0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hungerford is famous for its many antique shops,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07and quite the prettiest way to get there is by boat,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10travelling along the Kennet and Avon Canal.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15I'm on The Rose Of Hungerford. She was launched in 1982.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18She even carried the Queen in 1990,
0:00:18 > 0:00:21when Her Majesty officially reopened the canal.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24With 11 million visitors to this waterway each year,
0:00:24 > 0:00:26it's certainly kept busy.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29She did over 200 trips last year,
0:00:29 > 0:00:32and works hard raising money to maintain the area.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34I can't spend all day messing about on the water -
0:00:34 > 0:00:36let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:01:01 > 0:01:05I'm here in the town centre, amongst all the antique shops.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08And our teams have got £300 and just one hour
0:01:08 > 0:01:12in which to buy three items to take off to auction.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16I wonder which of our teams is going to sail to victory in today's show?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Coming up, the Reds get desperate.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- I love it, Martin. - He loves it, Martin!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25OK, you don't need to beg!
0:01:26 > 0:01:28While the Blues have expensive taste.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30That's a bit more unusual, isn't it?
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- £2,250!- Oh, OK!
0:01:33 > 0:01:34Slightly over budget!
0:01:36 > 0:01:39And at the auction, the teams can't believe their eyes.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Is this your lot?
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Thank you, Gavin, well done.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Gavel's up.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Gosh, you are marvellous!
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Well, that's all for later. Now, let's meet our teams.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56And for the Red team, we have friends and colleagues Martin and Gavin.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59And for the Blue team, mum and daughter Denise and Eleanor.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03- Hello, everyone. ALL:- Hello! - Ooh, that was very enthusiastic!
0:02:03 > 0:02:05Now, you two, how long have you known each other?
0:02:05 > 0:02:08We've known each other about seven or more years.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10We were entertaining on cruise ships,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13and we kind of joined within about two weeks of each other.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Right. So what were you doing on the cruise ships?
0:02:16 > 0:02:19We were entertainment officers, so we were doing ballroom dancing,
0:02:19 > 0:02:23quizzes, game shows, bingo - all kinds of light entertainment.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Now, you create quizzes and game shows?
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- That's right.- Tell me about that. - When we worked on the cruise ships,
0:02:29 > 0:02:32we met someone who actually supplies the quizzes and the game shows for
0:02:32 > 0:02:36the cruising industry. So we work with him now as part of his group,
0:02:36 > 0:02:37making quizzes, game shows,
0:02:37 > 0:02:40and we've moved into computer games as well.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Have you? Now, you're a bit of a performer, aren't you, by definition?
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Yeah. What really got me into performing was doing musicals at school.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Oh, brilliant. Such as?
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- Fiddler On The Roof.- I love it! - I love that musical.- You didn't play the big part, did you?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- I did, I was Tevye the Dairyman. - Is there anything you can't do?
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Erm, yes, several things.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Now, Martin, you're also a performer, aren't you?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03I am indeed. I do close-up magic.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- Can you do one for us? - I can do a very quick one, yes.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Are you up for this, girls?
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- Absolutely.- To match the red fleece, a red handkerchief.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13This is normally the first trick that most magicians learn.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15So I'm going to do it very, very slowly.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- You see, look, nothing up the sleeve.- The camera's on, remember this!
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Just going to put it in there, look,
0:03:20 > 0:03:21keeping the hands nice and spread.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25And now watch closely. One, two, three, and it disappears.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- Oh, no!- Now, what I'm going to do,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30I'm going to turn back time and go back to the start.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33So, if I reach into my pocket, I can produce a handkerchief.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- Oh, but it's a black one.- This is more than a black handkerchief -
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- this is a black hole. Anything in the black hole? - Nothing at all.- No?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42But if I reach into the black hole, from within,
0:03:42 > 0:03:44I can produce the red handkerchief!
0:03:44 > 0:03:45CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:03:45 > 0:03:47How's about that, then?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49APPLAUSE
0:03:49 > 0:03:53This is fantastic. How is this going to impact on your shopping today,
0:03:53 > 0:03:55you two? Are you going to just be performing all the way around?
0:03:55 > 0:03:59We're looking really to buy low and sell high.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02I look forward to seeing what you're going to buy.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Now, Blues. Now, Denise, you're a teacher, of all things, aren't you?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Yes, I've done quite a lot of teaching.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I used to work for a major airline,
0:04:11 > 0:04:14and part of my role there was to do online training.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19- Yes.- Which I thoroughly enjoyed, so I got the bug, really, from that.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23So I then actually did my formal teaching qualification,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26and I now teach in an FE college in Surrey.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27Brilliant, and you enjoy that?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- I very much enjoy it, it's challenging...!- Yeah, I'm sure.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- All teaching is challenging, isn't it?- But rewarding as well.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Yeah. Now, you are a person to have around if someone has got a birthday,
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- aren't you, or an anniversary?- Um...
0:04:40 > 0:04:42You've got a special skill, haven't you?
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Don't be shy!
0:04:44 > 0:04:47I'm famous for making cakes, much more when the children were younger.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50My favourite was probably a rocket cake that I made for my son -
0:04:50 > 0:04:51he was three at the time.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53And we had sparklers as the boosters.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56I remember his face just lit up when I walked out with it.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59I'd have liked one of those! Could you make one later for us?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- Oh, if I have time! - That would be good!
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Now, Eleanor, you're into wildlife conservation?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08I am, yes. I'm a student, just finishing my degree,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- I've got, like, three weeks left. - So, any exams coming up?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13I've got one in three days, actually, so...
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Will you be taking your books round as you shop?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Maybe if I've got time, I've got my notes with me, so...
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- Are you confident about them? - No. But it's fine.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Oh, come on! She'll be all right, won't she, Mum?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Yes, she's a very diligent student.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29So, during your studying, did you manage to travel at all with that?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Well, I spent four weeks in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34I was studying the river dolphins for my dissertation.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38So, while you were in the Amazon rainforest, did you see exotic animals?
0:05:38 > 0:05:43I saw lots of macaws, there's different species of macaws there.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46I saw howler monkeys, woolly monkeys, but, yeah, it was pretty cool.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- Are you looking forward to the shopping?- We are, really looking forward to it.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- We are indeed.- Are you going to be of one mind or not?
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Yes, she'll agree with me.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55She shook her head!
