Carmarthen 30 Bargain Hunt

Hello, or should I say s'mae? Today, the show comes to you from

the Welsh capital, Cardiff, and I'm at the Principality Stadium,

home of the national sport, rugby. And, believe it or not,

there's quite a few similarities with Bargain Hunt.

Sometimes, shopping can turn into a bit of a scrum.

It gets tough for our teams,

and sometimes, they need a bit of a lift.

Whee! SHE GIGGLES

And some teams like to tackle the shopping head on.

So, there you have it. Let's get the game underway.

It's time to kick things off. Let's go Bargain Hunting.

Today, our teams are shopping at Jacob's Market here in Cardiff.

The usual rules apply - they have £300 to bag

themselves three bargains in only 60 minutes.

I couldn't have put it better myself. Right, I'm off to find

our teams, while you have a little look at what's coming up.

The Reds are looking for other ways to make some money.

Actually, you might make a few quid from busking, possibly.

And the Blues follow their psychic intuition.

-What can you feel?

-Something's gravitating myself to it.

-Really? Are you?

-I'm just not sure what.

Well, we'd better follow you, then, hadn't we?

But, there's no predicting who'll win today's show.

Oh, he's claimed it.

-Is that good?

-No.

But that's all for later. Today, on Bargain Hunt, we have two

teams of very best friends. For the Reds, we have John and Lee,

and for the Blues, we have Samuel and Theo. Hello, teams.

-ALL:

-Hello!

My goodness. Right, so, Red Team. John, tell me how you two met.

We met when we were about seven years old, at a family wedding...

-Mm-hm.

-..and sort of bonded over a mutual interest in model trains.

-And you've been friends ever since?

-Yes, very best friends. We do

everything together these days. We go out, a lot of climbing,

and then reward ourselves with a pint afterwards.

But I believe you're also quite musical, is that right?

Yeah, I've been in several bands. I play a wide array of

instruments, pretty much any instrument, jack of all trades.

-Any instrument?

-Yeah.

-That sounds very talented.

So you can just pick up anything?

-Yeah, I can make a noise out of anything.

-Oh, really?

SHE CHUCKLES And you are a teacher as well?

In my spare time, yes. I'll do workshops, teaching younger

children how to play instruments, just to get them into music

initially, so there's a lot of banging, a lot of horrible noises,

-but it's good to see them.

-They've got to start somewhere.

Yeah. They get started, and you see them enjoying it,

-and it's all worth it.

-So, Lee,

you're also interested in the great outdoors.

I am, yes. I get outdoors whenever possible. I've got two

Jack Russells, which do keep me outdoor, come rain or shine.

-You're also a boxer?

-Yeah, I've done a couple of charity events, a couple

-just for fun, but...

-For fun?

-Yeah, just for a bit of fun.

-Really?

It's a bit of a stress release, definite release, after work.

-Exactly. So, what do you do for work?

-I'm a neighbourhood assistant

for a local housing association, with disabled people and the

elderly, enabling and empowering them to have a

-better quality of life, really.

-Oh, fantastic. That sounds very

-rewarding.

-It is very rewarding.

Well, it's going to be an interesting one today.

What's your plan? Who's in charge?

-It's going to be a team effort.

-Team effort.

-I think

we're going to use a logical, progressive something.

-Gut instinct.

-Gut instinct, yeah, let's go with gut instinct.

Logical and progressive, wow. Very, very best of luck.

I'm sure you'll be wonderful.

So now my Blues, Samuel and Theo.

Tell me, Samuel, how you and Theo met.

-Well, Theo used to be my boss, actually.

-Oh.

-We used to work

-at a dental practice together.

-Right. Show us your teeth.

Very pearly. Like it. OK, yeah. Were you a dentist? What were you doing?

I was in marketing, actually.

Dentists don't have the best branding, really.

We want to make the dentist's a more approachable place to be.

-And Theo employed you?

-Yeah, and what great friends we've become now.

Exactly. Are you still working together?

Not any more. Theo's no longer with the company.

He's moved on to other ventures.

Yeah, I've recently set up a new venture, business venture,

-specialising in marketing.

-Oh, fantastic.

-So, hopefully

-we'll still be working together, maybe, in the future.

-In the future.

So, tell me, Samuel, when you're not doing your marketing,

what do you like doing?

-I'm a huge karaoke fan.

-Oh, really?

-Anyone who knows me knows me

-as the one who does karaoke.

-Really?

-My evenings, my weekends.

-I have a karaoke machine at home.

-Oh, really?

-Mm-hm. I just love it.

So, obviously Samuel likes the limelight, Theo. You do as

-well, I believe.

-Yeah, I've had my moments. I've entered the

Mr Wales competition - I got placed fourth.

But you're also Mr Swimsuit. Is that right? What did you win?

Mr Swimsuit and Mr Best Hair, I've got here.

There was multiple rounds during the competition.

-I won Best Swimsuit round and Best Hair.

-Oh, my goodness.

So, yeah, this hair was the best hair in Wales.

SHE CHEERS Well, I'm very proud to have met it.

Fantastic. So, what's your plan for today?

-I think our plan is to go in looking for things with a Welsh theme.

-OK.

Hopefully, pull at the heartstrings of the people at the auction.

