0:00:05 > 0:00:07Isn't that gorgeous?
0:00:07 > 0:00:11We're in Builth Wells today, in mid Wales,
0:00:11 > 0:00:16a town which has a rich history, dating back to the Norman period.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18The big question today is, though,
0:00:18 > 0:00:21will our teams have what it takes to dig out those hidden gems?
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Let's find out.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Let's go bargain hunting! Yeah.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57There are more than 1,000 stores here at the Royal Welsh Showground,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00and our teams are going to have to do battle
0:01:00 > 0:01:02with these crowds
0:01:02 > 0:01:05if they're going to get around and select their items.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Let's have a quick squint as to what's coming up.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12The Reds have expensive taste.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14How much is your quilt?
0:01:14 > 0:01:16It's priced at 185.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17185.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- 220.- 220, that is a very humble sum.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22You haven't got enough money to buy it.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- How much is it?- 350.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26- We haven't got enough money to buy it. Come on.- Thank you.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29And Colin keeps the Blues in check.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- Not a big money item.- Right.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32OK. Never mind.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- I'll stop you there.- Oh, right, 75.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- We're not going to make any money out of that.- Aren't we?- No.
0:01:39 > 0:01:40Let's meet the teams.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43On Bargain Hunt today
0:01:43 > 0:01:47we have two teams who are currently partners
0:01:47 > 0:01:50but who are engaged to be married, is that true?
0:01:50 > 0:01:51- ALL:- It is.- It is true.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- SILLY VOICE:- The air is full of romance.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56For the Reds, we have David and Michelle,
0:01:56 > 0:01:58and for the Blues, we have Lindsay and Steve.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- Hello, everyone.- ALL:- Hi, Tim. - Hi, lovely to see you.- Hi, Tim.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- Now, David, you're a maritime historian.- Yes.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09I'm a partner in a Titanic exhibition company.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Ooh, are you?
0:02:10 > 0:02:13And does this go around the countryside on display then?
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- Is that the plan?- We've just come back from Russia.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18It's the first time that there's been a Titanic exhibition in Russia,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21and that'll touring around Eastern Europe for the next five years.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Do they know what you're talking about when it comes to Titanic?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- In Russia?- Yeah.- They had a good interpreter.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- HE LAUGHS - No, no, I don't mean you personally
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- but they know the Titanic story in Russia?- Yes, they do.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31Even though there was only, I think,
0:02:31 > 0:02:33three passengers on board from Russia.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Yes. The story is as captivating there as it is anywhere else.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38So, in terms of the 1,500-piece collection,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41what's the best bit that you've got?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44We do have some original artefacts from Titanic.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47We've got silverware, china, crystal,
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- officers' uniforms...- Really?
0:02:49 > 0:02:50..letters written by passengers.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Gosh, how fascinating.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Michelle, what do you do for a job or work, darling?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Hi, Tim. I work for the Cheltenham General Hospital
0:02:57 > 0:03:01as a medical secretary in the oncology department,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03which is very busy.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05And so what do you do to relax?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- Um...- It says here you do a bit of belly dancing.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09I do a little bit of belly dancing.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- THEY LAUGH - That must be very relaxing
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- after the hospital.- It is. Yes.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- You can really let yourself go. - Shake it all away.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18THEY LAUGH
0:03:18 > 0:03:19Well, that's marvellous.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Now, travel - you like to flit about a bit.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Where's your favourite destination?
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Ah, Normandy, France, the Champagne region.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Would that be for a particular reason?
0:03:29 > 0:03:30DAVID CHUCKLES
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Um, I quite like drinking champagne.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- I'm sure you'll have a fab time. - Thank you.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Really lovely to talk to you.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Now, Lindsay, what is this about your mysterious life of crime?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Are you what they call a jailbird?
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Well, no. I'm not a criminal but I am a crime writer.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47I'm a novelist and I've had six crime novels published.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Have you really?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51What sort of typical subject? Do you like a nice murder?
0:03:51 > 0:03:52Yeah.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54They're all sort of murder mysteries.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56I've written contemporary novels
0:03:56 > 0:03:58but I've also written historical
0:03:58 > 0:04:00about the mysterious death of Jane Austen.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Well, that's really interesting, isn't it,
0:04:03 > 0:04:06because there is a connection between Austen
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- and where you work, Steve, right? - Yes, Tim.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10I'm afraid we've got to continue the Austen theme
0:04:10 > 0:04:13because I run a charity which is based in the Elizabethan manor
0:04:13 > 0:04:15which her third brother, Edward, owned.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19And because of inheriting that estate,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21he was able to install Jane,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24his mother, Cassandra, her sister Cassandra and their friend Mary
0:04:24 > 0:04:25into the village of Chawton.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- And from there, all six of Austen's novels were published.- Really?
0:04:29 > 0:04:31So there's a very strong connection.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33And tell us about the charity then.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37You're set up to maintain and continue this edifice, are you not?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40It's an unusual charity because it's part international study centre,
0:04:40 > 0:04:45it has a world-leading collection of women's literature, 1600-1830,
0:04:45 > 0:04:46organic farm.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49So, really, it's one of those things
0:04:49 > 0:04:51where I don't know what's coming up from day to day.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- Well, that's a good old mixture, isn't it?- It is a mixture.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56So what plans have you got for the future, you two?
0:04:56 > 0:04:57When are you going to get spliced?
0:04:57 > 0:05:01Well, the only problem is, we have six children between us,
0:05:01 > 0:05:03and trying to get them all together in the same place...
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Gosh, you have been busy. - I'm only 35 as well.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06THEY LAUGH
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- Yes.- So, yeah, we're not quite sure yet, are we?- No.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- Well, some time next year?- Yes. - Yes, the foreseeable future.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- "The foreseeable future," says he... - Yes.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15..with a sigh of relief.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17And when are you two planning your splice?
0:05:17 > 0:05:18We've taken our time.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20We've been engaged eight and a half years,
0:05:20 > 0:05:22so, hopefully, some time in the next 12 months.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24How many children have you got between you?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- Three.- Oh, nothing.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Not even in the beginning of the pecking order
0:05:28 > 0:05:30of children production.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Anyway, on that happy note, go forth with our £300.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35- £300 apiece.- Thanks, Tim.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38You know the rules, your experts await. And off you go!
0:05:38 > 0:05:40And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Nine children between them, eh? Ooh!
