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Today, the show comes to you from north of the border.

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We are in Edinburgh.

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They are a top lot around here, I can tell you,

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and gagging to do some decent deals.

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So, let's not mess about...

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Let's go Bargain Hunting, yeah!

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Today, we are at the Royal Highland Centre,

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and more specifically,

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the Lowland Hall.

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And with 4,200 metres for our teams to trot around,

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there are bound to be some highs and lows on today's show.

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Coming up, the Blues have drawn up an item hit list.

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Knocked two things off the list. Not too bad.

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This is Wemyss ware here.

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That was on our list, wasn't it? Yeah, you had that on the list?

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But at the auction, it's the Reds that are all smiles.

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?80, you've doubled your money. Look at those girls!

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Which of our teams will come out on top?

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Let's get acquainted, shall we?

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Well, we are all frightfully pally on today's programme because,

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for the Reds, we have a team of best friends - Marie and Linda -

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and for the Blues, we have a mother

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and daughter combo who are also very good friends - Claire and Jean.

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Hello, everyone. TEAMS: Hello.

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Good. Now, Marie, you have known each other for 30 years?

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And you met in kindergarten. I wish.

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Linda was a teenager and I was just...

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just a little bit older than that.

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But, yes, we met working in Paisley, on the west of Scotland.

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We worked for a company that employed people to go

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and work in Saudi Arabia to build a city in the desert.

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And who's teaching what the local protocols are?

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The burqa, when to say hello...

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That was my department's responsibility, yeah.

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So we had to learn quite a lot about it. I bet you did.

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And then try and explain it to a whole series of tradesmen,

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really, who were going to be there for six months to a year.

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Exactly. Linda, we are doubly blessed in having you today

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because you have travelled all the way from London. Yes.

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That's where you work, is it? I do work in London, yes.

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What do you do there?

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I work for a city think tank. I'm the office manager there,

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so I do everything from filing, account, payroll...

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Just make sure everybody...

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You're keeping all the big thinkers on track, are you? Yes, I am.

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So, how are you going to beat these Blues, then, today?

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We are going to buy cheap, sell high. Are you? Maybe.

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Have you consulted the think tank about this?

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What does the think tank have to say?

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They'd have charged us far too much for that.

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However it works out, you'll have a great time, I hope.

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Now, the competition.

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Claire, it says here that you are a bit of a singer. Yes, yes.

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I sang in Tenerife in the '90s, a Tina Turner tribute show.

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Did you really? Yes. I love that.

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Are you going to give us a turn, are you going to give us

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a bit of a trill? OK. As long as you are going to join in.

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You've to do that finger thing.

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Are we ready for the finger...?

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We like a bit of finger clapping. OK, come on, kid.

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# Left a good job in the city

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# Workin' for the man

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# Every night and day

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# But I never lost a minute of sleep

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# Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been, oh

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# Big wheels keep on turnin'... #

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Here comes the mother!

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I think that will probably do. That is so cool.

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No, seriously, you have to be so brave.

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Did you know I was going to ask you to have a little sing? No.

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No, I didn't. And up she comes and she does it.

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I think that is so cool.

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Do you not sing anymore, then? I sang for a little while in a duo.

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And then I had my son and we kind of had put it all on a shelf.

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Now, Jean, you are retired? Yes, I am.

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What did you do before you retired?

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I worked in a laboratory office for some time.

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And I worked at Nairn, the linoleum people,

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in the offices there as well.

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And do you miss it? No. No!

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That is the honest answer. I miss the company, but not the work.

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So what do you get up to in your retirement? I go to yoga classes.

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Oh! Do you do lotus position? A bit of it, mm-hm.

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Not revealing anything, a very sensible woman.

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So what are your tactics today, then, girls?

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We have got a list of the things we are to look for. Really?

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Will you reveal that during the shopping process?

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We will, yeah. You're just teasing us now, aren't you, Jean?

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That's the answer.

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Anyway, talking of teasing, here comes your ?300,

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?300 to go and spend. You know the rules. Your experts await.

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And off you go!

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And very, very, very good luck. What a great voice, eh?

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And of course, our two experts are ready in the wings.

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For the Reds, just like that, it's...

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And Caroline Hawley is a big fan of the Blues.

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Do you have a game plan, either of you?

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Well, I kind of am thinking that, you know, buy low, sell high is the hope.

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But I do like a bit of Art Deco, and that comes a bit expensive. It does.

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Oh, gosh, you have got a list! A long list.

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Are these my instructions? This is options. Options. Options.

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I just want to buy something that I would probably have in my own

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house, really. Well, they are both very, very good things to do.

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So let's go and start, shall we? OK. Excellent.

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That's a very good tip -

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"Please note, faded labels means old stock."

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Excellent. We've been doing our homework. Brilliant.

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Thank you very much. Right, no pressure.

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Come on, ladies. Okey-dokey.

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So, that's the game plan sorted.

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Revved up for an hour on the clock,

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and they are off!

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Morning. Good morning. How are you today?

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When you buy glass, it has got to be...

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It's all about name and statement and condition.

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And it has got to be low-priced

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and something you would put in your home.

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You know, if you were to look at things like that,

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there's a strong market for Monart. You think it would have legs?

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The thing about buying named pieces is that the dealer will know

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the name and he'll ultimately know the price.

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Do you want to look at it or should we come back to that?

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We'll come back to that one. Thank you.

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One for the back burner, eh, ladies?

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Some good advice, JP.

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Meanwhile, Caroline's ruffling some feathers with the Blues.

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Oh, I like. Oh, it's lovely. Oh, I do like that. A bit of burlesque.

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A bit of burlesque indeed! Oh, yes.

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I could just see you doing some burlesque with that, Mum.

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You're going to claim that for yourself.

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I think I need a bigger fan.

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Ostrich feather.

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This will just be in plastic, but it's late Victorian, I would say.

