0:00:04 > 0:00:08Today, we've landed at the Kent County Showground
0:00:08 > 0:00:13at Detling, which, as this plaque witnesses,
0:00:13 > 0:00:17was once upon a time a World War II Battle of Britain base.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Isn't that interesting?
0:00:19 > 0:00:23Their motto at that time was, "Dare to be wise",
0:00:23 > 0:00:27and the big question today for our teams is, are they going to dare
0:00:27 > 0:00:29and are they going to be wise?
0:00:29 > 0:00:34Let's find out. Let's go bargain hunting, yeah!
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Today's show is slightly different.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01We have two teams of firemen from the same station.
0:01:01 > 0:01:07Yes, firemen fighting it out. So we can safely say our teams are daring.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11With that in mind, let's have a snoop at what's coming up.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Christina gets carried away...
0:01:16 > 0:01:17CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:01:17 > 0:01:19What are you doing?!
0:01:19 > 0:01:22..the Blues have some interesting tactics...
0:01:22 > 0:01:23He'll give you a big kiss.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- 30! - THEY LAUGH
0:01:26 > 0:01:29But who will come out on top at the auction?
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Will it be the Reds?
0:01:31 > 0:01:33In the room, in the room...
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- Come on, come on.- Hold on, hold on.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Or will it be the Blues?
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Look at that, boys.
0:01:44 > 0:01:50Now, for the Reds, we have, from the Red Watch, Mick and Paul,
0:01:50 > 0:01:55and from the Green Watch, we have the Blues, Dan and Alan.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- Hello, everyone. ALL:- Hello, Tim.- Lovely to see you.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Mick, you have been a firefighter for 17 years, is that right?
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- Correct, Tim. - Very nice. And where do you work?
0:02:04 > 0:02:08I work at Leigh Fire Station in Essex, just outside Southend.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10I work with Paul, Paul is my boss.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12I've been in for 17 years on the Red Watch
0:02:12 > 0:02:15and we cover all variety of incidents.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Mick, you like to do a bit of metal detecting, right?
0:02:18 > 0:02:19- Yes, I do.- Tell us about that.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22I've had a view successes. Found a few Roman coins
0:02:22 > 0:02:27and I've found a Charles I gold Guinea.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- No!- Yes.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- I get a little bit of stick from the lads at work.- Do you?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- They just think I'm a bit odd...- Do they?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36..spending hours in a field on my own.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Well, you could take a friend.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- He did, he took me once. - TIM LAUGHS
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- What happened?- We found a ring pull. - THEY LAUGH
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Now, Paul, you've got a bit of a sideline going, haven't you?
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Yes, the first aid and trauma training.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50Is that what you do?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Yes, both me and Mick do it, we deliver first aid training
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- to people, give them the skills to save a life.- Brilliant.- Yes.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59What are you going to do in retirement?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Me and my good lady wife, we're going to jump in a motor home,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04say goodbye to England and see the rest of the world.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- What do you really like about that sort of travelling?- Freedom.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- Is it?- Freedom. Just park up anywhere, put the kettle on,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- get the fridge on, get the beers out.- Yes.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- I love drinking, she likes cooking.- Does she?- Happy days.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Now, it says here you're described as a bit of a double act, is that right?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- Yes.- Little and Large is down here,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23and also George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- That's the one we prefer. - That's one we prefer.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Now... DAN:- George Clooney? - Dan, don't be like that.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- Tactics today, chaps?- We are... going to beat the Blue team.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- Beat the Blue team.- That's the number one objective.- Definitely.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Well, good luck with that. Now, Dan...
0:03:38 > 0:03:41you're in the opposite watch, you know each other well
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- and there's a great sense of rivalry, right?- Absolutely, Tim.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Plenty of rivalry. We will be winning today, not them.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48We are the better watch,
0:03:48 > 0:03:52the better-looking watch and the most professional watch, Tim.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Actually, you like to watch a bit of Bargain Hunt at lunchtime.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Always, yes. Come lunchtime, we record it, me and him will sit down.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- We get the mickey taken out of us a little bit, Tim.- Do you?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03We were told, if you think you're that good,
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- why don't you go on the show?- What happened?- We're coming on the show.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07Well, there you go.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- And your mates will see just exactly how good you are.- Dead right.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Now, Dan, it says here you like to wear a bow tie.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Well, Tim, it was a long time ago,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18we were having our Christmas meal at work and, in them days,
0:04:18 > 0:04:22we used to dress up - full dress uniform and we'd wear a bow tie.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25My bowtie happened to be a flashing bowtie,
0:04:25 > 0:04:28and we get a fire call to a house fire and as I came out
0:04:28 > 0:04:32the smoke carrying this poor doggie, all they could see poking up above
0:04:32 > 0:04:35my tunic was the flashing lights of my bowtie, coming through the smoke.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37How very funny. DAN LAUGHS
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Alan, you've been in the fire service rather longer...
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- A long time.- ..yeah?- 1986, I joined.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45I've got family that was in the brigade and stuff like that.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Never looked back, love it.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50So, they go off doing a bit of first aiding in the downtime,
0:04:50 > 0:04:51what do you get up to?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- We just go out drinking. - THEY LAUGH
0:04:53 > 0:04:57OK, fair enough. And you're a great fan of the 1980s?
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I certainly am, Tim, yep. I grew up through that era
0:05:00 > 0:05:03and love vintage clothing.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Where do you get all your period gear, then?
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- Places like this, vintage fares and second-hand shops.- Do you?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Yeah, even online.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13So, tactics, chaps?
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Yeah, win at all costs, really.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- Is it?- As long as the beat the Reds, then...
0:05:18 > 0:05:19..anything, yes.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- And we're going to get a golden gavel, Tim.- Are you?- Absolutely.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25That's a modest aspiration.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28I think now, the moment for the 300 smackers.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30There you go, £300. You know the rules.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35Your experts await and off you go and very, very, very good luck.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36Let's hope there isn't a fire today.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Now, let's meet today's experts. Riding high for the Reds,
0:05:41 > 0:05:43it's Christina Trevanion.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49And Kate Bateman has got it in the bag for the Blues.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53# Burn, baby, burn... #
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- What are we looking for? - Well, I'm particularly looking today
0:05:56 > 0:05:58for some World War I crested China.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00I'd love to find something that no-one knows what it is,
0:06:00 > 0:06:02but everyone wants.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- We've got two plans... - Right.- ..one is to buy cheap
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- and sell expensive...- Right. - ..or buy expensive and sell cheap.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11We're definitely not having any furniture, Kate.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- Good.- No furniture, maybe some silver.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16OK, teams, your time starts now. On your bikes, eh?