0:05:55 > 0:05:57THEY LAUGH
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- We'll see. - No, no, we're a good partnership.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01I've got some money for both of you, which is good news, isn't it?
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I'm going to give you £300.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05There you are.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08And, chaps, 300 for you, which you'll probably make disappear.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Off you go, have a great time.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Your experts are waiting for you now.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Off you go!
0:06:16 > 0:06:21Well, I don't know, we've got wildlife and we've got magic.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Something will happen!
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Let's meet today's experts.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32Looking good for the Reds, it's David Harper.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36And kicking into action for the Blues, it's John Cameron.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37What's the plan, what are we going to buy?
0:06:37 > 0:06:41I quite like Victoriana, maybe something Sherlock Holmesy?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44I'd quite like to get something maybe quite small, silver?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Maybe like a silver ashtray or maybe a bronze effigy or something like
0:06:47 > 0:06:52- that?- Are we going to be spending a lot of money or a little money?
0:06:52 > 0:06:53In the middle.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Right, team, your time starts now. ALARM RINGS
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- Let's do it.- Let's do it.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- Well, let's go shopping.- OK!
0:07:00 > 0:07:04The teams are off. The Reds are full of confidence.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06We've got a good eye for this kind of stuff.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Oh, if you do say so yourself, I like it!
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Jumping straight in, what are the Blues hooting about?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15What about those little owls there? Quite cute.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18That's Sampson Mordan - a very good maker, Sampson Mordan.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20I don't think I've ever seen a set of four of those.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22They made novelty silverware, one of the best names, in fact.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- £950.- OK.- Well, we've got champagne taste and beer money, I think!
0:07:26 > 0:07:28THEY LAUGH
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- That sums us up, that does! - Keep looking.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Well over your budget, Blues.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- Are the Reds doing any better? - I really know nothing about glass.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- I don't fancy glass.- OK, so why are we looking at glass, then?
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Just because it was the first cabinet that we came to.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44OK, well, let's move away from that department, then.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46So, the Reds know what they DON'T like,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49but do the Blues still like their pricey items?
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Well, these are really nice, but I think they'll probably be too expensive.- The rings?
0:07:52 > 0:07:57- Yeah.- Remember, we are buying retail and going back to sell it wholesale,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59so there is the art, there is the challenge there.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Now, are the Reds about to box clever?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Can I just say, I really like this dragon box?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Tell us why.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10For me, it's a little bit Arts and Crafts. I like the dragon motif.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- OK.- Because, you know, I like mythical creatures and Dungeons And Dragons,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- that sort of thing. - Gavin, what are your thoughts?
0:08:15 > 0:08:17I must admit, at first, I did think this could be a unicorn on top,
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- to be honest.- Would that be better? - Well, yeah, maybe.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- Yeah.- I still think it's a dragon.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- OK. Fair enough, OK, fair enough. - I think you're right, Martin. You could certainly describe it as being
0:08:27 > 0:08:29kind of Arts and Crafty.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31This has certainly been made by hand.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34The brass work has been cut by hand, so has the dragon,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37the rivets are all put in by hand and, you know,
0:08:37 > 0:08:41when we talk about Arts and Crafts, something can be Arts and Crafts in style, but is it in period?
0:08:41 > 0:08:44I think it probably is. Look at the age, I mean, that is not new.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- There's 100 years there. - Yeah.- There's no doubt about it.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51It's a completely handmade object, but it's not trying to be handmade
0:08:51 > 0:08:55and perfect to make it look almost machine-made.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- It's obviously screaming that it is handmade.- Yeah.- And that's what makes it perfect.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01That's what gives it the character. OK, well, it's £78.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04This pretty much goes against basically what we said we were going to do,
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Martin. If we can get it down to £50,
0:09:06 > 0:09:10we could probably get a profit on that, but I am not paying £78 for that, Martin, and that's final!
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Oh, my gosh. He's very strict, isn't he?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- I think we need to talk to somebody. - Shall we talk to a human being?
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- Let's talk to a human being. - You stay there,
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- I'll go and get one for you.- While David goes off to slay the price,
0:09:20 > 0:09:22do the Blues still have fine taste?
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- So what are these for, then? - Little shot cups, aren't they?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- They're sweet. - What have we got there?
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Original rare set of six silver shot top cups. £245.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- So...- Ooh! - Again, that's most of our budget.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36Yes.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39So the Blues are trying to find cheaper items.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42But how's David fared with the price on that box?
0:09:42 > 0:09:43OK, chaps. Here we go.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- OK.- Right, first best price was 58.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- Which is close. - Close. Not bad, not bad.
0:09:49 > 0:09:55Knowing what I know, I said to him, "If you agree on 50, we'll have it."
0:09:55 > 0:09:57He's agreed, so you own a dragon.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- Fantastic. That's really great. - This is definitely you.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02This is very me. But we need to find something that's very you now.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Yeah, I want something. - Gavin, lead the way.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- Well done, Martin.- Thank you. - Is that the first dragon you've ever bought?
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Not my first, no.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13That's one item down in just ten minutes.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Now, the Blues still need to find something in their price range.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17That elephant egg cup's quite nice.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20It is quite nice. It says it's silver filled.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22It's got £18 on it.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Not a lot of money. I doubt there's much age to it,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27but that would have some potential, because its novel.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- Yes, it is.- And it is silver. And at 18 quid, you could probably get a couple of quid off that.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33I think, you know, that might be worth a punt.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Would it matter there's only one?
0:10:35 > 0:10:36No, I think it would matter,
0:10:36 > 0:10:39but that's why it's probably got £18 for the single one.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43But maybe we'll sort of mark that as one to consider if we get stuck,
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- shall we?- Yeah.- OK. - Come on, let's move on.- OK.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49One to keep on the back burner, Blues.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Now, Reds, what are you making a noise about?
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- Wow!- This is stunning.- I know. I can't actually get over this.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Now, this is the sort of thing that I'm definitely looking for.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- This is lovely.- What on earth are you two up to here?
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- You've got to love a gramophone! - I love a gramophone.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06There's only one volume control on these things.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Do you know how they used to quieten them down?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Have you heard the saying "put a sock in it"?
0:11:10 > 0:11:14Literally, just put a little sock in there, and it numbs the sound.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Isn't that great? Let's just have a closer look at it.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20The horn itself has been patched and welded in places, look.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- Yeah.- The quality of it isn't fantastic.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- No.- And I just wonder whether it might be something that was made
0:11:26 > 0:11:29not here, but maybe in one of the Empire countries.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33But what I want to know from you two, we know it's a gramophone, but how old is it?
