0:00:02 > 0:00:05The Stafford knot is the traditional symbol of the town of Stafford.
0:00:05 > 0:00:10The origins of the Stafford knot are lost in time,
0:00:10 > 0:00:15but the motto that goes with it says the knot unites
0:00:15 > 0:00:20and today we have two teams united in their quest for profit.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24The big question is, though, will it be just a lot of money for old rope?
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Ha! Let's find out!
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Let's go Bargain Hunting, yeah!
0:00:55 > 0:00:59On today's show, we have two teams who are bound together
0:00:59 > 0:01:03by a mutual love of everything that's old and retro and vintage
0:01:03 > 0:01:06and here's a sneaky peek as to what's coming up.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Our glamorous Reds see the funny side...
0:01:10 > 0:01:11Look at him... Oh!
0:01:11 > 0:01:14THEY LAUGH
0:01:14 > 0:01:16I love that.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20..while the Blues find some cutting edge technology.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- Would it work in a butcher's? - That would be a feature in a butcher's shop.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- So we just need to find another butcher that might like it.- Yes!
0:01:27 > 0:01:29But who will win out at the auction?
0:01:29 > 0:01:32I can't bear this.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34How cool is that?
0:01:35 > 0:01:38That's all for later. But now let's meet the teams.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42On today's show, we have two teams of friends.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Well, they're friends at the moment.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47For the Reds, we've got Eloise and Dominique,
0:01:47 > 0:01:50and for the Blues we have Simon and Darren.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52- Hello, everyone. - ALL: Hello!
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Now, Dominique, how did you two gorgeous chicks meet?
0:01:56 > 0:01:59We're both in the beauty industry so we met through...
0:01:59 > 0:02:03El was trying to sell me... She did sell me some massage oil.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Yes, sounds a bit funny,
0:02:06 > 0:02:08but it was all above board!
0:02:08 > 0:02:12She was applying it with a nice brush to my arm,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15- which kind of seduced me, really. - And we bonded.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Well, I mean being brushed with massage oil, I suppose,
0:02:18 > 0:02:23is a reasonable lubricant to a friendship.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- It is!- Lovely, exactly.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29This is because you're in the beauty business in what kind of aspect?
0:02:29 > 0:02:34We've got a salon. My mum owns the salon and I just work with her.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37She set it up about eight years ago now.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Once upon a time, before you were wafting around
0:02:40 > 0:02:42with these scented facecloths,
0:02:42 > 0:02:46you actually used to go around with a mechanic's oily cloth.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47When I left school,
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- I did some training at a garage to be a car mechanic.- No!
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Working on clutches, yes!
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- How very funny!- I know.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58I take it that career wasn't going anywhere.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01No, I've gone from one end of the spectrum to the other,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04from oily, dirty to glamorous beauty.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Eloise, what does your job entail?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08I'm an area sales manager in Stoke-on-Trent
0:03:08 > 0:03:11and I basically help people earn money,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14look after a large group of people on a day-to-day basis,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16long hours but, yeah.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19It says here that you're a formidable boss. Is that true?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Yes, I'm the boss. - She's a bossy lady.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25I am bossy, to be fair, people tell me that.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30But I do like to help people and I do like to wear the trousers.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33And what about antiques, you two? Know anything about them?
0:03:33 > 0:03:34Not a great deal.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37That means you're going to do terribly well on Bargain Hunt!
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Hopefully! - It's the only qualification that you need on this programme.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- But we have a good eye for things, I think.- Exactly, quality.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45We've had a bit of a dabble in antiques,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- we're not complete newbies to it. - No, no. That's great, isn't it?
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- I think you're going to be formidable.- Why, thank you.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Super-duper. Well, good luck. Now, Simon, how did you and Darren meet?
0:03:56 > 0:04:01Well, I'm the co-owner of a butcher's shop in Sutton Coldfield,
0:04:01 > 0:04:06and Darren was one of my customers
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- and we just got chatting about, erm...- Joints?
0:04:08 > 0:04:12..joints, meat and good food, basically,
0:04:12 > 0:04:14cos I was a chef for 28 years.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Oh, right, so you went from chef-ing into butchery?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Yeah, we just got talking about that about two and a half years ago.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- That's lovely, isn't it?- Yes.- I bet you cook up some delicious food.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28We do. We do the odd one. We specialise in hog roasts, as well.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Oh, do you? Is that one of your favourites, Darren?
0:04:31 > 0:04:33It is, cos mine's free.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- Because you shop there so much? - I'm his best customer!
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Now, Darren, you're a fan of all things vintage
0:04:39 > 0:04:41and I'm already admiring your glasses.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45I love vintage with a modern twist, especially from the '60s -
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Omega watches,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49furniture such as Charles Eames,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51the French or Danish style.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55You run an online business, so that means you've got plenty of time off.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- Flexible hours. - Very flexible indeed, yes.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I play golf twice a week, and I do ballroom
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- and Latin dancing twice a week, as well.- What's your favourite step?
0:05:04 > 0:05:06My favourite dance is the foxtrot.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08So where did the love of dancing come from?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10I was sort of pushed into it, really,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13from my other half about three years ago, trying to find something
0:05:13 > 0:05:17to do together, and absolutely loved it from the very beginning.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Well, isn't that marvellous, this kind of magical link?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Now, what do you two know about antiques?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24I don't know a lot, Tim, to be honest,
0:05:24 > 0:05:26but I know if I see it and I like it, I'll buy it.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29You know a bit of lean, though, don't you, when you come across it?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Yeah, a bit of lean, leave the fat.- A bit of streaky.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- OK, well, it's going to be fun. Are you looking forward to it?- Yes.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37I am too, immensely. Great teams!
