Hungerford 9 Bargain Hunt

It's a glorious day here in Hungerford

and we've got two teams with a hunger for haggling,

so let's go bargain hunting. Yeah!

The market town of Hungerford dates back some 900 years

which makes it an ideal place

steeped in history for bargain-hunting.

But the big question is, will our teams today make historic profits?

Here's a quick peek at what's coming up.

Reds show Charlie how it's done...

..whilst the Blues go from one extreme to another.

It's £9 and it's kind of cool, isn't it?

Has it got a price?

£1,350.

Now the rules. If you don't know them by now, then shame on you.

But here they are anyway. £300 each team, one hour,

buy three objects. The team wins that makes the most profit

later at auction. Right. Let's go and meet today's teams.

We've got two teams of couples on the show today.

For the Reds, we've got Sue and Keith.

-And for the Blues, we've got Carly and Simon. Hello, everyone.

-Hello.

Lovely to see you. Now, how did you two get together?

Well, we met at an arranged dinner party.

We didn't realise it was arranged, but we were both widowed at the time

and we met through these friends.

We didn't meet up again for about eight months after that,

but very soon after that, we realised we were fond of one another

-and got married.

-How sweet. And how long ago was that?

-Nearly 40 years.

-Really?!

-40 years this summer. That's right.

-You're a busy lady today, aren't you?

-Yes, I'm still working.

I still work at the Winchester Cathedral Choir School.

-What do you do there?

-I run the second-hand clothes shop,

I work occasionally in the music department

and I am what our headmaster calls the alumni secretary.

-So you look after the old boys?

-I look after the old boys.

-That's quite a task.

-The old girl looking after the old boys.

-You haven't retired either, have you?

-No, I'm still working.

-I'm 81 this week, but I'm still working.

-Congratulations.

-What do you do?

-I'm what is known as a rentier.

That is I rent out small properties to aspiring businessmen

-and small businesses.

-You're into heavy duty fishing.

-Tell us about that.

-Yes, I enjoy heavy duty fishing.

I've fished all over the world, really.

Let us hope that today on Bargain Hunt you're going to be able to reel in some real whoppers.

-Thank you.

-We shall see. Hopefully spend all your cash anyway.

Now, Blues, are you quaking in your boots?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-How did you two meet?

We met online two years ago now.

-How does all that work then?

-Just emails really.

-Is it?

Yeah, you go onto a website and you upload a load of photos

-and you write something witty.

-Do you?

-Hopefully, she'll find it funny.

-Yeah, he was quite amusing.

I think I annoyed you, actually, more than anything.

He made a statement about being old

-and I'm actually a year older than him.

-Right.

-I'm the toy boy, you see.

-Yeah.

-So that was the irritant...

-It wound me up.

-..the irritant that you found attractive.

-We've been irritating each other ever since.

-Ever since. Pretty much.

Well, that's rather good. Now, Carly, what you do is a bit hush-hush, isn't it?

Yes. I'm a contract trainer for MoD and Government establishments.

-And you sign the Official Secrets Act?

-Yes.

Well, we won't delve into any of that. But what can we talk about that you get up to?

I get up to... I attempt to bake.

Just yesterday I was frosting some cupcakes with icing

-and my piping bag exploded.

-Did it?

-Went everywhere.

All over the kitchen and all over me. So I do enjoy it but...

-What are they like? Honestly, Simon.

-Rustic.

-Any good or not?

-They're lovely.

You're going to get on terribly well. That's the right answer.

-Now, Simon, hopefully you can tell us a bit about what you do for a living.

-Game development.

So I spend all my time sitting on a computer by myself,

isolated in my room, making games for mobile phones

and more recently for PC.

What do you get up to outside work? If you can call it that.

I love motorbikes. I love building stuff.

-I used to design, build and fly remote control planes...

-And crash.

..and then crash them shortly afterwards.

-She's brought you right down to earth.

-She has.

I think we should let battle commence, don't you?

And to kick off with, let's have £300 apiece. There's your money.

You know the rules. Your experts await and off you go.

Very, very, very, very, very good luck. Gosh.

Whatever's going to happen next.

And seeking out bargains for the Reds today, it's Charlie Ross.

Whilst for the Blues, it's the very dapper Jonathan Pratt.

So, have you got a house full of lovely things between you?

-Well...

-We've got quite a lot of stuff, but when we married 40 years ago,

Sue chucked most of my good stuff out.

-So, which one of you is the decision maker?

-He is.

-I thought you weren't going to decide on anything!

-Has he got good taste?

-No.

So I'm looking at YOU now to make all the decisions.

I'm going to be the man.

We're going to pop in here and have a look around.

Thank you.

Here we are.

-Keep an eye on her.

-I will.

-That is an interesting corkscrew, isn't it, of some sort?

-It is.

It doesn't look that old to me. That would be the only comment.

It does look 20th-century, doesn't it?

I'm interested in corkscrews because of my interest in wine.

