0:00:06 > 0:00:10Today, we're in Stafford at the Staffordshire County Showground.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15We're in the heart of the pottery county, but will our teams
0:00:15 > 0:00:18be bowled out by the quantity and quality of ceramics
0:00:18 > 0:00:21they're going to be offered, or will their feet turn to clay?
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Well, there's only one way to find out.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:49 > 0:00:52We've got two teams of friends today,
0:00:52 > 0:00:56fired up and ready to go and bag all those bargains.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58What's going to happen? I don't know,
0:00:58 > 0:00:59but we're sure to have a blast!
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Coming up, our cheapskate Blue team
0:01:05 > 0:01:07can't decide whether to spend a penny...
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- Ha!- So you can put it in a garden, with a plant in, no?
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- ..or a pound.- It's German porcelain, from the late 19th century
0:01:13 > 0:01:15and the guy says he'll let us have it for...
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- A pound.- ALL: A pound?!
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Our Reds from the RAF cause an international incident.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Can we try and be cheeky and get a few quid off
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- cos it might make a difference? - Couple of quid, yeah.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Can you? Just a little bit?
0:01:29 > 0:01:31You could have that for £2.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33But this is 20.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37And I head off to beautiful Bath to check out
0:01:37 > 0:01:39some canine-powered cuisine.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Honest, Guv. It used to happen like this.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45But before all that, let's meet today's teams.
0:01:45 > 0:01:51So, our two pairs of chums - at least they're friends so far - today
0:01:51 > 0:01:54are Taylor and Ben, and for the Blues, Liz and Jill.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- Hello, everybody. - ALL: Hello.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00So, how did you boys meet, Taylor?
0:02:00 > 0:02:03We joined up in the Royal Air Force. We've been in the same squadrons
0:02:03 > 0:02:05and we've come back to finish off our training at the same time.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Is it very nerve-wracking
0:02:07 > 0:02:09when you first go into the RAF as fresh recruits?
0:02:09 > 0:02:12It is, yeah. But I've got family that was in the military
0:02:12 > 0:02:13so they sort of eased me into it.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16But it's not just life-sized aircraft
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- that you're interested in, is it, Taylor?- It's not, no.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22I do enjoy collecting model aircraft, more specifically the Spitfire model.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24What do you like so much about that?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Because it symbolises the RAF and the great things we've achieved.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29So, Ben, what made you join the RAF?
0:02:29 > 0:02:33I've always had an interest in the military, and especially aircraft.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35No service background in the family, though?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- Well, my older brother is in the Army.- Right.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41But he obviously wasn't intelligent enough to be in the Air Force.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Well, he'll love you for that, won't he?!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47But you've had some experience of auctions already, Ben.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Yeah, I used go to an auction in Grantham with my dad.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52I didn't buy anything myself, I was too young. But I always enjoyed it.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- It's an atmospheric experience, isn't it?- Oh, definitely.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59So, what are your tactics going to be today? Spend all the money
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- or spend as little as possible? - As little as possible, hopefully.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- One of those. Anyway, we shall see. Very good luck.- Thank you.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- So, girls, are you quaking in your boots?- Very much so!
0:03:08 > 0:03:09They're very cool.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13They should be in the Blues and you should be in the Reds, right?
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Of course.- No, we like blue. Matches our eyes.- Oh, yes, of course it does.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Liz, you're a talented lady. What do you get up to?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Well, I'm a musician. I play several instruments and teach music.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26I also play the vicar's organ.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- I beg your pardon?!- In church.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Well, that's got to go down well in your parish(!)
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- It does indeed. - There'll be a lot of tittle-tattle
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- going on where you come from. - Well, I'm very naughty.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Are you? I think we've got a hint of that, darling.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Anyway, as long as he comes out of the vestry smiling,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- I suppose that's all you really bother about, isn't it?- Quite.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Yes, quite right. Jill, you also work in schools, right?
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- I do.- What do you do there? - I'm a teaching assistant.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56I was a qualified teacher years ago, but now I work in an SEN department.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- And is that rewarding? - It's very rewarding.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Challenging, in this day and age, but very rewarding.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04Now, it says here that you're already a TV star. Is that right?
0:04:04 > 0:04:05Yes, back in the day.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- What day?- Quite a few days...
0:04:07 > 0:04:09SHE LAUGHS
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- Prehistoric!- 20, 30 years ago.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12Really? What show were you on?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- It was Bob's Full House. - Bob's Full House?- It was.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- And I did actually win the Full House.- Did you?- I did.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23- And was he nice with you, Bob Monkhouse?- Bob Monkhouse was lovely.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25He did say, because I had a pair of great big pink glasses on,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29he said I looked like a pretty Deirdre Barlow, which I don't know
0:04:29 > 0:04:30whether that was flattering or not.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32He'd always have something to say.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Brilliant. What are you both going to be looking out for today,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38to buy on Bargain Hunt and make a massive profit?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41We're going to look for something unusual and interesting.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Do you like a bit of quirky?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- Yes.- We love a bit of quirky.
0:04:45 > 0:04:51Yes, and we have set our sights on buying one item that costs £1.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53This is a cunning ploy.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55We're following Anita Manning's example.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- She's very canny, isn't she? - Yes, a Scot. Canny Scot.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59We're not selling in Scotland, you know.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- We're staying in England for this programme.- Oh.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Anyway, there we go.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07Now, the money moment. You each get £300.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Here it is. You know the rules.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Your experts await.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13And off you go! Very, very good luck.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Buying items for £1, eh? Well, I never did.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Taking charge of the Reds today
0:05:22 > 0:05:24is Sheriff David Harper.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26And looking out for the ladies -
0:05:26 > 0:05:28is that JP? Jonathan Pratt?