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- '30s,- '40s? Ooh... Earlier. - Earlier than that?!- Earlier. - Well, that's even better, isn't it?
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- I'm quite confident.- Can you imagine this maybe in a restaurant or a bar
0:11:41 > 0:11:43or something, shined up maybe or something?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45It's a really nice kind of decorative piece, I think.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47I really like it. I REALLY like it.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51It's got £89 on it. I think, if we can get them down to 70,
0:11:51 > 0:11:53that leaves us with loads of money for another item.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Shall we try and do a bit of a negotiation on this?
0:11:55 > 0:11:59- Do you want to help us, or can we do it?- Of course. I'd love to watch you do it, and the thing is, Martin,
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- Gavin loves it.- I love it, Martin! - He loves it, Martin.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- OK.- Please!- You don't need to beg.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Now, Ian, what are your thoughts on the gramophone?
0:12:07 > 0:12:10It's a single use needle, so unfortunately, we don't
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- have a needle here to let... - All right, OK.- ..let you play it.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14So it's had its single use.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- That's it. - Well, Ian, it's got £89 on it.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- What's your best, Ian? - The very dearth on it is 60.
0:12:20 > 0:12:2360? That's even better than you were hoping for.
0:12:23 > 0:12:24Sold, I think. Yeah.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- Shake his hand.- Ian, thank you very much.- Good man.- Sweet.- Excellent.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30The Reds have found their groove.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Two items bought in 20 minutes.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35The Blues, meanwhile, are weighing up all options.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37I quite like these.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40It's unusual, because it's got a case rather than...
0:12:40 > 0:12:45The box. The box has pretty much probably been made for them afterwards.
0:12:45 > 0:12:46£20.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49But just a set of graduated weights, basically.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53People do collect them and, at £20, they're not extremely expensive.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- They're a bit boring.- We can...
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- She's pulling a face. She's pulling a face. - She's pulling a face at you?
0:12:58 > 0:13:01She's giving me that, "No, Mum, that's rubbish."
0:13:01 > 0:13:02That look about her!
0:13:02 > 0:13:05So, while the Blues are still searching,
0:13:05 > 0:13:07time to check in with David and the Reds.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11I'm loving the guys' enthusiasm, it really is infectious.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15I mean, the second item, the gramophone, not a great love of mine,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18but by the end, I loved it as much as them,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21purely because of their enthusiasm.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23I think, so far, we've done really well.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Two hits, two very quick deals.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- Let's press on.- Cool as cucumbers.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31The Blues, on the other hand, still have to buy their first item.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Right, guys, we've got halfway around this place, so we can go back,
0:13:35 > 0:13:39retrace our steps, have another look around and then perhaps, you know,
0:13:39 > 0:13:40earmark a few more items on the way.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- What do you reckon? - I'm kind of thinking maybe we should
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- go back to the elephant egg cup. - Yeah, I really like the elephant,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- I think we should go back for it. - Let's go for it, let's go back.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51OK, on they went with a trumpety-trump.
0:13:51 > 0:13:52Trump, Trump, Trump.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55MUSIC: Nellie The Elephant by Toy Dolls
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Now, I can see why you like it, and I think this does have some commercial appeal.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02It's an elephant, it's novel, and I think it would make a good christening present, don't you?
0:14:02 > 0:14:07- Yeah. I really like it, I think it's really sweet.- Can I feel the weight of it? Oh, I see, yeah.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Yeah, so this is a very fine sheet of silver,
0:14:10 > 0:14:13which has been pressed into that shape and then filled to give it weight.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- It's quite common.- You could get a little engraving in there,
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- couldn't you?- You could get a little engraving in there, but I think,
0:14:18 > 0:14:22it's a silver piece that, yeah, and, look, the asking price is £18.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- I think we should go for it. - Yeah?- Yeah.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Do you want to ask Auntie Rita what the best price is we can
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- get on that?- So what kind of price would you do it for?
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- How about £15?- Yeah? Yeah.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- Yeah?- Yeah. I think 15's a good deal.- That's fine, I think that's great.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- Are you happy with that?- Yeah. - Shake Auntie Rita's hand.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44OK, girls, well, that is our first purchase in the trunk.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- Oh!- Sorry, it's not the last you're going to get from me.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50Let's leave this with Rita, and we've got to carry on shopping. Come on, let's go.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54Off you go, Blues. The Reds, however, have found some silver,
0:14:54 > 0:14:56but seem to have lost David.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00- Italian silver salt dishes, are they?- 800 silver.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05- Is there a stack of them?- They're Italian, there's a stack of those, yeah. That's nice, actually.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07What about that egg for a thimble,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09sort of like mother-of-pearl on the outside?
0:15:09 > 0:15:10Little things like that...
0:15:10 > 0:15:13We've got to keep looking, there's so much more to see.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15I know, I know, I know, I know.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Almost halfway through the shopping, and the Reds have lots of options.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20What about the Blues?
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- What have you seen?- Well, I did sort of mention maybe about a glass,
0:15:24 > 0:15:26or glassware.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- That's a bit more unusual, isn't it? - Oh, it's WMF.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30WMF, so let's look at that price tag.
0:15:30 > 0:15:322,250!
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Oh, OK! Slightly over budget!
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Only £2,000 over budget, ladies.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Now, are the Reds tapping away?
0:15:43 > 0:15:46No, it doesn't work. There's some old documents here.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49These are interesting, from 1930s.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50£22, but...
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- A walking stick.- Yeah, it's warped as well, by the look of it.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55- Yeah, not the best.- Yeah.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- OK, let's keep looking. - OK, nice, nice, nice.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01While the Reds walk on, what do the Blues have their eye on?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04OK, what have we got here? Original old glass magnifying glass.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06I'm not sure about the age of it.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Any sort of idea on age on that, do you think?
0:16:08 > 0:16:12I would think 1920s, because of the cut and the colour of the glass.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Yeah? You think it's that old?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16It's got £79 on it.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20At that price, I'm not sure about a profit at auction.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- How about 40?- Could you shift it just a teeny bit more?
0:16:24 > 0:16:25Well, I'll do it for 35.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Yeah?- Yep, yep. - OK, thank you very much,
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- I'd like to shake your hand on that one, thank you.- You're welcome.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34There we are, brilliant. At £35, I spy a profit.
