0:00:02 > 0:00:04We're in Northumberland on the English-Scottish border,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07in the handsome market town of Hexham.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11Today's antiques fair is in the local sports centre.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16So on your marks, get set, go!
0:00:16 > 0:00:20And let's go bargain-hunting, oh, yeah.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Like many border towns,
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Hexham suffered from the wars
0:00:50 > 0:00:53between the kingdoms of England and Scotland,
0:00:53 > 0:00:57but today's dust-up is between the Reds and the Blues,
0:00:57 > 0:01:01so let's take a quick squint at what's coming up.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- Hello, good morning. - The Reds have a secret weapon...
0:01:04 > 0:01:06- OK, I'll try.- What you've got to do,
0:01:06 > 0:01:08- big smiles and flutter the eyelashes.- OK.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10..and the Blues have trouble communicating.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12HE MUMBLES
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- Don't just make noises.- But, erm!
0:01:14 > 0:01:18- There's hugs all round at the auction...- Group hug!
0:01:18 > 0:01:20..and the Blues are lost for words.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Let's meet today's teams, shall we?
0:01:24 > 0:01:26For the Reds, we've got
0:01:26 > 0:01:31the mother-and-daughter combo from heaven, Jane and Megan,
0:01:31 > 0:01:37and for the Blues, we've got ancient chums, Kyle and Fay.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39- Hello, everyone. - Hello.- Hello.- Hello.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Now, Jane, you are going to be ace on this programme today,
0:01:42 > 0:01:45because you and the daughter run your own antique store, right?
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Well, problem is, that's the plan
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- but I always end up buying more than I sell, so...- Do you?- Yeah.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53So it's not such a sort-out after all?
0:01:53 > 0:01:55No, I'd never make a business out of it, definitely.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57When you're not buying and selling, though,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- you like to go out for a bit of a stroll, don't you, Jane?- I do, yes,
0:02:00 > 0:02:01I'm a long-distance walker.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06- I've been doing a long-distance walk a year since 2009.- Mm-hmm.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10Mostly in the UK but I have walked part of the Great Wall of China,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13and the walks get a bit shorter every year as I'm getting older
0:02:13 > 0:02:15but, yeah, it's great fun.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17What sort of average length do you go for, then?
0:02:17 > 0:02:20200 miles, between 100 to 200 miles.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22200 miles?
0:02:22 > 0:02:25But we do it over a fairly long stretch of time, so you know,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- up to ten days, two weeks, so... - Yeah.- ..it's really not that bad.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- Do you do this for charity? - Yes, I do.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34The idea started, really, because I'm partially deaf myself
0:02:34 > 0:02:35and it was a way of, kind of,
0:02:35 > 0:02:39looking outwards rather than inwards, so I started doing it,
0:02:39 > 0:02:41mainly for Action On Hearing Loss
0:02:41 > 0:02:43but also for local deaf charities as well.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Oh, well, it's well worthwhile from that point of view,
0:02:46 > 0:02:48and it keeps you incredibly fit, right?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Erm, yes.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- Now, Megan, you've just finished your first degree...- I have.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- ..in fine art, and you also get into a bit of charity work.- I do, yeah.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Erm, I go to Romania, orphanages in Romania, and do summer camps
0:03:01 > 0:03:04with my neighbour, so it's just us and some volunteers.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06And is Romania a beautiful place?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09It's very different but definitely eye-opening.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11OK, now, what are your tactics today, you two, then?
0:03:11 > 0:03:15I think we've decided that we're going to, kind of,
0:03:15 > 0:03:17buy at low prices and try and make a profit on everything,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- but that depends...- Wow.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- We're a bit cheap, yeah. - ..what's there on the day,
0:03:21 > 0:03:22what's there on the day.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Wouldn't that be lovely if that happened?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26I know, it would, wouldn't it?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28- Anyway, we're going to have fun, yes?- Yes.- Yes.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Good, and very good luck with that.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Now, for the Blues.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Now, you two have incredibly important jobs
0:03:34 > 0:03:36at St Andrews University.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Kyle, it says here that you're a charities convener,
0:03:38 > 0:03:39what does that mean?
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Yeah, it means that I look after all of the charitable effort
0:03:43 > 0:03:46at the University, erm, so it puts me in charge of our charities campaign.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- Right.- Raises about £100,000 a year.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- And Fay, you're in charge of student activities.- Indeed.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- And you have a budget of £90,000, that's...- I do, so all of the...
0:03:56 > 0:04:01All of the work he does, I'm just giving it all out in one.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- No, erm... - So you raise it, she spends it?
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- No, they give it to three nominated charities...- Oh, do they?- Mm-hmm.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10..and ours comes in, and yes, I give it out to over 200 societies,
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- so it's amazing.- Yeah, and it's a prestigious university in Scotland,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16isn't it, St Andrews? Is it the oldest university in Scotland?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- It is, yeah.- 1413.- 1413.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Well, I rest my case.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Good, so tell me, you two,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25what floats your boats with regard to antiques and collectables?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27What are you going to be going for today?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30I'm going for anything to do with pigs.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32I used to have a collection of little,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- well, everything but a real pig I would collect.- Right.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37And I think I had over 100 at one point,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- maybe up to 200.- Did you, did you?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42So, Kyle, what about you? Are you going for the pigs too?
0:04:42 > 0:04:47Erm, no, I'll leave that to Fay, she can do the pig thing.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50No, I...something musical, I don't mind.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- Yeah?- Yeah.- Yeah?- Yeah, yeah.- Yeah. - Yeah.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Yeah, anyway, now the money moment, all right?
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- There we go, £300, £300. - Oh, thank you.- Thank you.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03You know the rules, your experts await and off you go!
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- And very, very, very good luck. - Thank you.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06Yeah.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08So let's meet today's experts.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14For the Reds, it's Anita Manning, who never blows her own trumpet,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17and keeping an eye on the Blues, it's David Harper.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- Do you girls like the same type of thing?- No.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Not at all, no, but we'll agree. We'll agree today.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29I'm looking for pigs only, no bagpipes.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31That's Kyle's thing, he's not getting a look-in.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- Pigs and bagpipes?- Yeah.- What kind of show do you think this is?