0:05:44 > 0:05:49Today's first-class teams are matched in stature by their experts.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50MAKES SOUNDS
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Set to squeeze prices right down
0:05:52 > 0:05:54for the Reds is Caroline Hawley.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57And a man who can use any means
0:05:57 > 0:05:59to spot a bargain, it's Colin Young.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04What are you looking for?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Some jewellery I'm quite interested in,
0:06:07 > 0:06:08or designer handbags.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Ooh, aren't we all? And what about you, David?
0:06:11 > 0:06:12I might play a bit more safe.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14I think we'll look for some silverware
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- or maybe some china.- OK.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22- So, Steve, Lindsay, first time round a big fair, I hear.- Yes.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23What are you looking for?
0:06:23 > 0:06:25I'd love to find some Regency Silver but, if I did,
0:06:25 > 0:06:28I don't suppose I could afford it. but, you know, that would be ideal.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30That'd be great. OK, have you got a plan, Steve?
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Well, we thought we were going to be decisive
0:06:32 > 0:06:34but, no, we're not quite so sure.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- Right, are you ready to go? - Yep.- Absolutely.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37Come on, then. Let's go shopping.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- WHISTLE BLOWS - Yes, teams,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41your hour to scour starts now.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44And the Blues are straight in there.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- Is it any good or...?- It's OK. It's Japanese, early 20th century.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Not a great quality, so not a big money item.- Right.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53OK. Never mind.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55And they're straight out again. Keep at it, Blues.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58The Reds, on the other hand,
0:06:58 > 0:07:00are feeling rather more chilled.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Plenty of time but it goes very, very quickly, believe me.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04Yes, look out, Reds.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Relax too much and you won't be chilled out,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08you'll be out in the cold with no items.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- Is that Sheffield plate? - Yeah, I think so.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15I'll stop you there. Look at the...
0:07:15 > 0:07:17The price is the first thing you need to look at.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- Uh-huh.- Generally, in sales,
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- they can make anywhere between £20 and £40.- Ah.- Right.- OK.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- There's no price on it.- No. - Oh, there is.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- Oh, right, 75.- It's inside.- Yes.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29Oh, right.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Yes, Colin's right. Those figures don't add up.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33Move along now, please.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- Oh, look at the teddy bear. Isn't he cute?- Aw.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40He's not a Steiff though.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- No, he's not but he's in good condition.- He is, isn't he?
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- He is.- He is, isn't he? - Absolutely, yes.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Is he a growler? Tip him up and see.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50HE GROWLS
0:07:50 > 0:07:51THEY LAUGH
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Yeah. Very nice.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58And he's got some age to him. Look at his long paws.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Little bit of a humpback.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01- He's not too bad, is he?- No.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- Shall we see how much he is?- Yes.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04How much is your ted?
0:08:04 > 0:08:05- 60.- 60.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- You're a bit steep...- I think it's a little bit steep.- Yes.- ..little man.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- Sorry, Ted, we're going to have to wave you goodbye.- Aw.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12Bye.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Still no purchase from the Reds.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Pick up the pace, chaps, or things could get grizzly.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20£38.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Yeah. I mean, it's going to be 25 or £40.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24You're not going to gain anything.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26In Shrewsbury maybe,
0:08:26 > 0:08:27and that's where the sale is going to be.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29How old do you think it is, Colin?
0:08:29 > 0:08:30I think it's actually not very old.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33There'll be plenty of these made up in Eastern Europe
0:08:33 > 0:08:35and bound up and sent over here.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37But it's still a good decorator's item.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39It's bound to be on someone's bucket list.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- Shall I ask what the best price is? - Yeah. What the best price is.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- OK, yeah.- OK.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Is this the... Is this the person?
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Is this one yours?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Oh, sorry.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52- Sir.- Hi, there.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56I think it's got 38 on here but if we want to make any
0:08:56 > 0:08:59sort of profit, what's the very, very best you can do me on that?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02The very best - one offer - 30 quid.
0:09:02 > 0:09:0430 quid? Yeah.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- 29?- Oh, go on, then.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08THEY LAUGH OK.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10COLIN: Ooh, that was so sneaky but it was so good.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- Thank you very much indeed. - Cheers. Thanks.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- I'll have that one.- Brilliant.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16That poor stallholder.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17I'm sure he went a bit "pail" then.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Our Caroline's a magpie for a smart design look.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24How much is your chair?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- Do you like this?- MAN SHOUTS: 45.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Do you like that?- Oh, that is nice.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Yeah.- I think that's quite cool.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- That's very nice.- A modern...- Yeah. - It's a little bit rubbed here
0:09:36 > 0:09:39but the seat's in good order.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- What do you think?- Yeah, because...a retro finish.- Yeah.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- It still does quite well, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- I can see some of the young ones rather liking this.- I can as well.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- It's quite nice.- It is.- Whoo. Whoo!
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- THEY LAUGH - I like that.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- What do you think?- How much is this? - How much is the chair?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- MAN: 45.- 45.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01And what's your very best price?
0:10:01 > 0:10:0340 would be my very best.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- 30 sounds better.- 35.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07I know it would but...
0:10:07 > 0:10:09I give 35 for it, so I'll have to make a fiver on it.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- 35?- Can we give you 35 back, please?
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Go on.- Thank you!- 35.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- THEY LAUGH - Thank you.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- Thank you very much.- No problem.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- I like that.- It is, it's lovely. - One down, two to go.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- One down, two to go. Thank you. - MAN: Thank you very much.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Three chairs... I mean...cheers, for the Reds.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Well, just the one chair actually, and purchase number one too.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Oh, look at this little love seat for you two engaged there.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Sit yourselves down, Michelle,
0:10:37 > 0:10:39David. Little snuggle?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42With those, it would be three chairs for the Reds.
0:10:42 > 0:10:43Ah, that's nice.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44- TIM TUTS - Oh, Lord.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Oh, come on, we've got to shop now. Never mind that.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47Yes, come along, Reds.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Less snuggling and more haggling, please.
0:10:50 > 0:10:5115 minutes gone.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- That's quite unusual, isn't it? - OK. Let's have a look.- Yeah.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Give me that. Let's have a look.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Night watchman. Yeah.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Looks to be good. Even named. "Watchman. What of the night?"
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Ah, Royal Doulton.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Good mark.- Yes.- And Kingsware.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Nice type of series that was done, so very popular.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Condition - handle seems to be good.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16That seems like a reasonable thing.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- Right.- What drew you to it?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20I think it's because I've got some more plates at home
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- which are Izaak Walton, the fishermen.- Oh, right. Yes.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- And the style of it just reminded me of that.- Yes.
0:11:25 > 0:11:26Is it the same era?
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Yes, it is. That's the same era. Yes, yes.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- OK.- It is.- So, what do you think?
