London 30 Bargain Hunt

We're hip! We're hot!

We know where it's at.

London's trendy Portobello Road, which is stiff with hipsters.

So I should fit right in. Let's go bargain hunting!

Yes, today we're at Portobello in Notting Hill.

Home to one of the world's most iconic markets

and popular with folks

both for bargain hunting and also trendsetting.

So our teams should have no difficulty in finding something chic and cheerful.

Who writes this stuff?

Coming up: disagreement in the Red camp.

-Go for a wander, then come back.

-I think we should get it.

-Come back.

-Get it.

-Let's come back.

-Domestic dispute.

And the Blues' expert gets heavy with his team.

-Guys, half an hour left.

-Yeah.

-This is serious!

-OK, let's get going. Let's do it.

-Money making!

But will it all come good when the auction swings into action?

Let's meet the contestants.

Well, we've got two groovy young couples for you today.

For the Reds, we've got Ollie and Carla. And for the Reds we've got Roberto and Nadine.

-Hi, everybody.

-Hello.

-Happy? Now, Ollie, how did you two meet?

We met at a heavy metal music awards ceremony.

-Did you?

-Yes. And neither of us like heavy metal.

-So why were you there?

Well, it was free beer, which was good, but I work in the music industry,

and at the time Carla did as well.

My job is to get bands on the radio. so I go out and find new bands and new acts

-and then run off to Radio 1 and 6 Music and convince people to play them.

-What a lovely job.

-How long have you done that for?

-Since leaving uni. About ten years now.

-Are you fond of collecting things connected with music?

-Yeah, well, my record collection's a bit silly.

-I've got thousands of vinyl and CDs, probably about 5,000.

-Have you really?

-Yeah.

-So, Carla, do you still work in the music industry?

-No, I don't.

-I work for a very well-known alcoholic beverage company.

-Ah!

-Would that be a spiritual company? Or a beery company?

-Spirit.

-What a nice job!

-Beautiful job.

-What do you have to do?

-Cocktail tastings...

-You don't?

-Yes!

-Always before lunch as well.

-Really?

-Yes!

-And what are your tactics?

-Well, I'm not really sure.

Maybe try to find something silvery. Maybe not spend too much.

-Ahh.

-And Carla will do the haggling.

-Good luck. Excellent. How did you two meet, Robert?

We met at a tennis tournament six years ago in Dusseldorf.

You played for your university and at the after-party

we met each other and we kind of twinned. We continued to have email contact

and then we went to the same uni in England, here in Regent's College,

and then we got together.

-Do you still play tennis a lot?

-Em, I do sometimes. Robert played...

-So the tennis has gone off the boil, but you remained on it.

-Absolutely.

-That's what I like to hear. So you grew up in Germany?

-Exactly.

-Nadine, you met in Germany. Are you German?

-No, I'm Dutch. I'm half-Dutch, half-American,

-but I grew up in Holland.

-In antiques, what do you like?

-Em...

-Have you developed any taste for silver or...?

-I like silver, I like gold as well.

-What are your tactics?

-I think we'll look for something shiny in the gold, silver area.

We'll see whether that works out or not. Now the money moment - £300 apiece. You know the rules.

Your experts await. And off you go! Wow! We're going to have an international!

Wearing suitable headgear and preparing to stalk a bargain is Anita Manning helping the Reds.

Meanwhile, the Blues will be assisted by the ever-excitable Charles Hanson

who is looking for antiques that try to stand out from the crowd.

Guys, Portobello Road! The most exciting market in the world!

The sky is blue. And we've got 300 quid to spend.

-Robert, Nadine, this is it. Isn't it awesome?

-Absolutely.

-You're bargain hunting!

-What are our tactics?

-I think if we spend a little we won't lose a lot.

Don't be negative, darling!

-What are we going to buy?

-I think we're going to look for some gold, silver, shiny bling bling stuff.

Follow me!

Well, here we go, bargain hunters. And with huge crowds here at the ever-popular Portobello Road,

our teams will have to be decisive and eagle-eyed.

