0:00:05 > 0:00:08We're in the Midlands today, in the town of Stafford,
0:00:08 > 0:00:12which has an ancient tradition of shoemaking,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15dating all the way back to the 15th century.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19But that is not the SOLE reason for us being here today.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Oh, no, there's more afoot.
0:00:21 > 0:00:27So, let's step this way, and let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:54 > 0:00:59On today's show, we have two teams with slightly unusual relationships.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02I had an unusual relationship once...he-he!
0:01:02 > 0:01:05But that's another story. Let's take a sneaky peak
0:01:05 > 0:01:06as to what's coming up.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Both teams give their expert the run-around.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13The Reds know what they like when they see it.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16What I've learned from you two is that if you like it, you like it.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21- You don't, there's no reaction.- No. There's an instant gut feeling.- Yeah.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25And the Blues know what they want. And they want a lot.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27You're doing well. You're doing well.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- God, this is the toughest shopping list I've ever had.- I know. Sorry.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Right, lamp. OK, lamp.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35OK, let's meet the teams.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38On today's show, we have a
0:01:38 > 0:01:42daughter-in-law and a mother-in-law, Rachel and Dotty.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45And for the Blues, a partner's father
0:01:45 > 0:01:48and a daughter's partner, Bill and Rachel.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- Hello, everyone.- ALL: Hello, Tim.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52I thought you weren't supposed to
0:01:52 > 0:01:54get along with your mother-in-law, Rach?
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Apparently not. But we do, we get on really well.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59And what do you like doing with your mother-in-law most?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Do you do the shopping, or... What do you do?
0:02:01 > 0:02:04No, we share a boat together on the Thames. So we like going out
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- and spending time on the river. - So you go zooming along?- Yes.
0:02:07 > 0:02:12- Well, it's 4mph, is the speed limit. - Oh, not such a zoomer.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Now. It says here that you run a complementary therapy clinic
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- in Wolverhampton.- I do.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19It's the Bowen technique
0:02:19 > 0:02:23and it's basically gentle rolling moves over muscles and tendons.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25So it's not a firm pressure
0:02:25 > 0:02:29and it's great for young children to the elderly...
0:02:29 > 0:02:31And how did you get into it?
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Well, thanks to my mother-in-law, really,
0:02:33 > 0:02:37my two children suffered from infant colic and when the second one
0:02:37 > 0:02:41was suffering with it, I was just desperate to find a solution.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43And Dotty had already visited a Bowen therapist
0:02:43 > 0:02:46and she recommended I go and visit a Bowen therapist,
0:02:46 > 0:02:48because it's apparently great for relieving infant colic.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Pretty much overnight the symptoms disappeared and I was so amazed.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- You had a little miracle?- Yeah.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56And that convinced me to go and train to help other people.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- Dotty, you are retired now, darling?- I am, yes.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Although I don't know why. You must have retired when you were 30.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03Oh, you wonderful man.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- So, tell me about what jobs you've done in your time.- I was a Wren.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- I joined the Wrens when I was very young.- Yes.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Then I left the Wrens to have my children
0:03:12 > 0:03:16and then I got a job as a driver for an ambulance.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19And then I moved into the Magistrates' court,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22to get myself... To get the brain working.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24And then I ended up in insurance...
0:03:24 > 0:03:28I mean, what has this woman not done? How lovely is that?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- It keeps the brain going, doesn't it?- Oh!
0:03:30 > 0:03:33I think I need to drink a drop of what you're on, girl.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- And you do a bit of yoga? - Oh, I do. Yes, I do, yes.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Swimming and...?- Yes, swimming. - All that kind of business.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- Keeps me out of mischief. I mean, come on.- You are amazing, Dotty.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Well done. You're going to love this bargain hunting lark.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Now, Bill, before you retired, you were a salesman.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- What did you use to sell?- Pretty well anything and everything.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52I've done double glazing, cars, advertising,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- nuclear shelters...- Have you?- Yeah.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- They're handy, aren't they?- Well...
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- We ended the Cold War, you know. - It didn't go as well as we thought.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02We thought it'd go like a bomb, but...
0:04:02 > 0:04:05We packed it in then, because we had a full load.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- Do you do comedy work at all? - No.- OK.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Well, there's another angle you might try.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Now, Rachel, what do you do for a living?
0:04:13 > 0:04:17I'm a teacher of English and Media. Secondary school teacher. Yeah.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20But you're a bit of an adrenaline junkie, aren't you?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23I really like surfing, rock climbing...
0:04:23 > 0:04:27Once I surfed in the greatest population of great white sharks
0:04:27 > 0:04:32in Australia. I didn't know it at the time, but...yeah.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34But, yeah, gave it a good go, anyway.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Now, what are your tactics, you two, today?
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- Are you going to be a good team? - I think so.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Well, we are nicknamed Thelma and Louise, so...
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Cos we generally tend to go on a few adventurous and things, don't we?
0:04:45 > 0:04:46- Yeah, yeah.- Yeah, hopefully.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49It'll be an adventure today. We're going to spend as much money
0:04:49 > 0:04:51- as we possibly can. - That is the right answer.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Anyway, talking of money. Here's your £300.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57£300, Dot. There you go, Rach. You know the rules.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01Your experts await, and off you go. And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Gosh. Whatever's going to happen next?
0:05:06 > 0:05:10With the Reds, never afraid to blow his own trumpet, it's Thomas Plant.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15And for the Blues, eyes down, it's Christina Trevanion.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21So, Rachel, you're quite brave to bring the monster-in-law.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- Oh, cheeky beggar. - Aw, don't be mean.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- What are we looking for?- Something quite fun, something quirky.- OK.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Something quite vintage, maybe.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- Are you talking about Bill?- Yes.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Thank you very much indeed. We're off to a cracking start.
0:05:36 > 0:05:37- A fine vintage.- A cracking start.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Who's going to be the decision-maker?
