Lincoln 19 Bargain Hunt

We're in lovely Lincoln today

where our terrific teams are hoping to find the very best bargains

that the Lincolnshire Showground has to offer.

So, let's go Bargain Hunting!

We're at the Lincolnshire Antiques and Home Show today

where each of our teams have £300 and an hour to shop

for their three bargains.

So let's have a quick squint at what's coming up.

On today's show the Reds get an offer they just can't refuse...

Grab that man's hand before he changes his mind!

With a hat like that, we can't say no!

Cheers. Thank you.

..whilst the Blues get an offer they ought to refuse.

-He's offering us the drinks cabinet for nothing.

-Is it cheap enough?

Well, it's not likely to make a loss, is it?

-Is it a bargain?

-It's ghastly!

First up, let's meet our teams.

Well, on today's show we've got two teams of friends.

For the Reds we've got Tom and Matt, and for the Blues we've got Sally and June. Hello, everyone.

-Hello.

-Hello. Lovely to see you. Now, Tom, how did you two meet?

Me and Matt met at a student group at church. We're both students, both go to the same church.

And from there we've become like really close friends, like brothers,

-and it's just grown from there.

-And you're studying at the University of Lincoln?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-What are you studying?

-I'm studying journalism.

-So you're digging around for scandal?

-All the time. All the time.

-And, Matt, is your university life as productive?

Er, yes, I go to the teaching university in Lincoln,

-so I'm training to be a primary school teacher.

-What sort of things will you be going for, Tom?

Well, I actually got a tip-off from one of the local jewellers,

I was buying a present for a friend of mine and we got her

a vintage silver locket, and we went and he cleaned it up for us,

and he said vintage silver's really in at the moment, so I thought, "Store that up there!" Ready to go!

Well, you never know what you're going to find. And good luck, chaps.

-Great.

-Thank you.

-Now, Sally, tell me, how did you two girls meet?

Well, we met at a dog-training club about 25 years ago.

Have you become quite professional with your dog training?

Well, I wouldn't say professional. It's more of a hobby, but...

-Do you breed them?

-Yes, we've bred together. We've bred about five or six litters.

-And you do this to Crufts level, don't you?

-Yes, we do. We try!

-Mmm.

-Yeah.

-Now, June, you're retired now, but you won a small business award.

Well, I won a small business award when I was working as a distributor for pet foods,

-and over a period of years built up from Lincolnshire to cover eight and a half counties.

-Did you?

Which meant that I needed to employ staff and that really is what brought me the small business award

-for creating jobs in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire.

-How brilliant!

-So you're an acute businesswoman. Are you going to be in charge of the money today?

-Oh, no!

-You're not?

-Oh, no.

-Going to be a joint exercise, this, is it?

-I think so.

-Yes.

And what's the strategy as to what you might buy?

Well, I think, really, whatever we buy, it's got to be genuine antique, like Sally and me.

It's got to be in perfect working order - like Sally and me -

-and worth every penny we spend on it...

-OK.

-..like Sally and me.

-That's fair enough. That's a strategy.

-That's it.

-That's a mission statement, I'd say!

-Now, the money moment. Here's your £300.

-Thank you.

-£300 apiece.

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

-And very, very good luck.

-Thank you.

Girls versus boys, eh? What fun!

Going into battle today for the Reds, it's Anita Manning,

our iron lady!

And eager to net a profit for the Blues is Charlie Ross.

Here we are in Lincoln Showground. It's a beautiful, beautiful day!

We've got tons and tons of money, so what do you want to buy?

-I don't know, whatever takes our fancy, really. Have a look round.

-Go for it.

-Sally. Which is Sally?

-I'm Sally.

-And you are?

-I'm June.

-My wife's called Sally.

-Wow!

-And your mistress, June!

How dare you?

Good Lord! My wife might be watching.

My brave, brave boys! Let's go!

Looks like the Reds are set on world domination!

It looks really cool, doesn't it?

-What have you got, guys?

-We've got a globe.

It looks pretty awesome.

From a teacher's perspective, I think it looks amazing.

It's got loads of writing on it as well. It's not even English, I don't think.

ANITA LAUGHS

I have a feeling that that might be quite an expensive one.

I think our dealer's in there. You could maybe go in and ask him.

OK. Shall we do it? Nice and quick.

Expect to pay the earth for it, chaps.

Let's see what those Blues are composing.

-Who is that?

-Wagner. You know, the Ring and all that.

-Wagner, yeah, The Ring Cycle.

-Yes.

-Yes.

-THEY SING

-Absolutely.

-Yeah.

-It's a Parian figure of Wagner.

-What's it made of?

