Horncastle 18 Bargain Hunt

Welcome to Horncastle, antiques capital of Lincolnshire.

Let's go bargain hunting, yeah?

Horncastle has two rivers and a canal running through it,

hence it's subject to frequent floods,

but will our teams be going with the flow

or will they get out of their depth?

Here's a quick glimpse as to what they got up to.

'The Reds let their heart rule their heads.'

-Would you take them home?

-I would.

I see passion in your eyes. I'm loving that!

'Whilst the Blues act on impulse.'

-I don't even like it.

-Oh, no! Why did you buy it?

-Because you told me to.

-Oh, no!

'Let's meet the teams.'

Well, we have two married couples on our programme today.

Jane and Gary for the Reds

and Diane and Philip for the Blues. Hello, everyone.

Nice to see you. Now, Jane, how did you meet Gary?

I met Gary on a blind date.

Gary's boss used to say "I've got just the man for you"...

-He fixed you up?

-Yes, he set us up on a blind date.

Isn't that amazing? Now, listen, you're very keen on keeping fit.

-I am, yes.

-What do you like to do?

-I like to do boxing...

-Boxing!

Well, sparring, yes. Gary holds the pads and I do the...

You never have any aggression against him, then, if you do this?

-Of course not!

-But you've never done it for real?

-No, I've not, no.

-No, excellent.

Now, Gary, what do you do?

I work for a haulage company as a forklift-truck driver.

Oh, right. Now, tell us about this stock-car racing.

-It's the BriSCA, Formula 1.

-Right.

They race round a quarter-of-a-mile oval track

and it's quite spectacular.

-Do you bump into each other?

-Yeah.

-Oh, you do?

-It's good sport.

-But who's got the knowledge about antiques?

Is it you, Jane, or Gary?

I've got slightly more than Gary.

-Quite a lot more.

-Yeah.

Is there anything you're going to stop Gary buying?

-Drop-leaf tables.

-Drop-leaf tables?

-Oh, please, not a drop-leaf table.

-Has he got a problem with drop-leaf tables?

-Definite problem.

-He keeps buying them?

-No, everywhere we go -

"Ooh, drop-leaf tables - going to buy one of them on Bargain Hunt"!

-That IS strange.

-There may be an argument, our first argument.

-Really?

-We could be divorced!

Not a serious fall-out?! You've got a lovely story about the blind date,

you can't fall out on our programme.

Save that for another person's programme!

No, you'll be fine. I promise you.

Now, Diane and Philip, welcome.

There's a rather nice story about how you met Philip.

-Can you tell me about it, Diane?

-Well, I'd known Philip for 30 years

and I had been widowed

and he was desperate - was the word that comes to mind -

for someone to take to the Rotary ladies' night

and I thought "That's safe because he's a confirmed bachelor..."

Oh, yeah? They're the ones never to trust!

Look at the trouble it got me into!

Now, Philip, you've retired from the family retail business

and now you're a trustee of the Museum of Leathercraft.

-Indeed, yes.

-But you've got Queen Victoria's side-saddle?

We have. Prince Albert's saddle and Queen Alexandra's saddle too.

There are lots of interesting things there.

So have you got a plan for today's bargain hunting, you two?

Well, buy quality hopefully,

and something that people can't possibly do without.

I see. See what you can do about fulfilling that ambition.

To start you off, why don't I give you £300 apiece?

There's your £300, Janey. There's yours, Diane.

You know the rules, your experts await and off you go!

Very good luck.

'And who might our experts be?'

'Hedging his bets for the Reds, it's Paul Laidlaw.'

'And taking the Blues for a spin, it's Christina Trevanion.'

Have you got a shopping list today or is this random?

-It's very random, isn't it?

-Yeah.

Let's have a good look around and see what we can find. Let's go!

Let's go.

'And straightaway Gary's hunting down tables.'

Come away! Come away, come away!

Is this true, that you're intent on buying a table

after you told me earlier on "No, no shopping list!"

-Apart from the table.

-They're just... They just look nice.

We'll just leave him. He's talking to himself.

'Meanwhile, the Blues target the silver cabinets.'

'But will they strike gold?'

-What is that?

-Shall we look at it?

-I'd like to look at that.

-OK, let's have a look.

-May I?

-Yeah, absolutely.

'It's not there just to look pretty.'