Brilliant. So what do you need do go shopping, guys?

-ALL:

-Money.

-Money, exactly.

-So, here we are.

-Thank you.

-£300 for you. Samuel took that one quickly.

-Now, who wants the money over here?

-I'll hold on to that, I think.

-There we go, Lee.

-Thank you.

-£300.

Now, your experts await. Now, off you go. Enjoy, teams.

Could be a bit of a hair-raising experience today.

Today's teams will, of course,

need a couple of experts to help them out.

'Ello, 'ello, 'ello. Richard Madeley will be teamed up with the Reds.

And, hoping to cash in for the Blues, it's Caroline Hawley.

So, Samuel, Theo, what are you looking for today?

-Well, I'm looking for the golden gavel.

-Oh, are you?

No pressure, then.

Anything sort of scientific, like microscopes,

anything like that, really.

I'm looking for something that could go in someone's

living room, that they'll see at the auction and go,

"I want that in my living room, and I'll pay whatever for it."

Anything with a bit of character,

something that I think on the day will make a bit of money.

PHONE RINGS

What's that? 60 minutes? Teams, your time starts now.

-WHISTLE SOUNDS

-Let's go.

Great, characterful and scientific. Come with me.

Good luck, lads.

So does it take you long to do your hair?

I can get dressed ready in the morning within half-hour.

-If I want it perfect, then I need to put some effort into it.

-Yeah?

Hopefully, you and your famous hair can cut it today, eh, Theo?

Right, Reds, spotted anything?

-The drum kit for John.

-RICHARD LAUGHS

I think that's a good start.

-It's a beautiful kit.

-Is it?

You did tell us earlier, John,

that you could make a noise from anything.

It's only £400.

Bargain(!) Although it is £100 over your entire budget.

How much?

-400.

-We are not worried about the price, are we?

For just one afternoon only, live from Cardiff,

I give you the man from Swansea, the man, the drums himself,

it is... John.

HE PLAYS BEAT

We are off to a flying start there.

If it helps, I cleared the dust from it.

You did indeed.

Actually, we might make a few quid from busking, possibly.

You never... In fact, we could make more from doing that

than buying and selling antiques.

Bravo, John.

Although I think it's time to knock that idea on the head

and get on with the shopping.

The Blues look like they are in the swing of things.

Do either of you play golf?

-Not weekly.

-No?

-But I've taken part in the sport.

-Are you any good?

-I wouldn't say so.

-I can't say I'm any good either, but...

-You like the look of this?

I really like it. I think it's quite a decorative piece as well.

-Even if you don't play golf.

-What's the price? £80.

That's quite a hefty price, but I can imagine golf enthusiast might

quite possibly pay that, I think.

Grab the golf clubs and we'll go and find the owner of these fine things.

Come along.

-Hello.

-Hi.

-Are you the owner of these golf clubs?

I am, yes. I'll take £15 off it for you.

Well, there is a bit of damage on it.

I mean, that's going to have to be repaired by the...

-Purchaser...

-By the purchaser.

I'll do another five. So that would make it 60.

-That's a yes from me, what about you?

-Yes from me.

-Yes from you.

-Thank you very much.

-Right.

-Lovely, thank you.

-Thank you.

-Cheers.

-Gosh.

-Good luck with it.

First purchase done within the first ten minutes.

-Excellent.

-I feel a golden gavel coming on.

Right, yes. We are not playing around now, put them down

and we'll move on. Thank you very much.

Very good, chaps. You are off to a flying start.

Hats off to you.

-I do like the helmet.

-Is it heavy?

-Your size?

-Just about, I think. Hold on.

-Aw, look at that.

-Very fetching.

-What do you think?

-Suits you.

-Yeah.

Should we put that back? OK.

-We'll keep that on the list.

-We'll put that on the back burner.

It's the first thing we had a look at after the drum kit.

I was actually just going to pick up a little bit of

Welsh mining memorabilia that I saw beside the helmet.

This commemorates the miners' strike, 1984 to 1985.

It's a miner's lamp. In collectors' terms,

this would be a better bet for you than your helmet.

We know where they are. We've only just started.

We'll put them back and keep searching, shall we?

-Let's look some more.

-Good.

Hmm. Very decisive, team.

Tea services, they are coming back into fashion now.

People are starting to use them again.

I don't know about you. You are not convinced. No?

-I love tea.

-Do you?

-Mm.

Do you have it out of a mug or a little delicate tea set?

-Or a bit of both?

-I can't say I have a delicate little tea set.

-No, you see... Hmm.

-I can see the appeal.

-Definitely.

-Whatever the style of it...

-Well, there is 11 of them.

That would have originally been a 12-place setting.

But, I mean, I just think it's so cheap. £40.

It's not a lot, is it?

-No, it's not. Shall we bank it and...?

-Exactly, yes.

OK, well, something for the back burner then, Blues.

But keep in mind that you are almost

a quarter of the way through your shop.

Oops. Look out. It's another find for John.

There is a trumpet. And I think it's a bugle, is it, without the keys?

-Yeah.

-It's made of metal.

-It is.

-Scottish.

-Scottish?

I think that's definitely got a bit of character to it.

I do have my doubts about this piece.

If we could just have a look at the quality on this particular

-badge here...

-It's not very good, is it?

