0:00:05 > 0:00:09Between 1455 and 1485,
0:00:09 > 0:00:12the Wars of the Roses, between the rival
0:00:12 > 0:00:14houses of Lancaster and York,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17were waged all across Yorkshire.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Well, today from 12.15pm to 1pm,
0:00:21 > 0:00:23the Blues and the Reds
0:00:23 > 0:00:27will fight it out for golden gavel glory.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30So, let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:59 > 0:01:01"A horse, a horse,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04"my kingdom for a horse."
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Wetherby Racecourse
0:01:05 > 0:01:09is the scene of our battle in the war of the fleeces today
0:01:09 > 0:01:12and, crikey Moses, this could get tense, let's check it out.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16The Red team are breaking up.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- Ha.- It's gone! - THEY ALL LAUGH
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Phil!
0:01:20 > 0:01:21The Blues are cracking up.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24I think Chris likes it because he's a bit nuts, so...
0:01:24 > 0:01:26THEY ALL LAUGH
0:01:26 > 0:01:28And Phil finally throws in the towel at auction.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- I'll pack this up. I don't want to do this any more.- We'll take your job.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Don't. But first, let's meet the teams.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Well, well, you have to laugh or you might burst into tears.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40On today's show, we've got two teams of friends.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Well, they're friends at the moment.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45We've got Helen and Jude for the Reds
0:01:45 > 0:01:47and for the Blues, we've got Chris and Dale.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- Hello, everyone.- ALL: Hello.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Hello, hello. Now, Helen, how did you two girls meet?
0:01:52 > 0:01:56We met about 17 years ago when our children were tiny
0:01:56 > 0:01:59and with her I joined a toddler group that we ended up running
0:01:59 > 0:02:01because nobody else wanted to.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04And then since then we've been through thick and thin, our daughters
0:02:04 > 0:02:06have grown up together...
0:02:06 > 0:02:08We've sort of not grown up together.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11Oh, right. In other words, you're just as child-like
0:02:11 > 0:02:12as you were all those years ago?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- BOTH: Absolutely. - Which is marvellous.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Now, it says here you're a bit of a gambler, Hels Bells?
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Well, I'm not exactly a maverick.
0:02:19 > 0:02:20Oh.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26But I did go to Las Vegas and won 250 on a 25 cent stake.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28So, what's the tip for doing that, then?
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- Uh, not knowing what you're doing.- OK.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- And, um...- Beginner's luck? - Beginner's luck.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Apart from that, you like to do a bit of bingo.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- Yeah, we occasionally go to the bingo.- We do.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- It's often gin-induced.- Is it?- Yes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- Gin and bingo.- Yes. - Yeah, it's a good mix.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- But we don't tend to win very much.- No.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Jude would know because you're a finance director, darling.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- Yes.- And you're used to handling other people's money.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- I am, yes.- So, if your gambling friend is going out gambling,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54are you going to be the responsible one today?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Absolutely not, no, I'm off duty so Helen is team leader
0:02:56 > 0:02:59and she's having the money, it could be a risky business.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- She doles out the gin. Anything could happen.- Anything could happen.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04So where do you financially direct?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Well, I work for the GORSE Academies Trust,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09which looks after four schools at the moment.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11They're based in Leeds
0:03:11 > 0:03:14and I look after all the support services for those schools.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18And what sort of thing will you be looking out for to buy, Jude?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Um, I think just anything that we like, really,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23we know nothing about antiques, in fairness.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Oh, you'll do frightfully well, then(!)
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- We'll be, we'll be reliant on our expert.- Yes.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30But we'll buy something that we like in the hope that other people
0:03:30 > 0:03:32will like it and it'll make us a bit of money.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35And are you pretty keen on beating these boys?
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Oh, absolutely, and we've got the red Liverpool jackets on
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- and clearly they are Evertonians. - The Everton supporters.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Oh, gosh, it's about to get tribal.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Well done, girls.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- Now, Chris, it says here that you are a barrel of laughs, right.- OK.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52I take it that's a tedious link to me working in a keg plant,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- but I am, I suppose. - You work in a brewery.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- Yeah, well, packaging. - And what do you do?
0:03:56 > 0:03:57I work in the keg plant as an engineer.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- Oh, do you?- That's how me and Dale met, we're engineers.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03The big thing is that you get special treats,
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- don't you, occasionally?- Sort of, you get £250 worth for a year...
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- £250 worth of drink?- Yeah.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- That's very nice, isn't it? - It is nice, yeah.- Um...- It helps.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12Dale, is it the same for you?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Yeah, I work for a different company,
0:04:14 > 0:04:18I work for a Dutch beer company but it's a case a month for me.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- Is it?- So I'm quite popular at parties.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22THEY ALL LAUGH
0:04:22 > 0:04:23Now, listen, Chris,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26when you're not working, you like to bung a backpack on.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Yeah, I've been travelling, I've been travelling
0:04:28 > 0:04:31since I was like 22 now, I've been all over the world.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33A few years ago, I got a round-the-world ticket, actually.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I went to Southeast Asia, Australia, Fiji.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37Poor old you(!)
0:04:37 > 0:04:39It was a lot of fun.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Last year, I went to Africa as well and I climbed Kilimanjaro.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43- Yeah? Did you, really? - Yeah, it was good.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Now, Dale, it says here that you have grown from a football
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- fan into a football coach? - Yeah, that's right.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54One of my passions used to be Bolton Wanderers, but their fortunes
0:04:54 > 0:04:57turned that a little bit. And my young son growing up,
0:04:57 > 0:04:59so I took over his football team.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- I've done that for probably six or seven years now.- Yeah?
0:05:02 > 0:05:05We've just had a really successful season of winning
0:05:05 > 0:05:07the Bolton and Bury B division.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08- Have you really?- Yes.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10All thanks to the quality coaching.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Um, or the very good players that I get to...
0:05:13 > 0:05:14And your modesty too.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- But that is very satisfying, isn't it?- It is to me, yeah.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Yeah, no, brilliant.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20So what's your plan of attack, you two, today?
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Um, I think being engineers, we're going to look,
0:05:23 > 0:05:25try and look for some antique techie stuff.