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- BELL RINGS - Let's go shopping.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- Come on, boys.- Let's go.- Right.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23I have a feeling this shop could be entertaining.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- Oh, my God.- I'm excited! - CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Look, he's straight in.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28- I am straight in.- He's straight in.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Is that old? That's not really old, is it? This, this glass.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- No.- More- '70s? Yes, it's fairly, relatively modern...
0:06:35 > 0:06:37If we're looking for military-type stuff,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40there's some trench art over here. What do you think about these?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Look at that, Paul. It's a pair, so you get the pair for £68.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- We'll get them knocked down. - These are going to be unique.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- Totally and utterly. - I wouldn't have thought there'd be many more like that.- In that shape?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Because it's, a guy has come up with that idea and made it.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56If you wanted World War I, this is actually stamped August, 1917.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58So, you've got all the numbers and the registers,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01registration numbers on there. What is your tactics?
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- Are you thinking, are we going to spend big or we're going to spend small?- Blow the lot.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06Oh, no.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10That's what I like to hear, Reds. Go and spend some dosh!
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Now, are the Blues about to sabotage the Reds' tactics?
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- How about military stuff? - Absolutely, I like that...
0:07:16 > 0:07:18All right, maybe some military, then.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19There's lots of collectors for military.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Coins are a bit harder, because it's dependent on condition
0:07:23 > 0:07:25and exactly, you know, the mint and everywhere.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27So, maybe not coins today.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Move on then, Blues.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32So, Reds, are you going to make an offer on the shell vases,
0:07:32 > 0:07:34priced at £68?
0:07:34 > 0:07:35Can we get these down to 50?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Wow, let me try.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- SHE WHISPERS - 40...- 40?- Yeah.- Start at 40.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- Oh. I didn't realise you were there!- Made you jump.- Hello.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- What would your very... What's your name, sir?- I'm Gary.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Gary. Lovely to meet you, Gary. I'm Christina.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51This is my firemen team today. They're heroes.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Yes, bear that in mind when we're bargaining.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56What station are you at?
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Leigh Fire Station in Essex.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Oh, right. I'm an...
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Ex-fireman?- Yeah.- Are you?! - Oh, that's a coincidence.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- They're free!- £50, it is.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- No, 40! No, 40!- 40?- 40.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11What would be your very best on this?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Because you're in the job, I can do 55 and that's it.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15- PAUL:- What do you reckon, 55?
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Well, you guys, it's entirely up to you.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20I mean, we have ticked your box pretty much straight away.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Straight away.- They're First World War.- First World War.- Yes.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- 55, yeah. 55.- Wow. OK. - Thank you very much.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- Cheers, Gary.- Thank you, Gary. Thank you.- Brilliant...
0:08:29 > 0:08:32The Reds are off to an explosive start. Well done.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34My goodness, that's six minutes down guys
0:08:34 > 0:08:38and we've already bought one thing, that's amazing. You are nothing if not decisive.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- And we're quick workers. - I like that, yes.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42It pays to be decisive in this game.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44So, Blues, are you going to be as quick off the mark?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- You see that thing there?- Yes.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Do you like that? It's a completely useless item,
0:08:48 > 0:08:52it's a geode - a rock with crystals inside...
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- We should get the guy... - Ask the lady to...
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- Can we have a look at that? - Yes, of course, you can.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Is it too girlie?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00It doesn't matter if it's girlie or not,
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- it's if we can make a couple of quid.- A tenner.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05You like that, don't you?
0:09:05 > 0:09:10I like cheap. That's not practical, it's not useful in any way!
0:09:10 > 0:09:11It's pretty.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Would you be happy with that?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15It definitely has potential for profit, I think.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- Even if it's a very small profit... - If we can make a profit on that, Kate,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20it's worth going for, isn't it?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22What's the best you could do for this one?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- It says ten.- A tenner?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- DEALER:- Can I draw your attention to that?
0:09:26 > 0:09:29"No discount on items priced £10 or less."
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Oh, all right. - DEALER:- At a tenner, it's a snip.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33Should we go for that, Kate?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35As an expert's opinion, I would say
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- that's probably a good chance of profit on that.- Yeah, OK.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- That would get your first item, you know, under ten... - Thank you very much...
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- Cheers, thank you. - DEALER:- Hope you do well.- Thank you.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- We've got one done in less than ten minutes.- How good's that?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- We said we'd do that, didn't we? - Two more to go. Let's go.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Bet the Red team are struggling, they've got nothing.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Bravo, Blues. Our firemen are literally on fire today.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- It's one-all. - # Love is a burning flame... #
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- That's lovely, a little spinning chair.- Yeah.- Any Welsh ancestry?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03I've got Welsh in the family.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07My mum's mum was Welsh and I'm a big fan of Welsh rugby, so...
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- Ah, good man. - I love Welsh rugby.- Good man.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- You two get a room or something? - Sorry, we're just getting to know each other!
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Now now, Christina. - As it's a spinning chair, Paul,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18you could use it for spinning your yarns, cos you like a story.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- Fair enough. - What's on it, darling?- Price-wise?
0:10:21 > 0:10:22- DEALER:- 35.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- 35?- OK.- Oh.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- CHRISTINA WHISPERS - We don't want it for 35. - Definitely not 35.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30At auction that would sell, probably between 15 and £20.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34So, if we wanted to get it for ten, £15 in order to make a profit.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- OK.- So, nice thing, but...
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Leave that there, then, Reds.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Meanwhile, how are the burly Blues getting on?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- That's very pretty.- Quite pretty, isn't it?- Well spotted, Al.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- Yes.- That one there, yeah. - The ever-so girlie one that Al's...
