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Lincolnshire is the second largest county in England

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and it borders no less than eight other counties.

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And its border with Northamptonshire is only 19 metres long.

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Ha! How about that for an amazing pub quiz fact?

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And armed with that knowledge,

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let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

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It's not just county borders that are short in these parts,

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but also the team's time -

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because they only have 60 minutes to find three items,

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here at Swinderby,

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to take away and sell at auction.

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Will it be enough time or money?

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Let's find out.

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On today's show...

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-The Reds are sending their expert packing.

-I'm not buying a suitcase.

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-I'm a baggage handler by trade.

-Oh, you are a baggage handler!

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Oh, my goodness...

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While the Blues are hitting all the right notes...

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LUCY PLAYS PIANO

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-There you go.

-Oh, come on!

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But which team will pack the biggest punch?

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Let's meet today's teams.

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Today's show brings together two couples -

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one married, the other in the first flush of romance.

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For the Reds, we have Sean and Donna.

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And for the Blues, we have Matt and Lucy. Hello, everyone!

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ALL: Hello!

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Now Sean, you're clearly an uber-romantic type, yes?

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-Clearly.

-So tell us about how you first got hitched.

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Er, well, after years of Donna trying to force me into it,

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I eventually lost a bet.

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Basically, the old kickboxing club I used to train at...

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The sensei was all drunk one night and he was like,

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"Why don't you two get married?

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I was like, "If you get ordained, we'll get married".

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Two weeks later, I go back down the club and he's got a certificate.

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Ten years of trying and you lose a bet(!)

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-That's all it took, a drunken bet.

-That is terri...

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That's a terrible thing to own up to.

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LAUGHTER

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Now, kickboxing is a large part of your life?

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-We took it up together, didn't we?

-Yeah.

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Probably five or six years ago and we just sort of never stopped since.

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-Yeah.

-Can you show us some moves? Let's just see, give us a kick.

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-So how does it work, this kickboxing?

-You just kick.

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Oh, you just... So just... a move like that, is it?

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-That was perfect, yeah.

-Was it? Anyway, so you're a housewife...

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-Yeah...

-You're a mother...

-Yup...

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And also, you're into teaching nippers kickboxing?

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-Yep.

-What sort of exercises would these children typically do, then?

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Run round as much as possible, to wear them out - and then hopefully,

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I get five minutes out of them where they listen, but it is brilliant.

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Very rewarding.

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Well, you're clearly frightfully good

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at this hand-to-hand combat business.

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What's your antiques knowledge like?

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-Nil.

-Nil?

-Not a lot.

-Nothing.

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-But we're good at winging it, so...

-Well, there you go.

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You'll do terribly well on Bargain Hunt if you don't know

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anything about antiques. But you're competitive?

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-Yup.

-Yes.

-Don't like to lose.

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And will you get on together, do you think?

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Yeah, well, we might bicker and then she'll decide that I'm right.

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LAUGHTER

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Yes, OK. Super.

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Now, Matt, it says here that in a former life, you were a rock star.

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Apparently so, yeah. I used to be in a band called Skint And Demoralised.

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We did all right - signed to a major label, toured the UK,

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-went to Europe a few times...

-Gosh.

-..a bit of TV and radio.

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You made it, then?

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-Nearly.

-Yeah?

-Made it fairly far.

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What sort of things did you play?

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Alternative indie sort of like... Kind of poppy, but guitar-based.

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-And then you got the retro shop in Wakefield?

-That's right, yes.

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Vintage clothing, mainly,

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but records and comics and stuff like that as well.

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So we've got a closet dealer here, do you realise that?

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LAUGHTER

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This is very, very interesting..

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Now, Lucy - what's your involvement with music?

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I'm studying a music degree at the minute.

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I play the violin in various orchestras, as you do,

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if you're at university.

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I'm mainly a composer, really, rather than a performer.

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So I'm looking to compose music for film and TV.

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So what does this term "Loose Lightning" mean?

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I play roller derby.

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Loose Lightning is my skate name.

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And what are your defensive moves?

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What you do to stop somebody knocking you over?

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There are certain things you are and aren't allowed to do.

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You can't just push somebody over or punch them in the face or...

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Oh, that's handy.

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There are legal blocking zones and there are certain parts of your

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body that you can and can't use and things like that, to keep it safe.

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Well, I'm glad to hear that.

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So what are you going to adopt in your strategy today, to win?

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Will you be going for kind of Scandi '60s, do you think?

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Yeah, '60s would be great.

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I know industrial is quite big at the moment, so...

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-Yeah, industrial's great. Lights, anything like that.

-Yeah.

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-Yeah, no, great. Now, here we go then. There's your £300.

-Thank you.

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The money moment. You know the rules.

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Your experts await and off you go -

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and very, very, very good luck!

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Now, let's meet today's experts.

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Kicking up a storm for the Reds, it's...

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Putting the Blues in the frame though, it's...

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Sean, Donna, what are you looking for today?

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Um...

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We've not got anything in mind.

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Are we going to have a bit of a vintage-fest then, Lucy?

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If we see something, yeah.

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-Winning's the main... That's important.

-We don't like losing.

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Right, no pressure then

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-Are we raring to go?

-Yeah, definitely.

-Absolutely.

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And you know you've only got 60 minutes and that's it?

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-I know, better crack on.

-That's right, we'll use them wisely.

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Teams, your 60 minutes has started now.

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Let's spring into action!

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Three, two, one - let's go!

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Come on, let's go!

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Now, we're going into the sun here, guys,

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which is probably not the best idea.

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Don't worry, David, so are the Reds.

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-Start down this way?

-Yep, come on.

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I'm not going to argue with kickboxers.

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They're quite cool, ain't they?

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-They're an interesting pair of chairs.

-Aren't they?

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They're quite modern, but they're really very stylish, aren't they?

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-What do you think, Sean?

-I like them, I like the design.

-Yeah?

-Er, yeah.

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-It's quite...

-they're quite bulky,

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-they're good-looking with it, aren't they, though?

-They are, yeah.

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Like your husband, really.

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-LAUGHTER

-Oh, cheeky!

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I bet they're quite pricey though, surely, for that sort of...

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-900.

-900? Ooh, now, that's...

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-Bit out of budget.

-Thank you.

-Thanks anyway.

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-We've got good taste though, obviously.

-Yeah, we have.

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Good start.

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Nothing could cushion that blow, Reds.

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Moving on...

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Now, it's full steam ahead for our young Blues.

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-What have we seen, you two?

-Well, the Flying Scotsman.

-How about this?

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Oh, hello. OK.

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Because I know the Flying Scotsman is the name of a train

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and I know that a lot of people are big fans of trains.

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-They are.

-Big industry.

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So true.

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The Flying Scotsman, which ran between London and Edinburgh,

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was the first locomotive to hit 100mph,

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back in 1934.

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Pick it up, Lucy. Let's see how heavy it is.

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-It is quite heavy.

-OK, come here. Let's have a look.

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OK. I would bet you £100 that's never been on the Flying Scotsman.

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-No.

-OK.

-But it's funky.

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It is quite funky. It'd look quite good...

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You could fit it in your house -

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-If you wanted to, obviously.

-Yeah, if you really wanted to, yeah.

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-What kind of house do you live in?

-Er...

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A trainspotter's house?

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It's my big secret.

