Brackley 31 Bargain Hunt

The historic town of Brackley in Northamptonshire

dates back to Saxon times.

Its wealth reached its peak around 1300

on the back of the wool trade,

and it became the second-richest town in the country.

The town later enjoyed prosperity as a stage coaching centre,

and there are still lots of old coaching inns around -

just like this one.

Oh, thank you. Thank you very much. Oh!

What?! It's research. The coaching inns, the wool trade.

I'm not here on a jolly. I'm here to work.

Let's go Bargain Hunting.

Today, here at the Antiques Cellar in Brackley,

our teams have over 160 stalls at their disposal.

Each team has £300 and just one hour to bag themselves

three bargains that will hopefully lead them to a profit at auction.

Let's take a sneaky peek at what's coming up.

Things really heat up for the Red team.

-Yeah, hot property.

-Oh, my God. It's going through the roof.

And the Blue team are stuck for the right words.

Which is a...?

-It's a... Sold!

-THEY LAUGH

It's a gavel.

At the auction, it's hugs all round for the Reds...

..and worried faces for the Blues.

But before all that, let's meet today's teams.

We're all friends today.

For the Reds, we have pals Jenny and Millie,

and for the Blues we have friends Nick and Mark.

-Hello, teams. ALL:

-Hello!

-Hello.

So, girls, tell me. How did you meet?

Well, we been very long friends in Young Farmers,

and we actually work together.

We work for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution,

-which is a farming charity.

-Ah, the RABI.

-Yeah.

-Exactly, yeah.

-Absolutely.

And I believe that you are

a proper country girl to the core, aren't you, Millie?

Yeah, absolutely. So, we're farming in Northamptonshire.

We've got 300 sheep, 100 cows and I also have some pigs,

and I enjoyed making sausages.

I imagine, being on a farm, you'd probably be in your wellies

most of the time, but you also like dressing up, is that right?

Yeah, that's right.

That's one of our mutual...how we became friends, really,

through the love of fancy dress at Young Farmers parties.

-Yeah.

-I met my husband at a Young Farmers party.

-Really?

-Yeah. It was a fur, feather and leather...

-Oh!

-..Young Farmers party.

-Look at you!

I know. I never, never seem to nail the dressing up,

-but obviously you two do.

-Yes.

I've got quite an extensive fancy dress collection.

It goes beyond three suitcases full.

-What?

-Yeah.

-Really?

-Yeah.

My other half wasn't impressed

when I brought those back with me when we moved in.

-So, Millie is a farmer's wife.

-Yeah.

-But you're farmer's daughter.

-That's right.

-You're at home in your wellies as well.

-Yeah.

I once owned eight pairs, so I had more than...

Eight pairs of wellies?

Yeah, more than enough for every day of the week.

You've also done some pretty wacky things in wellies, I believe.

We decided that we wanted to do a skydive to raise some money,

so we donned our wellies and they stayed on.

So, you're obviously great friends.

You've known each other for quite a long time.

What are your tactics as a team?

Don't know. We're a good team, aren't we? We do work together well.

-We like a good bargain as well...

-We do.

..so we're not afraid to haggle.

Brilliant. Well, very best of luck with your haggling, Red team.

-Thank you.

-Best of luck.

-Now over to my Blues. Hello, boys. BOTH:

-Hiya.

-How did you two meet?

-Well, we met about 25 years ago.

-Yeah, a long time ago.

-A long time ago, yeah.

-You don't look old enough to have met 25 years ago.

-25 years ago.

We played football out the front of his house,

and that was it, wasn't it?

-And you bonded.

-Bonded from there.

-Had a bromance.

-Had a bromance.

-I couldn't get rid of him.

-THEY LAUGH

-Couldn't shake him off.

-Yeah. Couldn't shake him off.

But you are an army man, is that right?

I was, ten years ago. I left.

But I joined straight from school,

and about four and half, five years,

I came out and, yeah, started a family.

You travelled quite widely with the army, didn't you?

Yes, I did, yes. I travelled.

I went to Kenya for six weeks, Botswana for six weeks.

I went all over Northern Ireland. I went to Norway, Austria.

-Went to a few places, yeah.

-Fantastic. Wow.

Which is your favourite place?

Kenya was my favourite place of all time

where I've ever been all over the world.

You're driving past zebras and giraffes,

and you're just riding around and it's a different world.

So, Mark, you have a more comfortable job, don't you?

-Is that right?

-Yeah, I'm a sales manager for a sofa company.

-Oh!

-So, do you just sit down all day?

-Yeah, sit down, drink tea.

-Yeah.

-Brilliant.

-Eat biscuits.

-Oh! It's like a dream job.

-Yeah. Get my feet up on a poufy.

-THEY LAUGH

Brilliant. I love it.

But you also play football quite a lot in your spare time.

Yeah, I used to. Not so much now since my lad has been born.

-I go fishing a lot now.

-Mm-hm.

-How old is your son?

-He's five.

-Aw.

So, do you go out fishing together?

-Yeah. I took him a few times. He loves it.

-Mm-hm.

-He loves it.

Can't get him to sit still longer than two hours

cos he gets a bit fidgety, but...

I bet! THEY LAUGH

So, you've been friends since playing football together,

and you were best man at Nick's wedding?

I was lucky enough to be best man.

It's been one of the proudest moments of my life.

-Apart from my son being born, one of my proudest moments...

