0:00:03 > 0:00:05Today, we're in Exeter
0:00:05 > 0:00:08and its cathedral's stunning facade
0:00:08 > 0:00:11has graced Devon's county town for 900 years.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14It stands on the site of a former Roman army camp.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Well, if there's any fighting to be done today,
0:00:17 > 0:00:19it's going to be battling for bargains
0:00:19 > 0:00:23so, on that note, let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:00:48 > 0:00:51We've set up camp in Exeter's Westpoint Arena,
0:00:51 > 0:00:54where our teams are armed with £300 each
0:00:54 > 0:00:58to find three items that will, hopefully, make a profit at auction.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Let's take a look at the campaign ahead.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- The Reds are happy with their lot. - Everybody's happy cos you're happy.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07- Yes.- I'm happy. - You're happy. I'm happy.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10The Blues are disappointed with theirs.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- It's an old sheet!- It's a laundry basket!- This is fraud!
0:01:14 > 0:01:18By the auction, the Reds are wanting more.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- We need more, we need more. We need a lot more.- Twice as much.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- And the same can be said for the Blues.- Oh...
0:01:25 > 0:01:2755. 58.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30But before all that, let's meet today's teams,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- and for the Reds, we've got married couple Paul and Beth.- Hello.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37And for the Blues, we've got Doug and Jake. How are you all doing?
0:01:37 > 0:01:39- Good.- Very well, thank you.- Good. Up for this, raring to go?
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- Absolutely.- That is the spirit.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47- Now, Beth, you must feel like a red rose amongst thorns today.- Well...
0:01:47 > 0:01:51- Something like that.- No comment. I mean these thorns, obviously!
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- Now, tell me, married how long? - Three years.- Very good.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- Still in the honeymoon period.- Yes.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Beth, you work in HR, but what do you do, Paul?
0:02:00 > 0:02:04I work for an organic veg box delivery company
0:02:04 > 0:02:06and I manage the website
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- and the other digital, sort of, communication channels.- Fantastic.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13I believe the pair of you are quite light on your feet as well.
0:02:13 > 0:02:19- Well, we try.- Beth's light on her feet. I get dragged around.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21OK, what sort of dance do you do? You're dancers?
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Well, we've been learning for the last just over a year.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25We've been learning to ballroom dance.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28We really enjoy it but it's very difficult cos, obviously,
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- the man has to lead on the dance floor and...- This is a problem?
0:02:32 > 0:02:33Yeah, it's a bit tricky.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36Are we going to be wrestling for leadership in this Bargain Hunt?
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Well, you know, we try to work together
0:02:38 > 0:02:40but maybe there's a bit of competition.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- Competition between you?- Yeah. - What?!- Oh, yeah.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- What about competition with these guys?- Well...- They're going down.
0:02:48 > 0:02:53- Seriously?- Yeah.- Fighting talk, guys. Whoa, whoa, whoa!
0:02:53 > 0:02:55THEY ALL LAUGH
0:02:55 > 0:03:00Take it down a level! My word! Well, that leads me into tactics.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Have you got a plan today? Have you got a strategy?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05I think the plan is to try and go out
0:03:05 > 0:03:07and find really good solid items,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09items that we think we can make a little bit of money.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12We're not going to try and win big but I think we're going to win.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15What are you like on the haggling front, the pair of you?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Well, Beth's a pretty good haggler.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- OK.- She's not afraid of driving a hard bargain.- Wow!
0:03:21 > 0:03:26That's it for the Reds for the moment. Game faces on.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- Now to the Blues. Doug and Jake, what do you think of that?- Scary!
0:03:30 > 0:03:31THEY ALL LAUGH
0:03:31 > 0:03:36Don't let them intimidate you. Look, you're both teachers.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Where did you meet? In school?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Yeah, we met in school, probably about seven years ago
0:03:41 > 0:03:45and really got to know Jake when we went on a residential trip to Paris
0:03:45 > 0:03:50and discovered we were just as much children as the children are.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- What do you teach, Doug? - I specialise in business studies,
0:03:53 > 0:03:55travel and tourism and employability skills,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58so developing things like their communication.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01It's those transferable skills which means they can take them
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- from job to job.- Jake, what do you teach?- I'm a geography teacher.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Lots of learning outside the classroom
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- and taken pupils on trips as far as Iceland.- What?!
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- Yeah, quite exciting to go there. - Wow!
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Yeah, looking at volcanoes, volcanic scenery
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- and the coastal environment as well. - Fantastic though.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Have you got tactics today? Actually, I'll rephrase that.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21You need tactics today. You need a plan.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- We definitely need tactics today. - THEY ALL LAUGH
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Well, I think I've got a bit more tactics.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29I'm interested in the profit, so I'll look at an item
0:04:29 > 0:04:31and try and work what kind of a margin we can get on it.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34On the other hand, I don't think Doug will take that approach.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38I think the money's going to burn a hole in his pocket, really.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- I'm looking at blowing it! - Seriously?
0:04:40 > 0:04:45- Those two COULD conflict!- It's a possibility, yeah.- Interesting.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Well, if you're going to blow it, you're going to need a budget
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- and we'll prime each of you with £300.- Thank you.- There you go.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- And another £300.- Thank you.- Very best of luck to you, and off you go.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Well, I don't know, with the haggling skills
0:04:59 > 0:05:02and the "We're going to blow it" and "You're going down",
0:05:02 > 0:05:05this could be one to watch!
0:05:06 > 0:05:08So, let's meet today's experts.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Hoping to fly high for the Reds, it's Richard Madley.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18And in the saddle for the Blues, it's Charlie Ross.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23So, Beth, so, Paul, what are we going to go and buy?
