0:00:03 > 0:00:07It's massive, enormous, gigantic, colossal.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10In fact, 84 acres of antiques
0:00:10 > 0:00:13here at the Newark Showground.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Brilliant!
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Let's go bargain-hunting!
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Size matters when bargain-hunting against the clock,
0:00:45 > 0:00:48and our teams have no time to dawdle with the task in hand.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52They've £300 and one hour to find three items
0:00:52 > 0:00:55amongst the largest fair of its kind in Europe.
0:00:55 > 0:00:56No mean task.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Let's take a look at what's coming up.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02The Reds get excited.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- Isn't that awesome?- I don't like it.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06Well, one of them does.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10And the Blues are having a laugh.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Would be good if it came with a bar of gold.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13I think your dealer's laughing over there.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15I think he heard you say that.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17And at the auction, the Reds rejoice.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19- 50, I'm bid.- Yes!
0:01:19 > 0:01:20'Surely a fiver?'
0:01:20 > 0:01:21£50?
0:01:22 > 0:01:25And the Blues' hard work bears fruit.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27How did you like them apples?
0:01:28 > 0:01:29But that's all for later.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34Today's programme is filled with friendships forged in the workplace.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36For the Reds, we've got Katie and Kevin,
0:01:36 > 0:01:37and for the Blues, we've got Lauren and Greg.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39- Hello. ALL:- Hello.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Now, Katie, you are a teacher,
0:01:41 > 0:01:44and it's in a school environment that you met Kevin.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45Yes, it is indeed.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Kevin came in and worked with us as part of an educational charity.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50And he worked with my students.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53And once you meet Kevin, you'll never forget him
0:01:53 > 0:01:55cos he's quite a live wire.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57So, he was getting the students up on the tables,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00dancing and singing, and I was trying to calm it down.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- But we've been friends ever since. - What do you teach, Katie?
0:02:03 > 0:02:05I teach geography and business studies.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Now, being a geography teacher,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10it's an obvious question, but do you like your travel?
0:02:10 > 0:02:11I absolutely love to travel.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14I was very lucky that last year I spent some time teaching in Ghana,
0:02:14 > 0:02:17which was a wonderful and humbling experience,
0:02:17 > 0:02:18and I can't wait to go back there.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Now, Kevin, you're retired,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23but retired from...was it the barcode industry?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Yeah, bar coding and labelling, yeah.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- Can I put you on the spot?- Sure.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29How on earth does a barcode work?
0:02:29 > 0:02:31It's just zeros and ones,
0:02:31 > 0:02:33and so it's just thick lines and thin lines and...
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- It's binary?- It is binary.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38And so it just, basically, measures the distance along the codes
0:02:38 > 0:02:41and it works out what the number is and it tells you - quite simple.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44See, I'm a better man for this encounter already,
0:02:44 > 0:02:45and I've been in your classroom
0:02:45 > 0:02:48for less than a minute. BOTH LAUGH
0:02:48 > 0:02:51So, tell me, have you got tactics, the two of you?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53We have indeed, but the other team are listening...
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- Katie's got a secret tactic. - We've got a secret buy.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56We're going to buy big,
0:02:56 > 0:02:58buy something that's not been seen, hopefully,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- on Bargain Hunt before.- Absolutely. - Right then.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Well, that's the Reds. Over to the Blues.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Now, Lauren, Greg,
0:03:06 > 0:03:10you met under slightly embarrassing circumstances, I believe.
0:03:10 > 0:03:11Yes, we did.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16As we work together, one of our icebreakers in a team meeting
0:03:16 > 0:03:19was to do the Rap Factor. So...
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- Sorry, the Rap Factor?- Yes.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24So, we had to have a famous song
0:03:24 > 0:03:28and then rewrite the song into what we did as a job
0:03:28 > 0:03:32and then present that to everybody else in the team as well.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Highly embarrassing.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35THEY LAUGH
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Now, the day job.- Yes.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Student work placement organiser? Is that right?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Yeah, we both do that,
0:03:42 > 0:03:46and the industry that I'm in is animal care, equine and agriculture.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- OK.- So I place all those learners into those industries,
0:03:49 > 0:03:51which is really nice for me cos I get to go out
0:03:51 > 0:03:54and see what everybody else is doing within the industry as well.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59Now, when you're not at college, you're an equestrian, are you not?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- I am, yes. I have two horses of my own.- Yeah?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03And I compete someone else's horse for them as well,
0:04:03 > 0:04:05so, yeah, they keep me busy.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- And luckily, no broken bones yet. - "Yet," she says.- Yeah.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10Fantastic stuff.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Now, you work in the same college as Lauren, Greg?
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Yes, yeah, but I look after
0:04:15 > 0:04:17the engineering and motor vehicle students.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20So, are you interested in the automotive field yourself?
0:04:20 > 0:04:21Yeah, I studied it at college.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24I studied motor vehicles at college, so I know the basics.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28I don't know enough to go fix a car, but...
0:04:28 > 0:04:30What do you do for fun, then, in your spare time?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32I run a badminton club at work.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34So, keep trying to get Lauren to come,
0:04:34 > 0:04:36but she's got an excuse every...
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- The horses need me, so... - ..Monday night, she's got an excuse.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Horses, apparently.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Now, tell me about your tactics.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47I think Greg's got the best tactic for our team today, haven't you?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- Buy cheap, sell high. - THEY LAUGH
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Quick, write that down. Has anyone ever come up with that before?!
