0:00:03 > 0:00:06Today, we're in Shropshire - and did you know that in 1850,
0:00:06 > 0:00:11a local man called Dr Brookes started an annual sporting event
0:00:11 > 0:00:15which was to inspire the modern Olympic Games?
0:00:15 > 0:00:19I do enjoy watching a good competition.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22OK, lads, ready, steady, go!
0:00:22 > 0:00:25# Keep on running... #
0:00:26 > 0:00:30Let's find out which team wins, the Reds or the Blues!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Here at our antiques fair at the Oswestry Showground,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02both of our teams are hoping for gold!
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Well, golden gavels.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06But they'll have to be quick -
0:01:06 > 0:01:10with just one hour on the clock and £300 to buy three items
0:01:10 > 0:01:12to take to auction.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17Let's take a sneaky peek at what's coming up.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20The Reds forget they're not buying for themselves...
0:01:20 > 0:01:22I'd love to take that home for myself.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24It's not about buying for your home.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26You've got to sell these things and make a profit.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29..while the Blues are like boys in the playground...
0:01:29 > 0:01:30Hey, hey!
0:01:33 > 0:01:35That was brilliant! Right, are you going to have another go?
0:01:36 > 0:01:39..and there's plenty of excitement down at the auction.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- Yes!- You were absolutely right, Jake.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Fist bump.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Yes. But that's all for later.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Let's meet today's teams.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54For the Reds, we have mum and son Sandra and Jake,
0:01:54 > 0:01:59and for the Blues, we have dad and son Malcolm and Tom.
0:01:59 > 0:02:00Hello, everybody!
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- ALL:- Hello!
0:02:02 > 0:02:04It's lovely to have you here.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Now, Sandra, you've had quite a jump
0:02:07 > 0:02:11from being a bank manager to a swimming coach.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- Absolutely.- How did that happen?
0:02:13 > 0:02:14I had three children
0:02:14 > 0:02:18and I decided I was going to start helping at my children's school
0:02:18 > 0:02:20with a swimming classes.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Really enjoyed it, because I'd always loved swimming,
0:02:23 > 0:02:25and decided that I was going to retrain
0:02:25 > 0:02:27and start taking my swimming examinations,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29and it's all just snowballed from there.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34So you get out of the wee business suit and into the bikini?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Yes. Bikinis are...
0:02:36 > 0:02:38I'm a bit beyond bikinis now, I'm afraid!
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Now, when you're not in the water, you're into horses.
0:02:42 > 0:02:43I've always loved horses.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46I used to cover my walls in posters of horses.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47I now own three horses.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51I've got an ex-racehorse, who is not terribly fast -
0:02:51 > 0:02:53the only time she's ever fast
0:02:53 > 0:02:55is when she's running away from something -
0:02:55 > 0:02:56and I've got a tiny Shetland pony,
0:02:56 > 0:02:58and then one that's sort of in the middle,
0:02:58 > 0:03:00but, yeah, I've always loved horses.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Yeah, how lovely, how lovely.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05So, Jake, you're a student, so what are you studying?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07I am studying geography at Aberystwyth -
0:03:07 > 0:03:09I'm going there soon,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12and I've always had an interest in geography.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Now, I hear you're interested in dinosaurs. Tell me about that.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18It all started with Jurassic Park.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21When I first saw that film, it drove me kind of mad,
0:03:21 > 0:03:23and it spiralled from there.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26I had a huge collection of dinosaurs that had been passed down to...
0:03:26 > 0:03:28- ..a dustbin full.- A dustbin full.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30A dustbin full? Did you put them in the dustbin?
0:03:30 > 0:03:31Absolutely, yes.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34And then they used to spill out into the garden
0:03:34 > 0:03:37and we used to have whole scenes of dinosaurs roaming the garden.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39So what's the plan out there?
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Are you quite competitive?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- Very.- Very, with each other.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Oh, right, so you're not just playing against...
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- the Blues?- No, no, we're not playing against them at all.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- We wish them the best of luck. - We're playing against each other.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52OK, that's for the Reds.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Now, let's meet the Blues, dad and son, Malcolm and Tom.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Welcome. Now, Malcolm, you're a golf player.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02How did you get into that?
0:04:02 > 0:04:06I started caddying at Delamere Golf Club when I was 11,
0:04:06 > 0:04:10and I enjoyed it so much, I bought some cheap clubs and gave it a go.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12So you've been playing golf for a long time?
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- Yes, I have. - What has been your best moment?
0:04:16 > 0:04:19I can remember the date exactly, 21st of October 1978,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- I got a hole in one.- Wow!
0:04:21 > 0:04:23I was playing like an idiot, to be honest, really badly,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26lost my ball at the 12th, got a brand-new ball out at the 13th,
0:04:26 > 0:04:28and knocked it straight into the hole.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- A hole in one.- A hole in one, yeah.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Never done it since!
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- Never do it again.- Now, Tom,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38I believe you aren't short of adventures either.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Yeah, I've had a couple of adventures
0:04:40 > 0:04:43when I took a year out after uni and went travelling,
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48We went on a motorbike tour of the outback, to see all the animals,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50on these little moped things.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52And there was a point, going round this corner,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55out of the bushes come a load of kangaroos across the road.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58So I've swerved to miss the one at the front,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00not realising there was a big line of them,
0:05:00 > 0:05:02and swerved right into the next one, and as it's jumped,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05it kicked me in the face, knocked me off the bike.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- Oh, no.- I slid about 100 yards across the tarmac into a ditch,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11and the kangaroo jumped off!
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Yeah, it was quite painful.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Now, you both work with money?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- That's right.- You're an accountant, you're a credit controller.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20What will be your approach to spending?
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Well, with my dad being an accountant,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24he's, like, quite organised with his money.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Whereas, when I'm outside of work, I'm maybe not so organised.
0:05:27 > 0:05:28- Disorganised.- Reckless?
