Wetherby 15 Bargain Hunt

Today we're at the racecourse in Wetherby,

where the weather is looking good for looking for antiques!

So, let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!

In 1824, the lavish Duke of Devonshire

sold off practically the entire town of Wetherby

to fund a lavish extension

to his beloved Chatsworth House in Derbyshire.

The big question today is,

what will our teams be capable of rallying to take to auction?

Here's a quick squint as to what's coming up.

'In today's programme, it's handbags at dawn for the Reds.'

-Excellent! Suits you down to a tee.

-Goes with your eyes.

'Meanwhile, there's something spooky about the Blues.'

-How's this, Paul?

-That's even more scary than when you're negotiating.

'But now, let's meet the teams.'

On the show today, we've got two teams of best mates. Well, they're best mates at the moment.

For the Reds, we've got Kevin and Kevin.

-For the Blues, we've got Janet and Carmen. Hello, everyone!

-ALL: Hello!

-Lovely. Kevin.

-Yes?

-You were in the Army.

-I was. We were.

-Were you?

-We were.

-Yeah, together.

-Both Kevins in the Army.

-Yeah.

-What did you do in the army?

-I was a regimental instructor.

-I taught recruits and shouted a lot.

-One of those horrible people?

-Definitely.

-Really?

-So what do you get up to on civvy street?

-I'm a dentist now.

-Are you?

-Yes. But with a difference.

-I'm actually a dentist for horses.

-Get away!

-Yeah.

So I'm in the right place today, I think.

-Kevin T.

-Yes.

-You like riding a bit, but more two wheels than four hooves.

Absolutely. Motorbikes.

What a fascinating Red Team. Thank you very much, chaps.

So, Janet, how did you and Carmen meet?

Carmen's husband and my husband used to dive together. Scuba dive.

-Right.

-Yes.

-And you're a bit of a diver yourself.

-I am.

There was one particular dive that was important in your career of diving, wasn't there?

Yes. I spent a month in October 1981 diving on the Mary Rose.

How interesting. Thousands of objects came up, didn't they?

Thousands, yes. Everything from pewter plates to barrels that I brought up.

-Very exciting for you, anyway.

-It was.

As if that wasn't thrilling enough,

-you've now taken to motorbicycles.

-I have, yes.

-Well, you'll be able to talk to tall Kevin, won't you?

-Yes.

-You don't come from Yorkshire originally, do you?

-No.

I come from Malta.

So are your Mediterranean roots in the bartering stakes

-going to do you and Janet some good today?

-I think so, yeah.

-Is she quite tough, Janet?

-She's very tough.

-She's formidable.

-Is she? Well, we'll look forward to that.

-On this happy note, I'm going to give you £300 apiece.

-Thank you.

You know the rules. Your experts await. Off you go!

Very, very, very good luck!

I always liked a Malteser.

'And now, it's time to meet today's experts.'

'Keeping a cool head for the Reds,

'it's Caroline Hawley.'

'Coming in to bowl for the Blues,

'it's Paul Laidlaw.'

Have you got any ideas for a plan of action?

Being an ex-sergeant major, I might look for military stuff.

-You make me nervous.

-No, I'm wonderful now.

-Marine collectables?

-Maritime, yes.

-Treasure. Never mind that.

-Diving for treasure.

-That's right, isn't it, Janet?

-Let's go do it.

-Right. Quick march!

-Off we go!

'And the Blues are also setting off on a military theme.'

-What do you think, Janet?

-I like the history behind a medal.

I like the fact it ties you to somebody who fought in a campaign.

-An individual, as well.

-Yeah.

-That's 1919.

There are hundreds of thousands out there. This is the British War medal.

This is the Allied Victory medal and variations of it were given to every allied soldier.

The Belgians have got one, the Japanese have a medal like this,

with the same ribbon with colours representing all the allied flags.

-What's that for?

-That's silver. It's the British War medal, given to every British serviceman or woman,

who contributed towards the Great War.

The interest lies in who won them.

And this chap, Private A Pratt, served in the Tank War.

So these are the guys that are shaking the Germans up

in this shocking new technology, these big beasts that could cross No Man's Land.

-With the infantry behind them, so...

-Absolutely.

What these men went through, you and I will never fully comprehend.

-So what's the price on them?

-I'll take 45, ladies, God bless you.