0:05:23 > 0:05:26I'm thinking something silver, maybe sparkly.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29I'm going to be looking for some sporting memorabilia.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Oh, I like that! Which sort of sport?- Football, in particular.- Yep.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- For me, something unusual, striking.- Ah, indeed.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Something that might stand out in the auction room.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- Striking, unusual, distinctive. - Nothing too risky.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- And you?- Anything different,
0:05:41 > 0:05:43anything which is real value for money.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Value for money, ha, ha. You've come to the right place!
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Right, teams, time to set sail.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Your 60 minutes start now. SHIP HORN BLARES
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Let's go and find some. Come on.- Come on.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57- Come with me.- OK.- OK.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01I think your surnames are a bit easier for me to remember
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- than your Christian names. You are...- Benney.- Benney.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- Benney?! And you are? - Honey.- Honey! I love it!
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Loving your surnames, too, Blues.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14I think we're going to have trouble with these three today.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- Chinese stuff there.- Chinese stuff - don't get technical with me.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Sorry about that! - THEY LAUGH
0:06:22 > 0:06:24I'm drawn to the globe, being a geography teacher.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- I'm not sure whether it's an old one or...- It's not old.- It's not old.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- No. They're really collectible, globes.- Right.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35If you can go back to the early 19th, late 18th, early 19th century,
0:06:35 > 0:06:37globes on stands can make, literally,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39thousands and thousands of pounds.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41That's a plastic one, so I would steer clear of a modern one,
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- despite the fact it's your subject. - We'll steer clear of that one.- Yeah.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Good advice, Charlie.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Now, is this hitting the right frequency for the Reds?
0:06:50 > 0:06:54- The old Bush radio.- Bush radio, yeah.- What's that? 1950s?
0:06:54 > 0:06:59- Must be '50s or '60s.- They've got a look about them and they're stylish.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- Have a look?- Yes, we'll have a look. - We'll have a little look.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- It does say it's working and it says it's '40s.- It's got older.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- It's got ten years older.- With a new battery.- With new batteries.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- How friendly could you be on the price?- VENDOR:- It says £38.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- I'll do it for £30.- You'll do it for £30. Right, do you like it, Beth?
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- I'm not sure.- No, OK. Look, we know where it is.- Yeah.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23We know it's a good object and we'll put that on hold.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- Excellent. Thank you very much.- Not at all.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28One for the back burner, then, Reds. It's still early days.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Now, have our Blues found something sport-related already?
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Oh, look at that!
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- There's a bit of the Usain Bolt going on.- It's Usain Bolt, isn't it?
0:07:37 > 0:07:38Is that early Bolt, do you think?
0:07:38 > 0:07:41"A hand-formed glass sculpture of a standing archer."
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- But it's £260, chaps.- Yeah.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47It's just got "Circa 1970", so we don't know
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- whether it's Scandinavian, which I think it might well be.- Yeah.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54If that label had said £50, I'd have been right with you
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- and said, "Let's have a punt."- Yes.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58But I think spending all your money on that,
0:07:58 > 0:08:02after just ten minutes, is probably not a great idea.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Definitely not a good idea!
0:08:04 > 0:08:07So, no sporting memorabilia for our teachers just yet.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Is anything taking the Reds' fancy?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- I'm wondering what this wooden thing is down there.- Yeah, an old plane.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- that old plane.- Ah!- Good spot.- OK. - Good spot, yeah.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- I think you should get down under the table.- Have a little look.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- Let's have a look.- It's got £10 on it.- Uh-huh.- It's very heavy.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28So this is a wood-working plane. This is probably 19th century.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- I think this is beechwood. It's the normal wood that they would use.- OK.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- Now, a lot of these have the owner's mark on them.- Oh, yes!- There we go.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Right, he'd take his tools off to work with him and...- Oh, I see.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43To save them having been "borrowed" by a friend,
0:08:43 > 0:08:45he'd put his name on them.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Your plane.- VENDOR:- Yes. - Priced at £10.- Yes.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50We were wondering what the very best price was
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- that you could do on that for us. - What are you going to offer me?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Well, we were thinking it was on the floor,
0:08:55 > 0:08:57so maybe it's not your favourite item.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- £8, then.- £8?- What do you think? £8?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- You think £8?- Yeah? - I think it's a good thing.- OK.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Look, he's trying to shake MY hand first and get the money.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Thank you very much indeed.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- You could see who was carrying the cash!- £8 it is and it's sold.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Thank you. - VENDOR:- I wish you well with it.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- Thank you.- Thank you very much.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17A smooth ride for the Reds so far.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20First item bought with 12 minutes on the clock.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Now, Blues, you wanted something different.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- Is this box different enough for you?- Papier-mache box.- Yeah.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Inlaid with mother-of-pearl. I doubt it's in our price range.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- Oh, hang on, it is! - It's nice, I like that.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- You like that, don't you, guys?- I DO like that.- I do.- It's 19th century.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42What I like about it is the gilding is in fantastic condition.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45The mother-of-pearl inlay is pretty spectacular
0:09:45 > 0:09:47and we'll have a look inside.
0:09:47 > 0:09:54Fitted out with a velvet interior. I'd like to find a maker's name.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56I can't see one.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- The thing to do with papier-mache is to look for damage.- Yeah.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01There's a couple of little bits...
0:10:01 > 0:10:03There's a bit off there and there's a bit off there.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Now, that IS a shame.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08But it's SO decorative, I don't think it matters too much.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- I was surprised that it's £165 because it's that good.- Yeah.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I think we should ask and see what the best price is.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17I'll go and see if I can find the owner. Hold on a moment.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19While Charlie goes off to find out the best price,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22silver was on the Reds' wish list.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Fish slice at £180.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30- Caddy spoons are £95. - They're looking quite expensive.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Yeah, you're right, indeed. Those sort of things, they're going to be.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Leave the silver for now, then, Reds.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39So, Charlie, do you have a good price for the box?
0:10:39 > 0:10:44Have I been bashing on your behalf, chaps?! I've been chiselling away.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- Have you? Give us the news then. - Well, it was £165, as you know.
