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0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today we are in Oswestry, where the renowned

0:00:05 > 0:00:08Reverend William Archibald Spooner was educated.

0:00:08 > 0:00:10The revered Reverend Archibald Spooner is

0:00:10 > 0:00:13best known for one thing - the Spoonerism,

0:00:13 > 0:00:16otherwise known as the knack of getting your

0:00:16 > 0:00:17words topsy-turvy.

0:00:19 > 0:00:22HE SPEAKS NONSENSE WORDS

0:00:24 > 0:00:27Now, there's nothing like a good Spoonerism

0:00:27 > 0:00:28to tickle your bunny fone.

0:00:28 > 0:00:31Let's go Hargain Bunting.

0:00:31 > 0:00:34No! I mean, let's go Bargain Hunting.

0:00:57 > 0:01:00The showground here at Oswestry's Park Hall

0:01:00 > 0:01:02has played host to North Wales's largest

0:01:02 > 0:01:05antiquing collectables fair for years.

0:01:05 > 0:01:07Hunting through this vast and interesting

0:01:07 > 0:01:12collection of unusual items today is a challenge for our teams.

0:01:12 > 0:01:15They have £300 and only one hour to spend it.

0:01:15 > 0:01:17Let's take a look at what's coming up.

0:01:20 > 0:01:22The Reds are in a frenzy.

0:01:22 > 0:01:24We might have three panic buys to buy.

0:01:24 > 0:01:26Potentially, yes.

0:01:27 > 0:01:29The Blues are hitting the bottle early.

0:01:29 > 0:01:32- Do you know what it is? - I like the effect on that.

0:01:32 > 0:01:34- It's for a drink, isn't it? - It is, yes.

0:01:34 > 0:01:36I could do with one now!

0:01:36 > 0:01:39And there's excitement at the auction.

0:01:39 > 0:01:41THEY GROAN

0:01:42 > 0:01:45- Oh, heck!- WE got it, we got it! - The drama!

0:01:45 > 0:01:49But, first things first, let's meet our teams today.

0:01:49 > 0:01:52On the Red team we've got Jenny and Andrew.

0:01:52 > 0:01:54- Great friends.- Hi. - Good day to you.

0:01:54 > 0:01:57And for the Blues we have chums Ed and Sam.

0:01:57 > 0:01:59- Good morning.- Hi.

0:01:59 > 0:02:01- How are you all? - All right.- Yeah, good.

0:02:01 > 0:02:03Fantastic! Now, Jenny, you already have a wide-ranging career.

0:02:03 > 0:02:05Tell me about it.

0:02:05 > 0:02:07Well, I started out in an independent toy shop,

0:02:07 > 0:02:10where I used to get to play with toys all day, which wasn't bad,

0:02:10 > 0:02:13and up until recently I was at a museum where I

0:02:13 > 0:02:14used to run a 3-D printer.

0:02:14 > 0:02:16I used to make all sorts of things.

0:02:16 > 0:02:17Mainly toy rabbits, though.

0:02:17 > 0:02:19- Toy rabbits?- Yeah.- Incredible!

0:02:19 > 0:02:21Talking of rabbits, you've got something of an

0:02:21 > 0:02:23Alice in Wonderland obsession. Is that right?

0:02:23 > 0:02:26I do. Yeah. I collect vintage editions of the Alice books.

0:02:26 > 0:02:28I've got about 30 of those so far.

0:02:28 > 0:02:29You also write books.

0:02:29 > 0:02:32I do. Yeah. I'm not myself when I'm not writing, I'll be honest.

0:02:32 > 0:02:36I've written two novels and one book of short stories so far, so

0:02:36 > 0:02:39hopefully you'll see one of those on the bookshelves at some point soon!

0:02:39 > 0:02:41What's your subject?

0:02:41 > 0:02:42A romantic voyage in antiques?

0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Adventures!- Adventures in antiques? - Yeah!

0:02:45 > 0:02:47Adventures in antiques. Sure, why not?

0:02:47 > 0:02:50Fantastic. Now, Andrew, what brought you two together

0:02:50 > 0:02:53was this great interest in Doctor Who.

0:02:53 > 0:02:57That's right. I met Jenny at a Doctor Who DVD signing in London.

0:02:57 > 0:03:00We were there at stupid o'clock, in a long queue.

0:03:00 > 0:03:04It started raining and Jenny and her friend had umbrellas, so they

0:03:04 > 0:03:07shared them with the people around them, so that's how we got to meet.

0:03:07 > 0:03:10But what is it, Andrew, about Doctor Who that you love so much?

0:03:10 > 0:03:12I've always loved it. I've grown up with it.

0:03:12 > 0:03:16It's just the escapism and the stories, and I loved

0:03:16 > 0:03:18all the toys and books, and the things which I

0:03:18 > 0:03:21collected when I was little and then gave away when I grew up.

0:03:21 > 0:03:23And now that I'm in my second childhood

0:03:23 > 0:03:26I'm buying them all back again at stupid, inflated prices.

0:03:26 > 0:03:30I like it. But another hangover from your, I suppose, childhood

0:03:30 > 0:03:33- is your interest in the trains. - Yeah.- Tell me about it.

0:03:33 > 0:03:37I was a train spotter at school and I got into photography that way as well,

0:03:37 > 0:03:39so I quite like going out and taking photos

0:03:39 > 0:03:43of any interesting steam trains and things like that.

0:03:43 > 0:03:45Well, I really hope you don't come off the rails today!

0:03:45 > 0:03:49- What will be the tactics in the shop?- I'm going to do what I'm told.

0:03:49 > 0:03:51- Yeah, he is.- Really? - We discussed that. Yeah.

0:03:51 > 0:03:54He's going to do all the haggling, because I'm just useless with that.

0:03:54 > 0:03:57I get the feeling, Andrew and Jenny, from Doctor Who and trains,

0:03:57 > 0:04:00you might be looking out for toys, like a pair of big kids!

0:04:00 > 0:04:02- Absolutely, yeah.- We are, actually. Definitely, yeah.

0:04:02 > 0:04:05And talking of kids, of course, over here, Ed and Sam,

0:04:05 > 0:04:08- you look after children, don't you? BOTH:- We do.

0:04:08 > 0:04:10- You are teachers. - We are, yes. We work together

0:04:10 > 0:04:13at a school in Stockport, at opposite ends of the school.

0:04:13 > 0:04:17I'm more with the older children, Sam with the little ones, but, yes.

0:04:17 > 0:04:20We had some planning time together at school,

0:04:20 > 0:04:22and this is how this came about, really.

0:04:22 > 0:04:24I understand, Ed, that you are also

0:04:24 > 0:04:25a bit of a history buff. Is that right?

0:04:25 > 0:04:29Yes. My father used to drag me round castles in Kent

0:04:29 > 0:04:34every other weekend, and our holidays always seemed to involve

0:04:34 > 0:04:37visiting some ruins rather than a beach.

0:04:37 > 0:04:40Now, Sam, I understand you teach younger children

0:04:40 > 0:04:41and you absolutely love it.

0:04:41 > 0:04:43I've taught Year One for a few years and I've

0:04:43 > 0:04:46just been moved to Year Two. I love working with the younger kids.

0:04:46 > 0:04:48You can't take yourself too seriously.

0:04:48 > 0:04:49- Just have a laugh with them. - Quite right.

0:04:49 > 0:04:53On the back of your teaching, your other great passion, perhaps,

0:04:53 > 0:04:55is the love to travel.

0:04:55 > 0:04:57Yeah. Luckily, with my job, we have fantastic holidays,

0:04:57 > 0:05:00so I've been able to take lots of interesting trips.

0:05:00 > 0:05:01I've been all around the world.

0:05:01 > 0:05:03South America, South East Asia.

0:05:03 > 0:05:06I did a World War II-themed trip round Europe,

0:05:06 > 0:05:08and more recently, I went to Africa

0:05:08 > 0:05:11and went on safari in the Serengeti, which was just amazing.

