Norfolk 29 Bargain Hunt

-Today, we've come east.

-Well, not that far east.

To the Norfolk Antique and Collectors' Fair

and this place has got it all.

So we're going to have a ball. Let's go bargain hunting. Yeah!

Did you know that here in Norfolk,

they've got their very own unique breeds of animals?

They've got the Norfolk turkey, they've got the Norfolk terrier,

they've even got their own breed of frog! No, I'm not croaking!

Who writes this stuff? Let's take a sneaky peek at what's coming up, eh?

On today's show, the Reds share the love.

I don't mind telling you, you're good!

We got the best expert! We are really lucky today, really lucky.

Yeah.

But there are plenty of battles between the Blues.

-What about that... That cat?

-Say no.

-No!

What about that lampshade over there?

-Are you serious?

-Good grief!

Now you know why I don't go shopping.

Before all that, let's meet the teams.

Well, on today's programme, we've got

two teams of happily married couples.

Well, they're happily married at the moment.

For the Reds, we've got Ken and Hazel.

-And for the Blues, we've got Helen and Martin. Hello, everyone.

-Hello.

Very nice to see you. Ken.

You've been married for 30 years and it don't seem a day too long, right?

No. It's like waking up in a dream every day.

-How much were you paid to say that?

-No, she is a joy.

-Yeah.

-Well, that's lovely. She is Hazel, actually.

-Yes. Not joy!

-Got to get the name right!

-Right.

-Very important after 30 years!

Now, where did you meet?

Um, I used to run a pub on an industrial estate,

open at seven, close at seven. Half-day Saturdays, no Sundays.

And I used to drink in those days.

One morning I had this hangover, which was not unusual.

The side door opened and in came Miss Rep, with the twinset and pearls.

-Hazel Rep?

-Hazel Rep. The heels and the clipboard.

-Really?

And I said, "I don't know who you are or what you want,

"but I hate cold calls. I hate reps, so please go away."

And she went, "Well, if that's your attitude, you can b-off as well!"

-And as she went, I said, "Stop! I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Stop. Have a coffee."

-Yes.

-And that's how it started.

-Really?

So, you know, she was quite feisty, then?

She gave as good as she could get?

Yes and I ended up buying cocktail shakers... Oh, no!..

-Silver spoons.

-Umbrellas!

-Ten months later, we got married.

-Isn't that lovely?

-Yes.

-Now, Hazel. You're retired.

-Yes.

-You're a dab hand with a needle and thread.

-Yes.

I learned from very young.

My mum taught me from when I was sort of knee-high to

a grasshopper how to use a machine and what have you.

-You are also a dab hand in the kitchen.

-So I've been told.

Well, I must say, if your husband

is a living embodiment of your skills,

you have been extremely successful for the last 30 years!

He used to be skinny when I met him!

So what's your speciality in the cookery front, darling?

Well, I do lots of things

but Ken likes things like chicken pasties, Eccles cakes.

-He loves his Eccles cakes.

-Oh!

I make them about that big, you know.

-They're not little.

-No, no, no.

-And then you chop them up into bits, or...?

-No, he eats the lot!

-Does he really?

-Yes.

-Well, does this mean that between you, you're going

-to be able to cook up a profit today?

-Ooh, I hope so.

-Definitely.

-Hope so.

-I think you're going to do terribly well on today's programme.

Anyway, good luck with that, team. Very, very nice to meet you.

Now, Hell's Bells, it says here that you met on an internet dating site.

-We did, yes.

-So how does that work out, then?

Well, I'd been recently divorced,

-so I went online and he was my first person who popped up.

-Gosh.

My first date.

So you plug this into the machine, and it goes ping!

-And out came Martin?

-Well, he kept popping up.

-He kept popping up?

-He kept popping up in my chat box.

-Oh, in your chat box! That's OK.

-In my chat box.

-Lovely. So he's in your chat box.

So you have a chat in a chat box, and then, do you get to go

-and have a drink? That's the important bit, isn't it?

-We did.

We met halfway between where we live.

-Now, your job keeps you very busy, doesn't it?

-It certainly does.

-Tell us about that.

-Well, I'm a primary school teacher

and I've been at the same school now for nearly 20 years.

-Have you really?

-Yeah.

So what's the best bit of the teaching job then, for you?

I like the fact that it's never the same. Never the...

Over 20 years, it's evolved and changes all the time

-so it keeps you on your toes.

-Now, Martin. You do something completely different.

-I do indeed.

-Tell us about that.

-I've been a retail manager of a mobile phone company.

I've been in the business about 20 years.

So from when phones used to be about that big,

to phones literally that big. So, yeah. I love it.

But technically quite challenging,

-keeping up with all this stuff, isn't it?

-It can be, yes.

But like anything, technology changes, so we obviously get

phones come through, sort of play with them, so yeah, it's really good. Really love it.

-And when you're not working, what do you like to get up to?

-I do a lot of running.

Recently, I've done four London marathons,

raised nearly £6,500 for charity, so, yeah.