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Right, OK. It's absolutely gorgeous,

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and this would just zhoosh you up a little bit. A bit of zhooshing.

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Can you see you in this on stage? Oh, yes.

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Do you like it? How much is it? I don't know, should we find out?

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Are they a pair, Caroline? No. Well, this one...

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Can you see the ribbon in it, holding it together?

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This one is very similar.

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There is a bit of damage on it and it's missing its ribbon.

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OK. So this one is probably nicer quality.

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I think that one is better in that it is not damaged

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and it has got its ribbon joining it together.

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You can, of course, dye this if it doesn't go with your outfit.

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Oh, yes. I just think it is gorgeous. I do, I love it.

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It makes me want to... The language of fans.

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It makes me want to sort of do something with it.

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I think they are very sexy.

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Excuse me, sir, may I ask you your very best price?

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I can do it for ?15. Oh, that is a steal.

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That is a very generous offer.

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Shall we go for it?

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I think we have to go for it. We bought our first item!

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Thank you, sir. Thank you.

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Excellent. It's gorgeous.

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I do like that. Can I have a wee hold of it? Yes!

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I didn't want to give it up. I know!

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So, those plucky Blues have plumped for some plumage whilst

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the Reds have picked up some Poole.

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What do you think of that? I quite like this. Do you? Yeah.

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It's quite nice. It is a nice shape, nice colours.

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Yeah, I think I quite like this. What is it?

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It's Poole. Poole Pottery. Yes,

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so it's really nice. And the price on that? 40.

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It's nice, but what would be your best price?

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Might be able to. What have I got on there, please?

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Do you think there is a strong demand in Scotland

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for Poole Pottery, which is a very southern England thing?

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That thing is, if you go out and look at some of the shops

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and things at the moment,

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the colours and everything are all this mustard-y, orange-y.

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Why I'm saying that is, we may not have the buyers come in.

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We may not sell it well. People go,

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"I don't want to buy that, that's southern English stuff."

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How much is on it? Sorry.

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35.

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35... The Internet might carry it further.

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It meets my kind of nice price.

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It meets your liking. I like it, yeah.

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Shall we take a risk on this one? Could you do 32?

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Yeah. OK, 32, yeah, that's fine.

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If you really like it, it's not terribly expensive, it is

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a name, there is an Internet auction. Yeah.

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I see my little, cut-up baguette, bits of bread on that.

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Thank you very much. Thank you. Pleasure. Brilliant, so we are?

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Purchase number one in minutes only, thank you. Brilliant. Thanks a lot.

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That's one apiece already. These girls are going great guns today.

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And the Blues are back on the attack.

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Well, that's quite sweet.

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That's lovely, isn't it? A little dresser. Yeah.

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Do you know what I could see that being used for? Jewellery?

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Jewellery, yes! We think alike, don't we?

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I can see that as a jewellery chest.

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Yeah. I like that.

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It's mahogany. How old do you think it is?

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I would think it is about 1860, 1870. Wow.

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Do you think the handles are original?

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You're reading my mind, aren't you? Let's have a look. Hang on.

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Nice, I like that. I like that.

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Right, we'll pull it out and we'll have a look.

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Now, it is soft-wood lined, which here, this is pine. OK.

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And I think that those are the original handles.

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Yeah, cos there's no screws, is there? No.

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Is that just a bit of damage?

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No, that is where a knot was struck out of the wood. Of course.

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Do you see what I mean? You see, I think that is nice.

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I would have that for my jewellery.

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There is a little bit of veneer...

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I know, I want to keep them all.

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That's the trouble! This one here has got some damage, can you see?

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It's like the veneer off the front.

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Yeah, the veneer has come off. Would that bring the price down

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significantly? It'll bring the price down, yes, but...

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But can we use that as bargaining power? Yes.

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Good thinking, Claire. But I think that is gorgeous.

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Should we ask the price? Yeah. Hello, sir. Hello.

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We are looking at your lovely miniature chest of drawers.

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It is a Scottish chest, I believe, is it?

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The serpentine that is used is Scottish, yes.

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What is your very best price? 120, that's definitely it.

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There's a bit of damage on it, as you know. Yeah.

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Also has this on it. Yeah. He's batting back, isn't he?

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That's OK. You won't go wrong with it.

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What was the lowest? 120. 120.

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Do you...? I think so.

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Be decisive. Do you think so? Do you like it? I love that.

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And I love the fact that it has got the original handles.

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Is it a deal, do you think? Yeah, go for it. Let's go for it.

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Thank you, sir, we shall go for that. Thanks very much.

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I can't keep up. Look, two for the Blues in 20 minutes.

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This list seems to be doing just the job, Jean.

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How about a bit of modern design, ladies? A bit of modern design?

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Leather-covered, chrome-framed, steel stool. Oh, yes.

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It's probably a copy.

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There's an architect, German architect,

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called Mies van der Rohe, who designed a chair that has been

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ripped off so many times, called the Barcelona chair.

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This is the sort of stool that would go with a Barcelona chair.

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All the rage, you know, in the city flats. I'd like that. I mean, I...

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I've sold the copies of the chairs.

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Honestly, if you left me ?200, I'd have a punt at it.

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We'll see how much we've got left after the next one. And then we'll

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see how much you can negotiate on it. May come back for that.

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That's nice, I like that. What would be your best on it?

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Death trade would be 200, and that is death. Death would be 200?

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Death. Well, we'll bear it in mind. Good, thank you.

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That is two thirds of your budget, although you do seem pretty keen.

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Definitely another one for the back burner.

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Now, back with the Blues and time for some ticking off.

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So, Jean, how are we doing?

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We've knocked two things off the list. Not too bad.

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We got the fans. Yes. Oh, good. And a wooden item.

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That's great, two off your list already. OK, no pressure.

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Let's go, then. Come on!

