0:00:04 > 0:00:08We're at the Staffordshire County Showground today
0:00:08 > 0:00:12with 300 stalls all crammed with antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:17Sounds like the ideal venue to me for the battle of the bargains.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18So...
0:00:18 > 0:00:21..let's go bargain hunting. Yeah!
0:00:47 > 0:00:53The lush county of Staffordshire is home to the Cannock Chase,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00But will it be outstanding beauties today
0:01:00 > 0:01:04or simply bland booty for our teams?
0:01:06 > 0:01:11Today the Reds fall head over heels for a girl named Liane.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15- Amazing.- She's gorgeous. Amazing, isn't she? I want her.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17I really want her.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22And the Blues seem dead sure of what they're looking for.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25MAKES CREAKING SOUND
0:01:25 > 0:01:29I've got to go and lie down! It's like the Addams Family here!
0:01:31 > 0:01:35That's coming up next, but first let's meet the teams.
0:01:37 > 0:01:44So on today's programme we've got a pair of chums versus a married couple. Hello, everyone.
0:01:44 > 0:01:50- Hello.- How lovely to see you. Now, Rebecca, you are a woman of many talents.- Thank you.
0:01:50 > 0:01:57- But one involves music. - Yes, I'm a DJ. I play House music in nightclubs up and down the country,
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- mainly in the Midlands.- Have you done this for long?- 13 years.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06- You started as a nipper, then? - Well, I was 18 when I started.- Right.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11I have a little boy who I'm trying to encourage. He plays on the mixer.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- Does he really? That's sweet. - He's going to make my millions.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20- There's another string to your bow. - There is. I set up a company a couple of years ago,
0:02:20 > 0:02:26after giving up my job to spend more time with my son, in hair extensions. So I retrained.
0:02:26 > 0:02:32- The Prince's Trust set me up in business.- Prince Charles set you up for hair extensions?- Yes.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37- Did he come and visit and see how it's done?- Unfortunately not. - Now, Ricardo,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- you too have a double life, Richard. - Well, sort of, yes.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46- But also in the music business. - I do do a bit of DJing.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Rock and indie music. Totally different to Rebecca.
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- What else do you do, then?- I work for British Gas as a meter reader.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58I'm on my travels every day to different places, meeting people.
0:02:58 > 0:03:06- Do a lot of people run out the back door when you knock?- All of them, mainly, but I'm a quick runner.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09See how many therms they've been consuming.
0:03:09 > 0:03:16- How did you two meet up, then? - You was working as a waitress... - In a cocktail bar!
0:03:16 > 0:03:17And...
0:03:17 > 0:03:24- Sweet.- Firm friends ever since. - Lovely. That goes back a few years? - Yeah. 13...- 13, 14 years.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Very good. So what's your tactics today to lash up these Blues?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- To listen to me.- Oh.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- Um, I...- What do you think, Richard? - Yeah, completely.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39- We'll see. I hope you have fun. - Thanks, Tim.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Now, Blues, Simon, you have a very creative job.
0:03:43 > 0:03:49A little bit, yeah. I run my own tattoo studio, which we've had for three years.
0:03:49 > 0:03:55I just woke up one day and decided to be a tattooist and I haven't looked back since then.
0:03:55 > 0:04:02- We've accumulated four awards. - Is someone here a walking advertisement for you?- Yeah.
0:04:02 > 0:04:08- The wife carries an award-winning piece.- Let's not be modest. Let's have a look at the award.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10We don't do this very often.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15- Oh, there we go.- It took 6½ hours to do. She sat like a rock.
0:04:15 > 0:04:21She did demolish a whole box of lollipops, so she might have put a few pounds on.
0:04:21 > 0:04:28- Yeah, it's just fun. - Now, Simon, when you're not creating art on humans,
0:04:28 > 0:04:33- you like to admire artistry in nature.- Yes, taxidermied animals.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- Right.- There's a bit of a beauty in something that's dead, still, if you pardon the pun.
0:04:38 > 0:04:44So, Vicks, just tell me, darling, apart from being the canvas your old man works upon,
0:04:44 > 0:04:51- how did you meet this interesting fellow?- Well, we met in a local town bar.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55- You're coming up for your tenth year wedding anniversary.- Yes.
0:04:55 > 0:05:01- Who's this fella Colin, then? - He's the 6'2" mahogany coffin who sits behind me.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06- So part of the tattoo business has a coffin in it?- It's not as morbid as it sounds!
0:05:06 > 0:05:10It's a very welcoming environment! Don't let the coffin put you off.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14Sounds like a riot to me! Now, moving on, here's the £300.
0:05:14 > 0:05:20Your experts await. And off you go! Very, very, very good luck. Well, I don't know.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25Hair extensions? Coffins? Whatever next?
0:05:27 > 0:05:34- Chief of the Reds...- How! - ..is our wise antiques hunter Paul Laidlaw.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38And the Blues' shining knight in armour is cheeky chappy Mark Stacey.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Let battle commence!
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- What's the strategy? Quirky? - Quirky. Pretty.
