0:00:03 > 0:00:05Tickets, please!
0:00:05 > 0:00:08Bargain Hunt today is coming from the British Motor Museum
0:00:08 > 0:00:10here in Warwickshire -
0:00:10 > 0:00:14home to the world's largest collection of historic British motor cars.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18But today is also packed with antique stalls for our teams to race around.
0:00:18 > 0:00:23So, all aboard - let's go Bargain Hunting! DING!
0:00:47 > 0:00:50There are 300 cars in this collection.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52But upstairs are 100 stalls, and our teams
0:00:52 > 0:00:54are certainly going to have to step on the gas
0:00:54 > 0:00:57if they're going to spend £300
0:00:57 > 0:01:00on three items in just one hour.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02So let's see what lies on the route ahead.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07On today's show, the Reds and their expert have conflicting tastes.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- It's an interesting one... - You don't like it, do you?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- You're not sure, are you? - I didn't say that.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- Be honest with us.- I've never bought or sold one before...
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Whilst the Blues seem to be impressing theirs.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20I like that tactic.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Slightly, you know...
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- Just tuck it under, just tuck it under.- Yeah, I like that.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29But does it pay off down at the auction for the Reds...
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Oh! Profit, girls!
0:01:32 > 0:01:34Or the Blues?
0:01:36 > 0:01:39And we have a rather special visit from a world champion -
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Formula 1 racing driver Damon Hill.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48- You wouldn't want to be driving the next car behind it too close, would you?- No, no. You'd get roasted.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52But that's all for later. Now let's meet today's teams.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54And for the Reds,
0:01:54 > 0:01:58we have rhyming sisters, Vicky and Nicky! Sounds good.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00And for the Blues, we have Tim and Ken.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01- Hello, all. ALL:- Hello!
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Now, I'm told you're not only sisters but best friends.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Is that humanly possible?
0:02:07 > 0:02:09We're very good friends.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11There was a bit of a hesitation there, wasn't there?
0:02:11 > 0:02:13It hasn't always been that way.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- Has it not?- No. Because there's a bit of an age gap between us.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Obviously Vicky's much older than I am...
0:02:20 > 0:02:21Obviously!
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Just to point out, there is nine years' difference,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25and I'm the youngest.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30So it was quite difficult when I was a teenager, and I've got this very
0:02:30 > 0:02:32little sister that was clinging to my hip...
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- Oh...- ..and always wanted to come everywhere with me...
0:02:34 > 0:02:36I loved you!
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Cramping your style.- Absolutely.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Is there a haircutting story somewhere in there?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Yes. I'll let Vicky tell you that one.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45I was about 15.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Nicola had big, '80s style permed hair.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51And not only that, it was layered.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56So she said, "Can I have a trim?" And I said, "Yeah, not a problem, I'll do your hair." So she sat down.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59And I was following the layers, and suddenly her hair went from here,
0:02:59 > 0:03:03which she'd asked for a trim, and it was up there, and wonky.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05I just remember my dad walking in and shouting at me and saying,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07"What on earth have you done?"
0:03:07 > 0:03:11I looked a sight. And I cried and cried.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- Oh, dear.- She's never forgiven me.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- Have you ever got your own back? - I'm going to.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Shopping today could be the chance, couldn't it, I think.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Now, Nicky, what do you do? You're into commercial interiors, aren't you?
0:03:21 > 0:03:27- Yes, I'm a business development manager for a commercial interiors company.- That's interesting.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30So that might give you a bit of an insight today, with looking at things.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Yes, hopefully, negotiations-wise...
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- Yeah.- ..I hope I'll be able to find a bargain.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- You like antiques?- We don't really know anything about antiques.
0:03:40 > 0:03:41This is really promising.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- I attend the car boot...- Are you listening, Blues?
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Any tactics, girls?
0:03:45 > 0:03:50I think we're going to look for lower-end items, not spend too much money,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- in the hope...- But one bigger item.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- One big item.- Yes.- Yeah.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59I think the problem is we probably won't agree, as we're...
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- going.- Yes. One of us will get our own way in the end.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Yeah. And I can't imagine which one that's going to be.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Thank you, girls. Good luck.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Now, moving on to the Blues, Tim and Ken...
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- That's right.- How did you meet?
0:04:10 > 0:04:13We actually met on holiday, many years ago,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16and seemed to follow each other round ceramics shops.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- Really?- In Spain. - Yeah, in Spain. Got talking...
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- How long ago was that?- 12 years. - Probably longer than that, even.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Yeah. Now, you're both teachers, aren't you?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Or one of you is a teacher and one WAS a teacher?
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- I've retired. I've retired, yeah. - Yeah, I'm still going.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29- So what do you teach?- Kids.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31GIRLS LAUGH
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Sharp as a rasoir, this one, I can see.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35I'm trained in French and German but I actually...
0:04:35 > 0:04:37I've taught maths for about ten years now.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Bonjour.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Bonjour. Ca va?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Bien, merci. No more, please!
0:04:43 > 0:04:45And I should think your lessons are fun, aren't they?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47I try to make them fun and interesting.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48I'd like to be in your classroom, I think.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Oh, I don't know that I'd have you, you've got to be a certain level.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54You're a charmer, you.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- Ken, you've given up the teaching now.- Yes, many years.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58So what do you do with yourself now?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00I run a drop-in centre at my local church...
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- Excellent.- ..I go to auctions, which I really enjoy.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- Well, that's quite handy, isn't it? - Yeah, it's handy for this.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08And what about antiques? You'll both be looking for ceramics?
0:05:08 > 0:05:09- No...- Not necessarily, no.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- No?- He bought a load of tat, you see, this is the problem.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15And you bought some priceless...
0:05:15 > 0:05:17I bought some priceless... Absolutely!
0:05:17 > 0:05:20But we have got a little mantra, which is buy low...
0:05:20 > 0:05:21Sell high.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25How original(!) THEY LAUGH
0:05:27 > 0:05:32I'm waiting for the day when someone comes along and says, "I'm going to buy high, and sell low!"
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Well, it might happen today, mightn't it?
