Edinburgh 27 Bargain Hunt

Do you know, I've been racking my brains

for the collective word for a group of antiques.

Well, we take our antiques off and sell them at auction,

so perhaps that ought to be a lot of antiques.

Do you think?

Well, anyway, people of Edinburgh, what a lot of antiques you've got here.

Ha! Let's go bargain hunting!

Yeah!

Cor, we've got a right mongrel mix of nationalities today.

We've got a Scot, we've got three English

and a brace of Americans.

So, why don't we have a transatlantic peek at what's coming up?

On today's show, the Reds are rampant.

-I've got to give him a kiss.

-You're on the wrong side of the table.

While the Blues have gone to the dogs.

It's frightening! It's frightening me.

-And it all gets animated at the auction.

-90 on the floor.

Fresh bidder. On the floor at 90.

Before all that, let's meet the teams, eh?

On the Red team today, we have a husband and wife combo,

Margaret and Jonathan,

and for the Blues, Cynthia and the lovely Joanna, our mother and daughter combo.

-Hello, everybody.

-Hello!

-Very nice to see you.

-Now, Margaret, catering is your trade, Margaret.

-Yes.

And with royal connections. Tell us about that.

Well, Prince Philip comes to or used to come to Fife

for the horse and carriage show at St Fort.

-He loves driving, doesn't he?

-Oh, yes.

He likes to be one of the chaps

but he also always holds a drinks party,

which we cater for.

And he came into the kitchen when I was in the oven

and of course my glasses were all steamed up

and I just saw this little old man standing there, demanding a gin and tonic,

and I said, "You can't be in here."

And he said, "Well, I want a gin and tonic."

And I said, "Well, you'll have to wait," because the tray I was holding was very heavy.

I said, "If you want a gin and tonic,

"you can either go out that door there, go right to the end of the tent and there's a bar there,

"or you can wait and ask Prince Philip if you can join him for a drink."

And then one of the staff nudged me and said, "It IS Prince Philip."

-Now, Jonathan, your family history teaches us something about drawing a line, doesn't it?

-Yes.

My great-grandfather, a chap called Samuel Plimsoll...

And a lot of ships were horribly overladen,

a lot of lives were lost,

and some people persuaded him to take that cause on

and the job entailed, for him, really,

raising the level of the ship so that water didn't go over the deck

-and wash the sailors into the water.

-A margin of safety, really.

All to do with safety. So you'll see on a ship there's a line at the front

and it goes across in different striations

and that's really to make sure that it's not overladen and it's safe.

And it was known thereafter, forever, as the Plimsoll line.

-Indeed, yes.

-Well, how interesting.

And what a nice piece of family history, too.

You collect a subject that involves drawing lines, don't you?

Fountain pens, yes, yes.

I've got quite a lot, quite a collection.

I started when I was a youngster at school.

Will you buy a fountain pen on Bargain Hunt today if you see one?

Well, I might do.

The last one I got was in Spain in a street market for four euros.

-Really?

-Yeah, I did rather well.

We look forward to seeing what you do actually buy today.

-Now, girls, are you excited about this?

-Very excited.

-Didn't sleep last night.

-Did you not?

-No.

-Now, you're an Americano.

-Si.

-You've travelled the world and finished up in Scotland.

-How did that come about?

-Well, like you said, I was born in America

but to Scottish and Northern Irish immigrants.

And had a great sense of adventure because of that.

And I had an opportunity to move to Northern Ireland when my girls were in their early teens

and I thought, this was perfect, broaden their horizons,

let them know a little bit about their history.

-And it took a little persuading but we all moved over to Northern Ireland.

-Did you? Lovely.

And then I went to Spain and then Suffolk

and now finally in Scotland because I love it here

and I'm going to be watching my grand-daughter in a couple of months.

Now, Joanna, what exactly do you do?

I'm a forensic scientist,

in particular in ballistics or firearms.

So I'm involved in identifying items, weapons,

and classifying them in terms of firearms, UK firearms legislation.

So you'll be at it all guns blazing today, will you, on our show?

I like what you've done there.

And what sort of things will you be going for, between you?

I think I'm going to be looking for collectables,

so little, maybe, snuff boxes

or vesta matchboxes.

-And what are you going to collect, Cynthia?

-I'm very much into Art Deco things.

I would have loved to have been a flapper in the '20s.

-Really?

-Yes.

-You could be a flapper now, you know.

-Thank you very much.

-Not at all.

Now it's the money moment. You get your £300 apiece.

Goody, goody. There's your £300.

You know the rules, your experts await

and off you go and very, very, very good luck.

Drumming up a profit today for the Reds - Paul Laidlaw.