0:05:49 > 0:05:55- I like sparkly, girly things. - I'm thinking that's maybe not... - Not my cup of tea.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00- I like retro stuff.- Anything ugly he likes.- Ugly, girly.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- I'm from the '70s. - Oh, well. Good luck to us!
0:06:04 > 0:06:11- And we want to make big profits...? - Try maybe.- Yeah?- Either succeed massively or fail terribly.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Let's hope we don't fail terribly.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29OK, Reds, you've only just started and already you're clockwatching.
0:06:29 > 0:06:35- Don't you like it?- No, I don't. That belongs in Del Boy's living room.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39So what are we talking about? This...this monstrosity?
0:06:39 > 0:06:43- Yeah!- I just like that retro look.
0:06:43 > 0:06:49- I'll cut to the chase here. - Cut to the chase. You're the expert here.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54- Is that expensive?- I'll take 80. I've been asking 145, which it cost.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59- It's all working as well. - Are we moving on from that?
0:06:59 > 0:07:03- Looks like it!- Are you sure? - Brilliant. High five.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- Will you think about it?- Yeah.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Thanks very much.- No problem.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Oh, Rebecca! Seems like you like to wear the trousers on this team.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22But, Blues, this statue of Britannia may rule your first move.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27- We like that.- I like that. At the side of a big fireplace.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30It really is quite hideous. Not well made.
0:07:30 > 0:07:36- Is it missing something?- Shouldn't it have a shield?- I did wonder. - I think so.
0:07:36 > 0:07:42- If it's Britannia, she's got a spear and a shield. What is on there?- 65.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- What do you think?- I don't know. - I'm not sure now.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50If I might say so, it's rather hideous.
0:07:50 > 0:07:56- Shall we have a little think?- Yes. - We haven't had a huge amount of time. Thank you for your help.
0:07:56 > 0:08:02- We may be back.- It's quite fun. - It's a little bit lightweight, but...
0:08:02 > 0:08:06So Britannia hasn't ruled you Blues after all. Ah, well.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13But something electric is fanning the passion of the Red team.
0:08:13 > 0:08:19- Retro, in my book, that works. - I actually quite like that.- Yeah?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- Because it's not...- Tacky retro?
0:08:21 > 0:08:27- Yeah!- Sorry, mate. - I do like that, actually. - Could you live with that?- Yeah.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32- That is such a statement for me. I think of Dick Tracy's office. - Yeah.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37And what I love about it is these. Tied on so you know it's on.
0:08:37 > 0:08:43So a GEC - General Electric - fan of the mid-20th century?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- Could be '40s.- OK.
0:08:45 > 0:08:51It's £75. I think you could see it priced higher in some boutique in Manchester or London.
0:08:51 > 0:08:59- Hello.- Hello. - We think that is funky. - It's brilliant. I think it is.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04- But... - - The price. - I could do 65 on it.
0:09:04 > 0:09:10- How about 60 and we'll get you on Bargain Hunt? - I've been on it plenty of times!
0:09:10 > 0:09:16- That's no selling point. - - I'd go for £40-£50. - I'd do it for 60 if you push me.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- I'm happy.- The man's happy. - I like that a lot.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- This is your buy, then.- Oh, is it?
0:09:23 > 0:09:28- Fair enough. Thank you for that. - OK, good luck with it.- Thanks.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- Thank you.- Excellent. - Well done, man.- First one to me!
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- Right, one down.- One down. - Two to go.- OK, then.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- Onwards.- Thank you very much.
0:09:40 > 0:09:47Rebecca! You ruled the roost again and with 45 minutes left, your first buy was a bit of a breeze.
0:09:47 > 0:09:48Heh.
0:09:57 > 0:10:03So where have the Blues got to? Could they be up for a bit of flower power, Art Deco style?
0:10:03 > 0:10:09I think it's certainly 1930s. And it has a really strong designer look
0:10:09 > 0:10:11with that decoration on it.
0:10:11 > 0:10:17When you look at the mark, it's got lots of scratches on the bottom. That's a good sign.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22- It means it's been moved around a lot.- Yeah.- He's got £40 on it,
0:10:22 > 0:10:27- which actually isn't too bad. If we could get it down a bit... - I like that.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32You could almost say you tattooed it with that etched design.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- Yeah.- It's almost meant for us.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38I like the design. I'd pick that.
0:10:38 > 0:10:45- Can you do us a good price on that? - I've got 40 on it. I said 30.- Did you?- I'll sneak you another five.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- 25?- £25. - I think we've got to say yes.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53- Yes, 25.- We'd be very happy with 25. - OK.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58I mean £25. If I was estimating it at auction, I'd certainly put £30-£50 on there.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01We're in with a chance of a fiver, possibly more.
0:11:01 > 0:11:07- That's our first buy.- Yay! - Well done! Yes!- One down.
0:11:07 > 0:11:13It's all coming up roses for both teams now you've bagged your first buys,
0:11:13 > 0:11:19- but a lady in lingerie has caught Paul's eye.- I love her. - I do as well! I saw her!
0:11:19 > 0:11:24Look at that! Is she prohibitively expensive? She's amazing.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Gorgeous. - 350.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30That is... Oh, she's Dior as well?!