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Well, I'm going to give you each £300.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33- I'll look after that.- OK, thank you.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35And £300 for you.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Your experts await, so off you go.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44With golfers swinging into action and swimmers diving in,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47this is going to be a fabulous competition!
0:05:47 > 0:05:51We've lined up a couple of very talented experts
0:05:51 > 0:05:52for our teams today.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Hoping to sail the Reds into the lead, it's John Cameron...
0:05:56 > 0:06:00and in the driver's seat for the Blues, it's Thomas Plant.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Now, Sandra, Jake, what are we going to be buying today?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Well, I want to look for something completely meaningless
0:06:06 > 0:06:09- and equestrian, because I love my horses.- Good, good, good.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- Malcolm.- That's right.- What are you actually going to look for?
0:06:11 > 0:06:14To be quite honest, I've watched Bargain Hunt many times
0:06:14 > 0:06:16but I've never actually been to an antiques fair
0:06:16 > 0:06:17so I don't know what I'm looking for!
0:06:17 > 0:06:19You don't know what you're looking for?!
0:06:19 > 0:06:22A great investment would be plastic dinosaurs,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25as they really have a good, like, resale value, I feel.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28- OK, well, OK, so we've got Jurassic and equestrian.- Absolutely.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30A few little bits and bobs, maybe.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- Little bits and bobs? - Something like war memorabilia.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34- War memorabilia. - Something like that.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36OK, OK. I like that. We've got a plan.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38It's a two-horse race.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Come on, teams, your time starts now.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46We've got our money. Let's saddle up.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Come on, boys. Let's go.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51The fair has hundreds of antiques for our teams to choose from.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52I wonder what they'll find?
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Is that an old Brownie camera? - An old camera?
0:06:55 > 0:06:56An old Brownie camera, yeah.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Well, it's not a Brownie, but it is an old camera there.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02The cameras you're most likely to find are the ones they sold lots of,
0:07:02 > 0:07:04so giving the box Brownie as an example, in the first year,
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- they produced and sold over a million.- Right.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08So they're never going to be worth a great deal of money.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10The cameras that are now really sought after
0:07:10 > 0:07:13are the ones that, at the time, were the high end, top of the range.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- OK.- A bit like in the classic car market.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- Yes.- You get, you know, say, a Ford Escort, the lower end,
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- and the top of the range, XR, 3R, that is what people want.- Right.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25I don't think you can afford a luxury car, Reds.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Meanwhile, the Blues have found something to have a good look at.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30I see no ships!
0:07:30 > 0:07:33But these are naval binoculars.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35The reason I know they are naval binoculars,
0:07:35 > 0:07:39or military service binoculars, is we have a broad arrow mark, there.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43And they're by a company called Barr & Stroud, of Glasgow and London.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46And they did make a lot of equipment.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50They look slightly tinted, the lenses, through here.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- Have a look, Tom. - So they might be Second World War?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Well, I think they might be Second World War.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Let's look at the label. Do you see this little tint to them?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- Yeah, a bit.- To take the glare off.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Almost like when we get sunglasses which are polarised glasses.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02And watching a really old TV.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05But actually, they're probably super quality lenses.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07One way of seeing if they are OK
0:08:07 > 0:08:10is you look round them the wrong way.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Does everything look really far away?
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Well, everything's really small, but actually,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17you can tell if there's separation within the lenses,
0:08:17 > 0:08:20or if the lenses are chipped or slightly off.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- Now, what's the price ticket say? - I like those.- You like those?- I do.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Naval, £85 on those.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- What could they be? - Look deep into my eyes.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31I can do them at 60, 60 quid's the best I can do.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- £60.- And that's robbing myself.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Well, I think it is a really good offer, because £60,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38these are still very highly collectable today.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40People collect the binoculars,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42they collect them because they are naval issue.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44So you've got a couple of collectors out there for you.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Yeah, I like them. I think they'll do well.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- What about you, Malcolm? - I think we should go for it.- Yeah?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- Yeah. Confident.- Yes, confident.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Absolutely. Sir, you've got a sale.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- Thank you very much.- Thank you very much.- OK.- That's really good.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- Excellent.- Brilliant.- Thank you. - Good start, up and running.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- First item, first item down. Let's go.- Yeah.- Find item number two.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02The Blues are off to a great start.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06The Reds, on the other hand, can't seem to find anything they like.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Anything catching your eye, here?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- There?- Not really, so far.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Anything at all jump out and, you know, sort of, grab you, just say.
0:09:13 > 0:09:14- Not really along here.- No?
0:09:14 > 0:09:16No.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Nothing in here catching your eye?
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- No, no.- Nothing really popping out to me, to be honest.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Finally, have they spotted something?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Well, cocktail watches like that, they're rather impractical today.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30They're not great timekeepers, and quite small.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33So the Reds certainly know what they don't want.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Now, have the Blues found their second item?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39It's a little fruit knife. Look at that chequered work on there.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Isn't that gorgeous? It's called niello work.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- No, I didn't know that.- Niello, so that's like an enamel and a silver.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- How much is this little...?- 15.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49£15? Oh, that's rather nice at £15.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50Where would that be made?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- It's French.- French, yeah.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Dateline, I think it's late 19th century.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56Do people buy them, fruit knives?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59They do buy fruit knives. They like to collect them.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01I suppose with it being small, it's quite collectable.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- Very nice. - But it is quite pretty, isn't it?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Is quite a nice little, cute looking thing.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08I just like the way that it's finished.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11I think there's an awful lot of work gone into creating something
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- like that, such a small object. - Absolutely, you're quite right.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17There is a very minor few little bits of the enamel's gone there.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19You have to look hard.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- I mean, it's only £15.- Can we get a bit of discount?- Do it for a tenner?