0:05:34 > 0:05:35It normally does, I have to say.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Anyway, you'll have a lot of fun.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Now, if you're going to go shopping you will need something.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- What will you need?- We'll need some money.- Dosh. Loads of dosh.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43Dosh. Well, I've got the dosh for you,
0:05:43 > 0:05:47I've got 300 for you... Look at that.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Thank you.- Steady! Steady, Ken...
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Right, girls - 300 for you.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- Off you go, and have a great shop. - Thank you.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Friends and relatives...
0:05:59 > 0:06:01but who will come out on top?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05So let's meet today's experts.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Hoping to search out a profit for the Reds...
0:06:10 > 0:06:12And will he be in tune with the Blues?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17So what will our teams be looking for today?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Vicky and Nicky, have we come with a shopping list today?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23I wouldn't mind getting a piece of silver.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24- Bits of silver...- Silver.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- Garden related stuff.- Garden.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Pretty, antique-type mirror.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30And I'm looking for a Victorian garden gnome.
0:06:30 > 0:06:31A Victorian garden gnome.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- If we can find one.- Oh, my gosh. It's quite specific, isn't it?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Right, teams - your time starts...
0:06:36 > 0:06:38now.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40WHISTLE
0:06:40 > 0:06:41- Come on, let's go!- Let's go.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42Come with me.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Best of luck, teams.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48The Reds aren't hanging about. They're straight down to business.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49Is it a condiment set, is it?
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- Oh... You've got all the terms! - Oh...
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- Yes, indeed.- Is it really? - It's a condiment set.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- And do they sell well? - Not particularly, no.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- Oh, right. Well, let's...- But good spot to start with.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Keep getting your eye in.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04That's the idea, Reds.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07And the Blues are in good spirits.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Bar, happy hour. Five to seven.
0:07:09 > 0:07:10We're into our happy hour now.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13You certainly are. And that hour soon goes.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Now - what has Richard spotted?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- That could be a number of things, that could be, Richard. - It could indeed.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20It's called a coco de mer.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22It's a seed pod,
0:07:22 > 0:07:24that has blown off a tree
0:07:24 > 0:07:27somewhere in the middle of the Indian Ocean,
0:07:27 > 0:07:31and has floated and landed up on somebody's beach.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34And they are incredibly rare,
0:07:34 > 0:07:36and they are also incredibly valuable.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40The price would be...£2,000.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Wow!
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Just slightly out of your £300 budget, Reds.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Now - have the Blues found something to write home about?
0:07:49 > 0:07:51That's quite a nice desk set. It's Deco, it's Bakelite.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- How old is it? 1930s? - It's 1930s, yeah.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- SELLER:- We bought that in Italy,
0:07:56 > 0:07:59at a small fair in a little village.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Ooh! Get you. International art dealer.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09- That's a possibility.- Yeah, it's quite a nice-looking thing, isn't it?- We'll remember that.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11At £48, they're not writing it off.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Reds - silver was on your shopping list...
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Little silver condiment set there.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18You see, now, unlike the other one you looked at...
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- Yes.- ..being in silver, that looks really quite special.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- £350.- Ah. Well, you see, you've got a good eye.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28But we don't want to spend all our budget...
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- No.- No.- ..on one item, do we?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Well, not if you want a chance of winning, you don't.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Ken - these would work in someone's garden.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- Let's have a look at them over here. - Are they old, is there age to them?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Yes. I think there IS age.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43They have been repainted, and they are cast iron,
0:08:43 > 0:08:45but, you know, there's no markings
0:08:45 > 0:08:47as in...to who has made them.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- I quite like the style.- They're functional, aren't they?- They are.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- Edwardian...- Somebody could make something really nice with those.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54Yeah. What's on that ticket there?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- 35.- 35.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58What would YOU pay for them?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00I wouldn't pay any more than 20.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- OK... - Yeah, I'd have said around 20.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Are these yours? - SELLER:- Yes, they are.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06You've got £35 on them. What's the best?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- 25.- 25.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12These two fine gentleman were thinking a £10 note each for them.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13Otherwise you have to take them back.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- SELLER:- Yeah, and they are heavy.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- TIM:- - They're heavy. - SELLER:- - Go on, then. £10 each.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Any chance of doing 19, just to tuck it underneath,
0:09:20 > 0:09:21because we may...
0:09:21 > 0:09:24They may get 20 at the auction, it just gives us a chance.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26You know you want to.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- 19. - Oh, what a guy. What a guy.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Thanks ever so much indeed.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34I like that tactic. Slightly, you know...
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Just tuck it under, just tuck it under.
0:09:36 > 0:09:37Yeah, I like that.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- Happy?- Yeah. Happy with that.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40- Item number two. - Let's go find that now.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Some tactics coming into play from Tim.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46And that's the first buy in the bag in just under ten minutes.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Reds - any ideas of what your first buy will be?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52What about...watches, Richard?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- I'd steer clear of watches.- OK.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Because if they happen not to work, if they've been over-wound,
0:09:57 > 0:09:59then we've bought a problem.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00Right. OK.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Richard has no time for watches.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04I'd keep looking, Reds.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Thomas, what do you have there?
0:10:06 > 0:10:08A curling stone inkwell.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09Looks like it.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11You pop your ink in there...
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Should there be a container in there?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- No, cos it's glazed. - Oh, it's glazed. Oh, I see.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- It's glazed already.- Yeah, yeah. - So you don't need a glass for it.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22What does he say...? An inkwell, Victorian - £95.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- It's a lot of money.- It is a lot of money for that.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- It's a lot.- It's a lot of money.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- Is it worth enquiring, or not? - You could always ask.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30But I think we're erm... We'd be losing.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- We'd be a long way.- OK. We'll leave it at the moment then.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Well, ask anyway.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38What's your absolute best deal on that?
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- 50. - How about 40?
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Might give us a chance.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- OK. - Now, I'm going to be cheeky now.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Could you just tuck it underneath at 39,
0:10:49 > 0:10:53cos if we made 40 in the auction, we're going to make a pound.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Tim - you've already had a generous reduction!
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Instead of losing a sale, yeah, I'll do £39.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59- TIM:- Thanks ever so much.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Thank you very much. - Thank you, gentlemen.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Thank you very much.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Fabulous. Second item down.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06Well done, Blues!