-What about 35?

-Oh, no.

-You're worse than me!

35! Oh, come on!

-No, you leave it.

-You're talking to a lady, here.

I know I am. Could be a gentleman.

-You know what I would do?

-What?

At 45, I would shake Johnny's hand and take a punt.

If it had been Royal Engineers, Royal Artillery, I'd say "Vamos!"

They're worth £20-£30. But Tank Corps is quite interesting.

-Go on, then.

-Yeah.

-You sure?

-OK.

-OK.

-Give me your hand.

-Deal.

That's the way we do it where I come from.

What about my hand?

-'TIM:

-So, there's the slap. Let's hope there's no tickle, eh?'

He's quite strong 'n' all.

'Ten minutes on the clock and the Blues make their first purchase for £45.'

'Meanwhile, the two Kevins are shaping up for their first buy.'

Oh, wow.

There is a big following on the Harley Davidson, no doubt about it.

That could be a nice little buy, that, you know.

-You think so?

-I do.

I'd have that as my kind of motorbike aspect to it.

-And it's got the box.

-Does it work?

-Well, it pushes out.

-Yeah, but does it write?

-No.

-Not so far. Not on my hand. Maybe on paper.

-Maybe.

-That's nice. It doesn't have great age to it.

-No, there isn't.

But it has Harley Davidson on it, it's got the box.

-It's a memorabilia thing with the Harley D.

-Yeah.

-Right, are you going to do the negotiation?

-I shall ask.

Who's part of this one?

10?

-10?

-Yeah.

-Deal.

-I think that's a great buy.

-Excellent.

-Aren't you even going to haggle over it?

No. 10 quid. I haggled. It's 20. 10. Thank you.

-Well done!

-Next!

-Nobody's going to argue with you, Lear.

-They never used to.

-Thanks very much.

Look at the size of him. Would you?

-No, I wouldn't!

-Can I keep it?

No, absolutely not. It's going to auction.

'Where have Janet and Carmen moved on to?'

'It seems they haven't moved at all'

The microscope's nice, isn't it?

Scientific instruments will always be popular.

There are always scientists wanting to collect the tools of their trade,

-there are always boys that like to buy gadgets.

-Right.

-Johnny, how much is the microscope?

-85.

-£85.

-Will they make a profit, though?

-It's a good one but not a great one.

-Right.

-Um... It's passable.

-Is there slack in your price, Johnny?

-70 for this.

-We're only 15 minutes into the exercise.

-Yeah.

Do you want to put it in the bag now,

or keep your powder dry, and see if it's still here?

-Come back.

-Have a look round.

-Johnny, would you give us 15 minutes' grace on that?

-I would.

-OK.

-Come back.

-We'll come back.

Johnny, thanks very much.

'Quite right, Blues. No need to hurry. Plenty of time left.'

'Now, Reds, time for tea?

-I've just spotted this.

-Yeah?

1950s. It's Midwinter.

You know, £32.

-It's a very modern, clean style.

-Yeah.

-Quite collectable.

What do you think?

Seems strange you've got two tureens with a tea service.

-I think the rest of the service is gone.

-All right.

Very often, people give half to one member of the family,

and the other half, so it's... Yeah, it's not a full service.

But cupcakes are in, and all this is back in.

So even the earlier, chintzy sort of tea sets are all back in.

Nobody could sell those for years, a couple of decades.

Now they're back in! But that is just clean lines...

-Of its period.

-Yeah, that's...

-Bear in mind?

-Mm.

-Yeah.

-Right.

'From one contraption to another and Caroline has found something that rhymes with thimble.'

'Can you guess what it is?'

That's an interesting thing. Do you have any idea what that might be?

-The clue is in the fish.

-The clue is in the fish?

-The fish?

-I haven't got a clue. I haven't.

-It's a gimble.

-A what?

A gimble. It would be to hold something, possibly an oil lamp.

This would be fixed to the side of the ship

-and as the ship moved...

-Oh!

Can you see? That stays upright.

-That's clever.

-To save spilling your oil on the floor.

-You could do with one for your beer.

-Or just for walking about, actually!

'Oh, yeah? No beer till you finish the shop, Reds.'

'With nearly 40 minutes gone, the Blues really need to buy something else.'

HIGH-PITCHED WHISTLE There you go.