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- Definitely Dotty.- Rachel.- No, Dotty.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Oh, no, this is going to be awful.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- And what are you looking for, Bill? - Art Nouveau or something
0:05:46 > 0:05:47- with a lot of colour.- OK, good.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Well, that's a pretty clear remit. I like that. OK.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Right, teams, your time starts now.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- BIRDSONG - Oh, I do feel a twit...
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- WHISTLE SCREAMS - Come on, let's go, then.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Go!
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Straight from the off, the Reds have spotted something.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11I do like that. I don't know how much it's worth, but it's lovely.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13It's elegant. It's a bedside cabinet. Panelled doors
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- with moulded backs. - I do quite like that.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Yeah, I like the flowers on the front.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19You've got that 19th-century look to it.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21How old do you reckon it is? Has it got a price on it?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24It hasn't got a price on it at all.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26And it's got a split top there, which is a bit of a pain.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Oh, it's not supposed to be like that?- Not really, no.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31It should be a solid top. So that's going to bring it down.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34If we can get it for £15, we'd be all right.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Dotty, you're quite right. If you get it for 15, you've got...
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- You've got a chance. - It's worth an ask.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41We've been shopping for a minute, but you never know.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44Take a look at this stand here,
0:06:44 > 0:06:46there's some interesting things here.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Right.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Spoken to the dealer and they've said the bottom line
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- the absolute underline of it all -
0:06:54 > 0:06:55is £60.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- That's too much, isn't it? - I think it is. I think it is.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01But we've got that as a backup. Remember.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- PLATE SHATTERS - Somebody's broken a plate.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Time to move on.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- Hopefully that's the Blues. - That's right.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Sorry to disappoint you, Tom, but actually,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13the Blues are homing in on something rather interesting.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Because if you're into your travels, then I thought you might like
0:07:16 > 0:07:19something that's exotic, a bit of... Something from the east.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22See, I was looking at that cabinet there. It caught my eye
0:07:22 > 0:07:23and I just think it's so beautiful.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26I mean, look at all the different types of parquetry in here.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28This is all wood inlay.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31So I think it dates from the Meiji period, 1868-1912.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34And this wonderful view of Mount Fuji here...
0:07:34 > 0:07:37There is an artist called Hiroshige,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39who did all these wonderful views of Mount Fuji.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42So they were incredibly fashionable at the time and I think now,
0:07:42 > 0:07:44it would be a really attractive thing to put
0:07:44 > 0:07:47on your dressing table, to put jewellery in,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- to put all your bits and bobs in. - It's beautiful.- Cuff links...
0:07:49 > 0:07:52I love how it's all different, it's got all the different drawers,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55they've all got a different design. It looks really unique,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- don't you think?- Yeah. - Do you like it?- Yeah.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00'Bill doesn't look convinced to me.'
0:08:00 > 0:08:03I knew I was going to get bullied, Rachel.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09After this, we'll look for a garish vase and something Art Nouveau.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- This almost goes into Art Nouveau. - How much is it?- I've no idea.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- Is this your stand, sir? - It certainly is.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- What have we got on this cabinet here?- What's your best price?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- Oh, he's looking nervous already.- No...
0:08:22 > 0:08:25I'll actually do 175 on it.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- 175?- Yeah.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30I mean, that is quite a sizeable, sizeable, huge chunk of our budget.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- It is, yeah.- At 175.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36I'll come back with three £50 notes.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Can you squeeze just a touch more out of...?- 149.99. No, I'm joking.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- No. 145.- 145.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- Deal.- Oh, done!
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- Fantastic. Thank you.- Exciting.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- Thank you.- Oh, my God.- We did it!
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- Record time.- I'm here to win.- Yes!
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Now, that's what I called decisive.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Just five minutes in, the Blues have spent nearly half their budget
0:08:57 > 0:08:59on their first item. Cor, follow that, Reds.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- That's very cute, actually. - What's that?
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- The little table and chairs here. - That is cute, isn't it?- Beautiful.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- Is it...?- Would it be a doll...? - I was going to say doll.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14It's a bit small for children, really.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Yeah, it's a doll's piece. Or just somebody's apprentice piece.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- It's not that old, but it's quite unusual, isn't it?- It is.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Again, there's no price.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27I mean, personally, I think that's worth £50-£80 at auction.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Would you think there's much of a profit in that?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Let me go and find out. You stay there, OK?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35While Thomas looks for a big reduction on the small
0:09:35 > 0:09:38furniture, the dust is still settling in the Blue camp
0:09:38 > 0:09:40after that blistering start.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45So we're looking for a very garish vase for Bill, who is, frankly,
0:09:45 > 0:09:47a little bit grumpy that we railroaded him
0:09:47 > 0:09:49into buying the cabinet.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50Well, you know...
0:09:50 > 0:09:54I going to be the first family feud that you've ever had?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Erm...no, I don't think so.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59Oh, good. Phew!
0:09:59 > 0:10:03OK, Reds, what's the news on the small table and chairs?
0:10:03 > 0:10:07I've had a word with the dealer. The price is £35.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- I don't think that's out of the way. - I like this.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11There's something about this that's grabbing me.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I like the fact that it grabs you. That's important.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17If it grabs you, it'll grab somebody else. Do you want to go for it? £35?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- Yes.- Happy?- Yeah. Do it.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Well done, Reds. That's one on the board and still £265
0:10:25 > 0:10:27left in the bank.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Back with the Blues and they're looking for something to put
0:10:30 > 0:10:32a smile on Bill's face.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35You wanted something garish and something boldly coloured.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- What's your thoughts?- If you were a vase, you would be that one.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41I have to say, I think it's very garish.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42And I think it fits the bill.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- I'm not sure how saleable it would be at auction.- No.- £125, as well.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48I know, I've seen the price, yeah.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- Yeah.- It might just be a bit too wacky for us.- Shall we move on?
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Yeah?
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- I love hippos.- Yeah, I just don't think it's of any great value.- No.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- But I like it. - Probably just a personal thing.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09- Maybe you should come back and buy it.- Very diplomatic.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Maybe you should come back and take it away.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Moving swiftly on...
