0:00:02 > 0:00:05The scene is set, just like many a wildlife programme.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09Instead of animals, we have the lesser spotted antiques dealer,
0:00:09 > 0:00:11a species known for their resilience at pursuing
0:00:11 > 0:00:15a profit in the harshest of environments.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19What about the best price? What's the best?
0:00:19 > 0:00:20- I'd go seven.- Go on, then.
0:00:20 > 0:00:26- Shake. 700.- All right. Deal.- Well, he certainly knows what he's doing.
0:00:26 > 0:00:31"Quite remarkable. Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Hello, and welcome to Lincolnshire.
0:00:58 > 0:01:04Or more particularly, the Lincoln Antiques And Home Show.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06They are like a pack
0:01:06 > 0:01:09of predatory animals around here,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12prowling for potential bargains.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16But will our teams even have a game plan?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18But first, let's take a butcher's at what's coming up.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- The Reds get all stylish.- Quirky, eh?- It is rather nice.- Beautiful.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- There we are. Suits you. - The Blues panic profusely...
0:01:26 > 0:01:29We've got no time! We've only got about five or six minutes left!
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- 50 on the net.- ..and there's some serious action at the auction.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Gosh, we've got some good teams on the show today.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41We've got Pat and Jane, who are friends, for the Reds.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46And for the Blues, we've got father and son combo, John and Gareth.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48- Hello, everyone.- ALL: Hello!
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Good. Now, Pat, tell me, how did you two meet?
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- I met Jane walking across our fields with her dog.- Oh, how lovely.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00And I just sort of said, "What are you doing here?"
0:02:00 > 0:02:04- She was trespassing?! - She was.- Oh! Naughty Jane!
0:02:04 > 0:02:07So now, tell me about your farm, then, Pat.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- We milk 120 cows.- That's a lot of milk.- We've got 200 sheep.- No!- Yes.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- Got any chickens?- Yes. Chickens. Two cats, one dog.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19- Gosh, you're a busy bee, aren't you? - We are busy bees.- Yeah, brilliant.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- So, Jane, what do you do for a living?- I work with my partner.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25We have a property maintenance company.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28And we repair anything and everything.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30We refurbish houses, or we change washers on taps.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Whatever you want, we do it....
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Really? That sounds very handy.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37And how long have you been at this property maintenance lark?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- Oh, about 10 or 12 years. - Yeah, do you enjoy it?- Yes!
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- It's very rewarding. - So you two girls...
0:02:42 > 0:02:46when you're out there shopping, what will you be looking out for?
0:02:46 > 0:02:47- Cheap or expensive?- Cheap!
0:02:47 > 0:02:52Cheap, but looks expensive, and will get a lot of money at the auction.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56I suspect that these boys are just quaking in their boots.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59And I think I'm right. Anyway, very good luck. Super.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Very nice to talk to you. Now, John, tell me a bit about yourself.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05I've been in IT all my life.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08I'm retired now, but I started off as a computer operator in the days
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- when computers filled a room.- Yes.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14We all had to run around putting tapes on drives
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- and things like that. - You used to be a keen rugby player?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- I did, when I was a young man, yes. A long time ago.- What position?
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- Number eight?- Second row.- Second row. Very solid. Reliable position.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- Yeah.- And full of push. - Does all the hard work.- Yes, exactly.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- Now, Gareth, you're keen on the rugby too?- Yeah, I used to play
0:03:31 > 0:03:34when I was younger, but I've spent most of my adult life travelling
0:03:34 > 0:03:37around South America and South East Asia.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- They're not too keen on their rugby over there.- So what have you been doing in these foreign parts?
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Teaching English as a foreign language to young kids,
0:03:44 > 0:03:48adults, teenagers, anyone who will accept me as a teacher, really.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- And pay you?- Yeah, modestly, but, yeah.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55You guys are very familiar with the scrum and the whole arrangements.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58How do you think you're going to fare today taking on these
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- fearsome girls?- We may go backwards.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03What, if they give you a real push?
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- I think we are going to kick them into touch, basically.- Are you?
0:04:06 > 0:04:10OK, well, we'll look forward to that. Anyway, the money moment.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14£300 apiece. £300. Look at that. A quick snatch.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18You know the rules, your experts await, and off you go!
0:04:18 > 0:04:22And very, very, very good luck. Aw, rugby - I used to be a hooker, me.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Huh! And of course, our two tremendous teams
0:04:25 > 0:04:28need two pedigree professionals.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Mark Stacey is hoping to romp home with the Reds.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Whilst Natasha Raskin is hoping to squawk away with the win.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37She'll be with the Blues.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40And look who's flying overhead, it's the Red Arrows.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44They're training right next door to the fair at RAF Scampton.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46I hadn't seen that... Oh!
0:04:46 > 0:04:50- Hello!- Is this what they call fresh? - Very!- Isn't it, yes?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- Are you ready for the challenge? - I think so, yes.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58- Gentlemen, you have one hour on the clock. In fact, WE have one on the clock.- And there is so much to see!
0:04:58 > 0:05:01And it is going to fly. Are you ready for a fast, fun hour?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Very much so.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08'Red 1, Red 1, this is Tim Wonnacott requesting a fly past. Over.'
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- Your 60 minutes starts now. - Let's get started.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19And our very own Red Arrows are off to a flying start.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Because they're rather nice over there. What are they?
0:05:22 > 0:05:27- Well, they look like mustard pots from here.- Mustard?!- Are they mustard pots? Yeah.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Well, maybe you can bring them over to us.- There's a bit of damage.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Oh, there's a bit of damage. Aw.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Still, one's really nice, do you know what I mean? They're not dear.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38These are Georgian silver.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42They are made in London in the early part of the 19th century,
0:05:42 > 0:05:46so 1800-1810, something like that. Over 200 years old.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Yes, you see this one is quite badly damaged.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54With that damage, would they sell, or...?
0:05:54 > 0:05:57It depends on the price of them. It would be picked out.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Tell you what, we'll ask how much they are.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Sure, I think that's a good starting point.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- They might be way out of our budget.- I could do them for 75.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10- What do you think, ladies? - I'd like to go in at about 50.- Oh!
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- Do you think I'm being really mean?- 55.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15No... The dealer is here to sell.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19You can offer... If you do it nicely and smile at him. He might.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- We started at 75, didn't we? - Yes.- 55?- 55!