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One item left with half an hour still on the clock.

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What could go wrong?

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Meanwhile, the Reds seem to have taken things into their own hands.

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What have you done with JP, girls?

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Are these cairngorm stones in this long, orby one?

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Yes, silver and cairngorm. Yes. ?35.

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It's just a kind of clasp. Cos it would go on something quite heavy.

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So, ladies, what have we found? A bit of jewellery.

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Oh, a Scottish brooch! That's the cairngorm stone. That is silver.

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Can I have a look? Yes. Thank you.

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It has got a vicious pin on the back. Has it? Is it hallmarked?

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Scottish hallmarks.

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And what would be your best price for it? 30. 30?

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What do you think?

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It meets my... When I get these down south...

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OK, I clear a lot of houses from people whose family

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originate from Scotland, so I see quite a lot of these things,

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and we have little brooches and Celtic kilt pins

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and we tend to put a group together,

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so it is difficult to say what their individual value is.

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They're always very popular. And you are in the heart of the buyer here.

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You know, also, it's not terribly expensive so it makes it very

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easy and affordable to a lot of people in that environment.

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There's not a lot of silver there,

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so its intrinsic value is very little.

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It is more to do with the style and the symbolism, really. Yes.

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I like it. I like it. Would you take 28? I'd do 28, yes. Brilliant.

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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much, thank you.

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They're making this look far too easy.

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That's two each, with just under a half an hour to go.

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Oh, there is a lot of great stuff, isn't there?

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I know, there is so many nice things.

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Which way do you want to go, this way? I'm following you.

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You just shop, you don't have to feel the panic yet.

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Don't forget to keep checking that list, Jean.

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Some Wemyss ware here.

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Oh, yeah, that was on our list, wasn't it?

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Yeah, you had that on your list.

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There is a bit of damage, can you see here? Oh, yeah.

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But it does knock the value quite a lot.

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A little curling stone. That's sweet, isn't it?

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That's rather nice, isn't it? Maybe it's a mustard pot.

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You could possibly use it as sugar or preserves or...

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You know, it's anything that you can fit a little small spoon in.

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It has got to be silver plate, but an ebonised handle

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and it was probably made in the '50s or middle of the 20th century.

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Yeah, think so. Probably 50s, I would have thought. Absolutely.

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It looks kind of '30s, but probably '50s.

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Yeah, there is a mark.

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Let's have a look. There is a plated mark, as you'd expect.

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That's a solid thing, isn't it? And there is no damage.

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Run your finger around the rim.

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You don't want any chipping or anything. It's rather sweet.

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Would you take 40 for just that? Yeah, that's fine. Yes?

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Yes, that's good. Lovely, thank you.

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That's it done. You do make your mind up, don't you, very quickly?

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Yes. It is a cool thing. I think it's lovely. It's nice, yeah.

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I like the weight in it. It's good quality,

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that's what it is, I think. There's no kind of maker's marks on it?

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It just says EPNS under the lid.

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You know, electroplated nickel silver.

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So that's it, you spent 100 quid. Three items, very well done.

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A shake of the hand and the contract is done. Thank you.

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You're welcome, cheers. Thanks so much.

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That was a good spot, I like it. I think it's a nice...

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Yeah, it's a really good... It's a nice novelty. A novelty, it sells.

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You take it from here, you put it in an auction

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and you get a different environment. Who knows.

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Crikey, girls, 20 minutes left,

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and you swept the board with your three items.

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We are done with the Reds, now time for some teds, eh?

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He's a nice old ted, isn't he? He has been well loved.

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Yeah, and he's missing a bit of his mohair plush.

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But you can tell he's an early one. He has long paws. Right.

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And there's a bit of damage here, can you see? Yeah.

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And he is straw-filled, I would think. OK. I don't know pricewise.

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I can't see any prices. No. Excuse me, how much is your ted, please?

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I could do him for 35.

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As lovely as he is, I think there's not going to be any profit in that.

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What do you think? I think we need to move on. Thank you very much.

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We might well be back. We might be back.

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Now, girls, don't forget, that clock is still ticking

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and you still have your final item to buy.

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Let's leave you to it whilst I size up something

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I found a little earlier.

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Did you ever use a slide rule when you were at school?

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Well, if you did, you will be intrigued by this,

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which has to be one of the largest slide rules ever produced.

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Like all good scientific instruments,

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it's marked up with its maker, which is Dring Fage Limited, London.

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And if you look them up, you'll find that they were scientific

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instrument makers from 1790 until the 1970s.

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It's also stamped with a code - DP419 J9 -

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which indicates that it was made between 1935 and 1940.

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It is also stamped Customs Excise, which is

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a big old clue as to what this enormous slide rule was used for.

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Customs are duties which are levied on import into a country.

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Excise are duties which are levied on things produced in the country.

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Most typically, excise is collected on alcohol.

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And that is what this slide rule would have been used for.

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The design of this slide rule is really neat.

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At this end, we've got a cast brass foot.

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That is designed to go inside the top edge of a barrel,

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like so, it kind of grips it.

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And then you've got this pendant brass arm.

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And if you slide it like that, that gives you one edge of the barrel.

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That lodged under the other one gives you the other edge.

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And you can calculate the diameter of the barrel.

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This thing should come in a kit with a dipstick,

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because sometimes the excise officer wants to be able to calculate

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the volume of part of a barrel leaving the brewery.

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And the calculation that you do is assisted by the slide rule,

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which is made of boxwood, which is the traditional hard and stable

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wood for scientific instruments, rules and measures and the like.

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And what this hardwood enables the maker to do is to accurately

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stamp all these incredibly complicated graduations

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so that the calculation can reliably be made.

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You don't want a timber that is going to warp or split.

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You don't want it to move in any direction

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because that will upset the calculating principle.

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Down at the other end,

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we can see another example of how well this is made.

