Peterborough 28 Bargain Hunt

Today, we're at the East of England Showground near Peterborough.

This place is filled with stalls brimming with antiques up for grabs.

So let's go bargain hunting, yeah.

This showground is a stone's throw from the nearby village of Alwalton,

which just happens to be the place

where one Sir Henry Royce was born in 1863 -

the brains behind Britain's most exclusive four-wheeler, the Rolls-Royce.

So, will our teams today be on a roll

or will they finish up flat-broke?

Claire and Tracy we have for the Reds, and Lindsey and Susannah for the Blues.

-Hello, everyone. Lovely to see you.

-ALL: Hello, Tim.

Now, Claire, how did you and Trace meet?

We first met at a job interview about 15 years ago.

-Who was interviewing who?

-I was interviewing Tracy. She did come to work with me.

We quickly established that I was working for her. She's definitely been the boss ever since.

-Do you still work together?

-We don't.

I left work four years ago and set up my own soft drinks company.

I've turned into the queen of lemonade since then.

-You make it?

-I do, yes.

-You make it yourself?

I have machines that make great lemonade and a bit of ginger beer on the side.

-What fun is that? Is that what they call Posh Pop?

-That is Posh Pop.

-So you had enough of working for a big corporation?

-I did.

When my children came along it was time to do something else closer to home.

Well, good for you. So, Tracy, you're the organiser?

I get people telling me I'm very organised

because I buy birthday cards a year in advance and line them up in date order.

-That's quite organised.

-My shoes are in boxes and I have the photos on the front of the boxes.

-You've got quite a few pairs of shoes?

-Yeah. That's why I need the photos on the boxes!

What things will you be looking out for today?

I'm married to a Norwegian, so a little bit of Norwegian silver,

if possible, but she is the boss so I'll be deferring to her.

-What are you going to be looking for, then, Tracy?

-Obviously, Scandinavian silver!

Also, just things that we see that look pretty and interesting.

Are you into funky stuff? Are you quite traditional?

-Traditional, but quirky.

-I wonder what's going to happen! Good!

-Now, moving on to the Blues. Lindsey, you had an unholy meeting, I believe.

-Yes.

We met when we were at St Catherine's convent in Oxford.

-Were you training to be a nun?

-No, it was a student residence.

It just happened to be attached to a convent.

It says here that you enjoy the good life. You keep animals?

We do. We have chickens and we ventured into bees last year.

We've had to have them taken away at the moment.

They've got to be moved further from the lawn.

-When my husband mows the lawn, they try and sting him.

-That's not so good!

-No. We've had to move them away.

-You haven't ploughed the lawn up to plant it with vegetables?

-No. Not the REAL Good Life, not like in the old show.

-No. No, not like that.

Susannah, it says here that you're big into the retail side of life.

-Well, I like shopping.

-LAUGHS

But I've always been in retail. I used to have a jewellery shop.

Now I work in a modern interiors shop.

-Would you say you're a bit of an expert in this antiques lark?

-No.

-I'm not going to say that.

-You're not going to say that, but you are, secretly.

-I know what I like.

-Yes.

And have you had wonderful finds in the past?

No. We've had a bit of a terrible find in Morocco.

We had a big old haggle

for what we thought was a very gorgeous, very special silk rug.

We thought we'd beaten the price down really well.

Got it home and found them all piled up in a well-known DIY store for 9.99.

-That's terrible!

-Instead of silk, it was polyester.

-Oh!

-You don't look at it in the same way.

-You can't take it back!

-No.

I think the dog got it.

-What sort of things will you be looking out for today?

-Well, I like Suffragette jewellery.

Susannah likes Russian things and trench art, but I think we'll look at anything that looks interesting.

-So, anything quirky or oddball? No?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

-I like quirky.

-You like quirky? Good. I like quirky, too.

The other thing you're going to like is the £300 cos here it comes.

There's £300. £300.

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

And very, very, very good luck.

Quirky, eh?

