0:00:02 > 0:00:05Exeter has had a quay since Roman times.
0:00:05 > 0:00:10But in the 13th and 14th century, rival merchants built weirs
0:00:10 > 0:00:14across the river to prevent their competitors' goods
0:00:14 > 0:00:16getting to the city.
0:00:16 > 0:00:21So, will our teams today be quite so devious?
0:00:21 > 0:00:25Let's find out. Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Today, we're just six miles away from the city centre,
0:00:51 > 0:00:53at the Westpoint Centre,
0:00:53 > 0:00:57where each of our teams will be let loose with £300 and an hour
0:00:57 > 0:01:02to find three items on which they hope to make a packet later.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Let's see what's coming up, shall we?
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Phil makes the Red team an offer they really CAN refuse.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- If you can buy it for 40 or 50 quid...- Yeah?
0:01:11 > 0:01:15..I will walk down there with my trousers around my ankles.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Caroline has to take the Blue team in hand.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22Guys, come on! Mike! Down here, now!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25And at the auction, things go from the sublime...
0:01:25 > 0:01:26SHE GASPS
0:01:26 > 0:01:29- ..to the...- Ridiculous.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32First up, let's meet the teams.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35On today, we have two teams of friends.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38For the Reds, we have Ria and Sharon,
0:01:38 > 0:01:40and for the Blues, we have Nick and Mike. Hello, everyone!
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- ALL:- Hello, Tim.- Brilliant to see you. Now, Ria.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- You've worked in a supermarket for two years.- Yes.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- Tell me, what is F.A.B about that job?- The people.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Hands down, it has to be the people. It's amazing.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- Everyday's different.- And did you have a lot of training before you started?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58A fair bit, yeah. Most of it's learning what to do and all that kind of thing,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01and how the computers work. So there was a fair bit involved, actually.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- But a lot of it is just people skills.- And I bet you're jolly good at it.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06I like to think so, yes!
0:02:06 > 0:02:08And what do you get up to in your spare time?
0:02:08 > 0:02:10I'm generally sorts of arts and crafts,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13I do a lot of sewing as well, that kind of thing.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15And video games, I play an awful lot of video games,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- I will 'fess up to that! - Well, a lot of people do.- Yes.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22- And it's a way of relaxing, right? - Yeah, very much. Escapism as well.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24So if you've had a rough day at work, you come home,
0:02:24 > 0:02:26you play couple of hours on your console, and away you go.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Yeah, very good. Now, Sharon.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- Your friendship with Ria is relatively a new one, isn't it?- Yes.
0:02:32 > 0:02:33How'd it come about?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- My son brought her home one day. - Really?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- But the cat took to her.- Oh, right.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40So, in our house, the cat is the gauge.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- So, Ria's passed the cat test? - Oh, yes!
0:02:42 > 0:02:44But it's nice though, isn't it,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- when your boy brings home a girl that you really like.- It is.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48And awkward if you don't!
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- We wouldn't be here if we didn't get on, let's be honest.- That's it!
0:02:51 > 0:02:52Exactly right.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Now, Sharon, it says here that you're a bit of a magpie.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- Oh, I am.- And what sort of things do you like to collect?
0:02:57 > 0:03:00I do collect the First World War silks, postcards.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- So, the lovely Valentine's cards? - Yes.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- Well, not just the Valentine's, you know, "To my mother with love..." - Yeah.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- I absolutely love those.- Yes.- I've got about 30, 40.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- So, are you going to buy World War I objects?- Oh, I'd love to buy anything, yes.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- You might find some. You never can tell.- Quite possibly.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19It's a very nice fair you're going to be going around.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22So, what are your tactics going to be then, today? Spend a lot?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- Yes.- As much as we can. As much as we can.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Really. Well, I hope you have great fun anyway, girls. Now, chaps.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33- Nick, you have recently retired after 36 years practising law. - Indeed, yes.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- Wound up people's estates, prepared their wills and, er... - Gosh, 36 years.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- That's a good innings, isn't it?- It is.- And frightfully keen on cricket?
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Absolutely passionate supporter of Somerset County Cricket Club.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47And you go to Taunton a lot, therefore, to watch...?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Yeah. I retired in May, so I spent last summer down there.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53But at Lord's, 1979,
0:03:53 > 0:03:59104 years of pain ended as we won our first ever trophy.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- Well, it's amazing, isn't it? - But the downside is, we are
0:04:02 > 0:04:07still one of the two counties never to have won the County Championship.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Well, there's plenty of time.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Well, before I fall off my perch, we must win the championship.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- This season then, this season. - And it'll happen... Don't be like that!
0:04:15 > 0:04:18He looks very healthy to me! He's only recently retired!
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- You've got a passion for pens? - Yes...- So, are you a Mont Blanc man?
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Mont Blanc, ah, yes. I've got about 20.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27And the good thing about pens is you can use them,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- and I used to rotate them in my work. - Exactly.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34And as a lawyer, plenty of opportunity for drafting things.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Yeah, well, clients are quite impressed actually,
0:04:36 > 0:04:39but they say it's nice to see somebody using a fountain pen.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43I quite agree. Will you be shopping for pens today for your bargain hunt, if you can find one?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Depends what my bank manager says, but I doubt it!
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Well, look. I guess our audience will twig that you've been involved
0:04:50 > 0:04:54- in the banking business, yes, Mike? - Yes, 42 years.- 42 years?- Yes.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- And what sort of banking were you in?- Business banking.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01So I used to visit my customers more less at their place of work,
0:05:01 > 0:05:03rather than in the office.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- And did you have fun, whizzing around, seeing your clients?- Oh, absolutely.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11- I had one particular customer who owned a series of country house hotels.- Right.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15One particular occasion, I got an invite from the customer to
0:05:15 > 0:05:20a function, and it turned out it was Shirley Bassey's 70th birthday bash!