0:10:23 > 0:10:2413 is the best.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- 13.- Yeah.- Second item?- Yeah.- Yeah. - Let's do it.- Thank you very much.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Done. Back of the net. 13 quid, done.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Good spot, that was.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Thank you very much.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Well, our sharp-eyed Blues are on a roll.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39We got off to a good start, that's the thing, isn't it?
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- It's really good. - The pressure's off now.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45That's the second item in the bag. Well done.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Now, Reds, you've been shopping for almost 20 minutes
0:10:48 > 0:10:50and you've still to make a purchase.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I knew you'd find something that looked a little like a dinosaur.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55He is white metal.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56Nicely modelled.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- How much is it? - He's got £145 on him.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Oh, gosh!- So that would be, that's half your money.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- That's steep.- And then when thinking about, at auction, you know...
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Would that sell for £145?
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Exactly. Nice item. I can see why you're attracted to it.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- It's a very nice... - I know you love your wild animals
0:11:13 > 0:11:14and your dinosaurs.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16What's your best price on the dragon?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Let me explain to you what it is and then I'll give you price.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21It's a Tibetan prayer dragon.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23The head comes off, and every morning,
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- you used to write the prayers on a little scroll.- Yeah.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Put them inside and the dragon's supposed to grant the prayers
0:11:28 > 0:11:29- for the day.- Is that right?
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Every day is a day at school in this business.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34So what would be your very best price on that?
0:11:34 > 0:11:37- 110.- 110.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38- I actually really like it. - You like it?
0:11:38 > 0:11:40I really, really, like it, as well.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41Yeah. Yes, I like it as something
0:11:41 > 0:11:44that somebody would be prepared to give to somebody
0:11:44 > 0:11:46as a sort of good luck token, that sort of thing.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49It's nice, it's unusual. I don't recall seeing one before.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- I think it's really pretty. - I think it's lovely.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53I'd love to take that home myself!
0:11:53 > 0:11:55It's not about buying for home, Jake.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58You've got to sell these things and make a profit.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- Would you take £100 for it? - I will, at a push, yeah.- £100?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- £100.- Really?- All right. No problem. - Thank you very, very much.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- Thank you.- Well done. - Good spot, Jake.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Before the end of the day, we ought to put a little prayer inside there.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10"Please make us lots of profit".
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- I think we might need it. - I think we might need it, for £100.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18Well, my prayers are answered - the Reds have bought an item.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Over with the Blues, it seems Malcolm knows his stuff.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24I quite like this tea caddy.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26What do you think about that, Thomas? Sarcophagus, is it?
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- Look at this! Yeah. - Where have you pulled that from?
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- Are you a bit impressed?- I thought that was the bit in your...throat!
0:12:33 > 0:12:35So this is a Georgian tea caddy in mahogany.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37The mahogany's probably from Cuba.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38It was zinc lined in there.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40But why were they locked?
0:12:40 > 0:12:41Because tea was so valuable.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Absolutely. Look at your dad!
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- People used to pinch it. - They did used to pinch it.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49The maids used to pinch it, you know, the servants used to be,
0:12:49 > 0:12:53"Oh, I'll have a bit of that". So, yes, tea was a huge commodity.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55That's why the recesses aren't that much.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58So, right, boys, this is...
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- £65.- What do you think it's worth, Thomas?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- What's it going to do? - There is a market.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06But the right price, and these are selling between 30 and £50.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09So I think... You've got a lot of money.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- Yeah.- Let's not be afraid to dream a little bit bigger.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- Do you see what I mean? - OK, I see what you mean.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15- Yeah?- We could keep it in reserve.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- Yeah, absolutely.- If we're panicking, we'll come back.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20- I like it, though.- Yeah. - It's a good spot.- OK, yeah.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23I'm quite impressed with your dad's knowledge.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24- He's got a lot of knowledge in there.- Yeah.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26He keeps it to himself most of the time.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28All right, come on, you two.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31The Blues certainly know a thing or two.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Now back to the Reds, and Sandra has been drawn to her true passion.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- You're not buying a horse box, Sandra!- Please!
0:13:37 > 0:13:40It's a bit outside your budget, today.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41There you go.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Oh, my word. You should see the stuff that's in here.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46You know we were talking about cameras...
0:13:46 > 0:13:49A vintage emporium in the back of a horse box.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Is there anything there that's worth thinking about?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54I'm not big on cameras like that at auction.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- OK.- I don't think there's anything here with big profit in it.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Right. How about the Singer sewing machine?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Singers are something that are just starting to come back in.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Suddenly with this kind of upcycling, fashion thing...
0:14:05 > 0:14:06Yes, yes.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08People are buying them again.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- I rather like that. - What's the price on it?
0:14:10 > 0:14:11It's got £30 on it.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- Has it?- You see, they used to make a fiver.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- Yes.- So if you were to get that for, say, even £20,
0:14:17 > 0:14:19is there a profit in there?
0:14:19 > 0:14:21- I don't...- It would be a bit of a gamble, wouldn't it?
0:14:21 > 0:14:22A little bit of a gamble.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- It is a beautiful thing. - You're taking me off-piste, here.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30So, John's outside his comfort zone with the Reds,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33while Thomas is talking pennies with the Blues.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- Do you know what this is? - A penny-farthing?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- A penny-farthing.- I've never seen one in real life.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- Do you think you'd like to have a go?- Erm...
0:14:40 > 0:14:42I don't think I could ride it.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Oh, come on, you're a young man.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- I'm not sure there's enough room for it.- Along there?- Yeah,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49I'd give it a go, but I reckon I'd end up on my face.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50I think I probably would as well.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53I think the thing about these really early bikes
0:14:53 > 0:14:55is that you've got to pick up a bit of momentum.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- A push start?- Well, sort of, yeah.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00There's a little stand, here, your little footrest.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05So you go for it and then you'd leap on and then you give it a go.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Does the brake work, Thomas?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09The brake is just a stop, here. That's, that's the brake.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12That doesn't look like it's going to do much.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14No, it's not going to do much, is it?