-Because of your interest in wine.

-Yes.

-Yes.

So, what are you looking for? What sort of things would you really want to put your money into?

Ceramics? Glass? Silver? Jewellery? Furniture? Paintings?

I like gadgets, so, you know, telescopes, maritime-type stuff...

-OK.

-Anything like that. Anything.

-What have you found?

-I have found that little vesta case. What do you think of that?

-Ooh. A little vesta case.

-Yes.

-Is it silver?

-No, it's not. It's brass.

-It's brass, is it?

-Yes.

It says "vintage" which is an interesting word

that's come into the antique trade in the last few years, really.

-To me, vintage...

-Vintage wine can be this year.

Keith's got wine on the brain!

Come on, it's shopping time, not drinking time!

-He's quite funny!

-He is quite cool, isn't he?!

1979, it's silver. I mean, it's way out of our budget!

-£389, yeah!

-So, don't lead them

down the slippery slope to an overspend, JP!

Come on - are you back on course, Blues?

-This looks more like it...

-Marine compass or something.

-Yeah.

-Let's have a look.

It's French, isn't it? I mean, it says, "Numero

"d'approbation," which obviously...

means...something, in French!

I believe it means "approval number", JP.

Meanwhile, Keith can't take his mind off the bottle.

-A couple of corkscrews there as well.

-That's a fabulous corkscrew.

-Do you know how much that is?

-No.

-That's a Thomason patent,

-and that's just the £500, sir.

-Is that all?

-Yes!

-OK...

-Could buy a good bottle of wine for that, couldn't you?

-Sort of, yes.

-Ha-ha!

-Now, what are the Blues going to do about that compass?

-There's no price on it...

-No.

-..which might mean...

-It's free!

-It's free!

-Nice try!

-Well, you could ask!

Erm, I mean, do you like it?

-You were thinking of scientific and maritime...

-It's one of those things

that, for the right price, I'd really like it, but if they turn round

and say, "That's £300," then we're walking away.

-Why don't you go and ask him?

-Might as well.

-Just say you like it...

-While the Blues track down the manager,

the Reds are still hunting for their first buy.

-I have an eye on a little bargain over there.

-Ooh, I like a bargain!

Me, too - that's the name of the game!

-HORN SOUNDS

-Oh, dear!

THEY LAUGH

It's not... They call it a bugle.

I wouldn't call that a bugle. A bugle is a curled handle, isn't it?

-Yes, yes.

-It's a horn.

-It's a horn, it's a valve-less horn.

-I have to say, it's only £8.50.

-I know...

-In your immortal words, there's not a lot of downside.

-No...

£50...

-He will do 45...

-He won't do anything better?

-No, I'm sorry, 45 is the best.

-OK, shall we keep that as a...

Have a thought. There's no-one else

at the moment who's going to snaffle that.

Don't lose your direction, Blues! Ha!

-OVERLAID, IMPRESSIVE HORN SOUNDS

-I don't believe it! Decision time,

-Reds - horn or no horn?

-It's quite fun.

It is fun. And that's got a bit of antiquity.

-It's not new.

-No.

-It's neither one thing or another.

-I expect a hunting horn to be at least another foot longer.

-Yes.

-Well, a hun...

-And it certainly isn't a bugle.

-Let me try, let me try.

-A hunting horn is really quite short.

-Oh...

-HORN BLOWS WEAKLY

Yes, that's the way to blow it, Charlie(!)

Sue, has he spent most of your

-married life blowing his own trumpet?

-Absolutely!

Well, she's always putting me down, so I've got to do something!

-I think we ought to buy that.

-I think it's a...

-It's a nice piece.

-I think it will definitely make a bob or two.

So, what have we got here, then?

We've got a mis...a mis-described musical instrument...

-Right, OK.

-..which is not a bugle, it's a horn.

-Right, OK.

-£8.50...

-£8.50.

-And how much would you like to pay for it?!

-I would go to £6.

-Oooh!

-Don't squirm like that.

-Oh, sorry.

-I was expecting to pay seven for it.

-Oh, right, right.

-Right, OK...

Ah! Good tactics there, Keith(!)

-That caught my eye, that little...

-# Don't stop me

# Having a good time, having a good time... #

-How about that?

-It's very plain, Simon.

It's £9, and it's kind of...

-It's kind of cool, isn't it?

-You'd buy it?

-I think you've got an eye for quality, Jonathan...

-Well, I have.

-..and I've got an eye for...

-Junk. No.

Right, OK, off we go!

We were very lucky - he said yes to £6.

Well, that's...that's very lucky!

-That's fantastic.

-You know my comment, don't you?

-Yes!

Wish you'd started at five!

Great. First one in the old bag, Reds.

But Blues haven't bought anything yet, and are looking a tad lost.

-I'm feeling the pressure now.

-Right - I think, to be honest,

-it would be better just to buy something...

-OK.

-..and then...

-Make us feel better.

-It would make us feel better!

