Detling 12 Bargain Hunt

Today we're in Kent, a county said to be the oldest in England

and as antique lovers we love everything old. Right?

Let's go bargain hunting. Yeah!

Because of its abundance of hop gardens and orchards,

Kent is often described as the Garden of England.

Let us hope that today, with all these antiques stalls,

the County Showground will be as fertile a hunting ground as it needs to be for our teams.

Let's have a quick squint as to what's coming up.

The Red team sort of miss the point.

-Second-hand.

-That's an antique for you!

-Whilst the Blues are hitting the mark.

-A bit of glamour. Lovely!

But will the highs and lows in the saleroom reap rewards?

Well, we've got a family affair on the show today.

We've got a mother and daughter and a brace of sisters.

Joanne and Marie for the Reds and Bev and Alison for the Blues.

Hello, everyone! Lovely to see you.

-Now, Marie, it says here you make money out of tourists. True?

-Yes. I provide nice service, though.

-A nice guest house in Deal.

-Now Deal is a very beautiful place, isn't it?

-Beautiful.

-It's a pebble beach.

-We've got no sand.

-But a jolly nice pebble beach.

-Beautiful.

-Got your own pier.

-Beautiful.

-And the best fresh fish in Kent.

-Excellent. Dover sole, beautiful.

-Marvellous. And your interest in antiques and collectables?

-I like glass. I've a nice collection.

-What about jewellery? It says you love old jewellery.

-Always on the lookout. I like dazzly stuff.

-Jan, your mother likes to collect jewellery and you make it.

-I know. Good, isn't it?

-That's a good linkage.

-Tell us about your jewellery business.

-I left my job eight years ago and the Prince's Trust helped me

-start up my own business.

-So are the earrings attached to your lugholes

-your own production?

-Yes.

-Will you show them off for us?

-And the bracelet.

-And my mum's jewellery.

-How will you two get on shopping?

-You're not going to fall out?

-We're both quite strong characters, so I'll take a step back

-and let Mum...

-Really?

-..make the decisions.

-That's your strategy?

-I don't think we'll be skimpy.

-Quality.

-Quality always sells.

-And pay the money for it. I hope you blow the lot!

-How marvellous. Now, Bev...

-Hello.

-You're the elder sister, right?

-I am, yes.

-You get on well?

-We get on really well.

-We do.

-Now you're a teacher.

-I'm a nursery teacher.

-I teach little people who tell you lots of funny things.

-Generally, the truth.

-Yes.

-You'd be amazed what you find out.

-Do they embarrass their parents?

-Dreadfully, sometimes!

-What do you get up to in your spare time?

-I'm a campanologist.

-Sounds painful.

-I ring church bells.

-Do you?

-I'm ringing master at our local tower.

-It's a lot harder than it looks.

-It is. And quite dangerous.

I used to be a bell ringer in my teens.

-I was always told if you don't let go in good time, you go through the roof.

-That is quite right.

Whoomph! That's it.

-Now, Alison, what do you get up to?

-Well, I'm a qualified nurse,

currently working in a small, family-run care home, which I thoroughly enjoy.

-Do you collect anything?

-I quite like silver items. We both like jewellery.

-Yes!

-We might try to find a piece.

-You might commission a piece after the show.

Anyway, what fun. Good luck. We've got £300 now coming your way.

You'll enjoy taking that. You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go! Good luck!

What great teams today.

So that's the teams, but who's here to lend an expert eye?

Ready to dazzle the Reds today is the enlightened Jonathan Pratt.

And hoping for a hat-trick of items for the Blues is Kate Bliss.

Here we are at Detling.

-What are you looking for?

-I love Art Deco. I'd love something Art Deco.

-OK.

I'm looking for something people could buy as presents, small items like glass or wood. Quirky.

I like silver things. Something small, pretty, maybe useful.

Metal, stone... Something useful.

-And we both like jewellery.

-Love jewellery. Glitz! Glamour!

-Come on then, girls!

That's quite a shopping list, teams.

-Has our time started yet?

-Yes!

-It certainly has, so jump to it!

If we go any further, we'll be in the car park.

