Builth Wells 1 Bargain Hunt

It's showtime, as today's Bargain Hunt comes from the

Royal Welsh Showground in beautiful Builth Wells.

Now, it's normally home to the largest agricultural show in

Europe, but they've moved out the prize-winning cattle,

and they've moved in around 1,000 dealers for this antiques fair.

But the question is - will it be the Red or Blue team

that's best in show today?

It's time to find out. Let's go Bargain Hunting.

There's a huge amount of ground for our teams to cover today,

so with 60 minutes on the clock and ?300 in each of their pockets,

our Reds and Blues are going to have to have some tactics up their

sleeves if they're to cover two exhibition halls,

eight undercover buildings, not to mention all of these outdoor stalls.

I'm exhausted just thinking about it,

so let's see what we've got to look forward to.

On today's show,

one of the Reds struggles with the art of negotiation...

Don't mention a figure. Why?

If we mention a figure, that means we're stuck on that figure.

Oh, we're not. I'm not very good at this auction thing, am I?

'..we have a cover model on the Blue team....'

Look at that, ladies! Oh! So this guy's already a celebrity.

He's very well-known.

But which team have it covered at the auction. The Reds...

I can't believe that. ?25 was bid! I know!

'..or the boys in Blue?'

Oh! ?20...

'And I take some time out to learn about the fascinating history

'of Cardiff Bay.'

The Taff Vale Railway opened, and then the boom began in earnest.

WHISTLE BLASTS

But that's all for later on. It's time now to meet our teams.

All friends today.

For the Reds, we have friends Helen and Carol,

and for the Blues, Robin and Surinder.

Hello, everybody. ALL: Hello!

And welcome to Bargain Hunt. Let's start with Carol.

How do you know one another?

I believe you work together, is that correct?

We do, we both work together, at the Welsh Blood Service. OK.

We're venipuncturists. Sounds good.

So, tell us exactly, what's a venipuncturist?

We actually take the donations of blood from donors that come in.

And, of course, the best bit - the tea and biscuits at the end. Always.

Always the tea and biscuits and coffee. Hot chocolate as well.

Hot chocolate. Oh, it doesn't get better than that.

Save a life, and get a hot chocolate. Exactly. Come on, people!

Now, Helen, tell me -

why have you chosen Carol to be your team-mate today?

Well, Carol's quite outgoing.

I think she'll be quite good in bargaining people down,

and getting the best price, hopefully. No pressure there, Carol.

She did say that she knew quite a lot about antiques,

but actually, I don't think she does any more.

Carol, come on, tell us about your knowledge of antiques.

You've got to have something.

Absolutely nothing. No, you did buy that vase once. I did buy a vase.

Oh, well, there's a story there. Tell us.

It was just a vase I bought from a car-boot sale for ?5,

and I did sell it for ?150, but I've no idea what it was.

That's brilliant! You've not been fooled.

You've got a very strong team-mate here.

But let's get down to business - what are you going to be

looking for today? Any tactics?

Well... Are we allowed to say with the Blue team there?

Sure, they're not listening, right?

We're not going to spend a lot, though. No, we're not.

We'll buy quite... We're going to go with the eye. Yeah.

And then we're going to buy.

Oh, I tell you what, you're a poet, and I think you know it.

Well, it's lovely to meet you both, ladies.

I'm going to head over to the Blues. OK, Robin and Surinder, welcome.

Now, Robin, tell me - how do you know Surinder?

Well, I've been a police officer for 16 years, and I've moved around

a bit in that time, and four years ago I moved to the current police

station, and Surinder opened the front door for me and let me in.

Really? What a gent. Yes, and I've worked with him ever since.

Now, Surinder, you're not a police constable or a police officer,

but a PCSO, did I get that right?

PCSO, yes. So tell us about your role at work.

Well, I'm a PCSO - Police Community Support Officer.

It differs from the role of a police constable, a police officer.

Our role is mainly to be out there in the community, dealing

with local issues, antisocial behaviour, low-level crime.

Sounds like you're telling me you do most of the work for them.

Well, they do all the work, and then when there's the arrest,

it passes over to us. Yeah. We go out and arrest them.

So you do the gritty bit? We do the gritty bit.

Now, you say you get to know the community quite well,

and people recognise your face already.

That's your nickname, right? They do, yeah.

They know me as The Face. And why is that?

I am the only practising Sikh officer in the whole of

South Wales Police. The only one?

Currently, yeah, so the job tends to use me

on all sorts of posters and advertising, etc.

I think Robin's itching to show me something.

I've brought along an example.

There we go. Oh, look at that, ladies. Oh! That...

Looking very serious there.

It's a great picture, actually, I must say.

So this guy's already a celebrity. He's very well known. Fantastic.

And what about today?

Obviously, you're great mates at work,

but do you reckon you'll work well as a team? Yes. Oh, yeah.

Yeah, you reckon? No problem there. Well, we're nosy police officers.

We'll sniff out a good bargain. Ah, how good is that?

So, that's your tactic.