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- Oh!- Your horn's gone.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- Children, come on. Are you not a school teacher?- I am, yes.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28I think you need to be a little bit stricter with him.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Just in case you haven't got your fix...
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- There's another one. - Another one here.- And another one!
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- Look, look, on the top.- Rachel's into hippopotamuses. Or hippopotami?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Well, I quite like the black... Can I have a look at the inkwell?
0:11:44 > 0:11:47So what is that? Is that a little quill box?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50It's a Black Forest carved bear.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Black Forest, we call them Black Forest...
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Means it's German.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56There's no reaction.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00So it's going straight back. Straight back.
0:12:00 > 0:12:01Move on.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Hmm. I'm INKlined to agree with you, Thomas.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Now, want to see something interesting?
0:12:07 > 0:12:10What do you think about this?
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Take the sheath off, which is an early 20th-century replacement,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17and have a butchers at this blade.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21It's stamped with the Sheffield steel blade maker's name,
0:12:21 > 0:12:25which is John Wigfall and Co.
0:12:25 > 0:12:31It says bone fide, meaning it's the real steel from this man,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35and he would want to reassure his customers that this is
0:12:35 > 0:12:39a specially forged piece of steel, a specialist steel,
0:12:39 > 0:12:44from the place that was renowned around the world for making
0:12:44 > 0:12:47steel blades early in the 19th century.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51And John Wigfall will have had a tremendous export trade
0:12:51 > 0:12:54of his specialist blades.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59And in Sheffield, they typically handled their knives with horn,
0:12:59 > 0:13:03because it was a by-product of deer in forests,
0:13:03 > 0:13:08and it does make an ideal handle, particularly if you shape it
0:13:08 > 0:13:11so that it fits the palm of your hand.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15But, joy of joy, what's special about the handle is its decoration.
0:13:15 > 0:13:23Here we have a most unusual engraved design of a fantastic fish.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28If you look at the terminal on the end, that's been delicately engraved
0:13:28 > 0:13:34with a frond of foliage, and on the other side, the mystery is unveiled.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Because here we have a sailing vessel.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41It's a whaling sailing vessel of a type, that probably
0:13:41 > 0:13:45came from Nantucket, on the east coast of America,
0:13:45 > 0:13:49where there was a huge whaling fleet in the 19th century.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53If you look carefully, the flag on the stern looks to me
0:13:53 > 0:13:57as if it could have some stars and stripes on it.
0:13:57 > 0:14:03Probably the Americano who owned it took it on his whaling vessel.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06The design of the ship has a whole lot of little dots on it.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11That's because, when the whalers were decorating bone and teeth
0:14:11 > 0:14:14from the whales that they'd caught, they had
0:14:14 > 0:14:19pieces of tracing paper which had designs of vessels on them.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24And they pricked through the tracing paper into the bone or horn,
0:14:24 > 0:14:29which is called scrimshaw. All in all, this knife has it in spades.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32And imagine my thrill when, here in Stafford,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35I find it on a stall inside.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36How much?
0:14:36 > 0:14:41Well, to you, today, here in Staffordshire, £150.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43But what might it make on another day?
0:14:43 > 0:14:47In a specialist marine sale with lots of other bits
0:14:47 > 0:14:49of whaling-interest scrimshaw,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52I would say the top end of £400-£600.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Now that's really cutting edge.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Back with the shopping, and it's time for a plan of action.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- Everything that we're picking up is out of budget at the moment.- I know.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- We've got expensive taste. - Excellent taste, obviously.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09But let's just kind of refine those boundaries a little bit.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- We are we going to go? That way or that way?- That way.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13- That way?- Yeah.- Let's go.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Over with the Reds, something's stirring.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- We've found this butter creamer. - It's lovely and it's fully working.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24By Lister...
0:15:24 > 0:15:28- Famous firm of agricultural materials.- Yes.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- What is it, £45, I think? Oh, 85. - What can it be?
0:15:32 > 0:15:33I don't know, we haven't asked.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Well, why don't you go and ask, then?
0:15:35 > 0:15:39- Have you seen something else on this stand?- Yeah, behind you.- Really?
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- What?- There's a little coffee grinder.- A Dutch coffee grinder.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- I prefer that one over that one. - Do you? I hadn't seen that one.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Because this one looks a bit...
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- Plasticy.- Plastic.- Yeah.- Sorry.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56And I like this one, which looks earlier, more cast iron,
0:15:56 > 0:16:00and it's got "cafe" on it, so it's Continental.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Smells of coffee. Yeah, it is quite fun, that. I prefer that one.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09- And so many people have coffee machines these days.- I'd love that.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14- Yeah, it's great. It is.- How much is that? You two! £52.- Where is he?
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Why don't you do a deal? For both. Have a chat.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21What's the best deal you could do, if we add both?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23110 for both?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25What's the best? Never mention a figure or anything.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30- And that's at 85.- 100 would be my absolute... Good item.
0:16:30 > 0:16:31Yeah, it's fun, it's fun.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34German, nice glass counter on the side.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37In the Lister, everything's working,
0:16:37 > 0:16:39all the goods are inside. Works fine.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41What do you want to do? These two have really excited you,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- haven't they?- Yes, we like those. - We do quite like those.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46£100 for the two.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48- Go for it?- Yeah.- OK.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- You want to do it?- Yeah, let's do it.- We'll buy them. £100.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Thank you very much.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57At £37 less than the original ticket price,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59that's a good bit of bargaining, Reds.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03Back with the Blues, something understated has caught Bill's eye.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Yes, that's pretty garish. Yes, that's what you wanted.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11You're going for very sort of...Clarice Cliff type things.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15And these are by Lorna Bailey, who works in that sort of style.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17And obviously very, very colourful. These will probably command
0:17:17 > 0:17:20quite a high price in the retail environment, but not so much,
0:17:20 > 0:17:22possibly, in an auction environment.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- They are quite modern... - What about the toucan?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- You're not listening to me. He's not listening to me.- I am!