And helping the Blues to keep their heads is Charles Hanson.

This could be one of my most momentous ever hours.

-All right!

-Come on. Get in here.

-I'm being serious.

Have we a shopping list, an agenda, a plan?

It's very simple. I just do as I'm told.

I was about to say, "No, we don't."

What's the plan, Cynthia?

Well, the plan is you and I are going to look at everything that's down low

because she can't squat down because she's pregnant.

She's going to look at everything up high.

She'll find things. She's got baby brain and can't remember anything.

I'm of a certain age and can't remember anything.

You have to remember where we saw everything.

-Shall we go shopping?

-Absolutely.

-Ready.

-On your marks...

-OK.

-We are off. Go!

-Let's go!

Now, this is great, isn't it?

-Clearly what you've got here, it's Deco.

-Definitely.

That fan shape is wonderful,

the bevelled mirror plate on the hand mirror is great.

We've even got a comb as well.

Just look at that. It is Bakelite.

I was going to say, is that Bakelite?

Phenol formaldehyde or Bakelite was created in America

by a Belgian millionaire called Leo Hendrik Baekeland in 1907,

making it the first synthetic plastic material that could be mass produced.

Joanna, is this your taste?

Erm, I do like the shape of it

but I think it looks a bit like a pencil case.

-So I'd like it...

-She is a Philistine.

A little bit more regal and rich looking would be my taste.

No, I was immediately taken with the shape of it.

I could see myself making up with my long cigarette holder

and my flapper outfit and getting ready for a night out.

-Are we going to fall out, do you think?

-Oh, I hope not.

-No, not with my dear mother. No way.

-No way.

We fall out but we make up quickly.

-The day is young. The hour is young. Let's move on.

-OK.

Continue combing the fair, Blues, but be mindful of time.

Now, what subject are the Reds broaching?

I think it has a hallmark.

-Silver. It just says silver.

-It just says silver.

That's a really interesting wee brooch.

-TRADER:

-I think it's something to do with French...

-The French tricolour.

-TRADER:

-You know, the liberty of France during the war.

-That's got a lot of money on it.

-£20 to you.

And it's got no damage.

I really want to sell this to you in a moment but I want to buy it first.

-Yes?

-Trust me.

Can we just make that a round 15? It's a nice number.

-No!

-Oh!

Mm. I think Paul is holding something back here.

-Trust me. I think it's worth that.

-All right.

-May we have this, please, for 18?

-You can have it for £18.

-Thank you very much. Thanks very much.

-Thank you very much.

OK, clever clogs. You've just paid £18 for that

but you didn't tell me what it was.

I didn't want to appear too enthusiastic.

That isn't in the strictest sense the French tricolour.

-It's not as simple as the French flag...

-Mm-hm.

..although they are the French colours.

See this undercutting of the silver, there, underneath the enamel,

and, indeed, the bleeding of the colours,

-the gradation of the colours?

-That's why I like it.

That is mimicking, in enamelled silver,

-the woven silk of a medal ribbon.

-Oh, right!

Specifically, the 1914 or '14-'15 Star,

-the first campaign award given to British troops serving in the First World War.

-Really?

-Ah!

Now, no soldier in my opinion wore an enamelled brooch.

-That's a lady's brooch.

-Exactly.

-So who wore that?

-A widow?

So he had a wife... Poignantly, it could have been a widow.

-A widow, yes.

-I told you. He knows his stuff, all right.

-I think that's £18 well spent.

-OK.

-Well done.

-And I think it's a delicious little brooch.

-Yes.

-Are we happy?

-Very.

-Right, onwards?

-Absolutely.

-One down.

-Come on, then.

March on, Reds.

So have those Blues sniffed out any bargains yet?

What I like over there is that big scent bottle.

If you want to be a grand Victorian lady,

which you are, Cynthia - but not that old -

-you would have been...

-You saved yourself!

-You would have been a serious Victorian society girl.

-Indeed.

Handle that.

-It's very heavy.

-It's a big one.

-And you like it because it's big?

-It's big, it's substantial.

It's Edwardian, it's grand.

Look at that lovely cut crystal globular bottle.

You've got the hallmarks just on there, as well.

Birmingham, 1904.

A lovely mushroom stopper.

-It's quite a nice bottle. What's the best price on it, madam?

-£75.

I have to say I have no knowledge about these kinds of things at all.

-I would be totally dependent on you.

-No pressure, Hanson. No pressure.

Bring the profits home. Bring the profits home.

What's it worth? 50, 60, 70?

80? Around £80, so only a really small profit.

Oh, no, no. We want a big profit.

Bigger is better, Charlie boy, especially with profit.

