0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today's show comes from the Royal Welsh Showground in Mid Wales.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08Now, young farmers across Wales regularly meet here to compete
0:00:08 > 0:00:11in a whole range of events, including tug-of-war.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Pull!
0:00:12 > 0:00:14SHOUTING
0:00:14 > 0:00:19And as you know, Bargain Hunt can be a real tug-of-war for our teams,
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- but there can only be one winner, so will it be the Reds...- Push! Push!
0:00:22 > 0:00:24..or will it be the Blues?
0:00:26 > 0:00:27WHISTLE BLOWS
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Well, the Reds won that one, but will it be the same outcome
0:00:30 > 0:00:33down at the auction today? There's only one way to find out.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:01:01 > 0:01:04The Royal Welsh Showground here in Builth Wells
0:01:04 > 0:01:10is today home to a HUGE antiques fair and there are over 1,000 stalls
0:01:10 > 0:01:14from which our teams can choose. Now, all the Reds and Blues
0:01:14 > 0:01:18have to do is spend £300 on three items in 60 minutes.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Pretty simple. So, let's see what's in store.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Coming up on today's show...
0:01:24 > 0:01:26The Reds know what they don't want.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28- What about these?- No.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31- I got the feeling there was an immediate no from you.- Yeah, no.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33- No.- Too much money?- Yeah.- No?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37And the Blues know what they really want.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- Shiny, shiny, shiny, shiny. - Oh, shiny, shiny, shiny.- Shiny!
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- Shiny!- Yeah, I like that a lot. - Shiny.- It IS shiny!
0:01:43 > 0:01:47- But will the Reds... - Yes!- Hurray.- Well done.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- ..or the Blues...- Come on! - LAUGHTER
0:01:50 > 0:01:53..have the outcome they want at the auction?
0:01:53 > 0:01:57But that's all for later. It's now time to meet today's teams.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00For the Reds, we have mother and daughter Jo and Amanda
0:02:00 > 0:02:02and, for the Blues, partners Helen and Mark.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- Hello, everybody. - ALL: Hello.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07We're going straight to the Reds to start and straight to you,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10daughter Amanda. Now, I can't help but notice your red-and-blue hair.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Was that for the occasion, Amanda?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Yeah, yeah. Well, it's always coloured these days,
0:02:14 > 0:02:16- but it's Bargain Hunt hair. - It is, it is!
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- It's a new style. Where's yours? - I know, I did think of it!
0:02:20 > 0:02:21Tell us, what inspired you
0:02:21 > 0:02:23to bring mum Jo along as your team-mate today?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26We don't have much of a crossover on TV programmes that we like,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28but we both like Bargain Hunt.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- OK.- And I thought it'd be good to come along here, have a bit of fun,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34a bit of mother-daughter bonding and do something different together.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37OK, so do you go Bargain Hunting in real life together?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Charity shops we do, don't we, quite a bit.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43And we have done boot fairs in the past.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46And I'm going to ask you about your kids, because you're a mum of two,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- so that must keep you busy? - I am, Seve's one and Kiko's eight.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53We do lots of things, go out, lots of places and lots of cookery
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- and stuff like that, but we also love music.- And, I believe, Amanda,
0:02:56 > 0:02:58you're especially looking forward to the auction.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Yes, it's on my bucket list, actually.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Oh, really? So do you think that, as a seller,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06you'll be more excited than you would be as a buyer?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- I think, when we make lots of money, we'll be very excited.- Ah!
0:03:08 > 0:03:12Now, tell me, Jo, you're retired, but what was it that you did
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- in your career? - I was a medical secretary for...
0:03:15 > 0:03:18well, nearly 19 years before I retired.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Well, you were looking forward to a quiet retirement and then,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- Amanda had two boys.- Yeah!- So now, I'm sure you're equally busy.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Tell us, as a team, mother and daughter,
0:03:26 > 0:03:27obviously you get along very well,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30but do you think you'll work well together during that 60 minutes?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- Um?- No!
0:03:32 > 0:03:34LAUGHTER
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Well, I'm sure you'll do absolutely brilliantly, so good luck.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Helen, tell us how you and Mark met.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- How did you get together?- Met in our local pub about 13 years ago.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Instant connection. Became friends.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48A couple of holidays and the rest is history.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- We've been together now for quite a while.- I love it!
0:03:51 > 0:03:53And tell us what you do for a living, Helen.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55So I'm a manager within a finance company,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58so I look after around about 70 people.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02That's not stress-free. How on earth do you unwind at home?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Well, I've got a little girl, I've got a two-year-old,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07so most of my time, I come home from, in theory,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09one job and then go straight into the other one.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Mark stays at home and looks after her all day,
0:04:12 > 0:04:14so typically, when I get home, it's over to me.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17But, Mark, I believe that you are every woman's dream,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20because, when Helen comes home, dinner's ready and on the table.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- Come on, tell us about that. - It is most of the time, yes.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Well, I was a pastry chef for 18 years.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27A pastry chef, how good is that?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30And do you still make pastry regularly?
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Not as much as I used to, but with my little daughter, Isabel,
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- I get her involved as well. - Oh, lovely. Licks the spoon!
0:04:38 > 0:04:39Tips it all over the floor, normally.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42We spend more time cleaning up than we do actually making stuff.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44But that's what it's all about. And what about a team?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Obviously, you're great partners,
0:04:46 > 0:04:48but are you going to be great team-mates?
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- Helen, I reckon you're going to be in charge.- Of course!
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- I'll agree with that. - We've both got the same tactic,
0:04:54 > 0:04:58which is to spend little and go for items that might make profit.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02- Ah, right, OK.- However that, coupled with magpie eyes, may go
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- a little bit wrong.- I might have to rein her in a bit, I think.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09I always love the best-laid schemes of Bargain Hunt contestants.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10It never goes away, you think it will.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13But it's not going to go any way at all without money.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16So, I'm going to give you each £300.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Reds, that's for you and, Blues, I think this goes to Helen,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22that's for you. And I will tell you your experts are waiting for you,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25so go on, find them, because there are plenty of stalls out there, too.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Well, it's all happy families for now.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Let's see if it's the same at the end of the show.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Waiting for the teams are today's experts.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37He's worldly wise - for the Reds, it's Thomas Plant.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42And coming to the rescue for the Blues - it's Kate Bliss.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- What are we going to look for today? - Something pretty in silver.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- Something to sell well...- Yeah? - ..or something animal related.- OK.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- What about you, Amanda? - I like a naked lady.- A naked lady!
