Oswestry 22 Bargain Hunt

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Anagrams of Bargain Hunt include a burning hat,

rain bang heart and haunting bra.

-HE CHUCKLES

-Well, this phrase doesn't need

mucking about with, though - let's go bargain hunting!

Well, I'm not going to mince my words today.

No chat about haunting bras and burning hats. Oh, no.

Let's have a sneaky peek, though, as to what's coming up.

-The Reds are on a roll.

-The wheel of...

ALL: Fortune!

But will it be the Blues who end up grinning like Cheshire cats?

That one looks like you, Tony, and this one looks like me, doesn't it?

-KATE LAUGHS

-What a pair.

So, let's meet our teams.

Today, we have some supreme teams on Bargain Hunt.

For the Reds, we have the terrific sisters Tracy and Trish.

Thank you very much. And old chums John and Tony for the Blues.

Now, Tracy, I know that some sisters can have close relationships,

but you've had a particularly close time with your sis, haven't you?

I have. My sister delivered my eldest daughter, Melissa.

Well, that's amazing, isn't it? How did that come about?

She's a midwife!

Thank goodness for that.

-No, seriously.

-Trisha had just qualified.

I was poorly and she was there and she popped me in the car,

took me though to Chester and as it happened,

Melissa was ready to arrive. And Trisha didn't leave my side,

-she was there through it all.

-Well, isn't that lovely?

-Yes.

Now, you're hardly the shy and retiring type, are you, Trace?

-I do lots of panto.

-Do you?

-Lots of panto. I love panto.

I've done it for the last 13 years.

-And I'm always the dame.

-Give us a slap on your thigh, then.

-Oh, yes, you do!

-Oh, yes, I do!

Oh, no, you don't!

-It's behind you!

-Exactly.

So, what is your rendition of No-one Loves A Fairy When They're 40?

That was a very special moment I also shared with my sister.

And we performed a ballet to Nobody Loves A Fairy When She's 40.

Can you sing the tune to that? Can you remember the words?

-You have to join in.

-Oh, I'm sorry.

-Come on!

# Nobody loves a fairy when she's 40

# Nobody loves a fairy when she's old

# Your fairy days are ending when your wand has started bending

# No-one loves a fairy when she's old. #

Look at that, girls.

You certainly aren't retiring, you two. That's absolutely brilliant.

If we could remember it.

I was going to say, Trish, that you're something of a performer,

but you've clearly proved that.

Now, what do you to know about antiques and collectables?

Not very much at all.

Although my sister did buy me when I qualified as a midwife

a lovely silver belt buckle from 1902

which just happened to be the first Midwives Act.

Well, isn't that marvellous?

-So, you got your collectable from that moment.

-That's the one.

What sort of things are you going to go for today, do you think?

-We're thinking silver.

-Useful. Animal.

Mm-hm. Useful animal?

-Or something that is useful and it's an animal and it's silver.

-Oh, I see.

So, we've got three collectors.

-But no dead animals, at least.

-No, no dead animals.

OK, fine. Lovely.

You are a right pair, you two,

and we are going to have so much fun, which is lovely.

Now, John, you're great friends. How did you meet?

Well, when my boys were little, I went to the local bouncy castle

in the local civic centre and I was kneeling there

trying to stop the children from falling off the bouncy castle

and I started chatting to this guy beside me,

and it turned out that we were both airline pilots.

-No.

-Yes. So we have something in common.

We lived just round the corner from each other.

-That's extraordinary, isn't it?

-Yeah.

Two airline pilots outside a bouncy castle said hello

while looking after their nippers.

I think that's amazing.

But, Tony, you always knew that flying would be for you, right?

When I was a little boy and I was joining my dad who worked abroad,

we went in an old Argonaut, it was called.

And during the flight in those days,

you could be invited up to the flight deck

and I was invited up during the night-time and when I went in there,

to me it was just magic.

-All those switches to fiddle with?

-Yeah, absolutely.

-A man's delight, really.

-You never looked back. That's brilliant.

Now, what do you two chaps know about antiques? Anything?

-No, nothing.

-You collect old cars, don't you, Tony?

-Oh.

-Well, junk cars.

-More just by default, yeah.

I've got an MGA at home which I'm doing up. Slowly.

-How long have you been doing it up for?

-14 years.

I say no more. Anyway, I think the money moment.

£300 a piece. Here is your £300, £300.

You know the rules. Your experts await, and off you go!

Gosh, this lot are terrific!

Giving us a twirl for the Reds today is Christina Trevanion.

And at the helm for the Blues, it is Kate Bliss.

What are you going to be looking at, John?

I think it would be good to try and find things

that are still useful today.

-Well, I think I would like to find something that is silver.

-Yeah.

-And small.

-OK.

-And practical.

-Practical, definitely.

-Right, OK.

I'll be honest, I haven't got a clue.

I'm just going to see what takes my fancy and that's it.

Do you know, sometimes that's the best way. Let's head down there.

Something decorative.

Something decorative, something quirky, something silver.

-We're going to be here all day.

-SISTERS GIGGLE

We've only got an hour. Let's get inside.

Right, teams, your 60 minutes starts now!

Out of small acorns, great oak trees grow.

-They can catch up!

-THEY ALL GIGGLE

We're going over there.

The Reds are off to a running start.

But hang on, everything stops for tea.

-Is this a Shelley one?