0:11:06 > 0:11:09So, with 15 minutes on the clock -
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Reds, it's time you made an investment.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12What about this one, please?
0:11:12 > 0:11:15This is a combination
0:11:15 > 0:11:17vesta and sovereign holder,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20so you put a half sovereign in that side
0:11:20 > 0:11:22and your matches in that side,
0:11:22 > 0:11:26and then there's a striker on the side.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27Ooh, what have you got over here?
0:11:27 > 0:11:29It's only a plated one, not a silver.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Right, OK. Well, that's all right -
0:11:30 > 0:11:33I'm sure the price probably reflects
0:11:33 > 0:11:36it's silver-plated, not silver. And it's in the form of a book, yes?
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- Yes.- Victorian, I imagine?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40With a registration mark, I see.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43That's right, yes. So, about 1902
0:11:43 > 0:11:45I think they stopped putting...
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- Right.- ..registration numbers on.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49What's the best price you could give us on that?
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Got 28 on it,
0:11:51 > 0:11:54and I can do 15, but that would be my very best.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Wow. Nice discount.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- Yeah.- Well...- But that would be my very, very best.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00What does Richard think?
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Well, Richard thinks that the lady has been so generous in the discount,
0:12:03 > 0:12:07that we might be able to make a small profit on it
0:12:07 > 0:12:10if it comes to auction. £15 IS a good price...
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- Yeah.- So, if you're happy? - Yeah. Very happy.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Excellent. We have a deal.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- Thank you very much. - Thanks very much.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- Let's go.- Let's go.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19A good discount for the Reds.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23And that's their first buy in 20 minutes.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Roll up, roll up - have the Blues spotted their third item?
0:12:25 > 0:12:28A circus set. Britains circus set,
0:12:28 > 0:12:30it's quite a rare set.
0:12:30 > 0:12:31And the clown.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- Is that a full set? Erm... No, not entirely full.- OK.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- Something to think about.- We'll have a think.- It's not a gnome.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41You're right. It's not a gnome.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Reds - is this frame in the picture?
0:12:43 > 0:12:47If the picture frame has some age to it,
0:12:47 > 0:12:52that is the sort of thing that I'd be perhaps suggesting to you.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53Right.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- It's £12. Cast brass photo frame... - Right.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00I can tell from here that it's not old.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- No.- In style it's Victorian,
0:13:03 > 0:13:06but this looks as if it's been made in recent times.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- Right.- Yeah. - Having said that, you know,
0:13:09 > 0:13:13look at the price. And if we're thinking about buying...
0:13:13 > 0:13:17- Yeah.- ..pretty objects to go to auction to make a profit...
0:13:17 > 0:13:18- That's true, actually.- Yeah.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20..I mean, that is the sort of piece
0:13:20 > 0:13:24that I think we could find will make a profit.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- If we could get the price down... - Seven or eight quid.- Yeah.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Wow. You are optimists.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Realists! Seven or eight quid? We're paying full price!
0:13:35 > 0:13:36So, I think the best thing I can do
0:13:36 > 0:13:39is to go and find out how much it is. Good idea?
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Yeah, absolutely, thank you.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Leave it with me - I'll take it over and ask the stallholder. I'll be right back.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- OK.- OK. £7 or £8.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Got it.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50So, now the Reds are finding their feet
0:13:50 > 0:13:54and beginning to pile on the negotiating pressure.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55While Richard goes off to work on the price,
0:13:55 > 0:13:59I've popped downstairs to show you a car with a fascinating history.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11The Midlands, of course, has a long association with the motor industry.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14This special car, the Rover BRM,
0:14:14 > 0:14:17was built just down the road in Coventry, and in the '60s
0:14:17 > 0:14:20competed in the world famous Le Mans 24-hour race,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23driven by racing stars Jackie Stewart and Graham Hill.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29And we're very privileged to have Graham's son Damon -
0:14:29 > 0:14:32himself of course a world champion - with us here today.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- Hello, Damon. How are you? - Very well.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37So this is the car that your dad actually drove, isn't it?
0:14:37 > 0:14:38Yeah, this is it.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41There weren't that many made. There was only one as far as I know.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43What's so special about this car?
0:14:43 > 0:14:47Well, this is a very different type of car in terms of its propulsion.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49It's propelled by a jet engine, and this was the first-ever
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- gas turbine car to finish Le Mans in 1953.- Yes.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54If I look at the front of it, it looks like any old car,
0:14:54 > 0:14:58but then as you move back, you think something special's going on here.
0:14:58 > 0:14:59Yeah, these are scoops here
0:14:59 > 0:15:01and this is where the air gets sucked in,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04so it's got one on each side and it sucks in all the air,
0:15:04 > 0:15:05- just like an aeroplane engine.- Yeah.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07And the temperature as it comes out of the back.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Well, it super heats the air and that's what produces the power.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13So you wouldn't want to be driving the car behind it too close...
0:15:13 > 0:15:16No, no, you wouldn't, no. No, you'd get roasted.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17Would you?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- So this car could actually have taken off.- It really could.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23I mean, he did describe it as being like you've got a 707
0:15:23 > 0:15:25about to land on top of you, you know,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28because when you fire it up, it's a jet engine.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Not unlike the ones we have in aeroplanes.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32But, of course, it got through the 24 hours
0:15:32 > 0:15:34but it wasn't entirely without mishap.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36My dad went off, and it sucked in a lot of dirt and dust,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39and so I think that actually got the engine quite hot,
0:15:39 > 0:15:41so it had problems with overheating and...
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- So they were on a knife edge. You know, it was a nail-biter.- Yeah.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48To race for 24 hours is an incredibly tough task.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51So, what sort of speed was this doing down the Mulsanne Straight?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54It wasn't very quick, actually. It was only about 150mph.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- Is that all? - Yeah, cars would've been whizzing...
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Jaguars and stuff would've been going past it.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Now they do well over 200mph on the straights, so...
