Stafford 16 Bargain Hunt

Now, what's on at the Staffordshire County Showground this month?

We've got a wedding fair, a North of England Dalmatian Show,

the Staffordshire Model Railway Show,

and what's this?

An antiques and collectors fair! Fantastic! Let's go bargain hunting.

There are 300 stalls here at the Prestwood Centre

so plenty of choice for our teams

but are they going to make any profits?

We're just going to have to wait and see.

Coming up on today's show, the Red team go round in circles...

I think we came in that way, didn't we? I don't know where we are!

-I don't know where we are.

-I know where we are.

I know where we are.

..while the Blues have time for a spot of male grooming.

It's going in my eye here.

So let's meet the teams.

Well, today we've got the ladies versus the gents.

For the Reds, we've got Lucy and Jacq, also known as Jacqueline

and for the Blues, we've got Shaun and Shaun.

Shaun Senior and Shaun Junior. Hello, everyone.

How did you two become friends?

I run a charity shop in Bridgnorth for Cancer Research UK

-and Jacq's my window-dresser.

-Get away!

-Go on!

-She came into the shop one day as a volunteer, is that right?

She was already there when I started so I just had to take her on.

-With the fixtures and fittings.

-We got on all right.

What floats your personal boat, Lucy?

I like vintage and retro stuff.

I actually own some big platform glittery, red '70s boots.

-Do you wear them?

-I don't wear them, they don't fit.

They're just for display but they have pride of place.

-You'll be going for retro things, definitely?

-I think so.

Something nice and cheap that takes your eye.

Jacq, it says here you took early retirement

and got into the charity business.

-First of all, I went travelling.

-Did you?

We moved to Bridgnorth, Shropshire where we'd never lived before

and I thought the best way to get to know people

was to get into the community.

-Quite.

-I went to the charity shop and yes, it's gone on since then

and then Lucy came along which was great, because we really hit it off.

You like antiques though, don't you?

I love antiques, have done for many, many years.

But you've got your eye open for something that's cheap?

Not necessarily cheap today because it's not my money!

No, no, we want you to buy cheap and sell expensively!

We'd like you to make lots of profit!

Oh, yeah, we'll make lots of profit but not necessarily cheap.

It might be an expensive item and we can still flog it for loads!

-I shouldn't have said "flog it," Should I?

-You can say "Flog It!",

it's a BBC programme.

Paul Martin will write to you later and send you a star badge.

You'll be on that in a minute! But seriously, good luck.

Thank you very much. Looking forward to it, good.

Shaun and Shaun, father and son.

Shaun Senior, what you do for a living?

Fire officer. Work for West London Fire Service.

-Associated with the fire service for how long?

-26½ years.

So you know what to look for when you go and inspect a building?

Yes, I do.

Brilliant. You look, if you don't mind me saying so, kind of chunky.

Is there anything I ought to know about your chunkiness?

I used to do a bit of boxing in my youthful days.

How old were you when you decided that sanity was better than boxing?

Approximately, I was about 26.

Took 26 long years to beat that out of you.

Shaun, you followed your father into the fire service

which is what you're doing now. Tell us about it.

It was never something I'd planned to get into

because I was always short sighted when I was younger.

I had to have laser surgery before I could get into the fire service.

It must be in your bloodstream, I should think.

I think it took him about 20 years to get a good reputation,

I've ruined it in two.

You two are going to get on very well as a team today, right?

You're welded from the hip, you agree on everything!

My plan for the day is whatever he chooses,

I'm just going to go against it.

-We're going to have some sparks flying.

-We've only got an hour!

Anyway, good fun. Here's your £300 apiece.

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

Very, very good luck. I hope we don't have a fire today.

MUSIC: "The Heat Is On" by Glenn Frey

Playing for the Reds today, it's David Harper.

And for the Blues, it's Jonathan - that's right - Pratt.

I've a feeling that you two are going to be big trouble today.

-Could be.

-We might just blow all the money.

You collect DVDs and say you want to buy anything that makes money?

-Vintage...

-Well, stop talking and start looking.

OK, OK, right.

There is only an hour. When you realise the clock starts to tick,

it's going to be hard work, I promise you.

Do you think they'll take it seriously, JP?

I just love cups and saucers. I know they're not the thing.

-Which cups and saucers do you like?

-I'm quite attracted to that one.

It's nice but do you think it's that spectacular?

It depends how much it is.

-Excuse me, how much could that little cup and saucer be?

-£12.

-I think we'll keep looking.

-I don't think Lucy likes it.

Thank you for that.

There will be no time for tea for you girls, but a decisive start,

even without a purchase.

