0:00:02 > 0:00:05It's showtime, as today's Bargain Hunt comes from the
0:00:05 > 0:00:09Royal Welsh Showground in beautiful Builth Wells.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Now, it's normally home to the largest agricultural show in
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Europe, but they've moved out the prize-winning cattle,
0:00:15 > 0:00:19and they've moved in around 1,000 dealers for this antiques fair.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22But the question is - will it be the Red or Blue team
0:00:22 > 0:00:24that's best in show today?
0:00:24 > 0:00:27It's time to find out. Let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57There's a huge amount of ground for our teams to cover today,
0:00:57 > 0:01:01so with 60 minutes on the clock and ?300 in each of their pockets,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04our Reds and Blues are going to have to have some tactics up their
0:01:04 > 0:01:07sleeves if they're to cover two exhibition halls,
0:01:07 > 0:01:12eight undercover buildings, not to mention all of these outdoor stalls.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14I'm exhausted just thinking about it,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17so let's see what we've got to look forward to.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18On today's show,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20one of the Reds struggles with the art of negotiation...
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Don't mention a figure. Why?
0:01:23 > 0:01:25If we mention a figure, that means we're stuck on that figure.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Oh, we're not. I'm not very good at this auction thing, am I?
0:01:28 > 0:01:31'..we have a cover model on the Blue team....'
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Look at that, ladies! Oh! So this guy's already a celebrity.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36He's very well-known.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40But which team have it covered at the auction. The Reds...
0:01:40 > 0:01:43I can't believe that. ?25 was bid! I know!
0:01:43 > 0:01:45'..or the boys in Blue?'
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Oh! ?20...
0:01:47 > 0:01:50'And I take some time out to learn about the fascinating history
0:01:50 > 0:01:52'of Cardiff Bay.'
0:01:52 > 0:01:55The Taff Vale Railway opened, and then the boom began in earnest.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57WHISTLE BLASTS
0:01:57 > 0:02:01But that's all for later on. It's time now to meet our teams.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02All friends today.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05For the Reds, we have friends Helen and Carol,
0:02:05 > 0:02:07and for the Blues, Robin and Surinder.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Hello, everybody. ALL: Hello!
0:02:09 > 0:02:12And welcome to Bargain Hunt. Let's start with Carol.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13How do you know one another?
0:02:13 > 0:02:15I believe you work together, is that correct?
0:02:15 > 0:02:18We do, we both work together, at the Welsh Blood Service. OK.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20We're venipuncturists. Sounds good.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22So, tell us exactly, what's a venipuncturist?
0:02:22 > 0:02:26We actually take the donations of blood from donors that come in.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29And, of course, the best bit - the tea and biscuits at the end. Always.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Always the tea and biscuits and coffee. Hot chocolate as well.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Hot chocolate. Oh, it doesn't get better than that.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Save a life, and get a hot chocolate. Exactly. Come on, people!
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Now, Helen, tell me -
0:02:39 > 0:02:42why have you chosen Carol to be your team-mate today?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Well, Carol's quite outgoing.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I think she'll be quite good in bargaining people down,
0:02:47 > 0:02:49and getting the best price, hopefully. No pressure there, Carol.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51She did say that she knew quite a lot about antiques,
0:02:51 > 0:02:53but actually, I don't think she does any more.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Carol, come on, tell us about your knowledge of antiques.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57You've got to have something.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Absolutely nothing. No, you did buy that vase once. I did buy a vase.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Oh, well, there's a story there. Tell us.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06It was just a vase I bought from a car-boot sale for ?5,
0:03:06 > 0:03:10and I did sell it for ?150, but I've no idea what it was.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12That's brilliant! You've not been fooled.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14You've got a very strong team-mate here.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17But let's get down to business - what are you going to be
0:03:17 > 0:03:19looking for today? Any tactics?
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Well... Are we allowed to say with the Blue team there?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Sure, they're not listening, right?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26We're not going to spend a lot, though. No, we're not.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29We'll buy quite... We're going to go with the eye. Yeah.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31And then we're going to buy.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Oh, I tell you what, you're a poet, and I think you know it.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Well, it's lovely to meet you both, ladies.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40I'm going to head over to the Blues. OK, Robin and Surinder, welcome.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Now, Robin, tell me - how do you know Surinder?
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Well, I've been a police officer for 16 years, and I've moved around
0:03:46 > 0:03:49a bit in that time, and four years ago I moved to the current police
0:03:49 > 0:03:53station, and Surinder opened the front door for me and let me in.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Really? What a gent. Yes, and I've worked with him ever since.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Now, Surinder, you're not a police constable or a police officer,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01but a PCSO, did I get that right?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03PCSO, yes. So tell us about your role at work.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Well, I'm a PCSO - Police Community Support Officer.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08It differs from the role of a police constable, a police officer.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Our role is mainly to be out there in the community, dealing
0:04:11 > 0:04:15with local issues, antisocial behaviour, low-level crime.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Sounds like you're telling me you do most of the work for them.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Well, they do all the work, and then when there's the arrest,
0:04:20 > 0:04:22it passes over to us. Yeah. We go out and arrest them.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24So you do the gritty bit? We do the gritty bit.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Now, you say you get to know the community quite well,
0:04:26 > 0:04:28and people recognise your face already.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29That's your nickname, right? They do, yeah.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32They know me as The Face. And why is that?
0:04:32 > 0:04:34I am the only practising Sikh officer in the whole of
0:04:34 > 0:04:36South Wales Police. The only one?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Currently, yeah, so the job tends to use me
0:04:38 > 0:04:41on all sorts of posters and advertising, etc.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43I think Robin's itching to show me something.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45I've brought along an example.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49There we go. Oh, look at that, ladies. Oh! That...
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Looking very serious there.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52It's a great picture, actually, I must say.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55So this guy's already a celebrity. He's very well known. Fantastic.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56And what about today?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Obviously, you're great mates at work,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01but do you reckon you'll work well as a team? Yes. Oh, yeah.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Yeah, you reckon? No problem there. Well, we're nosy police officers.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06We'll sniff out a good bargain. Ah, how good is that?