-No.

It's an orange tree pattern, isn't it? Grosvenor China.

Weddings, at the moment, are very much into that quite sort of quaint

-and chintz and all that sort of thing.

-Yes.

So people are buying tea services again,

whereas they weren't sort of 12 months ago

when it was slightly in the doldrums. But very pretty.

But we have literally just walked in the door.

That's true. I was looking at those handbags. They're unusual.

We're not here for you, we're here for Bargain Hunt.

I think Christina will have her work cut out with these two.

Meanwhile, the Blues are on their bike and motoring.

-That's a Vespa, isn't it?

-A vesta.

-A vesta?

A vesta, not a Vespa.

Oh! Oh, yeah, because that's a little scooter, isn't it?

But, yes. After vesta matches, Vesta was the goddess of the hearth,

hence the name for matches to light a fire.

My father used to collect those.

He had a whole display case full and when he died,

-I inherited one of the ones that he's got.

-Oh, did you?

-Oh, lovely.

-Again, do they sell well, this kind of thing?

They are still collectable.

This is a fairly average example - rectangular in shape,

it looks as if it's sort of late Victorian, Edwardian.

-Little bit dented.

-It's a bit squashed, yeah.

The ones that make the most money are the unusual shapes,

the novelty shapes.

-That one is a pretty standard one.

-Pretty standard.

Good idea, though.

-We'll maybe see something better.

-Yeah.

Not exactly firing your imagination, then, Blues.

So, how are the Reds getting on?

Let's have a little look.

Hmm, that is quite sweet, isn't it?

Yes, it's very prettily done.

-What year would that be?

-Nice little silver filigree frame.

Well, it looks quite early 20th century

and we've got a nice little mark on the back there,

but not British hallmarked.

Very sweet, quite sentimental.

Obviously a little girl saying her prayers in the evening.

At £80, for me, at auction it would be maybe £30-£50, £40-£60.

Right, right.

Very, very sweet. And if you love it...

-Well, can we keep that in stock?

-Keep it in mind, yeah.

-Keep it in mind.

-Let's pop it back in there.

That's another item on the back burner for the Reds.

Meanwhile, Kate has found something small, cute and girlie.

Should be just right for our two big, burly lads, then.

-What do you think of that?

-What is it?

-What's it made of?

-Well, it's gilt metal.

-If you open it up, you can see, it's actually a compact.

-Yeah.

For a lady. Press the little button here.

-That's rather cute, isn't it?

-OK?

But the nice thing about it is this compartment here.

If we pull up that button...

COMPACT TINKLES A TUNE

-Now, that's lovely. All in working order.

-Yeah.

That's quite cute, isn't it?

-I'll press the button back down.

-It comes with instructions.

-I'm just looking. Can you see there's something here?

-Oh, yes.

And I'm just going to see if we've got a good name.

We've got Agme, I think.

There are leading names in compacts, like KIGU, for instance.

And there are a lot of collectors of musical compacts.

What do you think, Tony?

I mean, it's not really a gent's piece, is it?

No. But I like it.

Not quite sure it's the one.

JOHN AND TONY CHUCKLE

-What sort of age would you say that is?

-1950s.

-Hmm.

-Yeah, it looks very '50s.

It is in immaculate condition.

-Yeah.

-That is nice. A lot of it's down to the price, isn't it?

-Mm.

What is your very, very best?

£22, £22.

I think it's got potential, and the reason I think it's got potential

-is it is an immaculate example.

-Yeah.

And with the instructions, does that help?

Well, yes, it shows that it's...

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

-Yeah.

I mean, even the powder is in good condition.

We'd have it for £20 and we can carry on looking for something else,

so it's up to you, really.

OK. Thanks very much. That'll do.

-Thank you very much. That's super.

-Thank you.

-You have done this before, John.

-It's the Shanghai market.

-I go there quite often.

-Is that right?

Is that where you learnt your skills?

I was disappointed. That was far too much, but, you know.

-Well done. Excellent.

-There's always a better price, isn't there?

-First buy.

-Thank you. That's for us.

Well, John certainly knows how to drive a hard bargain.

That's one down for the Blues.

Back with the Reds, they've found something pretty in pink.

That's lovely. That would appeal to people.

We have got a bit of damage on there.

But I've had a good look at the store stones

and we can actually see some trapped air bubbles in there.

At the turn of the 20th century,

people were wearing these in amethysts.

And amethysts, obviously, as a semiprecious stone,

is quite expensive to buy, so they reproduced it in paste,

which is effectively a glass.

Which is why when we see the air bubbles in there,

rather than them being naturally formed inclusions,

it's gas from when paste was formed.

-But I still think that's quite sweet.

-What year is that?

I'd say that is properly 1910.

-What did you have on it?

-£12.

-I think that seriously could be something to look at.

-Oh, right, OK.

-Because I think that's very wearable.

-Rights, yes.

-OK.

-These in amethysts go for hundreds of pounds.

-Right.

If you try it on... Let's have a look, see what it looks like.

-Do you see how beautiful that looks?

-It's very pretty.

If you had that, what would you say for sale?

If you were putting that up for sale?

-SHE WHISPERS

-I would say £30-£50.

-OK.

-We'll take that.

-Shall we take that one?

-I think we'll take that one.

We'll have a go with that, yes.

-So, what was your price?

-£12.

-£12.

-That's the best I can do.

