Epsom 20 Bargain Hunt

Epsom racecourse is the venue for today's show. Hello.

And we'll have no horsing about from our teams either,

so giddy up and let's go bargain hunting. Yeah!

The town of Epsom sits on the chalk downland of the North Downs

here in Surrey.

The big question today is,

which of our teams will chalk up a victory at auction?

Will it be the Reds or will it be the Blues?

Well, punters, let's have a quick peek at what's coming up.

While the Reds put their best hooves forward...

I'm going to unleash you two.

-You're going to be in charge. I'll empower you. Off you go.

-Which way?

I don't know!

-..the Blues stumble into worrying territory.

-This is...

-Keep me away from here.

-OK.

-This is my idea of heaven!

-Right.

Let's meet the teams.

So, for the Reds today we have a husband and wife combo from heaven.

It's Geoff and Vicky.

And for the Blues, we have mother and son, Angie and Adam.

-Hello, everyone.

-ALL: Hello.

-Now, Geoffrey, you're the history buff.

What's your special subject?

Well, my special subject is the Battle of Britain.

I answered questions on Mastermind on Chief Marshal Lord Dowding.

-How did you get on?

-Lost by a point. Won the specialist subject, though.

-Oh, that's bad luck, isn't it?

-I know.

But was it really nerve-racking, that? I bet it was.

It is, just the spotlight on you. And I've come back for more.

Yeah, I know, but we're not going to put you in a black, shiny chair,

we're going to give you money to go out and multiply with.

And buy a black, shiny chair.

Well, maybe, if you think it will make a profit.

Now, Vicky, it says here that you are a pair of romantics.

Yes. We met at a friend's wedding.

He was best man, I was friend of the bride.

He took me to Paris to propose

and we got married the following year on Valentine's Day.

And we just celebrated our silver wedding.

-And he took me back to Paris.

-Did he really?

-We stayed near the Eiffel Tower.

-I don't believe it!

-Yes.

-I mean, how mushy is that?

-I know!

-And what about antiques knowledge?

-Do you know anything at all?

-Not a lot, but I do like Art Deco.

And I like gold jewellery with some lovely coloured stones.

Is that what you're going to be buying today?

-Yes, that's what I would like to buy.

-Are you going to blow the lot?

No, we'd like to buy cheap because we like to make lots of profit.

-Well, good luck with that ambition.

-Thank you.

-Now to the Blues.

-Adam, you're a DJ.

-Yes.

-What sort of music do you like?

-Reggae music the most.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

And you've been doing it for how long?

-About 12 years now.

-So how many vinyl records have you got?

I've got 1,000 seven-inch singles and 200 or 300 LPs.

Why reggae? What got you going with that?

Erm, I travelled round Australia when I was younger,

working on Aboriginal fairgrounds.

And the guy that ran it was an Aboriginal chap

-and listened to a lot of Bob Marley.

-Mm.

And, yeah, I took my inspiration from there.

Angie, you're a great cook. Tell us about that.

You're "queen of the quiche", it says.

I'm not sure about the "great", but I do love cooking.

-And the "quiche queen" has come from this one here, really.

-Has it?

-Yeah.

All I had for his packed lunch when he was a student one day was a quiche

and he thought it wasn't quite the thing to take in. I said, "That's it."

-So he took it and came back and said they want an order for tomorrow.

-Oh!

What, he tried giving it away? And they...

I think they enjoyed the bits they got.

-You like collecting food-related items also?

-Yes, I do.

My kitchen is a bit full now, so I've had to stop.

Pie funnels, knife rests, biscuit barrels, yeah.

Are you going to go for a bit of kitchenalia if you find it today?

-I am.

-At the right price.

-If I find it at the right price, but yes.

Well, talking about price, here comes your £300. There you go.

£300. You know the rules, your experts await, and off you go!

And very, very, very good luck.

Cor, I don't half fancy a bit of quiche myself!

Today, the guiding light for the Reds is Thomas Plant.

And let's unmask the expert for the Blues - it's Claire Rawle.

-Geoff, Vicky, are you excited?

-Yeah, absolutely.

-Yes, very.

-What are your tactics?

-To spend as little as possible.

-4.99, I had in mind.

-4.99?

-4.99.

-Is that right?

Yes, that's right, definitely. You want to make a big profit.

-We want to win.

-If you do that, I'll blow the lot on the Bonus Buy.

-Oh, my God!

-Oh, no! Oh, no!

-Let's go.

-OK.

-Strategy today, now then... What's...

-I'm going for bargains.

-You're going for bargains?

I'm going for bargains. Definitely going for bargains.

-Yeah, yeah.

-And Adam? I figure spend big to win big.

-Oh, OK.

-So you're going to blow the lot...

-And I'm going to rein him in.

-Good, good.

-I'm going to rein him in.

-Yeah?

-Yes.

-And we'll hope to find a happy medium, I guess.

-OK.

I fear we may have a couple of spendthrift teams today.

-Right, let's go and see what we can find, shall we?

