0:00:02 > 0:00:04Today, we're in Leominster in Herefordshire.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07This historic market town is playing host to our Red and Blue teams,
0:00:07 > 0:00:08who are about to do battle.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13So, with that said, let's prepare for some hard-hitting banter.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Here in Leominster, our teams are under pressure
0:00:43 > 0:00:46to buy three items that will make a profit at auction.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49But will they rise to the challenge and clock up a deal in time?
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Let's take a sneaky peek at what's coming up.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55There's tough talk with the Reds.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57I didn't like yours and I want this.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58I know why you like that...
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Cos I've got taste.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02And tough bargaining from the Blues.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04£90, but don't ask for more.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06- 80?- I said, "Don't ask for more."
0:01:06 > 0:01:08- THEY LAUGH - OK.- OK.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10And, at auction, disappointment for the Blues.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- Well, he tried for you. - He worked hard.- He really tried.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15And tears for the Reds.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16I'm going to cry.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20While I visit the Royal Worcester Museum with an antiques legend.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23That is my favourite teapot in the whole museum.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26But, before all of that, it's time to meet our teams -
0:01:26 > 0:01:28and can you feel the love in the air?
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Cos I am surrounded by two pairs of lovely couples.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34For our Red team, we have Adam and Kauri and for the Blues
0:01:34 > 0:01:36we have Francis and Laura. Thank you for joining us.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- I hope you're well today.- Yes, thanks.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39- Very good.- You are? Good.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42OK, Adam, I'm going to start with you and the Reds,
0:01:42 > 0:01:45because you and Kauri met seven years ago and I'm dying to hear
0:01:45 > 0:01:49about these unusual circumstances under which you met.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53We were at a friend's house party - I'd not met Kauri before - and...
0:01:53 > 0:01:56probably midnight-ish, walked into the kitchen
0:01:56 > 0:01:59and she was in there tucking into something.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02So, I had a look over at what they were and they were biscuits
0:02:02 > 0:02:04and then I clocked that they were dog biscuits.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09And I broke this to her and it didn't seem to stop her and...
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Love from there, wasn't it, really?
0:02:11 > 0:02:12And you're all very animated now.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14It's all smiley and good face.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19However, you have a little bit of a more stoic hobby, do you not?
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- Oh, poker.- Yes.- Yes.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23You can't be all smiles then, can you?
0:02:23 > 0:02:24No, no. Poker face on.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26So, tell us about your poker face and your hobby?
0:02:26 > 0:02:29I've played in some big events and I've won some money, as well,
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- which is always a bonus.- You've done all right?- Yeah, it's good.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35I'm up for gambling today. I'd like to...to buy more expensive items,
0:02:35 > 0:02:39which would make a bit more than, say, a £20 item, where it might make £2.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Oh, right, OK. Are you hearing that, Blues, yeah?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- It sounds like they've got tactics. - We'll give them that, it's fine.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Now, let's move on to your better half here, Kauri. But first of all,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49tell us, what an unusual name. Where does that come from?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52I was born in Sydney and it's a tree.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- It's a tree.- So, apparently nice wood, so... Yeah, could have
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- been worse.- You've got a couple of wee ones at home, don't you?
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- We have.- And they must keep you busy?- Yeah, they really do.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- They keep you running around? - Aiden's nearly seven, Zach's four.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- Mm-hmm.- Yeah, they're lovely.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08What do you do with your spare time, when you get a bit of "me" time?
0:03:08 > 0:03:10I like going round charity shops, collecting things.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15I like a bit of DIY, I like to draw pictures, I like making things.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18And this love of DIY and sort of doing things up, you took into your
0:03:18 > 0:03:21camper van, didn't you, as well? Now, that's a passion of yours,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- tell us about the camper van. - Yeah, we absolutely love it.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26We both worked really hard on it, didn't we?
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- Oh, God, yeah.- Painting... We haven't been away in it for a while,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- have we? We've still got a lot to do.- Now, what about tactics today?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35As the Red team - not just Adam and Kauri, you're the Red team -
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- what are you thinking today? Have you got a plan?- Well, we've said
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- we're going to get one item each, aren't we?- Yeah.- OK.- And then a
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- joint one.- If we disagree, and then a joint one, so...
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- And then a joint one.- Yeah. - Well, it sounds like a plan.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Good luck to the both of you. I'm sure you're going to have lots of fun.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- Thank you.- Now, let's move on to our Blue team, Laura and Francis.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54I believe congratulations are in order because you're newlyweds, aren't you?
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- Yes.- That's right, thank you very much.- Lovely. So, how long have you been married?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- We've been married for six months now.- (Oh, just six months.)
0:04:00 > 0:04:03How lovely is that? Very nice indeed, congratulations.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Now, Francis, like Adam, you're self-employed,
0:04:05 > 0:04:07so tell us about your career.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11That's right, I'm a carpenter, builder,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14building timber-frame houses, all sorts.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18So, you physically build houses yourself, and is this something that
0:04:18 > 0:04:21you've done for yourselves yet or are you planning to do?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23We currently own a house in France.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24Not one you built?
0:04:24 > 0:04:27No, this is an old ruin I bought quite a few years ago
0:04:27 > 0:04:31and we've been slowly building and renovating it as we go.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33And how's your French?
0:04:33 > 0:04:34OK.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37So, can you haggle in French? Have you figured that out yet?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- I can haggle in French.- Oh, you can! - Yeah, it's not that hard.- A-ha!
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Well, what we're interested in today is your haggling in English -
0:04:43 > 0:04:45that's what's going to be important.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48And, Laura, over to you now, cos you've also turned your passion
0:04:48 > 0:04:50into a career. Tell us about it.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- I have always loved cooking... - Mm-hmm.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56..and I started my own catering business about six years ago.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00I did, I think, four weddings this summer as well as our own.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01Now, you're in your finery...
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- No, not...- Did you get involved? Were you just overseeing?
