Oswestry 8 Bargain Hunt

Today's show comes from the Park Hall Showground in Oswestry,

famous for its pig racing.

Bargain Hunt, as we all know, is all about the race for profits,

but there can only be one winner,

So today will it be the Red or the Blue team?

Perhaps the pigs can predict the outcome!

PIGS SQUEAL AND SNORT

MUSIC: Two Tribes by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Well, there we have it!

Will our Red team do as well today?

-Let's find out! Let's go Bargain Hunting!

-Yay!

Today we are at the border where England's meets Wales

and where the Reds meet the Blues.

The teams have just one hour to find three items that they

hope will make a profit when sold at auction.

Now, with hundreds of stalls to choose from,

who will bring home the bacon and who will make a pig's ear of it?

Let's take a sneak peek at what's coming up -

Jonathan Pratt shows off his expertise...

Aerogram compressor.

I'd say it's for compressing your aerograms!

..the Blues forget the aim of the game...

I'm just looking for myself!

I'm walking around going, "What would look nice in my living room?"

..and at the auction, there are highs...

-..and lows.

-Come on!

-That was your pick!

But first, let's meet our teams.

On today's show, we have, in the Red team, brothers John and Tony,

and a lovely couple, Kerry and Tag.

Welcome to you all. Hello!

-ALL:

-Hello!

-Now, John, let's start with you.

You're a bit of a web designer these days,

but in the past you had a sort of TV-related,

rather glamorous role, did you not?

I wouldn't say glamorous... I was Ricky Tomlinson's PA.

-Ooh!

-Ricky Tomlinson, better known as Jim Royle, the couch potato.

So got introduced to him through my brother, who is an entertainer.

But I also, as you know, do web design, so I did Ricky's website, originally.

-Gosh!

-And basically just wangled my way into getting a job with him,

-really.

-Fantastic.

-It took off from there, but it's really good, yeah.

So you met through Tony, Ricky Tomlinson.

Tony, that's because you don't like being behind the camera,

you like being in front of it.

Well, entertainment has always been my life, really, Natasha.

-40 years I've been singing.

-You're also a magician.

Tell us about that.

Well, Natasha, I've been involved in the Magic Circle,

the Liverpool Magic Circle, for over 25 years now, probably.

Love going out doing restaurant magic, performing,

seeing people's faces when you reveal a card's somewhere else.

They're just amazed and it's just a great little hobby to have, you know.

Fantastic! Now, you're slightly older in our brotherhood today.

I am. Only slightly!

Only slightly. Yes, let's point that out.

Does that mean you're going to be taking charge of John?

Well, not really, no. He's the risk-taker,

so I'll probably let him take charge today.

I think you'll find today a breeze. Let's meet our Blue team today.

So we've got Kerry and Tag

Kerry, tell me, was this blue hair carefully co-ordinated today?

-It was a happy coincidence.

-A happy coincidence.

Fantastic. So tell us what you do for a living. Cos it's not the norm, is it?

No, I'm a tattoo artist and I've been doing it for about eight years now.

So it's just the best job. I just get paid to draw on people.

It's amazing. It's one of those.

So were you always into art and design?

Did you expect to become a tattoo artist?

It was that or a barrister.

I know that's completely opposite, but...

Very similar roles! My goodness! So...

It's not just tattoo that you do.

We couldn't get further from a barrister now because tell us what else you do.

I'm in a performance group called Monster Cirque,

and we do all kinds of fire performing - fire breathing, fire fans,

freak show stuff. So, bed of nails, whip-cracking, all that.

Of course, it's all about antiques today.

Is there anything particular that you collect?

Anything that you're particularly into?

I've got a lot of antique furniture.

We sort of have our own living rooms...

As you do. As you do, of course.

Mine's just full of kind of antique furniture.

I've got, like, gramophones,

a lot of Art Deco pieces.

-Yeah...

-So you know what you are looking for?

-A little bit, yeah.

-You know what you like.

Anything shiny and pretty, we're all good.

Fantastic. Well, Tag, tell us how you met Kerry.

Was it your love of tattoos that brought you together?

Pretty much, yeah. I used to work in a studio up north,

and the gentleman I worked with worked guesting...with Kerry,

and we just got pals for a couple of years also and then it blossomed into

-something more, didn't it?

-Yeah.

-I had nowt to do, so I moved down!

It was one of them.

Well, Kerry tells us you've got his and hers living rooms.

Yeah...if it's got a plug on it, it doesn't belong in her living room. It goes in mine.

So what's in yours, then?

Have you got anything antique-style in yours?

A couple of old Zippos and that's about it, isn't it?

A couple of old Zippo lighters and stuff, but, no...

Well, it sounds like Kerry is certainly well versed in antique shopping.

How do you reckon you'll get along to day in the shopping? A bit of a breeze?

I think I'm probably going to be the magpie of the two,

-so I'll find the pretty things that I want and then...

-Puts me on haggling duty.

-Yeah.

Right, let's get down to business because those stalls are setting up and they look good.

So, £300 each. Off you go into the safe hands of your experts. Good luck!

All this talk of tattoos, we'll soon find out if they ink or swim.

Ooh!

Whose expertise will our teams be drawing on today?

