0:00:03 > 0:00:07Norfolk - a land steeped in ancient history.
0:00:07 > 0:00:12Archaeologists would have us believe that there is evidence of human
0:00:12 > 0:00:16settlement here dating back 700,000 years.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20So, goodness only knows what our teams are going to dig up today.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:51 > 0:00:55The oldest human footprints found in Britain were discovered
0:00:55 > 0:00:57about 20 miles north of this showground.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Well, our teams sure have arrived.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02The big question is, though,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05are we going to finish up by footing the bill at the end of the show?
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Let's take a quick squint as to what's coming up.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11The Reds give their expert the run-around.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12This is really difficult.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- Nothing is grabbing me yet. - Actually, impossible.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- Paul, we're nervous. - (I think they're a bit overwhelmed.)
0:01:19 > 0:01:22However, the Blues take things in their stride.
0:01:22 > 0:01:23- They're awesome.- It's a deal.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25I think I might have to pull rank.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29I've never met a pair so decisive.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32But before all that, let's meet the teams.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36On the programme today, we have two teams of friends.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39For the Reds, we've got on Asha and Charlie.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43And for the Blues, we have got Alex and Sean. Hello, everyone.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45- ALL: Hello. - Hello, hello, hello.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Now, Asha, how is it that you and Charlie got to be such the chums?
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Well, we met at St John College in Cambridge
0:01:52 > 0:01:57and we learned very quickly that we were both keen Scrabble players.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00And we are... I hate to say it, but we are pretty evenly matched.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01- Are you?- Yeah.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- Do they play it where you come from? - California? Yeah.- They do?- Yeah.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- They do?- Of course.- Of course they play Scrabble, but you didn't.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10No. Coming to Cambridge was a bunch of new experiences for me.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Learned to play tennis, learned to play Scrabble.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16I had worked for, after university, about 10 years before I decided to
0:02:16 > 0:02:18do the Phd
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- What did you do? - I did a PhD in social psychology.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25One day I was at work, sitting in my cubicle, and one of my co-workers
0:02:25 > 0:02:29had said, "Well, I think I speak for all of us when I say..."
0:02:29 > 0:02:31And I thought, "How do you know that?"
0:02:31 > 0:02:34And that's what I did my PhD in, how people figure out...
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- How they get information about others.- How interesting.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- That got under your skin.- It did.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- And you thought, "I could be doing something with this."- Yeah.
0:02:42 > 0:02:43How lovely is that?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Now, Charlie, you are a bit of a tomb raider, it says here.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47Well, I am no Lara Croft,
0:02:47 > 0:02:51but I just finished an MPhil in Egyptology at Oxford.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55And before that, I did a BA in Cambridge in archaeology,
0:02:55 > 0:02:56where I met Asha.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59And there I focused on ancient Egypt and ancient Mesopotamia.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01And while I was doing those, I did a lot of archaeology.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05And we found some really exciting things, like horned altars,
0:03:05 > 0:03:09human burials, even an Egyptian scarab with hieroglyphs on it.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- We are talking about digs, are we?- Yeah.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14And from that point of view as well - hard work,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16sifting and shifting and all that.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- That's right. - Then you get the treasure moment.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- So, just like Bargain Hunt. - Yes, exactly!
0:03:21 > 0:03:24That is what you are going to be so cool on this programme today,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26which is marvellous. So, you kids,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29how are you going to go about unearthing your treasures today?
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- I want to blow the lot.- Do you? - I want to, you know, make it rain.
0:03:33 > 0:03:34I want to spend everything.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36I am not sure we'll agree on everything,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- but I think we'll eventually find some common ground.- Yeah.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Very nice to meet you. And very good luck.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Well, now, isn't that fun?
0:03:43 > 0:03:47Now you know the opposition, they want to know about you. OK, Alex,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49how do you and Sean know each other?
0:03:49 > 0:03:50We actually work together.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54We have been working together for five years.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Technically, I am Sean's boss.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- Ah!- His boss' boss, actually.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02So we'll see how that plays out today and who gets the final say.
0:04:02 > 0:04:08We work at...for a company that runs an online fundraising website.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Right. And you get to travel a bit together?
0:04:11 > 0:04:16We do charities based across the UK, so I get to stay in
0:04:16 > 0:04:20and around the London area and we send Sean up and down the country.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- He is your legs, is he? - He is the legs, yeah.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25So, Sean, tell us about what you get up to when you are at work.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28So, I look after a group of our bigger charities
0:04:28 > 0:04:29and corporate clients.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31And as I like to say, it involves quite a bit of travel.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Recently, to make the travel a bit easier, I have relocated to London.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37So I work in a very cool office
0:04:37 > 0:04:39and I overlook Piccadilly Circus from my desk.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Which is very cool.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43So, you have an aspiration, though, that is more artistic.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46When I was younger, I studied acting.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49And somehow I fell into fundraising.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51But now that I have moved down to the Big Smoke, there is
0:04:51 > 0:04:52a lot more opportunities there.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56And you have been an extra in some movies, right?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58I've been an extra in a music video,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00but it was entirely by accident.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03So I went on holiday to Miami with my friend couple of years ago.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05And we were walking down Ocean Drive one morning
0:05:05 > 0:05:09and a man stopped us to ask us if we wanted to be in a film.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12And we went to a nightclub during the day, which was very strange, and
0:05:12 > 0:05:15we got something like 100 to dance around and drink for about two hours.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- Really?- It was brilliant.- Something to show later on in life, anyway.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20It is going to be great fun
0:05:20 > 0:05:23cos we are going to have £300 apiece now. £300.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Thank you.- You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go!
0:05:26 > 0:05:29And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Tomb raiders, eh?
0:05:31 > 0:05:36Now, our two terrific teams need two exceptional experts.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38There will be no phony buys today,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41as the Reds will be calling on...
0:05:42 > 0:05:44And mixing it up for the Blues is...
0:05:48 > 0:05:50But what is going on here? Ice creams all round?
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- Paul, bought you an ice cream. - Charlie, you are my dream companion.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55There you go, Asha.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- Are you ready for the challenge? - Absolutely.- We are so ready.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Oh, so ready!