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No, it just caught my eye because it's...quite cool.

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But it's probably... If it's not the real thing,

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then it's not going to be too valuable, is it?

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-We could see how much it is.

-Lucy, I was waiting for someone to say that.

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Do you want to go and find out? Go and ask the lovely lady.

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She's actually coming. Hello.

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-You want to know how much it is, don't you?

-Yeah, please.

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-We want to know how cheap it is.

-Ho-ho!

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-45.

-45?

-Along with the little train.

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Along with the original Flying Scotsman!

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LAUGHTER

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-That's the one.

-Would you take 30 for it?

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SHARP INTAKE OF BREATH

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Hang on, hang on, she's...she's...

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I like this, because...

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Let me just warn you here, Lucy.

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You've just said we'd take 30 for this.

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If this lovely lady says "yes", that's it - you've done the deal.

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-Yeah.

-I quite like it though, do you like it?

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-I do like it.

-Would you have it for 30?

-Well, yeah.

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-Would you take 30?

-Go on.

-Go on.

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-30, go on, then.

-Yay!

-You've done it, Lucy.

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Shake the lady's hand. OK, good.

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-There you go, cheers.

-My gosh, they don't muck about, these two, do they?

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LAUGHTER

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They certainly don't, David.

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That's one item in the bag, in the first five minutes of the shop.

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Let's hope they don't get derailed further down the line.

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Now, those Reds have spotted something.

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What about the candelabra? I was just looking at that.

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-Silver-plated, mid-19th century, do you reckon?

-Yeah.

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And it's old Sheffield plate,

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which is before electroplated nickel silver.

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-Have you heard of EPNS?

-Yeah.

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She hasn't. She's made that up.

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Now, that's electroplated nickel silver,

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which is a method of attaching the silver onto, usually, a copper base.

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-You can see here, the copper's coming through, can't you?

-Yeah.

-OK.

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And there are two schools of thought -

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some people think it's best to replate the item,

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-but then it looks new.

-No, yeah.

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And other people think it's better to leave it as it is.

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-See, I'm one of them.

-And so am I, you can have the copper through.

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Now, you see that makes a really stunning centrepiece, doesn't it?

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-I do like that, yeah.

-It's really elaborate, isn't it?

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-What's the price on it?

-- 80.

-80?

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That is all the money.

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It wants to be a lot less than that, really.

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All the money? OK, what's your rock bottom price you can do?

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- It cost me 60. I'll split it with you for 70.

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-It sounds pricey, but if you really like it...

-You think it's pricey?

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Could you do 60 quid on it?

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- If it helps you to win, go on, then. Yeah.

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-Yeah?

-Yeah?

-£60?

-Yeah. Cool.

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-Cheers, mate.

-- Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

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-Excellent. Ten minutes in...

-First one...

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-First buy in the bag.

-Happy with it.

-Easy, this is.

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Easy? Come on, we've got two more to get!

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-Let's go. Thank you, mate.

-Thank you.

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Well done, Reds.

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Now, keep that fire burning, eh?

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-Cruising, we're cruising.

-Cruising.

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Lucy, I've just spotted something.

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Let me just double-check on something. You are a music student?

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-Yes.

-You're highly talented?

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Er...meh.

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Well, this is your moment...

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-Is it?

-..In the spotlight.

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Is Chopsticks OK?

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LAUGHTER

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-OUT OF TUNE NOTES

-Oh, that's terrible.

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What, you or the piano?

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Well, both!

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LUCY PLAYS THE PIANO

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-There you go.

-Oh come on!

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Roll over Beethoven, eh?

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Lucy's on the loose.

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-Are you any good at this?

-Unfortunately not.

-Let's move on.

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MUSIC: Thriller by Michael Jackson

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Well, let's leave this pair of musical virtuosos

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while we drop in on our Reds, who've found something grizzly.

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I do like that.

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See, our kickboxing club, he's known as "Bear"

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-and I'm "Donna Bear", or "Mrs Bear".

-Yes, right.

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So it's quite relevant, really and...

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That could be sort of "Baby Bear"?

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-Yeah.

-Has it got a price on it?

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It's got 135.

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-Do you know what it's for?

-I think it's for walking sticks.

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It is, it's a stick stand, yeah.

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You might need a walking stick one day

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with all that kick boxing, Reds.

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-It looks a bit odd to me.

-Yeah.

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You know, the little bit to put the sticks in is quite small.

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But I don't think odd is a bad thing, is it?

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No, odd is not a bad thing - I've got by for years on being odd!

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I think this lot have lost their BEARING on reality.

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I think you're going to be pushed

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-to get someone to give you £100 for that, even.

-Yeah.

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Let's go and have a look for some more bears.

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We'll keep going and then you can come back

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-and you can always make a cheeky offer, can't you?

-Yeah.

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-Brilliant.

-Says me, hiding behind you two!

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Hmm, that was a lucky escape.

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It's back to the wild for these three bears.

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Now, those Blues are bright sparks -

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but have they got any bright ideas?

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Are you drawn to them, Matt?

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I've seen things like this go -

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I think they've got a good look to them.

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The industrial look's very popular at the moment, so...

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I guess, obviously, it depends how old they are

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and how functional they are - whether you renovated them

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and use them as lights, or just add them purely as decoration.

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That's the thing - you'd have to renovate them or make them

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into something, so I don't know if on their own, unrenovated,

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-they would actually fetch that much.

-What do we reckon on age?

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Cos they could be anything from... I don't know, '60s to '80s?

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I think you're absolutely bang on.

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You see, this is where the vintage expert comes in.

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I'm loving this, I'm loving it!

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They are absolutely bang on trend, you're right.

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-You've got this industrial vintage chic.

-Yeah.

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I think they're the kind of things

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that would probably go into the trade,

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as opposed to a private house.

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And then they'd probably be sold in pairs.

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That's what I was thinking, somebody needs to refurbish them, don't they?

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-Oh, yeah. An expert.

-I think having six though... As I say...

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Because you say they'd be sold in pairs,

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so somebody can see quite a big... There's a bit of length in them.

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-Do you know what we're doing wrong here?

-Yes.

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-Not asking how much they are?

-Again, yes! You're such a bad influence!

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-I know, I'm sorry.

-We should know how... They're probably five grand!

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How much... Are they five pounds?

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No, darling. They're £60 each.

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-60 each, ooh.

-OK, OK.

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That's given them something to think about.

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-It is a bit of a niche purchase.

-Mmm, yeah.

-It's a bit of a risk,

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but I think that's the sort of thing we need to be doing.

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What were you thinking, price-wise?

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I was going to cheekily ask 90 for two.

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-Pound notes, £90.

-Pound notes - you've got to say yes to that.

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OK. Absolutely, 100%, no question about it.

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-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

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And let there be light -

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the Blues have bagged their second item.

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Have they turned you on, baby?

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I'm loving the vintage theme.

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I was hoping for it, but you know,

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on this show, you can make all the best plans in the world

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and the moment you hit the pitch, it all goes wrong.

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But I was hoping for vintage stuff and we're getting it.

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And it's good.

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The Reds have found something right up their street.

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-Boxing gloves, Donna?

-Oh, look at them!

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I was just thinking of softening the blow to your nose...

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-They're in better condition than mine!

-Are they?

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And I can see a theme developing with those Blues.

