0:00:05 > 0:00:08Today, we're in London, down by the Thames.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11So before we get ready to rummage,
0:00:11 > 0:00:15let's have a quick tour of the river they call liquid history.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19Upstream, we have Henry VIII's Hampton Court
0:00:19 > 0:00:22and also Runnymede, where they signed the Magna Carta.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26And downstream, we have the Houses of Parliament.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Remember the Gunpowder Plot?
0:00:28 > 0:00:31And also St Paul's Cathedral surviving the Blitz.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34And over there, we have the Kingston Antiques Centre,
0:00:34 > 0:00:35where we are going today.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37So let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:01:00 > 0:01:04A short stroll from the river is Kingston Antiques Centre,
0:01:04 > 0:01:08where the Reds and the Blues will be battling it out for bargains.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Our teams have got £300
0:01:10 > 0:01:13and just one hour in which to spend it.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Will history be made?
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Yes, if our hard-working experts have anything to do with it.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Here I am, on my knees for you.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24THEY LAUGH
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Not that they are always listened to, of course.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28I'm never buying anything antique again.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31I'm going modern from now on.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Never mind that.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34What about the money?
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Yeah!
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- Are we in profit?- Yes!
0:01:39 > 0:01:40But that's all for later.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43Let's meet the teams.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48Today, for the Red team, we have father and daughter David and Liz.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51And for the Blues, we have good chums Matthew and Bruno.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52- Hello, everyone. ALL:- Hello!
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- Lovely to see you.- And you.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- You look as if you are really ready to bargain hunt.- We are ready.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- Absolutely.- Fantastic. Now, Liz, you trained in musical theatre,
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- is that right?- That's right, yeah. I've just recently graduated
0:02:03 > 0:02:05from GSA, which is the Guilford School of Acting.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- Oh, wonderful, well done.- Thank you. - Have you had a role recently?
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Yes, I've just have done A Christmas Carol,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13which was at the opera house in Blackpool.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Oh, that sounds exciting. What were you playing?
0:02:15 > 0:02:17I played Scrooge's mum.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22Scrooge's mum? You must have a very good make-up artist. Scrooge's mum!
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Do you have a dream role?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27- Probably Glinda in Wicked...- Glinda in Wicked.- ..is a dream role, yeah.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- David, you're not trained in musical theatre?- No, sadly not, no.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33You wouldn't want to hear me sing, that's for sure.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- He's lying.- I won't ask. But you've got a little experience of your own,
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- haven't you? A little moment? - Yes, I have. Yes, yes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:41We once went to a local theatre
0:02:41 > 0:02:45and we unfortunately got sat in the front row of the theatre,
0:02:45 > 0:02:46and I think that is always a mistake.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49I got picked on to go on to the stage
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- and I had to dress as Snow White. - You had to dress as Snow White?
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Yes, absolutely. And I was given the kiss of life by Mr Blobby.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59That's a bit disappointing, isn't it?
0:02:59 > 0:03:03So that's my one claim to fame, I was once kissed by Mr Blobby.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Now, your other main love, really, lies a bit northeast of here.
0:03:06 > 0:03:07That's right, yes.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- I think you are referring to the Norwich City Football Club.- I am.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15- I am a season ticket holder.- Are you?- For my sins, yes.- Many of you?
0:03:15 > 0:03:19About three, yes. We wander around and pretend we're a crowd.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22So what will you be looking for while you are shopping?
0:03:22 > 0:03:25I think we will be looking for items of quality, if we can.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Quality, yeah.- Absolutely. - Buy quality.- Yes.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- Keep that in mind.- I am.- Now, Matthew and Bruno, how did you meet?
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- We met through work, didn't we? - Yeah, that's right.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36We've known each other for a couple of years.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- Now, you are a creative technologist.- I am.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- And I haven't got a clue what that is.- Don't worry, most people don't.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Explain in very simple terms for me.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47I get to go out and work with a lot of children,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49hundreds of children from around the world, and I teach them
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- how to programme, how to learn to code.- Wonderful.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54All over the world? Where have you been?
0:03:54 > 0:03:58I've been to Sierra Leone, Kenya, Israel.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Next week, I'm going out to New York to go
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- and teach more schools over there. - Crikey.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05- Marvellous.- It's an amazing job.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07- Bruno, you're an industrial designer.- That's right, yeah.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- What do you like designing? Anything?- Everything and anything.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Unfortunately for the people I live with,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16I tend to make an enormous mess on a regular basis,
0:04:16 > 0:04:18building all sorts of sculptures and all sorts of stuff.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- Large sculptures, small?- Very large, very large. They take up...
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- What, life-size?- Well, yeah. Metres high.- My goodness me!
0:04:24 > 0:04:26They take up the whole of my lounge at the moment.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27- Really?- Yeah.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- You must be a delight to live with(!)- Sorry, guys. Yeah.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- You also like broken objects, don't you?- Yes. Yes, indeed.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I'm told that you like photographing something rather strange.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- It's a sort of odd hobby of mine. - Tell me what it is.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41I do like to collect photographs of broken umbrellas.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- Broken umbrellas?- Yeah, that's right.- Do you break them yourself?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46No, absolutely not, that would defeat the whole point.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- You have to find them broken? - Yes, course. In the street,
0:04:49 > 0:04:51when it rains, people leave them out, don't throw them away.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- I might have something for you. - Oh, goodness, what?
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- Hold on a moment.- Oh, my Lord! Where did you find this?
0:04:57 > 0:05:02- I have for you a broken umbrella. - Thank you so much!
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Are you excited by that one?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Incredibly.- It's got colour, it's got prongs.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Incredibly exciting.- This is like... - It's a fine specimen.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10I just ask one thing, when you photograph it,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- send me a photograph of it. - I absolutely will. Yeah, yeah.
