Lincoln 20 Bargain Hunt

Question - why have we come to Lincoln today?

Answer - I'll tell you why because this place is home to one of the country's largest antique fairs.

We've got two teams standing by primed with their cash, so let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

Some of the dealers here

at the Lincolnshire Antiques and Home Show

have travelled from far afield,

including France and Belgium and Holland.

And to those visitors I say "bonjour"

and to our teams I say "bonne chance"!

On today's show, the Reds have a difference of opinion.

-Do you like Art Deco?

-I can't say that I do, but that means it's probably worth something.

-Especially the dog as well.

-Sorry.

-I thought that was a lion.

-Is it a lion? I thought it was a bulldog.

LAUGHTER

And with the RAF overhead, our Blues are dressed for battle.

Epaulettes. Every cage fighter should have a pair, don't you think, Dad?

First up, let's meet our teams.

So, for the Reds, we have a father and daughter team, John and Sarah.

-And for the Blues, we have Pete and Danny. Hello, everyone.

-Hello.

-Very nice to see you.

-So you've brought your father along.

-Mm-hm. Yeah.

-Have you always got along very well?

-I'm an only child and I grew up in the middle of nowhere,

so I had no choice, really, but to get along with him.

-But it's nice when you're friendly with your dad, don't you find?

-It is nice, yeah.

-Good.

Your father pretends that you work in a sweet shop. Why's that?

-Because I've got a serious job and he doesn't like to think about what I do.

-What do you do?

I'm a forensic psychologist in training, so I work with people

who have committed crimes and have gone to prison,

but can't be in prison because they're too mentally unwell,

so they come to a hospital where we give them treatment.

-It's quite a serious job.

-Yeah.

-I'm not surprised that your father likes to think you're in a sweet shop.

-English and Media Studies is your subject. Where do you teach that?

-A comprehensive school in Derbyshire.

-Very nice and rural.

-Have you got any tactics today?

-We're in the hands of our expert.

-We know absolutely nothing.

You'll do very well on Bargain Hunt then. I would say ideally qualified!

Watch them make more money than anybody else, having admitted that.

-We hope so.

-And have fun. That's the most important thing.

-Thank you for joining us. Now, Danny...

-Hello.

-I should be rather frightened of you.

-I don't know about that.

-Well, I don't know.

Tell us about what you get up to.

-I'm a professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter which most punters call a cage fighter.

-Cage fighter?

-Yeah.

-That sounds menacing. Hand-to-hand combat, is it?

-That's right. You can punch, kick, knee, elbow.

-You're very modest because you've been British champion?

-Yeah.

-Two times British, one time European champion.

-Congratulations.

-Cheers.

-Pete, have you got a few nicknames?

-Yeah.

-Give us a selection.

-I used to go to an auction and they nicknamed me Lovejoy.

-Did they?

For buying and selling stuff from one auction to another.

-Is that your job? Are you a dealer?

-I've always bought and sold stuff.

-Have you?

-Yeah, yeah.

-So you'll be good at this bargain hunting lark?

-I hope so.

-We'd better watch out today, chaps.

Brilliant. What sort of things would you be looking out for today?

I like maybe silver stuff, like little silver collectables.

I fancy a nice bracket clock if we can find one.

You've got a mission then which is lovely. To start you on your mission, here's £300 apiece.

-£300.

-Thank you.

-OK, teams. You know the rules.

Your experts await and off you go and very, very, very good luck!

How interesting is that? One team that claims to know nothing

versus a team that clearly knows everything about everything. What will happen next?

Assisting the Reds today is the diminutive dynamo, Anita Manning.

And helping the Blues to clean up, it's Charlie Ross.

Well, guys, here we are, 300 smackeroonies.

-I don't feel intimidated in the slightest between you two.

-No?

Not the fact you're bigger, stronger, fitter...

Do you want to spend a lot of money, do you want to spend a small amount of money or does it matter?

-Usually, you don't like spending any money.

-No. It's not my own money, so we could spend the lot.

-Have you ever done cage-fighting?

-I've done a bit of judo when I was younger.

We won't have any trouble from the stallholders.

I feel quite safe all of a sudden. Let's go and buy some things.

Let's see what fate throws into our hands.

Let's go.

First to the punch are the Blues.

Look at those epaulettes. Aren't they wonderful?

Epaulettes, there we go. Naval epaulettes for your shoulder. Come on.

-Look at the gold braid on that!

-Yes.