Taking a twirl for the Reds is the sunniest of our antiques experts:

And for the Blues, it's a right royal cheers for:

-Are you excited?

-Very excited, yes.

-Where did you meet?

-In a convent.

-In a convent?

-Yes.

Ladies, are we going to be open-minded?

-Or are we going to be focused?

-BOTH: Focused.

-Do you think the Holy See will be guiding us through?

-I do hope so!

I'd really love to look for some Scandinavian silver.

-Oh, gosh! That's very specific!

-Hopefully, that's here.

-Did you have to pray?

-No.

-Come on.

'Now, what have the Reds focused in on?'

-Those binoculars look interesting.

-They are nice. They are silver.

Quite often with these binoculars, the actual barrels are quite plain.

Or they might have them covered in ivory or tortoiseshell.

These are covered in silver. They've been quite nicely chased.

But the price is a bit punchy.

'A BIG punch - of £165.'

That's nice. I like your paper knife.

Have a look, if you like.

What's the feathers? The Prince of Wales's feathers?

'Mm, something regal, I see.'

-Prince of Wales's feathers.

-It's a good maker, too.

-A little bit bent at the end.

-How much is it?

-125.

-Gosh.

-A bit too much, isn't it?

-It is.

We can always come back. Thanks very much for your time. Moving on!

'So, nothing to get the Reds roaring with excitement.

'What are the Blues getting hung up about?'

-There's something here that I quite like.

-Right.

Harrods, London. You couldn't get a better name.

'That's posh!'

We thought, in a spare bedroom, not much space.

Put your things there.

-It's got Harrods. It's quite nice.

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

-It's only marked at 28.

-Only at 28.

I would have thought this is, what, 1950s?

-'50s?

-I think '50s.

Would you use something like that? Would you put your suit jacket on?

If it was there in a bedroom, the answer is yes.

I don't think that's unattractive.

If we got that for less it might work.

Little casters so you can move it around. It all seems to be fixed in.

-Thomas, are you going to haggle or shall I?

-Go on, you have a go.

-You're very good. You have a go.

-I think it's these people here.

-The same!

-We quite like this.

-How low could you go?

-THOMAS LAUGHS

-From 28. Um...

-We want one that's a really good...

-But like you say, it's got the name.

-How about ten?

-I'd do it for 18.

15.

Oh, I like your style, Susannah.

You would sell that for 15?

Somewhere in the middle of the two, 15 and 18.

God! We've got to work that out!

16?

I'll do it for 16 for you.

-Decision made!

-She's done!

Can't believe that. Brilliant.

First buy - within minutes.

-CONTESTANTS LAUGH

-Thank you very much.

'Nice bargaining, Blues. Your first purchase made only eight minutes in.

'It seems the Reds are raving about something, too.'

-Catherine, we've found some Scandinavian silver.

-I can feel the excitement!

-Georg Jensen's what we found?

-Yes.

-Ah, very good maker.

Very good Danish silversmith.

What I'm concerned about is that we might be paying more retail prices.

Remember, we are going to auction.

'Yes, indeed, Catherine. You will need to try and get a trade price.'

Is there any one that can be more of a bargain than the others?

-That is still nice.

-Yeah.

Those are Danish. They are not Georg Jensen.

-They're very stylised.

-Stylised and Jensen-esqe.

-Are they marked with any maker's name?

-Yes, they are.

-What's the maker's name?

-Laurits Berth.

CLAIRE: Do you like?

They're very stylised.

-They look a bit '80s to me.

-A bit Wham!

-A bit what?

-Bit Wham!

'Wham, bam, thank you! 1980s trends may come back, of course.'

That Jensen ring.

< How much could they be? £40.

< What's the best price on the ring? 80.

Now, ladies, we have had 26 minutes and we've made no decisions.

Don't mean to panic you at all!

-We're panicked!

-Don't get Mrs Organised panicked!

-We won't hear the end of it.

-We really need to move on or make a decision.

-Sorry to rush you.