Parian ware. It's an unglazed porcelaneous ware.

I think if it were 19th century, it would have the maker's name,

someone like Copeland on the bottom of it,

and if you look very carefully...

-the head's been off.

-Oh.

So it really is bust, then?

Well spotted. It's a good job we've got you, then.

But, honestly, I'm not sure if Wagner goes down well in Lincolnshire.

-No, I shouldn't think Wagner's been performed very often in Lincolnshire.

-Not very often.

He's got to go back on the table, then.

That's it, ladies. Don't lose your head!

Now, have those Reds been brought down to earth yet?

OK, guys?

Slightly out the budget.

-£2,000.

-£2,000?

-Yeah.

I think we're going to have to forget it,

-because you're not going to get him down from 2,000 to 200!

-No.

Obviously it's such a good item, obviously we've got a good eye for it.

-You've got great taste! So well done on that, but hard luck.

-Right, the next one.

On to the next one indeed, chaps.

-Do you know what I like?

-That.

-I like this.

-I think this is absolutely charming.

-That is sweet.

My first reaction is how old is it? It's a miniature dresser.

Now, it's got rather a French influence to the doors on the bottom.

But unlike a lot of miniature furniture, that could be used for display purposes

with some little miniature cups and saucers on it, possibly.

It's definitely got age.

That's definitely 1880, 1890.

It wouldn't go in my doll's house.

No, no, it's not that miniature!

-But I think it's a nice thing.

-I like the shape of the...

-Beautifully shaped.

-Yeah.

-OK, so are we going to move on? Nothing there you want to buy?

-No.

-No, I think we'll move on.

-Carry on.

Keep calm and carry on.

Now, Anita seems to have charmed her Reds.

Oh, could this possibly be a wee Scottish thing?

Just like me!

That's nice. Hallmarked silver.

Is it a bit girly for you?

-No.

-If it sells, then we're open to anything.

-You like it?

How about £10 if you're inspired by it?

-£10?

-Yeah, you can have a bit of chance.

Grab that man's hand before he changes his mind!

With a hat like that, we can't say no!

Cheers. Thank you.

Oh, that's great!

Absolutely smashing!

You're very welcome.

Come here and give us a kiss! I'm coming round there.

Who's doing the charming now, eh, Anita?

-Do you know what it is, boys?

-No, but you're going to explain it to us, I hope.

-Looks like a brooch.

It's a wee brooch, it's a wee brooch.

It's a piece of silver with Cairngorms here.

-That's a lovely wee brooch. So we've got that at £10?

-Yes, ma'am.

Boys, what a start! That's a...that...that is a winner!

That is a winner!

Emphatic early statement!

Well done!

The Reds have bagged their first item, and it sounds like the Blues are really on the hunt!

PARP!

What have you got that's going to make us money, then?

-Eh?

-What have you got?

-What do you want?

What do you suggest?

Something bronze? MAN: There's loads of things!

-Well, yes, but...

-Hang on, girls, I've got an idea here.

-Yeah, yeah. How much for this lot?

-Five.

I'd take it to the scrap yard and get more than that!

Well, you don't know, you haven't given me a price yet!

-These are nice.

-Well, I quite like them, but there was no price on them. I think he's going to do me.

-They're a pair.

-They're very heavy.

-£30 for the pair. That's a bargain.

Actually, they're not... I was going to say they haven't got much age, but they've got a little bit of age.

-Yeah, they have.

-They were made on Thursday!

-Yeah!

-A water jug and a coffee pot.

Looks more like a Friday afternoon job to me.

Have some respect, team!

-How can you put up with a lady that can be so rude at your stall?

-I know, it's terrible.

20 quid?

Give us your money!

-Can I give a...?

-You can do anything you like, darling. Just go for it.

-I've gone for it.

-Have you? Did you shake hands?

-I shook his hand.

Well, I had my eyes closed. One each, girls.

What else have you got... that you're giving away?

She's on fire now, isn't she? She is motoring!

These Blues are open to anything!

The Reds, meanwhile, are being more considered in their approach.

What are you looking for, guys?

I don't know, we're sort of interested in, like, a timepiece.

We were looking at the pocket watch on there, but it doesn't have the hands on it.

-Don't buy a pocket watch with no hands.

-No, we looked at it and walked away.

-That's the protective case.

-It's a railway watch?

-Yes.

-Does it press your buttons, boys?

-I think it's all right.

-I like the look of it.

-Will it make a profit at auction?

-Well, that's the question. That's the secret of the black magic.

-Who knows? So maybe you should keep that in mind, guys.

-Yeah.

-You know where it is.

And it's better buying a watch with hands...