0:13:490:13:52

I don't think it's as...

0:13:520:13:54

-I don't think it's as vintage...

-..as old as maybe I thought it was.

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-Yeah.

-Maybe not.

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OK, put that down.

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But let's look on the bright side,

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because I found something those Blues are sure to light up over.

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One of the hottest collectables

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out there in the marketplace today

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are small, novelty pieces of silver.

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And the wackier the bit of silver,

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the more the collectors like it.

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So what do you think about this little jobbie?

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It looks exactly like an old-fashioned portable oil lamp,

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doesn't it?

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The idea being that inside the cylinder

0:14:310:14:34

would be an oil lamp or a candle

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and this frilly bit on the top is a vent,

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to take away the fumes

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and let more oxygen inside.

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And the light would shine through this prism on the front,

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magnifying the oil or candlepower.

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Except that this thing happens to be made of solid silver.

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And imagine my amazement

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when I came to unscrew the bottom

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on the dealer's stall up the way there,

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to discover that it never had an oil lamp interior

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or a candle to illuminate it,

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because when this was made,

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it was actually made to hold a battery.

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Dry cell batteries

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had just come into portable use

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and that's what goes in the middle of the cylinder.

0:15:200:15:23

This whole frilly bit on the top,

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to let out fumes and draw in oxygen,

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is just for show.

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The maker of this object

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deliberately tried to make something that looked like

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an old-fashioned oil lamp,

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but fitted it up with hi-tech electricity.

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Isn't that cute?

0:15:400:15:42

Well, I think it's cute

0:15:420:15:44

and of course, as a silver novelty,

0:15:440:15:47

there ain't that many of these around.

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And if you collect novelty silver

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and you come across something which is rare, like this torch,

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then you'll pay a lot of money for it.

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There are one or two condition issues -

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the frilly top here has been bashed in one or two places,

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but that's easy to fix.

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The silver's been rubbed on the top of the cone

0:16:050:16:08

and that can be fixed, but apart from that,

0:16:080:16:10

it's in pretty brilliant condition

0:16:100:16:12

for something that is, after all,

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over 100 years old.

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What's it worth?

0:16:170:16:18

Well, you could buy it off a stand up there,

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if you were lucky, for £200.

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And once it's tickled up,

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I fancy the thing would be worth nearer 750.

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So, as they say...

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Shine a light, mate.

0:16:320:16:34

Right, teams - there's still a long way to go,

0:16:340:16:36

but it looks like Sean's not up for a busman's holiday.

0:16:360:16:40

-I'm not buying a suitcase.

-Aw, are you not buying a suitcase?

0:16:400:16:43

-I'm a baggage handler by trade.

-Oh, you are a baggage handler!

0:16:430:16:46

-Oh, my goodness!

-That's the last thing I ever want to buy.

-Oh, is it?

0:16:460:16:49

If the lads at work see me buying a suitcase,

0:16:490:16:53

they would absolutely torture me for months.

0:16:530:16:55

-That would be awful, wouldn't it?

-Absolutely torture me.

0:16:550:16:57

-I'm starting to sweat, just looking at it.

-Oh, Sean!

0:16:570:16:59

You don't want to give it a lift, just to...?

0:16:590:17:01

No, no. I don't want to touch it.

0:17:010:17:03

And they really would crucify you?

0:17:030:17:05

Oh, unbelievable. Well, they say how dodgy the bags are at work,

0:17:050:17:07

do you know what I mean? So if I come here and picked a bag up...

0:17:070:17:10

That trunk has sunk, Caroline. Just let it go, love.

0:17:100:17:12

-OK. We'd better move on then, quickly, haven't we?

-Yeah.

0:17:120:17:15

I think that's a "no", don't you?

0:17:150:17:17

Sean's putting his foot down,

0:17:170:17:18

but Matt's hoping to kick a goal for the Blues.

0:17:180:17:21

What are you getting excited about?

0:17:210:17:22

It's a Leeds United football programme, but I don't think

0:17:220:17:25

it'd fetch much at auction, because everybody hates Leeds United.

0:17:250:17:28

-Well, obviously, you don't.

-No, I don't. But the problem is...

0:17:280:17:31

I mean, I absolutely love them,

0:17:310:17:32

but they're probably only worth a few quid each, you know what I mean?

0:17:320:17:35

1968. That's the year they won their first cup.

0:17:350:17:38

I've got to say, Matt, I think you're absolutely positively riveting.

0:17:380:17:41

Well... I've made you love...

0:17:410:17:43

-Do you want to come to the Leeds game next week?

-No.

-No?

0:17:430:17:46

-OK. It's probably a good thing.

-Yeah, OK. Goodbye.

0:17:460:17:49

-That's told him, then.

-Never mind, eh?

0:17:490:17:52

Come on, Reds. You still need a second item.

0:17:520:17:54

Time's a-ticking!

0:17:540:17:56

There's a big clock.

0:17:560:17:57

Ooh - you read my mind.

0:17:570:17:59

Is that marble?

0:17:590:18:00

Yeah, marble pillars, slate at the top...

0:18:000:18:04

-Not everybody's cup of tea, the dark.

-No.

0:18:040:18:07

Late Victorian, French...

0:18:070:18:10

-It's got a nice detail on it.

-It has, yeah, with the gilding.

0:18:100:18:13

-It's a nicer model than a lot.

-Yeah.

0:18:130:18:16

-What sort of price is it?

-180.

-180.

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What would be your best price?

0:18:210:18:23

-140.

-140?

-And is it working?

0:18:230:18:26

-Perfect working, yeah.

-Yeah?

0:18:260:18:28

Go on, Caroline. Lead us.

0:18:280:18:29

I think I'm going to lead from the front and say...

0:18:310:18:33

-No, it needs to be 130, yeah...

-No, just a little bit less, yeah.

0:18:330:18:37

-Sorry, sir.

-130, then. Go on.

0:18:370:18:39

-Do you want it at 130?

-Shall we?

0:18:390:18:41

-Yes, go on, then.

-Yeah, shall we?

-130?

-OK, yeah. Thank you.

0:18:410:18:44

-Thank you ever so much.

-Thanks, pal. Cheers. Appreciate that.

-Thank you.

0:18:440:18:48

Hey, that deal didn't take much time at all!

0:18:480:18:51

Now there's 20 minutes left on the clock.

0:18:510:18:53

Can the Blues make sweet music together?

0:18:530:18:55

It won't even... Look.

0:18:550:18:57

No, because there's no bow to it, for the tension.

0:18:570:18:59

-You need your bridge.

-If I did that...

0:18:590:19:01

LUCY LAUGHS

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They are determined to strike the right chord.

0:19:030:19:06

OUT OF TUNE NOTE

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Oh.

0:19:080:19:09

But will they ever tune in to the right channel?

0:19:090:19:12

Right, guys - 18 minutes left.

0:19:120:19:15

Now, I can see you, Lucy, looking at that old radio.

0:19:150:19:18

I just think it's quite cool.

0:19:180:19:20

It does look very cool.

0:19:200:19:21

Again, you probably wouldn't be able to use it...

0:19:210:19:24

It might be dangerous, but it looks good as a decorative piece.

0:19:240:19:27

-But you know what you can do with these things?

-You can fix them up.

