Anglesey 27 Bargain Hunt

Hold on to your hats, because I'm standing in for Tim today

and I'm here on the island of Anglesey

and we're blowing up quite a storm.

If you're ready, I am so excited to say it's time to go bargain hunting.

Yes!

Just like the magnificent peaks and troughs

of the dramatic mountains of Snowdonia,

which on a clear day you would see right behind me,

the result on Bargain Hunt too can go down as well as up

and our teams have £300 each to buy three things to take to auction,

and they've got just 60 minutes to do it.

But first, here's a little taster of what lies ahead.

The Reds have no idea of time...

-It's got a date.

-I've never owned a wrist watch myself.

-What?

-I don't know.

-Nor have I.

I've never owned one...

..and it simply runs away for the Blues...

Come on, quick, Colin. Quick, there's no time.

'..but how will they fare at the auction?'

-We're breaking even.

-Yes.

£40.

-Come on.

-Come on, positive vibrations.

Before all that, let's meet the teams.

On Bargain Hunt today, I'm surrounded by men

and they are two sets of friends.

In the Red Team, we have Joe and Trey and for the Blues,

we have Jason and Colin. Welcome to you all.

-Hi.

-We're going to start with you, Red Team.

Now, Joe, how on earth do you two know one another?

We've actually been to the same infant school, primary school,

secondary school... We go to different universities now.

-I go to Bangor, Trey's in Manchester.

-Manchester.

-Right, OK.

What do you use today, Joe?

I study sports science, yeah, I'm in my last year.

-What about career-wise after uni?

-I really enjoy research,

I think that's why I chose to do sports science.

I like the research side so maybe a lecturer, I don't know.

You're also in university and what are you studying?

Yeah, I'm studying engineering in Manchester.

I'm in my third and final year now.

Once that's all over and behind you,

-what are you planning to do career-wise?

-I'm not too sure.

I was hoping to go abroad and work on the oil rigs.

-Plenty of money in that so...

-Wow.

-It's very exciting.

-It is very exciting.

Gosh, I'm excited to hear you fancy a life offshore. That's hard going.

How are you going to get on as a team today?

Because you're friends for life,

but is this going to create a wedge between you?

Well, we'll win with ease so...

We seem to agree on most things.

Well, I wish you the best of luck. You, gentlemen, how are you feeling?

-Hiya.

-Very good, very excited.

-Very excited.

Jason, you're both barbers?

-Yes.

-And you work together?

How did you meet? In the barber's?

Yes. We met, I'd say, just over 12 years ago.

I run my own barber shop in Caernarvon

and Colin became an employee of mine

and within a few months of working together,

we knew that there was chemistry and we became really good friends.

We have the same sense of humour, we've got the same taste in music

and we also like the same TV programmes...

-So, peas in a pod?

-..including Bargain Hunt!

Including Bargain Hunt. What do you do in your spare time?

I heard there's a little bit of singing goes on

-in your barbershop...

-Yeah...

You're cringing just thinking about it.

We do a lot of karaoke and the last one was Summer Nights.

Summer Nights - oh, do you dress up as Danny Zuko

-and get right into it?

-No, not as far as that...

-Oh, you're more of a Sandy?

-Yes, he is.

-Actually, yeah.

No, we get, you know, we have get-togethers and parties

and so we get the karaoke out...

That sounds great.

Well, you won't be able to buy those bargains without your money

so here we are, boys, I've got £300 for you, Joe and Trey,

£300 for Colin and Jason. Go grab some bargains. Off you go.

With all this talk of '80s karaoke,

I'm off for a Sandy perm.

Let's meet today's experts.

Skilled at finding bargains at microscopic prices,

Thomas Plant will be assisting the Reds

and aiming to be a cut above the competition,

Charles Hanson will be helping out the Blues.

So, teams, what are you looking for?

We're looking for sport memorabilia, keep an eye open for that.

Right, brilliant, Trey. What about you, Joe?

-I don't know. I fancy a clock.

-Really?

Well, there's nothing more precious than time, though.

Yeah, you're right, that's a good line.

Jason and Colin, what's the plan?

Well, a little bit of silver, maybe, erm...

Some furniture, especially if it's nice wooden inlay,

-something like that.

-Yeah, yeah. Col?

-A bit of vinyl, a bit of gold...

-Look at me. Yeah, yeah.

-..just anything that suits our eye.

-Yeah, OK.

They're under starter's orders, an hour's on the clock...

and they're off!

-Let's go.

-Let's go.

-Let's go this way.

-Let's go.

The Reds are off to a flying start.

-There's a few things I've seen over there which might interest you.

-OK.

Which item's caught your eye?

-Well, it's not what you've mentioned in your chat.

-OK.

-OK.

But there's something which you might think...

-Bottle opener.

-Yeah.

-That's it.

-Was it?

-Yeah.

I just spotted it and I thought it was dead cool

-with the barman opener for opening the bottles...

-That's smart.

..in aluminium and you've got toast to the host...

Skall, salut and then one in Japanese...