-Aw.

..to be fair to him. Give him a bit of praise.

So, what are your tactics?

Cos obviously you played football together, you're a good team.

Well, Nick is very impulsive and I'm very frugal.

-Right.

-I'm the brains. He's the...

So, he'll want to buy everything and you'll say, "No, calm."

-I'll be like, "Slow down."

-Yeah.

I like to look and think if I like it, I'll have it.

That's me all over.

Very, very, very best of luck,

but what do we need before we go out shopping?

-Some money!

-Money!

-Some money, exactly. There we go.

£300 there, ladies. £300 there, boys.

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

-Your experts await. Now off you go.

-Thank you.

-My goodness.

Competitive spirits all round. This could be an interesting one.

And of course, our two competitive teams

will need assistance from two trusty experts.

Guiding the Red team's sleigh today, it's Charlie Ross.

And let's hope she's not like a bull in a china shop.

For the Blues, it's Catherine Southon.

Are you coiled up with excitement, girls?

-Yeah!

-Definitely.

Well, it sounds as if you are.

-What are you going to be looking for?

-Ooh.

-So, we like vintage things. Something a bit country.

-Yeah.

-Sort of agriculturally themed.

-Oh, an old tractor.

Yeah. Some tractor tyres.

Nick, what are you looking for?

-A nice bit of silver.

-A nice bit of silver.

Furniture.

-Furniture. We're very decisive, are we?

-Yes, yes.

Time to rock and roll, teams. Your 60 minutes starts now.

-Are you going to spend lots or just a little bit?

-Oh, no.

-We like a bargain.

-Well, let's go and find one.

-Come on. Work to be done.

-Let's go!

The Reds are straight on the case.

-Love these trunks.

-Yeah.

-You like that trunk, don't you?

-I love the trunk.

Look at that. Probably an old seaman's chest, I would think.

And it's either...

It might even be cedar-wood.

It might even be mahogany.

It's beautiful with the old metal bindings and handles,

-but look at the price.

-Yeah.

£365. Move on.

Indeed. Case closed.

And the Blues are quick off the mark too.

Have they found that nice bit of silver they were looking for?

-Is it silver?

-That's what we need to know.

Is it silver? Look at the price ticket.

Probably not.

The price alone tells you that's going to be plated

before we even pick it up and turn it over.

-OK.

-Right, OK.

But I like your idea of silver. Why silver?

It's just instant profit if you get it at the right price.

-Absolutely. I like the way you think.

-Yeah, yeah.

Right, if you want silver, perhaps we should head towards cabinets.

-Let's go.

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-Yeah, let's go there.

-Let's go.

These boys know what they want. I like it.

-It's got a hole in the bottom.

-Oh, no!

# Dear Liza, dear Liza

# There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza. #

-How much is it?

-38.

-Ooh.

-Yeah. Not worth that.

-No.

-A bit dear for the agricultural girls of today.

-Yeah.

You've gone from one extreme to the other, Reds.

Meanwhile, the Blues are still after their silver,

and Nick's spotted a sugar sifter.

-Yeah, probably want to have a look at that, then.

-What, at 295?

-It's a bit dear, isn't it?

-Um, no.

-Stop being impulsive!

I like it. Do you know, it's absolutely super.

-But I think it's a lot of money.

-It is a lot of money, yeah.

-Shall we carry on?

-Yeah.

-And then we always know what's here.

-BOTH: Yeah.

-Let's do it.

-Yeah, come on.

You have expensive taste, boys, but remember, you only have £300.

Now, Mark has spotted something.

-See that bowl at the back?

-Silver bowl?

-Yeah.

-Like that?

-Yeah.

It's got a rim around the edge on the inside.

-Oh, around the outside?

-Yeah.

-The gadrooned border.

-That's it.

-That's what I was missing.

-That's the word you are looking for.

-I was looking for that.

-Do you like that?

-Yeah.

-£165.

Sheffield, 1930s.

-Want to have a look at it?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

Mark wants this bowl

and has brought Jim from the Antiques Cellar in to do a deal,

but what about Nick?

-What do you think?

-I like it.

And you like this little trim...?

Yeah, Mark's the one that wanted the bowl, so I think...

Oh, he's blaming it on you already

and we haven't even bought it yet.

He likes these bowls, so I think...

Well, a decision, I think.

No pressure, Mark.

Looks like this one is all on you. But what about the price?

I honestly don't think you want to pay any more than about 100, 110.

-Right. OK.

-But that's quite a drop. That's a big ask...

-Yeah.

..to get a profit on it.

-Hello.

-I've spoken to the dealer.

-Unfortunately, they only put it in last week...

-Ah.

..so the best they were willing to go down to is 110.

-Would they take 105?

-No, they wouldn't, to be honest.

I'm pushing it at 110, to be honest, so...

108?

I need a win.

-Can we do 108? Yes.

-Yeah?

-If it'll make a difference, we'll do 108.

-All right, I'm happy with 108.

-Are you?

-Yeah.

-You're happy with that?

-I'm happy with that.

-Happy with that?

-I'm happy with 108.

-Are you?

-Yeah, I am. Yeah.

-Good.

-Excellent.

-Good.

-First buy?

-Yeah.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-You are bit of a negotiator, aren't you?

Well done, team.

With 30 minutes gone, that's your first item bought.

-Happy?

-Yeah. Buzzing.

-One down, two to go.