On call for the Reds, it's Jonathan Pratt.

And digging deep for the Blues, it's John Cameron.

So, guys, what are we going to be looking for today?

I think something beautiful.

Just something that is shiny and looks expensive.

Old musical instruments if we can find any.

I'm just going to wing it, see what's there, see if we can get some bargains.

Silver, glass. I love gadgets, so if I can find an antique gadget, that would be good.

Right, teams, it's time to face the music.

Your 60 minutes start now!

SHE STRUMS A DISCORDANT NOTE

-Shall we stay outside?

-Yeah.

-It's a nice day, isn't it?

-Come on, then, let's go shopping.

They're off and straightaway the boys are putting Kerry in charge.

You're the magpie, petal, have a look.

Girls are usually good at spotting things.

When I walk into a shop it all becomes a big blur,

I can't see the wood for the trees, even with my spectacles on,

so we'll be relying on your sharp eye.

No pressure, Kerry! Tony knows exactly what he wants.

I'd love to find an old ukulele.

I've got a uke at home. I'm not very good at it.

-Am I the only one that likes this blue torso here?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-Definitely!

-All right.

It reminds me of myself.

Maybe wishful thinking, John.

-That's got a bit of a...

-There we are!

-Yeah, it has. Very unusual.

-Yeah, it's...

It's something like you see... It's different. In bars, they decorate the bars or music lounges.

A bit of Max Bygraves memorabilia there. You need hands!

-# You need hands... #

-A bit before my time, Tony! Moving on...

Looks like Tag's has gone back in time too and has spotted a vintage

-contraption for restoring hair.

-A vintage hair restoring machine!

Does it work? Because I could use it, actually!

I think it's cool!

It's different. Not that you need it, you've got plenty of hair.

-Yeah, this is true.

-I think that's a "no" to the hair restorer,

but ten minutes have already gone, teams. Is nothing taking your fancy?

-There's an old xylophone.

-Oh, yeah.

-It's a child's one, I think.

-Yeah, it's not very good.

It's not the best...

Meanwhile, the Blues are finding ever more unusual items.

-What are you thinking? It's Margaret Thatcher in fishnet tights and a miniskirt.

-It's different!

It's very different. I'm not sure.

-It looks like £45 on there.

-I wouldn't...

-If it was 20 quid, I'd say yeah.

-No...

-Let's keep looking.

-A tenner, maybe...

With time ticking, JP is getting worried.

15 minutes has already gone, so we've got three quarters of an hour.

It is going quickly.

I'd say unless something really grabs your eye...

-OK.

-Because I'm reckoning with half an hour to go we've got to be inside

-if you haven't seen anything.

-OK.

-Sounds like a plan, JP.

Come on, boys, there must be something here you like.

And John is also feeling the pressure.

So what do you think of this, chaps?

-I like it.

-Do you know what it is?

-Go on.

-It's a barograph. An anaeroid barograph.

-It's for measuring changes in atmospheric pressure.

-Right.

And anaeroid, as a rough translation means "without liquid",

so you get mercury barometers, this is without liquid.

-You get water barometers.

-Yeah, yeah.

-So it measures changes in atmospheric pressure

and it records them on this clockwork barrel here with a graph.

So from those changes it helps to predict the weather.

They sell at auction...the plain glaze ones for round about £100.

That's 140.

-It is unusual.

-£140 - that's a big decision, team.

What do you think, Kerry?

I'm happy to go with it. It looks a little bit unusual.

It may be wouldn't have been my first choice but actually, to be fair,

I'm kind of really coming round to the idea.

Yeah? If we can see how much the nice gentleman will give it for.

-MAN: It's 110.

-Hmm...

-What do you think?

90.

-MAN: 100.

-Go 95 and we're done, then.

-Good man.

-Thank you.

-You're a gem, thank you, sir.

Well done, Blues. With 20 minutes on the clock, that's your first item bought.

The Reds, meanwhile, are still doing laps of the fair but aren't committing to anything.

-What is that?

-It says...

"Aerogram compressor."

-I'd say you use it for compressing your aerograms, wouldn't you?

-LAUGHTER

I think you'll find it's actually for spray-painting, team.

-Look nice in the kitchen!

-Beats me.

-Next to the food processor...

I don't think so, JP. Now, half your time has gone. You need to get a gallop on.

Fairground items are quite popular at the moment,

they're just being used as decoration, hanging on walls and things like that.

-Yes.

-I've sold one or two carousel horses myself recently.

-How much is the pony? £25 is a pony, isn't it?

-LAUGHTER

-MAN: You can have 160 on it.

-Oh...

-Mm...

Thanks anyway, though. We'll keep it in mind, yeah.

That's a "neigh" to the horse. But keep going, team.

Now, if that belonged to Laurel and Hardy would be laughing, wouldn't we?

It would, yeah. I'm afraid not, though.

Prosthetics. Oops.

-Oh, yeah. He's legless again.

-Yeah.

Oh, Tony. This is no laughing matter. You still have three items to buy.

I think we'll leave you browsing while I show you something that hits the target.

Here at Bargain Hunt we like to aim high.

Now, take a look at this. This is an interesting find.

It's a beautiful silver trophy vase.

