Newark 13 Bargain Hunt

This is Europe's largest antiques fair.

We're at the Newark Showground, and there are 4,000 stalls.

So it's huge!

Let's go bargain hunting!

The showground is absolutely stuffed with stalls,

but will our teams be able to find three items to make a profit from?

Stay tuned and you'll find out.

'On today's show...'

Ah! Well done.

'..there's high drama.' Yes!

-'Mixed emotions.'

-Ah!

Yes! He's done it!

But before all that excitement...

This is a game show, so we expect our teams to have fun

and try their darnedest to win!

Each team gets £300 and an hour to shop for three items,

which they then sell at auction, and the team that makes

the most profit, or the least loss, at auction wins.

So, let's go and meet the teams.

So, Fiona, like mother, like son, you're both teachers.

Yes, in fact, I used to be Jacob's teacher when he came to our school.

I taught him Spanish for A-level.

So, what do you teach, Jacob?

I teach drama and special needs.

Brilliant. And you're good at impromptu performances, too?

I have done. I once didn't have enough money

to get myself back from Edinburgh,

so I stuck my hat on the floor at top of Waverley Station,

sung, got £1 and got myself home!

So, you'll be working together today. How are you going to get on?

Like a house on fire!

Yeah, we'll be all right.

-Fiona, you're keen on collectables?

-I am. I'm a bit of a magpie,

and jewellery is irresistible to me.

-And what's your team tactic today?

-Something unusual.

Yeah, I think something unusual, spend as much as we can...

-Yes, yes.

-Brilliant.

Now, Nathan and Tracy, tell me, what exactly is your relationship?

Sister-in-law and brother-in-law.

And so, with the in-law relationship,

do you get on with one another pretty well?

-We go everywhere as a team.

-Nathan,

-how many children have you got?

-Four.

-Is family important to you, Tracy?

-Definitely, Tim.

I've got five children, all different ages.

Nicole, Lewis, Bradley, Kevie and Anderson.

And they all mean the world to me. So it's one big happy family.

-Lovely.

-Love them all to bits.

-You're a collector, Nathan.

-Yeah. I've got some Clarice Cliff,

some Royal Doulton, goblets and glass.

Will you be making the decisions as to what to buy today?

-I'll try...but a bit of girl power may win in the end.

-Girl power.

Very good. Well, this is the money moment. Here's your £300 apiece.

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

And very, very, very good luck. Gosh, what is going to happen today?

Teaching our teachers a thing or two about antiques is Mark Stacey.

And riding to the rescue with the Blues is Catherine Southon.

What a mover!

Well teams, on your marks, get set...and go!

The clock's ticking.

Well, Fiona, Jacob. Bit windy, isn't it?

Yeah, it is a bit windy.

I'm glad I blow-dried my hair before I came.

-Nathan and Tracy, are we ready for this challenge?

-We are.

Have you got any ideas of something you'd love to find?

Well, something perhaps a little bit out of the ordinary.

-Perhaps toys or children's furniture.

-Oh, yeah?

-We'll follow your lead and see what we can do!

-Let's go that way.

With 4,000 stalls to get through, you'd better get a move on, teams!

The Reds are quickly on the trail of some kids' stuff!

What d'you think about, sort of, child's or doll's tea sets?

-Is it something Granny would buy for a baby?

-I would have thought so.

I looks like it's something that lives in the corner cabinet...

If you don't collect them, that would be true,

but people do like to be quite sentimental,

so if the price is right...

That one's been played with, hasn't it?

How much are you asking for your tea set?

-48.

-How much?

-48.

-How much?!

-Oh, I was...I just...

-The wind was taking it away.

-..the wind was taking it away.

-You can have it for 35.

We'll keep it as a possibility.

That will be something Catherine Southon will spot.

Cos she likes things like this.

Risky decision, Reds.

Let's hope Catherine doesn't snap it up while you lot dilly-dally!

Are the Blues getting down to the job yet?

This bargain hunting is hungry work!

Oh, what have you got? Pasta?

Yeah, pasta.

We'll stay for lunch, then!

Lunch?! There's no time for eating on this show!

Get on with it, Blues!

Shall we head down this way?

Oh, we can have a biscuit first.

Temptation lies at every turn, Blues. But you must resist.

-If you spend £100, you get a free lunch.

-BOTH: Oh, that's the pasta!

Thank you very much.

You're welcome.

The Reds have found themselves some sparkly bling,

and they seem to be managing to soldier on without a buffet meal.

-Have you put your sunglasses on?

-Yeah.

-Oh, no, good.

