0:00:04 > 0:00:06We've come to Builth Wells today,
0:00:06 > 0:00:11a town in mid Wales which boomed in the 19th century thanks to
0:00:11 > 0:00:16the health-giving properties of the local spa waters.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20Well, I feel today is going to be a great day.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23In fact, I feel it in my waters.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Ha! Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Today, north, south, east or west -
0:00:59 > 0:01:01all you can see is
0:01:01 > 0:01:03a thousand dealers or so
0:01:03 > 0:01:05displaying their wares here,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07at the Royal Welsh fairground,
0:01:07 > 0:01:08in Builth Wells.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11There's going to be plenty for our teams to pick,
0:01:11 > 0:01:13so let's take a squint as to what's coming up.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18There is a creepy crawly coincidence for the Reds.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- You made that spider? - We did the galvanizing on it.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23- On this particular spider? - Believe it or not, yeah.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Colin keeps his cool under duress.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Nobody uses them, do they?
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- Does that seem a bargain?- No.- No?
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Let's not argue about it
0:01:32 > 0:01:34else we won't have any time to come back to it.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Let's meet the teams.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Well, on the programme today, we've got two teams of friends.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42For the Reds, we've got Carl and Matt.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46And for the Blues, we have Linda and Ruth.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48- Hello, everyone. - ALL: Hello!
0:01:48 > 0:01:50You've known each other for a long time, Carl?
0:01:50 > 0:01:52We have, about 20 years. Something like that, I think.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- God, you met as children. - Well, yeah, I wish.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56We still are children, yeah.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59You have a pretty worthwhile job, Carl, tell us about that.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Yeah, I'm a disability support worker,
0:02:01 > 0:02:02looking after two beautiful girls.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05I get home from work thinking I've done something great.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06- Well, that's nice, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- Not a lot of people in their regular jobs can feel that.- No, they can't.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11- Perfect.- It's lovely.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13And what do you get up to when you're not working?
0:02:13 > 0:02:15I like my music.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18I play guitar and I sing in a band called Timberwolves.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22- Timberwolves.- Yeah, it's good, isn't it?- Sound strong, sounds manly.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- Oh, it is a manly band. - It sounds like rock.- It is rock.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- Is it heavy metal? - Well, it's '90s sort of rock, really.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- So it is soft metal.- Yeah, sort of.
0:02:32 > 0:02:33Matt, it says here you are a galvaniser
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- in a factory.- I am, yes.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- Now, that is heavy metal. - That is very heavy metal.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- Tell us what you get up to, then. - It is basically...
0:02:40 > 0:02:43What we do, it's put in an acid solution,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45and that clears all the rust off the metal,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48and then it is dipped into liquid zinc.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50And basically, galvanising means to bond,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53so what it does, it puts the metal treatment onto steel
0:02:53 > 0:02:56and it gives it like a weather protection for 25 years.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59OK, superb. Tell me about your interest in football, then.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- How did you get going with Everton? - It was the FA Cup 1984.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04And I thought I'd support the underdogs.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07And Manchester United, I thought at the time, were the main,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09you know, winners in that.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12And I found out afterwards that Everton were not the underdogs, so I
0:03:12 > 0:03:15could have been a Manchester United fan, not that I'd want to by now.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17How many matches would you go to in a season?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19I usually do about 15 a season.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22I've got a girlfriend now, so I'm under the thumb a bit more.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- So it slowed you up, the girl. - It does, yes.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25You are clearly a very lucky man.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Very lucky.- And you are going to do very well today.- Thank you.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Lovely to talk to you.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33Now, Linda, you two met when you were midwives in Shrewsbury.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- Correct.- And was it friendship at first sight?- Of course.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40SHE LAUGHS
0:03:40 > 0:03:45I think she chops it too much. And I thought, "Oh, God, fancy her."
0:03:45 > 0:03:46- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- It was not so brilliant, then. - Nah.- Always. We're a double act.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- Are you still a midwife?- Yes. And I thoroughly enjoy it.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- I'm a round peg in a round hole, definitely.- You like your vintage?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Yes.- What sort of things do you collect?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Oh, that's nice, isn't it? These are very special, aren't they?
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- Millefiore.- Millefiore.- Yeah, lovely. Did you get that in Italy?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11No, I didn't. I bought it second-hand,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13or maybe third or fourth-hand.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15So, I don't know who owned it.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18I like to think, you know, the person that has worn this before,
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- what she's done.- Exactly.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- Now, Ruth.- Yes.- You have retired from midwifery.- Yes, yes.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- But not very long ago, right? - No, about five months, six months.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- Did you find it was a rewarding job? - Very rewarding job.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- How many years did you do it for? - 40 plus.- Did you really?- Yeah.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- So what do you do to fill the void now?- I help in the community.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- I go to a singing group. - Do you?- Yeah.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44And then we're just changing the tune in that
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Swing Low Sweet Chariot.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Go on, give us the first of that, then.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52I'll get my helper. Come on, helper.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- Would you like me to sing it with you?- Yeah.- Two, three, four...
0:04:56 > 0:05:02# Swing low, sweet chariot
0:05:02 > 0:05:07# Coming for to carry me home! #
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Oh, don't stop! It's too good to stop.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15You should give yourselves a round of applause.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18That is so sweet and so brave of you.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20So, what are your tactics going to be here today, girls?
0:05:20 > 0:05:21What are you going to do?
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Bling.- Spend all your cash? - Yeah, most of it.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Spend most of the cash, go for bling.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Practical and useful and nice to look at, like ourselves.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Oh, yeah, that's right. Took the words right out of my mouth there.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Thank you, Linda.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37OK, now, while we are still ahead, I'm going to give you the money.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40There is your £300. £300 apiece. You know the rules.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Your experts await. And off you go!
0:05:42 > 0:05:44And very good luck.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Crikey Moses!
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Well, our teams may have parted like the Red Sea, but let's find
0:05:50 > 0:05:53out who has fetched up on their shores to help them out today.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56For the Reds, a woman with many pearls of wisdom to share.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01And his brief is to keep on the case for the Blues.
