0:00:09 > 0:00:12We're at the Lincolnshire Antiques and Home Fair -
0:00:12 > 0:00:15one of the largest in Europe, don't you know?
0:00:15 > 0:00:17So, no time to waste.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:43 > 0:00:46It's a lovely day here in Lincoln.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48The crowds have turned up in force,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51so the race is on to find those bargains.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Let's have a quick squint at what's coming up.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59'The reds feel the ups and downs of negotiation.'
0:00:59 > 0:01:01- Would £20 buy it?- What about 25?
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- Meet in the middle?- 27. - LAUGHTER
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- BLOWS TUNELESSLY - 'The blues are full of hot air.'
0:01:08 > 0:01:12- LAUGHTER - Thank you very much.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17'So, let's meet today's teams.'
0:01:18 > 0:01:24On the show today, we have father and daughter Gerry and Beth.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27And for the blues, we have father Ricardo and son Tom.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- Hello, everyone. Lovely to see you. - ALL: Hello.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36- Gerry, you're retired, but what did you use to do? - I was a teacher for 43 years.
0:01:36 > 0:01:3817 of which I was a head teacher.
0:01:38 > 0:01:44Then I took early retirement and I missed it, so I went back to supply teaching.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- You were a devil for punishment. - Absolutely!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- Tell me, you have a love for fast cars.- I do, indeed.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54In the 1970s, I was a semi-professional rally driver
0:01:54 > 0:01:56and drove to international standard.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Now I just organise events.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03- What sort of motorcars did you go rallying in? - My favourite was the Escort RS2000.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07- It's the one I had most success with.- That's quite a hairy thing.- Absolutely.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12- Beth, you also have a love of motorsports.- Yes, I've been brought up into it with my dad.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16I compete regularly now, but I also help him organise events as well.
0:02:16 > 0:02:22- Do you drive your own car? - On occasion, but usually my partner drives our little Peugeot 106.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- What else do you get up to? - I also like to do pottery as well.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31I quite like going to the gym, so I like a variety of hobbies.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Very good luck.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Now, chaps. Tom, you're a student. What are you studying?
0:02:36 > 0:02:40I study landscape architecture and town planning at the University of Sheffield -
0:02:40 > 0:02:44the design and implementation of anything which isn't a building.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49It's not just digging up allotments and rearranging old ladies' front gardens?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51No. That's more gardening.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54It can work on a larger scale, large town areas.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59- Laying out cities and things like that. Very varied. - Exciting stuff.- Very exciting.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04- Richard, tell us about your love of biking.- I started when I was young.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06I rode to a fairly good standard
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- and then discovered women and drink, basically.- Oh, yeah.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- You grew up?- I grew up, yeah.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16When we were on holiday, when I was a lot older,
0:03:16 > 0:03:20my son took a photo of me on a beach in profile in a pair of shorts.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24I'd ballooned to 14 stone and he put it on a media website.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29I saw this fat bloke and thought, "I've got to do something." So I got my bike out again.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- Good for you!- Three years ago, I started biking again.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Tom-Tom, did you do that deliberately to shame your father?
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- He didn't tell me about it. - It was, yeah, cruel but...- Cruel.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43I feel the £300-moment coming on. There's your £300, Bethan.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- There you go, Tom.- Wonderful.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49You know the rules. Your experts await and off you go.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53And very, very, very good luck. Just like two peas in a pod.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58'Hoping to hit the jackpot today for the reds is:
0:03:59 > 0:04:02'Trying to make the numbers work for the blues is:
0:04:02 > 0:04:05'Gosh! You're wearing well for your years.'
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- I want to get something silver. - Really?- Something classy and silver.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Quality silver item. - Not plated. Silver.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Can you tell the difference between a bit of silver and silver plate?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- Um...- No.- No.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- But I'm sure YOU can. - Yes, I think I probably can.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- What do you want to buy? - I don't know. Ceramics, maybe?
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- Ceramics, yeah. Plenty of bling. - Plenty of bling?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- Your dad likes bling? - He does. He likes his bling.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- Silver, jewellery, yeah. - Anything like that.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43Well, let's go for it, guys, cos there's plenty of it in there.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Right.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49'So, both teams have strong ideas on what they want.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52'Now they just have to track them down!'
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- Is that silver or silver plate? - That's silver. I'm assuming.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59I don't know much about hallmarks.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Let's have a quick, simple hallmark lesson.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07'Stand by for some excellent expert advice on silverware.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09'Off you go, Charlie.'
0:05:09 > 0:05:13This is silver. What you must have is the lion. Can you see the lion?
0:05:13 > 0:05:18The lion passant. Then the other marks. Here, you've got a crown.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Now, each assay office has a different mark.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24If something is made in London, it has a leopard's head.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Made in Birmingham, it has an anchor.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31A crown - this is made in Sheffield. Then it has a letter date.
0:05:31 > 0:05:38Stylistically, looking at that, we're probably thinking 1920, 1930.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- So, perhaps not quite an antique. - Right.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Silver, yes. Let's find something that isn't silver.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50Generally speaking, if something's not silver, it will have EPNS on it.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Or other words. There, AA - Electro Plate.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58It hasn't got the old lion on it. Put it back in the pot.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Right.- OK?- Rid of!