You, too, Joanne.

-A bath or something.

-I think you're absolutely right.

That's nice.

There's some bits and bobs on here.

-Jonathan, look.

-OK.

-They're 35.

-Why do you like it?

-It's functional, it might be a retirement present.

How many desks are people going to put this on?

Most people are using a computer.

-Do you want to put it on the back burner?

-We have plenty to look at.

-OK, we'll look at something else.

-You guys are on fire!

-Well, they're Reds. You can't have a back burner without a fire, JP.

-Hello!

-That's a pretty little box.

Excuse me. Could we see that little box, please? Thanks.

-It's very pretty.

-It is. Oh, I think it has got some age. Let's have a little look.

It's rather nice you've got that design of cherubs. It's called embossed decoration or repousse.

-I like that it has something inside as well as outside.

-Yeah, so do I.

Now we've got a price tag of 120. I think at auction I can see it at...

maybe £70-£90. Something like that.

-Why don't we have a little think? It's the first thing we've looked at.

-We'll have a think about that.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Seems Kate and the Blues are boxing clever, whilst the Reds are proving to be rather flighty.

Jonathan, quick. The other day one of these was on one of the auctions.

-I know...

-And it went for a phenomenal price.

-It's not the first one I've seen here.

-It's £50.

-Maybe, maybe.

-No, OK.

What about the mirrors, Joanne? Do you like those?

-I have to keep up with you guys. You are quick!

-A vase, £28. It looks absolutely disgusting,

-but somebody might buy it. It's really hard.

-I know.

Crikey! There's no stopping these Reds. Frantic pace they're setting.

Meanwhile, the Blues have found a setting of their own.

-That ring's rather lovely.

-How much is the pave ring?

-265.

-It's lovely.

-Oh, dear.

-Is it very old?

-I can date it for you. About 1920.

-I'll just go and cry!

-OK, let's think about it.

-OK.

-Thank you, anyway. I do like that.

Yeah, that's two items on your "let's think about it" list, Blues.

A considered approach works when mindful of time, but the Reds stick to their scattergun approach.

It's like a boot fair, but everything is so expensive. These AA badges?

What about those brass things?

This is nice. I like this. ..This is awful!

-I'm sorry. I haven't seen anything.

-Don't panic.

That's right. Don't panic. Plenty of time for that later on.

We've looked at really nice things. We've just got to buy something.

-I like the ring.

-I know. Let's go over here.

What about the fan? No good? I haven't seen anything that rocks my boat.

No, really? You don't say!

-Is that Arts and Crafts?

-It is. Art Nouveau, I'd say.

These sort of whiplash motifs are very Art Nouveau.

I like the pattern and you've got something to feel there. It's very tactile.

Exactly. And you have got the maker's marks there - JS for Joseph Sankey.

So what would that fetch at auction?

-Well, I think I'd put £20-£30 on it.

-That's not bad, then.

-Shall we ask this nice young man? What's your best price?

-What have I got on it?

You've got 35.

25?

-Would you go 20?

-Go on, then. I'll go for 20.

-Thank you very much!

-Thank you very much indeed.

-Thank you.

-Thanks a lot.

Flattery gets you everywhere. Just shy of the half-hour mark, that's the first Blue team buy.

Whilst the shopping continues for the teams, come and look at something I've just found.

Try this on for a laugh. In 1900, somebody wanted to give you a shock.

They presented you with a torch. Lens on the top, little side catch.

In a tube. You go to turn the torch on, you press the handle and...

A serpent comes out of the torch!

A spring with a paper cover and lots of spots. What does it do?

It gives you a nasty shock. Like the price. £30. Rarrr!

Now have those Reds managed to concentrate their search?

-I'm looking at this piece to shout at me.

-I could shout at you.

-Me, too! 30 minutes left!

-The difficult thing for me is

when you're standing in front of a stall with a whole bunch of stuff,

you say, "I like that," and I say, "That wouldn't sell at auction." I don't want to stand there

and say, "I can't sell that." Come inside for smaller objects, more selected objects.

-There's a far greater chance of finding something.

-Go on, then.

