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On today's show, we're going out west -

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South West, in fact, to Exeter.

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So saddle up, we're going bargain-hunting!

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Yes, today we go west, and appropriately,

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the antiques fair is here, at the Westpoint Centre.

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So are we going to see a gold rush

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or will our teams find themselves between a rock and a hard place?

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Let's see what's coming up.

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The Reds throw a curveball...

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As an expert, I'm going to have to, sort of,

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-tell you a little bit about it.

-Sure.

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And I haven't got a clue what the heck it is.

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The Blues go native...

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This definitely gives me the heebie-jeebies.

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I think it's perfect.

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I absolutely love it.

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And things hot up at the auction.

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-38...

-Come on, auction.

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-Come on, internet.

-Now we're going, and we're going...

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So, let's meet the teams.

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20 straightaway.

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Today, two loving couples.

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And for the Red Team, we have Graham and Patricia,

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and the Blue Team, Ali and Claire.

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-Welcome, all!

-Hiya.

-Hi, Charlie.

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Graham and Patricia, you've been married for a year,

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-haven't you?

-That's right.

-How did you get together?

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-We first met in 2003.

-Yeah.

-And we met on an online dating service.

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-Yeah.

-And we met up in Washington.

-Yeah.

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-And I moved up to Montreal as part of my vacation...

-Yeah.

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-..there, and she came to live with me later in the year, in Scotland.

-Yes.

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Absolutely perfect romance.

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I don't want to blow this out of all proportion,

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but you have got an interesting job, haven't you?

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I am, actually, yes. I'm a scientific glass-blower.

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-Mm-hmm.

-There's only 2 or 300 in the whole of Britain.

-Really?

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And today I've got a little special present for the whole team,

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-which I've made up.

-Oh.

-And it's fairly appropriate.

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Ah, how absolutely splendid.

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Going, going...gone!

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-But it's perfect.

-Well, thank you.

-Absolutely perfect. Good.

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I think you may have started a line, there.

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-Now, Patricia, you worked as a pharmacist.

-Yes.

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And then, you are now a gardener.

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After I left the States, I became a gardener over here,

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because that's one of my passions,

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-I like getting my hands in the dirt and growing things.

-Do you? Do you?

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-Yes, yes.

-And the planning side, as well?

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Well, I have a degree in landscape architecture

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but I just plan on the hoof, you know, as I'm going.

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-And bird-watching is your thing, isn't it?

-Ah, yes.

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When we go on holiday, I love to watch birds.

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I watch birds all the time...

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-Yeah.

-..but different, new, colourful birds.

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And you have a log of all the birds that you've found.

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-Oh, yes, I have a book that I keep track. I have...

-How many?

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2,700-something birds.

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-2,700-something, that's absolutely remarkable.

-Out of about 9,000 plus.

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And what about antiques? You lovers of antiques?

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-Yes, I do like good silver.

-Do you?

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-And I like good furniture.

-Yeah.

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-Arts and Crafts.

-Arts and Crafts, particularly, yes.

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-Glass, if it's special.

-Yup. Well, it's got to be very special for you.

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-Yes.

-It has, yeah. I do take a fairly close eye at it.

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Good. I look forward to seeing what you're going to buy.

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Now, to the Blues - Claire and Ali.

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-Now, you work for a charity, don't you, Claire?

-Yes,

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ever since university, getting involved in sponsored events,

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things like that. I did a charity hitchhike to Poland, once,

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-which was...

-Did you?

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-..which was an experience.

-Exciting?

-Yeah.

-A bit scary?

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At times, yeah, but it was an experience.

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And you play quite a bit of sport, don't you?

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-I used to do a lot of athletics as a child.

-Yeah.

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And played lacrosse at uni, and...

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Yeah, now, I kind of do various things.

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My latest thing was I did a hula-hooping class,

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-which was...quite fun.

-Can you hula-hoop?

-Yeah, just like that.

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-Looks like you can, too.

-I haven't hula-hooped for years.

-It's fun.

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-It's not easy.

-It's not.

-How big's your hoop?

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The bigger the easier, and the heavier the easier.

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-Oh, really?

-Yeah, cos you move slower.

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-Now, you're a great outdoor fan, aren't you?

-I am, yeah.

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Give us a flavour.

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Well, last year, actually, I spent a few months just living in

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-some woods, for a bit, which was quite nice.

-Living in some woods?

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Yeah, I walked about 600 miles across America, which was fun.

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-God, how long did that take?

-I don't know, like three months or something.

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It was good, I came back all, sort of, grizzled and, you know, manly,

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which was nice.

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Now you used to have some garden gnomes, didn't you?

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This is not a good sign, by the way.

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Yeah, I did, yeah. I was quite young,

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so whilst all the other kids were out playing football and stuff...

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-You were collecting garden gnomes.

-I did.

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I got 103, as well, which was quite...you know...

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Well, people just kept buying them for me.

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I just ended up with them all.

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But it ended quite badly when... I woke up one morning

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and there was lots of, sort of, giggling and laughing outside.

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I looked out my window and my dad and brother

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were stood on the other side of the road,

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-throwing them into a skip, one by one.

-That's terrible.

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-Yeah.

-I have to say, I'm on their side, to be perfectly honest.

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Anyway, I think it's time we go shopping, isn't it?

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-Would you like some money?

-Yes.

-Yes, please.

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-Because I've got £300 for you.

-Great, thank you.

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-And I've got £300 for you.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

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-And so, off you go and have a great time.

-Thank you, Charlie.

-Thank you.

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Ho-ho-ho!

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The Reds should have a laugh today, with their expert Colin Young.

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And for the Blues, it's a boy! No, it's a girl. It's Kate Bliss.

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So, Reds, here we are in Exeter.

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It's great to see you, Patricia, Graham. Is there a strategy?

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-I like Arts and Crafts.

-That's a good thing to go for.

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-Ali, Claire, have we got a plan?

-No.

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-Well, bit of glass, maybe.

-Yeah.

-But generally, quality.

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Our plan is you, Kate.

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All right. OK, now, let me just tell you something...

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OK, teams, your 60 minutes starts...now!

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-So, anything that leaps out at you...

-Yeah.

-..let me know.

-OK.

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Oh, I love everything.

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Crumbs, this might take some time.

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Meanwhile, the Blues are keen to

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take an early slice out of their budget...

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-Oh.

-Really? Gosh.

-Those knives.

-Knives.

-Yeah.

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These are dessert knives.

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They are...they're plated. They're not going to make a fortune.

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-No.

-Well, I'll put them back, then.

-Yeah.

-That's sensible.

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Let's move onto the next course.

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Now, will this little piggy be going to market?

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He's gorgeous, isn't he? Do you like pigs?

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-Yes, very much so.

-He's what's known as Wemyss Ware,

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and in fact, this sort of cabbage rose pattern,

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-and clover, is typical of Wemyss.

