0:00:07 > 0:00:14Whether we be here or whether we be there, we be going bargain hunting! Yeah!
0:00:41 > 0:00:45We're under starter's orders and the rules are quite clear.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49We've got two teams, each with £300, buying three items,
0:00:49 > 0:00:55which hopefully they sell later to make a profit. So let's have a nosy at what's coming up.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59The Reds get the party started.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- This is Mickey P. - It's like being back on the radio.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- And, Blues, will you buy it or won't you?- We'll buy it.
0:01:06 > 0:01:12- Get in there!- Well, that settles that, then. That's all to come.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14First, let's go and meet the teams.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Well, on today's programme we have a pair of mates, Mick and Chris,
0:01:18 > 0:01:24and a couple, Alex and Kelly. Hello, everyone. Lovely to see you.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- Mick, in your job you have one or two shocks.- I do.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31I do maintenance for the Inland Revenue and Customs.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33- Ooh.- I know, I know.
0:01:33 > 0:01:41- It's not good.- Electrics, is it? - Yes.- Very good. And you're keen on doing a bit of radio presenting?
0:01:41 > 0:01:48- Yes.- You've got the voice for it. - Do you think so?- I do. - I haven't got the face for it!
0:01:48 > 0:01:55- I don't know. What do you do? - Two shows. The Love Lounge. I'm the love guru of the station.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00Listen, there is a very lovely timbre to your voice, I must say.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05I do The Time Tunnel as well, three hours of every genre.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- So have you got an eclectic knowledge of music, then?- Yeah.
0:02:09 > 0:02:16- Chris, you're aspiring in the same department.- Absolutely, yes. - Is that how you met?- It is indeed.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- We met through the radio station. - You do football commentating?
0:02:20 > 0:02:27- That's for a different community radio station in Bradford.- You've clearly got the voice for radio,
0:02:27 > 0:02:32- but can you find a few bargains? - Hope so.- You reckon?- I reckon so.
0:02:32 > 0:02:38- What are you going to buy? - I'm ex-military, so I'll be looking for military stuff.- OK.
0:02:38 > 0:02:45And my interest in sport leads me to hopefully some memorabilia. And there's music and radio stuff.
0:02:45 > 0:02:51- Good luck.- Thank you. - Now, Kelly, you left your Australian roots to be with Alex?
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- True?- Yeah, I did.- Did you?- Yeah.
0:02:55 > 0:03:01- You used to work for the super-rich. - I was a superyacht stewardess doing the interiors of superyachts,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05taking care of them, cleaning, service, things like that.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- A lot of these rich people are really picky.- Very much so.
0:03:09 > 0:03:16We had an owner at one stage who decided the toilet paper didn't match the marble in the bathroom.
0:03:16 > 0:03:23So he had us order some black toilet paper which we had imported from America
0:03:23 > 0:03:25into Barcelona, where we were.
0:03:25 > 0:03:32And he had us change all the black marble-coated toilets and bathrooms to black toilet paper,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35which was an interesting task.
0:03:35 > 0:03:41- Do you do a job now you're here? - Yes, I do. I work at a hospital in laboratory medicine.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- Do you?- Yes.- And you're connected with this medic business, too?- I am.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49I'm at a separate hospital in Sheffield, the children's hospital,
0:03:49 > 0:03:54but Kelly's involved with clinical chemistry and I'm more involved with genetics.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- And you're accustomed to getting into a few scrummages.- I am.
0:03:58 > 0:04:05- As well as the lab work, I play for a rugby league side in Sheffield. - Are they doing any good?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08We're top of the league and defending champions.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13- Get away! - Yes, we're doing really well. - Pretty good, isn't it? Good fun.
0:04:13 > 0:04:19So what is the sort of thing you're going to go for today? Something sporting? Foreign?
0:04:19 > 0:04:24I like a bit of chunky furniture, something you could use again.
0:04:24 > 0:04:30- Something practical. How do you feel?- No, I like shiny, sparkly, glittery jewellery.- Do you?- Yes.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Something expensive?- Yes.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37Anyway, now the money moment. £300 each. There we go. £300.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Your experts await. Off you go! Very good luck!
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Gosh, what lovely couples today.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49So, who are our experts today?
0:04:49 > 0:04:54Hoping to be a faithful friend to the Reds is Caroline Hawley.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00Keeping his beady eye on the Blues is the playful Paul Laidlaw.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Eyes forward, tunnel vision, boys.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10- Reds, battle stations, please. - That might interest you.
0:05:10 > 0:05:16- You don't mind if I...?- No. - Watch your hair.- Takes me back. Yeah, watch my hair!
0:05:16 > 0:05:21- This fella was small, wasn't he? - Yeah.- There you go, you see.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Oh, that's nice.- Look at that.- Yes.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- It's heavy!- I bet it is. - It wouldn't save you.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- French Para.- 40 quid.- 40 quid. - Do you think this would sell?
0:05:32 > 0:05:38- It looks great on you, but it's a really limited market... - Right.- ..to be honest.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43- It's in great condition. - But no profit?- I don't think so.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- A no-no, then?- Sadly. - I think so. Do you agree?- Yeah.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Shame. Thanks a lot. - That's put a lid on that.