Jonathan has set out his stall. Let's hope he's right. He usually is.

-Joanne, look at that!

-Fantastic.

-Look at that indeed.

-Within seconds, the girls are both drawn to something tantalising.

-285.

-You do surprise me. It's very traditional.

-Absolutely beautiful.

What you've got is a Victorian oak brass-mounted tantalus.

Tantalus being, in this instance, spirit decanters in a frame.

But you've got the boxes at the front, which would be tobacco, perhaps, or cigarettes.

It's got a secret drawer with no key.

-The stallholder might have a key.

-Secret drawer?

-Excuse me. Have you got the key for this?

-Hello.

-Do you have a key for this?

-No.

-Do you know how it opens?

You just press the secret...

-Fantastic.

-Love it.

-Now, price...

I'll have to look.

-Come on! We don't have much time.

-That's not his fault, Reds.

-We've only got...

-285.

-Yeah. 250? Or is that too much?

-Too much.

- Where are we going? - I'd like to be really cheeky

- and say 180. - Would you? And I would say sorry.

-Oh, come on. It's a good sale.

-Cor, that Marie's got some front.

- My best offer is 200. - I couldn't do it, no.

- Tonight you won't sleep. - No, I sleep OK, thank you.

-- 220 and I'll let you have it. - You're getting nearer. 210.

-We haven';t got much left then.

- It's been in my lounge for 15 years. - It's second-hand!

- It's an antique! - Come on, then. Let's go.

OK. It's by the door. We can come back.

It seems I spoke too soon, maybe. Now where are those Blues?

-What about that lovely lady?

-She's nearly £3,000.

- Oh! £3,000?! - This is two-dimensional.

- And it's silver on bronze. - We just have expensive tastes. That is beautiful.

We have just really got to focus now and think what we're going to get.

That's good advice for both teams. Time's ticking.

-The teapot.

-The teapot formed as a Shell pump.

-People do collect teapots.

-They do.

-Want it?

-It's quite nice.

-Modern novelty.

-It's retro.

-What's your best price?

25, probably, is the best I can do on that.

- 20? Any good for 20? No? - 22 would be the best.

- 21. - No, 22.

-That's not bad. It's nice.

-Can we have a look at it?

It's quirky, it's a collectable. People do collect teapots.

-1988. Good year, that(!)

-Hey, it's a teapot, not vintage Bordeaux, JP!

-People do collect teapots and it's quirky.

-A modern collectable.

-I don't collect teapots.

-It's not an enormous amount.

-We have to buy something.

-True.

-If you want to buy it, buy it. It's not a lot.

-We'll buy it. Is that all right?

-Yeah.

-What do we do now?

-Tell the chap you're going to buy it.

-We're buying that.

At long last. Can't help thinking that was a bit of a panic buy. £22 is not much of a dent in your dosh.

Come on, teams. 40 minutes gone.

-Well, that's one down.

-One down.

-I feel slightly more relaxed.

-What about those wooden boxes? We do like them.

-Do you?

-Beautiful. That's lovely.

-It's a bit strange. It...

It's a writing slate for that. A bit of fun, anyway. If you like, you know...

-That's metal.

-£16.

-How much?!

16.

-Are you reading that correctly?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-16.

-OK.

-I think that's really nice. In a modern flat, you know...

-Next to the fireplace.

-I think that's quite quirky.

-Do modern flats have period fireplaces?

-I think we'd make money on that.

-Is that right?

I'll hold it up for you. That.

-- That's just a coal box.

-Yeah.

-- We quite like that, actually.

-They rather like that.

-Is that your lowest price?

-Have I got 15 on it?

-16.

-You can have it for 10.

-Got to have that.

Do you know, I am impressed, ladies.

Finally, you have impressed me!

I shouldn't say that. No, that's a nice buy for £10.

-I'd love it and have it in my house.

-There we are. You won't lose money.

-Brilliant.

Strong words, Jonathan. Another quickfire purchase and steaming into the lead. Two down, one to go.

-How would the Reds sum up the experience so far?

-Hard work.

Trying to focus on money and the quality of the item.

They want to look at everything! And Mum, Marie, is, "What about that? Should we buy that?

