Peterborough 14 Bargain Hunt

Today, Bargain Hunt has pulled up in Peterborough.

Now, behind the scenes it takes a big team to put this show together.

It's time for a roll call.

Three runners.

One researcher.

One coordinator.

Three directors.

The camera and sound crew.

Not forgetting four contestants.

Two experts.

Oh, and one presenter.

That's me. Right, gang.

All present and correct, so let's go Bargain Hunting!

Well, our two teams have got a lot of ground to cover today.

There are so many stalls and this fair is ginormous.

So, no time to dilly-dally.

Let's see what's coming up.

The Reds shimmy and shake their way to a deal.

Maybe go and ask for a bit of discount.

-Absolutely.

-Good luck.

The Blues swap flowers for umbrellas.

I mean, you could put umbrellas in that.

-Oh, no!

-No?

-Oh, my God. No.

-Don't sound happy with that.

-They're actually pieces of art.

'The Reds are all loved up at the auction.'

-Either way...

-We love you, Charlie, you know that.

-Thank you, Lana.

'And it's all or nothing for the Blues.'

What have you got to lose?

But all that is coming up later.

So let's meet today's teams.

For the Reds we've got Lana and Richard, and for the Blues

we've got Rick and Ivan.

-Hello! ALL:

-Hello.

Hello. So, Richard, tell me, how did you, you lovely couple meet?

Well, we met on a yoga retreat in Goa

about a year ago

and it turned out that we actually lived in the same city.

Not only that, but we lived about a mile away from each other.

-No!

-Yeah, so...

-Well, that's fate, isn't it?

-Yes, could be...

-It is fate.

So what do you do in your spare time?

Do a little bit of gardening, do some cycling.

I'm a sort of an amateur artist, as well.

I like to go to art class and pretend to be an artist for a day.

Excellent. So, Lana, what do you do for a living?

I'm a social programme manager.

I work for an international language school in Oxford and I look after

students who come to Oxford to improve their English.

And I organise a lot of exciting activities for them.

Such as?

Erm... Skydiving?

-Skydiving?!

-Yeah.

-I'm sure skydiving can be fun to some people.

But, I mean, you've done it yourself...

Yeah, I've done it myself. It's really good fun.

I'd like to do it again.

And when it comes to your spare time, what do you do with it?

I like walking, I like kayaking, I like Morris dancing.

All things sporty.

And Morris dancing, it's very British.

-I mean...

-It is, isn't it?

-I mean you're originally from...

the Ukraine, yes?

So do you have Morris dancing in the Ukraine?

I don't think we do. We have some traditional Ukrainian dancing,

but Morris dancing is so much fun.

You meet amazing people, it keeps you fit and absolutely love it.

It's one of the best things I've done in England.

Excellent. So how do you think you're going to get on today and

what is going to be your tactics?

I think we should be looking to try and identify collectable items,

something that nobody else really has picked up on

and maybe something local to the area would be good.

But you've got other ideas, haven't you?

I just find something quirky, haggle to death, sell it at a profit,

retire with the profits.

Oh... Simple as that, eh?

-Easy.

-Easy-peasy.

Well, good luck, Reds. But turning my attention to the Blue team...

So, Ivan, tell me how you and Rick met.

We met 20 years ago in a bar in Amsterdam.

And we've been travelling ever since. Here, there and everywhere.

-And...

-We tend to forget some flights.

We have missed the occasional flight.

-How many flights have you missed?

-We've missed three.

-Three?

-Yeah.

-Now that must be a little bit embarrassing for somebody like

yourself, bearing in mind where you work and what you do for a living.

Yes, I do work at an airport.

-Yes?

-Yes.

-So you should know better, shouldn't you?

I should know better, yes.

I feel that it's more Rick's fault that we've missed the flight.

Oh, right. OK.

I'm not always that accurate with the times that are on the tickets, so...

OK. Well, we're looking for solidarity here.

And Rick, you do something completely different, don't you?

Yeah, I'm a primary school teacher.

-But originally you hail from Holland.

-I am from the Netherlands.

-Yeah.

-Where I used to be head of a primary school.

And when I came to this country,

I thought I would never go back into teaching,

but after two years being here,

it started itching and I'm back to teaching and still doing it.

