Edinburgh 24 Bargain Hunt

Today, Bargain Hunt comes from Edinburgh,

and I thought I'd get into the spirit of things.

I'm wearing my family tartan and I'm joined by a couple of friends.

This Scottish sword dance dates back to the Middle Ages

and was in preparation for battle and celebration of victory.

Perfect for what we've got in store for you today.

We've got a fair to get to, so let's go Bargain Hunting.

Today's fair comes from the Royal Highland Centre.

This place is bursting with goodies.

Our teams have ?300 and one hour to hunt out those bargains.

Let's see what's coming up.

The Reds are in for a shock.

It might scare us.

400!

The Blues know exactly what they don't want.

Emma's eyes, she's glazing over on me, I can see she's not...

You're not enamoured with these. I'm not as enamoured.

And there are surprises at the auction.

Oh, no.

Get in there!

Well, more of that later. So, let's meet our teams.

For the Reds, we've got sisters Zoe and Katie.

And for the Blues, we've got friends Emma and Jess.

Hello. ALL: Hello.

Hey, yeah. Right.

So, Katie, you work for the Scottish Autism organisation.

What do you actually do for them?

I work in a day centre, with adults who are living with autism,

so I'm just there to support them, to follow their daily planners,

things like going out bowling, going out for meals, personal care,

all the kind of things that we find easy in our lives,

they might find a bit more challenging,

so it's just to offer support for them.

You have first hand experience at home with autism, is that right?

Yeah, we have a foster sister who's got autism,

and she absolutely loves Bargain Hunt,

so that's the reason we're here. What's her name? Lisa Marie.

Lisa Marie loves Bargain Hunt. She loves it.

She watches the same programmes, the same one over and over again.

So that's why we are here today, to change that,

so that she has a new episode to watch,

so we don't need to watch the same one.

And obviously this time, it'll be a winning one. So, you better do well.

Yeah, she wants us to win.

Yeah. The Blue team are in for it today, because we need to win.

Bad luck. You've got to win.

Yeah. So, what do you do, Zoe?

I work for Fife Gingerbread, which is a voluntary organisation,

and I support teen parents with their kids in group situations

and one-to-one, and it's all about building confidence

and getting their skills up so that they can move forward

with whatever they want to do with their lives.

So, that's two very admirable jobs, you know, worthy causes.

Well done, you two. Are you two very, very competitive?

We've been known...

We've done a few car-boot sales in our time,

and when we're at car-boot sales, we tend to do a wee competition,

so it's like you go to somebody else's stall and you buy something,

you bring it back and you sell it on our stall for a profit.

Obviously, I always win.

Is that right, Zoe? Yeah. Is that right, Katie? No.

Who knows the most?

Me. Zoe. At least she admits it!

Right, onto the losing team, the Blues. Hello.

HE LAUGHS

Right, sorry, sorry. Have faith, have faith.

Have faith - I will have faith.

So, you two are friends.

Now, Jess, how did you two meet?

We met, probably about... over ten years ago now,

when we were both at university at Stirling.

We both studied film and media,

so we kind of bonded over our love of films and good music

and things like that, and we've just been best mates ever since.

So, Jess, tell me about your dog, Django.

She's played a huge part in a very special occasion in your life,

is that right? She did, she did very well, actually.

She was part of the engagement, when my fiance proposed to me,

so he hid the ring inside a big tennis ball

and we were going for a walk where he sort of subtly dropped the ball

and walked maybe a few metres forward.

He then turned round and went, "Django, what's that?"

And she went haring over, grabbed the ball, came running back over,

where he then got it from her mouth

and then got down on one knee and proposed.

And proposed. And you obviously said yes.

I did, yes. It's a big risk, though.

The dog, you know, the ball.

Yeah. The ring. It could have all gone completely wrong.

Have you got the ring on today? I have, yeah. Look at that.

Oh, isn't that marvellous?

That's a beautiful baguette cut.

Yeah. Lovely, yeah.

He did do well, didn't he?

A nice clean stone. So, over to you, Emma.

Yeah. You've got quite an interesting, relevant Scottish job.

Yes, I work for a whisky and gin company,

so we have a beautiful distillery up in Kingsbarns near St Andrews,

and we also have gin as well, so it's great,

I get to try lots of different, amazing whiskys

and go to whisky shows and... And gin?

..lots of characters, and the gin as well, so...

Are you a gin drinker or a whisky drinker?

Both, yeah. Both. I have trained myself well.

THEY LAUGH

No, I love it. So, both of you,

what are your tactics going to be in the fair?