"How much is it?" Straight into the negotiation.

The two items we've found so far are really nice, but not a lot of profit in them.

-I'm a rabbit in the headlights.

-It's tough for the experts, too.

We've not heard from those Blues for a bit. How are you getting on?

Don't panic. You've seen some good things and we've one great item.

Ever the optimist, eh, Kate? There's not that much time left and still two items to find.

-We need to buy something quality.

-How long do we have? Less than ten minutes.

-It's serious now.

Come on, Jo.

-More jewellery here.

-Lovely things.

-Over there they've got some silver.

-Oh, silver.

We like compacts.

-It's quite sweet.

-OK, great.

So we've got a silver one, engine-turned. Very Deco with this little geometric motif.

And that one's '30s.

-OK.

-It's really nice. Nice example.

Engine-turned. In good condition. Nothing extraordinary about it.

-But it's quite sweet. What price?

-You've got 90 on there.

-I do.

-I'll do it for 50.

-50.

-Oh, Kate's our expert.

-Is it silver?

-It is, yes.

-English silver?

-Yep. 50's quite strong, I would think, for an auction price.

-Oh...

-Is 50 really your best price on that?

-I could take another five off. 45 would be my bestest bestest.

I like this. Has that got somebody's name on it?

That says...Vera.

Oh, Vera! Are there many people called Vera?

-It's a name from the '30s.

-It is.

-Vera Lynn.

-It could have been hers, couldn't it?

-It could be!

Gosh, he's a good salesman!

-Not 40?

-No, that's too far.

-Just for us?

-We need to make a profit.

Meet me in the middle. £42.50.

-Oh, we don't do 50s.

-Right, 42 then.

-42?

-Yeah, go on.

-What do you think, girls?

-We're running out of time.

-I'm thinking we need a third piece.

-I'm wondering if there's anything else we can do. If we take something else...

-And drive a hard bargain.

-Is there anything else you can sell us?

-Doubling up is a good tactic.

It could save precious time and money, but with both teams having little of one and loads of the other

-which will run out first?

-Oh, I like that. How much, Jo?

-160. I like that.

-It's a quality thing. Avery made quality scales.

This is from quite a classy shop, probably.

-It's a shop thing.

-Where's the price?

-130.

I just wonder, at auction, are we going to make a profit?

No.

Well... Ah! That I got from Prague. It's a silver lipstick holder.

-Oh?

-A bit of glamour. Lovely!

We have got a little mark on there, which says...900, I think.

-Which is the grade of the silver.

-That's OK.

- Have we said a price? - I haven't yet. - Have you thought of a price? Low.

I can't really go less than 60 for the two and that's a right bargain.

50, I'd bite your hand off.

-55 and you've got a deal.

-What do you think, ladies?

-Go for it!

-We're running out of time.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you!

So that's £40 for the contact and £15 for the lipstick holder.

-Items two and three in one fell swoop!

-We've got some lovely ladies' items.

-We have, haven't we?

-Something beautiful.

-Well done! Three!

-At last! Phew!

-Brilliant.

OK, we've got five minutes left, everybody! Five minutes!

-You have to make a decision, Joanne.

-Giving me five minutes at the end isn't really my decision, is it?

-We like the scales. Expensive.

-Yes, but there was a tantalus when you first came in.

-It's a short walk and we might get there before the clock runs out. Want to go for it?

-Yeah. Joanne?

-Go on. See if he takes 200.

-We need 200.

-Well, it's still here. That's always a sign. He's not, though.

-That's a bad sign, isn't it?

-Is your other half here?

-Excuse me.

-Come on. We can do a really good deal now.

-He's gone for now.

-OK.

-Could you go down to 200?

-He might. I really need to ask him.

50 seconds left and now she's gone!

-Are you happy with that, Joanne?

-No, not really.

-Why not?

-It's all the money!

This waiting is agony!

-They're back.

-I thought you took to the hills.

-No.

-We've...

-You might get it for two, but you won't get it for 180.

-What did you say?

-You could let us have it for two?

-Two.

-Oh, you're a good chap. Well done.

-Oh, there we are!