Well, listen, you're not going to find any bargains without money,

and you both get the same amount.

I'm going to give ?300 to the ladies, that's for you,

and I'm going to give ?300 to the gents, and I'll say get going,

because the stalls are waiting for you.

I'll tell you one thing - this shop is in danger of being

criminally good.

So let's meet today's experts.

Hoping to PEDAL a profit for the Reds, it's Thomas Plant.

And getting in amongst it for the Blues, it's Kate Bliss.

Helen, Carol. Yep. Excited? Yes, we are.

So, what have you got in mind to buy?

Something silver. Something silver, you like, yes.

Something military, First World War for me, I think. OK.

And I'm just going to go for anything that I see.

Catches your eye. Catches my eye.

And what about you, Surinder? Ooh, I think anything in silver.

Right, teams, this is it - your time starts now.

We'd better go for it. Come on.

Inside or out, girls? Inside. Inside. Inside, let's go.

There's quite a lot all under one roof here.

Looks like Kate's on a mission. Looking already, looking already.

You're looking already? You've raced past a number of stalls.

I know, but we haven't seen anything yet.

You've only just started, Reds.

So anything that takes your fancy, just shout.

So, is anything calling out to the Blues?

What have you found on here, fellows?

We've found this old little retro telephone.

Yeah, it's a great colour, isn't it? It's an excellent colour.

Nice orange. Yeah, it's a good colour.

Let's have a closer look at it. Oh, it's French, look.

You've got police there. Oh, look at that.

The police secour, there we go. Police security.

Quite apt for you two, I would say. It is, yeah.

Telephones, actually, vintage telephones,

are really on the up at the moment. Oh, right.

People love to convert them and put them in their homes.

It's a great retro furnishing piece.

It's got this interesting bit on the back.

I'm not absolutely sure...

I'm wondering if that's so a second person can listen in on the

conversation. Yes, I think that's right.

Now, I have seen vintage telephones from the '40s and '50s

make ?70, ?80. Mm-hm.

This one, I wouldn't want to pay that much for... OK.

..but it is a great colour. Well, I'll go and find out how much it is.

I'll see you in a bit.

It's a brilliant colour. Price?

Maybe if the price comes down a little bit... Yeah.

I don't know, maybe ?25, ?30, we'd have a chance then, right?

Let's hope Kate has managed to get a good deal, then, Blues.

You know how I said telephones CAN reach quite high prices? Mm.

It was marked at ?75, but just for us,

he has come down very kindly, but it's still got to be ?55.

Mm, yeah, I think that's still a bit top-end, really, to be honest.

But, do you know what, guys? It's early days.

Why don't we put it back?

We can bear it in mind, if we don't see anything better,

we can come back. Yeah.

So, the Blues are putting the orange phone on hold.

What has Thomas spotted for the Reds?

Now, I've seen something in here. What have you seen?

You as health workers wouldn't like it.

That is a Dunhill table lighter. Oh. Presentation.

Presented to S W Long,

in appreciation of the Daily Express, Manchester.

T A Rotary Chapel. Isn't that great? Rotary Club. Mm.

And it's in silver plate, and it's ?68. Mm.

So, what you've got there is a name. Yeah. These are collected.

I like the typeface on it, all the different bits of type,

you know? I like that. OK. I quite like that.

Yeah. Do you like that? You've got ?68 on that. What's your very best?

?50. Really? ?50? Not ?45?

Don't mention a figure. Why?

If you mention a figure,

that means we're stuck on that figure then, aren't we?

No, we're not. We're stuck on ?45. We could go down, we could go up.

No, we're not going to go up! We're going down?

I'm not very good at this auction thing, am I?

'You just need a wee bit of practice, Carol.'

?50 is too much for us to pay on that. Can you do it any cheaper?

?48. ?48. We'll go for that. I'm not bullying you into this, am I? Never.

We wouldn't let you do that. You're sure? We wouldn't let you do that.

OK. You want to go for it? We'll do that. Shake the man's hand.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, bless you. Brilliant, cheers.

Well done, Reds.

The lighter has burnt a sizeable hole in your budget.

First item bought, with 12 minutes on the clock.

Now, Blues, you said that you were nosy coppers,

and that you could sniff out a bargain.

How's that going?

?5 per item. Anything that takes your fancy, fellas?

They've got a phone there, but it's not as nice as that one.

Now we've seen the orange one... That's it, yeah, it's not as nice.

Yeah. No, come on, let's keep going.

The Blues seem to be hung up on telephones,

whilst the Reds have hung around the same stall as before.

Helen, what have you spotted?

The James Bond Aston. Are you a Bond fan?

The Corgi. I am a Bond fan, but more of an Aston fan, actually.

Have you got one? Used to have one. Did you?

Yeah. No! What did you have? An old Vantage. No way.

We sold it to pay for a kitchen when we got married.

I love it. Can we have a look at the James Bond car?

Reminisce back to the kitchen, then. So, it's a Corgi. Yeah. And boxed.

And boxed, but the box is poor. Mm. Yeah.

