0:00:02 > 0:00:04Exeter is one of the most historic cities in England, with a past
0:00:04 > 0:00:07dating back to Celtic times.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08And this is the Guildhall,
0:00:08 > 0:00:12a beautiful colonnaded structure in the centre of the city.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17Even the quay here has been around since the Romans built
0:00:17 > 0:00:20the place in 55AD.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22And the Custom House behind me,
0:00:22 > 0:00:25well, that was built in 1680, making it
0:00:25 > 0:00:27the earliest in Britain.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30So steeped is this place in history,
0:00:30 > 0:00:33that our teams have no excuse not to
0:00:33 > 0:00:35come up with a good antique or two.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38So, let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09The antiques fair here at Westpoint, just outside Exeter,
0:01:09 > 0:01:13is jam-packed with over 400 stalls,
0:01:13 > 0:01:17each of which are stuffed with goodies to tempt our teams.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Let's take a sneaky peak as to what's coming up.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Despite all their running around,
0:01:25 > 0:01:28the Reds are in no hurry to hand over any cash.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31You're just all about the money, you don't want to spend any.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36The Blues drive their expert crazy with their catty choices.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- Look at all those cats. - That is horrible!
0:01:39 > 0:01:41It is the worst thing I've ever bought.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44And the auction brings some nasty surprises.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45ALL: Oh!
0:01:45 > 0:01:48But before that, let's meet the teams.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54On today's show we have two teams of friends who just happen
0:01:54 > 0:01:56to work together, which is lovely.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59For the Reds we have Ben and Megan,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02and for the Blues we have Jeanette and Mike. Hello, everyone.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- ALL: Hi.- Very nice to see you. Now, Ben,
0:02:05 > 0:02:07what exactly do you do for a living?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10I help train and coordinate a team of instructors at a children's
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- residential activity centre. - You're instructing the instructors.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- Pretty much, yes.- What sort of things do they get instructed in, Ben? - Anything.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21We do a lot of stuff, we do beach stuff, we do rope activities,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23so climbing, abseiling, all sorts of bits and bobs.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- So it is like working in a holiday camp.- It really is, it really is fun.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28And you're the holiday meister...
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Pretty much. We have a fun little saying at work, we say,
0:02:31 > 0:02:33"You don't have to be crazy to work here...
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- BOTH: "..but it helps."- Well, how lovely.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40- There's obviously a jolly nice atmosphere, largely out of doors, then.- Yes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- Pretty much all of it is outdoors. - Jolly good.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47And you have done some pretty oddball things for charity, I guess.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50I have, yes. I've played a few different games for charities.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52There is a game called throwball.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- I've walked across the Isle of Wight on stilts before.- No!- Yeah.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- Really?- Yeah.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01- I... How far is it, 25 miles?- Yeah, 25 miles, pretty much.- Gosh.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03So what is it like walking that distance on stilts?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- It must be quite tiring. - It was quite tiring.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Everybody said it was impossible and I would never do it,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11and then when I got to the end and my parents came over the hill,
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- I was, like, "Yes, I'm here, I'm finally here."- 25 miles is quite something.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Megan, you work in the same activity centre,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21but in a different job altogether. What is your job?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Ben looks after the activities, I'm the guest care manager,
0:03:24 > 0:03:28so I make sure they are all prepared to come onto centre, and then
0:03:28 > 0:03:32when they get there, I make sure they are having the most fun possible.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Playing games, singing songs.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36But you're pretty active in your spare time, too.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40I do, I like, oh, I like all sorts of stuff. Baking...
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Um...interior design, I'm a big fan of, I have a little passion for that.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45But interior design, so you are
0:03:45 > 0:03:47going to enjoy going around the fair today.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49I am going to love it, absolutely.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Spending 300 of our money. - Yeah, that's...
0:03:52 > 0:03:53THEY LAUGH
0:03:53 > 0:03:57- So what is your joint approach going to be shopping on Bargain Hunt today?- We want to go cheap.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01- Do you?- That's our big plan.- What, spend nothing?
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- Cheap and cheerful.- Oh, dear, really?- Yeah.- How cheap? Under £50?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- Under 50p, hopefully.- Oh, my lord!
0:04:08 > 0:04:12I shall be giving you 300, you know, Ben. Anyway, we shall see,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15because funny things turn out on this programme, I can tell you.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Anyway, looking forward to it, I hope. Great.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Now, Jeanette, you might say that the Red Team are our activity
0:04:21 > 0:04:25leaders today, but you two are entertainment leaders, aren't you?
0:04:25 > 0:04:28We most certainly are. I'm the manager of a theatre.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31I book all the acts and take care of all the marketing.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Drink lots of tea and tell everyone else what to do, really.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- Smashing job. And you get to go to all the shows?- Yes, if I want to.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Some of them I'm a bit selective about and I'll give a miss.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44What, cos they're not much cop? No, I didn't say that.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Your words, not mine.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Now, you are also incredibly creative online
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- and in the world of advertising. - Yes, I blog
0:04:52 > 0:04:53and I write books.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- Yeah?- I do, I've written and published a children's book.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- What's that all about?- It is about one of my cats.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- It is called The Adventures Of Dolly Kitten.- Is it good?
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- Of course it is!- Have you sold any copies?- Yes.- How many?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Oh, last count...
0:05:09 > 0:05:10ten.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12THEY LAUGH
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Now, Mike, it says here you've known Jeanette for 25 years.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Yes, we originally met through mutual friends, but lost contact,
0:05:19 > 0:05:23so it has only really been the last two years that we've been reunited.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26So what do you do in the workplace with her?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Well, I am one of a team of seven, I'm the only man.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32So I predominantly do what I'm told.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35I make the tea, but they do let me look after the bars.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38And we do a lot of outdoor events, so I look after that,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- so I book all the acts and organise those.- Lovely.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44But outside work, you are a bit of a sports fanatic.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- I do love my sport, yes. - Tell us about that.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49I play tennis, I play some golf.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53And I'm a big supporter of our local football team, Exeter City.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- Somebody has got to.- They have.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58There aren't too many of us at the moment. Exactly.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01So what's your tactics going to be with the Reds?
