Builth Wells 3 Bargain Hunt

Every now and again,

the rare four legged-breeds on show at the Royal Welsh Showground

here in North Wales make way for thousands

of the two-legged antique variety.

I have brought two rare breeds with me today,

and boy, do they stand out in a crowd.

-ALL:

-Let's go bargain hunting!

Oi, you lot, that's my line!

At this fair there are no first place rosettes on offer,

simply a collection of these rather gorgeous golden gavels.

'Which, if our teams make a profit on all three items, they could win!'

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

The Blues are feeling nostalgic.

You are harking back to your youth again. Did you have hair like that?

-I was thinking more of you!

-Well, mine could possibly manage it.

-The Reds are in disagreement.

-I personally prefer the jack.

I like the fire extinguisher.

Right, there is going to be a row coming,

-I can sense it straightaway.

-Fisticuffs.

Down at the auction, the Blues get a shock.

-Bit of a disaster.

-That's terrible.

And even I get excited with the Reds.

Yes! He's done it, he's cracked it, the clever old fruit.

'Let's meet the teams.'

Today's Bargain Hunt is all about parents and their offspring.

For the Reds, we have mother and son Samantha and Peter.

And for the Blues, we have father and daughter Roger and Holly.

Hello, everyone.

-ALL:

-Hello!

-Lovely to see you.

Now, Sam, it says here you are a pigeon fancier.

I am, yes, my husband used to keep pigeons with his father when

he was young, so my husband is teaching me,

and yes, we race pigeons.

So, have you had to build a loft?

Yes, we have now got two lofts and aviary.

You will send your pigeons hundreds and hundreds of miles away,

-won't you?

-Can do, yes.

-Then what happens?

Well, we have inland races, which are sort of 100 miles,

which are in England, and then we also send over France as well,

for the over-the-water races, and they can go up to about 600 miles.

That's amazing, isn't it?

-Yes, yes.

-And what proportion find their way back to you?

Probably closer to around 80%. You do have some losses, yes.

Do you have some winners or are they just average flappers?

We'd like to think we've got a few winners,

but we're more often than not average flappers, yes.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-But good fun?

-Oh, yes, tremendously good fun.

-Very good.

Now, Peter, you've finished your A-levels...

-Yep.

-..but you're incredibly keen

-on gaming about, aren't you?

-Yes.

For the past two years I have collected

a multitude of different board games.

How many board games do you reckon you have got in your collection?

-Between 40 and 50.

-Really?

-Yes.

And some of them are worth quite a lot of money, aren't they?

There are, I haven't got any, because I have no money.

I have heard of ones that can go for... Ancient ones that

-go for about £100 or something.

-Exactly right.

So will you have the monopoly of the purse strings today?

SAMANTHA LAUGHS

-I think so, yeah.

-You will?

-Yeah.

-You will be telling your mother what to do, for a change.

-Yes, yes.

Well, anyway, good luck with that. Great.

Roger, you are in an unusual line of work.

You could say that, Tim.

You have carved out quite a career for yourself.

That is exactly what I do.

For the last 25 years almost I have been carving wooden fish.

-Trophy wooden fish.

-So those marvellous things you sometimes see,

with a socking great marlin that's on a wall, six-foot long,

you've carved the carcass, have you?

That is exactly it.

I carve them from pictures of people send after

-they have actually caught the actual fish.

-Do you paint it too?

I do the whole job.

Which is great, because you can be a sculptor

and a painter at the same time.

You've been able to do this for royalty.

I was asked to carve a birthday present for the Queen of Denmark.

Which I did.

And I also carved David Shepherd, the wildlife artist,

-his 60th birthday present.

-And was that a fish?

That was actually a little wren, about that big,

so I do carve other things apart from fish occasionally.

-Holly, you are also an artist.

-Yes.

-What sort of things do you get up to?

Well, I think I inherited some of my dad's painting genes.

Last year I graduated with a degree in fine arts

from Aberystwyth University.

And that was split between painting and printmaking.

-So you do it on copper plates, do you?

-Yes.

And you have your own burin, and make the correct...

-Etch it in ferric chloride.

-No, great fun.

Anyway, what are your tactics going to be today?

-Are you going to spend the lot?

-We might well spend the lot.

If we see something special, we are going to buy it.

Oh, Lord. Goodness only knows what's going to happen. Haw-haw-haw.

-£300 apiece, there you go. HOLLY:

-Thank you.

You know the rules, your experts await. Off you go!

And very, very, very good luck.

Ooh-ar.

Let's meet the experts.

Hitting the right note for the Reds, it's Philip Serrell. Oh, dear.

Hair today, gone tomorrow for the Blues...is Ben Cooper.

-I do hope we haven't got that Philip Serrell.

-Oh, God...

Hey, less of that!

Oh, dear me. What are you doing sitting down?

-BOTH: We're waiting for you.

-I'm here now.

What have you got in mind to buy today?

Something a bit interesting,

hopefully with a bit of craftsmanship to it.

Something... jazzy, attractive, unusual.

And I would like to buy a picture.