-Let's move on to the Norwegian stuff.

Norwegian!

'Norwegian? Danish? Before you know it, you'll be popping off for a pastry.

'For the Blues, though, Thomas is looking to the Far East.'

-I quite like this.

-It's an interesting bit.

It IS interesting.

-Bronze.

-Bronze, with this cloisonne.

Cloisonne is the technique of enamelling

between cells of copper wire.

-This is a bronze pot, probably from China.

-I think it's from China.

These large bands of the cells means it's probably earlier in date,

rather than later.

With the dragon twin handles as well.

What age are you talking?

I think you're talking early 19th century.

-It could even be earlier.

-Yeah.

Chinese nationals are coming to this country

and buying swathes of stuff back,

which is really exciting for us.

Sometimes, you just don't know what's going to happen.

I'm not sure I particularly like it, but it's very interesting.

-It could be a goer.

-I don't particularly like it.

-But we said Chinese might be good.

-Like is not always important!

How much are you asking for it?

-I'd like to get £40.

-It's quite striking.

What do YOU think we should do?

I think it's one of these things at £30...

-35.

-..at 35, well,

it's certainly worth putting in a sale and having a go at it.

It's not the Moroccan rug again?

-No. It's definitely not. This has definitely got age.

-This is old?

You are nervous, so I would rather you walked away and came back after you saw other things.

-I don't think you've seen enough.

-Let's do it. We've got time.

Will you hold on to that for ten minutes or so?

-Hide it!

-Ruth, so very kind.

-Come on.

-Go, go.

'Wise move, but it's a woman's prerogative to change her mind.'

We should just get that and it's done.

-Shall we trust him?

-Yeah. OK.

'Yes, trust Thomas. He's an expert.'

-Change of plan. We'd like to buy it.

-What?

-Yeah.

-Oh, my God!

It's exhausting.

You're going to do it, yeah?

Our tactic is we buy this now and spend the rest of the money

on one really beautiful little object.

-So we're trusting you.

-You're trusting me?

-Yeah.

'There we go again. No pressure, Tom(!)'

I think, Ruth, you've got a sale! They've decided!

Well done.

'Nice one, Blues. Barely half time and you've bagged your second buy.

'The Reds haven't even bought their first item

'and have barely moved on from that last stall.'

-What is going on?

-We're looking at expensive Norwegian enamelware.

'Ah! That Scandinavian theme's distracting you again.'

-Can I show you something?

-Yes, please.

Which I've got in here. I've stolen from one of your cabinets.

-This...

-Yes.

-Yes.

-I saw that.

-This is Essex crystal.

And inside... Is this painted or...? It is actually painted inside.

This image of a fox.

-But do foxes sell?

-< Yes.

-Yes!

-They do?

-This is a tiepin.

The fact that it's Essex crystal is fabulous.

I've never heard of Essex crystal. >

That's the actual glass and the fine painting underneath.

Have a look at it under the glass.

The actual face of the fox is great

but around the outside there is a bit of flaking.

-Can you see that on the white paint?

-Oh, yeah.

-But this is Victorian, late 19th century.

-What would the metal be?

-< It would be only a base metal.

-It's not a precious metal.

-I think he's gorgeous. >

-What could we have on that?

75. I think we should buy it.

We're going to buy it. Thank you. Deal, £75.

-CLAIRE LAUGHS

-Hold on!

She's SO organised.

There was no decision and then we're done.

This is a nice piece.

'A decision at last, Reds, and your first buy.

'You've still got a chance to pull the rug out from under the Blues.

'Speaking of which.'

-Can we look at the rugs?

-You and rugs - no.

-No, no, no.

-Tables £20 each. Rugs...

I would personally want to go for rugs slightly older than 1940s.

-OK.

-I'd be looking at going for 100-year-old rugs.

-You don't have a good track history with rugs, do you? The one in Morocco.

-No.

We might come back, but thank you very much.

'A wise decision, what with your previous rug-buying form, Susannah.

