0:00:07 > 0:00:10Today, we're in Leominster in Herefordshire,
0:00:10 > 0:00:14with our teams who are prepared to fight the good fight.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17But will they achieve the unattainable?
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Will they reach those sweet uplands
0:00:20 > 0:00:25and eventually bask in the glory of enormous profit?
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Well, we can live in hope.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:56 > 0:01:00Herefordshire is part of the Slow Food movement,
0:01:00 > 0:01:04which tries to promote regional cuisine.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09Of course, on Bargain Hunt, we source all our ingredients locally.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11But the teams can't afford to be too slow,
0:01:11 > 0:01:14because there's only one hour on the clock.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Coming up on today's show, the Reds like changing their minds...
0:01:18 > 0:01:19I kind of dismissed it initially,
0:01:19 > 0:01:22and now I think it's the prettiest bag I have ever seen.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25..whilst the Blues just can't make any decisions at all.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28I'm not going to discount it, but I suggest we park it for now.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Just park that for now, if you would. That would be great. Thanks very much.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Let's meet the teams.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38Today on the programme, we've got chums Carlo and Victoria,
0:01:38 > 0:01:40or should I say Vicky?
0:01:40 > 0:01:44And Sheila and Stephen are an engaged couple for the Blues.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Hello, everyone. Lovely to see you.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Now, Carlo, what do you do to earn a crust?
0:01:48 > 0:01:52I have always been passionate about classical music, but it's not always easy to earn a living.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55So, at the moment, I work at Colston Hall in Bristol.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59But really, you'd like to be interfacing with music yourself.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01- As a performer?- Yeah, I think so.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05I'm concentrating on classical music, so I've bought a grand piano.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- That's an investment! - It is, yeah, yeah!
0:02:08 > 0:02:11I wanted one for ages, but finally got one to practise my scales on,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14so I'll see where it takes me.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- Vic, what do you do for a living? - I'm a dance teacher.- Oh, are you?
0:02:17 > 0:02:22Yeah, all ages from preschool up to 70. Yeah, good fun.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26And what do the 70-year-olds dance to that the three-year-olds don't?
0:02:26 > 0:02:31So three-year-olds would maybe do Dingle Dangle Scarecrow or Heads, Shoulders, Knees And Toes,
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- which might not be mature enough for 70-year-olds.- Well, I don't know!
0:02:35 > 0:02:38I suppose we all come to it sooner or later, don't we?
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- So what inspired you to get into dance?- I have always been dancing.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45I have always been a big fan of Michael Jackson and Madonna.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48I used to learn all the routines from their concerts,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51and my mum said she still knows the routine to Lucky Star
0:02:51 > 0:02:54because she has seen me do my performances so many times.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57So what are your tactics today, you two?
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- We want to spend all the money! - Yeah.- Do you?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Yeah, cover all bases and go for some cheap,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05middle-of-the-range, something expensive.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Now, moving on to the Blues.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Sheila, how did you two meet?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11We met in a bar in Chester.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14You came up to me, started talking, and that was it head over heels.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- And what do you refer to him as? - He's going to kill me for this!
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- There's lots of things, but I don't think...- It says here, "Mr Darcy".
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- Yeah, cos he's lovely.- Is that it?
0:03:23 > 0:03:27No, then there's Gorgeous Scrumptious.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Gorgeous Scrumptious is a nice one, isn't it?
0:03:30 > 0:03:33It says here you've just started a new project that's keeping you busy.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Yes, I'm currently writing a series of children's books.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- A series of children's books?- Yeah, I want to do about ten altogether.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42I'm on number four at the moment.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45It's about a snail who wants to be a superhero.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- And why shouldn't he be? - Why shouldn't he?!
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Just cast off your shell and set forth!
0:03:50 > 0:03:53It's not going to plan for him at the moment, but I'm sure at some point it'll work.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- Stephen, what do you do for a living?- Slightly more boring,
0:03:56 > 0:04:00but I'm an area sales manager for an independent lubricant blender.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02An independent lubricant blender?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04In other words, I work for an oil company.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Lubricants, greases, fluids, coolants.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Sticky stuff!
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- Sticky stuff. - THEY LAUGH
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- Anything that keeps industry moving. - No, brilliant.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16And what you get up to outside work?
0:04:16 > 0:04:21My main hobby from the age of probably 14 to about ten years ago was coarse angling.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24I was a competition angler for most of that time.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27And do you think you'll make a great team today, you two?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30I think we make a pretty good team everywhere else,
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- so, yeah, I think we will, we'll be good.- Just have some fun.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37I think that's very sweet. That's the right answer to have some fun,
0:04:37 > 0:04:40which is exactly what we're going to do. Now, the money moment.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Here you go, £300 apiece. Whoopsie! Hoo-hoo-hoo!
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- That doesn't happen often! - THEY LAUGH
0:04:45 > 0:04:49£300, you know the rules, your experts await, and off you go!
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Very, very good luck.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Lubricants, eh?
0:04:56 > 0:05:00So, which fine experts have we got lined up for you today?
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Hoping to unmask a few bargains for the Reds, we have Claire Rawle.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08And finding out what's hot and what's not for the Blues,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10it's Paul Laidlaw.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16So, teams, you have £300 to spend on three items in 60 minutes.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Step to it!
0:05:19 > 0:05:22What are your tactics going to be? What do you want, Vic?