Correct. It's not very good.

I've got a feeling it's a fake.

-Right, OK.

-But before we put it back, could we just see,

-does it work?

-Can we get a tune out of it?

-Does it work?

Well, you did say you could play anything, John.

TUNELESS NOTE

Definitely a fake.

Right. Well, how about the real trumpet next to it?

You'll get a sound out of that, won't you?

This looks old, doesn't it?

It's only 125.

I think we can bring that down, certainly.

It's been up there a while.

-This is a trumpet of the vintage, isn't it?

-Yes.

I'd imagine this dates from the middle part of the last century.

-That's not a good...

-It's just needs to be greased, it's fine.

-It just needs to be greased?

-Yeah.

-Shall we try it for sound?

Is that something that we could also do?

HE PLAYS NOTES

Yeah, nice finish.

Let's get down to business. It's got a price tag which, I must confess,

it's slightly eye-watering to me.

-If we could get it for £60, do you think it's worth me asking?

-100%.

-Certainly, yeah.

-Oh, hello.

-Hello.

-You are the owner of the trumpet, I'm assuming?

-I am indeed.

-We were wondering if you would consider an offer of £60 for it?

-No.

-You wouldn't consider an offer of £60?

-I might take 65.

-Uh-huh.

-Right.

-63.

-Oh.

-Can you take your cap off?

Exactly, where are your manners, Lee?

I can. For £63, I'll take my cap off.

Thank you. 63.

63. Excellent.

Thank you very much.

THEY LAUGH

Hats off, team. Well done. That's numero uno for you...

20 minutes into your shop.

-What about this?

-Oh.

-The car?

-It's got a certain charm to it.

-It does.

-Ford.

-1600 Super Ford.

-Bad news.

-200.

-Again, something we can bank and come back to.

-Come on then.

Whilst the Blues motor on, the Reds are still stuck at the same stall.

I was just having a look at your train. Hard to date it.

Could date from the middle of the 20th, so it could be 1920s or 1930s.

Do you know anything about it?

I think it's a bit older than probably '30s. It's handmade.

-Yeah.

-Are you interested in that train?

Cos I'd really like to get rid of it.

Sounds promising, chaps.

Well, I am interested in that train, personally.

-But I don't want to influence the boys.

-Could I take a look at it?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-JOHN:

-So how much do you think you'd take for it?

The asking price is £40.

-STALLHOLDER:

-Probably ten.

What about if I take the hat off again?

Five. Oh, we're down five.

-I'd do five with the hat off.

-Take the hat off.

-JOHN:

-Allow me.

Here it is. The hat is off again.

-For

-£5. Well, I think really, at £5, you can't go wrong.

-It's a very kind and generous gesture.

-Give it a clean.

I'll give it a wash for £5, no problem.

THEY LAUGH

Brilliant. Hat's back on. A fiver. Sold.

Thank you very much indeed.

We're 2-0 up and just one more to go. Come on then.

So, they've capped it off. Another deal done.

You boys are getting the hang of this.

Up the Reds!

Well, I think you've got yourself a bit of a fan there, chaps.

Right, back to the Blues. Now, what's the plan?

So what do you think, guys?

You could not get more Welsh than this Welsh national costume.

True to our tactics, I think...

We have to get something Welsh, don't we? We've said it now.

You have said it, yes.

-You need to be men of your word.

-We do.

-How much is it?

-I think it's only £14.

-Oh, my goodness. £14.

Well, you tell me. You two are from Wales, is that a good price?

It sounds cheap to me.

-It sounds like good value.

-Shall I go and find a price then?

-That would be great. That would be great.

-OK, I'll be one second.

Hang on.

I wonder if Caroline can get a heavenly price for our Blues.

What do you think?

-£10.

-Yes, you're right.

Crikey, you don't hang around, Caroline!

-I think it's worth getting.

-Shall we buy it?

-We'll do it?

-I think we should. What do you think?

-Yeah, absolutely. £10.

-It's a deal?

-It's a deal.

-Brilliant, excellent.

-Two items bought at about half an hour into the shop.

-Yep.

-Excellent.

-Come on, let's have it.

-Come on.

Come on, guys. Let's go.

Well done, boys, that's two for you.

So both teams are now looking for that final piece.

Now, let's leave them shopping as it's time for

me to brush up on a piece of family history.

Sometimes in my job, I do feel a little bit like a detective,

piecing together a historical jigsaw puzzle.

And this hair brush here is a great illustration of that.

On the face of it, it is a fairly innocuous piece.

It's obviously a hair brush from a larger dressing table set.

And it would have graced the table of

a very fashionable lady at the turn of the 20th century.

We know it's Chinese at first glance because, if you look

at the dragon here, if you look at his toes, he's got four toes.

As a general rule of thumb, Japanese dragons are usually three-clawed.

We've got four.

The marks on the side, just here,

confirm that it is indeed a piece of Chinese silver.

Probably made in Hong Kong in around 1900, just the turn of the century.

And made for the Western market.

These pieces were the height of fashion at the time.

So, all in all, an interesting piece. Full of symbolism.

But this is the point where we cross the line into evaluating this

as an antique, and the history and story behind it.

You see, this piece is engraved in the middle here. Sybil.

