0:00:02 > 0:00:04Today, Bargain Hunt comes from Oswestry,
0:00:04 > 0:00:10a borderland town in Shropshire, steeped in history, myth and legend.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13The name itself comes from King Oswald of Northumbria,
0:00:13 > 0:00:16who died in 641.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19When he died, he was nailed to a tree, hence the name -
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Oswald's Tree.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25Now, legend has it that a passing eagle saw him on the tree,
0:00:25 > 0:00:29swooped in and plucked a limb and where the eagle dropped that limb,
0:00:29 > 0:00:31a spring burst forth.
0:00:31 > 0:00:32It really is amazing stuff.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Now, let's hope that today's purchases don't cost our Reds
0:00:35 > 0:00:37or our Blues an arm and a leg.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04I have it on good authority
0:01:04 > 0:01:06that many a fine bargain has been discovered here
0:01:06 > 0:01:09at Oswestry's antique and collectables fair.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Our teams have long dreamt of victory,
0:01:13 > 0:01:15of making the biggest profit at auction
0:01:15 > 0:01:17and of holding that fabled trophy -
0:01:17 > 0:01:18the golden gavel.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22So, let's take a look at what's coming up.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24The Reds let fate decide.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Let's just flip a coin.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27And even that doesn't go to plan.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Oh.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32The Blues have a smashing time...
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- GLASSWARE CLATTERS - I'm wrecking your place.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38There's excitement at the auction for the Reds.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40And for the Blues.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Made a profit, £35.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45I reveal what a wheelbarrow and a former prime minister
0:01:45 > 0:01:48had in common, but first let's meet our teams.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Well, it's all very friendly here,
0:01:50 > 0:01:54because we've got two teams of chums. On today's Reds,
0:01:54 > 0:01:56we have Janet and Pippa. And for our Blues,
0:01:56 > 0:01:58we have Sue and Jenny. Welcome, all.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02- Hello.- Hello!- Hi, ladies. Let's start with you, Janet and Pippa.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Now, Janet, tell us, what is it that you do for a living?
0:02:04 > 0:02:06I'm a deputy head teacher
0:02:06 > 0:02:09of a large infant and nursery school in Shropshire.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11You must unwind on an evening. And in your spare time,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13you do like a wee bit of a tipple, don't you?
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- JANET SQUEALS - Yes.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17I do like wine tasting, I must admit.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20I really enjoy going to different countries
0:02:20 > 0:02:22and tasting different wines.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Now, do you have a favourite region?
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- Probably the Noir...- The wine aisle.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Yeah, the wine aisle.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Aisle three is favourite, yeah.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- I like French wine.- French wine.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Now, it was alcohol that sort of brought you together,
0:02:35 > 0:02:37not that we're sticking to theme here or anything,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39but it was alcohol that brought you two together.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- You met in a pub, is that correct? - Yes, we did. We met 18 years ago
0:02:42 > 0:02:45in a pub in Chester when my husband and I moved up.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Now, Pippa, you are the MD of a good digital agency,
0:02:49 > 0:02:53but in your spare time, you like to get quite creative, do you not?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Yes, I like bidding on internet auctions,
0:02:55 > 0:02:59finding good bargains, mostly furniture, so...
0:02:59 > 0:03:00I'm, like, repurposing it
0:03:00 > 0:03:02and trying to squeeze it into our office somewhere.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- Great, so little bit of upcycling? - Yes, a little bit. Yes.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- Never goes amiss. - No, it's always good to repurpose.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Now, Pippa, you're not always popular with your husband,
0:03:10 > 0:03:15if I'm correct, because it's teaware, dinnerware, flatware,
0:03:15 > 0:03:16sort of, all go with that.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20There's lots of reasons why I am not popular, that's one of them. Yeah.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23We don't really have any more room for tea sets and dinner sets, so...
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Now, you don't think you're going to have a problem with buying today.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27Do you have any sort of tactics?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30No, I think we're pretty...I mean, we know each other so well.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33We've got different tastes, but we're quite consultative, aren't we?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- We should be good in terms of... - Yeah, work together.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37Buy stuff we like.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Big smile, big, cheeky smile and, "Go on, what's the best price?"
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- And some. - I think that's a brilliant tactic.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Let's head over to our other set of friends - Sue and Jenny.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Now, you're very good friends. How is it that you know one another?
0:03:49 > 0:03:52We met at college about 25 years ago,
0:03:52 > 0:03:56doing an NNEB, which is a teaching assistant course now.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59And we've worked in the same school together for 23 years.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- 23 years, that's a long time. - It's an amazing school, yeah.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04But you've really helped mix things up there,
0:04:04 > 0:04:06cos you've not just been doing the teacher assisting,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08you've done all sorts of creative things.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Tell us about the initiatives that you've set up.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14A few of us set up a toy library...
0:04:14 > 0:04:15well, initially for the school
0:04:15 > 0:04:18but then we opened it up to the local community,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21cos there are children without toys and books
0:04:21 > 0:04:23and it was a good success, yes.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24It's such a lovely idea.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27And also educating them about food and where their food comes from.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32Yes, we actually grow our own vegetables and strawberries.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35The children love to walk round picking up their own strawberries,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- Yeah.- Not many make it to the... - No, they don't.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Now, Julie, tell us about yourself, because obviously you taught
0:04:41 > 0:04:43in the same school, but you have a little bit
0:04:43 > 0:04:46of a sort of a salsa addiction too? Tell us about that.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Yes. My husband runs his own dance company.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51So, he found dance about 20 years ago and persuaded me
0:04:51 > 0:04:54to stop throwing a few shapes and doing a little bit
0:04:54 > 0:04:56of partner dancing with him.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- It's really good fun. - Obviously, you get on a treat.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Do you reckon Bargain Hunt will create a rift between you?
0:05:01 > 0:05:02- Absolutely not.- Definitely not.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- Nothing.- Or will you still be as thick as thieves?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Any tactics apart from your, of course, discounted dance lessons?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Good bit of bartering, I think. She's a hard bargain driver, so...
0:05:11 > 0:05:13OK, well, great. I think you're all going to be fine.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Now, you can't do any shopping without money,
0:05:15 > 0:05:19so I'm going to give you £300 each and send you off on your shops.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Off you trot and I wish you very good luck.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Now, we're surrounded by teachers, but we'll soon find out -
0:05:24 > 0:05:26did they do their Bargain Hunt homework?