0:19:270:19:30

You can fix them up, but I tell you what would be easier -

0:19:300:19:32

you buy yourself a really cracking digital radio

0:19:320:19:35

and you put it inside.

0:19:350:19:37

-And you've got the front.

-Job's a good one.

0:19:370:19:39

I've seen it happen so many times.

0:19:390:19:40

Get some beeswax on that thing, a little bit of restoration...

0:19:400:19:43

Look at the colours. Look at the colours - what's fashionable now?

0:19:430:19:47

Browns, beiges - it's odd, isn't it?

0:19:470:19:49

Yeah, it's nice. Well, we'll see how much it is.

0:19:490:19:51

-Do you want to? Shall we ask the fellow?

-He's learning now, isn't he?

0:19:510:19:54

Hi there. Actually, well done! Yes, yes.

0:19:540:19:56

Hi there. How much is the radio there, please?

0:19:560:19:59

Radio? £40.

0:19:590:20:00

40 on that one, OK.

0:20:000:20:02

While they take a closer look, the Reds are shaking things up a bit.

0:20:030:20:07

Oh, I like them.

0:20:080:20:10

Now, are they silver?

0:20:120:20:13

Er, yeah, is that...?

0:20:150:20:17

Let's have a look.

0:20:170:20:18

-You can see the silver mark round here.

-Yeah.

0:20:190:20:22

-Early 1900s.

-Yeah? So quite old, then?

0:20:220:20:24

Yeah, nice condition

0:20:240:20:26

and this is the patent applied for,

0:20:260:20:29

that will be the way of filling them.

0:20:290:20:31

That would come off and you'd fill it from the bottom.

0:20:310:20:34

They normally would come off at the top and you'd fill from the top,

0:20:340:20:38

so they're nice and they're in the original box.

0:20:380:20:42

-A little bit of a bash here.

-Yeah.

0:20:450:20:47

Silver's a very soft metal

0:20:470:20:50

and it does easily bruise and bash.

0:20:500:20:53

These two fighters are well used to a few bruises, Caroline.

0:20:530:20:56

Would it be worth an ask?

0:20:560:20:58

Yes, you can ask.

0:20:580:21:00

Excuse me?

0:21:000:21:02

How much have you got on your salt and pepper pots?

0:21:020:21:05

-Do you want a real steal?

-We do want a real steal, sir.

0:21:050:21:08

Of course. Yeah, yeah, of course!

0:21:080:21:09

I'll do them at £50 a pair, there you are.

0:21:090:21:12

£50 a pair?

0:21:120:21:13

-Would you do 35?

-No.

-38?

0:21:130:21:15

-Yes.

-Would you do 38?

-Yes.

0:21:150:21:17

-Caroline, it's up to you, you're the expert.

-I think they need to be 35.

0:21:180:21:21

I think they need to be 35, but if you're happy to do...

0:21:210:21:24

-Would you do 36?

-If I can help you win, 35.

-Oh, brilliant!

0:21:240:21:27

-That's... Oh, fantastic. I'm happy with 35.

-She's good.

0:21:270:21:30

-You're happy, we're happy.

-I'm happy. If the wife is happy, I'm happy.

0:21:300:21:34

Aw, thank you ever so much.

0:21:340:21:36

These Reds certainly know how to keep their allies onside.

0:21:360:21:39

That's your third item in the bag.

0:21:390:21:41

-Wow, brilliant!

-Easy.

0:21:410:21:43

You said it would be easy and we've still got a bit of time left,

0:21:430:21:46

so what do you want to do now?

0:21:460:21:48

-Bacon butty?

-Bacon butty.

-Breakfast, yeah.

-Come on, let's have it!

0:21:480:21:52

-Easy. This is the life.

-Easy.

-Easy.

0:21:550:21:58

Those Blues are still fine tuning.

0:21:590:22:01

Come on, there's only nine minutes left!

0:22:010:22:04

See, even that looks great with, you know, all the cities on?

0:22:040:22:06

It just looks cool. If you cleaned that up a bit...

0:22:060:22:09

-I must say, I'm liking that.

-It's got to be '50s, it's very nice.

0:22:090:22:12

Yeah, it's '50s. It might even be a tad earlier, you know?

0:22:120:22:15

Yeah, yeah, yeah, possibly.

0:22:150:22:17

I don't know about 40.

0:22:170:22:19

Let's get back to asking about prices. Where is he?

0:22:190:22:21

If we can do 25, job's a good one.

0:22:210:22:23

If not, we'll leave it.

0:22:230:22:25

Well, you know what? I'm going to leave that to you. Hi there.

0:22:250:22:28

Um, we absolutely love the radio,

0:22:280:22:29

but we've hardly got any money left

0:22:290:22:31

and we wondered if you might take 25?

0:22:310:22:33

I can't take 25 for it, I'm sorry.

0:22:330:22:34

-I can do £30 on it, that's the least I can do.

-30?

0:22:340:22:37

-Helping you out with that.

-Do you want it for 30?

0:22:370:22:40

-Yes, you do.

-I do. OK.

-Lucy?

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

0:22:410:22:45

-Third object bought.

-Thank you very much, sir.

0:22:450:22:48

-Cheers. - Cheers.

-Thank you, mate, cheers.

0:22:480:22:50

Right, then - time's up!

0:22:500:22:52

Teams, rock on.

0:22:520:22:54

-We've got a sign, some lamps and something musical.

-Brilliant.

0:22:540:22:57

-I think we've cracked it.

-Perfect.

-It's the dream team.

0:22:570:23:00

Well done, Blues. Now, let's remind ourselves how the Reds got on.

0:23:000:23:04

Hopefully, they won't get burnt with this early Victorian candelabrum,

0:23:050:23:09

bought for £60.

0:23:090:23:11

A late 19th-century French mantle clock chimed in at £130.

0:23:110:23:15

And finally, an early 20th-century pair of silver pepperettes

0:23:160:23:19

set them back £35.

0:23:190:23:21

Donna, Sean, that looked great fun.

0:23:230:23:25

It was! I really enjoyed it.

0:23:250:23:27

And you spent loads of money, right?

0:23:270:23:28

-Er, yeah, we tried.

-How much?

0:23:280:23:30

Er, 225.

0:23:300:23:32

225 - £75 of leftover lolly, please.

0:23:320:23:34

Boss has got it.

0:23:340:23:36

-Thank you, Sean.

-There you go.

0:23:360:23:37

-Now, Sean - tell me, which is your favourite piece?

-I think the clock.

0:23:370:23:40

The clock is your favourite piece? Do you agree with that, Donna?

0:23:400:23:43

-Oh, yeah, definitely.

-OK, fine. Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think so, yeah.

0:23:430:23:47

-I really do think so.

-Do you agree with that, Sean?

0:23:470:23:49

Yeah, there's a lot of clock for your money, I think, so...

0:23:490:23:52

Well, I think you're excellent Bargain Hunters. Over you go, £75.

0:23:520:23:55

How do you see it?

0:23:550:23:56

I've seen something that I think

0:23:560:23:58

-is going to be just the ticket for these two.

-Brilliant.

0:23:580:24:00

Enjoy a cup of tea now, because we're going to check out

0:24:000:24:03

what the Blue Team bought, aren't we?

0:24:030:24:06

A cast iron Flying Scotsman sign and model steam engine

0:24:060:24:09

set them back £30.

