0:00:02 > 0:00:03CHRISTINA: When Bargain Hunt comes to town
0:00:03 > 0:00:05we like to find out a little bit about it.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08This week we're in Brackley, in Northamptonshire.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12And I'm here to do my research.
0:00:25 > 0:00:26What's this?
0:00:26 > 0:00:29SHE GASPS
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Wow!
0:00:34 > 0:00:37I better get reading.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Today we're here at the Antiques Cellar,
0:01:04 > 0:01:06the largest purpose-built antique centre
0:01:06 > 0:01:07in the Midlands.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12There are over 160 eager traders
0:01:12 > 0:01:17ready and waiting to do a deal with our teams, but how will they get on?
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Let's take a sneaky peek at what's coming up.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- But, I know... - But you said 100, so...
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- Sh!- Charlie really has his work cut out with the Red team...
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- Hate it.- Oh.- You hate it?
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- Hate it.- Is that H-A-T-E?
0:01:29 > 0:01:31With a big H.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33..the Blues are heading in different directions...
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- Tea room.- No, no, no.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36No, tea, tea.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39..and at the auction, there's tension between the Reds...
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Let's all hold hands and then we'll all be all right.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42Charlie.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Leave me out of that one.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49..and it's kisses all round for the Blues.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53But before all that, let's meet our teams.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Today we are surrounded by friends, we're a friendly bunch, aren't we?
0:01:56 > 0:01:59For the Reds we have work pals, Kaz and Dave.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02And for the Blues we have pals Steven and Ian. Hello, teams.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03- ALL:- Hello.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Hello. Now, Kaz, how did you two meet?
0:02:06 > 0:02:09We've worked together a long time.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12We work in Daventry for a manufacturing firm.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- So, you're a small team.- Very.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15And who's the boss?
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Who's the boss?
0:02:18 > 0:02:20At work or out of work?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Oh, it's like that, is it? Oh, my goodness.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25- At work, I'm the boss.- Right.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- For today, Kaz is the boss. - Oh, right.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- Most of the time.- OK.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31All right, fair enough. I can relate to that.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35So, when you're not at work, what do you do?
0:02:35 > 0:02:38Erm, I love walking.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40- I did nine Mega Marches. - You did what?
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Nine Mega Marches - it's four marathons in four days, for charity.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46So, you did four marathons in four days?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- And did you run those marathons?- No!
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- Oh.- I walked them. - THEY LAUGH
0:02:50 > 0:02:53So, David, do you manage to get a word in edgeways at work, at all?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- Very rarely. - What's it like working with her?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- Cos you're the general manager, you're the boss.- Yeah.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00And in your spare time, I believe you're a bit of a petrolhead.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- Yeah, I am a self-confessed petrolhead.- Are you?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- Yes.- Oh, my goodness.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Anything with wheels, yeah.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- And is it the speed aspect that you love or is it the aesthetics?- Both.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Both. So, it has be a fusion of the both?
0:03:11 > 0:03:12- Yeah, it does, yeah.- OK.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15So, you both like to go to antiques fairs at the weekend, is that right?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- We do.- Do you go together or with your respective partners?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- Together.- We go together. - You go together, brilliant.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22And what is it that you look out for mainly?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Just a bargain. At the end of the day, that's all we go for.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26If we don't get a bargain, we don't buy.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Ooh! Oh, team, my goodness.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Well, thank you very much. That bodes well for today, Red team.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35So, let's meet our Blue team. Stephen and Ian. Hello, friends.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- BOTH:- Hello.- Hello. So, how did you two meet?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40We met about 20 years ago
0:03:40 > 0:03:42when we worked for the same insurance company.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Hm-hm.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45We became good friends
0:03:45 > 0:03:49and then last year I was best man at Ian's wedding.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Brilliant. So, you work in an insurance company together?
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- We did.- You did. And where do you work now?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I took voluntary redundancy
0:03:55 > 0:03:58and then I started up my own gardening business.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Ian, you're still working in insurance, is that right?
0:04:00 > 0:04:02I'm still working, yeah. I'm a claims manager.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- You're a claims manager, OK.- Yeah.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- But you've had a career beforehand, haven't you?- Yes.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- I used to be a French polisher. - So, where did that stem from?
0:04:09 > 0:04:10Where did that French polishing come from?
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Well, my father used to play for Reading
0:04:13 > 0:04:16back in the day, in the 1960s, and in those days...
0:04:18 > 0:04:19..the money wasn't there as it is now,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22so you couldn't earn a good living from it.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25So, he had to have a part-time job and he done French polishing.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Brilliant, to substitute his footballing wages.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Yes. And I kind of took the skills from him.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Unfortunately, it didn't sort of pay the way to pay the mortgage,
0:04:35 > 0:04:37so I had to get a job back in insurance.
0:04:37 > 0:04:38Ah.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41But it's not the work that brought you two together, is that right?
0:04:41 > 0:04:44You met through a mutual love of football, is that right?
0:04:44 > 0:04:45- That's right, yeah.- We did, yes.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48We're both mad keen Reading FC supporters.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51I know nothing about football, what colour do Reading play?
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- Blue.- Blue and white hoops.- Yeah.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Oh, is that why you're the Blue team? Ah, I like it.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57OK, what are your tactics for today?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59We keep changing our tactics, don't we?
0:04:59 > 0:05:00- SHE LAUGHS - From day-to-day.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02So, they're fluid tactics, are they?
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- I think they're sort of like wing-it tactics.- Yeah.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- Wing-it tactics?- Yeah, that's right.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Right, OK. So, before the games commence,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10what's the vital ingredient you need, teams?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- ALL:- Money.- Money, exactly.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- So, in my sticky paws, £300 for you, Blues.- Thank you.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- £300 for you, Reds.- Thank you.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Your experts await, off you go.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22So, they're all friends now
0:05:22 > 0:05:24but will they be friends at the end of an hour?
0:05:24 > 0:05:25We'll have to wait and see.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Before the fun begins, it's time to meet our experts.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35IN FRENCH ACCENT: 'Ello, 'ello, I will say this only once.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38For the Reds, it's Charlie Ross.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41And making no bones about it for the Blues,
0:05:41 > 0:05:43it's Catherine Southon.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Oh, Karen, Dave, this is exciting, isn't it?