Well, I think, in terms of haggling, Jess is great at it.

She can get you into any after party, any club,

she's a great blagger.

That was my key skill at university.

I would always get everybody in to the parties

or try and blag my way into clubs and things like that.

So, I can talk a good game.

Talk a good game? I'll be the haggler, I'm going to haggle hard.

You're going to transpose that to buying antiques?

Yeah. Well, best of luck with that.

But before we do that, I'd better give you some money.

Yeah. Right. So, here you are,

?300. I think you're going to take that, is that right, Zoe?

I think you may be right. Yeah, I could be right.

There you are, Emma. Thank you.

Off you go. Meet your experts.

I think we've got two very competitive teams.

Maybe one a little bit more than the other.

Our very competitive teams need a couple of very talented experts.

Hoping for top marks in a top hat,

for the Reds, it's Ben Cooper.

And perfectly in tune with the Blues, it's Kate Bliss.

What have you got in mind to buy?

Come on. Zoe. I'm thinking toys, I'd like to buy something toy related.

Silver, sparkly, something that catches your eye,

maybe a bit of enamel in it. Scottish silver as well.

I love giraffes, so maybe something with a giraffe on it.

Giraffes? I'm thinking vintage, retro, homeware,

something like that.

I detect some bargains.

Teams, your time starts now.

HORN BLARES

Let's get at it. Come on.

These girls know what they're after,

and this fair is literally brimming with stuff.

Surely our experts can guide them in the right direction.

Now, you've talked about toys, I can see lots of toys in front of us.

Let's have a nosy over here, then.

And I think the Reds have spotted something

on their wish list already.

A giraffe. It says, "Please ask to open."

Let me ask the gentleman if he doesn't mind opening the cabinet.

Two seconds.

While Ben goes off to find the stallholder,

it looks like the Blues are already on the retro trail.

Yeah. Those are great. It's got the Harrods symbol.

Well, that's lovely to have the Harrods name.

Look at that. Gosh, I don't think it's ever been used, you know.

Yeah, it looks untouched. Yeah, Brexton. Brexton, England.

There we go. It's just really kitsch,

I just quite like it. It's really what?

Kitsch. "Keech"? Yeah, "kitch", "keech".

THEY LAUGH Is that how you say it in Scotland?

Yeah, I'm probably saying it wrong!

I love it. What's the price, Jess?

85. ?85.

OK, let's ask what the best price is, what do you think?

Yeah, let's try it. I'm going to pop this plate back before I drop it.

When it comes to "keech" - or is that "kitch"? - price is everything.

So, while they get to the bottom of that,

what's the deal with that giraffe?

Oh, it's heavy.

It's quite cool, and I like the fact it's got a box.

I wonder how much it is, though.

It might scare us, but all I can do is ask. What...

400?! 400?!

Toys can often surprise us how much... ?400. ..they're going to be.

We won't be having... We won't be having this chap.

No. Right, thanks for letting us look at it.

Thank you very much.

Blimey, that's very expensive.

The Reds have an eye for quality.

But time to move on - and what's the all-important price

on the Blues' picnic set?

It says 75 to somebody else.

Right. OK. I think we'd probably be a bit more comfortable

paying around about the 50, 60 mark. Is that too low for you?

Is there anything that you could do a bit closer to that for us?

Let's say ?68, then.

Hmm... It's still quite steep, isn't it?

I feel like since it's our first item as well, we should maybe...

Could we park it and come back to it later?

Yeah, come back later. That's a good idea.

Yeah. Park it. May we do that, madam? We might come back.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

It is a bit more than they want to pay,

so it's one for the back burner,

and it looks like the Reds are also heading for some 1950s retro.

Is there anything that might catch your eye?

I like the chair. The chair.

I like the chair. That's both of you.

It's rare that we actually have both contestants liking the same thing.

No, I do like it. Now, let's have and look

and see what the price is on it.

?48. Is it comfortable, though, Katie?

Have a seat and see. I'm scared.

A chair's got to be comfortable. It is comfy. Is it?

Yeah. Get my stool. No, it is comfy.

It's funky looking. Your turn, Zoe.

I love the colour of it. I love the yellow through it.

A wee cushion. I doubt... It probably won't take my weight.

And it's really wearing quite well.

I mean, yes, it's a pity about the damage here, but it has been used.

Yeah. And when this kind of furniture was made,

it wasn't expensive -

there were the very expensive designers, like Bertoia,

who did their wire work chairs, and those are worth a lot of money.

Those could be a couple of hundred pounds for a chair.