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- I think... We had some tactics, didn't we?- We did. But they are fairly fluid, aren't they?
0:06:05 > 0:06:07They change on a regular basis.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- So I don't think we've actually got any tactics any more.- No.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12OK, just going to go with the flow.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- Yeah.- That is very, very good advice, and talking about flow,
0:06:15 > 0:06:17here comes some cash.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19There we go, look. £300.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22You know the rules, your experts await, and off you go,
0:06:22 > 0:06:24and very, very, very good luck.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Gosh, what ever is going to happen next?
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Ruffling feathers for the Reds today is Phil Serrell.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38The heat is on for the Blue Team, and it's Caroline Hawley.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Right, Mike, Jeanette, tactics.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45Have we got a plan?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48To be honest, we were going to spend cheap, give you all the money,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51then we were going to blow the lot and give you nothing.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55I'm looking for something cheap, something functional, something quite fun.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58So there's no strategy now, we're just going to see what happens.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01I want something colourful. You can use it.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- I'm going to take it as it comes, and then Jeanette will decide and tell me what I'm doing.- Absolutely.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Might I suggest a profit?
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- Hopefully.- Fingers crossed.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14Right, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15- Hey, let's go.- Let's go.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- You definitely don't want sort of nick-nacky tuff, do you?- No.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- Why don't we go straight on?- OK.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28No sooner have the Reds launched themselves into the shop than
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Captain Phil navigates them towards that cheap,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- functional item they were after. - Do you like that?
0:07:34 > 0:07:37I do like that.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- What is it? What is it?- It is a buoy off a ship.- OK.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- I think that is really cool. - It is different.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48But correct me... It is off a... It is a ship's...not a buoy,
0:07:48 > 0:07:51a... What do they call them?
0:07:51 > 0:07:52What do they call them, Mel?
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- A pile of old rope.- It is a big lump of rope. Thank you.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Isn't it wonderful having some technical knowledge? This is a big lump of rope.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02That man's right, it is a fender. And it is just a cool thing.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05So who is going to buy that? It is a decorator's lot at auction.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Hanging from the ceiling. It would make a great doorstop, wouldn't it?
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- The nautical theme. Definitely. - Yes, I'm more than happy with that.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Let's go for it, it's different. Let's do it.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17For you, £10.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- Special deal.- Special deal. Shake on it.- Absolutely.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- Shake the lady's hand.- Thank you very much.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Bargain.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26I'm amazed! On to the next.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Done. Bish, bash, bosh!
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Ben and Megan are sailing through their shop with that fender,
0:08:33 > 0:08:37or pile of old rope to you and me, bought in just minutes.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41The Blues, meanwhile, are still waiting to make their first purchase.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- What about this?- Oh, wow. Aw!
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- Now how much is he? Is there a price on?- Let's have a look. That's...
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- £35. Vintage dumbwaiter.- He's quite nice.- It is quite good.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55But what would it be for?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Well, I think he would have had a tray originally. Can you see here?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- Oh, yes. - Maybe a little glass or tin tray.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- He'd be great now in a shop. - Yeah, I think I've seen him in restaurants, things like that,
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- with little menus, or whatever.- But he could hold your drink for you.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14Do you know what, he sounds better by the minute. I think we should have a word with the stallholder.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- A small drink is all I'm worried about.- What do you think? It's £35.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Really, how much is that likely to make if it went to auction?
0:09:20 > 0:09:24I think it needs to be £20. If that doesn't sound mean.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- OK.- We can always find out. - Should we go have a try?- Yes.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Hello, there. Are you all right? We love your dumbwaiter.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- Do you?- I don't know if there is anything you can do on the price?
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- What have I got on there? - You've got £35 on it at the moment.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42- Which is a really fair price.- That is a very fair price.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- Is there any movement on it?- I could to him for 30.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- It is up to you.- £30.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Quite rarely, I think, we are going to agree on something,
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- so I think we ought to go with that.- We do like him.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Oh, that's done it! Yeah.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59Is the glass included?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- STALLHOLDER:- No, there's another five over there.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Is that a chipped one? £30.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Yeah, I think so, that's very kind, thank you.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Well done, teams, ten minutes gone
0:10:10 > 0:10:13and that's one item down for both of you.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Meanwhile, Phil's mind has turned to fun and games.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Do you play chess?
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- Yes.- We do, actually. We do.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25You play chess. Here we go, follow me.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Follow me. Follow me.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Looks as if Phil is a man on a mission.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- He's found it.- I saw this earlier.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- Yeah.- And I think this is a real cool thing.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41It's a maple frame with what looks like a Jaques chess set,
0:10:41 > 0:10:45but it isn't. Jaques chess sets would make £200-£300.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46But I think it is quite a fun thing,
0:10:46 > 0:10:49and I love the way it's got all these little watercolours.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- It's different.- Yeah.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Can I just ask you, what would be the best on that?
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- STALLHOLDER:- The chess set, 110,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00on the chessboard, 165.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- Could I have a look at the board? - Yes, sure.- Do you like the board?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- STALLHOLDER:- The board's, the thing with...
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- I like the idea. STALLHOLDER:- The board is the unique thing.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Do you want to have a look or are we wasting time?
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- I'll leave it up to you, Meg. - I'm going to say no.- OK. Yeah, no.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19I do love it. I love all the pictures, but just for the price.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- Yeah.- What do you think? - I agree.- All right.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25We better go find something else, then.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28The boss has spoken, Phil. You'll have to do better than that
0:11:28 > 0:11:30if you're going to outmanoeuvre the Blues.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Speaking of which, Jeanette has turned her expert eyes to the ground.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Just a second, I like this footstool.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- Ah!- I'm not sure, though, is it embroidered or a bit of old carpet on the top?
