Builth Wells 2 Bargain Hunt

Today, we're in walking country in Mid Wales,

in the beautiful county of Powys.

-HE INHALES

-Great hills, rolling countryside, superb views, but we're not

here for a hike or a holiday. Oh, no! Let's go bargain hunting.

Our teams today really are going to have their work cut out because

there's over 1,000 trade stalls here at the Royal Welsh Showground.

So, Reds and Blues, prepare yourselves for a bit of a trek.

Let's have a quick peek at what's coming up.

On today's show, the stallholders bust some moves.

Can you move a bit on this?

THEY LAUGH

Steady. And the teams get happy haggling.

-What's the very best you can do?

-I was looking for very close to that.

Four for 15?

But will they be happy or bust at the auction?

110. At £110... GAVEL THUDS

Let's meet the teams.

Today, we've got old mates Kevin and Ian,

and for the Blues, we've got schoolmates Alex and Alex.

-Hi, everybody.

-ALL: Hello!

-Very nice to see you.

Now, Kevin, you two have been mates for an incredibly long time.

-Yes, since our wives got married and just before, really.

-Really?

-Yes.

Our wives were big friends through junior school and whatever.

-And your friendship was imported into your marriage?

-"Imported"! That's a very good word.

-Isn't it nice when it works out like that?

-It is, actually, yes.

-Very good.

-Lucky!

-Yeah, quite.

-Kevin, you're a driving instructor.

-That's true.

-Tell us about that.

-It's interesting. You meet loads of different people, different ages.

-You don't suffer from bad nerves at all?

-No, I think that would be a disaster in the job.

-Well, that's pretty good, then.

You don't suffer from nerves and you don't take tablets?

If you live in Merthyr, you can't suffer from nerves!

You said that, not me!

-OK, now, Ian, it says you're a careers adviser.

-I am, yes.

-Where do you do that?

-In Pontypool College at the moment.

-Yeah?

-Yeah. It's a brilliant job, absolutely fantastic.

You like to have a bit of a play yourself, don't you?

I'm a toy collector, and I do enjoy collecting the toys.

I've never grown up. It's one of those things.

I've never grown up from being a child.

-What sort of toys do you go for?

-Now, it's changed slightly.

It used to be the Airfix stuff that you used to build and collect yourself.

-Now it's more collectable car items.

-Do you know about the values of these things?

-Do you know what they're worth?

-Yeah, a few of them.

-Good.

Now, tactics-wise, what's your game plan between the two of you?

-Spend mean and keep 'em keen.

-You naughty boys!

Anyway, I hope you have fun.

Meanwhile, for the Blues... I should think you're quaking in your boots, aren't you,

-after that lot?

-I'm not too scared.

-You're not?

-We can handle it.

-Now you met at school?

-That's correct.

-Yes.

-And was that a big joke at school -

Alex met Alex and Alex met Alex?

-We didn't really hang around much in school.

-We knew each other.

It became more of a joke when we actually got together.

Yeah, it is kind of cute, though, isn't it? Alex going out with Alex?

-Do you think that's cute? I think it is.

-To a certain extent.

-Everyone else seems to think so.

-Now, Alex boy, you work in the insurance industry?

-Yeah, that's correct.

-Tell us about that.

I deal with car insurance, bike insurance, van insurance, home insurance,

-every insurance known to man.

-So the insurance industry is what you get up to?

-Yeah.

-That's what pays you your crust. But you're incredibly into collecting, too, aren't you?

Yeah, I collect absolutely everything. I literally have got a serious problem.

-It's almost borderline addiction.

-Is it?

What's your absolute favourite thing, when it comes to buying stuff?

-Probably my Volkswagen Beetle.

-What, the real one?

Yeah, the real one, genuine, not a new one.

Not a newbie, definitely an old one. It's a 1970 Volkswagen Beetle.

-Do you get envious glances at the lights?

-No, it's generally people...

-Looking sorry for you!

-Yeah.

Especially when it decides it's going to stall or something like that.

-Yeah. Now, Alex, you're a student studying English.

-Yes.

-Where are you doing that?

-The University of Gloucestershire, in Cheltenham.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-A nice place to be, Cheltenham.

-Yes, it is nice.

And what are you going to do with it when you've finished your degree course?

Hopefully go into journalism.

It says here you've got a Beetle, too.

Yeah, but I didn't buy that - Alex bought me that.

-We'd only been going out for about two months.

-It was three months.

Don't make me out to be this terrible person. Yeah, it was for her 18th birthday. I bought her a Beetle.

-He sounds like the Alex from heaven to me.

-Oh, he is.

-Provider of cars and clutter.

-Gifts.

