothpaste lid.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Lot 346. Can I say £10 away?
0:36:24 > 0:36:29£5 to start me off. 5 I'm bid. At 5. At 6. At 7. At 8.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31£8 the bid. At 9.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35At 10. At 12? At 12, front row. At £12 I'm selling.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37At £12.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41- £12.- That's all right. - You cunning monkey.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43- That's plus £8.- Perfect.
0:36:43 > 0:36:49Lot 347. The Brannam, Barnstaple, blue-streaked glazed figure of a seated dog.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Can I say £50 away? £30 to start me?
0:36:52 > 0:36:55£30 I'm bid. At £30. I'll take 5.
0:36:55 > 0:36:5835. £40. Is there 5? At £40.
0:36:58 > 0:37:03At £40. 5 or not? Are we all done at £40?
0:37:03 > 0:37:07I don't believe it. £40. You wiped its face.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11No loss, though, no shame. Here comes the baby ware.
0:37:11 > 0:37:17Lot 348. A white enamel baby's basket scales with wicker basket and graduated weights.
0:37:17 > 0:37:22You could weigh your spuds in that. £20? £10 away? 5 I'm bid.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25At £5. 6. 7. 8. At £8.
0:37:25 > 0:37:2810. At £10. I'll take 12. At £10.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31Are we done? Going at £10.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35£10 is minus £2. Bad luck. But you are still plus £6, chickens,
0:37:35 > 0:37:40which on Bargain Hunt is quite an achievement, I tell you.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44What are you going to do with "My bottom in a band box"?
0:37:44 > 0:37:50- Oh, we're going to have to, aren't we?- Yes. - You don't have to do anything.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54Just ignore him. This is down to you chicks.
0:37:54 > 0:38:01- Do you want to keep your six quid? - I don't mind.- Let's gamble. - Yes or no?
0:38:01 > 0:38:07- We're going to sell it now! You've got to decide.- Yes.- You're going with the bonus buy?- Yes!
0:38:07 > 0:38:11All right, here it comes. We're going to sell it.
0:38:11 > 0:38:17Hand-coloured humorous engraving. "My ass in a band box". Had to say that very carefully.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20£50 away? £30 away? £30 I'm bid. 35.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24- £40. 45. £50. 55. £60. - You're in profit. Watch his face.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28£60. With me at £60. I'm selling, then, at £60.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- That's good!- That is £25 profit.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- Well done!- And to think you nearly didn't go for it!- I know.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40You are now very respectably plus £31. All right?
0:38:52 > 0:38:58- Do you know how the Reds got on? - No.- Not a clue.- No idea? Good. We don't want you to know.
0:38:58 > 0:39:03- We have a problem with the Blue John pendant.- Yes.- £150.
0:39:03 > 0:39:08He doesn't rate it. He doesn't rate it. He's put £15-£30 on it.
0:39:08 > 0:39:15- We're in the wrong area.- Yeah. - I think we discussed that. - We thought we'd take a hammering.
0:39:15 > 0:39:21- Well, on the basis of this estimate, you will.- Yeah.- But the sale is on the internet, there are collectors,
0:39:21 > 0:39:27who love Blue John. Let's just hope one or two of them pick it up and run with it.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31Anyway, first up is the pewter snuff box. Here it comes.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35A Victorian novelty pewter snuff box in the form of a lady's shoe.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39£30 away? £20 away? 10 I'm bid.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- At 10.- It's worth more than that.
0:39:42 > 0:39:4412. 15. 18 At £18. Take 20.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48At £18. Are we all done? Going at £18.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53- No...- £18.- £18. - That's minus £10 on that.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57OK, now we come with our riding crop.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00A Victorian silver ebony riding crop.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02£20 away?
0:40:02 > 0:40:0610 I'm bid. At 10. I'll take 12 now.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09At £10. 12. 14. 16?
0:40:09 > 0:40:1116. 18? At £16.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Are we done?
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- At £16.- Dear, oh, dear.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- Dear, oh, dear. - That's minus £12.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- Now the grand finale. - The Blue John pendant.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Lot 372. The Blue John pendant, silver-mounted necklace. £80 away?
0:40:28 > 0:40:32£50 away? £50 I've got. At £50.
0:40:32 > 0:40:345. 60. 5. 70.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38- At £70. At £70... - Come on. 70...
0:40:38 > 0:40:42- Going then at £70. - £70...
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- is minus £80.- Ouch, indeed.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- Well... - 80...92...minus 102.
0:40:49 > 0:40:54- I don't know why I'm smiling. - If you're going to go, go out in style.
0:40:54 > 0:40:59- What about the bottle opener? - Definitely go for it!- Definitely.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- Henry can join in the glory.- Yes!
0:41:02 > 0:41:08Well, the election is to go with the bonus buy, which is lovely. His estimate on it is £30-£40.
0:41:08 > 0:41:13- He thinks it'll make a profit. - He's obviously a drinker, too!
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Lot 378. A Danish silver-handled bottle opener. Lot 378.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20£30 away? £20 away?
0:41:20 > 0:41:25£15 I'm bid. At 15. 18. 20. 22. At £22 I'm bid.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28I'll take 5 now. At £22. 25.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30More!
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Are we all done? I'm selling at 25.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37£25. I'm afraid, Henry, that's a minus 5 score,
0:41:37 > 0:41:42which takes you to a very neat £107 down the old proverbial.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45That could be a winning score!
0:41:57 > 0:42:03- What a jolly programme today! Have you been communicating about the scores?- No.
0:42:03 > 0:42:09There is a world of difference today. It is extraordinary how, in the same saleroom,
0:42:09 > 0:42:13things can go so brilliantly and things can go so badly.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17They know who I'm talking about. It is bad luck, isn't it, Blues?
0:42:17 > 0:42:22- Minus £107 is a thumper.- It is. - It is going for it.
0:42:22 > 0:42:28- I'll take it on the chin. - Well, you know, just one of those days. You've been brilliant.
0:42:28 > 0:42:34We've loved having you on. But the victors today, who go home with £31, folding money,
0:42:34 > 0:42:39congratulations about that. Here's your £1.
0:42:39 > 0:42:45- You're clutching that very, very tightly.- I'm shocked! - It's lovely, though, isn't it?
0:42:45 > 0:42:52To be going home with money isn't easy and you cracked it. How do you feel about that?
0:42:52 > 0:42:56- Speechless!- Chuffed to bits. We really enjoyed the auction.
0:42:56 > 0:43:01You've been brilliant. Congratulations again.
0:43:01 > 0:43:06- We've had such fun. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?- YES!
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