0:00:02 > 0:00:04We're at the East of England Showground
0:00:04 > 0:00:06and I'm in the driving seat today.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08MUSIC: Water Music, Suite No.2 by Handel
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Sir Henry Royce, the man behind this superb Rolls-Royce, was born
0:00:12 > 0:00:16here in Peterborough. So, with that in mind, let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Henry Royce formed a fantastic partnership with
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Charles Stewart Rolls.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52And that's what we need on Bargain Hunt, successful partnerships.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55So, let's take a little sneaky peek
0:00:55 > 0:00:59at the journey ahead.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02On today's show, the old ones are the best for the Reds.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- I like the old one.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Probably because we're of similar age!
0:01:05 > 0:01:08THEY LAUGH
0:01:08 > 0:01:11And the Blues have expensive tastes.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- That is beautiful.- A beautiful thing. Out of budget. Put it back.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16- OK.- Well done.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19But just who will come out on top at the auction?
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- Ooh! The excitement of it all.- £35.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Equal! That's all for later.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Let's meet today's teams.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28We've got four lovely ladies here today.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32For the Reds, we have a mum and daughter team, Amelia and Rosie.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36And for the Blues, we have two great friends, Amy and Rebecca.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- Hello, everyone.- Hello.- Hello. - That was very bright, wasn't it?
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Now, Amelia, you work in sales. Does that mean
0:01:41 > 0:01:43you're going to be driving a hard bargain?
0:01:43 > 0:01:45I do like a good haggle, so I'll certainly try
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- my best to drive a hard bargain. - Oh, do you?
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- You love haggling? - Oh, absolutely. Yeah.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- What sort of sales are you involved with?- Software,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- for a software company that I work in.- I don't understand software.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Let's move on. Now, you're a car freak, aren't you?
0:01:57 > 0:01:59I love motorsports and cars, especially drifting.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02You're sliding the back end of a car out, so, like you're
0:02:02 > 0:02:03skidding it, but doing it in a controlled way.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Now, Rosie. You're a retired customer services rep, aren't you?
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- I am. - How long have you been retired?
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- Or is it a secret?- Two years. Two years.- Two years!
0:02:12 > 0:02:13And what you do you do with yourself now?
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- I've taken up art classes. - Have you? Watercolours? Oils?
0:02:16 > 0:02:20I've tried acrylics oils, pastels, soft pastels.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21Any good at antiques?
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Well, I used to have a collection of nearly 150 teapots but...
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- too much dusting, so they had to go! - You kept your best ones, did you?
0:02:27 > 0:02:31I have a 1760 blue and white from
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- the Dutch royal house from 1760. - How fantastic.- I've still got that.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Well, the great thing about any collection, if you
0:02:37 > 0:02:41are paring down a collection, the thing to remember is keep the best.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Get rid of the other bits and bobs and keep the best.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- Who's going to be in charge today? AMELIA:- I'm always in charge.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- ROSIE:- As I've said, I always do what I'm told.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Isn't that true with all mothers and daughters?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55The daughter is always in charge. And what about tactics?
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- Well, if we don't fall out, we might do well.- Have you ever fallen out?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- Never.- Daily!
0:03:02 > 0:03:05And on that note, thank you very much indeed, Reds.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- Now, off to the Blues. We have great friends Amy and Rebecca.- Hello.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- You're both police officers? Is that how you met?- Yeah.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15I joined the police force ten years ago
0:03:15 > 0:03:20and Rebecca was already a police officer on the shift that I joined.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- Right.- So, we became friends from there, really.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24What's your specific role in the police force?
0:03:24 > 0:03:27I work in neighbour policing, and Amy's a detective.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- You're a detective?- I am, yeah.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- So you're quite intellectual, are you?- I'd like to think so.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- Most of the time.- Now, Rebecca.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37When you're not on the beat, what do you like doing?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Well, most of my time is spent with my children, to be honest,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42which I enjoy doing, and spending time with them,
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- and taking them places.- Marvellous.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Now, going on to the antiques. What do you like?
0:03:46 > 0:03:50I like perfume, so I like the perfume bottles.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51- Oh, do you?- Yes. I do.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53I've got 15 perfumes on the go at the moment,
0:03:53 > 0:03:56and I'll probably keep about five of the bottles.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- 15 perfumes on the go?- I like to have a nice choice in the morning,
0:03:59 > 0:04:02when I get up. What do I want to smell like? So...
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Hang on. Hang on. Oh, I like today's.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07What about you, Rebecca?
0:04:07 > 0:04:09I don't know too much about antiques,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12but I like a good nosy round the shops.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14I don't live that far from Lovejoy country,
0:04:14 > 0:04:17so there's lots of antiques round that way. So I like to have a look.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- I like jewellery, I like fashion. - Lots of things?- Yeah.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- Are you going to be "spend, spend, spend?"- Yeah, definitely.- She will.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25I'm going to have to rein her in a little bit.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Is that the way it's going to work? So, who's going
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- to be captain of the team? - Probably Amy.- Me.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- Who's going to be superintendent? - Probably me.- You?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Now, if you're going to go shopping, girls, what will you need?
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- ALL:- Money! - Absolutely, and I've got it.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42I've got 300 smackers for you, girls.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47And superintendent, I have £300 for you.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48Off you go.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Whoosh! Away! I think this looks like being an absolute belter!
0:04:54 > 0:04:58So, all the teams need now are their experts.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Hoping to put the P into profit
0:05:00 > 0:05:03for the Reds, it's Philip Serrell.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05And she won't be lounging around for long.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08It's Christina Trevanion for the Blues.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- So, what are we looking for? Amy? - Something small and pretty, I think.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13A perfume bottle, maybe.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Right, because you're a bit of a perfume fan, aren't you?- Yes.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18For me, it's not anything specific.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20I know what I like, so if something catches my eye that's a bit
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- different...- What do you like? - I like military items, I like
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- vintage items, clothing.- Yep.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- So,- what do you think? Jewellery, silverware. Something a bit quirky!