0:05:06 > 0:05:08So, that's your tactic.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Well, listen, you're not going to find any bargains without money,
0:05:12 > 0:05:13and you both get the same amount.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16I'm going to give ?300 to the ladies, that's for you,
0:05:16 > 0:05:20and I'm going to give ?300 to the gents, and I'll say get going,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23because the stalls are waiting for you.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25I'll tell you one thing - this shop is in danger of being
0:05:25 > 0:05:26criminally good.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30So let's meet today's experts.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Hoping to PEDAL a profit for the Reds, it's Thomas Plant.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39And getting in amongst it for the Blues, it's Kate Bliss.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Helen, Carol. Yep. Excited? Yes, we are.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46So, what have you got in mind to buy?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Something silver. Something silver, you like, yes.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Something military, First World War for me, I think. OK.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54And I'm just going to go for anything that I see.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Catches your eye. Catches my eye.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00And what about you, Surinder? Ooh, I think anything in silver.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Right, teams, this is it - your time starts now.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07We'd better go for it. Come on.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Inside or out, girls? Inside. Inside. Inside, let's go.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15There's quite a lot all under one roof here.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Looks like Kate's on a mission. Looking already, looking already.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21You're looking already? You've raced past a number of stalls.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23I know, but we haven't seen anything yet.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25You've only just started, Reds.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27So anything that takes your fancy, just shout.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31So, is anything calling out to the Blues?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33What have you found on here, fellows?
0:06:33 > 0:06:35We've found this old little retro telephone.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Yeah, it's a great colour, isn't it? It's an excellent colour.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Nice orange. Yeah, it's a good colour.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Let's have a closer look at it. Oh, it's French, look.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44You've got police there. Oh, look at that.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47The police secour, there we go. Police security.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Quite apt for you two, I would say. It is, yeah.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Telephones, actually, vintage telephones,
0:06:52 > 0:06:55are really on the up at the moment. Oh, right.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58People love to convert them and put them in their homes.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01It's a great retro furnishing piece.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03It's got this interesting bit on the back.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04I'm not absolutely sure...
0:07:04 > 0:07:07I'm wondering if that's so a second person can listen in on the
0:07:07 > 0:07:09conversation. Yes, I think that's right.
0:07:09 > 0:07:14Now, I have seen vintage telephones from the '40s and '50s
0:07:14 > 0:07:17make ?70, ?80. Mm-hm.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20This one, I wouldn't want to pay that much for... OK.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23..but it is a great colour. Well, I'll go and find out how much it is.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24I'll see you in a bit.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26It's a brilliant colour. Price?
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Maybe if the price comes down a little bit... Yeah.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31I don't know, maybe ?25, ?30, we'd have a chance then, right?
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Let's hope Kate has managed to get a good deal, then, Blues.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38You know how I said telephones CAN reach quite high prices? Mm.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42It was marked at ?75, but just for us,
0:07:42 > 0:07:45he has come down very kindly, but it's still got to be ?55.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Mm, yeah, I think that's still a bit top-end, really, to be honest.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50But, do you know what, guys? It's early days.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51Why don't we put it back?
0:07:51 > 0:07:54We can bear it in mind, if we don't see anything better,
0:07:54 > 0:07:56we can come back. Yeah.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59So, the Blues are putting the orange phone on hold.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01What has Thomas spotted for the Reds?
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Now, I've seen something in here. What have you seen?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08You as health workers wouldn't like it.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13That is a Dunhill table lighter. Oh. Presentation.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Presented to S W Long,
0:08:16 > 0:08:19in appreciation of the Daily Express, Manchester.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22T A Rotary Chapel. Isn't that great? Rotary Club. Mm.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25And it's in silver plate, and it's ?68. Mm.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29So, what you've got there is a name. Yeah. These are collected.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33I like the typeface on it, all the different bits of type,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36you know? I like that. OK. I quite like that.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40Yeah. Do you like that? You've got ?68 on that. What's your very best?
0:08:40 > 0:08:43?50. Really? ?50? Not ?45?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Don't mention a figure. Why?
0:08:45 > 0:08:46If you mention a figure,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49that means we're stuck on that figure then, aren't we?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51No, we're not. We're stuck on ?45. We could go down, we could go up.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53No, we're not going to go up! We're going down?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55I'm not very good at this auction thing, am I?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57'You just need a wee bit of practice, Carol.'
0:08:57 > 0:09:01?50 is too much for us to pay on that. Can you do it any cheaper?
0:09:01 > 0:09:06?48. ?48. We'll go for that. I'm not bullying you into this, am I? Never.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09We wouldn't let you do that. You're sure? We wouldn't let you do that.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13OK. You want to go for it? We'll do that. Shake the man's hand.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, bless you. Brilliant, cheers.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19Well done, Reds.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21The lighter has burnt a sizeable hole in your budget.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24First item bought, with 12 minutes on the clock.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Now, Blues, you said that you were nosy coppers,
0:09:27 > 0:09:28and that you could sniff out a bargain.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30How's that going?
0:09:31 > 0:09:35?5 per item. Anything that takes your fancy, fellas?
0:09:35 > 0:09:38They've got a phone there, but it's not as nice as that one.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42Now we've seen the orange one... That's it, yeah, it's not as nice.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Yeah. No, come on, let's keep going.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47The Blues seem to be hung up on telephones,
0:09:47 > 0:09:50whilst the Reds have hung around the same stall as before.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Helen, what have you spotted?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54The James Bond Aston. Are you a Bond fan?
0:09:54 > 0:09:57The Corgi. I am a Bond fan, but more of an Aston fan, actually.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Have you got one? Used to have one. Did you?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Yeah. No! What did you have? An old Vantage. No way.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05We sold it to pay for a kitchen when we got married.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07I love it. Can we have a look at the James Bond car?
0:10:07 > 0:10:11Reminisce back to the kitchen, then. So, it's a Corgi. Yeah. And boxed.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15And boxed, but the box is poor. Mm. Yeah.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Sorry. The thing about these, with toys,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20is it's got to be in really nice condition. Mm. Yeah.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22So, that's the thing. Shall we move on?
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Yes, let's move on, but thank you. Thank you.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29So, the Reds have stalled on the car, but the Blues haven't got into
0:10:29 > 0:10:33first gear. With 20 minutes on the clock, they've yet to buy an item.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36So, Robin and Surinder, are you men of the world?