-I can relax now.

-You wore me down.

-They wore ME down!

-We'll all need a stiff drink now.

Right then, time's up. Let's remind ourselves what the Red team dredged up, eh?

They pored over countless things before settling on the novelty teapot, bought for £22.

Fired up from that purchase, they went on to buy the coal scuttle for only £10.

And with seconds to spare they returned for the tantalus for the spirited £200.

-Well, girls, you had a frightfully jolly time with JP. A whole hour!

-Yes.

-Which is your favourite piece, Joanne?

-The tantalus.

-Marie?

-I'm the same.

-We saw it both together. We both liked it.

-Genetically linked. Bound to be, isn't it? Super.

Is that going to bring the biggest profit, then?

-I think the coal bucket.

-Do you? That's your prediction?

-We didn't pay very much. The guy didn't know it was there.

-Really? You're clearly cunning

-at spotting things. So what was your grand total?

-£232.

£232.

-I would like sixty...

-Eight.

-Thank you very much.

-68. That's what £58 looks like.

-I know.

-And I believe you, too.

That'll weigh you down on your little trip. What'll you do, JP?

I don't know. In the shopping experience, we picked up everything.

I've got no idea really what to impress them with, but something will guarantee a profit.

Really? Never mind what they like. Go get the big profit!

-It's about the money.

-You are so right, JP!

Anyway, the lovely team are going to go and have a cup of tea. We'll check out what the Blue team bought.

Firstly, they picked up the Art Nouveau copper tray for £20.

Next they confined themselves to the George VI powder compact,

which they go for a knocked-down £40.

Lastly, the continental silver lipstick holder was bought for an attractive £15.

Right then, BA, Bev and Alison,

-did you have a nice shop?

-Wonderful.

-Which is your favourite piece, Bev?

-I like the lipstick holder.

-Do you?

-Rather beautiful.

-What about you, Ali?

-I really liked the tray. It's not something we set out to buy,

-but I quite liked that.

-"Tray, tray" bon! Which piece will bring the biggest profit?

-I think the tray.

-I think the tray, actually. That is definitely the one.

-That's marvellous. How much cash did you spend, girls?

-Not as much as we'd like!

-£75.

-On all three? How cheap is this, eh?

-I know.

-£75 spent. I'd like 225, please.

-Mm, OK.

-225, thank you.

-Hold on, there's more.

-Is there?

-Oh, the old metallic for you. That's a lot of money, Kate Bliss. You'll love this.

-It is, isn't it?

-There you go.

-I feel obliged to blow the lot.

-Go for it, Kate!

-That's what we like to hear. I wish you well.

Meanwhile, I'm shoving off to Charterhouse in Surrey.

Cor. Impressive, isn't it?

Who lives here? Well, in term time, it's home to around 700 boys and around 100 girls.

Lucky, aren't they?

Charterhouse has a history dating back 400 years. The school first opened to students in London

in 1611 and later moved to its current site.

Its long history comes with a list of Old Carthusians, as they're known.

One of the famous Carthusians was John Wesley,

who attended the old Charterhouse from 1714 and went on to great things.

And we see out of the school's collection, a series

of commemorative busts of the great man, typically seen here in a bit of Staffordshire pearlware

looking august and stern and very much in control of himself.

And, of course, his church.

One of the most bizarre and extraordinary images of Wesley is this thing,

which is actually part of the vertebrae from an ox.

So the animal bone has been boiled to remove all the flesh. That's handy.

Then the bare bones themselves painted as if this is John Wesley preaching from a pulpit,

raising his hands aloft. Face looks a bit grubby,

but he's wearing his surplice. It's technically a bit of folk art.

There was another big name being educated here who also made the move to this site.

The founder of the Scouting movement, Robert Baden-Powell,

attended Charterhouse from 1870 to 1872.

After leaving, he joined the army and led a distinguished career,

most famously defending Mafeking against the Boers in 1899,

after which he became a Major General at the age of only 43.

Interestingly, Baden-Powell's house master, Frederick Girdlestone, otherwise known as The Duck,

because he waddled about so much,

kept a scrapbook of life at Charterhouse.