0:24:090:24:12

A pair of mid 20th-century Strand theatre lights

0:24:120:24:15

illuminated their interest and cost them £90.

0:24:150:24:18

An Art Deco walnut veneered radio,

0:24:190:24:21

bought for a song at £30.

0:24:210:24:25

-OK, team. Well, that was exciting, wasn't it?

-Mm.

0:24:250:24:27

Now, Luce - tell me, which is your favourite object?

0:24:270:24:30

We've got sort of a 1950s radiogram.

0:24:300:24:33

I quite like that, it's really nice.

0:24:330:24:35

-Yes?

-It's quite unusual, not really seen one like it.

0:24:350:24:37

And do you go along with that?

0:24:370:24:39

No, a pair of industrial spotlights I really enjoyed.

0:24:390:24:41

Same era, 1950s,

0:24:410:24:42

looked like they were from a theatre or a big club or something.

0:24:420:24:45

-Were they Strand lights?

-Yes, they were.

-Well, how lovely is that?

0:24:450:24:48

Because they can be really hot.

0:24:480:24:50

OK, super. We have some excitement.

0:24:500:24:52

And how much did you spend in total?

0:24:520:24:54

-150.

-150.

-£150? OK, fine.

0:24:540:24:57

-Who's got £150 of leftover lolly?

-Me.

-Very good.

0:24:570:25:00

-Now, David...

-Oh, thank you very much.

0:25:000:25:02

-There you go, nice £150 for you.

-Very good.

0:25:020:25:04

What are you going to spend it on?

0:25:040:25:05

Well, I think I'm good to go with the same sort of theme.

0:25:050:25:07

We're going to go for something a bit quirky, eccentric -

0:25:070:25:10

nothing football-related!

0:25:100:25:12

Well, good luck with that

0:25:120:25:13

and meanwhile, why don't we now just shove off to the auction?

0:25:130:25:17

Well, here we are in Etwall, on the outskirts of Derby,

0:25:250:25:29

at Hanson's auction rooms, with the main man, Charles Hanson.

0:25:290:25:32

-Charles, it's lovely to be here.

-Tim, welcome.

0:25:320:25:34

-Now, Sean and Donna are excited...

-Yes?

0:25:340:25:36

because their four branched candelabrum is shortly to appear.

0:25:360:25:40

-Yes.

-Now, it's not the most flavoursome thing to sell

0:25:400:25:44

-at auction, is it - silverplate?

-No, it's not, Tim.

0:25:440:25:47

It's extravagant in the sense...

0:25:470:25:49

It's quite ostentatious,

0:25:490:25:51

but it's not good quality, in the sense that it's not silver

0:25:510:25:53

and my guide price, Tim - between 30 and £40.

0:25:530:25:56

-Really? That's a sound estimate, actually. They paid 60.

-Right, so...

0:25:560:25:59

-That could be a bit of a struggle.

-Yes, it could be, Tim.

0:25:590:26:01

-But it's not completely in the long grass, is it?

-No.

-No.

0:26:010:26:05

I was once told that black slate marble clocks

0:26:050:26:08

are very, very difficult to sell, largely because of the colour black.

0:26:080:26:11

They are a very heavy late Victorian lot.

0:26:110:26:14

But of course, we mustn't forget, it's a good name - it's Mabel and Co.

0:26:140:26:17

So it has got the name, it's in good condition,

0:26:170:26:20

it's not chipped on the pediment.

0:26:200:26:23

-What's it worth?

-Tim, with a huff and a puff,

0:26:230:26:26

hopefully it will make between 60 and £90.

0:26:260:26:28

OK, fine. They paid £130.

0:26:280:26:30

-Oh, dear.

-This is taking on a bit of a pattern.

0:26:300:26:33

Right. Now, the boxed pair of pepperettes.

0:26:330:26:36

They're decorative, they are Birmingham 1915,

0:26:360:26:39

the box is original, they're clean and tidy

0:26:390:26:42

and I think they're quite neat.

0:26:420:26:44

OK, what's your price?

0:26:440:26:45

Tim, we've been quite cautious - between 30 and £50.

0:26:450:26:48

-That's fair enough - £35 paid.

-Good.

0:26:480:26:50

-So there is a ray of hope for Sean and Donna?

-Absolutely.

0:26:500:26:54

It's not all martial arts for them.

0:26:540:26:57

This could have the ultimate kickback

0:26:570:27:01

and they might get some profit out of that,

0:27:010:27:03

but the rest of it looks a bit gloomy to me.

0:27:030:27:05

And on that basis, I think they're going to need their bonus buy,

0:27:050:27:08

so let us go and have a look at it.

0:27:080:27:10

So, Donna, Sean -

0:27:110:27:13

-this exciting, isn't it?

-It is, yes.

0:27:130:27:15

You spent a magnificent £225,

0:27:150:27:18

leaving Caroline only £75 -

0:27:180:27:20

and Caroline, what did you buy?

0:27:200:27:21

-Well...

-Can I guess?

0:27:210:27:23

You're a baggage handler -

0:27:230:27:25

if you can't guess, you're a bad baggage handler!

0:27:250:27:28

It's a leather suitcase!

0:27:280:27:30

I did say... I'm not touching it, I'm not touching it.

0:27:310:27:34

-It's my day off today, so I'm not touching it.

-Is it union rules?

0:27:340:27:37

But I did say if I bought it,

0:27:370:27:39

there'd be trouble to pay at work, didn't I?

0:27:390:27:41

But I bought it, so is there still trouble?

0:27:410:27:43

It depends if it makes money or not, now.

0:27:430:27:45

If I end up losing because of it, I'm never going to live it down.

0:27:450:27:48

It's 1950s leather, really good condition

0:27:480:27:51

and the make is Watajoy.

0:27:510:27:53

And I thought, WHAT A JOY, to find that for you!

0:27:530:27:57

How much did you pay for it?

0:27:570:27:58

-Ah. £35.

-£35.

-Yeah? Do you reckon there's profit in that?

0:27:580:28:02

-I think there's a little profit in that.

-A little bit?

0:28:020:28:05

They are very fashionable at the moment, just to decorate the house.

0:28:050:28:08

-Do you see many of these?

-It's a good-looking thing.

-I like it, I do.

0:28:080:28:12

-Good quality... You're just sick of luggage, aren't you?

-Yeah, I am!

0:28:120:28:15

-Don't want to look at it any more.

-I like it, I like it.

0:28:150:28:18

You do, darling? Well, that's great.

0:28:180:28:20

Anyway, good fun.

0:28:200:28:21

We've got our prediction as to profit, which is great.

0:28:210:28:24

You don't have to pick it till after the sale of your first three items,

0:28:240:28:27

so let's find out for the audience at home

0:28:270:28:29

what the auctioneer thinks about Caroline's suitcase.

0:28:290:28:32

Well, Charles, here's a little something for the weekend, look.

0:28:320:28:35

-Yeah, quite nice.

-Nice leather weekend case, how do you fancy that?

0:28:350:28:38

Yeah, quite right. Tim, it's in pretty good condition.

0:28:380:28:40

-I love the colour of it.

-Yeah, you think this is 1950s, isn't it?

0:28:400:28:43

-Do you think it's 1950s?

-Yes...

-I think it is.

-Maybe, yes.

0:28:430:28:47

-1950s.

-It's a bit later, yes, you're right, Tim.

