0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today we're in Oswestry, on the Welsh/English borders.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09This place in the 7th century was the site of a famous battle -
0:00:09 > 0:00:12today, we have just two teams battling it out,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15so let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:37 > 0:00:41Today, the sun is shining on us, they've got the flags out
0:00:41 > 0:00:43and there are hundreds of stalls.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45What more could we want?
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Coming up today, we have the beauties versus the beasts -
0:00:49 > 0:00:51sorry, chaps, nothing personal.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Our glamorous Reds hope the feminine touch will win the day.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56What appeals? Cos they're pink?
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Yeah, I've got a car that's the same colour as that.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- No! You haven't got a car this colour?- I have.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05I don't believe you!
0:01:05 > 0:01:07The Blues are two earthy chaps
0:01:07 > 0:01:10who are rather bullish about their chances of winning.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13We've got to beat those women!
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Well, all of that's still to come.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19First, let me remind you of today's rules.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23Each team gets £300 and are allowed to shop for three items
0:01:23 > 0:01:24which they sell later at auction.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28The team wins that makes the most profit.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31So, let's go and meet today's teams.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Well, today is a family show and for the Reds,
0:01:34 > 0:01:38we've got mother and daughter, Gill and Rebecca - hello, girls.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- Hi, Tim.- Hello, Tim.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- And for the Blues, we've got father and son, Peter and Gavin.- Hello.- Hi.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48Lovely to see you. So, Gill - is this beautiful daughter your only beautiful daughter?
0:01:48 > 0:01:52No, I have another beautiful daughter, her name's Lucy
0:01:52 > 0:01:56and she also works as cabin crew, as Rebecca does.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01- Gosh, a double whammy!- A double whammy.- ..Of air hostesses.- Exactly.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03And what do you work at?
0:02:03 > 0:02:08At the moment, I'm a doctor's receptionist, but years ago,
0:02:08 > 0:02:10I did work for Peter Wilson's,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13the auction house that we're going to be selling our items at.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18- Well, that's amazing, isn't it?- Yes. It was 33 years ago though, Tim!
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Well, you don't need to do the maths!
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- Just cos you started working when you were 14!- That's very kind!
0:02:24 > 0:02:26No, seriously.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Do you think you'll get some unfair advantage going back to
0:02:29 > 0:02:32the auction house to sell your Bargain Hunt lots?
0:02:32 > 0:02:36I don't think so - I was in the back office, on the sales invoices.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39OK. Now, Rebecca, you're a high-flyer.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44- Have you always wanted to work with the airline industry?- Well, no, Tim.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49I finished my A levels and thought I'd take a gap year.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Turns out I joined the airlines and here I am,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54seven years later, still on my gap year!
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Make us all really jealous - tell us about the places you've visited.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Some of my favourite places...
0:03:00 > 0:03:07I do really like Las Vegas, Japan is another really nice place to go to.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12But we fly all over, we go to Africa and Australia, so it's a good mix.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16I'm feeling terribly sorry for you(!)
0:03:16 > 0:03:18So what's your strategy, girls?
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Considering we've never actually bought or sold anything
0:03:22 > 0:03:26at auction before, that's going to be quite a big hurdle.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Yeah. We're just going to trust our instincts.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30If it's something we like,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33there could be the chance that somebody else might like it too.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- Going to go with your heart. - We are.- Yes.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38I like the thought of that.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Very good luck. Now, boys, what do you think about the opposition?
0:03:42 > 0:03:43Very attractive!
0:03:43 > 0:03:49No, no, I'm talking about their buying and selling skills!
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Well, time will tell. We're fairly confident this side of the border.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55You're very competitive, you and your boy,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58but you don't necessarily see eye-to-eye, do you?
0:03:58 > 0:04:03Never! No, we have a lot of arguments I'm afraid.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- We're as different as chalk and cheese.- Are you?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08What are the differences between you?
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Well, Gavin, he's very laid back, you can see that.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- He's a bit like a hippy, I'd say.- Yes?
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Whereas I'm a self-employed agricultural engineer
0:04:18 > 0:04:22and I have to work a little bit harder than him.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26So tell us about the agricultural business, then - what do you specialise in?
0:04:26 > 0:04:27Quad bikes.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32I'm a local business and 80% of our business is buying, selling
0:04:32 > 0:04:33and repairing quad bikes.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- Gavin, are you interested in farm machinery?- Not at all, really.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40No. What do you hope to do eventually?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43I've looked into doing teaching.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46I did an English degree at Aberystwyth University.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Yeah, primary school teaching for the future, maybe.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Are you going to be able to beat these lovely girls today?
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Well, according to women, men still rule the world,
0:04:54 > 0:04:57and we're going to win!
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- Ooh!- We're confident! - I think on that happy note,
0:05:00 > 0:05:03I'll give you the money and I'd better separate each team!
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Here's your £300, you know the rules, your experts await
0:05:06 > 0:05:10and off you go and very, very, very good luck!
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Just don't argue with him, eh?
0:05:12 > 0:05:14So, who ARE today's experts?
0:05:14 > 0:05:17He's flying high - he's roaring with enthusiasm.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20And he's trotting along like a horse,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Thomas Plant is leading our ladies in red.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28For the boys in blue, we have the old stager,
0:05:28 > 0:05:30our wise man of antiques, David Barby.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33No time to hang about - they are off!
0:05:33 > 0:05:37I think we need to go the area where nobody else has been.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42- We need to buy things which reflect you.- Let's have a look.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46They're searching high and low, outdoors and indoors.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50And what a surprise - the girls have gone straight for something pink.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52They're quite cute, aren't they?
