0:00:02 > 0:00:07Exeter is the place to be today and in the early 1700s,
0:00:07 > 0:00:12it was an extremely prosperous city thanks to the woollen trade.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16From these quays, ships were loaded with woollen goods
0:00:16 > 0:00:20which were then exported throughout the world.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24The big question today is, will our teams being able to weave
0:00:24 > 0:00:27a decent profit over at the fair,
0:00:27 > 0:00:30or will they simply be spinning out of control?
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Let's find out. Let's go bargain-hunting! Yeah.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59We are at the Westpoint Centre at Devon County Showground
0:00:59 > 0:01:03with 400 stands exhibiting a range of antiques and collectables.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07You know the score by now -
0:01:07 > 0:01:12the important numbers are two teams, three objects to find,
0:01:12 > 0:01:18two experts, £300 to spend and 60 minutes to do it in.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Add that lot up and hopefully you get
0:01:20 > 0:01:22a profitable result at the auction.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26That is the Bargain Hunt challenge.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Let's take a sneaky peak as to what's coming up.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Oh, dear, something must be in the air.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35The Reds have got the giggles...
0:01:35 > 0:01:37This is scandalous!
0:01:38 > 0:01:42Seven years qualifying, I did, to work with these two.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45..and the Blues are going bonkers.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- Shall we be mad?- Shall we go mad?
0:01:48 > 0:01:52- Let's go mad! - And it spills over into the auction.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54I'll add that £5, it's good.
0:01:54 > 0:01:5635... 45...
0:01:57 > 0:02:01But before all that, let's meet the teams.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Gosh, we've got some top teams on the show today.
0:02:04 > 0:02:10For the Reds, we've got friends and fellow students Hugo and Nick,
0:02:10 > 0:02:14and for the Blues, we've got friends of over 50 years, Ange and Sue.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- Hello, everyone.- Hello! - Lovely to see you.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Now, Hugo, you met Nick when hunting a bargain, is that right?
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Absolutely right, yeah. We were at... The first week of university,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27at freshers week, we were at a fair
0:02:27 > 0:02:29and we were haggling over a TV for our respective rooms
0:02:29 > 0:02:30in our halls, got chatting,
0:02:30 > 0:02:33we realised we were living opposite each other in the halls.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- Fantastic.- We've been friends ever since.- And who got the telly?
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- I got the telly. Stupid question, Tim, stupid question.- OK.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- So, what are you studying, Hugo? - I'm doing medicine.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44I'm in my fourth year, so I've got a year left to go,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47whereafter I hope to do a couple of years in England
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- and then go abroad somewhere for at least a year.- Really?- Yeah.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Hobbies-wise, what makes your boat float?
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Well, I'm big into water sports - sailing anything from dinghies
0:02:56 > 0:02:59up to yachts. Anything that I can get on board, really.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Now, Nick, you sailed a slightly different route
0:03:02 > 0:03:04into medicine, didn't you?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Yeah. I'm studying medical engineering,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09so it's a sort of mix between engineering and medicine.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Hopefully I'll end up making the stuff that this chap is going
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- to be using later on. - Oh, right, so you want to...
0:03:14 > 0:03:16You are into prosthetics, are you?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Yeah, I'm quite interested in prosthetics.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21The technology is really coming along quite quickly
0:03:21 > 0:03:23at the moment and it's moved on a lot since old Captain Hook, so...
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Yeah, yes. Which is a relief, isn't it?
0:03:26 > 0:03:31Yeah, thankfully so. Maybe not when I'm involved, but we'll see.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Are you proposing to spend a lot today?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- I think we are really just going to...- No, we're going to let go.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39I don't care what he wants, I'm going to spend a lot.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- Are you going to blow it?- Oh, yeah. - OK. Sounds as if it could be fun.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Because, you know, you've got to speculate to accumulate, right?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- Is that the motto?- Absolutely, yeah.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- That is the motto. You took the words right out of my mouth.- Super-duper.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52That's marvellous. Anyway, you get your £300 in a moment,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55but we're going to have fun with these chaps, I can tell you.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Girls, Ange. You have known each other...
0:03:58 > 0:04:00You've known Sue for 50 years!
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- It doesn't seem possible, does it? - You met at kindergarten.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05- We practically did, yeah. - Tell me about it.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- Both of our fathers were prison officers...- Hello, hello.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12..and we moved into Dartmoor and Sue was already there
0:04:12 > 0:04:15and came to say, would we like to go to youth club?
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- And that was it, and we've just been friends ever since.- Good.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Tell me about Egypt and Canada and all that lot.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- We've just got back from Egypt. - Oh, you have?- We have, yes.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25- So, you go on these trips? - We got back on Monday.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27We honed our bargain-hunting skills
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- because we have been haggling all over Egypt.- Been in every souk?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32We think we are going to be quite good at this.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- I pity the people in Exeter, don't you?- I pity the boys.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Oh, do you? There's a challenge, then, chaps!
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Oh, brave talk.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- I'm going to address your team-mate now.- I think you better.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Because you do a first-class job, don't you, Sue?
0:04:46 > 0:04:49I certainly do, in the Post Office.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51And - frankly - how long have you been doing this for?
0:04:51 > 0:04:55- I have been doing this for about 18, 19 years.- Have you?- Yes, I have.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- That really is first class. Good. You walk a lot?- I walk...
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- Yeah, with my husband, doing letter boxing.- Tell me about that.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Dartmoor letter boxing is rather strange.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08You are given a map reference and a basic clue and then you go out
0:05:08 > 0:05:10and find the stamp and then you put it in your book.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12And I have stopped doing it, to be honest,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- because I got a little bit bored and...- She would rather shop.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17I would rather shop and have a latte.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19But my husband is still very keen.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21In fact, he is out there now, as we speak.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- Is he? You get rid of him quite often!- Yes.- Oh, dear.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28So, apart from this stamp lark, do you collect anything?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30I don't actually collect things, but I do like clowns.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33I like blue clowns, preferably, with sad faces.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Will you be going for a few clowns today, then, maybe?- Hopefully.- No?