0:10:37 > 0:10:39What do you think about this?
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Now, I know this isn't anything to do with the war. No.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46It's quite a nice, tidy example, though, of a little globe.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48I had one like that when I was a child. Did you?
0:10:48 > 0:10:51I did, a little metal globe, just like that. Yeah?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53What about you, Surinder? Do you like that?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I do like it, but what sort of age are we looking at?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58You can see here, we've got, "Made in England."
0:10:58 > 0:11:01That tells you straight away it's post-war, and we've got the
0:11:01 > 0:11:05name here, Chad Valley, really known for making children's toys. Yeah.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Particularly tin plate pieces. Yeah.
0:11:07 > 0:11:12So I would think it's certainly probably '70s. Yeah.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13And the things from that period,
0:11:13 > 0:11:15are they starting to become more collectible now?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Well, people do like globes, even if they're
0:11:18 > 0:11:22a little bit out of date, they still make really nice furnishing pieces.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Mm. Have a little feel, Surinder.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Yeah, you can feel it is good quality, actually. Yeah.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31What would be your best on that one? ?20 would be the best on that.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32Thank you.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Well, ?20, guys. What do you think? Sounds good to me. Happy? Yes.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Happy. Done. I'll go and do the deal. First purchase, well done!
0:11:39 > 0:11:42In half an hour. We'd better get our skates on. Well done.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43You certainly had, Blues,
0:11:43 > 0:11:47but at least you've finally bought something. It's 1-1.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Reds, is this going to be music to your ears?
0:11:50 > 0:11:52This is what I like. I like this sort of thing.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Yeah, I knew you'd like that. Yeah, because I'm musical. You are.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57I've heard you... Voice of an angel.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Is that true, Helen? Yes, voice of an angel.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Has she got the voice of an angel? No. No? I entertain all day.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05See, because we wouldn't be able to afford it... No. No.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07..that is probably ?400, isn't it?
0:12:07 > 0:12:10?450, there you are. Thank you. You've got great taste.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12It's very nice, though. It is nice.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14At that price, it's playing a dud note.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Now, guess what the Blues are about to pick up?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Gosh, it's heavy. So...I see.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23You guessed it - another phone!
0:12:23 > 0:12:27It's all contained in the box. Yes, it's hidden away in the box.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30It's got elements of the Art Deco. Yeah.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33With this very geometric carving and the chrome,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36but I would think it's '70s. Yeah. Yeah.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37What do you think? Let's have a look at it.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40I think so, the style of the phone, yeah.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43So we've got Western Electric there, that could be that it's American.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Mm. We'd have to look that up.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50Check that the springs are all working, which they seem to be.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53It's stylish, isn't it? I think it's really nice.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Is it the kind of thing you'd have in your house? It is, actually.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58He would. Or in work, he'd have it on his desk in work.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59I'd have it on my desk, yeah, definitely.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01What would you pay for it?
0:13:01 > 0:13:04I'd be looking around about ?45, to be honest. Yeah?
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Go and see if he'll take ?45. If he'll take ?45, we'll get it.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Well, there we go, then. Why don't you go and have a chat, Surinder?
0:13:10 > 0:13:12OK. Go on, do your best.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Do you think he'll get it for ?45? I don't know. Is he good at haggling?
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Oh, yeah. Is he? Oh, he's a bit of a wheeler-dealer. Oh, is he? He is.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22He needs to be - it's marked up at ?65.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Come on in, Surinder. There we go. What's the verdict?
0:13:26 > 0:13:30?45 it is. You're the man! Well done! Second purchase. There we go.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34I'm quite glad we've got this telephone obsession sorted...
0:13:34 > 0:13:36We have a phone. ..and put to bed. Yes.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Great. On to the third item, and it's going to be a winner. Come on.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Let's hope so, Kate, but well done, Blues.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Two items down, but there's just under 25 minutes left on the clock.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Blues, are you happy?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51I think we're getting on all right, to be honest,
0:13:51 > 0:13:54considering the time we've got. Yeah, two items. Two items already.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55Well, I think it's fair to say it took us
0:13:55 > 0:13:59a little while to warm up, but now we are flying.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03I haven't come across my silver item yet, though. Or anything military.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Well, time is marching on, you'd best get cracking.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Reds, I must say, you seem very calm considering time is ticking,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12and you still have two items to buy.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Oh, my! I know. Oh, what about that little sewing basket?
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Really? Yeah, love that. Do you?
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Not this thing? No, not that, that's horrible.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24How old do you think it is? Is it '60s? It is.
0:14:24 > 0:14:291960s, 1970s. So not...? Oh, it's fine. This sort of vintage look...
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Is that the original top for it? Yeah, it is. It is g...
0:14:33 > 0:14:35All original. How do you know that?
0:14:35 > 0:14:40Well, just experience tells me. And it's got the original gold lining,
0:14:40 > 0:14:44which you wouldn't have. No. That's all as it was when it was bought.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Come on, how much is it?
0:14:46 > 0:14:48?25 on that. Really? Mm.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51I was more thinking ?15. Was you? Yeah.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54I'm thinking, shall we be very nice to you and do ?18?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57And say yes to ?15? No, we can't do yes to ?15.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Look, I'm a simple man who can deal in tens and fives.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Well, then, we'll do ?20.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06No, don't say that! Don't say that.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Look after these girls. Yeah, you've sold me. ?15. ?15.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14What do you think about that? I'm happy with ?15. You're happy?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16I think we'll have it.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19?15. Thank you very much. ?15, there we are. Thank you.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22And I hope you do well. Yeah, thank you.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23'Good negotiating, Reds!
0:15:23 > 0:15:27'But you've sewn up your second item with 40 minutes on the clock.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30'20 minutes left, teams.'
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Now, you said to me you were looking for some militaria, weren't you?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Yeah, yeah.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36And you wanted a piece of silver, and we haven't found either yet. No.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39No. Shall we see what we come across first? OK.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40Sounds like a plan.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44There's a few bits in here. Yeah.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48I tell you what, that box is very nice. Thank you.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Little snuff box. Oh, that's nice.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54Made on a curve, so it would fit in your pocket really nicely. Yeah.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Probably going to be quite expensive, though, is it? ?150.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00?150.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04What would it make at auction? I'd say probably getting on for that.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07I'm not sure there's a huge amount of profit left in it.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08It is a really nice one.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10All right, let's put it back. Thank you so much for your help.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12No problem, thank you.