0:05:35 > 0:05:38OK, teams, your time starts now.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Let's go, girls, let's go.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42300 quid to spend.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45And we've got one hour. Do it.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48They're off...
0:05:48 > 0:05:49Right.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52..and the Blues are straight in with this chess set.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Could this be a tactical move?
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- Oh, I say, oh, you are a pair of intellectuals, aren't you?- Yes.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- Do you know how to play chess? - Yeah, I do, do you?
0:06:01 > 0:06:02- Yeah.- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06What is it about this chess set that you particularly love, then, Kyle?
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Erm, it's quite fancy. Oh, maybe. - Yeah.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- Yeah?- What are you worried about? Why did you go, "Oh, maybe?"
0:06:11 > 0:06:13I don't know, it's a lot lighter than I thought it would be.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- Well, what did you think it was made of, gold?- No.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18I don't know, I thought it would be a lot...I don't know.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- I thought it would be heavier. - It's wood, isn't it?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- Yeah, it is, yeah.- Oh, it is a bit light, isn't it?- That's what I said.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Is it like a balsa wood or something?
0:06:25 > 0:06:27I suppose it is, it's just a light wood,
0:06:27 > 0:06:30but it's kind of funky, isn't it? It's very contemporary.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- Do you think it would go well? - Would it?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- Well, I mean, chess sets always sell well.- Do they?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Always sell well, but it's on price, isn't it?
0:06:36 > 0:06:40- And it is quite a modern one.- Yeah. - How much is it? How much is it?
0:06:40 > 0:06:41I'm looking for 20 on that one.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- £20.- Oh, that's a bargain.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Well, don't say that too loud.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Now, she's never done this before, has she?
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I will not be... I will not be a good haggler.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Well, look, I think it's a mass-produced thing,
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- there's no doubt about it.- OK.- OK.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59It doesn't have any great quality but it's got what we call in
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- the business, "the look".- Yes.- OK.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Yeah, some people might call it a mug's eyeful, no offence.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- Right?- We are the mugs. - Straight in.- OK, yeah.- OK, good.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- We're early...- Are you interested? - I...- I am.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- Really?- Yeah.- Why are you going off it? What's wrong with you?
0:07:13 > 0:07:15I don't know, I think it's early in the day,
0:07:15 > 0:07:17- I think it'll be... - Oh, no, no, no.- No, Kyle.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Let me give you a top tip, in this business,
0:07:19 > 0:07:21if you see something you like and you can afford it...
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- The other team might buy it. The Red team might...- Yeah.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Is there room to go down on it? - How far down do you want to go?
0:07:29 > 0:07:30Go ambitious, Kyle.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33KYLE: 10? - I'll let you squeeze it to 16.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- KYLE: 15, 15, 15. - It's a nice round 15 number.
0:07:36 > 0:07:37Go on, then.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Oh, he's done well, he's done well, that boy.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- Thank you very much, indeed. - You're welcome.- Thank you.- Checkmate.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45That's the first item bought for the Blues
0:07:45 > 0:07:46and only four minutes on the clock.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- Good start.- Yeah.- Yay!- On it. - Good start, keep on going.- OK.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Are the Reds going to be as quick off the mark?
0:07:53 > 0:07:54Anita, is that a pincushion?
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Erm, this is a type of thing that may have been
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- made by a soldier during World War I.- Yes.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03And these are quite lovely things
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- and they're highly collectable. - It is, yes.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Do you like that? I quite like that. What does it say at the bottom?
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- It says, "The South Wales Borderers".- Right.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15The shape of a heart, as well, it appeals to more people than
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- just military, cos everyone likes hearts, don't they?- Yes.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- That's right.- I do like it, actually.- You do?- I do like it, yeah.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24I do like it to, yes, I think it's something that's...
0:08:24 > 0:08:27What is it made of? Is it...is it, like, material?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- Oh, it's a bit stained on the back, isn't it?- It's a...
0:08:29 > 0:08:33- Would that affect it, the fact it's...?- Erm, no.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- It's never going to be pristine. - Yes...no.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- It's never going to be looking brand-new...- No.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41..and neither would we want it to look brand-new.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- Right.- How much would you say?
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- Well, let's see what the... - How would you think it would sell?
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- Where is their dealer? - Come back in ten minutes.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52No stallholder, eh? Time to move on, but maybe one for the back burner.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- Now, what have those Blues spotted? - Oh, a Chinese goddess.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00A Chinese goddess, isn't she?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Oh, she's quite intricate.- Lovely.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- She's very intricate, isn't she? - Yeah.- Do you know who she is?
0:09:05 > 0:09:09This is the Buddhistic goddess of mercy,
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Guan Yin, so she brings good fortune
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- and wellbeing and life. - Maybe we need her.- OK.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Everybody needs a Guan Yin,
0:09:16 > 0:09:18and I have loads of Guan Yins all over my house.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21I think she's just the most wonderful creature,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24very serene, holding a lotus flower.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- Yeah, it looks in very nice condition, as well.- Is she heavy?
0:09:27 > 0:09:28Have a feel of her.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Now, do you know why she's in very nice condition?
0:09:31 > 0:09:32Cos she's quite new,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- I'm feeling she's quite new. - Is she quite new?- She is, she is.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- A bit like the chess set, she's got the look.- OK.- Right.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43So as an interior design object, she's absolutely marvellous.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- Would you pay, though, what's it say?- 58.- 58?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- No, she needs to be a little bit cheaper.- OK.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- But let me get the price for her. - OK.- OK.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- How much I got on it?- 58.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Erm...
0:09:55 > 0:09:5748?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- No, no, no.- 30 would be good but...