0:05:45 > 0:05:46- Yeah.- It's so exciting, yes.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Oh, my word. What are you going to be looking for?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Something that is going to make us a lot of profit.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- An old-fashioned chair, maybe. - An old-fashioned chair.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- What about you, Dave? - I've got absolutely no idea.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58No idea. That's really good, isn't it?
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- What's on our shopping list? - Something unusual.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- Something unusual. - I like an eclectic mix.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- Oh, an eclectic mix. - That's anything.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07That could be anything!
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Right, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11BELL DINGS
0:06:11 > 0:06:13I think we should get going, come on.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- Are you happy to shop on your own? - Yeah.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Well, off you go then. I'm going to have a cup of tea.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Nice try, Charlie.
0:06:19 > 0:06:2160 minutes sounds like such a long time.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Oh, it does, doesn't it?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24The Blues are covering a lot of ground already.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25Where are we going?
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Oh, there's a chair.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29- I love chairs.- Don't buy it.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Tell it like it is, Charlie.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32You won't make a profit on it.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- They're lovely...- They are. - ..they're Victorian,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38they're carved oak but do you know what they would make at auction?
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- About 30 quid.- Probably.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- Yeah.- And they're £95 each.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Now, that's very much a retail price.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47We'll find you a chair. I'll find you a chair.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- I hope I'll find you a chair. - I have no idea why I like chairs.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Sit tight, Red team, you've got plenty of time left.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Meanwhile, the Blues are stepping up to the plate
0:06:57 > 0:06:59and Stephen seems to know a thing or two about them.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Oh, that's Homemaker, isn't it? I know that.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- It is. There we are, he knows that. - Yeah, there we go.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08This is something that everyone would have had
0:07:08 > 0:07:09- once upon a time in their home. - Yeah.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11It's so popular and so common.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- It does... It fits in with today though, doesn't it?- It does.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16It looks so funky but it's just...
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- ..I think something that's... - Too basic...
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- ..a bit too common and a bit too... - Yeah.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Oh, dear. The tea set falls short.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27But don't look so glum, team, you've still got 55 minutes left.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- I mean, that mirror... - Oh, the Reds have spotted something.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Very Art Deco, what period would that be?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Well, you're the expert. - I'm asking you the question.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- I don't know.- Deco - 1920s, 1930s.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- OK.- What I call the Charleston period.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- Oh, right, OK.- Do you do the Charleston?- Absolutely not.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- Absolutely not.- And don't ask me cos I definitely don't.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Dave, I don't know what made me think it
0:07:51 > 0:07:53but I didn't think you were the Charleston sort, really.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- Definitely.- What a rejection. Poor Charlie.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57It's asking 30.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01If they took a tenner for that mirror, you would have my blessing.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04That could be our joint purchase.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- I think the thing to do... - Have a look round.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09..we're very early on, we're five minutes in, it's fine.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11I think we'll look at that, we'll log it.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14I'd like to buy something for a bit more money,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17something a bit more exotic but that's a good standby.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18- Shall we move on?- Yeah.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Something exotic and expensive, that's right up my street.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26CHARLESTON MUSIC PLAYS
0:08:27 > 0:08:31Somewhat less exotic is this cigarette vending machine.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32What do you think, Catherine?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35The thing that's against this is cigarettes.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37It's a cigarette vending machine.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Had you got something a bit more interesting like chewing gum
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- or something like that.- Yeah. - But being cigarettes, it's a bit...
0:08:42 > 0:08:45It's been smoke and mirrors for our teams so far.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47There's really a lot to feast your eyes on here, isn't there?
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Come on, one of you needs to make a purchase soon.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Oh, hold on. Something's caught Dave's eye.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- That's quite nice. - Oh, isn't that fun?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- Gorgeous, isn't it?- Look at that.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58I like your eyes, what have you spotted here?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Well, chocolate. Kaz likes her chocolate.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Do you know, Kath, what I think about this, and Dave,
0:09:04 > 0:09:06is that this is original.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10This has got to be 1930s probably.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Well, it suits you.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Would you like a chocolate?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- Look at the writing on there, it's quite faded...- OK.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- ..beautifully done.- Yeah.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23If that was a reproduction, it would be fresh.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- I've never seen one of these. - I quite like it.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- I've never seen one of these. - I like that.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Dave, I'm loving your work.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31I'm loving your work and I'm feeling quite at home
0:09:31 > 0:09:34and as if I ought to be in a cinema somewhere.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36So, what's the price?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38What would you pay for it?
0:09:38 > 0:09:42I'd be happy with about £40.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44I think it's going to be a little bit more.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47I think we're talking of £50-60.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50We've got a ticket price of 82.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Now, I'm not surprised at that
0:09:52 > 0:09:54and it would need to be marketed properly
0:09:54 > 0:09:58but I think somewhere between the two of you, you're about right.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Now, I've never seen one of these.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01How much would you pay for it, as the expert?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- I'd pay 50 quid for it. - Yeah, that's what...
0:10:03 > 0:10:04Would you go as high as 50?
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I would go 50 quid and I think I'd make a profit on it.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Karen doesn't look convinced, Charlie.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Perhaps chocolate isn't the way to her heart after all.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15And Ian's put on his dancing shoes
0:10:15 > 0:10:17to convince the Blues to invest in some headwear.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- I love it.- £145.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21Oh...
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Has it got a name inside it?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- Any maker's names? It's in lovely condition.- Yes, it has.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Oh, W Rother of Berlin.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- Ooh.- Oh, it comes with...
0:10:31 > 0:10:32I quite like that.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Have you noticed how he's completely ignoring you.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Not very subtle, Stephen.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- I'm guessing you prefer the golfing toast rack?- I quite like that.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Not necessarily me but somebody who likes golf...
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- It's a novelty.- The only thing is...
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Oh, it's missing.- It's damaged. - Oh, no, we don't want that.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- Put it down.- Another miss but 15 minutes have already gone
0:10:51 > 0:10:53and you are nowhere near making a decision.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Come on, Catherine, can you kick off the spending?