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A piece of cast brass expertly fitted and beautifully crafted

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so that it can protect this end from being damaged

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if it gets whacked about.

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In short, no pun,

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if you are a scientific instrument collector,

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this is a pretty dreamy object.

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And I've noticed over the years that if there is one thing that

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sells well consistently, it is rules and measures.

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What do I calculate its value at?

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Frankly, I couldn't tell you cos I've never seen one of these sold.

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What I can tell you, though, is that here in Edinburgh,

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you could by this for ?50.

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Which is not so much.

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If I had a guess at it, I would guess that in a scientific

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instrument sale, this thing must be worth in excess of ?200.

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Pretty good, eh?

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It's back to business. Surely those Blues have found their final item.

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Still feeling confident, girls?

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Panicking? Yeah, panic mode now. Right.

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We need to really get something.

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Should we just rush down this stall

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and then we'll have another meeting in a minute's time? OK. Come on.

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Uh-oh, panic stations, and it was all going so well.

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You've got three minutes left, girls.

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We've not got time for it.

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I think that list of yours has gone out of the window, Jean.

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Oh, my goodness! Sorry, sorry. Sorry.

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Now, there's a nice tray here. Oh, yeah. Look at this.

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Now, do you like that? Is that a good wooden object?

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Inlaid tray. Now, it's Edwardian, inlaid. Not too much, is it?

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No, I've got enough. Do you like this? It is quite nice, I like that.

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I like that more than the teddy. Do you? Yeah.

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What is the very, very best on that? You can have that one for 75.

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To get a profit, I think it is going to have to be 60 nowadays.

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I don't clean anything up. Now, I don't either.

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I'm terrible, I'm terrible. 60 and you've got a deal?

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I'll have to speak to my husband.

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Could you speak to him really quickly?

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We've got less than two minutes.

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At 60, I think it is all right.

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At 75, I think we are going to have to get it anyway,

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but I think at 60... Is it OK? Oh, my goodness!

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She's phoning him. She's phoning him.

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How can this be?

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Please don't be engaged! Please do not be engaged!

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Less than a minute left.

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Too much, honestly.

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I don't even know that I could run back for that teddy.

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What's the code on it? The code, what's the code?

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ADB. ADB.

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30 seconds. Yes.

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Yes! Yes! Woo-hoo!

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Time's up!

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Oh, what joy! What joy, we got there in the end.

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In the very, very end.

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There was less than ten seconds. It was terrible. Terrible!

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That was cutting it close, Caroline.

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Time to recap on what those Reds bought, eh?

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First up, it was a Poole Pottery piece. They paid a dishy ?32.

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Next, was the silver brooch that they bagged for ?28.

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And finally, can they slide to victory with the glass curling jar?

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They paid ?40.

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That was pretty cool, girls, wasn't it? Yeah.

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Did you enjoy the shopping? Thoroughly. Did you? Yes.

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It was a good experience, yeah.

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Lovely to be with JP for a half-hour? Yes. Of course.

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Exclusive attention. It was. Now, which is your favourite piece?

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My favourite piece was probably a little glass curling bowl.

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And do you agree with that?

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No, my favourite piece was the Poole Pottery.

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And is that going to bring the biggest profit? I think it might.

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I think it might as well.

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I'm hoping that it's maybe an unusual piece that somebody is

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looking for their collection. You never can tell. Might do.

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Which is interesting. So, how much did you spend in total?

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Spent ?100. Who has got ?200 of leftover lolly?

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I have. Thank you very much.

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Straight over to JP. So what are you going to do with ?200?

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Well, I'd love them to think that I can be sort of discrete

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and have no idea what I'm going to buy.

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But they left me ?200, pretty much knowing what I might buy. Really?

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Yeah. Whether I go for it or not is the dynamic.

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Well, you keep your tease up, JP. Right now, though, we are

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going to find out what the Blue Team bought, aren't we?

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First on Jean's list was the ornate fan. They paid out a cool ?15.

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The next item to be ticked off was the miniature dressing chest

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for ?120.

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And they got there in the end.

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Their final item was the butler's tray - ?60 paid.

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Well, this is a happy trio, isn't it? All the Corinnes, eh?

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So, how much did you spend in total, Jean? 195.

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And who has got the ?105 of leftover lolly?

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My mum has the money. Please, may I have it? Thank you very much.

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Thank you. Jean, which is your favourite piece? The fan.

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The fan is your favourite. Yes. Do you agree with that?

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Oh, I love the fan. It is a bit burlesque.

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Is the fan going to bring the biggest profit?

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No, I don't think so. What is going to bring the biggest profit?

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I think the tray is going to bring the biggest profit.

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Have you had a confusing morning, Caroline?

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A very confusing morning and a very stressful last moment.

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The last moment, yes, absolutely.

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But then you like a bit of stress, don't you? I do! It keeps me going.

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You thrive on it. Yeah, I do. What are you going to do with the cash?

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I've seen something that I like. Really? Yeah.

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I'm not going to tell them. I really like it.

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Is it going to be really, really profitable? I think so.

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And profit's the name of the game, Caroline.

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It's time to dash off to the auction.

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Well, McTear's is our destination today for the auction,

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and Natasha Raskin is our auctioneer.

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Natasha, how are you?

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I'm great, Tim. I hope you're well, too. I am. I am great, too.

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Now, the Poole Pottery plate, which follows the traditional Poole

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palette of rather splodgy. Yes, it is perfectly Poole, isn't it?

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It's 1970s, it is an Aegean pattern, it is a sort of yacht design.

0:25:520:25:56

I've seen it before and, yes, Poole might have had its day,

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but I like it for what it is and I quite like the '70s style.

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But I think the market decides that it is a little bit dated.

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I don't know, anything could happen.

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Cos we're not talking big bucks here, are we? How much? 20 to 30.