0:06:06 > 0:06:12- Is there a strategy?- To be guided by our expert.- Really?- Absolutely.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- Are you excited?- Very. Cannot wait to get started.- Brilliant.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17I'm in. Yeah, we're going to buy a bargain today.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- We're a double act. - You're a double act?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- This means it is two against one? - Yes, absolutely.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25There may be trouble ahead.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Careful, Colin, or they'll start singing again.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31And on that note, the shopping starts now.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- With all that in mind, shall we go shopping?- Let's go.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- Let's go bargain hunting. - Hey, that's my line, Carl.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39So, what are you looking for, Blues?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- Something that you don't have to dust.- Yep.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45But something nice to look at. A bit stylish.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47- A bit like ourselves.- Yep.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48So you need a mirror.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50That's what you need, isn't it?
0:06:50 > 0:06:55The great thing about mirrors is you get to see what you want to see. Hm.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Brass, that's not really...
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Brass and copper people don't want
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- cos they can't be bothered to polish it.- No.- No.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06I'm sure lots of people sit at home buffing their brass work, Caroline.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11Now, no pregnant pauses, midwife Linda has spotted something.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- If it makes her happy. - Yeah, but stone is really good.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- I wouldn't have it, but... - I'd have it in my garden.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- But how much would you spend on it? - I would probably give them about 45.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- Do you want to ask a price on it? - Yeah, I really like these.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28I like stone. But that's what I like at home.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- The sundial. - You want to know how much it is?
0:07:30 > 0:07:31Yeah, how much?
0:07:31 > 0:07:34It's expensive. It's £42.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- What?- No, it's not raining yet.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Yeah, but there's no sun.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- They're not paired up together? - But it works.- It looks all right.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- This is stone and this is...? - Ricotta cheese. It's moulding.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47You can see the moulding line down here.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Nevertheless, it is a good decorative ornament.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- And it has got a bit of moss on it. - Can we cut to the chase?
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- Tell me what you want. - If I give you £25 for that?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Plus what else?
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- 50p?- I'll tell you what, you can have it for 30, and that is it.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01No, 25.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03No, no, no.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- She's good, isn't she? - She's a trier, isn't she?- Yeah.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08You know when the auctioneer goes... If he does ten, 20, 30...
0:08:08 > 0:08:11So if you give me 29 to stand more of a chance of even getting a pound...
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- I know...- 29.- Oh, go on then.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Can I save you, sir?- You can. - 29, thank you very much.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- Shall I take them away from you? - Do it, please.- Come on.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- Nice to see you, ladies. - Come on.- Thank you very much.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27Crikey! That Linda's haggle is awfully hard, isn't it?
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Anyway, well done, Blues. A super quick buy.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34That a German helmet?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I wouldn't have thought so, no,
0:08:36 > 0:08:41but I'm not exactly sure what it is.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Well, it is a helmet. It's lovely quality leather. £75.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Do you want to ask them what price it is...or what it is?
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- Can you tell us anything about this? - I'm afraid I can't.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55My friend might be able to in a minute, but she is serving somebody.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- Ah, OK.- It's hers, actually, unfortunately.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- Do want to try it on?- Yeah.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04We can try it. Which way does it go, is it this way?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- That's it. What do you think? - I think it looks very dashing.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- Doesn't that look good?- Yeah.- I could go out on a Saturday night like this?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13You could definitely buy it. You just look so good.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15THEY LAUGH
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- It looks like Chaplin.- It does look like Chaplin. Yeah, it does.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- I quite like that. - I quite like that.- I do.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- It's different, isn't it? - If you pass it to me, I shall go up
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- and ask her, OK? - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31So, the Reds ponder the helmet while the Blues are still caught watching.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- I like the Art Deco stuff. - A smaller version of that.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37It looks a bit clumbersome.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42Clumbersome? Clome, clome, Ruth, I think it is quite clomely.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43Now, about that helmet.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- Hello there.- Hello.- You've changed!
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Well, you know, one tries. Variety is good in life, isn't it?
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Could you tell us a bit about this, please?
0:09:53 > 0:09:56I am slightly limited on my knowledge of this,
0:09:56 > 0:09:57but I believe it to be Polish.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Polish, eh? Well, all firemen like a pole.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- In terms of age... - It looks early 20th century to me.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Yes, I would agree with that. - And what is it exactly?
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- We can see it is a helmet. - I think it is a fireman's helmet.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Well, I would've thought fireman. What is your absolute best?
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- 55.- 55?- That's it, that really is it.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- I think we go for that.- OK?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Yep, I think we'll go for that because it is unusual and I like it.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- It's certainly unusual. - It's certainly unusual.- Right.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- All right, chaps. - OK, we'll go with that.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25I particularly like the way you've caught me at my best.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- Would sir like to wear it home? - I can do, yes, if you want me to.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31I'm going to get a taxi if you do.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- That way?- Yeah.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- There we go.- That's perfect. - Let's go and put out a fire.- Really.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Very fetching, Carl. You Reds are on fire.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42With 30 minutes gone, it is one apiece.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Now Colin seems to have vanished
0:10:44 > 0:10:47and those midwives are going it alone.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- Over there.- Yeah.- Musical instrument, they do quite well, don't they?
0:10:51 > 0:10:52You think?
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Oh, no, you don't want that.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Ruth, it seems, is not easily pleased.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- Does that seem a bargain?- No.- No?
0:11:00 > 0:11:04She must see some value in this smart Art Deco tea set, surely.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07See, nice shape, but nobody uses them, do they?
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- You know, this sort of stuff.- No, I don't like them.- Unfortunately.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13I think Colin is going to need some gas and air
0:11:13 > 0:11:15if those midwives keep this up.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18It's a bit big.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Ruth, I think that is a, "No!"
0:11:21 > 0:11:25But hold everything, Ruth has found a table full of the bling she likes.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30- That's quite nice.- I will definitely always go for that one.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Beautiful cabinet, late Victorian.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34You can see all the figuring on the walnut there.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37I think we're going to struggle because you want to spend a bit of
0:11:37 > 0:11:41time on that, to check exactly where you want to be pricewise on it.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44I think it's something we'll have to give a miss at the moment.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Oh... Bad luck, Ruthie.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Look out, what's this? Compose yourself, Carl.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50Ah!
