Leominster/Hay 6 Bargain Hunt

Today, we are in the market town of Leominster in Herefordshire,

and in the centre of the town, stands the

Priory Church of St Peter and St Paul,

which dates to the middle of the 12th century.

BELLS CHIME

These bells are used for calling

the people of Leominster to prayer, and today, they're used for

calling the Red and Blue team to town,

so let's go Bargain Hunting.

Leominster is a

small town with a population of just 11,000 people.

But it's big on antiques, with shops lining the streets.

Our contestants will be spoilt for choice,

but how will they get on today?

Let's take a sneaky peek at what's coming up.

There's fighting talk on the Red team.

We've gone straight from amble, quite liked it to...

-ANGRILY:

-..now we've got to really nail somebody!

There's disarray on the Blue team.

Where's he gone? Dexter!

Where has he gone?

But it's smiles all round when it comes to auction.

This is incredible!

Yay! Profit!

This has been a nice sale then. And done, thank you.

But before all that, it's time to meet our wonderful teams today.

And talk about level pegging,

because I'm surrounded by four men who are all friends,

all very similar in age, and all here to do some Bargain Hunting.

-Hello to you all. ALL:

-Hello.

-Hello.

Let's start with our Red team today, Robert and John.

Now, Robert, I'm going straight to you.

Tell us how you guys know one another.

We've worked in the same company for nine years.

I'm main production manager, drawing maps and books.

And John's in the research team.

And in the same company, and we're just good friends.

Good mates, good pals, that's what it's all about.

Now, you're a bit of a fitness fanatic too?

Yes, we both go to gym

and this is how our love of Bargain Hunt came about.

We watch it at the gym.

Does it sort of spur you on when you see people doing well?

Does your heart rate go up and does it slow

when they're doing badly?

When there's a bargain, I can row as fast as I can, and

when someone doesn't do too well, well, you know,

I just hit the running machine, a little jog.

But how good are you at collecting antiques?

I used to collect a lot of marbles when I was younger.

And I like the colours of the marbles, so something colourful

and something interesting, that's what I'm looking for today.

-And hoping not to lose your marbles?

-Absolutely.

-LAUGHS:

-Yes, yeah.

Let's just move swiftly on from that to you, John,

because you also love to work out.

Yeah, I mean, I go to the gym and I run and swim,

but I also like going to circuits classes as well.

It's quite similar to Bargain Hunt, actually, there will be a lot of

sweating and crying today. I hope you're prepared for that.

I'm ready for that, of course. Yeah.

Now it's time to go in front of the nation

and see how good you are at collecting antiques in an hour.

We've got a plan. We've got a tactic.

We know roughly how much we want to spend on our items,

and how much we want to leave for our expert as well.

Well, if I were the Blue team, I'd be terrified.

So I'm going to turn to them and see their reaction.

Dexter, Chris, are you terrified?

-No, I don't think so. Are you scared, Chris?

-Never.

-No.

Not fazed at all.

Now, you guys have known one another for yonks.

-Tell me, Dexter, how did you meet?

-We met in school, year seven.

About 11 years old.

Locked eyes across the room, and we've never looked back, really.

Tell me what it is that you do for a living.

I'm a civil engineer,

and I also do sort of procurement and contract management.

Oh, right, OK. Tell us what it is that you did for charity?

Yeah, in 2008 I did a skydive for charity. A naked skydive.

-So in the nude...

-In the nude.

-Tell me it wasn't a tandem.

No, it wasn't a tandem.

THEY LAUGH

And I don't suppose they would let a person on their own

skydive in the nude if they weren't already quite an experienced

-skydiver...

-That's right, yeah.

-..so you've done a lot of these?

Yeah, yeah, I've done a few before. And obviously you have to get

up to a certain level of experience

-before you can do your solo skydive, yeah.

-With your kit off.

Exactly, yeah. Take it to the next level.

You're a bit of a sort of bedroom DJ, is that correct?

Yeah, a little bit of a bedroom DJ, yeah.

Yeah, for a few years, since my sort of mid-teens,

just sort of deejaying with vinyl records

and sort of making beats on the computer and things like that.

Yeah, it's what I do for a hobby.

Well, let's move on to you, Chris.

-You're quite musical too, is that correct?

-Well, I play the guitar.

I recently passed Grade 4, so I'm sitting Grade 5 at the moment.

I like blues, blues guitar.

Do you have a favourite tune that you like to play on the guitar?

-I play Blackbird by The Beatles a lot.

-Oh, lovely tune.

-Finger picking style.

-Oh, cool. Oh, great. But what about your tactics?

We need to know if you're planning

on playing a certain way today between you.

My father-in-law told me to spend all the money, but I'm not sure.

I think I'd like to buy something quite cheap

-and then sell it for a big price.

-Sounds like a plan.

That would be good for me. What about you, Dex?

Yeah, buy low, sell high.

So let me tell you, I've got something to give to you.

First, I'm going to hand it to the Reds. It's £300 and spend it wisely.