I think we'll call it a trophy vase because I think trophy cup gives off

that connotation of those two handles.

So, a small trophy vase it is.

Now, it's from 1909, so we are in the Edwardian period here.

So, real gentleman stuff because this is an award from the National Rifle Association.

Now, here we have, as inscribed on the front,

Captain HM Leslie.

Now, he has been inscribed onto this lovely Elkington & Co trophy vase.

Now, Elkington & Co would not have made this vase for the National Rifle Association.

They've just produced a lovely shaped vase, which then in turn has been

embossed with the National Rifle Association motto and crest.

Now, that motto is a very stirring Latin one - sit perpetuum.

"May it last forever." Also inscribed on the front,

we have the location of this competition and that, believe me,

is pertinent. Because, as many of you will know,

the location is Bisley, in Surrey,

and that's exactly where these competitions have always taken place.

Now, I did say we like to aim high.

But Captain Leslie, how high was his aim?

I'm not so sure.

Because he came in at a whopping 14th place.

But, listen, silver trophy for 14th place?

Can you imagine what the first place trophy looks like?

It must've been spectacular.

So what would a little trophy vase like this,

steeped in tradition as it is, be worth today?

Well, if I were to put this into auction, I would say £80-120,

which isn't far off the likely fair price which would be maybe £150-200.

But what would really hit the target would be an inscription for first place.

And believe me, as I know our teams are thinking, as we speak,

there's always a certain cachet in coming out in front.

Back with our teams,

and with over half an hour gone, the Blues are out in front with one buy under their belts.

The Red team are struggling to find anything they like.

You wanted something musical, boys? Is that amplifier singing to you?

It's 1972.

Ah, right. So it's not got the original blue speakers in it?

-Yes, it has.

-It has?

No, it's not got the original blue speakers.

No, not the blue ones. Though they are original Vox.

-Yeah, original Vox, but not the blue speakers which is the '60s model, yeah?

-Yeah. Yeah, this is 72s, yeah.

-What sort of price?

-350?

-Ah, right.

-OK.

-Which is...

It's a bit out of our price bracket, unfortunately.

It is, yes, yeah.

You finally find something you like and it's out of your price range.

How are the Blues doing?

-Oh, yeah, I quite like this.

-But is it YOU like this, or do you think that if you put that into auction,

other people will like it?

-I think

-I

-like it.

-That's what we've got to think. You just think it's that YOU like it.

I like this. Do you think other people would like this?

It's nice. It's kind...

Because of the colours, I think it would have to almost definitely go in a child's room.

-Wouldn't make a good coffee table because it's got the domed top.

-Yep. Cool. Shall we wander?

-We're learning.

-It would be better if you were BUYING, though.

And don't forget, you're not buying for yourself.

They've been shopping for so long,

it seems that the Red team's minds have turned to drink.

And they've spotted a decanter.

WOMAN: It's got a chute, see, engraved on it?

I see. Has it got a bit of age to it, or...?

No, it's quite modern. But it's unusual.

-The stopper is unusual, isn't it?

-Very unusual.

-Jonathan, what do you think?

It's certainly unusual.

That's for sure. I'm trying to work out what it's meant to resemble.

-What does it say underneath?

-It's...

-It's quite a modern sticker...

-It says it's handmade.

"Two country images."

Now, does handmade mean...

-It doesn't mean that it's blown glass, does it? Handmade.

-Er...

Do you know what? It's had some hand work done on it.

-OK.

-But it's probably blown into a mould...

-Yeah.

-And then the engraving is done by hand.

-Do you think it's an original stopper to that?

-Oh, yes.

-I just... The whole thing.

I'm just wondering if there is some symbolism to this shape.

-I'm not... I don't see it, so.

-No. A walking stick, maybe?

Could be.

-£20 your best bet.

-Is that your best?

-18.

-18.

-You'll...

-You'll make money on that.

-Quite honestly, I'd say...

And I know you can see the label, there.

If it were a tenner, then there is a guar...

-Then there's a fiver's profit in it. That's how I'd see it.

-Go on, then.

-£10?

-£10.

-Oh, thank you.

-OK, then?

-Yeah. £10. We love you.

Wow, that was some hard bargaining.

And you've FINALLY made your first purchase.

But you've still got two more to go.

Oh, blimey, guys. We have got 22 minutes left.

-Wow.

-Wow. 22?

-22 minutes left.

-My God.

-That's nothing.

-Time goes over, doesn't it?

It does indeed. You'll have to be a bit quicker on those last two purchases.

Back with the Blues,

who've stumbled upon those artificial legs the Red team spotted earlier.

How much are the...

-How much are the legs?

-MAN: They are between the wars.

-They're a matched pair, so they're very rare. They're 550.

-God. That's done us.

-Yep.

-Sorry.

-No, no, no. Don't apologise. They're very nice.

But that counts as out.

-225 each, guys. No good.

-You've got to look for cheaper items, Kerry.

You keep finding these things that are really expensive.

Remember the aim of the game, Kerry.

I am just looking for myself.

I'm walking around going, "What would look nice in my living room?"

Oh, Kerry...

The Reds have nearly all their money left,

and have decided to try their luck inside.

What about that one?

