Lincoln 15 Bargain Hunt

We often see double on this show.

Whether that's the teams

or the objects they discover.

From pairs like these to pairs like these.

But is two really better than one?

Or does it lead to double the trouble? Let's find out.

Let's go Bargain Hunting!

As you may have guessed,

we've two teams of twins Bargain Hunting in Lincoln today.

I can only hope our daring duos double up the money we give them.

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

On today's show, both teams are determined to come out on top.

-We've got to make a profit.

-You can do this for us.

I'm feeling the pressure.

But can they keep it together?

I've gone with you on this but I won't go with you again.

-I like that, this is the kind of thing I like.

-Rachel, no. No.

So, who will be victorious at the auction?

I told you, I've got it in the bag!

50 with you. 55.

Oh, my God! We've made profit!

But before all that, let's meet our twins.

Well, I suspect name badges would have been a good idea today

because Bargain Hunt is all about twins!

And for the Reds, we've got sisters Rachel and Louise.

And for the Blues, brothers Mark and Lee.

-Hello! OTHERS:

-Hello.

-Well, then, you guys, who's the oldest?

-That would be me.

-OK, by?

-Probably about a minute, two.

-Queue jumper?

-Absolutely.

Does it make a difference, being big sister?

Yeah, I can be a bit bossy at times but she takes it well.

She's terribly bossy, she always has been growing up.

But to be honest, it's our younger brother that's always suffered.

-Sorry, Alan.

-HE LAUGHS

Now tell me, what do you do for a living?

I'm a drug worker so I work with clients who come out of prison

who have identified substance misuse issues.

Oh, no, it's a commendable vocation and my hat's off to you.

What does big sister do?

I'm a police lady.

I've been called other things but I prefer police lady.

And I'm sure that my team will all be looking as the TV

as they watch this, willing me to do as badly as possible.

I'm sure that's not the case.

-Maybe, though.

-Yes, I think so.

-Now, Rach, I believe you're a competitive one.

-Yes.

I've been playing football since I was about seven, I think.

We used to go down at primary school

and then I played competitive at university.

But we did used to play at university

and we played against each other.

Obviously, we were a lot better.

Louise always lost in her team.

Was she that good, Louise?

She's always been better than me, I have to say, yes.

Gave that with some grace! So, you're both sporty and competitive?

-Are you in it to win it?

-Definitely.

They're not going to stand a chance.

You say that with some menace, I don't mind, telling. "Definitely."

-Taking no prisoners?

-No, 100% menace, all the way.

I wish you luck. Just because I'm frightened.

-Are you feeling the competition from the Reds?

-Not at all.

-No.

-No, the ice men here?

-Yes.

-Unperturbed.

-They've got no chance.

Apparently, you're losers. He said that, he said that, not me.

-Now, your parents, they'll probably tell you apart.

-Apparently not, no.

My dad can, he's never had a problem.

When we're on our own, yes. They struggle.

I've been up to my mum's garden a few times

and started talking to her for about five or ten minutes.

And then, "Because I thought you was at work today, Mark."

And I go, "No, I'm Lee." "Oh, yeah, I've not got my glasses ever."

So yeah, she gets confused.

I believe you do do everything together.

-Because you've pretty much mirrored one another's work.

-Yeah.

We started off working at 15, washing up in a restaurant together.

And we moved on to a big wholesalers, got a job there.

We work in the printing industry now.

I'm a printer, Lee is in the bindery in the same company.

We've even had confusion.

From people upstairs, as the manager come down.

And he didn't know we were twins and he'd come and spoke to me

and said, "I've just seen you in that room."

And I said, "That's my twin brother." And he said, "You what?"

He'd been talking to us for ten years

-thinking we're the same person.

-What? What?

-Yeah, that's true.

No, I believe, like Rachel and Louise,

you're a wee bit competitive?

Very competitive.

-100%.

-Losing is not an option.

Everything we do, we play to win.

It doesn't matter what it is, we go out to win.

-So this is, we take this very serious.

-Yeah.

-It's not fun for us.

-What?

-No, we're here to win.

Holy Moses.

And in the blue corner...

Do that thing where you go nose-to-nose. Go on, do it, do it!

-Well, how are you going to win?

-We're going to buy cheap.

We will make a profit on everything we buy. It's impossible not to.

-Have you seen this programme?

-We have!

-It's possible not to.

-Yes, this is us now.

-We will do, though.

-Holy...

I don't know whether I should give you the money or not, just run!

-You've got £300.

-Thank you.

-£300.

-Thank you.

-Your experts await.

-Off you go. And I wish you the very best of luck!

-Yay!

-Yay!

Well, they may be twins but I wonder if after the auction,

their profits will look quite so alike.

So, who will be guiding our teams of twins?

He won't bail on his girls.

Raj Bisram is batting for the Reds.

And she's on the case.

Kate Bliss takes charge of the Blues.

OK, girls.

Well, Rachel and Louise, what are we going to be looking for today?