0:05:50 > 0:05:57- What have you got there, Paul? - A steel casket. We could just about call it a burnished steel box.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Very simple. I do like this bell handle. Perfectly elegant.
0:06:01 > 0:06:08- It feels as though it's got some age to it. Label on the inside. French. - What would it be used for?
0:06:08 > 0:06:10I think it's a domestic strongbox.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14- Like a household safe? - Well, it is.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- What age is it? - Just on feel alone,
0:06:18 > 0:06:22and look at the quality of that key - tail end of the 19th century.
0:06:22 > 0:06:28- That could be 100 years old without any trouble.- Right. - That mechanism gives added security.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32It's closed. I'm going to open that. It's still closed.
0:06:32 > 0:06:37- I've gone too far. Turn it again the other way.- It's difficult.- Yeah.
0:06:37 > 0:06:43It's forever closed. You've just got to get it at the right point and then you're in.
0:06:43 > 0:06:49- Another little security measure. Am I wasting my breath?- I quite like it. Kel, what do you think?
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I like it cos it's solid.
0:06:52 > 0:06:59I've got a thought here. Can we get a bulk purchase discount on a bunch of keys and the box?
0:06:59 > 0:07:04They'd really work well. Grab that bunch of keys, Kelly.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07I've got it. There you go, Kel.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Jailer's keys. Bags of character.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Look at that in a saleroom. That will look magic.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- But can we...?- 30 for the pair.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Give us the pair of those for 25 quid.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27- 26.- I think we shake the man's hand. That's pretty fair.- Yeah.
0:07:27 > 0:07:33- I think we go with that. - It's a seductive little lot. Deal? - Deal.- Yeah.- Shake hands.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38And who knows? That could be the key to your success. Well done, Blues.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Only ten minutes in and that's your first item sorted.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46You Reds had better start shelling out some cash.
0:07:46 > 0:07:52Come and look at this. We were talking about silver. It's a good price at the moment.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55I've seen a couple of things. There's that caddy spoon.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00And this thing here is much later, a little bonbon dish.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Can we have a look at this one, please?
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- There's that.- Thank you.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Oh, brilliant, thank you.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Now this, the marks here, the maker's mark,
0:08:13 > 0:08:20your crown for Sheffield, your lion passant, a walking lion, which means British sterling silver.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24It's only 20th century, but that's nice quality.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- What do you think?- I do like it.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- Would he do two for one? - Two for one?
0:08:32 > 0:08:38- What would you do on this? - I'd do eight.- Eight. Would you squeeze to five?
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- Six? - Eight's definitely the best price.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- I think for that it's worth... - Let's have a look.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51- There you go, Caroline. - This is a tea-caddy spoon. 1804.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56It's a fabulous thing. Bone handle. In very, very good condition.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00And all this decoration could easily have worn away.
0:09:00 > 0:09:06We've got a good set of hallmarks here. Tea was a very valuable commodity at this time.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10And anything to do with tea was of quality.
0:09:10 > 0:09:17This is a beautiful little object. There's no shortage of people that want beautiful little objects.
0:09:17 > 0:09:23- I think it's all the money, really. What's your best on that? - I could do them both for 50.
0:09:23 > 0:09:30- And that's your absolute best? - I think I like that, Caroline, yeah.- For the money...
0:09:30 > 0:09:37- It's for nowt.- Yeah.- Yeah. - OK, we'll have that and put this on the back burner. It's a possibility.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42- I'm sure the gentleman will hold that offer, that very kind offer. - I will.
0:09:42 > 0:09:49- First one bought!- Yes!- One down. - Making it even-stevens at the 20-minute mark.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Now, Paul, has this got any scope?
0:09:51 > 0:09:56We've got a four-lens turret monocular microscope.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Coarse and fine, is it? Oh, and a sub-stage lamp.
0:10:00 > 0:10:06It's a little bit older than the ones I use, but I can see the aesthetic properties of it.
0:10:06 > 0:10:14I'd be attracted to it. Whether a wider audience would, I'm not sure. We'd have to see on that.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18The money in microscopes is in fine early instruments.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23- I think it's worth 20 to 40 quid. - It's on at 65.- 65.
0:10:23 > 0:10:29- We'd need a decent chunk off. - I think we should move on.- Not sure? Talked yourself out of it?- Yeah.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34- OK.- All right.- No chemistry with that, then. OK, let's move on.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40- Chris, do you know what this is?- No. - OK. Mick?- Not a clue.
0:10:40 > 0:10:46It's actually a wonderful piece of treen. Beautifully polished brass.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50And it's to do with snooker. It's a snooker cue tipper.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- Nowadays you have the tips on them. - Yeah.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58This, you would file the tip with this and the cue goes in the end.
0:10:58 > 0:11:04And then you pull that collar down, which would secure the cue,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- and you can hang it up.- Yeah.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10It's not expensive. It's a nice thing with a registered number here.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15I think that might be a replacement chain and tipper here.
