0:00:05 > 0:00:08Hello, there! I bet you weren't expecting me.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Well, I'm thrilled to tell you that today
0:00:10 > 0:00:13I'm presenting the show from Exeter.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16This wall has seen a lot of battles,
0:00:16 > 0:00:20but no battle like the battle we're going to see today
0:00:20 > 0:00:22between the Reds and the Blues.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Why?
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Because we're going bargain-hunting!
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Welcome to the Westpoint Centre.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Now, there are over 400 stalls here
0:00:59 > 0:01:01to rummage through.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03There's bound to be a bargain or two.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Let's have a sneaky peek at what's coming up next, yeah?
0:01:08 > 0:01:12On today's show, our experts are put under pressure...
0:01:12 > 0:01:14I'm not quite sure why I'm here today cos that's two things
0:01:14 > 0:01:17that we've looked at that both of you know far more than I do.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20..and the Blues show off their fountain of knowledge.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22What do you think, Geoff, is that more to your taste?
0:01:22 > 0:01:25I think it's a bit lightweight, actually, and a bit short.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- It's not quite right, is it?- Uh-huh.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- I really do think that we ought to get something decorative.- OK.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32But how will they fare over at the auction?
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Couldn't have happened to a nicer pair of girls.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39What a start!
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Geoff, you're a genius.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43'But before all that, let's meet the teams.'
0:01:44 > 0:01:48We've got a great bunch of buddies on the show today.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51For the Reds, Laura and Charlotte
0:01:51 > 0:01:53and for the Blues we have Geoff and Andy.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Hello, everyone!
0:01:55 > 0:01:56- ALL:- Hello.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Now, Charlotte, how did you two meet?
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Well, we met at school. We've known each other for...30 years.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- And you still get on?- Sometimes, you know.- Most of the time.- Most times.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- Well, I hope you get on well today! - No, we do! Yes.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09And what do you do with yourself?
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Well, information assistant but most people call that librarians.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- Librarian?- I'm a librarian.- Yep.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16But I also write for a vintage fashion magazine,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- I do all the vintage stuff. - Oh, do you?
0:02:18 > 0:02:20And what about pastimes, when you're not working?
0:02:20 > 0:02:22I've got a lovely daughter who I...
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- That, you know, she's ten so she takes a lot of attention.- Yeah.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- And lots of shopping. - I can see you like make-up and hair.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- You're looking absolutely fantastic. - Thank you.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Laura, you've done lots of things over the years, haven't you?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- I have.- Give me a little sample.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Well, after I left school I was a chef for a while,
0:02:36 > 0:02:40then I worked in a cinema and I was a trainee projectionist.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- Don't you sing, as well? - Yes, I do.- In a band?- Yes, I do.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- What's the band called? - It's called Mazura.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- And you do the singing in the band?- I do part of the singing
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- and I play the guitar.- Do you?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- You're multi-talented. - Many talents.- They're very good.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55And what about today, what about the tactics?
0:02:55 > 0:02:59I'm actually slightly psychic, so...
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- Slightly psychic.- Just slightly. - Not fully psychic.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05No, I wouldn't like to stack the deck against myself,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07but what I'm going to try and do is lay my hands on various objects
0:03:07 > 0:03:09and see if I can get a vibe from them.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Can I just say? She's going to do that.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12I'm going to take no notice of that
0:03:12 > 0:03:16and I'm just going to see if I can, you know, if anything looks good.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18I'm sure you'll get the prices down.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Now, Geoff and Andy, you've know each other a long time?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24We have, we were apprentice engineers in the Navy
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- a ridiculously long time ago. - Were you doing the same thing?
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Well, I was a marine engineer of the mechanical side
0:03:29 > 0:03:31and Andy did the electrical side.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33So, where you down below or up on deck?
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- I was down below working, he was upstairs...- With clean fingernails.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Yep. Clean fingernails and a pillow attached to his head.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Were you one of those chaps, at the end of that tube, you know,
0:03:43 > 0:03:45where they go, "Full steam ahead, engine room, full steam ahead"?
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Could have been if I'd have been a few years earlier, but...
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- Oh, so they don't do that any more? - Not quite the same, no.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53When did you leave the services?
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- I left in '96. - So quite a while ago.- Yeah, yeah.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58And what have you been doing since?
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- I worked for a company that restored watermills and windmills.- Really?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- And then took on a pub. - How exciting. So, it's late nights?
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Not really late nights, I tend to run it as an old-fashioned pub.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Yeah. Andy, are you one of the ones that Geoff kicks out of the pub?
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- I frequently am.- When you're not in the pub, what are you doing?
0:04:15 > 0:04:20I'm now restoring a kit car, which has been being rebuilt
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- for six years and is still not on the road.- Why is it taking so long?
0:04:22 > 0:04:24It's a labour of love.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Every nut and bolt is now stainless steel and polished...
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- Gosh!- ..and when it's finished it will be lovely.- Wonderful.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31And what about your plan of action today?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Basically, try and get things as cheap as...
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- Get quality stuff as cheap as possible.- Yeah.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Well, good luck, chaps. All the best. And girls.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Now, I've got some money for you.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46300 smackers and make sure you spend lots of it.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Don't you come back having spent a fiver.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Off you go, have a good time.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Singing vs the Royal Navy.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Anyone's guess.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01Now, of course, our two tremendous teams need two terrific tutors.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Hoping to get ahead with the Reds, it's Colin Young.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Never one to sit on the fence, it's Kate Bliss for the Blues.
0:05:12 > 0:05:13What are you going to be looking for?
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Have you got any strong feelings about what you're going to buy?
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- I think...small items. Attractive items.- Mm-hm?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- I love little things.- You like little things?- Love little things.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- Charlotte has a think for minutiae. - And jewellery.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Well-made, quality. - Of course, engineers, you see.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30You like the way things are made. Attention to detail.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Quality and worth money.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33We can do this.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- Laura's psychic abilities, apparently.- Really?
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Yes, I am slightly psychic. - You're slightly psychic?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Well, I have the psychic thought that somewhere
0:05:43 > 0:05:46there's a stopwatch that's about to be clicked.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Not quite a stopwatch, Colin.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Teams, your 60 minutes start now!
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- Let's go!- Let's go.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- Let's get out to the fair and get some bargains.- OK.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Do we have a battle on our hands today, then?
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Both teams are on the lookout for quality smalls
0:06:01 > 0:06:02that are easy on the pocket.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Good luck!
0:06:04 > 0:06:07I thought we could fend off the opposition.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08THEY LAUGH
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Hey, I do the jokes around here.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Blimey, the Reds aren't hanging about.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- Spotted this from about there. - You spotted that, as well.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18- Isn't it lovely?- You like it?- Lovely.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- Very, very much. - What do you think, Laura?