0:05:33 > 0:05:37I am your honorary officer for the day, so get marching down there.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39So I have the bionic woman
0:05:39 > 0:05:41and I'm with the most competitive women, I understand.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44So, I'm looking for lots of speed and lots of haggling. OK?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- Do you like toys?- I love toys.- Good.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- Let's find some toy aeroplanes, shall we?- Sounds really good fun.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- Let's see what we can find. - No teddies.- No, no.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Right chaps, we're on. The clock has started,
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- and I can promise you it will go incredibly quickly.- Right.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03So here is a stall.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06This is an antiques market. Here are some antiques.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07Do your worst.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Come on!- Oh.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11What do we think?
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- I like this vase here. - You like the vases?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16OK, so what do you think we've got here?
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Is that porcelain, would you say?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- It looks like it, yeah.- No!
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- Ah!- It's metal.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- I wasn't expecting that. - With an enamel overlay.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Taylor, you like those. - I like those, yeah.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- Tell me why you like them. - It's just very attractive.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33It's nice on the eye, very colourful and bright
0:06:33 > 0:06:36and it looks like it would sit well in a household.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Very good. And you've got a pair, which makes a difference, Ben.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- Oh, definitely.- A pair is always better than a single.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- Well, they always seem to do better.- They do.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- Are they hand-painted as well? - They are.- That's brilliant.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50They're Chinese, but they're not ancient.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51What kind of era would you say?
0:06:51 > 0:06:55I think you'd have to describe these as 20th century, to be really safe.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Because it's a minefield, these Chinese pieces. I'll get a price.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- 75 quid for the pair.- 75 quid?
0:07:01 > 0:07:03If I felt they were 19th century,
0:07:03 > 0:07:07we would absolutely snap his hand off because they would be a bargain.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10But they'd have to be described as 20th, which could mean some people
0:07:10 > 0:07:12would think they were much more modern than the '20s or '30s.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16So, you're falling into a bit of a trap there, potentially.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- Shall we just think about them for now?- Think about them for now.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Is that OK if we think about them for now?
0:07:21 > 0:07:24David's put a no-fly zone on those two(!)
0:07:24 > 0:07:28The Blues, meanwhile, are working out their own flight plan.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Right, ladies, what are we looking for?
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- Something decorative. - Or a musical instrument!
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Jewellery? It's a good thing to buy if you can get it
0:07:37 > 0:07:40at the right price. But the only way to make money
0:07:40 > 0:07:41out of it in this sort of game
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- is to find something that has been unidentified.- Yeah.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- Which is really difficult. - You like jewellery, don't you?- I do.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50But, rooting through the contents of a house, I can find lots of stuff.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Yeah.- When I come here, it's a bit different.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55It's hard to get it, yeah.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Look at these tights!
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Need some tights.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01I used to wear that colour.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Well, I wouldn't get too uptight about it, girls(!) Come along.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10But the Reds really have got their eye on the game.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14I really like this, I love backgammon.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Do you like the game or the box?
0:08:16 > 0:08:18I love the game, I used to play my dad all the time.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20But the box is really... I've never seen one that size.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23It's a good-looking box. Taylor, what do you feel about it?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25I don't know. It's absolutely stunning.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- What do you like about it? - It looks like an Aztec look.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31The whole Aztec theme, you know. Brilliantly decorated.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33You are absolutely right.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37You see, you say Aztec design in its influence, so that's South America.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Ben, what design do you think it might be,
0:08:39 > 0:08:41what part of the world could it be from?
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- Vietnam sort of area.- OK.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- Far East.- OK. Well, I tell you what.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49If you take South America and then you take the Far East and Vietnam
0:08:49 > 0:08:52and both set off at the same time, you would probably meet.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- Are we going to Africa?- In India.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57You would probably meet somewhere in the middle, yes.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00So that's what it is. It's positively Indian.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04It's a very, very good size.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06And you've got the chessboard on the top.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10So it'll fold out and sit on the table and you can play chess.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Look at the way it's constructed! It is absolutely exquisite.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17You've got mother of pearl, ebony, fruitwood, bone...
0:09:17 > 0:09:21It's not ivory, I don't think, cos you can see tiny little black spots
0:09:21 > 0:09:25within the white, creamy material, which would indicate that it's bone.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29It's not a 19th century thing, I think it's a 20th century piece.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32But it's still good quality.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34So, what kind of money is it? It's priced at 60.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36If we could get a little bit of discount...
0:09:36 > 0:09:39We'll speak to this gentleman here with a very nice shirt, I must say.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Is he...? And a cravat! - That's a fantastic cravat.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45You have got style! What would be the best price?
0:09:45 > 0:09:4650 quid.
0:09:46 > 0:09:4950 quid's a good price for that. Anglo-Indian.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- Will you chuck that cravat in?- No.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Well, in that case, I might have to wipe my hands.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59I think it's cracking, absolutely cracking. Happy with that?
0:09:59 > 0:10:00Yes, definitely.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- Shall we call it our first purchase? - I think we should.- Yes!
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Thank you very much. 50 quid.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Marvellous. You two chaps will be passing with flying colours.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12The Blues, however, are still preparing for take-off.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Ladies?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- This chap over here is a house-clearer.- Fantastic!
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- This is my favourite sort of stall.- Yes.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Because, basically, it means he's bought a whole lot of stuff
0:10:26 > 0:10:29and he hasn't necessarily put a price on everything.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- I haven't put a price on... - On anything?- I work on my...
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Yeah, it's work in motion. It's progress.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- So, whatever you say, he'll go for?- Yeah.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40No! Not whatever HE says, whatever I say!
0:10:40 > 0:10:42House clearance?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44I smell bargains!