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- I'll sell at about 40.- 40 quid.- OK.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Kyle, you're looking a bit bemused. - I know.- You don't look convinced.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Well, but the deal's been done, you can't go back on it.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- No, I know, I'm fine, I'm fine with...go for it.- 40.- Yeah, yes.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14So we've got a theme going on, here, is it...?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16This is not antique-hunting, at all, this is just...
0:10:16 > 0:10:20- We're just looking for stuff that looks like antiques.- Yeah, exactly.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22I think it's time I gave those Blues
0:10:22 > 0:10:24a bit of a lesson on buying antiques.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- This is exciting, isn't it?- It is. - Two things down already.- Yeah.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- And we're going for the dream, Tim. - Are you?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31The dream purchase, the dream Bargain Hunt buy.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Yeah, maybe finding an antique along the way would be nice, wouldn't it?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Well, that is a quality that sometimes happens.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- Yeah.- But don't worry about it, you're clearly in safe hands
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- and having a lovely time. - Yeah, a wonderful time.- Yes, we are.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Which is what it's all about, really.- Yes, marvellous.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- All I can say is carry on, go forth and multiply!- Thank you!
0:10:48 > 0:10:52The Blues are well ahead, with two items purchased, but the Reds,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55with ten minutes already gone, have yet to find their first.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Now, what's Anita spotted?
0:10:57 > 0:11:01This caught my eye here and it's not a terribly old thing
0:11:01 > 0:11:07- but it's reflecting a present-day interest in ethnic art.- OK.
0:11:07 > 0:11:13And this is a little ornament, which is showing us Inuit.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- Yeah.- Yes. - Which are Eskimos, Canadian Eskimos
0:11:17 > 0:11:21and it's quite a, sort of, popular thing just now.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- Can I... Is it heavy?- It's heavy, uh-huh.- Oh, it is quite heavy.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- So what's it...what's it made of? - It's made of a stone material.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- So it's not terribly old, then, is it?- It's not terribly old.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33I don't know what that says on the bottom.
0:11:33 > 0:11:34- But it's made in Canada.- £20.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37"The Wolf Sculptures", and not terribly old
0:11:37 > 0:11:42but it is reflecting a popular theme,
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- or a popular interest today.- Yeah.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47It's got 20 on it.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Would you think that might be something that would...
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- might get a bit of a profit? - Yeah, uh-huh, because it's got that Eskimo connection.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57What's the lowest price you could do for this? It's on at 20.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03£5, Anita. You can have it for £5.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Fiver. - Had you been in the shop, you'd never get it for a fiver.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09How much? I missed that. £5? Right, deal.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Even Anita looks stunned with that haggle. Well done.
0:12:14 > 0:12:20OK, girls, that's one lot down, 15 minutes, what a team,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- but let's go cracking and spend some money.- Yeah, doing well.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Yes, let's go.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27So, teams, with a quarter of your time gone,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30it's now 2-1 to the Blues.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- On with the shopping. - Hello, good morning.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37We have lots of things like this at home.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39We've got scales and weights and, yes...
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Do you like cooking?
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- No, not particularly.- Oh, no...
0:12:43 > 0:12:45They won't be buying those, then.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Blues, how about this Gypsy caravan?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50I've always wanted one in my house...
0:12:50 > 0:12:53in my garden, not in my house, that would be impractical.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- Yes, let's have a look at it. - Yeah.- OK, OK, OK.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- The colours are absolutely bang on, and that's the kind of thing...- Wow.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02..that was probably made by a real travelling family.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04It looks really authentic, as well, it's got,
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- like, little details and...- Very authentic, yeah.- Yeah, the little...
0:13:07 > 0:13:11- Little windy handle there, which actually winds.- Yeah, it's amazing.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14It is an amazing bit of kit, actually.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- I mean, we don't know how much that is.- I know.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- That might even be out of our budget.- Yeah, might be expensive.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Do you two want to keep on chatting and looking at it
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- and I'll go and find the stallholder and how much it is?- Yeah.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27The Blues seem to like it, so could this be their third item?
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Back to the Reds, and Megan has her eye on something decorative.
0:13:32 > 0:13:33It's a jewellery box,
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- it's something that could sit on a lady's dressing table.- Yes.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39What you have here is all this marquetry work, here.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- Yes, it's beautiful, isn't it? - And this is quite finely detailed,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45you know, we've got these geometric shapes here,
0:13:45 > 0:13:49and what we have here in the little drawer is a scene with
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- a little boat in it, and we've got Mount Fuji here.- Yeah.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- £55, though, is quite a lot. - Yeah, it is, isn't it?
0:13:56 > 0:13:58It's a bit of a risk.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59£55.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03Well, you've got to risk it sometimes,
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- you've got to have some faith. - I'm not a risk-taker,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- that's the problem.- Are you not a risk-taker?- Not at all.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12Go on, risk it for a biscuit, eh? That's the fun of buying antiques.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17Now, then, David, what is the dealer asking for that gypsy caravan?
0:14:17 > 0:14:20OK, you two, I have a price,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- and it's what we call in this business, "the death".- Oh, no.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- It is one price and one price only. - All right.- OK.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- It's 120.- OK.- OK.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- It's £120.- Do you like it? Because this is meant to be your...
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- This is your buy. - I know, yeah, that's true.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36I don't know if... I don't know if it would sell.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38It will definitely sell.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- But for 120? - It might sell for a pound
0:14:40 > 0:14:41- but it will definitely sell.- Yeah.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- If this is Fay's dream we're talking about...- Oh.- This is my dream, Kyle.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- Oh...- And you're just indifferent. - I know, I don't know what to do.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54How about making a decision?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56HE MUMBLES
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- Don't just make noises.- Oh, Lord.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Now, is Anita getting on any better with those Reds?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- Do you both like it? - I do like it very much.- Really?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07No, it's the kind of thing I like as well.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- Do we have you two girls agreeing? - Yes, yes, I think so.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Quick! Megan, head off and get a price before Jane changes her mind.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- See what you can do. See what you can do.- OK.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20While the Blues are still thinking about the caravan.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- He's really struggling with this one.- I know!