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Were you doing 200mph when you drove at Le Mans?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05I was only doing about 220.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- Is that all?- Yeah, and I was being overtaken by Jaguars then.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11I did it in 1989. I didn't actually get to the finish.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12Did you not? How far did you get?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15I got to about four in the morning, or maybe it was six in the morning,
0:16:15 > 0:16:16and then the engine blew up.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21But my dad did win it in 1972 with the Matra.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23Now, Damon, would you like to have driven this car?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25I'm not sure. I think the risks involved in those days were huge.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- Right, yeah.- And jet engines... - Because there's so much fuel.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30There's a lot of fuel, and they're very hot,
0:16:30 > 0:16:32and, you know, anything goes wrong,
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- you're going to have a bit of a fire on your hands.- Yeah, yeah.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36So, what do you like about it?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Well, it's got a very unusual interior,
0:16:38 > 0:16:40it's got some sort of corduroy covering over the dashboard.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42I'm not sure what that was all about but...
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- Do you think that was Dad?- Maybe!
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- The sort of thing he would've done. - Yeah, to add a bit of style.- Yeah.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50If it were ever to come to the market,
0:16:50 > 0:16:52it would certainly sell for north of £1 million.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- Would it?- Yeah.- OK. Am I supposed to make an offer or something?
0:16:57 > 0:16:59I think you probably have rights to it, really,
0:16:59 > 0:17:00don't you, without paying?
0:17:00 > 0:17:03I think they're best in museums, where everyone can get to see them.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Yeah. But thank you so much for coming along.- My pleasure.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08It's been an absolute treat for you to give up your time.
0:17:08 > 0:17:09It's been fun.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18So, let's head back upstairs
0:17:18 > 0:17:21and see if our teams are motoring on with the shopping.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Has Richard managed to get a good price on that picture frame?
0:17:24 > 0:17:28Nicky, Vicky, I've been to see the stallholder.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- Yeah.- She looked long and hard at the price of £12.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36- OK.- And I asked her what her best price was, and she said...
0:17:37 > 0:17:39..£6.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Brilliant. Thank you very much. - Sold!
0:17:42 > 0:17:44So, I can't see us going too far wrong.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45- No, we're happy with that.- Yeah.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- The auctioneer's got to ask at least £10 to start, hasn't he?- Yes.- Yes.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- Should we buy it? - Let's go for it.- Yes.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Deal.- Deal!
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- Deal.- Deal. It's sold.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Well, the Reds seem pleased with their second buy.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03So, we're 35 minutes in. How do our teams feel it's going?
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- I think we've started really well. Two items, 15 minutes.- Yeah.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08But I don't want to buy another one yet.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- I want to look around... - Have a good look, scout around.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Have a good look and then decide which one we want.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15That's Ken's plan. What about the Reds?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- The final item...- Could be the one.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- Yeah, because we want to spend a bit more money, so...- Yes.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- ..we might not quite agree... - And we've got to be the Blues.- Yes.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- So that's the most important. - Yeah, that is the main thing.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28The Reds are getting feisty.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Now, Blues, this looks tantalising.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- Is that a tantalus, Tom? - That is a tantalus, yes!
0:18:33 > 0:18:37With an extraordinary sort of glass in the middle,
0:18:37 > 0:18:39which doesn't really belong...
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- There should be three, shouldn't there?- Should be three.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Three in there. - Gin, brandy, whisky.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46It's very ornate, isn't it?
0:18:46 > 0:18:48It is. It's a Victorian carved one.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52But I do believe that these are all cut, and that's moulded.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- OK.- Right.- There's a difference.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57We're looking at things being homogenous together.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59It's not adding up for the Blues.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Is it the same for the Reds?
0:19:01 > 0:19:02Do you see what's missing?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05The one bit that we would really want in a dressing table set.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- The mirror.- The mirror. - Mirror, mirror...
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Yeah, indeed, it's gone.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10So, if it had the mirror,
0:19:10 > 0:19:12then I'd be saying, "Yeah, let's have a look at it," but...
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- But no.- ..with the most important bit missing,
0:19:15 > 0:19:17then we're going to, we're going to pass on that.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18We're going to struggle. Yes.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21On reflection, I think you're right, Reds.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Blues, are you feeling the heat?
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Thermometer, barometer? - Yeah, it's a thermometer,
0:19:25 > 0:19:26but it's one I've not seen before,
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- and I know you're interested in gardening.- Mm-hm.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Is this is something you hang in your hothouse?
0:19:30 > 0:19:32There's a bit of weight in that, Thomas.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Yeah, there's a bit of weight in it, gentlemen.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36It's a bit of good copper and brass
0:19:36 > 0:19:39and this very strange scale from 60 to 70.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Glass with the mercury in it at the bottom.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Joseph Long Limited, London.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- I quite like it.- Yeah, yeah.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- Something to consider. - It is to consider, yeah.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49- What's the best price on that? - I could do it for 37.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Is that the best you could do?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- 35.- 35.- OK...
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Any chance you could go £1 under that,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00because it'd make it 34 and give us a chance?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02I'm afraid not, no. 35 would have to be the bottom.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- OK. I must be losing it. - No, I think you've met your match.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07I think I have, I think...
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Is it possible to put that aside? What do you think, Thomas?
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- I think we'll be all right. - We'll be OK.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- I like the antique gods to look after us on this one.- Right.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- Are you in touch with them, are you? - I'm full of superstition.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22Let's hope they're in touch with you today, Thomas.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Now, have the Reds spotted something first class?
0:20:25 > 0:20:27What have you found?!
0:20:27 > 0:20:28She wants that!
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- You want that?!- I want this.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33You WANT that? A vintage postbox.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- In working condition. - In working condition.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- Well, that means that the letterbox opens, does it?- Yes.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40My goodness me.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42This looks like the sort of postbox
0:20:42 > 0:20:45you could find inside or outside a country house,
0:20:45 > 0:20:48or at the end of the drive, perhaps.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49- It's an interesting one. - You don't like it?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- You're not sure, are you? - I didn't say that.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- Be honest with us.- I've never bought or sold one before, so...
0:20:55 > 0:20:59- But it caught your eye, and that's very important.- Yes.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02- But...- It's 150.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Right, right.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- We can get it down a bit.- Uh-huh...