So you're bound to be competitive,

-Hels, are you as competitive as your old man?

-I am, yes.

-Are you? OK.

Well, we've got two competitive teams today. How lovely.

Now, £300 apiece. There you go. You know the rules.

Your experts await and off you go!

And very, very good luck. I could do with a new mobile phone.

PHONE RINGS

Now, we need two experts. Who we going to call?

I dunno. It's all child's play for Paul. Mr Laidlaw will be with the Reds.

All at sea with the Blues is Captain Catherine Southon.

-Helen and Martin, this is our moment. This is all very exciting.

-Yes.

-This is it.

-Yes!

Now, I'm really thinking, when you first met Ken,

-you stitched him up with a deal selling him something.

-That's it.

-As if I would!

-Really stitched up.

Personally, something like some kind of wow factor.

-Some sort of ceramic objects.

-Something for the house.

-Something that people can talk about.

-Something for the house. OK.

-So a talking point?

-Yes.

-And you're going to be a ruthless haggler?

-Yes, definitely.

-Yes?

-All the time.

Right, teams. Your 60 minutes starts now.

-OK, so are we ready for the challenge?

-We are.

-Yes, we are.

-Come on, then. Is it about the numbers?

-It's about numbers.

-Yes.

Let's go find them. Let's do it, then. Love it!

Well, that all sounds pretty good to me. Two teams with two plans.

What could possibly go wrong, eh?

Oh, the Blues have gone undercover.

We've got a cameo there, but it's just...

-They're slightly out of fashion at the moment.

-Would you?

If I was a woman, if I was a woman,

I'd actually think to myself, yeah, well...

You might want to put that back before we go any further

-with that conversation!

-Probably best.

Thanks, Helen and Martine...ahem, Martin.

Meanwhile, the Reds are still scouting the fields.

What about things like this, Paul?

A Victorian brass coal box. Yeah.

-I mean, at that price, anything is a goer.

-Precisely, Paul.

Ooh! Steady.

-You didn't see that, did you?

-Everything bouncing.

We can't take him anywhere.

I, for one, would be taking him well away from that store, Catherine.

-Look at that.

-What?

-That copper thing there. Do you like that?

-What copper thing?

-What, the kettle?

-Yeah.

-Say no.

-No! No.

-There we are.

Say no?

I think that's what you call a unanimous decision, Martin.

-No more teapots.

-No more teapots.

-I've got so many teapots myself.

Well, that's all tea-related items out the window, teams. Next stop...

-The Blues.

-You look like you're on the bus.

-I do feel like I'm on a bus.

-I love the bouncy action that's going on.

I'm going to have a go of that. How are you...how are you bouncing?

-Where are you bouncing?

-Shall we test for strength?

-I don't know.

They could be disaster, couldn't they?

Right. On that note, we'll leave the bouncing Blues to it, I think.

-Some bits and bobs.

-Yeah.

-Nice.

-What you think of this?

Oh, how interesting. A continental piece. Maybe Dutch, is it?

But...that import marks.

So you've got a piece that was maybe made in Germany or Holland, perhaps.

But imported by the British silver trade

and legally it had to be assayed over here to warn that it is silver.

-What is it? No idea. It's just a whopping great big mad spoon.

-Curry spoon?

-I'll tell you, for a tea habit!

-How much is it?

-Is it a dear thing?

I was looking for about £75 for it.

Oh, you're looking for too much for us, I'm afraid.

-So what is your very best? Would you come down to 30?

-Attagirl, Hazel!

Straight in there!

I can't do it for 30. I could do it for...

-I'm not excited by it.

-50.

I don't think they're listening, Ken.

What do you reckon it will take?

Do you know what? I always get worried when the contestants wade in.

I start thinking, "They're going to make an offer!"

And you were spot on. You were spot on.

I like your style. You were bang on there, Hazel.

Would 40 cut it? That would have to be it.

-Or I think we're staring at losses.

-40?

-You've just bought something!

-Yeah?

-40?

-Yeah? 40.

-Yeah, we've done it!

-Great.

-Thank you so much.

-Good man.

-Thank you very much. Well done, guys.

-Super.

You're changing your tune, Ken. A tactical move, maybe.

Eight minutes. Not even ten minutes, and you did it! You are a machine.

-I knew it.

-We've got the best expert.

Great stuff, Reds. No messing there. One item down already.

-You're good, Hazel. I don't mind telling you, you're good.

-Oh, good.

So the Reds are patting each other on the back.

I wonder how the Blues are faring.

-This is an umbrella - that we're going to need today.

-Yes.

What do you think? An umbrella with no material on it.

-Actually, it's not an umbrella. Any ideas?

-I've got absolutely no idea.

-Absolutely none.

-This is actually a swift.

So we've got a little clamp down here

-and we clamp that onto your table.

-Right.

-And this is for winding wool.

-So it's like a wool winder.

-Over your hands?

-Exactly. Exactly that.

-Is it worth a punt or not?

-Do you want to think and move on?

-Yeah, we can think and move on.

-Yeah.