0:05:20 > 0:05:21And did she sing?
0:05:21 > 0:05:25She did sing. In fact, she sang Happy Birthday to herself,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27which was quite something.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29She's Tiger Bay, isn't she?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- She is indeed, yes.- Are you from that principality yourself?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33I am indeed, yes.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- Oh, well...- I'm a lifelong Cardiff City fan...- Right.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38I've been going down to see them, the boys in blue, for
0:05:38 > 0:05:43nigh on 50 years, hence why I'm delighted to be Blue team today on Bargain Hunt.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44Well, I'm very pleased that you are,
0:05:44 > 0:05:49because the next thrill is going to be collaring our £300 apiece,
0:05:49 > 0:05:51which for the bank manager, should be a special frisson.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- Yeah, I'll look after that...- There we go. Jolly good.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57And negotiate an overdraft while you're at it.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Anyway, you know the rules, your experts await, and off you go!
0:06:00 > 0:06:02And very, very, very good luck.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Gosh, what fun!
0:06:04 > 0:06:09And to get the fun started, our teams need some expert assistance.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14Hoping to get "a head" for the Red team today, heh, Philip Serrell.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Eager to serve up a profit for the Blues, Caroline Hawley.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- Do we have a plan?- We do.- Oh, dear. - Are you sure?
0:06:23 > 0:06:25What are you looking for?
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Our plan is to buy something that we like, that we hope someone else might like.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- I'd like to spend fairly small.- OK.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- I want to spend big, I'm a Cavalier, he's a Roundhead, you see.- Right.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- That's what we're going to do. - Right! And I'm stuck in the middle.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39And make the most profit we possibly can.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43- Do you know, I've heard this before on this programme.- Oh, of course. - Really? Oh, dear.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Right, teams. Your 60 minutes starts now.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47WHISTLE BLOWS
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Well, let's get started. Come on.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50'They're off!
0:06:55 > 0:06:57'And the Reds get straight to it.'
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- Have they got anything First World War related?- I'm sure I will have.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Well, what we really want, to fill every criterion,
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- is something at a guaranteed profit. That's we really want, isn't it? - Yes, yeah.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- I like that pig.- That might be a little bit out of our price range.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- Oh, these little boxes. - Those are vinaigrettes.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17I love the wheelbarrow.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21That's going down to three things, we haven't picked anything up yet.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- Now, girls, we need...- I've got something in mind that's £90.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Let's have a look.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Let's have a look, let's have a look.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- And there's a very good discount on this.- What's the ticket price? - 165.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39So why it is there such a good discount on it?
0:07:39 > 0:07:42It's purely out of the goodness of my heart.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Does your heart go as good as £70?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- No, it's not that good. - THEY LAUGH
0:07:46 > 0:07:48'Nice try, Sharon.'
0:07:48 > 0:07:51I think at auction, that's going to make £60-£90.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54But the real thing is, do you like it?
0:07:54 > 0:07:57I like it, but I think it's a bit early to say yes or no at the moment.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- Then why do you...- What do you think? Do you...
0:07:59 > 0:08:02I do really like it, but if it is possible to hold it, I think...
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Well, we did say we'd choose one thing each. And then...- Yeah.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Thank you very much indeed, thank you.- You're welcome.- Cheers!
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- Come on then, ladies, come on.- Yep.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12'One item saved for later.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16'Meanwhile, the level-headed Blues have noticed something more practical.'
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Some of these old planes tend to do rather well, don't they?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22That's £7, that's not expensive.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- Are you a bit of a woodworker yourself?- Oh...
0:08:25 > 0:08:29The last time I picked up a plane, I was in school at the time.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- HE LAUGHS - Oh, were you? So fairly recently?
0:08:31 > 0:08:32Yes, absolutely. Yeah.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- It's got some age to it, as well. - Mmm.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38But I'm not awfully sure there's going to be a huge profit in it.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- No, no, no.- No.- I think you can probably get it even cheaper.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- Is it something we can...- Do you feel... Do you like planes?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Er... It's a bit... Um... I can't see a market in it.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- A bit "plane".- A bit "plane".
0:08:50 > 0:08:54'Our boys in blue have their eyes firmly on the cheap and cheerful.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57'Unfortunately for Phil, the ladies in red have high
0:08:57 > 0:09:01'expectations of what they can get for their money.'
0:09:01 > 0:09:02I really like that casket.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- So, how much do you think the casket is?- About £40-£50?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- You think that's £40-£50 quid? - Maybe.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- If you can buy it for £40-£50 quid...- Yeah?- Is she being optimistic?
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- I will walk down there with my trousers around my ankles.- OK.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20- All right? How much is that, please? - 250.- Ooh...- Phew! My trousers are safe.- ..go away!
0:09:20 > 0:09:22'Thank goodness for that.'
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- THEY LAUGH - Thank you very much.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Shows I've got taste, but not a clue on how much things are!
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- 'You said it, not me, Sharon.' - OK, so we're going to have to lower our expectations.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34- I think we've got to... It's best if you...- I think you've got to lower YOUR expectations, not mine!
0:09:34 > 0:09:36'Don't fall out, you two.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38'You haven't even bought your first item yet.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40'How are the Blues doing?'
0:09:40 > 0:09:42What about that box, there?
0:09:42 > 0:09:48Now, that is a modern box, and it's probably Italian, inlaid...
0:09:48 > 0:09:53- I bet, if I was to open it, it might play music.- Ah, music box. - Shall I have a go?- Yeah.
0:09:53 > 0:09:54MUSIC PLAYS
0:09:54 > 0:09:59- ALL: Oh!- Look at that! I like to be right.- Sorrento!
0:09:59 > 0:10:00And it's from Sorrento!
0:10:00 > 0:10:03'Clever girl, Caroline. You certainly know your stuff.'
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- I think that would have originally been for cigarettes.- Do you?