0:05:11 > 0:05:13Fantastic. What are the tactics, then?

0:05:13 > 0:05:15Ed's got the knowledge, but I think I've got an eye

0:05:15 > 0:05:18for what will sell, and if I like it, he's allowed to buy it.

0:05:18 > 0:05:20Right, so I'm like my colleague over there,

0:05:20 > 0:05:22- following orders. - I like it. I like it.

0:05:22 > 0:05:25It's now that moment where I can hand you over

0:05:25 > 0:05:27that all-important £300.

0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Ed and Sam.- Oh, thank you.- There is yours. Spend it wisely.- We will.

0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Jenny and Andrew, there we are. - Thank you.- £300.

0:05:34 > 0:05:39Now, your expert awaits. The sun is shining. Good luck and off you go.

0:05:41 > 0:05:46So, which experts will be the shining examples for our teams today?

0:05:46 > 0:05:48He's larger than life for the Reds.

0:05:48 > 0:05:49It's Jonathan Pratt.

0:05:51 > 0:05:55And look out! For the Blues, it's Caroline Hawley.

0:05:55 > 0:05:58So, Reds, what are we looking for today?

0:05:58 > 0:06:00Toys. I'm thinking teddy bears.

0:06:00 > 0:06:03I'm interested in things like perfume bottles,

0:06:03 > 0:06:05trinket boxes, things that could look nice on

0:06:05 > 0:06:07- a dressing table.- Excellent.

0:06:07 > 0:06:10- Some Railwayana, maybe? - OK. Railwayana.

0:06:10 > 0:06:16I lean much more towards books and sporting memorabilia, maybe.

0:06:16 > 0:06:17On your bike, teams.

0:06:17 > 0:06:19The hour starts now.

0:06:19 > 0:06:21Come on. Let's go.

0:06:21 > 0:06:24- We're going to make a fortune, yes? - Oh, yes.- Come on, then!

0:06:24 > 0:06:26- Off they go.- Fill your boots.

0:06:29 > 0:06:32Are you good at compromising, Sam?

0:06:32 > 0:06:35- No. I like to boss Ed about. - Moving on.

0:06:36 > 0:06:40Here's something you might like. Ring-a-ding-ding.

0:06:40 > 0:06:42- It's probably made by Wedgwood. - Yeah.

0:06:42 > 0:06:44It's a reproduction. That's what they call the Jasperware,

0:06:44 > 0:06:45- Blue Jasperware.- Yeah.

0:06:45 > 0:06:49- It's definitely... - Ooh. It's heavy.- ..unusual.

0:06:49 > 0:06:52That's a good sign, actually. It means it has got workings.

0:06:52 > 0:06:53It looks like it actually might,

0:06:53 > 0:06:55once upon a time, it might have been a phone.

0:06:55 > 0:06:57Yeah. "Approved for connection."

0:06:57 > 0:06:59I like how it looks really classic.

0:06:59 > 0:07:02Also, my mum has a Wedgwood plate, and it reminds me

0:07:02 > 0:07:04of that, in the cabinet. I just think it's really

0:07:04 > 0:07:07- nice and shiny.- I don't know, it's the word "kitsch", perhaps.

0:07:07 > 0:07:12I imagine this in a Louis XV-style, or 1950s, 1960s interior.

0:07:12 > 0:07:14Your grandmother would

0:07:14 > 0:07:16have gone and spent fortunes on these things.

0:07:16 > 0:07:18I think that's what appeals to me. Yeah.

0:07:18 > 0:07:20And there's a bit of ageing to the...

0:07:20 > 0:07:23The plastic's darkened a little bit, which gives it some age.

0:07:23 > 0:07:24It says Wedgwood on there.

0:07:24 > 0:07:27It's a really interesting object.

0:07:27 > 0:07:29- I've not seen one before. - It doesn't...

0:07:29 > 0:07:30To value it is a hard thing.

0:07:30 > 0:07:32Well, that's a good point.

0:07:32 > 0:07:35OK, guys. Let's ask the dealer what the price is.

0:07:35 > 0:07:38What? 300? That's all the money gone.

0:07:38 > 0:07:43- No.- Let's just put that back there. - Would you do anything on it?

0:07:43 > 0:07:47- 250?- No. Oh, well.

0:07:47 > 0:07:48Never mind. We'll find something else.

0:07:48 > 0:07:52You look genuinely cut up about it.

0:07:52 > 0:07:55- It's a really fun thing. Anyway. OK.- Thank you.

0:07:57 > 0:07:58JP, don't be too down.

0:07:58 > 0:08:00There's a whole fair to explore

0:08:00 > 0:08:03and something else is bound to ring your bell.

0:08:03 > 0:08:06The Blues are having a good look around, and of course,

0:08:06 > 0:08:08Sam knows what she really wants.

0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Now, I've spotted shiny things over there.- Shiny things.

0:08:11 > 0:08:13- Right! Let's go.- Silver. - Shiny things.

0:08:13 > 0:08:19- Ooh. See, I love this. That's nice.- A hip flask?

0:08:19 > 0:08:23- Yeah.- Do you know what it is? - I like the effect on that.

0:08:23 > 0:08:25- Well, it's for a little drink, isn't it?- It is for a little drink!

0:08:25 > 0:08:28I could do with one now!

0:08:28 > 0:08:29It's a bit early for that, Sam!

0:08:29 > 0:08:31I thought you were after perfume bottles?

0:08:31 > 0:08:34- And what are these glass bottles? - Now, those are

0:08:34 > 0:08:38part of a dressing set, you know, for your dressing table.

0:08:38 > 0:08:41- That's a nice quality. - It looks nice.

0:08:41 > 0:08:44- I like the detail on the top. - Yep. Engine-turned engraving.

0:08:44 > 0:08:47There's quite a few pieces to it, as well.

0:08:47 > 0:08:48Do you want to see how much that is?

0:08:48 > 0:08:51Yeah, I would be interested to find out how much that is.

0:08:51 > 0:08:53Do you want to see? Where's the lady?

0:08:53 > 0:08:56- There she is, behind us.- Hi, guys.

0:08:56 > 0:09:00- How much is the hairbrush set? - It's 300.

0:09:00 > 0:09:01It's 300. Right.

0:09:03 > 0:09:05I mean, there is movement on it, but...

0:09:05 > 0:09:09- Yeah. I think that's a tad too expensive.- Yeah.

0:09:09 > 0:09:11I know that. I wouldn't want to split it up.

0:09:11 > 0:09:12You would only sell it as a whole.

0:09:12 > 0:09:15A whole set, really. It would be a shame to split it up.

0:09:15 > 0:09:18- All right. Thanks anyway. - Sorry, darling.- No problem. Come on.

0:09:18 > 0:09:20Remember the rules!

0:09:20 > 0:09:24You only have £300. Speaking of rules, what have the Reds spotted?

0:09:24 > 0:09:27"All persons are warned not to trespass on the lines."

0:09:27 > 0:09:30You know, you do get reproductions of these sorts of things,

0:09:30 > 0:09:33but if you're going to reproduce something you'd reproduce something

0:09:33 > 0:09:34- slightly more...- Exciting.- Exciting.

0:09:34 > 0:09:37So, it's original. If it's not a collector's piece,

0:09:37 > 0:09:38then it has to be a decorative piece.

0:09:38 > 0:09:42- Yeah.- You might put it in your garden, but I'm not sure.

0:09:42 > 0:09:43Time to motor on, I think.

0:09:43 > 0:09:47You've already had 20 minutes and no-one's bought anything.

0:09:47 > 0:09:49How are the Blues coping with the pressure?

0:09:49 > 0:09:51You've just rang a childhood memory

0:09:51 > 0:09:53of my dad tapping on the barometer to watch the weather,

0:09:53 > 0:09:55to see what the weather was going to do that day.

0:09:55 > 0:09:58I think it's something that would appeal to me.

