0:00:02 > 0:00:04Today, we're in Horncastle,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08which has to be the antiques capital of Lincolnshire.
0:00:08 > 0:00:14So, it'll be a great place... to go bargain hunting! Just look at that!
0:00:16 > 0:00:20And that! And that! And that!
0:00:44 > 0:00:51Horncastle gets its name from the Anglo-Saxon word, Hyrnecastre,
0:00:51 > 0:00:54which apparently means "fort in the corner".
0:00:54 > 0:00:58We've not come here today to defend any corners,
0:00:58 > 0:01:03but more to deplete this place of some of its many riches.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09But first, let's have a butcher's at what's coming up on today's show.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- The Reds let Charles take charge. - Come over here. Let's buy it.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- Let's go for a jog down the road. - Yes.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Whilst the Blues show their decisive side.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23- Everybody's got to love a stag.- Yes, OK.- Do you want to?- Yes.- Deal.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Ah, there you are. You lot ought to know the rules by now.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Each team gets one hour, £300,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34and have to find three items. And the team wins,
0:01:34 > 0:01:39later over at the auction, that makes the biggest profit or the smallest loss.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Give us a kiss, darling!
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Maybe not! Let's go and meet the teams, shall we?
0:01:47 > 0:01:49WOLF WHISTLE
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Today, we've got girls versus boys.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56For the Reds, we've got Matt and Alfie.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59And for the Blues, we've got Hannah and Imogen. Hello, everyone.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Lovely to see you. Now, Matt, you both met at university.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Yes, me and Alfie met at the University of Warwick,
0:02:05 > 0:02:10- where we studied philosophy, of all things.- Did you?- Yes. And one day...
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- Why?- Why, it's a good question.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14I don't know now, and I've finished the degree!
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- Alfie, you are the more physical one, right?- You could say that.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- What do you get into? - I work as a kayaking instructor.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24So I'm often out on the water, teaching people how to control their boats.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29- What a lovely job.- Yes. You could say that.- Where do you do that? - In London. like a water rat!
0:02:29 > 0:02:33How do you reckon you're going to get on on this bargain-hunting lark?
0:02:33 > 0:02:34We're no experts, we'll admit that.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37We're just going to try and spend most of the money.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39That's the only strategy we've got!
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- Would you say you know nothing about antiques?- Absolutely nothing.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- Very, very little. - That's marvellous.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46You'll do terribly well on the programme!
0:02:46 > 0:02:49That's a dead cert. Brilliant. Good luck with that.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Now, Hannah, you met in rather an unusual way, I believe?
0:02:53 > 0:02:58That's right. I met Imogen after my husband fell in love with her.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- It was before he met me. - Oh, right.- Obviously.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03And the odd thing was,
0:03:03 > 0:03:08I was best friends with a man called James, who is now Imogen's husband.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13- No!- Yes!- Hannah, is it true you've got a sticker phobia?
0:03:13 > 0:03:16I'm not sure if you'd call that a phobia. But I am scared of stickers.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- Are you?- I think it came from when I visited the dentist.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21I had a traumatic experience,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- and they offered me a sticker for being a good girl.- Oh, I see!
0:03:24 > 0:03:25And I just hate them.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29I hate the peeling off of them and the sticking on them.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- No, it's just not for me. - Imogen, what do you do, darling?
0:03:32 > 0:03:33It's not overly exciting.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36I'm an executive assistant to the founder of a software company.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40It says here that you've got a fascination with all things vintage.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Yes. I guess I just really like old things!
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Are you going to buy retro stuff today to sell on Bargain Hunt?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48I'd like to look, especially for some furniture,
0:03:48 > 0:03:53because vintage and retro furniture, I think we're going to look at that, aren't we?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Is that your strategy then?
0:03:55 > 0:03:58I think our strategy is to buy cheap, to buy things that we'd like,
0:03:58 > 0:04:02for our home. Not necessarily that we think are going to make a lot of money.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03But things that we like.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06With your incredibly good taste, it's going to pull through?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- Hopefully. - We're hoping if we like it,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- someone else will like it as well.- OK. Brilliant.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Well, I hope so too. now the money moment. £300 apiece.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17there you go, £300. You know the rules. Your experts await.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19And off you go. And very, very, very good luck!
0:04:19 > 0:04:21I never liked stickers much either.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Our experts today are a couple of gents that don't half
0:04:24 > 0:04:28know their stuff. Able to branch out in any field, Charles Hanson.
0:04:28 > 0:04:34And a man who is definitely no dummy, it's Jonathan Pratt.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39OK, so here we are in Horncastle. What are you after?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Well, we both like retro and vintage stuff. Not necessarily antiques.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45We're looking for maybe upcycling furniture and things like that.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49I'm quite into '50s furniture. So something like that would be great.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- Alfie, Matt.- That's right. - What's the plan, guys?
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- What are we looking for today? - We've not really got a plan, to be honest!
0:04:56 > 0:05:01So, furniture, furniture, furniture. And accessories, maybe. Let's have a look, shall we?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04You guys have travelled, haven't you, coast-to-coast,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07you've lived the dream. Now, live your second dream! OK?
0:05:08 > 0:05:12They're on Bargain Hunt though, Charles, the dream is reality!
0:05:12 > 0:05:17- Oh, yes. I love that Ercol-style side table.- What's that?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Ercol, you know all the names!
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Your job is going to be an easy one today, JP!
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- We both like 1950s, '60s, Ercol-style furniture.- Yes.- It's useful.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27It's retro.
0:05:27 > 0:05:33My Nana has a 1950s Italian sideboard and ten years ago,
0:05:33 > 0:05:37you couldn't get a penny for them. Now they've become more fashionable.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39All the retro, what goes around comes around.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42OK, well, with things like this, often a name,
0:05:42 > 0:05:43if it has got a name on it,
0:05:43 > 0:05:46and it could be just like the department store that retailed it,
0:05:46 > 0:05:49would be inside a drawer, on the inside of a drawer,
0:05:49 > 0:05:50or perhaps on the back.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55So it's always worth having a look to see. OK.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59There's nothing on here. But it is teak or something, isn't it?