0:05:13 > 0:05:14I'd love a photograph.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- Sign it for me.- It took me hours to break that umbrella.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23- Now, what will you need to go shopping?- Money.- Money! Yes, in one.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- £300 we're going to give you. - Wonderful.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- And we're also going to give you £300.- Thank you.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Off you go. Have a great time.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33And while they're shopping, let's hope it doesn't rain.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Now for the experts helping our teams today.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39On call for the Reds, it's Thomas Plant.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Starring for the Blues, we have Natasha Raskin.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48What are we going to buy?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50I'm going to be looking for novelty bits of silver,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- possibly.- Novelty bits of silver. What about you, Liz?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55I don't know, maybe if I can find something theatre-related.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Matthew and I love chairs.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00If we can get a nice little chair in there, that'd be fantastic.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02I think something industrial, maybe a nice lamp.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04OK, I like being surrounded by men with a plan.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08All right, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- WHISTLE BLOWS - Here we go, guys.- OK.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15Let's get in here. Because one hour is on the clock.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Believe me, it's going to go quickly.- I know!
0:06:18 > 0:06:22If only they knew that their rivals have already spotted something.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25I saw a box that took my eye when I came round here.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- Yeah, let's have a little look. - See, I think that is really cute.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- So what do you think it is?- It's got fabric on the inside.- Fabric and...
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- Like a kind of sewing...- Exactly.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- It's a work box.- Yeah. - A sewing box. It's quite plain.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43- It's only £48.- It's a £20 to £30 lot, maybe £10 at auction.- Is it?
0:06:43 > 0:06:44- 100%, yeah.- Oh!
0:06:44 > 0:06:49- I like it, but it's not really what you're looking for.- OK.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50- Sorry.- No, that's all right.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52I've sort of put the mockers on, haven't I?
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- SHE LAUGHS - No, don't worry.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Sound advice, Thomas. Now, do we have a possible Blues buy?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Yeah, I love that. See, it looks like a guard's lamp?
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Well, I think it says...
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Do you know, I could say to you, "I think it is a real..."
0:07:05 > 0:07:10It tells you on the side here. It's £72.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13At auction, they probably don't want to pay much more than 35, 40.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- Let's keep it in mind, I like that one.- Definitely.- Keep going?
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Yeah, definitely.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Just one thing as well. I love these wee place name holders.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24They are so cute. And this even comes with wee name places there.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25M for monsieur.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28So you could actually have monsieur or madame and then the name.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- That's kind of cute, isn't it? - It's really sweet.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I think that they are something, the kind of thing...
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- Maybe not your cup of tea. - Probably not, I'd say.
0:07:35 > 0:07:36You don't seem to be too excited.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- It's interesting. - If we come across a stallholder,
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- we might ask.- Yeah, absolutely, let's do that.- Let's move on.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- Early days.- A lot to see. I want to follow you.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Brilliant, all right.- I think you guys know what you're doing.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Know what they want, certainly.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52And what will Thomas make of the Reds' latest discovery?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- So, you found a little box.- Yeah!
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Not a lot.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Right.- Not keen, I can tell, Thomas, by the expression.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02It's a lot of money!
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- It is £58. - Yeah, it is a lot of money.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09- I have to say, I like your style, but it is too much.- Yeah, £20.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Well, it's not even a fiver.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- Isn't it?- Oh!- Yeah, I'm sorry.- No.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Oh, dear. Elsewhere, the Blues may just have found something
0:08:17 > 0:08:18that fits their bill.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20This really stands out for me.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Oh, wow, yeah, this is interesting.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25OK, that is seriously slick, isn't it?
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Well, I did say lamp and I did say industrial.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29I have to say, it is sort of a storm trooper
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- of the lamp world.- Yeah!
0:08:31 > 0:08:34And then a big red button. It is like a nuclear button, isn't it?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- It's a bit serious, isn't it? - It's nice.- I know.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39You can feel like the prime minister and press the red button.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42And hopefully, the auction room will erupt...
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- And not the lamp.- ..with bids. Yeah!
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Yes, but what about the money?
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Now, Matthew's holding all the cards here
0:08:48 > 0:08:51cos he's standing on the right side of the price tag.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- Shall I have a guess? - Why don't you have a guess?
0:08:53 > 0:08:54Go on, what do you think it is?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56What do you reckon someone is asking for that?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- I'm going to say maybe 200? - I think you're not far off.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- I think it might be more. - You're both going to
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- have a nice surprise. It's £145. - Is it?- 145, OK.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06How do you feel about that, Natasha?
0:09:06 > 0:09:10I feel wonderful. I feel ecstatic. My goodness.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13I think that's exactly the kind of thing that buyers
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- love at the moment.- I think we should go for the cheeky offer.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- Cheeky offer, let's do it. - Shall we say £80?
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- Feeling confident.- Let's do £80. Let's see if they'll do 80.- £80?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- And go from there. - What is your technique like?
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- Are you going to go softly-softly? - No, straight in.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- Low.- Straight in?- Low, low, low. The worst...
0:09:28 > 0:09:31As my dad would say, the worst they can say is no.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33- Exactly.- We want them to say yes!
0:09:34 > 0:09:38She's right. Thomas finally seems a bit more enthusiastic
0:09:38 > 0:09:40about a Reds' find, however.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Look at these cameras at the back, Dad.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- Cameras are dead popular.- Yeah? - Cameras are really popular things.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47And these here are quarter plates,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50so these are plates to be putting in the back of the cameras.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- I like the look of that. Can we look at it?- The mahogany.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- The mahogany ones, the mahogany and brass quarter plates.- Yeah.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Yeah, you like those, do you? - Yeah. Can we?- Yeah.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Could we have a look in this cabinet, please?
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Promising. Now, cheeky offer time.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Matthew, your namesake, has an idea.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Yeah, so we think this is something...
0:10:11 > 0:10:14You know, it's in a sale, you want to maybe get rid of it.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Right. We'll take it away.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19We're thinking maybe around the £80 mark, though.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23It's probably a little bit tight for us on that.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25We could maybe do it for 90.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- Meet me in the middle, 85.- 85?
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- Um, yes, OK.- Wonderful.- Excellent, thank you.- Thanks so much.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33That was brilliant. Thank you very much.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Shaking all around, I think, because that's a good price,
0:10:36 > 0:10:38isn't it?
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Almost half! Cheeky pays for the Blues.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Well, that was amazing.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- Full steam ahead - 11 minutes. - Yeah, not too bad.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Let's keep going at this pace and before you know it,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50we'll have half an hour to just mill around.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55- To browse.- While those Reds are stressed out, I'm sure.- Exactly.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Learning the rudiments of early photography, actually.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00What, so these would slip in the back of the cameras?