Sorry. The thing about these, with toys,

is it's got to be in really nice condition. Mm. Yeah.

So, that's the thing. Shall we move on?

Yes, let's move on, but thank you. Thank you.

So, the Reds have stalled on the car, but the Blues haven't got into

first gear. With 20 minutes on the clock, they've yet to buy an item.

So, Robin and Surinder, are you men of the world?

What do you think about this?

Now, I know this isn't anything to do with the war. No.

It's quite a nice, tidy example, though, of a little globe.

I had one like that when I was a child. Did you?

I did, a little metal globe, just like that. Yeah?

What about you, Surinder? Do you like that?

I do like it, but what sort of age are we looking at?

You can see here, we've got, "Made in England."

That tells you straight away it's post-war, and we've got the

name here, Chad Valley, really known for making children's toys. Yeah.

Particularly tin plate pieces. Yeah.

So I would think it's certainly probably '70s. Yeah.

And the things from that period,

are they starting to become more collectible now?

Well, people do like globes, even if they're

a little bit out of date, they still make really nice furnishing pieces.

Mm. Have a little feel, Surinder.

Yeah, you can feel it is good quality, actually. Yeah.

What would be your best on that one? ?20 would be the best on that.

Thank you.

Well, ?20, guys. What do you think? Sounds good to me. Happy? Yes.

Happy. Done. I'll go and do the deal. First purchase, well done!

In half an hour. We'd better get our skates on. Well done.

You certainly had, Blues,

but at least you've finally bought something. It's 1-1.

Reds, is this going to be music to your ears?

This is what I like. I like this sort of thing.

Yeah, I knew you'd like that. Yeah, because I'm musical. You are.

I've heard you... Voice of an angel.

Is that true, Helen? Yes, voice of an angel.

Has she got the voice of an angel? No. No? I entertain all day.

See, because we wouldn't be able to afford it... No. No.

..that is probably ?400, isn't it?

?450, there you are. Thank you. You've got great taste.

It's very nice, though. It is nice.

At that price, it's playing a dud note.

Now, guess what the Blues are about to pick up?

Gosh, it's heavy. So...I see.

You guessed it - another phone!

It's all contained in the box. Yes, it's hidden away in the box.

It's got elements of the Art Deco. Yeah.

With this very geometric carving and the chrome,

but I would think it's '70s. Yeah. Yeah.

What do you think? Let's have a look at it.

I think so, the style of the phone, yeah.

So we've got Western Electric there, that could be that it's American.

Mm. We'd have to look that up.

Check that the springs are all working, which they seem to be.

It's stylish, isn't it? I think it's really nice.

Is it the kind of thing you'd have in your house? It is, actually.

He would. Or in work, he'd have it on his desk in work.

I'd have it on my desk, yeah, definitely.

What would you pay for it?

I'd be looking around about ?45, to be honest. Yeah?

Go and see if he'll take ?45. If he'll take ?45, we'll get it.

Well, there we go, then. Why don't you go and have a chat, Surinder?

OK. Go on, do your best.

Do you think he'll get it for ?45? I don't know. Is he good at haggling?

Oh, yeah. Is he? Oh, he's a bit of a wheeler-dealer. Oh, is he? He is.

He needs to be - it's marked up at ?65.

Come on in, Surinder. There we go. What's the verdict?

?45 it is. You're the man! Well done! Second purchase. There we go.

I'm quite glad we've got this telephone obsession sorted...

We have a phone. ..and put to bed. Yes.

Great. On to the third item, and it's going to be a winner. Come on.

Let's hope so, Kate, but well done, Blues.

Two items down, but there's just under 25 minutes left on the clock.

Blues, are you happy?

I think we're getting on all right, to be honest,

considering the time we've got. Yeah, two items. Two items already.

Well, I think it's fair to say it took us

a little while to warm up, but now we are flying.

I haven't come across my silver item yet, though. Or anything military.

Well, time is marching on, you'd best get cracking.

Reds, I must say, you seem very calm considering time is ticking,

and you still have two items to buy.

Oh, my! I know. Oh, what about that little sewing basket?

Really? Yeah, love that. Do you?

Not this thing? No, not that, that's horrible.

How old do you think it is? Is it '60s? It is.

1960s, 1970s. So not...? Oh, it's fine. This sort of vintage look...

Is that the original top for it? Yeah, it is. It is g...

All original. How do you know that?

Well, just experience tells me. And it's got the original gold lining,

which you wouldn't have. No. That's all as it was when it was bought.

Come on, how much is it?

?25 on that. Really? Mm.

I was more thinking ?15. Was you? Yeah.

I'm thinking, shall we be very nice to you and do ?18?

And say yes to ?15? No, we can't do yes to ?15.

Look, I'm a simple man who can deal in tens and fives.

Well, then, we'll do ?20.

No, don't say that! Don't say that.

Look after these girls. Yeah, you've sold me. ?15. ?15.

What do you think about that? I'm happy with ?15. You're happy?

I think we'll have it.

?15. Thank you very much. ?15, there we are. Thank you.