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Now, you know, sometimes stalls just stop me in my tracks
0:10:47 > 0:10:50and I just like the feel of something.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54And I've got to say, this is a stall that I like the feel of.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58There are several items I can see instantly that I'd be drawn to.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00It's an interesting mix.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03I was looking at these plates. I quite like them.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05OK, let's have a look at these. £20.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08They're interesting little things, aren't they? Very nicely decorated.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Possibly described as Kutani wear. Japanese, circa 1900.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Porcelain and then with enamel paint. Bonny things.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Birds, representing longevity and love.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21There's always symbolism involved in Chinese and Japanese pieces.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26And they are a lovely pair of hand-painted plates.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29With some maker's mark on the back here.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32These things were made, I would say, for the Western market.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Because after about 1860, we just loved anything Japanese and Chinese.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38But, Ben, tell me,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- what do you feel about it? - I'm a bit suspicious as to what
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- these birds are doing here. - HE LAUGHS
0:11:43 > 0:11:46That is absolutely, totally innocent. They're two love birds.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- They're just sat on a tree having a little chat.- Yeah.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- So, you've got a pair. A pair is always good.- Yeah, it is.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- Much better than a single. - Yeah, it is, yeah. £20, as well.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58It's very beautifully painted, as you say. Nice pottery.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01I really like them. The thing is, it's all about making a bit of money
0:12:01 > 0:12:06- and I think there's every chance of making some money.- I agree.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Shall we be cheeky, try to get a few quid off?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Cos it might make a difference. - Couple of quid, yeah.- Shall we try?
0:12:11 > 0:12:12No harm in trying, is there?
0:12:12 > 0:12:14I think we'll just say, "Look, whatever she says."
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Now, then. Can you just...? Just a little bit?
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- I'm going away, now. - Oh, come back. Just a little.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25You could have that for £2.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27But this is 20.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29So, £20 for the pair?
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Hmm. Really good, that.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- I think we should definitely do it. - I do as well.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- OK, boys.- Good luck.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Good. Nice. Number two, brilliant!
0:12:40 > 0:12:42The chaps are doing really well.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Bearing in mind they are fish out of water,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47they're swimming along quite nicely. I'm really pleased.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50We've got 20 minutes left. Let's get one more item.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- More than enough time. - Easily enough time.- Let's smash this.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54- We can do this.- Yeah.- Hit me.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Nice moves, chaps. But will you sink or swim?
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Now, while the Blues have been chatting up the owner
0:13:04 > 0:13:09of the house-clearance stall, JP has found something interesting.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11This thing here is a book press, I'm assuming.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15It's cast iron and it will be middle part of the 19th century, I suppose.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- Yeah.- It has what the trade call honest look.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21It's come from a garage, a shed, a loft, an attic, an outbuilding...
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- Tools can be very popular. - We like it!- Would you take...?
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- I mean, are you open to offers? - What I allowed for it...
0:13:28 > 0:13:31How I usually work is I want to make half as much again.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34And I try and leave somebody else half as much again as well.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- I like the sound of that. - THEY LAUGH
0:13:37 > 0:13:42I've got to get £60 for it, to stay at my half as much again.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Well, it's certainly...
0:13:44 > 0:13:46What about halfway?
0:13:46 > 0:13:47If I work at any less...
0:13:47 > 0:13:50I mean, obviously, sometimes I drop lucky.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54But I've outlaid a lot of money and I've got to try and recoup
0:13:54 > 0:13:57that money before I can start letting things go cheap, really.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Do you think £60 is a good price for that?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- I think it's in the realms of being realistic.- Yeah.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03Of the things I've seen so far,
0:14:03 > 0:14:08it's the object which I think, potentially, is a good profit.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09- Let's go for it.- Brilliant.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13Wish us luck!
0:14:13 > 0:14:17First item in the bag, girls. Time to press on, eh?
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Do you know what, I'm going to nip round the back
0:14:19 > 0:14:21and have a quick look, because I think this is an ideal
0:14:21 > 0:14:23sort of place to start finding things.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26Hope you don't mind, I'm just helping myself now!
0:14:26 > 0:14:28No, that's all right.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31JP's going nowhere.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33He thinks he's found a gold mine!
0:14:33 > 0:14:37Meanwhile, David Harper is steering our RAF boys towards
0:14:37 > 0:14:38- some Air Force memorabilia. - Oh, I say!
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- There we go, military cap badges. - Oh, now this is you two, isn't it?
0:14:42 > 0:14:45There's a couple of RAF cap badges here.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47That's the Air Training Corps, that's the Cadets.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Right. What we're looking at here
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- are reasonably ordinary cap badges, I think.- Yeah.
0:14:54 > 0:14:5510 quid, £15, £20...
0:14:55 > 0:14:59What we would need to buy for an auction is something really special.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Something a bit rarer, to warrant a nice description
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- and a single lotting.- Yeah.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08I just think, here... I'm not getting a good feel.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10OK, you're not getting a good feel. Come on.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13March on, chaps. 20 minutes left.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Now, I wonder if Jonathan has unearthed some treasure.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Here we have some chess sets.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23And chess is really collectable
0:15:23 > 0:15:26and quality sets are not easy to come by.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- Is there no board?!- You don't need a board, don't worry about it.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32No, no, you can sell them without boards. I mean, look at that.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- He's lovely!- I think we should have an animal theme, don't you?
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- There's a little lion on it.- Just check condition. Condition is key.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42You're definitely anti the urinal, then?
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- I just thought it was good in a garden.- I quite like that!
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Yeah, what about the urinal? I mean, millions of pounds,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51is it Marcel Duchamp or something? His sold for that.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54So you can put it in a garden with a plant in, no?
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Are the Blues taking the peony, or what?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Yes, yes.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01I think it could look quite nice!