0:11:15 > 0:11:23But, nonetheless, for somebody that plays snooker, collects snooker things, that's a nice present.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27I like that. Nice bit of sporting memorabilia.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31What is your absolute best price on that, please, sir?
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- Would you take 12?- Oh, no, no.
0:11:34 > 0:11:3715, fine. £15.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- 14.- 14.- Thank you. - You're an absolute star.
0:11:41 > 0:11:47What a good tip, Caroline, but you Reds aren't exactly splashing the cash. That's your second item.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Now the Blues need to sharpen up.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- That's a belter, that. Holy Moses!- I like that.
0:11:54 > 0:12:00- It's got some weight behind it. - So, this tool is specifically designed
0:12:00 > 0:12:05for introducing plain faces to worked wood. OK?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08You're looking at a socket. We could call this an eye
0:12:08 > 0:12:13and on every other axe you'll ever see, that will be symmetrical. OK?
0:12:13 > 0:12:20But on this we've got a flat face here with all the work projecting to one side.
0:12:20 > 0:12:27- It's a tool and a decorative object, but it's enough money at £85. - You'd need a decent chunk off.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- I don't know if you'll get it.- No. - It'll be here when we get back.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- OK, we can have a quick look. - Amazing thing. Good tool.
0:12:36 > 0:12:43- I thought Kelly liked small and sparkly. - Get that back in the box, Kelly!
0:12:43 > 0:12:49- Never to come out again.- But we're seeing her fiery side today.
0:12:49 > 0:12:55Why, Kelly, are you directing us towards replica or model artillery?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- You surprise me. Is this normal? - She's surprising me, actually.
0:12:59 > 0:13:06- It's revealing a dark side I didn't know anything about. - Axes, cannons... What's next?
0:13:07 > 0:13:11So, this is a reasonably faithful replica
0:13:11 > 0:13:15of an 18th-century naval deck gun.
0:13:15 > 0:13:21But he's insisting that you buy this pair of 19th-century field guns.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- They look like American Civil War style.- Don't they?- Yeah.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- What was the price? 65?- 65. - For the three.
0:13:29 > 0:13:35That's a belting good model. I'm not enamoured with the glitzy brass. They're a bit blingy for me,
0:13:35 > 0:13:38albeit quite accurate little models.
0:13:38 > 0:13:44I'd be tempted to find out if he'd just sell you... Or do you want the three? Two questions.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49One, what's the absolute bottom line on the three?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51- I'd say you need something off. - Yeah.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56Or what's the bottom line if you sell us the big one on its own?
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- And then weigh the whole thing up. What do you reckon?- I like it.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- Why? Why?- I don't know. It's nice. - This is your malfunction, Kelly!
0:14:04 > 0:14:08- It's not a malfunction. It's just...- Kelly, look,
0:14:08 > 0:14:12I'm loving it. I love a piece that stands out.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16The thing isn't the price. The thing is the time.
0:14:16 > 0:14:23- Kelly, get in there. Sort them out. Let's buy something.- OK. - Go on, go on, go on.
0:14:23 > 0:14:29- Good advice, Paul. - Would you be able to split them? Would you sell us just the big one?
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- - Yes. I'll have 45.- 45. - - For just the big one.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38- It's a gamble, but if you like it... - Do you like it?- Honestly, I don't.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42All right. I like it. Do you want to do rock, paper, scissors for it?
0:14:42 > 0:14:47If I win, we buy it. If you win, then we don't buy it.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- OK, I'm up for that.- I hope you win.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56- I'm rooting for you! Come on. - On three.- I can't look.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- We buy it.- Let's buy it.- Get in!
0:15:00 > 0:15:04Well, that's one way to sort it. Let's hope it goes off with a bang.
0:15:04 > 0:15:11That's two-all as we enter the final 15 minutes. Mick, what can you say to keep us in the mood?
0:15:11 > 0:15:17- Well, this is Mickey P, The Love Lounge.- It's just like being on the radio.- Yeah, absolutely.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20It would be a bit more crackly.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- I think we better get Caroline in. - Where is she?- I don't know.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- Here she is.- Oh, she's here. - Hi!- Good morning.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- We're back to the musical... - Look at this.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- Yes. - Put it on for you?- Yes, please.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Is it Cliff Richard?
0:15:38 > 0:15:41It's hard with these sunglasses.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Right, that one.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52- I'll name that tune in one! - I'll take your word for it.- Oh, wow.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53JAZZ PLAYS
0:15:56 > 0:15:59It's mint. That's mint, that.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- I love that. - Take it off now. It's great.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05If we can...stop it. Thank you.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09So, it's made of oak, 1920s, '30s.
0:16:09 > 0:16:15It's all original. It's got the bobbin turned legs at the front.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17In good condition. The mark here.
0:16:17 > 0:16:24- Sheffield, England. Yeah, so it's a good Yorkshire make. - A nice Yorkshire piece. 125 on it.
0:16:24 > 0:16:31- Where do you see that?- It's awful to say, but it almost wants to be half that to guarantee a profit.
0:16:31 > 0:16:36- It's a lovely thing.- Mm. - And really interesting. You can have a lot of fun.