-All right?

Would you mind if I just put it down here for a moment, sir?

OK, moving swiftly on, then. Hang on.

The Reds have found themselves back at the same stall they started at.

-The Doulton silicon ware. Do you like?

-Yes. £22 the pair.

-What do you reckon?

-Not a lot of money.

It's a stoneware body, high-fired, means it IS very resilient.

-Does what it says on the tin.

-And how old do you reckon they are?

Late 19th century. These are proper antiques.

At auction, they're worth £20-40. However, what are they priced at?

-They're priced at 22.

-22.

-That looks like there is...

-If we could get it for a tenner.

-Get it for a tenner! I'm loving you at work.

See the way your mind works!

And that's how she sold me £1,500 worth of rubbish

-when I first met her!

-Thank goodness I'm tight!

-Do you want to give it a go?

-What did she say? £10? £10.

-Let's see.

-She's a machine.

-Ask him again.

-I know she is. She is, yes.

-30 years I've had of this.

-This poor man. Does he know what's coming?

-Hello.

-You've got 22 on them. Would you take a tenner?

-Um, 15.

-Go halfway.

-Hard work, at the moment, isn't it? Hard work.

Go halfway, 12.50.

-12.

-It's a deal.

-Deal, absolutely. Thank you.

-Thank you.

-That was a quickie!

THEY LAUGH

-Lovely.

-Yeah.

-Guys, we could be having an early brunch at this rate!

Hmm! Some bad maths there from the dealer.

Two items in 15 minutes

but the Blues still haven't broken their duck yet.

Now H, how you getting on with Mr Laidlaw?

Oh, Paul's brilliant.

He's so informative and it helps cos you look at things

and you're not sure but he seems to know straight away

whether they're good, they're bad, or whether they're worth going for.

I know. We drop a gear. We just chill.

We've got three quarters of an hour to find something else.

And if we amble, we almost certainly get too comfortable

and end up with one minute to go and sheer panic! Watch this space!

Ha-ha! We've seen it so many times, haven't we, Paul?

Right, then. Come on, Blues. Time to pull your finger out.

-What about this? The tantalus.

-Tantalus.

-Yeah. Which ones..?

I mean, you'll find a million tantaluses at the fair.

-Would that be a tantali?

-Yes, they would be...

-Well, being a schoolteacher, I'm very impressed.

-Yes.

But we'll find loads of wooden ones walking around

but that's a nice silver-plated one.

-Nice stepped base.

-Yeah.

-Yes.

-With the lock.

These do fit beautifully.

I mean, sometimes these decanters are replaced,

but the way that these are, you see how the corners are sort of cut

and the hobnail pattern fits there absolutely perfectly.

-Walker & Hall, so it's a good name.

-Yeah?

-Mmm.

It's lovely. Gorgeous. They are chipped, though. Look at those bottles.

-Yeah, they are chipped.

-I didn't notice those.

-Oh, that's a shame.

Maybe nobody will notice at auction.

-Well... I didn't notice it.

-Well, no. But I think they probably will.

Mmm. I don't think you'll be fooling anyone with that damage, Hell's Bells.

Would he go down, because it's damaged?

-I think he probably would.

-What's your best price on this?

I wanted 190. I said 170. They are actually the original bottles.

Yeah, they are the original ones, and they're numbered, aren't they?

You can see, they've got an etched number on the top.

You wouldn't go down to 150?

-Go on, then. I'll do 150.

-Yeah?

-That's a good buy for 150, I think.

-What about doing 140 and I shake your hand?

-No, I can't do it.

I'll drop a fiver for you, then. 145.

I personally think 145 is a good punt.

-It actually doesn't leave us a lot left but I'm quite happy.

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

145? Yeah. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Finally, one in the bag for the Blues.

-Ready for more challenges?

-Yes.

-Absolutely.

-Two to go. No pressure, eh?

Oh, hello! Looks like trouble ahead!

Ha-ha-ha! Yes!

How are you getting on?

So this has been picked dry, this lane, I take it?

Only because we've got a fabulous expert here.

We've got all the best... All the best buys.

Is this you heading off for a bacon roll? "Our work here is done!"

No! We've done...

- We've only got one item. - We've finished!

-Behave yourself! Good luck, folks. Enjoy.

-Good luck.

Well, not too much!

Ooh, we love a bit of banter on this show.

Now then, I need to cast your mind back.

Now, for those of you who watch Bargain Hunt a lot

and have a good memory, you will know exactly what this object is.

I found one pretty similar to this in Peterborough.

Imagine my amazement to find another one

not so dissimilar here in Norwich.

The owner of this one thought it was something to do with either

navigation or preserving a perpetual light on a ship.

It is true that all these gimbals are there to protect

that central flame but actually, this thing was made in India in

the early part of the 19th century, specifically for one purpose.

And that is to entertain the maharajas

and the royal families of India.

In the desert states, in the hot season, it is

baking and the only time where you have any respite is at night

and that is the moment, in the old days,

when the Indian royal families would come out from their palaces

and they would have entertainment surrounded by sand dunes.