And this is getting that look,

but obviously with slightly cheaper materials, which won't last as well,

but having said that, it's lasted pretty well.

So, Zoe, why don't we find the dealer

and see what her very best on it would be? Okey dokes.

Hi there. We like your chair.

Is there any movement on your price?

It's priced up at ?48.

Yeah, sure. What would you be prepared to pay?

?30? Ah! Really?!

No. But look, this bit is almost gone.

Well, do you know, I could take that off for you.

It's like almost gone. I could just take it...

This bit's missing.

The very best... The very best is 42.

42. Yeah.

Would you take 38?

Just help us out that tiny little bit.

40. 40. 40. Will we take it?

You both like it, don't you? Let's go for it. First buy.

Shake the lady's hand.

Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you.

These two drive a hard bargain.

But after just ten minutes, that's item one in the bag.

And there's excitement in the Blue camp -

they've found a treasure trove of silver.

We like this kind of circular brooch,

the one with the green inside it.

STALLHOLDER: This is Pat Cheney, this one.

Oh! Ooooh!

THEY LAUGH

That's one of the people we had our eye on. Yeah.

STALLHOLDER: So that's...

Although she's English, it's Scottish jewellery. Do you collect

Pat Cheney, or you know of her?

No, we just know of her, we've kind of...

We both like jewellery, so we looked into a little bit of...

Yeah. ..what we might like, and Pat Cheney came up, so...

I love the sea green colour. Yeah. It's lovely, actually.

It's beautiful, isn't it?

It's really interesting. Yeah.

Interesting shape. So, what sort of price are we talking for this one?

110. 110, OK.

I'm just wondering, though, brooches, per se,

aren't doing particularly well at the moment,

just because they're a little bit out of fashion.

Hmm, there's lots to consider.

It's harder than it looks.

Let's leave them to ponder.

And it looks like the Reds have found more toys.

Actually, the condition, to be fair,

isn't too bad. Particularly as it looks like there are no boxes,

so they've been living out in the open, as it were.

Yeah. For a toy that's 50, 60 years old...

It's lasted not bad. It's not bad.

A lot of paint still on it.

I like them, cos they're quite bright and stuff,

and I just like the idea of the tin toys.

Yeah. The dealer's got ?20 for the pair.

Yeah.

Now, that's a tenner each.

STALLHOLDER: If it's got ?20 on it, it'll be ten...

Ten each. No. Ten for the pair.

Ten for the pair?

Now... What about the train?

Yes, what about that train?

While they take a look at it,

the Blues are still thinking about jewellery.

I'm just wondering, if we...

Cos I know you really like this stuff...

Yeah. ..and we're selling in Glasgow.

I'm just wondering if we took something like the ring as well...

We could do a bit of a deal.

..whether we could do a bit of a deal.

Am I talking your language, madam?

Oh, you are. You are. That ring there?

STALLHOLDER: This is Norman Grant. Oh, Norman Grand's the other...

Oh, yeah. That was the other one we wanted.

It's really delicate, isn't it?

That's lovely. And how much is that?

115.

So... It's a lot of money. ..if we were to take the two pieces,

what would you...?

What could we do?

150.

That would be... Meet me in the middle, 140.

That would be...

145?

STALLHOLDER: 148.

They're lovely pieces.

Yeah. I think this might take some time.

Let's leave them to cogitate.

How's that train looking for the Reds?

Would that originally have come together?

I would have thought so. But, look, look at the linking.

They're designed to go together.

The other thing to check is what's called the gauge.

Right. Width of the wheels.

There we go. It's down from 55 to 30,

do you think it'll be down to 15?

I think we'll just have to confirm and check.

On the price, madam, you've got...

You've crossed through the 55 and you've written 30.

Is that the bottom price or is it half of that?

No, half of 30. So, it's 15.

Yes. Well, my thought...

is for ?10 and ?15... ?25,

you've got a train and two carriages.

Will we go for that? Yeah? Let's do it.

I think we should go for them.

Yeah? Second buy.

Hooray. So, two down.

Shake the lady's hand. Katie, you're happy?

Yep, very happy. You sure? Yep. Brilliant.

Brilliant indeed. The Reds are well on track.

24 minutes in and they have two items.

Still thinking about the jewellery?

Are things any clearer for the Blues?

Ooh, what are we going to do, girls?

Ooh! Was it 148 for both pieces? STALLHOLDER: 148 for both pieces.

For this and the brooch. And the brooch. OK.

I think we should go for it. You think so?

Yeah. 148.

OK. Let's do it.

Let's do it. OK, thank you. Two pieces.

Thank you. Fantastic. Thank you very much.