-OK.

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He's quite a handsome fellow, isn't he? How much is the pig?

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850.

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-I

-don't think we can knock that down too much.

-Yeah.

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How much?!

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-Trot on, Blues.

-PIG SQUEALS

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-Do you have medical equipment, sir? I do. Dental...

-Did you see that?

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-Ah, yeah...

-It's not going to be in our budget, I'm afraid.

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£950? Oh-ho, Doctor, I'm feeling a little queasy.

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These teams have expensive tastes.

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Back with the Blues...

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What have these globetrotters spotted on their travels?

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Do you like that sort of thing?

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I mean, I don't know what I'd actually use it for

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-in my own home, but I feel like...

-It's display, though.

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-You can appreciate the detail.

-Mmm.

-And...yeah.

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Well, this is known as Satsuma ware,

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-typically about 1900 in date.

-Mm-hmm.

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The palate is this iron red, brown and gilt decoration.

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It's pottery, as opposed to porcelain.

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-Satsuma ware varies hugely in quality.

-OK.

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-But the market's pretty buoyant at the moment.

-Mm-hmm.

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What sort of figure are we talking about for this?

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Sir, what have we got on the ticket?

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DEALER: 140, is it? I could do it for 100. Just under.

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What do you think, Ali?

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ALI: I love it, I think it's great. I'd have it in my house.

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Well, I mean, condition is the key thing here

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and I'm just checking round the edges.

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DEALER: There's no damage or restoration I've found.

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Brilliant, nothing you've picked up, sir.

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-A bit of stain on the back, I think.

-Yeah.

-But, yeah...

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There's a little bit of discolouring here,

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but that's nothing to worry about, really.

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That was done in the manufacture of it.

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I would like to see it just a wee bit less than £100, I think,

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if we're going to stand to make a profit.

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-How's 90?

-That's great.

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What do you think? £90.

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-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Let's do it.

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Great. Decision made.

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-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Brilliant.

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-Thanks for your help.

-Thank you very much.

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-Onwards, guys. Well done!

-First deal.

-First one in the bag.

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The Reds are also going potty for pottery...

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Which was the piece that you liked?

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-Well, I love that...

-Yeah.

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..but there's a different version here,

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I think, that's gorgeous.

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My favourite out of all of it, is actually that one.

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That's the more decorative thing, that you're not thinking

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so much of what you would like yourself, what you would do.

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-Sure, sure.

-You're thinking of who's likely to buy it

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-and what they're likely to do.

-Correct.

-It's priced at £55.

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-Something like that is going to make £30-50 at auction.

-Right.

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Whereas maybe some of the higher-priced ones,

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you've got a bigger risk of a bigger drop on the money.

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-Yes.

-So what do you reckon?

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-I think we'd have to get it below 30.

-Let's think about it.

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OK, we'll think about it.

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That's one for the back-burner.

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Over with the Blues, gnome news is good news.

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Oh, Ali...especially for you!

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It's a gnome.

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-It's two gnomes!

-It's two gnomes!

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We could have one each.

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Would these fit with your collection?

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-Erm...yes, I would say so.

-Would they?

-They're quite big.

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-Quite sturdy.

-They are chunky gnomes.

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What do you think about this, sort of, may I say, "obsession"?

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-Did it get to that level?

-It did.

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I used to hold fetes, as well, with them.

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-I'd arrange them round my garden, and...

-Really?

-Yeah, yeah.

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-How endearing.

-They are.

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-Shall we find out the price, just for a bit of fun?

-I think we should.

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-What do you think?

-They came from Ireland.

-Did they?

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They're not gnomes, they're limericks,

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-they're called a limerick.

-Yes.

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-And what sort of price, yeah?

-Best price, yeah, 380 the pair, Kate.

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-Are they?

-Yeah.

-It's out of our budget, I'm afraid. Never mind.

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-Come back later with your chequebook.

-Yeah.

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Blimey! £380? Gnome way.

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What about that enormous thing on the floor there?

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Having looked at that and seen you, sort of, draw into this,

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I'm a little bit worried, purely because, as an expert,

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-I'm going to have to tell you a little bit about it.

-Sure.

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And I haven't got a clue what the heck it is.

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So I'm going to look a little bit dense, it has to be said.

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So shall we have a closer look and

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-see if we can figure out what it is?

-Sure.

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-DEALER: It's a Chinese laundry basket.

-Yes!

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Oh, it's as simple as that. It is a wicker basket. Nicely decorated.

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Jewelling in there, gilding as well. You can see the raffia work

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-on the inside of it, as well.

-Yeah.

-Priced at £72.

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-Is it something you'd like to go for?

-I don't care for it very much.

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You don't care for it very much?

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I think it's the sort of thing that would be unusual to

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-get as a Bargain Hunt item for auction.

-Yup.

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-Would I see a buyer spending £50 on it? My gut feeling is no.

-OK.

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But I could see everybody getting excited with an estimate of £30-50.

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-Yeah.

-Loads of bidders going for it,

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and then you might get your £50, £60 for it.

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-Right.

-That's the way it is.

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But would it wash at the auction? Not sure.

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Back with the Blues...

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-More pigs.

-More pigs.

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Yeah, see, these were obviously manufactured by the NatWest.

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-Yeah.

-Yeah.

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They've become famous now, as an emblem for them, as money banks.

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-Yeah.

-And they are collectible.

-Yeah?

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They were produced by Wade,

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who were a great British manufacturers,

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known for making little whimsies and animals.

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-It's 25 quid.

-Right.

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-Is that quite a lot?

-Yeah, let me just get the other one.

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-Yeah, so that one's £25 too.

-Mmm.

-Aw...

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I just think together, they're...

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-don't they look so much better together?

-They do.

-They do, yeah.

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Cos they look so modern, my instinct tells me

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they won't sell that well, but...

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I would like to see the two, really, for £20.

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Is there any possibility of doing a deal for the two pigs together?

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-35 for the two.

-35 for the two. OK...

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I'm personally not convinced but I'm willing to back you on the pigs.

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I pioneered the plate. Let's get rid of the pigs, if you're not happy.

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-Are you sure?

-Yeah.

-If we've got a panic on,

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-we can come back and get the pigs.

-Absolutely.

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-Absolutely.

-All right.

-OK, now,

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what do you buy for the man who has everything?

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How about something to keep it in?

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-Well, what do you think of this, Colin?

-That's quite good, isn't it?

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Looks like leather or pigskin.

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-Little jewellery case, men's, for cufflinks?

-It is, yeah.

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Any branding?

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Nothing I can see.

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There's no name on the hinge, nothing in any of the flaps.

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-It's got a stamp on the front, actually, there, yeah.

-Oh.

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-So it's been branded. Yeah.

-It has, yeah.

-But it's a brand I don't know.

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What would you pay for that, to have that on your dressing table?

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If I was buying that, I'd probably pay £20-30.

