Westpoint 16 Bargain Hunt

Exeter is one of the most historic cities in England, with a past

dating back to Celtic times.

And this is the Guildhall,

a beautiful colonnaded structure in the centre of the city.

Even the quay here has been around since the Romans built

the place in 55AD.

And the Custom House behind me,

well, that was built in 1680, making it

the earliest in Britain.

So steeped is this place in history,

that our teams have no excuse not to

come up with a good antique or two.

So, let's go bargain hunting, yeah!

The antiques fair here at Westpoint, just outside Exeter,

is jam-packed with over 400 stalls,

each of which are stuffed with goodies to tempt our teams.

Let's take a sneaky peak as to what's coming up.

Despite all their running around,

the Reds are in no hurry to hand over any cash.

You're just all about the money, you don't want to spend any.

The Blues drive their expert crazy with their catty choices.

-Look at all those cats.

-That is horrible!

It is the worst thing I've ever bought.

And the auction brings some nasty surprises.

ALL: Oh!

But before that, let's meet the teams.

On today's show we have two teams of friends who just happen

to work together, which is lovely.

For the Reds we have Ben and Megan,

and for the Blues we have Jeanette and Mike. Hello, everyone.

-ALL: Hi.

-Very nice to see you. Now, Ben,

what exactly do you do for a living?

I help train and coordinate a team of instructors at a children's

-residential activity centre.

-You're instructing the instructors.

-Pretty much, yes.

-What sort of things do they get instructed in, Ben?

-Anything.

We do a lot of stuff, we do beach stuff, we do rope activities,

so climbing, abseiling, all sorts of bits and bobs.

-So it is like working in a holiday camp.

-It really is, it really is fun.

And you're the holiday meister...

Pretty much. We have a fun little saying at work, we say,

"You don't have to be crazy to work here...

-BOTH: "..but it helps."

-Well, how lovely.

-There's obviously a jolly nice atmosphere, largely out of doors, then.

-Yes.

-Pretty much all of it is outdoors.

-Jolly good.

And you have done some pretty oddball things for charity, I guess.

I have, yes. I've played a few different games for charities.

There is a game called throwball.

-I've walked across the Isle of Wight on stilts before.

-No!

-Yeah.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-I... How far is it, 25 miles?

-Yeah, 25 miles, pretty much.

-Gosh.

So what is it like walking that distance on stilts?

-It must be quite tiring.

-It was quite tiring.

Everybody said it was impossible and I would never do it,

and then when I got to the end and my parents came over the hill,

-I was, like, "Yes, I'm here, I'm finally here."

-25 miles is quite something.

Megan, you work in the same activity centre,

but in a different job altogether. What is your job?

Ben looks after the activities, I'm the guest care manager,

so I make sure they are all prepared to come onto centre, and then

when they get there, I make sure they are having the most fun possible.

Playing games, singing songs.

But you're pretty active in your spare time, too.

I do, I like, oh, I like all sorts of stuff. Baking...

Um...interior design, I'm a big fan of, I have a little passion for that.

But interior design, so you are

going to enjoy going around the fair today.

I am going to love it, absolutely.

-Spending 300 of our money.

-Yeah, that's...

THEY LAUGH

-So what is your joint approach going to be shopping on Bargain Hunt today?

-We want to go cheap.

-Do you?

-That's our big plan.

-What, spend nothing?

-Cheap and cheerful.

-Oh, dear, really?

-Yeah.

-How cheap? Under £50?

-Under 50p, hopefully.

-Oh, my lord!

I shall be giving you 300, you know, Ben. Anyway, we shall see,

because funny things turn out on this programme, I can tell you.

Anyway, looking forward to it, I hope. Great.

Now, Jeanette, you might say that the Red Team are our activity

leaders today, but you two are entertainment leaders, aren't you?

We most certainly are. I'm the manager of a theatre.

I book all the acts and take care of all the marketing.

Drink lots of tea and tell everyone else what to do, really.

-Smashing job. And you get to go to all the shows?

-Yes, if I want to.

Some of them I'm a bit selective about and I'll give a miss.

What, cos they're not much cop? No, I didn't say that.

Your words, not mine.

Now, you are also incredibly creative online

-and in the world of advertising.

-Yes, I blog

and I write books.

-Yeah?

-I do, I've written and published a children's book.

-What's that all about?

-It is about one of my cats.

-It is called The Adventures Of Dolly Kitten.

-Is it good?

-Of course it is!

-Have you sold any copies?

-Yes.

-How many?

Oh, last count...

ten.

THEY LAUGH

Now, Mike, it says here you've known Jeanette for 25 years.

Yes, we originally met through mutual friends, but lost contact,

so it has only really been the last two years that we've been reunited.

So what do you do in the workplace with her?

Well, I am one of a team of seven, I'm the only man.

So I predominantly do what I'm told.

I make the tea, but they do let me look after the bars.

And we do a lot of outdoor events, so I look after that,

-so I book all the acts and organise those.

-Lovely.