0:05:22 > 0:05:25I don't think we're afraid to spend, to be honest.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29We did have a tactic to stick with £30-60 items.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31I like kind of pretty, sparkly kind of things.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35I'd like something wooden, if we can find something nicely carved.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40- Not really!- We had a plan. But it changes by the minute.- See whatever.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- "See whatever"...- See what we find. - ..is probably fair enough. - Yeah, open mind.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46OK, off we go.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50# Groove is in the heart... #
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Now, what has caught the Blues' attention in that cabinet?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00What is this item here? What's it made of?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02That is tool hide, isn't it?
0:06:02 > 0:06:06It's leather, but pressed in imitation of reptile skin.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11It says, "Victorian binocular case", in inverted commas.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13"Travelling inkwell..."
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- I love all of this apart from... - The price!
0:06:17 > 0:06:19It's all about the price, Blues.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Now, have those Reds found something to guide them through the day?
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- We've found this item. - Yeah, OK. Yeah.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29That's a ship's lantern, isn't it? Copper and brass.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Looks like it's been converted to electricity
0:06:32 > 0:06:34rather than having its original burner.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36So what has he got on the ticket?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- It's priced at 42.- OK, we want to get it for a bit less than that,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41otherwise there's not an awful lot in it.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45We can either go with it or keep looking a little bit more?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48We found it, we'll keep it.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Keep it logged?- Yeah, yeah. - OK, let's pop him back then.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55You carry on. Carry on looking. We can always come back to him later.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58So that's one to think about, eh, Reds? But time will fly.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Now, there are so many goodies in that cabinet that the Blues have drafted in Ros to help.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07So, very pleasing domed form,
0:07:07 > 0:07:11and we've got inset a little bit of nickel. A key would've been nice.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- Yes.- You must have liked your deck of cards if you kept them under lock and key, eh?
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Obviously a marked pack in there.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Ah-ha, we know your type, Stephen!
0:07:20 > 0:07:21- May I have a wee look?- Of course.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- So, it's a fabulous burr, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Of course, you know what a burr is?
0:07:27 > 0:07:29You know when you see those growths on the side of trees?
0:07:29 > 0:07:33It slices through that for your veneer and this is what you get.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Absolutely delightful. Datewise?
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- No idea.- No clue. - It's a Victorian piece, isn't it?
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- Price?- Price is at 48.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45And I'm going to estimate £30-50 on that.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- So you want to be paying £20 for that.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Do you want to take a punt?
0:07:51 > 0:07:55So, as Ros goes off to get the best price from the dealer,
0:07:55 > 0:07:57something has taken the Reds' fancy.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- Got a racing-pigeon clock. - They're quite collectable, actually.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Are they?- Oh, really?- Yeah. - No way. How much is that?
0:08:03 > 0:08:06£55 on that one.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Turn him round, let's have a look at his mechanism.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Yeah, so you can clock your pigeons in and out.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15I think, probably, it dates from the '50s or the '60s.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20It's not old in those terms, but it is just quite fun.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22You'd want to get it nearer £30, if you could, really.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25I know the box is a bit kind of scathed...
0:08:25 > 0:08:30- Yeah, yeah, but it's obviously been used, hasn't it?- It's well-loved.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- It's random.- It appeals to... Oh, random is good!
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- He seems really happy with it. I think we should.- Do you think so?
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Do you think I should go and find the guy we need to speak to?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40OK. Oh, here's the man himself, lurking here. Must have heard us.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44- Hello. - So you've seen your pigeon...
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- Pigeon racing clock, yeah.- That's right. Nice, isn't it? Absolutely.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- It's marked at 55.- Right.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55- And, obviously, it jumped out because it's unusual.- Yeah.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- What's the best price you could let it go for?- The best best?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Well, I know the dealer fairly well, as it's me.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02THEY LAUGH
0:09:02 > 0:09:04That was handy!
0:09:04 > 0:09:09Well, let's see, it's 55. I think the very, very best would be 45.
0:09:09 > 0:09:15Do you think you could go any lower than 45? Maybe heading towards 35?
0:09:15 > 0:09:20- I tell you what, the very, very best is 40.- Very best, 40?- Very best, 40. - 40's great.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- What do you think? - That's not bad, that's not bad.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27I can see you clutching it! He's hugging it, isn't he? Yeah!
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- He really wants that. - He's stroking it.- Yeah!
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I tell you what, let's go for it at 40,
0:09:32 > 0:09:34and if we make a profit, fantastic.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37If we don't, it'll be great to see how it goes anyway.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40You're flying now, Reds. But how are the Blues doing?
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Here you go, Sheila.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45The best he'll do on this is 30.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- Oh, it's the magic number. - Right on the knuckle, isn't it?
0:09:48 > 0:09:51It's the magic number. Over to you, boss.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- Yeah, over to you, boss.- I'm not going to discount it, but I'm going to suggest we park it for now,
0:09:55 > 0:09:59have a tour, and if we're struggling, come back for it.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Cor, you're a hard man to please.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03But the boss has spoken, Blues, so jump to it!
0:10:10 > 0:10:11Hold on a minute!
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Those Blues haven't moved on.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Do we know what those are? - It says...
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Yeah, that's cheating! - THEY LAUGH
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- They're sugar nips.- Sugar nips.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Yeah, probably made in the 18th century.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29We're looking at age here, 250 years, perhaps.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Silver, probably English,
0:10:31 > 0:10:35and we can see a more baroque feel that we have going on there.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39Now, they tend to be marked precisely there.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41And I've got a feeling...