-Excellent.

OK, come on then.

-Yes.

-Erm...

Customs and Excise.

Do they sell, as a rule?

Geoff, enough of that! Now, concentrate, you pair.

I don't think so on that one, particularly.

You know, you just went across and you thought,

-"Yeah, there's nothing here." And that's very naughty.

-Yeah.

There's a lovely spice jar, there's a piece of Tudric there,

some cribbage, a timepiece.

On here, there are possible items of profit. All on there.

Tudric thing looks nice, because it looks like a set.

-There you are, you see?

-Yes.

There you are, you just zipped past the Tudric.

-Yes, it's three pieces, which is unusual.

-What's the number, 14...?

-1446.

-It's quite a late number in the Tudric range.

-Does it matter that it's got a big dent on that?

-Yes.

-It does.

Pewter was a very difficult metal.

-But look at that lovely cane handle.

-That's beautiful.

-Isn't that beautiful?

-It feels so...

-It's quite heavy.

-Of course it's heavy!

-Yeah.

Put it down. I think we are done with that one.

It's a shame, it's got a dent on it.

-It's nice and it's good that it is named, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Let's move on.

-Yes, please.

-Found anything you like yet, Blues?

-That's a cute little money box.

-Yeah.

-George VI cipher on it, so...

-Look at these on here.

These are quite collectable, the old sort of car badges.

Yes! Oh, look at these masks. I used to collect masks.

-You've got a bunch of those.

-Did you?

-Yes. I had to stop.

Well, Angie's certainly not short of ideas, or enthusiasm!

Now, how are the Reds getting on?

Thinking the handbag.

-So which one did you like the most?

-Oh, I don't know.

That's more my colouring, this one here.

-So what did you like about this?

-I like the colour and the shape.

Yeah, and the fact you've got a nice bit of brass, contrasting brass.

-Very stylish. 1950s. Sort of like an ice bucket bag, isn't it?

-Yes.

I think, looking at the price tag, it is going to be too expensive.

-Let's carry on looking.

-OK.

-Is that all right?

-Lovely.

-Yeah, fine.

It certainly doesn't fit Geoff's £4.99 brief!

Now, it looks like the Blues have found a familiar stall.

-There's a kitchen thing for you.

-Oh, yeah, look, it's spices.

-Oh, yes!

-Yes...

-Look at that!

-Oh, OK.

-Oh, dear. Very nice price, too.

-Nothing wrong with that price!

Keep him away from it, for goodness' sake!

-Yeah.

-I quite like the pewter jug next to it.

-In actual fact, it is collectable.

People like treen, it's kitchenalia, but we need to get it down a reasonable amount from there.

So it depends, you know, they might be negotiable.

-Do you like it, though?

-I actually do. I quite like wood as well.

-Nice little spice tower, isn't it?

-That would look lovely in your kitchen.

-That's not what you're doing today!

-Not that it's...

-the aim of the game today.

-You've got to sell this lot, remember!

-Do you want to have a closer look at it?

-Yes, I think I would. Yes.

-Treen spice tower.

-So you're saying that's the make?

Treen is actually a term for turned wood. It is a wooden object.

Very often, it's fruitwood that they used for treen, because it is a softer wood.

I mean, this will date from the turn of the century.

It could be Edwardian, late Victorian.

-It's got a nice pattern to it.

-And you can see it has been used, can't you?

-Yes, yeah.

-It is a nice thing.

-It's not perfect, but it's...

Yeah, but nice commercial item.

-Would never spend that sort of money.

-No.

I don't know, it depends how generous the gentleman is

with his very best price, really.

What is your best price on this one?

-How much have I got on there?

-We've got 125 on it at the moment.

The rock bottom is 95.

80?

-I'll take 85.

-85? Hmm.

ADAM: Is 80 our...top?

Yeah, I think 80 is... Yeah.

OK, 80, yeah, yeah.

-Sold.

-That is beautiful.

-Yeah. I think there could be a small profit.

I don't think it'll be a huge profit, but kitchenalia is very collectable.

-It's a very tactile object, isn't it?

-Yes.

-As long as you're happy?

-Yeah, love it. Yeah, let's do it.

Interesting, we got something that we both like! Ahhh!

So, mother and son are in total agreement.

The Blue team have gone for some treen.

And what are the Reds angling after?

-Stuffed fish?

-No, I've eaten, thanks.

-You've eaten fish?

-Geoff!

The Reds are hooked on fishing at the moment.

-It's acrylic, I think, it's plastic.

-Perspex.

-Perspex or acrylic, yeah.

-It has got these fishing flies on it.

-Let me have a look.

So you've got the Perspex 1960s fisherman's lighter.

It's made in Japan, not made by anybody.

-The best examples are by Dunhill...

-Oh, right.

..and they are called aquarium ones.

-It does look very decorative, doesn't it?

-Yes.

I think it's a fun thing for fishermen to have.

You've got two types of collector - fishermen and lighter collectors.

-£18 is on it. What's the best on that?