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Come on. ?32 paid. I mean, come on, you're quite right.

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For ?32, you buy yourself a little icon from a decade or

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two, and there it is. Exactly.

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And whether it is the flavour of the moment, it will return.

0:26:220:26:24

Now, this little fellow here, looks like a kilt pin, but it's not,

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it is too small for a tilt. It's more of a brooch, isn't it?

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But it's lovely. It's got that basket hilt sword design,

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it's got the hard stone, they always do well. And how much?

0:26:330:26:36

Well, a mere ?30 to ?40 will get that for you today.

0:26:360:26:39

?28 paid. Oh, yes! Perfect. That looks pretty good.

0:26:390:26:42

And this thing, I have to say, I absolutely adore. Yes.

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I can't buy it because it is one of our contestants' lots.

0:26:450:26:49

Curling, actually, is always collectible.

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It's always exciting, especially in this neck of the woods, but UK wide.

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So the fact that it is silver-plated doesn't really work against it.

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The fact it's lacking its spoon, so what?

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It's nicely made, curling is cool,

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and hopefully we will get a cool price for it, too.

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How cold will the price be? Oh, lukewarm - ?30 to ?40.

0:27:040:27:08

OK, ?40 paid. So this team, I think, have done remarkably well.

0:27:080:27:11

They have only spent ?100.

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I think each of their items are intriguing and stand a good chance

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of making a small profit, which is what we are really after.

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So, ?200 of leftover lolly.

0:27:190:27:21

Whether they'll need their bonus buy or not remains to be seen,

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but let's go and have a look at it.

0:27:240:27:27

OK, girls, this is exciting, isn't it? We've got a creation here.

0:27:270:27:31

You gave JP ?200. Yes. So, JP, show us what you bought, please.

0:27:310:27:35

Great.

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Whoa! Ooh!

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It's a Barcelona stool.

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The Barcelona stool was designed in 1929 by Mies van der Rohe

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for an exhibition in Barcelona at the time, hence its name.

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Architectural-led design, early 20th century, very,

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very fashionable. Reproduced, reproduced, reproduced.

0:27:510:27:54

Chromed steel and leather. Very fashionable at the moment.

0:27:540:27:58

When do you think this was made, roughly?

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All I've got to go on, really, is the leather has been worn

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a bit, so probably the '80s. Probably not earlier than that.

0:28:020:28:05

I'd love to think it was earlier,

0:28:050:28:06

but then you are talking thousands of pounds. Right.

0:28:060:28:08

How much are we talking? We're talking ?200.

0:28:080:28:12

Well, that is a great vote of confidence, I have to tell you.

0:28:120:28:16

How much do you think it will make?

0:28:160:28:17

I'd like to think the estimate at auction would be 200 to 300.

0:28:170:28:20

Or 150 to 250. There is ?50 to ?100 profit, possibly.

0:28:200:28:23

And that's sticking my neck out there. Aren't I? What do you think?

0:28:230:28:27

Like the style, it's very trendy.

0:28:270:28:29

But again, it's just whether the people want...

0:28:290:28:32

You live and work in London, you go up and down Tottenham Court Road,

0:28:320:28:35

you look in some of those smart, contemporary furnishing shops.

0:28:350:28:38

Oh, yeah. I mean, the prices make your eyes water, don't they? Yeah.

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For contemporary bits of furniture.

0:28:420:28:44

What's to stop it making ?400, J? Not a lot.

0:28:440:28:46

There you go. Rest with it, girls, think about it.

0:28:460:28:48

Right now, though, let's find

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out for the viewers at home what the auctioneer thinks about JP's stool.

0:28:500:28:54

Ta-dah! There it is, JP's bonus buy.

0:28:550:28:58

What a great buy JP has made there.

0:28:580:29:01

In the Barcelona design style,

0:29:010:29:03

we have got this ottoman here, with the X-frame legs.

0:29:030:29:07

It is probably from the mid-20th century, after the famous Ludwig

0:29:070:29:11

Mies van der Rohe, who was a real pioneer of design

0:29:110:29:14

at the early 20th century. And how good he was,

0:29:140:29:17

because that would fit into any contemporary home of any style.

0:29:170:29:21

You're right, really.

0:29:210:29:22

I mean, it has got a little bit of damage to the webbing

0:29:220:29:24

underneath, but I like it very much, I have to say.

0:29:240:29:27

Well, I looked up the maker - Form of London -

0:29:270:29:29

and I can't seem to find any current output from this manufacturer,

0:29:290:29:32

so I think it is a company that has been and gone, which is a good sign.

0:29:320:29:35

That dates it. OK, well, how wild are you owing to be?

0:29:350:29:37

What is your estimate?

0:29:370:29:39

Not too wild, ?70 to ?100.

0:29:390:29:41

?200 JP paid for that.

0:29:410:29:43

I'm going to regret that 70 to 100, aren't I? Not necessarily,

0:29:430:29:46

because I could be smirking on the other side of my face,

0:29:460:29:48

looking really sheepish,

0:29:480:29:50

but I think it is a ?200 to ?400 jobby, with a bit of luck.

0:29:500:29:52

Well, fingers crossed. Well, I'm going to cross everything, actually.

0:29:520:29:55

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

0:29:550:29:58

Do you like the feather fan? That's the first thing. I do.

0:29:580:30:01

What lady doesn't need an ostrich-feather fan in her life?

0:30:010:30:05

It can both attract attention to you

0:30:050:30:08

and then cover up any unwanted attention. I love it.

0:30:080:30:12

It is so chic and fabulous.

0:30:120:30:14

I absolutely have confidence in this lot.

0:30:140:30:16

Well, having said that, how much? Well, 30 to 50.

0:30:160:30:19

That's lovely, ?15 paid. Oh, great! Good, good, good.