-A picture.

-I think we should see what we can find.

OK, teams, stick your oar in. Your 60 minutes starts now.

CAR HORN HONKS

-Go, go, go, go!

-OK!

-Let's head off and start buying.

-Let's bargain hunt.

Hey, what did I say about pinching my lines?

First one, let's just go, dive in.

OK, this is going to be good, I can sense it, I can feel it in me water.

-That's interesting.

-It's Swiss.

-It's a Swiss climbing stick.

-For mountaineering?

-I think it's...

It's what we were looking for.

-I think it is unusual, I think it is...

-Yes, very original.

..a good thing, and I think it is in good condition,

-which ticks all of the boxes.

-Yeah.

It's in lovely original condition, so you can see here,

the handle is made out of the horn of a small deer.

And there we go, we have got the hoof.

And this part is hand-carved, isn't it?

Yes, that would be hand-carved, and then the fur wrapped around there.

Nice steel spike on it, and date-wise,

you're looking at 1920, 1930, for something like this.

Let me see how long it is if I was going to take a walk up the Alps.

-That's probably not too bad.

-Not bad, is it?

That's almost a good thing, I reckon. What do you think, Hol?

-Yeah, has this been painted on? This text?

-Yeah, that has been...

It's just painted on.

"Luzern." You can see it is worn a little bit.

-Yeah, yeah.

-But it's in lovely, lovely original condition.

-I do quite like that.

-But you don't know how much it is, do you?

We don't know how much it is.

-How much is it?

-I'm asking 75 for that.

-CHUCKLING:

-Seems like a lot of money.

-It's a good price.

-It's a really nice thing. Would you take £60 for it?

I couldn't take 60, sorry. It's a bit skinny.

65 I will do, I could do it for you, yes.

-65.

-Yes, I can let it go at that.

-What do you want to do, team?

-That is a good price.

-Blue Team...

we are on the cusp.

It is what we were saying, it is an interesting, interesting object.

-It's quirky, it's different.

-OK then, yep.

-Deal.

-Let's go with this.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-You're welcome.

'Crikey, Blues, first buy, in record time, I reckon.

'Reds are already looking for refreshment.'

-Hip flask with a map on it!

-Oh, that I like.

That's not worth a great deal though, it's brand-new.

-Probably not, no.

-We've got a hip flask theme going on here.

There is some more over here, but I think that we want something

-a bit better.

-OK.

-You see, there is a lot of hip flasks.

I like the ones with the covers.

Well, I like these covered ones,

-but at £32, that at auction...

-Yeah, that doesn't look very good.

-It's like two quid.

-Ah.

-Oh.

-So that's a pass-by.

-Right.

That's OK, Reds, not quite ten minutes gone.

The Blues crack on, and Roger has spotted something that's more

stuffed horse than warhorse.

I had one of those when I was a little kid.

BEN LAUGHS

-One of those little horses?

-Oh, bless.

Oh, that is really sweet.

I really like that.

What do you think, Ben?

Well, this might turn into the quickest shop we've ever had,

-think we're up to about six minutes now. I mean...

-He's cute, he's cute.

-It will have appeal, people will want that.

-Hi there.

Can you tell us how much is...?

-Erm, 28.

-28 on him.

-Has he got a maker, is he anything, do you know?

-Probably Tri-ang.

-It looks like a Tri-ang.

And Tri-ang was one of the main makers of toys in

the early 20th century.

-OK.

-So, erm...

-And he's got a bit of age to him, hasn't he?

-Well, I'd have thought he's...

-Little bit of wear.

-He's been...

He's been well-loved and well-used.

I was going to say, he's been played with,

-but maybe you can call that loved.

-And you can feel it.

-Straw-filled.

He's straw-filled, which is a sign of age,

so I'd have thought he's just post-war.

Bit of restoration on his tummy.

-LAUGHING:

-Fine needlework.

-His appendix.

THEY LAUGH

-'Ah, so cute. But it's a "neigh".'

-Thank you very much.

'The Reds seem to be casting their net a bit wider.'

-What's this ball here?

-Well, it's a fishing float.

-Oh, I like that.

-Right. Let's just pick him up.

-Oh, gosh, that looks heavy.

I think that's a really cool thing. See, it was 100 and...

-That's clearly a label off something else.

-Yeah.

-Priced up at £75.

-75...

-What would you think to that?

I think at auction it's sort of £40-60 worth.

So if you could get it for a good price. It's lovely...

But the thing,

what we set out to do here was buy something that was A - different...

-Yes.

-..and B - that you both liked.

-Yes.

-So let's just ask our questions.

-That is different.

-And do you both like it?

-Definitely, that's the sort of thing

-I would have at home anyway.

-Let's ask this good lady.

What's the best you could do that for, my dear, please?

-I'd do it for 60.

-OK. Would 60 be the absolute finish on that?

-Yep.

-It would.

Shall we have a look and see if there's anything else,

-perhaps we can make a bit of a parcel on this stall?

-OK, yeah.

Well, there's plenty of it, teams.

