Norfolk 28 Bargain Hunt

Norfolk, a place that to many

invokes images of a rather remote, old-fashioned,

agricultural landscape filled with churches and turkeys.

Well, not by me, cos I think it's beautiful!

Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

Norfolk is also known for its Broads,

a network of over 300 kilometres of navigable rivers and lakes.

Well, all our teams have to do is to successfully navigate

spending £300 on three objects in just one hour.

Let's have a quick squint as to how they got on.

On the programme today, the Reds are all parps and pings.

Yeah, and it just clips to the wall.

-Whilst the Blues are all heart.

-Pulling on your heartstrings.

I heard you were a kind, full-bodied-hearted man.

First, let's meet the teams.

On the show today, we have a couple of couples.

For the Reds, we have Adam and Emily and for the Blues, Emma and Chris.

-Hello, everyone.

-Hello.

Now, you two met in an unusual way, didn't you?

Yes, we did. I was doing an interview for an arts centre

to be the music assistant

and I went for a tour round the building

where I was introduced to Adam and because he's got...

It's died down a bit but at the time he had quite a strong accent.

And I wasn't really paying attention and I was there to impress,

so I misunderstood what he was saying

-and congratulated him on his maternity leave that he was taking.

-Yes.

Which was a little bit odd seeing as

although the hair might be a bit confusing, he is actually a male

-and therefore couldn't actually be pregnant at the time.

-No, quite.

-Well, that was impressive, though, wasn't it?

-Yes. I got the job.

-You got the job.

-And you started going out together.

-Yes, we did.

-And the rest is history, really.

-Yes.

-And Adam, you're potty about pottery.

-Yes.

Tell us about your ceramic dreams.

Well, I did my degree in ceramics

and now make pots to a kind of translucent quality.

-Hi-fi stuff, then.

-Yeah.

-The difficult stuff.

-Yeah. Here we are.

So basically, you're a chemist, right, cos you understand

what needs to go into the thing to stop it flopping over in your kiln.

-Sometimes.

-Sometimes.

Now Emily, it has on my card that your upbringing was

a bit like being brought up by the Von Trapp family.

Well, I wasn't dressed in any curtains,

I can assure you that, but I did come from quite a musical family.

And you've got Grade 8 in harmony.

Well, it's two Grade 8s. I've got one in singing and one in flute,

-although I dabble in lots of other instruments as well.

-OK.

How do you fancy giving us a bit of a performance now?

Give us a bit of a trill. Go on, show off this Grade 8 voice!

-I knew you were going to ask that.

-Well, don't be like that!

-Go on. There's only millions out there watching.

-Oh, great. Thanks!

Just give us a little trill.

# Alleluia

# Alleluia

# Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alle-luia. #

That's very good.

This is what we're going to get when you make a big profit, right!

This is slightly predicting the profit that you're going to make.

-Oh, I've gone all red.

-No, you haven't.

Very, very brave. Now, Ems.

Today is going to be a walk in the park for you

-because you are an Internet trader.

-I am, yes.

I've been doing it for about five years.

Basically, I source my stock, I go out,

-I buy it, then I sell it online for a profit.

-Do you really?

-I do.

And what sort of things do you like to buy and sell?

Is it like retro things, or...?

No, it's more like children's things, just like clothing,

-sometimes women's clothing, handbags, shoes, pushchairs.

-Right.

-But fashion, style, function? All that stuff?

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

All things like that, really.

-That's why you're going to be so well-qualified on our programme.

-Exactly, exactly.

And I should think that's a great reassurance to you, Chris, isn't it?

-Yep. Leave it to her, can't I?

-Now, Chris, it says here you're a builder.

-Yes, that's true.

What's this, general building work, this is? It is now.

Before, I used to do a lot of stone work, dry stone walls,

-windmills and that.

-Sort of heritage type of thing?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Went around the world doing that.

-Did you really?

-Yeah, enjoyed it.

And you're looking forward soon to taking off?

-I would like to fly but it's just too expensive at the moment.

-Is it?

-Especially with a little one on the way, but...

-Congratulations.

-Thank you very much.

-Congratulations.

-It's all good, isn't it?

-Anyway, you are very competitive.

-Yeah, we are.

-And you really want to beat the Reds, don't you?

-Yeah. We do.

-We definitely do.

-That's the right attitude.

And everybody's quaking everywhere

and rising to the challenge, cos here comes your £300.

-There's the £300.

-Thank you.

-You know the rules.

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

# Alleluia! Alleluia! #

Now, that's the teams. Now for the experts.

Digging deep for the Reds, it's Caroline Hawley.

The Blues will know exactly what to say as they've got Thomas Plant.

So Emily, how long have you and Adam been together?

-We've been together about three years now.

-Oh, time he proposed.

-You're telling me!

-Well, I think you're quite excited, aren't you, Emma?

-I am.

-I'm so excited, I cannot wait.

-So what are you looking for today?