'What about those Reds? Have you still got your heart set on something Scandinavian?'

-Do you still want those earrings?

-I think we should.

They're very stylised and they're stamped sterling,

so we know that they're silver.

I have never sold Laurits, whatever his name is.

-It's a chance, isn't it?

-Let's take a chance.

-# Take a chance! #

-That's 1970s!

'Go, Catherine! The dancing queen!'

-Shall we?

-Yes.

-Yes?

-Deal again?

Go on. Under 40. 39. I can't, honestly.

£40.

-Girls!

-Yeah, let's go for it.

Let's hope Laurits is on the up!

Let's hope someone has heard of him in Stamford!

'That's the chance you'll have to take and time's running out.

'Both teams have less than 20 minutes to find their last bargain.'

Just doing a really quick scoot and then we'll come back.

We are panic buying now.

We've just got to think.

We have got enough money to go for that letter opener with the Prince of Wales's feathers.

-How much was that?

-It was 125.

-You said we need to get it for 60 or 70.

-We can certainly have a look.

-Where was that?

-It was down there.

'Hey, Catherine, you're supposed to be the team leader.

'Who's wearing the trousers on the Blue team?'

They're quite fun, aren't they?

-How much is it priced at?

-It's not. It's got his code - 2060.

Um... A special price for you, I can do £90.

And that's a special price. A collector would pay £140, £150.

-The trousers are made out of a base metal.

-Yeah.

They're definitely a base metal, a softer metal.

Your long matches would have gone in those for lighting candles.

-It's quirky. You like it.

-They are lovely.

We think we can make a bit of money on it.

We'll go for it. Good luck.

I think you've got three quality items.

-Let's hope they bring a profit.

-Yeah.

-I'll be praying!

'Well done, Blues. But with minutes to go, the Reds may need help with their last buy.'

It was the first stall at the top.

-This is the paper knife that we saw right at the beginning?

-Yeah.

And where was it? Was it here? Are you sure?

Oh, right. Yes. I remember.

Richard! Oh, he's got a friendly face as well.

What bargain can you do us on the paper knife?

Right. Let me just have a look at the stock.

It could be 95.

-That's too expensive. It needs to be nearer 80.

-What can we do?

Is there anything you could do on that?

I'll join you at 85. There we are.

-It's not going to make that at auction.

-It's got a lovely look.

It's solid silver, Prince of Wales's feathers at the top.

It's early 20th century.

-It's useful.

-Can we say 80? Go on, then.

-That's it.

-I think it has to be because we've got two minutes.

'Nice and decisive, Claire, but hold on.'

Are we just over-paying for it?

-Ooh, it's a difficult one!

-Come on, Catherine.

-Gosh, the pressure!

-A few minutes left.

'Do I sense last-minute nerves?'

-I think you should go for that.

-This?

-Yeah. We'll gamble it.

-This is all on me, you realise this?

-On your head be it.

-They're putting the pressure on me.

-So it should be. You are the expert.

'Yeah, indeed. In case you'd forgotten, Catherine.'

-Let's just do it.

-Deal.

-Please don't blame me.

-Thank you.

'No, we can wait until after the auction for that, Catherine.

'Phew, and well done, teams.'

Time's up. Let's check what the Red team bought, eh?

'The Reds led the hunt with this Essex crystal tiepin

'sniffed out for £75.

'Now look 'ere, a pair of Scandinavian silver earrings

'snapped up for £40.

'And they paid £80 for their final item, a silver letter opener,

'but is that what it is?'

OK, girls, this is exciting, the leftover lolly moment.

-How much did you spend all round?

-£195.

-You spent £195.

£105 of leftover lolly, please. Thank you, Clairy.

-Now, Clairo, which is your favourite piece, baby?

-I think it's the fox tiepin.

-Do you agree with that, Trace?

-Absolutely.

-Is it going to bring the biggest profit?

I'm hoping it's going to bring a profit. I've learnt it's Essex crystal, so we've got high hopes.