Back in the olden days, years ago, you may have gone to bed with this.

Gone upstairs with your candle in there. It's a chamberstick, porcelain. This, believe it or not,

-would go back to about 1820.

-Really?

-Wow.

-I think it's French.

-Possibly.

-I think it's French, porcelain. Two centuries old. It's so old.

-Amazing.

-How much?

-£30.

-£30...

-I like it.

-It's 200 years old!

-It's in your hands.

-It's two centuries, Nadine.

I like it. Not for £30, I think.

Not for £30?! That's less than a pound a year!

-£15 I'd give for it.

-What's up with it, Nadine?

-I don't really like orange.

-Orange? That's the only reason?!

Well, thanks for coming.

-If it could talk, What could it tell you?

-"Buy me!"

I think it says, "Buy me." I'm being serious.

Hold on. "Buy me." But listen, guys, it's your day.

We'll put it down and if it's gone later, don't blame me! Thank you very much.

Well, it's early days and with loads to see, it's going to take a lot to impress posh Roberto and Nadine.

Meanwhile, Anita has spotted something tasty amongst the crowds.

Can you imagine cupcakes on that? Or, as we call them in Scotland, fairy cakes.

-It's really decorative.

-It's got bags of style.

-Made of chrome. Is that very expensive?

-Probably!

I had 120 on it. I can come down a bit on that. I can negotiate.

- What would you be willing to do? - 90?

-90?

-It's a great-looking thing, but we have to sell it at auction.

Tell me what you think, Ollie. Hold that.

Don't break it!

Maybe if it was something around... getting closer to 70.

It looks really nice, stylish.

It's lovely and very contemporary. People are getting more eclectic with what's in their houses.

Can we go lower than 90 on it?

- 80? - 75?

-Smile at me nicely.

-Please? So we can make a profit.

Go on, then. 75.

-Who could resist this face?

-I know.

-She couldn't! She couldn't!

OK, Ollie? Get the money out and pay the lady.

-The next one's my choice!

-All right.

So that's the Reds' first purchase, but will the stand tempt the right buyer at auction?

-Sweet, isn't it?

-Yes, very nice.

-Nine-carat gold.

-1906.

-For a lock of hair, maybe a portrait of a loved one.

But of course it's all in the weight.

-That's quite light.

-Quite light.

-It's delicate.

-Good quality.

-A sweet thing.

Nadine, come on. Why do you like it?

-It's shiny!

-Why would it make money?

-Because it's old.

-Yeah.

-The detail.

-All the engraving is quite detailed.

I like the fact that it's quite secret, whatever you put into it.

-You could put a picture of Robert in there.

-Exactly.

-And it would be love.

-Exactly.

A quality item. And it's an antique because it's pre-1911, OK?

-It's a bit of a gamble, but if you like it...

-What's the best price?

-£75.

-Look, guys. I'm the gooseberry. Decide, OK?

-I like it, Nadine.

-You like it? Let's just do it.

-Take it.

-We'll take it, yeah?

-Yes.

-First item. Fantastic.

And the Blues are off with their first buy.

While the teams are hunting for that elusive bargain, I've found something pretty interesting.

It's sometimes just nice to get away from the hustle and bustle if you have something special to look at.

Like her.

Carved out of a single lump of igneous black stone.

Where does it come from? Well, it's a bit of a mystery piece.

As you see from the dealer's label, she's put on it "puzzle sculpture.

"Greek?"

It's all Greek to me.

What we've got here is an object of considerable antiquity.

This is a thing that I think was carved literally hundreds of years ago.

The difficult bit is, though, where does it come from?

Do I think it's Greek? No, I don't.

I think it doesn't come from the European civilisation at all.

I think this comes from south-east Asia, but if you could feel it

you'd appreciate the probability that this was carved hundreds of years ago and is as worn

and tactile as it is as a result of hundreds of years of handling.

What's it worth? Well, you could go out on a limb for this

and cough up a whole £110.

Wow.

Right, back to the bargain hunting. How are our teams getting on?