0:05:25 > 0:05:26- Really?- Possibly, yeah.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Are you going to agree with what you buy though?
0:05:29 > 0:05:33If we have any disagreements, I'll just tell Chris what he's doing.
0:05:33 > 0:05:34I understand.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Now we have the pecking order sorted out, it's the money moment.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- £300 apiece, there we go, £300. - Thanks very much.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- There you go, Hels Bells. There you go, Chris.- Thank you.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46You know the rules, your experts await and off you go
0:05:46 > 0:05:48and very, very, very good luck.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50I always wanted to work in a brewery.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Our terrific teams of friends need some matey mentors.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Stepping up for the Reds, it's Anita Manning.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Careful.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03But coming to the aid of the Blues is Philip Serrell.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04TIM SCOFFS
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Well, you know, guys, there's nothing I like better than having
0:06:09 > 0:06:12two lovely, big handsome guys on my arms.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- Are you looking forward to this?- We are very excited.- Is there a plan?
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Uh, not really, no!
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- Right, so there's no plan.- No plan.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20What do you like? What will your tactics be?
0:06:20 > 0:06:22We'll just buy what we like.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- Maybe something a bit technical with us both being engineers.- Yeah.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29OK, teams, your time starts now.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30WHISTLE BLOWS
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Well, let's get along and see what we can find.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34We're going to have a great time.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- BOTH: Yeah, definitely.- Let's go.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39To plan or not to plan, that is the question.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Well, the boys aren't hanging about.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47What we're really looking for with microscopes
0:06:47 > 0:06:49is we like to see them in the box.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- Right.- Yeah.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53And with a maker's name.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55I don't think somebody would buy that
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- if it's not full kit in the box. - True.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59There might be better items out there.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Crikey, these boys are focused.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03The Reds, however...
0:07:03 > 0:07:06I think we'll just see it if we like it if we see it.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- You'll see it if you like it, you'll like it if you see it? - That's it.- Yeah.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11Right, you got that? Great.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Try and find something a bit different.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- Well, I want to know what that thing is.- What 'what thing' is?
0:07:16 > 0:07:17This.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18What do you think it is?
0:07:18 > 0:07:20A television aerial.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21BUZZER BLARES
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Unlucky, Hels Bells.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26It's either a wool winder or for drying fishing lines on.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- BELL CHIMES - Oh, didn't he do well?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31So who would be attracted to something like this?
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- Well, clearly...- Us! - ..your mate, yeah.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35I'm thinking of resale value.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Really? Let's hope there's more people like you in the auction room.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- Is there a chance of that? - No.- Doubtful.- Highly unlikely.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47You'd be hung out to dry and left in a spin with that one, girls.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Back with the Blues and another first potential purchase.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Give us the lowdown then, Anita.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55What do you think of the fireplace?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Well, boys, it's a Victorian cast-iron fireplace.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02At the inset, it would have been surrounded by tiles here
0:08:02 > 0:08:04and it would have looked very nice
0:08:04 > 0:08:07and would have perhaps had a marble or a wooden surround.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10In Glasgow, where I have my auction,
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- we have a lot of Victorian flats, sandstone flats.- Yeah.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16And people are now putting these things back
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- where they had been taken out in the '70s.- Uh-huh.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22If you are someone who has a Victorian house
0:08:22 > 0:08:25and you are looking for that type of thing,
0:08:25 > 0:08:27then this is perfect.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30But if you're buying to make a profit at auction,
0:08:30 > 0:08:32it might not be the best thing.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- It depends on the price of it.- Yeah.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Because it is just a bit of something.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38We're looking around about £100 for this.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41What do you think, auction price?
0:08:41 > 0:08:45If you like it, if you've got faith in it,
0:08:45 > 0:08:47you can go for it,
0:08:47 > 0:08:52but you have got to remember that it is a bit of something.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55What's the best that can be done on it?
0:08:55 > 0:08:56£100.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57100 is the best?
0:08:59 > 0:09:00You've got 300 quid
0:09:00 > 0:09:02so you've got plenty of money, boys.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Go for it.- Yeah, I want to.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- Go on, then. Gamble.- Let's get it.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Well, I think, you boys, you seem to be very definite on that.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10Yeah, let's do it. £100, yeah.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14You Blues are getting on like a house on fire, one item down.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Yes, OK, so that's your first item done.- Yeah, done.- Well done, boys.
0:09:17 > 0:09:18Let's go.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26Meanwhile, the Reds still have the £300 burning a hole in their pocket.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Any suggestions, Phil?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31It's a table lighter but it'll be out of our price range, I think.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- Pencils.- Yeah, very nice. - Yeah, I like them.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37They're not going to make anything like that sort of money at auction.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- 85.- I think that's probably a bit strong for us.- Right.- Um.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Bear it in mind.- Yeah.- Cos if you like it, that's the trick, isn't it?
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- BOTH: Yes, OK. - Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Ooh, sorry.
0:09:47 > 0:09:48Gently, gently, Jude.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Phil, it's time you had a word. Regroup, Reds.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- The thing is you've spent...we've spent 17 minutes.- Yeah.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- And time is money in this business. - BOTH: Yes.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- So, you know, we need to buy something.- We do.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02Sound advice, Phil.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Come on, team, get cracking.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- What do you think about that, Chris? - I really like it.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- It's a...- It's an old nutcracker.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Patent.- Patent Crakanut. - Made in England.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- What have you got there, boys? - I really like it, it's quite quirky.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19It's a nutcracker.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22You crack the nuts and the nuts go in and the shells stay in there.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- Oh, right, yeah.- It's got a patent on the bottom.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28That's appealing to your, er, engineering brain, isn't it?
0:10:28 > 0:10:32And it has been a sort of patented thing, if you look on the back.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- It's a Crakanut.- Yeah. - Crakanut.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37It's probably a wee bit of very good industrial design.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39I think Chris likes it because he's a bit nuts, so...
0:10:39 > 0:10:41THEY ALL LAUGH
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Right, come on, girls, get a move on, you haven't bought anything yet.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50Spot anything you like, Hels?