0:10:06 > 0:10:07- Oh, right.- Oh, right.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Which now, are so old-fashioned... I think you could use it for jewellery.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- Yes, that's right.- Yeah.- I didn't know the tune, did you?- No.- No.
0:10:15 > 0:10:21- I've got van Gogh's ear for music.- Oh, right, OK!
0:10:21 > 0:10:24'That's another "No" from the Blues, then. And time is ticking.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- 'Meanwhile, the Reds have found something they can agree on.' - Oh! Definitely.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33- That is lovely. What does it say? Black Forest...- Black Forest... - ..inkwell!
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- What have you found?- An inkwell. - Noddy's inkwell.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- Ah, a little bit of Black Forest inkwell, yeah?- Yep.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- I quite like that.- I do.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- Are the actual bottles original? - I would say they are...- Yeah?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- ..because if you look at the way they just fit in there.- They're fitted, definitely.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50So they are... And what's lovely, I love these sort of covers.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- It's price, isn't it?- It is, 130.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I would think at auction, that's going to make...
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Probably £50-£80. - Yeah.- Oh, OK.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- So we need to get it down to £75, £70...?- Quite a bit.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- Well, that is some sort of distance. - Oh, I know.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- These guys have to make a profit on what they do.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- I'd definitely go for that.- Yeah. - You want to buy that? Right.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- There you are.- Thank you.- Go and see the good lady.- OK.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- And we're going to have a little chat over here now.- OK.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20How do you reckon she's going to do with that, then?
0:11:20 > 0:11:24I don't know, I mean, I love it as well, but... Might make something, but not a lot.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- HE SINGS:- There may be trouble ahead...
0:11:27 > 0:11:29When she's involved, yes.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32'That's your prospective mother-in-law, Ria.'
0:11:32 > 0:11:35# There may be trouble ahead... #
0:11:35 > 0:11:37'Back with the Blues and there's a theme emerging here.'
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Oh, look, there's an inkwell to go with your pen. How much is that?
0:11:41 > 0:11:49- £185, Mike.- All right.- No? Yes? We need to... No, right, come on. Move on.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50'Another no.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53'Come on, boys, you're not making things very easy for Caroline.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56'Have the Reds done a deal on their inkwell?'
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- Ta-da! £95.- Well done.- No worries.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Well, do you know what, I think we might just struggle with it.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- I really honestly do. But the real key to this is...- I do like it. - ..you've got to buy what you like.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- BOTH: Yeah.- And you love it.- I do.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14'Well done, Reds. First item bought. What's next?'
0:12:14 > 0:12:17We need a plan now. Because that's one down,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- or one-and-a-half down...- Yeah. - What do you want to do about the basket?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- BOTH: We're going to buy it. - You're going to go and buy it?- Yeah.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- Definitely.- So it's 90 and 95, that's £185.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- The next item will have to be a cheap one.- You go buy it.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31All right, let's go!
0:12:31 > 0:12:36'Well, that was decisive. But the rapid work of the Reds is starting to worry Phil.'
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Do you know what? We've gone from spending nothing,
0:12:39 > 0:12:42to £185 in the space of about two minutes.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46We've had our half-hour time. I don't know how it's going to go, but...
0:12:46 > 0:12:49They've certainly got a will, haven't they?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51I'd better go and see what they're doing.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56'I would if I was you. Back with the Blues, and Caroline is also fretting.'
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- We've used some of our time, we haven't got anything.- No.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02I think we need to zoom in on something that we...
0:13:02 > 0:13:03'Poor Caroline.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06'Despite all her enthusiasm and advice,
0:13:06 > 0:13:10'this cautious pair of professionals are yet to find anything they like.'
0:13:10 > 0:13:18- Now, look at this. A cigar cart. - Right.- How cute is that?
0:13:18 > 0:13:19Where do you cut the cigar?
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- Well, matches would go in here... - Yeah.- ..cigars on there,
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- and then here, can you see the hole in the bottom?- Yeah.- Yes.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30And press that... And that's what... There's a new term that has
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- been coined, I think, "mantiques". - "Mantiques?"- Oh, right, yeah.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- That's a sort of antique for the man that's got everything. - Yeah, yeah.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38'A "mantique"! Ha! How charming.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42'So, are you two man enough to finally spend some cash?'
0:13:42 > 0:13:43It's plated, is it?
0:13:43 > 0:13:48Yes, it's silver-plated. I have never seen another one.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- Really?- No.- What sort of age do you think it is?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55I would think it's probably Edwardian. Shall we have a look?
0:13:58 > 0:14:03- Edwardian!- Edwardian. £98, yeah. - I'm very tempted by that.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06If we get it for...70?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Yeah, or even a bit less. Could you see that on your desk?
0:14:09 > 0:14:14I could, I could. I could put the pen there, instead of a cigar.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16You could put the pen there, yes!
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Shall I go and find the stallholder?
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- Well, let's call the lady over and see if...- Ah! Excuse me, can we...?
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- We're very interested in that. - Mm-hm.- The cigar cart.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33- I've never seen another one.- No, I haven't.- Nor's Caroline, no. And it's 98.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37How would you feel about 60?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39I can't let it go for that, I'm afraid.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42Just a touch more.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- 61?- Ha! A little bit more than that! - That was a LITTLE touch!
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- What about a caress at 65? - Yes, OK.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51Are we done?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- Thank you very much.- It's a pleasure!- Cheers, thank you.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57'Fantastic negotiations from our former legal eagle.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00'Well done, Nick. That means the Blues have
0:15:00 > 0:15:02'finally made their first buy.'
0:15:03 > 0:15:06How are the Reds doing now with their silver bowl?
0:15:07 > 0:15:12- Hello.- Hello.- Hello again. - Can you guess what we're back for?