So, little horn spoon. Could be a little late-Victorian piece, maybe Edwardian.

Silver ornaments. A heart here, which is utterly charming.

But at the top, rather than a little knob or finial or terminal,

a whistle! Sweet.

It's been wet and that's why your horn's starting to delaminate.

Little silver-mounted horn spoons like that - there'll be plenty here.

But I'll wager it's the only one with a whistle on the end.

-How much is that?

-DEALER: 35.

It's a great wee thing. If you could get a wee shade off.

Look at my eyes!

I watch your programme too much.

-20.

-No.

-Go on.

-25. Split the difference and that's it.

-I can't go under.

-22.50. That's it.

-No, no. I'll split the difference.

-She's lethal!

-Carmen? I think we're there, don't you?

-Yeah.

-I think so.

-Is that a deal?

-Yeah.

-With more gusto? Is that a... YES?

-YES!

-YES!

-It's a deal!

You've got to keep your egg in the air now, mind.

-Shake the man's hand.

-Thanks.

-Cheers.

-Thank you.

-Thanks very much.

'Now, Caroline needs to take charge, as her team are just mucking about

'and the clock is ticking away.'

-Excellent. Suits you down to a tee, pal.

-Goes with your eyes.

Ooh!

I can just see you in the middle of that lot, having fun. Tally-ho!

'There's less than 10 minutes left, I'm genuinely concerned that the Reds are losing the plot.'

'Two items are still needed. Time to get serious, Reds.'

'Now the Reds are in deep, deep time trouble.'

'And the Blues, who had two items in the bag, are looking relaxed.'

-SELLER: I think that's a beautiful piece.

-I agree. I've the same taste

-I've just not got a dress to match.

-I'm sure we could sort one out.

HE LAUGHS

'TIM: Hey, stop talking frocks and let's start talking clocks.'

'You teams have only got eight minutes left

'and despite dismissing the damaged rocking chair,

'the Reds have gone back to it.'

'Caroline has had a change of heart. It's the pressure of the clock.'

I think it's a great chair.

There's some damage here.

And a little bit at the back. But it's been completely recaned.

It's nice, it's small. People love kids' things.

-Yeah.

-It's a useful little thing for your grandchildren to sit on.

I hope not!

-I'm too young!

-It's a nice thing, but the price is...

..is too high.

-So we need to bring it down.

-Can we, sort of... 40?

50.

It does need to be 40, really. It really does, honestly.

What about 45?

-42.50?

-All right, then.

-Are you all right with that?

-Yes. Very happy. Very happy!

-Thank you!

-Excellent. Thank you very much. Can we have it wrapped?

-Don't sit on it, you'll break it.

-He would.

-It'll suit you, though.

Yeah, I can sit in that. I've got a delicate little bum.

'Thank goodness for that.'

'But don't hang about, as time is very nearly up for both teams.'

What's that for?

Those are embroidered silk postcards,...

-"Loving Remembrance."

-..from the First World War.

That one there was bought by an Army service corps chap,

and there was a cottage industry in France,

manufacturing these and selling them to servicemen.

I like the fact that even when...

What the men were going through in the trenches, they went out

and bought these cards and sent them to their family.

I just think that's...

That's magic.

-What would you have...?

-What would be my best?

-Rock bottom.

-It's got to be 25.

'Make your mind up, Blues.'

'For the first time, Kevin and Kevin are starting to look worried.'

-We've got the vase.

-Or we've got that... You know, what you saw.

-The tea set.

-Have you finished talking yet?

-Oh, shut up!

-Come on!

'Now the Blues are resorting to the power of prayer to try and beat the dealer down in price.'

'How low will you stoop?'

SHE GIGGLES

We've got three minutes!

-Well, what are you thinking of?

-20.

-No! I can't, no. Honestly.

-No.

-23.

-Absolute definite.

-22.

-Go on. 22.

-Go on, then. Because it's you and I want you to win.

And you're in a blue top and that's a blue...

Oh, we love ya.

'TIM: Oh, thank the Lord!'

Well done. Three minutes to go!

Nothing like leaving it to the wire.

I appreciate it. Thank you.

Well done. Let's do this properly.

-Thanks very much.

-You're welcome.

'And while the Blues relax, the Reds are on the run.'

-What's the very best on that?

-SELLER: We've got...