0:05:36 > 0:05:38No, hopefully not.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Very swiftly recovered there, Sue, I have to say.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Now, we are ready for the money moment. £300 apiece.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Here comes your £300. Happy about this, aren't you, Hugo?
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Well done, Ange. There you go, £300 a piece.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go!
0:05:53 > 0:05:55And very, very, very good luck.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Time to meet today's experts.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Skippering for the Reds, it's Captain Philip Serrell. Ahoy, there!
0:06:06 > 0:06:09And hoping to keep all her eggs in one basket,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12it's Caroline Hawley with the Blues.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Now, what are the teams looking for today?
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I quite fancy something car-related.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20We want to earn enough money to see us through retirement.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- That's the plan.- OK.- No biggie!
0:06:23 > 0:06:25For me, I reckon something nautical-based,
0:06:25 > 0:06:28some sort of barometer or something around there.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Sinking horsepower, sinking horsepower.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- Where do you want to start, ladies? - Ideally, up by the silver.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- Yeah, by the silver.- OK.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39And they're off! Their 60 minutes starts now.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Let's get going, we've got money to earn. Come on.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Straight away, the Reds look like they have struck black gold.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- Well, that is quite cool, yeah. - Bizarre.- Oil drums?- Oil drums.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- They're seriously not for sale? - They are seriously not for sale.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56OK, then we won't look.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- Is this enough silver for you? - I think this is enough silver.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- There's a lot of silver.- There's something right up my street.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04It's blue, it's glass and it's silver.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- All three things that we like.- Yeah.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Do you know what it is? Without looking at the label.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- I've just looked. - It's too late!
0:07:13 > 0:07:15It is a salt and spoon.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Yes, it is a salt with a lovely original blue glass liner
0:07:18 > 0:07:21and it is Hester Bateman, a wonderful maker.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Excuse me, how much is the Hester Bateman?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26We've got 260 on that here.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30We've obviously got expensive tastes.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33You have, you focused in on the really choice piece.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- It's really nice. - Thank you.- Cheers, now.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40It's that gorgeous Bristol blue which you all love, don't you,
0:07:40 > 0:07:41you both love? And I do.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47A delicate beauty, but for the Reds, it is heavy metal.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- That looks a bit of fun, doesn't it? - Look at that, that looks awesome.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52What is it?
0:07:52 > 0:07:53Well...
0:07:53 > 0:07:55It is some sort of minter, isn't it?
0:07:55 > 0:07:59So that just whizzes round and round and round and then you put
0:07:59 > 0:08:00something in there and it rinds it
0:08:00 > 0:08:03and then that comes whooshing out there.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06That might be a chaff cutter or a chaff grinder or...
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Meat and sausages?
0:08:08 > 0:08:11No, no. It's too coarse for sausages.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13A bit broken, unfortunately.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- Where, there?- That's a repair.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- That's patina.- That's character!
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- He doesn't get it, does he? - I do quite like it, though.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- It looks quite...- Well, it's all down to price, isn't it?
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- That's the bottom line. Can we borrow you?- OK.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Now...
0:08:29 > 0:08:31As he's pointed out there, serious damage there.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Serious repair work there. A big discount on that, I would imagine.
0:08:35 > 0:08:40- Sensible thing - 35.- 35?- Yeah, 35.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43I...was thinking more like 20.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- Look at this!- Oh, brave Nick.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49You put your hand in the top and I'll turn.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53Ouch! But then again, if you don't ask, you don't get.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55£25.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- Oh, the hand stretched out! - Go on, get in there!
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- You think we should do it? - Let's bag an early one.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- Thank you very much.- Thank you very much indeed. Right, come on.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- One down, two to go.- Good start.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Indeed, boys -
0:09:11 > 0:09:15your first item within the first five minutes.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19The Blues are homing in on a glass store, but don't forget, Sue,
0:09:19 > 0:09:21clowns are off-limits.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26- Look, there is a blue glass bowl. - That's nice.- That is nice.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- It's lovely.- It's like... It's actually blue-purple, isn't it?
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- Yes, it's not the deep Bristol blue. - But I do like the colours.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39- Yes, I do.- Could you tell us a bit about the bowl here, please?
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- It's French, isn't it? - Belgium.- Oh, Belgium? Right.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46And what would be your best price?
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- What is on it?- 65.- 60.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52And is it from the '50s, '60s?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- It's '50s.- 1950s, yeah.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57I can tell you now, it is absolutely perfect.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Hold it and look at it
0:09:58 > 0:10:01and turn it over to make absolutely sure you're quite happy.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04It's a bit heavier than I thought.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05And feel for imperfections,
0:10:05 > 0:10:09because your fingers tell you an awful lot more than your eyes.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- And this is perfect.- Look at the way the light catches that.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18- Have you got it if I let go? - Yes, I have! Yes, I promise.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23And there's wear where you would expect wear. This is an original...
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- Just to show you it's been on the table or something.- Yes.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28And that's just with picking up
0:10:28 > 0:10:30and putting down over the years from the '50s.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32And a modern piece will either...
0:10:32 > 0:10:36If it's pretending to be old, will have scratched in.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Sometimes they fake marks and you can't fake...
0:10:39 > 0:10:40With sandpaper or something.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Yeah, but you can't fake that - that's wear.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Oh. Are you keen, girls?
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Time to chip away at the £65 asking price.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Go to 55?
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Or even 50.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- Not 50, no.- Going down!
0:10:54 > 0:10:57I'll go to 55, yeah.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02- I'm happy to pay 55.- Yeah? - Are you? You happy?