That's why I'm panicking. The hour is running.

-We'll think about it.

-OK.

-Thank you very much.

-OK.

-OK.

-Hurry up, Blues. It's all a question of time.

Whilst over with the Reds, it's the time for questions.

-Whatever is that?

-I was going to ask you that.

Marbled Bakelite. That's a patent - 1930.

We can ask! There is someone here who owns that, might know what it is.

-Could I ask you about this?

-Yes.

-What is that for?

-I think it's for carrying a hot dish - you know, like a Pyrex, in there.

-Mm.

Yeah.

It's quite nice Bakelite.

And look - there's an ashtray.

-There's a wool winder.

-Ah, really?

-A wool winder?

-May I have a look?

Oh, I like that.

It's got the instructions on it, how to use it.

-You know, when the wool was in the hank?

-That's working.

You notice this is a Mont Blanc?

-Mont Blanc?

-Is that Bakelite, too?

-It's Bakelite, yeah. It's an ink bottle.

Oh, look, Jonathan - for your pen.

There's a lot of objects there.

We've got two darning mushrooms, napkin rings...

A wool winder.

All of a sudden, we've got a themed lot

and I'll tell you this much.

-The Bakelite market's all right.

-Is it really?

-Is there a bulk discount on this?

-Hmm.

£30.

-25?

-28.

-What do you think?

-I...

-Well...

-Sorry.

-Jonny, Jonny, help us.

-I think there are quite a few items there for that.

-27, then?

I think 28's reasonable. I think 30 is reasonable.

-I think 28 is generous.

-She's right.

-She's right.

-We're pushing unfairly.

-28.

-Thank you, very, very much.

I'm quite excited!

Well done indeed, Blues. Two down in 20 minutes and no signs of slowing, either.

What a great experience this is turning out to be.

It's a magic shop. Purchases are flying at us.

Yeah, this is great.

The Blues had great expectations, so what the Dickens is Charles doing about it?

Doesn't that just shimmer? Rubies, seed pearls,

-probably on, what? Nine carat or 15 carat?

-Nine carat.

-Nine carat.

It will date to around 1880

but does it speak to you?

It's not something I would buy but I do think it's beautiful.

What's the best price on this brooch?

-My best price would be 180.

-I think that's a bit steep.

-HE WHISTLES Do you?

-Yeah.

-Mm-hm.

-I'm saying...

-But what do you think, Charles?

That's it, Cynthia - put him on the spot.

-I like it.

-If you think it will make a ginormous profit,

then that's your pick, then it's our turn.

No pressure, then, Charles.

-What do you think of it?

-I... I like it.

Cynthia, you're not that convinced, are you, yet?

I'm not 100% sure yet.

-So for the time being we'll say thank you but no thanks.

-OK.

Well, team, for the time being, that's 30 minutes gone with nothing bought.

This flapper girl is unflappable.

Now I'm getting anxious because I think he's dithering.

-Why, have you seen anything?

-He keeps telling me to look.

Well, you keep telling me to hurry up and...

-Well, OK, well, take your time, then.

-Yes, I am.

-That's exactly what I'm doing.

-All right.

-Anyway...

-You want me to zip the lip?

I think they'll agree to disagree.

-I'll have a look for something now, yes.

-OK.

-This is a sure sign, this is a sure sign.

-That just sparkles!

-Oh, yes!

-Can you see, there's blue ribbons on everything.

-That could be an omen.

-It's guiding us home, isn't it?

-It is.

-Madam, what's that in your hands?

-It's a poodle.

It walks, talks and barks and its eyes flash

-and it sits up and begs.

-Really? May we see it in action?

MUSIC: "Carmina Burana" by Orff

YAPPING

May I have a look at it?

-That's probably why it's as good as new.

-I know!

-It is horrible.

Oh, yeah. It's frightening! It's frightening me.

These sorts of toys, Japanese, early examples like this

-are really quite popular.

-Right.

You want to buy them at the right price.

-How much is it?

-Exactly.

The best we could do is 55.

In the ideal world, I'd want him for how much?

-Yeah. He said £40.

-It's talking Scottish, Charles.

You just didn't hear it properly. It's saying 55.

-That's a shame.

-Yeah, that's a bit much.

-Are we near?

-Can split the difference?

Oh, I suppose 50.

-You wouldn't go a tiny bit more, would you?

-49?

-That is a tiny bit more.

-That is a tiny bit more.

-A really tiny bit more.

-You did ask for that.

I say we go for Frenchy. Frenchy's on the Blue team.

Is he on our side?

Yeah, we'll take him. He says, "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes."

-Yes, yes!

