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Hungerford is famous for its many antique shops,

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and quite the prettiest way to get there is by boat,

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travelling along the Kennet and Avon Canal.

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I'm on The Rose Of Hungerford. She was launched in 1982.

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She even carried the Queen in 1990,

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when Her Majesty officially reopened the canal.

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With 11 million visitors to this waterway each year,

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it's certainly kept busy.

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She did over 200 trips last year,

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and works hard raising money to maintain the area.

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I can't spend all day messing about on the water -

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let's go Bargain Hunting!

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I'm here in the town centre, amongst all the antique shops.

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And our teams have got £300 and just one hour

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in which to buy three items to take off to auction.

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I wonder which of our teams is going to sail to victory in today's show?

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Coming up, the Reds get desperate.

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-I love it, Martin.

-He loves it, Martin!

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OK, you don't need to beg!

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While the Blues have expensive taste.

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That's a bit more unusual, isn't it?

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-£2,250!

-Oh, OK!

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Slightly over budget!

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And at the auction, the teams can't believe their eyes.

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Is this your lot?

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Thank you, Gavin, well done.

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Gavel's up.

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Gosh, you are marvellous!

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Well, that's all for later. Now, let's meet our teams.

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And for the Red team, we have friends and colleagues Martin and Gavin.

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And for the Blue team, mum and daughter Denise and Eleanor.

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-Hello, everyone. ALL:

-Hello!

-Ooh, that was very enthusiastic!

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Now, you two, how long have you known each other?

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We've known each other about seven or more years.

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We were entertaining on cruise ships,

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and we kind of joined within about two weeks of each other.

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Right. So what were you doing on the cruise ships?

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We were entertainment officers, so we were doing ballroom dancing,

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quizzes, game shows, bingo - all kinds of light entertainment.

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Now, you create quizzes and game shows?

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-That's right.

-Tell me about that.

-When we worked on the cruise ships,

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we met someone who actually supplies the quizzes and the game shows for

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the cruising industry. So we work with him now as part of his group,

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making quizzes, game shows,

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and we've moved into computer games as well.

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Have you? Now, you're a bit of a performer, aren't you, by definition?

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Yeah. What really got me into performing was doing musicals at school.

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Oh, brilliant. Such as?

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-Fiddler On The Roof.

-I love it!

-I love that musical.

-You didn't play the big part, did you?

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-I did, I was Tevye the Dairyman.

-Is there anything you can't do?

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Erm, yes, several things.

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Now, Martin, you're also a performer, aren't you?

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I am indeed. I do close-up magic.

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-Can you do one for us?

-I can do a very quick one, yes.

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Are you up for this, girls?

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-Absolutely.

-To match the red fleece, a red handkerchief.

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This is normally the first trick that most magicians learn.

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So I'm going to do it very, very slowly.

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-You see, look, nothing up the sleeve.

-The camera's on, remember this!

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Just going to put it in there, look,

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keeping the hands nice and spread.

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And now watch closely. One, two, three, and it disappears.

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-Oh, no!

-Now, what I'm going to do,

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I'm going to turn back time and go back to the start.

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So, if I reach into my pocket, I can produce a handkerchief.

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-Oh, but it's a black one.

-This is more than a black handkerchief -

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-this is a black hole. Anything in the black hole?

-Nothing at all.

-No?

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But if I reach into the black hole, from within,

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I can produce the red handkerchief!

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CHARLIE LAUGHS

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How's about that, then?

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APPLAUSE

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This is fantastic. How is this going to impact on your shopping today,

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you two? Are you going to just be performing all the way around?

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We're looking really to buy low and sell high.

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I look forward to seeing what you're going to buy.

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Now, Blues. Now, Denise, you're a teacher, of all things, aren't you?

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Yes, I've done quite a lot of teaching.

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I used to work for a major airline,

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and part of my role there was to do online training.

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-Yes.

-Which I thoroughly enjoyed, so I got the bug, really, from that.

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So I then actually did my formal teaching qualification,

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and I now teach in an FE college in Surrey.

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Brilliant, and you enjoy that?

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-I very much enjoy it, it's challenging...!

-Yeah, I'm sure.

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-All teaching is challenging, isn't it?

-But rewarding as well.

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Yeah. Now, you are a person to have around if someone has got a birthday,

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-aren't you, or an anniversary?

-Um...

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You've got a special skill, haven't you?

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Don't be shy!

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I'm famous for making cakes, much more when the children were younger.

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My favourite was probably a rocket cake that I made for my son -

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he was three at the time.

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And we had sparklers as the boosters.

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I remember his face just lit up when I walked out with it.

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I'd have liked one of those! Could you make one later for us?

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-Oh, if I have time!

-That would be good!

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Now, Eleanor, you're into wildlife conservation?

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I am, yes. I'm a student, just finishing my degree,

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-I've got, like, three weeks left.

-So, any exams coming up?

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I've got one in three days, actually, so...

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Will you be taking your books round as you shop?

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Maybe if I've got time, I've got my notes with me, so...

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-Are you confident about them?

-No. But it's fine.

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Oh, come on! She'll be all right, won't she, Mum?

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Yes, she's a very diligent student.

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So, during your studying, did you manage to travel at all with that?

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Well, I spent four weeks in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.

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I was studying the river dolphins for my dissertation.

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So, while you were in the Amazon rainforest, did you see exotic animals?

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I saw lots of macaws, there's different species of macaws there.

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I saw howler monkeys, woolly monkeys, but, yeah, it was pretty cool.

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-Are you looking forward to the shopping?

-We are, really looking forward to it.

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-We are indeed.

-Are you going to be of one mind or not?

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Yes, she'll agree with me.

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She shook her head!

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THEY LAUGH

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-We'll see.

-No, no, we're a good partnership.

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I've got some money for both of you, which is good news, isn't it?

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I'm going to give you £300.

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There you are.

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And, chaps, 300 for you, which you'll probably make disappear.

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Off you go, have a great time.

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Your experts are waiting for you now.

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Off you go!

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Well, I don't know, we've got wildlife and we've got magic.

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Something will happen!

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Let's meet today's experts.

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Looking good for the Reds, it's David Harper.

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And kicking into action for the Blues, it's John Cameron.

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What's the plan, what are we going to buy?

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I quite like Victoriana, maybe something Sherlock Holmesy?

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I'd quite like to get something maybe quite small, silver?

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Maybe like a silver ashtray or maybe a bronze effigy or something like

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-that?

-Are we going to be spending a lot of money or a little money?

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In the middle.

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Right, team, your time starts now. ALARM RINGS

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-Let's do it.

-Let's do it.

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-Well, let's go shopping.

-OK!

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The teams are off. The Reds are full of confidence.

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We've got a good eye for this kind of stuff.

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Oh, if you do say so yourself, I like it!

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Jumping straight in, what are the Blues hooting about?