Because he was Baden-Powell's house master, a lot of Baden-Powell material is contained in it,

including this, which is the first volume of The Scout magazine,

produced in April, 1908. The outer cover is an illustration drawn by Baden-Powell

because he was a capable illustrator amongst everything else.

And inside the first article is How I Started Scouting.

Then we move on to a battleship adventure,

which is effectively a part work that you'd add to later editions of the magazine.

Then the bits that I really like about these sort of publications. Messages, moral messages.

Why Scouts Must Keep Fit.

Why The Smoker Is A Bad Scout. They were sending that message out in 1908.

That's interesting. And if you've ever been maddened by somebody else's cat coming on your windowsill

take advice from The Scout, circa 1908.

Erect some metal grilles like this to keep away the cats.

The big question today is, of course, over at the auction, just how smart will our cats be?

Right, let's head back to Kent to see what our auctioneer makes of all this, eh?

Well, well, well, what a mixture we have in the Canterbury Auction Rooms with Michael Roberts.

-Michael, good morning.

-Hello, Tim.

First off, for the kitsch buyer, is the teapot as a petrol pump.

Absolutely. It's made by a firm called Sunshine Ceramics, which sounds encouraging.

-It does.

-I've looked at a website specialising in teapots

and you can buy one of these for £95 plus postage.

-Get away!

-Absolutely, yeah.

-Gosh. Does that mean we'll get that?

I don't think so. Sadly!

-20-30 is my estimate.

-The team paid £22.

-OK.

-That is encouraging.

Now we go from what is ultimately one of the kitschiest teapots from the 1980s

to one of the most traditional and badly-made and cheaply-produced bits

-of Japan Wolverhampton tinware in the Western hemisphere.

-Indeed, yes.

-It looks like it's been kicked around a garage for 100 years.

-How much?

-£10-£15.

-OK, we've dissed it enough. They only paid £10. They paid the right price.

-OK, fine.

The major investment, though, is in this brass-mounted oak tantalus. They've gone big-time on this.

I want you to think, Michael, in your most positive, generous mood,

-what would your estimate be on this baby?

-The stoppers don't appear to be original.

And one decanter has a chip out of the rim. So I would have thought around £120-£180.

-Would you?

-Yeah.

-OK, fine, they paid £200.

This is going to be the big downer, so we'd better have a look at the bonus buy?

Now, Joanne, Marie, you spent £232, you magnificent chickens.

You gave him £68. JP, what did you do with it?

I just went looking for a bargain. I tried to find something that you might really love,

but what I bought was a little gold pendant formed as a cricket bat.

The nice thing is that it's English hallmarked gold, nine-carat, dated for 1965.

There are lots of cricket fans. It's a popular sport. It's about four grams of gold.

-I paid £45 for it, so just marginally over the...

-The scrap value.

-Which is great.

The object, one will hope, will knock it for six.

Oh, lovely. I feel a boundary coming on. Do you like it?

-Not...

-Terribly?

-Not bowled over, which is a bit of a joke.

-It is.

But it's gold, it's got scrap value.

-If we bought it, we wouldn't lose a lot of money.

-You pick later.

Let's find out from the auctioneer whether he is suitably bowled out.

There you go, Michael. What you've been looking for. A nice old bat.

Well, a cricket bat pendant. Not that old, but reasonable quality.

-It's fairly well made and not in bad condition.

-What's your valuation?

-£40-£60.

-That's brilliant. He's paid the right price.

-Good.

Marvellous. That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues. They kick on with their copper tray.

OK, right. Art metalware. Sankey was quite a big name in Bilston.

Yeah, a typical thing. It doesn't require much manual input in there. It's stamped out with a machine.

-Perhaps not tip-top quality.

-Doesn't do it for me.

-What's your estimate?

-£30-£40.

£20 paid, so that could be an earner. Next in the metalwork stakes

-is the silver compact.

-A reasonable quality thing with the engine-turned ornament,

-Art Deco in appearance.

-How much?

-£30-£50.

-£40 paid.

-They're doing rather well.

-So far.

-Continuing the theme,

-what do we think about the lipstick holder?