Now, don't think that that royal family only had one of these

metal, spherical globes.

There would have been at least 100,

perhaps 100 or 200 of these things and on the given word,

lamp would be illuminated and the spherical ball rolled

down the sand dune to the delight and entertainment of the audience.

These are called Rolling Ball Lamps

and their survivors are few and far between.

The other fascinating thing is that here in the Norfolk Showground,

milliseconds from Norwich, you could buy this one for £80.

And that is not a lot of rupees, is it?

And both our teams need to spend some pounds.

The Reds have two buys and the Blues still only have one.

Halfway through, time to get cracking.

Something meaty would do, wouldn't it?

Good grief!

-The look on your faces! That says a lot!

-That's lovely.

Now you know why I don't go shopping!

Oh, dear, Marty. Ever get the feeling you're being ganged up on?

It's for weighing corn and everything as it comes out of the field,

to see the wetness of it.

HE YAWNS

Well, I'm always interested to find out the wetness of my corn, Paul.

Just me, then. Time to wakey-wakey, Reds.

You still need that final item.

What about that lampshade over there?

-What? Where?

-You've got the thing about lampshades, haven't you?

-Which lampshade?

-In there?

-Where? The normal standard lamp one?

-Oh, no! You are not serious!

-That's not even...

-Are you serious?

That has come from that house clearance.

Oh my gosh, where did you get him from?!

It was internet shopping, remember, Catherine?

That's rather nice, isn't it?

Hazel. Oracle! The lady in the team.

What does she think of this?

Victorian. Tooled leather.

Jewellery casket. Yay or nay? Knee jerk reaction?

-With its case?

-Nice.

-Just nice? Use your instincts.

Your instincts have been good thus far.

I don't think Ken is too impressed again, Hazel.

-We can always come back to it, can't we?

-Hark at him, come back to it!

Use your instincts. Your instincts have been good thus far.

-If your instinct is, "Oh, aye", fair enough.

-I'm half and half.

-In that case, maybe we're wasting our time.

-OK.

-Onwards.

We are by the ice cream van.

Ice cream? Well, you've got plenty of lolly left, Hazel!

The Blues are back at the first stall they started at

and Catherine's already started thinking about the auction.

I was thinking, Cambridge, rowing, cycling...

But of course, if you bought something like this, it could be like taking coals to Newcastle.

Do you know what I mean? How many of these are you going to find in Cambridge?

This is a folding one, so you put that in here.

Come on, you're tall, you can do that.

I know nothing about rowing so I couldn't tell you how unusual it is.

-So that goes in like that.

-It's huge.

-It's massive, isn't it?

-It is. It's rather nice though.

-It's very nice.

Can you see up there? I can't see. What does that say?

-It says 45 times two, but it doesn't say...

-Why 45 times two?

I mean, it's got two parts. But is it 90 or 45 for the whole thing?

-Shall I go and get clarity on that?

-Yes.

-Shall I go and find out?

-It's worth a punt, isn't it?

-Worth a punt! Like it!

Boom! Boom!

Let me found out.

Got there before me, Marty.

Meanwhile, the Reds could be up the proverbial creek.

Some injection of adrenaline might be an idea at this stage

because you know what will happen.

We'll get complacent, five minutes and then that jewellery casket

is going to be looking pretty dammed attractive!

She's back with a price. Any more info, Catherine?

Well, I have a wealth of knowledge on these now.

These are called tynes. That is one for your students at school.

T-Y-N-E.

-It is actually a paddle, not an oar. It's a paddle.

-Is it?

And these are from the First World War.

-Wow!

-That's historic.

-And he said the £45 is for the whole thing.

But he said he could do 40 for that.

Which I think is probably OK, isn't it?

And then remember the swift

that we talked about right at the beginning, the umbrella.

He said he could do the two for 120.

-If he gave 110 for both.

-Will he go that low?

-There's only one way to find out.

-There is only one way to find out.

I'm really confused. I'm just going to stand here and see what happens.

-OK. I'll ask.

-Go on, then.

-He's good at all this, isn't it?

That is actually a compliment, Martin.

You have found your calling as chief negotiator.

Right then. Ken, Hazel, it started so well.

Do I get the feeling there are a few ructions with the Reds?

I'm not being rude. What are they going to do with it?

Old people use them for storage. They use them for storage.

I think at 20 to 40, what's not to like about it?

I would sooner go round the markets selling sandwiches with this, to be honest, than buy that!

You might not have a choice soon, Ken! 10 minutes left.

OK.

I've spoken to the gentleman and what he said was, initially he said 115.

He said he can do 110 for both, the oar and the swift,

so he said he can now go down to 110, which I think is very good.

-So that makes this 40 and the other 70.

-Yes.

Is that what you want to do?

Yes. I'm happy with that. Fab.

You are very much done and dusted, that's it, I've had enough,

I want to go and have my coffee, aren't you?

Not at all, no.

-It feels like it.

-I would have gone for the lampshade earlier.