0:06:03 > 0:06:05'You tell 'em, Charlie.
0:06:05 > 0:06:11'Armed with new silver-spotting knowledge, do the blues have an advantage over those reds?'
0:06:11 > 0:06:14That's nice, Beth, that silver claret jug.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18A claret jug? All right. Let's have a look at it.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20I like the detail on it.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25It's priced at £24, so that's telling me that it is plate.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28I see why you were drawn to it because It's a lovely shape.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33It's maybe turn-of-the-century, so late 19th, early 20th.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- You do really like it. - I do.- Definitely.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- Both of you like it?- Yes.- Yes.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- Dad and daughter in agreement! - Absolutely.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45If you like it that much, I think we should have a wee go for it.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48We're interested in this piece. It's labelled at 24.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- Could we do any better on it? - < I could do £20 for it.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57- Could you make it 18? - I couldn't, unfortunately.- OK.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- £20?- I'd go for £20. I think that's a fair price.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- Well done. You've made your first bargain.- Thank you very much.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- Thank you. - < Hope you do well with it.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13- What's that? Five minutes and our first item?- Well done. - First one in the bag.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18'Five minutes in, eh? Not bad, reds.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21'As you say, the first one in the old bag.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25'Aye-aye! Silver seems popular today.'
0:07:25 > 0:07:29What have you got there? A pair of sterling silver coasters.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Coasters are good things because everybody likes a coaster.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- Mm-hm.- I quite like them. - And they're stylish.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- And jolly nearly Victorian. Do you want to look at them?- Yeah.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43- May we look at your coasters, sir? - Do you like them, Tom?- Well, yeah.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49There you go. Sterling, pretty good condition.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54It's obviously quite a thin gauge because you can see various marks,
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- but I think they're pretty things. - I like them.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01How much could they be, sir? Can they be £30?
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Or is that just being too rude? I don't want to be rude. I like them.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07I need to make a phone call on those.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Could you make a phone call for us? That's very kind.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14'Whilst the blues wait on a telephone call,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17'the reds prepare for a recap with Anita.'
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- So, we've got the shiny bit. We've got the bling.- Yes.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26- So, are we thinking pottery, maybe? - Ceramics, bit of pottery.- Yes.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- What kind of ceramics do you like? - I like Poole Pottery.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- Oh, I LOVE Poole Pottery.- Do you? - I love Poole Pottery.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36A nice big slab of that beautiful...
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- A lovely bowl in those bright colours.- Yeah.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42'It seems they've settled on a plan.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45'Now, they just need to find a needle amongst that haystack.'
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- I'm afraid the best they can be is 40.- Yeah.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Right, guys, we need to buy something at some stage.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- What do you reckon? - I think they're right on the money.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00So you're not going to lose a lot. You're not going to make a lot.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Two coasters for 40 quid, silver, I think that's all right.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- We're going for that, then?- Yeah. - We're going to make our first buy!
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- Are you excited?- I am excited.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- Sir, we're going to have those. Happy, guys?- Yes.- Wa-hay!
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Super-dooper! - Thank you very much indeed.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23'Great. At ten minutes in, that's the first purchase for the blues.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28'It's one-all. Meanwhile, it looks like Anita's spotted something
0:09:28 > 0:09:30'which she wants to share with her team.'
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Got a bit of Poole up there.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Gerry! Poole Pottery!
0:09:35 > 0:09:37- He likes the Poole.- There it is!
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- Is that what you like? - That's what I'm looking for.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- This is smashing.- Be better if the inside was colour as well.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50So it means you have to put it up reasonably high.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- But that's from the '70s.- Yes.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56It's from the Delphis and Aegean range.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- If you think of that time it was the psychedelic period.- Yeah.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Flower power, all that sort of stuff.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06What I love about Poole
0:10:06 > 0:10:11is that Poole always reflected the times that they lived in.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14So, a nice piece of '60s, '70s Poole.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- Looks in good condition, as well. - Looks in good condition.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- Now, do you like that?- I do.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- I quite like that.- Do you?
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- Like you say, I think it'd be nicer if it had colour inside.- Yeah.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Let's have a wee look. £38 on that.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34I would try to come in around about 20,
0:10:34 > 0:10:37so you're thinking of the lowest possible price,
0:10:37 > 0:10:41and see if there's any negotiation on that.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44It's better, sometimes, than saying, "What's the best you can do?"
0:10:44 > 0:10:48"Is it possible...?" "Can it be bought for...?"
0:10:48 > 0:10:51"We'd like it if there was more colour inside."
0:10:51 > 0:10:57"Do you have some other Poole which maybe gives us more colour?"
0:10:57 > 0:11:01So, if you go from that angle, you might get a deal.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- You can handle this one, Dad. - It's your one, Dad!
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Ask him if he's got any other Poole. - I will.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11'Go on! Get to it, Gerry!'
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Excuse me, have you got any other Poole or is that the only piece?
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- I think that's all we've got left. - I like it. We all like it.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22We'd have preferred if the inside was coloured.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- It's a nice size.- It is.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28We're thinking would £20 buy it?