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Nobody's ever thought of that before.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Well, I daresay you're going to need some pocket money for this exercise.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- There you go. Invest wisely, you two.- Thank you.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- £300. And another to Lauren and Greg. - Thank you very much.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07I don't know whether you'll need luck with this spirit.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Off you go. Your experts await. Good luck to you.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14So, let's see which ones are on hand today.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Hoping the Reds will also be big fans,
0:05:17 > 0:05:19it's Ben Cooper.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Out of the frying pan and into the...fair,
0:05:21 > 0:05:24with the Blues, it's Natasha Raskin.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- I've been told that you've got a secret tactic.- We have.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30My idea is we're going to find the most gorgeous rocking horse.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33I quite like the silver little trinket things.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Maybe some military stuff, cos it normally sells well in auction.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Probably some Asian statues, bronzes.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44OK, teams, your 60 minutes start now! VAN HORN BLARES
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Let's head our way out and find our walking horse.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Let's go bargain-hunting right now.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Keep your eyes peeled cos sometimes, when you're headed in one direction,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57you can be too focused and walk past some pretty excellent stuff.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01I like barometers.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- So, you like barometers as well? - Mm-hm, yeah.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06That's an ever-growing wish list, Katie.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Remember, it's just the three items you need.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10What about this typewriter here?
0:06:10 > 0:06:12I like the look. I don't know much about the name.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Who would buy something like that at auction?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16I think someone who's got a shop or a bar.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18I reckon it's sort of a £10, £15 sort of thing at auction.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20It is in quite bad disrepair,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23but maybe we can keep our eyes peeled for similar things.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24- I think so.- Yeah.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Well, no need to buy the first thing, Blues.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Mind you, those Reds have spotted something off their list already.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33I've found a barometer.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- You haven't found a barometer. - I have.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Eagle-eyed.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38Well spotted.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40It's from the Regency period.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42As you can see, it's veneered in rosewood.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45You obviously have some lovely inlay of mother-of-pearl
0:06:45 > 0:06:47just bringing out the details.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Down here, you can see the maker's name,
0:06:49 > 0:06:54Pensa and Son, Greville Street, Hatton Garden.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56So, there you go. It's a London barometer.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59It's a proper piece of Regency furniture.
0:06:59 > 0:07:00How do you feel about it?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- I really like it.- Yeah, I do. I think it looks great.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05As a geography teacher, barometers,
0:07:05 > 0:07:07weather-measuring instruments are my thing,
0:07:07 > 0:07:09so I'd have it in my house.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11The main thing we need to know is how much,
0:07:11 > 0:07:13because they could well be beyond our budget.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14How much?
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- That is 190.- 190?- 190?- Yeah.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21If that the best price you could do on that, though?
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- Shoot a price out and see if I... - 100.- No.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Now, you've got to bear in mind that, for the dealers,
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- they have to be able to make their living out of it as well.- Yeah.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- And we've got to make a profit. - Yeah.- We have.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Can you push down to 150 or is that...?
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- I'll do it for 16.- 160?- 160?- Yeah.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- Deal.- Yeah.- Deal?- 160. - Shake the man's hand.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- He's been ever so generous. - Thank you ever so much.- OK.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you. Cheers.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Crikey, Reds, that's a gutsy first buy.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Blues, I think you've a battle on your hands today.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- Collectability is key...- Definitely.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54..but quirk is also good.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- So, it's a chaise-longue, right?- OK. - Or sort of a day bed, as it were.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- As you can see, it's got a couple of bruises...- Holes, yeah.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04..and it's burst a couple of times.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07But it's a lovely bergere style - that's how you'd describe that.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10I personally love it, and if that were in mint condition,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12I don't think it'd still be here at the end of the day
0:08:12 > 0:08:15because I think that people would be after this.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19But those little bits of defect might have worked in our favour,
0:08:19 > 0:08:22cos I reckon that's up for grabs. I don't know about you.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- I like it.- It's a really nice piece. - I don't know if I've convinced you.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Kind sir, what would be the best price on your lounger here?
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- I was asking 100, but I'll take 85. - 85. OK.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34It's something to think about, cos I think the thing about it is
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- there's not going to be another one in the auction.- No.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39- You're not going to see a campaign daybed.- It's unique.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42We could try 70? Would it be worth going for then?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44I would say you can give it a try.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45Would you take 70?
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- Please.- Since you asked ever so nice, £70 will be fine.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Oh!- That's brilliant. Thank you very much.- It was worth the ask.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54I didn't think he had a hope in hell.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- THEY LAUGH - That's very kind of you. 70 quid.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Let's go give the man some cash and move onto lots two and three.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Let's go.- Excellent. - Well done. Good on you, Greg.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07Nicely done, Blues. Both teams are cooking on gas.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10That's an item each inside ten minutes.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13- Right, well, there's a... - A rocking horse.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- It rocks and it's got a horse on it. - THEY LAUGH
0:09:16 > 0:09:17Wasn't thinking of a metal one.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- Cameras. What are they like? - Cameras. Well, it depends.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28You know, if we've got nice vintage cameras,
0:09:28 > 0:09:30we can quite often get a bit of interest in them,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33but they've got to be...usable.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Have a look at this little...look at this little...
0:09:38 > 0:09:42We're at an airfield. We're at an airfield!
0:09:42 > 0:09:43Isn't that great?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Isn't that...isn't that awesome?
0:09:46 > 0:09:47- I don't like it.- Oh, OK.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49No, no, no, you can...you can look at it.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51It's a boy's thing, I think.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Well, it's sort of military, Kevin.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59The blackboard is pretty cool.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- How do you feel about the blackboard?- Yeah.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03That is really nice, isn't it?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06I think that's the kind of thing that parents would be after
0:10:06 > 0:10:08for their children's playroom, bars would be after
0:10:08 > 0:10:10for their specials board.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12I think that's got mass appeal.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14May we please ask about your blackboard?
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- It's £50.- It's £50. OK. Well, that's the starting price.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20So, how much would you drop to?
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- Very best, to give you a helping hand, would be 40.- Cash. 40.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29- Listen to her, "Cash." - 'Cash deal.'- She's got the patter.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30Would you do 35?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- Go on then. - Thank you very much.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- Are you going for it? - Yeah, definitely.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- That's very kind of you. - That's great.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- Thank you very much. - I think that's a good deal.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Right, OK, well, we best scoot off. £35, that's brilliant.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- Actually, do we need to scoot off? - Go and get a cup of tea?
0:10:46 > 0:10:47Before you know it, it will be gone.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Let's amble off this way, but not too much of an amble.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- Thank you very much, thank you. - Thank you.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I take my hat well and truly off to you, Blues.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Second purchase in 20 minutes.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01At this rate, you'll be done in no time.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05So, with that in mind, I better show you something I bought online
0:11:05 > 0:11:07but thought was worth a punt.