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- They're very sweet. They're coffee cans.- OK.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59They're Shelley china, which is a very good make.
0:05:59 > 0:06:05The thing about Shelley is one has to check the condition.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Shelley has a tendency to have a hairline round the bottom.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11So you're just checking that it's absolutely perfect.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16- Now, what appeals? Cos they're pink?- BOTH: Yeah.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- I've got a car the same colour as that.- No!
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- You haven't got a car this colour? - I have!- I don't believe you!
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- It's true.- Yep.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30What's your very best on those?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32What have we got there?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34The silver's by Adie Brothers, incidentally.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37So it's all top makers. 1926.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Um...
0:06:40 > 0:06:42I can take the 30 off that, make it 100.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47So that would make it a nice, round figure.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Would it be possible to make it two figures?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- Three sounds better to me. - How much do you like them?
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- I actually really like them, I think they're cute.- Go for it.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Even at that figure, I don't know if there's a profit there,
0:07:00 > 0:07:01and that's what we're here to make.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03OK, OK.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Would you do them at 90?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07He'll do them at 90.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- I think... - Come on, look at these two!
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- I think we'll go for it, then - do you think so?- Yep, go for it.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- Yes, we'll have them.- Even though I've told you that we're here to make a profit?
0:07:20 > 0:07:24We've got two, possibly three other things to make a profit on.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Even if these make a small, little profit, we'll go for it.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Thank you very much indeed and I hope you do very well with them.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32BOTH: Thank you very much.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35There's no point praying, Thomas.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40I don't think the great man upstairs is going to help you get these girls under control.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44I think the pink coffee cans are extraordinary.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48I would never have bought them, but if they believe that they're
0:07:48 > 0:07:51going to make a profit, I'm with them all the way.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Well, you're supposed to be advising them, Thomas!
0:07:53 > 0:07:56The Blues, and Barby's trying to tempt the savage beasts
0:07:56 > 0:07:58with something rather pretty.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01What is interesting about this,
0:08:01 > 0:08:06it falls into a category of Oriental, maybe Japanese influence,
0:08:06 > 0:08:09that came in towards the end of the 19th century.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12We call that Arts and Crafts, or Aesthetic Movement.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15There were a number of companies producing.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18This major did these very attractive glazes.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20There's no mark on the bottom,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23no mark. What does that say, that symbol there?
0:08:25 > 0:08:26Nine shillings.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Nine shillings in about 1890. What would it be now?
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- I dunno!- A lot of money, I should think!- About £100 or something.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- Easily.- So, it was highly regarded.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41What I like about this is all this decoration -
0:08:41 > 0:08:45I like the way the glaze runs and gathers in certain areas.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46Can you see that?
0:08:46 > 0:08:48It's not a named pot.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Let's have a look - how much are they asking?
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- 55.- Ooh, dear. 55. That's a lot of money.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55The very best would be 25.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- Your very, very best? - Very, VERY best, 25.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- You wouldn't take 20, would you? - No, it'd have to be 25.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Could we split the difference at 22?
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Oh, go on then. Yes.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- At £22?- Yeah, that's fine. - Condition's very good.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13It is nice.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17It's a shame that there's no manufacturing mark.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- I think this is a good piece of art. - I think it's well worth buying.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23I think we're going to make money on it.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28And we've got to beat those women! That's the main thing!
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- They'll buy things that are pink. - Barby, have you been spying on them?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35I think that's very nice. At £22, I think it's a must-buy.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37I think so, as well.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38It screams, "Buy me!"
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- Shall we shake on that? - Thank you very much, sir.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Thank you very much, it's very kind of you.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Well, that bright yellow is screaming at me, too.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49But, Barby, if you think there's a profit, I won't criticise.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Let's just wait and see, eh?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Our girls are staying all girly and looking now for bling,
0:09:54 > 0:09:58and it looks like Thomas is in tune with them.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02So I've found something Rebecca, which is just up your street.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05This is what you should have in your handbag while on the planes,
0:10:05 > 0:10:09just as a travelling piece.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14So it's a cut-glass bottle, made by Mappin & Webb, I think...
0:10:14 > 0:10:19Yeah, looks like Mappin & Webb, but just in case you're caught short,
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- a toothbrush... - Toothbrush for a horse, maybe!
0:10:23 > 0:10:24And a brush!
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- Look at this.- You don't need any more than that to travel, do you?
0:10:28 > 0:10:29That's all you need, isn't it?
0:10:29 > 0:10:34- Look at that, isn't that just something else?- That's cute.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36It's in bone, it's 19...
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Oh, probably quite early, probably 1920s.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41But what an amazing thing.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- Do you think that could make any money?- Yes.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- What a fun thing.- How much are they asking?- I don't know.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- < Terry!- How much is this?
0:10:49 > 0:10:51< 24.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56- Do you think there's profit in that one?- I can't come any lower. - Oh, yes you can! For me!
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- I'm very, very sorry. - Go on, make it...
0:10:59 > 0:11:02You could round it down to 20, at least.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07I'm sorry, no. I'll do it for 22 and that's me best.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09- 22, what do you think? - What do you reckon?
0:11:10 > 0:11:16- Yeah.- Shall we go for it? - Yeah, I think so. We'll go for it. 22, we'll go with that.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- OK, thank you.- That's OK.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24£22, eh? I fear they may get the brush-off at the auction!