0:16:34 > 0:16:39Let's hope so. So that's two items bought, and just £50 spent.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40Time to have a word.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Well, well, well. How good are you at negotiating?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45You're sort of halving the prices here, aren't you?
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- We're ruthless! - But you haven't spent enough money, have you, really?
0:16:49 > 0:16:53Are you really going to chance leaving this man with £250?
0:16:53 > 0:16:54Maybe not.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- To be honest, he has warned us. - I have warned them.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00The next item may be a bit more pricey.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03£245 and leave him with a fiver!
0:17:03 > 0:17:05Take advice from your old uncle Charlie.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07'While the teams keep on shopping,
0:17:07 > 0:17:10'let me show you something I picked up on my travels.'
0:17:16 > 0:17:19You're looking at this, thinking, "What is it?"
0:17:19 > 0:17:24It's a rudder from a crew of 1884, one of the Oxford college crews.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Wadham College, to be precise.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Why did I buy it? Because it's history,
0:17:28 > 0:17:32and because I think it could well represent quite a profit.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35On the face of it here, you've got the names of the eight rowers
0:17:35 > 0:17:38and the names of the cox, but look at the weights in those days.
0:17:38 > 0:17:429 stone 4, 9 stone ten.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46I don't think anybody of that weight would get in a crew nowadays.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50They're more like 15, 16, 17 stone.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52And at the bottom here, it's got "5 Bumps".
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Well, they were rowing in a set of races called the torpids,
0:17:56 > 0:18:00where one crew lines up behind another, behind another.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03You catch up the crew in front, you bump them,
0:18:03 > 0:18:06and then you get promoted, and they achieved five bumps.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08They must have been going rather well.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Some time ago, I bought a very similar object,
0:18:11 > 0:18:13and I researched the names.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17I found a living relative, contacted her, and said,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20"I've got this piece of history belonging to your grandfather.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24"Would you be interested?" She said, "Rather! I've heard about his rowing.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26"How wonderful to have something like that!"
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Well, I'm hoping to do the same thing with this one.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30It cost about £30.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33With the right amount of diligence and research,
0:18:33 > 0:18:36and if I can find a living relative,
0:18:36 > 0:18:40I might be able to turn this into north of £200.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53So back to the teams, it's two-all and there's just 20 minutes left.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Now what have the Reds spotted here?
0:18:55 > 0:18:59I had a look on the shelf here. It's described as an incense burner.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- It says oriental - could be Chinese or Japanese.- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05I love it, because it's got the dragons again,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07so it's keeping that theme going.
0:19:07 > 0:19:08Well, it's 160.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- Shall we at least have a look? - OK, go on, then.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Right, now, Martin, what do you know about incense burners?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16When you think of Oriental carvings, you think jades, normally.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18I don't know whether this is jade or not.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21OK, let me have that lid whilst you look, yeah?
0:19:21 > 0:19:22If that was jade,
0:19:22 > 0:19:27you would be holding tens of thousands of pounds worth of censer.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- OK.- But the quick test, if it's jade, I will not be able
0:19:30 > 0:19:33to mark the base, because it's a hard stone.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35If it's a soapstone, meaning it's a much cheaper stone,
0:19:35 > 0:19:38and much easier to carve, I'm going to scar it.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41So what I'm going to do, I'm going to go on that foot there where it's
0:19:41 > 0:19:44already got marks...
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- Mmm.- So, that's soapstone. - That's got to be soapstone.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- That is soapstone. - Which means it's less valuable?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- It's much less valuable.- This will have to go back on the shelf.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- I think so.- Well, well found - let's go and find something else.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56OK, let's look for something else.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00As the Reds speed off, are the Blues still taking a considered approach?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02So, what's this, erm, little horn?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04It's a drinking horn, really.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- Oh.- £18, it's not silver.
0:20:06 > 0:20:07Yeah, it's not very expensive.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09I noticed there's quite a lot of salt and peppers.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10Pepperettes and salts?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13I think, with something like this, you're looking for some novelty.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Now, there's a novel pair - they've been modelled as pales.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- Yes.- Oh, yeah. - They've got £75 on those.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Could we just keep those in mind, and we'll have a look,
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- cos we haven't seen other stalls? - I quite like those.- OK.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- Come on, Jack and Jill, let's go up the hill!- Ha-ha!
0:20:27 > 0:20:29One for the maybe list, Blues?
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Meanwhile, the Reds are showing David the silver they found earlier.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35I've been looking at these little Italian silver dishes.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- What have we got there?- We've got an 800 under there, I think.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- OK, what does that tell you? - It's 80%, is that right?
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Yes, effectively. It's 800 parts out of a 1,000 pure silver.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- Solid silver, OK.- So, remember,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49British hallmarked silver is 925 parts,
0:20:49 > 0:20:51so this is of a lower grade silver.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54It says Italian on there, but under here, it says,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57"Miracoli & Milano", I think.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01Very good! Where did you get that from? The cruise ships?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Yeah. We spent a lot of time in Italy, yeah.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08They were quite positively made for somebody of wealth,
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- because they wouldn't have been cheap in their time.- No, of course.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13I would say, looking at the markings there,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16they're probably 1920s, 1940s, maybe - something like that.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- So, a bit of age to them. - Got a bit of age, yep.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21I believe, though, I'm just having a quick count,
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- and I think there's actually only five.- Yes, there's five.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- Yes, there is.- Because, normally, for a table setting,
0:21:26 > 0:21:27you'd have either four or six.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29You'd want an even number, wouldn't you?
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Yes, no, you're right, you're absolutely right. I think they probably started life as six.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- Oh, OK.- What purpose do they have? Are you interested in talking to Ian about price?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38I think we should keep looking, we can always come back.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- We've got time, actually.- OK, great.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43So, one for the back burner.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- How's the browsing going, Blues? - Oh, that's like a, erm, gavel?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Little auctioneer's gavel - I've got one of those.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Now, we're aiming for a golden gavel.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54You might have to settle for a brass one, love, all right?
0:21:54 > 0:21:57More confidence, John! Now, where are the Reds at?
0:21:57 > 0:21:59I think we're really going to have to pick up the pace -
0:21:59 > 0:22:01you've got 14 minutes.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- 14?- 14.- Oh, no!- Right!
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- 14.- I thought you meant four zero! - Less talking, more action.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Or just more buying!