0:28:470:28:49

But I suppose that market today is all the vogue

0:28:490:28:53

and as an auctioneer, Tim, we see things like cameras

0:28:530:28:56

peppering up the market

0:28:560:28:57

and we also see this great market now

0:28:570:28:59

for vintage travel suitcases and accessories

0:28:590:29:03

really doing quite well.

0:29:030:29:04

So what's your estimate?

0:29:040:29:05

Tim, we've been cautious to be kind -

0:29:050:29:07

between 30 and 40,

0:29:070:29:09

but it has got mileage.

0:29:090:29:11

Well, she'll be chuffed, cos she only paid £35

0:29:110:29:13

and if the team believe in it and go with it,

0:29:130:29:15

it may resuscitate their profits.

0:29:150:29:17

-Hope so, Tim.

-Now, I'll just park that down here, look,

0:29:170:29:20

because that is it for the Reds.

0:29:200:29:23

And now for the Blues.

0:29:230:29:25

Now, correct me if I'm wrong,

0:29:250:29:27

But if that was a genuine cast iron side plate,

0:29:270:29:30

that would be worth thousands of pounds, wouldn't it?

0:29:300:29:32

-Yes, it would, Tim.

-It has to be bogus, doesn't it?

-Yes, it is bogus.

0:29:320:29:35

-Oh, what a pity.

-Yes, it is bogus, Tim. It's a real shame,

0:29:350:29:38

it is quite crudely cast and maybe to a great enthusiast of railwayana

0:29:380:29:42

who obviously can't spend the thousands on the real McCoy,

0:29:420:29:45

this is a good example of a replica.

0:29:450:29:47

OK, fine - and it comes with its little model train,

0:29:470:29:50

-which is rather sweet.

-It does, Tim.

-So how much for the two?

0:29:500:29:52

We've put a guide price on of between 30 and £50.

0:29:520:29:55

Fair enough, they paid £30, so Matt and Lucy will be happy with that.

0:29:550:29:58

-Good.

-Now, the Strand Theatre lights...

-Yes?

0:29:580:30:01

I have to say, I'm getting increasingly keener

0:30:010:30:05

on these rather oddball industrial

0:30:050:30:09

theatre-type lighting equipment,

0:30:090:30:11

because it can look great in a modern interior, can't it?

0:30:110:30:14

Yes, it can do, Tim.

0:30:140:30:15

And this market has really moved up in recent times

0:30:150:30:18

and if you're into interior decor

0:30:180:30:20

and you've got a good electrician who can put these up,

0:30:200:30:23

they tell a story of theatrics from years gone by -

0:30:230:30:26

and to me, they're a good buy.

0:30:260:30:28

-OK, how much of a good buy?

-Tim, we really rate them.

0:30:280:30:30

-We hope they'll make up to £50.

-Do you?

-Yes.

0:30:300:30:32

OK, well, you need to up your ante, because they paid 90.

0:30:320:30:36

-Oh!

-They paid £45 each for them.

-Right.

0:30:360:30:38

I don't know whether that's too much or not.

0:30:380:30:40

-It's just the market you're selling into, isn't it?

-Correct.

0:30:400:30:42

Now, we've got a radio.

0:30:420:30:44

-Walnut veneered mains set, look.

-Yes.

0:30:440:30:47

It's got the all-important name, Marconi,

0:30:470:30:49

which of course...

0:30:490:30:51

Marconi set the first factory up in around 1914,

0:30:510:30:54

specifically making radios.

0:30:540:30:56

So you've got an important leader of the market there.

0:30:560:30:59

And the market is so now driven by the online airwaves of buyers,

0:30:590:31:05

so it's the right market and the right sell and today,

0:31:050:31:07

-we've got some other good radios in the auction.

-How much?

0:31:070:31:10

Tim, again we would hope it will make between 30 and £50.

0:31:100:31:15

Do you? OK, £30 paid.

0:31:150:31:16

So it seems to me, on the face of it -

0:31:160:31:18

with the exception of the Strand lights -

0:31:180:31:20

-that this team have done the right thing.

-Correct.

0:31:200:31:22

And they may not need their bonus buy,

0:31:220:31:24

but let's go and have a look at it anyway.

0:31:240:31:27

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

0:31:270:31:29

You gave David Harper - the legend of Bargain Hunt -

0:31:290:31:32

£150 to spend on a bonus buy, right?

0:31:320:31:34

David, you take one end of your rag and I'll take the other

0:31:340:31:36

and on the moment of pull, we'll show what he bought!

0:31:360:31:39

-Push!

-Come on, baby!

0:31:390:31:41

-Oh, my word!

-Exactly!

0:31:410:31:43

What are you thinking, guys?

0:31:430:31:45

-It's a dead tree.

-Yes, exactly.

0:31:450:31:47

It's nature at its very best

0:31:470:31:50

and it's been upcycled, recycled, bicycled

0:31:500:31:53

into a piece of contemporary art.

0:31:530:31:56

-Has it got a spray can on it, then?

-Yeah, absolutely.

0:31:560:31:59

It's had a bit of silver paint on there, which is very artistic.

0:31:590:32:03

-How much did you spend on it?

-Yeah.

-What do you think?

0:32:030:32:06

If you could have 150, how much of that 150 would you spend?

0:32:060:32:08

Definitely not 150.

0:32:080:32:10

-I'm hoping more 50 than 150.

-Yeah, I was going to say 50.

0:32:100:32:13

OK, well, you're going to be absolutely over the moon - 35.

0:32:130:32:17

-Ah, OK!

-OK, OK.

-That changes things a little.

0:32:170:32:19

Do you think that we've got potential to double this money?

0:32:190:32:22

I do. It's one of those things you actually cannot value -

0:32:220:32:24

and in this business, I love objects that you can't fix a value on,

0:32:240:32:28

because who knows?

0:32:280:32:30

When it goes in the saleroom, with online bidding,

0:32:300:32:32

you just don't know and again, contemporary stuff is really on fire

0:32:320:32:36

and that falls into, I'm hoping, that category.

0:32:360:32:38

But team, you don't have to worry about it for the moment.

0:32:380:32:41

Just think about it, treasure those moments.

0:32:410:32:43

All right. Now, for the audience at home,

0:32:430:32:46

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

0:32:460:32:48

David's trunk.

0:32:480:32:50

Well, Charles?

0:32:500:32:52

You've sold some peculiar things in this saleroom in the past,

0:32:520:32:54

I've no doubt.

0:32:540:32:55

But when was the last time you sold a hollowed out tree section?

0:32:550:32:58

Never, Tim, never.

0:32:580:33:00

And it's wonderful, this business, because new things happen

0:33:000:33:02

-and this is one of them.

-It's quite an old thing, I think, don't you?

0:33:020:33:05

Yeah. Tim, it's a shame we can't sort of date it.

0:33:050:33:08

It's not fossilised and I suppose the question is, what you do with it?

0:33:080:33:12

A little garden feature would be my money, I think.

0:33:120:33:14

-But anyway, it's for what anybody wants to...

-A planter, perhaps.

0:33:140:33:17

-Exactly.

-Yes.

-OK, so what's it worth, do you think?

0:33:170:33:21

Well, Tim, I have no idea. It might make a tenner, it might make £50.

0:33:210:33:25

-We've gone in the middle, between 30 and £40.