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Girls after my own heart! I love it.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- Is there a plan?- Well, we'll have to see what we like, I think.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Quirky, maybe, and a bit different.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Right, teams. Your time starts now...
0:05:42 > 0:05:44BELL DINGS ..and they're off.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- Come on. Let's get going.- Let's go!
0:05:49 > 0:05:53let's see if we can find a modest Ferrari, or something.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Good luck with that.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00'Ello, 'ello, 'ello. What have we here, then?
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Oh, there's a little policeman!
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Hey, this looks like a really quirky shop, doesn't it?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- And the police sign over there. - Where's that?- Just there.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Oh, yeah! Very appropriate.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12A bit of a police sign going on.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14So, what would that have gone on originally?
0:06:14 > 0:06:15Maybe a fence, or something?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- VENDOR: Back of a motorbike. - Back of a motorbike.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21- A police motorbike? - That's pretty cool though, isn't it?
0:06:21 > 0:06:22The blue is very fitting.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Maybe we could take this off and make it a necklace.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27- Would you wear that, Becks?- It's a bit big for me.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29I do like my big and chunky, but it's a bit on the big side.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31You did say you wanted some jewellery.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- I'm coming up with some good stuff. - I'm going to continue looking
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- if that's all right. - OK. fair enough.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37A wise decision, I think, Blues.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Now, Reds, are you about to clean up with your first item?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- Do you mind me enquiring about these suitcases?- Yeah?
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- Do you know about them?- They're not suitcases, more boxes, aren't they?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- Boxes.- They are laundry cases, So, when people would
0:06:48 > 0:06:51take their laundry to Wolverhampton,
0:06:51 > 0:06:53that's how they would get it back.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Apparently, in 1890s, 1900s,
0:06:55 > 0:06:59it was the biggest place that employed women in England.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- Oh, right. So there's a bit of history to it, really?- That's right.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04That's what they're most known for.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08And are they coming as a package?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10You could have them separate if you like.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- What are you talking about, price-wise?- £35 each.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- Can I just say something to you?- Go on, then.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19If you look at those, the one at the front looks to me
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- like it's quite cool, 1950s, early- '60s. The other one's modern.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27- The other one is 1980s. I like the old one.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Probably because we're of similar age.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31Speak for yourself, please!
0:07:31 > 0:07:34But I think that's a quite a cool thing, though.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- People like them for displays, decor.- Can we have a look at this?
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Any holes in it, or bumps, or... - You're welcome to have a look.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45What's the very, very best on it? This is the painful bit.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49I know, very, very painful. £30?
0:07:49 > 0:07:51See, that was said as though it was a question, wasn't it?
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- Not a statement. - I was trying to be very polite.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Well, you'll probably say no to £20, will you?
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- I will say no to £20, I'm afraid. - Would you meet halfway, though?
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- That's what I was going to say. £25?- £25?
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Have a look. Have a look,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07and make sure you're actually happy with it before you agree on a price.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Right, let's just have a look. As I say, what we're looking at here
0:08:10 > 0:08:14is a very expensive cardboard box.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- That's about what it is.- Has it got any dates on it?- 1951.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22- You were spot on!- Yeah.- Yeah, we'd like to take that, please.- Yeah?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- 25, is that all right?- That's fine. - Thank you, very much.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- Good luck with it.- Thank you!
0:08:28 > 0:08:30So, that's one box for the Reds
0:08:30 > 0:08:33and it looks like the Blues have found a box of their own.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- Want to have a look at this? Christina?- What's that, darling?
0:08:37 > 0:08:42- Altrincham Police, 1936.- Oh, wow. How appropriate.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45I'm not entirely sure what it would have been used for.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Perhaps a notebook? And some...
0:08:47 > 0:08:50I'm really surprised that you've just taken the cover...
0:08:50 > 0:08:52I would have expected a hinged lid.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Really beautiful oak box, which possibly would have been...
0:08:54 > 0:08:56I mean, there's still a card in there,
0:08:56 > 0:08:59but I would have said it probably would have been a cigar box,
0:08:59 > 0:09:01because it's obviously a presentation piece.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03You've got this lovely shield on the front here,
0:09:03 > 0:09:04which has been engraved.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Altrincham Police, 1936.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09So, 1936, just coming towards
0:09:09 > 0:09:11the end of the Art Deco period, and we can see that by its form,
0:09:11 > 0:09:14if you look at that lovely chamfered top on there.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- Now, any moulding missing, if you have a good look around it?- No.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23- OK. How much is that? - I've got £45 on it.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26I think, really, if you want to make a profit on it, you want to be
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- nudging it towards the £20 region. - Would you take £20 for it?
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Definitely not.- What's the best price you could do us?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34The best price for me or the best price for you?
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- The best price for us? - The best price for you,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- probably £30.- Meet us in the middle at £25.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- Could we just nudge you that £5 less?- Ooh. The pain.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- You are pushing, but you have a deal.- Thank you, very much.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- Have we just bought something?- Yeah!
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Well done, girls. Speedy Gonzales.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56I'm going to have to watch you two, I can tell.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- Right, let's go.- OK.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01Speedy indeed. And for just £25.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Now, both teams have ticked a box, quite literally.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07So, it's one apiece with just over ten minutes on the clock.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Well, Reds. What's next?
0:10:11 > 0:10:12I think we should look for something
0:10:12 > 0:10:15different, and this is certainly different.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- I'm not too sure I know what it is. - I was about to say,
0:10:17 > 0:10:18do you know what it is?
0:10:18 > 0:10:22It's got Eton College here, 1927 football club.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23All the players.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25ECFC? EC...?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- Eton College?- Eton, maybe? - That would be nice, wouldn't it?