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Now, the Blues were trying to spend big.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- This I like. - What is it, a hip flask?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Yeah. It's got £195 on that.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- That's a lot of money, isn't it? - You don't want to spend big now, no?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Well, I... We've still got 250. I don't mind going up to 100.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22If we could get that for 100 quid, would you buy it?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- I just want to ask you now.- OK, well, can I have a look at it first?
0:22:25 > 0:22:28What we're looking for is damage to the enamel,
0:22:28 > 0:22:32because this is literally powdered glass that is mixed with oil.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35And then they'd literally paint it on in these little
0:22:35 > 0:22:40pre-arranged wire cells and then, basically, it's fired to vitrify it,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43then it's sanded down, so it's flush and polished.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45So what base metal is it? Is it silver, then?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Yeah. That's got 925 on the bottom there.
0:22:47 > 0:22:48- OK.- I really like it.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51I think it's really pretty. It's really different.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52We're agreed we like it?
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- We love it.- Yeah, definitely. - You don't want to pay more than 100?
0:22:55 > 0:22:59- Yeah, 100 is really top limit.- OK, right. You have a look at that, OK?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- And I'm going to see if I can contact the seller.- OK.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04So the ladies check for damage.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07But can John get it for a good price?
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Right, girls.- It's so nice. - Are we still liking it?
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- Yes.- I'm afraid I've got some sad news.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- Oh.- Yeah.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17You've just spent another £100.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21- Good item.- Smashing.- Well, OK, I will certainly drink to that.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24£100 on a hip flask and the Blues are all bought up.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27But the Reds still have one more to go.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Do you know what? That's it, you've come to the end.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- We've reached the dead-end. - That is it. So it's now back...
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- Crikey.- ..and buy something... - OK.- ..in 11 minutes.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Right, let's head to the front door, have a quick look at the Dinky Toys,
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- and, if not, mother-of-pearl egg. - Let's do it.- Mother-of-pearl egg?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- Yeah.- I haven't seen a mother-of-pearl egg.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Less haste, more speed, Reds! The Blues, however, can relax.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Right, girls, there we are. Ten minutes to spare.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- Smashed it!- Had a good day?- Yeah.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53To be honest, it's been fantastic, hasn't it?
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- Yeah, it's been great.- Who said buying antiques has to be hard?
0:23:56 > 0:23:58It's all smiles in the sun for the Blues.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Are the Reds still motoring around?
0:24:00 > 0:24:04I mean, look at that. That is a cabinet full of Dinkyness, Martin!
0:24:04 > 0:24:08I don't really know Dinky Toys, but I do like toys.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10That is actually really lovely.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12The train is gorgeous.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Look at that lovely blue. What train is that?
0:24:14 > 0:24:15I'm pretty sure that's the Mallard,
0:24:15 > 0:24:19- which was one of those land-speed record holders for trains.- Yeah.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21- Right, we are really pushing it for time.- OK.- Do we want to have a look
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- at your egg very quickly? - You've got seven minutes.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26- Seven minutes?- Seven minutes. - Then let's press on.- OK.- Let's have
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- a very quick look.- I don't know if pressing on is the right thing.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- OK.- I think just buying something might be better.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Right, it's just up here on the left, isn't it?
0:24:33 > 0:24:36It's back here. Right next to the silver salts.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- OK.- We're looking at the mother-of-pearl egg this time.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41- OK, I'm not in love with that.- OK. - I'm not in love with that at all.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- Let's go for the train.- Let's do it.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Right. OK, nothing like cutting it fine, is there?
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- I know, I know.- OK, you've got three minutes to handle it.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Well, it's all fully attached, which is nice...
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Well, it was. That's all right, it hooks.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57OK. I want you to tell me what it's made from.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58OK, it appears to be tin plate.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- Yeah.- And it says underneath that they are Dinky.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Yeah, Dinky... Dinky Meccano.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- OK, that's nice.- What's the ticket price?- 20 on there, I think.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08What's the best, Ian? Two minutes.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11I do know the dealer and I can let you have it for 17.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- If that's any good. - I've got to shake your hand on 17.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16- That's marvellous.- Hopefully, you're OK to run them over.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Thank you. Oh, very good, very good, Ian.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- Very good. Well, really, you have no other place to go.- No.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26Congratulations. Right to the line. Brilliant stuff, guys.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28- Brilliant stuff.- Excellent.
0:25:28 > 0:25:29TELEPHONE RINGS
0:25:29 > 0:25:34Hello? Yes, well, if you're listening, teams, your time is up!
0:25:34 > 0:25:38- Well done, guys, off we go. - Brilliant. Let's do it.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Let's remind ourselves just what the Red team have bought.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45First up, they fired into action with a dragon casket.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Price paid, £50.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Next, they bought a gramophone to the tune of £60.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Finally, will their train and carriages be chugging into profit?
0:25:59 > 0:26:01Acquired for £17.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- Well, Martin and Gavin, how was it? - It was wonderful, great.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06You didn't make him disappear, which I thought you might.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10- What do you mean?- Well, magic! - Oh, charming!- We did need him.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12- We really needed his advice. - We really needed him.- Ha! Thank you.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16- Yeah. Did you need them?- Yeah, I learned a lot from them, actually.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21I really did. How to dash around and just do it in the nick of time,
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- under serious pressure. - Is that it?- Yes.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- Brinkmanship.- Yeah. - What's your favourite lot?- It's got to be the first thing we found.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- The Dragon box? And yours?- Absolutely in love with that gramophone.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33- Lovely decorative piece, Charlie. - In love with the gramophone.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Marvellous. What'll make the biggest profit?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- It's gotta be the Mallard Dinky Toy.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40- Oh, you're right in agreement with that?- Absolutely, yeah.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43We got a great price, and there's plenty of room for profit on that.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Good. You only spent £127...
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- That's right.- ..which leaves 173.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54- OK.- Hand it over.- There's the three. - Yes, we would like the 170 as well.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58- OK.- I know it's a lot to leave this man with.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- It's one heck of a risk.- Slightly worrying, really.- There you are!
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Well, what are you going to do with it?
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Well, I'm going to try and find something that the Red team today
0:27:06 > 0:27:09have been searching for unsuccessfully all day.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12The elusive lot! What will he find?
0:27:12 > 0:27:17Well, let's remind ourselves just what the Blue team have bought.
