Wetherby 16 Bargain Hunt

Whether we be here or whether we be there, we be going bargain hunting! Yeah!

We're under starter's orders and the rules are quite clear.

We've got two teams, each with £300, buying three items,

which hopefully they sell later to make a profit. So let's have a nosy at what's coming up.

The Reds get the party started.

-This is Mickey P.

-It's like being back on the radio.

-And, Blues, will you buy it or won't you?

-We'll buy it.

-Get in there!

-Well, that settles that, then. That's all to come.

First, let's go and meet the teams.

Well, on today's programme we have a pair of mates, Mick and Chris,

and a couple, Alex and Kelly. Hello, everyone. Lovely to see you.

-Mick, in your job you have one or two shocks.

-I do.

I do maintenance for the Inland Revenue and Customs.

-Ooh.

-I know, I know.

-It's not good.

-Electrics, is it?

-Yes.

-Very good. And you're keen on doing a bit of radio presenting?

-Yes.

-You've got the voice for it.

-Do you think so?

-I do.

-I haven't got the face for it!

-I don't know. What do you do?

-Two shows. The Love Lounge. I'm the love guru of the station.

Listen, there is a very lovely timbre to your voice, I must say.

I do The Time Tunnel as well, three hours of every genre.

-So have you got an eclectic knowledge of music, then?

-Yeah.

-Chris, you're aspiring in the same department.

-Absolutely, yes.

-Is that how you met?

-It is indeed.

-We met through the radio station.

-You do football commentating?

-That's for a different community radio station in Bradford.

-You've clearly got the voice for radio,

-but can you find a few bargains?

-Hope so.

-You reckon?

-I reckon so.

-What are you going to buy?

-I'm ex-military, so I'll be looking for military stuff.

-OK.

And my interest in sport leads me to hopefully some memorabilia. And there's music and radio stuff.

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

-Now, Kelly, you left your Australian roots to be with Alex?

-True?

-Yeah, I did.

-Did you?

-Yeah.

-You used to work for the super-rich.

-I was a superyacht stewardess doing the interiors of superyachts,

taking care of them, cleaning, service, things like that.

-A lot of these rich people are really picky.

-Very much so.

We had an owner at one stage who decided the toilet paper didn't match the marble in the bathroom.

So he had us order some black toilet paper which we had imported from America

into Barcelona, where we were.

And he had us change all the black marble-coated toilets and bathrooms to black toilet paper,

which was an interesting task.

-Do you do a job now you're here?

-Yes, I do. I work at a hospital in laboratory medicine.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-And you're connected with this medic business, too?

-I am.

I'm at a separate hospital in Sheffield, the children's hospital,

but Kelly's involved with clinical chemistry and I'm more involved with genetics.

-And you're accustomed to getting into a few scrummages.

-I am.

-As well as the lab work, I play for a rugby league side in Sheffield.

-Are they doing any good?

We're top of the league and defending champions.

-Get away!

-Yes, we're doing really well.

-Pretty good, isn't it? Good fun.

So what is the sort of thing you're going to go for today? Something sporting? Foreign?

I like a bit of chunky furniture, something you could use again.

-Something practical. How do you feel?

-No, I like shiny, sparkly, glittery jewellery.

-Do you?

-Yes.

-Something expensive?

-Yes.

Anyway, now the money moment. £300 each. There we go. £300.

Your experts await. Off you go! Very good luck!

Gosh, what lovely couples today.

So, who are our experts today?

Hoping to be a faithful friend to the Reds is Caroline Hawley.

Keeping his beady eye on the Blues is the playful Paul Laidlaw.

Eyes forward, tunnel vision, boys.

-Reds, battle stations, please.

-That might interest you.

-You don't mind if I...?

-No.

-Watch your hair.

-Takes me back. Yeah, watch my hair!

-This fella was small, wasn't he?

-Yeah.

-There you go, you see.

-Oh, that's nice.

-Look at that.

-Yes.

-It's heavy!

-I bet it is.

-It wouldn't save you.

-French Para.

