Norfolk 28 Bargain Hunt

Welcome to Norwich, where this magnificent castle stands,

tall and proud.

Back in 1067, William the Conqueror wanted a stronghold in the East.

So they built this!

Talk about prime location!

Over the centuries, it's had plenty of makeovers

and various residents,

from nobility to prisoners.

But we're not keeping the teams under lock and key today.

No, we're letting them loose.

So let's go bargain hunting!

We're doing time at the Norfolk Showground today.

And our teams have been sentenced

to an hour of hard bargain hunting.

And whichever team makes the most profit

from the items they buy...wins.

It's an open-and-shut case.

Let's take a look at what's coming up.

The Reds get straight to the point.

I think that's a bit too much of an ask for us.

I've got to be honest, I'm not feeling the love.

And it's all about the money for the Blues.

How about £13?

If we can shake hands at £40?

How about £85 and we'll take it off your hands?

At the auction, some handle the pressure better than others.

Come on, someone.

-NATASHA:

-No! No, no, no, no.

Travesty.

But before we get stuck in, let's meet our daring duos.

So it's all about lads today,

and in Red we've got Nick and Gary,

and in Blue, we've got Thomas and James.

-Hello! ALL:

-Hi.

Gentlemen, I don't know whether I should salute you

or stand to attention.

Cos you're both in the Army.

Nicholas, tell me where you serve.

We serve just outside of Ipswich

at an old RAF camp there.

Is he more senior than you in the Army?

Time served, we're equal.

Time served! By rank, you're equal?

Yes.

By appointment, I'm senior.

Oh, right, OK.

So you don't have to call him "sir"?

-No, no, no.

-What else do you do?

Well, I like vintage scooters.

I've currently got a 1983 Vespa,

which I am trying to do up.

How long does that take?

For me, quite a long time, because I'm not very good

when it comes to mechanics.

You don't get the engine out on the kitchen table, do you?

No, I don't think my wife would let me do that one.

-In the garage?

-Yeah, yeah.

Both of you are keen skiers, is that correct?

-Yeah, that's correct.

-Who's the better skier?

Definitely me.

Definitely him.

Listen to that.

Listen to Nick, just being magnanimous.

Apart from doing the skiing and, you know, the Army,

what else do you do?

Basically, help out with a disabled charity

within the Essex and the Suffolk-Norfolk area.

It's a non-profit organisation

that supports all the disabled kids

and allows them to have a chance and supports them.

So today, both of you, you're good friends,

you're competitive on the slopes together...

How's it going to work when you're buying at the fair?

Our tactics are, we're going to buy small and sell high.

That's what we are aiming for.

Any profits that we do make,

we are aiming to give to some sort of military charity.

No pressure on your expert, then, is there, to give you that advice?

I'll just follow along.

It sounds like a plan then, Gary.

Nice to meet you as well.

So, onto the Blues... Brothers!

Thomas and James, how are you?

-Good.

-Excited.

You don't like to be called Thomas, do you?

It depends on how badly behaved I've been.

Yeah, Tom is normally better.

Tell me, what do you do?

I work in a high-street bank in my local town.

I'm one of the cashiers there,

or a customer service advisor, we call it now.

Are you good with money?

No, not at all.

So I believe you want to be a bit of a chef, is that correct?

Yeah, well, chef is quite a broad term.

I've got an online video channel

which we're just filming for at the moment,

called Lads Cooking.

What's your sort of signature dish?

Oh, it's probably a bacon sandwich.

A bacon sandwich, that's difficult, isn't it?

It is, there's quite a lot of elements to it.

James, tell me, what do you do?

I work for Stansted Airport security.

-Right!

-I'm that annoying bloke that tells you to get your liquids

out of your bags when you go on holiday, who everyone hates.

You have aspirations to move on, is that correct?

That's right, maybe not quite now, but in the near future,

hopefully, I've got plans to go to the Border Force.

Is that like the old customs?

Absolutely, they are the ones that control

people coming in and out of the airports...

Animals, and then any other kind of freight or luggage, cargo.

That's very interesting, I must admit.

How are your tactics going to work?

You are brothers, do you get on?

On the whole part, I think we get on.

There are occasional fracases around the dinner table,

which my mum gets very upset about.

But, no, I think we're probably going to row about everything

and I'll get my own way, hopefully.

Well, it sounds like a plan.

James, be strong.

Now it's the money handover time.

-Here is a £300 for you, Gary.

-Thank you.

Thank you very much. And there's £300 for you, James.

The fair awaits, so do your experts,

so go out there and have fun!

I can't wait to see who comes out on top.

So who will be guiding our teams today?

He's ready to do battle -

it's Nick Hall for the Reds.

And she's not playing the Blues,

but joining them.

It's Natasha Raskin.

We are a band of brothers today.

James, tell me, what are you looking for?

I'm a massive sports fans, so I'll be looking for anything

like sports memorabilia.

So, Nick, Gary, what are we looking for today?

What's on your shopping list?

Myself, I quite like watches

and military stuff.

I'm looking to make a profit today,

so anything a bit different, a bit quirky.