-I've put my real glasses on.

-I don't mind real glasses,

-but I do like to look into your eyes.

-Ooh, my!

Hey, stop flirting, you two! You'll make Jacob blush.

Never mind the gags.

You've got to warm your eye up, haven't you, to...

to look through it all.

You're not wrong there, Jacob. Stay focused.

Ooh, Mark. Look in here.

Eye, eye, eye!

Hang on, that's my line!

Yeah, here come the puns.

Are they real ones?

Well, they look real. They're in a sort of little box.

Oh, gosh! They're so realistic, aren't they?

They're spooky, actually.

They are quite spooky, but you've got Muller, London, Oxford Street.

That's a nice little box, actually. Nice delicate engraving there.

It snaps properly and everything.

And this one is an eye that you put in when you've had

too much to drink the night before,

-cos that's just completely yellow.

-That's bloodshot, isn't it?

-I would be comfortable if we could get them for about 100.

-OK.

-100?

-Yeah, for the three.

-Right.

-And they'll have to throw in the box.

And they'd have to throw in the box.

Can you SEE any chance of that?

Well, as you say, it's a spectacle-ated-ulative lot,

isn't it?! Specula...specu...

Don't make a spectacle of yourself, all right?

Now, what do you think, Jacob?

I think, well, I think they're a bit of fun, and we should give it a go.

So, is there any chance you can do them for £100 for us?

Be charitable to us, and throw in the box.

-If you want the box, you can have them for 100.

-100 quid.

-I think we should get them.

-Yeah, let's do it.

D'you know, my eyes are watering.

There's a spare.

Very good, Fiona!

Their eye is on a profit,

but will they see any advance on £100 at auction?

Now, what's this, Blues?

Oh, goodness, I didn't see you.

Oh, sweet. But I can't think he's for sale!

Crikey, it's heavy.

That's more like it, Blues. Finally, some antiques.

Oh, that's sweet. So, for a little drink.

-Yes.

-Oh, yeah!

-For a drink.

-Four little cups.

-Plated. Silver plated.

-Very nice.

Quite nicely made, probably about 1940, d'you think?

-Er...yes.

-Yeah.

-I quite like that. D'you think...?

-What's the best...?

-Be generous.

-Yes.

-Could you please be very generous?

-Very kind.

-It'd be 75.

-Seems a little high.

-That's quite high.

-It's really difficult.

-What do you think?

-I think it seems a little high.

I like it, cos I think it's really unusual...

-I like it, but it's the £75.

-I think £75 is high.

Shall we think about it?

You Blues would be wise to spend some cash, and quick!

Time is ticking away.

Would you mind keeping that for us, just for half an hour...?

Are you actually going to buy anything?!

What is that?

-This is a fleam.

-OK.

It's a bloodletting instrument.

I think we should go back and try...with the owl.

Keep looking for a minute. We've had 20 minutes...

And bought nothing yet! So, you'd better get a wiggle on, Blues.

The Reds are on the rampage! One buy in the bag, and two to go!

Has that got a police crest on?

Well, let's get it out.

My father-in-law was a policeman.

BOTH: The Rangoon Battalion.

1920, good lord!

-Can't see any silver marks on it.

-No, I think, you see, Indian and Asian

and that sort of part of the world, the silver's lower grade,

so it doesn't have the feeling of our silver.

It could be unmarked silver.

And this one's quite fun, cos you've got quite an exotic rosewood here,

and then it's inlaid with silver, you see.

I wonder whether we could, if you were interested,

-get the two together as one lot.

-OK.

Have you got the price on both of those?

Well, we've got 88 for the pair of them. So we'd need to get that down.

-Hello there. How are you?

-All right?

My team quite like these two.

-We were wondering how cheeky we can be with you?

-Very.

Thank you.

70 quid.

That's a deal. Done deal.

Ah, not quite, not quite! No, no, no! Don't be too eager.

-Now, he's come down to 70.

-We don't want to take a caning at the auction.

Fiona, I do the jokes, all right?

-Sorry.

-Can you remember this?

Actually, Mark, I do the jokes on this show.

I need you to adjust. Please.

-70 quid.

-Oh, come on! They're a bit battered.

-Your wife supports me.

-They're battered?!

Have you looked in the mirror lately!

We can't get anywhere near 50. 60 quid, come on.

-60 quid, is that all right?

-Yes, he made you sweat.

He did. He did. And he said some pretty hurtful things,

so I might need some mothering.

Looks like the start of a beautiful friendship.

We won't do that price. That's like...