0:16:01 > 0:16:04What do you girls know about urinals, then?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Maybe you should ask the dealer to hold onto it for a while.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10We've got two complete sets there.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- The one I like most is that one on the left.- Yes.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- OK, what's the best price on it? - £40.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Sorry.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Don't forget the girls, JP!
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- I'm sorry.- You're on a roll!
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- I like, I just really like... - We are here!
0:16:28 > 0:16:32- Can I have that box with that set? - Of course you can.- Brilliant.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35I would, personally, I would buy these for myself for 40 quid,
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- every day.- Yeah.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I mean, I've been looking for a really good quality set and I'm...
0:16:39 > 0:16:42I'm rather annoyed, actually, that I'm not allowed to keep them.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- I know! Aww, that's a shame. - Woe betide you if they lose money.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48They're for us, they're for us.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- Yeah.- Blue team!
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Seems like "me, me, me" to me, JP!
0:16:53 > 0:16:58I know you're excited, but you must let the girls have a go.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- Right, so we've got two items now.- Yes.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- About 15 minutes to go.- Easy.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- Really good. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Gosh, quarter of an hour left
0:17:11 > 0:17:15and our aeronautical geniuses have nothing on their radar.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Right, the final item, the big one.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- Definitely.- Come on, boys!
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- There's so much choice. - I know, I know.- So much to look at.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25So much to look at, so little time and so little money.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28The Blues have left their favourite stall behind.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32It's really wonderful to see them really use Jonathan's expertise.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- Do you like the handbags, then? - Yeah.- Oh, I love handbags(!)
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- But then I haven't got the right shoes today.- Does this go?
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Ten minutes, team!
0:17:42 > 0:17:43Time really is ticking, now.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- Oh, he's heavy!- Gosh, he's heavy!
0:17:45 > 0:17:50Very heavy, isn't he? What's he? Oh, look. I love him!
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- Jonathan!- Sorry, I was just looking at some jewellery.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- It's not an RAF travel trunk, by any chance, is it?- No, I don't think so.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Liz, eight minutes left. Put the earrings down!
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- Let's keep going, keep looking. - Come on, Jonathan!- Eh?
0:18:05 > 0:18:09There's only eight minutes. Get a move on.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12JP just can't stay away.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16He's leading those girls back to that house-clearance stall.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- Right. Are we going for this urinal? - We're back again!
0:18:22 > 0:18:25When I asked you to get him to hold it, ladies, I was only joking.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- How much for the urinal? - I'd like 150 for it.
0:18:29 > 0:18:30I knew it was good, you see.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Jonathan, have we got enough money?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Cos we may not leave you with anything.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- But you bought the chess set. - Absolutely.- On your own head.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43I was going to say, "I wash my hands of this," but...
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- I'd rather not, actually. - You wash everything else in public.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Er, you know...
0:18:49 > 0:18:52It's that little bit too much for us.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Four minutes, girls.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56I think that idea has gone down the pan.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59You're going to have to let JP pull it out of the bag.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00Or a box will do.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Now, wash your hands.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Is there anything?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- Anything else that you could...? - Anything else under here?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11There we go, ladies. What you've got here is a German porcelain plate
0:19:11 > 0:19:15from the late 19th century, pretty decorative, fine quality...
0:19:15 > 0:19:17And if the guy says he'll let us have it for...
0:19:17 > 0:19:18A pound.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20ALL: A pound?!
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- Oh, you're on!- We wanted a pound.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26I'm not going to say anything but just shake the man's hand,
0:19:26 > 0:19:28and that's it, we're done.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- Thank you very much.- You are a star. - You've saved our lives today.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34What would we have done without you?
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- And you, of course.- Yeah, thanks.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Aww, JP. They'd have been lost without you!
0:19:43 > 0:19:46And talking of being lost, after a flying start,
0:19:46 > 0:19:48the RAF boys are now lacking direction.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Come on! Three and a half minutes.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55And that's it. If we don't find anything,
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- you've got two items.- What's this? - Is it some kind of fancy helmet?
0:19:58 > 0:20:01It looks... It's a bit like a deep-sea diver's helmet, isn't it?
0:20:01 > 0:20:03- Yeah.- It's got that kind of shape to it.- Yeah, it has.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06It's definitely got everything to do with the sea.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08And it's missing something really fundamental.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12It's got a little compartment here, which should open.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14And you'd have a little burner, or a candle,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17which would shed light through here.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19That would be attached to something on a boat
0:20:19 > 0:20:23and you'd look down and look at the ship's compass.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26The compass would be sat inside that glass lens there
0:20:26 > 0:20:28and that would be the compass
0:20:28 > 0:20:32to know exactly where you were going at any time, day or night.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- We could rabbit on all day. Do you like it?- I do.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- One minute.- Oh, OK.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Let's get a price.- Quickly.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Hi there, a quick price on this, please. A trade price?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- Best I can do is 45.- 45? - Yeah, that's the best.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48You'll do well on that, should do well on that.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51OK, we've got 50 seconds. What about that glass bird? How much is he?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- Do it for 95.- 95? OK.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Here we go, boys. You've got 30 seconds.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Are you going to have a ship's compass without the compass
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- or a big blob of a glass bird? - THEY LAUGH
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- Well, the blob...- Is a blob.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09- But I think this is probably going to fetch the most.- Yeah.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- Have you got a coin on you? - I've got a pound coin.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Heads or tails?
0:21:14 > 0:21:15Heads, go for that.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- Tails, go for that.- Do it.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19- Heads.- What are you going for?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- It's heads, the compass. - We'll have the compass.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24And we've got ten seconds to spare. Thank you very much.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Chaps, well done. Down to the wire.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Very impressive. You work well under pressure.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- Thank you.- Cup of tea?- I think so.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- You've got a quid, come on. - I have? Where is it?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40That's it! Time's up.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Smashing shopping, teams.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44What did the Reds buy?