-It's quite damaged, yeah.

-Oh, is it?

-Yeah.

You can see that the neck's warped on it and everything.

-Oh, that's a shame.

-Do you play the banjo?

-I dabble a little bit, Jonathan.

Well, there is no time for dabbling. There is only 15 minutes left, teams.

You need to motor on.

-Do you know anything about Tri-ang?

-Not at all.

-Not really.

It's a very famous toy-making firm.

Very good firm. This is... I've never seen this before.

Circus van. I'm guessing there probably were animals to go with

that at some point, but they look as though they are no longer around.

-I quite like it. Do you like it?

-I love it.

-Yeah?

Yes. I love all my circus things, so it's just really stood out.

It appeals to you. Excuse me, sir. What's the very best price - one-time offer -

what can you do this for?

It owes me 50. I'd be happy to get my money back.

-50?

-Yup.

-It's a deal.

-Yes.

-We're going to do a deal?

-Shake the man's hand.

-Thank you. Thank you so much.

50 minutes in and that's your second item, Blues.

Well done. Now, before we conclude the business,

anything else you see here before we go? We've got 10 minutes left here.

I love these.

-Both with the lampshades and...

-What have we got?

A trunk. I think that's so pretty.

Well, seems the Blues are already on the case for their third buy.

The Reds, meanwhile, are sitting on the fence with this knife rest.

-MAN: There is silver plating there.

-Yeah.

-And really unusual and interesting, lovely little things.

-Do you think they're worth £98, Jonathan?

-They are a novelty.

A novelty, you know, it's hard to put a proper price on them.

-£98 is quite a lot of money, but nonetheless...

-They're silver-plated, yeah.

..it's under £100 and we hopefully might be able to negotiate something.

-It's an idea at least, anyway.

-OK.

-I mean, they could be £70.

-OK.

-I still think that's probably all our money, you know.

Eight minutes. Two items to buy.

Right. Two items. We're going to have to rush. Right. Come on.

NATASHA: Come on, indeed. You need to get a move on, Reds.

The Blues haven't moved an inch but they're already talking money for that suitcase.

MAN: I'll do the case for 80, and I'll throw in the shades.

-Can't say fairer than that.

-Yeah.

-Shake the man's hand again.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you VERY much.

-Thank you.

NATASHA: A suitcase with a couple of lampshades thrown in.

Well done, Blues. You're all bought up.

But the Reds still have two more items to buy and they are still looking at knife rests.

Well, that's £48.

-Yep.

-OK, it's just the one, but it's kind of an ornament, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Two men playing a tug-of-war. Again, late 19th century.

The nice thing about that, the diamond mark on the bottom,

-it's that registered mark you can look up.

-OK.

-It tells you it's silver-plated.

They can tell you when the pattern was registered.

-Yeah, yeah.

-So that's as good as a hallmark in identifying the design date...

-Right.

-..for that object.

-25?

-MAN: 35.

30?

-Yeah, go on...

-30 quid? Novelty?

-It's a novelty item, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-It's got the mark on.

-Shake the man's hand, quickly!

-Good man.

-Thank you very much.

-OK.

-Thank you.

-OK. That's the second one done.

-Yeah.

-All right? But we have only got about six minutes left,

-six minutes to get the other item and to find it as well.

-Let's move on.

NATASHA: Well, hallelujah!

You're having to work hard today, JP.

OK. Right. Three minutes left.

-Yeah.

-Something else. See that blotter there?

-Oh, yeah.

-Prince of Wales's feathers, Victorian, it's for writing,

and when you've written with your fountain pen,

you put the paper in there and you shut it and it absorbs any

of the thick ink that takes a long time to dry,

so it doesn't smudge.

I just quite like the fact that there is a lot of work.

-Carved, it's a lot of work, yeah.

-The price on that is 50,

and we can have that for...?

35 is the lowest we can go.

35? And that is the lowest?

I can't do any lower, I've got no scope below that.

We've got about a minute left. And that, to me, is as good as anything.

-Let's go with that.

-Yeah, we're happy with that.

-£30?

-Hey!

-35?

-35.

-THEY LAUGH

-OK, we'll go with that.

-Thank you.

-Thanks very much.

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

-Cheers, thank you very much.

WHISTLE BLOWS

Your 60 minutes are up.

28 seconds left. That's really cutting it fine.

-That's the closest.

-That's pretty damn close, that is.

-Well done, chaps, well done. Thank you.

-Thank you, Jonathan.

Now, let's remind ourselves what the Red team's bought.

It took them a while to get off the starting blocks,

but their first item was this glass decanter, bought for just £10.

Next up, JP convinced the boys

to invest £30 in the silver-plated knife rest.

And with just seconds to go,

they did a deal on this Victorian oak blotter pad, price paid, £35.

I'm exhausted just thinking about your shop!

Guys, what happened?

Well, I mean, near the end, we were sweating cobs.

-Panic.

-You know, we had the fleeces on, we were panic-buying...

What was your favourite item, Don?

I like the knife rest. It's a little tug-of-war knife rest.

Do you think that's going to bring the biggest profit at auction?

No, I think the blotter book.

What about yourself, Tony, favourite item?

The blotter book. It's a nice little item, the carving's lovely on it.