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Now, here we go, £300 apiece. There you go, £300, girls.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42You know the rules, your experts await
0:05:42 > 0:05:44and OFF YOU SCOOT!
0:05:44 > 0:05:46And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48I say! Things are looking up.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Let's meet our experts today.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56First, look who's popped up for the Reds. It's Thomas Plant.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00And always a good turn, it's Christina Trevanion for the Blues.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Dominique, Eloise, excited? - Yes, very.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05What do you know about antiques?
0:06:05 > 0:06:10Not much, to be honest, but I know what I like to look at.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Which is?
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Expensive and nice-looking things.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- So you're an expensive girl, are you?- Yeah.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20I sort of like silver and anything interesting that takes my eye,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23and Daz is your vintage boy, really.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Yeah, '50s, '60s, maybe the '70s and '80s.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- What about you, Dominique? - I like more vintage stuff.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- Cool! - I like vintage, shabby chic.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33I love watches from the '60s period.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- OK, let's go and see if we can find some.- Great!
0:06:36 > 0:06:38It's a case of WATCH OUT!
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Your shopping, teams, starts now.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- I think it's going to be an experience.- Yes.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- It'll be a good experience. - Let's go.- Yaay!
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Anything that catches your eye around here?
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Rhinestones...
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Open the lid, open the open the lid...
0:07:00 > 0:07:02It's a workbox, as well.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04£380.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05No!
0:07:05 > 0:07:07£380! We haven't got 380.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11But it is Victorian, it is inlaid and it's an attractive thing.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12Shame!
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Oh, well, move on.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17You might have your work cut out
0:07:17 > 0:07:20keeping these glamorous girls within budget, Thomas.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24Meanwhile, Simon has spotted something small and shiny.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25- I like that.- Do you?- Yeah.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Really?- Yeah. Do you not like that?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- Well, it's very modern.- Is it?- Yeah.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34I'm not entirely sure. If you've got this much money,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- you want to buy something that's antique-antique, don't you? - Absolutely.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- How much is that?- 215.- 215!
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Now, this looks like it's got a bit more age to it, Blues.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Bit of silver.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Really sweet little bit of silver.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Let's see if we can see some hallmarks, and we can.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02That's quite nice. So, WC, William Comyns, who's a great maker.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05It's a London assay mark, and that looks like it could be an I,
0:08:05 > 0:08:08so 1908, so Edwardian, 1901 to 1910.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11It's got this lovely embossed lily.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14William Comyns was very famous for his embossed work.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17He did a lot of cherubs and quite highly ornate things,
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- so William Comyns collectors will want something that's embossed.- OK.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24That's quite sweet and it's in nice condition.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26I would say it's a really nice quality piece.
0:08:26 > 0:08:27What is that exactly used for?
0:08:27 > 0:08:30This would have been part of a lady's dressing table set,
0:08:30 > 0:08:32so you would have had it on your dressing table
0:08:32 > 0:08:36and you would have had various jars to put your rouge or your powder
0:08:36 > 0:08:39or your hair tidy or whatever in. Anything, really.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41I think that's quite sweet. What do you think?
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- I quite like it. - Do you want to have a look?- Yeah.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Yeah, have a look, have a hold. What's on your, erm...?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Can I do something I've never, ever done before?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- We like the sound of this.- Bid me.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54- How about that?- Tenner!
0:08:55 > 0:08:57SERIOUSLY bid me!
0:08:57 > 0:09:00What have you got on that?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02I'll let you have that for 30 quid.
0:09:02 > 0:09:0330 quid.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Well, at auction, I would be looking at paying £20 for that.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- So what are you saying to me? - Can I have it for 15?
0:09:11 > 0:09:12THEY LAUGH
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- Deal!- Really?!- How about that?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Fantastic, we'll take it. - What a star!
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- Thank you very much, sir. - Good luck.- Thank you.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21See if you can beat them Reds.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Thank you. You're a star, thank you.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27There we go, £15. One down, guys.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- And that's MY choice. - That's your choice.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31An unconventional bit of bargaining,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33but very effective.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Well done, Blues. Over to you, Reds.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Oh, I like that! I would use that to go on holiday with myself.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- You wouldn't use it.- I would!- You wouldn't put it on a budget airline.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48- I would!- First of all, I imagine you would struggle at 20kg.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51I'd just pay extra to be allowed to walk down with that.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Have you felt the weight of that? I don't think we can afford the 160.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55No.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- PHONE RINGS - Hello?- Wonder if that's Tim.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05How much is this telephone?
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- 65.- 65.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09I love doing a deal on the phone!
0:10:11 > 0:10:12I think it's a lovely thing,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15but it might be a little bit on the rich side for us at auction.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Is there any more that you can knock off?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18No, love, I can't, not even for you.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- Can I put it down now?- Yes, OK.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22- All right then, bye!- Bye!
0:10:24 > 0:10:25SHE LAUGHS
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- That was surreal. - That was incredibly daft.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Yup!
0:10:30 > 0:10:32As a last resort, if we're struggling,
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- we can always come back to it. Is that OK?- Yeah.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- Is that a plan?- That's a plan, I think, yeah. That's a cunning plan.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Decisive, isn't he? Lovely to chat on the phone.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41Speak to you again.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Back with the Reds, time is of the essence.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49There's quite a nice watch there. It's a military one.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- Which one's that? - With the broad arrow.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- Do you want to have a look at that?- Yeah.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Can we have a look at the watch, the military issue watch? Thank you.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01So, it's HMT, so that's the maker.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05It's a 17 jewelled military watch, so it's a proper watch,
0:11:05 > 0:11:07probably 1970s, 1960s/1970s.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- What do you think? - I think that's quite nice.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Have you got any other military watches?
0:11:12 > 0:11:15That's interesting - a pink face!