0:11:30 > 0:11:35Amazing. I want her. I really want her.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- Can we return the fan? - I'll be over here if you need me.
0:11:39 > 0:11:45- And then I'll get it. - Just go with one thing! - Then can I take it home?
0:11:45 > 0:11:50- - She's amazing.- Gorgeous, isn't it? - - You can feel her. You can touch.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- She's plaster of Paris. - Oh, my word. She's gorgeous.
0:11:54 > 0:12:01- The absolute best we could do would be...275.- We can't afford it. We've not got the money.
0:12:01 > 0:12:07- We've no' got the money. Right, let's move on. Positive! - It's tugging at my heart!
0:12:08 > 0:12:14You may have fallen for her, Reds, but I'm afraid the lovely Liane is way out of your league.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17# Fashion Turn to the left
0:12:17 > 0:12:20# Fashion
0:12:24 > 0:12:28# We are the goon squad and we're coming to town... #
0:12:28 > 0:12:33- We've had 20 minutes.- OK.- And we've got one purchase, which is good.
0:12:33 > 0:12:40- We need to find another two.- Right. - What's that big plate with the head on it? Is it Zeus?- Zeus, maybe.
0:12:40 > 0:12:47- I like that.- That's pretty. - What do you think it is? And don't say a pheasant!
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- A peacock?- No, it IS a pheasant.
0:12:50 > 0:12:56- It's a pheasant!- Oh, it is?! - I said don't say pheasant. - So I didn't.- It's pleasant.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59It's a pleasant pheasant. It's a paperweight.
0:12:59 > 0:13:05- It's £30.- £30?- It isn't a bad price, but I don't think it would make a profit.- No.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- Pretty, though.- Yeah. - Anything else here?
0:13:08 > 0:13:14- That's unusual.- It's an inkwell. - It's an inkwell, yeah. - But what's this?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17That's a radiator or an oil cooler.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22- Like on your car.- It's quirky. You won't find another one.- No.
0:13:22 > 0:13:29- Anything else on here you like? - Too much choice, Blues? Feeling a bit overwhelmed? I am.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41It's a decorative object to sit in your bathroom. Will never be used.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44I'd say that's worth £50-£80 at auction.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Is this you? How are you doing? Is this expensive?
0:13:48 > 0:13:54- Not really. £95.- Oh...given that I've said it's a 50-80 job! - It's good quality.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57It could be £75. A fabulous thing.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02- Even you look good in that. - No' even my mother would say that!
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- OK. Right, thanks very much. - Thank you.
0:14:11 > 0:14:17- OK, Blues, you're halfway through your shop.- I like that.- Hold on! What's Simon piping up about?
0:14:17 > 0:14:24- I've got lots of them in the shop. - Have you?- Cameos with velvet backgrounds.- 110.- 110.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27It's painted on porcelain. It's 19th century.
0:14:27 > 0:14:33- It's probably German and sort of 1890, 1900. It's a bit of quality.- I like it.- I like that.
0:14:33 > 0:14:39- Do you like it as well? - A lot of people collect smoking... - I'm not sure they do, to be honest.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42It's probably a dying art.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47- It's much better if you have a semi-clad young female.- Yeah.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52Rather than an old gentleman lighting his pipe, but it is nice quality.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57- But it is 110. We'd need to negotiate that down a bit.- Yeah.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Let's see what the dealer says.
0:15:00 > 0:15:06- Which one's going to bite me first? - No, we're going to say what's your very, very best?
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- It's looking about 80. - I like that.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- I like that.- Yeah. - Can we go any lower?
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- 75 for that. - Oh, no, I don't like fives.- I do.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23- Round figure, 70. Go on. You know you want to.- Go on, then.
0:15:23 > 0:15:30- You happy with that?- Yeah. - Well, shake his hand. He's been very nice to us.- Thank you very much.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34You Blues are smoking with that second buy. What about the Reds?
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Are you going to clean up?
0:15:38 > 0:15:44Guys... Is that horribly old-fashioned or exquisitely beautiful?
0:15:44 > 0:15:49- Yeah, I like it.- What is it? - A crumb tray for one's table.
0:15:49 > 0:15:54And the aesthetic, the style, Art Nouveau.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59- You're not sure, are you? Seriously. - I don't like the colour. Sorry.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03Can you hold on to that? Can you give us 10 minutes?
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- I hope I'm gonnae see you! - Thank you.- OK.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Crikey!
0:16:10 > 0:16:15Rebecca, you rule again, but with two no buys in a row for you Reds,
0:16:15 > 0:16:19can the Blues finishing first be a dead cert?
0:16:19 > 0:16:22MAKES CREAKING SOUND
0:16:22 > 0:16:26- I like that.- Really? Why? - Cos it's a coffin.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- What's inside? - It might be an incense holder.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- CREAKS AGAIN - Yes, you're not selling it to me.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- No, sorry.- How much is it?
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- £195?- Maybe not. Maybe that's a bit deathly.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- I think that's...- Yes. - We'll die if we buy that.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48I've got to go and lie down. It's like the Addams Family here.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- Guys, 13 minutes.- Come on. - I spotted that there.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02A wee claret jug. I wouldn't put that down as being in your camp.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04I like the shape of the glass.