But outside work, you are a bit of a sports fanatic.

-I do love my sport, yes.

-Tell us about that.

I play tennis, I play some golf.

And I'm a big supporter of our local football team, Exeter City.

-Somebody has got to.

-They have.

There aren't too many of us at the moment. Exactly.

So what's your tactics going to be with the Reds?

-I think... We had some tactics, didn't we?

-We did. But they are fairly fluid, aren't they?

They change on a regular basis.

-So I don't think we've actually got any tactics any more.

-No.

OK, just going to go with the flow.

-Yeah.

-That is very, very good advice, and talking about flow,

here comes some cash.

There we go, look. £300.

You know the rules, your experts await, and off you go,

and very, very, very good luck.

Gosh, what ever is going to happen next?

Ruffling feathers for the Reds today is Phil Serrell.

The heat is on for the Blue Team, and it's Caroline Hawley.

Right, Mike, Jeanette, tactics.

Have we got a plan?

To be honest, we were going to spend cheap, give you all the money,

then we were going to blow the lot and give you nothing.

I'm looking for something cheap, something functional, something quite fun.

So there's no strategy now, we're just going to see what happens.

I want something colourful. You can use it.

-I'm going to take it as it comes, and then Jeanette will decide and tell me what I'm doing.

-Absolutely.

Might I suggest a profit?

-Hopefully.

-Fingers crossed.

Right, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.

-Hey, let's go.

-Let's go.

-You definitely don't want sort of nick-nacky tuff, do you?

-No.

-Why don't we go straight on?

-OK.

No sooner have the Reds launched themselves into the shop than

Captain Phil navigates them towards that cheap,

-functional item they were after.

-Do you like that?

I do like that.

-What is it? What is it?

-It is a buoy off a ship.

-OK.

-I think that is really cool.

-It is different.

But correct me... It is off a... It is a ship's...not a buoy,

a... What do they call them?

What do they call them, Mel?

-A pile of old rope.

-It is a big lump of rope. Thank you.

Isn't it wonderful having some technical knowledge? This is a big lump of rope.

That man's right, it is a fender. And it is just a cool thing.

So who is going to buy that? It is a decorator's lot at auction.

Hanging from the ceiling. It would make a great doorstop, wouldn't it?

-The nautical theme. Definitely.

-Yes, I'm more than happy with that.

Let's go for it, it's different. Let's do it.

For you, £10.

-Special deal.

-Special deal. Shake on it.

-Absolutely.

-Shake the lady's hand.

-Thank you very much.

Bargain.

I'm amazed! On to the next.

Done. Bish, bash, bosh!

Ben and Megan are sailing through their shop with that fender,

or pile of old rope to you and me, bought in just minutes.

The Blues, meanwhile, are still waiting to make their first purchase.

-What about this?

-Oh, wow. Aw!

-Now how much is he? Is there a price on?

-Let's have a look. That's...

-£35. Vintage dumbwaiter.

-He's quite nice.

-It is quite good.

But what would it be for?

Well, I think he would have had a tray originally. Can you see here?

-Oh, yes.

-Maybe a little glass or tin tray.

-He'd be great now in a shop.

-Yeah, I think I've seen him in restaurants, things like that,

-with little menus, or whatever.

-But he could hold your drink for you.

Do you know what, he sounds better by the minute. I think we should have a word with the stallholder.

-A small drink is all I'm worried about.

-What do you think? It's £35.

Really, how much is that likely to make if it went to auction?

I think it needs to be £20. If that doesn't sound mean.

-OK.

-We can always find out.

-Should we go have a try?

-Yes.

Hello, there. Are you all right? We love your dumbwaiter.

-Do you?

-I don't know if there is anything you can do on the price?

-What have I got on there?

-You've got £35 on it at the moment.

-Which is a really fair price.

-That is a very fair price.

-Is there any movement on it?

-I could to him for 30.

-It is up to you.

-£30.

Quite rarely, I think, we are going to agree on something,

-so I think we ought to go with that.

-We do like him.

Oh, that's done it! Yeah.

Is the glass included?

-STALLHOLDER:

-No, there's another five over there.

Is that a chipped one? £30.

Yeah, I think so, that's very kind, thank you.

Well done, teams, ten minutes gone

and that's one item down for both of you.

Meanwhile, Phil's mind has turned to fun and games.

Do you play chess?

-Yes.

-We do, actually. We do.

You play chess. Here we go, follow me.

Follow me. Follow me.

Looks as if Phil is a man on a mission.

-He's found it.

-I saw this earlier.

-Yeah.

-And I think this is a real cool thing.

It's a maple frame with what looks like a Jaques chess set,

but it isn't. Jaques chess sets would make £200-£300.

But I think it is quite a fun thing,

and I love the way it's got all these little watercolours.

-It's different.

-Yeah.

Can I just ask you, what would be the best on that?

-STALLHOLDER:

-The chess set, 110,

on the chessboard, 165.

-Could I have a look at the board?

-Yes, sure.