-175.

-So a silver pen

-and...

-Ruler wipe.

-Ruler wipe?

-In the shape of a boot scraper.

-I think that's quite unusual.

-That's lovely. I really like that.

And a nice clear hallmark there. Slightly rubbed,

but still distinguishable

and it's Edwardian, 1901.

You can imagine a gentleman, sitting at his desk,

fountain pen at the ready

and it gets clogged up. What do you do? You use your desk wipe.

So you wipe your pen nib onto these brushes here

to clear away all those deposits,

and this one is particularly nice because it takes the ruler as well,

so when your ruler gets a bit inky,

you clean it on there.

'But will it scrape a profit at auction?'

I think I like that.

-I'd like to go for that.

-It'll be an adventure to see what happens.

Well, that's a serious amount of our budget.

I could see that marked up at auction at maybe £100-150.

So it is a lot of money. Having said that, it's a novelty item,

it's the kind of thing that people will fall in love with

-and if two people like it, it could go up.

-Shall I smile sweetly at him?

You can give it a go!

135 would be the absolute best.

That's quite a lot of our budget.

You won't make a huge amount on it,

but, at the same time, it's a good quality piece.

-Let's go for it. You like it?

-Yes, it's very unusual.

-Yeah, I think we should go for it.

-OK.

-135.

-That's fine, thank you.

130 would be better! THEY LAUGH

'Too late now, Diane. It's yours.'

'So, the Blues wasted no time on their first purchase

'at just eight minutes in.'

'And in a bargain basement on the other side of the tracks,

'the Reds are rummaging for rubies and Paul's found something.'

Does glass do anything for you?

-Yes.

-I like it, but I don't know anything about glass at all.

What I like - this technique is called controlled bubble

and you can see why.

The geometry is perfect.

The precision with which the bubbles have been introduced to the glass

and then, as the body's been formed,

these little bubbles have stretched

to become little tears,

but the geometry is maintained. That's quality.

Any glass-blower can introduce a bubble of air,

but to introduce them with that precision...

A period?

1960s, this controlled bubble really comes to the fore.

The name that springs to mind is Whitefriars. What else do we see?

Turn it upside down, we see a polished pontil scar.

This proves that this is a man with a tube, a furnace

and a blob of molten amber glass.

The form is loosely a baluster.

I tell you what - timeless.

-Could you see that with flowers in it?

-Yeah, definitely.

'If they're not blown away by the style, they might be by the price.'

-£14.

-£14.

Look at what you get for your money. I would pitch that at 20 to 40.

-Really?

-All day long. It's a good piece of glass for 14 quid.

But there you have it - an education in post-war British glass.

And in what you can get for your money. Astonishing, isn't it?

-Yep.

-Let's keep our options open.

-Say "We don't know if we want that, can we leave it here?"

-BOTH: Yeah.

Right, that-a-way. On the clock.

'I want what Paul had for breakfast. He's on fire.'

'Have the Blues moved on from the silver? A few inches perhaps.'

This moustache comb. Can you see that, Philip?

-Oh, that's sweet.

-Mistletoe on it.

"French silver moustache comb and brush in case."

So let's see if there are any marks.

It looks like a lower grade of silver...

OK, so a little French assay mark there, which is very sweet.

It is a novelty, and it's sweet, and I love the mistletoe on it,

which would suggest it was a Christmas gift.

-Who's going to buy it?

-What's it marked up as?

-68.

OK, that's not too bad. And, again, very easily displayable.

So I like that. £68.

It is all the money. You want to come down maybe £30 or £40

as a little novelty.

-Mr Wonnacott might like these.

-Oh, yes, he would like those.

'Ahh, you're too kind.'

Philip could use it for a hairbrush!

Or we could brush your eyebrows with it! You'd be totally preened then!

THEY LAUGH

Let's ask him what he can do.

'Let's hope shop manager James can do a good deal.'

-Your very best price.

-Your VERY best price.

£50? Coming down from 68 to 50?

If your gut feeling says "Go for it"...

I think £50 is perhaps a bit much.

Couldn't come down to 40?

Um... No.

45. That's really generous.

-I think...

-Come on, we'll go for that.

45? That's really generous.

£45. Keep everything crossed!

Thank you. Let's hope there's a lot of people there with a moustache!