Militaria for me, sort of our background.

I like trench art as well.

Those are some good Essex accents,

I want some slang from you guys.

-You feel me?

-Innit, bruv?

Will our teams cook up a storm?

Your 60 minutes starts now.

HORN BLARES

I've got my orders. Let's get marching. Come on, quick step! Quick step!

One hour ticking quickly away,

so let's go, go, go!

Come on, let's... let's get looking.

Definitely doesn't look like sports memorabilia things here.

It's all very much things for display.

I'm sure something will catch your eye soon.

The Reds have already found something they like.

Look at these, like, car sort of things, aren't they?

Whose car would this be on?

They could've been, potentially... It could be, like, a sort of

commanding officer's car, general's car.

Let's have a little look, see which one we like.

There's the airborne one here,

I think that's quite a nice piece.

-This one here, Nick, we saw as well.

-It's artillery.

This is Royal artillery?

Yep. It's a good quality, nice colours and everything.

The enamelling is in good condition. Once that gets chipped,

you're in trouble. That really damages the value.

So you've got to keep an eye on that as well.

That looks to be nice and clear.

It's worth asking the question.

Go and have a chat with the dealer, find out what sort of prices

he wants for them and maybe it's something you can consider buying.

Go and see if you can find him, have a chat.

We will, thank you.

Yeah, it's the sort of thing that could do all right.

Make sure you drive a hard bargain, Gary.

Now, what have the Blues found outside?

What do you think of this box here?

On the outside, which is what we want to focus on,

cos it's the most visible part,

is it looks great, doesn't it?

It's a beautiful... I guess it's a sort of a walnut.

I don't think it's a veneer, I think it's solid wood.

And it's a lovely set, a vanity set,

as it were, with toilet bottles,

and we have a little corset hook in there.

A nail file.

So what you want to see when you see these vanity sets,

are all the components are there.

It's a really attractive thing.

But likely it's got a very high ticket price on it.

So I think we should ask what price it is.

'It has indeed.'

'325.'

It's 325. Our whole entire budget is 300.

It's a really quality item.

This is a nice stall and we have a lovely, friendly stall holder.

-Might want to hop over.

-Let's see what else they have and look around.

Yeah, absolutely.

I wonder how friendly the stall holder is being to the Reds...

For the two, we're looking around £100.

£100 for two of them?

-Yeah.

-So, he wants £60 for that and £40 for that one?

Wow! That's a lot, that's a big ask.

That's what we think.

I think it's more than we...

I think that's a bit too much of an ask for us.

Now, if he'd said £60 for them both

I would've said it's a bit more encouraging.

You've got half a chance there.

We'll push on and see what else we can find.

Don't worry, gents, it's still early days.

You've only been shopping for 10 minutes.

Back to the Blues, and they're still at the same stall.

This is something that... It's very inexpensive,

but a bit unique.

We've got here a travelling sales sugar selection.

I think it's really unusual, and it's £15.

So these are samples, do you reckon, that were taken to...

restaurants, cafes, supermarkets?

I think it may be travellers' samples.

Something that was shown around to wholesalers.

Really lovely.

So these are miniature examples of larger boxes?

And I would think this goes back to the 1950s.

It's really cute, isn't it? In such nice order, too.

What about you, James, what are you thinking about that?

I'm not convinced. For me, personally.

It's not something I'd go for.

Not something you'd go for.

I think it's sweet as you like.

And I'm well up for it.

-Well, that's a pun.

-He just used a pun, absolutely.

It's in a good price range for us.

As it's such an unknown, though, we might have to do a little something with the price.

But I like it.

Are you up for a haggle, then?

Definitely, yeah.

Why don't you go for it?

I'm not going to haggle much on that,

cos, actually, my price on that is really 25.

I just said 15 because I thought that would tempt you!

-You've done this before, haven't you?

-I have.

So it's a good deal and I think...

I think there's a chance. Do another pound,

make it 14 and...

I was hoping for a tenner.

No, I thought you might be, but no, I can't really do it as low as that.

How about £13 and we'll take it now? Good sale, everyone's happy.

-Go on, then.

-Yeah!

He was going to keep going, wasn't he?

Well, thank you very much. That's very generous.

Like you said, a sweet offer, and on that note, a sweet one...

-Sweet one, yes!

-..we should hot foot it that way

and get to find items two and three.

-Should we do it?

-Sounds good.

-After you. This way, boys.

Brilliant, Blues!

But will that not be the icing on the cake?

We'll have to wait for the auction.

Let's head over to the Reds, and with 15 minutes gone,

they're still chasing their first buy.

It's a horn, isn't it? But it's a hunting horn.

-Oh, right.

-It's quite interesting.

It's got this sort of grotesque dragon face on the end.

-See, I like that.

-Yeah, it's got something about it, doesn't it?

It's only a score.

Did you say a score? That's £20 to you and me.

It'll need fixing, it's broken, isn't it?

-It's only got one...

-It's got one of these tendrils missing, there.

Yes, it's going to have an effect on it,

but it's got a bit of age about it.