0:11:17 > 0:11:23Behold two reproduction early 17th-century powder flasks.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26These turned up at auction,
0:11:26 > 0:11:32so I decide to take a punt and bought these for all of £170.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35A few weeks later, big parcel turns up at the Laidlaw household
0:11:35 > 0:11:38and open it up and it's like Christmas morning again.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Well, under scrutiny, this example here
0:11:42 > 0:11:45had all the attributes of an original powder horn.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47And let me tell you more about it.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51This was made, likely in Germany, around 1610.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54It's manufactured from flattened cow horn.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57It's rather pleasingly and fluidly carved
0:11:57 > 0:12:00in depiction of a hunter in a woodland setting
0:12:00 > 0:12:02with his hound chasing his prey,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05this unlucky and disproportionately large rabbit.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Now, this dreary black affair on the other hand,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11surely, that's the wrong 'un.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Now, what it purports to be is a munition-quality,
0:12:15 > 0:12:19mass-produced musketeer's...a soldier's powder flask
0:12:19 > 0:12:21of the same period, the early 17th century.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24And as such is the kind of thing that would've been carried by troops
0:12:24 > 0:12:27fighting in the 30 Years' War, in mainland Europe or here
0:12:27 > 0:12:29during the English Civil Wars.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Now, looking at it, we think to ourselves,
0:12:32 > 0:12:34"Oh, it's a pretty simple affair.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39"We've got some blackened wood, mounted in thin sheet iron."
0:12:39 > 0:12:46Now, that would surely be easy enough for a forger to fabricate.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48And looking at it closely,
0:12:48 > 0:12:50I notice what for all the world looked like
0:12:50 > 0:12:53engineer's vice jaw marks.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58But then I look again and I go, "Oh, my word!",
0:12:58 > 0:13:00and the smile appears.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Because what I recognise, as a collector of early arms and armour,
0:13:03 > 0:13:09is the guild mark of the Nuremberg guild of armourers.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Now, Nuremberg, during the 16th and 17th centuries,
0:13:12 > 0:13:16was possibly the largest centre for the mass production of arms
0:13:16 > 0:13:18and armour to be exported throughout Europe.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19So, there you have it.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24No forger is going to be skilled enough to reproduce the dye
0:13:24 > 0:13:28that marks this object with the Nuremberg
0:13:28 > 0:13:30armourer's guild mark.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34So, lo and behold, by taking a punt,
0:13:34 > 0:13:38I have secured two absolutely original
0:13:38 > 0:13:44early-17th-century musketeer's powder flasks for all of £170.
0:13:44 > 0:13:51True value, being the real McCoy as they say, in excess of £1,000.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53What do you think of that?
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Back with the shopping, where the Reds have one item
0:14:04 > 0:14:06and the Blues have two.
0:14:06 > 0:14:11With 25 minutes gone, both teams now seem a little too relaxed.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- Is there anything talking to you yet?- No.- Oh, no.- Not yet.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18What about spoons? Is that a bit boring?
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- We're not after spoons, are we?- No, unless it was like proper striking.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- Yeah, that would be exciting. - These are just silver spoons.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Kind of run-of-the-mill spoons...
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- Well, horses for courses. - I like these.- Hm, you like these?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- I really do.- Oh, excellent. - They're pretty and quaint.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Nice set of six. Right.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- Birmingham 1896.- Wow.- Wow.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43So, you're looking at around about Queen Victoria's Jubilee time.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Queen Victoria's Jubilee, yeah.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47I think they're really quaint, I like them,
0:14:47 > 0:14:49they're a nice, nice piece.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Yeah, I love them. They're delicate.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53I spotted them when we were walking past before.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- I think they're absolutely lovely. - Shall I ask the gentleman?
0:14:56 > 0:14:57- Yeah.- What have you got on them?
0:14:57 > 0:14:5945 would be fine. I bought them well.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01- 45 quid.- 45 quid.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Is this the best you can do on these?
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- Yeah, you'll easily double your money.- Really?
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Could we drop down to 40?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09No, sorry, I can't, I paid 40.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12In all honesty, I think the gent's been very fair,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- and they are superb quality. - They are.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17And to push them down is almost an insult, to be honest.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19I think they're wonderful.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21£45, I think they're lovely.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- Me too.- 45 then. It's a deal.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Yeah? Lovely. Shake the gent's hand.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27- Thank you so much.- Thank you, sir.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- Thank you so much.- Thank you. - Best of luck.- Thank you.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- They're beautiful.- Cheers.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Stirring stuff.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37The Reds make it two items apiece around the half-hour mark.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42The Blues, how's the hunt for your third item coming along?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44It's a mini weight, ah, that's awesome.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45That's pretty cool.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47There is one missing.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- Natasha.- Yes, hello, hello, hello.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52This to me just looks like a little...
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- I think it's jewellery scales, isn't it?- Jeweller's scales.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Look how small it gets. 200 milligrams, ten milligrams.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00I mean, it's tiny.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02I mean, there is a few missing, by the looks of it.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03There's like a...there's a five there.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06That's a shame it's incomplete, but because of the missing bits
0:16:06 > 0:16:08and also it's just not very exciting, is it?
0:16:08 > 0:16:10It would be good if it came with a bar of gold.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12That would be absolutely lovely.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15I think your dealer's laughing over there at you.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- I think he heard you say that. - Took the gold.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19So, it's excitement you're looking for?
0:16:19 > 0:16:23Let's just hope you don't run out of time searching for it.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Talking of endless searches.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- It's a rocking horse.- Is it?
0:16:28 > 0:16:31We found one. It's not got any great age to it.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34But it's quite nice to have in your room as a decorative piece.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35As a decorative thing, yeah.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Shabby chic. Yeah.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Yes, it is. I like it.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41It would be interesting to see how much it is.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- OK, shall we ask the gent and see how much?- Yes.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- How much have you got on it? - That's £90.- £90.- £90.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- That's a lot, isn't it? - Shall we think on that?