I might need to borrow those sticks to encourage these Blues

to get on and buy something!

We need to spend some money.

Could you do 65 on the owl and then we'll take it and go?

-Cash. Here, now!

-Right now.

We'll do 69. £1 extra to show willing.

-67?

-Keep going, Tray!

-£67.50?

-69.

-68, and then we're done!

-We'll meet you halfway.

-68.

-69.

£68.50!

Hey, Catherine, I've got it for...

I'm not even getting involved anymore!

-£68.50.

-Shall we?

Go on, then. Let's go with that.

Right, thank you very much!

You are such a hard taskmaster. Unbelievable!

I thought I was hard! Thank you.

Thank heavens for that! Their first item is in the bag at last!

At the minute, I think the girls are on top.

As you can see, I've got my own way with my owl,

and that's why we can't let Nathan go too far,

because otherwise he'll buy something without my permission!

And that's not going to happen. I assure you.

I used to be a manager of a marina, and I have an affection for boats.

Cos you'll see, Nathan'll buy a boat or something. He's not having a boat!

I'm looking for a boat, but I'm not seeing anything.

Any time I see something, it's, "No, we don't want boats!"

That'll be the girl power!

-Hey, Tray!

-What?

-Boat!

-You're not having a boat!

No, we're not buying a boat, and before you even say "Boat..."

We're not buying a boat.

Looks like the Reds have lost their buoy!

Jacob!

-Do you put eggs in it?

-No, I don't think you put eggs in there.

-You wouldn't be able to, cos as you put it down...

-You crush it!

Yeah, exactly! Scrambled eggs.

Yeah, job done.

-There's such a lot of variety around, isn't it?

-Yeah.

D'you like it, though?

Well, I don't want to be difficult, but not especially.

Oh, go on, Fiona, be difficult!

We like difficulty here.

-Not specially, I mean...

-Well, we'll leave that.

-Ten minutes left. No way.

-You are joking!

We had 20 minutes two minutes ago!

There is something seriously wrong with your...

-He's not doing the stopwatch!

-He's not doing it properly!

That cannot be right.

Ahoy! Mutiny in the Blue ranks!

Oh, yeah, that's unusual.

-That's unusual.

-Catherine?

-Oh, gosh, that's hideous.

-Fair enough.

Desperate, but not that desperate!

-Shall we have a quick mad dash?

-We'll have a dash.

And when we've got a minute to spare,

-we'll choose between the things we like.

-Right.

-Now, look, it's an amazing little thing, isn't it?

-Tremendous.

-What do you think?

-I would like to buy that.

It's amazing. D'you want to ask him?

Yeah, sure.

It's a little out of our budget. It's £490.

Just a little bit, Jacob!

Oh, crikey!

Oh, come on, team!

We need to buy two items, like, now!

-A little silver photo frame.

-OK.

It's a good retailer, isn't it? It's a good retailer, it's 1905.

It is hallmarked, but it's a little bit worn.

It's a bit tarnished, isn't it?

-And I think silver photo frames are always popular.

-Yeah, exactly.

-Let's go with it.

-You can go and do it.

-Yep, go and deal with it.

-We'll carry on having a look

to see what else there is here.

Don't stray too far, Blues. You're almost out of time.

Isn't that sweet?

If you think about modern living, that's quite a practical thing

for a little telephone table, or lamp table.

-It's neat and compact...

-You could keep your remote controls in it.

Oh, gosh, you could, couldn't you?

I've got about 15 in my living room, so I watch myself every night!

I don't really. We're running out of time. We do need...

It's only £35.

-20, 25 quid, something like that?

-I think so.

-OK.

-I think so.

Come here, my friend. Please.

Can I take a photo, just to prove that...?

We're desperately running out of time...

Yeah, what is it?

Bad strategy, Mark!

..could we have it for £20? Please.

-I thought you were running out of time.

-20 quid.

This is going to take time!

D'you like it?

-Yeah, it's different.

-But it doesn't shut.

No, it's pretty broken. Yeah, let's leave that.

It's not a Victorian one. It's probably...

I don't think it's very old, no. Probably 1950s...

Exactly, sort of, like...

-..1950s.

-If you like it, someone else can like it.

-Could you do £5 on that, as we're getting the other...?

-Please.

OK!

OK. Brilliant, thank you very much indeed. Thank you.

Job's done. Done.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. The Blues are all done.

But what about the Reds?

-£20.

-It's your lucky day.

Come on, 20 quid.

No, no, no, save time. If you're in a hurry, give us the 35.

This could go on all day.

-20.

-30.

-25. Come on, 25!