-We'll take him for £49.

-Super!

Blues finally bring their first purchase to heel after 40 minutes

but what is this mysterious figure the Reds have found?

What I think's intriguing about him is that at school,

we had a rather romanticised image of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

But this is a German figure

-and they have him as a more gruesome, grotesque guy.

-I see!

-Erm...

-But you couldn't imagine him on your dressing table?

Absolutely not.

LAUGHTER

I've already got something frightening at home.

Jonathan! Really!

Now, it seems that the Blues need a bit of a pep talk.

We can either go for a really quick, fast, furious wander over there...

I like that. I like quick, fast, furious.

Or we can either go back that way and look at the brooch

and take a chance it's going to be there, still.

-Yeah.

-That's... My little girl wants that, so...

-Ah!

We'll let her have her way on this.

I think, Joanna, you've got great taste.

-Let's go back there.

-I think we should.

-And pray...

-OK.

-..it's still there.

-OK.

Walking away from an item can be a great bargaining tool.

-I like it.

-I like it as well.

I just think that it's a really, really big spend.

You told us 180 but I'm hoping, if you look at these two keen bargain hunters...

When you put it like that, how can I resist?

-160.

-So we're not pleading but we are just praying.

You could squeeze me down to 150.

-I think at a squeeze...

-I'm going to squeeze you a bit more.

-130.

-145.

-140, we'll shake his hand right now.

-140?

-140?

-Right now.

-Thank you so much. Give him a handshake.

-Thank you!

-Thank you. Oh, that's lovely.

-We're in business. Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-You may have saved our hour.

-Yes!

-Whoo-hoo!

-And bacon.

The Blues have a fair way to go but how are the Reds doing?

-MAN:

-Yeah, certainly.

-Thanks very much.

-Jonathan, do you want to come?

-Yeah. OK.

-What have you found?

-It's a variation on the luckenbooth theme.

-Right.

Luckenbooths are a traditional Scottish brooch.

Its key features are a crown surmounting a heart-like device.

-It's in what will be nine-carat gold.

-Yeah.

That's a precious medium. Nine times out of ten, they're silver.

Its unusual form appeals, more than that, the quality of the engraving.

Date wise, no-one can be any more precise than 19th century, can they?

I would agree with that.

-I like that. My only question is...

-Will people buy it at auction?

He said that without moving his lips.

-Look, the clock's against us. Cut to the chase.

-Right.

-At the moment it's 100?

-I'll do 90. 90 is the best.

-£90.

-Now, listen, honey-bun.

-Yes, sweetheart?

-We don't even have eight minutes.

-Yes?

-And I have a very bad leg.

-Yeah?

I've got a seat round here if you want it.

Yeah but I can't walk round for the seat.

I'll give you a big kiss if you give it to me for 75.

I'll give you a kiss for 80.

Let's not lose it for fiver. Go on - 75.

-I thought you were going to say 85.

-They all say that.

-75.

-Oh, you're a darling!

I'm going to give you a kiss! Mwah!

-I'm going to give him a kiss.

-You're on the wrong side of the table.

-JONATHAN:

-Her leg's suddenly recovered.

-Thank you, darling.

-That's lovely. Thank you.

There we are. Oh, and it's yours...

It's amazing how your leg recovered when you shot round there to give a kiss.

That's the healing power of a bargain, Jonny.

The Reds pick up their third and final item unaware of the drama in the Blue camp.

Pregnant Joanna had a bit of a turn

but on-site medics gave her the all-clear

and her team-mate, Mum, was there to hold her hand.

Straight away, we decided that Charles should finish the shop

whilst Joanna rested up.

More on this later.

Right, let's not bleat about the bush. Time is up.

Why don't we check out what the Red team bought, eh?

Baa!

They got the silver sweetheart brooch for the darling price of £18.

Next up was the Bakelite bulk-buy bonanza for £28.

And at £75, they're hoping that the luckenbooth brooch

really is their lucky charm.

-In the first 20 minutes...

-You are phenomenal, you two.

-Was it good fun, your shopping?

-Yes, it was. Very good fun.

I really enjoyed it.

-So how much did you spend all round?

-121.

-So I want 179 of leftover lolly.

-You do indeed.

-Who's got that?

-And I want the four little ones.

-There we are.

-And I've got the four little ones.

-You've got 'em.

-It goes over...

There's a fistful of dough, Paul Laidlaw.

-I do hope you spend the lot.

-Be careful!

I shall be, now you've said that.

-He's not only careful, he's canny.

-Ah!

-Ah!

On that happy note, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought?

At £49, the Blues trotted off with Frenchy,

the remote-controlled poodle.