0:09:58 > 0:10:01Whether or not it would appeal en masse, I don't know.

0:10:01 > 0:10:04It's certainly not appealing to the girls.

0:10:04 > 0:10:08It's been varnished relatively recently,

0:10:08 > 0:10:10which isn't a good look.

0:10:10 > 0:10:15- In my opinion, it's a bit treacly and not the original finish.- OK.

0:10:15 > 0:10:18But it's up to you. It's your £300.

0:10:18 > 0:10:22- It said it's £55.- Right, OK. - Is that reasonable?

0:10:23 > 0:10:25Well, it's not hugely expensive.

0:10:25 > 0:10:28- No.- No, we're not going to make a massive loss on it.

0:10:28 > 0:10:31No, but I don't think you're going to make a massive profit, either.

0:10:31 > 0:10:34No, no. I don't think anyone would buy it to restore it in any way.

0:10:34 > 0:10:37I don't think it would be worth restoring.

0:10:37 > 0:10:41Do you want to go for it? Do you want to make a bid?

0:10:41 > 0:10:44I wouldn't mind. Maybe a £40 bid.

0:10:44 > 0:10:47Right. Are you in agreement with that?

0:10:47 > 0:10:49- Go on. Shall we? - Yeah. We'll give it a go.

0:10:49 > 0:10:52Ooh, I say! I thought there was going to be a bit of contention there.

0:10:52 > 0:10:55Ooh, I say! Sam's letting Ed take charge on this one.

0:10:55 > 0:10:58- Would you take £40 for it? - No. Sorry, I can't do it.

0:10:59 > 0:11:01- I could do 50.- 45?

0:11:01 > 0:11:04Hello? I thought Ed was in charge.

0:11:04 > 0:11:06- Go on. OK. I'll do 45. - Brilliant. Thank you.

0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Thank you very much. - Well done, Blues.

0:11:09 > 0:11:11You've bagged your first item but you're still under

0:11:11 > 0:11:14pressure to buy two more.

0:11:14 > 0:11:15Right, that's excellent.

0:11:15 > 0:11:18You've got one thing bought and in the bag.

0:11:18 > 0:11:23But the bad news is we've got 28 minutes gone already.

0:11:23 > 0:11:26So we're halfway through the shop and we've only bought one thing,

0:11:26 > 0:11:27so what do you want to do?

0:11:27 > 0:11:31- I think we should have a look inside.- Right, OK.

0:11:31 > 0:11:34That way looks furniture and quite big pieces.

0:11:34 > 0:11:36I would agree with you, so, inside?

0:11:36 > 0:11:38Are you in agreement? Come on, then. Let's go.

0:11:39 > 0:11:42Very decisive, team. I like your style.

0:11:42 > 0:11:45Unfortunately, the Reds are not following suit

0:11:45 > 0:11:47and have yet to buy anything.

0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Something will grab me. - Something will grab you?

0:11:50 > 0:11:52That's what I hope. That's what I'm telling myself.

0:11:52 > 0:11:54Let's leave them shopping for a while

0:11:54 > 0:11:57whilst I show you something I absolutely love.

0:12:03 > 0:12:06You might say it's boring, isn't it?

0:12:06 > 0:12:09But please stay with me. "What is it?" you might say.

0:12:09 > 0:12:12"It's just a lump of old wood that looks a bit tired."

0:12:12 > 0:12:14Well, it's a knife box.

0:12:14 > 0:12:19It's a knife box that was made when King George II was King of England.

0:12:19 > 0:12:221730, 1735.

0:12:22 > 0:12:24This mahogany object

0:12:24 > 0:12:28was within every great country home of that period.

0:12:28 > 0:12:33Mahogany came over from South America in around 1725.

0:12:33 > 0:12:35Ten years later, our craftsmen,

0:12:35 > 0:12:41our cabinet-makers, were mesmerised by this wonderful exotic

0:12:41 > 0:12:45South American timber. Up she goes, like that,

0:12:45 > 0:12:49and you are hit by the exuberance of this old red rag.

0:12:49 > 0:12:53This is period tapestry which many years ago

0:12:53 > 0:12:56made this old knife box a show-stopper.

0:12:56 > 0:12:59The term "knife box" is a slight misnomer because, in fact,

0:12:59 > 0:13:03a knife box would have carried spoons and forks

0:13:03 > 0:13:08and other utensils to create that experience over dining.

0:13:08 > 0:13:12Look at this wonderful little ring handle here.

0:13:12 > 0:13:13This is so Queen Anne.

0:13:13 > 0:13:17This is the scar of where this ring, over many years,

0:13:17 > 0:13:20has dropped and has left its mark.

0:13:20 > 0:13:22Another sure sign of real age.

0:13:22 > 0:13:27So, to a furniture historian like me with a passion

0:13:27 > 0:13:31for learning how antiques evolved, this reflects a time

0:13:31 > 0:13:34when we saw oak turning to mahogany and we saw

0:13:34 > 0:13:37etiquette move out of the 17th century

0:13:37 > 0:13:39into an 18th century of refinement.

0:13:39 > 0:13:42You may ask me what it's worth.

0:13:42 > 0:13:46Well, it cost me £80.

0:13:46 > 0:13:49What's it worth today? Well, it's probably worth £100.

0:13:49 > 0:13:51But if somebody came along and said,

0:13:51 > 0:13:54"Charles, here, have £1,000," I would say,

0:13:54 > 0:13:56"Thanks, but no thanks. Get out of here,"

0:13:56 > 0:13:59because when you buy history, you want

0:13:59 > 0:14:03something that tells a story, and this object

0:14:03 > 0:14:04is just that.

0:14:13 > 0:14:16Back with our teams and they've had 35 minutes

0:14:16 > 0:14:18of their time already. The Blues have one buy

0:14:18 > 0:14:23under their belts but the Reds are struggling to find anything.

0:14:23 > 0:14:25- Let's cover some ground. - And JP's worried!

0:14:25 > 0:14:28- 25 minutes and three objects to get. - It's OK.

0:14:28 > 0:14:30I'm glad you think so, Jenny.

0:14:30 > 0:14:32Maybe you need to take the reins.

0:14:35 > 0:14:40It is really worn but I like that it looks loved, I think.

0:14:40 > 0:14:41Wait for the price. Do you want to ask him?

0:14:41 > 0:14:44- What sort of price is the horse? - It could be 180.

0:14:45 > 0:14:47I think that's too much.

0:14:47 > 0:14:49It's a good price for what it is.

0:14:51 > 0:14:56- What do you think, Andrew? - I think 180 is a little bit more

0:14:56 > 0:14:57than I wanted to pay.

0:14:57 > 0:15:01- 150?- I have turned down an offer of 150 but I will take 150.

0:15:01 > 0:15:04If you want to spend that much on it?

0:15:04 > 0:15:07It's so much, though. I know we haven't got much time.

0:15:07 > 0:15:09- I think it's too much.- OK.

0:15:09 > 0:15:13- It could be your panic buy. - Yes.- We'll keep it in mind.- OK.

0:15:13 > 0:15:15We might have three panic buys to buy.

0:15:15 > 0:15:17Potentially, yes. Yes.

0:15:19 > 0:15:23You're making me panic now, Reds. Please buy something soon!

0:15:23 > 0:15:25Meanwhile, the Blues have moved inside

0:15:25 > 0:15:28and Sam is still leading the way.

0:15:28 > 0:15:30That little carriage clock's quite nice.

0:15:30 > 0:15:33Carriage clocks, you did say you like carriage clocks.

0:15:33 > 0:15:35Oh, it's £400.

0:15:35 > 0:15:39You have expensive taste, Sam. But there are some cheaper options.

0:15:39 > 0:15:41I think it's really nice that you can see...

0:15:41 > 0:15:44- The inner workings.- Yeah. - What have you found?

0:15:44 > 0:15:46Well, I've just saw this and I thought it was really

0:15:46 > 0:15:51- interesting that you can see the inner workings at the side.- Yeah.