Do you go down poles still? Are you allowed to go down the pole still?

Some stations have still got them

but most of the stations have got rid of them.

That's no fun any more.

I wouldn't want to be a fireman if I couldn't use the pole.

Enough said. Good job you're an auctioneer, JP.

-1790 to 1810.

-These are?

-These are English.

Why do you think they're 1790? How do you know?

I've been in the trade for a long, long time

and I handled a lot of stuff over the years.

If you have a look in the Bowen jug book and the stoneware book,

you'll find them.

Why have they got two little holes?

They've got two little holes there, they've had pewter at one stage.

-Would that reduce the price?

-How much are they?

I've got to be honest. I paid 40 quid for them, believe it or not.

I'll take £65 but that is it.

-Didn't you say £40 for them?

-I paid 40.

-What do you think?

-I quite like those.

-We both picked them up.

-Let's go for those.

-Hang on, hang on.

-She's living life in the fast lane.

-Always have.

-Have you?

Oh, my gosh. I knew you were trouble. I knew it.

I've only known her for three minutes.

I think he's right, George III.

A pair of jugs is actually quite rare from that period.

They're earthenware. They are mass-produced items from that time.

-Are they?

-Yes. And they're not perfect, are they?

Of course they're not but that's antiques.

It's just like an old period house.

-Things change, they've adapted over time.

-Let's go for it.

-Could we give you £50 for them?

-Please.

-Look into their eyes.

-Not my eyes, into their eyes.

-It's only £10.

-You couldn't afford me.

-I'd try to.

-If it was £50 we probably could afford you.

-And a kiss.

It's a deal.

Go and give him a kiss then and give him 50 quid.

Take my hand, you may kiss it.

Honoured, I'm sure.

You're trouble but you're fast, that's good.

That's just how we like it.

First item done and dusted, well done, girls.

Those Blues have found something to spice up their shopping.

The little...?

Is it a salt, pepper and mustard thing, something like that?

That would have been for mustard, pepper and you've got salt.

There would have been a glass liner in there because you can't put salt

inside metals unless it's gilt because it corrodes metal.

Elkington and Co, good factory,

and the style of it suggests late '30s or something.

Has that sort of Art Deco influence about it.

How much is that, £20? It's only 20 quid.

Could knock him down.

To get a liner in there is not going to be easy.

It might be simpler just to get some gilding put in. 20 quid.

-You want to put it down or hang onto it?

-I'd be happy with it.

It's nice and cheap, I think we could make money on that.

-You guys are easy.

-This is just the first one.

After this, it's all downhill.

-I'll leave it to you then.

-You've got 20 quid on these.

-Did you mean it to be six?

-You've got ten on it, sorry!

I thought it was 30, actually.

-No, definitely 20.

-15's the best on that.

Is that your lowest?

I don't know if it'll make more than 15 but what do I know?

I would do it for 14.

OK, you're happy with that, 14?

Thank you very much.

Straight in there.

Good work, chaps. You've acted like seasoned professionals already.

That's one item, seven minutes gone.

-Is that good going?

-This is a walk in the park.

Hey, don't get too cocky, lads. It's early days.

How much do you think that would make?

I think you'd pay 40 to 60 at an auction

and on a good day it would make 100.

Shall we move on?

We thought it might make a million.

Hey, you should be so lucky! I like your ambition.

Now, where are those gents?

Gents. Literally!

Good one, I like it. There you go.

Did you know they had a break-in at the local police station?

They pinched all the toilet seats.

The police say they've got nothing to go on.

Ha-ha. Boom, boom.

There's a chip, not interested.

-Lucy's not interested.

-They're hard, these two.

You really are!

That's you told, David. These two know what they like.

-Now, what are the Blues meddling with?

-Military stuff.

Everything here, more or less, you can buy.

You just have a look at it, satisfy your mind if you like it or not

and I'll tell you if it's worth buying or not.

What do you reckon of these?

With medals, there's a set value for standard issue medals

but what adds value is documents.

A bit of social history,

maybe he was in a more interesting campaign.

This one says he was in Africa.

He was seriously wounded this guy and it's got all his documents here.

-Is this something you might buy?

-I quite like them.

I'm with him.

I actually like this kind of stuff as well.

I'd be more tempted to go for the one with the more medals.

-I'd do it for 60.

-60. I'd have it for 55, definitely.

It would be very appreciated and I'll make sure it goes to a good home.

-All right then.

-55? Thank you very much.

-OK with you?

-I think so.

Like I say, you're quite right, Shaun.

The more medals, the better, and supporting documents

and it may be that someone else may find something else

this gentleman's not discovered and it adds value to it as well.

Essentially, a piece of history anyway.