You would expect there to be some...

working repairs on it.

I should imagine it's been dropped on a hunt somewhere.

How old do you think it is?

Gosh, there's a question.

Probably early 20th century, I'd have thought.

Sort of between the wars, that sort of era.

With a bit of an Eastern influence.

This is, I suspect, a Chinese dragon, isn't it?

But a very English pursuit...

as a hunting horn.

Unless, of course, you went dragon hunting.

Then it's going to be really rare.

What do you think? Do you like it? Is it something worth considering?

I'm sure between you, you know, you could

frogmarch, put the arm up the back and get the price down a bit.

That's a tactic I have not seen before!

I'm not sure that's the Blues' style, though.

Ah, they found their way inside.

-Different kettle of fish altogether.

-Absolutely.

Right, boys, what's the plan of action?

No time to waste, let's shoot down this way.

OK, right. He's got a plan, let's follow him.

There's no mucking about with you lot.

And the Reds get straight to the point as well.

What's the best you can do on it?

18.

-18. What about 15?

-The issue we've got, obviously, cos it's missing...

-Yeah, it's missing...

-And it's had a repair to its face as well.

-Yeah, 15.

-15 quid?

-Yeah. Thank you very much.

-Brilliant. Cheers, mate.

How are you getting on, guys?

Well, impulsively...

we've got him to down 15.

That's good, good negotiation skills.

And you won't worry too much about the condition?

We used the condition to get the price down.

Good thinking, good bartering.

What we're thinking...

maybe, a bit of tin snip?

Cut that off, make it the same as that?

-So it doesn't look like it's ever had one missing.

-Exactly.

-Good idea.

No-one likes a one-horned dragon, do they?

No, I'm not sure they do.

So he'll let it go for 15, will he? And what do you think about that?

-Well, we've shaken on it.

-You bought it?

-Yeah.

-Oh, he's actually bought it already?

Deal done! I like your tactics.

Clever. You two are brilliant. Come on.

Let's do some more hunting. You guys are on the ball.

Well done, Reds.

15 minutes gone, and one buy in the bag.

But I think your opponents are having trouble finding number two.

Anything catching your eye in here?

Lots of three-figure ticket prices, is that what you are seeing?

This could be a little bit rich for our blood.

-Moving on?

-It's not grabbing me.

They're decisive, I'll give them that.

I like the look of this tray, what do you think?

Not a lot, by the look of it.

I don't think it's hugely old,

but it's got a real

sort of fancy 18th-century Rococo look about it.

And there's a price tag next to it, £38.

I've got to be honest, I'm not feeling the love.

You're not?

No. I'm not getting a kick off of that, but if you want it...

You can't say you didn't try, Nick.

But don't get down in the dumps.

I'm sure you'll grab a bargain soon.

In the meantime, I'd like to focus on some retro tech

that you often find at fairs like this.

They have charm.

They have elegance.

And at the moment, vintage cameras...

are all the rage.

This is a Russian camera by FED-Zorki.

FED-Zorki was a company in the Soviet Union

who copied the best of the best.

What do I mean by that, copying the best of the best?

Well, we're in Soviet Russia in 1950.

What are they doing?

Are they importing Western goods?

No, they're not.

They're copying Western goods

and the best Western goods they could copy

were Leica. Leica cameras.

And these were fabulous German-made cameras

you could probably describe as being the Ferrari

of the camera world.

And FED-Zorki Company copied this camera.

What's unusual about it is that it's a stereo camera.

What does that mean?

The stereo camera takes two images of exactly the same subject.

The reason why we do that is because we make them 3-D.

By developing the photograph from the film,

you have two of exactly the same image.

And view them through your viewer, you have a 3-D effect.

So, really, what I am holding here

is a 1950s Russian 3-D camera.

Why is it popular these days?

Well, I can tell you that vintage photography,

whether it be a lens, whether it be a camera body,

is a hugely popular, thriving collectors market.

Why? Surely we've all got digital now?!

Why do we need the old analogue cameras?

If you're a fan of photography and a fan of the great mechanical,

beautiful machines, as these are,

well, you're a hot collector for them. You've also got to remember another thing about cameras -

cameras are not just based in one country,

they are worldwide.

And if you're a fan of photography,

you'll definitely want an analogue one of these.

Now, what's this worth?

If you're really lucky,

you could probably pick one up at a fair,

somebody doesn't know what it is, for not much money.

Place it in a specialist auction -

£400-£600.

Picture that.

Back to the shopping,

and our teams need to snap up two items each

in less than half an hour.

You better get a wriggle on.

Guys.

I found something right up your street.

Now, look at these.

Military badges.

I think they're cap badges. I mean, you'll tell me otherwise.

I just found them tucked in the corner of a little stall over there.

What about the regiments? Are you able to identify some of these regiments?

-This is a Hussars.

-Uh-huh.

They wouldn't be able to make them now,

-cos they don't exist any more.

-Sure.

That one doesn't exist any more, but you got the 9th/12th Lancers.

You've got a similar...

The 9th Lancers, they've got quite a history.

Were they in charge of the Light Brigade?