-I think we're going to keep our eyes open, aren't we?

-Yeah.

-Well, that's a good start.

-Yeah, all right.

-Are you going to keep your eyes open too?

-Hopefully, otherwise I'll knock into things

and that wouldn't be good.

-So I hear you're a bit of a bargain-hunter anyway?

-I am, yeah.

I go out, shop for bargains, buy them and sell them on for a profit.

-Do you?

-So today should be a walk in the park.

-It should be a breeze.

-It should be.

-I think are going to leave it all up to Emma, aren't we? Let's go! Let's go.

-Are you excited?

-Very excited.

-Good. Come on, let's go!

Our teams are really up for it today by the sound of things...

or would that be the sound of rings?

Rings there... Just point at rings!

-How much money have you got to spend?

-We haven't got time to buy engagement rings at the moment.

Mind you, if we shop quickly,

you might have some spare time to get a sparkler.

What do you think?

Hah! Lucky for Adam, you can't shop for things - or rings - yourselves.

Now that's known as an American drop dial clock and it's

about 1860-1870, fairly simple movement in them,

which is what I like, so there's not a lot to go wrong,

-and can you see the pendulum here?

-Yeah, it's pretty.

-That's really pretty, isn't it?

-Yeah, it's really nice.

-Can I look round the back?

-Yeah.

-So it's just straight down.

Yeah, and it just clips to the wall.

-That was a shock as I got closer. Oh, dear!

-What did you do, Emily?

Oh, my God, I've broken it. Run away, quickly!

I think that's really nice.

Shall we talk to the lady and find out what the price would be?

Find out what the price would be but I think it might... I don't know.

I mean, not completely sold on it.

Because I think it looks a bit too top-heavy for me.

It looks like, you know, when a baby's head is a bit too big for its body.

-Yes, and that's the baby's head?

-And that's the baby's head.

-And that's its body.

-That's its body.

Yeah. Yeah, I can sort of see that. It's weird, though.

Well, let's just see what the price would be. I think this is the lady.

-Hello. Excuse me. What's the very best price on it, please?

-Um, 220.

220. Right.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-I think that will probably still...

-Shall we move on and maybe come back in a bit?

-Yes.

-Yeah, I think it's top-heavy price-wise.

-And a bit...

And a bit top-heavy... Yes!

So Emily's gone from engagement rings to babies.

Ever felt you were being railroaded here, Adam?

Mind you, what is crystal clear is that these Blues won't be

-pushed into anything.

-Why'd you have to tap it like that for?

-Well, to see... Did you hear that?

-Yeah.

So, um, hand-blown glass rings.

Moulded glass doesn't ring.

It's just a good way of testing if the bowl is moulded

or if it's been hand-blown.

The quality of the glass as well, if it's got a good ring to it.

-So what about crystal glass, then?

-Well, this is lead.

-It is lead crystal, is it?

-Yeah. Lead crystal.

So glass and...glass, all the same sort of thing.

That's a very nice thing, that glass.

-Right. Nothing is grabbing your attention, is it?

-No.

-No. Not at the moment.

Well, that's all right, Blues. The hour is young.

No point rushing into any big decisions, eh, Reds?

The rings! Oh, dear!

I've heard about dropping subtle hints but this takes the biscuit.

-Very weddingey themed.

-It is wedding-looking, sorry!

Don't apologise. The more we can do to encourage, the better.

# Nice day for a white wedding... #

So this is a miniature World War I sweetheart bayonet brooch,

the original case, Brussels. I think that's great.

It's to do with raids so a troop would do a raid

and they made these daggers to commemorate the raids

when they were particularly brave amongst the soldiers.

-Do you like the history behind this?

-Yeah. It's different, isn't it?

-Have a look.

-What's the price on it?

-What's the best on that?

-I can do 50 on that.

-50. Is that your very best?

-45.

-What do you think?

-45?

-Yes, it's different.

-I ain't seen one before.

-Very different.

-That's us, then. We're different.

-Are you different?

-Yeah.

-We're totally different.

-Brilliant.

-So would they send that back to their...?

-Yes, to their loved ones.

-Cos they'd survived.

-Yeah. Absolutely.

Well, it's also a thing to say, you know, this is where we've been. This is where we fought.

-You're pulling on his heartstrings now.

-Pulling on your heartstrings.

I heard you were a kind, full-bodied-hearted man!

Why, thank you, dear!

-Yeah, then.

-OK.

-You've got a sale, sir!

Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Well done.

-Best till last.

-Well done, Blues.

It's often the stories attached to items that add real value for buyers.

Hang on, Adam's more interested in beer than wedding rings.

-I like the flagons.

-Oh, they are quite nice.

-I really like flagons.

-Do you like the beer, Adam?

-I wouldn't say no!

-No, no!

But they're nice, and they're very you.

-Which one do you want to ask about?

-The one at the front.

-This one, here, how much is that one?

-15.

15, can I have a look at it? Is that OK?