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- He is very feminine, Al.- He is.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- He is.- That's got nothing...- That's not got somebody's initials on,
0:10:53 > 0:10:54- which is excellent.- Which is good.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59- 35. OK. Again... - Has it got much weight in that?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02That's really sweet, actually. I mean, it's a very girlie thing.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06- I really like it, I have to say. - He's very feminine. He's got a good eye.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Go on, then.- I think, if you got it for 20 quid,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12you've got a really good... It's 20-30. It's very pretty.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Can we just ask you what your best would be?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- DEALER:- Um...
0:11:16 > 0:11:17..28.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- Could we get anywhere nearer 20? - No, sorry.- Oh, good God.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- How close to 20 can you get?- 28.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- Can you not go down to nearer 25?- No, sorry.
0:11:25 > 0:11:2726.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Come on. He'll give you a big kiss.
0:11:30 > 0:11:3230!
0:11:32 > 0:11:33THEY LAUGH
0:11:35 > 0:11:3627 quid.
0:11:36 > 0:11:3825?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Oh, all right. - Thank you. That's great.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Crikey, boys, you've got all girlie stuff.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46That is brilliant, boys, two items down, 18 minutes gone.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47- I'm so proud of you! - THEY LAUGH
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- We need something manly now. - Got to get a little bit manly.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- They're going to rip us apart at work.- Something manly!
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much, indeed.- Wow!
0:11:56 > 0:11:58# Fighting fire with fire... #
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Well done, you're creeping ahead.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04It's 2-1 to the Blues. So, how do you think it's going, Kate?
0:12:06 > 0:12:09I think this is so funny. These two really masculine guys
0:12:09 > 0:12:11have bought two of the most girlie items I've seen for ages.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13I thought they'd go for really...boy stuff,
0:12:13 > 0:12:16and they've have gone for little ditzy things, which is brilliant.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19And they're fast and making decisions, which is brilliant.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Well, Kate seems pleased.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26Let's take a break from shopping, to see something I've found over
0:12:26 > 0:12:28in Leominster, that would certainly get a fire started.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36Try these on for size.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40TIM LAUGHS
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Now, have you ever seen such a whopping pair of tongs?
0:12:45 > 0:12:47What are tongs usually used for?
0:12:47 > 0:12:48Lumps of sugar, right?
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Tea-time in granny's front room.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53But look at these.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58This is a pair of tongs, I guess made roundabout 1,800,
0:12:58 > 0:13:00something like that,
0:13:00 > 0:13:02for a manor house,
0:13:02 > 0:13:05the size of which you just can't imagine,
0:13:05 > 0:13:10because you'd have a huge, open range-type fire,
0:13:10 > 0:13:14with logs that are being thrown onto this thing, and you'd need a massive
0:13:14 > 0:13:18pair of tongs like that and to help your grip in the middle,
0:13:18 > 0:13:22we've got these solid cast bronze ferrules,
0:13:22 > 0:13:24which have been applied on the outside.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29And the man that made this was an extremely-skilful operator,
0:13:29 > 0:13:33because if you look carefully, we've got a bar of iron here,
0:13:33 > 0:13:35which has been split into the claw
0:13:35 > 0:13:39and then, the solid length of iron coming up here
0:13:39 > 0:13:43and then, it's been beaten, literally, wrought on a forge
0:13:43 > 0:13:46and then, thinned into this springy bit at the top,
0:13:46 > 0:13:50and then, you continued the process down that shaft.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54This is one long, continuous piece of iron
0:13:54 > 0:13:57that's come from a Georgian forge,
0:13:57 > 0:14:01hammering away at it, to create this object.
0:14:01 > 0:14:07Effectively, a beautifully-made piece of Georgian metalwork
0:14:07 > 0:14:10and I think it's very desirable for anybody
0:14:10 > 0:14:15who's got a large inglenook fireplace with a big dog grate in it.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19You would literally use one of these things to shift the logs around.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24What are they worth? I reckon, in a specialist sale, £400-£600.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29But they cost you, out of a shed here, £120.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Ha! One lump or two?
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Back to the Kent showground. It's two-one to the Blues.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Our firefighting Reds have bought some trench art,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40whilst the Blues have been much more ladylike
0:14:40 > 0:14:43and bought a crystal pill box and a silver trinket box.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46So, Blues, still looking for smalls?
0:14:47 > 0:14:51We're going to go for something big. Spend some money, Kate.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52Something masculine.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Well, it looks like the Reds have Kate
0:14:54 > 0:14:57and this should go down well at the station.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Look at this! It's quite heavy, isn't it?
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Do we know how much it is?
0:15:01 > 0:15:03It's very appropriate for you.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06£18? 18?
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Does that actually say "Drive in knob by hand"?
0:15:10 > 0:15:15- "Drive in knob by hand," yep. - And what against floor?
0:15:15 > 0:15:16"Low against floor".
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Oh, my goodness! Hasn't life changed? I quite like that.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I think, as a bit of fun,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27you can't really go wrong for a tenner, can you?
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- Tenner? Let's push for 12. If we get 12...- Ten!- Ten?- Ten.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Do you understand how bargaining works, you div?
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- What?- "We'll go for ten." "No, let's go 12."
0:15:38 > 0:15:40It's like Monty Python, Life of Brian.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44You start at ten, then he'll go down and you meet in the middle.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- Oh, OK, I get it now. - Do we need a lesson in bargaining?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51I think we might do! Let's have a pretend one. Ask me how much it is.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- How much for that, mate?- 25.- I'll give you 15.- Ta-da!- I've got it.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59How much for this, mate? 12 quid?
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- £10.- Tenner.- VENDOR:- Go on, then. - Tenner.- £10, yeah?
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- Have we just bought something? - Yeah, we just bought that for £10.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Well, that lesson in haggling paid off.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Two in the bag and just over 20 minutes on the clock.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- Ten quid!- Well done! I'm proud.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16Mate, I'm there.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20Now, Blues, is this a boy's toy you've spotted?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Does this fulfil "not girlie"? - Well, it's definitely not girlie.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- Is it all complete?- It's all there, isn't it?- It looks like it.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30This is Hornby Dublo, which is the thinner gauge.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34The main thing is the loco, so, yeah, is it good condition?