0:10:42 > 0:10:48Now, these are Victorian copies of Georgian originals.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53What are they worth? They're worth 40-60. Yeah, it's fair enough.
0:10:53 > 0:10:5450-80 on a good day.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58They're priced at 68, which isn't a country mile off.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Are you still liking them?
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- Not as a copy so much. - A Victorian copy!
0:11:05 > 0:11:08It's still firmly in antique category.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13- It costs nothing to ask.- OK.- OK. - Sound OK?- Yeah, definitely.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17We quite like these as well. Oh, right, OK.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22- But we want to see how flexible they can be.- How flexible our friends are.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Oh, we all like flexible friends, Blues!
0:11:24 > 0:11:26So, fingers crossed, eh?
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Now, how are the Reds getting on with their mission to spend big?
0:11:30 > 0:11:33- Erm, if you just sort of... - It's just the price, though!- Yeah.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- You thought it was suitably expensive, did you?- It's only 170. - Oh, is that all(?)- That's all.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42That's quite a lot. It's quite nice, and people like rustic items.
0:11:42 > 0:11:47It's a food preparation boat. It's come from India, maybe Africa.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51They're not the easiest things to sell. I know you're burning to spend all your money,
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- but let's not rush into it too quickly.- Maybe we'll reject it.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Let's not lose track of what we're actually...
0:11:57 > 0:12:02We're buying stuff and, like, the pigeon clock, is that practical?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Well, it is for the pigeon fancier, Carlo.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07So, is it sweet news for the Blues?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09How did the price work out?
0:12:09 > 0:12:12The best would be 40.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17OK. I've got to say, the ball is in your court again.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- I'll tell you this much...- I think we should take a chance on them.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24If they only made 35, I think you'd be hellishly unlucky.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29If they made 60 or 70, I think you'd be lucky in the other direction.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32I think the odds are that there's a little profit in it.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34So, it ain't, "Book a world cruise".
0:12:34 > 0:12:38It ticks a couple of boxes, doesn't it? Silver, it's quirky, it's about the right money,
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- I think we'll take them.- I like them.- Is that a yes?- We'll take them.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- The decision was made.- We'll take those.- Get in! There you go.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Timewise, just over half an hour.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55So, with the box in hand, you're doing all right. OK, let's go.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00At last, a buy. But 30 minutes at the same cabinet? Come along!
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Better get a move on and move on.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05It looks OK, actually. Yeah, it's quite nice.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09That's going to be sort of late 19th, getting into the 20th century.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12They used quite a lot of celluloid in their jewellery and things.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15It's nicely pressed. Pretty beadwork.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- With some of it being missing there, would that affect...?- Not too badly.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21You'd expect it to have a little bit of wear,
0:13:21 > 0:13:23otherwise you'd be nervous about the age of it.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25To find one in perfect condition would be very, very rare,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28and then it would be worth a lot more than that.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33But it's not too drastic. A clever restorer could put something back.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- To be honest, it doesn't detract too much, does it?- No, no.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38The important thing is to look inside at the lining.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41That's not too bad at all, because the silk lining is fraying
0:13:41 > 0:13:46really badly, but that's actually not bad in there at all.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49So, you have a closer look at it. Are you still happy about it?
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Yeah, I like... I kind of dismissed it initially,
0:13:53 > 0:13:56and now I think it's the prettiest bag I've ever seen.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- CLAIRE LAUGHS - Excellent, right!
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Wow! The Blues have found another cabinet.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Now, would you have put a bet on this?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11We're going back to where we started.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15The boss said you could have this for 25, if you're still interested.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- That's far more appealing.- That means he could probably let it go for 20,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- but I'm not going to push to that! - THEY LAUGH
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- SHEILA: 25.- Do you want to still...?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27We've still got some time. Do you want to still park it?
0:14:27 > 0:14:31Accept the price and just have a little look around. Is that doable?
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- You're the boss!- Are you happy for us to do that?- That's fine.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37- Park that for now, if you would. - Yeah, OK.- Thanks very much, appreciate that.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Oh, Stephen, you are a hard man to please!
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Hello, again. Hi. Right, now then, over to you.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- They've seen this pretty bag.- It's really nice, isn't it? Quite unique.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49It's 75.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51The best we can do on that is 68.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56Quite nice to get it nearer 50, I think, if it's possible.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Well, because it's one of the dealers that has got this on at the moment,
0:15:00 > 0:15:02I need to ring her and just check.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05So if you'd like me to do that, I can get the very, very best.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- VICTORIA: If that's OK, yeah. - That would be absolutely excellent.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- Give me five minutes and I'll do that.- OK, shall I hang onto it?
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Brilliant, OK. Right, we'll...
0:15:15 > 0:15:17A tense moment waiting for you.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20So, as the call is made to the bag dealer,
0:15:20 > 0:15:22the Blues are finally on the move.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Is it good news for the Reds?
0:15:29 > 0:15:34- I wish I had, because being a sunny day, I can't get hold of the dealer. - Oh, no!
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Both phones aren't answering, so the very best I'm afraid I would be able
0:15:38 > 0:15:42to do is the £68 that I said earlier, without talking to the dealer.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- Yeah.- Is it something we could come back to?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46How dare she be outside in the sun, I mean, really(!)