And I hope you do well. Yeah, thank you.

'Good negotiating, Reds!

'But you've sewn up your second item with 40 minutes on the clock.

'20 minutes left, teams.'

Now, you said to me you were looking for some militaria, weren't you?

Yeah, yeah.

And you wanted a piece of silver, and we haven't found either yet. No.

No. Shall we see what we come across first? OK.

Sounds like a plan.

There's a few bits in here. Yeah.

I tell you what, that box is very nice. Thank you.

Little snuff box. Oh, that's nice.

Made on a curve, so it would fit in your pocket really nicely. Yeah.

Probably going to be quite expensive, though, is it? ?150.

?150.

What would it make at auction? I'd say probably getting on for that.

I'm not sure there's a huge amount of profit left in it.

It is a really nice one.

All right, let's put it back. Thank you so much for your help.

No problem, thank you.

Let's carry on.

Oh, dear.

No silver just yet, then, and there's just over ten minutes left.

What about a bit of modern sculpture? Well, I do...

No, not that.

Why not that? It's a bit of tree. Yeah, it's marvellous.

Look at that. An ancient bit of wood. No?

Thomas, walk away.

Disappointing. Come on, let's move on.

No sulking, Thomas.

Now, has Kate finally spotted some militaria for the Blues?

Ooh, now, what about these, guys? Set of three.

Oh, they're nice. 1914. Aren't they nice? Yeah. Mm.

These are obviously commemorating the Alliance. Yes.

We've got Britain at the top, Belgium, France,

and the double-headed eagle, of course, representing Russia,

down here at the bottom.

These are made in Staffordshire, I would think.

We've got what looks like a factory mark printed on the bottom there.

Yeah. That's hard to read, though. Is that your kind of thing?

Oh, definitely. Yeah, and the fact it's dated 1914,

so it's right at the start of the war.

It's a nice piece. Very patriotic, isn't it? Very patriotic.

Does this come alive for you as well?

It does, actually, yes, of course it does.

Living in Britain, being born in Britain, so...

I think it's an amazing item, to be honest.

We'd better find out the price. Hi, there. Hi, you all right?

What sort of price are you looking for for the set of three here? ?65.

?65. Are they, now? Yeah.

What were you guys thinking, price-wise?

I don't know. What you thinking, Rob?

I think if we could get them for about ?50,

we might get a bit of a profit on them.

I'll do ?55, but I think it needs to be that. OK, yeah. Lovely.

I'll go home happy. Well, let's do it, then. Thank you very much.

Cheers. Wonderful. ?55. That's great. Well done, guys.

Got all three items, and even five minutes to spare.

I'd say it's time for a cup of tea, guys. Well done, Blues.

All three items bought. Reds, you need to hop to it.

That's nice. The little frog. It's... People love frogs.

It's so mad.

You've got... It's a frog, shaving another frog.

It's German, we can see that, the porcelain on there,

and it probably dates from the 1900s, 1920s.

And the way that, if it was slightly later,

this would have been a solid mass, rather than lovely and pierced.

It's a good thing, but it's a pin tray.

I think it's... Or for your man's razor.

Now, you've got ?95 on it. What's your very best?

You know, it's a very collectible piece.

It's nice, yeah, it's very nice.

What can you do it for?

?75 for the ladies, but I can't go.... For the ladies.

And for the gentleman?

?70. ?70? ?70. I like it. I like it, actually, so... Shall we do it?

Yeah. Yeah. We're going to do it. Thank you so very much.

Thank you. Good luck, ladies. Thank you very much. It's beautiful.

HORN SOUNDS And relax, teams.

Your time's up.

To the wire.

Let's check out what the Red team have bought.

First up, Helen and Carol are hoping this lighter,

bought for ?48, will set the bidding alight.

Next up, at ?15, will they have it all sewn up with this sewing box?

And finally, will they be jumping for joy with this frog shaving dish,

bought for ?70?

Well, ladies, I must say, for a team who almost used up all of

their time, you remained very cool, calm, and collected.

Did you enjoy that?

We did, yeah, it was good. Lots of fun. It was good fun.

Now, Helen, of the three items that you bought,

which was your favourite?

I liked the lighter. The lighter, that lovely tabletop lighter, yes.

I liked that too. And do you think

it's going to bring in the biggest profit? I'm hoping so.

OK. Carol, do you agree?

I like the lighter, but I did like the dish the most. The frog dish.

So your favourite was the dish? Yes. OK.

And biggest profit in that, or...?

I think that'll make the biggest profit. You reckon? Yeah. OK.

So you spent ?133. From you, Carol, I'll take ?167, please.

There we go.

But I'm not holding on to it for long, because Thomas is saying,

"Give it to me." Yeah.

That's a lot to play with. Do you have any ideas? I do, actually.

I do.

Something cheeky for you two. Oh, cheeky, like the ladies.

Good work, Thomas.

Well, while Thomas heads off to buy a bonus item,

let's find out what the Blues bought.