Meanwhile, the Blues are looking for their second item.

Some pictures down here.

I wonder if that is a whole lot on its own.

Could well be, but amongst all those, because they are prints

and they're not going to be of any great value,

they are really just sort of decorative things.

So I would have thought, leave those. Even if they are a job lot,

-I don't think there is going to be much hope at auction.

-OK.

The Blues' traditional taste is in stark contrast to the Reds,

who definitely like the eye-catching.

-Do you know what that is?

-Ooh!

No idea, but it's got diamond-y things on it.

-That is jazzy, isn't it?

-What is it?

Well, it's got a pointy end and you hit it...

Some giant thing you put in the ground. Or is it a chisel?

Oh. Or is for measuring with the string?

-What is it?

-Right first time.

-A corkscrew.

-No.

You put that in the ground, and then this just spins round and round.

And you see where the light catches the little mirrors?

It is designed to attract larks. It's a lark lure.

Hugely sought-after. That is £140.

-But it's different and it's quite attractive.

-And it's too much.

And it's too much money.

-Let's go and have a wander round this way.

-OK.

-This is an interesting stall.

-It is, it's lovely.

I agree, but with 20 minutes gone,

time is flying by and you have yet to make your first purchase, Reds!

Now, what has Holly spotted?

-Nice chair.

-Too new. I reckon it is a new thing. What do you reckon?

-Well, it is 1970s.

-Yeah.

-Seventies rocker.

Is there a market for seventies rockers?

BEN LAUGHS

Probably the ones with long hair rather than...

Probably includes both of us at one stage.

Yeah, I am more of a cha-cha-cha man myself.

-These are quite fine, these grain measures.

-What is it?

-It's a grain measure.

-A French grain measure.

-I would think that is probably 50, 60 years old.

-Oh, right.

But people polish them up, use them,

put dry flowers in, use them as stick stands.

-Yep.

-These are probably nicer ones over here, look.

So they, I prefer, to those.

-You don't like that one?

-I don't like that one, but I like these.

-There's two of them.

-Yes, there's two of them.

-They fit inside each other.

-Ohh.

So perhaps if you bought these two, then, and the float?

-Yes, I quite like that.

-How much are those?

Just these two?

-They're going to be 35 for the two.

-35.

-For the two? Yep.

See, the thing is, we've had nearly half an hour,

so we have really got to apply our mind to this and buy something.

-Yeah.

-So the float, you want to buy.

-Definitely.

Take those, go and see the dealer over there,

they've quoted us £35 for these and £60 for the float, I think

if you can get them for 80 something,

that'd be fantastic. Go and see what you can do.

-Come on then.

-Let's go.

-I like your thinking there, Reds.

The Blues have found another seventies rocker.

You're harking back to your youth again. Did you have hair like this?

I was actually thinking more of you!

Well, mine could possibly manage it.

Sideburns.

THEY LAUGH

How have you got on?

Lady said we were on bottom doodah as it was,

so 95 for the two, we've had a chat, we think that's OK.

-You going to go?

-Yeah, that's two items bought and 95 spent.

So now the pressure is off, isn't it?

-Yes, so we look for something really marvellous for the last one.

-Yes.

-POSH VOICES:

-Marvellous.

-Marvellous.

-Marvellous, dahling.

-Come on, then.

-Great stuff, Reds.

Items one and two bought together at 30 minutes in, so while

you look for "marvellous" out in the fair,

I've found "marvellous" already.

They are lovely, these Welsh hills, aren't they?

And here we are at an antique fair,

basically in the middle of Wales, close to no centre of population.

There is no large city around the corner here, but it's amazing

the international and oddball objects that you can find.

Take this miniature obelisk, for example. What do you make of this?

The tapering shaft is finely engraved with lines that relate to

the blocks of masonry that have been used in its construction.

We've got these four pillars around the outside, traditionally hung

with chains to keep the population away from a memorial obelisk.

It's got a sphere on the top which could basically be anything.

Four letters around the sides - E-N-O-S.

Now, when I found this on the dealer's stand, I said,

"What is this?"

He said, "I haven't got the faintest idea."

I looked on the bottom and it says "Ecuador".

The thing is made of silver, low-grade silver,

and we know where Ecuador is,

but do I know somebody that died perhaps in Ecuador called Enos?

Or who had those initials?

Now, for £5, this is a very nicely-made little silver object.

I did a bit of research, and I found that Ecuador, of course,

is spanned by the equator - surprise, surprise.

I also found that slap-bang on the equator,

just outside the capital city, is the destination for tourists

that marks precisely the spot of the equator.

Visitors go there to put one foot on one hemisphere

and one on the other and actually straddle the equator.

And that undoubtedly is where this souvenir came from.

A good hint would be what ENOS stands for. Work it out.

"Suh" is for south, "Eh" is for east, "Nuh" is for north,

and "Oh" is for west.

The four cardinal points on the compass. But, in Spanish.

But why is this thing in North Wales?

Haven't got the faintest idea, but coming here it's a treat to

dig out such oddball objects with an international significance.