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- A bit of old carpet! Jeannette, did I hear you right?- I love it.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47A bit of old carpet.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49That is a Victorian footstool,
0:11:49 > 0:11:54embroidered with Berlin wool work. All hand embroidered.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57But at £48, who wants them?
0:11:57 > 0:11:58Well, I live in an old cottage
0:11:58 > 0:12:01so the cats would probably sit on it, in all honesty.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- Should we move on, then?- I think we better.- I give in on this one, then.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- Yeah, well done.- Come on!- Yeah, thanks.- Yeah.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11A hand embroidered Victorian footstool for your cat is
0:12:11 > 0:12:14just a little bit extravagant, Jeanette.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18Meanwhile, it seems the Reds have driven Phil to drink.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20What about...
0:12:20 > 0:12:21bottles?
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Depends, I don't know how much about...
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- How well do they sell?- Yeah.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Chemist jars and drug jars all actually sell quite well,
0:12:28 > 0:12:30but I was thinking, it says here...
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- "Individually priced..."- Yeah. - "..good offers considered."
0:12:34 > 0:12:38I was considering making him an offer for the whole lot.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- The whole lot?- Every single one of them.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- SHE WHISTLES - That's a lot of bottles.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Can we have a word with you, good sir? Now, we haven't looked at anything.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- Yes.- We were kind of thinking how much would all of them be?- Well.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- Without picking any of them up, what would all of them be?- 200.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- I was thinking a lot, lot less than that.- Yes.- See, I was thinking half that.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- Yeah, definitely.- STALLHOLDER: No.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07What about if we took all of those out and bought the ones at the back?
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- Yeah, just the big ones. - STALLHOLDER: Just the bigs.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12120.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Oh! But again, it is very expensive.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18If we bought them, would £100 buy just the ones at the back, forgetting...
0:13:18 > 0:13:20these here?
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- Yes, done.- Right, can we think about it?- Have a think.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- Could you hold them for us for just half an hour?- Yes, no problem.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- You are an absolute gentleman, thank you very much indeed.- Cheers.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Time is ticking, teams, you're nearly halfway through.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37So, it is time to start making some decisions.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40It's your spending money, isn't it? You don't want to spend the money,
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- do you?- No.- That's the issue.- I know.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44- You do not want to spend the money.- Very stingy.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- We want to go low.- OK. You want to go low. Right.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49Let's keep going.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53For the Reds, it's all about the price tag.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Unfortunately for the Blues, Jeanette knows exactly what
0:13:56 > 0:13:57she likes.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Oh, my word, I love that!
0:14:02 > 0:14:07- I love it. Look at all those cats. - I knew we'd find cats. I didn't think we would find that many.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- That is horrible!- I know, but it's fantastically horrible.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- Again, we are going to agree on this. - What, it's so kitsch it's great?
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- I think we are in the realms of that. - I'm speechless.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- Jeannette, I am speechless. - What does it say on the ticket?
0:14:20 > 0:14:22What does it say?
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- "The Queen and her court..."- Oh! - It was meant to be.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29"..by Carol Lawson." Jeannette, it has been reduced...
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- I wonder why.- ..you wanted cheap, from 85 to 55,
0:14:33 > 0:14:37and I'll wager he'll reduce it an awful lot more.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- Should I go and give it a go?- I would.- I'm going to try.- Hello, sir.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Our lovely lady, Jeannette, would like a word with you.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- I'm the crazy cat lady.- Right.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49I like that, they hate it.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51I need to prove them wrong.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Can you please do a really, really rock bottom,
0:14:54 > 0:14:56good deal on that for me?
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- £35.- How much?- 35.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- And that's it.- Oh, so tempting.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04I think we've got to shut up. Should we let her have it?
0:15:04 > 0:15:09- I think she's going...- I was going to ask you if it would make money, but I'm not even that bothered.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- I just really like it.- You don't care.- £35.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- Thank you very much.- She's doing it. - I thought she would.- Thank you.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18You can pick the next one. I promise.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21And it is not going to have cats on it, either.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24The boss has spoken,
0:15:24 > 0:15:28but not everyone is as happy as Jeanette with the purchase.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31I'm over the moon with my purchase.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35It is just hideous, it is the worst thing I've ever bought.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39I don't think you'd find another one like that. You wouldn't want to find another one like that.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42The other item, I think, is OK.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44But the cats, no.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Oh, dear, but at least they've bought two items.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Come on, Reds, time to get back in the game!
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Oh, Ben!
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- Yes, yes, yes. - I like it.- I'm excited.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59How much is your chess set, please?
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Would you like the proper price or your price?
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- I'd like a low price.- The price, to be honest with you, is £300.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07But...
0:16:08 > 0:16:10..you want to win, don't you?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- BEN: Always.- We do.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14STALLHOLDER: 180. I can't go any less.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- BEN: I prefer it to the bottles. I'd rather buy this for 180 than the bottles for 100.- Yes.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20I'm only telling you what I think.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23I truthfully believe that if you buy that and put it into an auction,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26if you have an average day, it is £60-£90 worth.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30If you get two chess fiends there, it could make...
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- £200.- Yeah.- But you are really in the lap of the gods.- Without those fiends.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- That's what I think.- Yeah.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- I think we should go with Phil. - I'm happy to go with Phil.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41We are going to make a loss on it.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44I think you will, but if you've seen this programme before,
0:16:44 > 0:16:46you will have noted that I ain't always right.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- We trust you, though, Phil. Let's keep going.- Let's go round this way.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Ha-ha, how sweet of you to trust Mr Serrell.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58But I can feel a storm brewing if you don't buy another item soon.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Speaking of which...
0:17:01 > 0:17:02I think it's my turn next.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07What's the weather doing today, then?