First up, our boys in blue, Robin and Surinder,

spent ?20 on this small globe.

Next up, will this phone be a good call? Bought for ?45.

And finally, the boys wanted militaria,

and bought these World War I jugs for just ?55.

Kate, do you think these guys did pretty well?

I think, once they found their feet and warmed up,

they were flying, so I've got high hopes, gentlemen.

OK. Robin, which was your favourite of the three items?

The jugs. The jugs we bought at the end, 1914.

You would have those, wouldn't you? Exactly what I like, yeah.

But do you think they're going to bring the biggest profit?

What do you reckon? I think the phone. The phone.

We're going to go for the phone. We like the phone.

You think that retro market? Perfect.

So, Surinder, which was your favourite item?

Oh, it was the phone. The phone all the way,

AND you reckon it's going to bring the biggest profit?

Oh, I do, yeah. OK, well, not high spenders.

Only ?120 spent, so who's got ?180 for us?

OK, Robin, thank you so much. It's going straight over to Kate Bliss.

Lovely.

Now, like the gentlemen, are you going to take your time to

buy this item, or have you seen something already?

Well, I have got something in mind, yes.

We fulfilled one criteria of what we set out to buy at the outset,

but we didn't fulfil the other one. No. There's a little hint.

OK, there's a hint, see if you can figure it out.

So, while Kate's off buying for the Blues, I'm going to go

and discover a little bit about Welsh history.

This is Cardiff Bay, Europe's largest waterfront development.

The eight-mile stretch was transformed in the 1990s,

into a vibrant leisure and business hot spot.

It's home to a stunning international art centre,

and the Welsh Assembly.

But it wasn't always like this.

Back in the 19th century, it was a very different scene altogether.

This was the engine room of the Industrial Revolution.

Now, the ingredients needed to fire that industrial age -

iron and coal, from the South Wales valleys - were exported to

the rest of the world from this very spot.

It was a veritable powerhouse.

James Cowan is going to tell me how the natural resources under

the South Wales valleys helped to transform Cardiff Docks into

what was the largest port in the world.

There were plentiful resources, of iron ore and coal,

but they were inaccessible.

They were trapped in steep-sided wooded valleys,

so, end of the 18th century, a solution was found,

which was to create a canal,

leading from the valleys of South Wales down to a sea lock,

here in Cardiff, which opened the route out to the

Bristol Channel and the world.

By the early 19th century, thanks to the building of this canal

linking the valleys to the bay, business began to increase.

But this was just the start of the boom in Cardiff's fortunes.

Enter the Second Marquess of Bute, a Scottish noble who had

acquired Cardiff Castle, and vast swathes of land rich in coal.

So, tell me more about the role that this Scotsman played in the story.

Well, the Marquess of Bute was keen to exploit the coal that was

under the land he owned.

It was high-quality coal, needed to produce steam,

the essential fuel of the industrial age.

So he decided to invest his own money in creating a vast docks,

the Bute West Docks, here at Cardiff.

The problem was the canal - it just didn't have the capacity to

be able to get the coal down to the docks in the quantities

required, so this problem had already been noticed by the

iron masters who had begun building a railway in the 1830s.

The Marquess of Bute got hold of this project and made sure

that the railway came directly down to his docks.

1841, the Taff Vale Railway opened, and then the boom began in earnest.

WHISTLE BLASTS

New docks followed in quick succession.

By 1913, at its peak, Cardiff was exporting around 11 million

tonnes of coal, making it the largest port in the world.

But that didn't last for ever. It didn't.

The problem was competition growing from other parts of the

British Empire, other parts of Europe, and

a new fossil fuel - oil - took over as the primary resource for ships.

By the 1950s, we were exporting just half a million tonnes per year.

Last shipment of coal out of Cardiff Docks was 1964,

and then the decline seemed pretty terminal.

By the 1980s, a massive regeneration was planned,

and in the 1990s, some of the docks were filled in and new

buildings were built for business, leisure, and housing.

By the turn of the millennium,

Cardiff Bay was looking very different, but there are still

a few reminders left of its industrial past.

Well, there's one building that sticks out like a sore thumb,

and it's this - the Norwegian Church.

Tell me how it got here.

Well, there was a large Norwegian community in Cardiff.

Norway had one of the largest marine fleets in the world.

They supplied the wood to Cardiff,

and they took back the coal to Norway.

Eventually, a community settled here,

and they formed their own church, right here in Cardiff Bay.

And I believe this isn't even its original location - it's moved.

It has. It was located about 300 metres away from here in the

area of land that now is housing the Wales Millennium Centre,

so they had to move it.

Because it's made of iron,

it was very easy to dismantle and reassemble here. Ah.

So it looks like wood, it looks like painted wood, but that's Welsh iron?

Yes, Welsh iron. It was called the Iron Church.

It's actually the oldest surviving Norwegian church in the whole

of Britain.

And it's right here in the bay. Indeed.

It's been a fascinating history of the bay.

Thank you so much, James, for taking the time,

but now it's time for me to make an expedition of my own,

across the bay, as we head to the auction.

