Malvern 16 Bargain Hunt

Welcome to Leominster,

where black and white buildings point to its historic past.

But, as you know, it's all about the Reds and Blues on this show

and whether, eventually, they strike gold.

So, let's go Bargain Hunting, yeah!

On Bargain Hunt, there's no grey area when it comes to the rules

cos each team gets £300

and an hour to shop for their three objects,

before they sell them at auction.

But will those purchases leave them tickled pink

or will they simply be seeing Red? Let's find out.

Let's see what's coming up.

The Reds get very demanding.

-Good handshake.

-Are you sure, sir?

The Blues go on an obstacle course.

Oh, my goodness!

Oh, gosh, you can move it when you get going, David!

And at the auction, the Reds go with the flow...

..and the Blues feel the pressure.

But before all that, let's meet our bargain hunters.

Well, we've got some top teams on the show today.

For the Reds, we have cheeky chappies Roger and Roy.

And for the Blues, we have Mr and Mrs, that is Chris and David.

-Hello, everyone.

-Hello!

Lovely to see you.

Now, Roy, you were an accountant by your profession, but you found

you couldn't resist the lure of the flora, is that right?

-I decided to open a garden centre.

-Did you?

-Which I ran for 20 years.

-And do you do a lot of gardening today?

-Yes, I've got an allotment in the top of the town.

-Yeah.

-And I grow most of my own vegetables.

-Oh, lovely. Great fun.

And when you're not in the garden, you like to get on the water a bit?

Yes, I share a canal boat with my son.

And it's fantastic travelling at 4mph along the canal,

and stopping off at the odd hostelry.

-Yes, there's a lot of that tying up outside a pub.

-Yes.

And after a week on the boat, when you get back on the road,

-travelling at 70mph is quite frightening.

-Too quick.

Yes, exactly.

And have you been all over Britain by canal?

Yes, I've been down to London on the Grand Union

and I've been over the Pennines on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

No, good fun.

Now, Roger, it says here that you have been a successful shopkeeper

and a photographer.

-Yes, over 500 weddings.

-Oh, really?

You were an official photographer?

-Oh, yeah, yeah, professional.

-Oh, good.

-Is it nice doing all those weddings?

-I enjoyed it, yes.

-Yes.

All the lovely girls and the handsome men?

Yes, but they weren't my girls, is the trouble.

Yeah, that is the point, isn't it?

Now, when it comes to shopping today, who's going to be in charge of the finances? You, Roy, I guess?

-I will.

-The accountant will step to the fore.

-Does that mean you are fairly taut on the money?

-Very tight. Very tight.

Well, I wanted you to say that, not me.

-Anyway, good luck, chaps.

-Thank you.

-Lovely to talk to you.

Now, David, it says here that you are a pharmacist by trade

and then you had a higher calling.

Well, after all that time looking after people's bodies,

I decided it might be time to look after their souls.

-What was it like being ordained later in life?

-It was quite awesome.

One of the great things was a coach load of parishioners came

to Portsmouth Cathedral and it was quite humbling to see a coach load

of people coming to follow you. I felt like a shepherd.

Yes. Well, you've got your flock.

And what particular flock do you look after now?

It's the Roman Catholic flock in Minehead,

a little village called Watchet,

and an even smaller village called Dulverton down in Exmoor.

Oh, lovely. It says here that you are a bit of a petrol-head.

Absolutely. Yes. And it always has been. It's been in my blood.

-What sort of motor cars do you own?

-We've got a 1965 Sunbeam Rapier.

-And do you go off on rallies and things?

-We do.

And I've got a brilliant navigator stood beside me. Fearless, she is.

-And how long have you been navigating for David, then?

-Oh, gosh.

-'93 was your first one.

-'93 was my first one.

That was your first rally, but you've been married for how long?

45 years. I can remember that.

I made you think there for a second though, didn't I?

Well, that's brilliant. So what did you do in your working career, Chris?

I started off as a dental nurse when I left school,

then I worked as a GPO telephonist.

And did you sit there with a cigarette in your mouth,

with all those wires, putting them into sockets?

-Yes, and I loved it.

-That's good.

Because this is the moment now to have your "do-re-mi", £300 apiece.

I hope that strikes the right note.

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

And very, very good luck!

These teams are FAB and so are today's experts.

Weighing in for the Reds, it's Charles Hanson.

And in the Blue corner, it's Caroline Hawley. Oh, yes.

Real bargain stuff. Buy for a pound, sell for 90.

-I'm looking for a map or a globe.

-Right.

-We intend to leave you with quite a lot of money.

-Oh, really?

And we intend to spend no more than £50 on any item.

-Something with strings on would be good.

-So, guitar, violin?