0:11:00 > 0:11:03In the back, and then you've got one exposure, bang,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06turn it over, and another exposure.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Right.- Do you get that? - Yeah.- The old mahogany bellows.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- And they put them in the back. - In it goes, yeah. Out it comes.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14You can imagine he's looking in, says, "Smile."
0:11:14 > 0:11:17That's why everyone looks so miserable in their photographs.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- They had to wait forever.- Forever!
0:11:19 > 0:11:21You've got different sizes of plates, haven't you?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23So it's for different sizes of cameras.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26So what would people use these for these days, then?
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- Well, they are collectors' pieces. - Yeah, just as collectibles?
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- Just to collect, yeah.- And how much have they got on each of those?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Well, they are 12.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- That one is eight.- Eight. - And that one is 12.
0:11:38 > 0:11:4124, plus that, makes 32.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- 32.- Yeah.- And you know, you've got little numbers here.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- Three and four.- Thornton and Pickard.- They were a good maker?
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- They were a really good maker. - Yeah?- Let's do it.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- Yep.- You like them? - I like them, yeah.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57If we could get the three for £20...
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- I mean, I think that £20 is where you want to be, really.- BOTH:- Yeah.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Bit of history, and photography is dead popular.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Love it. It's good to go.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06Do you want to ask? Yep, let's go and ask.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Time to talk to Marianne.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10There's three here. These come to £32.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12What is the best on these?
0:12:12 > 0:12:13- 25, really, I think.- Hm.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Well, that's a good offer. We were hoping for 20.
0:12:16 > 0:12:1722.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- 22...- That's... - You couldn't do 20 for me?
0:12:22 > 0:12:23Go on, 20 for us.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- Go on then, 20.- Yes?- Yeah!
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- Yes?- I think we'll have them.- Thank you. Yeah, let's do it. Thank you.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- Marianne.- Thank you. - Thank you, Marianne.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34One each, nicely balanced.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37I really like this. What do you think of this?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Wow, yeah. That's really curious.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Early vintage postal scales, brass with ceramic.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43I've never really seen a scale like that before.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45It's an interesting object, isn't it?
0:12:45 > 0:12:48I tell you what, it's an interesting bit of design.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- It's stylish. It's £48.- £48, OK.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- I think at auction it's £20 to £40. - OK.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57But, you know, scales for some reason are still quite popular.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59We were pretty good with our pricing last time.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02If we keep going the way you've been...setting the example so far.
0:13:02 > 0:13:03Yeah, we're quite hard-nosed.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Shall we go and find Matthew? Shall we go for that?- Sure.- OK.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07There he is. A-ha.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- Oh.- I think Matthew is going to be following us around,
0:13:10 > 0:13:12thinking, "Are they going to spend some money?"
0:13:12 > 0:13:14The boys really like these scales.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16I can certainly speak to the dealer for you.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I mean, maybe the dealer would be happy to keep his box
0:13:19 > 0:13:22and we could say, for the scales, we'll offer you...
0:13:22 > 0:13:24- 20 quid?- £20?- £20, yeah.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25OK, we'll see what we can do.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- That would be lovely. Thank you so much.- Thanks.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32So, while Matthew has a word with the dealer, the Blues steam on.
0:13:32 > 0:13:33We are still on the clock.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35OK, I'm going to follow you because you guys have a great eye.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I love this.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40I sort of feel like we are not, you know, consulting you enough.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Not at all. I've decided I'm never buying anything antique again.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45I'm going modern from now on.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Hopefully, Matthew can deliver on those scales
0:13:49 > 0:13:53and the Reds can pick up a sweet deal of their own.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54What about these?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57These are Georgian sugar tongs. They are silver.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Quite nice, the sugar tongs, with acorn finials there.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04And this decoration we call bright-cut.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- They are probably 1780s, about 200 years old.- Oh!
0:14:06 > 0:14:08You know, for your sugar. Are they nips or tongs?
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- I would call them nips. - Yeah, they look more like nips.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12- They called them tongs.- Right.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15And I've got a funny feeling that these are tongs,
0:14:15 > 0:14:16and I think nips are hinged.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- Is that right?- Like scissors.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20Well, that's cleared that up.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22They're not hallmarked, so to speak.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24They have got a lion passant,
0:14:24 > 0:14:27but they haven't got a date letter or assay mark. £38.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- If we can get it down to 20... - I think if we can get it to 20,
0:14:30 > 0:14:3125, we've got a good chance with those.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- Shall we send your dad off? - Yeah, go on, Dad.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- Is he all right?- Yeah, he'll do it.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- Are you good at this? - He's good, yeah.- I'll try.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- We'll go look at something else. - Use the charm.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43So while David heads off, the Blues have some news.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46He can do the scales with the box for £30 for you.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- Oh, wow, OK.- £30? OK. - What do you think?
0:14:49 > 0:14:52I think it's definitely one to keep it on the to watch list.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53- On the cards.- Yeah, definitely.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56If we're running out of time, you know, round the end, maybe we can...
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- Bear it in mind, I think. - OK.- We'll keep it in my mind.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- Would you mind terribly keeping it aside for us?- Thank you.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03That's absolutely lovely. Thank you so much.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06They may well be back for those.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07CRASH
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Well, there's another thing I've broken.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Oh, steady on, Thomas.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13But while those two have fun, David has got work to do.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- Well, we really like these Georgian sugar nips.- Right.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Or tongs.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20They're marked up at £38.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23We'd really look be looking to pay around the £20 mark for them,
0:15:23 > 0:15:27- if we could.- Won't do £20, that's too low.- No? Is it?- Yeah.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29I'll go to 25.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32OK, I'll have a word with Liz and Thomas and see what we think.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33- OK, thank you.- OK, thanks.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Now, pay attention, you lot.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Right... I've had a word with Marianne.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- Sorry.- That's all right. - We're playing.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- We weren't being serious.- Posing.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45The best she will do for these at the moment is 25.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48I did try to get them for 20, but she won't budge.
0:15:48 > 0:15:5025 is the lowest she'll go. What do you think, Thomas?