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What about those little owls there? Quite cute.

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That's Sampson Mordan - a very good maker, Sampson Mordan.

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I don't think I've ever seen a set of four of those.

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They made novelty silverware, one of the best names, in fact.

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-£950.

-OK.

-Well, we've got champagne taste and beer money, I think!

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THEY LAUGH

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-That sums us up, that does!

-Keep looking.

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Well over your budget, Blues.

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-Are the Reds doing any better?

-I really know nothing about glass.

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-I don't fancy glass.

-OK, so why are we looking at glass, then?

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Just because it was the first cabinet that we came to.

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OK, well, let's move away from that department, then.

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So, the Reds know what they DON'T like,

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but do the Blues still like their pricey items?

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-Well, these are really nice, but I think they'll probably be too expensive.

-The rings?

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-Yeah.

-Remember, we are buying retail and going back to sell it wholesale,

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so there is the art, there is the challenge there.

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Now, are the Reds about to box clever?

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Can I just say, I really like this dragon box?

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Tell us why.

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For me, it's a little bit Arts and Crafts. I like the dragon motif.

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-OK.

-Because, you know, I like mythical creatures and Dungeons And Dragons,

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-that sort of thing.

-Gavin, what are your thoughts?

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I must admit, at first, I did think this could be a unicorn on top,

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-to be honest.

-Would that be better?

-Well, yeah, maybe.

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-Yeah.

-I still think it's a dragon.

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-OK. Fair enough, OK, fair enough.

-I think you're right, Martin. You could certainly describe it as being

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kind of Arts and Crafty.

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This has certainly been made by hand.

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The brass work has been cut by hand, so has the dragon,

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the rivets are all put in by hand and, you know,

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when we talk about Arts and Crafts, something can be Arts and Crafts in style, but is it in period?

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I think it probably is. Look at the age, I mean, that is not new.

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-There's 100 years there.

-Yeah.

-There's no doubt about it.

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It's a completely handmade object, but it's not trying to be handmade

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and perfect to make it look almost machine-made.

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-It's obviously screaming that it is handmade.

-Yeah.

-And that's what makes it perfect.

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That's what gives it the character. OK, well, it's £78.

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This pretty much goes against basically what we said we were going to do,

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Martin. If we can get it down to £50,

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we could probably get a profit on that, but I am not paying £78 for that, Martin, and that's final!

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Oh, my gosh. He's very strict, isn't he?

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-I think we need to talk to somebody.

-Shall we talk to a human being?

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-Let's talk to a human being.

-You stay there,

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-I'll go and get one for you.

-While David goes off to slay the price,

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do the Blues still have fine taste?

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-So what are these for, then?

-Little shot cups, aren't they?

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-They're sweet.

-What have we got there?

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Original rare set of six silver shot top cups. £245.

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-So...

-Ooh!

-Again, that's most of our budget.

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Yes.

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So the Blues are trying to find cheaper items.

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But how's David fared with the price on that box?

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OK, chaps. Here we go.

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-OK.

-Right, first best price was 58.

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-Which is close.

-Close. Not bad, not bad.

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Knowing what I know, I said to him, "If you agree on 50, we'll have it."

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He's agreed, so you own a dragon.

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-Fantastic. That's really great.

-This is definitely you.

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This is very me. But we need to find something that's very you now.

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-Yeah, I want something.

-Gavin, lead the way.

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-Well done, Martin.

-Thank you.

-Is that the first dragon you've ever bought?

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Not my first, no.

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That's one item down in just ten minutes.

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Now, the Blues still need to find something in their price range.

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That elephant egg cup's quite nice.

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It is quite nice. It says it's silver filled.

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It's got £18 on it.

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Not a lot of money. I doubt there's much age to it,

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but that would have some potential, because its novel.

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-Yes, it is.

-And it is silver. And at 18 quid, you could probably get a couple of quid off that.

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I think, you know, that might be worth a punt.

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Would it matter there's only one?

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No, I think it would matter,

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but that's why it's probably got £18 for the single one.

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But maybe we'll sort of mark that as one to consider if we get stuck,

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-shall we?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-Come on, let's move on.

-OK.

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One to keep on the back burner, Blues.

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Now, Reds, what are you making a noise about?

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-Wow!

-This is stunning.

-I know. I can't actually get over this.

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Now, this is the sort of thing that I'm definitely looking for.

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-This is lovely.

-What on earth are you two up to here?

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-You've got to love a gramophone!

-I love a gramophone.

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There's only one volume control on these things.

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Do you know how they used to quieten them down?

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Have you heard the saying "put a sock in it"?

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Literally, just put a little sock in there, and it numbs the sound.

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Isn't that great? Let's just have a closer look at it.

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The horn itself has been patched and welded in places, look.

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-Yeah.

-The quality of it isn't fantastic.

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-No.

-And I just wonder whether it might be something that was made

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not here, but maybe in one of the Empire countries.

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But what I want to know from you two, we know it's a gramophone, but how old is it?

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-'30s,

-'40s? Ooh... Earlier.

-Earlier than that?!

-Earlier.

-Well, that's even better, isn't it?

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-I'm quite confident.

-Can you imagine this maybe in a restaurant or a bar

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or something, shined up maybe or something?

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It's a really nice kind of decorative piece, I think.

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I really like it. I REALLY like it.

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It's got £89 on it. I think, if we can get them down to 70,

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that leaves us with loads of money for another item.

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Shall we try and do a bit of a negotiation on this?

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-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,

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-Gavin loves it.

-I love it, Martin!

-He loves it, Martin.

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-OK.

-Please!

-You don't need to beg.

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Now, Ian, what are your thoughts on the gramophone?

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It's a single use needle, so unfortunately, we don't

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-have a needle here to let...

-All right, OK.

-..let you play it.

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So it's had its single use.

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-That's it.

-Well, Ian, it's got £89 on it.

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-What's your best, Ian?

-The very dearth on it is 60.

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60? That's even better than you were hoping for.

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Sold, I think. Yeah.

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-Shake his hand.

-Ian, thank you very much.

-Good man.

-Sweet.

-Excellent.

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The Reds have found their groove.

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Two items bought in 20 minutes.

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The Blues, meanwhile, are weighing up all options.

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I quite like these.

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It's unusual, because it's got a case rather than...

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The box. The box has pretty much probably been made for them afterwards.

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£20.

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But just a set of graduated weights, basically.

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People do collect them and, at £20, they're not extremely expensive.

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-They're a bit boring.

-We can...

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-She's pulling a face. She's pulling a face.

-She's pulling a face at you?

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She's giving me that, "No, Mum, that's rubbish."

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That look about her!

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So, while the Blues are still searching,

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time to check in with David and the Reds.

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I'm loving the guys' enthusiasm, it really is infectious.

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I mean, the second item, the gramophone, not a great love of mine,

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but by the end, I loved it as much as them,

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purely because of their enthusiasm.