-40 quid.

-40 quid.

-Do you think this would sell?

-It looks great on you, but it's a really limited market...

-Right.

-..to be honest.

-It's in great condition.

-But no profit?

-I don't think so.

-A no-no, then?

-Sadly.

-I think so. Do you agree?

-Yeah.

-Shame. Thanks a lot.

-That's put a lid on that.

-What have you got there, Paul?

-A steel casket. We could just about call it a burnished steel box.

Very simple. I do like this bell handle. Perfectly elegant.

-It feels as though it's got some age to it. Label on the inside. French.

-What would it be used for?

I think it's a domestic strongbox.

-Like a household safe?

-Well, it is.

-What age is it?

-Just on feel alone,

and look at the quality of that key - tail end of the 19th century.

-That could be 100 years old without any trouble.

-Right.

-That mechanism gives added security.

It's closed. I'm going to open that. It's still closed.

-I've gone too far. Turn it again the other way.

-It's difficult.

-Yeah.

It's forever closed. You've just got to get it at the right point and then you're in.

-Another little security measure. Am I wasting my breath?

-I quite like it. Kel, what do you think?

I like it cos it's solid.

I've got a thought here. Can we get a bulk purchase discount on a bunch of keys and the box?

They'd really work well. Grab that bunch of keys, Kelly.

I've got it. There you go, Kel.

Jailer's keys. Bags of character.

Look at that in a saleroom. That will look magic.

-But can we...?

-30 for the pair.

Give us the pair of those for 25 quid.

-26.

-I think we shake the man's hand. That's pretty fair.

-Yeah.

-I think we go with that.

-It's a seductive little lot. Deal?

-Deal.

-Yeah.

-Shake hands.

And who knows? That could be the key to your success. Well done, Blues.

Only ten minutes in and that's your first item sorted.

You Reds had better start shelling out some cash.

Come and look at this. We were talking about silver. It's a good price at the moment.

I've seen a couple of things. There's that caddy spoon.

And this thing here is much later, a little bonbon dish.

Can we have a look at this one, please?

-There's that.

-Thank you.

Oh, brilliant, thank you.

Now this, the marks here, the maker's mark,

your crown for Sheffield, your lion passant, a walking lion, which means British sterling silver.

It's only 20th century, but that's nice quality.

-What do you think?

-I do like it.

-Would he do two for one?

-Two for one?

-What would you do on this?

-I'd do eight.

-Eight. Would you squeeze to five?

- Six? - Eight's definitely the best price.

-I think for that it's worth...

-Let's have a look.

-There you go, Caroline.

-This is a tea-caddy spoon. 1804.

It's a fabulous thing. Bone handle. In very, very good condition.

And all this decoration could easily have worn away.

We've got a good set of hallmarks here. Tea was a very valuable commodity at this time.

And anything to do with tea was of quality.

This is a beautiful little object. There's no shortage of people that want beautiful little objects.

-I think it's all the money, really. What's your best on that?

-I could do them both for 50.

-And that's your absolute best?

-I think I like that, Caroline, yeah.

-For the money...

-It's for nowt.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-OK, we'll have that and put this on the back burner. It's a possibility.

-I'm sure the gentleman will hold that offer, that very kind offer.

-I will.

-First one bought!

-Yes!

-One down.

-Making it even-stevens at the 20-minute mark.

Now, Paul, has this got any scope?

We've got a four-lens turret monocular microscope.

Coarse and fine, is it? Oh, and a sub-stage lamp.

It's a little bit older than the ones I use, but I can see the aesthetic properties of it.

I'd be attracted to it. Whether a wider audience would, I'm not sure. We'd have to see on that.

The money in microscopes is in fine early instruments.

-I think it's worth 20 to 40 quid.

-It's on at 65.

-65.

-We'd need a decent chunk off.

-I think we should move on.

-Not sure? Talked yourself out of it?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-All right.

-No chemistry with that, then. OK, let's move on.

-Chris, do you know what this is?

-No.

-OK. Mick?

-Not a clue.