0:11:15 > 0:11:17It might be naval or maritime.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18When the red light goes on,
0:11:18 > 0:11:22if it was a red light against a black face, you wouldn't see it.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25But against the pink and the green, the light definition...
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- Which one do you prefer? - I prefer the pink one.
0:11:28 > 0:11:29I think you should prefer the pink one.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33It's £38. What's the best you can do on that?
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Alan, the best on your military watch?
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- Hello.- What have we got on it?
0:11:38 > 0:11:41You've got 38 on it. Have you done any research on the pink and green?
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- It's Indian military. - It's Indian military?- Yes, it is.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50- See, it's on the back. - So what's the best on that?- 35.- 35.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- You couldn't do it for 30?- 33.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- Go on, do it for 30.- No, no, 33.
0:11:55 > 0:11:5633, your final price?
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- Yeah, definitely.- What do you think?
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- I like it, I think we should go for it.- Done.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- First item, within 15 minutes. - Yaay!- Thank you.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12Well done, mates - a timely first buy and it's pretty in pink.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13Back with the Blues,
0:12:13 > 0:12:17and something suitably robust for butcher boy Simon.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Looks like an old cheese slicer or something.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22It is, absolutely, an old cheese cutter here.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24You've got your enamelled base here.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Gosh, it's substantial!
0:12:26 > 0:12:29You've got, obviously, the marble here,
0:12:29 > 0:12:33which will keep the cheese cold, and then your slice in there.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37That's rather lovely, isn't it? A Parnall of Bristol cheese cutter.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39THEY GASP
0:12:39 > 0:12:40At auction, I...
0:12:40 > 0:12:42You'd have to cut a lot of cheese for that.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Yeah, and I see that at £80-120, really.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Would it work in the butcher's?
0:12:46 > 0:12:48That'd be an absolute feature in the butcher's shop.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- So we just need to find another butcher that might like it as well? - THEY LAUGH
0:12:52 > 0:12:55I reckon that's '70s, '60s, is that right?
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Oh, no, I'd say earlier.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Yeah, looking at the branding on there,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- I would say that's quite 1930s, 1940s.- Really?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I would say so. I might be wrong. Sir, is this your cheese cutter?
0:13:05 > 0:13:10- It is, yeah.- I would have said that was 1930s/1940s, am I about right?
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- Yeah, original...- This looks like it's the original marble, as well.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- The enamel, I would expect... - Cast iron.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Oh, is it cast iron? And then enamelled. No wonder it's heavy.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21You can't pick that up. Not with two hands.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24- Trust me, guys, trust me. - Hang on a minute.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- Let's prove him wrong.- No, you're not lifting it off the table.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30I love a challenge.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34SHE GROANS
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- See? See?- You're stronger than you think.- My kind of woman.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39It is actually very heavy!
0:13:40 > 0:13:41Oh, I do love a challenge.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- There we go. I like that. - I like that.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- But I don't like it at that price. - No.- For 120?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Could you do it bang on 100?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- 120 is absolute, honest. - Can we squeeze to 115?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Can we squeeze to 110, perhaps?
0:13:57 > 0:14:00I'm going to say 115 and shake your hand.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Should we do it for 115?
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- Over to you.- Go for it?- Let's do it.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- 115, cheers.- If nothing else, it's a good ship's anchor.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Thank you very much!
0:14:15 > 0:14:19Wahey! That's the Blues' second buy.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Now, want to see something really unusual?
0:14:24 > 0:14:30I guarantee you that 99.9% of the audience today
0:14:30 > 0:14:34will never have seen an object quite like this.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Why? Cos I reckon
0:14:36 > 0:14:39it is a one-off.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Where does it come from? Well, the hint is in the carving.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46If you look at this carved hardwood frame,
0:14:46 > 0:14:50it is profusely covered with running animals
0:14:50 > 0:14:54and trails of foliage all boldly carved into a hardwood
0:14:54 > 0:14:59and that is an indication that it comes from northwest India.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02We're talking about the moment of the British Raj,
0:15:02 > 0:15:08probably around about 1870, 1890, something like that.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11And, at first glance, it's remarkably similar
0:15:11 > 0:15:16to a European, probably British-made, tantalus.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18That is, as you know, a lockable frame
0:15:18 > 0:15:23that contains two or three bottles of alcohol.
0:15:23 > 0:15:29And, indeed, that's what this is - a form of Anglo-Indian tantalus.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32We've got a hasp here
0:15:32 > 0:15:36and the hasp has an Indian-made padlock.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39The padlock has no key.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Anyway, look a bit closer and you'll find it hasn't got a keyhole.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47So, if I had a key, I wouldn't be able to put it in and unlock it.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Give that bar that looks like a keyhole cover a tweak, though,
0:15:51 > 0:15:54like that... Hey presto!
0:15:54 > 0:15:58The metal hasp opens and the padlock is released.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02We can now open the frame like that, that comes up vertically,
0:16:02 > 0:16:06and then the two containers can be released.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10These are made of brass in the manner of Benares brass.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14You can remove the cover like that, and if you look inside
0:16:14 > 0:16:17you can see that it's all been hammered out from within
0:16:17 > 0:16:23and the purpose of the two containers I reckon is for tea.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27So what we have here is a chai box with two different types of tea,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29but capable of being locked up.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32The other fun thing is the price
0:16:32 > 0:16:36because it could be yours today here for £100.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39And on another day, in another place,
0:16:39 > 0:16:43there's nothing to stop this thing bringing between £200 and £400.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49Back with the shopping and, with just one item left to buy,
0:16:49 > 0:16:51the Blues are really giving it some hammer.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Yeah, that might be the only golden gavel we see in this room.
0:16:57 > 0:16:58The Reds, on the other hand,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00seem to have been a little slower off the blocks.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05So, we're halfway, we've bought one item, we've spent £33 -
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- it's pretty pathetic. - It is, isn't it?