'Of course, Diane. They're the height of fashion, don't you know?'

'So the Blues have snaffled two novelty silver items

'in less than half an hour.'

'But the Reds' scatter-gun approach has so far proved fruitless.'

-Time's going on, Gary.

-I know. I know.

-What are we doing?

-We're going for that vase.

-You've got a feeling about that?

-Yes.

-OK, let's go.

'Good decision, Reds. Go back for the bubble vase.'

'Shop manager John's got it under the counter.'

-Going to bite the bullet?

-Definitely.

-OK. Your vase.

One vase. It's marked at 14.

-10, isn't it?

-Ohh...

It's cheeky, it's cheeky.

I'll meet you in the middle at 12.

-£12. What do you think?

-Yeah!

-Yes, will do.

-Thanks.

-Thank you.

'Well done. Cheek will get you everywhere...this time.'

'And the Blues have finally moved away from the silver.'

Ooh, my goodness.

Right, so we've got two items...

I'm thinking let's go for something a little bit bigger, maybe.

-Yes.

-Rather than...littly things.

-See what takes your eye.

-Right.

-OK? Spread out, team.

-Spread out.

-Off we go.

What do you think about this? I like it. It's very Arts and Crafts.

Think of it sitting at Liberty's at the turn of the century.

How stylish it would look. It's not a big piece of brown furniture.

Small pieces that are easily placeable in the home still sell,

and can be used today.

'Diane's not looking keen.'

So you've got a pen rest in here, there would've been an inkwell here

and you have these openings here for your various correspondence.

And then this lift-down desk to write upon. What's your thoughts?

-It's quite a nice writing desk.

-What do you want to go for?

I wish the wood was better quality.

Is it going to sell? You think it will because of its style.

Yes, I do.

-What does it say...

-165.

We've only got £120 left

And we've got to give Christina some money.

-I don't need much.

-£5?

-Bit more'd be nice!

-Well, let's keep looking. Let's bear it in mind, but keep going.

-OK.

'You're a tough taskmaster, Christina.'

'They look reluctant to leave that bureau now you've sold it to them.'

'Meanwhile, have the Reds managed to focus on anything?'

'Now, those do look interesting.'

It just draws the eye.

-What are they?

-I don't know, what are they?

Those are Prattware pot lids.

Does what it says on the... jar!

-Yeah.

-It's a little domed cover

for a shallow jar

and that jar could contain toiletry, meat paste, toothpaste,

preserves, whatever.

Dating to mid-19th century.

Have you seen these at auction?

Yep, a great many of them.

In this instance, we have our cuirassier, a cavalryman.

-I've got a trooper.

-He's downed. And what have you got?

-A trooper.

-The trooper.

They're priced at...

-85.

-Right, 85. I think that's at the higher end of my estimate.

-But you like them.

-Yes, I do.

Proper antiques. They're good to go. Don't see any damage.

Ready to hang, but my estimate at auction's £40-80.

-40-80.

-Yeah. You're buying at high estimate.

Unless... Do you want me to ask?

-Yeah.

-I'll go and have the conversation.

'While Paul tries to get a better price,

'how are the Blues getting on in their search for a third item?'

£56 the pair.

It looks to me like tourist tat.

You're absolutely right.

"Made in Japan" - speaks volumes, doesn't it?

-I thought it was...

-Put them back!

'Keep looking, Blues.'

'You've always got the Arts and Crafts bureau to come back to.'

'Has Paul got a good deal on the pot lids?'

There's no slack in the price. They're £85.

I think it's a gamble.

-It's worth a gamble though.

-I don't know, is it?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

'Go on, take a risk, Reds. It's always pot luck at the auction.'

I see passion in your eyes! I'm loving that!

-Have we bought something?

-Yes!

'Well done, Reds. That's two out of your three items.'

'But over on the Blue team, it seems Diane has disappeared.'

Where's your dear lady gone, Philip? Diane?

-Oh, dear.

-Maybe she's left us.

It's a bit ominous!

-What have you done?

-Well, he was very kind.

THEY BOTH LAUGH I hope you don't mind,

but I've negotiated 115.

-On what?

-So you've got £5...

-On this?

-115?

-Instead of 165.

-Have you bought it?

-Yes.

You have?!

-You said you liked it!

-I leave you for five minutes and what happens?