0:15:14 > 0:15:18Boys, that is well out of your price range but it doesn't stop Thomas
0:15:18 > 0:15:19taking it for a test drive.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Here we go!
0:15:22 > 0:15:23Oh, I cannae look!
0:15:23 > 0:15:24Oh!
0:15:26 > 0:15:27Go on, mate.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Go on!- Yes!
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- Yes!- Right, how do I stop?
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Come on, lads, less of the larking about.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36We're off, we're off.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39You still need to find your last item.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Well done, that man.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Look at my trousers!
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Well, that's what you get for wearing white trousers
0:15:46 > 0:15:48at an antiques fair, Thomas!
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Now, how are those Reds doing?
0:15:53 > 0:15:55They still have two items to buy.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Sandra, what has caught your eye here?
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Do you know, I think it's the labels on the top -
0:15:59 > 0:16:02and I'm not sure whether they're genuine,
0:16:02 > 0:16:03but I rather like the idea
0:16:03 > 0:16:05that they might have been to Iran at some point.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08It's quite plausible. They do turn up with labels on.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09It's just attractive.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12I think it's something I would put in the corner of my house.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14It's interesting, because only a few years ago, again,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17these wouldn't have really been selling for much money,
0:16:17 > 0:16:19but I feel all this vintage luggage
0:16:19 > 0:16:21is following the whole vintage fashion theme.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25So a lot of car enthusiasts buy things like this for their journeys,
0:16:25 > 0:16:27to strap on the back of the car.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30People are using them in the house now, just as a feature.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33A little stack of old, battered suitcases in the corner
0:16:33 > 0:16:34with the labels on.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- It looks quite cool, these days. - Yes, yes.- So you like this, do you?
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- I really do, actually. - We've got £20 on it.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- I like the battered... - You like the battered look of it?
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- ..the battered nature of it. - That's good, it's the shabby look.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- It looks used.- Would you like to buy it, both of you?
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- I think it's a go ahead, if we can get it at the right price.- I would.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- Hello.- Hiya.- I love the suitcase, yeah, I think it's really pretty.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59- Yes.- I was wondering if there was any room for manoeuvre on the price?
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- Yeah, I've got 20 on at the moment. - Yes, yes, we have.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03Something, 13?
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Yep. I could do that. - Would that be OK?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Oh, that would be brilliant. Thank you so much.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- No problem. Thank you.- £13.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- Thank you very much.- Your mum's got good negotiating skills.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14She does, she's very good at this.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- She's much better than I am. - Much better than I am, too!
0:17:17 > 0:17:20The Reds have caught up, and it is two all.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25A good time to take a break from the shopping and meet Malcolm Bardsley
0:17:25 > 0:17:27from the Wenlock Olympian Society,
0:17:27 > 0:17:30who's going to tell me how a wee local town
0:17:30 > 0:17:33has strong links with the Olympics.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Hello, Malcolm. It's lovely to meet you -
0:17:40 > 0:17:43and thank you for bringing along these trophies.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Now I understand this is Dr Brookes.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51Can you tell me a little bit about the man and the games he started?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Dr William Penny Brookes
0:17:53 > 0:17:56was the physician for the borough of Wenlock,
0:17:56 > 0:17:57about 45 minutes south of here.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00He was interested in the wellbeing of its inhabitants,
0:18:00 > 0:18:02and especially the working classes,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05and, for that reason, he instituted, in 1850,
0:18:05 > 0:18:07games that would take place annually
0:18:07 > 0:18:10for outdoor events of skill and expertise.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15And I believe that the medals that were handed out at the Wenlock games
0:18:15 > 0:18:21were an inspiration to the medals handed out in today's Olympics?
0:18:21 > 0:18:22Sure, yes.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26This medal was awarded in 1923 to this chap, here, Harold Langley.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28And if you look carefully at the central figure,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31that's the figure of Nike, the goddess of victory -
0:18:31 > 0:18:34and to this day, every Olympic medal
0:18:34 > 0:18:37has a figure of some form of Nike on one side of it.
0:18:37 > 0:18:43And I see they awarded these splendid silver cups.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Yes, these cups were awarded to one man, Charles Ainsworth,
0:18:47 > 0:18:48for the tilting at the ring event.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51What on earth is tilting the ring?
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Well, tilting the ring is a horsemanship event.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57There was a crossbar and from the crossbar was suspended this ring.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59This is the ring they tilted at, this one here.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Then with the lance they were carrying,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04they would spear this ring and carry it off.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- It's tiny.- Tiny, yes, so quite a feat to be able to do that.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10And Charles Ainsworth was an expert of this.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14So this tested horsemanship and marksmanship?
0:19:14 > 0:19:17It sure did, yes. It was a very difficult and very popular event.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Yeah. I see a lot of trophies, Malcolm, in the course of my work,
0:19:21 > 0:19:26and in the main, they don't have a great value -
0:19:26 > 0:19:29but these trophies are quite different.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32They are a piece of sporting history,
0:19:32 > 0:19:36the history of the Wenlock Olympian Games.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40And because of that, they are priceless.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Thank you, Malcolm. I never realised that the inspiration
0:19:44 > 0:19:50for the modern Olympic movement started in a small Shropshire town.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Back to the shopping - and both teams have headed inside.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05They each have one item to find and just 25 minutes left.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08So we're looking for something horsey in particular or not?
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- Erm, possibly.- Yes? - I think that might be nice.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12I've seen something equestrian.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Yes, I know, but they're a bit obvious, aren't they?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16They're lovely, but a bit obvious.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Yes. They are rather lovely, though.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20- Yes, I know they are.- What do you think about this Vesta case?
