0:00:03 > 0:00:07Today, we've come to the largest island in Wales
0:00:07 > 0:00:11where we've herded up two teams who are literally chomping at the bit
0:00:11 > 0:00:15and gagging to get out there at all those bargains.
0:00:15 > 0:00:21Anglesey, are you ready? Let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!
0:00:42 > 0:00:45'On today's show, let's meet the teams.'
0:00:45 > 0:00:47So our bargain hunters today are,
0:00:47 > 0:00:53for the Reds, father and daughter team, Bob and Debs,
0:00:53 > 0:00:57and for the Blues, mother and daughter team, Edna and Lisa.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- Hello, everyone. - ALL: Hello! - Hello, lovely to see you.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01Now, Bob, you're retired now,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04but what did you get up to when you were in the old gainful?
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Er, right, I was in the Merseyside Police until 2006
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- and I retired as an inspector. - Did you?
0:01:09 > 0:01:14And I was responsible in my latter years for the command and control
0:01:14 > 0:01:17of spontaneous, major, serious and critical incidents.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19And you've survived, more to the point,
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- and are enjoying a well-earned retirement, I hope.- I am indeed.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Yeah, I bet you are.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- Now, Debs, it says here that you're a bit crafty. Is that right?- Yes.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Or at least a craft-er.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Yes, I do lots of different things, turn me hand to anything,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34cross-stitching, making me own cards, baking cakes.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37You're also drawn towards things a bit ghoulish?
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Yeah, I love anything sort of apocalyptic, world-ending,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44planning the survival of the human race, you know.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45SHE LAUGHS
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Anyway, everybody has their bit of fun, I suppose.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50OK, well, moving on.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- Edna, you describe life as a great adventure.- Oh, yes, it is.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57I started off as a confectioner,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00then I went catering,
0:02:00 > 0:02:03and then I went into the "wet side", as I like to call it,
0:02:03 > 0:02:05which is the publican side.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10Then I joined the military as a NAAFI manageress.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Now, Lisa, you're a fitness fanatic?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Yes, I am, yes, I do like my fitness,
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- I must admit.- Which is your favourite bit of the fitness?
0:02:17 > 0:02:19I really enjoy my triathlons,
0:02:19 > 0:02:23because it's the three different disciplines, so altogether...
0:02:23 > 0:02:25I enjoy swimming, I enjoy cycling and I enjoy running,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28but altogether I just enjoy the whole variety of it.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- The whole package?- Yes, I do. - Brilliant, very nice.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Now, there's your £300. £300 apiece.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37You know the rules, your experts await, and off you go!
0:02:37 > 0:02:39And, gosh, what lovely teams today.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42So who are our experts?
0:02:42 > 0:02:48Well, hoping to whip the Reds into action, it's Christina Trevanion.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52And harping on about antiques for the Blues, we have Paul Laidlaw.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58We're going to have fun today, teams. Get shopping!
0:02:59 > 0:03:04This inkwell that caught your eye - I think it's a lovely thing.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07If you feel the weight of it, you can tell it's a quality piece.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09What's really nice about it is that I've just spotted,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12we've actually got a registration lozenge here which will be
0:03:12 > 0:03:16able to tell us exactly the date when it was produced.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17- Can I feel the weight of it? - Of course you can.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Oh, that is heavy, isn't it? - It is heavy.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22I think 145 is a lot of money for it.
0:03:22 > 0:03:28If that came into my auction house, I'd be looking at maybe £60-£100.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Having said that, it's a nice thing,
0:03:30 > 0:03:32and nice quality things are selling well.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- I love the fact that it's still got its liner.- Yep.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37If it didn't have that, not so popular.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43- Let's ask the man.- Let's ask him, see what he says.- Will we say 60-80?
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Because it's silver plate...