We're not having a lampshade. Do you want to do that?

-I think it's a good thing, yes.

-Yes?

-Yes.

I love him. He's brilliant.

-You are so decisive when you find something.

-Yes.

-Look at that smile!

It's wonderful. He's so happy.

Oh, how the tables have turned. That is the Blues done and dusted.

What was the word you mentioned earlier, Paul? Complacency?

Five minutes left. Time to take some action, Mr Laidlaw.

Guys.

What do you think of that? It is all of £20.

We have here a cow horn. These are electric plate mounts.

This would polish up like silver.

Turned horn mouthpiece is original and nice,

but what makes it are these mounts here.

This is going to be one of the Orders of Foresters or similar.

And it is a ceremonial piece. 19th century.

Today, it is just one of those crazy little curios

that is worth £20 to £40.

It's not a bad little example.

-is it a desperate purchase or do you like it?

-I quite like it, yes.

I would probably have it at home.

It would end up on the wall like most of the things do that we can get on the floor.

And it would be quite nice in the morning to get Hazel up!

Wouldn't it? You know, to get my tea.

-What do you reckon?

-Are you standing for that, Hazel?

-No, because he brings me tea every morning.

-A big softie at heart.

Ah, Ken. A true gent.

-Do you like it?

-It is quite nice, yes.

It is another quite nice thing.

No... I'm not going to go crazy but, you know,

it's something I would pick up and look at.

-Well, have we bought it?

-We have.

-Have we bought our last thing?

-We have.

Stop, time is up.

We have done it. Let's go settle up. Come on.

The clock did run away with you, team.

Anyway, let's check out what the Reds bought.

First off, it was the serving of silver

in the form of a German spoon.

They paid £40.

From the same stall, they found the Dalton Lambeth jugs. £12 paid.

And finally, Paul hunted out the horn for £20.

-Well, Reds, that was fun, wasn't it?

-Yes.

-Great. Loved it.

-What is the best bit for you?

-Listening to Paul, a lot of it.

When you are looking at something,

he has so much knowledge, it is very impressive.

-It takes your breath away, doesn't it?

-It takes your breath away.

-The man is a walking encyclopaedia!

-Yes.

-Exactly.

Which was your favourite purchase?

-For me, probably the little spoon.

-The little spoon.

-Do you agree with that?

-I do. Yes.

-Best to agree with the old man.

-Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think the jugs.

-The jugs. OK, fine. Do you agree with that?

-Yes.

How much did you spend, all told?

-£72.

-Which means I want £228, please.

-There's £225.

-And as in life, I just have the coins.

Just the scrappage.

Thank you very much. That is a massive old wodge, isn't it?

Got anything in your sights, Paul?

I am sorely tempted to buy something that will make sense later,

if I buy it. But, no.

Ah, you're being very enigmatic.

Anyway, good luck with your search, because right now,

we're going to check out what the Blue team bought, aren't we?

Their first item was the silver-plated tantalus.

A spirited price of £145 was paid.

Buy number two was the paddle. They forked out £40.

And finally, it was the wool winder.

It cost £70, but will it spin a profit at auction?

Well, how lovely's this? How, hell's bells, how did you get on?

-We did very well, I think.

-Did you?

-We spent quite a lot of money, though.

-How much did you spend?

-£255.

-Yes, that's so good. £45 of leftover lolly from somewhere.

-Yes.

-Yep, there we go.

-Thank you very much, Martino.

-You're welcome.

Now, which is your favourite piece, Helen?

The paddle. HE LAUGHS

Nice if you're up a creek! Erm, anyway, super.

-And how much did you spend for that?

-40.

-£40 for your double paddle.

Lovely.

-Your double paddle. Do you agree with that, Martin?

-I do, yes.

-What, your favourite is the double paddle?

-Yeah. Yeah.

We're thinking, as the auction's in Cambridge,

be quite sentimental with the rowing.

-Yeah.

-So it'll be good for someone's...

-So you've decided to have a punt on the paddle?

-Absolutely.

-They do a lot of that in Cambridge too.

-They do indeed.

-Excellent.

-Catherine, here you go. Here's a wodge of money, darling.

-Lovely.

£45.

That's not a lot to play with, but I've got my eye on a real bargain.

Have you? Well, you better tootle off and secure it, Catherine,

because we're about to head for the auction, aren't we?

Well, how lovely is this?

We're at Cheffins Saleroom in Cambridge with Charles Ashton,

our auctioneer of the moment.

-Charles, good morning.

-Good morning, Tim.

-Very nice to be here.

Now, for the Red team, we've a mixture

that defies description, almost.

We've got this imported, silver, weirdo spoon,

which is trying to be 17th-century but it ain't, is it?

No, it's not.

It incorporates a 17th-century coin into the top of the handle

there, but unfortunately,

it's been well and truly welded or soldered into its frame.

The stem's been also broken. But it's quite a decorative object.

-And I think someone would take a shine to it.

-Good.

And how much will they pay?

-We hope £30 to £40.