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- Definitely my cup of tea. - Go for that?- Yeah.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Well, I feel very good about cases.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27There's a lot of interest in vintage travel
0:06:27 > 0:06:30and related items in the salerooms so, subject-wise,
0:06:30 > 0:06:32you can't go wrong unless the price is wrong,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34that's the only thing that can make it happen.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37You would think it's going to be a hatbox, purely because of the shape.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Just a bit unconventional it not being round,
0:06:39 > 0:06:42but before we start having a look at it in detail
0:06:42 > 0:06:44is that something that you would like to buy as an item?
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- What do you think?- Possibly.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- I have a soft spot for them. I think it just looks gorgeous.- There we go.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- If you'd like to hold that one. - Andes.- Andes. There we go.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55As you can see, it definitely is Andes
0:06:55 > 0:06:57because it's on the end of my armies.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Your jokes are as bad as Kate's, Colin.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02That's actually a nice interior, isn't it?
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- Beautiful, it's lovely and clean. - It is, nice.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08So, I'll just pop that one down on the deck, now.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09And what have we got next?
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- I do like this one.- It says, "Hats," so we were right.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- And how much is on them?- That's £52. - That's £52, it is a bit...
0:07:16 > 0:07:17Do you think that's too much?
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Out of the two, I think I'd put that one back.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22That one's my personal favourite out of the two,
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- I don't know how you feel about it. - No, it's lovely.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28And it goes so nicely with your outfit.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- Ohh, 35.- 35, could we get that down?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- Well, we could always ask the question.- What you think?
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Hello, there. We've got a price on here of £35.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40We would really like to put the Blues back in their own box.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41Oh, bit of fighting talk, Colin.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43What's the very best that you could do that for?
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- I could do 30 for you.- 30.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- I would pay 30 for that, I have to say.- You'd pay 30 for it?
0:07:48 > 0:07:49I'd pay 30 for myself, yeah.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53So, on that basis, if we've got to make a profit, can we do it at 28?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55No, I'm sorry, it's got to stick to 30.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Thank you very much, thank you.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Deal done, case closed.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Well done, Reds, one item down in seven minutes.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Aye, aye, the seafaring Blue Team have spotted something.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10What do you think of that little basket? What do you think, Andy?
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Geoff will like that cos it's blue glass with silver
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- and it looks very, sort of, Arts and Crafts.- Do you like that?- Yeah.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20You seem to know each other's taste quite well.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Well, we've been around together for a while.- Yeah.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Could we have a little look at that, please? Lovely, great, thanks.
0:08:26 > 0:08:27Well, Andy, you have a look.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Is this something you would naturally pick up?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32No, it's not for me but this is a different kettle of fish,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- this is buying to sell on and make a profit.- Mm-hm.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- So it really depends what the bottom line is.- Yeah, what you think, Geoff?
0:08:39 > 0:08:40- I think...- It's plate.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44It is, it's plated, well done, you can see the brass showing through.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- It's matched but... - Tell me what you're thinking.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51I think it's had a bash at some time. It's not quite right, is it?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- Has he done this before? - This should be deeper.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I'm very impressed, Geoff.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59I think that's a later addition.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02But it looks very pretty in there, doesn't it?
0:09:02 > 0:09:05There's a little mark on the handle. Have a little look.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- Cos I know this is this sort of thing you like, isn't it?- WMF.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11Yeah, you're absolutely right.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13You've got three little letters there -
0:09:13 > 0:09:17WMF - which stands for Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- It's quite a mouthful. - Glad you said that.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22- And it's still very collectable. - I don't know.- Yeah, I mean...
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Actually, not from me.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- Oh, OK.- Ooh.- It's not perfect.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I was going to say, it depends what price we could get it for.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Well, I was just thinking the same, Andy.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35We've got 45 on the price tag. What could you do for us?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37The very best would be £35.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40I still don't think there'd be a profit in that at £35. No.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- We'll have to move on, we're stuck for time.- OK.- No worries.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- ANDY: Thank you anyway. - Thank you for your help.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Oh, you look a bit disappointed, Kate.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52These boys aren't messing about. Onwards and upwards, fellas.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54That's not bad going at all, is it?
0:09:54 > 0:09:56First purchase down after seven minutes.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- It's going to be a breeze, isn't it? - I'm very good at shopping.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03That's right. At this rate we should burn through 300 quid, no problem.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05That's what I like to hear, girls.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08The boys, however, seem to be playing it safe today.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I don't think 35 is too bad for that.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Oh, we could always come back.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16We can always come back cos it is a piece of WMF,
0:10:16 > 0:10:18so I think we should bear that in mind.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- Right, OK, then, so we'll see how time goes.- Yep.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23If we're getting a bit close, whistle back here
0:10:23 > 0:10:24and hopefully it hasn't gone.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Hopefully.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30I think our Kate likes the look of that little piece of silver plate.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Meanwhile, Colin's cracking the whip.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33I sense Colin is moving us on.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35I'm moving you on, yes.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38There can't be any slacking or resting on laurels here.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Oh, beehive.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Beehive? 295.
0:10:42 > 0:10:43THEY GROAN
0:10:43 > 0:10:44That is a bit out of budget.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Way too much money, honey, ha!
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Now, back to our very own queen bee, Miss Bliss.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- What do you think to that one? - Well, I like that
0:10:52 > 0:10:57- because I think it would be good for a cane for a walker.- Mm-hm.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- Or even a dog collector. And very pretty eyes, Kate.- Yes.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02- No, you, not the cane.- Oh!
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Why, thank you.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Oh, Andy, you charmer, you.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09What do you think, Geoff? Is that more to your taste?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11I think it's a bit lightweight, actually, and a bit short.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13A cane, not a walking stick.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Yeah, it's a decorative item rather than a functional item, I think.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- Well.- For a collector, you've got two paths here, haven't you?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20You've got people who collect things with dogs
0:11:20 > 0:11:24and people who collect canes. It looks like it's got some age to it.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Well, it's a lovely bamboo shaft here, which is really nice,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31and then this is beautifully carved.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34The nice thing about it is the quality of the carving.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37I mean, it's a very realistic. I guess it's a greyhound,
0:11:37 > 0:11:38looks like a greyhound, doesn't it?
0:11:38 > 0:11:41But you've got a lovely patina on it at, as well,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43where it's been handled which is really nice.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46I think the value is in this nice head.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49We've got 95 there, but shall we see what the gentleman can do?