It's getting busier down here, so I hope they're easy to spot.

Guys, half an hour left. Half an hour!

-This is serious!

-OK, let's get going.

-This is money making, guys.

-Perfect for my job.

-Yeah.

-So tell me about your job.

-I work for a well-known booze company.

-Oh, right. Uh-huh.

-So we're in familiar territory.

-Absolutely, yeah. A bit of cocktail shaking!

-That is nice.

-But is it that old?

-Yes, it's maybe from the 1950s, 1960s.

-Really?

-I think that's very cool. I really like that.

-Really like it?

-I like it much more than the cakestand!

-More than the cakestand?

Yeah, if we'd come here first...

-Is everything going to be food or drink related?

-Basically, yes.

I think we've got a theme here. I think we've got a theme.

I should have had breakfast!

People are making cocktails at home all the time now. How great is this?

-Very cool.

-How much?

-I don't know.

- I could do 40. - Would you go for 30? 35?

- 40. - 40.

-I think it's something we could come back to.

-We didn't come back to your cakestand.

-No, we didn't.

I'm not getting involved!

-Go for a wander and come back.

-Get it.

-Come back.

-Get it.

-Let's come back.

-Let's get it.

-It'll still be there.

-Get it.

-No, not yet.

I tell you what. We'll leave it just now and give ourselves another few stalls to look at.

Wise words, Anita. We don't want Ollie and Carla shaken or stirred for the rest of the shop.

It looks like the Blues are looking at things from a different angle.

-Guys, look at all this. It's mechanical, Robert.

-I'm in my element.

-But why mechanical?

-Why this sort of thing?

-I Love working with numbers and measuring, having everything exact.

-How early is it?

-Thirties.

-1930s.

-1930s. Really beautiful.

-Its function is purely a...?

-It's a rule, obviously. And it has a level and protractor.

-Correct. And isn't it well made with these mounts in gilt brass?

-It's very sturdy.

It's on at 110. And that's a fair price in a retail market. So what is best price?

-We're going to auction.

-Normally, I'd say the obvious - 100.

But...90. I'll do it for 90.

He's a good man, you see. He's trying to help us.

Time is of the essence, OK? 10 minutes to go.

Today we're struggling, but this is great. A lovely object.

-And the best price is...?

-The best price would be £90.

-Would you take 80? It'd really help.

-I can't do it...

-We're in the highest-end retail market,

-and we respect your profit margin.

-OK, I'll take 80.

-Thank you so much.

-We'll take it!

We've done it. Thank you. Good man. Give him a handshake, Nadine.

-Thank you.

-Give me a high five. Thanks again. We've done it.

With 15 minutes to go, the Blues have made their second purchase.

And guess what the Reds have decided on. They're back for the cocktail shaker. Hic!

-See if you can get another wee bit off it. You'll negotiate?

-Absolutely.

-Do your best.

-Big smiles.

-I think she'll drive a hard bargain.

-Uh-huh.

Brilliant. It's still here. I know you said it was 45...

-It's looking good.

-She's got a smile on her face.

- 35? Yeah? - OK.

-Ah, right, then.

-I got him down to 35.

-Well done!

-Nice one.

-Good girl.

-Bit of a wink and a smile.

-But you loved it.

-Yeah.

Let's hope the cocktail shaker stirs up a profit at auction.

Time waits for no man, especially not a bargain hunter.

With only minutes left, the Blues are back to square one.

-That chamberstick.

-Gone.

-You've sold it?

-Yeah. You had your chance.

Oh, no! I don't believe it.

-Has it gone?

-Yeah.

-It's gone. It's gone.

-- Oh, no!

-It was so good.

-- I do sell things occasionally.

-We should have listened to you.

-These are a good buy.

-Are they brass?

-Victorian, brass.

-Patinated, are they?

-And they're only 15.

-Really?

-Only £15.

-That's the pair. What's important is they're tall.

-Quite heavy.

-What do you think, Charles?

-I quite like them.

-What happened? What's this orange finish?

