Deene Park 26 Bargain Hunt

We've chosen this stately and splendid setting

to throw down the gauntlet today at the fair, so let's go bargain hunting. Yeah!

London society was shocked when the 7th Earl of Cardigan

fell in love with the beautiful Adeline de Horsey,

27 years his junior.

That did not stop her, though, becoming the Countess of Cardigan, here at Deene Park.

However, will our teams today over at the fair become the talk of the town?

Let's find out.

On the Reds, Mum becomes part of the bargain.

How about I let you kiss my mum?

While the Blues shake things up.

But was it wise to bring King Charles I and Oliver Cromwell under the hammer?

-Stand by.

-Oh, no...

We'll find out later. First, let's meet the teams.

Well, as they say, you can't choose your family,

but just as well there's a strong bond going on here.

We have mother and son, Carol and Carl, for the Reds

and we have Carolyn and Kezia for the Blues. Hello, everyone.

Lovely to see you.

Now, Carol, for the last two decades you have looked after others.

-I have.

-What have you been up to?

I started as a care assistant, looking after the elderly with mental health problems.

-Then I moved up to managing.

-But you're going to change tack, are you?

-I am.

-I am now going into fostering.

-What sort of age children would you like to foster, ideally?

-Teenagers, really. I don't think they get much of a chance.

-Fantastic.

Carl, unlike your mother, you don't make friends in your job.

-No, Tim, I don't make a lot of friends.

-What do you get up to?

I work for a repossession company. We visit people who are behind on payments for their vehicles.

-We're making light of it, but it's a very serious business.

-Oh, it is, yeah.

-It must be quite distressing.

-It can be.

With genuine cases, we try to help.

-So what do you do to relax?

-Relaxing, most of the time I spend with my children.

I've got three girls, Rachel, Daisy and Jasmine.

-Do I see those up your arm?

-Yes, Rachel, Daisy and Jasmine.

-I've got their birth dates there so I can't forget a birthday.

-No excuse!

-You're obviously incredibly close. Do you collect the same things?

-We do.

-Yes.

We collect a lot of SylvaC. We've managed to bid

on the same item before as well on an internet auction site.

-That's rather clever!

-We were the only ones bidding.

-Ah.

-Rather unfortunate.

-And I won!

-Yeah, and I collect a lot of glass.

-I collect a lot of Royal Doulton toby jugs.

I like the sets of three. So I've got about 500.

Gosh. You're supporting the factory!

All right, thank you. Nice to see you.

Now, Carolyn, you're right in the heart of modern developments.

-I am indeed.

-Tell us what you do, love.

I am the senior producer in an audiobook company.

And so I work with all sorts of different people who narrate these books

and I look after them and make sure they stay true to the story

-and all the characters are there.

-It must be quite fascinating.

If you've got a good reader who is a decent mimic...

Yes. Sometimes you've got one person who is the cast of sometimes thousands.

Their skills have to be vast.

And Kezia, you get involved with teaching little children.

I do, yes. I have the challenge of looking after 2½ to 4-year-olds.

It is very tiring, can be very difficult at times, but is the most rewarding job you can do.

You don't only teach. You tell them stories.

I am attempting to try and write my own books, using the children as my own personal critics.

-That's rather fun.

-Yeah.

-How will you be with buying a few antiques?

-Well...

-Yeah. We were thinking about whether we want to go for value or whether we wanted a story.

-I think the story might win out.

-If something has a nice story.

-But you've got to sell it on.

-Oh, yes.

-Be commercial.

-We will.

Do your very best with our £300, which I'm going to give you now.

You know the rules. Your experts await and off you go!

Very, very, very good luck! I like a little story myself.

So who are our experts today?

-'Ello, 'ello, 'ello.

-For extra security, we've called in Kate Bateman.

Taking the plunge, but hoping to come out stinking of roses, it's Thomas Plant.

-Tattooed arms. You don't look the kind to be buying...

-I know. I also buy a lot of glass flowers.