It's actually a wonderful piece of treen. Beautifully polished brass.

And it's to do with snooker. It's a snooker cue tipper.

-Nowadays you have the tips on them.

-Yeah.

This, you would file the tip with this and the cue goes in the end.

And then you pull that collar down, which would secure the cue,

-and you can hang it up.

-Yeah.

It's not expensive. It's a nice thing with a registered number here.

I think that might be a replacement chain and tipper here.

But, nonetheless, for somebody that plays snooker, collects snooker things, that's a nice present.

I like that. Nice bit of sporting memorabilia.

What is your absolute best price on that, please, sir?

-Would you take 12?

-Oh, no, no.

15, fine. £15.

-14.

-14.

-Thank you.

-You're an absolute star.

What a good tip, Caroline, but you Reds aren't exactly splashing the cash. That's your second item.

Now the Blues need to sharpen up.

-That's a belter, that. Holy Moses!

-I like that.

-It's got some weight behind it.

-So, this tool is specifically designed

for introducing plain faces to worked wood. OK?

You're looking at a socket. We could call this an eye

and on every other axe you'll ever see, that will be symmetrical. OK?

But on this we've got a flat face here with all the work projecting to one side.

-It's a tool and a decorative object, but it's enough money at £85.

-You'd need a decent chunk off.

-I don't know if you'll get it.

-No.

-It'll be here when we get back.

-OK, we can have a quick look.

-Amazing thing. Good tool.

-I thought Kelly liked small and sparkly.

-Get that back in the box, Kelly!

-Never to come out again.

-But we're seeing her fiery side today.

Why, Kelly, are you directing us towards replica or model artillery?

-You surprise me. Is this normal?

-She's surprising me, actually.

-It's revealing a dark side I didn't know anything about.

-Axes, cannons... What's next?

So, this is a reasonably faithful replica

of an 18th-century naval deck gun.

But he's insisting that you buy this pair of 19th-century field guns.

-They look like American Civil War style.

-Don't they?

-Yeah.

-What was the price? 65?

-65.

-For the three.

That's a belting good model. I'm not enamoured with the glitzy brass. They're a bit blingy for me,

albeit quite accurate little models.

I'd be tempted to find out if he'd just sell you... Or do you want the three? Two questions.

One, what's the absolute bottom line on the three?

-I'd say you need something off.

-Yeah.

Or what's the bottom line if you sell us the big one on its own?

-And then weigh the whole thing up. What do you reckon?

-I like it.

-Why? Why?

-I don't know. It's nice.

-This is your malfunction, Kelly!

-It's not a malfunction. It's just...

-Kelly, look,

I'm loving it. I love a piece that stands out.

The thing isn't the price. The thing is the time.

-Kelly, get in there. Sort them out. Let's buy something.

-OK.

-Go on, go on, go on.

-Good advice, Paul.

-Would you be able to split them? Would you sell us just the big one?

-- Yes. I'll have 45.

-45.

-- For just the big one.

-It's a gamble, but if you like it...

-Do you like it?

-Honestly, I don't.

All right. I like it. Do you want to do rock, paper, scissors for it?

If I win, we buy it. If you win, then we don't buy it.

-OK, I'm up for that.

-I hope you win.

-I'm rooting for you! Come on.

-On three.

-I can't look.

-We buy it.

-Let's buy it.

-Get in!

Well, that's one way to sort it. Let's hope it goes off with a bang.

That's two-all as we enter the final 15 minutes. Mick, what can you say to keep us in the mood?

-Well, this is Mickey P, The Love Lounge.

-It's just like being on the radio.

-Yeah, absolutely.

It would be a bit more crackly.

-I think we better get Caroline in.

-Where is she?

-I don't know.

-Here she is.

-Oh, she's here.

-Hi!

-Good morning.

-We're back to the musical...

-Look at this.

-Yes.

-Put it on for you?

-Yes, please.

Is it Cliff Richard?

It's hard with these sunglasses.

Right, that one.

-I'll name that tune in one!

-I'll take your word for it.