0:05:28 > 0:05:32So, who'll be guiding our teams today?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35I spy an expert for the Reds, it's...
0:05:37 > 0:05:41It's time to face the music, for the Blues, it's...
0:05:42 > 0:05:43So, have you got a plan?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Do you know what you want to buy today?
0:05:45 > 0:05:49No, we kind of talked about it, said shiny, pretty,
0:05:49 > 0:05:51stuff that grabs us, maybe practical.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54So, girls, what are we going to be looking for today?
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Oh, bit of bling.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Definitely practical, more zany, more unusual,
0:05:58 > 0:06:01perhaps something that would appeal to somebody online.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- And Sue?- Something different, something unusual, we like to be
0:06:04 > 0:06:05- different, don't we?- We do indeed.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Right, teams, your 60 minutes start now.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Come on then, ladies, let's go and buy some stuff.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13So, who's in charge?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- We're a dynamic duo, I think. - Team.- Teamwork.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- Well, as long as I don't end up in detention.- Oh, could do.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Sue's leading the way.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Follow me.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31And Pippa's doing a bit of bird spotting.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- These are quite unusual, am I OK to pick them up?- Yeah.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36I have no idea, but there's a pair of them
0:06:36 > 0:06:37and I've never seen one before.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40They actually look like they're pottery or something
0:06:40 > 0:06:42but they're metal and you can see some of the metal shining through,
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I think, in one or two places.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48They're spelter, made to look like bronze.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- And how old, do you think? - The 20th century.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55- I mean, you know, 50 years old, maybe, a bit more.- It's unusual.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- But, you know... - Not sure of the audience.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Is that a racing pigeon? It's not sleek enough, is it?
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Why would you have a couple of pigeons as ornaments?
0:07:04 > 0:07:05What was the best price?
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- It's got to be £45, that would be the best price.- £45.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11It's the first stall we've really looked at,
0:07:11 > 0:07:13so shall we shoot inside and then...?
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- Yeah, we could do. - And have a think about them.- OK.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- We've got these on the back burner. - Thank you.- See you later.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Hm, so the pigeons are going to be staying in the coop
0:07:20 > 0:07:22for the time being.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Oh, shiny, twinkly things in here. - Oh.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Meanwhile, what have the Blues spotted?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30All right, let's have a look at this then.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Something different.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35I don't think there's a huge amount of age to that,
0:07:35 > 0:07:36but I really like that.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39It's impact, it's something decorative.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- Would you give this house room, either of you?- I would.- Yes.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Definitely. Yeah, definitely.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Well, that is a good rule of thumb, ask yourself that, "If I like it,
0:07:48 > 0:07:50"if it really has impact,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53"chances are other people are going to like it too."
0:07:53 > 0:07:57Now, they've got £40 on this. What are your negotiating skills like?
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- I reckon we can drive them down somewhat.- 20.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Go on, ladies, work your magic.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03How are you today?
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Wondered what you could possibly do on that?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07We can do it for 35 here.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11We need to make a profit on it and it's not old,
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- do you think you could do it for 20 and a dance lesson?- Sorry, not 20.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- We've got to come in at another angle.- OK.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- 25?- We'll do it for 30.
0:08:21 > 0:08:2328?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- Can we do 28?- Yes.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28What a lovely lady.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- Thank you.- 28.- Let's have a kiss. Thank you.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- Thank you so much. - GLASSWARE CLATTERS
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- Oh, I'm wrecking your place. Sorry. - 'Oops!'
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Well, with less than five minutes gone,
0:08:40 > 0:08:44that's your first buy bagged, aren't you a clever pair?
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Now, how are those Reds getting on?
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Do scent bottles generally go well? Because they're very pretty,
0:08:50 > 0:08:52aren't they? You love a scent bottle, don't you?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- I love a scent bottle.- They do. - They're quite collectable...
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Basically, if you're going to buy things, you know,
0:08:58 > 0:09:00silver or decorative objects, if you can display them
0:09:00 > 0:09:03and some people put them in cabinets or on the dressing table
0:09:03 > 0:09:04and the lady holds the purse strings,
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- then, yeah, it's normally going to sell, isn't it?- OK, fair enough.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09So, yeah, it's got to be what you like,
0:09:09 > 0:09:12it's got to be at the right price. It needs to be in good condition.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14It's better off with some age and some style.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15- Yes, yes.- Which none of those...
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Well, no, they are. Bit of Deco feeling about them.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- I like the Deco feeling of that one. - It's very nice.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- Do you like it enough to go for it? - What's the price?
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- Well, it says 65 on them.- No, I don't like it enough for the price.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- It says it's 35. It says 35. - Does it?- Yeah.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35- Oh, it says 35.- It's now half the price already. We're winning.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37I'd like it for 20.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39It says it's got a replacement stopper.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42The stopper we actually had made in Stourbridge
0:09:42 > 0:09:48by a glass specialist to match the rest of the item.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Gosh, that's some trouble to go to, isn't it?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52That is some trouble to go to. Now he's told us that story,
0:09:52 > 0:09:55we're going to feel guilty trying to knock it down, aren't we?
0:09:55 > 0:09:56No, we're not, no we're not.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58He didn't tell you it was his brother that did it.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00That's rather cool.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04Young man, what is your very best price you could do that on?
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- 28.- 28.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Couldn't get it down a little bit more,
0:10:09 > 0:10:13so it was just slightly under 25, could you?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Final offer - 25. - Yeah, why not, why not?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- OK.- Let's do it.- Cool.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- Brilliant.- Thank you very much.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- That's all right, it's a pleasure. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- Numero uno.- OK. - Number one done.- Well done, ladies.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Well done, Reds, that's your first purchase.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Let's hope it brings a sweet smell of success.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Just two more items to go.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38Back with our Blues and Sue's got her eye on another eccentric item.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- I like that.- And, again, it's not antique,
0:10:40 > 0:10:41but it's so unusual.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Look, he's got feet.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45It's not old, but that would catch your eye
0:10:45 > 0:10:47- when you walk into any room. - Kids would love this.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Whether it's been handmade or machine made, I don't know.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Nevertheless, £75, that doesn't sound dear to me.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Maybe you should try before you buy, girls.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- After you.- Come on, Jenny.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02One, two, three. Oh, that's really comfy.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- What do you think?- Oh, it rocks. - That's called a cantilever action.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08That's something that was developed at the Bauhaus in the 1920s
0:11:08 > 0:11:10and look at it, it's fantastic.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12Shall we see if the stallholder is willing
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- to come down a bit on that price? - Let's hope so, yes.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- Hello.- She looks like she has a very smiley face.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Hello. A lovely, smiley lady.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Right, the girls like your chair, but...