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- There's a few nicks, but... - Yeah, it's been played with.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40And the carriages are pretty good, too.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41Take them out, just to make sure
0:16:41 > 0:16:43there's no massive scratches on the back
0:16:43 > 0:16:47and it's got its box and the instructions.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- Now, look, that's 65.- Hmm.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- What do you think, Kate?- What do you think that might make?- 30, 40?
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Well, 40-60, but if you can get it down to... 30-40 would be good.
0:16:58 > 0:17:04- Excuse me! We're looking at your train set.- VENDOR:- It's 65.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07- It'll be 55 to you.- Would it come down any lower than that?- I can't.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11It's going to be stuck at 55. OK. We might come back.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13We'll keep it on standby for the moment.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14Thank you very much, indeed.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18No toys for Blue boys, then, just yet.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Now, Reds, is this an emergency call?
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Telephones!
0:17:25 > 0:17:30- Telephones!- Morning, ladies. - Hiya!- Gipsy Hill 2197.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34So, what is the big deal about telephones? Why, why, why, why?
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- I used to be a phone engineer before I joined the fire service.- Really?
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Yep, and I started off working for my dad
0:17:39 > 0:17:42and we used to repair Bakelite telephones
0:17:42 > 0:17:43and he always said to me,
0:17:43 > 0:17:49- if I ever see a coloured Bakelite telephone, buy it.- Really?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- Yeah.- Whatever the price? - Whatever the price, get it.- (Ssh!
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- (Not whatever the price!) - Not whatever the price, no.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- Only if it's really cheap and affordable.- This one is free!
0:17:57 > 0:17:58It's got no price on it.
0:17:58 > 0:18:04- VENDOR:- Yeah, well, it did have a price on it - 175.- What?!
0:18:04 > 0:18:10- Yes, we sold one yesterday.- What age is this one, then?- '38.- 1938.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13But we can do a deal for 125. That is the best.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Is there any chance you could do it for any less than that?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Well, how much are you thinking?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- PAUL:- 90.- Go on, Paul, bargaining, this is your chance!
0:18:20 > 0:18:24No, can't do 90. I can do 110, that's the lowest I can do, sorry.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26I still think that's a good price.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- 105?- Ssh!
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- Sorry.- VENDOR:- 110.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31110 is your minimum?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- VENDOR:- Yeah, I can't do any less.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38It's an iconic shape. It's got everything going for it.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41My only concern is that we're not going to make a huge amount of money
0:18:41 > 0:18:43at auction, if we make any money, at all.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- We'll come back.- We have got 20 minutes left.- Let's come back.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- We've got two items.- Yep. Are you talking to somebody on the phone?
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Help me, Tim!
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Sorry, Christina, I'm engaged.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56I appreciate where you're going with it.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Could you hold it for 20 minutes?
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- That's fine.- Amazing, thank you. Right, I think...
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- I'm not discarding it. - She's not interested.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04LAUGHTER
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Now, what have the Blues been drawn to?
0:19:09 > 0:19:14- That's a very girlie piece.- It's got a marbly top on here, hasn't it?
0:19:14 > 0:19:19- How much have you got on that? - £40.- See? 40 quid, that's cheap!
0:19:19 > 0:19:22You can't say that. We've got to knock it down, yet.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24It's got some scratches there, look.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26VENDOR: You can have the scratches.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31How old would this one be, then? We know it's not particularly old.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32It's typical Edwardian.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35It's between that and the train
0:19:35 > 0:19:38and the train has got a slim chance of profit,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41cos he's only going down by a tenner, so it's 55.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42If we could take that for 25,
0:19:42 > 0:19:44do you reckon that would be
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- an absolute steal? - Yes, absolutely.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48VENDOR: OK, you can have it for a pony.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Yeah, 25.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53There you go, thank you very much, indeed.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- You're a star, thanks.- Thank you, Kate.- Are we done?- We're done!
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- Thank you very much. - Yaaay, we did it!
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- Let's go and have a cup of tea. - Absolutely.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06A rapid response there, Blues. All three items in just 30 minutes.
0:20:06 > 0:20:07Well done!
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Now, Reds, this looks right up your street.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13That's nice and they are popular nowadays, aren't they?
0:20:14 > 0:20:19- You've already got the... Is it...? - Tin plate, yeah. A tin-plate toy.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23It should have wound up originally, but there doesn't seem to be a key.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Ah, that would have been your bringing up your platform.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- It's a shame. It is lovely, but not for us.- Not loving it?
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- Not for us, no.- No? - No, sorry.- Let's move on.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38One more item still to find, then, Reds.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Meanwhile, the Blues are looking rather pleased with themselves.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- I'm really pleased.- I honestly didn't think he'd go down that low.
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- I thought we'd settle at 30.- It's my bargaining skills.- This is amazing!
0:20:47 > 0:20:53Seriously, go into any modern furniture shop and spend 25 quid...
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- I'm really pleased. Are you happy with what we've got?- I am.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- Is there a happy fireman dance? - Let's go and celebrate!
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Whilst the pressure's off for the Blues, I think
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- the Reds are beginning to feel the heat.- We've got ten minutes.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- We've got to make a decision, Paul.- We have.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Do you want to keep looking?
0:21:10 > 0:21:11You haven't got all day, Reds.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Maybe it's time for a frank discussion.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- One, two, three... - What are you doing?
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- You win.- I win.- Really? What did we just do?- Paper, scissors, stone.- Oh.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- We're going to go back and try to haggle the phone.- Right, OK.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- Sweetest smiles...- Always go with the stone first as well.- Really?
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Yeah, cos he always goes with scissors.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Ha! It was completely fixed!
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Come on, then, if that was the decision, that's good enough for me.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Lordy! You've still got one more item to find, then, Reds.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Meanwhile, the Blues are taking it easy.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- It was all girlie, in the end. - It really was!
0:21:44 > 0:21:46You said absolutely no tables and nothing girlie
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- and what did we go for? A girlie table!- And no furniture, whatsoever.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- No furniture. I think we've got a chance.- I think so, yeah.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- We've definitely got a chance. - Golden gavel, here we come!