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- Oh, it's 1970s.- Is that not old enough?- No, it's nice.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- I just thought it looked a bit older. - It's only £20, though.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- OK, shall we think about it?- Yes.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11We'll leave you to reflect on that one, Blues.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Right, have a look. Use your culture. Use your enthusiasm, OK?
0:06:17 > 0:06:24- Whatever you see, talk to me. Over here, Matt.- Oh!
0:06:24 > 0:06:26All breakages must be paid for, Alfie!
0:06:26 > 0:06:27We're men about town, you see!
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Men and shopping is an interesting combination. But we're here.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- All right, boys. that's quite a good little silver Victorian photo frame. Can you see it?- Yes.
0:06:35 > 0:06:41And it says, a silver frame, somewhere, London, 1899.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46- Now, who was Queen of England then? - Queen Victoria.- Correct.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51- Because she died in what year? - She died in 1901.- Correct.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52Well done, Matt!
0:06:52 > 0:06:56It's Victorian. Of course, the definition of an antique, Alfie, is?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- 100 years old?- Correct. - These boys are on fire!
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Anything really post 1912 is what we call a collectable.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- So we're all collectables. - Is it hallmarked?
0:07:04 > 0:07:06You have got some hallmarks which are clear, just down there.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09What's up with it, Alfie, I'll test you?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- The back is a bit tattered, I suppose.- Yeah.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- Also at the front, there's some cracks here.- Exactly.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19Because it's a sheet silver pressed metal, to create this
0:07:19 > 0:07:22repousse ornament, we have got someone who's really rubbed it hard.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25And they've made a wish, and they've made a hole in it as well.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28it's priced at... what's it priced at?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- 78, I think.- 78. Shame. I think it's a bit too much.- Yes.- Yeah.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- Especially damaged as well. - Exactly.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36So it's a no to the silver-plated frame. Keep going though, Reds.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Now, how are the Blues getting on with their furniture?
0:07:39 > 0:07:43As the auctioneer, looking at that piece there, which I totally agree with you,
0:07:43 > 0:07:45style-wise and value for money, perfect.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49But standing to the left of it, you've got this little chair here.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51I did see that out of the corner of my eye.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Why that draws me to it, is at auction you'd probably say it was like 80-120, 100-150.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59It's a mid 19th century chair and it's what you call a metamorphic chair. OK?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02And I'll explain to you why. You can probably work it out.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06And I like it. It's all about getting the price right of course, with these things.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- But you tip it over... - Ah!- It's a step ladder. - ..Into a little set of steps.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- Clever chappies, those Victorians. - Oh, I like that. How much is it?
0:08:14 > 0:08:21- Yeah.- At the moment, the price is £150. But, they can do rather well.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I mean, not more than a couple of hundred,
0:08:23 > 0:08:26but you can get that sort of money at auction for them.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- I like it, do you?- I do. - But you don't like the price?- No.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- Would that always generally fetch over £100?- normally they do, yes.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36That's something to think about, if we could get it under 100.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- If we could haggle it down, the price, a little bit.- Under 100.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Two pretty girls, you've probably got more chance than me
0:08:42 > 0:08:47- of getting a discount.- Oh, don't do yourself down, JP!- Good luck!
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- OK, I'm going to go. I'm going to do some haggling.- Go on, Hannah.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53See if you can transform the price as well as the chair.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- The little stool that changes into a set of ladders.- Yes.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- What your best offer is? - The best would be 100.
0:09:00 > 0:09:07- Really no further than that. OK? - 95?- 98. 98, to make you feel happier.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09It's under three figures.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15I don't want to influence you, but that's quite, you know,
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- it's better than I expected.- Yeah, - OK. Do you want to?- Yes. Deal.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- Cool!- Thank you very much. Cheers. - Thank you.- Well done.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- Thank you very much.- First buy! - We've got one in the bag already!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Spin again, go on!
0:09:28 > 0:09:32# Wonder Woman! Wonder Woman! #
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Wonder-ful!
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- Do you like pigs?- I suppose so, yes. - Good man.- That's enough!- Good lad.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43What it is, I think, it's a pen wipe.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46So if you had a desk, in the Victorian times,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49you'd wipe your nib on top of that pig.
0:09:49 > 0:09:55- Looks like a sort of pig-hedgehog hybrid.- It's a really novel item.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Can you see the patination, how it's darkened in the crevices?
0:09:59 > 0:10:04That's a good sign of it being Edwardian, Victorian. 1,900.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- A weighty pig, Matt, isn't it? - It is, it's heavy.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10It's got a lot of weight to it. I do like him, yes. I like it.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15- His eyes are a bit...- Squat face, yes.- Squat little face.- Yeah.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- What's on it?- 98. - He's not going to market yet.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23OK, Charles, but you'd better guide our boys to their first purchase soon.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- I quite like novelty dogs. - Oh, really?
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- Our teams are animal crackers!- So, with this sort of vintage and retro.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- Kitsch.- Is the pottery dogs, you know, like the pottery Staffordshire dogs?
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- I have a lot of Silvac.- Oh, have you?- Yeah, a lot of the cats.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Well, they need to get cracking, don't they? It's Blues one, Reds, nil.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Come on, hunters. 15 minutes gone!
0:10:43 > 0:10:48I think let's go for a jog down the road. All right, let's do it.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- Let's go.- Jog on, then, Reds.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- Let's have a sense of urgency though, please!- This is our next shop, OK?
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Through here, OK? come on!