-There we go.

Fantastic.

Every cage fighter should have a pair, don't you think, Dad?

Epaulettes, meaning "little shoulders" in French, have been used to indicate rank

by armed forces since the 18th century.

Today, they're mostly seen on ceremonial uniforms.

-What would they have cost to make?

-They look expensive.

-Even the buttons look wonderful. How much are your epaulettes, sir?

-£280.

-£280. There we go.

-Yeah.

-You wouldn't want to make them for that.

-No.

The Blues were given their marching orders.

Now, will the Reds spend some cash on the coin-operated jukebox?

-You're a guy that likes music.

-Yes.

Even so, some of the singles on there are probably my dad's era,

-rather than the ones I would have played.

-What are they?

-Duke Ellington.

Ray Charles?

-These are evergreen people.

-Hmm.

-Is this something you would be interested in?

-It's unusual, quirky.

-What do you think, darling?

Is it made of plastic? No.

I like your style.

So, a sort of music-themed item.

It's probably, I don't know, it could be '50s or '60s.

-I wonder if it works? So, keep that in mind.

-Keep that in mind.

-Yeah.

The Red Arrows aren't performing just for us.

Their home, RAF Scampton, is just across the road from the fair.

Not everyone appreciates their arrival though.

-ENGINES ROAR

-Coming over, Mr Sound Man!

Mr Sound Man, can you hear me?

You poor chap!

ENGINES ROAR

Can you imagine anything worse for a sound man

than filming hour after hour underneath the Red Arrows?

Every time they go past, it gives him an apoplectic fit.

Look at them. "How much is this table?"

MIMICS ENGINES ROARING

Poor old chap. Good experience though.

# Highway to the danger zone... #

Back on terra firma, will the Reds hit the right notes with this musical oddity?

-It looks like a musical instrument, but I've never seen one like that before.

-Is that a zither?

-A zither?

-Uh-huh.

-Carol Reed directed The Third Man and it starts with a zither.

-That's right.

-Yes.

-That's right.

-That's a beautiful piece.

-I really like that.

It's all hand-painted in the borders

and you've got this nice, little illustration of an exotic bird.

-It might be a lot of money.

-It'll probably be very expensive.

-I think you pluck it.

-Yeah.

-It's a plucking instrument.

It's probably late 19th, early 20th century.

Can you play it?

In my dreams. LAUGHTER

Is it very, very, very expensive?

The best I can do is 180. It's not that expensive, huh?

-180.

-It's an old one.

I know. It's rare that you see them in such good condition.

But I don't think that we should just forget about it altogether.

-No, it's one to think about.

-I think we should think about it.

The thing is, if you like it, someone else will like it.

THEME MUSIC: "The Third Man"

Over with the Blues, Pete seems to be enjoying the pressure.

What kind of price have you got on this, love...? 55.

It's an oak frame. How old is it?

You stay there.

-1930s?

-Yeah, very good. I think it's probably a little bit earlier.

What nationality is it?

-I would say it's French.

-It's French. Spot-on. There we are.

Do you know what I really like about that? The dolphin decoration.

Now, an aneroid barometer...

The earlier barometers had mercury in them. They're quite dangerous and quite temperamental as well.

This is an aneroid. It's a bi-metallic strip.

The fact that it is French, I think, is quite appealing.

-Do you think it would put people off at auction?

-No.

-You don't?

-No, I think it's a nice piece.

You know "fair" is on the right - "beau temps", which is the French for "good weather".

-"Pluie", that's rain. How much was it?

-55, she said, but I can maybe negotiate.

Do you know, I like that as well.

-It's a little bit yesterday's antiques, but...

-I think that's a good buy.

-Have a word with her.

-Right.

-We'll wait here.

-ENGINES ROAR

-They're going over again.

-There's a lot of Red Arrows around here.

-Yeah.

-They're keeping an eye on Dad.

-She wanted 50, I said 45 and we've bought it.

-He's bought it.

-Yeah.

-I like your style.

-I think there's a bit of profit in it.

-I do. I think so.

-If that had been a standard English one from the same period...

-No damage.

-No. 45 quid.

-Good man. He's good, isn't he?

-Yeah, the pressure's on me now.

-It certainly is. Come on, chaps.

-Let's go.

-Hang on. There they go again.

-The Red Arrows are back.

With the Blues having taken the first round, are the Reds about to sew up their first buy?

-That's quite a nice thing. Is it oriental?

-Yes, but there's no stamps on it.