And then get on and...

-Carly...

-..maybe go over the road.

-Yes?

-May I buy the compass?

-You may buy the compass!

-Am I haggling, am I?

-Mmm.

-You want it.

-Would you do 40?

-It's only going to be 45.

-It seems like it's a good price, yeah?

-Go on, then.

-OK, we'll do that, 45.

-Well done, 45.

-Thank you very much.

-It's a pleasure.

Finally, Blues - one item bagged!

They don't seem to agree on much,

erm, which...is not necessarily that helpful!

Erm, half an hour gone, one item bought -

I mean, we've got 30 minutes, I'm sure we'll be fine,

but we'll be buying... I...I pretty much think

we'll be buying something at the last minute.

That chair...

I've seen something that you might like, Charlie...

Now, what's getting Keith all excited?

-Let's go and have a look.

-How on earth has he already

summed up my tastes? Ha-ha-ha!

A Stilton dish! Isn't that splendid?!

-Charlie does love a bit of cheese.

-How much?

-39.

-Ooh!

It's very Victorian-looking. It's probably 1910, I would have thought.

-It says...

-What does it say?

-It says 19th century.

Well, OK, we'll give them the benefit of the doubt.

I've looked at the condition of it -

there doesn't seem to be much chipping.

It's very handsome, isn't it?

-It's a transfer print, it's not hand-painted.

-No, no.

-You like this, don't you, team?

-I do like it,

-because I like Stilton. I know you love Stilton...

-I love Stilton.

And it gives us plenty of time to find the ultimate, erm, purchase.

Can we try £20, or is that just being downright rude?

-Do tell me if I'm being rude.

-Ooh, I wouldn't like to say.

-Shall I ask for the best price, would that...?

-Yeah.

So, where are those Blues off to?

There's pigs.

-Pigs?!

-She likes pigs.

Oh, really?

-And penguins.

-And monkeys.

-Pigs and penguins.

-And monkeys.

-Got a little pig here.

-Yes, green one.

-It's a Wemyss one - quite a famous Scottish pottery.

-It's £400.

-Yeah, I don't like him that much.

Oh, OK!

Now, how are those Reds getting on with the Stilton dish?

-Well, much as expected, really...

-Yeah.

-..I asked her for the best price...

-Yes.

-..and she said 30,

-as it's 39.

-And I asked, could she do any better,

because the gentleman was offering 20, and she couldn't really,

-but she...28 was the best...

-Oh, that's...

-I'm happy with that.

-You're happy with that?

-Yes.

-Yes, happy with that.

-Perfectly happy.

-Splendid.

That's really kind of you. I hope they don't feel

their arm's been too twisted.

-They're kind of used to us doing that now!

-Are they?

-Yes!

They're used to horrible people like me!

-Well, that's good.

-Well done, you two.

-You really like that, don't you?

-I do, yes.

-Happy with that.

-We don't have to buy things we like,

-but we both do, and we think it's in the right price range.

-That's fine.

I have to say, due to your forthright behaviour,

-we've been going just about half an hour...

-Yes.

-..and we're spending about a pound a minute.

-That's the stuff!

-Well, that's...

-Can we do better?!

-I think we should try.

-Come on.

-Must do better.

Find something for a couple of hundred quid. Get me excited...!

So, while the Reds go off to spend big,

the Blues are trying to avoid that.

£10.75!

£10.75?!

That means you've still got over £250 left, Blues!

-£10 isn't a lot of money...

-No.

..and you're appealing to other people to like them,

-and be willing to pay a tenner.

-Go for something else?

-Well,

-you might do.

-Yeah.

-It's a fairly safe bet

that you probably won't make much of a loss!

-Yeah, yeah!

-You might make a little bit of a profit!

-Have you found a bargain?

-Three brass pigs for £10!

-You love pigs, don't you?

-There must be some more pigs.

We can definitely find a pig. Think... Bear that in mind...

-Yeah, I like that.

-Let's find another pig,

let's up the ante a little bit. I mean, you never know,

that Wemyss one they might come down a little bit on.

Yeah, and it might fly, too!

I'm waiting for that one thing, that...I come across.

Yeah, but you haven't found it, we're running out of time.

-Yeah, I know.

-20 minutes left.

I think we're happy with the items that we've bought so far,

but, erm, I do feel that we ought now to...

to spend a bit - you know, splash out a bit.

That's the idea, Sue!

-Charlie, we've found another cheap item.

-No...

-Oh, for goodness' sake!

-Now, what has Keith spotted this time?

-A what?

-A £10 clock!

No, it's brand-new, reproduction...

-Don't buy it!

-For £10...!

No, I don't care if it's a pound,

Keith, I'm banning you from buying that.

You tell him, Charlie!

Now, I wonder if the Blues will splash out...?

..in the, er, railway carriage-type box.

-This is going to be really expensive, isn't it?

-It's going to be wonderful.

£995.