0:16:12 > 0:16:13Let's carry on.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14Oh, dear.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18No silver just yet, then, and there's just over ten minutes left.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22What about a bit of modern sculpture? Well, I do...
0:16:22 > 0:16:23No, not that.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Why not that? It's a bit of tree. Yeah, it's marvellous.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Look at that. An ancient bit of wood. No?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Thomas, walk away.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Disappointing. Come on, let's move on.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37No sulking, Thomas.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Now, has Kate finally spotted some militaria for the Blues?
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Ooh, now, what about these, guys? Set of three.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Oh, they're nice. 1914. Aren't they nice? Yeah. Mm.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52These are obviously commemorating the Alliance. Yes.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54We've got Britain at the top, Belgium, France,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57and the double-headed eagle, of course, representing Russia,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59down here at the bottom.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02These are made in Staffordshire, I would think.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05We've got what looks like a factory mark printed on the bottom there.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Yeah. That's hard to read, though. Is that your kind of thing?
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Oh, definitely. Yeah, and the fact it's dated 1914,
0:17:11 > 0:17:14so it's right at the start of the war.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17It's a nice piece. Very patriotic, isn't it? Very patriotic.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Does this come alive for you as well?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21It does, actually, yes, of course it does.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25Living in Britain, being born in Britain, so...
0:17:25 > 0:17:26I think it's an amazing item, to be honest.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29We'd better find out the price. Hi, there. Hi, you all right?
0:17:29 > 0:17:33What sort of price are you looking for for the set of three here? ?65.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34?65. Are they, now? Yeah.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37What were you guys thinking, price-wise?
0:17:37 > 0:17:38I don't know. What you thinking, Rob?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40I think if we could get them for about ?50,
0:17:40 > 0:17:42we might get a bit of a profit on them.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46I'll do ?55, but I think it needs to be that. OK, yeah. Lovely.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51I'll go home happy. Well, let's do it, then. Thank you very much.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Cheers. Wonderful. ?55. That's great. Well done, guys.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Got all three items, and even five minutes to spare.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00I'd say it's time for a cup of tea, guys. Well done, Blues.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04All three items bought. Reds, you need to hop to it.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08That's nice. The little frog. It's... People love frogs.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09It's so mad.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13You've got... It's a frog, shaving another frog.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16It's German, we can see that, the porcelain on there,
0:18:16 > 0:18:19and it probably dates from the 1900s, 1920s.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21And the way that, if it was slightly later,
0:18:21 > 0:18:26this would have been a solid mass, rather than lovely and pierced.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29It's a good thing, but it's a pin tray.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34I think it's... Or for your man's razor.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Now, you've got ?95 on it. What's your very best?
0:18:38 > 0:18:39You know, it's a very collectible piece.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41It's nice, yeah, it's very nice.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45What can you do it for?
0:18:45 > 0:18:48?75 for the ladies, but I can't go.... For the ladies.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50And for the gentleman?
0:18:52 > 0:18:57?70. ?70? ?70. I like it. I like it, actually, so... Shall we do it?
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Yeah. Yeah. We're going to do it. Thank you so very much.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Thank you. Good luck, ladies. Thank you very much. It's beautiful.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07HORN SOUNDS And relax, teams.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Your time's up.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12To the wire.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Let's check out what the Red team have bought.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19First up, Helen and Carol are hoping this lighter,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21bought for ?48, will set the bidding alight.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Next up, at ?15, will they have it all sewn up with this sewing box?
0:19:28 > 0:19:33And finally, will they be jumping for joy with this frog shaving dish,
0:19:33 > 0:19:34bought for ?70?
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Well, ladies, I must say, for a team who almost used up all of
0:19:38 > 0:19:40their time, you remained very cool, calm, and collected.
0:19:40 > 0:19:41Did you enjoy that?
0:19:41 > 0:19:44We did, yeah, it was good. Lots of fun. It was good fun.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Now, Helen, of the three items that you bought,
0:19:46 > 0:19:47which was your favourite?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50I liked the lighter. The lighter, that lovely tabletop lighter, yes.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51I liked that too. And do you think
0:19:51 > 0:19:54it's going to bring in the biggest profit? I'm hoping so.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55OK. Carol, do you agree?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58I like the lighter, but I did like the dish the most. The frog dish.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00So your favourite was the dish? Yes. OK.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02And biggest profit in that, or...?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05I think that'll make the biggest profit. You reckon? Yeah. OK.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10So you spent ?133. From you, Carol, I'll take ?167, please.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11There we go.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14But I'm not holding on to it for long, because Thomas is saying,
0:20:14 > 0:20:15"Give it to me." Yeah.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18That's a lot to play with. Do you have any ideas? I do, actually.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20I do.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24Something cheeky for you two. Oh, cheeky, like the ladies.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Good work, Thomas.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Well, while Thomas heads off to buy a bonus item,
0:20:28 > 0:20:30let's find out what the Blues bought.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33First up, our boys in blue, Robin and Surinder,
0:20:33 > 0:20:36spent ?20 on this small globe.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Next up, will this phone be a good call? Bought for ?45.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44And finally, the boys wanted militaria,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47and bought these World War I jugs for just ?55.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Kate, do you think these guys did pretty well?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53I think, once they found their feet and warmed up,
0:20:53 > 0:20:56they were flying, so I've got high hopes, gentlemen.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59OK. Robin, which was your favourite of the three items?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02The jugs. The jugs we bought at the end, 1914.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04You would have those, wouldn't you? Exactly what I like, yeah.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08But do you think they're going to bring the biggest profit?
0:21:08 > 0:21:10What do you reckon? I think the phone. The phone.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12We're going to go for the phone. We like the phone.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13You think that retro market? Perfect.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15So, Surinder, which was your favourite item?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Oh, it was the phone. The phone all the way,
0:21:17 > 0:21:19AND you reckon it's going to bring the biggest profit?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Oh, I do, yeah. OK, well, not high spenders.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26Only ?120 spent, so who's got ?180 for us?