-No stamps.

-Yeah.

-But it could be 65.

It could be 65. I mean, that's quite nice.

There's a give in that which indicates that it is silver. It's for keeping needles in.

A needle case, that sort of thing.

Could that be bought for, um...

40?

LAUGHTER >

-The very best on it, 55. That would be the best.

-55.

Or 50. Round it up to 50.

-Round it to 50?

-It'll stand a chance.

-Oh, you've brought a smile to this girl's face.

-That's because we're spending money.

-Right.

-Yeah.

-Thank you.

-Lovely. Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Cheers.

-Well done. You've bought your first item.

-Yeah!

Yeah, indeed. 20 minutes gone. That's one item apiece.

Back with the Blues and Charlie Ross attempts to strong-arm his team into submission.

I'm just looking at this rather exceptional clock.

It's a rare hinged variety.

-It's a ship's clock. It moves about.

-It's a ship's clock, yeah. It's on a gimbal.

-Guys, I am going to exert my prerogative here.

-Right, yeah.

At 35 quid, this should be bought.

It's a four-glass, late 19th, early 20th century library clock.

-It has an enamel dial. It's got a bit of a crack, but it is a really good case.

-Yeah.

You've got to get, ideally, a mercury pendulum for this,

which will be expensive.

You've got to put new glass in it which won't be cheap,

but it is a good quality case

and at £35, if that doesn't make a profit at auction,

then frankly, I'm even worse than I thought I was in the first place.

-Give yourself some credit, old fruit.

-Have you got enough confidence in me?

-Yeah.

-You're the expert.

-I think that's a great buy.

-I know it's knackered, but your dad can see the potential in that.

-Yeah.

OK. We'll trust you with that one.

I'm very happy with that, sir. Thank you. That's really kind. You hit the spot with the price.

£35 for a damaged clock. Your reputation is really on the line with this one, Charlie.

But with time ticking,

where are those Reds?

-So...

-What would that be, a smoker's tray?

-It's definitely 1920s, 1930s.

-'20s.

-How much is that?

-85.

It's got bags of style, hasn't it? Do you like Art Deco?

I can't say that I do, but that means it's probably worth something.

-Aw!

-Especially the dog as well.

-Sorry.

-I thought that was a lion.

-Oh, is it a lion? I thought it was a bulldog. LAUGHTER

Come on, come on!

I'm rubbish at this.

No, you're fine, you're fine.

Don't worry, Sarah. This isn't Animal Hunt, you know.

It's in a nice mahogany case. It's got some age.

It would, I think, date from about 1910, 1920.

It could be a little bit later, but it's pre-war.

We used to use these at school.

You put slides under there with tissue specimens.

And you've got the concave mirror at the bottom

which reflects the light up, so that you get a good image.

I think you've got extra lenses in here.

They seem to unscrew... Oh, that's amazing.

-They're actually screwed into the case.

-So you can't lose them.

-How quality is that?

-Yeah, that's nice.

-Try the little drawers.

-Yeah.

-There might be some gold sovereigns in there.

He said there might be some sovereigns in the drawer. He's never been to a fair before!

-Oh, the slides are ready!

-It's complete.

-Crikey!

-Is that all complete then?

It looks as complete as I can possibly find it.

-How much is this, sir?

-The very best price is £150.

-£150.

-Do you want to just think about it?

-Any better price? Any better price?

-No, the best on that is £150.

-£150.

-You know exactly where you stand.

-We can come back to it.

-We'll have a think about that.

-Yeah.

-Let's go.

-Thank you very much, sir.

Time is moving on apace, but where are the Reds?

-Let me just show this little thing...

-That's quite nice.

-It looks attractive.

It's probably, I would say, 1940s, 1950s.

It's got this faux tortoiseshell. It's not tortoiseshell.

And it's, um... It's slightly faded here.

-Mm-hm.

-You've got a silver-plated body.

-Mm-hm.

-And when we look inside, we have various manicure items.

These are silver-plated, rather than silver.

It's a little manicure set.

But it's quite a pretty thing. It's quite an intriguing wee thing.

-No?

-Not for you?

-Not for now.

-Not keen, yeah.

-Not for you, darling.

OK...

With just over 20 minutes remaining, Reds, you may need to do more buying and less browsing.

It seems the Blues are out to prove they're no Dumbos.

-Seen anything you like? What about this?

-It's damaged.

-It's great.

-Is that an inkwell?