-Thank you.

-It's going to be a heavy thing.

Thank you. It's nice.

So how would you go about making something like this?

-Could you make something like that?

-You could make something like that.

-Quite easily.

-And have you?

-I have done bits like this, actually.

-Yeah.

-And what do you think?

-How much.

-I'd do it for 12.

-12?

-Ten sounds better.

How much do you think it would make in auction?

That's the million-dollar question, isn't it?!

It's not going to make a million dollars!

I think at ten, there's a very good chance of making a little bit.

-At 12, it's a bit of a punt.

-Shall we go for it, because you like it?

12, and then, well,

my things are obviously going to make more money than yours anyway!

-THEY LAUGH

-Obviously! Without fail!

-Shall we?

-Come on, hurry up.

-OK.

-12.

-Let's do it at 12.

Approaching 15 minutes gone, and that is your first buy.

-Now, Thomas's team are working hard.

-You'd be working on that.

That would be, so,

you push down and that would be your bit you would work on.

-Do you know what this is, this bench?

-Yeah.

-For when they're coopering barrels.

-Oh, right, for making beer.

-I think we might have found our second item. How much is it?

-150.

-Oh, what can you do?

-Steep.

-250?!

-No! Go on, be a good 'un.

I quite like the look of it. I do like the way you spotted it as well.

Yeah.

-Needs a lot of restoration.

-What can you do?

-What is your best on it?

-I'm afraid it's got to be two figures. 90 quid.

-No, 110.

-Make it 90, you've got a deal.

-110, 110.

-Come back to it then.

-110.

-No. That's too much.

-I'll have to call the police!

-You're being robbed! Don't be so ridiculous!

-110.

-No, I don't want it.

-You don't want to get it for 110.

-No.

-OK. I like it though.

-I'd rather leave it. Can we come back to it?

-Of course. Of course.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

Aren't they well-mannered?

This will go a long way with today's dealers.

Meanwhile, it looks like those Reds have enough brass to

blow their own horn.

-So, what do you do with it, Emily? Tell me, because...

-You'd hold it...

-Oh. Oh. Right, OK.

-Your hand goes through there.

Through there, that is a little thumb ring. Like that.

-Give us a blow.

-Oh.

-Give it a clean. Can I have a go? Am I allowed to?

-Yeah, you are allowed.

Can you not do it on camera for a minute?!

-SHE BLOWS

-Oh, Emily!

SHE BLOWS OUT OF TUNE

-THEY LAUGH

-Oh, dear! Does she do that at home?

-No!

-Not twice.

I don't think there's going to be much of a market to buy this

-apart from a sort of decorative piece.

-So is that a no?

Look, it's got some little mother-of-pearl on the top of the...

It's got spiders crawling out of it.

-Hello!

-Hello!

-That's very loud!

They're crawling out rather quickly, aren't they? Shall we put it down?

-Probably not for us. But good fun!

-It IS good fun!

What do you think that is? Copper! It's a fire screen! It's a phoenix.

Because what does a phoenix do? Rise from the flames! It's Art Nouveau.

British Art Nouveau. So it's 1890s, 1900s.

It's a good-looking object. Love the style of it.

Like the stylised hearts at the end and the sinuous design around it.

-How much is this?

-195.

-195. What's your very best on this?

-I will take, for you, 150.

-Really? It's a lot of money, isn't it?

-Are you loving it or not?

-Do you like it?

We're still got two items, haven't we?

You've still got quite a lot of money. You can think about it.

It's got everything going for it. The ironwork is good.

The thing about these fire screens is that they put them

in front of the fire, it means it got hotter,

so it would warm the room as well, being copper.

Good idea, yeah.

Just like a radiator. Just like a radiator.

You've certainly got the coppers to afford it, Blues! Even at 150.

Now, both teams have only one item from 30 minutes of shopping.

Time to start saying yes!

-Is anything catching your eye?

-Not at the moment.

-Anything here you like?

-No.

-No?

-No, not at the moment.

-Do you like this?

-Mmmmm!

-That's no!

-Let's move on.

-Nothing there for you.

-No.

No, no.

-No.

-Well, find out the price, shall we, no?

-No. No.

-OK. That's a no.

What have you got on that? 95. I like that.

-You're not giving it any love, are you?

-No.

-Right, OK, move on.

How about this?

Unsurprisingly, Thomas is feeling exasperated.

I suggest items and they go no. No.

So, realistically, I'm going to let them get on with it

and just advise them.

But I'm quite relaxed.

I'm here on my shooting stick and waiting for them to find things.

Come on, teams, don't go off the boil.

Now, teams, this is getting serious.

Almost 45 minutes gone and no sign of your second buys.

-What do you like?

-Yeah, what DO you like?

-Nothing.

-None of it.

Be honest!

Have we exhausted the opportunities here?

-Shall we go outside?

-Yeah, definitely.

-You want to do that?

-Yeah.

-Right, come on them, let's go.