Now, Sybil was my great-grandmother,

and I've only recently discovered Sybil's story.

Sybil was born in 1889 and she lived in Kensington, in London.

In 1908, at the age of only 19,

she met and married my great-grandfather.

And I believe that it was probably about this time that she was

given this brush.

Maybe as a birthday or a wedding present, possibly.

Now, my great-grandfather was a ship's chandlery,

which involved the buying and selling of nautical items.

The year after their marriage, the young couple travelled out to

Ceylon, or Sri Lanka as it is now known, for his work.

It was as the young couple were about to embark on their voyage that

Sybil discovered that she was with child.

They arrived in Colombo and my grandfather was born in May 1912.

Sadly, and perhaps all too predictably,

Sybil developed septicaemia following the birth of the baby,

and she died in Colombo three weeks later.

She was only 22.

It came as a lovely surprise to me when we found this hair brush

amongst my grandfather's possessions after he passed away.

The fact that for all of his life,

he'd kept this hair brush which belonged to the mother that he

never knew shows that he cherished this very personal item of hers.

The auctioneer in me is constantly saying engraving devalues the piece.

But in this instance,

I'm so glad that Sybil had her name engraved here,

otherwise we'd never have known who it belonged to.

It may only be a silver-backed hair brush for everyone else.

In the current market, realistically worth maybe £60 to £100.

Not a huge amount.

But for me, it's the only piece that I have of my great-grandmother,

and it's absolutely priceless.

Back to the shop, and 20 minutes left.

Time for a quick catch up with our experts.

How are the boys getting on, Caroline?

Well, they've bought two items in less than half an hour.

Which is really good.

But they're not saying a lot, but I know they are thinking a lot.

And I know for a fact that Theo wants to win.

Fighting talk. Confident, Richard?

I love it when they go onto one stand and buy two items

just like that.

The train on the floor, that piece will make more

percentage profit than anything else in the auction.

That's a bold claim, Richard. Only time will tell.

Is anything leaping out at you?

-Nothing leaping.

-No?

-I feel something, though.

-Can you?

-What can you feel?

-Something is gravitating myself to it.

-Really?

-I'm just not sure what.

-You are a bit psychic, then, are you?

-It has been known.

-Has it?

-Yeah, I knew today we were going to win.

Right. We'd better follow you, then, hadn't we?

Well, Theo, you might predict a win,

but you still have one more item to find.

Is it still leading you the right way?

Well, there is only one way to go.

THEY LAUGH

Hmm. Not sure about those psychic abilities of yours, Theo.

Now, Reds, remember you were after something scientific and mechanical?

An early typewriter!

-I like the look of it.

-Yeah. That must date from the 1920s or '30s,

doesn't it? Most unusual, I would have thought.

Now, it's a very specialised area.

We've got to remember that, that this is a gamble.

Because whatever the asking price is,

we are going to be searching hard for two bidders for it.

-But it's an interesting object.

-What do you think, John?

-I really like it. I really do.

-Is it worth the risk, though?

I really like it.

I've never seen a typewriter coming in from the sides like that.

-It still has its original ribbon as well.

-Yeah.

-Its ink ribbon.

-Can we see how much...?

-Sure, see how much it is.

-Yeah?

Ah, hello there. I was wondering if...

you could tell us what your friendliest price is on the

Oliver typewriter.

The very friendliest would be 95.

-Ooh.

-£95. This is the high-risk item.

But it also could give us the high reward.

Ooof, that would be a gamble, boys!

Does that not tempt you? Just the way he said that.

-Like, this is the high-risk...

-RICHARD LAUGHS

There is safe stuff, but look at this.

-Let's quickly walk around. We've got ten minutes to go.

-Ten minutes.

Ten minutes is up and we don't find anything, we are going for that.

-I'm serious.

-Yeah, yes. 100%.

Not sure Lee is convinced. I wonder if the feeling is right for this.

Ooh.

Very often these are known as grandmother clocks.

Ooh.

"Ooh." What does that mean?

-Does that mean you like?

-It's got quite a charm to it.

-Smaller. I quite like it.

-1920s, I would say.

I would think between the Wars. Yes. And the best on it is 120.

We are up against time, but before I think we commit,

we revisit the tea set.

Tea set. Across here, I think.

So, back to that tea set you saw earlier, Blues.

Meanwhile, have the Reds made their final decision?

-The risk is the typewriter.

-I'd like to win.

If you'd like to win, you probably want to play a safer game, then.

OK. I'd honestly consider the miner's lamp. For 20 quid,

I think that holds a lot of sentimental value.

I trust your judgment more than anything in the world.

-Thank you, John.

-Aw.

-So...

-How nice.

Aw, how sweet!

No, I think you're right. I think we go for the miner's lamp.

How much can we lose on £20?

As long as you think it will bring it in,

-I'm more than happy to go with it.

-I think so.

-Do you want to do it?

-I think so.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Great, let's go and buy the miner's lamp.

Decision made then, Reds. Just the deal to be sealed.

Here they are.

Now, it jumps out at me because it's a nice Deco shape to it.

-There is no wear.

-Mm.

-Or not much wear at all on the gilding round it.

-Mm-hm.

But, and there is always a but, it's not a full set, by any means.

So should we see what the very best is on that?

-Yeah.