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- Oh, definitely shiny.- OK. - I'm a bit of a magpie.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Silver, gold, something like that. Something that'll make a profit.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05You'd better get looking, teams, your time starts now.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07- ALARM RINGS - Well, let's go.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Let's get started!- OK.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15And, straightaway, Jo is sticking to her shopping list
0:06:15 > 0:06:17and has her eye on this silver.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- I like the card case.- Yes. And there's a clef for your music.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- Hey!- See?- Not interested. - Not interested?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Not hitting the right note just yet, Thomas.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30The Blues look determined to find something shiny.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Shiny, shiny, shiny, shiny.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35And the Reds appear to have moved from silver on to brass.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37I prefer the thing over there.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- The coal scuttle? - Yes, if that's what it is.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42It is a coal scuttle and do you know what date this would be?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I guess '20s to '30s, because it looks Deco.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- You're quite right. Yeah, it is Deco.- It's got nice angles to it.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50I love the little feet. They're lovely bracket-spread feet.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- They look like sort of... - It's all about the shapes, isn't it?
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Yeah, talons.- Yes! - Like a dragon's talon, aren't they?
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- It's a good thing. - It doesn't say a price, though.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- Do one of you want to go and have a chat?- OK. I'll go.- Go on, then.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- All right.- See what you can do. - Is she quite a good negotiator?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- No.- No?- No.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Let's wait and see.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12OK, the best she can really do is 38.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- Well, no.- Perhaps we should leave it?- We should leave it. OK.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18For £30, I think there's a profit, but 35...
0:07:18 > 0:07:21So, that's an offer of £35 from the stallholder.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- It's shiny.- Yes, shiny. - But it's not a naked lady.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25- No.- Come on! - THEY LAUGH
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Best move on, then, Reds.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30Now, are the Blues in high spirits?
0:07:32 > 0:07:34So, let's have a little look. Let's get some more light on it.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- Up you come. What does that say, Helen?- Let's have a look.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- I'm sure it's silver-plated rather than silver.- EPNS.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44So EPNS stands for electro-plated nickel silver.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47But I quite like the way you've got that ribbed top there
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- to help you undo it.- What would you say that would get in an auction?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53The ticket price is 25. It's not a rare thing.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- I think we'll leave that one, then, I think.- It could be £5 to £10.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- Oh, definitely not.- I think we'll leave that.- It's a stylish thing.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02But they're not, yeah, you see them quite a lot.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- Nice and heavy, but...- Yes.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07No shiny or silver just yet for the Blues.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Reds, are you putting your best foot forward?
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Do you like these two?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- Pair of beautifully made shoes. - Hmm...- No? No love there.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- What about these?- No.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- No.- Too much money? - Yeah, definitely.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20OK. I can see the...
0:08:20 > 0:08:22I can see the "no" happening immediately from Amanda's lips.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Yes, I know!
0:08:24 > 0:08:28The Reds seem to know what they like or, should I say, don't like.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Now, are the Blues on the scent?
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- Ooh!- Oh, that's quite nice. - That's quite nice!- Toiletry bottles.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- I quite like these. - Glass not plastic, I'm guessing.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37It's glass, yes, have a little feel, Helen.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Are they their original lids, would you say?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42I would. They're all matching, which is quite nice.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Would you say that's silver or...?
0:08:44 > 0:08:48No. I think... I can tell by the feel of it, yeah.
0:08:48 > 0:08:49I think it's probably plate.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Well, they've got their original stoppers inside,
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- which is quite nice.- It's got a cork.- And cork in the top there,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57yeah, to seal it up. I would say they're probably '40s,
0:08:57 > 0:08:59getting on for '50s, looking at the leather case.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- I like the case. - What's it marked up at?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- 48 on that.- Ooh!
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- 48 seems quite a lot. - Hmm. I would agree.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10At auction, I would probably put sort of £15 to £20 on it.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Let's see what's the best they can do.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Hi there. We're just looking at your nice little set here.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17What could you do for us on that?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- £40.- £40?
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- Yes.- I think 35's probably the most that I'd go for.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26- Would you say any more?- No, I think that's even maybe a little too high.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- A little too high, yeah.- I've got shrewd punters, I'm afraid, today.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- LAUGHTER - Are you sure you can't go to 35?
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- Could you do any better? - You'll have to wait till my husband comes back and ask him.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39NATASHA: So, whilst the Blues wait
0:09:39 > 0:09:41for the best price from the stallholder's husband,
0:09:41 > 0:09:43have the Reds found something else they don't like?
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- Nothing grabbing your attention? - No.- No, OK.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49I got the feeling there was an immediate no from you there.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- Yeah, no. - HE LAUGHS
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Definitely not that.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Oh, dear! I think Thomas will be earning his money today.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Speaking of money, Blues, what's the best price for the scent bottles?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- He'll take 35? - Yeah, he'll take 35.- Wonderful!
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- What do we think about that? - Yeah. I think 35's worth a go.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- I think we should go for it, yeah. - Yeah?- Yeah.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- Is Helen twisting your arm, Mark? - Yeah, she normally does.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- LAUGHTER - Great. Decision?- Excellent!
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Yeah, our first item.- Fantastic! - Our first item.- Thank you so much.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- That's brilliant. - Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21Yes, well done, Blues.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25That's £13 off the ticket price and that's item number one
0:10:25 > 0:10:27with just over ten minutes on the clock.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Now, I think Thomas might be searching for inspiration.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32I'm rubbing him for a bit of wisdom.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34GIGGLING
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Anything is worth a try, Thomas.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40So, Blues, are you still motoring along nicely?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- This one, yeah.- Do you like that, then?- Yeah, it's the front of a...
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- Is it the front of a scooter? - It's a Vespa.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47- It looks like the front of a Vespa, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49It's different, isn't it?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- It's very bright.- Very different. What's the price?- £80 on that.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- I would say...- It's very modern. - It's very modern, Helen.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- It's got to be for a very particular market as well.- Yeah.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01You'd need somebody that likes Vespas. So, as much as it's lovely,
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- I don't think it's the right thing for an auction.- No, I agree, yeah.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- She's not just a pretty face!- Oh, she knows what she's talking about.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09- But would you have that in your house?- I would.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- Well, there's loads in here.- It's not coming home with us today!- No?!