I do prefer that than the bench.

I'm tried to think, what would somebody do with that?

-That's more practical, isn't it?

-Well, if you've got a fire, otherwise, no.

-Yeah, exactly.

-So, you want a clock.

-Yeah. And then something else.

Well, we do need something else! Well done!

Well done, go, yeah, we do need something else!

-Do you want to have a chat with her?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

Might have a decision.

So, it looks like the Blues' second buy is going to be

the copper fireguard after all.

And at £140, let's hope they don't get burnt.

-It's a clocking-in one!

-Oh, it's a clocking-in clock! I love that!

Oh, I am so pleased!

You don't know how blooming pleased I am that you love that! Hello, sir.

-Hello!

-Hello!

-Could you tell us anything about it, Sir?

It's converted to electric. That's why there is no pendulum on it.

-But it is in full working order.

-And how much is it? 175?

Do you think we could make any money on it?

I think it needs to be quite a lot less than that.

I think you need to bargain a bit.

-Well, it is Bargain Hunt.

-It's Bargain Hunt! Well done!

-You're in the right show! So, are you going to ask?

-I am going to ask.

-I'm going to leave it to you.

-Hello, I'm coming over.

-It's on 175, is there any deal that you could do for us?

-145.

-145?

-I think 120 would be really helpful.

-I know it would!

-And you would please the young lady!

-I'll give you another tenner.

-That's the best.

-130.

-No, 135!

-135! Sorry, sorry, I wasn't being...!

-I wasn't! 135, Emily it is your call.

-I would say yes, definitely.

-Thank you!

-You going to shake hands then?

-I am definitely shaking hands.

-You even get a kiss for that!

-Now you, Sir!

-Oh, don't be mistaken by this hair!

-Decision made!

Quite the relief, eh, team?

Now, how about finding your last item,

as there's just over ten minutes left?

-Look at this.

-This is the coinage of Great Britain.

Your dad would like that!

Coinage of Great Britain, 1970,

so, what was happening in 1970 with the coinage of Great Britain?

-You're the expert!

-Go on, what?

-Oh, I don't know.

-Pre, pre-decimalisation.

-Was it?

So, you have got half a crown, two shillings, one shilling, one penny.

-What have you got on that?

-Small price of £20.

-£20!

-Is that your best price?

-15. I'll go for 15.

-Yeah.

It's make your mind up time, Blues.

-But will the Reds splash the cash on this till?

-Oh, I like that.

-Oh, yeah!

-Oh, nice!

-TILL BELL RINGS

Do you know, I used to have one of those in my first shop

years and years ago, my antiques shop. It was old when I had it.

Wasn't a contemporary thing! Oh, that is nice.

-It's pretty.

-And look.

-I like it.

-I always get excited when I hear that.

-TILL BELL RINGS

-Kerching! Oh! Yes, please! How much is it?

-60, that's not bad.

They're listening over there.

I think we could get it for a bit less,

because he looks so lovely over there. Doesn't he look dapper?

-He does. I like his hat.

-A lovely hat.

-Yes.

-See what I'm doing?

Yes, I see very well what you're doing, I think he does too.

Do you want to go and talk to the gentleman?

Come on, TP, appeal to their sentimental side. It worked before.

It's quite nice that your father used to collect coins

-and you got into collecting coins.

-Yeah, it is.

-And it's the last year pre-decimalisation.

-So it's got...

Made by the Royal Mint. These are widely collected.

And they are proof coins, cos they are in here.

-A nice case as well.

-It's a nice case, yeah, absolutely.

-Low-risk. Silver, shiny.

-My kind of thing.

-Your kind of thing.

-You want to dare, then?

-Your last and final item?

Do you think they'll make a profit?

Think it's got a chance of making a profit, definitely.

I mean, these are worth between £15 and £25, definitely.

-Yeah, OK.

-OK then?

-Yeah. You have a deal, thank you.

-Wonderful!

To COIN a phrase, that's your lot. So how are the till talks going?

Deal, brilliant.

I've done it without you.

I've done it without you, sorry. I've shaken hands, it's already gone.

-What have you done?

-50.

-50?

-OK. You've done it. You've shaken, have you?

-I've shaken.

-You've shaken?

-I got £10 off it.

-Well, that's good. That's good.

-Did you not think of chatting to your partner?

-Oh, no, no. No.

-Well, he's not my partner OFFICIALLY yet.

-Oh, is he not your...?

Oh, we're still back to the engagement ring.

OK, well, you've done it, have you?

-I've done it.

-You've done it. Right, OK.

Oh, well, Ems, at least you got a RING from the till.

Once again, the hour has just rushed away.

So let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?

The stoneware beer flagon was picked up for the sum of £12.

Next, the oak-cased clocking-in clock was bought for £135.

They registered their final buy, the vintage cash till, for £50.

-Well, you two, bright and breezy still?

-Yes.

-Just about!

"Just about"! Which is your favourite piece?