-That's your absolute best price, £12?

-Yeah.

Ladies, I think he's giving you a very fair price.

I think it's a beautiful thing. You're modelling it beautifully.

-Thank you.

-No problem.

But you do have to model it during the sale now.

That's absolutely fine.

We'll shake your hand and say thank you ever so much. Thank you.

Well, I'll look forward to that.

If something catches your eye at an antiques fair,

it is always worth taking a closer look.

And that's exactly what I've been doing.

Do you fancy a bit of silver?

Well, a lot of people do in these fairs

and there are lot of stands selling small silver items.

Now, if you take this piece,

it happens to come from the top of its tree of its period.

Up one end, we've got, stuck in a crevice, a pencil.

Actually, it's not the right pencil for this set,

but it's an interesting pencil.

It's got a silver sleeve and a slide.

Press the button and a pencil appears.

And it's got a little hanging terminal on the end

so that you can attach it to your waistcoat chain.

And it is a sleeve that was made by Mordan & Co,

who are famous London makers of writing accoutrements.

And it's hallmarked Chester, 1912.

The outside surface is covered in a sort of engraved decoration,

which is called engine turning.

A solid lump of silver goes into a machine

and it cuts the surface and gives it a jolly appearance.

If I removed the pencil from its crevice down one end,

you can see that the silver flap pops up and that, in turn,

protects a pad of paper, effectively a notebooked pad,

that would otherwise be kept on a desk underneath the sprung flap.

It's a luxury product that was produced in London

and hallmarked in 1925 by a luxury firm.

And if I turn it over, on the original green leather base,

you can see the name of that firm impressed,

which is Asprey's, London.

And would be the sort of thing on it's on today

that I would reckon would retail at about £250.

What would it cost you with the pencil in a fair like this?

It could be yours for £100.

And as the pencil's worth £25,

that means that the Asprey's notebook holder

would only cost you £75.

And that is worthwhile writing home about.

Back with the teams, and the Reds are shopping by numbers.

-Something quirky.

-Quirky.

This is cool. Look at this. What's this?

-Oh, my goodness, is that a letter set?

-Yeah.

-£38.

-£38? £28? I don't know.

Those are quite fun though, aren't they?

I mean, vintage things are very in vogue right now.

We've got Percy Leslie, 14 Church Street, near Liverpool.

-Oh!

-Near Liverpool! You're not from Liverpool, are you?

Cheshire, but it's next to Wirral, which is next to Liverpool.

-OK, so that's almost tenuous enough, isn't it?

-Yeah, yeah.

We're close enough.

What do you think of those? Those are quite fun.

If somebody is doing that sort of craft,

they can buy them for a lot less than that, can't they?

But the can't have the antiquity that goes with them.

-So, what age?

-They've had love, they've had use.

-Do you like them?

-Um...

-No.

No, right. Put them down, put them down, put them down.

We haven't got time to faff around. Fine.

Oh, there's a horseshoe, there's a horseshoe!

Good luck with those two, Christina.

Meanwhile, Kate is thinking strategically.

Guys, come and have a look at this.

I'm not suggesting we should buy this

because if you look at the gilt, it's very rubbed,

but this is 18th-century and Worcester.

Now, the saleroom we're going to specialises in Worcester porcelain,

so something like that in good condition might go quite well.

So keep your eyes peeled.

The condition seems to be the important thing, really, doesn't it?

Yeah, absolutely. Let's go out.

Condition is the key. Clever thinking, Kate.

-Ah!

-Look at that.

-That, now I like that.

-That's very sweet.

I'd like it. What is it? Is it a pincushion?

It is a little pin cushion, and it wouldn't be surprised

if that was by Samson Mordan,

who was very famous for making all these little pincushions.

He made elephants, he made pigs, he made chicks, all sorts.

Some are rarer than others. This is a little Easter chick here.

Yeah, so, Samson Mordan, SM, Chester hallmark. Very sweet.

-It is lovely but very expensive.

-£140.

-Yeah, that is half your budget.

-Yes.

What would your best on that one be, my love?

-Oh, she is consulting the Bible.

-Oh, oh.

I'm looking at the Bible.

-£120, the chick.

-£120, the chick.

-TRISHA SIGHS

-Oh, it's so cute.

-It is cute, but, Trisha, we said not over £100.

-It is beautiful.

-Is that what you said?

-£120 is top end at auction, isn't it?

-Right.

-But I still think it's a very sweet thing.

-What do you think?

You're the expert.

I think it could make you a little bit of money.

They just have eternal appeal because they're very pretty.

-But it is top end, price-wise.

-It's a deal!

It's £20 over what we said, but shall we go for it?

What did you say? You said that you weren't going to spend...

Anything over £100.

The thing is, we've got £300. We may as well...

I mean, when do you get the opportunity

to get some going, "Here's £300. Spend it"?

-Go on, then.

-Go for it.

-Shall we do it?

-Yes, go for it.

Ah! Brilliant.

-Right, let's do it. Thank you very much.

-We'll have the chick, please.

Spend, spend, spend, girls!

But quality over quantity is always good, too.

Let's hope the bidders think the same way

when it hits the auction room.

Over halfway on the clock and the Blues have two items to buy.

-It's hard, isn't it?

-It's really hard.

The Reds need just one more item so they'd better get sniffing about.

We spent £12 and now we spent £120, so £132,

so we've got a good, serious slice of money left.