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Well, according to this jobbie, it tells us that the
0:17:11 > 0:17:13weather is getting better.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Now this is a type of barometer that is extremely rare. It's called
0:17:16 > 0:17:21a mystery barometer, because it tricks your eye.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25It is difficult for you to tell exactly how the mechanism
0:17:25 > 0:17:30that does the barometer pressure, forecasting bit can possibly
0:17:30 > 0:17:34be within a plain, glazed dial like this.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37That is your mystery.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40And once upon a time, one of the rarest,
0:17:40 > 0:17:43and certainly one of the most expensive,
0:17:43 > 0:17:46forms of timekeepers
0:17:46 > 0:17:49was, and still is, a mystery time piece.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Because a clockmaker called Cartier
0:17:53 > 0:17:55designed a type of dial that
0:17:55 > 0:17:58was entirely made of sheets of glass,
0:17:58 > 0:18:00and this mystery barometer
0:18:00 > 0:18:03is a development of the same idea.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06The truth of the matter is that the barometer mechanism
0:18:06 > 0:18:10sits inside that trumpet base, and there are leavers and cogs
0:18:10 > 0:18:14coming off that, which ultimately pull on this very
0:18:14 > 0:18:16fine steel wire
0:18:16 > 0:18:18that goes up to the central barrel.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22And that central barrel will move and alter the position,
0:18:22 > 0:18:25depending on what the pressure is doing on the white arm.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28It's got a name on it. CP Goerz.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32And Mr Goerz established his workshop in Berlin,
0:18:32 > 0:18:35in about 1880, and I would guess
0:18:35 > 0:18:39that it's probably about 1910 to 1920.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42So it's rare, it's in great condition,
0:18:42 > 0:18:45and if it could talk to me, it might tell me
0:18:45 > 0:18:48how it finished up on the dealer's stand around the corner.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51It might also tell me how that dealer
0:18:51 > 0:18:54got to value it at £60, because
0:18:54 > 0:18:58that is the price that you could buy this barometer today,
0:18:58 > 0:19:02here in Exeter. Now, for me, the pressure is clearly rising,
0:19:02 > 0:19:06because, in my view, in a scientific instrument sale,
0:19:06 > 0:19:11this rarity could bring anywhere between £600 and £900.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12So...
0:19:12 > 0:19:16rare barometer... and a pretty fancy profit.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Back to the shop floor, it's Phil's blood pressure that's rising.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24After an astonishingly speedy first purchase,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26he's now struggling to get the Red Team to
0:19:26 > 0:19:30put their hands in their pockets and spend some more money.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- You really just want to spend as little as amount of money as possible.- Low, low, low.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39- Have a look at this.- OK.- I think that's a real fun thing, right?
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- It's a laundry basket.- Yeah.- OK?
0:19:42 > 0:19:44I think that would be great in a child's bedroom,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46toy box, decorated kitchen.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- What do you reckon?- It's a good size.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53What's the very, very, very, very, very, very...
0:19:53 > 0:19:55best?
0:19:55 > 0:19:5945, and you know you've got a good buy at that. You stand a chance.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01It's a lovely... It's large.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- That...- It's got wooden supports underneath.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06BEN: Let's have a look.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- Sturdy.- These are brass, I think.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10They polish up nicely.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14£40 would fit in your price parameter, wouldn't it?
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- It would, yes.- £40.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- Yeah, it's functional.- What do you think? Would you be able to...
0:20:20 > 0:20:22OK.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- Good man.- I think we can go with that.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- STALLHOLDER: As you are young people. - Oh!
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- Are you including me in that?- Of course.- Thank you so much.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- Let's do it.- Yeah, we need to buy something.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36I'm going to go sit down in a darkened room, I can't be doing with this.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- Get out.- I'll leave you...
0:20:38 > 0:20:39- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41- Nice.- Done.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44Cor, finally.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Phil may need a lie down, but at least Ben and Megan
0:20:47 > 0:20:50have splashed some cash, however paltry.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52What took them so long?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55It's a funny old world, this, life changes so quickly.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58We are a minute into this, we've got our first item bought, it is
0:20:58 > 0:21:01cheap, fantastic, home and hosed.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04I actually really like this ball of rope, it speaks to me,
0:21:04 > 0:21:08- it's got such character, I love it. - It has all gone downhill since then, it has just...
0:21:09 > 0:21:13We saw a couple of things, they were very expensive.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- We liked them, we didn't love them. - It is just all about the money!
0:21:16 > 0:21:18They don't want to spend any!
0:21:18 > 0:21:22It seems that both teams are losing their way. Just one more purchase.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Please! Come on, your time is nearly up.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29What do you think about those? What about that?
0:21:29 > 0:21:32They are different, what are they?
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Uh, I thought this was going to be Mike's choice.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- Which way are we going to go? - I don't think we've been that way.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- Which way?- Down that way. - Right, come on. Quick.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- We'll go, I'll follow you! - Yeah, thank you!
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- The next stall, Mike, you have to choose something.- Yeah.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55- If you LET him... - Oh, wow, time's running out. Come on.- Oh... Erm, piglet.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00- Come on, less than 5 minutes to go. - Oh, look!- Oh, look, what?
0:22:00 > 0:22:01I love the train.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- Choo-choo! Do you? - Do YOU?- Yeah, I do actually.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- I'm a boy, so I love trains. - Do you not think?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- What do you think, Caroline? - Is that a biscuit tin?
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- STALLHOLDER:- It isn't actually. No, it is a battery toy, but... - Oh, I see!
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- I really like that, I think it's... - I do as well.- ..cute.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Is there a little bit off the price at all? Is there any movement?
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- STALLHOLDER:- 18. - 15? 15 and we'll have it.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- 16 and you can have it.- 15.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29- 16 is a good price.- 16...- Are you happy? 16? And is it YOUR choice?