-You've got the same Art Deco, engine-turned ornament theme.

The problem with it is no obvious marks, so my guess would be it's a continental piece of silver.

-Yeah.

-So £30 again, thereabouts.

-Lovely. £15 paid.

-OK.

-These, for a change, I don't think will need their bonus buy, but let's have a look anyway.

Bev, Alison, this is exciting.

We gave a wodge of money to Kate Bliss. What did you spend it on?

Well, Bev might recognise this. Alison might recognise this. There we go.

-Ah!

-It's the ring!

-The ring!

Bev really loved this ring, Tim. She fell in love with this ring.

Now I had a jolly good look at it.

-18-carat, although it's not fully hallmarked.

-Right.

-And I got him down to 210.

-Ohhh!

-Ohhh!

-Well done.

It's still a lot of money for a ring like that, but with a following wind...

..you never know. At least we could see it go under the hammer and see what happens.

-It is very pretty.

-Beautiful.

-I think they'll fight over it.

-OK, but you love it anyway.

-We do! We love it!

For the audience at home, let's find out if the auctioneer loves it.

-There we go, look. You in the market for one of these?

-Not this year.

-Saving up!

-How much to buy one of those?

-I don't think it'll take long. £70-£100 would be my estimate.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-£70-£100 we're talking about? Is that all it's worth?

-I think so.

-It's relatively modern.

-OK. How about £210 as a bonus buy?

-Hopefully, they won't go with that option.

-Well, that's it. That is scary.

As we both know, at auction, jewellery is very affordable. You can get good things cheaply.

That is not a bad thing. It is gold and it is platinum. £70-£100.

I've been here before where I've not been so complimentary about items and they've shot away.

-Exactly.

-What do I know?

-Exactly! That is the correct, modest answer. Thank you very much.

We'll find out the real value in the auction.

-Right then, JM. How are you feeling?

-Yeah, excited.

-Aren't they marvellous? Such a pair of smilers.

-Good. Are you nervous at all?

-No, not at all.

-Full of confidence?

-Yeah.

Now here we go, then. Sunshine Ceramics.

-Give us a ray.

-The modern Sunshine Ceramics novelty teapot here.

Starting at £25 on commission. Who's 30? £30 where?

- £30 I've taken. - OK, it means we're in profit.

-40? Are you sure?

-Oh, go on.

£40? Go on. £40. Yes!

-Thank you. 45. 50?

-Don't let it go now.

The thing is at 45, isn't it? 45?

No? At 45 and selling. On commission at £45.

Plus £23. You've doubled your money. That's the way to do it, girls.

Now your old coal scuttle.

The coal scuttle here. £10? Cheap coal scuttle.

A tenner? £10? A fiver, then? Fiver?

Any interest in this? £5, someone?

£5. Someone put me out of my misery. Thank you. £5.

£10? Any further bids? At £10. If not, the lady's got a bargain at £5.

-Was that £10?

-Minus £5. So you're plus £18 now.

-Stand by for this.

-Attractive-looking tantalus.

Who's going to start me at £100?

-The tantalus here. £100?

-I'm getting a bad feeling.

-80 to start, then. 80? Must be worth £80.

-It's cheap enough at £80.

£80. Thank you. Rescue me. I'll get a white flag!

-90? Internet coming in at 90?

-I can't bear this, girls.

100, sir?

100? 100, thank you. 110, internet.

110, internet. 110. 120? Thank you, though.

Any more bids at 120? If not, I will sell at 110.

110 is minus 90. Bad luck, kids.

So that is now minus 72. That is the dark hole I predicted.

-So are we going to go with the old bat?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-We need a century, don't we?

-We do!

-Here comes the bonus buy.

-Nine-carat gold pendant, a cricket bat.

Starting at £25 on commission. Who's 30? £30?

30 I'm bid. That figures. 35? No.

-35 on the internet, please.

-This is ridiculous.

At 30. Who's £35? Gold cricket bat.

35. Thank you, sir. 40.

45. 50.

55. 60. 65?

Still good value. 65, someone?

-One more, surely.

-One more bid? If not, I will sell at 60.