Back with the Reds, and they just can't leave their day jobs behind.

Tell me all about milk churns, girls,

because you can educate me here.

Well, they were the original milk collecting vessel really.

I remember them, of course, from my youth.

-So, they're hugely popular now.

-What do people do with them?

-Plants. Flower arrangements.

-Yeah. Weddings nowadays.

People use them as decorations at weddings

outside the church with some flowers.

£55. If we could get it for, say, 30, you'd be there, wouldn't you?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

Penny from the antiques centre has some news.

-40, he said.

-40?

-Yes.

-I don't know if it's going to make a lot...

-No.

-..at 40. I just...

-Peut-etre.

-Hmm.

-Possibly.

I'll tell you what we could do -

just bank it in the back of our minds...if we get stuck for time.

-Yeah.

-Shall we leave it like that?

-BOTH: Yeah.

So, it's a no for now on the churn. Anything else take your fancy?

Goodness me.

Look at that!

-Oh.

-Oh, it's lovely.

May I say you look absolutely wonderful.

Hang on, that's a Scouts sign, isn't it?

-We need the full salute.

-It's a bit Allo, Allo, isn't it?

Isn't that in beautiful condition?

It is, although he was a policeman, and that's obviously naval.

-That's navy, yeah.

-Yeah. A naval hat.

-It suits me.

-It does.

Beautifully made. Look at the braiding on that.

-Oh, wow.

-That's nice. Are hats quite a collectible thing?

-Yeah, I think they are.

-BOTH: Yeah?

-I think they are.

How much are they looking for this?

Dix-neuf...cinquante. 19.50.

I want to buy that for a tenner, really,

-but I'll bet that would make 20 quid at auction, don't you?

-Mm-hm.

Penny!

-'Yes?'

-Come to us again, Penny.

We love that. Do you think you'd be tickled with a tenner?

-What do you think?

-Oh.

-You don't know, do you?

-We could, possibly.

-Do you think we could?

-Yeah.

-We could try.

-We'll have it for ten, won't we?

-BOTH: Yeah!

# We'll have it for a tenner! #

-Shall we get it for a tenner?

-Yeah. Let's do it.

We'll have that for a tenner.

-Brilliant.

-Yeah.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Mwah!

Well done, Reds.

16 minutes in and that's your first item bought, and at just £10.

Oh, I think it's a little bit big for me.

Looking good, Jenny. How are the Blues looking?

One item bought. Happy?

-BOTH: Yeah.

-You're too relaxed. Hands on hips.

-Calm.

-You've got to be happy.

-Calm. Don't be too calm.

Argh!

Unlike the Reds...

-Millie, look at the fancy dress!

-Oh, my word.

Oh, look. It's a beautiful...

Uh, Mark, you're not selling sofas now.

I'd love this in my man cave.

-In your man cave?

-In my man cave, yeah.

-Would you?

Well, dream on, my friend, cos that's got 350 on it.

We've already spent over £100. Come on.

Don't get too comfortable.

We have work to do.

You do indeed. And time is running out.

Talking of which...

Let me take you on a journey through time.

Look at this little collection on the table in front of me.

And it might surprise you to know that wristwatches

are a relatively recent phenomenon.

In the 19th century, it was very popular for a gentleman

or a lady to be carrying around a pocket watch.

We've got an open-face pocket watch here.

We've got a full hunter pocket watch here.

They would be worn suspended from what we call

an Albert chain from your waistcoat,

and you would be able to tuck your pocket watch away

discreetly when you didn't need it.

Now, in the 1860s and 1870s,

ladies started wearing their fob watches...

They're slightly smaller examples of a pocket watch.

..around their wrists, and they were known as wristlets

and considered quite an effeminate piece.

Therefore, gentlemen kept hold of their pocket watches.

But necessity sometimes is the mother of invention,

and in the First World War,

soldiers didn't have time to pull out their pocket watch

and so they developed a method

of strapping their pocket watches to their wrists to save time

rummaging around in their pockets.

The wristwatch was well and truly established

and a regular part of our daily lives.

This is a 1960s self-winding wristwatch,

and these mechanical timepieces were a great favourite.

I love this, personally.

It's a 1979 Seiko calculator watch.

Everything the 1970s businessman or woman needed

on their wrist, of course, a calculator.

A really fun, frivolous example of the development of the wristwatch.

We are finding at the auction room

that wristwatches are an incredibly emerging and very buoyant market.

Over the last ten years,

we've found that they have increased in value 5% year upon year.

And a little celebrity endorsement doesn't always hurt.

Take for example the Rolex watch worn by James Bond in the 1972 film

Live And Let Die.

Now, that sold at auction in 2011 for £147,000.

Regularly, it would probably be worth maybe £3,000 to £5,000,

but it doesn't always have to be the big bucks.

These are still relatively affordable.

This particular example,

this Seiko calculator wristwatch here,

you might pick up at an auction for £100 to £200.

So, there is a more affordable end to the market as well.

Look for the quirky, look for the unusual.

Look for things in their original boxes

with their original guarantees and certificates,

and then you will find yourself a timely investment.

Back on the shop floor, and with over half their time gone,

both our teams have only invested in one item each.

The Blues are as laid-back as ever.

-Oh, wow! Tractor seats!

-Oh!

-Let's go try them out.

And our country girls are as enthusiastic.

-Oh. Oh, they're so comfy.