0:10:52 > 0:10:56- What about the curling stone? - What about the curling stone?- I like the curling stone.- Yes, I like that.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- From the Olympics.- You see...- I've always fancied a little go at it.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Now, this is really interesting, are you ready for this?- Yeah.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Fingers on buzzers, here we go again.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05CLOCK TICKS
0:11:05 > 0:11:06What's this made of?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Marble. - BUZZER BLARES
0:11:08 > 0:11:09- Granite.- Granite.
0:11:09 > 0:11:10From?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- I do know this.- OK.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14Yes, yes.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Wales.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- BUZZER BLARES - No. Scotland.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20Oh, Hels Bells.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22This comes from Ailsa Craig
0:11:22 > 0:11:24and that's where curling stones are made,
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- they're made from stone from there, and I think that's absolutely lovely.- I do.- I do.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29I think that's absolutely beautiful
0:11:29 > 0:11:32and that's going to make around, at auction, I think £50 to £80.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Right.- So, he's got it priced at 145
0:11:35 > 0:11:37but I think this is a really lovely thing, um...
0:11:37 > 0:11:39What's the best you can do it for?
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Best I could do would be £100.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- How old do you think that is? - It's a Victorian one, I think.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- And people use these for doorstops, don't they?- Yes.- Yeah.- Yes.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Now, how much do you both really like this?
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- I like it a lot. - I like it very, very much.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53OK, right, here's the deal.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- You've now had 20 minutes. - BOTH: Yeah.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- You haven't bought anything. - BOTH: No.
0:11:57 > 0:11:58And you've got a £100 curling stone
0:11:58 > 0:12:00that I think might cost you money,
0:12:00 > 0:12:02but our watchword when we set out
0:12:02 > 0:12:04was to buy things that you both liked, wasn't it?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- BOTH: Yeah. - Do you both like it?- Yeah.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Will you do it for 90?
0:12:08 > 0:12:10No, I'm sorry, 100 is the best on it.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13It's like getting blood out of a stone, hey, Jude?
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Are you going to go for it?
0:12:14 > 0:12:16BOTH: Yes. We'll gamble on it.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19I shall leave you in this good gentleman's safe hands.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20DEALER: Thank you.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- We'll take it, thank you very much. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Well, stone the crows, hey?
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Item number one done and dusted for the Reds.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Another nutcracker there, Chris,
0:12:29 > 0:12:31it's got Wainberg, Israel, written on that.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34We should ask Anita about this. How old would you say that is?
0:12:34 > 0:12:35Five minutes old.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37THEY LAUGH
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- No, it looks like a kind of souvenir-thing...- Right.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42..from the 1970s.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45You know, with this kind of abstracted design
0:12:45 > 0:12:48and I must say it has a little 'je ne sais quois'.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49Yeah.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52I don't know, I mean I think it...
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- No.- I don't...
0:12:54 > 0:12:57But I shouldn't be...I shouldn't be saying no.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- If you like that...- I like that nutcracker, you know.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01..and you like that one...
0:13:01 > 0:13:03and we bought the two of them together,
0:13:03 > 0:13:08we would have a pair of nuts buying a pair of nutcrackers.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Oh, Lordy, Anita.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13And another wee nut encouraging you.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17£5 each or you can have the two for eight quid.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Would you take five for the two?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22I'll do them for six, three quid each.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24- What do you think?- What do you think? We've got to do it for £6.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- We'll definitely make a profit. - Definitely.- Unless it doesn't sell.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- No, we'll make money on £6, definitely.- I'll go with that.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31Yeah, me too.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- OK, there you are, you've got a deal.- We've got a deal.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- There you are, good boy.- Thank you.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Well done, boys, that's two for you and one for the girls.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Time to redress the balance, hey, Jude?
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- Oh, look at these. - I do like those scales, yeah.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49I think they're really cute.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52So these aren't as old as they look, are they?
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- And you know that by the fact that they weigh grams, not ounces. - Ah.- Oh.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- Is that an older one? - MALE DEALER: It is, yes.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59- How much are they? - FEMALE DEALER:- 35.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Yeah, I like those as well actually.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- I'd much...- But they're still in grams. No, they're in ounces, I prefer it in ounces.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Yeah, it's a step in the right direction, isn't it?
0:14:07 > 0:14:08Here's a question for you, Jude.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Which is older?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Sorry, but I bet I'm right.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17It's that beautiful patina of yours, Phil.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20And I think these are going to make between £20 to £40 at auction.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- We need to try and find out how much you can get them for.- Yeah.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- Do you want to... - What's your lowest price?
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- FEMALE DEALER:- 20 quid. - 20 quid.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30No, nothing, we don't want to pay anything.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32We don't want to pay anything, obviously, but...
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- MALE DEALER:- The most would be 25.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- 25?- Do you like them? - Yeah, OK.- Yeah, done?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- Do you think we should settle for 25? - Yeah.- Yeah.- OK.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- We'll weigh in with those then, shall we?- We will.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Every punt going on this programme.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Hey, leave the punts to me, Phil.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Thank you very much, my love. Thank you very, very much.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- DEALER:- Thank you. - Thank you.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Jakey shakey and I think it's time to wakey-wakey, team,
0:14:54 > 0:14:55the clock is ticking!
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Ladies, we need to come up with a plan, because we've got
0:14:59 > 0:15:02two items, I'm really pleased with them both, you?
0:15:02 > 0:15:03BOTH: Yeah, very.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05We've spent £125, we've got 175 left
0:15:05 > 0:15:08and we need to find something, any ideas?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10No idea at all but we need to be quick.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12We do need to be quick, something trivial.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13Something trivial, right,
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- let's go in pursuit of something trivial, shall we?- Absolutely.
0:15:17 > 0:15:18Uh-huh.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Very good, Phil, and just like Trivial Pursuit,
0:15:20 > 0:15:22you've got an awful lot of wedge left.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Now, then, last time I was in Wetherby
0:15:25 > 0:15:27I stumbled across an interesting find.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Did you ever have a penknife when you were a nipper?
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Well, if you had a penknife, it simply folded up
0:15:36 > 0:15:38and went safely in your pocket.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42If you were grown-up though, you'd have had a sheath knife.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46With a sheath into which you'd safely place the blade.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Well, that's what this thing is.