Don't worry about leaving me any money.

I can do something with a pound. Don't you worry about me.

Oh, now, there's the challenge.

-You said it.

-Why did I say that? Why did I say that?

-You said it.

-So, if we're going quirky, let's go in here.

-OK.

Now, talking about vestas, and your father had a collection,

there's quite a few in here.

That's a nice one, that one, yeah.

Quite nice because it's got a little bit of shaping to it

and it's also a good weight.

Pretty good condition.

It's a Chester hallmark, which is a little bit more unusual as well.

So it's got quite a few things in its favour.

So, what sort of age is that?

Let's have a look. The hallmark is 1905.

I would say for your average silver vesta at auction,

you're going to be looking at anything between £15, £20

to sort of £40, £50.

That is a particularly nice one and it is quite heavy,

but we've got a price there of £85.

-What you think, Tony?

-I like it, yes.

I don't know anything about vestas, but I like it.

-There's a lot of them about, isn't there?

-There are a lot of them about.

-As we've seen here.

-Mm.

So we've got to get the right price

-if we're going to make any profit on it.

-Hmm.

But it's nice to go for a little bit more of an unusual example.

-Yes, definitely.

-Yes.

-But £85 is...

It's too expensive, isn't it? But I do like the example, yeah.

I'd probably put £40-£60 as an estimate, so it's...

So, any more than £50 and it just wouldn't be really worth getting.

What is the absolute best, madam? Just for us.

£65, and that is the very best.

All right. That's really kind, thank you.

£65 is the price, fellas. What do you think?

I'm just conscious we've only got about 20 minutes.

It's got quite a bit going for it.

I think we'll go for it, shall we, Tony? What do you think?

-Yeah. We'll go for it?

-Shall we?

-We'll go for it, Kate.

-Shall we have a gamble?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-You're the expert.

It's a really nice example, and for £65 for a collector,

it's not expensive.

-Happy?

-Yeah, we'll go for it.

-Great, we'll do it.

-Thank you very much, madam. That's super.

-Thank you.

Cor, strike a light. That's two items down for the Blues.

Now, how are the Reds getting on?

Have we got time to go and have another look?

Do you want to go back? Cos we're in the third shed.

Do you want to go right up to the first shed?

-Got to be quick.

-We have to be quick, yes. Come on. We're running.

-Out we go.

-Hey, there's a lot of giggling going on.

-This is not possible in the cockpit, is it?

-Uh...

-What?!

-No, very serious in the cockpit.

-Very serious in the cockpit.

-Always.

-Anyway, how many have you bought?

-Well, we're flying high. Two in the bag.

-You never have.

-One to go.

-And how much time have you got?

-About 20 minutes, I reckon.

-About 20 minutes.

About the average time it takes to taxi out, I'd say.

-Yes, if you're lucky.

-Absolutely spot on. To the second.

Thank you very much. Anyway, good luck, chaps.

-Thank you.

-Thanks very much.

-Gung ho.

-What's that?

-A wheel.

-Oh, a cartwheel.

-Yes.

Blimey, well, you couldn't get more quirky than that.

Do you really want to buy a wheel?

-Well...

-It's very quirky.

-I mean...

-Great for a pub called The Wheel of Fortune.

-The Wheel Arms.

-The Wheel Arms, there we go.

-And what would you use that for?

-£95.

I'd come down to £70.

-£70.

-People use them as garden ornaments.

-People plant herbs in them now, don't they?

-Yes, like a herb garden.

And they sort of put different herbs in.

Yes, lie them down and then plant different herbs.

So You'd lie it down like that and then you'd have your mint

and your oregano and your basil and your thyme and whatever.

So it would keep them sort of vaguely contained.

So people are buying them.

Shall we just have a look for a wheelbarrow.

-We are running out of time.

-Let's put this backup, then.

-Are you sure?

-Yes, yes.

-You don't want a wheel?

-Well, I've still got six minutes to look.

-16.

No, six minutes to look in there and then that ten minutes...

-I'm going to give you a deadline, OK?

-Yes.

Six minutes and then ten minutes, because we've got the tea set

and the printing block things waiting for us, potentially.

Yes, OK.

-You've got six minutes.

-And we've got the wheel.

And the wheel of...

-ALL:

-Fortune!

Let's go.

Right, six minutes in here.

Yep, be wheely quick now, girls.

Right, I reckon round there, yes?

Meanwhile, the Blues have rolled up at the same stall

and spotted something that could be a roaring success.

-I think they're rather fab, aren't they?

-I like them, yeah.

I don't know if we'll get £80 for them.

-But I do like them.

-What are they made of? Are they wooden?

Yeah, they're wooden, carved.

I don't know how told they are, though.

I would have thought they're probably sort of '60s,

-looking at the style of them.

-Hmm, yes.

-Can I...? Is that all right?

-Yes, of course it is, yes.

Mind behind you, Tony.

Are you looking for maker's name on the bottom, are you, Tony?

-I'm just wondering what is on the bottom.

-Good man. Let's have a look.

-You can often tell the age from the bottom.

-Just charred, I think.

Yeah. That tells me they're not very old.

They've been sort of blackened, yeah.

-But, you know, does that matter? They are quirky.

-Yeah.

Where you going to see another pair? That's for sure.

-But how much market have they got? Who's going to buy them?