They returned for the nine-carat gold Victorian star brooch,

paying £140.

Charles took over the shop for their last item,

so let's catch up and see what he bought.

Thank you for the fob chain. It's different, it's a bit novel.

I'm quite happy with it. Thank you so much. Really happy with that.

-Hail, Carlos.

-Hello, Tim.

-You bought the third item alone.

Tell me what it is, then, Charles.

I've just picked up what I quite like because it's different.

This object I suspect is 1910-ish, early 20th century,

and it reads, "Hipp, hipp, hurrah," and it's a fob chain.

-So that would go with the watch inside your pocket and hang like that.

-Exactly.

You see lots of fairly mundane, curb link fob chains.

-This has a bit of a maritime feel.

-Yes.

-It cost me £60.

-Did it? That's super.

-So overall, with this object, you have spent £249?

-Uh-huh.

I would like £51 of leftover lolly, please.

This is an unusual way of going about this. Good.

-Thank you.

-That's £51 of leftover lolly.

-So what I do now is I give this to the expert.

-Yes.

-There's the £51 of leftover lolly.

-Thanks.

-OK? There's your 51.

Now, have you any idea what you're going to spend your £51 on?

I just think, Tim, I think with Cynthia's wonderful travels...

She's been everywhere across the States,

her daughter likewise - they love travelling.

So something with a certain, I don't know, feel of...

of giving them some sort of grand tour.

-Maybe a bon voyage. Something to welcome them back at the auction, Tim...

-Yes.

..and say, "Hanson, that's amazing. That's going to make a fortune."

Well, Charles, you're a past master at this

and I wish you bon voyage.

Meanwhile, I'm going to have a bit of a poke about this fair

and see what I can come up with.

Rather like our contestants today,

it's perfectly possible to go round a fair like this in Edinburgh

and come up with the most amazing cross-section of nationalities

within a single subject.

So if you take the collectable silver,

what is it possible to find and at what price?

Well, this little box on the end contains

three peppers and three salts.

What attracted me to them was the beautiful way

in which they'd been made, with faceted sides

and then all this planishing.

Now, if these were British hallmarked silver,

they'd have hallmarks - the Americans don't.

What they stamp is "sterling" with the maker's name.

The Webb Company of silversmiths in Philadelphia from the 1950s

were producing high-quality wares.

Next, we skip to two English objects in the middle.

Firstly, a typical, quintessential, indeed, piece

of late Victorian and Edwardian silversmithing.

It's a novelty. If you pick up that flap, it's on a slight spring,

the idea being that this leather-covered block

would sit on your smart late Victorian or Edwardian desk

and you'd put notes, clipped in this way, on the desk

to remind you to do something.

Look at the top, there, you make out the pukka British hallmark.

It's for Birmingham and it's about 1898.

Next door is a seriously queer-looking spoon.

It's got no marks on it.

It's actually designed, probably, by Dr Christopher Dresser

and is much sought-after as a result.

And next door to that is the Scottish bit.

These three spoons are all made out of delaminated cow horn

that's then been heated and shaped and trimmed,

so as to form the bowl and the stem.

Each of them has got a little shield.

Each of them has a silver terminal.

So what would you pay

for six American, planished silver cruets like this?

Well, here, in Scotland, in this fair, today,

they would cost you £60.

That's not expensive.

The little clip, when that is refurbished

and finished and done and dusted,

will be in a smart shop, at least £200-£250 worth.

Here in its rough, original condition

but not difficult to restore, it could be yours for £45.

The designer spoon, well, it hasn't been recognised for what it is.

A Dresser plated spoon like this, unmarked, is worth about £80-£120.

Here it could be yours for £35.

And next door, the group of three Scottish spoons

are perhaps the best bargain of all

because the group of three are yours for £15 - £5 each.

Now that really is something to beef about.

Huh! Right, let's hot-foot it over to the saleroom.

60, 70, 80,

90...

Guess what? It's Anita Manning at Great Western Auctions.

-What a treat. Hello, Anita.

-Welcome to Glasgow again, Tim.

Thank you very much. And the good news on our show today is

that Joanna from the Blues is able to join us.

-Ah, wonderful!

-Which is good news.

Anyway, for the Reds we've got a mixture.

First up, the sweetheart brooch. Does that pull your heart strings?

I think it's a lovely wee thing.

It's showing the 1914 campaign medal ribbon

and that's just that wee bit different

and I think that it's very, very sweet indeed.

-What's it worth?

-I've estimated it at £30-£50.

I might have been a wee bit generous

but I think that it's just absolutely gorgeous.

It's a good estimate for us. £18 paid. That's brilliant.