I salute you, Blues. You're on fire. Two down.

-We really like this bowl.

-You both love it.

-You love it because of the colours. Where's it from?

-Don't know.

-We haven't a clue.

-You just know you love it?

It just looks really useable.

It's just so decorative and I can't tell you more.

-I just love it.

-Tell us about it, then.

I love the shape.

-It's quite weighty.

-It's very weighty.

What part of the world? Take a guess, where is it from?

I am thinking somewhere like Czechoslovakia.

OK, totally wrong.

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

Go on, you love guessing!

-You might get it.

-Japan.

-Never!

-You are good.

-Czechoslovakia - near!

-You were getting there but Lucy, amazing.

-I really like it.

-Got to go for that.

-Do you know how much it is?

Yeah, but we've only got three items. We spent 50.

-That's 250 left.

-That's £220.

Yeah, so then we've got one more item

and we've got 270 so we've got £30 left.

-You're absolutely right, aren't you?

-Bargain Hunt, this is!

All right. But do we know how old it is?

-No, do you?

-Yes.

-Can you tell us?

I think it's circa 1900

and it would probably be described as Satsuma

but I've never quite seen that decoration before,

so I'm going to pass it over to you. You two just absolutely adore it.

What would you like to pay for it? It's going to be risky, this one.

-Do you think...165?

-Yes, 165.

-Is that what you want to bid?

-From 220, that's not bad.

How about 165?

-160.

-Yes!

I didn't know haggling worked like that!

We should do this more often.

-He's completely confused me, what's he just said?

-He went down.

-He went down!

-Well, that's all right.

-Marvellous, marvellous!

Thank you very much.

-I wish they were all like him.

-That's great!

It even matches your outfit, David. Mustard.

Both teams are on the final straight

but the Blues are taking time out to brush up on some beauty tips.

Cor, I say. Centre parting.

It's going in my eye here!

Do you take bookings, JP?

Blow dry?

-How much is it?

-850.

We'll move on.

They've got good taste, they've got good taste!

-We've got £90 left, do you do deals?

-No.

From £850, Jacq? Not likely. Nice try, though.

-This chap, guys, is for you. Look at this.

-Well, I never!

Could you explain to me what that is?

Careful with that, Bob.

-How old is it, you say?

-1914. Copper and brass.

-"For fire, turn upside down."

-Does it give you any details?

-Its two gallons.

-What do you need to know about these things?

How do you use it and what period do you use it for?

If an extinguisher don't put a fire out in one extinguisher,

leave the fire.

-That's what we say.

-What would you do?

-70 quid.

-70 quid?

I was just about to say 70 quid

and is that going to be your best one?

That will have to be, yeah. That gives me a couple of quid.

Don't ask me, honestly.

Why I like it is that it's a good object, isn't it?

Its kind of stylish. If you had a house,

you could put it in the corner and it's like an ornament.

It's a bit of fun.

They're converting those into lamps and things like that.

It would sit nicely on someone's fireplace.

That copper gives it a nice hue of pink in the copper.

-Don't say that.

-We haven't spent much, have we?

-No,

but we think... Are we going to reckon money on it at 70? That's the thing.

< Do you want to have a quick look round and, if need be, come back?

-I'm interested.

-We are interested, definitely.

You have to hold that one for us. < No problem.

There's not much time left, chaps,

and that money is burning a hole in your pocket.

Meanwhile, the Reds are going nuts.

Oh, it's an inkwell, isn't it?

-Yes, and what are they?

-Walnuts.

-Walnuts.

-Walnuts.

-I like that.

-It's really kind of jazzy.

-Now, it's a bronze, I think, let's have a look.

-Do you like that?

-Feels like it's bronze.

-I think I like it. It's a bit weird.

What you've got to look for in bronzes is tiny signatures

-and you might see a B, and if you saw a B.

-Would we BE laughing?

-We would BE laughing.

-She's a pun scriptwriter, this one, isn't she?

-Absolutely.

So it would be Bergman, which is an Austrian manufacturer,

late 19th century.

-How much would you take for this?

-Oh, gosh, we're in, we're in.

I you want to buy it, I'll let you have it for 65,

but that is my rock-bottom price.

Are we OK to have a think about that? Yes.

Is that all right?

-We haven't got much time left so we won't be long.

-We're organised.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

I'll just pass that to you there, but we'll come back in ten, anyway, and let you know. OK.

Buzz off, then, Reds, and get cracking.

I've got to think about my expert buy as well, you see.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-Them the ones that always lose money?

-Not always.

You don't watch this programme, do you?

You've got no idea how good I really am.

Ah, yeah.