Well, I've made it over from the bay and I've landed at Rogers Jones

Auction House, and I'm with our eponymous auctioneer,

Ben Rogers Jones. Hello, Ben. Hello.

Thank you for having me along. You're most welcome.

We'd better get straight down to action.

We're starting with our Reds, Helen and Carol.

Straight in to that lovely table lighter.

Now, Helen reckons this is going to make the most profit,

so she's really pinning her hopes on it.

Do you think they've done well there, the Reds?

I mean, lovely once upon a time,

but cigarette smoking and cigar smoking has declined over the years.

The need for a cigarette lighter has probably declined too.

There is an interesting inscription.

Mm-hm, mm-hm. My expectations are fairly modest - ?25-?35.

?25-?35, despite that Dunhill name? I think so. OK.

Well, they paid ?48 for said table lighter,

so we hope the collectors are out.

Now, again, Helen absolutely loved this sewing box,

but Carol didn't, and I have a funny feeling you're maybe in

Carol's camp here, when it comes to this.

I am. It's not a pretty thing, with those tapered black legs, is it?

I'm quite into those. Oh, you are?

Yeah, they're quite Scandinavian, quite retro.

Well, there's no accounting for taste.

I'd put ?15-?25 on that one. OK. Well, do you know what?

Helen and Carol only paid ?15 for that,

so they won't be too upset to hear that.

Now, our last lot for the Reds, Helen and Carol,

was a close shave, if you will, but I think they did well. I love it!

I love it. It's absolutely daft, isn't it?

It's a shell dish with two frogs on top, one's shaving the other,

and I think this'll do rather well. There's lots of interest, actually.

Really?

?30-?40 conservatively, might do a little bit better.

Do you think that's a wee bit "come get me"? I think it is.

Oh, good, well, it has to be.

I hope people do come and get it, because they paid ?70 for it.

It could get there. I really do like it, and I did a bit of research,

and I cannot find another one out there, so you never know.

So, a rarity.

Well, according to Ben, the Reds may or may not need their bonus buy,

but just in case, let's find out what it is.

Red team, here we are. You look a bit nervous, Carol.

You pull somebody aside, you're making me nervous.

Yes, well, you left him ?167, which is quite a chunk,

and that means, Thomas, you've blown the lot.

No! Well, first of all, show us what you've bought.

I haven't blown the lot.

I have bought a fabulous little mascot of a Mr Toad.

He's looking marvellous. Do you want to have a look?

Do you want to hold him? Yes, I would, yes.

He's got a bit of weight to him. Is it brass? Yeah, it is brass.

It's not bronze, it is brass, but it's super quality. What is it for?

Is it a screw-on...?

Do you know what? I think that's a really good question.

I don't know. It's probably meant to be on top of something.

It could be on top of a clock, but people collect toads. Do they?

People collect frogs. We bought a toad being shaved by a frog!

We did. How much did you spend on it?

How much do you think I spent on it?

Er... Knowing you, probably quite a lot. No.

?40. Less. No way! ?20.

Bit more. ?25? Bit more. ?28. ?30!

You got there eventually!

I spent ?30 on it. That's not bad. That's quite good.

And what are your hopes at auction?

Well, I personally thought this was worth at least ?50-?80.

Yep, OK. OK. We're happy with that.

"Happy with that." Well, the ladies are happy.

Thomas is certainly happy.

Let's see if our auctioneer is leaping for joy when it comes

to Thomas's little toad.

Well, here it is. It's that little brass mascot or finial.

More toads, let me put him with his friends there. Ben, it's important

for me to hear what YOU think about this little man.

There seems to be an amphibious theme running through this team,

doesn't there? Mr Toad. He's quite dapper, isn't he? I like him.

Is he collectible?

I think partially collectible, I wouldn't say hugely collectible.

I'd put an estimate of ?15-?25 on Mr Toad.

OK, well, Thomas paid ?30 for him, so hope is not lost, basically,

for the Reds, but I think they can't resist going for that wee toad,

surely, when it comes down to it.

OK, so that's the Red team,

let's move over to the Blues, Robin and Surinder, and we'll start off

with boys and their toys - the Chad Valley tin globe there.

Yeah, these come on the market, they're quite nice.

What's nice about this example is its condition.

It's in really nice condition. Circa 1950s.

Would be a lovely item for a young student's room.

Yeah, for history, because of course,

some of the old country names are on there.

Just looking at it, I can see Belgian Congo,

different names, and... That's it.

So, what is your estimate? Is it as good as the condition?

It's ?10-?20, cautiously. Cautiously.

OK, well, the boys do think there's a profit,

and they paid ?20 for it,

so hopefully we'll get past the top end of your estimate, and then we're

on to what I have to say is a really cool item - this American phone.

Now, you've catalogued it as "designer" in inverted commas.

Where do we get that from?

Well, I think it just offers more than its function.

It's got a look about it. A really funky item.

My estimate on this is ?30-?50.

OK. Well, the gentlemen both think there's profit to be made in this,

even though they paid ?45 for it. OK. But that's not too bad, is it?