0:11:02 > 0:11:06Let's call it number one, in the bag. Thank you very much, 55 it is.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Thank you.- I won't shake your hand because I'm holding the bowl.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14- Please don't let go!- £55 for a 1950s heavyweight glass bowl.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16The Blues' long friendship is paying off -
0:11:16 > 0:11:18they are making quick decisions.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22You two are so close, you must have similar tastes.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- Apart from sad clowns.- Apart from sad clowns and husbands?- Yes.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- Do you not like each others' husbands?- Oh, no!- Not that well!
0:11:30 > 0:11:34That is both teams off the mark within ten minutes.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37And Hugo has spotted something which appeals to his love of sailing.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40This, I don't think, has got that much age.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44I would think this is probably 30, 40 years old, at best.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Which I appreciate, in your tender young years,
0:11:46 > 0:11:49might be incredibly ancient, but in the real world
0:11:49 > 0:11:52which the rest of us inhabit, that has got no age.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- Really? What you think about this? - I was just looking at that.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- This looks awesome.- I know. It looks like a lot of fun.- £220.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Yeah, but we could get it down from that.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04If we could get it for about 25 quid, we'd be laughing.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Laughing? You're joking.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- How much?- 25 quid for it.
0:12:09 > 0:12:1125 is my price, everything is 25.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14I think we are in for a very interesting hour or so, really.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17We'll try and get everything at 25, regardless of what it actually is.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Good luck with that! Now, Blues, who's for tea?
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Tea services are coming back, aren't they?
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Tea services are very much coming back.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28It's all this sort of cupcake rage.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33Do you know, 20 years ago when I had an antique shop, 25 years ago,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37tea services were really in and then they went so out,
0:12:37 > 0:12:41you couldn't sell them for love nor money. You could not sell them.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43And now, the tables are turning
0:12:43 > 0:12:48and all the young ladies setting up home, they all want tea services.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49They don't even need to be matching.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52You know, they are happy to have odd trios.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55It's all becoming fashionable. How much is that?
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- 60.- 60, for the tea set?
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- For the whole lot?- Gosh. Not just for the saucer, I hope.- No!
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- It says "complete".- Really?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06And it's 1930s Tuscan China. And this...
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- I think they are delphiniums, aren't they?- Oh, I'm not into flowers.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13- Do you not know your herbaceous borders?- No.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- Oh!- My annuals and my bi-annuals, there's really...
0:13:16 > 0:13:18I think that is quite a nice...
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- I think that's quite stylish. - I don't know, I've seen...
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- We can think about it and move on and...- OK.- After you.- After me.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Both teams are browsing like mad, but they've stopped buying.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Whoever is using this as a walking stick is not going to get far!
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- No, it' not...- It's 245.- Yeah.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- OK, one more go, one more go. - It's easy!
0:13:42 > 0:13:43Oh!
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- I think that's gorgeous.- That is a serious statement piece, that.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48It's beautiful, yeah.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- It has got a bit of a statement price, though, at that.- Yes.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- With a pair of easily distracted boys...- What is that, do you reckon?
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- Look at that. - ..Philip is in need of assistance.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Let's try a different tack. What's cheap?
0:14:04 > 0:14:06What are we going to make a profit on?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- I'll show you what I have, right? It could be quite cheap.- Yeah.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13It's a surgical instrument, just a small silver one.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15I'm into that, yeah. Let's have a look at that.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Because of the sterilisation process,
0:14:18 > 0:14:23- they needed to do that them in hallmarked silver.- Oh, really? OK.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- HUGO: Catheter.- It's a catheter, isn't it? Yeah.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Oh, God, why are you touching that thing?
0:14:29 > 0:14:30Any guesses where that went?
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- You could also, actually, use it as a straw, if you're desperate.- Yeah.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Just put your lips on it.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39What worries me is that at my time of life, I might need you two
0:14:39 > 0:14:42as medics in a few years' time and I'm just not sure...
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- I'll be using this sort of stuff. - What does that do?
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- It goes up there - whoop!- It goes up the ding-dong, doesn't it?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50It just sort of drains your bladder for you,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- so you don't have to go to the loo. - Is that a medical term, whoop?- Yeah.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- Yeah? Up the old doodah?- Yeah. - I'd probably need a bigger one!
0:14:59 > 0:15:01I sympathise, Phil.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05This is scandalous!
0:15:05 > 0:15:09Seven years qualifying I did, to work with these two,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12to buy a catheter tube on national television.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14You and me both, Phil.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17So, how much is that?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- STALLHOLDER:- That will be 15 quid.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- It is silver.- It's hallmarked silver.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- STALLHOLDER:- Edwardian or Victorian. - Buy it.- Can we say ten?
0:15:28 > 0:15:29- STALLHOLDER:- Yes, go on.- Ten quid.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Pleasure doing business with you, sir.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- Thank you.- And...thanks for that.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38A tenner for silver? The Reds are in full flow. Oh, dear.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41With something right up their street. Oh, dear.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44We've got half an hour left. Half the time left. We're just going to have a look round,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47try and keep the pace up a little bit and see what we can find.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Their goal was to spend some money, so we've now got one thing
0:15:50 > 0:15:52and oodles of cash to buy.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55The danger is that they just can blow it on something
0:15:55 > 0:15:57that's going to lose a fortune.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01With only one item in the bag, the Blues are still
0:16:01 > 0:16:03searching for that little bargain.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06But with such expensive taste, they're struggling to find anything
0:16:06 > 0:16:08even close to their price range.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- There's nothing jumping out at you? - No.- No, I don't think so.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- Apart from very lovely things that we can't afford. - That we haven't... Yes.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20Silver and enamel jewellery, casket. That's nice. How much is that?
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- STALLHOLDER:- 850. How many?- 850.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- It's beautiful.- 850.- 850.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31In the meanwhile, Philip is giving the Reds a pep talk.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35If you want to spend some money, do you want to do between 150 and 200?