-SIMON WHISTLES

-Wow! that's way over budget!

It's one extreme to the other with you lot!

Meanwhile, the Reds are eyeing up some vases.

Do you like Bohemian glass?

-55...

-It's a huge amount of work for the money, isn't it?

-Yes, it is.

-Sue and I rather like that...

-Ruby Flash.

-Lovely, isn't it?

-It's a lovely object,

it really is, and I think we've almost got Keith's approval of that,

-haven't we, Sue?

-Well, I like the look of it, I don't like the price!

-THEY LAUGH

-Oh, Keith!

-It's very modest!

-There we go.

-You hold it. I'll take the top off.

-You take the top off.

Run your finger round the rim.

-OK?

-I haven't cut my finger, so that's all right.

And then hold it up...

and look at the rim.

Do you think it may have been cut down?

Something to look for. Sometimes you get a bit of chipping,

-and the easy way is to cut it.

-No, it's...

-it's chamfered around the edges.

-Yep, that's splendid.

-But I don't think it's modern.

-Right.

-What do you think?

-Are we in the sort of area where...?

It's not really my field, I have to say.

-I would love to try £35...

-OK, we'll give it a try.

-That's really kind, thank you very much indeed.

-OK.

-Thank you.

Now, the Blues need to find something within the budget.

Is it a cocktail shaker? No, it's a jug.

-Has it got a price?

-£1,350.

Crikey! We only have £300, remember?

Now, how are the Reds getting on with their Bohemian vase?

Well, first of all she said she'd take 45 for it

and then I pushed her a little bit more

-and she said she would take 40 for it.

-Well done.

-We're happy with that.

-I think that's very, very nice.

Job's done then, Reds.

The Blues, however, still have a long way to go.

Right, we have nine minutes left, which is not a lot.

We've bought one item.

We do need to consider what we've seen already now.

-We could get those brass pigs.

-OK, cool. Yeah.

-Yeah?

-They were, like, £10, weren't they?

-I think we should do that right now.

That's one down.

That's two items, we've still got to find another thing.

Do you know, I've never been this stressed doing this before.

Come on, JP. Chop chop, old fruit.

-Right, are we going to go for these, then?

-Yes.

-OK.

A little bit damaged, but I don't think we've got time to mess around.

Let's go.

We can get them half price.

Can we deal with you rather than going back to the thing?

Would you take eight?

-Why not?

-Yay!

-To save you working hard.

-Thank you very much.

-Quick haggling!

But still one more item to find, Blues.

You've got no back-ups and only five minutes left.

On the other hand, the Reds are feeling rather pleased with themselves.

Well, three items bought and I haven't really sensed

a sniff of an argument between the two of you.

It's amazing. I don't really know how that happened,

but it does seem to have happened.

We tend to argue to wind other people up,

but we're actually quite good friends.

We've been married now for 40 years this June.

-Well, congratulations.

-Thank you.

That's my reason for buying you a cup of tea. Come on.

-Absolutely, thank you.

-Or perhaps a glass of wine?

No such rest for the Blues, though. Time's running out.

Right, let's go. Do you want to go over the road again

or do want to go right down the far end?

-Right down the far end.

-The far end? Oh, my God.

I told you I don't do running.

What can you see? What can you see?

Come on, Blues. Focus.

-An old flake cigarette... Wills Cigarette mirror.

-Gold Flake.

Bit of advertising, bit of retro.

-Useful. Cigarette brand.

-Not too bad.

And the lady standing behind us. We have three minutes now.

Shall we negotiate now?

We might be able to get a deal on it. Let's see what we can do.

-OK, will do.

-Off you go.

-This is the hardest... Go on.

-She said she'll do £22.

-£22.

-22, OK.

-What do you think?

-I'd pay that.

-Decide.

-Shall we do it?

-Yes.

-You have a minute.

-Yeah.

-60-second deal. Yes.

-Yeah, we haven't got any choice.

-OK, done. Done, done, done.

-I can relax now.

-Close shave there, Blues.

Time's up. Now, let's see what the Red team bought.

They didn't blow their budget on that copper hunting horn,

which only cost them a measly six pounds.

The Victorian stilton dish was very much to their taste at £28.

But was the Edwardian bohemian vase a steal at £40?

-Now, Keith, Sue. Have you had a good time?

-We had a great time.

You spent a miserable amount of money. What actually was the total?

-£74.

-That is shocking, isn't it? On three items.

We give you £300 and you only spend 74.

-We relaxed on the last item on Charlie's advice.

-Oh, did you? Good.

So which is your favourite piece, Sue?

-I like the horn best.

-You like the horn best.

And do you agree with that, Keith?

No, I think I actually like the bit of Bohemian glass best,

but I think the thing that will make the most profit is probably the horn.

-And do you think the horn...?

-I think so, yes.

OK, we've all got the horn. Lovely, we've got the horn message, good.

So who has got this monumental tidal wave of leftover lolly?

Sue's got that. Thank you.