0:21:56 > 0:21:57- Yes!- Go on, the golden gavel!
0:21:57 > 0:22:01- Well, bottoms up. - Bottoms up! Cheers, everyone.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Bottoms up, Blues. We'll wait and see about that golden gavel.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11Now, Reds, can you reduce the £110 price tag for the telephone?
0:22:11 > 0:22:13OK, ladies, we're back.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15VENDOR: Oh, hello again!
0:22:15 > 0:22:16We are back with a mission.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19We know we like it, we know you want to sell it,
0:22:19 > 0:22:23but we've got to come to a really good agreement here.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26VENDOR: I can't let it go for 100. I can't!
0:22:26 > 0:22:29If I give you the reasons why we can go for 100, can you give me
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- the reasons why you can't go for 100?- Yes.- OK.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36Cos I sold one yesterday for 150 and I had that on for 150
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- and my best offer is 110.- Is that your absolute best?- That is best.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44110. You will make money on that.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48I think we should go for this, cos it's £110. We've spent 170-odd,
0:22:48 > 0:22:50we've still got money for Christina to buy something.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- Yep, let's go with it. - Shall we do that? Let's go with it.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- Thank you very much, 110. Well done, girls.- Thank you.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59VENDOR: I've never shaken a fireman's hand before.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Well, that's worth a tenner, that is.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Well done, Reds, mission accomplished...in the nick of time.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08FIRE ENGINE SIREN BLARES
0:23:08 > 0:23:09Time's up.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- There's only one thing left. - What? What...
0:23:12 > 0:23:14What are you doing?
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?
0:23:17 > 0:23:18Oh, yes!
0:23:20 > 0:23:25First up, they shelled out £55, for the trench art vases.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31Next, will the vintage fire extinguisher
0:23:31 > 0:23:33fan the flames at auction? £10 paid.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39And, finally, will the Bakelite telephone ring in the profits?
0:23:39 > 0:23:41£110 paid.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47You can hardly bear to drag yourself away from them, could you, Christina?
0:23:47 > 0:23:48No, just couldn't!
0:23:48 > 0:23:52Well, you never know where the next ember is going to
0:23:52 > 0:23:55- burst into flame, do you? - We'd be there to put it out.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58You would, indeed! Now, listen, how much did you spend in total?
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- We spent £175. - That is a magnificent sum of money.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06- Can I have £125 of leftover lolly, please? Thank you.- There you go.
0:24:06 > 0:24:07Which is your favourite piece?
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- For me, I'm going to go for the trench art.- The trench art.- Yes.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- Favourite.- Yep.- Personal favourite.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- What about you? - For me, it was the telephone.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- Was it?- Yeah, the Bakelite white telephone.- OK, brilliant.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20And is that going to bring the biggest profit?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- I think so.- You do?- Definitely.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24I'm going to go for the fire extinguisher
0:24:24 > 0:24:26bringing the biggest profit, cos it was the cheapest item.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Stick to the trade, that's the answer, Paul.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33- Anyway, here we go. 125 Squadron going across to the girl.- Thank you.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35What is the girl going to spend it on?
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Well, they spent quite a lot of money, so I'm quite nervous now.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40We shall see. I'm sure I'll find something for you.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- Something profitable, hopefully. - Let's hope so.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44OK, relax up, stand down. Right now,
0:24:44 > 0:24:48we're going to check out what the Blue team bought, aren't we?
0:24:48 > 0:24:54First up, they set their account alight and paid £10 for the pill box.
0:24:54 > 0:24:59Next, they're hoping they've struck gold with this silver trinket box.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01£27 paid.
0:25:01 > 0:25:06And, finally, will this French-style cabinet be in vogue
0:25:06 > 0:25:09or prove astronomique, at £25 paid?
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- Well, chaps, was that fun?- Brilliant fun, Tim.- Absolutely superb.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18- Yeah, like attending a major incident?- Even better.- 14 appliances?
0:25:18 > 0:25:22- Harder work.- And lots of water squirting about?- Some of that, yeah.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Which is your favourite piece?
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Well, I think the silver trinket box that we found.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28- That's your favourite? - Really lovely, yeah.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- I did like that a lot. - Dan, which is your favourite piece?
0:25:31 > 0:25:34The first item we bought. I have NO idea what it is,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- but I think that is also going to make the most money.- OK!
0:25:37 > 0:25:38Well, that's intriguing.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41That's your prediction, as to what makes the most money.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43What is your prediction, as to what makes the most money?
0:25:43 > 0:25:46I think it's going to be the small bedside cabinet we've got
0:25:46 > 0:25:50for, yeah, putting in your potty.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54You speak for yourself! No, good.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- Well, there's the predictions, thank you, and you spent how much?- £62.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00£62! Kate, what's going on?
0:26:00 > 0:26:01Honestly, I told them to buy cheap,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- but they really took me at my word there.- They certainly did!
0:26:04 > 0:26:09OK, £62 means that I would like £238 of leftover lolly, please. Thank you.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- There's 235.- Thank you and here's a bit of coinage. There we go.
0:26:13 > 0:26:14I can hardly bear to pass this over, really,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- but you're very happy, aren't you, darling?- I really am!
0:26:17 > 0:26:18That's a lot to spend with, thank you.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20I hope you're going to spend the lot.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- Do you think I should blow it all? - Just go out there with a bang, girl!
0:26:23 > 0:26:27- Blow the lot!- No, you have to find something profitable,
0:26:27 > 0:26:29that's the most important thing. Anyway, good luck with that.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Meanwhile, we're going to gird up our loins, if we've got any,
0:26:32 > 0:26:36and head off to London, West London, to the Chiswick auction.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37Ooh-ah!
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Well, High Road Auctions in Chiswick is our auction room today
0:26:46 > 0:26:51- and Charles Hoey is our auctioneer. Hello, Charles.- Good morning, Tim.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Very nice to see you. Well, the Reds have got a mix, haven't they?