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Listen to what the boss says!- Yeah, the boss, listen to the boss, yeah.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Helen is definitely putting her foot down.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Thomas wants the Reds to put theirs down, too,
0:11:20 > 0:11:22with 20 minutes on the clock.
0:11:22 > 0:11:23Time to start looking and buying.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27I do feel we need to have something in the bag.
0:11:27 > 0:11:28- Yes, so do I.- Yeah, we do.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Well, at least they're in agreement.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- Nothing really exciting.- No.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- No.- No.- You don't like it? No? No, not at all?- Not at all.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39With both our teams seeming to be hard to please,
0:11:39 > 0:11:41now might be the time to leave the Reds and Blues shopping
0:11:41 > 0:11:43whilst I show you some silverware.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Now, at first glance, you might think,
0:11:53 > 0:11:55"Oh, that's a nice novelty silver model."
0:11:55 > 0:11:58And that's the key part - these are not just models.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03The heads come off. But what for? There's no lining in there.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06It's not a particularly brilliantly-shaped vessel
0:12:06 > 0:12:11and, to add even more mystery... well, the wings are hinged.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14You pull one up and it sits up,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17but you pull the other one up and it sort of knocks it over.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21So, they're not really effective as hinged wings, are they?
0:12:21 > 0:12:23So there has to be a good reason.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28And when I did my research, I was loving the reason.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32These silver pheasants, in the 19th century,
0:12:32 > 0:12:36were imported from the Continent and such was their popularity
0:12:36 > 0:12:41that Her Majesty's Excise and Customs decided to impose
0:12:41 > 0:12:43a heavy tax on these items.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46If you wanted to enjoy imported, novelty silver pheasants,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48you were going to have to pay for it
0:12:48 > 0:12:52and, not just you as the end user, but the retailers, too.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55And the makers were charged with coming up with a way
0:12:55 > 0:12:59of taking them out of the bracket of model.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00This is the genius part.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03The head coming off means it's now a vessel -
0:13:03 > 0:13:07a scent bottle, a pepper pot, a salt.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12And another category into which it can now fall is that of a toy,
0:13:12 > 0:13:16because those hinged wings mean that people want to play with them
0:13:16 > 0:13:21and, on tableware and toys, there was no such tax imposed.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26It's a great tale of 19th and early 20th-century tax avoidance.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30So, these are over 100 years old and, unfortunately, in that time,
0:13:30 > 0:13:33there's been a little breakage - as you can see on this one,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37the tail is a little bit shorter than its partner.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40And it's important that we reference the partner,
0:13:40 > 0:13:42because what do we know here on Bargain Hunt?
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Things are often better in a pair.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47So now, it comes down to what they're worth.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Now, we know they're made of precious metal, hallmarked silver.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Currently, they're worth about £100, given their weight.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58But put these into a specialist silver auction,
0:13:58 > 0:14:03against an estimate of £200-£300, I reckon they could fly past that.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07It just goes to show, it's not just the material that makes the money,
0:14:07 > 0:14:10it's the story behind it too.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Back to it.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20We're halfway through the shopping and it's 1-0 to the Blues.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Reds, any closer to liking anything?
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- Couldn't do it for 80?- You see, I'm not sure I'd want it for 80.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- No?- That's my problem.- Wouldn't even want it for 80. There you are.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31- It's a nice thing. Thank you. - We're going to run out of time.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Thank you.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35I'm sensing tension in the Red camp.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Amanda, you need to start buying.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Blues, how's your quest for shiny items going?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Have you looked in this cabinet? - No, let's have a little look round.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- There's some shiny bits in there. - Ooh! Shiny, shiny, shiny! Shiny!
0:14:47 > 0:14:50So, with the Reds yet to purchase a thing,
0:14:50 > 0:14:51I think we should check in with Thomas.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55This is a tough one. Amanda's putting the stop on most things.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Mum's getting really stressed.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01The time is ticking. What are we going to do?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Start buying, Thomas! What about the Blues, Kate?
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Well, what a fantastic start. We pounced on that first item.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09It's a lovely thing.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11We bought it, couldn't have been better.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15But now, we have looked at quite a few objects, a lot of shiny objects.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19We could really do with getting some more purchases under our belts.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21That goes for both teams, Kate.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Thomas, is it time to have a stern word with the Reds?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27I have to say, there's been a lot of nos.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- LAUGHTER - Hmm.- Yeah!- Yeah, "Hmm! Hmm!"
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- This is the pensive look. - Lovely stuff, wrong price.- Yeah.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- This is Bargain Hunt. - She does have a point.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Back to the Blues and it looks like they've found another shiny item.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- It's very pretty.- Is that the kind of thing you had in mind?
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- Yeah, it's shiny.- I like that a lot.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- It IS shiny. - We're actually agreeing as well,
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- which is good.- Yeah. How much? - How much?- That's the question.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- So we've got 48 on there. - 48.- We'll leave that one.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- Really?- Yeah. So, I think we'll have a bit of a rush and a dash around
0:15:56 > 0:16:00and hopefully pick something a little bit cheaper.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- I agree, back it goes. - Got your running shoes on, then?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04THEY LAUGH
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Well, the price has taken the shine off that, then.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Reds, could this be the statue you were after?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12We like this here. We don't think it's got much age to it.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14What is it? Oh, right, OK.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16So it's bronzed.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19It's a original design for Frith Sculptures, made in England.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23We've got it all there. It's £90. What do you like about it, Amanda?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- What do you like, Mum? She liked it, too.- I like the lines of it.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27- Yes.- I think it's... Yeah.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30It's not that old. It's a modern sculpture.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34Sometimes these are desirable. What's the best on it?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- 40?- 40. Can you do any better than that?
0:16:36 > 0:16:39I know that's really cheeky and you've come down halfway already.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- You've come down loads already and that's so kind of you.- 25?- Yeah.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- Let's take it. - Do you want to buy it?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- Yes.- £25, that is very kind of you to go down that far.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- Yeah?- We've got our first item. - First item!
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- That's a good thing. - Yes! Whoo!- Brilliant!
0:16:52 > 0:16:56At last! In 35 minutes, the Reds are finally off the mark,
0:16:56 > 0:16:58but now, the Blues appear to have stalled.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- Nice, but it's not my cup of tea. - Not blingy enough for you?