And I don't think I have ever had to hand over

quite so much leftover money.

Charles, you'll be able to go

and buy the entire arcade, I'd say, with that.

I'm going to spend every last penny.

Good.

-Go on, do it!

-Go for it!

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

They paid £45 for the 20th-century French compass.

Carly was thrilled with her three little piggies,

which cost them £8 each.

Oink.

But at the very last minute

they handed over £22 for this advertising mirror.

-Hello, Tim.

-That was a bit of a sweat, wasn't it?

-It was a little bit, yeah.

-Now, did you have a good time?

-Yes, a very good time.

-You didn't spend much, though, did you?

-No.

-75 quid.

-£75.

-Is that all?

-It's rubbish.

-That's ridiculous, isn't it?

-We tried to spend more.

What is this auction housing going to have to say about this lot?

Anyway, good. So £75, I'd like £225 of leftover lolly, please.

Thank you very much, Carly.

Now, by the way, darling, which is your favourite piece?

I like the pigs, the brass pigs.

The brass pigs? And you don't agree with that, do you, Simon?

-No, I'm more of a technical man. I like the compass.

-The compass?

-Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

-Probably not, no.

-What will bring the biggest profit?

-I have no idea!

-The pigs.

-The pigs.

She's determined about these pigs.

-Anyway, pigs or not, here's £225.

-Thank you very much.

That's a great wodge for you, isn't it?

It's quite a responsibility, I think, isn't it?

What he going to spend it on, Jonathan?

They like pigs, they like scientific instruments,

I might try and buy some sort of scientific pig or something.

What a weird thought is that.

Anyway, we're heading off somewhere divine.

In fact, we are going to a house called The Vyne,

which is near Basingstoke in Hampshire.

This is The Vyne in Hampshire, a beautiful 16th-century house

that's undergone significant changes since it was first built.

What we see today is only a fragment of a much larger Tudor house

created by William, first Lord Sandys,

Lord Chamberlain to Henry VIII.

The estate was later owned by the Chute family from 1653

until recent times and it houses a wonderful collection of treasures.

If you wanted to record something accurately

before the days of photography,

your only option was to paint it or draw it.

Wiggett Chute, who moved here in the 1840s,

wanted the place to be, as much as possible, a family home.

His wife, Martha, was an amateur artist

and what we've got here is a watercolour that she painted

of the arrangement of the room in about 1860.

And it remains remarkably similar.

The piano, which at that time was by the window, is now situated here.

It's a rosewood-cased Broadwood repetitive patent piano,

which at the time was the absolute Rolls-Royce of pianos.

Other features in the room that we can see in the water colour

include this gorgeous white marble fireplace surround.

As so often happens, with the focal point in the room about a fireplace,

you find hanging above it the most important painting in the room.

And what a cracker it is. This is a landscape overmantle painting.

That means it's long and rectangular,

it's by Johann Heinrich Muntz,

and strangely enough he stayed here for six months in 1755,

so there is every chance that he painted this picture

for this particular location.

What I love about it is that it is so much a grand tour picture,

a fantasy view of the Coliseum.

In the foreground we've got these peasants

wandering along with their goats and donkeys

having a bit of a chat by a ruin, but this is a fantasy.

It's not a real view,

it simply sums up a lovely warm Italian afternoon,

just the job to jolly you up

on a wet, grey, cold Hampshire morning.

Next door to the fireplace we've got a piece of furniture.

Look at the watercolour,

what does the piece of furniture look like in the watercolour?

A Chinese export work table, which is what we've got here.

Except that in those days it had a red silk bag,

not a dirty brown one, which is what we've got today.

And to complete the picture, literally,

there is another drawing of the room, again by Martha,

showing it from this end in the opposite perspective.

And on the end wall

there's a balding gentleman shown in a portrait, which is still here,

and a gentleman that looks exactly like him

seated in front of the fire -

Our Wiggett Chute.

The big question today is, of course,

for our teams over at the auction.

Are they going to eat, "chute" and leave with a big profit?

Well, I can't tell you how gorgeous it is

to be in West London Chiswick Auction Rooms

with the boss, Tom Keane. Thomas, how are you?

-Not bad, Tim, how're you?

-Smashing to see you.

-You too.

-Now, are we going to have a stellar day today, do you think?

I think you're going to struggle. I think you're going to struggle.

Do you?

Yeah, I'm forever the optimist and my glass is usually half full,

but you've got a few boo-boos here, I think.

All right then, well, let's find out where we're at.

Keith and Sue, first up is that hunting horn.

-That brand Harry spankers, isn't it?

-Yes, it is.

I mean, Birmingham, maybe 1950, 1960, 1970?

70, 80, I would have thought. Not very valuable.

-They paid a six pound note for it.

-Oh, they'll be all right.

-We've estimated it at £20 or £30.

-Well, that's not too bad.

I mean, we're not proud on Bargain Hunt. Any old pound note will do.

Next is the Stilton dish.