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I think, so far, we've done really well.

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Two hits, two very quick deals.

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-Let's press on.

-Cool as cucumbers.

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The Blues, on the other hand, still have to buy their first item.

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Right, guys, we've got halfway around this place, so we can go back,

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retrace our steps, have another look around and then perhaps, you know,

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earmark a few more items on the way.

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-What do you reckon?

-I'm kind of thinking maybe we should

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-go back to the elephant egg cup.

-Yeah, I really like the elephant,

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-I think we should go back for it.

-Let's go for it, let's go back.

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OK, on they went with a trumpety-trump.

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Trump, Trump, Trump.

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MUSIC: Nellie The Elephant by Toy Dolls

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Now, I can see why you like it, and I think this does have some commercial appeal.

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It's an elephant, it's novel, and I think it would make a good christening present, don't you?

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-Yeah. I really like it, I think it's really sweet.

-Can I feel the weight of it? Oh, I see, yeah.

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Yeah, so this is a very fine sheet of silver,

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which has been pressed into that shape and then filled to give it weight.

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-It's quite common.

-You could get a little engraving in there,

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-couldn't you?

-You could get a little engraving in there, but I think,

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it's a silver piece that, yeah, and, look, the asking price is £18.

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-I think we should go for it.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

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Do you want to ask Auntie Rita what the best price is we can

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-get on that?

-So what kind of price would you do it for?

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-How about £15?

-Yeah? Yeah.

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-Yeah?

-Yeah. I think 15's a good deal.

-That's fine, I think that's great.

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-Are you happy with that?

-Yeah.

-Shake Auntie Rita's hand.

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-Thank you.

-Thank you.

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OK, girls, well, that is our first purchase in the trunk.

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-Oh!

-Sorry, it's not the last you're going to get from me.

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Let's leave this with Rita, and we've got to carry on shopping. Come on, let's go.

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Off you go, Blues. The Reds, however, have found some silver,

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but seem to have lost David.

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-Italian silver salt dishes, are they?

-800 silver.

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-Is there a stack of them?

-They're Italian, there's a stack of those, yeah. That's nice, actually.

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What about that egg for a thimble,

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sort of like mother-of-pearl on the outside?

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Little things like that...

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We've got to keep looking, there's so much more to see.

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I know, I know, I know, I know.

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Almost halfway through the shopping, and the Reds have lots of options.

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What about the Blues?

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-What have you seen?

-Well, I did sort of mention maybe about a glass,

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or glassware.

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-That's a bit more unusual, isn't it?

-Oh, it's WMF.

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WMF, so let's look at that price tag.

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2,250!

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Oh, OK! Slightly over budget!

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Only £2,000 over budget, ladies.

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Now, are the Reds tapping away?

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No, it doesn't work. There's some old documents here.

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These are interesting, from 1930s.

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£22, but...

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-A walking stick.

-Yeah, it's warped as well, by the look of it.

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-Yeah, not the best.

-Yeah.

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-OK, let's keep looking.

-OK, nice, nice, nice.

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While the Reds walk on, what do the Blues have their eye on?

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OK, what have we got here? Original old glass magnifying glass.

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I'm not sure about the age of it.

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Any sort of idea on age on that, do you think?

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I would think 1920s, because of the cut and the colour of the glass.

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Yeah? You think it's that old?

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It's got £79 on it.

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At that price, I'm not sure about a profit at auction.

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-How about 40?

-Could you shift it just a teeny bit more?

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Well, I'll do it for 35.

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-Yeah?

-Yep, yep.

-OK, thank you very much,

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-I'd like to shake your hand on that one, thank you.

-You're welcome.

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There we are, brilliant. At £35, I spy a profit.

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Let's hope so. So that's two items bought, and just £50 spent.

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Time to have a word.

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Well, well, well. How good are you at negotiating?

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You're sort of halving the prices here, aren't you?

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-We're ruthless!

-But you haven't spent enough money, have you, really?

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Are you really going to chance leaving this man with £250?

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Maybe not.

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-To be honest, he has warned us.

-I have warned them.

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The next item may be a bit more pricey.

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£245 and leave him with a fiver!

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Take advice from your old uncle Charlie.

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'While the teams keep on shopping,

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'let me show you something I picked up on my travels.'

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You're looking at this, thinking, "What is it?"

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It's a rudder from a crew of 1884, one of the Oxford college crews.

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Wadham College, to be precise.

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Why did I buy it? Because it's history,

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and because I think it could well represent quite a profit.

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On the face of it here, you've got the names of the eight rowers

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and the names of the cox, but look at the weights in those days.

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9 stone 4, 9 stone ten.

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I don't think anybody of that weight would get in a crew nowadays.

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They're more like 15, 16, 17 stone.

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And at the bottom here, it's got "5 Bumps".

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Well, they were rowing in a set of races called the torpids,

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where one crew lines up behind another, behind another.

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You catch up the crew in front, you bump them,

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and then you get promoted, and they achieved five bumps.

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They must have been going rather well.

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Some time ago, I bought a very similar object,

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and I researched the names.

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I found a living relative, contacted her, and said,

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"I've got this piece of history belonging to your grandfather.

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"Would you be interested?" She said, "Rather! I've heard about his rowing.

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"How wonderful to have something like that!"

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Well, I'm hoping to do the same thing with this one.

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It cost about £30.

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With the right amount of diligence and research,

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and if I can find a living relative,

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I might be able to turn this into north of £200.

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So back to the teams, it's two-all and there's just 20 minutes left.

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Now what have the Reds spotted here?

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I had a look on the shelf here. It's described as an incense burner.

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-It says oriental - could be Chinese or Japanese.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

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I love it, because it's got the dragons again,

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so it's keeping that theme going.

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Well, it's 160.

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-Shall we at least have a look?

-OK, go on, then.

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Right, now, Martin, what do you know about incense burners?

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When you think of Oriental carvings, you think jades, normally.

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I don't know whether this is jade or not.

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OK, let me have that lid whilst you look, yeah?

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If that was jade,

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you would be holding tens of thousands of pounds worth of censer.

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-OK.

-But the quick test, if it's jade, I will not be able

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to mark the base, because it's a hard stone.

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If it's a soapstone, meaning it's a much cheaper stone,

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and much easier to carve, I'm going to scar it.

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So what I'm going to do, I'm going to go on that foot there where it's

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already got marks...

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-Mmm.

-So, that's soapstone.

-That's got to be soapstone.

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-That is soapstone.

-Which means it's less valuable?

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-It's much less valuable.

-This will have to go back on the shelf.

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-I think so.

-Well, well found - let's go and find something else.

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OK, let's look for something else.

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As the Reds speed off, are the Blues still taking a considered approach?

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So, what's this, erm, little horn?

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It's a drinking horn, really.