0:15:12 > 0:15:17- Erm, I think I can, yes.- You have still got it?- Yes.- Oh, lovely.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20I held it back for you. BOTH: Oh, thank you.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21There we are.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25What was the price on that one again? Was it about 80-85?
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- Erm, I think we'd agreed on 90. - Yes, sounds fair.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- Thank you very much. Thank you. - Cheers.- OK.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- No, that's really lovely. - I'm glad we've got it.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38'Well done, girls.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42'You managed to do the deal before Phil had even caught up with you.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45'The Blues will need to pick up the pace, though, if they're going to keep up.'
0:15:45 > 0:15:47We've got half an hour to go, guys.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Normally, if we split an hour into three we get 20-minute sections.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- You will know that as a bank manager. We are behind the clock.- Yes.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56So we've got two items to get in half an hour.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- I suggest we get focused and get buying.- OK, let's go.- Come on.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03'Let's hope that motivational talk from Caroline has the desired
0:16:03 > 0:16:05'effect on our picky pair.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09'And speaking of pairs, let me show you something I came across
0:16:09 > 0:16:11'a while back in Anglesey.'
0:16:16 > 0:16:21D'you know, there is nothing I like more than a bargain on Bargain Hunt.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25What do you think about these two?
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Well, we all know that Chinese works of art
0:16:28 > 0:16:31are the flavour of the moment.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Imagine my glee, therefore,
0:16:33 > 0:16:38when I came across this pair of Mi Ping vases.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40What's this business about Mi Ping?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Well, that relates to the shape,
0:16:42 > 0:16:47interpreted by the Chinese as the shape of a woman's body.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52The only thing is that one of these Mi Ping are taller than the other.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55That one is a bit shorter than that one.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57That's because, if you take the top off,
0:16:57 > 0:17:01it's got completely shattered, look, round the top there.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06In fact, the whole body of this pot has smashed into about 500 pieces
0:17:06 > 0:17:10and, if you look carefully, somebody has put it together and glued it -
0:17:10 > 0:17:15but in an amateur way and they shoved it back in the cabinet until
0:17:15 > 0:17:18along came a dealer who cleared their house
0:17:18 > 0:17:20and brought them for me to buy.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25Except, he was so ashamed of this vase being damaged that
0:17:25 > 0:17:30he said to me the price could be £20 for the pair.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34I said to him, "Are you sure? Well, all right, then".
0:17:34 > 0:17:37He said, "You can have the pair for £10".
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Well, there is a pretty classic lesson
0:17:41 > 0:17:44to be learned about retailing here.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46If you have a pair of objects,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49one of which is smashed to bits and one of which is perfect,
0:17:49 > 0:17:51the best thing to do is to take
0:17:51 > 0:17:54the one that's smashed to bits and throw it away,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56because if you're not going to restore it
0:17:56 > 0:17:59and you're not going to spend a lot of money on that pot,
0:17:59 > 0:18:04once the smashed one is disappeared, you can concentrate
0:18:04 > 0:18:06on the perfect example
0:18:06 > 0:18:10and this single pot, I think, would be worth between £200-£400.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16So, £10 for the damaged pair, get rid of the other thing,
0:18:16 > 0:18:20concentrate on £200-£400 for what you're left with.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24And that's what I call a right Mi Ping.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28'Back on the shop floor in Exeter, I wonder if Caroline's
0:18:28 > 0:18:31'words of encouragement have prompted our pair to make a purchase.'
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- Are those bookends?- Yes, they are bookends.- Does this look about right?
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- No, no.- That was a decisive 'no'!
0:18:38 > 0:18:41'It would seem not.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44'Right, Caroline, I think it's time to take charge.'
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Guys, guys, come on. Mike!
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- Down here, now. - 'Do as you're told, chaps.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54'Hopefully things are going to go rather more smoothly for the Reds.'
0:18:56 > 0:18:57- Oh, isn't that cute?- Which one?
0:18:57 > 0:19:00The little mirror with the jewellery box.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- I'm not keen on it, in all fairness. It's OK.- OK.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06The owl brooch.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- No?- No.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10I quite like that. What do you think?
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- It's not my cup of tea, I'm afraid.- OK.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17'Oh, dear. The girls are not seeing eye-to-eye at all.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20'Phil, remind them what they were originally searching for, will you?'
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Have you got any sort of First World War memorabilia
0:19:23 > 0:19:24or anything like that?
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- The lucky heather. - I find all this quite poignant.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35You know, there's a little keepsake, look, of a soldier
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- and there's lucky heather in the back.- Aww.- Aww.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40You just kind of think, "did it work for him or did it not?"
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- It is not for me, I don't know about you.- I'll put it back.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46It was just when you said you liked First World War items.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Thank you very much. I think we're a 'no' on those, but thank you,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52thank you very much.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54'You tried your best, Phil.
0:19:54 > 0:19:59'But it seems things are not going well for the Reds or the Blues.'
0:19:59 > 0:20:03We've bought one item - Edwardian cigar cart.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Never seen one before, but we are conscious of time.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09I know lawyers need to justify their fees,
0:20:09 > 0:20:14but, gosh, they have been dillying about something chronic.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16I think we need to be more decisive in what we go for.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18We've just bought the one item
0:20:18 > 0:20:21and, if we're not careful, we're not going to get three done in an hour.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- But we'll find two more. - Yes.- Never fear.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27'That's the spirit, boys. You can do it.'
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Do you two often go out shopping together?- No.- No.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31How did I know that?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- What's that there? - What's what, where?
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- That box there.- This one. 'In love to a friend'.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44Now, that looks 19th-century, workbox, it'll be fairly...
0:20:44 > 0:20:48Oh, it's full of stuff. Look, with the little...with the bits in.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52I think it's pine and this is scrumbled, which is
0:20:52 > 0:20:57to look like a more expensive wood. It's a nice little vintage thing.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58It is what it is.
0:20:58 > 0:21:03How much is that? What is the very best on your box, please?