-I think the price needs to reflect the incompleteness of it.

-Let me have a look. Hello.

-Hi.

-Hello.

May I just ask your very, very best price on this, please?

-It has to be 35.

-35. And the very, very best on the clock?

The very death on the clock would be 100.

There is an expression - when you sell a clock,

you are married to the thing.

-I don't think I'm ready to marry yet.

-Are you not? No?

-I would quite agree, Samuel.

-OK. My mind is made up.

Go for the tea set.

-Is it? On the tea set at 35?

-I think so.

-Right, that's a deal.

-It's done.

-Whoa! Brilliant! Three items in the bag.

-We've done it.

-Well done, guys. Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

Well done, Blues. That's you all done.

Which just leaves our Reds

with three minutes remaining on the clock.

Good. Back to where we started.

The miner's lamp is still here, I'm pleased to say.

-No negotiation in the price.

-Nope, OK.

-So it's ours.

-More than happy with that for £20.

-You sure now?

-We are done?

-I'd say so.

-Third item in the bag.

-All done.

That's it, teams. Your 60 minutes are up.

-Let's go then.

-Let's go. All right.

Let's check out what the Red team bought.

Hopefully, the trumpet won't blow it for them at the auction.

It set them back £63.

They were chuffed with the train after paying only £5.

And finally, it was the miner's lamp. They settled at £20.

Speedy Gonzales all-round, wasn't it?

-Swift shopping, I like it.

-No messing around.

-No stopping you. And you with the magic hat.

-I know. I know.

-I think we need some magic hats now.

-Very, very useful, yeah.

So what was your favourite item that you bought today?

I think, for me, it was the trumpet. Definitely.

Had to be. And what about you, what was your favourite item?

Definitely the train, because we had it for a fiver,

and apparently, it's going to make a lot at auction.

-I hope so.

-Brilliant.

And I think it's so appropriate for you guys as well,

having bonded over trains.

-Yeah.

-I didn't even think of that. That's really good.

THEY LAUGH

Brilliant. Well done.

Do you think the train is going to make you the most profit?

Hoping so. I mean, at a fiver, what have we got to lose, really?

-Can't go hugely wrong, can you, for a fiver?

-No. No.

-So how much did you spend, guys?

-£88.

-£88.

OK, can I have £212 of leftover lolly then, please?

There we go. I trust you. I'm sure it's all there.

-There we go.

-Thank you, Christina.

£212. What are you going to spend it on?

Well, these boys came out with a strategy.

They wanted something scientific or mechanical,

and we didn't get anything.

So I might have to go and just revisit a stall

that I saw something that might just fit the bill.

Oh, brilliant. OK. Well, while Richard goes and does some

revisiting, we'll go and see what the Blue team bought.

First up, the golf clubs set them back a wedge of £60.

Next up was the child's Welsh costume. They paid only £10.

And finally, it was the tea set.

They eventually settled on £35.

So, boys, did you have fun?

-Very much so, yeah.

-Very much.

-Yeah? You enjoyed it?

-You stuck to your plan as well. You got something Welsh.

-Mm-hm.

Something local. That was good.

-Yeah, we are more than happy with our purchases.

-More than happy.

Do you think your three purchases are going to secure you this coveted

golden gavel that you want so badly?

-Hopefully. Fingers crossed.

-Really?

-Yeah.

We've got a golden buy in there, I think. Hot tickets all the way.

Ooh, the confidence, I like it.

OK, so what was your favourite item, Samuel?

Mine was the golf clubs.

I fell in love with them as soon as I saw them.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-OK, so it's love at first sight for you.

What about you, Theo? What was your favourite purchase?

-Great minds think alike.

-Mm-hm.

-The golf clubs, I think they are the winner.

-Really? Unanimous agreement.

OK, and do you think they will make you a profit?

-Yeah, absolutely.

-Ugh! My goodness!

All around. OK. You two spent all of £105 on your three purchases.

So I would like £195 of leftover lolly, please.

-Here you are.

-Fantastic. Hey, Caroline, look at that!

-Wow.

-£195.

-Thank you very much.

What are you going to do with it, my love?

-I've seen just the thing for these two young men.

-Oh, really?

-Mm.

-Something that fits the bill.

Something that absolutely fits the bill. Yep.

Well, while Caroline goes off and does her final shopping,

We'll head off to the auction.

We have hopped, skipped and jumped an hour down the road from Cardiff

to be with Peter Francis Auctioneers and Valuers

here in Carmarthen, with Charles Hampshire, auctioneer.

-Charles, thank you so much for having us.

-Happy to have you here.

Brilliant. Good. I'm glad. Now, let's crack on with the Reds.

Their first purchase was this trumpet over here.

What do you think of that?

I like it. You know, we sell a lot of musical instruments,

and they tend to do quite well.

Couple of things going against it would be lack of box

and no name attached to it as such.

OK, so a couple of things going against it.

But what are your predictions with regards to auction estimate?

We've gone for £20 to £30.

They paid £63 for it.

I can't see us getting there, even on a good day.

OK, well, never mind. Onwards and upwards.

Let's move on to this gorgeous train. I love this.

-Great, isn't it? Yeah. It's good fun.

-Fabulous.

It's nice and original. It's ready to go.

-And the toy market, we find, is buoyant here.