0:16:49 > 0:16:50I think we should think on this one.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53What you're going to find... Because we've got
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- £105 left over.- Mm-hm.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- Please leave me a penny!- Of course.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Well, you have to. Otherwise I can't buy anything.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01I don't know, Ben.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04With your charm, I'm sure you could pick up something for nothing.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09This is a sweet little pincushion,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11and pincushions are super collectable.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13That is so cute.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15It is so cute and it's a cold painted figure.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16Have you seen that sort of thing before?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19I haven't, and I'm an animal lover as well, so it's...
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- Greg.- Greg does not look impressed.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- Look at that face, he's just saying, "Love me, love me."- Is he?
0:17:24 > 0:17:25"Buy me, buy me."
0:17:25 > 0:17:27He's saying, "I need a lick of paint."
0:17:27 > 0:17:29- GREG LAUGHS - Well, people love doggies
0:17:29 > 0:17:31and people love pincushions
0:17:31 > 0:17:33and you put the two of them together, and what do you get?
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- A puppy pincushion. - Match made in heaven.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37It is a match made in heaven, you know.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Lauren obviously loves it, but what's the price?
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- Has it got a price on it? - The price on it was £65...
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I reckon there's a wee bit of movement in there,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47I did sort of have a nudge and a wink earlier,
0:17:47 > 0:17:48but we'll see how far we can go.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51So, you know, it's not worthless, but it's not worth a huge amount.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53It's somewhere in between.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55That's where the auction estimate is going to lie
0:17:55 > 0:17:57and if we can shave off a few pounds, we've got a chance.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00I do like it, I don't dislike it, I would not not want it,
0:18:00 > 0:18:02but we've got a couple of items we've seen,
0:18:02 > 0:18:06so maybe we've got plenty of time to have a walk and a talk.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- Yeah.- If we have to. - Let's have a think.- OK.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12You're a hard man, Greg.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Now, have the Red team found their rocking horse yet?
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Oh, there is...there is a horse.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Not quite a rocking horse.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23It's Muffin the Mule.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- Oh, it does look a bit sad. - KEVIN LAUGHS
0:18:26 > 0:18:28So would you if you've been sitting out here for two days.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- Oh, dear.- That is quite fun.- Hm.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- Hm, you're not?- No. - I'm not...at all.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39That's the problem, setting your heart on something specific,
0:18:39 > 0:18:43it's possible to become blinkered to everything else.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44And with 40 minutes gone,
0:18:44 > 0:18:47I think both teams need to keep their eyes peeled.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- Lauren said, "Is this a pizza slice?" - LAUREN LAUGHS
0:18:50 > 0:18:52I'm actually not exactly sure what this is.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- It looks like a very big one. - It's a bookbinder's tool.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- It's a bookbinder's tool!- OK. - For gilding.- For gilding.- Wow.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01- That's interesting, isn't it? - Yeah, you heat the thing up
0:19:01 > 0:19:04till it just sizzles, so then you have the gold foil
0:19:04 > 0:19:05and then you run...
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- and that gives you a line on the leather.- Use that groove.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12So, you can use it for tables, desks, writing slopes.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14What do you think about that? Very niche.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- I like the story behind it, it's got a cool...- Good story.
0:19:16 > 0:19:20- Yeah.- So, it could be something that restorers are into,
0:19:20 > 0:19:22and we know that restorers hang out at auction houses
0:19:22 > 0:19:24looking for projects, basically.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28- And this would be a nice thing for them to have.- So, no price.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- Shall we ask?- We can ask. Lauren?
0:19:30 > 0:19:32I'm going to give it to you two. You're too good today.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35It's always me today. How much would this be going for?
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- It's £85.- £85.- £85.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41I don't know. Is it a bit niche in the auction environment?
0:19:41 > 0:19:43I like it. We've got two quirky items then.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- Hm. It is quirky.- It is very quirky.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48There's plenty of time left, so we could ask the store holder
0:19:48 > 0:19:50if he'll keep it safe for 20 minutes or so?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- OK, shall we put it back for now... - Yeah.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- ..and then use our time wisely? - Definitely.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57After a flying start, the Blues appear to be in reverse,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00but as the Red team seem to be shifting up a gear.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Phones are quite popular now, aren't they?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- The old phones are. - It's been converted.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- It's 50.- 50?- Pounds, yeah.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12The thing is with them, is they're Bakelite, these phones,
0:20:12 > 0:20:15and they're part of that retro, that vintage look
0:20:15 > 0:20:16which a lot of people are wanting.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- And all it needs is a slight clean up...- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- And it's there, ready to go. - Do you like it?- I like it.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- Yeah?- Sorry, how much did you say?- 50.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Is that the best you can do on that?
0:20:28 > 0:20:3045 then and that's it. VENDOR LAUGHS
0:20:30 > 0:20:35- The gent's done a fair 10% discount on it.- Mm-hm.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- Well, it was cheap to start with as well.- Yeah.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- I think we should go for it. - Yeah?- Yeah.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Yeah, we can't find a rocking horse, we're running out of time.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45It's a good buy, it's a popular thing. 45.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Well, I can't see you making a loss on it.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48Fingers crossed we won't.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- There we go, we've done our three. - Mm-hm.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- We've done it within the hour, quite comfortably.- Yes.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Hopefully the Blues are still running around panicking.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Well, I never.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Finishing with a flourish and still 15 minutes on the clock.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Loving your work, Reds.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Right, Blues, now is not the time to be blathering on.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Do you like these sort of ashtray?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Candlesticks.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Just so you know, we nearly only got 15 minutes left.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Well, guys, we might as well just kick back, relax,
0:21:21 > 0:21:23enjoy the next 20 minutes
0:21:23 > 0:21:27and then maybe see the Blues coming a little bit more panicked.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28We'll just be relaxed.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31It doesn't pay to be too smug, Reds.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34The Blues still have time, just not very much.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36We've got a few minutes left to start looking,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38not a huge amount of time, so let's be cut-throat.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40I like the look of these. Bronzes, are they?