0:21:03 > 0:21:05I ought to start at 22, really, shouldn't I?
0:21:05 > 0:21:10- We were thinking more sort of 15. - 15? That's fair enough, I suppose.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14If we're looking at percentages, 15...
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Don't look at percentages, you are talking to a bank manager here!
0:21:17 > 0:21:23- Oh, no. 18.- It's entirely up to you two.- Time pressure.- Time is precious.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28- Let's go for it. 18?- 18. - Brilliant! We'll have it, yeah?
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Thank you very much.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32'Well, I thought we'd never get there.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37'46 minutes gone and you've finally made your second purchase.'
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Well done.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40Goodness me.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45'The Reds have spotted something that is very familiar to Sharon.'
0:21:45 > 0:21:50- Oh! Now, these.- You like those, do you?- Oh, yes.- They're silks, aren't they?
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- 13.- You could buy both of them, couldn't you?- Yeah.
0:21:54 > 0:22:00Definitely, these two. Yes. What do you think, Rea?
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- It is your thing.- It is.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05'I'm not sure you're going to have much of a say here, Rea.'
0:22:05 > 0:22:07You can't not.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- I know, but all the time going round looking at different places for them...- I know.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13- ..and then you find six... - BOTH: and they're framed!
0:22:15 > 0:22:16- You have to, I'm sorry.- Yep.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21'Very wise to let your potential mother-in-law have what she wants.'
0:22:21 > 0:22:27- Hello.- Hello.- How much could you do those two for, please?- Erm, let's have a look.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32- Two of the pictures? - How much are they? 35.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37- You better make him an offer he can't refuse, haven't you?- I had.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40He could probably refuse that. What's the best you could do them for?
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Would you take 20, seeing you said lovely...
0:22:42 > 0:22:47- Corned beef, tonight - 20 quid, then. - Oh, thank you.- That's OK, darling.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52- So that is 20, 90, and 95 - so that's 205 quid.- That is really good going. - Are you finished?
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- Yes, and we've got everything we liked.- Are you pleased?- Yes, very.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- Come on, let's go.- Yeah.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00I need a cup of tea!
0:23:00 > 0:23:01'Well, that was quick and easy.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04'I wonder if the Blues are making as much progress?'
0:23:04 > 0:23:06So, what are you wanting to do?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09My gut feeling is to go back to where we started
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- and put a couple of the planes together.- Back to square one, then.
0:23:12 > 0:23:13- Back to square one.- Right.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16'Oh, dear, back to square one. Really?'
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- Where is square one?- Over there. - Or is it over here?
0:23:20 > 0:23:24- It was where we came in.- It's over there. Yes. Right, let's go.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28'Blues, you only have five minutes left,
0:23:28 > 0:23:32'but at least you're heading in the right direction, aren't you?'
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Hang on. So they weren't right when we came in,
0:23:35 > 0:23:40in fact they were right at the opposite end of where we came in. Oh!
0:23:40 > 0:23:42'Come on, come on, Blues. Time is running out.'
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Are they there? Yes, they are.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Planes, planes.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Right, you look at what you want, I'll go and get the lady. Hang on.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51Yeah, yeah, OK.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54That's only £8 but it hasn't got the...£7 on that one,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57£8 on that, which is obviously 15.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01If these are £3.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05- Right, we've got four minutes to go and it's going quickly.- Yes.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07The guy's over there,
0:24:07 > 0:24:11tell me what you want and I'll go and see if I can get a good price.
0:24:11 > 0:24:17- I think...seven, eight is 15, this is three.- 18.- 18.
0:24:17 > 0:24:23- And this one is...four.- That is 22. - 22, OK.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27So you want these two and those two there? Right.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31And what's wrong with the other one? You don't want that? No?
0:24:31 > 0:24:37- That's a billhook, £12. - Yes, yes.- 22, 24, 34.
0:24:37 > 0:24:42- You want the best price? OK.- Thank you.- 20, hopefully.- How much?- 20.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44'Just three minutes left.'
0:24:44 > 0:24:51- The auction's in Somerset.- That's right, yeah.- They are collectables.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56- I'm back, I'm back. Good news. 20 quid.- Well done, Caroline.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01- I think it is well done. I think on the timings.- Oh, for goodness' sake.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Thank you.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07'Poor Caroline. I think she wants a hand, not a kiss.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10'But that's your third item bought, team.'
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Those 60 minutes are up.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16- Here, grab a billhook.- Let's have a billhook.- Grab a scythe.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21Let's remind ourselves what those Reds bought, eh?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24'Phil wasn't sure if it was anything to write home about,
0:25:24 > 0:25:30'but Sharon loved this Black Forest inkwell, bought for £95.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33'They went straight back to the first item they saw,
0:25:33 > 0:25:37'the sugar basket, which set them back £90.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40'And finally, Sharon's passion for postcards meant
0:25:40 > 0:25:45'they couldn't say no to these. Price paid, £20.'
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- Hey, hey, you girls. - BOTH: You all right?
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- You relaxed up now? - Yes, yes. It's all done.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- It's quite tense, isn't it?- Very.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58- How much did you spend in total? - £205.- £205. Who's got the £95, then? - I do.
0:25:58 > 0:26:03Thank you very much. £95. What's your favourite piece, Sharon?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06I shouldn't say it, but the Black Forest carved inkwell set.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- That's your favourite?- Yes. - Do you agree with that, Ria?
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- I like it, but I prefer the silver bowl we bought.- OK.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- Is that going to bring the biggest profit?- I hope so because I like it.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20- OK. What do you think, Sharon?- Oh, my Black Forest will.- Right, fine.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23There we've got some predictions anyway. Smashing team.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Lovely and I've had such a great time in Devon, I'm going to go
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- and buy myself a souvenir.- Really?