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- Oh, you say you played the guitar. - I do.- Balalaika.- Is that Russian?
0:11:55 > 0:11:56I think so.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58I've played the guitar - very badly -
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- but I've never played a balalaika. - No, I've never played it.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- But you can play the guitar. - That's right-handed, so I can't.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- Oh! He's full of excuses. Full of excuses.- I am full of excuses.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11It doesn't look of any brilliant quality.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13- No, not at all.- No, it doesn't. - Right, I think we need to find
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- something.- We need to move on.- Yep.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Deftly dodged, Carl.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21And in the Blue corner, Ruthie and Linda have yet to agree on an item.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- The jaguar leaping. - It is. I like that.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28What is the best price on that one, that has been mounted?
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- 80 is on it.- 80 is on it.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- Best price - 50.- 50? OK.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- Could we knock him a bit more? - You could try and negotiate down.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42How much do you think we'll get for it?
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Really, it is on the money, but it is something to consider
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- if we are struggling later on in the shop. Consideration?- Yeah.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- Consideration.- Consider it.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54But should we go for it now or leave it until after?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Don't be pressured into it. This is just a little bit of a safety valve.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Yet again, it seems poor Ruthie is at odds with her team-mates.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05- So you think we ought to leave it and come back?- What do you two think
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- we should do?- I think we should leave it and come back.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12- You think come back? OK. - The boss said, let's do it.- OK.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Let's not argue about it else we won't have any time to come
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- back to it. Come on.- Oh my!
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Colin, you deserve a medal for keeping the peace between these two.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Now, our Carl is playing a familiar tune.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- What's the price on that? - I don't know.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28I think it is a very specialist market.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I can see the attraction of a saxophone hung on a wall,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- and they look good.- Yeah. - But generally speaking,
0:13:34 > 0:13:36the people that buy them are people that are going to play them.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39Unless it is very, very cheap... I mean, ask the price.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41What is your best on that?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- You can have it for 75.- 75? - That is the best.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- Has it got much age to it or...? - About as old as me.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50About as old as you? About 20?
0:13:50 > 0:13:54- Would you mind holding it for a few minutes?- Absolutely not a problem.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55Think on it, Reds.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59But didn't Caroline say that no-one wants to buff brass?
0:13:59 > 0:14:00And speaking of buffing,
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Ruth still has found precious little she has taken a shine to.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05What would you buy if there was one thing on here, Ruth,
0:14:05 > 0:14:06that you would go for?
0:14:06 > 0:14:10- Nothing.- OK. How much is on that?
0:14:13 > 0:14:14£98.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- What? - Can I have a look at it? Thank you.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- You're not impressed by this at all, are you?- No.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Now, the interesting thing about it
0:14:24 > 0:14:28is that is actually Victorian majolica.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32And it is actually a strawberry dish, but you would have actually
0:14:32 > 0:14:35had extra receptacles in here for your cream and for your sugar.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36Mm-hm.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38And date losange on there as well.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43- That is probably going to date it to around 1875, 1880.- As old as me.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- Yep.- You are not meant to agree, Colin.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48The other thing you've got to watch out for on these is restoration.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50There we go, there's a crack down there.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53But what you've got to remember is that it is a good item,
0:14:53 > 0:14:55but it has its faults.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59It has the missing receptacles. It does have that little
0:14:59 > 0:15:01bit of a crack in it, there is a lot of crazing on it.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- You're not impressed, are you? - Sorry, no.- Am I wasting my time?
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- Yeah. I think so.- Should we just get on with it, then?- Mm.- Right.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- I'm sorry, Colin.- I just try.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11Thank you very much.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13It might be something to think about.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16It is a challenging time for poor Colin,
0:15:16 > 0:15:18but his efforts are appreciated.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Colin has been really helpful.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- We're having a lot of fun with it, aren't we?- Yeah.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25And that Linda, she's terrible.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28We're not sure whether Colin is having a lot of fun, but we are.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Well, as long as someone is having fun.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Now it's time you teams found something that'll shift
0:15:34 > 0:15:36at the auction, you know, something with the legs.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- Look at that spider, that's interesting.- That's very bizarre.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43You know, the mad thing about it is, I work at the galvanising plant
0:15:43 > 0:15:44and we actually dipped that.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49- You did that?- You made that spider? - We did the galvanising on it.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- On this particular spider? - Yeah.- Seriously?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53If I remember rightly, yeah.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Well, you would remember if you galvanised that spider.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- Yeah.- Unless you do them everyday. - No, I'm sure we did that one.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- That's bizarre.- So what do you think?- It's strange, isn't it?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05But would it be a sellable item, do you think?
0:16:05 > 0:16:07They go for a lot of money.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- There is a company that actually does dragons.- Yeah.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12And they go for £10,000.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- So how much does the spider go for, then?- I don't know.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- What do you think?- It's £75.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- I wouldn't like to spend £75 on it.- No, I don't think...
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- How much did it cost to have it galvanised?- A few quid.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24Hello, sir.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Can I talk to you about your spider? A very fine spider it is.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30It is, indeed. A great bit of garden sculpture.
0:16:30 > 0:16:35- What is your very, very best price on this?- Very best would be...
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- £55.- What do you think?
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- I reckon...- You galvanised it, so... - I reckon...- What do you reckon?
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- I reckon leave it.- Do you? - Yes.- Are you sure?
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Oh, I was rather looking forward to my spider.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51It's unusual. We have got an unusual helmet.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54We've got an unusual spider. And then something silver.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Would you do it at 40?
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- Let's do it at 40, yeah. - 40?- Absolutely.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- Fantastic, yeah, we'll go with that. - Thank you.- That's fantastic.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03Thank you very much.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Good luck.- Yes, spiders! - We've got spiders!