I think it'll appeal to a lot of people, as well.

So do you agree that'll bring the biggest profit in?

Well, definitely, yeah. Because the other items we got were, you know...

Some panic-buying!

You didn't spend a lot of money. What was the grand total?

-£75.

-£75.

So that leaves £225!

Poor Jonathan! If I could please take that from you.

-Oh...

-Oh, it's heavy!

-It is!

-OK, straight over to you, JP.

What on earth are you going to do with it?

Um, well, it's been such an experience.

I'm going to buy something to remind me, or us, of this wonderful,

-wonderful day.

-Oh, God.

-OK.

Well, an experience indeed and it's smiles all round.

Let's find out what the Blue team bought.

First up was this copper-cased barograph,

which they secured for £95.

Our showgirl couldn't resist this Tri-ang circus van,

and they did a deal at £50.

And without moving an inch, they found this Airstream suitcase,

and the dealer threw in some lampshades.

Price paid, £80.

Kerry and Tag, you had pretty expensive taste.

-What was going on there?

-I was just buying things that I really liked

or things that would look really nice in my living room.

So I kept spotting things, like, 300, 400, 500 quid.

Like, "OK, not in budget! Let's get it down a little!"

Tell me, what was your favourite item purchased today?

I really like the Airstream trunk.

-Mm.

-I think that is so cool, with the lampshades to match.

-Yeah, I just love it.

-Really trendy!

-Yeah. I like it a lot.

And do you reckon that's going to bring the biggest profits?

I'd like to think so, cos I picked it! So maybe, fingers crossed.

Tag, what about you?

I reckon the little circus van. I think it's brilliant.

-Boys and their toys stuff?

-Yeah, I think that'll make the most profit.

We got the most knocked off it.

-So your favourite and your best profit, you reckon?

-I reckon, yeah.

Fantastic. Now, you spent quite a decent amount today, did you not?

-What was the grand total, in the end?

-Yeah.

-225?

-Yeah, 225.

-225? Not too shabby.

I'll tell you what, you had 300 quid to spend, so why not?

That leaves 75. I'll take that from you, Kerry.

Is that devastating, handing that over?

-I know.

-Yeah! I'll give it straight over to John,

-and what are you thinking?

-I think I'm going to buy something cheap.

Cheap? Sorry, Kerry.

Well, while John goes off to find something cheap and cheerful,

we'll head over straight to the auction.

Well, we were in Oswestry,

and now we're in Whitchurch, in Shropshire, and we find ourselves at

Trevanion & Dean with Christina Trevanion.

-Christina, thank you for having us along.

-Oh, an absolute joy.

And we'll start off with John and Tony.

The first thing they bought was this Country Images decanter.

Tell me what you think about that.

Yeah, to be perfectly honest, it's got a sticker on the bottom,

so it's really not particularly old.

But that little scene on the front of that chappy shooting with his dog

there, is a lovely, charming scene, isn't it?

And, to be honest, we do have a lot of farming folk around,

people that have country pursuits and who do country pursuits,

so it's the perfect place to be selling it, really.

As a nice, modern decanter, we've put £10-£20 on it.

Not too shabby. The boys only paid £10.

-Oh, perfect. Yeah.

-So they've done all right there.

It's got to make that. Now, if you're looking for novelty,

you're looking for quirky fun, this has got to be your lot.

-Does it not?

-I sold this about three months ago!

-This exact one?

-So it's like a boomerang coming back to me.

I can't remember what we sold it for, but the reason I remember it,

is because it's broken.

Basically, somebody's put a safety pin around the middle,

because the rope has broken.

Obviously, the knife has worn through the rope through time

and, yeah... I sold it. I've already sold it once!

That's bonkers. I wonder how many times that happens.

OK, so you don't remember what you sold it for,

but what do you reckon it's worth this time on its own,

not part of a job lot?

We've put £15-£20 on it on its own.

To be perfectly honest, I think that might be slightly punchy,

because it is quite fundamentally damaged, sadly.

OK, well, a wee bit worrying if you find that punchy,

because the gents paid £30 for it in the first instance.

OK, let's move on to the last lot, which, by the by,

the boys both think will bring the most profit.

It's this lovely oak blotter pad

with the Prince of Wales's feathers on it.

So tell us what you think about it, Christina.

I think this is absolutely gorgeous, I really do.

This pierced fretwork around here,

this wonderful Prince of Wales's feathers with the little crest,

this may have been a family crest.

-It's gorgeous.

-It just oozes sumptuous quality.

-Yeah, love it.

-OK, so what have you put on it?

-£30-£50.

-£30-£50?

Well, the gentlemen paid 35!

-Oh, OK, yeah.

-I think they've done all right here.

Yeah, I think they have. I think they've got a very good eye.

OK. Well, a good eye, says the auctioneer,

but let's go and find out if they've got a good bonus buy.

JP, you look nervous. Should you be? Tell us what you've got.

Well, I'm buying something for a couple

-of very sort of, you know, MEN! You know, like this?

-Yeah.

And what have I gone and bought?

-A piece of jewellery.

-NATASHA LAUGHS

-Oh, right.

-Just what I've always wanted!

-Exactly.