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- Leave me with something to spend. - Yeah, yeah.- Yeah. OK. Let's go.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41There's a stall here that sells walking sticks.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42They will be expensive.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Back at the high-class silver stall, the Blues are still ogling
0:16:47 > 0:16:50things way beyond their means.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53And finally, after 40 minutes, Caroline has a breakthrough.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57A sweet little bonbon dish with an asking price of £60.
0:16:57 > 0:17:03- Now, this...- Uh-huh. - Edwardian, Birmingham, 1907.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08- Henry Clifford Davis is the maker. - It's got cute little legs on it. - Yes.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10They said that about me once!
0:17:10 > 0:17:15- If you're wanting a bit of silver, this might be better value.- OK.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20- What's the best on this one? - Very, very best?- STALLHOLDER:- 35.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22You nearly said 30. You did..
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- 30, 30, look in your book. - STALLHOLDER:- Give me the S number.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Look... Give you the number.
0:17:28 > 0:17:34- S74.- I'm sure she said 30.- Yeah.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- STALLHOLDER:- 32.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37- How about 30?- 30.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- STALLHOLDER:- He'll kill me! - 30. He's not here.- 30.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- He's gone off for a coffee. - We won't tell.- No.
0:17:42 > 0:17:47- STALLHOLDER:- OK, 30.- You're a star. You are a star. Thank you so much.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- Is that a deal, ladies? - That's a deal.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- That's number two in the bag. - Does that tick your boxes?- Yes.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- It's silver.- No, it's nice, that one.- And I think at £30 -
0:17:56 > 0:17:57famous last words, I know -
0:17:57 > 0:18:00but I'll put my money on it, there'll be a profit on that.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05The Reds wanted a walking stick
0:18:05 > 0:18:08and Phillip's led them to a veritable forest of them.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- Can you help us, my love? - I can indeed.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13We'd like... We think, don't know,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- we think we'd like to buy an original walking stick.- OK.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18We've got about 150 quid to spend
0:18:18 > 0:18:21and we need something that's going to make us a profit at auction.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- Right.- That's not much to ask. - It isn't much to ask.- Dead easy.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Very specific, Phillip.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29While they go hunting in the forest, at last,
0:18:29 > 0:18:32the Blues have hit their stride.
0:18:32 > 0:18:33Oh, look. A chess set.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38Chess set, now, that's wonderful. That's an outside chess set.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- I think that's great. - Really? Obviously wooden.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43For the lawn that has everything.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Isn't that gorgeous?
0:18:45 > 0:18:49And outdoor games are very popular at the moment. We'll ask.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- I'll go and see if I can find him. Stay there.- OK.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- It's quite...- Is it heavy? - Quite hefty.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58That's obviously the knight. I know nothing about chess.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00I don't know a great deal about chess.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04I have never, in all my years of being around antiques,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07seen an outdoor chess set like this.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11That came from a very posh, private hotel near Penzance.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15They were made in the late '50s, early '60s,
0:19:15 > 0:19:18so if you look at the wood, it's good.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19150.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22I can't do any less.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Hmm. What will the cunning players have to say about that?
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Now, I think lots of people would like those.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- Shall we be mad?- Shall we go mad? - Let's go mad.- Let's go mad.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- We'll have it.- We'll have it! - Yes!- That's a deal.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40A sharp move, girls.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44£150 for an outdoor chess set, and with ten minutes to go.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Meanwhile, the rookie Reds are still knee-deep in sticks.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- Lovely.- That's got a snooker cue.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- Yeah. Would you go into the snooker hall without?- Absolutely not, no.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- I'd get so much STICK from everyone! - You would.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Well, STICK it out, boys, eh?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02You need to make a decision soon.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Time is running out.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06While they dither, I've got something to show you.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20If you were a young girl in about 1920
0:20:20 > 0:20:25and you were going out to have a good time at night,
0:20:25 > 0:20:29you would probably - if you'd got the cash in your pocket - go out
0:20:29 > 0:20:33and buy a little, dinky bag like this, into which you might
0:20:33 > 0:20:38just get in your lipstick and perhaps a tiny little handkerchief.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42The joy with this particular evening bag, though,
0:20:42 > 0:20:47is the absolute luxury of the materials used in its construction.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Either metal or glass beads,
0:20:50 > 0:20:56strung together to create an effect just like an Oriental carpet.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58It looks like a Caucasian carpet
0:20:58 > 0:21:02centred on that bit of territory between the Caspian
0:21:02 > 0:21:06and the Black Sea around the town of Kazak.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11Typical of carpets made in that region, are geometric shapes.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Another attractive feature is the fringe on the bottom.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Usually with beaded bags, these are frayed,
0:21:18 > 0:21:22but in this instant, every single bit of fringe -
0:21:22 > 0:21:26this long, sinuous length of single bead -
0:21:26 > 0:21:28finishes with a little red flower head
0:21:28 > 0:21:31and all those red flower heads are present.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33And I would guess that this little bag
0:21:33 > 0:21:38has only been out perhaps two or three times in its entire life,
0:21:38 > 0:21:42and we're talking about something that's well nigh 100 years old.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46If you're going to assess the quality of any beaded bag,
0:21:46 > 0:21:50it's important to count, roughly, the number of beads,
0:21:50 > 0:21:53rather like the number of knots on a carpet.
0:21:53 > 0:21:59So, if we take a tape measure and I measure out an inch
0:21:59 > 0:22:03and you count the beads, in this instance,
0:22:03 > 0:22:08you will get to a total of about 30 or 32 beads.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12So 30 beads by 30 beads equals 900 beads
0:22:12 > 0:22:15to a single square inch.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Do the maths,
0:22:17 > 0:22:24and you have nigh-on 40,000 beads on this side alone.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29So, this thing has a total of 80,000 beads strung together
0:22:29 > 0:22:33to create this delicious effect.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36And, nigh-on 100 years later, this thing is in perfect condition.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43It ought to make this bag worth at least £250.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46What might you have to pay for it, though?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49It could be yours for £40.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Now that is what I call...