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Anyway, I've been combing the fair for something really hair-raising myself.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34"What's this wooden plaque got to do with the French Revolution?" I hear you ask.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Did I hear you ask that? Anyway, I've asked the question.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42And the answer is that in 1792,
0:11:42 > 0:11:47Louis XVI was holed up in the Tuileries Palace in Paris
0:11:47 > 0:11:51and the revolutionaries were determined to take him.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55He was guarded by a detachment of Swiss Guards
0:11:55 > 0:12:00and in the fracas, all the Swiss were slaughtered.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Around 700 Swiss mercenaries lost their life
0:12:04 > 0:12:07and that was a terrible thing for the Swiss.
0:12:07 > 0:12:13By 1818, they'd raised some cash to form a memorial in Lucerne
0:12:13 > 0:12:19and this thing is now known as the Lucerne lion.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21It is the memorial
0:12:21 > 0:12:27designed by the famous Danish neoclassical sculptor, Thorvaldsen,
0:12:27 > 0:12:32and it's carved into an enormous cliff face in Lucerne.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37This thing is at least 40 or 50 feet long in the flesh.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41We have a representation of the pride
0:12:41 > 0:12:45and heroism of Switzerland which is in the form of this lion,
0:12:45 > 0:12:50lying, dying on the ground with the remnants of a spear
0:12:50 > 0:12:54puncturing its back with a bit of blood dribbling out.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56It's dying on top of a shield,
0:12:56 > 0:13:00a shield that's carved with the emblem of the French royal family,
0:13:00 > 0:13:04a fleur de lys, and sitting up in the background
0:13:04 > 0:13:08is another shield showing the Swiss flag, the Red Cross.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13What's it doing here in Oswestry? Well, that's a very good question.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Because this thing has been carved out of a solid lump of lime wood
0:13:17 > 0:13:22and it's been carved most beautifully
0:13:22 > 0:13:26as a representation for the tourists to take home as a gift.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30What's a little thing like this worth? Well, it's a beautiful piece of carving.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34You could buy it here for £40, but in Switzerland,
0:13:34 > 0:13:39to one of those Swiss burghers, I reckon it's worth nigh-on £250.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41How's that?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Any other questions?
0:13:43 > 0:13:44No? Good!
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Well then, on with the bargain hunting.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Woof! The Blues are about to be dogged by trouble.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- I was looking at this dog for 90. Is that...?- 90?!
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- Do you like that, Gavin?- Um... You're not so keen?
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Well, I think the plaque has been put on later.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- Yeah.- What's your very best on that?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Your very, very best, please.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10I could do it for you for 70.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12You like it?
0:14:13 > 0:14:14Not THAT much!
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- THEY LAUGH - I think we should move on.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Gavin's trying to move on but Peter's still sniffing around.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Well, what about... You'd do it at 60 for this young lad?
0:14:24 > 0:14:27What's going on here? I thought you blokes didn't like it?
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- Please? Thank you very much. - I think we should move on.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Your father's shaken on it.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- OK.- Oh, my goodness. Peter's gone and bought it.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Peter, that was very spontaneous, actually.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42Before Gavin actually agreed! It's his choice!
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- He didn't shake hands on it... - We'd be a week!
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- I'm going to put another thing into the equation.- OK.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52Out of the corner of my eye, whilst you were shaking hands,
0:14:52 > 0:14:54I looked at this little piece here,
0:14:54 > 0:14:57which is gilded bronze.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00This is 19th century,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03and that's priced at 75.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Which one do you like, out of the two?
0:15:07 > 0:15:08Gavin?
0:15:08 > 0:15:11I can see that this dog is clearly more weighty than this one.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15- So I'm guessing this one has got more quality to it.- It has.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19If I go back on the deal, will I have to have my hand cut off,
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- is that how it works?! - No, no, no!
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- If THEY don't cut your hand off, - I- will! Good lord.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29I think as long as this young lady secures a sale, she'll be happy.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31So either this or this.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Now, what do you think about this one?
0:15:33 > 0:15:36It's... We love dogs.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37Oh, well...!
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Why didn't you TELL me that?!
0:15:39 > 0:15:43We love dogs and this is, I can see, a quality item.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45How much would you value it?
0:15:45 > 0:15:47I think that's the nicer piece, actually.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50How much do you think this would go at auction?
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Well, I think possibly more than that.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57I love the way that the sculptor's created the hair.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01That's superb detail, isn't it?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04And if you look on the bottom, these are the old square section screws,
0:16:04 > 0:16:08so this is a piece that dates from the 19th century.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11What's the best you can do on this object, please?
0:16:11 > 0:16:15I've got 75 on, what about 65?
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- No...- Make me an offer.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20I'm going to make an offer 45.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24I'll meet you in the middle - 55, and that's the lowest.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29I would suggest that I have made a big error
0:16:29 > 0:16:31and I think we should go with this.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Gavin?- I think I prefer this piece. - I think you're right.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- I think we should go for this one. - Hallelujah!
0:16:37 > 0:16:41- Right, shake hands on this, it's your choice.- Thank you.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Hallelujah! Right, we've got so little time!
0:16:46 > 0:16:49On the purchase of the dog, Gavin was hesitant,
0:16:49 > 0:16:53and not wanting to commit himself and he walked away from the dog -
0:16:53 > 0:16:55he didn't want to buy it, then Peter shook hands
0:16:55 > 0:16:59and said, "we'll have it!" For heaven's sake, what do you do?!
0:16:59 > 0:17:03I thought it was hideous. I didn't say that to the stall holder.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Um, but we rescued it with that little ormolu dog
0:17:06 > 0:17:08which I thought was brilliant.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Detail on it very good and I don't think we paid too much.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Barby might have a hang-dog expression,
0:17:14 > 0:17:18but let's hope that mutt's not a howler.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Thomas had decided to abandon the girly fun items
0:17:21 > 0:17:24and go all-out for something he knows about.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- Now these make a lot of money.- OK.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Pens, OK?