0:26:54 > 0:26:58- How about the trench art?- Yeah, interesting pair of vases, actually.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00As we've established, they're French shells.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03They're quite good looking little things. They will be popular.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08- So, what might somebody shell out for them?- Well, we've said 20-40, Tim.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09OK, £55 paid.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11I'm not wildly keen on this stuff myself,
0:27:11 > 0:27:14but I see it's got some design quality to it.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18- It has, yeah.- I fancy more like £40-£60, personally.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20They might do.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Now, the fire extinguisher. That's a weird old thing, isn't it?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Late 19th or early 20th century. Again, they're always used
0:27:25 > 0:27:28as decorative items and they are popular at the moment...
0:27:28 > 0:27:30- Really?- ..with the vintage...- Really?
0:27:30 > 0:27:33OK, fine, I believe you, though, Charles. What's your estimate?
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- Well, we've said £30-£50.- Have you?
0:27:36 > 0:27:40£10 paid. Our team are going to be over the moon if you get £30-£50,
0:27:40 > 0:27:42that's wonderful.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46Now, their last item and, perhaps, last, but not least, Charles,
0:27:46 > 0:27:48is the telephone. What do you make of that?
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Well, it's an interesting piece.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54200 series ivory telephone and we've been very mean with it,
0:27:54 > 0:27:57but, in fact, it could be the sleeper of the sale
0:27:57 > 0:27:58and could rather take off.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00So, come on, own up. What's your estimate?
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Well, we put £10-£20 on it.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Really?!
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Ha! OK, fine. Well, that's a "come and buy me" estimate, isn't it?
0:28:07 > 0:28:12They paid £110 and, of course, the ivory colour is quite unusual
0:28:12 > 0:28:15and the fact that it's got a drawer,
0:28:15 > 0:28:19which, for your period GPO telephone collector,
0:28:19 > 0:28:23it's nice to have the drawer. So, it'll be fun to see what happens,
0:28:23 > 0:28:25but I dare say it'll make a lot more than £10-£20.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- It should do.- It should do!
0:28:27 > 0:28:32Anyway, if it doesn't, they can look forward to their bonus buy,
0:28:32 > 0:28:34so let's go and have a look at it.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38You spent £175, which is a magnificent effort,
0:28:38 > 0:28:41and you gave £125 to CT.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43CT, show us your wares.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47- Well, it may be small, but it's very beautiful.- Small's good.
0:28:47 > 0:28:52- Wow!- It is a full-hunter silver pocket watch,
0:28:52 > 0:28:55but if we open up the back, the nice thing for me is it's key-wind,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58we've got full hallmarks on here for a British hallmark
0:28:58 > 0:29:02and it's also engraved here - 19th of March, 1883. I paid £30 for it.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04- £30!- Oh, that is a bargain. - What do you think?
0:29:04 > 0:29:08- Yeah, I like it.- Hold it. Can I have a look?- Have a little go.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- Goodness me, that is...1883?- Yeah.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13What would that make in an auction, do you think?
0:29:13 > 0:29:17I'd happily put £30-£50,£40-£60. It will, I hope, make a profit.
0:29:17 > 0:29:22- 40, 50, 60, 90, 100?- A million to two.- Anything between ten and 100.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24You watch, yeah!
0:29:24 > 0:29:29- We're in. - I like that. I like watches.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32On that happy note, right now, for the audience at home,
0:29:32 > 0:29:34let's find out what the auctioneer
0:29:34 > 0:29:37thinks about Christina's little watch.
0:29:37 > 0:29:43- Right, Charles, there we go.- OK. - Slightly warm case.- It is, yes.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45It's a 19th-Century silver pocket watch.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48It is silver. The hallmarks are a bit too rubbed to make out.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53It is missing a larger dial and is rather worn
0:29:53 > 0:29:56and pocket watches are not easy to sell at the moment.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01However, it is silver and it is 19th century. We've said £20-£40 on it.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Fine. Christina paid 30.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06She paid a modest amount, quite frankly,
0:30:06 > 0:30:09and I guess, at that, she stands a good chance of making a profit.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- She does.- OK, great, well, we'll plonk that down.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14That's it for the Reds and now for the Blues,
0:30:14 > 0:30:18whose offering looks rather paltry in comparison!
0:30:18 > 0:30:21It's ridiculous, isn't it, how the taste of the teams take them
0:30:21 > 0:30:23in one direction or the other.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27Anyway, first up is the crystal in the form of a pill box.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30That's just a bit of touristy frippery, isn't it?
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Yes, it is what it is, Tim, but it is quite pretty.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- Someone will like it.- Yeah. - We've said £10-£20.- Great.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41They paid £10, so Kate did well, really, with that.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44The trinket box is silver. It's late 19th century
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- and it looks to be in good nick.- It is, yes.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51It looks to be around 1890 and it's in good condition.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Yeah, great and it's Chester silver.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56They don't make it any more. Very nice, too.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01- What's the estimate?- We've said £40-£60.- Brilliant, £27 paid.- Good.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Everybody's happy with that.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Now, moving on is the potty cupboard,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08which is quite nice in the French style, isn't it?
0:31:08 > 0:31:12It is, almost Louis XV style, with the marble top to it.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Nice little piece and we've said £40-£60.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Right, well, they only paid £25, which is nothing, really,
0:31:19 > 0:31:22when you think about it, for a marble-lined,
0:31:22 > 0:31:27marble-topped pale wood, elegant and slender little fellow like that.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29£25?
0:31:29 > 0:31:31- A smart little thing. - It's a nice little thing.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- On another day, that could make £100.- Yeah.- It could do.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Well, I think they haven't done badly at all with that
0:31:38 > 0:31:40and are unlikely to need their bonus buy,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43but let's go and have a look at it, anyway.
0:31:43 > 0:31:48- Well, lads, excitement?- Absolutely. - Nervous?- Not nervous.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51She could have spent £238
0:31:51 > 0:31:55and Kate Bateman is known to be a big spender
0:31:55 > 0:31:58so, Kate, what have you bought?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00I was so restrained.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- What is it? - LAUGHTER
0:32:03 > 0:32:05It's a fishing reel!