-They're patinated.

-Yeah, they're patinated with this orange glow.

-And as you said, they're tall.

-How early are they? 1900.

-I think a bit older.

-1890?

They're called Jack of Diamonds, I think. This design. A good pair.

-And do you know what...

-For £15 a pair, £7.50 each.

For a good pair of late-Victorian candlesticks, they must make money.

-I think...

-They've got to make money. He sold our chamberstick,

which would have made hundreds. OK? Hundreds! No, I'm joking.

It may have made a bit of profit, but that's gone now.

-This could be our next best find.

-Go for it.

-There's three minutes.

-There's 180 seconds to go.

-Yeah.

-All right? Nadine, do the deal.

-Sir, we will take it.

-We'll take the pair, yes.

-Congratulations.

-£15. Are you happy?

-Absolutely.

-Really?

-Yes.

-Which means what?

-Group hug!

-Well done, guys. Time for a cup of tea?

-Yes.

-After you.

-Cheers.

That's it. The Blues are all done.

With two minutes shopping time left, I'm not sure if the Reds really have time to be playing.

Look at this!

-That's quite good.

-Very good!

-They're like kids in a toy shop!

-Oh, he's not a happy one.

-No, no!

-Is it going to go?

-Oh!

-How much is that one?

-I have to look...

-£10?

-£10. They're really cheap.

-That's not bad at all.

-These will be good buys. For £10, they're very good buys.

-Food, drink and fun.

-Yeah!

-I think you're right.

-Drink the cocktails, play with the toys.

-I think we should go for that one.

-Let's get that one.

-I think that's a good buy.

-Would you take £8?

-Yes.

-Yes? Brilliant.

-A couple of pound off. That was nice and easy.

-Good.

Yee-haw! That's the third buy for the Reds.

Hang on a tick! Well, two ticks, actually.

Time's up! Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought, eh?

The Reds spent £75 on an Art Deco chrome and glass stand.

They hope to shake things up with a 1940s cocktail shaker for £35.

And the grand sum of £8 was paid for a tin-plate toy stagecoach.

Giddy-up!

-Quite happy, then?

-Yes.

-Happy? Happy?

-Was it good for you, darling?

-Yes, wonderful.

-Which is your favourite piece?

-The cocktail shaker.

-Ollie?

I think it's actually the cakestand. I like it.

-Will that bring the biggest profit?

-It'll probably lose the most.

-Lose the most?!

-Yeah.

-I like it, though, I like it.

-Well, what will MAKE the most?

-I think it could be...

-The toy.

-The little tin-plate toy.

And the cocktail shaker.

-You can't give it up.

-No.

-Fine.

-How much did you spend in total?

-£118.

-Is that all?!

-That is a miserable amount of money!

-Thrifty!

So I'd like, please, £182.

Straight over to you, then, Anita. Such a brilliant place to shop, Portobello, isn't it?

Yes, and I've got tons of money. I'm sure it'll be great fun.

Good luck with that, Anita. Meanwhile, I'll check out what the Blue team bought.

The Blues spent £75 on an Edwardian gold locket pendant.

They forked out a precise £80 for a spirit level with measuring ruler and protractor.

And, finally, they blew £15 on a pair of Victorian candlesticks.

These guys are so sharp on prices, Charles! Have you had a good time?

-Absolutely.

-A lot.

-He's great, isn't he?

-He is.

-At cantering around.

-Nadine, which is your favourite piece?

-Em, the pendant. I like that the most.

It's like you have a secret around your neck when you wear it.

-I bet you haven't got many secrets, have you?

-No, no!

-Roberto, which is your favourite piece?

-I like the old-fashioned font of the numbers on the ruler

-and the multi-function that it has.

-Will that bring the biggest profit?

-I hope so.

-I think the candlesticks will.

-The candlesticks?

-I think so.

-You're keen on this candlestick lark?

-They're tall, stiff and they're a pair. We like them.

Good. And what's the total amount that you've spent?

-We've spent 170. We have 130 left.