0:20:20 > 0:20:24Is it a bit small? It is silver, the gentleman says.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27It's very nice but to be honest with you, you've got lots of money.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Yeah.- It's very kind, but you've got lots of money, boys.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31Come on, time to spend it.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- Right, OK.- I'd have that teapot.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- Why has it caught your eye?- I don't know why it's caught my eye.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39It's probably still thinking about Jake and dinosaurs.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40What are you thinking of it, Jake?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42What am I thinking of it? Do you know what?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45For an eight-year-old, that would be fantastic.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Don't forget, Sandra, he's a grown boy now.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53John, maybe it's time to show them a different stall.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58- Anything in there at all? - I have to say, that letter opener.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- Why doesn't that surprise me, she's seen that, Jake?- It's gorgeous!
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- She's seen something horsey! - It is a horse and jockey.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Could we have a look at the letter opener, please?
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Yes, of course. It's a beautifully modelled piece.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12It's all solid silver and it's a wonderful example
0:21:12 > 0:21:15of a racing horse and jockey in action.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16Nice and weighty.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- You like that, don't you? - Oh, that's gorgeous.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- I like that.- It's a modern piece but it's subject specific, isn't it?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- 1995. - Yes, it doesn't matter about age.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- All right, OK. - It's got £185 on there.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Is there any movement on that?
0:21:29 > 0:21:30- 160.- It's a bit too much.- Yeah?
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- It's a bit steep.- I'm thinking, I do love it, absolutely love it.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37You do love it, don't you? Do you want to think about it?
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Well, possibly, if you could do 155?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44155, for a sale, yes.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- 155.- What do you think?
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- Yeah?- I just love it. And we did come here for something equestrian.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- We did come here for something equestrian.- 155.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55So the Reds are all bought up with 15 minutes to spare.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- I think we've earned a cup of tea, don't you?- I think we have.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Everything on our shopping list.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- I think we deserve it.- All done. - Come on, then, let's go.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Now from one sharp-eyed team to another -
0:22:04 > 0:22:08and it seems the Blues have found themselves at the same stall
0:22:08 > 0:22:10the Reds visited a moment ago.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12What is that skewer for?
0:22:12 > 0:22:14It's not a kebab skewer.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Very similar, though. It is a meat skewer.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20When you're cooking, you're rolling your meat
0:22:20 > 0:22:23and then you want to keep it in that position,
0:22:23 > 0:22:25so you skewer your meat with it.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30It keeps it in that ball, to keep it juicy, to keep it moist, etc.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34Silver is very good to use because it conducts heat very well.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- Oh, right. - The other thing about silver...
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Do you know the other thing about silver?
0:22:38 > 0:22:40No. I didn't realise there were two things about silver.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- It's sterile. - Oh, right.- Very, very sterile.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Yeah. It's an easy metal to keep clean.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49It's an easy metal not to get germs on it.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51How old is it, Thomas?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- How old do you think it is?- Erm...
0:22:53 > 0:22:55150 years.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57No, it's a lot older than that. It's over 200 years old.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58- Is it?- 1807.- Wow!
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Wow. 1807.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02You've got the London hallmarks,
0:23:02 > 0:23:05you've got the date letter. And you've got the duty mark here.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08This is the duty mark when there was a tax payable on silver.
0:23:08 > 0:23:09What's the sort of best price?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Well, I see you've got £125 on it.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14110.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- Now, sir.- Why are you looking at me like that?
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- Sir, you're a very nice man. - Oh, thank you very much.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22That's very charming.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Your... Your... And your stuff is gorgeous.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- Thank you very much.- Well presented.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Compliments all round. I appreciate it, very nice.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31How does a price tag which has two figures in...
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- Could I offer 90?- You can offer 90, but I can't sell it for 90.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Can we go for 95?
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Please? I'm a simple man, I need my maths to be pretty...
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- pretty straight on.- Well, because you said please and you all smiled,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- yeah, 95.- Oh, you're a star. Thank you very much.
0:23:45 > 0:23:46- You happy with that?- Yes, yes.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- Appreciate that. Thank you very much.- Thank you very much.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51HORN TOOTS Those 60 minutes are now up.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54We have been round. We shopped immediately, quickly.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56We've ridden penny-farthings. I'm a bit messy. Right.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- I'm going to get cleaned up. Are you going to come with me?- Fantastic.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Let's look at what the Reds bought.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05First up, it's Jake's silver, scaly dragon.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07It cost them £100.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Next is the vintage leather case.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Price paid, £13.
0:24:14 > 0:24:19Finally, Sandra's silver letter knife - they spent £155.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21But will it gallop away in the sale room?
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- Sandra, Jake, did you have a lovely time?- I had a lovely time.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27- I don't know about you.- It's lovely. Really good. Really good fun.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32Jake, do I need to ask you what your favourite item was?
0:24:32 > 0:24:35I don't believe you do. It was the dragon, of course.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Sandra, was your favourite item
0:24:37 > 0:24:39the little equestrian item?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Do you know what? I know you think I'm going to say the letter opener,
0:24:42 > 0:24:44but actually I like the suitcase.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Wow! Yes.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49It's got that kind of hint of mystery.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54- I just liked it.- But is it the item that's going to make the most money?
0:24:54 > 0:24:56It's the item we spent the least money on,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59so I'm rather thinking that we'll make the most profit on it.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01I think it is the safest bet, to be fair.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Now, remind me again how much you spent.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06We spent the grand total of...
0:25:06 > 0:25:07BOTH: ..£268.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Wonderful. Wonderful. Well done.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Could I have £32, please?
0:25:12 > 0:25:14I have £32 in my pocket.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18Now, John, that's not a lot of dosh.
0:25:18 > 0:25:19What you going to do with that?
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Well, as a Scotsman's son, I can make that go a long way,
0:25:22 > 0:25:23don't worry about that.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25LAUGHTER
0:25:25 > 0:25:27We have every faith in you.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32While John goes off to make that money go a LONG way,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37First up, their naval binoculars.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Bought for £60, but will it seek out a profit?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Next, the folding fruit knife.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Price paid - £13.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51And lastly, the silver meat skewer, which cost £95.