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-£20-30?

-Yeah.

-I think you're probably right.

-Yeah.

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That's the sort of money I would spend on it,

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and yes, you could have a bit of a profit out of it.

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-But you're not going to make a lot of money out of it.

-No, no.

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-Let's find the price.

-We'll ask.

-There's the man.

-How much is...?

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-I could do that for 18, but I can't do it much less than that.

-No.

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And if we offered you, say, 14? - No, I couldn't go as low as that.

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There were magic words in there, which was

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-"I couldn't do it for MUCH less than that."

-Yes.

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-14 is MUCH less than that.

-Is it?

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But 15's not bad, is it?

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16, and I'll do it at 16.

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Shake on 15.

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Yes, OK.

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Well done. That was immaculate, that was.

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-And thank you very much for the deal.

-Thank you.

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-I think we're going to be safe with that. We should be OK.

-OK.

-One down.

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-Ah, that was quick.

-Can you feel the relief?

-No, it wasn't, actually.

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Both teams now have one item apiece, so they have more searching to do.

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Speaking of which... I have a tip for you.

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Those you that have been to salerooms will have seen

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rows and rows of miscellaneous boxes, and invariably,

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it's just simply a box of miscellaneous items.

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Some containing china, some containing correspondence -

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all sorts of different things. Always look at the box.

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I've got something here, which, on the outside,

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looks just like a pile of miscellaneous letters and documents.

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In this lot is a letter...from whom?

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The Prime Minister of the time, in 1931.

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We're looking at a time of political upheaval,

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just after the Great Depression.

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There was a general election and the biggest swing of all time,

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and Ramsay MacDonald, the Prime Minister, was kicked out.

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And this is a very personal letter,

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written to a great chum of his in Wales.

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It just expresses his disgust about what had happened to him.

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"My dear Griff," it goes on to say.

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"None of the many letters I received during the contest

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"gave me more pleasure than yours.

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"The deplorable way in which the opposition Labour Party

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"was led and advised, is the most heart-breaking thing

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"I have ever known in public life.

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"With kindest regards to your wife and yourself,

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"I am, yours always sincerely, Ramsay MacDonald."

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Now, in this case,

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obviously I wasn't the only person to spot this, and in fact it

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had been quite well-catalogued, and I paid £6-700.

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But the more I look through the content of this box,

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I think it's probably worth £2-3,000, in the right market.

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So, don't forget, it pays to have a good rummage,

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because you never know what you'll find.

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Back with the shopping, teams have one item apiece.

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There's 40 minutes left on the clock, and I think

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Kate and Claire are already planning a celebratory girls' night out.

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Look at this.

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-It's pretty sparkly.

-What do you think?

-I quite like it, but...

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-What do you think, Ali?

-Oh, you're dreaming.

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-Bit of vintage.

-CLAIRE LAUGHS

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-I think it's horrible.

-Aw...

-I've spotted something period.

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-Yeah?

-Go on.

-I have.

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This here is from the 1980s

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-because I actually had one of those.

-THEY LAUGH

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-And the trouble is that in the 1980s...

-You were strong.

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I could do a darn sight better than this.

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-(There you go.)

-Over with the Blues, Kate has spotted something...

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but what's the word I'm looking for?

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-Evocative is a great word, Ali.

-Evocative.

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I don't think I've ever seen anything like that in my life.

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You know, my grandmother used to say, with anything weird and wacky,

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she used to say, "It gives me the heebie-jeebies."

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-And this definitely gives me the heebie-jeebies.

-Yeah.

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I kind of like it, just cos it's so...mad, but...

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Mmm, but it's of quite a specialist field,

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and not my field, I have to say, I'll hold up my hand.

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So what you've got to ask yourselves is, what's the commercial appeal?

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I'm not sure there is one.

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-Ali, what do you think?

-I think it's perfect.

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-I absolutely love it.

-Mm-hmm?

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-I'd have it in my house.

-Really?

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-I think we should get it.

-Claire is pulling an awful face,

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saying, "Not on my nelly."

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You know, we didn't get the pig,

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-so I don't want to undermine Ali completely.

-Yeah?

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You know, it's definitely interesting.

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-I think it's probably verging on the antique.

-Yeah?

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I don't think it's that old,

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but it might be, sort of, up to 50 years old.

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I've got a funny feeling it might be a bit of tribal eroticism, maybe.

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-Yeah.

-That's one slant you could take on it.

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I think that's what draws me to it. THEY LAUGH

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I tell you what, while you have a closer look,

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shall I go and see what the best price is?

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-It's worth an ask, yeah.

-Yeah.

-So we've got £90 on it.

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All right, have a chat,

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-I'll be back.

-Cool.

-Cool.

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Very diplomatic, Kate.

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Now, how are those Reds getting on?

0:17:360:17:37

What about that one?

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But there's one stunning thing about that.

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It's got its label?

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No... £5.

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-£5?

-£5.

-Yeah.

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-Of Mdina, Malta.

-Yeah,

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actually, that is actually quite nice. Although it's machine-cut,

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-it is quite good.

-Yeah.

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How about if we think about it?

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Think about...yeah, I can see the horror in your eyes.

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I'll be thinking forever.

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Meanwhile, Kate has an update on the tribal statue.

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I've had a chat with the stallholder. He's come down to 75.

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-OK.

-He said that is the death.

-Mm-hmm.

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So, it's 75, or leave it where it is.

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I'd have it and I think all it takes

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is one or two people in the auction house to really want it,

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-and then they'll go nuts for it.

-Mm-hmm.

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Well, the clock is ticking so maybe

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-we should be decisive and get it.

-Mm-hmm.

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At auction, it might make £30, it might make £130. It's a gamble.

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It sounds like you're prepared to take one.

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-Let's do it.

-That's what the show's about.

-Let's do it.

-OK.

-Done!

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Well, that's one of the more unusual objects we've seen on Bargain Hunt.

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Let's hope when it comes to auction,

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it will be a case of happy chappies and not heebie-jeebies.

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Back with the Reds, and a good old proper antique. No, not you, Colin.

0:18:470:18:51

DEALER: Can I interest you in my French ladle?

0:18:510:18:54

A French ladle? We'll have a go.

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Right, French silver, 19th century.

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As you can see, it's got hallmarks on the back there.

0:19:000:19:03

-What do you think to that?

-Can I ask...

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being foreign, the fact that it hasn't got British hallmarks, is that

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-a problem in terms of the price we're going to see?

-Does that...?

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Strangely enough, it did used to matter.

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-It did used to matter?

-Yeah, it did. People were very, sort of...

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-Sniffy?

-Yes, that is a good term, you know.

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"It's that foreign stuff, because it's not up to sterling standard."

0:19:190:19:22

-Uh-huh.

-But now, it is very much appreciated,

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-the craftsmanship.

-Yeah.

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The price that's on it is a long way from where we would be at auction.