-I'm just going on what me dad said.

-Yeah!

Only the best experts for us on THIS show.

Blues, you may just need to rely on JP later.

Did we go down there?

-Yes.

-We've been down there. Did we go down here?

-Yes.

-I think we came in that way, didn't we?

-I'm all confused. Are you confused?

-I don't know where we are.

-No, what are you confused about?

-I don't know where we are.

Come on. I know where we are.

Never mind. Just ask Matron.

No time for dilly-dallying, though.

-That's kind of fun.

-What is it?

It's nice, actually.

It's a snuff box from the late-19th century,

so, you know, you'd take a bit of snuff up the old snoz.

-This would date from about George III's period, at about 1790.

-Yeah.

-OK.

-But, you know, I'm not getting the sounds of "I really love it!"

-No.

-So, shall we walk on?

-Yep.

So, that's not for them, then.

But what does light their fire?

-I'm going for the hydrant.

-The hydrant?

-The hydrant.

-Do you mean an extinguisher?

-That's the one, yeah.

THEY LAUGH

Cor! Firemen! You'll never live that one down.

Meanwhile, are the Reds going to shell out on their inkwell?

-If you liked it, and we got quite a bit off the price, didn't we?

-I like it.

-I thought you'd have more money.

-Oh, darling. Isn't she...? She only thinks about me. Ah, she's lovely.

-That's the sort of girl I am.

-I know. I noticed that.

-Yeah.

-Are you happy?

-Yeah.

-Very happy. Always happy.

-As long as we don't get lost on the way there.

-No, we won't.

-Where is it?

-Round here.

So, as Jacq takes charge,

the Blue brigade are getting all kitted out with their last item.

-Happy with that?

-Yeah, good.

-Yeah.

-We'll go for that one.

We'll do the deal, then. 70 pound.

70 pound. Thank you very much. It was a bargain.

-Good luck with that, guys.

-Thanks a lot, boss.

-Cheers.

-Nice one.

-That's it, guys. We are finished.

-OK.

-Three objects, how much have we spent?

-Erm, 70.

-A hundred and...

-195.

-Really?

-It's not that much, is it?

-14, 50, no...

HE LAUGHS

..70, 55, 125.

-There you go.

-No, 139.

139. We've got a fair bit left. Yes, a fair amount.

Brilliant, well, I'm going to start shopping in a minute.

-See what damage you can do, you know what I mean?

-Yeah, I'll keep the change.

THEY LAUGH

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

"Keep the change"? Cor!

We'll need that for lunch.

The Blues are done, but are the Reds ready to sign on the dotted line?

-We'd like this piece if we could.

-Yeah.

-You said 65.

-I've already said you could have it, so it's been there for you, waiting.

-Thank you very much indeed.

-Thank you very much.

-OK, thank you very much.

-We really appreciate it.

-That's OK.

Thank you, thanks.

-And, girls, you are what we call "wrapped".

-Done.

-Absolutely.

-You're done.

-We spent our money.

-Yes.

-And you've got some left too.

-I've got a bit of money left.

-We've had a lovely time, haven't we?

-It's been good, yeah.

Fun shopping, teams. Now it's time to catch your breath.

The sands of time wait for no man, so time's up!

Let's check out what the Red team bought.

The Reds found pottery in Staffordshire. How perfect!

And paid £50 for their pair of brown jugs.

£160 was spent on the very colourful Satsuma bowl,

and they're hoping that buyers will put pen to paper

for their nutty inkwell, which cost them £65.

-So, girls, you've finished. Well done.

-We have.

-Congratulations.

-Was that fun?

-It was good, yeah, really good.

-Now how much did you spend overall?

-There's £25 left.

-That means 275.

-It does mean 275.

Well, that's a good number. Well done. Which is your favourite, Luce?

-We bought this big, Japanese bowl.

-That's your favourite?

-Yes.

-We like that, yeah.

-What about you, Jacqs, do you agree?

-The satsuma bowl, super.

-Smashing.

-Really lovely.

-Will that bring the biggest profit?

-Hopefully.

-Or do you think something else, Jacqs?

-I think the walnut ink stand

-might be quite interesting.

-Might bring the biggest profit.

-Oh, teasing. So who's got the £25?

-I've got the £25, there you go.

-Well done, £25.

Not a miserable amount of money but it will be challenging for you.

-It'll be challenging.

-You can do well, David!

Yes, I could do with these two because they are queens of shoppers.

They're in there, grab it, buy it. They're off.

They don't work in a charity shop for nothing.

-David, spend the lot.

-Go berserk.

-Don't worry.

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

The Blues hope to spice up the saleroom

with their silver-plated cruet set which they paid £14 for.