-Lovely. 170 is such a good number.

-Can I have your £130, please?

-Absolutely.

-Thank you very much.

-£130, Charles.

-A lot of money, isn't it?

-Yes, but it's a buzzy place, this market. Don't you love it?

-Yes.

-There's everything here, there's a real buzz.

We've bought with romance, we've bought with a team who are in love and may that love continue!

Oh, Lordy! He's off again. We'd better let him have a cold shower.

Meanwhile, we're heading off to Fenton House in Hampstead. What could be nicer than that?

Built at the end of the 17th century,

Fenton House in Hampstead is home to a number of wonderful collections,

but I'm here today to look at a group of pieces of needlework,

created across the ages.

One of the lovely things about the collection of Stuart needlework at Fenton House

is that it all came from one collector, George Salting,

who gathered the pieces together in the 19th century

and eventually, they were bequeathed to the National Trust.

When you talk about 17th century bits of needlework,

you almost inevitably get drawn towards God

because so many of the subjects were Biblical.

Indeed, if we look at this picture,

it comes straight from the Old Testament

because here we have the prophet Elijah and he was fed by a group of ravens,

which are these birds, and also by the widow Zarephath.

Here she is, the central character,

coming out with a basket hung over her arm

which contained food which she gave to Elijah to keep him going.

But not all the subjects are Biblical.

For example, this picture is a splendid example of a pastoral scene.

The colours are absolutely stunning

because I don't think this particular needlework picture has ever been exposed

to any bright sunlight.

This is a stunning example of a wool-worked needlework,

done on a canvas,

whereas the fella next door is a classic example

of silk stitching on a silk ground.

What's particularly interesting about this piece of needlework is that it's only half-finished.

We know that the work that was done on it was done by a woman called Catherine Owen

and is dated 1637.

It does not record why, sadly, she was unable to complete the picture.

The panel on the left is of course interesting

because it shows the unfinished state of the silk sheet itself.

Professional pattern markers would have marked out on the silk

where the needlewoman was to do her stuff, so it's almost like painting by numbers,

but of course, you still had to have the skill to complete them stitches.

But if you thought Catherine Owen's stitching was good,

just have a look at the stitching on this casket.

Here we've got an absolute tour de force,

a timber carcass completely covered in needlework,

but the fineness of this needlework just takes your breath away.

Look at this fellow at the front here.

It's a wee bird astride a grassy mound.

Every part of that grassy mound is a stitch.

Every bit of the bird's body is stitched.

And the way that the needleworker has raised all those elements of its tail

into different coloured, individual stitched sections

and then brought the whole thing together is quite extraordinary.

I mean, it is truly amazing how skilled these people were,

each piece in this room crafted between about 1620

and about 1670.

And for the areas that have been unaffected by the light,

just look at the brilliance inside the casket itself.

The big question today is, of course,

are our teams over at the auction about to be stitched up?

-We've trotted out of London today to Tring to be with Stephen Hearn, our auctioneer.

-Good morning.

How lovely to have such a busy viewing going on for the sale today!

Yes, it's a good cross-section. You've got a lot of private buyers and the trade are well represented.

How do you think you'll get on with Ollie and Carla's cake stand?

I wouldn't want a cake to sit on that one because in fact, I think that's a caviar serving dish

-Is it?

-Yes.

-How interesting!

I believe it is because the handle and the frame is detachable.

One used to put the actual dish into a refrigerator to cool it down

-because caviar normally is served cooled.

-That's really clever.

-Yes, it is.

-That in a freezer has the effect of a block of ice. Thank you for looking into that.

I'm sure they did think it was a cake stand, which it obviously isn't, now you've explained it.

It's worth a huge amount of money?

-It could do £40 to £60.

-OK, they paid 75.

Good. That's great. Moving on in the same vein, now to cocktails. What a shocker this thing is!

It's a very, very ordinary glass base and an incredibly ordinary chromium-plated top.

-What's it worth?

-£20 or £30.

-OK, £35 they paid.

-Oh, dear.