Phew. We're halfway through and they have two great items for ?148,

which makes the ring ?63 and the brooch ?85.

And two very happy ladies.

While they continue to browse, time to take a break.

I have something of my own that I want to show you.

Do you remember that day when a letter used to drop on your doormat,

a beautiful handwritten envelope?

You'd never know what was inside it. Was it good news?

Was it bad news? Was it a love letter?

But how did you open them?

Did you use your finger and stick it in the envelope and rip it open,

and possibly ruin the contents?

Well, I have an alternative.

I have here possibly the finest letter opener known to man.

It's designed by Stuart Devlin - he's an Australian-born silversmith,

but mainly worked in London,

and he's world-renowned for his very modern designs.

And I absolutely love this.

It's a piece of modern silver made in 1976.

It's solid silver with brilliant hallmarks here.

This beautiful, twisted, textured handle.

It just weighs and feels absolutely majestic.

So, what's this worth?

Well, Stuart Devlin is very widely collected,

and something like this would come up for auction

and I would expect to pay between ?150 and ?200.

But the real value of this paper knife is in the opening.

Listen to this.

CRISP TEARING

Wow. Fabulous.

But what does it say?

"Dear Thomas, happy Bargain Hunting."

Back to the shopping. How are our happy Bargain Hunters getting on?

I think Jess and Emma are really thrilled with their pieces -

they bought exactly what they set out to buy.

With the trains, it was just like, "Yep, we want them."

A look at the retro chair. "Yeah, we want it."

They have spent quite a bit of money, though.

They've not spent much money, we've got lots more money.

So maybe we ought to look for something a little bit more funky,

a bit more retro, whatever they were initially looking for,

and a bit cheaper on price.

It's a doddle. We're going to win.

Those Blues won't know what's hit them.

It sounds like the competition is well and truly on.

With 30 minutes on the clock, each team has one item to buy.

But will it be plane sailing?

Do you like this? They don't look very old.

Would I be right in saying that?

Well, they're very much in the '30s style, in the Art Deco style.

Emma's eyes, she's glazing over on me, I can see she's not...

You're not enamoured with these. I'm not as enamoured.

It looks like those ships have sunk without a trace.

But what on earth have the Reds found?

A gin man.

Would they have been made yesterday, though?

I wouldn't say yesterday, but I wouldn't say very long ago.

This chap is priced at eight.

?8. Cos how much do you think we'd get in auction?

Probably about a tenner. A tenner.

I mean, there's hardly anything... In them. Yeah.

Let's see if we can find something a wee bit more risky,

and if not, we'll come back, cos I do like them.

Hmm. Maybe one to think about.

Meanwhile, the Blues are on to a Bargain Hunt classic.

Some Clarice Cliff up here. Ooh. This is very collectable.

Oh, I didn't think it was Clarice Cliff. Mm-hm.

This one down here's quite nice.

It's from the Bizarre range,

which was one of the first ranges that she did in the 1930s.

This is not really jumping out to me, what do you...?

Yeah, I'm not liking them as much.

I mean, we always said, if we were buying items,

it would be something that we would buy ourselves, so...

I've got the message, I've got the message.

So that is a definite no to Clarice.

Better move on, and time is running out.

Right, we've got ten minutes left, you need to focus your minds, girls.

It's too hard. It's too hard. SHE LAUGHS

We've not had a look down that one.

Can we have a quick...

Quick look and then we'll just have to make a decision.

The Reds are up against it,

but it looks like the Blues have found something...blue.

What do you think of that? That's nice.

Do we know what this means on the front?

Well, it's syrup of something or other, I'm not a chemist.

So I don't know what that is.

OK. What's the price for that?

I've got ?65 on that.

Well, I think chemist bottles like these ones are collectable,

definitely. Yeah. I like the ones with the labels on.

Yeah. And that one, "syrup of senna..."

Yeah. I think you take that...

We won't go into details, actually, why you take that,

but that's definitely a chemist bottle.

Yeah. And then there's that one, which would go quite nicely with it.

I'm wondering if they're...

The gentleman might do us a deal if we took

the two. See, that one doesn't have a lid,

but I've just spotted one behind there with a lid.

Well spotted.

Oh, that's nice.

Isn't that lovely? Yeah.

A beautiful set. They go quite well, but I mean...

I think we would want him to do quite a good deal on it....

A good deal. What sort of price would be for the pair?

120. 120 on the pair.

Ouch, that's a lot.

But our canny duo may have a solution.

The green set, would they be cheaper?

Yes.

STALLHOLDER: ?35 on each of those.