-Lute, maybe.

-Excellent.

Right, teams, the sands of your time start now.

WHISTLE BLOWS

-We better start shopping.

-Let's go!

Follow me. Come on.

Hang on. Hey, look, this looks like a good shop. Antique Market.

Let's go in. Lead the way, David.

I can see you're excited, David, and so is Mr Hanson.

And the clock starts ticking.

These places are like Aladdin's cave.

Oh, oh.

-Shall we go through this stall?

-Yeah, wherever you like, yes.

My only wish is that your items make money.

Have a look. Whatever takes your fancy.

Roy, what pattern is that, do you think?

I have no idea.

No, well, thanks for coming.

THEY LAUGH

Hey, not everyone is as knowledgeable as you, Carlos.

Meanwhile, the Blues have struck lucky in the first five minutes.

I've spotted a globe.

-You've spotted a globe? Already?

-Oh, I say.

-It's a bit small.

A miniature globe. £10.

-Do you want to look at it?

-I wouldn't mind.

Right, we shall ask the gentleman in charge.

Do you want me to go and get him?

-Oh, please.

-Thank you, thank you.

Oh, look at the lute above.

Gosh, two things on your wish list in the same cabinet.

And while we wait for Caroline to come back with the shopkeeper,

what have the Reds found?

A smaller stool than that my gran used to sit on to milk the cow.

-Really?

-Yeah, on the farm.

-She didn't!

-Do you fancy buying it?

-No, that one's too tall. It's not a milking stool.

-It's not, no.

-Is it not?

-No, it's not low enough.

-See, to me, that's a milking stool.

-You have to get right down to get to the teats of the cow.

-Really? Well, I could still do that.

-You'd get a bad back then!

-THEY LAUGH

Come on, Reds. Get a mo-o-ove on.

Back with the Blues and Caroline has returned with Gavin, the shopkeeper,

so that they can have a look at the globe and lute.

Or is it a mandolin?

Well, I can't believe it. You've found a lute above a globe.

-Yes. We don't actually need to look any further, yeah.

-What a coincidence.

-Shall we look at the globe as well?

-Yeah.

-Do you want me to hold the mandolin?

-Thank you.

It has actually got the globe and the base.

-I don't think that's part of it.

-Turn it over.

-£34.

-Oh, right.

-So you just get the globe.

-Oh, right.

-No, not impressed.

-You're not impressed. Right, OK. Well, put the globe back.

-We will put that back.

-But what about this?

-Will this fulfil David's string need?

-It would do, actually.

Now, it's been made in Napoli.

-Can you see inside?

-I can, I can.

-That's lovely quality.

-In Napoli.

-That's lovely. Oh, you speak Italian, David.

I'm very impressed.

Let's hope you're fluent in haggling.

The only thing I don't like is the price on this at the moment.

Oh, how much is that? 120.

Maybe Gavin the shopkeeper could negotiate with the seller.

-Gavin!

-Yes?

-We like it, but we're not too happy about the 120 price.

-I'll ring Nigel and see what he says.

-Yeah, as low as you possibly could go, Gavin.

Our teams have had 15 minutes in Leominster's emporiums,

but we're still waiting for a purchase.

-Can see a very nice...

-That's a nice vase.

-Yes, yes.

-There you go, Roy. Have a handle on it.

-Thank you.

-Come round here, Roger.

What is the price? That's the important thing.

Straight to the point, eh, Rodge?

-First of all, look at the aesthetics, Roger.

-Yes.

Look at the beauty of the vase, first of all.

-Yes, and it's raised.

-It's raised as well, yes.

-Exactly. Now, that technique is called impasto.

-Yes, yes.

-Now, that's important. Right, what does this say on there?

-Forever the businessman, Roger.

Look at the vase, first of all.

Think about the end purchaser.

Our teams should always be thinking about auction appeal.

Now, will Gavin's news fall flat, or hit a high note with the Blues?

-I had a word with Nigel, the dealer.

-Yeah.

-And the bottom line is £90.

-No, it's still too much.

-With the case.

-He couldn't go to 80?

-I'm afraid not.

I did try 80 for you, but he said no. £90.

-Can we leave it and come back to it later?

-Of course.

Put the mandolin on the back burner, then.

Any luck with that vase, Charles?

-What I like about it, Roy, is that it's Arts and Crafts.

-Yes, yes.

-So it's the birth of the 20th century...

-Yes, yes.

-..when we all came into our own.

-And there was a crack in it as well.

-Yeah, well observed.

You've got good eyesight there, Roger. Thanks, thanks for that.

-That's killed it, hasn't it, Roy?

-Yes, it has. Yes, it has, rather.