0:21:06 > 0:21:09The only way we'll find out is to ask the owner themselves.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13What is the best price you could do for us today?
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Well, earlier on, I had it up for 175,
0:21:15 > 0:21:19but I've just, about half an hour ago, dropped it to 150.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Could you not do it for 125?
0:21:23 > 0:21:24135.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27130? Meet you in the middle.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Yeah. 130?
0:21:29 > 0:21:31OK, 130 it is.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- Nice doing business with you. - Enjoy. Hope you do well.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- Well done.- Like it.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- You like it? - Love it! And down with the Blues.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Let's go and have that well-earned cup of tea.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44Well done, Reds.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Job done in 40 minutes.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48So, the Blues have one more item to find,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51and they've returned to have another look at the desk set.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52What's the dip like, Ken?
0:21:52 > 0:21:56That's quite nice, actually, isn't it?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Love the colour of that Bakelite.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00It's Bakelite, is it?
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Simulating a really rich, hard stone,
0:22:04 > 0:22:07but in the modern form of Bakelite.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12Very stylish, but the dip pen really gives it something else, doesn't it?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14What's your very best on it?
0:22:14 > 0:22:15I can do 40.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20Starting it with a three may be along the line...
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- 38, but that is the absolute best. - That's it, is it?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Wait for it, folks.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Can you not knock even a pound?
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Nudge it under the 38, just to take that pound off it?
0:22:30 > 0:22:3237.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34OK, 37.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- Happy man?- Happy.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Right, that's it!
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Nip and a tuck and that's job done for the Blues,
0:22:43 > 0:22:45and there's still 15 minutes of shopping time left,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47so let's call time.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Right, teams, your time is up.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Now, let's have a look at what the Red team have bought.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58First up, sisters Vicky and Nicky invested £15
0:22:58 > 0:23:00on this sovereign holder and vesta case.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Next, they're hoping they haven't been framed
0:23:04 > 0:23:06with this picture frame bought for £6.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09And finally, will they stamp their mark
0:23:09 > 0:23:13with this postbox bought for £130?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Well, Nicky and Vicky, that was fun, wasn't it?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- It was.- Yes.- Marvellous. - Really enjoyed it.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21All that shopping with this handsome young man here.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- And a very good job he's done, too. - Has he really?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27It was quite an interesting shop, wasn't it?
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Two little tiddlers and a whopper. Bit like going fishing, really.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Right at the end.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33So, what's your favourite lot?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- It has to be the postbox. - It is mine, as well.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38- Is it, Nicky? - Yeah, it is.- The postbox.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- Same for you, Vicky?- Oh, yeah.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45- I picked it.- You picked it? - Yes, it is the best buy of the day.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- Best buy of the day.- Yes. - I would agree, I would agree.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49Three of you in agreement there?
0:23:49 > 0:23:53The heaviest by the day, without a doubt.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55I think it could surprise us at auction.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Do you think that's going to be the biggest profit?
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- Yes, I think it probably is.- Yes.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01- Well, you spent virtually half your money, didn't you?- We did.
0:24:01 > 0:24:07- Just £1 more. 151.- That's it. - So you should have 149.- £149.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11- Do you want to hand it over? - I do.- Look at that, Richard.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15Oh, 149 of the very finest.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17So, where are you going with that?
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Well, I think I'm going to maintain
0:24:20 > 0:24:25the theme of big, impressive works of art to put in the garden
0:24:25 > 0:24:27to accompany your postbox.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30So, I've seen something. I hope it's still there.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Gosh! Well, this is quite exciting.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37So, while Richard goes off to find something ENORMOUS,
0:24:37 > 0:24:41let's remind ourselves what the Blue team have bought.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44First up, are friends Tim and Ken sitting on a profit
0:24:44 > 0:24:46with these bench legs bought for £19?
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Are they skating on thin ice with their next buy,
0:24:50 > 0:24:52the inkwell shaped like a curling stone?
0:24:52 > 0:24:55£39 paid.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57And, finally, will it be a good day at the office
0:24:57 > 0:25:00with this desk set bought for £37?
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Tim and Ken, king of the negotiators.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- How good was that? - Not bad. We tried our best.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- Now, what's your favourite item? - The curling stone inkwell.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- Yep. It's an unusual thing. - Quite nice.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13People like collecting inkwells, don't they?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16We're not in Scotland, but we thought we'd give it a try.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Somebody from Scotland might be at the auction - you never know.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20- Ken, what's your favourite item? - The bench ends.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Cast iron bench ends.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24- You did a good deal with those, didn't you?- They were good.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Fantastic. What's going to make the biggest profit, Ken?
0:25:27 > 0:25:28I think the curling stones.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- Tim?- Yeah, curling stone. - Definitely the curling stone.
0:25:31 > 0:25:32Thomas, what do you think?
0:25:32 > 0:25:36I think the inkwell is going to do rather well.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- Yeah.- Yeah. It's my favourite lot.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40After all, you only spent £95.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42- You said you were going to be quite frugal.- Quite right.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- And frugal you were.- Absolutely.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49So you should have about your person £205.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- There it is. - Is that right?- I think so.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- Have you counted it?- Oh, yes!
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Thomas, what are you going to do with that?
0:25:57 > 0:26:03I've seen something in which we could all participate in.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- Is it expensive or cheap? - No, not expensive.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Oh...
0:26:07 > 0:26:10So, while Tom goes off to spend just a little bit of money,
0:26:10 > 0:26:11I'm off to the auction.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25I'm at Richard Winterton's saleroom just outside Lichfield,
0:26:25 > 0:26:27and I'm with Richard himself.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29- How are you?- I'm very well, and you're very welcome.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Good. Well, it is lovely to be back.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Now, we've got the Vicky and Nicky team,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36the rhyming sisters here,
0:26:36 > 0:26:38and they've kicked off with this little vesta here.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40What do you think of that?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42A safe bet, I think, to start.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47- It's a very standard item, isn't it? - Yeah. But fun! They are popular.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49There's always a vesta collector in every sale, isn't there?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Oh, yes, oh, yes.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- What about value? - We've gone 15 to 30.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- Yeah. Well, they paid 15. - That is bang on, isn't it?