Probably the clock, the clock is really nice. The clocking-in clock.

-OK. Do you agree with that?

-I agree with that.

-Right, lovely.

-Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

-Maybe. I quite...

-I think now probably the till.

-You reckon?

-The cash till, yeah.

No, no, I think the clock's going to bring in the most.

Listen, you spent a good old wodge, didn't you?

-You spent how much?

-197.

-That is really mature.

Um, I'd like £103 of leftover lolly, please.

-There you go.

-Thank you, Emily. That's very good.

-Straight over to the boss.

-Thank you.

-You looking forward to this, Caroline?

-I am, yes.

I've seen some things that I think are just great for these two.

So, yes, I am.

Well, I hope they're there and ready for you to buy.

Anyway, have a nice cup of tea, because we're going to check out

what the Blue team bought, aren't we?

Their first sortie about the fair

brought them the World War I bayonet brooch for £45.

After much deliberation,

they went for the Arts and Crafts fire screen for £140

and, with minutes to go,

they pocketed the pre-decimalisation coin set for £15.

Thomas, are you copying my headgear?

-No, no, no, this is a wide-brimmed fedora.

-Yes, that's right.

-Yours is a trilby, sir.

-Yes, that's right.

-THOMAS LAUGHS

-I keep forgetting.

-Um, now, darling, which is your favourite piece?

-I like the brooch.

That's your favourite?

I thought it had a nice story behind it, yeah. That's my favourite.

And will it bring the biggest profit, do you think?

Yes, I think so. Not the fire screen, but it depends.

-It depends on how hot you are, really, doesn't it?

-Oh, he's hot!

THEY LAUGH

-Good for you. Now, you spent how much?

-200.

-£200.

I'd like £100, please, of leftover lolly. Thank you very much.

-All beautifully folded.

-Thank you.

Will you be able to navigate your way to a decent profit,

do you think, Tom-Tom?

I think I've seen something which we haven't seen

-and you will be surprised.

-Is it bizarre?

Not bizarre, but there will be no change.

-Ooh, I'm intrigued.

-There's a bit of a message in there.

Good, good. Well, have a nice cup of tea, good luck, Tom.

Meanwhile, we're going to take a trip

to the other side of the country.

What I love about these fairs is that you can go on a journey,

inexpensively, via the objects that you find.

Take this photograph.

When was the last time you went to the Isle of Wight?

Haven't been there for years?

Well, one of the places you might have visited

on the Isle of Wight is this bay, called Alum Bay.

And sitting above the cliffs is a hotel,

which was called the Royal Needles Hotel.

I can say "was" with some certainty

because the Royal Needles hotel burnt down in 1909.

Now, Norwich is a long way from the Isle of Wight,

so I thought it was extraordinary today that, next door,

one another stand, I should discover this.

Cheaply moulded in glass, but it shows a lighthouse

and that lighthouse is just on the end of the Needles

and, if you look at the photograph,

you can see the Needles Lighthouse nestling on the end.

This collectable is made by the Alum Bay Glass Company,

who were established in 1972, and I date this to probably the mid-1970s.

What might you have to pay for these two pieces of tourist memorabilia?

Well, the photograph might be yours for a five-pound note,

as would this piece of Alum Bay glass.

The other amazing thing about Alum Bay

is the geological formation of the cliffs

and the opportunity that there is there to find

no less than 29 different coloured sands.

And, as a result, as if by magic, here in Norwich...

..lo and behold, a very rare Isle of Wight Alum Bay sand bell.

I want you to look very carefully cos this is unbelievable stuff.

I mean, you just can't believe the colours to start off with

and the skill involved in filling this thing

with all these colours to make such a perfect picture.

And, because it's a tourist souvenir,

it shows a tourist view, which is through a grotto

of those selfsame Needles but frozen in these different-colour sands.

Isn't that amazing?

And, if I revolve it, you can see an arrangement of trees on the back.

And as if finding one of these here in Norwich isn't enough,

hey presto, next door to it is its mate, making up a pair.

And this vision shows another spot on the Isle of Wight,

Carisbrooke Castle, which is where Charles I was held in captivity

for 14 months before he was executed in 1649.

Don't you think it was extraordinary,

that it was possible to freeze sand,

such a fluid and oddball material in this way,

so that, 120 years later, they're almost as fresh

as the day that they were made?

How much?

£30 each.

Would you want to arrange these for £30 each?

I don't think I would.

But what I have arranged is to meet up with the auctioneer.

Well, this is amusing, isn't it,

to be back at the Diss Auction Rooms in Diss, with Elizabeth Talbot.

-Good afternoon.

-Cracking!

Now, for the Reds, we've got this stoneware beer or cider flagon.

Very evocative. Thomas Hardy, all that kind of swigging in the fields.

Oh, we like the swigging in the fields. It's nice, this.

I mean, there are lots of breweries, historically, in the Norfolk area,

and when they did name their stoneware, it's rather nice

for collectors to be able to collect all the different names.