0:17:01 > 0:17:04It's not blingy. It's not my idea of bling anyway.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- No!- OK.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09No is definitely the word of the day.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Saying that, the Reds seem to like this silk scarf.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- It's gorgeous.- So, this here is a lovely silk scarf, isn't it?
0:17:16 > 0:17:20And the colours, the white, the mauve and the green,
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- the violets as well.- Yeah. - What do they represent?
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- The Suffragettes.- Exactly. - Oh, it IS the Suffragettes.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27White for purity, green for hope and mauve for dignity.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29And those were the colours they used.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31It was like a code. And I think this is,
0:17:31 > 0:17:33because it is quite fine silk, isn't it...
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- It's very fine. - ..and as a piece of, you know,
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- vintage textile... - As you say, history.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41..and social history, I think it's rather fun.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44I think it's... I think the latticework here is lovely.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- It is.- But on one of the ends, the latticework's a bit of a mess.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- Well, when it's old, yes. - I think YOU'D be a mess!- Yes!
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- SHE LAUGHS:- If I was that old? - You'd be a mess if you were old!
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- Wouldn't you...- Oh, yes. - ..if you were 1910, 1915?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00And it's £15. I think you could probably do quite well with that.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- You could probably get that...- Get it a bit down, cos of the damage.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07Oh, yeah, easily, because of the damage, but it's a well-made object.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- Do you like it?- I think it's lovely. - I'll go and speak to the dealer.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- Oh, can I do that. - Do you want to do it?- Yeah!
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- I haven't spoken to a dealer yet. - Go on, off you go.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17How do you think she's going to get on?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- She'll do it!- I think she's going to be really, really good.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- She will be. - She's a strong woman!- She will!
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Mum has faith in Amanda. Let's see...
0:18:25 > 0:18:27OK, well, she wanted 15. She did go down to 12,
0:18:27 > 0:18:30said she wouldn't go any further, but I did squeeze her to 10.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- Good.- Oh, well done. - Get it?- 10 will be fine.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- Super. I'll go and tell her. - All right, go on. Thank you.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Brilliant!- Brilliant! Yes! - Second item down.- At last!
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Do you know, it's just like, you know, you knock over one domino
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- and they just carry on. - And then they all follow!
0:18:44 > 0:18:46So one more to go.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Yes, one to go. Let's hope this momentum continues.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Now, Blues, you're trailing
0:18:51 > 0:18:53and there's 15 minutes left on the clock.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- Now, this. - Oh, I like it, you know, guys.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- What did you like about it? - Just the shape.- Pieces like this
0:18:59 > 0:19:02are known as "bentwood pieces", for obvious reasons,
0:19:02 > 0:19:06because the wood has been heated, actually, and then bent
0:19:06 > 0:19:09to get this lovely scroll, probably for hats at the top...
0:19:09 > 0:19:11- Yeah.- ..and then coats at the bottom, I would say.- Ah!
0:19:11 > 0:19:15- '30s, certainly early 20th century, rather than Victorian.- Hmm!
0:19:15 > 0:19:17- We've got 68 on there.- 68.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20What would be the price that you would like to pay?
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- About 35, 40 max.- Yeah.- I was going to say half of the ticket price.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- Half the ticket price?- Yeah. - You drive a hard bargain, you two!
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- I do! I want to make a profit! - You have to!
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- You're in it to win it! - Absolutely!- Let's face it!
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Why don't we go and see what the gentleman's best offer is?
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- Excellent! There's the gentleman. Hi there. Best offer?- Best offer?
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- We're running out of time as well. - MAN: Price-wise, £50.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46What about making it a nice round number, taking it down to 48?
0:19:46 > 0:19:51- 55?- No, 48. £20 off.- I'll do 48. - Yeah? You've got a deal, then.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- OK.- Fantastic.- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.- Cheers.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- Thanks very much.- Brilliant, well done, guys, second buy.- I know!
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- Fantastic. Let's leave it there and crack on.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Yes, crack on. There's less than ten minutes left, teams,
0:20:03 > 0:20:05and you both need one more item.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Thomas, what have you spotted?
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Do you like exotic items?
0:20:10 > 0:20:14Look at that. Silver lined, silver-gilt lined,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16for your herbs and spices for travel.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- Oh, that's pretty. - Yes, that is nice.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24- Indian.- Hmm.- dating from the late 19th century.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26We have got lots of money left.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- I know we do.- Yeah. This is a big ticket item.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32260 quid.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- Yeah, we can't afford that.- You can.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36We've got £265 left.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Just putting it out there, you haven't got much time.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42Minutes. If we go no for this, we're going for that coal scuttle.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- Yes.- All right? What are you going to do?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- It's up to you.- Coal scuttle.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- Coal scuttle it is.- Because that'll make the bigger profit, yes.- OK.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Well, with time against them, the Reds have had to make a decision.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57But it also looks like Kate has found some silver.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59But will the Blues like the price?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02We've got a pair of pepperettes here, which I think are quite nice,
0:21:02 > 0:21:06cos they're egg shaped, which is a little bit more unusual.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- There they are.- Silver?
0:21:08 > 0:21:09- They are silver.- I like that!
0:21:09 > 0:21:13They're hallmarked on the side here, both quite clearly.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18- Inside, they have a little base in there...- Right.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- ..which has a bit of a weight in it...- OK.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24..so that they stand quite nicely on the table.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- If you can imagine, without that, they'd be quite flimsy.- Yeah.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32- I like them.- Yeah.- How much are they?- The price on there is 85.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Let's find our stallholder.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38Excuse me, sir. Hi there, we're just interested in something over here.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- Right, OK. - We quite like your pepperettes.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- Yeah, yeah.- They're priced at 85 on your ticket.- Yeah, yeah.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- What could you do for us?- I could do 55, but that would have to be it.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- I think we're done.- Yeah.- 55? - I think you've got a deal.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- 55?- Thank you very much.- Well, thank you very much indeed, sir.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- That's great.- Pleasure.- Lovely.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Well done, Blues. Job done with minutes remaining.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05Now, Reds, I hope the coal scuttle, which you haggled down to £35,
0:22:05 > 0:22:07hasn't gone up in smoke.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- That's it, it's still here.- Phew! - Are we going to go for it?