-They are.

-Oh, they swivel as well.

-Yeah!

These would be great.

I've never seen two more excited girls in all my life.

-Tractor seats converted into bar stools.

-Mm.

You want to have a look?

I do. Oh, my...!

They are not that ridiculously expensive.

-No, I quite like them.

-Do you think?

-Mm.

-May I?

-Absolutely.

-Mm.

-Oh, aren't they good?

-Yeah.

-What do you think?

-Oh, I like them.

-Yeah?

I really like them.

-Uh, one thing I would think.

-They go up and down.

You would like to think that they are old tractor seats

that have been put on a base.

I think that they're reproduction,

that they have been made and they are modern castings.

What about this pig, then? I quite like him.

-Millie, give us a lift. Let's have a better look.

-Oh, wow.

I don't think I can quite make him into sausages, though.

-No.

-If you made him into sausages, I wouldn't be eating your sausages.

I can tell you that.

-I think he's quite fun.

-He is. Look great in the garden.

-Fibreglass, I imagine.

-Yeah.

He's modern, he is what he is, but he'd be a talking point.

If you put that into a saleroom, people would talk about the pig.

Yeah.

-Pig price today is £67.

-HE SNORTS

I'll go and find someone and see what we can do. Okey dokey.

-Lovely.

-See if we can reduce that pig price.

-Fab. What do you think?

-Do you like the pig?

-Yeah, I do.

-Shall we ask for 50?

-Well, if we...

-I think we want to get it for 50.

-Yeah.

-So, let's go 40 and barter upwards.

-Yeah, yeah.

Good strategy, girls.

If you can get it for £50, that would be a CRACKLING deal.

The table's lovely.

The Blues are still after the finer things in life.

-Go and look at the price.

-Yeah, I can imagine.

I mean, this one is 445.

Oh, no. £178. It's not. That's the phone.

I think that's the phone, dear.

-It's underneath. 495, Mark.

-495, yeah.

£495 for a table?

You do know that you're on a budget, don't you, boys?

Back with our Reds and it's time to talk money.

These girls have fallen in love with a fibreglass pig.

-And what sort of pig is it?

-BOTH: A Gloucester Old Spot.

A Gloucester Old Spot.

So, Penny, what's your best on the pig?

The very best I can do the pig for is 45.

-ALL:

-Ooh!

Oh, we were rather hoping for 40, weren't we?

Yeah. Do you think you can do 40?

No, I can't. Sorry.

42?

No. No. 45 is rock-bottom.

Oh! We do like him, don't we?

-Girls, you like the pig.

-Yeah.

69 to 45 is a fantastic gesture, to be honest.

-Oh, I think so.

-Let's do it.

-Yep. OK.

-Brilliant. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

'Well done, team.'

Come on, girls. Keep shopping.

37 minutes gone and that's your second item bought.

Let's hope he flies at the auction.

Back with the Blues and Nick has taken a fancy to a Masonic pendant.

Why on earth did you like that?

I just got drawn to it.

And surprise surprise, it's not cheap.

It was just the colour and then the dove and the Buckinghamshire,

and just drawn myself to it and just thought...

I mean, Masonic things can be desirable, can be collectible,

but would you want that today?

I don't know.

It's up at £120.

What would you be happy to pay?

Between 60 and 70, I think, would be a fair price.

Seems quite pricey. What do you think?

65.

That's what you would be happy to pay. Do you like it?

-Yeah, at 65 I like it.

-THEY LAUGH

Let's see what Jim has to say.

I phoned the dealer and she has had it for a little while,

but she's willing to sell it for £70.

Without messing about, knock another fiver off and we'll have it now.

I'll be honest, she said that is the bottom price.

-Let's just have it.

-I think we should at 70.

-Yeah, I think we'll have it.

-Yeah?

-Happy with that?

-Happy with that.

-Yeah.

-Deal.

-Thank you very much, Jim.

-Thank you, Jim.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Happy?

-I'm happy with that, yeah.

He smiling. He's got the smile.

It's just cos I bought something.

Well done, Nick. That's your second item bought.

But now both teams only have ten minutes left

to buy their last item.

No, we're pigged out.

Stay away from the pigs, Millie!

Oh, what's Mark spotted?

-Really like that.

-What?

Which is a...?

It's a...

-Sold!

-It's a gavel.

-THEY LAUGH

A sold?

In this business, we call that a gavel, Mark,

but is it worth £67?

Do you like a sold?

I do like a sold, yeah.

Yeah, I like a sold for the right sale price.

THEY LAUGH

Well, it's up for £67,

which is quite a lot of money for a straightforward gavel.

I mean, it is rosewood,

which is a good, nice, hard, solid wood,

but we don't want to pay £67.

-No, no, no.

-What do we want to pay?

-20.

-£15, £20, yeah.

Do you want to go and have a word? Ask how much the sold is.

While Mark heads off to find the dealer,

things are reaching boiling point for the Reds.

-Well, farmers check the weather all the time.

-Yeah. That's it.

-There's the theme running through here.

-Yeah.

Always keep an eye on the weather.

On balance, I would prefer a thermometer to a milk churn.

Mm-hm.

-Got a bit more practicality to it.

-Yep.

HE BLOWS

-Oh, it's going up.

-Ooh!

-It works!

-Hot stuff.

-Yeah, hot property.

Oh, my God! It's going through the roof!

THEY LAUGH

For a doctor.