-I mean, this is just unbelievable.

-Are you going to have fun today?

-Definitely.

-Yes, can't wait.

-Right, the money moment. £300 apiece.

Here you go. There's your £300. You know the rules, your experts await,

and off you go. Very, very good luck. I always loved the Beetle, me.

So, here's a quick stroll through the rules,

courtesy of our resident experts, David Barby and Chris Gower.

The teams have just one hour

and £300 to buy three things to send to auction.

And the winners are those that make

the biggest profit or the smallest loss.

Simple, eh?

-Now, Alex...

-BOTH: Yes!

You're both called Alex, aren't you? That's going to be difficult.

Kevin, you're a driving instructor.

Do you think you'll guide us around this huge fair today?

-It shouldn't be a problem.

-Safely?

-Safely? Most certainly.

-I hope so.

-So what are you going to look for? Bakelite?

-Yes, anything '30s, '40s, '20s.

-So, are you looking for toys today?

-I will be.

I'm very passionate about toys and I'd really like to get some if I can.

-Pin-up posters, tin posters, jewellery.

-Oh, jewellery!

-The Joan Crawford type.

-Yes.

-We've got a job on our hands, actually.

-Anything sparkly.

Sparkly. Right. OK, let's make a start, because we've got a lot to look at.

Let's go and look for them. Come on, lads.

That's it, teams. Get to it.

There's a lot of ground to cover here and time flies on this show.

-The hour will be up in two shakes of a lamb's tail.

-SHEEP BLEATS

Hello.

-What about that? Could you teach somebody to drive on one of those?

-I don't think so.

Toys and driving. Something for you both here, Reds, eh?

-Not for your driving school! Come on.

-Well, maybe not.

-A rocking horse.

-It's a rocking horse, it's nice, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Obviously, been loved a lot.

-You can see a lot of wear and tear on it.

I think there have been a few adults on there, apart from the kids!

I would say, actually, it falls into a toy category.

-It does, yeah.

-I've got it on good authority...

-Yes.

..Lester may have had something to do with that.

What, the town or the actual rider?

THEY LAUGH

I'm sorry!

I think it might be small enough for Mr Pigott.

£40 though, is that a bit expensive?

Well, we can ask, can you move a bit on this?

The beat's there, I think,

but I don't know that that's what he meant.

I'll do you a great deal, because there's a good bit of age on it,

we could probably knock you a couple of pounds of.

-It's '20s, isn't it, I would say.

-Yeah.

I could do it for £36. I think...

-That's exactly 10%.

-I think that's a good one.

Do you think that's a good one?

It's not rocking Kevin's world...

It's decorative, it's colourful, anything to do with nursery,

childhood, always a good seller, it's got age,

it's probably Continental, probably German, I would say...

-I'd rather have it for £30.

-I bet you would!

But, it's Ian in the saddle here, will he be a finisher or a faller?

I can't. You're a very, very nice man.

I'm a VERY, VERY nice man.

-You don't know him!

-Well, he appears to be.

I'll do it for 35, you've got another quid

and that's the very, very best.

-It's up to you.

-Your choice.

-I'll have that.

£35, thank you very much.

Great, we're happy with that, thank you, sir.

-Thanks very much.

-Well done, Reds!

Maybe Kevin can be in the driver's seat next time.

Our Blues are after something sparkly...

-Is that a brooch?

-It's a brooch, we mentioned about brooches.

-That's the pebble brooch, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-What are the stones?

-Well, these are all agates,

you've got bloodstone there, cornelia there,

probably cairngorm or a paste stone.

What's the price on that, sir?

-It's got £110 on it.

-Oh! What's your very best?

£100 would be the absolute best, I'm afraid.

Hmmm. Not sparkly enough, it seems.

-Will we have a look in? Come on.

-Yeah.

-Did you say you wanted to go upstairs or downstairs?

-Both!

Kevin, you've got to scour the whole place!

Would those be on your wavelength, Blues?

It's not fine art, but I think we could go for something like this.

-I do really like those.

-Which one do you like?

They're both the same.

-That one's in better condition, it isn't missing a screw.

-Right. OK.

-Do you want to have a look at that?

-Yes.

-I do really like that.

-Yeah, definitely.

It's got a nice turn dial as well.

I'm guessing, because it's in the case, '40s or '50s.

Hold on to that, admire it,

-I'm going to have a quick word with the dealer.

-OK.

The radio, you've got £30 on it,

what's the very best you can do?

-We could do it for 25.

-25? Is that the very, very best?

-Would you do it for 22?

-OK, all right. 22, yes. That's fine.

-Thank you very much.

-£22.