-30.

OK, we need to do it, then, don't we? Right...

-OK, well, we'll have to take this for 30.

-Right, OK. That was easy.

I think he saw them coming!

But they ran out of time, as the clock has now stopped.

Here's a quick reminder of both teams' purchases.

The Reds eyed up these babies five minutes into proceedings,

and they finally bagged them for £100.

They hit their stride with a swagger stick,

and walking stick for £60.

And at the 11th hour, they settled on the sewing table for £30.

-Had fun, guys?

-We really did.

So, which is your favourite piece, Fifi?

I'm thinking the eyeballs...

-Are your favourite?

-Yes.

-What about you, Yakob?

-The eyeballs are my favourite as well.

-Now, how much overall did you spend?

-We spent £190.

190? Very good. I'd like £110 of leftover lolly, please.

-There you go, Tim.

-Thank you very much.

Like the Inland Revenue, it comes in with one hand

and goes out with another.

Off to the great tax collector from the sky.

-What are you going to spend that on, Mark?

-It's a very big fair, Tim.

I reckon I can find something interesting to keep them happy.

Let's hope you find something warming, too!

Go and have a cup of tea.

Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?

The Blues got off to a slow start with their owl tot beakers,

at £68.50.

An Edwardian photo frame took their fancy at £65.

And in a mad dash for the finishing tape,

they settled for a porcelain box at £5.

-OK, team. You happy?

-Yep. Very happy.

-What was your favourite piece, Trace?

-My owl.

-Your owl!

-My owl.

Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

I think it'll be our Asprey photo frame.

And what was your grand total spend?

£138.50.

£138.50, so £1.50...

-so, I want...do I want £161.50?

-You do.

Oh, well done! Good maths. £161.50. There we go, there's the £1.50.

You look after that, Catherine. Good luck with that.

Meanwhile, we're heading off somewhere divine.

-In fact, I think it's called... What's it called?

-Stoneleigh Abbey, Tim.

Oh, yeah, Stoneleigh Abbey. Told you so!

When the 5th Lord Leigh came of age in 1763, he set about

a great programme of modernisation within this, the existing west wing.

In fact, he refurnished practically the whole place.

When Jane Austen's mother visited Stoneleigh,

she complained that the house was so large that it needed

signposts in the corners so that you could find your way around.

So how did you go about furnishing a house of this size?

Well, for the 5th Lord Leigh, in the 1760s, it was easy.

He just went to a cabinet-maker called William Gomm.

William Gomm was based in London,

and we still have the original receipt that Gomm produced

in 1763,

that precisely details all of the 150-odd pieces of furniture

that he made for His Lordship, together with the end price.

And the total cost was 818 pounds, 9 shillings.

'I dread to think what that would be today!'

And included in this mass of furniture, not surprisingly,

was a lot of seat furniture.

And here in the library is a typical Georgian library chair

with a hump back called a camel-back,

close upholstered in needlework.

But you can differentiate a well-made Georgian library chair

from the ordinary, in the detail.

Cos if you look here, what William Gomm has done

is to very subtly carve, in the top quality mahogany, details like this,

with a bellflower, and a cabochon. And a little cartouche.

And underneath that, running down the line of the leg,

are these mouldings, which are called bead and real.

So, by doing this,

William Gomm makes quite sure that Lord Leigh's order is special.

But if you think this thing is good, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Oh, Lordy, no!

MUSIC: "The Hallelujah Chorus" by George Frideric Handel

'Probably Gomm's greatest work is here in the chapel at Stoneleigh.

'It's this communion table, part of that body of work for the Leighs,

'and currently on loan from London's Victoria and Albert Museum.'

D'you see what I mean?

I mean, you've got to get down and dirty and up close and personal

with a piece of furniture like this.

Because if we step down and look at this from just below,

this is the perspective that Gomm would have known that this table

would have been seen from, because it's a communion table.

It's designed to sit on an elevated altar,

and of course, he's lavished particular care on this apron rail.

It's centred by a cherubim, a healthy looking youngster,

the like of which you would like to produce yourself in the middle

of the 18th century.

And look at the skilful way that he's carved the cherubim's wings

framing his chin.

And the way that carving continues with elaborate Rococo brackets,

and each of those wrapped in foliage.

But each of these framed elements are attached.

If you look underneath, the colour of the timber is different.

That's massive, thick oak which is providing the strength to the top.

This is simply the icing on the cake, so to speak.

But the solid mahogany carving sits with these legs,

because each of these are carved out of one piece,

and this piece had to measure a 15 inch square block of timber.