0:27:17 > 0:27:23Marching into action was their elephant egg cup, bought for £15.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Next, will they see a profit with this large magnifying glass?
0:27:26 > 0:27:28It cost £35.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34And finally, they hope to be toasting success with the enamelled hip flask.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Price paid, £100.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Well, girls, you were being really rather frugal, weren't you,
0:27:41 > 0:27:42- at the beginning?- We were.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- What's your favourite lot?- I think we both like the hip flask.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48- Are you in agreement with that?- Yes. - It's beautiful.- The hip flask?- Yeah.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- What's going to make the biggest profit?- Well, we hope...
0:27:51 > 0:27:53- Probably hip flask.- It was a really good discount, so we hope...- Yeah?
0:27:53 > 0:27:57- So hip flask, hip flask, hip flask! - All the way!- Are they right, John?
0:27:57 > 0:27:59I think so. It's a smashing item.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01We all liked it and I think that's a good sign.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Wonderful. Well, it's always nice to see someone spend a chunky amount of
0:28:04 > 0:28:07money on something. Now, you've spent £150,
0:28:07 > 0:28:11which means you must have £150 left over.
0:28:11 > 0:28:12- We do, yeah.- Well, hand it over!
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Because you know what's going to happen to it, don't you?
0:28:15 > 0:28:18It's all going to this delightful man here.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20What are you going to spend it on?
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Oh, I don't know, but I could buy quite a lot with 150!
0:28:22 > 0:28:23You certainly could.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27So while John goes off to spend quite a lot of it,
0:28:27 > 0:28:28we're off to the auction.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Well, I haven't come far, just to Newbury,
0:28:37 > 0:28:40but to SAS auctions and to Thomas Plant.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- How are you?- Very good, Charlie.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- Good. Another good sale lined up? - Yeah. And thank you for coming.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49A huge pleasure. Now, Martin and Gavin, the Red team...
0:28:49 > 0:28:53- Yes.- ..they've bought three items here and we start with this casket.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- What do you think?- Well, the casket, which looks like it's home-made,
0:28:56 > 0:28:58it's a scratch-built one, isn't it?
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- Yes, it is.- Probably from Wales, with the Dragon on there.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- Yeah, you'd think so. - Well, one would hope so.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08- Yeah.- It's made out of old timber and good, solid bits of brass.
0:29:08 > 0:29:09I think it's a slipper box.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Rather nice with that dragon, to have a toy box.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- But you wouldn't get many toys in it, would you?- No, not really. No.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16What would you estimate it at?
0:29:16 > 0:29:17Um, £30-£50.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21Yeah. Well, not too bad. They're in with a sporting chance, I suppose.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23- £50 paid.- Sporting chance?
0:29:23 > 0:29:27I don't think so. I think that horse has bolted.
0:29:27 > 0:29:32- Has it? Shall we move swiftly on... - Yeah.- ..to item two, the gramophone?
0:29:32 > 0:29:34We actually do a lot of gramophones.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38- Yes, I know.- And this is what one would call a foreign copy.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- Where was it made?- Probably made on the Indian subcontinent.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43But it looks the part?
0:29:43 > 0:29:45It looks the part, but it isn't the part.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47And as such, you won't have put a huge amount on it?
0:29:47 > 0:29:50No. It's a £40-£60. It's a really decorative thing.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53At least they didn't go over the top. They paid £60. Top of your estimate.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55And I think they knew what they were buying.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Now, you like trains, don't you?
0:29:57 > 0:30:01- We do like trains here. We do a lot of trains, actually.- Hmm.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03This is a Dinky carpet train.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- Yeah.- Its condition lets it down.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11We like toys in great condition, almost like they're box fresh
0:30:11 > 0:30:13and that's when they REALLY have a value.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16I'm afraid, this instance, this one is quite badly damaged,
0:30:16 > 0:30:19but I think they knew that when they were buying it,
0:30:19 > 0:30:20otherwise they wouldn't have bought it.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23We've put £20-£30 on.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Well, you might be pleasantly surprised to know they only paid 17.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- 17?- Yeah.- Well, it's got a sporting chance of making a good profit.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Good, good. Well, whether it has a sporting chance or not,
0:30:32 > 0:30:36they might well need the bonus buy, so we need to have a look at it.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38It's a bit of a tense moment, isn't it, chaps?
0:30:38 > 0:30:42I mean, you've spent a certain amount of money, but not that much,
0:30:42 > 0:30:44and you've left the great man here with quite a lot of money.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48Perhaps he's bought something really big and exciting?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- Well, let's have a look.- Yeah.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Right, who's going to do the magic trick?
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- Well, it'd have to be me. - OK, three, two, one...
0:30:56 > 0:30:57Reveal... Oh.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59- Oh, it's disappeared! - And I've got it here.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01THEY LAUGH
0:31:01 > 0:31:02OK. Grab one each.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06- Thank you.- So, is this a little pepper and salt cellar, I believe?
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Yes. Now, what were we looking for, guys?
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- BOTH:- Silver!
0:31:10 > 0:31:14Yes. I've come to the rescue. I have bought you some silver.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18- So, how much did you pay for these? - Bang on £20 for the pair.- Really?
0:31:18 > 0:31:19Are they worth much money?
0:31:19 > 0:31:25I think there's a possibility they could make more than £20, so a possible triple the profit.
0:31:25 > 0:31:26Well, you don't have to decide now.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29You've got plenty of time and then, at the auction,
0:31:29 > 0:31:30you can make your decision.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Meanwhile, we'll see what Thomas Plant, the auctioneer,
0:31:34 > 0:31:35thinks about these.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41Right, Thomas. One bonus buy. Or, should I say, two bonus buys.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Well, I don't know that you can really go wrong with these.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- They're hand-cut glass...- Yeah? - ..on Sterling marked bases.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- And they're a pair of peppers. - Yeah.- For one's breakfast table.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- For YOUR breakfast table. - For my breakfast table.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- I do like a good breakfast.- And they're not particularly valuable,
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- but I dare say you put something on them?- £20-£30.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- Yeah, well, £20 paid.- Well, I think David's done very well.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Well, moving on to Denise and Eleanor and the Blue team.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08They started with this extraordinary egg cup.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12- I tell you what...- Yeah? - That is one big egg cup in there!
0:32:12 > 0:32:13- Well, it is an elephant!- Yeah.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- You're looking at a big duck's egg there, really.- Yeah.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19And it's silver filled, so it's got a silver skin to it.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- Yes.- It's good fun!- Somebody'll buy that, won't they, for their child?