0:21:48 > 0:21:51The boys were delighted with the gaming board,
0:21:51 > 0:21:54which they paid £50 for.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58A pair of Japanese enamel plates cost them £20.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03And will this ship's compass without compass
0:22:03 > 0:22:05find its way home at auction?
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Which is your favourite piece? - The backgammon board.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- Do you agree with that? - I do, definitely.- Very good.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14And is that going to bring the biggest profit?
0:22:14 > 0:22:17I don't think so, I think the plates will, probably.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18- Really?- I think so.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20And you spent a magnificent total of...
0:22:20 > 0:22:22£115.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- On all three pieces.- Yes.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26£185 of left-over lolly, please.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Thank you. I trust you. You're an officer and a gentleman.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32- Here we go.- Thank you.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34What are you going to do with that?
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Well, I think I've got to try and find something suitable,
0:22:37 > 0:22:39something that just matches.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- Pale blue, perhaps?- Could be.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Possibly. You never know, Tim.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- Brylcreem boys. We all need some of that.- Well, I don't.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50No you don't. Aw, David, never mind.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Anyway, God bless you all.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:22:56 > 0:23:00Our bubbly blondes paid £60 on their first buy,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03the cast-iron book press. Handy.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Jonathan put the girls in check with his early 20th century
0:23:06 > 0:23:08boxwood and ebony chess set.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Checkmate!
0:23:11 > 0:23:14They could have spent a pretty penny on this piece of porcelain,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17but instead spent 100 pennies
0:23:17 > 0:23:20on this 19th century German porcelain plate.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Have they stopped laughing all day, these girls?
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- Or talking, for that matter?- No, no.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29What did you spend overall?
0:23:29 > 0:23:30101.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- I'd like £199 of left-over lolly. - Yes, Liz has got that.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- Has she?- In her pocket. - £199 goes across to Jonathan.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40I must say, you're looking incredibly smart today.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- Is that a new jacket? - It's funny you should ask that, Tim.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Explain.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- This jacket was worn by Warren Beatty.- Get away!
0:23:48 > 0:23:51In a film called The Only Game In Town, in 1969.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53- Never! - And he wore it at the wedding.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- Did he really?- Is that true?
0:23:55 > 0:23:59- The very same?- So you are the same build?- I'm exactly the same build.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02- I thought Warren Beattie was bigger! - Well, not then - he was only 20!
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- He was always handsome. - We all fill out, don't you know(!)
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- Well, it does look extraordinarily nice.- Yes.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Have a nice cup of tea, girls.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Meanwhile, we're heading off
0:24:14 > 0:24:15to Barth - or Bath, if you like,
0:24:15 > 0:24:19down the Crescent, the Royal Crescent. Number 1.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Bath in the 18th century was a thriving spa
0:24:26 > 0:24:30and leisure destination for the wealthy and well-to-do.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Houses like this, Number 1 Royal Crescent, would be host
0:24:33 > 0:24:38throughout the season to gentry, who would gather to enjoy the social
0:24:38 > 0:24:43engagements and scrumptious feasts in these magnificent surroundings.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51No amount of enjoyment for those posh folks upstairs
0:24:51 > 0:24:57would have been possible without a lot of work first, downstairs.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02The engine room for all this downstairs activity would be
0:25:02 > 0:25:06a space like this. A kitchen.
0:25:06 > 0:25:12Fitted with the top-of-the-range range of kitchen fittings.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Cooking implements to die for.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Including this most eye-catching fellow here,
0:25:18 > 0:25:21which is a form of canine turnspit.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Honest, Guv, it used to happen like this.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29You'd have a treadmill, and insert into it a particular
0:25:29 > 0:25:34breed of dog and encourage it to spin the wheel,
0:25:34 > 0:25:38which would turn the cable and the cable would then turn the wheel
0:25:38 > 0:25:41on the end of the spit - hence turnspit,
0:25:41 > 0:25:45with all those lovely lumps of meat on the top.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47But in some households, though,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50that perhaps cared rather more for their pets and dogs,
0:25:50 > 0:25:55they went for an engine like this, which is gravity powered.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58It would have had a lead weight that yanked on this cord,
0:25:58 > 0:26:04the governor on the top turns and ultimately connects with the spit.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Clever, isn't it?
0:26:07 > 0:26:12But that requires winding up perhaps once every 20 minutes.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16The latest development in spit engines, later in the 18th
0:26:16 > 0:26:19and early part of the 19th century, was one of these things.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21A clockwork spit engine,
0:26:21 > 0:26:26that in this case is suspended in a gadget called a hastener.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30You'd hang it on that hook, connect it up with the clockwork motor
0:26:30 > 0:26:33so that it would revolve and then pick up the whole
0:26:33 > 0:26:37of this device, spin it round and put it in front of the fire.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42Then the radiant heat from the fire itself would cook the outer surface
0:26:42 > 0:26:46of the bit of meat, and also that heat would heat up
0:26:46 > 0:26:49the back of the metal bit, which would radiate heat
0:26:49 > 0:26:52into the back of the joint so that it's getting cooked at least
0:26:52 > 0:26:58twice as quickly as if it only had the heat hitting it on one surface.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01The other interesting thing to note is that underneath these
0:27:01 > 0:27:06cooking devices are incredible trays to collect all that fat
0:27:06 > 0:27:08and dripping from the cooked meat.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11And what would you do with all that fat?
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Well, have you seen the light yet?