0:16:36 > 0:16:42- I think we're looking at that case again.- Ten minutes.- We're back to that.- That's a shame.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46- Thank you so much. - Have a think. No problem at all.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51I'm proud of you because you're thinking about the profit,
0:16:51 > 0:16:55but now you have to think more about the time.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- Right, up here.- Yeah. Over towards the mannequin.
0:16:59 > 0:17:05- Here's the mannequin. - In hindsight, no. - Do you not like him?- Not especially.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09Do you get the feeling Paul's getting his own way with these two?
0:17:09 > 0:17:15- A bullet...- I'm back. Sorry, guys. - How are you doing? We're looking at...- More cannons!
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- This is First World War trench art. - Really?- Yeah.
0:17:19 > 0:17:25This, I'll wager, was made perhaps during the First World War or in the 1920s,
0:17:25 > 0:17:27in France or Flanders
0:17:27 > 0:17:35- for sale as a tourist souvenir. - Right.- These wheels may have been made from brass salvaged
0:17:35 > 0:17:39from brass shell cases. The bullets are from the battlefields
0:17:39 > 0:17:44- and some have been fired.- What's this underneath? There's writing.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50So that's French script. "De la". That's "of the".
0:17:50 > 0:17:55Hall of Drapes. That'll be the Cloth Hall.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59"Cathedral a Ypres, 1918." So that's Ypres.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04Ypres was levelled during the First World War
0:18:04 > 0:18:09and they rebuilt it in the 1920s. And I think they're saying...
0:18:09 > 0:18:15- Is that where they made it? - Or where it's from?- The wood's from the Cloth Hall! You've nailed it!
0:18:15 > 0:18:19The plinth is made from timber
0:18:19 > 0:18:24from Ypres' medieval Cloth Hall. These other elements
0:18:24 > 0:18:31- are cut from shell cases, salvaged bullets...- So everything of it is from the wars?
0:18:31 > 0:18:37You grab the medical kit, a pair of pliers and get that for a tenner!
0:18:37 > 0:18:43- What if I pull a few teeth? - Whatever it takes. - It's worth a chat.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- Let's see if he'll move. - It's 65 at the moment.
0:18:47 > 0:18:53- You may not get anything off it. If you like it, take a punt. - Shall I have a go?- I'll send you in.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56What's potentially the lowest?
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- It would have to be 60. - What if we went 55?
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- Fine. I'll do 55.- Thank you. - Good deal.- I'll shake your hand.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09- Lovely.- Thanks for that. Good man. Good man.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13And some cool negotiating, Kelly. Well done. That's you two sorted.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18Now what can these Reds dig up with just a few minutes left?
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- It's still there.- Yes! Get in!
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- In the nick of! - We said 50, didn't we?
0:19:25 > 0:19:30- Because we're regular customers... - At the very last second as well.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- 40.- Go on, then.- Yeah? Are we going to shake?- Yeah.- Brilliant.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- £40. Caroline?- Fantastic!
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- - Actual happiness! - Have you finished?- Yes!
0:19:42 > 0:19:45With two minutes to go.
0:19:45 > 0:19:51As they say, don't let the grass grow under your feet. Time's up! Let's check what the Reds bought.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55They took a crack at this shell-shape butter dish
0:19:55 > 0:19:57and paid a meagre £8 for it.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03Then they made a break for this snooker-cue tipping clamp
0:20:03 > 0:20:05and pocketed it for £14.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11Finally, they dug up the silver shovel caddy spoon
0:20:11 > 0:20:13and raked it in for £40.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15I don't fancy him as much as you do.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Hey! What's this doing? A coven of Yorkshire folk.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24- Is that the collective whatnot? - A tight!- A tight of Yorkshire folk!
0:20:24 > 0:20:29- Why not? Tell me, how much did you spend?- Erm...£62.
0:20:29 > 0:20:36£62? It IS a tight of Yorkshire folk. We give you 300 notes and you only spend the 62!
0:20:36 > 0:20:41I'm taking back £238. What's so special about your favourite piece?
0:20:41 > 0:20:45It's like a little paddle. No, it's a tea scooper!
0:20:46 > 0:20:51You're a wind-up, you are, Mick. Chris, what's your favourite piece?
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- The snooker tip replace... - Gadget.- Yeah.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00- Just because it's so quirky. - Will that bring the biggest profit?
0:21:00 > 0:21:05Probably not. I think the caddy spoon. I think it's a real bargain.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Well, this is your big test, Caroline. Here comes all this money.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14I've got two or three things I'm possibly keen on buying. I'll have a look.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16I do hope you spend all that cash.
0:21:16 > 0:21:23- I'll try.- All right, fine. Good luck. Meanwhile, we'll check out what the Blue team bought.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28They were taken with this steel strongbox with a set of old keys
0:21:28 > 0:21:30and secured it for £26.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Then Kelly went in with all guns blazing
0:21:35 > 0:21:38and got the model deck gun for £45.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44And finally they felt the trench art desk piece
0:21:44 > 0:21:48with two field guns could fire up some profits at £55.
0:21:50 > 0:21:56- Listen, you two seem very happy. What about your expert? Happy? - I'm shocked.