0:17:08 > 0:17:09It's really bad form.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- But it's fine cos good things come to those who wait.- I hope so!
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- I really like your optimism. Is she always like this?- Yeah.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- Full of hope?- Yeah.- And when it all goes...?- We can do it.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- We've got half an hour, we can do it.- Let's go.- Toys now.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Down here, follow me.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27I like your spirit, girls.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Meanwhile, the Blues are having an Austin Powers moment.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35- I like that a lot.- That's got a really good look to it.- Hi.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- How retro is that?- Ooh! - It's a bit worse for wear there.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Be careful cos the leather is peeling ever so slightly there.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Yeah, I mean it's iconic, isn't it?
0:17:45 > 0:17:46So, plastic, this wonderful leather,
0:17:46 > 0:17:50especially the contrast of the colours, it's very 1960s.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- What do you think? Do you love it enough to risk £100 on it?- No.- No?
0:17:54 > 0:17:56OK, let's move on.
0:17:56 > 0:17:57Well, that's cleared that up.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59I'm loving my boys.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02I'm sad that we haven't got anything for Darren yet,
0:18:02 > 0:18:03and he's such a quirky individual
0:18:03 > 0:18:06that I want to get something that reflects his character.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08And he wants something vintage and collectible,
0:18:08 > 0:18:11but it is still within living memory, the mid-20th century,
0:18:11 > 0:18:13so it's a bit of a narrower market.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15We'll find something, I'm sure.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17I'm sure you will, Christina.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Back with the Reds
0:18:19 > 0:18:21and all this shopping is child's play for the girls.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25So, here we are, there's loads of toys here.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28These are real traditional tin plate toys.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32I do like the Piggy because I have a pug and I call him Piggy.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- Right, OK.- That could go along with that.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- And it's got a box. - I like it.- He's got a box.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- And I do like the pig frying a little egg.- Frying an egg, yeah.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45At least he's not frying bacon, that would all be a bit wrong.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- That would be a bit weird!- This is a Japanese toy from the 1960s.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- THEY LAUGH - That is awesome.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Look at him, the little...
0:18:55 > 0:18:56Ooh! Flick!
0:18:56 > 0:18:59THEY LAUGH
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- I think that's quite funny. - I love that.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03I do love it.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06The reason why this is so good is because of Japanese engineering.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08In the 1960s,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11they really pushed the boundaries of toy manufacture with tin plate
0:19:11 > 0:19:13by doing amazing robot toys,
0:19:13 > 0:19:16and they make mega, mega money, these space toys.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19So then they went to another market and looked at toys ALL children
0:19:19 > 0:19:24could play with, girls and boys, and hence we have the Piggy Cook.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26You've got 120 on him.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- Could do 105 on that one.- 105?- Yeah.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32I would really like to look at two figures.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34105, 106?
0:19:34 > 0:19:37No, no. Let's think about starting with a 9 in front of it.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44- Let's put a 9 at the end of it - 99. - 99?- Yes!
0:19:44 > 0:19:4697 and you've got a deal.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- 97 it is.- Shall we do it?
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- Yeah, go on, then.- I love it.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54I think it's great fun. You've got the box.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Cos we are weird, we are quirky and that just proves...
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Doesn't sell us well, does it? "We're weird!"
0:20:01 > 0:20:04You're not that weird!
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- Thank you very much.- Thank you. - Pleasure doing business, good luck.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- Thank you.- Good luck to you.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Let's hope it brings home the bacon, eh, Reds?
0:20:11 > 0:20:15So, 25 minutes left, girls, and one item to find.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- We're looking for a piece of furniture.- A nice item of furniture.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- I like that.- I like that.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Well, it's called a Carolean style after Queen Caroline.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35You've the carved scrolls
0:20:35 > 0:20:40and the barley twist or like a tapered twist on the back rail,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43and the top rail at the top you've got that shell and scroll.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46I don't like the burgundy, it doesn't do it for me,
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- but I can see the quality in it. - Yeah.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53- Shall we find out how much it is? - Yeah.- I'll find out, you stay there.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55While Thomas checks out the chair,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Christina's found something that might turn a profit.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00So, I think this is quite cool, look.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02You spin it round and round and round,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05and then there's a little ball that drops into there
0:21:05 > 0:21:06and it goes "Whee!"
0:21:06 > 0:21:09I think there's three balls missing.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Does it really matter that there's balls missing?
0:21:12 > 0:21:13I don't think so.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- But look, see? Still working. - I like that.- Great fun.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21All these kids these days, they're all like this all the time,
0:21:21 > 0:21:24head down and into their things.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Well, you know...
0:21:27 > 0:21:30But you prefer the phone. I'm feeling guilty now.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- Don't feel guilty. Pressurise him. - I'm easily persuaded.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38I tell you what, we'll go for this. I'm warming to it.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- SHE WHISPERS:- Shh, don't tell him things like that.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- But I'll only have it for 20. - We don't like it that much.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45It's got 35 on it now.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49Surely there's a bit more of a margin in it than that, isn't there?
0:21:49 > 0:21:5120.
0:21:51 > 0:21:5318?
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- No, definitely not.- Are you sure?
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- I paid £20 for it, so... - £19 then?
0:21:58 > 0:22:00No, you can't do that.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- I'm not losing money. - No, I don't blame you.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04I think it's a bit of fun, isn't it?
0:22:04 > 0:22:07We have got time, do you want to keep looking?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- Yeah.- Keep looking?- Yeah. - We've got just over ten minutes.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14I am going to stand by this and make sure nobody buys it.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16You go and find something.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Go, go, go, go.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Oh, I like your style, Christina.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25OK, Thomas, we're on the edge of our seats. What's the news on the chair?