A votre sante, chin-chin, good luck...

It's a good thing, isn't it? From probably the 1950s,

it's Italian by Brevettato.

Corkscrews are quite popular. What do you think?

Is it fully functional?

It is functional because obviously you screw that in

and as you screw it in, there we are, the arms go up

-and lift up the bottle, yeah.

-How much is it?

Now, how much is this? You've got £49 on it.

-Tri deg wyth. -38.

Ooh, I preferred your 35.

-Give us a good deal.

-OK.

-Yeah?

-Do you like the?

-I think it's dead smart, yeah.

-I like it.

-Yeah?

It's just something I thought, it's a bit of fun,

it's not a pretty antique but it's collectable.

People collect corkscrews and I've never seen this before.

-Go for it?

-Yeah.

-Yeah. I think so, definitely.

-Definitely.

Cheers, Thomas and well done, Reds.

That's your first purchase made in minutes.

How are the Blues getting on?

So, lots of pots here, guys. You mentioned gold and glitz?

-Yes.

-We've got all that here in the porcelain.

It's looking more for that object which might just have

-a bit of a swagger...

-OK.

-..like you guys.

-Brilliant.

-Bit of swagger yeah?

There's your bedpan for later, OK?

There's no break for a toilet in the hour, OK?

-The hour's too important.

-Oh.

Very true, Charles.

Let's have a look down here.

And with the Reds already racing ahead, what have they found now?

Solid silver horse and jockey,

the London import mark.

It's quite cool, that, but I don't know if you'd make a profit on it.

-No.

-Yeah, it's quite cool. I'm looking for something...

-That's quite cool, a golf set - silver tee...

-Yeah, definitely.

..and the marker. Do you play golf?

-I try.

-Do you?

-In the summer, when it's hot.

-I'm rubbish.

-In the summer - oh, you're a fair weather golfer.

That's quite cool, isn't it? Well, you wouldn't use that to tee off.

That's for marking your card, isn't it?

And that round thing is for marking your ball

when you take it from the green. That is solid silver, quality...

-That looks nice.

-Do you like that or not really?

-Yeah, I quite like that.

-I like it but at 69...

-69.

-Shall we see what they can do?

-Yeah, definitely.

One-off price, 50 quid.

19 quid off, that's pretty good.

That's pretty good, isn't it? £19.

Can I be cheeky and say 49?

You can be as cheeky as you want but no.

-49? -No.

-Just one pound. -No. 51?

OK, that's fair enough, £50.

£50 is a solid deal.

-It's a good present because golf's so popular.

-Yes.

You could certainly, in solid silver, with a marker,

-it's a good thing.

-Yeah.

-Well done.

-Very happy with that.

-Well done.

Thank you very much.

Wow! These guys are cooking on gas.

That's a second item bought in 15 minutes.

Well done, Reds.

Now, are the Blues about to be BOWLED over?

Do you know, I've never seen a plate like that before.

The quality is superb. What we've got is a Minton bowl

and it almost takes you back to the early 20th century.

This figure here, quite a sort of jester figure.

Clearly, he's hunting, isn't he?

In this beautifully raised gilt, enamel border,

you've got the different game which he is going out

-probably in the style of King Henry VIII.

-Yeah.

-It's just a wonderful plate or bowl.

-It's beautiful.

It's beautiful. It has the word here which means AF...

which I presume, sir, means as found or faults?

If you look very carefully...

-there's a crack down there somewhere.

-Oh, no.

Well, you're very honest because we can't see it, can we?

-It is difficult to see.

-Yeah, good man.

All I can see, we've got some scratch marks down here...

-There's a few scratches, a few blemishes but then...

-Listen.

-It's not pinging, is it?

-Yeah.

-It's not that bad.

-No, no.

-I just can't see the crack, can you?

-No, I can't.

-Can you see the crack?

-What's it priced at?

-280.

-And for 280, how many haircuts can you get for 280?

-Absolutely, a lot!

Exactly. What's the best price, out of interest?

To you, to help the team...

-120.

-How much?

-120, wow.

-120?

I think it's worth in its condition probably 1-150,

maybe even 150-180. It's a jolly good dish.

Can we put it aside for now, then?

Sir, you wouldn't take £100 for it? At the bottom?

-Yes, OK.

-I don't believe it. That's fantastic. To me...

-No-brainer.

-..that's worth 1-150, shake that man's hand.

-Yes, absolutely.

Think you very much.

It certainly is a good deal. Well, the Blues are off

and the Minton bowl marks their first purchase...

..but it's still 2-1 to the Reds.

We're just 20 minutes in to the shopping

and the Reds are talking clocks and watches.

It doesn't have to be a clock, maybe just a pocket watch.

-Do they sell well?

-Pocket watches sell really well.

-We'll have a look at pocket watches.

-OK. Yeah, definitely.

Pocket watches do do well.

So with both teams having a good look around the fair,

the Blues home in on a tray of goodies.

Wow, look at the jewellery, gents. Are you jewellery people?