-It is an ordinary one.

-That's a good way to describe it - very ordinary.

Their last item, very different, is the stagecoach.

-A clockwork, tinplate stagecoach.

-Yes, it's a Japanese piece.

-It's something which is becoming more collectable.

-Japanese tinplate?

-Yes, it is.

-Particularly those in jolly good order, which that one is.

-Yes.

-I think we're going to be sort of £4 for it.

-Gosh! They only paid £8.

-They did very well.

That is extraordinary. That could get them out of the soup in which case they won't need the bonus buy.

But let's go and have a look at it anyway.

-This is exciting, isn't it?

-Yes.

What do you suppose Anita Manning does when she's given £182 to run around with?

OK, Anita, show us your wares, love.

Do you know, I was so enchanted by Carla's enthusiasm for her cocktail shaker

that I decided that I would buy this little set of silver cocktail sticks.

They're in this lovely, little shagreen-style box.

They're probably from the 1920s

and they have these wonderful cockerels on top.

-They're amazing.

-Have they brought a smile to your face? Excellent!

-They do look brilliant.

-Yeah.

-I really like them.

-Won't they go beautifully with your cocktail shaker?

-How much were they?

-Well...

-Here we go.

-LAUGHTER

-I paid £100 for them.

-Wow!

-That's all right.

-But we have six silver, little cocktail sticks.

-I think they're rather swish.

-A cocktail is a special treat.

And those are special things to use in that drinking experience.

They're better than the little wooden ones.

More expensive as well!

Let's find out what our Tring auctioneer thinks about Anita's cocktail sticks.

There's something to excite you, Stephen.

I'm going to take one out and have a little bird's eye myself.

It takes a bit more to excite me than cocktail sticks!

-Really?

-Yes.

-How do they strike you if they don't excite you?

They strike me as a typical 1920s...

-American, do you think?

-Yes, almost certainly American.

Value-wise, it will be a struggle to be much over £50 for those.

Oh, dear. Anita paid 100.

-I mean, it's quite fun.

-Certainly.

-But not very commercial.

-Cocks on sticks aren't commercial, are they?

-I don't know.

I've never tried a cock on a stick before in my life, actually.

-One of those things...

-You could enjoy it with your caviar.

Moving on, that's lovely. Thank you very much for that, Stephen. That's it for the Reds.

Now for the Blues. We've got a bit of nine-carat gold.

-Bright cut, the pendant.

-It's going to benefit from the gold trade.

-Hmm.

-It's going to be towards £80, £90 for it.

That'll be a relief. £75 they paid.

-A little profit goes a long way.

-It certainly does.

Next, the spirit level and measure combo. Rabone are known good quality makers of tools.

-Yes, they are the best.

-What's your angle? What sort of amount do you think it will bring?

I wouldn't be surprised if that breaks £50.

OK, well, Nadine and Robert paid 80.

-Lastly, the pair of Victorian candlesticks. Pretty standard type, aren't they?

-They certainly are.

-I couldn't convince you to buy those

-No, I don't think you could.

-I don't think we'll convince many to pay over £20 for them.

-That's OK. Nadine and Robert only paid 15.

-Oh, well, it's a profit.

-They did the right thing.

On that happy note, I think they're likely to need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.

Morning, Robert. Morning, Nadine.

Sadly, Robert and Nadine can't be with us today,

so Charles, we'll have to play this show entirely between the two of us.

-Yes.

-So you two gave Charles Hanson £130 of leftover lolly.

Charles, what did you spend it on?

Ta-da!

-Tim, our team had great taste.

-Did you?

-I blew the lot because I bought a bit of folk art.

It's a collection, a little amalgam of great country art

which will suit this great country auction house we're at in Tring.

-Yes.

-Tim, this is earthenware.

It's beautifully slip-incised, maybe circa 1780.

-What about the bowl?

-Tin-glazed earthenware, made before we found out the secrets of making porcelain.

-OK, fine. This little fellow is made of sycamore, right?

-Yes, Tim.

They're clearly wildly enraptured by this.