0:26:28 > 0:26:32Probably clotted cream or something like that. Let's hope not.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Anyway, very good luck, girls,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36go and have a nice cup of tea because we're going to check out
0:26:36 > 0:26:38what the Blue Team bought right now, aren't we?
0:26:38 > 0:26:42'First up was their "mantique", an Edwardian cigar cart.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44'Bought for £65.
0:26:44 > 0:26:50'Less manly was the sewing box. Price paid £18.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53'But they improved their macho credentials with
0:26:53 > 0:26:56'the selection of vintage tools, which cost them £20.'
0:26:58 > 0:27:02- Now you two old pros, that's how to do it, isn't it?- It is.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- It wasn't bad, was it?- You spent...was it a couple of hundred?
0:27:05 > 0:27:09- Regrettably, we spent 103. - 103, very precise.- Yes.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13And the compound interest on that over two and a half... No, no.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- At today's interest rates... - I would like 197, please.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- There we are.- Thank you very much. - The bank manager has the money.- 197.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Naturally he does. You're in safe hands in that department.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27- So, which is your favourite item? - The cigar cart.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29The cigar cart. Lovely.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33I think I'd go for the old tools, the planes and the scythes.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Even more manly. Which is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:27:36 > 0:27:41- I think the agricultural implements. - Right. Here we go, girl.
0:27:41 > 0:27:46- There's a nice little peak of cash there.- Yes.- What are you going to spend it on?
0:27:46 > 0:27:50I think I'm going to spend it quickly and decisively.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- I see.- Point taken.- That is pointed.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57- You'll have to wait and see. - OK, very coy. Anyway, there we go.
0:27:57 > 0:27:58Relax up, have a cup of tea,
0:27:58 > 0:28:02because very, very shortly we're going to be heading off to the auction.
0:28:10 > 0:28:15Well, it's great to be with Richard Kay at Lawrences Auctioneers in Crewkerne.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Everything is flourishing here in the saleroom, is it?
0:28:18 > 0:28:19Absolutely booming.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Well, we're looking forward to today's auction, I can tell you.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25The Reds started out with this Black Forest inkwell,
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- which doesn't really do it for me. Does it do it for you?- Not really.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32I think inkwells made of that sort of material are hard
0:28:32 > 0:28:33to sell at the moment.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36I suppose all that can really be said in its favour is that
0:28:36 > 0:28:40the leaves have not been too badly snapped or damaged, but, apart
0:28:40 > 0:28:43from that, I think it's a rather old-fashioned furnishing piece.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Well, it might do for £30 or £40, I suppose. What's your estimate?
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- I was thinking that sort of area. We're saying about £40-£60.- OK.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Well, the team paid £95. I think they just paid too much.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56- A little bit too much for the auction market.- And what about that bowl?
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Technically, I think a sugar bowl.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Yes, and actually very charming, partly
0:29:01 > 0:29:05because it's quite a useful piece and the blue-glass liner -
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- which would be so difficult to replace - is intact, hurrah.- Hmm.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- So, that all helps.- Hurrah, hurrah! How much of a hurrah?
0:29:13 > 0:29:17- Well, having said that, £40-£60, probably.- OK. £90 paid.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20So they paid just a tad too much for that.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25And lastly, very evocative, very on trend,
0:29:25 > 0:29:29are the six World War I cards.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31How much do you think for those?
0:29:31 > 0:29:34We do see these from time to time and this seem to average £5 apiece.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38- Yay.- So £20 or £30 for the six. - Fair enough.- And the two frames, I suppose.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- And the team paid £20, so they paid the right price.- They did.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44Anyway, they will get a profit on those, we reckon,
0:29:44 > 0:29:46but the other two items might be a problem, in which case
0:29:46 > 0:29:48they're going to need their bonus buy,
0:29:48 > 0:29:49so let's go and have a look at it.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53Well, girls. This is exciting, isn't it? You spent a magnificent £205.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58- Very impressive.- You gave the man £95.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Philip, what did you buy?
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Well, I bought that.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Being an ex-geography teacher, you see,
0:30:04 > 0:30:07I was trying to think regional geography.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08It is quite sweet, actually.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10I'd forgotten we're not in Devon any more.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12There could be a slight drawback.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14What's interesting about it, it's from my hometown
0:30:14 > 0:30:18because it's a piece of mid-19th century Worcester porcelain,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- decorated with a view of Lynton and Lynmouth.- I like that.
0:30:22 > 0:30:29That is worth, in my view, between 250 and £350...
0:30:29 > 0:30:34- How much did you pay for it? - ..if it wasn't broken. OK?
0:30:34 > 0:30:40It's had a foot off here and it's had a dint just on here somewhere.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41I see on this side, yeah.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44You're actually buying something a bit more
0:30:44 > 0:30:50- academic for a collector and it cost 35 quid.- Not bad.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53I think the thing with that is, I think that's quite a rare view
0:30:53 > 0:30:57and I think that someone who collects those, will buy that
0:30:57 > 0:30:59irrespective of the damage, to add to their collection.
0:30:59 > 0:31:00That's what I think.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- I'm hoping that it might make something between 30 and 50.- OK.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07- Are you happy?- Yes.- Yes, very.- You proud of your man?
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Oh, definitely. Who couldn't not be?
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Anyway, for the audience at home, let's find out
0:31:12 > 0:31:15whether the auctioneer is as proud of Philip Serrell.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- Well, what about that for a charming little object.- Isn't it pretty?
0:31:20 > 0:31:24And it's got reasonably local appeal, as well.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Lynton and Lynmouth are about 60 to 70 miles
0:31:27 > 0:31:31slightly west north-west of us and there will be people
0:31:31 > 0:31:33who will be interested in that as a subject.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35It's a famous beauty spot, of course,
0:31:35 > 0:31:39- and this is a rather charming little basket.- OK, so we like that.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43- How much do you think then, Richard? - Well, I think that could be £25-£35.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45OK. He paid £35.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49And, you know, on the basis that a Worcester fan picks it up,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- it might make 40 or 50? - It could do. It could do, yes.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56Speculatively, it's got what it takes. OK, that is it for the reds.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01Now for the Blues and they have this stellar object which is
0:32:01 > 0:32:05a sort of rickshaw type smoking compendium,
0:32:05 > 0:32:07but I think, particularly, for cigars, isn't it?