0:21:56 > 0:22:02- Why?- All will become clear in a moment, but there's a thread that could never have been scripted
0:22:02 > 0:22:05that came about involving artillery.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10- Now listen, you lot. What did you spend?- 126.- That's all right.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15- That would be 173 of leftover lolly, please.- 174.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20Hey, she's quite right. Put me in my place. Lovely.
0:22:20 > 0:22:26- Which is your favourite piece? - The bunker art. - The bunker art. The trench art!
0:22:26 > 0:22:33- Bunker art!- Trench art, bunker art. Same difference! As long as it makes money!- Yes!
0:22:33 > 0:22:38That's the attitude. OK, that's great. Which is your favourite piece?
0:22:38 > 0:22:43I quite like the first piece, the lock box. And the set of keys.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48I quite like how that looks, but I think the third piece will do best.
0:22:48 > 0:22:52This goes to the man who is best able to spend it.
0:22:52 > 0:22:59- What are you going to do, boy? - Desperately avoid the artillery theme. And yet, knowing me,
0:22:59 > 0:23:01I fear that may be difficult!
0:23:01 > 0:23:05All right, fine. We'll stand by. Good luck.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10Meanwhile, why don't we flutter off and find something interesting? Coo.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Nice afternoon for it, isn't it?
0:23:18 > 0:23:23Well, as they say, you can never tell a book by its cover or a box from its contents.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26This is quite surprising.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Two dead pigeons.
0:23:30 > 0:23:37Of course, they're not real dead pigeons. They're carved wooden pigeon decoys,
0:23:37 > 0:23:40but naturalistically carved and painted.
0:23:40 > 0:23:47Look at that paint job. Now, the wood pigeon, in Britain, is an Olympian bird.
0:23:47 > 0:23:53It has prospered alongside agriculture and mankind in this country
0:23:53 > 0:23:57because it loves to scoff grain.
0:23:57 > 0:24:02The problem is that for the farmers, these things in huge flocks
0:24:02 > 0:24:06consume huge amounts of food.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11And to control them by shooting, you have to be an extremely good shot
0:24:11 > 0:24:15or you have to be mighty cunning. That's why things like this,
0:24:15 > 0:24:19naturalistically painted wooden pigeons,
0:24:19 > 0:24:22were made to act as decoys.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27If you turn it upside down, there's a cunning hidden compartment.
0:24:28 > 0:24:34And that contains one clever gadget - a metal spike with a crutch on it.
0:24:34 > 0:24:41That metal spike and crutch fit into the aluminium plate and it went something like this.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Shove the metal spike into the ground like that,
0:24:45 > 0:24:48set this bloke on top, Old Pidge,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51and - hey, presto! - you've got something that,
0:24:51 > 0:24:54to a pigeon X hundred feet up,
0:24:54 > 0:24:56looks like a friend.
0:24:56 > 0:25:02In fact, out of this wooden box you can set up two friends.
0:25:02 > 0:25:08Doubly attractive for that wild pigeon circling up above us.
0:25:08 > 0:25:14These are set up with the iron bar on the fulcrum point, which means the point of balance.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18And just where they balance, they move slightly in the wind,
0:25:18 > 0:25:25which makes them even more realistic for the birds out there circling that you want to land nearby these.
0:25:25 > 0:25:32The other thing that you might do to attract a pigeon is to use one of these jokers,
0:25:32 > 0:25:37which is called a pigeon caller. You're in a hide or behind a tree.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42You set the decoys out in front of you and give one of these things a blow.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44It works like this. Sexy.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46PIGEON CALL
0:25:49 > 0:25:55That is pigeon speak for, "Come and land somewhere near me."
0:25:55 > 0:26:01The pigeon hunter then has a 12-bore shotgun and when the wild pigeon comes down,
0:26:01 > 0:26:05he shoots it and he takes it home and his missus plucks it.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Hey, presto, there's a pigeon pie on the table for supper that night.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13What might they cost you? If you keep your eyes peeled,
0:26:13 > 0:26:17you might be lucky and get the two for £40.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19And that, in pigeon speak, is...
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Coo, coo.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32All finished at £20? Finished at £20.
0:26:32 > 0:26:38Well, today we're with auctioneer Peter Robinson at Thomas Watson Auctioneers in Darlington
0:26:38 > 0:26:43- and it's a treat to be here, Peter. - That's good. Hi there.
0:26:43 > 0:26:49We've got a real bargain coming to hit you, which is this solid silver butter dish.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53Well, that's a good little piece of silver. Fully hallmarked.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58Little used. It's not as thin as some pieces can be. It's on ball feet,
0:26:58 > 0:27:03- scallop shape.- It's a classic. - A classic little bonbon dish.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06You must see, in a year, hundreds.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11- You're probably right. Over a lifetime, thousands.- Yes.
0:27:11 > 0:27:16- Putting on your best value hat, how much is it worth?- £30 to £40.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20- Lovely. £8 paid.- Wow.- That's what you call a bargain.- That is!
0:27:20 > 0:27:26Next is the snooker tip replacing gadget. Very, very important if you've got a snooker table.