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- I can't reckon what you can actually do with that.- Can't you?- Yeah.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- Did you ever think you would own it and get to take it to auction?- No.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- Well, you do now. - But I'm scared of him as well.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- You can carry it.- Thank you. - Thank you very much.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20But is it money spider?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Time and the auction will tell.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25It is two-one to the Reds, 20 minutes left.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27How many things do we still got to buy?
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- Two.- Two?!- Is that normal?- No.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- No. It is now panic time. - Is it panic time now?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- It is, yeah, seriously.- Oh, right.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Should we go back and get that thing?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- I liked that.- What, the jaguar?
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- Yeah.- You do like it?- I did. - The jaguar?- Yeah.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44We better buy the jaguar.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Do want to do it while we're down this end?- Yeah.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- And then we'll buy it from there. - Right, turn around then.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- No, it was at this end. It's over there.- Was it really?
0:17:52 > 0:17:57While the Blues try to find their bearings, what are the Reds seeking?
0:17:57 > 0:17:58What's that?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04That's a nice bowl. No, we'll keep going.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- So, you still want some silver, don't you?- We do.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12The Blue midwives are agreed on the car mascot.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Now, who will deliver the best price?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Am I in charge of this one?
0:18:16 > 0:18:17Yeah, you're in charge, Colin.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- Does that mean, everything goes wrong, I'm to blame?- Yes.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23No, we won't blame you. I'm with you, Colin.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Right, OK. Well, we'll see if we can get the price down on it.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- OK.- We just need to find ourselves the stall holder.- There he is.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31I was just looking for him.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- We've come back.- Oh, God.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38The ladies have decided they are a bit partial to the jaguar.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Would you rather sort of squeeze it down to sort of 40,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42is that a possibility?
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- 45, I think.- 45 is as good as you can do on it? OK.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Team decision. 45 is as good as we are going to get.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51It is a good item, do you want to go for it?
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- BOTH: Yes.- We do, excellent. Thank you very much.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56So, finally a decision is reached.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59It is the Blues' number two
0:18:59 > 0:19:03and both teams are starting to feel the pinch as the time ticks away.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- Time is ebbing away quickly. - Right.- I think...
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- You want to go for the majolica? - Well... It's your choice.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Do you want to go for it? I think it's worth a gamble.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18OK, we'll go with you.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- Yeah.- This is yours, we've chosen ours. We'll blame you.- OK.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24And it is a small world.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Do you remember the tea service that Ruthie pooh-poohed earlier?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Excuse me, sir, your Art Deco tea service,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31what is the price on it, please?
0:19:31 > 0:19:34It is marked up at 100, but you can have it for £40.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37It is a nice style. That is the style you want to find, you know?
0:19:37 > 0:19:42- It's plated, isn't it?- Yes. - And you would prefer silver.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- Yeah, I would really like that. - Do you?- Yeah, indeed.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- May we have a look at it, please?- Yep.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50- There you go.- Thank you.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55So look at this shape - absolutely epitomises the Art Deco period.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59The handle - the clean, straight geometric lines of it -
0:19:59 > 0:20:02as opposed to the Art Nouveau, which is all whiplash and curves.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- I like it.- That is a lovely thing.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08There is no plate missing, there is no dents in it.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09It is a gorgeous thing.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12I think that would look good in a contemporary interior.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- Do you think there is a profit in that at 40?- It should. 35?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18OK, you can have it for 35.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- I think we go for it at 35. - Thank you, sir.
0:20:21 > 0:20:22Thank you. Cheers. Thank you.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- Thank you, sir. - You're welcome.- Cheerio.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- That is absolutely Art Deco. - I do like it.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32- Yes, it is.- Excellent! Excellent, we've done it! Thank you so much.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Well, one person's pooh-pooh is another's prize.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40The Reds are done dealing. Come on, Blues, you've got five minutes.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- Was it this...? - Let's go down this way.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45You're not lost again?!
0:20:45 > 0:20:46Has anyone got the compass?
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Come on, time.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52One final push, Blues. Let's deliver bouncing bargain number three.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- Hello again. 70 you'd be able to do, would you?- Yeah.- OK.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Wouldn't he go at 65?
0:20:58 > 0:20:59I don't know.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Tell him to come and talk to us.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- Yeah.- 65, are we going for it?
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Right, OK, that's great. That's a purchase.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- Thank you very much. - Actually, it is growing on me now.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13I quite like the flowers and the strawberries.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- Yeah, it's quite nice. - Yeah, a nice thing.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19- Pretty.- He's happy, Colin, he's happy.- I'm happy, yeah.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21As you can see, it doesn't take a lot to make me happy.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24How could you say that when you're looking at us?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26It has been a delightful hour.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30And if you believe that, you'll believe anything. Time's up.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Well, it is for that lot.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Let's check out what the Red Team bought, eh?
0:21:34 > 0:21:38They were hot for this fireman's helmet and paid £55 for it.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42The spider crawled back into Matt's life
0:21:42 > 0:21:46and cost £5 a leg, that's £40 paid.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50Finally, the Blues' reject became their third item -
0:21:50 > 0:21:52an Art Deco tea service for £35.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- So, chaps, was that good fun or not? - It was brilliant.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- It looked good fun, I have to say. - A good experience, I loved it.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- Carl, which is your favourite piece? - It's the spider.- It's the spider.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Cos we think that Matt has actually galvanised it.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Which is the most extraordinary coincidence.- Extraordinary.
0:22:08 > 0:22:09What's the chances of that ever happening?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- The second time we're meeting up. - You never know.- No.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15So, what's going to bring the biggest profit, then?
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- I actually think the tea set. - Not your spider?- No.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- I think the spider will. - Oh, do you?- I do, yeah.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Oh, well, there we go, we've got a split decision.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- And how much did you spend? - £130.- 130.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29I'd like £170 of leftover lolly, please.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- Thank you. - And over it goes.- Thank you.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33What are you going to spend it on?