0:32:05 > 0:32:07It's a late 19th century/early 20th century fishing reel.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10It's really sweet. There's lots of collectors for this kind of thing
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- and the best thing was the price. - Go on.- £15.- We'll have that.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Right, OK, we'll take that for £15.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17It was in your theme of cheap and cheerful.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21- So, what might it make, though? - It might make £20-£30 on a good day.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23There's no maker's name on it, but it's a nice thing
0:32:23 > 0:32:25and I think it's a trout reel,
0:32:25 > 0:32:26- so it's kind of nice. - That's quite nice.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29And you had bought such girlie things that I thought
0:32:29 > 0:32:30- we should man it up a bit. - Man it up a bit.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Huntin', shootin', fishin' stuff!
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- Can we have a little fondle of your reel?- Please do.
0:32:34 > 0:32:35Thank you.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39Every time you see one of those period angling prints,
0:32:39 > 0:32:42there's a bloke standing by the side of a canal with a great long pole
0:32:42 > 0:32:45and they have a tiny little reel
0:32:45 > 0:32:48and a great long pole to reach out into the water
0:32:48 > 0:32:50and that's the sort of reel that would be
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- in one of those mid-19th century...- There you go.
0:32:52 > 0:32:58- So, there you have it. £15, in ace condition.- A bargain, Kate.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59Anyway, there we are.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02You don't pick now, you pick later, but, for the audience at home,
0:33:02 > 0:33:05let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09OK, now, Charles, are you a fisherman?
0:33:09 > 0:33:13I'm not myself, no, It is a nice looking little piece.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16It's a shame we don't have any famous names.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18If we had the likes of Hardy on it, perhaps,
0:33:18 > 0:33:22it would then become a different scenario and worth a lot of money.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25But it is an old one, isn't it? It might be 1850, 1880.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Yeah, certainly 19th century.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30It has a small bone handle on it, which is rather nice.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35- What sort of price do you think it'll reel in?- We said £10-£20, Tim.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Kate paid £15, so she paid the right price, which is brilliant.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- Are you up for this? - We are, yes.- We are, yes!
0:33:41 > 0:33:45I have 75 on the books. Do I see £80 anywhere?
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- Anything you wish you hadn't bought? - All of them!
0:33:50 > 0:33:56That's a good start, isn't it(?) First up is old trench art.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00No mucking about now. Be brave, boys. I don't want you crying or anything.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- Good luck.- It's a team. - Christine.- Christina.
0:34:04 > 0:34:09- Don't forget it's Red Watch. - Red Watch. Here we go.- Walk tall.
0:34:09 > 0:34:15Breathe deep...and here it comes. Here comes your trench art.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19It's a pair of ammunition shells in the form of vases.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23I have 20, and five. 30. Do I see five anywhere?
0:34:23 > 0:34:28£30 already on commission. Do I see five elsewhere? Five in the room.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31That takes me out unless I get £40 elsewhere.
0:34:31 > 0:34:32It's with you at £35, sir.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35And selling to the gentleman at the front for 35...
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Oh, so quick! Not so fantastic.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Those shells, they were explosive -
0:34:40 > 0:34:42- minus £20.- We bombed there, didn't we?- You certainly did.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46Anyway, we're going to go on with the fire extinguisher, and here it comes.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Next is 153, the early 20th-century fire extinguisher.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53Where do we start? I have 30, and five straight in.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Do I have 40 anywhere? Surely worth that?
0:34:55 > 0:35:00It's with the commission at 35. Good little piece, worth one more bid.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Selling with the commission at 35, then...
0:35:03 > 0:35:06That is £35, plus £25,
0:35:06 > 0:35:09which means now, overall, you are plus five,
0:35:09 > 0:35:14and it is the high-value number, the 200 series ivory jobbie with...
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- A drawer.- A drawer! Thank you very much.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23The 200 series telephone, and we've had lots of interest here.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26We've had 70, and five, 80, and five on the books already.
0:35:26 > 0:35:27Do I see £90 anywhere?
0:35:27 > 0:35:30£90 the next bid. 90, straight in on the internet.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Do I see five elsewhere? It's with the internet at £90.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Do I see five in the room anywhere?
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Where's there lots of interest?
0:35:37 > 0:35:42It's with the internet at 90. To the internet... 95, just in time.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Come on, come on!
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- 100. 110.- Yes! Go on, sir!
0:35:50 > 0:35:52And selling online, then, at 100...
0:35:52 > 0:35:56- Ohhh! Unlucky, mate.- £100 -
0:35:56 > 0:35:59minus £10. I don't believe that, do you?
0:35:59 > 0:36:03So, minus £5, overall. What are we going to do about the bonus buy?
0:36:03 > 0:36:08- Trust her?- Just go with it. We trust Christina. We trust your judgment.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11- Trust her? You don't have to. - It's time for a change.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13He's good today, isn't he? He's on fire!
0:36:13 > 0:36:17This is ridiculous! Do you want my job or something?
0:36:17 > 0:36:18You'll have me out of work!
0:36:18 > 0:36:21We're going with the bonus buy and here it comes.
0:36:21 > 0:36:22Here it comes, here it comes.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27Lot 158 is the late 19th-century silver pocket watch,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30hallmarked for London, good little piece, this. Where do we start?
0:36:30 > 0:36:32We have 20, and five. 30 on commissions already.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Do I see five anywhere? £35 the next bid, surely worth a bid at that.
0:36:36 > 0:36:37It is silver.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Come in now, internet, at £35, otherwise we're all done
0:36:40 > 0:36:43and finished, then. It's with me at 30. Are you coming...
0:36:43 > 0:36:48- Online internet, £35. It's with me at £30.- I'll take that.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51It's selling, then, with me at £30...
0:36:51 > 0:36:54£30! £30 is wipe-face.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59Voila! Do not say a word to the Blues.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00You could have a winning score, though.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- It could be a disaster for them. - Let's hope so.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Five, and 50 bid, straight in. Do I see 55 anywhere?
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- So, do you know how the Reds got on? - No, not at all.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Well, you Greenwatch chaps, you better watch out,
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- that's all I can say. Feeling confident?- Very confident!
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- Yeah, pretty much. I think so, yeah.- How are you feeling, Al?
0:37:25 > 0:37:29- Quite confident.- Are you? How about you, Dan?