-OK, fair enough. Well, £40 was paid by the team.

It might do well. The next object, I'm pretty dead-cert about too,

cos they're two stoneware Doulton jugs.

They're bulletproof, being baked stoneware.

Would be nearly impossible to break such a thickly potted pair.

-And of course, they're quite decorative, aren't they?

-They are.

A - it's nice to have a pair of them,

and B - they're in pretty good condition.

And how much are they going to bring?

Well, we haven't put much on them. We've said £20 to £40.

Fret not, because the team only paid £12.

-It's got to be a bargain, hasn't it?

-It's got to be.

£6 each, retail, for a period bit of Doulton in great condition.

Thank you for that.

And lastly, I guess what might be their disappointment,

-will be this so-called hunting horn.

-Yes.

The problem with it is that the plated mounts

have now lost all their plating.

The whole thing, unfortunately, just isn't terribly good quality.

How much would it make in this yodelling part of the country?

-We reckon maybe ten, £20, something like that.

-Very sad. £20 paid.

In case they need it, because they only spent £72,

let's go and have a look at their bonus buy.

-Now, Ken, Barbie... I mean... Sorry.

-THEY LAUGH

-The old ones are the best ones.

-Oh, they are.

-Hazel, how are you doing, darling?

-I'm fine.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-Are you all right?

-I'm very good.

What I can't wait to know is how much did Paul Laidlaw pay

out of the £228 for this bonus buy underneath that rag?

-Well, we gave him a lot of money.

-You did. £228.

And if that's chocolates, they better be good.

-They look like chocs, don't they?

-They do.

-Hand prepared, I think.

OK, Paul, put us out of our agony.

I am still recovering after that last five-minute panic of our shop.

-Yes.

-Well, we regretted not going back

and buying that jewellery casket, didn't we?

-I said we should have bought that in the first place!

-Oh, what?

He was the one that kept walking away!

Paul and I wanted it, didn't we?

To be fair, I said, "We can always come back to it."

Well, how much did you pay?

We couldn't get it below 40 at the time, and I couldn't do any better

face-to-face, man-on-man, as it were.

But, look, I still think it's a good object.

So how much do you think it'll make?

Er, for my money, that's worth £40 to £60.

-So there's a margin in it.

-Yes.

-OK. Well, that's it. Well done, Paul.

£40 spent. Now, for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Paul's little box.

Now, Charles, here we go, look. Rather a nice jewellery box.

Absolutely, Tim.

It's a good quality box, definitely seen some action in its time.

A lovely, I guess it's silk-lined, interior.

And I fancy somebody with some leather polish would be able

to buff it up and make it look pretty handsome, really.

Absolutely. But, yes, some of that restorative lotion would...

-Yeah, a bit of the gel.

-Yeah, that would do.

But it's just starting to dry out a little bit in places,

but actually it's a good thing.

OK. And how much do you think it might bring in the auction?

Erm, we haven't gone overboard on it. We've said £30 to £40.

Well, the Laidlaw had £228 to spend and he only spent the 40

and he seems to have spent it wisely,

if the team decide to go with the bonus buy.

Anyway, that's it for the Reds.

Now for Helen and Martin with the Blues.

They went with the tantalus.

Again, it's a lovely quality bit of Edwardian dining room apparatus,

isn't it? The only thing wrong with it, and it's a shame, is the fact

-that all three of the decanter necks are quite badly chipped.

-Yes.

And one can pick up odd replacement bottles,

but I think very difficult to find replacements,

or three singles that are going to be absolutely matching.

How much would it bring?

-Er, I think we've set on it £50 to £80.

-Is that all?

-Yeah.

-Oh, dear.

Just because of the damage.

Well, you're going to have to double that,

because they paid £145, I'm afraid, Charles.

-So you could be struggling in the auction.

-I think it might struggle.

Moving on to something where there may be some clear water

-ahead of us, how about the paddles?

-They've certainly got some age.

I know they were understood to be around 100 years old

when they were bought. But rather nice to have a little brass collar

-that you can connect them together.

-Exactly.

You can either have a his or hers or both, you see.

Let us fantasize on,

and dream up a price that they might bring, Charles.

-Again, we've not been too bold. I think we've said £20 to £40.

-OK.

£40 is what they paid.

Now, moving on to an amusing piece of treen

that I guess is connected with wool winding, is it?

It is. It is, it's a wool winder or so-called swift.

-I mean, as a piece of kit, it's useless, of course.

-It is.

So its interest is because it's a bit of treen, a bygone.

-Is that what you sell it as?

-I think we have to, yes.

It's got a pretty little turned handle, decent colour patternation.

So what sort of estimate do you think, then, Charles?

-Er, I think we've suggested £40 to £60.

-OK, fine. Brilliant. £70 paid.

-So it's within a whisker, quite frankly.

-Yep, yep.

And they may definitely need their bonus buy,

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

This is exciting, isn't it, Helen and Martin?

Well, we're all on the ball today.

Erm, you spent £255 and you gave Catherine £45.

Now, Catherine, what did you spend it on?