-Secondly, it's going to you, Blues.

-Thank you very much.

And the same advice.

Spend it wisely and off you go! And best of luck to all of you!

Well, let's hope these boys are all best of friends by the

end of the Bargain Hunt hour.

Let's meet the experts.

Putting his oar in for the Reds, it's Paul Laidlaw.

And putting his back into it for the Blues, its Mark Ashley.

Rob, John, you guys are smart fellas, aren't you?

You've been thinking about this. You've got a plan, have you not?

Yeah, we have, absolutely.

We're Bargain Hunting. What are we looking for?

I think I'm looking for something musical.

-Dexter.

-Yeah, some sporting memorabilia maybe,

something along those lines.

We're getting hard, fast, cut-throat. We're going to win.

-Hard and fast, I get. But cut-throat?

-That's right, yeah.

Right, teams, you're on the clock. Those 60 minutes start now.

Come on, let's go!

Let's go this way. Let's see what we can find.

Looks a good fun shop, doesn't it?

I'm looking for something colourful. Something a little bit out there.

I've been a big fan of graphic design for a long time.

-So it's colours. It's something that is noticeable.

-I love that.

A few Royal Worcester porcelain vases, or whatever, so, yes.

And look what the Reds have found.

-What do you think about something like this, Paul?

-Everywhere.

-Oh, right, OK.

-Nice thing. Good taste.

But it's not the standout example that we need.

There should be plenty more to choose from

in Leominster, which is bursting with antiques and curiosities.

Have a look at that! From a Vicker's Tank.

That would be a sight, a gun sight or something?

Yeah, I would have thought so.

Now, what's caught Paul's eye?

Check this out. The sweetheart brooch there.

-RAF. With enamelled wings.

-Yeah.

That's enamelled on silver.

Not particularly rare,

but fine, and I see no issues with the enamelling, OK? £18.

-If I saw that at £35, I'd go, "Not expensive."

-That's not a bad idea.

We're five minutes into it and there's something

that I don't think is dear to start with.

Something to think about for now.

So how are the Blues getting on?

I did notice this.

I think this is very sort of in, this sort of '70s-type look?

So you see, it's got on the bottom all about it.

It's Portmeirion, which is a place in North Wales,

and it's called Magic City, that's the title of the design.

And it was designed by Susan Clough Ellis.

I like the fact it's got a good sort of pedigree, you know.

It's got all that on, which is nice. Cos it tells all about it.

Now, what have we got? We've got the coffee pot, sugar, milk.

I think the interest is in the coffee set, to be honest.

It's the shapes, isn't it? They're great shapes.

But what's the magic number on the ticket?

38 on the coffee set.

And that's 16. They've put the plates separately, and called

it a sandwich set. Might be quite a good thing?

-What do you think, Chris?

-Yeah.

-I don't know if we could try that

-and see the best we can get.

-I think that's...

-Shall we ask the lady and see what we can do?

-Yeah, definitely.

Weave your magic, Blues. Now, how are the Reds doing?

-Anything, John?

-No, not anything that stands out.

Something more ornate.

Hm, what happened to "hard, fast and cut-throat"?

-We've got to go for the jugular now. Come on, let's...

-Not necessarily.

We've gone straight from amble, quite liked it to...

-ANGRILY:

-..now we've got to really nail somebody!

So, are the Blues ready to nail a deal with the coffee set?

-It's 38, so I can do that for £34.

-Right.

-With the tea plates, that's 49.

-Well, what would you think?

-40 for the whole...?

-That would work.

-£40.

-£40.

-For the lot.

-DIANE:

-And see what she can do.

That would be lovely, thank you, Diane, thank you very much.

Already 15 minutes on the clock

and it seems the Reds are reconsidering the RAF badge.

This RAF brooch.

I think we should go ahead and get this one, don't you think?

I like that, I like that a lot. I like the colours.

-OK, it's ticking that box.

-I like that it's an RAF brooch,

it's something military that I was fond of getting.

Yeah, it's a good price as well.

I just want to make sure it's not cheap for a reason.

-Tasty?

-Why are you eating it?

-Enamel isn't glass.

It's cold and it's sheer. Your teeth gain no purchase on it.

I think it has been subtly restored.

I think if we could get it down to like £10, £12, I think

-it's worth a gamble, really.

-I think you are spot-on.

But I don't think you're going to get it down to 10 or 12.

Says miserable Laidlaw.

THEY LAUGH

See that glass? Yeah, it's half empty.

THEY LAUGH

-Are you going for that?

-I am. I'll go solo.

-I'll get a decent price for it.

-Good man.

-And I shall see you later on.

Good stuff.

How's he going to deal? What's his style?

Yeah, I think he'll probably end up paying 21, not 18.

Oh, ye of little faith, boys.

Now over to the Blues who've been praying for good news.

What's the verdict on the Portmeirion?

-£46 is the best she can do.

-46.

-Shall we have a go?

-Let's go for it.