I want to make as much money as possible, but I also want something I'd like to have in my house.

-Is this something you've encouraged?

-Yes!

-Really? You're as bad as he is!

Nothing that's too ugly and, em...naff.

I get you. We're going to make a profit. Off we go.

So let's get to it.

-That's cool.

-That's good.

-How cool is that?!

-Is that SylvaC?

-Carlton ware, is it? Is it Carlton ware?

-Oh, look how cute. It's silly.

-But it is nice.

-It IS Carlton ware.

£18.

-I think we'd need to do quite a bit on that.

-Yeah.

-But...

-It's cute and all in one piece.

-It is. You normally expect...

-A little chip.

-And it's got its stoppers.

-I collect salts and peppers.

-Do you? Would you go for a bean and a carrot?

-I collect Carlton ware as well.

-All right.

-What's your absolute best?

-12.

-Oh, we like round numbers. 10?

-- OK.

-Yeah?

-- We've got our first buy.

Brilliant!

Less than 10 minutes. I like this team!

Yes, and two of your five a day vegetables, you healthy lot.

Our Blues have gone all regal.

Yeah, Staffordshire's quite fun, isn't it? If you're into Victoriana,

I was looking at it for Kezia.

What does it say on the front? King Charles?

And Oliver Cromwell.

Yes, they were definitely not the best of mates. Cromwell had King Charles I beheaded

and this could be Charles II hiding in an oak tree during the Battle of Worcester. Sort of.

So these traditional flat-back figures were

produced in huge quantities.

The traditional ones are floppy-eared spaniels with yellow eyes.

They were a pottery, very Victorian.

The earlier ones are really worth a lot of money. They're pre-Victorian, William IV.

This one here is probably going to be Victorian. And they were produced to commemorate weddings,

royal anniversaries. This is an extraordinary one.

You've got two arch enemies, haven't you? How much is that?

150.

-I like that historical sort of idea.

-There's a story.

-The two figures.

At that level, I don't think there's a profit.

-Right, OK.

-We're here to make a profit.

So it's a case of seeing if we could get enough profit into it to make it worth it.

-What's your best on it?

-I could do 120.

120. It's quite strong for me, but it's something to consider. It's the first thing we've seen.

-Can we think about it?

-I don't want to bamboozle you.

-Yeah, get it wrong and heads will roll!

-A wise move at this stage.

-Oh!

-That's your thing, isn't it?

-Yeah, SylvaC money box.

-Do you not think that's really ugly?

-It's a bit hideous.

-And yet you still like it.

-Only because it's SylvaC.

-Oh, right, OK.

You say that now.

-Maracas?

-The same to you, too!

These are Trinidad pulses. August, 1965.

-Do you like those?

-No!

I just have a feeling that they're not going to shake on that one.

But Carol and Carl may shake things up. They've also spotted the vase of Charles and Cromwell.

It's nice. Sometimes they have more colour.

I don't know which one is King Charles and which one is Cromwell.

-Poor old King Charles. What have you got on that?

-150.

150. That's actually quite an interesting thing. A good price.

I'm not sure there'd be a huge profit. The Staffordshire market is a little bit tough at the moment.

Right, teams, we're 15 minutes in. So you now have an even smaller window of opportunity.

-What do you think of that?

-I really like that.

-But it depends how much it is.

-It's beautiful.

Obviously, with the stained-glass panel with a rondelle of a femme fatale.

-Is she holding something in her hand?

-Yeah, that's her drape

or her cloak. There's a suggestion of covering one's modesty,

but with the flowers symbolising something else, maybe growing into a woman.

That's what that probably means. You read into these things what you want.

-And it's beautifully hand-painted.

-What do you think, girls?

-I think 150, tops, is the most that we could afford.

-It's a risky thing.

Yeah. I think it'll either do really well or it won't do well at all.

-I would accept 160.

-Halfway - 155.

155?

-155.

-Yes, definitely.

-Good man!