0:21:26 > 0:21:30OK, Robin, thank you so much. It's going straight over to Kate Bliss.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32Lovely.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Now, like the gentlemen, are you going to take your time to
0:21:34 > 0:21:36buy this item, or have you seen something already?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Well, I have got something in mind, yes.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42We fulfilled one criteria of what we set out to buy at the outset,
0:21:42 > 0:21:45but we didn't fulfil the other one. No. There's a little hint.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47OK, there's a hint, see if you can figure it out.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50So, while Kate's off buying for the Blues, I'm going to go
0:21:50 > 0:21:53and discover a little bit about Welsh history.
0:22:00 > 0:22:05This is Cardiff Bay, Europe's largest waterfront development.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08The eight-mile stretch was transformed in the 1990s,
0:22:08 > 0:22:10into a vibrant leisure and business hot spot.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14It's home to a stunning international art centre,
0:22:14 > 0:22:16and the Welsh Assembly.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18But it wasn't always like this.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23Back in the 19th century, it was a very different scene altogether.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26This was the engine room of the Industrial Revolution.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Now, the ingredients needed to fire that industrial age -
0:22:29 > 0:22:34iron and coal, from the South Wales valleys - were exported to
0:22:34 > 0:22:36the rest of the world from this very spot.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38It was a veritable powerhouse.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45James Cowan is going to tell me how the natural resources under
0:22:45 > 0:22:48the South Wales valleys helped to transform Cardiff Docks into
0:22:48 > 0:22:51what was the largest port in the world.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55There were plentiful resources, of iron ore and coal,
0:22:55 > 0:22:56but they were inaccessible.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58They were trapped in steep-sided wooded valleys,
0:22:58 > 0:23:01so, end of the 18th century, a solution was found,
0:23:01 > 0:23:03which was to create a canal,
0:23:03 > 0:23:06leading from the valleys of South Wales down to a sea lock,
0:23:06 > 0:23:08here in Cardiff, which opened the route out to the
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Bristol Channel and the world.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16By the early 19th century, thanks to the building of this canal
0:23:16 > 0:23:19linking the valleys to the bay, business began to increase.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24But this was just the start of the boom in Cardiff's fortunes.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28Enter the Second Marquess of Bute, a Scottish noble who had
0:23:28 > 0:23:33acquired Cardiff Castle, and vast swathes of land rich in coal.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38So, tell me more about the role that this Scotsman played in the story.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Well, the Marquess of Bute was keen to exploit the coal that was
0:23:41 > 0:23:43under the land he owned.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46It was high-quality coal, needed to produce steam,
0:23:46 > 0:23:49the essential fuel of the industrial age.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53So he decided to invest his own money in creating a vast docks,
0:23:53 > 0:23:56the Bute West Docks, here at Cardiff.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59The problem was the canal - it just didn't have the capacity to
0:23:59 > 0:24:02be able to get the coal down to the docks in the quantities
0:24:02 > 0:24:05required, so this problem had already been noticed by the
0:24:05 > 0:24:09iron masters who had begun building a railway in the 1830s.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12The Marquess of Bute got hold of this project and made sure
0:24:12 > 0:24:15that the railway came directly down to his docks.
0:24:15 > 0:24:191841, the Taff Vale Railway opened, and then the boom began in earnest.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23WHISTLE BLASTS
0:24:24 > 0:24:26New docks followed in quick succession.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31By 1913, at its peak, Cardiff was exporting around 11 million
0:24:31 > 0:24:34tonnes of coal, making it the largest port in the world.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37But that didn't last for ever. It didn't.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40The problem was competition growing from other parts of the
0:24:40 > 0:24:43British Empire, other parts of Europe, and
0:24:43 > 0:24:46a new fossil fuel - oil - took over as the primary resource for ships.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52By the 1950s, we were exporting just half a million tonnes per year.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Last shipment of coal out of Cardiff Docks was 1964,
0:24:56 > 0:24:58and then the decline seemed pretty terminal.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04By the 1980s, a massive regeneration was planned,
0:25:04 > 0:25:08and in the 1990s, some of the docks were filled in and new
0:25:08 > 0:25:11buildings were built for business, leisure, and housing.
0:25:13 > 0:25:14By the turn of the millennium,
0:25:14 > 0:25:18Cardiff Bay was looking very different, but there are still
0:25:18 > 0:25:20a few reminders left of its industrial past.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Well, there's one building that sticks out like a sore thumb,
0:25:24 > 0:25:26and it's this - the Norwegian Church.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Tell me how it got here.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Well, there was a large Norwegian community in Cardiff.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Norway had one of the largest marine fleets in the world.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34They supplied the wood to Cardiff,
0:25:34 > 0:25:36and they took back the coal to Norway.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Eventually, a community settled here,
0:25:38 > 0:25:41and they formed their own church, right here in Cardiff Bay.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45And I believe this isn't even its original location - it's moved.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49It has. It was located about 300 metres away from here in the
0:25:49 > 0:25:53area of land that now is housing the Wales Millennium Centre,
0:25:53 > 0:25:54so they had to move it.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55Because it's made of iron,
0:25:55 > 0:25:59it was very easy to dismantle and reassemble here. Ah.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02So it looks like wood, it looks like painted wood, but that's Welsh iron?
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Yes, Welsh iron. It was called the Iron Church.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07It's actually the oldest surviving Norwegian church in the whole
0:26:07 > 0:26:08of Britain.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11And it's right here in the bay. Indeed.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16It's been a fascinating history of the bay.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Thank you so much, James, for taking the time,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21but now it's time for me to make an expedition of my own,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23across the bay, as we head to the auction.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Well, I've made it over from the bay and I've landed at Rogers Jones
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Auction House, and I'm with our eponymous auctioneer,
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Ben Rogers Jones. Hello, Ben. Hello.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Thank you for having me along. You're most welcome.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47We'd better get straight down to action.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49We're starting with our Reds, Helen and Carol.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Straight in to that lovely table lighter.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55Now, Helen reckons this is going to make the most profit,
0:26:55 > 0:26:57so she's really pinning her hopes on it.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Do you think they've done well there, the Reds?