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- I think we should have them. - Yep. Let's go for it, shall we?
0:15:53 > 0:15:56I don't know. I don't know whether they'll make any profit.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59No, I'll tell you what, let's do it because I got the photography
0:15:59 > 0:16:01thing, so if you get these, these will be your buy.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- Let's go for it. - Yeah, let's go for it.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- And then we'll go for one... - Final...- ..final, big item.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09- Bazinga.- Let's get something a bit more meaty.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Bazinga? Sounds good, whatever it is.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- Yeah!- Come on, let's go this way.- OK.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Second item down with just over 20 minutes gone.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Have the Blues found an antique? Ha! Not likely.
0:16:21 > 0:16:22So what have we got here?
0:16:22 > 0:16:25What do you think is going to be inside? It's got to be a typewriter.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- I thought it might be a typewriter, yeah.- It is.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- It is not just any, it's a Gabriele 2000.- Yes, of course.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Isn't that the kind of look that people go down now
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- for kitchenware and things? - Ooh!- Oops!
0:16:34 > 0:16:36You break, you buy, Matthew.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39(Especially as the dealer is lurking close by.)
0:16:39 > 0:16:45This is my typewriter. I've got £48 on it. I'd probably go down to 40.
0:16:45 > 0:16:4740 is the best price on that. Right, OK.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- I don't know. Is that another one to think about?- Yeah, I'd say so.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52I would potentially say that.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53- Would you mind if we put it behind?- No.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- Then we can come back to you. - Absolutely.- Thank you very much.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Well, they're not short of possibilities.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03But while our teams rummage on, I'm taking a tea break.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13This is an interesting advertising sign
0:17:13 > 0:17:16which I found in a boot fair some time ago.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18It is enamel on metal.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22And it is advertising Nectar Tea.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24When did we start drinking tea?
0:17:24 > 0:17:28Well, the story I particularly like is of the early Chinese
0:17:28 > 0:17:30emperor sitting in the garden
0:17:30 > 0:17:33and one of his servants comes out with a cup of boiling water.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38And just before he sips it, a leaf blows off a tree and lands in it.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42Then, when he takes the sip, "Ah!" It tasted of something.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45And hey presto, it was the first cup of tea.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49By 1750, it had become our national drink.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51We have been drinking tea ever since.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52This is enamelled.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57Enamelling started with the ancient Greeks and the Romans.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01It is basically applying molten glass onto metal.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05This gives it a really strong finish.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08If you chip it, of course, you expose the bare metal.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10And then, of course, the elements can get to it.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12You might get some rusting.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16I love it because of its shape and I love it for what it depicts.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21Rather than just a standard square sign, this is in the form of a cup.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24And these signs become extremely collectible.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Some of them can make thousands of pounds.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30And this, although it only cost me a few pounds,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33I saw one sold the other day, and it made £300.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38Not a bad return on a small capital outlay. I'll drink to that.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Now, with just 25 minutes to go, the search is hotting up.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Oh! What a mess.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- We're not here to shop. - No, not for ourselves, Liz.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Can't just buy clothes.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59And Thomas is extending his vocabulary.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- What word did you use before? - Bazinga.- Bazinga, what is this?
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Like, bazinga is when something happens,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07like you have a breakthrough.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Well, it's about time we had a bazinga then.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12And the Blues may well have found something else on their list.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Do you know what? At 22 quid, what you have there is an homage...
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- It's obviously not a Thonet chair... - Sure, of course.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22..but an homage to a very classic design.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25But in such a nice, subtle... It's not in your face.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Something that might do well, you think?
0:19:27 > 0:19:29I think that might do all right.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31I much prefer the original non-painted one.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- How do you feel about that? - Yeah, absolutely.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- Fischel child's Bentwood chair, needing TLC.- What does that mean?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Needing TLC! So it might be a wee bit rickety.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- Rickety. And it might need... - Shall we have a look?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- A wee bit of a shoogle.- Ho-ho! It is rather...- It is very shoogly.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- 'It certainly is.' - 15 quid, something like that?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Let's try, then we've got money to buy something big after.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51- Yeah, yeah.- Let's go for it.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- So, OK... Hello, Matthew.- Matthew, hi.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Poor Matthew, he's been put through his paces here.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01We were hoping something straight down the middle, like a tenner.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- We could do 15 for you. - Let's do 12.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Cos I really think... You know, it's in quite bad nick.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- You couldn't sit on it. - I can't quite do 12.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13We could take a little bit more off, say 14.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15All right. You drive a hard bargain.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- Done.- Let's shake on it. All right.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20- Done?- Done.- Happy with that? OK.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Well, we've about ten minutes to go.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Both teams are still an item short, so what's the plan?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Really hope this last item is their choice,
0:20:30 > 0:20:35they've engaged with it and they go for it rather than me leading.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38They've stuck with what they wanted, design classics,
0:20:38 > 0:20:43a chair inspired by Thonet and a mid-century lamp. Just the job.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Maybe so, but it is all still to play for.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- So I think this next item... - Yeah.- ..has got a be a what?
0:20:49 > 0:20:54- A really good item.- What is it called? A gaz...?- A good one?
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- A gazinga?- Bazinga!- Bazinga.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02- Bazingo?- Bazinga.- There's some lovely jewellery down here.- OK.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Yeah, and there are some lovely bits of silver.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Here I am, on my knees for you.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09THEY LAUGH
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Hoping and praying you buy something amazing.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14That's the spirit, Thomas!
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Meanwhile, with five minutes left,
0:21:16 > 0:21:18panic seems to have broken out elsewhere.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- Let's go.- OK, where shall we go? Which way? Which way?
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Time's running out, so we need to be close by.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Time for Natasha to step in?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Do you know what, I might enquire about...
0:21:28 > 0:21:31I don't know how you felt about them, but the wee name card holders.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Did you hate those?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- Back from the beginning. - If they were really cheap?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Enquire, see what we can get on that.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39OK, you keep looking, I'll keep looking.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Not exactly a ringing endorsement, Natasha.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44And what has David got his eye on?