-Could've been, actually.

-Yeah, they went light armed, didn't they?

Interesting history lesson, gents.

I can't hang around.

We've got lots to buy.

And it looks like our Essex lads

can smell a bargain.

You happen to have spotted this perfume bottle?

-OK, the green one.

-The green one.

-Do you want to take it out, have a closer look?

There's a lot of breakables in there. Send my brother in.

-Steady.

-Take your time!

It's a very attractive thing. I mean, the market for

atomisers is a very strong.

Generally, it's the more minimalistic,

graphic Art Deco pieces

that make huge money when they're period.

I think this would have a bit of appeal to it.

It's got a bit of age to it, hasn't it?

Yes, a little bit more rub.

These are meant to be pumped and used.

A little bit more rub, which you would expect

to see with wear and tear.

I like the effect of this opaque glass,

because almost - from a distance - it looks like jade or hard stone.

I thought it was malachite glass,

but it could be what you said...

It certainly has the look of something harder than it is, anyway.

-I know this is malachite, so I just presumed that was.

-Very similar.

What's the damage on this one? Let's have a look.

"What's the damage"! Hopefully not too much, that's what I'd say.

Oh, 98!

£98. Certainly it's a retail price, isn't it?

For auction, you're likely to find an auctioneer would estimate

that between £30-£50 or £40-£60.

It's really up to you if you think it's worth a bit of a gamble.

If we can get it for the right price, I'm in.

OK, what's your best price on this one?

You've got 98 on the tag.

65 would be the very best.

65?

-I think...

-I don't know, I'm trusting you, Natasha.

I just don't... I think it's a really fair price if I was buying it for myself,

but I think at auction, we might struggle to get above that.

You're right, Tom.

You don't want it causing a stink when it goes under the hammer.

20 minutes to go and Nick has a price for the cap badges.

I had a quick chat with the dealer,

Now, he's got them priced up at eight quid each.

If we bought the whole lot,

rather than one or two individually,

we could do the deal at 55.

You were offered those two military car badges earlier,

and that was 100 quid for two items, wasn't it?

-Which I thought was a bit steep.

-Yeah, and I do.

This sounds a bit more doable to me.

There's more room to manoeuvre.

Yeah, I think that is nice. It's a good piece

-and I think it's quite fitting.

-You're happy with that?

If I go and get these bought at £55, you're happy?

-Yeah, I think so. Shaking on it, then?

-Yup.

-Good stuff. I'll go and pay the money. Well done.

-Cheers.

-Thank you.

Bravo, Reds.

I salute your decision.

This shop is an absolute breeze,

it's going with military precision.

What do you expect when you have the British Army behind you?

I think we are up and at them, lads. And we're going to win the war.

I don't think the Blues will give up without a fight.

What do you think of these ones?

I noticed it's got some hallmarks on there.

Better check with Natasha on that.

See, there's the three pieces, so that's the two bits.

I think we should have a chat about those.

Natasha, we think we've struck gold.

Or should I say silver?

You struck gold/silver. What have you got? It looks like a set to me.

It is a set, indeed.

It's got the hallmark on it there.

Good call. They might, at one point, have come from a case.

Similar to the vanity case that we saw earlier.

Purely because these tubes tend to have something to support them.

They would've been used for travel.

So, a fine lady or gentlemen don't want to take their toiletries

at once when they go travelling.

Just like we do today when we go to the airport,

Stansted security man!

-No fluids more than 100mls!

-Exactly.

So that's exactly what this is,

decanting some of your toiletries and taking them away.

But with it not being in the case,

would that take away from the value?

I think so, a little bit. Three pieces for £120.

I think, probably, for the three of these at auction we'd be talking...

probably talking... Silver content there, not a huge amount,

-40-60?

-Yeah, I think we better move on.

-You think it's time to move on?

-Yeah.

I love them, but they're just a bit too much.

It's all about the money, eh, Tom?

And quite right too, but be warned,

you've only got 15 minutes left to do two deals.

And the Reds only need one.

What's this, guys? You celebrating already?

Well, we would, if it was full.

-"If it was full."

-What's your idea on that?

That's a cool-looking thing, isn't it? You like that?

I've bought these before. They sold really well.

Oversized champagne bottles.

People just buy them as ornaments in the home,

but they're always popular.

How much is it? What are they asking?

We haven't engaged with the gentleman yet, anyways.

So, uh...

If you could put in, like, a cheeky tenner or something.

If you want to get it wrapped up and done,

that wouldn't be a bad buy.

Time to engage the dealer, then.

And we will see who wins the battle on price.

Back to the Blues,

and it's Miss Raskin's turn to teach some history.

We always talk about the turn of the century,

you hear that phrase so much, don't you?

And then, here is a little cigar cutter from exactly that time...

1899.

It's a very sweet wee piece that's hallmarked in lots of different places.

We've got hallmarks on the front here,

and we have a maker's mark on the side here as well.

So it's marked throughout.

It's for a very slim cigar, a cheroot.

You pop in the end of that there, you slice it off

and it's good for smoking.