-Hmm.

-What is your rock bottom for the two?

-£55.

Help out a little bit.

They could make £60 or they could make a tenner.

-Ten pounds.

-Exactly.

-It's one of those.

-But the thing is...

-Can we have a little think about it?

-Let's come back.

-We haven't got time to come back, I don't think, Tony.

Unless there's anything else. We're literally... Time is ticking.

Oh, right. OK.

It's a gamble, isn't it? It's a bit of a gamble.

-£50 for the two.

-Yes.

Come on, guys. We need a quick decision.

And that goes for the Reds, too.

-Have you still got the stamps?

-Yeah, they're still down at the front.

Brilliant. There we go.

-Can I get them?

-You can indeed.

-Thank you.

-We need the absolute best price.

-Best price.

The absolute best I could do is £22.

I did pay quite a bit for them, so, yeah.

-What you think? I think so.

-Yes, we're buying them.

Oh, right!

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-ALL:

-Yay!

Well done!

Steady, girls.

So, with just minutes left,

it's time to find out how the Blues are feline about those big cats.

That one looks like you, Tony, and this one looks like me, doesn't it?

-KATE LAUGHS

-What a pair.

I'm just conscious, time is...

-We must be positive and go for it.

-What is your gut feeling, Tony?

I think they'll make £50, so that's where I stand on it.

-What should you think?

-Yeah, why not, eh? Let's go for it.

-In for a penny, in for a pound?

-Yeah.

And it's unusual, it's different.

I'm going to be really cheeky. £45, just to give us a hand.

Go on, £45.

-£48.

-£48?

-Yes.

That's just bringing it under the £50, then.

-We might make two quid.

-We'll make two quid on that.

-What do you think?

-Go for it. Why not?

-Done.

-Yes?

-£48.

-Thanks for being so good to us.

-Thanks very much.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Off your bike, then, teams, cos time's up.

I'm dying to know what happens.

-Ooh! Don't know.

-We've done it!

-We've done it!

-We've done it!

-Yes!

-For better or for worse.

-Yeah.

-That's fantastic.

-That's great.

-She says!

-UNENTHUSIASTICALLY:

-That's great.

It's just bizarre.

What have we done?

Let's remind ourselves what the teams bought.

The Reds couldn't resist the Edwardian necklace for £12.

They're pinning big hopes on the tiny pincushion,

which cost them £120.

And they're hoping to make a big impression

with the retro printing set at £22.

Look at these sisters out in the sunshine!

Now, Tracy, which is your favourite piece?

It's got to be the little chick.

-The chick is your favourite?

-Yes.

-Do you agree, Trish?

-Absolutely.

Little chick, it's gorgeous.

Is the chick going to bring the biggest profit?

Maybe not.

Well, what is, then, Trish?

Definitely the stampers.

-Do you think?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-And you agree with that, do you, Trace?

-I think so, yes.

-All right, fine. And how much did you spend in total?

-£154.

£154. I'd like £146, thank you very much.

£146.

-£146 goes straight over.

-Thank you.

Now, Christina, have you got a plan?

I think my ladies are very bright, very giggly, very girlie,

so we might go bright and giggly and girlie.

-If it's profitable.

-If it's profitable.

-Yes.

That's what we want. Anyway, good luck with that.

Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?

The Blues got in touch with their feminine side

and bought a lady's musical compact case for £20.

In a flash of inspiration, they bought a silver vesta case for £65.

And finally, they spotted two wooden leopards,

which they snapped up for £48.

Well, chaps, how lovely, eh? Was it good fun?

-It was great.

-It was fantastic fun.

-Yeah, very good.

Now, how much did you spend, you boys?

-£133, it was.

-Was that what it was?

-Yes.

-OK, Tony, £133.

So, I want £167 of leftover lolly, please.

Thank you.

Now, I have to ask you, which is your favourite piece?

Well, I think the cats at the end, the pair of very tall wooden cats.

-Yeah, lovely.

-I think the same, the cats.

They'll either do really well or really badly,

-but they're my favourite piece.

-They are your favourite?

So, what will, do you think, do best? What is your prediction?

I think the compact will do best because you've got a compact

and a music box, so there's two functions to it.

Very good. Do you agree with that?

Yeah, and it's in perfect condition.

It's absolutely gorgeous. Made in Switzerland, good Swiss action.

I never saw you two guys in the compact business particularly.

-No, no.

-But there you go.

It just shows, you never know what's going to grab you, right?

We're not buying for us. TIM LAUGHS

Buying for John.

Exactly. This is it.

-There's the cash.

-Lovely.

-How lovely is that?

-Great.

-Are you happy with that?

-I am more than happy with that.

Have you any idea, Kate Bliss, what you're going to find?

I have an inkling, and hopefully it's going to fly.

-JOHN AND TONY GROAN

-Oh, no, not another pun.

Oh, good. Anyway, good luck with that.

Good luck, chaps.

Meanwhile, we're heading off smartish, to the auction.

How lovely.

Well, we've come down some windy roads and streets to Malvern

to be with my mate, my old mucker, Philip Serrell.

-How are you old friend?

-Lovely to see you, Tim.

-Very good. Very kind of you to have us again.

-Lovely to have you.

Now, Tracy and Trisha,

their first object is this paste little necklace.

They paid the £12 for it.

It has to be one of the least spectacular looking

pieces of jewellery

that could possibly have been brought into you saleroom.