0:03:44 > 0:03:47You'd have to get it down by half, though.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- Hello!- Hello. - How are you, are you well?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51I'm well, thank you.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55What's your absolute death on this? You've got 140 on it.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- £80. - You couldn't do £60?- Couldn't do 60.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- Could we meet somewhere in the middle?- 75 is my rock, rock bottom.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I think for £75 we should buy it
0:04:07 > 0:04:08and then run!
0:04:08 > 0:04:11CHRISTINA LAUGHS Yes, before he changes his mind.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14I think you're right, Bob. That poor man. But one down.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Ah-ha! What's Lisa spied here?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- Ah, what's that?- Oh, gosh.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21A spy camera.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Could we have a little look at that, please? I do like that.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26What do you think, Paul? I do like that.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30It's a cool thing, I'm no authority. Good cameras will always sell.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33It's boys and their toys, it's instrumentation, it's gadgets.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- Ah.- What do you think, Mum?- Yes.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- PAUL:- And none of your 10 megapixel here.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44That's on to roll film, you know, it's an amazing piece of technology.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- 68. Could you be kind?- 50.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- Could you possibly squeeze, please? - MAN:- OK, 48.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- PAUL:- Oh, I thought you were going to say 40!
0:04:53 > 0:04:57- No, no.- What about 45? - What about 45?
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- PAUL:- They're going in for the kill. - MAN:- 45, go on, then.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Ah, deal! Lovely, thank you so much, that's so kind. Thank you.
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Lovely, thank you very much.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Good spot there, Lisa. Or should I say Miss Moneypenny?
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Now, is anything shaking up those Reds?
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Anything in here that really makes you go,
0:05:14 > 0:05:16"Wow, I want to have a look at that?"
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- There's some Tiffany in there as well.- Oh, yeah, good spot!
0:05:19 > 0:05:20We'll have a quick little squizz.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25So we've got a nice mark on there, Tiffany & Co, 1837.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27925, which shows it's a 925 standard of silver.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Do you want to try it on, see what it looks like?
0:05:30 > 0:05:32It is quite modern, you know, it's not an antique.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33What's your thoughts?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36So perfect, in the original box,
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- Tiffany & Co. How old?- 1997.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42I don't think somebody's going to buy that to stick in a box
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- and put it away. I think they're going to buy it to wear it.- Yeah.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49And on that basis, I think we should give it a go.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Do you want to...? (Offer her 50, she likes you.)
0:05:53 > 0:05:54- She likes who?- (You.)
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Me?!- (Yeah.)- Who doesn't?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- (Go on, go on). - (Why's it always me?)
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- Excuse me?- I'm looking for the box, can't find it.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Is that the absolute death on that?
0:06:05 > 0:06:09I said 60, didn't I? 55 and that's the absolute death.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- Then at £55, I'll take it off your hands.- OK, go on, then.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14THEY CHEER AND LAUGH
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Great job, Bob. This is all going rather swimmingly for you,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21and the Blues are hoping to ring up their second purchase too.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24What on earth is that? Is that just an ornament?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- That's a pocket watch stand. - Really?- Yes.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31- I think it's missing a little hook. See that little hole there?- Oh, yes!
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Just a tiny little hook, and you hook the bow of your pocket watch
0:06:34 > 0:06:37over that, stick it beside your bed. It's great, isn't it?
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- That's interesting. - I think it's great.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41It's Staffordshire earthenware. 1860?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44I just think it's another quirky thing.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47I was going to just dismiss that, but it's OK.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- People are going to ask about it as well, aren't they?- Yeah!
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Like I did, "What is it?"
0:06:52 > 0:06:55What is it worth? £20-£40.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58So, it's no' a lot.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- It's on the money, it's very fairly priced.- Yeah, yeah.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- We're quite liking this. MAN:- That's nice, OK.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Yes, drawn our attention. Now, we say, 35,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09what is your best price, what could you do it for?
0:07:09 > 0:07:11£28 is the best on that.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15You couldn't go to 24?