-Do you like the board?

-STALLHOLDER:

-The board's, the thing with...

-I like the idea. STALLHOLDER:

-The board is the unique thing.

Do you want to have a look or are we wasting time?

-I'll leave it up to you, Meg.

-I'm going to say no.

-OK. Yeah, no.

I do love it. I love all the pictures, but just for the price.

-Yeah.

-What do you think?

-I agree.

-All right.

We better go find something else, then.

The boss has spoken, Phil. You'll have to do better than that

if you're going to outmanoeuvre the Blues.

Speaking of which, Jeanette has turned her expert eyes to the ground.

Just a second, I like this footstool.

-Ah!

-I'm not sure, though, is it embroidered or a bit of old carpet on the top?

-A bit of old carpet! Jeannette, did I hear you right?

-I love it.

A bit of old carpet.

That is a Victorian footstool,

embroidered with Berlin wool work. All hand embroidered.

But at £48, who wants them?

Well, I live in an old cottage

so the cats would probably sit on it, in all honesty.

-Should we move on, then?

-I think we better.

-I give in on this one, then.

-Yeah, well done.

-Come on!

-Yeah, thanks.

-Yeah.

A hand embroidered Victorian footstool for your cat is

just a little bit extravagant, Jeanette.

Meanwhile, it seems the Reds have driven Phil to drink.

What about...

bottles?

Depends, I don't know how much about...

-How well do they sell?

-Yeah.

Chemist jars and drug jars all actually sell quite well,

but I was thinking, it says here...

-"Individually priced..."

-Yeah.

-"..good offers considered."

I was considering making him an offer for the whole lot.

-The whole lot?

-Every single one of them.

-SHE WHISTLES

-That's a lot of bottles.

Can we have a word with you, good sir? Now, we haven't looked at anything.

-Yes.

-We were kind of thinking how much would all of them be?

-Well.

-Without picking any of them up, what would all of them be?

-200.

-I was thinking a lot, lot less than that.

-Yes.

-See, I was thinking half that.

-Yeah, definitely.

-STALLHOLDER: No.

What about if we took all of those out and bought the ones at the back?

-Yeah, just the big ones.

-STALLHOLDER: Just the bigs.

120.

Oh! But again, it is very expensive.

If we bought them, would £100 buy just the ones at the back, forgetting...

these here?

-Yes, done.

-Right, can we think about it?

-Have a think.

-Could you hold them for us for just half an hour?

-Yes, no problem.

-You are an absolute gentleman, thank you very much indeed.

-Cheers.

Time is ticking, teams, you're nearly halfway through.

So, it is time to start making some decisions.

It's your spending money, isn't it? You don't want to spend the money,

-do you?

-No.

-That's the issue.

-I know.

-You do not want to spend the money.

-Very stingy.

-We want to go low.

-OK. You want to go low. Right.

Let's keep going.

For the Reds, it's all about the price tag.

Unfortunately for the Blues, Jeanette knows exactly what

she likes.

Oh, my word, I love that!

-I love it. Look at all those cats.

-I knew we'd find cats. I didn't think we would find that many.

-That is horrible!

-I know, but it's fantastically horrible.

-Again, we are going to agree on this.

-What, it's so kitsch it's great?

-I think we are in the realms of that.

-I'm speechless.

-Jeannette, I am speechless.

-What does it say on the ticket?

What does it say?

-"The Queen and her court..."

-Oh!

-It was meant to be.

"..by Carol Lawson." Jeannette, it has been reduced...

-I wonder why.

-..you wanted cheap, from 85 to 55,

and I'll wager he'll reduce it an awful lot more.

-Should I go and give it a go?

-I would.

-I'm going to try.

-Hello, sir.

Our lovely lady, Jeannette, would like a word with you.

-I'm the crazy cat lady.

-Right.

I like that, they hate it.

I need to prove them wrong.

Can you please do a really, really rock bottom,

good deal on that for me?

-£35.

-How much?

-35.

-And that's it.

-Oh, so tempting.

I think we've got to shut up. Should we let her have it?

-I think she's going...

-I was going to ask you if it would make money, but I'm not even that bothered.

-I just really like it.

-You don't care.

-£35.

-Thank you very much.

-She's doing it.

-I thought she would.

-Thank you.

You can pick the next one. I promise.

And it is not going to have cats on it, either.

The boss has spoken,

but not everyone is as happy as Jeanette with the purchase.

I'm over the moon with my purchase.

It is just hideous, it is the worst thing I've ever bought.

I don't think you'd find another one like that. You wouldn't want to find another one like that.

The other item, I think, is OK.

But the cats, no.

Oh, dear, but at least they've bought two items.

Come on, Reds, time to get back in the game!

Oh, Ben!

-Yes, yes, yes.

-I like it.

-I'm excited.

How much is your chess set, please?

Would you like the proper price or your price?

-I'd like a low price.

-The price, to be honest with you, is £300.

But...

..you want to win, don't you?

-BEN: Always.