-Are your wives jewellery lovers?

-Absolutely.

-My wife is.

-Is she?

-Yeah, she likes a bit of bling.

-Oh, that's quite nice, the heart.

-Yes.

It's enamel set into silver.

What we look for with jewellery if it's not antique,

we want style and jewellery that's evocative of certain decades.

Think of Charles Horner,

think of those wonderful names from the early 20th century.

This is the sort of material

they are scratching over the internet for today.

This tray here, what's all this about?

These are all designers of the Art Nouveau period

but all of them are slightly damaged. - How much do you ask for it?

Well, I've been asking between £5-15 apiece,

but if you want the whole tray,

£100 for the whole lot.

I can't kid you, if they were all in magnificent condition,

you're looking at brooches and pendants £40-50 each.

You've got viably £500 worth there,

it just depends on how far the public, the online bidders

worry or fret about condition. What do you think?

It's not something I normally go for but at the price it is...

Can it go any lower?

-£100 is the debt on it.

-£100's the lowest.

Let's not change our mind.

-Madam, Col...

-Yeah, yeah.

-Are you sure?

-Go for it, yeah.

-Go for it.

-Madam, we'll go for it. Thanks a lot, £100.

-Thank you.

Thank you, and I hope you do really well on the programme.

Thanks, madam, you're so kind. Thank you very much.

-Happy?

-Happy.

-Yeah, good man, happy?

-Happy.

-Oh, my gosh,

that's two down and want to go. We got how much left over?

£100.

And that's the second item bought for the Blues.

Well done, gentlemen - a really different purchase.

Now, listen very carefully. I have a question for you.

When was the last time you splashed the cash,

just bought something you didn't really need

but you just had to have?

Well, that could have been a fancy mobile phone,

it could have been a really designer perfume

but if you're living in late 19th century Imperial Russia,

a great show of wealth, something that you didn't really need

but you wanted your peers to know that you have,

would have been a gorgeous premium bit of Russian silver.

Here, I have an absolutely lovely Imperial Russian

late 19th-century cloisonne enamel Russian silver bowl.

Really, it's just a little delight. Its purpose?

Well, it's a bowl. Stick a bonbon in it, stick whatever you like in it

but it wasn't there to be functional.

It was there to show your Russian bourgeoisie pals

that you had money and you could spend it on anything you wanted.

The maker here is marked on the bottom.

His Cyrillic initials are here

and his name is Nikolai Strulev.

What exactly is cloisonne enamel? Well, it's nice, it ties in

because the real first language of the Russian aristocracy

was in fact French, and this would have appealed to them,

because cloisonne in French stands for partition in English.

These little partitions of silver are raised away from the main body

of the silver bowl and are filled with beautiful polychromatic enamel.

Whilst you got that real Russian Imperial look

with the floral band around the middle, quite heady and scrolling

and filled with colour, you have the much more schematic border

here at the foot with nice, very simple white dots

and these teardrop shapes of blue that are interwoven

beside one another to create a very Moorish feel.

It's almost like a tiled floor that you would see

in an Ottoman empire building. It's absolutely stunning.

So, what's it worth today? We know what it meant in Imperial Russia

but on today's current market, probably £200-300 -

much more than the silver weight because really,

the value is in the quality of this item.

I'll tell you something for nothing,

this Nikolai Strulev is appealing to me,

Natasha.

-RUSSIAN ACCENT:

-He's really warming my Russian blood.

Back to the shopping and we're halfway through.

Both teams have two purchases under their belts.

What have the Reds spotted now?

I'm going to show you this one -

Rotary, Swiss made, it's got a date,

self winding movement, it doesn't need a battery.

Feel the weight of that.

-It's quite a nice thing, isn't it?

-Yeah, that's really nice.

-Actually, I've never owned a wristwatch myself.

-What?

-I don't know...

-Nor have I.

-I've never owned one.

I won't be asking you the time!

I've owned one but I've never worn one.

-I'm just going to make a little enquiry.

-Yeah, OK.

Get it for 20 quid.

£20? No way.

-£175.

-Time for him to work his magic.

Yeah, and what was its original price?

225, it's a good deal. They are popular.

-I can't say hand on heart you're going to make a profit on it.

-OK.

We're going to have a look at other things and I think if we can't,

-we buy this.

-Definitely, I agree.

-Yeah?

-Yes.

Right, keep looking, Reds.

Meanwhile, back to the Blues and how about a time check, Charles?

-We've already had 35 minutes.

-Wow.

-Yeah, 35 minutes, Colin.

-Which leaves us how long to go?

-25 minutes to go.

-Correct, correct.

-Time flies when you're having fun.

It certainly does, guys, but it can also run away with you.

Remember, you still have one more item to buy.

Now, what have they found here?

It's a lovely 1905 Edwardian Arts and Crafts box

which perhaps you can keep collectables in

or sewing requisites.

-Is it silver?

-Yes, it is silver.

-It's hallmarked just on the base here...

-Yeah.

-..hallmarked Birmingham.