0:15:51 > 0:15:54- I really like that. - It's not cheap.- No.

0:15:54 > 0:15:57Listen, it's not CHEAP cheap, but it is what it is.

0:15:57 > 0:16:02- What did you say the best price? - I said we can sell it for £190.

0:16:02 > 0:16:04And you couldn't do any better than 190 for us?

0:16:04 > 0:16:06I...

0:16:06 > 0:16:09We could perhaps squeeze at 180. But that's...

0:16:09 > 0:16:11What do you think it would go for at auction?

0:16:11 > 0:16:13Well, you see, there isn't a guarantee with an auction.

0:16:13 > 0:16:16It's not like buying it from the gentleman here.

0:16:16 > 0:16:17You might well get you money back

0:16:17 > 0:16:20but I don't think you'll get a profit.

0:16:20 > 0:16:22Could you try a little bit harder?

0:16:22 > 0:16:24That's it, sweet Caroline, keep trying.

0:16:24 > 0:16:28- Well, at a push, we'll do 170. - Shall we?

0:16:28 > 0:16:31- You want it, don't you, Sam? - I do, I like it, I like it.

0:16:31 > 0:16:34She can already see it on her mantelpiece at home.

0:16:34 > 0:16:38- Yeah, I do, I think it's really nice.- OK. It's a deal.- 170?

0:16:38 > 0:16:40- Thank you very much. - Thank you.

0:16:40 > 0:16:43Well, ladies, you're masters of the haggle.

0:16:43 > 0:16:44That's your second purchase sorted

0:16:44 > 0:16:48and it even comes with a case. Just one more to go.

0:16:51 > 0:16:54Back with our Reds and Jenny's still on the lookout for toys,

0:16:54 > 0:16:57and she's spotted something even Andrew might like.

0:16:57 > 0:16:59- What are you thinking, Andrew? - I do quite like it.

0:16:59 > 0:17:01I really like it, I think it's sweet.

0:17:01 > 0:17:05It says here it's super detailed K's. LNWR, what's that?

0:17:05 > 0:17:09- London North Western Railway. - There we are, thank you very much.

0:17:09 > 0:17:13Manufactured by K's Precision Models. All right.

0:17:13 > 0:17:15Humbrol enamel railway paint in there,

0:17:15 > 0:17:17so it's basically a kit anyway.

0:17:17 > 0:17:20I think it's nice that it's still got everything.

0:17:20 > 0:17:23- You can have that for ten.- Oh.

0:17:23 > 0:17:25Uh-oh, I don't think JP likes the price.

0:17:25 > 0:17:29- How about a fiver?- No.- Six?- No. Ten.

0:17:29 > 0:17:32You're a hard man. I admire that.

0:17:32 > 0:17:35- What are you thinking, Andrew? - I do quite like it.

0:17:35 > 0:17:39- Look, OK, time is ticking away. - I think for a tenner...

0:17:39 > 0:17:42- It's one down, two to go. OK. - I think it's sweet.

0:17:42 > 0:17:43OK, so...

0:17:45 > 0:17:48- Yes.- Yes.- They'll take it. Thank you very much!

0:17:48 > 0:17:49Awesome.

0:17:50 > 0:17:52Well, we got there in the end.

0:17:52 > 0:17:55With 37 minutes gone, you're finally on the right track,

0:17:55 > 0:17:58having bought your first item.

0:17:58 > 0:18:01You'd better get a move on if you're going to catch up with the Blues,

0:18:01 > 0:18:03because they're still going strong.

0:18:03 > 0:18:06We need to find that last one now. We need to go for something small.

0:18:06 > 0:18:07I think now we've got the ball rolling,

0:18:07 > 0:18:10it shouldn't take us too long to find the final item.

0:18:12 > 0:18:13So, what have you spotted, Reds?

0:18:13 > 0:18:16It's nice. I like it, actually. It's pretty.

0:18:16 > 0:18:18It's acid-etched glass.

0:18:18 > 0:18:21The key to this one is that there, it says Baccarat.

0:18:21 > 0:18:26They were glass-makers of the 19th century, became very famous.

0:18:26 > 0:18:28Top end stuff, really top end.

0:18:28 > 0:18:30They're still going and they are still making, you know,

0:18:30 > 0:18:34a lot of top products. Now, is it a decanter?

0:18:34 > 0:18:35I suppose maybe it is.

0:18:35 > 0:18:38- How much are you asking? - 150.- Oh, man.

0:18:38 > 0:18:39Oh, man, why?

0:18:39 > 0:18:41150, I'll give you 50.

0:18:44 > 0:18:45So, you're bottling out?

0:18:45 > 0:18:48You really need to get a move on.

0:18:48 > 0:18:49These look quite ornate.

0:18:49 > 0:18:52- Do you know what that is? - What are these?- Ah!

0:18:52 > 0:18:54Lesson, gather in.

0:18:54 > 0:18:57I can be Miss for once. Do you know what it is?

0:18:57 > 0:18:59- Erm...- I haven't a clue, no.

0:18:59 > 0:19:03- Not a clue.- Have you not? It's a button hook.- Oh.

0:19:03 > 0:19:08So if a lady had buttons on her shoes or buttons on her gloves,

0:19:08 > 0:19:11you would have this and you would fasten them up,

0:19:11 > 0:19:13the tiny little buttons.

0:19:13 > 0:19:16- And the end of it is silver. - Yeah.

0:19:16 > 0:19:19This'll be steel because it needs to be strong

0:19:19 > 0:19:22to do those buttons and silver would be too soft.

0:19:22 > 0:19:25And, at 15 quid, it's not a lot of money.

0:19:25 > 0:19:27- No, it's not. - But, I don't know about you,

0:19:27 > 0:19:30I don't use button hooks to do up my buttons.

0:19:30 > 0:19:32No, I just do it myself.

0:19:32 > 0:19:33Well, that's lovely.

0:19:33 > 0:19:36You're teaching the teachers today, Caroline.

0:19:41 > 0:19:43Are things looking up for the Reds?

0:19:43 > 0:19:46A little meerkat. Meerkats are all the rage.

0:19:46 > 0:19:48Yeah, I like bronzes because often there are things

0:19:48 > 0:19:51which we call cold cast and they're much lighter

0:19:51 > 0:19:53and they feel more tinnier,

0:19:53 > 0:19:55whereas this has got the right weight.

0:19:55 > 0:19:58You can see some yellow on the tail, you can see the base metal, the...

0:19:58 > 0:20:01It's bronze, a patinated bronze showing through.

0:20:01 > 0:20:02It's lovely and detailed.

0:20:02 > 0:20:05It's not made yesterday because you can see in certain areas

0:20:05 > 0:20:08- it's been polished out. - Yeah.- You know, the ears.

0:20:08 > 0:20:10The bits that stick out normally.

0:20:10 > 0:20:12But the thing is I'm going to ask the same question

0:20:12 > 0:20:17- and I'm anticipating a more favourable result from this one.- 35.

0:20:17 > 0:20:22- Oh, OK. £25?- That's nice of you. - Oh, hang on, my ears.

0:20:22 > 0:20:24Nice try, JP!

0:20:24 > 0:20:28- 27?- Yeah, I'll do 27.- Yay! - Do you like it?

0:20:28 > 0:20:30I think it's sweet and I think, as you said,

0:20:30 > 0:20:33- meerkats are a popular animal. - People like meerkats, don't they?

0:20:33 > 0:20:36And they are really sweet, aren't they? I like the detail.

0:20:36 > 0:20:39It is a meerkat, isn't it? I think it is a meerkat.

0:20:39 > 0:20:42We're going to find out that it's a stoat or something.

0:20:42 > 0:20:46- A stoat on its hind legs. £27? - Yes.- You happy with that?

0:20:46 > 0:20:49- Yes.- Yes. - Yeah, I think we should do it.

0:20:49 > 0:20:51Number two, get in there. Right.