0:22:29 > 0:22:34- It IS my choice, actually.- Well done. - We'll have it!- It a good choice.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Thank you, sir. - Thanks very much. Cheers.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41You don't know how happy you've made him, he's had a choice. Thank you.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Well, was it really? They've made all three of their buys.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47But for the Reds, it's still full steam ahead.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51'With only one minute to go, they've suddenly remembered those bottles.'
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Right, OK... Phil, come on!
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- Sir!- Ooh...
0:22:58 > 0:23:01You wouldn't have any of these full for personal consumption, would you?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04- With poison written on them? - STALLHOLDER:- No!- We think we...
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Well, we haven't got any option because we've run out of time.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08Can we buy the bottles off you, please?
0:23:08 > 0:23:13- STALLHOLDER:- You can do, indeed! - Gentleman, thank you very much. - Super. Thanks very much.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- Shake on it. Thank you so much. - Thanks a lot. Lovely.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20- Right, teams, time's up.- Ooh, my... - THEY LAUGH
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Let's shed some light on what the Red Team bought.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31Well, they certainly didn't go overboard with their first buy,
0:23:31 > 0:23:35A fender, bought for just £10.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Next up, with the laundry basket, which cost them £40.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46And after a mad dash, they splurged £100 on the chemist's bottles.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Wow!
0:23:49 > 0:23:50Right, Ben, Megs.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55- That was a very, very big spurt at the end, wasn't it?- Don't!- Yeah.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Now, which is your favourite piece, Megs?
0:23:57 > 0:24:01- Oh, erm, definitely the first thing that we bought.- Was it? OK.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- The rope ball.- Yeah, as you do. - Yeah, brilliant.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- What about you, Benbo?- I think I agree with Meg. Yeah, the rope ball.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- I'm a little bit dubious about the bottles. I'm sorry, Phil, but...- OK.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12So, that's your favourite favourite.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14- Is the rope jobbie going to bring the biggest profit?- I think so
0:24:14 > 0:24:17because we spend so little on it, which was our plan originally.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- Yeah.- That's where we'll make most money.- Yeah.- OK, well,
0:24:20 > 0:24:24you weren't going to spend much, what did you finish up by spending?
0:24:24 > 0:24:26- We spent 150 in total! - Don't worry, girl!
0:24:26 > 0:24:31- £150 is a proper amount. Where is the £150 leftover lolly? - There we go. That's for you.- Lovely.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- Thank you very much. That goes straight over to the maestro.- Oh!
0:24:34 > 0:24:37The maestro who can convert £150 into £300 just like that,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39- right, Phil? - Well, yeah, yeah,...
0:24:39 > 0:24:42I'm going to try and spend everything that they didn't.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Good for YOU. That's what I like. That's what I like, that spirit. Thank you, Philip.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Why don't we, though, check out what the Blue team bought?
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Jeanette and Mike proved they wear no fools,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55paying £30 for this dumb waiter.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59And much to Caroline's dismay, cat lover Jeanette convinced them
0:24:59 > 0:25:02to buy this pottery figure for £35.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Oh, dear... And Mike tried to keep things on track
0:25:05 > 0:25:10with his choice of vintage toy train, which set them back just £16.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15Well, there's a bit of disharmony in the ranks here, I would say.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18So, there we are, we can't always agree about everything, right?
0:25:18 > 0:25:20- Well, it's only because they have got such bad taste.- Exactly.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23You tell 'em Jeanette, you tell 'em! Now, how much did you spend?
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Erm, £81.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Then I would like £219 leftover lolly, please, which is
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- a huge wodge.- Thank you very much. - Not at all. It's a great pleasure.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37Erm, so, you didn't invest much. Which is your favourite piece?
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- Oh, the cathouse.- The cathouse. Do you agree with that? Why?
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- I do like the cathouse... - Yes.- ..in a weird sort of way.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- But I like the dumb waiter that we bought.- OK.- I like that one a lot.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48And will that bring the biggest profit, do you think?
0:25:48 > 0:25:49I have a horrible feeling the cathouse
0:25:49 > 0:25:51will bring the biggest profit.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Will the cathouse bring the biggest profit?
0:25:53 > 0:25:54Sadly, I don't think it will.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- I think it will be our tin train. - Do you?- Yeah.- OK, see what I mean?
0:25:57 > 0:25:58They're all over the shop.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Poor Caroline! Anyway, here you are, darling.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- There's your compensatory package for the day.- Thank you. Thank you very much!
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Which means you can go out and buy half the fair!
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- It's a lot of cash, isn't it? - A lot of cash.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- I'm not going to buy anything with cats on it.- No, please don't.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Quite right too.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Nothing fe-LINE but something that you have a fee-LING will
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- bring a big profit.- Exactly. Exactly!- Ooh, choose wisely!
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Anyway, very, very good stuff. OK, relax up for a second or two
0:26:24 > 0:26:27because we're about to head off to the auction.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Well, we've crossed the county line from Devon into Somerset
0:26:41 > 0:26:44and come to Crewkerne to join Richard Kay. Richard, hello.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Hello, Tim! Welcome back.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Now, the Red Team have got a macabre selection of stuff.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53For a kick-off, they've got this fender, made of rope. Do you rate that?
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- Erm, skilfully made object, I think it is a wonder to behold.- Mm.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59And I can see it being a stylish doorstop,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02since we are in a county with a coastline.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05But it's a great deal of work and it's in pretty good condition.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- It's not threadbare, it's not worn. - No! It's a tour de force, really.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- Yeah.- What's it worth?- £15-£20. - Perfect. They only paid £10.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15That's a very good start. We move from rope to wicker.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17- That's a big one, isn't it? - It is a big one.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20And rather like the fender, which we just spoke about, that is
0:27:20 > 0:27:24also a rather nice original. What we call country house condition.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27It's never been restored but it's never been damaged.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- It's got all it handles and all its clasps and locks in place.- Yeah.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32And it's not beginning to uncurl,
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- like some enormous pencil sharpening!- No.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- So, it's in rather good shape. - What's your estimate?