Back to the Blues, and while Caroline heads upstairs for a snoop about,

the Reverend is discovering his inner cowboy.

Oh, look!

Trigger the Horse.

-Trigger.

-Watch the China, lovely.

-I'm watching. Oh...

That probably dates back to the '50s or '60s.

This horse was made by D Sebel & Co.

They went from building parts for tanks and planes

during World War II to making the famous line of Mobo toys.

That...is...

something special.

David loves it, but will it be yay or NEIGH for Chris?

I'm not too sure about that, lovey.

The health and safety...

I wonder what Caroline will think when she comes back.

Oh, yeah, but it's only £88 ticket price.

Only £88?!

-Oh...

-Right, OK...

-I'm not impressed.

-Oh, you're not?

Sorry, no, no.

-That means I've got to put it back, then, does it?

-Yes, please.

-OK.

What have you found?

-Well, it's Trigger the Horse but Chris didn't like it.

-Didn't you?

-Not keen.

-Right, OK.

-Sorry.

So, each team still has £300 after 25 minutes.

We could really do with some divine intervention here.

This little seated figure appears to be like a little girl praying.

She stands out because she appears to have the right level of wear

and I almost can't believe she's right.

She's probably 1880 in date,

-but I'm almost...

-What's the price on there?

-£65.

They'd come down from that, I'm sure.

And knowing the auction we're going to, it's a traditional fine art sale

-and that sort of... It's called bronze as well.

-Oh.

And I'm fairly certain, if it's bronze,

it's worth far more than £65.

I'm hoping she's 19th century

-and, if she is, she could be worth 100 to 150.

-Oh, yes, yes.

-It's a funny old game.

-She's very attractive.

You three need a closer look

and there's a man from the Antiques Centre who can help.

Stan, sir, it's this cabinet here, please.

While the Reds wait to unlock the truth about the statue,

David is doing some undercover work of a horsey nature.

Trigger the Horse, it's the articulated one that's on the top...

-He's having a little word!

-CHRIS LAUGHS

-88?

-Mmm.

-I'll give him a ring.

-Thank you very much.

-I think he's having secrets!

-Who, me?!

-Yes, you, David!

-Just in case!

Mind your head.

Meanwhile, problems with the statue have caught Charles's eye.

She's called bronze...but she isn't bronze.

I think she's actually a resin.

-Feels a bit warm, does it?

-Yeah, have a feel of that.

Solid bronze is cold to the touch.

So, although it's called bronze, I am fairly sure...

I think, although she looks to be almost

-a Renaissance girl....

-Yes.

-..from the 19th century,

in fact, I'm fairly sure she could be Chinese. Oh, well.

Sorry, lady.

Don't worry, gents. There's plenty to choose from,

although you've only got half an hour.

So, while the teams continue shopping,

let's take a look at something I found in nearby Malvern.

What do you make of this chap?

This thing has been bunged on a lathe and turned most beautifully.

How do I know that?

Well, if you look at the series of rings

and cuts here that go to make up that foot,

all out of a solid lump, remember,

and then a deliciously curved ballaster in the middle

and then no less than one, two, three, four,

five mouldings making up this top collar.

And then the upper part is similarly beautifully turned

and it's got one or two holes in the top.

But what's it for?

The top bit unscrews, look, like that.

And inside, you can see there's some white, powdery stuff.

What's white and powdery inside this pot

is effectively the finest form of talc that you could possibly find.

Fill the pot up with this fine talc and you've got,

through the neck, a long hole that leads to the little holes in the top.

And this thing is made for one purpose and one purpose only,

and that is dusting the interior of the fingers of your gloves.

Imagine that.

You bung this bit up the glove fingerhole,

give it a bit of a dust about.

The white stuff comes out at the end, so that when your hand has to fit

that incredibly tightly drawn and stitched bit of goatskin

and you're drawing the glove on, your hand will go into it easily.

It is a treen glove powderer.

And, as an object, it's as rare as a hen's tooth.

It was made probably sometime around 1720 or so.

And what's it worth?

Well, here in Malvern, it could be yours for £40.

On another day in another place, perhaps a specialist treen sale,

I would expect it to bring about 150.

So that's worth a dust-up, isn't it?

Back in Leominster and, with 30 minutes on the clock,

our teams have yet to make a purchase.

But could the toy horse be re-entering the race?

I've had a word with the dealer and the bottom line is £69.

-On the horse.

-£69? That is a very exact figure.

-They are quite collectable, that sort of thing.

-I would love a little look.

What you've got to do is when a child goes up

and down with him, he goes along the floor.

-He's got a bit of rust, hasn't he?

-We all have!

-A bit of paint loss.

-We all have!

-You want him, don't you?

