0:00:05 > 0:00:10Today, I'm on Anglesey off the north-west coast of Wales,
0:00:10 > 0:00:13and what do you think of the outfit?
0:00:13 > 0:00:15This is a Welsh national costume.
0:00:15 > 0:00:22Woollen skirt, apron, shawl and this distinctive hat.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25It dates from the countrywomen of the 19th century,
0:00:25 > 0:00:29and even today, young girls wear it on St David's Day.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33Let's hope it brings our teams good fortune today,
0:00:33 > 0:00:36and let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Today's fair is at the Mona Showground on Anglesey.
0:01:02 > 0:01:08It's held here twice a year and has 150 stalls to choose from.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09Ah, thank you.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Oh, I love that hat.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16Each of our teams has £300 and one hour to buy some bargains,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19and hopefully make a profit at auction.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23So, let's take a sneaky peek at what's coming up.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27The ladies are definitely in charge...
0:01:27 > 0:01:30I'm going to be brutal, I'm going to go in there for the kill.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Oh, my goodness, Martin, let's turn away now.
0:01:32 > 0:01:33- OK, I'll turn with you.- Oh!
0:01:33 > 0:01:34No, no.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38I'm well versed in this and I can tell you now, we've got no chance.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40- No?- Absolutely no chance.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43And things get noisy at the auction.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45- ALL:- Yes!
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- All finished...- Yes!
0:01:48 > 0:01:49ANITA LAUGHS
0:01:49 > 0:01:51120, 120.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56That's all for later, but now, let's meet today's teams,
0:01:56 > 0:02:01and today, we have two teams of married couples,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04and for the Reds, we have Ruth and Martin
0:02:04 > 0:02:06and for the Blues, Lindsay and Josh.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07Hello, everyone.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- ALL:- Hello!
0:02:09 > 0:02:12And welcome, welcome, welcome to Bargain Hunt.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- So, Ruth...- Yes.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17..you two have been married for 20 years?
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- We have indeed. - How did you get together?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Well, that was really down to me, that was the chance, really.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Went to a bowling league, spent some time there,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27watched him across the lanes,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29I thought, I'll have a bit of that.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33And we literally went into the bar afterwards, one evening,
0:02:33 > 0:02:37and I gave him my telephone number and, hey, presto, he was eager,
0:02:37 > 0:02:38- he phoned the next day. - MARTIN LAUGHS
0:02:38 > 0:02:40And the rest is history.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- The rest is wonderful history... - Aw, that's terrific.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44ANITA LAUGHS
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- Now, you're retired now, Ruth.- Yes. - But you used to be a prison officer.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- I did indeed. - Now, that's a pretty tough job.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53Can be stressful, yes.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57What, what's the key to working in that kind of environment?
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Always, always a sense of humour.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02You have got to have a sense of humour, but what I did do,
0:03:02 > 0:03:04it was to keep a piece of chalk in my little pouch,
0:03:04 > 0:03:05cos I used to carry a pouch
0:03:05 > 0:03:07with all the essential items and things like that,
0:03:07 > 0:03:11and if ever something was going to really explode on the wing,
0:03:11 > 0:03:15I used to get it out and I used to literally, literally draw,
0:03:15 > 0:03:16at first, draw a line, the line was easiest,
0:03:16 > 0:03:18so just literally draw a line on the floor,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21and obviously, they're drawn to it, they look down,
0:03:21 > 0:03:22defuses the situation
0:03:22 > 0:03:24and then you can take control of the situation with humour.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28Makes them all smile, makes them all laugh, and that's the tip.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Over to Martin, you're retired from the civil service,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33what do you get up to now?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35I love her, but her particular passion is birds.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39I've actually just spent the last 18 months building,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42gradually larger and larger aviaries.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- Yeah. And why not?- And why not?
0:03:44 > 0:03:46So now the bottom of our garden is one huge aviary,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49and I've got second spare aviary,
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- which she's now putting the birds in, as well.- Right.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54So I spend my time doing a lot of woodwork.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- So, you've obviously been a great team...- Yeah.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59..for 20 years.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- But are you going to be a good team today?- Of course.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- What will your tactics be? - No damage.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09It's got to be no damage, always no chips,
0:04:09 > 0:04:11no cracks, as much as possible.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12Only the best.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Pick the best, that's what I've always said.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- Well, good luck to you, Reds. - Thank you very much.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21And now over to the Blue team, Lindsay and Josh.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22- Newlyweds.- Mm-hm.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25How long have you been married?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- Four days.- Four days?!
0:04:27 > 0:04:28ANITA LAUGHS
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Isn't that wonderful?
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Have you had a quarrel yet?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- Not yet, but... - We're saving it for today.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Oh, you're saving it for today!
0:04:36 > 0:04:38THEY LAUGH
0:04:38 > 0:04:42Now, Lindsay, you have a very glamorous job. Tell me about that.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45So, I work as a kind of a fashion consultant
0:04:45 > 0:04:48for a huge global manufacturer,
0:04:48 > 0:04:51and I travel the world, seeing fashion brands
0:04:51 > 0:04:54and consulting on how to improve their sales, basically.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Ah...
0:04:55 > 0:04:58That sounds very, very, very glamorous.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02And over to you now, Josh. You've got a very interesting job.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Yeah, I've got sustainable accommodation
0:05:04 > 0:05:08in a very remote location in Snowdonia.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Does that mean that you have no bills?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- None at all. - ANITA GASPS
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- That's great. - Completely self-sufficient.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17So, you guys are a new team in life.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22What are your tactics as a team going to be today?
0:05:22 > 0:05:25I think Josh is going to be the flirtatious one,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27so, he's the people's person who can wow...
0:05:27 > 0:05:29The flirtatious one?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Yeah, and I'm the financial one, so I'll control the money.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- That's how we work. - Team dynamics right there.- Yeah.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Well, both teams want to win,
0:05:37 > 0:05:40there is a great competitive feeling here,
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- so I'd better give you some money.- Yes, please.