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- Looks like he's going to burst into tears.- I know.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26KYLE LAUGHS
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- He'll do 45.- Try for 42?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32You want to try for 42?
0:15:32 > 0:15:33All right.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Crikey, teams, there's an awful lot of dithering going on.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- What a decision-maker!- I'm hating it, I'm hating it! Oh, my word.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- It's like this when we go for lunch.- I know.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Thank goodness you've eaten, otherwise we'd be here all day.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Talking of decisions,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50have the Reds make their mind up about that decorative box?
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- How much?- 42.- Oh, what a mum.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Congratulations, Jane.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Looks like you're getting the hang of this now.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- I'd take that, I'd take that.- Let's go.- Excellent.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01That's two items for the Reds.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07I'm almost afraid to ask how the Blues are getting on.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08- Oh.- OK.
0:16:08 > 0:16:13- Are we going to do it?- Yes!- Let's do it. It's very exciting.- OK.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Well, I think I've lost all sensation in my legs.- Oh, gosh!
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Hallelujah!
0:16:18 > 0:16:21That's all three items for the Blues. Well done.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Now, how are those Reds getting on looking for their last item?
0:16:25 > 0:16:29It looks like they've found another pincushion.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Oh, yes, there's more beadwork on this one.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- Er, Wales?- Wales.- Ireland. - Ireland, England.- England.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39So, you've got a choice here.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41I prefer the other one, just because,
0:16:41 > 0:16:45I thought the other one was really sweet and it appealed to us.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- It's the heart, isn't it?- Yes. - Let's go back...- Let's go for it.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52See if you can get it down a wee bit more.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Reds, you're in luck, it's still there.
0:16:57 > 0:16:58- OK.- OK...
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- What you've got to do, big smiles and flutter the eyelashes.- OK, OK.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- On you go.- I'll do my best. OK.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06In you go, Megan. Pin down that price!
0:17:08 > 0:17:13Well, it was 60, was £60 and he'll let us have it for 30.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- Did you give him a big, big smile? - I did. Biggest one I have.- Well done.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Good work, Reds. That's all three items bought.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- TELEPHONE RINGS - Oh, that will be for me.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Hello?
0:17:26 > 0:17:27Time's up?
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- Now time for a cup of tea.- Yes! - You deserve it.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33THEY LAUGH
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Hoping not to get a frosty reception at the auction,
0:17:39 > 0:17:42the Reds paid £5 for this inuit sculpture.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Brr!
0:17:44 > 0:17:48Mother and daughter both love this Japanese jewellery box,
0:17:48 > 0:17:51and snapped it up for a sparkling £42.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54They're pinning their hopes on the heart-shaped pincushion,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56bought for £30.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- That was good, wasn't it? - Excellent, really enjoyed it.- Yes.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- So, you spent a huge amount, right?- Yes.- So much.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- How much?- £77.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- £77, on all three items. - JANE GIGGLES
0:18:08 > 0:18:09OK, fine.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Now, I would like £223 of leftover lolly, please.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14223. Yes, that's a lot of housekeeping.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18What would be your favourite item, then?
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Favourite item was the second item we bought, a little jewellery box.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24OK, lovely. Do you agree with that?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26I do, yes. Because I picked it, obviously!
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- OK, that's your favourite. Will it bring the biggest profit?- No.- No.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33I think the first item we bought, which is a sort of Inuit
0:18:33 > 0:18:36carving stone...
0:18:36 > 0:18:41- Igloo-type thing.- Igloo-type. Yes.- Yes!- Very good.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46- But it was- £5... That's going to bring us a profit, yes? Do you agree with that?- I do.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49OK, we've got our predictions, thank you very much.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Anita, clearly it's been a doddle for you today
0:18:51 > 0:18:54because you've hardly spent any money, love, right? But you've had a lovely time.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56What are you going to spend all that cash on now?
0:18:56 > 0:19:00What I'm going to do, I'm going to do my very best, girls,
0:19:00 > 0:19:05to spend as much of this dosh as I possibly can.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- Oh, no.- Right, I know you were being a bit canny and that is all right,
0:19:09 > 0:19:14but I can sometimes be a bit of a flibbertigibbet
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- and this will let me do that. - Someone needs to be.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18A bit of a what, love?
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- Flibbertigibbet. - THEY LAUGH
0:19:20 > 0:19:21You said it.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Go off and flibberty and gibbet.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Now we're going to check out what the Blue team bought, aren't we?
0:19:26 > 0:19:31They hope this 20th-century chess set costing £15
0:19:31 > 0:19:34will prove a cunning move at auction.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38They spent £40 on this Chinese goddess of good fortune.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Let's hope she lives up to her name.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42It was a slow journey,
0:19:42 > 0:19:46but the eventually the Romany caravan was acquired for £120.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- Well, well, well, you naughties. - LAUGHTER
0:19:50 > 0:19:54You may be young but you're mighty canny, that's all I can say.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Now, Fay, which is your favourite piece?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59I think mine must be the gypsy caravan.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Quite right too.- Yes, thank you. - OK, that's positively mystic of you.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06- And Kyle, what you think? - I think I'm in the same boat.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- Yeah, I think so.- You're with the mystic caravan?- Yeah.- Perfect.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13And is the mystic caravan going to bring the biggest profit?
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- No!- No! THEY LAUGH
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Confidence. You might be right there. So what is?
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- The chessboard.- Chessboard, because we've spent so little on it.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- Yeah.- It can only go up, surely. - OK, fine.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28That's a very sensible prediction then, isn't it?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- Not really.- Good.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Anyway, the fact of the matter is you spent a tonne of money.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- Mm-hm.- Which is lovely. How much did you spend?- 175.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38OK, I'd like £125 of leftover lolly.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- You're going to have to go and work your magic.- I will, I will try.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- Have you got anything in mind? - Something old.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45We haven't bought anything with any great age.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47I'm going to try and find something old.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- I'm going to call it an antique. - Ooh!- Yes, I know.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- We've not gone into that territory yet.- Novelty!