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Sometimes in an antiques centre, you can find a vitrine
0:11:04 > 0:11:09that's full of specialist goods from a specialist dealer.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Like all the pieces of treen that sit in this vitrine.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19Treen being small pieces of turned wood, or carved wood,
0:11:19 > 0:11:24about which we're going to see a lot more later on in the programme.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28If you're a bargain hunter, the trick is to go and find,
0:11:28 > 0:11:33from a non-specialist dealer, a specialist object.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Now, this is a piece of treen that I found elsewhere.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41And it is a perfect and peachy piece.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44It's made out of solid block of sycamore,
0:11:44 > 0:11:46it's been turned on the lathe.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49And it's in the form of a slightly tapering barrel.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54The cover fits snugly, because this thing has a practical purpose.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59In the old days, little pots like this were filled with salted butter.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04The butter is rammed completely inside, leaving no space for air.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09The snug cover then goes on and these two lugs had a piece
0:12:09 > 0:12:15of cord tied tightly across them to make the thing completely airtight.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Because what you didn't want to do, with no refrigeration,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20is to allow your butter to go rancid.
0:12:22 > 0:12:28And this little pot dates from that period. Between 1,800 and 1840.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32If we look inside the cabinet, the specialist dealer also has
0:12:32 > 0:12:35a perfect little peach of a piece of treen,
0:12:35 > 0:12:38this time in the form of a bottle.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41It's actually made of rosewood and if I undo it, you can see
0:12:41 > 0:12:44it's exquisitely made and inside,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47contains a roughed up piece of metal.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51That's a grater. It's a grater for nutmeg.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56Nutmeg that you would use to flavour your drinks and food.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58But it's rare, it's in a perfect state,
0:12:58 > 0:13:03And the price he's asking for it, let me see, is £325.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Now, I've told you this is as rare,
0:13:07 > 0:13:12I've told you it is a peach of a piece of treen. So what's it worth?
0:13:12 > 0:13:18Well, the non-specialist dealer is asking for this, £30.
0:13:18 > 0:13:24What might it make in a specialist vitrine like this? £300.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27So that's how you make money out of antiques.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Our menagerie tour has moved on to stags.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32I love them because they are practical.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35And we both kind of love stags and country things like that.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40- Yes, especially Hannah.- Everybody's got to love a stag, I think.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44I can tell you're in marketing! "Everyone loves a stag!"
0:13:44 > 0:13:47What you've got to try to ascertain is how much you'd have to pay
0:13:47 > 0:13:51somewhere else for them. If you found them somewhere else, how much would they be.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- I'd probably pay £40, £50 for them. in a shop.- For the three?- Yes.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58And they're going for, combined, £80.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01You've got 49 for the two and then that chap there is 29.
0:14:01 > 0:14:07- So it's 49, 50, 60, 70, £68. Is it? Something like that.- About that.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- What's your name?- David. - Hello, David.- Hello.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14We might be needing you quite a lot, David!
0:14:14 > 0:14:18Are you interested in all three? or are you looking at two or one?
0:14:18 > 0:14:19It depends what price.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22For instance, I wouldn't pay more than £40, £50, for the whole lot.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- If I went to a shop. - Wouldn't you?- Really.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- And she's an avid stag collector. - I'm an avid stag collector,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- It would be like giving it to someone who loved it.- Really?!
0:14:31 > 0:14:37- Hannah's doing your job for you, JP! - It's not just about making money.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- It's bringing joy to the world. - Yeah, don't push it though, girl!
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Were you to have these, you could have them for 35. The pair.
0:14:44 > 0:14:51- And were you to have this, I'd go to 20.- £55. You're getting close.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- OK?- Would you do it for 50? Please.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57She may cry.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- I think HE may cry soon! - I think you might as well!
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- You can have them for 50.- Thank you!- Are you happy now?- Yes!
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Don't get too dizzy, Blues. You haven't triumphed yet!
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- That's lovely. Thank you.- OK, well that's it, then. So it's two down!
0:15:11 > 0:15:12Two down, one to go!
0:15:14 > 0:15:18They're pretty amazing in that they know what they want,
0:15:18 > 0:15:21and they're not afraid just to commit and buy things.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- It's brilliant. It's quite refreshing.- JP's good. Great advice.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- Yeah, I like him a lot. - Good waistcoat.- He's funny, as well.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Very informative. He's given us a lot to think about.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37And hopefully he's right. Hopefully our products do make money.
0:15:37 > 0:15:38Or we'll have to get angry with him.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42Oh, dear! Did you hear that, JP? Don't make them angry!
0:15:42 > 0:15:45But in the Red camp, they finally seem to be feeling a sense of urgency.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48And as they're over the halfway mark, it's about time, too!
0:15:48 > 0:15:53Time is of the essence. Let's just have that look in here, what there is.
0:15:53 > 0:15:59- Silver, Charles.- So, in here, that's quite nice. Scottish.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- Silver brooch.- OK.- It is hallmarked silver there, look.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08So you've got a very nice Glaswegian silver brooch
0:16:08 > 0:16:12in the shape of an Anglo-Saxon type of bracelet.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Or torque, I think is what you call them.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19It's 1952, it's in the Arts and Crafts style. And that's quite nice.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- That's £44.- What do you think of the price?- Come in, Mark.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25We quite like this little silver brooch.
0:16:25 > 0:16:31- You know, we are men about town. - Yes.- Hunting a bargain.- We are men!
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Big men. They're struggling, all right!
0:16:34 > 0:16:36What's the best price on this nice brooch?
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- Well, he's got 44, I'll take four off. So, 40.- Yeah.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- And that's the very best? - What about 30?- No, no.
0:16:43 > 0:16:49I mean, the best, it's basically five pounds for my pocket. £35.
0:16:49 > 0:16:55Basically, you'd put it on, guys, like that. So that's how it's worn.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56Nicely modelled, Charles,
0:16:56 > 0:16:59but we really don't have time to dress up, old boy!
0:16:59 > 0:17:00What do I think?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02I mean, if you think it's got some mileage in it, 35,
0:17:02 > 0:17:07- I'm happy to go with that.- 35. Alfie?- Yeah, I'm confident.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- We've come a long way, here.- We have.- 40 minutes has already elapsed.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- And we've bought absolutely nothing. And I reckon...- Let's buy it.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- We're not being fleeced. - No, it's a really good object.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- It's got great style. It can be worn, it's novel, we'll take it. - Yes.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- We'll take it.- Great.- Good man, we'll take it. Shake his hand.