0:17:27 > 0:17:29He's really not listening to me.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33They're basically for a collector, who's just started collecting.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- It's like an entry-level...- Yeah.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37Sorry, Bill. Do you know what?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40I'm telling him to be more assertive and to go for these things,
0:17:40 > 0:17:42and then as soon as he's assertive...
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- I'm just slapped down again. - Oh, Bill!- Come on! We'll find it.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Come on, live in hope. Thank you very much anyway. Thank you.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Poor Bill! The girls are ganging up on you.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54TOUCAN play at that game.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55Get it? Hm.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Meanwhile, with 20 minutes left, one item to buy
0:17:58 > 0:18:00and £165 still in the bank,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03the Reds are feeling pretty pleased with themselves.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06The thing is, what I've learned from you two is that
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- if you like it, you like it. If you don't, there's no reaction.- No.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12There's an instant gut feeling, definitely.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14So the Reds are looking pretty healthy.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Meanwhile, have the Blues finally found something garish
0:18:17 > 0:18:19to put a grin on Bill's face?
0:18:19 > 0:18:21So...
0:18:21 > 0:18:26- Oh, yeah.- Brightly coloured things. He's in his element.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- Bill, what's your thoughts?- You're going to slap me again, aren't you?
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- No. No, no. I'm feeling very self-conscious...- Poole is good.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34I like Poole.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39Poole Pottery, so a nice mark on there. In great shape. Very 1970s.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43Great patterns. It's not really come into its own yet,
0:18:43 > 0:18:45like other Poole ware has,
0:18:45 > 0:18:47but it's certainly an emerging market.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50And I do think that's quite fun. And it's got "Poole, England"
0:18:50 > 0:18:53with a lovely typical dolphin mark that they used.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56And 82, which would be either a pattern or a shape number.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- It's got £45 on it now. - Would you accept 25?
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- 30 is the best we can do on it.- 30? What do you think, Bill?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- I think it's OK.- Yeah? Shall we go for it?- Do you like it?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Does that tick your boxes? - Will it get profit?
0:19:09 > 0:19:12I think it's possibly top end, but, with the internet bidding,
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- I think it's an interesting shape... - I like it, it's colourful. Yeah.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- We'll be optimistic.- Are you going to go for it, Bill?
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Bill's happy! Yay!
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Thank you.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Thank goodness for that.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Two down, and we've ticked your exotic travelling,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31- we've ticked your colourful... - Need a lamp.- You're doing well,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34you're doing well. God, this is the toughest shopping list
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- I've ever had.- I know. Sorry.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37Right, lamp. OK, lamp.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44I haven't seen one of those for a few years.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- No, come on, you're not that old. - Thank you, darling.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51You have a Chance lemonade or carafe and glasses set.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55And this is the spiral pattern by Margaret Casson,
0:19:55 > 0:20:00for Chance glass, a real example of post-war...
0:20:00 > 0:20:03..design. British post-war design.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Which I think is marvellous, it has this real sort of
0:20:05 > 0:20:09sense of hope and optimism over it.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14It's not looking backwards to the floral, it's looking forward,
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- to the modern.- It's definitely, I would say, in trend now.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22- Very much in trend, that vintage look.- What's the price on this one?
0:20:22 > 0:20:26- £55.- That's not bad, is it, really?- It's not bad.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29We've got on the Chance glass... You've got £55.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31What's your best on this?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34The best price is £50. It's in absolute mint condition.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38We've got about 15 minutes left...
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Do you mind, just holding it for 10 minutes?
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- Go on.- 10 minutes, while I look round?
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Thank you. You're very kind.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Don't take too long, though, Reds, time is running out.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Meanwhile, is this the Blues' last stand?
0:20:51 > 0:20:52Right, so what do you think of that?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55£28?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- That seems ridiculously cheap. - It does, doesn't it?
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Which makes me think, "Why?"
0:21:00 > 0:21:02It looks very...
0:21:02 > 0:21:03It's got a stain here.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Yeah, but that's OK. I mean, everyone says
0:21:06 > 0:21:08brown furniture is not selling, and I would agree.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10It's not selling hugely,
0:21:10 > 0:21:12but at the same time this is a useful piece of furniture.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Obviously, it's shelves,
0:21:14 > 0:21:16it's a little whatnot type thing, nice serpentine front.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18It hasn't got a massive amount of age to it,
0:21:18 > 0:21:21but it has got a little bit of age to it. It's mahogany.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23I think if you can get it for, sort of, 15, £20
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- you're going to make a profit on it. - Excuse me.- Hiya.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Oh, hello. Is this yours? Ah.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Over to Bill. - LAUGHTER
0:21:32 > 0:21:34It's only because I'm holding this, that's all.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36What would be the very, very best you could do on that?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Make it around £20.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39£20?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41That is the very best.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43It is? You couldn't take a lot less than that?
0:21:43 > 0:21:46£18, and we'll wheel it away now.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Go on.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Oh! Here we go.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- Yes!- We did it, guys.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53OK, we'll think about it.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56LAUGHTER
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- At £18, guys, I don't think that's a bad buy.- No, it's a steal.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- Going to a furniture sale, surely... - Shall we shake hands?
0:22:01 > 0:22:04There is no justice in this world if that doesn't make more than £18.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07We're trusting you, Christina, we're trusting you.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Brilliant, brilliant. Thank you ever so much. That's fantastic.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Shall we take it? - Yes, we'll take it.- Deal. Fantastic.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- Brilliant.- Thank you.- Thank you. - Careful of the plates!
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Don't knock it over!
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- That's brilliant! Guys, that's it! - Yes! We're done!
0:22:20 > 0:22:22That's the Blues' final buy.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23Meanwhile, the Reds are determined
0:22:23 > 0:22:26to keep shopping till the bitter end.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- I think I prefer the glasses and the...- OK.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31OK, well, that's all right.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37What would your best offer be?