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Yeah...- I did it all in advance and we did have a couple of very helpful
0:05:07 > 0:05:10friends do the sandwiches on the morning, cos we had afternoon tea.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13That's absolutely amazing! So, would it be safe to say that, as a couple,
0:05:13 > 0:05:17you've got a good eye from all this shopping you've been doing in France?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Do you reckon that's going to translate during the next hour?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Hopefully, we'll find that Faberge egg, as you always used to talk about.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- Yeah, maybe, the hidden piece...- The hidden gem.- And get a real bargain.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28I hope that I find it first, if there's a Faberge egg out there.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- Well, maybe not literally a Faberge egg, but something... - Something like that.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- The sleeper. You're looking for the sleeper.- Yeah.- We all are. Well, you won't be buying anything
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- without some pocket money, so let me give you £300, Reds.- Thank you.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42And Blues, it wouldn't be fair unless I gave you £300, too.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Now, off you go and best of luck to all of you,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47and let's hope this honeymoon lasts.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53And helping the teams along the way today are our experts.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56There's bullish Paul Laidlaw for the Reds...
0:05:58 > 0:06:02..and Mark Ashley providing BEAR essentials for the Blues.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Kauri, you're into your retro and your vintage.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- Yes, I am.- What are you looking for?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Something bright for the kitchen, maybe.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- OK, I like that.- Something useful.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Let's just have a good look, everything in the shop.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Adam, you are the haggler, I believe.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Yes, I'm going to try. I want something manly,
0:06:18 > 0:06:20something good, something cheap.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22There's so many beautiful things around me,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25I think we'll just have a really good look.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Right, teams, your 60 minutes start now.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30And you're a poker player?
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- Yes.- So, get your game faces on and let go.- It's a great day. It's on. - Yes.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- Let's spend the money.- Yep.- Let's find some bargains.- Let's go for it.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40There are loads of treasures to dig through here in Leominster.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Teams, where do you want to start?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Are you interested in cabinets?
0:06:44 > 0:06:45No, not yet.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48You can walk round these aisles till the cows come home,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50but you've got to get in amongst it.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Ah, good. The Blues have found something that's going begging.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- It's quite fun. - That's rather fun, isn't it,
0:06:59 > 0:07:01with the little dog on the top?
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Looks like you press the tail or something and the...
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Could it be that it's for something, like a money box or something, is it?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- Yeah, I wonder... Or cards?- Cards.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- Pack of cards...- It looks about the size to take playing cards, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Seems the Blues don't want that doggy in the window,
0:07:15 > 0:07:17but something's caught Adam's attention on the Red team.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20My problem with that is it's post-war.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23I can tell it straight away, because those are those are Sta-Brite,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27anodised aluminium buttons, bearing the Queen's crown, introduced in '52.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31And also, I would like to have seen a brevet, or wings, here,
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- above the left breast.- OK.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- This guy's ground crew. That's not for us.- Right, OK.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- I like your style, though. - Keep looking.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41March on, then, Reds.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Now the Blues have found something promising.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Oh, I like the look of this, Laura.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- Yes.- What does it do? Can you... What have you found out about it?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52How does that work?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Yeah, so, this rolls back and you've got a nice drawer.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57I suppose you'd keep your envelopes in here or paper.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- Yes, little, like travelling...- Look at that.- Oh, Francis, what a...
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Do you like this?- Lovely.- What a great piece.- I think it's in really good condition.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06It's obviously been used, but it's just got nice loved condition, hasn't it?
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- Yeah.- Yeah, it's honest. It's got a sort of honesty, hasn't it? - Yeah, exactly.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12£125.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Right, we'd have to try and negotiate a bit there.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Yes, we certainly would.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19It would be nice if we could try and get it for under 100, wouldn't it, really?
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- To try and...- Yeah.- But, I just love it. I think you've got a great eye.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25You've chosen something that I think is really interesting.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Well, Mark certainly likes it.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31So, shall we just think about this and see what else we can find?
0:08:31 > 0:08:32That's one for the back burner, then.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37So, are the Reds any closer to finding their first item?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Oh, this is all really old and brown.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Welcome to our world.
0:08:42 > 0:08:43LAUGHTER
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- Old and brown. - Old and brown is what we do.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47We dab that behind our ears in the morning!
0:08:47 > 0:08:51Bit of Old And Brown for the antique dealer in you.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53What are you looking at there, Adam?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55It this old, Paul?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Adam, that is both old...and brown.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00You're ticking all the boxes today.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Is this stationery box anything to write home about?
0:09:03 > 0:09:08We have got brass mounts, keyhole escutcheon and a military-style,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10countersunk handle to the base drawer.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Opens to reveal compartments for your stationery, your letters,
0:09:14 > 0:09:18and so on. There was a pen tray there, which is now missing.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- OK.- Let me tell you, so far as they go,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23that's one of the of the best I've seen in many a moon.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24- Really?- How much is it?- Ooh, 98.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28£98. I'd want to be buying it for closer to 50-60.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Could be worth a shout, couldn't it? I'll go and get him.
0:09:31 > 0:09:32What do you reckon, Kauri?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34A wooden box is last thing I thought he'd choose.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Will Adam play his poker face?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Just wondering what you could do us on this box.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Oh, you've found something really nice, haven't you? And I suppose you want to know the best price?
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- The best, best, best price, really. - Save me putting my glasses on, how much is on it?
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- That says £12.- £75. - No, 90!- Cheeky.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52What's the best you could do?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Cos I do really like it, but we need to make a profit.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56How about if we do 75?
0:09:56 > 0:09:57Would you do 60?
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- Yeah, go on, then.- You would. You're a nice lady.- You're a nice man.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Nicely does it. First buy in the bag.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06Well done.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14Back to the Blues, and carpenter Francis has found something right up his street.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Ooh, look at these.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17- That is pretty.- Isn't that lovely?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Oh, dear, I think we might have to think about this one.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22LAUGHTER
0:10:22 > 0:10:24It's probably a bit niche to go to an auction.
0:10:24 > 0:10:25They'd go well in my collection.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27They would go well in your collection,
0:10:27 > 0:10:29but I'm not treating you to them.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Ha! That's you told, Francis.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34This'd look perfect in the motorhome, wouldn't it?
0:10:34 > 0:10:37We're not shopping for that motorhome, Kauri.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Ooh, I'm scared of knocking the lot over.
0:10:39 > 0:10:40Adam, don't let me.
0:10:42 > 0:10:4320 minutes in, teams.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Now, what have the Blues found?