0:07:15 > 0:07:1625 sounds a bit better.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19See, I'm a bit funny, I don't like odd numbers,
0:07:19 > 0:07:23I only like evens, so how about 22? PAUL AND EDNA LAUGH
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- PAUL:- You can't go backwards - that's a breach of etiquette.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- I'm going to be judge here. - 24.- 24's fantastic.- Brilliant.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- OK, yes, that's lovely. - Well done, folks.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Don't like odd numbers, eh? I've heard it all now.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38But well done, Blues, that's your second item in the old bag.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Now, what's caught Christina's eye?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42What do you think of that?
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Arts and Crafts, brass, obviously, mirror there.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48But it's really quite nice. What do you think?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- It's absolutely awful. - It's horrible.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Don't hold back now, Bob.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Another no for the Reds,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58but Edna has found a novelty letter-opener.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03- A lady's shoe.- Do you know, it is Tunbridge ware inlaid.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04I've heard of that word.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08And Tunbridge ware can be adequately described as micro-mosaic,
0:08:08 > 0:08:10where the tessarae,
0:08:10 > 0:08:14the little elements that make up the pattern, are little pieces of wood.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Date-wise, it's going to be third quarter of the 19th century,
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- 1850-1870, let's say.- Right, OK.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24And it's all inlaid on a burr veneer.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29- And it's modelled as a slipper! - It's lovely, isn't it?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32It's worth £15-£25, being cautious.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37It's worth £15-£25 under the hammer and it's priced at £33.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39If we could get it at the right price,
0:08:39 > 0:08:41would you still be interested?
0:08:41 > 0:08:42- Don't know.- No.- I don't know.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Unless you're a collector of letter-openers, or...
0:08:45 > 0:08:47It's one for the Tunbridge collector.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Yeah, let's think about it. - OK, we know where it is.- Exactly.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Yep, it's a thinker. But your time is running out.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58How will this advertising sign go down?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Bear Brand Stockings.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- It's awful.- It's mad.- Is it free?
0:09:02 > 0:09:05CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I just think it's a bit of fun, you wanted quirky.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12OK, I grant you it's not a zombie, it's not apocalyptic.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13It's scarier than a zombie.
0:09:13 > 0:09:14I think they want to fire you.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Now, three minutes to go, and it's crunch time for the Blues.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Only thing that was an option, but we rejected, was...?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24The letter-opener, yes.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27And I think you might get it for £15, which is my low estimate.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28- That would be good.- Yes.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32That would be good, cos I feel we would get something on that, yeah.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- Are you telling me to do it? - Yes, please, Paul.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- If we can get it for...?- £15. - It's a sale.- It's a sale, done.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38- Give me a minute.- OK.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Fingers crossed, then, Blues.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43And the pressure is on for the Reds too.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- What about this little chappy on here? Tinplate toy.- Strange.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50This is rather sweet, this is a little wind-up,
0:09:50 > 0:09:52clockwork little sparrow on there.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54BOWL RATTLES
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- That is so cute. - What do you think?- Yep.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57Do you like him?
0:09:57 > 0:10:00I think that that's marvellous.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02I think he's just a bit of fun, isn't he?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05What's he got on him? 12 quid. I think it's probably Japanese.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08There is a little mark on there that I don't know. I really don't think
0:10:08 > 0:10:11it's got a huge amount of age to it, but I'd be happy at £5 or £10.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13I don't think you can go wrong on that.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18- Right, Dad?- Yes. - Go and do your worst/best, OK?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- I knew you were going to ask me this.- Go on, you're brilliant at it.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24But I'm terrible at it, I'm upsetting everybody in the hall.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- I'm going to have to run now!- Go on, you can do it, go on.- OK, OK, OK.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33- Make it happen.- Yeah!- It's marvellous, and we really like it.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- Good.- How much could we have that for, please?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38I can do it for £5 for you.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I think, at £5, I'm going to shake your hand on it.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42Thank you very much.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Hopefully you'll do well. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48What did we get it for? £5. Oh, put it here, give me five!
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- Whoo! Well done. - I'm not doing that again!
0:10:50 > 0:10:52You don't need to - that's the last one!