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- Would 65 quid be a good help to you? - Ooh, now.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53- GEOFF:- What do you think?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56I think that's reasonable, thank you very much.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- OK, thank you very much. - No, thank you.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Brilliant, thank you so much for your help.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Well done, chaps, you're off the mark.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Both teams are level pegging with one item apiece.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Oh! Charlotte's spotted something right up her street -
0:12:09 > 0:12:11a vintage handbag.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14I think 45 is too much for this. What do you think?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17I'm going to submit and say that I'm perhaps not the expert here,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20you're probably more likely to be the person in charge.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Well, I buy to keep, that's the thing, that's the difference.
0:12:23 > 0:12:24I buy to use.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27But remember, you're not buying it for yourself, Charlotte.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- It's very beautiful.- If you work on the basis that for buying to keep
0:12:31 > 0:12:33and you've just said that it would be too much for you to buy
0:12:33 > 0:12:37to keep, that tells us it's going to be too much if we go to auction.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Sound advice, Mr Young.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Now, the boys have returned to their first stall that they visited,
0:12:43 > 0:12:46not for the WMF basket but something else has caught their eye.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Thank you very much. Is it Loetz, do you know?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51TRADER: I think, actually, it's Kralik.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52It Kralik, OK.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56The selling point is the shape and the colour.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59But would it be a feature in someone's room,
0:12:59 > 0:13:00perhaps not big enough, is it?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Now, I'm quite impressed, you know.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05You strapping gentleman picking something quite delicate.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07I would have seen them better as a pair.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10I liked the pair and I don't think they're a complete pair,
0:13:10 > 0:13:12so I don't like them quite as much now.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- OK, you're going off this rapidly, aren't you?- Yep.- OK, let's move on.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18I like you, boys, no messing about.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- Well, it's priced at £30. - I'd say that's a very fair price.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- Do you think we could make a profit? - No.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30I'm not quite sure why I'm here today because that's two things
0:13:30 > 0:13:33that we've looked at that both of you know far more than I do.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35We just seem to have hit on the two things we know -
0:13:35 > 0:13:37guitar and handbags.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38Now, don't fret, Colin.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42I have a feeling these girls may be putting your expertise to good use.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44How are the Navy boys getting on?
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Andy, am I right in thinking Geoff's looking at handbags?
0:13:48 > 0:13:49I hope so.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51HE LAUGHS
0:13:51 > 0:13:53What are you doing? What are you doing?
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Are you looking at handbags...? Oh, no, he's not, look.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- What have you got there? - I just like the look of it.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- Do you know what Sabino is?- No.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04Sabino is very much in the style of what Lalique was doing.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- Have you heard of Lalique?- Very much so.- And opalescent glass.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11I think, if it was Lalique it might stand a chance,
0:14:11 > 0:14:15but Sabino is not quite as prized and I think £150 at auction
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- we're going to struggle.- OK.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- Right.- Let's go with you, Kate, you're the expert.- All right.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- So you didn't like the handbags, then?- Not my colour.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25See, I was thinking that just went with your eyes.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Ah, good bit of banter with the boys there, Kate.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29Full steam ahead, then, chaps.
0:14:29 > 0:14:35Teams, you both have two items left to find. Time for a regroup, Reds.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39I just like weirdness, actually. I find myself attracted to the weird.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- OK.- So, if I can find anything particularly weird.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Oh, yeah, we love curios.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Oh, is the challenge now then for the rest of the time
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- whoever can find the weirdest item? - Oh, right.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52OK, so some wonderfully wacky weirdness for the Weds.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57However, something quite fitting for the military boys.
0:14:57 > 0:14:58What you got?
0:14:58 > 0:15:00I think Andy is quite happy with this one.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02This pair of medals really did catch my eye
0:15:02 > 0:15:06cos they're nicely mounted and a Croix de Guerre is quite unusual.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11That's right. Here we've got a Bronze Star medal, First World War
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- and they're French, aren't they? - I like them.- I like the look.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16And not only for what they are but for the decorative.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17I like the frame,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20I like the way they're set out on black velvet to show them off.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- Hallelujah.- I think we could do something with these.- We like these.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25We actually agree.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28I agree. They're beautifully presented, aren't they?
0:15:28 > 0:15:31What is it about the militaria that you love about it?
0:15:31 > 0:15:35It's not what they are it's how it is, for me. Decoratively.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38It's typically French, actually, the whole thing is very French.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41I think that's a very old frame, as well.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43I would put it a little bit later, actually.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46It's a lovely burr walnut frame, by the look of things,
0:15:46 > 0:15:49possibly First World War period, 1920s maybe.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51I think we ought to ask our stallholder a little bit about them
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- and what he can do for us. - Sure.- Oh, here he is.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- Hello, sir.- Charles.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Charles, hi, nice to meet you.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01We really like these medals.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Can you tell me a little bit more about them, how rare are they?
0:16:04 > 0:16:09Initially they're not that rare, but because so many World War I medals
0:16:09 > 0:16:13were discarded, even the English World War I medals were discarded,
0:16:13 > 0:16:15they've now become quite rare.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17So, what could you do for us on that price?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Well, as you can see, I've put them up at £79
0:16:20 > 0:16:23and I would be quite happy to let them go for 60.
0:16:25 > 0:16:26- How do you feel, guys? - I'm happy with that.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- That was the figure I had in mind. - That's kind of you.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- A pleasure. - We'll shake your hand.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- - Thank you very much. - We have a sale.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38Item two in the bag. Well done. Now, how's the quest for curios going?
0:16:38 > 0:16:41This is the stall the Blues were at earlier but they missed this.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Are you looking at what I'm looking at? The weird cat.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Hey, it's got my trousers on.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Does he move?
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- Oh!- Oh, look, his little feet go round.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- Fully working, as well. - That's so strange.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- That is totally up our street.- Is it?
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- Oh, yes.- Let's have a look at him, then.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02He looks as though he's had his face squashed.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- Perhaps cycled into a brick wall. - LAUGHTER
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Or two brick walls, into a thin alley!
0:17:07 > 0:17:09And how much is he? Ooh, 85.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- I'd pay that! - You'd pay that, would you?
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- That's amazing! - He's a bit pricey for a scary cat.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- Well...- He is, for a scary cat, isn't he?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19I really like it. It's just the price that's the bit that I don't.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21I mean, how old is it? I'm not really sure, to be honest.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24I mean, it could be a sort of '60s, '70s toy.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27At auction, if it made 30 or £40, it would be a travesty
0:17:27 > 0:17:30but it's not going to race onto masses more than that.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32- But it's a bit of fun, isn't it? - LAUGHTER
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- It's worth it! - Yeah, it is. It's good fun.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- Hi, there, how are you?- Hi. - You all right?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40What's the very best you can do for him
0:17:40 > 0:17:43because obviously he has no fashion sense, so...?