0:27:37 > 0:27:40I think it's £20-£30.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43OK, well if you sell it for £20, that's half what they paid
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- because they paid £40.- We'll hope for more.- Of course we do.
0:27:46 > 0:27:52Now, lastly is this great group of chemist's medicine bottles.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54I mean, this is just a fraction of them.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57There's every shape and size and these are about
0:27:57 > 0:27:59a sixth of the whole lot, so they've
0:27:59 > 0:28:02really managed to buy quite a large quantity.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04So, cunning monkey, Serrell, he's done it.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Yeah, he's done it very well, I think.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Because there's plenty of interest here. People do like old bottles.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- Probably ideally a bit older than some of these.- Yes.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16But there are some nice old labels on here.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Well, P Serrell thought he'd done very well at £100 for the lot.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Do you think he's done very well at £100?
0:28:21 > 0:28:24I think that's a little more than we'd expect for them.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- But I can see them making £60. - Can you?- Mm!
0:28:26 > 0:28:28So, you've got an estimate of what...£40-£60?
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- £40-£60, yeah. - Well, OK, fair enough.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Slightly depending on whether they need to
0:28:33 > 0:28:35fend off with it or whether they need to take some poison,
0:28:35 > 0:28:37will determine whether they need
0:28:37 > 0:28:40the bonus bar or not, but let's go and have a look at it.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41This is fun, isn't it?
0:28:41 > 0:28:43- (Yes!)- You spent £150, which is quite magnificent.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45I mean it was medium magnificent.
0:28:45 > 0:28:50And £150 went to P Serrell and he's looking particularly impish today.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- Well, I spent £150.- What?- Ooh...
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- Great.- Every last penny went.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- Are you ready for this?- OK...
0:29:00 > 0:29:02- Aaah! Ha-ha! We've seen this! - Have you?
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Is that a maple frame?
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Oh, he knows! Yeah, a maple frame chessboard.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09And I just think it's lovely with these little watercolours.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12I think it's clearly been made as a chessboard,
0:29:12 > 0:29:14not to hang on the wall or anything like that.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17But it's just, I just love it. I got it for 150 off the guy.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Whether this is the right sale for it or not, I don't know.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23But I think, to a couple of chess people, I think
0:29:23 > 0:29:27that's between £150 and £250, is what I think.
0:29:27 > 0:29:28I'm a fan. I love it.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- I love the individual pictures. - Yeah...
0:29:31 > 0:29:32I think he's done well for us.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Again, if I liked it that much, we probably would have bought it...
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Yeah, other people are going to buy it, though, that's the issue.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40- That's true.- Yeah.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42We need two people to want to buy it.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46And if you've only got one, I'm between a rock and a hard place.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- And so are you.- Yeah, but you're grown-up, Phil, aren't you?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52OK, got that? Got the message?
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Anyway, think it through because right now,
0:29:55 > 0:29:58we're going to find out whether the auctioneer is indeed going to
0:29:58 > 0:30:01put Phil between a rock and a hard place.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Right then, Richard. For at least half your life at Sotheby's,
0:30:05 > 0:30:07you were a picture specialist.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11What do you make of these little miniature watercolours?
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Well, they're not great quality watercolours.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Erm, they look like amateur sketches, probably clipped
0:30:15 > 0:30:19from a sketchbook and trimmed down to make this chessboard.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22Also, sadly, they've been in the sun a bit too long,
0:30:22 > 0:30:26- so nearly all of them have lost most of their colour.- OK.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Well, I think it's a bit unsatisfactory, I have to say.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30But anyway, Philip clearly loves it
0:30:30 > 0:30:33because he's invested a large amount of money in this.
0:30:33 > 0:30:34What do you think it is going to bring?
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Well, I am concerned that he spent a lot of money on it
0:30:37 > 0:30:39because I think it might only be £30-£50.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Well, you have every reason to be concerned
0:30:41 > 0:30:45because Phillip Serrell paid £150 for that.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49And if the team go with it, they could be in perilous territory.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- They could.- Anyway, that's the excitement of the programme.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Gosh, what a group we've got here. Starting out with our dummy fellow.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Do you think he's holding a plate or is
0:31:01 > 0:31:03he holding a menu outside a restaurant?
0:31:03 > 0:31:05That's what they're for, aren't they?
0:31:05 > 0:31:06That's what they're for.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09I think that just offers a flat surface for something to be put on,
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- whether it is a glass or whether it's a...- Tip.- Yes, or tip, exactly.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Is that the sort of thing that's going to make any money in the auction?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18I don't think that's terribly well made.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Erm, the proportions are all wrong.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23And it's not very well cut or carved or coloured.
0:31:23 > 0:31:28- So, I think it's probably only £15-£25.- Not so far off.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30They only paid £30. I think it's fun enough.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32And as they say, not to worry.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Erm, next we've got one of the most hideous things I've seen on
0:31:35 > 0:31:40Bargain Hunt for some years, is this ceramic collage of pussycats.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44I'm feeling quite unwell looking at it. Erm, how do you feel?
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Well, I share your nausea about this
0:31:47 > 0:31:51because I think it's got the slight decoration for
0:31:51 > 0:31:54a teenage girl's bedroom feel about it.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57And that isn't great distinction when it comes to porcelain.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00I think Jeanette's gone into overdrive, bless her.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03And I hope she does very, very well with it. But what is your estimate?
0:32:03 > 0:32:07- £5-£10?- I'm with you. £35 was paid.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09So, that that is a bit of a long chalk away.