0:10:28 > 0:10:29All those names.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Well, it's got the wall game over here, so it probably must be.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- It's worth a risk, maybe.- So, if you buy this, what you do with it?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- Oh, yeah.- Well, I think someone who's interested maybe has possibly
0:10:38 > 0:10:42been to Eton, or has contacts, or whatever, might be interested.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44What you don't want to be doing is buying a Dalton jug,
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- that... Everybody can look up the price of a Dalton jug.- Yeah.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49I've never seen anything like this in my life before,
0:10:49 > 0:10:51So, what's it worth? I haven't got a clue.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54It could be cheap at £150. It could be cheap at £50.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57It could be cheap at £300. I really, really don't know.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58But I think it's such fun.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- How much is this, please? - £150, sir.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05What's the absolute finish on it?
0:11:05 > 0:11:08It needs to clear £120. The best price.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12- So, £120 is it.- Absolutely. - Can I ask you to do a favour for us?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Could you just hang onto it for us for about 35 minutes?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- Yeah, that's fine.- Right. Let's go and have a think.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23CHARLIE: I'd keep that one in mind, then, Reds. Now, Blues.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Are you BOBBIN' along nicely?
0:11:24 > 0:11:26A sewing machine. Yeah.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28It's slightly difficult thing to sell at auction,
0:11:28 > 0:11:30to be perfectly honest.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32And they don't tend to sell for a huge amount of money.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Having said that, that is probably the most beautiful case
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- I've ever seen. And, darling, it's a Premier.- Premier.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41It's not just any old sewing machine, it's a Premier.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44No, it's nice that you've got this mother of pearl inlay on here.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47It's a lovely thing. How much have you got on your sewing machine?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50£75 because it's quite unusual and the case
0:11:50 > 0:11:52has been restored.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54What would be your very best price on it, Johnny?
0:11:54 > 0:11:59- To give me a small profit, £55.- £55.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01At auction you're probably looking at £30-£50.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- OK.- OK.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- OK. What do you think?- No, then.- No?
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- Yeah, it's no.- Let's move on. Come on, girls.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Back on the beat, then, Blues.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13But with nearly 30 minutes left,
0:12:13 > 0:12:16you might need to turn on your blue lights.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19So, Reds, what's the plan?
0:12:19 > 0:12:24Now, then. Let's just take a bit of a rain check.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25We've bought the first two.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28That case, which I thought was really, really lovely. I liked that.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31The "but" is, we've only got six minutes before that bloke
0:12:31 > 0:12:34puts his Eton College thing back on his floor,
0:12:34 > 0:12:37so, I think we need to decide, do we want that, or don't we?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- You like it, don't you?- I like it.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41It's that kill or cure thing.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44I think it's a nice... I like it because you can't put a price on it.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47You know, that could make £50.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50It could make £200 and it could make anywhere between.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51But I think it's a fun thing.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54And I think the fact that you like it means to me that I'd buy it.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- And it's a bit different!- Yeah. - Maybe we should go for it, then.
0:12:57 > 0:12:58Yeah, OK.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Go and seal the deal, then, Reds.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Hello? What has our detective sniffed out?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Oh, look! Perfume bottles!
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- Now, who was the perfume fan?- Me. - Amy.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12So, we've got some perfume bottles here and if we look at construction
0:13:12 > 0:13:15of this, this is a moulded glass piece rather than
0:13:15 > 0:13:17a cut glass piece,
0:13:17 > 0:13:19so instantly it says to us that the
0:13:19 > 0:13:21quality isn't as good as it could be. OK.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24And the reason we can tell it's a moulded glass piece
0:13:24 > 0:13:26is that we've actually got a seam line down there.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29So that has been made in a mould, molten glass,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32pressed together in a mould and then that's how it's been made. OK.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- All right.- I don't like the look of it.- No. I don't.- OK. All right.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Let's move on.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40And the Reds are back for the Eton display cabinet.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41Hello.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Thank you.- You'll have that? - Yeah, we'll have them.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- Thank you very much, indeed. - Pleasure.- We just bought them.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- Thank you. Yay!- We'll be back later on.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- Right, on to the next now, then. - Right on time.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Crumbs! No fuss with that buy. £120 for their second item.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- Maybe the Blues can smell a profit at this stall.- Right.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- That's really nice. - Heh. Look at this.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Oh, my goodness.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- AMY GASPS - It's got the little stopper thing.
0:14:07 > 0:14:08Yeah.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10We've got a magic stopper. OK. So this,
0:14:10 > 0:14:12even just not having a really close look at it,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15the perfume bottle we were looking at before,
0:14:15 > 0:14:21it's kind of the bicycle of the perfume bottle world.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22- This is the Rolls-Royce.- Is it?
0:14:22 > 0:14:25This is the piece de resistance.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29Look at this fabulous decoration. I'd say it's got to be Victorian.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31And that cover there, engraved with a lily.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Language of flowers - Lily, I think, is for remembrance.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38- Amy likes lilies. That's her favourite flower.- Ah!
0:14:38 > 0:14:39And solid silver again.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42We've got these hallmarks on here. Nice thing.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44What have we got on that?
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- Ooh!- What is it? What is it?
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- Did you want to spend big or spend small?- Spend small.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- What is it? Ooh.- £160.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Ouch!
0:14:54 > 0:14:57What would it make though? Do think it would make anything?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00You pay for quality and quality always sells.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02I mean, at auction I would put it at maybe £80-120.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05It's a beautiful thing. But what do you think of it?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07- I really like it.- I really like it. - What would be your
0:15:07 > 0:15:09very, very best price on that beautiful scent bottle,
0:15:09 > 0:15:11my darling?
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Oh, she's looking cross.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16No, it's the sun!
0:15:16 > 0:15:19I'm bedazzled!
0:15:19 > 0:15:20How about £110?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23- Excellent! - Because I was going to ask her.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- CHRISTINA MUTTERS - OK!
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Oh, Blues. You can haggle better than that!