0:20:51 > 0:20:53Thank you very much! Thank you. Brilliant!

0:20:53 > 0:20:56Well done, guys, you've got yourselves a meerkat!

0:20:56 > 0:20:59But what you don't have is much time to buy your last item.

0:20:59 > 0:21:02We've got ten more minutes. Come on, let's go.

0:21:03 > 0:21:05Well, the Blues haven't gone very far

0:21:05 > 0:21:08and Sam is determined to find her dressing table items.

0:21:08 > 0:21:12- There's some nice small bottles. - Scent bottles.

0:21:12 > 0:21:15Is there anything there of interest?

0:21:15 > 0:21:19Well, one of them, you see the sort of rather fatter one,

0:21:19 > 0:21:22- that's a powder pot.- Ah, right.

0:21:22 > 0:21:25And, at £55, it's within your budget.

0:21:25 > 0:21:28- Do you want to look at the one with... That big one?- Yeah.

0:21:28 > 0:21:29Can we have a look?

0:21:29 > 0:21:32- I like the detail on the top of that.- Do you?

0:21:32 > 0:21:35- It's looking good, Ed, it's looking good.- Oh...

0:21:38 > 0:21:40But is that quite worn?

0:21:40 > 0:21:41Let's have a look.

0:21:41 > 0:21:45Now...one of my top tips for silver,

0:21:45 > 0:21:48because it's such a soft metal, too much polishing

0:21:48 > 0:21:50and you can rub through,

0:21:50 > 0:21:52especially on this lovely work here,

0:21:52 > 0:21:56which is known as repousse work. So it's pushed through.

0:21:56 > 0:21:59And this has got its lovely little original

0:21:59 > 0:22:03swan's down puff for powder puffing.

0:22:03 > 0:22:04Powder coming off it.

0:22:04 > 0:22:07You can see the powder coming off it as we speak.

0:22:07 > 0:22:10The silver mark is here. Can you see?

0:22:10 > 0:22:14- And this is what's known as a vacant cartouche.- OK.

0:22:14 > 0:22:16And that means that it would normally have

0:22:16 > 0:22:18somebody's signature on.

0:22:18 > 0:22:20But it's great that it hasn't got a signature on.

0:22:20 > 0:22:22So someone could personalise it?

0:22:22 > 0:22:24Yes, so you could buy it and put an S on it

0:22:24 > 0:22:26- and have it on your dressing table.- Lovely.

0:22:26 > 0:22:28So, do you like this, Sam?

0:22:28 > 0:22:31I do like it but, Ed, what do you think?

0:22:31 > 0:22:33It's not really...

0:22:33 > 0:22:36- It's in the price range. - I like it more now!

0:22:36 > 0:22:38Yeah? It wants to be less than that.

0:22:38 > 0:22:40Sorry, sir, that wasn't a demand,

0:22:40 > 0:22:43- but we'd like it for less.- 45.

0:22:45 > 0:22:48See, to have some money left over, we need it at 40, really.

0:22:49 > 0:22:54- Go on. I'll do that at 40. - She's gone in there!

0:22:54 > 0:22:58- Are we happy?- Well, you wanted something shiny.

0:22:58 > 0:22:59It's shiny.

0:22:59 > 0:23:02What do you think it would get at auction? A little bit?

0:23:02 > 0:23:04If I was putting that in my auction,

0:23:04 > 0:23:07I would value that at £20-£40.

0:23:07 > 0:23:12- Right.- So I would want to buy it at 30 but it's up to you.

0:23:14 > 0:23:19No. And it's come down from 55 to 40.

0:23:19 > 0:23:23I don't know. I feel a bit under pressure to buy something

0:23:23 > 0:23:25because we're running out of time.

0:23:25 > 0:23:2739, you can have it for.

0:23:27 > 0:23:29Could we be cheeky and ask for 35?

0:23:29 > 0:23:33- Go on, then. Yeah.- Thank you.

0:23:33 > 0:23:36She's done it again. Our Sam, she's done it again.

0:23:36 > 0:23:39- I do like a bargain. - Excellent. All done.

0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Shall we get back out in the sunshine?- Definitely.- Let's. - Come on, then.

0:23:42 > 0:23:46Super haggling skills, Sam, with just five minutes to spare.

0:23:46 > 0:23:47You're all done, Blues.

0:23:47 > 0:23:50No pressure, Reds, but time is running out.

0:23:50 > 0:23:53Didn't you say you wanted teddy bears, Jenny?

0:23:53 > 0:23:55- Do we like the bears here? - We like the bears.- The bears?

0:23:55 > 0:23:58Can we have a look at the bears, please?

0:24:01 > 0:24:02- Thank you.- They're sweet.

0:24:02 > 0:24:05- I think they're really cute. - I think they're really nice.

0:24:05 > 0:24:08I think bears were something we were interested in to start with.

0:24:08 > 0:24:09Yeah, and they look much loved,

0:24:09 > 0:24:11I think that's why I like them as well.

0:24:11 > 0:24:12Would you do 15?

0:24:12 > 0:24:14I would, yeah, go on.

0:24:14 > 0:24:17Now you wish you said ten, don't you?

0:24:17 > 0:24:19Do you know how old they might be?

0:24:19 > 0:24:22- They're probably from the '50s. - Yeah.

0:24:22 > 0:24:27Bearing in mind... BEARING in mind...the time.

0:24:27 > 0:24:31- Your time, you know?- Yeah. - I think you have to go for it.

0:24:31 > 0:24:33I'm pleased with the price and I'm pleased with them.

0:24:33 > 0:24:35- I think they are really... - It's one bear each.

0:24:35 > 0:24:37There we are, look at that. You can now comfort each other.

0:24:37 > 0:24:41It was no teddy bear's picnic but you finally got there.

0:24:41 > 0:24:43ALARM RINGS

0:24:43 > 0:24:45Reel it in, teams. Your hour is up.

0:24:45 > 0:24:46- Well done.- We got there.

0:24:46 > 0:24:49Right down to the wire. Let's go and have a well-deserved cup of tea.

0:24:49 > 0:24:51- Come on.- Sounds good to me.

0:24:51 > 0:24:54Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.

0:24:56 > 0:24:59Andrew wanted railwayana and he got it with this model train kit,

0:24:59 > 0:25:01bought for £10.

0:25:03 > 0:25:08They stuck their neck out and invested £27 in this meerkat statue.

0:25:10 > 0:25:12And with just minutes to spare,

0:25:12 > 0:25:15our toy-obsessed team found these teddy bears.

0:25:15 > 0:25:17Price paid? £15.

0:25:18 > 0:25:21It's amazing. You came to buy what you wanted, bears.

0:25:21 > 0:25:23Yeah. That's what I was out to get,

0:25:23 > 0:25:25so I'm really pleased I managed to get hold of some.

0:25:25 > 0:25:29- Two, in fact.- So, tell me, what is your favourite item, Jenny?

0:25:29 > 0:25:32- I really like the bears, actually. I think they are really sweet.- Why?

0:25:32 > 0:25:34I like that they're in a pair and they look well-loved.

0:25:34 > 0:25:37- But, Jenny, your wingman... How was it for you?- I loved it.

0:25:37 > 0:25:40It was great fun and I was really pleased that we got a train.

0:25:40 > 0:25:44On a serious note, if I said to you, Jenny, what'll make the most money?

0:25:44 > 0:25:46- I think the train, actually.- Why?

0:25:46 > 0:25:50Well, it's got all the pieces and I think it's an individual,

0:25:50 > 0:25:51sweet little thing.

0:25:51 > 0:25:55I think the train. It's boxed. It's got the original paint.

0:25:55 > 0:25:58- It's good to go.- Yeah.- So, tell me, you spent how much money?

0:25:58 > 0:26:06- We spent £52.- Oh, goodness me! So that means you must have 248?- Yeah.

0:26:06 > 0:26:12Wowee, JP. 248 is no mean spend. What's the plan?