0:17:26 > 0:17:27Good work, boys.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29And finally, well done,
0:17:29 > 0:17:34the stag brooch will lock horns with the stag cruets at the auction.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Keep going, though, your stag hasn't led you out of the woods yet!
0:17:38 > 0:17:40You want something impressive.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45Well, when Queen Victoria came on the throne, in what year?
0:17:45 > 0:17:50- They studied philosophy, not history, Charles!- 1854?
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- Have a guess.- What year? When did your great Queen Victoria come on...?
0:17:54 > 0:17:551860, I'll go for.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59No, well you're warmer, because she came on the throne in 1837.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02And this gorgeous box was made in that year.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04And it's inscribed,
0:18:04 > 0:18:11"Presented to Humble Taylor by his friends as a token of respect."
0:18:11 > 0:18:16Isn't that gorgeous? And that's a stunning little snuffbox.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20- You know, you want to go big, don't you?- Yeah.- You want to go big.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Mr Wonnacott would rather see you spend and buy quality
0:18:24 > 0:18:29rather than just wince into a nominal buy that's worth £20.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32I can't argue with that! Or with that ticking clock.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- 15 minutes to go, you lot. - Here we are. 1837.
0:18:36 > 0:18:42Stunning, early Victorian, silver rectangular snuffbox.
0:18:42 > 0:18:47- What's your best price?- 280. - We actually can't afford it at this juncture.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52- Well, the best is really 250, to be fair.- That leaves us what, 15?
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Yes, £15. I think at auction, if that came into my sale room,
0:18:55 > 0:18:59I'd say to a client, it's worth between 150 and 250. All right.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02And the best price is?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- 235.- Oh!
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- 235.- Oh! It is tough.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- I think we'll have to go for it. - Would you go one more?
0:19:10 > 0:19:15Would you go one more? And give us a firing chance of a profit.
0:19:15 > 0:19:21- You're saying 235. We're saying... - 230, I suppose.- 230.- Deal!
0:19:21 > 0:19:25- Oh, he's saying deal, now! Deal. - Is that done?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Good man. What a nice chap.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30We'll see later on if they get a sniff of profit at the auction.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Thank you very much.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33But no time to dwell on it, Reds,
0:19:33 > 0:19:36we're heading quickly towards that 60 minutes deadline.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- Very typical, Granny's mantelpiece.- Yes.
0:19:38 > 0:19:43We literally have such little time, we've got to move.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46What do you think of those binoculars?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49I like them, but I'm not sold on them.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Looks like she's gone off them!
0:19:51 > 0:19:54It's pseudo-croc skin, but it's leather on the cover.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56That's rather sweet. they're not in bad condition.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59There's one or two knocks, but nothing out of the ordinary.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03The case is in nice condition and it says Jockey Club on it, so it's got
0:20:03 > 0:20:06a few things that make it a bit different from average.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- Mm-hmm.- Over to you. - It's £36.- £36...
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- So, would you be willing to accept £10?- Erm...!
0:20:13 > 0:20:15That's...!
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- Yes, I would!- Oh, really?- You would?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Yeah... Yes, I would.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21That's it, we're finished...!
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Phew! I thought she was onto a loser there!
0:20:23 > 0:20:25If you don't ask, you don't get.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Three items done, Blues, but where's your little spin?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Over on Team Red, it's Charles' head that's spinning.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34Three minutes to go!
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Three minutes. Just, whatever you see, just
0:20:37 > 0:20:39look at, and if you think it appeals to you...
0:20:39 > 0:20:42In fact, he looks a little shaken.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46..you know, pick it up, and when you pick it up, you might fancy...
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- Ha-ha! ..a cocktail! - And it looks silverish.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- What a surprise! - How much is that?- It is...
0:20:51 > 0:20:55I mean, you boys like your drink, don't you? You're the beer man,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- you're the wine...? - Whatever's going.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Ha-ha-ha! That's a really good cocktail shaker.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03On a more serious note, that's probably
0:21:03 > 0:21:061950... We'll ask the owner behind us in a second.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Probably 1950s, could be earlier, in the Art Deco style...
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- It's been used, there's little... a little nu...- Dinks in it.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Little dink there. But if you're a cocktail man, doing all of that,
0:21:16 > 0:21:19you know, in the '50s, you may have dropped it a few times.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22The lid's there, you've got the screw centre for your ice -
0:21:22 > 0:21:25that's all there as well. And these are
0:21:25 > 0:21:28really popular things at auction. And it says that on it...
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Oh, hey... OK!- I'm going to ask the lady. Hello, madam.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Oh, hello. - Is it your cocktail shaker?- It is.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36We're admiring it very highly, aren't we, guys?
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- Yeah, I'm a big fan. - What's the best price on it?
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- Fiver, I think I can do? - Really? for a fiver?- Done, yeah...
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- That's £3 off, and to me... - Done deal!
0:21:47 > 0:21:50..that's done. Which means we've bought three items
0:21:50 > 0:21:52with a minute to go! We've done it!
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- Shake her hand, guys.- Thank you very much.- Thanks ever so much.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58For £5, to me, that's a real bargain, so well done, chaps.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01That's it, we're done - thanks to you, madam.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04So, with item number three bagged, it's time for
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- a little celebration snifter... - Have a shaker.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- Stirred!- Shake on it!
0:22:08 > 0:22:12Time's ticking on all around the world, but right now,
0:22:12 > 0:22:16for our teams, time's up! They must stop shopping.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19The Reds started their shining performance
0:22:19 > 0:22:20with this stag's head brooch.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Their silver theme continued with this Victorian snuff box,
0:22:25 > 0:22:28bought for a hefty £230.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31And at the last possible minute, they bought
0:22:31 > 0:22:34this silver-plated cocktail shaker for a stirring £5.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- What about that?- I mean it!
0:22:37 > 0:22:41Who DOESN'T like a cocktail shaker, I ask you!
0:22:41 > 0:22:45I love a Bloody Mary, me! Now, tell me,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Matt - how did you get on?