0:27:26 > 0:27:32Well, boxwood and brass. It's a properly made implement. I can't say I've ever seen one
0:27:32 > 0:27:35and I have been here a long time.
0:27:35 > 0:27:4115 to 25 is the estimate that I've put on it, but I don't know.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45£15 to £25. It's bound to be a profit. Marvellous.
0:27:45 > 0:27:52- And lastly is this shovel-shaped tea caddy.- It's got some nice, engraved decoration.
0:27:52 > 0:27:59The hallmarks are quite good, but the maker's mark is quite rubbed, so you can't really attribute it.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04But it's 1804. A nice handle, not too worn.
0:28:04 > 0:28:09- It should be worth a lot of money. - So what do you think? - We put 30 to 60.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Our lot paid £40. Who knows? Somebody might take a shine to it.
0:28:13 > 0:28:18- A little object of virtue for a cabinet.- £60, £80 maybe.- Yeah.
0:28:18 > 0:28:25Well, on that basis I fancy this team won't need their bonus buy, but let's have a look at it anyway.
0:28:25 > 0:28:31- Now, Mick and Chris, £238 of leftover lolly went to Caroline.- Fantastic, that.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35Yeah, fantastic. What did you buy, Caroline?
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- Are you ready?- Go on.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41What on earth...?!
0:28:41 > 0:28:46- What do you think it is? Have a look.- It looks like a pen lid.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48No. Mick?
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- I ain't got a clue. It's hallmarked.- It is.
0:28:52 > 0:28:57- It's Walker and Hall, 1903. - Is it a pen holder or something?
0:28:57 > 0:29:01- No, it's not.- For a flower? - Oh, you're getting too near, Mick.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05This goes into here
0:29:05 > 0:29:08and for my very own love DJ...
0:29:08 > 0:29:14- it fits into your shirt.- Very good. - And you'd wear it like that as a little...- I'm liking that.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18- ..posy holder.- It's different. - How much will it make?
0:29:18 > 0:29:21I spent £50 on that.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- Wow.- It's silver, it's lovely, it's classic.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29I don't think it'll make a huge profit, but it'll wash its face
0:29:29 > 0:29:34- and it might squeeze 70, 75. - Well, that's cracking, isn't it?
0:29:34 > 0:29:41Rest with those thoughts. Meanwhile, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.
0:29:42 > 0:29:48- This is handy, isn't it? So, when does it date from? - It's an Edwardian piece of silver,
0:29:48 > 0:29:52dating from 1903. Again, over 100 years old.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55It's in great condition, Walker and Hall. A nice piece.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59We've put a modest estimate of £20 to £40 on it.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- Caroline thought it was worth £50. - I have seen a few over the years
0:30:03 > 0:30:08- and that's quite a strong price. - I think you're right.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues, we move into the militaria department big time.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15First off is this strongbox.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19A nice piece of steel. A solid strongbox.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Late 19th century, possibly French.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27It's a nice box, but what you'd do with it... Keep money in it.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29- All your ill-gotten gains.- Yeah.
0:30:29 > 0:30:36- Or your jewels. It's not ornamental, but it is a nice piece...- Functional. - ..of metal. Functional, yeah.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- People do collect these.- Indeed. - How much?
0:30:40 > 0:30:46- We've put an estimate of £30 to £50 on this, together with the bunch of old keys.- £26 paid.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51- They didn't pay a huge amount. The right price, I think.- Probably.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56Now, the naval cannon had nothing to do with the Napoleonic Era, did it?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59I personally think it's hideous.
0:30:59 > 0:31:06Well, it's a cheap replica. It could have even been a holiday item in the '50s or '60s.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12- If you want a big piece making this sort of statement, there it is. - OK, well, we've dissed that.
0:31:12 > 0:31:18- What's it likely to bring? - We've put 20 to 40. I don't feel we'll have a great queue for it.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22£45 paid. That could be their comeuppance.
0:31:22 > 0:31:28- The last lot I do rate. - Yes, indeed. It's First World War,
0:31:28 > 0:31:31it's militaire, it's social history.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35All the components are there. For a collector, it's got some attraction.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40- I bet you put a pretty cagey estimate on this.- Well...
0:31:40 > 0:31:43a fairly wide estimate of 40 to 80.
0:31:43 > 0:31:49- Our lot only paid £55.- Well, it's reasonable for that sort of money.
0:31:49 > 0:31:54Anyway, there we are. Three items. It slightly depends on how the cannon are going to perform
0:31:54 > 0:31:58as to whether they need their bonus buy or not. Let's look at it.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Kelly, Alex, this is exciting.
0:32:01 > 0:32:06What did Paul Laidlaw spend your £174 of leftover lolly on? Paul...
0:32:06 > 0:32:11You guys are into your sports. This is better than it looks.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- You know what that is. - It's a stopwatch.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- You've never seen one calibrated thus, though.- Not at all.
0:32:19 > 0:32:24- I don't see 0-60.- I can see seconds and that's about it.- And...?
0:32:24 > 0:32:25Yards.
0:32:25 > 0:32:33- How does that work, then? - On the back, a big broad arrow tells us it's a military object.