0:11:24 > 0:11:27We'd like to do some serious negotiating with you.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Well, I don't know about that. THEY LAUGH
0:11:30 > 0:11:33I actually brought it back from America
0:11:33 > 0:11:34about 12 years ago,
0:11:34 > 0:11:38I called it Boris, so this is Boris the bar stool.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40And it's something really different, isn't it?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42They were individually made.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45And it did cost me a fortune.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49And then the import tax and everything else, so...
0:11:49 > 0:11:51'It's a nice story,
0:11:51 > 0:11:53'but I think you need to do a bit of bargaining for Boris.'
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- 65? - VENDOR SIGHS
0:11:57 > 0:12:01I'd like 70, really. He is worth a lot of money.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03He's unusual, he's quite current.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- Yes.- What do you think? - And he's sparkly.- He is sparkly.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- I think so.- Yes, we'll take the deal. Thank you so much.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12You are racing ahead, ladies.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- SUE SQUEALS - One more to go!
0:12:15 > 0:12:18We're not even halfway through the shop yet
0:12:18 > 0:12:20and you've got two items.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23The Reds, meanwhile, don't seem to have moved very far.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Can I ask a question?
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Don't shoot me down in flames, but I kind of like the giraffe things,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30cos they're weird again.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Are they awful from an antiques point of view?
0:12:33 > 0:12:34No, they're not awful.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38- Again, with these, you see.. - Are they sort of '20s, '30s, '40s?
0:12:38 > 0:12:40Exactly, they would be '20s, '30s or '40s. So...
0:12:40 > 0:12:42PIPPA LAUGHS
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Style-wise they are...you'd probably say they're late Deco.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49They just make me smile, they're funny.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52- They should make you smile. - What are they made of though?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55It's very difficult to say, because they are so clean.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57METALLIC CLANK
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Bronze has a slightly higher ring, rings a little bit better,
0:13:00 > 0:13:02spelter's a duller metal.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04The other thing is, cos it's on a heavy marble base,
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- you just can't tell the weight of them...- Yeah.- No.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08..cos it's overdone by this.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09But they're fun, they are good fun.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11'They're £38.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14'Are you going to stick your neck out for them, ladies?'
0:13:14 > 0:13:15What would you value them at though?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Who knows? They might make £20, they could make £50.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19You know, decorative objects,
0:13:19 > 0:13:21they're worth one thing to one person and one to another.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23There's a little bit of a gamble in it.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- 30 is the lowest I can go. - That's not bad.
0:13:25 > 0:13:30- That's not bad.- That is good. - You've let me choose one.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31Do you want to choose one?
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Or do you want to think about it and come back?
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Shall we think about it for five more minutes?
0:13:36 > 0:13:38cos we're not in any desperate rush, are we?
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- We'll do a little circuit.- Yeah. - Thank you very much.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- Doing well though, doing well. - Good, good.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Another item you're going to think about?
0:13:46 > 0:13:49You might want to pick up the pace a little bit, team.
0:13:49 > 0:13:54With only one item left to buy, the Blues are still top of the class.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Perhaps a watch would help you, Reds.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00It's a pocket watch and that's a pocket watch stand.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Oh, so it literally comes out?
0:14:02 > 0:14:07So, it'll unhinge, like us all...anyway, in there, you know,
0:14:07 > 0:14:08you sit the pocket watch in there.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- Could we have a quick peek? - That one there, yeah.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Here we go.
0:14:13 > 0:14:14Where are the marks?
0:14:14 > 0:14:15There we are. Down the bottom.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20OK, so, Birmingham hallmark, 1908. Dial is OK.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24The price there says £175.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- 160 is the best.- 160 is the best.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- That's a lot of our budget. - It's lot of your budget.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- I think we'll think about it. - High risk?
0:14:30 > 0:14:34I would say as an investment, it's a lot, actually.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39- Oh, well, it's very pretty. - That is lovely, thank you very much.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45With time ticking, you can't keep saving items for later.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- John, what about that? - What about this?- It's quirky.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51I like that, I don't know why, I just really love it.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- You see, chairs like this today are really not selling at all well.- No?
0:14:55 > 0:14:59But what you've got to do with them is upholster them with something
0:14:59 > 0:15:02really, really contemporary and then they look funky.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Something like that, you know, with a real, sort of bold,
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- fake leopard skin or fake, you know zebra skin...- Cushion.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10..would just totally transform it.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- And it brings them into the now. - It's not Boris though, is it,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- our chair?- It's not Boris, is it? - Let's carry on.- Yeah.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Back with the Reds and Pippa's spotted a pretty jug and sifter set.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26I would like to know about the little sifter.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29VENDOR: It's cream and sugar for your strawberries.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33OK. that's quite cool, isn't it?
0:15:33 > 0:15:34Yeah.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38This is late Victorian, so this is about 1880 in date.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Engraved glass body is nice.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41You always look in these things
0:15:41 > 0:15:43to make sure there's no cracks or anything on the glass
0:15:43 > 0:15:45on the inside in there.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- That's all right. You know. - What's the price on it?
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- £70.- 55.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55You haven't even asked, he's come down, gosh, look at that.
0:15:55 > 0:15:5855. Shall we wait a bit longer, he might...
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- Can we think about it? - How many things are we thinking about at the moment?
0:16:01 > 0:16:03I can't even think how many things we're thinking of.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Come on, Reds, your time is running out.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09- We need to make a decision, though, don't we?- We do.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11That's your final offer, is it? That's your final offer?
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- 54.- Oh, you're a lovely man.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18'That extra pound off made all the difference.'