0:32:22 > 0:32:24- Yeah.- For their boiled egg in? - Of course they will.- Yes!
0:32:24 > 0:32:26Of course. And I've seen, you know,
0:32:26 > 0:32:30- I've seen people looking at it. - Estimate?- £20-£30.- Well, £15 paid.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- Right, well, brilliant.- The second item is the magnifying glass.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38- The large magnifying glass. - It is a whopper.- It is a whopper.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42It's got a big cut end to it. But these things are made up.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Yeah, absolutely. The top never started with the bottom, did it?
0:32:45 > 0:32:46No, this has come from probably
0:32:46 > 0:32:50a very, very fancy pair of salad servers or something.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Yeah, it could have been. It could almost have been a central drop
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- of an enormous chandelier! - Absolutely. Absolutely.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59It's come from something, it's been cut down... Although it could have been made.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- Yeah.- And this has been bunged on the end and it's a good desk.
0:33:02 > 0:33:08- It's a really lovely prop. - Value?- £20-£30.- Well, 35 paid.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Well, yeah. I think they'd be a bit sticky with that.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Yeah. And the third item, I love the colours!
0:33:14 > 0:33:16It's immensely bright.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- It's quite modern, probably made in the last 30-40 years.- Yeah.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21We called it a white metal, but it is silver,
0:33:21 > 0:33:25- because it is stamped 925. - Yeah.- It doesn't bear a hallmark,
0:33:25 > 0:33:27which means that we can't actually call it silver,
0:33:27 > 0:33:29so we've called it white metal.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32It's in Champleve enamel, very decorative.
0:33:32 > 0:33:37- I think it's more of a lady's hip flask...- Mmm!- ..cos it is so pretty,
0:33:37 > 0:33:39so I've really priced it accordingly.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- Yeah? Which is what?- £60-£80.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44I think they got carried away here. They paid £100 for it.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47I mean, that could be quite sticky. I've been generous with my estimate.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51Even with your notorious generosity, not quite there.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Well, I will really, really try for them on that.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58However hard Thomas tries, they still might need a bonus buy,
0:33:58 > 0:34:00so we need to have a look at it.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Well, well, well. This is boiling down to quite something.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05It'll be a competition between you, girls, and him,
0:34:05 > 0:34:09cos YOU'VE spent half the money, HE'S got half the money to spend.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- I wonder what will happen?- I didn't let you down. I've gone for
0:34:12 > 0:34:15something rather classy that I thought reflects the both of you.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- Oh, that's very kind of you. - Here we are.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20- You're not impressed?- What is it?
0:34:20 > 0:34:24- Well, it's a champagne cork by Lalique.- Ah!
0:34:24 > 0:34:26I think that's a really nice item.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31I think that has good appeal and I only spent £40 on it.
0:34:31 > 0:34:32So what would people do with it?
0:34:32 > 0:34:37It's just a decadent novelty item by one of the finest glass-makers
0:34:37 > 0:34:39in the world and, being a champagne cork,
0:34:39 > 0:34:42I thought that's going to really appeal to a wide audience.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- What do you think it will make? - Well, I really think that
0:34:45 > 0:34:47that's a nice thing and I'd be looking for it to make,
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- sort of, £70-£100...- Wow!- ..with the wind in the right direction.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55I wonder if the auctioneer thinks that the Lalique will fly?
0:34:56 > 0:34:59Well, here we have John's bonus buy.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Yes. The Lalique paperweight.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05- Yeah.- In the form of a champagne cork.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- Mm.- Well, it's a traditional thing, isn't it,
0:35:07 > 0:35:11to save one's champagne cork from momentous occasions in one's life,
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- such as weddings, christenings... - Yeah.- ..21st birthday parties.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19And Lalique decided to mould one in glass
0:35:19 > 0:35:21for that special occasion itself.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24So, yes, I can see the commercial aspect to this completely
0:35:24 > 0:35:30- and it's got a name to it.- Good name. Functional and good condition.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- Ticks all the boxes, doesn't it? - It does, ticks all the boxes.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- All the boxes to the estimate? - £50-£80.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39- Well, that's OK. They paid £40. Well done, John.- Well done him.
0:35:39 > 0:35:40I could see a profit in that.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43That's wonderful. One of many profits.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- Well, I hope so.- Indeed. I look forward to seeing you on the rostrum.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50300. 320. 340.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54- At 340, selling, then.- Have you been to an auction before?
0:35:54 > 0:35:55This is the first time.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57And yours?
0:35:57 > 0:35:59My word. A couple of auction virgins!
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Can you feel the adrenaline pumping through your veins?
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- It's certainly very warm in here. - Oh, right! Yeah, that's adrenaline.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Here comes your casket.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09This is the 20th century
0:36:09 > 0:36:12oak-and-brass-bound casket of rectangular shape,
0:36:12 > 0:36:15hinged top, decorated with a flying dragon.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Start me here at £20. 20 I have.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22Straight in. 22. 25. 28. 30.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25Five. 40. Five.
0:36:25 > 0:36:2845, gentlemen's bid. 50 now.
0:36:28 > 0:36:3155. 60.
0:36:31 > 0:36:3260!
0:36:32 > 0:36:33Back in at 65.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35At 65, and I'm selling.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37At £65. 65.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- Yes!- Well done.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Well, Martin in particular.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43- Why, yes! - What a fantastic performance.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Here comes your gramophone.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48You're up £15 and it cost £60.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Lot number 221, a 20th-century foreign-made gramophone,
0:36:51 > 0:36:54probably produced in the last quarter of the 20th century.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55It's very decorative.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59Very decorative. And I can start the bidding with me here, £20.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01- Oh, dear!- £20.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04At 20. For the gramophone at 20.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06The horn's worth more than that, isn't it, David?
0:37:06 > 0:37:07Yeah, I'd hope so.
0:37:07 > 0:37:1020 I have, thank you. 20 it is. Any advance on 20?
0:37:10 > 0:37:1222 now. 22.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Once at 22. Twice at 22.
0:37:14 > 0:37:15All done, then?
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- Kevin, is this your lot? - Oh, dear.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Minus £38, I'm afraid.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Which is not so good, is it?