-15.

Could you say 12?

Because I'm not a fisherman, so I know nothing about fish!

We love the programme, but I just don't want to lose any money.

-He doesn't want to lose money, does he?

-£15, I think...

-Do you want to buy that one?

-Yes, we do.

-Yes, please.

-Thank you very much.

-Yes, please, can we...?

-Bargain.

-Thank you.

-SELLER:

-Thanks very much.

-Thank you.

-Well, first buy.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-We're going to move on.

-Cast our net.

-Yes.

-"Cast our net." He's full of them today, isn't he?

-Oh, I'm sorry!

-How do you survive?

I don't... 25 years on, I don't know!

That's left me reeling. Well done, Reds. Your first item for £15.

What can we buy now? What can we buy now?

Now this, unfortunately... Keep me away from here.

At this table, anything for £3! This is my idea of heaven.

Well, it ain't mine, Ange.

-OK. You've got to remember profit.

-I know.

-Profits.

Well said, Claire!

One needs to be calculated, controlled and focused on this show.

-SHE GASPS

-Look, serviette rings! No, they're not. No, no, go away.

No, it's sugar tongs. I've got a thing about wood today, I think.

-I seem to remember someone likes knife rests.

-That's me.

Amongst the napkin rings, sugar tongs...

-They are cute, aren't they?

-..bits of wood...

-Oh, look at... Oh!

-I like that, but...

-Oh, the opera glasses?

-Opera glasses.

Oh, yes, look, you've come clearer now.

-No.

-I have to say, I rather love that.

-It's very easy at this stage to start drifting.

-Yes, it is.

-I think I'm quite focused.

-Right, OK.

-Do you want to wander up here, just in case there's anything else we can focus on?

-Y-Y-Yes.

Haven't you focused on enough already, Blues? Let's join the Reds.

It looks like Geoff has spotted some tin.

What do you think of this? I'm a great fan of the Festival of Britain.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-Why are you such a fan?

Because it's very retro for me, being born in '57.

-It's just before my time.

-Giving away your age, Geoff!

-Sorry!

One of our friends' uncles, who's dead now, was Abram Games,

-and he designed that logo.

-Did he?

-Because it's Festival of Britain, it's a toffee tin. 1951.

-Yeah.

What do you really like about it?

I just like the fact that the Festival of Britain was of an era,

it was after the war, things coming forward, people looking at design.

-That is a very iconic logo, isn't it?

-Yes.

-What's the best price, please?

-The best price would be £10. Yes.

-Do you really want this at a tenner?

-Erm, how battered is it?

-Because I couldn't see from here.

-Well, it is quite battered.

-I mean, it's 1951.

-I think we'll go for that.

-You want to go for it?

There are collectors of Festival of Britain. Not just me, so...

-That's a purchase.

-SELLER: Thank you very much indeed. Thank you.

-And that's two items down for the Reds.

-You've hardly spent anything.

-We've got a lot of money left.

-A lot of money left. £25...

-I got the feeling...

-Do you mean I can buy some jewellery now?

Well, I was going to say that, you know, Geoff...

-there has been a bit of railroading.

-There has been.

-I don't mind.

-Are you sure?

-I don't mind.

-I think it's now your choice.

-Yeah.

-But let's see what we can buy. Is that all right?

-Yes.

I'm going to unleash you two, but you're going to be in charge.

-I'm going to empower you. Off you go.

-Which way?

-I don't know!

I don't think the Reds know which way to turn.

But either way, the Blues seem to be following in their footsteps.

-What, the corkscrew?

-Yeah.

-Yeah...

-Yeah.

-You brush away the cobwebs and...

-That's it, take all the dust off it.

-That's very pretty, too.

-Sugar tongs!

-Yeah.

-That is quite unusual.

-No napkin rings, are there? No.

-Avoiding the napkin rings!

-That's fine, fine. Corkscrew's nice.

Important thing with corkscrews is to make sure that the

bottom of the worm still has its tip. That one does, OK?

-Got its original brush, got its suspension loop, so, yeah, it's nice.

-Let's have a look.

34? Yeah, OK, that's not a million miles out. It's nice.

There's a good market for corkscrews.

They make very good presents or they just look nice in a cabinet.

Will this matter, if it's got a...?

-No, it's part of its age and character.

-Well-used, yeah.

The important thing is that it has got the tip to its worm,

so that should be... Yeah, it's not too bad, it's quite sharp.

Brush isn't the end of the world if it's missing, but it's nice it's there.

And the suspension loop is a nice little split ring.

-How old is it?

-It's going to be early 1800s.

I mean, it's the standard shape that was made and then

they went in for more technical ones, which make a lot more money.

-So, it's nice.

-Yeah, no, it's nice.

-Yeah?

-What's your best price on that? SELLER:

-Do that for 25.

-What do you think?

-Yeah, that's not bad.

It's always nice to get a bit lower, you know.

-Do you think you could come down on that? 22?

-I'll do it for 22.

-Yes, yeah. Absolutely.