Philip would've told you you can't leave me alone.

I've got two questions.

Well, one statement - you've done a good negotiation.

A: Will it sell at that price?

-And B: We left at £5...

-Will it sell at that price?!

Well, that's very diplomatic of you.

It's... It's... top end,

-but we've done it now...

-You said you liked it!

Well, you've just bought a desk. There we go.

-Let's keep our fingers crossed.

-I don't even like it.

-Oh, no!

Why did you buy it?!

Because you told me to.

'They started off with so much structure, and it ended in chaos.'

'Never mind, Blues. You've got your three buys. Well done.'

How far is Leicestershire from here? Is that the neighbouring county?

-It is, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-We're selling in Lincolnshire, aren't we?

-Yeah.

Uhh... That's a mid-18th century map.

-Oh.

-Now, it's the wrong county, but a neighbouring county.

-Yeah.

That's 270 year old...

Is it really?

Yeah. An engraved and then hand-tinted map.

Tells you what it is here.

"Map of Leicestershire."

It also tells us it's published 1741.

And that's of that period, not a later impression.

That's £18.

-And that's original.

-That's of that period - 1741.

-That's good.

-Yeah.

-What's it going to make?

It should do £20-40,

nine times out of ten.

-OK. Shall we go for that?

-If that was my county,

I'd be happy to hang that, all day long.

-It's a pleasing thing.

-Yeah, I like that.

-I do.

If we've got... We have five minutes to go,

carry that with you, see if you can find anything better.

'Hang about, Paul's found another antique map

'that's too good to ignore.'

Guys, this is a strip map.

It's a road from here to there,

broken down into strips.

Yeah? Hand-tinted, utterly pleasing

and informative.

Does it matter...about that?

It does, to be honest. I'd rather it had NO glass than that.

Er, Owen and Bowen. 1720!

-Wow...

-Nearly 300 year old.

Um, £17.

Can we put that with that to make it one lot?

Yes!

'Yes. The ticket price is £35 for the two -

'but has Paul done a better deal?'

-If I said 30 quid the two, would you buy them?

-30?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

-How's about 25?

-25?

-Yes! You're a star!

You've got to do it. You've GOT to do it because you're out of time!

-Well, yeah...

-Deal?

-Yes. Deal.

-Group hug?!

Time's up. Let's check out what the Red team bought.

'The Reds splashed out £12

'on this glass Whitefriars-style bubble vase.'

'Then they couldn't resist the Victorian Prattware pot lids

'and paid £85 for them.'

'Finally, they spent £25 on two 18th-century hand-coloured maps.'

'And when the saleroom took delivery,

'the staff assumed THEY had cracked the glass,

'so they replaced it. Lucky.'

-That was excellent. Did you enjoy it?

-Brilliant, yes.

-I thought so. Good on you.

-It was a bit close, but yes.

Which is your favourite piece?

It's the pot tops.

The pot tops.

And what did you spend in total?

-£122.

-Not enough.

-THEY LAUGH

-Well, it's better than some, I can tell you.

122. I'd like 178, please.

-Gary's in charge of the money.

-Thank you.

And over it comes to Paul Laidlaw.

A past master of getting a lot for not very much!

So how are you going to go at this, then, Paul?

Um... Seeds have been planted...

-Oh, have they?

-..throughout our little shop,

and I am hoping I'll find something that really works for you.

As ever, enigmatic. Thank you very much for that.

Meanwhile, let's check out what the Blue team bought.

'The Blues loved the silver pen wipe,

'and paid a whacking £135.'

'A French moustache comb and brush

'tickled their fancy for a tidy 45.'

'And daring Diane took a unilateral decision on the Edwardian bureau,

'paying £115 for the privilege.'

-I think you've just had a cocktail party, you lot!

-We have, yes!

-Frightfully jolly times.

-We've been like that since we got together.

Oh. Well, that's nice.

Which piece is going to make the biggest profit, Philip?

Pass.

The pen wipe, I should think.

-We shall see.

-Do you think the pen wipe will do it?

-Well, it could be the brown furniture that I didn't want to buy, but I don't know.

-Oh, I see.

It's like that, is it? Hoity-hoi!

And how much did you spend all round?

Erm, £295.

Look at her face!

-And we've only got that left.

-She's so...

She's so pleased about that!