£3.20? ..32 on there. Down to 26.

-What about 20?

-I can't come down to 20.

-20...

-24 is really my best.

We need to make a profit and it's just on the top.

-Are you sure you like it ?

-I can do 24.

-Oh, no.

It's too dear, sorry. 20.

-That's a lot better than your vase.

-My vase? I like my vase.

-No, it's 20.

-22? Split the difference.

-21.

-21.50.

-21! 21!

-21 pounds and 25p.

-21!

-Please.

-21, then.

-We'll have that.

-Thank you, sir.

Done. Excellent.

-Are you happy?

-Yeah, for that money.

-We've got minutes left.

-Whoo!

-What are we going to do?

-Who said this was hard?

'So, with less than two minutes left, Caroline saves the day.'

Cor. What a dog's life, eh? Time's up!

Let's check out what the Red Team bought, eh?

'For the Harley Davidson ballpoint pen, Kevin and Kevin spent £10.'

'And, dithering for England,

'they finally spent £42.50 on the rocking chair.'

'And with time running out,

'they were pretty much forced into buying the Midwinter collection.

'£21 paid.'

Has there been some dissent in the ranks?

-Just a little bit.

-Just a little bit. Kev, which is your favourite?

-The Harley-Davidson pen.

-A bit of wincing from the rest of them.

-Do you agree with that, Kev?

-No, I don't like that.

-I like the tea service we got.

-Will that bring the biggest profit?

-Definitely.

-No?

-No.

-It's going to be your wretched pen?

-Absolutely.

-Great. Vroom! Vroom!

OK, now, how much did you spend overall?

-£73.50.

-That's right.

-Correct.

Would that be £226... How many pence?

-50.

-50.

-50?

-Would that be right?

-Correct answer.

-That's a lot of money.

How can you expect to make much if you spend so little?

-Because we bought well.

-Ah, that is the right answer.

That sees me right off. Good for you.

There you go, darling. Look at all that lovely cash.

-What are you going to do with that?

-I've seen a few things.

-I've seen one thing in particular...

-Whoo!

-Yeah, whoo!

-If it's still there, I'm going to rush now and get it.

-Brilliant.

-We'll have to see!

-Very coy. Very nice, too.

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

'For the British War and Victory medals, they paid £45.'

'For the silver-mounted horn whistle spoon, they parted with £25.'

'And finally, the First World War silk postcards set them back £22.'

That's what I was thinking! THEY LAUGH

Always laughing, aren't they? Paul's always laughing.

There's so much to laugh about.

-Did you enjoy yourself, Janet?

-I had a fabulous time. Fabulous.

-Which is your favourite piece?

-The postcards from the First World War.

-And yours, Carmen?

-The spoon.

-The spoon.

-Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think so.

-What did you spend in total?

-£92.

£208 of leftover lolly, please.

Thank you. Which will go very quickly...

Thank you, Carmen.

All of it. That's it. Well done, darling.

Goes straight to the man in tweed.

And what is your prediction for a little purchase here, Paul?

-Are you going to be enigmatic?

-I think I'll surprise you. I'm going to spend a lot of money.

-I'm going to up the ante.

-Are you? Ooh, that is exciting.

We do love to hear that. Good luck with that!

'Right, auction time again, and it's some weeks later,

'and we're heading to Darlington.'

How lovely is this. Thomas Watson's saleroom in Darlington,

with Peter Robinson, our auctioneer of the moment.

-How are you, Peter?

-I'm really good, thank you, Tim.

Nice to see you. It's warm enough up here, isn't it?

It is. We get sunshine in the northeast occasionally.

Well, it's a very nice thing to see.

First up is the Harley-Davidson boxed ballpoint pen.

It's a good-quality, nice piece, still with its box as well.

-Yes.

-Maybe not so old, but it's a nice piece.

What is your estimate on this ballpoint pen?

-We put it at 30 to 40.

-I say, that's jolly good.

£10 Kevin paid.

Well, that seems very reasonable to me.

With its box, in that condition, I'm pretty sure he'll make a profit.

Next is the Bentwood child's rocking chair.

Yeah, it's a great little chair, this one.

I can't find any label on it, but it's in good, honest condition,

so I'm quite pleased with that.

I always think, with small pieces of furniture, doll collectors love 'em.