-Are we good with that?

-Yeah, yeah!

-You like that, don't you?

Yeah, I really like it. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Yeah, I like the...

-I've not seen one with the brush before.

-Yeah...

Thank you very much indeed. Thank you. Good luck with that.

Let's raise a glass to the Blues' second item.

Now, the last we heard was that Vicky

was on the lookout for something small and sparkly.

That doesn't look much like jewellery to me, Thomas!

So this is spelter, but cold-painted.

It's in good condition.

Not cracked on the base, and it's on your table.

After supper, women go out and talk about fluffy clouds

-and other things and kittens.

-Jewellery.

-As you do.

-As you do.

And the men...

-strike this and they light their cigarettes from it.

-Oh, wow.

That's interesting.

-Isn't that fun?

-How old do you think that is?

-This is 1930s.

-What's the price of this?

-120.

-What is your very best on that?

-Er, 90.

-90.

There is some damage in the paintwork there.

There is some damage to the paintwork, which isn't too bad.

-But it's not a piece of jewellery, and I know that.

-I know, that's OK!

So I'm just going to put it back, because it's a good thing.

It is a good thing and a good price.

-I could perhaps wear it as a necklace, no?

-You can't, no.

-Perhaps we'll come back and...

-Perhaps, if we are desperate, we can come back.

-Yes. OK.

-I like that, I think they are really good things.

-It's not jewellery...

-I know.

-..but let's have a look to see what we can find.

-OK. Thank you.

-But it's a good thing. Come on.

-Thank you very much.

OK, take two. Have another go, Vicky.

What have we got here?

A little sweetheart brooch, you know, that the wives and

girlfriends, what have you, would be given that brooch to wear.

At the start of the First World War, they were the Royal Flying Corps, then they became the RAF.

-So you're just...

-That's my mother, actually.

-Really?

-My mother was...

-Yes, she was.

-Oh, right.

And, funnily enough, she was in the WRAF

-and I was in the WRAF for a little bit.

-Oh, OK!

So there's quite a nice connection there, but this is really rather...

Yes, yes, they're beautifully made, those, because the wings are

really well detailed and they have got enamel in the middle.

Sometimes diamonds are set in them as well. I don't think that one has.

But, no, it is pretty.

It seems the Blues are hedging their bets over their final buy.

Right, Vicky, this looks a bit more like it! Spoilt for choice.

-Look at that, that's Limoges enamel.

-Oh, yeah!

-Isn't that beautiful?

-Can we have a look at this?

-SELLER: Yeah.

So you've got a crossover ring with diamonds

and a central ruby in the middle there.

-You haven't got the money for that.

-No!

And this one here, this one is hallmarked.

Can you see? So this is 18-carat gold.

It's Birmingham, 1903.

And it's what we call gypsy set.

With those stars. 200 for a pretty ring with diamonds in, well made.

-You've got a number of things to choose from.

-I know. No, I have.

Now we're in trouble.

But, no, you can carry on looking, or you've got the spelter figure.

What do you think? Spelter figure, we're at the races...

I like the spelter figure, too. I do like the spelter figure.

It's your choice. Jewellery goes out the window.

It can do. I like the spelter figure.

-I think we're going to go for the spelter figure.

-Are you?

-You don't want to look at any more of the jewellery? No?

-No.

It is a woman's prerogative to change your mind.

That's it, decision made, Vicky. It's spelter, and definitely no...

# Diamonds and pearls... #

No breakthrough yet for the Blues, either. The case is still open.

-Luggage is popular.

-It sort of harks back to the golden age of travel,

you take it on the steamboat and...

Yeah, when someone else carries it for you, because these...

These weigh a tonne before you've got anything in them.

-That's original lining.

-How much?

-65.

-Right.

-Yeah, it's a bit...

-SELLER: I could do it for 50.

-40?

-Couldn't get to 40, no.

I could do 48, and that would be my absolute best.

-So now we have lots of things to focus on.

-Yes.

-RAF badges...

-They're the ones I like.

-The RAF badges?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, but that's not to say...

I like the family connection in that one,

because, as I say, my mother was in it, I was in the RAF,

-and I think, you know, that would be quite interesting.

-Yeah, yeah.

I also, you know, it's like...

-That one.

-..that thing of me going back and the things I threw away...

-Yeah, that sort of reminds you of that.

-Yes.

-Need to it write down.

So, opera glasses, are we going to sort of discount opera glasses?

-I think they are...

-Yeah.

Moved on from there? OK. So, RAF is quite a strong contender.

We haven't done best price on that one yet, we need to get that down a bit.

-So, we're down to RAF...

-Or this.

-What do you reckon?

Well, shall we go and see what the best price is on the RAF wings?

OK, that would be a good idea. Thank you very much. Thank you. Right...

They've got a firm plan, but is the going good for the Reds?

-You want to buy this?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-The only thing that worries me, if I can say...

-I wouldn't worry about it.

-Oh, it's so much fun.

-It is fun, it's a good jockey, good colours.