0:26:56 > 0:26:57Now, the second item is the frame.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- I mean, it's modern. - And it's 15 to 30.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- HE INHALES SHARPLY - Oh, no, don't like that.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06No, I love that because they only paid £6 for it.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08That's a good buy, isn't it?
0:27:08 > 0:27:10How to win on Bargain Hunt - buy cheap. Yeah?
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- You're pretty confident you're going to profit on that, aren't you?- Yes.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Yeah. Now, what about this item?
0:27:16 > 0:27:19It's the one that Vicky and Nicky really think
0:27:19 > 0:27:23- is going to come home with the big profit.- OK...
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Well, if they bought it well, I'm not surprised.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29It's a usable item, isn't it? It's there.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31You could have probably gone down to
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- your local DIY store and bought one. - CHARLIE CHUCKLES
0:27:34 > 0:27:36And it is what it is. They are popular.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38But, obviously, everything's down to money, isn't it?
0:27:38 > 0:27:43- We've gone 40 to 60. - Have you? They paid £130.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45No.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47I just wonder, buying this lot,
0:27:47 > 0:27:50whether they thought it was Victorian.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53A Victorian one, they're £700 to £800, aren't they?
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Just could be that your good self,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57how ever good you are on the rostrum,
0:27:57 > 0:28:01are going to lose them more than a smidgen on this.
0:28:01 > 0:28:02And if that's the case,
0:28:02 > 0:28:05they might well need their bonus buy.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Let's have a look at it.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Well, Vicky and Nicky, look at the size of this object.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13- It's a big one. - It is a big one, isn't it?
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Well, you left him quite a lot of money, didn't you?
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- We did, yes.- £149.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20I wonder if he's spent it all.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Well, I didn't need to spend it all.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24And what did I find?
0:28:25 > 0:28:27ALL: Oh!
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- I quite like that.- Good!- I do.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- You like it.- I do. - You do. Well, good.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35I bought you an armillary sphere.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39Now, originally these were made in the 17th century.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42This one isn't quite as old.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45In fact it could have been made on the 17th day of last month.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50However, it is a piece of art in itself.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Originally, these were made as sundials.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55There would've been a dial inside
0:28:55 > 0:28:58which would have indicated the hours in the day,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01but this is purely decorative, Charlie,
0:29:01 > 0:29:04and I think it would do well at today's auction.
0:29:04 > 0:29:05So how much did you spend?
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- Well, it was priced at £45. - HE INHALES SHARPLY
0:29:09 > 0:29:10I bought it for 30.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- That's good. - That's good. I like it.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16How much do you think it's going to make?
0:29:16 > 0:29:20I'm hoping that the auctioneer might say it's worth £30 to £50,
0:29:20 > 0:29:22so there could be up to a £20 profit in this.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Ooh!
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Well, just remember girls, you don't have to make up your mind now.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- OK.- You can make up your mind during the auction.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32But you quite like his armillary sphere, don't you?
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- We do.- I hope the auctioneer does.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41Well, here is their bonus buy, an armillary sphere.
0:29:41 > 0:29:42It's great, good looker!
0:29:42 > 0:29:45I think it's a good, solid seller.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47- Yep.- Everyone wants one of those in their garden.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- I would have it in my garden. - Very good.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Nice when it's aged a little bit, with a little bit of verdigris.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Yeah, fab.- Yeah. What about an estimate?
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- 40 to 60.- Jolly good. £30 paid.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Yep, all day long.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Well, that might just slightly reduce the enormous loss
0:30:02 > 0:30:04you're going to make on their letterbox.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06That's the Red team and on to our Blue team.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Tim and Ken kick off with the bench ends.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Always a favourite. And just being the bench ends,
0:30:12 > 0:30:13everyone likes a good project
0:30:13 > 0:30:16and this is a project and it wouldn't take much
0:30:16 > 0:30:18to paint it up, a bit of wood,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21put it together and you feel like you've done something.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- What have you put on these? - We've put £10-£20 on that.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Well, they paid just under the top end.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29They paid a rather odd sum of £19.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- OK.- Yeah. I think you'll get them out of trouble there.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34I think we're there or thereabouts, yeah.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38Next we have the rather nice inkwell, the unusual inkwell.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42Both Tim and Ken thought this would make the biggest profit.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43- What do you think? - I'm not surprised.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46It's a fabulous-looking thing and looking at it here, I just love it.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- And it's Victorian?- Yeah, Victorian.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Fantastic. Have you ever tried curling?
0:30:51 > 0:30:52I haven't, no.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Makes you want to try curling seeing something like this.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57It does, it does, but, you know, we've gone 40 to 60.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00Well, they tucked in just under there at £39.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03I think the nine again gives you an idea
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- of how much they were negotiating. - Yeah. It's a good buy.- Yeah.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08And what about their ink stand?
0:31:08 > 0:31:10This sort of item is in at the moment, isn't it?
0:31:10 > 0:31:11- It is.- That kind of look is in.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13It's got the little match striker there as well,
0:31:13 > 0:31:15it's got everything going for it.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18You know, we've gone 30 to 50 and we should be there or thereabouts.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Well, paid 37.
0:31:20 > 0:31:21Again, in the right ballpark.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24In which case, either way, they might go with the bonus buy.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Let's have a look at it.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30You left this man with a huge amount, over £200.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32205, to be precise.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35It was £205.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Right, this is something we can all participate in.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- Some polo mallets.- What?!
0:31:40 > 0:31:42Yes! What do you mean, "What?!"
0:31:42 > 0:31:45One for you, one for you...
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- Don't I get one?- There you are.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49What do you think of these, boys?
0:31:49 > 0:31:51I'm speechless, actually, for a change.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54They are the finest polo mallets known to man.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59Made in the home of polo, in the Royal County of Berkshire.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01- Yes!- Wow.- Hmm!
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- Good labels.- How old?
0:32:04 > 0:32:08I would say mid-century, 1950s, 1960s.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09And how much did you pay for these?