0:32:09 > 0:32:14Mark you, two cat fanciers and anything could happen.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19And lastly, they've got their vintage Japanese toy train.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- A bit rusty, that, isn't it?- It is a bit rusty.- Play-worn.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24I was going to say, if you're buying it, it's rusty.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26- If you're selling it, it's play-worn.- Exactly.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28I think it's got great charm and if
0:32:28 > 0:32:30you're going to buy an object made of tin,
0:32:30 > 0:32:33of that sort of era, then a train with a cheerful little chap
0:32:33 > 0:32:37- in the back of it is rather nice.- Good. OK, how much?
0:32:37 > 0:32:41- Well, I think that could make £20 or £30.- Do you really?- Mm.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- You are amazing, Richard. £16 paid. - I think that's pretty good value.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48That could claw back some of the losses on the little pussies,
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- couldn't it?- I hope it will.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- Whether it will quite claw back it all, I don't know.- No.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Anyway, moving on, let's have a look at the bonus buy.
0:32:56 > 0:33:03Well, I can't believe this. £219 of left over lolly went to Caroline.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05It's unbelievable this.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Caroline, what did you spend it on, darling?
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- Well, I spent it on this.- Oh, now that's a bit posh.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13It is posh. A bit posh for us.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Yeah, you're not wrong.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19Now be careful because the ink well might just slip off.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22You know, you've given it away now, I was about to ask what it is.
0:33:22 > 0:33:23That's very posh, isn't it?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25I think I'm going to hand this to Mike,
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- cos if he drops it then he can get into trouble.- I thought you might.
0:33:28 > 0:33:29I'll take the ink well out.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31There we go, everybody's then relaxed.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34So, who would have made this and how old is it?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36It's typically Victorian.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38It's not the finest quality.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41The finest quality of this would have been inlaid.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44But this is beautifully painted with fuchsia.
0:33:44 > 0:33:45It's a pretty object
0:33:45 > 0:33:48and I think that would still look nice on the desk.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51How much did you pay for it? The number one question.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53- £130.- Oh, OK.
0:33:53 > 0:33:54I still like it.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Not as much as I did but I still like it at £130.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Do you think it might make money?
0:33:59 > 0:34:02I think it will wash its face but it depends who's here.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- Well, you've got two here that like so they must...- Do you two like it?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07- Yes, it's very nice. - Well I like it, so that's three.
0:34:07 > 0:34:08Well, on that happy note,
0:34:08 > 0:34:12let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the encrier.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- Well, Richard, that's a shocker, isn't it?- It's not too bad.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18You clearly don't like it that much.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22- I'm not a huge fan of it but I don't share your distaste.- OK.
0:34:22 > 0:34:23So what are its pluses for you then?
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Well, its pluses are is that it's pretty much complete.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30But the overall furnishing appeal of the item,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- if that's what you're looking for, isn't bad.- OK, fine.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36I suppose it's all down to the price point, isn't it?
0:34:36 > 0:34:38Well, I think £40-£60.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41I rest my case. £130 was paid.
0:34:41 > 0:34:42Oh, that is a concern
0:34:42 > 0:34:45because I don't think we're going to get even halfway there.
0:34:45 > 0:34:46Well, there we go.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50So, we have a problem with the bonus buy with regards to the chessboard
0:34:50 > 0:34:54and we have a problem with the bonus buy with regard to the encrier.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58So let's just hope that the teams today don't go with
0:34:58 > 0:35:01the bonus buy, otherwise we're going to be in deep shtoom.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- Happy?- Happy.- Very happy.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13I mean, this is fun, isn't it?
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Great big space and this is their weekly sale.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Everybody here will be here to buy.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- Bottles.- Bottles, well, mainly.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24- A lot of bottles. - Like chemist bottles. Great.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28Now, first up is the ship's fender and here it comes.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32Lot 444 is a rope knot ship's fender.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34And I have £10 bid on this.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36£10 is bid.
0:35:36 > 0:35:37£10 bid.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39It's an absentee bid at £10.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41I'll sell at £10.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Are we done? £10 then?
0:35:44 > 0:35:45- I'm selling at £10.- He's selling at £10.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49£10, it's wiped its face. No profit, no loss.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51No pain, no shame.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53We're doing we'll, we're doing we'll.
0:35:53 > 0:35:54Here's the laundry basket.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Who'll say £10 for that? £10 for it?
0:35:56 > 0:35:58£10 is bid. £12 now.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59£15. £18. £20.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01Come on, come on, come on.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03£20. It's the lady's bid at £20.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04£25.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05£30.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06£35.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07£40.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10£40 now. Still to my right. In the room at £40.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11One more, one more, one more.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Selling this one at £40.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15At £40.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17£40, it's wiped it's face.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19We have two wiped faces.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24Now, this has to do better. Come on.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28Lot of them there and bids here start me at £50.
0:36:28 > 0:36:29£55 is bid.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31OK. Keep going.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33£60 now. £65. £70. £75.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34There's a couple of people.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36£80. £85. £90. £95.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38One more.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40£100. £110. £120. £130.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41You're in profit. Well done.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43£130 with me.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45At £130 I'm selling this one.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46It's in the book.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48At £130, it's against you in the room.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Last time at £130.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54Well done, lads. That is very, very respectable.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55That is plus £30. Well done, Phillip.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58I know you worked hard on the acquisition of those jars
0:36:58 > 0:37:02and it seems to be a subterfuge that worked.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05That's great, isn't it? Two wiped faces plus £30.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07So overall you're plus £30.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08What are you going to do about the chess board?
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- What do you think?- We said no.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14I like it, but I don't think we're going to... No.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- We said no if we made anything. - Definitely?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Definitely no. Thank you but no thank you.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21We got the message there. Very good.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25Well, now that you've decided not to go with the bonus buy,
0:37:25 > 0:37:27I can tell you what the auctioneer's estimate is.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29It was £30-50.
0:37:29 > 0:37:30Good choice.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32So he, frankly, didn't rate it.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Anyway, here it comes.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39It's a maple-framed chessboard. Set with painted watercolours.