-I told you I could spend money!

-You've had a riot, you lot.

OK, Christina, your challenge today

is to have... Well, I don't know.

Well, anyway, that is a serious challenge, and goodness only knows what you'll find.

I think "I will do my best" is the only answer...

Well, you've done your best all day.

-Just be very careful with it and don't...

-Don't spend it all at once!

Exactly!

Well, we've come from Horncastle to Lincoln

to Golding, Young & Mawer's saleroom to be with our man of the moment, John Leatt.

-John, hello.

-Welcome.

-Lovely to be here.

Now, for the Reds, we've got the Whitefriars smoky, amber vase.

-Handsome.

-Absolutely.

It's got a good look to it. A known Whitefriars design,

so I've got some good, positive thoughts on that one.

What is your most positive thought, value-wise?

-£25-40 on that one.

-OK, £12 paid.

So they have found themselves a bargain. Isn't that marvellous?

-Absolutely.

-So they'll double their money?

-We'll do our best.

Now we've got some Prattware pot lids.

Now, these things were incredibly popular 25 to 40 years ago.

-Absolutely.

-Does the market still hold up?

Sadly not these days. There's not quite the demand.

-What are they worth?

-25 to 40.

Oh, dear. £85 paid for the pair.

Next up are the maps. Rather handsome.

Hand-coloured engravings of maps. How do you rate those, John?

-Interesting maps, decorative items.

-So they should be popular locally?

-I hope so.

-How much?

-Between £25 and £40.

-OK, £25 paid, so that's OK. We have some hope.

It all depends on how the pot lids do,

in which case, they may need their bonus buy. Let's have a look.

Jane and Gary, this is your leftover-lolly moment.

You gave Paul Laidlaw 178. What did you spend it on, Paul?

Well...

-That'll be a chair.

-Ooh!

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Shall I tell you about it?

-Yeah.

I sell... or see chairs of this form

every week of my working life.

They are ubiquitous

and the heyday for making such was the 1910s and 1920s.

My word, they loved these chairs

and today such examples

are near worthless.

So why did I buy that?

It dates to the reign of George I.

This chair ain't 100 year old,

-it's closer to 300 year old.

-Wow.

-What do you reckon to that?

-Yeah.

-English walnut side or dining chair.

Typical form. We've got this double-arched back,

this delicious eared inverted baluster or urn-shaped splat.

And look at the lines - the lines are subtly delicious.

Drop-in seat

and then these gorgeous Acanthus-hipped cabriole legs.

I could love that chair, I kid you not.

I... Oh, don't get me going!

I think we've got you going!

-I think we've got you going, boy!

-How much was it?

I've stuck my neck out on this.

I've stumped up £100. Do you want to know the harsh reality?

-If I'm unlucky, somebody'll buy it for £20.

-Really?

You will see a grown man cry.

However, if I was asked to sell it, I'd say 100-200.

On that basis, should be a safe bet.

But this is riskier than I usually play it.

-Do you like it, Janey?

-I do. I like it a lot.

I tell you, I'm sold. Anyway, I can't bear to see a grown man cry,

so let's hope it goes well.

For the audience at home, let's find out whether the auctioneer agrees.

So there we go, John, a handsome example

of a splendid old English chair. Isn't that good?

Nice, untouched George I walnut side chair or dining chair.

Could do with a bit of tickling up, but basically, it's all there.

-Basically all there, exactly.

-So a set of 12 like that,

worth £500 a chair...

-Plus, I would imagine.

-Plus.

What's one on its jacksie worth?

-Probably £40-60.

-That's it, is it?

Singly, yes. They don't seem to make the money these days.

Well, poor old Paul. He rates it and he paid £100

and has raved to his team about it.

Anyway, no helping that. Maybe they won't go with it.

Well, now for the Blues,

who've gone for this miniature pen wipe in the form of a boot scraper.

-Does that appeal, John?

-Novelty items always appeal, Tim.

The condition's pretty good and, yes, it's fun.

-How much?

-Between £30 and £40.

They paid £135. They're about to make a cool loss of £100.

Next is the moustache comb and brush,

which is, I believe, French and has got this mistletoe.

It's in good condition. It's a nice little thing.

So between £15 and £20.

£15 and £20. £45 paid.

OK, well, that could be a problem too.