-I do.

He does.

-Go on then.

-Go on then?

-Seeing as we haven't bought anything yet.

-Right, enough horsing around.

-Right, go and tell Gavin you'll have it.

-Right.

-Off he goes.

-Off I go, armed with my horse.

-Bye, Dobbin.

You are saddled with it now, Blues.

And at £69, let's hope you are toasting its success

at the auction and not drowning your sorrows.

Either way, the Reds have something you could use.

I would call it a good Regency style... Let's call it a champagne cooler.

It could double as a bottle coaster as well, Carlos.

-How old is this?

-150 years?

-It would be back in the 18...

Spot on, yes. Spot on.

I would say it is probably mid-19th century. 1850.

If we can get it for £40, do you think?

-I would like to think we could get it for £40. Roy?

-Where's the man?

We will start at 30 and see how we get on.

Stan, can we have you a moment, please?

Here he is.

Hi, mate.

Now, we want a bargain here. A real bargain.

You want a real bargain. I will go and see what I can do. Just give me a moment.

-It could be champagne all round today.

-It could be!

Don't put it on ice yet, Charles.

You're still playing catch-up, remember.

Now, time for a time check, please, Caroline.

-We have only got 25 minutes left.

-Oh, gosh.

-It is surprising. I told you.

-Time flies. Running shoes?

-On the gallop. Get Dobbin out!

-Running shoes?

-Yes. Go!

Back with the Reds and, after chatting to the owner of the cooler,

is Stan going to warm to what they have to say?

You might like to make an offer.

Well, I thought about 20. 25?

-£30?

-Now you're getting somewhere.

-Oh, really?

-30 is the top bid.

Your offer has been accepted.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Good, that's great.

Well done, Reds. That's one down and two to go.

Across town, Matt the shopkeeper has found the Blues a riding crop

to go with their toy horse.

-What have you got on him?

-I could let him go for 40 quid.

Joseph Fletcher a big maker of crops?

It is a London maker, I know that much.

I like the maker's label on it.

I don't think this is silver, I think it's plate.

But it is a nice thing. Could you not do 20?

Give us a good...

Oh, I say, Chris. She doesn't say a lot but when she does she comes in with it, doesn't she?!

Let me get a chair!

20 quid is a touch on the cheap side.

I could get you in at 35 quid

-and that's...

-30 and you've got a deal.

-Go on.

-Go on then.

-30 and you've got a deal.

-Yes!

-Yes!

Well done, David. Well done.

Bravo, Blues, but you've only got 15 minutes to find that last item.

Back up the road, Roger and Roy have found something illuminating.

What you have here are a pair of Victorian candlesticks

and they are nice.

They could make £30 to £40, if you can buy them for around £15.

-We will offer ten to start.

-Oh, no, don't!

Lordy, you don't mess about, Roger.

Shall I go and get the gentleman?

-You've got the sticks, let me go and get him.

-OK, go and get him.

I think we will start at 10 and work up to 12, and we'll go up to 15.

Hopefully get them for 15.

You've got a lot of brass, gents. I like it.

Watch out for the Blues though.

They've made their way to the Antiques Centre and their search has gone global.

-There is a globe here.

-Right.

-Can you see?

It looks a bit...

..tatty.

-Not the globe for you?

-No.

-So what's wrong with this world?

-It's just looks a bit grubby.

-Does it?

-Yes.

So you want a cleaner world?!

-A cleaner world of that size.

-Yes.

-Is she always this demanding, David?

-All the time!

-Right, OK.

-We will go and find a cleaner world, Chris.

-Right.

-Come with me.

If you do that in 15 minutes, I will be impressed.

Now, what is the word on those candlesticks, Stan?

-The price is way over the top, mind.

-Is it?

-It is.

-What do you think about £10?

-I don't think much of £10.

These candlesticks, they were 38.

They have been reduced to 28, but you can have them for 20.

-That is only £10 each.

-That's a lot of money.

-Is it?

-No, 15.

We will go up to 15.

I'll give you two pounds towards it and make it 18.

-16.

-It can't be done.

-16? No?

-No, 18. That is as much as I can...

-17.

-No, no, no.

18. I don't mind you trying, but it's still going to be 18.

-All right, we will shake his hand.

-18. There we are then.

-Thank you.

-You've bought them?

-We bought them.

-I like your style!

Stan's the man. He has met his match though with this pair.

Back to the Blues and, with just under ten minutes left,

panic is creeping in.

-You look interested.

-I am.

-These, here?

-Yes.

Do you think there's more on that than the mandolin?

Of course, the mandolin was put on the backburner.

It's your call.

Before we start sprinting across the road,

that probably looks more profitable to me.