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Are we looking for anything in particular?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Well, I'd say something cheap that sells for loads of money.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- We are thinking small bits of furniture.- Yeah.- Are you?- Yeah.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Made of good quality. So, good wood, maybe silver, maybe marble.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Ideally, a combination item, like perhaps a table that
0:06:15 > 0:06:18turns into a ladder or a shoe that turns into an umbrella.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20PAUL LAUGHS
0:06:20 > 0:06:21Something unique.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Time to make your three picks.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Ha!
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Your 60 minutes starts now.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- Shall we get going?- Yes, please. - Let's go do it.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Let's go do it, it's out there somewhere.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35I'm not sure you'll find that shoe-brella,
0:06:35 > 0:06:36but good luck all the same.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- May we have a look, sir? - Lots of furniture here.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- What on earth is this? - That is Clark Gable, isn't it?
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- That is not the Clark Gable we are looking for.- OK.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51A polite way of saying, "Frankly, Charlie, I don't give a damn."
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Remember, Paul, honesty is the best policy. Isn't that right, Catherine?
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- Be honest.- I'm always honest. - This children's chair.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- I know it is a bit tatty on top. - Yeah...
0:07:01 > 0:07:03It all collapses, I guess.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07A campaign chair.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- So it is not a children's chair? - No, I don't think so, no.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14People were smaller back then.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- THEY LAUGH - Smaller bottoms.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21Well, have a sit. The only way to test a chair...is to sit.
0:07:21 > 0:07:22You have the small bottom.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27- You are the man, with your special boots, to do that.- Let's do this.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Very good, very comfortable, very...good on your back, I think.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Have a word with the lovely gentleman, see what we can do.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- What is your best price on this? - What have I got on it? 68.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42I'll take 15 off it.
0:07:42 > 0:07:4453.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Could you do 45?
0:07:46 > 0:07:4848 would be the best.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- Sean...?- That is 20 off.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- I think it's a deal. - At what?- At 48.- Do you?
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Crikey, Sean, you don't miss about.
0:07:57 > 0:07:58- That was quick.- Oh.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00No, you can, darling, if...
0:08:00 > 0:08:02THEY LAUGH
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Do you see it making a profit?
0:08:03 > 0:08:07We could sell it as a campaign chair, campaign being a piece
0:08:07 > 0:08:12of furniture that you can sort of move around from place to place.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15What makes you think this is campaign, sir, may I ask?
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Well, it is just the rivets, the way it's put together,
0:08:17 > 0:08:20how sturdy it is. The age is there.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- I see that going for over 48 at the auction.- Do want to go for that?
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- I think so, yeah.- Shake the man's hand.- You've got a deal, 48.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29- This is good.- Fantastic.- Brilliant.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Excellent. Well, that is the Blue's campaign off to a flying start.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Time to check in with the Reds.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39What do we think about crockery and cutlery?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41You show me the right piece of ceramic,
0:08:41 > 0:08:43the right flatware or cutlery, I'll take it to auction
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- any day of the week. - What does the right one look like?
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- THEY LAUGH - Ah...
0:08:48 > 0:08:50The million-dollar question, Asha.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- Why do you like those? Would you have those?- I would.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- I would genuinely. It's a nice weekend bag.- Would you use that?
0:09:00 > 0:09:04For something specific, maybe bowling or airlines or something like that.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- '50s, '60s.- I think probably more '60s, aren't they?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Why don't you go and find out how much.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12How much are the two bags?
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Well, for you, darling, they are £55 for the two.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17What do you think?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I think it is a good price, I'm just not sure I love them.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I don't think they're any great quality.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- Should we...- I do like them.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27..have one quick scooch and then if we can't find
0:09:27 > 0:09:30anything that draws us like this does, then we'll do it.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31- A back up.- Deal.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Good idea, Blues. Get scooching.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Something the Reds have been doing a little too much of.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- Asha, anything? - Nothing is grabbing me yet.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Well, onwards, ever onwards.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44HE RINGS BELL That is functional.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48OK, Blues, sorry to interrupt you mid-scooch,
0:09:48 > 0:09:50but I think Catherine has an update.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Your friend over there with the retro bags - 45.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- OK. I like them.- I like them.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00They're on you, so it is your fault, no pressure.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05- I closed the last deal, so it lays on you, Alex.- He is passing the buck!
0:10:07 > 0:10:12- They are ours.- They are ours. They are ours in about 15 minutes.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14I am happy with the way this shopping is going.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- Someone else is pointing at them, so let's be quick.- Let's get them.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Time for a snatch and grab, team, quick!
0:10:21 > 0:10:25These Blues are on fire. What you make of them, Catherine?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28I've never met a pair so decisive.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31I mean, we have gone through seconds and they're buying items,
0:10:31 > 0:10:32which is wonderful.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35You can really see, though, that Alex is the boss here.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39She is the boss and she has the final say.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Brilliant.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43So, all happy at the Blue camp.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45I wonder how those Reds are getting on.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Paul, we're nervous that we're not going to get anything.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Well, of course we're going to get something.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I love a bit of optimism, Paul.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Oh, has he come up trumps?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Give us the lowdown, Mr Laidlaw.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Small in stature and small in price.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Now, the form - shoulder baluster.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07The purpose - a little pepperette.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09The medium - silver.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13The origin - China.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17The Chinese market, we can't really go wrong with.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21Aside from the applied characters,
0:11:21 > 0:11:22what do we know about it?
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Well, there are your marks.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29You've got, I suspect, a Hong Kong smith there.
0:11:29 > 0:11:3190 standard, 9-0.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35It's 900 parts, not quite sterling. Yeah, spot on.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40Nice little bayonet fitting cap. You know, it is sophisticated.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43I'll tell you what, you'd expect that to weigh nothing.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45There is some mass to that.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- There is.- For all its tiny, there is some substance to it.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Now, look, we are not in panic territory yet,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55but...starting to feel a wee bit uncomfortable.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56It's the heat.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59You know, even if we were in the Arctic right now,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- I'd be feeling a wee bit... - THEY LAUGH
0:12:02 > 0:12:05The price on that is £10.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06I doubt you'll go wrong on that.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- You are not sure, are you? - Do we shake your hand?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- Yes!- Is that relief?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17I don't think we haggle, do we? We just say, "Thanks very much."