0:06:23 > 0:06:27It's a cold day and we've got to... 65.
0:06:27 > 0:06:3160. 60, split the difference.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- Yeah, listen, on a day like this, we're not going to hang about, are we?- No.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39- BOTH: 60?- 60's fine.- Excellent. - Thank you very much.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43I tell you what, you don't hold back, do you?
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Blimey, Reds, five minutes in and you're off the mark with Mark.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Good work. And by the look of things, the Blues aren't far behind.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55What was the box over there you were looking at? Oh! You're straight in to the Chinese.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00- OK. So what have you got here? Ginger jar.- Nice-looking little pot. - Yeah.- Ginger jar?- Ginger jar.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05- With its lid. Yeah. Which is always handy.- It looks fairly undamaged.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08It's absolutely lovely in its style. It's a very decorative thing.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11It's got a ticket price of £35.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15At auction, it would have an estimate of something like £15 to £25,
0:07:15 > 0:07:17so, you know, it's risky.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20It's very decorative and I think as a retail price, it's perfect.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Because someone coming along here, you're not asking the earth.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26But to take it to auction, to make a profit on that, I think
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- we'd struggle.- A tenner...- Yeah?! Well, he might.- You could try.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35- You live in hope.- How sort of old is it?- Yellow is the imperial colour.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Yes, jean.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40So you will often get people thinking it's older than it is.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- But it isn't.- How old is it? - It's 20th century. Yeah.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46They were made literally with ginger in.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50They put a little cane-work basket around it and they sold them at Christmas time.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52To take home. Touristy item.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55That's the thing, it's a nice looking, attractive thing, I think.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- It would stand out.- It is pretty enough. And I tell you what...
0:07:58 > 0:08:0020 quid. Because I like the Blues, it's my favourite colour.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Oh, brilliant! - 'You're in here, boys.'
0:08:03 > 0:08:09- Say 18?- 20. And a free coffee.- And a free coffee! Hello.- Can't be bad.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Have you made up your mind? Do you want my opinion?
0:08:12 > 0:08:14What is your opinion?
0:08:14 > 0:08:17My opinion is that at £20, the gentleman has been very kind to you.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21It's a little... More than generous, it's a little bit risky.
0:08:21 > 0:08:22Shall we do it?
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- Yes. We are risk-takers. - Go for it! Shake on it. Whey!
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Well done, fellas. You sure NOSE your stuff, eh?
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- How's that UDDER team getting on? - Oh, look! It's like home from home.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- Shall I go and milk it?- Don't start milking it. I don't think she...
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- She looks quite evil.- Well, the teats are not in quite the right format, are they?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- That's a bit personal, Pat.- I think she might have got mad cow disease.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53- I've think she might have.- I think she's got her rear leg at the ready as well.- She has, yes.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54If that tail goes up, I'm running.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57THE COW 'MOOS'
0:08:57 > 0:09:00And following on with the agricultural theme, the Reds have
0:09:00 > 0:09:05now come across a piece of furniture fit for any fine farmhouse.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08You see, I like these bits of wear.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Probably been chewed by a dog or something.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Well, I think it adds character.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16It's a Windsor chair, of course, or a Captain's chair.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- It's nice and sturdy.- Yes.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22I'm not going to say it's the oldest Georgian one around.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25But it has got a nice look about it. But it has to be cheap.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- Do you like it?- Yes, yes.- Yes. - Now that you've seen it?- Yes.- Yes.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- How much is this chair, sir? - £100 will buy that.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37It's a nice-looking old thing, but you'd need to get it for about 50.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- I don't think we're going to, are we?- No.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42'Crikey, Mark, you'll be lucky. That's half price!'
0:09:42 > 0:09:47- Do you want to try?- Do you want to try? Shall we ask him if...?
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- Is there any leeway on this at all? - That's the spirit, girls, have a go.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56- 85 quid and that's it.- No, that's too much.- It's too much, you know.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- In that condition. I love the shape.- Yeah, it's nice.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02I think it's got a bit of age to it.
0:10:02 > 0:10:08And I like the wear on the front turned leg, but I don't think
0:10:08 > 0:10:10that's going to make more than £80 to £100 at auction.
0:10:10 > 0:10:1270 quid. That's it.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16Oh! You are trying, aren't you? You are trying to be nice to us.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- I think with 60 you've got a chance. - Pretty please, at 60.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24- 65. Go on.- 63.- No. We don't do short money on this stall.- It's up to you.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- What do you think?- 65?- Well, it's a nice chair, isn't it?
0:10:27 > 0:10:32- I think you have a chance at 65.- I think we have a chance, because we're in a country area.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Don't forget, we're going to Beverley in Yorkshire.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40And isn't that in the Dales? You've got a lot of country cottages, farmhouses, there.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- Go on, then, 65.- You sure? OK, then.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47I think we're going to have it for 65, sir. Thank you very much indeed.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- Are you happy with that?- BOTH: Yes!
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- I'd like it a bit cheaper, but I'm happy with the chair. - I'd like it for 20 quid,
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- but we can't always have what we want in life.- Look at that.
0:10:56 > 0:10:5925 minutes in and the Reds have bagged their first two items.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03However, the Blues seem to be going round and round in circles.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06I think that's quite fun, an Eiffel Tower Ferris wheel.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- That is amazing.- I bet you that is expensive, because that is cool.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12That is really cool. That's for a hotel or something. Come on, gents.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- That's the thing, yeah.- The clock is ticking.- Who is going to buy it?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- Stop!- 'Look out, time for a showdown.'
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- This is our patch. - ..Absolutely wonderfully.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- We are doing well, aren't we? We've got two items already. - We've only got one.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29- The one we've got is high quality. - Do you know...?
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- Both of ours are high quality! - He's a good liar.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Looking at his face, I almost believed him.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38But I know for a fact on Bargain Hunt the Blues never buy quality.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- It does really matter. - If you're going to take that...
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- We are going to change that this time.- I'm glad to hear it.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47'Right, Blues, time for a regroup!@
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- WHISTLES BLOWS - Right, men - scrum down.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52You are in serious danger of going into the Sin Bin,
0:11:52 > 0:11:56cos it's halfway through and we only have one item. What's the plan?