Right, back with the teams, then.

The Blues bought their first item in the first five minutes for £65,

but nothing since.

The Reds strolled for 30 minutes before buying two items

together for £95.

So, it is all to play for with 25 minutes left.

-Let's go up this way.

-Where we going?

-Garden implements.

I like garden implements. It's whether they will make at auction.

Specialised, isn't it?

I love that sign there. "Bishop's Castle." Do you like that?

I quite like it.

How much is your sign?

-£240.

-Did you say £40?

-No, I didn't.

240.

I think that is a lovely thing,

and selling that in Shrewsbury would be quite a smart move.

Well, that would be your target audience, wouldn't it?

-But it is £240.

-That is an awful lot of our money, isn't it?

-Yeah.

I mean, 140 you could perhaps have a go, but 240...

-No.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Not to worry, Reds.

Now, it wouldn't be Wales without a dragon, would it, Blues?

It's going to have to be a bit of a group decision on this one,

because I think it might be extra-quirky.

-No...

-What about that?

-Actually, no...

-275.

-I've already seen the price.

I'm putting my foot down.

HOLLY LAUGHS

-You think that's too much money?

-Think he's out of our budget.

Even if you got a really good price on him, it would

-leave very little for your third.

-Exactly.

And nothing for me for your exciting bonus buy,

and I need to have a little bit to spend.

GONG CRASHES OK, teams, 20 minutes to go.

-What about the hats? These are nice.

-Oh, I do like a hat.

-MIMICKING TOMMY COOPER:

-"Not like that."

"Not like that - like that. Like that.

"What's one of them? Dead one of them."

HE MIMICS TOMMY'S LAUGH

Oh, I love Tommy Cooper.

Hats with boxes, that looks like an original box, what do you reckon?

-What you have got to look at...

-Yes.

-..Tress & Co of London,

does it say Tress & Co of London inside the hat?

-It does, so that is an original box there.

-The other thing is...

small heads, or big head, you know?

I think that Edwardian people had smaller heads.

Did they have smaller heads generally?

I think they probably did.

So people will use these and we have them, and they collect them.

But with a ticket price of £120, they won't get A-HEAD with this hat.

Back with the Blues, who are on a tea break.

-I like that one.

-What's the story on that, then?

It's rosewood, it's a tea caddy. Not a lot of money, actually, at 48.

-The caddy dates from around about 1840, 1850.

-OK.

When you bear in mind that tea was one of the most precious things that

a household could have, they would make wonderful bits of furniture...

And this is a small bit of furniture, to house your tea.

And it was always locked, just to make sure that your staff

didn't have a little moment and swipe a little bit of tea.

I don't believe that those are original, the lids inside.

-It looks a bit like it's been re-glued, doesn't it?

-Yeah.

This wouldn't have had separate liners,

it would have been just zinc-lined.

-So it had zinc inside.

-So those are missing now.

-That's missing, it perishes.

-Is it a collectable thing?

Yeah, it is always buyers for boxes, what's nice is, it is rosewood.

-Which has this wonderful feeling.

-Beautiful grain.

-Yeah, really nice grain.

-Are those feet original?

No. I was about to get to the feet!

Originally, it would have had, almost certainly, sort of flat...

-In metal or wood?

-In wood, in rosewood.

Do you like it, or are you a bit...?

I do like it, I like its age, and I think you're right,

I think it is an antique.

Holly, you have been saying we ought to buy things that are

-going to make us a profit.

-Yeah, that's true.

And it's had a lot of restoration and replacement bits.

So I think it would have to be quite a lot cheaper than £48,

to be honest with you.

Holly, do you want to ask the gent and see what he is able to do?

-I will give it a go.

-Give it your best shot, Hol.

Yeah, go on, Hol!

SAMANTHA GASPS

(Look at that.)

OK, it's...interesting, mother.

-Well, look at it though, it's Henley Regatta-ish.

-Mother, it's new.

"Mother, it's new, mother doesn't..." OK.

Well done, Phil. Earning your keep today, boy.

-Right, Holly.

-How'd you get on?

-I worked very hard.

-Good girl.

-And he came down to 45.

-Ohh.

And then I took him down to 40.

That is his absolute best.

-40 quid... Let me have a look at this.

-I do feel there is a chance.

-You think there's a chance?

-Are you happy with this, Hol?

-Yep, I'm happy with it.

-In that case, it is your responsibility...

I will take responsibility for this caddy!

-I've bought the stick, you can buy the caddy.

-I'll have the caddy!

Well, they may be restored, but Holly thinks the box has legs.

That leaves both teams chasing their third and final buy.

Time to focus, maybe?

Now, do we go that way, do we go outside,

where do you want to go?

-That table, I like this...

-This table? OK.

-OK.

-That...

-This one, yes, this one.

That is pretty new. Chinese hardwood figure. Pretty new.

Pretty new, pretty new, pretty new.

-That's actually nice.

-Do you like that?

-Is that a matchbox?

It's a matchbox cover. I was hoping it might be silver, but it isn't.