0:12:17 > 0:12:18What? No haggling?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20That has got to be a first on Bargain Hunt.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23I think that is a fair price. Thank you very much.
0:12:23 > 0:12:24Great stuff.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Well, that is one item down.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28But you are still trailing the Blues.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30What is the plan now, Charlie?
0:12:30 > 0:12:33We want to get something a bit bigger now. We've got a little...
0:12:33 > 0:12:35You'd struggle to get anything smaller, in fairness.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39PAUL LAUGHS A single little bead.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Something smaller, you say?
0:12:41 > 0:12:42Well, it just so happens,
0:12:42 > 0:12:46I found something more petite than your pepperette, Paul.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Small table, two small boxes.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52It is the two small boxes that interest me.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57Without opening this one up, you can see that it is a quality job.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00It has been turned on a lathe. It has got multiple mouldings.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04It looks a bit like a draft piece.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07And it has been made out of olive wood.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12Inside, there is a slab of agate neatly impressed
0:13:12 > 0:13:14and inlaid in the middle.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17And this brown, streaky bit of agate has been dished - it has
0:13:17 > 0:13:22a little depression in the middle - and that has a specific purpose,
0:13:22 > 0:13:27which I think is connected with clock-making or repairing.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Some of those parts need to be lubricated,
0:13:30 > 0:13:33particularly in the bushes and bearing department.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37And you would dip them, minutely, into a little drizzle of oil
0:13:37 > 0:13:40when doing your repair or assembly.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43The person that owned it was pretty proud of it,
0:13:43 > 0:13:45cos they put their name on the bottom. Look.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48There is a monogram for AT.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50It could have been made at the end of the 17th or early
0:13:50 > 0:13:52part of the 18th century.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54The box next door looks very similar,
0:13:54 > 0:13:57but in fact, it is made of a different material.
0:13:57 > 0:13:58It is made of turned boxwood.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01The top has been fitted with a glazed panel.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04And when we look inside, just look at that -
0:14:04 > 0:14:08hundreds of little bits of glass.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Now, if I take a card...
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Oh, look, it's a photograph of me.
0:14:13 > 0:14:14Ha!
0:14:14 > 0:14:17On the back, I'll drizzle out a few of these.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20You can see what I am talking about.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22There is a small selection.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25And if we take my magnifying glass and have a squint,
0:14:25 > 0:14:30the same watchmaker would be taking these little bits of glass
0:14:30 > 0:14:32and using them for his repair job.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35In the old days, when you bought a mechanical watch,
0:14:35 > 0:14:39it said 15-jewel movement rather proudly.
0:14:39 > 0:14:45And the jewels to which that watch refers are these little chaps.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46Why?
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Because the moving parts in a mechanical watch,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51in a dream situation,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54would have no friction between those moving parts,
0:14:54 > 0:14:58meaning that the time that was kept would be most likely
0:14:58 > 0:15:01to be most accurate if there wasn't any friction.
0:15:01 > 0:15:06So, two beautiful watchmaker's boxes,
0:15:06 > 0:15:11and their contents, could be yours for £28.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Now, that is what I call tic toc.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17And that clock is still ticking for our teams.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20The Blues have bagged two items, but the Reds still have one.
0:15:20 > 0:15:2220 minutes left.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25It is a Zeiss projector of about 1930.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Finest of lenses.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28I'll do it for £100.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31What the hell are you going to do with that for 100 quid?
0:15:31 > 0:15:32It's different.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35It is probably different from profitable.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37THEY LAUGH
0:15:37 > 0:15:40I certainly don't project any kind of profit at auction,
0:15:40 > 0:15:41that's for sure, Paul.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- I have just spotted something shiny.- What is it?
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- What, what, what?- Tea set. - Ah!- Tea set.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51So, we should check these for hallmarks?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- Well, this is not going to be hallmarked. This is plated.- OK.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57I feel like it is a bit Art Deco.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59It is slightly Deco-y, isn't it?
0:15:59 > 0:16:00You have got a set there.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- What is the price on...? - On the four?- Yeah.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06I can do...£42.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- That's not a bad price. - It is a nice shape.
0:16:08 > 0:16:13I think we are...slightly impulsive,
0:16:13 > 0:16:15so shall we wander?
0:16:15 > 0:16:18I think we definitely need a back up.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- I've taken a mental picture of exactly where this is.- OK.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- If needs be, we can run.- Look up, you'll see a big flag flying high.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Follow the flag.- Isn't that handy?
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Well, I never! The Blues walking away from a stall without a buy?
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Come on, Reds, you are looking a bit lost.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- This is really difficult. LAUGHING:- I know!
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Really actually impossible.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Are you serious on that?
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Well, old mobile phones, old, big mobile phones,
0:16:48 > 0:16:50fetch big bucks.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- They do, don't they? - I remember those.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56You'd never fit one of those in your pocket nowadays.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- What is on this one? - That is on for 30.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01I feel like Gordon Gekko.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03THEY LAUGH
0:17:03 > 0:17:07Gekko? From the film Wall Street? "Buy, buy! Sell, sell!"
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- I don't see who would buy it. - No, you're right.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Well, we know where it is/put it down.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15THEY LAUGH
0:17:15 > 0:17:16Poor Sean.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Maybe not this one, hey, mate?
0:17:18 > 0:17:22Now, I know a team that do need to buy something, and fast!
0:17:22 > 0:17:27- What do these do for you? Anything or nothing?- What are they?
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Splendid antique - and we'll get to age in a moment -
0:17:31 > 0:17:34wrought iron andirons.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36These sit in your hearth,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39in your 18th-century cottage,
0:17:39 > 0:17:41fire dogs around there
0:17:41 > 0:17:44support the timber of the logs that are being burnt.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46But these are special because at the front,
0:17:46 > 0:17:50we've got these little hooks that would carry a spit.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Now, age.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Well, the working life for these, it is hundreds of years,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- of course, yeah? - Does it come with the spit rods?
0:17:59 > 0:18:00No, what you see is what you got.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03And I'll tell you, you are lucky to see that. That's rare.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- How much are they?- £120. That would be a risky purchase, that.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Any slack in the price at all?