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- Buy two more quickly.- Buy two more? - Don't go in the Sin Bin.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Come on, we can do it with these Reds. Are you ready?
0:12:04 > 0:12:05Let's go!
0:12:06 > 0:12:09That's right, Natasha, time to try a little harder, dear!
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- And tackle this shop once and for all.- There's not prices on anything.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17Oh, John's spotted a mid-20th century Mamod toy steam engine, as you do.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20So what do you think about this, then?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- It's a steam engine. - Yeah, it's a lovely thing.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25It's definitely going to appeal to the gentleman in the saleroom,
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- isn't it?- It is.- It's much more of a man's item than a lady's item.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31However, that doesn't mean it's such a narrow market,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35because collectables and toys are a seriously specialist market
0:12:35 > 0:12:37that is growing. Quite hot right now.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39What I know about toy steam engines you could
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- write on the back of a postage stamp.- I don't know a great deal,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44but it looks to me like it's in working order.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48It's got its burner and it seems to be fairly sound in the cylinder.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- It just needs a bit of a dusting. - It does.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- I figure that's its release valve and things like that.- I know very little about these things,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58but the one thing that I do know is that a name is quite key.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02When you've got trains, you want Hornby, when you've got cars you want Dinky.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04When you've got small gauge steam engines, you want Mamod.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Originally launched back in 1936,
0:13:07 > 0:13:12Mamod is still in production today at its factory in the West Midlands.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- Do we know how much is being asked for?- 75.
0:13:15 > 0:13:1875 she was asking for it, yes.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Well, I reckon the auction estimate is going to be around 30-50, 40-60.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- So it's...- We need to get it down a bit.- We need to get it down.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Get it for 50, 55, yeah, that would be...
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I don't know, I think that might still be a little too steep!
0:13:31 > 0:13:33But we'll try.
0:13:33 > 0:13:3955? You couldn't do it for 45? 55 is your best? Your very best?
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- You're very, very, very best? What do you think?- It's a tricky one.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- Let's do it.- I think... Yeah.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50We're so strict on time that we've kind of got to buy something. Yeah.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- Let's do it.- You going to go for it? - Yes.- Well, in that case, sure.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Thank you very much. £55. You know it's a gamble.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- But we've got to take them, time is against us.- It is.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04So, it's a toy for the boys. Which makes two items apiece. Ey-up!
0:14:04 > 0:14:07The Reds have spotted a lovely bit of blue and white.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- Why has that got that hollow there?- I'll tell you why.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Because you put your joint of meat on there and you cut it,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15and as the juices flow, it gathers in this well.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18And you can then make your gravy or your sauce out of it.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22But it's in lovely condition. It's made about 1860.
0:14:22 > 0:14:23Transfer printed.
0:14:23 > 0:14:29The lovely mark on the back, the Triumphal Car, by JM and PB and Co.
0:14:29 > 0:14:34So that would have been made in Staffordshire around about 1860.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38So it's 160 years old. It's not bad, is it? All the details there...
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- PLANE ENGINE ROARS OVERHEAD - Uh-oh, the Red Arrows attack!
0:14:41 > 0:14:43I love the little vignette on the side.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46I think the dealer mentioned it was about £90,
0:14:46 > 0:14:48but I think that's a little bit high for auction.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53Do you want to go and ask him? You can go and ask him if he really wants to get rid of it.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Don't agree anything, though.
0:14:55 > 0:15:01- It's cheap. That used to be a £200 plate.- Very best is £80.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- Oh, is that too much?- It's on the border, really, isn't it?
0:15:04 > 0:15:08I think it's wonderful. I think it ought to be worth 120, £140
0:15:08 > 0:15:11at auction. Whether we'll get that is another thing.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16- So...- Should we say yes?- No, not yet. What did he say, 80?- 80.
0:15:16 > 0:15:1875.
0:15:18 > 0:15:2075, go back and tell him 75.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Cor, you drive a hard bargain, Jane.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- Is that...?- I like it, I love it. - I mean, we need to make profit.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- I think it's wonderful. - It's not just a matter of whether we like it or not.- No, that's true.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- We need to make money on it, don't we?- We do, and I think it should make money.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- Could we take it for 75, pretty please?- It's got to be £80, I'm afraid.- Right.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40I'm not being hard, it's worth more than that, really.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- £80, I think is very good. - No, he won't come down on 80.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- He won't come down? Well... - Well, we won't have it then.- OK.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Crikey, that's that, then, team.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50Onwards and upwards, eh?
0:15:50 > 0:15:51Don't forget me!
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Poor old Mark. I think he quite liked that plate.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56That's it, girls. Keep him in check.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59That music stand is not really to my taste, I have to say.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Yeah, I don't like that music stand either.- Shall we move on from it?
0:16:02 > 0:16:05I think so, yeah. What's this thing?
0:16:05 > 0:16:08I quite like this.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10My Latin isn't very good, but...
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- Do you think it's a fireman's helmet?- No, it's got that little thing there...
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- TRADER:- It's the French fire service. - The French fire service, yes. - Oh, is it?
0:16:18 > 0:16:20And then you've got a Latin inscription.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23It's a bit battered, but it's quite a quirky item, isn't it?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- It is rather nice.- What would we use it for?- I don't know.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- LAUGHTER - There we are. Suits you, Pat!
0:16:29 > 0:16:31No? You don't look too happy.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Oh.- Actually, he had quite a large head, that fireman,
0:16:34 > 0:16:39- I think, didn't he? - How much is it?- I'll do it for...
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- 55. - THEY GASP
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- Well, my daughter's a firefighter. - Is she?- So maybe...
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- There's a connection. - Does that say we ought to have it?
0:16:47 > 0:16:50I mean, do you like it? First of all, do you actually like it?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- Oh, yes.- Yes. TRADER:- Of course she does!
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- Do you think this is more sellable than the plate?- Well...
0:16:55 > 0:16:59It's marginal. I loved the plate, but I think...
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- I mean, there won't be another one of these in the auction, will there? - No.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04- Shall we go for it? It is different.- Oh, go on, then.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- It is different, isn't it?- Yes. - Shall we shake his hand?
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- What's that, 45 did you say?- No! - No?- 55 English pounds.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Ha-ha. Nice try, Jane.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16I think we've done this now.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- 55 quid and you've got your third item.- That's right.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Well done, ladies. Well done. Thank you, sir.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28Good work, girls. Shop done with time to spare. The Blues, however...