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Feel it. If it's heavy, we're on to a winner here.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- Yeah, that's got some weight to it. - That's heavy, let's see the base.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- OK, let's have... - So the sword doesn't fall out.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50I know, I know, the wee samurai sword.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- I don't like them.- OK.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55They're not as pretty as my little dog pincushion.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- OK.- No, I'll give you that.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59But you get a lot more for your lolly.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02You get a lot more, but what would they make at auction?
0:22:02 > 0:22:05I think the estimate would maybe be £50-£70, something like that.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07We've got ten minutes left.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09What would the rock bottom price be?
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Oh, erm, 65 is rock bottom.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13- 65 is rock bottom?- Yeah. What do you think?
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- OK.- Panic.- Either the statues... - Or the gild tool.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20..or the gild tool.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- Let's go and run to the other one. - Yeah, gild tool.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24And then we'll probably run back to here as well.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28- You reckon?- Yeah.- Is that happening? Yeah.- OK.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31I hope you brought your running shoes, Natasha.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Oh, he's packing up, quick!
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Hope he's still got it.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37- Oh, it's still there, OK.- Brilliant.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41Hello again. We're after your massive pizza slice.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- What did we leave it at? - It was 85, I'd want 65 for it.
0:22:45 > 0:22:46Would you take 50?
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- Ooh.- Last minute, you're packing up...- Last minute...
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- One less item for the... - Go on then, OK.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- Thank you very much. £50. - Thank you very much.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57WHISTLE BLOWS Time's up.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Well done, well done. Two minutes to spare, my goodness.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12First purchase was the Victorian banjo barometer for £160.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Next, they were served up a set
0:23:15 > 0:23:18of late-Victorian silver coffee spoons for £45.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Lastly, they called time on their shop
0:23:24 > 0:23:28with the vintage Bakelite telephone for £45.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30So much for the secret plan.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Where's the horse?
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Galloping off over the horizon without you?
0:23:35 > 0:23:37We couldn't find one, so we adapted
0:23:37 > 0:23:40and we overcame and we changed our tactics.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44I'm impressed. Now, tell me, Katie, favourite lot?
0:23:44 > 0:23:47It's got to be the barometer. I think it's absolutely gorgeous.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50It would look wonderful in any home and I would love to buy it.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Is it going to be the most profitable?
0:23:52 > 0:23:54I don't think so, I think the little spoons that Kevin saw,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56I think they've got the most profit in them.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58We got them for a really good price.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Kevin, do you agree? What's your favourite lot first?
0:24:00 > 0:24:02My favourite lot, I'm really with Katie,
0:24:02 > 0:24:03I think we're both in agreement on it,
0:24:03 > 0:24:05the barometer is absolutely stunning,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08it looks the part in any home, it's brilliant,
0:24:08 > 0:24:10but the spoons will make the money, they're gorgeous.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Now, what did this all cost you?
0:24:13 > 0:24:17- £250.- You waded in... - We tried to spend it all.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20I'm loving it. Well, you've just £50 left, where is it?
0:24:20 > 0:24:22PAUL LAUGHS
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Not off to the bar yet.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Thank you very much.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Well, I've seen bigger budgets, what do you think?
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Well, I think the answer is - I'd better spend the rest, haven't I?
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- Definitely.- I don't know what on, but there'll be something.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Well, good luck with that. I'm mightily impressed.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41Now, let's go see what the Blues have bought.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43They eased into the shopping with the purchase
0:24:43 > 0:24:46of the late-Victorian day bed for £70.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Fittingly, they bought the child's folding blackboard for £35.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57And finally, they purchased
0:24:57 > 0:25:00a 19th-century bookbinding tool for £50.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Greg, Lauren, what happened?
0:25:03 > 0:25:07You were off like hares and then you lost your mojo or something.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- Took some time, chilled out. - We thought we could relax for a bit.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- And then we got a bit panicky. - What was your favourite purchase?
0:25:12 > 0:25:15- I liked the bookmaker's gilding tool.- Yeah.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- I think that will get the most profit.- OK.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21But you personally, what's the piece you would take home if you could?
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- I would take home the gilder's tool. - Yeah, you do like that.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- I like that, yeah. - Good-oh. Lauren, do you agree?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- Well, my favourite piece was the chaise-longue.- Yeah.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33I though that was really, like, unique and quite cool.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36But, like, I think the gilder's tool
0:25:36 > 0:25:38is going to make the most money at auction.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42OK. Of one mind over the profitability. I like it.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43Total spend, tell me.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47- £155.- OK. Healthy, healthy. - Yeah.- Yeah.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49There or thereabouts.
0:25:49 > 0:25:50- Somebody's got £145, then, I hope. - I have.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- I do...in my pocket. Just for you. - THEY CHUCKLE
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Just as well. Thank you very much.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Natasha Raskin.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Well, these guys lost their mojo a wee bit along the way,
0:25:59 > 0:26:03so I'm going to try and bring it back with a bonus buy.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04I'll find something.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07That sounds like a plan if ever I heard one.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Now we'll head off to the auction
0:26:09 > 0:26:13and see what the auctioneer thinks of this smorgasbord of purchases.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25All the way from Newark...
0:26:25 > 0:26:27to Etwall in Derbyshire at Hansons Auctioneers
0:26:27 > 0:26:29with the man himself, Mr Charles Hanson.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- How are you doing? - Very well, thanks. Good to see you.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33It's good to see you,
0:26:33 > 0:26:37and it's good to be here with... What an interesting offering.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41The Reds have kicked off with quite a traditional piece, banjo barometer.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42Do you like it? Is it a good one?
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Yeah, from top to toe, it's a very handsome barometer,
0:26:45 > 0:26:50but it comes down to the market now compared to 20 years ago,
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- and the market has really dropped. - Yeah. Yep.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57That said, if you are looking for a banjo barometer,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59this one has got all the embellishments.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- A Hatton Garden maker. - Absolutely, Paul.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05It'd also sit there well in a high-end retail shop as well.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- Wouldn't it? Yes. - It's good to go at a good price,
0:27:08 > 0:27:11but at auction, it's a wholesale market.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Tell me what the good price is. Is it good?