I was worried about you and the jewellery, because jewellery can...

-You can come very unstuck.

-Yes.

-But I don't think you'll come unstuck with this.

-No.

-So, £90 was the price, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

-Thank you.

-Third and final item.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you for helping us finish.

-That's it, we're done.

-We're done!

-Tea time now!

-Tea time.

-Ah, you know, I don't drink tea. Coffee.

Come on.

Well done, Reds, your third and final item. And with time to spare.

-Claire, what's the news from the stallholder?

-£60 is his best price.

Which isn't too bad.

-Most of the value will be in the gold one.

-Mm.

I'd have put them at about, maybe, 50-70, if I put them in auction.

But you might, might...

-Because it is nice and there is a good market for it.

-60?

-60.

-Or the luggage?

-60 or the luggage?

-Yeah.

-48.

-Mm.

-What do you...?

-I'm leaning towards these,

just because I like these more than the luggage.

-I don't know, I think it's nice.

-Yeah, yeah.

I mean, there probably is mileage in that.

-It's just like all these things, on the day.

-What are you angling towards?

-They are very collectable.

-Well, it's me... You know, it's like...

I'm way out of my comfort zone here with £60.

-I mean, I've done the 80...

-Yes, yeah, yeah.

-Now I'm doing 60! Oh!

So I'm kind of hovering that way, but I like...

It's a good thing. It's not out of the way.

-I think we've still got a bit of mileage in it.

-Let's do it.

-Yes, let's do it.

-Sure?

-Yeah.

OK, that's excellent.

I'll go and tell him the good news and get the money sorted. Well done.

-That's it.

-That's it!

-Wow.

-Three done, in the bag.

-Fabulous.

Right, that's it. We're past the finishing posts, the race is over.

Let's check out what the Red team bought.

There were no flies on Geoff when he spotted the Blues' first item.

They spent £15 on the Perspex table lighter.

They paid a sweet £10 on the Festival of Britain tin.

And deliberated on their third item, but not for long!

They spent £90 on the racehorse lighter.

Now, tell me, which is your favourite piece?

We bought a little jockey, a man on a stand,

and I thought that was terrific.

-I really thought that was good.

-That's your favourite?

-Yes.

What about you, Geoffrey? What's your favourite?

I like the Festival of Britain tin. I thought that conjures up an era.

Is that going to bring the biggest profit, Geoffrey?

-I think the horse, the jockey will bring the biggest profit.

-I think so.

-And you spent how much?

-115.

-115?

-Yes.

-So I'd like 185 of leftover lolly.

-Doesn't happen very often, this.

-Do I have to?

-Yes, you do! 115 isn't a huge total, is it?

I knew you'd tell us off.

Thomas Plant is one of the last big spenders

when it comes to blowing the lot on the leftover lolly!

Believe you me, I've got something in mind

-and I'm going to blow it all.

-Good luck, Tom. Good luck, team.

Meanwhile, we'll check out what the Blue team bought.

The Blues looked like seasoned pros,

paying £80 for the spice tower.

They popped their corks over the £22 corkscrew.

And swooped in for the gold and

silver RAF broaches, spending £60.

-Adam and Ange... How did you get on, all right?

-I loved it.

-You seemed to be having fun.

-I LOVED it.

-How much did you spend?

£162.

162? I'd like £138 of leftover lolly, the boy has got that.

-There we go.

-Very nice. Thank you very much, Adam - that's great.

-So which is your favourite piece, Ange?

-The wooden spice tower.

-Would you go with the spice tower?

-No, the corkscrew.

-The corkscrew.

-What's going to bring the biggest profit?

-The Bonus Buy.

LAUGHTER

And THAT may be the right answer!

But the big challenge is for you, Rawley.

What are you going to do with all that cash?

Spend it, or as much as I can. I've got a few ideas.

-Good luck with that.

-Thank you very much.

Meanwhile, we'll trot off to have a look at something that

I found a little earlier.

What do you do if you've got a birthday or special occasion

coming up?

You want to come to one of these fairs and you've only

got £20 in your pocket.

Well, you could do a lot worse

than going to buy a bit of shed work.

Well, I call it shed work

because once upon a time,

a man in a shed with a fret saw made this box.

He wasn't a cabinet-maker,

he wasn't professional in any sense of the word, but probably

in about 1910 or 1920, he had two pieces of contrasting coloured wood.

You have a pattern and with your fret saw, you cut through both of

the sheets and hey presto, you've made yourself a bit of inlay.

If I open it up,

you can see it's got a lovely red silk lined interior,

but the lid is rather poorly perished,

so you can pull that off like that

and reveal on the underside how that fretwork has come together.

But what's inside the box?

A group of medals and tokens that don't relate to the box

but they are, for £20, very interesting.

This one, for example, is called the Bell Medal.

It's cast with an obelisk and some chaps firing muskets.

That's a medal awarded for marksmanship between the First

and Second World Wars.