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- I do apologise!- We'll pop this in the cabinet and have a look down there.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53OK, we'll leave that with you to shut away.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- Thank you so much. - Thank you for trying, anyway.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58It's Bargain Hunt, this, not Browsing Hunt, teams!
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Check out the ancient rowing machine.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05How mad is THAT? It is a rowing machine, isn't it?
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- I'm not really sure! I have my own views, but... - THEY LAUGH
0:16:08 > 0:16:12You should be running, not rowing, you Blues.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14You've still got two bargains to find.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19- Lots of wood in here, Carlo. - I know.- Yes, yes.- Easy, girl!
0:16:24 > 0:16:29Please, am I going to have to have a look at this? Take your hand?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Easy, Blues!
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- On your head, be it! - It's fun. It's fun.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37Moving swiftly on, then...
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Right, enough of this running about, teams.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Come on, experts, it's time to take charge.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Right, it's decision time. We need to make a decision about the bag.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48- Right, so... - We've got the box downstairs.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Come on, let's not beat about the bush. The box is going to happen, isn't it?
0:16:51 > 0:16:56I think we need to move somewhere else. We're not going to have time to come back here and talk about it.
0:16:56 > 0:16:5915 minutes left. I guess we're starting to run out of time.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- The very best we are going to be able to do is £68.- OK.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Got a hell of a budget, but no time.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- Quite pleased with it, are you? - Yeah, I love it.- You love it, don't you?- I love it, yeah.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10- It's yours. Well done. Yay! Thank you so much. - Well done, Reds.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14I would hot on the trot, like virtually jog.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Absolutely jog on, team!
0:17:18 > 0:17:19Time is running out.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- Is that doing anything for you? - Well, it's...
0:17:23 > 0:17:27The money is obviously attractive, but it depends on what it's going to return.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29It's a black slate mantel clock.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Late Victorian architectural case.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- Why am I even looking at it? - Tell us, Paul.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Partly because of that, and because it's priced at £38.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- And listen to that.- It's working. - It's running.- Yeah.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42What's that worth at auction?
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- 20?- No, it's £30-50, £40-60 on a good day.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Because there is one problem.
0:17:49 > 0:17:55- There are hairlines to the porcelain chapter ring.- Right.- OK?
0:17:55 > 0:17:59I'm not proud of this, I'm not saying to you, "I have found an absolute gem."
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- I have found something that's going to make you a profit. - That's what it's about.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05But I tell you what, I would be brutal on price.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09I would go in really pushy and say, "Look, could that be £10 or £20?"
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Because it's another black slate clock,
0:18:11 > 0:18:15but it's got a fractured chapter ring.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20Look, we've got ten, 12 minutes. You can walk from here to the counter.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23If we find something startling, the Holy Grail jumps out, bingo.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- But there's a fall-back.- OK. - Yeah.- Quick, quick, quick. - I don't like it, but I think...
0:18:27 > 0:18:29If it's going to make a profit... We've got two we like.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Let's go and get a price on it. Let's go and get a price.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34So, as the Blues find out the price,
0:18:34 > 0:18:36the Reds are on the prowl for their last item.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40What about something like this?
0:18:40 > 0:18:42I know we're not talking hundreds of pounds here
0:18:42 > 0:18:45and you are so desperate to spend money!
0:18:45 > 0:18:50I know you liked wood. It's sort of late Victorian, early Edwardian.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53It's quite nice wood. It's what they sort of loosely term red walnut.
0:18:53 > 0:18:5865. If we can get a bit off, there's a bit of money to be made on that one.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- What do you think?- Do you think we could make money out of it?
0:19:01 > 0:19:03How much do you think we should get it down to?
0:19:03 > 0:19:04I mean, if we can get it down to...
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Under 50 would be absolutely ideal, as near 40 as possible.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10It just depends how much they are willing to come down.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Obviously, I am looking at a bigger profit then.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16It's the sort of thing I could see making sort of £70, £80,
0:19:16 > 0:19:18perhaps a little bit more than that at auction.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- What do you think, Vicky?- We've got something each that we like,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25so maybe we should think practically about profit-making.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Although, you do want to spend £1 million!
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- Well, how long have we got left? - Only seven minutes to go.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- A few more minutes.- Well, we know where it is. We know where it is.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39These teams just can't make decisions today.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Meanwhile, the Blues have picked up the pace.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57This is something else we want to offer you a price for.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58OK.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01It's listed at 38. I can only see it at 20.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05How does that sound to you?
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- Can I just check on that? - Of course you can.- Thank you.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12It's not a piece of cake, is it?
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Now, stop pricing, Reds, Claire's getting a grip.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Right. Hi, guys!
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Here we are, this is the gentleman you need to speak to.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22So come on round and here we are.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26This is the little cabinet that has caught their eye.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28If a nice deal can be done, of course!
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- We'll do our best for you. - Over to you, Carlo.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37Let's begin with your best price and see if we like the sound of that.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40It says 65, doesn't it?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42So if I were to give you 10% off...
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Well, we could do better than that.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46How about if I make it...
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Oh, I'll squeeze it right down, £50?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- £50?- Yes.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57- Any chance of going any lower, towards the £45 mark?- 45.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Let's make a deal on 50.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09I'm going to go for 45, that would be a done deal.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- No, I can't do that. That's too much. - Split the difference and go 48.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- 48?- Go on, then.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17Job's done, Reds. Now, how are those Blues getting along?
0:21:21 > 0:21:24That'll be fine.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- Damn!- We're running out of time.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30So, a few minutes left, are we sealing the deal?