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Erm, it was great fun, yeah. All silver -
0:22:50 > 0:22:52we went on a theme, and I think we got some very nice things.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54And you spent how much, all told?
0:22:54 > 0:22:58- Er, 270, was it?- I think it was 270, yeah.- £270 is a
0:22:58 > 0:23:01- magnificent total, you know that, don't you?- Yeah, we went for it!
0:23:01 > 0:23:03That's what they call a pukka amount of money. So,
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- £30 of leftover lolly, please. - I think you've got that.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- Thank you, Alfie, that's marvellous. There's your 30.- Check that!
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- Check, check, check. Over to you, Carlos.- Thanks, Tim. Pleasure.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Well, these men, they've travelled extensively,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18they've been to the Far East, there's something...exotic,
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- oriental... - Foreign! Good luck, chaps!
0:23:21 > 0:23:22Meanwhile, we're going to check out
0:23:22 > 0:23:24what the Blue Team bought, aren't we?
0:23:25 > 0:23:28The Blues kicked off with this Victorian metamorphic oak
0:23:28 > 0:23:30library chair.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33They then had their own stag do - ha!
0:23:33 > 0:23:36These cruets cost them £50.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39And they got a run for their money with these racing glasses
0:23:39 > 0:23:41in a leather-bound case - a tenner paid.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- Yes.- All done. Wonderful stuff.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Oh, you look marvellous out in the sunshine, you trio.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- It's great to be out and about, isn't it?- It is.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53- Now, was that good for you, Imo? - Yeah, it was great. It was good fun.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- Lovely. Did you enjoy it, Hannah? - I did, yes.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58You certainly seemed to - hard negotiating there!
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- Now, how much did you spend overall? - £158.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05158 - I'd like 142 of leftover lolly, please.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- It is here.- Thank you very much, Imo. Good.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- This is quite a lot of money, JP... - I might be frugal,
0:24:11 > 0:24:14I might blow the lot - who knows?
0:24:14 > 0:24:16- I've seen a few things. - That's what's called
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- being enigmatic.- Yes. - And good on you.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Have a nice relax, kids. Meanwhile, we're heading off to Birmingham,
0:24:22 > 0:24:26to a very, very, very fine museum.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33I've come to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
0:24:33 > 0:24:36to look at something called the Pinto Collection -
0:24:36 > 0:24:39a collection donated by a couple
0:24:39 > 0:24:43to the museum. They were obsessed by wood -
0:24:43 > 0:24:466,000 pieces of it.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Edward and Eva Pinto's collection of what they called
0:24:52 > 0:24:57"wooden bygones" is one of the most comprehensive ever made.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00For them, this was about collecting wooden reminders of the past -
0:25:00 > 0:25:04everything from a pedestrian wooden leg - ha! -
0:25:04 > 0:25:08to the most exquisite 17th and 18th century carvings.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11It's a stroke of luck that the collection is here
0:25:11 > 0:25:13in the first place,
0:25:13 > 0:25:17because when the Pintos decided that they were going to donate
0:25:17 > 0:25:20their entire 6,000-piece collection,
0:25:20 > 0:25:24they invited a number of museums
0:25:24 > 0:25:27to write in and make their bid.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Unfortunately, there was a postal strike,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33but Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery were sensible enough
0:25:33 > 0:25:37to telephone the Pintos - and they thought that was so marvellous,
0:25:37 > 0:25:41they decided to let them have the lot.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46It's been incredibly difficult making a selection of
0:25:46 > 0:25:50just a few items from this enormous collection.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53But why don't we try this one on for size,
0:25:53 > 0:25:55as a kick-off?
0:25:55 > 0:25:59This is something called a wassail bowl.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02It's a form of ceremonial drinking vessel,
0:26:02 > 0:26:07made, probably, around 1620-1640.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11So, we've got a turned cover, which encloses a small bowl,
0:26:11 > 0:26:14that was supposed to contain spices.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16If I carefully take the top off,
0:26:16 > 0:26:21you can see that the depth of this bowl is enormous!
0:26:21 > 0:26:24This is turned from one piece of wood,
0:26:24 > 0:26:28and the wood that's been used is lignum vitae,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30which is incredibly hard and heavy
0:26:30 > 0:26:33and difficult to turn at the best of times,
0:26:33 > 0:26:37and quite how you do it with such thin walls
0:26:37 > 0:26:40for such a big lump, I just don't know. But it is
0:26:40 > 0:26:44magnificent. The drink that it would contain
0:26:44 > 0:26:47would be a mixture of strong ale,
0:26:47 > 0:26:51whipped cream, partly caudled,
0:26:51 > 0:26:55probably something to sweeten it - maybe honey -
0:26:55 > 0:26:58and of course lots of spices.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01And the whole lot would be frothed up, so that it gets
0:27:01 > 0:27:04a kind of agitated surface,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07sometimes called a mare's tail.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10The drink itself would be presented like this.
0:27:10 > 0:27:15You'd take a sip and pass it on to your next-door neighbour.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19The relevance of using lignum vitae is of course
0:27:19 > 0:27:23that it had certain medicinal qualities,
0:27:23 > 0:27:28which were thought to include protection from venereal disease.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34Next-door to that, we go from the large to the very, very small -
0:27:34 > 0:27:37at least, small in detail.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Because what you have to do is to get your mind around
0:27:40 > 0:27:44the amount of detail that's been lavished
0:27:44 > 0:27:50on this small, ornamental object, which was made on a lathe.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54No ordinary lathe, this, but an ornamental lathe.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Look at that central stem. It looks
0:27:57 > 0:28:02like 20 washers piled up side-on-side,
0:28:02 > 0:28:05but it's not - it's turned out of a single piece of wood.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09And to do that on a lathe, you'd probably need
0:28:09 > 0:28:1216 or 18 different chucks,
0:28:12 > 0:28:16adjusted to the blade, to go in and out
0:28:16 > 0:28:20as the thing rotates on the lathe most precisely and accurately.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24And that's just the stem - look at the cutting required
0:28:24 > 0:28:28in the bowl, and indeed throughout this thing,
0:28:28 > 0:28:31and it's enough to take your breath away.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Next-door to that, we've got something incredibly early -
0:28:35 > 0:28:39one of the earliest nutcrackers anywhere in the world.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42It's dated 1570,
0:28:42 > 0:28:45and was probably made in France or Italy.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49It's in the form of Hercules, opening the jaws
0:28:49 > 0:28:51of the Nemean lion -
0:28:51 > 0:28:56except, of course, the jaws of the lion are being opened by Hercules
0:28:56 > 0:28:59to receive a little nut.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Pop your little hazelnut in there,
0:29:01 > 0:29:06and then squeeze the arm from behind, and...