Morgan's was not one of the biggest names,

but it's one that is recognised in the area

as producing some nice product and some nice flagons.

Yeah, exactly, and that, retail, would cost you £12

and I think that's no money. Do you rate it?

-I think £15-£20.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

Good, well, they've done well, then, haven't they?

Now we've got the clocking-in clock.

-And a clever gadget, isn't it?

-Very clever, yes.

And I'm sure at the time when they were revolutionising

-the place of work, then they were a real boon.

-Yeah.

Um, do they sell, though, Elizabeth?

They don't sell as well as they used to, I have to say.

-They are bit of a cliche now and they're a bit big and lumpy.

-Yes.

So we've put £70-£100 on it

and hoping that a collector will find it intriguing.

OK, well, £135 paid. And, quite frankly,

I don't find it intriguing enough to contemplate spending more than £100.

So I think your estimate is spot on.

I think they're going to struggle, really, to make a profit on that.

-What about the till?

-Well, again, they're not a rare object.

But they're quite characterful,

cos they have the bell that rings as you open the drawer

and I think a lot of antique dealers and sort of vintage shop people

like to have those to give character to their environment

and, from that point of view, there is a market for them.

I'd rather have the till, frankly, than the clocking-in machine.

-I can see more the market for that.

-Yes.

-Good.

-What's your estimate on that?

-We put £25-£40 on that.

-OK, £50 paid.

So let's go and have a look at their bonus buy.

-Well, team, this is exciting, isn't it?

-Very.

Whatever has Caroline concocted underneath her rag today?

Ooh!

ADAM LAUGHS

It's a Japanese pachinko game.

Now this is only 1980s, 1990s,

but it's made to look like a 1950s original one.

And, in Japan,

there are huge, great gaming arcades full of people playing these.

And you're not allowed to gamble with money in Japan,

so what you do, you play this game and you can win little prizes,

then you take them to a little kiosk and, in return,

you sell them for some money, so you sort of gamble by the back door.

-It's a farce, then, really?

-Yes!

-It's a farce.

-Yes, yes.

-OK.

That's brilliant. How much did you spend?

I spent £85.

I think there's a fighting chance of somebody wanting this at home,

to have their own little pachinko arcade at home.

-Yeah, another addict somewhere else.

-Yeah.

OK, well, hold that happy thought, because we need to find

whether the auctioneer is a fan of pachinko.

Well, they you go, Elizabeth. This is a pachinko, I'm told.

It is retro style, the lines that they've used there

-are very much from the '50s, I guess, are they?

-Yeah, yeah.

Difficult to value.

-Well, we've chickened out a bit on this one.

-Have you?

-Yeah.

-What have you put?

-50 to 100.

-Well, there we go.

Caroline, who's clearly a punter, she's forged forward at £85.

There we go. We have just bracketed nicely around that figure.

No, very sensibly.

OK, that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.

And we've got a bayonet brooch.

It looks, from the quality of it,

to be a little souvenir piece of some description,

although it is a bizarre subject to have as a souvenir ware.

The quality of it is not wonderful,

so I don't think it's anything military -

I think they'd have turned out something much smarter than that

if it was sort of intended to be official issue.

-No, it's a bit of a novelty and quirky, I don't know.

-So how much?

-We put £20-£30 on that.

-OK, £45 paid. So that's OK.

Now, the Arts and Crafts fire screen.

-Very appropriate, the phoenix rising from the ashes.

-Yes.

-So...

Well, I like Arts and Crafts

-but I don't like that design on the copper.

-Do you not?

No, I don't. I like the handle but I just...

I just don't like the bird. I don't know why.

We have seen two examples of this type of fire screen

in the last six months and they've been more floral and sinewy

and they haven't sold very well,

-so we've kept it fairly modest on this one.

-How much?

-£35-£50.

-£140, they paid for it! Cor, strike a light!

We won't get that.

-You won't get that?

-Sorry, nowhere near.

-OK, all right.

-What about the proof coin set?

-Well, it is what it is.

Proof coin sets were obviously issued in vast numbers.

It's in nice condition, it's got its outer wrapping, very nice. But...

-1970.

-..can't say much about it, really.

-Well, you could say how much it's worth.

-£10-£15.

-£15 paid.

So it's neither here nor there, really.

The big number for them is the fire screen,

which is predicted to fail miserably,

in which case they will need their bonus buy.

So let's go and have a look at it. Well, this is exciting, isn't it?

A team that spent 200, gave their expert 100.

Thomas Plant, what did you spend the £100 on?

Well, it was such a round figure, I had to spend it all

and I bought three miniature bronzes.

-They're quite sweet, aren't they?

-Yeah.

Now, look, cold painted bronzes are tremendously collectable.

People love them because they're small, they can display them,

they tell funny stories.

Here, you have Punch being taken off by his dog

and you have a little boy who's got a bit too close to a crocodile

and his bottom's being bitten.