0:25:52 > 0:25:53Well, well, well, boys.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56First two items, bought very quickly.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Then you started mucking about on a penny-farthing.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04- Thomas led us astray. - Yeah, I did.- It was great fun.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06I threw down the gauntlet, Anita.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09You've been leading people astray for a long time, Thomas.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12Now, tell me, what was your favourite item?
0:26:12 > 0:26:16I think my favourite item would be the fruit knife.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17I like that. I thought that was...
0:26:17 > 0:26:19- Yeah.- A nice thing. - Very collectable.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- And what about you? - I like the silver skewer.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24But I think it might be a bit of a risk.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Is it going to make the most profit?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29I think the binoculars might be our biggest profit.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31I think the fruit knife will make the most money.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34I hope so. I think we bought at a good price.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Now, remind me how much you spent.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- We spent £168.- 168.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Could I have £132, please?
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- I don't know what happened to it. - This could be difficult.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45THEY LAUGH
0:26:45 > 0:26:49- I've got the money. - Thomas, £132 is not bad.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- It's not bad. - Do you think you can manage
0:26:51 > 0:26:54to buy something without mucking about?
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Oh, I don't know, Anita. I love a good muck about.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Well, while Thomas goes off to buy his bonus buy,
0:27:01 > 0:27:03we're off to the auction at Whitchurch.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Today, we're at Trevanion and Dean Auctioneers and Valuers
0:27:16 > 0:27:19with Christina Trevanion.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21It's lovely to be here, Christina.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22It's great to have you here.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- Now...- Yeah. - ..for the Reds, Sandra and Jake.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31Their first item is this Chinese silver dragon.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32I think it's a great thing.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35I think it's maybe 1920s, 1930s.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38And the thing for me is that we are on the Welsh border.
0:27:38 > 0:27:39Dragons are always popular.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Of course! Of course.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43What's your estimate?
0:27:43 > 0:27:44Well, I've put £30 to £50 on him
0:27:44 > 0:27:47because I think he's really quite fun.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Obviously it has some silver content to it as well.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Unfortunately, the stones look like turquoise stones,
0:27:51 > 0:27:53they are actually glass.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55But a pretty thing and I've had quite a lot of interest in it.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59Let's hope they have a lot of interest in it, Christina.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01They paid £100 for that.
0:28:01 > 0:28:06- Ouch! OK.- Second item is this vintage leather suitcase.
0:28:06 > 0:28:07Such a great look, isn't it?
0:28:07 > 0:28:09It's got those wonderful labels on the side of it
0:28:09 > 0:28:12which really make it, as far as I'm concerned.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15£20-£30, because it is quite a late example.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19It's probably sort of 1940s, rather than sort of the Art Deco 1920s.
0:28:19 > 0:28:25Well, Sandra and Jake only paid a wee, tiny £13 for it.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- Is that all? Oh, wow! - Good buy?- Very good buy.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32- Excellent.- I'm very proud. That's fantastic.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36Their third item is this silver letter knife.
0:28:36 > 0:28:37Tell me, do you like it?
0:28:37 > 0:28:39I absolutely adore it.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41It hasn't got a huge amount of age to it.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43It is hallmarked 1995.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47But how could you fail not to want to open your letters with that?
0:28:47 > 0:28:49That horse is racing to get your mail, isn't he?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51I think he's absolutely brilliant.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56And I've gone quite strong, quite punchy at £80-£120 for that one.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- Well, they've spent a lot of money on it.- Oh...
0:28:59 > 0:29:01£155.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Oh, OK. It might do it.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06You never know. These sort of things, the silver content,
0:29:06 > 0:29:08the silver weight goes out the window
0:29:08 > 0:29:09and the novelty factor comes in.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13Well, they've been very punchy on two items here,
0:29:13 > 0:29:15so they may need their bonus buy.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17So, let's go and have a look at it.
0:29:19 > 0:29:26Sandra, Jake, you spent a magnificent £268.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31- Didn't we do well? - And you left John a wee, tiny £32.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32What did you buy?
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Well, I was trying to go with the whole equine theme.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36I didn't quite get there.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40But I did buy something that I thought represented the three of us.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43It's a silver donkey brooch, with three donkeys on.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Ohhh, that is so sweet!
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- Aww.- And that cost a mere £20.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- Well done!- How much would you think it would make at auction?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54I don't think we're going to make huge profits on it,
0:29:54 > 0:29:57but I think it's novel enough to attract some attention.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59You know, maybe make a few pounds.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- OK, I really like that.- Do you know,
0:30:01 > 0:30:05I like that better than the knife I bought.
0:30:05 > 0:30:06I think that's really cute.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- Really sweet.- Well, I'm happy with that endorsement.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11So you both like it?
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- Yes.- BUT - you don't need to make up your mind just now.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Wait until the auction.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17But in the meantime,
0:30:17 > 0:30:22let's see what our auctioneer thinks of John's three little donkeys.
0:30:23 > 0:30:30Now, John has bought this lovely wee row of donkeys.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32Do you like that, Christina?
0:30:32 > 0:30:33I think it's absolutely charming.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36I really do. I mean, who couldn't not love a donkey?
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- I mean, they're just so sweet. - Estimate on that?
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Estimate, I think I sort of said £10-£15.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44It hasn't got a huge amount of weight to it.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48It hasn't got a huge amount of age to it, but nonetheless, sweet thing.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50John paid £20.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52And I think he must have been influenced by the fact
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- that Sandra would have loved it.- Exactly.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Absolutely. So, that's it for the Reds.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Over to the Blues. Tom and Malcolm.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04Now, their first item was the military issue binoculars.