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Now, a whole collection here of pens.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36That one is 20, that one is 25.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38This one here is 25. That makes 70.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43So I've asked about these - we could get the whole lot for £100.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Would they make a profit at auction? Let's see - yeah, they would.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51You've got good money here, at £100 you've got a profit -
0:17:51 > 0:17:53you'd make £60 profit.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- And they'd sell them as a group, you reckon?- Yes, you'd sell them as a lot of pens.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Definitely, as a lot.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04I mean, that's my advice. There's profit here.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06It's not glitzy, it's not what you're about,
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- but you're here to make a profit. - Well, yeah.- Yeah.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- I think we should take the advice. - Yeah. And I like writing.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- Do you like writing?- I love it. I love a good list!
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Getting a good list going.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19I think we'll go with that.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- I'm just thinking that they're a good purchase.- Yeah.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- Are you happy with that?- Yes, I think so.- I know you're panicking.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- No, we're not panicking! - It's offering you a solution.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34No, I think we'll go with your advice.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Yeah? 100?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- 100.- Thank you very much.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40BOTH: Thank you.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41Well done, girls.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43OK, have we done OK?
0:18:43 > 0:18:46I know I pushed you into these, and these aren't you, but well done.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- And you've got ten minutes to spare! - Brilliant!
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- I think we've done well, haven't we? - Shall we have tea?- Definitely!
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- Let's have a brew!- Leave those there, we'll come back for them.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57In the nick of time,
0:18:57 > 0:19:02Thomas hopes he's clocked a profitable item for the girls.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Now, where on Earth are the Blues?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06I think it's a French one.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Little fuchsias.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12But it does need the triangular stand at the back...
0:19:12 > 0:19:15..replacing. It had a very fine piece of wire in it, to hang,
0:19:15 > 0:19:17but I think it needs a stand, really.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20That needs a bit of silver soldering on, doesn't it?
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- It does.- Right. Very Art Nouveau.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Very, very Art Nouveau.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- It's a real cabinet piece, isn't it? - Isn't it nice? Yes. Like that?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33I do, yeah. I was thinking of something quite stylish like that.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Now, you've got 35 for damaged goods.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42- Damaged goods!- 25 to you, David.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47- Is it plated silver or solid silver? - No, it's solid silver.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48Just look at that.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52That falls into your category of wanting something Art Nouveau.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Would you do it for 22? For this young man?
0:19:54 > 0:20:01- I would do that. 22. Just for you. - I think that's a good price. - You like that?- Yeah, I do like it.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- Do you know Gavin?- It's amazing!
0:20:05 > 0:20:09- Just cos the sun's shining! - Oh, I'm very pleased.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Wow! Father and son in harmony - at last!
0:20:12 > 0:20:14And with five minutes to go, excellent.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Thank you very much indeed. That's lovely of you.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- Thank you, kind of you. - Thank you.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23And that's it. All stop and let's review what the teams bought.
0:20:23 > 0:20:29Our girlies in Red loved those pink coffee cans, £90 paid.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37And they brushed up a travelling set for £22.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40And all those pens for £100 -
0:20:40 > 0:20:42will they be something to write home about, though?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45We'll find out at the auction.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48OK, you blooming beauties.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- You had one heck of a shop, didn't you, Thomas?- Heck of a shop!
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- Am I included in the beauty comment?- Course you are.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57You're in charge of the beauty parade. Had a good time with Thomas?
0:20:57 > 0:21:00We've had a fantastic time, really enjoyed ourselves.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03He's a great expert. Now, tell me, which is your favourite?
0:21:03 > 0:21:07I'd have to pick the little cups, the pink and silver cups that we bought.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- They're your favourite? - They're very girly.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15And what did you spend, all told? In total, Tim, we spent £212.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20That is such a mature amount of money. Lovely. I'd like the £88 please - have you got that, Gill?
0:21:20 > 0:21:21- There you go, Tim.- Thank you.
0:21:21 > 0:21:2488, which goes straight over to the maestro -
0:21:24 > 0:21:27this is your favourite moment, finding something to buy.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29I love spending it all.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31OK, well, buy sensibly, my friend.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Anyway, girls, go and sit down and have a well-earned break.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38Meanwhile, why don't we remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Our boys in Blue started on a colourful note
0:21:41 > 0:21:45with the brilliant yellow pot for £22.
0:21:45 > 0:21:51They paid £55 for the gilt dog - are they barking mad?
0:21:51 > 0:21:55And the silver photo frame looks as pretty as a picture at £22.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03Well, we only had about three minutes left...
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- That's good going, isn't it? - Very good.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09Very, very good going. And I understand that you two got on
0:22:09 > 0:22:13seamlessly throughout the shopping expedition.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14Not quite!
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Not really? Tell me, Peter, which is your favourite piece?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- The dog. - The dog is your favourite piece.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- Yep.- Which is your favourite piece, boy?- The picture frame.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28- Lovely - which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?- The dog.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29- Biggest profit?- The pot.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32OK, great. See, this is going rather well, isn't it?
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- How much did you spend, all round? - We spent £99.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Please may I have £201?
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- There you are, sir.- £200.- There's one.- Well, you like a tidy sum.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- I hope you're going to blow the lot. - No, I'm not.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51I'm so delighted that there was a reconciliation
0:22:51 > 0:22:56between father and son on the very last buy, but I'm now perturbed,
0:22:56 > 0:22:59because I've chosen one thing maybe, but I'm not certain about the other one,
0:22:59 > 0:23:04and I'm really emulating what went on with the shopping.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- Does that mean you're going to find a Bonus Buy?- Yes!- That's all right!