0:26:59 > 0:27:00I mean, lovely once upon a time,
0:27:00 > 0:27:04but cigarette smoking and cigar smoking has declined over the years.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08The need for a cigarette lighter has probably declined too.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11There is an interesting inscription.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15Mm-hm, mm-hm. My expectations are fairly modest - ?25-?35.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19?25-?35, despite that Dunhill name? I think so. OK.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Well, they paid ?48 for said table lighter,
0:27:22 > 0:27:24so we hope the collectors are out.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Now, again, Helen absolutely loved this sewing box,
0:27:27 > 0:27:30but Carol didn't, and I have a funny feeling you're maybe in
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Carol's camp here, when it comes to this.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36I am. It's not a pretty thing, with those tapered black legs, is it?
0:27:36 > 0:27:38I'm quite into those. Oh, you are?
0:27:38 > 0:27:40Yeah, they're quite Scandinavian, quite retro.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Well, there's no accounting for taste.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46I'd put ?15-?25 on that one. OK. Well, do you know what?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Helen and Carol only paid ?15 for that,
0:27:49 > 0:27:52so they won't be too upset to hear that.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Now, our last lot for the Reds, Helen and Carol,
0:27:54 > 0:27:58was a close shave, if you will, but I think they did well. I love it!
0:27:58 > 0:28:01I love it. It's absolutely daft, isn't it?
0:28:01 > 0:28:05It's a shell dish with two frogs on top, one's shaving the other,
0:28:05 > 0:28:08and I think this'll do rather well. There's lots of interest, actually.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09Really?
0:28:09 > 0:28:13?30-?40 conservatively, might do a little bit better.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Do you think that's a wee bit "come get me"? I think it is.
0:28:16 > 0:28:17Oh, good, well, it has to be.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22I hope people do come and get it, because they paid ?70 for it.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26It could get there. I really do like it, and I did a bit of research,
0:28:26 > 0:28:29and I cannot find another one out there, so you never know.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31So, a rarity.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Well, according to Ben, the Reds may or may not need their bonus buy,
0:28:34 > 0:28:37but just in case, let's find out what it is.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41Red team, here we are. You look a bit nervous, Carol.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44You pull somebody aside, you're making me nervous.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48Yes, well, you left him ?167, which is quite a chunk,
0:28:48 > 0:28:50and that means, Thomas, you've blown the lot.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53No! Well, first of all, show us what you've bought.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55I haven't blown the lot.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00I have bought a fabulous little mascot of a Mr Toad.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02He's looking marvellous. Do you want to have a look?
0:29:02 > 0:29:03Do you want to hold him? Yes, I would, yes.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06He's got a bit of weight to him. Is it brass? Yeah, it is brass.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10It's not bronze, it is brass, but it's super quality. What is it for?
0:29:10 > 0:29:11Is it a screw-on...?
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Do you know what? I think that's a really good question.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17I don't know. It's probably meant to be on top of something.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20It could be on top of a clock, but people collect toads. Do they?
0:29:20 > 0:29:24People collect frogs. We bought a toad being shaved by a frog!
0:29:24 > 0:29:25We did. How much did you spend on it?
0:29:25 > 0:29:28How much do you think I spent on it?
0:29:28 > 0:29:32Er... Knowing you, probably quite a lot. No.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35?40. Less. No way! ?20.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40Bit more. ?25? Bit more. ?28. ?30!
0:29:40 > 0:29:42You got there eventually!
0:29:42 > 0:29:44I spent ?30 on it. That's not bad. That's quite good.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46And what are your hopes at auction?
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Well, I personally thought this was worth at least ?50-?80.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Yep, OK. OK. We're happy with that.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54"Happy with that." Well, the ladies are happy.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Thomas is certainly happy.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Let's see if our auctioneer is leaping for joy when it comes
0:29:58 > 0:30:00to Thomas's little toad.
0:30:01 > 0:30:06Well, here it is. It's that little brass mascot or finial.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09More toads, let me put him with his friends there. Ben, it's important
0:30:09 > 0:30:12for me to hear what YOU think about this little man.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15There seems to be an amphibious theme running through this team,
0:30:15 > 0:30:19doesn't there? Mr Toad. He's quite dapper, isn't he? I like him.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Is he collectible?
0:30:21 > 0:30:25I think partially collectible, I wouldn't say hugely collectible.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29I'd put an estimate of ?15-?25 on Mr Toad.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34OK, well, Thomas paid ?30 for him, so hope is not lost, basically,
0:30:34 > 0:30:38for the Reds, but I think they can't resist going for that wee toad,
0:30:38 > 0:30:39surely, when it comes down to it.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41OK, so that's the Red team,
0:30:41 > 0:30:45let's move over to the Blues, Robin and Surinder, and we'll start off
0:30:45 > 0:30:49with boys and their toys - the Chad Valley tin globe there.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Yeah, these come on the market, they're quite nice.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54What's nice about this example is its condition.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58It's in really nice condition. Circa 1950s.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Would be a lovely item for a young student's room.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Yeah, for history, because of course,
0:31:04 > 0:31:06some of the old country names are on there.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Just looking at it, I can see Belgian Congo,
0:31:08 > 0:31:10different names, and... That's it.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13So, what is your estimate? Is it as good as the condition?
0:31:13 > 0:31:17It's ?10-?20, cautiously. Cautiously.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19OK, well, the boys do think there's a profit,
0:31:19 > 0:31:21and they paid ?20 for it,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24so hopefully we'll get past the top end of your estimate, and then we're
0:31:24 > 0:31:29on to what I have to say is a really cool item - this American phone.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Now, you've catalogued it as "designer" in inverted commas.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33Where do we get that from?
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Well, I think it just offers more than its function.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39It's got a look about it. A really funky item.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42My estimate on this is ?30-?50.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46OK. Well, the gentlemen both think there's profit to be made in this,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49even though they paid ?45 for it. OK. But that's not too bad, is it?
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Sort of mid-estimate.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53And then we've got an item that both boys love.
0:31:53 > 0:31:58Now, these guys are military buffs, so they just adored these jugs. Yes.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00But what do you think about them, Ben?
0:32:00 > 0:32:06Unfortunately, there's just too much commemorative pottery on the market.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Is that reflected in your estimate? It is. ?10-?15.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Oh, gosh. Do you know the guys paid ?55 for these?