32 inches high, that's expensive.

Having the bill is a treat,

because we can look it up out of that 880 pounds' worth.

This table cost 31 pounds and 10 shillings.

Well, I would say that's 31 pounds and 10 shillings very well spent.

The big question today is, of course,

are our teams likely to have spent £31 so wisely?

Well, we've trotted vaguely south-west from the lovely Newark

to the gorgeous outskirts of Derby to be with Charles.

-Great to have you here, Tim. Been a long time.

-Good to see you, boy.

Anyway, now, first up, for our teams are these here eyes.

They're interesting. The interest I have in these eyes,

and I did some reading up before our lesson today.

The Venetians made these glass eyes in the 16th century.

They were then made in Paris in the 19th century, and these eyes,

Tim, I suspect they probably are maybe second half 19th century.

-Technically, if you were a glass blower...

-Yes.

-..and you had to achieve the opaque, right?

-Yes.

Then you've got to get the iris, and then the pupil.

-The whole thing is beautifully done.

-It is. It is beautifully done.

My guide price, Tim, on them...

-They'll make what they're worth.

-Of course.

We're online, and hopefully they'll race away.

-But between £30 and £40.

-That all?

-They might make more.

-That's not much per eye, is it?

-No.

-Well, they paid £100.

-OK.

Don't let that depress you.

-God willing, Tim, we'll get there.

-No need to bring religion into it.

I tell you, we're already in enough trouble here, boy.

-OK, now next up, it's the Rangoon swagger stick.

-Yes, yes.

-And we get a rosewood walking stick too.

-Yes.

Geography wasn't my forte at school, unfortunately,

but Rangoon was the former capital of Burma. Were you aware of that?

Yes, I was. Funnily enough.

-OK, fine.

-Geography was one of my ace subjects.

OK, fine, fine. So, it's a bit tired, it's a bit worn,

but such swagger sticks are popular amongst military enthusiasts.

The rosewood walking cane is also quite interesting.

We do have a great pool of military enthusiasts.

Swagger sticks, medals, they seem to be like hot cakes

in Derbyshire at the moment.

-Lovely.

-So I hope the swagger stick and the cane will sell well.

-What's your estimate?

-Tim, I can see the lot making...maybe £50.

Oh, good, £60 was paid. We're getting closer, aren't we?

I think they'll make a profit.

-And we've got this sewing table, which is a queer looking thing.

-Yes.

-Erm, it's...

-More like a box.

Yes, Tim. It's, in shape, it almost is a cabinet on stand,

-which could be George I. But it isn't.

-No.

It's crossbanded, it's in mahogany, on cabriole legs with a hinge lid.

It's got a short drawer inside which you can pull forwards and backwards.

-It's decorative.

-What's your estimate?

-The guide price I'd put on it is between 20 and 30.

-Gosh.

-It's got legs.

-It certainly has. Four of them.

I think you're going to be lucky. These things are going to soar away.

They're not going to need the bonus buy, but let's look at it, anyway.

Now, Fifi, Jacob. This is the leftover lolly moment.

You spent 190 magnificent pounds, and you gave our man £110.

Mark Stacey, what did you buy?

-I bought something rather magnificent.

-Oh, my word!

It's a travelling gentleman's wash stand and shaving stand.

The legs come off, they unfold. Everything comes apart,

and you lift it up here and you can keep all your sundries in there.

Mahogany, it's got little carrying handles there, which is rather nice.

It's very masculine, Mark.

Well, that's why I called it a gentleman's wash stand, you see.

-A woman could wash with it.

-Well, she could. Put your make-up on.

-Yeah.

-It's not just shaving, is it?

-Not just shaving, no, no.

-I think it's rather nice.

-I think it's very neat.

It would fit in a modern house and an old house. It's lovely.

-Well, it was an awful lot of money.

-How much was it?

-It was the whole of the money you left me.

-Oh, really?

-£110.

I love it, don't you? So, you don't pick it now.

You pick it if you want to after the sale of your first three items.

But now, for the viewers at home, let's find out

what the auctioneer thinks about Mark's wash stand.

Well, Charles, this is a handsome thing, isn't it?

Tim, I'm very impressed. It's quite a rare thing, isn't it?

Well, yes, I suppose it is. I mean, everybody has to shave.

Well, men do, mainly and, erm, to keep all your accoutrements

in a little thing like this is rather fun, isn't it?

What I like is you've got this nice adjuster here.

Look at the quality of that metalwork, Charles.

That's nickel plated brass, That's top notch, isn't it?