-Oh, wow.

JAZZ PLAYS

It's mint. That's mint, that.

-I love that.

-Take it off now. It's great.

If we can...stop it. Thank you.

So, it's made of oak, 1920s, '30s.

It's all original. It's got the bobbin turned legs at the front.

In good condition. The mark here.

-Sheffield, England. Yeah, so it's a good Yorkshire make.

-A nice Yorkshire piece. 125 on it.

-Where do you see that?

-It's awful to say, but it almost wants to be half that to guarantee a profit.

-It's a lovely thing.

-Mm.

-And really interesting. You can have a lot of fun.

-I think we're looking at that case again.

-Ten minutes.

-We're back to that.

-That's a shame.

-Thank you so much.

-Have a think. No problem at all.

I'm proud of you because you're thinking about the profit,

but now you have to think more about the time.

-Right, up here.

-Yeah. Over towards the mannequin.

-Here's the mannequin.

-In hindsight, no.

-Do you not like him?

-Not especially.

Do you get the feeling Paul's getting his own way with these two?

-A bullet...

-I'm back. Sorry, guys.

-How are you doing? We're looking at...

-More cannons!

-This is First World War trench art.

-Really?

-Yeah.

This, I'll wager, was made perhaps during the First World War or in the 1920s,

in France or Flanders

-for sale as a tourist souvenir.

-Right.

-These wheels may have been made from brass salvaged

from brass shell cases. The bullets are from the battlefields

-and some have been fired.

-What's this underneath? There's writing.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

So that's French script. "De la". That's "of the".

Hall of Drapes. That'll be the Cloth Hall.

"Cathedral a Ypres, 1918." So that's Ypres.

Ypres was levelled during the First World War

and they rebuilt it in the 1920s. And I think they're saying...

-Is that where they made it?

-Or where it's from?

-The wood's from the Cloth Hall! You've nailed it!

The plinth is made from timber

from Ypres' medieval Cloth Hall. These other elements

-are cut from shell cases, salvaged bullets...

-So everything of it is from the wars?

You grab the medical kit, a pair of pliers and get that for a tenner!

-What if I pull a few teeth?

-Whatever it takes.

-It's worth a chat.

-Let's see if he'll move.

-It's 65 at the moment.

-You may not get anything off it. If you like it, take a punt.

-Shall I have a go?

-I'll send you in.

What's potentially the lowest?

- It would have to be 60. - What if we went 55?

-Fine. I'll do 55.

-Thank you.

-Good deal.

-I'll shake your hand.

-Lovely.

-Thanks for that. Good man. Good man.

And some cool negotiating, Kelly. Well done. That's you two sorted.

Now what can these Reds dig up with just a few minutes left?

-It's still there.

-Yes! Get in!

-In the nick of!

-We said 50, didn't we?

-Because we're regular customers...

-At the very last second as well.

-40.

-Go on, then.

-Yeah? Are we going to shake?

-Yeah.

-Brilliant.

-£40. Caroline?

-Fantastic!

-- Actual happiness! - Have you finished?

-Yes!

With two minutes to go.

As they say, don't let the grass grow under your feet. Time's up! Let's check what the Reds bought.

They took a crack at this shell-shape butter dish

and paid a meagre £8 for it.

Then they made a break for this snooker-cue tipping clamp

and pocketed it for £14.

Finally, they dug up the silver shovel caddy spoon

and raked it in for £40.

I don't fancy him as much as you do.

Hey! What's this doing? A coven of Yorkshire folk.

-Is that the collective whatnot?

-A tight!

-A tight of Yorkshire folk!

-Why not? Tell me, how much did you spend?

-Erm...£62.

£62? It IS a tight of Yorkshire folk. We give you 300 notes and you only spend the 62!

I'm taking back £238. What's so special about your favourite piece?

It's like a little paddle. No, it's a tea scooper!

You're a wind-up, you are, Mick. Chris, what's your favourite piece?

-The snooker tip replace...

-Gadget.

-Yeah.

-Just because it's so quirky.