Now, an assorted collection of Bakelite.

The coloured Bakelite is particularly collectable,

so I quite that - a good wee selection there.

-40 to 80.

-OK, £28 paid. We're on a roll here, I tell you.

And lastly, what about the luckenbooth brooch pendant?

Well, that's lovely. It's in nine-carat gold

and it is quite substantial.

And a luckenbooth brooch was a love token,

so it has romantic associations

and I think my buyers will like that.

-So what's it worth, Anita?

-£50-£80.

OK, they paid £75 but I think we can rely on you to whip up some enthusiasm here, Anita.

Thank you very much.

In the meanwhile, though, let's trot off and have a quick look at the bonus buy.

OK, Mags and J, you gave the man £179,

a small fortune by anybody's standards

and how much of the small fortune did you spend, Paul?

Not a lot, Tim. But look what I got for my money.

-Look at those little oddities!

-Oh!

-What do you think they might be?

-Oh, heavens above, they're feet.

Well, they would adorn the feet.

-Those are...

-Japanese thingummyjiggies.

-Getas.

-I knew they were.

-Sandals. Stilted sandals.

Obviously not full size. They're not for a child.

These are miniature hand-carved getas.

They're worn to elevate one above the dirt and the soil

and your fine robes don't get dirty - that's what they do.

And they're still worn today.

These miniatures, I think, looking at the patina,

they're definitely 19th-century specimens.

Who made them and why is the question

-and I've a theory.

-Go on, then.

It's not out the question that a sailor sat and turned and carved those in his spare time.

But it is a variety of Japanese flip-flop, isn't it?

-Yes, it is. And how much did you pay for them?

-I paid £20 for them.

-What will you get for them?

-I don't think they'll fall on stony ground.

-Someone will stump up £30 or £40 for those.

-So we'll not trip up on them.

Sorry.

Paul Laidlaw is not known for a flip, nor is he known for a flop

and therefore, right now, why don't we found out

whether Anita Manning sees them as a flip or a flop?

There we go, Anita. There's a nice little Japanese flip-flop for you.

-Ah! Miniature things always make me go, "Ah!"

-Don't they?

These are very sweet.

I particularly like this little turned toe peg.

-Yeah.

-And a little ebony inset in the shape of a heart.

Yeah. I think the heart is a Western motif, isn't it?

-So the Japanese that did this did it for the tourist market.

-Yeah.

-They're certainly oddball. What are they worth?

-20 to 40

-but it's very difficult to say.

-Yes, of course it is.

Laidlaw paid £20.

Next, the Blues and their first item is the Japanese remote...

-Oh, God.

-And the eyes light up!

-Yeah, I know.

I think that's what upset Joanna, you know, and gave her a queer turn.

-Yeah.

-It's such good fun, it's such good fun.

-Good.

-What's it worth?

-I put £20-£40 on it but it could do more.

-We do have the original box.

-They paid £49.

Next up is the Victorian seed pearl and gem-encrusted gold star.

This is quite a substantial item.

Good weight again and we do have rubies.

This type of starburst brooch was very, very popular,

-so it's quite a good thing.

-Good.

Money wise, it's a fairly standard piece of Victorian jewellery,

so you can't expect spectacular results

-but what do you think it'll bring?

-£100-£150.

-OK.

£140 they paid. That could be a bit of a problem.

Anyway, Joanna, sadly, then had to leave the shopping

and Charles brassed off on his own and bought the watch chain.

-What do you think about that?

-I love this.

I think that it's a wonderful little item.

I thought is it something that a cox should wear in a boat?

-Because he would be counting strokes per minute.

-Could be.

-That's a very good idea.

-It's just a guess, really.

I think it's a very sensible guess. So what is your estimate, Anita?

-Estimate, £60-£80.

-OK, fine.

Well, we need to find out from Joanna and her mother

whether they think that that was £60 spent by Charles wisely

and also, what they think about the bonus buy. Thank you, Anita.

Well, Cynthia, Joanna - how are you, darling?

-Feeling great, thank you very much.

-Welcome back.

Because you disappeared and Charles went off to buy the third item

and the third item that Charles bought you,

which you haven't seen until today, is this little chap.

-Ah!

-Which is, Charles?

-It's just a very unusual fob chain.

-We think it's American.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-So we've got a wee boy in a boat here.

-Absolutely.

And then we've got a motto, haven't we, Charles?

I thought, you're coming back, so I can now say, "Hipp, hipp, hurrah."

-And that's what it says on there.

-Ah!

-Oh, brilliant.

-I really like that.

-You really like it?

-I like that a lot.

-Had you been here, you would have supported Charles in that purchase?