0:22:53 > 0:22:54money in the bag.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Back to the shopping. There's only four minutes left.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06The Blues are all done and dusted.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08- Shall we go and put our feet up? - Let's have a cup of tea.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11- Have a game of chess! - THEY LAUGH
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Meanwhile, the Reds are still eying up the walking sticks,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17but they're so spoiled for choice.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20One stands out for Phil - a cane priced at £195 -
0:23:20 > 0:23:24and the stall-holder is offering a deal Phil can't refuse.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- For that one? Boys, buy this.- All right.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32- But I'll need to get the... - 70 quid, look.- 70?- I mean, really.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33- What do you think so far?- Rubbish.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38- Yeah, all right.- 70 quid.- How have we managed that? It says £195.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41He's a lovely man who's just told me we can have it for 70 quid.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- 60?- No, listen, don't push your luck. - "Ooh, you are handsome!"
0:23:44 > 0:23:47I only want to hear one word...
0:23:47 > 0:23:48- Yes.- Yes or no?
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- Thank you very much. - That is purchased.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- You've been very, very kind to us. - Thank you very much.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56It's supposed to be a Victorian lady out shopping
0:23:56 > 0:23:58with her little lace gloves.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00If she wanted to pick something up,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03she would take one off, put it in the dog's mouth, and hold it.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07- Isn't that great?- Oh, that's better. I'm happy with that.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11The final bargain, an articulated hound's head walking cane.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Snapped up for £70.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Those 60 minutes are up.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- Yes!- In the bag, yes.- Excellent.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22That is skin of the teeth.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Let's remind ourselves what those Reds bought, eh?
0:24:26 > 0:24:31Mince no words, the Reds bought an early 20th-century grinder for £25.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38Whoop! The medic students then spent £10 on a hallmarked silver catheter.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Painful.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44And finally, a lady's articulated hound's head walking cane,
0:24:44 > 0:24:45bought for £70.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- How was it for you?- I thought it was great.- Yeah, great fun. Loved it.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54- You slowed up a bit though, didn't you?- Yeah, we started really well.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Got the first one quickly, second one sort of on time
0:24:56 > 0:24:58and then we just couldn't decide on the last one, really.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00So, how much did you spend, all told?
0:25:00 > 0:25:04- £105 in total.- Which is hardly blowing the whole lot, is it?- No.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Which is what the prediction was. OK.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09£195 of leftover lolly, please. Thank you.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12And which is your favourite bit?
0:25:12 > 0:25:15I quite like the dog stick we got at the end.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17- And do you agree with that, Hugo? - I like the catheter, to be honest.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22We got an absolute bargain price of £10. Silver. Still very useful!
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- Exactly, and a medical collectable. - Exactly.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Which is going to bring the biggest profit, then?
0:25:27 > 0:25:30- I think the stick will. - You think the stick?
0:25:30 > 0:25:31- I think the catheter will.- OK, fine.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35Split decision. Nothing the matter with that. Anyway, good fun, Phil.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36And I guess you've been run off your feet?
0:25:36 > 0:25:40Well, I think he's been taking the... No. Erm...
0:25:40 > 0:25:42For these two, I'm going to try and find something
0:25:42 > 0:25:45that just spells out "antiques."
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Really? He is full of enigma, this man.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49You've got a lot of money, so, I mean...
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Anything could happen. Anyway, he's off.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53We'd better be off.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55And maybe discover what the Blue team bought, eh?
0:25:57 > 0:26:02A 1950s blue glass bowl for the Blues at £55.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05They then treated themselves to
0:26:05 > 0:26:09an Edwardian silver bonbon dish for £30.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11And thirdly, they made a move on
0:26:11 > 0:26:13a very unusual outdoor chess set -
0:26:13 > 0:26:17a whopping £150 was paid. Wow.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- I've never seen the like on Bargain Hunt.- No.- That's...
0:26:20 > 0:26:22How lovely is that? How much did you pay for them?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24For these? 150.
0:26:24 > 0:26:25Really?
0:26:25 > 0:26:27- OK...- Oh, oh...
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Now, I have to ask you, which is your favourite piece, Ange?
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- I think the glass bowl.- Glass bowl, do you agree with that, Sue?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- I certainly agree with that.- Super.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38And which of the pieces you've bought
0:26:38 > 0:26:39is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42I think the silver bonbon dish that we bought.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44- OK, do you agree with that? - Yes, yeah, definitely.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Well, you're not predicting the chessmen, then?
0:26:47 > 0:26:50- Well, we have hopes. This was... - Cos it's a little bit different.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- Yeah.- It's a high-risk strategy, but I love you for that.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55How much did you spend, all told?
0:26:55 > 0:26:57- £235.- £235.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00235, I'd like £65 of leftover lolly, please.
0:27:00 > 0:27:01- There you go.- Thank you very much,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04and a bit like the Inland Revenue, it comes in one hand
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- and goes out the other. - Thank you very much.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08- So, what are you going to spend that on?- Well,
0:27:08 > 0:27:10I've seen a few things as we've been going round.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Haven't quite decided.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- Right.- But I'll spend it wisely.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Good luck, Caroline. Thank you, thank you, girls,
0:27:17 > 0:27:21because very shortly, we'll be shovelling off to the auction, what?
0:27:26 > 0:27:29The auction is at Lawrences Saleroom in Crewkerne,
0:27:29 > 0:27:32in Somerset, and the man who will be doing his best for our teams
0:27:32 > 0:27:34today is auctioneer Richard Kay.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- Very nice to see you, Richard. - Hello, Tim. Nice to see you, too.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42Now, for the Red team, we start out with the Beatrice.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44It's a chunk of cast iron.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47I can see this in a stately home kitchen with some poor
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- under-sous sous chef, who is... - Kitchen boy, hmm.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55..required, in the morning, to cut up the swede,
0:27:55 > 0:27:59- or whatever would have gone through this particular device.- Mm-hmm.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02He hated doing it, probably, and couldn't wait to move on.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05It looks like an object associated with drudgery,
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- doesn't it?- It does, doesn't it? - Which isn't quite the right spin,
0:28:08 > 0:28:10- if we're trying to find a buyer for it.- No, quite.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12So, put your most optimistic hat on.