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-Oh.

-£18, it's not silver.

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Yeah, it's not very expensive.

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I noticed there's quite a lot of salt and peppers.

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Pepperettes and salts?

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I think, with something like this, you're looking for some novelty.

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Now, there's a novel pair - they've been modelled as pales.

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-Yes.

-Oh, yeah.

-They've got £75 on those.

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Could we just keep those in mind, and we'll have a look,

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-cos we haven't seen other stalls?

-I quite like those.

-OK.

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-Come on, Jack and Jill, let's go up the hill!

-Ha-ha!

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One for the maybe list, Blues?

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Meanwhile, the Reds are showing David the silver they found earlier.

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I've been looking at these little Italian silver dishes.

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-What have we got there?

-We've got an 800 under there, I think.

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-OK, what does that tell you?

-It's 80%, is that right?

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Yes, effectively. It's 800 parts out of a 1,000 pure silver.

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-Solid silver, OK.

-So, remember,

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British hallmarked silver is 925 parts,

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so this is of a lower grade silver.

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It says Italian on there, but under here, it says,

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"Miracoli & Milano", I think.

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Very good! Where did you get that from? The cruise ships?

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Yeah. We spent a lot of time in Italy, yeah.

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They were quite positively made for somebody of wealth,

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-because they wouldn't have been cheap in their time.

-No, of course.

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I would say, looking at the markings there,

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they're probably 1920s, 1940s, maybe - something like that.

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-So, a bit of age to them.

-Got a bit of age, yep.

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I believe, though, I'm just having a quick count,

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-and I think there's actually only five.

-Yes, there's five.

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-Yes, there is.

-Because, normally, for a table setting,

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you'd have either four or six.

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You'd want an even number, wouldn't you?

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Yes, no, you're right, you're absolutely right. I think they probably started life as six.

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-Oh, OK.

-What purpose do they have? Are you interested in talking to Ian about price?

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I think we should keep looking, we can always come back.

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-We've got time, actually.

-OK, great.

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So, one for the back burner.

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-How's the browsing going, Blues?

-Oh, that's like a, erm, gavel?

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Little auctioneer's gavel - I've got one of those.

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Now, we're aiming for a golden gavel.

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You might have to settle for a brass one, love, all right?

0:21:510:21:54

More confidence, John! Now, where are the Reds at?

0:21:540:21:57

I think we're really going to have to pick up the pace -

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you've got 14 minutes.

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-14?

-14.

-Oh, no!

-Right!

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-14.

-I thought you meant four zero!

-Less talking, more action.

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Or just more buying!

0:22:050:22:07

Now, the Blues were trying to spend big.

0:22:070:22:10

-This I like.

-What is it, a hip flask?

0:22:100:22:12

Yeah. It's got £195 on that.

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-That's a lot of money, isn't it?

-You don't want to spend big now, no?

0:22:150:22:18

Well, I... We've still got 250. I don't mind going up to 100.

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If we could get that for 100 quid, would you buy it?

0:22:200:22:22

-I just want to ask you now.

-OK, well, can I have a look at it first?

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What we're looking for is damage to the enamel,

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because this is literally powdered glass that is mixed with oil.

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And then they'd literally paint it on in these little

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pre-arranged wire cells and then, basically, it's fired to vitrify it,

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then it's sanded down, so it's flush and polished.

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So what base metal is it? Is it silver, then?

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Yeah. That's got 925 on the bottom there.

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-OK.

-I really like it.

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I think it's really pretty. It's really different.

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We're agreed we like it?

0:22:510:22:52

-We love it.

-Yeah, definitely.

-You don't want to pay more than 100?

0:22:520:22:55

-Yeah, 100 is really top limit.

-OK, right. You have a look at that, OK?

0:22:550:22:59

-And I'm going to see if I can contact the seller.

-OK.

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So the ladies check for damage.

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But can John get it for a good price?

0:23:040:23:07

-Right, girls.

-It's so nice.

-Are we still liking it?

0:23:070:23:10

-Yes.

-I'm afraid I've got some sad news.

0:23:100:23:12

-Oh.

-Yeah.

0:23:120:23:14

You've just spent another £100.

0:23:140:23:17

-Good item.

-Smashing.

-Well, OK, I will certainly drink to that.

0:23:170:23:21

£100 on a hip flask and the Blues are all bought up.

0:23:210:23:24

But the Reds still have one more to go.

0:23:240:23:27

Do you know what? That's it, you've come to the end.

0:23:270:23:29

-We've reached the dead-end.

-That is it. So it's now back...

0:23:290:23:32

-Crikey.

-..and buy something...

-OK.

-..in 11 minutes.

0:23:320:23:35

Right, let's head to the front door, have a quick look at the Dinky Toys,

0:23:350:23:38

-and, if not, mother-of-pearl egg.

-Let's do it.

-Mother-of-pearl egg?

0:23:380:23:41

-Yeah.

-I haven't seen a mother-of-pearl egg.

0:23:410:23:43

Less haste, more speed, Reds! The Blues, however, can relax.

0:23:430:23:47

Right, girls, there we are. Ten minutes to spare.

0:23:470:23:49

-Smashed it!

-Had a good day?

-Yeah.

0:23:490:23:51

To be honest, it's been fantastic, hasn't it?

0:23:510:23:53

-Yeah, it's been great.

-Who said buying antiques has to be hard?

0:23:530:23:56

It's all smiles in the sun for the Blues.

0:23:560:23:58

Are the Reds still motoring around?

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I mean, look at that. That is a cabinet full of Dinkyness, Martin!

0:24:000:24:04

I don't really know Dinky Toys, but I do like toys.

0:24:040:24:08

That is actually really lovely.

0:24:080:24:10

The train is gorgeous.

0:24:100:24:12

Look at that lovely blue. What train is that?

0:24:120:24:14

I'm pretty sure that's the Mallard,

0:24:140:24:15

-which was one of those land-speed record holders for trains.

-Yeah.

0:24:150:24:19

-Right, we are really pushing it for time.

-OK.

-Do we want to have a look

0:24:190:24:21

-at your egg very quickly?

-You've got seven minutes.

0:24:210:24:24

-Seven minutes?

-Seven minutes.

-Then let's press on.

-OK.

-Let's have

0:24:240:24:26

-a very quick look.

-I don't know if pressing on is the right thing.

0:24:260:24:29

-OK.

-I think just buying something might be better.

0:24:290:24:31

Right, it's just up here on the left, isn't it?

0:24:310:24:33

It's back here. Right next to the silver salts.

0:24:330:24:36

-OK.

-We're looking at the mother-of-pearl egg this time.

0:24:360:24:39

-OK, I'm not in love with that.

-OK.

-I'm not in love with that at all.

0:24:390:24:41

-Let's go for the train.

-Let's do it.

0:24:410:24:44

Right. OK, nothing like cutting it fine, is there?