0:10:48 > 0:10:55- Yeah.- So, I said, "What about £130?" And he said, "What about £135?"
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Well, it's up to you, guys.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00I think it's such a nice item that we should go for it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- I think we go for it. - Are you happy with that?- Definitely.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- Was it Benney or Honey that spotted it?- Benney.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- Benney spotted it, yeah. - Benney - 1.- Honey - 0.- Honey - 0.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- Rosco, off to spend £135. - THEY LAUGH
0:11:11 > 0:11:14And that makes it 1-1 to our teams,
0:11:14 > 0:11:16with nearly 20 minutes on the clock.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20The Reds have returned to the stall where they bought their first item.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25Tell me about that Capstan inkwell there.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- VENDOR:- Devonshire Regiment crest. - Wow.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32That's the history of the gentleman who it was actually given to.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35"Major Radcliffe, born 1893,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38"served in the Great War with the regiment,
0:11:38 > 0:11:40"wounded twice, mentioned in dispatches."
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- Quite a hero.- Yeah.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44If that went with it, it would give it some provenance.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Just check the hinge as well. That's always a good test.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Make sure it's got a good hinge on it.- Yep.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- It looks in good, clean condition. - I like it.- You like it, yes?
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- I'm just not sure.- Uh-huh.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01OK. Well, if you're not sure, I wonder if, perhaps, we could just...
0:12:01 > 0:12:06- Could we put it by for a while and come back to you if that...?- Yeah.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- Keep it for half an hour? Is that all right?- No guarantees but...
0:12:09 > 0:12:12No guarantees! But he'll do his best for us, I know you will.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15That's a second item on hold for the Reds.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Now, Blues, are you still looking for sport memorabilia?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21There's a nice cricket bag here, leather cricket bag.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23It's a great bag. It's probably got the kit in it as well.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Shall we have a look at it?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29Here we go. I'm going to find some very nice cricket kit.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33LAUGHTER
0:12:33 > 0:12:39- It's an old sheet!- It's a laundry basket!- Hold that! This is fraud!
0:12:39 > 0:12:41THEY LAUGH
0:12:41 > 0:12:46Madam, what are you on? Oh, madam, you've disappointed me hugely..
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- We love the bag, don't we, guys? - Yeah.- I'm not being rude, madam.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Why did you price it up at £85 for an old bag? How much can it be?
0:12:52 > 0:12:59- Dave?- Dave?- £65.- £65. We love it but we don't love the price.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04So, at £65, the cricket bag isn't bowling over the Blues.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Meanwhile, it looks like the Reds have got the kettle on.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11- What is it?- Some sort of kettle? - A boiling kettle of some sort.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- It's got to be. Quite interesting. - Yes, any idea where it's from?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- Middle Eastern, probably. Afghanistan.- OK.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22Now, Beth, do you actually like it because I don't want Paul
0:13:22 > 0:13:27to go off on one and you later say, "I didn't like that copper kettle."
0:13:27 > 0:13:30I feel like we need to at least pick it up and have a look at it.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34- Definitely.- Yes, see how heavy it is.- I agree.- Yes.- What a great idea.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Paul, would you please pick up the kettle.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- Crikey!- Oh, it's heavy. - Is it heavy, is it?- Surprising.
0:13:41 > 0:13:46- Ooh, actually, I quite like the decoration.- Mmm.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49What sort of price are you looking for it?
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- Do you want to make me an offer?- Do I want to make you an offer?- £30.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58- Oh, that's a giveaway. I was going to ask £50.- £50? You're asking £50?
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- So, you know what you say next, don't you?- Yeah.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- "I'll meet you halfway." Is that the one?- I'll meet you halfway, OK.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Would we replace this with the radio or the inkstand or...?
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Potentially, yeah.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- I could do £40. £40 would be the best price.- OK.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- Brilliant. Thanks a lot.- Marvellous. Thank you, we have a kettle.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Beth likes it, so that's two items for the Reds in 30 minutes.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Time to take a break from the shopping
0:14:22 > 0:14:25and take a look at a drinking vessel of my own.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35What do you make of this little chap? Does it not remind you
0:14:35 > 0:14:37of your granny's favourite sherry glass
0:14:37 > 0:14:40that she brings out at Christmas and birthdays
0:14:40 > 0:14:42to celebrate that great day?
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Well, if it was such a glass,
0:14:44 > 0:14:47I'm sure I could tell you it would be pretty much worthless.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51But this particular glass is due to celebrate
0:14:51 > 0:14:54rather a significant birthday in the not too distant future.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57After all, it's almost 300 years old.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01How many of the wine glasses that you bought for Christmas
0:15:01 > 0:15:04survived through to New Year's Day?
0:15:04 > 0:15:09Yes, welcome to the world of Georgian wine glasses.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Now, the Georgians can be given credit for producing
0:15:12 > 0:15:17some of the most exquisite wine glasses ever made
0:15:17 > 0:15:20and this isn't the least of them.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Well, we have a drawn trumpet bowl
0:15:23 > 0:15:26sat on an inverted ballast of stem
0:15:26 > 0:15:29and a subtly domed and folded foot.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31The glass is further enhanced
0:15:31 > 0:15:36by the inclusion of these elongated bubbles that we call tears.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40And for my money, this is an absolute joy.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42It's exquisite.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45But I can tell you more about this particular little joy
0:15:45 > 0:15:47because it has a name.
0:15:47 > 0:15:52These glasses are referred to as "kit cat" glasses.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54And, for once, we're not talking about chocolate biccies!