0:28:12 > 0:28:13For the Beatrice, how much?
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Well, there's something reassuring, just about the sheer weight of it,
0:28:17 > 0:28:21and I hope we can grind the bids up to about £25-£35.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Perfect. I feel a revolution coming on.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- £25 was paid.- Good.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30And now, our medics have come up with this catheter,
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- solid silver.- Mmm.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34What have you been able to discover about that?
0:28:34 > 0:28:39Well, there is a very strange market for anything medical, in silver...
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- Mmm.- ..and it doesn't appeal to the same people
0:28:41 > 0:28:43who buy teapots and salvers,
0:28:43 > 0:28:48but it appeals to the collectors of small, minutely worked items.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50And although that's not quite complete,
0:28:50 > 0:28:53it is in reasonably good condition.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55I think it could do rather well...
0:28:55 > 0:28:57- £50-£70.- Really?
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- Mmm, possibly, yes, yes. - Good Lord, that is marvellous.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03They only paid a £10 note, so our medics were right.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- I think it looks very good value at £10.- Good.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10What do you think about the palm wood walking stick?
0:29:10 > 0:29:14Well, it's nice that it's got such an appealing top to it,
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- erm, with the hound's head on it. - Yeah.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19- Having a moving part helps, doesn't it?- It does,
0:29:19 > 0:29:21it makes it rather quirky, and people do like slightly
0:29:21 > 0:29:23unusual walking canes,
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- and walking sticks like this. - They certainly do, I mean...
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Yeah, and a dog's head is always an advantage.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31A dog's head is an advantage. In reasonable condition, isn't it?
0:29:31 > 0:29:33It is, but you'd expect it to show signs of wear.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- Yeah, it's been for walkies a few times.- It has, yes.- Yes, how much?
0:29:36 > 0:29:38- £40-£60.- Needs to be 70.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Well, we'll try and get it up as close as that,
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- or above, if possible. - Yeah, all right, good.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Now, depending on how that stick finishes up will determine whether
0:29:47 > 0:29:51they need the bonus buy or not, but let's go and have a look at it.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53- Well, this is exciting, isn't it? - Mmm.- It is.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57What has Philip Serrell, the silver fox, been up to?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00I mean, you know, you gave him £195, which is
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- a dangerous situation, really. - It is, it's on the edge, isn't it?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05You've lit his blue touchpaper.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07What has the man come up with? Philip?
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Well...
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- Oh, that is impressive. - LAUGHTER
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Oh, I like that. You said you'd buy an antique, didn't you?
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Well, there it is. It's got a bit of an Arts and Craftsy look to it.
0:30:17 > 0:30:18- It was 70 quid...- Hmm.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22..and I think that someone who's got an antique shop,
0:30:22 > 0:30:24who wants a sign over the door...
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Is it antique?
0:30:26 > 0:30:29It's probably... Well, what's an antique?
0:30:29 > 0:30:31- Over 100 years.- Oh, yes. - Oh, he's getting good.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- Well, it probably is, then, in that case.- Is it?
0:30:33 > 0:30:35- Oh, well, it's hard to tell. - Yeah, it is.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- I think it's really cool.- I like it. - It's been over-cleaned off...
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Do you think that the copper will get its age back over time, or...?
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- If you don't polish it, it will. - Yeah.
0:30:43 > 0:30:44Yeah, if you don't polish it, it will.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46So, what do you think it will go for, then?
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- If I have a bad day, it's 30 quid.- OK.- Mm-hmm.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53If I have a good day, it might make £80-£100.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- Phew. I really like it.- I think it's cool, I think it's really cool.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- But like you said, we'll need two people.- We need the wind behind us.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- Well, it beats the old, "Whoop!"- It does. Yeah, that's for sure.- Yeah.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04I think most things do in the world, really.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- Not necessarily.- No?- Oh, no? - Oh, that's a telling comment.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- No, I really like it. I think it's good.- I think it's cool,
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- and it's different to what we have so far.- Yeah, exactly.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- It's different.- I think that is interesting.- You seem to have
0:31:14 > 0:31:17ticked a few boxes there, Phil. For the audience at home,
0:31:17 > 0:31:20let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Phil's sign.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Right, Richard, this is
0:31:23 > 0:31:26what we don't get much of on these programmes - that's antiques.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Not proper antiques, anyway.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32This isn't a proper antique, despite what the label on it says.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34But it's been made with a lot of care.
0:31:34 > 0:31:39To cut the copper and rivet it in this way is quite a lot of work,
0:31:39 > 0:31:43I'll give you that, but to what purpose and what effect?
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Well, once it would have been more useful than it is now,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49but in this market nowadays, and the cold, hard light of day,
0:31:49 > 0:31:53I think that might only be, dare I say it, 15 or £20.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55I think you might be right.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00£70 - as a bonus buy, it might be best avoided.
0:32:00 > 0:32:01We shall see.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues, who have got a thumping
0:32:05 > 0:32:09great lump of glass bowl - nice colours, but how do you rate it?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Well, it is quite a nice design
0:32:11 > 0:32:13and it is, as you say, quite nice colours.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16It's very distinctively of its period - 1950s.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Thankfully, it hasn't, apparently, been dropped,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22because so many of them, being heavy pieces, get chipped.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26But what it lacks is anything to say where it was made, or the factory.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29That is off-putting for collectors, they do like to have a name -
0:32:29 > 0:32:32unless the design is shrieking the obvious, which it isn't, here.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34No, it's pretty anonymous, then. How much?