So it's quite a cute wee thing. It's not cheap, it's £45.

There might be a wee bit of movement there, I don't know.

I did clock another wee one in the box that's about

two thirds of that price.

-Can we have a look at the other one as well?

-You sure can.

I'll pass this one to you, James. You take that.

Maybe we could do a deal on both.

Let's have a look. That would be quite nice.

This one is slightly different, in the sense that it's marked

for what we think is probably continental silver.

So, you know, this one's got £29 on it,

with the hallmarks. That one's got... 49, was it? 45.

So maybe we could do a deal.

I suggested a couple of cigar cutters,

is that a nice wee job lot? What do you think?

I'm really into it. If we can get it for the right price,

I think it could be a good deal.

What's the best price I can get for these two, please, sir?

Let's have a look and see what I paid for them.

55, the pair.

55?

If we can shake hands at 40, that'd be a brilliant day.

50.

Can we meet you halfway at 45?

How was that halfway?

HE LAUGHS

-That's a good question.

-47, and that's it.

45 is so much easier on the change, sir.

-I know it does for you, not for me.

-47? What do you reckon, Jim?

-Yeah, I'm in.

-I'm happy. Are you happy, Natasha?

-Yeah, good on you.

-Yeah, go on. 47. Get your hand out.

-Thanks a lot.

-Thank you, sir.

-Thank you very much.

'You drive a hard bargain, Tom. Well done.

'But there's no time to hang around - there's just under 10 minutes left.'

Time's ticking and I don't know about you,

but I'm starting to panic a little. OK, let's go, let's go. Thank you very much.

Follow us, James, follow us.

Quick march, quick march. Eyes right.

Now, let's see how the Reds are getting on.

-Rock bottom on that one would be 15.

-15?

-What about 12?

-I can't go down to 12 on that, now. I'll do you 14.

That'd be fine.

-That's not a bad deal...

-13 quid, and I'll make him tap dance.

-13 quid and he doesn't tap dance.

-I'm happy with that.

I'll give you 13 quid to watch him tap dance.

So, £13?

-What you think about it, guys? Do you want to do it?

-Happy with it, yeah.

-Going to pop the cork on this one, are we?

-Yep.

-Thanks very much.

-You're welcome.

-Thank you.

That's it, guys, shop's done.

Three things found, bought, paid for,

easy as that. Well done, you guys.

-Happy with that?

-Yeah.

-Yep.

There's one thing to do now - get three glasses and go and try this, shall we?

-What do you reckon?

-Yeah. Officer's mess.

Tell you what, if the Blues don't buy item number three soon,

they'll also be in a right mess. Chop, chop!

Stop in your tracks, because this is quite a fun item. It might

have too big a ticket price, but I like that big telescope.

Again, we've got that kind of chrome look, it's not very old.

But it looks pretty functioning to me.

Could be quite fashionable as well, isn't it?

Would you mind terribly checking out the ticket price, just to see...

-put us out of our misery?

-Yeah.

-125.

That's quite high, but there might be some margin to play with here.

But then, we've also got quite a bit left over.

Tell you what, if you had grandparents in the auction house thinking,

"How can we amuse the grandkids when they come over to stay?"

I think that would be a good, fun thing to get some bidding going.

What is your best price on the telescope?

I would say £90.

90?

It's a fair price, but we're hoping to get a little bit extra special

on this, since it's the end of the day.

Save you lifting it into the van.

How about £85 and we'll take it off your hands?

-Well, it's the end of the day. Go on, then.

-Yeah.

That is very kind of you.

'Nice one, bruv.'

WHISTLE BLOWS

What a great performance, teams, but your time is up.

Did you buy anything that you thought you were going to buy?

No, not really. After all the things I thought I was looking for in my head...

We ended up getting some great items, though. I love these cigar cutters

and the telescope. Hopefully it's going to find us a shooting star.

Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.

Let's hope this dragon-hunting horn wasn't a RAWR deal at £15.

DRAGON ROARS

The selection of military cap badges were £55,

but will they bring the auction house to attention?

It may be empty, but the shop display champagne Magnum

might give them some reason to celebrate. £13 paid.

So, gentlemen, that was pretty military, wasn't it?

It was all right. It was good, it was fun.

Just remind me how much you spent.

-£83.

-What? £83? Nothing.

-It's a little bit too much.

-Little bit too much? Yep, yep.

Gary, what's your favourite item?

I would say the cap badges were quite good, actually.

We really enjoyed those.

What's going to bring the biggest profit?

I'm actually going to put a punt on our dragon flute.

What about you, Nick?

I think my favourite item, again, is the cap badges.

-I'm going to go for the champagne bottle.

-The champagne bottle?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Is it full?

-Not now it's not, no.

So you spent £83. So who's got the £217?

-Yep, we spent that, but...

-Did you?

-No, we realised we better give it back,

so, there you go.

Nick, have you ever had this amount of money before?

Not that I haven't had to hand straight over to the wife, no.

-Phenomenal.

-What are you going to do?

Do you know what, Tom? I'm going to shop till I drop

and find something very suitable and apt for our brave boys here.