And will they be onto a winner

with the World War II medals and documents?

Finally, the boys are hoping the saleroom will be ablaze

with bids for the fire extinguisher which cost them £70.

-That's what I said, I don't think we walked round here.

-He's used to it now.

It's been a joke all through this for you.

-Yes, it's been brilliant.

-Yeah!

I don't know, never known such a load of jokers.

-With the aid of Jonathan telling us a few jokes.

-Yeah, I know.

He's pretty dry like that. How much did you spend all-round, Shaun?

£139.

So I would like £106 of leftover lolly, please.

-There's the one.

-Thank you.

-And the rest is for you.

161. Which is your favourite piece?

-My favourite piece is the little silver conduit set.

-Is it?

-Yes.

-The only choice you've had today?

-Basically, yes.

Lovely, what about you, Shaun?

The ones I made, I picked the Second World War documents and coins.

-Will they bring the biggest profit?

-I reckon so.

You've obviously had a straining day, JP. You look quite tired.

-You all right?

-I'm fine, it's just the weary look I have naturally.

£161, what will you do with that lot?

-Surprise them!

-THEY LAUGH

Good luck, chaps. Good luck, JP.

Meanwhile we're heading off to Baaath...or should I say Bath?

This is Royal Crescent.

The Crescent was built in the late 18th century by the architect

John Wood, The Younger.

Today here at Number One, it is

a museum that preserves the must-have accessories

and impedimenta that any well-dressed person about town

would have had at that time.

And I'm here to have a look at this interesting series of objects.

In fact, to relive the high life of the 18th century.

As the 18th century evolved, the increasing numbers of people

that came to Bath came not because it was a health-giving spa

but they came for its social advantages during "The Season".

The Season was an imprecise period but logically,

when life was unhealthy in the cities and you wanted to get out,

a place like Bath would be an ideal destination.

And what might you do there? Well, some unhealthy things

like drinking punch out of the transfer-printed punchbowl.

Smoking a good smoke from a clay pipe.

Even using an original twist of Virginia tobacco

which we see on that little table.

If you were of a more intellectual bent though, you might have

sat at a bureau bookcase like this in 1770 covered in objects.

Objects for different intellectual purposes.

This delightful little miniature table celestial globe,

perhaps looking at stars that you'd examined from your own telescope.

But as far as more formal entertainment in Bath is concerned,

we've got here two theatre tokens, both of which relate

to the Bath Theatre and if you were an ordinary person you might be viewing the performance

from the gallery and have a gallery token

but if you were really posh, you'd have your own box.

But how would you get to the theatre?

The preferred mode of transportation around the town

were these things - sedan chairs.

They were incredibly popular in Bath partly because it was such

a difficult place to get around with the steep hills and narrow streets.

In 1708, some 60 licences were issued for sedan chairs

but by the end of the century,

there were some 250 of these sedan chairs trotting about the city.

And they had preferential treatment along the roads.

They didn't take prisoners. If one of these came trotting round the corner,

you as a pedestrian got out of the way

because otherwise the encounter could be pretty painful.

The construction of these things is interesting.

Basically, it's timber covered with leather that's then painted

to give it some waterproofing then all this stud work

is applied to jolly it up.

If you wanted to get inside you get inside it while it's on the deck.

They lift the lid like this which allows you to open the door

and if you have a bird's eye in there, look,

it's all lined with silk brocade,

a nice down-filled cushion to take all the bumps

when you're being rushed around and about the place.

I just wonder whether they charge a little less for smaller men

and women rather than us big thumpers.

The heavyweight question today is will our teams get carried away

or will they crash to earth with a bump?

Well, we've come east from Stafford to Lichfield

to Winterton's Saleroom and it's a treat to be here

with Richard Winterton.

-Richard, good morning.

-Yes, and hello to you.

First up for Lucy and Jacq, they've got these two brown jugs.

They're very, very crude.

They are, but that's what they're like. That charm, I suppose.

-But no earlier than 1820 or 1830s?

-No. About that, spot on, yes.

We put 40 to 50 on but being a pair, they should get to that.

-OK, they paid 50, our lot. Pretty well spot on.

-Yep.

There could be a problem with the satsuma bowl though.

Because if it gets rubbed at all down,

-I'm almost doubtful about it, how do you rate it?

-I can see where you're coming from.

-I think it's got a bit of look to it.

-I think it's got too much wear.

It is to the connoisseur, I can understand,

but I think to the layperson who might want to put it on their table, I think it's OK.

How much is a Staffordshire housewife prepared to pay

to put something where she can stick her bananas in?

I think they'll pay £100 for that.