0:10:56 > 0:11:01So, it's a 19th-century penknife, essentially,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04but it's in the form of a lady's shoe.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Is that a lady's shoe? - Yeah, I think it is a lady's shoe.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11And I just think that's really, really lovely.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- It is nice.- £48.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15No, I like it, I must admit.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- Let's get the whole cabinet open. - Very decisive, Ian.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Let's leave the Blues pondering on that knife
0:11:20 > 0:11:21and head back to the Reds.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24It looks like they're still sweet on that chocolate tray
0:11:24 > 0:11:26and they've brought Debbie from the antiques centre
0:11:26 > 0:11:28in to talk money.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31It's got £82 on it.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- We don't like £82, Debbie. - I thought you wouldn't.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- Do we, Debbie. - We're going to smile really nicely.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42- What do you think you'll do?- I know that the def on it will be £60.- OK.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45But we want to win and make a profit.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Is there anything we can do, honestly?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50On this there isn't, I'm afraid. That is the def.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- Right, let's have a vote on it.- OK.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56At the count of three, all those in favour of the chocolate tray,
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- hand up. - I think you've lost that one, Karen,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02but with 18 minutes gone, at least you've made your first purchase.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- Well done, team.- Thank you. - We're having it.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07I'm going to even pay for it before Karen can pull out.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09I tell you what, Dave.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13You and I are in for so much trouble,
0:12:13 > 0:12:14- if this doesn't make a profit. - I know.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- Can you imagine?- Indeed, Charlie.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Back with the Blues, who are still looking at that shoe-shaped knife
0:12:21 > 0:12:24and Jim from the antique centre is on hand to cut a deal.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- What does it feel like? - That's quite nice.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- It's got nice detail on it, hasn't it?- It's got a nice feel to it.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- Oh, it's got a...- Is it broken? - Is that broken there?
0:12:32 > 0:12:33THEY SIGH
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Don't let it get you down, Blues.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38There must be something else you like in that cabinet.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- Can we have a look at the doll, as well?- JIM:- Yeah, certainly.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42So, why did you like this doll?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44I don't know, it just sort of grabbed my eye.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- It's not the sort of thing I'd... - No, I was going to say,
0:12:47 > 0:12:48it's not the sort of manly thing.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Oh, she's very delicate.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Well, it's Victorian for sure.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55And then this, what looks like a blanket or a shawl,
0:12:55 > 0:12:59this is actually a little needle case.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- Oh, I see.- With needles. - That is quite nice
0:13:01 > 0:13:02because all this is original.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- How much is on her? - Oh, I didn't see that.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11- 78.- 78. I mean, it's the sort of thing you don't see terribly often.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Let's find out what the best price is.
0:13:13 > 0:13:14I'm not getting a lot of positives from...
0:13:14 > 0:13:16But I think he's slowly coming around, isn't he?
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I'm not necessarily convinced at that price.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Can Jim put a smile on Stephen's face?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23- JIM:- I've phoned the dealer
0:13:23 > 0:13:25and the very best price on the doll would be £50.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- £50?- Oh.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- It's right on the cusp, isn't it? - Is it?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33- What do you think? - I don't think it's a huge gamble.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35HE MURMURS DOUBTFULLY
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- I don't know.- Well, Ian likes it.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Ian likes it.- So...- I think for £50.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41If Ian would like it, let's go for that for Ian.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42Yeah, go on.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Let's shake your hand.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- £50.- First item bought.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47- Thank you very much.- JIM:- Thank you.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Well done, chaps. Are you happy?
0:13:50 > 0:13:51- DOUBTFULLY:- Yeah.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54He's not 100% happy, is he?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57And two out of three ain't bad. Well done, team.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00With 26 minutes gone, that's your first purchase made.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01Back with the Reds,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04who seem to be hiding in a dark corner of the antiques centre.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06What are they up to?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08I don't like cleaning, so if that's to...
0:14:08 > 0:14:09I wasn't thinking of cleaning, Karen.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13That was the last thing on my mind.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16It's only £4.50. I'd pay full price for that.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18SHE LAUGHS
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- I tell you what... - An old carpet beater.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23..that would make a profit at auction.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26It may seem a silly... Oh, it's so whippy.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Enough of that, you two, there's serious shopping to be done.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33The Blues haven't gone very far, they're still at the same cabinet
0:14:33 > 0:14:37and look what they've found - a stamp box.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39I just wonder if it's in the style of Art Nouveau,
0:14:39 > 0:14:43rather than actually of the period, rather than circa 1900.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Again, if you had that at an auction,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48what would you describe it as?
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- Of the style? - I would probably put "of the style".
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- Can I have a feel of it? - Yeah, by all means.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Yeah. I mean, there certainly is quite a lot of wear in it
0:14:57 > 0:15:00but to me it's the way that it's been cast.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03I mean, can you see this, sort of, almost like pitted...
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- Well, shall we leave that for... - It's got a lovely look, though.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06- £18.- Yeah.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09That's what we looked at, I must admit.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10And did you both like this?
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- We did both like it. - Is this something you both...
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- I love the movement in it.- Yeah.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16I think you've picked a nice piece there.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18It's not going to make a lot of money...
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- No.- ..but it might make £30.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23And I think, if you could get maybe just a couple of pounds off 18.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- Yeah.- What do you think? - Sort of like 15?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- 15, yeah.- Have a word with Jim.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- Jim's your man.- Shall we see if we can get it for 15?
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- JIM:- Yeah, the dealer will do that for 15, yes.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- Let's go for it.- Let's go for it.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- JIM:- I don't think you'll lose money on it.- £15?- £15, yeah.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37Finally, some agreement.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41Another deal done and you haven't had to move an inch.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44If they can do the last item just as quick,
0:15:44 > 0:15:46I'll be very happy because I'll be finished.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50I'll be there having a coffee and it'll be bliss. Wonderful.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52That may be wishful thinking, Catherine.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54How are the Reds getting on?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- I quite like sticks. - Do you like sticks?- I do.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- I just like walking... - That's quite a flashy stick.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03I think that's probably reproduction.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04It just can't be original.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07No, it is. It's a reproduction one
0:16:07 > 0:16:10because it's a stylish thing, look at that.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Walk down the street with that and you'd feel a right dandy.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Looking good, Rossco.
0:16:16 > 0:16:17Oh, now, it's that way.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19No, I'm all for going to the canteen.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- No, no, no.- Tearoom.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22- No, no, no.- Tea, tea.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24I wouldn't get too relaxed, Catherine,
0:16:24 > 0:16:26you've still got more shopping to do.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27We've done our hard work.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Come on then, come on.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31What about a school desk?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35I quite like it. Dave found this earlier but it is...
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- Dave, is this another Dave purchase?- ..it is 44.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41No, cos I quite like it, so it could be our joint purchase but it's £44.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Well, you could both sit at it. Wouldn't it be romantic?