0:21:44 > 0:21:46I actually quite like those bookends.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47They're quite cool, aren't they?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- Yeah.- They are nice. - There is something about them.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- Very different, yeah. - Well, he is a Canaries fan.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I think they're probably budgies, though.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- These are made out of alabaster. - What is alabaster?
0:21:57 > 0:21:58Alabaster, it's a hard stone,
0:21:58 > 0:22:01but it has that waxy appearance to it, doesn't it?
0:22:01 > 0:22:02It is quite cold to touch.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- Yep.- And it is quite easy to carve.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07And I suppose one would call it almost like a poor man's marble.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Yeah.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- But I love the birds on it, cos it's very Art Deco.- Mm.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14So we're looking at the 1920s.
0:22:14 > 0:22:161920s, about 100 years old then, nearly.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- And they are small enough to be collectible.- Right.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- They are a lot of money. - Yeah, they are.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- There are a LOT of money!- 165. - And they are too much money.- Yeah.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Do you want me to go and have a conversation
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- and find out what we can get them for?- Yeah.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31And at the other end of the spectrum...
0:22:31 > 0:22:33They are a tenner!
0:22:33 > 0:22:37- That is cheap.- They are cheap. I think it gives us two options.- Yeah.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Are you up for a bit of jeopardy with the scales?
0:22:39 > 0:22:42I think Matthew has been sold on the scales from the very
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- beginning.- You are keen on the scales?- I like them.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Well, I like the fact that you seem to really know what you like.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- No, I do like that. - I'm glad it comes across that way.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51No, I do really like it.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53And you are impressed by good design and quality,
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- and that is a lovely thing. And it should sell itself.- We hope.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Shall we go for the scales?
0:22:59 > 0:23:00- Let's do it.- OK, let's do it. - Let's do it.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04So the scales for £30 instead of those apples for ten.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Let's hope they're right. So, what news on the budgies?
0:23:07 > 0:23:11- Yeah, what did you get? - What do you think?
0:23:11 > 0:23:15- 120.- No!- Less?- Less.- 95.- Less.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- SHE GASPS - They're £78 if we want them.- No!
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- Yeah.- What do you think of that? - I think they're very good.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- I think we're going to go for the bookends.- £78.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25- You're going to do those, are you?- Yeah.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27- Promise?- Promise.- Yep. - That's it, done.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30- Yeah?- Done, yeah.- 100%, you're happy?- Yep, we're happy.- Yep.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- I think you've bought some really nice things.- OK.- Well done.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Bazinga!
0:23:35 > 0:23:37So, with just one minute to go...
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- Still there?- Still there. - As promised by Matthew.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43I think we've got just enough time to meet Matthew...
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Thank you so much for keeping those aside. ..and to do the deal.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Who wants to be the money man, Bruno?
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Can do, yeah, sure. How much did we agree was it again?- 30.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53- 30. Not ten, you sure? - THEY LAUGH
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- Good try. - ALARM CLOCK RINGS
0:23:55 > 0:24:00Right, teams, your 3,600 seconds are up.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- Hopefully the scales will be tipped in our favour.- Hey!
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Oh, my goodness.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10So... Let's just see what the Red team have bought.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15Some collectable mahogany photographic plates for £20.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19The bright-cut Georgian sugar tongs for £25.
0:24:19 > 0:24:24And those cool alabaster budgie bookends for £78.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26David and Liz, was that easy?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- Not as easy as we thought, but it was real good fun.- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- You enjoyed it?- Yes. - Did he look after you?
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- He was so good.- He certainly did. It was good fun, yes.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Did he give you any advice?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Yes, he did. We didn't always take it, but he gave it.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42What was your favourite item, David?
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- I think the little alabaster bookends.- Yeah? You like those?
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- Yes, I did. Yes.- Liz, your favourite lot?- Probably the sugar tongs.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- Oh, the sugar tongs!- Yeah, they've become my favourite. Yeah.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53What is going to make the biggest profit, Liz?
0:24:53 > 0:24:55(The sugar tongs.)
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- The sugar tongs. David, what do you think?- Yes, I agree.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00You agree? Are they right, Thomas?
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Not to sound like a scratched record, but yes.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07All in agreement, that's marvellous.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Now, you didn't spend a huge fortune, did you?
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- No, only £123, unfortunately. - £123. That means...
0:25:13 > 0:25:18- We tried to spend more.- ..you've got 177 to give to me.- 177, yes.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20If my maths are right, Thomas.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25Oh, this fills me with terror, giving this man so much money.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Thomas, good luck with it. What are you going to do with it?
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- Well, I am a guardian for this sort of money.- Yeah.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36- I hope to spend it...all.- We want you to spend the whole lot.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37I'll try.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40And in the meanwhile, let's see what the Blue team have bought.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45That gigantic 1970s uplighter for £85.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49Bruno's slightly shoogly chair for £14.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54And Matthew's postage scales for £30.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Matthew and Bruno, have you enjoyed yourselves hugely?
0:25:57 > 0:26:00- Definitely.- Absolutely. - Good. Was it easy?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- Not at all.- No. - You found it hard, did you?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- Under the pressure, you know. - Oh, dear.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Did you find them easy to manage?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09I wouldn't say I managed you, you sort of told me what to do.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11- You knew... - We were a bit stubborn, I think.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- What was your favourite lot? - Favourite lot, do you think?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- The lamp.- I think the lamp, yeah. - The lamp.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Is that going to make the biggest profit?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- I think it will.- To the right buyer.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Yeah, if the right buyer is in the room.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24You love the lamp, it's... Are they right?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26I don't know, it was so space-age.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29If I were in the auction room, I'd be bidding someone up,
0:26:29 > 0:26:30and I'd want to win it.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35So if you spent 129, you must have £171 burning a hole in your pocket.
0:26:35 > 0:26:36It's burning a hole right now.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- Let's have a look at it. - Hand it over to you.- Very good.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Somewhat reluctantly, I shall pass it over to this young girl,
0:26:43 > 0:26:45who will have no trouble spending it all.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48So while Natasha decides what on earth to do with her money,
0:26:48 > 0:26:50we are off to the auction.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56South of the capital at Selsdon,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00we have come to Catherine Southon's salesroom.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Lurking in the middle of Surrey is one of Bargain Hunt's
0:27:03 > 0:27:05favourite auctioneers.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Miss Catherine Southon. Hello.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- Hello.- How are you?