0:15:48 > 0:15:53But it isn't some childhood or boyish toy.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58This came from a skilled, native craftsman.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03We've got two sections of bone here, which are on the curve,
0:16:03 > 0:16:06and it's got two metal rivets down one end and they're positioned
0:16:06 > 0:16:12in a way so that they articulate, allowing the bones to come apart.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16And that's so that the blade fits into the sheath
0:16:16 > 0:16:18and when you close the bones together,
0:16:18 > 0:16:21the knife is gripped within the sheath.
0:16:21 > 0:16:26And just to make quite sure, the native that made this
0:16:26 > 0:16:28has carved the top bone
0:16:28 > 0:16:31with a little protuberant element here, see?
0:16:31 > 0:16:34That's because he has a thong of leather
0:16:34 > 0:16:39which he binds around the thing in a figure of eight shape.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42So that no way he loses his knife.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44What else has he done?
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Well, he's returned to his igloo or his shack
0:16:48 > 0:16:51and he's decorated the sheath.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55And surprise, surprise, the design incorporates his prey,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58the caribou or reindeer.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02This is a man who, probably, when this was made a 150 years ago,
0:17:02 > 0:17:06couldn't read or write, he was just an expert hunter.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08That's what he could do.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Where's it come from?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Well, in an area that we like to describe as Lapland.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17Today, the indigenous race of the Sami.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20And this is where the sheath comes from
0:17:20 > 0:17:24and the fact that it's got this naive decoration
0:17:24 > 0:17:28is incredibly appealing to collectors.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29What would it cost you?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Well, this thing is priced at a couple of hundred pounds.
0:17:32 > 0:17:33So it's not cheap,
0:17:33 > 0:17:37it's not the thing that you'd buy necessarily today
0:17:37 > 0:17:41to make a big profit, but to make that connection with an early people
0:17:41 > 0:17:48and a simpler way of life is, in a way, charming.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51True, true, but back to our own hunt today
0:17:51 > 0:17:53and the Blues are still surveying the fair.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56I'm not sure if you would be interested...
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- What about that, Chris? - All right, OK.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- I do actually really like this. - Yeah, it's a...
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Now this is a surveyor's instrument, boys.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09Now we can see the top, we have this, it's like a spirit level.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11I love the stand, it's like made out of one piece of wood.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13It's like a really old theatre light type.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Yeah, well, I mean, you're both interested
0:18:16 > 0:18:18in instruments, as engineers.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Now, let's, let's have a look at the box here.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24Bring it up.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Well, I mean, this is a mahogany box and we have...
0:18:29 > 0:18:34- Repaired and adjusted. - And that was in 1932.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39It was in for repair in Manchester. It's got a wee history there.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44Now, if you can imagine the late 19th century,
0:18:44 > 0:18:48where there was great exploration.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51So this is the type of thing that the surveyors would use to,
0:18:51 > 0:18:58you know, for making tracks or making out passageways and so on.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- Did you know anything about the name on the side?- What does it say?
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Through... Throughthon, is it?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06It looks like Troughton and Sons,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09but we can get a better look at that.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10It's dirty here.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14But what I can say to you is - maker's name is good.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- So I think that's a nice item. - BOTH: Yeah, I really like it.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- Have you fallen in love with it, boys?- Straightaway.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- It's just brilliant. - And you've got to have it?
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- I think so.- I'll go and have a chat to the dealer...
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- Yeah- ..and see what sort of price we can get for it.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- OK.- Brilliant. - But you've fallen in love with it.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34We definitely have.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- I really do like this though. - Yeah, it's a great piece of...
0:19:37 > 0:19:39If you can still see through it.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40Shutter's down.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- THEY LAUGH - Well done, boys.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45You've stuck to your words, something technical
0:19:45 > 0:19:49was on the hit list, hopefully Anita can FETCH a good price.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Right, then, a time check, please, Philip.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57Now, we've got 20 minutes left, we're under the cosh here now.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00What are we going to buy?
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- Is there anything you like? - Not really, no.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08What about something, I don't know, what sort of thing, big and lumpy.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- Yeah, could be it.- Big and lumpy? - That sounds right.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Bit like you, Phil. Technical term, ha!
0:20:13 > 0:20:15So, what's the news, Anita?
0:20:15 > 0:20:18The asking price for the level was £165, remember.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- Boys, I've had a chat to the dealer.- OK.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26He wants 165 and he will not budge.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Really? What have we got left? 194?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- I think we should just go for it.- Yeah.- I like that.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- I'm not leaving without this. - I really like that.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36I think you've fallen in love with it and it's exactly what you want.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- Yeah.- From when we first came down, it's the kind of item
0:20:39 > 0:20:40we were going to look for.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Without knowing this is what we were looking for all the time.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- Ah! Good, good, good. OK, that's fine.- OK.- 165?
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- Yeah, brilliant. - I'll go and pay then.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49- Perfect, deal.- Terrific.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56Well done, boys. You stacked your plan with minutes in hand.
0:20:56 > 0:21:01Now, girls, you still have that ELUSIVE last item to find.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02Time is drawing to an end.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- SHE LAUGHS - You really like that?- I do.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08- Why do you want a galvanised bath? - You could have a party.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- You could put some plants in. - I wouldn't get in,
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- I'd not get out. - SHE LAUGHS
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- It's got holes in the bottom. - SHE LAUGHS
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- It's obviously been used as a plant pot, hasn't it?- Yeah.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- I would have that in the garden for a plant.- Would you?- Yeah.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- You really do, don't you? Both of you do?- Yeah.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26You're all mad. Hold on a minute,
0:21:26 > 0:21:29let me just go and see how much this, um, thing is.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- How about that? - It's all the fives. 55.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- Shame it's not two little ducks. - DUCK QUACKS
0:21:36 > 0:21:38What do you want to spend, ladies?
0:21:38 > 0:21:42Well, I can tell you that I think that's worth between 20 and 40 quid.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- DEALER:- I'd sell it to you for 40 but I wouldn't go less than 40.- OK.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46So, what do you think?
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- 35?- I'm thinking 35.- Oh, come on.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- DEALER:- 38.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53- And you both really like it that much?- Yeah.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- It's cracking, isn't it? - Yeah, it's great.- Yeah, it is.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58- Just cos you've got no taste. - Yeah, exactly.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- TIM:- Poor Phil, everyone's picking on you today. Don't cry.