0:17:04 > 0:17:09- Dimpled, isn't it? This isn't silver. It'll be Britannia metal, silver-plated.- OK.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14And that's fine. If it was silver, you couldn't afford it today.
0:17:14 > 0:17:20If you look at the spout, that's a classical mask. And look - vine leaves. Bacchus.
0:17:20 > 0:17:27- What do you think?- I quite like it. - Do you think it would sell? - It would be easy at 30-50.
0:17:27 > 0:17:33Could it do 40-80? Frankly, yeah. If the gods are with you. But 30-50 is a safer bet.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- What's the ticket on that?- £60. - Ah, it's...
0:17:36 > 0:17:39There's no harm in asking.
0:17:39 > 0:17:45- What's the best you could do? - 50 is my very best. - Your very best is 50.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- It's a gamble.- Let's go for it. - Shall we?- Let's do it.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- OK, buy it.- I think so, yeah.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57- Retro Rich, you've finally found your voice.- Thank you very much.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Thank you.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Just as well, cos you've only got 10 minutes.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11- You like odd things, don't you? This is... - LOUD CRASH
0:18:11 > 0:18:16- Oooh!- Oooh! I hope that wasn't the Reds as it'll come out of their budget!
0:18:16 > 0:18:23- It's obviously a carved panel, but it's of John Wesley, the Methodist preacher.- Yes.
0:18:23 > 0:18:29- It's obviously 19th century. Do you like it?- Yeah.- I'd have it in my shop. I'd hang that up.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- It's not all about your shop! - I know, I know, sorry.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39- But actually I quite like it. - I quite like that. It's unusual. - How much is it?
0:18:39 > 0:18:46- Absolute death, I'll do it at 60 quid, Mark.- Oh, come on. You can do a bit better.
0:18:46 > 0:18:51- What about 40?- I tell you what I'll do - which hand is it in?- What?
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- The handkerchief.- That one.- You lose.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- We'll go 50, Mark. Come on. - What's this?!
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- 45, did you say?- Yeah, I think 45.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- We like fives.- You don't like fives, but this chap might.- Yeah.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Go on, 45.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- You better make some money on this. - I hope so!
0:19:16 > 0:19:21- There we are. 45 quid. - Brilliant. Three items.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25You've spent a grand sum of... 140 quid on three items.
0:19:25 > 0:19:31And it's been the most painful three items I've bought. But they're wonderful. A lovely collection.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- Well done.- Thank you. - Hallelujah, Mark!
0:19:35 > 0:19:41Finally, you're singing your teams praises, but you Reds now have only four minutes to go,
0:19:41 > 0:19:47- so time's ticking away. - Neither shiny, nor retro. Actually, it's very retro.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- I was going to say. - It's beyond retro.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54This is a pair-cased Verge watch.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Why is it called pair-cased? Not because it's pear-shaped,
0:19:58 > 0:20:03- but because it has a pair of cases. So there's your outer case.- Yeah.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06That's the watch proper.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- What year is that? - I'd say 1869.
0:20:09 > 0:20:16Well, it's late so far as such watches go. There's your balance wheel and the case is made of...
0:20:16 > 0:20:18..silver.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23- Yeah?- And if you are wanting to start out collecting early English pocket watches,
0:20:23 > 0:20:27you could do worse than start there. A rather nice thing.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- And wearable.- It is nice.- Waistcoat, silver watch chain for £30 or £40.
0:20:31 > 0:20:37Bob's your uncle. I'd want it to be 30 years older. If it's Georgian, you've sexed it up.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42Or if you can identify the watchmaker. What could that be?
0:20:42 > 0:20:4380.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Fifty quid.
0:20:45 > 0:20:4770.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49I'm sure you said 60 a minute ago.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Oh, you sneaky Rebecca.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- Fifty quid. Make it easy for us. - No, I can't.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01- I would like that at £55. - Yeah, but...- Please!
0:21:01 > 0:21:0260.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07- Please!- Please!- Please. - Please.- 55 quid.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- Go on, then.- Bless you.- Good man.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Well done. Nice negotiating.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17I won't kiss you on the cheek, but cheers, mate.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20And out of interest... you're out of time.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- Done, then.- Great!
0:21:24 > 0:21:28- Well done, thank you.- Good one. - I'm happy with all that.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- Happy?- Yeah.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40Cor! Doesn't time fly when you're enjoying yourself?
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Anyway, time's up. Let's check out what the Red team bought.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49Rich and Rebecca didn't get flustered about the first purchase,
0:21:49 > 0:21:55just 15 minutes in, this 1930s electric fan for a cool £60.
0:21:56 > 0:22:03Then it was fine wine that lured the Reds with the Victorian claret jug for £50.
0:22:04 > 0:22:09But with minutes to go, they bagged a bargain with a silver pair-cased pocket watch
0:22:09 > 0:22:14down from £100 to just £55. Tick tock!
0:22:14 > 0:22:20All they do is laugh on this programme. They go shopping and finish up giggling!