-Is that moulded or is it just...

It's been hammered out from the interior

to put this wonderful silver embossed exterior in to relief.

Is this the original or not?

It's all original except the material and the insides.

I've covered it with that piece of tartan cloth

which came out of the sea after a storm.

Is there a key for it?

-No keys, though, is there at all for it?

-No.

-What do you think?

-I like it - it's a nice, solid piece,

It's something that can be used.

What's the best price we can get on this?

Your best price, sir, is...

£80.

70?

SELLER SPEAKS IN WELSH

-What does that mean?

-70, no, no.

No. What's 75 in Welsh?

Go for it, Charles.

Saith deg pump?

-Saith deg wyth.

-78.

78.

We're going to Cheshire,

I would see this in the saleroom at between £60-100.

We could either mental note this now

-and in the last ten minutes go for a run.

-OK.

-Yeah.

-That might be the good idea.

-That's the best thing to do...

OK, think about it, Blues, one for the back burner, maybe.

Now, back to the Reds and they're still busy looking at tick-tocks.

-650.

-OK, well, that one's out.

-1,000...

-What one catches your eye here?

-I'm going for the wristwatch.

-Can I look at this one?

-Yes, do.

This is the army trade pattern

that timed 30 seconds day in four positions.

-It's by Bravington, those are the people who have retailed it.

-OK.

-See that broad arrow mark there, can you see that?

-Yes.

That broad arrow mark means that it's been issued

by the government for military use.

These hands would have luminesced.

-I can't see a price on that.

-150.

150.

Is that the very best on it?

-120, then.

-120?

Thank you.

Do you like that one or do you prefer the Rotary at 175?

-I prefer the Rotary...

-I prefer it.

But as you say that is a 50 quid difference, isn't it?

There's a £50 difference and one is army, one is gold.

What do you think? It's more about the profit, though.

Yes, you've got to think about profit.

This is a watch which is over 74 years old

but it's a military watch so it's a World War II watch,

-a lot going for it.

-It's got character.

It will bring another market in to it.

I like the gold watch but this has watch collectors,

Second World War collectors and military collectors.

-Yeah, more markets.

-More of a market.

-I quite like it.

-I'm very keen.

-Very keen.

-Very keen, keen bean.

-You're a keen bean?

-Yes.

-You did go for the expensive one.

-I did, I did.

Well, I'd say that's good taste, would you not say? Yeah.

£120.

And with that, the Reds make their third and final purchase.

Congratulations, gentlemen.

Meanwhile, the Blues are still browsing the fair

looking for the last item.

There's now less than ten minutes to go.

There's some nice jewellery here.

The clock's ticking, lots of looking isn't resulting in a purchase.

We've got to move and groove, OK?

-Right.

-Nothing on there catching the eye.

Ah -

looks like they found something.

-I just...

-We've literally got two minutes to go.

I like the overall shape and I like the fact that it's a bronze figure

and I think the price is pretty decent.

Yeah, it all depends on her age.

Take her spear off, see where the dealer is very quickly?

Hello, sir?

Come on, boys!

-Is it your bronze, sir?

-Sorry?

-Is it your bronze here?

-It's my bronze.

Yeah, is she old or quite new?

She's new, isn't she? She's new.

Didn't it say on the...

No, I think she's new, I think she's new, guys.

Too new for Charles so it's back for the silver box.

Let's go.

Run, seriously.

Come on, Colin. Let's go, Colin.

Quick.

Come on, quick. Quick, Colin. Quick, there's no time!

There's no time. Hello, sir.

-The box is still there.

-Box is still here.

Frankly, I'm not that keen on the box just because that lid is later.

Have you anything else, sir?

What?

You've got seconds left and you're looking at another item?

If I was going to buy for a Cheshire market

and thinking hunting interest and all of that, country pursuits,

-feel the weight of the lurcher.

-Yes.

Feel the... The box or the lurcher?

The lurcher.

Yeah, 19th-century bronze, nicely made, good patination, medium brown.

-How much, sir?

-£70.

And I would probably say to you my gamble in terms of making money

would be to go for the dog.

-We'll go for the dog.

-Yeah?

-We've both got dogs as well.

-Yeah, yeah.

-We've both got dogs.

-Shake the man's hand.

-Thanks a lot, sir.

-Thank you.

-We're so grateful.

Phew!

Right, time to call a halt on today's activities.

Time is up.

It's a funny old game, isn't it?

We came back for the box and we bought a thing with four legs,

a dog. To me, the dog's a real winner. Auction, here we come.

-That's it.

-Good boy.

Just in the nick of time.

You've done it, all three items in the bag, well done.

Let's take a peek now at what the Red Team bought.

First up, this novelty corkscrew and bottle opener was uncorked for £35.

Next, they shot straight down the antique fairway

with a silver golf tee pencil and marker for £50

and finally, they bought this World War II army trade pattern

Swiss wristwatch for £120.

Well, hello, gentlemen. How are you?

-Very well, thank you.

-Very well.