-Are you happy with that?

-Really happy.

-But we have just spent half of our budget in one go!

-Yeah, you have done.

-It's what we do to make the most of what's remaining now.

Remember my advice - be commercial.

Let's hope we find a buyer with the perfect square window frame to fit it in.

You've stuck your neck out, but that makes it one-all.

Now, Carol, Carl, maybe it's time to get some support around this fair.

Walking sticks. Have you ever considered? There's a lot of them here. Do you like walking sticks?

-I like them.

-You do?

-I like this one with the three horse heads on it. It's unusual.

-It's got an 800 mark.

-Which means a continental mark. What about the dog? That's amazing.

-It is nice.

-It is also...£800!

-How do I manage to do that?!

-Is this the bargain bin?

-Hopefully!

-What's the price on this one?

-200.

-Oh, how can we do it?

It's relatively modern. Continental. Do you know where?

-Danish?

-Austrian, German...

-I was pretty close. It's quite fun.

-You like it?

-I do like it.

-Equestrian stuff does have quite a good following.

-What would be the best price on it?

-I like the rabbit!

-150?

-I could do 150 on that.

-Oh, look, though. Rabbit.

-That's cute.

-It's really girly.

I still prefer the horse.

-150?

-150.

I think that would be the mid-estimate. I'd have put 120-180.

So you might be able to do something. Let's think about it.

But not too long. It may not stick around.

We're coming up to the halfway mark, so we could do with a find to raise our spirits.

-Girls, what have you spotted?

-Well, it's really unusual. It's a communion set.

A portable communion set. I go to church, I'm really interested in all aspects of the Eucharist

-and I've never seen anything like this before.

-What interests you?

-I don't know. It's the simplicity.

Lots of churchy things tend to be very fancy and ornate

and the simple lines of the glasses and the bottle and the silver...

-I wonder who had it and where they took it.

-What's confusing me is

there's no symbolisation on any of these things. There's no cross,

there's no IHS, there's absolutely diddly on here. It is a mystery.

-I think you might struggle on that. I like it, though.

-Yes.

I could convince you to buy it, but I don't think you'll do yourselves any favours. All right?

-Yes.

-Let's move on.

-Thank you.

Look at the bear! Oh, now that's cool.

-That's lovely.

-Is that a match holder? What would your very, very, very best be on that?

-I could do 50 on it.

-You'd do 50?

-Yeah...

50 quid. OK. That's one on the back burner.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Can this be...

..really...cheap?

I'm being really honest. Really honest with you.

-I like it.

-It's Dutch silver, isn't it?

-Well...

-It's a little cup. With a bamboo handle. It's in silver.

-Yeah.

-Quite decorative.

-Really pretty.

-With a scene.

-A little scene of palm trees, et cetera.

-What would it be used for?

-Sweet coffee.

-Oh, sweet coffee!

-Yeah, a really strong, black...

-Can I smell it?

-You'll smell polish!

You never know!

-You've got £42 on it. What can you do it for?

-£30.

-Not 25?

-Yeah, go on.

-- 25 for us. - Go on, then.

-Thank you!

-£25?

-Yes.

-Thank you very much. That's your second item. Well done.

-Best of luck.

-I think that's what you wanted, something sweet like this.

-Yes.

-It's a good thing.

-I like that.

-Happy?

-Yes!

Very sweet indeed. So that's your second item sorted.

-You Reds better get a shifty on.

-This little Chepstow...

-It's a lovely thing.

-Very cute.

-Nice serpentine...shape.

-Wow. Look at this.

-There is slight damage, but I've seen a lot more.

-A lot worse.

You've got a little chip here. It says, "Present fro..." And then Chepstow.

But that's 200 years old. That's looking pretty good.

Plus...there are lots of collectors for this,

especially this style of box.

-It's cute, easy to sell. The auctioneer will thank you. What do you think?

-It's lovely.

-Want a little look?

-What do you think, Carl?

-It's a proper antique, unlike Carl's walking stick!