So why don't we move to something bigger,

like that handsome mahogany full-front bureau.

-Now, that's not in bad nick.

-No, it's in good condition.

It's in the Art Nouveau style, as you see from the straps here.

Original inkwell in there. I think it's a handsome piece.

-How much do you think it'll bring?

-Between £50 and £80.

OK, £115 paid.

So every single item is estimated well below the purchase price,

so there could be trouble ahead.

Let's go and look at the bonus buy.

You spent £295, you cheeky monkeys,

and gave Christina only £5 to spend.

-What did you find?

-Well, I got you

-a little bit of treen.

-Fantastic.

I call it a card-game marker, but Tim tells me it's a bezique marker.

-Exactly.

-Being a bit of a cardsharp that he is.

But treen... Treen is a generic term

given to small pieces of woodwork, as is this little counter here.

You can obviously keep track of your score as you go.

-What do you think?

-Lovely.

I think that's quite... I quite like that. Do you?

Fantastic. How much did you pay for it?

-All the £5?

-All of the £5 that you left!

-You spent it all!

-Good gracious!

-Weren't we generous?

-Well, you were.

And when you think about it, to get a nice piece of rosewood

and to have these other blond...

Could be sycamore or beech.

So if you've got four, you push up four of those,

then it moves five, then do your multiples to get to ten,

which gets you to 50, then it gets you to the hundreds, to 500

and then to the thousand and so on.

-I was thinking you could use it for crib, but you can't.

-No.

It's specifically bezique and that's the top and bottom of it.

An incredibly popular Edwardian game.

-I like that.

-Mm, brilliant.

It should make a fortune.

That's optimistic!

That's Philip, he's our optimist.

Let's find out, for the audience at home,

whether the auctioneer is quite as optimistic.

Well, look at this, John.

Poor Christina only had £5 left and that's what she spent it on.

-It's good for a fiver.

-Good fun. Bezique marker.

Don't see many of them.

It's made in rosewood and with a bit of sycamore.

Yeah, I couldn't think of many I would buy for any less than £5.

I know. Beautifully made, a real little period piece.

Hard to predict what it'll bring, but surely more than £5.

5's bottom end. We think £5-£10.

Brilliant. Thanks, John.

420, 450, 480, 500,

520, 550, 580, 600

and 20. Selling for £620...

Janey, Gary, you're looking very confident.

-Excited.

-Yeah, excited.

Yeah, nervous.

The Whitefriars vase, there was a bit of conjecture about.

The auctioneers confirm they think it is Whitefriars,

they've estimated it 25-40.

You only paid £12 so, if they're right you'll double your money,

triple your money, which is always a nice position.

And here it comes.

Whitefriars amber-tinted glass vase.

Who's going to start me at £30?

£30, start me. £30, will you?

£30 will start me. 20, then.

£20. At £20?

Come on, £10, then. At £10.

Thank you, sir. £10 here.

Anybody else at 10? At £10. Anybody else at 10?

£10 in front of me.

12. No. £12 on you, sir.

Anybody else at 12? At £12. Anybody else at 12?

You only paid £12.

The internet at 12. At 12... 15.

Thank goodness, you're in profit.

At £15 in front of me. 18 now.

At £18 on the internet. £18.

Nice and slow. £18. Anybody else?

All done? Selling at £18...

-GAVEL

-A profit.

-£18. It's a profit.

Plus £6. You're right, Gary.

That's the way to look at it. Next up are the pot lids.

£20 for the pot lids. £20 will start me.

At £20, will you? £20.

-25.

-Thank you, sir. Got you at 25. That's very kind.

On my left, straight in at 25. 30...

30. 32. 35.

At £35. Yours, sir, at £35.

£35 in the room. Anybody else at 35?

At £35? Looking for 35...

I have a bad feeling about this.

All done at 35...

-GAVEL

-£35 equals minus 50.

You had your £6, that makes you minus 44, kids.

Now, onto the maps. Let's see if we can find our way with these.

Two maps of Leicestershire, hand-coloured.

£15 to start them, please. £15 will start me.

£15, will you? Sir, thank you, £15, straight in at £15.

Anybody else at 15?

18. 18 it is.

At 20 here with you. £20 in the room.

I don't feel this hotting up.

£20, all done and selling? £20.

-GAVEL

-Minus £5,

which means that takes you to a bad place, which is minus 49.