-Are you going to be able to sell it?

-We'll sell it.

I mean, we sort of put a five to ten pound estimate on it, but, you know,

they can't lose more than 12 quid, can they?

No, they can't, and that is no doubt the strategy -

to spend a small amount of money.

Anyway, that we are. Five to ten pounds you've got,

-£12 they paid for it.

-Yeah.

-Next is the little chick.

That's lovely. TIM CHUCKLES

You like a bit of Samson Mordan, don't you?

Yeah, the chick's a chick, but the only thing for me

is that I think it's a sort of £60-£90 chick.

I don't know what they paid for it.

-Well, it's not a double yolker, put it like that.

-No, it is not.

-Cos they paid £120.

-Oh! That's a goose egg, that is.

It is a goose egg, isn't it? Well, it's just too much.

Now, some of those bigger ones,

the little Jenny wrens that people really love,

like that but twice the size, might make £100-£150, mightn't they?

-But for a little one?

-I don't see it breaking the three-figure barrier.

-So, that could be their problemo.

-Yes.

And lastly, they've got the printing set.

-Sadly, I love that.

-It's slightly back-to-school, isn't it?

I know. Well, I didn't pay enough attention when I was there.

-It was a long time ago, Tim.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Anyway, it's old money, that's for a fact.

But I think that will make over 20 quid.

-Do you?

-Yeah, I do. Really I do.

-What is your estimate, then?

-£15-£30.

-Bit of a come-on.

-Yes.

OK, well, what's going to let them down is that little chick.

And they're going to need their bonus buy,

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

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

-Yes.

You two giggling sisters. OK, fine.

Now, you spent £154, you gave 'er indoors £146.

-What did you spend it on?

-I think I might have gone a little bit crazy.

-THE GIRLS LAUGH

-Shall we just show

-the extent of the craziness?

-Yes.

OK, fine. Here we go.

It's over here, it's your surprise!

And there you have it!

It's Bulgarian dog cart.

Did you put the dog in it or does the dog pull it?

-Well, the dog pulls it.

-It's optional.

I'm not sure a dog has ever pulled it.

I think, to be honest, now it's a sort of fun, novelty, lovely thing

that you would put in the garden and plant up.

-Plants.

-Is it not, Tim?

And if you happen to want to take it on the road,

one additional feature which you haven't spotted

is the reflector screwed on the tail board

so that anybody with headlights coming up behind you...

This is European health and safety compliant!

And it's a 21st century. There we go.

OK, there we've got it.

The big old question is, Trish...

-How much was it?

-Ask her.

How much was it?

I think it was about £120.

-Oh!

-£120 is right!

-I went mad!

It's you, it's you!

-Let me just...

-There is no defence for my behaviour.

Let's just think about this one minute.

You don't pick now, girls.

-You pick after the sale of your first three items.

-OK.

-OK.

But right now, for the benefit of the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the dog cart.

This will be interesting.

-Well, that's a handsome vehicle, isn't it?

-Yeah.

I think it might have travelled across some water to get here cos

I think it's probably, I don't know, Romanian or something, isn't it?

-I mean, that's what the locals took all their goodies to market in.

-Yes.

I mean, useful little cart if you ain't got a car.

Well, I might be being a bit mean,

but I think it's sort of £60-£90 worth.

Do you think it's as much is that?

I hope so. What did she pay for it?

-£120.

-What did she pay for it?

-£120.

-Sorry?

-I knew your hearing wasn't as good.

-I thought you said £120.

-I did say £120.

-Good Lord above.

-I don't think it's worth £60, me.

-No, right.

Perhaps I was being generous. I think we might be in trouble there, Tim.

Well, in that case, we better swiftly move on to the Blues.

-Their first item for the Blues is the little compact.

-Yeah.

-Musical compact.

-Yeah.

Difficult thing to value, I suppose.

What sort of number would you put on that?

-Ten pounds.

-Is that all?

-Yeah.

£20 paid.

But it's musical, it's got that novelty,

it'll be on the internet, you'll give it a push.

-We'll find somebody.

-Anything could happen.

-We'll find somebody on the day.

-Could be exciting, actually.

-Yeah.

OK, now, the vesta case.

What do you like best about that vesta case, Phil?

Well, it just stands out a little bit above the crowd

from the fact that it's got a nice shape to it.

I mean, some of them are very, very plain.

But I mean, I think that's £30-£50 worth, as vestas go.

Um...

£30-£50, I have no doubt, is the right estimate. They paid £65.

So they paid the retail price,

-and that will not show them a profit.

-No. I don't think so.

On the other hand,

they went to the opposite pole with our babies behind us here.

Yeah.

They bought two telegraph poles that once upon a time were in India

or Malaysia are somewhere or other where they got cleverly carved up

into these elongated animals and then painted up.

-Do you like them?

-No.

You have another opportunity.

-Do you like them?

-No.

-No!

OK, he doesn't like them. They paid £48.

PHILIP SIGHS What do we put on them? £30-£50?

There is a chance.

You put £30-£50, that is just about in the estimate,

-thank you very much.

-Good.

And by the time the good folk of Malvern have been stirred up by you,

frankly, anything could happen.

-Oh, we'll galvanise them.

-We'll galvanise them.

And in case it all goes wrong,

they may have recourse to their bonus buy,

in which case let's go and have a look at it.