0:17:28 > 0:17:30So, we've got loads of money, but we've got no time!
0:17:30 > 0:17:33We've only got about five or six minutes left. 225 quid to spend.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Let's find something fast.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Cool, what about this mirror here? It's so lovely, though.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40How much are your walking sticks?
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- That one is 45.- Well, that's got a little Scotch thistle on it.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Oh, do you think that's a good omen? - LAUGHTER
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- So what's this here? We're running out of time. There's this horn, here.- Yeah.- OK.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54It's a serious bit of bovine horn, it's nicely curved at the end
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- and, like you said, a nice, good omen...- It's got a thistle. - ..it's got a little thistle on it.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Age-wise, what are we talking? Sort of 1960s, '70s, something like that?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Yeah, I would have said so. '60s, '70s, it comes with a collection
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- of other sticks that were all about at the same sort of era.- OK.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08I tell you what,
0:18:08 > 0:18:11you've had me running around today, trekking around. I could have used a stick like that!
0:18:11 > 0:18:14It's got a bit of grandad appeal, and if someone is looking for this
0:18:14 > 0:18:17for themself or if someone knows just the man who needs this
0:18:17 > 0:18:20trekking stick, then, hopefully, we'll get one, or two,
0:18:20 > 0:18:22or maybe even three hands going up.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25We couldn't ask you very kindly to shave some money off that?
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- I could do 40 quid.- 40 quid?- Yeah. - Oh! What do you think?
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- I think it's a mad risk. Everything we've bought today has been a risk! - 35?- I can't, well...
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- 38. I'll do 38.- 38. - 38. What do you say?
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- Let's get it done at 38.- It's a big bit of horn for 38 quid.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40SHE SIGHS
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- With literally about a minute left! Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- We need your luck, sir. Will you wish us luck?- Oh, all the best.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Well done, fellas. By hook or by crook,
0:18:49 > 0:18:51you got there in the end, as...
0:18:51 > 0:18:52time's up!
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Shall we survey the scene and check out how the Red Team got on?
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Hello.
0:19:00 > 0:19:01Have you ever felt inadequate?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06First up was the pair of silver-mounted
0:19:06 > 0:19:08mustard and pepper pots. £60 paid.
0:19:10 > 0:19:15Next, they were chuffed with the chair. They parted with £65.
0:19:16 > 0:19:22Sacre bleu! The French firefighter's helmet set them back £55.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- Well, girls, that was fun, wasn't it?- It was fun.- Great fun.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Exactly how much did you spend? - 180.- Did you?
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- You are magnificent creatures. - I know.- You know!- Yes!
0:19:32 > 0:19:35£120 of leftover lolly, please. Thank you very much.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Now, which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- The chair.- The chair?- Possibly, yes.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44You're dead cert today, aren't you, Pat?
0:19:44 > 0:19:46This is an absolutely miraculous moment.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- Well, she makes all the decisions. - Of course she does. Fair enough.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52There we go. That's lovely predictions. You've had a lovely time?
0:19:52 > 0:19:56- We've had a fantastic time.- It was a great day.- Well, it ain't over yet, because now, the wodge goes to Mark.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58What are you going to spend it on, Mark?
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- Oh, Tim, I think I've got to find something of quality.- Have you?- Yes.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- I think so.- And maybe a hot water bottle to warm you up!
0:20:03 > 0:20:06- It would be rather nice, wouldn't it?- Well, it would. Good luck with that.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue Team bought, eh?
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Their first purchase was the 20th-century ginger jar.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14It cost them £20.
0:20:16 > 0:20:22Then they steamed on to the model Mamod engine. £55 was paid.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26The last lot was the ram's horn-handled crook.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Price paid, £38.
0:20:29 > 0:20:34Well, you two, the father and son combo from heaven, ha-ha-ha,
0:20:34 > 0:20:35how'd you get on?
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- Erm...- So-so?- Yes, so-so, I think.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- Some panic buys!- Which is your favourite piece, Gareth?
0:20:41 > 0:20:43I think my favourite piece is the ginger jar,
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- but that's cos it was the one I chose.- OK, fine.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- So there's a bit of that? - And it was cheap, so... - Yeah, and it was cheap.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52- Do you agree with that, Dad? - No, the walking stick was my favourite one, even though
0:20:52 > 0:20:54it was a panic buy at the end, I think that's...
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Still your favourite. Anyway, how much did you spend?
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- We spent £113.- £113.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- I would like £187 of leftover lolly, please.- There you go, sir.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Thank you very much. That's all there, is it?
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- I don't need to count it. I trust you. - LAUGHTER
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Hail, foreign wonder. What are you going to spend all that cash on?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Well, everything we bought was from across the genre.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14There was no theme. So I'm going to stick with that theme
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- and buy something totally bizarre! - Absolutely!
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Well, why break the habits of a lifetime, eh?
0:21:19 > 0:21:20Anyway, good luck with that.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Go and relax, go and warm up, because, right now, we are
0:21:24 > 0:21:27about to trot off to York on a little trip.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29I've come to Fairfax House,
0:21:29 > 0:21:33described as one of Britain's finest Georgian houses.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Originally built in the early 18th century,
0:21:35 > 0:21:41the property was bought by Charles, 9th Viscount Fairfax of Emley.
0:21:41 > 0:21:47Remodelled in 1761, it was created to form a residence
0:21:47 > 0:21:52for the Fairfax family during the winter social season in York.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Let's take a butcher's, shall we?
0:21:54 > 0:21:56CLASSICAL MUSIC
0:21:59 > 0:22:01The house is stunning,
0:22:01 > 0:22:07worked with stucco ceilings, reliefs and wrought iron work throughout.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Eventually, the house was sold to the council,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12and in 1980, the York Civic Trust decided to restore this
0:22:12 > 0:22:16magnificent building back to its former glory.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20And it was the gift of a certain Noel Terry that was
0:22:20 > 0:22:25crucial to the success of this restoration project.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Noel Terry was the great grandson of Sir Joseph Terry,
0:22:29 > 0:22:34founder of the famous Terry's confectionery company here in York.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38Upon his death in 1980, his collection of English furniture
0:22:38 > 0:22:43was donated to the York Civic Trust for display here at Fairfax House.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46And what a great display it makes.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Now, before we get to look at the collection itself,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53it's my treat to talk to Hannah Phillip,
0:22:53 > 0:22:58director of Fairfax House, about the house itself,
0:22:58 > 0:23:01which has an amazing 20th-century history, doesn't it?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04It's very hard to imagine that this somewhat remarkable town house
0:23:04 > 0:23:07is actually used as a cinema and a dance hall.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- HE LAUGHS - That's extraordinary!- It is.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13And now, the Noel Terry collection, when did he start collecting?