0:37:39 > 0:37:40£25 for it.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42£25 for it.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44- That's no money.- £25 anywhere?
0:37:44 > 0:37:45At £25.
0:37:45 > 0:37:46£20 then?
0:37:46 > 0:37:47At £20.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51They've gone down to £20 and no-one's bidding.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53- £15, if you will.- Check-that-mate.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54At £15.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56£10 is bid.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58£12 now. £15.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59£18.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01£18. It's the back wall at £18.
0:38:01 > 0:38:02It wasn't as bad as that, Phil.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05I think I'd be embarrassed to sell that, if I was him.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06£15. All done.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08He has no shame.
0:38:08 > 0:38:09£18.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Well, we aren't going to dwell on that.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15As it happened, that was the right thing to do, girls and boys.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17And, overall, you are plus £30.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Yes! Brilliant.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22There you go. And just don't tell the blues, all right?
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- We won't. We'll keep shtoom. OK, - fine.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- Well, do you know how you the reds got on?- No idea.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36We don't want you to, Mike.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Now, Jeanette, is there anything you wish you hadn't bought?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Well, I'm hoping that nobody buys my cat house
0:38:42 > 0:38:44because I'd like to take that home.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Well, people have been pretty sniffy about that on the expert
0:38:46 > 0:38:50end of life. In fact, the auctioneer has put £5-£10 on it.
0:38:50 > 0:38:55- As much as that?- If you're lucky. But, first up, it's the dumbwaiter.
0:38:55 > 0:38:56And here it comes.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59It's a painted wooden dumbwaiter.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02£15 for it. £15 anywhere for it?
0:39:02 > 0:39:03- At £15.- £15?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05£10, if you will.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07£10 is bid.
0:39:07 > 0:39:08£12 now.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10£15. £18.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12£18. It's the lady's bid at £18.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15I'm selling this one at £18.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Are we done? Last time then at £18.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Oh, Lord. That's minus £12.
0:39:20 > 0:39:21- Bad luck.- Oh, dear.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Now, the pottery figure.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25This is it. This is it.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Of the Queen and her Court.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30£5 for that. At £5, anywhere?
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- £2 then?- I think he's struggling.
0:39:33 > 0:39:34£1, if you will?
0:39:34 > 0:39:35Oh.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37£1 is bid at the back the room.
0:39:37 > 0:39:38£1 only and I'm selling it at £1.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40No way.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43That is fantastic.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44Jeanette, that's minus £34.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46I wanted to retire on that tomorrow.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Look out, here comes the train.
0:39:48 > 0:39:49Japanese made.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54And £20 for that. £20 for it.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- Yeah, it's quality.- £10 then.- What's the matter with these people?
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Opening bid at £10 on my left. Selling at £10.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01We're £10 only? And I'm selling it at £10.
0:40:01 > 0:40:02£12 now. £15.
0:40:02 > 0:40:03£18.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05£20.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07£20. It's your bid, madam. At £20 on my right.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- And I'm selling this one at £20.- Look at that!
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- £20.- It's left the station.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14£20 - plus £4.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18You were minus £46, which means you're minus £42.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20What are we going to do about the inkstand?
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Are we going to go with that?
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- Hmm... Were we going to go with it? - Oh, go on.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Oh, well. It's not over till the cat lady sings.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Let's just go for it, shall we?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31- Are you sure?- Yeah.- Yes.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32OK, we're going to go for it.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33Now you've decided that,
0:40:33 > 0:40:36I have to tell you the auctioneer's only estimated £40-60.
0:40:36 > 0:40:37You never know.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40OK, the decision's made. We're going with in any way.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41And here it comes.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43The walnut and painted inkstand.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Decorated with fuchsias.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50Interest here. Bids start me at £55.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52£60. £65 is bid.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Here we go.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57£65 I'm bid. £70 now. £70.
0:40:57 > 0:40:58It's in the room at £70.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Clears my book at £70 and I'll sell this one at £70.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02Come on.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Last time at £70.
0:41:04 > 0:41:10That is minus £60 to add to £42 is minus £102.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Nothing could be worse than that cat.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Anyway, say nothing to the reds.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16All will be revealed in a moment.
0:41:16 > 0:41:17Thank you very much.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Well, well, well, well, well.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28You lot been chatting?
0:41:28 > 0:41:29- Not about the score.- No.- Ah.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32I can rely on you for your lips to be sealed.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36Because today there is a chasm between our teams.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40I cannot believe that these teams have shopped in the same place and
0:41:40 > 0:41:45sold in the same place and achieved such an amazingly different result.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49Because the result today for the runners-up is a disaster
0:41:49 > 0:41:51and the runners-up are the blues.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- No, what a shock.- Yes.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55Minus 102 smackers.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Is that all?- Yeah.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01I don't think that thing with the pussycats helped a heck of a lot.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- Didn't work, did it?- They just don't have any taste here, that's all.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06The big thing is, Jeanette, have you had a nice time?
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- I've had a marvellous time, it's been lots of fun.- And Mike?
0:42:09 > 0:42:12- Has it been cool for you? - Yes, fantastic. Thank you very much.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Well, anyway, thank you very much for joining us.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17But the victors today... The kids are going to go home with...
0:42:17 > 0:42:19The kids!
0:42:19 > 0:42:22The victors today, the kids are going to go home with money.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- There we go, look.- Thank you.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28- £30, which is quite a result, isn't it?- Excellent.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- Yeah, have you had a good time? - We're super happy.- It's been swell.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33I mean, that bonus buy, boy.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36That goes into the annals of bonus buys, doesn't it?
0:42:36 > 0:42:41I mean, it has to be the cheapest 32 watercolours that one can
0:42:41 > 0:42:43possibly see sold at auction, Philip.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44Anyway, we've had a great day.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46In fact we had such a lovely day,
0:42:46 > 0:42:49why don't you join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?
0:42:49 > 0:42:50ALL: Yes!