-Shall we shake the lady's hand?

-OK.

-Go on, then, Chris.

Good luck with that. I think you stand a good chance.

-Cheers.

-Thank you for all your efforts, Diane.

-Happy, Blues?

-Well, the coffee set wasn't on our list.

-A bit of a surprise.

Yeah, I think that was a good purchase.

Yeah, I think, yeah, potentially, it could be a bit of value there

-and a bit of profit maybe.

-I think it'll be a profit in that, yeah.

Well done, guys.

Now, what about that RAF brooch, Reds?

-Purchased.

-Excellent.

-£13.

-You've spent our money.

-Yeah, and I am over the moon with that.

-Fantastic, mate.

-Cartwheels.

-I'll moonwalk out of the shop, that's what I'll do.

-Moonwalking all the way out.

-First buy.

-First buy, there we go.

Come on, let's get a jog on.

You've earned your wings, and that's an item each.

But remember, time also flies and we're halfway through,

so keep moving.

Can I show you something that we trotted past on

the way to this cabinet?

-You certainly can.

-Absolutely.

-Hm, intriguing.

If it's still here, yes.

Oh, wow. I'd say it looks like a magazine stand, maybe?

Today, you might call it a magazine rack.

-There is a term for this, and it is a canterbury.

-Right, OK.

And one would store journals, broadsheets, sheet music.

It's in mahogany, brown ceramic and brass casters. It's datable.

-Let's say 1860. What do you think?

-I like it. John?

I think it could fit in anywhere, really.

Yeah, it's nice, it's interesting. Just like me.

-It's a decent old canterbury.

-THEY LAUGH

Price tag is £75.

-If we could squeeze a wee bit off that...

-I like it.

-Go straight for the jugular.

-What do you say? Hard and fast, jugular.

Should we phone A&E in advance?

No casualties, please. Are you going to go for it?

-Definitely.

-See what price we could get this for.

-Go on, John.

-There is the man we need to see.

What have you got here?

It's an interesting piece we have seen in your shop.

How much are you willing to part with it?

-Well, the price on it is 75.

-OK.

-I could come down to £60.

-What do you think, John?

What had you got in mind?

We were kind of hoping about 40.

40? No, that's too low, I'm afraid.

OK, maybe a little bit more? Perhaps 45 maybe?

Yes, 45.

-45, thank you very much, that sounds good.

-All done.

-Fantastic. Who knew?

Well, that's absolutely... What can I say? Where next?

-Who knows?

-Yeah, well, let's go for it.

-Pressure's off a little bit now.

-Yeah, that's it.

-Let's go.

-Let's go then.

-Keep the energy up.

We've got two decent purchases under our belt,

and the second one had a decent price tag attached to it.

And we're doing all right.

We've got to keep this snowball rolling and nail the last lot,

and I'm off to do that.

That's two-one to the Reds.

Now, while the teams continue shopping, I have a question for you.

Have you ever seen a three-legged toad?

Well, I have, and I've got one right here.

But it's not just any old three-legged toad.

Let me introduce you to Jin Chan.

This is a sacred Chinese wealth-beckoning three-legged toad.

Because Feng Shui dictates that this little toad here,

when placed in the appropriate area in your home, could help

wealth flow throughout your family

and bring you luck and prosperity.

Why on earth does it only have three legs?

As legend would have it,

Jin Chan was one of the wives of the eight immortals,

and she got a little bit fly,

and she tried to steal one of the peaches of immortality

and for her sins, she was turned into a toad.

And not just any old toad, but a three-legged one.

Here I have for you, a 19th-century, earthenware glazed

plant pot, but it's a gorgeous wee thing.

I mean, you just want to touch that nodular body cos it feels so good.

It's not the most spectacular version of Jin Chan

that you can get, but I love it.

You might be thinking, "What could I pick one of these up for?"

Well, let me tell you.

Not a lot, because you can get one of these today for just £20 or £30.

And to think, when it comes to Jin Chan,

the money toad, that could be money very well spent.

Back to see if the teams are spending their money wisely.

We're just over halfway through.

The Blues need to catch up with the Reds and find their second item.

Marching orders, Blues?

-Swagger sticks.

-Swagger sticks, yes.

I could see myself with one of these.

-Just like Windsor Davies.

-Sergeant major, yes.

It must be an Irish regiment with the heart.

-But this is leather, look.

-Yeah, I noticed that.

I thought at first that it was an ebonised wood but that's

stitched leather, which I think is quite a nice thing, isn't it?

We can... Oh, now, do you want to have a look?

"Se...pa...ra...bit."

It doesn't help, really, does it?

Translated from Latin,

that means who shall separate us? Swagger sticks were usually

carried as a symbol of authority by uniformed soldiers right up to 1939.

There is another one, so if we get that one and have a look...

-Yeah, let's take a look.

-..and see, now, what have we got here?

-Oh, now, this is...

-Similar.

-It's similar, isn't it?

I think I prefer that one to this one.

This looks a bit too chromey, doesn't it?