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Well, his first purchase dates back to 1918
0:23:17 > 0:23:21when he was a relatively young man, so it's a 60-year love affair,
0:23:21 > 0:23:23I think is probably the best way to describe it,
0:23:23 > 0:23:27and you can see his collection progress through the decades.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Now, we've got a marvellous selection in this room,
0:23:30 > 0:23:32but these 17th-century chairs,
0:23:32 > 0:23:35I guess are, kind of, the early part
0:23:35 > 0:23:38of the Noel Terry collection, are they?
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Probably some of the earliest pieces in the collection,
0:23:40 > 0:23:44and they have a story to tell as invariably pieces do.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47What's interesting is if you look really carefully at them,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50you can see a change in the patina.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54So we've got this wonderful, original piece here and then at the top,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57this top row here is somewhat different,
0:23:57 > 0:24:03and what we see is Noel Terry starting to clean this piece.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Dear Noel thought he'd have a bit of a buff-up,
0:24:06 > 0:24:08and there we've got the example of it cleaned down, which,
0:24:08 > 0:24:13of course, in value terms, spoils the value. You should never do that.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- This is true.- But on the other hand, for the story of the house
0:24:16 > 0:24:18and the collection, it's very interesting to see.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Now, tell me about this rather intriguing piece of furniture,
0:24:22 > 0:24:26cos it has a, sort of, look of a mixture of elements, doesn't it?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29It does. It does, I must admit, generate a little bit of debate
0:24:29 > 0:24:31as to its origin.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35Yes, well, sometimes the secret is in the drawer lining,
0:24:35 > 0:24:40and we've got nice English or Northern European oak linings,
0:24:40 > 0:24:43but that joint is relatively crude,
0:24:43 > 0:24:46and I suppose it could be German or Dutch.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49I can understand why there's a debate about it.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53There's more to it than meets the eye, however.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57It's got a side drawer, that's unusual, isn't it?
0:24:57 > 0:24:59If you take out the drawer runners...
0:25:00 > 0:25:02..you're able to release...
0:25:06 > 0:25:10- ..a genuine secret drawer. - Isn't that amazing?
0:25:10 > 0:25:15Beautifully crafted, in exactly the same honey-coloured oak,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18with thin, thin slivers of timber.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21And, of course, you could keep your jewels and your secret papers and...
0:25:21 > 0:25:23- Very safely.- Very safely!
0:25:23 > 0:25:27And nobody would ever twig that such a thing was there.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30It was actually found by one of our house stewards during our cleaning.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- Was it really?- It was. All credit to him for discovering it.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37And were there any jewels or secret papers in the secret compartment?
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Sadly not.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41That's what he's telling you, anyway!
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Anyway, thank you very much, Hannah,
0:25:44 > 0:25:46it's been lovely visiting Fairfax House.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49But right now, though, we're about to head off to the auction
0:25:49 > 0:25:54and see what sort of secrets will be revealed there.
0:26:05 > 0:26:06Well, the big question is,
0:26:06 > 0:26:10will our teams stand a sporting chance today,
0:26:10 > 0:26:12here at Beverley Racecourse?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Where we're at Hawleys Auctions
0:26:14 > 0:26:17with, of course, the lovely Caroline Hawley,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20proprietor and auctioneer extraordinaire.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- Thank you, Tim!- Lovely to be here.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Now, a pair of silver-mounted mustard peppers.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28At first glance, they look absolutely fantastic.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33Beautifully made - but sadly, it's taken a very, very bad hit
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- at the base...- Yeah, look at that.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- Great lump of resin in there. - Not good.- That's not good, is it?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40No. And they've resilvered -
0:26:40 > 0:26:43they've got some other silver bases and put them round the bottom,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46- so the bases are nothing to do with the tops.- No.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49But all in all, they look a nice pair -
0:26:49 > 0:26:52but I haven't put a great value on, because of the damage.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Don't be shifty, now - how much?
0:26:54 > 0:26:55- 30-50.- Mm.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59There you go, that sees them with a fairly substantial loss,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- because they paid £60 for the pair. - Oh, did they?- Yep, they did.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Anyway, the second item is this lath-back armchair.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08- Yes.- Tired?
0:27:08 > 0:27:09It is tired,
0:27:09 > 0:27:14but I could see somebody painting it in a rather nice chalk paint.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18- Oh, yes.- But it is a very, very standard object.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20This, sadly - £40-60.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Well, it is what it is, as you say. £65 paid.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Their last item is the brass fireman's helmet.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Now, these things are a bit of a mystery to me.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32As you know, I love all things French -
0:27:32 > 0:27:35including brass firemen's helmets.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38This one is interesting, because it's "Sapeurs pompiers",
0:27:38 > 0:27:41and then the last bit of it is blank,
0:27:41 > 0:27:44and it WOULD say "de Lyon", "de Paris"
0:27:44 > 0:27:47or whichever town it's come from - that's left blank,
0:27:47 > 0:27:50so I think it was probably only used as a ceremonial thing.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53It's perfectly shiny, and it's genuine,
0:27:53 > 0:27:55in that it's not a reproduction -
0:27:55 > 0:27:57- the thing was made in the latter part of the 19th century.- Yeah.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01- Absolutely.- So, for a collector of French firemen's impedimenta,
0:28:01 > 0:28:04of which I would gather this part of the world is probably stuffed
0:28:04 > 0:28:08- with people, is it?- Oh!- After all... - Absolutely full of them.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11- Full of the taste of France. - Yes, yes.- OK, fine.- Absolutely.
0:28:11 > 0:28:12How much?
0:28:12 > 0:28:13I would say £50-80.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16- Would you, really? - Yeah, I would.- £55 paid.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20So, on the basis of your very strong valuation on the fireman's helmet,
0:28:20 > 0:28:23they might not need the bonus buy, but irrespective,
0:28:23 > 0:28:25let's go and have a look at it, eh?