0:22:10 > 0:22:11- You've made the decision.- Yes.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- Go and speak to them. - Yes.- Go on, off you go.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Oh, I am exhausted!
0:22:18 > 0:22:20The shy stallholder agreed on the price.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21Job done, Reds.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24You know what that means? Time's up.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Done!- Sorted!- Come here, you two!
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- SHE LAUGHS:- Sorry.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32So let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:22:32 > 0:22:38First up, Amanda wanted a statue and she bought this one for £25.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Next, have they got it wrapped up with the silk scarf?
0:22:41 > 0:22:42Bought for £10.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47And finally, will this coal scuttle be filled with profit?
0:22:47 > 0:22:48£35 paid.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Well, Amanda, you said you were going to buy a naked lady.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54You didn't mention a naked man, but we've got one of each.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- I know!- How good is that? - In the same item.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- OK, so which is your favourite item, Jo?- Mine would be the scarf.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03And which do you think is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Actually, it could be the scarf.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07- You reckon?- Yes. - OK, we'll see about that.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Amanda, what do you feel about your favourite one?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11I think it might be the coal scuttle,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- just because of the shape of it. - What about biggest profit?
0:23:14 > 0:23:16I think the naked couple, yeah.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- Of course, we had to mention them again, didn't we?- Of course!
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Now, Thomas, was that stressful, because they weren't
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- quick off the mark? - Oh, my gosh, you two! Oh, my gosh!
0:23:23 > 0:23:25I don't know how you did it.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28You squeezed it all in and half an hour.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33We got there, we did. So, only £70 spent, last of the big spenders!
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- So £230 you have in your pocket? - I do.- Thank you, Jo.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Now, is that the largest amount I've ever handed over to you, Thomas?
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- Yeah, I think it is.- OK.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47- Any ideas?- Maybe. I'm going to be a bit coy about it.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Not like you, Thomas.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Thomas is playing his cards close to his chest, so, in the meantime,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55we'll go and see what the Blues bought.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57First up, will the Blues have a whiff of profit
0:23:57 > 0:24:01with these scent bottles? Bought for £35.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Next, they were hung up on this hat and coat stand. £48 paid.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10And finally, they wanted silver
0:24:10 > 0:24:13and bought these salt and pepper pots for £55.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Now, of the three items that you bought, Helen,
0:24:16 > 0:24:18- which would you say is your favourite?- I think the last item.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21It was a bit of a rush, and that's the pepperettes.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- Oh, those wee pepperettes, they're lovely. Silver as well?- Yeah!
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- Silver and shiny.- You reckon they'll bring the most profit?- Definitely.
0:24:27 > 0:24:28- You do?- Definitely.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31We'll hold you to that. Mark, do you agree?
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- Favourite item? - I liked the coat and hat stand.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Lovely, OK, and, when it comes to profit,
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- which do you think will make the most?- I have to agree with Helen.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41- I think the pepperettes.- Lovely.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44And Kate's got more to do, because you owe me some money.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- Oh, I do!- You only spent 138.- Yeah.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51So 162. It doesn't stay with me for long, it goes straight over to Kate.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- Lovely, thank you. - That's quite a lot of money.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Did you see anything with a high ticket price that caught your eye?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59I saw lots, but whether they will make a profit or not
0:24:59 > 0:25:01- is another thing.- Hmm! - I've got some homework to do.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03We need something with a big profit.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08Profit or not, that is the question, and let's head now to South Wales.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10We're off to Cardiff for the auction.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Bore da! And good day from Cardiff.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Thank you for joining us, Ben Rogers Jones,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27because we're here at Rogers Jones Auction House.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29It's all very exciting. Lovely stuff in front of us.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- We have, mostly.- We have! Let's start off with the Red mixture.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36This is daughter and mum, Amanda and Jo.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38What do you think of our couple?
0:25:38 > 0:25:40- Horrendous.- Really?
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- Honestly.- Amanda was hell-bent on finding a naked lady and,
0:25:44 > 0:25:46not only did she find a naked lady,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48she got a naked man in there to boot.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52I think, in their desperation to find some nudity,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55their judgment has been clouded somewhat.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58It's just not going to be to everyone's taste, but there are
0:25:58 > 0:26:03romantic buyers out there who can possibly relate to such a tryst?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06I've got to be harsh. It's a £15 to £25 lot, at the most.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Well, you'll be delighted to hear that Amanda only paid £25 for it,
0:26:10 > 0:26:12but I'll tell you what, I have to say,
0:26:12 > 0:26:14although I don't love the style of this ornament,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16I love the style of the silk scarf.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18I think it's a really evocative little piece.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- What do you think of it? - I think it's lovely.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23It would be really nice to have found some provenance relating it
0:26:23 > 0:26:27to the Suffragette Movement, because the Suffragette colours are there.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29I think it might do rather well.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Oh, good, so you reckon you've got buyers for it.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35- And what's your estimate for them? - My estimate is on at £30 to £40.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Aw, well, do you know, they only paid £10 for it?
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- Can you believe that? - I think they will sail it.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44I think you're spot on, it's going to make at least three times that.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Then we move on to my right to the coal scuttle, or purdonium,
0:26:48 > 0:26:53if we're being particularly fancy, which by the by, Amanda and Jo love.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- Do you?- I mean, it's OK.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59It's got that of Art Deco look about it, but the cleaning factor
0:26:59 > 0:27:04always keeps brassware at a fairly modest price these days.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- OK, what kind of estimate? - £25 to £35 for that one, Natasha.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09Well, they were running out of time.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14They paid £35, so perhaps, in that case,
0:27:14 > 0:27:16these Reds are going to need their bonus buy.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17Let's see what Thomas came up with.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21When we first met you, ladies, you had a touch of blue
0:27:21 > 0:27:24in your hair, Amanda. It was all very fair and diplomatic.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26It's gone and you're down to business, red all the way?
0:27:26 > 0:27:29That's it. Be fair when we're buying, but when we're selling,
0:27:29 > 0:27:31- we want to win. - I like this ruthless approach,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34but will you win with what Thomas has purchased for you?
0:27:34 > 0:27:38You left him £230 and he's sort of almost fashioned a sarong
0:27:38 > 0:27:41- out of this cloth...- Yeah! - ..so what's going on, Thomas?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44You know I'm a dedicated follower of fashion,
0:27:44 > 0:27:47so I had to find something rather fashionable and I did.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48Look at these!