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Let's have a little chat about this, shall we?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34That's why she's the expert, and I know nothing.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37If we can try to nudge it under the £100,
0:15:37 > 0:15:38I'd be a very happy bunny.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Is there any, any, any chance we could nudge it
0:15:41 > 0:15:42under the hundred?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44£98.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45- £95.- £95.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- Come on, £95.- Brilliant. You're an angel.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Well done, Christina. Show them how it's done.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Perfume bottle got! Well done.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57And that, honestly, is the nicest perfume bottle I've ever seen.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- Really?- It is beautiful.- Oh.- Well done, girls.- Yes!- Right. Come on.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Let's go.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06So, that's two in the bag with 20 minutes left on the clock.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Are you pleased, Christina?
0:16:09 > 0:16:12It sort of started a bit hesitantly, and then suddenly, that was it.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17Done. Decisive. And another one. Done. Decisive. And I love that.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19That's great. It makes life a lot easier.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23I thought we were going to be ditherers, but we're not.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- Phil, are you as optimistic? - I think they've done really well.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Bought two bits early on. Decisive. Job's done.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Splendid. Now, it looks like the Blues have got their hands
0:16:32 > 0:16:35on some silver.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- Now, that is rather splendid, isn't it?- It is. I do like that.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40That is beautiful.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Beautiful thing. Out of budget. Put it back.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Oh, lawks. You tell 'em, Christina.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- I've spotted this here. - I saw that one, as well.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Is it a...?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52What do you think that is?
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Is that for the end of a necklace?
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- Is it a pendant? - Well, potentially, today.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01So, how to open it, well, normally...
0:17:01 > 0:17:05I'm going to give it to you.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Stop breaking the merchandise!
0:17:07 > 0:17:09There we go. Well, this is interesting, isn't it?
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Press that middle bit.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Oh, look at that.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16What do you think that's for?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Clicking how many people go into a club?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Oh, Amy. You're so classy.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27So, basically, when you were a Victorian lady or gentlemen,
0:17:27 > 0:17:29you would carry around your sovereigns.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- So, like the plastic pound holders? - Yes.- Oh, of course.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36So, obviously you'd put maybe three or four in there,
0:17:36 > 0:17:40and as you spent them, which we are, liberally, it would
0:17:40 > 0:17:41spring up, and then you'd close it up
0:17:41 > 0:17:44so nobody could see how many coins you are carrying on you.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- Oh, OK.- What's it got on it? - It's got £110.- OK, so £110.
0:17:47 > 0:17:53- So at auction it would be maybe £30-£50.- OK.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55OK. So, if nothing floats your boat, what's our plan?
0:17:55 > 0:17:59We've only got ten minutes left and I'm feeling a little bit antsy.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I know. I know.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03I think, well, I haven't liked anything
0:18:03 > 0:18:04as much as I like the sewing machine.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07- Ah. OK. The one we saw at the start?- With the box.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08I love the box, as well, with it.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11So, given that we've only got ten minutes, then let's go get it.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14That's very unusual. The sewing machine's floating your boat.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15I know. Totally unlike me.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19I don't mend stuff and sew stuff, but I like it.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- OK. All right. Let's go. Let's hope it's still there.- Yeah.- Yes.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Off you go, then, Blues.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Now, Reds. You also need to bag your final item.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- Is that a post office bag? - That's right.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32And most people think they are doctor's bags.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- Gladstones, aren't they? - That's right.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40You can see this heavy lined leather interior. Nice and secure.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41Nice and sturdy.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43After all these years, to get that.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Is that about 1950s?
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- It would be earlier than '50s. - Yeah?
0:18:48 > 0:18:51You can tell by the actual fittings and the construction.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- You could use it as a handbag, couldn't you?- I could.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- I would, as well! - How much is it, that's the key?
0:18:56 > 0:19:00This wouldn't be out of the way at around about £75.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05- It's the "about" bit, isn't it?- Yes, yes. What would be your best price?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07If we were talking about cash and giving me
0:19:07 > 0:19:12- a little bit of profit, we'd be talking about 60.- OK.- About.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17- It's that would "about".- 55 or 60? - I was thinking 50.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22- It's too near to what it cost me. - 55?
0:19:24 > 0:19:26If it's going to help you,
0:19:26 > 0:19:31and you're definitely going to get more than 55.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35I'd love a pound for every time someone said that to me!
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- You really like that, don't you? - I really like it.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Really like it, but will we make any money?
0:19:40 > 0:19:44I think it'll make between probably £30 and £60.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- That would be the top end.- Yeah, but you like it, that's the issue.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- I do really like it.- What I think you should do, hang onto it.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53This gentleman has nice things on his stall.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58Let's look at the rest of his stall. Hold on to it, don't let go.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59Thanks very much.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04I wouldn't wait too long, Reds, time's ticking on.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Come on, girls, let's go, we're running out of time.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13So, Blues, put those blue lights on and sew up your final item.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18- Ah, I see it. It's still there. - Yes, it is.- Hello.- Back again.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20You've had a good scout around
0:20:20 > 0:20:22and obviously you've made a good decision.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- Well, not as yet. - Would you take 40?
0:20:25 > 0:20:28I can't do that, I'm afraid. I would be making a loss.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- Obviously, I do have a few overhead costs myself.- Sure.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34What would your very best price be, Johnny?
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Well, it's going to be 50 because I paid the lady 45 for this, you see,
0:20:37 > 0:20:40and that just gives me a little contribution towards my costs.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- I'm trying to help you out as much as I can.- We appreciate that.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46I think at 45, we stand a fighting chance
0:20:46 > 0:20:49and then you don't have to lug it home with you.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53And you've got space in the van to buy something else with that 45.
0:20:53 > 0:20:54It's a very kind offer.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Very kind offer and I see where you're coming from
0:20:57 > 0:20:58but I'm going to decline on that
0:20:58 > 0:21:01because I have to be a bit more disciplined about my costs.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- Oh, my goodness.- 48?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- Well, I tell you what. - Everybody loves a trier.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10For your efforts and your sheer determination,
0:21:10 > 0:21:11I'm going to say yes to 48.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Yay! Thank you.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17A big improvement on your haggling skills, Blues. Job done.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Yes! Fantastic, well done.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Reds, you need one more item.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Right, we've got about three minutes left
0:21:24 > 0:21:27and we've spent £145 on two items.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29What are your thoughts?