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Don't go too mad, that's all I can say.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Meanwhile, I'm off to stunning Wordsworth country.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Cumbria's wild and rugged landscape would help shape the work
0:21:07 > 0:21:10of one of Britain's finest romantic poets.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13It was here that William Wordsworth learned
0:21:13 > 0:21:16the twin loves of nature and literature.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18And the family home in Cockermouth
0:21:18 > 0:21:22on the banks of the River Derwent, where he was born in 1770,
0:21:22 > 0:21:27feature prominently in his seminal work, The Prelude.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28The young William Wordsworth
0:21:28 > 0:21:31spent the first eight years of his life here
0:21:31 > 0:21:35with his three brothers and sister, Dorothy,
0:21:35 > 0:21:37otherwise known as Dolly,
0:21:37 > 0:21:40and she became his lifelong companion.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43Ah.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Today, the house inside looks very much as it would've looked
0:21:48 > 0:21:51when the young wordsmith was growing up here.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55His father's desk still stands in the front office
0:21:55 > 0:21:58and in the heart of the home is the kitchen,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00a faithful reproduction of the original.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03'To find out more about our William,
0:22:03 > 0:22:04'I've joined Zoe Gilbert,
0:22:04 > 0:22:08'who manages the house for the National Trust.'
0:22:08 > 0:22:11This house absolutely reeks of happiness.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14You know how you get that atmosphere when you go into a place?
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- Absolutely.- I guess it was a happy place for Wordsworth, was it?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20It was, we know that he had such a happy childhood here
0:22:20 > 0:22:24and we know from his writing he was swimming in the river, fishing,
0:22:24 > 0:22:28making dams, hunting for bugs in the garden, playing with his sister.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32He really had a very idyllic childhood here in Cockermouth.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37But it came to an untimely end, that happy, innocent childhood.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42It certainly did, yes. Tragedy struck when he was eight years old.
0:22:42 > 0:22:43His mother, Ann, died
0:22:43 > 0:22:46having given birth to five children, at the age of 31.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50And it's at that point in time the family were separated.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51And Dolly, Dorothy,
0:22:51 > 0:22:55his much-loved sister, was sent away to live with relatives in Halifax.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57That must have been just ghastly.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59It was a very difficult time for the family.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Yes, William wrote as well, that his father John never recovered
0:23:02 > 0:23:06his cheerfulness of mind after this, which is quite understandable.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- Yes.- And five years later, he actually dies himself,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- leaving the children orphaned. - Mm, lord.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- So, it doesn't get better, does it? - Not until later life,
0:23:15 > 0:23:17then William and Dorothy found each other
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- and chose to live together again at Dove Cottage. - Yes.- There is a happy end.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Exactly, but in terms of the items that you've got
0:23:24 > 0:23:28all over the house now, there are certain pieces that have a direct
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- relationship with the Wordsworth family.- They certainly do.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35We have several pieces that William and Dorothy owned in later life,
0:23:35 > 0:23:37two very special ones here.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41This is Dorothy's table, which he bought in the sales in Ambleside.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45- Did she really?- Rather a nice story. - I wonder if she got a bargain!
0:23:45 > 0:23:48I bet she did. Jolly nice oak.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52What we call a crab stock, leg tripod table.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54And what about this porcelain inkwell?
0:23:54 > 0:23:57This belonged to the great man himself.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00So he would've penned some of his poems using this.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05It dates from 1836 and is from Paris
0:24:05 > 0:24:08and he would've owned it when he lived at Rydal Mount
0:24:08 > 0:24:09down Grasmere Way.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12So, dear old Wordsworth, scrawling away.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17That would've been a very useful tool of his trade.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Now, I hear the gentle tick-tock of a long case clock.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- Was that his?- It certainly was, yes.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Well, time, as they say, marches on
0:24:27 > 0:24:31and it's high time that we returned to Carlisle
0:24:31 > 0:24:33to join our teams over at the auction
0:24:33 > 0:24:36and see just how they're going to get on.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Well, how cracking is this?
0:24:41 > 0:24:45We have come to Paul Laidlaw's saleroom in Carlisle,
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- with the genius himself. Hi, Paul. - Hi, Tim.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53Now, for the Reds to start off with, we have the Inuit-style igloo.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- How do you rate that? - It's a decorative little object.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01It's not traditional, aged,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03hand-sculpted, soapstone or whatever.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05It's later 20th century.
0:25:05 > 0:25:11But allegedly handmade and there's a romance about the inuits.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13- It's going to appeal to someone. - Exactly.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17- It's got an appeal. How much? - Modest, 10 to 20.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- OK. £5 was paid.- Oh...
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Much more serious and nicer, if you like,
0:25:22 > 0:25:25is this little table cabinet, isn't it? Isn't it a honey?
0:25:25 > 0:25:28It's lovely. I like such things,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31these little Japanese miniature pieces, or tansu, if you will.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36This has sophistication that not all have, timbre front,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39marquetry and parquetry
0:25:39 > 0:25:40and it's all there,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42there's no bit's hanging off it, or losses.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- It is for what it is, inexpensive. - Yes.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48The big question is how inexpensive is this particular one?
0:25:48 > 0:25:4940 to 60.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Perfect. £42 was paid.- Good buy.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57And lastly, something that is normally close to your heart
0:25:57 > 0:26:01for its militaria connections, Paul, is the pincushion.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Yeah, first war period.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06With the beadwork and typically these silks
0:26:06 > 0:26:08and little celluloid in the middle.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Good object, the condition's there,
0:26:11 > 0:26:15but they're not the most fiercely contended over pieces at auction.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19- Not a particularly grand specimen, but not bad.- Mm-hm.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- How much?- 30 to 50.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22- Is it? £30 paid.- Yeah.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25I think this team, who have only spent £77,
0:26:25 > 0:26:28- actually have done rather well so far.- Canny.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32And in case not, why don't we have a look at the bonus buy?