I think teapots, lids, and bakeware. Something for the house.

Vintage, retro, something cheap, got to be cheap.

It's got to be cheap, has it?

I think whatever is going to make us win,

because they've laid the gauntlet down, so there's no option really.

-Do you normally agree with your brother, Lee?

-Yeah.

-Well, 99% of the time.

-We'll soon see.

Time to take the plunge, teams. Your hour starts now.

-FOGHORN BLARES

-Let's go shopping.

-Let's do it.

Both teams of twins are desperate for the win.

So, this could make things interesting.

They're too far apart, it's hard to know where to go.

-Do you like china?

-No.

-No?

-Stay away from china.

Got that, Kate? And remember, these boys aren't big spenders.

Seen anything yet, girls?

I like that, this is the kind of thing I like.

The stuff with the print on.

You know, wooden construction, useful utilities,

something for the kitchen.

I don't know, like a wine rack, something like that.

-Well, they do, they do use these for wine. Erm...

-Rachel, no, no.

-It's not a particularly nice example of it.

-No.

-I'm going to put my foot down.

-Not really and it's not that old.

Again, but if you like it.

Well, it's that kind of shabby vintage stuff, isn't it?

I'm happy to look at other things like that but no,

that's not floating my boat.

That's a good example of what I was thinking of.

So, who is in charge here? Rachel or Louise?

I wonder if Mrs Bliss will get her way with Mark and Lee.

Let's have a closer look.

-Yeah, I like that.

-What would you pay for that?

-You're the expert.

It's a little bit different, isn't it? French SNCF.

Steam locomotive, driver signalling lamp.

I like the brass back and this looks as if it's got somewhere

and it's got glass in the front here, look,

which is a good sign of age.

But that base just looks a bit newer to me.

I wonder if that's been screwed on. But where's our stallholder?

Shall we see? Is this yours, sir? Can you tell us a bit more about it?

I've seen them before and they've got the same kind of base on it.

-Right.

-The French signalling lamp, yes.

Now, the question is, could you use it?

-It's got some damage there, hasn't it?

-Yeah, well spotted.

-You couldn't use it?

-No.

-No.

You're right, you've got a bit of a crease in the little tank there

at the back and its been re-soldered.

I think it's been through the wars a bit.

I don't know what profit there will be at that.

If it went right down in... What's the lowest you'd take for that?

-You've got 55 on it, sir.

-I'd knock a tenner off. I'd do it for 45.

'While the Blues look at the lamp,

'Raj is sticking to the shopping list.'

-OK, girls, you've been going on since I met you about teapots.

-OK.

And normally I don't get very excited about teapots but look,

there's a lovely, lovely little what we call bargeware teapot.

And this is so pretty.

And look at that, it's got "Home, Sweet Home" on it.

The only problem is, this is 20th century, not 19th century.

But this kind of, it's got a bargeware look

and they were used on the canals.

I mean, this is a little copy but it's a very, very sweet one

but it's not that old.

-Lovely.

-I know how you like teapots.

-Absolutely, although I'm not sold on the brown.

-No, OK.

-What's wrong with brown?

-No, just not on a teapot.

-It's a lovely colour.

-No.

Don't stew about it!

Now, how have the Blues got on with the lamp?

We'll come back and have a...

You boys, you said you wanted cheap, you certainly do, don't you?

Thanks very much.

Lights out on that deal. Move on, Blues.

-This is, this is my kind of thing.

-Ha-ha! What is that?

It's an old motorcycle helmet. OK, let's have...

-I've also got a really big head.

-Look at that, look at that.

It suits you down to the ground, doesn't it?

To be honest, I always thought I suited hats but clearly not.

-Take it off.

-That's really bad.

Oh, dear, I think there was actually something that fell on my hair

at that point as you took it off.

I quite like that, though.

-How much is that, please?

-30 quid.

-We'll bear it in mind.

-Bear it in mind, you don't like it?

-No, I think...

-My kind of thing.

Yeah, it's just a little bit worn.

Obviously, that's what it's meant to look like.

-That's the whole look of it, it's an old motorcycle helmet.

-It is.

What would you date it as, gentlemen? '40s? Yeah.

-They're very, very collectable, these now.

-Would you take 25?

-That's what I paid for it.

-Ah. 27?

-SHE LAUGHS

You're on the right track, definitely on the right track.

I think this is quite a nice and unusual thing, I like this.

-Yeah, I like it as well, we need to have something.

-28 quid I'll have.

-28, we'll have that then.

-I'd go shake his hand straightaway.

Just £28?

Your canny haggling has secured you a buy at just ten minutes.

-These look a bit retro, don't they?

-Look at that, that is flower power.

-Yeah.

-I'm liking it. What do you think?

-Is pottery the way?

Yeah, you guys said you didn't want pots, didn't you?

Said you didn't want china, have you changed your mind?

-I just like the retro look.

-It is retro.

It's Royal Tudor Ware.

And it is made in Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent.