-At £60 and selling.

-I don't believe it. £60.

Thank you, Jonathan. Plus £15.

-That means you are minus £57, which is not too bad, is it? Disappointing, though.

-Yeah.

-You've been such a marvellous team.

-I know!

-Minus 57, based on this, could be a winning score.

You could still be victors today. Don't say a word to the Blues.

-So, Bev, Alison. Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-Of course we don't.

-Lovely.

Now look, we've got one sister with the blue nails. Look at that.

And the other sister with the blue toenails. Look at that!

This is patriotism taken to a degree!

-Go, the Blues!

-Are you competitive, you two?

-Of course!

-No!

-BOTH: Yes!

-I think you are. Well, here we go, then.

First up is your copper tray. Here it comes.

Copper circular tray by Sankey and Sons of the Art Nouveau design.

Who'll start me at £20?

Lot number 160. 20?

£10 I'm bid. Thank you. £10, right at the back. 15 where?

£15, next to you.

20 standing. 25, madam?

25, yes? It's at 25.

30? Standing, sir? No. 25 with you, madam.

Looking for 30. £30, anyone? Want to join in at 30?

I will sell. Lady's bid at £25.

-Well done.

-That's a profit.

-Plus £5. That's what I like.

-Now one compact.

-The silver powder compact. Start at £25 on commission.

Who's 25? 25, where? 25 on the internet, please.

25 in the room. £30 on the internet. Two bidders online.

35. £40? A Russian bidder.

-Russian!

-All the way to Russia. £40?

£35 to the UK bidder, then. 40? 40 on commission.

45, internet, please?

No. 45 in the room? Good quality silver compact.

45 back in with the Russian bidder. He's bid again. 50, Tony?

With you, sir, online at 45.

That is plus £5. Plus £5, plus £5. Could this be a pattern?

The continental silver metal lipstick holder. Again, engine-turned.

£20? Lipstick holder. 20? £10 to start, then?

£10, thank you. 15, where?

-Anyone at 15?

-Oh, go on!

-Come on!

-Bargain!

£10 and I will sell it at £10.

-Well, he tried his best.

-He did work very hard, bless him.

You had £10. You've now got £5. You're plus £5. Now that's folding money to go home with.

£2.50 each. Or do you risk it for a biscuit for £210 on the ring, which you both love?

-We do.

-You can't ask Kate. Her lips are sealed.

-Oh, with the tail wind...

-That could be a winning score.

-We have to take the money, I think.

-Decided?

-Decided.

-No bonus buy.

We're going to sell it anyway.

The gold-coloured metal, sapphire and diamond dress ring. £70 where?

70?

OK, £50? The sapphire and diamond ring.

50? 50 I'm bid, thank you. 50. £60 where?

60 seated. 70 where?

£70. Any further bid at 70? Any further bid?

I will sell it at 60. All done? It's a good ring, decorative ring.

-He's tried his best.

-Any more? I will sell it. At 60.

-That is minus 150.

-Somebody has got a bargain there!

Haven't they? That is so wicked. Anyway, you made the right decision.

So you've got your £5 note. £5 could be a winning score so say nothing to the Reds.

-OK.

-Our lips are sealed.

-All will be revealed in a moment.

Well, well, well. Here we are gathered under this glorious old tree and it is my duty to reveal

there's a chasm between the teams and the runners-up are the Reds.

Oh!

Minus £57 they are.

It started out so beautifully. £23 profit on the novelty teapot and then it went down the spout.

-It wasn't great, was it?

-No.

-You're not going to cry?

-I'm welling up!

Joanne, don't well up! I can't bear to see an adult cry when they've had so much fun.

-A brilliant day.

-We've loved having you on the show. You've been a great team.

But the winners today are going home with £5. The two sisters get £2.50 each.

-There's the £2.50.

-Thank you.

-Just as well you didn't go with the bonus buy.

You wrapped up your £5 and got to keep it.

-I hope you've had a great show.

-Fantastic.

-Fabulous!

We've loved having you all.

-It's been such fun. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?

-YES!

I know you're sitting there thinking, "I could have done better than that!" 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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