0:24:440:24:47

-I know, I know.

-OK, you've got three minutes to handle it.

0:24:470:24:50

Well, it's all fully attached, which is nice...

0:24:500:24:53

Well, it was. That's all right, it hooks.

0:24:530:24:55

OK. I want you to tell me what it's made from.

0:24:550:24:57

OK, it appears to be tin plate.

0:24:570:24:58

-Yeah.

-And it says underneath that they are Dinky.

0:24:580:25:01

Yeah, Dinky... Dinky Meccano.

0:25:010:25:03

-OK, that's nice.

-What's the ticket price?

-20 on there, I think.

0:25:030:25:06

What's the best, Ian? Two minutes.

0:25:060:25:08

I do know the dealer and I can let you have it for 17.

0:25:080:25:11

-If that's any good.

-I've got to shake your hand on 17.

0:25:110:25:14

-That's marvellous.

-Hopefully, you're OK to run them over.

0:25:140:25:16

Thank you. Oh, very good, very good, Ian.

0:25:160:25:19

-Very good. Well, really, you have no other place to go.

-No.

0:25:190:25:22

Congratulations. Right to the line. Brilliant stuff, guys.

0:25:220:25:26

-Brilliant stuff.

-Excellent.

0:25:260:25:28

TELEPHONE RINGS

0:25:280:25:29

Hello? Yes, well, if you're listening, teams, your time is up!

0:25:290:25:34

-Well done, guys, off we go.

-Brilliant. Let's do it.

0:25:340:25:38

Let's remind ourselves just what the Red team have bought.

0:25:380:25:41

First up, they fired into action with a dragon casket.

0:25:410:25:45

Price paid, £50.

0:25:450:25:47

Next, they bought a gramophone to the tune of £60.

0:25:490:25:52

Finally, will their train and carriages be chugging into profit?

0:25:550:25:59

Acquired for £17.

0:25:590:26:01

-Well, Martin and Gavin, how was it?

-It was wonderful, great.

0:26:010:26:04

You didn't make him disappear, which I thought you might.

0:26:040:26:06

-What do you mean?

-Well, magic!

-Oh, charming!

-We did need him.

0:26:060:26:10

-We really needed his advice.

-We really needed him.

-Ha! Thank you.

0:26:100:26:12

-Yeah. Did you need them?

-Yeah, I learned a lot from them, actually.

0:26:120:26:16

I really did. How to dash around and just do it in the nick of time,

0:26:160:26:21

-under serious pressure.

-Is that it?

-Yes.

0:26:210:26:24

-Brinkmanship.

-Yeah.

-What's your favourite lot?

-It's got to be the first thing we found.

0:26:240:26:27

-The Dragon box? And yours?

-Absolutely in love with that gramophone.

0:26:270:26:31

-Lovely decorative piece, Charlie.

-In love with the gramophone.

0:26:310:26:33

Marvellous. What'll make the biggest profit?

0:26:330:26:35

-It's gotta be the Mallard Dinky Toy.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

0:26:350:26:38

-Oh, you're right in agreement with that?

-Absolutely, yeah.

0:26:380:26:40

We got a great price, and there's plenty of room for profit on that.

0:26:400:26:43

Good. You only spent £127...

0:26:430:26:46

-That's right.

-..which leaves 173.

0:26:460:26:49

-OK.

-Hand it over.

-There's the three.

-Yes, we would like the 170 as well.

0:26:490:26:54

-OK.

-I know it's a lot to leave this man with.

0:26:540:26:58

-It's one heck of a risk.

-Slightly worrying, really.

-There you are!

0:26:580:27:01

Well, what are you going to do with it?

0:27:010:27:03

Well, I'm going to try and find something that the Red team today

0:27:030:27:06

have been searching for unsuccessfully all day.

0:27:060:27:09

The elusive lot! What will he find?

0:27:090:27:12

Well, let's remind ourselves just what the Blue team have bought.

0:27:120:27:17

Marching into action was their elephant egg cup, bought for £15.

0:27:170:27:23

Next, will they see a profit with this large magnifying glass?

0:27:230:27:26

It cost £35.

0:27:260:27:28

And finally, they hope to be toasting success with the enamelled hip flask.

0:27:300:27:34

Price paid, £100.

0:27:340:27:36

Well, girls, you were being really rather frugal, weren't you,

0:27:380:27:41

-at the beginning?

-We were.

0:27:410:27:42

-What's your favourite lot?

-I think we both like the hip flask.

0:27:420:27:45

-Are you in agreement with that?

-Yes.

-It's beautiful.

-The hip flask?

-Yeah.

0:27:450:27:48

-What's going to make the biggest profit?

-Well, we hope...

0:27:480:27:51

-Probably hip flask.

-It was a really good discount, so we hope...

-Yeah?

0:27:510:27:53

-So hip flask, hip flask, hip flask!

-All the way!

-Are they right, John?

0:27:530:27:57

I think so. It's a smashing item.

0:27:570:27:59

We all liked it and I think that's a good sign.

0:27:590:28:01

Wonderful. Well, it's always nice to see someone spend a chunky amount of

0:28:010:28:04

money on something. Now, you've spent £150,

0:28:040:28:07

which means you must have £150 left over.

0:28:070:28:11

-We do, yeah.

-Well, hand it over!

0:28:110:28:12

Because you know what's going to happen to it, don't you?

0:28:120:28:15

It's all going to this delightful man here.

0:28:150:28:18

What are you going to spend it on?

0:28:180:28:20

Oh, I don't know, but I could buy quite a lot with 150!

0:28:200:28:22

You certainly could.

0:28:220:28:23

So while John goes off to spend quite a lot of it,

0:28:230:28:27

we're off to the auction.

0:28:270:28:28

Well, I haven't come far, just to Newbury,

0:28:340:28:37

but to SAS auctions and to Thomas Plant.

0:28:370:28:40

-How are you?

-Very good, Charlie.

0:28:400:28:42

-Good. Another good sale lined up?

-Yeah. And thank you for coming.

0:28:420:28:45

A huge pleasure. Now, Martin and Gavin, the Red team...

0:28:450:28:49

-Yes.

-..they've bought three items here and we start with this casket.

0:28:490:28:53

-What do you think?

-Well, the casket, which looks like it's home-made,

0:28:530:28:56

it's a scratch-built one, isn't it?

0:28:560:28:58

-Yes, it is.

-Probably from Wales, with the Dragon on there.

0:28:580:29:01

-Yeah, you'd think so.

-Well, one would hope so.

0:29:010:29:04

-Yeah.

-It's made out of old timber and good, solid bits of brass.

0:29:040:29:08

I think it's a slipper box.

0:29:080:29:09

Rather nice with that dragon, to have a toy box.

0:29:090:29:11

-But you wouldn't get many toys in it, would you?

-No, not really. No.