-I gather you bought a watch?

-We did.

-Tell me about that, your first ever watch.

-That is it, yeah.

And just yours or yours too?

-My favourite's the watch, yeah.

-Oh, my goodness.

I think we both agree that that's our favourite. Definitely, yeah.

-But is it going to bring the most profit?

-This is where...

I think the golf tee will bring the most profit.

OK, the golf tee and what about that corkscrew,

how do you reckon its chances are?

I like it

but I'm going to stick with the watch. It's my favourite

and I think it's going to bring most profit as well.

The watch it is. What did you spend overall?

-We spent £205.

-That's all right, I tell you, nearly there.

-Yeah, here you go, the leftovers.

-If I can have that £95 back.

Very grateful, as will Thomas be.

-Yes.

-Excited to have £95 to spend?

I'm very excited. These two want to be surprised, don't you?

-We do.

-Yeah.

-Out of the ordinary.

-Yes.

-We're relying on you.

-I'll do my best.

Off you go, buy something strange.

We will see what the Blue Team bought.

Their first purchase was a Minton earthenware bowl for £100.

Next up, they pinned £100

on a collection of ladies' silver brooches

and their last item was this early 20th century bronze model

of a lurcher for £70.

Ruff, ruff!

Guys,

you apparently were all over the place.

You were right on track, then what happened?

We just lost track of time, it just went so quick.

-We got there in the end.

-The dog?

-By the hair of the dog.

What a spot. That Charles, he'd never miss a prize lurcher,

he'd never let that slip him by,

but what is your favourite item?

My favourite is the bowl.

I think it's got a bit of history in it and just caught our eye

and the price was right as well.

Favourite is the bowl. Jason, what's your favourite?

My favourite is the dog.

I'm a dog man and I've got two dogs at home,

and Charles spotted an absolute gem there,

and I think that's my favourite.

So, what's going to make the best profit then?

I think the bowl we had, for me personally.

I think the bowl but it could go any other way.

It could go either way. Jason, what you reckon?

For me, I think the brooches and all the little quirky items in the box.

I think we got an absolute steal on them

and I think I can see them flying in the sale.

Yeah. So what did you spend in total?

We spent £270.

You've done all right, but you've only left Charles £30.

Could I please have it from you?

-£30, Charles.

-I know, it's a sliver.

What are you going to do with that?

Something, I think, bearing in mind these hairdresser friends of mine,

-something very clean cut.

-Oh.

And a snip at the price, ah.

OK, off you go then.

So, while Charles finds his bonus buy,

let's go straight to the auction.

I've made the journey east from Anglesey over to Cheshire.

I find myself at Northwich Auctions and I'm in the fabulous company

of the exciting Peter Critchley, auctioneer.

-How are you today?

-Hello. Fine, thank you, nice to see you.

Oh, good, it's great to see you.

Now, Joe and Trey were today's Red Team

and they started as students as they meant to go on

with a bottle opener, a novelty corkscrew in the form of a barman.

What are your thoughts, Peter?

Well, we can sell corkscrews for quite a lot of money,

but not, I think, this one, I'm afraid.

Oh, dear.

It's a bit of 1960s kitsch barman opener

but it may well struggle to meet our minimum bid of £10, I'm afraid.

-You think it'll struggle to make a tenner?

-I think it may struggle.

Have you tried it and tested it?

We've technically tested it and it is in complete working order.

As you know, we don't give guarantees

but I believe it will work for a number of years to come.

We've put 20 to 40 on it actually

-but I think we were being a little optimistic.

-They paid £35 for it.

£35, right. OK, well, we will try our level best.

-If it all goes wrong, then we'll just hit the drink.

-Absolutely.

Next up, we have a lovely hallmarked silver set here. I really like this.

It's a propelling pencil -

functional both as your golf marker and your tee -

and then an actual sterling silver marker for your ball as well.

All hallmarked, all in this lovely box.

Please, tell me what you think about this. Are you a golfer?

I'm not a golfer myself, no,

but we've sold a number of these in the past

and they are useful in terms of, what should I buy him for Christmas.

Yes, the man who has everything.

They're small, they're easy to wrap, they're not too expensive

so these items have always been good sellers.

What do you think someone in your auction house is going to pay?

We've put 30 to 50 on it

and I'm confident it should be round about there.

Well, the boys paid the top end, £50 paid,

-but I think we should get that, don't you?

-We stand a chance.

Yeah, a great gift item.

Moving on, more, again, boys and their toys

but in a sort of different way because here we have

a very collectable World War II wristwatch.

Any militaria is a good seller.

It's got the crow's foot on the reverse,

it's an army trade patterned watch retailed by Bravingtons.

I'm thinking round about the £50 mark. It's in nice condition

and it is actually working, which is unusual for watches of that period.

Thomas and the boys have paid £120.

-Right.

-They have.

I think that their thinking was there, it's so wearable.

I think they are wearable.

The problem is that they were made to government contracts

during the war and they're made by the tens of thousands.

There are an awful lot of them about.