-Mm-hm.

It's probably been built by a grandpa or somebody in his

-garden shed...

-I think so.

-..for his grandchildren.

-Lovingly made and painted.

-And used. It's got that nice wear to it.

-Absolutely.

-Yeah. What have you estimated it at?

-We've gone for £20 to £30.

-And it'll go above that, won't it?

I think so, yeah. I think we could get to 50.

Yeah, I absolutely agree. I think it's gorgeous.

-They paid only £5 for this.

-Onto a winner.

I think so too. I think they did an absolutely cracking job with that.

What do we think about their third item here?

-It's quite unusual, isn't it?

-Unusual thing.

I haven't seen one personally before.

And it relates to a really important piece of social history -

the miners' strike in '84, '85.

-Hugely important.

-Sought-after thing. Got a lot going for it.

Great. Bearing that in mind, what's your estimate?

I've probably been a bit hard after all that build up. £15 to £25.

SHE LAUGHS Well, look, they paid £20 for it.

-OK.

-So we are sort of there or thereabouts.

-I think they are. Yeah.

OK, so it looks like it's going to be a bit of

a rollercoaster ride for these guys over here.

-So they may need their bonus buy.

-OK.

-So let's go have a look at it.

Richard, you had £212. That's a goodly sum, isn't it?

What did you find for our cool customers?

Well, on the way round,

we kept talking about looking for something scientific.

I got you...

-Oh, wow!

-Oh, wow!

I found a tankard, but a tankard which is decorated with the

scene of the lunar landing 1969. So it commemorates Apollo 11.

And this particular tankard has a very Welsh-sounding name.

It's from Portmeirion Pottery.

Welsh, you might think. Actually, it's from Stoke-on-Trent.

It's a well-potted example. It's in good condition.

And, if nothing else, you can fill it up with a pint...

SHE LAUGHS

-..and use it for what it was made for.

-Have a look at it, guys.

So how much did you pay for it?

It was priced at £25. I got a little discount. Down to 20.

-There is a couple scratches on it.

-Mm.

-Whoa, not perfect, is it?

-They are being picky, aren't they?

-Scratches?

-A couple of scratches.

Well, if you'd been made in 1969,

-you'd have a few scratches on you as well.

-I suppose.

That wouldn't worry me. There are no chips and no cracks as such.

And there is a huge interest in space memorabilia, is there not?

-There is.

-How much do you think it would make at auction?

I would hope that the auctioneer might open the bidding

at £15 and get it up to nearer 30.

-So a small profit?

-A small profit.

-OK.

Your thoughts, guys. What do you think?

It's something I'd buy personally,

but is it going to make money on the day?

Oof, well, you don't have to decide now. Have a think about it.

But for the benefit of those at home,

let's see what the auctioneer thinks of Richard's rather lunar bonus buy.

Love this. Lot of design in that and a piece of Portmeirion.

-One of my favourite things you've shown me.

-Oh, really?

-Yeah.

Oh, happy days. Good. OK.

Well, just that contrast between the gilt and the black is

-really quite stunning, isn't it?

-Absolutely, yeah. I agree.

Are you going to predict it's going to leap into the stratosphere?

-I don't think so. £15 to £25.

-All right, that's OK.

-Richard paid £20 for it.

-That seems bang-on. Yeah.

Yeah, OK. So let's move over to the Blue team.

Now, the first of the Blue team's purchases

was the golf clubs over there.

Vintage golf clubs, unless they are very early and unusual,

don't tend to do particularly well. But it's quite complete.

You know, the woods have their covers etc.

So, a nice vintage piece, yeah.

What's your thoughts with regard to value, Charles?

We've put them in at £30 to £40.

OK, all right. They might be slightly disappointed with that.

-They paid £60 for them.

-OK.

So, their second item, they went along the Welsh theme over there

with their little child's costume.

Very appropriate for here in Carmarthen.

I think it will do well. Nice vintage child's costume.

Fairly complete by the looks of it. I like it. Yeah.

So what is your estimate?

Estimate - £15 to £30.

-OK, they'll be delighted. £10 only paid.

-Perfect.

They really were buying for the right market, weren't they?

-I think so.

-Now, their final item,

-we've got a sample of it here, haven't we?

-We have.

But there is quite an extensive collection of these teawares.

Yes. I can see why they picked it. Nice decoration.

Few problems with how complete it is.

We are missing the teapot, which is the feature piece,

-and one or two other pieces along the way.

-OK, all right.

Yeah, I mean, the teapot really is the one that you want.

But, having said that, it's a great shape.

Yeah, agreed. A great shape, in good condition what we've got here.

-So we've gone for 15 to £25.

-OK. They paid £35...

-OK.

-..for the whole lot. So we're not a million miles away.

-No.

If it was complete, I'd be saying that sort of value, sure.

-That sort of figure?

-Yeah.

-All right. Super.

Look, it's not looking too hot for the Blue team as yet.

So they may need their bonus buy.

Let's go and have a little look at it.

Nearly £200 of leftover lolly you had. These boys were very generous.

£195. What did you spend it on?

-You're looking worried.

-Feeling very excited.

Well, I didn't spend it all.

But I bought something that I just think fits the bill

for you two dapper chappies.

Oh.

-Wow!