-Because it comes from Essex?

-Apparently, Essex crystal is a good thing.

It is. So that's your prediction of most profit. Do you agree, Clairy?

I'm hoping our letter opener might do OK as well, so we'll see.

-You're hedging your bets.

-Maybe.

-Anyway, there we go, Catherine.

-What are you going to do with that?

-Something gorgeous for these girls.

I've got something very special up my sleeve.

Let's hope it's warming, cos it's cold enough out here.

Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought?

'The Blues chose this Harrods wooden valet stand and paid just £16.

'Then they fancied the 19th-century Chinese bronze vase. £35 paid.

'Finally, will this American pewter vesta case have legs - ha - at £90?'

-Is it cold out here or is it cold? It's chilly enough.

-Very cold.

-Did you have a lovely time?

-Fantastic.

-Which is your favourite pice?

-The little vesta case.

Your personal favourite is?

-Exactly the same, the little trousers.

-Is it?

You always agree, you two. Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

Well, if you believe Thomas, it's going to be the Chinese vase.

-Right. And do we believe Thomas?

-BOTH: Yes.

-Well!

-You believe him?

-Naturally.

-How much did you spend altogether?

-£141.

I would like £159, please.

Who's got that? Ooh!

All safely gathered together, which is quite a lot of cash.

-£159.

-Thank you very much!

-There's a lot resting on this, Tom.

-There's a lot resting on it.

There's a lot resting on it and that's a good little thing!

With my bonus buy for you,

-I've particularly focused on you.

-On me?

-Well, kind of something which you told me about earlier.

-Oh, right.

'So, let's crack the whip and make a dash for the auction.'

We've trotted along to Batemans in Stamford

to be with our auctioneer of the moment, David Palmer. How are you?

-Very well.

-Are you standing by your bed, ready for action?

-Not my bed, my rostrum.

-You're a devil in that rostrum.

First up for the Reds, the so-called Essex crystal with the fox's mask.

-How do you rate that?

-Not very highly, I'm afraid.

-It's a fun face, though. I like the face of the fox.

-Yes.

-But who wears them? Neither of us could wear it.

-I suppose so.

-They've lost their way slightly, tiepins.

-Times have changed.

They have. Talking about changing times, what's it worth?

-Hopefully, £20 to £40.

-Ooh! £75 they paid.

-Good grief!

-That is a big old price.

-It's huge.

Next up, we've got the Georg Jensen style ear clips.

Again, difficult for you or I to wear. I'm told they're popular.

It's a good name. I quite like the shape.

-But who is going to wear them?

-Fair enough. How much, then?

-£20 to £30.

-£40 paid. This is looking disastrous.

Let's move on to the so-called letter knife.

I think it's a meat skewer, but it's really nice, very good quality.

-Like the Prince of Wales's feathers.

-It's crisply cast.

-It is.

Used today, perhaps, as a letter knife.

This meat skewer thing is for what? Securing the game bird in the oven?

As I understand it, you pin the legs together, stop it falling apart.

Yes. Heavy, crisp, good quality. How much?

We've estimated 40 to 60.

Our lot went for £80. 40 to 60 is not so far off 80?

No. A bit of excitement in the room and we're there.

If all goes badly, they're going to need their bonus buy, so let's have a look at it.

Claire, Trace, this is your moment. You gave your girl £105. Catherine, what did you spend it on?

I walked around many times and went back to an old favourite.

-BOTH: Ooh.

-Do you remember, girls?

-They haven't got the faintest idea.

-Are they my binoculars?

-They are your binoculars!

-Oh!

They were very expensive and I got him right down to 105.

They're perfect working order. They've got their case.

They're French. They're silver.

-How old are they?

-They're late 19th century.

-How much do you think they'll make?

-Millions.

-Millions?

No. I think we inch a little bit, if we're lucky.

-They do look very classy.

-Trace, how do you feel about it? You're up for class!

-LAUGHS

-I think they're gorgeous!