-They can put teddy and a few dolls on.

-Absolutely.

-A nice teddy bear on there would look the part.

-So, how much, then?

-40 to 80, I think, is a modest...

-That's good enough.

£42.50 paid, so that's just fine.

Um, and last is the Midwinter part dinner service.

Yeah, well, the Midwinter, it's in great condition.

There's over 20 pieces.

OK, it's 1960s, it's not early,

it's teaware, so it's not ornamental, not rare,

but look on the internet to buy individual pieces of this pattern,

and it would cost you a lot to put this together.

-What's that worth, then?

-I'd put 40 to 80 on this as well.

Really? £21 paid.

Reflecting its condition and there's over 20 pieces.

They'll be very pleased.

On those estimates, our team won't need the bonus buy.

But let's have a look at it anyway.

-OK, Kevin?

-Yes, really good.

-Kevin?

-Yes.

Lovely, Kevins. You spent £73.50, you gave Caroline £226.50.

Caroline, what did you spend it on?

Well,... Don't look at me accusingly, please don't.

Right. Here we go!

This is one of a set of four early 19th-century elm country chairs.

They're beautifully made.

And what I like, if you look down here, this spindle, this stretcher,

-look how it's been worn thin.

-Yeah.

With nearly 200 years of people's feet on it.

-Do you like? Kev, you're looking...

-How much did you spend?

I spent £120 on the four. On the four. That's £30 each.

I think they've got a jolly good chance of making... nudging 200.

-Really?

-Certainly 150, 180.

-OK.

-They've got to.

There you go, chaps. Isn't that a lovely prediction?

We liked them when we went past them

£60-worth of profits potentially coming from these chairs.

You choose later, after the sale of the first three items.

Right now, for you at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the four chairs.

There we are. We've got a whole heap of them.

Four country-made kitchen chairs.

Are these desirable in the marketplace today?

Well, they should be, shouldn't they?

They're elm chairs, 160-70 years old. They're in good condition.

No breaks or repairs on them.

They should be. But this is where we say,

furniture in the salerooms is not making the prices it should be.

Will they make £120? It's a straight question.

It requires a straight answer.

I would be pleased if they did. We've estimated them at 100-200.

It's a broad estimate to try and encourage some interest.

-But would I go to the bookmakers on it? I'm not sure.

-OK, fine.

That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues. I sense something military.

-Do you rate those, Peter?

-Yes. We get a lot of interest with anything militaire.

There's a lot of collectors, and the social history behind it.

The amazing thing about militaria-related stuff

-is that it's internet-led, isn't it?

-Definitely.

Any medals with names on, we always get internet enquiries, e-mails...

How much do you think they'll bring?

-We put a modest estimate of 20 to 40

-Is that a bit of a tease?

It's a tease, yeah. It's a tease.

OK. Well, Carmen spent £45.

-I wouldn't be concerned if I was them.

-She'll get that?

-I think so, yeah.

-Brilliant.

Next up is the antique silver-mounted horn spoon,

-with a whistle on the terminal which is rather fun.

-It's a novelty, yes,

with the whistle and the heart piece on the stem.

It's fully hallmarked, Edwardian. We put an estimate of 40 to 80.

Might be a bit strong, but there's a lot there -

silver, horn, it's a work of art.

They'll be chuffed. They only paid £25.

I think quite an unusual thing with the whistle on it, and hallmarked.

Anyway, the last item are the First World War silk-embroidered cards.

-How do you rate those?

-It's a nice presentation in the frame.

They've all still got good colour.

Obviously, in a saleroom over the years, you do see lots of these. They're not rare.

But an attractive piece of social history.

Do you think the centenary of the First World War will make a lot of difference?

Well, that's a very good point, something I hadn't thought of.

It should do and I hope it does. Yeah.

-How much do you think it will bring?

-Modest estimate of 20 to 40.

£22 was paid. They paid a modest price and may turn a modest profit, which would be brilliant.

On the other hand, they might need the bonus buy, so let's look at it.

Right, girls, this is exciting.

What did Paul spend the £208 of leftover lolly on?

OK, Paul, put us out of our agony.

Here we go. In that smart little Victorian case,

-is that.

-Ooh, that's nice.

That's an 1802 half guinea,

mounted by the Victorians for wear as a stick pin.

-How much did you pay for it?