0:26:12 > 0:26:13We looked at a lot of things.

0:26:13 > 0:26:16We dismissed a hell of a lot of them in the first half-hour,

0:26:16 > 0:26:17so I've no idea.

0:26:17 > 0:26:19This is your moment.

0:26:19 > 0:26:22While JP's away, let's go and find out what the Blue team bought.

0:26:24 > 0:26:25They were cool under pressure

0:26:25 > 0:26:29and bought this oak case barometer for just £45.

0:26:30 > 0:26:32With time ticking away,

0:26:32 > 0:26:36they managed to secure this brass carriage clock for £170.

0:26:38 > 0:26:41And finally, Sam wanted silver and sparkly

0:26:41 > 0:26:45and she got it with this silver and cut glass powder puff jar.

0:26:45 > 0:26:47Price paid? £35.

0:26:47 > 0:26:51- Sam, you were pretty decisive. - Yeah. When I see something I want,

0:26:51 > 0:26:53- I go for it.- Now, tell me, Ed,

0:26:53 > 0:26:57- what is that winning object?- Well, we think it's the carriage clock.

0:26:57 > 0:26:58Really?

0:26:58 > 0:27:02San found it, identified it and bartered the guy down

0:27:02 > 0:27:07considerably, and we are hopeful that that might make some profit.

0:27:07 > 0:27:10- And tell me, Sam. Your favourite find?- It's the same.

0:27:10 > 0:27:12- The carriage clock.- Really?- Yeah.

0:27:12 > 0:27:15- What did you spend? - We spent £250.- We did.

0:27:15 > 0:27:19- A whopping 250?- Yeah. - Unbelievable.- Expensive taste.

0:27:19 > 0:27:22- I need £50 back from you, Sam. - Yep.- Thank you very much.

0:27:22 > 0:27:26- Caroline Hawley.- Thank you, Charles. - What is the plan?

0:27:26 > 0:27:29Well, I've been looking at a few things, I got a few ideas,

0:27:29 > 0:27:32but I'm going to keep it under my hat for now.

0:27:32 > 0:27:34But whilst, Caroline, you are on your voyage of discovery,

0:27:34 > 0:27:38it's now time for us to go to Whitchurch and the auction.

0:27:44 > 0:27:48We've stumbled into Whitchurch. Christina, wonderful to see you.

0:27:48 > 0:27:52Jenny and Andrew, on our Red base, first of all, Christina.

0:27:52 > 0:27:55I love these little what we call cave position model engineers.

0:27:55 > 0:27:57Coal Tank.

0:27:57 > 0:27:59- What do you think of it? - I think it's lovely.

0:27:59 > 0:28:01To be perfectly honest, it's just so lovely to have the box

0:28:01 > 0:28:04and its original content, isn't it? They've obviously given it a good go

0:28:04 > 0:28:07and given it a bit of a paint but they haven't completed it.

0:28:07 > 0:28:09- It's ready to be made, isn't it? - Absolutely right.

0:28:09 > 0:28:11I think, as you say, boys' toys.

0:28:11 > 0:28:14- Something they can get their claws into, isn't it?- Exactly.

0:28:14 > 0:28:15What's it worth?

0:28:15 > 0:28:20- We have put £15-£20 on it.- It only cost- £10. Oh!- Good investment.

0:28:20 > 0:28:23- So we are moving and grooving... - ..in the right direction.

0:28:23 > 0:28:24Brilliant. Second item.

0:28:24 > 0:28:27I love these meerkats. What do you think of it?

0:28:27 > 0:28:29I don't know about you but when we go to the zoo with the kiddiewinks

0:28:29 > 0:28:32you always gravitate to the meerkats because they are so much fun.

0:28:32 > 0:28:33They're so busy, aren't they?

0:28:33 > 0:28:36I think we have a huge affection, as a public,

0:28:36 > 0:28:39as a general public, for animals like this.

0:28:39 > 0:28:41It probably has got some minor age. Not a lot of age.

0:28:41 > 0:28:44No, not huge amounts of age and I think anybody that is a serious

0:28:44 > 0:28:48collector will want something by a better artist, potentially.

0:28:48 > 0:28:50What's it worth here in Shropshire?

0:28:50 > 0:28:53- Well, we've put £30-£50 on it... - Good.- ..but again, on the internet,

0:28:53 > 0:28:54you never know.

0:28:54 > 0:28:56I think it's looking very, very good.

0:28:56 > 0:29:00It cost £27, which is a really good, sure sign.

0:29:00 > 0:29:02At the moment, I see profit.

0:29:02 > 0:29:05Can they do number three with these bears?

0:29:05 > 0:29:06The market loves bears

0:29:06 > 0:29:09and collectors particularly love bears that have a name to them.

0:29:09 > 0:29:12So you're looking at Merrythought, you're looking at Steiff,

0:29:12 > 0:29:16something like that. These guys don't have a name to them, sadly.

0:29:16 > 0:29:18They are a very sweet near-pair.

0:29:18 > 0:29:21We've got very, very similar features, although one has

0:29:21 > 0:29:24more of a pronounced little nose and, sadly, better ears.

0:29:24 > 0:29:25What are they worth?

0:29:25 > 0:29:29As a come-and-get-me estimate for a bear collector, we've put £15-£20.

0:29:29 > 0:29:33- That's wonderful. They only cost £15.- Oh, really?

0:29:33 > 0:29:35So, to me, that looks a hat-trick of profits.

0:29:35 > 0:29:38And the golden gavel is beckoning.

0:29:38 > 0:29:41They might not want to go with JP's bonus buy

0:29:41 > 0:29:44but if they do, let's see what JP's bought.

0:29:45 > 0:29:52With £248, I'm sure he made it a good one.

0:29:52 > 0:29:56- Well, do you know, I actually said I might spend all of it...- But?- But?

0:29:56 > 0:30:00- You did!- Wow!- No, I didn't spend all of it, thankfully.

0:30:02 > 0:30:05But what we have here is a silver bowl

0:30:05 > 0:30:08from the end of the 19th century, from Burma.

0:30:08 > 0:30:13Beautifully embossed with figures in country scenes, with palms

0:30:13 > 0:30:15and farming scenes going on.

0:30:15 > 0:30:18- So, how much did you spend? - Going straight for it. OK.

0:30:18 > 0:30:24- Just, I'm curious.- £65.- Oh, that's OK! Good!- You said it's collectable.

0:30:24 > 0:30:27- How much do you think it will fetch? - Well, it's not going to go mad.

0:30:27 > 0:30:31I think it's worth sort of £60-£80, so you're going to tickle a profit.

0:30:31 > 0:30:34- It's a bit different. I like it. - So, guys, you can think about it.

0:30:34 > 0:30:38Anyway, let's find out what the auctioneer

0:30:38 > 0:30:41thinks about JP's Burmese bowl.

0:30:42 > 0:30:47So, Christina, if they do, they might do, that is JP's bonus buy.

0:30:47 > 0:30:49I think, personally, it's probably part of a tea set that

0:30:49 > 0:30:52has been split, so it would be great to have the rest of them, as well.

0:30:52 > 0:30:56But, nonetheless, I love the fact that it's got this wonderful, naive scene all around it.

0:30:56 > 0:30:59You've got these wonderful people in paddy fields. I think it's great.

0:30:59 > 0:31:00What's it worth? Worldwide market?

0:31:00 > 0:31:06- I have put an auction estimate of £50-£70 on it.- They paid £65.

0:31:06 > 0:31:09I feel it has legs. So, that's the Reds.

0:31:09 > 0:31:12We now go over to the Blues' first item.

0:31:12 > 0:31:16It's what maybe you might call a little outdated.

0:31:16 > 0:31:20Well, potentially outdated, Charlie, but it's got this wonderful

0:31:20 > 0:31:23ascetic carving to it, which is really rather beautiful.