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Two down, one to go. Brilliant.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26There are 20 minutes left to get that last item.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31Meanwhile, the girls in blue have led John to another quirky stall.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- So we've got blings and hats on one stall.- Yeah.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Anything that takes your fancy on there?
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Probably won't fit on my head.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- I look like her.- What is it? - Tommy Cooper.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Just like that, just like that.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45All right, that's enough clowning around.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48'Anyway, wasn't it bling you were after, girls?'
0:16:48 > 0:16:51I'm very impressed with the floral thing at the end
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- with the bright, gaudy colours. - It's a 1980s piece.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- Do you actually like that piece?- I do.- Yeah?
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Oh, it's got like Perspex underneath.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- Very bling-y. - It's so sparkly.- Unusual.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06- Would you like to try it on? - I don't know, what do you think?
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- What sort of price is it? - 25 on that.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11I love that.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13What do you think? You like that?
0:17:13 > 0:17:14Is there a maker on it at all?
0:17:14 > 0:17:18I haven't found a maker, but it's very, very much
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Butler and Wilson style.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23I think, her face, the decision's made, I think.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27So, Jenny, what are you thinking? Your thoughts?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30It's definitely bling-y enough for Jenny,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33but I think we need to have it a bit cheaper, because I don't think...
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- What are we thinking? - We need to make some profit on it.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37We've got to win, you see, this is a big competition.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- So, what are we thinking?- 15?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41Oh, I can't go quite as low as that.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44No, we went odd numbers before, my husband's topped it.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- What about 18, how's that? - 18.- 18, all right.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- Fantastic.- We've got a deal? - 18 it is.- Excellent.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Thank you very, very...
0:17:52 > 0:17:57- So, I think it's time for a cup of tea and well earned.- Let's go.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Well done, Blues, you're all done.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02The poor Reds are still struggling.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04We've got ten minutes left.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- Shall we go outside and then we can always run back?- Let's be quick.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Keep going, Reds, you can do it.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14While the Blues head off for their cuppa,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- things are getting tense for the Red team.- You've got four minutes left.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19OK, I think we need to make a decision, don't we?
0:18:19 > 0:18:20Yes, you do.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Maybe you need to go back to one of the items you saw earlier.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24But which one?
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- Pigeon. Giraffe.- Giraffe.- Pigeon, pigeon, giraffe, I'm confused.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Don't let me decide, don't let me decide.
0:18:32 > 0:18:33Just flip a coin, have you got a coin?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Yeah, that's the only way we're going to get a decision.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- Tails giraffe, heads pigeon? - And then we'll know
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- if we're upset with the decision. - Four legs, two legs.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- Four legs, two legs.- Oh.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44It's tails.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45We'll go for the giraffe.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Have you still got those lovely giraffes?
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- Hello, young man, we are back. - That's brilliant, thank you.
0:18:51 > 0:18:5230. Thank you very much.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- Shake my hand, we're done. - That's lovely. Thank you.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57'Well, you got there in the end, Reds,
0:18:57 > 0:18:59'with just a couple of minutes left on the clock.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01'That's your final item sorted.'
0:19:01 > 0:19:04PHONE RINGS Oh, OK, I'll pass that on.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Right, teams, your time is up.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08All three items bought, down to the wire.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Three items, I'm very pleased, I'm very pleased,
0:19:10 > 0:19:13- you should be pleased too. Come on, let's go.- Thank you.- Bye.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Janet loved this Art Deco perfume bottle with stopper
0:19:20 > 0:19:22and the team did a deal at £25.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Next up was this Victorian silver plate mounted glass jug
0:19:28 > 0:19:30and sifter spoon - bought for £54.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33With time running out,
0:19:33 > 0:19:36the team ran back for these bronze effect giraffe statues.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Price paid - £30.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Janet and Pippa, I bet you wish you had longer than an hour.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- Definitely.- That absolutely flew in, what happened?
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Couldn't make our minds up, could we?
0:19:48 > 0:19:51No, we sort of had a game plan and that went completely out the window.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52It just flies by.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Janet, tell me, what was your favourite item bought today?
0:19:55 > 0:19:57My favourite item was the first one I spotted
0:19:57 > 0:19:59which was the Art Deco perfume bottle, yes.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- And do you reckon that's going to bring the biggest profit?- No.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05No. So, what do you reckon will bring the biggest profit?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Whatever Jonathan's decided to buy.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- So you're holding out for the bonus buy?- Yes.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Pippa, tell me, what was your favourite item?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16The strawberries and cream jug and sugar sifter.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Yeah, it's really nice.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20But I'm not sure it's going to make a huge profit.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23And which do you think will bring the biggest profit?
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- Jonathan.- Well, I hope so. - No pressure, JP.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Talking of bonus buys, how much did you spend altogether?
0:20:32 > 0:20:37- £109.- That's not a lot, ladies. Which leaves Jonathan with 191.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39If I could please take that from you, Janet.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- Let's hand it straight over to you, JP.- Thank you, very much.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44What are you thinking of buying with all that money?
0:20:44 > 0:20:48I know exactly what one of them would like and I have spotted
0:20:48 > 0:20:51something and it could well eat up quite a lot of this.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- OK, well, intriguing. - Intriguing indeed.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56JP sounds to me like a man with a plan.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58So, let's go check out what the Blue team bought.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02First up, Sue spotted this bronzed, metal mannequin
0:21:02 > 0:21:04and the team paid £28 for it.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09They both loved Boris the novelty bar stool
0:21:09 > 0:21:11and did a deal at £70.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Last up was the bling they were after.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20This Perspex and paste necklace cost them £18.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- That was a barrel of laughs, wasn't it?- It was.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- Absolutely.- Did you have good fun, ladies?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- We had a great time, thank you. - Excellent.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Now, Sue, tell me, what is your favourite item purchased today?
0:21:31 > 0:21:33- Boris the bar stool, he's amazing. - He sounds amazing.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- I want to keep him. - Well, you can't, Sue, you can't.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Jenny, do you agree with Boris as your favourite item?