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- Very good. Thank you for coming. - Wonderful to be here.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- Are you excited by our goods?- Very.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Well, Liz and David, ably assisted by Thomas Plant,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21they went out to spend big, and here is the result.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Well, I will be interested to see if they actually spent big in the end.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Well, let's start with the camera plates. What do you think?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Lovely quality, nice mahogany
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- and brass with those lovely little roundels there.- Yeah.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34And we've got a great name on them.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- Thornton-Pickard.- Thornton-Pickard. Always good for the cameras.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40I think they are going to excite people.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43I mean, I have put quite a come-and-get-me estimate on them.
0:27:43 > 0:27:44We'll see what happens.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- What's your come-and-get-me estimate?- It's 20 to 40.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Very reasonable.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- Cost 20.- OK, so they are not spending big at the moment.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55No, they're not. Sugar tongs.
0:27:55 > 0:28:00Yes, I mean, they are Georgian sugar tongs, George III, bright-cut.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02They're at every fair. They're at every auction.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05I've been rather mean. I've put £15 to £20.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08They didn't pay far too much for them, in my opinion,
0:28:08 > 0:28:10just at the sort of top-end. £25.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Well, that's OK. We might creep there.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15What do you think of the bookends?
0:28:15 > 0:28:17I think they're actually rather smart.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19They are 1930s. People like their birds.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23People like their 1930s. I think these will do well.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- Estimate?- 40 to 60?
0:28:26 > 0:28:29Hm. Paid a chunky 78.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Ah, that's where they spent their money.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- That's where they spent their money. - Right. We might get there.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37But if those birds don't fly, they'll need their bonus buy.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43- David, where is Liz?- She's got an audition this morning.- Exciting!
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Yes, but she should be here for the auction.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48She's getting a cab straight here, so she'll be here for the fun.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49Fingers crossed.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51- We'll keep our fingers crossed. - Yeah, absolutely.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- Did you enjoy the shop? - Yes, it was good fun, real good fun.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56- Was it?- Yep. Thomas looked after us, so that was great.
0:28:56 > 0:29:01- You spent £123...- Yes.- ..which left him with quite a lot.- Yes.- 177.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05- I thought I would need to make you a profit.- Absolutely.
0:29:05 > 0:29:10So I bought you a fabulous little Art Deco pin tray.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Cold-painted spelter figures of fawns, of little baby deer,
0:29:13 > 0:29:14polished onyx.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17It's something you have by the side of your bed or on the
0:29:17 > 0:29:21mantelpiece as you walk in, put your rings, your watch in, etc.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23But I don't think they are going to be bronze.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- Well, we'll find out with the price. - The price I paid, yes.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28So how much did you pay for it, Thomas?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- All of £30.- Wow.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32So that does seem a good price.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34And what do you think it will make in auction, then?
0:29:34 > 0:29:37I think you've got a chance of making £40 to £60 on it.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- HE GASPS - I think you're definitely going
0:29:39 > 0:29:41to make a £10, £20 profit on that.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44Yeah? That's fantastic. No, it seems a good buy. I like that.
0:29:44 > 0:29:45I really like that.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- What is Liz going to think of it? - She'll love it, I think.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- Will she?- She will really enjoy it. - Good.- She will really like it, yeah.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Well, who knows, if Liz likes it,
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Catherine Southon might like it as well.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01- Right. Is this ticking your boxes? - Sort of yes and no.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- The good side is, yes, it is a pin tray.- Yeah.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07Because you might look at that and think perhaps an ashtray or
0:30:07 > 0:30:11something like that, but it is a bit twee. I'm just not sure.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12What about an estimate?
0:30:12 > 0:30:15- I've put £30 to £50 on that.- Yeah.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Well, that again fits in beautifully with their purchase at £30.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- That's good.- They're not going to do too badly, are they? I think.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- No.- And Matthew and Bruno. The uplighter.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Um...
0:30:27 > 0:30:29- OK, let's be positive here.- Yes.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- Maybe in a cool, sort of trendy London home.- Yeah.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- This in the corner.- Would it look good in your sitting room...
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- You're doing a bit of a groove. - ..Miss Southon?
0:30:37 > 0:30:39No, I don't think that would fit in.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43But I think somewhere, in the right setting... I think
0:30:43 > 0:30:46they've got imagination. It could have a good look.
0:30:46 > 0:30:47Come on, let's have an estimate.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- I think I was a bit optimistic. - Mm-hm.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Because we said 40 to 60.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- Punchy. Paid 85.- Oh!
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- You never know, though.- No.- What do you think about the Bentwood chair?
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Rather nice. But I wouldn't put a child on it.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Well, you certainly wouldn't put an adult on it. Would you?
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- SHE LAUGHS - I wouldn't put an adult on it, no.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- It has got a bit of a wobble on. - It has got a wobble on.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11It is a little unstable.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- I think great for teddy bears. - Estimate?- 20 to 30.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19- Hm, well, they only paid £14. - They did better on that than that.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Yes, I think you're absolutely right.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25- Let's move swiftly on to the scales, the parcel scales.- Yes.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28I like parcel scales. Something like this, I think, is rather nice.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30It's pretty good quality.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33I don't think that it started life in this box.
0:31:33 > 0:31:34- No.- It doesn't fit in the box very well.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37And I think they're just of different eras.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39It's pretty simple, it's got a lovely scale.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43- The scale is nice quality. It's a good piece.- What about an estimate?
0:31:43 > 0:31:45- 30 to 50.- That's OK. Paid 30.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47They might be doing all right on the table here.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49But with the uplighter,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52it is just possible that they will need their bonus buy.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58- You gave her £171 to spend. - Yeah, a heck of a lot.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00- Yeah.- How did you get on?
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Ever hear the expression, "How do you like them apples?"
0:32:03 > 0:32:05- BLUES:- Ah! - SHE LAUGHS
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Look at you. Look at them.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13I couldn't convince you in the shop, But I want to try,
0:32:13 > 0:32:15because, Charlie, gents,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18there are six of these name placeholders, and how lovely
0:32:18 > 0:32:21to have the original packaging, which Charlie obviously hates.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24I'm not sure about the original packaging.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27It does give you a little clue as to the age. Sorry, lack of age.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31They're not terribly old, but they're novel, they're fun.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- And how much were they, ten quid? - Yeah.- That's a buy.