0:22:05 > 0:22:06THEY LAUGH
0:22:06 > 0:22:07- He's gone! - DEALER:- In disgust.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- 38 quid then it's now. DEALER:- Done.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- TIM:- So, an early bath for Phil and all three items for you lot.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16Well done, girls.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19So, clock-off, teams, because time's up.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh? Ker-ching.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29First up was the curling stone. They paid a well-rounded £100.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Next up, their scales weighed in at £25.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39And finally, they all had a laugh around the bath.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Apart from Phil.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43And £38 was paid.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44Girls, that was a thrill, wasn't it?
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- Absolutely.- It was great. - Seriously good fun.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- Now, how much did you spend?- £163.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55- 163, I'd like £137, please, of leftover lolly.- OK.
0:22:55 > 0:22:56Thank you very much. 137.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Now, Hels, what's your favourite piece?
0:22:58 > 0:23:02- The curling stone, definitely. - I love those, don't you?- Absolutely.
0:23:02 > 0:23:03- Do you agree with that? - Yeah, definitely.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- Is it going to bring the biggest profit?- No, probably not.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08What is going to bring the most profit?
0:23:08 > 0:23:10We think the tin bath. PHIL SNORTS
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- The tin bath.- Sorry. - Is that the one with the rust
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- in the bottom?- Absolutely. - That's the one.- All right, lovely.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- And the holes.- And the holes, OK, fine. Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Just shows what a silly time we're having.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23There you go, Phil, there's a nice wodge of cash there.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:23:26 > 0:23:32Their first item was the Victorian fireplace. They handed over £100.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Next, they went nuts over the crackers and shelled out £6.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42And finally, after mapping out a plan, the boys walked away
0:23:42 > 0:23:45with the surveyor's level for £165.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- OK, now, how much did you spend? - We spent £271.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51That is a magnificent amount of money.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53I would like £29 of leftover lolly, please.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- Here you go, Tim. - OK, thank you very much.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Now, which is your favourite piece, Chris?
0:23:57 > 0:23:59My favourite one, I think will make the most profit,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02is the nutcrackers but I like the telescope but...
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- The alidade.- The alidade, I can't even pronounce it.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08OK, yeah, it's one of those things that keeps you on the level, right?
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- Yeah, yeah, yeah.- On the straight and narrow and on the level.- Yeah.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- Not a huge amount of money, but... - No, it's not.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18The boys were very sort of boys-y, type of big rusty kind of things.
0:24:18 > 0:24:19Yeah...lumps.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21What were you expecting?
0:24:21 > 0:24:25I'm going to get the biggest thing I possibly can for this money OR...
0:24:25 > 0:24:28a small and delicate, feminine thing.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30- To compliment our items.- Like Chris.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32We'll stand by our beds for that. Good luck, chaps,
0:24:32 > 0:24:35good luck, Anita. Meanwhile, we're about to head off
0:24:35 > 0:24:38to the auction. What a thrill is that!
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Well, we've whizzed from Wetherby to Thomas Watson's saleroom,
0:24:52 > 0:24:56in Darlington, to be with Peter Robinson. Peter, good morning.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Good morning, Tim, good to see you.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Very nice to see you too. We've got an eclectic mix,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04starting off with this granite curling stone.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- Yes, yeah.- Just the one. Hopefully there would be at least another
0:25:07 > 0:25:09for a decent curling match?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12I would say so, yeah, but if you're going to take it home,
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- I think you only need one. - You probably do.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15It's got a lot of presence.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18It would make an absolutely ace front doorstop, wouldn't it?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- Absolutely, yeah, I mean... - Fantastic from that point of view.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23So what's a single one like this worth?
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Well, we've put an estimate of 30 to 50 on it.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30It's a good example and that's what I'd expect it to make.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32OK, well, they paid 100 and I'm with you, really.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35I've seen them before too. On their own, not in a box,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- £50 a stone is probably enough. - Yeah.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Next is the postage scales.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44They look suspiciously over-polished to me.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49Yeah, and I think it's partly because I don't think they're too old.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52They just don't have that warm look, especially the weights,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55which would be handled, of course. I'm not saying that they're new
0:25:55 > 0:25:58but they're not Victorian, they're not from the 1920s,
0:25:58 > 0:25:59they're a bit later.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03It doesn't have a lot of charm to me but on the other hand, it was cheap.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- What's your estimate?- 30 to 40.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- OK, £25 paid, so, you know, that's what you call first class.- Yeah.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Well, they used to call it first class.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12- Anyway...- Fingers crossed. - ..moving on,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15we've got the galvanised tin bath which is definitely not first class.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16HE SIGHS
0:26:16 > 0:26:19- No.- That's a dreadful thing, isn't it?- Well, what do you do with it?
0:26:19 > 0:26:23I mean, it's a garden item and, um, that's all you can do with it
0:26:23 > 0:26:25and it's a big garden item, so...
0:26:25 > 0:26:27It's not a modest garden item - it's a great thumping thing.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Well, are you going to drill holes in your galvanised tin bath
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- because you're going to just... - It's probably got holes already.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36I mean, I don't get it, really,
0:26:36 > 0:26:38but I certainly don't get it for £38.
0:26:38 > 0:26:43- £38?!- £38 they paid. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.- See him wince?
0:26:43 > 0:26:46- What's your estimate? - We've put an estimate of 15 to 30,
0:26:46 > 0:26:48hoping to get some interest
0:26:48 > 0:26:50for somebody that wants it for the garden.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Well, that is the only hope and in fact, what with that
0:26:52 > 0:26:55and the overpaid apparent price on the curling stone,
0:26:55 > 0:26:57they're going to need their bonus buy.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00So let's go and have a look at it!
0:27:00 > 0:27:02OK, Hels, Jude, you excited about this?
0:27:02 > 0:27:03BOTH: Very, very.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06What do you suppose the old rogue has brought you under this...
0:27:06 > 0:27:09elongated... You can bet your bottom dollar it'll be heavy.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Anyway, £137 worth of leftover lolly you gave Philip.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16He has gone out and with great precision
0:27:16 > 0:27:21and care has crafted a bonus buy, especially for you, and it is...