0:27:48 > 0:27:50LAUGHTER
0:27:50 > 0:27:55- Now, look, these are... - Wow!- They're huge.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- They are huge.- Yeah! - These are Breton...
0:27:58 > 0:28:031890s sycamore and leather clogs, for maybe a fisherman.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07They are brilliant. They are folk art at its rawest.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- Are they comfortable?- They are gorgeous, yeah, they're really nice.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- They're not as heavy as you think. - They're not.- They're sycamore
0:28:13 > 0:28:16and sycamore's quite a light wood. It's a beautiful piece of tree.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Let's get down to business. Jo, ask an important question.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22OK, how much do you think they'll make?
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- First of all, you want to know how much I spent on them?- OK.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29They were £70. They were about as much as you spent!
0:28:29 > 0:28:30LAUGHTER
0:28:30 > 0:28:32That surprises me!
0:28:32 > 0:28:34- It was so perfect. - Did you expect them to be?
0:28:34 > 0:28:38- I expected them to be more. - Oh, I expected them to be less.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- Did you?- I knew Amanda would. - AMANDA AND JO LAUGH
0:28:41 > 0:28:43How much do you reckon they'll make?
0:28:43 > 0:28:46I have no idea, I've never sold a pair. They are a risk.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49They are interesting - that's why I had to buy them.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50Now is not the time to decide.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53We'll wait until the auction to do that and, in the meantime, we'll see
0:28:53 > 0:28:57what the auctioneer thinks of Thomas's ever-so-fashionable clogs!
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Well, I hope these are your size, Ben.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Thomas has gone for these clogs.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- Nice to have a pair, I suppose. - So what's your estimate, then?
0:29:07 > 0:29:09My estimate is £15 to £25.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Really? Really, as low as that?
0:29:12 > 0:29:15I think so. It's difficult to know what to do with them, isn't it?
0:29:15 > 0:29:19Well, it's difficult, then, to fathom why Thomas plant spent
0:29:19 > 0:29:23- £70 on them.- I think he may well have truly put his foot in it.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28I can't top that pun, so let's move on then to the Blues,
0:29:28 > 0:29:32Helen and Mark, who, as a couple, have bought quite traditionally,
0:29:32 > 0:29:35wouldn't you say, by the looks of things? We'll start off with this
0:29:35 > 0:29:38leather case set of scent bottles. Not silver, chrome lidded.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- Are they floating your boat? - They're OK for a vintage item.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45The problem with them is what you've just mentioned,
0:29:45 > 0:29:48that they're chrome lids instead of silver.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51A fairly modest-valued vintage item, I think.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55They're just modest in their style, even the box is quite sad
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- and there's no enamel...- Yes. - ..or cuts on the glass or anything,
0:29:58 > 0:30:00so is it quite a modest estimate?
0:30:00 > 0:30:04It is a rather underwhelming estimate of £10 to £15.
0:30:04 > 0:30:09Right, OK, they paid £35 for them, so they'll need a bit of luck there.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13Hopefully, they'll find it in this unusual bentwood hat stand.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17It is unusual. We couldn't really work out how it could be used,
0:30:17 > 0:30:20but we can't be too generous with our estimate on it,
0:30:20 > 0:30:25because it is fairly plain in its look. We put £15 to £25.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Oh, that is quite austere, because they paid 48 for it.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- Right.- So, let's move on to these pepperettes.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Now, both Helen and Mark reckon there is profit to be made
0:30:35 > 0:30:38in these pepperettes. Kate led them to them.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42- What do you think?- There's nothing really fancy about them
0:30:42 > 0:30:46or they don't really have a great design quality,
0:30:46 > 0:30:49so it's got to be a modest estimate. £15 to £20.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52That's a shame, isn't it? Because I think I agree with you.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55There's not much there to lead towards a higher estimate,
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- but they did pay £55 for them. - Oh, goodness.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01OK, I think everything points towards the fact that these Blues
0:31:01 > 0:31:05might need their bonus buy, so let's find out what it is.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09You left Kate 162.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- I'd be nervous. - Mmm, I'm hoping it's shiny.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- Oh, are you ready?- Yeah!- Yeah.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- Oh, my gosh, a bear! Wow!- It's wonderful.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22- Shiny fur!- Do you like him? - I love bears!- Oh, good!- I love that.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24That's a good start. It's not shiny, I'm afraid.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- Well, he's got beady eyes...- Beady eyes!- ..little glass eyes in there,
0:31:27 > 0:31:30but I fell in love with this little chap.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Have a little cuddle over there.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34- I think I have as well! - I love his little legs.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Obviously, he's quite small, which puts him in quite a nice bracket
0:31:38 > 0:31:41for collectors - he's little bit more unusual.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44He's what known as plush,
0:31:44 > 0:31:46lovely glass little eyes and a stitched nose,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49as you can see, but the nice thing I like about him is he's got these
0:31:49 > 0:31:53articulated limbs, which move really nicely, so you can sit him down,
0:31:53 > 0:31:57if you want to. I would say he dates from about the 1950s.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00This isn't a Steiff, it's not German.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02I think he's probably British,
0:32:02 > 0:32:04but nevertheless, he's in lovely condition
0:32:04 > 0:32:08and I think the size of him, combined with that, makes him
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- really desirable for collectors. - How much did you pay for him?
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- Straight in there, aren't you, Helen?- Absolutely!
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- All about the money! - I paid £25.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18OK, that's not too bad.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20How much do you think you'll make at auction?
0:32:20 > 0:32:25Do you know, I think he might make between £30 and £50.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- OK.- Make some money today, then. - THEY LAUGH
0:32:28 > 0:32:29Mark, has this brought out your inner child?
0:32:29 > 0:32:31You seem so taken with this wee teddy?
0:32:31 > 0:32:35I do, I've still got teddy bears from when I was a wee boy!
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- Really?- Yeah.- Remember, don't make your minds up yet.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42I know you love it, but wait and see how your three items get on first.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45In the meantime, let's see what the auctioneer thinks.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Is he warm and fuzzy about Kate's cuddly toy?
0:32:48 > 0:32:53- OK, so say hello to this plush wee fellow.- He is gorgeous.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55He's got a lovely little sweet look about him, hasn't he?