0:22:20 > 0:22:25- Had a lovely time?- Fantastic. - Spending our money?- Yes!
0:22:25 > 0:22:31- Which is your favourite piece? - I think it would possibly be the watch thing. The pocket watch.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Right. Do you agree, Richard?
0:22:34 > 0:22:38I like the fan. I think it had a little bit of something to it.
0:22:38 > 0:22:44- I've got lots of fans, too. - I've met a couple! - So he thinks!
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Oh, yes, put you down... Put you down straight away!
0:22:48 > 0:22:54- How much did you spend? - We spent 165.- So £135 of leftover lolly, please.- Yes, there you go.
0:22:54 > 0:23:00- Thank you. I trust you. Straight over to Paul Laidlaw. How did you get on with him?- Fantastic!
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- Is he ace or is he ace?- Brilliant. - Ace and brilliant!
0:23:04 > 0:23:11- What'll you spend that on, Paul? - I've got a cheeky little purchase in mind.- Have you? Cheeky?
0:23:11 > 0:23:13It will all become clear.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- Not...?- It is NOT the clock.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20- OK.- I have SOME reputation that I want to...
0:23:20 > 0:23:26Anyway, you go and have a cup of tea. Paul, get your Bonus Buy. Meanwhile, check what the Blues got.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30For Simon and Vicky, there was nothing to be blue about
0:23:30 > 0:23:35when they got this 1930s Art Deco blue glass vase for just £25.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43But could their profits go up in smoke with this late-19th century German porcelain plaque
0:23:43 > 0:23:46that they purchased for £70?
0:23:47 > 0:23:53And, praise the Lord, they bought this oak panel portrait of Methodist preacher John Wesley
0:23:53 > 0:23:55for just £45.
0:23:56 > 0:24:02- Simon, is that all right with you? - Yes, brilliant.- I told you Mark Stacey was the best. Am I right?
0:24:05 > 0:24:10We might have had a few... discussions about some things. Namely, a coffin.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- A coffin?!- Yeah!
0:24:12 > 0:24:15You can get linctus for it!
0:24:15 > 0:24:17What's your favourite piece?
0:24:17 > 0:24:23Er...I think the little porcelain painted cameo...
0:24:23 > 0:24:29- Jobby.- Yeah, that one. - Vicks? Favourite? - Er, the wooden plaque.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33- Which will bring the biggest profit? - The wooden plaque.- Probably, yeah.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Well, that's your predictions. How much did you spend all round?
0:24:37 > 0:24:41- We spent £140. - I'd like £160 of leftover lolly.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46Thank you. It goes straight to Mark Stacey. What will you spend it on?
0:24:46 > 0:24:50It's a lot of money to spend. I want something small and quality.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55- And perfectly formed.- Absolutely. - Exactly. Good luck with that.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Meanwhile, why don't we take a look at something I found earlier here
0:24:59 > 0:25:03that I think you're going to find absolutely intriguing. Ooh.
0:25:08 > 0:25:15I do love a bit of period luggage, don't you? I think it's the colour and texture
0:25:15 > 0:25:19of this very thick, polished pigskin.
0:25:19 > 0:25:25I like it even more when it's got a bit of provenance, like this.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Could it be?
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Could this be Lord Lucan's suitcase?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Well, it might be.
0:25:35 > 0:25:42If you look at the painted inscription, that all looks perfectly genuine, nicely rubbed.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45It's centred by a wax seal,
0:25:45 > 0:25:51the sort of seal that you'd impress with a signet ring into the hot sealing wax
0:25:51 > 0:25:54and create this emblem of ownership.
0:25:54 > 0:26:00And then, of course, you've got these delightful old luggage labels plastered all over the case itself.
0:26:00 > 0:26:06What's interesting, though, is the lasting notoriety of Lord Lucan himself.
0:26:06 > 0:26:13On 7th November, 1974 he apparently killed the family's nanny, Sandra Rivett,
0:26:13 > 0:26:18in the basement of his Belgravia home. Then he went on the run.
0:26:19 > 0:26:25Despite being found guilty of murder at a later inquest, Lord Lucan was never found.
0:26:26 > 0:26:33Even though there have been numerous theories and sightings, the truth is that nobody actually knows
0:26:33 > 0:26:36what became of him or his suitcase.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42And by an extraordinary coincidence,
0:26:42 > 0:26:49having found this case here in Stafford, I also came across another dealer who owns this.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53On the face of it, a perfectly straightforward
0:26:53 > 0:26:591935 or so, Continental silver-cased gentleman's wristwatch,
0:26:59 > 0:27:03until you turn it over and it says on the back,
0:27:03 > 0:27:07"Presented to Lord 'Lucky' Lucan, the old fossil,
0:27:07 > 0:27:12"by his friends at the Clermont Club, Mayfair, 18th December, 1967."
0:27:12 > 0:27:18And that is the date of Lord Lucan's birthday. He was an inveterate gambler
0:27:18 > 0:27:24and habitue of the Clermont Club, so it's perfectly reasonable to assume
0:27:24 > 0:27:29that his mates at the club, years before the murder and so forth,
0:27:29 > 0:27:31presented him with this watch.