Yeah.

-It's not my cup of tea. It's your sort of thing.

-I think it's lovely.

-If that's what you want.

-I think there's a profit in it.

-What's your best price? 90?

-120.

-Oh...

Could you do it for 100?

How about if I let you kiss my mum?

-Priceless!

-Well, in that case, how can I refuse?

-I'd say shameless!

Thank you very much. That's brilliant.

Carl, I can't believe you'd use your mum like that to haggle the price down. Anyway, it worked.

Now both teams have bought two items.

We now enter the final 15 minutes, so no time for a tea break.

-Shall we have a look in here?

-Oh, clothes!

-Yeah, vintage clothes.

-It's like Sherlock Holmes's cape.

-That tea set's pretty.

-Which one?

-The peach.

-It's what we would call a cabaret set.

You've got the tray and the sugar, the milk and the tea pot.

-Yeah.

-What do you think, Carolyn?

-I think it's very ladylike.

-Nice to bring out if your best friend was coming round for tea.

-It looks all right.

-What's the best on this?

-55 would be my very best on it.

It's quite attractive and a good maker, Limoges. French porcelain.

-It's extremely high-fired.

-Right.

-Like icing sugar on a Christmas cake.

-Yeah.

-Em, and it's probably 1960s.

-Mm.

Yeah, 1960s.

And it's all there. A tea for two cabaret set.

-Why don't we walk round the stall and have a look?

-Have a think.

-Shall we do that?

-Oh, now look! Carl, what do you think? How about this egg timer? Do you like that?

-Yeah.

That's really cool. I've never seen one that big. That's really cool.

-Is there a name on it?

-England.

Can you see how it's worn on the edges? Turn it this way.

Can you see how you've got wear on the feet here? A nice sign of age. I quite like that.

Brass timer. 20 minutes. What do you need to time that's 20 minutes?

-Well, that's 10 minutes more than you have to play with.

-Trouble is, that's not going to make a profit.

-So I'll reject it.

-Time's running out fast, so a good time, perhaps, to rethink the strategy.

What is your instinct telling you?

-So you like...

-The walking stick.

-Even though it's modern.

-I think that you really like that Charles I and Cromwell.

-I'm intrigued by it.

-You wanted silver.

-Looks nice.

-So you've discounted the tea set?

-I think so. It's attractive,

but I thought it was a little bit earlier than the 1960s, which puts me off a little bit.

-You've got a good chance. If you can beat him down on price.

-I will.

Quite scary, actually!

Come on.

Here it is. Still here, thankfully. Is that a good or a bad sign?

-I don't know.

-I really do like it. I like it a lot.

I mean, we said 150 earlier, but do you think you could go to 120?

Please?

- Please? - 120.

-Thank you very much. Cheers.

-Thank you very much.

-Brilliant.

-That's fantastic. We've done it! Group hug!

We've done it!

That Carl, he's such a softie. Well done. Now will the Blues go for that Staffordshire spill vase?

So, negotiation time. Who's going to do that?

-Shall I have a whack at it?

-Yeah, Kezia.

-Go on. Ask the gentleman.

Hello. It's us again, I'm afraid.

We've been thinking about that the entire time and we just wondered what's the best price you could do?

Eh...110.

Would you do it for £100?

-Yes, OK.

-Oh, brilliant. Thank you.

Good luck.

Well done! Really good negotiating. You did really well. Nervous?

I'm nervous about how it will do, but I think it's so interesting and I'd kick myself later.

-Good! Thank you very much. Very kind of you. Third and final item done.

-Done!

Kezia, Carolyn, you were sold on the story after all.

That's it. The bare truth is time's up. Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?

Carol and Carl had a healthy start with this carrot and pea pod condiment set.

They got it for a wholesome £10.

They then secured the Staffordshire enamel box

for £100. And, finally, they raced to the finish

with this walking stick with three silver horses' heads to form the handle. £120 paid.

-Well, you two birds. How did you get on?