0:21:29 > 0:21:32I've just seen that gramophone there and the gentleman on the stall
0:21:32 > 0:21:36says it's £150 and is in working order, but he is open to offers.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38It's your decision.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Time is ticking!
0:21:40 > 0:21:42I think we should probably go with the bag
0:21:42 > 0:21:45and then you've got some left-over dosh to find something nice.
0:21:45 > 0:21:46£200 you spent, three items.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49The thing is, I think we bought three items all of us like,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- haven't we? - I think so, yeah.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56- We're happy. - Off you go.- OK, brilliant.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Did you ever think that you'd come out and buy a box,
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- a perfume bottle and a sewing machine?- No!
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- The Blues can celebrate as they've finished.- Let's go.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09The Reds are also about to finish, if that bag hasn't been sold.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10- It's still here.- Phew!
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Thank you very much.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14I hope you do very well. KLAXON
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Right, team, the race is over.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18Your time is up.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20I think you've done really, really well
0:22:20 > 0:22:22and just by the skin of your teeth.
0:22:22 > 0:22:27- Oh, thank God for that.- Let's go.- Come on then. Thank you.- Bye.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Let's check out what the Red team have bought.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33First up at £25,
0:22:33 > 0:22:36will the Reds be hung out to dry with this laundry box?
0:22:37 > 0:22:42Next up, will they have something to show with this display cabinet?
0:22:42 > 0:22:43£120 paid.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Finally, will this £55 GPO bag deliver a first-class profit?
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- How was it, girls?- Interesting. - Interesting? Wasn't it awesome?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00That's the sort of answer I want. So, what's your favourite lot?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03I really like the Post Office bag we got. I really liked that.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- You really like that?- Yeah, I'd take it home if I could and use it.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Wonderful. It won't make you much more profit, will it?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11What's going to make the biggest profit?
0:23:11 > 0:23:13I think the laundry box we got is going to make the biggest profit.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Excellent.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- So, mum, what's your favourite lot?- A difficult choice.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19We bought this rather large thing.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20I think it's got Eton memorabilia or...
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- How much did you spend, girls? - £200.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27- So you've got £100 for Uncle Phil? - We have.- Hand it over.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32Philip, you lucky chap. What are you going to spend it on?
0:23:32 > 0:23:33Looking at those, Charlie,
0:23:33 > 0:23:37I'm going to try and find some blue suede dancing shoes!
0:23:37 > 0:23:42Well, on that note, let's go and find out what the Blue team bought.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Our girls in Blue hit the beat and paid £25 for this police box.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Next, they followed the scent
0:23:50 > 0:23:53and sniffed out this perfume bottle for £95.
0:23:55 > 0:24:01Finally, their shop was all stitched up with this sewing machine at £48.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Well, well, well, you were so focused, you two.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Discipline of the police force, I suppose.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Now, what's your favourite lot?
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- The police box.- The police box. I would expect that.- Yeah.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- What was your favourite?- I think I'm going to go with my perfume bottle.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- What's going to make the biggest profit?- I think the box.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24You think the box?
0:24:24 > 0:24:26I was pointing because I was going to say the perfume bottle.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29So, perfume bottle and the box. What's their best buy?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Ah, the perfume bottle. - Without a shadow of a doubt?
0:24:31 > 0:24:33By a country mile. I mean, we did pay quite a lot for it
0:24:33 > 0:24:37- but it is the piece de resistance. - Oh, how wonderful.
0:24:37 > 0:24:43- Well, how much did you spend? - 168.- So, you've got for me 132.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- I have.- Come on, let's have it. - There you go.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51That's far more than most people would risk with Christina.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53There you go, my dear. What are you going to do with it?
0:24:53 > 0:24:56We didn't really tick any sparkly boxes, did we?
0:24:56 > 0:24:57Which is what you wanted, girls,
0:24:57 > 0:25:00and I think that gives me quite a lot... Look at that!
0:25:00 > 0:25:04- That is far too much for a girl like you.- I'm a bit over-excited!
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Now, we're off to somewhere rather special.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Today I've come to Blakesley Hall,
0:25:14 > 0:25:22built in 1590, which makes it one of the oldest buildings in Birmingham.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26It was constructed with darkened timber and wattle and daub infill.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29It was then rendered in lime and painted white.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36The man that built this house
0:25:36 > 0:25:40on former farmland in the Birmingham suburb of Yardley
0:25:40 > 0:25:42was Richard Smallbrook.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43He was a wealthy merchant
0:25:43 > 0:25:47and this is a statement of his new-found wealth.
0:25:49 > 0:25:50Now a museum,
0:25:50 > 0:25:54the house forms part of the urban sprawl of England's second city.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56There's a fascinating history
0:25:56 > 0:26:00and I've come to meet Steve Spencer to find out more.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02What a wonderful building!
0:26:02 > 0:26:05So, what was the house like when it was first built?
0:26:05 > 0:26:07It was modern and fashionable.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09It was at a time when English domestic architecture
0:26:09 > 0:26:12was moving away from the medieval style
0:26:12 > 0:26:15and the central fireplace and one big room.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19What specific external features have we got here?