Now, what I'm going to look for is the back

to see if it's original. I'm sure it is.

It looks to me to be Edwardian. I'd say 1910, 1920.

But I want it to be silver and not silver-plate.

-It is.

-BOTH:

-Oh, wow.

Ah, do you want the good news or the bad news?

Good news first.

-Good news is it's silver.

-Yeah.

-It has a hallmark.

-OK.

-Yeah.

Bad news is someone's polished that so much,

-so that's going to affect the value hugely.

-Yeah.

If the hallmark was intact,

I don't think it's even bad at 40 quid.

I think this is going to make...

The silver buyers won't buy this at auction,

but somebody with a passion for something like this

would do at a price.

But will the price be right?

Back with the Blues, who are still looking at that gavel,

and Jim returns with news.

-Phoned the dealer.

-Oh.

Unfortunately, she paid a lot for it

so she's not willing to do much on it.

-£60 is the best, I'm afraid.

-Oh.

Cos it's rosewood as well.

It is a good wood.

I think we'll have to leave it.

We have five minutes left as well.

Yeah. I know. That's a shame.

Right. Quick, guys.

Not much sense of urgency here, boys.

You need to shop quickly. Now, how about that tin?

-We've got five minutes left here.

-OK.

-We're beginning to panic.

-Yeah.

I think it's probably ten or 20 quid's worth.

-OK. I'll try my best.

-Give it a try.

-OK.

Brilliant.

Four minutes.

Oh, no. Oh, no!

Oh, dear. The Blues are looking lost.

Do you want to run back? We saw a tin earlier. Do you want to...

-Yeah.

-..run back and see that, or no? What did you like?

I did like that tin. I did like that tin.

-I tried my best for you.

-Yeah.

-£20.

-Oh, yeah. I think...

-Yeah, let's go for it.

-Yeah.

-We like that.

-Yeah.

-It's got to be worth that.

-It's got to be worth £20.

-Yeah.

-You're an angel.

-Yeah. You're welcome.

-Ooh! Yay!

Well done, Reds. You're all done.

But the Blues are fast running out of time.

There's just two minutes left.

Quick march, Nick. Come on.

-Here's the box. The tin box.

-That's nice. What's on that?

-That's lovely.

-£48.

-Tobacco box. £48.

Lovely. I love the colour on that.

So, this would've been in a shop, display shelf.

There it would've been Sweet Rosemary selling your tobacco.

They would've been all lined up. It's turn-of-the-century.

It's fab, but what's it got on it? £48.

£48.

You need to get that really quickly. If not, shall we go for the gavel?

-Yeah.

-For the sold? Shall we?

-Happy, yeah? OK, Let's go.

Run, run, run, run, run.

Less than a minute left, team. Can you do a deal in time?

-What do you think? What do you want to spend?

-I'd do 30.

-I'd do 30.

-We can do 30 on it.

-Yeah, that's it.

-What do you think?

-30 on that?

-I'm happy with 30. Yeah.

-On that rather than the gavel?

-BOTH:

-Yeah.

-Sold.

Phew! Well done, Blues. Just in the nick of time.

Oh, yes! We should've got the sold, shouldn't we?

The sold.

That's it, teams. You're 60 minutes are up.

-Girls. Girls, a hug.

-Thank you!

-BOTH:

-Yay!

-Yippee!

-We've done it.

-Yes!

-Come on.

Aw!

-And the thing is, you're still smiling.

-I am smiling.

-I'm happy with that.

-Sweating a bit.

Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought, shall we?

First up, the ladies love their fancy dress,

and they also love this French naval hat,

which they secured for just £10.

For their second item,

our farmer girls couldn't resist this fibreglass pig.

Price paid, £45.

And last up, our hot favourite with Charlie was this

silver-mounted desk thermometer, bought for £20.

Girls, you are the dream team.

Amazing. Well done, you. Did you enjoy it?

-Yes.

-It was really good, thank you. Yeah.

Millie, what was your favourite item?

-It had to be the pig.

-The pig, of course.

-Yeah.

What about you, Jenny?

-In agreement or is it different?

-Yeah, I love the pig.

I love the pig, but the...

but the hat was fab as well.

Which do you think will make the biggest profit?

-I think the thermometer will.

-What about you, Jenny? Agree?

Yeah, I do. I think it's a nice all-rounder.

There's a lot of people out there that might like something like that

for their sort of dressing table or in the kitchen, you know.

-I love it.

-Farmers like the weather.

-Dream team and unanimous decisions.

-So, how much did you spend, girls?

-We spent £75.

Did you try to get them to spend any more?

Yeah. I mean, they spent most of it on a pig!

THEY LAUGH

£75. Well done. So, you've got £225 of leftover lolly...

-Yes, look at all of that.

-..to give to Charlie Ross.

You know how dangerous this is, don't you?

-My goodness. Charlie.

-Oh!

£225 of leftover lolly. What will you be spending it on today?

I'm going to trot off and spot something that doesn't go...

HE SNORTS

Well, while Charlie brings home the bacon,

let's check out what the Blue team bought.

Mark spotted this George V silver bowl

and the team paid a whopping £108 for it.

Nick chose their next item, a silver-gilt Masonic pendant.

Price paid, £70.

And with just seconds to go, the team bought this vintage tin,

secured for £30.

Blimey, you two cut it to the wire, didn't you?

-We did, yes.