And it swings on that plane, so whether you're a little short-arse,

or whether you're tallish like us,

you can adjust the mirror appropriately.

It's a really good complete campaign.

Little officers' wash stand.

I quite agree, and wherever you come from, you've got to shave.

What's it worth?

I've put a guide price on, Tim, of between £60 and £100.

-Yes.

-I think that's realistic in the wholesale market.

But, Tim, two collectors might bid it up to £150, in my opinion.

-Yes. Good, well, that's lovely, cos old Stacey's paid 110.

-OK.

For ever, Charles, you are optimistic, and that's what we love.

Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Moving on to the Blues, now.

-We've got the novelty four-plated tot set.

-Yes.

Tim, novelty is such an important factor in today's market,

particularly when it comes to silverworks or plated wares,

and here you've got the owl with these four tots or tumblers.

-How early are they, Tim?

-'20s?

-I think so.

-'30s, something like that?

-George V, probably, in period.

They are complete, they're in good condition and to go.

-Perfect.

-Neat.

-How much?

Tim, again because they're plated,

I've put a guide price on of between £30 and £40.

Well, Tracy found them for £68.50.

OK, and I think Tracy's done very well, because I hope, Tim,

with me being fairly mean and lean, they'll make a bit more.

Well, there should be a following wind for them.

-They could take off. Next, the photo frame.

-Yes.

-Silver fellow.

-Yes.

-Useful.

Tim, it's that wonderful name, Asprey.

OK, and obviously sometimes what outweighs...maybe,

the object, is the name.

-The date code, Tim, I believe, is 1906.

-Lovely.

-Or thereabouts.

-How much?

Tim, I've put a guide price on of between £30 and £50.

Nathan paid 65 smackers.

But again, Tim, I think

with Tracy's, I can see Tracy and Nathan getting together.

These two lots might roll.

-Quite. Anyway, they might produce a little porcelain box.

-Yes.

-Which is what they did.

-Yes.

-The next lot.

-Yes.

-How d'you rate that?

-Tim, it's got romance. It's of a heart shape.

It has all the grace of being, maybe French, mid-18th century.

-But it ain't.

-No. We wish it was.

-What's it worth?

Well, Tim, I can see it racing away and hopefully making,

with its heart and romance and love, about £20.

Gosh, that is marvellous, cos they only paid a fiver.

Great. Profit.

Anyway, overall then, even though the estimates

are pretty miserable on two of them.

-I'm confident.

-I don't think they'll need their bonus buy either.

Not in your hands, Charles.

-But we're going to have a look. They might need it anyway, yes?

-Yes.

-Yes.

Now, Nathan and Tracy, this is exciting.

What has Catherine spent £161.50 of leftover lolly on? Catherine.

-Don't look so worried.

-I am.

-Are you ready?

-Yes.

Ta-da!

-You wanted something nautical...

-I did.

That's something to do with the boat he wanted.

We were looking for yachts, and looking for models.

I think that is absolutely lovely, and it's a nice quality one.

Beech and oak. It's really difficult to date that,

but I think it's probably about 1930s, '40s.

Difficult to know, but it's got a really nice feel.

-It is nice.

-Very nice.

If you're going to buy a ship's wheel, that's the one to buy.

-I think it's lovely.

-It is nice.

It depends how much you paid for it, Catherine.

-How much did you give me?

-£161.50.

Let me think. £48.

-Ooh!

-Oh, OK!

-You like it now.

-I might think about it.

Yeah, what d'you think money-wise?

I would put that in at auction at £60 to £80.

-Might think about it even more now.

-You really like it now!

-I do now! I was a bit scared with the £161, but yes.

-Very nice.

That's a good reaction, Catherine. Let's find out whether

we're going to get the same reaction from our auctioneer, Charles Hanson.

There you go, Charles, something nautical for you.

Tim, it's a shame. I'm not a sailor.

-Are you a sailor?

-You live in a landlocked county, don't you?

Yes. It's turned, it's nicely incised.

-It's a good little ship's wheel.

-Is it old or is it new?

Tim, difficult to tell, because looking at the actual timber,

it's got some wear and tear, and I'm hoping it's maybe 1930s.

-I think you're right, Charles.

-I can see this racing away.

-How much?

Tim, I'm...we've guided it between £30 and £50. It's worth all of that.

Lovely. £48 was paid by the Southon,

and she does know her way around this marine stuff.

She's got a great scientific expert mind.

Particularly marine stuff. She'll have had her beady eye on this

-and know what's what.

-Profit.

-That's it.

-Profit.