They're both ?35, so... And how old are they?

They look... They're not quite as old.

I can do the pair of them for 55.

So, that's the blue or the green.

Decisions, decisions.

This is like deja vu.

And it looks like the Reds can't make a decision either.

It's not a piece of Lalique, but ticket price is only ?60.

I don't like that. You don't like that? No. Do you like anything?

Aye, when I see it.

We're down to seven minutes.

This is a lot more difficult than you think, eh?

It all started so well for the Reds and now they're struggling.

Are things any clearer for the Blues?

Do you want to stick to just spending around your ?60 mark -

in which case, I would say that's the best buy.

Yeah. If you don't, and you're prepared to pay a little bit more,

I would still go for the blue pair.

I think they're a really nice example,

and they are earlier than the green pair. Yeah, yeah.

Jess, I think it's your call.

Can I just check once more?

If we go for the two of them, can we do a deal for ?100?

I'll do the pair for 105.

I paid 95, so if I make a tenner, I'll be happy.

They sound close to a decision,

but can we say the same for the Red camp?

Oh!!! Do you like the soda siphon? No! I quite like that.

You quite like that, Katie?

One thing with soda siphons, people convert them into lamps.

They've got a really good look. Think of that converted.

How much have you got on...? ?12.

It's in lovely condition, it's even got a bit of soda left in it.

SHE LAUGHS

I can feel the tension in the air.

So, are the Blues blue or green?

Or something completely different?

It's basically coming down to that or the picnic basket, as well.

I think this. Stay with them? Yeah. 105.

OK. Want to go for it? Yep.

OK, you happy?

Yes. Let's do it.

Good decision. Are you sure? I'm terrible at decision making.

Final answer? Final answer. Yes!

Thank you very much. Thank you so much. You're welcome, thank you.

Fantastic. The Blues have gone blue at ?105,

with just two minutes to spare.

Now, come on, you Reds.

What do you reckon? I do quite like it. And at ?12...

A tenner, we'll take it.

SHE LAUGHS

Katie, you said those words, why don't you ask the lady?

A tenner and we'll take it. Deal. There you go.

She's just done a decision without me!

They've done it! They've bought their final item,

and they get a sweet. What a relief.

KLAXON

Don't feel deflated, teams, but your time's up.

All right, girls, high five.

Let's go. Let's go and find a cuppa. Definitely.

So, while they grab a cuppa,

let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.

The groovy 1950s atomic satellite chair was ?40.

These toys aren't just for boys,

the girls had to have the Hornby tin-plate train

and carriages at ?25.

And the Art Deco soda siphon was a last-minute buy,

but a bargain at ?10.

So, that was fun, wasn't it, Zoe and Katie?

It was good. Yeah, it was good.

And what do you think your sister's going to make

of the items you bought?

I think she'll quite like the items we got.

We got a train, so I think she'll quite like that.

I think she'll like that. So, Zoe, tell me,

what is your most favourite item?

I think the train, I quite like the train.

OK. Katie, what's your favourite item?

The train as well, yeah. The train?

So, what's going to bring the biggest profit?

I'm hoping the train, cos we got it for a good price.

Katie, what are you going to say?

I think the soda stream will make the best profit. The soda stream?!

Yep. So, come on, you two, how much did you spend?

We spent a whole...

BOTH: ?75. No! We did. ?75.

Ben, what's going on? I know there's lots of things here,

but we could've blown everything and more on the giraffe

we did find at ?400. Oh, right, fair enough.

So that leaves you...

I'm looking at you, Zoe, cos I know you've got it, ?225.

There you go. Thank you very much. Ben? There's ?225.

What are you going to do with it?

Well, I don't think I'm going to find a giraffe,

but I'm going to find something - I've got lots to spend,

so fingers crossed. Best of luck with that.

Thank you. Let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

It was style all the way with the Pat Cheney Scottish silver brooch

at ?85.

The Norman Grant Scottish silver enamel ring was ?63.

And blue was definitely their colour,

with the pair of Victorian chemist bottles at ?105.

Well, that was a bit of fun, wasn't it? It was, it was really good.

It was, it was great. So, Emma, tell me what your favourite item is.

We picked up some pharmacy bottles, so they're my favourite.

They're your favourite. Yeah. Jess, what is your favourite?

I think I'd say my favourite's probably

the Norman Grant silver ring.

Really beautiful piece, yeah.

And what do you think the biggest profit is?

I think the Norman Grant ring will probably bring the biggest profit.

Interesting. Emma, what's going to bring the biggest profit?