0:11:29 > 0:11:33I know it's a nice day, but come on! £20? What about 25?
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- Meet you in the middle?- 27?
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- BETH LAUGHING:- By my calculations...
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- 22. You've got a deal. - Thank you very much.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44You're both quite good at bargaining.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Anita's taught you well. - LAUGHTER
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Delighted. Thank you very much indeed.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54'You know, you should always trust Anita. Great.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57'That's the second purchase made for the reds.'
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- You like a bit of music, don't you? - Yes!
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Look at this!
0:12:03 > 0:12:05"Besson & Company."
0:12:05 > 0:12:07What do we know about that?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09"From London, England."
0:12:11 > 0:12:16It's not a tuba, it's too small. What is it? A horn of some sort?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- < Tuba. - It IS a tuba?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20I thought tubas were bigger than that.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22BLOWS TUNELESSLY
0:12:22 > 0:12:27'Cor, what a racket! Don't give up the day job, Charlie, eh?
0:12:27 > 0:12:29'You'll burst a blood vessel.'
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- LAUGHTER - Thank you very much!
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- Have we got a hat? - I didn't know you were musical.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37LAUGHTER
0:12:37 > 0:12:40There's a man laughing at my playing!
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- I like it, though. - Besson & Company, I have heard of.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46"Prototype", 198 Euston Road, London.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- Has that got any age to it? - Good condition. It has got some age.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52'20s, '30s, I would have thought.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57Yeah. 1920. It just struck me as being...a lovely thing.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00It seems to me, as an old expert,
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- that it still works particularly well.- He's going again.- Stand back.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06BLOWS TUNELESSLY
0:13:07 > 0:13:10That's Mozart's third horn concerto.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13You probably don't recognise it, but it is - my version of it.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15How much is it?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- I think that's all right. - How do they do at auction?
0:13:18 > 0:13:22You've got two lots of buyers. Someone that wants to play it.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26From a purist's point of view, it wouldn't be as good as a new one.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29But what about that as a thing to hang on a wall in a pub?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32It's a really stylish looking thing.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35What do I think that would make at auction? 50 quid.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- 50 quid? - That's what I think it would make.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41It's a question of how much flexibility there is in there.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43I'll do it for 40. It'll give you a chance.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47I like it and I reckon it's in good nick and quite eye-catching.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- Do you want that, guys? - Yeah, we'll take it. Cool.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- Thank you. - Thanks a lot, mate.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Cheers, lads. Brilliant.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02'Well done, blues. Pleasant music to me ears. A second purchase made.'
0:14:03 > 0:14:06I'd really like a one-off small piece of furniture.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10A nice chair that's got something quirky about it would be lovely.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- You would like a nice wee chair? - Yes.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- There's a nice little corner chair over there.- Let's have a look.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- Ah, yeah. That's very sweet.- Yeah.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22I like the curves on the back.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- That's nice. What's it made from? - It's made from oak.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30And you have this straw, cane.
0:14:30 > 0:14:36What I like about this are the nice lyre supports here.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- Do you want to have a look at the price?- Go on!
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- LAUGHING:- There you go.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- £145.- Hm. - It says circa 1900 as well.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- So it's quite old.- It is a pretty chair. It's a functional chair.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54As well as that, it's decorative.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Do you want to have a look elsewhere?
0:14:56 > 0:15:00We've got a bit of time left. Do you think we should see if there's something else?
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- Then we can come back. - Yeah, but just...
0:15:04 > 0:15:07clock where we are, all right?
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- We've got a wee bit of time.- Yeah.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- That's a good choice. She's got a good eye.- She has.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16She's me daughter. ANITA LAUGHS
0:15:16 > 0:15:19'Ah. All right, something to think about, reds.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23'Don't leave it too long - only 15 minutes left.'
0:15:23 > 0:15:27I think we'll get to the T-junction, turn left
0:15:27 > 0:15:31and you've got to keep your eyes peeled, guys.
0:15:31 > 0:15:36Cos what we want to avoid is that desperate last-minute purchase,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39where it can all go HORRIBLY wrong!
0:15:39 > 0:15:43'Yup, we've seen THAT more than a few times, Charlie.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47'Meanwhile, the reds are still looking for a chair.'
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- How about that one?- You like that? - Yeah. The one behind the antlers.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Let's have a wee look.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Let's take Rudolph out the way.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- It's quite a nice one, that one. It looks in good condition.- It does.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07- How old do you think it might be? - Again, turn of the century.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Late 19th, probably. It's a Victorian chair.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14It's in oak again, but this is a mid oak.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17It's been stained a darker colour.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22- The one that you liked formerly was a light oak.- Yeah.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26In today's market, light oak is more desirable.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28The lighter the oak is, the better.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- I wonder what price it is. - It's priced up at £100.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- Is it?- Priced up at 100.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- Which one do you prefer? - The first one, the corner chair.- OK.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39I prefer the light oak to the dark.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43I would say that your other little chair
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- is more in keeping with today's tastes...- OK.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- ..than this Victorian one. - OK? Move on?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Move on.
0:16:56 > 0:17:02'We're 50 minutes into the shop and both teams still need to make one more purchase.'