Unless of course you've got time on your hands to restore it.

-Forward, boys, go that way!

-Onward!

It seems the Blues are on a quest for rings.

-Ooh, look at that!

-What have you got here?

-They're pretty.

-A collection of rings.

-Rings, yeah!

Is that a diamond? I don't think so. Let's have a look. Look at this.

-I like those.

-Look at this! Look at this! Look at this!

Oh, look, now, there's good!

All right, we've got a collection of rings. That's 9-carat gold.

That's got a little pearl, and I think that's 9-carat gold.

-Hello, sir!

-Hello.

How much are your three rings?

Do you want all three or do you want them individually?

-Price on all three just to...

-All three can be 75.

-You can always make an offer.

-Yeah, I know. Well, I'll tell you what I think they'll make, girls.

-Yeah?

-I would sell all three together as one lot.

-Yeah.

They'll make £60-£70, I reckon, at auction, the three of them.

-Ta-ra!

-Minus your commission. So you'd have to buy them for £40, and you would make a profit, I think.

-You'll struggle to buy them off me for £40, unfortunately.

-We would, wouldn't we?

-Yeah.

Let's not resort to violence, team!

-Best deal, £50 the three.

-£50 the three.

-I must say...

-49?

-No.

-No, no, don't be silly!

How dare you? You'll antagonise him and he'll say, "Will you go?"

-I think we ought to go for it, Sally.

-Yeah, actually yes.

-Girls?

-We've got it.

-You and Karl are at one with one another.

Thank you! We have our second purchase.

-Yeah.

-And we've got your name in case it doesn't make a profit.

-You wouldn't want these two after you, I can tell you, Karl!

-Me and everybody else!

-No, no.

That's lovely.

That is lovely! And that is also 40 minutes gone.

-What is that?

-Quite interesting.

-What is it?

-It's an inkwell.

-Right.

-OK.

-Meant to be a hat, is it?

-Uh-huh. It's a little novelty thing.

-£50.

-Expensive novelty.

Really this is probably carved from the Black Forest, a carving from that area.

It's greatly... You know, it's sought after.

-But I want you to get something that you like.

-Yeah.

Not impressed, fellas?

Can the Blues figure it out for themselves?

-What is it?

-I don't know.

-I think... Oh, it doesn't work.

-Oh, does it not work?

-Oh!

-It does work!

-MUSIC BOX PLAYS

-Charlie!

-Hello, girls. What have they found?

-Do you like it?

-It's OK.

-I told you you'd find the piece of your dreams here.

That's the piece of my dreams!

It's probably a prince in disguise.

-Probably a reproduction.

-Beatrix Potter.

-And it works.

-It's working.

And I don't think there's any damage.

What do you think?

It's lovely...

I think that's a no, don't you?

Let's have a look. Who made it? That's the key.

Oh, my goodness me! "Plays the tune Waltz Of The Flowers".

-May I be honest? Do I know you well enough...?

-Are you mocking me?

No, no, I wouldn't ever mock you! Do I know you well enough to be honest?

Yeah.

-I think there's only one word to describe this.

-Go ahead.

Ghastly!

I could think of a few more.

-Right.

-I mean, I don't know how much it is.

What I would do is take off the label that says Made in Malaysia,

which is...

which is delicately stuck on to this piece of ply on the bottom of it.

To say that this is later than Georgian would be accurate.

How much is this, sir?

-50p?

-£15.

-Oh, £15...? I thought he said 50p.

Well, I think you could only lose 15 quid if you bought it.

A lifetime's friendship is on the line here if you buy that!

-I'm getting concerned about time, girls.

-Yeah.

-We've got about five minutes left. OK, girls?

-Yeah.

Thank you very much, sir. Lovely, lovely lot.

Five minutes left. Hop to it, Blues!

With only one item bought, the Reds really do need to get a move on!

I wonder if you would be interested in these.

These are... they're very nice frames,

but they're also showing us photographs of two people, probably late 19th century.

-Yeah.

-Is that of any interest to you?

I mean, they look quite nice.

-He's a handsome chap, isn't he?

-Uh-huh. A good-looking guy!

-Yeah.

-How much are they?

-They're £120 for the pair.

What you've got - a brass metal

and we have a little bit of coloured enamelling here.

-And having the pair is good.

-Yeah. The two together.

Excuse me?

-Hello, hello.

-Hi.

-What is the best...?

-I'll do them for 100 the pair.

100?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-Great.

-Fantastic.

-Thank you.

Crikey, you could have haggled a bit harder, Reds!

You've got to shake the woman's hand now.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Cheers.

Still, that's two down, one to go. But hurry!

Two minutes!