I would say it's '70s.

It's called Penthouse.

-Nice, classy name.

-Hmm.

And the oranges, the browns,

the typical sort of '70s colours and palette.

But you said you wanted retro and that is retro.

It's retro but I don't know, pottery.

I mean, I thought we'd agree but at the minute, we're not doing, are we?

-Ooh!

-I'm just looking at the...

A bit of disagreement amongst the twins!

-You're looking at the price.

-There's a profit in that.

No, there's not, no-one will pay more than that.

If we brought it down a bit.

Well, you'd have to bring it down to a fiver.

Oh! Who is the boss?

-I'm the boss.

-I'm the boss, I have the final decision.

-Really?

-Of course you do, yeah.

-What about me? Do I get a look in here?

Oh, no, you do. Is it going to make a profit?

OK, I think at the right price, somebody might have a go at it.

The boys here quite like it but they're...

-They don't want to pay very much money.

-What's the price?

-You've got £20 on it.

-I'll do it for 15.

-Not a tenner?

-No!

-For us?

-Oh, go on, then, I'll do it for a tenner.

-Thank you.

-You've got a deal.

-Done? Thank you very much indeed.

-You're welcome.

'They've shaken on their first item

'but I'm not sure the twins are in sync.'

I don't know, I don't think it will make money.

-I think it's going to be a fiver at tops, if I'm honest.

-Yeah.

Well, I like it, I thought for £10, you can't really...

I wanted three profitable items.

That will not make any more than £5!

I think it might...

I've gone with you on this but I won't go with you again.

I hope this tiff doesn't spoil their fun!

I forgot, they told me they wouldn't have any.

Now, what have the Reds found?

One of the things that is selling well at the moment

is industrial lights.

-I notice there's a hell of a lot here.

-Yeah.

Let's switch back to the Blues

who are still arguing about that coffee set they bought.

That will not make any more.

Well, I was struggling.

You were, then you went and pointed at some pottery. Well done.

I like the colour.

Come on, boys. We don't want you arguing for the next 35 minutes.

I'm feeling the pressure.

Come on, find something!

You better step on it, Reds. That goes for you too, Blues.

What have you got?

This ladder, I just thought if you put some pots on them,

-make it a bit of a herb garden type thing, on a patio.

-Ah!

Bit of a decorator's piece? Yeah, or a florist's?

-Just be something different, yeah.

-Some flowers hanging over.

Yeah, so you're thinking more a decorative thing

-rather than a practical thing?

-No, I wouldn't want to use it...

Just something you'd have in your garden.

There's me thinking you were king of DIY?

-I do like a bit of DIY sometimes.

-Do you?

-But not with these.

-Not with those?

-I don't think they'd hold me.

Well, they've certainly got the look.

If you're thinking for an interior decorator's,

they certainly fit the bill.

Are they rickety? Are they quite sturdy?

Yeah, well you can sort that out, couldn't you?

-Could you sort that out?

-Yes.

-You're very positive about these, fellas.

I do like them but they're...

I wouldn't spend a lot of money on them. What's the price?

No, they'd have to come down.

You say that about everything, Mark! Or is it Lee? No, it's Mark.

-£28.

-£28, yes.

I quite like the fact that you've got remnants of paint on them.

They're pine, obviously, they've been stripped back a bit.

They've been used, they've been waxed,

they've got quite a nice sort of patina on them.

Yeah, but they need to be affordable.

-What sort of thing are you thinking?

-I think half that. £15.

-Half that?

If not, cheaper.

I have to say, I think that's more like an auction price,

I agree with you, but it all depends

what the stallholder's prepared to do. Do you want to have

a chat with them? You going to do the double trouble approach?

What's the lowest you'd take on these?

-The lowest you'd take on them?

-15 would be the lowest.

-Would you do a tenner?

-Just to make these, I'm not with them.

-We've got to make a profit. You can do this for us.

-We're desperate.

Yeah, OK.

-Thank you very much.

-That's my break even.

-No, I appreciate it.

-That's really kind, sir.

-Thank you very much. I appreciate it.

-Thank you.

-What a gent.

Onwards and upwards, Blues.

That's two buys down and one to go. Ladies, be warned.

You only have 35 minutes to get your last two.

My advice, boldly to parts of the fair where you've never been before.

If I turn this rather distinctive case thus,

you will see a US Navy emblem.

And what do we have underneath this dome?

Is it perhaps a diver's helmet?

That would be a Navy piece of equipment, would it not?

Well, while it is a helmet underneath this dome,

it's one intended not for the depths of the oceans, but rather...

..the upper reaches of our atmosphere and beyond.

Behold the Goodrich Mark IV pressure helmet.

MUSIC: Starman by David Bowie

In the mid-20th century, the Space Race

captured the world's imagination

and saw mankind push the limits of science and technology.

So, artefacts from that time are very special indeed.

In 1957, Soviets put Sputnik, a satellite, in space.

Now, this shocked Americans.