0:32:12 > 0:32:13BEN INHALES SHARPLY
0:32:13 > 0:32:15And they love them. Right.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18OK, Ben, I reckon that these Blues are going to need their
0:32:18 > 0:32:22bonus buy, so let's find out what Kate came up with.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Well, Surinder and Robin, this feels like an important moment.
0:32:25 > 0:32:30Are you nervous? No. No. Cool, calm, collected? Yes.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35OK, let's see if that continues when Kate reveals her bonus buy.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39A little bit of silver, because that's the one thing that
0:32:39 > 0:32:41you boys were after and we didn't buy. Yes. Have a little look.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42Little spoon.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45As you can see, it's a little spoon, but what kind of spoon?
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Erm, I don't know.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Maybe for sugar or something, I suppose. You're close.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52What do you think, Robin?
0:32:52 > 0:32:55I don't know. It's got a very short handle on it, hasn't it? It has.
0:32:55 > 0:32:56Do you know what, I have no idea.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59Well, I'll put you out of your misery. It's known as a caddy spoon,
0:32:59 > 0:33:03and that's because short little spoons like this, in the Victorian
0:33:03 > 0:33:08period, would sit in tea caddies, so it's a spoon for leaf tea.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11If you just tip it over, Robin, you can see the hallmarks there.
0:33:11 > 0:33:12Oh, lovely, yeah.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15The hallmark is for Newcastle,
0:33:15 > 0:33:18which is a slightly more unusual Assay mark.
0:33:18 > 0:33:19How much did you spend?
0:33:19 > 0:33:25So, I spent ?45. Oh, OK. And is it going to make much?
0:33:25 > 0:33:26Well, if that came into an auction room,
0:33:26 > 0:33:29I would put an estimate of between ?40 and ?60 on it. Oh, OK.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32So I think it's got a chance. It's got a chance, yeah.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34But remember, you don't need to make up your mind now,
0:33:34 > 0:33:35that's for later on.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38So, in the meantime, let's head back to our auctioneer to see if
0:33:38 > 0:33:41he thinks this spoon will scoop up a profit at the auction.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Well, here we have it - this silver caddy spoon. Mm.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48You must have seen many like that before, though.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52I have, but the interesting factor about this one is that,
0:33:52 > 0:33:54rather than Birmingham or Sheffield, it's Newcastle,
0:33:54 > 0:33:57which makes it a little bit more collectible. Mm.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01My estimate is ?15-?25, but I've got good hopes for this item.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05Yes, well, I mean, at ?45, which is what Kate paid,
0:34:05 > 0:34:06I think you're right.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08It probably will exceed that estimate,
0:34:08 > 0:34:12and they might just get an extra wee profit out of that, if they need it.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13I think there's a good chance.
0:34:13 > 0:34:14Well, hopefully,
0:34:14 > 0:34:17it'll be good chances all round for our teams today.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19Will you be taking the auction, Ben? I will. OK.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Let's watch him in action.
0:34:21 > 0:34:28Up now, it's 35. I've got 40, 60, 70. Lady at the back, then, at ?40.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31OK, ladies, here we are, auction time. How are you feeling? Nervous.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Excited. There's nowhere to hide now, is there? No, that's it.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37It'll all be water under the bridge soon enough. A few minutes.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Is there anything that's giving you cause for concern?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42The sewing basket. Sewing basket. A little bit concerned, aren't we?
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Yeah. You think that's going to make the least.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Well, it's our second lot to worry about, but our first one is
0:34:47 > 0:34:51that Dunhill table lighter, and ladies, here it is now. OK.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Lot 58 is this interesting table lighter,
0:34:54 > 0:34:58by Dunhill, a very collectible maker. ?30. Bid me 30.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Come on. Oh, dear. Oh, dear, no bids at 30.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Start me at ?30. ?20.
0:35:02 > 0:35:08At 20. 20 I'm bid. At 20. Two if you like. Two, five, eight if you like.
0:35:08 > 0:35:1228. ?30, against you now. 32, 35.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17Yes! Eight if you like. 38. ?40.
0:35:17 > 0:35:2042, 45. Another if you like. ?45 on my left.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Everybody done? REDS GROAN
0:35:23 > 0:35:27OK, made 45, which means ?3 under.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32Let's see how this terrible, terrifying sewing table goes.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36A bit of vintage kitsch, if you like, this sewing box. ?20.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41A starter for ten. A tenner. Ten bid. At ten. Any advance now?
0:35:41 > 0:35:48Ten I have. At ten. 12. Is there 15? 15 bid. And 18. Is there 20? 20 now.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Is there two? 22. Is there five? Another if you like. 22.
0:35:52 > 0:35:5925. 25 is bid! I know! By my side, at 25. At ?25.
0:35:59 > 0:36:00Well done!
0:36:00 > 0:36:03The basket sold for ?25... Profit! ..that's plus ?10,
0:36:03 > 0:36:06which means you're now ?7 in the black.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10It all hinges now on the lustrous shaving dish.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12I love this. Absolutely daft, isn't it?
0:36:12 > 0:36:16This shell dish with the two frogs, one frog shaving the other.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20I've got ?30 to start. He's got 30. ?30, is there five?
0:36:20 > 0:36:25At 35 online, is there 40? At 38, OK, is there 40 now?
0:36:25 > 0:36:29At 40 online. Any advance now? Online bids, it's an online thing.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31A rare item too. So rare.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Won't find this in the books at ?40, any advance at 40?
0:36:34 > 0:36:39Online, it's going, then, at ?40. No! Everybody done at 40?
0:36:39 > 0:36:4040!
0:36:40 > 0:36:43OK, that's ?30 less than what you paid,
0:36:43 > 0:36:48which means that you are minus ?23, ladies, overall.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Well, that's better than what I thought.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54So now is the time to decide - will you go for Toad of Toad Hall,
0:36:54 > 0:36:57or whatever he is? We can't not. We cannot not, can we? Good idea.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01You paid 30 for it, he says ?15-?25.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Oh, dear. No! No way.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07But he does think that's a bit of a "come get me" price.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08He thinks it's novel and sweet,
0:37:08 > 0:37:12but we need it to make at least ?60, so fingers crossed.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Here it comes.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16It's very Wind In The Willows, this one, isn't it?