-Will that bring the biggest profit?

Probably not. I think the caddy spoon. I think it's a real bargain.

Well, this is your big test, Caroline. Here comes all this money.

I've got two or three things I'm possibly keen on buying. I'll have a look.

I do hope you spend all that cash.

-I'll try.

-All right, fine. Good luck. Meanwhile, we'll check out what the Blue team bought.

They were taken with this steel strongbox with a set of old keys

and secured it for £26.

Then Kelly went in with all guns blazing

and got the model deck gun for £45.

And finally they felt the trench art desk piece

with two field guns could fire up some profits at £55.

-Listen, you two seem very happy. What about your expert? Happy?

-I'm shocked.

-Why?

-All will become clear in a moment, but there's a thread that could never have been scripted

that came about involving artillery.

-Now listen, you lot. What did you spend?

-126.

-That's all right.

-That would be 173 of leftover lolly, please.

-174.

Hey, she's quite right. Put me in my place. Lovely.

-Which is your favourite piece?

-The bunker art.

-The bunker art. The trench art!

-Bunker art!

-Trench art, bunker art. Same difference! As long as it makes money!

-Yes!

That's the attitude. OK, that's great. Which is your favourite piece?

I quite like the first piece, the lock box. And the set of keys.

I quite like how that looks, but I think the third piece will do best.

This goes to the man who is best able to spend it.

-What are you going to do, boy?

-Desperately avoid the artillery theme. And yet, knowing me,

I fear that may be difficult!

All right, fine. We'll stand by. Good luck.

Meanwhile, why don't we flutter off and find something interesting? Coo.

Nice afternoon for it, isn't it?

Well, as they say, you can never tell a book by its cover or a box from its contents.

This is quite surprising.

Two dead pigeons.

Of course, they're not real dead pigeons. They're carved wooden pigeon decoys,

but naturalistically carved and painted.

Look at that paint job. Now, the wood pigeon, in Britain, is an Olympian bird.

It has prospered alongside agriculture and mankind in this country

because it loves to scoff grain.

The problem is that for the farmers, these things in huge flocks

consume huge amounts of food.

And to control them by shooting, you have to be an extremely good shot

or you have to be mighty cunning. That's why things like this,

naturalistically painted wooden pigeons,

were made to act as decoys.

If you turn it upside down, there's a cunning hidden compartment.

And that contains one clever gadget - a metal spike with a crutch on it.

That metal spike and crutch fit into the aluminium plate and it went something like this.

Shove the metal spike into the ground like that,

set this bloke on top, Old Pidge,

and - hey, presto! - you've got something that,

to a pigeon X hundred feet up,

looks like a friend.

In fact, out of this wooden box you can set up two friends.

Doubly attractive for that wild pigeon circling up above us.

These are set up with the iron bar on the fulcrum point, which means the point of balance.

And just where they balance, they move slightly in the wind,

which makes them even more realistic for the birds out there circling that you want to land nearby these.

The other thing that you might do to attract a pigeon is to use one of these jokers,

which is called a pigeon caller. You're in a hide or behind a tree.

You set the decoys out in front of you and give one of these things a blow.

It works like this. Sexy.

PIGEON CALL

That is pigeon speak for, "Come and land somewhere near me."

The pigeon hunter then has a 12-bore shotgun and when the wild pigeon comes down,

he shoots it and he takes it home and his missus plucks it.

Hey, presto, there's a pigeon pie on the table for supper that night.

What might they cost you? If you keep your eyes peeled,

you might be lucky and get the two for £40.

And that, in pigeon speak, is...

Coo, coo.

All finished at £20? Finished at £20.

Well, today we're with auctioneer Peter Robinson at Thomas Watson Auctioneers in Darlington

-and it's a treat to be here, Peter.

-That's good. Hi there.

We've got a real bargain coming to hit you, which is this solid silver butter dish.

Well, that's a good little piece of silver. Fully hallmarked.

Little used. It's not as thin as some pieces can be. It's on ball feet,

-scallop shape.

-It's a classic.