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Well, girls you had £125 of leftover lolly,
0:28:28 > 0:28:32you entrusted all that cash to Mark - what did you buy, Mark?
0:28:32 > 0:28:34I bought something very traditional, too.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38- Oh, wow!- Oh, it's that!- Wow. - Because loved it.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41I'm very traditional - I love blue and white transfer printed ware.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45And it's very unusual to have this well and tree.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47- It's in very good condition. - How old is it?
0:28:47 > 0:28:50Probably about 1850, I would have though - something like that.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Right, how much did you pay for it? That's the question!
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- It is - I paid £80.- 80?!
0:28:55 > 0:28:57So, how much do you think we would get for it at auction?
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Well, I would love to see it make 100 or more.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Do you think that's realistic?
0:29:02 > 0:29:04I think it might just do it, because it's a good, strong pattern.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06You could well be right, Mark.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Anyway, the answer is, you don't choose now, you choose later,
0:29:09 > 0:29:11after the sale of your first three items.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13But right now, for the audience at home,
0:29:13 > 0:29:17let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Mark's plate.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22So, Caroline, here we go - something for your Sunday joint.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Mm! This is lovely. It's made by John and Matthew Bell, Glasgow potters.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29It's about 1860. I think it's gorgeous.
0:29:29 > 0:29:30What's it worth?
0:29:30 > 0:29:34I mean, they used to be worth a lot more, but I'm going to say 60-80.
0:29:34 > 0:29:35- £80 paid.- OK.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Mark Stacey, who's a great lover of all things ceramic,
0:29:38 > 0:29:40as you know, really rates it,
0:29:40 > 0:29:42and I think, on the basis of the condition -
0:29:42 > 0:29:47- cos it is pretty good condition, isn't it?- It is, yeah, absolutely.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50With its built-in drainer and all that, who knows?
0:29:50 > 0:29:51It might cut the mustard.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Anyway, that's it for the Reds.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Now, John and Gareth and Natasha for the Blues.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Their first item is the ginger jar and cover.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03There is a very strong following for all things Chinese at the moment,
0:30:03 > 0:30:05and somebody might just have the spot
0:30:05 > 0:30:08for this very pretty little ginger jar.
0:30:08 > 0:30:09How much do you think?
0:30:09 > 0:30:11I'm afraid I've only put £10-20 on it.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14I'm afraid I think you're right. Anyway, they paid £20.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16I mean, it's neither here nor there, really.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17- They didn't pay £100.- No.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- £10-20, £20-30, it's difficult to estimate, isn't it?- Yeah. Yeah.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23OK, that's great.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Now, the Mamod stationary live steam engine -
0:30:26 > 0:30:28it's a childhood toy from the '50s or '60s...
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- Yes, yeah.- ..or maybe '70s. Something like that.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34And...no box, not in great condition. I mean...
0:30:34 > 0:30:37No, but the nostalgia part of it - you know,
0:30:37 > 0:30:41if you had one of those as a boy, Tim, I don't know if you did,
0:30:41 > 0:30:45but the opportunity to buy it back and relive your childhood, and...
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- Yes.- ..get things moving again, I think that would be quite exciting.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50There's a following for things like this.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52I quite agree, but I think if you were doing that,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55on a nostalgia kick, I think you'd want the thing to take home,
0:30:55 > 0:30:57which is the trophy Mamod engine,
0:30:57 > 0:30:59rather than a slightly tired example, like this.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- Yeah. - What's your estimate on this jobbie?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Well, I haven't put much on this at all. 20-30.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- The team paid £55.- Ah. - Which, you see, is far too...
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Well, in my opinion, it's far too much. Anyway, there we go.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13In case you stumble, the next lot, of course, is a nice walking stick.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Thank you! Right, this LOVELY walking stick.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21It's quite a large, long shepherd's crook.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Exactly. You can go and oink a young lamb by the back leg,
0:31:24 > 0:31:27which was the shepherd's trick, and pull it towards you.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29- Ah, right!- And that's the whole point of this... Have you not...?
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- I haven't done a lot of that, no. - Young lamb work.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33No, I haven't!
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Well, I think it's a very useful thing.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38It's this ram's horn handle, here,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- with the lovely thistle finial. - Mm-hm.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43It's - I would think it's on a hazel stick.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47It's a lovely thing - I mean, all over Lake District -
0:31:47 > 0:31:50we're in Yorkshire, here - there's lots of wonderful walks.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- I haven't put a high estimate on it. - Cos it's not old.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57No, no, it doesn't have a lot of age, but I imagine, in a new shop,
0:31:57 > 0:32:01in the Lake District, I can see someone charging £100-120 for that.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05- Exactly, cos it's handcrafted. - Yeah, absolutely, all day long.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09- Second-hand. Not very old.- No.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- How much? - We've had a lot of interest in it.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14- I think - I've put £10-20. - Is that all?
0:32:14 > 0:32:18They paid £38, and they thought it was a pretty good snip at £38.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21- And it ought to make 30 or £40. - I hope so.
0:32:21 > 0:32:22- Yeah.- Yeah. Hope so.- Good.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Well, in case not, and if we're all wrong,
0:32:24 > 0:32:26they're going to need their bonus buy,
0:32:26 > 0:32:27so let's go and have a look at it.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30OK, you spent a modest £113.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33You gave Natasha £187 of leftover lolly -
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- what did you buy?- I bought this very interesting...- Ooh!
0:32:36 > 0:32:40..World War II brass artillery fuse, detonator.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- That is interesting. - So, have a look, have a feel.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45It is a genuine sort of thing you would find in an artillery museum.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- Right, yeah. - Is the price good, though, Natasha?
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- That's what we...- Well... - ..really need to know.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52The original ticket price was £45,
0:32:52 > 0:32:55and somehow I managed to get it down to a mere 15.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57- Wow!- That's good. - That is cheap.- Yeah.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Because it's quite heavy.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01It's brass - it's got a good gauge of brass to it.
0:33:01 > 0:33:02What's the scrap value of brass nowadays?
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- Very high, I think.- Don't think of - we're not here to weigh things in!
0:33:05 > 0:33:06But what do you think?
0:33:06 > 0:33:08You've got a good feel for it, what do you reckon?