-The seconds were ticking away.

-It was.

-Oh! Was it fun?

-Yeah.

-So much fun, yeah.

-Yeah?

-Enjoyed it?

-Yeah, loved it. Loved it.

-Good. Well done.

What was your favourite item, Nick?

-The Rosemary tin, the tobacco tin.

-Love that.

And what about you, Mark?

Mine was the silver dish with the gadrooned border.

-Ooh! Very good. Gadrooned!

-He's been listening, Catherine.

I'm impressed! And what item is going to make the biggest profit?

Is that going to be your silver bowl?

I think it's going to be the trinket,

the Buckinghamshire trinket with the blue colour.

-I think that's going to surprise us.

-The pendant.

-The pendant, cos we got it at a good price, I think.

-Oh.

-I like it. OK, and what about you?

-I believe the same.

-I think that'll make the most money.

-Oh, unanimous.

-Oh.

-Hmm!

-THEY LAUGH

Not sure, not sure!

Team, how much did you spend?

-£208.

-Oh, a goodly amount. Well done.

So, can I have £92 of leftover lolly then, please?

-There you go.

-Thank you very much. £92, Catherine.

-Mm-hm.

-There we go. All yours.

There you go, darling. What are you going to spend it on?

Do you know what? I'm going to try and spend every single penny.

Oh, well, while Catherine goes on a spending mission,

let's head off to the auction.

MUSIC PLAYS

We've taken a skip, hop and a jump down to Berkshire.

We're with Thomas Plant at Special Auction Services.

-Hello, Thomas.

-Hello, Christina.

-It's lovely to be here.

-We're delighted to have you here.

-Oh, very good. Now, look...

-Mm-hm.

-..the Red team...

-Yeah.

..their first item is this wonderful hat, Thomas.

The French naval hat. They must have small heads in France.

Aye-aye, sailor! THEY LAUGH

-Love it! Suits you.

-Do you know, these are great things.

Brilliant, isn't it?

-They are lovely. Bit of good dressing up.

-Mm.

We find that militaria is one of those markets

which is really popular.

-Does it have a market?

-It does have a big market, actually.

-We put it in at £50 to £80.

-Oh, wow. They'll be wildly excited.

-£10 paid only.

-Wow.

-Yeah, yeah.

Now, what can be said about our porker in the corner?

It's fabulous.

-Really?

-Yeah. There's been a lot of interest in it.

-Really?

-Yeah.

People really like it. It's just a bit of irreverent fun.

Is it because it's a great sort of shop display,

or what is it about it?

-Something for the garden.

-Really?

-Yeah. Something for the garden.

-Something for... It's fibreglass.

-Yeah.

-It's not heavy.

It's just hilarious. So, we're predicting between £50 and £80.

They paid £45 for it,

so you're predicting a profit on piggy.

Shall I say that quickly?

Well, that is a lot of Ps, isn't it?

It is. It's great fun.

But then their third item,

they are both thinking that this sweet little desk thermometer

is going to bring them the biggest profit.

-Do they now?

-Mm. They do.

-Interesting.

Well, this is a fine desk thermometer.

It's great, isn't it?

It is quite stylish. It's silver. It's all there. It's homogenous.

Yes, there's been a bit of repair to the back. £60 to £80.

Oh, well, then I think they might both be right.

They paid £20 only for that.

How did they do that?!

Yeah, that was a bit of a bargain, was it not?

OK, well, you've predicted three profits on the three items.

They might not need their bonus buy, but let's have a look at it anyway.

-It's not a pig.

-Oh.

-But it is fabulous.

It's a small...fob watch, and there it is.

-Ooh!

-Wow! It's lovely.

-Isn't that gorgeous?

-BOTH: Yeah!

-Quality.

-Mm!

Think Ross, think quality.

-Have a hold of it, girls. What do you think?

-Look at that.

-Have a look.

-Oh, it's lovely.

-Very pretty. What do you think, girls?

-The case is gold.

-Yeah.

-How much did you pay for it?

-£75 I paid for that.

-£75.

-OK.

And knowing the skill of the auctioneer,

I'd be very surprised if it didn't make £100.

So, a good purchase, girls, but don't worry.

You don't have to decide now.

Let's see if our auctioneer thinks that Charlie's bonus buy

is going to fly.

So, Charlie was left with quite a sizable budget

and he invested in this rather sweet

little 18-carat gold fob watch for the girls.

-What do you think?

-Well, this is rather delightful.

This is a proper antique.

Yes, it is 18-carat gold. Probably made in Switzerland.

-I was going to say, Swiss, do you think?

-Yeah, Swiss. Gorgeous thing.

And we've put this in at 121.50.

121.50. OK, well, look, Charlie invested £75 in it.

-Wow.

-Yeah.

-Wow!

-So, we're predicting quite a good profit.

-Yeah!

-It's looking good for our Reds.

-Definitely.

Is it looking as strong for our Blues?

Let's have a little look.

The first thing that they bought

was the rather delicious silver pedestal bowl.

It's clean. It's clean lines.

-There's no damage to it.

-Are the marks crisp?

The marks are crisp. They're well hallmarked there.

It's a good-looking bowl and we've estimated this at 80 to 120.

-It was Mark's favourite piece, but they paid £108 for it.

-Wow.

-That's a lot of money.

-OK.

Well, swiftly moving on, we have got the Masonic pendant,

that lovely Buckinghamshire pendant there.