-Is it Indian silver?

-It's plated.

-Plated, is it?

-Yeah, I checked underneath.

-Did you?

-Yeah.

EPBM. Yeah, Britannia metal.

That's fantastic quality. Look at that!

The trouble is... I don't think that's terminal. Somebody could straighten that out.

-It's been bashed.

-It's been dropped.

-Dropped, I should think.

How much is it, sir?

I was asking £150 for it, but I can do a deal on it. I can do it for 125.

I think it's a really good thing. It is expensive.

But where will you find another one? It's a superb thing.

Famous last words, eh, Charlie?

Now, have the Reds come to any conclusions over their second item?

Back again. She's persuaded us.

-This isn't as hideous as we thought it was!

-I think it's good. I think it's got a lot of style.

-Price would persuade us.

-Price would persuade them.

If we could get that for about 50...

< For you to make the profit, I'm going to go against my own rules. You can have it for 50.

< And if you don't make a profit, bring it back.

-Deal!

-Can't do better than that.

-You've been wonderful.

-Thank you very much.

- You're welcome. - Thank you.

The Blues are having a deja vu moment.

-Take a look at this. We've seen that before somewhere.

-Have you just moved it?

-I don't think so.

-He's playing the violin.

-I have never seen one in my life and now I've seen two. How much is it?

It's 180 on it. 130.

Oh, oh!

-I've not seen Charlie this excited in a long time.

-Did you hear that?

That's a nice thing. So is the other one.

-Five minutes.

-Five minutes?

Oh, hang on. That's...

-Yeah, I like that.

-It's a bit pricey, but he's very flexible, this man.

Hallmarked, silver-topped scent bottle, cranberry glass

with its original stopper which fits perfectly.

That's the key with these things. Sometimes the replacement stopper wobbles about. That's beautiful.

-The decoration is fabulous.

-Three minutes.

-Three minutes.

He's giggling. He's got a sense of humour if nothing else!

-Can that be £50?

-No, sir.

-It can't be £50.

70? Just that fiver?

I can give you the fiver.

£70, sir. That's wonderful. Thank you. We really appreciate that.

That's the Blues all done and dusted then.

The Reds have returned to the zither for a repeat performance, but don't dither. Only a minute left.

-I think you should make a deal on that.

-I think so too.

Honestly, 150 is the price I paid for that.

-OK.

-Lovely. Thank you very much.

Thank you. You've been so kind and patient.

Thank you.

That's lovely. Are you happy now?

Yeah, I like this. It's pretty. It's interesting, it's unusual.

-It's what you wanted from the beginning.

-The first thing you saw.

- Don't forget the box. - Yeah. Thank you.

And the plinth.

That's our three items bought with minutes, seconds to spare.

-It's all about timing.

-It's all about timing. Well done, guys.

-Let's go and have a nice cup of tea.

-Excellent.

Well, shopping's over. Boom or bust time!

So, just to recap,

the Reds bought the white metal needle case for £50,

then they picked up the Art Deco cocktail tray also for £50.

Finally, they plucked up courage for the zither

to the tune of £150.

-Now, you spent how much?

-£250.

-250.

-I'd like £50 of leftover lolly.

-There you go.

-Anita, here's your £50, a reasonable sum.

Not bad at all. I should have no problem buying a nice, pretty, girly thing. I hope you don't mind.

-It's a good fair.

-Wonderful.

-Good luck, Anita. Meanwhile, let's check out what the Blue Team bought.

First up, they bought the aneroid barometer for £45.

Next they got the mantel clock for £35 - what's left of it.

And finally, they picked up the scent bottle for £70.

-Good, fun shopping, was it, Danny?

-Yeah.

-Lovely. Nice to have your dad with you to keep you under control.

-You spent 150, yes?

-That's right.

-I'd like £150 of leftover lolly, please. Very good.

-There you go.

150 goes straight across to Carlos.

-Marvellous.

-I bet you didn't pick an argument with these two.

-I agreed with everything they bought.

-I bet you were very obedient for a change.

-I was.

-What are you going to spend the 150 on? Do you know?

-I don't and I'll do well to beat what they bought.

They've both got really good eyes.

OK, fine. I'll leave you to carry on then, Charlie.

Meanwhile, we're going to have a little look at something I prepared and found earlier.

If you were knocking about in the 19th century and doing a lot of travelling,

it would be essential to have one of these fellas.

Why? Because they're especially made for travelling.

That's why they're called carriage clocks.