-We do.

STALLHOLDER: 180. I can't go any less.

-BEN: I prefer it to the bottles. I'd rather buy this for 180 than the bottles for 100.

-Yes.

I'm only telling you what I think.

I truthfully believe that if you buy that and put it into an auction,

if you have an average day, it is £60-£90 worth.

If you get two chess fiends there, it could make...

-£200.

-Yeah.

-But you are really in the lap of the gods.

-Without those fiends.

-That's what I think.

-Yeah.

-I think we should go with Phil.

-I'm happy to go with Phil.

We are going to make a loss on it.

I think you will, but if you've seen this programme before,

you will have noted that I ain't always right.

-We trust you, though, Phil. Let's keep going.

-Let's go round this way.

Ha-ha, how sweet of you to trust Mr Serrell.

But I can feel a storm brewing if you don't buy another item soon.

Speaking of which...

I think it's my turn next.

What's the weather doing today, then?

Well, according to this jobbie, it tells us that the

weather is getting better.

Now this is a type of barometer that is extremely rare. It's called

a mystery barometer, because it tricks your eye.

It is difficult for you to tell exactly how the mechanism

that does the barometer pressure, forecasting bit can possibly

be within a plain, glazed dial like this.

That is your mystery.

And once upon a time, one of the rarest,

and certainly one of the most expensive,

forms of timekeepers

was, and still is, a mystery time piece.

Because a clockmaker called Cartier

designed a type of dial that

was entirely made of sheets of glass,

and this mystery barometer

is a development of the same idea.

The truth of the matter is that the barometer mechanism

sits inside that trumpet base, and there are leavers and cogs

coming off that, which ultimately pull on this very

fine steel wire

that goes up to the central barrel.

And that central barrel will move and alter the position,

depending on what the pressure is doing on the white arm.

It's got a name on it. CP Goerz.

And Mr Goerz established his workshop in Berlin,

in about 1880, and I would guess

that it's probably about 1910 to 1920.

So it's rare, it's in great condition,

and if it could talk to me, it might tell me

how it finished up on the dealer's stand around the corner.

It might also tell me how that dealer

got to value it at £60, because

that is the price that you could buy this barometer today,

here in Exeter. Now, for me, the pressure is clearly rising,

because, in my view, in a scientific instrument sale,

this rarity could bring anywhere between £600 and £900.

So...

rare barometer... and a pretty fancy profit.

Back to the shop floor, it's Phil's blood pressure that's rising.

After an astonishingly speedy first purchase,

he's now struggling to get the Red Team to

put their hands in their pockets and spend some more money.

-You really just want to spend as little as amount of money as possible.

-Low, low, low.

-Have a look at this.

-OK.

-I think that's a real fun thing, right?

-It's a laundry basket.

-Yeah.

-OK?

I think that would be great in a child's bedroom,

toy box, decorated kitchen.

-What do you reckon?

-It's a good size.

What's the very, very, very, very, very, very...

best?

45, and you know you've got a good buy at that. You stand a chance.

It's a lovely... It's large.

-That...

-It's got wooden supports underneath.

BEN: Let's have a look.

-Sturdy.

-These are brass, I think.

They polish up nicely.

£40 would fit in your price parameter, wouldn't it?

-It would, yes.

-£40.

-Yeah, it's functional.

-What do you think? Would you be able to...

OK.

-Good man.

-I think we can go with that.

-STALLHOLDER: As you are young people.

-Oh!

-Are you including me in that?

-Of course.

-Thank you so much.

-Let's do it.

-Yeah, we need to buy something.

I'm going to go sit down in a darkened room, I can't be doing with this.

-Get out.

-I'll leave you...

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Nice.

-Done.

Cor, finally.

Phil may need a lie down, but at least Ben and Megan

have splashed some cash, however paltry.

What took them so long?

It's a funny old world, this, life changes so quickly.

We are a minute into this, we've got our first item bought, it is

cheap, fantastic, home and hosed.

I actually really like this ball of rope, it speaks to me,

-it's got such character, I love it.

-It has all gone downhill since then, it has just...

We saw a couple of things, they were very expensive.

-We liked them, we didn't love them.

-It is just all about the money!

They don't want to spend any!

It seems that both teams are losing their way. Just one more purchase.

Please! Come on, your time is nearly up.

What do you think about those? What about that?

They are different, what are they?

Uh, I thought this was going to be Mike's choice.

-Which way are we going to go?

-I don't think we've been that way.

-Which way?

-Down that way.

-Right, come on. Quick.

-We'll go, I'll follow you!

-Yeah, thank you!

-The next stall, Mike, you have to choose something.

-Yeah.

-If you LET him...

-Oh, wow, time's running out. Come on.

-Oh... Erm, piglet.

-Come on, less than 5 minutes to go.

-Oh, look!

-Oh, look, what?

I love the train.

-Choo-choo! Do you?

-Do YOU?

-Yeah, I do actually.

-I'm a boy, so I love trains.

-Do you not think?