I think, for the right buyer, it'd be worth that, definitely.

-I like all this, it's very functional, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-It's very neat.

-Minimalistic. Neat is that expression.

So, this is typical, late '50s coming into the '60s.

-Yeah.

-I think that's quite good.

I think it was very well spotted and it's right up your street.

Yeah. Definitely.

You're tuned to Radio Wonnacott.

A big congratulations shout out to the Blues, on their first purchase.

Keep going. 15 minutes gone already.

Right, let's pay for it and go.

Again, it's toys and cars.

Something for both boys here, surely?

Well, this is your area of expertise here.

-Yeah.

-These look pretty good to me.

Yeah, there's some nice stuff. I'm looking more at the Vanguard stuff.

It's really in mint condition, good boxes, etc.

-These are quite good?

-Yeah, they're pretty good.

-How much should that be?

-£15, maybe £20.

It depends what they're going to ask us for it,

to make some profit on it.

That's what do you think you'd get at auction, right?

-This one looks nice and it's more of a collectors item, as well.

-Is it?

You might even get an extra five or ten quid on that one.

How old would they be or are they replicas?

-'60s, '70s...

-But they would be made then as well?

-Yeah.

-Right.

-Should we ask?

-What sort of price are these?

I could do them for £5 each.

-That's quite nice.

-What if we bought a few as one lot,

would be a possibility?

Yeah, I could do them for £4, then.

-For three items, you could do £4 pounds each?

-£12. Yeah. £12.

-Well, what do you think?

-I think that's probably a good buy. Yeah.

-Four for £15.

-Cor! Talk about a change of gear!

Don't stall the deal here now, Ian!

-Yeah.

-OK.

Four for 15? All right? Deal, done?

-Thanks very much.

-Thank you.

Neatly driven home by Ian, there. Well done, Reds.

Now, we're nearly halfway through, it's Reds one, Blues two.

Let's put the pedal on the metal, teams.

-Scottie Wilson. That's slap, bang in your period?

-Yeah.

It's very nice, nice colours.

The design was not popular at the time.

And he was an Indian and the designs are Indian.

They're all based on indigenous American Indians.

So that's why you have a sort of totem pole in the middle.

You normally find it in terracotta and black.

This is the first time I've seen it in this multi-colour.

It's all framed up so it makes it look more expensive than it actually is.

I think at 85 you've got 110, at 85, it's quite distinctive for the period you're looking at.

Definitely. >

And that is Royal Worcester.

-I'm not certain that's going to make the money at £80.

-Oh, really? OK.

-I think that's slap bang in what you're looking for.

-Yeah.

And again, I need to come back on that.

So you've got the brooch and you've got that,

so we've got two items lined up, if you can't find anything else.

Right, let's move on, very, very quickly.

Yes, indeed, Mr B, whilst those items remain un-bought, you're undone, so keep looking.

The bargains are there if you dig about.

Never let it be said that beautiful things can't be found in very, very, very plain packages.

Look at it, it's a little grey, brown, rusting tin box.

And if I open it up, inside we find one of the marvels

of 19th-century Swiss engineering.

Because what's inside this completely alien box,

is a miniature Swiss cylinder musical box.

It's a piece of mechanical music-making that centres

around a flatbed, which is the brass plate at the bottom,

onto which all the whiz-bang mechanical bits are bolted.

And those include a cylinder,

which is about two-and-a-half inches long in this instance.

And if you look very carefully, sticking up out of the brass cylinder

are a lot of tiny, little steel pinheads.

As the cylinder goes round by clockwork,

so each of those thousands of little pins pluck a note on the bar,

which is divided with all these teeth.

And what it will do at the end of the day, is to play the most

delightful air, or tune, you would ever be likely to hear.

And the other thing I liked when I glanced at it on the dealer's stand,

was this little label.

£12, ladies and gentlemen, is the price you would pay

a dealer on a stall down there for this supremely good

piece of Victorian Swiss musical engineering.

What's it worth?

Well, in a silver or gold box, it would be worth £1,500-£2,000.

In a rough old tin box like this for somebody to find a more

appropriate box to put it in, it must be worth £300-£400.

So there you have it, £12 down there, £300-£400 up here.

Now that's what I call music to my ears.

The pace for our teams has gone decidedly up-tempo.

There's less than 20 minutes left.

I am actually getting concerned.

I think I'm getting a bit concerned as well.

It's going to get to the point when we're rushing around looking for actually something to buy.

So, I'm starting to panic, actually. I think David's starting to panic as well.

Come on, Blues, you need a tip from David.

This is something unusual, it really is.

I've never seen anything like it before.