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Anyway, stand down, chaps. Good luck, have a cup of tea,
0:23:12 > 0:23:17meanwhile we're off to Croft Castle, which is absolutely scrummy.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26Rural North Herefordshire is home to Croft Castle.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Built in the 17th century, it's an early example of Gothic Revival -
0:23:30 > 0:23:33a return to medieval building styles.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39However, it's not just the outside that looks back to the Middle Ages for inspiration.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42In the 1760s, many of the principle rooms
0:23:42 > 0:23:46were remodelled in the then newly-fashionable Gothic Rococo style
0:23:46 > 0:23:49by the architect Thomas Farnells Pritchard.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53There's one room in particular I'm interested in today.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01This room is called the Blue Room, rather appropriately, as it's painted blue.
0:24:01 > 0:24:07But originally, when this panelling was moved in by local architect
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Thomas Farnells Pritchard in the 1760s,
0:24:11 > 0:24:16the panelling, which is Jacobean, and came from an earlier house, would have been brown.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20But he decided that the blue colour scheme was rather fetching
0:24:20 > 0:24:25and most of the original paintwork you can still see today.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28The painted detail in the centre
0:24:28 > 0:24:31is extremely unusual.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34What Pritchard has achieved here is an optical illusion
0:24:34 > 0:24:37called a trompe l'oeil.
0:24:37 > 0:24:43He makes this flat painted surface come alive
0:24:43 > 0:24:47and appear to have a 3D quality.
0:24:47 > 0:24:52Each of the roundels is a carved boss called a rosace,
0:24:52 > 0:24:56but the trick in the eye is to paint a shadow
0:24:56 > 0:25:01on the shadow side of the boss, so that when you look at all these bosses,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04and there are literally hundreds of them
0:25:04 > 0:25:09painted all around this room, you get the delicious effect.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Now, the second thing that is arresting in this room
0:25:12 > 0:25:17is the particularly fine quality of the fire surround.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22What is extraordinary about the fire surround is that Pritchard
0:25:22 > 0:25:28the architect has used it as a canvas to show off a smart picture
0:25:28 > 0:25:31and what smarter picture could you have
0:25:31 > 0:25:34than Thomas Gainsborough's portrait of Lady Croft?
0:25:34 > 0:25:40But the real skill in this rests with the local craftsperson,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42in Shrewsbury,
0:25:42 > 0:25:44who carved out of lime wood,
0:25:44 > 0:25:49every piece of the detail on this elaborate fire surround.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54On this side, on that delicious tapering pilaster,
0:25:54 > 0:25:59an axe, representing martial objects, or war,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02and on the other side, musical instruments.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07Down below, the architect has created another frame.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11This time, to enhance the flickering fire and next door to that,
0:26:11 > 0:26:17two more pilasters. This one, look, with a coiled snake -
0:26:17 > 0:26:19probably representing wisdom.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21The big question today is of course for our teams
0:26:21 > 0:26:25over at the auction - will they be representing much wisdom?
0:26:38 > 0:26:44Well, we've come to Peter Wilson's auction room in South Cheshire to sell our goods,
0:26:44 > 0:26:47and our auctioneer of the moment is Robert Stones.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- Very nice to see you.- And you.
0:26:49 > 0:26:55Lovely to be back. Now, first up are the two Shelley coffee cups.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Yes, these are often, or were originally sold in case boxes,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02so maybe half a dozen or so of them in the case,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05and we've just got two of them.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10Silver frames on them, the Shelley was manufactured up until 1925,
0:27:10 > 0:27:16but I don't think the spoons relate to them at all, because they're a much later date mark on those.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18- Yes.- They're very decorative, they're pleasant enough.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22- So how much for just two? - 40-60 for the those.- Yeah, £90 paid.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24The team have gone completely bonkers.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28I think Rebecca went mad for them and they're going to suffer.
0:27:28 > 0:27:34- Too much.- Yes. The Mappin & Webb brushes and the dressing table pot.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- Yes.- Nice combo?- Well...
0:27:37 > 0:27:41I know they were stored, at least the brushes were inside the bottle,
0:27:41 > 0:27:44but I'm not so sure they were like that originally.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47I think this is just some accessories that have come out
0:27:47 > 0:27:50of a rather fine travelling case.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53The giveaway is it's got Mappin & Webb on the toothbrush.
0:27:53 > 0:27:54Well, they're top makers,
0:27:54 > 0:27:58so it must have been a very fine piece of luggage, I suspect.
0:27:58 > 0:27:59Yeah. I quite agree.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04- So what's this remaining three lumps worth?- We're saying 30-40 on those.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07- Oh, brilliant, £22 our lot paid. - Oh, very good.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11- That's fine.- So Thomas found that, he liked it. That's very good.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Thomas also went very strongly with this collection of pens.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18Well, I know fountain pens are very collectible, but they've got
0:28:18 > 0:28:23to be a bit more special, and this is a fairly ordinary group of pens.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25They made masses of Parker pens,
0:28:25 > 0:28:27there were thousands of them produced.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31- What sort of estimate have you put on them?- 40-50 on those.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33- They paid £100.- Did they?- Yeah.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Well, if you're right, they'll be £50 light on these.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39These could be the dark hole into which they plunge,
0:28:39 > 0:28:41in which case they'll need their Bonus Buy,
0:28:41 > 0:28:44so let's go and have a look at it.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- Now, Gill and Bec, you OK? - Yes, thank you!
0:28:47 > 0:28:54- Do you want to know what the leftover lolly got spent on?- We do! - We're excited!- All £88 of it.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Come on, Thomas, show us your wares.