0:15:54 > 0:15:59No, we are talking about Georgian drinking clubs.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02The Kit Cat Club, which was formed in London,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05almost certainly in the late 17th century,
0:16:05 > 0:16:07was a Whig, a political club,
0:16:07 > 0:16:12and its members included such greats as Vanbrugh, the architect,
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Robert Walpole, Britain's first prime minister,
0:16:15 > 0:16:17and no end of the great and good.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20These chaps would meet on a regular basis to discuss politics,
0:16:20 > 0:16:24of course, but it wasn't all serious in the Kit Cat Club
0:16:24 > 0:16:27because, famously, they would toast, at every meeting,
0:16:27 > 0:16:31the beauties of the day. And how do we know this?
0:16:31 > 0:16:36Well, there exist famous period portraits of Kit Cat Club members
0:16:36 > 0:16:40and they are variously seen posed with just such glasses.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Now, if only this one could talk.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47I bought this at a provincial estate sale some years ago
0:16:47 > 0:16:49and paid all of £130 for it
0:16:49 > 0:16:53which, I dare say, seems like a lot of money for a single wine glass.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57But if I tell you that the going rate at auction
0:16:57 > 0:17:02for a Kit Cat Club glass today is £500,
0:17:02 > 0:17:07I'm sure you'll agree that was one profit well worth toasting.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Happy Bargain Hunting!
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Back to the shopping.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25We're 35 minutes down and it's 2-1 to the Reds.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29I think Charlie has something he wants to get off his chest.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Excuse me, has anybody any sporting memorabilia?
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Put your hand in the air if you have sporting memorabilia.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Well, that was a waste of time! Oh, hang on!
0:17:41 > 0:17:43There's a gentleman holding something up there.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45He's holding something up.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- That was quick. - What is it?- That worked.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54- "Peking Club," so we're in China. - OK.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58"Billiards. Autumn, 1939 - 1st.
0:17:58 > 0:18:03"Spring, 1940 - 1st. RJ lawless."
0:18:03 > 0:18:06I'd check your specs, Rosco. That's PJ Lawless.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08What would it have been used for?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- One can't get away from the fact it's a cigarette box.- Yeah.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Cigarettes were smaller in those days. It's wooden-lined.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17It's very, very well-made. And what we want to see
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- is whether it's silver or not. - VENDOR:- It is silver.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- There you go. It IS silver. - JAKE:- It is silver.- OK.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Right, guys, we haven't even thought about the price.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- How much is it?- What's it worth? - VENDOR:- The minimum on it is £70.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- You can see where it was. - Yeah, I can see that.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34I think it's a lot of our remaining budget there, Honey.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- Mmm. What do you think? - I'll tell you what I think.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- You want to buy that for £50.- Yeah.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43If you bought that for £50, I don't think you could go far wrong,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- but we'll leave it here... - Yeah.- ..keep on hunting...- Yes.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48..and see what we can find.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Crikey! Now the Blues are leaving items on the back burner.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55You need to start buying, teams. You're on the clock!
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Now, are the Reds going it alone?
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- Can we have a look at this silver thing here?- The vesta case.- Yeah.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04- Yeah.- OK.- OK.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06It's Victorian.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Most of them come with blank cartouches
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- but that one has got a slight initial on it.- OK.- OK.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13And those are the makers' marks, are they, there?
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- Yes, it's quite clear, the makers... - And how much is that?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- Er, I've got £55 on that.- OK. What's the best price you can do?
0:19:21 > 0:19:23I can do that for you today for £30.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29- OK. Can we have a think about that? - Sure.- Is that all right?- Yeah.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31If you carry on at this rate, teams,
0:19:31 > 0:19:33you'll have the entire arena on the back burner!
0:19:33 > 0:19:38So, are the Blues still in high spirits with this cocktail shaker?
0:19:38 > 0:19:42- Great shape, isn't it?- What is it made of? Is it plate? Silver plate?
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- No, I think it's chromium-plated. - OK. It's fairly modern, isn't it?
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Well, it's deco.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53It's 1930s, although it looks to be a little bit later.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- Unless it was '50s in the '30s style.- Yeah, what's the price of it?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- £75. We wouldn't make a profit on that.- No, no.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05Move on then, Blues. There's just under 20 minutes left
0:20:05 > 0:20:07and you've only purchased one item.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10The Reds have brought Richard back for a second opinion.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15OK, Richard, we've been looking at this vesta case here.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19The important thing with these vestas is just to check the hinge.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20This feels like a good one and it...
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- HINGE CLICKS - ..sounds like a good one as well.
0:20:23 > 0:20:29Nicely engraved. It is Birmingham, 1890, so well Victorian.
0:20:29 > 0:20:35- No, it's pretty.- OK. - So, the price of £55.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- What...?- OK, she said that she would do it for us for £30.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- I think that's a good buy.- OK? - Yeah, absolutely, yeah.- I'm happy.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- You're happy.- I'm happy. - If my wife's happy, I'm happy.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- Great, you've got a deal! That's sold!- Shall we go for it?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- Yeah.- Thank you.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Well done, Reds. And Beth's happy. Job done!
0:20:55 > 0:21:00Now, Blues, with 15 minutes left, you need to buy two items.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02I actually quite like the bird bath.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- I can see someone actually putting that out and using that.- Yeah.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Useful thing and the great thing about these is
0:21:07 > 0:21:10the more you have them, the more they weather,
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- the better they get, the better they look.- Yeah.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16Madam, we're looking at your lovely stoneware figures here.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- There's a very natural tree effect one here.- VENDOR:- Well, the log...
0:21:20 > 0:21:25- It says, "£35."- VENDOR:- Yeah, the log effect one I can do for £20.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- I can see us making some money on that.- So can I.- Yeah.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31- Honey, if you're up for it, I'm up for it.- Right.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Honey, if you're up for it, I'm up for it. Honey, I'm up for it.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- OK, let's do this. - We're going to buy it.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41Finally, item number two in the bag for the Blues.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43And the Reds are celebrating.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- We've bought our third and final item.- Yeah.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49It's a silver vesta case. Everybody's happy, cos you're happy.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- Yes.- I'm happy.- I'm happy. Let's go and have that cup of tea!