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- That's not a lot of money if you've got the hearth for them.- 95.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17I think you are in gamble territory, but I'll tell you what,
0:18:17 > 0:18:18they are good things.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22This is tough. This is a tough decision.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24I do...I do like them.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- 80 quid?- No, 90 I can do.- 90.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29I mean, I'm...I'm OK with it!
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Yeah. Why not?
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Your enthusiasm just blows me away, team.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38We both kind of like them, let's do it.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- Thank you, sir.- Thank you. - You just sold them.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44So, that makes our teams level pegging at two items apiece,
0:18:44 > 0:18:46with 15 minutes left on the clock.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48(I think they are a bit overwhelmed.)
0:18:48 > 0:18:49Do you get that sense?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51And I think, as a consequence,
0:18:51 > 0:18:53I'm pretty much having to spoon-feed them.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56I really would like this last purchase to be theirs, you know?
0:18:56 > 0:19:01But I just fear we are looking at rabbits in headlights.
0:19:01 > 0:19:02I better go find them.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Uh, Paul, they are behind you.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08The Blues have taken a different approach,
0:19:08 > 0:19:12as they have gone inside to try and find their last item.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- Which direction?- This way.- That way. - That way. OK.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Right, Reds, you need to royally pull your finger out.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23- I don't know what you would do with them.- That is an obvious question.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Asha hates them. We don't have a lot of time.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27Quite right, Charlie.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Now, has Alex taken a fancy to something?
0:19:30 > 0:19:31You are so ahead of the game.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34This is what I love. It is quite expensive.
0:19:34 > 0:19:35- This is cloisonne enamel.- OK.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Almost like a fine wire, isn't it?
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Onto the actual piece.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- And then it is coloured with different coloured enamels.- Uh-huh.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45And then we've got these lovely patterns of the dragons
0:19:45 > 0:19:46and what have you.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49There are not very, very old. I would say they are sort of 1940s.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- What you think of these?- These on the other hand, are special pieces.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I was initially drawn to these.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58SEAN: Are those prawns?
0:19:58 > 0:19:59DEALER: No, crayfish.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00SEAN: Crayfish.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04I really like them. I really, really like them, Sean.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07I'm sorry, I think...I think I might have to pull rank.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Well, the boss has spoken, eh?
0:20:09 > 0:20:13I just think they may struggle a bit to get to that top end.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Can you do anything on that price?
0:20:15 > 0:20:17120.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21You are not convinced, are you? I just love... I would buy them.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- That's what...- Hm.- I feel like crayfish is kind of niche.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- ALEX LAUGHS - That is a big chunk of our money.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32If there are two people who have the same feeling as I do,
0:20:32 > 0:20:34then these will rocket.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- These will absolutely rocket. I am convinced.- Let's take a risk.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- You have got to spend money to make money.- Yeah, it is a risk.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- Fortune favours the brave. - I think you have sold them to us.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- Thank you very much.- I love them, thank you so much.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50120 squid for a pair of crayfish vases. Ha!
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- The dream team.- High-five! Too right.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57That is it, Blues, you have netted all three pieces. Good work.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59It looks like Paul has given up.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Our expert's vanished into the ether.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04I know, he has had enough of us.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06He has given up all hope.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Or... Is he bailing you out? And finding your last item.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11We have three minutes.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14But it is amazing what you can find in three minutes.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15Thanks very much.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Has Paul done a deal?
0:21:17 > 0:21:19I was looking at that little carousel bookcase there,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- a revolving bookcase. Do want to have a look?- Yeah.- For 50 quid...
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- Yes, we do. - Come over here, academics.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26I like it.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28PAUL LAUGHS
0:21:28 > 0:21:31It's beautiful. Look at the quality. That is top-notch.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34PAUL LAUGHS If that doesn't sell for 200...
0:21:36 > 0:21:41Desk, tidy up those books with our little Edwardian
0:21:41 > 0:21:44revolving bookcase. A desktop model. Inlaid mahogany.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Sheraton influenced.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49We've got some... Bat wing medallion and spandrels.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51A wee bit of decoration or ornamentation to it.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52And you know, once upon a time,
0:21:52 > 0:21:54that was a pretty valuable piece of furniture.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Today, less so, I've got to say,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59but maybe in Cambridge there is an audience for it.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01What was the very best on the wee bookcase?
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- It has got to be £50.- 50 quid. It's not a lot of money.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06I don't think you have got much choice, team.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- I think it's perfect. - Great.- I love it.- Done!
0:22:09 > 0:22:12PAUL LAUGHS Let's go with it. Whoo!
0:22:12 > 0:22:15You sold your bookcase through desperation more than anything else.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- Thanks very much. - Thank you very much.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Time has stopped for the shop.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Well, there is nothing like using the time available.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29We started off with ice creams, we ended up with palpitations,
0:22:29 > 0:22:31sweating.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Relax, you have earned your stripes today, Paul.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37I think I need to sit down after that shop
0:22:37 > 0:22:40and check out what those Reds bought, eh?
0:22:40 > 0:22:42First up was the petite pepperette.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44They paid £10.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47The second item was
0:22:47 > 0:22:49the pair of 18th-century andirons.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51They paid £90.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53And finally, they settled for
0:22:53 > 0:22:55the revolving bookcase for £50.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- Well, you two birds, how did that go for you?- It was a bit overwhelming.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- Was it?- Yeah.- Slightly confused did we get?- Perplexed maybe.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06To begin with, we went very leisurely paced.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08And then it got faster and faster.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10- By the end, we were quite hysterical. - Fair enough.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15- Now, which is your favourite piece? - I really like the iron spit dogs.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20- The iron spit dogs.- Yes.- What about you?- I loved the revolving bookcase.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Perhaps the pepper pot. The pepperette.
0:23:25 > 0:23:26Do you agree with the pepperette?
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Well, it was a really good bargain, so...
0:23:28 > 0:23:30That could bring the biggest bargain?
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- Percentage-wise, I think it could well do.- And you spent how much?
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- BOTH: £150. - 150, that's perfect.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37- Can I have a £150 of leftover lolly, please?- Sure. There you go.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Thank you very much. Just like that. And over it goes to our man.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- What are you going to spend that on, Paul ?- More profit.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46That's what we need. Yeah?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48We are in this to win it. More profit.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51That is his motto, that is his mantra. And good luck.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Meanwhile, we are going to check out
0:23:53 > 0:23:54what the Blue team bought, aren't we?