0:05:42 > 0:05:47- £300 for the Reds - and I'll give it to you, Ruth.- Thank you.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Women are more sensible.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- And £300...- Thank you. - ..for our lovely Blue team.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Now, your experts await, so off you go.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03Well, love is definitely in the air today.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Let's hope we don't have any lovers' tiffs.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Our competitive teams need a couple of very talented experts.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Up, up and away with the Reds, it's Caroline Hawley.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21And who's the most beautiful of them all for the Blues?
0:06:21 > 0:06:22It's Philip Serrell.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- Ruth...- Yes.- ..Martin, what are you looking for today?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Well, I'll keep my eye out for things like Art Deco,
0:06:28 > 0:06:30small pieces... Modern houses. Suits us.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33I'm going to be keeping an eye out for quirky gentlemen's ware.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Quality and something that will fit nicely in my hand.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- Your hand, or my hand?- My hand.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Old material, old metal, something with a history and a life to it.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47The wait is over, teams, your time starts now.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48WHISTLE
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- We've got the money, let's go shopping.- Yeah!- Hey!
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- Come on, let's go find it!- Yes!
0:06:52 > 0:06:54These teams know what they want,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57and there's plenty to choose from here.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01And it looks like Ruth is scouring those stalls already,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03something Martin is used to.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Do you spend a lot of time going to antique fairs, Martin?
0:07:05 > 0:07:08I spent a lot of time following Ruth round, yes.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Why does that not surprise me? And you carry the bags, as well?
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- I carry the bags, yes. - And the cheque book?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- No, I'm not allowed the cheque book. - SHE LAUGHS
0:07:15 > 0:07:20But it seems Lindsay has found something that looks a bit familiar.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- Do you like it?- Scary. I quite like it, reminds me of Josh.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24Really? Why?
0:07:24 > 0:07:25Cos of the head!
0:07:25 > 0:07:27SHE LAUGHS
0:07:27 > 0:07:30It's not one for the auction, so time to move on.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33And the Reds have found a chair that wouldn't work
0:07:33 > 0:07:35for a tall guy like Martin.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38I wonder if it's a bit shorter in leg than it should be?
0:07:38 > 0:07:39Cos it does look like it might...
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- It looks like it's been cut a tiny bit.- Yes.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- It looks a reasonable age, because it's got the wooden dowels.- Yeah.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- So...- I would think that's 18th century.- Yeah, poss...
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Do you think about 1820, possibly?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Yeah, or it could be, yeah, or early 19th century.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55And it's got nice rounded, because of wear and tear.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59- They've been added...- Yeah, they have.- ..some time later.- Yeah.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Do you like it, Martin?- I could actually see that in our bedroom.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Could you? Well, it's not going in your bedroom!
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Do you want me to go and see if I can find a price for you?
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- Yeah, just initially, yes, we'll see...- Right.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12OK, I'll go and find out.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15So while Caroline goes off to investigate the price,
0:08:15 > 0:08:16how are the Blues getting on?
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Lindsay has discovered something that appeals to her creative side.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24I really like this, because my history is graphics
0:08:24 > 0:08:27and letterpress and that, that's something I'd have in my house.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- So what's it made up from?- It's made out of old letterpress letters.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- From a printing press? - Yeah.- From a printing press.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35I think it's unique, something different.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37OK, and how much are you going to make?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Let's have, let's have three votes on this. What's it going to make?
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- It would make £40-£50. - What's it going to make?
0:08:43 > 0:08:47I don't even know how much it is, but I'm going to say... 80?
0:08:47 > 0:08:51I'm between you, but the key thing is, how much is it?
0:08:51 > 0:08:54And I reckon it's going to be over £100, but let's find out.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58£100 is a bit pricey, and talking of prices,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01what's the news on the Reds' chair?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- I've spoken to the guy.- Yes.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06He said it's 180.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- Do you know what I think? - What do you think?
0:09:08 > 0:09:12I was going to say about £80, knock him down. Which is the gentleman?
0:09:12 > 0:09:16It's... It's the gentleman over there with the checked shirt.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17Excuse me a minute.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Give me my walking stick.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Here's your stick, here's your stick. Oh, dear.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24That's feisty talk.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Ruth thinks she can get an improved deal,
0:09:26 > 0:09:29but is there better news for the Blues?
0:09:29 > 0:09:33The stallholder wants £60 for the lamp, but will they go for it?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35We've been practising this sharp intake of breath, haven't we?
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- Shall we try it one more...? - THEY HISS
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Would 40 quid buy it?
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Another fiver and we've got a deal.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44I've got to tell you that I love that.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- I really like it, too. - I really love that.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49And I'm thinking the type of people that's going to want
0:09:49 > 0:09:52something like this would happily go for it, as well.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53I would buy it... myself.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56This has ticked everybody's box, hasn't it? Cos we just all love it.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Yes, and I reckon... If he's very kind enough to do it for 45...
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- 45.- ..we'll quite happily take that. - Yes.- Excellent, thank you.
0:10:03 > 0:10:04You've got yourself a deal, sir.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Thank you.- Thank you. - DEALER:- Thank you.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07Ah!
0:10:07 > 0:10:10SHE LAUGHS
0:10:10 > 0:10:12What a gentleman.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14They seal the deal for £45
0:10:14 > 0:10:17and they've only been shopping for seven minutes.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19That's very impressive.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22But how did Ruth fare with that chair?
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Hi, Ruth, how have you got on?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26More to the point, how has the lovely stallholder got on?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Oh, he's fine, he's fine.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31He'll recover, give him a few tablets and he'll be fine.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34No, but we need to make a profit on this. We have to make a profit.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38We mustn't be emotional about it and I suspect what he's offered
0:10:38 > 0:10:41to come down to, we won't make a profit at auction.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- We've got to be brutal. - So it's basically a no?- It's a no.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- There's no profit margin in it. - OK, we'll put it back.