There's a nice drinks cabinet here, ladies.

-There's a nice drinks cabinet, ladies. Quick!

-Where?

Cor! This Bargain Hunting lark is thirsty work, girls.

-Charlie!

-We're running out of time. Where was your drinks cabinet?

-Oh, for goodness' sake!

-Oh, Blimey O'Reilly!

It's absolutely ghastly!

How dare you get me round to look at that?

I've never seen anything so awful.

-You've got your own lemon squeezer.

-I'll give you your own lemon squeezer!

We've got to buy something, Charlie! We've got about a minute and a half left.

But the Reds think they've got all the time in the world.

What do you think?

It makes you look at all the different information. There's a lot of things to look at,

-which is lovely.

-One of the interesting things about globes is, depending on when they were made,

you know, countries change names and so on. I think people find that fascinating as well.

-Yeah, I love it, I love it.

-Oh, he's fallen in love with it.

-I love it, it's fantastic.

-Yeah.

Let's have a look. We've got a maker's label on it which is good.

It's Rand McNally. It was made in the USA. So it's an American one.

Anita Manning saves the world!

-Shall we find out the price first and then see if you think it's worth anywhere near it.

-Yeah.

-OK.

Hello! Is there a dealer here?

-Yes!

-Hello, darling!

Hello!

It's 25 quid.

25 quid?

-So what's your very, very, very best price for that?

-35.

-35.

-35?

Wrong direction, Reds!

-He's not very good at this!

-Not a good start, is it? How about £20?

-£20's all right.

-£20 and the world's your oyster!

-Let's do it! Go for it.

Thank you, sir. £20, that's a deal.

Yeah, good boy!

You were rubbish at it at the beginning, but you got better.

Thank you very much!

Well, that's an honest appraisal.

Have the Blues called time on the drinks cabinet?

Mr Ross...

I could give you that drinks cabinet for free.

You've got to take it with you right now.

How's that for you?

Did you hear that, girls?

-He's offering us the drinks cabinet for nothing.

-Is it cheap enough?

Well, it's not likely to make a loss, is it?

-Is it a bargain?

-It's ghastly!

It's absolutely terrible!

Now, now, Charlie!

-But the price isn't.

-The price is quite good.

It's wonderful! It's got a lemon squeezer.

Lemon squeezer, cocktail sticks...

The mirror's got to be worth a fiver!

This is one of the most repulsive things I have ever seen in my life.

-But we're not allowed to be given things. It would be cheating!

-Aw!

-So I've got a solution, girls.

-Right, let's hear it, Charlie!

If he'll take nothing, he'll presumably take a pound.

This is the sort of thinking I like!

-Would you take a pound for this, sir?

-A pound of your money?

-Yes.

-Or theirs?

-Ours.

OK, I'll do that.

Oh, what a gent.

And I'll stick that pound in the charity box.

I'll tell you where I'll stick your drinks cabinet!

It's a wonderful, wonderful piece of stuff. What more do you want?

We've got to take it with us, haven't we?

-Come on, girls!

-It'll keep the fire alight for hours!

# Keep the home fires burning... #

CHARLIE CONTINUES HUMMING THE TUNE

-Bye.

-Bye-bye. And thank you!

-Careful!

Thank you very much!

If it doesn't sell, I'm coming back for my quid!

-MAN:

-OK, no probs!

With the drinks cabinet!

How much shopping time remains here in Lincolnshire? Actually, not a sausage!

Let's have a quick squint at what the Red Team served up.

At only £10, they pinned their fortune

on the Cairngorm brooch.

They picked up the cold-painted photo frame for a handsome £100.

And finally the terrestrial globe

for a celestial £20.

-Anyway, chaps, how much did you spend all round?

-130.

-You spent 130?

-I'd like £170 of leftover lolly, please.

-Here you go.

-Thank you.

There we go, Anita. God bless you. What are you going to spend the 170 on?

I've got lots of money there, Tim, but time is of the essence.

Uh-oh! One of Anita's clues!

Anyway, good luck, Anita.

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

Is a profit brewing for the coffee pot and hot water jug at just £20?

They bought three 9-carat gold dress rings for a solid £50.

And lastly they were gifted a cocktail cabinet for just £1.

Girls, you spent a miserable amount of money. How much was it?

-It was £71.

-£71!

-On three items.

-Yes.

OK. Now, I'd like £129 of leftover lolly, please, Sal. Thank you.

Very nice. All that cash.

Charles Ross, you are responsible for a lot nowadays.

In this case, take that pile of dough and go forth and multiply!

Thank you. I will.

I might buy something with a semblance of quality!

Lincoln Fair is jam-packed full of interest and intrigue,

but let me show you something I found the last time I was here.