0:32:07 > 0:32:13Very charming, very unusual and very tempting to wheel it around
0:32:13 > 0:32:16because it's got such a lovely tactile look about it.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Everything works on it, as well. It's even got rubber tyres
0:32:19 > 0:32:21on the wheels, as well.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24What a refreshing change this is from endless salvers
0:32:24 > 0:32:28- and coffee pots.- I love it. How much do you think it would bring?
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Despite the fact that it's plate, and goodness knows
0:32:30 > 0:32:34what it would have been worth in silver, but I think it's £60-£80.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36£65, they paid, so they should turn a profit on that.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41- I would hope they would.- Good. Right, well, thanks for the tip.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44Next we've got a scumbled box.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Is it the sort of thing that appeals to you, Richard?
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Personally, not a great deal
0:32:48 > 0:32:51and I have to say that it's a pretty ordinary box, in that it
0:32:51 > 0:32:56is not particularly well made and it is not particularly decorative.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- How much?- 20, £25.- OK, not huge.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- But they only paid £18, so that's OK.- That's fair enough.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04So they should make a profit on the cigar snipper
0:33:04 > 0:33:06and they should make a profit on the scumbled box.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Now, these tools, tools always do well, don't they?
0:33:09 > 0:33:12It's surprising how much of a demand there is.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14I mean, that's quite a group, isn't it?
0:33:14 > 0:33:17It is quite a group and these aren't bought by people
0:33:17 > 0:33:18- who are going to use them.- No.
0:33:18 > 0:33:24But there are people who admire the rustic appeal of a well-worn
0:33:24 > 0:33:26hand tool, of sorts.
0:33:26 > 0:33:27OK, fine, so, how much?
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Well, pretty good value, I think, but probably only £15-£20.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35OK, £20 paid. I can see them making 20, 30, £40
0:33:35 > 0:33:36every day of the week.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39So, I have a funny feeling we're on board here, perhaps,
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- for a golden gavel. - Well, we hope so.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45We would hope so and it's looking pretty to me, but on the other hand,
0:33:45 > 0:33:47it might all go wrong, in which case, they'll need their bonus buy.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50So, let's go and have a look at that.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- Well, chaps, this is exciting. - Very much so.- Indeed.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56£103 you spent. £197 went to Caroline Hawley.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Caroline, what did you spend it on?
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- You look expectantly.- It's small.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08- But perfectly formed.- This is red. Scent bottle?- It is.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12It's a double-ended scent in ruby glass.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15The mounts aren't marked silver.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18It's Continental and I think it's gorgeous
0:34:18 > 0:34:20- and if you open the top here... - It's a flip top.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Yes, that's a flip top and there is the original stopper in.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27Very often that's missing and the other end is a screw top.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30I know where to keep my scent.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- What sort of age are we on this?- That's Victorian.
0:34:33 > 0:34:40- I would say 1850, 1860. - And how much did you pay?- 65.
0:34:40 > 0:34:45Right in the middle. And in terms of sale price at auction?
0:34:45 > 0:34:48I think on a good day, it could push 100.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52On a bad day, it could push 65.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56- It seems to be an open and shut case, I'd say.- Thank you, Caroline.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- It's a pleasure. - Thank you, Caroline.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Right now, though, let's find out how interesting the auctioneer
0:35:01 > 0:35:04finds Caroline's little piece.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Right, a nice cranberry one for you.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09There's even a scent of perfume in the air.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Great Aunt Agnes was brought to mind somewhat.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15But, it's a rather nice little thing, actually, and amazingly,
0:35:15 > 0:35:19the glass, which is beautifully red, it's a lovely colour,
0:35:19 > 0:35:21is not chipped or cracked or damaged.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25It hasn't been dropped and the ends, which are not marked
0:35:25 > 0:35:28but are very probably silver and the little stoppers are all complete.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31The problem with it not being marked, is you can't describe
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- it as silver, can you?- Can't sell it as silver if it's not hallmarked.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37We can call it silver-coloured metal but that is slightly off-putting
0:35:37 > 0:35:40to a collector who likes the reassurance of a hallmark.
0:35:40 > 0:35:41OK, so it's not hallmarked.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45- You've described it - what would be your estimate?- £50-£60.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48OK, £65 paid by that canny Caroline.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Might it make 80? Might do. £90?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53If they get on the scent for it,
0:35:53 > 0:35:57- I think they might pay a little bit more.- Touche, old boy.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59You're on fire today.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Don't hold back, though, when it comes to the auction.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- No, we'll do our best.- I'm sure you will. Thank you very much.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05Pleasure.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16- Ria, Sharon, how are you feeling? - Fine. Very confident.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- You're cool, aren't you?- We are. - You're two cool chicks.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Your first item is the Black Forest inkwell.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25You paid £95 and here it comes.
0:36:25 > 0:36:30Black Forest inkwell with two glass bottles. £30 for it.
0:36:30 > 0:36:37£30 for this. At £30, somewhere. 20 then. At 20, if you will. £20.
0:36:37 > 0:36:4420 is bid. £20 now. 25, 30, 35, £35.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47The bid is on my left at 35 and I'm selling this one.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51Your bid, sir, at 35 and I'll sell. Last time.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54That is minus £60. Uh-oh.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Now, here comes the basket.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Bids start me here at 40 on this one.
0:36:59 > 0:37:0440 is bid. £40 is bid. I'll sell this one at 40.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07£40 and selling this one.