0:27:21 > 0:27:25- HELEN AND JUDE LAUGH - What a surprise.
0:27:25 > 0:27:26Horse-drawn single furrow plough.
0:27:26 > 0:27:32This would have been used, I suppose, around 1900, 1910.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35People buy these as decorative things, put them in their garden,
0:27:35 > 0:27:38do whatever, and I think this is quite a cool object, cost me £100.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40What do you think it's going to make?
0:27:40 > 0:27:44I would hope it might make around £100, £110, £120,
0:27:44 > 0:27:46something like that. That's the hope, really.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49I think we'll need all the help we can get, don't you?
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- Would you fancy it then, Hels, or what?- I do like it very much.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54I think we have to go for it just for Helen's mum, to be fair...
0:27:54 > 0:27:56- Yeah- ..because she did say we'd buy farming equipment.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00- Always buys a bit of old plough. - What's going on here?
0:28:00 > 0:28:04It's complicated enough without having to cater for your mums!
0:28:04 > 0:28:06- OK, fine.- I like it very much. - You like it very much.- I do, yes.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Well, the thing is, girls, it's best to do a little assessment
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- when you get to the moment, OK?- Yep.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Cos you'll have sold your first three items,
0:28:13 > 0:28:15then there's a little pause and I'll say to you -
0:28:15 > 0:28:16do you want to go with it or not?
0:28:16 > 0:28:20Just control yourselves till that moment, if you possibly can.
0:28:20 > 0:28:21Right now, for the audience at home,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Phil's plough.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29Well, you've seen it, I've seen it, they've seen it,
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- how do you rate it? - The plough?- The plough.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Everybody should have one.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39- We put an estimate of 40-60 on it. - Oh, you brave man.- Well, probably.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41We've had them before, they do sell,
0:28:41 > 0:28:43don't ask me why, but you drive up the dale
0:28:43 > 0:28:46and you do sometimes see them in front gardens, painted.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Well, it's very much an agricultural area
0:28:48 > 0:28:52and Philip Serrell is a wise old bird when it comes to this
0:28:52 > 0:28:54and maybe it'll make its 100, maybe it won't.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56- Yeah.- OK.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Well, it's all part of life's rich pattern. That's it for the Reds.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03Now, for the Blues. We've got a cast-iron fireplace
0:29:03 > 0:29:06which is again at the other side of the saleroom
0:29:06 > 0:29:09and that's painted and kind of tickled up to death, isn't it?
0:29:09 > 0:29:13Well, it's black-painted with gilt, sort of, highlights.
0:29:13 > 0:29:14It doesn't have a mantle shelf,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17so it didn't inspire me when we unwrapped it.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19I mean, it's a small fireplace as well,
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- it's more of a bedroom fireplace. - Exactly.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24- What's your estimate on it, then? - At £20 to £40 on this one.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28Well, there you go. That is a big, dark, open hole, isn't it?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30They paid £100, this is trouble.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32In fact, you could say it's completely nuts.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33Now, moving on to nuts,
0:29:33 > 0:29:37we got two nut-cracking devices here, right?
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- We have. - One of which comes from Israel.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41- The brass one. - That's the fancy one.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43The other one is British
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- and presumably dates from the '30s. - Yeah, it looks like it.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50It has got a patent mark on the base of it, it's chrome and wood.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- Looks Deco-ish, doesn't it? - It does look Deco-ish, definitely.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58So, you got two nut-cracking devices. What's your estimate?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00We've put £20 to £30 on them.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01I don't know who's going to buy them.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03There's two of them, which helps.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Of course it does.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07You know, one's very ornamental, the Israeli one,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10- and the other one is very practical. - OK, £6 paid.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- Well, for £6, yeah, yeah.- £3 each.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15But, you've got to have a buyer on the day.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- And...- Well, that's what we're looking at for you to do.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Absolutely. I was just about to say that. That's my problem.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Thanks for levelling with me there, Peter,
0:30:24 > 0:30:27because we're going to move on now to the surveyor's level.
0:30:27 > 0:30:28The surveyor's level.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30So, how do you see a surveyor's level like that
0:30:30 > 0:30:32going in the auction?
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Um, well, it's got its box, it's got its tripod,
0:30:34 > 0:30:37so it's a fairly complete collectable.
0:30:37 > 0:30:42It could be tidier but we've put an estimate of £50 to £100 on it.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46£50 to £100, hey? Nothing like enough, I tell you.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50They paid £165 for that lot, which is pretty well top weight.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Anyway, thanks so much for levelling with me there
0:30:53 > 0:30:54and, on the face of it,
0:30:54 > 0:30:56it looks as if they're going to do very, very badly,
0:30:56 > 0:30:59in which case, they're definitely going to need their bonus buy,
0:30:59 > 0:31:01so let's go and have a look at it.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03- Well, guys, happy?- Yeah.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Yeah, this is the leftover lolly moment.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- Do you remember you gave Anita £29? - Not much at all.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- Not much at all because you spent up so well.- We have faith in her.
0:31:12 > 0:31:13Don't we all have faith in her(?)
0:31:13 > 0:31:17OK, let's see whether the faith is misplaced or not.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Anita, show us what you bought.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Look at that!
0:31:21 > 0:31:25I bought you boys a little bit of 'ooh-la-la'.
0:31:25 > 0:31:30It's a little French, Art Nouveau trinket box.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32It's like a copperised metal, you know,
0:31:32 > 0:31:36there's a copper and brass finish to it,
0:31:36 > 0:31:38but it's probably a base metal.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41But it's rather beautifully decorated
0:31:41 > 0:31:45with this lovely, sinuous, Art Nouveau shape.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48So, have a wee look at it and tell me if you like it.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51What would they store in it? Is it a jewellery box or...?
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Yes, all your little precious things.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Do boys have little precious things?
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- They certainly do! - Little precious things.- Yeah.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- So, how much did you pay for that? - I paid £12 for it.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05- How much?! Is that all?- Yes.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- Has it had a leg knocked off? No? - Not at all.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Is it all in good condition?
0:32:11 > 0:32:13The inside looks a bit torn and worn, but...