0:23:54 > 0:23:56Their first choice
0:23:56 > 0:23:57was the folding chair.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59They settled on a price of £48.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02They got carried away with the 1960s
0:24:02 > 0:24:05suitcase set for £45.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08And finally, they went crazy over
0:24:08 > 0:24:11the crayfish vases. They paid £120.
0:24:13 > 0:24:14Well, that was extraordinary.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Do you usually buy the first thing that you find, you two?
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Well, I think when we see something we want, we go for it.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Now, which is your favourite piece?
0:24:21 > 0:24:25I think the suitcases, which is more my purchase, really.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- What about you, Alex? - Mine would have to be the vases.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31I know they are high risk, but they are absolutely beautiful.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34And which are going to bring the biggest profits? The suitcases?
0:24:34 > 0:24:36BOTH: Suitcases. For sure.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- We both agreed on that. - And you spent how much?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41We spent 213 overall.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43213. I would like, therefore,
0:24:43 > 0:24:46£87 of leftover lolly.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Thank you. 87 bang on.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51And banging on... And on...
0:24:51 > 0:24:52There you go, Catherine.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56So, on this glorious, sunny day, what are you going to go
0:24:56 > 0:24:57and search for?
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Well, I am going to buy something
0:24:59 > 0:25:03which is small and beautifully formed.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- Is it?- There we are. - A bit like Sean.- A bit like Sean.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07Cheeky!
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Only the boss could say that.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Anyway, off you go, because we're about to head to the auction.
0:25:13 > 0:25:14Uh-ah.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Well, we have travelled to a seat of learning, to Cambridge,
0:25:27 > 0:25:30to learn something with Charles Ashton. Good morning.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- Good morning, Tim.- Now, what you going to teach us today, Charles?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Are you going to teach us about Chinese pepper pots?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37We'll have a go, yes. We'll have a go.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Well, it looks a bit lonely to me
0:25:39 > 0:25:42cos I feel for every pepper pot, there ought to be a salt pot.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- It looks a bit lonely on its own, doesn't it? I think.- It does a bit.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47But it is very much, I think, made for the Western market,
0:25:47 > 0:25:51for the tourists. So we've got very much a sort of European shape there.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54And of course, with the sort of...the archetypal Chinese
0:25:54 > 0:25:58characters around the edge just to give it a bit of authenticity.
0:25:58 > 0:25:59Yeah. How much?
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- We have said £15 to £25. - OK, fine, £10 paid.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Now, moving on, we have got these andirons.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- Shame they are not a pair, isn't it?- Yeah, it is.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11I understand they may have been sold as a pair originally, possibly,
0:26:11 > 0:26:13or described as a pair.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15And if they were, they'd be worth rather more money.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19- But they are nicely old. They must be 18th-century at least.- How much?
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- We have said £40 to £60. - OK, they paid £90.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24They certainly show their age
0:26:24 > 0:26:27and they have got a bit of charm and character to them.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30But this thing, I think, this so-called Edwardian
0:26:30 > 0:26:32revolving table top bookcase,
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- is later assembled, don't you? - We think so.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37We have called it reproduction.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40In other words, it could have been made at any time, really,
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- in the mid to late 20th century, we think.- Yeah.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45If it was Edwardian, you'd think quality timber, quality finish.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Do you know what I think it is? I think it is a bit of shed work.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49I think you might be right.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51I think if you picked up a copy of The Practical Woodworker
0:26:51 > 0:26:53in 1935,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- you could buy out of the magazine... - I'm sure you're right.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00..spandrels like that. And you'd just fix it up in your shed.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- Yeah, absolutely.- OK. How much do you think it is worth?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- Probably £30 or £40, or so.- OK.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Well, they only paid £50, so that is close enough.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10In fact, they've done sufficiently well, I think they may not need
0:27:10 > 0:27:13their bonus buy. But let's go and have a look at it anyway.
0:27:14 > 0:27:15OK, Charlie, Asha,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18here we go, look. £150 of leftover lolly
0:27:18 > 0:27:22you gave Paul Laidlaw. What did you buy, Paul?
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- We looked at silver.- It's gorgeous. - We were frustrated.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30That is a little Edwardian gentleman's card case.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- Wow.- I think we have crossed over from collectible into practical.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36It is over 100 years old.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38The gentleman that carried that, what did he experience?
0:27:38 > 0:27:39This is the Belle Epoque,
0:27:39 > 0:27:4210 years before the outbreak of the First World War,
0:27:42 > 0:27:43what do you reckon?
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- I think it's beautiful. - You like?- I absolutely do.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- What would you keep inside it? - This is your visiting card.
0:27:49 > 0:27:50So there you have it.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Rather than having it all dog-eared in your wallet, imagine
0:27:53 > 0:27:54pulling that out, just like,
0:27:54 > 0:27:57"Oh, yes, I do have a card somewhere. "Look at this."
0:27:57 > 0:28:02It's beautiful. We just have to hope Mr STC is in the audience.
0:28:02 > 0:28:03Fortunately,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06the buyers don't necessarily follow the monograms, do they?
0:28:06 > 0:28:08No, not... When it is pleasingly executed.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11I think we can consider that just period decoration rather than
0:28:11 > 0:28:13something to be upset about.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15How much did you pay for it?
0:28:15 > 0:28:17I will suspect you will be surprised
0:28:17 > 0:28:21when I tell you that cost me £25.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26- Wow!- It's crazy money, isn't it? What it is worth is the punch line.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- It is worth £30 to £50. - Good. Thank you very much.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32But right now, though, why don't we find out for the audience
0:28:32 > 0:28:36at home what the auctioneer thinks about Paul's card case?
0:28:38 > 0:28:42- There we go.- There we are. - Present your visiting card.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45Hinged lid, hinged cover. There we are, still working function.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48A little set of hallmarks here for Birmingham, 1905.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49Hm-mm.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52With a rather nice little curvature as well,
0:28:52 > 0:28:55so I guess designed to go on in the back pocket, do you think, Tim?