0:26:19 > 0:26:20Well, you have a lot of use of oak.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24The more oak you used in a building, was a sign of your wealth.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Richard Smallbrook was very much showing off.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28He was the nouveau riche of Tudor England, if you like.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30The new money.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33And the chimneys, brick chimneys? A statement of wealth?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35A statement of wealth. Brick was very expensive.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38They were just starting to use brick in the design of these homes.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- Well, here I am, a merchant and look what I've done.- Exactly.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- Perhaps we could go inside?- Yes.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49The Smallbrooks lived here until 1686.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51After that, the building passed into the hands
0:26:51 > 0:26:54of another local family who rented the adjoining land
0:26:54 > 0:26:56to a succession of farmers.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59The house and farm fell into disrepair
0:26:59 > 0:27:03but the house was renovated in 1899 and then bought at auction
0:27:03 > 0:27:07by Thomas Merry, a Birmingham paint and varnish manufacturer.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11When he died in 1932, the house was put up for auction again
0:27:11 > 0:27:16and in 1935, the house became a museum.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19What a magnificent table! Is this original to the house?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Not original to 1590.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26This table dates to around 1630, which is the time the house
0:27:26 > 0:27:31was occupied by the granddaughter of Richard Smallbrook, Barbara,
0:27:31 > 0:27:36and her second husband, Aylmer Folliott and their 12 children.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39There was huge attention to detail with regard to the
0:27:39 > 0:27:41outside of the house and the opulence of it all.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45Is there the same sort of attention to detail inside?
0:27:45 > 0:27:49Very much so. We have very high ceilings in this room
0:27:49 > 0:27:53and throughout the ground floor. We have plastered ceilings.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55In a farmhouse, the ceilings would be lower,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57you'd see the floorboards above.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59We have chamfered beams as well.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03And also, we have a long gallery on the first floor, which again,
0:28:03 > 0:28:05is very unusual for a house of this style.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09The long gallery is somewhere where they would entertain.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13They would hang paintings and they would even exercise and dance.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Steve, thank you so much for all that history.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Absolutely fascinating.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Well, this house and its contents have been auctioned many times
0:28:20 > 0:28:21over the years.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23What I want to know is,
0:28:23 > 0:28:25how are our teams going to get on at the auction today?
0:28:31 > 0:28:35We've come to the lovely cathedral city of Lichfield
0:28:35 > 0:28:39and who do we find here? None other than Richard Winterton. Richard.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Charlie, delighted to have you here.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Now, we're going to kick off with the laundry box
0:28:44 > 0:28:47here from the Wolverhampton Steam Laundry Limited.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- What do you think of it?- It's a decorative piece, I suppose.
0:28:50 > 0:28:54We're not far away from Northampton so we have half a chance.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56So, what do you think the box is worth?
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Well, we haven't actually put a guide on it,
0:28:58 > 0:29:00which means we think it's under a £10 note.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Yeah, they didn't pay a lot.
0:29:02 > 0:29:07- They paid £25 for it, so this might get there?- Yes, it'll be close.
0:29:07 > 0:29:13Now, the next lot is a screen of various Etonian College
0:29:13 > 0:29:15library rules but the one thing I have noticed about this,
0:29:15 > 0:29:17there are some good games on there.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19There are, Charlie, but I think it's one of those,
0:29:19 > 0:29:21the market will decide.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24I just don't... It's very difficult to place.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26I do notice that there's a Douglas Hume on there.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30Probably the father or uncle of the Prime Minister.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32It gives it a certain cachet, doesn't it?
0:29:32 > 0:29:34But you haven't put an estimate on it?
0:29:34 > 0:29:38We haven't. Will we get £30 or £40?
0:29:38 > 0:29:40I don't know, Charlie. I don't know.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45Well, I hope you get to £30 or £40, because it cost them 120.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- Ouch? - I think it is.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52Unless we have two Etonians wanting it and away it goes.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54It's one of those unknown items
0:29:54 > 0:29:57that the internet will help along, we hope.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01Now we come to a more standard object really, the Gladstone bag.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05It's got GPO on it. Was it a Post Office doctor, do you think?
0:30:05 > 0:30:06Could well be.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10Imagine what you like to try and get as much money as we can.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13It's an interesting item. It's quite badly worn.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18- What estimate have you put on it? - We think it's under a £10 note.
0:30:18 > 0:30:19Cost?
0:30:19 > 0:30:21- 55!- Yeah.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25Again, it's how much towards that to limit the damage, I think.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29The Red team are going to need you like you've never auctioned before!
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- We will try.- I'm sure you will.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36Now, it's just possible that they will need their bonus buy.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38In fact, it's likely to be inevitable.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Let's see what Philip has bought.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44- Well, girls, somehow, you managed to spend £200, didn't you?- We did.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Not sure about the items, but we definitely did.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Anyway, this gave the great man £100. What have you done?
0:30:49 > 0:30:51I wanted to be colour-coded.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- Oh, wow! What's that?- It's a... - What?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- It looks like a coal scuttle, or something.- A leather fire bucket.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01- Oh, OK.- Right. And it cost me £50.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04And I just love it. New handle. Have a look.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- Would that be from the fire station, or someone's house?- Country house.
0:31:08 > 0:31:09Oh, right.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12When do you think it was made, or...
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Probably the back end of the 18th century, I would think.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16These used to be really popular.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18They've fallen a little bit out of favour
0:31:18 > 0:31:22- but they used to be £200-£300. - What do you think it will make?
0:31:22 > 0:31:26- I think, if we have a half decent day, it's £50-£80.- OK.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- But it's just a nice thing. - We think it's fine.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31What does the auctioneer think about it?
0:31:32 > 0:31:37Well, Philip has made a shrewd investment. By Philip's standards.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40And there is the bonus buy. What do you think?
0:31:40 > 0:31:44I can't see the word "fire" on it, which is a slight concern.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48But it's a good object that will just sit in a conservatory, outside.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- It's commercial.- It would make a fun wastepaper bin. Wouldn't it?
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- Correct. That's perfect. - Really, a talking point.
0:31:53 > 0:31:59If you were chucking your bits of paper into there. Philip paid £50.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03We've gone 20-30. If it's going to make them any profit, not sure.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Yeah. Well, that's it for the Red team
0:32:05 > 0:32:08and now let's have a look at what the Blues have bought.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10The first lot is an oak stationery box.