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Well, what about this, Mark?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52That's interesting, isn't it? Looks like the box that would have held
0:10:52 > 0:10:56something like a scientific instrument or something. Or a surveying piece...
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- It's quite heavy.- Is it? I wonder if there's something in it.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- Have a look. Ah, now...- Oh, yeah.- It tells you on the inside there it was a navig...
0:11:03 > 0:11:05A naval compass would have sat in there.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- Oh, right.- And a gimbal mounted, you know...
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- Yeah.- But it's just the box.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13A box without a compass - what's the price on that, then?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15It's £46.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17If this was to come up at auction,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20how much do you think that would go for?
0:11:20 > 0:11:24I think in an auction you'd probably put about £25-£30 on it.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28And, of course, if someone's got the compass and you've got the box...
0:11:28 > 0:11:33Oh, yes, cos we're likely to find that, aren't we?
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Right, we'll go and do some negotiating.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Yeah, we'll give it a shot.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Come on then, Laura, you lead the way. Francis, after you.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Right, time to test your haggling skills.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47I wondered what the best price would be on this box.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50It's 46. I could let you have it for 40.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Well, I was thinking more like £20.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55No, I can't do 20.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56Oh. Oh, well.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00The best, the very best, would be £35.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03OK. Stan, I would like to buy it for £35.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04Sold. Well done.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07Congratulations.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09First item purchased, Blues.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10Onwards and upwards.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Paul, could I borrow you?
0:12:16 > 0:12:21I really like that and it says "game set", I think, but that's all it says.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23It should say "mah-jong game set", should it not?
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- I can't really see, to be honest. - And it comes in a delightful little case.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- But tell me what the problem is. - That's the case that drew me to it.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- There's no lid.- There's no lid. The price on that is 70...
0:12:32 > 0:12:33£95.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- 75, yeah.- 75.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36Do you know, with its lid...
0:12:37 > 0:12:39I think it's worth £40-£80.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- Oh, really?- Without the lid, I think it's hamstrung.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- Right, where are we going now? - OK, let's move on.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- Keep going that way? - Yes.- Good, we're on a roll.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50And so are the Blues, who've found something
0:12:50 > 0:12:52that might be useful on the pitch.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Seen this whistle?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- Or is it?- Oh, GWR, that's interesting.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Great Western Railway... It's the Fat Controller's whistle.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- There's something else written on the...- Your eyesight's probably
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- better than mine. What can you read? - I can't see, the reflection's...
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Patent - Blair Street, Birmingham.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Oh, it's lovely. What a great thing.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- It's got a nice weight to it.- Oh, I like that.- It is nice, isn't it?
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- Well spotted.- Does it work? - Yeah, give it a blow.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Do you think this...
0:13:18 > 0:13:20I has got a nice sound.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I think I heard the train leave the station, didn't you?
0:13:22 > 0:13:27- Yeah.- That's brilliant.- OK, they've got 28 written on the ticket.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29I'm going to go and ask, see what the best they can do for it.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- I think if you can get it below 20, that'd be excellent.- Yeah.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35But I'd still think, if they have to stick at around 20,
0:13:35 > 0:13:36I think we should have it.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37I can see mileage in it.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38I think you've chosen well.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41It's your deal this time, Francis.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Just put your lips together...and blow.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Oh, well, here's the man.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Francis, do you want to take over negotiations on this one?
0:13:47 > 0:13:49OK, we've found this whistle.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51It's got 28 on the price tag.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54- Yes?- Is there much movement in that price?
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Erm, there'd be a bit of movement, yes.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59We'll make it 24.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01How does that sound?
0:14:01 > 0:14:06How do you feel about below 20, say 18?
0:14:06 > 0:14:10I could make it 20 for you. That would be the very best.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- I think at 20 we'll go for it. Thank you.- Good. Right, thank you very much.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- It's a deal.- £20.- Thanks very much.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16Stan, it's a deal.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Excellent.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22And, with the whistle purchased, it's Blues two, Reds one.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26But are they about to equalise?
0:14:27 > 0:14:29I want this.
0:14:29 > 0:14:30- Why?- What do you mean "why"?
0:14:32 > 0:14:33Imagine that in a shop window.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- That's dear.- Yeah, but it's phenomenal.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- It's not old, though, is it?- Really? - Yes, 100%...
0:14:37 > 0:14:41What are you going to do with that? Have you got a shop window that you need filling?
0:14:41 > 0:14:43No, I'm just being naughty. I love that.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- Do you really?- Yeah, of course I do.- Yes.- Period, surely...
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- Hat extension.- 1930s, with that base.- You don't even need to have a
0:14:50 > 0:14:54dress on it. Just like that, as a decoration, it's phenomenal.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Wait a minute - is the price phenomenal?
0:14:56 > 0:14:57- No.- 98.- Oh, jeez, it's enough!
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- It's horrendous.- £98.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03That is going to lose the profit I make.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- Just going to put that... - I'm sorry...- Just saying. - I didn't like yours.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- Just putting that in there.- I didn't like yours and I want this.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13- I know why you like that. I do know why you like that. I just don't... - Cos I've got taste.- I think you...
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- Easy, Reds.- I just think, at auction, it's not going to...
0:15:15 > 0:15:18It's something you'd have in your bedroom, isn't it?
0:15:18 > 0:15:19Well, I need it. So...
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- If you can get that for, like, half price... (Just go low, though, for that.)- OK.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- OK.- Are you worried about this?- I'm worried, yeah, I'm worried about it.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- Really?- Here comes Steph to talk money.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Steph, this is what I've fallen in love with, but...
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- But?- It's the price.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- How much is it?- £98.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41How would we feel about 30?
0:15:41 > 0:15:47- What?!- I think- 30s... Too much?- I don't think I'd feel happy about 30.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48No, it's too much.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51What would be your very, very best price?
0:15:51 > 0:15:5242, for us, surely?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54We'll do 42.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- 42?- Thank you so much. That's amazing. Thank you.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Well done. Thank you very much.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Thank you, Steph. We'll come again.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- Thank you so much. - Pleasure.- Happy face?
0:16:02 > 0:16:06- Oh, so happy, yes. So pleased. - Good, well done.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Now, the Blues have one more item to buy,
0:16:10 > 0:16:14so what about that stationery box they saw earlier?