-I would say £50 is round about the mark.

-Well, who knows?

Not so much rarity but plenty of wearability

and according to Peter, the Red Team might need their bonus buy,

so let's go and find out what it is.

Well, Joe, you're here on your own

and that very much begs the question, where on earth is Trey?

-He missed his train.

-He did not!

Yeah, he's going to be here for the auction but he missed his train.

Oh, you students. Was he out last night?

Erm...

Well, let's get back to business.

You spent quite a handsome amount on your hour with Thomas.

Do you remember how much?

-205.

-205, so 95 left.

Thomas, how did you get on?

-At least you turned up today.

-I know! I thought, well,

how could I not, you know?

It was a real pleasure, we had such fun, we bought well.

I thought, "Ooh, do I buy something really manly,

"these masculine men, these fit, lithe youths?"

No.

I've like you to see what that is.

-Open up, go on, take it.

-What is this?

What is it? There's a little hinge there

-and then pour it into your hand.

-Ah.

OK.

It's what every young man needs on a night out, it's a pair of scissors.

I love travel antiques.

It's a little travelling pair of scissors for doing one's nails.

We did actually ask for something quirky and I mean,

this is definitely quirky. It ticks the boxes there.

I don't know, I like it.

It's got a bit of wear and tear but at least that shows that it's used.

Well, it gives it a bit of character.

And are you interested to know how much Thomas spent?

Well, obviously, yeah.

-Well, I didn't spend it all.

-OK.

-It was only £40.

-OK.

I think there's a profit there because they're novel silver items

-and people love to put these things in cabinets.

-Definitely.

Well, Thomas loves them, I think you like them,

we'll soon find out what Trey thinks when he gets here

but for you guys at home, let's find out if the auctioneer thinks

that Thomas' scissors are, of course, a cut above the rest.

Here is the bonus buy from Thomas for the Reds

which, chances are, they might need.

It's lovely, it's looped for suspension

in this lovely hallmarked silver case, and what does it case?

Some lovely folding scissors, a really nice thing.

-What do you think about that ?

-It's a nice interesting lot,

1924 hallmarks on it. Normally, that looks a little like a needle case

so it's nice to have the scissors inside it.

A very nice item, we've estimated it at £60-£80

and I think it will make that all day long.

Fantastic, only £40 was paid so if you think it will make 60-80,

that could be a cracking bonus buy for Joe and Trey.

-Yes, I believe so.

-What about our Blues?

We're starting off with this quite fabulous bowl.

This is Jason and Colin's choice now. What do you think of it?

I think it does have a lot going for it.

It's Minton, one of the better English ceramic makers.

It's a deer hunting, you've got deer hounds on it,

but it does have something going against it

which is, if I can...

DULL THUDS

Oh, not a great sound.

Ceramic is not really supposed to sound like that

and the reason is that it has a large crack in it.

-Oh, dear, so it does.

-You can see it through there.

Did they notice the damage on the item?

Oh, yes, Charles did notice it. This was priced at 280

and they got that for £100.

He really did think that still at £100 it was worth

giving it a go in the auction.

As a retail price, a couple of hundred pounds for a perfect one

is probably good but when you damage ceramics

which are only 70 or 80 years old,

you really do damage the price on them, so we've estimated it

round about the £50 mark.

I think they will struggle to get a lot more than that,

to be perfectly honest. A lovely thing but it is fatally damaged.

Well, he thought it was worth a go and we'll see how it goes.

We'll see how it goes.

Moving on to more enamelled items, Charles led the gents to this box

of miscellaneous cracked bits of enamelled brooches, belt buckles,

the whole lot. I don't think there's one bit that isn't in disrepair,

but there's certainly a lot for your lovely.

There is a lot for your money there.

Everything has some damage to it. Sometimes the damage is the enamel,

sometimes the damage is the pen. They are all repairable

and if they were not damaged,

-we'd be looking round about the £500 mark, I would think.

-Absolutely.

There is some scope there.

I think it's a very good lot and we've estimated it at 80-120.

I think it will do better than that, better than the top estimate.

Well, Charles convinced the gentleman they should pay £100,

-a third of their money on this.

-That was an excellent buy.

Oh, fantastic. Now, we're back to dogs here.

We've got our hunt on this plate

but now we're moving on to dogs and specifically, a lurcher.

I think the breed is important, lurchers are good sellers.

The hunting, shooting, fishing theme really carries through on that.

-Yeah.

-This particular one is a bronze -

it is hollow bronze not a solid bronze - but it's well made,

well cast and there is some age to it.

It's an English bronze, probably 80 or 90 years old.

-It's a nice item and it should do well.

-Oh, fantastic.

-What's your estimate on the lurcher?

-We put 80-120 on it.

Fantastic, that's great news because Charles paid £70 for it.

Oh, I don't think there'll be a problem with that at all.

Oh, I hope not, but if they need their bonus buy,

let's find out what Charles got for them.

Well, I feel like Shirley Bassey

cos I'm with a couple of big spenders here.