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- We need something big. - Big, yeah. Imposing.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07- What's it going to be made of? - I don't know.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12- Do you like 20th-century stuff? - Not particularly.- No.
0:17:12 > 0:17:1550 quid. It's going to make £35 at auction
0:17:15 > 0:17:17and you're going to blame me!
0:17:17 > 0:17:19There's a bishop's chair there.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- Not quite as quirky as I was looking for.- Uh-huh.
0:17:22 > 0:17:29- We've got five minutes left. Feeling anxious.- Getting a bit anxious. We're struggling to find something.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- Do you think we should go and get that chair?- Yes.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- I think it might be a good idea to go and...- Let's head back.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40I think you're absolutely right. We could wander down there for ever.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44We've got four minutes to buy something!
0:17:44 > 0:17:47'What did you say about last-minute purchases, Charlie?'
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- I'm worried now.- What...?
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Burmantofts art pottery. >
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Burmantofts art pottery, that is a good make.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59Late Victorian, good collectable pottery. How much is it?
0:18:01 > 0:18:02< 125.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06It's unmarked. We're pretty sure it's Burmantofts.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- What do you mean you're pretty sure it's Burmantofts?- Sorry?
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- What do you mean you're pretty sure? - I would be happier if it was impressed "Burmantofts".
0:18:14 > 0:18:19'I'm sure you would, Charlie. Blowing £125 on unmarked vases
0:18:19 > 0:18:22'isn't usually considered terribly wise.'
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Now, do you guys know where we're going?
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- I think it's in this tent here. - Oh, right.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Yes, there it is.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Oh, yes. There it is.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37Somebody's put a bag on that. I hope that isn't saying that it's sold.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- Has it been sold?- Oh!
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Oh, dear. Well, you take your chances.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- Someone saw in it what we saw in it. - Obviously must have done.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- Never mind.- We'd better get a move on and find something else.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53'Time's fast running out.'
0:18:53 > 0:18:55What are we going to do now?
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- I quite like that red one. Shall we go for that one?- Which one?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- The red leather one. - We'll go and have another look.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06If we march straight up the top and see if there's anything there, we can come back for it.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11Something would have caught your eye. If we're going back that way, you've got to go for that chair.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16If you go up this way, you might find something, but you might not!
0:19:16 > 0:19:20And we're in the same situation. We've got to be decisive here!
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- OK.- OK, go for that chair, then. - Go for the chair? I quite like it.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27OK. Let's go for it, then.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31'Bad luck, reds. It happens, I'm afraid.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35'Now you've really got your work cut out. Two minutes left.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40'The blues are still deliberating. Come on, guys! Make a decision!'
0:19:40 > 0:19:43How much do you reckon it'll make at auction?
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- CHARLIE LAUGHS - 100 quid.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49< Burmantofts sells for over 200.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51It could make more, yeah, yeah.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- I'm just telling you what I think it will make.- 115?
0:19:55 > 0:19:57< 120.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00I'll meet you in the middle, 117.50.
0:20:02 > 0:20:03- Go on! - Go on, go on, go on.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05< 117, forget the 50p.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10- Oh! Shall we shake at 117? - Did you hear that? £117.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13For a Burmantofts pot. Guys, you've taken a gamble.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- We have.- That's what it's all about.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I'm sure that's... It's great, stylistically.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- I love the decorations. - CONTESTANTS LAUGHING
0:20:21 > 0:20:25We're going to win or lose! You can't do anything else.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28But you've bought something I really like.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33- I would really like to have seen Burmantofts...- Let's not focus on that.- Let's not dwell.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37The fact is that is a good thing and you've spent a load of money on it.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- Well done.- Yes, indeed.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44£117 is the most ridiculous price I've ever spent on anything in my life.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48'Yeah, well, win or lose, that's the blues' last item bought.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51'Meanwhile, those reds are feeling the pressure.'
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- There it is.- That's the one. - That's the one.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- I think we need to go for it. - 'You certainly do.'
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- Go and talk to the gentleman. - See what you can do.- OK.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Hi. We're looking at the chair.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08- We were wondering if you could maybe do £50 for it, please?- Ooh!
0:21:08 > 0:21:12Well, it's up for 100. 70 and you've got a deal.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17- 70? Yeah, we'll take you up on the 70.- You pleased with that? - Yeah.- You've had a bargain again.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- Three items done. - Well done, sweetheart. >
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- Brilliant. Super job. - Are you happy?- Yes. Definitely.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27'In the nick of time, the reds made their last purchase.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31'That's it. Shopping time is officially over.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37'They poured £20 of their budget into the silver-plated claret jug.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41'£22 was spent on a Poole Pottery bowl.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46'And finally, they forked out £70 on a Victorian elbow chair.'
0:21:47 > 0:21:50That was so disappointing, the chair had been bought.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- Yeah.- The big thing is, don't burst into tears about it.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56What did you spend in toto, Betho?
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- We spent £112 altogether. - £112? Is that all? Gosh.
0:22:00 > 0:22:07- OK. I'd like £188, please.- Yeah. - Of leftover lolly.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- You got the other £3?- There you go. - Thank you very much.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14We do watch out for these things. Straight over to Anita.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the blue team bought?