0:16:44 > 0:16:45SHE LAUGHS
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Yeah.- In fact, is that similar to the desk you work at
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- when you're working together? - No.- No.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- No, not at all.- We're not even in the same office.- No.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Oh, so it's a bit of a treat to see each other today?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- Oh, very. - SHE LAUGHS
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- Do you know what I would pay for that?- A tenner.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- Yeah, probably but I'm not sure. - If you wanted that for a tenner,
0:17:01 > 0:17:03I would be right behind you.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05You only have ten minutes left, Reds,
0:17:05 > 0:17:07and you have two items to buy.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Whilst the Blues still have one purchase to make
0:17:10 > 0:17:12and Catherine's feeling the strain.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15We've got plenty of time.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16Don't say that.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- There's nothing that we've got in mind.- Nothing that's jumping out.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- No?- No.- Even a football, signed by Liverpool.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- Oh, my goodness, no.- Ohh!
0:17:27 > 0:17:29If it was Reading, maybe, not Liverpool.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- You are real Reading fans, aren't you?- Yeah.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34- Nothing else will do.- No, it won't.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- We've got eight minutes.- Yeah.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38We need two more things.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- Shall we just buy a school desk? - Do you think the school desk...
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- While we've got the maestro here. - Yeah, I think a school desk.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Can you excite us with a school desk?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Well, we've got quite a few of those school desks,
0:17:49 > 0:17:52so we could do them for £10 for you.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55And how about throwing in a few of the Bronnley soap crates?
0:17:55 > 0:17:56Oh, that would be super, wouldn't it?
0:17:56 > 0:17:58A desk and soapboxes for a tenner -
0:17:58 > 0:18:01your hard haggling skills are paying off, Karen.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04I'd rather buy the desk for a fiver and not have the crates.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- I think the crates are better than the desk.- Do you?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10And so does Karen, by the look of it.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14While the boys argue it out, she's swooped in to do a deal.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15I could do you probably,
0:18:15 > 0:18:19I could get you five really good ones for the same price as the desk.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21How's that for a deal?
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- So, we could have five boxes... - For £10.- ..for £10.- Yeah.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26I don't think we can quibble at that.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27- That's brilliant, thank you. - Thank you.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Karen has taken charge and done a deal on those boxes
0:18:30 > 0:18:33but it's caused divisions in the team.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36I'm going to say that I'm going to make more profit than your item,
0:18:36 > 0:18:37than your box.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Chocolate versus soap,
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- I know which I'd go with.- Me too. - Come on.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44There's only five minutes left
0:18:44 > 0:18:48and both teams have still got one more item to buy.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52And Catherine is still struggling to motivate the Blues.
0:18:52 > 0:18:53- Nothing else there?- OK.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55We're really, really short of time though.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57I quite like the look of the fruit knife.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58That's quite sweet.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- Is this mother-of-pearl? - Mother-of-pearl, yeah.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Personally, there's nothing special about that though.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- Mostly you'll find hundreds of those here.- Really?- Hm.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08What's the best price on that?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11£20 is the best price on that fruit knife.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13I don't think that's too bad.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- Well, the only...- It's an antique, it's 1904 silver.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18It is an antique but you're not going to make big money on it.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- Do you want to see anything else? - Put this to one side?
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Just put it to one side.- He's living life on the edge, isn't he?
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- Is he always like this? - We've got plenty of time.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28No, you haven't, Blues!
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Is Charlie doing any better with his team?
0:19:30 > 0:19:31How about a pocket watch?
0:19:31 > 0:19:34There's something but it would have to be ever so cheap.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- I think it's worth 100 quid. - What is that?
0:19:36 > 0:19:39It's a gold propelling pencil. It's nine-carat gold.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43I suspect the gold content is probably £70 or £80
0:19:43 > 0:19:45apart from anything else.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48And it's in a case there and it's Debbie's.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- DEBBIE:- The pencil, I could do it for 100.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53Could you?
0:19:53 > 0:19:55- What do you think it'll make at auction?- £100.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57100? So, we don't want to pay 100 for it then, do we?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59So, we've got to barter a little bit here
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- cos there's no profit in that. - You don't know but...
0:20:02 > 0:20:04But you said 100, so...
0:20:04 > 0:20:09Wow, Karen certainly drives a hard bargain and it's getting to Charlie.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12The Blues, meanwhile, are all over the place.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13Yeah, they're definitely repro.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16And Karen is back in charge again.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- 70...- You have the money.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20- Flash.- Oh, this is so hard.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- You have to work with this girl? - I do.
0:20:24 > 0:20:2560...
0:20:25 > 0:20:28That's all... That's it, £80.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30We'd be really chuffed at £80.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36Just 30 seconds left, teams.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39We are on seconds. Fruit knife, Jim.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- JIM:- Thank you very much. - Thank you, Jim.- Thank you, Jim.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- I've no idea how much that was. What was that?- £20.- JIM:- £20.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- Can we go 80, please. - 80, go on, then.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Yeah? Is that a deal? Oh, brilliant.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52Thanks so much, thank you.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Are you happy with that, Debbie?
0:20:54 > 0:20:55- Yeah.- Thank you.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59I can see that Debbie is deliriously happy with that.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01COCKEREL CROWS
0:21:01 > 0:21:04That's it, teams, your 60 minutes are up.
0:21:04 > 0:21:11You guys really, really, really know how to cut it fine.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- That was fun. - I thoroughly enjoyed it.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- I loved the bartering part of it. - I wouldn't do it again.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17I would love to do it again.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Let's take a closer look at what the Red team bought.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24First up, Dave spotted this vintage chocolate usher's tray
0:21:24 > 0:21:27and did a deal, buying it for £60.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Next up, and with just minutes to go,
0:21:30 > 0:21:35Karen chose these five boxes, which cost just £10.
0:21:35 > 0:21:36And with seconds to go,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38the team bought this propelling pencil,
0:21:38 > 0:21:41price paid - £80.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Team, it all started so well
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- and then you took it right to the wire, didn't you?- I know.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51My goodness. How did you find it?
0:21:51 > 0:21:53I loved every minute, to be honest.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- He was great.- And you used every minute.- Yeah, we did, yeah.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- It was brilliant. - It went very quick.- Loved it.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- So, what was your favourite item, Dave?- Oh, the chocolate box.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- The chocolate box.- Yeah.- It sounds good already. What about you, Kaz?