0:21:38 > 0:21:40For me it was the bling, all the way.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43I really didn't expect we'd actually get some, but we got it.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45But you did. Now, importantly, I'm going to see
0:21:45 > 0:21:48if you disagree here cos you got along so swimmingly.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50What do you think is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Boris.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56You're all about Boris, Boris for the Blues. What about you?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58I have to agree, I think he's...as John said,
0:21:58 > 0:22:01unusual and apparently that's what's going at the moment, so, yeah.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Fantastic. Well, John would know.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Now, ladies, you didn't spend a lot, did you? How much in total?
0:22:06 > 0:22:07- We didn't.- We did quite well.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- 116.- 116.- 116, leaves you 184.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Well done.- She's quick. - Top of the class.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15That means a lot coming from you, thank you.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19If I could please take that from you. 180, plus four, fantastic.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20- Straight over to John.- Thank you.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Now, what on earth are you going to buy with all that money?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Well, it's a bit too much money,
0:22:25 > 0:22:27I have got my eye on something that I think would suit these two.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30It's definitely in the spirit of them, put it that way.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Well, while John's off doing his thing,
0:22:32 > 0:22:35let's head off somewhere rather special.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45I am in Hawarden, in North Wales.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48And today, I'm walking in the footsteps of perhaps
0:22:48 > 0:22:52the greatest statesman that Britain has ever produced.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55The grand old man himself - William Gladstone.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58For much of the 19th century,
0:22:58 > 0:23:02William Gladstone was a titan on the political stage.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04He was Prime Minister four times,
0:23:04 > 0:23:08he spent 13 years as Chancellor of the Exchequer
0:23:08 > 0:23:10and was an MP for 62 years.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12And, boy, did he love his books!
0:23:13 > 0:23:15So, "Why the wheelbarrow?" you may ask.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Well, this is exactly what Gladstone did, in his 80s,
0:23:18 > 0:23:22when he decided to establish his own public library.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27He transported his private collection of 33,000 books
0:23:27 > 0:23:31one mile up the road from his house to the centre of town.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35That's hundreds, no, thousands of journeys like this.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36And I don't know how he did it!
0:23:38 > 0:23:42The library started life in 1889 as a corrugated iron building
0:23:42 > 0:23:45known as the Tin Tabernacle.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Following Gladstone's death in 1898, a public appeal was launched
0:23:51 > 0:23:54to fund a permanent building to house the collection.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58And so the national memorial to Gladstone was built.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01And it's a bit more impressive than a tin shed now.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06The library is an elegant Victorian building which was
0:24:06 > 0:24:10designed by architect John Douglas. It was considered his masterpiece
0:24:10 > 0:24:13and is as beautiful inside as out.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Peter Francis, warden of the library,
0:24:17 > 0:24:19has worked here for 19 years.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Well, Peter, this really is an astounding place.
0:24:23 > 0:24:24Please, tell me some more about it.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Well, it's unique, I think.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Firstly, it is Britain's only prime ministerial library.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31The Americans have presidential libraries,
0:24:31 > 0:24:33but this is the only prime ministerial.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36And it's also unique in being a residential library.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40We have 250,000 books at this end and 26 bedrooms at the other.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44And people come and stay and read books, write books and so on.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Fantastic. And it was so important to Gladstone,
0:24:46 > 0:24:50such a book lover, to have this library.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52- It became his obsession in his last few years.- Hm.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55He wanted to bring together books that had no readers
0:24:55 > 0:24:57with readers that had no books.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00And he always thought that reading was the vital spark,
0:25:00 > 0:25:02the thing that could make a difference,
0:25:02 > 0:25:06that could elevate you from your positions and better you.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08And he read up to five books a week.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10That's right. About a book a day.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14And if you tot them up in his diary, where he always listed
0:25:14 > 0:25:17what he read each day, it comes to 22,000,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20which is phenomenal. People who met him in London said that
0:25:20 > 0:25:23if he was walking along the street with you, sometimes he had
0:25:23 > 0:25:27a book in his hand and was reading it as he walked and talked with you.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29He annotated quite a lot of the books,
0:25:29 > 0:25:31wrote little sort of marks in their margin.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34In this book, there's a perfectly good index,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37- but he would write his own little index at the back...- Oh, wow.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39..of the things that had struck him.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Wonderful for a student here to open up a book and not know
0:25:42 > 0:25:45perhaps it's annotated by Gladstone. To come across...
0:25:45 > 0:25:47That's right. And to come across it.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50And sometimes, if it is a very obscure subject,
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- a letter will fall out of it or something.- Oh, wow.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55And we have a sort of pot of letters that have fallen out
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- of books.- So something maybe you've not discovered before.- Exactly.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02I suppose there are so many of them, how could you keep up?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04No, you can't possibly read them all.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- We're not Gladstone, after all. - SHE LAUGHS
0:26:09 > 0:26:13So, here you have everything that was in the Tin Tabernacle
0:26:13 > 0:26:15brought together to this one place.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Oh, so these are the books that were wheeled up.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19These are the books that were wheeled.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23You can see really a slice of his mind if you browse in this bit.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26So you're telling me, Peter, that William Gladstone, in his 80s,
0:26:26 > 0:26:30transported all of the books that we see here via wheelbarrow?
0:26:30 > 0:26:34That's right. He wanted to do it cos books were important to him.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36They sort of were friends, almost.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39You know, it was really important that they were looked after
0:26:39 > 0:26:42properly. He wouldn't trust anyone else, so do it yourself.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Quite rightly.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47That you so much for shedding so much light on the subject.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Well, now it's on to a new chapter, as it is time to find out
0:26:51 > 0:26:53if our teams make a profit
0:26:53 > 0:26:54as we head to the auction.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03We've travelled north from Oswestry,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06and here we are at Whitchurch, in Shropshire,
0:27:06 > 0:27:08with the delightful Christina Trevanion.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Christina, thank you so much for having us.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- It's an absolute delight.- We are going to start with Pippa and Janet.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Now, let's start with this gorgeous Art Deco perfume bottle.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- We think it is period, right? - I love it.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21I particularly love that they've highlighted these details here,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24these triangles, with black. It makes that wonderful contrast
0:27:24 > 0:27:27that was what the Art Deco period was obviously all about.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Your estimate, what are you thinking?
0:27:28 > 0:27:32- We've put £30 to £50 on it. - Brilliant. Oh, they will be pleased.
0:27:32 > 0:27:33- They paid £25.- Oh, brilliant.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36OK then, possibly a good profit there for them.