0:19:260:19:29

You know the pain we've got to suffer.

0:19:290:19:32

How much pain can you share with us?

0:19:320:19:34

Well, you tell me how much pain you want to inflict.

0:19:340:19:36

Well, if I could buy that for...

0:19:360:19:39

£120, I'd be saying to the team, "Buy it and run away quickly."

0:19:390:19:44

-You're a horrible man.

-Well, that's what I was...

0:19:440:19:47

I was looking more like 150.

0:19:470:19:49

Yeah, I think we've got to be that, sort of, figure.

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-125.

-Yeah. - Give the man a shake.

0:19:520:19:56

-OK.

-Excellent.

-Thank you.

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-OK.

-Thank you, sir.

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-Thank you, sir.

-Very good, thank you very much.

0:19:590:20:02

-Two down, one more to go.

-Yeah.

0:20:020:20:04

Well, that was decisive. Well done, Patricia.

0:20:060:20:09

OK, teams, one item apiece to find,

0:20:090:20:12

and I'd say about 16 minutes left

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at a RUFF guess.

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What have you spotted?

0:20:170:20:18

-The bedpan.

-CLAIRE GIGGLES

0:20:180:20:21

It this the kind of thing people collect?

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You associate them with huge four-poster beds,

0:20:230:20:26

-think of Downton Abbey...

-Yeah.

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..and putting this literally to warm the sheets up.

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And that's why it's got such a long handle,

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so you could get it in under the covers to warm it up.

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I have to say, the market has

0:20:350:20:37

-hit the floor in recent times.

-CLAIRE GIGGLES

0:20:370:20:39

-Right, with central heating and everything.

-But...yeah,

0:20:390:20:42

but of its type, it's actually a nice example.

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How much it will make at auction, though, I don't know.

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Mmm, not such a hot idea, then.

0:20:490:20:51

Over with the Reds, glass-blower Graham is on familiar territory.

0:20:510:20:55

-Padan, look at that blue, tapered one.

-Oh, yeah.

-Yeah.

0:20:550:20:58

That's handcrafted, it'll probably be studio art glass.

0:20:580:21:01

Could we have a little look and maybe get an idea, please, Colin?

0:21:010:21:04

Absolutely, you know what you're looking at, so you lead the way.

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There is a mark on the surface, there, where it's been knocked

0:21:100:21:13

-when it was hot. See that?

-Yeah.

-I would say it's modern, though.

0:21:130:21:16

-Wouldn't say it's...

-Yeah, it is, but...

-It is handmade.

-Yeah.

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But you see how they try to imitate birds, here,

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-coming up from the earth.

-Birds, yes.

-Yeah.

0:21:220:21:24

I think that there's some potential in that

0:21:240:21:26

if we can get the right price. Colin, they're at 48 at the moment.

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I think if we could get it for 25...

0:21:300:21:32

-OK, you go and do some dealing.

-All right, I'll go and speak to her.

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-And we'll just watch the maestro in action.

-Yeah.

-That'll be all right.

0:21:350:21:39

-So while Graham goes off to work his charm...

-I think we've got a deal.

0:21:390:21:43

-Blimey, that was quick.

-What's that?

0:21:430:21:46

Yeah, the lady's prepared to come to 30.

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-30.

-30? OK, yeah.

0:21:480:21:49

-That's close to what you think it'll do in an auction as top-end.

-Yeah.

0:21:490:21:52

-So we're going to at least break even, hopefully.

-Yeah,

0:21:520:21:55

-can we look a little more?

-OK.

-Look a little more.

0:21:550:21:58

Pat's not convinced about that vase. Meanwhile, back with the Blues...

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-Do you like these?

-Look at that one. CLAIRE LAUGHS

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-This is quite a nice example.

-Oh, yes.

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Pipes, of course, smoking-related items

0:22:060:22:09

-have gone a little bit out of fashion, because...

-Mm-hmm.

0:22:090:22:11

..they're not quite as collectible.

0:22:110:22:13

But this is actually a really nice example.

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It's known as a meerschaum pipe,

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"meerschaum" being a German word,

0:22:200:22:23

literally translated as "sea foam",

0:22:230:22:26

"meer" - "sea", "schaum" - "foam",

0:22:260:22:28

which is beautiful for carving, cos it's quite soft.

0:22:280:22:32

You can see here, it's been carved into this Turk's head.

0:22:320:22:35

-The detail on his face, actually, is really nice.

-Yeah, it's impressive.

0:22:350:22:39

What do we think?

0:22:390:22:40

I quite like it. Handsome chap.

0:22:400:22:42

-Hmm.

-Yeah, it's quite interesting.

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So, date-wise, it's probably late 19th century...

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-OK.

-..late Victorian.

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The key thing to check is for damage.

0:22:480:22:50

It's such a soft substance, it's great for carving,

0:22:500:22:53

but of course it means it's quite vulnerable.

0:22:530:22:55

Yeah, it's a little bit of a scratch

0:22:570:22:58

-but I don't think that detracts from it too much.

-Nothing too...

-Yeah.

0:22:580:23:01

Let's look at price. 42...

0:23:010:23:04

-So what do we think?

-I think let's go for it.

-I think so, too.

0:23:040:23:07

I feel like I identify with that man. CLAIRE LAUGHS

0:23:070:23:11

Claire and Ali, two travellers,

0:23:110:23:13

been all over the world, quite fancy your pipe.

0:23:130:23:16

-DEALER: My Turk.

-Your Turk?

-Your Turk, yes.

0:23:160:23:18

-Any chance of knocking a few extra quid?

-32 is the bottom.

0:23:180:23:21

-Is it?

-I bought it...I bought it well, but 32, it's worth 32 plus.

0:23:210:23:25

You'll make a profit on that. I guarantee it.

0:23:250:23:27

-Oh.

-So 32's the bottom line.

-Bottom line.

0:23:270:23:30

-You heard it from the horse's mouth.

-Yeah.

0:23:300:23:32

32 is good for us, so we'll go for that. Thank you.

0:23:320:23:35

Back with the Reds, and one item left to find...

0:23:350:23:38

-Now...

-Ah...

-That's pretty. Looks good.

-Obviously a sliding bookrack.

0:23:390:23:43

-Yeah.

-There are so many of them out there, and they never make a fortune

0:23:430:23:46

-but they do sell well.

-65.

0:23:460:23:48

-Yeah.

-It's priced at 65.

0:23:480:23:50

-You've got to spend no more than £35.

-Right, OK, yeah.

0:23:500:23:53

-And seriously, spend no more than that.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Take it with you.

0:23:530:23:56

-All right.

-See how his negotiating skills are.

0:23:560:23:58

He's been quite good to watch from a distance.

0:23:580:24:00

What, do you think he's trying the charm offensive?

0:24:000:24:03

-Oh, he's always...

-He always tries that one, does he?