0:22:05 > 0:22:07- It has to be my wooden boxes. - The wooden boxes.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- Which I purchased on my own.- Right.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Without expert help or guidance. - Really?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15OK. So, what do you think's going to make the biggest profit?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Oh, my boxes. I'm so confident.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20She's got so much faith, Charlie, I love it.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21She's good.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- She's very, very good.- Is she?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25And, Dave, what about you?
0:22:25 > 0:22:27What do you think will bring the biggest profit at auction?
0:22:27 > 0:22:29I'd like to say my chocolate box
0:22:29 > 0:22:31but I think it might be the propelling pencil.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- So, how much did you spend altogether?- We spent £150.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- £150? So, I'd like £150 of leftover lolly, please.- There you go.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Why thank you very much. A nice round number.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Charlie Rossco. What are you going to spend it on, Charlie?
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Whatever I buy, I'm going to negotiate gently.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- Hard.- No, I'm not going to do that awful, ruthless tactic.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51In fact, I'll probably give them more than the asking price.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54So, while Charlie goes and pays more than is necessary
0:22:54 > 0:22:58for his bonus buy, let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Firstly, Ian chose this Edwardian doll's head needle case,
0:23:01 > 0:23:02bought for £50.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Next up, Stephen got his way with this Art Nouveau stamp box,
0:23:06 > 0:23:09which cost just £15.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10And with seconds to go,
0:23:10 > 0:23:13the team bought this Edward VII pocket fruit knife,
0:23:13 > 0:23:15price paid - £20.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Guys, so relaxed. Love it, loving your style.
0:23:22 > 0:23:23A little too relaxed maybe?
0:23:23 > 0:23:25- No.- No?
0:23:25 > 0:23:26- No.- You were fine.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Yeah, we were a bit relaxed, weren't we, at the end.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Only a tad.
0:23:31 > 0:23:32Did you enjoy it?
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- Yeah, it was great fun. - Yeah.- Brilliant.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Catherine, do you have any hair left whatsoever or are you...
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- pulling it out?- It was difficult.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40They were too, too relaxed.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- Very laid-back.- Hm-hm. - CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:23:43 > 0:23:44So, what was your favourite item, Stephen?
0:23:44 > 0:23:48- My favourite item was the little fruit knife.- A fruit knife, OK.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Brilliant. And what about you, Ian? - I liked the little doll we got.
0:23:51 > 0:23:52A little doll.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55And what do you think will bring the biggest profit, Ian?
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- I think the doll.- The doll? OK, brilliant, sticking by his guns.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00- Brilliant. What about you, Stephen? - The fruit knife.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04The fruit knife? OK, all right. So, how much did you spend?
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- We spent a total £85.- £85?
0:24:07 > 0:24:09- The big 85, yeah.- Brilliant.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Well, I would like £215 of leftover lolly then, please.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- Who's got the readies? - I've got the money there.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Well done. £215? Catherine...
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- I know.- ..that is a serious budget there.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21- Wow-ee, look at that. - It's a wodge, isn't it?
0:24:21 > 0:24:22What's your plan with that?
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Well, I'm going to make a big dent in this, I really am.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- I'm going to do you proud, boys. - Brilliant, I like it.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Well, whilst Katherine makes her dent,
0:24:30 > 0:24:32we're off somewhere rather special.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Hidden deep in the Hampshire countryside,
0:24:39 > 0:24:40you'll find Laverstoke Mill.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45The site straddles the River Test and over the centuries,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47the rushing waters supplied constant power
0:24:47 > 0:24:51to the belts and pulleys in the adjacent buildings.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52The history of Laverstoke Mill
0:24:52 > 0:24:55is recorded as far back as the Domesday Book.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58But it was when Henry Portal took over in the 18th century
0:24:58 > 0:25:00that it really made its mark.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Henry Portal was a Huguenot refugee from France.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08In 1710, when he was 20,
0:25:08 > 0:25:10he began working in the paper-making industry,
0:25:10 > 0:25:12eventually setting up his own business.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15By 1719, the Portal empire expanded
0:25:15 > 0:25:18and Henry acquired the lease of Laverstoke Mill.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24In December 1724,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Henry Portal was awarded the exclusive contract
0:25:27 > 0:25:29with the Bank of England to provide the watermarked paper
0:25:29 > 0:25:31for all of their banknotes.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34It was to prove a very fruitful relationship.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40To find out more, I've come to speak to Jackie Sergeant,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43who manages the archive here.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45So, Jackie, what do we know about Henry Portal
0:25:45 > 0:25:48and his relationship with the Bank of England?
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Well, it all developed actually by luck, I think,
0:25:50 > 0:25:52when he became friends with a nephew
0:25:52 > 0:25:53of the Governor of the Bank of England,
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- who was also a Huguenot.- Ah.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57So, there was this kind of whole French connection
0:25:57 > 0:25:58that was very much helping them.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00But also he was producing very good quality paper,
0:26:00 > 0:26:03so he was in a good position to take on the contract.
0:26:03 > 0:26:07The earliest sample we have, here is from 1815.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11It's made from linen, which is why it's survived so long really.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13The actual watermarking is very simple.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15And did they develop that watermark?
0:26:15 > 0:26:19They were very heavily involved in the development of that process,
0:26:19 > 0:26:21which was quite sophisticated.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23They introduced shaded watermarks for the first time,
0:26:23 > 0:26:25- in the 1850s, as well.- OK.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29So, this bank note's basically about 100 years later, in 1919.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31- And you can see... - Oh, look at that.- Yeah.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34You can see the denomination says it's £5 note
0:26:34 > 0:26:38and the watermark is shaded, so it's much more sophisticated.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39It's funny, isn't it?
0:26:39 > 0:26:41It's not until something's pointed out to you do you realise
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- quite how complex it is.- Yeah. - That is just stunning, isn't it?