0:32:10 > 0:32:11Now, there's a bit of history here.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- Because Amy and Rebecca are both policewomen.- OK.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17And, if you look at the top, it says Altrincham Police.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21- Mmm.- What do you think? - I love it, as an object.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24I like this sort of thing. I like usable things.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27I love the oak side of it.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Sitting on your desk, put your pens and pencils...
0:32:29 > 0:32:31I just love that sort of thing. OK, it's a great piece.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34I don't think the police sign on the top
0:32:34 > 0:32:36will give it any lift to the price.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38I think, as an object, it's great.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43- We've gone 20 to 30.- Splendid. £25 paid. We are OK on that one.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45- Might make a profit.- No, it's good. It's good. Nice object.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- Looking good for the Blues.- Yeah.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Now, whether it will look quite so good after the next lot...
0:32:50 > 0:32:53We've got a silver-topped perfume bottle here.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55What do you think of that?
0:32:55 > 0:32:59Different. For perfume collectors, it might mean a bit more than me.
0:32:59 > 0:33:04Because it's different and it's slightly ugly it might...
0:33:04 > 0:33:05The top is a strange-looking thing.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07We've only put 20 to 30 on it
0:33:07 > 0:33:09because that's what they usually come to.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Yeah. I think you're usually a pretty generous man.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16- I think here, you've been a little bit tough.- Do you think?
0:33:16 > 0:33:20- I do.- OK. £40. - I'm liking 40 or 50, really,
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- but it's nothing like the £95 paid. - Oh, Charlie, oh, dear.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- That's a lot, isn't it? - It is for that one.
0:33:26 > 0:33:27Let's move on to a sewing machine.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30We like a sewing machine that's got a bit about it.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33This is quite a standard sort of thing that you would see.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- I know it's got a lot of age. - 100 years old.
0:33:36 > 0:33:37Yes, it's a bit of history.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39But that doesn't help with the money.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42You know, we've gone 20-25. That's what they usually make.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46They have paid £48. For a sewing machine like this.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50So, I've got a feeling they might need their bonus buy.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- Well, girls, exciting shopping? - Definitely.- Marvellous.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- And you spent £168.- We did.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01That left young Christina with £132.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05Rather too much, I would have thought.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09- What did you do with it, Christina? - Well, darling, old habits die hard.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- A ring!- Wow!- I like that.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16It is a silver-gilt, it's not platinum, or gold,
0:34:16 > 0:34:20dress ring, which is in the belle epoque style. French style.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Early 20th century. Late 19th century.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Set with, obviously, three stones, within the stone set surround.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- There we go. Have a little look. - Lovely. Very sparkly.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31- I like the shape of it.- Yeah. - That's fabulous.- It's not diamonds.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35It's not diamonds. No. And that was reflected in the price that I paid.
0:34:35 > 0:34:41- How much did you pay?- What do you think I paid for it?- Ooh. £132?
0:34:42 > 0:34:47- I don't know, to be honest. I really wouldn't.- I spent £25 on it.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- Yes. That's good.- I would hope it would fetch, maybe, £50-£70.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52It's quite effective.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54You don't have to make up your minds now.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57You've got plenty of time to think about that.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01Meanwhile, let's see what the auctioneer thinks about the ring.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Well, here we have the bonus buy.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07And, I have to say, if you don't know anything about diamonds,
0:35:07 > 0:35:09what a lot!
0:35:09 > 0:35:11I like this lot, you know.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14To the purist out there, you know, they'll think,
0:35:14 > 0:35:17"Nah! It's a bit of old tat."
0:35:17 > 0:35:21But it's got the look. You know, just because they're not diamonds
0:35:21 > 0:35:23and it's not gold, I think, is irrelevant.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25I think that's one of the best costume jewellery pieces
0:35:25 > 0:35:29I've seen for a long time. We've got 30 to 40 on it. And it'll make that.
0:35:29 > 0:35:34Christina only paid £25. I mean, I could see that really taking off.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- It's got that look.- Charlie, I think it's a great object.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39I really, really do think it's a great object.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- Will you be taking the auction today, Richard?- I will be, yes.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Splendid. We'll be in very good hands, then.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49I'm getting quite excited about this.
0:35:49 > 0:35:5115 bid. 20. 30. 35.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58- Are you excited, girls?- Absolutely. - We can't wait.- You can't wait.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- Have you ever been to an auction before?- Not like this.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- I have. Not this one. Car auctions, but not ones like this.- Car auction?
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- This is nothing like a car auction, is it, Philip?- Not at all, Charles.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- Not at all.- OK, girls, here comes the laundry box.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Laundry box there.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Wolverhampton Steam Laundry Ltd.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Nothing on my book to start us. Where are we going to be?
0:36:19 > 0:36:20Tense moment.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23£8, I'm bid. £8, I'm bid.
0:36:23 > 0:36:2715, I'm bid, internet.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31- £15, the internet.- Internet! - It's the internet!- £20, internet.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35- Come on, come on! - Ooh! the excitement of it all.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37£20. The internet at £20.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Anyone from Wolverhampton in the room? Come on!
0:36:40 > 0:36:42£20! All finished.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Sold at £20.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48- Well...- You've only lost a fiver.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52It could be a lot worse. That's less than the cost of cleaning a sheet.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Here we go. The Eton College rules.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Ooh! let's see what happens with this.
0:36:57 > 0:36:58The framed screen now.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02Various Eton College library rules on there. Nothing on my book.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05So, where are you going to be? I'm in your hands. £15, I'm bid.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- How much?- £15. - This needs to go a bit. Come on.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08At the 15 bid.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Oh, dear. Oh, dear.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14- £20.- Only 100 to go.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18- £20. Internet going to let us down? - Oh, no!
0:37:18 > 0:37:22Obviously, Eton boys are not sitting there watching the internet today.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Finished and closed. £20.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29- Girls, that's just a cool hundred you've lost there.- Never mind.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Down 105, at the moment.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34What about the Gladstone bag? It's coming up now.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38GPO, the Gladstone bag. Always popular. £8, I'm bid.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41£10, 15, 20, 25, in the room.