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Well done, Reds, that's your third item bought,
0:10:57 > 0:10:59and Paul has some news for the Blues.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Right, we've got about a minute to go,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05and she won't give us it for £15. What are we going to do?
0:11:05 > 0:11:06- Will you come...?- Just kidding!
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- Oh, you're a teaser! - Well done, Paul, love it!
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- £15, how badly wrong can it go? - Excellent!- Brilliant!
0:11:14 > 0:11:17So, time's up, teams. Crikey, that was close.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Now, let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought, eh?
0:11:22 > 0:11:27They paid £75 for the silver-plated reticulated inkwell.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32£55 was spent on the solid silver Tiffany cuff bracelet.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36And they paid £5 for the tin-plated enamel mechanical bird.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Are they twits?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40You've enjoyed your hour with Christina, have you?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43It's been an absolute nightmare!
0:11:43 > 0:11:45THEY LAUGH
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- She's trouble. From the start! - I know.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50But you bought some nice items, though, didn't you?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- We did brilliantly, she was great. - How much did you spend?
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Er, 135.
0:11:54 > 0:12:00£135. I would like £165, please.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Thank you. You're a policeman.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I have no need to count it. I just hand it straight over
0:12:05 > 0:12:09to the chairman. What are you going to do with that lot?
0:12:09 > 0:12:11I think we are going to try and go with...
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Everything we've bought is a little bit small and quite petite,
0:12:14 > 0:12:15- so I'm going to go big.- Are you?
0:12:15 > 0:12:19- Yep.- Good luck, Christina. Meanwhile, we're going to check out
0:12:19 > 0:12:20what the Blue team bought.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25They hunted out the mechanical spy camera for £45.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29They paid £24 for the 19th-century Staffordshire pottery
0:12:29 > 0:12:31pocket-watch holder, as you do.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35And, finally, they bought the 19th-century, wooden,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37shoe-shaped letter-opener for £15.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- Edna, Lisa, was that good? - Excellent.- Really, really good.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45What was the best bit about the shopping for you?
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- Being with Paul Laidlaw?- The whole time, we laughed, which was lovely.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- And how much did you spend? - Not a lot. £80...?- £84.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54- Is that all?!- Yes.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59- We drive hard bargains. - We did, we knocked them down a lot!
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- That would be 216, I think. 216. Who's got the 216?- I have.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- I have it safe.- Thank you very much. 216. Paul.- Thank you, Tim.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Good fun with our girls?
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Ah, it was one of the best. We had a... It was a laugh.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13You couldn't have scripted it.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Anyway, good luck in finding your bonus buy.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22We've travelled to Frank Marshall's Salerooms in Knutsford
0:13:22 > 0:13:26for today's auction to meet auctioneer Nick Hall.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- How lovely it is to be here, Nick. - Good to see you, Tim. Welcome.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Thank you for having us. Now, we've got rather a pleasant mixture
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- of goods out of our teams today. - Yeah.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38For the Reds, kicking on, is this inkwell,
0:13:38 > 0:13:40in the medieval style, with a lozenge mark.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- Yep.- Rather nice, isn't it? - It's not bad at all, that sort of
0:13:44 > 0:13:47medieval-revival era, late Victorian. Good condition, as well.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- OK, how much?- 50-80 on that.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Is that all? £75 paid.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- Yeah.- Might take off.- If it makes the top end of the estimate,
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- they're in profit.- Next, solid silver, with loads of potential.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03It's got the name, it's solid silver, the original packaging and box.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- It's just a nice, complete, saleable lot.- How much?
0:14:06 > 0:14:07I like that. £60-£100.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- Really?- Yeah.- £55, they paid. - That was a good buy.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- And for a bit of fun, the tin-plate tit.- Yeah.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15It's a good, fun little object.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18And the clockwork mechanism is in working order. The key is present.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- All good bonus things. - Excellent. How much?