0:11:30 > 0:11:32I think that's something that's going to make
0:11:32 > 0:11:34maybe up to £100 at tops
0:11:34 > 0:11:37and something we should consider and come back to later.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38- OK.- OK.- Pop it back on the...
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Pop it on the table and then we'll come back to it.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Hey, if it's priced at £80 and it's going to make £100,
0:11:44 > 0:11:46then why not get the thing bought, hey, Blues?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Now the Reds are having a butchers at something.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51What do you think of the butcher's block, David?
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Oh, I like that.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- Do you? I do.- I like that.- Do you? - It is gorgeous. Now, I think it's...
0:11:57 > 0:12:01It needs to be on something but that is absolutely beautiful.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Hello, sir.- MAN: Hello. How are you?
0:12:03 > 0:12:05We're well so far, depending on the price of this.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- You've not enough money to buy it. - How much is it?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- 350.- Is it really?- 350.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- You're right, we haven't enough money. Right, come on.- Thank you.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15£350 for a butcher's block?
0:12:15 > 0:12:18The "stakes" in this game aren't quite that high, sadly.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Chop chop, we're pushing the halfway point
0:12:20 > 0:12:23and there's only one purchase between you, teams,
0:12:23 > 0:12:25so let's pick up the pace and we could be home in time.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Colin, do you think that's new or old?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30No, definitely old item. Early 20th century.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Nice little dinner gong. Chinese. Tibetan maybe.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- It's going to come down to the inevitable price.- Yes.- Yeah.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- I can't see one.- Shall we ask?- Yeah.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40What's your very best offer on that one?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Well, it cost me 25.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43I'll let you have it for what it cost me - 25.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Really? That sounds great.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47That's fantastic. Thank you very much indeed. We'll have that.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- Yeah?- Yes, I think so.- OK.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51It's a good buy.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54You're in the rhythm now, aren't you, of this buying thing?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Yes, we are. And it's nothing like what we said we'd go for but...
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- It's not like what we were going to go for but that's very unusual.- OK.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Early 20th century.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Really nice hardwood frame on it, which is embellished with that
0:13:06 > 0:13:09silver work that's hammered into it as well.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Whether the two went together originally, who knows?
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- But it works really well together. - Very attractive.- Yes.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Does it matter that there's a bit of damage on it?
0:13:16 > 0:13:18No, I wouldn't worry about that.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21I think, at £25, any problems with it,
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- they're the worry of the purchaser. - Fantastic.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Considering you've already bought it, Blues,
0:13:25 > 0:13:27it's a bit late to be wondering about condition.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Now, the Reds haven't moved far.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30What's brewing, team?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Now, Michelle, do you know what this is?
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- A tea caddy.- A tea caddy. It is.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40It's an early Victorian,
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- Rosewood...- Yes.- ..tea caddy.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46And, if we look inside, it's got the two compartments,
0:13:46 > 0:13:48some of the inside, the interior, has come off there.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- That's still the original foil, isn't it?- Yeah, absolutely, original foil.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56There's no damage to it at all.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Quite often some of this moulding has come off.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00All its feet are intact.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- But I think that's a pretty little thing.- I quite like it.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06And you could use it for something else, couldn't you really?
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- Yeah, or it's just a stand-alone, pretty object.- Yeah.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11I mean, it depends on the price.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- I think that's probably a bit high. - I think it is.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19- But we can find the owner and ask. Shall we?- Yes.- If you're interested.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- Do you like?- I do.- Tea caddies always seem to do well, don't they?
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- They do.- Yeah. And it's a nice one, it's in good order.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- OK.- Yeah, definitely. - All right, we'll have a look.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- Hello.- Hey.- Hi.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- You can't afford to buy that. - THEY LAUGH
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Your tea caddy, what is the very best on it, please?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38I thought it was cheap at 60 quid.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- Did you?- Hmm.- It'd be reasonable at 30.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- TIM:- David, you're a born trier. - MAN: I think you're watching too much...
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- That'll be the death of you! - THEY BANTER, TALKING OVER EACH OTHER
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- STALLHOLDER:- No, 50 quid would be the death. And that is cheap.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Yeah. They used to be a lot more money than that. Ten years ago...
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- BOTH: Hmm.- ..when I had my shop,
0:14:54 > 0:14:58I would have sold this all day long - 120, £140,
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- as I'm sure you would.- Yes.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03But it's just, times are difficult at the moment.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- Absolutely.- 40's no good?
0:15:05 > 0:15:0845, but that is absolutely it.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- OK.- Do you want to go for it or shall we think about it?- Yeah.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12I quite like it.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- I quite like it.- I think that we should have it.- OK.- Yes.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Thank you, sir, we'll have it.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- Thanks very much.- Thank you. - Thank you.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24- TIM:- Well done. A canny caddie deal means the Reds are up to two items.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27The Blues have just one and are on the move.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28- Right, team, next building.- Right.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Hello, Bedrock 2374?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- It looks like a toy.- Wilma!
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- THEY GIGGLE - The Reds are having a gay old time
0:15:43 > 0:15:46but what about the yabba-dabba-Blues?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49It's amazing what you can bump into when you're scouring these fairs.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- Hello, Tim.- All good?- Not bad. - Pretty good.- Yeah?- Yeah, yeah.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- Colin servicing you adequately? - Doing very well.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- Oh, good.- Doing very well indeed. - I've done nothing.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Both purchases by them, negotiation by them.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- You've bought two, have you? - We've bought two, yes.- Brilliant.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03I think we've got about 25 minutes left,
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- so we're going to take our time over this third one.- Ample time.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Very, very cool. Are you feeling cool?
0:16:09 > 0:16:11At the moment, yes.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- It's very cold actually. - Well, I know.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Not enough, that's why we wrap up.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- Yes.- But Colin's hardy, you see.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- He is.- He's made of sterner stuff.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- Anyway, good luck.- Thank you.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- See you later.- Right.- Thank you very much.- Thank you, Colin.- OK.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31What would that be used for? Do you like the dog?
0:16:31 > 0:16:32Beautiful, isn't he?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35I think he's really sexy.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Hey, sexy.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- THEY LAUGH - ..do you know what I mean?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- I think he's lovely.- He is.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Oh, look, there's one in the car. Do you think he's in charge?
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Shall we ask him? Excuse me, sir, could you tell me
0:16:46 > 0:16:48how much this dog is from your stall?
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Could you tell me how much your little doggy is?