It should be, shouldn't it? If the team go with it,

-and that's the challenge. Brilliant, Charles.

-Thanks, Tim.

-Lovely talking.

-Pleasure.

-See you.

-As always.

-On the rostrum.

-Thank you.

-Very good. Thank you.

-Happy?

-Yeah.

-Very happy.

-We're very happy.

-Not feeling nervous at all?

-No, not really.

-Not like the first day of term?

-Very good.

-Feeling all right, Fifi?

-I'm very confident.

-Are you? I like that.

What about you, Mark. How are you?

-Not confident, but it's a packed room.

-Isn't it? And you know,

Charles Hanson is the most extraordinary auctioneer.

First up, though, are the glass eyes, and here they come. Stand by.

Lot 99. Where do we start?

I've got one, two bids, come on! I'm bid £30.

I'll take five now for the glass eyes. Come on!

30, but I'll take five now. Come on!

Five, 40, five!

55. 65.

Go on!

-I'm out!

-Oh, come on.

-Going, sir. I'll take now 70. Come on, they're great eyes!

-Come on!

£65. Do I see 70 now? Surely one more do I see.

Let's see one more bid!

We're going at £65. Do I see 70? Going once, going twice.

One more, do I see? All out beside me. To you, sir, at £65.

-Oh, blast it! Bad luck.

-You did try, though.

You are minus £35.

You're pretty eyeless.

Now, here comes the swagger stick.

Lot 101. I'm only bid here. I'm bid £25. 30, I'll take five now.

Five, 40. Five, 50. 50. 45, there. Do I see 50, now? 50, five.

50, five, 60. Five, 70. Come on, five, 80. One more, sir.

One more for good luck do I see now? At £75, 80 I'll take now.

One more, sir. All down, 80!

Well done, Charles!

85. Sir, look at me, 90! I'm sure we'll go one more. Are you sure?

I'm sure you will. £85, I'll take now 90. All down.

£85, it's going, it's gone.

Good boy, Charles. That's marvellous. Plus £25.

Which means overall, you're only minus ten.

That's very good auctioneering. Now, here comes the sewing table.

Lots of interest here.

I will start with one, two, three bids at 20, I'll take five now.

20, I'll take five for you, where'd you go? Five, 30. Five, 40.

45, 50 is my bid. Five, I'm out. £55 now, do I see 60?

Come on, it's a wonderful, neat table. Oh, and I'll take...60!

Yes! She's done it! That lady!

Five, 70, madam! In that far corner, 70.

ALL: Yes!

Oh, come on! Are you sure? You've come so far.

It's a very good cabinet, that.

Five! 80. Are you sure?

You're out.

Going once at £75. I'll take 80 now, it could be yours.

-No.

-No. Thank you. At £75, gone!

-Well, that's brilliant. Look at that. Was it 75 or 80?

-75.

Was it 75? It was 75, well, that's fine. 75, so is that £45?

That's plus £45, which means overall you are plus £35.

That is what you call a good number, isn't it? That's £35.

Who would've thought that?!

Now, about the shaving stand? Are you going to risk it?

Let's go for it.

Are you sure?

Yeah, it's such a lovely item. Yes, yes, and then it's your fault.

Then it's my fault?

My number is now 105. Where do we start? Bit of interest here.

I'm bid £70, I'll take five now. It's a good thing.

£70, I'll take five now. 70 I'm bid, do I see five? Come on!

70, I'll take five, 80, five.

One more. 80, five. 90, five. Five, 100. It's a good thing.

-Come on!

-Go on!

£100, he's in!

£100, do I see 105 now? Come on. At £100, but it's a good thing.

Take 105! Sir won't look at me, one more for good luck, are you sure?

No. 105 bid, I'll take 110 now.

Going once, going twice, I'll take 110.

All down, selling at £105, it's going, going.

Oh, dear, bad luck. But very, very close. 105, you lost £5 on that.

Minus £5, which still leaves you with £30 profit, all right?

That is a very good number. Well done.

-Don't say a word to the Blues.

-Not a word.

-Mum, all right?

-Now, Tracy, are you feeling a bit shifty?

-Yes.

-Why?

-Will you hold my hand?

-I'll hold your hand, what's the matter?

Oh, nice. This is a bonus of the job.

I think she's perked up. Seriously, what are you worried about?

-I don't know, I don't know.

-You are trembling, aren't you?

I am, I'm scared, Tim. I don't know. It's my first auction, though, ever.

You've never been to an auction?

-You'd be a virgin, then?

-I am, definitely.

That's why you're gripping so hard!

Now, first up, then, are the tots!