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- Here's the guy. - Here's the man.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22So, Stan, what would be your best price on this writing case?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24The ticket price is 125.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27I could let you have it for £100.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- Right.- We were hoping a little bit less than 100.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34It could be £90, but don't ask for more.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- 80?- I said, "Don't ask for more"!
0:16:36 > 0:16:38OK, OK.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39£90 is the very best.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41OK. Thanks for reducing that price.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- Jolly good.- We're going to go for it. Thank you.- Thank you, Stan.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Sorry we couldn't push you for more.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- We tried.- You happy?
0:16:49 > 0:16:50Yeah.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54So you should be, Blues, you've bagged all three items.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01With five minutes left, the Reds still have one more to go
0:17:01 > 0:17:03and Kauri's gone all retro on Adam again.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Adam, I really like this.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- It's nice, I...- Parrot cage - £68.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- Well...- I don't know if there's a profit in it.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11No, come on.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Hmm. What's Paul's verdict?
0:17:13 > 0:17:17At this stage, do you want something that melts your heart
0:17:17 > 0:17:21and you feel passionate about, or, with six minutes, five minutes
0:17:21 > 0:17:24to go, do you just want something that's going to make you money?
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- Yeah.- What?- That's the game. - What is?- Make money.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Yeah, but we can't find anything that we both like and agree on.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- I think Paul might have spotted something.- Oh, here we go...
0:17:35 > 0:17:38I've seen something. I don't think it's uber-sexy but I think it's profit.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- OK.- OK.- We'd better run. Go.- Right.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44MUSIC: Keep On Running by The Spencer Davis Group
0:17:48 > 0:17:54A pair of sterling silver miniature salt or pepperettes.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56They're a tenner, they're silver -
0:17:56 > 0:17:58I guarantee you make money on those.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- It's them or the parrot cage. - I'd rather go the parrot cage.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Right, let's go, let's do something.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11OK, so we're going to be really cheeky now.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13We were cheeky earlier.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15We're going to kick it up a level. We like the parrot cage.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- OK.- It's priced at 68 and we were going to be ridiculously cheeky
0:18:19 > 0:18:21and go in at a tenner.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22No. 40.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24What about 18?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26We'll do 30, and that's absolute death.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Bare minimum. I'll shake on 30, then.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- OK.- 30.- My word.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31- Yep.- Thank you, Steph.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Steph, you've been a...total star. Thank you.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36CLOCK CHIMES
0:18:36 > 0:18:38And those 60 minutes are up.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40I need to go and lie down now.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43I know. I'm so dry.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Will the writing be on the wall for the walnut stationery cabinet,
0:18:50 > 0:18:51bought for £60?
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Next, the 1930s mannequin.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56Price paid - £42.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02And, finally, will the parrot cage, bought for £30,
0:19:02 > 0:19:03make them a pretty profit?
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Well, that was all a bit crazy, wasn't it?
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Kauri, how did you find that?
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- That was absolutely amazing. It was so much fun.- Amazing?- So much fun.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14You just had to have that mannequin, didn't you?
0:19:14 > 0:19:16I did, yeah, I love it. Absolutely love it.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18So that's your favourite item, would you say?
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- Definitely, yeah.- So, Adam, what was your favourite item?
0:19:21 > 0:19:24The stationery box, I think. I think there's a lot of profit in that.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26So you think it's got a lot of profit in it?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Do you think it has the biggest profit in it?
0:19:28 > 0:19:30I think so. I like the bird cage,
0:19:30 > 0:19:32but I'm just not sure how that's going to go down.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35OK, well, we know who didn't like the bird cage.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- Paul Laidlaw.- Oh, yeah.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41A little birdie told me you hated that bird cage so bad. Hated it.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Is there a bigger word than hate? Can we work on this?
0:19:44 > 0:19:48So, after all that, what was the grand total? What did you spend?
0:19:48 > 0:19:49£132.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53OK, not too bad. Not too bad. So, that should leave me 168?
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Yes.- OK, I'll be glad to take it off you,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59and hand it straight over to the legend that is Mr Paul Laidlaw.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01We're expecting big things here.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Are you going to do something legendary with it, Paul?
0:20:04 > 0:20:07I can't do anything until I've got over the bird cage,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10and that could take some time.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Well, Paul, you go have a wee lie down,
0:20:12 > 0:20:14and we'll find out what the Blue team bought.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19They're hoping the £35 compass box, minus the compass,
0:20:19 > 0:20:20might find a buyer.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Next, can the train whistle attract attention?
0:20:25 > 0:20:26£20 paid.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31And, finally, can a £90 stationery box gets things moving at auction?
0:20:33 > 0:20:34Well, Francis and Laura,
0:20:34 > 0:20:39I commend you because that was a seriously simple task for you.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41You just ambled along quite nicely, didn't you?
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Let's hope it was that simple.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- You enjoyed that, I think?- It was good fun, yeah. It was great fun.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49So, what was your favourite item, Francis?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51I think the favourite item was the brass whistle.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53But do you think it holds the biggest profit?
0:20:53 > 0:20:57Yeah, I do. I think it's got the best room to make some money.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Ah, you're quite confident with that.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- Yeah.- That was a bit of a wry smile there from you.
0:21:02 > 0:21:03Let's hope. Let's hope.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06And what about you, Laura? Are you keen on the whistle too?
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Well, I do really like the whistle,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11and I hope that will make us the best profit.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- But I do like the compass box... - The compass one.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- So there was a stationery box... - ..that I chose at the beginning.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20..but this one that you prefer, the naval compass box.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- Yep.- And are you both in agreement that the stationery box
0:21:23 > 0:21:25could be a bit of a tricky one?
0:21:25 > 0:21:27£90. That's a lot to claw back.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29So, what did you spend in total?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31We spent 145 in total.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34145, leaving 155...
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- Correct.- Which you have right there. - There you are.- How good is that?