Do you think? You liked the mandolin.

Yes. It was different, wasn't it?

-What do you think? What do you think? Tell me. I think we have less than five minutes.

-Right.

-Let's go across the road.

-It's up to you. You want to go across the road.

-Yes.

-Where do you want to go?

-Across the road.

-Across the road we'll go.

-Right, across the road.

Let's hope that your shop doesn't go down the pan, Blues.

Get going, David.

It may be too late for the Reds.

That is quite nice, isn't it?

-Look at that.

-It looks heavy to me, yes.

-It is. It's a loo.

Is there a price on it, Roy? Can you see a price anywhere?

-Yes, it says £85.

-£85, Roger.

£85 for what is described as a Staffordshire blue and white pottery loo.

-Look at the interior. It's so...

-It is a decorative object.

-Yes.

It captures almost the interest in the 1860s in the exotic.

You've got here a landscape

with almost a Brighton Pavilion-esque building.

It is almost Turkish in this blue and white pattern.

It has a great look and I would love to look at that every morning...

and evening.

But...how would you display it?

Make your minds up quickly. Three minutes and counting.

Come on, quick!

Now, can you remember where the mandolin is, Blues?

And what was the best on it? Was it £90?

It's very nice.

-Have you decided?

-Yes.

-You've just missed the high-five.

-Brilliant! You've decided.

-We will shake the man's hand.

Thank you very much indeed.

Praise the Lord! The Blues have done it.

But for the Reds, the devil is in the detail.

-What shall we start at? 35? 40?

-£40.

I think with time ticking now, two minutes to go, let's call in Stan.

Stan.

While you were looking at it I did make enquiries because I thought

you were going to ask me the best price, and it is £60 and no less.

-50 and we'll shake hands.

-No, I can't do that. I'm sorry.

-I still think 50 would be a good handshake.

-I'm sorry, I can't do it.

-I can't do it.

-Are you sure, Stan? 55? Go on, make it happen.

Oh, yes! Well done! Sold!

Now that is what I call first class haggling.

Right, teams, your time is up.

-We've done it.

-Thanks very much.

-Three items.

-Thank you very much.

I'm delighted. Well done, team.

Let's check out what the Red team bought.

Their haggling was hot stuff.

They got the 19th-century bottle cooler-cum-coaster for £30.

Stan wouldn't budge on the brass candlesticks though.

£18 for the pair.

And were they round the bend

buying this 19th-century Staffordshire toilet,

or is it a lavatory, or is it a loo, for £55?

Well, chaps, you said you were going to be really, really tight.

Actually, how much did you spend?

-£103.

-£103. Not too bad then.

So I would like £197 of leftover lolly, please.

-Great.

-195.

-Thank you.

-And two.

-Very good.

Now, which is your favourite piece, Roger the Dodge?

I suppose the cheaper one - the candlesticks.

-That is your favourite?

-Yes.

-Do you agree with that, Roy?

-No, I will say the toilet.

-That is your favourite?

-Yes.

Of course, you were flush with cash, weren't you?

-I like that.

-OK.

No, listen, before we go down the S-bend on this,

which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-The ice bucket, I think.

-OK. Do you agree with that, Roy?

Yes, I agree with that. I think the ice bucket as well. I spotted it.

-Did you?

-Yes.

-What about Charles? Do you think the same?

-I'm behind you all the way!

-That's good.

You can rely on Charles, I tell you. He's our man.

OK, Carlos, there is a pile of dough.

The great place here in Leominster is, of course, the Antiques Centre

and you've got plenty of choice, haven't you?

I think, Tim, objects here are ageless and, like my colleagues,

with their provenance and pedigree, we can go back in time.

It's wonderful to learn about.

Charles at his best. Vintage stuff, Charles. Good luck.

We are all ancient, you see!

You speak for yourself!

Anyway, on that happy note,

why don't we check out what the Blue team bought?

They took a punt on this toy horse by Mobo for £69.

They continued horsing about,

paying £30 for this Joseph Fletcher riding whip.

And finally,

they plucked the Stridente mandolin from the cabinet for £90.

-Well, well, well. Happiness and joy all round.

-A wonderful day.

-And good fellowship.

-Absolutely.

-Exactly.

-You can't buy that.

-You can't. Talking about buying, how much did you spend?

-£189.

That is a mature amount of money.

So please may I have £111 of left over lolly?

Chris, thank you very much. Oh, look. Nice. £50.

So which is your favourite piece?

-I still love the horse.

-The horse?

-The horse.

-OK.

-Do you agree with that?

-No.

-No. What was your favourite then, Chris?

The mandolin - it's very pretty.

-Is that going to bring the biggest profit?

-Perhaps not.