-I paid...

..£150 for that.

-And I think that...

-That is cheap.

-Can I say...? I'll stick my neck out.

I'm sticking my head above that parapet, somebody like that!

-I think it was a steal.

-What do you think it might bring?

Well, I think it should be good for the thick end of two.

-One tiny little caveat.

-Oh, yeah?

-Gold prices have slipped back.

-I like that.

-Good.

-I really do.

-Let's hope others do too!

-Everybody happy?

-Yes.

-OK. Rest with those thoughts. You'll decide later.

For the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Paul's coin.

Right, Peter, isn't that beautifully presented?

It's a very nice stick pin with an 1802 half guinea,

which, on the face of it, looks really nice.

Unfortunately, the way it's been solder-mounted to the back,

coin collectors won't be interested,

because once you remove the mount, you've damaged the coin.

So they're out of the picture. We've estimated this at 80 to 120.

Paul Laidlaw paid £150.

-You're taking our sale today?

-Yes, I am indeed.

Very good. We're in safe hands.

On my right, £90.

110. Sold now!

-Kevin, Kevin, how are you feeling?

-Fantastic, actually.

-You've never been to an auction?

-No.

-Never at all. I love it.

-Two auction virgins, then?

-Yeah, yeah.

Let's run through your items. You paid £10 for the ballpoint pen.

The auctioneer estimated £30-£40.

-Ooh!

-Yup.

-I told you, didn't I?

-I don't believe it.

-I'm not sure he knows about pens, but there we are.

-The rocking chair, you paid £42.50.

-Yes, yes.

-He's estimated £40-£80.

-OK.

-That's all right.

And the Midwinter part dinner whatnot service -

-£40-£80 is his estimate, you paid £21.

-Ha!

-Excellent!

So, on that basis, you'll make enormous profits on all three items.

And you're not going to need your bonus buy of the four chairs.

Right? That's the prediction. OK.

First up, here comes your pen.

With its original box here, the Harley-Davidson ballpoint pen.

15 I'm bid. £15 I have. I have £20 bid for it.

At £20, at £20. All finished then at £20.

The ballpoint pen, with its box, at £20.

GAVEL STRIKES

-I don't believe it!

-£20 is plus £10.

-Excellent.

-Now it's the rocking chair.

-A child's Bentwood rocking chair.

Good condition. Starting at £25.

-Child's Bentwood rocking chair. At 25. 30. 35.

-Yes!

-Come on.

-40. 45. 45 in the front row.

£45. And a 50. Five. No? One more.

£50, then. Internet bidder at £50. All finished at £50.

-Sure you're finished?

-Yes, I'm finished.

Plus £7.50.

Now, here comes the Midwinter.

Midwinter Madeira pattern at £20 to start me.

£20 for it, the Madeira pattern. At £25 I have.

-At 30.

-Yes!

-At £30. 35.

35 in the doorway. 35 I have.

£35, being sold again. Lovely pieces in perfect condition.

At £35, being sold.

-Plus 14.

-Yes!

-I think that's a hat-trick.

-24.

-Well done, guys!

-That's plus £31.50.

-We've got the pins.

-Now, £31.50, all right?

You paid £73 and you've made £31.50 profit.

-Tremendous.

-That's not bad.

-That's 50% up.

Super. What about these kitchen chairs, then?

-Are you going to park 'em, or go with them?

-What do you reckon?

-We've done brilliant. I think we should go for them.

-Come on.

-Yes.

-We're going to go for 'em.

-Go for it. I'm happy if you are.

-Are you going to go with it?

-Yes.

-We're going with the bonus buy.

Set of four country kitchen chairs. In nice original condition.

At £50, to start me off, a set of four chairs. At 40.

At £40, a set of chairs. At £40.

-45, can I say? At 40.

-No.

Four chairs, antique chairs. 160 years old.

At 45. At 50. At 55.

-60.

-Come on.

-At £60, and I'm bid.

£60 for the set of chairs. All done.

TIM FEIGNS CRYING No! Oh, no!

-60 is a tragedy!

-I don't believe that.

That is minus 60. You had your £31.50.

-Hey, it's all part of the game.

-Oh, sorry, Kevs.

It's all part of the game.

OK, now, Carmen, Janet, do you know how the Reds got on?

-BOTH: No.