-Absolutely.

-Good.

-Anyway, Charles, on your behalf, spent £60 on it.

-I did.

-Very good.

How much do you think that'll make?

I like it. I think it's worth between, probably, £70 and £100.

-Oh, well, that's all right, then.

-OK.

So I'm going to pocket that one and that is your third item,

-which means that in total, you spent £249.

-OK.

And you weren't here, so I gave Charles £51 of leftover lolly

and Charles is going to show you now what he spent the £51 on.

I like to scrape the barrel and I couldn't quite spend all of it,

so I spent £30 and it was a case of bon voyage but you're back.

And I thought, you're a global jet-setter

and you might like that.

I do. I love that.

It's novel, it's neat and being good-looking ladies,

you need to keep yourselves up and coming

and it's a mirrored compact

with, you know, your little make-up pack under there as well.

-Bon voyage.

-How old is it?

-Probably, looking at the case,

looking at the style, it's novel, maybe 1940s, '50s.

-Ah!

-And it's just a sweet little thing but it's a jet-setting object.

-I absolutely love it.

-And how much do you think...?

It's gilt metal. It cost me £30.

And I think probably in a sale, it ought to make, for its novelty value,

between £40-£60 happily all day long.

I would pay that for it. I love it. I absolutely love it.

-And well thought through, Charles.

-Thanks, Tim.

-Good job!

-Thank you.

OK, girls, stand by because for the viewers at home,

we're going to show Anita Charles's little compact.

-Little something for the weekend, Anita.

-Ah, yes.

-There's your suitcase.

-A lovely little compact from the 1950s.

In the 1950s, every girl had a compact

and used powder

and this is a particularly nice, quality one.

I like the fact that it's a little suitcase. A lovely little thing.

If we open it up, we can see that it has been made by Kigu.

Now, these were a Hungarian-based company

and they made a quality product, they made good compacts,

so Charles, despite the fact that he's a bloke...

Clearly he's in touch with his feminine side.

-Is that right?

-He's chosen a good-quality compact.

You've got the box, you've got the outer cover,

-it's in great condition and not used much, I guess.

-Yeah.

So what would a wee girlie pay for something like that?

Well, hopefully in today's market between £30 and £50.

He's no fool, that Charles, is he? £30 he paid,

so let's hope that the team go with it.

-And you're on the rostrum today?

-I am.

-We're in safe hands.

-Now, Jonathan and Margaret, this is the exciting moment.

-It is.

First up is the sweetheart brooch. She reckons it could make £30-£50.

And here it comes.

That's a lovely wee thing. It's beautiful, absolutely beautiful.

£50. Straight in there at £50.

Any advance on 50? 60, 70, 80, 90.

-£90!

-£90. Any advance on £90? All done at £90. £90.

-Yes! That is so good. £90.

-Clever girl.

That's £72.

Plus £72 straight up. Look out. Now Bakelite.

I can start the bidding at £20 for all the Bakelite.

Any advance on 20? 30, 40 with me.

50. I'm out. It's on the floor at 50.

60.

60 at the back. With the gentleman at £60.

-Any advance on 60?

-£60!

All done at £60? £60.

60. That's two off 30, so that is plus 32.

You are plus 104.

-Wow!

-Just like that.

-Wait, wait.

-Now, we've got the brooch.

Traditionally given to lovers, ladies and gentlemen.

Start me at £50.

£50 for the nine-carat luckenbooth. £50.

My left hand will start at 50.

Three bids on the books.

-60, 70, 80.

-Ooh!

-80 with me.

-You're in profit with that.

90 on the floor.

I have £100 on the books.

Any advance on 100? All done at 100. 100...

-You are plus 25.

-Yes!

You are plus 129.

I think the drinks are on you.

-We spent £121...

-You spent 121 and you just made £129 profit.

-Yes!

-But, but, but, but, but, there's something else, isn't there?

-Yeah but are you going to go with it?

-What do you think?

-You don't have to.

-I know but...

-You've got all that cash in the bank.

-I know but...

-Do you want to risk it?

-Go on, then!

-Is that what you're going to do?

-Yes!

-Are you going to refer to the husband or not?

-No, not at all.

She never has yet. Why would she start now?

-Anyway, here it comes.

-Two bids on the books.

I can come straight in here at 20. On the books at 20.

Any advance on £20?

-25 with Anna. With Anna at 25.

-Well done. You clever chap.

Any advance on 25? 25...

Plus £5 means that is 134. Plus 134.

-Oh!

-Plus 134. Isn't that amazing?

-Thank you, thank you, thank you.

If there are any horses running, Margaret should put it on.

-She's on a winning streak here, isn't she?