But what it is, our shopping experience was so memorable...

-It was, you're right.

-This is a token, this is a forget-me-not.

-Ah!

-Oh, OK.

-It's a forget-me-not stick pin.

It's in gold, and you've got this lovely turquoise enamel,

centred by a little faceted diamond, a little thing.

And if you looked at it and thought,

"What's the gold worth? What's the diamond worth?"

it doesn't add up to what I paid for it, because it never does

-at this sort of size of object.

-Right.

-It's very, very nicely made.

It's a high-grade gold, it's late 19th-century.

-It could be Russian.

-Right.

I couldn't find a mark anywhere on it, but I just think it's a really,

really sweet thing.

-How much?

-How much do you reckon I paid for it?

-60?

-£40.

-Oh, wow.

-That's OK.

-Do you think it'll make a profit?

-Um, it's a difficult thing. You know, £40 isn't a lot of money.

-No.

Is it going to make 80, is it going to make 60?

I'd be very surprised if it made less than £40.

-Yeah.

-Cos I think it's a really pretty, good quality,

-nice antique piece.

-Right.

-So, yes.

-OK.

-OK.

-You heard it here.

-You heard him, yeah.

-I think it's caught your eye,

but let's see how you get on before you make up your minds,

and importantly, let's see if the auctioneer

thinks that the boys should pin their hopes on JP's

little bonus buy.

Check this out. What do you make of JP's bonus buy?

I think it's just absolutely gorgeous,

to be perfectly honest, Natasha.

The Victorians were so full of their symbolic meaning,

their hidden meaning.

It's a forget-me-not in a little forget-me-not flower.

It's full of that loaded sort of wonderful romanticism.

It's got diamonds in it, diamonds are for ever,

forget-me-not forever... It's just exquisite.

I'm completely a sentimental old fool, I love it.

And I'm sure the buyers will love it, it's a lovely thing.

I've put £40-£60 on it.

I would hope it would get the top end of that.

Well, that's brilliant because JP only paid £40 for it.

-Oh, brilliant.

-So, in a retail environment, as we would say,

-he's done extremely well.

-He's done extremely well. Yeah.

OK, well, it's got a little bit of blue on this brooch and that's

pertinent, cos we're now moving over to the Blue side of the table.

-Yeah.

-And we're starting off with copper and brass.

It's a barograph. And what do you think of this instrument?

It's unusual because it's got this lovely copper and brass case.

It's a good-looking thing.

And I love the fact that it's got this copper case.

That sets it apart from the others.

So often you see them with oak or mahogany cases, so, yeah,

it's a bit quirky. It's nice to see something a bit different.

Well, we have put £50-£80 on it.

OK, well, hopefully, you can work your magic, because the couple,

Kerry and Tag, paid 95 for it.

-Oh, did they?

-Yeah. So, top end, I'd say, for what it is,

but you never know, do you?

Yeah, exactly, and you're absolutely right in that hopefully,

we'll get a bit of a bidding war going on

and boys will pay over and above.

You never know. I mean, let's hope so, let's keep it all crossed.

Yes, well, talking of boys and their toys,

did you notice that you're sitting behind, I'm sure you did,

a very large Tri-ang circus van?

-And it's such good fun.

-I love it.

I mean, the rust comes for free, we know that, but it is cool.

-Yeah.

-Because this has a good market, doesn't it, toys?

Yeah. They certainly do.

I mean, I believe, having done some research on them,

that they actually came with the animals.

Ah, kind of like a Noah's Ark, but the Tri-ang circus version?

Yeah, the circus version, exactly.

I believe they came with animals, and you do still find them.

You do still find them in absolutely mint condition,

and this is the key with toys, is that, unfortunately, people,

as you well know, like them un-playworn,

and this one has been, as you would expect...

-I mean, it's been loved, it's been played with...

-It's meant to be.

Yeah, to me, it's a joy that it has been played with,

because it's fulfilled its destiny, if you like.

-Exactly.

-But at the same time, collectors don't like that so much.

And what kind of estimate have you placed upon it?

I've put, bearing in mind its condition, £30-£50 on it.

OK. Well, again, a sprinkle of magic might be necessary

because £50 was paid.

-OK.

-OK, Christina, what do you make of the modern?

Because here we've got some genuine Airstream products.

-Aren't they fun?

-Yeah. I mean, they're funky, aren't they?

I love the case.

-Mm-hm.

-I think I'd almost feel like a sort of MI5 agent

-wandering around with that.

-Yeah! Bulletproof.

-Yeah, exactly.

-Yeah.

-But how functional are these pieces?

Well, I mean, you could still use the pendant light fittings,

couldn't you? And you could certainly use the case.

I certainly think they're saleable.

I don't rate them massively, if I'm perfectly honest, but...

-It's not in your taste.

-Not my taste, but that doesn't necessarily

mean that they're not anybody else's taste.

-OK.

-So, you never know. Let's keep it crossed.

Now, what do you think they're worth?

Well, I put probably quite a conservative £30-£50 on them.

OK, I'm glad you said conservative because, do you know, they paid 80?

Well, hopefully we'll get some good bidding on those.

But it sounds as though the Blues may need their bonus buy.

And so, let's find out what it is.