0:14:21 > 0:14:24We've gone a rockin' robin £10-£20.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- Have you really? That's perfect. £5 paid.- Brilliant.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Very good. This team are going to be home and dry, I reckon.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34They don't need their bonus buy, for a change, but let's look at it.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39So, team, you spent £135. You gave the girl £165.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Yeah!- She's known to be a spendthrift of the worst variety.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- Reveal all, Christina.- Ready? - Over to you.- I have to confess,
0:14:46 > 0:14:47I bought this
0:14:47 > 0:14:51because it rather reminded me of somebody!
0:14:51 > 0:14:52Right...
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- Yes, it does a little. - THEY LAUGH
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- What is that?- With love, of course. He's a very collectible little toad.
0:14:58 > 0:14:59People love toads -
0:14:59 > 0:15:03they're a symbol of good luck - and I spent all of £5 on him.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- What do you think?- It's ugly, but if it makes money,
0:15:06 > 0:15:08that's all that matters.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12- I think it's absolutely horrible. - It is.- You're right there, Bob.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16It doesn't matter what YOU think of it - it's what collectors think
0:15:16 > 0:15:18of it, and there are collectors for toads and frogs and...
0:15:18 > 0:15:20How much do you think this will make?
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- I think he's lovely. I think he's got to be 20-30 quid.- Why do you think it reminds...?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- I can't think(!) - LAUGHTER
0:15:26 > 0:15:30OK, now, for the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer
0:15:30 > 0:15:33thinks about Christina's little toad. Ribbit!
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Right, then, Nick, I'll just let this thing hop over.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- OK.- Nice and knobbly, isn't it? - What can we say?
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- I think it's just charming. - It's a bit of novelty pottery.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46There is an obscured mark underneath it, and we can make out the word
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- "Pottery", so it's a UK piece.- Yes. - It's the factory name that's just
0:15:49 > 0:15:50completely worn away.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53We can't make out which factory it was.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55OK, so how much, then?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- We've put 20-30 on him.- That is a leap of faith, because Christina
0:15:58 > 0:16:00only paid a £5 note.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- And it's a bonus buy. - She'll be hopping up and down
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- at the back of the sale, hopefully. - Hopefully. Right, that's it
0:16:06 > 0:16:09for the Reds. Now for the Blues. We kick off with the spy camera.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- That's quite a cool thing. - Isn't it?
0:16:11 > 0:16:16I don't know how the market perceives these cameras these days,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19but generally speaking, mechanical cameras are on the up and up?
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Yeah, we've noticed that. We've had some very good results of late,
0:16:22 > 0:16:25with the rare and collectable end of the market.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28This is an unusual one. I've not seen this one before.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31- We think it's quite a good thing. - Mm. So, estimate-wise?
0:16:31 > 0:16:35Well, we've gone for a spy-tastic 60-100 on this.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37You've done really well. £45 is all they paid.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42- Not a bad buy.- Next, is the Staffordshire model of a castle,
0:16:42 > 0:16:45as a watch case. I'm not so keen on that. Are you?
0:16:45 > 0:16:50Not very, no. This is the end of the market that has just died a death.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54These plainer Staffordshire pieces, we really struggle.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57In fact, we normally sell these in quite large groups of lots now.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- OK, how much? - £10-£15.- OK, £24 paid.- Hmm.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Be interesting to see what happens with that. Then we have got this
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- so-called Tunbridge ware.- Yes. - Tunbridge Wells, then, or not?
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Well, anything generically with these little micro-cuts of timber in
0:17:13 > 0:17:17always get called Tunbridge ware, but I'm pretty sure, actually,
0:17:17 > 0:17:20it's more Tuscan than Tunbridge. It's a little bit of Italian ware.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- Probably Sorrento.- Yeah.- But it's a perfectly nice thing. How much?
0:17:24 > 0:17:26It's decorative. £15-£25.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- OK, £15 paid.- OK. Good. - But because we think
0:17:29 > 0:17:33the camera's going to do so jolly well, they're not going to need
0:17:33 > 0:17:35their bonus buy, but let's look at it.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Girls, you only spent £84. I can't believe it.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Good bargaining, Tim. Good bargainers.