-Pretty well.

-Enjoyed it?

-Really good.

-How much did you spend?

-We spent 230.

-That's very good.

-Can I have £70 of leftover lolly?

-You can.

-Thank you very much.

That's great. Which is your favourite piece, Carol?

-My favourite is a very small pill box.

-Do you agree, Carl?

-Er...no.

My favourite is the walking stick.

-Will it bring the biggest profit?

-I think it will.

-Agree, Mum?

-No.

-Not really.

I can tell, Kate, this has been a difficult experience.

-It's been, yes, family...

-Tensions.

-Yes. But they've come to agreement.

Good. And you've got your £70 and now you do your favourite thing -

-spend, spend, spend.

-Spend and shop!

-Good luck with that, anyway.

Meanwhile, here's what the Blues bought.

They fell for the style of this stained-glass panel, paying £155 for it.

Then they were swayed by the small silver mug and got it for £25.

And, finally, this Staffordshire spill vase with King Charles and Oliver Cromwell had the history,

but at a high price of £100.

-Well, you happy campers, had a good time?

-Yes!

-How much did you spend?

-£280.

-I love it! Who's got the £20?

-Here.

-Good girl.

-Which is your favourite piece?

-Definitely the stained-glass window.

It's beautiful, it's got age, I love the romance of the woman inside.

-That's lovely to have such enthusiasm. Agree, Ma?

-Absolutely. If we could take it home, we would!

-We don't want to take it to auction.

-I'm afraid you've got to sell it.

-Will it bring you the biggest profit?

-I'm not sure.

-If somebody has the same reaction we do.

And if they don't, what will crack it for the profit?

The Staffordshire ware.

-I'm glad you've enjoyed your shop. It's always a treat wandering round with Thomas Plant.

-Absolutely!

-I have £20!

-£20 to shove off with.

Good luck with that, Tom. Meanwhile, I'm going to show you a little something

you might like to use over the weekend.

Are you about to head off for a weekend's pleasure and leisure?

Well, between 1930 and 1940, you might well have taken one of these babies with you.

It's a bit of an oddball object, though, when you look at it.

A suitcase with a curvy top like this. And all the angles are peculiar.

Look at it from this end on and the whole angle at the back here is oddball.

Then we've got four rubber feet, but if you stood it up on those feet

the angle of the top is oddball, too.

So what's going on?

Well, partly, the answer to this thing is revealed in the use of materials.

Because this is called oil cloth. The outer surface looks like leather,

but actually it's a canvas that's been treated to make it waterproof.

And the other wee hint is these protectors all round,

which are in chromium plate, including a piece of angled bar here

strategically placed to stop wear.

Because this thing is the most wonderful example of a piece of automobilia.

This is a suitcase that's been made specifically to go on the back of a sports car.

The trick to enhancing its value, though, is discovering which motor car it was made to go on.

Was it an Alvis? Was it a Morgan?

Which motor car had a rack that precisely took

the dimensions and angles of this particular case?

The idea being that leather straps would come up over the top here.

This bar of chromium plate, when you do up the leather buckle, won't scrape the corner and rub it

when it's bouncing around.

It's still got sturdy, lockable locks. Look. Which work.

Open up to reveal the original canvas-lined interior. Needs a bit of work,

but it's all there. That's the point. It's in original condition and for a motor car buff,

they will absolutely love it.

Will they pay £300 for the right case, slightly tickled? I fancy they would.

But the price here today in this field is modest.

And how much would that be? £20.

That's about five gallons of petrol.

Not a lot.

Now let's pop off to Leicestershire for the auction.

What about this? We're in Market Harborough at Gildings with Mark Gilding,

-our auctioneer and general hero. How are you?

-Very well, Tim.

-Now the Carlton novelty ware condiment, which is pretty weird, isn't it?

-It is.

-A good internet lot, though.

-True.

-What's your estimate?

-£10-£15.

-£10 paid. That's the way to do it.