Well, you find some funny old things in these places, don't you?

Try that one on for size.

That is something called a cupping glass.

It's a piece of crudely blown glass that has a medical application.

And I would date this thing to 1800, 1820, something like that.

But what would you do with it?

Well, the medic would apply some grease on this bottom edge.

He'd then heat up this glass nipple at the other end, get it nice and warm,

and then apply it to your skin.

The idea being that as the glass cools down, it creates a vacuum

which would literally suck the surface of that section of skin.

So if you has a nasty in-growing hair or a boil that was looking towards being lanced,

or sometimes simply to create an irritated weal into which blood would flow,

which, in Victorian medical terms, you'd do to remove the pain from somewhere else.

A kind of cross-association of pain.

Create a pain somewhere and reduce a pain in another part of the body.

Weird, oddball, medically associated

and, to a collector, apparently worth £9.

Not too gruesome.

Otherwise today I've discovered in the fair this fellow,

which is also medical. And if you're having your lunch at this precise moment

and about to take a great bite out of something meaty,

I suggest you avert your eyes.

Oh! Look at that!

How horrible is that!

Here we've got a patient

that's had the most beastly

and ghastly compound fracture.

Here the bone of his leg has punctured the skin

and in graphic detail we've got a shattered shard sticking out into the air.

Now, I've seen hundreds of these medical posters.

They're commonly produced at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries

to illustrate for medical purposes in schools.

But I've never seen one that actually graphically shows an injury.

All the ones I've seen in the past are a section of the brain,

they're a section of the womb -

these are the normal arrangement of organs within the body.

Never actually an injury to a body!

What does it cost you to buy a shocking little thing like this?

Well, it could be yours for £40.

Go on, break a leg!

Well, it's lovely to be in Golding Young & Mawer's saleroom in Grantham

-with Colin Young, the proprietor.

-Nice to have you back, Tim.

-Lovely.

Now, we kick off with the Reds with this rather typical Scottish brooch

-from a rather typical Scottish expert.

-Yes.

We're not in Scotland, are we?

Well, the good news is, you know, these days the market comes to the goods

-instead of the other way around, so it doesn't matter where it's sold, really.

-OK, fine.

Well, how much is it going to bring, Colin?

-I've put an estimate on this one, £10-30.

-OK, well, they only paid £10.

-So at that it should be all right, shouldn't it?

-Indeed.

Next are these rather peculiar easel photo frames.

I mean, I don't know what's peculiar about them, they just seem rather tinny.

They do. That was the first thing I thought with them. Really nice style, good rococo form to them,

-certainly got some age about them.

-Yeah.

We placed an estimate of, well, again, I put 10-30, but, in fairness,

I wouldn't be surprised if they made £40 or £50.

-Did you say £40 or £50?

-Yeah.

£100 paid.

-Mmm.

-I mean, that's pretty monster, isn't it?

-It's a lot of money, I think.

-OK. But you have to think internationally for the last lot.

-Right.

-Apparently American-made, this globe.

-Yeah.

-When do you think this is, 1960s?

-Yeah, certainly.

Well, will a 10-30 estimate provide relief for the team?

-Might do. £20 they paid.

-Well, it's not too bad.

I mean, they spent £130, they'll get what they deserve, frankly.

They're going to need their bonus buy. Let's go and have a look at it.

Well, chaps, this is exciting, isn't it?

You gave the lovely Anita Manning £170. What did the girl spend it on?

-Anita, shall I take that for you?

-Yes.

OK. Whoa!

-Wow!

-That's nice.

-You like it?

Yeah, that's nice.

-It's a chiming mantel clock.

-Right.

-Made of mahogany.

Little bit of inlay.

It has a little dedication plaque on it for 1929.

It's a nice, clean clock.

And the dealer told me that it was working perfectly.

He was a Scot, though, so I'll have to take that with a pinch of salt!

What do you think, Matthew?

-I like it. We did talk about getting a clock, didn't we?

-Yeah. I think that's why you went for it!

-Yes.

Yeah, it looks nice and clean.

The shape of it is called Napoleon's hat, for obvious reasons.

How much did you spend on it?

-I paid £20 for it.

-How much?

-20.

-£20?

-Yes.

-That's got to be good.

Anyway, for the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Anita's clock.

OK, there we go, Colin.

If you had a pound for every one of those you've seen in your career, you'd be a wealthy man, right?

-I would indeed!

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-How do you rate it?

-Well, as far as they go, this is middle of the range.

You've got a nice silver dial on it, the case itself is in pretty good order.

Mahogany inlaid with...looks like a bit of boxwood in there and possibly a piece of walnut across the front.