0:10:47 > 0:10:53So, the stallholder fixed on £180, which means it's a no to the chair.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Meanwhile, our Blues are on the hunt
0:10:55 > 0:10:58for something old with a bit of history.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59Could this be it?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02I'm just thinking, my brother got one for his nephew
0:11:02 > 0:11:08and he loves it and I think that's the kind of thing that does do well.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- I disagree. I don't think anyone's going to buy that.- Why?
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Because it's worn and I think the only person that's going to buy that
0:11:14 > 0:11:16is if they restore rocking horses
0:11:16 > 0:11:17and I think they're far and few between.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19It is being sold as a project.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Argue your case, then, come on.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Can I just say, after four days of marriage, right,
0:11:25 > 0:11:28this could be setting the tone for your future relationship
0:11:28 > 0:11:30and I want to just see how this pans out.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32So, go on, stand up for it.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36I like a project, something like this that you can renovate
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- and make your own and give as a gift.- Don't you stand for that!
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- Tell him, go on. - You don't do that with a house!
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Tell her, you tell her.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47I think it would look really cool in a child's bedroom,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49almost like a clothes horse.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52I agree. What's the boss have to say?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56No! No, no.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59I'm well versed in this and I can tell you now, we've got no chance.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- No?- Absolutely no chance. - More trouble than it's worth?
0:12:02 > 0:12:07No, honestly. I just wish you'd have come to me five days ago.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11I could have saved you... I could have saved you a lot...
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- A world of pain. - Oh, honestly, honestly!
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Stop your stirring, Philip!
0:12:16 > 0:12:20Meanwhile, with the Reds, Ruth is casting her critical eye
0:12:20 > 0:12:22over a Japanese scent bottle.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- Oh, she's all prepared, isn't she?- Oh, yes!
0:12:25 > 0:12:28I just want to see if there are any hairline cracks or anything
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- because unfortunately people want perfect.- You're right, Ruth.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Any damage, whether it's a hairline, a chip,
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- it knocks the price enormously. - Now, what do you think, Caroline?
0:12:39 > 0:12:41What's your opinion?
0:12:41 > 0:12:46I don't think it's got a huge amount of age, but it's £15.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49What's it maximum possibly worth? 25-30?
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- Yes, exactly, yeah, and if we could get it down...- Yeah.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56It's small, it's colourful and if you've got a collection
0:12:56 > 0:13:00of painted glasses, then I think that'd go well
0:13:00 > 0:13:02in anyone's collection.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- Yes.- So, what do you want to pay, Ruth?- Initially start off at £7.50.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08I don't want to go over £10.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13£7.50? Ruth drives a hard bargain.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15While Caroline goes off to investigate,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18the Blues are getting nostalgic.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22I really like pens just because I think the art of letter writing
0:13:22 > 0:13:25should come back because people don't write no more
0:13:25 > 0:13:30so I think everyone needs a really good pen and that...
0:13:32 > 0:13:35It's a rollerball, not a fountain pen.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38This is about £150 and I think, at auction,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41it's probably going to make perhaps around 80, something like that.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43It's a classy item,
0:13:43 > 0:13:48but a bit expensive so what's the news on the Japanese bottle?
0:13:48 > 0:13:53I did offer £7.50 as you suggested and she said no,
0:13:53 > 0:13:58that was actually less than she paid for it. She will just do £10.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- Are you happy with that, husband of mine?- It's one in the bag.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- Brilliant!- OK. It's the small thing
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- cos I want to go on to some serious stuff.- Excellent.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09It's not a big purchase, but after 22 minutes,
0:14:09 > 0:14:11they have their first buy, which is a good start,
0:14:11 > 0:14:14and it looks like the Blues have their eye on something.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Whip it off the wall.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22- Now, where are you from?- Hartlepool.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Is that ey-up, ey-up?
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- North-east, yeah.- Canny?- Yeah. - Where's this from?- No idea.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31- Canny.- Oh!
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Sunderland lustre and Sunderland lustre is typified
0:14:34 > 0:14:36by this sort of mottled pink border.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38This is quite interesting cos it's a bit religious -
0:14:38 > 0:14:39"Prepare to meet thy God" -
0:14:39 > 0:14:44but that is the all-seeing eye, which is a Masonic cipher or symbol
0:14:44 > 0:14:47so you've got a little bit of Freemasonry in there. You like that?
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Yeah, just cos of how quirky it is and, yeah,
0:14:50 > 0:14:55you don't get many pieces with that kind of Illuminati...
0:14:55 > 0:14:57I think that could be our cheap buy.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01We need to just have a word with the man, don't we?
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- I'm not convinced how old this is, right, but they quite like this.- OK.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- I've got 50 on it.- Yeah.- Yes.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11I'd do 40, but I really couldn't do any less
0:15:11 > 0:15:13because it's very near to what I've paid for it.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- Could we meet you at 35, do you think?- I could do it for 38.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- I like it, I love it. - And if she's happy, I'm happy.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22And if you're both happy, I'm...
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- Thank you, sir.- Thank you.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- Thank you, thank you.- Thank you.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32The Blues are happy indeed as they have their second item
0:15:32 > 0:15:35and while both teams continue their search,
0:15:35 > 0:15:39I've had a bit of a browse myself and I have a brainteaser for you.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43When is Welsh china not Welsh china?
0:15:43 > 0:15:46The answer - when it's called Gaudy Welsh.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58Menna, you collect Gaudy Welsh china, but what exactly is it?
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Well, it's a Victorian hand-painted china
0:16:02 > 0:16:05decorated in many bright colours -
0:16:05 > 0:16:09oranges, cobalt blue, turquoise, pinks -
0:16:09 > 0:16:13but it must have the copper lustre on it to be called Gaudy Welsh.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16It was first made about 1815,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19but it was predominantly made in Staffordshire
0:16:19 > 0:16:24from about 1820 to 1900 and then, in 1825,
0:16:24 > 0:16:28the famous Dillwyn factory made it in Swansea
0:16:28 > 0:16:31and it was then known locally as Swansea cottage ware.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34So, where did this rather distinctive
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Gaudy Welsh name come from?