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Mark, I'm looking at you now, kid.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42It's going straight into your hand and what are you going to do with it?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Well, I've clocked a few things as we've been going round.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48If they're still there, and that Paul hasn't bought them,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51I'll see if I can get them, or one of them, anyway.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53So, while Mark's off doing his shopping,
0:21:53 > 0:21:56let me invite you to a place that's rather special.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03Behind me is the magnificent skyline of Worcester, and I'm off to visit
0:22:03 > 0:22:07a museum that tells the story of its famous porcelain - Royal Worcester.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Nestled almost next to the cathedral,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12it's a name that's known across the world,
0:22:12 > 0:22:16and one that's been associated with this city for 270 years.
0:22:17 > 0:22:22It all began in 1751, when Dr John Wall and apothecary William Davies
0:22:22 > 0:22:27invented a new recipe for porcelain, using a clay found only in Cornwall.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35I've come to the site of the old Royal Worcester factory, now a museum,
0:22:35 > 0:22:40to meet retired curator and Royal Worcester guru, Henry Sandon,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43to tell me what makes this porcelain so unique.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48The secret ingredient was this funny material, soapstone...
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- May I have a feel?- Soapy rock.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53It feels soapy to the touch, which renders the body
0:22:53 > 0:22:57able to withstand hot liquids.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01What it meant was that, when you poured tea into a teapot,
0:23:01 > 0:23:06boiling water, it didn't crack, but it made teapots like this...
0:23:06 > 0:23:09And it's my favourite teapot in the whole museum.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10Your favourite one in the whole museum?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12So, was this an 18th-century design?
0:23:12 > 0:23:1318th-century design.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16But the problem was, of course, that tea was very expensive.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Because the tax was 100%.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20Tax was enormous.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22It's unfathomable, isn't it?
0:23:22 > 0:23:24And only for the very rich.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Now, when you save the very rich,
0:23:26 > 0:23:30a company can't very well sustain itself on just wealthy clients,
0:23:30 > 0:23:32so how did they go on to appeal to the mass-market?
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Well, they produced transfer printing from
0:23:35 > 0:23:38copperplate engravings. This is a copperplate.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42And, from that, you ink it up when it's hot, and then you take
0:23:42 > 0:23:46a paper pull from it and put that on the piece of porcelain.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49This is a mug, transfer printed from that...
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- It's the same one. - It's the same one.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54It revolutionised the whole industry.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00Royal Worcester was granted its first Royal warrant in 1789,
0:24:00 > 0:24:02and has never been without one since.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07As orders came flooding in, it became the chosen porcelain
0:24:07 > 0:24:11for the rich wanting to show off their status.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15Now, to my eye, Henry, this looks like another royal commission. So what do we have here?
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- It's a service for the Prince Regent himself.- No less.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21But, interestingly, the factory sent him up to London a complete range
0:24:21 > 0:24:24of different patterns from which he could choose.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29- Like these?- These are some of the hand-painted patterns that he could have if he wished.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Well, that's one of the benefits of being the Prince Regent.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34You don't have to visit the factory and look at the pattern book.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- They come to you.- Come to you. - Direct.
0:24:37 > 0:24:38And this is the one he chose -
0:24:38 > 0:24:43beautiful, with the Royal and the Prince Regent crowns on the centre,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45and absolutely beautiful, isn't it?
0:24:45 > 0:24:50'To put a thin and straight gold line on a vase like this needs
0:24:50 > 0:24:55'plenty of skill, not to mention a steady hand. After painting,
0:24:55 > 0:24:59'the colour is dusted on in the form of powder.'
0:25:01 > 0:25:04With mass production, Royal Worcester thrived,
0:25:04 > 0:25:08moving from the country houses to our homes.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10But, with competition from abroad,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13orders declined at the latter end of the 20th century,
0:25:13 > 0:25:16and the factory finally closed its doors in 2009.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18But that wasn't the end of the story.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Restarted again under the auspices of Portmeirion,
0:25:22 > 0:25:26and we're still going on, and so is the great museum.
0:25:26 > 0:25:32So, from 1751 until 2009 we had Royal Worcester in Worcester,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35and now we have this fabulous museum to really pay homage
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- to that great British porcelain factory.- Yes.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Well, I look forward to visiting again in the future, Henry.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43It's been brilliant, what a wealth of information!
0:25:43 > 0:25:47But now it's time to head to the hills, the Malvern Hills, that is,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50as we see how we get on at the auction.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00At £90, thank you.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Having made the short journey from Worcester to Malvern,
0:26:03 > 0:26:06here I am with Philip Serrell at Serrell's Saleroom.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07- How are you, Philip? - Very well, how are you?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10I'm very well, thank you. I'm delighted to see you.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- It's good to see you.- We could talk for Britain, but let's stick to business, Philip.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16- OK.- Here we are, with Adam and Kauri's goods for the Red team.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20Paul Laidlaw was in charge, and this smacks of Laidlaw, doesn't it, this stationery cabinet?
0:26:20 > 0:26:24It's just a nice quality lot. There's a couple of bits missing from it, but it's nice,
0:26:24 > 0:26:26and that should make £60-£90 all day long, I would hope.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- 60 to 90?- What did they pay for that?- Your lower end of
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- the estimate, £60.- Really? Oh, home and hosed. Shall we go now?
0:26:32 > 0:26:3460 to 90, I think you're bang on with that.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Now, as I said, this smacks of Paul Laidlaw.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39- Yeah.- But does this mannequin behind me?- Yeah, well...
0:26:39 > 0:26:43I have to say that doesn't remind me of Paul Laidlaw in any way at all.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- Well, I mean... In its shape?- In shape, in colour...
0:26:45 > 0:26:49And how do you reckon this is going to fare amongst your buyers? That's what I'm wondering.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52The vintage thing is quite big. And I think that's quite
0:26:52 > 0:26:56a cool accessory for someone who either has got a shop
0:26:56 > 0:26:58and they want to display vintage items,
0:26:58 > 0:27:00or put it in a bedroom, put jewellery on it.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02- Yeah.- Put clothes on it.- You're thinking of ideas.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Yeah, I'm trying to...trying to think of anything, actually.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- And what do you reckon it's going to make, Phil?- It's going to make £30-£50.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Well, do you know what? They paid £42 for it.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Now, Phil, I don't know if this is going to be your cup of tea,
0:27:13 > 0:27:17but I certainly love this onion-shaped dome at the top -
0:27:17 > 0:27:20it turns an ordinary bird cage into quite a dramatic, effective one.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Yeah, I've got a certain affinity with that.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Rather fancy, isn't it? I like it, I think it's got appeal.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28I think it's £30-£50 worth all day long.