The most basic job is this one.

It's in an Obis case.

The movement is very simple because it only tells the time.

It's priced up on the stall here at £100,

a basic price for a basic carriage timepiece.

This one is a wee bit more complicated.

It chimes the hours and it has the additional feature

of this little dial at the bottom.

That is called an alarum dial.

You'd set this carriage clock to wake you up in the morning which is rather fun

and that's an additional feature,

all of which add up to why the asking price for this one

is £500.

But by far the best of the carriage clocks on this table is this fellow

because it's encrusted in porcelain panels,

porcelain panels that were made in France, probably by Sevres,

in the 1880s.

If you're looking for a porcelain-encrusted carriage clock, do beware

because these porcelain panels are very liable to crack or chip.

The slightest pressure on the sides, a bit of a bash, a bit of a ding

and hey presto, you've got damage.

The extraordinary thing about this one, which I found in the fair,

is that although the case is in shocking, shabby, dirty condition,

and even though the movement is filthy and requires restoration,

none of the porcelain panels have suffered any damage at all.

If you look at that side one,

the containing colour is called "bleu celeste"

which is a typical Sevres, 18th century colour.

No damage - as fresh and as good as the day it was made.

Brilliant.

What's it worth?

Well, I found this fellow for £425 on a stall round the corner.

It needs some restoration. The case needs cleaning and re-gilding and the movement needs putting in order,

so there's maybe £250 to spend on this carriage clock,

but at the end of the day, in good nick,

it could be worth as much as 1,500.

So, you see, there are bargains about.

Ding-dong!

25. 30 bid. 35 now... Any more now?

At £30 bid. 2 now? £30 in the middle of the room. I'm selling at 30...

-I can't tell you how splendid it is to come across the county border. Have we?

-You haven't, Tim.

We're still in Lincolnshire, but we're in Grantham at Golding Young & Mawer's Saleroom

-to be with our old mucker Colin Young.

-Good to have you back.

-Nice to be here.

The Reds have got a mixture that defies belief.

First off is the needle case which I think is rather sweet, don't you?

I think it's OK. It's nicely chased, but brand-new.

-Is it?

-Hmm.

-OK, well, that's a bit of a body blow.

-Right.

-So how much, do you think?

-£10 to £30 estimate on it.

-Oh, lordy!

-£50 they paid.

-OK.

Moving on very swiftly to the rather attractive Deco cocktail set...

-Well, it's a tray and two ashtrays, actually.

-It's got something about it. It's a nice Deco look.

The only thing that seems a little bit OTT is...

-That fella.

-Yeah.

-It's such a butch lion, isn't it?

-The most clumping paws you ever did see.

-Yeah.

-Incredibly crudely made.

-Yeah.

The valuation will be a bit of guesswork, as it usually is.

-30 to 50 estimate.

-The team paid £50, so they're a bit light on that.

The last item, though, which is their number one investment...

-Sarah went bonkers for this.

-Right.

-..is the zithery thing.

-Hmm.

-Do you like these zithery things?

-Not a lot, but how bonkers did they go?

-They went really bonkers.

-Mm-hm.

I'd better not tell you. I don't want to ruin your day. What is your estimate?

Well, the average model of this does £25 to £40.

-OK.

-I would say this is a little bit better than average,

so I would hope it would clear a 25 to 40 estimate.

Stand by then, Colin, because they spent £150.

Right.

We've heard it from the master's mouth here. We are in trouble with the zithery thing,

so we'd better go and have a look at the bonus buy. Here it comes.

John and Sarah, you spent 250. You gave Anita £50, which I expect she has spent wisely.

-Let's have a look, Anita.

-I hope so.

-That's nice.

-It's just a wee, tiny thing, but it's very, very pretty

and it's made by a prestigious Norwegian silversmith, Marius Hammer.

He was working at the end of the 19th, beginning of the 20th century.

He was a contemporary of Faberge.

And we have in this little brooch some beautiful blue enamelling,

the little seed pearl in the middle and it's all set in silver.

-Have a little play. That's the answer.

-It's very pretty.

-That's lovely. Really nice.

-Obvious question - how much did you pay?

-I paid £25 for it.

-OK.

I would hope that it would perhaps reach £30, maybe a little more than that.

-Not fussy. That's the point.

-No, it's nice and simple.

-Yes.

Good. Right, we've got the prediction.

You hang on to that tantalising thought while we, for the audience at home,

find out what the auctioneer thinks about Anita's little brooch.