-OK. How much?

-£25-40. Is that good or bad?

-It's OK. £20 paid by Anita.

She's clearly got her eye in, which is lovely.

Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues,

-who managed to spend just £71.

-Has the budget been lowered, then?

-No, it has not. We gave them £300 and that's what they came home with.

-Oh, dear!

-For a kick-off, the coffee pot and hot water jug...

-Yeah.

-Which is just about what everybody does not want in their house these days, I guess.

-No.

One of the hardest things to sell.

We can come up with all the positives of, yes, it's a good Georgian styling,

good early-18th-century design,

-but the only negative is the market.

-Nobody really wants it.

We've put an estimate of 25-40 to hopefully encourage a little bit of interest, make people look at it...

That's pretty good, because £20 is all they paid.

-Times have changed.

-They have changed,

but currently they're melting it.

-Talking about melt, we've got three little rings here.

-Yeah.

-Basically, those non-precious stones are glass, aren't they, or a form of glass.

-Yeah.

-So what we've got there is some gold shanks.

-Yeah.

-And that's more or less how I've valued it, really.

-Some gold shanks and a few bits of glass.

-Yeah.

That's it. And I've put sort of 50-80 estimate on it,

because in fairness some of those rings will actually be worn.

-50-80's all right because they only paid 50.

-Right.

So that's OK. The last item, of which they are particularly proud, is the £1 cocktail cabinet.

These are one of those areas that just 20 years ago

we used to get a hammer to them and put them on the skip.

-Yes.

-They've come back into fashion now, we can actually sell them, we do put a lot number on them.

But nobody spends much money on them.

-So they'll pay what? £20 or £30?

-That's what I would hope for.

-I've put that as an estimate again just to encourage and say have a look at this item.

-Yeah.

Because in most cases people would just walk by.

Well, they hardly spent a penny, therefore they'll probably hardly lose a penny.

But let's go and have a look at their bonus buy anyway.

Now, you naughty girls, you only spent £71.

You gave the maestro £229, and I hope you blew the lot, Charlie!

Very, very nearly!

-Shall I take it?

-Yeah, go.

-Wow!

-Look at that!

-Oh, yes!

I went for quality. What I would call an antique, really, over 100 years old.

They are wonderful silver - solid silver. We're not looking at silver-plate here.

Solid silver boat-shaped bon-bon dishes.

They're Glasgow, 1907.

-And I think they're gorgeous.

-I think they are!

-They're absolutely gorgeous.

Well, I'm afraid they cost... Well, I'm not afraid, because I was thrilled to buy them,

-but they cost £210.

-Oh, right?

-Oh.

-It's a lot of money,

but what I love about it, Charlie, is these girls have spent so little and you've spent so much,

by the time we get to the auction what are they going to do?

I think you're going to be in lather when we get to that moment!

But let's see how it works out. Have a little think about it,

because right now for the audience at home we'll find out

what the auctioneer thinks about Charlie's couple of bon-bon dishes.

-Well, they're rather pretty, aren't they?

-They're lovely, aren't they?

Really nice shape, flying-scroll handle.

The price of silver's just slightly off, isn't it, at the moment.

It's been very high, it's dropped back a bit.

It has. It's been back on what I would call sensible money for quite a while now.

All I can do is estimate them on today's value.

-What is today's value, Colin?

-Well, I think it's going to be 120-150.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

-Oh, well, Charlie won't be so pleased about that.

-£210 he invested.

-Yeah. I think he's going to have a bit of a problem with that.

Well, you never know! The team might not go with it, they may be so horrified at the fact he spent £210,

they'll just run away from it. Anyway, good luck today on the rostrum.

-Thank you.

-Thank you, Colin.

-So, Matt and Tom, here we are, edge of auction.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-How are you feeling?

-Nervous.

-What have you got to be nervous about, Tom?

-Everything!

-There's a lot on the line, but we're looking forward to it.

-Are you?

Anyway, exciting. The first lot is the Cairngorm brooch and here it comes.

Lot number 50 now, Scottish silver Cairngorm set brooch.

Who's going to start me at £30 for it? 20 to go, surely? 10.

10. 12. 15. 18. At 18. 20?

18 we're on the net. 20, you're out in the room.

At £20 bid. 22?

22. 25 bid. 28 now do I see?

28 now do I see now? 25 back in the front row.

Is there any more now?

-Selling in the front row then at £25.

-£25.

-Yes, boys! Well done!

-Well done!

-Well, that's plus £15.

Lot number 51.

An interesting pair of cast cold-painted photograph frames.

Who's going to start me at £80 for them?