0:32:55 > 0:32:57He is a wonderful little teddy bear.
0:32:57 > 0:33:02Nice to have his little mouth intact and his wee eyes, too.
0:33:02 > 0:33:03Something awfully attractive about him.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Have you put an attractive estimate on this bonus buy?
0:33:06 > 0:33:08I've put £25 to £35.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12At £25 paid, Kate has done pretty well there.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14In general, is it going to be a busy auction today?
0:33:14 > 0:33:15- I should think it is.- Fantastic.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17I can't wait to see the crowds
0:33:17 > 0:33:19and I can't wait to see what happens at the auction.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21£10? 30?
0:33:22 > 0:33:23At £50.
0:33:23 > 0:33:2625. Is there 8?
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Well, it's all smiles, but are those nervous smiles?
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Are you excited or nervous?
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- I'm nervous...- No.- ..but you're not.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37No? You're calm, you're nervous, so, together, perfectly balanced.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Brilliant. OK, well, it's time for the first lot, ladies.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45Brace yourselves, it's a naked couple in some sort of lovely tryst.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46- Here it goes.- £30?
0:33:46 > 0:33:50- Bid me 30.- He's looking for it.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Give me 30. 20 to start?
0:33:53 > 0:33:55£20? 20 I have online.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56Is there five? At 20.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Where's five? 25, is there 30?
0:33:59 > 0:34:0125 in the room.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04At 25 in the room. In the room the bid.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06At 25. £25 in the room.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09All done at 25?
0:34:09 > 0:34:11- 30. At £30.- Yes! Profit! - Who said five?
0:34:11 > 0:34:1535. Is there 40? 35. At 35...
0:34:15 > 0:34:20£35 - lady's bid at 35 for the canoodling figures.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22£35.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24- Well done, Amanda. Well done.- £35.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28£35. Ladies, you have just made a tenner, just like that.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32Now, is our silk scarf going to continue in the profit?
0:34:32 > 0:34:34- I think this will do well. - You paid £10 for it.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36- It's got to make money! - Yeah.- Here it comes.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39£60, bid me £60?
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Bid me 60?
0:34:41 > 0:34:4440? Start me at £30.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47- Come on!- It will be £30.- Yes! - Lovely quality at £30. Come on.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51At 30. £30 before you online. OK, it's in the room at £30.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Is there five? At 30.
0:34:53 > 0:34:5635. 40.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Lovely item at £40, it's in the room.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00I think there's an online bidder hovering.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02£40. Anybody else in the room?
0:35:02 > 0:35:08- At £40?- Come on, girls!- 45. 50. At 50. Is there five? £50 in the room.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- At 50 by my side. - Fantastic.- Anybody new?
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- At £50.- Good news! - Last call at 50...
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Hammer's up now at £50...
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- Yey!- Well done.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21£50. That's another £40 to add to the tally,
0:35:21 > 0:35:24which means you are now £50 in front.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- But we've got our coal bucket here. - Yeah.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31- I'm not convinced about this one. - You paid £35 for it.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34Got plenty in the bank, so don't worry too much if it makes a loss.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- Here it comes.- £20 to start. £20?
0:35:36 > 0:35:41- £20. Thank you. Is there £5? - Come on!- By my side, the bid.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Is there £5? At £20.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45£20. At £20, is there £5?
0:35:45 > 0:35:50At 20! Anybody new now? At £20, all done at 20?
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Our one and only bid at £20 and the hammer is up in 20.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- Shucks!- £20.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57£20. OK, so it's a loss of £15,
0:35:57 > 0:36:01but you already had 50, so you're £35 in front.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- Get in!- Ladies! Pat yourselves on the back!
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- Thank you, Thomas.- Thank you. - Oh, no, no, no!
0:36:07 > 0:36:10- See...- Thanks.- ..it wasn't really me, it was all you. It was all you
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- with that figure to start with. - All of that considered buying
0:36:13 > 0:36:16has paid off, but now you have something else to consider.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18Are you going to go for the clogs?
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- No, we're not going.- You are £35 in front and, just to be sure,
0:36:21 > 0:36:23you're not going to the bonus buy?
0:36:23 > 0:36:25- We're not. Sorry.- OK. - It's fine, you're just banking it.
0:36:25 > 0:36:30Well, ladies, Thomas paid £70. Auctioneer reckons £15-£25.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32You might have made the right decision. Let's find out.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Any clog dancers in the room today?
0:36:34 > 0:36:37£30. Give me 30?
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- Oh, dear! Oh, dear! - You never know.- Start me at 10?
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- Nobody's intere... Oh, £10!- £10 bid.
0:36:43 > 0:36:4412 if you like? 12 bid.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Is there 15? 15?
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Is there 18? 18 now. Is there 20?
0:36:49 > 0:36:50£18 standing bid.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- At 18. Is there 20?- Gosh!- £18?
0:36:53 > 0:36:55£20 anywhere? Standing bid at 18?
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Everybody done at £18?
0:36:57 > 0:37:00£18 all done? £18.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02- The right choice.- You did the right thing.- Sold for £18.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05You would have lost £52 and you would have been in the red,
0:37:05 > 0:37:06so well done, ladies.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10- We ARE in the red.- You ARE in the red! But in a good way.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11You've made money on Bargain Hunt.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14In fact, you've made good money - £35 - so well done.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17But do me a favour, keep it to yourselves, Mum's the word,
0:37:17 > 0:37:19don't say anything to the Blue team, OK?
0:37:19 > 0:37:21- OK.- OK.- Well done.- Thank you!
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Well, Helen and Mark, are you tense? Are you nervous?
0:37:33 > 0:37:35- Nervous.- Yeah?- Nervous excitement. - Excited, though, yeah!
0:37:35 > 0:37:39- First ever auction.- Yeah.- Yes.- So you're bound to have mixed feelings?
0:37:39 > 0:37:41But now that you see such a busy room, you must be excited?
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Definitely! Hopefully, we'll get some bids.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- Lovely to see a lot of people. - We need some bids on this travelling
0:37:46 > 0:37:49scent bottle set, cos it's going under the hammer right now.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51At 10. Where's 12? At 10. 12.
0:37:51 > 0:37:5514. 14 I have in fact. Would you like 16 now?
0:37:55 > 0:37:59- £14 with me, 16 standing. - That's £16.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01At 16. Standing bid, £18 anywhere?