-You don't? No idea.

-Not a clue.

-That's good, then.

Let's run through your objects. The British War and Victory pair -

£20-£40 is his estimate on that. You paid £45.

Your horn-loving spoon, he's a bit more positive about that.

-You only paid £25 for it. He thinks £40-£80.

-Oh! That's great.

-That's... That's super.

-I dig that too.

Then you've got the silk cards.

20 to 40 he's put on those. You paid £22.

So, providing those first two medals do all right, for Private Pratt,

you'll be OK, I reckon.

First up are the pair of medals and here they come.

-How lovely.

-First World War medals this time.

Lot number 102. Bids here starting at £25.

At £25. 30. At £30 and I'm bid.

At £30. Five. 40. Five.

-Look at this.

-45. 60.

Five. 65 on my right is bid.

70. Five. 75, sir?

75. 80 in the front row. 85.

At £80, we're all finished. At £80 for the lot.

That's cracking!

That is plus £35.

Ooh, yes! Now, what about the spoon? Here it comes.

Spoon with a whistle terminal.

At £20, I'm bid. £25. 30 now.

35. 40. 45, thank you.

-50, madam, yes? £50.

-Come on.

Lady in the balcony has it now, at £55 for this lot.

-Yes!

-Plus £30.

-I love it! I love it!

Look at that! Wow.

Look out, here come the cards.

First World War postcards at £15.

At £15. Can I have 20, anywhere?

-At £15. Are we all done at £15?

-Oh, no!

20 in the front row. 25? 25 on the net.

30. 35?

The lady has it in the front row at £30. The collection selling at £30.

It's all down.

How about that? Plus 73.

-That is great!

-Well done, you guys.

-That's a lovely profit, isn't it?

-It's great.

-It's a lovely profit.

What about the gold pin, then? Are you going to go with it?

-At £150.

-I am. I want to.

-Yes.

-You're going to go with it?

-We are.

-We trust Paul.

-Yeah, we trust Paul.

It'll be on your head.

-OK, we're going with the bonus buy and here it comes.

-Yes.

108 is the gold stick pin there.

1802 gold half-guinea on the gold pin,

in its little presentation case.

Opening at £60.

65. On 70 on the internet.

At 75. £75 I'm bid. At £75.

80 can I say? 80 in the front row. 85.

90. At £90, the lady in the front row.

It's going to be sold. 95. I have a new bidder. £100.

£100. 110, sir. 120.

Nope? Sure? 110.

Gentleman at the back on my left taking it, at £110.

It's being sold at £110.

NO!

-110.

-I cannot believe it.

That's minus £40. Don't worry, though. You had 73.

40, 60, 70... That's £33-worth of profit.

That is still a stonking profit.

Oh, yes. Nothing the matter with that.

It could be a winning score. Just don't say a thing to those Reds.

-Well, teams, this is fun, isn't it?

-It is.

-Have you been chatting precisely about the scores?

-TEAMS: No.

We don't have losers any more on this programme. We have runners-up.

Today, the runners-up by quite a long chalk, happen to be the Reds.

-Oh, no!

-BLUES CHEER

Look at that lot. They are so pleased.

-But you can't...

-Good man.

-Good man.

-You can't get too cocky though, you Blues,

because these Reds,

despite the fact they're not going home with anything,

are being awarded membership of the Ancient Order of the Golden Gavel,

which, for an outing... And the expert gets one too.

Because you managed, you lot,

to make a profit on each of your items.

You were £31.50 ahead, until you went with a bonus buy,

which unfortunately did not do what it should've done.

-No, it didn't.

-No.

-No.

-Definitely not.

-No, it didn't.

But actually, chaps, you've done extraordinarily well, to get your Golden Gavel.

But not good enough. Over here,

the team is going home with £33 of profits.

Here we go. Here's the £33.

And they become a member of the Ancient Order of Golden Gavellers,

because you made your profit and all was extremely good,

until you went with the bonus buy, which didn't do so well,

it reduced your £73 profit to £33,

-which is what you go away with.

-Wonderful.

It's been so good. In fact, why don't you join us soon,

-for some more bargain hunting? Yes?

-ALL: YES!

'I know you're sitting there thinking,

'"I could've done better than that."

'Well, what's stopping you?

'If you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply!

'It'll be splendid to see you.'