0:27:31 > 0:27:39The dealer that owns this reckons that the watch itself is worth about £800-£1,200 as a watch,
0:27:39 > 0:27:44but because of the Lord Lucan connection, it's potentially worth
0:27:44 > 0:27:50up to ten times its normal value because of that association.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53He reckons at least £5,000 for this.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00That is the price of notoriety and, in this case, provenance.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05So does that mean that this suitcase that could have been Lord Lucan's
0:28:05 > 0:28:12and would cost you £50 from the dealer up the way is worth a cool £500?
0:28:12 > 0:28:17Well, if it does, it's positively criminal.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27But the big question is what prices will our teams' items fetch at the auction.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Sold at 45.
0:28:30 > 0:28:36Well, I can't tell you how lovely it is to be in Burton-On-Trent at Richard Winterton's saleroom
0:28:36 > 0:28:40- and to be with the great man. - Very good introduction. Thank you.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45I've done it before. Thank you for having me.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49As if we need it, here is a GEC period electric fan.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51I feel a Cary Grant movie coming on.
0:28:51 > 0:28:58I don't know whether it works. It doesn't really matter. I daresay you could get it rewired,
0:28:58 > 0:29:04- but it's got the feel of the '30s. What's it worth?- We've gone 40-50, all day long. Should make more.
0:29:04 > 0:29:11- £60 paid.- It'll make that. - Lovely. Next is the Victorian, plated Britannia metal decanter.
0:29:11 > 0:29:16- Do you like that one?- No. It doesn't do a lot for me.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21- It hasn't got the wow factor, has it? - No.- Which makes my 40-50 guide look a bit...
0:29:21 > 0:29:26Well, they paid 50, actually. Anyway, there we go.
0:29:26 > 0:29:32Now, lastly, is the pair-cased watch. Date letters, 1869, matched throughout.
0:29:32 > 0:29:38- White enamel dial in good condition. - I like that and they are popular. - You get a lot for your money.
0:29:38 > 0:29:44- Talking of money, how much? - We've got 100-150.- Have you? Quite right. £55 they paid.
0:29:44 > 0:29:50- That is a really good price. - Anyway, on that happy note they won't need their Bonus Buy -
0:29:50 > 0:29:54we've heard that before. So let's have a look at it.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Rebecca, Ricardo, you spent a magnificent £165.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03- You gave £135 to Paul Laidlaw. What did you spend it on, Paul? - It's deja vu.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06I knew you'd go for that!
0:30:06 > 0:30:10I loved it! And you were wrong!
0:30:10 > 0:30:16- There was nothing else seen! - But I've got a story to tell you about this.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20We didn't pick it up. This says it all. Does it? No!
0:30:20 > 0:30:26Went back to have a punt at it and that is a little mark and some initials, CD.
0:30:26 > 0:30:32- OK.- Carl Deffner. German manufacturer of high quality, Modernist design.
0:30:32 > 0:30:39It's a belter because people collect designers. And attribution always adds value.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41It opens the story up.
0:30:41 > 0:30:46- Like it any more?- How much was it? - Well, I thought it was cheap enough.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51- I paid the £35.- OK.- Which is, frankly...- A gift.- ..no money!
0:30:51 > 0:30:55It's going to do 40-60 anywhere, any day.
0:30:55 > 0:31:01- He's very persuasive. Noticed that? - He is, yes.- He's very powerful in his presentation, isn't he?
0:31:01 > 0:31:08Anyway, there we go. A lovely punt. We've got the history and the prediction as to profit.
0:31:08 > 0:31:15Now, for the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Paul's crumb trays.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- Over to you, Ricardo. Your favourite, this stuff(!)- Yeah.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Doesn't do a lot for me.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27- The Art Nouveau, old fruit.- Not very good quality.- Looks like WMF,
0:31:27 > 0:31:33but Carl Deffner is thought to be the designer behind this.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38- It's got a bit going on, but what do you do with it? - You brush up crumbs.- You'd use it?
0:31:38 > 0:31:44If I was very dirty about the dining table, I might. How much? Puff yourself up.
0:31:44 > 0:31:51- It should make 40-60.- £35 paid. If the team go with it, they're bound to get a little profit on it.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56- Super. Now, next, the Blues look rather lonely over here.- They do.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00- First item is the cut-glass vase. Like it?- Love it. Simple.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05Very slight tint of the blue. Very clever, lovely shape.
0:32:05 > 0:32:11- Could be '40s or '50s. - Yeah. I think 40-60.- £25 paid. - That's a good one again.
0:32:11 > 0:32:16I think they've done well. Next is the Austrian or German oval plaque.
0:32:16 > 0:32:23- Nice, isn't it?- Not a lot to me. - Not a lot?- It doesn't really do a lot for me.- Could be Berlin.
0:32:23 > 0:32:29- And there's collectors for it. - It's got some value, hasn't it? - We've got £50-£80.- £70 paid.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- I bet you a quid you get to the ton. - Oh, pressure again.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38- Who's buying the wine if we do? - At least you can say your prayers with the next one.