And, frankly, I've seen better decorated examples.

Do you rate that at all, Tom?

No, I think it's a German copy, not very good. It's a bit worn.

-Yeah, I agree with you.

-30 to 50 quid, if we're lucky.

They only paid £28.

I tell you, everybody's going to love these estimates, Tom.

That's all right.

I started off as down, I'm starting to get more excited now.

Well, quite right. Now, Bohemian engraved flashed glass.

There was a time when this was hot, wasn't there?

I don't know, what's it like today?

It's still hot, but this is being classed as Edwardian.

Unfortunately Edward was dead 100 years when that was made.

-That's a copy.

-Is it?

-Yes, that's a copy. A Chinese copy.

-No!

-Definitely. The engraving's not deep enough,

the dialism isn't good enough and it's a good Chinese copy.

So somebody's taken the late Victorian one out to China

-and they've done a job on it?

-Yes, yeah.

Does that mean there's a container full of these things

-wandering around?

-Oh, yeah, I've seen loads of them.

-I've seen loads of them, yeah.

-Oh, Lordy.

Anyway, we paid £40. What's your estimate?

Funnily enough, £40-£60. But had it have been real

-it would have been at least £200 or 300, wouldn't it?

-Yes, that's true.

-I suppose the price was the warning sign.

-I suppose so.

Well, despite you being a bit pooey about what they've got,

on current estimates they're not going to do too bad

and on that basis they are not going to need their bonus buy,

but let's go and have a look at it anyway, eh?

So, team, this is exciting, isn't it?

Sue, you only spent 74 miserable little pounds.

£226 went to Carlos. Carlos, what did you spend it on?

I spent it on a piece of...silver.

-Hmm.

-Oh.

-Well, that was a positive response.

-It's a very pretty piece of silver.

It is. It is. It's Edwardian.

I'm struggling a bit with the catalogue description.

They've described it as a Russian drinking vessel.

Well, it looks more like a gondola to me, but there we are.

-It's a little sweetmeat dish...

-Bonbon dish.

Bonbon dish, it might sell well privately, I thought.

Do you like it? I like the form of it, I like the shape of it.

I like it too. What do you think?

It's a very pretty. I knew you'd like it.

It cost £105.

-I was going to say 110.

-Were you?

-Well, there's a profit.

-I was going to say 60 to 80.

60 to 80, yes,

I think that's probably what the auctioneers have said.

Anyway, my case rests, your honour.

For the audience at home,

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

So, Thomas Keane, there is a staple of your sale room, I guess.

Yes, at the moment silver is doing very, very well.

Unfortunately, most of it's getting melted.

I wouldn't like to think this would be melted.

It's quite nice and not really a lot of weight in it, is there?

-It's like a boat, isn't it?

-Yes, I think we've put it

as a Russian kovsh in some sort of way as well.

-Oh, right? That's a good idea.

-But either or.

About £60 or £90. But with silver it goes up and down.

-Hopefully it will do all right.

-That is it for the Reds.

Now for the Blues. So, Tom.

You rarely lose your way so you don't need one of these, do you?

No, I've got sat-nav.

Who's going to buy that compass here in landlocked Chiswick?

Well, we're not too landlocked.

We've got a big river environment down the road, haven't we?

-Oh, that would be the Thames.

-That would be the Thames, yes.

And the canals, the Grand Union at Brentford,

so we've got quite a few boat-dwellers

that come in and out of here. One just left a moment ago.

It will sell.

It'll make £40-£60, 70 on a good day, but that's a lot of money.

-Well, that's very good because they paid £45.

-On the money, not too bad.

Now, we've got three little piggies coming into market here.

They look a bit down on their trotters to me.

-Why did they buy these?

-I don't know.

There's no weight to them either, is there, really?

Brass, scrap metal is going up in price and they'll probably

weigh in at 15 quid, so 20 quid is quite a lot to ask.

Isn't it a terrible way to look at these and think,

"What's it going to weigh?"

We think that all the time about silver, but brass?!

Nonferrous metals are going up a lot. China's got a massive demand

and we are starting to weigh things like this

because there's no real artistic value to them,

unless we get a pig farmer in who's a bit sentimental,

-we've got half a chance.

-What are you saying?

-£20-£30, tongue in cheek.

-£8 paid. That's what you call a bargain.

-And a profit made.

-Well, there you go.

It's good, isn't it? Now, what about the Wills Flake advertising mirror?

-Looks a bit flaky to me.

-It's a bit distressed.

It's an earlier one that's got thick gauge glass to it,

but do you know what? It's a bit knackered, isn't it?

OK, come on, Thomas Keane. Give us an estimate.

£25-£40.

Excellent. £22 paid. There you go. There's three more profits.

-In the margins, we're in the margins.

-We are in the margins.

All right, lovely. Exciting stuff.

It could go either way, in which case they are going to need

their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.

Now, Carly and Simon. Leftover lolly.