For me, the most interesting

and potentially valuable medal

is this one - if you look

at the scene itself, it shows two footballers

going to strike a ball.

The background of the medal is cast with the dimpled, sewn

surface of a real football.

If I turn it round, you can see on the back it's entirely plain.

It hasn't been inscribed with a match or a date,

which adds to the sense of mystery with this medal.

With a bit of research,

you might be able to determine what this football medal relates to.

Of course, football is an incredibly popular arena for collectors.

But there you go, you've got the top end of eight pieces

there for under £20 - an ideal collection for a youngster

interested in coins and medals for not a lot of money.

That's what I call positively first-class.

Well, well - all the way from Epsom to Wisborough Green to be at

-Bellman's saleroom with the great JP. How are you, Jonathan?

-Oh, sterling!

First up for Geoff and Vicky is the Perspex lighter.

It's copying the Dunhill lighter style. I kind of like it.

We are in the country, fishing.

Less people smoke and it has that connotation, obviously.

-Bit awkward to light the fire with.

-Yes.

The thing is that the Dunhill aquarium plastic thing is

worth a couple of thousand pounds now.

-Yes, there's some very rare ones.

-Very rare table lighters.

This thing is not one of those, is it?

No, but it is fun

and there's lots of people round here, lots of good fishing around.

-It's not a lot of money.

-How much money?

-£15-£20.

-£15 paid.

Now, I'm really nervous about this Festival of Britain tin.

It's a period which is very fashionable.

They refer to it as mid-century chic, the bunting and cups of tea.

But you want something with Ravilious on it,

something high style from that moment.

Ebonised black finish with traditional strawberry flowers...

-It's far too traditional.

-Not a lot of style to it.

No, it needs to be far more outlandish and '50s.

Needs something about it. Black and flowers sadly is not going to sell it.

What's your best estimate on this old tin?

I didn't think they'd have paid much for it

-and I thought sensibly I ought to put £3-£5 on it.

-Not enough!

They've paid £10 for it.

This is more believable because it's come from Epsom

and it is a geegee and you could light your cigarette from it,

but the problem is, it's made of spelter.

Yes, absolutely.

It's a nice style and it has a bit of age, I think

probably the middle part of the century again.

People like horses around here and racing. Perfectly decent thing.

-It's a nice ornament.

-Just boils down to the price -

-how much?

-I thought, sensibly, £40-£60.

That is a sensible estimate - they paid £90.

But we know full well that a sensible estimate can create

-interest.

-Exactly. That's what you're a past master at doing.

Let's hope that you're successful, or they'll need

the Bonus Buy, in which case we'll go and have a look at it!

OK, Geoff...

You've spent £115, you've gave Thomas Plant £185,

Thomas - what did you spend it on?

I tried to blow it all, but I didn't quite.

-I bought these fabulous things. You can say, "Oh, wow."

-They're fantastic.

They are silver, they are enamel,

-but you're going to ask, "What are they for?"

-What are they for?

When one is having a cocktail party, long, tall glasses etc,

you want to know what your glass is, so you take one of these

and clip it to your glass so you know it's your glass.

That's absolutely fantastic. I'll just take one.

Have a look, Vicky, go on. I paid the grand sum of £100.

I thought they were rather nice. Silver and enamel is so popular.

-What do you think it's worth?

-£140.

I think there is between 20 and £40 profit there.

I think they're lovely.

-I think someone who likes that will pay a premium.

-Silver and enamel.

-Perfect, boxed, done.

-Lovely.

Thank you very much, Tom.

You don't pick them now, you pick them later

if you need to after the sale of your first three items.

Right now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Tom's little clips.

OK, JP - a test for you. What do you make of those?

So-called glass markers.

Well, they are hallmarked sterling silver, they're from the '30s.

They're rather pretty. They're decorated in enamels.

They're English flowers.

They're display cabinet things.

If you're a botanist, it is a little collectable. Could be useful.

Have you ever seen a cased set of silver gilt

-and enamelled glass markers before, ever?

-No.

-They've got to be rare.

-Absolutely.

-Your estimate, please?

-£70-£90.

OK, £100 paid by the Planter and for all we know,

-he could be absolutely correct.

-I hope so.

So do I. That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues, Adam and Angie.

They kick on with this spice tower.

-This is not what it appears to be, is it?

-I'm afraid not.

You don't see them that often and when they're nice,

they're done in boxwood and whatnot and are late or mid-19th century.

Very, very smart and quite rare in that respect.

But what got me was the evenness of the colour of the labels,

so I looked a bit closer and you think,

-hang on, they look like they're stained with tea.

-Yes.

Look a bit closer, then you think they've probably been produced on a printer at home.

You can just see where they've been cut out.

The real giveaway is that colour underneath -

that's an Indian hardwood.

With hindsight, it's not old, therefore it ain't worth much.

No, I might have been mean, but £15-£25.

Maybe £20-£30, but not £80.

Now, moving on to the corkscrew...

-You sell a lot of wine in this place, don't you?

-Yes.

Therefore you have wine collectors.