0:27:13 > 0:27:17Paul, if we're lucky, it might make up to £100.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21Sadly, the team paid £160 for it,
0:27:21 > 0:27:23so we're going to need buyers that get that
0:27:23 > 0:27:25this is maybe an uncommonly good example.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Correct. Correct.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29- And that's how we are going to sell it.- Exactly.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33OK. So, we've gone from the early 19th century
0:27:33 > 0:27:35to the tail end of Victoria's reign,
0:27:35 > 0:27:37and, well, for my money,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40what are a pretty smart set of silver coffee spoons.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- Do you like them?- Paul, I do.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45They're in good condition, there's not too many imperfections,
0:27:45 > 0:27:49the gilding on the bowls is still clean and uniform.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- Very nice.- OK.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54What's the market like for Victorian coffee spoons, then, Charles?
0:27:54 > 0:27:57We've been a bit cautious, Paul, but between £30 and £50.
0:27:57 > 0:27:58OK. That's in the right ballpark.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01The team paid £45, so we're there or thereabouts.
0:28:01 > 0:28:02Good, Paul.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04And from the 19th century into the 20th
0:28:04 > 0:28:07with a classic Bakelite telephone.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- Do you like it?- Paul, I love it.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- OK.- It's got such style.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14It's keenly in that 1940s period.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17You tell me what man or lady would not like that
0:28:17 > 0:28:20on their desk at home or their desk at work.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Is it style that's going to come at a price?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- Will that be expensive? - I really rate it.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- Again, we've been cautious to really ignite the market.- Yeah.
0:28:27 > 0:28:32It might, if we're lucky, be very splendid and make £100.
0:28:32 > 0:28:33Really? That would be fantastic,
0:28:33 > 0:28:36because they'd be doubling their money and some
0:28:36 > 0:28:37- at a cost of £45.- Good.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41And being good to go, surely that is going to bring in the profit.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42Exactly, Paul.
0:28:42 > 0:28:46Well, that's looking not bad if we can survive the banjo barometer.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Bonus buy time. Let's see what we've got.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56Katie, Kevin, you spent the money. I like your style.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00But it only left Ben £50 to invest in. What did you get?
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- Oh!- A Chinese vase.- Wow!
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- Now...you left me with 50...- Mm-hm.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13- ..and I decided I had to spend the full 50.- Good.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15It does have a little bit of damage,
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- which is always a bit of a bad thing...- Yes.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19..but fingers crossed.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- OK. And are items like this quite popular?- Yeah.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24The Chinese are buying them,
0:29:24 > 0:29:26they fit, also, for the decorative market,
0:29:26 > 0:29:31so I'd hope it should make 100, 120 - that's what I'm hoping.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- Do you like? Personally? - I really like it.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Yes, I do. I think it's very decorative,
0:29:36 > 0:29:39and the fact that it could possibly make a large profit is winning.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41- We hope! - PAUL CHUCKLES
0:29:41 > 0:29:44Yeah. Me too. I do like it.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46You don't have to decide now whether you go with the bonus buy.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Leave that till after the sale of your lots.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51In the meantime, let's go see if the auctioneer
0:29:51 > 0:29:54thinks the Chinese hordes are going to be clamouring for our vase.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01Ben is hoping that the Chinese market will bail them out.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02- What do you think? - I love this vase.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05I think it's got a great ground. I love the enamelling.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07It all so labour-intensive.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- Sadly, it has been cracked. - It's got an Achilles heel, then.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12It's got a big Achilles heel, Paul,
0:30:12 > 0:30:16- and that's going to knock value in a big way.- OK.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18How much do you love it, in pounds?
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Paul, we're going to go in between £50 and £80.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Well, that is great news, cos Ben paid £50 for that.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- Good. Bottom estimate. - It bodes well.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27This could just be what the Reds need.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Now, the Blues' offering looks kind of scant here,
0:30:30 > 0:30:32but I've seen in the sales room, looking resplendent,
0:30:32 > 0:30:34the bergere day bed.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35How much do you like that?
0:30:35 > 0:30:37This day bed, it's in good order,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40but again, it's a market, and we need to be realistic.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43The market for things like chaise-longues
0:30:43 > 0:30:47and those nice settees, those bottom back twin-arm settees,
0:30:47 > 0:30:49they have, again, seen a decline in value.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53This day bed, it's nice, but we've gone in quite cautiously.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- OK, how cautious? - Quite restful. Between £40 and £60.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59OK. Well, they need a tenner more than your high estimate
0:30:59 > 0:31:00because they paid 70.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- Fingers crossed.- Exactly.- OK.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Now, from there, another piece of furniture just behind you.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Do you know what? If you said to me, "1950s nursery blackboard,"
0:31:09 > 0:31:11if I wanted one, I'd be tempted by that.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- Do you like it? - I think it's just really well made.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16And it's just so original.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18It's almost a lost innocence,
0:31:18 > 0:31:22and I have a daughter now who's 19 months, Paul,
0:31:22 > 0:31:27and I could imagine her in a few years loving this object.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30And you'd be a lot happier with her scribbling on that than the walls.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Oh, Paul, and the antiques at home as well, exactly!
0:31:33 > 0:31:34This will educate her,
0:31:34 > 0:31:38and I think it's a lovely tool for education,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41and I really hope a collector sees that.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Tell me some good numbers. Hit me with it.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- I've guided between £20 and £30... - OK.- ..but it might rise up to 50.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51- It needs to rise just a tad - team paid £35 for it.- OK.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- But we can do this.- I think so, Paul.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55OK. Now, over to the last purchase.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57What on earth is that?