It is intended to be on a desk, in a club, or in a restaurant, or hotel

and you're supposed to put your tip there.

I think it's quite nice, actually, don't you?

Yeah, it's very unique, definitely.

It's got some age to it. I think it's probably mid-to-late Victorian.

It's heavy, it's a good, heavy weight.

And you've got all this cut, carved brass work here,

which is in lovely condition.

You've got a good solid plate that screws onto this mahogany section.

And then this cylindrical is where you placed your tip, your money.

Your sixpence, your thrupenny piece, your pennies would go in there, or maybe guineas would go in there.

-You would unscrew it at the side, do you see that?

-OK, yeah.

To release the tube. I think it's quite unusual.

-Yeah, I do quite like it.

-At £48, how much have we spent so far?

-22.

-£22.

-Unusual, quirky objects sell.

-Yeah, OK.

I think we could dish that on the price though, possibly.

-Should try it out anyway?

-Right, follow me.

Go on, then, Blues, see if you can knock off the service charge.

It's got £48 on it. What's the very best you can do?

The very best, I was looking for sort of 43.

-I know you're not going to pay me that, Mr Barby.

-35?

I can't do it.

-The very best I'll go for is...

-What about 38?

No, I can't, I don't mind you knowing, I paid 35 for it so I need 40 on it.

-What do you think?

-I like it.

I think it's fun and I think it's quirky.

Yeah, I like it.

-OK, shall we go for it?

-Yes, let's got for it, yeah.

-Thank you very much, sir.

-Thank you.

-Cheers.

Well done, team that's two down.

But you're not at the cheese course yet.

This is certainly weighty, but do you know how to tell the difference

between spelter and bronze?

The temperature is cooler for bronze?

Yeah, you hold it and if it never goes warm in your hand,

that's bronze.

Any other material will go warm with your skin heat and body temperature.

-So this is bronze. So, we like her, don't we?

-Yeah.

Certainly of the period, 1920s.

On a nice, marble base, I like her a lot.

-Yeah.

-Let's see, how much is she?

-HE LAUGHS

-325.

Well, with £250 left, you're going to need one heck of a haggle, Reds.

Shall we move on? Nice as you are, my darling...

You don't think we'll be able to get 75 quid off do you?

Do you want to ask?

Yeah, worth a choke, do you think?

Kevin, ask the dealer what his best price is.

Sir? What's your best price on the bronze?

I'll have to have a quick look on the back.

If I tell you how much we've got, would that help?

It'll help, I'm not sure it'll work, but it'll help.

We're talking way under 300.

I can do under 300... Go on, what you got?

About 230?

-Go on.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Excellent.

What? That was quick. I think he'd have had your arm off there, Ian.

How much have you taken off?

230, I've taken 230.

-Are you happy with that?

-Yeah, very.

The opposition bought something nice earlier, but not as nice as that, so I prefer your team now.

Well, they spent more than five times as much,

so no wonder he switched allegiances.

I think we should just enjoy our ice creams now, don't you?

And watch the money roll in later on.

Well done, Reds, enjoy your rest.

Blues, you've got about three minutes.

One more item, please, and quick!

We need glamour, we need glamour.

Liking?

-The sideboard?

-Or the chair?

Oh, no! Are you being serious?

Where was it? Where was it?

Wasn't it further towards the back, outside?

-I think we're going for the plate.

-Yeah.

Really? Do you like the plate?

-Yes.

-Definitely.

I think it's all its money. I think it's all its money.

I love the colour tones on it and it is signed, "Scotty."

Anybody collecting Worcester will go for it.

-Can you go and look at it? I'm going to have a word with the dealer.

-OK.

I do like it. Hopefully other people will like it.

Right, come on, chaps. What do you say, £80?

-You going for it?

-Definitely.

-Definitely.

-Thank you.

Oh, one each, David?

Never mind, Alex.

There's a bit of a hint here, and it is...time's up!

Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?

First, they trotted off with a rocking horse for £35. Giddy up!

Ian then sealed the deal with these boxed, 1960s toy cars for £15.

Finally, they blew nearly all of their remaining loot on this

bronze figure, with its marble base.

-Sometimes you've got to pay the price.

-Take a chance, take a chance.

Paying the price is what it's all about, isn't it?

-And you've spent quite a lot today, you boys?

-We did well, yes.

-I did more of the spending than he did.

-Yes, yes.

-What's the total, then?

-280, we spent.

£280, that's magnificent, I'm so proud of you.

-Who's got the £20 of leftover lolly, then?

-Kevin.

Thank you very much, Kevin. Which is your favourite piece, Kev?

-My statue.

-Your statue?

And do you agree with that, Ian?

My rocking horse, I'm partial to my rocking horse.