NASA was tasked with getting an American in space

before the Soviets.

The project was Mercury, named after the Messenger of the Gods.

And the launch is go.

By 1961, the USA and the Soviets were neck-and-neck

in their battle to put the first-ever human in space.

The United States lost by a matter of weeks

but did eventually get their man into orbit.

All right! Liftoff and the clock is started!

Alan Shepard became the first American

to reach suborbital heights.

Yes, sir, reading you loud and clear.

Shepard wore a modified Goodrich Mark IV pressure helmet.

And if you are an aerospace geek like me, that will blow your mind.

I adore this object.

Well, these are rather scarce. If not downright rare.

This particular example was discovered in a general antiques

and collectors auction

sticking out like a sore thumb.

It was procured for all of £320.

Now, if you're lucky enough to find one of these in the hands

of a specialist, I expect you would have to pay in excess

of £1,000 for the joy and privilege of owning such a helmet.

If you're a bit of an aerospace geek like me,

I'm sure you will agree this, so far as a bargains go,

is almost quite literally out of this world.

Let's get back down to Earth.

The Blues have two items and the Reds have one.

With less than half an hour left, you're cutting it fine, ladies.

-Oh!

-THEY LAUGH

We've got to keep looking, we haven't got time to have a haircut.

You feeling the pressure, Raj? How about you, Kate?

The boys said they wanted to buy cheaply and oh, boy, they meant it.

And I think it's their really competitive streak coming out.

They don't want to spend any money, they want something for nothing.

So, we still on the retro theme?

-Well, I've moved to anything cheap.

-Quirky.

We just need to walk a bit faster, girls.

Yeah, just keep momentum going.

Anything you fancy, guys?

Ooh, that's a bit gruesome. Ooh!

-Girls?

-Right.

-OK, I know we did the first one really quickly

but the next two have really slowed up.

-We've only got 20 minutes left, so let's go.

-Oh, gosh.

-Come on.

Let's do this. Oh!

I quite like the old suitcases.

I quite like the dark-coloured one, Rachel, with the metal.

-What do you think?

-I think it's a really nice vintage trunk.

I think it's in really good condition.

I mean, I think it's a saleable item. If you like it...

I quite like the look of it.

I mean, it does look like it's been painted over a little bit.

-I think that's, I think that's original.

-It's a statement peace.

We were thinking about getting a trunk.

Yeah, put an offer in. I would.

-Shall we start to negotiate?

-Yes.

All I can say to you is, girls, at auction,

I would be estimating that somewhere between £60 and £90.

Yeah, well, I'm going to ask for £60.

I'm going to say, are you going to give that to me for £60?

Absolutely not.

I think you should pack up and move on then, Reds.

-But be warned, you've just under 15 minutes left.

-Hard work, come on.

I think we need to get another one under our belt.

Two more, the Blues need just one.

Guys, come and have a look over here.

Now, we're going off the retro theme a bit but these are really stylish.

-Are you cufflinks wearing?

-I'm not particularly but...

-Hmm.

Hmm, not brimming over with enthusiasm?

Only because I'm not really a cufflink but what were you saying?

Well, they're nine-carat gold.

Nice and plain, they've got a little bit of engine turning on there.

And you've got what's known as torpedo terminals.

That are actually great because they make them quite easy to wear.

-They're in a nice little period leather box, look at that.

-Hmm.

Now, the gentleman has got them at about 50.

Well, we'd need to get it right down if I was going to buy them.

How did I know you would say that?

-£50 is just way too much for you guys, isn't it?

-We don't pay, no.

-No.

-We only pay £10.

-Well, do you want to have a chat with Edward?

-Sir, would you mind?

-What's the best possible price?

-Because obviously, we've got to make money on these.

-£40.

-What would you do? Would you go 30?

-It cost me £40.

-Do you want it for 35, sir?

-I think...

-It would scrap for more than that.

-That is a jolly good price.

-If you want to weigh it, it's £8.50 a gram today.

-Could you weigh it?

Have you got some scales? Well, here we go, guys.

OK, we've got 3.5 grams. Eight threes are 24. 24.

Got about £30 worth of scrap there

and the gentleman is selling them for 35.

I mean, that's literally just over the scrap.

-Would you do 30 and we'll take them now?

-Take them.

Thank you very much, we'll take them for 30.

You got them to part with more than a tenner! Well done, Kate.

And well done on getting your third buy.

That's your shop done and dusted.

Got to win now. This is all about winning now.

It's all about the winning.

Well, I don't think you two could have done any better.

-Come on, let's go and have a cup of tea.

-What about the auction?

While the Blues put the kettle on, let's see what the Reds have found.

There's a nice pair of mother of pearl opera glasses there.

And they do sell. Mother of pearl is a nice material they're made with.

Very few are in good condition that are still left.

And at auction, they should make between £40 and £60, yeah?

I mean, they're late-19th century, early-20th century ones.

And they look, at auction, they should do quite well

if we can get them at the right price.