0:32:38 > 0:32:44- That stiffens you up, John Wesley. - Yeah.- Late 19th century, early 20th.
0:32:44 > 0:32:50- It's got real quality to it.- Yeah. - Carved out of a lump of oak. Look at the carving.- Those grapes.
0:32:50 > 0:32:56Look at those grapes! Stylised grapes. In the 17th-century style.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01Mixed with an 18th-century preacher, probably from the Arts and Crafts period.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05We've really bigged it up. We've still only put 20-30 on it.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- How much?- 20-30.- Really?
0:33:08 > 0:33:14- You've got a limited market. - I can't persuade you. You're the boss. £45 they paid.
0:33:14 > 0:33:20- We will see.- That could be their comeuppance, in which case they'll need their Bonus Buy.
0:33:20 > 0:33:27OK, Vicks, Simon, this is exciting. What did Mark Stacey spend your £160 of leftover lolly on?
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- It doesn't look very much, does it? - No.
0:33:32 > 0:33:38- It's plain.- It's very plain. A silver-topped goblet.- OK. - But it's interesting.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43- The mark tells us it's by Dr Christopher Dresser.- OK.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45You're not impressed, are you?
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- How much was it?- £80.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56So this man Dresser, he is the number one design guru of the late-19th century.
0:33:56 > 0:34:03The late Victorian period. And his designs are very Modernist. You'd think they're from the 1920s.
0:34:03 > 0:34:09I mean, at a time when all things fussy and terribly ornate in Victorian life were popular,
0:34:09 > 0:34:14he's going against the grain, hence this thing is so plain.
0:34:14 > 0:34:21- So there we go. Just because it's in a plain packet doesn't mean it's not a good object.- Fingers crossed!
0:34:21 > 0:34:28- But you may have done so well, Simon and Vicky, that you don't need the Bonus Buy.- Hopefully!
0:34:28 > 0:34:32Well, we all live in hopes. Now, for the audience at home,
0:34:32 > 0:34:36let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Mark's beaker.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40How about that for plain, elegant, charming...
0:34:40 > 0:34:44You've said it all for me. Again, it's perfect.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48- Simplicity.- Design, isn't it? - That's what it's all about.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52Simple, beautiful. 60-80 all day long.
0:34:52 > 0:34:59Mark Stacey, he's a cunning monkey, he paid £80. OK, lovely. We'll find out in a minute, won't we?
0:34:59 > 0:35:02At 22. 22. 22.
0:35:02 > 0:35:08Middle room at 22. Sold at 22. Yours at 22.
0:35:08 > 0:35:13- Rebecca, Richard, how excited are you?- Very.- This is a lovely sight.
0:35:13 > 0:35:19- The saleroom's stuffed up with good folk to buy your items. - Hopefully!- Touch wood.
0:35:19 > 0:35:24Anyway, first up is the electric fan and here it comes.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29We go to 144. The 1930s electric desk fan.
0:35:29 > 0:35:35Good lot. Bit of interest. If you're going to buy for the future, buy it. 20. Five.
0:35:35 > 0:35:3830. Five. 35 I'm bid. 40. Five. 50.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42- 50 bid. Go with me.- Go on.- 50 bid. £50 in the room. At £50.
0:35:42 > 0:35:47- No money.- 55. £55. On my right at 55. All finished?
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- I don't believe this. - And sold at 55.
0:35:51 > 0:35:58£55. Bad luck. You're £5 off. It's nothing in the scale of things. It was always risky, that one.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03- Now here comes your jug. - We can now go to 145, the claret jug.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07Start me at £40. 30? £20? Tenner to go. 10. 12.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12- Oh, dear.- 15. 18. £20. 22. 25.
0:36:12 > 0:36:1425 there. 25.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- Uh-oh.- £30. Middle room at £30.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20- Don't like this.- £30. At £30.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24I've got nothing else. £30. At the back at 30. All done?
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Oh, no! £30.
0:36:27 > 0:36:33£30 is minus £20. You're minus £25. This watch had better do well!
0:36:33 > 0:36:38The Verge pocket watch now. Lot 146. Interest on this lot.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- I am in at £70. - That's more like it.- 90. 100.
0:36:42 > 0:36:47- 110. 120.- Look at him go! - 120 I'm bid. At 120.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50120. 120. 120.
0:36:50 > 0:36:5230.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- Seated at 130.- He is so good!- 130.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59130, seated. Sold at 130.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02130! Yes, he's done it at 130.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05That's 45 and 30 is £75 up,
0:37:05 > 0:37:09which means overall you are plus 50, which is very fair, isn't it?
0:37:09 > 0:37:13Listen, you've got £50 in the bank! Very good.
0:37:13 > 0:37:18- So what about this crumb and brush set?- Shall we?- Going to do it?- Yeah.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23Lovely. The auctioneer's estimate is 40-60. £35 paid.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27He thinks it'll make a profit and you're going with it. Here it comes.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Nothing on my book. £30?
0:37:30 > 0:37:33£30 to start me. £30 I'm bid.