0:27:18 > 0:27:20The very simplest form of light would have been
0:27:20 > 0:27:25a thing like this, crudely made of wrought iron.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30It's a rush light, and some of that molten fat
0:27:30 > 0:27:33and tallow from the cooking process could have been added
0:27:33 > 0:27:39into a reservoir here and then simply a dried rush laid
0:27:39 > 0:27:43over the top and then the protruding bit ignited.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Apart from giving you a very low grade of light,
0:27:46 > 0:27:49it would make this unbelievable smell.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Because all that cooking juice, gravy-type stuff,
0:27:53 > 0:27:55is what's being ignited on the end
0:27:55 > 0:27:57and it would give off clouds of stench.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03And if it's not smells, it's rodents.
0:28:03 > 0:28:09They've got here some brilliant amateur-made anti-mice devices.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Take this thing. It never hit the commercial market, this.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16This was simply run up by the local chippy.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20You'd persuade the mouse to come up this nice dark hole,
0:28:20 > 0:28:24probably a tasty piece of Cheddar down the end.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Old Mousy comes up there,
0:28:27 > 0:28:28he walks over this plate,
0:28:28 > 0:28:31which is connected up to a piece of string to a block above,
0:28:31 > 0:28:34he trips the plate and...
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Oops!
0:28:36 > 0:28:40Oh, dear. Poor old Mousy has been flattened by a great block.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Of course, the big question today for our teams
0:28:42 > 0:28:45over at the auction is, will they get caught in a trap?
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Well, we've popped to Richard Winterton's auction house
0:28:58 > 0:29:01in Lichfield to be with Richard Winterton.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- Richard, morning! - Welcome to you, Tim.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08- Grand to be here. Now, Taylor and Ben, they're excited.- Are they?
0:29:08 > 0:29:10They're excited about this games board, actually.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14- How excited are you about this games board?- Not tremendously.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16A lot of work to it, which is, you know...
0:29:16 > 0:29:19I don't want to down it too much, but it's just a bit garish
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- and a bit...- Not much age, then?
0:29:21 > 0:29:23- Not much at all, I wouldn't have said.- No.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- What do you think it will bring? - 50 to 70, somewhere in that region.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- OK, fine. Well, they paid £50. - I think we've got half a chance.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- We're in the money, there, aren't we?- Yeah.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34Now, the so-called Kutani Japanese plates.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37I don't think these are any more Kutani than you are, frankly.
0:29:37 > 0:29:43But they are Japanese. They are very, very, very poor quality.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- Churned out in their thousands. - Took the word out of my mouth.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48- But not worth thousands. - Fifteen pounds.- If you're lucky.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50- If you're lucky.- On a good day.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54Yeah, I think I might be selling in £1, 2, 3, 4 and see where we go.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Well, you're very kind to even take them on board because
0:29:57 > 0:30:00you wouldn't make an individual lot of them, would you?
0:30:00 > 0:30:01No, crikey, no. Box of odds, yeah.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05OK, now, we're a long way from the sea here, right?
0:30:05 > 0:30:08So how do nautical fittings work in Lichfield?
0:30:08 > 0:30:09It's decorative.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13But no-one really wants this kind of brassy thing...
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Don't know what they'll do. Might put a candle in it,
0:30:15 > 0:30:17something different.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Yes, put a nightlight in it for a child, give them a nightmare.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- We're in?- I don't know.- Nightlight.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25They paid £45, will they turn a profit?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27We put 30 to 40.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Touch and go, I wouldn't be surprised if we get there.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Touch and go.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33If it's touch and go, they're going to need their bonus buy,
0:30:33 > 0:30:36so let's go and have a look at it.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Taylor, Ben, the moment you've been waiting for.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Sadly, you can't be with us today, because the RAF
0:30:42 > 0:30:44have given you leave, but you haven't pitched up yet.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46We were rather hoping you were flying in.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51You gave David Harper £185. David, what did you spend it on?
0:30:51 > 0:30:56Well, Taylor and Ben, when I saw this I just thought of you two.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58- It's a big old bottle of beer, that's what.- It certainly is.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Is it local?
0:31:00 > 0:31:05Its Bass and it's Prince of Wales Brewery, 1929.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- So it's like vintage ale. - It's vintage ale.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Now, I have a client, Tim,
0:31:09 > 0:31:12that spends thousands of pounds on vintage wine.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- Yes.- It's very collectable.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18It's ancient, it's never been opened, and you can still smell it.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Yeah, lovely. You smell that, mate. Lovely. Stick that up your corset.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24No, thanks.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- Anyway, Dave, what did you pay? - 30 quid.- £30.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Let's check out what the auctioneer thinks.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Now, here we go. This must be an incredibly rarity.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35No?
0:31:35 > 0:31:37We're only ten miles away from where it was brewed.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39That's what David Harper's hoping.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- But we see hundreds and hundreds of them.- You don't do you?
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- Loads, and in better condition than that.- Oh. What will it make?
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- £20.- OK, well David Harper paid £30.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50I think you might be in trouble, there.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Well, there's optimism from the auctioneer today.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- Good start.- That's it for the Reds, now for the Blues.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00Completely different. We go with that book press, which weighs a ton.
0:32:00 > 0:32:01These have made money.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03You know, with it all blacked up and all done up,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- they do sell...- Yes.- ..surprisingly.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08And if they can't sell it, well, go and scrap it.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12- Melt the thing down.- Whatever way, at least we'll get something for it.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15It's a difficult one, isn't it, because it's very much
0:32:15 > 0:32:17a bit of Victorian library kit,
0:32:17 > 0:32:20but you could use it for pressing flowers, couldn't you?
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Or that kind of thing.
0:32:22 > 0:32:27If you fancied a few natural history specimens, or entertain the kids.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31- What's your estimate?- I've got 30 to 40 on it.- Ah. £60 paid.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33- Anyway, we live in hope.- We do.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Next up is the chess set. Do you rate it?
0:32:36 > 0:32:40- We've actually rated it quite a bit. We've put £100 on it.- How much?