0:16:36 > 0:16:40When the Welsh emigrated to America in the 1850s,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43they took all these colourful wares with them
0:16:43 > 0:16:45and it was the Americans that called it Gaudy Welsh
0:16:45 > 0:16:47because of the gaudy colours
0:16:47 > 0:16:50and because of the association with Wales.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53I see that there are some commemorative wares here.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- Tell me a bit about those.- Yes.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01Now, these were made predominantly to commemorate either births,
0:17:01 > 0:17:05marriages or deaths and this is a very poignant one I've got here
0:17:05 > 0:17:08cos it commemorates a Martha Collier,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11who died in 1829, aged only 11 years,
0:17:11 > 0:17:15so that would have been made individually for the family.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19So the different patterns have distinctive Welsh names.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Tell me a bit about that.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Well, they do now, but originally they didn't have pattern names.
0:17:24 > 0:17:30That's evolved from pieces being handed down through families
0:17:30 > 0:17:36and perhaps if Auntie Flo gave you a jug and she came from Brecon
0:17:36 > 0:17:37and then the names have stuck.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39And that would be your Brecon jug.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41And that would be your Brecon jug, yes.
0:17:41 > 0:17:46So, how much might we have to pay for pieces of Gaudy Welsh?
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Well, the prices have waned quite a bit
0:17:48 > 0:17:50over the last four or five years,
0:17:50 > 0:17:56whereas a jug like this, you would have possibly paid £300,
0:17:56 > 0:18:00but now you could probably snap it up for £70-£100.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03But there's always rare examples which are still fetching good money.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- So, these could be little sleepers? - Absolutely, yes.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10Well, this might be the time to buy Gaudy Welsh and, remember,
0:18:10 > 0:18:13you heard it here first, Bargain Hunters!
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Time to get back to our teams and there's 30 minutes on the clock
0:18:26 > 0:18:31and the Reds have one item, but the Blues are storming ahead with two.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34We've got to keep on the money now because there's a danger
0:18:34 > 0:18:37that we're going to blow it all with the last buy,
0:18:37 > 0:18:39but I think they've done really, really well
0:18:39 > 0:18:41and I think they're absolutely lovely.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45And what about the Reds? Caroline's a wee bit worried.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Oh, my goodness!
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Ruth is taking charge. She's amazing,
0:18:50 > 0:18:52but she's terribly specific
0:18:52 > 0:18:55and she's taking an awful lot of time examining,
0:18:55 > 0:18:58which is right, but when we've only got an hour
0:18:58 > 0:19:02to buy three things, she's going to have to speed up a bit.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04And it seems Ruth has a plan.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08Logic dictates we do a split-up so do you want to go one direction
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- and we'll sort of meet romantically in the middle?- OK.- OK! Go for it.
0:19:10 > 0:19:15- I'll go that way cos there's more walking involved.- True.- Go!
0:19:15 > 0:19:16- Good luck!- OK!
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Is this Martin's opportunity to buy what HE wants?
0:19:19 > 0:19:25I like silver. Silver's always caught my eye. Why, I don't know.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Most people prefer gold, but I've always...
0:19:27 > 0:19:30And does Ruth agree with you on that?
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Erm, I don't think she's a huge silver fan.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Is she not? So would you dare go out on a tangent and buy it yourself?
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- Oh, I would.- Would you? - Yeah, live on the edge.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Shall we go and find a bit of silver, then?- I don't see why not.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Meanwhile, the Blues are looking for item three.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46They have over £200,
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- but would they blow it all on this Bakelite speaker?- It's expensive.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- How much is it?- 225.- Aiee! I think that's really cool.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- It is really cool. - But I think it's 80 quid's worth.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00I don't think we'd get anything like that at auction.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03No, no, we walk by, walk by, walk by.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05That's a good plan.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08They still have 20 minutes so no need to rush yet.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Meanwhile, the Reds have reunited
0:20:11 > 0:20:14and Martin is showing Ruth something he likes the look of.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- Nice bit of silver.- A nice bit of silver!- A nice bit of silver.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21This is great, but it is missing its liner
0:20:21 > 0:20:26and I know from bitter experience of leaving salt in salt cellars,
0:20:26 > 0:20:30it does corrode into the silver and it doesn't come out.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35- How much is that?- £25. It's not too bad money.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37I'm thinking it has got its liner missing,
0:20:37 > 0:20:39that could be a good arguing point.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41I don't want to pay over £15 for it.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- Brace yourself!- OK.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Are you looking at just the one or both?
0:20:45 > 0:20:50Well, if you want to give us a job lot, just live life on the edge.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- They are a pair, aren't they? - Not quite.- Oh, are they not?
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- They're very similar, but not quite a pair.- So...
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- MARTIN:- Slightly different sizes.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- STALLHOLDER:- For the two, it's £30, instead of paying 20 per item.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- Yeah, that's fair enough. I haven't got a problem with that.- Is that OK?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08You are a man after my own heart. We'll go for the two.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10I think we'll go for the pair.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Cos people might want to buy a job lot.- Yeah, absolutely.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- Excellent! Is that a yes? - Give us a high five, Mr Stallholder!
0:21:17 > 0:21:19OK.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20Well done!
0:21:20 > 0:21:23The Reds finally have their second buy
0:21:23 > 0:21:26with just 12 minutes left on the clock
0:21:26 > 0:21:28and it seems the Blues may have item three in their sights.
0:21:28 > 0:21:34- Is it solid wood?- Yeah.- No, that's glass.- I know the top's glass.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36All right, don't start getting picky with me!
0:21:36 > 0:21:38We've got on so well so far.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41So, this is, what, 1960s, 1970s?