0:28:56 > 0:29:01- Oh!- This is an Art Nouveau lamp base.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04It's in spelter and has been bronzed to make it look like it's bronze.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09Very organic in style. Imagine that with a good light fitting,
0:29:09 > 0:29:14lovely shade in a living room - it's very, very stylish.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17I didn't spend all your money. Have a look at it.
0:29:17 > 0:29:23- How much DID you spend?- What do you think I spent on that?- A fiver?!
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Oh, no! No, no, no!
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- 45.- A bit less, £40.- Oh, right.
0:29:29 > 0:29:34And you think this is period, Tom? You think it's 1900-ish?
0:29:34 > 0:29:37I think it's probably 1920s.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39As late as that?
0:29:39 > 0:29:41I think it's that...
0:29:41 > 0:29:44It COULD be pre-WWI, but I think it's got a bit of age, definitely,
0:29:44 > 0:29:47with this boned wire collar.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Big question, though - is it going to make any profit?
0:29:50 > 0:29:54Um...in the past, lamps have always served me well,
0:29:54 > 0:29:56so hopefully this is going to shine bright for me,
0:29:56 > 0:30:00but of course that doesn't always happen.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Um, so can we have a prediction please, Tom?
0:30:03 > 0:30:07£60-80, you know - I think it's a good thing.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08OK, what do you think of it?
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Well, I didn't like it when it was first revealed,
0:30:11 > 0:30:15but now I'm thinking of a nice shade on it, I can see the possibilities.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19- I think we'll definitely think about it.- That's the spirit.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21That's what I love about you.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Meanwhile, for the audience at home,
0:30:23 > 0:30:27let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Tom's old lamp.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Here you go, Robert - something to light up your life.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Thank you very much indeed! Tim - a little lamp - isn't that a sweetie?
0:30:33 > 0:30:36I think this is rather fine, don't you?
0:30:36 > 0:30:41- All this casting here - we rather like it.- What's your estimate?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- We've put on this one 50-70. - Perfect.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47Because our Thomas paid £40 and I think that's a fair price to pay.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- I'd agree.- Right, Roberto...
0:30:50 > 0:30:53That's it for the Reds, now for the Blues,
0:30:53 > 0:30:58and first up is this Chinese-style pot - lovely colour, isn't it?
0:30:58 > 0:31:03- It's a great colour, a commercial colour. People like that, it's a great shape.- What's your estimate?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- We put 40-60 on it. - Excellent. £22 paid.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- Well done.- That should be a dead-cert profit.- Yep.- Lovely.
0:31:10 > 0:31:15Now, Gavin went off and found this little dog which is a pointer?
0:31:15 > 0:31:19Yes - French, bronze, gilded,
0:31:19 > 0:31:23great quality. It's a good thing. I rate it.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- How much?- We're saying 60-80.
0:31:26 > 0:31:32- Excellent, £55 paid. That's another certain profit.- They'll do well.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37- Lastly, what about the little so-called silver frame.- Yes, well,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40we're back to the age-old story- it hasn't got a hallmark,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43and if it hasn't got a hallmark, we only call it white metal -
0:31:43 > 0:31:46that is a legal requirement in our catalogue, so...
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- OK.- We're looking at a frame here that's got no hallmark,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52but it's pretty and it's well made.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- How much?- We put 30-40 on it.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58- Excellent - £22 paid.- Profit again!
0:31:58 > 0:32:00So we have three predicted profits - very good, Robert.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04Thank you - that doesn't happen very often.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08So clearly, Gavin, Peter and David Barby have been extremely cunning
0:32:08 > 0:32:10in the way in which they've spent their cash.
0:32:10 > 0:32:16They probably won't need the Bonus Buy, but we're going to go and have a look at it anyway.
0:32:16 > 0:32:21- Now, Gavin and Peter, you've spent a miserable £99...- Yep.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26And D Barby had £201 - a phenomenal amount - what did you find, David?
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Something I simply adore.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36This is a girandole, a mirror with the provision for candles,
0:32:36 > 0:32:40so you get three candles here which would reflect in the mirror
0:32:40 > 0:32:42and conduct light round the room.
0:32:42 > 0:32:48The date of this is, I'd say, the third quarter of the 19th century,
0:32:48 > 0:32:52and this falls in line with the Arts and Crafts Movement
0:32:52 > 0:32:54and it has an influence of Dutch.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58- I really like that.- You really like this?- Yeah, I do like that, yeah.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- Is it silver?- I wish it were!
0:33:01 > 0:33:03No, this is silver plate.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07This is mounted onto a rather faded green panel
0:33:07 > 0:33:11- and this would've been hung on the wall.- And how much was that?
0:33:11 > 0:33:14It was very expensive - I nearly spent the whole lot...
0:33:14 > 0:33:16on another object, and I bought this for 40!
0:33:18 > 0:33:20£40? Is that all?
0:33:20 > 0:33:25It was black. So I had to do a little bit of polish on it.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29Did you? I never knew you brought your Brasso with you!
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- Borrowed it from the hotel! - Did you?- Yes!
0:33:32 > 0:33:36Well, how much love does an expert have for his subject to do a bit of polishing?!
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- I want to win!- And he's competitive!
0:33:40 > 0:33:43No, seriously, so there we go. That's a good object, then.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Do we agree? Everybody happy with that?
0:33:45 > 0:33:49You're a lucky old team. Anyway, you don't have to pick it now,
0:33:49 > 0:33:52you may pick it after the sale of your first three items,
0:33:52 > 0:33:56but let's find out what our auctioneer thinks about David's rather clever buy.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Well, this is elaborate, Robert, isn't it?