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Now, Megs, Janey, ha, ha, ha.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38You only spent a miserable £77.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- Proud of it!- And proud of it, OK.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45Now, £223 went to Anita, what did you spend it ALL on, I hope?
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Girls, I wanted to spend some money,
0:26:48 > 0:26:52but I wanted something which had good design.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- Oh!- I really like that. I really like that.- I do too.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00This is called a sgian-dhu
0:27:00 > 0:27:05and it's part of ceremonial Highland dress.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09It's a little time of knife you would stick in your sock.
0:27:09 > 0:27:15The thing about this one is that it was made by Robert Allison,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18in 1977, in Edinburgh.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22And he was one of the most prestigious designers
0:27:22 > 0:27:24and makers of silver,
0:27:24 > 0:27:27- so when I saw that name, I thought, "I've got to have it".- Got to.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32Little knife, but look at this wonderful Celtic plated design here.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36And I love the little lion on the top.
0:27:36 > 0:27:41I've spent a wee bit of money on it. Which was another one of the...
0:27:41 > 0:27:43That's all I was thinking!
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- All you were thinking, through all that wonderful information.- Yes!
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- Well, I spent £110 on it. - JANE GASPS
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- 110!- OK.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- It's got a chance. Take a chance, girls.- I really like it.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59- We'll see how desperate we are. - All right!- Exactly.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02There you go. You're right, you don't decide now, you decide later.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Right now for the audience at home, let us find out
0:28:05 > 0:28:09what Anita's little dagger, called a...
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- ..sgian-dhu, is that right? - Sgian-dhu.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14..sgian-dhu is worth. Thank you very much.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Well, there you go.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20- You're not going to hurt yourself with that, are you?- No!
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- Traditional Scottish. It's a dress accessory, this.- Yes.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27So when you're all plaided up to the eyeballs,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30this is what just finishes off the look.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Um, late 20th-century.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36Robert Allison, Silver Mount, a prolific silversmith.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40This was expensive back in 1977 because they are.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44- And there's always healthy interest in silver mounted sgian-dhus.- Yes.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48- How much do you think it's worth? - I've put 50 to 70 on it.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51I'm not sticking my neck out at that. That's cautious.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55- Oh, is it?- That should be safe. - Here's hoping. Anita paid £110.- OK.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59If you don't achieve £110, she'll expect you to pull your socks up.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02All right? Whether it's got a dagger in it or not.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Anyway, that's that. Right, next, the Blues.
0:29:05 > 0:29:10One of the crudest chess sets I think I've ever seen.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12It is what it is.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16If you are looking for an idiosyncratic
0:29:16 > 0:29:17- chess set.- Yes.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20And the truth of the matter is an inexpensive chess set,
0:29:20 > 0:29:22you can let the kids play merrily on that
0:29:22 > 0:29:26and if you lose a pawn down the back of the sofa, what's the matter?
0:29:26 > 0:29:30I've gone in at 10 to £20, which seems in line.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33They only paid £15 for it, which is not bad. OK, fine.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37This is a piece of white porcelain that's extremely white, right.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40And she is pretty crisp and pretty good, isn't it?
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Look, it's not ancient.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Academically, it's not important.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49But I think that's a minor piece of decorative art.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51I have no issue with that.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Once we've moved on from the fact that it's not ancient...
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- It's a decorative thing.- It is, yes.- What's your estimate?
0:29:57 > 0:30:0020 to £30 as a decorative object.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02It needs to be worth £40, really.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- But, you know, there you go. - It's within...
0:30:05 > 0:30:07- It's within a strike, isn't it?- Yes. - OK, fine.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11So, they may still make a not brilliant price.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14In fact, I'm so nervous about it, would you mind lying it down again?
0:30:14 > 0:30:19Next is the gypsy caravan. So how do you rate this model, then, Paul?
0:30:19 > 0:30:23I do rate this model, it is not insubstantial
0:30:23 > 0:30:27and it is fully accoutred and fitted inside.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29The truth of the matter is, there's a romance,
0:30:29 > 0:30:32an allure to this traveller way of life.
0:30:32 > 0:30:37I have no idea where it will go but I sincerely hope it does.
0:30:37 > 0:30:43So do I, because Faye paid £120 for this, which is, you know,
0:30:43 > 0:30:45- a pile of dosh, really. - It's a healthy sum.
0:30:45 > 0:30:52I've pitched in at £40 to £80. In the absence of a tussle for it,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55in the absence of people getting passionate about it,
0:30:55 > 0:30:57I think you'll buy that for £40-£80.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00Do you know what, it results in a thumping loss for our teams
0:31:00 > 0:31:03and they're going to need the bonus buy
0:31:03 > 0:31:05so let's go and have a look at it.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08Now, Faye, Kyle, this is exciting news, you spent £175,
0:31:08 > 0:31:11you gave 125 to David Harper. David, what did you buy?
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Well, Tim, we didn't see anything antique, did we?
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- No.- Absolutely, not.- We certainly didn't handle it and we positively
0:31:17 > 0:31:20didn't buy anything antique, so it's been quite nice to buy an antique,
0:31:20 > 0:31:24- And there we have...- Ooh.- It's an antique. Well, exactly, what is it?
0:31:24 > 0:31:26It's now a competition, what do you think it is?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- Keep mice in it.- I think it's a marble box.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31It could be a marble box. Was that what you wanted?
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Well, think about it, we're very spoilt today with modern cars,
0:31:33 > 0:31:37we've got fantastic heaters. Go back another hundred years
0:31:37 > 0:31:41to the days of carriages, no heating at all.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Oh, did you put a fire in this?
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- No, it is wood, surely not!- Not a fire, Faye, no. Not fire.