0:27:28 > 0:27:29I think... What did they pay for that?
0:27:29 > 0:27:31- £30.- Oh, should be fine, then.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33I think it should be absolutely fine.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- Yeah.- You're not getting too exciting with your estimates, are you, Phil?
0:27:36 > 0:27:39No, no, I... No, well, I've always been a bit coy.
0:27:39 > 0:27:40You know me - cautious, cautious.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- Cautious, well...- It's better to travel in expectation
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- than arrive in disappointment. - That is what they say.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50Well, if there is disappointment at the auction, then these Reds will
0:27:50 > 0:27:53need their Bonus Buys. So, let's see what Paul Laidlaw bought.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59OK, Kauri and Adam, you shopped so well together with Mr Paul Laidlaw.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01But let's find out how he shopped on your behalf.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Paul... Reveal.
0:28:03 > 0:28:08Well, whether it will hold a candle or not to our cage remains to be seen.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10It's certainly the antidote.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12What do you think of...that?
0:28:12 > 0:28:13SHE GASPS
0:28:13 > 0:28:17- Nice.- Nice?- Not what I was expecting.- OK.- That looks really pretty.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Really pretty, I will take... It's better than nice.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- Can I take it out? - Do.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- Enjoy.- Oh, it fits.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25Oh, like a glove. Oh, it's really nice.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- Yes.- She wants it.- Gold. And what you think...
0:28:27 > 0:28:30What do you think the sparkly, white bits are?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- Diamonds?- Are they?
0:28:32 > 0:28:34They ain't CZ.
0:28:34 > 0:28:35Oh, brilliant.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37That is a diamond ring.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40And what I like about it is the setting.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43I think it's delicate, I think it has a period charm,
0:28:43 > 0:28:45but I don't think it's old-fashioned.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49Well, you actually left Paul £168 to spend.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53Well, I had to add a tenner of my own money.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- That's very kind. - That cost me £75.
0:28:56 > 0:28:57Oh, that's good.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00On the high street, £75 won't get you into the shop.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- I'm very happy with that.- Yes? - Love it.- It's really nice.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- Oh, yes, we're shaking already. - We're definitely having that, cheers.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Well, you don't have to decide now.
0:29:08 > 0:29:09Don't get too carried away.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11But I tell you what - Paul has sold that to me,
0:29:11 > 0:29:14seems like he sold it to our team. But what will the auctioneer think?
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Philip, here is what Paul Laidlaw bought.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21I tell you, I wasn't expecting him to buy jewellery.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23But I think that's going to make between £60 and £80,
0:29:23 > 0:29:25£60 and £90, something like that. What did he pay for it?
0:29:25 > 0:29:28He paid 75, and I think he's done well with that.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30I think that diamonds could well turn out
0:29:30 > 0:29:32to be Laidlaw's best friend.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34You're full of them today, Phil.
0:29:34 > 0:29:35OK, let's move on.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Here we are, Francis and Laura, a delightful couple -
0:29:38 > 0:29:40you'll see them later on.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42And this is our first lot, this is our compass box.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- Yeah. No, I have been mean with that.- You have been mean with that?
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- Yeah, I have been really mean with that.- But it's got all the bits,
0:29:47 > 0:29:50it's got its leather straps, it's got a nice gilded part inside.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54Yeah... What it doesn't have is a compass! Which is fairly crucial to a compass box.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56- But will it find its way to your buyers?- Yeah.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59I mean we've put £15-£30 on it. And, in retrospect,
0:29:59 > 0:30:01I think that's going to be north of our top estimate.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05You reckon? I think you're right. I think that's very come-and-get-me, isn't it?
0:30:05 > 0:30:09- Because they paid £35 for it... - No, that's fine.- ..and I think they've done really well.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Well, let's move on to our whistle.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13- OK. Now, this is a lovely whistle.- Yeah.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16We've got a good description on this, we've got all the bits -
0:30:16 > 0:30:18GWR whistle, J Hudson and Co.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20We even know the patent and all that.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- I think that's going to make between £15 and £30.- 15 and 30?
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Well, that's what they paid, because they paid 20.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28In case that steams away, we might not have to rely so much
0:30:28 > 0:30:30on this one, but it's a lovely stationery box.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32This is a battle of the stationery boxes, isn't it?
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Yeah, I think this looks good from a distance.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39I think that's going to make around £15-£30, something like that.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- OK, well...- What did they pay for that?- They paid £90 for it.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45But, do you know, I can understand...
0:30:45 > 0:30:47- How much?!- £90, and you know,
0:30:47 > 0:30:51I think they actually got quite a lot off it, as well. I think they did quite well in the shop.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53But it's one of these things, isn't it?
0:30:53 > 0:30:56They might have paid a little bit too much for that, and in that case...
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- They will need...- ..they might need their Bonus Buy.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02So, just in case, let's find out what Mark bought for the Blues.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Well, I commend you, Francis and Laura,
0:31:07 > 0:31:10because you almost spent half of the £300 -
0:31:10 > 0:31:12£145 spent.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17Which means that you left Mark Ashley running amok in Leominster
0:31:17 > 0:31:20with £155. Mark, did you spend it all?
0:31:20 > 0:31:21I spent £40.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Would you like to see?
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- Yes.- Here we go.
0:31:25 > 0:31:26- Now, that's what I spent £40 on.- Oh.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28GIGGLING
0:31:28 > 0:31:29What is it?
0:31:29 > 0:31:34It's a drigug, and it's a Tibetan ritual item, a Buddhist item.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38It's bronze and steel, and probably from the 19th century.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43And it really symbolises the parting of the material from the spiritual -
0:31:43 > 0:31:47so material, as in the body, to release the spirit or the soul.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49So it's got a ritual meaning.
0:31:49 > 0:31:50What sort of age as this piece?
0:31:50 > 0:31:52I'll go for 19th century.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Got quite a weight to it, being made of bronze, then?
0:31:55 > 0:31:57- It has, would you like to...? - Yeah. Thank you.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59The bronze piece is cast?