-What do you think, Caroline?

-Is that a biscuit tin?

-STALLHOLDER:

-It isn't actually. No, it is a battery toy, but...

-Oh, I see!

-I really like that, I think it's...

-I do as well.

-..cute.

Is there a little bit off the price at all? Is there any movement?

-STALLHOLDER:

-18.

-15? 15 and we'll have it.

-16 and you can have it.

-15.

-16 is a good price.

-16...

-Are you happy? 16? And is it YOUR choice?

-It IS my choice, actually.

-Well done.

-We'll have it!

-It a good choice.

-Thank you, sir.

-Thanks very much. Cheers.

You don't know how happy you've made him, he's had a choice. Thank you.

Well, was it really? They've made all three of their buys.

But for the Reds, it's still full steam ahead.

'With only one minute to go, they've suddenly remembered those bottles.'

Right, OK... Phil, come on!

-Sir!

-Ooh...

You wouldn't have any of these full for personal consumption, would you?

-With poison written on them?

-STALLHOLDER:

-No!

-We think we...

Well, we haven't got any option because we've run out of time.

Can we buy the bottles off you, please?

-STALLHOLDER:

-You can do, indeed!

-Gentleman, thank you very much.

-Super. Thanks very much.

-Shake on it. Thank you so much.

-Thanks a lot. Lovely.

-Right, teams, time's up.

-Ooh, my...

-THEY LAUGH

Let's shed some light on what the Red Team bought.

Well, they certainly didn't go overboard with their first buy,

A fender, bought for just £10.

Next up, with the laundry basket, which cost them £40.

And after a mad dash, they splurged £100 on the chemist's bottles.

Wow!

Right, Ben, Megs.

-That was a very, very big spurt at the end, wasn't it?

-Don't!

-Yeah.

Now, which is your favourite piece, Megs?

-Oh, erm, definitely the first thing that we bought.

-Was it? OK.

-The rope ball.

-Yeah, as you do.

-Yeah, brilliant.

-What about you, Benbo?

-I think I agree with Meg. Yeah, the rope ball.

-I'm a little bit dubious about the bottles. I'm sorry, Phil, but...

-OK.

So, that's your favourite favourite.

-Is the rope jobbie going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think so

because we spend so little on it, which was our plan originally.

-Yeah.

-That's where we'll make most money.

-Yeah.

-OK, well,

you weren't going to spend much, what did you finish up by spending?

-We spent 150 in total!

-Don't worry, girl!

-£150 is a proper amount. Where is the £150 leftover lolly?

-There we go. That's for you.

-Lovely.

-Thank you very much. That goes straight over to the maestro.

-Oh!

The maestro who can convert £150 into £300 just like that,

-right, Phil?

-Well, yeah, yeah,...

I'm going to try and spend everything that they didn't.

Good for YOU. That's what I like. That's what I like, that spirit. Thank you, Philip.

Why don't we, though, check out what the Blue team bought?

Jeanette and Mike proved they wear no fools,

paying £30 for this dumb waiter.

And much to Caroline's dismay, cat lover Jeanette convinced them

to buy this pottery figure for £35.

Oh, dear... And Mike tried to keep things on track

with his choice of vintage toy train, which set them back just £16.

Well, there's a bit of disharmony in the ranks here, I would say.

So, there we are, we can't always agree about everything, right?

-Well, it's only because they have got such bad taste.

-Exactly.

You tell 'em Jeanette, you tell 'em! Now, how much did you spend?

Erm, £81.

Then I would like £219 leftover lolly, please, which is

-a huge wodge.

-Thank you very much.

-Not at all. It's a great pleasure.

Erm, so, you didn't invest much. Which is your favourite piece?

-Oh, the cathouse.

-The cathouse. Do you agree with that? Why?

-I do like the cathouse...

-Yes.

-..in a weird sort of way.

-But I like the dumb waiter that we bought.

-OK.

-I like that one a lot.

And will that bring the biggest profit, do you think?

I have a horrible feeling the cathouse

will bring the biggest profit.

Will the cathouse bring the biggest profit?

Sadly, I don't think it will.

-I think it will be our tin train.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

-OK, see what I mean?

They're all over the shop.

Poor Caroline! Anyway, here you are, darling.

-There's your compensatory package for the day.

-Thank you. Thank you very much!

Which means you can go out and buy half the fair!

-It's a lot of cash, isn't it?

-A lot of cash.

-I'm not going to buy anything with cats on it.

-No, please don't.

Quite right too.

Nothing fe-LINE but something that you have a fee-LING will

-bring a big profit.

-Exactly. Exactly!

-Ooh, choose wisely!

Anyway, very, very good stuff. OK, relax up for a second or two

because we're about to head off to the auction.

Well, we've crossed the county line from Devon into Somerset

and come to Crewkerne to join Richard Kay. Richard, hello.

Hello, Tim! Welcome back.

Now, the Red Team have got a macabre selection of stuff.

For a kick-off, they've got this fender, made of rope. Do you rate that?