What a whale of a time you had with Charles.

Tell me how much you spent.

-We spent £270.

-That's a handsome amount, isn't it?

-You didn't leave him much, £30.

-Yeah.

-Charles, how did you do?

-Please reveal your buy.

-We were pumped up, weren't we?

We were hunting down those bargains

and sometimes in our hour it was very much anger restrained,

conquest gained.

-Oh, look at that.

-Look at that, guys.

What do you think?

-That's smart. Yeah, I like that.

-Do you like it, really?

You shocked him into silence there for a moment.

Sometimes when you can't quite find that bargain,

you need to buy something which has got real age.

Jason and Colin, this is about 1825.

It's hand tinted, it's printed with the inscription,

probably made in Staffordshire

and if it could talk, what could it tell us?

It might say, "Well, I was made ten years after Nelson."

-I think it's marvellous.

-Really?

I think the inscription is fantastic,

"Anger restrained is conquest gained."

I think that sums up...

And I thought of you in your salon

and sometimes you need patience with a short back and sides.

Yeah, you need that half the time, yeah.

It cost me £30.

He's gone all out for you, guys, he's gone all out for you.

-£300 spent in total, that's amazing.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

And for you at home, viewers, let's go and find out

if the auctioneer thinks that a conquest is on the cards

for the Blue Team.

-Here it is, Peter, Charles Hanson's bonus buy.

-Very good.

Anger restrained, conquest gained.

Possibly not, in truth.

It's a little jug, it's lustreware, but there is damage to it

and the damage is on a repair,

-so it's got two things not going well for it.

-A double whammy.

A double whammy, I'm afraid, on that one

so we've estimated it at £20-£40

and we may be lucky to get the bottom end of that, in truth.

Well, Charles paid £30 for it.

Charles has done very well on the purchases of the other two items

-but has bought two pieces of broken ceramic.

-Oh, my goodness.

Well, your skill is as an auctioneer,

-your reputation goes before you...

-Thank you very much.

..and I reckon if you can sell anything,

it's this 19th century jug.

I will have gusto, I will be on the rostrum

-and I will do my level best.

-If anyone can do it, Peter can.

Let's go and see him in action. Good luck, teams.

45 it is, in the room...

Trey.

-Hello.

-Finally you've joined us. Joe, you've convinced him to come.

-Yeah, just about.

-I was up all night last night - doing work.

I woke up late and then had to miss my train. Nightmare.

Thousands wouldn't believe you, Trey, thousands wouldn't.

-I know.

-I don't think Thomas believes you, but we do.

He was out with me!

Well, here we are in the auction. Tell me,

have you ever been to one of these before?

-I've never been to an auction before.

-Joe?

-No.

-Are you excited, boys?

-I'm very excited.

-Thomas?

I think we're going to win.

Do you know, I'm ecstatic. I can't control myself.

-I think we're going to do well.

-Yes.

Oh, my goodness, well, here we go.

The first lot is coming up and I am ready to go.

Here's your barman.

We've got the cast metal novelty corkscrew bottle opener now

from the 1950s, in the form of a comical barman. There he is.

-15, straight in. That's all right.

-15.

£15 for the novelty corkscrew...

Is there 18 anywhere...

Sold then to the commissioned bidder at £15 only...

£15 it is...

Oh! £15 paid.

That is a loss of 20.

Don't worry, don't worry.

Here comes lot number two, our golf tee -

-for the man who has everything.

-OK.

-I've got commission bidding at 30.

-Oh, straight in.

-Do we have 35?

-Yes, surely.

-For 35, it's online...

-Online.

-40...

-Going for 40.

Guys, can you see it on the screen?

-45.

-Wait a minute.

Wait a minute, we're breaking even, we're breaking even.

Let's keep going.

Come on, 55.

Any further interest online...

We're in the room...

-Oh!

-The hammer's come down.

-Breaking even.

£50, breaking even -

-still minus 20, mind you.

-Yeah.

Here we go with the wristwatch.

I've got commission interest but only up to £20...

Oh, £20! Come on now, come on.

£20, I have £25...

Let's fare better than that.

35.

Guys, it's in Australia. It's down under!

Come on, 50.

-Oh.

-Oh, 50, still going.

Go on.

-Come on, one more.

-It's a steal!

No, you've got off the pot, there we go.

-Oh! £50.

-Lads, it's not going well.

Well, it's what he thought it was going to make.

-That's a loss of 17.

-That's not great.

-So, guys, are you going with the bonus buy?

-Oh, of course.

-We've got to go for it, haven't we?

-Yeah.

OK, we are going with the bonus buy

and here it comes with auctioneer Peter Critchley,

who reckons it's worth 60-80.

I've commission interest, start the bidding at £25 with me...

OK, sure.

Oh, someone's bidding in the room.

Oh, room versus book.

-45 on commission, 50...

-Right, you're in profit.

£50 I have and I sell...

-Go on, more.

-Come on.

At £50 to the room...

Oh! £50. That is a profit of £10,

which takes you up to minus 80.