80? 50 to go. £50, anybody? 50 if we have to. 50?

£30 to go, then. 30?

20 if you like. £20. 20?

£20 bid. 22. Do I see 25? 25. 28 now surely?

30? 30 do I have? My 28's in the third row.

At 28. And 30 now. Coming back on the net. £30 bid.

32, now, 32. 35. 35 bid? Do I see 35, surely?

32, my bid's down here at 32. 35. 38 now? 38 bid? No.

At £35 bid. 38 now, do I see? At 35. 38, fresh blood. 38 bid. 40 now?

£40 bid coming in? 38 right at the back of the room.

£38, are we all done?

At 38, then, no more from the net, no more from the room,

selling top right, going at 38.

£38, two off 40.

So that's £62 off.

OK, look out, here comes the globe. Stand by.

Lot number 52 showing now.

This is the American Rand McNally world portrait terrestrial globe.

Who's going to start me at what? £30?

20 to go, then. £20?

Small world, isn't it? £20? 20?

So's the price!

10 to go, then, surely? £10, anyone?

10 at the back of the room. 10 bid. 12 now, do I see?

£10 bid. 12 anywhere else now?

10 bid. At 12?

Look at what we're selling here!

The aluminium on this will scrap for more than this!

10 bid. Any more now? At 10.

Well, it's the maiden bid and it's on the market

-and selling at £10!

-Aw!

-Minus £10.

-Overall you are minus £57.

-Aw!

£57 down. So what are we going to do about the Napoleon clock?

-Got to go for it.

-We have to.

-Is it going to get you out of trouble?

-I hope so! Anita, isn't it?

-Anyway, exciting. We're going with it.

-Yeah.

I wish you all the very best, and here it comes.

Lot number 56.

This is an early 20th-century Napoleon's hat mantel clock,

nicely inlaid and a good eight-day movement on it there.

Who's going to start me at £50 for it? £50, anybody? 50?

30 to go, then, surely? £30, anybody?

20 if we have to. £20 straight in surely for a clock of this stature.

£20.

£20?

Silence! £10, anyone?

£10, anyone? 10 bid.

12. 15. 18 bid. 20? Got a bid standing here at 18.

18, no money at all.

At 18 bid. 20 now, do I see? £20 surely?

£18 bid. Any more? We're down here at 18.

It's on the market at 18. Do I see 20?

Looks like it's your, then, sir. Cheap enough at 18 bid.

-Selling, then, and done and finished at £18.

-Unbelievable!

-Aw!

This is a very rare day!

I don't see Anita burst into tears so often!

That's minus £2, against all predictions!

Anyway, overall, minus £59, chaps.

Well, that's not too bad if you say it quickly.

-And the big thing is, don't say a word to those Blues, all right?

-We won't, no.

-Could be a winning score.

-You never know.

OK, Sal, June, feeling fit, girls?

-Absolutely.

-Excited.

-I bet you are. Do you know how the Reds get on?

-No idea.

-We don't want you to.

-First up is your coffee pot and hot water jug.

-Come on, coffee pot!

-Right now...

So lot 72 which is a pair of 18th-century style

electroplated coffee pot and matching water jug to go with it.

There you go, George I style. Who's going to start me at £50?

-30 go then, surely?

-50?

20 if you like. £20, anybody? 10 to go, then.

10, and that'll be a bargain for everyone.

-10 bid. 12 now, do I see?

-Come on, come on!

12. 15 now?

15 bid. 18 now on the net. 18, do I see?

15. 18. 20? No?

What's wrong with this?

18 bid. 20? At 18 are we all done and finished?

18 on the net. There's a room full of people. 20 down here! £20 bid.

-22, do I see?

-Good auctioneer.

-Coming back on the net at 22.

£20 bid. 22?

At 20, front row has it, then. Last call, then.

Done and finished and we will sell at £20.

Well done, girls. £20. No profit, no loss.

No pain, no gain.

Right, now the dress rings. Here they come.

Lot number 73.

Three assorted 9-carat gold rings.

A nice triptych of rings.

Who's going to start me at 30 and we'll save the hard work?

30 straight in. 30 bid. 35 bid. 40, do I see now?

At 35. 40 was that? It was. 40 bid. At 45?

£40 bid. We'll slow down, then. 42 if you like.

At £40 at the back of the room, then. 42 now, surely?

Look at what we're selling here! At £40. We're on the market at 40.

-At 40. Last call.

-Oh, look out, look out! Oh, no, girls!

-No!

£40, that's minus £10.

-It's a sign of gold, isn't it?

-It's a sign of the times, Charlie.

-Now here comes your cocktail cabinet.

-Yeah.