0:32:33 > 0:32:41And that is an Admiralty or Royal Navy number six pattern stopwatch for use with ASDIC.
0:32:41 > 0:32:47Remember the war movies? The guys sitting in those wee chambers with dials and their headphones on,
0:32:47 > 0:32:53listening for submarines. He's timing the interval between pings with this.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58And that's where we get the distance. We can go ping.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03Ping. "Oh, my word, Captain! It's only 200 yards and closing!"
0:33:03 > 0:33:06It wasn't a lot of money.
0:33:06 > 0:33:12- If I said £20, would you be interested?- I think so. - That's no money.- It's nothing.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16It is worth, on a good day, £40 to £70.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20- It ain't going to make us a fortune. - There's something in it.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24You'll see an unhappy bunny if there's no profit! A good thing.
0:33:24 > 0:33:29Why don't we find out what the auctioneer thinks about it?
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Right, then. Over to you, squire.
0:33:32 > 0:33:38This Waltham stopwatch. Obviously, American made,
0:33:38 > 0:33:45but it's an Admiralty pattern number six, graduated in yards and six seconds.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48So it's got a military use, perhaps.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51We put an estimate of £30 to £50 on it.
0:33:51 > 0:33:57- Paul Laidlaw's obsessed by this stuff. He's paid £20 for it. - Let's hope it leaves him a profit.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01We hope we'll get an explosion at the end of the day.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Very good luck, Peter. Thank you.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06£50 is the next bid. Thank you.
0:34:06 > 0:34:0855. 60, sir?
0:34:08 > 0:34:10No. At £50.
0:34:10 > 0:34:15- Now, Mick, Chris, how are you feeling?- Warmish. Nervous-ish.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19- What are you nervous about?- Nowt. - Nothing? Just overall unease?
0:34:19 > 0:34:24- It's the excitement.- Like grabbing that microphone for the first time.
0:34:24 > 0:34:30- Oh, indeed.- Never quite knowing. Same for you, mate?- Yeah. I'm feeling quite good, though.
0:34:30 > 0:34:37- Any piece you wish you hadn't bought?- No regrets.- Yeah, I'm relatively pleased, actually.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40Then we'll start off with the butter dish.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44124. A little Victorian silver shell-shaped butter dish.
0:34:44 > 0:34:49A nice little piece of silver. 1893.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52£20, a low start. At £20. 25. 30.
0:34:52 > 0:34:5735? At £30, with me, the bid. £30 for the little silver dish.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Are we all finished at £30? Victorian silver.
0:35:00 > 0:35:05Plus £22. Very good show. Caroline, well done, darling.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08That's excellent. Here comes the snooker clamp.
0:35:08 > 0:35:14125, the snooker cue tipping clamp.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17A vintage brass and boxwood item. I have £10 bid.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20A low starter. At 15. 20.
0:35:20 > 0:35:2525. £25 in the second row. It's being sold for £25.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28£25! There's another £11.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- This is the big one. - Dear, oh, dear. Here we go.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34126, another little piece of silver.
0:35:34 > 0:35:40George III. Over 200 years old. A caddy spoon with horned handle.
0:35:40 > 0:35:45At 20 bid. A low start. Over 200 years old.
0:35:45 > 0:35:4725. 30. 5. 40. 5.
0:35:47 > 0:35:4950. 55. 60.
0:35:49 > 0:35:5265. 70. 75?
0:35:52 > 0:35:57£70, still in the front row. At £70. Selling now.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00At £70, all finished. At £70.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04That's another £30 for that. You are £63 up.
0:36:04 > 0:36:09- Plus 63. How good is that?- Fantastic.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- Thrifty.- Eh?- Thrifty. - That's what it is.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16I'm snarky about you spending £62.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19How snarky have I been?
0:36:19 > 0:36:24- Incredibly.- Quite snarky. And you've made £63
0:36:24 > 0:36:29- out of the £62 that you spent. - That's just over 100%.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Exactly. She can do the maths.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Seriously, it's an achievement. What about the bonus buy?
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- I'm tempted to not risk it.- No. - Not going to risk it?- No.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44- I think our luck will run out. - You reckon?- Yeah.- OK, fine.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48No pressure. You're not going with the bonus buy.
0:36:48 > 0:36:54- The auctioneer's estimate on it is £20 to £40.- Ooh!- If he's right, you've done the right decision.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58But, Caroline, you never know. Here it comes.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02130. A little Edwardian silver buttonhole posy holder.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Walker and Hall, Birmingham, 1903, this little item.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10At £30. At £30. The silver posy holder.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13At £30. 35 can I say?
0:37:13 > 0:37:17At £30. Not often you see these. Walker and Hall posy holder.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20At £30. Here to be sold. At £30.
0:37:20 > 0:37:2235, thank you, madam. Second row.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27At £35, being sold at £35. All done?
0:37:27 > 0:37:31- £35. You made the right decision. - A good choice.- £35.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36It would have been minus 15, but you've preserved plus £63,
0:37:36 > 0:37:40- which is extremely good, chaps. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:37:40 > 0:37:46- Don't say a word to the Blues. - Of course not. - All will be revealed in a moment.