-I think she'll think you're bananas!

-Do you think so?

-I do.

-OK.

-Our team paid 160. So they'll still be whistling into the wind.

-They'll definitely be whistling.

Lastly however I have to say I rather like the Austrian bronze inkwell.

I think it's nice with its nuts, don't you?

-Yeah, they sit well, don't they?

-They do.

They would have originally been joined

with a quill pen or something.

We've put 50-80 on it, I don't think we've overcooked it. They're quite collectable.

-It depends what they paid for it.

-65.

-Yes, it's OK.

-Is it?

-Yeah.

Fine. Overall, what with me being so disparaging about the brown jugs...

There's no profit in there, Tim. No profit.

I think they'll need a bonus buy so let's have a look at it.

-Jacq, Luce, this is exciting, isn't it?

-Very exciting.

-I bet you can't wait to see what David's bought you.

-Absolutely.

-I know, smashing job.

You gave him £25 because you spent 275 which was magnificent.

-David, what have you invested in?

-Here we go. Da-dah!

-OK.

-OK, that's excitement, I hope.

-Yes, we won't get too excited.

-Oh, right!

-OK.

-This is the charity shop mode,

-the charity shop valuation moment is about to come in.

-Absolutely.

Some kind donor has brought this in

and you've got to put a sticker on it with a value on. Right, David?

-Yes. What would you put on it?

-Well...

-Oh, no!

-Quite an interesting border.

-Yes.

-Not signed.

-It's an original though.

-I quite like it.

-Oh!

-Interesting border. Five.

-Five?!

-Five to ten.

-Have we insulted you? How much did you pay?

-First of all,

it's an early 19th-century Dobbs card.

Now, Dobbs cards are playing cards that you could've bought,

say if we were on a Grand Tour of Europe,

and every time we see a nice, little scene,

I get out my blank Dobbs cards and I just paint a memory.

This is pre-photography here.

For 20 quid - that's what I paid for it - I think it's a bargain.

-You sold it to me a bit more.

-Thank you very much.

-It's OK.

-I kind of like it.

-I haven't sold it to you.

-No, you haven't.

On that happy note, I think we'll shove off

and find out what the auctioneer thinks about the bonus buy. Great(!)

-There we go, rather nice sanguine little watercolour.

-Lovely.

19th-century cottage.

-Mmm.

-Does it light your fuse?

-Not particularly.

I have to say it doesn't excite me at all.

We've put £20 on it and I think we've overdone it.

I think more like a tenner. When I look more closely, it really is dull.

Best not look too closely because Harper paid £20.

I wouldn't want them to take it although I think they might be

taking it with the way their other items are.

-But they wouldn't want it.

-OK, fine. I'll prop that up over here.

£20 worth or not. It's up to them.

-Anyway, that's it for the Reds, now for the Blues.

-OK.

First up is the cruet.

-Said to be Art-Deco design, but I think it's a bit earlier.

-Yeah.

1900 rather than Art Deco.

Silver-plate, Elkington, missing the liner for the wee salt.

It's a good name, Elkington, it's a nice-looking piece.

We've only put £15-20 on it, it should make that all day long.

-It should get into the 20s. It will make the money.

-Excellent. £14.

-That's a profit.

-So they should get a profit.

-Definitely.

-Now, the World War Two medals.

What they call a trio, isn't it? And others.

With the ration books, we've put £40-50, it'll make that all day.

They only paid 55 so let's not...

-No profit on it but that's what it should make.

-That's fair enough.

And because they're firemen,

-of course, they have to go for a fire extinguisher.

-Yep.

As they say, they don't make them like that these days, do they?

They don't and I hope they haven't paid too much money for it.

-No, they only paid £70. What's your estimate?

-We put £25 on it!

-Oh!

-Because I don't know what you'd do with it.

It's just a lump sitting there. People just don't want that.

You find two more firemen and you sell it on to two more firemen!

You and I may not rate a fire extinguisher but a fireman,

it's meat and drink to him.

-If I get the 70, I've done really well.

-Lovely.

-So £25-35 is your estimate.

-Mmm.

They paid £70. If you're right they'll definitely need the bonus buy

so let's go and have a look at it.

-Now, Shaun, Shaun. You all right?

-Yes, fine, thank you.

Look a bit doubtful there, Shaun?

You spent, old fruit, £139. That means you gave £161 to Jonathan.

Have you blown the lot?

No chance. Although I did say I was going to surprise you

and I thought, you guys are very keen on a bit of Sunday lunch.

THEY LAUGH

Something to put your meat on, as they say!

-Not sure how to take that!

-There we go.