How much did you spend, Charles?

-Tim, I spent £130.

-Oh!

-They can't believe it.

-She likes it.

-I'm not so sure she does, Charles.

You don't have to decide until after the sale of your first three items,

so let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Charles's collection of country wares.

Charles Hanson seems to have bought an entire antique shop for his bonus buy.

First up is that mug. What do you make of that?

It's got some damage. The handle's almost off.

It's an interesting display piece.

Next up is the piece of treen, look.

This is English. This is sycamore and this would be late 19th century, no doubt. Very nice little piece.

-Isn't it?

-Yes.

-And not chipped and not marked and ready to go. That's the second piece.

Then in a complicated and eccentric Charles Hanson fashion, we've got a piece of tin glaze.

Yes, and he went to the 18th century for this because this one is almost certainly English,

late 18th century. I think it'd do quite well, but we've got them as one lot.

What's your estimate on them?

Very cautiously, something around £100,

but it could possibly fetch another £50 or £80 on top of that.

-So might even be 100 to 180?

-Yes, easily.

-Charles will be delighted because he paid 130 for the three.

Possibly he's going to be in profit.

If Robert and Nadine decide to go with it and that is the big question, isn't it?

-Yes, it is.

-Yes, it is.

OK, Ollie, Carla, you are at the precipice.

-How excited are you?

-Very.

-I'm very excited to see how we do.

You've got some pretty extraordinary estimates.

That cake stand thing, it turns out it's not a cake stand at all.

-Oh.

-It's a very rare caviar stand.

-Really?

I think that's really interesting.

If anybody here in this room twigs what a special thing that is,

it should make a lot more than his estimate of £40 to £60.

First up is the caviar stand and here it comes.

Number 1704 now.

That is for caviar. How about that?

£50 for it? Have we got £30?

Yes, 30 I'm bid for it. Thank you very much. 30 I'm bid. And 5.

And 40. 5. And 50.

No? 50. I've got £50 now. 5 anywhere then? At 50.

-Are you going to bid 5, sir?

-Go on!

-No. You're too mean for the caviar.

It's going down then to madam. I sell it for £50...

-Thank you very much.

-That's cheap.

-It's annoying, £50.

-It is annoying.

-Minus 25. I'm sorry about that.

We have a cocktail shaker, a decent little cocktail shaker. £30

20 for it? Anybody got £20 for that one? Anyone got a tenner?

Yes, a tenner I'm bid. 12 anywhere? 12 I'm bid.

Not a lot of money at 12. 15.

Sir? Yes? No? 15 for you then, madam. At £15...

£15 is minus £20 on that. You're minus 45.

Now, the tinplate stagecoach.

This will win it all back for you.

The little Japanese, painted tinplat stagecoach. It's in good order.

£30 for it? £20 for it? 15 bid. 18. 20.

All of you. 2. And 5.

And 8, madam? At 25.

No. It's for nothing.

Another 2 surely? Yes, 28.

You can't resist it, can you? At £28

30 I'm bid now. And 5, is it? No?

OK then, at £30. Are you sure?

At £30, it's going. You have it, sir, at £30.

There we go...

'A profit of £22 for the tinplate stagecoach,

-'leaving the Reds with a total of minus £23.'

-Well done, Robert.

You are risking now £100. Are you going to go with these sticks for 100?

Be careful.

I think because we've lost so much on the cocktail and the cake stand, I don't think they'll go for 100.

-You won't go with them?

-I don't think so.

-Even though you love them so much?

They are really nice, but we run the risk of making a loss on them.

Yeah? You are so sweet.

-Do what Ol says?

-Yeah.

-Ol knows best?

Then if we're wrong, it's his fault.

-LAUGHTER

-Anyway, here they come.

A box of sterling cocktail sticks with cockerel terminals to them.

£30? 20?

Bid. 5. 30. 5. 40.

5. 50. 5.

60. 5.

No? £65 for those then. 70 anywhere?

No more? Madam has those then. I sell for that £65.