Um, I probably lean towards the Pat Cheney brooch,

just cos it's got a great geometric design and...

Yeah, I really like it anyway. How much did you spend?

?253 we spent today.

Wow! I know. Totally against strategy.

THEY LAUGH

I love it when we spend loads of money.

So, who's got the ?47?

I do. Hang on, I'm raking it out, there we go.

?47, that's brilliant.

So, Kate, there's ?47. Lovely. What are you going to do with that?

Well, I have got something in mind,

and hopefully it won't take too much of this.

I think we've spent enough.

Yeah. Oooh. You...canny little soul.

So, while Kate is going to be careful with her money,

we're off to the auction.

So, we're in Glasgow at Great Western Auctions

with the one and only,

fabulous Anita Manning. HE DRUM ROLLS

Anita. Thomas, you are too kind, but welcome, welcome.

So, let's see what these two teams have bought.

Well, for the Reds we had Zoe and Katie.

Their first item was a piece of vintage design.

What do you think of the chair?

Thomas, I love it.

Do you?!

This is the atomic satellite chair of the 1950s.

The 1950s, where there was interest in science, the atom had been split,

there was interest in space, and this was a reflection of that time.

What's your estimate? Estimate, 40 to 80.

Well, they paid ?40.

Right, their next item is the tin plate.

It's an electric train with the Pullman coaches by Hornby.

What do you think about it?

The condition is not great, Thomas.

I think one could describe this as play-worn.

Play-worn, that's a very kind phrase.

What have you put on these play-worn toys?

Well, I put 20 to 40.

?25 paid.

I hope that we can make at least that, Thomas.

Well, I hope so, as well.

Right, and their last item

is this majestic, handsome soda siphon.

It's a Sparklets soda siphon,

which was the Rolls-Royce of soda siphons.

This would've been made in the 1920s,

and that siphon would have been present at some wild parties.

Your estimate is? 30 to 60.

Well, they spent ?10.

That was a great buy!

So, these two girls have only spent ?75,

so they may or may not need their bonus buy -

but let's have a look at it anyway.

So, Zoe and Katie,

you gave Ben ?225 to spend.

Ben, did you spend it all, and what have you got?

Well, I didn't spend it all, but this is what I bought.

LAUGHTER Oh, my God!

Well, there we go, there's a reaction.

THEY LAUGH

It is... Actually, it is Clarice Cliff.

There's a really nice clear mark on the bottom.

This design is not part of the Bizarre range,

which are very high-priced.

This is known as the lotus bowl, or the lotus pattern,

it's for bulbs, etc, etc, used as jardinieres.

But I just thought it was... Would be nice, it seemed a bit colourful.

It's horrible, like.

It is horrible. How much did you pay for it?!

?55. How much do you think it'll make, then?

Come on, let's get...

Well, I do think it'll make a profit - not a big one,

but I reckon ?60 to ?70 is where I'm reckoning.

Right. So, it should wash its face.

Mm-hm. I did try and find a giraffe.

I know you did. Ten out of ten for effort.

It's just a shame you failed. THEY LAUGH

Katie, Zoe, you don't have to make the decision now,

but for the audience at home, here's what the auctioneer thinks.

Ben's gone out there and he's bought the planter.

Yeah. It has the magic name, Clarice Cliff,

but these are subtle pastel colours rather than the vibrant,

deep colours that we're used to, but some people will like that,

and I think it's a charming, charming bulb bowl.

So, what's your estimate on this? 40 to 80.

40 to 80. Well, he paid ?55.

So, let's see what the Blues bought.

Their first item was, I think, a rather good thing,

it's the Pat Cheney brooch.

This woman has won many prestigious awards,

and I love this brooch. What's your estimate on it?

I've put 60 to 100.

60. Well, they paid ?85 for it.

Their second item is quite similar to the first one,

they've gone for another piece of Scottish jewellery.

Now, Norman Grant was influenced, again, by the Art Nouveau period,

but he was making jewellery in the '70s and '80s.

What's your estimate on that one? Estimate on that, 60 to 100.

Well, they paid ?63 for it.

Yeah. But they've gone completely out of kilter,

off the wall, and gone for something completely different.

Well, if you're going to go for pharmaceutical jars,

this is the colour that you want to go for,

this marvellous Bristol blue.

Anita, what's your estimate on those? 60 to 100.

60 to 100. ?105 paid.

There's a deep, dark black hole

and they might need some medicine to make themselves feel better.

I think we need to see what their bonus buy is.

I think we do. Let's have a look.

You've spent a great amount of money...

Yeah. ..leaving poor old Kate ?47.