Cor, look at that, Colin!

That warrants close inspection, doesn't it?

It does. Nice piece of enamel.

Silver base.

Maker - Marius Hammer, so that would have been produced in Bergen in Norway.

It's probably 1920s. It certainly wouldn't be pre-1900.

But I would guess that's just part of something else.

-OK, sweet little thing then.

-Yeah.

-How much?

£25 to £40. I still rate it.

Clever old Anita because she only paid £25.

Anyway, that's it for the Reds.

Now for the Blues... We've got the aneroid barometer and thermometer

which I have to say fills my heart with dread.

I just think they're yesterday's thingumajigs. Very fussy, isn't it?

Yeah, very much so. Again it's this classical 1980s thing

where everybody was wanting big, late Victorian-looking Germanic things,

whether it was wall clocks or barometers.

What you might have got £150 for 15 years ago. What do you get today?

-I think it will be a struggle with a 40 to 60 estimate.

-£45 they paid.

They paid more or less the right price, in fairness.

-You know how I say to people, "Always buy things in good condition"?

-Yeah.

Never fail to get anything in good condition. How do you rate the next item?

-It's a wreck.

-Nobody listens to you then, Tim.

I mean, it got run over on the M4, I reckon.

A bit of ingenious cataloguing is required on that because they used to be called four-glass clocks.

-I suppose this is more sort of a one-and-a-half-glass clock.

-It's mainly smashed.

But in fairness, it's a decent movement that somebody will be able to put on to something else.

Well, in fairness, that in dazzling condition, is that £400-worth?

-Yeah, it is that sort of money.

-Done up, 300 to 400, but a lot of doing up to get it back into that state.

So I think, estimate-wise, 30 to 40, 30 to 50 sort of range.

-They paid £35, so that's OK.

-That's OK.

-The last item, which I think is really pretty, is the cranberry glass and silver scent bottle.

-Yeah.

-How do those go with you?

-They go very well in that there's always lots of competition for them.

You've got a nice combination on that of the cranberry. The marks are nice and crisp.

You've still got its stopper. There's a lot of things going for it.

On this one, I've put an out-and-out tempting estimate on it of 10 to 30,

but I think there's probably £40 or £50-worth there.

-They paid 70.

-Right, OK.

They might wipe their face with the first two, but they could have a problem with the scent bottle,

there could be a smell about, in which case they'll need their bonus buy. Let's have a look at it.

-Right then, chaps, this is the moment of truth.

-It is.

You gave Rossco £150 of your leftover lolly. What did you spend it on?

I spent it on this.

-Ah...

-Oh, my God!

-LAUGHTER

-I can see what it is now.

-It's a cigar...

-It's a cigar-cutter.

WMF from the Wurttemberg factory.

It's about 1900, 1910.

Wonderful quality with the hound's head on the end there.

To a collector, I think quite a special thing. I would prefer it to be silver, but it isn't.

How many people smoke cigars nowadays, anybody's guess,

but I think that would be bought by a collector just to have in a collection.

-A lot of work in that.

-I just love the face. People like dogs.

-Is it going to bring some money in though?

-Well, it cost £100.

-Hmm...

-That's an awful lot of breath going through the teeth there.

-He's got an intake of breath.

It depends who's here today, I think, buying, really.

-Would it be the sort of thing that you'd buy?

-No.

-No.

-Well, maybe, yeah, if it was cheaper.

What do you call cheaper then? £20 or £30?

-Well, no more than 60.

-No more than 60. That's where you sit with it.

Now, for the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Carlos's cutter.

-Over to you then, Colin.

-Thank you.

-That's an unusual thing.

-It is.

A decent cutter. Looks to be in good working order. Nice item.

-What's your estimate?

-We've put a derisory 10 to 30 on it,

but I would have thought it would be a snip at 40 or 50.

Have you been thinking about that - "a snip at 40 to 50"?

I think you have, Colin Young.

Anyway, it's not a snip at 40 or 50.

£100 was paid by C Ross Esquire

and he sees a profit in it at that.

-Well, I hope he's right and I hope I'm severely wrong.

-So do I. Good luck, Colin.

-Thank you.

30 bid. 35 now? £30 bid. Any more now?

At £30 bid. 2 now? £30 in the middle of the room. I'm selling at 30...

-This is exciting, isn't it?

-Marvellous.

Nice lot of people here, connected up with the internet.

Colin Young is going like a steam train. He's a very fast auctioneer.