-What will?

-Perhaps the horse.

-Do you think the horse will bring the biggest profit?

-We've got a whip if it doesn't.

-OK. But the horse is our prediction?

-Absolutely.

-Right, super. Here we go then, Caroline. There we go. Lovely.

Look at that. Is it going to be religious?

I am pinning my hopes on it, put it that way, Tim.

-I'm talking about your bonus buy!

-So am I!

Well, good luck with that.

We are heading now, well, in a minute or two, to the auction over in Moorlands.

Well, well, well. What a selection we have in front of us today

and what a marvellous auction house to bring it to.

You are too kind, Tim.

I like to bring a lavatory to you occasionally, Philip.

-Well, it's as old as the building, I would think.

-I guess it is.

Anyway, in order, Roger and Roy bought the largest bottle coaster

I think I have ever seen. That is a whopper, isn't it?

It's a belter, isn't it? We've put £15 to £30 on it.

-That might be a bit mean.

-Well, they ought to. £30 was paid.

It's just a question of whether anybody twigs it for what it is.

I mean, do you really want a Magnum coaster? Not often.

But if you have got magnums for a big party, then why not?

Perfect. Anyway, next are the candlesticks.

-Very, very plain ordinary jobs, aren't they?

-Yes. I quite like those.

What would they be? 1820? Something like that?

Lovely things but zero demand.

I think we are going to make between £15 and £30.

Well, anything over £18 and you are in the plus side of the equation,

so that would be marvellous.

But I do think it's a sad state of affairs that only £18 retail

is all you have to pay to get a good pair like that,

but there we are. A sign of the times.

The other sign of the times is this rather grubby pan.

It always makes me wonder who would spend their time

gazing at the interior of a lavatory bowl?

-I suppose there has been the odd occasion in life when we all have now and then, but...

-Well, yes.

I think the idea is that, when this was fitted up,

it went into a mahogany box and all you saw was the bowl, really,

because you would have a mahogany seat and it sat...

Like a piece of furniture, really.

-A thunderbox.

-A thunderbox, exactly.

-So, Phil, how much please?

-I reckon it at £30 to £50.

OK, fine. 30 to 50. £55 paid by our team.

It could be their downfall.

In which case, they are going to need the bonus buy

and let's go and have a look at it.

-£103 is all you spent.

-Yes.

And you gave Charles, therefore, £197 of leftover lolly.

Charles, what did you spend it on?

I think, like Roger and Roy,

it was buying something with an aged elegance.

And gents, just for you.

This delftware plate in a rich, white, tin, opaque glaze

is 230 years old.

-Is that so? Goodness me.

-Absolutely.

-It's showing it as well!

It is, but it's honest.

We all suffer bruises over the years and the odd scar. We do age.

Can I ask how little you spent of our money on it?

It cost me £85,

but put a one in front of it.

-Oh, no!

-Hold it tight!

-Anyway, there we go. You don't have to pick it now.

-That's good!

There is nice time to recover before the auction.

But right now, let's find out

whether the auctioneer is going to say yea or nay.

Right then, Phil, Charles Hanson had £197 of leftover lolly

and he spent most of it.

I respect Charlie's knowledge on pots.

I think he's got some good academic knowledge

and if he says this is a good thing, I believe him.

-I think that's going to make £100, £150.

-OK, fine.

-£185 he actually spent.

-So we have got to bat on a bit, haven't we?

I think you've got to bat on.

But tin glaze is tin glaze and if somebody really loves it,

they will take it away, which is great.

On the other hand, the team may not risk it.

In which case, that might be the correct advice. Who knows?

We will find out. That's it for the Reds.

Now, for the Blues, who have been truly eclectic.

First of all, we have got the ride on horse.

This is Mobo. They're an English company, I think.

They made one that was their lead brand, as it were.

You put your feet on it and the legs move like that.

But that is not it.

-What is your estimate?

-£20.

-This one cost them £69. Very good.

Well, we are all learning something, aren't we?

Let your Mobo work on you. £69. Estimate of £20 to £30.

-They are in trouble with that, aren't they?

-They might be.

They might be.

Next is the riding crop. Do you fancy this one, Phil?

Well, I do. But it's not a riding crop. I mean, it is now.

This is a driving whip.

So you would sit in your carriage and you used it...

-But they are long old things, aren't they?

-Yes. This has been cut down.

So it's missing three or four feet then.

-It is missing probably four or five feet.

-Oh, right.

Well, the dealer advised the team that they needed to buy that

because he thought it was going to make such a great profit,

and he persuaded them to part with £30. What is your estimate?

If he'd have got the rest of it, he would have been spot-on

because they are very, very collectable.