Not a lot left for John.

So what did you spend it on?

-You're going to love this. Or hate it!

-Oh!

It's an Edwardian spittoon.

-Wow!

-Nice!

-How good is that?

-You're liking that, Tag.

You've been after one of them for years.

One question I'd like to ask is, "In whose living room would this go?"

-Mine.

-Yours! Ah.

-Do you like this?

I do, actually, I really like it. It would look nice in the living room,

-I must admit.

-Well, I'd never seen a spittoon in this format before.

I've seen spittoons, you know, in ceramics.

But, you know, I saw it at the fair, I asked the chap,

and I just thought, "Wow!"

I've had 25 years in auctioneering, I've never seen one.

So, it appealed to me for its novelty value.

-I know it's a filthy habit.

-How much did you pay for it?

Well, I paid £50.

But I didn't have any sort of experience with them,

seeing them either sold or having seen them before,

so I don't know if that's a good price or not. I just thought

for novelty value it was definitely worth a punt at that price.

Do you think it will come up in the auction, then?

Well, that's the unanswered question, Tag.

My reputation's on the line here.

I don't know. I'd like to think that it's going to appeal, for the same

reason it did to me, novelty value, to someone.

I think we might make a few pounds profit, but who knows?

-Fair enough.

-Well, if I can spit it out, let's find out

what the auctioneer thinks of John's rather rare spittoon.

So, John has bought this little footstool.

But it's not just a footstool. Tell us what it is.

Well, it's got hidden depths. I mean, there is debate.

It could be a spittoon, it could be a foot warming stool.

You could put your ashes in there to keep your tootsies warm.

It's not the most practical of spittoons.

You'd have to bend down, open your lid and spit into it,

but I prefer to think of it as a foot warming stool, personally.

-Perhaps more sophisticated than a spittoon.

-Yeah, exactly.

But a footstool nonetheless when you first look at it.

Exactly. And you get a lot of footstools that you find

with this typical upholstered top, galleried surround there.

But you don't get this magic, magic treacle-glazed inside.

It's lovely to have that still with it. It's a great thing.

I think this has been replaced, obviously, at a later date.

It's nice and lush, isn't it?

Yeah, it probably would have had a tapestry top or a needlepoint

embroidery top, originally.

I think it's a lovely thing, I really do.

What do you think it's worth?

Well, we've put £30-£50 on it. I think it's a good-looking thing,

but I don't think it's going to be one that flies for us, I'm afraid.

Hm, well, hopefully, hopefully John will be proved right,

-cos he paid £50 for it.

-OK.

-But anything can happen at an auction, can't it?

-It certainly can.

-And I wish you the best of luck on the rostrum.

-Thank you.

-John, tell me how you're feeling.

-I'm feeling really excited.

It's my first auction. Confident that we won't make a profit.

But you never know, fingers crossed.

Well, yeah, first time again at one of these auctions,

so looking forward to it. Hopefully we will make a big profit,

-I'm hoping for. Yeah.

-Feels good.

-We're both hoping to win.

-That's the main thing.

-That's what it's all about.

-It's why we're here.

-Yup.

-We're starting off with that clear glass decanter.

You've paid £10 for it.

Christina thinks you could double your money, 10-20. Here it comes.

Lovely little thing, this. Bid me 10, straightaway, surely at £10.

At 10. At £10, for the decanter and stopper.

At £10.

10 is bid online, straightaway. £10 here.

-Bid me 15, now.

-Come on.

At £10, I have internet bidder at £10.

Looking for 15.

At £10 only, then, if you're all done...

15 is bid.

Internet bidder now at £15.

Come back at 20.

At £15, internet bidder. Internet bidder at £15.

If you're all done, internet bidder wins at £15.

-No taste.

-Gents. No taste! Listen, don't complain.

You're in profit. OK, so we're £5 up.

Let's keep things going with your favourite.

It's the knife rest modelled as a tug-of-war. Here it comes.

I've got £10, straightaway, with me at £10, with me here on commission.

For the knife rest at 10.

Where's 15? At £10 I have, bid me 15 now for the knife rest.

At £10. Bid me 15.

At £10, then, if you're all done,

-commission bidder wins at £10.

-Come on.

-That was your pick.

At £10.

Oh, £10.

So, you have lost £20 on that,

which means that overall you're minus 15.

You can claw it back on item number three.

-You both think this will make the most profit.

-This, hopefully, will.

It's the carved blotter pad. Here it comes.

I'm bid £30, straightaway with me on commission at £30.

-Where is 5?

-OK.

-Straight in.

-That's good.

She's starting at 30. You've paid 35.

At £30, I have. With my commission bidder at £30.

35, 40. At £40, still with me, then, at £40.

If we're all done at 40?

40, which means you made 5, which means you're minus 10.

-OK, come on.

-OK, so now is a time to think. You're in the red here.

-Minus 10.

-Yeah.

But what did you make of JP's bonus buy? Tell us.

-I think it was quite nice, actually. I thought it was good.

-40 quid.

-It's a piece of jewellery with gold and diamond in it.

-Come on, JP.

So, let's be sure, you're going for the bonus buy?

-Yeah, we'll go for it.