0:17:43 > 0:17:45No, no. He looks like you.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Yeah, that's the problem!
0:17:47 > 0:17:51So what's the very best price that you can do on this?
0:17:51 > 0:17:52I think 50 is the very best.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54See, I'd pay 85, so 50 is good.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56'But you're not, Charlotte!'
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- But that's if you were keeping it yourself!- I just love it.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01'I'm not sure about your haggling skills, Charlotte!'
0:18:01 > 0:18:04I think I'd be tempted if it was perhaps 45.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- OK, 45.- You'd do a deal at 45? - Oh, yay, thank you.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- Thank you very much, that's great. - Thank you.- Brilliant.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- Thank you very, very much. - You happy with that, ladies?- Yeah.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14A pedalling, Pentel pussycat.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Ha! You can't get much weirder than that!
0:18:16 > 0:18:17Now then, a while back,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20I came across something that stirred things up a bit.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Yes...
0:18:22 > 0:18:24It's a spoon. What sort of spoon?
0:18:24 > 0:18:25It's a caddy spoon.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Now, in the good old days, we had tea in tea caddies
0:18:29 > 0:18:34and, invariably, you had a tea caddy with two or three compartments
0:18:34 > 0:18:39and you would use your ladle to spoon into a mixing bowl
0:18:39 > 0:18:42and blend the mix to your taste.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45A charming thing. We don't have time to do that any more, do we?
0:18:45 > 0:18:46It's a really lovely object.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49The trouble is it's a fake.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51It's not right.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Now, it is silver but it's incorrectly hallmarked.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Now, any piece of silver has to have a correct hallmark.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02You can buy a very simple book of hallmarks,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04you can look up hallmarks online,
0:19:04 > 0:19:06so you can date it to the nearest year
0:19:06 > 0:19:09because it has to have the correct hallmark on it
0:19:09 > 0:19:11from whichever assay office.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14If it has a leopard's head, it's from London.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16An anchor, Birmingham.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Now, this is a piece of Irish silver.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22It's got a maker's mark on it, WO.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27The only WO I can find was making silver in the early 19th century
0:19:27 > 0:19:33and this has a capital A, which should date it to 1797,
0:19:33 > 0:19:35so it can't have been made by a WO.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37It has the lion passant.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Tells you it's silver, all right.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42It has the crowned harp for Ireland,
0:19:42 > 0:19:44but there is no Britannia mark
0:19:44 > 0:19:49and there should be a Britannia mark on Irish silver from Dublin.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51So, whoever was faking this
0:19:51 > 0:19:54was really not doing his homework properly.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58Having said that, they fooled me all those years ago when I bought it.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02I paid, I think, £72 for this.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05It's now illegal to sell it because the marks are wrong
0:20:05 > 0:20:07and therefore I can't put it into an auction,
0:20:07 > 0:20:11so what I thought was buy of the year turned out to be
0:20:11 > 0:20:13mistake of the decade.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16I've made a huge, huge mistake.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20Make sure you don't fall into the same trap.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Hopefully our teams aren't getting caught out.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26With 25 minutes to go, they each have two items apiece.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29It's still anyone's game.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Now, we've done a bit of that! LAUGHTER
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Do you think we've got a sporting chance with that?
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Oh, we could have a sporting chance. We could try, anyway.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- Are you a rugby man?- We both are. - We both are.- Are you?- Yeah.
0:20:38 > 0:20:39What do we think to this?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Oh, come on, chaps. It might be worth a try.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- Moving on, now.- Not like?- No.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- ANDY SIGHS - No?
0:20:45 > 0:20:47I really do think that we ought to get something decorative.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- Let's get back to the WMF.- Hmm.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- Yes, cos if it has gone, we've got a problem.- Yeah.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56So if we can get back there, if we can find out where it is!
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- You think that's our best bet?- Yes. - I think so.- All right. Let's do it.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00- Yes, we'll do that.- All right.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Well remembered, chaps.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05That little basket was the first item you looked at.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Time to head back to the stall and see if it's still there.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- Look at the lovely clocks, Laura. - Some lovely clocks.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- I'm particularly attracted to this one.- You like that one, yeah?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- I love it.- Or do you prefer the colour of that one?
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Time's ticking, girls.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- Actually, that's a beautiful colour, yeah.- I think it's beautiful.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24You'd go for that one as well, out of the group that are on here?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- Yes.- OK.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27Could you just give us a bit of guidance
0:21:27 > 0:21:30on price on that one over there, please?
0:21:33 > 0:21:36TRADER: I can do it... Best price I can do on that is 120.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- OK, well...- If you think. Do you think we would...?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Well, that's a mixed response we've got here.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43There's a "hmm" from here and a "ah!" from here.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Now I'm going to just throw in my expert's eye on this.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49I think the best clock is that one. I think that's great.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51What sort of money is that going to be, sir?
0:21:51 > 0:21:54TRADER: It's Kienzle, German, perfect condition.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- That's got to be 95.- Hmm...
0:21:56 > 0:21:59That's a real Art Deco. It's not been mucked about.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- The chrome is the original chrome. It's not been re-chromed.- Yeah.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Again, it's just knowing what the buyers,
0:22:05 > 0:22:08the collectors are all looking for when they're going to be
0:22:08 > 0:22:11going to the auction, so I think there will be a lot more competition
0:22:11 > 0:22:14for that because of the look than there will be for the others.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15It's your call.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Would you consider going any lower? Would you consider going to 85?
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- I'll split the difference. I'll do 90.- Do you want to go for that?
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- There are other things I have my eye on.- Is there?- Yeah.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27Right, well, let's have this as a definite that we will come
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- back to if you don't find something within that...- If it hasn't gone.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- You see, that's the other element! - See? That's my problem.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36There's two kinds of people - the quick and the disappointed.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- Yes, that's right! - The man has a point!
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- I'm going to go for it now. - Really?- I trust you.- OK.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Are we going to go for that?
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- Yeah.- We're going to go for it. - Brilliant. We have a deal.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- Thank you very much. - I think you've made a good choice.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53Decisive decision-making, team. That's you done.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54All three items bought.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58With time in mind, you boys have ten minutes left.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Now, is that WMF basket still there?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- It's still here, guys, look! - Well, that's a good thing.
0:23:04 > 0:23:05Phew!
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- Do you want to have another look? - Yep, we'll have one last look.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- Could we have another look, please? Thank you.- Not that we're desperate.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12We've still got plenty of time!