0:22:18 > 0:22:23'A pair of silver and cut glass wine coasters cost them £40.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29'The brass euphonium also set them back 40 notes - mainly flat.
0:22:29 > 0:22:35'And finally, a Burmantofts pottery baluster vase cost them £117. Wow!'
0:22:36 > 0:22:41- I'd never heard of it. I think it's rare and valuable. - And you're a musician!
0:22:41 > 0:22:43They never stop talking, this lot!
0:22:43 > 0:22:48- Anyway, how much did you pay in total for all your lots?- £197.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53£197. I'd like...£103 back of leftover lolly. Thank you very much.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58- You've clearly had a stressful time, Charlie.- I've had a wonderful time! - Good luck with that.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01I'm going to show you now a Victorian deception.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06Not so much smoke and mirrors. More, perhaps, a pipe dream.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16When is an antique an antique and a fake a fake?
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Well, I have found us a conundrum.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22I'll take the glass cover off
0:23:22 > 0:23:26so that we can see what's enclosed within.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28And if I turn it up,
0:23:28 > 0:23:34we've got an oak case that is trying to look 17th century.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Crudely carved, look,
0:23:36 > 0:23:41with the cresting, two dragons flanking a central pineapple,
0:23:41 > 0:23:44the emblem of hospitality.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48Then the oak case inside carved with leaves
0:23:48 > 0:23:50in the 17th-century style.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Actually, it was made by a Victorian craftsman
0:23:54 > 0:23:57in about 1860 or 1880.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00It was to go into a gentleman's room,
0:24:00 > 0:24:05a library or collector's space, to show off something precious.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08So it's an oak display case
0:24:08 > 0:24:12made in the style, at that period, of 200 years earlier.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17So it's not a fake. It's not been made to deliberately deceive.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20It's simply in a popular Victorian style.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25But what of the precious object that it's enclosing?
0:24:25 > 0:24:30Well, what we've got here is an unusually long stemmed pipe.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34The idea being that the tobacco burns hot in the bowl
0:24:34 > 0:24:38and the longer the stem is before it gets to your mouth,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41the cooler the smoke is going to be.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46And if I just tweak these brass wires that retain it,
0:24:46 > 0:24:50and take it out of the case, we can have a close look at it.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54It is exquisitely made.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58Now, the person that made the case wanted you to believe
0:24:58 > 0:25:02that this thing dated from about 1650.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05I don't believe that that's so.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10I think this bit of glass was produced in Nailsea,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13somewhere like that, in about 1850,
0:25:13 > 0:25:17to deceive you into thinking it was 200 years older.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19It's a fake.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24There's no extant glass pipe that survives from the 17th century
0:25:24 > 0:25:29and I don't think they ever made glass pipes in the 17th century.
0:25:29 > 0:25:34So, what we've got, then, is a case here that is NOT a fake -
0:25:34 > 0:25:38it was made simply in a style at the period -
0:25:38 > 0:25:43enclosing a glass object which definitely IS a fake,
0:25:43 > 0:25:48and was made in about 1850 to deceive. Brilliant, isn't it?
0:25:48 > 0:25:50What does this concoction,
0:25:50 > 0:25:57this interesting - fascinating even - concoction cost you out there in the fair?
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Well, it could be yours for £40.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Fake or fortune?
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Colin, I can't tell you how lovely it is to be back in Grantham.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24It's like a second home, I suppose.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28How many years have I been coming to your saleroom? At least a decade!
0:26:28 > 0:26:33- It is.- The red team today have gone with the plated claret jug.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Which, I have to say, is the most worn-out, bashed example
0:26:36 > 0:26:40- I think I've ever seen.- Yeah. I think you've summarised that.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- It's an old one, but it's seen an awful lot of service!- Certainly has.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47For the most clapped-out claret jug in the western hemisphere,
0:26:47 > 0:26:49how do you estimate that?
0:26:49 > 0:26:54Let's hope a 25 to 40 estimate makes people look at it, rather than think, "That's a bit tired."
0:26:54 > 0:26:59- £20 they paid.- OK. - Next is the Poole bowl.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Which is terribly white inside.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06Yeah. A bit of fruit in there just to make it a useful object.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Has Poole gone off in value in the last ten years?
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Certainly, in the last ten years there's been a change.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15The very best 10%, prices have risen
0:27:15 > 0:27:18and it's still a really strong and vibrant market.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20But for anything other than that 10%
0:27:20 > 0:27:23everything else really has slipped a little bit.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26I take it this bowl is in the 90% bracket.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30I'm afraid it's definitely in the 90% bracket. 25 to 40 estimate.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- I think it's going to be a bit of a scrape to get to that.- £22 paid.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38That'll be all right. They may make a small profit on each of these.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43- Their last item is the elbow chair. - It's had its legs chopped down.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Why have an inch and a half come off those legs?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49A whole variety of reasons could have been there.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- To do with somebody's height? - It could be that.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55- You never know, could have had problems with its casters.- Yes.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Could have had splitting and damage to it so they just reduced it
0:27:59 > 0:28:01to a height that makes it look presentable.