They're nice and ornate as well. They're quite pretty.

-Quite like them.

-Cute things.

We don't actually have time to get these out

and have a good look at them.

We're just going to have to make a decision and go with it.

-Let's find out what the best price is, yes?

-Yeah, sure.

-We've got to get something.

-Definitely.

-Where's the stallholder? Excuse me, sir.

-Yes.

-Your opera glasses, the mother of pearl ones?

-Yes! £65.

-What's the best you can do on them?

-Oh!

-Nice round number of 50?

40?

THEY LAUGH

-That's not the way you're supposed to do it.

-Yes.

At auction, I said to the girls, they should make £40-£60,

as you well know.

-Yes.

-And so to give us a chance, can you do £40?

-I'll do them 40.

-40?

-That's lovely.

-I think that's a deal.

-That's great.

Brilliant, Reds.

But by not inspecting them, could you get in hot water?

We'll find out soon.

Well, well done, chaps. Three pieces and you've only spent 50 quid.

Crikey! I've got £250 to blow on a bonus now. Fantastic.

We won't be taking your bonus if you do that.

-You know what we're all about, buy cheap.

-We're skinflints.

Buy cheap, sell high.

Well, you've done jolly well, well done.

There's just five minutes left now

and the Reds need to get their last item.

I like the look of that.

No, that's just dust.

Is that like a reproduction-type thing?

I take it there's no real age to that.

Doesn't look like there's any real age.

There might be parts of it that are old

-but a lot of it is put together.

-How about that old black one there?

Has that got any age to it? It looks older.

Yeah, I would think a lot of these have been restored.

-We'll look at that one.

-It does look nice, I like them,

I like the way they look. I think some people do.

But I think the issue is they're not going to go to auctions

to pick them up, they're going to get reproductions, aren't they?

-But how much is it?

-£75.

-75.

OK, if you can pick that up for 50 quid, that's not a bad buy.

Let's see what sort of weight is it, let's have a look.

As always, I won't put my back in!

I like, what I like about this one is the glass on it,

because that looks original.

Are you going to be able to use it, though?

-I mean, that will work again, I take it?

-Yes, definitely.

They can all be rewired, a lot of these are rewired.

It just comes down to the price.

I mean, again, at auction, I'd see this around £40-£60.

So, if you can get it within that price range, you'll be doing OK.

-What's the best you can do?

-I'll do it at 60.

-Can we do 55?

The sun's come out, they've got to make a profit,

we're running out of time.

-Go on, then.

-55. Shake the man's hand, girls.

-Shake his hand, let's do it!

-Ho-ho!

THEY GIGGLE

'Bravo, Reds. You got there in the end.'

CAT MEOWS

Time's up, twins! Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.

Raj found this vintage helmet and the girls went along for the ride.

£28 paid.

They didn't even look at these opera glasses.

We'll soon see if £40 was money well spent.

And this street lamp was £55.

Let's hope it brightens up the auction.

Rachel, Louise, how's the fighting spirit now then?

It's long gone.

We left it! We left it over there.

Tell me...just one thing.

Describe to me what those opera glasses actually look like?

-I didn't even...

-I think mother of pearl. Yeah!

-That sold it to us, really.

-Really?

How much did this cost you in the end?

All together, it was £123 we spent today.

123? No big jeopardy there.

-£177 there, is there?

-Yes.

-I'll have that, thank you very much.

But not for long. I'll hand it over to the trusty hands of Raj.

-Thank you very much, Paul.

-Kitchenalia, is it?

I'm sure I can find something that can make them some money with this.

-I've no doubt you can, Raj. Good luck to you.

-Thank you.

Let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

The boys disagreed on the £10 coffee set,

so will it leave a bitter taste at the auction.

But the twins were in step on this wooden ladder.

It cost them a tenner.

And have they struck gold with these nine-carat cufflinks? £30 paid.

Mark, Lee, do I see victors before me?

-Er, I think...

-Yeah, we will...

We'll win.

I said we're going to win, so we'll win.

It might be tight, though, because we've gotten very cheap.

-Really?

-Yes.

-What's your favourite lot?

-The cufflinks.

-The third item.

-The cufflinks, the gold cufflinks.

-Yeah.

But we didn't pick that.

-Ah!

-Our expert.

-I think that...

-That's why she's here!

-And how much have you spent?

-£50.

And on the other two lots?

-That was in total.

-No, that's it.

-Really?

-Really? Including gold cufflinks?

-Yeah.

-Give me £250, one of you, please.

-There it is.

-Holy Moses!

-Kate Bliss, what are you going to do with this? There's a budget!

-I know.

The thing is, though, do I stick to the guys' strategy

and go really, really cheap, or do I blow the lot?

-You know how we are, you've got to go cheap.

-Cheap.

-Cheap's the only way.

-Cheap.

-You're under orders, Kate.

-Whether she will obey them remains to be seen.

-Yes.

And we'll find out at the auction!