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- Yeah!- Let's do that.
0:21:55 > 0:21:56Now, with just minutes left,
0:21:56 > 0:22:00looks like our teachers have a naughty boy on their hands.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- Come on, Rosco. - Rosco, time's ticking.- Sorry, guys.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- I'm under pressure.- Let's go.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07I love it when the expert is put under pressure by the contestants.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- This is good.- It's that. - Greeting, sir. How are you, sir?
0:22:11 > 0:22:13- VENDOR:- Good to see you. - Lovely to see you, sir.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- Always a pleasure. - I like this.- You like that?- Yeah.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- Something different. - Do you think that's 1924?- No.- No.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- I think it's a replica. - I'm going to ask him.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24Do you think that's 1924, sir?
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- VENDOR:- This is what they call a decorator's piece.- Yes.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29It's a genuine lifebelt,
0:22:29 > 0:22:32but it's been decorated and aged deliberately.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34But they're very popular and, Charlie,
0:22:34 > 0:22:36we do sell them at auction for profit.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41In my opinion, it's extremely decorative, it's quite fun
0:22:41 > 0:22:44and he's quite right - don't try and pull the wool over people's eyes
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- and pretend it's come off the Titanic cos it hasn't.- Yes.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49So, therefore, you buy it for what it is.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53- But £35. Would you want to make that for £35?- No.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Probably not.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- So, do you like it?- We do like it. - We do like it.- Yeah.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01- It's either this one, Charlie...- Or the silver box.- ..or the silver box.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- It's this or a silver box. - Would you take £30?
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- VENDOR:- Go on, I'll do £30.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- This is going to save our lives. Come on, guys.- Let's go.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14We've finished our Bargain Hunting.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19Hats off to you, Blues. Job done in the nick of time.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20SHIP HORN BLARES
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Drop anchor, teams. Your time's up.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- Shall we go and celebrate? - Let's go.- Come on, Rosco.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37First up, will the Reds carve out a profit with this wooden block plane?
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Next up, can a profit pour in with this copper teapot?
0:23:47 > 0:23:52And finally, from copper to silver, and this vesta case.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Paul, Beth, I've got to say, in the introduction,
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- you talked a good game. What was it like?- Really good fun.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- Good fun, we enjoyed it.- Beth, what's your favourite purchase?
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- I think the wooden plane is my favourite item.- OK.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08- So, is that your most profitable purchase?- I think so.- Really?
0:24:08 > 0:24:12- It's all about the plane?- Yes. - Do we concur?- No, I don't agree.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15I think my favourite item's my choice of copper kettle.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17It probably will lose loads of money,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- but I really liked it, actually. - What's your most profitable lot?
0:24:20 > 0:24:21- I think the plane.- Yeah?
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Yeah, I think the plane might make us a bit of profit.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- Tell me what you lot spent.- £78.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30I will have £222, please.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35- There you go.- Look at that!- And there's the £2.- Thank you very much.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38I shan't count it! THEY LAUGH
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Richard, a budget for you, sir.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45I've never had so much money to spend, so I won't let you down.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- OK, good.- Good luck to you.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52While Richard is off scouring for that fourth bargain of the day,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55let's go see what the Blues have bought.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00First up, will this lacquered box, hold a profit for the Blues?
0:25:01 > 0:25:05Next up, they're hoping to clean up with this bird bath.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09And finally, will this lifeline keep them afloat?
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Doug, Jake, what happened to the sporting memorabilia?
0:25:15 > 0:25:19It just wasn't out there and what we did find was a little bit pricey.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23- Out of your reach?- Yeah.- What's your favourite purchase out of the three?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25- It's the papier-mache jewellery box. - OK.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- And is that where the profit lies? - I don't think so.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31I think the profit lies, possibly, in the rubber ring.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- Jake, what's your favourite lot? - My favourite is definitely the box
0:25:34 > 0:25:36but I agree that the profit's going to come from the ring.
0:25:36 > 0:25:41- What did the three lots cost you? - It cost us £185.- A healthy spend.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- Someone's got £115.- Yeah, I've got the change here for you.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- There you go.- Thank you very much.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Charles Ross, have you scoured this?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Is there any chance you can find a piece of sporting memorabilia
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- that's been missed?- Every chance.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58I'll sign something, then it'll be a piece of sporting memorabilia.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00THEY LAUGH
0:26:00 > 0:26:03In the hope the auction room's full of good sports!
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Well, good luck to you.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08While Charlie's off looking for the elusive sporting memorabilia,
0:26:08 > 0:26:12and a bargain at that, we're off to the auction.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26Today, we're at Ottery Auction Rooms with auctioneer David Sumner.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- Hello, David.- Hello and welcome. - Thank you very much.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33Now, take a look at this rather interesting offering from the Reds.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36They kicked off their purchases with a wooden block plane.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38What can you tell me about that?
0:26:38 > 0:26:40This is not your ordinary block plane.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43If it was an ordinary block plane, they're ten a penny,
0:26:43 > 0:26:47£5 to £10, if that. But this has got an angled blade.
0:26:47 > 0:26:52- This was for finishing off boxes. - Right.- So, it cuts into the corner.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- So, it's a specialist variant.- Yeah.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57I like the sound of this. What's your estimate?
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Because of the scarcity value, probably about £15 to £20.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Beth's going to be over the moon with that
0:27:02 > 0:27:04- because the Reds managed to pick it up for £8.- Oh, profit.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07So, we've kicked off very favourably indeed.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11Now, Paul's favourite purchase... Well, I'll be honest with you,
0:27:11 > 0:27:13I've not seen a copper kettle like that, have you?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15It's unusual, isn't it?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17I couldn't place it to start off with
0:27:17 > 0:27:18and started doing some research.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20I thought it had a more Persian feel
0:27:20 > 0:27:24- but, actually, it's probably North African.- I see.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27What I like about it is it's quite big,
0:27:27 > 0:27:31so it's got a sculptural thing, it's got a good aesthetic, it's unusual.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35Pricewise, £15 to £25?