-Erm, skilfully made object, I think it is a wonder to behold.

-Mm.

And I can see it being a stylish doorstop,

since we are in a county with a coastline.

But it's a great deal of work and it's in pretty good condition.

-It's not threadbare, it's not worn.

-No! It's a tour de force, really.

-Yeah.

-What's it worth?

-£15-£20.

-Perfect. They only paid £10.

That's a very good start. We move from rope to wicker.

-That's a big one, isn't it?

-It is a big one.

And rather like the fender, which we just spoke about, that is

also a rather nice original. What we call country house condition.

It's never been restored but it's never been damaged.

-It's got all it handles and all its clasps and locks in place.

-Yeah.

And it's not beginning to uncurl,

-like some enormous pencil sharpening!

-No.

-So, it's in rather good shape.

-What's your estimate?

I think it's £20-£30.

OK, well if you sell it for £20, that's half what they paid

-because they paid £40.

-We'll hope for more.

-Of course we do.

Now, lastly is this great group of chemist's medicine bottles.

I mean, this is just a fraction of them.

There's every shape and size and these are about

a sixth of the whole lot, so they've

really managed to buy quite a large quantity.

So, cunning monkey, Serrell, he's done it.

Yeah, he's done it very well, I think.

Because there's plenty of interest here. People do like old bottles.

-Probably ideally a bit older than some of these.

-Yes.

But there are some nice old labels on here.

Well, P Serrell thought he'd done very well at £100 for the lot.

Do you think he's done very well at £100?

I think that's a little more than we'd expect for them.

-But I can see them making £60.

-Can you?

-Mm!

So, you've got an estimate of what...£40-£60?

-£40-£60, yeah.

-Well, OK, fair enough.

Slightly depending on whether they need to

fend off with it or whether they need to take some poison,

will determine whether they need

the bonus bar or not, but let's go and have a look at it.

This is fun, isn't it?

-(Yes!)

-You spent £150, which is quite magnificent.

I mean it was medium magnificent.

And £150 went to P Serrell and he's looking particularly impish today.

-Well, I spent £150.

-What?

-Ooh...

-Great.

-Every last penny went.

-Are you ready for this?

-OK...

-Aaah! Ha-ha! We've seen this!

-Have you?

Is that a maple frame?

Oh, he knows! Yeah, a maple frame chessboard.

And I just think it's lovely with these little watercolours.

I think it's clearly been made as a chessboard,

not to hang on the wall or anything like that.

But it's just, I just love it. I got it for 150 off the guy.

Whether this is the right sale for it or not, I don't know.

But I think, to a couple of chess people, I think

that's between £150 and £250, is what I think.

I'm a fan. I love it.

-I love the individual pictures.

-Yeah...

I think he's done well for us.

Again, if I liked it that much, we probably would have bought it...

Yeah, other people are going to buy it, though, that's the issue.

-That's true.

-Yeah.

We need two people to want to buy it.

And if you've only got one, I'm between a rock and a hard place.

-And so are you.

-Yeah, but you're grown-up, Phil, aren't you?

OK, got that? Got the message?

Anyway, think it through because right now,

we're going to find out whether the auctioneer is indeed going to

put Phil between a rock and a hard place.

Right then, Richard. For at least half your life at Sotheby's,

you were a picture specialist.

What do you make of these little miniature watercolours?

Well, they're not great quality watercolours.

Erm, they look like amateur sketches, probably clipped

from a sketchbook and trimmed down to make this chessboard.

Also, sadly, they've been in the sun a bit too long,

-so nearly all of them have lost most of their colour.

-OK.

Well, I think it's a bit unsatisfactory, I have to say.

But anyway, Philip clearly loves it

because he's invested a large amount of money in this.

What do you think it is going to bring?

Well, I am concerned that he spent a lot of money on it

because I think it might only be £30-£50.

Well, you have every reason to be concerned

because Phillip Serrell paid £150 for that.

And if the team go with it, they could be in perilous territory.

-They could.

-Anyway, that's the excitement of the programme.

That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.

Gosh, what a group we've got here. Starting out with our dummy fellow.

Do you think he's holding a plate or is

he holding a menu outside a restaurant?

That's what they're for, aren't they?

That's what they're for.

I think that just offers a flat surface for something to be put on,

-whether it is a glass or whether it's a...

-Tip.

-Yes, or tip, exactly.

Is that the sort of thing that's going to make any money in the auction?

I don't think that's terribly well made.

Erm, the proportions are all wrong.

And it's not very well cut or carved or coloured.

-So, I think it's probably only £15-£25.

-Not so far off.

They only paid £30. I think it's fun enough.

And as they say, not to worry.

Erm, next we've got one of the most hideous things I've seen on

Bargain Hunt for some years, is this ceramic collage of pussycats.

I'm feeling quite unwell looking at it. Erm, how do you feel?

Well, I share your nausea about this

because I think it's got the slight decoration for

a teenage girl's bedroom feel about it.