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Crikey, we don't hear that very often!
0:23:14 > 0:23:17It stuck in our heads. I'm a bit concerned about the thickness of the plate.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19There's a little bit of pitting there,
0:23:19 > 0:23:22but you've got to remember this is almost 100 years old.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Yep, the mark is very definite on it, isn't it?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Absolutely. I mean, there's no disputing that, that WMF mark.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29- Yeah.- All right.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Sorry, refresh my memory. What was the price?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33TRADER: I said the very best was £35.
0:23:33 > 0:23:34Are you happy with 30 for that?
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- 35?- 35.- Oh, I think... - Was that a slip of the tongue?
0:23:37 > 0:23:39I've got 30 in my head, it just keeps coming in!
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Yeah, yeah, nice try, Geoff.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43I would say you've got a chance with that.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- We're done.- OK. Thank you very much. - TRADER: Thank you very much.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- Great! Three items! We're all done! - That's it, then.- We're finished.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- And a wee bit of time to spare. - Time to spare.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55- Cup of tea?- That sounds like a great idea.- That would be lovely.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Well done, Blues. A well-earned cuppa.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02Unusually, both teams have finished with time in hand today.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Let's just remind ourselves what the Red Team have bought.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10The first item was the vintage travel case. They paid £30.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Next up was the toy cat on a tricycle.
0:24:14 > 0:24:19A purr-fect deal was done at £45.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Finally, with time to spare,
0:24:21 > 0:24:24the Art Deco alarm clock set them back £90.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28What do you think of their taste, Colin?
0:24:28 > 0:24:29- Brilliant.- Really?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Absolutely brilliant. Absolutely loved the shop.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34We did it with speed, precision
0:24:34 > 0:24:37and we executed all three things in what, 40 minutes?
0:24:37 > 0:24:38BOTH: 40 minutes.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- Oh, my goodness, and what's your favourite lot?- Weird cat.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- Yes, we brought a weird cat. - Do you like the cat?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- I must admit, I did like it! - Did you?
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Well, you're all three, unanimous about this. That's wonderful.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Now, how much money did you spend?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53£165.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Which must leave £135.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- Hand it over.- OK.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01I shall quickly recycle it and hand it over to our good man, there...
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- Thank you very much. - ..who's going to spend it on...?
0:25:04 > 0:25:07I haven't got a clue. It was such a whirlwind going around the shop.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Well, you need to get focused.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Meanwhile, let's go and see what the Blue Team have bought.
0:25:14 > 0:25:20First up, it was the dog's head walking cane. £65 paid.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Next, it was some militaria that caught Andy's eye.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26The medals cost them £60.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28And finally, they sealed a deal
0:25:28 > 0:25:33on the WMF silver-plated basket for £35.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Well, guys, did that military training come in handy?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39- I think we got away with it.- I think we've found some good pieces today.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Have you? Was it easy?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43BOTH: No! LAUGHTER
0:25:43 > 0:25:45How were they to be with?
0:25:45 > 0:25:47They were very good at getting the best price.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49I have to say Geoff particularly but, you know,
0:25:49 > 0:25:51quite a bit of knowledge coming out here.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- Oh. I like that, a bit of... - Interesting.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Can be, as Churchill once said,
0:25:55 > 0:25:57"Knowledge can be a dangerous thing."
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- Yeah.- In this case, probably, yeah.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01LAUGHTER
0:26:01 > 0:26:03- Oh, dear. What was your favourite lot?- I think the medals.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- I think the medals.- Yeah.- Yeah. - We bought a pair of medals.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08Good collectors for that sort of thing.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Nicely mounted, they're going to look really...
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- Nice decorative piece as well. - Wonderful. How much did you spend?
0:26:13 > 0:26:14We spent £160.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- So you're going to give me 140. - I am.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19- You're a good man.- Great.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24And what Kate can't do with £140 isn't worth thinking about.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Lovely.- Take it away, Kate. - Thank you.- Good luck.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29Meanwhile, we're going off to the auction.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Well, it's not very far from the Westpoint Antiques Centre
0:26:40 > 0:26:43at the County Showground to the centre of Exeter,
0:26:43 > 0:26:48and that's where we've come to, to Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood,
0:26:48 > 0:26:50and we have Brian Goodison-Blanks,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53who will be passing comment on our lovely objects.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- Hello, Brian.- Hello, there.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Now, Laura and Charlotte have been shopping with Colin Young
0:26:58 > 0:27:00and this is their first exhibit.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Well, it's not quite Louis Vuitton, is it?
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Had it been, I think we would have been looking
0:27:05 > 0:27:06at something quite spectacular
0:27:06 > 0:27:08but it's very, very late in the blue,
0:27:08 > 0:27:10probably cardboard underneath or pressed board.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- It's got a couple of labels on.- Yep. - It would have been earlier
0:27:13 > 0:27:16- if we'd had some nice P and O or Orient Line labels on.- Ah, yes.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18That would have made it a little bit different.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21But this is very, very late, probably 1960s, low-end market.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- But there are people who do use these sorts of things.- What for?!
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Well, there's a company in London that actually make them
0:27:27 > 0:27:29- into speakers.- Really?- Yes.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- But apart from that, it's really, sort of, £5 to £10.- Yep. £30 paid.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- Right.- But it is what it is
0:27:35 > 0:27:38and they haven't risked a huge amount of money on it.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41They've gone from that to the toy cat.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Yes, he looks a little bit sad, doesn't he?
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Very play-worn and I think it's probably a little bit later
0:27:46 > 0:27:49than they've said. They said, sort of, 1950s but he's more in keeping
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- with the 1960s, 1970s.- Yep.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Shame it's not an earlier, sort of, 1950s tin-plate,
0:27:55 > 0:27:59- battery-operated toy. - But it isn't, Brian!- No!
0:27:59 > 0:28:02So I'm afraid we can't really make much more than it is but, for cat
0:28:02 > 0:28:05collectors, they might be prepared to pay, sort of, £10 to £15 for it.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09I think it might creep on a little bit because it's quite a fun thing.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12£45 paid, which is a trifle above your estimate,
0:28:12 > 0:28:14but we'll see what happens.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Now, they bought something of more value here,
0:28:17 > 0:28:20the Deco-style table alarm clock.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- Well, it's, like, the German company Kienzle, isn't it?- Right.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25So very, very well-known clock manufacturers.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27It's got the hint of the Art Deco about it,
0:28:27 > 0:28:29but I think it's out of period again.
0:28:29 > 0:28:34I don't think it's quite 1920s, 1930s, but more 1950s, 1960s.