0:21:41 > 0:21:43It might even be '80s. To me, that's modern.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45To you lot, it's vintage and retro, isn't it?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47That's why the world's gone mad.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49But, I mean, that's Scandinavian,
0:21:49 > 0:21:53very, very trendy and I just think it's a cool thing.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55How much is it other than 55 quid?
0:21:57 > 0:22:00We were hoping it might have a three in front of it.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03It could have a four in front of it.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- Do you like that?- JOSH:- I like it for 38 if it's going at that.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08HE GASPS
0:22:08 > 0:22:10It's not the arm going up,
0:22:10 > 0:22:13it's when they bring it down again that the pain starts stinging.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15I'll remember that one!
0:22:15 > 0:22:1738 and we'll take it away. Thank you, sir.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- Thank you so much.- Thank you. - You've been very kind.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21- Cheers! - Thank you.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25That's a great deal and it means the Blues have all three items
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- with ten minutes to spare. - We've bought profits, haven't we?
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- Profit, profit, profit. - That's the one, yeah.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- £121 spent, well done, you! - Thank you!- Yay!
0:22:36 > 0:22:38The Blues are confident with their buys
0:22:38 > 0:22:42so that just leaves the Reds to secure their final item
0:22:42 > 0:22:44and Ruth has found a rather nice chest.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Unfortunately, it's £355!
0:22:47 > 0:22:51She's very thorough, which is great but not in the timescale.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Not when we've got five minutes left.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- No, not when we've got five minutes left.- So, I'm going to be brutal.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58I'm going to go in there go for the kill,
0:22:58 > 0:23:02ask him straight point can he do it 220?
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Oh, my goodness, Martin, let's turn away now. Oh!
0:23:06 > 0:23:11£355 down to 220 is a big ask. Can she do it?
0:23:11 > 0:23:13- Ruth!- Hello.- Hello!
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Bad news - it was pushing the boundaries.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18His best price was 300 so he's mentioned another item
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- which is just over here.- Right.- So, we're going to have a look at it.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24He's given me a ballpark figure, but I want to check it out first.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- We've got next to no time.- I know, we've got to be super-sharpish.- OK.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31They only have three minutes left. Could they settle on this?
0:23:31 > 0:23:36I mean, this is great. It's pine, I think it's 19th century.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I think it's a little bit short of leg,
0:23:39 > 0:23:43but you would expect that as well, but it's a useful thing.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47- So we'll go for it.- OK.- We'll go and ask him.- After you.- After us.
0:23:47 > 0:23:48Ruthless Ruth!
0:23:48 > 0:23:52The camera-shy dealer wants £335,
0:23:52 > 0:23:54but says there's a deal to be done.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59- Go, Ruth!- Here she is, here she is. Ruth, what?- Do you know...?
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- Cut to the quick!- I live by the seat of my pants, don't I?- Yes, you do!
0:24:03 > 0:24:05What's happened?
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Right, he wanted 220 and I said,
0:24:07 > 0:24:08"Look, I've got to be really brutal,"
0:24:08 > 0:24:11and I pushed him as much as I could and I really did push there.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- He's going to take 200.- Yes! Yes! Have you said yes?
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- Yes, I did say yes. - Good, good, good!
0:24:17 > 0:24:20£200? That's the deal of the day.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Well done, Ruth, and with two minutes to spare,
0:24:23 > 0:24:24the Reds have done it.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28GONG! Party's over, teams. Your time's up.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32- Can we go and have a sit down? - We can.- I think I need a sit down.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- Come on.- Exhausted!
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Is there a whiff of a profit on this Japanese perfume bottle?
0:24:41 > 0:24:42It was just £10.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Can the silver salts attract the bidders?
0:24:46 > 0:24:48They were £30.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53And does anyone have a home for this Victorian settle?
0:24:53 > 0:24:55It was £200.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00- Well, well, well, did you have a good time?- We did indeed.- Fantastic!
0:25:00 > 0:25:05- We really did fly by the seat of our pants.- I like that, I like it.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09- Ruth, what was your favourite item? - I actually do like it.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10It's the wooden bench.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Is it going to make the most at auction, though?
0:25:12 > 0:25:14I actually think, in this case,
0:25:14 > 0:25:17because I got it at a knock-down price and by heck as like,
0:25:17 > 0:25:19I did bargain it down, I tell you.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23- She did, didn't she?- I did. - You wild woman, you!
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- I know, just... Oh!- Martin, what was your favourite item?
0:25:27 > 0:25:32I was taken by the two little silver salt dishes.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- Acquired at a competitive price, as they say.- Really?
0:25:35 > 0:25:40- Does that mean it's going to make the best profit?- No, I'm with Ruth.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42I think the bench is going to make the best profit.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45How much money did you spend today?
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- £240.- Well done!
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- £60, please.- Yes. - There we go.- All right.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Breathe in the scent of money.
0:25:56 > 0:26:02Caroline, £60 - do you have any idea what you're going to buy with that?
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Well, I have to say I'm very nervous.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Ruth has exacting standards
0:26:07 > 0:26:10so I'm going to have to buy something good
0:26:10 > 0:26:14that's going to bear your scrutiny under the magnifying glass.
0:26:14 > 0:26:15Well, good luck, Caroline.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18While Caroline goes off to search the fair,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26The stylish table lamp was £45.
0:26:26 > 0:26:32The unusual Masonic Sunderland lustre plaque was £38.
0:26:32 > 0:26:39And the groovy 1960s teak coffee table was also £38.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44Well, well, well, my young lovers, did you have a lovely time?
0:26:44 > 0:26:48- We did, yes, thank you.- Are you enjoying it?- It was brilliant, yes.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51Well, I think it was all marital harmony,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54apart from maybe a wee bit of stirring that Phil did.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57As if! As if!
0:26:57 > 0:26:59What was your favourite item?