0:30:190:30:23

Good, good, good. Now, the mahogany miniature dressing table looks to me

0:30:230:30:26

like a late 19th century sideboard, and me no likey so much.

0:30:260:30:30

You don't like it so much. Not so much, no. Do you likey?

0:30:300:30:33

I'm going to look to the positive side of things.

0:30:330:30:36

Yes, OK, so we can catalogue it quite confidently as a fretwork

0:30:360:30:39

design, but they have got a very simple design, and I know

0:30:390:30:42

that you have your suspicion that this is quite an amateur-ish piece.

0:30:420:30:45

I don't see it... It's not an apprentice piece. Well...

0:30:450:30:47

It's more of a man in a shed, really.

0:30:470:30:49

It is more shed work than it is apprentice work.

0:30:490:30:51

I think it is what it is. Pity about the damage, isn't it?

0:30:510:30:55

Yes, a little bit of damage down here. It has got a scar. OK.

0:30:550:30:59

So slightly damaged. How much?

0:30:590:31:00

Well, ?50 to ?80 isn't going to trouble anyone, is it? No.

0:31:000:31:04

I think that is a perfect estimate.

0:31:040:31:06

They paid ?120, and I fancy they may have just paid a tad too much,

0:31:060:31:09

if I am being perfectly frank.

0:31:090:31:11

I think your estimate is peachy.

0:31:110:31:12

Now, talking of peachy, how do you feel about this tray?

0:31:120:31:15

Um... It doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy, but I do like it.

0:31:150:31:19

I do like that typical Edwardian inlay.

0:31:190:31:21

You've got the cross banding and the marquetry and the parquetry

0:31:210:31:24

and the brass handles.

0:31:240:31:25

And why not have your peaches delivered to you by the butler

0:31:250:31:28

on this tray? Why not, Tim? Exactly.

0:31:280:31:30

Slightly yesterday's antiques, don't you think? Well...

0:31:300:31:34

You know, when you've got this, maybe compare it with a nice

0:31:340:31:37

bit of Art Deco cut glass or something else functional. Yes.

0:31:370:31:40

This is never going to come cream of the crop, is it? Not really, no.

0:31:400:31:43

But that one, ten years ago,

0:31:430:31:45

would've made ?120 to ?150 every day of the week.

0:31:450:31:48

Now, how much?

0:31:480:31:49

Times have changed. We have put it in at only ?40 to ?60.

0:31:490:31:52

I think that is the right estimate. ?60 the team paid.

0:31:520:31:55

I have a horrible feeling that, apart from the fan,

0:31:550:31:58

they may have paid a tad too much for their stuff, in which case,

0:31:580:32:01

they are going to need the bonus buy,

0:32:010:32:03

so let's go and have a look at it.

0:32:030:32:05

Now, Claire, Jean, this is exciting, isn't it?

0:32:050:32:07

You gave Caroline ?105. Caroline, what did you buy?

0:32:070:32:11

Do you remember me?

0:32:110:32:12

It's the teddy! Lovely. Do you remember? Yes, it's lovely.

0:32:120:32:16

It's been well loved. He has.

0:32:160:32:20

But he's early 20th century, articulated,

0:32:200:32:22

and I think he's rather gorgeous.

0:32:220:32:24

Teddies normally sell quite well, don't they? They do.

0:32:240:32:27

They sell very, very well.

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And how many spondulix did you have to spend? 20.

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Oh! ?20 in the end. And I think he is well worth ?20.

0:32:330:32:37

Oh, yeah. Do you want a cuddle? Give us a hug. Oh, Teddy.

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Would you like a hug? Yes, I want to hug.

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This, I think, it's nice.

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And I think he's going to do all right. How much?

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Do you think there's some profit in it, then? Yes, I do. Up to 40.

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I think he is going to get between ?30 and ?40.

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You could double your money. Yes. OK, well, you happy with that?

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BOTH: Yes.

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You don't pick now, you pick after the sale of your first three items.

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Right now, for the audience,

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let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Caroline's ted.

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Now, Natasha, did you have a teddy?

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Um, I didn't have a head turner like this, no.

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I have to say, whoever did own this teddy, they cuddled it an awful lot.

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Didn't they. He has been well loved.

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Do you think two or three generations might have cuddled it?

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Cos it could date from the '30s, couldn't it? Well, it could, yes.

0:33:210:33:24

I wouldn't go any earlier, might go a touch later.

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But I am no expert when it comes to teddy bears. OK, well, how

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carried away do you think they'll get with our ted?

0:33:290:33:31

Not much above ?30 to ?40.

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Doesn't need to, cos Caroline only paid ?20.

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Oh, good on her. Good on her. Yes.

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Anyway, we will find out in a minute. Thank you.

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When all will be revealed, as Natasha is taking to the rostrum.

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Go on, bid ?30.

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Now, Marie, Linda, how are you feeling? Well, a wee bit nervous.

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A wee bit nervous, yeah. What have you got to be nervous about?

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Nothing really. Now there you are.

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When you think about it, this is just pure pleasure, isn't it?

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Yes. Unalloyed pleasure.

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For a kickoff, you've got the Aegean patterned Poole plate.

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All right? You didn't pay much, ?32.

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She has estimated ?20 to ?30. All right.

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It is what it is.

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Now, here is an icon of the 1970s.

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We have a Poole Pottery dish.

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It depicts a yacht of sail, and surely all you sailors,

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we know you've got your boats parked outside.

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Let's see if we can get just ?30 for this.

0:34:230:34:26

Come on now, who is bidding at ?30? Let's get started at 30.

0:34:260:34:29

20 then. Let's get ?20.

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Come on now. Do we see it, 20?

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I'll take ten, then.

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?10, a meagre ?10.

0:34:350:34:37

And where is 15, please? 15.

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20? No. 20 online.

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25? Yes, 25.

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You said online might do it. Come on, come on.

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Up it goes. More!