0:28:34 > 0:28:35It's got the look.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38It's got the look but really only, sort of, £20 to £30.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- I think they paid Deco money for it, really.- Hmm.- £90.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44- Yes, so they probably thought it was a little bit earlier.- Yeah.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Anyway, perhaps two will be OK and one might be a bit dodgy,
0:28:47 > 0:28:49so they might need their bonus buy.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Let's have the butcher's at it.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Laura, Charlotte, good shopping?
0:28:54 > 0:28:55- Great shopping.- Very good.
0:28:55 > 0:28:56Fun shopping?
0:28:56 > 0:28:57- Fun shopping.- Oh, yes.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Successful shopping?
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- Let's hope so.- We'll see. - Good, good, good.
0:29:01 > 0:29:07- Well, you left our young man here with £135 left to spend.- Mm-hm.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Let's have a look.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- Not weird this time. Something very sensible.- Ooh!
0:29:11 > 0:29:15- But isn't that glorious?- It's like a Japanese pot.- It's very beautiful.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18It's Japanese Satsuma earthenware. Quite a heavy pot.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22As you can see, the decoration on it is a multicolour of enamels.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25You've got lovely peony designs, you've got a geisha on there,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28moulded handles. What's quite nice about this is the colour.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31You see a lot of this in the, sort of, browns and more,
0:29:31 > 0:29:34sort of, dull colours. This has got a little bit of brightness to it,
0:29:34 > 0:29:35having that pink ground.
0:29:35 > 0:29:36So how much would you spend on it?
0:29:36 > 0:29:38I can't, I really...
0:29:38 > 0:29:43What you need to do is hold that and just think about...
0:29:43 > 0:29:44Oh, I'm getting something.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47- Maybe 200?- That would be great.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Oh, you think we could make...?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51- No. But that would be great! - LAUGHTER
0:29:51 > 0:29:52It would be a miracle.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56- Put it this way, all I spent was a measly £30 of your money.- OK.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Well, I have to say, at your valuation of £200,
0:29:59 > 0:30:01this is getting really exciting.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Let's see if that auctioneer agrees with you.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- What about that? - It's quite a colour, isn't it?
0:30:08 > 0:30:10LAUGHTER
0:30:10 > 0:30:13It's very typical early 20th-century Satsuma.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17This one, I think, is souvenir market from the 1920s, 1930s.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20It's, sort of, factory-made cos it's almost spray pink
0:30:20 > 0:30:23but, as you can see from the glazes on there, sprayed very quickly
0:30:23 > 0:30:26and very cheaply, so really only about £10 to £20
0:30:26 > 0:30:29because it's that low-end, sort of, souvenir market.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34Well, it might do OK. Colin paid £30, so it's not far off.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- It's only a couple of goes at your gavel, isn't it?- It is.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- And suddenly you're there. - It is. So we'll give it a good go.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Well, that's the vase. Let's have a look at the Blue Team.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45I think Geoff and Andy, who went shopping with Kate, have been
0:30:45 > 0:30:48a little more understated and we start with the walking cane.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Quite collectable, I would have thought.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52They are collectable and it's nice with the dog's head
0:30:52 > 0:30:55and the inset eyes to it as well, so very, very typical Victorian.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57It's a little bit crudely carved
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- because we do see some with some finer decoration to them.- Yes.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03But also, there's a certain element of wear to the head of it as well.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- Do you like the wear or not? - I don't mind the patternation.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- It gives that sense of age...- Yes. - ..and it's that nice feeling,
0:31:09 > 0:31:10so we know it's not a reproduction
0:31:10 > 0:31:13cos we do see some reproduction canes. But this one has been carved.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17It's original, sort of, boxwood and a nice piece of bamboo, there.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- Not the, sort of, top-end...- No. - ..so perhaps only 20 to 30.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24£65 paid, so you're going to have to work your magic with that one,
0:31:24 > 0:31:25- aren't you?- I think so.
0:31:25 > 0:31:26Then the medals.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28I do like medals,
0:31:28 > 0:31:31only insomuch that you do feel the history with them, don't you?
0:31:31 > 0:31:33They are, they're very interesting, aren't they?
0:31:33 > 0:31:36And these, you have the Croix de Guerre and the Medaille Militaire.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Nicely framed. They are very, very popular at the moment.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41It's a shame we don't have any details about the recipient
0:31:41 > 0:31:43because that would really help,
0:31:43 > 0:31:46because these are French medals that were given to English troops
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- who fought in France during 1914 and 1918...- Yep.- ..so it's very poignant
0:31:49 > 0:31:52and medal collectors would like them for their collection anyway.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- So with these, we're probably saying about 40 to 60.- Yeah.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Well, 40 to 60, they paid £60,
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- so they're pretty well on the money there, aren't they?- I think so, yes.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Then we finish off with a bit of WMF - the Wurttemberg Factory.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06Yes, what is it, Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik?
0:32:06 > 0:32:10I like the way you did the whole thing, there! Fabriken, isn't it?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- Fabriken, yes. But WMF to all of us, isn't it, really?- Yes.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15A very well-known factory, again,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17very well-known for their Art-Nouveau period pieces.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20It's early 20th century, probably, sort of, 1930s.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Blue glass liner, probably part of a set, really.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25- Useful for sugar on the table today, isn't it?- Yep.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- But realistically, only about, sort of, £10 to £20.- Right.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33£35 paid and they sent Kate off with £140,
0:32:33 > 0:32:35and let's see what she bought with it.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39- Enjoyed the shopping?- Yep, yeah. Enjoyed Kate's company.- Good.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- A lot of people do, strangely! - Don't sound so surprised!
0:32:41 > 0:32:42LAUGHTER
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- Well, you spent £160...- We did.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47..and you gave her £140,
0:32:47 > 0:32:50and lurking under that blue cloth is the magic.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- Let's have a look.- You were very thorough in your approach,
0:32:53 > 0:32:57but we didn't get anything with any Royal Navy connections...
0:32:57 > 0:32:58Oh, my goodness!
0:32:58 > 0:33:00..which I thought was quite important for you two,
0:33:00 > 0:33:06so we have a pair of meat skewers, but they have these lovely finials
0:33:06 > 0:33:12with anchors on, which obviously allude to a naval connection.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13And the other thing is
0:33:13 > 0:33:16that they are made by a very well-known factory
0:33:16 > 0:33:19that was founded in Paris in about 1830.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21The factory's called Christofle
0:33:21 > 0:33:25and it's still manufacturing lovely designed pieces today.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Now these are actually silver-plated,
0:33:27 > 0:33:29but they're quite commercial
0:33:29 > 0:33:32because of the designs. Have a little look.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34- They are pretty.- You like?