0:27:35 > 0:27:38I don't think Paul's going to be entirely delighted with that.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40He paid £40 for it.
0:27:40 > 0:27:46But you like its size, we both agree it's scarce, if not rare.
0:27:46 > 0:27:47Could be someone out there for it.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- Get two of those people, maybe we'll pull it round.- I hope so.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53OK, from the highly unusual
0:27:53 > 0:27:57to the somewhat ubiquitous silver vesta case. Is it a good 'un?
0:27:57 > 0:27:59It is. The condition is good.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02It's got some really nice engraving and chase work there.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04The hinge is good when you click it open
0:28:04 > 0:28:06and there are still collectors for this kind of thing.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08- OK, estimate after all that? - £30 to £40.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12£30 to £40 sounds absolutely fine because they got it for £30.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15- Bargain.- Not bad at all.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17So, bonus buy they may or may not need,
0:28:17 > 0:28:20but let's go and see what Richard managed to find, regardless.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26Beth, Paul, you left Richard a whopper of a budget,
0:28:26 > 0:28:28- did you not, you little meanies? - 2-2-2.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32Would you like Richard to have been similarly cautious
0:28:32 > 0:28:37or would you rather he's put all chips in and gone for it?
0:28:37 > 0:28:41- I think we would have liked him to spend a big amount.- Yeah.- Really?
0:28:41 > 0:28:43- Yeah, we trust him.- He's the expert.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47I thought I'd buy something that we could share between us,
0:28:47 > 0:28:51something that we could have one of each of. So, I bought...
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- Ooh.- One for you.- Thank you.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- One for you.- Thank you very much. - And one for me.- What are they?
0:28:57 > 0:29:01They're probably from Southeast Asia. They could be Indian,
0:29:01 > 0:29:06they could be Burmese, silver nut dishes, bonbon dishes, sugar dishes.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Use them for what you like.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11They're hand-chased, probably date from about 1900
0:29:11 > 0:29:15and, at the moment, there is a revival in interest
0:29:15 > 0:29:21- in things from India and Southeast Asia.- So, how much?
0:29:21 > 0:29:25They were originally priced, as a group, at £75
0:29:25 > 0:29:29- and I bought all three of them for £40.- Wow.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- That's not bad at all, is it? - That's not bad.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35- A pretty good discount, I think. - Yeah.- Yeah.- And profit?
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Do you think they will make a profit?
0:29:37 > 0:29:39With a good auctioneer, a strong wind,
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- you could be in for a 50% profit on the day.- Wow.- Wow.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Don't make your mind up now.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47We leave that till after the sale of your three lots.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49But, in the meantime,
0:29:49 > 0:29:52let's see what the auctioneer thinks of our South Asian bowls.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57Well, Richard went out on his travels
0:29:57 > 0:30:01and came back with three Indian bowls.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- What do you think of those, David? - Really like them.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- I think you'll find they're probably more Burmese.- OK.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- Strong market at the moment. - Very good.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11This one in particular - it's got a bit of weight.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15These dancing mystical figures - these are nat dancers,
0:30:15 > 0:30:17so this comes from Burma or Thailand.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20All silver. Not high-quality silver but...
0:30:20 > 0:30:22But we think there's metallic silver in there.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24A lot of metallic silver in them, yeah.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- OK, what's your estimate on them? - About £40 to £60.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Richard's going to be happy with that because he got them for £40.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- It looks like we're off. - Mmm, profit.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Well, it's all looking rosy for the Reds, I should think,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40but now for the Blues.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42We kick off their soiree
0:30:42 > 0:30:46with this arguably fabulous Victorian lacquer casket.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- How fabulous is it, David? - It's a proper antique.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53It's also useful for people, like sewing or anything like that,
0:30:53 > 0:30:55put your photos in there. So it is a good storage thing.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57I like it, I don't like the damage.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00I think the damage will hold it back, potentially.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03What estimate have we on our old-school lacquer box?
0:31:03 > 0:31:08If it was in perfect condition, it would be about £180 to £200.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11I'm afraid, in this condition, it'll be about £80 to £100.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14OK, that's bad news. It was their joint-favourite purchase.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19It may not be, if you're right, because they paid £135 for it.
0:31:19 > 0:31:24- Oh, dear.- But I, frankly, cannot believe any pair of buyers can go
0:31:24 > 0:31:29from this high-Victorian piece to concrete.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- Tell me about the bird bath. - What can I say? Words fail me.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34It's a composite stone bird bath.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37It's a wonderful, wonderful, useful item,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40if you're a bird.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42I think we should just talk numbers, David.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46I think we will probably get £5 or £10?
0:31:46 > 0:31:49They need to because it cost them £20.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Oh!
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Fingers crossed.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57Well, from water for the birds to water in the pool
0:31:57 > 0:32:03- with our lido lifebelt. - It's a nice decorative item.- Yeah.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07And not everybody will know that Saltdean Lido was built in 1938.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09I'm a bit of a lido geek.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13But it's an interesting thing, nonetheless, but a reproduction.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17OK, well, as a big, decorative lump, what's it worth, David?
0:32:17 > 0:32:22- I think about £20 to £30. - OK. It's in the right region.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- They picked it up for £30. - We'll try our best.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Well, as to bonus buys, no idea whether they'll need it
0:32:28 > 0:32:30but let's take a look.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Well, you left him a substantial £115, so he had a budget.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Show us what you bought, Charles.
0:32:36 > 0:32:40If I said "guo hua" to you, would it mean anything?
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- Not a clue.- Not at all. - I'm not surprised, really,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45because it doesn't mean much to ME, but that's I bought.
0:32:47 > 0:32:52- Wow! What made you buy that? - "What made you buy that?"