0:31:23 > 0:31:25But I think it's had some work done at some time because

0:31:25 > 0:31:29obviously this bezel around here has been repainted at some stage.

0:31:29 > 0:31:32It might be slightly yesterday's antique. Who knows?

0:31:32 > 0:31:36- Christina, what's it worth? - Well, we have put £40-£60 on it.- OK.

0:31:36 > 0:31:42- They paid the princely sum of £45. - Oh, that's a good price.

0:31:42 > 0:31:45But moving on to the second item, this delightful carriage clock.

0:31:45 > 0:31:46What do you think of it?

0:31:46 > 0:31:49It is a lovely thing, you are absolutely right.

0:31:49 > 0:31:52The piece de resistance is it has this wonderful case,

0:31:52 > 0:31:54which really does add to the value of it.

0:31:54 > 0:31:56I mean, we see so often the examples

0:31:56 > 0:31:58that don't have their case with them.

0:31:58 > 0:32:02It's a nice, standard example of its type.

0:32:02 > 0:32:04What's it worth in the current market?

0:32:04 > 0:32:08- Well, we've put £60-£100 on it. - Sam was quite hefty.

0:32:08 > 0:32:14She dug deep with Ed and they paid £170. It's strong.

0:32:14 > 0:32:16- Ouch.- Could we hit 170?

0:32:16 > 0:32:18I would love to think so

0:32:18 > 0:32:21but would £170 be a record price for one of these?

0:32:21 > 0:32:23It would be doing very, very well.

0:32:23 > 0:32:25It would be really approaching that retail price.

0:32:25 > 0:32:28Well, we might want to be fluffy, Christina.

0:32:28 > 0:32:30We might want to powder our profits.

0:32:30 > 0:32:35And come to this, what I think is a neat, cut-glass powder puff jar.

0:32:35 > 0:32:37I think it's gorgeous.

0:32:37 > 0:32:40I mean, it's in the style of a Victorian example

0:32:40 > 0:32:43but it is very much not a Victorian example.

0:32:43 > 0:32:45It's still got its little powder puff inside.

0:32:45 > 0:32:47I do think it's absolutely gorgeous. I really do.

0:32:47 > 0:32:49The only thing that would let it down slightly

0:32:49 > 0:32:51is it's not an antique one.

0:32:51 > 0:32:54It's not a Victorian one, which is what people will be looking for.

0:32:54 > 0:32:57- What's it worth? - Well, I've put £40-£60 on it.

0:32:57 > 0:33:02So they might claw a bit back on the clock because they only paid £35.

0:33:02 > 0:33:03Oh, good buy!

0:33:03 > 0:33:06But I have a feeling there will be a call for Caroline

0:33:06 > 0:33:08because I can foresee they'll be struggling.

0:33:08 > 0:33:11Will the bonus buy be that magical formula?

0:33:11 > 0:33:14Let's find out what Caroline bought.

0:33:14 > 0:33:18- You ready?- Yes.- Very nice.- Nice.

0:33:18 > 0:33:22- But what is it? - Ah! What do you think they are?

0:33:22 > 0:33:26- Well, something ornamental.- No, something you use in the kitchen.

0:33:26 > 0:33:32- You're getting warmer.- Salt and pepper.- They are salt pots. Yes.- Ah!

0:33:32 > 0:33:39- OK.- The original spoons. They are solid silver, Birmingham, 1891.

0:33:39 > 0:33:43In the original case, lined in silk and silk velvet.

0:33:43 > 0:33:47Retailed in Calcutta. Absolutely beautiful.

0:33:47 > 0:33:50So, what sort of price do you think I paid for them?

0:33:50 > 0:33:53- £40?- £30.

0:33:53 > 0:33:56And I think that that's a really, really good price.

0:33:56 > 0:33:58How much do think it will make at auction?

0:33:58 > 0:34:01I think they could make 40-45.

0:34:01 > 0:34:05But, as ever, it all depends on if our auctioneer feels

0:34:05 > 0:34:09Caroline's salts will be a bittersweet success.

0:34:11 > 0:34:15So, Christina. Some salts. Caroline's find. What do you think?

0:34:15 > 0:34:18Well, Caroline is a classy lady

0:34:18 > 0:34:20and she has obviously bought a classy bonus buy.

0:34:20 > 0:34:22You've got these little salts in their original box

0:34:22 > 0:34:26in great condition with the original spoons, and the icing on

0:34:26 > 0:34:30the cake for me is this wonderful retailer stamp on the box here.

0:34:30 > 0:34:31Jewellers in Calcutta.

0:34:31 > 0:34:34It's got that wonderful Empire feel about it, hasn't it?

0:34:34 > 0:34:36What are they worth in your sale, Christina?

0:34:36 > 0:34:38Well, I put them at £30-£50.

0:34:38 > 0:34:42- I'm pleased to say Caroline paid only £30.- Brilliant.

0:34:42 > 0:34:45Hopefully, they might just take the bonus buy

0:34:45 > 0:34:49and we can begin to claw back.

0:34:49 > 0:34:53Now, talking of clawing back, you will be on very shortly.

0:34:53 > 0:34:56Are you, Christina Trevanion, the lady with that gavel today?

0:34:56 > 0:34:59- I will be wielding it. - That's what we're hoping for.

0:35:05 > 0:35:07Jenny, Andrew, JP. This is it.

0:35:07 > 0:35:10My voice is quite quiet because we're really in it, aren't we?

0:35:10 > 0:35:14We're really on that auction battlefield. Excited?

0:35:14 > 0:35:18- Tense but quite excited, I think. - Andrew?- Really excited about this.

0:35:18 > 0:35:19The first lot is coming up now.

0:35:19 > 0:35:23The K's Precision Model Engineers' LNWR coal tank.

0:35:23 > 0:35:27Straight away, £10 with me. On commission at £10.

0:35:27 > 0:35:31At £10 with my commission bid at £10. I'll take 12 if it helps.

0:35:31 > 0:35:3512 I have. There's my commission bid at £12. With you at 12.

0:35:35 > 0:35:39Looking for £15 now. It's at £12 with the lady.

0:35:39 > 0:35:42If you are all done, then, selling to the lady at £12.

0:35:42 > 0:35:46That's OK, that's OK. You are plus two.

0:35:46 > 0:35:50It is one smaller auction leap for Bargain Hunt mankind. Here we go.

0:35:50 > 0:35:52Next one, this is the meerkat.

0:35:52 > 0:35:57- Bid me £20 for it.- Come on. - 15 then.- Uh-oh!

0:35:57 > 0:36:02- £15 for our meerkat.- Oh, dear. - Oh, I've got £15 online.

0:36:02 > 0:36:06- Fantastic.- 18 with you, madam. Thank you very much at £18.

0:36:06 > 0:36:08I've got 18 in the room now. It's against you.

0:36:08 > 0:36:14I'll take 20 and 20 is back. At £20. Will you go two? 22.

0:36:14 > 0:36:20I'll take five now. At £22 with the lady if you're all done.

0:36:20 > 0:36:21Oh, I say!

0:36:21 > 0:36:25I mean, on paper it was a guarantee. It's lost £5.

0:36:25 > 0:36:26Doesn't matter.

0:36:26 > 0:36:28You are now minus three but hold tight,

0:36:28 > 0:36:31the teddy bears might save the day.

0:36:31 > 0:36:35Pair of teddy bears, circa 1940s. We have a phone bid on this.

0:36:35 > 0:36:38Bid me £10 for them. £10 for the pair of teddies.

0:36:38 > 0:36:41Can't be bad at £10. Where is 10? £10 is bid online.

0:36:41 > 0:36:46Straight away at £10. 15 is bid online as well. £15, where's 18?

0:36:46 > 0:36:5118 is bid on the telephone at £18. I'll take 20. £20. Internet is back.

0:36:51 > 0:36:53Good, we're in profit now, we're in profit.

0:36:53 > 0:36:57- 25 is bid on the phone, at £25. Where's 30?- Fantastic.- Excellent.