You only spent in miserable 75, you gave 225 to our man, JP.

-What did you buy, Jonathan?

-I bought you...a wine glass.

-Right.

-OK.

Not a simple wine glass - it is an 18th-century English wine glass,

from the latter part of the 18th century,

so it's hand made at a period when wine was...

Not wine, ale, was drank in a far more,

sort of, concentrated form, so this would have packed a real punch.

-You've got to handle it all right? Don't be nervous of it.

-Not bad.

It's pretty.

I think what you've got to twig, Carly, is that that stem,

that twisty bit in there,

is a little piece of a piece of opaque glass

frozen inside a rod of glass, which I think I'm right, JP,

in saying that's what makes it unusual.

It's a terribly difficult thing to do.

That's got some rarity to it and it is in A1 order, isn't it?

-Yeah, absolutely.

-Well, it is at the moment anyway.

On that happy note, hand it back to JP quick.

And for the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer

thinks about Jonathan's little glass.

Fancy having your ale in one of those.

It would make your toes curl, wouldn't it? So strong.

18th century.

The most common model about and I like the air twist stem,

it's got a nice base to it. It's OK,

there are some good collectors of glass that come in here.

These spiral twist jobs, if they get a bit of colour in them

then you really start talking about some money, don't you?

Yes, but like I say this is the most common example you can get, and...

£50 or £80. If we're really lucky, 100 quid,

but £50-£80 is a dead cert Bert.

Well, that's going to be disappointing to Jonathan Pratt

because he paid £180, but what's really interesting here

is we have two extremely low auction estimates on our bonus buys

and if these kids go with the bonus buy,

in each case they could be in deep trouble. Ooh-ah.

So, Tom, are you taking the sale today?

-I'll be taking it all for you.

-Lovely, we're in safe hands.

-You should get a profit on each item.

-Wow.

-Do you feel better about that?

-I do indeed.

-Well, I'm glad to hear that.

-Thank you for that.

-Anyway, you only risked £74.

-That's not too bad, is it?

-And that strategy may well pay off today.

We shall see, but if all else fails

you've got the lovely Rossa Silver bowl

to fall back on if you need to.

Anyway, first up is the hunting horn.

Decorative, copper and brass post horn or hunting horn.

£20 for it. £10 for it.

Bid at ten. Give me 12. At £10. Give me 12. At £10.

-You're in profit.

-At £10. Bid at ten. The only hunter in the room.

Give me ten. You want 12 over there? At 12. Do you want 14?

14. 16.

16 bid. You want 18. 18.

20. Bid at 18. Give me 20. At £18.

Give me 20. Going. £18. First. Last...

Well done. That is plus £12.

-Feel pleased with yourself, do you?

-Keith, you found it.

-I found it.

-You translated it into cash. Well done.

-Now, the stilton dish.

-£30 for it.

£20 for it.

-£10 for it.

-28 paid.

Give me £10 for it, please. £10 for it. £10 for it.

I'm begging for £10. £5 for it.

£5 for it.

I had my misgivings about it.

You wouldn't buy any cheaper stilton, madam.

I'm bid at six. Do you want seven?

-I was desperate to be thinking about it.

-You weren't.

At £7. Give me eight. Bid at seven. At £7.

This is no money, is it?

-A new bidder at £8.

-Costs more to fill it up with cheese!

At £8. Give me nine for it. Going at £8. Going.

I don't believe it. £8 is minus 20

-which means overall you're minus eight.

-Oh, dear.

-Now, stand by for the ruby glass.

-Not a bad decorative lump.

-£40 for it.

-Decorative lump! Nicely described.

Give me £20. At £20. Give me 22.

At £20. At £20. 22. 25.

28. 28.

30. 32.

35. 38.

40. 42. At £40. Bid at 40.

Bid's there at £40. At £40. You've got to try at £40.

41 one over there if you like. At £40. At £40. Your bid at £40.

That's the money at £40. Going to go at £40.

£40 wiped its face. Well done. No profit, no loss. No pain, no gain.

-That's very nice.

-Right.

-Overall, you're minus £8.

What are you going to do about the silver dish?

-We both liked it very much but...

-But.

..I think in today's market and looking at this auction room,

-I'm having my doubts.

-What, you think they won't bid the £105?

-I don't think they'll bid £105.

-OK.

We're going to sell it anyway, so let's see what happens. Here we go.

A hallmarked silver sweetmeat dish.

-Looks like a couple of hundred quid's worth to me.

-£40 for it.

Bid at £40. At £40. Give me 42. At £40. Take 42. At £40. Take two. 42.

45. 48. 50.

At £48. Is that it at £48? Take 50. At £48.

-Give me 50, please. At £48.

-Don't like the look of this, Charlie.

-Thank goodness you didn't go with it.

-You've got it on your face now.

-Yes, all over my face.

-Never mind. Never mind. It's still very pretty.

Bid here at £50. At £50. 55. Thank you. 60.