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Well, I was quite pleased to see that,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17because it shows that it is period.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19It's still got a sewing needle in there.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21- Yeah, that's thrown in for nothing. - Oh, really?
0:32:21 > 0:32:23The needle in the haystack.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25How much do you think that will bring at auction?
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Well, I would estimate it... It's not a thing of great quality,
0:32:29 > 0:32:33it's just got a little bit of style, French style.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37Um, I think it could go to 25.
0:32:37 > 0:32:42- Really?- 20 to 30 is maybe a nice limit that I would put on it.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44Perfect! Well, you can think about that, boys.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Seems to me it's a bit of a no-brainer,
0:32:46 > 0:32:48but nevertheless, your moment will arrive,
0:32:48 > 0:32:50because right now, why don't we find out
0:32:50 > 0:32:54what the auctioneer thinks about Anita's little box.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58- Bit of Art Nouveau.- A little bit of Art Nouveau, indeed, yeah.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01A little ring box, jewellery box.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Gilt on white metal and quite nicely decorated. A nice little piece.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07A little bit worn inside but just showing its age, you know.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09- Early 20th century.- Perfect.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13The sort of thing you went to Paris and fell in love
0:33:13 > 0:33:16and bought 'er indoors a bit of a gift
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- and that's what you brought the gift back in.- I would say so, yeah.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Not souvenir ware, but almost that.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Well, it's got a practical use.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27- Put on the dressing table to keep knick-knacks in.- Yes.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- We've estimated it at £15 to £25. - Very nice.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Well, Anita will be delighted, she only paid the £12.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36So, you know, this is a win-win situation, all-round.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40But there are some problems, as we've seen...
0:33:40 > 0:33:42- Yes, indeed. - ..and anything might happen.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44- Anyway, this is exciting, Peter! - Indeed.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- We will rely on you. - I'll do my best.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49I'm sure you will. Thank you very much.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Well, Peter, I hope you're poised in position,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55cos it's time to take to your rostrum.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00OK, H and J, we're very, very close to the auction here.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02- How excited are you? - BOTH: Very!
0:34:02 > 0:34:04- Are you?- Yeah, very.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Now, what about this curling stone lark, then?
0:34:06 > 0:34:10- He's put £30 to £50 on it, you spent £100.- Yeah, we did.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14- Now, that's a big, dark hole... - Whoops.- ..to start your game off, isn't it, really?
0:34:14 > 0:34:17I'm sorry, but that's his opinion. He could be wrong.
0:34:17 > 0:34:18There are lots of people in the room.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- Let's hope that they all like to have a good curl here.- Yeah.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23- We really like it.- Yeah.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25It's enough to make my toes curl, I can tell you that.
0:34:25 > 0:34:31Lot number 204. The Ailsa Craig granite curling stone.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35Opening 45. £45 we're opening at.
0:34:35 > 0:34:3850 now. 50 on the net. At £50.
0:34:38 > 0:34:425, I have here. 55. At £55.
0:34:42 > 0:34:4460 now, I'm bid, at £60 in the room.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46At £60. 65 on the net.
0:34:46 > 0:34:51At 65, I'm bid. £70. 75. £80.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54With me still on the book at £80 for the lot. 85. 85.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56- Keep going.- '£90.'- Yes.
0:34:56 > 0:34:5995. £100. £100.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01The bid's with me still at...
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Girls, you are great. Isn't that great?
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Selling now at £100.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- £100 and it's wiped...- Whoo!- Whoo!
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Whoo! Whoo! ..wiped its face.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- £100, that's brilliant.- Tremendous!
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Well, you've seen them all off, girls. Well done.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Now, the postal scale.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20£20. A low start here at £20.
0:35:20 > 0:35:2325, I have. 30. 35.
0:35:23 > 0:35:2640. 45. 50. 55.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28The lady's bid now. At £55.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Standing in the room at £55. 60 anywhere?
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Doubled your cash!
0:35:32 > 0:35:36Being sold to the lady standing in the room at £55.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40£55. You have just made £30 on that, which is super.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Now, the tin bath.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43- Look out, girls.- Go on!
0:35:43 > 0:35:47As you can see, a very delightful, very attractive lot.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50At £20 I have to start. At £20.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52£25...
0:35:52 > 0:35:53BOTH: Come on!
0:35:53 > 0:35:5525, I have. 30. 35.
0:35:55 > 0:35:5940. 45. 50. 55?
0:35:59 > 0:36:01£50 and I'm bid for this lot. At £50.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Absolutely ludicrous.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06£50. No water included.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- Whoo!- Yes!- £50. Shows what I know.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Anyway, plus £12 on that.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14You are plus £42, all right?
0:36:14 > 0:36:17There is some madness here in Darlington.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Now, listen, you don't have to go with anything now.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22You've got £42, you've got a lump of money. Could be a winning score.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25What are you going to do about the bonus buy?
0:36:25 > 0:36:27- Free to go for it. - We're going to go for it.- No!
0:36:27 > 0:36:29- So, it's all down to you now. - Yeah, Philip, come on.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Come on, Philip, you're going to let the side down.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- Are you going to go with it? - Yes, we're going to go for it.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38Are you going to go with it? Are you sure about this? Girls? Quickly.
0:36:38 > 0:36:39BOTH: Yeah.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- You're going with the bonus buy. - We are.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43He'll have to give us the £42 out of his own pocket.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45OK, we're going with the bonus buy.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48We have £25 to start on this lot.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52£25. At £25. 30. 5.
0:36:52 > 0:36:5840. 5. 50. 5. 60.
0:36:58 > 0:37:0060 with the gentleman. 65, madam?
0:37:00 > 0:37:0365. 70, sir. 75, madam? £70.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Gentleman's bid I'm taking at £70, right in the doorway.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10At 75 upstairs. £80, sir. £80. £85.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13There's a chorus of hands.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16£90. 95, thank you. 100 make it?
0:37:16 > 0:37:17I don't believe it.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19PHILIP: They're all mad here.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Gentleman upstairs, in the balcony at 90.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- 100, thank you.- Whoo!- Yes!
0:37:25 > 0:37:27We've done something right. 110.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- I take it all back, Philip. - Bids upstairs at £110.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33The gentleman's going to... 120. 130, sir?