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Don't tell me he spent it all.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14- They are a tenner each.- 40 quid.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16And what are they going to make it auction?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18- It's a really good question. - I know it is.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20It's a really good question.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24I think they're going to make at least £15 each,
0:32:24 > 0:32:25so I'm looking at 60 quid.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Tim, I've never seen anybody so perplexed with an item
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- in all my life.- I just don't know what to make of them, really.- No.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35They are different, they are definitely different.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Exactly, something different, something interesting.
0:32:38 > 0:32:39Have you never played polo, Tim?
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- Me?- Yeah.- Uh...
0:32:42 > 0:32:44You can't play on a carthorse, can you, really?
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Well, you don't have to make up your mind now, guys.
0:32:47 > 0:32:48Thank goodness for that.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51But let's see if the auctioneer is speechless
0:32:51 > 0:32:53when he sees the polo mallet.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Richard, have you ever had any of these in your saleroom before?
0:32:57 > 0:33:00I haven't and I have to say, I'm quite excited to sell them.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Yeah. They are unusual, aren't they?
0:33:02 > 0:33:05They are. I think they're great things.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07And they've got a maker's name on them.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- Even better.- Salter & Son of Aldershot.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Of course, Aldershot, there is great polo grounds around there.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16So it's the right place, it's the right item,
0:33:16 > 0:33:19but have you got any buyers?
0:33:19 > 0:33:21I think we will have.
0:33:21 > 0:33:22I'm quietly confident with these.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25There's a bit of interest in them and I do love them.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- That's good news. What about value? - We've gone £50-£80.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Have you? Well, Thomas only paid £40.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- A good buy.- Can't go wrong.- No.
0:33:33 > 0:33:34Have you tried this game?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36I haven't. I would like to, though.
0:33:36 > 0:33:37Do you ride a horse?
0:33:37 > 0:33:39A long time ago.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Hmm, I've never ridden a horse.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44I don't intend to start now, but you'll be taking the sale.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- I will be, yes. - We'll be in safe hands.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48I look forward to it.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Vicky and Nicky, are you excited?
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- Yes.- You're looking just slightly nervous, to be honest.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- Are we?- Yes.- I can't wait, I'm so excited.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Probably me. I'm nervous about one item.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Are you, what are you nervous about?
0:34:07 > 0:34:08- My postbox...- Your postbox.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10..that I got so excited about.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Never mind.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13Someone might love it as much as I did.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15They might do.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17We're going to start off with the book vesta.
0:34:17 > 0:34:18Here it comes now.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Little book vesta, it's silver, nothing wrong with it.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Where you going to be? £20. 15. £2 I'm bid. £2. Good start.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- £2 I'm bid?- Doesn't matter where we start,
0:34:27 > 0:34:28it's where we finish, everyone.
0:34:28 > 0:34:314, 6, 8, 10, 15...
0:34:31 > 0:34:32He's screaming along now.
0:34:32 > 0:34:33- 15 in the room.- 15 in the room.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- £20 on the right. - HE GASPS
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- 25, sir.- Profit, girls. - £30, thank you.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39£30 away.
0:34:39 > 0:34:4235, madam.
0:34:42 > 0:34:4435, madam, he's walking away at the back.
0:34:44 > 0:34:4535 on my left.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47£35?!
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- All done, sold at 35.- Oh, my word.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53What an investment.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Do you know how much profit you've made?
0:34:55 > 0:34:57£20 already!
0:34:57 > 0:34:58Here comes your picture frame.
0:34:58 > 0:34:59There's the picture frame.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01It's good. It's £2 bid.
0:35:01 > 0:35:053, 4, 6, room bid, £6.
0:35:05 > 0:35:068, the internet.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08- 10, I'm bid. - There's a man on the internet.
0:35:08 > 0:35:0910 the bid, the room.
0:35:09 > 0:35:1210 bid, the room. 10 bid, the room.
0:35:12 > 0:35:13You are hovering, I can see it.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- You've nearly doubled your money. - £10 the room.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20- No, he's gone. £10, sold at £10. - Fantastic.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22So you made £4 on the frame.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24You are already up 20.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26£24 up!
0:35:26 > 0:35:28This is fantastic.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- Golden gavel! - Here comes the letterbox.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33Here's the letterbox.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36This is going to be tough.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39£20. The letterbox, £20.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- Vicky.- £20, the letterbox.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44Thank you, madam. £20 I am bid.
0:35:44 > 0:35:4725, 30, now you're coming.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- 35.- Girls, liven up.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- £40.- It's only money. He's got £40.
0:35:52 > 0:35:5745, £50. £50,
0:35:57 > 0:35:59on my left at 50.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01You're all out. £50, there at 50.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- Sold.- Oh, dear.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Ooh!
0:36:05 > 0:36:11I'm afraid you've lost £80 on that but you have 24 to take off there
0:36:11 > 0:36:15which is quite good news so in fact as far as I can work out,
0:36:15 > 0:36:17you are only down £56.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- If you say that quickly... - Your bonus buy!
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- No pressure. - Yes, what about this bonus buy?
0:36:21 > 0:36:23- We'll go with it.- 100%?
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- Yes.- Cost £30.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27What do you think the auctioneer has put on it?
0:36:27 > 0:36:31- 35, 40.- £40 to £60.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35- There we go.- You can make a substantial dent in your £56 loss.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Right, well, here it comes.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40The sundial now. Fabulous thing.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Perfect for the garden. I am bid on the book, £30 straight in.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- £30 bid.- Oh, you've washed your face already.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47That's absolutely marvellous.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50At £30, at 35, the internet.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52- Come on!- 35, the internet.
0:36:52 > 0:36:5335, the internet.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57Room, you are out. I'm at 35 on the internet.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59- 35?- 35 on the internet.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00All done.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Well, you've made a £5 profit.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05Your man has done you proud.
0:37:05 > 0:37:06Yes, well done.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Because it means after all that,
0:37:08 > 0:37:11you've only lost £51.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13£51.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- Just was that postbox, wasn't it? - Yes.
0:37:16 > 0:37:17- It's a shame.- Wasn't it, Vicky?
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- But never mind.- Yes.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21Vicky, are you feeling guilty?
0:37:21 > 0:37:25Anyway, not a word to the Blues, OK?