0:37:16 > 0:37:21The little toad in his tweed suit. Start me at 20.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23Oh! Start me at 10.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25I can't believe this. Thomas!
0:37:25 > 0:37:29Bid me ten, ten I have. 12 bid. Is there 15? Here we go.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34At 12, 15, 18. Is there 20? ?18, against you now. Lady's bid.
0:37:34 > 0:37:40OK, ?18. 20. Sir's bid. Two. Is there five? At 22.
0:37:40 > 0:37:45Is everybody done? Lady's bid. Wow. At ?22, before it goes at 22.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48We lost, that is just...
0:37:48 > 0:37:53OK, ?22, so it lost ?8, which means that overall, you're minus ?31.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Ladies, you know, you've seen Bargain Hunt -
0:37:56 > 0:37:57it could be a winning score,
0:37:57 > 0:38:01so keep it to yourself and we'll soon find out how it goes. OK.
0:38:01 > 0:38:02Well done. Thank you.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Surinder, Robin, Kate. Yes. This is it, it's real now.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Does it feel real now you're standing here? Yes. Yes.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18We're starting off with the Chad Valley lovely globe.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Let's find out how it goes. Here it comes.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24A lovely educational piece, with all the countries having changed.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Start me at ?20. 20.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31At the bottom, ?10, surely now, ?10. ?10 bid. At ?10.
0:38:31 > 0:38:3615 anywhere, at ?10 in the room. At 12. Is there 15, sir?
0:38:36 > 0:38:3915. At 15. 18. Ooh!
0:38:39 > 0:38:43?18. In the nick of time! Is there 20? ?18. One more, sir?
0:38:43 > 0:38:4620, at 20. Yes! Is there five? At ?20.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48I don't think I've ever been so excited.
0:38:48 > 0:38:49Everybody done?
0:38:49 > 0:38:52By my side and in the room, online, you're out at 20, here it goes.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56?20, exactly what you paid for it.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59So we're back to where we started, with our telephone.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00Your favourite lot.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04The Western Electric telephone, concealed in a panelled casket.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07An unusual telephone. Start me at ?50. 50.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Start me at 40. Oh! Oh!
0:39:11 > 0:39:1430, at the bottom, surely now. ?30.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1820. At 20. Yes! 20 bid. Maybe now. Any advance? Two if you like. At 22.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Is there five, sir? 22, seated, now.
0:39:21 > 0:39:2425. Is there eight? At 28. Is there 30?
0:39:24 > 0:39:28At ?28. At ?28. Getting there. All done, then?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Seated bid, here it goes, at ?28.
0:39:31 > 0:39:37?28. Oh, no! That means you have just lost ?17.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41Everything hinges on our ?55 trio of jugs.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45World War I jugs, ?20. Start me at 10.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Oh, he's looking for a tenner! ?10 bid. ?12 now. Yes!
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Is there 15, madam? At 12, 15 online.
0:39:50 > 0:39:55Is there 18? At 15, sees you both out. Online - ?18, sir. Ooh!
0:39:55 > 0:39:59?18, is there 20? At 18. Where's 20 now? 20 bid. Is there two, sir?
0:39:59 > 0:40:01?20 against you.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05Online, the bid, at ?20. Last call. Last call!
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Oh, ?20!
0:40:08 > 0:40:12Which means you've just lost ?35, which means that overall,
0:40:12 > 0:40:17you have lost ?52, gentlemen. Ouch. I'm so sorry to report that to you.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20But, remember - you chose three items,
0:40:20 > 0:40:25Kate Bliss chose one on her own, and remember, it was that caddy spoon.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28You studied it, you loved it. Yeah. Are you going to go for it?
0:40:28 > 0:40:33I think so. I think so... Yeah, go for it. You've come this far.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36OK. Well, you're going for the caddy spoon. Kate spent ?45.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39The auctioneer's been awfully conservative - ?15-?25.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43It's a bit sharp. That is mean! It's a bit mean.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45But it's not where we start, it's where we finish.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Listen to Kate, she's got the right idea. Here it comes.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Lovely caddy spoon, Newcastle hallmark, makes it unusual.
0:40:52 > 0:40:57A lot of interest in this. Straight in I go at ?55. Yes! Yes!
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Yes, come on, come on. Kate, the girl, the woman.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05Is there 60? There's got to be. 55. 55, 60. Yes! 65 now. At ?65.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06Kate, this is awesome.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10At 65. Last call, then, at 65. Everybody done at 65?
0:41:10 > 0:41:13That's about right, I would say. On the book. Here we go.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Oh, well done, Kate! Yes! ?65! That's brilliant.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19It means you've clawed back ?20.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24You are now minus ?32. Gentlemen, you have done so well...
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Thank you. ..and I think you owe this lady a high-five or something.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Well done. Well done, well done!
0:41:29 > 0:41:33Minus ?32, it's a negative amount, but it could be a winning score,
0:41:33 > 0:41:36so just don't say anything to the other team, steel yourselves,
0:41:36 > 0:41:38make yourselves look awfully disappointed,
0:41:38 > 0:41:41and we'll all find out in a minute. Well done! Thank you.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Well, teams, if all of that wasn't proof
0:41:51 > 0:41:54that going to an auction is a great leveller,
0:41:54 > 0:41:56then I have no idea what was,
0:41:56 > 0:42:01because one team has lost today by ?1.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Oh, no! And they were...
0:42:05 > 0:42:12the Blues! Oh, no! Losing ?32 against the Reds' ?31.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Can you believe that? And it was that telephone.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18We all thought that phone was going to make the biggest profit.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21You clawed back a little on the bonus buy, thanks to Kate,
0:42:21 > 0:42:23but don't worry, lads, you can keep your heads held high,
0:42:23 > 0:42:27because, although you lost ?32, these ladies only beat you by ?1.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Ladies, minus ?31. Yes!
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Not often we get to say that you won by losing money,
0:42:33 > 0:42:35but do you know what? There wasn't much in it,
0:42:35 > 0:42:41it was just that shaving dish that did the dirty. Oh! Yeah.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44But, don't worry, because in the end, you came out a pound in front.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Minus ?31. Did everyone have a great time?
0:42:46 > 0:42:49ALL: Yes. Oh, I did too.
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