0:22:37 > 0:22:40For you to take to auction?
0:22:40 > 0:22:41£45.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45We need to speak to Thomas, don't we?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Where's Thomas gone? Oh, he's over there.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Better grab him quick, girls! Just five minutes left.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52So what was the item you've seen?
0:22:52 > 0:22:53This one here, look.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- Yes?- This here.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57That's quite handsome, isn't it? A samovar.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- Yeah. A tea urn.- Yeah.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02A samovar is a type of Eastern European hot water urn,
0:23:02 > 0:23:04but will this one turn out to be an earner?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07I quite like that. What's the price of that?
0:23:07 > 0:23:0845.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Gosh!
0:23:10 > 0:23:12It's a really good price for that!
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- What do you think, Dotty? Do you like it?- Yes, I do.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- I do.- It definitely caught my eye as we went past.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- Something a bit different.- It's a traditional antique. Brass...
0:23:19 > 0:23:22- It's got a bit of the wow factor. - Yeah, it's got a wow factor.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- How old is it?- 19th century. - Is it really?- Yes.- Wow.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Lovely lettering on the base here,
0:23:27 > 0:23:31and that lettering tells me it's early Victorian.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- 1840s.- I like that. My gut's saying that.
0:23:34 > 0:23:35- Go on, then.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37- You want to buy that?- Yeah.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39£40?
0:23:39 > 0:23:4042.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- £42?- 42.- Yeah.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45- I think that's a good goer. - That's a good deal. Yeah.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47- All right. Thank you. - You're a star, sir.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- Thank you very much.- You're welcome.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Stop the clock! Time's up!
0:23:51 > 0:23:53It's all over.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- Oh, don't cry.- The party's over.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- Oh.- Come on, you.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- Well, you've left me a load of money.- I have, yeah.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:24:02 > 0:24:07This doll's furniture might bring a small profit. Bought for £35.
0:24:09 > 0:24:14Next, they bought two items of vintage kitchenware for £100.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17And in the heat of the moment, they bought this 19th-century
0:24:17 > 0:24:21copper and brass samovar or hot water urn for £42.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Well, girls, you were decisive, weren't you?
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Didn't you cover some territory?
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- We did, it was great!- Fantastic, Dotty.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Now, which is your favourite piece?
0:24:30 > 0:24:34The table and chairs, which we think would be for dolls.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36They're too small for babies or children.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38And what's your favourite, Rachel?
0:24:38 > 0:24:40To be honest, I'd have to say the same thing. Very cute.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Fair enough. Always agree with your mother-in-law.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44Oh, yes. I've learnt that very early on.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46I mean, that's the top and bottom of it.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- No, only joking. So that's your favourite, anyway.- That is, yes.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52And what's going to bring the biggest profit, Rach?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54I think probably the tea urn.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- Mm-hm. Could be an earner?- Could be.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59OK. And how much did you spend, sweet pea?
0:24:59 > 0:25:02- £177.- £177.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05I would like £133 of leftover lolly. Thank you.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07133. Cool, calm and collected.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Over to you, TomTom.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11You're going to be able to navigate your way
0:25:11 > 0:25:14to a little profitable bonus buy, aren't you?
0:25:14 > 0:25:15Something stylish.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Something stylish for our two girls.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20All right. Well, there's a hint. Thank you very much.
0:25:20 > 0:25:21Relax up and have a cup of tea, girls.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Meanwhile, we're going to check out
0:25:23 > 0:25:25what the Blue team bought, aren't we?
0:25:25 > 0:25:31They started boldly spending £145 on this Japanese inlaid cabinet.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33They bought some colourful ceramics for Bill
0:25:33 > 0:25:39with this Poole Pottery dish, for which they splashed out £30.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44And, at £18, what's not to like about this five-tier whatnot?
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Well, team, that was fun, wasn't it? - Yeah, really good.- Brilliant.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- What is your favourite item? - The one that's going to make
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- the most profit.- Which is? - The display stand.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55- The sort of whatnot.- Yeah.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- You reckon that's going to bring the biggest profit, do you?- I do.- OK.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01And it's your favourite. What about you? Do you agree with that?
0:26:01 > 0:26:04No, not at all. I think my favourite was the Chinese cabinet.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08- That was really nice.- Japanese. - Japanese! Yes! Japanese Cabinet!
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- Yes.- So you've got a taste for the Oriental, have you?
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- Yeah, a little bit.- Well, it's very fashionable and who knows?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- Anyway, how much did you spend? - We spent 193.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21That is such a mature amount. OK, can I have £107, please?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- 107. Yes.- Yes.- There you go. - Thank you very much.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27107 Squadron. Here we go. Straight into the ever open maw.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- Thank you, my darling.- What are you going to do, Christina Trevanion?
0:26:31 > 0:26:33It's been a bit like going around with two big kids today,
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- so I think I might look for something...- Childish?
0:26:36 > 0:26:40- ..to appeal to their childish side. - Oh, really? Nicely said.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Well, you had better look slippy
0:26:42 > 0:26:45because we're about to stagger off to the auction. Ooh-arr!
0:26:54 > 0:26:59Well, we've popped the short distance from Stafford to Lichfield
0:26:59 > 0:27:03to be with my old mate and mucker Richard Winterton
0:27:03 > 0:27:05at Richard Winterton Auctions.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- Welcome to our fabulous city of Lichfield.- Thank you very much.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10It's a delight to be here.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14Now, Rachel and Dotty have gone completely dotty here,
0:27:14 > 0:27:15and the first item is
0:27:15 > 0:27:18their so-called miniature table and chairs.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Now, has that got anything to do with dolls, do you think?
0:27:21 > 0:27:25I think it does. I just think it's a nice, fun sort of item.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28It's period-looking. It's not period.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30It's come from Far East, we think, don't we?