0:16:52 > 0:16:54GRUFF VOICE: I'm a doggy in a window.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Sometimes there's just so much stuff at these fairs
0:16:57 > 0:16:59that you can't see the wood for the trees.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02But when the wood is in the form of these two items,
0:17:02 > 0:17:03they certainly stand out to me.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Do you fancy yourself as a bit of a woodcarver?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Well, if you do,
0:17:09 > 0:17:14sit back in wonder at the profusion of carving
0:17:14 > 0:17:16on these two objects.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Just look at that.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23Not a square millimetre is left uncarved.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27There is a density of flowers and foliage here
0:17:27 > 0:17:29which fair takes your breath away.
0:17:29 > 0:17:34This object, if I open it up, reveals compartments for envelopes
0:17:34 > 0:17:35and stationery.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37It's a stationery box.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Probably made around about 1850-1880.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47This thing, sat on a desk next door to the stationery box...
0:17:47 > 0:17:48And if I open it up,
0:17:48 > 0:17:51once upon a time it had a spine here
0:17:51 > 0:17:54that held two sheets of blotting paper.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56And you'd have written your letter on it,
0:17:56 > 0:18:00turned the letter over and blotted out any loose ink.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Within the profusion of flowers and foliage though,
0:18:03 > 0:18:05there's a whole lot of action going on
0:18:05 > 0:18:08but you've got to look very carefully.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Here we've got a long-eared creature with a long tail
0:18:11 > 0:18:14that I think is supposed to be some sort of hare.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18In the middle - a lion, about to eat its lunch.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23And overall, a number of other animals all drifting about.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25On this side, if I turn it round,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28it's a little clearer to see on the back.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32Here we've got a tiger above a large butterfly.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35And on either side, some more rodents.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39Can you contemplate the amount of work that was involved,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42the number of hours to create this amount of detail?
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Well, it's amazing.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46But they date from a period,
0:18:46 > 0:18:48the time of the British Raj in India
0:18:48 > 0:18:51between about 1850 and 1870
0:18:51 > 0:18:54when, frankly, the skills were available
0:18:54 > 0:18:58and the workmen were probably paid extremely badly.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01As a result of these things being made for the Europeans,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04a whole lot returned to Britain.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08And occasionally, you can find this dense carved work for sale.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13If you're really sharp eyed and lucky, for under £100.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17And that's because there's a certain amount of damage that needs repair.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19But once that's repaired and,
0:19:19 > 0:19:22possibly, if you were to lacquer it -
0:19:22 > 0:19:24red, or green, or cream,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27then you'd have a desk set
0:19:27 > 0:19:31that would be likely to be worth the north end of £500.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Now, there's a chip off the old block.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36Back to the shopping,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39and with 50 minutes to go, the teams hunt for that elusive
0:19:39 > 0:19:41but vital item number three.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Oh, a capstan inkwell.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- Yes. £240.- That's lovely.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- It is, but we're not going to make any money out of that.- Aren't we?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- No.- Even if we managed to knock them down?
0:19:52 > 0:19:56She isn't the only one with an eye for pricey items.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- That's nice, isn't it? - Hmm, it is nice.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Excuse me, please, how much is your quilt?
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- WOMAN:- It's priced at 185.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05185. It's gorgeous but...
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- TIM:- You can't afford to put that one to bed, Reds. Move it on.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10This is the one thing that I saw from a distance
0:20:10 > 0:20:11that I think is fabulous.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13It's marked at 380.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- SHE GASPS - Yes.- It is beautiful, though.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17It is absolutely stunning, it is.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19And I can't see any damage on it.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20- I'd rather buy the jug.- Yeah.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- You'd rather by the jug?- Yes.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- It's still a lovely piece, though. - OK. Fair enough.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Well, let's go and have a look at the jug.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Well, time's racing on, so I think decision time has come.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- Let's go back and have a look at the jug.- Is it the jug?
0:20:31 > 0:20:32I think so.
0:20:32 > 0:20:33It's with a straight face, viewers,
0:20:33 > 0:20:38that I tell you, we're now going from jugs to knockers.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40How much is your door knocker, please?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- STALLHOLDER MUTTERS - How much?- 220.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44220. That is a very handy sum.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- 220?!- That is just what we have.- Wow.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- How old is that door knocker? - It's Georgian.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- Is it?!- Yeah, it's a good one.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- Why do we keep looking at heavy things?- It's a nice thing
0:20:52 > 0:20:55but I don't think there's going to be any profit on that.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57- So shall we race on up here? - I think we'd better.- Yeah.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- Fingers crossed that the jug still exists.- BOTH: Yeah.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05You've just said you nearly saw something else.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- I've seen that blue and white plate thing.- Ah.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- We mustn't...- No, ignore it.- OK. - Yes.- Ignore. Not good.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Let's go for it now.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- It's so easy to be distracted, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17The Blues are being enticed by all around them
0:21:17 > 0:21:20and the Reds have decided to large it up at the last minute.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- Ah!- Yeah, I was looking at that. - Do you play chess?- Yes.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- Do you?!- Yeah.- That is beautiful, isn't it?
0:21:27 > 0:21:30It doesn't have a lot of age but it's an unusual thing, isn't it?
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- Yeah.- It's quite big, isn't it?
0:21:32 > 0:21:33It is quite big.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35You've seen its quite obvious flaw.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- It's quite big.- Coffee table, sitting either side
0:21:37 > 0:21:39in the front of the fire, glass of wine.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- Oh, you're selling it to me. - Yes.- Selling it to me, David, yes.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- We haven't got much time left, have we?- No, we haven't.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47I think we've got three minutes, and going down...fairly quickly.
0:21:47 > 0:21:48Shall we try and haggle?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- Do you imagine yourselves playing with it?- It's unusual
0:21:50 > 0:21:52and I think we might do quite well with that.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57- What do you think?- OK.- Yeah? - It's not my cup of tea.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59But we've got 90 seconds left.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01So do you want me to go and find the best price?
0:22:01 > 0:22:02Try 50% off and work your way up.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- Ooh, David, that's a very low bid! - Go on, be harsh.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07I'll try.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Well, it's only £30,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12so a 50% discount might be pushing it, Reds?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Right. Two bits of news.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16One - it was made by his grandfather.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- Can you believe it?- Oh, my gosh!
0:22:19 > 0:22:22So it's a really nice thing. 25.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23- Hmm.- What do you think?
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- It's entirely up to you.- We're down to the last minute.- You love it.
0:22:27 > 0:22:28What do you think?
0:22:28 > 0:22:31It's a handmade piece. I think it's got to be cheap. It's quirky.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- It's unique.- It's unique, you're not going to find another.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38You could argue, would you want to find another, but it's unique.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- It's great. It's 25 quid.- I think we should go for it.- Go on, then...