-A classic little bonbon dish.

You must see, in a year, hundreds.

-You're probably right. Over a lifetime, thousands.

-Yes.

-Putting on your best value hat, how much is it worth?

-£30 to £40.

-Lovely. £8 paid.

-Wow.

-That's what you call a bargain.

-That is!

Next is the snooker tip replacing gadget. Very, very important if you've got a snooker table.

Well, boxwood and brass. It's a properly made implement. I can't say I've ever seen one

and I have been here a long time.

15 to 25 is the estimate that I've put on it, but I don't know.

£15 to £25. It's bound to be a profit. Marvellous.

-And lastly is this shovel-shaped tea caddy.

-It's got some nice, engraved decoration.

The hallmarks are quite good, but the maker's mark is quite rubbed, so you can't really attribute it.

But it's 1804. A nice handle, not too worn.

-It should be worth a lot of money.

-So what do you think?

-We put 30 to 60.

Our lot paid £40. Who knows? Somebody might take a shine to it.

-A little object of virtue for a cabinet.

-£60, £80 maybe.

-Yeah.

Well, on that basis I fancy this team won't need their bonus buy, but let's have a look at it anyway.

-Now, Mick and Chris, £238 of leftover lolly went to Caroline.

-Fantastic, that.

Yeah, fantastic. What did you buy, Caroline?

-Are you ready?

-Go on.

What on earth...?!

-What do you think it is? Have a look.

-It looks like a pen lid.

No. Mick?

-I ain't got a clue. It's hallmarked.

-It is.

-It's Walker and Hall, 1903.

-Is it a pen holder or something?

-No, it's not.

-For a flower?

-Oh, you're getting too near, Mick.

This goes into here

and for my very own love DJ...

-it fits into your shirt.

-Very good.

-And you'd wear it like that as a little...

-I'm liking that.

-..posy holder.

-It's different.

-How much will it make?

I spent £50 on that.

-Wow.

-It's silver, it's lovely, it's classic.

I don't think it'll make a huge profit, but it'll wash its face

-and it might squeeze 70, 75.

-Well, that's cracking, isn't it?

Rest with those thoughts. Meanwhile, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.

-This is handy, isn't it? So, when does it date from?

-It's an Edwardian piece of silver,

dating from 1903. Again, over 100 years old.

It's in great condition, Walker and Hall. A nice piece.

We've put a modest estimate of £20 to £40 on it.

-Caroline thought it was worth £50.

-I have seen a few over the years

-and that's quite a strong price.

-I think you're right.

That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues, we move into the militaria department big time.

First off is this strongbox.

A nice piece of steel. A solid strongbox.

Late 19th century, possibly French.

It's a nice box, but what you'd do with it... Keep money in it.

-All your ill-gotten gains.

-Yeah.

-Or your jewels. It's not ornamental, but it is a nice piece...

-Functional.

-..of metal. Functional, yeah.

-People do collect these.

-Indeed.

-How much?

-We've put an estimate of £30 to £50 on this, together with the bunch of old keys.

-£26 paid.

-They didn't pay a huge amount. The right price, I think.

-Probably.

Now, the naval cannon had nothing to do with the Napoleonic Era, did it?

I personally think it's hideous.

Well, it's a cheap replica. It could have even been a holiday item in the '50s or '60s.

-If you want a big piece making this sort of statement, there it is.

-OK, well, we've dissed that.

-What's it likely to bring?

-We've put 20 to 40. I don't feel we'll have a great queue for it.

£45 paid. That could be their comeuppance.

-The last lot I do rate.

-Yes, indeed. It's First World War,

it's militaire, it's social history.

All the components are there. For a collector, it's got some attraction.

-I bet you put a pretty cagey estimate on this.

-Well...

a fairly wide estimate of 40 to 80.

-Our lot only paid £55.

-Well, it's reasonable for that sort of money.

Anyway, there we are. Three items. It slightly depends on how the cannon are going to perform

as to whether they need their bonus buy or not. Let's look at it.

Kelly, Alex, this is exciting.