0:36:57 > 0:36:5830 is bid. Go five?

0:36:58 > 0:37:04- Yes, please.- I don't believe it. You are flying high.- 40 is bid.

0:37:04 > 0:37:08- Oh, my goodness me.- Go five?- Yes, please.- At £45 on the telephone.

0:37:08 > 0:37:13Looking for 50 now. At £45 on the telephone. 50 is bid.

0:37:13 > 0:37:18- Oh, my goodness me, team.- Yes. 55 is bid on the telephone. At £55.

0:37:18 > 0:37:25- We did have faith in the bears. - £55, if we're all done at £55.

0:37:25 > 0:37:27I can't believe it. That's amazing.

0:37:27 > 0:37:32That's giving you a huge teddy bear profit of £45, which,

0:37:32 > 0:37:37take off your three pounds less, you've made a wonderful sum of £37.

0:37:37 > 0:37:39Congratulations.

0:37:39 > 0:37:42JP, £37 is no mean profit

0:37:42 > 0:37:46but will you or won't you add to it with that Burmese bowl?

0:37:46 > 0:37:48That's the decision, guys.

0:37:48 > 0:37:51I don't think we're going to risk it, just because we thought

0:37:51 > 0:37:54if we made a profit, we'd stick, and I think we've done pretty well.

0:37:54 > 0:37:56- I don't think we should. - We're not going to go with it.

0:37:56 > 0:37:59Not going to go with it. That's a definite decision.

0:37:59 > 0:38:00You're holding firm. It's coming up now.

0:38:00 > 0:38:02The Burmese silver bowl

0:38:02 > 0:38:04and I've got a commission bid here starting at £40.

0:38:04 > 0:38:09We got a commission at 40. 45 online. 50 here. At £50.

0:38:09 > 0:38:13Still with me on commission. 55. Clears my book at £55.

0:38:13 > 0:38:17Looking for 60 now. 60 right at the back with you, sir. JP, well done.

0:38:17 > 0:38:22That's five. Looking for 65. At £60. With you right at the back.

0:38:22 > 0:38:27I'm convinced. No. You're right. You were right. You didn't go with it.

0:38:27 > 0:38:29It lost five pounds. Right decision.

0:38:29 > 0:38:33You ring-fenced a really good profit of £37 and on Bargain Hunt

0:38:33 > 0:38:35that is no mean sum.

0:38:35 > 0:38:38It quite seriously could be a winning score.

0:38:38 > 0:38:40So well done, but of course mum's the word.

0:38:40 > 0:38:42Please do not tell the Blues.

0:38:50 > 0:38:54- Ed and Sam, the moment of truth. - Very excited. Really excited.

0:38:54 > 0:38:55Are you standing tall?

0:38:55 > 0:38:57Walk the auction plank and hold tight

0:38:57 > 0:39:00because your first lot is coming up now.

0:39:00 > 0:39:03Lot 73 is this rather lovely early 20th century oak case barometer.

0:39:03 > 0:39:08It's at £30 with me on commission. Looking for five now. At £30 I have.

0:39:08 > 0:39:1335 with you, sir. I'm out. Looking for 40 now. Bid me 40, someone.

0:39:13 > 0:39:17- Come on.- At £35. If we're all done now. Selling to the room. £35.

0:39:17 > 0:39:22- Oh, there!- 40, sir.- We've got it. We got here.

0:39:22 > 0:39:23The drama!

0:39:23 > 0:39:28- You're getting terribly excited, Charlie.- Sorry, it's the drama.

0:39:28 > 0:39:34£35 with you, sir. Where are you? 40 is bid. 45 sir. 50.

0:39:34 > 0:39:38At 50. Go on, one more. 55.

0:39:38 > 0:39:43You're out. £55 with you. Lady and gentleman seated at £55.

0:39:43 > 0:39:48- If we're all done at 55. - You made £10 profit. There we are.

0:39:48 > 0:39:50The golden gavel is on. Hold tight.

0:39:50 > 0:39:53Now, this could be your Achilles heel.

0:39:53 > 0:39:55This gorgeous carriage clock cost you 170.

0:39:55 > 0:39:57The lacquered brass carriage timepiece.

0:39:57 > 0:40:00There it is with its original case there.

0:40:00 > 0:40:01I have commission bids here,

0:40:01 > 0:40:06I have to start this at 95. With me at £95.

0:40:06 > 0:40:14Looking for 100 now. 110. Looking for 120. At £110. If we're all done.

0:40:14 > 0:40:19120. Thank you. Clears my bid. At £120 seated here. At £120.

0:40:19 > 0:40:22If we're all done then at 120.

0:40:22 > 0:40:29OK, you've lost £50 so you're now down £40. Down 40.

0:40:29 > 0:40:33The puff needs to puff out and show its true merit.

0:40:33 > 0:40:37Lot 75 is the silver-topped cut glass powder puff jar.

0:40:37 > 0:40:38WI Broadway & Co.

0:40:38 > 0:40:43What have I got here? I've got 25, £35. With me on commission at £35.

0:40:43 > 0:40:4940, I'm out. Clears my book at £40 on my left. Where's five? At £40.

0:40:49 > 0:40:52If you're all done then. I'll take five if it helps. I've got £40.

0:40:52 > 0:40:56- Are you all done at 40? - Guys, you've done well.

0:40:56 > 0:40:59That's a £5 profit and we can't sniff at that.

0:40:59 > 0:41:00We came crawling back.

0:41:00 > 0:41:06You are still £35 down, OK? Do you take on those pair of silver salts?

0:41:06 > 0:41:10- Definitely.- We were both very keen to, yes.- Why are you so keen?

0:41:10 > 0:41:12Well, I think, personally, they stood out straightaway

0:41:12 > 0:41:13as soon as we both saw them.

0:41:13 > 0:41:16That's it, we're going with the salts. Good luck. They're coming up.

0:41:16 > 0:41:18The case set of silver salts and spoons.

0:41:18 > 0:41:22Bid me £20 for them. They've got to be 20. Surely at £20 somewhere.

0:41:22 > 0:41:2720 is bid. Rightly so. 25. At £25 at the back. At £25.

0:41:27 > 0:41:29Looking for 30 now.

0:41:29 > 0:41:34- Surely. 30 is bid. At £30 here. - Come on, auctioneer.

0:41:34 > 0:41:39At £30, looking for five. 35. Thank you anyway. At £35.

0:41:39 > 0:41:44Are you sure, sir? They're very lovely. 40 is bid. 45, madam? 45.

0:41:44 > 0:41:48Thank you anyway. At £45. Standing with the lady then at £45.

0:41:48 > 0:41:49All done at 45.

0:41:51 > 0:41:56Caroline, I commend you. Well done. You made £15, which is no mean sum.

0:41:56 > 0:42:00You are down 20 but that could be a winning score,

0:42:00 > 0:42:03so, please, mum's the word, hold tight and we'll find out later.

0:42:13 > 0:42:18Jenny and Andrew, Ed and Sam, this is the moment.

0:42:18 > 0:42:20I can reveal the runners-up today are...

0:42:22 > 0:42:23..Ed and Sam.

0:42:23 > 0:42:28- I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. How do you feel?- It's fine.

0:42:28 > 0:42:33- It's been great anyway.- It HAS been great. So you ended up at minus 20.

0:42:33 > 0:42:34It's a funny old game, isn't it?

0:42:34 > 0:42:37But the victors today, who were flying high,

0:42:37 > 0:42:40congratulations, Jenny and Andrew.

0:42:40 > 0:42:43- How does it feel? - I didn't think we'd win.

0:42:44 > 0:42:48You ring-fenced your profits at £37.

0:42:48 > 0:42:53That's no mean feat on the game that is Bargain Hunt, right?

0:42:53 > 0:42:57So here you are, Jenny and Andrew, I shall give you £37.

0:42:57 > 0:43:02Guard it, keep it safe and very well done today.

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