0:32:34 > 0:32:35And what did I spend on them?
0:32:35 > 0:32:37I got an extra pound off.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39- You got a pound off! - THEY LAUGH
0:32:39 > 0:32:42I think they've got to make money, and they've just... They're fun.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44- You hate them, right?- No. Well, no.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Are you convinced they'll make some money, then? If you...
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Do you know, at £9, they've got to. Right? I would have thought.
0:32:50 > 0:32:55- With the right taste.- Well, there's not a lot of risk there, is there?
0:32:55 > 0:33:00Does the auctioneer think there is much risk attached to these?
0:33:00 > 0:33:04Well, Matthew and Bruno left Natasha with a fair chunk of money.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06And this is what she spent it on.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08I quite like these.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11The downside is they are really modern.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15But how cute to have these little menu holders in the form of apples.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17- Yeah.- They are pretty heavy, pretty weighty.- Yeah.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19- There's no precious metal there.- No.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23- You've got your little place cards there as well.- What are they worth?
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- I think £30 to £50.- Oh!
0:33:26 > 0:33:28To the right person.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30- Natasha has done it again! - What has she done?
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Paid £9!
0:33:33 > 0:33:34Bring it on. She did well.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- She's a shrewd buyer, that girl.- She is.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41Now, let's see if the punters at the auction like the price.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Phone at £50. Thank you. 5.
0:33:43 > 0:33:4590. Selling then.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47All done at 600.
0:33:47 > 0:33:52Well, you two. And I am saying two because you're back with us, Liz.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56- Yeah!- She's very excited. How was the audition?- Very good, thank you.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Marvellous. I just hope that the auction is going to be
0:33:58 > 0:34:02- as good as the audition. - So- do we. If not even better.- Yeah.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04- Are you happy with your purchases, Liz?- I think so.- I think so.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06We're just a little bit concerned,
0:34:06 > 0:34:08possibly, about the bookends, but we'll see.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Well, we don't start with the bookends, so let's get these
0:34:11 > 0:34:12camera plates out of the way.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16You paid just 20. And here they come.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Three in the lot. And £20, please.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21£20. £10, then. Thank you.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23- '£10.'- In the front row.- '£10.'
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Come on! £10. You're all sitting
0:34:27 > 0:34:29'on your hands. £10.'
0:34:29 > 0:34:30I will sell these for £10.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- This is a bit of a struggle, isn't it?- It's a struggle.- '£10 then.'
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Selling then. £10.
0:34:35 > 0:34:36THEY GROAN
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- Gosh!- Oh, gosh!
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- You're only down a tenner. - Off to a good start(!)
0:34:41 > 0:34:43I have to say, Liz, you'd have been better off at the audition.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46THEY LAUGH
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Anyway, never mind. Sugar tongs.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50£10 for these, please. £10.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52'Bright-cut tong.'
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Thank you. £10 is bid. 12.
0:34:55 > 0:34:5715. 18.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58'20.'
0:34:58 > 0:35:015. Are you sure? 25.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03- At £25.- 'Lady's bid'
0:35:03 > 0:35:04at £25.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- That's exactly what you paid. - That is, yes.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Any more at 25? Go on.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- Coin the phrase...- Come on.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13'All done then. No more.'
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- Washing their face.- 25...
0:35:16 > 0:35:20- Well...- You know...
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Plus/minus nothing.
0:35:22 > 0:35:23- You've got your bookends.- Oh, God!
0:35:23 > 0:35:25So you are only down a tenner.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- Come on, bookends.- Come on!
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Who's going to give me £40 for these?
0:35:29 > 0:35:30They are good quality bookends.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32£40, they're lovely.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34And they are sturdy. Thank you, sir. £40.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- It's already at 40, that's a good start.- Straight in.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39£40. Any more at £40?
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Come on. They're struggling again.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43- One of these things where... - £40. No?
0:35:43 > 0:35:45- One person bids. Oh, no. - It's struggling.
0:35:45 > 0:35:4840. 5. 50. 5, yes.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- 60.- Oh, yes!
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- Yes!- Yes, come on.
0:35:52 > 0:35:5670. 5. Sure? One more.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59Go on, one more, you won't regret it. 80.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- Yes!- 'Well, thank you, sir.'
0:36:02 > 0:36:0485. No more?
0:36:04 > 0:36:0585, back of the room.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07'£85.'
0:36:07 > 0:36:08Are you sure? 85.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- Surely. One more.- 85 then.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11I will sell. 85.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- LIZ SQUEALS - Yes!
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- So we're even. - I always said they were good.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18Do you know, you made £7.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20You were down ten, so you are only down
0:36:20 > 0:36:22£3.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25So, now the dilemma.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29The great man has done this presentation of the pin tray.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32I haven't seen it. So I'm going to let you decide
0:36:32 > 0:36:34cos I haven't seen them.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- It's quality.- Yep. OK, no, I trust you.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40- I paid £30 for them.- Yeah, let's go for it.- Yeah, let's go for it.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41- We like them.- No pressure, Thomas.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42Here they come.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Who's going to give me £30 for this cute little piece?
0:36:45 > 0:36:48- Come on. 30?- Oh, come on.
0:36:48 > 0:36:49Come on. Come on.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53- 30, thank you. £30.- In at 30.- 5.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54Yes!
0:36:54 > 0:36:5640. One more? No? Shakes her head. £40.
0:36:56 > 0:36:57Come on, one more.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01£40. Any more for £40? No more?
0:37:01 > 0:37:03'£40 then.'
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Selling then, £40.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09That's plus £10.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11You're £7 up overall, Liz.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15- It's all been worthwhile, hasn't it?- Yes!
0:37:15 > 0:37:19- £7.- Yeah.- That could be the winning score.- It could be.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23First things first, just don't mention it to the Blues.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Well, chaps, are you at home in the saleroom?
0:37:30 > 0:37:34- No, feeling quite uncomfortable. - Uncomfortable?!
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- He means nervous.- You've never been to a sale?- No, not really.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Ah!