SAMANTHA AND PETER: Ohh.

-It's plated.

-That would be nice otherwise.

-What about that?

-That's plated.

-OK.

-Do you know how you can tell they're plated?

-No.

-Can you see that yellow there? Look.

-Yes.

As you polish it, you're effectively taking a layer of silver off.

You've got the nickel coming through,

and it's always on the higher bits

-that you get that.

-Ahh.

-That there.

Nice tip, Phil, but get a move on, eh? 15 minutes left.

-What do you think of that?

-Is that agate?

-That is agate.

It's a hard stone. It is not a precious stone.

Used a lot in the Far East,

where there is a lot of natural resources of agate.

-We also see it here in jewellery.

-OK.

-So... And this...

-What is it?

-It is a little pin tray or a salt...

I would have thought really made as a pin tray.

It is almost translucent, isn't it, when you look at it? Look at that. Smoky.

When you hold it up to the light, you can see the striations of the stone.

I just love agate.

Is it a thing that would sell just on its own, even though it is

-only a small thing like that?

-They do.

I've got to admit, this is one of those things which is my taste.

Whether it is massively commercial.

-The gentleman has got £20 on it.

-Would have that been machine cut?

Yes, this would be machine cut. It is not desperately early.

-OK.

-I would say. It is certainly 20th century.

And I would have thought it was probably in the last 30 years, something like that.

I almost wish it was slightly more interesting patination.

-Can I do a complete compare and contrast?

-Yes.

With our beautiful agate handmade pin tray...

and...a clockwork ladybird.

Oh!

-But is that a good thing?

-That is actually a really good thing.

-You're going harking back to your youth now, aren't you?

-I know.

It is because we didn't buy the little straw horse.

Do you think it has got legs, Ben?

THEY LAUGH

It seems to have six. And it is a proper ladybird.

It has got the right number of spots on it. And it is Tri-ang. It does have its box.

-Oh, it is quite heavy as well.

-It is a really fun, quirky thing.

The best on this, the gentleman said, is 28.

What do you think, Blue team?

I really like this as an object because it is just so fun.

-£20, we'll buy it.

-STALLHOLDER:

-24 best.

-24 best.

-24. That's quite fair.

-What do you think, Hol?

I would say, for £24, I would be happy to go with this.

-I think Holly is saying a yes.

-I'm saying yes.

-Roger.

All I hear is yes. Yes.

-STALLHOLDER:

-OK.

-Thank you very much.

We've bought a clockwork ladybird.

Well done, team, that's your third item bagged with 12 minutes to go.

-Time to start firefighting, I fancy, Reds.

-Do you like that?

-It is an old fire extinguisher.

-Yeah, we like that.

-A bit battered.

-Yes.

-I think we should keep having a look around. Keep that there.

Keep that in mind because we both like it.

There's another daft and dangerous thing there,

-if you want daft and dangerous.

-What dangerous? What's daft and dangerous?

-Well, look at this, look.

-Oh, yes, I like that.

-What is it?

-I don't know, but I like it.

-Is it a farm implement?

-No, I think it is a cart jack.

-A cart jack.

-So you get...

-For the big wheels?

-Yes. So that you would put under the body of your cart,

-or probably on the axle. And you can just lift it up.

-What age would you say that is?

I would think that is... Well, you've got to think logically here.

When did they use carts? Which is probably from about 1880...

Well, 1880, 1890, 1905. That sort of era.

-Which do you prefer out of the two?

-I personally prefer the jack.

-And you?

-I like the fire extinguisher.

Right, there's going to be a row coming, I can sense it straightaway.

-Fisticuffs.

-So the thing is, they are both ticket priced at £45.

-So the swaying factor might be which comes cheaper, mightn't it?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Well, let's go and have a quick whizz round,

see if there's anything else. If not, we'll come back.

-We'll run back.

-He won't have sold them both, will he?

-No.

-Right, OK.

While the Reds try to find their third item, the Blues just chill out.

Right, well, it is not exactly the weather for it,

-but I think, Roger, you said vanilla.

-You are a gentleman.

-I've got a toffee do-da.

-Toffee. Thank you.

-I think we can enjoy these.

-We've got plenty of time.

-Whilst the Reds carry on shopping.

-Oh, well done.

-Mmm!

That looks tasty. Now, let's see if I can sort the Reds out.

-How is it going, team? Sorry to interrupt you.

-All right.

-We are doing quite well.

-How long have you got left?

-We've got about ten minutes left.

We have a minor issue, in that Ma likes one thing,

son likes t'other thing.

They're both priced at £45,

-and I think there could be a bit of a row looming.

-Really.

-Well, you'll be diplomatic about it.

-Oh, yes. Diplomatic, they call me, Tim.

Mmm. So while the Blues make the most of their ice creams,

the Reds do the deal on their last item, but did they go for the cart

jack or the fire extinguisher? Both priced up at £45.

-We've got this, we bought it. £35.

-I think that is really good, actually.

-£35?

-Yes.

-And who did the deal?

-Peter.

-Yes, me.