-£20 of leftover lolly, a little challenge?

-A little challenge.

Any idea what you might buy?

Absolutely no idea, but it'll be just fabulous.

-Anything will do.

-Anything will do.

Good luck with that.

Meanwhile, we'll check out what the Blue team bought.

The Blues tuned straight into the 1950s radio. £22 paid.

Then they bagged this 19th-century brass tip box for £40.

Or whatever it is.

Finally, at the last minute, they bought this 1950s

Royal Worcester plate for around £80.

-All right. Not too bad.

-We've done OK.

They all say they think they've done not too bad!

We've got a nice bit of money left over, too.

-How much did you spend all-round?

-£142.

Right. Which is your favourite piece?

-The first piece is my favourite piece.

-I think the plate, to be honest.

-That's your favourite?

-Yes.

-Your favourite favourite.

-Is that going to make the biggest profit?

-Yes, definitely.

-Do you agree with that, Alex?

-Yeah, I do.

My favourite is the cheapest, not the most expensive so...

But you got a bit of a view which is marvellous. Anyway, £142 you spent.

I would like 158 of leftover lolly, please.

-That's all of a clutch, isn't it?

-Yes!

-158. I won't count it.

-I'll hand it straight over to you, Barby.

-That's rather hot and sweaty.

-What can I say?

What's your favourite moment, I was about to say, then you came up with the hot and sweaty.

-I don't really like that.

-Shall I pass it back then?

-You're going to find your bonus buy.

-I am.

-Do you know what you're going to do?

Well, there's so much to look at here. It's incredible.

-So many stalls.

-So many stalls and so little time.

-Absolutely. Goodbye.

-You're going to have to shove-ovski, aren't you?

-Goodbye.

-Goodbye.

Meanwhile, we're going to shove-ovski too

to somewhere absolutely divine.

The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent

houses a surprisingly eclectic mix of artefacts.

One of the most amazing of the collections was donated

by an enthusiast and that's what I've come to see today.

Guess what this collector was really, really, really,

really keen on?

You've got it. Moo cows.

HE LAUGHS

Amazing, isn't it?

A huge herd of over 600 of these cow creamers were donated

to the museum by one woman.

Gabrielle Keiller was no ordinary lady.

She was nicknamed the Marmalade Queen by friends

because of her third marriage to one Alexander Keiller

of the famed Keiller's marmalade family.

Alexander and Gabrielle shared a love of the bizarre

and it was probably he who got her started on this collection,

buying her the first one.

Aren't they amazing? I mean, en masse behind me,

these things look like just a huge herd of cows.

But for me, it's the detail that makes them so special.

What exactly is a cow creamer?

Well, the description says, more or less, what it is.

It's a vessel that's made to hold milk or cream

that happens to be in the form of a cow.

The cow creamer has a cover on its back

and would have been filled with milk or cream.

Incline the cow creamer like that

and the milk pours out of its mouth,

and tee-hee-hee, would you like a little more milk?

These things, it's thought, were given largely as novelty gifts.

And as such, they have survived in reasonable quantities.

What we have here is a date range of between about 1750 and 1850.

The earliest of the ceramic ones is this fellow.

And this is a Wheeldon-type colour scheme,

perhaps dating from the 1770s.

What I like about this moo cow is

she's got double, curlicue horns, look,

and then a sweet, little calf actually suckling down below

and the cover, you can see if I remove it,

is just a thin slab of shaped clay, very crudely made,

but then decorated with a dove, a kind of peaceful dove.

If you really were rich though in 1765,

you could go for an example in silver.

This one has come from the collection and is a lovely example.

A little bit smaller, a little bit more refined, as you would expect,

and, of course, it's got a lot of detail in the cover

which won't fall off because it's hinged.

That cover has been beautifully engraved

in the form of a cartouche

and in the middle of the cover it's got a big old fly,

a horse fly, perhaps,

that's about to bite the cow.

Do you know something? All these old cows

have made me feel rather thirsty.

And what could be more refreshing than a nice cup of tea?

Do you take sugar? No, but I bet you take milk.

Now...

HE GIGGLES

Look at that!

Marvellous. Of course, the big question today is,

will our contestants be able to milk any profits over at the auction?

Well, I can't tell you how wonderful it is to be in Malvern,

-back in Serrell land, actually. How are you, Phil?

-Sunny Malvern.

-It ain't sunny anywhere this year.

-I'm really well, Tim. You?

-Good. Delighted to be here.

Kevin and Ian, their first item,

-which is a challenge, is this rocking horse.

-Yes.

It's a good job it's tin and not live cos I think

if it was live, they'd have shot it by now.