-OK, fine.

0:33:250:33:28

Well, Harper's paid £35 for it.

0:33:280:33:30

David Harper, right. He's to blame.

0:33:300:33:33

He's to blame. So anyway, if the team decide to go for it,

0:33:330:33:36

-they will certainly be taking a punt.

-They will indeed, Tim.

0:33:360:33:39

Excellent.

0:33:390:33:40

-You taking the stand today?

-Tim, hopefully I won't capsize.

0:33:400:33:42

We're in safe hands, I think.

0:33:420:33:44

5...50...5...

0:33:470:33:49

OK, guys, how are you feeling?

0:33:500:33:52

-Good. Confident.

-Are you confident?

0:33:520:33:54

-Of course, yeah.

-OK. What's your prediction

0:33:540:33:57

as to how much profit we're going to make today, Mr Confidence?

0:33:570:33:59

-Er, very little.

-Oh, that confident?

0:33:590:34:02

-Yeah, that confident.

-Well, it's all a matter of opinion, right?

0:34:020:34:05

We've got a saleroom which is crammed up with people.

0:34:050:34:08

It's on the internet.

0:34:080:34:10

If there's a good chance of making a good price today,

0:34:100:34:13

this is the place to try and get it, so let's be confident, eh? Great.

0:34:130:34:17

Now, first up then, is your silver-plated candelabrum

0:34:170:34:20

and here it comes.

0:34:200:34:21

My number now, 14, there we are.

0:34:210:34:23

Oh, I say, look at this - it really has a swagger.

0:34:230:34:26

I will start this off with interest on my book

0:34:260:34:29

at only £20.

0:34:290:34:30

I'm sorry, 20 I'm bid, do I see 2 now? Come on.

0:34:300:34:34

I've got you, sir, at 22. Online, 25.

0:34:340:34:38

30. Online, do I see five now?

0:34:380:34:40

One more - surely one more? £30 on my right.

0:34:400:34:43

-Fair warning... Oh, 35. 40!

-Oh, yes.

0:34:430:34:46

Look at me. Not one for the road?

0:34:460:34:48

No, he's out. We're live on the net today, 35, fair warning at £35.

0:34:480:34:53

-GAVEL BANGS

-That's -£25, bad luck, chaps.

0:34:530:34:56

-That was my favourite one, as well.

-Was it?

0:34:560:34:57

Black slate mantle clock being shown for you now.

0:34:570:35:00

And I'm bid here only £25.

0:35:000:35:03

It's a Hanson potential clock.

0:35:030:35:06

Bid me 30 online.

0:35:060:35:08

35 I'm bid online, do I see 40 now? 35 commission...

0:35:080:35:11

40 over there, bid 5 now.

0:35:110:35:13

He looks familiar.

0:35:130:35:15

That's the chap who sold the clock to the Reds!

0:35:150:35:18

He must be missing it.

0:35:180:35:20

45... 50... 5... 60... 5...

0:35:200:35:23

-Yes, come on.

-Gorgeous. 5...

0:35:230:35:25

70... 5...

0:35:250:35:27

-Keep going, keep going!

-Look at me!

0:35:270:35:30

70 I'm bid, what more do I see?

0:35:300:35:32

Oh, I sell to you, sir - good morning - at £70 today.

0:35:320:35:36

It's all over.

0:35:360:35:37

Oh, dear. -£60.

0:35:370:35:39

Dear, oh, dear. That's -85. OK.

0:35:390:35:42

-It's now 42, they are...

-Now, the pepperettes. Some hope.

0:35:420:35:44

They are a wonderful pair of silver pepperettes. Where do we start these?

0:35:440:35:48

I'm only bid here 22, 25, 28, 30.

0:35:480:35:53

Bid me 2. The net's going wild.

0:35:530:35:55

So wild, we're up to £35.

0:35:550:35:58

Bid 40.

0:35:580:35:59

-40 I'm bid online, do I see 5 in the room now?

-Gosh, 40!

0:35:590:36:01

..at 40 I'm bid, do I see a fiver?

0:36:010:36:03

-Bid 45 over there...

-45?

-I'm asking now 50,

0:36:030:36:06

-50, new place, good morning. ALL:

-Yeah!

0:36:060:36:08

2, 5, don't miss it for 1, sir.

0:36:080:36:11

5 and 8.

0:36:110:36:12

Bid me 8...

0:36:120:36:13

I sell to you on the front row, sir. Fair warning, all done at £55.

0:36:130:36:18

GAVEL BANGS

0:36:180:36:19

Well done, 55 - round of applause for that, 55.

0:36:190:36:22

Now, £55 is +£20, OK?

0:36:220:36:24

You were -85, which means overall, you're -£65.

0:36:240:36:27

What are you going to do about the Watajoy?

0:36:270:36:29

-We're going for it, definitely.

-Are you?

0:36:290:36:31

-If we're going to lose, we might as well go out.....

-With a bang.

0:36:310:36:34

You're going to go with the bonus buy? OK, now you've made

0:36:340:36:36

your decision, you're going with the bonus buy definitely?

0:36:360:36:39

I can tell you that Charles' estimate is £30-£40.

0:36:390:36:42

He rates this stuff, so with any luck, you'll make a small profit.

0:36:420:36:45

Easy-peasy.

0:36:450:36:46

Anyway, the die is cast, we're going with the bonus buy,

0:36:460:36:48

we're going with the leather suitcase and here it comes.

0:36:480:36:51

Number 46, it's a Watajoy leather suitcase.

0:36:510:36:54

Interest here on my book.

0:36:540:36:56

I can go straight in at £28 and 30,

0:36:560:36:59

I'm asking 2 now. 30 I'm bid. Do I see 2?

0:36:590:37:02

5 I've got. 38, 40 and 2...

0:37:020:37:04

-Yes.

-..a wonderful piece of vintage luggage.

0:37:040:37:06

£42 over there, bid me 5 now.

0:37:060:37:08

-Come on, one more, do I see?

-Go on, just one more.

0:37:080:37:11

I sell to a lady,

0:37:110:37:12

all out we are, at £42.

0:37:120:37:16

Well done, Caroline, that's a profit.

0:37:160:37:18

It's +£7, there's nothing the matter with that,

0:37:180:37:20

which means you are -£58.

0:37:200:37:23

-Sounds like a winning score to me.

-Oh, -58?

0:37:230:37:26

Well, could be a winning score.

0:37:260:37:28

You're absolutely right there, Seanie and the thing is,

0:37:280:37:30

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

-No, no.

0:37:300:37:33

-Keep this our little secret, that -58.

-Hope they did a lot worse!

0:37:330:37:36

OK? And as you say, it could be a winning score.

0:37:360:37:39

-Well now, do you know how the Reds got on?

-No idea.

-No idea.

0:37:460:37:49

Good, we don't want you to have any idea, either.

0:37:490:37:52

Anyway, you've got your Strand theatre lights.

0:37:520:37:55

Now, the Strand theatre lights that really make the money

0:37:550:37:58

are those cast aluminium things that sit on a tripod.

0:37:580:38:01

-Yeah.

-They can make 2, 3, £400 a time.

-Yeah.

0:38:010:38:04

These are floodlights...