0:22:33 > 0:22:36I'm going to be hard pushed to get a better deal than that spider,
0:22:36 > 0:22:38really, aren't I? So I don't know.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40I'm going to do my best.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42I'm sure you will, as you always do, Caroline. Thank you very much.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Thank you, chaps. Meanwhile, we're going to check out
0:22:45 > 0:22:46what the Blue Team bought, aren't we?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49The Blues found this time piece with only two minutes
0:22:49 > 0:22:52on the sundial, ha, for £29.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58They then, eventually, were purring over this Jaguar mascot, paying £45.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03Finally, they picked this majolica strawberry dish for £65.
0:23:05 > 0:23:06Safe hands or not?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- Very safe hands. - Really?- Yes.- Excellent.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- We're going to adopt him.- Now, which is your favourite piece, Linda?
0:23:12 > 0:23:16The rustic top of the sundial.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19That was your favourite bit. And Ruthie?
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Um, the jaguar.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22- Favourite?- Yeah.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- Is it going to bring the biggest profit, Ruth?- No.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- No?- No.- What's going to bring the biggest profit, then?
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- The majolica strawberry dish. - Really?- Yeah.- OK, fine.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- Very good. And you spent how much in total?- Grand total of £139.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40£139, that is £161, please.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41£161.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- You didn't like handing that over, did you?- No.- OK, Colin.- Thank you.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46There you are. What's next?
0:23:46 > 0:23:50I think I've got to keep my hand in, as they say, and handle with
0:23:50 > 0:23:53care the next purchase, cos it's going to be an expensive one.
0:23:53 > 0:23:54Good luck, Colin.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59I've headed 40 miles northeast to Shrewsbury to dig up the past.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02And did you know that Rome was near Builth? In a way.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06When you think of substantial Roman settlements,
0:24:06 > 0:24:10you tend to think of London, Cirencester, St Albans.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13But what about Viriconium, eh?
0:24:21 > 0:24:25The settlement of Viriconium was once the forth largest
0:24:25 > 0:24:26city in Roman Britain.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29It was located just outside Shrewsbury,
0:24:29 > 0:24:30near the village of Wroxeter.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34But unlike many other settlements that went on to thrive,
0:24:34 > 0:24:38Viriconium was abandoned some time during the fifth or sixth centuries.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39And that meant
0:24:39 > 0:24:44that a whole hoard of Roman antiquities were left
0:24:44 > 0:24:47completely undisturbed.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50There was never any development or redevelopment,
0:24:50 > 0:24:55effectively the whole place became moth balled.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58And today, here in Shrewsbury Museum,
0:24:58 > 0:25:02we get to see some of those surviving treasures.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12And here to tell us some more is the museum's curator, Emma-Kate Lanyon.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- Hello, Emma-Kate.- Hello.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Now, the first thing that strikes you in this space is this
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- enormous tablet. Tell me more. - This is the Hadrianic Inscription.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26It was excavated in the 1920s at Wroxeter and was found where it had
0:25:26 > 0:25:30basically fallen, where it once stood above the forum,
0:25:30 > 0:25:31at the centre of the town.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35And it is considered to be one of the finest examples of Roman
0:25:35 > 0:25:37inscription carving this side of the Alps.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39I bet it is.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42The inscription says that this dedicates the forum to Hadrian
0:25:42 > 0:25:46and was put up by the local tribe, the Cornovii.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51So it seems likely that he came here and that this is to mark that event.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Now, you've got some precious objects here.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56In your view, what is the most important piece
0:25:56 > 0:25:57in the Roman collection?
0:25:57 > 0:26:01I think the most significant piece is probably this Roman mirror,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04that was found actually at the same time as the Hadrianic Inscription.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- And can we take it out?- Yes.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09So, tell us about this.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Well, this mirror is actually made of solid silver
0:26:11 > 0:26:15and it's the finest Roman mirror that has been found to date in Britain.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17It has got this beautiful floral decoration around the edge,
0:26:17 > 0:26:21which appears to have been gilded at one point as well
0:26:21 > 0:26:23and this rather fine double Hercules knot handle.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26So it's a mirror. Can we have a look at the other side?
0:26:26 > 0:26:28So, there's the face that would have been highly polished that you
0:26:28 > 0:26:30would have seen yourself in.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34- But perhaps not so much of yourself because it's convex.- Yes.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37You would expect a mirror to be flat, but this one, as you say, is curved.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Well, it does beg the question, why isn't the plate flat?
0:26:41 > 0:26:44I mean, the Chinese around this time were
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- producing their version of mirrors made in bronze.- Yes.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- Why is this one convex? - That's a very good question.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Perhaps it was that you weren't looking at yourself,
0:26:53 > 0:26:55but actually looking behind you to see what was going on in the room.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Exactly! You're in charge, you don't want them
0:26:58 > 0:27:01approaching with a dagger to stab you in the back.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- A very Roman pastime. - A very Roman pastime.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06And can you tell us the circumstances of its discovery?
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Well, remarkably, it was actually found
0:27:08 > 0:27:12leaning against the wall in one of the villa houses in Wroxeter.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14So it looks as if this incredibly important,
0:27:14 > 0:27:18valuable object was just left in the room when whoever lived there left.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Can't believe that, though, can you?
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Because when the Romans scampered, the Britains must have
0:27:23 > 0:27:27been all over their properties, removing whatever was any good.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31To leave a solid silver mirror? An amazing story!
0:27:31 > 0:27:33- Indeed, yes. - And it's an amazing object.- Hm-mm.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- It's one of my favourites. - I don't blame you.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39We can't conceive what it was like after the Romans, can we?
0:27:39 > 0:27:41I mean, all these marvellous buildings
0:27:41 > 0:27:45and places just let to go to rack and ruin for hundreds of years.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48It's amazing that there are these fantastic structures,
0:27:48 > 0:27:50- and people just walked away from them.- Exactly.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54Why didn't the ancient Britains just move in?
0:27:54 > 0:27:57It's a question that has vexed archaeologists for many years,
0:27:57 > 0:28:00looking at Wroxeter. Why was it abandoned?
0:28:00 > 0:28:02And how quickly was it abandoned?
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Was it that in 410 when the Roman Empire retreated from Britain
0:28:06 > 0:28:10that it just ceased as an administrative centre and was left?