And we're literally heading down the road to Golding, Young & Mawer.

With Colin Young himself. How are you, Colin? You well?

Very well, Paul. Good to see you.

Well, look, the Reds, Rachel and Louise.

They bought quite a little assortment.

Not the least of which is the vintage bike helmet.

-You like your motorbikes, don't you?

-Oh, yes.

I like bikes, I like vintage, so that's just up my street.

So, you like vintage bike helmets? So, '50s, '60s?

Yes, that's the sort of period for that.

-What sort of value's in that today?

-£25-£40.

They do come on the market fairly regularly.

Yes, it's just an iconic piece.

Well, those numbers sound all right

because Rachel and Louise paid £28 for that.

So we could be off to a good start, a flying start, can I say?

Thereafter, it's onto the pair of pretty standard

mother of pearl veneered opera glasses.

It has to be said, if I had a pound for every time

I'd seen some of these, I would probably have about £187.

-So, it's quite good actually, isn't it?

-Roughly?

-That's right!

So, pleasing example of their kind,

with the case. Fair enough.

Value?

Well, they regularly make £25,

£40 at a push for this more standard model.

Well, you referred to at a push.

We need the push because Rachel and Louise paid £40 for them.

-So that could be, we might need a wind in our sails.

-Yep.

OK, and lastly and substantially, we've got our wall-mounting lamp.

It's a pretty impressive lump, is it not?

It is, you certainly win by volume on this one, don't you?

Victorian is the style but I don't think Victorian is the date.

Looks to be more a sort of cast aluminium.

So, 20th century but still a good-looking thing.

That would be an expensive thing to go and replace.

-What's it worth under the hammer?

-I think, in the second-hand market,

you're looking at maybe £50-£80, something like that.

£100 might be a bit of a push but you'd never know your luck.

Well, do you know what? We don't need the push.

-The Reds would be more than happy. They paid £55.

-Very good.

They may not need a bonus buy, but in case they do,

let's go and see what Raj turned up.

Louise, Rachel, you spent a canny £123,

leaving Raj all of £177, if my maths is right.

Show us what you invested in, Raj.

Well, girls, you wanted something to do with kitchenalia.

So, I thought I'd buy you a teapot!

-THEY LAUGH

-What is it?

-What do you mean, what is it?

-No! You're going to sell it to us.

Do you remember when we went round and I showed you a small teapot,

-which was a reproduction and it was what we call bargeware?

-Yes.

Well, this is bargeware.

It was made in a place called Meacham and it's mid-19th century.

Raj, how much have you paid for it?

Well, I actually only paid £30 for it, which I think is a real bargain.

-Is brown a popular colour?

-Brown's a fantastic colour!

-He's happy.

-On a teapot?

-My favourite colour!

No, absolutely. I think it's a collectable.

It's in good condition so we might do OK.

-It works, you can think about it.

-It's kitchen memorabilia.

It's definitely kitchen memorabilia, which is what you wanted.

We're definitely going to go with it.

-I'm looking forward to losing a fortune!

-Oh, you're so kind(!)

You don't have to make that decision now.

There may be a debate to be had later on.

We'll wait until the auction of your three purchases.

But in the meantime, let's go see if the auctioneer thinks

the team should go with Raj's teapot

or perhaps not touch it with a barge pole.

Well, what think you of that, Colin?

Well, that is a little bit of a bonus, isn't it?

Very nice teapot, looks to be in good order.

Erm, fairly standard model, though. So, I suppose 25 to £40.

OK, so well bought at £30.

Again, as with the team's purchases,

mostly hovering at low estimate and that bodes well.

I've just got to deliver on my promises now.

OK, well that's it for the Reds. Over to the Blues with Mark and Lee.

And they've got an entirely different feel,

kicking off with their full-blown retro coffee wares. Do you like?

-Generally, I don't like but this is a pattern I do like.

-Yes!

This has that cafe au lait look about it.

The browns are in there that's reminiscent of the coffee beans.

And I love the name, Penthouse Pattern.

It just raises everything up, doesn't it? Takes it to the top.

I've put an estimate of 10 to 30 and we'll see.

Great news is Mark and Lee managed to get it for £10.

-So, that looks a great start.

-Bit of a chance there, I would think.

Well, from there, we go to the rustic stepladders.

Well, it's a stepladder, isn't it?

It's going to be purely for one of those buyers

that just wants to go up in the world.

That's all you can say, isn't it?

Is it worth £10? Should be.

Will someone pay 30? Well, they might do. Let's go for 10 to 30.

-Would you believe? £10 grabbed the ladders as well.

-OK.

Now, we go from retro through rustic to something rather smart

in the pair of gold cufflinks with a good name attached to them.

-Surely you like those?

-I think they're all right.

But, and I suppose the inevitable question on these is always

how much they paid on the day.

Has the gold price changed from the day of the buying

-to the day of the auction?

-Indeed, yeah.

And with an estimate of 25 to 40, we're going to find out the truth

when the hammer falls, aren't we?