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- Excited and very confident, Tim. - Oh, there you go.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34If there is any justice in this saleroom today,
0:37:34 > 0:37:36you will get a profit on every item.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- We will get that golden gavel, Tim. - Now, the pill box is first.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- Keep taking the tablets and here we go.- It looks beautiful, doesn't it?
0:37:42 > 0:37:45It's the crystal in the form of a pill box.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47There you go, lovely little thing if you've seen it,
0:37:47 > 0:37:50and I have a bid of £10 straight in, someone's seen it.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54Do I see 15 anywhere? I have 12 now online. Do I see 15 anywhere?
0:37:54 > 0:37:5715 is the next bid, I'll take 15. 15 at the very back there.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01It's with you, sir. Let's come back on the internet at £20 for it.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Surely worth that.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Are you womenfolk buying all this stuff?
0:38:05 > 0:38:07It's worth it, it's a good little thing.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10All done and finished, then, selling at the back at 15...
0:38:10 > 0:38:12£15, 50% profit - plus five.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15I love it. £15.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Now, the silver trinket box.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20There it is, beautiful, hallmarked, ready to go.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22£27 to beat. Here it comes.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Next, we move on to lot 175,
0:38:24 > 0:38:28a late 19th-century silver trinket box, hallmarked for Chester.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31A lovely little thing, this, I like it.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34I've got 40, and five straight in already. Do I see £50 anywhere?
0:38:34 > 0:38:39£50 the next bid, surely worth that. I'm up to 45 already on commissions.
0:38:39 > 0:38:4350, thank you, in the front. That takes my commission bidders out.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45It's the gentleman's bid at the front at £50
0:38:45 > 0:38:47unless I get 55 elsewhere.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50It's going and selling to the gentleman at the front at 50...
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Nifty 50! What about that?
0:38:52 > 0:38:55That's plus £23, that is.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57- That's 23. You had five before, you're plus 28.- Go on!
0:38:57 > 0:39:01Next lot, then, 176, a 20th-century bedside cabinet
0:39:01 > 0:39:04in the Louis XV style, and where do we start this?
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Again, I have 40, and five, and 50 bid straight in.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Do I see 55 anywhere?
0:39:09 > 0:39:10£55 the next bid to the room.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Surely worth that.
0:39:12 > 0:39:13You've doubled your money.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17Come on, internet. 55 online now, that takes my commissions out.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21It's with the internet at 55, unless I get 60 in the room.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25It's going to the internet I'm selling online, then, at £55...
0:39:25 > 0:39:26Loving it!
0:39:26 > 0:39:29That is plus £30. That is...
0:39:31 > 0:39:32Listen, chickens,
0:39:32 > 0:39:36you are plus 58, all right?
0:39:36 > 0:39:40You have a profit on all three items and this is a very grave moment.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Are you going to go with the fishing reel or not?
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Are you going with the bonus buy? You have 58 smackers.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- What do you think? - We can't lose much, can we?
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- No, shall we go with it? - Come on!- Yeah, let's go with it.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Shall we go for it? Let's go for it!
0:39:52 > 0:39:54See what we can reel in. Here it comes.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58So, this the late 19th/ early 20th-century fishing reel.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00It's got a lovely bone handle on it.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02A stunning little piece and what do we have?
0:40:02 > 0:40:05We do have some interest and we have up to £15 already on commissions.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Do I see £20 anywhere? £20 the next bid. I have £15 with me.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Do I see £20 for it?
0:40:10 > 0:40:13£20 on my left, thank you, that takes my commissions out.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17It's with the gentlemen on the left at 20 unless I get five quickly.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21Selling to the gentleman on the left at 20...
0:40:21 > 0:40:25£20! £20, Kate. Just tops it out, doesn't it?
0:40:25 > 0:40:28Plus £5 - it means you are plus 63 smackers.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30We only spent 62!
0:40:30 > 0:40:38Listen, you spent £62 and you go home with 63 profit.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41That is pretty cool. I congratulate you.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Don't tell the Reds, cos you could spoil their day,
0:40:44 > 0:40:48and all will be revealed in a minute, Greenwatch.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Nothing green about your performance, I tell you!
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Here we go, £50 online.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04We've got the Redwatch and we've got the Greenwatch
0:41:04 > 0:41:06- and there's a lot of competition, right?- Correct.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- You're desperate to win.- Yes. - Do you know what the score is?
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- No idea.- No idea.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Well, this is going to be a bit painful, I'm afraid.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- The runners-up today by a fair old chalk are the Reds.- Yes!
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- Sorry about that, chaps.- We've lost?
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- You've lost? You did.- Never mind!
0:41:26 > 0:41:28You didn't lose, you're just the runners-up, right?
0:41:28 > 0:41:30We don't have losers any more.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31Anyway, minus £20 for the shells,
0:41:31 > 0:41:35£25 profit on that fire extinguisher was extraordinary,
0:41:35 > 0:41:36and I congratulate you on that.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Otherwise, the rest of it, we're not mentioning so much,
0:41:39 > 0:41:42but the overall score is only minus £5,
0:41:42 > 0:41:46which ordinarily would be a winning score no trouble at all,
0:41:46 > 0:41:50so there we are. It is bad luck and my heart goes out to you,
0:41:50 > 0:41:55but your colleagues are the victors today by going home with £63.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57THEY CHEER
0:41:57 > 0:42:02Never have I seen two men look so happy! Here's the 63.
0:42:02 > 0:42:07A tremendous run of success. You made a profit on every single item.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11Kate, you made a profit on the bonus buy.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15You get to enter the ancient and noble order of the golden gavellers!
0:42:15 > 0:42:21Yes! That's what they look like, lads, and here you go. Look at that.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25- Thank you, Tim.- And Kate, this is something to add to your collection.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27Isn't that glorious? Have you had a good time?
0:42:27 > 0:42:31I've had a fantastic time, Tim. Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35To make a profit on every item is a considerable achievement and,
0:42:35 > 0:42:39overall, to take home that amount of money is a considerable achievement.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43You only spent £62 and you're going home with 63 in winnings.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44It is brilliant.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46So I congratulate you, thank you very much for coming.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Thanks for being such good sports
0:42:48 > 0:42:51and, in fact, take a bird's eye at our website
0:42:51 > 0:42:53and join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Yes!