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Um, I like it - I like the look of it.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14I think it could be very interesting to a collector, basically.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16- Mm-hm.- As you say, it's in great condition.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- Mm!- And ready to explode in somebody's front room.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Excellent. Well, that seems to have had the desired effect.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24You don't pick it now, you choose later,
0:33:24 > 0:33:26after the sale of your first three items -
0:33:26 > 0:33:28but let's find out from the auctioneer
0:33:28 > 0:33:31what she thinks about Natasha's fuse.
0:33:31 > 0:33:32Now, Caroline, you're great
0:33:32 > 0:33:36and deep knowledge of fuses is going to be put to the test here!
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- Thank you so much(!) - Cos I would have no idea,
0:33:38 > 0:33:41except that it goes on top of some sort of shell.
0:33:41 > 0:33:42Over to you, Charlie.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Well, we see the shell cases all the time.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48But this is a shell detonator.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52It's number 80, which is written on the base, here,
0:33:52 > 0:33:54and this, you would twist it round
0:33:54 > 0:33:58and set sort of a timing device which would detonate the thing.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01It's not of any great use, fortunately, nowadays,
0:34:01 > 0:34:05but I think that for somebody that collects militaria,
0:34:05 > 0:34:08what a wonderful paperweight this would make!
0:34:08 > 0:34:09What's your estimate?
0:34:09 > 0:34:12I haven't put a great deal - I would say £20-40 on this.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- You're absolutely right. They paid £15.- Right.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17Anyway, are you taking the auction today?
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Yes, I am, indeed.- Ooh, good. We're in safe hands.
0:34:21 > 0:34:2350.
0:34:24 > 0:34:2640. Are we done? Yes.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28Now, Pat and Jane, how are you feeling?
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- Nervous.- Anxious. - Why would that be?- Anxious.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Well, I don't think we're going to do very well, somehow.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35- Do you not?- No.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37- I think we might. I think we might.- Well, there you go.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40There's lots of people here, so we've got to think positively.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43You couldn't get a sheet of Bronco between the folks here, could you?
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- I mean, they're jammed in... - They're jammed in.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47- ..like sardines.- Yes.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51OK, fine. First up are the glass and silver mustard and pepper -
0:34:51 > 0:34:53and here they come.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55We have this rather splendid pair
0:34:55 > 0:34:59of silver-mounted glass mustard and pepper pots.
0:34:59 > 0:35:04With restoration - but we've all got a bit of that, haven't we?
0:35:04 > 0:35:05You speak for yourself.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07..going to start me at £20?
0:35:07 > 0:35:10£20. £20 on the net. 22 in the room. 24.
0:35:10 > 0:35:1226. 28. 30. 32. 34.
0:35:12 > 0:35:1436. 38. 40.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Standing at the back, I've got you, sir.
0:35:16 > 0:35:1742, anywhere?
0:35:17 > 0:35:19They're a good lot.
0:35:19 > 0:35:20Thank you, sir.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- That's not right, is it?- No.- No.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Oh, dear, oh, dear. Right, well, not to worry.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29Let's go with the kitchen chair. There we go. Looking good.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Let's start that on £20.
0:35:31 > 0:35:32£20 for the chair.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Thank you, sir. 22. 24. 26.
0:35:35 > 0:35:3728. 30. 32. 34.
0:35:37 > 0:35:3936. 38. 40.
0:35:39 > 0:35:4242. 44. 46. 48. 50.
0:35:42 > 0:35:4350. 55.
0:35:43 > 0:35:4560 anywhere?
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- £55, are we done?- So close!
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Yes, we are.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- Thank you, sir.- Minus £10.
0:35:52 > 0:35:53- Minus 10?- Minus 10.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57- You were 65, and she got to 55. Check?- Yes.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- Now we've got the fireman's helmet. - So, now the fireman's helmet.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01What's this worth?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Let's start, £20.
0:36:03 > 0:36:0420 to go.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06£20 - thank you, sir.
0:36:06 > 0:36:0920. 22. 24. 26. 28. 30.
0:36:09 > 0:36:1232. 34. 36. 38. 40.
0:36:12 > 0:36:1645. 50. No?
0:36:16 > 0:36:1745 at the back of the room.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- Are we done at 45? - Where's the internet?
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Come on, 50 anywhere?
0:36:21 > 0:36:25- 50 on the net.- 50 on the net. - 55 in the back of the room.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Are we done at 55?
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Yes, we are. GAVEL BANGS
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- £55. Washed its face. - Oh...- Washed its face!
0:36:33 > 0:36:35So, overall, you're minus £30.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37So, what are we going to do about this bonus buy lark?
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- To be or not to be?- No.- No.- No.- No. - Do you mind?- I don't think people...
0:36:40 > 0:36:41No, I don't mind.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44I think it's lovely, but I don't think people are spending that much.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47I can tell you that the auctioneer's estimate was £60-80,
0:36:47 > 0:36:49she thought it was really lovely - you paid £80,
0:36:49 > 0:36:53so, on the face of it, you appear to have made the right decision.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- But you just can't tell at auction, can you?- No.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01Now we have this rather gorgeous well and tree blue and white platter
0:37:01 > 0:37:04by J and M Bell of Glasgow.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07It's in great condition. It's a lovely thing.
0:37:07 > 0:37:0860 straight in on the net.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- 60.- Oh, no.- 60. 65, anywhere? - Oh, yes!
0:37:11 > 0:37:14You've all seen it - 65, surely?
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Is the net done? Is the world done?
0:37:16 > 0:37:18All done at 60...
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Thank you.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24At £60, that's minus £20 - but you didn't go with it,
0:37:24 > 0:37:26which was just as well, you girls,
0:37:26 > 0:37:29because overall, your score is minus £30.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33And, as far as we know, that could be a winning score.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40John, Gareth, this is exciting, isn't it?
0:37:40 > 0:37:41It's overwhelming.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45Here we go. First up is the ginger jar and cover - and here it comes.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49This little, gorgeous Chinese ginger jar and cover.
0:37:49 > 0:37:53This is worth £10 - 12 anywhere?
0:37:53 > 0:37:5514. 16, sir.
0:37:55 > 0:37:5718, madam - are you still in?
0:37:57 > 0:38:0016, sir, seated. 18 anywhere?