0:37:33 > 0:37:3632. 35. 38. £40. 42.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Yes, you're in profit. Well done.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42At 42, I'm bid. Far left at 42.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46- 45.- Lovely auctioneer. Look at that. He's got 45.
0:37:46 > 0:37:4945 at the back. Sold at 45.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Well done, Paul Laidlaw.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57That's plus £10 on that. You are plus 60 overall.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01- That's what we like to see. - Thank you very much.
0:38:01 > 0:38:07The big thing here is don't say a word to the Blues. In fact, look rather miserable. Is that possible?
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Perfectly possible.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21- Now, Simon, Vicky, do you know how the Reds got on?- No.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25- Do you want to know?- No!- No! - Well, I won't tell you anyway.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28First up is the glass vase.
0:38:28 > 0:38:34Right, we now move to lot 166. The Art Deco, the blue glass vase.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39Bit of interest on this. £20 bid. 25. 30. Five. 40.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41- Hey, that's good!- £40 I'm bid.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44£40. £40. 45. 45.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48£45 I'm bid. Far right at 45. All finished?
0:38:48 > 0:38:53- Sold at 45.- Another bid there! - Sorry. 50. I'm going at 50.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Five? £50 down there, just below.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00£50. Going at 50. Yours at 50.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04£50. Well done, team. Doubled your money. That's absolutely super.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- Here comes your porcelain plaque. - Lot 167.
0:39:07 > 0:39:13The German porcelain oval plaque. Nothing on my book. Where are you going to start? £50 to start me?
0:39:13 > 0:39:1950? 40? £30? £30 to start me? £30? In your hands on this one.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23- £30? £20 to go.- Oh, don't... - Oh, dear.- £20 I'm bid.
0:39:23 > 0:39:29£20 I'm bid. At £20. At £20, I have there at £20. At £20.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32- This is terrible.- 22.
0:39:32 > 0:39:38You've only had one little tinkle. 24. 26. 28. £30. No?
0:39:38 > 0:39:43- I don't like the look of this. - Back of the room at £30. Everyone else out?
0:39:43 > 0:39:49- Sold at 30.- £30 is minus £40. That's terrible, that is.- So cheap.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Overall, you're minus 15.
0:39:51 > 0:39:58The oak panel now. John Wesley. Lot 168. Beautifully carved. Where are you going to start me?
0:39:58 > 0:40:01£20? £20 to start me? £10?
0:40:01 > 0:40:04£10. I've got you, sir. £10 I'm bid.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07£10 I'm bid. £12. 14. 16.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11£20. On my left at £20.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13At £20. At £20.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18At £20. Back of the room. Sold, then, at £20.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21It's like a haemorrhage! £20.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26That is minus £25. You were minus 15 before.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30You are minus £40. Minus 40 overall. You going to go with the beaker?
0:40:30 > 0:40:35- Yes.- Yes?- I think we're going to have to. It's nice. We'll go for it.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39- You're a couple of punters. - Have a go.- Just do it.
0:40:39 > 0:40:46- If it doesn't work, will you give Mark a tattoo?- Yes, he's going to have two bees on his knees.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50- Is he really?!- Then we can say he's the bees' knees.- Very good!
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- There's something to look forward to.- I'll look forward to that!
0:40:54 > 0:41:00- Anyway, we're going with the Bonus Buy.- Yes.- Going with it and here it comes.
0:41:00 > 0:41:07Lot 172. The silver-rimmed beaker there. Hukin and Heath, 1884.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Around about. Christopher Dresser. A bit of interest on this at £30.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- Oh.- It's started.
0:41:14 > 0:41:1735 I'm bid. 35. £40. 45.
0:41:17 > 0:41:2045 I'm bid. At 45. £50.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24- £50 I'm bid. £50. At 50. - Uh-oh.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27£50. Lady at 50. All done?
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Sold at 50.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33- Mark, bad luck.- Oh, dear. - Minus £30 on that.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Overall, you are minus £70.
0:41:37 > 0:41:43- Well, it started very nicely... and there we are.- That's the way it goes.- Don't say a thing.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47- All will be revealed in a moment. Good sports.- Well done.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59- Well, well, well. Have you been chatting to each other?- No.
0:41:59 > 0:42:04Just as well. There's a pole apart here in terms of the scores.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07And the runners-up today, I regret to say, are the Blues
0:42:07 > 0:42:12who managed to lose by losing £70.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17- Such is life, though.- Yes. - It was probably my fault.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Don't you go blaming yourself, Simon. Not a bit of it.
0:42:20 > 0:42:27It just went against you, but we had so much entertainment earlier, looking at your calf...
0:42:28 > 0:42:34- ..for any errors in any other department. We've loved having you. Hope you enjoyed it, too.- Yes.
0:42:34 > 0:42:39But the victors today are going home with money. Going home with £60.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43- There's your 60 smackers. You're happy, Rebecca.- Yes.
0:42:43 > 0:42:49- Have you enjoyed it?- Loved it. - Better than going disco boogieing? - On another level.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52That's the right answer.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56- Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?- Yes!
0:42:56 > 0:43:03I know you're sitting there thinking, "I could have done better than that!" What's stopping you?
0:43:03 > 0:43:08If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.
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