What's your thoughts on that?

Masonic items from the 18th century are highly, highly sought-after.

-From the 18th century.

-Yeah.

-But this is not.

This is later on, in the early 20th century.

Are not as highly sought-after,

but still there is still a good following.

So, that reflects our estimate, which is 50 to 80.

Now, they paid £70 for it, so we might be struggling a little bit.

This was Nick's favourite item -

this rather gorgeous Rosemary Tobacco tin there.

I think this is just fabulous.

-I love it.

-It is great.

It is a really lovely original piece of retailer art.

Exactly. And you so often see these reproduced and looking...

I mean, they've just got that facsimile around them.

This is original.

-All the wear on this is as it has been over the years.

-It's a fab tin.

-Just fab.

-£30 to £80.

-OK. £30 to £50.

Well, they paid £30 for it.

I think that might be a slightly conservative estimate.

-I think that's fab. It might fly.

-I think it will.

-Yeah.

So, apart from one potential profit,

we're predicting maybe a couple of losses here,

so it looks like they might need their bonus buy.

Let's go and have a look at it.

Are you ready?

-I can't look!

-What do you mean you can't look?!

-THEY LAUGH

-Look! Look!

-What do you think it is, chaps?

-It looks like a mouse's letterbox.

A what? A letterbox?

-It looks like a baby letterbox.

-A mouse's.

Oh, I suppose it could be! I like that! A mouse's letterbox!

-Is it a belt buckle?

-It's actually a belt buckle.

-Well done.

-Is it?

-Top of the class.

But look at that. Look at it closely.

Look at these beautiful grotesque masks all the way around there.

-Feel the weight of that.

-Is that actual silver?

Yes, of course.

Solid silver and it's fully hallmarked, isn't it, Catherine?

Fully hallmarked from 1901.

So, how much did you spend?

Are you ready for this?

Because I did say to you I was going to spend all your money, right?

-Yeah.

-But I spent £8.

-Wow.

-Nice.

-£8! Wow.

-Oh, yes.

-Catherine, that was very impressive.

-£8. There you go.

-Wow.

-So, you like it, boys?

-We like it.

-We love it now.

SHE LAUGHS You don't have to decide now.

Have a think about it. Let's go see what the auctioneer thinks

about Catherine's lovely belt buckle.

Or mouse's letterbox.

So, Thomas, this is what Catherine bought with her leftover lolly.

What's your thoughts?

Well, it's a silver Edwardian belt buckle with the Green Man

on the faces, on these little espagnolettes here.

-This one we've valued at £60 to £80.

-£60 to £80?

-Yeah, 60 to 80.

I don't know how she did it, but only £8 paid for that.

Will you be taking the auction for us?

It would be an honour to take the auction for you, Christina.

Fantastic. Looks like a good one. Best of luck.

Thank you.

MUSIC PLAYS

'Any advance? At 250. 60. 270. 80.'

-Girls, how are you feeling?

-Excited.

-Yeah, really excited.

I am ridiculously excited as well. I can't wait till we sell this pig.

HE SNORTS

All right, so, first up is this rather gorgeous French naval hat.

Aye-aye, sailor. Here it comes.

Lot number 182, French naval hat with embroidered anchor.

Start me here at £20. Start me here at £20. At 20.

He's looking for 20. He asked for...

-Come on. It's got a wonderful gold braid on it.

-Yeah.

-Oh, £20.

-Yes!

-Ah!

£10 profit, girls, straight away.

-Yeah, come on. Up, up, up.

-'At 20.

'Normally we would make more. 20 once, 20 twice. All done at 20.'

Oh, no!

£20 that just sold for. That's £10 profit for you, girls.

Now, next is our pig.

Fibreglass model of a pig.

Possibly shop display. Model is a Gloucestershire Old Spot.

We can start the bidding with me here at 85.

-THEY LAUGH

-'95 I have.'

95. 100. And 10.

110. It's here with me.

At 110, it's on the book.

110, it's on the book against you all.

-At 110. 120. 130.

-Oh!

130, it's still here.

At 130, still here for the piggy.

At 130.

Make no mistake on the book. 130.

-130.

-See?

I tip my hat off to you.

£130 that just sold for.

Here is the thermometer.

It's a lovely lot, this one here. Start me here at £30. £30.

30 I have. Any advance on 30? At £30. A lovely lot here at 30.

-35.

-Profit straightaway.

-Oh.

-Any at 40? 40 it is. Valued at 40.

-Double the money.

At £40, I have.

At £40 it is. 40 twice. All done then. 40.

-£40. That's £20 profit.

-Oh, my God.

So, that is with 85, 105...

So, that is £115 profit overall, girls.

-High five. Whoo!

-Well done. That is absolutely fantastic.

-Now you've got an important decision to make.

-Yeah.

-I think we've made it, though.

-Yeah.

-What are you going to do about your bonus buy, girls? BOTH:

-Go for it.

Roman numerals, there we are, with a gilt dial there. Lovely lot.

Marked 18 K.

Start the bidding with me here at £80. Start me. 80. 5.

-90.

-Instant profit, Charlie Ross.

-At 90 it is.

-Oh, my God.

-95. 100.

-Brilliant.

-10. 120.

-HE LAUGHS

-130. 140. 150.

-How does he do it?

-160. 170.

-How does he do it?

-180.

-190.

-190.