0:28:01 > 0:28:06It's at a presentable height, if you happen to be vertically challenged.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- You could nip into that and be very, very happy.- Yeah.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Nip in with 40 to 60 and I'll be very happy.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16- £70 they paid.- OK.- There you have it from the master's mouth.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19We are going to struggle for the reds.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22They're going to need their bonus buy so let's have a look at it.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26Now, Beth, Gerry, you spent £112.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30You gave Anita £88. What did you spend it on, Anita?
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- Ooh.- Oh, right!- Interesting! ANITA GIGGLES
0:28:34 > 0:28:37I thought I would buy a piece of quirky glass
0:28:37 > 0:28:40and I was drawn to this.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45It's a little inkwell made up of all these little joined-up balls.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47We can see the little lid here.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51It reminds me of, I don't know, Mickey Mouse or something!
0:28:51 > 0:28:56I think it's very, very charming, but tell me what you think.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58How much did you pay for it?
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- ANITA LAUGHS - That's a question, girl!
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- Straight in there. - I paid £40 for it.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07Following on, how much do you think it will make at auction?
0:29:07 > 0:29:09I haven't seen one before.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13I think its novelty value will help it along.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16But really, I'm not very sure what it will get.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20- Is it old?- It is old, yes. It's probably turn of the century.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- So it's a real antique, then?- Yeah.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- Do you like it, Beth? - I do quite like it. Yes.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30It's quirky, which I like. I think that's a nice piece, actually.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33And I like glass, so anything glass is good for me.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Pens, old-fashioned pens and inkwells is a collectable area.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- So who knows?- Fingers crossed.
0:29:39 > 0:29:44For the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Anita's little inkwell.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48There you go, Colin, one spherical inkwell.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52That's an interesting lot. I've not come across one of those before.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54CHUCKLING: I don't know what to make of it.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58It's got some age. Look at the fittings. It's probably Edwardian.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00I feel there should be another one.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- You've got blue ink in one, red ink in another.- Yeah.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06- It feels like a desk set to me. - Yeah.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10You might have a glass roller. We've got one bit that's left over.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14- I think that's highly likely.- What's your very, very best estimate?
0:30:14 > 0:30:18I've put a very bold 25 to 40, not based on comparables -
0:30:18 > 0:30:23- because I couldn't find any. - Fair enough. Anita paid 40.- OK.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25She rates it. Who knows? She might be right.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29That's it for the reds. Now for the blues. They've got a mixture!
0:30:29 > 0:30:35- First up are these sterling silver mounted moulded glass dishes.- Yeah.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Not the greatest combination.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40The quality of the moulding is fairly poor.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Again, the silver work on the top looks a little bit beaten
0:30:43 > 0:30:46and a lot of rubbing on the beading.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- They don't do a lot for me, it has to be said.- How much?
0:30:49 > 0:30:51- £30 to £50.- OK, £40 paid.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- Now, next up is the euphonium. - Mm-hm.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- Is it a collectable? Yes.- Yeah.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02I think it's more likely to be bought for decoration than being played.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07Somebody who is in a band is going to want a good quality instrument.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10I think this is not the sort of thing they'll be buying.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14- 50 to 80 is going to be the mark for it.- Fantastic!
0:31:14 > 0:31:16- They only paid £40.- Fine.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- Now, your challenge is going to be the last item.- Right.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22The Burmantofts studio pottery pot.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- Do you like it?- I do like it. What's going to be the challenge?
0:31:25 > 0:31:30Making the right amount of money cos they pushed the boat out.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32It is the type of pottery that I like.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Good texture on it. I do like the colouring on it.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39- I can't be that negative about it. - Good.- I like the thing.
0:31:39 > 0:31:45- £50 to £80 is going to be the mark for it.- You don't like it enough. - Do I not? Oh, dear.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49- You have to like it £117 much! - Right.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52I'm not going to say never. There's the possibility for that.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57- Burmantofts collectors are on the rise, I've noticed.- Yeah.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- Definitely the case. - It will depend on your performance
0:32:00 > 0:32:04strictly on this Burmantofts pot.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08If you crack it, they're not going to need their bonus buy.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10If you fail, they certainly will.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14And I've a funny feeling they're going to need their bonus buy.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19Tom and Richard, this is exciting. You gave Charlie Ross £103.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Not a lot of people would do that, but you did.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- Charlie, what did you spend it on? - I didn't spend all of it, chaps.
0:32:27 > 0:32:32I spent £65. It's a superb, I think,
0:32:32 > 0:32:36example of a shooting stick from the Edwardian era.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40Bamboo, wonderful brass mounts. It's in full working order.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44It's strong enough to support you and it cost £65.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47- Really?- I'd like to have bought it for £50.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51It cost 65 and I think there's a slim profit in it.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55- What a marvellous thing! Do you like it?- It's fantastic.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- It is.- In good condition. - It's super condition.
0:32:58 > 0:33:04- When you think of those boring aluminium ones with leather seats. - And they cost as much money.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06- That's bamboo.- Well, I'm jiggered.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09It's very, very nice. I'm impressed.