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- Well, thank you very much. - THEY LAUGH
0:32:54 > 0:32:58I tell you what made me buy this - the colours, the quality,
0:32:58 > 0:33:02the fact that it's Chinese, it's got age, it's probably 100 years old.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06It has damage to the face - that will put off a lot of people.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08But it wasn't vastly expensive
0:33:08 > 0:33:12and I think there's real speculative potential in this.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15But, of course, it depends what it cost.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17How much do you think I spent on this? Come on, boys!
0:33:17 > 0:33:22- I'm going for £15.- £15. - Yes, I'm going to say about £20?
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- No, no.- Oh.- Oh, Benney wins again.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Do you know what I spent? £15.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31Jake, what do you think? Are you convinced?
0:33:31 > 0:33:35I'm liking the guy with the blue Bargain Hunt fleece on but...
0:33:35 > 0:33:36CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:33:36 > 0:33:38I'm not totally convinced,
0:33:38 > 0:33:40due to the damage that's going on on the face there.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43- You think that's an issue?- It might be an issue.- It IS an issue.- OK.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46How much profit do think that's going to make, Charlie?
0:33:46 > 0:33:49I think on a bad day, you'll lose a fiver and on a good day,
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- you'll make £50. - You don't have to decide now.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55We'll leave that until the sale of your three items
0:33:55 > 0:33:57and, in the meantime, let's see if the auctioneer
0:33:57 > 0:34:00likes Charles's rice paper painting.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03How good is that, David?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05It's a nice thing, however,
0:34:05 > 0:34:07condition is very important with these.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09You're picking up on details here.
0:34:09 > 0:34:14- It's just had a little bit of damage.- OK.- The hands are good.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18- It's a good example.- Good work, but with a hamstring for sure.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Tell me what you think it's going to make?
0:34:20 > 0:34:23I think, given the damage, £40 to £50.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26If it hadn't had that, I think you'd be looking in excess of £150.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31Well, even with the damage, your estimate sounds peachy
0:34:31 > 0:34:35- because Charlie managed to pick that up for all of £15.- That's cheap.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Absolutely tremendous. What a way to end! You taking this auction today?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- I am, indeed.- Very good. Well, I cannot wait!
0:34:42 > 0:34:45£110. 260.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48..In the room.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- Beth, Paul, anxious?- Yes. - Excited?- Yes.- Yes.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- Have you been to an auction before? - One, just one.- Just the one.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58- OK, was it a good experience?- Yes.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- Is this going to be a better experience?- Definitely.- Of course.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02I love that spirit!
0:35:02 > 0:35:07Now, first up is the block plane. Here it comes now.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11272 is an antique wooden block plane,
0:35:11 > 0:35:13with angled blade, by Varvill & Sons.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16This is interesting cos it's for cutting into edges at 90 degrees,
0:35:16 > 0:35:18so this is a bit of a rarity.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22- Who'll start me away at £20? - That's a good start.- Ooh.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26- 15? 15 bid. 18, will you? £18.- Wow!
0:35:26 > 0:35:30- Straight in.- £18. £18. Let's move to the internet. £18.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33£18 anywhere? Last chance at £18.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- I'm selling at £15 then.- 15! - AUCTIONEER BANGS GAVEL
0:35:35 > 0:35:38His estimate was right and you almost doubled your money.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40That's a £7 profit. What a great start!
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Now it's the uncertain lot, the teapot.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44- Here it comes. The kettle.- OK, OK.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47We're not sure if it's North African. It could be Persian.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49It's certainly on that route through.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52But it's very nice and there's only one of these in the saleroom.
0:35:52 > 0:35:56It's an unusual thing. Who'll start me away at £30?
0:35:56 > 0:35:58£30? £30 I'm bid.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- 32, will you?- Yes!- 32, will you? 32, for this lot?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- 32? 32. 35?- Come on.
0:36:03 > 0:36:0638. 40. 42?
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- We can do some more. - We can do some more.- 42?
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Let's move to the internet. 42? Looking for £42.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16Make no mistake, I'm selling. Commission bid buys it, at £40.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- AUCTIONEER BANGS GAVEL - 40, oh!
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- It broke even. No shame in that.- No money lost.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Now it falls down to the silver vesta case
0:36:24 > 0:36:27which the auctioneer likes. Here it comes.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30If you're going to buy a vesta case, this is the one to buy.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34It's good, clean. Who'll start me away at, let's say, £50?
0:36:34 > 0:36:38£30 then. £30? £25 then.
0:36:38 > 0:36:4125 bid. 28? 28?
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- Looking for £28. 30?- Bit more.- 32.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48- Yes!- Looking for £32 for this lot. 32 anywhere in the room?
0:36:48 > 0:36:49- One more.- Looking for 32.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Make no mistake, I'm selling at £30 then.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- AUCTIONEER BANGS GAVEL - Oh.- Oh, and another break even.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57- A break even! - No shame in a break even
0:36:57 > 0:36:58and certainly no shame in a profit,
0:36:58 > 0:37:01albeit one of £7.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04But it's on a knife edge. You've not got a lot to play with there,
0:37:04 > 0:37:08so the question is, do you risk, do you risk taking a punt on the bowls?
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- How much was it?- £40 paid.- £40.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15- Shall we go for it?- Let's go for it. - Go on then. Oh, I don't know!
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- She's not sure.- Goodness. - We're going to find out now
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- whether it was the right decision cos here it comes.- OK.
0:37:22 > 0:37:30278 are these three Southeast Asian silver metal offering bowls.
0:37:30 > 0:37:31I can jump straight in at £20.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35- 22, will you? - We need more, we need a lot more.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- Twice as much.- 25. 28. 30.
0:37:38 > 0:37:4032. 35. 38. 40.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44- 42. 45. 48. 50. 55. - BETH LAUGHS
0:37:44 > 0:37:45- 60. 65. 70.- Oh, my goodness!