-Well, I tell you what, I think that's really good.

-GONG SOUNDS

-Time's up.

-Home and hosed, five minutes to spare. Come on.

-Let's go.

Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?

Oh, dear.

The glass fishing float was bought for £60.

And at the same store,

they sorted the pair of grain measures out for £35.

And they pumped £35 into the fire extinguisher.

Wow.

-How are we feeling?

-Marvellous, yes.

-Finished?

-Yes.

-Happy?

-Yes.

-How happy?

-Very.

-Which is your favourite piece?

-The floater thing.

-Is it?

-Yeah.

-Better than a sinker.

-Yes, it is.

-What about you, Ma?

-I like the fire extinguisher.

-Did you?

-Yes.

-That's your favourite?

-Yeah.

-Is that going to make the biggest profit?

-I think so, yes.

-I think it was very reasonably priced, and I think that is going to do well.

-Good.

-And do you agree with that?

-Yes, that was... Yeah.

Best thing to do is to agree with your mother. How much did you spend?

-£130.

-130. I would like £170, please, of leftover lolly.

With a bit of change there.

So Philip can go out and spend the lot, hopefully.

-I'm going to spend more than they did.

-Are you?

-Determined to.

-Oh!

Stand by then anyway. Good luck, team, go have a cup of tea.

Good luck, Phil. Why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?

They walked away with the Edwardian horn handled climbing

stick for £65.

Next, the rosewood Victorian tea caddy was carried off for £40.

And finally, they spotted a push and go ladybird tin plate toy,

paying £24. How's that?

-Perfect. Was that good for?

-Great fun.

-Great fun.

-Time for ices, which is something.

-We did well.

Well, you are Speedy Gonzales after all. Now, just tell me,

-which is your favourite bit, Holly?

-I like the clockwork ladybird that we

-bought right at the very end.

-OK. What about you, Roger Dodge?

I was convinced with the Alpine walking stick as being a good

thing, and maybe the best thing. And now I love the ladybird.

I think that is the best thing.

-And what's going to bring the biggest profit?

-It could be the ladybird.

It could be that much of a little quirky collectable.

-I think the Alpine walking stick probably.

-For the biggest profit?

-And how much did you spend in total?

-£129.

And I would like £171, please.

-OK.

-Thank you. 171 goes to Ben.

-Big Ben.

-Thank you very much.

OK, Ben, what are you going to spend it on, matey?

Well, I think it might be a bit of a curveball, something small.

-Quirky, I think, for these two.

-You are such a tease, Ben.

Good luck with that. Meanwhile, we are shovelling off very, very swiftly to the auction.

We are crossing the border to England, and we're off to Shrewsbury.

Well, here we are in Shrewsbury, which is

lovely, for our auction today with Jeremy Lamond.

-Jeremy, how nice to see you.

-Welcome, Tim. Nice to see you again.

Now, Samantha and Peter bought the fishing float.

It is probably one of the biggest ones I've seen,

and I think for that reason it will be popular.

It is a good decorator's piece, especially that size

-and in such good condition.

-What's the estimate?

-We think 40 to 60.

OK, £60 would float their boat, so that's the target to go for.

Next are the graduated measures.

French, I guess.

Bits of birch, steamed, bent, and then metal bound.

-This is an agricultural area, people will love those, won't they?

-Yes, I think so. I think...

They are dinky things, it is a good graduated set.

-It is a couple of wastepaper baskets now, really, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Perfectly useful. What are they worth?

-20, 30.

-OK, £35 paid.

So they are a bit under, but nevertheless, we live in hope.

Next is the fire extinguisher. I mean, an oddball object.

-Who is going to buy that, Jeremy?

-Well, I think

somebody who likes a good stretch of copper in their home.

I mean, it is a good, strong shape, isn't it?

You could possibly fill it with water and do your roses with it.

-Mm-hm. What's it worth?

-20 to 30.

-OK, £35 paid.

So we have three objects which are estimated at below the purchase

price. There could be trouble ahead. Let's have a look at the bonus buy.

-Sammy.

-Yeah.

-Pietro.

-Yeah.

-Are you up for this?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-Great. £130 was spent by you, team.

And £170 of leftover lolly went to P Serrell.

-Philip, over to you, boy.

-Well, I gave it a go, Tim. I gave it a go.

-Look at that.

-Oh, I like that.

-Oh, that's a step in the right direction.

-I don't know what it is, but I like it.

-It is a great little coal box...

that you could turn into a magazine stand or box,

you could put booze in there.

But what I loved about it was the colour of the leather

and the studding on it, which I think is a real look of today.

That's what people want. It cost me a lot of money.

-How much?

-It was 140 quid.

-Oh!

And what would you expect it to go for in a sale?

If you get two interior decorators who really want to buy that,

it could make anywhere between 120 and £180.

But the thing is, half the battle in this business is do you like it?

-Yes!

-I like it.

-And if you like it and you like it

and I like it and we'd all take it home with us,

-you kind of think other people might think the same way.

-Yes.

-Yes.