0:26:59 > 0:27:04I think it has to be the wooden lamp with the letter press.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- Is that going to make the most money?- I think so.- Uh-huh.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- And what about you, my darling? - I'm going to go for the table.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- 20th-century design.- I know, yeah.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Is that going to make the most money?
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- Well, it's an eye-catching piece so I think so, yeah.- Yeah?
0:27:18 > 0:27:23- Well, wonderful. Now, how much did you spend?- £121.
0:27:23 > 0:27:29- Give me £179.- Here you go.- OK. - And here's this.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Oh, yeah, well, don't forget all the bits and pieces there.
0:27:32 > 0:27:38We'll give that to Philip and see if he can get something quite splendid.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Philip, have you got anything in mind?
0:27:40 > 0:27:42I've never done this before, but I'm going to make a prophecy.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- I think these two are heading for a golden gavel.- Wow!
0:27:45 > 0:27:46And I don't want to let them down
0:27:46 > 0:27:49so I'm going to find them something that's just going to keep it going.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53So, while Philip goes off to buy something wonderful,
0:27:53 > 0:27:55we're going off to the auction.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Today, we're at Peter Wilson Auctioneers
0:28:04 > 0:28:07with our auctioneer, Robert Stones.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- Nice to see you, Anita. - It's lovely to be here.
0:28:10 > 0:28:16Now, let's have a look at our Red team first of all, Ruth and Martin.
0:28:16 > 0:28:21Their first item is this little Oriental scent bottle.
0:28:21 > 0:28:22What do you think of that?
0:28:22 > 0:28:26I think you've got to be really careful when you buy these
0:28:26 > 0:28:29because there are some modern ones about
0:28:29 > 0:28:33and there are some really good old ones about.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36If it happens to be transfer decorated - this one is -
0:28:36 > 0:28:39you can be fairly certain it's not so old.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41What is your estimate on the little bottle?
0:28:41 > 0:28:46- I think we said £15-£20 on that. - 15-20. They only paid £10 on that.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50Let's go on to their second item, which is a little pair of salts.
0:28:50 > 0:28:51Although they're nice pieces of silver,
0:28:51 > 0:28:54there's nothing wrong with that and they're certainly collectible
0:28:54 > 0:28:56and the hallmarks on them are reasonable,
0:28:56 > 0:28:58I'm not suggesting they're worth a great deal of money.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- How much are you suggesting they are worth?- £10-£20.- Yeah.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- They've paid £30.- Have they?
0:29:05 > 0:29:07So they could have a wee bit of a problem there.
0:29:07 > 0:29:08I think that's quite a lot, personally.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10It's quite a lot, quite a lot.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14So, Robert, we're going to go from these two tiny wee items
0:29:14 > 0:29:16into this large pine settle.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19I know you love furniture. What do you think of this?
0:29:19 > 0:29:25Settles are always popular in any saleroom
0:29:25 > 0:29:27and this one is great because it's a box settle.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29It's a really good practical piece of furniture
0:29:29 > 0:29:32and I think there'll be a real good sort of shout on this
0:29:32 > 0:29:33for people, they'll like it.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- It's a good-looking thing, isn't it? - Yeah, it is indeed, yeah.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40- What's your estimate?- On that one, we said £100-£150.- Yeah?
0:29:40 > 0:29:44- Well, they've paid £200.- Oh, really?
0:29:44 > 0:29:47- So it could go either way with the Reds.- It could, yeah.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51They may need their bonus buy so let's go and have a look at it.
0:29:52 > 0:29:58Ruth, Martin, you left Caroline a wee £60.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01Caroline, what did you spend it on?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- BOTH:- Ooh!
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- Ooh! - INDISTINCT
0:30:08 > 0:30:09Ooh, right.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13Now, these are glass - coming down,
0:30:13 > 0:30:18clear glass into the cranberry base here, really rather beautiful.
0:30:18 > 0:30:23- No damage at all, just a touch of the Art Nouveau about them.- Yeah.
0:30:23 > 0:30:29- Silver hallmarked rims. I think they're great.- Right.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31What's your opinion on it, Martin?
0:30:31 > 0:30:35- Not my cup of tea. - No, OK, OK.- But...
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Most importantly, it's down to the readies.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- What did you use our money on? - Oh, Ruth, I daren't tell you!
0:30:40 > 0:30:42What do you think I paid?
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- I'd have actually tried to get them for about £40.- Would you?
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- Well, I did even better. I got them for 26.- You brilliant person!
0:30:49 > 0:30:52That's actually very good, but, most importantly,
0:30:52 > 0:30:54what's your opinion on what they might make?
0:30:54 > 0:30:58I think they're going to get £40-£45.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- Yeah, cos there's some movement... - Yeah, yeah.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04You don't need to make up your mind just now,
0:31:04 > 0:31:08but right now we're going to find out what the auctioneer thinks
0:31:08 > 0:31:12of Caroline's lovely cranberry glasses.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- What do you think of these? - They're not damaged.
0:31:17 > 0:31:18They're shaded,
0:31:18 > 0:31:22they're a rather nice lovely sort of delicate shade of pink
0:31:22 > 0:31:25going through to the clear colour, which I think is quite unusual.
0:31:25 > 0:31:31Erm, little vases like these I think are rather nice so I don't know,
0:31:31 > 0:31:34I think these will do quite well, actually. £30-£50 on those.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38- Well, Caroline paid £26. - Oh, really? Well, that's good.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39And I think these were a good buy.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42I think that they're elegant and there may be a profit there.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44I think they're on to a winner with those.
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- Let's go on to our Blues, Josh and Lindsay, a young couple.- Oh, really?
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Now, their first item was this table lamp,
0:31:51 > 0:31:54which has been made from the old printing blocks.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59We sold these before and they're always popular
0:31:59 > 0:32:03and I've put £40-£60 on this as an estimate,
0:32:03 > 0:32:05but, I tell you, it could do better.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09- They paid £45.- No, I think they're all right with that, actually.