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Spookily enough, that's the symbol we wear on our T-shirts in the pub.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- Is it?- Yeah, that's our logo.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- Well, that's got to be an omen. - This is getting better!
0:33:41 > 0:33:43The question would be, they're very nice,
0:33:43 > 0:33:44but how much did you pay for them?
0:33:44 > 0:33:46I paid £65.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49- Total silence!- And they're plated.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- They are plated.- And you paid £65.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54I did. If I was to put an auction estimate on them,
0:33:54 > 0:33:57I would probably say £40 to £60.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00I have to say, I think I probably paid the top-end.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Have they got any sort of age to them?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Somewhere between 1919 and 1920, so yes, definitely got some age.
0:34:05 > 0:34:06I would agree with that.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09Now, you haven't got to make a decision now, chaps.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12You can cogitate and then we'll see how the auction goes.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13But meanwhile, why don't we have a look
0:34:13 > 0:34:16and see what the auctioneer thinks of these skewers?
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Right, well, Kate spent some money
0:34:19 > 0:34:23and I'll tell you how much in a minute, Brian, on these two items.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Right, well, they're perfect for the southwest, really, aren't they?
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Cos we're a nice, coastal region and a good naval history to them.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- Yeah.- They're French, obviously, with the silver-plated,
0:34:32 > 0:34:34but the anchor entwined, rope-entwined anchor
0:34:34 > 0:34:36and the laurel wreath
0:34:36 > 0:34:38goes with Dartmouth Naval College, down here in the southwest.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- Yep.- And a very strong history, obviously, with Plymouth.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43So it should do reasonably well cos we've got a lot
0:34:43 > 0:34:46of people who are interested in nautical and maritime antiques.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49They're probably going to be more practical as letter openers
0:34:49 > 0:34:52than meat skewers nowadays. It would just be very useful.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54- Yes, on a naval desk.- Exactly.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56As I say, we have a lot of cadets passing out of Dartmouth,
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- so they would be perfect. - Yeah, yeah.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01They could do, sort of, £30-£40, I think.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Paid 65. And difficult to date, I think, aren't they?
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Cos Christofle are still going, aren't they?
0:35:06 > 0:35:07They are, so difficult to date,
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- but the quality is reasonable for them, isn't it?- Yeah, yeah.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13I shall be really interested to see how those fare at your sale, Brian.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- You'll be taking the sale, won't you?- Yes, I will.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17We'll be in safe hands.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21'OK, Brian, saleroom looks busy. Time to do your thing.'
0:35:21 > 0:35:25Right, girls, it's all coming up shortly. Are you that excited?
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- Extremely.- Laura! Marvellous!
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Now, who chose this travel case? It was you, wasn't it, Charlotte?
0:35:31 > 0:35:33What did you like about it?
0:35:33 > 0:35:34I just love cases.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- It just looked beautiful and I've got a thing about cases.- Have you?
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- What do you put in them? - Erm, I carry around my hats.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Your current hat would go in a pocket though, wouldn't it?
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- LAUGHTER I could scrunch that up!- Here we go.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49The vintage travel case in blue. Pack up your troubles in this, then.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50What am I to say, £10?
0:35:50 > 0:35:53You should have put something in it, girls! £2?
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- Oh, no!- £2 and you can carry your bargains in it.
0:35:55 > 0:35:56I'll have it for £2!
0:35:56 > 0:35:58£2. 3, anybody else?
0:35:58 > 0:36:01At £2 only for the blue, vintage case. You're quite sure?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- I'm selling at 2. - Christmas holiday.- Ugh!
0:36:03 > 0:36:063, thank you, sir! 4, now! We've got a battle. No?
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Thought we did. At £3 only, then. 3!
0:36:08 > 0:36:11Any advance on 3?
0:36:11 > 0:36:13- Oh, no! I can't... - He was doing it just to humour us!
0:36:13 > 0:36:15I think he probably was.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19You know, to think that somebody bid £2 and refused to go to 4.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- It's sad.- It's my cat!- Here we go.
0:36:21 > 0:36:241950s toy cat on tricycle and what am I to say for that?
0:36:24 > 0:36:25£15?
0:36:25 > 0:36:26- Come on!- Meow!
0:36:26 > 0:36:28- £5, then?- Me-ow!
0:36:28 > 0:36:29You don't have to feed it! £2.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31HE HOWLS Oh, come on!
0:36:31 > 0:36:342 on the internet! The internet comes to our rescue.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- Oh, that's all right, then!
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- At £2, then. Bid is online with the internet at £2.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Selling...
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Oh, my goodness, that's minus 43...
0:36:45 > 0:36:47You've only lost 70 quid, girls!
0:36:47 > 0:36:49Lot 434, then,
0:36:49 > 0:36:53is the German Art Deco-style table alarm clock by Kienzle.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56What am I to say for that? £30? 20, then?
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- 20.- It's got an alarm. Start at 10?
0:36:58 > 0:37:0010 I have, thank you, sir. At £10.
0:37:00 > 0:37:0412, then? At the opening bid of £10, do I see 12 at all?
0:37:04 > 0:37:0612 on the internet.
0:37:06 > 0:37:0715, sir, 15.
0:37:07 > 0:37:0918, internet. At £15 in the room.
0:37:09 > 0:37:1018, internet, are you in? Nope.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14At 15 and it's in the room, then, and I'll sell in the room at £15.
0:37:14 > 0:37:15Do I see 18 at all?
0:37:15 > 0:37:1718, seated, thank you. 20, standing.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- 22, 25, 28...- Oh, hang on!
0:37:20 > 0:37:2225, thank you, sir. 25, standing.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25Original bidder at 25, then.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Oh, my goodness, me.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31A £65 loss, there, just to add to 70,
0:37:31 > 0:37:34which means you're £135 down
0:37:34 > 0:37:36and it couldn't have happened to a nicer pair of girls!
0:37:36 > 0:37:38LAUGHTER
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Now, it's not for me to advise you,
0:37:40 > 0:37:43but it looks like there's only one way to go with that bit of Satsuma.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47- I'm going for it, I'm going for it. It couldn't get worse!- I like it.
0:37:47 > 0:37:48Here we go.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Kyoto Satsuma earthenware vase, baluster form, elephant mask
0:37:51 > 0:37:53and ring-handled decoration, and what am I to say for that?
0:37:53 > 0:37:56A piece of Satsuma, there? £20?
0:37:56 > 0:37:58- Start at 10, if you will.- No. - - No!