What did you do with that?

I did rein things in somewhat for your bonus.

Oooh! And this is what I came up with.

BOTH: Oooh. So, this is a decanter label...

OK. It's made of silver, Danish silver.

OK. And actually we've got some very small, tiny, tiny initials

just at the back here for a silversmith called Carl M Cohr.

So, we know who it's by, which is quite nice to pinpoint that,

so I've got you what I think is a little bargain.

So, how much did you pay for it, Kate? I paid 20.

Oh, wow. Well, that's quite good.

Oh. So, how much do you think it's going to make at auction?

I would hope ?40 to ?60, maybe, on a good day.

Right, you don't have to make that decision now.

Yeah, OK. Viewers at home, here's what the auctioneer thinks.

Kate's gone out and bought this fabulous whisky label.

What do you make of that?

Great 20th century Scandinavian design.

I like this, in particular,

it's a little bit different.

Yeah. And I think my buyers will like that.

What's your estimate? ?60 to ?100.

No! ?60 to ?100.

Well, Kate's done really rather well.

?20 paid.

That was a bargain.

A great lot.

So, are you going to be on the rostrum? I am.

Well, I'm sure, and I know you'll do your very best for us.

Any advance on ?30?

?40 with the lady.

?50. ?60.

?70. ?70.

Zoe, Katie, how are you feeling?

A bit nervous now. I'm excited but nervous.

You're excited? Is this your first auction?

Yes. Selling anything, yeah.

Your first, Katie, yeah?

Now, your first item, this is the atomic chair.

It's wonderful. ?40 paid and it's coming up now.

Start me at ?30.

?30, ?30 bid.

?40. ?50.

?50! You're in, you've got...

?50. ?50.

?50. ?60, Joe.

You're a cool cat.

Come on. ?60 with Joe.

Any advance on ?60?

All done at ?60.

?60...

?60, that's a fabulous start.

Plus ?20.

Now we're on to the Hornby tin-plate clockwork train

with the Pullman coaches.

?25 paid.

Here they come. Start me at ?20.

?20 bid.

With you, sir, at ?20.

Any advance on ?20?

Come on! Come on.

Any advance on ?20?

Any advance on ?20?

?25.

?30.

Yes! ?30.

With you, sir, at ?30.

Any advance on ?30?

All done at ?30, ?30.

?30, that's plus ?5,

which means you are at ?25,

and your third and final lot

is the Art Deco Sparklet soda siphon.

?10 paid and it's coming up now.

Katie, this is your choice.

I'm holding bids on the books, ladies and gentlemen,

and I can start the bidding at...

..?40. Yes!

Get in!

?40 for the soda siphon.

Any advance on ?40? Any advance on ?40?

?50. ?60 with me.

?70. ?80.

?80. Come on!

Come on. ?80 on commission bid.

Any advance on ?80?

All done at ?80.

?80.

Yes! That's a plus ?70.

Which means you've got ?95 in your hand.

What are you going to do? It's on Ben's shoulders. ?55...

He's turned his back on us.

We don't want to lose it.

Let's stick with what we've got. I love that you stick.

Are you relieved, Ben?

Ben, how do you feel about that?

Well, I feel a little dejected.

Do you? But, at the same time,

as the girls said when they first looked at it, it was like, "Well,

"there's your P45, it's time to go," so...

We'll see what happens. No.

No. The Clarice Cliff pottery planter,

?55 paid, it's coming up now.

Start me at ?30 then.

?30. ?30 bid.

With you, sir, at ?30.

Any advance on ?30? Any advance on ?30?

?40 with the lady.

?50. ?60.

?70. Aaah! Oh, no.

?70.

There you go. With you, sir, at ?70.

Any advance on ?70?

All done at ?70.

?70.

Ben, well done, you would've got ?25, well done.

You see. You two should have had some faith.

You are ?95 in profit, you're taking home...

Well done, you.

So, keep shtumm. Don't say anything to those Blues.

We won't. We won't.

Jess, Emma, how are you feeling?

Really excited. Nervous, but...

Is this your first auction?

I've been with my mum before. Oh, you've been with your mum? Yeah.

That's good. A couple of times, so...

First time for me, so, feeling excited.

I can't wait. Jess, it's going to be, it's going to be...

Bring it on. I love that attitude - bring it on.

Right, this is your first item - the team effort,

this lovely Scottish brooch.

?85 paid and it's coming up now.

I have two bids on the books,

and I can start the bidding at ?140.

Get in! Back of the net, gang!

?140.

Well done. Is there any advance on ?140?

?150 on the floor.