Are these accoutrements interesting to wine collectors?

That's the people who are going to buy it, absolutely. It is nice.

It has a nice spiralled worm. Nicely defined.

Everything about it seems fine for the 19th century,

-but not particularly exciting.

-How much?

-£30-£50.

-Very nice - £22 paid.

They paid the right price for that and it is a period object.

Now, the nostalgic interest in anything connected with

Britain's military history is powerful still, isn't it?

-Absolutely.

-People like military broaches, do they?

They're very interested in medals and all sorts of things like that.

He's got a gold one, silver one, both decorated with enamels.

Going to have some sort of collectability,

-but not terribly exciting.

-How excited can you get?

I got excited enough to say £30-£40.

About half as excited as you need to be. £60 paid.

-Is this listed on the Internet?

-Absolutely.

-That's fine.

Anyway, overall, I think the spice tower has done it for them

and they'll need their Bonus Buy, so let's go and have a look at it.

You spent 162, you gave the Rawle 138 - Claire,

what did you spend £138 on?

Well, not quite as much as that, but this is what I bought you.

-Interesting.

-So...

-What is it?

-It's a box.

Yes, it is a box!

It's actually a late Victorian stamp box.

It's embossed leather over wood...

Will they know what it is, though?

-Yes.

-Have you put some stamps in there to show them what it is?

-You don't have to.

-A few Penny Blacks!

Tuppenny Blue would be better!

There are good collectors out there

for stamp boxes and anything postage related.

I just thought it was an unusual one.

So, how much did you pay for it?

I spent £40 on it, so I didn't blow a huge amount.

-I think it ought to make 50, £60...

-Nice prediction, there.

I think it's lovely, actually.

I think you've excited the right reaction

and on that happy note, why don't we find out what the auctioneer

thinks about Claire's little box?

Well, this is a first-class effort, look. It being a stamp box.

It's nice and decorative. There are people who collect stamps

and maybe they want to put their collection in a little box!

The exterior makes it look rather old, actually,

but I don't think it is... That is rather clean inside.

-It doesn't look like it's ever been used, frankly.

-No.

I think it's perfectly all right, don't you?

It just wants a little bit of furniture polish on that

-leather to jolly it up a bit. How much?

-£20-£30.

-£40 paid.

Claire really rates it. I think she might just get there.

Thank you very much, JP.

1,400. 1,450.

-Happy, Geoff?

-Absolutely.

-We're on the edge.

-Yes.

-Nervy?

-Yes, I am!

-Could be.

Now, your Perspex table lighter with all those flies in it, £15 paid.

£15-£20 is his estimate, so you should be safe on that.

The sweet tin nobody found particularly sweet, I have to say.

£10 you paid for that,

he's put the lowest possible amount he can put on, which is £3-£5.

He thinks you'll be jolly lucky if you get £3-£5.

-Got to carry the can for that.

-The racehorse lighter is the jammy one.

-£90 you paid, 40 to 60 is his estimate.

-Ooh.

Otherwise, you've got the glass markers to fall back on.

First up is the table lighter and here it comes.

A 1960s Perspex table lighter and

the body encloses six fishing flies.

I can start with me, I've got £10 to bid.

Looking for 15, now. 15, 20.

£20 against you, commission bid at 20, where's five? 25 back in...

30 anywhere? Lady's bid on the left at £25. Internet, are you out?

No further bidding at £25, lady's bid, 25.

Plus £10, congratulations you two.

How good is that? Cool.

Now, here's the Festival of Britain tin - are we going to eat our words here?

And I can start at £10.

THEY CHEER

£10 bid. I'll take 15 if you like. With me at £10.

15 anywhere? £10 commission bid. 12 if you want to come in another one.

Surely at £12? I've got £10 on the book. Any more at £10?

At £10, I'm selling to the book at 10.

Anyway, wiped its face.

That's perfectly good. Hurray!

It's a cold-painted spelter table lighter modelled as a bay

racehorse with a jockey. Start me at £60 for this. £60, the racehorse.

40 front now. Where's 45? 45...

-50.

-Worth more than that.

-55, 60. 65, 70.

75 seated left...

-Uh-oh. Oh, come on!

-Please, please.

At £75, are we all out at £75?

-Selling...

-Oh!

-£75.

£75, bad luck - that's -15.

You had plus £10, you're now minus £5.

-The roller coaster of Bargain Hunt!

-We were so close!

What are you going to do?

Because minus £5 could be a winning score,

or do you risk £100 on the Bonus Buy, which is Thomas's pick?

-You don't have to go with it.

-I think we're going to go for it.

-I think we should.

-It's lovely. We're going to go for it.

We're going with the Bonus Buy and here it comes.

Set of six George V silver and enamel glass markers, Birmingham

1930, modelled as flowers, rather pretty

and fitted in a case there.

Start me... Start me at £50 for these. Sterling silver, £50.

Surely worth 50... 50 on the net, thank you. Looking for five now.

Internet bid at £50. Surely worth five in the room.