Now Carol went with the Staffordshire enamel box.

-The funny thing about Staffordshire enamels is that they are often oddball like this.

-They are.

-With curious little designs. On the internet, anything could happen.

-It could.

-OK.

-Putting on your most optimistic hat, what's your estimate?

-40-60.

-£100 paid. Dear, oh, dear.

We'll need them to buck up on the internet. And, lastly, is the handsome walking stick

with the silver handle. Kate Bateman's got great expectations for this. Tell us about it.

Well, in my opinion it's a relatively modern version of a Russian original.

This is a version made in Germany and quite an interesting example for a collector.

And if you happened to be into the racing scene, what a spiffy thing to take to the Derby

-or wherever you're going.

-Condition is very good as well.

-Worth a lot?

-70-100.

-£120 paid. My gosh, they're going to need their bonus buy. Let's go and have a look at it.

£70 of leftover lolly went to Kate. Kate, what did you spend it on?

-Ta-da!

-Oh, yes.

-A little bear.

-I think I recognise him.

We did see him and I thought you were quite taken with him. He's a 19th century, maybe early 20th,

-Black Forest bear from Germany. And he's a match holder. He's quite sweet.

-He's very light.

-You think he'd be a lot heavier. That's lovely. He's nice.

-How much did he cost?

He was £50, but I think there's a profit there. Not a huge amount,

-but maybe £5, £10. Every little helps.

-Would you pay £50 for it? You clearly saw it and didn't!

-I don't know whether I'd pay 50 for him.

-What do you think, Mum?

-I'm not sure. A teeny weeny profit,

-but not a lot.

-But it is cute.

-It is.

-And he's not damaged. It would have been nice in silver.

-That would have made it a little bit better.

-It'll depend where you are after your first three items,

but right now let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Kate's little bear.

-That's nicely finished, Mark.

-Yeah, it's quite well carved.

I wouldn't like to sit down with a chisel in the Black Forest in 1890

and hack out this thing. It's nicely done.

-He's got a bit of character.

-OK. Kate Bateman bought it. She rates it.

-What's your estimate?

-£30-£50.

-Fair enough. She paid £50.

In the swing of the auction, Mark, anything could happen.

That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues. First up for them is the leaded and stained glass window.

This is a relatively well-constructed version,

but, as you say, it's not a mass market object.

What's good about that is not so much the leaded bit, but the stained glass.

-That's hand-painted. So how much?

-I'm saying 60-90.

-Are you? I'm saying 155.

I've a horrible feeling you're right!

Moving on, I have to say I'm rather fond of this little mug. It's got a mark. Do you like it?

-I think it's a sweet little thing.

-A cracking little thing. Is there much call for it?

-I'm saying £20-£30.

-Are you? Not much of a call. £25 paid.

And, lastly, Kezia went very strongly on the Staffordshire.

-I suppose she thought it's big and chunky, so worth a lot of money. You're going to shoot us down.

-Yeah.

-So what's the estimate?

-£20-£30 only.

-Oh, dear, oh, dear! £100 paid. This is such a disaster,

we're moving into bonus buy territory, so let's look at it.

-OK, girls, this is exciting.

-It is.

-You spent the 280, you gave Tom Tom £20.

-Did he navigate us to a good place?

-I hope so.

Very small, but beautiful things come in small packages.

It's by Rabone and Sons and it's a rule.

If you want to constantly measure a piece of wood you're cutting,

you can slide this out and that rule stays at that level of millimetres.

It's such a sweet thing. Such a good package and it works.

-And do people collect these rules?

-Yes, they do. I'm not predicting the biggest profit in the world.

-Did you spend the whole £20?

-Yes, I did my best for you, Kezia. I tried hard.

So there's no hard and fast rule as to how much profit it'll bring.

-It's quite flexible.

-Yeah. I imagine a collector of this type of thing would be quite attracted to it.

-Ideal for online trading, I'd say.

-Online!

-The thing is, Tom,

-are you going to measure up today?