Staffordshire-made pottery meat plate

with what they call a tree and well which is like a drainage board

and a little well to collect it in.

This is 19th century and it's really the rarity of the main pattern

which really commands the value.

-It's in nice condition, too.

-OK.

-I paid, as I say... I didn't say, did I?

-No!

THEY LAUGH

-£70, I paid.

-£70.

-70!

-£70, yeah.

-That's not too bad.

-There we go.

-It's probably...

-Endorsed!

No greater praise than that, JP, I tell you! Ask him how much profit there is to be made out of it.

-Dead straight question for a dead straight answer.

-Come on, then, Jonathan.

If I'm going to be dead straight I'd like to see it making,

sort of, auctioneer's estimate, 80 to 120.

-That sounds good to me.

-You can't get straighter than that, can you?

Right, now, though, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Jonathan's...

carving dish.

There we go. This is coming back to Staffordshire, look.

-Isn't that nice?

-Oh, I like that.

-Oh, yes, it's a cracker, isn't it?

Hardly any scratching at all. It's good.

Well, I think Pratt's done well with that. When would you date that then?

-1830s?

-Yeah, it's got to be.

We've put 50 to 80 on it, Tim, but when you've got it in front of you,

-I'd be disappointed if it can't get 80 to 100.

-Yeah, 80 to 100.

Maybe even £120. I mean, it's quite a meaty object.

-It is, and it's well done.

-That's really corny.

-All right, fine.

-Won't do you any good, that one.

Well, it just slipped out. I'm sorry, I couldn't help it.

OK, so we've got lots of hope for this.

-£70 was paid, which I think is cheap enough.

-Yeah, I do.

-And it may save their bacon.

-Yeah, very good. No, happy with that.

Good. Happy with that.

-Now, Lucy and Jacq, this is exciting, isn't it?

-Absolutely, yes.

-Whatever's going to happen?

-Goodness knows. Anything.

We're just going to run through your lots. Your jugs, girls.

£50 you paid for the matching pair.

His estimate is 40 to 50, so you're in the frame, there.

And we are in Staffordshire, for goodness' sake.

-They ought to do pretty well.

-Bit of a chip.

Then you've got the piece of Satsuma,

which the auctioneer has estimated 100 to 120.

You paid 160, and then you've got your Austrian inkwell.

You paid 65 that, he's put 50 to 80.

So, frankly, this competition is wide open.

And if the worst comes to the worst,

you've got the Dobbs card to fall back on.

-Lovely, anyway...

-He keeps looking at me.

First up, girls, your jugs.

The pair of the Staffordshire jugs. Nothing on my book.

We have 50, 40, £20 to start, then. £20 to start me. £10 a go.

£10 I'm bid. 12, 15, 18, £20.

£20 right there, 22. 25.

25 right down here at 25. At 25.

At £25 I'm bid. Only at 25, second row.

-At £25.

-This is not looking so fun, is it?

£25... 28, back of the room.

-£30.

-Moving on.

32. 35.

35, second row at 35.

£35, all finished then? Sold at 35.

£35. Bad luck, girls.

It's -15. Now, Satsuma. Here we go.

474 again.

Nothing on my book again. Start me 100, 80, £50.

£50 to start me. 50, 40.

-£40.

-What are these people doing?

£40, 45, 50,

five, 60, five,

70...

£70 I'm bid, right here at 70. At 70. At £70.

At £70, at £70.

We have five, at the £70,

all sold at £70.

That is £-90. That's a hit.

-It's a big hit.

-Stop smiling.

-I'm not smiling.

Commission bid, this one. £20 I'm bid.

£20, five, 30,

five, 40, five.

At 45 I'm bid. 50, five, 60, five.

65 I'm bid on my left. At 65.

65, £65.

At 65, and sold, £65.

Yes. Wiped its face. Lovely.

-That's it. You are £-105, girls.

-Hells bells.

-Shocking.

-What are you going to do about the Dobbs card?

-We've got no choice.

-Yeah, we may as well go with it.

-Going to go with it.

-Yeah? You happy? We'll go with the bonus buy.

We'll trust in David. I can tell you, though,

that the auctioneer's estimated 20 to 30 on it, all right?

But you're going with it? All right, fine. Very good. Lovely.

Well, it's coming up now. No pressure.

I think it just needs to make around £150 to dig us out of the hole.

200 would be good.

We move now this time to the card, 19th-century card there,

of the cottage.

Nothing on my book again. £20. £5 to start me.

£5 I have. £5.

£6.

£6, right away, £6. £6, £6.

Right away at £6. £7, £8.

Is that nine? Yeah, £9, £10.

£10, right away at £10. At the £10.