Well done, sir.

Time to remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

Why don't you CAST-ER your eyes over this?

The 1950s sugar selection box was £13.

The cigar cutters were a snip at 47, but was it a smoking-hot deal?

The 1970s telescope made by Irving was £85.

Do I see a profit on the horizon?

Well, boys, Natasha, that started off really well.

Out of the blocks at speed.

And then what happened?

I think we decided to chill for a bit.

Yeah, you did, didn't you? .So, Thomas, Tom, what's your favourite item?

I don't know. At first I thought it was the telescope,

but now I'm thinking the cigar cutters look nice.

Cigar cutter, and what's going to bring the biggest profit?

I'm hoping the sugar.

The sugar samples, the travel set.

-Sugar samples, big profit I see on that.

-All right, OK. Very good.

-How about you, James?

-I completely disagree,

I think it's going to be the telescope that's going to do it.

Yeah, and what's your favourite item?

-Probably the telescope, I reckon.

-So telescope, telescope.

-How much did you spend in total?

-145.

-Well, that's not bad, is it?

-145.

-Middle of the park, yeah.

-Middle of the park, yeah.

-So, you've got 155 back?

-I do.

-Can I have it, please?

And who was in charge?

-I reckon it's probably this guy, right here.

-Older brother!

Tasha, there you go. What are you going to do with that?

Yeah, I was like your weird little sister,

just kind of creeping around with these guys, trying to keep up.

I don't know. £155. I'm going to try and find us something steady

that will hopefully help us win the race.

Well, that sounds brilliant, Natasha. Well, we're off to the auction, just down the road.

So we're here in Diss, at TW Gaze, with the lovely Elizabeth Tolbert.

Aw, you're very sweet yourself, Thomas, thank you.

Nick and Gary, first item was the Eastern brass copper horn

with a dragon's head. Interesting.

Yes, and novel item.

I mean, I can't say we've sold many looking like that recently.

It's a novelty, but I don't think it would really command

a huge amount of academic interest.

-So I'm not too inspired by that one, I have to say.

-Really?

Well, the thing is, it had some sort of whiskers as well,

coming out from it. So it really does sound like a tourist piece.

But there was only one whisker, cos Nick decided to nip it off.

-OK, so it's balanced, I guess.

-It's balanced, so I think it is quite sensible.

But they didn't pay much for it. And your estimate?

Well, we've tried it along £25 to £40

hoping that, you know, it might appeal.

-£15 paid.

-Oh, well sold, yes.

Now, the next one, they both like these,

they're both soldiers,

-and they've got 11 cap badges.

-Yes.

I think these are cap badges of varying quality

and various periods.

Yeah, I think they are. I think some are earlier than others,

some are of nicer metal than others.

And it's a mixture of regiments, which is quite nice.

Beautifully presented, I think that makes all the difference.

-So your estimate...

-£30 to £40.

-30 to 40?

Paid, 55. And then the next item, I wish it was full.

It would be nice, wouldn't it?

But I promise you, it wasn't full

when it arrived here. We haven't emptied it.

The staff of TW Gaze have had a party!

So Charles de Casanove, a magnum of Champagne and Epernay.

-It is obviously an advertising bottle.

-Yes.

-You've put...

-Well, we put £20-£30 on that.

It's an eye-catching piece.

I think if somebody was doing a shop window display,

very much along the lines of what it was created for.

-It's not much to pay for a prop, really.

-Not at all, really.

I mean, they only paid £13. The central item of the cap badges...

-Yes.

-..could be their problem lot.

However, they still have Nick's bonus buy,

and let's take a look.

Nick and Gary, you left Nick with a huge £217.

Nick, tell us, what did you do with that £217?

Now, guys, I've gone a little bit off-piste with these,

and I'm hoping things just don't go downhill.

But I bought, with you in mind...

..vintage skis and poles.

-What about that?

-That's what you learnt on, wasn't it?

-Brilliant. How much did you pay for these?

-£25 for the whole set.

They could easily make £50-£70, maybe. Something like that.

-Gary, what do you think about them?

-I think they're really good,

actually. I mean, obviously they look like they have been stained

and looked after well. I think they're fantastic.

And very rustic chic.

-I think they're really nice.

-And what do you think, Nick?

-Yeah, I like them. Wouldn't like to use them.

-No.

But let's see what the auctioneer thinks about Nick's skis.

-So the boys are really heavily into skiing.

-Right.

-What do you think?

I'm not an expert on skis, Thomas.

I have to bow to absolutely everything you say about this.

Well, I love skiing and these things, which are torture...

-Are they?

-..for a skier. Looking at them now, you think...

HE GASPS DRAMATICALLY

-But...

-But then, things have moved on so much.

We're so spoiled, I guess, and modern technology makes them very desirable and easy to use.

-You've put...

-£15-£20.

15 to... And Nick's paid 25

and he has been tongue-in-cheek, a bit of fun...

-..well done him.

-Absolutely.

-Right, onto the Blues, the other two boys.

So their first item is the bygone, vintage sugar samples.

Isn't that sweet?