0:33:09 > 0:33:14- You reckon it'll make money, Charlie?- I'd like to see a profit, but I reckon it'll be a slim one.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- It's not going to make £200. - He's not committing himself.- No.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22I think it could make £75, £80. It might make £100.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- We're very impressed. We like it. - I like the finish.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- Happy with that?- Very, very happy. - Thanks, Charlie.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Why don't we, for the audience at home,
0:33:31 > 0:33:34find out what the auctioneer thinks about Charlie's shooting stick?
0:33:35 > 0:33:39- Tally-ho!- OK. - Look at that in bamboo!
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- Isn't that a good example? - That IS a good example.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47- And in such good nick! - Action's nice and clean as well.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51It's a good thing. Very rare to find one in such good condition.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55When they're in poor condition, an average, sort of £25 to £40.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59I think we'll stick with that as an estimate, 25 to 40.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03Then people know and go just that little bit further
0:34:03 > 0:34:05because it is a very good example.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- Will they go as far as £65? - They might do, with a push.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12- Might they?- Yeah.- Charlie Ross rates it and who knows, it might get that.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- Anyway, good luck today.- Thank you. - Thank YOU.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Beth and Gerry, this is exciting.
0:34:27 > 0:34:32We've got a crowded saleroom, an excellent auctioneer and some stylish gear from you.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- How excited are you, Beth?- Very. It's my first auction.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39- You've never been to an auction?- No. - How marvellous!
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- Me, too.- You, too? - I've never been to one.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45- What have you done all your long life?- What a wasted life!
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Let's hope it's a memorable experience.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50First up is the claret jug.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- Here it comes. - Lot number 182.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56A silver-plated claret jug. Who's going to start me at £50?
0:34:56 > 0:34:5850? £50 anybody? 30 to go, then?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00£30 anybody?
0:35:00 > 0:35:0420, if you like. Surely £20? Ten? Ten bid...
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- We're off.- Off and running.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11..12 anywhere, do I see? 12 bid. The excitement continues. 15 bid.
0:35:11 > 0:35:1518 now? Going this time, then. Second row has it at £15...
0:35:15 > 0:35:19- Minus £5.- That's not too bad. - OK, now the Delphis.
0:35:19 > 0:35:24A really big fruit bowl this one. £30 anybody? £30?
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Thank you. 30. It's a size and a half this one. 30 bid.
0:35:27 > 0:35:3232 now, do I see? At 30 bid. Two now, surely. At £30 bid.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- Selling to a maiden bid, then, at £30...- Well done.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39That's plus £8. Which means, overall, you're plus £3. Ooh!
0:35:39 > 0:35:43- We're in profit! - Yeah. Now the elbow chair. Look out!
0:35:43 > 0:35:49A Victorian elbow chair. Really nice studded leather panel work. 100?
0:35:49 > 0:35:5150 to go then, surely? 50? 40, if you like.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55- £40? 40. - That's not looking good, is it?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58I'll take 20 to go, then...
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- 20?- That's SO cheap! - ..Look at what we're selling here!
0:36:01 > 0:36:06Is there two? You know you need it, sir. Two. Five bid. 28 now...
0:36:06 > 0:36:08More, more, more!
0:36:08 > 0:36:11..The last call, then. Done and finished at £28.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Two off 30.
0:36:14 > 0:36:20That's minus 42. And you had three, so that is now minus £39.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24- Oh, dear.- You've got to double the profit on the inkwell.- Be careful.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28Minus 39. Going to go with the bonus buy, the inkwell?
0:36:28 > 0:36:31- I think yes. Yeah, we'll go with it. - Yes?- Yeah, definitely.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Lot number 188
0:36:33 > 0:36:36is an early 20th-century novelty crystal inkwell
0:36:36 > 0:36:39in the form of stacked cannonballs.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Who's going to start me at £50?
0:36:41 > 0:36:4630 to go, then, surely? £30 anybody? 20, if you like. £20 anybody?
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Ten, if you like. A very unusual lot, if you're into militaria.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54£10 I'm bid. Ten bid. 12 anywhere? 12. 12 bid. 15?
0:36:54 > 0:36:5915. 18. Gentleman's bid. £20, surely? 20 bid. 22 now? 22. 25?
0:36:59 > 0:37:02No? At 22. The bid's at the back for the cannonballs.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- Oh, dear. - Those about to bid, we salute you.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09All done, are we, then? Selling in the room at £22.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12- That is minus £57. - Oh, dear.- Oh, well.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17- Say it quick, doesn't sound a lot. - Quite. It could be a winning score.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21You could still be victors, if you play your cards right.
0:37:21 > 0:37:22LAUGHTER
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- So, Tom, how is it with you? - Good. Very excited.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Intrigued to see how it goes down.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44I have to say that the father's a bit nervous.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- I'm nervous about one item. - Which one's that?- The vase.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- The Burmantofts vase?- Yeah.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53If all else fails, you've got the shooting stick to fall back on.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- Actually, to sit on. - LAUGHTER
0:37:55 > 0:37:59First up are the coasters or ashtrays with the American mounts.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Lot number 204
0:38:01 > 0:38:05is the pair of American sterling silver and cut glass wine coasters.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Start me at £50 for them. 30 to go, then?