-200.

-200.

-210. 10.

-220.

-220.

-230.

-This is amazing.

-240.

240 I have. 240 in the door.

At 240, it is in the door once.

240 in the door twice.

All done then at 240. 240.

That is...

Girls...

Sorry about that.

That is £165 profit on your bonus buy alone,

which is £280.

Girls, that is phenomenal.

Well done. Absolutely well done.

Now, promise me, I don't know how they're going to do this.

-Promise me you won't say a word to the Blues.

-No.

It could be a winning score.

Boys, how are you feeling?

-I'm confident.

-Oh, Nick, I like it. Really?

Yeah, yeah. I'm looking forward to seeing what they go for.

-I'm looking forward to the tin.

-The tin.

-Rosemary tin.

-I love that.

-Looking forward to that.

-Yeah.

-How are you feeling, Mark?

-I'm a bit apprehensive.

-Are you?

-Yeah.

-A bit nervous?

-I don't know. I just hope it sells.

Oh, I'm sure it will. Don't worry. We'll find a buyer for them.

Now, look, first up we've got

the rather gorgeous silver pedestal bowl.

Old-school number. There we are.

A George V silver-footed dish by Walker & Hall.

Start me here at 75.

75. 75. Do I have £80?

-£80.

-80 I've got.

-£80 he's got on a telephone bidder.

-On the phone at £80.

-Come on.

-Any advance on 80?

-'On the phone at 80.'

-Come on.

-Go on.

Come on. We need a few more telephone bids, don't we?

-£80.

-Oh, come on!

-All done then.

-Come on!

-£80.

-Oh.

£80, so you're minus £28, chaps.

Next is the Masonic jewel. Here it comes.

'Masonic jewel here at £20. £20 for the Masonic jewel.'

£20.

No!

-Any advance at 20?

-Oh!

Come on. Encourage that bidding!

-Start me at £15 then.

-Oh, no, guys!

-15 for this Masonic jewel. 10 then.

-Oh, at 10 he's bid!

-Yay!

-He's bid. You've got a tenner.

-£15.

-Now it's going.

-You just need another £70 and we'll be fine.

-£15 I have. Any advance at 15?

-15.

-All done at 15. Selling to you, sir. 15.

-Oh. That's OK.

So, you are minus £83, but now a saviour.

We've got your Rosemary tin, which is gorgeous.

You paid £30 for this.

-'£40.'

-You're in a profit already.

£40 is where I start.

At £40. At 40. Any advance at 40?

-Come on. Come on.

-Fabulous, isn't it?

-Come on.

-Come on.

-We just need another £80.

Surely it must be worth more. 40 once, 40 twice.

-We've got a long way to go.

-Done then.

-Oh, £40.

-OK, so, that's good.

-We've recovered a bit.

-You have.

You're at plus 10 on that one,

which means you are overall at minus 73, I'm sorry to say.

Now you've got an important decision to make.

-We'll make it. Yes.

-Yeah.

-Done.

-No-brainer.

-No-brainer.

-Brilliant. OK.

Well, Catherine has been very savvy with her bonus buy,

so she might just be able to get you back into a profit.

-Best of luck.

-Fingers crossed.

-Here it comes.

This is a Edward VII silver belt buckle.

I can start the bidding with us here at £30.

-Start the bidding at 30.

-Yes.

-Straight into profit, Catherine.

Start me here at 30, somebody. £30 for a silver belt buckle. At £30.

-Come on.

-Must be a bid here at 30.

-20 then.

-Come on.

-Oh!

-20. 20 to go on at the back.

-£20.

-20. I can't believe it.

-Brilliant.

-Oh, 2 now.

-22.

-22 online. £22 online.

-Come on, Catherine. You're clawing back those losses.

-'22 online it is.

-'Is there 25 somewhere else in the room?'

-Surely.

'At 22, it's online once. 22 online twice.'

It's worth more than that in weight.

Surely there should be more. 22.

£22 gives you a £14 profit,

but overall that gives you a minus 59, chaps.

-Aw!

-Don't be too disheartened. This is Bargain Hunt.

That could be a winning score. You never know.

-Promise me you won't say a word to the girls.

-I won't. Don't worry.

-I definitely won't say a word.

-We'll keep that a secret.

Keep that a secret. I'm not telling anybody.

£300, room bid. Room bid at 300 once, 300 twice.

I can't quite believe what I'm seeing on these cards here.

Oh!

Who knew that two teams could shop in the same place

and come out with quite such drastically different results.

Obviously, we don't have losers in Bargain Hunt,

we only have runners-up,

and today's runners-up are the Blues.

Aw!

-Sadly, we ended up on minus £59.

-Aw!

But have you enjoyed it?

-Loved it.

-Had a really good time, yeah.

-Good experience.

-A good experience.

-Yeah.

-Good. Well, I'm glad you've enjoyed it.

But I have to say,

with a stonking profit of £280,

our mighty Red team...

Just unstoppable!

Look at this!

-Oh, wow!

-£280.

And of course, you had profits on everything,

so you enter the rather noble order of the golden gavellers.

-Ooh!

-There we are, darling.

You've all been brilliant sports. You really have.

Well done, Blues.

Sadly not today. Maybe next time.

Don't forget to check our website for more details,

or of course you can follow us on Twitter.

And join us again next time for some more Bargain Hunting. Yes?

-ALL:

-Yeah!