0:29:06 > 0:29:08The big question today is over at the auction -
0:29:08 > 0:29:13will our teams be able to carve out a profit for themselves?
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Batemans saleroom in Stamford is where we're at,
0:29:21 > 0:29:24and our auctioneer is David Palmer. Feeling strong?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- Yes.- You'll need all your strength today, I can tell you.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Matthew and Alfie, led bravely by Charles Hanson,
0:29:30 > 0:29:33firstly acquired the Celtic pin...
0:29:33 > 0:29:36It's quite pleasant, but not wildly exciting.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- A long way from Scotland here. - It is.- So, how much?
0:29:39 > 0:29:41- £20-£30.- OK. £35 paid.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45Now, the snuffbox I think is just superb.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- It is.- Mainly because of its inscription.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51- Yes - given to Mr Humble Taylor! - I know!
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- What a magnificent name - straight out of a Dickens novel.- Yeah.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Perfect. What do you think it's going to bring in in your sale?
0:29:58 > 0:30:01We've estimated it at 80-120.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Oh, dear! £230 it cost our lads.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- Ooh!- That's a pinch and a half, isn't it?
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- It is a bit.- OK, well, we might make it up perhaps with a drink -
0:30:11 > 0:30:16- a nice, shaken-but-not-stirred drink.- Right,
0:30:16 > 0:30:18- a dry Martini.- A dry Martini.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21But what a poor and paltry shaker that is, isn't it?
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- It's as bad as you can get. - What's your estimate?
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- I've got to say 5-10.- Because it's your lowest estimate?
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- Kind of, yes!- They paid £5, so, not a lot of money...- No.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33..which is fair enough, but my gosh, they've got some losses to make up,
0:30:33 > 0:30:37and they're going to need their bonus buy, so let's have a look!
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Now, Matt, Alfie,
0:30:39 > 0:30:42£30 you gave him - what did you spend it on, Charles?
0:30:42 > 0:30:46Well, team, I spent £25 with something that's a bit of a voyage
0:30:46 > 0:30:48of history, and it's full of sentiment.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52It's an old little Edwardian album of postcards
0:30:52 > 0:30:55and all sorts, from the George V period,
0:30:55 > 0:30:57from 1900 to about 1925-30 - what do you think?
0:30:57 > 0:31:01Erm, I think it's fascinating, to be honest.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Erm, genuinely historical record, which is nice to have.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Exactly what you want in an antique, really, isn't it?
0:31:07 > 0:31:11Will it make a profit? I would happily guide this to fetch
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- between £30 and £40. - No, great, cheers.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- That's nice, Charles.- Thanks for that!- It's good fun, isn't it?
0:31:17 > 0:31:21- Yes.- Let's hope that the audience today in the saleroom
0:31:21 > 0:31:23will agree, but right now, let's find out
0:31:23 > 0:31:25what the auctioneer thinks about Charles's scrapbook.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- OK, David Palmer, here's a little test for you...- Right.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33- These are always exciting before you open them.- It's a period piece,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- isn't it?- It is.- So, how much, do you think, for that?
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- £30-£50.- Charles only paid £25.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues. First up
0:31:42 > 0:31:45for them is the so-called metamorphic chair,
0:31:45 > 0:31:49- which is useful, isn't it...?- It is. - ..in a modern house.- I like these.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- They're very useable chairs, in a home.- Wants a bit of a tickle-up,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- but how much as is?- I think
0:31:55 > 0:31:59- 60-100...?- OK. £98 paid.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- So, they paid on the cusp. - That's obtainable.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- Mmm.- I sold one recently, it made 160 quid.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09All right, well, there might be an upside. What about the cruet?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Yes, I mean, this is so naff, it's good.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13On that basis, how much?
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- 30-50.- OK, £50 paid, it's a bit of fun, isn't it?- Yes.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20And whilst you might like to take these glasses with you
0:32:20 > 0:32:23up on the moor, it would be the wrong place to take them,
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- because they're really opera glasses, aren't they?- They are.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28They've got the Jockey Club Paris on the inside,
0:32:28 > 0:32:30but that's fairly standard for this type.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- The bonus is, you've got the case in good order.- So, how much?
0:32:33 > 0:32:37- £20-£30.- £10 paid, so that could be a good purchase.- Yeah.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40On that basis, they haven't lost that much, I don't think,
0:32:40 > 0:32:44nor have they made that much, so they may need their bonus buy,
0:32:44 > 0:32:45so let's go and have a look.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Imo, Hannah, you spent the 152,
0:32:49 > 0:32:52£148 of leftover lolly went to JP - what did you spend it on, JP?
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- Ooh!- Ooh!- A little
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Victorian overmantel mirror. What drew my eye to this,
0:32:58 > 0:33:01I mean, this would date to about, erm,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- 1870, I suppose, that sort of date. - OK.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07It's ebonised - not everyone likes the black colour.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11Lacquer frame, not too big, so it will fit on most overmantels.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14And in the way that fashion is moving now, people are moving into
0:33:14 > 0:33:17a sort of more eclectic interior, and...
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- not a lot of money. - How much are we talking?- I paid £30.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25- Is that all?- That is good.- I like the stencilling round the outside.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29I didn't want to sort of... It wasn't the most exciting of objects.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32Obviously I wanted to see a smile on your face, so there we go.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- Well, you've been successful there. - We're smiling!