0:24:030:24:06

-He's always trying, yes.

-COLIN LAUGHS

0:24:060:24:08

-Graham, you might have to do a deal, we're running out, if you can.

-OK.

0:24:080:24:11

-We can get it for 45.

-Oh...

0:24:110:24:14

No, he says 30, if we're going to make a profit.

0:24:140:24:16

OK, we're desperately running out of time, you're going

0:24:160:24:18

-to have to cut and run on that one, I'm afraid.

-Right, cut and run.

0:24:180:24:21

-Thank you very much.

-OK, so, that's the cut.

0:24:210:24:23

We're not doing the deal. Time to run.

0:24:230:24:25

So, with less than two minutes left on the clock,

0:24:250:24:27

the choice is crystal clear - it's the glass vase or nothing.

0:24:270:24:30

-Now, madam, we're back.

-I can see that.

-You can tell we're struggling.

0:24:300:24:34

-You did say 30 earlier. Can we do that? Shake on it?

-That's fine.

0:24:340:24:37

-Thank you very much. Bless you.

-Thanks, you're welcome.

0:24:370:24:40

-We're out of trouble.

-Thank you.

-Three, yes!

-Yes, got it!

0:24:400:24:43

Right, teams, your time is up.

0:24:430:24:46

-Are you relieved?

-Yes.

-Yes, absolutely.

-Yes!

0:24:460:24:48

-Three pieces.

-Excellent.

-Yeah.

-Job done.

-Pleased?

0:24:480:24:51

-Yeah.

-That was very good, yeah.

0:24:510:24:52

Let's just remind ourselves what the Red Team have bought.

0:24:550:24:58

Being the perfect gentleman,

0:24:590:25:01

Graham snapped up this leather dressing-table box for £15.

0:25:010:25:05

They then scooped up a deal on this

0:25:060:25:08

19th-century French silver ladle for £125.

0:25:080:25:12

And they blew £30 of their budget on this handcrafted glass vase.

0:25:130:25:18

Graham, Patricia, now, was it easy?

0:25:200:25:22

-No.

-No.

-Oh, dear.

0:25:220:25:25

I think we started off so well with the first purchase,

0:25:250:25:28

-and then it just... the plan fell apart.

-Oh...

0:25:280:25:31

-And we just struggled, and time ran out on us.

-Oh.

-..dear.

0:25:310:25:34

-And what is your favourite item?

-The silver ladle.

0:25:340:25:37

The silver ladle, that sounds really nice.

0:25:370:25:39

Yes, it is a nice quality piece of work.

0:25:390:25:40

And what's going to show you the biggest profit?

0:25:400:25:42

-Well, Padan thinks the...

-The ladle.

-The ladle!

0:25:420:25:45

I think the little box.

0:25:450:25:47

Are they speaking with forked tongue, here?

0:25:470:25:49

No, no, they're speaking the truth.

0:25:490:25:51

-They...we're quite happy with the purchases.

-Yeah.

0:25:510:25:54

-Today.

-LAUGHTER

0:25:540:25:56

Time will tell. Now, how much money did you spend?

0:25:560:25:59

-We spent £170, Charlie.

-Did you? So, you've got to give me 130.

0:25:590:26:02

-Oh, I don't think so.

-I do. Here we go.

0:26:020:26:04

-We were playing cards, otherwise.

-130, please.

-There you are, sir.

0:26:040:26:07

-Thank you very much, indeed.

-Thank you.

-There we go.

0:26:070:26:10

-That's a sizeable chunk, isn't it, Colin?

-It is not bad.

0:26:100:26:12

That'll give me something to...

0:26:120:26:13

You'll have fun with that. Marvellous. Well, on that note,

0:26:130:26:16

let's go and see what the Blues have bought.

0:26:160:26:18

First, our globetrotting Blues headed east - Far East -

0:26:190:26:23

with this oriental plate, bought for £90.

0:26:230:26:25

They carved out a deal on this Indonesian tribal sculpture for £75.

0:26:280:26:32

And then Kate piped up and persuaded them to part with £32

0:26:350:26:39

for this late 19th-century carved meerschaum pipe.

0:26:390:26:42

Ali, Claire, have you had a riotous time?

0:26:440:26:47

We have, yeah, it's been quite the experience.

0:26:470:26:49

-It's been emotional.

-Did you sample the overwhelming-ness of it all?

0:26:490:26:53

Well, in fairness, I think it was a bit of a baptism of fire,

0:26:530:26:56

-wasn't it, you two?

-It was.

0:26:560:26:57

You were a little bit, "Where do we start?"

0:26:570:26:59

Now, what's your favourite lot?

0:26:590:27:01

Got to be the weird tribal statues that we got.

0:27:010:27:04

-They're quite something, really.

-Are they?

0:27:040:27:06

-Yeah, I...

-Did they cost much money?

0:27:060:27:08

-Yeah, they were £75, however...

-Were they?

0:27:080:27:12

A snip, if I may say so.

0:27:120:27:13

-I really like them. I'd pay double that for them.

-Would you?

-Mmm.

0:27:130:27:17

-So, is that going to make you your biggest profit?

-No.

0:27:170:27:20

-No.

-On reflection, it's probably the bowl.

-Well, we think the...

0:27:200:27:24

-The bowl.

-Yeah, the Satsuma, cos that was...

0:27:240:27:26

-And what do you think, Kate?

-I'd go with Satsuma, I'm afraid.

0:27:260:27:29

-Every time.

-You're going with Satsuma.

0:27:290:27:30

-Now, how much money did you spend?

-197.

0:27:300:27:33

197, that must mean I need 103.

0:27:330:27:39

-There you go.

-Don't forget the three.

-Yeah.

0:27:390:27:41

Cos that could be all-important when Kate goes shopping.

0:27:410:27:45

-Absolutely, every penny, and all that.

-Well done, Kate.

0:27:450:27:49

-Yeah.

-Off you go.

0:27:490:27:50

Meanwhile, we're going off to the auction room.

0:27:500:27:53

Well, it's not far from the Westpoint antique fair

0:28:000:28:03

at the county showground, to the centre of Exeter here,

0:28:030:28:06

and we are lucky enough to be

0:28:060:28:07

at Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood Auctioneers,

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and even more lucky to have Brian Goodison-Blanks with us.

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-Hello, Brian.

-Hello, there.

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Now, Graham and Patricia went shopping with Colin,

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and here we have their fine items,

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starting with this object here. What do you think of it?

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Gentleman's vanity box, so quite useful for your, sort of,

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loose change, cufflinks, and watches.

0:28:260:28:28

-Unfortunately it doesn't have a, sort of, designer label on it.

-No.

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If it did have, then, you know, you'd probably be paying,

0:28:320:28:35

sort of, £100-150 from a high street store. But

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it's got a small mark on the front, there.

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We couldn't attribute that to a maker.