0:37:33 > 0:37:34Look at this!
0:37:34 > 0:37:38140. 150, sir? 160? 150.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Gentleman's bid in the balcony at £150.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44The hammer's going down at £150.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- £150.- Tremendous!
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Well, hail the great expert, that's all I can say.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- Plus 50.- Well done your mum!
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Yes! Well done your mum!
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Well done her mum. OK, plus £50 for that.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00You had £42 before, which is plus 92 then.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Well, that's falling money then, isn't it?
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- I can't believe we've done that! - That is amazing.- Brilliant.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06I'm going to pack this up.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- I don't want to do this any more. - We'll take your job.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12You keep at it. You're getting better and better at this.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15OK. OK, girls. That's fantastic, isn't it? Plus £92.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- Don't say a word to the Blues. - No, we won't.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19- In fact, don't talk to anybody. - No.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- OK, lovely. Thank you very much. - Thanks very much!
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- OK, C and D, you good? - Yeah.- Very good.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33You've got that bedroom fireplace. Spent £100 on that.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35He's put £20 to £40 on it.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37On the other hand, funny things happen at auction
0:38:37 > 0:38:41and the most unlikely objects - ha-ha-ha -
0:38:41 > 0:38:43do bring a considerable amount of money,
0:38:43 > 0:38:45so you could be in the money with the cast iron here,
0:38:45 > 0:38:47I just don't know.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Very low start to start it off. £15 to start.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53At £15, a Victorian fireplace.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56At £15. 20 for it. 20 on the net.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58At £20. 25, can I say now?
0:38:58 > 0:39:01£25 at the back. 30, internet now.
0:39:01 > 0:39:0630 I'm bid. 35? £30. At £30.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07Going to be sold at £30.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Are we all finished?
0:39:09 > 0:39:12£30! That's terrible.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15£30 is minus £70.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- Minus 70, that's a good start(!) - Sorry about that.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Now, international interest please in nutcrackers.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24At £10. 15, can I say for them?
0:39:24 > 0:39:28At £10. Only 15. Surely somewhere for the two lots.
0:39:28 > 0:39:3015, thank you, madam, at the back, in the doorway.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Well, you've doubled your money.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34£15 only, all down.
0:39:34 > 0:39:39£15 is plus nine, which means your loses are minus 61. Now...
0:39:39 > 0:39:40BOTH: Not bad(!)
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Don't level with me!
0:39:43 > 0:39:47£50 to start. At £50. At £50.
0:39:47 > 0:39:5055, can I say? At £55. 60 now.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53£60. 65. 70 on my right now.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55- Ooh, 70.- New bidder at £70.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Gentleman standing at my right at £70.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01Are we all finished at £70? All finished?
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- £70 is minus £95.- Oh, boys...
0:40:04 > 0:40:08- That'll be six... - That's spectacular, that(!)
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Minus £156.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear - minus 156.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14If you're going to lose, lose in style.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Now, is this little box going to save your bacon?
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- It's going to have to, I think. - Going to go with the bonus buy?
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Just for the fun of it? I don't blame you.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23£12, well done, Anita, you've done the right thing there, girl,
0:40:23 > 0:40:26because the auctioneer has estimated £15 to £25 on it.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29He thinks you'll double or triple your money on the little box,
0:40:29 > 0:40:31so let's see what happens.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33At £10 bid. At £10 bid.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Here it comes.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38At 15 bid. 20 now. At £20.
0:40:38 > 0:40:4125, can I say? At £20.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Well done, Anita. Loving it. Loving your work.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Finished at £20. For the lot, all down.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- £20 is plus eight. Which means that...- Thanks very much!
0:40:49 > 0:40:53..you are now minus 148.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- Competitive(!)- Minus £148, which is not too bad if you say it quickly.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Anyway, don't say a word to the Reds, all right,
0:40:59 > 0:41:01and all will be revealed in a moment.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04- Thank you very much, chaps. - Thanks very much.- Thank you.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10Well, what fun!
0:41:10 > 0:41:13I mean, today's programme is a classic example
0:41:13 > 0:41:19of how two teams can shop in the same place at the same time
0:41:19 > 0:41:22and yet get it so completely wrong,
0:41:22 > 0:41:25or right, depending on how you're looking at it.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29And the team that is substantially in the wrong today
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- just happens to be the Blues. - Aww.- Ah, well.
0:41:32 > 0:41:38I mean, minus £148 is a pretty hairy old score, isn't it, really?
0:41:38 > 0:41:41The nutcrackers made the profit, yeah? Plus £9.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44But apart from that, it was a pretty dour do
0:41:44 > 0:41:48until you got to Anita's ring box, where you got an £8 profit.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51But still, overall, minus £148.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- Wasn't your day, chaps, was it? - No, not in the end.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Anyway, you've been very sporting about it and brave
0:41:55 > 0:41:59and British, which is marvellous. Thank you very much for joining us.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- No problem, it's been a pleasure. - It's been great. Thank you.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05But the victors today go home with £92!
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Falling money!
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Here we go, girls. There's your £92.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14You start out with a white face and then you get £30 on your scales,
0:42:14 > 0:42:19£12 on that TERRIBLE tin bath that I was really rude about
0:42:19 > 0:42:22and then you get £50 from the man's plough.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25I mean, how does all that work out?
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Well, it works out to £92 of very well earned profit.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31I think you're all shining with glory.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34In fact, I've decided to exercise my gift
0:42:34 > 0:42:36of the Order of the Golden Gavel
0:42:36 > 0:42:40because I felt a white face in these circumstances
0:42:40 > 0:42:43was so close to making three profits,
0:42:43 > 0:42:46so you girls are going to get a crack at it, all right?
0:42:46 > 0:42:48So there we go, personal presentation.
0:42:48 > 0:42:49BOTH: Thank you.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52The ancient venerable Order of the Golden Gavel, wear it with pride.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- Gosh, they're new ones. - For your collection, Phil.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Very nice too. It's been super. You happy with that?
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- Very happy, thank you.- Well done, girls. To make all that profit
0:43:01 > 0:43:04is a considerable achievement and we love you for it.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?!
0:43:07 > 0:43:08ALL: Yes!