0:28:10 > 0:28:12It obviously stagnated.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16- And then Shrewsbury developed to be the county town it is today.- Exactly.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18But what was fantastic for archaeologists is that
0:28:18 > 0:28:21the covering of fields protected the archaeology.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24It wasn't disturbed as it would have been in an urban centre,
0:28:24 > 0:28:28- like Cirencester or St Albans. - Or London.- Indeed.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30So the archaeology was preserved,
0:28:30 > 0:28:33and that's why we have such a fantastic collection here today.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37And how lovely to have this brand-new museum
0:28:37 > 0:28:40and you to tell us all about it.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43The question today for our teams is, will their hopes of success
0:28:43 > 0:28:46be preserved or buried over at the auction?
0:28:58 > 0:29:02Well, I can't tell you how lovely it is to be at Halls Sale Room
0:29:02 > 0:29:06in Shrewsbury, with our leader, Jeremy Lamond.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07How are you, Jeremy?
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- I'm very well, Tim. How are you? - It's lovely to be back.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11All the way from Builth Wells we've come.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15Anyway, first up for the Reds is this mounted leather
0:29:15 > 0:29:18fireman's helmet, said to come from Poland.
0:29:18 > 0:29:19Do you agree with that?
0:29:19 > 0:29:22I think they also made those in Glasgow.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24I think it is probably a Scottish one.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28It's got a black-tailed comb, which suggests to me that it's
0:29:28 > 0:29:31probably a war-time issue, because you wouldn't want the...
0:29:31 > 0:29:35- Bombers honing in on the top of your fireman's helmet.- Exactly.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- Quite right, too. How much do you think it's worth?- 20 to 30.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- Is that all?- Mm. - £55 they paid for this.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Well, Polish or Glaswegian,
0:29:44 > 0:29:46it ain't going to cut the mustard with you, is it?
0:29:46 > 0:29:47It's not smoking.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51Now, moving on to the galvanised arachnid, how do you rate this?
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- I think this is an unusual piece. - How much?
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Who needs a large, galvanised spider? Everybody.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- 20, £30, I think.- Do you reckon?
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- Mm.- OK, fine. Anyway, £40 was paid.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Lastly is the plated Deco three-piece tea set.
0:30:05 > 0:30:10It's a shame it's not silver. Really good in silver, but this is plate.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15Good quality, good firm that made it. £20, £30, could be.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Well, there is a great revival of tea drinking along with these
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- home baked cakes, I'm told.- Yeah. - Things connected with tea drinking,
0:30:21 > 0:30:23if they don't cost too much, are the flavour.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27So, £20 to £30. The team paid £35.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Which seems more or less fair enough.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32And it is sufficiently wacky, this group, for them to do very,
0:30:32 > 0:30:34very well, in which case, they won't need their bonus buy,
0:30:34 > 0:30:36but let's go and have a look at it anyway.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39What a jolly lot you are, eh?
0:30:39 > 0:30:44- Now, Caroline, you had 170 smackers. - I did.- What did you spend them on?
0:30:44 > 0:30:47I spent it on two things.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- These rather lovely pin trays. - OK.- Nice.
0:30:50 > 0:30:51By William Aitken.
0:30:51 > 0:30:561908. Fabulous quality and perfect condition.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Now, silver is a very, very soft metal.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01And with too much polishing, this can rub through
0:31:01 > 0:31:03and you can get holes in it. Really lovely pair of trays.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05- Do you want to handle them? - Yeah, let's have a look.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- They're not very manly. - Not really, no.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- Well, no. - So, how much did you spend on these?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- That's a very good question. - What were they actually used for?
0:31:13 > 0:31:17They were used on a dressing table, probably part of a bigger set, to
0:31:17 > 0:31:22put pins, bits of jewellery, just little dressing table tidies.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24So, how much were they, then?
0:31:24 > 0:31:29- They were £40 for the pair, which I think is a really good price.- Yes.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- And there has got to be a profit on that.- OK.- I like them.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33OK, chaps, hold onto those thoughts.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36You don't pick now, you pick later, but for the audience at home, let's
0:31:36 > 0:31:39find out what the auctioneer thinks about Caroline's little trays.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Ornate pin tray.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44Second pin tray for the use of.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- Quite thin.- They are. - But they are only for pins.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50- What sort of period are these? - These are Edwardian.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53I mean, typically Art Nouveau or a late Art Nouveau.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55They're a good shape, aren't they?
0:31:55 > 0:31:57As you say, they're a very thing gauge, but there are a pair of them.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02- OK.- How many times do you get a pair of pin dishes like this so early?
0:32:02 > 0:32:03- That's good.- OK.
0:32:03 > 0:32:09- Well, Birmingham, 1908, two of them, what's your estimate?- £20 to £30.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11It needs to be 40 plus.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- They might get out of it. - Yeah, I think they probably will.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17If they go with that bonus buy. OK, that's it for the Reds.
0:32:17 > 0:32:18Now for the Blues.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20First up is the composite sundial.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Which is kind of a nice way of saying it's concrete, isn't it?
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Well, it is really, isn't it?
0:32:25 > 0:32:27The clouds are gathering over that one, really.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31Well, it's not the most inspiring metal work, is it?
0:32:31 > 0:32:32- That's the problem.- You know what?
0:32:32 > 0:32:35- I envisioned something a bit more stylish.- I'd take the gnomon off,
0:32:35 > 0:32:38I'd turn that upside down and turn it back into a bird bath.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- Well, there's a tip, look. How much for it?- 20 to 30.- OK.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43£29 paid, so that's spot on.
0:32:43 > 0:32:44Yeah.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48Now we've got the chromium plated Jaguar car mascot,
0:32:48 > 0:32:50which doesn't look as if it's been ripped off a car.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53I think it's been purpose-made for that plinth, don't you?
0:32:53 > 0:32:55I think it probably has.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59But the good news is that Jaguar-Land Rover are moving
0:32:59 > 0:33:02in down the road here, and there is going to be a lot of people
0:33:02 > 0:33:04who would want something like that locally.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08- £20, £30, something like that. - OK. £45 paid. Brilliant.