-But cut down, £10 to £20?

-OK, fine. That sounds like a death knell to me.

Next is the mandolin and David went bonkers for this

because he is very keen on stringed instruments, the guitar player.

And of course, they had run out of time.

-Did they do the right thing, Phil, at £90?

-No.

-I think that is £20 to £40 worth, Tim. Don't you?

-I don't know.

Is it only £20 or £30?

I would not want to invest £90 of my money in that.

-I think, at best, it is 50 or 60.

-OK, fine.

Well, on that basis, they are going to need their bonus buy.

Thank you, Philip. Let us go and have a look at it.

Now, you spent £189. Magnificent. That means you gave Caroline £111.

Caroline, what did you spend it on?

-What do you think this is?

-I don't know.

-It is a gilt metal tie pin.

19th century. But can you see this little, tiny lens in there?

-There is a glass lens. Can you see?

-It's got a hole in it.

-Wow!

-Look through the hole and what you see?

That is known as a Stanhope or a peep.

It was invented by the third Earl of Stanhope, Charles.

It was then rejigged by a Frenchman, Rene Dagron, in 1857

to make this little, micro lens.

-You would put a miniature photograph...

-I can see the Bible.

You can. You can see the Lord's Prayer.

There is the whole of the Lord's Prayer on the size of a pinhead.

-I love it.

-Do you like it?

-I love it!

-What an appropriate job.

-£111, she had.

-I saw it and I love Stanhopes.

-Big question.

-Right.

-How much?

-£15.

-No!

-Yes!

-Gosh!

-That's good, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Good.

-How much profit do you think it will make?

-£25 or £30. It's got to be. I think it's fantastic.

-Yes.

-I agree.

Right now, let's find out what the auctioneer

thinks about Caroline's Stanhope tie pin.

-Look at that.

-What is it? It's not one of those rude ones, is it?

-It's the Lord's Prayer.

-Oh, right.

-It's not a rude one, is it?

-Well, I'm blessed.

People will pick that up when they see it.

I mean, I think it's going to make between £15 and £30.

Do you? Well, that's brilliant. Caroline only paid £15.

-She is very canny, you know.

-Absolutely.

-Perfect.

Anyway, that's it. Now, are you taking the sale today, Philip?

-I am indeed.

-We are in safe hands.

45. 50, sir.

OK, chaps. Now, how many auctions do you get to go to every year, Roger?

I think this is probably my first of this sort.

-Never.

-Yes.

-Really?

-In 80-odd years.

-You have never been to an auction in 80 years?

-Not like this one.

-I'm the same.

-And you're the same?

Your bottle coaster, he has put 15 to 30. You paid £30.

If you're looking for a magnum coaster,

you'd travel quite a long way to find one like that.

-Yes.

-Anyway, there we go.

Lot number 256.

30. Bid me £20 to start for the coaster.

Bid me a tenner, someone.

-Ten bid, 10, 15, 15 and 20.

-Come on.

-20 bid and 5, 25.

-Come on, one more.

-30, 30 bid, one more?

-Go on.

-Is that a yes or no?

At £30 only, 30, any more?

-At £30 and done, then. At 30 and done, thank you.

-Wiped its face.

-We didn't lose any money.

-No.

Wiped its face.

Pair of candlesticks, bid me for these, £20 for them.

Start me at a tenner, quickly. At £10, I'm bid at 10.

-In the room, 15, 15, 20.

-Yes!

Lady's bid at 20, 20 bid.

At £20, 5, 25.

30 now. At 25, any more?

At £25, then, I sell at 25 and done.

Thank you.

Look at that. That is plus £7.

Well done, you two.

Now, the transferred lavatory.

Blue and white lavatory pan, there we go. Who's got £100?

Who's got £50?

Who's got £30?

-20?

-Yes.

-Where'd that come from?

At £20, 20 bid. Is there any more?

And 5, 25. Go on.

-It's a great thing.

-Go on, one more.

35. 35, just one more.

At £35 and I sell at 35 and done, thank you.

-Oh...

-Ugh!

Minus £20. So close.

Overall, though, you are minus £13, which is nothing, really.

What are you going to do about the tin-glazed plate?

Minus £13 could be a winning score.

-I'm inclined to leave that one.

-Really?

-Yes.

OK, fine, that's your decision, then, boys.

We're going to sell it anyway and here it comes.

Lot number 262 is the delft tin-glazed plate.

150.

Bid me £100, someone.

-Oh, I say.

-£50, someone.

-I think we did the right thing.

-£30 to start.

-Charlie, I should start the car, if I were you.

-Yeah, I'll get my keys.

At £30 and 5, 35, and 40,

40 bid, go on, 50, 50 bid.