-Yes.

-It's like going to the races, isn't it?

-Yes, it is.

-Don't say a word to the Blues, all right?

-Of course not.

-Look gloomy.

-We'll try.

-So do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-You don't?

-Not at all.

-Did they look gloomy?

-Yes, they did.

-They looked gloomy?

They did look quite depressed.

-Now, listen, your remote-controlled toy, Frenchy.

-Yes!

£49 you paid for that. Anita didn't like it much.

-She's put £20-£40 on it. Here it comes.

-Good luck, team.

Start me at £50 for Frenchy.

Start me at £50.

£50? £30, then.

£30. 30 bid. 40. I'll take five again.

-45?

-One more.

-Any advance on 45?

-Come on.

Any advance on 45?

-50.

-We got it!

-60.

-You're in profit.

Any advance on £60? All done at £60? £60...

-Yes!

-Yeah!

That is plus £11. Nothing the matter with that.

Well done.

Mother's very happy. Now the star brooch.

Start me at £100. Start me at 100. 100 bid.

-110 on the phone.

-Come on, come on. There's a phone bid.

-130, 140.

-Come on.

-Yes!

-150.

-You're in profit.

-150.

-Come on. One more.

-160.

-One more.

-You're in profit. 160. That's good.

-170.

-Come on.

-170 on the phone.

Any advance on 170? All done at 170? 170...

-GAVEL BANGS Yes!

-Yes!

-That's £30 up.

-Well done. Well done.

-You are plus 30 up.

Good.

-Now, Charles, your investment for the girls.

-Yes!

One of my favourite lots here. It's of rowing interest.

Could be American. Will you start me at £50?

50 bid. 60, 70.

-80? £80.

-Come on.

-A most unusual item.

At £80. Any advance on £80? £80...

-Yes! Well done.

-Hipp, hipp, hurrah! Plus 20.

-Well done.

-Yes!

-Hipp, hipp! Hurrah!

-Yes, hipp, hipp, hurrah.

You are now 50, 61... Plus 61, yes?

Now, what are you going to do about this compact?

-Are you going to go with it?

-We're going for it.

-You're going to do it?

-I think so.

-Absolutely. He hasn't let us down so far, so...

-No. Well, there you go. That's it, then, is it?

-Absolutely.

Team decision, you're going with the bonus buy, so here it comes.

So this is a Kigu one, highly collectable.

-Start me at £20. 20 bid.

-Come on.

-Any advance on 20?

30. The lady at 30.

Any advance on £30?

All done at £30. £30...

So, girls, you're plus £61. That is a splendid result.

You made a profit on the first three items.

Don't say a word to the Reds because this could be a winning score.

-Everybody happy?

-Yes.

-As you jolly well ought to be

because we have winners on this programme but we don't have losers any more.

We've only ever had winners and runners-up

and the runners-up today, who've done extraordinarily well, nevertheless, are

-the Blues.

-Oh!

-Oh!

-Shame!

The Blues have managed to become runners-up by only making £61 profit.

-That is great.

-I'm going to give you the £61.

-And also, you get to get the Golden Gavel...

-Yay!

-Well done.

..because you made a profit on all three items.

-And here...

-Wow.

-..are your Golden Gavels.

-So take it...

-Thank you.

-..revel in it, enjoy it,

-put it with your collection, Charles.

-I will, Tim.

-It's my ninth one. Thank you very much.

-Oh, well!

-So you've done well. Did you enjoy it?

-Yes.

-It's been brilliant.

-We had a great time.

-Thank you.

-And good luck with the baby.

-Oh, yes.

Are you going to call it Bargain or Hunt?

-Hunter.

-Hunter, that's what you're going to call it.

Anyway, Bargain Hunter or whatever, congratulations.

You've been a great team.

But the victors today are also going to get a Golden Gavel.

This is a double whammy of Golden Gavels, so take that.

-APPLAUSE

-Thank you.

-Take that.

You're going home with almost double the cash that the others made.

-You're going home with £134.

-Whoa!

-That is a number, isn't it?

-Very nice. Thank you.

£72 of profit on that star ribbon brooch.

Won't we all be looking out for one of those for £18?

We've really learned something today, Paul.

You get £32 from the Bakelite, which is handsome.

£25 from the luckenbooth

and you top it up with a fiver off the flip-flops.

-I mean, variety, fun...

-Absolutely.

-..excellent teams, huge profits...

-Yay!

..Golden Gavels, what more could we ask for?

In fact, so lovely, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

Yes!

I know, you're sitting there thinking, "I could've done better than that."

Well, what's stopping you?

If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.

It would be splendid to see you!

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