OK, chaps, £133 you spent.

The leftover lolly moment,

£167 went to Kate Bliss.

How much did she spend and what did she spend it on? Let me help you.

Thank you.

TONY LAUGHS What a surprise.

THEY ALL LAUGH

-Are your hands twitching?

-Oh, look at that.

-Let's have a look.

-Have you ever flown anything like these, chaps?

-No.

That's a Stuka dive bomber, I think,

so I wouldn't have flown one of those.

-So, that's a Junkers, this is a Spitfire, of course.

-Right.

Little bit of damage on this one. They are both Dinkys, Dinky Toys.

Dinkys.

The Spitfire made very much late '50s

right up to sort of 1980 in date.

This one is in pretty good nick.

Are these things bought on condition, condition, condition, are they?

-Is it really important?

-It is really important, yeah. Very much so.

-And I didn't pay a huge amount.

-Yes, I know. What did you pay?

Well, I was thinking £167 is...

-Yes, that would be quite a lot.

-A bit over the top.

Well, it's not how much you spend, fellas, it's how much profit.

-It's what you buy.

-That's true.

-How much did you spend?

-£18.

-What?!

-For the two.

-For the two.

-That's not bad.

-Oh, right.

-We might do well out of that.

-Might just wipe its face.

Well, I'm hoping it'll do a lot better than that.

Ask her how much she thinks they'll bring.

How much do you think they're going to bring?

-50 quid.

-Really?!

-Maybe.

I think you will get that

and I think that, in particular, is lovely.

-They'll definitely take off.

-Yes.

But quite how high they'll go remains to be seen.

Anyway, well done, chaps.

Grip that bit of knowledge because right now

we're going to find out, for the audience at home,

how much the auctioneer thinks Kate's kites are worth.

OK, Phil, here we go. A little toy for you.

-I love these.

-They are Dinky at their best, I suppose, aren't they?

I'm sure you would have had Look And Learn as a child, Tim,

but I had The Hornet and The Victor.

Did you?

Yeah, and, you know, as a kid you read these...

I wouldn't say just after the war,

it was a considerably long time after the war.

-Long time after the war.

-But, you know,

you read out about your comic book heroes

with the Spitfires and the German planes and all that sort of stuff

-and I think all of that now is quite evocative.

-OK.

Well, Kate Bliss is very good at pulling the heartstrings

-when it comes to these pieces.

-Yeah.

She loves her Dinkys. She paid £18.

We put £15-£30 on them

and I don't see how they can fail to show her a profit, really.

OK. Well, that's a lovely prediction, Phil. Thanks very much.

-You're going to be taking our sale today, aren't you?

-I am indeed, sir.

We're in safe hands. Thank you, Phil.

OK, Phil. It's show time!

Bring on the bargains.

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

-Yes.

He thinks your necklace is worth five to ten pounds.

-You paid £12.

-TRACY GASPS

First lot coming up, then, is the fringe necklace, and here it comes.

There we are. Lot number 116 is the Edwardian paste set fringe necklace.

What were you bidding me?

-Ten.

-Behave. 20, sir.

I'll split the difference with you. 15.

Excellent. I know what you meant.

You're going into a profit! Fantastic.

We might need it, girls.

15. At 15.

Standing at the back.

At £15, only at 15.

-That's not a lot.

-Is there any more at all?

At £15 and done then at 15, and done, thank you.

-£15.

-It's still a profit.

-Plus three pounds.

Look at that.

Novelty pincushion. There we are.

So, I start at £40, £50,

£60, £70, £80, £90.

At 90, 90 bid. Is there any more? 100.

110, 120.

-At 120, 120. At 120, 30.

-Go on!

-130, at £130.

-£130, that's good.

-I can't believe it.

-We were so anxious about this.

At £130. And I sell then at £130, and done. Thank you.

-Yes!

-Well done! That's wonderful.

That is £130. That is plus ten pounds.

-Well done.

-That is amazing, isn't it?

-That really is amazing.

-Hang on a minute.

Start me off. The wooden pricing blocks. Who's got £30?

-This will be interesting.

-20?

Ten pounds, someone, quickly. Ten, bid the hand at ten.

At ten pounds. Any bid at ten?

-Come on, come on, come on.

-£22 we need.

15, 18 on the net. At £18.

Yes, another one.

-18, 20 now. Is there any more?

-Go on!

At £18 only. Inexpensive. At £18.

Anymore at all? At £18 and I sell...

-I can't bear it.

-At £18, and done. Thank you.

-ALL:

-Aw!

-So close!

-So close.

-£18.

-Yet so far.

-That's minus four pounds.

You had 13.

Now you've got plus nine.

-We're in profit.

-You are in profit.

-Not the end of the world.

Quickly then, girls. Got to decide what to do about the dog cart.

-You've got money in your pocket.

-No.

-What's that?

-No.

-Trish?

-Are you going to ring fence that?

-Yes.

-I think so.

-Could be a winning score, is nine pounds. Yes?

-Yes.

We're not going with the bonus buy.

But let's see what the old dog cart makes anyway. Here it comes.

I'm really relieved.

The dog cart. Who's got £100?

Who's got a dog?

LAUGHTER

Who's got £60?

# There may be trouble ahead. #

-Oh, dear.

-I would say deathly silence.

At 40 and five.

And 50 and five.

And 60 and five.

70 and five.