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- if it makes you happy. - Right, we'll have it.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- In the bag, third one. - THEY LAUGH
0:22:47 > 0:22:48Well done, Caroline.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Go and see if the stallholder will take a cheque-mate.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53And with time rapidly running out,
0:22:53 > 0:22:55the ice cool Blues have returned to that jug.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Is it still there?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- Time's running out.- Yeah.- Imminent.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02You like it. You'll certainly have the money for it.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03So find out the price,
0:23:03 > 0:23:05see what is the best you can do on it.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- Yeah. OK.- And who's in charge of negotiation?- Steve.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10- I think I'm going to give that a try.- Steve's the negotiator?- Yeah.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Right, OK.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Can I just ask the price on the night watchman jug?
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- 80, but I'll do it for 70 as my best.- Right.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- We're going to have to go for it, aren't we?- Shall we go for it at 70?
0:23:19 > 0:23:20Yeah. I like it anyway.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22It's a lovely thing and it could make a bit more.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25The key thing is, you like it, it's OK on the money
0:23:25 > 0:23:28and...well, you're out of time.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- That's it. Three items done.- Yeah.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- Thank you very much, sir. - Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36BABY CRIES
0:23:36 > 0:23:37Time's up.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Let's check out what the Red team bought.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- You all right, baby? - BABY STIRS
0:23:43 > 0:23:45The Reds stepped up and sat down
0:23:45 > 0:23:46with this modern, stylish
0:23:46 > 0:23:48office chair for £35.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52They snapped up a wooden tea caddy
0:23:52 > 0:23:53for £45.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55And, finally,
0:23:55 > 0:23:57they went for a chunky chess set
0:23:57 > 0:23:58for £25.
0:24:01 > 0:24:02So, you 'orrible lot,
0:24:02 > 0:24:04how did you get on? David.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- I think we got on very well, Tim. - Really?- Spent wisely.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08How much did you spend?
0:24:08 > 0:24:10We spent a princely £105.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Is that all? Which is your favourite piece?
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- I'd say the chair. - The chair is your favourite.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- Do you agree with that, David? - No. I think the chess set.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- Which will bring the biggest profit? - The tea caddy probably.
0:24:20 > 0:24:21THEY LAUGH
0:24:21 > 0:24:23- Seems to me you're all over the shop.- We are.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Anyway, I'd like some leftover lolly, please.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Quite a lot of it. 195 coming my way.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- Thanks very much. Caroline...- Thank you.- ..what are you going to do with that?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33I'm going to spend it probably most unwisely
0:24:33 > 0:24:36but I'm going to do my best to spend a lot of it.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Oh. There's a bit of a hint.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39Anyway, good luck.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Have a cup of tea.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46A bucket was the Blues' first bargain,
0:24:46 > 0:24:48which they bagged for £29.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51They then found a gong
0:24:51 > 0:24:52that was going for a song -
0:24:52 > 0:24:55they hope - at £25.
0:24:55 > 0:24:56Finally, they moved the jug
0:24:56 > 0:24:57off the back burner
0:24:57 > 0:25:00and into the running at £70.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Well, Lindsay, you seemed to take us
0:25:04 > 0:25:06very neatly through most of that shopping.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Well, I don't want to say that I'm a bossy boots but, yeah,
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- I did kind of take control of it, didn't I?- Very effective.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14I think it's a question of finding the stuff,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16and you've done incredibly well.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Now, after all that, which is your favourite piece?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Well, the thing I'd have in my own home is the bucket.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23- So that would be your favourite? - Yeah.- OK, fine.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25And do you agree with that?
0:25:25 > 0:25:28I think the ceramic jug that we bought, I really like that.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- That's your favourite.- I like the bucket too but the favourite was the ceramic jug.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Which of the trio are going to bring the biggest profit?
0:25:34 > 0:25:36- BOTH: We think the jug.- Yes.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37- The night watchman.- All right.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- And how much did you spend?- 124.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- So, can I have £176, please? - You may indeed.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46There, you've got it. All of which goes over to Colin.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- Colin.- Thank you very much. - Did you have a good shop? Enjoy it?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Very good shop. We had a very good team leader, you see.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- Ah, yeah.- It makes all the difference.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56- You know where to take orders from, don't you?- Oh, yes.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58What will you do with all that cash, Colin?
0:25:58 > 0:26:00- It might be a surprise. - Good luck with that, Colin.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Meanwhile, why don't we head off for the jolly old auction?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Well, how lovely is this?
0:26:16 > 0:26:20To be in Halls, Shrewsbury, with Jeremy Lamond.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21- Jeremy.- Welcome, Tim.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Now, the Reds, David and Michelle,
0:26:23 > 0:26:26their first item is this swivel chair
0:26:26 > 0:26:27made of plastic coat.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Well, everyone needs an office chair, especially in an office,
0:26:30 > 0:26:32so it should find a buyer.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35It's described as being stylish, which it is, isn't it?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38It is. It's a stylish way to sit down.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40When would you date it to, J?
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Well, it has a touch of the Laverne Industries' late 1950s
0:26:43 > 0:26:46but I think this is a modern copy.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47OK, fine. How much?
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- We think 20 or £30.- Do you? £35 paid.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52So they may be just a tad too much
0:26:52 > 0:26:56but it is surprising in sales these days
0:26:56 > 0:26:59the number of almost brand-new things that have a following.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- Oh, yeah. Well, the internet will help, so...- Yeah, good.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Now, a bit of - what they used to call - yesterday's antiques,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- a Tudor Rosewood tea caddy.- Yeah.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11Well, it's a typical coffin shape, or maybe I shouldn't say that
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- if I'm trying to sell it. I mean it is a...- How about sarcophagus form?
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Yeah, it is a sarcophagus shape, isn't it?
0:27:16 > 0:27:19And these were big 20 years ago.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22And they will sell but for a price.
0:27:22 > 0:27:23And what will you get? Will you get 20 or £30?
0:27:23 > 0:27:26- Something around that.- OK, fine. £45 paid.- Yeah.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28So they had paid a tad too much.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Now, I don't know what your next move is, J,
0:27:30 > 0:27:31but it could be a chess set.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Well, it's not a travelling chess set, is it really?
0:27:34 > 0:27:35- It certainly isn't.- I would say
0:27:35 > 0:27:37you're looking at £20 or £30
0:27:37 > 0:27:40but, again, chess - internet,
0:27:40 > 0:27:43we may get it taken up to 40 or 50 if we're lucky.
0:27:43 > 0:27:44You never know, do you?
0:27:44 > 0:27:47And do you think this might have been made in the 1970s and 1980s?