0:33:08 > 0:33:09And lastly, this very bright
0:33:09 > 0:33:14and breezy George Jones majolica in the way of a strawberry dish.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Yeah, the protege of Minton, George Jones, set up on his own
0:33:17 > 0:33:20and made this strawberry dish, probably in the 1860s,
0:33:20 > 0:33:22early 1870s, that sort of period.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24I think it's in good condition.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- £100, £150, I expect. - Do you really?- Yeah.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Well, that's marvellous cos they only paid £65.
0:33:29 > 0:33:30Yeah, that's all right.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32And frankly, they haven't paid too much for everything else,
0:33:32 > 0:33:35so, yet again, I don't think the team will need their bonus buy,
0:33:35 > 0:33:38but we'll go and have a look at it anyway.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Right, girls. A bit like having a baby, this, isn't it?
0:33:41 > 0:33:43What is going to happen?
0:33:43 > 0:33:47- Now, you gave Colin £161, right? - Yes.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49OK. Colin, what did you spend it on?
0:33:49 > 0:33:51I spent it on something really big and exotic.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54- Sounds good. - Do you want to see?- Yes.
0:34:00 > 0:34:01You're stood on it.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Is it a magic one?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05It could well be when it comes to auction.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08- It could be a bit of a flyer when it comes to auction.- Could it?- Yeah.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10£120 was spent.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Late 19th, early 20th century.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Caucasian. Great colours. A little bit faded around the edges.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20You can see in the house that it had been what's called tabled,
0:34:20 > 0:34:22whereby it was in the dining room,
0:34:22 > 0:34:24all the colours are bright around the edge,
0:34:24 > 0:34:27but where everybody sort of wandered around the outside with
0:34:27 > 0:34:30the chair legs and things like that, it's just that little bit dirtier.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32It just needs a bit of a clean up and a wash,
0:34:32 > 0:34:33but a good looking thing.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35What do you think, Ruthie?
0:34:35 > 0:34:40- Well, it's very nice, but...- We're unsure, aren't we?- Yeah.- But what?
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- I think we were expecting something different.- Bling.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47It's bright, it's vibrant. And...and...big!
0:34:47 > 0:34:50I mean, it's a great carpet, it really is.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Well, we've got the expert's view there, girls.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54We can only be guided, right?
0:34:54 > 0:34:57You don't pick now, you pick after the sale of your first three items.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00But right now, why don't we check out what the auctioneer
0:35:00 > 0:35:02thinks about Colin's carpet.
0:35:04 > 0:35:05Well, the carpet's big,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08and it's on the floor and we've had a bird's eye at it.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12- Yeah.- Handsome thing. Early 20th century Caucasian, said to be.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16Yeah, I mean, typical aniline dyes, the usual colours that you get.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18What we might call a furnishing rug.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- Mm.- But we have collectors for these sorts of carpets here.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24We haven't put very much on it, but I think it might fly.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29- How much is not very much? - £20 to £30.- £120 paid.
0:35:29 > 0:35:30So, you never know, it might take off.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33It jolly well needs to. Thank you very much, J.
0:35:36 > 0:35:3838? 30?
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- Everybody happy, feeling love-y? - Very love-y.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46It's a mindset, this. Pre-auction mindset. It's love-y, I can feel it.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Now, your fireman's helmet, you paid £55 for that.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52£20 to £30 is his estimate.
0:35:52 > 0:35:53Here it comes.
0:35:53 > 0:35:54Who's going to start me here at £20
0:35:54 > 0:35:58for the fireman's helmet? £20. 20.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00£20 for the fireman's helmet.
0:36:00 > 0:36:01£20 on bid on the internet.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03At £20, who's got two?
0:36:03 > 0:36:05At £20. 22 in the room.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08At £22 now. 22. At £22.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09It's getting better.
0:36:09 > 0:36:1225. 28. 30.
0:36:12 > 0:36:1430. Down here at £30.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15Internet, you're out.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17At £30, it's on my left.
0:36:17 > 0:36:18- Come on.- At £30. We all done, then?
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- At £30...- Oh, no!
0:36:21 > 0:36:2435, internet. 35, internet.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25It could be Poland.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29£35, and selling at 35...
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- 35.- That'd be 35.- Yes.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33That was 35. Well, bad luck, that's minus 20.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- 35 is minus 20.- Oh, well.- Yeah.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38OK, the heat's on.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Now, here comes the spider.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Which we do think will appeal to the World Wide Web.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48God, we missed a trick there.
0:36:48 > 0:36:49Anyway, lots of interest in this
0:36:49 > 0:36:52modern, galvanised metal spider.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55I can start this at £35.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57£45. At 45.
0:36:57 > 0:36:58At £45.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Go, spider!
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Where is Batman?
0:37:02 > 0:37:03Anybody else?
0:37:03 > 0:37:06£45, and I'm selling it at £45.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Sure? At 45.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10Plus five pounds,
0:37:10 > 0:37:12meaning overall you are minus 15.
0:37:12 > 0:37:13Now, here comes the tea set.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Art Deco three-piece tea service.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18That one there. £20 for it.
0:37:18 > 0:37:19Where is £20 for the Art Deco
0:37:19 > 0:37:20tea service? At 20.
0:37:20 > 0:37:2220 bid left then.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23At 22. 25.
0:37:23 > 0:37:2528. 30.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28Yes? 32. 35.
0:37:28 > 0:37:3035 left then. At £35.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32- Go on!- To my left at 35, selling.
0:37:32 > 0:37:3335...
0:37:33 > 0:37:34Got it in!
0:37:34 > 0:37:3635, wiped its face.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38No shame in that, I tell you.
0:37:38 > 0:37:39Overall, you are minus £15.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41What are we going to do with the pin trays?
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- Are you going to go with them? - I think we will go with them.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- Yeah.- You will go with them? You've got to go with them.- Yeah.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49We know they are lovely, and here they come.
0:37:49 > 0:37:50The Edwardian silver pin trays.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53They are silver and they are a pair.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54Birmingham, 1908.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Who will start me at £20 for them?