Well, I have purchased you...

a box.

You have. With something in it.

Not the crown jewels, but a pair of cuff links.

-Hm.

-Those are rather nice.

-Stamped 925, so we know that they're silver.

-I've got a horse on mine, have you got a horse on yous?

-I have indeed.

And where are we near?

-Cambridge. Newmarket.

-Newmarket!

-There we are, so I'm thinking horsey.

-Absolutely.

I paid a mere £45 for them.

-Very good.

-I'm hoping there might be a profit there. Do you think?

How much do you reckon?

-Oh, I'm being put on the spot.

-Yes, go on.

A little. It's got to be five, ten pounds, hasn't it?

-Yeah...

-CATHERINE LAUGHS

You don't sound very convinced!

Catherine is predicting that they will canter away.

For the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's links.

Right then, Charles. Very, very nice for the equestrian sportsman.

-Absolutely.

-Do you want to take one out?

Erm, well, they are of a decent weight - first thing to say.

They're stamped 925, so they're sterling standard silver.

A nice little motif of a horse's head with a horseshoe framing it.

-Newmarket is not far away, Tim.

-That's true.

You could get an owner or a jockey that might sort of...

-Or a partner that might want them for a gift, you see.

-Yes, exactly.

-Who knows? Who knows?

-Well, you're a great romantic, Charles.

Let's have a romantic price, shall we?

-Probably only £20 or £30, I'm afraid.

-That's not romantic.

-Not as far as Catherine's concerned, anyway.

-Oh, dear.

-£45 she invested.

-Really?

-Of course, the team may decide not to go with them.

Thank you very much, Charles. Are you taking the sale today?

I am indeed, yes.

I shall look forward to having a go with all these things, yes.

And so will we look forward to it. Thank you.

OK, Charles, time to run off to your rostrum and get this sale started!

All done then? I shall sell. And away.

-Well, here we go, team. This is exciting, isn't it?

-Yes.

-We're on the edge of the abyss.

-Yes.

-Are we going to sink or are we going to swim?

-Swim.

-Oh, good for you.

Hazel, you're such an optimist, aren't you?

-I am always an optimist, yes.

-It's why she married me.

-Er...

And never looked back, if you don't mind my saying so, Kenneth.

First item up is the old German spoon. And here it comes.

The continental spoon. Import mark for Sheffield, 1894.

What do you say for that? Who'll bid me for that? £30 to start me?

£30 for the spoon, I'd have thought for it. Silver spoon. 30 for it?

Who will start me at 20, then? Will you put me in. £20?

Looks lovely to me.

20 I'm bid already. At £20 bid, I have. At £20. 25 and 30? 30 bid now.

-On the internet.

-30 bid now, 30. Low estimate.

At £30 now, who's going to give me five more, surely?

-At 30 bid now.

-Come on!

-Five more, 35 in the room. Thank you, madam.

At 35 here. At 35 bid now. Help them along. At 35 it is. 40 I'll take.

-Who will? At 35 bid now, and 40 is here.

-Oh, yes!

At £40. Five more? Come all this way, you know. 40 is bid here now.

-Five more, 45 in the back of the room again.

-Hooray!

Got 45 bid now. 45 it is. £45 in the room.

I shall sell, then. All done, then, at £45.

-Hooray!

-Yes. Great.

He'll do well, won't he? Plus £5. Well done, team.

Now here come your old jugs.

Lot 51. Try the next one.

Pair of these rather pretty little Doulton silicon-china jugs.

There they are. Lot 51. £25 I'd have thought to get on with them?

25 the pair? Who will? 20, then?

You tell me. £20, then. 20. 20 I have to start, thank you.

-At 20 bid online now.

-Ooh.

-20 bid now. 20. All done then at £20?

I shall sell, then.

Done at £20. A bargain at £20.

-Buyer seven, thank you very much.

-£20, that plus £8.

No messing about here.

This rather natty continental hunting horn. You see it there.

Complete with tassels. £20 to get on with that. Start me for it. 20.

-£20 for it.

-Come on.

-Get in there quick. £20.

-20.

-20, surely.

-Is that a hand? 20 at the back, there, £20.

-Oh, yes!

-Lovely, lovely, lovely.

-Hidden behind you all. At £20 bid now. 20.

I'll take five more if you will? At £20, then. All done?

I shall sell at £20.

-£20, wiped its face.

-No profit, but no loss.

-No loss.

No pain, no gain. Now, there you go. Plus £13.

What are you going to do about this jewellery box?

-Do you...? Oh, we can't ask, can we?

-It's quality.

-It is quality.

-You going to do it?

-It's quality.

-Moving on.

-Go for it?

-Yes.

-Yeah, go on.

-Do you need to phone anybody?

-Haven't got any friends to phone.

-No phone-a-friends.

-No-one to phone?

-No.

-We've got no-one to phone.

-OK, fine.

-So we're going to do it, are we?

-Yes, we are.

-You're a couple of punters, aren't you?

-Yeah.

-And here comes your jewellery casket.