-It does, yes.

-I think that looks a bit nicer.

A bit more character.

Here's the lady.

-You found something else.

-Now, we've each got a swagger stick.

-Right.

But out of all of them, we seem to prefer this one.

Yes, we've got two pounds off that.

Do we get additional discount as a goodwill gesture?

I will have to phone the dealer again.

-See what the very best is, and we could go from there?

-Yes.

-Right, I shall give him a ring.

-Thank you very much.

I shall hang onto this.

The Blues really need this one

because the Reds are steaming ahead with only one item to go.

We're going to go big now, aren't we? We've seen something we like.

We've got a couple of ideas that we like.

But it's now big, bold and beautiful.

-Big bold and beautiful, like yourself?

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's looking fantastic. Wow, that is...something else, isn't it?

-What do you think of that?

-Yeah, that's your kind of thing, isn't it?

It is.

So, what's the news on that swagger stick?

-It's better for you this time.

-Oh, now, stand by your bets.

-22.

-22?

-Good deal, I think.

-Do you think we should go for it?

-I think that fits the bill.

-BOTH:

-Yeah.

-Thank you.

-DIANE:

-Thank you. Good luck.

You've got a definite swagger in your step now, Blues.

And look what the Reds have spotted.

Look what I found. I think this is it.

I think this is the big buy we've been waiting for.

-What do you think?

-I do like those.

-Do you? Paul, we found these.

HE LAUGHS

-I like the look of them. What's your thoughts?

-Doulton stoneware.

It's fantastic. Absolutely superb.

You've got a compressed ovoid body,

then this really pronounced baluster neck and inverted rim.

This impressed pattern is generally accentuated in gilt.

I think it's a fantastic texture. I like a texture.

I like the look of it.

It's certainly different. What do you think about this?

Yeah, I like them, but I think 165 is quite steep.

-Is that it? 165?

-Yeah, for two.

-I think we need to talk to somebody.

-Shall we, shall we?

We certainly could give it a blah and see if we can get it down.

I'm going to get him down. I'm going to half that price.

-Yes?

-I think we are.

-Shock and awe.

-Let's go for it.

-Good luck, that man.

MILITARY DRUM BEATS

There's surprise news in from the front.

Having sealed the deal on that swagger stick,

Diane has a price update.

-Right, some good news.

-Oh, yes, Diane?

I can take another two pounds off the swagger stick.

-That would make it 20.

-That's even better, isn't it?

Well, we've bought it at 22, but if we can get another

two as well, I think we're made up with that, don't you?

-Yeah, very happy with that.

-Brilliant!

-Another two pounds to spend.

-THEY LAUGH

Now, that's a first. So the stick has cost you £20.

Meanwhile, you've still got 15 minutes in hand

to find your last item.

How about a price on those blue pots?

-Here he is, the man of the moment.

-Ah, right.

Now then, we really like these. They are fantastic.

We are looking at, ooh, we are looking at about 70 for the pair.

HE LAUGHS

-Um, £100.

-Oh, no. Any lower?

-No, I can't do any more. That's it.

-That's the bottom.

-You wanted to pay 80. It's only another 20.

-I don't know about you, but...

-Shall we?

-He's swinging it, isn't he?

Well, I think that's the thing we want to do.

-We want to spend, the last thing, a big thing, £100?

-All right.

-£100.

-Jolly good.

-JOHN:

-Fantastic. Thank you for that.

Thank you very much. Guys, this is what you were looking for.

-I'm pleased with that. Champions.

-It's FIFA, isn't it? It's the Cup.

This is it.

Three in the bag, congratulations.

But can the Blues equalise in the last five minutes?

I just think that's a nice little object, that.

Little turned feet.

It's got all the little knob handles on it that it should have.

-How old do you think that would be?

-Late Victorian.

This could be 19th century. That's one thing I've just noticed.

It's got some cracks there which is...

-Hence, that's why it's quite a sensible price.

-How much is that?

£33.

If I could get that at 25,

I think that could make 30 to 50.

What I'd really like you to find something now that you

-feel is going to be your key piece.

-OK, shall we have a look upstairs?

-Yes, we can have a go.

-Remember, time's ticking, boys.

Where's he gone? Have we lost him? Dexter!

This is no time to play hide-and-seek.

We've only got a couple of minutes left

-and I'm thinking you don't want to be without your third thing.

-True.

-The only thing I can think of is the small chest of drawers.

-The chest.

-And if we can get a deal on that...

-OK.

Yeah. So, come on, chaps, we'd better be quick, quick.

I just think it's got a great look, great colour

and I would say I'd have this as your third.

What would be your best price on that?

-DEALER:

-The very, very best... And it is very

sweet, isn't it? And I'll throw in a cup of tea as well. ..would be £25.

That's our bottom line.

-£25.

-£25.

Would you be happy with £25?

I mean, price-wise, yeah, it's pretty good, isn't it?

And we haven't got much time left.

We are up against it. Shall we do the deal?