0:33:35 > 0:33:38- Successful in stereo, I'd say. Happy with that?- Yep, fine.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about JP's mirror.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Well, for a change, there's the bonus buy.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48So, erm, how much do you think for that?
0:33:48 > 0:33:50I think £20 or £30.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Oh. £30 paid.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56That's it, £30 paid by Jonathan Pratt - are the teams
0:33:56 > 0:33:59going to take it anyway? We'll find out in a minute, won't we?
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Thank you very much, David.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Now, Matthew, Alfred, how are you?
0:34:09 > 0:34:10- Fine.- Very good.- Yeah?
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- A bit nervous...- Not feeling shifty at all?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Erm, no.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- Slight nerves.- So, first up is going to be the Celtic brooch.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- Good luck, chaps.- Thank you very much.- Good luck, this is it.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- AUCTIONEER:- Lot 192 is a silver Celtic brooch -
0:34:24 > 0:34:26let's start at £20 for it - 20 quid...?
0:34:26 > 0:34:30- £20? Tenner, then. 12... - He's got great style. Come on.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Do it again - 15, 18, 20,
0:34:33 > 0:34:3522, 25,
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- 28...- Come on, one more. - 28 with the lady seated.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40At 28 now, who have I missed? 30.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43And two, 32. At 32. 35?
0:34:43 > 0:34:46At 32, I sell with the lady at 32. You're out on the stairs, sir.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Come on, let's get one more.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51- With the lady, at 32... - Come on!- One more!
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- I'll take a five. Try the five, 35...- Yes!
0:34:54 > 0:34:56- Yes!- At 35, 38?
0:34:56 > 0:34:5838. At 38.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01- At 38...- That is the way to sell it!
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- That's how to auctioneer. - Absolutely, Tim.- Good work!
0:35:04 > 0:35:07At 38 - now go 40...!
0:35:07 > 0:35:11At 38. I sell down here then at 38. The lady at £38,
0:35:11 > 0:35:13no-one else at 38...?
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- GAVEL FALLS - He held it...
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- and he twisted it and he took it on. You are plus three.- £3 profit.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Yes. Now, can he do the same thing with the snuff box?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23- Oh, come on!- Oh, god, here we go. Awful!
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Let's say £100 to start. Straight in at 100...
0:35:26 > 0:35:28- Got to be worth £100.- Oh, come on.
0:35:29 > 0:35:3150 quid?!
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- Silver. 50 I'm bid over there. - This is mortifying.
0:35:34 > 0:35:3660. 60, 70,
0:35:36 > 0:35:3880, 90,
0:35:38 > 0:35:40100, 110,
0:35:40 > 0:35:42120, 130...
0:35:42 > 0:35:44- One more, come on!- 130, 140...
0:35:44 > 0:35:47At 140 on the Net. The Net at 140.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50150. At 150 now.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- BABY CRIES OUT - At 150. In the room at 150.- Come on.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- Let that child bid if it wants to. - LAUGHTER
0:35:55 > 0:35:59At 150. I sell in the room at 150 - the Net is out.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- GAVEL FALLS - Loss, £70.- That is...
0:36:06 > 0:36:08It was such a gamble.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12- I'm up for a drink, me. - I think we need it after that.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Tenner for it, £10, silver-plated one, cocktail shaker. 10...
0:36:16 > 0:36:18Just needs a bit of a clean, that's all. Fiver...
0:36:18 > 0:36:21Five, six, seven, eight, nine,
0:36:21 > 0:36:2310, 12...
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- One more.- ..15. 15.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Only two hardened alcoholics today, then. 15 I sell there.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- 18 off you. 15. Net, are you in? - One more.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35£15. Sell to standing at 15. Is that it?
0:36:35 > 0:36:37At 15. Doorway at £15...
0:36:38 > 0:36:42That is £10 profit, which means you're minus 67.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45So, not so bad, yeah? Are you going to go with the bonus buy or not?
0:36:45 > 0:36:48- I think we'll have to.- Almost definitely, yeah. Charles?
0:36:48 > 0:36:51I think it has a great chance of making a profit.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52How much I don't know.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54- Here comes your bonus buy, Charles.- Lot 198
0:36:54 > 0:36:57is the Edwardian album, containing photographs, postcards,
0:36:57 > 0:37:00theatre programmes... £30 for it. 30?
0:37:00 > 0:37:01£30?
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- Anyone? 30? 20?- Come on.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05Tenner?
0:37:05 > 0:37:07£10?
0:37:07 > 0:37:0910 I'm bid. Net at 10. Take two.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12- Goes, then, at £10.- Oh, come on... - A little etching in there,
0:37:12 > 0:37:15signed by the artist. 12.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17On the Net then at 12 now.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- 15 on the Net.- Come on, Matty! - It's all online, guys.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22- Goes, then...- There's no-one bidding, it's all online.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Any more, then? At 15 - the Net at 15.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28Who have I missed here in the room? 18 on the Net.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30At 18 now.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Sell on the Net at £18. Is that it?
0:37:32 > 0:37:35All done at 18. You're out in front at 18.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37- Shame, though.- No-one else at £18... - It's painful.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39It's really painful....
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- GAVEL FALLS - Uh-oh.- And it's gone.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- Sorry, guys.- No worries.- Minus £7.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46- Sorry!- Yeah, well, there we go.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49That takes you up to minus 74.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- Anyway, there we go.- Great! - It's not as bad as we thought!
0:37:52 > 0:37:54- No point in bursting into tears, is there?- No.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57and today, minus 74 could be a winning score,
0:37:57 > 0:38:00- so don't say a word to those girls, all right?- We won't.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08Now, Hannah, Imo, do you know anything about anything?
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- Probably not, no.- Do you know anything about their score?
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- Do you know how those Reds got on, those naughty boys?- No!
0:38:13 > 0:38:15I think they did poorly, I'll be honest!
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- Well, you're optimistic, aren't you? - No confidence in them!