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?25, and that's last call now.

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Oh, no. I think we are done. 25.

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25 is minus seven.

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Not so far off, actually.

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But I think your brooch is fab. You paid 28.

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And surely we can start the bidding at ?25. No, we can't. ?40 to start.

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Surely we'll get 30. Come on now.

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30 online, straightaway. ?30.

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35, thank you. Against you online, it is 35 in the room.

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Now 40. 45. Go on.

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Looking for 50. I want ?70.

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45 on the aisle. At ?45. No, no, no, keep going!

0:35:120:35:16

50. 50! 55?

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No, ?50, thank you for getting us there.

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At ?50, are we all done?

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It's ?50 and last call.

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?50 on 28.

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?50 on... That's 30.

0:35:250:35:27

Plus 22 on there. Thanks very much.

0:35:270:35:30

Now, the curling stone.

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Who doesn't love this?

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A silver-plated and glass curling stone preserve jar.

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Now we have a good opening bid of ?40 on our preserve jar.

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?40, who is bidding 50?

0:35:400:35:42

At 45 even. 45...

0:35:420:35:44

There we go, 50. This will do well. This will do well, don't worry.

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I'm out. It's 55 on the Internet.

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Whose bidding 60? 60, new bidder. Yes! At ?60 in the room.

0:35:490:35:52

65 now. 70? ?70 is bid.

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It's such a good thing, though.

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It's lovely. I like it. 75. 80?

0:35:560:35:59

I'm liking it more.

0:35:590:36:00

I'm really getting in love with it.

0:36:000:36:02

Are we all done then? It's ?80.

0:36:020:36:05

We are selling at 80.

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Money! Look at those girls!

0:36:060:36:08

That's plus 40 on that.

0:36:080:36:10

You had 15 before, you're plus ?55.

0:36:100:36:13

Now, you have ?55, could be a winning score, all right?

0:36:130:36:16

You got cash in your back pocket.

0:36:160:36:17

What are you going to do about the Barcelona stool?

0:36:170:36:21

I think we may... RED TEAM: Park it.

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I'm sorry. Park it? Park it.

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And you said that in harmony, you said park.

0:36:260:36:30

I can tell you now what her estimate is, which is ?70 to ?100.

0:36:300:36:34

?200 was paid. She doesn't rate it.

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I personally think she is wrong. I think it is a really nice thing.

0:36:360:36:39

If it gets picked up now, it is going to make a lot of money.

0:36:390:36:42

If it doesn't, it doesn't. So here it is. We're going to see it sold.

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This is a beauty!

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A chrome and black leather Barcelona ottoman,

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after Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, no less.

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Who is bidding ?80 on this ottoman?

0:36:520:36:54

You need this at ?80, it's fabulous.

0:36:540:36:56

Who is bidding 60, then?,

0:36:560:36:58

Come on now. I'm going to burst into tears about it.

0:36:580:37:00

Gosh! Who is bidding ?60 online?

0:37:000:37:02

?60, we are off the mark, so let's get five. 65.

0:37:020:37:05

I'm looking for 65. At ?60 for this ottoman.

0:37:050:37:09

Are we sure we're done?

0:37:090:37:10

At 65 online. That did it for you. At 65.

0:37:100:37:13

I'm looking for 70. Gosh, it's slow.

0:37:130:37:14

At 65, I'm looking for 70. She's struggling. At ?65...

0:37:140:37:18

Are we done at 65...?

0:37:180:37:20

65. That's ?65 to you. ?65 on the Internet.

0:37:200:37:25

It has gone on the Internet for ?65.

0:37:250:37:27

That's remarkable. Yeah, it's remarkable.

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Anyway, there we go, it's -135.

0:37:310:37:33

You parked it. Yeah. You did the right thing, you girls.

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They are very, very canny, these girls. I take my hat off to them.

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Cos if it was me, I would have been tempted with that lot.

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I would. Anyway, ?55. Thanks very much.

0:37:420:37:44

Don't say a word to the Blues. No. It could be a winning score.

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Could be. It's folding money to take home, what could be nicer than that?

0:37:470:37:50

Blue Team, how are you feeling? Fine. Excellent.

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Do you know how the Reds got on? No! No.

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Were they quite closed about that?

0:38:040:38:07

Very. Oh, yeah. Well, there you go.

0:38:070:38:08

OK, now, your white ostrich fan.

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I'm not so sure that they're ivory sticks.

0:38:100:38:13

They could be ivorine, those sticks. I don't think they're ivory sticks.

0:38:130:38:16

I think they are ivorine.

0:38:160:38:17

And ivorine is another word for plastic, actually. Right.

0:38:170:38:20

It sounds so much nicer.

0:38:200:38:21

I don't think it makes any difference, frankly, to the

0:38:210:38:23

end value. No.

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Just if you were exporting them outside the EU,

0:38:250:38:27

you wouldn't need a CITES certificate. Of course, yes.

0:38:270:38:31

If it's plastic. And I think it is ivorine. But anyway, there we are.

0:38:310:38:35

It's only ?15.

0:38:350:38:36

And the auctioneer, she loves it. 30 to 50, she thinks it is worth.

0:38:360:38:39

Excellent. You only paid 15.

0:38:390:38:41

So she reckons you'll double or triple your money, so that's good.

0:38:410:38:44

And here comes your fan.

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A 19th-century white ostrich fan. It is a fabulous thing.

0:38:450:38:49

It has got nice pierced sticks. And let's see if we can get ?50.

0:38:490:38:52

Come on, ?50 for this fan.

0:38:520:38:54

Let's get 30, then. That's a... Who is bidding ?30?

0:38:540:38:57

Straightaway online, you are in at ?30.

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And five. Yes! You doubled your money.

0:39:000:39:02

At ?35, where's 40?

0:39:020:39:04

35... Come on now, don't cool down. Well done, Caroline.