0:37:39 > 0:37:42- There's a lot of people here. I'm told...- Very discerning buyers.- Yes.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47- A fair percentage of them are here for that uplighter.- Excellent.- Yes.
0:37:47 > 0:37:48Here it comes.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50How cool, how retro.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53I'm sure you have all come here today to buy just this.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56LAUGHTER
0:37:56 > 0:37:58£40. Come on, £40.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- Oh, no!- Come on!
0:38:00 > 0:38:01- 30 then.- Yes.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03THEY GROAN
0:38:03 > 0:38:06'£30. I don't want to keep going down, but I will if I have to.'
0:38:06 > 0:38:07£30.
0:38:07 > 0:38:08- I'm biting my nails.- 20 then.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- BLUES:- Oh!
0:38:10 > 0:38:11£10.
0:38:11 > 0:38:12'It's got to be sold.'
0:38:12 > 0:38:15£10! Well found.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18£13. I'm going up in pounds.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20£13. Oh, come on. 14.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22(We're getting there.)
0:38:22 > 0:38:2416.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26'Come on, sir, carry on.'
0:38:26 > 0:38:3016. It is the lady's bid behind you at 16. 18.
0:38:32 > 0:38:33- 20.- 20!
0:38:33 > 0:38:36'£20. Lady's bid at £20.'
0:38:36 > 0:38:38I will sell at £20.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41'£20, £20.'
0:38:41 > 0:38:43£20...
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Bargain! Bargain!
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- £65 loss.- Oh, no!
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Right, the little Bentwood child's chair.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52I'm looking for £20, madam.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Shall we say 20 on that? That's very cheap.
0:38:55 > 0:38:56£20?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58No? £20,
0:38:58 > 0:38:59- 'thank you.'- Yes!- 20!
0:38:59 > 0:39:0220. 22.
0:39:02 > 0:39:0424. 26.
0:39:04 > 0:39:0628. 30.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07It's selling, yes!
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Come on. Madam, don't shake your head.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13£30. Back of the room. £30.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15- Oh, that's a bargain. - 'Do you want another?'
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Why not. 35.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- Yeah!- '40 now. £40.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21'Back of the room at £40.'
0:39:21 > 0:39:22Any more at 40?
0:39:22 > 0:39:26Now, this is a design classic, that's why.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27At the back at £40.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29I will sell at 40 then.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31£40...
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- Oh, fantastic.- That's plus £26!
0:39:34 > 0:39:37- That's really nibbled into your £65 loss.- Oh, no.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41You're only down £39. Here come those lovely scales.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Anyone? 30 is bid. Thank you, sir.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47£30, straightaway. We have £30.
0:39:47 > 0:39:48- Fantastic.- Pretty good.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Great condition. £30, any more?
0:39:50 > 0:39:52'I will sell. 5.'
0:39:52 > 0:39:54- New bidder.- 40.- Yes!
0:39:54 > 0:39:56Sure? At £40 then.
0:39:56 > 0:40:0040, shakes his head. £40. Gentleman's bid at 40.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- £40.- 40, so made a tenner.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07You are only down £29.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10So the big dilemma is, do you go for this particularly
0:40:10 > 0:40:15deliciously packaged set of menu holders?
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- I think it would be rude not to. - It's got to be done.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- Are you gambling? - Yeah, we're going to do it.
0:40:20 > 0:40:21It's a hell of a gamble, isn't it?
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Cos you paid over-the-top for these, didn't you? You paid £9.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- Right, here it comes.- Here it comes.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29And I would like, please, £30.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31- Yes, come on, let's see it. Yes! - 'Thank you.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33'£30 I have straightaway.'
0:40:33 > 0:40:35We need more, though. We need more.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Anyone bidding around here? £30 I have.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- Come on.- Come on.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43- 35. 40. Against you, net, I've got 40 seated.- 40.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45- '5.'- I can't believe it.- '50.'
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- £50! Are we in profit?- Yes!
0:40:48 > 0:40:49I've got 50. 5.
0:40:49 > 0:40:5160 now.
0:40:51 > 0:40:545. There are cute. 70.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56- BLUES:- 70!- '£70 seated.'
0:40:56 > 0:41:0075. No more? Thank you anyway.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02On the net at £75 then.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Thank goodness for the internet.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06- That's absolutely amazing!- '75...'
0:41:06 > 0:41:13- Yeah!- That's a profit of £66. 66.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- No-one saw it coming. No-one saw it coming.- Fantastic.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- Well done.- Frankly, guys,
0:41:19 > 0:41:22is she the greatest thing that ever walked?
0:41:22 > 0:41:28- She knows her stuff.- God! Well, you made a stunning profit of £37.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32When you speak to the Reds, which of course surely you will not, but if
0:41:32 > 0:41:36you do, don't brag about your £37,
0:41:36 > 0:41:38because they may have made more.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Liz and David, Matthew and Bruno.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49This has been like a really good tennis match
0:41:49 > 0:41:52that goes right down to the last point.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- ALL:- Ooooh!- Oh, it was.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56It was just incredible.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59And I have to say that both teams have made a profit.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- Hey!- Isn't that fabulous?
0:42:01 > 0:42:06However, the Red team have made a slightly smaller profit.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10- REDS:- Aw!
0:42:10 > 0:42:14You have made £7. THEY CHEER
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- Many have done worse.- Absolutely.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22There is a crumbled up old fiver and a crisp £2 there.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- Lovely.- Well done. - Thank you.- Well done.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26You can be proud of yourselves.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28But not as proud as the Blue team.
0:42:29 > 0:42:30Take a bow.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34But I have to say, it's not so much about the Blues, it's
0:42:34 > 0:42:36- about your expert.- Definitely.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41Because until that bonus buy, you were losing. By some margin.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43- Oh, they were. Oh, they were. - Those apples...
0:42:43 > 0:42:47It was Natasha's apples that brought home the day
0:42:47 > 0:42:50because £9, let me remind you,
0:42:50 > 0:42:52they sold for 75.
0:42:54 > 0:42:55So well done, Natasha.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Because in my pocket here, I've got...
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- Look, £35...- Look at that.
0:43:01 > 0:43:02And two.
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