0:28:55 > 0:28:57- Or waistcoat pocket. - Waistcoat pocket, yes.
0:28:57 > 0:28:58If you have a decent corporation,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- it could fit around that nicely. - Absolutely.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03If you have got abs and a flat stomach, it might not be so good.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05No, I guess... And if you sat on it,
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- it wouldn't stay that shape very much longer.- That's true.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11- Anyway, see, there we go. A little collectible.- Absolutely.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14From the Edwardian period. How much, do you think?
0:29:14 > 0:29:16- Probably £20 to £30.- OK.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Paul Laidlaw only paid £25.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Good. That should turn a profit if they decide to go with it.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24That is it for the Reds. Now, for the Blues.
0:29:24 > 0:29:25And something completely different.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29Now, Charles, is that chair a campaign chair or not?
0:29:29 > 0:29:30We fear it isn't, Tim, no.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33I think it is just too busy, too complicated.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36We have got too much going on. The vertical splats here.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39All the rest of it. I think a proper campaign chair
0:29:39 > 0:29:40would be much simpler
0:29:40 > 0:29:43in construction, would have sort of a leather back and seats,
0:29:43 > 0:29:45so you could fold it away absolutely flat.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- This is for the bottom of the garden.- We think it is, yeah.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51It has been well loved, well used, but we don't think it is military.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53So, how much do you think it'll bring?
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Well, we have been a bit mean, maybe, on it. £15 to £25.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Yeah, that is a bit mean, isn't it?
0:29:58 > 0:30:01£48 was paid by Alex.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05Modern homes like folding chairs cos they are space-saving
0:30:05 > 0:30:06and everything else.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09I can see it making £50, can't you? Maybe.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12You get two people that really want to go for it, then perhaps,
0:30:12 > 0:30:14if they have got the pair to it, then they well.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16That is quite a lot of conditions - two people,
0:30:16 > 0:30:18they have got to like it and they need the pair.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20OK, I am getting the message. Super.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24Now, moving on to the very, very sexy luggage.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26I mean, can you imagine going to Marbella
0:30:26 > 0:30:28first in 1962 with that lot?
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Yes, I think you'd have to be slightly bold.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Perhaps if you were in the flare trouser department,
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- you might've...- Yeah. - ..gone for that in the shop.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40It is an incredibly bright and breezy period piece, though,
0:30:40 > 0:30:42- isn't it?- Oh, it is.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43And it is not in bad condition.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45So often with these things,
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- handles are broken or snapped or what have you.- Yeah.- But actually...
0:30:48 > 0:30:50It has been use a couple of times,
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- it went into the loft and here we are.- Absolutely.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55OK, how much do you think it is going to head out of the sale
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- room for? - We haven't gone overboard on this.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59I think we've said £10 to £20 only.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01I think you are probably right to do that.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03£45 they paid,
0:31:03 > 0:31:05and I think that is a tad too much.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07And no sale would be complete
0:31:07 > 0:31:10without having a few bits of Oriental in it,
0:31:10 > 0:31:12particularly something that looks Chinese,
0:31:12 > 0:31:13so we have got these two pots.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- But how old are they, Charles?- Um...
0:31:16 > 0:31:18It's the million-dollar question, isn't it?
0:31:18 > 0:31:20There is so much still being churned out
0:31:20 > 0:31:24and imported into this country, it becomes very difficult to know
0:31:24 > 0:31:29whether they are circa 1900 or circa 1930s, '40s, '50s,
0:31:29 > 0:31:32or even more recent than that. I think we...
0:31:32 > 0:31:34We haven't dated them for that very reason.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36I suspect they are 20th century.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40So, let the buyer beware. And on that basis, what is the estimate?
0:31:40 > 0:31:42We have said £30 to £50.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- OK, well, 120 is what they paid. - Ooh, right.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- Which is pretty rich, isn't it? - It is a little bit heavy.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50And if they got that wrong,
0:31:50 > 0:31:52they are definitely going to need their bonus buy.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54So let's go and have a look at it.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58£213 you spent, which is absolutely magnificent,
0:31:58 > 0:32:01which means that £87 went to Catherine
0:32:01 > 0:32:03to blow on her bonus buy.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Yes, indeed-y.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11What's that? ALEX LAUGHS
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- Wow.- Look!
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- It is the same!- That is amazing.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20A little miniature boot.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22And I thought of you when I bought it.
0:32:22 > 0:32:23What do you think of that?
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- Oh, that's little.- It's Victorian.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28It is made from jet.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33And look at it, you can even see the little Chelsea bit, the elastic.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- Isn't that lovely? Don't you think that is gorgeous?- That is awesome.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- Doesn't it feel good? - It feels right. It feels right.
0:32:39 > 0:32:40What is the purpose of it?
0:32:40 > 0:32:41It's...?
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Well, there is no real purpose, I don't think, it is
0:32:44 > 0:32:47- just a miniature lady's boot. - A lady's shoe.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50And we didn't spend too much of the 87 on this, did we?
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- £10.- BOTH: OK.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54They're both looking relieved.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57THEY LAUGH
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- And do we think there is a profit in that?- Yes! Definitely.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03I do, I think someone's going to love that.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05I mean, it looks like wood, doesn't it? Feels like wood.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- But actually it is this weird marine coal.- Jet.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10That is where we get jet black from.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- Hm-mm.- You are not impressed. I thought you would rave about this.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17I am impressed with the connection, I think that is brilliant.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19- The connection with your feet? - Exactly.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Well, they are very close, I have to say.
0:33:21 > 0:33:22Now, let's find out from the auctioneer
0:33:22 > 0:33:26whether he thinks the jet boot is worth more than £10.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30There you go, Charles, one odd boot.
0:33:30 > 0:33:31Well, pretty shape, isn't it?