0:37:23 > 0:37:26This is the little Dinky set here. It's a Nigel Gresley train,
0:37:26 > 0:37:32comprising engine and two carriages in LNER blue livery, so the Mallard,
0:37:32 > 0:37:35the carpet train. Bids here with me, straightaway, at £20.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Straight away at £20.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39At 20 it is. Any advance at 20?
0:37:39 > 0:37:40At £20 I have.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43£20 against you all at 20.
0:37:43 > 0:37:4520 once, 20 twice...
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Are we all done, then, at 20?
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- Oh, 20...- Well, that's levelled it up, really,
0:37:49 > 0:37:52and, with a £3 profit out of that that, you're only down 20.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54'And now, time for the bonus buys.'
0:37:54 > 0:37:56What do you think of these peppers? Going to go with them?
0:37:56 > 0:37:58- Yeah, definitely.- Come on, let's do it, let's do it!
0:37:58 > 0:38:00I don't think it'll be catastrophic.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- No.- No, but then, nothing's really been catastrophic, has it?
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Except possibly your gramophone.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08That was a minor catastrophe.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10Don't look so fierce! LAUGHTER
0:38:10 > 0:38:11Lot number 227.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13A pair of cut-glass table peppers,
0:38:13 > 0:38:17with white metal bases supporting engraved glass bottles
0:38:17 > 0:38:23and very nice, these, and I go straight in at 22. 25 now with me.
0:38:23 > 0:38:2525, 25 it is.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Come on, baby. Yes, come on.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29Good looking lot, these ones here.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32For the peppers here, at £25 I'm selling...
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- That's all right. - A fiver up.- It's a fiver.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38So you're only down £15.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Which isn't too bad. It might be a winning score.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43- Could be.- Don't speak to the Blue team.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46And we'll find out shortly how they've got on.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Well, Denise and Eleanor, you are wondering whether
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- the auction can be as exciting as the buying, aren't you?- Hopefully!
0:38:58 > 0:39:02We're going to kick off from the egg cup at £15 and here it comes.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06Lot number 240, Continental Sterling marked novelty egg cup.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09I can start the bidding with me here at 22.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- Yes!- You're into a profit, dear.
0:39:11 > 0:39:1425? 25 bid. 25 now. 28?
0:39:14 > 0:39:1628 I have. Any advance?
0:39:16 > 0:39:22At £28, I have here, once, 28 twice, all done, then, at 28.
0:39:22 > 0:39:27£28, that's a profit of £13! In percentage terms,
0:39:27 > 0:39:29you've very nearly doubled your money.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Here comes the magnifying glass.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35Lot number 241 is a silver-plated cut-glass handled magnifying glass
0:39:35 > 0:39:39and I can start the bidding with me here at £15.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- Start me at 15.- Oh, dear.- At 15.
0:39:43 > 0:39:4510, then? 10 I've got. At £10 it is.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47At 10. Great prop, this one.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49£10 I've got. Is there any advance on 10?
0:39:49 > 0:39:5110 once. 10 twice.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Oh, dear, the magnifying glass, £10.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57So that's a £25 loss. Not great.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59But we've still got a hip flask to go.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01A white metal enamelled hip flask
0:40:01 > 0:40:05with curved, rectangular body over Champleve design.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09Plenty of interest. 65, 70 I have.
0:40:09 > 0:40:1275, 80, 85, 90.
0:40:12 > 0:40:1590 it is.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Oh, so nearly there!
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Gavel's up, then. £90...
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Internet, 95 online.
0:40:22 > 0:40:23100 on my book.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26God, you are marvellous!
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Gavel's up. £100.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32That's amazing. You paid 100 and you got 100.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33Well done.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36'Now, are they going to go with the bonus buy?'
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- What are you going to do with this paperweight?- Go with it.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- Trusting you. - We're going to go with it.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- You're sure you're going with it? - Yes.- You're going to trust this man?
0:40:43 > 0:40:45- Yes.- Are you sure? I mean, just take another look at him!
0:40:45 > 0:40:47What do winners celebrate with?
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Champagne! They pop corks!
0:40:49 > 0:40:53Here comes the paperweight and it's only got to make a £12 profit
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- and you have lost any money at all.- Come on!
0:40:56 > 0:40:57Lot 247,
0:40:57 > 0:41:00a modern Lalique novelty paperweight modelled as a champagne cork,
0:41:00 > 0:41:02with me here at £20.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04And two. And five.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07- No.- Come on!
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- Oh, no!- 28 I have online.
0:41:09 > 0:41:1230, with a nod. 30, he said yes.
0:41:12 > 0:41:1435 now. Any advance?
0:41:14 > 0:41:1735 once, 35 twice...
0:41:17 > 0:41:19It's online. All done, then?
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- 35 it is.- Aw!- I think that's a great disappointment, don't you?
0:41:23 > 0:41:26It's a £5 loss, which turns your loss
0:41:26 > 0:41:31of 12 into 17. When you go out of the room, don't give anything away.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34When you have a chat or a cup of tea with that Red team,
0:41:34 > 0:41:37if you bump into them, say nothing.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41Don't let them have an inkling as to whether you made a profit or a loss,
0:41:41 > 0:41:43because we'll find out very shortly.
0:41:50 > 0:41:55Well, I have to say, this was closer than the closest 100 metres
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- I have ever seen run in my life. Have you enjoyed it?- Very much.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Good, good. Have you enjoyed it, girls?
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- We have indeed.- Yes.- Have you been talking to those naughty Reds?
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- No.- No, not at all. - Talking to the Blues?- Not a word.
0:42:07 > 0:42:08- Wouldn't dare.- Well-behaved.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11But I have to say that you both lost money.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13THEY GROAN
0:42:13 > 0:42:17But one team lost more money than the other team.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19The runners-up are...
0:42:19 > 0:42:20The Blue team.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22THEY GROAN
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Because, I have to say, after all that effort,
0:42:26 > 0:42:30you just came away with a small loss of £17.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32THEY GROAN But it's been fun, hasn't it?
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- It has.- We've really enjoyed it? - We've really enjoyed it.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37And just a couple more bids from that auctioneer
0:42:37 > 0:42:39and who knows what would have happened?
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Here we have the smuggest of smug teams,
0:42:42 > 0:42:46who, of course, have romped home winners by only losing £15.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50- Haven't we done well?- £3!- Well, it's been marvellous having you on.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- Lovely being here, thank you. - We've had a great day.- Great fun.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- Great fun?- Great fun. Yeah.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57And never can there have been a closer competition.
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