What did Paul Laidlaw spend your £174 of leftover lolly on? Paul...

You guys are into your sports. This is better than it looks.

-You know what that is.

-It's a stopwatch.

-You've never seen one calibrated thus, though.

-Not at all.

-I don't see 0-60.

-I can see seconds and that's about it.

-And...?

Yards.

-How does that work, then?

-On the back, a big broad arrow tells us it's a military object.

And that is an Admiralty or Royal Navy number six pattern stopwatch for use with ASDIC.

Remember the war movies? The guys sitting in those wee chambers with dials and their headphones on,

listening for submarines. He's timing the interval between pings with this.

And that's where we get the distance. We can go ping.

Ping. "Oh, my word, Captain! It's only 200 yards and closing!"

It wasn't a lot of money.

-If I said £20, would you be interested?

-I think so.

-That's no money.

-It's nothing.

It is worth, on a good day, £40 to £70.

-It ain't going to make us a fortune.

-There's something in it.

You'll see an unhappy bunny if there's no profit! A good thing.

Why don't we find out what the auctioneer thinks about it?

Right, then. Over to you, squire.

This Waltham stopwatch. Obviously, American made,

but it's an Admiralty pattern number six, graduated in yards and six seconds.

So it's got a military use, perhaps.

We put an estimate of £30 to £50 on it.

-Paul Laidlaw's obsessed by this stuff. He's paid £20 for it.

-Let's hope it leaves him a profit.

We hope we'll get an explosion at the end of the day.

Very good luck, Peter. Thank you.

£50 is the next bid. Thank you.

55. 60, sir?

No. At £50.

-Now, Mick, Chris, how are you feeling?

-Warmish. Nervous-ish.

-What are you nervous about?

-Nowt.

-Nothing? Just overall unease?

-It's the excitement.

-Like grabbing that microphone for the first time.

-Oh, indeed.

-Never quite knowing. Same for you, mate?

-Yeah. I'm feeling quite good, though.

-Any piece you wish you hadn't bought?

-No regrets.

-Yeah, I'm relatively pleased, actually.

Then we'll start off with the butter dish.

124. A little Victorian silver shell-shaped butter dish.

A nice little piece of silver. 1893.

£20, a low start. At £20. 25. 30.

35? At £30, with me, the bid. £30 for the little silver dish.

Are we all finished at £30? Victorian silver.

Plus £22. Very good show. Caroline, well done, darling.

That's excellent. Here comes the snooker clamp.

125, the snooker cue tipping clamp.

A vintage brass and boxwood item. I have £10 bid.

A low starter. At 15. 20.

25. £25 in the second row. It's being sold for £25.

£25! There's another £11.

-This is the big one.

-Dear, oh, dear. Here we go.

126, another little piece of silver.

George III. Over 200 years old. A caddy spoon with horned handle.

At 20 bid. A low start. Over 200 years old.

25. 30. 5. 40. 5.

50. 55. 60.

65. 70. 75?

£70, still in the front row. At £70. Selling now.

At £70, all finished. At £70.

That's another £30 for that. You are £63 up.

-Plus 63. How good is that?

-Fantastic.

-Thrifty.

-Eh?

-Thrifty.

-That's what it is.

I'm snarky about you spending £62.

How snarky have I been?

-Incredibly.

-Quite snarky. And you've made £63

-out of the £62 that you spent.

-That's just over 100%.

Exactly. She can do the maths.

Seriously, it's an achievement. What about the bonus buy?

-I'm tempted to not risk it.

-No.

-Not going to risk it?

-No.

-I think our luck will run out.

-You reckon?

-Yeah.

-OK, fine.

No pressure. You're not going with the bonus buy.

-The auctioneer's estimate on it is £20 to £40.

-Ooh!

-If he's right, you've done the right decision.

But, Caroline, you never know. Here it comes.

130. A little Edwardian silver buttonhole posy holder.

Walker and Hall, Birmingham, 1903, this little item.

At £30. At £30. The silver posy holder.

At £30. 35 can I say?