0:33:31 > 0:33:34You've got a little bit of detail there, the bit
0:33:34 > 0:33:37of the shaping to the heel and the little sort of cut-in piece here.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40I think it might have been offered originally as a Chelsea boot,
0:33:40 > 0:33:42but my understanding of a Chelsea boot is more of a
0:33:42 > 0:33:45square heel and more of a gentleman's.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47- I think this is very much a lady's boot.- Yes.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50And it is jet. We are pretty sure it is jet.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- What will it bring, do you think?- Not a lot.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56I suspect it is probably only ten or £20.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Fair enough, only £10 was spent by Catherine on it.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- So she has not put the boot in, so to speak.- No.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Well, on that happy basis, we will stand by.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- Thank you very much, Charles. - My pleasure, Tim.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09The sale room is packed.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13So, time to pop off and get everyone into position.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17- Now, Charles, Asha, how are you feeling?- Excited.- OK.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Not feeling nervous at all? - A little bit.- Slightly apprehensive.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22This room is stuffed with people.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25You can't get a sheet of Bronco between the people here,
0:34:25 > 0:34:28queuing up to buy your items, potentially.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30- Is that a cool feeling, Charles?- It is a very, very cool feeling.- Yeah.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33The first item is your Chinese pepperette, and here comes.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37Lot 117 now is the little Chinese pepperette, you see it there.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39£25 for this. Bit of silver. Rather pretty. £25.
0:34:39 > 0:34:4025 bid, thank you, on the right.
0:34:40 > 0:34:4425 bid now. A little rarity here today. At 25 is bid.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Straight on my right. 25 bid now. £25. 25 bid. £25.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Right-hand, 25 it is. Opening money, opening bid here. 25 it is and 30.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54At 30. 35 at 35.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Out online, at £35.
0:34:56 > 0:34:5740 or not, will it be?
0:34:57 > 0:34:59£35, bidder on my right.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01£35. You are so cool, you guys.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03£35 then... 401.
0:35:03 > 0:35:08Plus £25 and we have not even started. Marvellous!
0:35:08 > 0:35:12The two andirons with their cresset-formed terminals.
0:35:12 > 0:35:13You see them there.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17And two irons sort of popped up to go with them. Lot 118 again.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20Bids here start at not a lot. 20.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- 25 I have now.- (More.)
0:35:22 > 0:35:23Start them off at 25 bid now.
0:35:23 > 0:35:2525. Good old-fashioned fire irons.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27At 25 bid now. 25 it is.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29At £25. 30. 30 bid now. 30.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Competition, we want more than this.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Come again surely. At 35, bid now.
0:35:34 > 0:35:3635. At £35. All done at 35?
0:35:36 > 0:35:37I'm not liking this.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39All finished and done.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42And away then at £35.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Minus 55.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47That is minus 55. Look, here comes the shed work.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49The little sort of fan-inlaid revolving bookcase,
0:35:49 > 0:35:51table top bookcase.
0:35:51 > 0:35:52There we are, lot 119.
0:35:52 > 0:35:53Again, interest here.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Starting at 25.
0:35:55 > 0:35:5730 I bid now. 30 bid.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59At £30 already, here at 30.
0:35:59 > 0:36:0135, at 35. And 40.
0:36:01 > 0:36:02Five. And 50.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04At 50, I have on commission buy.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06- Yes!- And 60.- And 60.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07And 70 bid now. 70.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09At 70 bid now, 70.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Somebody else? It's only 70.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13My bidder is in at £70.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14And 80. And 90.
0:36:14 > 0:36:1690 bid now, 90.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- Come on. What did we say? - Look at this!
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- Make it rain.- Finished at £90, then.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23- £90!- Well done!
0:36:23 > 0:36:26£90. Well, that is plus £40.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28You were minus 30 before, which means,
0:36:28 > 0:36:30in the helter-skelter of Bargain Hunt,
0:36:30 > 0:36:32you have £10 profit.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- There we go. How good is that? - Oh, my goodness.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38- Tough decision coming up, then. - There is, isn't there?
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Do you park your £10 and put it in the building society or
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- do you take the punt and go with the card case?- I'd like the punt.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47I think it's... BOTH: In the cards.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49THEY LAUGH
0:36:49 > 0:36:51You don't do the Tarot as well, do you?
0:36:51 > 0:36:55- It could be in the tea leaves, you never know.- Have to see.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- You fancy it, then? - Yeah, going to do it.
0:36:58 > 0:36:59His estimate is £20 to £30.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03You paid £25 for it, so that is right in the middle. Here it comes.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04And lot 123,
0:37:04 > 0:37:07it is the little Edwardian silver card case.
0:37:07 > 0:37:081905, the date, there we are.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10In working order, you might say.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Lost 123. Say for that, £25.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15A little silver card case. 25, put me in for that, surely.
0:37:15 > 0:37:1625 to start it off.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18£20, one of you will. £20.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20You at the back there. 20 on bid now, 20.
0:37:20 > 0:37:2220 I have. And 25.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- And now 25.- There we go.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26"No," he says. At 25 bid now.
0:37:26 > 0:37:2825 it is. £25, the bid is with me now.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- At 25...- Oh, no!
0:37:31 > 0:37:34At £25, here to be sold. Nobody else want it? Yes or no?
0:37:34 > 0:37:36At 25, all done then.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38At £25... Sold.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- OK, 25, wiped its face.- Excellent.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42No loss, thank you very much.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43That is plus £10.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46That could easily, easily be a winning score,
0:37:46 > 0:37:48so don't say a thing to the Blues, all right?
0:37:48 > 0:37:50- We shan't do.- Just look a bit gloomy.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52That's not possible.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- Alex, Sean, you excited? - Very excited.- Very.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- Do you know how the Reds got on? - No idea.- Brilliant.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10Now, that folding chair, do you think on reflection that you would
0:38:10 > 0:38:12have taken it on campaign or do you think it more garden?
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Perhaps it is not well made enough to have been campaign.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18- It might be a little bit too flimsy. - Could be.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21The market will decide if it is going to give it that
0:38:21 > 0:38:24campaign military premium. We'll find out in a second.
0:38:24 > 0:38:25Anyway, here it comes.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29You may take it on campaign with you if you wish, but we suggest
0:38:29 > 0:38:32it's probably more for the garden or for the house, but you decide.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Much admired, actually, on the book. I can see here already at 15 and 20.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Bidders start, already at 20 on bid now. 20 is bid.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Anybody else now? 25 here. 25.
0:38:41 > 0:38:42And 30 on the book.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44At 30 bid now. 30.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45- Anybody else?- He has got 30.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- At 30 bid, now 30.- We need a little bit more.- Yeah.- We need 48.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50At £40, I've got an absentee bidder.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52At 40 on bid now. 40 bid.