0:17:40 > 0:17:46You certainly are. £216 went to your man. Paul, what did you spend it on?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Well, you bought a Staffordshire watch stand.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- Yes, we did.- You needed a watch, didn't you?- Oh!
0:17:52 > 0:17:54PAUL LAUGHS Excellent.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57I think it is very good. Excellent, as well. Now, this is,
0:17:57 > 0:17:59let me tell you, this is the technicalities.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02This is a pair-cased verge watch.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Pair-cased, because it has a pair of cases.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- Oh!- OK? And verge refers to the movement.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- That's what it is.- OK. All right, so how many pennies did you spend
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- on that lovely watch? - A lot.- Go on, then.
0:18:16 > 0:18:17£135.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19THEY SHRIEK
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Look what you've done, Paul!
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- Don't need a chair, love, do you? - I'm all right!
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Some of these big shocks can be big, can't they?
0:18:27 > 0:18:33This is worth, in my opinion, £120-£180.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- Really?- That's the price for any respectable
0:18:35 > 0:18:37pair-cased verge in a silver case.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- OK.- And I think we should be OK with that.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Anyway, you don't actually have
0:18:43 > 0:18:47to decide right now. You can choose after the sale of your three items,
0:18:47 > 0:18:50but let's find out from the auctioneer what he thinks about
0:18:50 > 0:18:51Paul's pair-cased watch.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- OK, Nick, so solid silver, yes?- It is. It is nicely hallmarked at Chester,
0:18:57 > 0:18:58so it is local.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02It's in nice condition, as well, and it's got quite a nice little
0:19:02 > 0:19:07movement in there. It's got this lovely pierced cock plate on the top.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11Fusee movement. We've got the maker's name on there, which,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14of course, is from the Lake District,
0:19:14 > 0:19:19although it could well have been made in or around the Lancashire area.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22But the whole thing has got a nice north-west gel about it,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25so it's being sold in the right place.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29And in, overall, pretty good, usable, wearable condition.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31What is your best estimate, then?
0:19:31 > 0:19:37Well, we've gone £60-£100, but I think it could make over the 100.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Well, it needs to, cos he's paid £135 and he obviously rates it.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45- Yeah.- But, anyway, we'll see. That's the excitement of the auction.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46- Absolutely.- Absolutely.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58- What we have is some excitement. - Just a little bit!
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Now, first up is the high-risk strategy,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04which is your lovely inkwell. Here it comes.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06The silver-plated inkwell.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Smart-looking lot, this.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Who's got a desk to sit this on?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12£80 for it. 60? 50?
0:20:12 > 0:20:1550. Come on. Good quality. Late Victorian,
0:20:15 > 0:20:19silver-plated Gothic revival. 40, get the bids in, at 40.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21At £40, thank you, sir.
0:20:21 > 0:20:2240, I am bid, seated. At 40.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27- Cheap.- That's so cheap. - Where is the 5? Anywhere else?
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Nothing online? It's £40 in the room. At £40. Going once, twice...
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- £40, only.- £40 is minus £35.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Oh, darling, this is just rotten.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40Lot number 119.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Another great name here, Tiffany & Co. A .925 silver
0:20:44 > 0:20:47cuff bracelet. What's it worth?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49£80? £60? £50, come on.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Who'll start me off at £50? Surely? Thank you, sir,
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- 50, I am bid. At 50. Any advance on 50?- Come on. One more, one more.
0:20:56 > 0:21:02- At £50. 5, online. Still in?- I'm going to cry!- He's back, he's back.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05At 60, now. Any advance on 60? The bid's in the room, on my left,
0:21:05 > 0:21:06at 60. And 5.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- It's creeping up, it's creeping up. - £70. Look at the quality. It's £70.
0:21:10 > 0:21:1270, and selling. All sure and done?