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- Right.- Good news?- Come on, tell us.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Well, we can afford it.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- We can easily afford it. That's always a nice thing, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37It's stained oak, 19th century.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41She said, "Can you give us a tenner?" on what she bought for it,
0:22:41 > 0:22:46and she bought it for 75, therefore she wants us to pay 85 for it.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- What do you reckon? - It's quite a statement piece.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51It does stand out.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53I'd put it at the top of my dinner table
0:22:53 > 0:22:55so I could sit on it and feel special.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59We came here today to buy things that we wouldn't necessarily buy.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03You've bought military, a toy and a piece of furniture, carved.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07- I think we should go for it. - Yeah, do it.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Would you go for it? - Yeah, I really like it.- So that's it.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Done, bought, three items -
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- it's been manic.- It has.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16It's been manic!
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Well done, Reds. Now, with just five minutes left,
0:23:19 > 0:23:22have those Blues spotted anything else?
0:23:22 > 0:23:24SHE WHISTLES
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- 40. Hello. - Hello.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- It's a lovely piece that, isn't it?- It is.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Have you found anything?
0:23:32 > 0:23:35He loves it. He absolutely loves it now.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- No, you don't. Do you?- Yeah.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41You can't bully him into buying something.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46He said to me no more free hog roasts unless I buy this.
0:23:46 > 0:23:47Are we going for...?
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- We are going for the tombola. - Tombola.- Yes.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- Is that number three done and dusted?- It is indeed.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54£20? You're a gentleman. Thank you.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- Thank you very much.- It's done!
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- CHIMING - Time's up.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02- Let's have a well-deserved cup of tea.- Yeah.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- A stiff drink.- Let's do it.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- Well done.- Thanks, Christina. Really enjoyed that.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Great work.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11OK, teams. Stop monkeying about.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Let's check out what the Red Team bought.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18They were all fired up about this military wrist watch,
0:24:18 > 0:24:19bought for £33.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25They flipped over this tin plate toy for £97.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28And, finally, they hope they'll be sitting pretty with
0:24:28 > 0:24:32this 19th century carved oak chair for £85.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36You may be young, but you certainly know what you want, right?
0:24:36 > 0:24:38- We do.- We do.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Now, Dominique, which is your favourite piece, please?
0:24:41 > 0:24:43The piggy.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- We bought a piggy cook.- That's your favourite-favourite?- Yes.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50- What about you, Eloise? - I actually quite liked that as well.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52But, obviously, my decision was the chair,
0:24:52 > 0:24:54so that has to be my favourite.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57And is your chair going to bring the biggest profit?
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I think the watch that we chose is going to be the biggest profit.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Which is the thing that is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:25:02 > 0:25:03Possibly the watch.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06OK, so you are thinking, really, the watch is going to be your best
0:25:06 > 0:25:10profit making potential. That's what I want to hear.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- Now, how much did you spend? - 215.- 215?- Yep.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I would like, please, £85 of left-over lolly.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- There we go, I've got that.- Right, that's good. Tom, a reasonable sum?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24- It's a reasonable sum.- Something for you to get your teeth into.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25You need to buy something really good.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- You've got a lot of weight on your shoulders.- A lot of weight.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- I want to impress you two and buy a good thing.- Yes.- Good.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- Well, don't overstrain yourself.- I won't.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35Anyway, thank you very much, Tom.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Why don't we, in the meanwhile, check out what the Blue Team bought?
0:25:39 > 0:25:41They started out small and dainty
0:25:41 > 0:25:44with this Edwardian ladies jar, prettily priced at £15.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Next, something really cutting edge
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- a vintage cheese slicer, bought for £115.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55And it all turned out all right in the end
0:25:55 > 0:25:58with this tombola game for a round £20.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Well, Darren, it was a disaster
0:26:01 > 0:26:03not finding what you were looking for, right?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Nothing here for me, I'm afraid.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07But for you, Si, pure bliss.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- I've had a great day. - You've had a brilliant time.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11THEY LAUGH
0:26:11 > 0:26:14OK, now tell me, which is your favourite piece?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17My favourite piece has got to be the cheese slicer for me.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- Cheese slicer for you. - Same for me, I love it.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22We have unanimity there.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25And is that going to bring the biggest profit?
0:26:25 > 0:26:28I feel the silver item will give us the biggest profit.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31OK, silver biggest profit. Do you agree with that?
0:26:31 > 0:26:35- No, tombola. The tombola machine. - Really? Cos it's quirky, right?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- Indeed.- And you like a wager? - Occasionally.- Occasionally.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39All right, fine.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43- And how much did you spend, all told?- 150.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45I'd like £150 of left-over lolly, please.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- Absolutely. It's all there, Tim. - Thank you very much.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51No need to count it, I trust you, you're a butcher.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- Over we go then to my friend. - Thank you kindly.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Are you feeling skilful today, Christina?
0:26:56 > 0:26:58I am. I'd really like to get something for you.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01I really want to get something cos we didn't really find
0:27:01 > 0:27:03anything that really floated your boat.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05You're going to go shopping for Darren now?
0:27:05 > 0:27:07I'm going to go shopping for Darren
0:27:07 > 0:27:10and I'm going to get your proverbial boat floating.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12No greater love hath an expert
0:27:12 > 0:27:15for a contestant than to go shopping for you.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17- Exactly.- How sweet is that? - I will do my best.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19OK, good luck with that, Christina.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22You'll have to go quickly, though, because we're heading off to the auction.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Well, well, well, Richard Winterton.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39To be back in Lichfield, pure bliss, at Richard Winterton Auctioneers.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41I'm delighted to have you.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Well, we're very pleased to be here. Now, the Reds have gone a bit weird.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Their first item is the military style wrist watch.