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-Reasonable quality, probably part of a luggage set from the 1930s.

-Yeah.

0:28:410:28:44

-Yeah.

-It's really, oh, probably at about £5-10.

-Right.

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They paid 15, so not a great deal, and I have to say,

0:28:480:28:51

I wouldn't mind it on my chest of drawers at home, you know.

0:28:510:28:54

-No, it's practical, isn't it?

-Yeah.

0:28:540:28:55

Well, they've gone more traditional and a bit more upmarket,

0:28:550:28:59

I suppose, and they've gone into the world of antiques here,

0:28:590:29:02

with their fiddle-and-thread patterned ladle.

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Now, it's French, isn't it?

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Yes, it is. It has the mark on the back there.

0:29:060:29:08

It's probably a Paris mark

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-but it is silver, it's just over 7.6 ounces.

-Yeah.

0:29:100:29:14

-It's that sort of typical, sort of, Georgian style, isn't it?

-Yes.

0:29:140:29:17

-With that sort of thread pattern.

-But not Georgian?

0:29:170:29:19

-But not Georgian, no, that's the thing.

-How do you date that?

0:29:190:29:22

It's difficult, cos, obviously, the English hallmarking system

0:29:220:29:25

-is very good and it's very comprehensive.

-Yeah.

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But the French system is a little bit more,

0:29:270:29:29

sort of, complicated, with the, sort of, towns and assays,

0:29:290:29:32

-so it takes a little bit of time to get used to them.

-Yeah.

0:29:320:29:35

Probably, with the silver weight, it's probably about £40-60.

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Right, now, they paid £125 for it.

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As we say, had it been, sort of, English and period Georgian,

0:29:420:29:45

-then we probably would have been a little bit closer to that.

-Yeah.

0:29:450:29:47

Now, they've gone later with this object, the glass vase.

0:29:470:29:52

Yes, a studio glass vase, and probably late 20th century.

0:29:520:29:56

-Again, I think French glass-makers.

-French, I think, yes.

0:29:560:29:59

Quite an interesting bit with the gilt decoration and inlay to it.

0:29:590:30:02

Sort of modern piece you would perhaps have seen

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-in most high street shops in the, sort of, 1980s, 1990s.

-Yes.

0:30:040:30:07

So, you know, it's something you can pick up at £20-30 today, at auction.

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That's exactly what they did, they paid £30 for it.

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So you might see them with a little bit of a profit, with that.

0:30:140:30:16

-Possibly, yes.

-Yeah.

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So should they, by any chance, come out with a profit,

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Colin might well be able to add to it with his bonus buy.

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Let's see what he's got.

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Graham, Patricia, shall we have a look

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-and see what he's got under there?

-Oh...

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-Ta-da!

-CHARLIE LAUGHS

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Isn't that marvellous?

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-No!

-Oh, really?

-Yes! I think it's great.

0:30:340:30:37

-Yes...no.

-So, who likes it?

0:30:370:30:38

I thought it was very interesting.

0:30:380:30:40

We actually passed on it because we thought it was too expensive,

0:30:400:30:43

-but Padan didn't like it at all...

-I didn't like it.

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..so it was really...if we bought it.

0:30:450:30:47

And he bought it anyway.

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It was 55,

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but there's one little thing you've got to remember at the sale today.

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-It's Chinese.

-It is full of oriental works of art.

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And how much do you think it'll make?

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It's either going to make us a £20 loss or a £20 profit.

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-£20 loss.

-But worth it for the fun.

0:31:050:31:06

Anyway, why don't we have a look

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and see what the auctioneer thinks of this fantastic basket?

0:31:080:31:12

Well, yes, it's...I think you've described it as linen, but possibly,

0:31:130:31:17

-similar, sort of, rice baskets we sometimes see at auction.

-Yeah.

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It's quite a modern piece, I think, with the decoration,

0:31:200:31:24

the pressed brass and the lacquerwork

0:31:240:31:26

-that's on the outside.

-Yeah.

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So, a bit of fun, really.

0:31:270:31:29

You know, something useful to put your laundry in,

0:31:290:31:32

but really, only about, sort of, £15-25.

0:31:320:31:34

Colin paid £55 for that.

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-Hmm.

-Raced on a bit, did he?

-I think so.

-Yeah. Well, we'll see.

0:31:370:31:41

Now, that's for the Reds. Let's have a look at the Blues,

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and we start with the Satsuma charger.

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-Very, very typical Satsuma of the 1920s...

-Yeah.

0:31:470:31:50

-..and the earthenware body to it.

-Yeah.

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So, realistically, with a piece such as that,

0:31:520:31:54

again, you're £15-25, really.

0:31:540:31:57

-£90 paid.

-Hmm.

0:31:570:32:00

But we'll leave the Satsuma behind and move onto the tribal figure.

0:32:000:32:04

-What do you think of it?

-Yeah, it's quite a thing, isn't it?

0:32:040:32:07

When Kate bought it, she described it as "erotic",

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and now I've had a good look at it,

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I can't see any eroticism there, at all.

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No, I don't think I can see anything of that.

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Perhaps she might need a little bit of therapy on that,

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-but it's an interesting figure.

-Yeah.

0:32:190:32:21

-Tribal...an ethnographica as we refer to it.

-Yeah.

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It's very difficult, because we need to assign a region,

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or a village, or a particular area.

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But with this piece, and you can see, I think it's representing

0:32:280:32:31

the, sort of, two warriors,

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-possibly in a tribal dance, or a war dance.

-Yeah.

0:32:320:32:36

It's possibly made of some driftwood,

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-because it has elements of the wear and patternation to it.

-Yeah.

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But the age, I don't think is a great deal,

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because if we look at the nails that are used in it,

0:32:430:32:45

-they're fairly modern.

-Are they?

0:32:450:32:46

So it's the sort of thing that's, again, we probably would have

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seen produced as a souvenir piece, perhaps 20, 30 years ago.

0:32:490:32:52

-Hmm.

-I think we're probably, realistically,

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looking at around about, sort of, £20-30.

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Yeah, I mean, they paid £75.

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I think, with the internet behind it, it may take it along a bit...

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-Yes!

-..and we'll see how we go from there.

0:33:030:33:05

Anyway, moving on to something a bit more traditional -

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the meerschaum pipe.

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Yes, nice and carved in the Turk's head, with the turban there.

0:33:090:33:12

-Yeah.

-Shame it doesn't have the case, that would really help it.

0:33:120:33:15

But they were produced in large numbers,

0:33:150:33:17

-and again, they have various pieces.

-Yeah.

0:33:170:33:19

Some of them have amber mouthpieces, some of them have

0:33:190:33:22

-amber-and-gold mounted mouthpieces.

-Yeah.

0:33:220:33:24

So, for collectors, it's those pieces that really,

0:33:240:33:26

sort of, they're looking for,

0:33:260:33:28

but without the case, £15-25.