And this is a terribly sweet one of Squirrel Nutkin.

That is so unusual, isn't it? I did not expect that, did you?

-No, definitely not.

-£100.

-Nobody expected it.

-£100?!

£100 for the three. I think they're worth at least £40 each.

In antiques market, they could be £65 apiece,

so there is profit there for a dealer.

OK, Tom, I can't thank you enough. That's marvellous. Thanks, team.

We're going to find out now whether the auctioneer is quite as keen.

There we've got a little clutch, look.

Oh, my goodness, another eclectic mix.

I mean, they're cold painted bronzes,

which as a sort of category of collectable

is an exciting little combination of words, but they do have to be

by notable sculptors and artists, such as Bergman.

Miniature pieces like this, if they've got the right name on them,

can make anywhere between 50, 100, upwards.

These are nondescript and by nobody particular.

They're all sort of from a different source,

so although they are quite twee, you have the sort of Squirrel Nutkin...

Squirrel Nutkin, look, she's only got a fraction of her coat on.

-She has, bless her.

-No.

-So it's going to be as little as £20-£30.

-What, for the three?

-For the three.

Right, £100 paid by T Plant.

Still, with any luck, the team won't go with the bonus buy

and they'll survive to fight another day.

-Anyway, good luck on the rostrum.

-Very kind, Tim, thank you.

Thank you very much.

And £40 and selling... HAMMER FALLS

-Now, Adam, Ems, feeling OK?

-Yeah.

-A bit nervous, actually.

-Why?

-Oh, no, it's more excited nerves.

-Oh, it's excited nerves.

-They are nice, excited nerves.

-Nice excited nerves.

OK, fine. Let me just run through your objects.

You paid £12 on the flagon, which she reckons is worth £15-£20,

so you'll be fine on that. Nice local maker.

The electric clocking-in clock, she has put £70-£100 on, you paid 135.

So that is difficult, really.

And, if the worst comes to the worst,

you can fall back on our lovely Japanese game, can't you?

Yes. Anyway, first up is the brewer's flagon and here it comes.

Lot 216, the Norwich connection brewery flagon. That's lovely.

Interest shown. I start at 12, £12 only. Where's 15?

Some local history for you there. At £12, where's 15? At 12 bid.

Wave if I miss you. Surely worth more. 15, gallery, 18 got.

-It's not a lot for £18. Any advance on the flagon at 18?

-Very nice, Adam.

-It's £18. You got plus £6 on that, which is great.

-Bargain!

-Now...

-Oh!

-Here we go.

-This is your high-risk strategy.

A clocking-in clock. Well, I say for this one, start me at 70. £70.

Come on, it's in good order. 50 to start.

-50.

-A nice feature piece. £40.

Come on, surely?

-This was definitely your choice. I chose the flagon.

-Don't argue now.

30 bid. Well done. The lady's in at 30. I'll take 2. 32 bid.

35 just behind. 38, £40.

Yes! Whoo!

Saves the day at £40. 42. 45, well done.

45, where's 8? 48 bid.

You're going to star on the programme.

Come on, 50, you're going to be the saviour.

LAUGHTER £50. Go on, sir.

50? 50 bid. 5, sir? 55.

Are you going 60?

-No.

-55 is standing. I'm doing my best. At 55, where's 60?

Any advance on 55? Are you all done?

-Oh!

-£55. Look at that. That's minus £80.

Minus £80 doesn't sound too much if you say it quickly.

-It's not too bad.

-Now, look out for the cash register.

Lot 218 now, the vintage cash register.

BELL PINGS Oh, listen to that sound.

Oh, doesn't that look lovely, everyone?

I start at £18. 18 I have. The cash register.

20 bid, 22, 25, 28. 30. 2.

At £32 bid at the front. Any advance on £32? All done?

-HAMMER FALLS

-That has not rung up a profit.

-That's minus £92. Going with the bonus buy or not?

-Yes.

-Yes.

You are going with the bonus buy?

We're going with the bonus buy, the decision is made.

Let's see what happens.

Lot 222, the Japanese 1980s-1990s pachinko game.

30 to start. Come on.

-£30 on the game.

-Oh, dear.

-30 bid, sir. Well done.

At £30 I have, where's 2?

32, gallery. 35 is bid. 38. 40 bid.

42. 42 is now gallery's bid.

At 42, I'm looking for 5.

I think that's, overall, minus 135.

-So minus a clocking-in clock?

-Basically.

Minus a clocking-in clock, yes. Exactly.

If you'd saved the cash on the clock, you might be nowhere.

As it is, you're still nowhere.

No, seriously, minus 135 might be a winning score today.

It could be!

-Emma, Chris, how did Reds get on?

-Ain't got a clue.

I don't know. I did ask and they wouldn't tell me.

Did they not tell you? You're cheeky one, aren't you, even to ask.

-I am.

-I don't know. Anyway, good, we don't want you to know.