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- What's your idea of fun when it comes to the price?- 30 to 40.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- Not that much fun, then. - For the item, I think it's OK.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Unless you're going to tell me they've paid a tremendous amount.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- They paid £35.- Bang on.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Which is not a lot when you think of all that turning and timber.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46- Yeah, I know. That's fine. - Good. Lovely.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50Now, I know you love a bit of kitchenalia, here,
0:27:50 > 0:27:52what we've got is this barrel churn
0:27:52 > 0:27:56when you want to convert the milk into butter,
0:27:56 > 0:27:57you give that a whizz,
0:27:57 > 0:28:00and then you've got this very nice coffee grinder
0:28:00 > 0:28:03which has come from central Europe
0:28:03 > 0:28:05and how do you rate those two items, Richard?
0:28:05 > 0:28:07- Clumpy.- Clumpy?
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Your kitchenalia. Some kitchenalia sells really well,
0:28:10 > 0:28:11when it's got something you can do.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13You wouldn't put that in your kitchen.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17The barrel butter churn does leave me slightly cold, I have to say.
0:28:17 > 0:28:18And then... You know...
0:28:18 > 0:28:20I mean, you could grind up a bit of coffee in that,
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- that would be quite useful.- I wouldn't want my coffee out of that.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- You don't really fancy it, then? - Not particularly, no.
0:28:26 > 0:28:27Well, it's what you call a double-header,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30so the two items are in one lot.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33I need you to be so, so positive, so give us your best number.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38We have been positive. 40-50 is positive, Tim.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41That's rather what I thought you were going to say. £100 they paid.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45- That's quite a churn, isn't it? - It is. No.- OK, fine. That's it, then.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48And, to cap it, we've got something that not a lot of people want
0:28:48 > 0:28:49and that's a lump of copper.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52When you're here looking at it, it has got a bit of style.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56To be fair to it, it has got a bit of style. We've gone 30-40, so...
0:28:56 > 0:28:58And I think, you know, we should be...
0:28:58 > 0:29:01OK, £42, but if things don't go too well
0:29:01 > 0:29:04on the churn-coffee grinder front,
0:29:04 > 0:29:05and I think you could be right,
0:29:05 > 0:29:07they're going to need their bonus buy,
0:29:07 > 0:29:09so let's go and have a look at it.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12This is the moment. You gave Tom £123.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Tom, what did you spend all that leftover lolly on?
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- Well, Tim, would you do the honour? - I will.- Please, thank you.- Gently.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23- Gently. Do you remember this?- I do. - We do, we do.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27As you know, this is a spiral glass set by Chance Glass.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31I would love to own this, so, yes, it cost me £50,
0:29:31 > 0:29:34but I think it's worth every single penny and it might make a bit more.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- £50?- Mmm.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Why don't you take a piece, hold it, and see what you think about it?
0:29:39 > 0:29:41Do you think it'll make a profit?
0:29:41 > 0:29:45Well, there was an exhibition, in the early '00s,
0:29:45 > 0:29:48by a firm called The Fine Art Society in Bond Street
0:29:48 > 0:29:51and they had an exhibition called Austerity to Affluence,
0:29:51 > 0:29:551945 to 1964, and they had this set on there
0:29:55 > 0:29:57and they had it retailing at £1,100.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02- Really?- OK.- What? £1,100! 11...
0:30:02 > 0:30:05That changes things slightly.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08But I wouldn't have bought it as an antique.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10But, you know, Rach, did you love it as much
0:30:10 > 0:30:12before you heard the 1,100 moment or...
0:30:12 > 0:30:16- Not quite as much.- Fair enough. - Definitely more appealing now.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Yes, exactly. Anyway, brilliant on the research, Tom.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Thank you very much. That's marvellous.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Now, though, let's find out what the auctioneer
0:30:23 > 0:30:25thinks about Tom's lemonade set.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30I quite like this and I'm always disappointed
0:30:30 > 0:30:32what they make in the auctions. I think she's got a bit of style,
0:30:32 > 0:30:35and this sort of style really is in at the moment.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- Does it stand a chance?- If they haven't paid more than £30-40,
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- then, yes.- Well, Thomas Plant, on his bonus buys,
0:30:42 > 0:30:46is known to be as sharp as a razor, right. He paid 50.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- So, how much will it bring? Now, you like it, you rate it...- I do,
0:30:50 > 0:30:52at 30-40. I thought I had done quite well at 30.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55I thought you were going to say he had paid £18-£20 for it,
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- but, you know, 50... - Certainly not at 50.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58Anyway, you never know with this stuff.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00A bit of Internet bidding, maybe, for that.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Right, now, that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05What a mixture they've got.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08First up is this Japanese parquetry table cabinet
0:31:08 > 0:31:11which, you have to admit, is a fantastic object.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- You like it?- I do. I do like it.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Although, when I tell you what price we've put on it,
0:31:16 > 0:31:19you might think I don't like it, but I do, honestly. I do like it.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22All that geometry, all those little bits of wood, Richard,
0:31:22 > 0:31:27- interlocking and inlaid like that. Just amazing.- It is just amazing.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32- How much?- We've got 40-60.- Is that all?- Yeah.- £145 they paid.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34I don't see £150 for it, I have to say,
0:31:34 > 0:31:36but I do see a bit more than 40-60.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38I've probably been a bit mean to it.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40There's a lot going on, but, you know...
0:31:40 > 0:31:43You are the master of selling these things.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47Right, now, moving on swiftly to the orange...
0:31:47 > 0:31:52Well, what they used to call nuclear orange dish from Poole Delphis.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Right up your street, that, isn't it?
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Well, you did say I had the art of selling.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- I think I'll need it for this lot. - I don't know.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02It's a known products, you've got it on the internet, Poole Delphis-ware.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05I mean, it's dropped a bit in price from its little peak,
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- so what's it at now, do you think? - £20-30.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11OK, that's fine. £30 they paid. That's not too bad, is it?
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Unlike the Japanese cabinet.
0:32:13 > 0:32:19Lastly, the quintessential Victorian antique used to be the whatnot.