0:21:13 > 0:21:19- Yes!- £70. Well done, Debs. I'm so pleased, darling. That's plus £15.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21Isn't that brilliant?
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Anyway, there we are. You are currently minus 20, OK?
0:21:25 > 0:21:26Now, here comes the old bird.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Tin-plate mechanical bird.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33Nicely enamelled and it's got the original key with it,
0:21:33 > 0:21:37which is important. Come on, £20? £15? £10? Thank you.
0:21:37 > 0:21:4010, I am bid, on my right.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Any advance on 10? And the clockwork works.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46At 15. 20. 5. 30.
0:21:46 > 0:21:5035. 40. 45. 45, on my right.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53At 45. Anyone else? All sure?
0:21:53 > 0:21:55£45, and selling.
0:21:55 > 0:22:03- £45.- Brilliant!- That is ridiculous! £45. Plus 40. That's plus 40 -
0:22:03 > 0:22:05that's plus 40 - which means,
0:22:05 > 0:22:07overall, you are plus 20. That is really good.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- Are you going with the toad? - We're going to go with it.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- Are you sure?- Definitely. - Are you sure?- Yes.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19- Clearly, animals are very popular. - And cheap! Cheap animals!
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Cheap, did you say?!
0:22:21 > 0:22:26Lot 124, is the mid 20th-century, green-glazed model of a toad.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Where are we going to go? What's it worth? £30?
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- 25? 20, for it.- Come on.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35- £20, only. It's not dear. Come on. - It's not "dear" - it's a frog.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Who's in at £20? £15? 10?
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Thank you, madam. 10, I am bid. Any advance on 10?
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Come on, let's get some hands up. At £10. Internet's gone quiet.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- Oh!- With you, madam, at £10.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50I'm waiting for someone else to come in!
0:22:50 > 0:22:5215. They are! Thank you.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53£15. You're out?
0:22:53 > 0:22:55It's £15, on my right.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58£15m online, 15, I sell.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03Well done, Christina. £15 is plus £10, which means you are
0:23:03 > 0:23:06such good winners, which means you are plus £30.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10- Oh, brilliant.- Yes!- Now, listen, that could be a winning score, yes?
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- You never know, you never know. - It could be a winning score.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- Should be a winning score?- Yes. - Don't say a word to the Blues.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Are you nervous about anything? Lisa, are you nervous?
0:23:27 > 0:23:31- Um...I'm nervous about the pocket watch holder.- Are you?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33That Staffordshire...lump?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- Yes. I am, yes.- The trouble is it is such a fashion thing,
0:23:36 > 0:23:40isn't it? You only paid £24. It's not high-risk.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44So, first up is the Minox camera, and here it comes.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49Lot 140 is an 1950s, '60s submarine spy camera,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51complete with a leather cover. £60?
0:23:51 > 0:23:5450? 40. Come on, surely?
0:23:54 > 0:23:58£40. Nice little spy camera, this, at £40.
0:23:58 > 0:24:0130? At £30. How low are we going to go? Come on.
0:24:01 > 0:24:0530, online. Thank you. 30, I am bid. At £30, The bid's online at 30.
0:24:05 > 0:24:11At £30. I will sell, make no mistake. At £30, all sure?
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Last chance. £30, it's going.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17I'm sorry about that, girls.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18Minus £15, then.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Don't take a photograph of that, I tell you.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Now, here comes the Staffs.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Nice bit of Staffordshire pottery. What's it worth now? 25? £20?
0:24:27 > 0:24:2820, surely? 15?
0:24:28 > 0:24:33£10 for it. Thank you, madam. 10, I am bid. At £10,
0:24:33 > 0:24:35for the Victorian Staffordshire pottery. £10.
0:24:35 > 0:24:3810 is the bid. On my left, at £10. 15, online.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43She shakes her head! It's online, at £15. Anybody else fancy a go?
0:24:43 > 0:24:46At £15, online and selling...