0:37:41 > 0:37:4325, £30, the internet.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44- It's coming on.- Come on!
0:37:44 > 0:37:47It's coming on. It's a rare lot this, isn't it?
0:37:47 > 0:37:48£40, the room.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53- Now we're going. - Just 15 more. Come on.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56£40 on the room. All out? Sold at £40!
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Goes at 40. Thank you.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- Oh, minus 15.- Another loss. - Minus 105. You're only down £120.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05If you say it quickly, that's not a great deal.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- What's the opposite of a golden gavel?- Yes. We want one.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Come on, now, think. Do you want to go with the fire bucket?
0:38:11 > 0:38:15- I think we should.- Do you have faith in the fire bucket?- Absolutely.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- I like it. Again,... - You're going with it? Here we go.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22It's coming up right now. Come on, bucket.
0:38:22 > 0:38:2419th-century red leather fire bucket there.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Bit of interest on this.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31- Bit of interest.- £20, I'm bid. Five, 30. Five, with me at 35.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33Creaming along now.
0:38:33 > 0:38:3635. £40 in the front. £40.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- Come on. Go on.- At £40.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Come on. Just two more.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- You're all out here at 40. All finished? 40!- Think that's it.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46£40!
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- It's been a really good day, this, Charlie.- This has been a cracker.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54- In a nutshell, girls, you have lost £130.- Is that all?
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Now, I don't want a word to the Blues because,
0:38:57 > 0:39:01believe it or not, this could yet be a winning score.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Charlie, we're not going to mention this to anybody,
0:39:03 > 0:39:04let alone the Blues!
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- Right, girls, are you excited? - Yes.- Very excited?- Yes.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19- Ever been to an auction before? - Never.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22You could not be in safer hands than the great Christina.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23Oh, my goodness!
0:39:23 > 0:39:25She will guide you to profits untold.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29So, first up, the stationary box.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31The oak stationary box there.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Police, 1936, on the front.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Where are we going to be? Nothing on my book.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37I'm in your hands. 20?
0:39:37 > 0:39:4010? £8? 8. 10.
0:39:40 > 0:39:4115. £20.
0:39:41 > 0:39:49- 25.- Equal!- 30. 35, the internet. 35, the internet.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- Internet!- £10 profit. That's fantastic. Big gosh!
0:39:52 > 0:39:53£35!
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Plus a tenner!
0:39:56 > 0:39:58You know how to make money. Gosh!
0:39:58 > 0:40:01I should give up that policing lark.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Here comes the scent bottle.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Now we go across to the perfume bottle. Now.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Silver-topped. Hinged top with it there.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11£10, I'm bid.
0:40:11 > 0:40:1415. 20. £20, I'm bid.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18£20 I'm bid. With me. 25. 30. 35.
0:40:18 > 0:40:2235 on my left. £40, the internet.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26- 45, the room.- Getting better.
0:40:26 > 0:40:2945, the room. 45, the room. On my left at 45!
0:40:29 > 0:40:31You're all out? All done?
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Minus 50 plus 10 means minus 40.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Don't worry about that.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39It could be a hell of a lot worse.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Stop laughing. Think sewing machine.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Moving now to the sewing machine there.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47The Premier sewing machine.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48Commission bids are left.
0:40:48 > 0:40:5215, 20, 25!
0:40:52 > 0:40:5425, not bad.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56It's halfway there.
0:40:56 > 0:40:5825, 30 in the room. 30 in the room.
0:40:58 > 0:41:03- Internet, you are out now. - We need some more sewers, don't we?
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Sold, then,
0:41:05 > 0:41:07at £30.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10You've lost £58.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13Which, in these terms, it's not too bad.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15- Now, do you want to go with the bonus buy?- Absolutely.- Yes.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- Were going with it. - Do you like it?- Yes. We like it.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- We have faith in you. We're going with it.- On that result, really?
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- Yes.- No.- I have to say, I think you've done the right thing.
0:41:24 > 0:41:29- Here we go.- I don't think I can watch.- This is the moment.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31What a fab little silver-gilt ring.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33You'd never know this wasn't the real thing.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Bit of interest on my book.
0:41:35 > 0:41:3610, 15.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39£20. 25, £30. 35. £40.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- £50 with me.- Double your money!
0:41:43 > 0:41:45At 50.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47£50!
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Yes!
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Well done.- That's a huge result. That's plus 25.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55You were down 58, which means you're only down £33.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56Oh, God! That's OK.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Stunning, stunning work!
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Never mind. I wanted to make some, but never mind.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03- Girls, not a word to the Reds.- No.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07And we'll find the result pretty soon.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Well, Bargain Hunt can be a lot of fun, can't it, girls?
0:42:18 > 0:42:19- Yes.- Absolutely.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21The only sad thing about Bargain Hunt
0:42:21 > 0:42:23is that somebody has to come second.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Yeah. It's a great shame, isn't it?
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- But one of you has come second by some margin today.- Oh!
0:42:29 > 0:42:32You've had a few losses. The odd sprinkling of a profit.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37But today's runners-up are, without doubt, the Red team!
0:42:39 > 0:42:42It really was the Eton lot, wasn't it? To be honest.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44That turned into an Eton mess. It really did.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46But, never mind, you've had a lot of fun.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48You've lost a lot of money!
0:42:48 > 0:42:51And, the Blues, don't look too smug,
0:42:51 > 0:42:54because you haven't made a profit either, have you?
0:42:54 > 0:42:55You've lost £33.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59But you did find a profit in that wonderful bonus buy.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01So, thank you, Christina for the bonus buy,
0:43:01 > 0:43:03which doubled its money.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06It cost £25, sold for 50. You've been wonderful contestants.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09If you want to find out more about the programme,
0:43:09 > 0:43:10have a look at our website.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13In the meantime, join us for more Bargain Hunting.
0:43:13 > 0:43:14Yes! ALL: Yes!