0:32:34 > 0:32:36I'm only thinking of 10 or £15.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40That's a come-buy-me type estimate. Might it make 30? Might make 40.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Will it make 55?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Bit dodgy for £55. OK, that's that.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Now the bonbon dish. The perennial, good-selling bonbon dish.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Everybody's got some nuts they want to shove in a little
0:32:52 > 0:32:54dish like that, haven't they?
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Well, they have, and actually, that is rather a nice little thing.
0:32:57 > 0:33:02Thankfully, the piercing on the side of that is not broken or
0:33:02 > 0:33:04twisted, as it sometimes can be.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07£30 is the target. Will it make £30?
0:33:07 > 0:33:11- It might not make 30, but it should make £15-£20. - OK, well, they paid 30.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13It could easily get there, I think.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16How do you rate the giant chess set?
0:33:16 > 0:33:19I think they have a very, very small market.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- They're not terribly well made, are they?- No, they're not.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Just sheets of plywood. Been cut up and cheaply put together.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28But I think also, if you're going to buy chess pieces,
0:33:28 > 0:33:31you do want them to be in the round, not sectional, like that.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34I don't see somebody re-landscaping their garden
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- for the benefit of these particular pieces.- I'm afraid you're right.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- So we have a problem, here. - Only to the extent that I have
0:33:40 > 0:33:43a feeling they might have paid a lot of money for them
0:33:43 > 0:33:46and I don't think they'll make very much at auction, I'm afraid.
0:33:46 > 0:33:47I think they're only £25-£35.
0:33:47 > 0:33:52I had a funny feeling you were going to say that, because £150 was paid.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- At that price, they're looking a bit stale, mate.- Are they?!
0:33:55 > 0:33:57That's why he's an auctioneer!
0:33:57 > 0:34:00Anyway, I fancy that chess fans will seriously let them down
0:34:00 > 0:34:02and they'll seriously need their bonus buy.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04So, let's go and have a look at it.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Well, girls, this is exciting, isn't it?
0:34:06 > 0:34:10- Very.- It is.- £65 you gave Caroline.
0:34:10 > 0:34:11- We were very generous.- You were!
0:34:11 > 0:34:16And very sweet with it. OK, so, what did you purchase?
0:34:16 > 0:34:20- These two little beauties.- Wow. - Goodness gracious.- Made of...
0:34:20 > 0:34:24- Feels like chainmail.- It does feel like chainmail, what do you think?
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- They're made of different materials, both of them.- Oh, really?
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- Yep.- They're not a pair, then? - Oh, no, they're not a pair at all.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32But I bought them together -
0:34:32 > 0:34:36- this one is solid silver...- Wow.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38This is an Edwardian silver purse.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43If you open it up, inside, you'll see it's got the silk lining,
0:34:43 > 0:34:46which is original, and it's slightly shot, really.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50So really, that could do with replacing or taking out altogether.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52I think the lining in this one is better.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55The lining in that one is better, however,
0:34:55 > 0:34:57THIS one is just made of silver plate.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- What do you think I paid? - Well, you were given 65...
0:35:01 > 0:35:05- I reckon you paid for the two of them, maybe 50?- No.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07No, I'd go for...35.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09- Ange!- In between. - You're so cheap!
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- It was a steal.- She always has been!
0:35:12 > 0:35:16- I'm even cheaper. I got them for £20.- Get away!
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- Really?!- Which is ridiculous. - And you think I'M cheap!
0:35:19 > 0:35:22This is worth £20 in its weight in silver.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- That's a lot better than scrap, to me.- Of course.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- I'd put my money on it that I can double the money on those.- Wow.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- They'll get 40.- We might very well need you, you know.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- I have a feeling we might need you! - They're lovely.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Anyway, for the audience at home, let us
0:35:36 > 0:35:40find out what the auctioneer thinks about these old bags.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Excuse me!
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Do you rate these? Fashion accessories.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Well, they're not rare, of course, but that one is silver,
0:35:51 > 0:35:55so there's value in that, just for the silver. This one is plate..
0:35:55 > 0:35:59And that one is beginning to show signs of wearing along the hinge,
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- there.- Yeah.- That one I think is a very nice example of its type.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06A little bit of breakage on the side, but the mesh isn't broken.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09They are quite appealing, of their type.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- OK.- £30-£50, perhaps?- For the two?
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- For the two, yes. - They only paid £20.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17That seems to me, on the face of it, a jolly good bonus buy. And...
0:36:17 > 0:36:19if the team go with it,
0:36:19 > 0:36:21they may claw back some of their losses on the chess set.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23We never know what's in store
0:36:23 > 0:36:27- and what people are thinking about spending - we'll have to see later. - Wait and see later.
0:36:27 > 0:36:2910. £18.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- You got the bottom table.- I did!
0:36:32 > 0:36:3370.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41- Hugo, Nick, how are you feeling? - Very excited.- Uber confident?
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- I'm VERY confident.- Are you? - I am VERY confident.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46I just know it's going to be a win, I can feel it.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Do you fancy that grinder? You think the...
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- Yes, I think it could do all right, now.- Here it comes.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Lot 488, early 20th-century grinder,
0:36:55 > 0:36:58£10 for this one. 10 is bid.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01At £10, who will say more? At £10. 12, now.
0:37:01 > 0:37:0215, 18, 20,
0:37:02 > 0:37:0525, 30, 35...
0:37:05 > 0:37:06Kerching!
0:37:06 > 0:37:0945... Lady's bid at 45... 50, now.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13£50, it's on my right, I'm selling it at 50.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- Double the money. - It's not worth £50!
0:37:16 > 0:37:17Last time at 50.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20A nifty 50, look at that.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23£25. Plus 25.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Now, what's going to happen with our catheter, boys?
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Silver catheter,
0:37:29 > 0:37:30£30 for it.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32£30 for it.
0:37:32 > 0:37:3420, then?
0:37:34 > 0:37:35£20, anywhere?
0:37:36 > 0:37:37At £20...
0:37:39 > 0:37:40£10 for it.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42- I don't believe it.- £10 anywhere?