Going to shake the gentleman's hand?

-Thanks very much.

-DEALER:

-Well done, lads. Congratulations.

-Good luck with it.

-Cheers.

Phew! A final deal done.

And the pressure is off, team. Your time is up.

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

-Cheers, everyone.

A great day.

-Well, it's cold enough so well done, folks.

-Cheers.

-BLUES:

-Cheers.

Now, let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.

First they pinned £13 on the sweetheart brooch

but will it bring them sweet success?

There's the mahogany canterbury magazine rack,

which cost £45.

And they doubled up on the Doulton vases, bought for £100.

Rob and John, what happened? That is my question.

What happened to the big plan? It all went out the window.

Yeah, it did unfortunately.

Was it the pressure of the Bargain Hunt stopwatch?

I think so. We certainly felt the pressure on the

-first buy, didn't we?

-We did, yeah,

and it all went downhill but luckily Paul was there to help us,

push us back up hill. I think we did well in the end.

But tell me, John, what was your favourite item?

Mine was probably the canterbury.

A classic piece. A bit pricey?

No, I think at the price, £45, it was a pretty decent buy.

So do you reckon the canterbury is going to bring the biggest profits?

-Yeah, I do, yeah.

-OK. Quite confident there.

-Absolutely.

-OK.

And, Rob, do you share John's confidence in the canterbury?

No. I think it'll do well

but I think the purchase at the end that we got, the vases,

-I think that's the big one for us.

-So that was the Doulton for £100?

-It was indeed, yeah.

-I heard a little...

-Was that a little sigh I heard from you?

-Yeah.

I didn't want us to spend that much money on any item,

so I'm not sharing Rob's confidence.

If that goes south, you're taking no responsibility for that?

-Well, we win together, we lose together.

-That's right.

That's a nice spirit. Now, in the end, what did you spend in total?

We spent £158.

Ohh, quite a princely sum. Not the full amount, of course.

It leaves 142, which I will take from you. Fantastic.

-And let's get that straight over to the man, Paul Laidlaw.

-Thanking you.

This is the man without the plan.

But at least I can't fail to meet it.

The man without the plan is sort of the theme of the afternoon, I'd say.

-Absolutely.

-On that note, let's find out what the Blue team bought.

First up, will the Portmeirion Magic City set

prove just the trick at auction? £46 paid.

Will they march away with a profit on the military swagger stick,

which cost them £20?

And finally, they're hoping to maximise their profits

with the £25 miniature chest.

That was a close call that you took it to the wire. Oh, my goodness.

Talk about living on the edge.

Now, Chris, what was your favourite item?

I think my favourite item was the swagger stick.

The swagger stick. Because you clocked that, didn't you?

-I did, yeah.

-And did you know what it was before, a swagger stick?

Yeah, I'd been watching...

It Ain't Half Hot Mum with Windsor Davies

and that really stood out for me.

But do you think it's going to bring the biggest profit?

-I don't think it is, no.

-No? So what's that going to be, then?

I think probably the coffee set.

-A nice Welsh one. A Portmeirion one.

-Absolutely.

-Is that why?

-Yeah.

-SHE LAUGHS

And, Dexter, do you have a favourite item of the three?

-Yeah, favourite item's probably the swagger stick as well.

-OK.

Because it kind of fitted in with what we were going out to purchase.

-OK, fantastic.

-I think the most profit will probably come from

maybe the chest of drawers or possibly the Portmeirion.

And how much did you spend in total?

£91.

Which leaves £209. Oh, my goodness.

Please could I have it back. Fantastic.

I didn't expect to be handing over so much money.

-What are you going to do with it all?

-I have seen something.

I think it might fit in with one of your interests.

-Let me leave it at that.

-OK.

-OK, sounds good.

This man knows what he's doing.

Well, now we've found out what the Blues have bought,

let's head straight over to the auction and get things started.

Well, here I am, the envy of millions.

I'm sitting beside Philip Serrell in Serrell's saleroom in Malvern.

-Good morning, Phil.

-How are you, lovely? You all right?

I'm really excited to be here

because we've got a really interesting array of items

-and I think we should get straight into our Red team...

-OK.

..led by Mr Paul Laidlaw.

Robert and John started off their shop with this RAF badge.

Now, tell me, Phil, who enamelled that?

Probably the local blacksmith in a very dark room.

Would that originally have just been the badge on its own

because it's very botched, isn't it, the enamelling?

It's utterly botched.

And it's either something that's been restored

or someone's had a go at home enamelling

but either way I kind of don't think it's worked.

It's got that RAF connection.

So, we think it should do between £15 and £30.

Just in then because they only paid £13.

Oh, well, they're home and hosed, aren't they?

-Lucky for some then, 13.

-Absolutely.

OK. We'll move away from this enamel,

-which might actually make some money.

-Absolutely.

-And we'll move onto this canterbury.

-Cos this is an Edwardian

-mahogany canterbury.

-Hm-hm.