0:26:44 > 0:26:48And watermarks are essentially 3D paper, the way it's made
0:26:48 > 0:26:50but it's been flattened down.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52But if you run your hands along one of your banknotes
0:26:52 > 0:26:55that has the watermark, you can feel the lumpy pumps on the paper.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57So, this really was very big business to the Portals,
0:26:57 > 0:26:58- wasn't it?- Yes.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01The contract was passed down from father to son
0:27:01 > 0:27:03and that wasn't guaranteed in any contract or anything
0:27:03 > 0:27:06but just because the government were happy with what was happening.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08The Bank of England were very pleased with the notes
0:27:08 > 0:27:11that were being produced, so they continued the contract.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14And then obviously the Portals' business just grew and grew.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17They did seem to have done a good job as a family, overall.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21For more than 200 years they were doing excellent-quality paper,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24exactly what the bank was needing.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25By the early 1920s,
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Laverstoke Mill was one of the largest handmade paper mills
0:27:28 > 0:27:32in the country, making paper for much of the British Empire.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34But during the second half of the 20th century,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37the Portals lost orders as newly-independent countries
0:27:37 > 0:27:39developed their own paper mills.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Paper making ceased here altogether in 1963.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47And then for the latter part of the 20th century,
0:27:47 > 0:27:49the building was home to a number of different businesses.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Then, in 2005, the site was left vacant.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57This beautiful mill, which had been one of the largest
0:27:57 > 0:28:02and most important paper mills in Great Britain, was left to rot.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Over the centuries, Laverstoke Mill, had operated as a corn mill,
0:28:05 > 0:28:08a paper mill and even a water treatment manufacturer,
0:28:08 > 0:28:10but what did the future hold?
0:28:10 > 0:28:14What would be the next chapter in the history of this amazing place?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Step in a well-known maker of gin
0:28:24 > 0:28:27looking for a location for a new distillery.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Will Brix is the estate manager here.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36So, you could have chosen anywhere in the country, I assume.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38- Mm-hmm.- Why here?
0:28:38 > 0:28:40It was just such a fascinating place.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42There was this feeling and this pulse
0:28:42 > 0:28:44that was just really magical.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47It's got such an amazing history and we just wanted to breathe
0:28:47 > 0:28:50a very modern breath into a really old building.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52So, we worked with Thomas Heatherwick
0:28:52 > 0:28:54reinterpreting the site.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55Thomas Heatherwick,
0:28:55 > 0:28:59famous for creating the Olympic cauldron at the 2012 Games,
0:28:59 > 0:29:01looked at the heritage of botanical glasshouses
0:29:01 > 0:29:03and created this stunning building.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11The eye-catching structures hold the plants used to flavour the gin.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14They're made from 893 individually-shaped glass pieces
0:29:14 > 0:29:17held within more than one and a quarter kilometres
0:29:17 > 0:29:18of stainless steel.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24They seem to spring from the historic mill building,
0:29:24 > 0:29:27a perfect blend of the old and the new.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Time now to head off to the auction.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41We have travelled from Northamptonshire
0:29:41 > 0:29:43all the way over to Berkshire
0:29:43 > 0:29:45to be at Special Auction Services with Thomas Plant,
0:29:45 > 0:29:47auctioneer extraordinaire.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- Oh, thank you, Christina. - SHE LAUGHS
0:29:49 > 0:29:51And we give you a very warm welcome here in the Royal County.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54That's very kind of you, thank you very much. Right.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Now, let's start with the Red team.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- Yes.- How delicious is this?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Oh, we love this box.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04We do a lot of sort of advertising items at ephemera.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06And it's just the kind of thing... It's just so rare, I think.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08You know, there's been a lot of interest in it.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Now, how do you rate it? What estimate have you put on it?
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- Well, we've put £50-£80 on.- OK, all right. Well, there's £60 paid.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- Oh, I think that's going to do well. - OK.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19Well, Thomas, how are you at standing on your soapboxes?
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- Well, you know, I like a soap box. - I know you like a soapbox.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- You can have five of them...- I know. - ..for all your different rants.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Well, I could sort of turn them over and stand on them,
0:30:27 > 0:30:29they could raise me up on the rostrum.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- Well, it might help. - We've put those in at 50 to 80.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Well, Karen thinks that this is going to deliver them
0:30:34 > 0:30:37the most profit and she might be right because they only pay £10...
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- Wow.- ..for all of these.
0:30:39 > 0:30:40That's amazing, isn't it?
0:30:40 > 0:30:42So, I think Karen might be on the money there.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Now, the third item we've got is this little sweet
0:30:44 > 0:30:46nine-carat gold propelling pencil.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Now, Dave thinks that this is going to bring them the biggest profit.
0:30:49 > 0:30:50How do you rate that, Thomas?
0:30:50 > 0:30:54Well, we rate this quite well because it's boxed.
0:30:54 > 0:30:55Yeah, how often do you get a case?
0:30:55 > 0:31:01Everything which has been cased, always adds that extra 20-30%.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06Yes, it's gold. It's got a lovely sardonyx shield intaglia at the top
0:31:06 > 0:31:07and we put £100 on that.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09So, they paid £80 for that.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12It certainly could make 100, it could make a little bit more.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15All in all, I think they've had a really stellar shop.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17It doesn't sound like they're going to need their bonus buy
0:31:17 > 0:31:20but we'll go and have a look at it anyway.
0:31:20 > 0:31:21Reveal, my love.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Guys, you're looking thoroughly underwhelmed.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- I hate it.- Oh.
0:31:26 > 0:31:27- You hate it?- I hate it.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30- Is that H-A-T-E?- With a big H.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Dave, what do you think?
0:31:32 > 0:31:34- I don't like it.- At all?
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- No.- What do you think it's worth?
0:31:36 > 0:31:3915 to 20. Dave?
0:31:39 > 0:31:40- Dave?- A little bit more.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Well, you'll be thrilled to know then, both of you, that it cost 40
0:31:43 > 0:31:46but I think it's worth at least £60.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- Hedging your bets there.- Absolutely.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Well, you don't have to decide whether you're going to go with
0:31:50 > 0:31:52the bonus buy now but let's see if our auctioneer
0:31:52 > 0:31:55thinks that Charlie's bonus buy is going to be clocking up a profit.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58So, Thomas, this is what Charlie wisely invested in
0:31:58 > 0:32:00with their leftover lolly.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02What do you think of that?
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Well, it's pretty boring.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- Well, it is. It's just a domed mantel clock.- Right.
0:32:09 > 0:32:10We've put £50 on it.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14I mean, buy me a clock new for £50, which has got age.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17It's got a bit of character, it's got a bit of character.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19You know, it certainly... It's an antique.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22Well, Charlie invested £40 in it, so we're not a million miles away.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25So, that's the Red team done, fairly buoyant over there.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Let's have a look at what the Blue team bought.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29First up was this rather delightful little doll's needle case,
0:32:29 > 0:32:31isn't that sweet?