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- Well, there was nothing else to do, was there, really?- No.
0:27:50 > 0:27:51So, very probably.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- You got your pen knife out and you had a bit of a whittle.- Yeah.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56I think that's what somebody's done,
0:27:56 > 0:27:58and they've made something that is memorable.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Good. Well, on that happy note then,
0:28:01 > 0:28:03how memorable is the estimate?
0:28:03 > 0:28:07- We think it will make £20 or £30. - OK.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08£25 they paid.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10So they paid the right price.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13If they're going to get their comeuppance from anything here,
0:28:13 > 0:28:14it's likely to be the tea caddy.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16In which case, they'll need their bonus buy,
0:28:16 > 0:28:18so let's go and have a look at it.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Now. David, Michelle, how are you feeling?
0:28:22 > 0:28:23- Good.- Are you?
0:28:23 > 0:28:24- Wonderful.- Well,
0:28:24 > 0:28:28you gave the lovely Caroline £135 of leftover lolly.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Caroline, show us what you bought.
0:28:30 > 0:28:31Well.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33I said I would spend it unwisely,
0:28:33 > 0:28:35and I hope you think I haven't.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- Here it is.- Wow!
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- Right.- Gosh.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Have you had breakfast?
0:28:41 > 0:28:42Hubble, bubble...
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Do you want me to take that for you?
0:28:44 > 0:28:45..toil and trouble.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- I think it's gorgeous.- I do. - It's obviously copper...
0:28:48 > 0:28:51cauldron. Metal top to it.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53- The Art Nouveau design on it. - I think it's beautiful.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57And you can hang it in a fireplace. You could put it with plants in.
0:28:57 > 0:28:58- I love it.- Do you?
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- Oh, I'm so pleased.- I do.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02- I think it's... - And what about you, David?
0:29:02 > 0:29:03- Yes.- It's not the dog.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- It's not the dog.- It's not the dog.- Thank goodness for that.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07- It's different.- Yes.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09It's not what we expected, is it?
0:29:09 > 0:29:11No. But I do like it. I do.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14But I suppose the 64 million question is, how much was it?
0:29:14 > 0:29:17It was £120.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19How much profit are you going to make, Caroline?
0:29:19 > 0:29:22I'm hoping it's going to wash its face and a little bit.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- What you're saying is, it's a bit of a high risk strategy really.- Yes.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27The big question is, is this a specialist sale?
0:29:27 > 0:29:28No, it's a general sale.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32Will it be picked up on the internet? Who knows?
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Has it got a specific designer attached to it? Not at the moment.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38But it won't be long before somebody does come up with a Liberty-type
0:29:38 > 0:29:41design because it's an extremely smart piece of kit, right, Caroline?
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Yeah. So, on that happy note,
0:29:43 > 0:29:46you have to think on because, right now for the audience at home,
0:29:46 > 0:29:49let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Caroline's pot.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- OK, Jeremy. Here comes lunch. - CAULDRON CLATTERS
0:29:53 > 0:29:55How fantastic is that?
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble.
0:29:58 > 0:29:59Well, it is marvellous, isn't it?
0:29:59 > 0:30:02I mean, these lovely Art Nouveau swirls on it.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Copper is not flavour of the month
0:30:04 > 0:30:07but this has got its own integrity as an object, hasn't it?
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- It's great.- What a thumping great handle.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- I like it.- Look at that handle. - It's a good object.
0:30:12 > 0:30:13- We've put 30-50 on it.- Is that all?
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- It is stylish...- I know.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- ..and it could make more than that. - Has a bit of the Liberty look
0:30:18 > 0:30:19- about it.- Yeah, it does.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22I mean, these Welsh little spigot feet and all of that.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Yeah, it could well be a Liberty one.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- Yeah. But not marked, that's the point.- Not marked.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29I mean, if it was, it would be a different matter.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- OK, fine. So your top end is £50? - Yes.- OK.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34£120 paid by Caroline Hawley.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36She's really pushed the boat out there.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38It is a bit of a punt, I have to say.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39But we're on the internet.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42The thing is illustrated. Let us hope for the best...
0:30:42 > 0:30:45if the team decide to go with that. Anyway, now, that's it for the Reds.
0:30:45 > 0:30:46Now for the Blues.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48We've got a pine bucket which is,
0:30:48 > 0:30:51I suppose, from the Orient.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Well, I think it's relatively modern, this thing.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55It's a timeless style, isn't it?
0:30:55 > 0:30:56But how many of these
0:30:56 > 0:30:57came across on a boat?
0:30:57 > 0:31:01My theory is that, when plastic hit the villages,
0:31:01 > 0:31:05they went so big into nice, shiny, orange, plastic buckets,
0:31:05 > 0:31:07they got rid of these old ones for a pastime
0:31:07 > 0:31:10and somebody was clever enough to be filling up containers
0:31:10 > 0:31:13with the old ones as the plastic ones went out the other end.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Or just making older ones for a willing, rustic audience
0:31:17 > 0:31:19- in the West.- Exactly.
0:31:19 > 0:31:20And if you had your cottage
0:31:20 > 0:31:22and you wanted to put some sticks, or newspapers,
0:31:22 > 0:31:23or something or other by the fire,
0:31:23 > 0:31:25it does a perfectly good job, doesn't it?
0:31:25 > 0:31:28OK. Lovely. Now, how much, J?
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Well, ten to 20.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32That's about it, is it? OK, £29 paid.
0:31:32 > 0:31:37That's fair enough. Next is the Chinese hardwood carved gong set.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41Well, I think a really good temple gong can be a couple of million.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- Oh, yes.- But this one... - This is the tourist market variety.
0:31:44 > 0:31:45I think this is the tourist market.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48But the Chinese market is up, we may be lucky.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- OK, how lucky do you think you might get?- 20 to 40.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53OK, £25 paid. So they're OK with that.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56I reckon the bucket's all right, I reckon the gong's all right.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01Now, the Series Ware, which is another ceramic collectible
0:32:01 > 0:32:04which has been up and down in the last ten or 15 years, hasn't it?
0:32:04 > 0:32:09Doulton Series Ware has suffered massively from proliferation
0:32:09 > 0:32:10on the internet.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13You can get it all hours of the day and night, sadly.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- Mm.- And this one is no different.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19And the Achilles heel of this particular jug is it is restored.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23- Oh, dear.- Very well. Very difficult to spot.- But it is restored.
0:32:23 > 0:32:24- But it is restored.- Oh, dear.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27I don't think the team realised that, cos they paid £70.