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Yes, that's cast, absolutely.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Your predictions at auction - how much do you think...?
0:32:03 > 0:32:07Well, I think 40 was quite reasonable and I'd like to think
0:32:07 > 0:32:09it could double that. But do you like it?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11It's quite an unusual piece.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13I've never seen one before.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17It could either bomb, or it could do very well.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19And that's what I'm hoping for you.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21- Fingers crossed. - Fingers-crossed moment.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Well, everyone has their fingers crossed here.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26Let's see what Philip Serrell has to say
0:32:26 > 0:32:29about Mark's ceremonial flaying knife.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32We get a lot of these in Malvern.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35You had me for a second.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37I've never seen one of these in my life before.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40So, its official name is a drigug. I just wanted to check that...
0:32:40 > 0:32:41- A what?- A ceremonial drigug.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44You sure it's not Scottish? It's very Scottish, that, isn't it?
0:32:44 > 0:32:46It's got a guttural feel to it, doesn't it?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49I've got to tell you, I've never seen one in my life before.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52That's does hamstring you a little bit when you're trying
0:32:52 > 0:32:55to put a price on it. So I mean... I'd put, I don't know, £15-£30?
0:32:55 > 0:32:59They've paid £40 for it, but I'm quite convinced this could do well because...
0:32:59 > 0:33:01Pizza cutter?
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Ceremonial pizza cutter?
0:33:04 > 0:33:05- Yeah, OK.- No?- No.
0:33:05 > 0:33:06- Not going with me on that one?- No.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09Well, quite an interesting array of items we have here, Phil, and I
0:33:09 > 0:33:12believe you're quite interesting when you're on the rostrum.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13I have my moments.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Yeah, well, let's see Phil take the sale.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22OK, Adam, Kauri, the moment has come, we're in the auction house.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24- How are you feeling?- Really excited.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Nervous, excited, all of it.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Yeah, I'm positive - that's the main thing.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30- Great. And this is your very first auction?- Yeah.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33First up is the stationery box.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37The auctioneer has estimated your £60 purchase at £60-£90.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40- And here it comes.- Brilliant. - Take a look.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45Lot number 148 is this really lovely burr walnut stationery box.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50Start me off, £100 someone? 100 I'm bid, 100.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Thank you.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53This is brilliant.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55There's a bid at £100, seated.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57At 100. Is there any more at all?
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- I'll take that.- Philip Serrell. - Straight in.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02.. at 100, and done, thank you.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04£100.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07You've just made £40 straightaway.
0:34:07 > 0:34:08Here comes the mannequin.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Lot number 149 is a mannequin.
0:34:11 > 0:34:1320 I'm bid. At 20.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15And 5, 25. 30...
0:34:15 > 0:34:17We need to make more than 42.
0:34:17 > 0:34:1960 on the next bid.
0:34:19 > 0:34:2170 now, sir, 70...
0:34:21 > 0:34:23You guys.
0:34:23 > 0:34:2580 bid. Just one more, sir?
0:34:25 > 0:34:2690. 90 bid. At £90.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33There's the bid...at £90.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Done at 90, and done.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38£90. That's a £48 profit.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40There's a gavel riding on the bird cage.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42There is a gavel...
0:34:42 > 0:34:44There's a gavel riding on the cage.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Lot number 150.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Well, the large, painted bird cage.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Give me £20. A miserly 20 anywhere?
0:34:52 > 0:34:53At 20, 5,
0:34:53 > 0:34:5430, 5...
0:34:54 > 0:34:5640, 5,
0:34:56 > 0:34:5750, 5...
0:34:57 > 0:35:0060, 5.
0:35:00 > 0:35:01I've got 60, 70 now.
0:35:01 > 0:35:0380, is it? At 70, seated.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05At 70.
0:35:05 > 0:35:06£70, then.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08It's still going. Hang on, we're on £80.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12At 70 seated. 80, 90. £90 seated.
0:35:12 > 0:35:13I'm gobsmacked.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16At £90 and I sell, then?
0:35:16 > 0:35:18At 90 and done. Thank you.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20£90.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- You've just made, on the bird cage...- He's a good man.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28..a £60 profit. Let me do the maths...60 + 40 = 100...
0:35:28 > 0:35:31£148 you are in front.
0:35:31 > 0:35:36Now, we don't have a lot of time to decide whether or not you wanted a go of the Bonus Buy.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- £75? Would you?- I can't say.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- I've done my bit.- If it doesn't...
0:35:41 > 0:35:44If we take a hit, will it be a big, massive hit?
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- No.- Go for it.
0:35:46 > 0:35:47Let's go for it, yeah.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Lot number 154 is the really lovely diamond ring.
0:35:51 > 0:35:5350 I'm bid, at 50.
0:35:53 > 0:35:5650 bid, at 50... 50, 60, 70, 80...
0:35:56 > 0:35:59- Yes.- 90, 100 here, 110...
0:35:59 > 0:36:01We've done it. We've done it.
0:36:01 > 0:36:02110, 120...
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- A full 100.- We've done it.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06It's the Bargain Hunt dream.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08- Look at it climb.- 140, 150.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10150, internet's out.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12160.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14160.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- Are you joking?- It's a lovely ring.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19At £160 and done? Thank you.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- £160.- I'm not that disappointed.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24I've got a proposition - we should go into business together.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27- Yes.- Can I tell you how much you've made overall?
0:36:27 > 0:36:30On your three lots, you made £148.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34And then, on your Bonus Buy, you made an £85 profit.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Taking you to £233.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- That is absolutely...- Well done.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41I'm going to cry.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43- You go have a...- That's the best I've ever seen.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Oh, you're having a wee cry? Give her a hug, for goodness' sake.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Have a cry. Well done. I'm buzzing about the gavel more.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52I've never seen such a profit in my day.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56But it could be runner-up territory, you never know.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- Philip's doing well today, and those Blues could steam ahead.- I tell you what, if that is...
0:37:00 > 0:37:01So do me a favour...
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- If that is, who cares?- Yeah, we've got to go poker face, haven't we? You can't...- I'm crying.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07You dry your tears,
0:37:07 > 0:37:09poker face on, and don't say a word to the Blues, OK?