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- I presume it's part of bookbinding history.- Yeah.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02It's well made. It's original.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04I love this brass pommel,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07and I hope it will make between £30 and £40.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09- It's going in the right direction. - Good.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11The Blues stumped up all of £50 for that.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Remains to be seen whether the bonus buy is going to be needed,
0:32:13 > 0:32:15but in case it is, let's take a look.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Lauren, Greg, you spent a cautious £155,
0:32:19 > 0:32:22leaving Natasha £145 to spend wisely.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26- Before she shows you what she bought, she's going to do a magic trick.- Yes.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29No, no... This is the moment. THEY CHUCKLE
0:32:29 > 0:32:31What on earth do you have under there, Natasha?
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- I went for...the statues. - Oh, yeah!- Remember?
0:32:35 > 0:32:39- The bronzed figures that you absolutely loved, Lauren.- Yeah.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Lauren, what drew you to these? You surprise me.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- I wasn't drawn to those at all. - Oh, right...
0:32:45 > 0:32:47It was me. I like them.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50The gender stereotype never fails.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52I wanted these from the get-go.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56Well, I managed to work the dealer down to £60.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58- Hey, that's not bad.- Not too bad.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59No, I think for 60 quid,
0:32:59 > 0:33:03you've got a nice decorative pair of statues, a wee bit of age,
0:33:03 > 0:33:05and, you know, not to everyone's taste,
0:33:05 > 0:33:09but hopefully to at least one, two, three people in the auction.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10- That would be good.- Yeah.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12£60. Looks clever to me.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Now, you don't have to decide here and now.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16We'll wait until the auction of your lots,
0:33:16 > 0:33:18but in the meantime, let's go and see
0:33:18 > 0:33:22whether the auctioneer likes Natasha's samurai.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27That's an imposing pair of figures, Charles. Tell me about those.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Paul, once I first saw these, I thought,
0:33:29 > 0:33:33"Wowee. Japanese, Meiji period, very highbrow.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37"Are they worth, for the pair, £4,000 to £6,000?"
0:33:37 > 0:33:38Look at me.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Yeah, hold it there, Paul, hold it there.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43- You're not going to let me down, are you?- They're not.
0:33:43 > 0:33:44They're very clever, OK?
0:33:44 > 0:33:47They're very clever in that this gent here is so heavy.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50The base of it has this appearance of bronze and rust,
0:33:50 > 0:33:54but then you move to the geisha lady with her fan
0:33:54 > 0:33:57and, again, this almost filled base.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02To me, Paul, sadly, they certainly are mass-produced,
0:34:02 > 0:34:04- probably 1980s, 1990s...- OK.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08- ..and purely we arrive at a decorative value.- Yeah.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- Which is?- They're good lumps. Between £60 and £90.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14Good news for Natasha...who got those for £60.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Did she really? Yeah.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Well, that's all looking rather encouraging.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20- You taking this auction? - I can't wait, Paul.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23The gavel is trembling and ready and waiting.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27Well, I am with you all the way. We couldn't be in safer hands.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29260, 260. Any advance?
0:34:29 > 0:34:31At 260, bid. 270. 280...
0:34:31 > 0:34:35- £160 spent on the barometer. £160.- Mm.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- Big money.- Mm.- Are you sure?- Mm.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42- Was it wise?- I blame Ben.- Yeah.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44That's got to be our stock line. "We blame Ben."
0:34:44 > 0:34:46My number's now 182.
0:34:46 > 0:34:51A really nice early-Victorian rosewood banjo barometer,
0:34:51 > 0:34:55and I am bid 25, 35, 45.
0:34:55 > 0:34:5850, I'm bid. Do I see five? 60, five,
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- '70. Hello.'- Oh, yes.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04- 75. 80. Come on. One more. 80, I'll take.- Go, go, go.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06'Clean and complete.'
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- £75, bid.- Internet, internet.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Take 80 for it, or we sell it.
0:35:11 > 0:35:12All done...
0:35:12 > 0:35:14No!
0:35:14 > 0:35:16..at £75.
0:35:16 > 0:35:17'Fair warning. Sale.'
0:35:17 > 0:35:19It's yours, sir.
0:35:19 > 0:35:20£75.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- That is a loss of £85. - That's criminal.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27But, look, up come the silver spoons. You paid 45.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Estimate, 30 to 50, so now we should be in better territory.
0:35:30 > 0:35:31Here it goes.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35A really delightful set of six late-Victorian coffee spoons.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Where do we start these? I'm only bid £22.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40At 22, 25 and 30, and 5 bid.
0:35:40 > 0:35:4240 bid for these wonderful spoons.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43At 45. I'm asking 50 now.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45At 45, we're live online.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47'Welcome to Middle England.'
0:35:47 > 0:35:48At £45. We're live
0:35:48 > 0:35:49'across the UK.'
0:35:49 > 0:35:52You're out in the room. 50, I'm bid!
0:35:52 > 0:35:53'Surely a fiver?'
0:35:53 > 0:35:55£50. Surely five in the room?
0:35:56 > 0:35:57You're all out.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01We go online today and sell at £50.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Fair warning.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- Very good.- Internet.- Woohoo.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08£50, a profit of five. You're now at a loss of 80,
0:36:08 > 0:36:11and we're relying on the telephone. Here we go.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15A vintage black Bakelite 1940s telephone.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Really striking. And I'm bid
0:36:17 > 0:36:19'straight in'
0:36:19 > 0:36:21at 25, 35 and £40.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Do I see five now?
0:36:23 > 0:36:24'Five. 50.'
0:36:24 > 0:36:28Five. 60. Five. My bid, 70. Five.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Look at this.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33£75. Asking you, 80.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Online. Or I sell to you, sir.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38First, second, third time.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41At £75.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Sale.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- Very good.- Excellent.- 75.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48That's a profit of £30, bringing your loss
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- down to 50 in all.- Oh.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Well, what are we going to do with the vase?
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Is this the redemption of the day?
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- Yes.- No-brainer. - Let's go. No-brainer.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02- Let's go with it. No-brainer. - Seriously?- Seriously.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- Let's go.- Full of Eastern promise is this vase.
0:37:05 > 0:37:0919th-century family rose, solid on ground.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11I'm only bid £25 for it.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15Bid 30. 30. We're live in China. Hold tight.
0:37:15 > 0:37:1735. 40. Five. 50. Five.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19'60.'