If you look just here, there's a fillet of wood let in.

And if you look just here, there's another fillet of wood let in.

There's been some back struts here.

That's the front of it and there's probably been some shelves.

But I think it's such a lovely thing because people still read magazines.

-Absolutely right.

-They still read music sheets and things like that

and a canterbury can be quite handy. What are you selling it at?

-I think £30 to £50, something like that.

-They paid £45 for it.

I think they're fine. I think that will do all right.

-Anyway, then we move on to ceramics. Your bag, ceramics.

-Yeah.

But Royal Doulton, how do you feel about that?

Well, it's not Worcester, is it?

It's no Worcester but do you know,

I don't think you're going to rate these and I personally love them.

For a start off with this, when you've got

the leaning Tower of Doulton,

and I think the top of that one has been restored.

I think they're like £20 to £30 worth with those issues.

They spent a third of the money on this. £100.

Right. The thing is, there's a lot of good Doulton in this sale.

Do you know what? They might just get away.

OK. Well, Phil seems a little bit anxious about these

and, in that case, the Reds might just need their bonus buy.

So, let's see what Paul came up with.

Well, Robert and John, you spent just over half the money.

Paul, did you spend every single penny of that £142

of leftover lolly?

"Oh, don't be so silly," he says.

Let's have a look.

We've got two strapping/burly guys in front of me

and I bought that little bobble.

-OK.

-OK.

-Ohh.

-What is it?

-You better sell that cos it's not selling itself.

-That looks nice.

-It is a pendant...

..cum brooch.

The stone is an actual mineral.

In Scotland we'd call it a cairngorm. It's quartz family.

-Smoky quartz.

-Yeah.

What works for me is the fact that it's a bold standard piece.

I like that. I do like it. I like the smokiness of it.

What do you think, John?

-I'm not so sure.

-THEY GROAN

It's going to be numbers, isn't it?

The important thing, yeah.

PAUL LAUGHS

-Well, the other important thing is what it's worth.

-Yes.

The answer to the first question, £20.

OK. OK?

-It ain't staggeringly valuable...

-No.

..but it's got to be worth £20 to £40.

-30 to 50 on a good day.

-It's different to what we've got

in a way, so I quite like that.

Well, Paul thinks this piece might have potential

but will Philip approve of the feminine touch?

Here we are. Paul Laidlaw's bonus buy.

Very feminine but smoky quartz and quite dramatic.

-I quite like the shape.

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

-It is very moody.

Yeah. We've put a bottom estimate on that of £25

-and I think that'll do OK.

-He only paid £20 for it.

-Well, there's a profit, isn't there?

-He's done so well there

cos it's such a gorgeous thing.

So we think we're quite safe with the Reds.

-Well, let's move on to Chris and Dexter now.

-OK.

Start off with the Portmeirion. Love it.

Now, I'm a big fan of this particular style

of Susan Williams-Ellis. I love it.

For me, it's very difficult selling things that are younger than I am.

OK. I mean, I rarely have that problem...

-I'm just kidding!

-You know...

No, I think it's really cool.

I think Magic City, especially because her father designed a city,

it's got interest. And what do you reckon it's going to make?

I would think it's going to make between £15 and £30.

Well, they paid £46.

-You're speechless.

-I am.

-Let's move on.

Item number two is a swagger stick.

The boys have done quite well cos it's got silver-plated mounts.

-Does it have enough swagger for you, Phil?

-Again, I don't think it's got

the greatest amount of age in the world.

I think it's going to make between £10 and £15.

-Is that all?

-Yeah.

-I tell you, the boys paid £20 for this...

-Really?

..and I think they've done really well.

I reckon that's going to make a profit.

Moving away from the 20th century, we're going back in time

and we've got this... Is it an apprentice chest?

I quite like this. We've put £40 to £60 on it.

-There are other bits...

-Similar.

-..right behind us.

There's miniature furniture in this sale.

-So I think that'll do quite well.

-OK.

Well, believe it or not, although it is a wee bit shoddy,

it's got to be worth more than the £25 that they paid for it.

-Is that what it cost?

-That's all they paid.

Well, I would think they're home and hosed with that.

-Do you reckon?

-Yeah.

-Well, Phil seems awfully confident

but just in case it doesn't go to plan,

let's see what Mark bought for his bonus buy for the Blues.

Well, Chris, this is now your time to ask Mark lots of questions

but I have a question for you. Where on earth is Dexter?

Dexter had an appointment he just couldn't get out of, I'm afraid.

-Now, you spent £91...

-Yes.

..between you. Not a huge amount of money.

-We did give you 300. Do you remember that?

-I know.

Which means £209 was given to Mark.

-Please show us what you got.

-Right, here we go.

-Ohh!

-Oh.

There we are. A Maxitone gramophone from the late 1920s, early 1930s.

Wow.

And it works, which was... Well, you wouldn't buy it if it didn't.

-To have it mechanically working.

-Yeah. I wasn't sure, actually.