Indeed we are. But do you know what?

-What?

-The cufflinks were bought for £30.

So again, it makes no difference.

At low estimate, this is looking like

maybe a varied but certainly a strong portfolio from here.

-Both teams look good.

-Happy days.

Well, bonus buy may not be needed here but we never can tell.

Let's go and see what Kate bought in that department.

Lee, Mark, I'm ashamed to say you spent £50.

That said, you left your expert £250

to go and invest on your behalf.

Show us, what have you come up with, Kate?

-OK, you ready, boys?

-Hmm!

What do you think of that name?

-It's a nice box.

-Well, have a look inside.

-Just check it out, check the condition out. Oh!

-So, what is it?

So, it is a little bookmark.

It's by Tiffany's, so it belongs in the little box.

And it's a little bookmark in the shape of a turtle.

It's a lovely shape, animals always...

-We just want to know the price.

-Oh!

OK, I'll tell you, boys. It was...a tenner.

-Oh!

-That's good, that's my kind of...

-I like it.

-Does that suit?

-I'm liking it.

-Sounds like a clever purchase to me.

-Yeah.

Well then, you don't have to decide.

Not until after the auction of your lots.

But in the meantime, let's go see

if the auctioneer agrees that our bookmark was a wise purchase.

Well, Colin, what do you think of our little turtle?

Well, that's all right, isn't it?

I mean, with silver, there's probably £10 worth of silver there.

You've got a brand name on top. So, I suppose, estimate 25 to 40.

-That should encourage.

-Do you know what?

I think it's worth a tenner of anyone's money without the name.

The minute you slap Tiffany on it, that's got to squeeze it further.

-Yes.

-Good news for the Blues, good news for Kate. She got that for £10.

I think the Blues are going to struggle to go wrong here

but I could be jinxing it.

We'll see what they're going to shell out for it.

-Oh, loving your work. Taking the auction, Colin?

-I am indeed.

Well, I am looking forward to it.

With the form you appear to be on, I think we are in safe hands.

I cannot wait to see how this lot all goes under the hammer.

Excellent quality at 55 bid. 60, do I see now? 60 on the net.

Going at £85. Last call, 85. Thank you.

Rachel, Louise. How are you feeling?

-A bit nervous.

-A bit nervous?

-Yeah, possibly.

Your helmet's the first lot and here it comes now.

Lot number 169 is the vintage two-tone

black and white motorcycle helmet.

Who's going to start me at £30 for it?

30. 20 to go. £20, everybody. 20. 20 bid. At 2. At 2 bid. 5.

Do I see 5? At 25, 25, 28...

Oh, my God. We're in profit!

2. 35. 38 now.

No way! No way!

No more from the room, going then at £35.

-No way.

-£35.

-It's a profit.

-That is plus £7.

The horror opera glasses!

Here it comes now. Good luck.

Lot number 170, pair of late-19th, early-20th century

gilt metal and mother of pearl opera glasses.

There we go, who's going to start me at 30?

30 bid. 5. Bid 40.

40 bid. 45 now. Come on!

I'll take 2, 42. 42. 45.

48 bid, surely? 48...

-No way!

-No.

-Yes.

50 with you, 55, commission bidder, 60 in the room now.

THEY LAUGH

I love it!

£60 bid. 5. 65 on the internet, 70 in the room now.

68, if you like.

68. 70 now. 70 bid. 72 now. No, last call.

Done and finished on the net at £70.

-£70!

-Huge! Plus £30.

-I think the expression ye of little faith.

-Yes, exactly, girls!

This was my favourite. It'll probably make a loss.

Well, here's the lamp.

Lot number 171, of course, is a cast aluminium street lamp and bracket.

Who's going to start me at £100 for it? £100 for this, 100.

80 to go then. £80, anybody?

Come on, come on.

50, 50, who's first in? £50, anybody?

-No!

-'30 to go, surely?'

I made a loss.

£30, 30.

30 with you. 35. 35. Bid 40.

-It's cheap!

-It's just in weight?

-Come on.

-No, it's going.

45, got a bid. At 45. Lady's bid at 45. Last call for everybody. 48.

No!

At 48, 50. 50 bid? No.

At 48 bid. 50 now on my left here? And selling then at £48.

-Oh, close!

-No!

-48, that is a loss of

-7. Oh, mortified!

-Not bad.

Gives you an overall profit of £30.

-How do you like them apples?!

-Girls!

Now, are you going to gild the lily with the teapot? Or not?

Yeah, I'm going to... He picked the opera glasses, so yes.

Well, here it comes now. Your bargeware teapot.

Lot number 175.

Who's going to start me at £40 for it? £40, anyone? 40.

-It's gone very silent.

-Go on!

30? £20 to go.

-Tenner.

-£10? No!

What is it going on?

Looks like you've been sold down the river on this one.

10, 10 for the bid.

At 10 bid. 12. 12 bid. 15 bid. 18, that's more like it.