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Five online. This is a good vase. 65. 70.
0:37:22 > 0:37:2480 now. 85.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26'85, I am bid in the room.'
0:37:26 > 0:37:28I'm asking 90 online. Come in, China.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30I shall sell in the room at £85.
0:37:30 > 0:37:35Bid 90. All out at £85.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- Fantastic. Above high estimate. - Yeah, fantastic.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42£35 profit. That brings your loss down to
0:37:42 > 0:37:45a minuscule £15.
0:37:45 > 0:37:46- Well done, Ben.- Thank you.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- Well done the three of you.- The Reds!
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- But...keep shtum, yeah? - Absolutely.- Oh, yes.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53- Nothing to the oppos.- Absolutely.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06Lauren, Greg, what an interesting assortment,
0:38:06 > 0:38:10but can you believe you bought a Victorian bergere day bed for £70?
0:38:10 > 0:38:12204. Showing for you there,
0:38:12 > 0:38:17this really quite wonderful mahogany late-Victorian bergere day bed.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19And I am bid here at 25 and £30.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Oh, no.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Do I see five now? 45, bid.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- Ooh!- 'Asking 50 now.'
0:38:25 > 0:38:2655. 60, bid.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28It's a really interesting bed, this.
0:38:28 > 0:38:3070. 80.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Yes, we're in profit!
0:38:32 > 0:38:37- 100.- Oh, look at this. Three digits. - 110.
0:38:37 > 0:38:38- '120.'- Oh, look at this.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42130. 130, your bid, sir.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45For the first time, we sell it.
0:38:45 > 0:38:46For the second time, sir.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Congratulations, you've bought a cracking bed.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- At £130.- Yes.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- 'It's yours, sir. Well done.'- Yes!
0:38:52 > 0:38:54How do you like them apples? Look at that.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58- 130. £60 profit on your first lot. - Amazing.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- Up comes the blackboard.- OK.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Being shown for you there, there's our blackboard.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06Belgian-made child's folding blackboard.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Great quality, 1950s.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11I'm only bid, for this, £18.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13I'm asking 20 now.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15£18. 20, bid. 22. 25.
0:39:15 > 0:39:1725. 28. 30.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19£30. £32.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20I'm asking five online.
0:39:20 > 0:39:2235. I've got 38.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- 'Online, 40.'- Yes!
0:39:24 > 0:39:25I'm asking 40 online.
0:39:25 > 0:39:31- That's your lot. All done at £38. - He's really drawing it out.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33So, there we are. Sold.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- Very good.- Well done.- £38.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40That's another three. You are £63 up.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- Now, your tool.- Shall we just stop there?- £50 paid for the tool.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47This is a 19th-century bookbinder's gilded tool.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49A really quality item.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52And I'm only bid £20 only. I'm asking five now.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54At 29, bid. Do I see five now? Come on.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56At 29, bid. Do I see five now?
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- Come on.- 'Surely a fiver?' - Where's the competition?
0:39:59 > 0:40:01- You're all out.- Bid, bid.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03I'll take five. You're out in the world.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- 'You're out in Derbyshire.'- Oh, no.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07- And I shall sell it.- No.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11All done, we are, at £20
0:40:11 > 0:40:13- 'today.' - No. Bargain. It's a bargain.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Sold.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- £20.- We were doing so well. - You fell at the final hurdle.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20You lost £30 on the bookbinder's tool.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24But overall, you have made £33 profit.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27- Well done.- Brilliant, brilliant. - Two out of three profits!
0:40:27 > 0:40:28Now, what are you going to do?
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Are you going to bank the 33,
0:40:30 > 0:40:33or are you going to stake it all on our Japanese sculptures?
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- I think we should go with it. - We should go with it.- Yeah.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- We're only here once. - Really?- Yeah.- Are you sure?- Yes.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- Don't put us off. - Are you sure?- Yes.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Here it goes. Look at them!
0:40:42 > 0:40:47He is a samurai warrior, with his companion, Meiji period,
0:40:47 > 0:40:51and I can bid for these figures at £50 straight in.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53He's straight in at 50, straight in at 50.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56'55. 65. 75.'
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Asking 80 now. I'm bid £75.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03Bid 80. 80, I'm bid. Do I see it all online?
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Surely a fiver. Oh, 85. Back in again.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08'Asking 90. It is a good...'
0:41:08 > 0:41:09We sell online...
0:41:09 > 0:41:12at eighty...five...pounds.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Going, going, sold.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- Yay!- Look at that.
0:41:17 > 0:41:2025 more pounds profit.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Well done, you guys. Feeling good, yeah?
0:41:22 > 0:41:24- Yeah, really good.- But rein it in.
0:41:27 > 0:41:2850. Fair warning...
0:41:36 > 0:41:41What a round of bargain-hunting that was.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45Each team lost money on only one lot.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- ALL:- Ooh!
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Yes. Looking good, is it not?
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Sadly, one team made a hell of a lot of money at the start,
0:41:54 > 0:41:57and the other one lost a hell of a lot of money,
0:41:57 > 0:42:00and that was their fate sealed.
0:42:00 > 0:42:01So, sadly, I've got to say,
0:42:01 > 0:42:03the runners-up are the Reds.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06RED TEAM GROAN
0:42:06 > 0:42:07Well done, Blues.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10You ended up losing £15. A modest sum.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12But nevertheless, it's a loss.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- How did you enjoy the journey? Was it good fun?- It was brilliant.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- We had come, you know, masses and masses of fun.- It was fantastic.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20We're not getting the golden gravel, then?
0:42:20 > 0:42:25THEY LAUGH Sadly not even the bus fare home.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27But, here, look at this.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30You come home with a £58 profit.
0:42:30 > 0:42:31Wow!
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Sounds all right, does it not?
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- Well, there's some paper money for you.- Thank you very much.
0:42:35 > 0:42:40- There's some coins to top it up. - Thank you.- And well done you.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- How was it for you?- Awesome.- Yeah. - Really good experience.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- Yeah, it was amazing. - I like the sound of that.
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