0:31:46 > 0:31:47It probably wouldn't have survived.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- No!- Yeah.- But you would put ash in there or charcoal in there,
0:31:51 > 0:31:56in a little tin container and you would put it in your carriage,
0:31:56 > 0:31:59in the footwell, even in a vintage car, early 20th century,
0:31:59 > 0:32:02you'd take it with you, those things had no heaters,
0:32:02 > 0:32:05and you'd place your feet upon the box to warm your little tootsies.
0:32:05 > 0:32:06That sounds lovely.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10So it dates to the late 19th century, say 1900.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13An unusual thing, but would also appeal to the vintage car owner.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- OK.- OK.- Go on, on to the money, then.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- How much?- How much did you pay?- 24 quid.- Oh, amazing.- It's fantastic.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- That's going to make more than 24 then.- It's got to.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24I think it's got legs.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28You seem to have hit on it very nicely there, David,
0:32:28 > 0:32:29well done, thank you.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33For the audience at home, let's find out whether Paul Laidlaw loves it
0:32:33 > 0:32:35so much.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Right then, Paul, something for your tootsies
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- up here in the north of England. - Indeed.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Looks a bit clapped out to me.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45Look, it is arguably rustic but I think that is a good thing.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Pleasingly turned handle. It is what it is.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50I don't know what on earth you do with it today
0:32:50 > 0:32:54but there is going to be someone out there surely that appreciates
0:32:54 > 0:32:56the scarcity and charm of this thing.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Maybe they're interested in transport collectables...
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- Yeah, good luck to them.- OK,
0:33:01 > 0:33:04£24 from David Harper, I don't think that is
0:33:04 > 0:33:05a lot of money for what it is
0:33:05 > 0:33:08because you won't find another one on the street corner.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- How do you rate it, moneywise?- I've pitched it at 20-40.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- There you go.- I think it should do that.- Yeah, exactly right.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16And at which, David will be very happy.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20- Now, who is taking the sale today? - I am.- "I am."
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Then we're in safe hands, thank you very much.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Now, well, here we are. Have you ever seen such a crowded saleroom?
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- Really packed.- Isn't it lovely?
0:33:36 > 0:33:40So, first up is the Inuit-style sculpture and here it comes.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Lot 120, a charming little lot, this, ladies and gentlemen,
0:33:42 > 0:33:47this is a Wolf Original handmade Inuit-style sculpture.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Cracking little thing, charming little object, £10 for a start.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53£10 a bid, £10. £10. 12.
0:33:53 > 0:33:5415. 18. 19.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Nice thing, this.
0:33:58 > 0:34:0022. 25. Thank you, madam.
0:34:00 > 0:34:0128, we have.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03And 30. £30 with the lady.
0:34:03 > 0:34:04Anyone else?
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Fair warning I sell then.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Well done, madam.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10That's great, isn't it?
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- Plus £25, well done.- There we are.
0:34:14 > 0:34:19Lot 121 now. We see these little parquetry and marquetry boxes
0:34:19 > 0:34:23with some frequency, they are not always as accomplished as this.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25I can start it softly at 30, but it's not enough
0:34:25 > 0:34:28£30. 30 bid.
0:34:28 > 0:34:3132, 35, 38, 40.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33£40. 42, I'm out.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37It's in the net now, 42. 45, 45.
0:34:37 > 0:34:3848,
0:34:38 > 0:34:3950, 55...
0:34:40 > 0:34:41..and 60...
0:34:42 > 0:34:44..65.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Your bidding against Ireland, would you believe,
0:34:47 > 0:34:49from Japan to Ireland via the internet.
0:34:49 > 0:34:50£70, £70, 75,
0:34:50 > 0:34:52£80 in the room.
0:34:52 > 0:34:5485 on the net.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55Come again, sir?
0:34:55 > 0:34:5790 with you.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58£90, 95.
0:34:58 > 0:35:0295 on the net, against you all, fair warning,
0:35:02 > 0:35:04I should sell and I shall do now.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06100, 100.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10110, 110, are you sure?
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Then I sell at £110.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16How super is that?
0:35:16 > 0:35:18That's a proper job, £110.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23That means you have just made £68 profit.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27Lot 122 now. Of course I would like this, ladies and gentlemen,
0:35:27 > 0:35:30First World War patriotic sweetheart pincushion.
0:35:30 > 0:35:31A wonderful little lot, this.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35I can start the bidding weakly at £22 bid, 22.
0:35:35 > 0:35:4022, 25, 28, 30, 32, on the net, 32, 32, 32.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Is that it? 32.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46Fair warning, I sell at £32.
0:35:46 > 0:35:47- ALL:- Yes!
0:35:47 > 0:35:49That's £2, and that gives you guys...
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Girls, girls.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Group hug.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58That gives you girls a cool £95 profit, OK?
0:35:58 > 0:36:02What are we going to do about the little Scottish knife?
0:36:02 > 0:36:05I don't know what to do. It's going really well so I am not sure.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08We're going to bank the money and not go for it.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09What do you think?
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- Yeah, I'll go with that.- Will you? - I have to, yeah.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- OK, so we're going to park it, are we?- Yes.- We're going to park it.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19We're not going with the bonus buy,
0:36:19 > 0:36:21you've parked your profit of £95,
0:36:21 > 0:36:23which is brilliant and I congratulate you on that.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26No bonus buy but we're going to sell it anyway. Now let's have some fun.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28- Here it comes.- Lot 126 now.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32Didn't I say we had a cracker of a little 'sgian-dubh' in this sale,
0:36:32 > 0:36:33ladies and gentlemen,
0:36:33 > 0:36:37The net picked up on this previously and I have got to start this,
0:36:37 > 0:36:4095, 100, 105 with me, 105.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42105, 110, 115.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46115 with me, 115.
0:36:46 > 0:36:47120.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50The bid is on the net and I am out 120. Anyone else?