0:27:48 > 0:27:49I don't know about you,
0:27:49 > 0:27:52but I don't find many military watches with pink dials.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55No, and with all watches we always have the backs off
0:27:55 > 0:27:58and have them checked, every single watch.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Even the ones that say, "Made in India" on them?
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Which is exactly where that is made.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Because that's what it says on the back.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07But you still check it, everything has to be checked.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08Ah, very good.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12How much, then, for the Indian style military watch with the pink dial?
0:28:12 > 0:28:15- 20-30.- OK, fine. £33 was paid.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Next is the Yonezawa tin plate toy.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- It's got the box. - So it's made in Japan.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25It has been sold quite a few times in different various auctions
0:28:25 > 0:28:28up and down the country, and they're usually around
0:28:28 > 0:28:31the same price for virtually every single one of them.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- And what would that be, for frying up an egg?- £20-30.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Is that all? £97 they paid.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- Oh!- But not a chance, eh?- No.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Now we've got a carved side chair.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Which is just the sort of thing that I think is probably
0:28:44 > 0:28:45- quite difficult to sell.- It is.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49It's got quite a bit of work to it, it's not a boring chair.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51I know it's dark, but it has got a little bit going for it.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55OK, fine, if you like those twiddly bits. How much?
0:28:55 > 0:28:5630-40.
0:28:56 > 0:28:57- £85 they paid.- Well.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Well, we've got some huge losses here.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02They're going to need their bonus buy, big time.
0:29:02 > 0:29:03Let's go and have a look at it.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07Now, Dominique, Eloise, this is your moment.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10£85 you gave Tom-Tom, in the way of left-over lolly.
0:29:10 > 0:29:11Tom, what did you spend it on?
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Well, something I think is very pretty.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18It's a little gold broach-cum-pendant
0:29:18 > 0:29:20with sea pearls in here.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24You can either wear it as a little drop or you can pin it
0:29:24 > 0:29:26on your jacket or on your top.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29But these are proper gold in here. 14 carat gold.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31It's a real beautiful, understated...
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Very delicate.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- ..delicate, like you two.- Obviously.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Do you want to take it out, have a little feel?
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- It goes well with your nails. - Look at those nails.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Look at those nails.
0:29:44 > 0:29:45Immensely expensive.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48And it's gold and you had £85, so it can't be more than £85.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51No, no, not £85. Not even close to £85.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- 55?- Not even 55.- 35.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- Not even 35.- What?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- 20?- £20.- £20?!- It's quality.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- I mean, what do you think about that?- It's nice.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- I think it's good, well done. - I really like it.
0:30:05 > 0:30:06How much do you think, profit?
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Well, it's got to make a £10 profit.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12It's got to be £30-40.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15- You've scored a hit there, Tom. - Well done.- Thank you.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Don't pick now. Why don't we find out, though,
0:30:17 > 0:30:18for the audience at home,
0:30:18 > 0:30:20what the auctioneer thinks about Tom's broach?
0:30:20 > 0:30:24There you go, Richard. It's like a mini halo.
0:30:24 > 0:30:25- There we go.- Yes.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Don't know if this is going to get them out of trouble.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Well, the thing is that only £20 was invested by Thomas Plant,
0:30:32 > 0:30:35so he's not gone big time. But it is gold, apparently, 14k.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- It is gold, and checked. - And it's got a ring of pearls on it.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41So it's a sweet little broach for not a lot of money.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45- It's the circle of life, though, isn't it?- And it's 30-40.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Oh, well, that's the important thing. Well done, Thomas.
0:30:48 > 0:30:49That's it for the Reds.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53Now, for the Blues, the silver topped pot, by Comyns.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55- Silver.- Yeah. Good.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59And if you're missing something out of your lovely boxed
0:30:59 > 0:31:01dressing table set, then great.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Yeah, you're away, aren't you?
0:31:03 > 0:31:09But if you haven't got a missing part it's not worth very much.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- OK, like how much?- £10.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15Perfect. They paid £15 for a silver topped pot.
0:31:15 > 0:31:16They'll be fine with that. OK.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Much more dodgy, though, is this cutter,
0:31:19 > 0:31:21which I guess is for cheese, is it?,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24You say dodgy, I quite like this.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28- Do you?- Yeah, I do. Because this sort of look is in at the moment.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- This kind of industrial kind of look.- Catering.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- Yeah, it's got something about it. - How much?
0:31:34 > 0:31:39- I know I've built it up, big time. - You have. So give it your big shove.
0:31:39 > 0:31:4040-50.
0:31:40 > 0:31:41THEY LAUGH
0:31:41 > 0:31:44That's pathetic after all of that.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Look at the marble there, man.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48So you like it now you're looking at it?
0:31:48 > 0:31:52- I don't like it at all, but it's £115 they paid.- Oh.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54You don't like it any more, do you?
0:31:54 > 0:31:56- Well it's hard cheese on them, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00What about this fellow? Your tombola ball selector.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04Now this would be great if it had all the balls in it,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- which it doesn't.- Doesn't it? - It's missing a few.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- Have you been counting these balls? - No.- One of your chaps?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Yeah, I certainly haven't, but it is missing one or two.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Three, to be precise.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Please don't ask me which numbers, I can't remember.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19I don't know, but there's three missing.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- What do you think it's worth? - 20-30.
0:32:22 > 0:32:23- OK, they paid £20.- OK.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25So that's very cool, isn't it, really?
0:32:25 > 0:32:27The big number, though, is that cheese cutter,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30because if you're right and they're wrong
0:32:30 > 0:32:33they are in for serious bad times.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37They're going to need the bonus buy, so let us go have a look at it.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Now, Simon, Darren, this is exciting.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41£150 you spent, which is magnificent.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43You gave Christina £150
0:32:43 > 0:32:45and, apparently, you bought something quite chunky.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- In fact, three little chunks. - I did.