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Yes, we're taking that, and we're doing that at 25. We're done.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38I'm sure you're going to throw in a slice of cake.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39Don't push it, Stephen.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- I think we've done it. - Well done, guys.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Well done, teams, indeed.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48But where does the time go? That's the 60 minutes up.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56They took a flutter of £40 on the automatic pigeon-racing timer.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00They bagged a vintage beaded bag for £68.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05And £48 was paid for the Victorian walnut table cabinet.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09We got there in the end, didn't we?
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Getting there is the important thing, of course.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- Did you have fun getting there? - Yeah, lots of fun.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Really pleased with what we've got in the end.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Well, what a lovely couple they are.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Absolute smilers.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Don't know when I've seen such good smiles!
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Which was the best bit for you?
0:22:27 > 0:22:28The bag, I love the bag.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- The bag is your favourite. - Really pretty.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31Is that your favourite, Carlo?
0:22:31 > 0:22:34No, it's the racing-pigeon timer,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37I thought it was quite unusual so I'd go with that one.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Is that going to bring the biggest profit?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Not sure, I think I am going to go with Claire's cabinet on that on.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Sensible.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47What did you spend in total?
0:22:47 > 0:22:48156.
0:22:48 > 0:22:54Can I have 144 of your leftover lolly? Look at that, lovely.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Good, well, Claire, you're getting rather good at this.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00I'm going to ask you what you've got in mind.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02I've got a few ideas.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04You're not giving very much away.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- I like surprise.- Do you?- I do.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Well, go away and surprise us.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11What fun!
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Now, let's check out what the Blue team bought.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19They spent £40 on the mid-18th century style sugar nips.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23They took some time to decide
0:23:23 > 0:23:26on the burr walnut playing-card box costing £25,
0:23:26 > 0:23:27and at the same time paid £20
0:23:27 > 0:23:32for the Victorian black slate architectural mantel clock.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Buy one, get one free.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Well, not quite.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Hey, that was tight on time, wasn't it?
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- Yes, very much.- I don't know.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- Now which is your favourite piece? - Mine has got to be the sugar nips.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51- Do you agree with that, Stephen? - I do, actually, surprisingly.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Are they going to bring the biggest profit?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- I've got a funny feeling the clock might surprise us.- Really?
0:23:56 > 0:23:58It was a bit of a last-minute purchase.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01And spent the grand sum of what?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Oh, it was £85.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08Very good. Then I'd like £215 of leftover lolly, please.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09There you go.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13That's 215, very good. Across to Paul, then.
0:24:13 > 0:24:14This is your opportunity to let rip.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18Well, I've found something.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- Have you?- It might take a bit of selling to you guys,
0:24:21 > 0:24:23if I can buy it in the first place,
0:24:23 > 0:24:28but it's a good collectable, a good thing.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31OK, that's your challenge, good luck with that.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36Meanwhile we're heading off to Kent, somewhere just so interesting.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43In 1831, the 22-year-old Charles Darwin was about to set sail
0:24:43 > 0:24:47on a voyage of discovery that would determine his whole career.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Darwin was about to travel the world aboard HMS Beagle,
0:24:53 > 0:24:57exploring Brazil, Chile, the Galapagos Islands,
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Tahiti and New Zealand.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03The last leg covered Australia, the Keeling Islands and South Africa,
0:25:03 > 0:25:08reaching St Helena and Ascension Island in July, 1836.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15Six years after his return, Darwin, now married and with two children,
0:25:15 > 0:25:19came to live here at Down House in Kent,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22and it was thought that he was already developing
0:25:22 > 0:25:26his revolutionary theories regarding evolution.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31This house, where Darwin lived for 40 years, is now a museum.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35Visitors can come and walk in his intrepid footsteps,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38learn about the man and about his life.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43And this is a model of the ship that the Cambridge graduate
0:25:43 > 0:25:48was called upon to be companion to Captain Robert FitzRoy,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51as well as being the ship's naturalist.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57I can't tell you what a thrill it is
0:25:57 > 0:26:00to actually be in Charles Darwin's front room,
0:26:00 > 0:26:03examining the objects
0:26:03 > 0:26:08that he specifically shopped for to take with him on the Beagle.
0:26:08 > 0:26:14One of the things in particular that Captain, later Admiral, FitzRoy advised him to do
0:26:14 > 0:26:18was to splash the cash on a decent pistol.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21And sure enough, Darwin acquired
0:26:21 > 0:26:24this double-barrelled percussion-cap pistol.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27FitzRoy also told Darwin
0:26:27 > 0:26:30never ever to go ashore without a loaded pistol,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33and I guess, for five years, whenever he went ashore,
0:26:33 > 0:26:34Darwin did exactly that,
0:26:34 > 0:26:38because these rubs and marks and scrapes,
0:26:38 > 0:26:40for example, on the walnut butt,
0:26:40 > 0:26:44would indicate that it has had hard service,
0:26:44 > 0:26:45but what we don't know
0:26:45 > 0:26:48is whether Darwin actually ever fired it.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50This is an amusing object,
0:26:50 > 0:26:54the like of which I have not seen before.