0:38:07 > 0:38:1020 to go, then, surely? At 20. Ten, if you like.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Ten do I see? 12 anywhere else? At £10 bid...
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Oh, matron!
0:38:15 > 0:38:19..Second row has it at 12. 15? 15 bid. 18 bid. 20 bid...
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- We're going up a bit. - Sssh!
0:38:22 > 0:38:25..22 bid. Five, may I say? 22, are we all done and finished?
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Going, then, at £22...
0:38:27 > 0:38:32Minus £18. That's a wicked stab in the back.
0:38:33 > 0:38:38205 is the euphonium this time. Who's going to start me at £80?
0:38:38 > 0:38:4150 to go, then, surely? 50? 40, if you like.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44£40, anyone? £40, anyone? 40?
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Surely £40? There's a lot of brass there.
0:38:47 > 0:38:4930 to go, then? 30? £30, anybody?
0:38:49 > 0:38:5130?
0:38:51 > 0:38:55£20, anyone? Lady's bid at 20. 22. 25. Five bid now.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Five. Let's get on. 25. 28? No...?
0:38:58 > 0:39:02- Oh, these are our bankers, Tom.- Eh? - This were our bankers!- I know!
0:39:02 > 0:39:04I can't believe this!
0:39:04 > 0:39:07..It's your bid at 25. Do I see 28? At 25.
0:39:07 > 0:39:1028, do I see? Going at £25...
0:39:12 > 0:39:16- Minus £15.- I thought that was a cert. 40 quid!- Dead cert that was!
0:39:16 > 0:39:20- Stand by for Burmantofts. - Really looking forward to this(!)
0:39:20 > 0:39:25A Burmantofts pottery baluster vase. Who's going to start me at £50?
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- Oh, God! - 50? Low enough start. 40 to go?
0:39:28 > 0:39:32£40, anybody? 40? £40? 30, if you like.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35£30 bid. At 30 bid. Two do I see? And two?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38At 30 bid. Two do I see? Two bid. Five bid. 38. 40?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41At £40 I'm bid. Two now, may I say? 42.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45At 42. 45? 45 bid. 48 now? Go on. Have another one...
0:39:45 > 0:39:47LAUGHING: We paid 117 for it!
0:39:47 > 0:39:50..At £45.
0:39:50 > 0:39:55You are overall down a stonking tube with a stonking bad result.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59- What are we doing about the bonus buy?- We're going for it. Trust him with our life.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- LAUGHING:- Trust him with your life!
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- Yes. Did you trust him with a Burmantofts?- Yes!
0:40:06 > 0:40:10- It was his recommendation.- Well, he's much better on shooting sticks!
0:40:10 > 0:40:13No, seriously, it hasn't been your day today,
0:40:13 > 0:40:17so let us hope that this stick sticks it to them.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Early 20th-century shooting stick.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23Bamboo shaft, very good order. Who's going to start me at £50?
0:40:23 > 0:40:2650? 40 to go, then? £40, anybody? 40?
0:40:26 > 0:40:30- 30 to go, then? £30 I'm bid... - It's the wrong audience!
0:40:30 > 0:40:33..32. 35. 38 bid. 40? 40 bid.
0:40:33 > 0:40:3842? Two bid. 45? 45. 48, may I say? 48 if you wish? 48 bid.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41- 50? £50 I'm bid. 50. Five...? - Nearly.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43..Do I see five?
0:40:43 > 0:40:48At 50 bid. Two or not now? Selling in the front row at £50.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53- £120 worth...- How much did we spend? - ..of losses. Not much!
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- Only spent £197! - You spent 197 plus 65.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- So it's perfectly respectable. - Is it?- It's a disaster!
0:41:01 > 0:41:07- Could be a winning score!- Listen. This is not, believe me, this is not a disaster.- Isn't it?- No.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- LAUGHTER - This is an average performance.
0:41:09 > 0:41:15Don't say a word to the reds because, seriously, £120 could be a winning score today.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18With blood baths of this scale, anything could happen.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- It's war out there! - It's war out there!
0:41:33 > 0:41:39Well, some days is good days and some days is bad days and today happens to be a very, very bad day.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43It isn't so often that each team and each bonus buy
0:41:43 > 0:41:47turns out with a minus score next door to it.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51That is what has happened today, ladies and gentlemen,
0:41:51 > 0:41:55with the exception of one team, which did make an £8 profit.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59But that was wiped out by the tidal wave of losses elsewhere.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02So, universally, nobody has done particularly well.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04It's just a question of scale,
0:42:04 > 0:42:08and the team with the largest losses today are the blues.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10GROANS/CHEERS
0:42:12 > 0:42:16Actually, £120 worth of losses, but let's not dwell on it.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20- Eh?- Let's not.- No. Move on. - Just move on to the positives.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25- Did you have a nice time? - It was the best day of my life. LAUGHTER
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- He's had a very short life. - Absolutely! You're terribly young.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32I'm glad you had a nice time. Thank you for joining us.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36- The winners, though, have won by only losing £57.- Yay!
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- Which is quite an achievement. - Absolutely.- Well done.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43- Are you happy with that, Beth?- Yeah. - Hope you had a good day.- Lovely.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:42:47 > 0:42:49ALL: Yes!
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