0:32:40 > 0:32:44- We've put £100.- Well, very good.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47I mean, some of these Staunton, weighted, top-quality box
0:32:47 > 0:32:50and ebony chessman can make £200 or £300, can't they?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53You can even put a nought on, can't you? They can be up to 1,000 plus.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57At the very top end of it, quite. They want a bit of restoration.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Got the box, got the label. £40, they paid.
0:33:00 > 0:33:01- Wow.- That's amazing, isn't it?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- Yeah, they've done well with that. - Good.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07And the last item, I'm truly ashamed, has been brought to you.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09It's a £1 plate.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13That's a cheeky thing for them to do.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15So, there we are. All fair in love and war.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Overall, I think the chess set's going to do very well.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20I don't think they'll need their bonus buy,
0:33:20 > 0:33:22but let's have a look at it, anyway.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27Elizabeth and Jill, you gave the boy £199, which is a heck of a lot...
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- We were kind.- Very generous. - A heck of a lot of money, £199.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33I'm going to help you out, here, by removing your rag.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35- Thank you very much. - One, two, three.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37- Well!- Well...
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- I saw this, and I thought of you. - We thought that.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43- Should we be insulted, do you think? - What do you think?
0:33:43 > 0:33:44What do you think it is?
0:33:44 > 0:33:46I think it's quite interesting.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49A fish and chip sign! And how much?
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- £50 paid.- £50.- Is that all?- Right.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55You gave him £199, which is a cool amount of money,
0:33:55 > 0:33:57and he spent 50 of it.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- I do actually quite like it.- You do like it?- It's a bit different.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03In a modern room, I can see it. It's decorative.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05This is quite Damien Hirst, isn't it?
0:34:05 > 0:34:06If you've got an old dead sheep,
0:34:06 > 0:34:10and you put it in a box like that, could be worth several million.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14These weren't made commercially for general use at home...
0:34:14 > 0:34:15Only for fish and chip shops.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17So there's a limited number of them.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20I'm just concerned how much profit's it going to make? Come on, Jonathan.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24I could stick my neck out and say you could see certainly
0:34:24 > 0:34:26double-digit profits, and you might double its money.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28I reckon it could really run.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31And on that happy note, why don't we see what the auctioneer thinks
0:34:31 > 0:34:34about the fish and chippy sign?
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- OK, Richard. Frying tonight. - I can see it selling. I really can.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39It's that sort of thing which is in at the moment,
0:34:39 > 0:34:42because the youngsters these days are bored with all the boring
0:34:42 > 0:34:44stuff that we have coming through.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47- Anything Dad had. - They want something different. That's different.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49OK, then. Put a price on it. Do your worst.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54OK, we put 30 to 40, and I would not be surprised if we double that.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57- How much?- 30 to 40. - Jonathan paid £50.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58I think it's a super item.
0:34:58 > 0:34:59I think it's a great buy.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Are you on the rostrum today? - I am indeed.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04We're in safe hands. I like a bit of fish and chips.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08£5. £5, madam.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10£8. £10, £12.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14It's yours, sir, at £12.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Taylor, Ben. This is your moment. We're on the edge, here.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19This is clearly exciting, now. I wish you'd stop quivering.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- Here we go, look. - Come on, Taylor and Ben.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24First up, that backgammon case.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Well, we're starting the bidding. Where are we going to start?
0:35:27 > 0:35:28£50? £40? £20 to start me.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- £20, £20.- Don't worry, guys.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Start me at £20?
0:35:32 > 0:35:35£20 I'm bid. 25. 30. 35.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- 40.- Yes, come on! Come on.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41At £40. At £40, all done at 40.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- Sorry about this.- Oh, no, no, no. - Sold at £40.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- Yours, then, at £40. - £40 is minus £10. Not so good.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Now, the Kutani enamelled plates,
0:35:51 > 0:35:52here they come.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Start again, at £10 to start me. £10?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58£10 to start me, the plates at £10. I'm in your hands, at £10 on these.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00£10? £10, thank you, madam, at £10.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04I think it's just as well they're not here, Dave.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06£14.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- Come on!- At £14, I'm bid at 14.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12We have £15 now. £15.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- Yes, come on. - At £15, right there at £15.
0:36:16 > 0:36:17- Yours at 15...- Minus £5.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Minus a fiver, sorry, boys.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Yeah, anyway, there we go. Minus 15 is our total.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Standby for the binnacle cover. Here it comes.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29343, there we go. 343.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31I'm £5 bid. Bit of commission on this one.
0:36:31 > 0:36:335, 10, 15, 18, £20.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36£20, 25, 28, £30.
0:36:36 > 0:36:395? 35. You're out, sir. 38?
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Go on!
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Nope, 35. Right away at 35.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44Go on, we need it.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Back at 35. 35. 35. 38.
0:36:47 > 0:36:48- Yes!- £38 now.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- It's a good object. - That's a bargain, that is.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54And sold, then, at £38.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57£38. You are on minus £7, all right?
0:36:59 > 0:37:01So you are minus £22 all round, you dummies.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Anyway, just as well the real people aren't here.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05We could get thumped now.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Anyway, they've got the choice of either going with the ale
0:37:08 > 0:37:09or not going with the ale.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11They're not here to make that decision.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13So, the lads are going to say to you, "No!"
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- They're going to say no.- No!
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- Definitely no, we don't like the look of this.- That's ridiculous!
0:37:20 > 0:37:23£30 for a pint of old ale is far, far too much.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25You've paid much more than that in your time!
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Lot 307, the 1929 Prince of Wales bottle, there, with £10 to start me.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- £10, nothing on my book. - Nothing on the book?
0:37:32 > 0:37:34£10? £5?
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Nothing with me, I'm in your hands. £5, madam. £5 I have.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39£5. £7. £8.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41£9. £10.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Come on!