HE LAUGHS

Well, good use of language.

-Cute.

-It is cute.

-Desirable, nostalgia.

-Very much so.

-I'd get it, yeah.

-Very much so.

Totally useful, this, but very attractive.

-You've put...

-We've put £15-£20 on them.

-£13 paid.

-Yeah, well they should be all right on that.

-Right.

Next lot is the cigar cutters.

-Yeah, little and large.

-Yeah.

They are what they are.

I mean, they occur to auction relatively frequently.

I don't think so many people use them as much as they did,

you know, so it's a bit of a redundant item,

with modern living, maybe.

-And you've put...

-We put £20-£30.

Yeah, Natasha's gone and spent £47 on them.

I think that's a little steep. I think we'll struggle on that.

So the third item - well, it's behind us.

-It is. It certainly is.

-It's big.

-It's very big.

The telescope, the Irving Telescope. Mid '20s or so. What do you think?

It's practical.

And it's serviceful and actually, the modern interest in

stargazing is a growing phenomenon.

So I think for people who are interested in that as a hobby,

it's a great way to kind of access an instrument to do it.

Vintage telescopes always look quite evocative of days gone by...

-Yeah, they do.

-..and there's something magical and romantic about them.

-What's your estimate?

-£40-£60 on that one.

-Oh! £85 paid.

I think these boys are going to need Natasha's bonus buy.

And let's take a look at it.

You left Natasha with £155.

Natasha, do you want to tell the boys what you bought?

Sure, I'm always a fan of slow and steady wins the race.

And so, I went for...

-a tortoise.

-LAUGHTER

Now, do you remember that we were looking at some green, malachite glass

perfume bottles? Do you remember that? Some scent bottles?

Oh, yeah, what James looked at.

And they were moulded? Yeah, I think you liked them, that's right.

And they were the exact same material, so pressed glass in this green, malachite colour.

And it opens up and it's a wee soap dish.

Quite a fun thing to store little secret items in. I don't know...

Does that mean you don't necessarily have to

-use it for soap? You could put anything in there.

-No.

-Exactly.

Soap dish is probably its original purpose,

but you could have it as a trinket box.

-What do you think, James?

-Well, funny enough, I've actually got a pair of pet turtles...

-Have you?

-Yes, that's why I lit up when I saw that, yeah.

-That's cool.

OK, so this appeals to you because of your hobby, which is to keep these turtles.

You know me, Natasha - the main thought in my head is how much did you spent?

-55 quid.

-Oh, OK. Not silly, then.

-No, not too silly.

Do you know what?

I've got quite high hopes for it.

Do you know what? I'm just quite in love with this wee tortoise,

and I reckon it could do 70, 80, 90. I don't know.

Chaps, you don't have to decide now.

However, for those of you at home,

here's what the auctioneer thinks about the tortoise.

Have you got a name for it?

I hadn't thought of that, you have to give me a bit more warning to think of that one, Tom.

-I'm sorry...

-Well, there was one called George, wasn't there?

-There was. We'll call it George for now,

that's fine. Yeah, poor George.

He hasn't got much age to him, if anything. If I'm being polite,

and he is mass-produced.

He's decorative and if people like tortoises, you know.

So your estimate is...

-£30-£40.

-£30-£40?

Well, Natasha shelled out...

-LAUGHTER

-Very good.

-..£55.

-Oh, my goodness. Right, yes.

So you're the auctioneer today.

I am and I shall do the best I possibly can for everybody.

Under Elizabeth's gavel, we'll be fine.

Is this your first auction?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, well, this time.

-Done car auctions, but, yeah.

-Oh, right. so you know the buzz

-of, like, a car auction.

-Yeah.

-Bit quicker though, isn't it?

Yeah, yeah, pretty mad. This is good.

Your first item is this Eastern brass/copper dragon head.

And it's up now.

20, I'll take.

It's a lovely item there. £20.

Bid, sir. 20, I have, where's 2?

I have a £20 bid to my left. 20 now, where are you, 22 bid?

25, 28.

30 bid.

30, still by the door, at 30. Where's 2 this time?

I have 30, am I missing anybody else?

£30 and selling!

GAVEL BANGS

Doubled the money, well done. £30.

So that's plus £15. Right, the next lot is the 11 cap badges.

Start me at £30.

£30. Where are all you collectors at £30? Look.

£20 to start. Bid on commission at 20, thank you. Where's 2?

22, 25, 28, 28, upstairs.

30, downstairs. 32, 35, 38,

-40 bid. 40 to the gentleman downstairs...

-Come on, more, more.

..at 40. Where are you at 2?

At £40 to my right,

now looking for 2.

Surely worth more - not much each at £40

-for 11 badges at £40.

-£40.

-Any advance?

GAVEL BANGS

£40, boys. That's minus 15.

Minus 15, you're zero. So you've got zero at the moment.

It's all on this. It's all on the big champagne.

The Magnum champagne bottle, for shop display,

Start me at £20.

On the bottle at £20.

£10, on the bottle.

-Come on! £10...

-Really?

£10.

-Anybody on the bottle?

-Go!