-This is the big question.

On that happy note, for the audience at home, let's find out

whether the auctioneer has got the mark of Tom.

There we go, all for you.

-Thank you.

-Handy if you only want to measure something three inches long.

-It is.

-A quality maker.

-Quality maker.

-The metalwork's lovely.

-Yeah, super quality.

Condition's good. All the scale is visible.

-So is it going to measure up?

-£30-£50.

-Yeah, it does. £20 paid.

-OK.

-So good on Tom. Tom's done the right thing.

But will the team go for it? We'll find out in a moment. Thanks.

10 I'm bid in the room now. At 10.

-We've got four jolly nice lots.

-Yeah.

-So let us be confident.

Let's be bold. Let's go forward! And the first lot coming up is the condiment. Here it comes.

Lot number 148. The Carlton ware novelty condiment set.

What do we say for this, then? Opening bid, £5 only. A fiver.

Novelty condiment at £5.

£8 I'm bid online. 10 now. £10 I'm bid here.

Straight ahead at £10. 12? At £10 I'm bid.

No! Come on.

-I have to sell. And now at £10.

-Gosh!

-Wiped its face. £10.

-We didn't lose money.

-Now...

Bidding here at £22. At 22.

25. 28. 30. 32. 35 I'm bid at the back.

-At 35. 38 online.

-Come on, online.

At £40. At 40. Do I see 42? 45.

- 48. 50. - It's got a long way to go.

At £50. Five I'll take. 55.

55. You're shaking your head. It's 55 online.

£55 I'm bid, then. Fair warning. And selling... 60. 65.

-New bidding.

-Oh, come on!

-At 65.

All the bidders out in the room. At £65.

- Yes, it's going up. - 70 bid. Do we have any more?

75, thank you. At 75. Still online bidding. I'll wait for you again.

I don't mind. At 75. Internet wins at 75.

Two internet bidders at £75.

-Anyway, sold for £75. Minus £25. Now...

-The walking stick.

With me on the book at £80.

£80 I'm bid for the stick. £80. Quite a stylish thing. 85.

90, new bid. 90. 95. 100.

110. 120.

130. 140.

-Come on!

-At 140. Are you sure?

At 140. 140.

-Keep going.

-150 I have now with the internet. 150.

And 160. Thank you, sir. At 160.

170 online. 180 in the room.

190 on the internet. 200 in the room. At 200.

I'll stay in tens. At 210 online. Now at 210.

A big shake of the head. It's 210.

220, thank you. At 220.

-At 220. We're on the front row now at 220.

-Come on, internet.

Fair warning. Selling it away at £220.

-Yes!

-Plus £100! Now that's a proper amount!

-Wow!

-So that's very good.

Very satisfactory. I told you it was a good stick.

Plus £75. Thank goodness for that. Now what about the bear? Twist or stick?

-Shall we stick?

-What do you think?

-I can't influence you.

-Stick.

-We're going to stick.

-Are you? You've got your £75.

-Yeah, we've got the 75.

-We need the petrol money.

-But we're going to sell it anyway.

On to 154, then. German Black Forest carved wood match holder.

Quite a bit of interest, actually.

Bidding opens at £20.

The bid's on the book at £20. 22. 25.

25 here. Still with me.

28. 30. At £30 I'm bid. You're out online. 32. 35.

-At 35, I'm bid. On the book, then.

-You made the right choice.

-38. 40.

-40. Hang on.

At £40.

-Yes!

-That is £40.

-You've saved a tenner there.

It could have gone either way. It happened to be minus 10.

-You park your £75 and say not a word to the Blues.

-No.

-Profit, Tim!

Sad faces. Sad faces. Just...

Yeah.

In the room at 45.

-Now, Carolyn, Kezia, do you know how the Reds got on?

-Not at all.

Good. Now that glass panel, the Arts and Crafts panel.

-They have always been dodgy things to sell.

-Oh, no, don't tell us that!

-Yes and no.