Internet is getting it at 50. 55, thank you. Against you, Internet.

-Come on, they're worth more.

-60 by the mirror. £60.

Internet, you've stopped now. £60 on the right, any more at 60?

-Last chance everybody else, £60 with you, sir, and selling...

-Oh, no!

At £60.

£60 is minus £40, which means overall you're minus £45. Well...

You followed your instincts.

We wanted them. We wanted to take them for ourselves.

-You wanted to take them home.

-There we go.

Anyway, don't say a word to the Blues, because minus £45 could be

a winning score. If things go really go badly for them, it might be!

Bid dead ahead at 60. Thank you, at 60. Where's the five, now?

Lady's bid, looking for five...

Now, Angie - you're a bit of atremble here - are you excited?

-I am. I am, really!

-Yeah, she is trembling!

Your first item is the treen spice tower.

Jonathan Pratt has looked at this very carefully

because he's really worried about it. He says it's not old.

He's catalogues it as late 20th century.

He thinks it's come in from India or a foreign place. It's a copy.

His estimate is £15-£25.

The treen corkscrew however, he's put £30-£50 on, it's

perfectly nice, genuine thing with its little badger brush and whatnot.

£22 paid, so that should show you a decent profit.

Then the sweetheart broaches he likes enough to

put £30-£40 on and you paid 60.

They're not particularly encouraging estimates, I have to say,

but that doesn't mean everything.

At the end of the day, you've got the little stamp-box to fall back on.

First up is the spice tower and here it comes.

Here we have the nice treen spice tower.

Commission bid I can start at 20, £25.

30 clears commission now at 30.

35, standing. 40. 45. 50 anywhere else? 50 waving at the back.

50 anywhere else? 50 at the back.

Surely worth another five? It's £50 far left.

Fair warning at £50...

Well done that man! £50 is minus 30.

He didn't announce it as being reproduction,

he didn't announce it as late, he did it as nicely as possible.

Anyway, next up is the treen corkscrew.

Early 19th-century treen corkscrew. A nice little example, that.

Surely worth £30 to start me. 30. 30. Could be useful.

-There we are, that did it!

-Oh, well done, you got 30!

I've got 30 at the front. Any further bidding at £30?

At 30 I'll sell, then. The maiden bid, the lady's bid at £30.

Last chance...

Plus £8. That is a profit of £8, well done.

That means you're only minus 22.

A gold and enamel RAF sweetheart brooch.

That one is nine carat and you have a nice little silver

and enamel one as well. Start me off at £30 for the two.

Nice bit of wartime history there at £30.

Internet bid straight in at 30 now. At 30 I'm bid. Looking for 35.

30 internet. Surely worth five in the room.

35, thank you. Anyone else now?

40 on the Internet. Five anywhere else? Internet bid getting it at 40.

Last chance in the room £40...

Selling at 40, all done...

Oh, dear, £40 is minus £20. Minus £20 and £22 is minus £42.

-That's not so hot, that, is it?

-Not really.

-It could be a winning score.

What are you going to do? Risk it and go for the stamp box or stick?

-What's it going to be?

-We're going for it.

-That's the decision, you're going with the Bonus Buy?

-Yes.

-That's a defo.

-Defo.

-Right.

Now you've made that decision, I can tell you what the auctioneer's

estimate is, which isn't so brilliant, £20-£30!

Let's hope he's well and truly wrong,

because coming up right now is the stamp box.

Nice example there.

Start me at £20 for the box.

£20 for the box. Surely worth £20?

-Where is £20?

-Where is £20?

-It's got to go at £10. Do I see £10?

Someone in the room put their hand up for £10. Back of the room, £10.

It's £10, maiden bid at £10. 12, surely? At £10, I'll sell at £10.

Are you all done? It's going. Last chance. All done. £10.

£10 is minus £30 which means overall you're minus £72.

-Oh, no!

-I liked it.

-I

-liked it. I don't like it now! I've gone off that!

-What have we got?

-Minus 72.

That could be a winning score, so say not a word to the Reds,

all right? All will be revealed in a moment.

Thanks so much, good sports.

It's £150, 160 Internet.

Clears it now.

Well, I can reveal it's been an appalling day today!

Nobody's going home with any cash, it all looks very minus minus to me!

Just a question of the scale of the losses.

The team that are marginally behind

in the loss stakes are the Blues.

Minus £72.

I mean, it started out pretty well, didn't it?

You got £8 from a corkscrew and that's the top

-and bottom of the profits today! But not to worry.

-No!

-You're not fussed, are you, Angie? Adam?

-No. Not at all.

-It's just the taking part that matters!

-Unless you win!

It's been great having you on the show.

The victors today, you've won by only losing £45, the Reds!

You started out with a £10 profit,

then it went completely down the old proverbial from there on in. Yes?

-Yes.

-Had a nice time?

-Great time.

-Fabulous.

-Been good for you?

-Yes, great crowd, great crew.

-Great crowd, great crew!

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

ALL: Yes!