-I'm happy with that.

-I tell you what,

you students are good at losing money, aren't you?

And we know on this programme that minus 80

might well just be a winning score!

So we have to keep our fingers crossed and a very well done.

-Promise me you'll say nothing to the Blues.

-Oh, we won't say anything.

Promise me

and, Trey, thank you for joining us.

OK, here we are, Jason, Colin, Charles.

-Hi.

-How excited are you?

-Very excited.

-Looking forward to this day.

-Tell me what's going through your mind.

Just nervous apprehension, just hoping that the items will do well.

-Oh, you sound so serious, oh, my goodness.

-Oh, I'm positive.

Colin, lighten things up.

I'm positive we are going to make a good profit.

It's going to be good, isn't it? You've been led by Charles.

-We've had a great expert.

-The best.

-We've got confidence in Charles.

We've been hunting, haven't we, boys? We've hunted hard.

Gents, I hope you're excited cos here comes your first lot.

-Goodness.

-Are you ready? Fingers crossed with lot number one.

..fabulous thing, £50, bid me 50...

Got £50, a lovely item...

-Go on.

-Come on.

It is a good thing. Oh, I say.

Down to 30, oh.

It's a piece of classic Minton...

Anyone at £10...

-Hello, hello?

-10 is bid.

-12, 15...

-The internet's all go.

-18, 20,

-5... Come on.

-30...

-Let's go. It's a wonderful thing.

-Oh.

-Not 40...

I'm looking for 40...

I think we're leaving the victory now, guys, we're down.

-It doesn't matter, a long way to go.

-Oh, guys.

-Can't believe it.

-Minus 65, 35 at the hammer -

but, listen, our next lot is our saviour here. I am sure of it.

-Absolutely. This is the one.

-This is going to fly.

-Come on, come on.

Positive vibrations.

Start the bidding at £70...

£70 on commission with me, 70...

Looking for 75...

75 with the lady there...

Oh, he's got 80.

85? 85...

-Come on.

-Right, let's get 90, come on.

Over there.

90 over there...

95, madam, come on.

No? 95 with the lady and selling...

-I don't believe it.

-£95! Minus five,

I don't believe it.

-You're minus 70 overall, can you believe that?

-Oh.

-Don't worry, remember all those lurcher breeders.

-Yeah.

They want to breed bronze these days. Let's see it.

Yeah, we need to really lurch forward, don't we, now?

Is this going to doggy heaven?

I hope not. 30 is bid, 30 is bid.

35? 30 bid...

Come on, dog lovers.

35...

-Throw the dog a bone, Charles.

-Absolutely right, yeah.

Fetch!

Give him a biscuit.

Oh, a lady's in.

-40, 45...

-Come on!

45, 50...

-That's good.

-45 with the lady...

45, that's minus 25.

Taking all that in to account, gents, you're minus 95 -

are we going with the bonus buy?

-Go on.

-We'll go for it.

-Yeah, we trust you.

Thanks, guys.

-I like the inscription so...

-We love it.

-This is where we can try our anger management.

-Oh, exactly.

-This is where we need to pick it up now.

-It's been good fun, really.

That's our final decision? It's been made?

Well, Charles paid 30 for it and the auctioneer reckons 20-40.

Here we are. Let's see how we get on.

Ten is bid, ten is bid, 12...

-Ten is bid.

-Come on.

12, 15, 18...

This could move a bit.

30...

Come on, sir, one more.

Astonishing. 25 bid, £30...

-Oh!

-Oh, no, I thought we were 30.

-One more...

Oh!

25.

I thought he had 30. We're minus five.

Minus 100, don't fret.

-We could get there in the end.

-Happy face.

-Happy face.

What do we have to say? Shall we say it together?

Anger restrained is a conquest...

-ALL:

-Gained.

Let's never forget that.

Jason and Colin, Joe and Trey, hairdressers versus students,

expert versus expert, who was a cut above the rest today?

It was the Reds, I'm afraid. I'm so sorry,

I'm so sorry...

Oh, dear, gents.

Let's talk through it, let's talk through it. Let's do some analysis.

We loved the Staffordshire jug,

anger restrained is conquest gained,

and I hope you can restrain your anger,

cos it made a loss of a fiver.

But overall, minus 100, it's a good round number.

I tell you what, if you're going to do it, get into three figures.

-Quite right.

-Do it in style.

And these guys made a loss too, let me tell you

but they only did it in two figures, £80 lost.

It was all good fun and for both of you,

when it came to your third lot each that you were at minus 95,

you were at minus 90, so it was between you two, really,

and Thomas, your lovely folding scissors made a tiny profit of £10

but it took you out, it took you out and it was fab.

Minus 80, are you chuffed?

-Dead chuffed.

-I am chuffed.

Trey, are you pleased you finally turned up?

Nice of you to join us.

It's been a great day here. Would you do it again?

-ALL:

-Yes.

You would? Well, then, viewers,

join us next time for some more bargain hunting, yes?

-ALL:

-Yes!