-He'll tap dance if it goes.

OK, well, I will take a bid on my book, £10 bid.

10. I thought it'd make more than that.

£10 commission, interest at 10. Where's 12?

Any advance on my sheets at £10?

BANGS GAVEL

-Oh!

-Rather steep.

-Just wasn't your day.

There's minus £3. it could be a winning score.

It could be a winning score, now what do you want to do?

No brainer, we do it, we go with it.

-Yes, yes.

-We're trusting this Nick, not that Nick.

THEY LAUGH

Right, well I can now tell you that Nick paid 25 for them.

I think the auctioneer doesn't really understand skiing.

She told me she's not a skier. She's only put 15-20 on them.

But they're a good prop.

Now, I have interest on the sheets here,

and I start at £12.

£12 is bid.

Interest is shown at 12. 15, 18, 20,

-22, 25, 28...

-I think we're in!

35, 38, 40, 42, 45, 48.

48, we're at £48 now.

£48, where is the 50?

At £48, can I tempt anyone else?

-Go on, make it 50.

-£48.

They will sell.

-GAVEL BANGS

-Yes!

-Well Done, £48, that's a profit.

-Brilliant.

-Good.

-That's a profit, isn't it?

-Absolutely.

-£23...

-Yeah.

-..on those skis.

Which means £20 plus.

Now, boys, that could be a winning score. Say nothing to the Blues.

-Thomas, James, how are you?

-Good. Excited.

-First auction?

-Yes.

Not my first. I went with my dad back in the day,

but first auction for James.

-First auction for you, James?

-Mm-hm.

First lot, it's really sweet.

£20. Bring back memories...

They're shy, they're holding back. They're holding back.

10 bid, sir.

10, I have. Where is 12?

12 is on the net.

-15 in the room.

-OK!

Into profit.

Go again, net, if you wish, at £15.

Is there anybody else at 15? And selling.

-That was terrifying.

-15.

-That was terrifying.

There we are. It was, you're quite right, Natasha. It was fib.

That is £2.

Right, the cigar cutters, and another.

Two in the lot.

£20 to start. Come on.

10 if you will.

10, gallery, 10 I have.

12? 12 bid.

15, 18, 20, 22.

-Downstairs for 22.

-Oh, dear. Oh, dear.

22 now, looking for 5. 25, 28.

28 in the room, near to me at 28. Any advance?

£28.

GAVEL BANGS

-Oh, dear.

-That's a bit raw.

-£28.

-Fiddlesticks.

Fiddlesticks, that's minus 19.

So you're now minus 17. That is the telescope.

The mid-20th-century Irving telescope, start me at 50.

-NATASHA:

-Oh, come on!

30, I'll take, £30.

Bid at 30, upstairs at 30. Where are you at 2?

At £30 now. Come on, worth more.

-32.

-Come on, wakey, wakey.

-35, 38.

40. In the room at 40.

42 - he's downstairs,

45.

48.

Either of you upstairs? 50s in blue, standing.

-55.

-NATASHA:

-Come on.

Having a conflab.

And 60, he's got affirmation at 60.

70. £70 bid, downstairs. Going 5, sir?

At £70 with its tripod. At £70. Any advance now?

GAVEL BANGS

-£70, that is minus...

-Can you believe that?

Minus 15 on that.

So that makes you

a total of minus 32, as we stand.

That could be a winning score,

it could be, but what are you going to do?

You've got the bonus buy, you've got the tortoise.

I think we should go for it, beat those squaddies.

You've been real sports. It could go and...

..it's not going to fly, cos it's a tortoise.

Charming little piece there. Interest on the sheet shown.

And I start here at just £22.

£22 bid. At 22, I'll take 5.

25, 28, 30, 32.

Lost the room. It's back with me at 32, where are you at 5?

-I have the... 35 in gallery.

-35 in gallery.

35 is now upstairs, 35. My bids are out, where's 8?

It's £35 and selling.

-NATASHA:

-No! No, no, no, no.

GAVEL BANGS

£35. That's minus 20 on that lot.

Which means minus £52, in total.

I was convinced that would go for 70 quid.

-Now, chaps.

-Almost speechless.

Minus £52. That could be a winning score. Say nothing to the Reds.

Well done.

Well, that was great fun for the boys, wasn't it? Well done.

But one team will be going home with money, one team won't.

So therefore, the runners-up today are the Blues.

-Oh, well.

-Oh, well.

A winner!

However, we'll come to you in a minute.

The Blues, now, you did really, really well to start with. You know, it was plus £2.

-And then it just went a bit south, didn't it?

-Very much so.

So you ended up with a minus 52.

Don't laugh. Now, come on.

Right, minus 52. I'm sorry, boys.

-Anyway, men!

-Win's a win.

The win is a win! But if it wasn't for Nick

and his amazing set of skis and poles...

which made £48,

thus giving you a profit of £20.

-Get in there.

-Get in there, I say.

-It's all for charity.

-That's fabulous.

-We're going to match it as well.

-Oh, good man.

We're going to match it each and it's all for charity.

-So that's good.

-That's superb.

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