0:37:51 > 0:37:57- Kelly, Alex, been talking to the Reds?- A little bit. They're not giving anything away.
0:37:57 > 0:38:03Let me run through your items. The strongbox. £26 paid, he's estimated 30 to 50.
0:38:03 > 0:38:10You've got the naval deck gun. £45 paid. He thought it was hideous. He put 20 to 40 on it.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14Then the trench art piece. He put 40 to 80 on that. You paid £55.
0:38:14 > 0:38:20Personally, the trench art piece does it. If that's not £100 worth... It's a very nice thing.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24100 to 150. Anything could happen. Anyway, those are your three items.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27The first is the strongbox.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29136, there we are.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34It's the steel moneybox with a bundle of antique keys to go with it.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Can I have £30 bid? At £30.
0:38:37 > 0:38:3935 can I say for the antique box?
0:38:39 > 0:38:4235 on the net. £40 with me.
0:38:42 > 0:38:4445. £50 with me.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47At £50. Selling now. Commission bid.
0:38:47 > 0:38:5355 for it anywhere? Being sold at £50. A commission bid. All done?
0:38:53 > 0:38:56£50 is four off thirty.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00So that is...24. Plus 24.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05- It looks great.- It does. - It looks good.
0:39:05 > 0:39:11137, there we are, is the large model of the 18th-century deck gun.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14£15 for it. At £15. 20 can I say?
0:39:14 > 0:39:18£20 I'm bid upstairs. £25. £30. At £30.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22Gentleman in the balcony now. £30.
0:39:22 > 0:39:2635 on the net. 40, sir. £40, thank you.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30- Keep going, keep going. - You're out on the internet.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32A room bid in the balcony for £40.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36Well, that's brilliant. £40 is only minus £5.
0:39:36 > 0:39:41Could have been a lot worse! Minus 19 that is. Sorry, plus 19.
0:39:41 > 0:39:42You're plus 19.
0:39:42 > 0:39:49Lot 138. An interesting lot. First World War trench art desk piece.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52At £35. At £35.
0:39:52 > 0:39:5440. 5. 50. 5. 60.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59At £60. At the back at £65. 70.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01We're in profit.
0:40:01 > 0:40:0390. Five?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05£90, standing at the back.
0:40:05 > 0:40:12- 95 anywhere? At £90. Gentleman's bid taking it at £90.- Go on.- All done.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15£90. It's no money. Nevertheless, it's a lovely profit.
0:40:15 > 0:40:21That is plus £35. Plus 35. Plus the 20 is 55.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25- It's plus £54.- Excellent. - That's all right. 54 smackers.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28You only spent 126!
0:40:28 > 0:40:35- Good. Now, what about the number six stopwatch?- We'll go for it. - Yeah, we'll go for it.
0:40:35 > 0:40:43- Here it comes.- 142, the Second World War Waltham Admiralty stopwatch.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47£15 to start. At £15. At 20 on my right. At £20 now.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51£25. 30. At £30 on my right.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55- Standing in the room at £30. - More than that would be nice.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59Are we all finished at £30? 35, thank you, madam.
0:40:59 > 0:41:0140, sir? 40, thank you.
0:41:01 > 0:41:0445, madam? Yep. 45.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06£50, sir? You sure?
0:41:06 > 0:41:11- £45, the lady's bid. £50 is the next bid.- Great value.
0:41:11 > 0:41:1450. 55. 60, sir?
0:41:14 > 0:41:17No, at £55. The lady's bid at £55.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Well done, guys.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23Did he sell it for 55? He sold it for 55.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25That's plus 35. That's 89.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29Plus 89 smackers.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32I tell you, you are the golden couple.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41Well, well, well. I cannot remember so much fun. Have you been chatting?
0:41:41 > 0:41:45- No. - Because both teams, of course, know
0:41:45 > 0:41:53that they've got major profits coming their way. Both teams are seriously into the do-re-mi.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57We can only have one team of winners and one team of runners-up.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59And the runners-up today...
0:41:59 > 0:42:01are the Reds.
0:42:01 > 0:42:02Oh!
0:42:02 > 0:42:08The Reds have managed to lose today by only taking home £63.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12But, unusually, you've made a profit on each of your items
0:42:12 > 0:42:19and therefore you get the ancient and noble award of the Golden Gavel.
0:42:19 > 0:42:24- Thank you.- One for your mate and one for your expert.- Thank you.
0:42:24 > 0:42:30The only unfortunate element was the posy holder. That took the gilt off the gingerbread.
0:42:30 > 0:42:35But even had that made a marginal amount of money,
0:42:35 > 0:42:42- you would be unlikely to have beaten the Blues today, who are going home with £89!- Well done!
0:42:42 > 0:42:44Here you go, kids. £89.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48- Have you had fun?- Loads.- Yes. - You've been really great, too.
0:42:48 > 0:42:54- Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?- YES!
0:42:54 > 0:42:59I know you're thinking, "I could have done better than that."
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Well, what's stopping you?
0:43:02 > 0:43:06If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08It'll be splendid to see you.