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- - Start me at 10, somebody. - Please.- 10 on the internet.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03- Oh, 10 on the internet? - 15, now, or 12 if you will.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06At 15, to one internet bidder at £10. 12, I have.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09There's two of you now. 15. 18, Internet bidders.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11At 15 and selling online, then.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Quite sure I'm finished at £15...
0:38:13 > 0:38:14No!
0:38:14 > 0:38:1618, I can see you.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18At 18, it's yours, sir. 20 now, internet.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21You're back in at 20. 22, sir?
0:38:21 > 0:38:22Oh, my goodness.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25No change of heart, then? It's online at £20.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Selling at 20...
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Minus 135 and minus 10 is minus 145.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33It's not all bad.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35- No?- People have won with that score before...- Hopefully!
0:38:35 > 0:38:37..and will do again!
0:38:37 > 0:38:40So don't mention anything to the Blues and we'll just wait
0:38:40 > 0:38:42and see what happens.
0:38:45 > 0:38:4612, 15...
0:38:46 > 0:38:47Don't think this is...
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- Now, you two, you haven't been talking to those Reds, have you?- No.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58No, we haven't.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01You don't know what a huge profit or a massive loss they made?
0:39:01 > 0:39:02- No.- Ah.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- No, no, no.- No clues?
0:39:04 > 0:39:08No clues at all...just the way it should be.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Right, here we go, team. Walking cane to the fold.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13The 19th-century dog's head walking cane,
0:39:13 > 0:39:15inset with the glass eyes, there.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18And interest at 40, 5, 50, 5,
0:39:18 > 0:39:2160, 5, £70 is bid.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25- Wow!- What a start! - Geoff, you're a genius!
0:39:25 > 0:39:28At £70, then. Five at all? Commission has it, then.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30At £70 and 5 I'm looking for.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34Quite sure? Commission has it at 70.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35- Bravo!- Well done, well done!
0:39:35 > 0:39:37That was short and sweet but thank you very much.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- But five quid, straight in!- Yes! - Marvellous.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Medals.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46The pair of French World War I medals, the Croix du Guerre
0:39:46 > 0:39:47and the Medaille Militaire,
0:39:47 > 0:39:49and what am I to say for those, for the medals?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- £40?- Really attractive.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52Bid me 40.
0:39:52 > 0:39:53Bid me 20, then.
0:39:53 > 0:39:5620 I have here. 22, 25, 28...
0:39:56 > 0:39:58All that bravery that went into these.
0:39:58 > 0:39:5925 here, front row, 25.
0:39:59 > 0:40:0028, fresh place.
0:40:00 > 0:40:0230, 2?
0:40:02 > 0:40:0535. 38, 40, 2.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- At 40 here, then. At 40 and 2 at all?- It's going.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10At 40, then, front row at 40...
0:40:10 > 0:40:12THEY MOAN
0:40:12 > 0:40:13- Minus 20.- Oh, chaps.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Minus 20, so we're minus 15 in total at the moment.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19It could be worse. Now WMF.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23So the plated basket with blue glass liner, stamped WMF.
0:40:23 > 0:40:24£20?
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- 10? Come on. - - Come on!
0:40:26 > 0:40:30- 5, I have here at 5. And 8 now, I'm looking for.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32- 8 on the internet. 10, sir. - He we go, internet bidders.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Come on, ride it.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36At £10, seated in the room. 12, Internet, are you in?
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Nope, the internet's out.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40A bit of WMF for £10?!
0:40:40 > 0:40:4212 at all, any advance? At 10.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- That was hard work, that one. - Aw, that's a real shame.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48You're minus a cool 40 quid.
0:40:48 > 0:40:49In view of what's gone on before,
0:40:49 > 0:40:51what do you want to do with those game skewers?
0:40:51 > 0:40:53I think things are going cheaply today,
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- so how about giving them a miss, eh? - They are lovely.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- They're just too much money. - Yeah, I think so as well. I agree.
0:41:00 > 0:41:01I think that's the right decision.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02Here we go.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Christofle silver-plated game skewers with foul anchor
0:41:05 > 0:41:07and wreath stamped as per title there.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09What am I to say? £10 to start.
0:41:09 > 0:41:1010, internet, are you in?
0:41:10 > 0:41:125, then.
0:41:12 > 0:41:135, I have, front row, here.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- £5 for the pair of these? - Internet, in there?
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Saw you flashing. 8 is in. 10.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20My goodness. Oh, they've started now.
0:41:20 > 0:41:25- Nope, £10, front row again, this time at £10 only.- £10. Oh...
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- Anyone would have thought it was Christmas.- That's ridiculous.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30You made the right decision, guys.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32That's £5 each. That is bizarre.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34That is bizarre and, frankly,
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- you've saved yourselves 55 smackers there...- Yes.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40So, in fact, because of that incredibly wise decision,
0:41:40 > 0:41:42you have only lost £40.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- Only £40?- Yes.- Marvellous!
0:41:44 > 0:41:47- I think that's a result. Well done, chaps.- Thank you very much.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- Well done, Kate. - Shall we go to the pub?- Yes, please!
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Yeah, thanks very much. - Off you go to the pub, go on!
0:41:53 > 0:41:5412, 15...
0:42:03 > 0:42:07Some people think buying and selling antiques is a doddle.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10You buy it here, you make a profit and you move on,
0:42:10 > 0:42:12and you make a thumping great living.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16May I say how thrilled I am that none of you tried to make
0:42:16 > 0:42:18a living out of buying and selling antiques
0:42:18 > 0:42:22- because today hasn't been a day of profit, has it?- No, not yet.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- You've lost a shedload, Blue, haven't you?- Ha-ha, yeah!
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- You've lost a lot of money, haven't you?- A little bit of money.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30It's rather sad, isn't it, that the Blues have lost so much money?
0:42:30 > 0:42:33But frankly, Reds, you've lost so much more.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36LAUGHTER
0:42:36 > 0:42:39In fact, your losses are astronomical.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41£145.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45They deserve a round of applause, though. Congratulations.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48Anyway, you don't want to get too smug, you two boys.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51But, in relative terms today, minus £40 is rather successful, isn't it?
0:42:51 > 0:42:53It's rather reasonable.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Yes, you can feel proud of yourselves
0:42:55 > 0:42:58when you sit in the pub having a pint. But never mind.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- It's been good fun? - Yep, great.- Fantastic.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02- You've had a lovely day? - Oh, yes.- We have, yes.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Oh, it sounded a little bit muted but don't worry, darling,
0:43:06 > 0:43:10because why don't you join us for more bargain hunting, yes?
0:43:10 > 0:43:11ALL: Yes!