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Yes, I like it, Tim, I think it's a really nice thing.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08A Girandole, we've got the embossed EPNS frame here.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12These are actually hinged, the candle sockets,
0:34:12 > 0:34:16a bevelled glass mirror. And the velvet frame.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18I think this is a really nice decorative thing.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- So, how much?- 60-80.- Brilliant.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26- That cunning fox David Barby paid £40.- Did he? That's a good buy.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31To pay £40 trade, in a fair, I think is excellent.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Anyway, the next challenge is over to you.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- Are you taking the sale today? - I am.- We're in safe hands!
0:34:38 > 0:34:42£30 I'm bid, at £30, five, 35, 35, your bid...
0:34:42 > 0:34:4840 anywhere? At £35, then. At £35, and will be sold at £35...
0:34:48 > 0:34:52Just look at these girls! Are you excited, Gill, or what?
0:34:52 > 0:34:54We're very excited, aren't we, Becs?
0:34:54 > 0:34:58Anyway, so how do you think you're going to do today?
0:34:58 > 0:35:02I think we're going to do brilliant, we've got every faith in what we bought.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06So we've got an exciting moment - a room absolutely crammed
0:35:06 > 0:35:11with people - half of Cheshire has turned out for this auction today.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15Shelley china coffee cans with silver frames,
0:35:15 > 0:35:19ladies and gentlemen, £30 to start them off at £30.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Rather nice. At 30. At 30, I'm bid straight away. And 35,
0:35:22 > 0:35:2440 now, 40 bid, 45, 50 now.
0:35:24 > 0:35:2850 bid, 55, 60 now, 55 in the doorway, 55,
0:35:28 > 0:35:3260 anywhere now? 55 in the doorway, £55, 60 anywhere else?
0:35:32 > 0:35:37At £55, at £55. Will be sold at £55 only, then...
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- Oh!- £55...
0:35:40 > 0:35:42is minus £35.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44That's not good.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- Not a good start. - We'll make it up.- Come on.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53This delightful silver-topped bottle with the toothbrush and nailbrush in there.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56What will we say for it? Give me a starter - £30 it's got to be.
0:35:56 > 0:36:01£30 for this? At £30, 30 bid straight away.
0:36:01 > 0:36:02Five now, do I hear?
0:36:02 > 0:36:04At £30, 35 anywhere now, do I hear?
0:36:04 > 0:36:08- The bid's there. - I don't see it, do you?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10At £30, don't move a muscle, anyone,
0:36:10 > 0:36:12cos I'll take a bid off you!
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- At £30.- DO move a muscle!
0:36:15 > 0:36:16At £30, all finished and done.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18£30, that is plus eight pounds.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20At least it's a profit.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- That's good.- Now, for the pens.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27'The girls are sinking fast. Can Thomas's pens save the day?'
0:36:27 > 0:36:32A really good collecting thing these days - fountain pens - a lovely lot.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34£30 to start them off.
0:36:34 > 0:36:35At £30, start me off at 30.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Bid, £30, straight away.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40£35, 40 now, at 40 bid, and five now.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43At 40, the bid's there. Five anywhere else?
0:36:43 > 0:36:44At 40, the bid's in the doorway,
0:36:44 > 0:36:48at £40. 45 anywhere? At 40, the bid's there.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50At 40, last chance, at £40 then, being sold...
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- at 40.- £40.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56That's minus 60, which overall is minus 87.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58That's quite a sting that, isn't it?
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- That's a big sting. - That's a big old sting.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- That is all one's worst dreams come true.- It is, isn't it?
0:37:04 > 0:37:07What are we going to do about the lamp base, girls?
0:37:07 > 0:37:09I think we'll go for it.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12- You're going to go for it?- Can't get any worse, can it, to be fair?
0:37:12 > 0:37:15It's not been brilliant. It's not been your lucky day, I tell you.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Anyway, we're going with the Bonus Buy - here it comes. Good luck.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22Lot number 60, ladies and gentlemen, now I like this.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26This is a really nice Art Nouveau table lamp base - a lovely thing.
0:37:26 > 0:37:27£40 to start it off,
0:37:27 > 0:37:30that's no money at all for this, ladies and gents, start me off.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33£40 anywhere now? Two hands at once.
0:37:33 > 0:37:3645, 50, 50 bid. 55, 60 now,
0:37:36 > 0:37:39you can't go wrong. £60. 65, 60 is your bid at £60.
0:37:39 > 0:37:4465 anywhere else? At 60 and five now, do I hear? At £60 only.
0:37:44 > 0:37:45At 60 now...
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Well done, Thomas - that's a profit of £20,
0:37:48 > 0:37:51which means overall you are minus £67.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Listen, that could be a winning score, all right, girls?
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Very easily, if things go on the way they're going!
0:37:57 > 0:38:03So don't say a word to the Blues, OK? Well done. Good sports, eh?
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- Gavin, Peter, do you know how the Reds got on?- BOTH: No.- Good.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16We don't want you to. Peter, how are you feeling?
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- I'm feeling very confident.- Are you?
0:38:19 > 0:38:22But I still think that men rule the world and we're going to win!
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Oh, dear!
0:38:24 > 0:38:29Well, you stand by for the hate mail! David and I will step back!
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Anyway, first lot up, Peter, is your pot and here it comes.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Arts and Crafts type vase,
0:38:35 > 0:38:38that's the one, very decorative, we like it a lot,
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- £40 I'm bid straight away, at 40. - Straight in at 40.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44£40 on commission, 45 is over there, 50 is it now?
0:38:44 > 0:38:4645 your bid, at 45, 50 is it now?