At £30. Not often you see these. Walker and Hall posy holder.

At £30. Here to be sold. At £30.

35, thank you, madam. Second row.

At £35, being sold at £35. All done?

-£35. You made the right decision.

-A good choice.

-£35.

It would have been minus 15, but you've preserved plus £63,

-which is extremely good, chaps.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Don't say a word to the Blues.

-Of course not.

-All will be revealed in a moment.

-Kelly, Alex, been talking to the Reds?

-A little bit. They're not giving anything away.

Let me run through your items. The strongbox. £26 paid, he's estimated 30 to 50.

You've got the naval deck gun. £45 paid. He thought it was hideous. He put 20 to 40 on it.

Then the trench art piece. He put 40 to 80 on that. You paid £55.

Personally, the trench art piece does it. If that's not £100 worth... It's a very nice thing.

100 to 150. Anything could happen. Anyway, those are your three items.

The first is the strongbox.

136, there we are.

It's the steel moneybox with a bundle of antique keys to go with it.

Can I have £30 bid? At £30.

35 can I say for the antique box?

35 on the net. £40 with me.

45. £50 with me.

At £50. Selling now. Commission bid.

55 for it anywhere? Being sold at £50. A commission bid. All done?

£50 is four off thirty.

So that is...24. Plus 24.

-It looks great.

-It does.

-It looks good.

137, there we are, is the large model of the 18th-century deck gun.

£15 for it. At £15. 20 can I say?

£20 I'm bid upstairs. £25. £30. At £30.

Gentleman in the balcony now. £30.

35 on the net. 40, sir. £40, thank you.

-Keep going, keep going.

-You're out on the internet.

A room bid in the balcony for £40.

Well, that's brilliant. £40 is only minus £5.

Could have been a lot worse! Minus 19 that is. Sorry, plus 19.

You're plus 19.

Lot 138. An interesting lot. First World War trench art desk piece.

At £35. At £35.

40. 5. 50. 5. 60.

At £60. At the back at £65. 70.

We're in profit.

90. Five?

£90, standing at the back.

-95 anywhere? At £90. Gentleman's bid taking it at £90.

-Go on.

-All done.

£90. It's no money. Nevertheless, it's a lovely profit.

That is plus £35. Plus 35. Plus the 20 is 55.

-It's plus £54.

-Excellent.

-That's all right. 54 smackers.

You only spent 126!

-Good. Now, what about the number six stopwatch?

-We'll go for it.

-Yeah, we'll go for it.

-Here it comes.

-142, the Second World War Waltham Admiralty stopwatch.

£15 to start. At £15. At 20 on my right. At £20 now.

£25. 30. At £30 on my right.

-Standing in the room at £30.

-More than that would be nice.

Are we all finished at £30? 35, thank you, madam.

40, sir? 40, thank you.

45, madam? Yep. 45.

£50, sir? You sure?

-£45, the lady's bid. £50 is the next bid.

-Great value.

50. 55. 60, sir?

No, at £55. The lady's bid at £55.

Well done, guys.

Did he sell it for 55? He sold it for 55.

That's plus 35. That's 89.

Plus 89 smackers.

I tell you, you are the golden couple.

Well, well, well. I cannot remember so much fun. Have you been chatting?

-No.

-Because both teams, of course, know

that they've got major profits coming their way. Both teams are seriously into the do-re-mi.

We can only have one team of winners and one team of runners-up.

And the runners-up today...

are the Reds.

Oh!

The Reds have managed to lose today by only taking home £63.

But, unusually, you've made a profit on each of your items

and therefore you get the ancient and noble award of the Golden Gavel.

-Thank you.

-One for your mate and one for your expert.

-Thank you.

The only unfortunate element was the posy holder. That took the gilt off the gingerbread.

But even had that made a marginal amount of money,

-you would be unlikely to have beaten the Blues today, who are going home with £89!

-Well done!

Here you go, kids. £89.

-Have you had fun?

-Loads.

-Yes.

-You've been really great, too.

-Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?

-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.