0:26:54 > 0:26:55It's a cosh,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59it's a weapon to protect yourself, if you like,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02but what's unusual about it, for me,
0:27:02 > 0:27:06is that this spiral core is actually porcupine quills,
0:27:06 > 0:27:09and then on either end there is a lump of lead
0:27:09 > 0:27:12that has been enclosed by some netting,
0:27:12 > 0:27:16and actually, I guess it would be quite a lethal weapon.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19You would expect to find at Down House
0:27:19 > 0:27:23examples of Darwin's voluminous correspondence,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26and, sure enough, we've got a letter here which he wrote
0:27:26 > 0:27:31to his sister Susan before he departed on the voyage.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35"First, I will give you my commissions.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40"Tell Mary to make me soon 12 instead of eight shirts.
0:27:40 > 0:27:45"Tell Edward to send me up my carpetbag,
0:27:45 > 0:27:47"my Spanish boots,
0:27:47 > 0:27:52"my new microscope, my geological compass et cetera."
0:27:52 > 0:27:56And actually, by a quirk, I think that this
0:27:56 > 0:27:59is Charles Darwin's geological compass,
0:27:59 > 0:28:02the one he describes in that letter.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04But the interesting thing,
0:28:04 > 0:28:08as far as the geological part is concerned,
0:28:08 > 0:28:11is here we've got an inclinometer.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15Attach a piece of cotton and a lead weight to that,
0:28:15 > 0:28:17and you could measure the angle
0:28:17 > 0:28:21of any geological specimen in the ground,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24which proved to Darwin that the world
0:28:24 > 0:28:27had not been created in seven days,
0:28:27 > 0:28:32it had indeed taken many millions of years to evolve.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35The big question today is, of course, for our teams over at the auction,
0:28:35 > 0:28:41will their belief in their objects prove to be well founded?
0:28:47 > 0:28:4928, it's in the room with you, sir, then, £28...
0:28:55 > 0:28:56All done.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Jeremy Lamond's our man today at Halls in Shrewsbury,
0:29:00 > 0:29:02and it's a treat to be with you here, Jeremy.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Thank you for having us.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Good, now, the Red team have gone for a mixture,
0:29:07 > 0:29:11how are you on pigeon-timing clocks?
0:29:11 > 0:29:12They're not great sellers
0:29:12 > 0:29:15because they were made in quite large numbers, as you'd expect.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19I date this one, if I'm being perfectly honest, at earliest
0:29:19 > 0:29:21being about 1950.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25The ones that I've seen that have made money are about 1910 or 1920,
0:29:25 > 0:29:29which horologically have something interesting going on in them.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33So, tin case like this, beechwood box, what's it worth?
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Is it worth £30?
0:29:35 > 0:29:37At the most.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Well, our lot paid 40.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Next is the beaded bag with the plastic fittings.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45It looks like celluloid, it looks like the sort of thing that was made in the '20s.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48I think we have to say £20-30.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52- Do you really? Is that all? £68 our lot paid.- Wow!
0:29:52 > 0:29:56But you see, the thing is, all this is naked of beadwork,
0:29:56 > 0:29:59so all those little bits of glass have come shying off
0:29:59 > 0:30:03in some party when the owner was having a bit of a jig.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- It's nearly bald. - Nothing wrong with that.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Oh, moving on, then!
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Next is the table cabinet.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14You know those dressing tables that have a cresting on here,
0:30:14 > 0:30:17and then they have a mirror that goes heave-ho in between,
0:30:17 > 0:30:19then it sits on a flat surface,
0:30:19 > 0:30:23I bet you a £5 note once upon a time this was part of a dressing table.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26It could well have been, or a tobacco cabinet
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- with its little drawer and pipe cupboard.- How much?
0:30:29 > 0:30:34- £20.- Fair enough, our lot paid £48. This is not looking good.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Let's trot off and have a look at the bonus buy.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42So, Carlo, Victoria, you spent a thoroughly respectable £156,
0:30:42 > 0:30:46144 went across to Claire what did you spend, Claire?
0:30:46 > 0:30:48I spent £100 on
0:30:48 > 0:30:52a little Sheraton-style stationery box.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54I thought it was quite an attractive item,
0:30:54 > 0:30:56because you've got the nice inlay work,
0:30:56 > 0:31:00then if you look inside, it's all fitted
0:31:00 > 0:31:02and you can put your stationery and whatever in there.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- That's good, I love that. £100?- Yes.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06Do you think it will make much?
0:31:06 > 0:31:10Well, I'm always hopeful we'll make a profit on it, 120, 130.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13I know it's not a lot but I just thought it looked very decorative.
0:31:13 > 0:31:14I agree, I like it.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Sometimes the problem is that this inlay can shy off, can't it?
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Yes, they dry out as well, if they're kept in very heated houses,
0:31:22 > 0:31:25but it's got a nice bit of figuring in the front, hasn't it?
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- What do you think? - Yes, it's really pretty.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31I thought it was a jewellery box to begin with.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35But stationery is nice as well. Just as good.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38You can put whatever you like in there, I guess.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Well, treasure those thoughts.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Because right now we're going to find out from the auctioneer
0:31:43 > 0:31:45what he thinks about the stationery box.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49Now, Jeremy, your old favourite, nice Edwardian box.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53Here we are, mahogany Adam style, Adam revival.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56That has been relined, hasn't it?
0:31:56 > 0:31:57£30, £40?
0:31:57 > 0:32:00£100 paid.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04Claire has invested £100 in that and she reckons it stands a chance.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Now, moving on from the Reds to the Blues.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Bit of a specky group, here, look.
0:32:09 > 0:32:10How do you rate those nips?