Well, let us hope, Phil, that the right buyers are in the room

-because that's the secret, as he said, really.

-Yes.

And that's the high-risk bit, if you need to take the bonus buy

when you come to that moment.

But let's find out for the audience at home

just how potty about this the auctioneer is.

Well, there we have it, Jeremy, is it coalbin or is it a cellaret?

Well, you could use it for either one, couldn't you?

Is it a desirable object?

I think it's quite a stylish object, yes.

It's sarcophagus-shaped which might put some people off

but it's well made and it's in good condition

and the old leathery look suits some people.

-It's a bit gentleman's club, isn't it?

-It is indeed.

-What's your estimate?

-We think £20 to £30.

Oh, dear. £140 paid.

Well, maybe the team won't go with the bonus buy.

Anyway, that's it for the Reds.

Now for the Blues, Roger and Holly, their walking stick.

-But that's no ordinary walking stick, is it?

-Well, no, Tim,

these were very popular in the late Victorian period

with European hikers actually

and often when you find these, they're often covered

in little badges of mountains that they have conquered

so this one hasn't had much travel perhaps, it's marked Luzern,

Switzerland, of course.

No, good fun. So, what's it worth, Jeremy?

-20 to 30.

-£65 paid.

-OK.

OK, fine, moving on.

Next, we have the rosewood tea caddy, pretty standard object, that,

isn't it? But nice condition.

Yep, it is, except that it is simulated rosewood

-rather than rosewood.

-Is it?

If you look, this is a feathered grain here,

-it's not actually rosewood.

-That's the painted-on stuff, isn't it?

-Yeah, so you're buying an exotic wood for not an exotic price.

-Yeah.

Bit of a fake, then, actually.

Well, it was done at the time, 1820 or so, something like that.

-£30 or £40.

-Brilliant. £40 paid.

So we've just about got to the lower estimate with that.

-And lastly is the little toy.

-Yep.

-So, plastic and tin plate.

When do you think that dates from, Jeremy?

Probably the late '50s, early '60s,

it's a Tri-ang Minic in its original box.

The end of it's missing but kids wanted the toys quickly,

-didn't they, as they always do?

-They did.

And I guess that's why if one of these things is in perfect condition,

-that's when the toy collector goes mad.

-That's it.

-Yeah.

But, you know, ladybird's a lucky little insect, isn't it?

So we may be lucky with it.

How much do you think it's worth?

I think in that condition, £15, £20.

OK, £24 paid, so that's close enough, isn't it?

If it all goes to despair, we've got the bonus buy to fall back on.

Let's go and see that.

-Well, kids, this is special, isn't it? BOTH:

-Very exciting!

Anyway, Ben, you had £171 of leftover lolly,

you've clearly gone out and done something maverick, tell us about it.

-Well, I thought I'd go for something quirky...

-Yes.

..something which might make you laugh so let's...

-Oh, wow!

-Wow!

-A field stretcher.

-Just what we need.

-Yes!

-Wow.

At least whatever happens, we'll be able to be carried out.

I reckon it's probably sort of around about

the sort of Second World War time.

It's got canvas in good state and I just quite liked it, really.

-What do you think I might've paid for it?

-60.

-35.

-Wow.

-Wow. That's surprising.

So I think there is a chance of a profit in it.

-Anyway, happy with that?

-Yeah, I think so, I'm happy.

-I think for 30 quid, that's got to be a good thing.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, yeah.

Anyway, you don't pick now, you pick later but right now,

let us find out whether our auctioneer

is uplifted by Ben's stretcher.

-Well, there it is. I mean, handy if you need one.

-Yes.

Who's going to buy a field stretcher, apart from a militaria fanatic?

Well, I think you've hit the nail on the head, Tim, a militaria fanatic

would want a field stretcher, re-enactment fans, museums.

OK, and the estimate?

We think 20 to 30.

£35 paid by Ben.

Well, it'll be interesting to see what happens in the auction.

-Are you taking the sale?

-Yes, I hope I don't get stretchered off.

HE LAUGHS I think we're in safe hands.

The conversion set...

65, 75, 85.

-So, how are you feeling, sweet pea?

-OK. Quite excited.

-Are you?

-Do you go to many auctions?

-A few.

-Do you, yes?

-Yeah.

-So you're experienced?

-Slightly.

-You're not virginal at this.

-No.

-No.

-I am.

-What about you, Pietro?

-I've not been.

-You've never been before?

-No.

Anyway, your first item though is coming up now and here it comes.

141, the vintage glass fishing float of globe form.

I'm bid £35. At 35.

At £35. At 35.

40. 5.

At £45. I'm selling at £45.

£45. I wouldn't want to knock that for £45. Minus £15.

Lot 142 is a graduated set

of two metal-bound grain measures,

indistinctly stamped.

Various commissions here.

At £40. At £40.

45 at the very back.

At £45. 50 where?

Profit, profit, profit.

Bid's at the back of the room. At £45 and I'm selling at 45.

£45 is plus £10,

you were minus 15, you are now minus five.

This is looking up.

Now, here comes your fire extinguisher.