First up is the needle case and here it comes.

Lot number 138 is an oriental, white metal needle case.

Really nice. Good chasing on it.

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

-£20? 10, do you have?

-It's not going up, is it?

At £10 bid. 12. 15? 15. 18 do I see? At 15. 18 now, surely?

-At £15 bid.

-Go on!

-18. 20? 20 bid. 22?

2 bid. And 5? 5 bid. 28? 28 bid.

30? 30 bid. 32. 35. 38 now do I see?

Another one? 38? 38 bid. 40 now? 40 bid.

42? £40 bid. And 2 now, surely? At 40. Front row has it at 40.

Are we all done and finished? We are selling in the front row at £40...

It's a good deal better than his estimate. Minus £10 only.

Anita Manning, here comes the Indian tray.

Lot number 139

is the Art Deco, chrome and green plastic, small tray there.

-Who's going to start me at £80? 80? 50 to go?

-That would be nice.

-£50?

50? 50? 30 if you like?

-£30, anybody? 30?

-They've got taste.

-20?

20? £20 bid. 2 do I see now? At £20 bid. 2 now, surely?

-Has anyone bid anything?

-20.

-OK.

At £22 bid. 5? 5 bid. 28 now? 28 bid. 28. And 30?

At £28 bid. Look at what we're selling, ladies and gentlemen.

At 28 bid. On the market then at 28. 30.

2. 35? 5 bid? No. 32 bid.

5 again, surely? At 32. Back with my original bidder.

32 bid. 5 is a last call? Sold at £32.

Uh-oh, minus £18.

That equals minus 28.

-Now, come on, zither.

-This is where we may go home in shame.

Lot number 140,

early 20th century, chromatic concert zither by Adler.

Who's going to start me at £50? 50?

£50, anyone? 50? 30 to go then? 30?

£30, anybody? 30? I'll take 20 to go. £20, anybody?

- No-one's going to want it. - 20 bid. 2 now? At 20 bid.

2 now do I see? 22. 25 now. At 25 bid.

28 now do I see? Is there 28 for the zither?

Don't dither. You'll lose it.

At 25, done and finished then, selling at £25...

Yeah, that's not good, Sarah.

-What a shame!

-Minus 125

equals minus 153.

Oh! Well, what can I say?

-I think the only thing to do is to go with the bonus buy.

-Shall we?

-Possibly. I think we might try it.

-Tactics, girls and boys.

-In Anita we trust.

It needs to make £178 to get you of trouble, to wipe your face.

I can't promise that. I can't promise that.

So lot number 144, Scandinavian, enamelled, white metal brooch.

There we go. Marius Hammer. What shall we say for this?

Start me at 100? At that price, you can't touch this. £80 to go there?

50? 40 to go then? 40? 30 then?

30 I'm bid already. At 30 bid. 2. 5? 5 bid. 38 now? 38 bid. 40?

£40 bid do I see? 40 bid. 42 now? 42 surely? At 40 bid.

42 now? 42. 42 with you.

45 on the book. 48 now? 45...

-Good.

-It's exciting making money.

At 45 bid. Last call.

Done and finished and selling then at £45...

-£45.

-Yes!

-She's a cool cat.

Plus £20 on that which reduces your debt

to minus 133

which is much more respectable.

-Who knows? It could be a winning score.

-Who indeed? Who knows?

Well, here we go. Charlie, are you feeling small?

-I'm feeling enormous.

-Are you? I'm not.

These chaps are big, aren't they? You wouldn't want to tangle with this lot.

I hope your expertise has been sound today because this could be a problem.

-See that?

-If people in this room don't bid, woe betide.

-Quite. Woe betide us, rather.

Anyway, now, first up then is the aneroid barometer.

Is the pressure rising or not?

Lot number 160 is an early 20th century, French aneroid barometer.

Nice, carved frame to it as well.

What do we want? £40? £60? Who's going to start me at £40?

Start me low. 40? 30 to go then? 20 to go then, surely?

-£20, everyone? 20 bid. 2 bid. 5? 5 bid...

-Yeah, lots of bidders.

At 28. 30? 30 bid. 32 now? 32. 35?

5 bid. 38? 38 bid. 40? £40 bid. 42 now?

At 40 bid. Can you feel the pressure increasing? Yes, 42, fresh bidder.

45 on the book. 48 in the room?

At 45, commission bidder. At £45. We're on the market at 45.