-OK, well, let me tell you now what our auctioneer

thinks of it. £40 paid by JP.

-Yeah.

-Christina said, "Nice bit of jewellery, little sparkle on it.

"I reckon it'll make 40-60," she said.

So he paid the right price.

-Let's see.

-Let's see who was right.

-I've got interest here, at 35, £45.

-Yes!

-Straight in at £45.

-So, we're 5 under. We need a couple more.

-Come on.

On commission, at 45, looking for 50 now.

At £45, it's against you all. With me then at 45.

-Still profit.

-OK, so that makes five.

Got a fiver back, didn't it?

That means you finish under, but only £5 under.

And we all know that on Bargain Hunt, that could be a winning score.

-Yeah.

-Nothing to the Blues,

and fingers crossed you could win on that.

-Thank you.

-Hopefully.

-You never know.

Kerry and Tag, not your first ever auction,

but your first at Trevanion & Dean, so are you excited?

Yeah. Yeah, nervous but excited.

Do the Bargain Hunt fleeces add a little bit of pressure?

-A little, yeah.

-A little bit.

But it's always nice when they match your hair. That's always good.

-Exactly.

-Didn't have time to do mine.

-I know, I didn't get the memo.

Or my eyeliner, nothing. Never mind.

Your first lot is coming up right now.

It is the copper case barograph. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

£40, on commission with me at 40.

At £40, here with me on commission, at £40.

At 40. Looking for 5.

45, I'm out.

At £45, internet bidder at £45.

-Bid me 50, now.

-Oh, no, keep going.

At £45, bid me 50.

At £45, if you're all done, then, I'm selling to the net at £45.

-Oh, no!

-£45 it sold for.

-So, that's minus 50.

-Oh, well.

-Do not worry.

You've got two more opportunities to get some profit.

Here comes your Tri-ang circus van.

I've got a good starter bid here of £30.

Here with me, at 30.

At 30, I have here, internet, against you at 30.

I'll take 35. 35 is bid.

At £35, internet bidder at £35.

Looking for 40 now.

At £35, I have, internet bidder.

Where's 40? At £35, if we're all done,

internet bidder wins it, then, at £35.

-Ooh, £35!

-Oh, no!

That means you've lost another 15.

Your running total is minus 65.

-It all hinges on...

-It's still better than I thought!

-We're doing well.

-It all hinges on item number three.

Airstream suitcase and lampshade.

£20. 20 is bid online. Straight away at £20.

Where's 5? 25, and 30 is bid online.

35 and 40. Where's 5?

At £40 is bid. Internet bidder at £40, bid me 5.

At £40, internet bidder. Any interest in the room at 45?

So at £40, internet bidder, then, if we're all done at £40?

"Covering her mouth in..."

It's going to be down to you, this one, mate.

I see the attention's gone back to me now.

OK. So you've lost 40 on that.

That means, overall, you are £105 below.

That's not bad. Plus the petrol, doing well.

Do you want to go with the lovely John's bonus buy?

-I would.

-Yeah?

-Yeah, yeah.

-What do you reckon? Is it a definite answer? 100%?

-Definite answer.

-I'd buy it myself, so, yeah.

-That's what it's all about.

OK. It all rests on...

Just pay 100-and-odd over the odds and we'll break even.

-Go for it.

-Lot 218.

Bid me £30.

20, then.

£20 for the stool.

At £20, for this little piece here, at £20.

Where's 20? 20 is bid.

Madam, thank you very much. At £20, on my left.

At £20, where's 5?

-Come on, somebody else.

-At £20, I have, looking for 5.

25.

30.

Thank you, anyway. At £30, with you, then, madam at £30.

Looking for 5.

At £30, with you, then, if we're all done at £30.

Oh, £30.

It's another £20.

Do you know what? I say, if you're going to do it, do it in style.

You have lost £125, but, believe me, I've been there.

This could be a winning score.

So, promise me you won't say anything to the Reds.

Well done, guys.

One of you lost in single figures,

-and one of you lost in triple figures.

-Oh, dear.

Which means, that our runners-up today...

THEY LAUGH

..by a long chalk, are the Blues.

And you knew it was coming because you went and lost all of that money.

-I'm surprised.

-I tell you what, we started with a loss,

and we thought, "Stay positive." Then it was another loss,

and then it was another loss.

And we said, "OK, we'll go with the bonus buy,"

and that was another loss.

And, overall, believe it or not, you lost the very healthy sum of £125.

I say! Which means I have nothing to hand over to you.

I do hope you go away with some fond memories.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, definitely.

-Of course. Aw, lovely.

Smiling all the way through it, and some more smiles over here,

-from Tony and John.

-Yeah.

-We've won.

-Because you won, but you still lost.

Because, what was it, a fiver? Just a fiver.

-Not bad.

-You did pretty well.

What happened with you?

It was plus, then minus.

Then minus again, then plus, and so, overall,

you came out just minus £5.

But, you guys, you kept us laughing all the way through.

-Did you have good fun?

-Yeah.

-Oh, fantastic. We didn't expect to win.

-We really didn't expect to make any profit.

-Yeah.

-We didn't expect to win.

-Well, it's a story to dine out on now,

-isn't it?

-Certainly is.

-If we had the money.

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