0:32:31 > 0:32:32It is absolutely delightful.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34We do lots of doll's house furniture
0:32:34 > 0:32:36and this is exactly what this is, it's a doll's house doll,
0:32:36 > 0:32:41which has had this rather lovely silk needle case attached to it.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43- So, you think it started life as a doll...- Yes.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- ..and somebody has loved it and cherished it...- Yes.
0:32:46 > 0:32:47..and perhaps as they've grown,
0:32:47 > 0:32:49they've wanted to put their little dolly...
0:32:49 > 0:32:51- Yes, that's exactly what it is. - ..to good use.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55- Sweet.- It's a sweet object and we valued it at £40-60.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- Oh, OK, £40-60. Well, £50 paid.- Hm.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00So, we might be struggling with that slightly.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02So, next up, is this absolutely charming
0:33:02 > 0:33:04little Art Nouveau stamp box over here, which I love.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07It is delightful, isn't it? It is really delightful.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09I love the sunflower here and the leaves.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- And it's such an Art Nouveau motif, the sunflower.- It is, it is.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17- And we are in the digital age but people still send letters.- Yes.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- Now, we've put, cos we like it, £30-40 on it.- Oh, brilliant.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Well, they'll be absolutely delighted with that. £15 paid.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- Oh, double your money. - Exactly, perfect.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28And then of course their third item
0:33:28 > 0:33:31was the mother-of-pearl and silver little fruit knife there.
0:33:31 > 0:33:32- Yes.- What's your thoughts on that?
0:33:32 > 0:33:36Well, it's a mother-of-pearl and silver fruit knife.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38You know, it's all you can really say.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41They always make between £30 and £40.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- They only paid £20 for it. - Oh, right. Well, well done them.
0:33:44 > 0:33:45Yeah, exactly.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46So, all in all,
0:33:46 > 0:33:49they're looking quite buoyant over here, aren't they?
0:33:49 > 0:33:50They might not need their bonus buy
0:33:50 > 0:33:53but let's go and have a look at it anyway.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57Catherine, you were left with £215 of leftover lolly.
0:33:57 > 0:33:58What did you spend it on?
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- Well, I could have spent it all... - Yeah.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02- ..but I didn't.- Oh. - I bought you that.
0:34:02 > 0:34:03- Have a feel.- It does look lovely.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06What I liked about this was the shape.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09I thought it's a lovely shape. It's cut glass,
0:34:09 > 0:34:11nicely marked there on the silver top.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15- Yeah, I like that.- Yeah, I think it's lovely.- You happy, boys?
0:34:15 > 0:34:16- We both like it, yeah. - You're pleased?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18How much do you think it's going to make?
0:34:18 > 0:34:21£50, I paid, and I predict a profit.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23- I think...- Of?
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Of? Oh, they're pinning me down.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- It's going to make a £20 profit, I think.- Oh, here we go.
0:34:28 > 0:34:29- It should do.- There we are.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Well, let's go and see if the auctioneer thinks
0:34:31 > 0:34:34whether Catherine's bonus buy has the sweet smell of success.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38So, Thomas, this is what Catherine wisely invested
0:34:38 > 0:34:41their leftover lolly in, what do you think?
0:34:41 > 0:34:42Well, it's rather good.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45It's Victorian, it's quite a good shape for Victorian.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48It is, isn't it? Nice bit of quality, that star-cut base.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Bit of silver on the top.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- Yeah, we like it and well done. We put £70-100.- Oh, brilliant.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Well, £50 paid.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57- Will you be taking the auction for us?- Of course.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Brilliant, we'll be in safe hands then.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02AUCTIONEER CALLS OUT BIDS
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- This is exciting, isn't it?- Yes. - My goodness, are you nervous?- Yes.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- A little bit.- Are you?- Yeah. - Oh, my goodness.
0:35:10 > 0:35:11Well, let's all hold hands
0:35:11 > 0:35:12- and then we'll be- all right. Charlie.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16Leave me out of that one.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21Look, your first lot is your vintage Rowntree's chocolate
0:35:21 > 0:35:24cinema or theatre usher's tray, which I adored.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- It was your favourite item, darling, wasn't it?- Yeah.- You picked it.- Yes.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29So, here it comes now, best of luck.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31- AUCTIONEER:- This is a vintage Rowntree's chocolate
0:35:31 > 0:35:34cinema or theatre usher's tray.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37Wooden display box, it's lovely, this lot.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39An interest has it with me here at 50,
0:35:39 > 0:35:435, 60, 5, 75 with me.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45- Look at that!- 75, I have.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48- 75 against you. 80, 5. - Dave, you were right.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51On 90, 5. Against you, internet.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54- Told you.- Thank you.- 110 with me.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- Selling twice at 120, it's all online.- Fantastic.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01- 120.- I'm really chuffed with that.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04So, you're £60 up and that's your first lot done.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Second is the vintage pine soapboxes.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Start me here, £20. £20 for the soap trays.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13£20, surely there must be £20.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- Must be 20. £20.- Oh, no.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Try this at a tenner then. £10, get this going at 10.
0:36:18 > 0:36:2110, I've got. Lady's bid at £10. At 10, 12.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23- 12 now against you. - 12, you're into a profit, guys.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- 15, 15 it is. - Oh, we're in for a profit!
0:36:25 > 0:36:2715, it's a room bid against you, internet.
0:36:27 > 0:36:2920 now, at 20 it is.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- You've doubled your money. - 20 twice, 22 now in front.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- 25, 25.- This is ridiculous.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37One more, 28. 28 it is, at £28.
0:36:37 > 0:36:3928, 30 now.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44At 30. No, £30 once, 30 twice, selling in the room. £30.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47£30. Guys, that is £20 profit. Well done, you.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49This is the one that we're unsure about, isn't it?
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Next one is your Victorian nine-carat gold propelling pencil.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54It's in its fitted case.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Start me here, £80.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Somebody start me 80. 80, 80 I've got, 5, 90.
0:36:59 > 0:37:0190, it is. At 90. 90, £90.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- Golden gamble.- Fantastic!
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Any advance at 90?
0:37:05 > 0:37:075, 5, 5. 100 it is, £100.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10110 now, 110 online.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11120, 120 it is.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13At 120, 130.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16It's a good-looking lot, at 130 in its case.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Selling, make no mistake.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Unbelievable, guys. £50 profit.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24Three lots, three profit, I've never heard anything like it.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26That's fantastic.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28- You are in profit... - We're on a winning streak.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31..you are in profit by £130.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Yeah, but half that, so what do you think?