0:31:04 > 0:31:05I think they're great.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08I'm slightly concerned by the condition.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11We have got quite a lot of damage going around here,
0:31:11 > 0:31:13which does concern me, and would affect collectors.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17But, of course, the main thing is you've obviously got the case,
0:31:17 > 0:31:18which is incredibly important.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20I've put an estimate of £40-£60 on it.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Well, they've paid £60, so it may go there.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24- Let's hope so.- That's not too bad.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28The next item is the little folding fruit knife.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Sometimes, simplicity is key, isn't it?
0:31:30 > 0:31:32So often you and I see these fruit knifes
0:31:32 > 0:31:35and you have got little mother of pearl casing, something like that,
0:31:35 > 0:31:39so this is really quite interesting in its simplicity
0:31:39 > 0:31:41and that wonderful complex yet simple design
0:31:41 > 0:31:43they've worked in the niello there.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44They are very collectible.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Again, fantastic, they've got a great eye.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50They've chosen something that's got its original sleeve with it as well.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- Estimate on this? - Estimate, I've said £20-£30.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Well, they've paid £13.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59- No! Really? - Yes, that was an excellent buy.
0:31:59 > 0:32:00That was a fantastic buy. Wow!
0:32:00 > 0:32:03When you think of the amount of work that's involved
0:32:03 > 0:32:05in making that niello pattern.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- Absolutely, so intricate. - Inlaying that black substance.
0:32:08 > 0:32:13- Yeah, really good buy!- The third item was the George III meat skewer.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Tell me what you think here.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17This is 1807!
0:32:17 > 0:32:20George III was on the throne when this was being used.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Sadly, it has been used quite a lot.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25As you can see by the tip here.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27It has skewered quite a lot of game.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29And also the gauge, really, is not great.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32It does flex quite a lot there.
0:32:32 > 0:32:33So, not a great gauge,
0:32:33 > 0:32:35which could explain why, unfortunately,
0:32:35 > 0:32:38it has been quite bent and misshapen at the end.
0:32:38 > 0:32:39My estimate is £60-£100.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42And I think that might be a little bit punchy.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44- They paid £95.- Wow, did they? OK.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46It's a lot of money.
0:32:46 > 0:32:51So you're predicting the possibility of profit on two items,
0:32:51 > 0:32:54but we might come down on this skewer.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57So they may need their bonus buy.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58So, let's go and have a look at it.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05Tom, Malcolm, you gave Thomas £132.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Thomas, what did you buy?
0:33:08 > 0:33:12This is a 1950s chrome desk calendar.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17The world was opening out to us in the 1950s.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Plane travel, travel on boats.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- Can I have a look at it, Thomas? - Yeah, have a look at it, go ahead.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26OK, the killer question, how much did you pay for it?
0:33:26 > 0:33:30Well, it was a small smidge at £20.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Has the silver-tongued Thomas convinced you boys?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36- I think it's a quirky little item. - It is.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40It captures our theme of being quite tight with our money.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43What do you think it might make, Thomas?
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- I think it has got a small profit. £5 or £10.- Not a big risk, is it?
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- Not a big risk. No. - That's what we like.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52You didn't take any big risks, so I sort of followed on from you guys.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- I think it's cool. - Quite like it, to be honest.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57You may have convinced them, Thomas,
0:33:57 > 0:34:00but, boys, you don't need to make up your mind just now.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02But right now we are going to find out
0:34:02 > 0:34:06what the auctioneer thinks of Thomas's calendar.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Thomas bought this little perpetual calendar
0:34:10 > 0:34:13in the form of a globe. What do you think?
0:34:13 > 0:34:14I love it. I think it's brilliant.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16It's a bit of style, isn't it?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18You've got that wonderful world there to inspire you
0:34:18 > 0:34:21when you're sitting at your desk that the whole world is your oyster.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- Estimate on that?- I've said £20-£30.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27It's great that it's still useful today.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- Thomas paid £20, so you're predicting a profit.- I am.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32- Absolutely.- Excellent.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Are you our auctioneer today?
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- I am, yes. - I'm sure that will be wonderful.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43150, 160. In the room at £160. At £160...
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Sandra, Jake, how do you feel?
0:34:47 > 0:34:50A little bit tense. I really want my dragon to do well.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- Calm.- You're apprehensive. Calm.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58The first item is that wonderful Eastern dragon.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- Lovely item. You paid a lot of money for it.- We did.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03I believe we will make that back easy-peasy.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- Oh, I love your confidence. - He's very confident.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08It's coming up right now, so good luck.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Lot 235 is the Indian or Burmese little silver dragon,
0:35:11 > 0:35:14with me on commission at £40.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Five, 50, five. I'm out.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20At £55, and 60, five,
0:35:20 > 0:35:2570, five, 80, five, 90, five, 100, madam?
0:35:25 > 0:35:28100. 110 online. 120?
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Thank you anyway. At £110, internet bidder.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35120 with you, sir. Online at 120, looking for 130.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37130 is bid.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41140, sir? At £140 with you. At £140, standing at the back...
0:35:41 > 0:35:46- Yes!- 140. - You were absolutely right, Jake.
0:35:46 > 0:35:51- Fist bump. - Yes. Congratulations, well done.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54That's excellent. Next item come coming up
0:35:54 > 0:35:56is your vintage leather suitcase.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00Keep your fingers crossed we can keep those profits going.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02It's coming up right now.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06Lot 237, we've got this really rather lovely vintage suitcase.
0:36:06 > 0:36:11£20, good bit of vintage for £20 only. Where are you at 20?
0:36:11 > 0:36:14At £20 for the suitcase, it's very well travelled.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- Starting at 20. - Thank you, madam, at 20.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21At £20, maiden bidder wins, if we are all done, at £20.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- £20. Right.- Well done.
0:36:24 > 0:36:31£7. That takes profit on your first two items to £47.
0:36:31 > 0:36:37- Yay!- Well done. Your third item is the silver letter knife.