Done and finished, selling at 45...

Uh-oh! £45. No profit, no loss, no pain, no shame.

Number 161

is the French, gilt metal, four-glass mantel clock.

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

£80, anybody? 80? 50 to go then, surely? £50, anyone? 50?

40 to go? 40?

You've only got to put some glass in it and give it a bit of a polish up.

40 on the net already. At 40 bid. 5 now. Decent movement.

At 40 bid. 2 now do I see? 42.

We've also got bids on the net. At 42 bid.

And 5 now? 45. Bit of competition. 48 now? 48.

50 I'm bid. 5 now? 55 bid.

-60 now, surely? £60?

-He's a good auctioneer.

There's two of you. Surely one of you? Yes, 60. 65 now? At £60 bid.

At £60 bid. 2 now do I see? Looks like that's time out then.

It's going out the door at £60.

£60 is plus £25.

-Happy, boys?

-Yeah.

-£25 in your back pockets. Marvellous.

Let's hope all goes equally well for the scent bottle.

Lot number 162

is a very pretty, little, Victorian, cranberry glass scent bottle there.

Really nice rococo top on it. Ought to be £50, £60 at least.

Who's going to start me at £30 for it? £30? 30? 30 I'm bid.

At 30 bid. 2 now? 2. 5 now? 5.

38? 38 bid. 40? 40 bid. 2 now? 42. 45? 45.

48? 48. Bid 50? £50 bid. 5.

Bid 60? 55 bid. 60? At 60 bid. And 5? 65 now?

65 do I see now? 65. Bid 70 now?

68 bid. 70 now? No, 68. Back in the front row at £68 bid. Do I see 70?

68, front row has it. You're out on the net.

We sell then at £68...

68 is minus £2, but it matters not a jot.

You are still plus £23. You've got folding money to go home with.

-Good.

-Now, are we going to go with the cigar-cutter?

-No, I think we're happy with that.

Yeah. I think we could lose a lot of money on that cigar-cutter.

-I don't want to lose any money now.

-I'm not surprised.

-I don't want to have to hurt Charlie. He's already done all right.

-Put him in the cage, like?

I don't think it would be a fair match.

-Seriously, you're not going to do it?

-No.

-You're going to park that old dog.

The decision's made. You've made £23. You're parking your money.

-But we'll sell the bonus buy just for the fun of it.

-OK.

-Stand by, Charlie.

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

50? 30 to go then, surely? £30?

- 30? £30, surely? 30? - Someone?

20 to go, surely?

£20 bid. At 20. 2. Bid 5. 25.

28. Bid 30? 30 bid. 32.

35 then? 35. 38. Bid 40.

-It's going on, Charlie.

-There's a long way to go.

-At 42 bid. 45.

48 now? I've got 45 in the middle of the room. At 45... 48.

Bid 50? 50. And 5? 55.

Bid 60? 60. And 5? 65. Bid 70 now?

-Come on.

-70, surely? At 65 bid. Any more now?

In the far corner at 65.

Last call. We're done, finished and going then at £65...

Bad luck, Charlie. It had the momentum there.

That is minus £35, but it matters not a jot.

You preserved your cash, you cunning fellows.

-£23 of profit you have in your pocket. Just don't say a word to the Reds.

-OK.

-Lovely. Thanks.

Well, teams, everybody happy? You jolly well ought to be.

-Very.

-It's been a great day.

-Super.

We don't know yet! LAUGHTER

There is a chasm between you and I'll put the runners-up out of their misery. The runners-up are the Reds.

-Aw!

-£133-worth of losses,

including £125 down the proverbial on that zither,

which was a difficult thing, really,

so your end score is minus 133 and I'm sorry about that.

-That's fine.

-It is difficult, though, when one thing, particularly, takes you down the old Swanee.

Are you looking at me?

-We will blame the person that chose it.

-No, you can't blame anybody.

-You've been sports about it. Thanks for coming on the show.

-Thank you.

The lucky old Blues are going home with money - £23. They very sensibly didn't go with the bonus buy.

-They preserved their £23. Well done, Danny. Well done, Pete. I hope you enjoyed the experience.

-Thank you.

Are you giving your dad £3?

I paid the petrol as well.

-Anyway, congratulations.

-That's it, Charlie's the man.

That's very sweet of you. Anyway, good...

-Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

-Yes!

I know, you're sitting there thinking,

"I could have done better than that."

Well, what's stopping you?

If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.

It'll be splendid to see you.