And that isn't great distinction when it comes to porcelain.

I think Jeanette's gone into overdrive, bless her.

And I hope she does very, very well with it. But what is your estimate?

-£5-£10?

-I'm with you. £35 was paid.

So, that that is a bit of a long chalk away.

Mark you, two cat fanciers and anything could happen.

And lastly, they've got their vintage Japanese toy train.

-A bit rusty, that, isn't it?

-It is a bit rusty.

-Play-worn.

I was going to say, if you're buying it, it's rusty.

-If you're selling it, it's play-worn.

-Exactly.

I think it's got great charm and if

you're going to buy an object made of tin,

of that sort of era, then a train with a cheerful little chap

-in the back of it is rather nice.

-Good. OK, how much?

-Well, I think that could make £20 or £30.

-Do you really?

-Mm.

-You are amazing, Richard. £16 paid.

-I think that's pretty good value.

That could claw back some of the losses on the little pussies,

-couldn't it?

-I hope it will.

-Whether it will quite claw back it all, I don't know.

-No.

Anyway, moving on, let's have a look at the bonus buy.

Well, I can't believe this. £219 of left over lolly went to Caroline.

It's unbelievable this.

Caroline, what did you spend it on, darling?

-Well, I spent it on this.

-Oh, now that's a bit posh.

It is posh. A bit posh for us.

Yeah, you're not wrong.

Now be careful because the ink well might just slip off.

You know, you've given it away now, I was about to ask what it is.

That's very posh, isn't it?

I think I'm going to hand this to Mike,

-cos if he drops it then he can get into trouble.

-I thought you might.

I'll take the ink well out.

There we go, everybody's then relaxed.

So, who would have made this and how old is it?

It's typically Victorian.

It's not the finest quality.

The finest quality of this would have been inlaid.

But this is beautifully painted with fuchsia.

It's a pretty object

and I think that would still look nice on the desk.

How much did you pay for it? The number one question.

-£130.

-Oh, OK.

I still like it.

Not as much as I did but I still like it at £130.

Do you think it might make money?

I think it will wash its face but it depends who's here.

-Well, you've got two here that like so they must...

-Do you two like it?

-Yes, it's very nice.

-Well I like it, so that's three.

Well, on that happy note,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the encrier.

-Well, Richard, that's a shocker, isn't it?

-It's not too bad.

You clearly don't like it that much.

-I'm not a huge fan of it but I don't share your distaste.

-OK.

So what are its pluses for you then?

Well, its pluses are is that it's pretty much complete.

But the overall furnishing appeal of the item,

-if that's what you're looking for, isn't bad.

-OK, fine.

I suppose it's all down to the price point, isn't it?

Well, I think £40-£60.

I rest my case. £130 was paid.

Oh, that is a concern

because I don't think we're going to get even halfway there.

Well, there we go.

So, we have a problem with the bonus buy with regards to the chessboard

and we have a problem with the bonus buy with regard to the encrier.

So let's just hope that the teams today don't go with

the bonus buy, otherwise we're going to be in deep shtoom.

-Happy?

-Happy.

-Very happy.

I mean, this is fun, isn't it?

Great big space and this is their weekly sale.

Everybody here will be here to buy.

-Bottles.

-Bottles, well, mainly.

-A lot of bottles.

-Like chemist bottles. Great.

Now, first up is the ship's fender and here it comes.

Lot 444 is a rope knot ship's fender.

And I have £10 bid on this.

£10 is bid.

£10 bid.

It's an absentee bid at £10.

I'll sell at £10.

Are we done? £10 then?

-I'm selling at £10.

-He's selling at £10.

£10, it's wiped its face. No profit, no loss.

No pain, no shame.

We're doing we'll, we're doing we'll.

Here's the laundry basket.

Who'll say £10 for that? £10 for it?

£10 is bid. £12 now.

£15. £18. £20.

Come on, come on, come on.

£20. It's the lady's bid at £20.

£25.

£30.

£35.

£40.

£40 now. Still to my right. In the room at £40.

One more, one more, one more.

Selling this one at £40.

At £40.

£40, it's wiped it's face.

We have two wiped faces.

Now, this has to do better. Come on.

Lot of them there and bids here start me at £50.

£55 is bid.

OK. Keep going.

£60 now. £65. £70. £75.

There's a couple of people.

£80. £85. £90. £95.

One more.

£100. £110. £120. £130.

You're in profit. Well done.

£130 with me.

At £130 I'm selling this one.

It's in the book.

At £130, it's against you in the room.

Last time at £130.

Well done, lads. That is very, very respectable.

That is plus £30. Well done, Phillip.

I know you worked hard on the acquisition of those jars

and it seems to be a subterfuge that worked.

That's great, isn't it? Two wiped faces plus £30.

So overall you're plus £30.

What are you going to do about the chess board?

-What do you think?

-We said no.

I like it, but I don't think we're going to... No.

-We said no if we made anything.

-Definitely?

Definitely no. Thank you but no thank you.