0:38:040:38:07

Footlights or floodlights

0:38:070:38:09

and they're a different breed of Strand lamp to the

0:38:090:38:12

really valuable ones and I'm not quite sure

0:38:120:38:15

what they're going to bring.

0:38:150:38:16

Charles has put 30-50. You paid 90.

0:38:160:38:19

The lights will either go out on you, or they will shine,

0:38:190:38:21

one way or the other.

0:38:210:38:23

Anyway, first up is the Flying Scotsman sign,

0:38:230:38:26

absolutely F-A-B and here it comes.

0:38:260:38:28

My number is now 62, being shown to you there. Where do we start this?

0:38:280:38:32

I've got commissions at £20.

0:38:320:38:35

22, 25...

0:38:350:38:36

-there's hands everywhere, let's go.

-Go on!

0:38:360:38:39

Miss White, 30, 35, 40,

0:38:390:38:42

45, 50, 45...

0:38:420:38:45

-Miss White?

-Go on, Miss White!

0:38:450:38:46

"No", she says. 45 I'm bid.

0:38:460:38:48

All out, fair warning at £45.

0:38:480:38:52

-GAVEL BANGS

-That's all right!

0:38:520:38:54

That's £15, that's a good profit, don't worry about that.

0:38:540:38:57

-Now, the Strand lights.

-These are charming.

0:38:570:39:00

These are the mid-20th-century Strand electric...

0:39:000:39:03

This is your area of expertise.

0:39:030:39:05

I'm only bid here... Well, not a lot.

0:39:050:39:07

I've got £30, my commission.

0:39:070:39:09

-Go on, bit more than that!

-30 I'm bid, do I see 2 now?

0:39:090:39:12

30 I'm bid, 32 online, we're live in the UK at 32.

0:39:120:39:16

Come on, let's go in the room.

0:39:160:39:18

-I'm asking

-5. Go on!

0:39:180:39:19

-Fair warning all, to the net today.

-No!

0:39:190:39:22

-We shall sell, all out, fair warning...

-Uh-oh.

-Oh, no.

0:39:220:39:25

..at £32. Sold. GAVEL BANGS

0:39:250:39:28

-He tried so hard.

-He certainly did.

0:39:280:39:30

- David's fault, that.

0:39:300:39:32

--£58, dear, oh, dear.

-Oh, well.

0:39:320:39:34

-Now, the radio.

-OK.

-Let's be positive.

0:39:340:39:36

I'm only bid here...

0:39:360:39:39

I've got £18 only.

0:39:390:39:41

Bid me 20, now. 18, I'm bid...

0:39:410:39:43

Miss Hornblower - 22...5...

0:39:430:39:46

I've got 8, 30... I'm out.

0:39:460:39:48

30 is my bid.

0:39:480:39:50

Bid me 2, surely? Come on, let's go!

0:39:500:39:52

Fair warning, Miss Hornblower, I sell to you.

0:39:520:39:54

I shall say going, going, gone.

0:39:540:39:57

-GAVEL BANGS

-Well done, £30.

0:39:570:39:59

White face, which means you are -43.

0:39:590:40:01

What are you going to do about the teak tree section?

0:40:010:40:05

I think we're going to have to gamble, but it's your decision.

0:40:050:40:09

What do you think, Luce?

0:40:090:40:10

We've got faith in David.

0:40:100:40:13

-I think we should.

-OK, yeah, we'll go for it.

-Go with Dave?

-Good.

0:40:130:40:17

I mean, a lot of people have in the past(!)

0:40:170:40:19

Well, we're going with the bonus buy.

0:40:190:40:21

We're going with the tree trunk and here it comes.

0:40:210:40:23

Well, we see all sorts in the sale -

0:40:230:40:25

it's an old piece of driftwood, but it's teak.

0:40:250:40:28

Where do we start this?

0:40:280:40:29

-Thank you, Carl, thank you very much.

-Can we stand it up, Charles?

0:40:290:40:33

Of course we can. Yes, there we are, you can almost get inside it.

0:40:330:40:36

-And I've got £15.

-Oh, dear.

0:40:360:40:38

-18, do I see now?

-Go on.

-Go on.

0:40:380:40:41

15 I'm bid, 18 do I see?

0:40:410:40:43

It's got to go. 18, 20...

0:40:430:40:45

-Go on!

-..2. 22...

0:40:450:40:48

25, 28...

0:40:480:40:50

28, I'm bid.

0:40:500:40:53

It'd make a wonderful planter. 30...2...

0:40:530:40:56

2? 5? You've come so far. 38?

0:40:560:40:58

-38, 40...

-Yes!

-Well done. Well done, David.

0:40:580:41:01

-45.

-Yes!

-Miss Shaw, thank you.

0:41:010:41:04

40, I'm bid. Thank you, sir, back of the room.

0:41:040:41:07

At £40 today, it's over. GAVEL BANGS

0:41:070:41:09

Well done, Charles.

0:41:090:41:11

There we go, £40, that's +£5, so well done, David.

0:41:110:41:15

-Yay!

-You were vindicated.

-That was good fun.

0:41:150:41:18

Anyway...

0:41:180:41:19

So you were -43, you are now -£38,

0:41:190:41:22

so that's helped - thank you, David, brilliant -

0:41:220:41:25

and for all we know, -£38 could be a winning score.

0:41:250:41:29

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

-No.

-No.

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And all will be revealed in a moment.

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Well done, thank you very much.

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So teams, have we been chatting about the scores?

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ALL: No.

0:41:420:41:44

Not directly? No? OK, fine.

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No eye contact, nothing.

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As you know, on Bargain Hunt, we don't have losers any more,

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-we only have runners up.

-Good.

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And both teams today have made substantial losses, so...

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LAUGHTER

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The team with the most losses

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and therefore the runners up today just happen to be...

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The jolly old Reds.

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SEAN, DONNA, CAROLINE: Aw!

0:42:040:42:06

-Oh, the shame!

-You are -58, it...

0:42:060:42:08

It could've been a lot worse.

0:42:080:42:10

-Could have been a lot worse, could have been a lot different.

-Yeah.

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Watajoy, our suitcase.

0:42:130:42:14

-Thank God for suitcases.

-Yeah, from our Caroline.

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Anyway, that saved her a lot of embarrassment too.

0:42:170:42:19

-Have you had a nice time, Donna?

-Oh, it's been brilliant, yeah.

0:42:190:42:22

-Loved it, Sean?

-Really, good, yeah.

-We've loved having you on the show.

0:42:220:42:25

Thanks so much for joining us.

0:42:250:42:26

The victors today, who go away with the mantle of victory,

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with losses of -£38...

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-We're good.

-..are the Blues.

-Woo-hoo!

-Started off so nicely, didn't it,

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-what with the £15 for the Flying Scotsman sign?

-Yeah.

0:42:340:42:38

Then it all went downhill.

0:42:380:42:39

Strand lights are not that hot, it appears, in Derby.

0:42:390:42:43

No.

0:42:430:42:44

-But the large teak tree taught us a lesson, didn't it, David?

-Hello.

0:42:440:42:47

Hello, it did, for a £5 note.

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It wasn't the difference between victory and defeat, though.

0:42:500:42:52

-No, no, of course not.

-Just to reiterate that.

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LAUGHTER

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-But it did have a ray of sunshine attached to it.

-It did.

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Congratulations for that. Anyway, we had a great day.

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Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?

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ALL: Yes!

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