0:38:46 > 0:38:4945, the bid's there, 45, at 45.
0:38:49 > 0:38:5450 anywhere? At £45, bid's there, at 45, going to be sold, at 45.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58£23 up, I love it. £23, you've doubled your money.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Oh, this is beautiful, lovely.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Here's your dog.
0:39:02 > 0:39:0419th century French ormolu,
0:39:04 > 0:39:07that's a bronze, it's gilded, lovely thing.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Nice thing. £60 is cheap.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14So who's going to bid? There should be a sea of hands up at £60.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Start me off at £60, anywhere now.
0:39:18 > 0:39:2265 is on the internet, it's outbid anybody in the room!
0:39:22 > 0:39:26At 65, it's on the internet. At 65, 70 is it now? 70 bid.
0:39:26 > 0:39:2875 on the internet? 75.
0:39:28 > 0:39:2980? 85 now.
0:39:29 > 0:39:3085 is it now?
0:39:30 > 0:39:3485. At £80, it's in the room.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36This is for nothing, I promise you.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38It is nothing.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41At £80 bid in the room. 85 anywhere else?
0:39:41 > 0:39:45At £80 only, at £80 and it will be sold...
0:39:45 > 0:39:46at 80 only then...
0:39:46 > 0:39:51That's plus £25. It could have made more, but it made a profit.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52That's the main thing.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57Lot number 78, ladies and gentlemen, the lovely little frame here.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59£20 I'm bid, at 20 and five anywhere now?
0:39:59 > 0:40:0225, 30, five, 40,
0:40:02 > 0:40:0440 bid. 45, 50...
0:40:04 > 0:40:07No - 45, your bid at 45.
0:40:07 > 0:40:1150 anywhere else? At £45, bid's there at £45.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13All finished and done, at 45.
0:40:13 > 0:40:14That's plus £23.
0:40:14 > 0:40:19- You have 23, 23 and 25 pounds. - Gosh, that's good, isn't it it?
0:40:19 > 0:40:23Overall, that is plus £71. So, are you going with the Bonus Buy?
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Yes, we're going to go with it.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Well done. That's excellent. Going with the Bonus Buy. Here it comes.
0:40:30 > 0:40:35The Arts and Crafts design, girandole, lovely thing,
0:40:35 > 0:40:37great quality, £50 to start it off.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39£50 anywhere now, do I hear? £50 surely, at 50,
0:40:39 > 0:40:40who's with me now, at £50?
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- Come along now, at £50. - I can't believe this!- At 50, surely?
0:40:44 > 0:40:47At £50 now, at 50 do I hear...?
0:40:47 > 0:40:50You shouldn't be hesitating at this, it's a quality thing here.
0:40:50 > 0:40:5250 I'm bid, and five now do I hear?
0:40:52 > 0:40:53We got 50.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Five now, at £50 only,
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- that is all. At £50 only. - I can't believe this, Tim.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Are we all finished at £50 only then?
0:41:01 > 0:41:02£50, but it's a profit.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05- Yeah, that's all right.- I know...
0:41:05 > 0:41:09It is plus £10, but he wants to see the plus 50 or £80,
0:41:09 > 0:41:11which is what it ought to have done. Anyway, there we are.
0:41:11 > 0:41:16We got what we got, can't be greedy, you got a profit on all items,
0:41:16 > 0:41:20you got a profit on your Bonus Buy, that means you are £81 up.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- That's awesome.- That's great.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- Just don't say a word to the Reds, no point in spoiling their day!- No.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Well, what a lovely day we've had, haven't we, teams?
0:41:34 > 0:41:38- Lovely!- I mean, we've had glamour
0:41:38 > 0:41:42and we've had hard-headedness today!
0:41:42 > 0:41:45And who do you suppose is ahead? Have you been chatting at all?
0:41:45 > 0:41:49- ALL: No!- You haven't. Well, I'm terribly sorry to tell you,
0:41:49 > 0:41:53but glamour has lost out today, big time.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Minus £67 overall score,
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- it was not going your way today, was it?- BOTH: No!
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- Have you had a good time? - We've had a lovely time.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03I've loved meeting you, too.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- Thanks, Tim. - Rebecca, been all right for you?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08It's been wonderful, had a great day.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10And you've been really good sports.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13Thank you very much for coming and jollying up our day.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16But these ugly brutes over here...they're the victors,
0:42:16 > 0:42:20by making a profit on every single item,
0:42:20 > 0:42:23so all three items that you bought made a profit,
0:42:23 > 0:42:25David Barby's Bonus Buy made a profit,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28so everybody's incredibly happy on this side of the trench.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33In fact, you're going home with £81 profit in your pocket.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37There's the £80, there's the £1,
0:42:37 > 0:42:40and bearing in mind you only spent £99 to start off with,
0:42:40 > 0:42:43that is pretty good going!
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Anyway, because you have made a profit
0:42:46 > 0:42:49on all three of your items, you're admitted to the ancient
0:42:49 > 0:42:52and venerable order of Golden Gavellers -
0:42:52 > 0:42:54here's your Golden Gavel...
0:42:54 > 0:42:58We don't have golden gavels any more, so we lob out these tie pins
0:42:58 > 0:43:02on the rare occasions where somebody does make a profit on all three items.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Anyway, we've had a great time, join us soon
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?- ALL: Yes!
0:43:07 > 0:43:10I know, you're sitting there thinking,
0:43:10 > 0:43:12"I could have done better than that!"
0:43:12 > 0:43:14Well, what's stopping you?
0:43:14 > 0:43:18If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply -
0:43:18 > 0:43:21it'll be splendid to see you!
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