0:24:46 > 0:24:53- £15, then, is minus- £9. Ooh! - Which means, you are minus £24.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57The late 19th-century Tunbridge ware...olive wood lady's shoe.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59- Smart little thing, this. - This could be interesting.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00Hopefully.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04I've got a number of commission bids on this lot, you'll be pleased
0:25:04 > 0:25:06to know. I'm going straight in here at £60.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- Ooh!- At £60, I'm bid. At £60. They're doing cartwheels!
0:25:10 > 0:25:1560, I am bid. 5, I've got. And 70. And 5. 80. 5.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19- 90.- 5. You're joking. - 100. 110. 110, now.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Steady!
0:25:21 > 0:25:25£110. Any more? Try another? It's 110 against you. At £110,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28all sure? All done? 110, I have. Internet's out.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30At 110 and selling...
0:25:32 > 0:25:36£110! Where did that come from?! £110!
0:25:36 > 0:25:38That means you are
0:25:38 > 0:25:40plus £95!
0:25:40 > 0:25:44You were minus 24 before, which means, you are plus £71.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47What are you going to do about this pocket watch, then?
0:25:49 > 0:25:53I think we should go for it, cos it is beautiful and it works.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57- What are you going to do? - My heart's telling me not.- Is it?
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- Do you want to go with your heart? - Yes.- You do.- Go with the heart.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04- Which means no?- Yes.- On the other hand, you do quite fancy it?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- I do. Yes.- So, what's it going to be, yes or no? Quick!
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- It's coming up! Need a decision. - Yes, go on.- You're going with it.
0:26:10 > 0:26:11You're going with the bonus buy.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16Lot 146, the early 19th-century pair-cased pocket watch.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Gosh! What have I done?!
0:26:19 > 0:26:24Nice thing, this. A very specific north-west collector's piece.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27I have commission interest and come straight in now at 70, 80, 90,
0:26:27 > 0:26:33100. 110, I start, now. £110. 110, I'm bid. At 110.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Any advance on 110? 120, 130.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40130, here. 130 bid. Internet's gone quiet.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43It's back on commissions now.
0:26:43 > 0:26:48Anything in the room? All done? £130, I sell...
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Oh, bad luck. £130. Gosh, that was exciting, wasn't it?
0:26:52 > 0:26:55That is minus £5, but it's nothing,
0:26:55 > 0:26:58cos you are still plus 66.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- Thank you.- Where did that money come from for..?
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- I knew it would do well! Brilliant! - So fantastic.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08The excitement. Dear, oh, dear. Now, don't say a word to the Reds.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Shut up, all round. Look miserable.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14- I'll try!- Yeah. Difficult for you, though, isn't it?
0:27:14 > 0:27:16No wonder they call you Dame Edna!
0:27:26 > 0:27:31Well, isn't this smashing? We have two teams with substantial winnings.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- Oh!- Isn't that nice? It's just a question of scale.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37The runners-up today, by a fair margin,
0:27:37 > 0:27:39are the Reds.
0:27:39 > 0:27:40ALL: Aw!
0:27:40 > 0:27:46BUT you are going home with £30, which is better than a kick
0:27:46 > 0:27:48in the seat of the pants.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53Overall, it is a thoroughly respectable result, is £30.
0:27:53 > 0:27:54Are you happy with that?
0:27:54 > 0:27:55Well done.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00But it was not good enough to beat the Blues, who go home with £66.
0:28:00 > 0:28:01THEY CHEER
0:28:01 > 0:28:06They were going home with absolutely nothing, until a small shoe appeared
0:28:06 > 0:28:11on the horizon and made £110, right? Out of nowhere, how did that happen?
0:28:11 > 0:28:15- Yes, it was marvellous. - It was marvellous, and I think
0:28:15 > 0:28:18you're the heroine of the piece, truffling it out to start off with.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- Excellent.- Did you enjoy it? - Thoroughly brilliant.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25It was a thrill, wasn't it? A real surprise, that.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- Excellent.- Goodness gracious me.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:28:31 > 0:28:32ALL: Yes!