This cannot fail to make a profit unless he can't find a buyer at all.

Del Boy would be proud of us!

Lot number 74

is a walnut-veneered cocktail cabinet, very evocative,

and very much of the period. Who's going to start me at £50 for it?

£50, anyone? 50?

-£50?

-Did he say £50 or 50p?

Pounds!

30 to go? 30?

20 to go, then, surely? £20. Look at the quality

of what we're selling here. £20, anybody?

£20 bid! 22 anywhere?

We're on the market at 20. Is there 22? £20 bid.

22? At £20 bid. If you haven't seen,

it's got some very nice plastic cocktail sticks in it!

At 20. Hopefully that's going to add to the value.

But obviously not, and I better put the hammer down

before she changes her mind!

-Sold then at £20.

-£20, girls. That's marvellous, isn't it?

Plus £19 on that,

which means overall you are plus £9.

Now, you could go home, girls, with £4.50 each, right?

That's folding money, practically, in your back pockets.

So much for our trip on the Orient Express!

Yeah, I know. You're not going to go far on the Orient Express!

Or you can invest and run with Charlie with his bon-bon dishes.

So, does it give you a lovely warm feeling or are you feeling slightly cold and lonely?

I'm saying nothing.

-Well, I think we both loved them.

-You loved them?

-We would buy it.

-You're going to go with them?

-No.

-No?

-We've decided...

-What, you love them that much?

-We love them so much

-we're letting someone else have the pleasure of them.

-Really?

-Yes.

OK. Well, the decision's made. You're not going with the bonus buy,

but we're going to sell them anyway, and here they come.

There we go. What shall we say for these?

Who's going to start me at £200? 150 to go, surely? 150?

-150, anybody?

-This is a great shame, Charlie.

Surely 100? 80 to go. 50 if you like.

£50, anybody? 50? At 50 I've got a bid.

-It's not over yet, Charlie.

-At 50, are we all done? 60.

70. 80. 90. 90 bid.

90 bid. 100? 100 bid. 110, do I see now?

110. 120. 130? 130.

140. 150. 160. 170.

-It's happening.

-180 do I see?

-Look at his face.

180. 190. At 190. 200?

At 200. 220 now. £200 bid. Do I see 210 now, if you like?

If we're struggling... we are struggling. 210.

-220. 230.

-Look, you're in profit.

-230. 240?

250 now. 250?

-At 240, then. I'll offer you 245. 245?

-£245!

245. 260? 265?

268, do I see? 268. 270.

At 270 bid. At 270. 272?

At £270, are we all done? Final call, then. Selling at £270.

Yes! Well done, Charles. That's ever so good!

I mean, the man stands vindicated, doesn't he?

He can walk tall, because had you trusted him,

you'd have another £60!

-Aw!

-As it is... Ye of little faith!

-We did say we liked them.

-You did say you liked them.

And you'd like somebody else to have the pleasure of supporting Charles in this, which they have done!

Anyway, there we are. That is just the rich magic roundabout of Bargain Hunt, isn't it?

Anyway, plus £9. It is your profit. Don't say a word to those boys.

No point in spoiling their day!

-And all will be revealed in a moment. And well done, Charles.

-Thank you.

-Thank you, girls.

Well, what fun we've had, haven't we? It's been a hoot!

-Yeah!

-It's been a hoot!

-Have you been talking to one another at all, comparing scores?

-No.

-No.

No. Because one of these teams is mighty cocky and one of these teams is not so cocky!

And the team that's not so cocky today are the Reds.

Aw!

-In fact, it's been nearly an out-and-out disaster, hasn't it?

-Pretty much!

And your end score is minus £59.

But, by jingo, have you been good sports? Which I admire very much!

-Supported ably, of course, by the lovely Anita.

-Quite.

-Have you had a nice time?

-It's been fantastic!

-Great.

-Thank you for joining us.

But the contraire applies with the Blues, because they're going home with money.

They're going home with £9. There you go.

There's the £9.

But you could have been going home with £69 if you'd trusted Charlie.

-I know.

-I know, Charlie, I'm sorry.

-Because he made a profit of £60 on his bonus buy,

-and the girls didn't take it.

-Oh!

-Aw! Isn't that bad luck?

-It is.

Still, you did very well on your own account,

particularly with the cocktail cabinet!

One of the most irritating things I've seen sold recently.

I mean, how could they pay a pound and then sell it for £20 and make a profit of 19?

That's really cheeky, you two!

-Well, we had fun.

-You did have fun. We all had fun.

Just don't start a fashion on this programme, all right?

Lovely, lovely girls.

-Anyway, join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?

-Yes!

I know, you're sitting there 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.

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