0:37:56 > 0:37:57£20.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- 20 is bid down here.- Yes!
0:37:59 > 0:38:00- 22.- Yes, come on.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03Against you. 25. 28.
0:38:03 > 0:38:0530. 32.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- £32.- Come on.- 35.- Thank you.
0:38:08 > 0:38:09£35 it is.
0:38:09 > 0:38:1038.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- 38.- Go on!- Come on.- 40.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15£40. I will take two if you like.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16Yes, go to two.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- At £40, I'm selling then.- Yes, 42.
0:38:19 > 0:38:20Thank goodness, you're in profit.
0:38:20 > 0:38:2245.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24No? At £45, very back right.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27At £45. All done at 45?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29It is a profit. £45.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31I would have wept without that.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33£45 is plus five pounds,
0:38:33 > 0:38:35which means, overall, you are minus ten pounds.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Which is absolutely nothing and could easily be a winning score.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39I'm pleased with that.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- But let us not tell the Blues a thing.- We won't say a word.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- Not a word. Thank you, Matt. - Thank you.- Wasn't that great?
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- Brilliant.- Galvanised. - I knew it was.- Quality, see?
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Fantastic!
0:38:58 > 0:39:02Now, you two naughty ones, your composite sundial, yes?
0:39:02 > 0:39:03You paid £29 for that.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- That was a thumping lump for £29, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09I mean, a lot of lot.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10He has put £20 to £30 on it,
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- which I think is a bit miserable, don't you?- Yeah, it is.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17- I think so.- I'm hoping for around 35.- 35 for that one,
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- I don't think it's expensive. - No.- Not at all.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23Now then, the composite sundial,
0:39:23 > 0:39:25here it is, at 35, £40 now.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27At £40 it is. At £40.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29At 40. Five. 50.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31- Five.- Girls!- 55, commission is out,
0:39:31 > 0:39:33the bid is in the room at £55.
0:39:33 > 0:39:3560. At 60.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Five. Yes?
0:39:37 > 0:39:3870. Five.
0:39:39 > 0:39:4180. Five.
0:39:41 > 0:39:4385. Middle of the room at 85.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- That's auction buying for you, isn't it?- Yes!
0:39:46 > 0:39:47At £85...
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- Yes!- £85.
0:39:50 > 0:39:5230.
0:39:52 > 0:39:5465. Plus 56.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56The Jaguar mascot there.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58On bid already at ten, 12...
0:39:58 > 0:40:00£15 it is. At 15.
0:40:00 > 0:40:0218. 20. 22. 25.
0:40:02 > 0:40:0428. 30.
0:40:04 > 0:40:0632. 35.
0:40:06 > 0:40:0836. 38 here.
0:40:08 > 0:40:1140 with you, the commission is out.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Just a bit more!
0:40:13 > 0:40:15It's not firing on all cylinders, this Jaguar, is it?
0:40:15 > 0:40:17With you, sir, at £40.
0:40:17 > 0:40:18Selling it.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22£40 is minus five. Oh, babies!
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Anyway, you are still plus 51.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Now for the majolica oval strawberry dish.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29George Jones one there. At 60. 70.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31£70 with me. 70.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32£70 for it?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34George Jones one at £70.
0:40:34 > 0:40:35Come on!
0:40:35 > 0:40:38£70. Surely it is £70.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39Start me at 40 then to go.
0:40:39 > 0:40:4240 is bid. Immediately a £40.
0:40:42 > 0:40:43I'll take five.
0:40:43 > 0:40:44- Five.- Fresh bidder there.- 50.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Five. 60.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48Five.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51£65. In the room at £65.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53And I am selling at 65...
0:40:53 > 0:40:5565 is a wiped face.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57You are still plus 51, though, chicks.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03Now, you've got a big decision. You have £51 in the bank.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04And now you have got to pick.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08- Are you going to go with that gorgeous carpet?- No.- No?- No.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09OK, fine. Here it comes.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12There it is in all its glory.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Who will start me now at £25 for it?
0:41:14 > 0:41:1625. 25 is bid.
0:41:16 > 0:41:1928. 30. 32.
0:41:19 > 0:41:2135. 38.
0:41:21 > 0:41:2340. Five. 50.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Five. 60. Five.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28- Keep going.- Yes? 70.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30At 70. Five. New place.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32£75 it is. In front now,
0:41:32 > 0:41:35you are out at the back. At £75.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38All finished then? At £75...
0:41:38 > 0:41:40£75, that is a good deal.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- Better than his estimate.- Yeah. - And there is more money in that
0:41:43 > 0:41:47- yet, isn't there?- There is. - OK, fine. Actually, it is 25,
0:41:47 > 0:41:49it's minus 45. But you didn't go with it, girls.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52You are plus 51. That could be a winning score.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56Don't say a word to the Reds and all will be revealed in a moment, OK?
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Thank you.
0:41:58 > 0:41:5936, 38 here.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Well, well, well, how queer was that.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12There is a world of difference between our teams today.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15And the runners-up by our good old chalk just happen to be the Reds.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20- Oh, well.- Doesn't sound much, minus ten, does it?- No.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24Ordinarily, minus ten can be a winning score on Bargain Hunt.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26But not today.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28- But have you had a nice time? - We've had a brilliant time.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30It's great to see you, Carl. Very good see you, Matt.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32And good luck to you.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Because the victors today are going home with £51 of folding money.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- Yes!- Yes!
0:42:38 > 0:42:40THEY LAUGH
0:42:40 > 0:42:42Have you ever seen
0:42:42 > 0:42:45two kids happier
0:42:45 > 0:42:48about something than these two?
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Well, this is a phenomenal result.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Good on you, Colin.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56Isn't that brilliant? There you go, take your cash. There's £50.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59- Here's another one. So, look, there you go.- Thank you.- Well done, Ruth.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03The money is going to the Royal Shrewsbury Maternity Unit.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- Midwife Led Unit. - Midwives Unit?- Yeah.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08I think that is a very nice thing to do. You are lovely.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10In fact, it is a win-win day today.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:43:13 > 0:43:14ALL: Yes!