-I'm a bit concerned about the price.

-What would you have liked to have seen them bought at?

-Under 100.

-Under 100 is where you feel. Well, it's difficult.

-You did an amazing job getting them down.

-They were 175.

And I knew you liked them. I really, really tried.

You don't have to choose right now. You choose after the sale of your first three items.

But let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's glasses.

-This is pretty fancy, isn't it?

-These are glorious. I love these.

Silver cased. We've got allusions, or delusions, to a sporting club

printed on the inside of the rims.

-In French.

-In French. So they're exotic as well as really smart.

Yet they're hallmarked Birmingham 1897.

Why shouldn't England export things to the Continent?

-They were knocking these out in Birmingham, selling them all over the world, I'm sure.

-Perfect.

That's the answer to that. What's the estimate?

-Our estimate's 50 to 80.

-OK. £105 paid by Catherine.

-It's got a stride to go.

-It's got a long stride to go.

That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.

For their first item, what a contrasting group we've got,

is the beech wood coat stand.

It's nicely stamped Harrods, London. I can't...

Well, I CAN see it having some use.

In hotels these days, they're putting these things in.

If people see them, they'll probably have them in their own homes.

-Well, they paid £16. Will they make a profit on it?

-I think they will.

-How much?

-20 to 40, we've put on it.

-Fair enough. Good, good.

Now, next is the so-called Qing dynasty bronze vase.

In the archaic style, with that enamelling. When do you think it was made?

It could have been 1930, as far as I'm concerned.

I find these very dowdy and drab.

-How much?

-We're going to be in the 60 to 90 region.

-Well, that's super. £35 paid.

-As little as that? Oh.

-Potentially, a profit.

-Potentially.

What about the pewter novelty

so-called American pantaloon vesta case?

These are most unusual. I'm sure you could use them for other purposes.

Keeping little sweets in, or whatever, to carry in your pocket.

What are they likely to bring?

-I think they'll bring 30 to 50.

-Do you?

I'd hope they might bring more. We're near the American air bases.

We need to get a bit closer. We paid £90.

-Oh!

-Yeah. That's a lot, isn't it?

-Don't forget we've got the internet.

On the face of it, things are not looking so good, so let's have a look at their bonus buy.

Lindsey and Susannah, how exciting is this?

You gave our man Thomas Plant £159. What did you spend it on, Tom?

Well, I didn't spend it all.

You told me a story about one of your escapades and your purchases,

and I saw this and couldn't resist it.

-LAUGHTER

-That's better than the one I bought.

-You bought a carpet in the Middle East.

-A dodgy one.

So I spent a little bit of money on this.

This is a Turkmen saddlebag

for a donkey or a small horse, a pony.

I think it's lovely.

It's a Turkmen one with these gulls here and the nice colours in there.

It's rather attractive. I think it dates from probably 1920s.

I think it's gorgeous.

-You could put it on the back of the settee.

-It's beautiful.

-How much did you pay for it?

-Ooh.

-35.

-Oh.

-Is that all?

-All that lovely work!

I think throwing it over the back of the settee is a really good idea.

-In that bag, you could keep your Radio Times.

-Your TV controller.

And that irritating thing that we all lose to turn the volume up.

-We like it, girls, don't we?

-We do.

It's really exciting to see if it makes its £100 or £200 or whatever.

But for the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Tom's techie Turkmen.

There you go. That's handy. Double saddlebag.

It's a nice design. I rather like the design.

What I love about these things is the number of knots to the inch.

These are tight, aren't they?

If there's some nomad sitting in a tent

somewhere in some sandy place,

knotting away and cutting and doing the necessary, it's extraordinary.

There's a lot of work in it and undervalued. How do you value it?

We value it somewhere in the region of 30 to 50.

-£35 Thomas Plant paid, so he stands a reasonable chance of making a bonus buy profit.

-Hopefully, yes.

We're in agreement there, David. You're on the rostrum in a moment.