0:32:09 > 0:32:14- Yeah, that's fine.- Their second item is something completely different.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17This is a 19th-century piece of Sunderland lustre,
0:32:17 > 0:32:20but the big problem with this is that there's been
0:32:20 > 0:32:25so much reproduction produced and it has dragged down the value
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- of the genuine stuff. This is genuine.- This is not reproduction.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- No, no, no.- What's your estimate? - We've put 30-40 on this.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34They've paid 38. Is that too much?
0:32:34 > 0:32:37To me, it's the right price, but we'll see.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43We go back to the 20th century for their third item
0:32:43 > 0:32:46and it's this teak coffee table.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Well, we have sold a colossal amount
0:32:48 > 0:32:51of 20th-century furniture in recent years.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53It's quite staggering, actually,
0:32:53 > 0:32:56how it's improved in not only value but interest.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01It's a difficult thing for us to really put a number on.
0:33:01 > 0:33:06- I'm saying £20-£40 on it. - They paid £38.- Did they? OK.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10- So, it looks very positive for our newlyweds.- Absolutely.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- They may not need their bonus buy. - Mmm, well...
0:33:13 > 0:33:16But we're going to go and have a look at it anyway.
0:33:17 > 0:33:23Josh, Lindsay, you left Philip £179.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Philip, did you spend it all?
0:33:25 > 0:33:31No, because I think that we're on the way to a golden gavel.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34I'm really hoping here, right, so I've bought something
0:33:34 > 0:33:36that I think hopefully might make a clean sweep for you.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Are you ready for this?
0:33:38 > 0:33:40- Now... - THEY LAUGH
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- Yes!- You hold that one. - Table tennis!- You hold that one.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49Right, it's a ping pong net for table tennis.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51I love these little posts so this would sit on your dining table
0:33:51 > 0:33:56- or wherever and you pinged a pong. - Brilliant!- Do you like it?
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- 20 quid.- 20 quid?!- How cool's that? - I kind of want it in our house.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02No, but yes.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05- I love it. - How much do you think it'll make?
0:34:05 > 0:34:09- I think that's got to make £30-£50, hasn't it?- Yeah.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- I just think it's... It's such a cool thing.- Thank you!- You like?
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- Yeah.- In keeping with what we've gone for.- Job's done.- Yay!
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- You like it?- Yeah.- I love it.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21But you don't need to make up your mind at the moment
0:34:21 > 0:34:23whether you're going to take it or not.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Wait until your first three items have been sold,
0:34:26 > 0:34:28but right now we'll find out
0:34:28 > 0:34:33if the auctioneer thinks that Philip's item will net a profit.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Do you like it? Do you play table tennis?
0:34:37 > 0:34:41Do you know, I was quite surprised because I looked on the internet
0:34:41 > 0:34:43to find out what these were making
0:34:43 > 0:34:45and they can make a huge amount of money.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48These are very nice because they've got the cast metal bases,
0:34:48 > 0:34:52they've got these lovely turnposts. I think this is rather a nice thing.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56- We're estimating at £20-£40. - Well, he only paid £20.- Bargain!
0:34:56 > 0:35:00So he may score a profit with that item and you're our auctioneer.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Can't wait!
0:35:02 > 0:35:06At £40, the bid is with me. At £40, that's on commission at £40...
0:35:06 > 0:35:0950 bid. Your bid at 50. At 50 and five anywhere now?
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- Have you guys been to auction before?- I have.- Yeah.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18- Quite a few years ago.- But you're kind of an experienced auction goer?
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Yes. In the past, I was, yes.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22I did actually go and buy little trinkets and things.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26- And what about you, Martin? - I'd let her go and spend money.
0:35:26 > 0:35:31Your first item's coming up. It's your little Oriental perfume bottle.
0:35:31 > 0:35:37You paid £10 for that - not a lot of money and it's coming up right now.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41This has got to be an absolute bargain for somebody. £10 I'm bid.
0:35:41 > 0:35:4315 is it now? £10, the bid's here with me at ten.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47At ten, 15 anywhere now? £10 only for the little perfume bottle.
0:35:47 > 0:35:54- 15 I'm bid there.- 15, 15!- At 15, the bid is there on the front row, £15.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56At £15, the bid is there. At 15...
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Come on!
0:35:58 > 0:36:01At £15, it will be sold...
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- 15!- Sorted.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06You have plus five.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07Excellent, excellent.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Nice start, nice start.
0:36:09 > 0:36:16Your next item - two little salts and they're coming up right now.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19£10 for these. Ten I'm bid straightaway without hesitation.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24The hand went up at £10, I'm bid at ten. 15, 20 now. 20 bid, 25. 30 now.
0:36:24 > 0:36:2830 bid. 35. At 30, your bid at £30, the bid is there.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31At £30, only at 30. And five anywhere now?
0:36:31 > 0:36:34At 30, there's the bid at 30. Five anywhere?
0:36:34 > 0:36:37At £30, then, bid's there at 30. Being sold then...
0:36:37 > 0:36:39£30, £30.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43We're still at £5 profit.
0:36:43 > 0:36:48You paid £200 for this wonderful pine settle.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50It's a lovely thing.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53You've spent a lot of money, you must have faith in it.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55- We took a chance. - You've got to take a chance.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59Several bids left on this. I can start the bidding on this at £150.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02At 150, I'm bid. At 150, I'm bid. The bid's here with me at 150.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07At 150, 160 is there now? 160 I have. 170. 180 is there now?
0:37:07 > 0:37:10180 do we hear on the net? At 180, 170's with the auction...
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- 180 on the net.- Come on! - 180, the bid is there.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16On the internet at 180, all quiet and done at 180?
0:37:16 > 0:37:17Going to be sold...
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Last chance at 180 only, then...
0:37:19 > 0:37:21THEY GROAN
0:37:21 > 0:37:26That's minus 20 on that,
0:37:26 > 0:37:28which takes you to minus 15.