0:38:00 > 0:38:0120. 22.
0:38:01 > 0:38:0624 in the room. You're in, sir. 24. Don't shake now!
0:38:06 > 0:38:1024. It's too late. All done at 24...
0:38:10 > 0:38:11Yes.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Well done. £4 profit.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- This is the difficult one.- Yes.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22It's a mid-20th century Mamod stationary steam engine.
0:38:22 > 0:38:27£10 to start. Come on, let's start low. £10 anywhere? Surely.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Speak now. 10, thank you, sir. 12.
0:38:30 > 0:38:3214. 16. 18. 20.
0:38:32 > 0:38:3522. 24. 26. 28.
0:38:35 > 0:38:3730. 32.
0:38:37 > 0:38:3934. 36 on my left.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43You know it makes sense. 36. 38 anywhere?
0:38:43 > 0:38:46All done at £36...
0:38:46 > 0:38:50- Oh, that's a shame, that's a shame. - Minus 19, I'm afraid.- Mm.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- It's worth it for her chat, though!- Yeah.- She's great!
0:38:53 > 0:38:56A vintage ram's horn hazel crook.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59£20. 22 anywhere?
0:38:59 > 0:39:00£20.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02- 22.- Yes!- 24.
0:39:02 > 0:39:0326, thank you. 28.
0:39:03 > 0:39:0630. 32. 34. 36.
0:39:06 > 0:39:0838. 40.
0:39:08 > 0:39:1142. 44. 46.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1348. 50.
0:39:13 > 0:39:1560.
0:39:15 > 0:39:1665. 70.
0:39:16 > 0:39:1875.
0:39:18 > 0:39:2180. No?
0:39:21 > 0:39:25All done at 75...
0:39:25 > 0:39:27- Thank you.- Wow.- Amazing! Wow.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30It was all that time we spent choosing it, I think, that did it.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- We spent so long.- 36!
0:39:32 > 0:39:35So, you're £22 up, and that stick really cracked it.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- It did, absolutely. - How extraordinary's that?
0:39:38 > 0:39:42I think you could buy it brand-new in the shop for £75, but so what?
0:39:42 > 0:39:44It's happened. Well done, chaps.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47Now, what are you going to do about this fuse business?
0:39:47 > 0:39:48- I think...- Going to have a go?
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- Yeah, I think we want to have a go with it.- Yeah, we liked it.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- You're definitely going with the bonus buy?- Definitely.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56- You got £25 in the bank.- Absolutely. - You're not risking much.- No.- £15.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59I have to tell you, the auctioneer liked it,
0:39:59 > 0:40:00she put in an estimate of £20-40 on it.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03So, she sees, frankly, Natasha doubling her money on that.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05- Fair enough, isn't it? - Good, yeah. We thought so.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- You're going to go with the bonus buy?- Definitely.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10OK, super. Decision made.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Well done. And here comes the fuse.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15£10 to start for the shell.
0:40:15 > 0:40:16Thank you, Reg.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18£10. 12, thank you.
0:40:18 > 0:40:2114. 16, thank you. 18.
0:40:21 > 0:40:2520. 22. Thank you. 24.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29Are we done at 22?
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- Thank you, Reg. 69.- Plus 7.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36Which means you are plus £29.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- This means you could have a winning score.- Mm-hm.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41And the important thing is, say nothing to the Reds.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- We won't mention a word.- Very good.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45- Thanks, Tim.- Thank you.
0:40:45 > 0:40:46- Oh, guys!- I can't believe it!
0:40:46 > 0:40:48That was so beautiful!
0:40:55 > 0:40:56Amazing results, I have to say.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- Have you had a great time, Reds? - We've had a fantastic time.- Yes.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00What about you, Blues?
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- Amazing.- Oh, I know. Something else, isn't it?
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Anyway, it's been what you call patchy -
0:41:05 > 0:41:07it's been what they call up and down.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10And, as you know, on Bargain Hunt we no longer have losers -
0:41:10 > 0:41:12we only have runners up.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15And the runners up today, by a chalk, just happened to be...
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- the Reds. - THEY GROAN
0:41:18 > 0:41:19Your total score is minus 30,
0:41:19 > 0:41:22which, normally on Bargain Hunt, would be a winning score,
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- but it's not good enough today when it comes to the Blues...- Oh...
0:41:26 > 0:41:27- Boo.- ..I have to say.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29So, let's just run through it, then.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- It was minus 20 on those two pots, yeah?- Yeah.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34It was minus 10 on that chair. I never liked that chair.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- Oh!- The fireman's helmet, that did you no good.
0:41:37 > 0:41:38You didn't go with the bonus buy,
0:41:38 > 0:41:40that wouldn't have done you any good, either.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42- LAUGHTER - In fact, it's all minus,
0:41:42 > 0:41:45bar one wiped face, which gives you minus 30.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46- Oh...- Aw.- But never mind.- Oh, dear.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49You've got the farm to look forward to, haven't you?
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- All those cows to milk.- That's right.- And gee-gees to ride around.
0:41:53 > 0:41:54But have you had a nice time?
0:41:54 > 0:41:56- We've had a fantastic time. - Yes, great.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58We've loved having you on the programme.
0:41:58 > 0:41:59Thank you for being so sporting.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01But the team that's going home with cash,
0:42:01 > 0:42:04which is £29 worth of cash, which is pretty good, isn't it?
0:42:04 > 0:42:07£4 on that miserable little ginger jar.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- THEY LAUGH - Just goes to show, doesn't it?
0:42:10 > 0:42:14I was very rude about your stick, which made £37 profit,
0:42:14 > 0:42:16which is a marvellous...
0:42:16 > 0:42:18We were worried about it, as well, I think.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Yeah, but you had faith, which was good.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23And Natasha was particularly faithful.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25As you were with your fuse, darling.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30Which made £7, which was another result in the Raskin battery.
0:42:30 > 0:42:35- Plus £29. Which I'm very proud of you for, actually.- Thank you!
0:42:35 > 0:42:39- Very proud you.- Yes. It was a very lucky victory, I think.- It was!
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- We're very happy with it. - Did you enjoy it?
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- Very much so, yes.- Good, well, I'm pleased to hear it, John.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Anyway, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, as they say -
0:42:46 > 0:42:49in fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:42:49 > 0:42:50ALL: Yes!