-All I can say is God's speed.

-Thank you.

-Claire, Tracy, happy?

-Yes.

-You look a bit nervy.

-We are a bit nervous.

-Why are you nervous?

-We might have spent too much money.

It may go incredibly well.

You may have so much profit in your pocket that you don't want the bonus buy when we get to it.

-You never know.

-That would be nice.

-Wouldn't it?

-I fear we won't be in that position.

-Well, it couldn't happen to two nicer people.

-Ah!

-If it works out that way.

-OK.

-So, courage!

-Merci.

-Stand up straight. Take it on the chin.

Your first lot, here it comes.

The early 20th-century tiepin of the fox's head.

He is a seriously handsome little fox.

Let's go straight in at £20.

20 I'm bid. Two. 25. 28. Take your 30 now.

Done, then, at 28. Finished, then?

-No!

-30 a new bidder. At £30.

Take a five. 35. At 35 now. At £35.

Is that it at £35? The phone is out.

-All done at £35?

-Bad luck, girls.

-Minus 40. Not so foxy, after all.

-I'm sorry.

Moving on. Here we go to the clips.

These are very decorative. You could turn them into pendants.

Or simply wear them on your ears.

£20. 20 for them. They come with their own box.

-That's nothing.

-Such a shame!

-£10?

These are metrosexual. You don't have to be a woman to wear them.

Ten I'm bid on the net. With the net at £10.

Take a two if you like. At 12 now. I sell to the net at £12.

15. The lady here at 15. In the room at £15.

A bid in the room at 15. No-one else at 15?

Minus £25. That I do not believe.

Lot 1062, we've called it a letter opener, silver letter opener.

Probably a meat skewer.

As you seem to be a mean lot, we'll start low. 20 quid? 20 I'm bid.

20. Five. 30. 35. 40. 45.

50. 55. At 55 now.

Take the 60. At 55. At £55.

-Go on.

-Are you in on the net?

Nobody else at £55?

-That's minus 25.

-That's disappointing.

So listen, children. This is the moment to be really brave.

You've been a couple of bricks.

That's minus 40, minus 25, minus 25.

Which means it's minus 90, which is quite a painful body blow.

Nobody anticipated this, I have to tell you.

What are we going to do about this bonus buy?

Are we just going to park it?

-In for a penny, in for a pound.

-Absolutely.

-Let's go down big.

-We're going with it.

-It's going to make up our losses.

-You're going with it?

-Yeah.

-We're going with the bonus buy. That is the decision of Claire and Trace.

And here they come.

Lot 1066 is the pair of French Le Sporting Club Paris field glasses.

These are rather nice. Go straight in, what, £30?

Straight in at 30 quid. The case is worth that on its own.

£30, the field glasses?

Tenner, then? Ten I'm bid. At ten only.

I'll take two if you like. 12 on the net. 15 against you. 15.

Net, you're out. 18. 20. At £20.

22. 25. At 25. 28. At 28.

30. At £30. Net, you're still out. 32. 35.

At 35. 38. 40. Finished and done, then, at 40.

-Has this saved you?

-No!

-All done at 40.

Net, they need saving! Have another go! All done at 40?

Finished at 40...

That, I'm afraid, is minus 65.

So, overall, you are minus £155.

-OK, girls? This is a bitter blow.

-It is a bitter blow.

I suggest tablets or alcoholic stimulation.

But you never know, that could be a winning score.

-I somehow doubt it.

-If things go really badly for the Blues.

-Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

You don't want to, I tell you. No point in getting depressed.

You chose the valet stand, and here it comes.

1082 is the, we've called it birch wood but it's probably beech,

valet stand by Harrods of London. Let's start at £20.

20 I'm bid. Two. 25. 28. 30. 32.

-Look at the profit!

-At 35 now.

At 35. Take your eight. Yes?

At 35. You could put your jacket on it. At 35. Anyone else? 38. 40.

45 here in the room.

In the room at 45. I sell, then, in the room at 45. 48 net.