0:29:110:29:14

What would you estimate it at?

0:29:140:29:16

Um, £30-£50.

0:29:160:29:17

Yeah. Well, not too bad. They're in with a sporting chance, I suppose.

0:29:170:29:21

-£50 paid.

-Sporting chance?

0:29:210:29:23

I don't think so. I think that horse has bolted.

0:29:230:29:27

-Has it? Shall we move swiftly on...

-Yeah.

-..to item two, the gramophone?

0:29:270:29:32

We actually do a lot of gramophones.

0:29:320:29:34

-Yes, I know.

-And this is what one would call a foreign copy.

0:29:340:29:38

-Where was it made?

-Probably made on the Indian subcontinent.

0:29:380:29:41

But it looks the part?

0:29:410:29:43

It looks the part, but it isn't the part.

0:29:430:29:45

And as such, you won't have put a huge amount on it?

0:29:450:29:47

No. It's a £40-£60. It's a really decorative thing.

0:29:470:29:50

At least they didn't go over the top. They paid £60. Top of your estimate.

0:29:500:29:53

And I think they knew what they were buying.

0:29:530:29:55

Now, you like trains, don't you?

0:29:550:29:57

-We do like trains here. We do a lot of trains, actually.

-Hmm.

0:29:570:30:01

This is a Dinky carpet train.

0:30:010:30:03

-Yeah.

-Its condition lets it down.

0:30:030:30:06

We like toys in great condition, almost like they're box fresh

0:30:060:30:11

and that's when they REALLY have a value.

0:30:110:30:13

I'm afraid, this instance, this one is quite badly damaged,

0:30:130:30:16

but I think they knew that when they were buying it,

0:30:160:30:19

otherwise they wouldn't have bought it.

0:30:190:30:20

We've put £20-£30 on.

0:30:200:30:23

Well, you might be pleasantly surprised to know they only paid 17.

0:30:230:30:26

-17?

-Yeah.

-Well, it's got a sporting chance of making a good profit.

0:30:260:30:29

Good, good. Well, whether it has a sporting chance or not,

0:30:290:30:32

they might well need the bonus buy, so we need to have a look at it.

0:30:320:30:36

It's a bit of a tense moment, isn't it, chaps?

0:30:360:30:38

I mean, you've spent a certain amount of money, but not that much,

0:30:380:30:42

and you've left the great man here with quite a lot of money.

0:30:420:30:44

Perhaps he's bought something really big and exciting?

0:30:440:30:48

-Well, let's have a look.

-Yeah.

0:30:480:30:50

Right, who's going to do the magic trick?

0:30:500:30:52

-Well, it'd have to be me.

-OK, three, two, one...

0:30:520:30:56

Reveal... Oh.

0:30:560:30:57

-Oh, it's disappeared!

-And I've got it here.

0:30:570:30:59

THEY LAUGH

0:30:590:31:01

OK. Grab one each.

0:31:010:31:02

-Thank you.

-So, is this a little pepper and salt cellar, I believe?

0:31:020:31:06

Yes. Now, what were we looking for, guys?

0:31:060:31:08

-BOTH:

-Silver!

0:31:080:31:10

Yes. I've come to the rescue. I have bought you some silver.

0:31:100:31:14

-So, how much did you pay for these?

-Bang on £20 for the pair.

-Really?

0:31:140:31:18

Are they worth much money?

0:31:180:31:19

I think there's a possibility they could make more than £20, so a possible triple the profit.

0:31:190:31:25

Well, you don't have to decide now.

0:31:250:31:26

You've got plenty of time and then, at the auction,

0:31:260:31:29

you can make your decision.

0:31:290:31:30

Meanwhile, we'll see what Thomas Plant, the auctioneer,

0:31:300:31:34

thinks about these.

0:31:340:31:35

Right, Thomas. One bonus buy. Or, should I say, two bonus buys.

0:31:360:31:41

Well, I don't know that you can really go wrong with these.

0:31:410:31:44

-They're hand-cut glass...

-Yeah?

-..on Sterling marked bases.

0:31:440:31:48

-And they're a pair of peppers.

-Yeah.

-For one's breakfast table.

0:31:480:31:51

-For YOUR breakfast table.

-For my breakfast table.

0:31:510:31:54

-I do like a good breakfast.

-And they're not particularly valuable,

0:31:540:31:57

-but I dare say you put something on them?

-£20-£30.

0:31:570:31:59

-Yeah, well, £20 paid.

-Well, I think David's done very well.

0:31:590:32:02

Well, moving on to Denise and Eleanor and the Blue team.

0:32:020:32:05

They started with this extraordinary egg cup.

0:32:050:32:08

-I tell you what...

-Yeah?

-That is one big egg cup in there!

0:32:080:32:12

-Well, it is an elephant!

-Yeah.

0:32:120:32:13

-You're looking at a big duck's egg there, really.

-Yeah.

0:32:130:32:16

And it's silver filled, so it's got a silver skin to it.

0:32:160:32:19

-Yes.

-It's good fun!

-Somebody'll buy that, won't they, for their child?

0:32:190:32:22

-Yeah.

-For their boiled egg in?

-Of course they will.

-Yes!

0:32:220:32:24

Of course. And I've seen, you know,

0:32:240:32:26

-I've seen people looking at it.

-Estimate?

-£20-£30.

-Well, £15 paid.

0:32:260:32:30

-Right, well, brilliant.

-The second item is the magnifying glass.

0:32:300:32:33

-The large magnifying glass.

-It is a whopper.

-It is a whopper.

0:32:330:32:38

It's got a big cut end to it. But these things are made up.

0:32:380:32:42

Yeah, absolutely. The top never started with the bottom, did it?

0:32:420:32:45

No, this has come from probably

0:32:450:32:46

a very, very fancy pair of salad servers or something.

0:32:460:32:50

Yeah, it could have been. It could almost have been a central drop

0:32:500:32:53

-of an enormous chandelier!

-Absolutely. Absolutely.

0:32:530:32:55

It's come from something, it's been cut down... Although it could have been made.

0:32:550:32:59

-Yeah.

-And this has been bunged on the end and it's a good desk.

0:32:590:33:02

-It's a really lovely prop.

-Value?

-£20-£30.

-Well, 35 paid.

0:33:020:33:08

Well, yeah. I think they'd be a bit sticky with that.

0:33:080:33:11

Yeah. And the third item, I love the colours!

0:33:110:33:14

It's immensely bright.

0:33:140:33:16

-It's quite modern, probably made in the last 30-40 years.

-Yeah.

0:33:160:33:19

We called it a white metal, but it is silver,

0:33:190:33:21

-because it is stamped 925.

-Yeah.

-It doesn't bear a hallmark,

0:33:210:33:25

which means that we can't actually call it silver,

0:33:250:33:27

so we've called it white metal.