-Thank you, madam.

-£65. You made the right decision.

-Yes. Good.

-Overall, you are minus £23.

OK? Which could be a winning score.

Just don't say a word to the Blues.

Right, one lot to go and it is going to be the pendant.

-Come on, Nadine.

-Come on, Robert.

-Come on, Nadine.

-Sorry. Sorry, Tim. Sorry, Robert.

-Don't worry. Here it comes.

Now we have a little gold pendant locket.

What about that? I think possibly we ought to be around £80 for it.

80 or 50? Or 60.

Yes, we're 5 now. We have 70. And 5. 80 I'm bid now.

-Yeah, that's good, isn't it? Yes.

-Yes.

£80. Just another 5? No, he says.

That's it. It's going down for the £80.

-Thank you.

-£80 is plus £5. This is so fantastic.

The Rabone folding rule with a spirit level and a protractor.

That's a rather nice example, isn't it?

I thought something nearer £50 for that one. 50 for it? 30?

20? Yes, 20 I'm bid then.

Thank you, sir. 20 we're bid for it. 5.

30 I'm bid now. 5. 40. And 5.

-And 50?

-Come on.

-Yes or no?

At £50. And 5 now, ma'am, no?

I'm selling then to you, sir, for £50. Thank you very much.

Bad luck, Robert. That's minus 30.

Minus 30, which means, overall, you two are minus £25.

-Sorry.

-Now the candlesticks.

The patinated brass candlesticks. Stretch a point, £30?

20 for them? 10 for them?

-Come on.

-10 I'm bid for those. 12. 15.

18. 20.

-You can have them for another 2, sir

-One more.

-No?

20 for madam then. At £20. They're going down then for the £20.

-Thank you very much.

-That's very good. That's a profit of £5.

Fantastic. That's great, guys.

Overall, you two are minus £20. This is a difficult moment.

Now I am made to feel like the team feel because minus £20 could be a winning score.

Of Charles's three items, I rate most of all the pestle and mortar.

I think that's worth £120 to £150 any day of the week, then we get those other two items,

so if I was Nadine and Robert,

I would be urging them now to go with the bonus buy.

Therefore, we're going with the bonus buy and we're going to see what happens. Here we go.

We have a collection of three items now.

Interesting lot. £80 for them?

80 or 50? Yes, I've got 50 I'm bid for those.

60 I'm bid. 70 bid. 80 bid. 90 bid.

100 bid.

100 I'm bid for those. And 10 now?

At £100. 10, madam? Yes or no?

No?

Madam in front's got them then. I shall sell them for £100.

-633...

-Disappointing.

-Oh, dear, that's a bad result.

I bet you wish, you two, you hadn't picked those!

Anyway, £100 is minus £30 on the bonus buy. Thanks, Charles(!)

That means, overall, we are minus £50 for the absent Robert and Nadine.

It will not be a difficult thing for you two not to say a word to the Reds, will it?

-Well, teams, present and absent...

-LAUGHTER

-Both teams are in minus score situations.

-Oh, no.

That is no secret, but it's a question of scale, do you see?

And the team that is running up today...are the Blues.

Oh, dear. I'm sorry.

Yes, they are running up with a minus total of 50,

largely as a result of me selecting to go with Charles's bonus buy.

-Yeah.

-Because if I hadn't gone with Charles's bonus buy,

Nadine and Robert here would be winning

by a handsome margin of, I think, £3.

-As it is, I selected to go with the bonus buy which was a bum decision, Charles.

-It happens now and again.

-I'm never believing you again, boy. Seriously, keep smiling, boy.

-I will.

Now, the real smilers though are the Reds who started off with all these minus scores,

but you did not go with the bonus buy and as a result, your grand total of minuses only total 23,

-which is a resounding victory, really, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Have you loved it?

-Yeah, it's been brilliant.

-It's been great having you on the show.

And anybody who is lucky enough to snuggle up to Anita Manning is bound to have a good show.

Enough of this jollity. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

-ALL: Yes!

-Whoops, Charles!

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