0:38:01 > 0:38:06- At 16. By the door, the bid at £16. - Oh, come on!- 18 online.- 18 online!
0:38:06 > 0:38:0820. 20 bid. Is there two?
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- £20 at the door. Out online at 20. - Oh, come on!- At 20.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Anybody else now before it goes at £20?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- Come on!- Last call, then, at 20.- No!
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- Aw!- Oh!- Aw, 20!- No!
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- OK, so you've lost £15. - And that was our banker.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27- Not the end of the world.- That was our strongest item.- Maybe it isn't!
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- Next up is this unusual coat hook. - Yes!
0:38:29 > 0:38:32It's a weird and wonderful thing, you paid £48.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36We really need it to make quite a lot of money. Let's see how it goes.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38I've got 10 to start. At £10, is there 12?
0:38:38 > 0:38:41At 10. The bentwood rack.
0:38:41 > 0:38:4412 if you like. 12? now. 15. 18?
0:38:44 > 0:38:4620? 22?
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- 25.- Yeah, come on! - The ball's rolling now.- Come on!
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Lady's bid, £25.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- Come on, ladies and gents! - Nice piece of a vintage here, £25.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Is there eight? At £25.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01£28, second thoughts, is there 30 now. At 30. Is there two?
0:39:01 > 0:39:03£30, seated bid, is there two?
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- £30. Are you coming back, sir? - Come on!- At £30, anybody else?
0:39:07 > 0:39:08All done?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- £30.- Aw!
0:39:10 > 0:39:14£30 it sold for, which means another loss of £18...
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- Don't rub it in!- ..which means the running total is -£33.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21OK, you're £33 under. Now we have one more lot to go.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- These are the pepperettes.- This was my favourite.- You liked them.- Yeah.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28- Both of you reckon there's the most profit in these, actually...- Yes!
0:39:28 > 0:39:30..so fingers crossed. You paid £55, here they go.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33£30. 30 straight in, thank you, sir.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35At £30. Is there 5?
0:39:35 > 0:39:37At 30. £30.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Is there two, then, at £30?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Gentleman's bid, two anywhere?
0:39:41 > 0:39:44£32. Five, sir? 35!
0:39:44 > 0:39:46£38. £40 if you like? 40 bid.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48£40. At £40.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52At £40, is everybody done? Hammer's up, then, at £40.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Last call at 40...
0:39:54 > 0:39:5540 for 204.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Another loss!
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- -£15. You have lost £48 overall. - Oh, no!
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- It's not as bad as it could've been. - I've known bigger losses. Panic not.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08Now, Kate went out and bought that gorgeous plush teddy bear for you.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10- Hmm!- This could be your opportunity to claw some money back.- Hmm...!
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- Are you going to go for it? - We have to!- Oh, definitely.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- Complete faith in the bear. - Complete faith in the bear.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- Faith in the bear, faith in Kate. - Aw, look at the face! No pressure!
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- No pressure. - Just a shame I can't have it.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23- Last chance to make some money, here it comes.- Come on!
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Straight in I go at £25.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- Ooh!- At £25, is there £30?
0:40:29 > 0:40:31At 25. 30.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- 35. At 35. Is there 40 now?- Come on!
0:40:34 > 0:40:37At £35. Is there 40? At 35.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Come on! On the book, bid at 35.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Is everybody done at £35?
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Come on!- £40 I'm bid. At 40 in the room.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46At 40 now. Is there five?
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- Come on!- At 40. Standing bid? Anybody new?
0:40:48 > 0:40:54- Yeah, everybody!- At £40. Last call, then, at 40. Everybody done? At £40.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57We made a profit on something!
0:40:57 > 0:41:02Well done. Well, thanks to Kate's lovely teddy bear,
0:41:02 > 0:41:05£15 has been made, which means that you are now back to -£33.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09So, it's just cancelled out that loss of the last item,
0:41:09 > 0:41:11so well done, Kate, and well done, you.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14As I said, we've known bigger losses.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16-£33 could be a winning score!
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- Oh, yeah, close!- Just keep it to yourself, compose yourselves.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24- Poker face.- Poker face.- Poker face! - Let's see how it all turned out.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34On Bargain Hunt sometimes, the numbers are very similar.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39But there's just this little matter of a plus sign and a minus sign.
0:41:39 > 0:41:44So, whilst we have very similar two-figure results,
0:41:44 > 0:41:47one of you is over and one of you is under.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51So I think you've figured out that our runners up today are the Blues
0:41:51 > 0:41:53and the winners are the Reds!
0:41:53 > 0:41:56LAUGHTER AND CHEERING Well done!
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- You were -£33 in the end! - Yeah!- It was loss, loss, loss!
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- Still smiling all the way.- Yeah!
0:42:02 > 0:42:05You were a great team, but then, Kate came in at the last minute
0:42:05 > 0:42:09and she added £15, so she took you out of the red a little, but you
0:42:09 > 0:42:13still ended up -£33, but first time at auction, wasn't it cool?
0:42:13 > 0:42:17- It was fun.- It was lots of fun, wasn't it?- Absolutely.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Fantastic, I'm glad you enjoyed yourselves.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22I know that our Red team definitely enjoyed themselves,
0:42:22 > 0:42:25coming out £35 in front. How good is that?
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- Yes.- Well done! You know what? In the end, you didn't go with
0:42:28 > 0:42:30the bonus buy, those lovely clogs,
0:42:30 > 0:42:33but that means I can hand over some serious money, ladies.
0:42:33 > 0:42:37- Who's taking it? Mum? Come on, there we are.- I'll take it, OK!
0:42:37 > 0:42:40You can give Amanda some pocket money, if she's been a good girl.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42But did you have fun today?
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- Wonderful time. - I'm so pleased to hear that!
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Was it the bonding experience you were hoping for?
0:42:46 > 0:42:50- Aw, definitely!- Yes, definitely. - Now Thomas is part of the family?
0:42:50 > 0:42:53LAUGHTER Forever more. Well done.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57And if you want to get in on the act, then why not visit our website?
0:42:57 > 0:43:00It's on the screen right now, so please note the details.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04If you are on Twitter, you can find us....
0:43:04 > 0:43:07And if you just love tuning in, then join us again for
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- some more Bargain Hunting. Yes? - ALL: Yes!