It's missing those little handles on its head

and I think it's one of the most awful things

I've seen for a long time. How do you rate it?

I think if we're lucky, we're going to try and go for the sympathy vote,

we might me able to snag somebody at 20 or 30 quid, I was thinking.

-Do you think so?

-Possibly.

It would be just brilliant if you could because £35 was paid

and they thought it had an outside chance.

Next we got a boxed group of four cars, two of which are identical.

That's just in case you lose the first two, isn't it?

-I would have, as a collector, preferred four different ones.

-Four different ones, yeah.

-But call me old fashioned.

-Just being picky.

So, we've got the boxes and we've got two pairs of cars.

-Now, these have no age, these Vanguard jobbies, have they?

-No.

-They're like ten or 20 quid's worth for the lot.

-Fair enough. They paid £15 for them.

-That's not too bad then.

-It really isn't too bad, is it?

-So there is some hope there.

-Yeah.

-Lovely.

Now, the last item, I want you here, Phil, to take a deep breath.

-I want you to gird up your loins...

-OK.

..and come up with your very, very best highest price.

I think we'd be charitable at a tickle over 100 quid, really,

cos I think I'm probably older than her by some distance.

-I would say a considerable distance.

-That's not very nice!

-No, seriously...

-I'm very hurt.

This thing came over in a container with about 25,000 others

all wrapped up in polystyrene foam not so very long ago.

At best, it's 120 quid's worth. At worst, it might be,

-I don't know, 40 or 50 quid, mightn't it?

-And they paid £230.

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.

On that happy note, we're almost certain that they're going

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

Kevin, Ian.

What exactly do you suppose that Christophe

spent your £20 of leftover lolly on? Shall we find out? OK, Chris.

-Show us your wares.

-Here we go.

Now, what do you think this hides?

Stirrup cups.

Silver-plated stirrup cups. There's another one.

There are four, actually. They're called stirrup cups

because they were given to you once your feet were in the stirrups.

These aren't all that old. They're about 1900, perhaps slightly later.

And sherry or port would be drunk from it

before you go off on your hunt. Nice idea?

And they've got this little gizmo to store them in.

Why couldn't you use it before Bargain Hunt, then?

Why've you got to be on a horse?

I think you can walk around a field and go hunting...for bargains.

-In which case, they'd be hunting cups.

-Bargain-hunting cups.

-Exactly.

-Lovely.

-Did you blow all our £20?

-You must have paid £20.

-I did.

I paid every penny of £20.

-Nice with the gilt interiors, though, Chris.

-Very nice.

-So they won't tarnish. Good quality sign.

-Absolutely and very practical.

-Well done, Chris. Thank you very much.

-Good.

-But for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Chris's cups.

-That's very decent of you, Tim. Thank you.

-Now, you're a sporting man, Philip.

-Yes.

Very handy to take out on the shooting ground.

Yeah. What are they going to make? £15, £20 worth.

We see them all the time, don't we? I mean, they'll quite...

Well, they're empty, that's what they are, Tim.

-Nice to have a gilt interior, though.

-Yes.

-I always think that's a bit of a quality sign.

-I like those.

-What do you rate them at money-wise?

-£15 to £20. £15 to £25.

-Something like that.

-Lovely.

Well, Chris paid £20 under a degree of pressure,

so I think he's done well, really.

-I think you might just get out on those.

-Good. Right.

Well, on that happy note then, that's it for the Reds.

And now for the jolly old Blues. And what a mixture they've got.

Here's a radio set, look. 1950s. Said to be.

I suppose that's what it is.

-But this stuff is actually quite collectable, isn't it?

-Yes.

I think that's between £15 and £25 worth. Something like that.

-£22 paid.

-Well, there's a chance, if we can find someone

with the same romantic, misty memory that one DJ Barby has got... Yes.

-It's a piece of sculpture, isn't it?

-Brilliant. Thank you for that.

Next, we've got the so-called brass and mahogany tip box.

Now, have you ever seen one of these before?

Well, I have, but it was fitted on a wall like that

and I was seated at the time.

-It's a lavatory-paper holder.

-You just sort of zip it down and...

-It's described as a tip box.

-Oh, right. OK. What did they pay for it?

-Do you really want to know?

-Yeah.

-£40.

-I think we'd put £30 to £50 on it, but who knows.

-In a whiff of hope?

-In a whiff of hope, yes.

-OK.

Well, now, here's something that's going to warm you up a bit

-cos it's a bit of Worcester.

-Scottie Wilson.

-Tell us about him.

Scottie Wilson was... I think he was a really cool man.

He was in the 1950s. He designed a lot of these type of works

on a red terracotta ground.