Sort of mid-estimate.

And then we've got an item that both boys love.

Now, these guys are military buffs, so they just adored these jugs. Yes.

But what do you think about them, Ben?

Unfortunately, there's just too much commemorative pottery on the market.

Is that reflected in your estimate? It is. ?10-?15.

Oh, gosh. Do you know the guys paid ?55 for these?

BEN INHALES SHARPLY

And they love them. Right.

OK, Ben, I reckon that these Blues are going to need their

bonus buy, so let's find out what Kate came up with.

Well, Surinder and Robin, this feels like an important moment.

Are you nervous? No. No. Cool, calm, collected? Yes.

OK, let's see if that continues when Kate reveals her bonus buy.

A little bit of silver, because that's the one thing that

you boys were after and we didn't buy. Yes. Have a little look.

Little spoon.

As you can see, it's a little spoon, but what kind of spoon?

Erm, I don't know.

Maybe for sugar or something, I suppose. You're close.

What do you think, Robin?

I don't know. It's got a very short handle on it, hasn't it? It has.

Do you know what, I have no idea.

Well, I'll put you out of your misery. It's known as a caddy spoon,

and that's because short little spoons like this, in the Victorian

period, would sit in tea caddies, so it's a spoon for leaf tea.

If you just tip it over, Robin, you can see the hallmarks there.

Oh, lovely, yeah.

The hallmark is for Newcastle,

which is a slightly more unusual Assay mark.

How much did you spend?

So, I spent ?45. Oh, OK. And is it going to make much?

Well, if that came into an auction room,

I would put an estimate of between ?40 and ?60 on it. Oh, OK.

So I think it's got a chance. It's got a chance, yeah.

But remember, you don't need to make up your mind now,

that's for later on.

So, in the meantime, let's head back to our auctioneer to see if

he thinks this spoon will scoop up a profit at the auction.

Well, here we have it - this silver caddy spoon. Mm.

You must have seen many like that before, though.

I have, but the interesting factor about this one is that,

rather than Birmingham or Sheffield, it's Newcastle,

which makes it a little bit more collectible. Mm.

My estimate is ?15-?25, but I've got good hopes for this item.

Yes, well, I mean, at ?45, which is what Kate paid,

I think you're right.

It probably will exceed that estimate,

and they might just get an extra wee profit out of that, if they need it.

I think there's a good chance.

Well, hopefully,

it'll be good chances all round for our teams today.

Will you be taking the auction, Ben? I will. OK.

Let's watch him in action.

Up now, it's 35. I've got 40, 60, 70. Lady at the back, then, at ?40.

OK, ladies, here we are, auction time. How are you feeling? Nervous.

Excited. There's nowhere to hide now, is there? No, that's it.

It'll all be water under the bridge soon enough. A few minutes.

Is there anything that's giving you cause for concern?

The sewing basket. Sewing basket. A little bit concerned, aren't we?

Yeah. You think that's going to make the least.

Well, it's our second lot to worry about, but our first one is

that Dunhill table lighter, and ladies, here it is now. OK.

Lot 58 is this interesting table lighter,

by Dunhill, a very collectible maker. ?30. Bid me 30.

Come on. Oh, dear. Oh, dear, no bids at 30.

Start me at ?30. ?20.

At 20. 20 I'm bid. At 20. Two if you like. Two, five, eight if you like.

28. ?30, against you now. 32, 35.

Yes! Eight if you like. 38. ?40.

42, 45. Another if you like. ?45 on my left.

Everybody done? REDS GROAN

OK, made 45, which means ?3 under.

Let's see how this terrible, terrifying sewing table goes.

A bit of vintage kitsch, if you like, this sewing box. ?20.

A starter for ten. A tenner. Ten bid. At ten. Any advance now?

Ten I have. At ten. 12. Is there 15? 15 bid. And 18. Is there 20? 20 now.

Is there two? 22. Is there five? Another if you like. 22.

25. 25 is bid! I know! By my side, at 25. At ?25.

Well done!

The basket sold for ?25... Profit! ..that's plus ?10,

which means you're now ?7 in the black.

It all hinges now on the lustrous shaving dish.

I love this. Absolutely daft, isn't it?

This shell dish with the two frogs, one frog shaving the other.

I've got ?30 to start. He's got 30. ?30, is there five?

At 35 online, is there 40? At 38, OK, is there 40 now?

At 40 online. Any advance now? Online bids, it's an online thing.

A rare item too. So rare.

Won't find this in the books at ?40, any advance at 40?

Online, it's going, then, at ?40. No! Everybody done at 40?

40!

OK, that's ?30 less than what you paid,

which means that you are minus ?23, ladies, overall.

Well, that's better than what I thought.

So now is the time to decide - will you go for Toad of Toad Hall,

or whatever he is? We can't not. We cannot not, can we? Good idea.

You paid 30 for it, he says ?15-?25.

Oh, dear. No! No way.

But he does think that's a bit of a "come get me" price.