0:33:280:33:31

-Well, that's not far out. They paid 32.

-Right.

0:33:310:33:34

So, you could well get them into a smidgen of profit there.

0:33:340:33:37

-Yes, possibly.

-And then, to bolster their profits,

0:33:370:33:40

Kate went off shopping, and let's see what she bought.

0:33:400:33:43

Claire, Ali, what's she bought?

0:33:440:33:47

-I'm going to very gingerly take this off.

-Oh, wow.

-Wow.

0:33:470:33:51

And there we have it.

0:33:510:33:53

I think it's fair to say, you guys had a diverse selection of pieces.

0:33:530:33:58

-Yeah.

-And I've, sort of, reined us back in a bit

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to the more traditional.

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I've also reined in the money a bit, though,

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-because I've only spent £35 on this.

-Oh, wow.

-Really?

0:34:040:34:07

-OK? So, very English.

-Mm-hmm.

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It's known as Empire ware.

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Of course, it's a coffee set for two, all in great condition.

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It's known as chintzware. Of course, the name given to

0:34:160:34:19

this lovely all-over transfer-printed floral pattern.

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Very in at the moment.

0:34:230:34:24

-And how much do you think it might make?

-I would put this at £30-50.

0:34:240:34:28

It would be interesting to know, would it not,

0:34:280:34:32

just what the auctioneer thinks of this delightful chintz?

0:34:320:34:35

Right, Kate's having coffee for two, here. What do you think?

0:34:370:34:41

It's that chintz, or millefiori pattern that's very, very popular.

0:34:410:34:44

Sort of, typical Staffordshire of the 1930s, 1940s, isn't it?

0:34:440:34:47

-Yeah, that sort of pattern's come back in, hasn't it?

-It has.

0:34:470:34:50

Again, it's that sort of retro and vintage, which is the,

0:34:500:34:52

-sort of, buzz words at the moment, aren't they?

-Yeah.

0:34:520:34:54

And so, collectors will like this sort of piece.

0:34:540:34:56

It's in good condition,

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-I couldn't see any damage when we looked over it.

-No.

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It's had some signs of wear - gilt to the handle is a little bit worn.

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But it's pretty, and I think that's rather attractive.

0:35:030:35:06

So I think we're, sort of, looking at £30-50.

0:35:060:35:09

I think that's quite good news, really. Kate paid £35,

0:35:090:35:12

-so there's a good chance for profit there...

-Mm-hmm.

0:35:120:35:15

-..which might dent any potential loss from the Satsuma.

-Yes.

0:35:150:35:19

-You'll be on the rostrum, won't you?

-Yes, I will.

-Yup.

0:35:190:35:21

Well, I'm looking forward to it. Let's see how it all goes.

0:35:210:35:24

Five...

0:35:270:35:28

-Now, are you feeling confident?

-Absolutely.

-You are?

-Yes.

-Are you?

0:35:300:35:33

Patricia, are you feeling confident?

0:35:330:35:35

-I'm not confident.

-You're not.

-No.

0:35:350:35:38

But you're going to enjoy every minute of it. Here we go.

0:35:380:35:40

Lot 476 is the pigskin gentleman's dressing-table box,

0:35:400:35:45

with a small maker's stamp on there. And what am I saying for that, £10?

0:35:450:35:49

-Useful for your cufflinks, gentlemen.

-Come on, straight in.

0:35:490:35:51

£10. £5, then. 5, I have here.

0:35:510:35:55

8, 10, 12.

0:35:550:35:57

£10, here. 12, internet?

0:35:570:35:58

-Go, men. Go, men .

-At £10 in the room.

0:35:580:36:01

12, internet, are you in, now?

0:36:010:36:03

-Come on, internet.

-It's in the room now at £10,

0:36:030:36:05

any advance on 10?

0:36:050:36:06

And selling then at £10,

0:36:060:36:07

-it's yours, madam, at

-10. Oh...

0:36:070:36:09

-1154...

-It needed a designer label on it, didn't it?

-No...yeah.

0:36:090:36:13

I'm sorry.

0:36:130:36:15

-Lovely ladle. Now, come on...

-Lovely.

0:36:150:36:16

Lot 477 is the 19th-century French silver

0:36:160:36:19

fiddle-and-thread patterned soup ladle.

0:36:190:36:22

It's a SOUPer buy, isn't it, Charlie?

0:36:220:36:23

You don't want to end up in the soup with this lot, you really don't.

0:36:230:36:26

5, 50, 5, 60, 5...

0:36:260:36:29

-That's good, come on.

-£65, is bid.

0:36:290:36:32

At 65, do I see 70, now?

0:36:320:36:34

-(Come on.)

-At £65...

-Keep going.

0:36:340:36:36

-Where's the bidders from France coming?

-At £65.

0:36:360:36:39

At 65 and selling now.

0:36:390:36:40

PATRICIA GROANS Was that £65?

0:36:420:36:44

-I lost the will to live, I'm afraid. I didn't know...

-Bon soir.

0:36:440:36:47

Minus 60, minus 65 in total.

0:36:470:36:51

We need the studio vase to take off.

0:36:510:36:53

Lot 478 is the studio glass vase with tapering, cylindrical form.

0:36:530:36:59

What am I saying for that? 10 here, thank you, madam. At £10.

0:36:590:37:01

And 12, now, then. 12, 15, 18,

0:37:010:37:05

-20,

-2... Displayed very well in the sale.

-They're appreciating it now.

0:37:050:37:09

Selling at 20 to the lady in the front row, at 20.

0:37:090:37:13

-20, that's minus 10. Right.

-Oh, right.

0:37:130:37:15

-You are minus £75 in total.

-Ooh...

0:37:150:37:18

Do you want to go for this bonus buy, or not?

0:37:180:37:20

Charlie, he's going to save us. It's a well-known fact.

0:37:200:37:23

-We're going to go with...

-Go with it.

0:37:230:37:24

Lot 482 is the oriental gilt and lacquer linen basket.

0:37:240:37:29

And what am I saying for that, £20?

0:37:290:37:31

No, say 40.

0:37:310:37:33

And right here, I have, at 20. 2 now, elsewhere?

0:37:330:37:35

22, thank you, madam. 25, sir.

0:37:350:37:37

Twice as much as I thought it would be.

0:37:370:37:39

-AUCTIONEER:

-30, 2...

0:37:390:37:40

35, 38, 40,

0:37:400:37:43

2, 45...

0:37:430:37:45

£42 here, to the lady, then. 5, anybody else?

0:37:450:37:48

At 42, it's yours, madam, at 42.

0:37:480:37:51

-THEY GROAN

-Well, I have to say,

0:37:510:37:53

-you were both vindicated. That wasn't bad, was it?

-No.

0:37:530:37:55

I don't think you should get too cross with the old man, there.

0:37:550:37:58

That's minus 13.