0:32:10 > 0:32:14I think it is nice that they are shell bowls,
0:32:14 > 0:32:17they are in the style of George II.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20And they're quite collectable little things, £30 to £40.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22OK, £40 paid, so they're more or less on the money there.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Then we've got the burr walnut playing-card box.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28People do still play cards,
0:32:28 > 0:32:30nice little box for all of that. In good condition.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Lovely amboyna.
0:32:32 > 0:32:33Nicely finished.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37Not too much veneer off it, it's all right, £20 or £30.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39£25 they paid.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42I rate that, I think it could get nearer 40 or 50, actually.
0:32:42 > 0:32:43Well, I like the inlay.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46With your persuasive powers on the rostrum,
0:32:46 > 0:32:50legendary in this part of the world, anything could happen.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55Last but not least is the black slate mantel clock.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- This is Ansonia Clock Company. - American.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03- Anson George Phelps of Connecticut. - How much?
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- £30-50.- £20 our lot paid.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Which just goes to show,
0:33:09 > 0:33:12retail for £20, you can buy something
0:33:12 > 0:33:14that looks as splendiferous as that.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16It's a good looker, I have to say.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Anyway, there we go, thank you very much.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Overall, I think they're going to do all right,
0:33:20 > 0:33:23I think they're not going to need their bonus buy,
0:33:23 > 0:33:25but let's have a look at it anyway.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Sheila, Stephen, you two lovebirds.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30£85 is what you spent.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34£215 to Paul Laidlaw.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38Never has an expert been given more, I fancy. What did you find, mate?
0:33:38 > 0:33:42Right, well, it'll make a difficult sell, this.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Manky old tinplate.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Do you like it? Do you like what I bought?
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- What is it?- I'm speechless.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54I don't expect you to be enlightened by the term, it is a fire mark,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56or a fire office mark.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57After the fire of London,
0:33:57 > 0:34:02it transpired that there was no adequate firefighting service,
0:34:02 > 0:34:04so some bright sparks
0:34:04 > 0:34:08decided that they could sell some protection against fires.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10And for your money
0:34:10 > 0:34:13you knew that if the terrible event happened,
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Worcester Fire Office guys would turn up and put your fire out.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20- These marks are on the outside. - You would see this bolted to the outside of the property.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24They would only come and put your fire out if you had paid up.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26- What did you pay for that is? - I paid £20 for that.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30And seriously, I think that's, "Get in!"
0:34:30 > 0:34:34Because...it's definitely worth £20.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38It's going to set the world alight, is it?
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Could it do £100? It could do £100.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43What do you think, Stephen?
0:34:43 > 0:34:44Not a lot.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48We had a choice of expert, yes?!
0:34:49 > 0:34:50I've no idea.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54It doesn't feel much, didn't cost much,
0:34:54 > 0:34:58- doesn't look much!- It's certainly got a lot of history to it.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00I wasn't expecting to see that.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05There we go, we have had the pearls of wisdom,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Paul's fire mark.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Well, we're not far from Worcester here.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15This is a fire plate, a sheet-tin one,
0:35:15 > 0:35:17and the very earliest were lead,
0:35:17 > 0:35:20so this is a late example.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24You're in the right part of the world, and it's £20 or £30.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29All right, fine, £20 paid by the Laidlaw, he's a canny fellow.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31He might get out of that, but it is a late one.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33He's bought for the right auction room
0:35:33 > 0:35:36and it's got that kind of ring to it, the ring of quality.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- TAPS PLATE - Very tinny ring.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Thank you very much for that.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- Just don't do that on the rostrum in a minute. Promise?- Promise.
0:35:47 > 0:35:4935.
0:35:51 > 0:35:52OK, Carlo. How do you see it?
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Loads of profit.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59That's what your vision is telling you. Do you agree with that?
0:35:59 > 0:36:04£1,000 we've said all along we're sure we're going to make, so yes, excited.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07What is going to turn you this four-figure profit?
0:36:07 > 0:36:10The handbag, yeah, that I picked.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14The beaded bag. £68 you paid for that.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17The auctioneer has estimated between 20 and 30.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19That was me, sorry.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22I think his problem with it is
0:36:22 > 0:36:24that a lot of the beads have fallen off,
0:36:24 > 0:36:26but we've seen all of this change very easily,
0:36:26 > 0:36:29don't take any notice of that, let us hope for the best.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33Let's hope that your bird is about to come in.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Because first up is the pigeon clock, and here it comes.
0:36:36 > 0:36:42Lot 162, the automatic timing clock for pigeon racing. £10.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46Who's going to start me at £10? For the pigeon clock.
0:36:46 > 0:36:4910 is bid, at £10 immediately. 15.
0:36:49 > 0:36:5120. £20.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Against you, internet, £20 and I'm selling it.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58All done at 20... Be quick, internet, £20.
0:36:59 > 0:37:04It didn't take off, £20 is minus £20.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Beaded bag, all right, your fav. Come on, old bag.
0:37:07 > 0:37:14163 is the beaded bag, lot 163, I'm bid already £22.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17At 22, 22, any more?
0:37:17 > 0:37:20At 22, 25, 28.
0:37:21 > 0:37:2428, on commission at 28, selling at £28.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31- 28, I think, he sold it for is minus 40.- Down the pan.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- Minus 60.- We need to make £1,000 on this, then.- Yeah.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38Lot 164, the Victorian walnut table cabinet with drawer and base.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Who'll start me at £15?