I actually think he's really undervalued at the moment.

That's going to make probably £50 to £80.

Might make a little bit more.

But it's a really good quality thing.

I think it's a good bit of mid-20th century design.

But I think that's a real good eye for the future. Well done, Barby.

-All right. Fine. £80 paid.

-Yeah, I think he's all right with that.

Lovely. Well, we've got hope. It springs eternal.

We've been sniffy about the bog roll holder, but it might do all right,

in which case, the jury's out as to whether they're going to need

the bonus buy or not, but let's go and have a look at it anyway.

OK, Alex, Alex. This is your moment. You gave the Barby £158.

-So, David, did you blow the lot?

-I didn't blow the lot, no.

I bought something rather interesting, slightly vintage.

-And it's this object here. Do you know what it is?

-No.

-No.

Well, this is for wearing round the waist. That clips on there.

And in that, a lady would wander round

-and she'd put her spectacles in there.

-OK.

So it's in the form of a chatelaine, but exclusively for spectacles.

-This is solid silver...

-Yeah, I was going to say.

..and it was made in Birmingham in 1894.

It cost me all of £125.

But it's got quite a good weight. You feel that. You feel that.

It is silver. Silver is on the up at the moment.

-But it's such an unusual collectors item.

-I like it.

-I think it's really pretty.

-It's definitely got a lot of character.

-Have you seen one before?

-No.

-No.

-Well, you have now.

I think it might be worth a shot. I think the price puts me off a little bit.

Well, what we've got today is a general sale, that's for a fact,

and in it, there's a bit of everything,

so you never know your luck.

But for the audience at home, right now let's find out

what the auctioneer thinks about David's chatelaine.

Now, Phil, I don't want you to make a spectacle of yourself.

That's actually... It's quite nice, isn't it?

I think we might have been a bit mean on Barby.

This is a spectacle case which just clips onto your belt.

We put £40 to £60 on it and it's too mean because it's heavier than that.

-That's £80 to £120 worth.

-OK.

-What did he pay for it?

Well, we'll change the estimate to 80 to 120 then. He paid £125.

-He might just get out. He might just get out.

-So, hope springs eternal.

-What?!

-Absolutely. It's better to... What is it? Travel in expectation than arrive in disappointment.

-I think that could be one of your sayings. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Now, Kev, Ian, how are you feeling?

-Really confident. Got to be fair.

-You are confident?

-Mm-hm. Yes.

-On what do you base this confidence?

Well, Kevin 's been persuading me that the buy's absolutely fantastic

and that we're going to make a lot of money on that particular buy.

-So Kevin's really the man...

-He's definitely been persuading me.

Lovely. First up, it's the rusty rocking horse and here it comes.

Lot number 291. We discovered Shergar and here it is.

Rather bizarrely, I've got two bids of the same sort of money.

-So I've got to start at £60.

-Get away!

60, 60 bid. At £60 only.

At 60. 60 bid.

At £60...

That is unbelievable.

-Done. Thank you.

-Yes!

-Fantastic.

-Brilliant.

-Plus 25. That is so cool.

The Vanguard's vans. Two RAC and two AA vans. Bid me for those.

£10 for the two or the four.

Ten. I'm bid at ten. Ten bid.

At £10 only. At ten.

Ten bid. £10. At 12. 15.

18. 20.

Five. 30.

£30. Five. 35.

35. There's the bid.

At £35. And I sell then at £35. And done.

Double your money. 35.

-Well done.

-That is plus £20.

Quite easy this thing, isn't it?

Lot number 292 is the bronze figure. There you are.

Will you bid me for this? Bid me £100 to start, someone. Decorative lot.

£100. Give me 80.

-They don't like this.

-Who's got 50?

50 I'm bid. At £50 only.

At 50. 50 bid. Is there any more at all?

Right at the back of the room.

£50. And I sell then at £50. And done.

-Thank you.

-Oh, no!

£50, chaps. That is minus 180 at a stroke.

-That's not much fun, isn't it?

-You were absolutely right.

You are minus £135. Oh, dear.

-What are you going to do about the silver-plated cups?

-Definitely.

-You like them?

-Love them.

-Going to claw some profit back with that?

-Definitely.

-All right. Fine.

So the decision is made. We're going with the cups

and here they come.

Lot number 295 is the little set of stirrup cups.

Nice little cups. Actually, there's more than a healthy nip in these.

Give me a tenner to start. 10. 12. 15.

18. 20. Five.

30. Five. 40. Five. 50.

Any more? At £50 only. There's the bid at 50.

-Christopher Columbus!

-Christopher Columbus!

At £60 only. At 60. Is there any more?