12 anywhere? Sold at £10.

I'm sorry about this. Not your day today.

-Shall become back next week?

-Yeah, please. £-115.

If you say that quickly it's not too bad, is it?

We'll come back next week.

-Who knows? £-115 could be a winning score.

-It probably is.

Five, 35...

-Shaun and Shaun, are you OK?

-Fantastic.

Let me just run through your items. Looks pretty cool to me.

You paid £14 for the cruet, he loves it, he's put 15 to 20.

You'll be all right on that.

Your medals and documents, you paid 55, he's put 40 to 60.

He thinks he's being a bit low on that so that should be OK.

The only problem is the fire extinguisher.

He doesn't really rate the fire extinguisher.

-Anyway, he's put £25-£35.

-Too much negative thinking.

-That one needs to be more positive.

-Yeah, well, anyway,

you paid 70 and if you have to rely on the people in the room today

there may be a bit of a struggle and if the worst comes to the worst,

you got that nice Staffordshire meat dish to go back on.

-Yeah.

-Lovely.

First up, then, is the cruet stand and here it comes.

It's the cruet and, again, nothing on mine but a nice-looker.

£2 I'm bid. £2. We'll start low. £2.

Where we start doesn't matter, it's where we finish. £3. 4,

6, 8, 10, 12, 14,

-16, 18.

-There we go.

-£20, 22. £22.

Right at the very back, £22. At the back, sold at 22.

Excellent auctioneering. Plus 8. £8 profit.

Can we just take that now and run?

Now it's the World War II group there. All sorts in it as well,

release books etc.

Again, nothing on my book, but we'll take £20 to start me.

Again, where are we going to start? £20. £20 bid, £20. 5,

30, five, 40.

£40, on my right at £40. 40, five, 45. 45, lot with it at 45.

On my left at 45.

-Go on.

-45, 45. £45 and I'll take an 8.

48, 48, £50. £50.

-Nice auctioneering.

-All done?

Sold at 50.

£50. Is -£5 which means you're plus 3.

Look out - here comes the fire extinguisher.

497 now, the extinguisher. There is bids on the book.

15, 20, five, 30, five, £40.

-We're nearly there. Not far.

-40.

At 40, five, 45 in the room now.

At 45. 45, in the room at 45.

Sold at 45.

That's dampened my enthusiasm.

-25. You had three, you're now -22. Sorry about that, lads. -22.

What you going to do about the Staffordshire then?

-Are you going to go for it?

-Why not?

We're going with the bonus buy and here it comes.

The Staffordshire meat plate. Bit of interest, bids on the book.

-I'm in at 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100.

-Look at that!

Five bids in, we're at 100. Room is out at 100.

100, at £100 I'm bid. At 100.

Jonathan, this is a magic thing. Well done, my friend.

All sold at £100. Commission bid of 100.

That's plus 30, you were -22, you've got plus 8.

Well done, guys. Have faith, have faith.

This is the roller-coaster of Bargain Hunt.

Anyway, don't talk to the Reds and all will be revealed in a moment.

-Thank you very much.

-No problem, thank you.

Isn't this marvellous?

We have Bargain Hunt, a beautiful programme with beautiful people.

Two teams, they shop in the same place,

they get given the same amount of money,

they come to the same auction house.

They sell in the identical environment

but yet we have two results that are so poles apart

that you simply cannot describe the chasm between our teams today.

-Have you been chatting at all, you lot, today?

-No.

Well, I have to tell you that the Reds have done

-very, very, very badly.

-THEY LAUGH

-We're good. We're very good.

-Reds managed to lose £115.

-Which is really, really bad luck.

-Is it a record?

No, it's not a record. It's definitely not a record so I'm not going to dwell on it,

I'm just going to go on the virtues of it,

which you have been such a good team.

-I think so.

-Oh, I think so, too. And you have a lovely time, I hope?

-Marvellous.

-Well, we've loved having you.

The victors today are our firemen, father and son,

who go home with £8.

-Don't spend it all once.

-Here we go.

It's coming in gold. There's loads of it here. All right?

There we go. Eight smackers. What?

-You have another pound for us.

-All right, fine.

He was trying to rip me off! Wheeler and dealer!

He doesn't care about the result, all he cares about is his £8!

Good for you. Anyway, there we go.

You weren't doing so well, though,

until Jonathan Pratt came along with his plate.

In fact, you were going to be down the old proverbial to a tune.

But along came a very profitable bonus buy

so congratulations for that.

You got £30 profit on that which brought it all back, plus £8.

-But you've had a good time?

-Yes.

-We've loved having you on the show.

-Such a nice time that, in fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

-ALL:

-Yes!

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