0:37:33 > 0:37:35What are you going to do, guys? It is nail biting, isn't it?
0:37:35 > 0:37:37- Yeah, come on. - Yeah, we'll go for it.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- You're going to go with it?- Yeah.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- So, officially, you're going to go with the bonus buy?- Definitely.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- AUCTIONEER:- Lot 6, an Edwardian oak and satinwood-strung clock,
0:37:45 > 0:37:46looking rather fine here.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Start the bidding with me here at 35, 35.
0:37:48 > 0:37:5035, 40 now with me at 40.
0:37:50 > 0:37:51Oh, watch his face.
0:37:51 > 0:37:5545 it is. 45, it's online.
0:37:55 > 0:37:56It's online at £45.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Selling at 45 online.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- Oh, just one more. - Once, online twice at 45.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Are we done?
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- 45.- Fantastic. Well done.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07£135 in total.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10Well done, you, that was fantastic.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Now, promise me, you won't say a word to the Blues.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- No, we won't, we promise. - We promise.- No, we won't.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17It'll be hard not to tell them though.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Stephen and Ian, my goodness, how exciting is this, hey?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35- How you are feeling?- Nervous.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37- Nervous?- Yes, very.- Really?
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Oh, don't be nervous, you'll be fine.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41- And, Catherine, how are you feeling? - Fine.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46- Well done.- I think we've got fairly good items, not bad.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- They're very good items. - You're not so confident?
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- He doesn't like the doll. - It's that blooming doll.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53If that made any money, I'd dance round the room.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- Well, it was your favourite, wasn't it, darling?- Yes.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57It was your favourite
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- and the one that you predicted the most profit on.- Yes.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00And we start with that now.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- AUCTIONEER:- Of sewing interest, an Edwardian doll's head needle case.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07I can start the bidding with me here at £20.
0:39:07 > 0:39:08Start me here at 20.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10It's OK, it's a good starting bid. It's a good starting bid.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12At £20 the needle case. 20, I have, 22.
0:39:12 > 0:39:1525, 28.
0:39:15 > 0:39:16Come on!
0:39:16 > 0:39:1930, 5, 40.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21£40, the lady's bid.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23At £40, it's the lady's bid at 40.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25At 40, is there any advance on £40?
0:39:25 > 0:39:26- One more.- At 40 it is once...
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- A couple more bids. - Against yours at 40.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30They're wanting one more at £40.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31Are we all done?
0:39:31 > 0:39:3440 it is once, 40 twice. Are we done?
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- £40. - THEY GROAN
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Team, that's minus £10 on that one.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- So close.- Right, next up we've got the Art Nouveau brass stamp box.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Start me here at 15.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Start me, somebody, at 15 for the stamp box.
0:39:46 > 0:39:4815, I have, £15.
0:39:48 > 0:39:49- Any advance?- 40.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- 40 online.- Wow!
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Fantastic! £40 bid online.
0:39:55 > 0:39:5740 online it was.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00Jumps at 40 online once, 40 online twice.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Can't do anything about it. Once. Twice. £40.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- Yes!- Yes!- £40, that's £25 profit.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Well done, you. You chose that, so well done.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10So, now we've got the little fruit knife.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12And I can start the bidding with me here at 25.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14- 28, 30 now.- Get in! - You're going to make a profit.
0:40:14 > 0:40:15Straight in.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18£30 it is. At £30.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20For the lovely fruit knife here at £30.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- Any advance at 30?- Fantastic.
0:40:22 > 0:40:23It's on my book.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- Bid's on my book at 30 once... - Go on! Go on!
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- 30 twice. Done then.- £30.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- We're happy with that. - So, £10 profit.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33So, you are £25 profit, guys.
0:40:33 > 0:40:34So, you're up by £25.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Now, you've got to make a decision now about your bonus buy.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- What would you like to do? - I think we'll go for it.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44A late Victorian cut-glass silver-mounted perfume bottle.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Lovely design to the actual glass itself.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50And I can start the bidding here at 45.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52- Ooh, close.- Keep going in that direction, Thomas.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Oh, there's somebody bidding here.
0:40:54 > 0:40:5760, I have.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- 60, it's in the room.- Keep going!
0:40:59 > 0:41:01- Go on, one more.- Any advance at 60?
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- One more.- One more. - Scent bottle here at 60.
0:41:03 > 0:41:045 now online.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06One more, madam.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07- One more, madam.- Go on, madam.
0:41:07 > 0:41:0965, you've come all this way.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- 70, thank you. At £70, I have. - It worked, Catherine, well done!
0:41:13 > 0:41:14At £70.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- Once at 70, twice at 70. - Well done, boys.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18Brilliant. Well done, Catherine.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20Oh, and a kiss. How lucky am I?
0:41:20 > 0:41:24So, you are an overall profit of £45.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- That could be a winning score, don't say a word to the Reds.- No.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- You promise me?- I promise. - Unhappy faces.- Zip.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36AUCTIONEER CALLS OUT BIDS
0:41:42 > 0:41:45I have to say, this is very exciting.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49Both teams leaving with folding money today.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- No!- Yeah, folding money.
0:41:51 > 0:41:57But there is quite a vast gap between our folding money results.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59And today's runners-up...
0:42:00 > 0:42:01..are the Blue team.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03GROANS AND LAUGHTER
0:42:03 > 0:42:06I'm sorry, guys, you were so close as well.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08You ended up plus £45.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- There we are, chaps, who wants it? - Thank you very much.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12- You keep hold of it. - £45, so well done.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- Have you enjoyed yourself, guys? - Yeah, it's been a great experience.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Brilliant. Well, that's the main thing.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19But of course, our victorious winners today,
0:42:19 > 0:42:23our mighty Red team, who did quite spectacularly.
0:42:23 > 0:42:28You've got your £135 profit just there.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32- Thank you.- And, it is with the greatest of pleasure,
0:42:32 > 0:42:36that I invite you to join this rather noble establishment
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- of the Golden Gavellers.- Thank you.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40- There we go, Kaz, there's your Golden Gavel.- Oh, wow.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43There we go, Dave, there's your Golden Gavel, be careful.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Look at those Golden Gavels gleaming in the light.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- Have you had fun, guys?- I have really enjoyed it.- Yes, thank you.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- You've enjoyed yourself? - Yeah, really enjoyed it.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53- Brilliant. Charlie? - Loved every minute of it.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55LAUGHTER Glad to hear it.
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