-Wow!

What is it?

-Well...

-Is it something you put on your head?

It is something. I'm going to make you put it on your head.

-That's why you bought it.

-Watch the hair!

-Watch the hair!

-This is the most gorgeous

19th-century gentlemen's smoking cap.

When the tobacco smoke would offend ladies,

gentlemen would wear something like this to protect the hair from

the smell of tobacco whilst also keeping their heads warm.

Sometimes known as a thinking cap as well.

Beautifully embroidered. Silk velvet.

-Quilted in silk inside.

-Lovely.

Dates from 1880, 1870 to 1880, I would think.

Originally, I think it would have had a button here and a tassel.

But I think they are gorgeous. Really stylish gentleman's headgear.

Can I put it on? Go on, then.

Watch the hair, Caroline! THEY LAUGH

Look at that.

Now that looks really good. Is that cool or what?

-Sold it to me.

-Yeah, I think it's gorgeous.

What do you think of it, chaps?

-I think it's different. It's going to stand out in the auction.

-Yeah.

-How much did that set you back then?

-£24.

Less than I thought it would be.

-How much do you think it would make at auction?

-£25. No...

I would think between 20 and £30. 25, £35.

-Potentially a small profit in there.

-Yes, a small profit.

So, while the chaps put their thinking caps on, we'll go and see

what the auctioneer thinks of Caroline's rather lovely bonus buy.

-Now, Charles, I love this.

-I can see why.

A smoker's cap. Now, I think,

in your study, with your pipe at night...

-Yes.

-..it would suit you down to the ground.

There we are. Well, we've got a buyer for it then.

SHE LAUGHS

Nice decoration, nice embroidery.

Yeah, I like it. It's tiny. A bit small, maybe.

And it's missing its tassel off the top here.

-Missing the tassel, you are quite right.

-Which is a shame, really.

Nonetheless, great thing.

So what's your thoughts with regards to that, Charles?

We've put ten to 20 on it. The tassel is a slight shame.

But I hope I've been a bit cautious here.

Yeah, I hope so too

cos I think the embroidery on it is particularly lovely.

-So, OK. Caroline paid £24 for it.

-OK.

-So predicting, potentially, a little loss there.

-A little loss.

Charles, will you be taking the auction for us?

I'm happy to say I will be.

-Brilliant, we are hugely looking forward to it.

-Excellent.

..to my right. 40. 60 in the room.

Last time then. 65. All done.

Right, well, look.

First of all, we've got coming up your brass trumpet.

John, this was your favourite.

-And you predicted the most profit on this.

-Yes.

-Yeah.

There is absolutely no cause for concern.

I think this item is going to go for the most.

-I love your confidence.

-Slightly sceptical.

-To say the least.

-THEY ALL LAUGH

We'll see.

You invested £63 in it.

Let's hope we can get that back for you. If not more. Here it comes.

Any musicians in here today?

£30 to start me.

30 to go. There should be hands.

20 if you will, then.

In and away. 12 and 15 we start at...

-John, how are you feeling?

-Great. 18. 18.

Taking the gentleman's bid at 18. Is there 20 for you online?

Come on, trumpet.

Bid's with you, sir, on the left as I see it.

The trumpet is done then. Selling to my left at 18 only.

-£18.

-Is that good?

-No.

-That made you a loss of £45, sadly.

So now we've got the painted wooden child's toy train.

You bought this for only £5. I love this.

Let's recoup some of those losses, let's go.

50. 5. 60. 5.

-Yes! You guys!

-'70. 5'

At £75...

Awesome, well done! Woohoo!

..commissioned interest here at £75. It's up to you now. Is there 80?

Any advance? The bid is here with me, make no mistake.

Bid in front of them. 75 and selling.

Well done.

-Fantastic.

-Back in the game!

-It made you a profit of £70.

That recoups your losses on the trumpet.

You're at plus £25 now. Here we go.

We have got the wonderful miner's lamp coming up now. Best of luck.

Good piece of social history here for you.

Interest again. Three bidders here with me.

-20. 2. 25 straight in with me.

-Profit straightaway.

-Yes.

8 on the front. 30. 32.

35 here. 8 for you now, sir, I would have thought?

£38 bid. I'm out. At £38 front row.

Commission's gone.

Bid's in the room at £38. And selling.

Fantastic.

£38 that sold for so that is a profit of £80 for you on that lot.

That gives you a total of plus £43 over all.

-Fantastic.

-That's good.

-That is brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

So now we have a big decision to make.

Are you going to go with your bonus buy?

-I think people will be into it, yeah.

-Yeah, we'll give it a go.

-Why not?

-Risk takers.

-Yep.

-Yeah?

-Well said.

RICHARD CHUCKLES I love it.

It's the adrenaline junkies, isn't it?

Brilliant. Here it comes now. Good luck, team.

20 to start you. I would've thought straight in.

10 we are. 12 here.

At 12 only. 15 if you'd like now.

-15. 18 online we've got.

-Come on!

At £18. Bidding 20 if you will now.

It's in the UK at 18. Is there 20 elsewhere?

-Final call, it seems.

-Oh, no. Come on.

-We made a horrible decision.

-'Selling.'

-GAVEL BANGS

-Oh, that's a shame!

-£2 loss.