18 bid, 20 now, surely? 20 bid, at 20 bid.

Do I see 2 bid? And 5?

5, do I see it? 25, surely for anybody else?

No, going then at £22 and done.

-£22.

-We still made a profit.

-I think you were unlucky there.

-Just not on that.

£22, that's a loss of £8.

Now, it diminishes your overall profits to £22.

-You've got to give nothing to the Blues, OK?

-Poker face.

-That's the one.

-Look sad. Well, you do that a lot.

OK? Think about teapots.

How's the competition?

Are you going to annihilate them or are you feeling vulnerable?

-Annihilate them.

-100% we're going to win, we know that.

-You know you're going to win?

-We know we're going to win.

-Pride before a fall, guys!

-At an auction where anything can happen?

No, we're going to win.

Up comes the coffee set here and now, good luck.

Lot number 191, who's going to start me at £40 for it?

40, 30. £30, 30.

-'Who's going to put me at 20, then?'

-Come on.

10 to go then, surely? 10.

£5. Come on. £5.

How's the confidence now?

£5. £5 bid with you.

5. 6 bid. 8 bid. 10 bid.

Yeah, go on!

£9 bid, 10 now.

-Go on!

-'At 10 bid over here.'

At 10 at the back of the room, then.

11 on the lot now. Selling at 10, are you going to go again?

No, selling at £10, them.

Well, so that's £10.

It washed its face.

How's the optimism now?

-We've won but, yes, I wanted to get...

-Have you?

I don't remember the lasses having this problem.

Now, up comes the stepladders. Good luck.

Lot 192 next.

Here is the pine stepladder, there we go.

Who's going to start me at £30 for it? 30.

20 to go then. £20, everybody. £20 for the ladder. 10 already.

10. 12 bid. 15 now. 15 bid. 18.

-Yes!

-'20 now, 20 for the bid.'

18, the lady's bid at 18.

£20 bid. 22 bid. 25 bid. 5 bid. 28. 28 bid. 30 now.

-Come on!

-Have you seen this?

-Have they?

-I've got it in the bag.

At 35. 8 now. 38. 38 bid, 38 bid.

Come on!

£40 bid. 42. 45. 45. Go on, have another one.

At 42, the bid's in the back row, selling at £42 and done.

I've got to say, £42, plus £32.

That is amazing. I hand it to you, boys.

All sins forgiven and you've got the Benson cufflinks to go

and here they come in now.

Lot number 193 is the nine-carat gold cufflinks.

Nice oval pairing there.

Who's going to start me at £50? From 50.

30 will do, then.

We're already 30 on the net. 32 in the room. 32.

35 now. 35. 38. 38...

-Oh, dear, that's not expensive.

-'38 in the room.'

40, may I say it? £38. 40 bid.

At £40 bid, 42, have another one.

No? At £40. Last call at £40.

-Yes!

-You cannot grumble at that.

There's another tenner.

You are up £42, gentlemen.

Do you think you've won it already?

-Guaranteed, guaranteed.

-Really, though?

OK, well, it's a good profit.

Do you want to risk it on the Tiffany silver bookmark at a tenner?

Do you want to take that big risk?

-We've got to take that, guaranteed.

-Definitely.

-We'll take it.

Yes, guaranteed? Well, we'll find out in a moment. Here it comes.

Lot 197 is a Tiffany & Co silver bookmark this time.

Start me at £30 for it, 30. I'll take 20 to go then, £20. 10.

10 over there. 10. 12. 15. 18. 20. 2. 5.

Off we go.

28. And 30 on the book. And 2?

32. 35. 38. 35 for the bid. 38, surely?

'38 with you. 40 with me.'

42, fresh bidder. 45 on the book. 48.

-Come on!

-Still going!

This is great!

All done and finished, your bid, sir, at £48.

-Yes!

-Brilliant!

48, plus 38.

Giving you an overall profit of £80.

# Da-da-da! #

What do you think of that?

What do you think of that, then?

Two teams, four twins and bags of competition.

But sadly, one team of losers.

And today, the losers are the Reds.

-Yeah!

-Woohoo!

-Ooh!

Settle, you two.

-Did you enjoy it?

-We did, very good.

-Yes?

You enjoyed it and you made a profit of £22.

-A Bargain Hunt profit? Quite a rare beast, that.

-Hand it over.

And out comes the hand, show me the money! There you go. £22.

-Thank you. Fabulous.

-Enjoy.

-Tell your friends.

-Will do.

OK, and lick your wounds. But look at this pair.

-Show me smug, show me smug.

-Always going to happen.

-That's a good smug.

-Never in doubt.

I'm just going to say, my life would not have been worth living

if we hadn't won!

-Never in doubt.

-Well, at the end of that, £80 profit.

-RAJ:

-Ooh, Well done.

And lashings of satisfaction. Yeah?

-You enjoy that?

-Yes, very good.

-Brilliant.

-Enjoying that even more.

-Thank you very much, yes.

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