0:33:270:33:29

It's in Champleve enamel, very decorative.

0:33:290:33:32

-I think it's more of a lady's hip flask...

-Mmm!

-..cos it is so pretty,

0:33:320:33:37

so I've really priced it accordingly.

0:33:370:33:39

-Yeah? Which is what?

-£60-£80.

0:33:390:33:41

I think they got carried away here. They paid £100 for it.

0:33:410:33:44

I mean, that could be quite sticky. I've been generous with my estimate.

0:33:440:33:47

Even with your notorious generosity, not quite there.

0:33:470:33:51

Well, I will really, really try for them on that.

0:33:510:33:53

However hard Thomas tries, they still might need a bonus buy,

0:33:530:33:58

so we need to have a look at it.

0:33:580:34:00

Well, well, well. This is boiling down to quite something.

0:34:000:34:02

It'll be a competition between you, girls, and him,

0:34:020:34:05

cos YOU'VE spent half the money, HE'S got half the money to spend.

0:34:050:34:09

-I wonder what will happen?

-I didn't let you down. I've gone for

0:34:090:34:12

something rather classy that I thought reflects the both of you.

0:34:120:34:15

-Oh, that's very kind of you.

-Here we are.

0:34:150:34:18

-You're not impressed?

-What is it?

0:34:180:34:20

-Well, it's a champagne cork by Lalique.

-Ah!

0:34:200:34:24

I think that's a really nice item.

0:34:240:34:26

I think that has good appeal and I only spent £40 on it.

0:34:260:34:31

So what would people do with it?

0:34:310:34:32

It's just a decadent novelty item by one of the finest glass-makers

0:34:320:34:37

in the world and, being a champagne cork,

0:34:370:34:39

I thought that's going to really appeal to a wide audience.

0:34:390:34:42

-What do you think it will make?

-Well, I really think that

0:34:420:34:45

that's a nice thing and I'd be looking for it to make,

0:34:450:34:47

-sort of, £70-£100...

-Wow!

-..with the wind in the right direction.

0:34:470:34:51

I wonder if the auctioneer thinks that the Lalique will fly?

0:34:510:34:55

Well, here we have John's bonus buy.

0:34:560:34:59

Yes. The Lalique paperweight.

0:34:590:35:02

-Yeah.

-In the form of a champagne cork.

0:35:020:35:05

-Mm.

-Well, it's a traditional thing, isn't it,

0:35:050:35:07

to save one's champagne cork from momentous occasions in one's life,

0:35:070:35:11

-such as weddings, christenings...

-Yeah.

-..21st birthday parties.

0:35:110:35:15

And Lalique decided to mould one in glass

0:35:150:35:19

for that special occasion itself.

0:35:190:35:21

So, yes, I can see the commercial aspect to this completely

0:35:210:35:24

-and it's got a name to it.

-Good name. Functional and good condition.

0:35:240:35:30

-Ticks all the boxes, doesn't it?

-It does, ticks all the boxes.

0:35:300:35:33

-All the boxes to the estimate?

-£50-£80.

0:35:330:35:35

-Well, that's OK. They paid £40. Well done, John.

-Well done him.

0:35:350:35:39

I could see a profit in that.

0:35:390:35:40

That's wonderful. One of many profits.

0:35:400:35:43

-Well, I hope so.

-Indeed. I look forward to seeing you on the rostrum.

0:35:430:35:46

300. 320. 340.

0:35:480:35:50

-At 340, selling, then.

-Have you been to an auction before?

0:35:500:35:54

This is the first time.

0:35:540:35:55

And yours?

0:35:550:35:57

My word. A couple of auction virgins!

0:35:570:35:59

Can you feel the adrenaline pumping through your veins?

0:35:590:36:02

-It's certainly very warm in here.

-Oh, right! Yeah, that's adrenaline.

0:36:020:36:06

Here comes your casket.

0:36:060:36:08

This is the 20th century

0:36:080:36:09

oak-and-brass-bound casket of rectangular shape,

0:36:090:36:12

hinged top, decorated with a flying dragon.

0:36:120:36:15

Start me here at £20. 20 I have.

0:36:150:36:17

Straight in. 22. 25. 28. 30.

0:36:170:36:22

Five. 40. Five.

0:36:220:36:25

45, gentlemen's bid. 50 now.

0:36:250:36:28

55. 60.

0:36:280:36:31

60!

0:36:310:36:32

Back in at 65.

0:36:320:36:33

At 65, and I'm selling.

0:36:330:36:35

At £65. 65.

0:36:350:36:37

-Yes!

-Well done.

0:36:370:36:39

Well, Martin in particular.

0:36:390:36:41

-Why, yes!

-What a fantastic performance.

0:36:410:36:43

Here comes your gramophone.

0:36:430:36:45

You're up £15 and it cost £60.

0:36:450:36:48

Lot number 221, a 20th-century foreign-made gramophone,

0:36:480:36:51

probably produced in the last quarter of the 20th century.

0:36:510:36:54

It's very decorative.

0:36:540:36:55

Very decorative. And I can start the bidding with me here, £20.

0:36:550:36:59

-Oh, dear!

-£20.

0:36:590:37:01

At 20. For the gramophone at 20.

0:37:010:37:04

The horn's worth more than that, isn't it, David?

0:37:040:37:06

Yeah, I'd hope so.

0:37:060:37:07

20 I have, thank you. 20 it is. Any advance on 20?

0:37:070:37:10

22 now. 22.

0:37:100:37:12

Once at 22. Twice at 22.

0:37:120:37:14

All done, then?

0:37:140:37:15

-Kevin, is this your lot?

-Oh, dear.

0:37:150:37:18

Minus £38, I'm afraid.

0:37:180:37:21

Which is not so good, is it?

0:37:210:37:23

This is the little Dinky set here. It's a Nigel Gresley train,

0:37:230:37:26

comprising engine and two carriages in LNER blue livery, so the Mallard,

0:37:260:37:32

the carpet train. Bids here with me, straightaway, at £20.

0:37:320:37:35

Straight away at £20.

0:37:350:37:37

At 20 it is. Any advance at 20?

0:37:370:37:39

At £20 I have.

0:37:390:37:40

£20 against you all at 20.

0:37:400:37:43

20 once, 20 twice...

0:37:430:37:45

Are we all done, then, at 20?

0:37:450:37:47

-Oh, 20...

-Well, that's levelled it up, really,

0:37:470:37:49

and, with a £3 profit out of that that, you're only down 20.

0:37:490:37:52

'And now, time for the bonus buys.'

0:37:520:37:54

What do you think of these peppers? Going to go with them?

0:37:540:37:56

-Yeah, definitely.

-Come on, let's do it, let's do it!

0:37:560:37:58

I don't think it'll be catastrophic.

0:37:580:38:00

-No.

-No, but then, nothing's really been catastrophic, has it?