0:38:18 > 0:38:22First up, though, girls, is your metamorphic chair,
0:38:22 > 0:38:24and here comes the stool steps chair.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26- AUCTIONEER:- Should start at £100 for this.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Should be in at 100. Start me at 50.
0:38:29 > 0:38:30£50 for the metamorphic chair
0:38:30 > 0:38:33being juggled by my colleague on the side here.
0:38:34 > 0:38:3650 I'm bid. At 50 now, and I sell
0:38:36 > 0:38:38at 50 - take a five...
0:38:38 > 0:38:41This is for nothing! At £50. And I sell it at 50...
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- No!- He won't sell it.- 55, 60,
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- 65, 70...- 70.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- Oh, look.- At 70, 80, 85,
0:38:49 > 0:38:5190.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53- At 90. Try a five.- Come on!
0:38:53 > 0:38:56At 90. Look, there's some young ladies down there!
0:38:56 > 0:38:58- One more!- 95...
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- Everyone needs ladders. - We're in profit.- You're in profit.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03£2. £2 profit.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- Two young women dressed in blue in with this.- Over here!- Anything!
0:39:08 > 0:39:11£100 in the middle. At 100...
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Well done, you are plus £2.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17By the skin of your teeth!
0:39:17 > 0:39:20I mean, these are so seriously cool...
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- Yeah.- They really are. Everyone needs them.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26..cutting edge designer, these are. 30 quid the lot.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28£30. Got to go at 30 quid.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32- £10 a stag.- Yeah, £10 a stag, there you are.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34- That's the maths on this.- That's my method!- What's the point?!
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Tenner the lot, then. £10 I'm bid down here.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40The cheapskate again at 10, 12 on the Net, 15,
0:39:40 > 0:39:4218, 20,
0:39:42 > 0:39:4422, 25...
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Come on!
0:39:46 > 0:39:48At 25 - in the room at 28, they're back at 28.
0:39:48 > 0:39:5132 now. Here at 32. Here, then,
0:39:51 > 0:39:52at 35,
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- 38...- You see, they're going on.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57And I sell at 38. All done
0:39:57 > 0:39:59at £38...
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Goes then on the Net at £38...
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- Bad luck. Bad luck, chicks.- He's got his wife sitting next to him.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- That's really disappointing. - Minus £12. So, overall,
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- you're minus 10.- A pair of French racing glasses,
0:40:10 > 0:40:13the Jockey Club of Paris. 20 quid for them.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16They're real binoculars. 20 quid for them. Anybody, 20?
0:40:16 > 0:40:1710, then?!
0:40:18 > 0:40:2110, the lady at 10. I'll take a two now.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Sell then at £10... 12,
0:40:24 > 0:40:26the Net at 12, 15... 15.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- I sell at 15.- So cheap.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Is that it at £15? No-one else?
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Net, you're nowhere. Far side at 15...
0:40:34 > 0:40:37I'm loving it. That's £5 profit, but overall,
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- you're minus £5, right...?- Shall we go for it?- ..which is, I mean,
0:40:40 > 0:40:41this is such a helter-skelter, isn't it?
0:40:41 > 0:40:44You girls have really been through the mangle.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47I'm so sorry. But anyway, at the end of that, you are minus £5.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- It could be worse.- You are so right. - You could have been with Charles.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53Now, listen... Stop it!
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- Listen, what about the mirror? - Yeah, we're going to go for it.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- Yeah, let's just go for it. - Definitely?- Yeah.- OK.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- And here it comes.- Lot 220 is a Victorian ebonised,
0:41:03 > 0:41:04arch-framed overmantel mirror.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07£50 for that. 50 quid, the mirror. Anyone, 50?
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- Come on.- £50.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11£20? £10?
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- Oh, no! JB!- Goodness me! - That's just embarrassing.
0:41:14 > 0:41:1610 I'm bid on the Net. At 10.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Internet at 10,
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- and I sell, with the Net, then, at £10...- No!- Boo!
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Boo!
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Anyone in the room? 12?
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- I sell at £10, on the Internet, at 10...- Oh, well.
0:41:28 > 0:41:29I can't bear it.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- Never mind. I'm so sorry. - Everything's bleeding.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35I may cry tonight, and it's your fault!
0:41:35 > 0:41:36And it's minus 25.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39It could have been very... But you never know, girls.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- Minus 25 could be a winning score today.- I think it will be.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Probably is, yeah!
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh dear!
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Some days is good days, some days bad days,
0:41:53 > 0:41:57but for both teams, sadly today is not such a good day.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00But one team with the mega losses department just happens to be
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- the Reds!- Oh!
0:42:03 > 0:42:05- Minus £74...- Yeah.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- ..is not a good number, is it, really?- Shocking.- But frankly,
0:42:08 > 0:42:11it's bad luck, because you had two profits, you were cruising nicely,
0:42:11 > 0:42:14and that wretched silver box took you down by £80,
0:42:14 > 0:42:16and that's impossible to recover from.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- But have you had a nice time, Alfie? - It's been fantastic.- And Matt?
0:42:19 > 0:42:21It's been wonderful, really good.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Well, we've loved having you on the show,
0:42:23 > 0:42:26you've been really sporting about all of this.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28And girls, you're therefore the victors -
0:42:28 > 0:42:31you've managed to win today by only losing £25.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- Hmm.- We still won!
0:42:33 > 0:42:34You happy about that, Imo?
0:42:34 > 0:42:36It would be better with a profit!
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- You wanted to go home with money, didn't you, Imo?- Yes.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- Never mind, Hannah, eh? - Never mind.- You had a nice time?
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- It's been lovely, thank you.- Good. Well, we've loved having you two.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46A couple of losses there, a couple of profits.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49It's the general scheme of the day and it just didn't go your way.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52- But anyway, we've had fun. Yes?- Yes, we have.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?
0:42:54 > 0:42:56ALL: Yes! THEY LAUGH
0:42:56 > 0:42:58I know - you're sitting there, thinking,
0:42:58 > 0:43:00"I could've done better than that!"
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Well, what's stopping you?
0:43:03 > 0:43:07If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09It'll be splendid to see you.
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