0:27:36 > 0:27:37Move on to item number two.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41We've got the Victorian silver-plated and etched glass jug.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44And it comes along with a wee silver-plated sifter.
0:27:44 > 0:27:45What do you reckon?
0:27:45 > 0:27:48My problem with this lot is that both pieces now are slightly
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- redundant, aren't they?- Yes. Well, the jug is just so small, isn't it?
0:27:52 > 0:27:55It's so small. I mean, it might be quite nice on a bar for topping up
0:27:55 > 0:27:56water in your whisky.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59I was thinking more cream jug, that speaks more about us
0:27:59 > 0:28:00than it does about that.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Yes, don't read too much into that.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Water for your whisky, I thought, was quite sweet.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08But the sifter, what on earth would use that for today?
0:28:08 > 0:28:09What's your estimate?
0:28:09 > 0:28:11I've put £20 to £30 on them.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- Well, they paid £54, believe it or not, for the two.- Wow.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16OK, all right. Well, you never know.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Well, let's move on to a nice pair here. These are quirky and fun.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- They're great, aren't they? - These little statuettes.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23I mean, what do you reckon the purpose was?
0:28:23 > 0:28:25- Because we're not thinking bookends here, are we?- No.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26I think, personally,
0:28:26 > 0:28:29they're probably two parts of a three-piece clock garniture,
0:28:29 > 0:28:31were you'd have a clock in the middle.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34We've put £20 to £30 on them.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Well, they paid the top end of your estimate. They paid £30.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39So they may or may not need their bonus buy.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42But let's find out what it is nonetheless.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46- It doesn't look very big, does it?- I know!
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- I really ought to go down on one knee. Look at that.- Ooh!
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Is it I do or I don't?
0:28:51 > 0:28:55And so what I've bought here is a gold cabochon opal and with little
0:28:55 > 0:29:01sort of faceted diamond chips in the points between the cabochon.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05Five of them there in a carved half-hoop ring. Really nicely done.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- What do you think? - Yes, it's really nice.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11- For me, it's how much you would pay for it at auction.- Good question.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13It's definitely between £100 and £200.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16You know, maybe 150 to 250, that's kind of where I'm thinking.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19And I paid...£150 for it.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- OK.- OK, midway.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25There's only one person who can do the convincing for the punters,
0:29:25 > 0:29:26and that's our auctioneer.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30So let's find out what she thinks of JP's lovely bonus buy.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Now, the Reds have a bonus buy from Jonathan Pratt,
0:29:33 > 0:29:35- should they wish to take it. - Look at that. It's lovely.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37I mean, it's very sweet.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39You've obviously got this very typical Victorian setting.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41I would have no doubt in saying it's gold.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44Obviously, legally, we can't say it's gold because it's not marked.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47So we say yellow metal, but it will be probably 18 karat gold.
0:29:47 > 0:29:48Lovely thing.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53We're looking at probably 60 to 100, maybe 80 to 120 on a good day.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56But not massive bucks. Oh, dear, look at that face.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00Well, JP actually exceeded the top end of your estimate. He went 150.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Mm. It doesn't surprise me.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04In a retail environment, that's a fair price.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07With you on the rostrum, I'm sure we'll get plenty of competition.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- No pressure.- Thanks(!)
0:30:09 > 0:30:12So let's move on to the Blues because Sue and Jenny went
0:30:12 > 0:30:16down a very different route to what we normally see on Bargain Hunt.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18- Didn't they just.- They have gone modern, modern, modern.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22This mannequin-cum-sculpture-cum-whatsit
0:30:22 > 0:30:25to your left. What on earth could that have been used for?
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Yeah, I'm not entirely sure, to be perfectly honest.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- I was quite surprised when it turned up.- I bet you were!
0:30:32 > 0:30:35No, I mean, you do see these around antiques fairs a lot
0:30:35 > 0:30:37and, you know, people use them as shop fittings.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- Maybe for a bedroom or something, for a boudoir.- Yeah.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- A walk-in wardrobe.- Yeah, well done. - Tell me what you think it's worth.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45I've put £10 to £20 on it.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- OK.- And I'm hoping that it will make that.- Well...
0:30:48 > 0:30:50The ladies paid £28 for it.
0:30:50 > 0:30:56Now, why not go for a huge novelty coated metal
0:30:56 > 0:30:59bar stool in the form of a sort of slouching stick figure?
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- I mean, you've got one of those at home, right?- Hasn't everybody(?)
0:31:02 > 0:31:04I know I do. I was hoping you'd say that
0:31:04 > 0:31:07cos I thought we could talk about it later.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- What on earth is going on with that- bar stool? I have no idea!
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Have those ladies ever watched Bargain Hunt before?
0:31:12 > 0:31:16- Do you know what?- Seriously, it's very divisive. I absolutely...
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- I mean, I just hate it.- OK. Well, tell us what you really think.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21I don't think it's attractive at all.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23My husband, on the other hand, says he wants it.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26He thinks it's the most amazing thing he's ever seen in his life.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30I think between those two kind of very polar opposites,
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- there hopefully will be a happy medium.- And at what price?
0:31:33 > 0:31:35I'm thinking £20 to £30, maybe.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Well, both Sue and Jenny think this will bring the biggest profit.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Oh, OK. Well, you never know, we've got the internet.
0:31:41 > 0:31:42But they did pay £70 for it, Christina.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- Oh.- 70 of all those pounds that we gave them.- Yeah.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Let's move on to item number three. Is it your style?
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Is that your buyers' style?
0:31:50 > 0:31:55It's bling, isn't it? I mean, it's pure, unadulterated bling.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57It doesn't have any kind of precious metal content that
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- I can value it at.- None.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02It doesn't have any gemstone value that I can value it at
0:32:02 > 0:32:04because it's effectively...
0:32:04 > 0:32:05Well, it's plastic, isn't it?