0:32:27 > 0:32:28That'll be far too much, then.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- Yeah, it kind of knocks the bottom out of it, really.- Mm.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- I mean, it's down to ten or £20. - As a restored piece?- Mm.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Well, they are definitely going to need their bonus buy,
0:32:37 > 0:32:38so let's go and have a look at it.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Well, Lindsay, Steve, you're looking very healthy.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- Have you been away on holiday?- Yes, we have.- Where did you go?
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- Paxos.- Paxos!
0:32:47 > 0:32:52- I'm not saying anything.- Absolutely, lots of retsina, right?- Absolutely.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Very nice, too. Good. Now, you spent £124.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58You gave £176 to Colin Young, our hero.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02Now, Colin, what did you spend the £176 on?
0:33:02 > 0:33:06I'm afraid it wasn't quite that heroic. I only spent £50.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09But the good news is, it was well spent.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10What do you think of that little sweet item?
0:33:10 > 0:33:12That is quite pretty, isn't it?
0:33:12 > 0:33:15It is 19th century, continental porcelain,
0:33:15 > 0:33:16crossed swords mark on the bottom of it.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20It is not really a major factory, but it is just a really nice thing.
0:33:20 > 0:33:25And who makes it, with the cross swords? Or is that a generic?
0:33:25 > 0:33:27It is one of the most copied marks that you will find
0:33:27 > 0:33:28in European porcelain.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31So, the country of origin... Most likely going to be German,
0:33:31 > 0:33:33but it could just as easily be French.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35It is so difficult to identify.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37But it has a lovely puce decoration on it and it is in good order
0:33:37 > 0:33:40as well. But it is the sort of thing that has been
0:33:40 > 0:33:44copied from the 18th century and it is a later reincarnation.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48- Lovely. How much did he spend? - £50.- How much is it worth?
0:33:48 > 0:33:50We hope more. We hope more than that. More than that?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52I think it is worth more than that.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54I wouldn't have gone out there and spent
0:33:54 > 0:33:57so little to return you less than so much.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01- How much is so little, so much? - You won't make 20 quid out of it.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03THEY LAUGH
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- He's done this job before. OK, you got the message?- I think we have.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- Cogitate on that.- We will. - Cos right now we are going
0:34:09 > 0:34:10to find out for the audience at home
0:34:10 > 0:34:13what the auctioneer thinks about Colin's little box.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17There you go, overall look - hand-painted, I think.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Yeah, en camaieu.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- What is it called? - En camaieu.- Camaieu?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Camaieu. That's my best French.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25And that is a style of painting?
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Yes, it is, it is a little genre view.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30And on the bottom, you've got a pseudo-Meissen crossed sword,
0:34:30 > 0:34:35so it is probably made in France, hard paste, maybe 1900.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37- Not bad.- How much?- Not jumping.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42I mean, you're looking at maybe ten, £15, 20 at a push.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44- £50 Colin paid. - Oh, la, la!- Oh, la, la!
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Anyway, he thinks 20,
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Colin paid 50, maybe the team won't go with it.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- You're taking the sale today? - I am.- We are in safe hands.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Five. 80 here again.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00So, how are you feeling, Reds? A bit nervy?
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- I'm excited.- Really nervous.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Well, you never know what is going to happen.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Anyway, you've got the swivel desk chair, £35 paid.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09He's estimated 20 to 30.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Here we go. Look at that, what about that?
0:35:11 > 0:35:12Give me £15 for it.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14£15. Who's got 15?
0:35:14 > 0:35:15Start me at ten, then.
0:35:15 > 0:35:16Ten pounds.
0:35:16 > 0:35:1815 I've got on the internet.
0:35:18 > 0:35:2015 already on the net.
0:35:20 > 0:35:21At £15, it is here.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- Come on, it's lovely!- It's an internet bid at 15. Anybody else?
0:35:25 > 0:35:2618 at the very back.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29At £18. 20 now, Internet bid.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31At £20. At 20.
0:35:31 > 0:35:32It's here, on the internet.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35- You are out at the back.- Come on! - I'm selling it at £20.
0:35:35 > 0:35:36All done at 20.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41I don't like this. £20 is minus £15.
0:35:41 > 0:35:42That's not so swift.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45That is the golden gavel gone, then.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46Here comes the tea caddy.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Sarcophagus-shaped tea caddy.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51There it is. £15, start me. 15.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- Where's 15 for it?- Come on.- £15.
0:35:53 > 0:35:5515. 15 I'll take for it.
0:35:55 > 0:35:5815 here. 18 here.
0:35:58 > 0:35:5920 now. 22.
0:35:59 > 0:36:0225. £25 on the left.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04At 25. At £25, I'm selling.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05Paid £45.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08At £25, all done? 28 now.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10At 28 against you. 30.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11- Good God.- Another two.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13At £30, it's over here.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14At £30. Anybody else?
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Selling on the left at 30. All done?
0:36:17 > 0:36:21I can't bear it! That's minus £15.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Equals minus 30.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26The 20th century carved and stained pine chess set. What about that?
0:36:26 > 0:36:27Ten pounds for it?
0:36:27 > 0:36:29A tenner? Ten pounds? Where is ten?
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Ten pounds. Ten?
0:36:31 > 0:36:32Ten here on the net.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34It's against you at the back, sir. 12 now.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36At £12. Back of the room at 12.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38At £12. 15.
0:36:38 > 0:36:4018. 20. 22.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42- Come on.- £22, back with you, sir. - Come on!
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- It would be lovely to have a profit. - At the back of the room now.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- Make your move! - Selling it at £22.- Come on!
0:36:47 > 0:36:49All done at 22?
0:36:49 > 0:36:51£22 is minus three pounds, which
0:36:51 > 0:36:53means overall you are minus £33.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Now, listen, all is not lost
0:36:55 > 0:36:58cos you've got the cauldron to fall back on, right?
0:36:58 > 0:37:00- Mm.- Fall into. - So, what are you going to do?
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Minus £33 could be a winning score.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Do you feel something bubbling up here?
0:37:05 > 0:37:07No, I don't think so.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10I think we'll park that minus 33, shall we?
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- Yes.- Do you reckon?- Yeah. - Decision made.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Well, now I can reveal to you what the auctioneer's estimate is.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19He really liked it, OK? He's estimated £30 to £50.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Anyway, you're not going with the bonus buy.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23We're going to sell it anyway, and here it comes.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25The Art Nouveau copper cauldron.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27And interest here, it's a stylish piece.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29£32, I've got.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31At £32, on the book. At 32.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34At £32 it is. At 32.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36- No!- At £32. 35.