48? Girls!

50. In the room at £50. Sell, then, at 50.

55. Here on the net at 55.

60! At 60 now. In the room at 60.

-£60? Like shelling peas.

-The net at 65.

I sell on the net, then, at £65. You're out in the room.

I'd really like you to get it.

70!

-CHEERING

-£70!

That sort of thing makes me look good on telly.

At 70. Back with the net at 75.

I won't push you again. At 75. I sell, then, at £75...

That's £59, that is. £59 of profit!

-Beautiful auctioneering.

-Wonderful.

1083 is the Qing dynasty bronze vase.

The bronze and enamel vase. £20 the vase? Anybody?

20 at the back. Right at the back at £20. I sell at 20. Take a two.

22. Down here at 22. 25. 28.

30. 32. 35. Oh, come on.

-Go on!

-38. 40. At the back at 40.

Sell at the back at £40. All done at 40? No-one else at 40?

-Did he say 40 or 42?

-I said 40.

Well done, boy. 40. It's very good for us. Plus five.

This will be interesting.

1084 is the American novelty pewter vesta case.

They are as a pair of jeans.

If any Americans are listening on the net, save it for your nation!

-Yes!

-£20 for it? £20 for the vesta case?

Anybody? 20? Tenner, then?

Ten at the back. 12. 15. 18.

20. 22.

25. 28.

30. 32. 35. 35. 38?

-38.

-Yes!

40. Still nodding at the back at £40. Take 42.

I have 40. Right at the back at £40. The standing bidder at 40...

It wiped you out a bit. It's minus 50, which means you are plus 14.

-What are you going to do with this saddlebag lark?

-Ooh, definitely.

No question.

The decision is made. We're going with the saddlebag Turkmen jobby.

-Here it comes.

-The western Turkestan saddlebag.

This is really nice. It's of fine quality.

Straight in at 20 quid? Anybody, 20?

20 here. On the phone at 20. 22 now.

25?

25. 28. 30?

30. 35. 40.

40. 45.

-50. At 50. Going for 50.

-It's no money.

55. Back in the room at 55. 60 now?

-Yes.

-It's £200 worth!

-60 on the net. On the net at £60.

-On the net!

-That's what we like!

62 off either of you? 62.

Back on the phone at 62. 65.

You go 68, then, sir?

68. In the room at 68. 70.

Yes!

At 75. In the room now at 75. I sell seated at 75...

£40 of profit, Tom! Woo!

So that overall, then, is plus 54.

-The auctioneer deserves a round of applause.

-He does.

-Thomas deserves a round of applause.

-Yes.

-And you two.

Lindsey deserves a round of applause. This is a win-win situation.

The big thing is, keep this dead secret.

-When you go outside, you see those Reds, look miserable.

-OK.

Well, well, well, well. Some days is good days. Some days is bad days.

But rarely do we get a split of results that is so precise between two teams.

We've got winners who are going home with cash

and sadly, losers who are going with nothing.

We don't have losers any more - runners-up.

The runners-up today are, by a big chalk, Claire and Trace.

-Ah!

-It hasn't gone down your gutter today, has it?

-No.

-I'm afraid it's been bad news, like £155 worth of bad news.

-LAUGHTER

We've loved having you on the show. It's been a gas!

-Just didn't work out, right?

-No.

Come back another time and have another go.

Anyway, thank you very much. The victors today go home with £54.

-Wow!

-I can't tell you, Lindsey and Susannah, how great it is

to be handing out £54.

-The Harrods valet stand took my breath away.

-Amazing!

-With a profit of £59.

The saddlebag job - congratulations, Tom. That was a great victory.

-What are you going to do with it?

-We're giving it to a local branch of Riding For The Disabled

-for ice-creams and snacks for the children.

-Isn't that lovely?

We've loved having you on the show.

Why don't you join us soon for some more bargain hunting? Yes?

ALL: Yes!

I know you're thinking, "I could have 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'll be splendid to see you!