0:37:580:37:59

-75, 85, 80... I think you've lost £88.

-Oh...

0:37:590:38:04

I think that's really quite a result.

0:38:040:38:05

-Now, not a word to the Blues...

-OK.

0:38:050:38:08

-..and we'll find out later who's won.

-Cool.

0:38:080:38:11

-Now, you haven't got a clue how those Reds got on, have you?

-No.

0:38:180:38:21

-You haven't been talking to them.

-We haven't, no.

0:38:210:38:24

-Good girl.

-Not a clue.

-Here we go...

0:38:240:38:26

Lot 498 is the Kyoto Satsuma earthenware charger,

0:38:260:38:30

with centre decorated with samurai and warriors in landscape.

0:38:300:38:35

And what am I saying for that, £50?

0:38:350:38:37

-Start at 30, then.

-Oh.

0:38:370:38:40

Start at 20, if you will. Oh...

0:38:400:38:42

20, I have. And taking the bid

0:38:420:38:43

at the back of the room at 20,

0:38:430:38:44

and 5, internet, if you're in.

0:38:440:38:46

25. 30, sir? 30.

0:38:460:38:48

5, now, internet? 35. 40, sir.

0:38:480:38:51

-Now we're going.

-40, nod of the head.

0:38:510:38:53

And 5, internet.

0:38:530:38:54

Bid is in the room at £40. 5, internet, no?

0:38:540:38:57

At £40, back of the room, and selling, now, at 40. 5 is back in.

0:38:570:39:00

-50, sir, thank you.

-Oh, 50, hang on.

0:39:000:39:02

It's still going, still going.

0:39:020:39:03

5, internet. At £50, back of the room. 5, at all? Are you quite sure?

0:39:030:39:06

Come on, internet, one more.

0:39:060:39:08

Can see you hovering, internet. No?

0:39:080:39:09

At £50, in the room, then.

0:39:090:39:12

THEY GROAN

0:39:120:39:14

Minus a naughty 40. Talking of naughty 40s, here comes the figure.

0:39:140:39:20

Lot 499 is the Indonesian wooden tribal sculpture of two figures,

0:39:200:39:25

one on top of the other. Make of that what you will.

0:39:250:39:28

And what am I saying for that, £30?

0:39:280:39:31

-20?

-Is it erotic, or is it not?

0:39:310:39:34

£10, then. 10, I have.

0:39:340:39:35

-Probably not, judging by the price.

-15, standing.

0:39:350:39:38

No, 12 seated, it's yours, sir.

0:39:380:39:40

£12 only. 15, at all?

0:39:400:39:42

-Quite sure, then?

-12?

0:39:420:39:43

-Ali, Ali!

-Don't think we're going to see any more.

0:39:430:39:46

At 12...thank you.

0:39:460:39:48

-Oh, Ali.

-That's heart-breaking.

0:39:480:39:50

Your knowledge of eroticimia isn't all that it might be.

0:39:500:39:55

Minus 63, giving a total of minus 103,

0:39:550:39:59

and we haven't done the last lot yet.

0:39:590:40:01

Lot 500 is the late 19th-century carved meerschaum pipe

0:40:010:40:04

in the form of a Turk's head, wearing the turban, there.

0:40:040:40:07

And what am I saying for that, £20?

0:40:070:40:10

£20? Start at 10, then.

0:40:100:40:13

10, thank you, sir. And 12, now. At £10 for the pipe.

0:40:130:40:17

Do I see 12, at all?

0:40:170:40:18

At £10, only. 12, internet?

0:40:180:40:20

It's the same guy that bought the statue. £10.

0:40:200:40:22

12, thank you, at 12. 15?

0:40:220:40:24

-Oh, we're taking off now.

-Ah, OK.

0:40:240:40:25

We've got to 12.

0:40:250:40:27

15, internet, were you in? At £12, with the gentleman here, then.

0:40:270:40:31

All done at 12.

0:40:310:40:32

So, in total, you're down £123. Not much, if you say it quickly.

0:40:330:40:39

Do you want to go with the coffee set?

0:40:390:40:40

-BOTH: Yes.

-They're going for the coffee set.

0:40:400:40:43

So, lot 504, then, the 1950s Empire coffee-for-two set, in the

0:40:430:40:48

chintz pattern, comprising jug, sugar bowl and two cups and saucers.

0:40:480:40:52

What am I saying, £40? In the chintz pattern.

0:40:520:40:54

-Go on.

-It's a bargain.

0:40:540:40:58

£20, little tea service there, or coffee service, there?

0:40:580:41:00

20, I have, thank you. At 20, here. And 2 now, elsewhere?

0:41:000:41:03

At the maiden bid of £20, then.

0:41:030:41:05

At 20, it's all round to yours for coffee, then.

0:41:050:41:07

Oh, dear, it's all gone quiet again.

0:41:070:41:08

And 2, at all? All done at 20.

0:41:080:41:10

Go on!

0:41:100:41:12

-Minus 15.

-Aw...

0:41:120:41:14

£138. You've only lost £138,

0:41:140:41:18

let me tell you that that might well be a winning score.

0:41:180:41:23

So, not a word to the Reds, and we'll see what happens.

0:41:230:41:27

Well, the good thing about Bargain Hunt is

0:41:340:41:36

you can go home at the end with pockets bulging with money.

0:41:360:41:41

And I've got so much money to give to you both,

0:41:410:41:43

but unfortunately, none of you deserve any of it at all,

0:41:430:41:47

because you've both made

0:41:470:41:49

-absolutely whopping losses.

-THEY CHEER

0:41:490:41:52

-Oh...

-We're going down fighting.

-You're going down fighting.

0:41:520:41:55

Well, you may be going down fighting

0:41:550:41:56

but you're not going quite as fast down the pan as...

0:41:560:42:01

-the Blues.

-THEY GROAN

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Oh, it's such a shame, isn't it?

0:42:030:42:05

-Cheers.

-Claire, Ali, you've been such sports,

0:42:050:42:07

I just want reminding of that wonderful erotic figure.

0:42:070:42:11

Well, it cost £75, but we have Ali to thank for that, don't we?

0:42:110:42:15

The auctioneer managed to squeeze out with £12.

0:42:150:42:19

Just taking it up to a cheeky £138 loss.

0:42:190:42:23

But, Reds, I don't think you need to be too smug,

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because although you won, you still managed to lose £88.

0:42:260:42:31

You lost a fairly thumpy £60 on your ladle.

0:42:310:42:36

-French...it was nice, though, wasn't it?

-It was all right.

0:42:360:42:38

-And you went with that extraordinary linen basket.

-Linen basket.

-Yeah.

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-And he nearly got you out of trouble, didn't he?

-He nearly did.

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-Has it all been worth it?

-Absolutely.

-Yes, lots of fun.

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Well, in that case, join us for some more bargain-hunting soon.

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-Yes?

-ALL: Yes!

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