0:39:040:39:08

At ?35.

0:39:080:39:10

At 35. Come on!

0:39:100:39:12

At ?35 for sale...

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Last call.

0:39:150:39:16

?35, I'm loving it. That's plus ?20, girls.

0:39:160:39:19

OK, now, this retched

0:39:190:39:22

dressing chest.

0:39:220:39:23

A Scottish mahogany miniature dressing chest with a nice

0:39:230:39:26

fret-cut raised panel.

0:39:260:39:28

And what can we say about this?

0:39:280:39:29

Someone likes it. We have got an opening bid here of 65.

0:39:290:39:33

65, that's OK. At ?65, where is 70?

0:39:330:39:37

At ?65, 70? 75. I'm looking for 80.

0:39:370:39:40

At ?75, I'm looking for 80.

0:39:400:39:42

Who is bidding? 80. 85 I've got.

0:39:420:39:45

Where's 90?

0:39:450:39:46

At ?85, where is 90?

0:39:460:39:47

Come on now! ?90.

0:39:470:39:50

I'm out, but you're in, Internet. At ?90. 90.

0:39:500:39:53

Come one, come on.

0:39:530:39:55

At ?90, are we all done? Who is bidding 95? Anywhere in the room?

0:39:550:39:58

Fair warning, then, it is ?90, and we'll sell.

0:39:580:40:02

It's minus ?30, which means overall, you are minus ?10.

0:40:020:40:05

But don't despair, cos we've got the tray to follow.

0:40:050:40:08

An Edwardian mahogany marquetry oval Butler's tray with

0:40:080:40:12

a foliate inlaid decoration.

0:40:120:40:14

Let's get bidding at ?40.

0:40:140:40:16

Will you start the bidding at 30? Will you appease me at ?30?

0:40:160:40:19

It needs to be 100.

0:40:190:40:21

At ?30, who is bidding 35?

0:40:210:40:24

At ?30, are we all done? Oh, no.

0:40:240:40:26

No! Oh, no.

0:40:260:40:28

Come on! At ?40. Yes!

0:40:280:40:30

Do we see five? At ?40,

0:40:300:40:32

we're getting there. It's ?40.

0:40:320:40:34

I think we are done now. It's ?40.

0:40:340:40:37

Last call, 40.

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Kids, ?40 is minus ?20,

0:40:390:40:41

which means overall, you are minus ?30.

0:40:410:40:43

Are you going to go with the teddy or what? We have to go with teddy.

0:40:430:40:47

I think we do. You're going to go with teddy, OK.

0:40:470:40:49

You paid ?20.

0:40:490:40:50

I can tell you now, the auctioneer has estimated ?30 to ?40.

0:40:500:40:53

Oh, we are going to be in profit. Well, you could be, couldn't you?

0:40:530:40:56

Something potty could happen. I'm being positive.

0:40:560:40:58

Here comes the bald teddy.

0:40:580:40:59

Look at this face!

0:40:590:41:01

How can you resist this early 20th century gold plush teddy bear?

0:41:010:41:06

Will you bid ?40 for this wee teddy?

0:41:060:41:09

Give teddy a home for ?40. Go on now.

0:41:090:41:12

?30, then.

0:41:120:41:13

Who's bidding ?30? Don't make me ask you twice for ?30.

0:41:130:41:18

Exactly right. 20. Oh, come on now.

0:41:180:41:20

Look at him, he's looking at you.

0:41:200:41:22

He's got a wee wonky smile and everything.

0:41:220:41:23

?20. Any bidders? It's hard work, isn't it? There's 20.

0:41:230:41:27

It appeals to someone at home. ?20, I'm looking for 25 next.

0:41:270:41:31

At ?20, will you bid 25?

0:41:310:41:34

It is ?20.

0:41:340:41:35

And that looks like all we're getting here.

0:41:350:41:38

At ?20, are we all done for this teddy bear...?

0:41:380:41:42

?20. All that, "Let's give it a bit of love." Anyway...

0:41:420:41:46

It has wiped its face. Let you down, Teddy has. Oh, Teddy!

0:41:460:41:50

"Oh, Teddy(!)" I never liked him anyway.

0:41:500:41:54

Here we go.

0:41:540:41:55

I was just friendly with it to go with the flow.

0:41:550:41:58

Anyway, overall, girls, you are still minus ?30,

0:41:580:42:02

which could be a winning score, so say not a word to jolly old Reds,

0:42:020:42:05

OK? Poker face. Poker, that's it.

0:42:050:42:08

Well, we have had a thoroughly overexciting day, haven't we?

0:42:170:42:20

We certainly have. Has it not been just brilliant? Yes.

0:42:200:42:23

And vaguely exhausting through all the excitement.

0:42:230:42:26

Anyway, we have winners.

0:42:260:42:27

And we don't have losers anymore, we simply have runners-up.

0:42:270:42:30

And the runners-up today by a chalk are the Blues.

0:42:300:42:32

Minus ?30, which is normally a winning score on this programme,

0:42:320:42:37

but not today! I can tell you. Anyway, OK?

0:42:370:42:39

Did you have a good time?

0:42:390:42:41

Oh, we've had a great time. You've been very sporting.

0:42:410:42:43

Thank you very much.

0:42:430:42:44

The victors today, going home with ?55... Oh!

0:42:440:42:48

Marie, here you go, doll. Thank you. That's good, ?55.

0:42:480:42:51

You have been very, very canny, as they say north of the border.

0:42:510:42:55

Have you enjoyed it? Thoroughly. Very good, thanks so much. Good.

0:42:550:42:58

Linda, been good for you? It's been a great, great time.

0:42:580:43:00

We are so proud of you.

0:43:000:43:01

Anyway, it has been a super show, so super, in fact, join us

0:43:010:43:05

soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes? Yes!

0:43:050:43:08

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