0:32:50 > 0:32:51How did I miss them?
0:32:51 > 0:32:55How did you miss them? We did look at a chair, didn't we?
0:32:55 > 0:32:57We did, we looked at a few.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00These are a set of three Charles and Ray Eames.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04- Have you heard of Eames?- Yeah, '50s. - Obviously, yeah, absolutely.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07An American couple who are really credited with being
0:33:07 > 0:33:10the most influential designers of the 20th century.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13So, a set of three chairs upholstered in
0:33:13 > 0:33:16what I'm reliably informed are bikini covers.
0:33:16 > 0:33:17Because they look like a bikini.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20You probably want to go to the front to see that though.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- But, do you like them? - They're fabulous, yeah.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26They're absolutely superb, yeah. I'd have them in my house.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29So they're not actually original Eames?
0:33:29 > 0:33:31No, original Eames, they would have been a lot of money.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33They've got the look, though, haven't they?
0:33:33 > 0:33:35They've got the style and they don't need
0:33:35 > 0:33:37anything doing to them, they're ready to go.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39So how much did they actually cost, then?
0:33:39 > 0:33:42They cost me £80 for the three.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Wow! That's good!
0:33:45 > 0:33:47That's pretty cool, isn't it?
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- Personally, I'd have paid a lot more for them.- I think so, yes.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- Spectacular buy, I'd say. - Good, there we go.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56- Approval from the master. - That's what we want, isn't it? - Screams profit at us.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59- She's done very well, again. - I think she's done very well.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02OK, everybody's happy. You don't pick now, you pick later.
0:34:02 > 0:34:03Why don't we find out
0:34:03 > 0:34:08whether these three chairs would be the pick of our auctioneer?
0:34:08 > 0:34:12So, Christina had the £150 and look what she bought.
0:34:12 > 0:34:18For the younger, trendy setting sort of type out of there,
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- they're the sort of thing that sell really well.- Many in Lichfield?
0:34:21 > 0:34:25We don't have many chairs come through like that, I have to say.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Or trendy people. I think we've got quite a few.
0:34:29 > 0:34:30The trendy people.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Yeah, you've got a few style trends here.
0:34:33 > 0:34:34I think we're quite good.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Very stylish, lovely.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38How much for the three?
0:34:38 > 0:34:39100-120.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Good, good, good. Christina paid 80 for the three.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46And £80 for the three, grubby or not, is not a lot of money.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48No, it's got to be £30 a chair, got to be.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50- Ought to be, shouldn't it?- Yeah.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Because, of course, Charles and Ray Eames are an acquired taste.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56And, talking of taste, you'll be taking the sale in a minute, won't you?
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- I will indeed.- Then we're about to have a tasteful offering.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04At £8, at £8, no-one else coming in at £8?
0:35:06 > 0:35:08708, thank you.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12- Now, Dominique and Eloise, are you excited about this?- BOTH: Yes.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14I mean, this sale room is jam-packed, right?
0:35:14 > 0:35:16You could not get a sheet of lavatory paper
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- between the people in this room. - You really couldn't.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20You really couldn't, could you?
0:35:20 > 0:35:23And, probably, they're jammed in here to buy your lots, right?
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- Hopefully. Fingers crossed. - That is the optimistic route.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28The first item is your military watch with a pink dial,
0:35:28 > 0:35:29and here it comes.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Here we go, to the watch, £2 to start me. Little watch.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- £2 I'm bid on internet.- Two?
0:35:34 > 0:35:37£8 in the room. £10 on the internet.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39£10 I'm bid. 15 in the room.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Oh, my God. It's a purple watch.
0:35:42 > 0:35:4525 in the room. 25 on my left.
0:35:45 > 0:35:4825 I'm bid. 25 I'm bid.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50On my left at 25. All done.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Sold then at 25.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56£25. That is minus £8. Oh, dear.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58OK, it's not too bad, minus £8
0:35:58 > 0:36:00OK. Now, Piggy Cook.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03The boxer tin plate there. Commission bids on the lot.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06£20 I'm bid, £20.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08- 25, £30. - Who's got taste round here?
0:36:08 > 0:36:10£30 I'm bid, £30.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11£30 I'm bid, £30.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- At £30. - Oh.- I can't bear this.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Internet, you're out. £30 I'm bid.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18It flips so wonderfully.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20And sold at £30.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Goes at 30.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24£30, I'm afraid, is minus £67, kids.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28- Oh, my God.- Yeah, which is minus 75 overall.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31OK. Hang on a minute. Here comes your chair.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34It's the oak side chair, 1535.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36£10 I'm bid,
0:36:36 > 0:36:38and 15, £20 at the very back.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40£20 I'm bid, £20 I'm bid.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41Very back at £20,
0:36:41 > 0:36:43£20, £20, £20, £20.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45You're all out.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Sold then, at £20.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51£20 is minus £65...
0:36:52 > 0:36:56I'm afraid that's 80, plus 60 is minus 140.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- Oh, my God.- Triple figure loss, that's not very clever.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02That's actually nearly what we've spent.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05No, you spent £215, but it's not brilliant.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07So what are we going to do about the pendant?
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Yeah. I don't think it's going to...
0:37:09 > 0:37:12The die is cast for going with the bonus buy and here it comes.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15There's the little broach pendant. Lot 1539.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17£5 a bid. £8 a bid.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19£10 a bid.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22£10 I'm bid. £10. £10. £10.
0:37:22 > 0:37:2415, £20.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25£20 I'm bid.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- Go on!- Go on!- Go on.
0:37:28 > 0:37:3025 I'm bid, 25 I'm bid.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32At 25, 25, 25.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34£25 I'm bid.