He thinks it's novel and sweet,

but we need it to make at least ?60, so fingers crossed.

Here it comes.

It's very Wind In The Willows, this one, isn't it?

The little toad in his tweed suit. Start me at 20.

Oh! Start me at 10.

I can't believe this. Thomas!

Bid me ten, ten I have. 12 bid. Is there 15? Here we go.

At 12, 15, 18. Is there 20? ?18, against you now. Lady's bid.

OK, ?18. 20. Sir's bid. Two. Is there five? At 22.

Is everybody done? Lady's bid. Wow. At ?22, before it goes at 22.

We lost, that is just...

OK, ?22, so it lost ?8, which means that overall, you're minus ?31.

Ladies, you know, you've seen Bargain Hunt -

it could be a winning score,

so keep it to yourself and we'll soon find out how it goes. OK.

Well done. Thank you.

Surinder, Robin, Kate. Yes. This is it, it's real now.

Does it feel real now you're standing here? Yes. Yes.

We're starting off with the Chad Valley lovely globe.

Let's find out how it goes. Here it comes.

A lovely educational piece, with all the countries having changed.

Start me at ?20. 20.

At the bottom, ?10, surely now, ?10. ?10 bid. At ?10.

15 anywhere, at ?10 in the room. At 12. Is there 15, sir?

15. At 15. 18. Ooh!

?18. In the nick of time! Is there 20? ?18. One more, sir?

20, at 20. Yes! Is there five? At ?20.

I don't think I've ever been so excited.

Everybody done?

By my side and in the room, online, you're out at 20, here it goes.

?20, exactly what you paid for it.

So we're back to where we started, with our telephone.

Your favourite lot.

The Western Electric telephone, concealed in a panelled casket.

An unusual telephone. Start me at ?50. 50.

Start me at 40. Oh! Oh!

30, at the bottom, surely now. ?30.

20. At 20. Yes! 20 bid. Maybe now. Any advance? Two if you like. At 22.

Is there five, sir? 22, seated, now.

25. Is there eight? At 28. Is there 30?

At ?28. At ?28. Getting there. All done, then?

Seated bid, here it goes, at ?28.

?28. Oh, no! That means you have just lost ?17.

Everything hinges on our ?55 trio of jugs.

World War I jugs, ?20. Start me at 10.

Oh, he's looking for a tenner! ?10 bid. ?12 now. Yes!

Is there 15, madam? At 12, 15 online.

Is there 18? At 15, sees you both out. Online - ?18, sir. Ooh!

?18, is there 20? At 18. Where's 20 now? 20 bid. Is there two, sir?

?20 against you.

Online, the bid, at ?20. Last call. Last call!

Oh, ?20!

Which means you've just lost ?35, which means that overall,

you have lost ?52, gentlemen. Ouch. I'm so sorry to report that to you.

But, remember - you chose three items,

Kate Bliss chose one on her own, and remember, it was that caddy spoon.

You studied it, you loved it. Yeah. Are you going to go for it?

I think so. I think so... Yeah, go for it. You've come this far.

OK. Well, you're going for the caddy spoon. Kate spent ?45.

The auctioneer's been awfully conservative - ?15-?25.

It's a bit sharp. That is mean! It's a bit mean.

But it's not where we start, it's where we finish.

Listen to Kate, she's got the right idea. Here it comes.

Lovely caddy spoon, Newcastle hallmark, makes it unusual.

A lot of interest in this. Straight in I go at ?55. Yes! Yes!

Yes, come on, come on. Kate, the girl, the woman.

Is there 60? There's got to be. 55. 55, 60. Yes! 65 now. At ?65.

Kate, this is awesome.

At 65. Last call, then, at 65. Everybody done at 65?

That's about right, I would say. On the book. Here we go.

Oh, well done, Kate! Yes! ?65! That's brilliant.

It means you've clawed back ?20.

You are now minus ?32. Gentlemen, you have done so well...

Thank you. ..and I think you owe this lady a high-five or something.

Well done. Well done, well done!

Minus ?32, it's a negative amount, but it could be a winning score,

so just don't say anything to the other team, steel yourselves,

make yourselves look awfully disappointed,

and we'll all find out in a minute. Well done! Thank you.

Well, teams, if all of that wasn't proof

that going to an auction is a great leveller,

then I have no idea what was,

because one team has lost today by ?1.

Oh, no! And they were...

the Blues! Oh, no! Losing ?32 against the Reds' ?31.

Can you believe that? And it was that telephone.

We all thought that phone was going to make the biggest profit.

You clawed back a little on the bonus buy, thanks to Kate,

but don't worry, lads, you can keep your heads held high,

because, although you lost ?32, these ladies only beat you by ?1.

Ladies, minus ?31. Yes!

Not often we get to say that you won by losing money,

but do you know what? There wasn't much in it,

it was just that shaving dish that did the dirty. Oh! Yeah.

But, don't worry, because in the end, you came out a pound in front.

Minus ?31. Did everyone have a great time?

ALL: Yes. Oh, I did too.

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