It's got lots of extra needles and it's a good-looking thing

and I think with all the vintage and retro interest,

-I think someone might go for it.

-How much did you pay for it?

I ended up paying 55, which actually was a third off.

-It was 85 and I got a reduction.

-That's good.

But to be honest, I think we are only hoping

to get £70 or £80 for it.

-It's not going to run away, I don't think.

-Yeah, I like it.

Good. I'm glad you do.

Well, Chris seems to love it,

Mark absolutely loves it but will Philip Serrell, our auctioneer,

think his buyers will be in tune with this gramophone?

-Now, Phil, here we have Mark's bonus buy.

-Yes.

-I love it.

-Really?

Love the history of turntables and all that.

It just looks like an ordinary sideboard.

You lift the lid and the magic of music turns within.

-What do you think?

-There are people who are big collectors of vinyl...

-Hm-hm.

-...and turntables and all things mechanical

-to do with the music business.

-They are.

I think we've put £20 to £30 on it.

Well, Mark, I think, has done really well

-cos he only paid £55 for it.

-Really?

You think that's twice what is going to make

but it's just the romantic edge that I love.

-I need a room full of Raskins, that's what I need.

-You do! You do!

-You'll be taking the auction today, is that correct?

-Yes, indeed.

I personally can't wait to see you in action

and I bet you can't either, so let's see him strut his stuff.

110, 120, 130...

100, 110.

Any more? 110.

In the room, 120.

120.

Well, Robert and John, Paul, I'm glad I wore my high heels

because I'm on your level now. This is great.

Tell me, are you excited about the auction? The moment has come.

-Absolutely, yeah.

-We're confident. We are confident.

Is there any particular lot you're very nervous about or...?

-Yes, I am.

-Which one's that?

-The vases.

-The vases!

-My vases.

-Honestly.

First of all coming up, it's the sterling silver brooch.

Let's see how it goes.

Is the little sterling silver enamelled RAF brooch.

Bid me for that, I don't know, who's got £30 to start?

30 I'm bid. 5.

-'40. 5.'

-Straight to 30.

Get in there.

I've got 40. I'm bid here at 40.

This is incredible.

40. 45. Fresh blood.

At 45. The book's out at 45.

Any more? At £45.

-Come on, more!

-They're loving it, Rob. Keep going.

And done. Thank you.

-Fantastic.

-Oh, that was amazing.

-You've just made £32 profit.

-That's incredible.

Now, let's keep that up.

We're going onto our mahogany three division canterbury.

Give me 50, sir.

Give me 30.

-Not 30.

-'30 I'm bid.'

At 30. £30. And 5.

40. 5.

-£45.

-OK. Breaking even.

At £45 I'm bid. At 45, it's your bid. 5.

Come on. Come on. Please.

At £45 I'm bid. 50. 50 bid.

Oh, 50's bid! That's another profit.

One more. Yes?

60. 60 bid.

Yes! Get in there!

'At 60. 60 bid.'

The gentleman's bid at £60 and done.

And it's 60 and done. Thank you.

-Fantastic!

-We're doing all right.

£60. Which means £15 profit, which means 47

-thus far.

-That's fantastic.

It's all on you, Robert.

A pair of Doulton vases. Good shape, good colour.

Bid me for those. I don't know, start me off at £100.

100. 50.

-Come on.

-'20 on the net bid.'

-Ohh!

30 I'm bid on the net.

35. 35. 40.

5 now. At 45.

At 45 in the room. The net's at 50.

-OK. OK.

-60.

-Oh, get in there!

-PHIL:

-'70. 70 bid.'

£70. 80.

One more, sir.

It's only money.

At £80.

Bid's on the net at £80. Any more at all?

-Come on.

-'At £80, then.'

At £80 and done. Thank you.

You've lost £20 and it means that you're still in profit. £27.

Fantastic.

But now we have to decide

are we going to go with this very feminine pendant?

Oh, this is a tricky one, isn't it?

You are in profit.

-Let's... Shall we do it?

-Let's give it a blast.

Yeah, let's go for it. Let's go for it. We'll go with it, yeah.

-You have faith in Paul Laidlaw?

-We trust you.

I think you've done pretty well there.

-Will the buyers like it?

-Bid me for the pendant.

Start me at 50.

Give me 40.

Ouch! Give me 30.

Somebody at 20, surely?

Go on. 20 I'm bid. At 20.

-Broken even.

-'At 20.'

£20 only. There's the bid at 20.

20 bid. 5 if you like now.

-And 5 and 30.

-Yes!

You made the right decision.

'At 30. 30 bid.'

Your bid now at £30 only.

Any more? At £30...

Don't scratch your head, sir. You nearly bought a brooch.

At £30. There's the bid.

A nice sale at 30 and done. Thank you.

-£30. Fantastic.

-Fantastic.

-We'll take that.

-Thank you very much.

-That takes you up to £37 overall.

-You came on Bargain Hunt...

-That's brilliant!

-..you made a profit.

-I'm delighted for you.