0:32:19 > 0:32:25- There is one. Standing proud. Ready for you.- I come through a lot.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29They used to be pushing the 100 plus a few years ago,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- more like 40-60 now and we should get that.- 40-60? Do you reckon?
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- I think so, yeah.- They will be over the moon, Ricardo.- Really?
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- Yeah, £18 they paid.- So we're going to claw back something.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42We're going to claw back something and we're going to need to.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44OK, well, good luck with that
0:32:44 > 0:32:46because they're going to need their bonus buy.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Let's go and have a look at it.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52OK, Bill and Rach, this is the moment. You gave Christina £107.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54Christina, go girl!
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Well, it was like being with a couple of big kids all day,
0:32:57 > 0:33:01I have to be honest. It really was, so I'm the last of the big spenders.
0:33:01 > 0:33:02I bought you...
0:33:02 > 0:33:05THEY LAUGH
0:33:05 > 0:33:11- I like it!- A wonderful toy puppet! - I like it!- Looks like you, Rach.
0:33:11 > 0:33:16- Charming!- Now, it's what we call a Pelham puppet.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20Now, Pelham puppets were started in 1947 by a chap called Bob Pelham,
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- and, in this instance, we have a froggy.- Is it all original?
0:33:23 > 0:33:26The strings and everything all original, do you think?
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Certainly looks like it. Yes. I mean, there is a little bit of damage
0:33:28 > 0:33:31we've got here on the toe.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Just down there, but that is reflected in the price.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36I mean, I really didn't pay a huge amount for him.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- How old do you think it is? - I would say he's 1950s, 1960s.- Yeah.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44He is not a rare example. He is a bit of fun.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47He's got a great big smile there. Who could resist it?
0:33:47 > 0:33:49He has a good taste in bow ties, though, Tim.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Good taste in bow ties and suiting.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53OK, so, we need to find out what she spent.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57- Yeah, how much did you spend, then? - I spent seven pounds.- Seven!
0:33:57 > 0:34:02Seven! OK, that's really, really good! Well done, froggy!
0:34:02 > 0:34:06I would seriously hope that he would make a small profit at that.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09He's never going to be worth a fortune because he is what he is.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11- 10, 20 quid?- I would hope that he would, yeah.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Why don't we find out right now, for the audience at home,
0:34:13 > 0:34:15just how happy the auctioneer is?
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Pelham puppet in its box. - A good old Pelham puppet. Box.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24- You say box, very loosely-termed box. - Yeah, a bit ripped, isn't it?
0:34:24 > 0:34:28It doesn't look in great nick, I have to say.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30They do come through quite a lot.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- They're quite popular, but don't make a great deal of money.- No.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35I mean, it's never going to be a big earner, is it?
0:34:35 > 0:34:40- No, no, no.- So, that frog, how much? - We've gone £10-£15.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45- Ribbit. That is amazing, that estimate. £10-£15.- Why?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47That cunning Trevanion only paid seven pounds.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- Yeah, brilliantly done.- She knows a puppet when she sees it.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Anyway, many thanks, Richard. We'll stand by for you doing your stuff.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Thank you, Richard.
0:34:56 > 0:35:0225 I'm bid. 25. 25. Sold at 130.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Today, first up is going to be
0:35:04 > 0:35:11your mahogany doll's or small person's furniture. I don't know!
0:35:11 > 0:35:13It's not quite nursery, because it's too grand for a nursery.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15It must be for dolls, really.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Anyway, you paid £35 for the two chairs and the table.
0:35:18 > 0:35:19The auctioneer thinks they're fine.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22He's put £30-£40, so you're about in the middle, there.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Your dolls furniture is coming up now.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Nothing on my book. Nice little thing. £2 I'm bid.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32£2 I'm bid. £2 the start. 4, 6, 8, 10.
0:35:32 > 0:35:3615, 20, 25 at the back. 25 I'm bid.
0:35:36 > 0:35:3925 I'm bid. 30 in the room. 35 in the room.
0:35:39 > 0:35:4435 I'm bid. 35. 35. Stand up at 35. Linda, 40? No, she says.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- And again!- 35 in the doorway. £35. You all finished?
0:35:48 > 0:35:52Sold, then, at 35.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Wiped its face. Well done, girls. No shame, no gain.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58- We haven't lost anything.- I got quite excited.- Oh, here we are!
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Now, butter churn.
0:36:01 > 0:36:07£20 I'm bid. £20 I'm bid. £20. 5, 30. £30. 5.
0:36:07 > 0:36:12- 40. £40 I'm bid. £40 I'm bid. - Uh-oh!- In the front, here, at £40.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- You all out?- Oh, no!
0:36:14 > 0:36:165, Internet.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20- You get two for the price of one. - He's really churning this.
0:36:20 > 0:36:26£50, front row. £50, all done in the room? At 50. Yours it is.
0:36:26 > 0:36:31- £-50. Uh-oh!- Uh-oh, we're in trouble now.- Sorry about that.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Now, here comes the samovar.
0:36:33 > 0:36:3710, 15, £20, 25. 25 I'm bid.
0:36:37 > 0:36:4230, you're Internet, you're out. At 25 I'm bid. £25 I'm bid.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46We're all finished? 30, the internet. Come in. £30, the internet. 35?
0:36:46 > 0:36:5035. 35 in the room. £35. Nothing coming.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Sold at 35.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57£35, it's £-7 . You are total £-57.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- What are you going to do about the lemonade set?- We'll go with it.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- It's a no-brainer.- Let's go with it. - £50 paid. Yeah?- Let's go with it.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06- Trust Tom-Tom?- Yeah. We trust you.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08We're looking for hundreds here, Tom.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Oh, I'm looking for hundreds, as well.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Right, we're going with the lemonade set. The iconic design classic
0:37:13 > 0:37:15and here it comes.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Nothing again with me. £10? £10, start me.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20£10, start me. The little lemonade glasses. £10.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24£15. Internet's at 15. 20, the internet.