0:36:37 > 0:36:43You have paid £155 on that.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47If you lose that profit, I'm disowning you.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51Lot 239, this really rather lovely silver letter knife,
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Sheffield 1995, got a bid of 60 here.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56At £60. 65, sir?
0:36:56 > 0:37:0065. I'm out. 70 with you, sir. And five.
0:37:00 > 0:37:0380, sir? £80 at the back of the sale room.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04At £80. Where is five?
0:37:04 > 0:37:08At £80, I will sell this, make no mistake, at £80.
0:37:09 > 0:37:15- Oh!- Hard.- That is a shame. - We had to buy it.- We did, yeah.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19You've lost £75 on that.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22So your overall, after your three items is minus 28.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26- That's not a huge number. - Could be worse.- Not a huge number.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Are you going to take John's bonus buy?
0:37:28 > 0:37:33He paid £20 for a little triplet donkey.
0:37:33 > 0:37:37Well, as it represents the three of us, I really do want to take this.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39- Yes, we have to go for it. - Stick together.- £20.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- We're going to go for it. - Stick together.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Lot 245 is this really rather sweet little donkeys brooch.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48I have interest here with me, from a donkey enthusiast,
0:37:48 > 0:37:51and I am going to start it at £20.
0:37:51 > 0:37:52With me on commission at £20.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55I'm looking for five. 25, thank you, madam.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57I'm out. Looking for 30.
0:37:57 > 0:38:01- Come on!- At £25 in the room. At £25.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06- Thank you very much. - You made a profit, well done.
0:38:07 > 0:38:13Now, that takes your final score to minus 23.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15That's not too bad.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- That could be a winning score. - Could be.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21The only thing is, don't say a word to the Blues.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24- I won't. - My lips are sealed.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Tom, Malcolm, here we are at the auction, tell me how you feel.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- Excited, looking forward to it. - Yes, very excited.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40We're going to make loads of money.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Have you been to an auction before?
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- No, first time. - You've never been?- No.
0:38:44 > 0:38:45Never been to an auction?
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Oh, Tom, they don't know what they've missed.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Exactly. You've no idea, the excitement,
0:38:50 > 0:38:53the elixir of life is here.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55We're in safe hands.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00Well, your first item is the military-issue binoculars.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03You paid £60 for them.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Let's hope we can make a few pounds on them,
0:39:06 > 0:39:08because they are coming up right now.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Lot 260 is a pair of military-issue naval binoculars,
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Barr & Stroud, Glasgow and London.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Who will start me off at £30?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Who needs a pair of binos? At £30.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Interest online at 30, 35, 40 online.
0:39:22 > 0:39:2445. Where is 50?
0:39:24 > 0:39:25At 50, bid me five.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29- At 55, 65, where is 70? - It's a profit.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33Online at £65, are we all done at £65?
0:39:33 > 0:39:36Well done, boys, well done.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40£65, you're starting off in profit.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Profit of £5.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46Your second item is the lovely little fruit knife.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Good luck, boys. Good luck. Coming up now.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53The folding fruit knife with a decorative chequerboard inlay.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Bid me £20 for it. A nice example of its type.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58£20, where are you at 20?
0:39:58 > 0:40:02- 20, Vanessa, thank you. - 20 bid. Straight into profit.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06Where's five? At £20 I have and I will sell, make no mistake,
0:40:06 > 0:40:08if you're all done, at £20.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11That is plus seven, boys.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14At this stage you are at plus 12.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- Good.- Well done, boys.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20Your third item is the George III meat skewer.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23You paid £95.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- Big-ticket item, boys, big-ticket item.- Everyone needs one, though.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Everyone needs one.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Lot 264, bid me £50 for it, I'm looking for £50.
0:40:32 > 0:40:3450 I have straightaway online.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37At £50. 55, 60, five, 70.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39At £70, internet bidder.
0:40:39 > 0:40:44£70 I have. It's against you all, online, at £70 if you are all done?
0:40:44 > 0:40:46At £70.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50- £70.- We knew that was the risky one.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54Which takes your overall to minus 13.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Minus 13, baker's dozen.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- Minus 13.- Unlucky number. - It's not a huge amount.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04- It is not a huge amount.- I thought we were on for the Golden Gavel.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Are you going to take the bonus buy?
0:41:06 > 0:41:09Paid £20 for it. Are you going to take it?
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- Every day of the week. - It's got to be done.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Lot 270 is a really rather lovely desk calendar.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20There it is, the perpetual one there, lot 270.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Bid me £20 for it.
0:41:22 > 0:41:2620, five, 30, five, 40, online at £40.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29At £40. 45 is bid now. Where is 50?
0:41:29 > 0:41:3350, he's back. £50, Internet bidder. Looking for five now.
0:41:33 > 0:41:3965, At 65, last-minute at £65,
0:41:39 > 0:41:43just caught out of the corner of my eye at 65.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47- £65.- Thomas! Well done.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Oh, well done.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- You didn't think it was that good. - That is a profit of £45.
0:41:53 > 0:42:00- That takes your overall score to plus £30.- Yes!
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Well, guys, did we have a good time?
0:42:10 > 0:42:14- Lovely.- Wasn't that exciting? - Yes.- Wasn't it great?
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Well, we have winners
0:42:16 > 0:42:19and we have runners-up,
0:42:19 > 0:42:22and today's runners-up are...
0:42:22 > 0:42:24the Reds.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29You made a spectacular start,
0:42:29 > 0:42:32but your letter opener let you down a bit.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37In the end you were minus 23 but you both were wonderful.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42And our victors today, our victors,
0:42:42 > 0:42:46with huge smiles all over their faces,
0:42:46 > 0:42:50rescued by Thomas's globe which made a substantial profit.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54So, I have to give you £32.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- Excellent. Give them a wee clap. - Well done, boys.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00Well done, everybody.
0:43:00 > 0:43:01Did we all have a good time?
0:43:01 > 0:43:05- Brilliant. - You were all absolutely fabulous.
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