At £60. And I sell them at £60. And done. Thank you.

£60. The man's a genius.

-Congratulations.

-The man's a genius.

-Fantastic.

-Look at that.

Plus £40. Now that is a proper bonus buy.

How do you invest 20 and triple it? Well done, Christopher. Marvellous.

-Excellent.

-Now, hang on, guys. You were minus 135.

You're now only minus 95.

-95 could easily be a winning score...

-Unlikely, but maybe.

..in which case, don't say a word to the Blues, all right?

-No problem.

-Stum.

-Alex and Alex, how are you feeling, kids?

-Not too bad.

-Nervous.

-You're just cool, Alex, aren't you?

-I try to be relaxed. It doesn't

really matter if we make a loss, but I hope we make a profit.

Your first item up is the Vidor portable radio and here it comes.

They're becoming collectable, these. Who's got £20 to start?

There's the bid. At £20 only. At £20 for the radio. Who's got five?

-And five.

-Yes, you're in profit. Phew.

There's the bid. At 25. 30 bid.

On the net at 30. And five, sir.

35. 35.

-40, may I? At 35 now.

-Come on. We want some more.

Waiting for the internet. At £35 only. There's the bid.

At £35 and I sell then at 35. And done. Thank you.

35 from 22. That's plus 13.

There you are. The tip box. Bid me for this.

Well, I've got 50 bid on the net. At 50. 50 bid.

And five on the net bid. At 55.

At £55. Is there 60 anywhere?

-At £55.

-I can't believe it.

Alex! Alex!

The net's out. At £60. Is there any more?

-At £60.

-Come on.

At £60 and I sell, then, at £60. And done.

That's another plus £20.

-Restores faith in myself.

-Didn't do too bad.

Listen. Scottie Wilson next.

Is there a following for Scottie Wilson here just outside Worcester?

This is the big question and here it comes.

Scottie Wilson Royal Worcester plate. They're not normally this colour.

50 I am bid. At £50 only.

-At 50.

-Come on.

-And five. And 60.

60 bid.

-At £60 only. At 60.

-Go, Serrell.

-Go on.

-at 60. Who's got five?

At 60. Are you bidding? 65.

At 65. And 70. And five.

80. 80 bid. 85.

85.

You're in profit. How about that?

Fantastic.

100 bid. 110.

20, may I?

120.

120!

130. 130. 40 now?

140.

At £140. 50.

150.

-Listen. Listen.

-160.

-Look at that! You've just doubled your money.

At £160. There it is. At £160.

And I sell then at £160 and done. Thank you.

£160 is plus 80.

You had the 20 before and the 13 which means you are plus £113.

How cool is that? What are you going to do?

-Are you going to stick or are you going to twist?

-Don't.

-Stick?

-Stick, yes. I'm happy with sticking.

-You're happy with sticking?

-I'm happy with sticking.

You're not going with it, but we're going to sell it anyway

-just to see what happens, aren't we, David?

-Yes.

Lot number 315 is this really lovely spectacle case. And it's heavy.

There you are. Give me £80 to start, someone.

50 I am bid. At 50. £50 only.

And five. 60. 65. 70.

Five. 75. There's the bid.

At £75 only. Any more at all?

At £75. And I sell then at £75 and done. Thank you.

-Yes!

-A wise decision. A wise decision.

We got that. Very good.

You preserved your profits magnificently.

The big thing now is, don't ruin the Reds' day.

-Don't mention a thing.

-Yes.

-Perfect.

Well, well, well, well. What an exciting day.

In fact, I can't remember such an exciting day on Bargain Hunt.

It's been great.

-Have you been chatting though, the Reds and the Blues?

-No.

-No?

-No, no, no.

-OK.

Well, I have to reveal that on this programme

we don't have losers any more, but we do always have a runner up.

And the team that are the runners-up today...

are the Reds...

..by losing £95. They don't deserve to be runners-up.

-You walk away braver boys and I'm proud of you.

-Thank you very much.

OK. But moving on to the victors who are going to go home with £113

-of profits in their pockets.

-Thank you very much.

They managed to resist the bonus buy.

That was their big winning factor.

They preserved their profits, and not only did they make profits,

they made profits on all three items.

And therefore, they get entry to

the venerable order of the golden gavel.

Except we ran out of gavels and now we give these pins.

All right? So, take that. Take that, Alex. Take that, David.

-Add it to your collection.

-What a thrill!

£80 profit on Scottie Wilson. Whoever would have thought of that?

Stellar, that's all I can say. Very, very happy.

Well, we've loved having you on the show. In fact, join us soon

for some more bargain-hunting. Yes? Yes!

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