143, the Dixon & Sons copper and brass

hand-pump fire extinguisher with retractable footplates.

Various commissions here at £25.

At 25.

I'll sell, then, at £25.

Any more at £25?

-30 on the internet. 35 on commission.

-Come on!

At £35. Last chance.

35.

-Oh, no.

-Aw!

-Wiped its face, but no shame in that.

£35 is perfectly fair.

That means overall you are minus £5.

You don't have to take the bonus buy but if you fancy it,

-that leather-covered jobbie.

-I think we should go for it.

-You do?

-I like it.

-We're not risking anything

because we haven't made anything so...

-OK, we'll go for it, then.

-We'll go for it.

I have to tell you now what the auctioneer's estimate is

-which is £20 to £30.

-Oh, dear.

We're going with the bonus buy and here it comes. Phil's old box.

So 148, a leather-bound and studwork oak cellaret or coalbin.

Various commissions so starting this lot at 90, 100,

110, £110.

-120. 130.

-Come on, one more!

-140. 150.

-Yes!

At £150 and I'm selling to a commission at 150.

Yes, he's done it, he's cracked it, the clever old fruit. £150.

Perfect. £150 is plus £10, plus £5 overall.

-Well done, Phil. Super. Don't say a word to the juggernaut Blues.

-No.

-All right, mum's the word. Thank you very much.

-Lovely.

-Thank you.

-OK, guys, do you know how the Reds got on?

-No, no idea.

-Not a clue.

We don't want you to, that's great.

So, tell me, Holly, you're a chip off the old block.

How are you feeling?

Erm, pretty apprehensive about the lots, to be honest.

Excited, but not sure how much profit there's going to be today.

Are you the same, Rog?

Tim, I've been to lots of auctions

and I've never been more excited than I am today.

-I'm absolutely loving it.

-Oh, good.

Anyway, first up is the walking stick from Luzern and here it comes.

Lot 164, who's got £20 for it?

£20. £20. £20.

Anybody want it?

-I can't bear it.

-Somebody...

20 at the very back. At £20.

Selling it, then, at £20.

£20, that is terrible.

-That's a big old loss.

-Minus £45.

-Never mind, eh?

-I can't bear it, I could weep.

-It could be worse.

Lot 165, the early Victorian rosewood tea caddy.

What about £20 for it? Start me at £20.

-£20, who's got 20?

-God...

-Little bit of...

-That's terrible.

20's bid at the back of the room.

At 20, I'll take 5.

At £20, at 20. Be quick.

At £20...

GAVEL BANGS

£20. Minus £20, that's minus 65.

Lot 166 is the vintage Tri-ang push and go toy ladybird.

What about it? £10 for it.

£10 for the ladybird.

10's bid on the internet.

At £10, 15 where? At £10, I'm selling.

£10.

-It's not fair, sweetie.

-Oh, that's so sad.

£10 is minus 14.

65, 75, minus £79.

Anyway, there we are. Are we going to do the walking wounded?

Are we going to do the field stretcher?

Are we going to go with it?

We're going to need something to carry us out in.

I'm intrigued to see what it makes so I think let's go with it.

-You're a couple of brave punters, that's all I can say.

-Yeah.

We're going with the stretcher.

The estimate is £20 to £30, you paid £35, Ben, and here it comes.

Khaki canvas cover, lot 170, there it is.

I'm bid £20 for it. 20's bid.

At 20. Where's 5?

25 at the very back of the room.

At £25, selling at 25.

£25 is minus £10

which means overall you're minus £89.

-That was close though.

-It was close.

-It could've been a lot worse.

And it could be a winning score so say nothing to the Reds.

Thanks, team.

Well, I have to ask myself, are these two teams on the same planet?

Because they've shopped in the same place, right,

they spent more or less the same amount of money - one spent 129

and one spent 130 but the difference in the score is unbelievable.

It is my duty to reveal that the runners up today

by a significant margin are the Blues.

-I knew it!

-Aw!

-Minus £89.

-Ooh, we did quite well, really.

Which is a fair old whack, really, isn't it?

I'm afraid all minus scores all the way through the whole thing.

The stretcher was going to carry you away, wasn't it?

-It could've been worse.

-Anyway, we've loved having you on the show.

-Thank you very much.

-It's been great.

Continue with the fantastic carving work, Roger Dodge.

Anyway, it is my pleasure to be handing our only profit for a bit,

which is a £5 note.

LAUGHTER How about that?

The Reds win by making a £5 note, which is essentially

contributed by the very nice leather-covered

and studded cellaret/coalbin, thank you very much. Da-dum!

This is the bonus buy that was decried generally through

the auction room but actually came up trumps because the silver fox

spotted it and it did very well, so well done for that.

-Have you enjoyed it, Sam?

-Very much so. Thank you for having us.

-It's exciting, isn't it?

-Very much.

-The rollercoaster of it all.

-Yes.

Absolutely splendid-o.

Almost as splendid as a visit to our website and, of course,

the opportunity of joining us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?

-ALL:

-Yes!