0:37:07 > 0:37:12- Last time at 40.- Uh-oh. That's minus £50.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17That's minus 110, so far. Moving on.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Three war silk postcards.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24Six in total. Let's say £10 for them. £10 for the two frames.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Ten is bid. At £10.
0:37:28 > 0:37:3212, now, 15, 18, 20, 25.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- Thank you, anyway.- You're in profit, well done, girls.
0:37:35 > 0:37:41On my left at 25, it's your bid. I'll sell at £25 now. Last time.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Plus £5, that's brilliant. Well done.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48That means, overall, you are minus £105.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Not so brilliant.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54- Are you going to go with the little basket?- Yes.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Well, the auctioneer liked it. He's put £25-£35 on it.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59So he's being positive enough.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- And so we're going to go with the bonus buy.- Definitely.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05We're going to cross everything and here it comes.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- The small Worcester Grainger Basket...- This should be exciting.
0:38:08 > 0:38:13..decorated with Lynmouth and Lynton. £15 for it. 15 to start.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16At 15 to start me here. At £15.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20Ten, then. Ten is bid. At £10. £10 only, at ten to start.
0:38:20 > 0:38:21I'll sell at ten.
0:38:21 > 0:38:27Are we done? £10 only. Last time. At £10. All done.
0:38:28 > 0:38:34£10 is minus £25 and that means we're overall minus £130.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37- A nice round figure, though. - Nice round figure.
0:38:39 > 0:38:45- Well, I think disappointment is too small a word for this.- Definitely.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49Anyway, girls, on the basis of this performance,
0:38:49 > 0:38:53- minus £130 could be the winning score today.- I hope so.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- So, do you know how the Reds got on?- No idea.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05You won't want to know, either.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Anyway, the fact of the matter is, that we've got everything to
0:39:08 > 0:39:13look forward to in the broad and sunny uplands here.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17First up, is the cigar cart and here it comes.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18Bid to start me here.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21At £50 I have, £50 is bid.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25At £50. On commission, I'll sell this one at 50.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Against you in the room.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32At £50. Selling on the book. Last time at 50. It's an opening bid.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37Oh, dear. £50. One bidder, absentee bidder at £50,
0:39:37 > 0:39:42means that is minus 15. Not as predicted.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Now, here we go. Pine box.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48Bids here start me at £18.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53£18 is bid. At £18. 20, 25, still with me.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56£25. On the books still at £25.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00Against you in the room and selling this one at £25.
0:40:00 > 0:40:06Well done. Plus £7, which has reduced the losses to only eight.
0:40:06 > 0:40:13- Now, the tools.- A group of vintage tools and £8, 10, £12 I'm bid. £12.
0:40:14 > 0:40:20£12, I have. £12 for these. At 12. I'll sell at 12.
0:40:20 > 0:40:25All done, at £12. Again on the book, last time at 12.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Shows what I know. £12 is minus £8,
0:40:28 > 0:40:31which means you're minus 16 smackers.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Now, that could be a winning score.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35What are you going to do about the scent bottle?
0:40:35 > 0:40:39- It's your choice, gentlemen.- I think we'll stick.- Yes, we'll stick.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- We're going to stick.- Anyway, you're not go with the bonus buy.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Frankly, we're going to sell the bonus buy anyway.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48I think it's a splendid object. The auctioneer says £50-£60 for it.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Caroline paid £65.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53You know, normally you'd expect the thing to make a small profit.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57But, anyway, we're going to sell it anyway and here comes the bonus buy.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01And the bid is with me here at £35. £35 I have.
0:41:03 > 0:41:0535, can I say 40 for it? At 45.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09- That is ridiculous.- At 35 and I'll sell.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12At £35. All done.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17- A gift.- That really is a gift.- £35. Minus £30. It's a gift.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21There we go and rather cutely, you didn't go with the bonus buy,
0:41:21 > 0:41:24which means you're overall only minus £16. OK?
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- So, we can breathe a sigh of relief there.- It could be a winning score.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30It could be a winning score. You've watched the programme before.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32And we won't tell the others.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35And don't tell the others. I'm redundant.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46Why are you giggling, Ria? Do you know something that they don't know?
0:41:46 > 0:41:50- It's nerves.- OK, fine. Do you know something that they don't know?
0:41:50 > 0:41:55- I don't think so.- The only thing is, nobody has made any profits. OK?
0:41:55 > 0:41:57In fact, one team's made a socking great loss
0:41:57 > 0:42:01and the team that has made the socking great loss are the Reds.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- Oh, well.- We won.
0:42:04 > 0:42:05Minus 130.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10I'm really sorry about this, girls.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13The Black Forest, minus 60, the sugar basket, minus 50.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- These are difficult numbers to recover from.- Very, yeah.
0:42:16 > 0:42:22- The lovely profit on the silk postcards is lovely.- Only a fiver.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26It is just not enough, is it? Not to stem the tide.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- Thank you for coming and thank you for playing.- Thank you.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32I'm really sorry about the result, Phil, but anyway, it's been great.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35But the victors today are the Blues.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39You had a profit on your pine work box which was lovely,
0:42:39 > 0:42:41but no other profits on anything else
0:42:41 > 0:42:43but the end balancing act comes out at minus 16,
0:42:43 > 0:42:44which is not too bad.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46- Is it?- We'll settle for that.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- Well, you have to, actually. - THEY LAUGH
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Whether you like it or lump it, actually.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55And the predicted amount on that charming cigar wagon.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58I mean, another day in another place, that's a good £100-150 worth.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- So, anyway, there we go. You've enjoyed it.- Absolutely marvellous.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- Thank you.- Well, we've loved having you on the programme
0:43:04 > 0:43:06and it's always great to see you again, Caroline.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09In fact, so lovely, why don't you join us soon
0:43:09 > 0:43:12- for some more bargain hunting, yes?- ALL: Yes!