-Lot 55, there it is.

Complete with monogram in the tray.

£30 to get on with it, I would have thought for that quality lot. £30.

Who'll start me at 20? Surely £20 for it?

20 on my right, thank you, sir.

20 I'm bid now. 20. At 20. 20 bid.

-At 20, come again, who'll give me 25? At 25 there.

-Come on, come on.

At 25. 25, 25, 25 it is, 25. And 30.

-Right.

-30 bid now, 30. Quality jewellery box lot here.

-And I shall then at... 35, they're going again.

-Yes!

-At 35. At 35 bid.

There we are. Whoops of success. At 35, then.

Off the hook at £35.

£35. I'm afraid it's a £5 loss.

Minus £5. But it doesn't matter.

You are plus £8 and that is a very happy position to be in.

The big thing now is, don't say a word... Settle down.

-Don't say a word to the Blues, all right?

-No.

-Seriously.

Helen, Martin, this is a moment, isn't it?

-Now do you know how those naughty Reds got on?

-Not a clue.

-No.

OK, good. We don't want you to.

-And here comes the tantalus.

-There we are.

Another one of these quality lots in the sale.

The Walker and Hall tantalus. There we are. What do you say to that?

Get it away, £50 to get on with that for it?

50 to start me off with the tantalus, I would have thought.

£50 for that? Or 40, then?

You tell me. At 40.

Where do you want to be the start then? £30 for it, surely? £30.

-Come along.

-£30?!

£30 I have on the back. At 30 I'm bid now. 30 on the bid now. 30.

35, Barbara. Or Margaret, rather.

-At 35 bid now. 40, sir. At 40.

-That's all right.

Come again, Margaret. 40 bid. 40. 45?

And 50.

At 50. Gentleman has here at £50. All done then at £50?

Can't bear that.

-That is minus £95.

-That is a big, big...

Before we start!

And 67 is the paddles.

Yeah, there's sort of a pair of paddles that connect together.

There we are. So try these at 20.

Start them off already at 20 I'm bid here to start them off.

At 20 bid, I'll have.

-25 and 30. 30. Come again, if you want them.

-Oh, no!

-He's got 30.

35 bid now. 35 it is.

35 it is. All finished, then? I shall sell. Done at £35. At 35.

That's minus £5, which means you're minus 100.

It's not too bad.

-100!

-It's not too good, either.

-OK, now. Let's hope we get out of this swiftly.

-Yes.

£30 for the wool winder. Who'll be brave? £30 for it to start me?

25, then. Surely 25?

25, have already. At 25 bid now. Thank you. At 25 bid now.

-25. All done then? A maiden bidder. 25.

-This isn't a good day for us.

At £25. Oh, dear. Finished and done then. We shall sell at £25.

-25.

-Minus £45.

So that is minus 145 smackers.

What are we going to do about these cuff links?

We'll have to put them in.

I think we're definitely going to go with those. OK, fine.

£145 without any hesitation, deviation or repetition,

-we are going with the cuff links. Yes?

-Absolutely.

£45, and here come the cuff links.

25 looking for now. 25, who'll be brave? £25.

Or 20 if you wish? Somebody will.

£20. Oh, I've got 25 bid online. 25 it is. 25, maiden bid of £25.

-Come on.

-25 it is. All done then? Seen enough?

And I will sell then, no more interest.

They go then. Done at £25.

OK, well, you're keeping up the record.

-That's minus £20, equals minus 165.

-Goodness me!

Well, there we go. I have to say, it's nothing to write home about.

But anyway, you've been very brave.

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

Well, well, well. You been chatting, you lot, about the scores?

-ALL: No.

-Because there is a chasm between our teams today.

You just can't credit that this lot all bought their stuff

with the similar amount of provided capital in the same place.

One has done so brilliantly and one had done not so brilliantly.

And the team that's not done so well today, I'm afraid to reveal,

are the Blues.

Yay!

-Minus £165 is a fair old number, really, isn't it?

-It is.

-I mean, what went wrong?

-I don't know.

-I don't know either.

I mean, we had nice predictions and none of them came to pass.

I think it just wasn't running down your gutter today, right.

Not to worry, it was good fun, wasn't it?

We loved having you on the show.

It could have been so different. Thank you, Catherine.

But the victors today are going home the princely sum of £8.

-Ooh!

-Hazel, take that, my darling.

-We can have some food this week.

-Oh, yes.

-Yes, we can eat.

Well, here comes your three smackers. Look at that.

£5 from the spoon, £8 from the jugs,

a wiped face is so close to the golden gavel, but not quite.

Yes, I know. I wanted one of them.

And the only error in your horizon

was that wretched jewellery casket which didn't do the business.

But otherwise, plus £8 is very fair.

-It is very fair.

-OK, are you comfortable with that?

-Oh, very comfortable. Yes.

-You are, aren't you?

-Yes, I am.

-I don't know when I've seen a bloke look happier.

-LAUGHTER

In fact, so much fun. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

-Yes!

-Oh!

-Ooh!