0:37:28 > 0:37:33Minus 15 and you've still got the bonus buy to go.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- I think roll the dice. - Roll the dice.- Let's go with it.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- So you're absolutely sure?- Yes.
0:37:39 > 0:37:45You only paid £26 for them and they're coming up right now!
0:37:45 > 0:37:48You should all be getting stuck in on these. At £20, the bid's with me.
0:37:48 > 0:37:54At £20, 25 there. 25, is that 30? Yes? 30, I should say. So, 35.
0:37:54 > 0:38:0040 now? 40. They're lovely. £40 bid. 45. 45, 50 now? 50. Why not?
0:38:00 > 0:38:03They're perfect. £50? Yes, he says. 55 now?
0:38:03 > 0:38:06At £50 only, at 50, the bid's there.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08£50 only, going to be sold... All quiet at 50...
0:38:08 > 0:38:11- Sold at 50!- ALL:- Yes!
0:38:12 > 0:38:15That's plus 24,
0:38:15 > 0:38:20which takes your overall final result to...
0:38:21 > 0:38:23..plus £9!
0:38:23 > 0:38:25YES!
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Just keep calm. Don't say a word to the Blues
0:38:31 > 0:38:34and very, very, very well done!
0:38:38 > 0:38:42Josh, Lindsay, here we are at the auction,
0:38:42 > 0:38:45but I think you two are old auction hands.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- You go to auctions, am I right? - We've been to a few.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Not many, but we know our way around.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- Have you sold at auction before? - No, first time.- Oh, yeah.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59Well, your first item is that lamp made out of printing blocks
0:38:59 > 0:39:03and it's coming up right now.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Terrific table lamp, I really like this one. £30 bid straightaway.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09At £30, 35 is there now? £30 is on commission, 35 I'm bid.
0:39:09 > 0:39:14- At 35, 40, 45?- Yes!- 45, 50 now, 55?
0:39:14 > 0:39:1655, 60, 65?
0:39:17 > 0:39:2165, 65, 70... Come on! £70, £70.
0:39:21 > 0:39:2375 now? £70, £70, the bid's there.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27£70 only, being sold, then, at £70, then...
0:39:27 > 0:39:29Yes!
0:39:29 > 0:39:31That's the first leg done, isn't it?
0:39:31 > 0:39:35£25 and that's only the first lot.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39The second item coming up, something completely different.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42It's your Sunderland lustre plaque
0:39:42 > 0:39:44and it's coming up now!
0:39:44 > 0:39:48At £20 now, do I hear? At £20, bid there. At £20, I have.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52£20 I'm bid, the bid is there at £20. 25 is there now?
0:39:52 > 0:39:55It's not a reproduction, this is an old one. At £20, the bid is there.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57At £20 only, it's going to be sold.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01At £20 only if you're all finished and done, at 20 then being sold...
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Ohhhh!
0:40:03 > 0:40:08So that's minus £18 on that item, which takes you,
0:40:08 > 0:40:11after the sale of two items,
0:40:11 > 0:40:14to plus seven so you're still in plus.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18Let's hope we can make more pluses on your coffee table
0:40:18 > 0:40:21and it's coming up right now.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25£20 bid straightaway. On the net at £20 and five is there now?
0:40:25 > 0:40:27At £20 only, I'd have thought this was worth more.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31At £20, the bid is there. On the internet at 20, five is there now?
0:40:31 > 0:40:33At £20 only, there is the bid on the net.
0:40:33 > 0:40:38It's going to be sold at £20 on the internet. At 20 being sold then...
0:40:38 > 0:40:42£20! Oh, what a shame!
0:40:42 > 0:40:46That's minus 18 on there, which takes your total
0:40:46 > 0:40:53to minus 11, which is not too bad.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Easy to catch up on £11,
0:40:56 > 0:41:01but you have to make up your mind if Phil's table tennis set
0:41:01 > 0:41:04is the lot to get your money back.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09- Ping the pong!- Yeah.- Yes. - Are you sure?- Positive, yeah.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- You're going to go for it? - Yes.- Go for it.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17Phil paid £20 for the table tennis set and it's coming up right now.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Great fun. £20 bid on the net straightaway, at£ 20.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22I've seen these make a lot more money.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25At £20, I'm bid on the net, at 20 and five anywhere now?
0:41:25 > 0:41:29At £20, the bid is there, at £20 only and 20 and five anywhere now?
0:41:29 > 0:41:30At 20 only, then, at 20?
0:41:30 > 0:41:33All quite and done at £20 and will be sold at 20 only, then?
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Ahh, one bid, one bid, one bid!
0:41:36 > 0:41:40So, £20 - no pain, no gain.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43And it leaves you with, in the end, minus 11.
0:41:43 > 0:41:49- But minus 11 quite possibly could be a winning score.- Mm-hmm.
0:41:49 > 0:41:54- But you must promise me something - don't say a word to the Reds.- OK.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02- Well, guys, did you have a wonderful time?- Yeah.- Fabulous!
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- Did you enjoy yourselves?- We did.
0:42:04 > 0:42:09Oh, we had great fun, but sadly, folks,
0:42:09 > 0:42:13we have to have winners and we have to have runners-up.
0:42:13 > 0:42:18And today's runners-up are...
0:42:18 > 0:42:20- the Blues.- Oh, what a shame(!)
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- In the end... - We were robbed, we were robbed.
0:42:24 > 0:42:31- Minus £11, not a huge amount. You did beautifully.- Thank you.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36But, Reds, you will be going home with money,
0:42:36 > 0:42:39but you have to thank Caroline
0:42:39 > 0:42:44for that pair of lovely vases which made £50.
0:42:44 > 0:42:50In the end, you are coming out with £9 profit.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Well done, well done, well done.
0:42:53 > 0:42:58And I have this £9 in my pocket. Who will I need to hand it over to?
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- You don't need to ask, do you? - No, I don't need to ask!
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