0:37:43 > 0:37:44£10 on my left, at £10.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- £10,- £10. It's unopened!
0:37:47 > 0:37:48At £10. £12?
0:37:48 > 0:37:50All finished. Sold, £10.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- No, no.- Yes!- No, no...- Yes, yes!
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Yes, yes, yes, yes! £10.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Overvalued by 20, equals zero,
0:37:58 > 0:38:01because they didn't take the bonus buy, cos I decided it.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- You're a winner.- Yeah. Overall, they are minus £22.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- Now, minus £22 could be a winning score today.- Yes.
0:38:10 > 0:38:15And I can rely on you not to talk to the Blues, because you're not here.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26- Liz and Jill, have you been chatting to the boys?- No.- No.- Not at all.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28I'm not surprised, because they're not here.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- I haven't seen them.- I know.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Now, your chess set which brilliantly Jonathan Pratt
0:38:32 > 0:38:36paid £40 for, he's estimated £100 to £200.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Fantastic! - Ooh, wow! Well done, Jonathan.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42And if all else fails, we have the renowned
0:38:42 > 0:38:43fish and chip sign to fall back on.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- Yes.- I like that. - OK? Happy with this, girls?
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- Yes, very happy. - This is very exciting.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49We're standing on the edge.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51And here we go, with the book press.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53I'll start the bidding at £40.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56£40 I'm bid. 40. 50, 60. With me at £60.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- At £60, I'm bid at 60. - Come on, come on!
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- At £60. At £60. 5 anywhere? - Go on, go on! No!
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- Sold at 60.- Uh-oh.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Wiped its face, £60. No profit, no loss. No shame, no pain. Love it.
0:39:12 > 0:39:13OK, moving forward.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16And the chess pieces, commission bid on the books starting at 60.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20- Oh, Jonathan. Oh, yes. - Well done, Jonathan.
0:39:20 > 0:39:2190, 100. 100 I'm bid, 100.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- Commission bid. Top bids now. - Go on!
0:39:24 > 0:39:27At 100. At £100, all in at 100.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31Sold then, at £100. Goes at 100.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Checkmate! That is just the business.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- £100.- Well done.- £60 profit.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- Fantastic.- I love it.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39Now, the German plate.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43We have £5 to start me? £5 I'm bid. £6?
0:39:43 > 0:39:44- Yes!- On my right at £6.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46£6, on my right at £6, at £6.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Anyone else?
0:39:48 > 0:39:50No, more! Come on, more!
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Sold, £6.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54£65 you are, plus.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57What are you doing about the fish and chips? Quick!
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- Gosh! Oh, what do you think? - He's quick, this auctioneer.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- Jonathan, help us here.- Come on, help us.- No, he can't help you.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05It's against the rules. Make a decision.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- What shall we do? Come on, Tim. - Quickly!
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- No then?- No. We'll ring-fence. - No. We love it, but no. Perhaps.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13- You're not going to do it? - I do like it.- Oh, go on.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Are you going to go with it or not? Quickly!
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- Well, yeah, because we've still got...- Quickly!- OK, then we will.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21We will. We've changed our minds.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23- Lovely.- It's my fault if we lose.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- You're going with the bonus buy, the decision is made.- We are.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29And we're going to sell it. Here it comes now. Crikey, Moses.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32Commission bids in.
0:40:32 > 0:40:3530, 5, 40, 5, and 50.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- £50, I'm bid. 50, at £50.- More!
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- Just one more!- At £50. Do we have 5?
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- £50, I'm bid. At 50. All finished, then, at £50?- I don't believe it.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Done and dusted, and sold at £50. Goes home at 50.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50£50, wiped its face.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Now, listen, you can't talk to the boys,
0:40:52 > 0:40:56but if they do fly in, in just a moment, don't say a word to them.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00And all will be revealed in a moment. Thanks, girls.
0:41:00 > 0:41:0422, 25. Right away at £30. 32, 35. Sold then at 35...
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Oh, hello! Look! Here they come! It's Taylor and Ben!
0:41:17 > 0:41:21How are you? It's very nice to see you, Taylor. Well done, Ben.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23- Good to see you. - So, what's the story, then?
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Did the RAF not let you off?
0:41:25 > 0:41:28No, we're under continuous assessment over the next
0:41:28 > 0:41:31couple of days, so we just managed to sneak away in time.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34You won't fail your exams, or anything like that, will you?
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Oh, no, no. We're both far too professional for that.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Far too professional. You missed a great auction.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- So you don't know how you've done? - We've not got a clue.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- The girls haven't been talking to you about it, because you've not been here.- No.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48So this is a bit of a turnaround for Bargain Hunt.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Anyway, your score overall is minus £22.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Good score, boys. Well done!
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Which could be the winning score. But sadly it wasn't a winning score,
0:41:56 > 0:41:59because today the victors are the girls.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Wow!
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- The girls are going home with £65. - No way!
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- Go, girls!- £65 in their handbags.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11And because we're being so incredibly generous today,
0:42:11 > 0:42:14and lovely to you girls, I'm slightly bending the rules.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16You got two profits and two wiped faces,
0:42:16 > 0:42:20but on that achievement alone you are entitled...
0:42:20 > 0:42:22That's not fair at all!
0:42:22 > 0:42:25..to the ancient and venerable order of Golden Gavellers.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- Go on, take a pin, love. - I shall wear it with pride.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- With pride. And Jonathan gets one! - I get one, yes, for my collection.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34Yes, you do, for your collection. Don't you be so cocky, either.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36There we go.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Anyway, it was just bad luck, chaps. It was not your day today.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43But I give you almost a Golden Gavel for turning up
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- and making the effort.- Thank you.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47No, seriously, it's not been easy for you, so thank you.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Anyway, we've had such a great time.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:42:51 > 0:42:53ALL: YES!
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