0:37:45 > 0:37:4875. 80? I'm out. £80?
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- Let's move to the room. - Yes!- £80?- Oh, my goodness!
0:37:51 > 0:37:55Let's move to the internet now. £80? I'm looking for £80 for this lot.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Make no mistake, I'm selling at £75.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- Nice lot that. - AUCTIONEER BANGS GAVEL
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- Well done.- Well done.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05That is a hammer price of £75.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08You almost doubled your money, Richard. My hat is off to you.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12£35 profit on the bonus buy gives you a total profit of £42.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- How does that feel?- Amazing!- Great.
0:38:15 > 0:38:20- But you've got to hide this joy, this elation.- Yes.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24- Give the Blues nothing, OK?- OK. - Keep it to yourselves.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- Are we optimistic? - Nervously optimistic.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38- Oh, you're getting nervous? - Yes.- Yeah.- OK.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41We're going to find out now because up comes the casket.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Lot 294. Victorian papier-mache lacquer box,
0:38:44 > 0:38:47inlaid with mother-of-pearl and gilded decoration.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51I can start, with me, at £60. 62, will you? 62.
0:38:51 > 0:38:5365 and I'm out. Going to move to the room. 65?
0:38:53 > 0:38:5765. 68. 70. 75?
0:38:57 > 0:39:02- It's moving. - Looking for £75 for this lot. £75?
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- Let's move to the internet. £75? - Oh...- Last chance.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08I'm selling at £72 then. That's your bid, JK.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12- AUCTIONEER BANGS GAVEL £72.- Oh, no...- That's YOUR fault.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16Which is a loss of £63.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18OK, next up is the bird bath.
0:39:18 > 0:39:23Lot 295 is a vintage composite stone bird bath.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Who'll start me away at £10?
0:39:25 > 0:39:26£5 bid. 8, will you?
0:39:26 > 0:39:29£8 for this lot? 8. 10. 12.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33- Come on!- £15 for this lot? I will sell for £12.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- That's your bid. - AUCTIONEER BANGS GAVEL
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- Oh, no!- That was a sell at £12, which is a loss of £8,
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- bringing your total loss so far to £71.- Oh, no!
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Here comes the lifebelt.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49Lot 296 is this vintage-style lifesaving ring.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Who'll start me away at £30?
0:39:52 > 0:39:54£30? £20 bid, thank you. 20.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- 22, will you?- Come on.- 22. 25?
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- 25, yeah? 25. 28. 32.- Go on!
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Let's move to the internet. 32? 32.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- 35?- Yes!- CHARLIE:- A profit!
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Looking for £35. I've got 32.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12Make no mistake, I'm selling at £32. That's your bid, sir.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- AUCTIONEER BANGS GAVEL - Yes!- Yes!- That is your first profit.
0:40:15 > 0:40:20- £2. Lessens your loss to £69. - It'll make all the difference!
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- Is that all? That's it? - THEY LAUGH
0:40:24 > 0:40:25How, now, are you feeling
0:40:25 > 0:40:28about the rice paper painting?
0:40:28 > 0:40:30We're going to have to go for it, aren't we?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33We're going to have to. I'm hoping Rosco's picked up a little gem here
0:40:33 > 0:40:35cos we're in a bit of trouble.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- Yeah?- You're absolutely positive? - Definitely.- Definitely.
0:40:38 > 0:40:39We're going to find out now.
0:40:39 > 0:40:44300 is this 19th-century Chinese rice paper painting.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46I can start me away at £10.
0:40:46 > 0:40:4912, will you? Thank you. 12. 15.
0:40:49 > 0:40:5318. 20. 22? Looking for £22 for this lot.
0:40:53 > 0:40:5722, fresh face. 25. 28. 28. 30.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- I will sell for £30. - AUCTIONEER BANGS GAVEL
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- Oh!- £30 in the room. That doubled your money.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- Yeah, well done, Charlie. - Well done, Charlie.
0:41:06 > 0:41:11A profit of £15 lessens your loss to £54 overall.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14You know what would turn the whole thing down
0:41:14 > 0:41:16is if the Reds have crashed and burned.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18- Let's hope so.- So, keep optimistic.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- Yeah.- And tell them nothing. Nothing to the Reds, OK?.- Definitely.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32- Wow, what did you think of that? - Really good.- Really good, yeah.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36And close. Well, no, I mean it IS close!
0:41:36 > 0:41:37LAUGHTER
0:41:37 > 0:41:40It wasn't close under the hammer, as it were.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42It was entirely one-sided, I've got to say.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- Our runners-up today are the Blues. - Oh, you're joking! No, no!
0:41:46 > 0:41:51- No way!- Oh, no! - No point arguing, I can prove it!
0:41:51 > 0:41:53LAUGHTER
0:41:53 > 0:41:55There's a certain amount of proof. It's categorical!
0:41:55 > 0:42:00- An overall loss of £54.- Oh! - But an enjoyable process?
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- Yes.- Very enjoyable. Great time. - Really enjoyed today, fantastic.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Outcome rubbish, journey to the outcome great.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11- Yeah.- Yeah, exactly. Definitely. - Let's just call it quits at that.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15But the Reds, my word! Do you know what? It wasn't stratospheric.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18A £7 profit on the plane - interesting thing.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22- And we think we're getting warmed up but oh, no, we'd peaked.- Yes.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26There was a break even, there was another break even,
0:42:26 > 0:42:31and overall profit greatly enhanced by our bonus buy,
0:42:31 > 0:42:36which delivered another £35 and an overall profit of £42 to take home.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38APPLAUSE
0:42:38 > 0:42:44Very well done. OK, to the victors, £42. How healthy is that?
0:42:44 > 0:42:48- My word, there you go. Who's taking that?- Me.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51There's the £2. And there's the £40. LAUGHTER
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