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Perspex is, I believe,
0:32:07 > 0:32:10the word you've gone for in the catalogue description.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Yeah! I mean, it's fun.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15To be perfectly honest, I've put £5 to £10 on it.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- It's a come-and-get-me estimate. - The ladies paid £18 for it.- Right.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22But your estimate has got to get a few hands going up.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Well, I wish them well, I really do.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25Yes, I wish them well too,
0:32:25 > 0:32:27because I think they might need a bit of luck.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31And as well as luck, they might actually need their bonus buy.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34So let's go and find out what they got.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38Sue and Jenny, you are so excited, I can tell,
0:32:38 > 0:32:40because it is bonus buy time.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- Let's see what you've got.- Ah!
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Well, keeping with the spirit of things, I went for this.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- ALL:- Aaah!
0:32:47 > 0:32:50A tantalus. It's locked in its cradle.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53You can see it, but you can't take them out.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57It comes from the Greek figure Tantalus, who...
0:32:57 > 0:33:00He upset the gods by divulging their secrets to mortals.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02And his punishment was everlasting thirst and hunger.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06- Ooh!- So from that, you get tantalise, and this is a tantalus.
0:33:06 > 0:33:07So it's got a key there.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Your housekeeper or your kids can't get it.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Now, what do you make of it, ladies? First impression. Go on, Sue.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- Very pretty.- It's shiny. - Ah, it's sh...
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Trust you, trust you.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- So, how much did you pay for it? - I paid £70 for this.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23That's not bad.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27Well, the last one I sold, I'm pretty sure it made about 160.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29It was a three-bottle cradle,
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- but I still think there's room for profit there.- It's very pretty.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Well, I think that you're quite sold on this, but you absolutely
0:33:35 > 0:33:37do not have to decide now, that comes later.
0:33:37 > 0:33:38In the meantime, let's see
0:33:38 > 0:33:42if our auctioneer is tempted by John's tantalus.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- Oh, I'm going to heave this onto the table.- Come on, muscles!
0:33:47 > 0:33:50John has done well to find this gorgeous thing, hasn't he?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- Oh, he really has. - We've got the correct labels.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54We've got scotch and brandy, everyone's favourite.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57We've got the right stoppers, we've got the right decanters.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00And, Christina, doesn't it have the right look?
0:34:00 > 0:34:01Oh, it just to me oozes gorgeousness.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03It really, really does.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05It is absolutely ready to go, I love it.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Now, what do you reckon this is worth?
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Well, I've put £60 to £100 on it,
0:34:09 > 0:34:13but I wouldn't be surprised if it sort of exceeded those expectations.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15John will be pleased because, believe it or not,
0:34:15 > 0:34:17he managed to get this for £70.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Oh, good. Yeah.- How good is that? - Very, very good.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23Well, in your hands, Christina, I reckon it's going to be very safe.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- You'll be taking the auction? - Yes, indeed.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Oh, fantastic. I can't wait to see you in action.
0:34:28 > 0:34:325. 80. 5. 130.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35So, Janet, this is your first auction.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37- Pippa, you've been to one before. - Mm, plenty, yeah.- Yeah.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41- JP, thousands and thousands. - It's exciting.- Yeah! It's exciting.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43You're in really capable hands.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Our first lot is that gorgeous Art Deco scent bottle.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Hold your horses cos here it comes.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Lot 142 is the Art Deco perfume bottle and stopper.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54There it is. Lovely little black enamel base there.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57I've got interest here with me at £35.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- Yeah!- Straight in. £10 profit already.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03It's with me, internet, at £35. Your next bit is 40.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05At £35. 40 online.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08I'm out. At 40. Internet bidder. Where's 5?
0:35:08 > 0:35:13At 40. If you're all done then, internet wins at £40.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Ladies, £40! Well done.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19You are £15 in profit. Let's keep it up.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22We're moving on to our Victorian jug with the silver-plated mount
0:35:22 > 0:35:25and the sifter thrown in for good measure. Here it comes.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Bid me £20 for them.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29£20 for the two.
0:35:29 > 0:35:3020 is bid straightaway online.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33At £20. 25 with you, madam. Thank you.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36At 25. 30. Go 5? 35.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Where's 40? 40 is bid.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- 'And- 5.' We'll get there. We'll get there.
0:35:40 > 0:35:4250 is bid. And 5? 55. I'm out.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44- Yes, yes!- '£55.'
0:35:44 > 0:35:49At £55 with my lady seated. At £55.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50- Amazing!- Ladies!
0:35:50 > 0:35:5255.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55You are £16 in front. Everything now rests on our little
0:35:55 > 0:35:58giraffes, so here they come. Let's see if they can keep us in front.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02Lot 144 is the pair of little giraffe statues there.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05And I've got interest here with me at 20, 22,
0:36:05 > 0:36:07£25 with me on commission.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10There we are. We need one more bid to wipe our face.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11They're looking for 30.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15At 25. Looking for 30 now. Go on!
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Bid me 30, someone. 30 is bid!
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- THEY CHEER - £30. All done.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23You've wiped your face.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27At £30. But that means that overall, for those three items,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30you've come out £16 in front. Woohoo! Brilliant.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34So now for the big question, how much do you trust JP
0:36:34 > 0:36:37and his bonus buy? We want to hear what you think.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Tell us, are you going to go for it or not?
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- I would all day long, but I think...- No, I think it's...
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- ..he paid too much. - He paid too much for it.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48- Oh, thank you(!)- I'm sorry.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52You said you promised you wouldn't be offended if we didn't go with it.
0:36:52 > 0:36:53You lied.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Well, Reds, you are definitely not going with the bonus buy.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58But of course, we are going to sell it anyway,
0:36:58 > 0:36:59so let's see how it does.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02Lot 149 is a late-19th, early-20th-century
0:37:02 > 0:37:04opal and diamond ring.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Bid me £60 for it.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10Very beautiful thing. 60 is bid. Thank you, sir. At £60, standing.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12'Where's 5? At £60, I have.'
0:37:12 > 0:37:1665. 70. 5. 80. 5.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18- It's going up quickly. - JP was expecting it to climb.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21110. 120. 130, madam?
0:37:21 > 0:37:24130. 140.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25Thank you anyway.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29At 140, standing with you, sir. At £140.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- If you're all done at 140... - GAVEL BANGS
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Oh, ladies, you made the right decision.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35- Tenner off. - You would have lost a tenner.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- So close!- Can you believe it?