That sold for £18 so you were at minus 2,

which takes your scored to plus £41.

-Happy with that result.

-Well done.

-Thank you very much.

-Great teamwork.

-Fantastic.

-Pleasure.

-Guys, we feeling excited?

-Very excited.

-Yeah.

-You are practically bouncing.

-Yeah, bouncing.

-I'm buzzing.

Well, look, it's very exciting.

You've got some really interesting lots as well.

So, first up is your vintage leather golf bag.

It was both of your favourite and you both predicted a profit on this,

so very best of luck. Here it comes.

All the golf clubs and contents. 30, if you will, then.

Where do you place it?

In and away with me, then.

15, 18, and 20 only.

At £20 we start. And 2, if you'd like. 22.

25 here on commission.

'8, if you will, online now.'

Internet interest as well, so that's good.

At £28, I'm out. The UK bidder has it at 28.

'Is it 30 for you now? I can see you there. Two of you now.'

Bid if you'd like. Final call given.

Gavel raised. At £28 and selling.

-Oh, dear.

-OK.

So that is a loss of £32 on that, sadly.

-Now, look. Next, we've got the little child's Welsh costume.

-Yeah.

OK, really, really sweet thing. You paid £10 for this.

Surely it's got to make a profit. You've taken it to the right market.

Here it comes.

£30 to start me. The vintage one there. 30 to go.

20, if you will. Should be hands in the air at that sort of level.

At 12 and 15 only. At 15...

-You were into a profit.

-Yes.

-'It will be sold at 15.'

-Well done.

-'I would have thought more here.'

You've surprised me.

At 15 only, then. Final call.

It seems you've finished with it, then. Gavel going down.

15 only.

Brilliant, guys. That's recouped some of those losses.

You've made a £5 profit on that,

which takes you back to minus 27 at the moment.

Let's see if we can make it up on the teawares. Here they come.

20 to start. 10, if you will.

10, surely. 10, 12, 15.

18, 20, 2.

5, surely now. One more? No.

-'£22, furthest away. Can't tempt you.'

-Come on.

Quiet online. Bid's in the room, then. To my left, as I see it.

£22.

-Oh.

-Oh, no.

-Oh, dear.

OK, that sold for £22, so you are down

£13 on that. Gives you an overall score of minus £40.

Can Caroline claw it back without bonus buy?

Are you going to go with it, guys?

-All in?

-I think we should go for it.

-Yeah.

-Should we?

-Let's win, come on!

-Yeah?

-Go on, then.

-Let's do it.

-Yeah?

-In for a penny, in for a pound?

-Yeah, let's go for it.

-Are you absolutely sure?

-Yeah.

-Final answer?

-Final answer.

-Yeah, guess so.

-We'll see what happens. It's not over yet.

-OK.

-OK?

-Yeah.

-Here it comes. Good luck.

22 to go. Where do you see it? 20 to start me.

You've all tried it on. 10, if you will. Where are you? 10, surely.

5, we start. £8, a seated bid.

10 online. 12, sir, now. 12, the bid in front.

-'At £12 the bid in front.'

-15.

15 online. Where are you, sir? One more? No.

-'UK bidder at 15. Quiet elsewhere.'

-Surely.

-'Final call.'

Online it seems, then, taking it home. 15 only.

Oh! I'm so sorry.

-Oh, gosh.

-That sold for £15, guys.

-I take no responsibility.

Which is a loss, unfortunately, of £9.

Now, overall you were at minus £49.

I like your style, guys.

In for a penny, in for a pound. You went for it.

-Sadly, it didn't work this time.

-Not for us today.

But, you never know, that could be on Bargain Hunt a winning score.

-It could be.

-It could be.

-You never know. Don't say a word to the Reds.

-We won't.

-Well done, guys.

Thank you.

I have to say, the results have got very similar numbers.

-Ooh!

-Very similar ones.

Only, one of you has got a plus in front of it

and one of you has got a minus in front of it.

And unfortunately, our minus figure is our Blues.

Very, very sadly. So well done, Reds. But, yes, our Blues.

My goodness, it all sort of slightly went from bad to worse, didn't it?

-Only you made a profit on your little Welsh costume.

-Yeah, we did.

So, well done. You made a £5 profit on that.

So overall, chaps, you lost £49,

-but have you enjoyed the experience? BOTH:

-Yes.

-It's been wonderful.

Good. We've been delighted to have you on the show.

Well done, guys. You've been brilliant.

But our victorious Reds over here.

It's all about the train, isn't it?

-It is, it is. For a fiver.

-That wonderful train.

-The gravy train.

-A steal.

-Yeah. A £5 investment, you made £75, hammer.

So £70 profit, which took you back into the black.

It was quite splendid, so you ended up on £43.

And then, well, we will gloss over Richard's bonus buy, shall we?

-Yeah.

-Wasn't needed.

-Exactly. So, you made £41 profit.

-So, here we go, guys. There we are.

-We'll buy a steak.

-There's a 20,

there's a 20. Now, you going to fight over the pound?

-I'll take the one.

-LAUGHTER

-So, very, very well done to you. Have you enjoyed it, guys?

-Yeah.

-It's been absolutely phenomenal. Really has.

-Brilliant.

You've been a fantastic team, so very, very well done, you.

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