-It's such a difficult market. If you've got two people doing a house

and they need an Aesthetic Movement panel like that, beautiful thing, they'll pay a lot of money for it.

It's a very speculative thing.

You paid 155. The auctioneer's been a bit down on it - he said 60-90.

-We're going to be optimistic.

-It's the only way to be. Here it comes.

170. A really quite nice Arts and Crafts style stained glass panel.

Painted with a centre rondelle. Quite a bit of interest. Starting at 65.

£70. At 70. Five. 80.

Five. 90. Five. 100.

110. 120. 130. 140.

-150. 160.

-Hey!

160 I'm bid. Anyone else?

The bid's with me on the book. Are you bidding online? 160.

The bid's here with me and selling at £160.

Well, what a result that is! 160 on his estimate of 60-90 means you're plus £5. That's so good!

A small silver mug, marked M and Co. Bamboo handle.

Quite a nice thing. £20 I'm bid.

The little silver mug at £20. I thought you'd all want this.

22. 25. 25 I'm bid now. 28 online. At 28.

30 in the room. 32. New bidding. 35.

- Standing now. You're out, seated. - Who else wants that?

38. 40, thank you. At £40. 42.

-Online.

-45.

At 45 bid. 48.

-50 now.

-You've doubled your money.

-55 online.

-At 55.

-Worth 100.

-All out in the room? 55. 60!

-He's back in. At £60.

-Quite right, too. Go on!

£65.

Smiling, but shaking his head.

-65 online.

-Go on!

-You know you want it.

-65. With the internet now. £65.

-Don't let it go.

£65 online is plus £40. You are so cool, you lot.

Now stand by for the spill vase.

King Charles and Cromwell. A big piece of Staffordshire.

-£12 I'm bid.

-£12?!

-£12 only for the Staffordshire. At £12. At 12.

At £12 I'm bid here. 15 online. 18 with me.

£20 online bidding now. At 20.

At £20 I'm bid. Fresh bidder online. At 25 now. At 25.

-At £25.

-No, no, no.

-Fair warning, internet. 25 and away.

£25. Oh, my lord.

£25.

That's minus £75.

Team, I could burst into tears. You've done so well and then to have your dream shattered so rudely.

-Smashed, ruined.

-What about the rule?

-We've got nothing to lose.

-Go for it.

-You're going with the bonus buy. Here it comes.

A boxwood three-inch rule by Rabone and Sons.

Bidding here starts at £10 only. £10 I'm bid.

For the £10, the little tool. £12.

15 I'm bid. Bid at 15.

I thought this would do much better. Nevertheless, here to sell.

-And selling at £15.

-Go on...

£15 is minus five, which means that overall you are minus £35.

-Oh...

-Oh, kids.

-Never mind.

-So well and then just to be shattered!

Don't say a word to the Reds. That could be a winning score.

Back in, thank you. At £60.

-So, teams, been chatting at all?

-No.

-You haven't been comparing scores?

-No.

-OK, that's just as well

because today's programme is a tale of two "haves".

That is the haves and the have nots.

Sadly, today the have nots by a good old slice are the Blues.

Oh!

Yes!

-You made a profit on the Arts and Crafts glass window.

-I know!

Which nobody predicted. Brilliant.

You made a profit on the silver mug, which I loved to bits!

-Which nobody predicted! But the spill vase was a disaster.

-Absolute disaster.

-And it dragged you down. Anyway, it was very exciting.

-Very.

-It was.

You deserved to do so much better. There you go. The luck of the game.

-But you had a good time?

-Brilliant.

And Tom is always beside you, smiling happily.

But the victors today are going home with cash. Going home with £75.

Oooh!

£75!

-Essentially because of one splendiferous object...

-Which was mine!

Everybody dissed it, but it was great and made 220.

And you finish up with £75, which is lovely.

-Kate, you enjoyed it, I hope.

-Excellent.

-I congratulate you.

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

-Yes!

I know you're sitting 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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