-Thank you.

-But it's not a huge profit

and those Blues could come at you with a bigger one.

So promise me you'll just keep it all together

-and you'll say nothing to them.

-Poker face.

Chris, you are the sole representative

-for the Blue team today, Dexter can't be with us.

-No.

-So how are you feeling?

-I'm feeling really excited,

really nervous but, yeah, looking forward to it.

I have to say, it's not showing. Are you genuinely feeling pressure?

Yeah, a little bit. Yeah, yeah, quite a lot of pressure, actually.

So our first lot today is Portmeirion

under the hammer now.

Somebody bid me for that. £50 start bid.

-I've got 30 bid with me.

-OK, 30 bid.

-At 35.

35 bid. At 35.

£35 I'm bid, and 40.

-And 5.

-Good!

-50.

-Oh, £50. Profit!

Any more at all?

At £50...

At 50 and done. Thank you.

Gentleman, straight off the mark with a £4 profit.

Here comes the Royal Irish swagger stick. You paid 20.

He says 10 to 15. So again, fingers crossed.

Bid me £30 to go.

30.

20.

Bid me a tenner for the swagger stick, quickly.

-10 I'm bid. At 10.

-OK. You need it to make 20.

20. At £20. There's the bid, seated.

-At £20.

-I think £20.

-Oh, we need one more.

20 and done. Thank you.

-Oh, 20. We broke even.

-Broke even.

-OK.

-It's cos we had that £2 off.

So we're still £4 in front.

Mark has a good feeling about this miniature chest. Here we go.

Bid me £20.

The miniature chest of drawers.

No money at all for it.

10, someone.

10 I'm bid. At 10. 15. 20.

-5.

-Climbing.

Go on, one more.

25. 30.

-You're in profit.

-5. Any more?

At £35 I'm bid. At 35.

There's the bid.

At £35 and done. Thank you.

Overall, Chris...and Dexter, too, £14 in front.

So now is a pretty big decision

and you've got to make it on your own.

Are you going to go with the gramophone?

Mark paid £55.

-Yeah, we'll go for it.

-Will you go for it?

-Yeah, we'll go for it.

100% going with it?

You've got £14 to play with but we'd love you to make another profit,

so fingers crossed. Here we go.

The gramophone. Who's got £50 to start?

There's a bit of a deathly hush over the place.

Who's got £20? Well done, sir.

I'm pleased you came.

At 20. 5. 30. 5.

40.

Go on. 5. 45.

-45 in the room.

-You need two more.

50.

One more, sir.

50. It's only money.

-60.

-Oh, 60! Yey, profit!

70.

One more, sir.

At £70 on the net. Any more?

At £70 then.

I'm selling at 70 and done. Thank you.

Delighted! £70.

It means plus 15, which means overall plus 29.

By golly, you've done it.

Now, you never know, the Reds could have made more

but you, as a Blue, have gone away with a profit.

So poker face please and say nothing to those pesky Reds.

I won't.

Chris, Robert and John, representing Chris and Dexter of course.

Blues and Reds, how are you all feeling after that mad auction?

Pretty good. Exhausted.

-Pretty good.

-Confident.

-Confident, yeah.

-OK.

We're all winners today because everybody's going home with money,

which is good.

But one team is going home with slightly more money.

And that team...

is the Reds. Well done! Our winners today.

Our runner-up today is Chris

but didn't he do a great job representing the Blue team, Chris.

And you did very well

because we all thought that the Portmeirion Magic City set

was never going to make the £46 you paid for it

-and it made £50, so you made a profit.

-Oh, well! Just.

You came out £14 in front after just three lots and you said,

"What would I do if Dexter was here?

"I reckon we'd go for that gramophone."

So you went for it and you got an extra £15,

making 29 in total.

So, very well done.

Let me hand it over to you, Chris.

I'll give you some folding money and some coins,

-coming to a grand total of £29. Well done.

-Thank you very much.

Any idea what you'll spend it on?

Yeah, I think I'm going to buy something for my baby daughter.

-She's 13 weeks.

-13 weeks old? Oh, lovely!

Well, you get her something pretty to wear

and tell Dexter you're keeping it all, yes?

THEY LAUGH Fantastic. Well done.

But what about these Reds?

A fantastic job, Robert and John.

Of course, you made a profit straight off the mark

with your RAF brooch. It wasn't difficult, you only paid £13 for it.

-I know.

-And then we went on until we made a wee loss, £20.

Not such a big deal because it was those vases

and we all pretty much were on the same page.

Where did you end up?

£37 profit.

Just enough to beat Chris and Dexter

and I'm going to give that straight over to you.

-£37.

-Thank you.

Fantastic. Did you expect to make a profit?

Yes, of course we did.

I was happy with what we did and we've had a great time.

-Fantastic.

-I would say no.

-THEY LAUGH

I thought those vases were going to lose a lot, so I'm very happy.

I'm delighted for you. Well, everyone here has made some money

and they've had a great time.

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