-Oh! It's going again.

-It's going.

-Bid in front of me at £60.

Going to get a bargain. At £60. Give me 65. Take five. Going at £60.

Gone for £60 then.

£60 is minus £45.

But you didn't go with it. You parked your score.

Your score is minus £8 which could be, who knows,

a winning score today. Well done.

Now, Carly, Simon, have you been talking to those naughty Reds?

-No.

-No.

-They have years of experience on their side, you know?

-Yes.

Yes, they sure do.

Anyway, your first item is the compass and here it comes.

Start me at £50 for it. £50 for it.

£30 for it. I'm bid at £30. £30.

Give me 32. At £30.

32. 32. 35.

-Somebody's on it.

-Give me 38.

-35.

-Come on. Come on.

-At £35. That's the money so far. At 35.

-It needs a nudge.

-Take 38. At £35.

No-one wants £35. Twice at £35.

All done at £35 and going.

-Oh, dear. He sold it for £35.

-See, that was your choice.

Don't be like that. Could go very badly wrong. Minus £10. OK, now...

So, next the three piggy wigs and here they come.

Bet you they make £40.

Set of three graduated brass models of pigs.

£10.

-Any pig collectors in? £10. £5.

-Come on.

I'm bid at five. Give me six. Bid at £5. Give me six for it.

At £5. I'm bid at six. Thank you. Seven. Exciting now. Seven.

Eight. Bid at eight. Nine. Nine. Ten.

-You're in profit.

-Give me ten for it. £9. Give me 9.50 if you like.

9.50. Bid at £9.

9.50. At £9. All done and going for £9. £9. And going.

-At £9 and gone.

-Yes!

-One pound.

-Nine pounds is plus £1.

Well done, Carly. Good record, darling.

-Now, here comes the advertising mirror.

-£30 for it.

Bid at £30 for it. At £30. Give me 32.

Look at that profit. Look at it!

42. 45.

-You paid 22!

-50. 55.

-Carly, this is amazing!

At £50. Bid at £50.

Give me 52. I'll take 52.

-55.

-We're on the right lot, aren't we?

-Still going.

-Bid at 55. Give me 58.

-Yes!

-55. Selling at 55.

Going. All done at 55. Are you out?

-Going at £55 then.

-That's £55.

That is plus £33. That is £33 up.

Less the nine is 33... 23...

is plus £24. £24 up.

What are you going to do about JP's twist glass?

As much as I like it, I really like it, but I'm going to let you decide.

-Simon, what do you want to do, boy? I mean, you've got £24. That could be a winning score.

-Really grateful.

-Jonathan won't be upset if you don't go with him or if you do.

-I won't be upset.

I think I'd like to win now. Now we've got a profit, I'm thinking

-victory is within our grasp, so let's not do it.

-OK.

Here comes the bonus buy anyway.

£30 for it. Bid at £30. At £30.

Give me 32. Mexican Wave over there. 32. 35.

38. 40. I'll come back to you, sir.

42. 45.

48. 50.

55.

60.

-Keep going.

-65. Painful there. 65.

Bid at 65. 65. You want 70?

Bid at 70. Do you want 70 over there? 75.

80. 85. 90.

Five. 100.

-There it goes.

-110. 120.

130. 140.

-Yes!

-You're in profit!

-At 140. At 130.

-Sorry, Jonathan.

160. 170.

See, I told you!

170.

-180.

-Look at that, JP.

-All done at. £170.

Now at 170. Last chance. Going to go at 170. All done at 170.

Going to go. It's gone.

170. And it's plus £40.

Bad luck you didn't pick it, but don't worry, you still got your £24,

all nicely ring-fenced.

The big thing is, will that be a winning score today or not?

We'll find out in just a moment.

-Don't say a word to the Reds.

-No.

-No.

Well, I'm afraid it's really, really, really, really bad news

-for one team today and that team just happen to be the Reds.

-Oh.

Minus £8 is the score which is not so hot, really.

It could have been a lot worse if you'd gone with the bonus buy.

But as it was, you didn't go with the bonus buy,

-so it's just minus £8. But I hope you've had a nice time.

-We have enjoyed it.

We've loved having you on the show. And thank you very much for taking part. Bad luck, Charlie.

Now, moving on to the winners who go home with £24 today,

24 whole pounds, Carly and Simon. This is just so fab, isn't it?

Largely thanks to your advertising sign which is really cool.

There we go. There's your £24.

You could, however, had you trusted JP,

be taking home an additional 40 smackers.

Except you rejected him cos you didn't think...

-No, Simon rejected him.

-Ah, Simon rejected him.

There'll be pillow talk when you get home. Anyway, there we are.

Bad luck for not having the full score, but nevertheless,

winning £24 on this programme, as we know, is a considerable achievement.

Well done, JP, for spotting the glass.

Anyway, have we had a nice time? Yes, we have.

In fact, so nice join is soon for some more bargain-hunting. Yes? Yes!

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