Lot 120, bit of interest. I'm only bid here £20. I'll take five now.

Come on, it's a good one, 25. Five, 30. Five, 40. Five, 50.

Five, one more, sir. 50, I'm bid. Do I see five now?

Oh, come on, it's a wonderful lot! I'm bid now, do I see 60? Come on.

Go on! One more!

-75, one more!

-They're in profit.

One for good luck. One for the road! Five, 80!

85! Oh, you're so near! I'll take one more to help you, ma'am.

One more for good luck. £80. We're going, all out, selling at £80.

One, twice and three times, going, going, gone to you, sir.

That's £11.50 profit.

121, Asprey interest, silver photo frame. Where do we start?

I'm only bid £20, I can't believe it. 20, I'll take two now.

20, I'll take two for this.

Two, five, eight, 32, I'm out. So, do I see five now, come on!

At £32, five, £40. Five, 50. One more, sir, take one more.

Asprey frame.

Do I see 50 now? 50, five. One more, sir. Are you sure?

Positive. 50, I'll take five now, fair warning, all out.

I'll take five. 50, all down. Going, going, selling to you, sir. £50.

-Gone.

-£50.

Bad luck, that's minus £15, which means you are overall minus £3.50.

We're minus £3.50. Come on, heart!

122. I'm asking, do I see...? Start me off.

Well, let's start, do I see £10? Come on! Let's see £10 now.

Oh, it's a heart shape, it's novel, £10, I'm bidding now, 12, 15, 18,

22, five, eight.

30, sir. One more for good luck.

No, he says. One more. No. OK, now do I see 30? Oh, 30, 35, 40.

Oh, my gosh!

Five! Are you sure, sir? Thank you very much at £45.

We're going once, going twice, selling all out,

we are at £45 and standing to you, sir.

-Well done, you.

-Fantastic!

Amazing. So, you're £36.50 up.

That's £36.50.

Are you going to go with this wheel? What's your plan here?

D'you think it's going to make a wheel profit?

-How much was it?

-Yeah, it's wheel-y good.

It's wheel-y good!

If you put Titanic on it, if we'd engraved Titanic,

then we'd be all right.

What d'you think you ought to do?

-In for a penny, out for a pound. Let's do it!

-Are you sure?

-Let's do it.

-Don't you shout at me if it goes horribly wrong.

-Oh, we will. We will.

-We will be.

-I made profit on what I want, so...

-Are you going to bank the £36.50?

-No, Tim, we're going with Catherine.

-You're doing the wheel?

On that happy note, here comes the wheel.

125, there we are. I am bid £25. Do I please see 30 for it now? Come on!

It's a wonderful item, nautical interest. £25, I'll take 35, 40.

I'm out. 40, I'll take five now, come on, it's 1930s. 45, 50.

50, I'm bid, come on! One more do I see?

Now it's a great thing at 55, 60, five. Come on, sir!

One more for good luck, no, it's 60, I'll take five, all out.

60, I'll take five, all done.

Fair warning. All out, we say sell at £60.

Going, going, going to a lady, it's going, it's gone.

-Well done. Well done, guys.

-You get £12 profit on that.

£12 profit on that, yes.

So, 36, 46, £48.50p. What could be better than that?

-£48.50.

-That's good. Thank you.

-A splendid result.

That could be a winning score.

Just don't talk to the Reds and we will reveal all in a moment.

-How exciting!

-Very!

Well, teams, this is exciting, isn't it? Have you been chatting?

-ALL: No, no.

-You have no idea how you've been getting on.

Of course, for the audience it's no secret that we have

two teams of winners here today.

And this is a rare occurrence at the best of times.

The team that sadly are marginally behind in the winning stakes are...

-The Reds.

-Aw!

-Oh, yes!

But I tell you, there's not much in it.

You are going to go home, you happy pair, with £30 cash. How's that?

Here you go, £30. Pleased to take that, Jacob?

-Yes, very pleased.

-Very good. Don't forget to split it with your mother.

-Have you had a good time, Fifi?

-A wonderful time.

We've loved having you on the show.

But the victors, who are going to go home with £48.50...

serious folding money. There we go.

-Trace, bit more coming. Have you had a good time, Trace?

-Brilliant.

-You were so nervous before the off.

-I soon got in the swing of it.

-You did! Nathan, you had a good time?

-Wheel-y good.

We've had a really good time, too.

In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

ALL: Ye-e-e-es!

I know you're sitting there thinking,

"I could have done better than that!"

Well, what's stopping you?

If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website, and apply.

It'll be splendid to see you!

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