OK? Now,

you're minus £49, Janey,

you're not happy about this, you're putting a brave face on it!

-I chose those lids!

-What about this old chair, then?

Going to park it or go with it?

-Go with it.

-I think we should go. It's 300 years old -

it's got to be worth that, surely.

What did he say to you? He said "It could go either way."

Yeah, £20. Could be 200.

Are you going to go with it or not?

-Yes, definitely.

-Are you?

-Oh, stop...

-It's getting worse...

Seriously? You'll get mullered.

Well, the decision is made

and here it comes.

Lot 198. The side chair.

Who's going to start me at £40?

At £40, will you? At £40.

At 40. At £40.

20, then...

-£20?

-What?

£20?

£20? 10, then?

£10 will start me. Yours at 10.

Paul!

-The chair at £10...

-Wrong, isn't it?

All done at 10? At £10, then...

-GAVEL

-£10 is minus 90.

I'll get my jacket.

That is minus 139.

Don't say a word to the Blues.

No point in making their day.

Now, Diane and Philip, do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-No.

-Good, we kept that from you.

Now, your first item is the old boot-scraper-style pen wipe.

Here it comes.

Lot 214. Lots of interest and I'll start it straight in at £30.

At £30. 32, 35,

38 and 40. 42, 45,

48 and 50.

-On commission at 50...

-Going in the right direction.

-But a bit low.

-Fresh face at 55. Anybody else?

£55 at the back. Anybody else?

Come on, come on, come on...

60 now, last minute, £60 here.

Are you bidding, sir? 65, thank you.

At £65 at the back. All done and selling at £65, then.

-GAVEL

-65 is one off 70,

which is... 65...

-That is minus £70.

-Oh, no, team!

Yep. Now, the moustache comb and bits and bobs.

£10 is bid, straight in at 10.

With me at £10, against you all.

With me at 10, 12, 15,

18, 20, 22... Yours at 22.

-At 22.

-Come on, come on.

22 with you, sir, at the back.

Anybody else at 22?

All done at £22, then?

-GAVEL

-It's sold.

£22. I cannot bear it. That's minus £23.

We're not doing well, are we?

Could do better, darling.

-Could we go now, please?

-Minus 93.

Now, stand by.

Who's going to start me at £50?

At £50. 50, will you?

Thank you, in at 50. Anybody else at 50?

55, 60,

65, 70,

75, 80,

85, 90,

95, 100...

-Come on.

-This is getting better.

120, 130, 140,

150, 160.

£160. At 160.

-This is really good.

-At £160.

£160. It's all done and finished at £160, then?

-GAVEL

-Well done, girl!

£160.

45 is 5 short of 50,

which is 43, so that is minus £48. You're still in a bad place,

but it's nothing like as bad a place as you were!

So what are we going to do with the bezique counter?

-We're going with it.

-We like that.

We're going with the £5 bezique scorer and here it comes.

The bezique marker. This one here.

Who's going to start me at £10?

The bezique marker at £10.

At 10... 5, then.

Straight in at 5.

Come on, we need one more person.

£5. Anybody else at 5?

£5. Opening bid at £5. Anybody else?

6 I'll take if you want to. I'll take 6 if you have to.

-Oh, come on.

-Come on...

At 5 and selling at £5. Opening bid of 5. All done?

-GAVEL

-Oh, £5.

-No taste.

-That's OK, it wiped its face.

-Didn't lose anything, did we?

-Overall, guys, you are minus 48,

which could be a winning score, so not a word to the Reds.

Well, well, well, we've got some monster losses,

but, my gosh, it's been fun getting there.

Anyway, the team that have done particularly badly today

are, of course, the Reds.

Minus £139

is a big old wodge, isn't it?

Thank you. You have been great sports, you two,

and I hope you've enjoyed it and aren't too badly scarred.

The winners today, who managed to win with only losing £48...

are Diane and Philip. Well, well done for that,

because you made that extraordinary £45 profit, didn't you,

on your lovely bureau.

But it wasn't your day for taking profits for either of our teams,

but we've had a swell time.

In fact - join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes? Yes!

'I know you're thinking "I could've done better than that" -

'well, what's stopping you?'

'If you think you can spot a bargain,

'go to our website and apply.'

'It'll be splendid to see you.'