0:37:36 > 0:37:3840 here with me. It is against you.
0:37:38 > 0:37:4045 now, in the room.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Commission is out. At £45, left.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44- £45.- At £45, I've got, on my left.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Anybody else at £45?
0:37:46 > 0:37:4750 if you like.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50At £45 and selling it...
0:37:50 > 0:37:53£45 is five shy from 50.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56That's 70. That is minus £75.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00Team, you did extremely well in not going with the bonus buy.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02But it just goes to show, doesn't it,
0:38:02 > 0:38:05how cheap sometimes some of these objects can be?
0:38:05 > 0:38:07You made the right decision, but there's a lot of money
0:38:07 > 0:38:10in that cauldron bubbling away. Anyway, that's it.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Teams, don't fret a scrap, that could be a winning score.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Don't say a word to the Blues, all right?
0:38:16 > 0:38:1836. 38 here.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27OK, so, let's just run through your items, shall we?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29The auctioneer was pretty rude about your bucket.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31He put ten to £20 on it, all right?
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Actually, it is quite a lot of bucket for the money,
0:38:34 > 0:38:35you only paid £29.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38I'd be very disappointed if you didn't get £30, frankly.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42The Series Ware jug, he tells me, has been very expertly restored.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45And as a result, he is only put ten to £20 on it.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48And the trouble with this restoration is that, in the field,
0:38:48 > 0:38:52you can very easily be fooled, which is where you were.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55If you've got the luxury of a UV lamp, which is what he had,
0:38:55 > 0:38:59to check the condition, you can see any sort of restoration on ceramic.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00So it is a tough one.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03And I'm afraid to be the harbinger of bad news,
0:39:03 > 0:39:05cos that is bad news. But you've got the trinket box
0:39:05 > 0:39:08to fall back on, which we rate, don't we?
0:39:08 > 0:39:09The pretty little box.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Anyway, first up is the old bucket.
0:39:11 > 0:39:12Here it comes.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15Modern pine bucket with iron swing handle, there it is.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17I bid immediately.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19£15, I've got. At 15.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Anybody else at 15? At £15.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24It's a bargain...hunt here.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26At 15. 20 on the internet.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- At £20, I've got.- We paid £29.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Here we go, kids.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Internet bid at £20.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Anybody go two? At £20.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- Come on!- Selling it. At £20 now.
0:39:36 > 0:39:37All done at 20?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- There's a hole in my bucket. - There is.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Oh, dear. £20 is minus nine pounds.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46OK, now, the bell stand.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Chinese carved and inlaid bell stand. There we go.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52What about that one? At £15, start me. 15 for it.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Who has got £15 for it?
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- Come on, it's a lovely thing.- 15.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Ten pounds, then. Ten for the bell.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Ten. We're going backwards.
0:40:00 > 0:40:01Ten pounds, we've got.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03At ten pounds, I am selling.
0:40:03 > 0:40:0512. Yes? 15.
0:40:05 > 0:40:0715 here. 18 now.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11- Round it up, somebody. At £18 on my left.- I can't believe this.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12Selling then at £18.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14You're all out, apart from you, sir?
0:40:14 > 0:40:15At 18...
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Minus seven pounds.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19There was a death toll that went with that bell.
0:40:20 > 0:40:21For Whom The Bell Tolls.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24OK. Now, the Series Ware jug.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Here we are. There it is. Who has got a tenner for it? Ten pounds.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Where is ten? Ten pounds only.
0:40:28 > 0:40:29At ten.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Ten, down here at ten pounds.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33That's a bargain and a half!
0:40:33 > 0:40:34At ten pounds, we've got.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36At 12 here.
0:40:36 > 0:40:3915 at the back. Yes? 18.
0:40:39 > 0:40:4018 now. At 18.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43One more? No. £18 in front. At 18.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Selling then, £18...
0:40:45 > 0:40:47That is two short of 20,
0:40:47 > 0:40:50which is £52. Minus 52.
0:40:50 > 0:40:5262. 68.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Minus £68!
0:40:54 > 0:40:56I really didn't see it as bad as that.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59What are we going to do about the porcelain box?
0:40:59 > 0:41:01- Minus 68 could be a winning score. - It could be. Oh, yeah.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- Shall we stick there? - We'll stick there.- We'll stick.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06On the other hand, it is a pretty box.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- Right, we won't go for it. - We won't.- You won't?
0:41:10 > 0:41:14No, we'll stick with our enormous losses as they are.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15Yes, we'll say no.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18All right, you've decided not to go with the bonus buy.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Now you've decided, I can tell you that his estimate is ten to £15.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24So, on the face of it, by not going with it,
0:41:24 > 0:41:25you've made the right decision.
0:41:25 > 0:41:26Anyway, here we go.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30Where's ten? A tenner. Ten?
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Ten here, sir, with you.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- At ten pounds. At ten pounds. Anybody going to go 12?- Look out.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36At ten pounds, I've got.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38I'm going to sell it for ten pounds.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Nobody else at ten?
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- You've got it.- Ten pounds!
0:41:43 > 0:41:44That's minus £40.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47I think you did well in not going with the bonus buy.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Now, listen, minus £68 could be a winning score,
0:41:50 > 0:41:52so don't say a word to the Reds, all right?
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Very good.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56Back of the room.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04Well, what fun is this!
0:42:04 > 0:42:08We've come outside for a breath of air to reveal the results.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- Now, you've been chatting, you teams?- No.- Not at all, very good.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15Well, I'm very happy to reveal that there is only £35
0:42:15 > 0:42:17between our teams today.
0:42:17 > 0:42:18And there are similarities -
0:42:18 > 0:42:21neither team went with the bonus buy,
0:42:21 > 0:42:24which was an extremely wise event, as it turned out.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27And we don't go home with any folding money, there is
0:42:27 > 0:42:29no cash prize for either team today.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32So it is just a question of the scale of the losses.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37And the largest losses today sit, I'm afraid, with the Blues.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39BLUES: Oooh!
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Minus £68 is the number, which means, really,
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- you were robbed, weren't you? - We were.- Jolly bad luck, anyway.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47- That's the way it works. Have you had a nice time?- Fantastic.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Very good. We've loved having you on the show
0:42:49 > 0:42:51and thank you for joining us.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55But the victors today, who win by only losing £33, are the Reds.
0:42:55 > 0:42:56Again, you were robbed.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00You lost on every single item, but you still come home winners.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03- Isn't that lovely?- Absolutely.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Well done. We've loved having you on the show.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09So much so, that why don't you join us
0:43:09 > 0:43:10soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:43:10 > 0:43:11ALL: Yes!