0:37:24 > 0:37:2720. 25 in the room. 25 in the room.
0:37:27 > 0:37:2930, the internet. £30 I'm bid.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Internet at 30. 30. 30.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Internet at 30. Room's out all round.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37Sold, then, at £30.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- Oh, dear.- There's a shock. - It certainly is.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43£-20. One internet bidder.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46That's what can happen. -77, that is.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51- Yeah, that's pretty good. - That's not so hot.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Listen, if it's as bad for you, it will be as bad for the others,
0:37:54 > 0:37:57and if it's as bad for the others, this could be a winning score.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59You never know your luck.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Bill, Rachel, how are you feeling? - All right.- Are you?- Yes.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- You look a bit shifty to me. - Always look shifty.
0:38:12 > 0:38:13- That her look, that is, Tim. - Is it? OK.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- Well, listen, do you know how the Reds got on?- No.- No.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18We don't want you to know. First up is the Japanese cabinet
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- and here it comes.- Good luck, guys.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Nothing on my book. £10 start.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25£10 I'm bid. 15, 20.
0:38:25 > 0:38:2745 up on the internet. Shout it out.
0:38:27 > 0:38:3045. 45. 50 in the room.
0:38:30 > 0:38:3250 I'm bid. 60, the internet.
0:38:32 > 0:38:3460, the internet. 70, the room.
0:38:34 > 0:38:3670, the room. 80, the internet.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38£80, the internet. £80, the internet.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Come again. £90, the room.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42£90. £100, the internet.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45100 bid. 100. 110, Madam?
0:38:45 > 0:38:47100 here. 100. 100.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- At £100, you all finished?- No!
0:38:52 > 0:38:54At 100. 110, Madam?
0:38:54 > 0:38:58- Go on, 110!- Yes!- 110.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Internet, you are out at 110.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04Done in the room. Sold at 110.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Very good bit of auctioneering. Yeah, -35.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- That's not too bad, is it? - Here comes the Poole dish.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- I have two bids on the book. - How lovely.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18I am bidding at 22. 25, 28, £30 bid.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22£30. £30 I'm bid. At 30. 30. At 30.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23Room is out.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Internet, you're not coming at all.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28All finished, then. Sold at £30.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32- Yeah, wiped its face. - Wiped its face.- OK, -35.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36The whatnot needs to make £35 profit plus.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38£10 I'm bid. The whatnot, £10.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39At £10. I'm bid £10.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43£15, £18. £18. At 18. At 18.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46One more bid. At £18 I'm bid.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48We're so low. £18, Johnny.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50One more at 18.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Come on!- 25, the internet.- Yes!
0:39:55 > 0:39:58That's a get out of jail card, isn't it?
0:39:58 > 0:39:59Internet at £25.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- Love that Internet!- Don't you just?
0:40:02 > 0:40:05All finished in the room. Sold at 25.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Which is fantastic. That's +7.
0:40:07 > 0:40:12You were -35 which means, at the moment, you are -28.
0:40:12 > 0:40:17- No shame in that.- That's not too bad.- Now, listen, kids, -28.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Big decision. Could be a winning score, -28.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23You going to risk seven of her pounds? Well, your pounds, actually.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- Yes.- Going to go for it? Going to go with the puppet?- Yeah, why not?
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- Yeah.- Do it, brilliant.- Well, now you've decided that,
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- I can tell you that the auctioneer's put £10-15 on the puppet.- OK.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34We are going with the bonus buy and here it comes.
0:40:34 > 0:40:39£2 I'm bid. £3, £4, £5, £6,
0:40:39 > 0:40:437, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15.
0:40:43 > 0:40:48£15 I'm bid. At 15. 15, 15, 15.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51£15 I'm bid. You're all out.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Sold, then, at £15.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57+8. Well done, you double your money,
0:40:57 > 0:41:02- which means, overall, it is £-20. - -20.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Anyway, say nothing to the Reds and all will be revealed in a moment.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Thank you very much.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Well, well, well,
0:41:17 > 0:41:22- it's no secret that today the landscape is pretty bleak.- Oh, no!
0:41:22 > 0:41:25So you can relax up about getting a security firm
0:41:25 > 0:41:28to take either of you home with your winnings.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30In the scale of losses today,
0:41:30 > 0:41:33I'm afraid the team that has rather larger losses than the other
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- are the Blues.- BOTH:- Oh!
0:41:37 > 0:41:41-£77 is the score.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44And it started out so... What am I talking about? Oh, my God!
0:41:44 > 0:41:46I'm going the wrong way!
0:41:46 > 0:41:49THEY CHEER
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Shame!
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Spot the deliberate mistake!
0:41:58 > 0:42:02-£77 doesn't sound too bad
0:42:02 > 0:42:05and it started out so beautifully with a wiped face, didn't it?
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- It certainly did. - With the dolls furniture,
0:42:07 > 0:42:10and, then, it went rather downhill with the churn
0:42:10 > 0:42:12and whatnot after that, but did you enjoy it?
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- It's been lovely, thank you.- Yeah, it's been great.- Oh, good.
0:42:15 > 0:42:16Well, I'm glad you had a good time.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19Now, the team with less losses are the winners today
0:42:19 > 0:42:23- and you win by only managing to lose £20.- BOTH:- Yay!
0:42:23 > 0:42:27Which is nothing, really. You two had a wiped face with Poole pottery.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Not much in the way of profits, otherwise.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31The whatnot made you seven pounds
0:42:31 > 0:42:35and the puppet another £8, so, there you go. Overall, -£20.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- Not too bad!- Nothing to go home with apart from the pleasure of knowing
0:42:38 > 0:42:43- that you are Bargain Hunt's victors today.- Hooray!
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- Thank you!- Good fun. A great experience, I hope.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- It's been brilliant.- Really good. - And brilliant for us.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50In fact, so brilliant, why don't you join us
0:42:50 > 0:42:52for some more bargain-hunting soon, yes?
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- ALL:- Yes!