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Keep shtum. This might well be a winning score.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Seasoned pros at this, chaps?
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- I'm not, he is.- Are you?
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- I've been to a few.- Good. Reasonably confident?
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- Yeah.- I think so. - Going to make some money?- Hopefully.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Kicking off with your bench ends.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- Quite exciting. People love a project, don't they?- They do.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- And here they come. - Here's something for you to do.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Pair of the painted cast iron bench ends.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58£20. Tenner to go.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Tenner to start me.
0:38:00 > 0:38:01Tenner to start me.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03- Oh, dear.- Come on!- The bench ends.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Fiver. £5.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06Who wants a bit of hard graft?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Oh, my word. This is not looking good, chaps.
0:38:08 > 0:38:14Five, six, seven, eight, nine, £10, £12,
0:38:14 > 0:38:16£12 there, you're all out.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22Oh, dear. That's a loss of £7.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24I think that's disappointing.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Anyway, let's not dwell on our losses
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- because we've got this wonderful curling stone.- This is it now.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Now we go to 334.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Lovely, this is. Little Victorian desktop inkwell,
0:38:34 > 0:38:37form of the curling stone.
0:38:37 > 0:38:38Commission bid. £20, I'm bid.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43- Well done.- 25, 30, five, 40.- Yeah!- £40 down here.
0:38:43 > 0:38:4545, £50.
0:38:45 > 0:38:51£50, front row, all done, £60, £70, £70,
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- £70 on the front row.- £70!- £80.
0:38:55 > 0:38:56It's as good as it looks, isn't it?
0:38:56 > 0:39:0090. £90.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02£90, internet, you're out.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Sold at 90.
0:39:04 > 0:39:0690, that's extraordinary.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08£51 you made on that.
0:39:08 > 0:39:14Take off the seven and you are still up £44.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Oh, hang on, here comes the ink stand.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Bakelite ink stand.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19Commission bids on this one.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21We're at £30.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24We're at 30. I'm 5, I'm 40,
0:39:24 > 0:39:29I'm 5, I'm 50, I'm 5, I'm 60, I'm 70,
0:39:29 > 0:39:30I'm 80,
0:39:30 > 0:39:3290, internet.
0:39:32 > 0:39:3490 on the internet.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35I'm 90 on the internet.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40I'm 90 on the internet, 90 on the internet, you're out, everyone else.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42On the internet. £100 on the internet.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46- THEY HOWL - Two at it. £100.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- My knees are shaking.- Go on! - All done.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- Out, finished, 100. - £100!
0:39:51 > 0:39:53ALL: Yes!
0:39:53 > 0:39:57Do you know, that's a £63 profit on that item.
0:39:57 > 0:40:02If you add that to your previous massive gains of 44,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05you come up with over £100.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07£107 profit.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09- Yes!- Love it.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10Well done, boys.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15- Well done.- Now, guys, the polo mallets.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17What do you want to do the bonus buy?
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- We're in.- We're in. - You're in, are you?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- We're in.- Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- Are you going with the bonus buy? - Yes.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26I think they're going with the bonus buy.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Marvellous, well, cost 40 -
0:40:28 > 0:40:30- do you want to know what the auctioneer thinks?- Yeah.
0:40:30 > 0:40:3250 to 80.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33That surprises me.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- Oh.- Oh!- Oh!
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- Here it comes now.- A bit of fun now.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40The four polo mallets.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44£20, five, 30, five, 40 with me.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- Yes! Well done!- £40.
0:40:46 > 0:40:51- Go on. Go on!- £40, I'm bid.
0:40:51 > 0:40:52On the book at £40.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55£40, room is out.
0:40:55 > 0:40:56£40 with me.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00All done, all done, sold at 40.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02Never mind, never mind.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04I'm slightly disappointed.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08£40 paid, £40 sold.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09Fair enough.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11All that effort, Thomas, for nothing.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- I know.- But we enjoyed talking about them, didn't we?
0:41:14 > 0:41:19- Absolutely.- And after all, you've made £107, so that is not bad.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22Now, do not mention a word to the Reds.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- No, absolutely shtum.- 107 might win, it might, on the other hand, lose.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Well, the idea on Bargain Hunt, of course,
0:41:36 > 0:41:38is to make a profit, isn't it?
0:41:38 > 0:41:39To make money.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41But sometimes it doesn't work,
0:41:41 > 0:41:45and this time we have what I would describe as a chasm,
0:41:45 > 0:41:48a huge chasm, a difference between the two.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51We have winners but we don't have losers,
0:41:51 > 0:41:54we have runners-up and may I say
0:41:54 > 0:41:57that today's runners-up are the Reds.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59- ALL:- Awww!
0:41:59 > 0:42:02Is that sad? It was all going so nicely,
0:42:02 > 0:42:05it was all quite comfortable until that letterbox.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09- Yes.- You contrived to lose £80 on a letterbox.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Richard did his best with the bonus buy
0:42:11 > 0:42:14to reduce your rather sad deficit
0:42:14 > 0:42:17but ultimately you lost £51.
0:42:17 > 0:42:18- Have you enjoyed it, girls? - Really good.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20We've had a great time, thank you.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Marvellous. Now over to the winners.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24The smug Blues.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27Oh, my word!
0:42:27 > 0:42:28It was all about ink, wasn't it?
0:42:28 > 0:42:30- Absolutely.- Ink, ink, ink and ink.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34You made so much money out of ink, it was quite extraordinary.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37You made £107 and, of course,
0:42:37 > 0:42:40this is going to be seriously bolstered by Thomas's bonus buy,
0:42:40 > 0:42:43which showed you a profit of nothing.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Absolutely nothing.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- It didn't lose.- But it didn't lose money, you're quite right, Thomas.
0:42:48 > 0:42:49- Have you enjoyed it?- Fantastic.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Well, you lucky chaps.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52Look at all this money I'm giving you.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55£107.
0:42:55 > 0:42:56It is just phenomenal.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58- Fantastic.- I notice you are keeping it all, Tim.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- Absolutely.- Are you going to have some polo lessons?
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Yes, I'm thinking about buying some polo sticks.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Well, it's been a lot of fun.
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