You better have one more. Are you sure?

-There we are.

-75 bid.

That's not bad.

At £75, lady's bid, and done then.

At 75, and done. Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Good decision, girls. Well done.

That is minus £45, which you did not go with, you clever old socks.

You are, anyway, plus nine pounds, all right?

That could be a winning score.

-Say not a word to the Blues.

-Not a word.

-Happy, girls?

-Yes.

-Well done.

-Perfect, brilliant.

-Thank you.

-Mm.

This job has its compensations.

Tony, John, do you know how the Reds got on?

-No, not a clue.

-No idea.

-Jolly good.

We don't want you to know.

Now, listen, they spent £133.

The musical compact Phil Serrell has estimated at five to ten pounds.

That's a bit mean.

It is mean. And I've seen those things go online

and I know they're worth £40 or £50.

A musical compact like that in good nick should make £40, no worries.

And if all else fails, you've got the aircraft to fall back on.

-Absolutely.

-Yes.

-Which is quite appropriate. Good.

OK. Well, on that happy basis, then,

for you boys, we'll go with the powder compact.

There we go, the musical compact.

Ten bid, ten pound, ten pound.

15, 20, 20 bid. One more?

Five, 30. One more?

£35. Hey, chaps, £40. I told you you'd make £20.

Oh, 45!

Try 55. 55, 60.

Just one more and you might get it. Just one more.

65, 70. Now, this time...

LAUGHTER

You've vanished at 65.

-Funny how this job works sometimes.

-How fantastic!

I've got 70 bid here. £70 on the book.

-£70!

-Anyone at all?

At £70 and I sell, then at 70 and done, thank you.

-That is £50 profit.

-Excellent start!

I told you it was going to do well. Now, here comes the vesta case.

Bid me for that that wherever you want to go.

Who has got £30 for the vesta?

Forest of hands.

30, I'm bid.

-That's not bad.

-30.

At £30 and five and 40.

And five. At 45.

Come on.

-At 45. Anymore at all?

-One for luck!

£45, 50, 50 bid, £50.

I'll lend you a pound.

At £50 only. At 50.

I'm a born liar.

At 50. There's the bid. £50.

-Sorry, chaps.

-At £50, and done. Thank you.

-Not bad.

-£50 is minus £15, which means you are £35 up.

Good. Now, here come the old cats.

Who's got £50 for a pair of them?

-Meow.

-Not sure that Malvern is ready for wooden leopards yet.

At £20 only, at 20.

And five. A wise move, sir.

The net's out. 30 is in. 35.

35. One more on the net now.

-Oh, go on!

-40 bid here.

At £40 on the book, on the net, rather,

and I thank you for your bid and done then at 40.

So, eight pounds. Which means you are plus £27.

-Which is a fair amount of cash, isn't it?

-It's not bad.

-Plus!

Anyway, you have £27.

Are you going to jeopardise your winnings,

which are in your pocket at the moment at £27,

by going with the £18 Dinkys?

Is the answer yes or is it no?

-It's a yes from me.

-OK. What's it from you?

We can only lose £18 so yeah, why not?

-So you're happy with this? Going to have a bit of a spin?

-Yes.

-OK.

-We're going to risk it for a biscuit.

-Yeah.

We're going to go with the two Dinkys, and here come the Dinkys.

Lot number 141 is the Spitfire and the Junkers.

Give me £30 to start, someone.

-Uh-oh.

-Who's got a tenner, quickly?

Ten anywhere, quickly.

-Ten, 20, 30, 40.

-Hey.

£40. You're out, you're out, book's in.

At £40, only at 40.

-This is happening.

-One more on the book.

-At £40.

-£40! That's brilliant.

I sell, then, at £40, and done, thank you.

£22 profit. Has the girl done good?

Yes, she has.

And that means overall, you are £49 up in your pocket.

That's a winner.

Don't say a word to the Reds and all will be revealed in a moment.

Well, how lovely is this to come outside?

Now, have you teams been chatting to one another?

-No.

-Nope.

-Not at all.

Well, it is great that we've got two teams of winners today...

-Ooh!

-Ooh!

-..on Bargain Hunt.

-Everybody is going home with profits.

-Oh, good.

And it's simply a scale of the winnings which divides them.

And the team with marginally...

Actually, with quite a few less profits than the other

are the Reds.

GIRLS: Aw!

But nevertheless, girls, do not despair.

You are going home with nine pounds.

-Yay!

-Nine pounds!

It was progressing so well, wasn't it?

A three-pound profit, then a ten-pound profit and then sadly,

-those old stamp jobbies didn't you so good.

-No.

And you very, very wisely didn't go with the bonus buy.

That was your biggest, biggest plus point.

And you finished up with plus nine.

So, no bonus buy but your nine pounds. Are you happy with that?

-Yes.

-Yes.

It has been a joy having you sisters on the programme.

Thank you very much.

But the winners today, who are going home with £49...

Up, up and away. That's what I say.

-Brilliant.

-There's your £49.

The £50 profit on that compact was extraordinary, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

-Nobody rated that.

-Are you happy?

-Oh, yes.

-Very.

-And glad to beat the girls.

-Delighted.

-Yes.

Come on.

It's the rivalry! Anyway, we have had a great day.

So great, why don't you join us for some more bargain hunting. Yes?

-ALL:

-Yes!

THEY ALL CHUCKLE