0:37:42 > 0:37:45- It's silver!- Surely.- 10 is bid. Opening bid. 12, now.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47- Profit.- Kerching!
0:37:47 > 0:37:48- AUCTIONEER:- 15, 18...
0:37:48 > 0:37:51It's your bid on my left at 18,
0:37:51 > 0:37:52- I'm selling it...- This is no money.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55- £18, are we done?- Come on!
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Solid silver!
0:37:57 > 0:38:00- £18.- Still a profit.- Almost double.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Now, here comes the cane.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04This is absolutely splendid.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08A lady's hound's head walking cane,
0:38:08 > 0:38:10£20, anywhere? 20 is bid.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13At £20, it's on my immediate left at 20.
0:38:13 > 0:38:1625, 30, £30 still on my left,
0:38:16 > 0:38:19- I'll sell this one at 30... - Articulated.
0:38:19 > 0:38:20Last time at £30, then...
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Phil! £30.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27That is just so wicked.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30That's -£40, you're now -7.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32I can't bear it.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35OK, so what are you going to do about the antiques sign?
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Are you going to go for the bonus buy or not? Chop chop.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40-£7, I mean... It could be a winning score.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42It could be, you're absolutely right.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44You're not going with the bonus buy. Here it is.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Copper and oak antiques sign.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50I'm bid 15 on this one, £15 bid.
0:38:50 > 0:38:5318, 20, 25 and I'm out.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56It's £25. At 25 in the room...
0:38:56 > 0:38:57Where's my book?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00I'm selling this one at 25 now. Last time...
0:39:00 > 0:39:01All done.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03£25.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05£25, you decided not to go with the bonus buy,
0:39:05 > 0:39:09which means you have preserved your losses at only -£7.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13-£7 could be a winning score, so that's where we're at.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15But what a rollercoaster of a show!
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- I think so!- That is tense, isn't it?
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- Now, Ange, Sue...- Tim.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- Caroline. Do you know how the Reds got on?- No idea.- Not a clue.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34- Good, those lovely young men. - Hopefully not very well. - They've been so brave(!)
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Now, first up is the glass bowl
0:39:36 > 0:39:38and here it comes...
0:39:38 > 0:39:391950s glass bowl.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45- Start me here at £10 on this one. £10 for it?- At £10.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49- Oh, for God's sake.- Five if you will.- What?!- Five pounds anywhere?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- You're supposed to go up, not down!- At £5?
0:39:51 > 0:39:55Five is bid, I'll sell it at five, opening bid at five only.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56£5...
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- That's -50. - Somebody's got a bargain.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01- They certainly have.- It's shocking.
0:40:01 > 0:40:02This is our bowl...
0:40:02 > 0:40:07The silver bonbon dish, bids start me here at £20 on this one.
0:40:07 > 0:40:1025, 30, 35 now...
0:40:10 > 0:40:12At £35, I'm out.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14- It's 35...- In profit.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16And I'm selling at 35.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Last time at 35.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Plus £5.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Good, that means you're only -£45!
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- Oh, only(!) - Oh, dear, wait for this!
0:40:25 > 0:40:26Chess set.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Lot 512 is the outdoor chess set.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33What shall we say? £25 for them?
0:40:33 > 0:40:3625 is bid. Straight in at 25.
0:40:36 > 0:40:3830 now, 35, 40,
0:40:38 > 0:40:4145, 50, 55, 60,
0:40:41 > 0:40:4465, 70, 75...
0:40:44 > 0:40:4780... £80, it's your bid, sir, at 80.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50I'll sell this one at £80.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Last time at 80...
0:40:52 > 0:40:53- All done...- Oh!
0:40:53 > 0:40:55-£70...
0:40:55 > 0:40:58-115.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- Now, listen, girls - that could be a winning score, -115!- Oh, yes!
0:41:01 > 0:41:06- Could be.- Could be. So, what are you going to do about the two bags?
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- I don't think we have a choice, do we?- No, I think we go with them.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12You're committed, now. You're going with the bonus buy.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15We all think they're jolly nice, and here they come.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19Silver mesh lady's bag and a plated evening bag.
0:41:19 > 0:41:20£30 for them?
0:41:20 > 0:41:23£30 for these? 20, then?
0:41:23 > 0:41:2620 if you will. £20. 20 is bid.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31At £20, opening at 20 and selling at 20... All done? £20.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Last time. At 20.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- Robbery.- We was robbed.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39That's less than the scrap price.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40That means it's wiped its face
0:41:40 > 0:41:44and you are -£115.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48That could be a winning score! Say nothing to the Reds, OK?
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- Nothing at all!- Thank you very much.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00It's no big secret that there's no profits today, right?
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Everybody's going home in the minus category,
0:42:03 > 0:42:05it's just a question of scale.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08But there is a chasm between the teams, nevertheless,
0:42:08 > 0:42:10and at the bottom of the league, I'm afraid, today,
0:42:10 > 0:42:12by a large chalk, are the Blues!
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- Oh!- Oh, no!
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- Oh, well done!- -£115 is your number.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21It's just a small figure!
0:42:21 > 0:42:22- Three figures!- A drop in the ocean!
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Did you say the three-figure word?
0:42:26 > 0:42:29You did, oh, yes, but I said the three-figure word, too.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31But I said it quite quickly.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Anyway, you've taken it very well, beautifully on the chin,
0:42:33 > 0:42:36thank you for being so sporting.
0:42:36 > 0:42:40But the victors today, who are going home with absolutely NOTHING...
0:42:40 > 0:42:44and have won as a result of losing £7, are the Reds,
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- so, well done, chaps! - Thanks very much.- Had a good time?
0:42:47 > 0:42:51- Absolutely great.- Thanks to both teams for embroidering our day,
0:42:51 > 0:42:53because we've had great fun.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- Join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?- ALL: Yes!
0:42:59 > 0:43:00That is a KICK!