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Fair warning, I sell at £120.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56£120, £120 is plus £10
0:36:56 > 0:37:00but you didn't go with it. So well done.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Anyway, super, so you are plus £95.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04Don't say anything to the Blues
0:37:04 > 0:37:08- and all will be revealed in a moment.- OK.- Thank you very much.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- Well, kids, do you know how the Reds got on?- No absolute idea.- No.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21You do not want to know, I tell you.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24And the first lot for you is your chess set in its box
0:37:24 > 0:37:26- and here it comes.- 1,200.- Oh, yes.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30Lot 139, cracking little chess set, this, ladies and gentlemen.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Little charmer. It's all there, very much good to go.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36£10, £10.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- Where are you on this?- I'd give him - £10. £10 in.
0:37:39 > 0:37:40No-one leaves until you bid.
0:37:40 > 0:37:4410, 12, 15, 15, it is on the net,
0:37:44 > 0:37:45anyone in the room?
0:37:45 > 0:37:4915 and I sell it, £15.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Wiped its face. Well, no profit. No gain.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Lot 140 now.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59This is Guan Yin representing and giving mercy.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Lovely, lovely sculpture, this, let's get it moving.
0:38:02 > 0:38:0320 for a quick start.
0:38:03 > 0:38:0622, 25, 28,
0:38:06 > 0:38:0830, two, five, eight,
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- 40, two...- Good, you're in profit.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14..five, 50, five.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18One more, sir. My bid's here, fair warning. One more?
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Who is else is here? I've got... 65.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25- Go on.- 65, the bid is right at the back of the room. 70.
0:38:26 > 0:38:2775.
0:38:27 > 0:38:3375. Quite sure, no-one on the net, I sell at 75.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- That is so cool.- Well done, sir. - 75, it's plus 35.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Kyle, this is half the student loan paid off.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42OK, plus 35. Now, here comes the gypsy caravan.
0:38:42 > 0:38:47Lot 141. Again, this is a cracking object, ladies and gentlemen,
0:38:47 > 0:38:49this is a hand-built model
0:38:49 > 0:38:53of a traditional traveller or Romany caravan, call it what you will.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55No surprises, I've got some bids on commission.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58I'll start it gently at £55 bid,
0:38:58 > 0:39:0155, 55, 55, 60, five,
0:39:01 > 0:39:0470, five, 80, with you, madam.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07£80, 80 bid, £80, 80 bid.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10This is inexpensive. 85.
0:39:10 > 0:39:1190, five.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17Are you sure? 95, 95, 95, 100, thank you, madam, 100.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Who else? 100, 100.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Quite sure you are all done? Last chance.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24At £100.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27£100, you're £20 light.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29It could have been a lot worse. This estimate,
0:39:29 > 0:39:33- you are minus £20, you are plus £15. Children...- Overall?
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- ..you're still ahead.- Good.- Tricky.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38So what are you going to do then about the foot warmer?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Oh, I don't know now cos I didn't think this was going to happen.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- Did you not? You didn't see yourself in profit?- No.- Absolutely not.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- Ye of little faith.- I know.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48There is quite a lot of people here and they do seem to be bidding.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- They love it.- Shall we just go for it?- Let's go for it.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53And they all look a bit cold to me.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55- They need it right now.- Yeah.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- You're going on with it? - I think so.- Let's do it.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00OK, we're going to go with it. Anyway, fine, we are committed.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04- Committed.- Committed.- And the heated foot box is coming up now.
0:40:04 > 0:40:09Lot 145 now, it is a lovely little Victorian carriage foot warmer.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Stick this underneath your crinoline
0:40:11 > 0:40:14and you're all toasty round and about the ankles.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16I'm going to wade in, £10 bid.
0:40:16 > 0:40:2012, 15, 15, 18, 20, £20 with me,
0:40:20 > 0:40:22£22, I'm out, it's on the net,
0:40:22 > 0:40:2425, 25, 28.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- It's a rare thing, this, who else is bidding?- Go on.
0:40:27 > 0:40:2828, 28, my bid's on the net, 28.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32You'll not get another in many a moon. 28, 30, well done, sir.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33Anyone else?
0:40:33 > 0:40:3532, 32, it's on the net.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38All done, I sell, fair warning, at 32.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41£32, that's plus £8.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42OK, lovely.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45You are plus £23, children. On this happy note, right,
0:40:45 > 0:40:48don't say a word to the Reds. All will be revealed in a moment.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52- Congratulations.- Thank you. - Thank you.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02Well, how lovely is this?
0:41:02 > 0:41:06We have two teams of substantial winners today.
0:41:08 > 0:41:13- Everybody is going home with serious folding money.- Very nice.
0:41:13 > 0:41:18Now, the team today that are the runners-up are...
0:41:18 > 0:41:19the Blues.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22Oh, no.
0:41:22 > 0:41:29Which is so bad luck because you are nevertheless going to take home £23.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- Not bad.- That's fine.- That's fine.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34£23 is coming your way, here we go, the folding money.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- Here comes the 20...- Thank you.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- Here comes the 20 and here comes the three.- You can have the three!
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- Oh, don't be like that, Faye. Happy with it?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Well, we are really cool with it, but ordinarily plus £23
0:41:47 > 0:41:50would easily be a winning score on Bargain Hunt, but not today,
0:41:50 > 0:41:53not with these fearsome Reds
0:41:53 > 0:42:00who managed to score £95 profit.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Here comes your £95.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06OK, there's £95 there, which is serious folding money.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09And I'm very pleased to announce that as a result
0:42:09 > 0:42:11of making a profit on every item,
0:42:11 > 0:42:14you will be entered into the glorious aisles
0:42:14 > 0:42:17of the Golden Gavel Brigade.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21Ta-dah! There we go. Take one of those.
0:42:21 > 0:42:26Take one of those, Anita, add it to your jewellery collection,
0:42:26 > 0:42:30there we go. Is that not brilliant? Is it brilliant or is it brilliant?
0:42:30 > 0:42:32I mean it goes with your fleece so beautifully.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- Are you happy with that? - Very happy.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37And we're really pleased for you, in fact so pleased,
0:42:37 > 0:42:40why don't you join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?
0:42:40 > 0:42:41- ALL:- Yes!