0:38:000:38:03

Except possibly your gramophone.

0:38:030:38:05

That was a minor catastrophe.

0:38:050:38:08

Don't look so fierce! LAUGHTER

0:38:080:38:10

Lot number 227.

0:38:100:38:11

A pair of cut-glass table peppers,

0:38:110:38:13

with white metal bases supporting engraved glass bottles

0:38:130:38:17

and very nice, these, and I go straight in at 22. 25 now with me.

0:38:170:38:23

25, 25 it is.

0:38:230:38:25

Come on, baby. Yes, come on.

0:38:250:38:28

Good looking lot, these ones here.

0:38:280:38:29

For the peppers here, at £25 I'm selling...

0:38:290:38:32

-That's all right.

-A fiver up.

-It's a fiver.

0:38:330:38:36

So you're only down £15.

0:38:360:38:38

Which isn't too bad. It might be a winning score.

0:38:380:38:41

-Could be.

-Don't speak to the Blue team.

0:38:410:38:43

And we'll find out shortly how they've got on.

0:38:430:38:46

Well, Denise and Eleanor, you are wondering whether

0:38:520:38:55

-the auction can be as exciting as the buying, aren't you?

-Hopefully!

0:38:550:38:58

We're going to kick off from the egg cup at £15 and here it comes.

0:38:580:39:02

Lot number 240, Continental Sterling marked novelty egg cup.

0:39:020:39:06

I can start the bidding with me here at 22.

0:39:060:39:09

-Yes!

-You're into a profit, dear.

0:39:090:39:11

25? 25 bid. 25 now. 28?

0:39:110:39:14

28 I have. Any advance?

0:39:140:39:16

At £28, I have here, once, 28 twice, all done, then, at 28.

0:39:160:39:22

£28, that's a profit of £13! In percentage terms,

0:39:220:39:27

you've very nearly doubled your money.

0:39:270:39:29

Here comes the magnifying glass.

0:39:290:39:31

Lot number 241 is a silver-plated cut-glass handled magnifying glass

0:39:310:39:35

and I can start the bidding with me here at £15.

0:39:350:39:39

-Start me at 15.

-Oh, dear.

-At 15.

0:39:390:39:41

10, then? 10 I've got. At £10 it is.

0:39:430:39:45

At 10. Great prop, this one.

0:39:450:39:47

£10 I've got. Is there any advance on 10?

0:39:470:39:49

10 once. 10 twice.

0:39:490:39:51

Oh, dear, the magnifying glass, £10.

0:39:510:39:54

So that's a £25 loss. Not great.

0:39:540:39:57

But we've still got a hip flask to go.

0:39:570:39:59

A white metal enamelled hip flask

0:39:590:40:01

with curved, rectangular body over Champleve design.

0:40:010:40:05

Plenty of interest. 65, 70 I have.

0:40:050:40:09

75, 80, 85, 90.

0:40:090:40:12

90 it is.

0:40:120:40:15

Oh, so nearly there!

0:40:150:40:17

Gavel's up, then. £90...

0:40:170:40:19

Internet, 95 online.

0:40:190:40:22

100 on my book.

0:40:220:40:23

God, you are marvellous!

0:40:230:40:26

Gavel's up. £100.

0:40:260:40:29

That's amazing. You paid 100 and you got 100.

0:40:290:40:32

Well done.

0:40:320:40:33

'Now, are they going to go with the bonus buy?'

0:40:330:40:36

-What are you going to do with this paperweight?

-Go with it.

0:40:360:40:38

-Trusting you.

-We're going to go with it.

0:40:380:40:40

-You're sure you're going with it?

-Yes.

-You're going to trust this man?

0:40:400:40:43

-Yes.

-Are you sure? I mean, just take another look at him!

0:40:430:40:45

What do winners celebrate with?

0:40:450:40:47

Champagne! They pop corks!

0:40:470:40:49

Here comes the paperweight and it's only got to make a £12 profit

0:40:490:40:53

-and you have lost any money at all.

-Come on!

0:40:530:40:56

Lot 247,

0:40:560:40:57

a modern Lalique novelty paperweight modelled as a champagne cork,

0:40:570:41:00

with me here at £20.

0:41:000:41:02

And two. And five.

0:41:020:41:04

-No.

-Come on!

0:41:060:41:07

-Oh, no!

-28 I have online.

0:41:070:41:09

30, with a nod. 30, he said yes.

0:41:090:41:12

35 now. Any advance?

0:41:120:41:14

35 once, 35 twice...

0:41:140:41:17

It's online. All done, then?

0:41:170:41:19

-35 it is.

-Aw!

-I think that's a great disappointment, don't you?

0:41:190:41:23

It's a £5 loss, which turns your loss

0:41:230:41:26

of 12 into 17. When you go out of the room, don't give anything away.

0:41:260:41:31

When you have a chat or a cup of tea with that Red team,

0:41:310:41:34

if you bump into them, say nothing.

0:41:340:41:37

Don't let them have an inkling as to whether you made a profit or a loss,

0:41:370:41:41

because we'll find out very shortly.

0:41:410:41:43

Well, I have to say, this was closer than the closest 100 metres

0:41:500:41:55

-I have ever seen run in my life. Have you enjoyed it?

-Very much.

0:41:550:41:58

Good, good. Have you enjoyed it, girls?

0:41:580:42:01

-We have indeed.

-Yes.

-Have you been talking to those naughty Reds?

0:42:010:42:04

-No.

-No, not at all.

-Talking to the Blues?

-Not a word.

0:42:040:42:07

-Wouldn't dare.

-Well-behaved.

0:42:070:42:08

But I have to say that you both lost money.

0:42:080:42:11

THEY GROAN

0:42:110:42:13

But one team lost more money than the other team.

0:42:130:42:17

The runners-up are...

0:42:170:42:19

The Blue team.

0:42:190:42:20

THEY GROAN

0:42:200:42:22

Because, I have to say, after all that effort,

0:42:220:42:26

you just came away with a small loss of £17.

0:42:260:42:30

THEY GROAN But it's been fun, hasn't it?

0:42:300:42:32

-It has.

-We've really enjoyed it?

-We've really enjoyed it.

0:42:320:42:35

And just a couple more bids from that auctioneer

0:42:350:42:37

and who knows what would have happened?

0:42:370:42:39

Here we have the smuggest of smug teams,

0:42:390:42:42

who, of course, have romped home winners by only losing £15.

0:42:420:42:46

-Haven't we done well?

-£3!

-Well, it's been marvellous having you on.

0:42:460:42:50

-Lovely being here, thank you.

-We've had a great day.

-Great fun.

0:42:500:42:52

-Great fun?

-Great fun. Yeah.

0:42:520:42:54

And never can there have been a closer competition.

0:42:540:42:57

Anyway, don't forget to check out our website.

0:42:570:43:00

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0:43:000:43:03

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