0:37:34 > 0:37:35There at 25.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Well, it's all helpful, isn't it?
0:37:37 > 0:37:39And sold at £25. Yours it is.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42£25. You have plus £5 there, Tom, well done.
0:37:42 > 0:37:48Which means, girls, if you can keep smiling, you are minus 135.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Woo-hoo.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51Woo-hoo.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Team work!
0:37:53 > 0:37:55That's what I love, is optimism.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Which might be a winning score, mightn't it? Be positive.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59- Yeah, yeah.- You never know.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Now, chaps how you feeling? - We're feeling confident.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- Now listen, do you know how the Reds got on?- Haven't got a clue.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13You don't want to know, I tell you.
0:38:13 > 0:38:14Right, here comes the lidded pot.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18Little silver lidded, glass cosmetic jar.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20£2, bit of silver.
0:38:20 > 0:38:222, 2, £2.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24£10 on the internet.
0:38:24 > 0:38:2615, £20 on the internet.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27- That's a profit.- Goodness.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31£20 I'm bid. Internet at 20, 20, 20, 20.
0:38:31 > 0:38:32Internet at 20.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34The room is out.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Oh, dear. But never mind. 25, you see?
0:38:36 > 0:38:3825 the internet.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Nope, all done, hammer's up, £25.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Christina, that is plus £10, you clever girl.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46And we got that really quickly.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47- Absolutely.- Straight in there.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Now look out for the cheese cutter.
0:38:49 > 0:38:511556. Great thing, this is.
0:38:51 > 0:38:56£20, £20. Cheese cutter at £20. Look great in the kitchen.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57£20, £20.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- Should have bought some cheese.- Yeah.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01£30.
0:39:01 > 0:39:0335.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05£40. 45.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09£45 I'm bid. Right to the distance at 45.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Yep, £50.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13£60.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Eat a lot of cheese, you do, back home.
0:39:16 > 0:39:1770?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- This is cutting edge. - £70.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Oh, Tim!
0:39:21 > 0:39:23£70, front row at 70.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Doorway's out, £70 there, all done.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Sold at 70.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29Yours at £70.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34- Minus £45.- That's not bad. - Better than yesterday.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37Knock off your £10, that's minus 35.
0:39:37 > 0:39:391557. Tombola game.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42£2 I'm bid, £2 I'm bid.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44£4 I'm bid, £4 I'm bid, £4.
0:39:44 > 0:39:45More than that, more than that.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48£6, £8, £8 I'm bid.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50£10 on the internet, £10 I'm bid, £10.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53£12 I'm bid, £15 I'm bid.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55£20 I'm bid, £20 I'm bid.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57£20, 25 I'm bid.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- What did we pay? 20? - 25, we're in profit.- Come on.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02£25.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Bid me another and I'll tell you the three balls that are missing.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- LAUGHTER - No! Shh!
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Can't be fairer that that.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16Oh, no! Now they all know!
0:40:16 > 0:40:21We tried. £25, sold at 25.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- It's a profit.- He could have waited a bit longer.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29£5 profit. So, overall, you are now minus 30.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32So are you going to with these chairs, then?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34And hope that Lichfield's up for it?
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- Definitely.- Absolutely, without a doubt.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Are you absolutely sure?
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Because they might be brilliant, they might bomb.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45- Christina, we've got faith in you, my dear.- Oh, no, don't do that.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47They're the absolute bones, they're lovely.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49- Really?- Shall we got for it?- Yep.
0:40:49 > 0:40:50Here comes the bonus buy.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54And now the three Eames chairs, lot 1561.
0:40:54 > 0:40:5760 bid, 70 bid, 80 bid, 90 bid.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Good girl, Christina.
0:40:59 > 0:41:0290, 100 the internet.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04100, 110 the internet.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06- And again. - 120 the internet.- Yes!
0:41:06 > 0:41:09130 the internet.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10You're in profit.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12130 the internet, 130, all done?
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Sold at 130.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- That's the fella. - Brilliant.- Superb.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Which is plus £50.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21- Brilliant.- That is a £50 profit. Well done, Christina.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- That was quite nerve-racking. - That's superb.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27You made £50 profit on that, you had £30 losses before.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31This girl has taken you to a plus £20 situation. How cool is that?
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Well done, Christina.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Which may mean that you have a winning score.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37On the other hand, you may not.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41- You keep that lucky hat on. - It's all in my head.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43All will be revealed in a moment.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Well, well, well. Was that fun or was it fun?- It was fun.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54It was excellent fun. Thank you very much.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Now, we don't have losers any more on Bargain Hunt,
0:41:57 > 0:41:58we only have runners up,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01and the runners up today by a considerable margin are...
0:42:01 > 0:42:02the Reds.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05No surprise there, girls, really, is there?
0:42:05 > 0:42:09Minus £135 is quite a number, isn't it?
0:42:09 > 0:42:12The only star on the horizon was the pearl broach,
0:42:12 > 0:42:14which made a £5 profit,
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- and I don't think we should talk about the rest much, do you?- No.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- What I do want to know is, did you have a nice time?- We did, yes.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22- You did.- Good fun.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25And thank you very much for joining us cos it's been great.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28But the winners today are substantial winners because
0:42:28 > 0:42:31they go home with money, they go home with £20,
0:42:31 > 0:42:35£10 for the dressing table pot, that's very fair
0:42:35 > 0:42:40and a fiver for the tombola game and the principle contributor
0:42:40 > 0:42:43was Christina with her Eames chairs,
0:42:43 > 0:42:47which made a profit of £50, which basically bailed you guys out.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50So hail Christina, that's all I can say.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Anyway congratulation for that and you've had a nice time chaps?
0:42:53 > 0:42:54- Super.- Superb.- So have we.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56- Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes? - ALL: Yes!