At 50, 60, 60 bid,

-60 here, 70 it is, 70.

-Come on, come on.

-Come on.

-At £70 only.

Any more at all? At £70, then, I sell at 70 and done.

Thank you.

-Sorry.

-No bonus buy, so your score is minus 13.

You did well, chaps, to resist and you can walk tall, right?

Because minus £13 could be a winning score,

-just don't say a thing to the Blues.

-No, we won't.

At 250, 250.

-Well, then, do you know how the Reds got on?

-No, not at all.

-And how are you feeling, you two?

-Excited.

-Bit nervous.

-Are you?

You're ride-on horse, £69 you paid for that. Here we go.

First up is the hobbyhorse and here it comes.

Here we are, 278 and I'm bid £15, £15.

15, 20, 5, 30, 5, 40, 5, one more?

45, yes or no? With me at £45.

-50, 50 bid, £50.

-You paid 69.

...never believe this. At £50, bid's at the back and I sell,

then, at £50 and done, thank you.

It's not as bad as it might have been, so well done, chaps.

That's minus 19.

Now, driving whip, here we go.

Who's got £20 to start? 20.

Who's got a tenner?

10, I'm bid at 10, 10 bid.

At £10 only, at £10, only bid at 10, 10 bid.

There's the bid at £10, seated, and I sell, then, at £10

and done, thank you.

£10 is minus £20, that's minus 30.

Lot number 280 is the mandolin, as Mike Oldfield once said.

Bid me for that. Bid me, I don't know, bid me £40 to start.

Bid me 30.

20. 5, 30, 5, 40, 5, 50, now.

50, 50 bid, you're out, standing at the back.

At £50 only, any more at all? At £50 and I sell, then, at £50.

Paid 90. £50 is minus 40,

which means, overall, you're minus 79.

Now what about this stick pin with the Stanhope?

-Are you going to go with that?

-We love it.

-You're going to go with it, then?

-Yes, please.

It's only £15. The auctioneer's estimate is £15 to £30,

so he sees you doubling your money, Caroline, and here it comes.

Lot number 284 is the gilt metal stick pin with a Stanhope,

-which recites the Lord's Prayer.

-Hallelujah.

So if you need a little bit of guidance,

this would be ideal for you, really.

Bid me for that lot, start me off, I don't know, £50 to go.

50, bid me 40.

30.

20, I'm bid, at 20, 5, 30, 5,

40, 5, you're out, 45 bid. At 45.

She's done it again.

45, any more? At £45 seated and done, then, at 45 and done,

thank you.

£45, I don't believe it.

That is plus £30, you clever girl,

which means you are now only minus 49.

-"Only minus"!

-Which is a good deal better, isn't it?

-Yes, much better.

-Thanks to your expert. Well done, Caroline.

-Thank you.

-Well done, you.

Now, minus 49 could be a winning score. Say nothing to the Reds.

-We won't.

-All right, very good. Go on bended knee, eh?

25 and 30.

Well, sadly, teams, nobody is going home with profits today.

-ALL:

-Oh!

But which team has won by making fewer losses than the other?

And the team with the larger losses by a fair chalk,

I have to tell you, our runners-up, the Blues.

-Oh!

-Oh, no!

They were really bad at minus 79 and then,

charging into the middle distance came Caroline Hawley with her lovely

Stanhope, which made a profit of £30, which was a really clever buy.

-Well done.

-Well done.

Salvaged the situation a bit to minus 49 but, sadly, not enough.

-Anyway, there we are. Chris, are you sad?

-Yes.

Oh, I knew you would be.

You and David are so competitive and you were so close, actually.

-Were we close?

-You were, really. It's the flip of a coin.

Anyway, I hope you've had a nice time.

-Wonderful, thank you.

-Very good.

-Yes, wonderful.

Well, go out and preach the sermon, that's all I can say.

Wherever you go. The Gospel according to St Bargain Hunt.

Now, turning to the victors today.

You get no cash but they managed to win by only losing £13,

which is very respectable.

You wiped your face with the first item, nothing the matter with that.

You made a profit on the second and then the lavatory let you down.

-It did.

-Yes.

And you managed to avoid the bonus buy, that was very clever of you.

You're very savvy, you two, aren't you?

-We try to be.

-You bet you are.

-Anyway, minus 13 is not too bad at all.

-No.

-And I hope you had a good time, Rodge the Dodge.

-Excellent.

Lovely. We'll see you another time, I hope.

I like the Roger Dodge bit.

THEY LAUGH

I can spot one, Rodge, I can tell you.

Anyway, it's been lovely having you on the show.

My advice to all of you out there is to take a bird's eye at our

website and, of course, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

Yes!