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- Yeah.- Wow.- Well done.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21OK, Laura, Francis, Mark, the time has come.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24How do you feel now that we're standing here in the auction house?
0:37:24 > 0:37:26- Quite excited.- Quite nervy.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- I can see that on your faces. Nervous excitement.- Yeah.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Is this your first-ever auction?
0:37:31 > 0:37:32- BOTH:- No.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34No. Ah, so you're an old hand?
0:37:34 > 0:37:36The mahogany compass box is up first.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38- Are you confident about it?- Medium.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Here it is, it's going under the hammer right now.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Fingers crossed - we need to make more than 35.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Lot number 107 is this really interesting compass box.
0:37:47 > 0:37:4830 to start?
0:37:48 > 0:37:49£20?
0:37:51 > 0:37:5315? 20.
0:37:53 > 0:37:5520 bid. More now - 5.
0:37:56 > 0:37:57One more? 25.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59There's the bid at 25 in the room.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Net's out at 25.
0:38:01 > 0:38:02At £25.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04Who can I squeeze a fiver out of?
0:38:04 > 0:38:06- 30 anywhere?- Come on, now.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09At £25, 30 if you like.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12At £25 and done. Thank you.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- Well, he tried for you.- He worked hard.- He really tried.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18We're £10 under, but our next lot is our railway whistle.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20You paid 20 for it.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Again, Phil reckons 15 to 30.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25So we could do a little bit better with this one. Here it goes.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Lot number 171.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30There we go, the train whistle.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31Who's got £20?
0:38:31 > 0:38:3320? Who's got a tenner?
0:38:34 > 0:38:36£5 for a whistle?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Here it goes.- 20 on the net.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39- Bid at 20.- 20 on the net.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41- Oh, on the internet.- Good.
0:38:41 > 0:38:435 it'll cost you now.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45You can take this back to Australia with you.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48At £25 and done, thank you.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Oh, he is working hard.
0:38:50 > 0:38:5225.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54This time you have made a fiver,
0:38:54 > 0:38:55which means you are still
0:38:55 > 0:38:59minus five, but our oak stationery box could get us out of it.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00- No!- Or can it?- Let's hope.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03£90 paid, Phil reckons...
0:39:03 > 0:39:0415 to 30.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06But he's climbing - here he goes.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Lot number 172...
0:39:09 > 0:39:11I've got £20 bid.
0:39:11 > 0:39:125, 30, 5.
0:39:12 > 0:39:1435 - bid's with me at 35.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1740, 5 with me. At 45.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- We're halfway there.- At 50, 50 bid.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23At £50 and I sell, then?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25At 50 and done. Thank you.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27£50.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29OK, so it's a loss of 40.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33Which means, overall, minus 45.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Now, what are we going to do about this drigug - this ceremonial knife?
0:39:37 > 0:39:40We'll take the punt. I think so.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43OK, so 100%, you're going to go with the Bonus Buy? Here it goes.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Now, there's a first for everything.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46I have never, ever seen
0:39:46 > 0:39:47one of these before.
0:39:47 > 0:39:48Give me £20 to start.
0:39:48 > 0:39:5025, 30 now.
0:39:50 > 0:39:5330. And 5...
0:39:53 > 0:39:54Go on.
0:39:54 > 0:39:5640. One more.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- 45.- Oh, yes...
0:39:58 > 0:40:00Bit more.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Just one more. 50, 50 bid.
0:40:02 > 0:40:0550. Well done, Mark. Well done.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09I sell then at £50. And done. Thank you.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12The drigug sold for £50, so you made £10 profit.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14That means, overall, you're minus 35.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18But, as you well know, a negative score could be a winning score.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23So, keep it very calm, go back and see those Reds, but don't say a word.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- Will you promise me that? - We promise.- We will, we promise.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Well done.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38Adam and Kauri, Francis and Laura, experts...
0:40:38 > 0:40:40this is the moment of truth.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42And it's so brilliant on Bargain Hunt,
0:40:42 > 0:40:46because you win some, you lose some - that's what they say.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49And on Bargain Hunt we don't really have losers, we have runners-up.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53And have you guessed who today's runners-up are?
0:40:53 > 0:40:56The Blues. Oh.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59It was close, and I'll tell you how close in a minute.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01But let's see how you got on.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03We started with that mahogany compass box,
0:41:03 > 0:41:04we were so positive about it.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09You lost £10 on that, made a fiver on your next lot,
0:41:09 > 0:41:13lost 40 on the next one, and ended up minus 45.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15But Mark Ashley came to the rescue a smidgen.
0:41:15 > 0:41:20He made a profit of £10, and overall minus 35.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22So, I've got nothing to give you, but did you have fun?
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- It was a good day, a great day. - It was a good day, wasn't it?
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Well, thank you so much for joining in.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31But our winners today with a profit of...
0:41:32 > 0:41:37£233...
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Adam and Kauri.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42I mean, we started off with that stationery box - it made £40 profit.
0:41:42 > 0:41:47But the star of the show was, Mr Laidlaw, the bird cage.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- 60 quid it made.- Amazing.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53And then, talking of Mr Laidlaw, what did he do?
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- £85 profit on his Bonus Buy, that ring.- Unbelievable.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- It's amazing, isn't it? - Unbelievable.- Which means £233.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02I'm going to give it to Kauri, cos she was crying.
0:42:02 > 0:42:08Tears, so I'm going to give you £3, and then I have got £230.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- Thank you.- It's just so cool.
0:42:10 > 0:42:11But it gets even cooler.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Because when you make a profit on all three lots,
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- you get this brilliant wee thing... - Priceless.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18..called the Golden Gavel!
0:42:18 > 0:42:20And that's why I think there were tears.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24There is one for you, Kauri, and here is one for you, Adam.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28- Thank you.- Please, pop at onto your fleece and wear it with pride...
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- That's amazing.- ..because you earned those Golden Gavels.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35You did a fantastic job, and did you have such a great time?
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- Yeah, it's amazing. - Beyond words. Beyond words.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Amazing. I think you'll be in shock for about the next three weeks.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- Yeah.- Oh, my goodness. Well, we've all had a brilliant time.
0:42:44 > 0:42:45What an amazing result.
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