?160 on the book.

?170.

?180 on the book.

?190. Oh, my God!

The book is out.

The book is out and it's on the floor with the lady at ?190.

Any advance on ?190? Any advance on ?190?

All done at ?190.

?190...

?190.

That's ?115 profit.

That is unbelievable, well done.

The next lot

is your Norman Grant ring, this lovely ring.

?63 paid and it's up now.

Again, two bids on the books.

Two bids on the books. And I can start the bidding here...

Here we go.

I really hope it's in the hundreds.

..at ?90.

?90.

That's good. ?90.

?100.

?110.

?120.

?130.

?140.

?150.

?150...

Yes. ?160.

The book is out. ?160.

?160 and it's on the floor.

It's with you, madam, at ?160.

Any advance on ?160 for the Norman Grant?

Any advance on ?160?

All done at ?160...

?160...

?160!

That means you are ?103.

So, totalling now, ?202.

You're carrying ?202 profit,

and you're on to your pharmaceutical jars.

?105 paid and they're up now.

Can we say ?50?

?30 then?

?30, surely, for the pair of bottles...

?30. ?30 bid.

?30 with the lady.

?30 bid. ?40, Iona.

?50.

?50 with the gentleman.

They're stunning. Any advance on ?50?

They're stunning! ?55, Iona, I will take ?55.

?60, sir, ?60.

?65, Iona?

No? Are you finished?

One for luck. Come on, one more.

With the gentleman at ?60.

Go on. One more. One more!

Any advance on ?60? Any advance on ?60?

?60...

?60.

Ooh, that was a bit of a loss.

That's an ouch!

That means you're minus ?45, which brings your total down to ?157.

What are we going to do?

Are we going to go with that amazing whisky label

bought by Kate for the grand total of ?20?

It's got to be expensive. Come on.

It's got to be higher than ?20. Yeah. ?20.

Yeah. You're in the silver section, it's a fabulous lot, I like it.

Yeah, you going for it? Yeah. Let's go for it. Yeah.

So, the Art Deco Danish whisky label, ?20 paid, it's coming up now.

?20.

?20 with you, sir. ?20 with you, sir.

Any advance on ?20? Any advance on ?20?

?30. ?40.

Yes. ?50.

?60. You have no idea how relieved I am feeling right now.

?70. With you, sir, at ?70 for the Carl Cohr whisky label.

Any advance on ?70?

Any advance on ?70?

?70...

That's ?70, ?70, that means it's a ?50 profit.

Well done, Kate. I know. You picked that so well.

Do you know what does, girls? Do you know what that does?

What? What is it? That means it's 207. 207!

That is so important. Amazing. I can't believe it.

It is amazing, isn't it? Yeah.

It's phenomenal. I can't believe it.

207. Now, look, calm down.

OK. Not a word to the Reds.

Nope, top secret.

Well, this is a pretty special day.

It really is. I mean, Bargain Hunt never really sees days like today.

You both will be going home with money.

One team will be going home with a little bit more than the other,

so that team going home with more money today are...

The Blues are the winners!

Yay! Whooo!

Sorry, Reds.

Well done, girls. You've done very well, though.

You got a profit of ?95.

We did. It's tremendous to get that amount of profit.

But the winners today with your immense profit

of ?207.

Well done, you girls.

Well done.

Absolutely amazing.

So, maybe it's time to dole out the money.

?95 for you, now, who's in charge of that?

Zoe. Zoe? Thank you.

Have you had a great time? Yeah, it's been great.

Yeah? Mm-hm. Enjoyed yourself?

Yeah, it's been a good laugh.

Now, not only did you make money,

but also you made profit on every single item.

So, therefore,

you are now entered into the ancient order of the golden gavel,

so may I present to you, Katie, your own golden gavel.

Thank you. And your own golden gavel, Zoe.

Thank you very much. Now, pin it with pride.

Do you think your sister Lisa Marie will be pleased with the result?

She'll be a wee bit disappointed

that the Blues beat us, but it's fine.

You've won the golden gavel.

I know. You know. She'll be excited.

She will be excited. Dead exciting.

You've had a great time. Yep. We've loved having you.

Thank you. But today's winners with that massive ?207. Well done, you.

I mean, you went out there to buy jewellery,

and you bought Scottish jewellery, and it just flew!

So, I've got here...

..?205 there.

Thank you very much. And if I delve around, Jess,

I might have a ?2 for you. Ooh!

Have you had a great day?

Yeah, it's been really, really good. Yeah?

It's been such a brilliant day, absolutely loved every moment,

it's been amazing.

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