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Nice handy cabinet.
0:37:43 > 0:37:4515 at the very back of the room. 18.
0:37:45 > 0:37:4820. Something happening.
0:37:48 > 0:37:5022, 25.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51Against you, sir, 28. 30.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55One more? £30, finished at 30.
0:37:56 > 0:38:02Minus £18, which means overall you are minus £78.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04It hasn't been your morning, has it?
0:38:04 > 0:38:07What are you going to do about the stationery box?
0:38:07 > 0:38:08Do you fancy having a go?
0:38:08 > 0:38:13No question, it's a no-brainer, I think we'll go for it.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- Definitely?- Yes. - That's your decision,
0:38:15 > 0:38:18let's find out what's going to happen because here it comes.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Stationery box, lot 168, who's going to start me at £25?
0:38:22 > 0:38:2718. 25 immediately at £25. 28 if you like.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29At £25. 28,
0:38:29 > 0:38:3430, 32, 35, 38, 40,
0:38:34 > 0:38:37£40 now, on the aisle at £40. At 40.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41One more, anyone? At £40, all done at 40.
0:38:41 > 0:38:49£40 he sold, minus 60, you were 78, that is minus 138.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52If you say that quickly, it doesn't sound too bad.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Might be a winning score, you never know,
0:38:54 > 0:38:57if everything goes really badly for the Blues.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- So do you know how the Reds got on? - No.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Did they look gloomy or happy when you passed them in the corridor?
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- One of each.- A poker face.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- It is a mixed message. You feeling OK?- Yes.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- Slightly nervy?- A little. Excited.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Listen, first up are your sugar nips and here they come.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Lot 179, the silver sugar nips, hallmarked,
0:39:23 > 0:39:25I'm bid £30 already, lot 179,
0:39:25 > 0:39:30at £30 for the sugar nips, at 30, £30.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34- Come on.- £30, one and only,
0:39:34 > 0:39:36at £30. All done.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40£30 is minus £10.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45That's disappointing. Now, watch this box.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49180 is the walnut playing-card box, stylish thing here,
0:39:49 > 0:39:51who will give me £15 to start?
0:39:53 > 0:39:5515 is bid.
0:39:55 > 0:39:5815, 20, 25 already, £25,
0:39:58 > 0:40:00anybody else want to go? £25.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03On the internet,
0:40:03 > 0:40:06all done at 25, at 28 in the room, £28 against you, internet,
0:40:06 > 0:40:08all finished at £28.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Plus £3.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Better than nothing. Overall you are minus seven.
0:40:14 > 0:40:19191 is the Victorian black slate architectural mantel clock
0:40:19 > 0:40:21by the Ansonia Clock Company, lot 181.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23Start me at £25.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26£25 only for this large clock, £25.
0:40:26 > 0:40:31Who's got it? 25? Start me at £20. £20 only.
0:40:31 > 0:40:3520's bid with you, sir, £20. I'll take two if it helps.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39At £20 here, I'm going to sell it.
0:40:39 > 0:40:4020.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43£20, wiped its face.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47Overall minus £7. That is ridiculous.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50What about the fire mark? Going with that?
0:40:50 > 0:40:52I recognise quality when I see it.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- Go with it. - You said it was tinny.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58Where is all this quality coming from?
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Nobody is buying quality.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04- You're going to go with it then? - Definitely.- Risk it for a biscuit?
0:41:04 > 0:41:07Going with the fire mark, here we go.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10185 the Worcester fire plate here, lot 185,
0:41:10 > 0:41:14who will bid me 15 to start?
0:41:14 > 0:41:17On the fire plate, 15 bid on the net already, at £15.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20At £15, 18 if you want, at £15.
0:41:20 > 0:41:2215 on the internet.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29£15, all done at 15. Sure?
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Minus £5.
0:41:32 > 0:41:39That equals...equals minus £12, that is where you stand.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42That could be a winning score today. It could be a winning score.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46Don't burst into tears, all will be revealed in a moment.
0:41:56 > 0:42:01- Everybody happy?- Yes. - As you ought to be.
0:42:01 > 0:42:06Because basically there's not a lot of profit going home with anybody to day.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08There's nothing amusing about that.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Actually, for one team, it has been absolutely shocking,
0:42:11 > 0:42:13and that is for the Red team.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19That performance of minus 138...
0:42:19 > 0:42:22is kind of going some.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26But we don't like to dwell on all these minus signs.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28What happened to your £1,000 profit?
0:42:28 > 0:42:30I got it wrong today.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Just by a little bit.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- Had a nice time, though, yes? - Really good.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39We have had a joyous time, but for the victors who have managed to win
0:42:39 > 0:42:43by only losing £12, that is quite a difference, isn't it?
0:42:43 > 0:42:47How can sane, intelligent people in the same shopping environment
0:42:47 > 0:42:51get it so polar opposite? It is very strange.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54You made a profit of £3 on a Victorian card box
0:42:54 > 0:42:57but apart from that, you made absolutely no profit.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Bit of fun, though, right?
0:42:59 > 0:43:03Can I just say, Sheila and Paul take full responsibility?
0:43:03 > 0:43:06OK, that's enough of that. We have had a great time.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes? Yes!
0:43:11 > 0:43:15I know you're sitting thinking, "I could have done better than that."
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Well, what's stopping you?
0:43:17 > 0:43:22If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24It'll be splendid to see you!