We got the message there. Very good.

Well, now that you've decided not to go with the bonus buy,

I can tell you what the auctioneer's estimate is.

It was £30-50.

Good choice.

So he, frankly, didn't rate it.

Anyway, here it comes.

It's a maple-framed chessboard. Set with painted watercolours.

£25 for it.

£25 for it.

-That's no money.

-£25 anywhere?

At £25.

£20 then?

At £20.

They've gone down to £20 and no-one's bidding.

-£15, if you will.

-Check-that-mate.

At £15.

£10 is bid.

£12 now. £15.

£18.

£18. It's the back wall at £18.

It wasn't as bad as that, Phil.

I think I'd be embarrassed to sell that, if I was him.

£15. All done.

He has no shame.

£18.

Well, we aren't going to dwell on that.

As it happened, that was the right thing to do, girls and boys.

And, overall, you are plus £30.

Yes! Brilliant.

There you go. And just don't tell the blues, all right?

-We won't. We'll keep shtoom. OK,

-fine.

-Well, do you know how you the reds got on?

-No idea.

We don't want you to, Mike.

Now, Jeanette, is there anything you wish you hadn't bought?

Well, I'm hoping that nobody buys my cat house

because I'd like to take that home.

Well, people have been pretty sniffy about that on the expert

end of life. In fact, the auctioneer has put £5-£10 on it.

-As much as that?

-If you're lucky. But, first up, it's the dumbwaiter.

And here it comes.

It's a painted wooden dumbwaiter.

£15 for it. £15 anywhere for it?

-At £15.

-£15?

£10, if you will.

£10 is bid.

£12 now.

£15. £18.

£18. It's the lady's bid at £18.

I'm selling this one at £18.

Are we done? Last time then at £18.

Oh, Lord. That's minus £12.

-Bad luck.

-Oh, dear.

Now, the pottery figure.

This is it. This is it.

Of the Queen and her Court.

£5 for that. At £5, anywhere?

-£2 then?

-I think he's struggling.

£1, if you will?

Oh.

£1 is bid at the back the room.

£1 only and I'm selling it at £1.

No way.

That is fantastic.

Jeanette, that's minus £34.

I wanted to retire on that tomorrow.

Look out, here comes the train.

Japanese made.

And £20 for that. £20 for it.

-Yeah, it's quality.

-£10 then.

-What's the matter with these people?

Opening bid at £10 on my left. Selling at £10.

We're £10 only? And I'm selling it at £10.

£12 now. £15.

£18.

£20.

£20. It's your bid, madam. At £20 on my right.

-And I'm selling this one at £20.

-Look at that!

-£20.

-It's left the station.

£20 - plus £4.

You were minus £46, which means you're minus £42.

What are we going to do about the inkstand?

Are we going to go with that?

-Hmm... Were we going to go with it?

-Oh, go on.

Oh, well. It's not over till the cat lady sings.

Let's just go for it, shall we?

-Are you sure?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

OK, we're going to go for it.

Now you've decided that,

I have to tell you the auctioneer's only estimated £40-60.

You never know.

OK, the decision's made. We're going with in any way.

And here it comes.

The walnut and painted inkstand.

Decorated with fuchsias.

Interest here. Bids start me at £55.

£60. £65 is bid.

Here we go.

£65 I'm bid. £70 now. £70.

It's in the room at £70.

Clears my book at £70 and I'll sell this one at £70.

Come on.

Last time at £70.

That is minus £60 to add to £42 is minus £102.

Nothing could be worse than that cat.

Anyway, say nothing to the reds.

All will be revealed in a moment.

Thank you very much.

Well, well, well, well, well.

You lot been chatting?

-Not about the score.

-No.

-Ah.

I can rely on you for your lips to be sealed.

Because today there is a chasm between our teams.

I cannot believe that these teams have shopped in the same place and

sold in the same place and achieved such an amazingly different result.

Because the result today for the runners-up is a disaster

and the runners-up are the blues.

-No, what a shock.

-Yes.

Minus 102 smackers.

-Is that all?

-Yeah.

I don't think that thing with the pussycats helped a heck of a lot.

-Didn't work, did it?

-They just don't have any taste here, that's all.

The big thing is, Jeanette, have you had a nice time?

-I've had a marvellous time, it's been lots of fun.

-And Mike?

-Has it been cool for you?

-Yes, fantastic. Thank you very much.

Well, anyway, thank you very much for joining us.

But the victors today... The kids are going to go home with...

The kids!

The victors today, the kids are going to go home with money.

-There we go, look.

-Thank you.

-£30, which is quite a result, isn't it?

-Excellent.

-Yeah, have you had a good time?

-We're super happy.

-It's been swell.

I mean, that bonus buy, boy.

That goes into the annals of bonus buys, doesn't it?

I mean, it has to be the cheapest 32 watercolours that one can

possibly see sold at auction, Philip.

Anyway, we've had a great day.

In fact we had such a lovely day,

why don't you join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?

ALL: Yes!