0:38:52 > 0:38:53The room is out now. At £40.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- At £40...- Oh...- Anybody else?
0:38:55 > 0:38:59All done then, selling away for the chair at £40.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01- Thank you.- Minus eight pounds.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Could have been worse. Now, for the suitcases.
0:39:04 > 0:39:05For the retro suitcase or the hold-all.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08For you fans of that real '60s
0:39:08 > 0:39:10period there. £25, matching pair.
0:39:10 > 0:39:1225 will you be? 25.
0:39:12 > 0:39:13£20 then, who will be brave?
0:39:13 > 0:39:16£20, surely. 20.
0:39:16 > 0:39:1820 on bid below me, thank you. 20 on bid here to start.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19At 20 on bid now, 20.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22- They are in great condition.- Great.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Maiden bid at 20.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27All it is going to be, then. Done? Here it is at £20.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- Sold.- 20 is minus 25,
0:39:30 > 0:39:32which means it is minus 33.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Now, our blue-and-white babies. Let's hope for the best here.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38There we are, the pair of Chinese vases modelled with
0:39:38 > 0:39:42crayfish around them. Lot 136. Again, interest here.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Start me at £30 for the pair of vases. £30, put me in.
0:39:45 > 0:39:4730, surely. 20, then, one of you. £20, will it be?
0:39:47 > 0:39:5020 on bid at the end, thank you. 20 on bid now. 20 to start them off.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52At 20 on bid here. 20 bid I have.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Anybody else want to come in or not? 20 bid. Now 20. 25. At 25.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58For 25. 25 here. 30 in the room.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01This is feeling very painful.
0:40:01 > 0:40:0430 in the room. It is at £30. 35.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06£40. At 40.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Up here. 40 on bid now.
0:40:08 > 0:40:1040 bid. 40. The internet is now out.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11At 40 on bid now. 40 bid.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12More for anymore?
0:40:12 > 0:40:15At £40, I shall sell, then.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Woman at the back, done then and away at £40.
0:40:18 > 0:40:19- Well done.- Dear, oh, dear,
0:40:19 > 0:40:21that is minus 80.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Never mind. That is minus 113.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27It doesn't sound too bad if you say it quickly.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Anyway, minus £113.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30What are we doing with the old boot?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33The jet boot. Are you going with it or parking it?
0:40:33 > 0:40:34If the shoe was on the other foot,
0:40:34 > 0:40:36would you be putting the boot in? TIM LAUGHS
0:40:36 > 0:40:39You been thinking about that, Sean? OK, you are going to go with it?
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- Yes.- Yes, you are, you are going with the bonus buy.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42I am delighted to tell you,
0:40:42 > 0:40:44the auctioneer thinks it is worth £10 to £20.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47He thinks it is rather sweet. He has given you a good estimate on that.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48And here it comes.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51This is a little miniature Victorian jet carving of the lady's boot,
0:40:51 > 0:40:53there we are. Pretty little thing there.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55What do you say? £25 for that?
0:40:55 > 0:40:5925 to get on with it. A little lady's boot in jet. £25, surely.
0:40:59 > 0:41:0220 then, one of you. £20, somebody will. £20, surely.
0:41:02 > 0:41:0520 I have, thank you. At 20 bid, I have. At 20, any bid now?
0:41:05 > 0:41:07At 20, doubled your money. Well done, Catherine.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10At 20, on bid at 20. Five here, 25 bid now. Fresh place at 25.
0:41:10 > 0:41:11I'm out already.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13The bid's down here. £25.
0:41:13 > 0:41:14Look at that!
0:41:14 > 0:41:16And at 25 it is. More for anymore?
0:41:16 > 0:41:20At £25, all done then. On my left, then, at £25...
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- Thank you.- Now, that is a result!
0:41:22 > 0:41:23Plus £15,
0:41:23 > 0:41:26which reduces you from a minus score
0:41:26 > 0:41:28of three figures
0:41:28 > 0:41:30to a minus score of two figures. How lovely is that?
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- Anyway, it's minus £98.- Not too bad.
0:41:33 > 0:41:34It's not, actually.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37The thing is, don't say a thing to the Reds, all right?
0:41:37 > 0:41:40And all will be revealed in a moment. Marvellous. Thank you.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- Been chatting? - CONTESTANTS: No.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Cos I know the rivalry between you lot has been intense.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56And I have to reveal the results here,
0:41:56 > 0:41:59and I'm slightly embarrassed because there is a great gap between the
0:41:59 > 0:42:03teams. And I'm afraid the team with the whacking great rack
0:42:03 > 0:42:05of losses are the Blues.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09- Minus £98. - ALL: Aw...
0:42:09 > 0:42:12I'm not going to rub it in. But you did get a profit, Catherine,
0:42:12 > 0:42:15which was absolutely lovely, off your lady's boot. All right?
0:42:15 > 0:42:17That miserable little boot finally did it.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19- BLUES LAUGH - Didn't it?
0:42:19 > 0:42:21- Plus £15, which is jolly nice, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24But otherwise, you've just been brave, haven't you?
0:42:24 > 0:42:25- We have.- We took some risks.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28You took some risks and, sadly, they didn't pay off.
0:42:28 > 0:42:29But another time they will.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Don't let it scar you, promise?
0:42:32 > 0:42:33- Promise.- Promise.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37Cos I'm going to turn to the Reds now and award them £10. Whoo!
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- Ten whole pounds of profit!- Yay!
0:42:40 > 0:42:43£25 off that Chinese pepperette, whoever would have thought that?
0:42:43 > 0:42:44- Yes?- Not me.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46The andirons went south,
0:42:46 > 0:42:49but then you bobbled back with your revolving bookcase.
0:42:49 > 0:42:50Overall, plus £10.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53You went with the bonus buy, that wiped its face,
0:42:53 > 0:42:55so you preserved your position.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- Aren't you clever?- Yeah.- Yeah!
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- How many degrees exactly have you got?- Too many.- Oh, too many.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02We're not going to go into that again.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04Anyway, it has been great fun.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08Thank you very much and join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:43:08 > 0:43:09ALL: Yes!