You've got your bayonet, right? Your bayonet brooch.

£45 is spent.

Her estimate is 20-£30.

-Oh!

-Next up is the fire screen with the phoenix. £140 paid.

She's estimated £35-£50.

Which is not much of an estimate, frankly.

-No, that's very low.

-For a beautiful piece.

-I could weigh it in.

-Of course you could.

-I could weigh it in, get 80 quid.

Well, there you are, you see.

Then you've got the coin set. £15 paid, she's put £10-£15 on it.

-So there we go. That's neither here nor there, really.

-No.

But first up is the Brussels weird bayonet brooch. And here it comes.

-Which I like.

-Which you like? Yeah, good for you.

Lot 238 now. We have a First World War bayonet commemorative brooch.

It's on me at 20. 20 bid on the Internet, thank you. 20 I have.

It's a maiden bid, lower end of estimate. 22 gallery. 25.

25 is still the Internet at 25, lost the gallery. Any advance on 25?

HAMMER FALLS

Oh! 25. £25, minus £20.

Oh, dear. Bad luck, team. Now, the fire screen.

Is she right or is she wrong?

Lt 239. The Arts and Crafts copper and iron fire screen

with embossed phoenix design to it.

And I start at £22. £22 I have.

The Arts and Crafts fire screen at 22, where's 5?

25 bid, 28, 30, 2.

32 is with me. At 32. Where's five? I've lost the corner bid.

-32, I'm looking for 5 now.

-That's extraordinary.

-£32 and done?

I'm very disappointed. I'm sorry.

HAMMER FALLS

Yeah, I'm sorry too. 32 is eight short of 40, right?

Which is £108 of losses. 1-0-8.

Three-figure, three-figure.

-Dear, oh, dear.

-I said we'd have 100 quid loss.

Lovely order, this one.

-Now the coin set.

-May I say £10? Look at this, £10.

5, surely? It's a lovely example of one, in lovely order.

£5, the proof coin set. £5, surely? Come on. five bid.

The lady is five. Five is a front bid now. At £5, where is six?

-Am I missing anybody else?

-Oh, dear.

-At £5 only.

She's stealing it at five pounds.

We're not doing very well. This is terrible.

-HAMMER FALLS

-Minus 10.

-It's not our finest hour.

Minus 138. So minus 138, eh?

-Yeah.

-Oh, my God!

-I said we'd be minus 100 quid.

What we going to do? Are we going to go with the dog-dogs?

-We've lost anyway, haven't we?

-It doesn't matter.

-Do you fancy the bonus buy?

-You want to go with the bonus buy?

-We'll go with it.

-You want to go with the bonus buy.

You are determined to go with Tom's choice.

All right, we're going to go with the bonus buy

and now that you've decided that you'll go with the bonus buy,

I have to reveal that the auctioneer's estimate

-is 20-£30 for the three pieces.

-Oh, no, Tim!

That means we'll hit 200!

Listen, you could be in here for a record-breaking loss, all right?

-Just think about that, yeah?

-We'll go out in style, babe.

"Go out in style, babe." That's what I like.

Lot 244.

Two 19th-century miniature cold painted bronzes and another,

and I start here, £22. 22 I have.

25, 28. 30, 2, 35.

38. 40. 2. 45, 48.

50, 5. 60, 5. 65 on commission. I've lost the corner bid.

70 is on the Internet and I'm out.

It's 70 on the Internet now. Where's 5 again?

Am I missing anybody at £70? The Internet has them.

Minus £30. Bad luck, Tom.

Which means you are minus 168. Minus 168.

-So it wasn't minus 200 after all!

-Darn it!

Anyway, there we go.

That could be a winning score, all right, minus 168,

so don't say a dickybird to the Reds

and we will reveal all in just a moment.

OK, ready for this? Thank you, team. Very brave.

Well, well, well. Some days is good days and some days is bad days

and today is a particularly bad day!

All this effort, all this striving to go forward

and the only profit made today was on one item,

between all of the teams and their selections,

which is a £6 amount on a flagon

from a brewery somewhere near Norwich.

Which is not so brilliant.

Anyway, overall, they are whopping losses

but the team that has won, who's managed to lose £135, are the Reds.

Oh, no!

So honestly, teams, there's no shame between you.

There's hardly a sheet of Bronco

because they're big numbers, aren't they?

They're big numbers on the minus stake.

We won't go into the bonus buys at all cos that doesn't stand up.

THEY ALL LAUGH

So, in fact, I think we'll move on rather nicely.

Now, have you had a lovely day?

-I have, it's been really good, hasn't it?

-Yeah.

-That's the main thing.

It's been great meeting you and it's been good, good, good.

-Have you had a good time? Adam, has it been good?

-Yes, very good.

-All right for you, Ems?

-It's been lovely.

-Congratulations on winning.

-Thanks.

Thank you very much, Caroline. In fact, it's been such fun.

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

ALL: YES!