0:37:38 > 0:37:39Look how excited you are.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42As it stands, you've come out in front, under the care of JP.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46£16 could well be a winning score, so do me a favour,
0:37:46 > 0:37:49keep your excitement to yourself, not a word to the Blues.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- Promise?- Yep.- Promise.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02Ladies, ladies, you are bringing real bling to the auction room.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- Is this your first auction?- Yes. - Yes.- It is, both of you.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07So how are you feeling about the environment, Sue?
0:38:07 > 0:38:08Yeah, it's great, I love it.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11There's a bit of a buzz about the place. Jenny, it's a bit mad.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- I'm so excited!- That would appeal to you, though. It's a bit bonkers.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- Yes.- We're going to start off with that mannequin.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Let's see how it goes. Hold tight. It's coming up.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Bronze metal female mannequin, lot 165.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25I've got two bids. I've got a bid of £15 and £20.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- Wow.- 'I'll take the £20 bid. £20 here. Looking for 5.'
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Internet, it's against you. I've got 20 here. 25 online.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- We need one more for profit. - 'Net bidder at 25.'
0:38:35 > 0:38:36Looking for 30 now.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38At £25. 30 against you.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Yes! £2 profit.
0:38:40 > 0:38:4335 online. 40, sir?
0:38:43 > 0:38:44'Thank you very much.' Go on!
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- At £35, internet bidder, then. At £35...- There we go.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Ladies, your first lot has made a profit. £35.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55You have made 7 quid. Now, your second lot
0:38:55 > 0:39:00is our very controversial bar stool. He's bonkers. I love him!
0:39:00 > 0:39:03You love him. You paid £70 for him.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- Christina only estimated it at 20 to 30, so fingers crossed.- Oh, no!
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Here it comes.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Believe it or not, we have a telephone bidder on this lot.
0:39:12 > 0:39:13I've got bids as well!
0:39:13 > 0:39:15She's got bids.
0:39:15 > 0:39:16'I've got bids here of'
0:39:16 > 0:39:18£20, £35, £40.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21And there's a phone bidder. Phone bidder.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24I'm looking for 45 now. It's with my commission bidder at £40.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27'45 with you, madam. That clears all my bids.'
0:39:27 > 0:39:29At £45 with the lady.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31- At 50?- AUCTION WORKER:- Yes.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33'At £50 against you, madam. At 50. You sure?'
0:39:33 > 0:39:36Go 5. Go on. At £50.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38'On the phone then at 50.'
0:39:38 > 0:39:42If you're all done, it's against you all on the phone, at £50.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Ladies, £50 means that you've lost 20 on that,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48means that overall you're minus 13.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52So let's see if our third lot can bring us out of loss.
0:39:52 > 0:39:53And you know what it is.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55It's our Perspex necklace.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56Look at that.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Oof! Bit of bling there.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Bid me... Bid me a tenner on it. Go on, it's fabulous, isn't it?
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Come on! It's got to be worth that.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Bid me £10 for this necklace here.
0:40:05 > 0:40:0810 is bid. Thank you, madam. At £10. Where's 12?
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Come on, girls, surely. It's gorgeous.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12At £10.
0:40:12 > 0:40:1312 is bid. Thank you, madam.
0:40:13 > 0:40:1515? 15. 18.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18'20? Go on.'
0:40:18 > 0:40:20It's lovely. At £18.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- 'With the lady standing. I'm looking...'- Oh, I can't take it!
0:40:23 > 0:40:24We're all done at £18.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Oh, ladies, you've broken even.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29But you paid the right price. £18.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31You've made nothing on your final lot,
0:40:31 > 0:40:34so overall you are in the red, you are minus 13.
0:40:34 > 0:40:38This is the time to decide. Are you going with John's bonus buy?
0:40:38 > 0:40:42- Absolutely.- Good.- We love it.
0:40:42 > 0:40:47- Yeah, now, just to be clear, 100%, going with the bonus buy?- Yes.- 100%.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Are you ready?
0:40:49 > 0:40:50Here it comes.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Very good-looking thing, this.
0:40:52 > 0:40:53Lot 172, there it is.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56And I've got interest here, with me, on commission.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- '£60 straight in.'- Yes!- 'At 60.'
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Where's 5? 65 online. 70 with me.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03At £70 with my commission bid.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04I have 75 online.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07'80 with me. At £80, my commission bidder.'
0:41:07 > 0:41:095 clears my commission bid.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12At £85. Online then at £85.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14You're back in profit! £2 up.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16'At £85... Looking for 90 now.'
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- If not, I'll sell online at 85. - GAVEL BANGS
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- Ladies, John took you back into the black. BOTH:- Thank you!
0:41:23 > 0:41:28- You are plus- 2. Thank you for having faith in the item.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- Absolutely.- I tell you what, we've got no more chances
0:41:31 > 0:41:33to make money, but you have made some - two quid.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37It's tiny, but...it is money.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42- Poor John, he doesn't get anything. - Oh.- £2 could be a winning score.
0:41:42 > 0:41:43We've all seen it before.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46So please, take a deep breath, look glum,
0:41:46 > 0:41:48and don't say a word to the Reds.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00I don't know about you, but I'm excited. This is the big reveal.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Today... There is always a runner-up.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04And let me tell you, it was the Blues.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06You are our runners-up today.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13That means our Reds were victorious. Well done indeed.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15But look, still smiling.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19And you had so much fun because you still came away with the profit.
0:42:19 > 0:42:20- We did!- You did very well.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25And in the end, they came away with a £2 coin.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29But £2 is a brilliant result because it means that you go
0:42:29 > 0:42:32away from Bargain Hunt with actual money, which is brilliant.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35And so to the Reds.
0:42:35 > 0:42:36- JENNY:- Good job!
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Actual money. And so close to the gavel.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42- Your hearts were in your mouths. - £1 away.- £1 away.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45That left you £16 in front.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Can you believe it, £16?!
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Some here to Janet. And let me just finish it off,
0:42:50 > 0:42:51round it up with that extra pound.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53- Did you have a lovely time? - Really enjoyed it.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- Great fun. Giggled all the time. - Giggled all the time! Brilliant.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59We like to have a giggle here on Bargain Hunt, don't we?
0:42:59 > 0:43:01If you want to join in with the giggles,
0:43:01 > 0:43:03then why not visit the Bargain Hunt website?
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