And you've got a passion for antiques that goes back to your,

-almost your childhood.

-Yeah, I absolutely love antiques.

And I've been very lucky,

I've been handed down some great cabinets through the family,

and I'm a fifth generation now looking after them,

so I can hand them over to the sixth generation.

Fantastic. So, how are you going to work today when it comes to buying?

What are your tactics?

Well... Spend big.

Yeah, we're willing to spend most of it.

-Big profit.

-We leave some for our expert,

but if we see something that's really great, then we're, yeah,

prepared to spend a lot of money.

OK. Well, that brings me very nicely to the issue of money.

So this is where I dish the dosh.

£300 to the Reds.

And £300 to you Blues.

Spend it wisely and off you go to meet your experts.

Thank you.

I think spending money is going to be second nature to both our teams today.

And of course, our competing couples need some competitive companions.

For the Reds, who you gonna call?

It's Charles Hanson.

And wheeling and dealing with the Blues, it's Tim Weeks.

-What kind of things are you after today?

-Well, ideally I'd like to

find a bronze cockerel embellished with precious stones!

That's very precise.

-What have we got our eyes on today?

-Well, I'm going to be looking out for something retro.

-I want something that's funky, got some colour in it...

-Nice.

-Richard?

-I'm going for some vintage toys of some sort.

Glassware. Silver enamel pillboxes...

-OK.

-Perhaps some travel art.

-Oh, wow.

OK, teams. Let's get things rolling.

Your time starts now.

Follow me. Come on.

-We've got to get on with it. Let's go shopping.

-OK.

-OK.

-Come on.

That's a pair of substantial shopping lists, but remember,

that hour flies by. Good luck.

Has anyone seen my cockerel?

Whilst Lana is looking for a specific item, what about the Blues?

I quite like that rack there.

I think that's awful.

-I hate it.

-Oh, some difference of opinion with these boys.

This could be an interesting shop.

-Let's go over here.

-What have the Reds spotted?

Well, I used to live in Japan and this is quite oriental,

Japanese-looking thing.

It's what you'd call a garden seat, really.

If it was painted, I would love it,

because it would be a work of art,

but in fact, Richard, it's transferred print.

-OK, OK.

-So actually, it's not very old.

It may be as old as you are.

Uh-oh! Guessing a lady's age. Dodgy ground, Charles.

Maybe it's about 25 years old.

Oh, I'm 19 so...!

Very, very nice. But I would say you want to try and buy the real McCoy.

-OK.

-OK.

-Come on.

-Fair enough.

Panic not, still plenty of time, guys.

-Anything you fancy?

-Those tins over there, they're quite cool.

-Bread bin, the flour bin? The enamel ones?

-Yeah.

-Go and have a look.

-They're huge.

-Yeah, you'd get a few loafs in there, wouldn't you?

So, what's the price on those?

£35.

OK. If you're interested, we'd need to do a little bit on that

if you want to make some profit off it.

Do you know what's interesting about that one is the colour,

-the green enamel's always popular compared to the white.

-Yeah.

They're a bit harder to find, the green ones.

£35?

If we get it to 30?

-25?

-I'd want it less than that.

-Less...

-I mean, in an auction room I'd want them guided at around £20.

-OK.

-You're going to have to get the hard negotiation skills out.

-Who's the best negotiator?

-Ivan.

-Rick.

-I think both of you.

-Go and ask him.

-Excuse me, sir,

your green bread tin...

-Yes?

-What would be your best price on that one?

-I'd have to look, see what's on it at the moment.

-It says £35.

I think that can be £30.

Do you think it could be around 20?

It's less than I paid for it, so it couldn't be that low.

25, perhaps?

You're not treating me very generously, are you?

A fiver? Well, I'll split the difference, do 28.

OK, so what are you thinking? Remember, it's early in the day.

£28, you can't go wrong.

You happy? Go with the gut then. If you want it, let's do it.

-Let's shake hands. £28. Thank you.

-Number one in the bag.

It's a big moment. The next two are going to be easy,

-well done.

-Yes.

-Brilliant.

Shall we crack on?

-Brilliant, well done, guys.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Nice work, chaps. Ten minutes in and the first item purchased.

The, Reds, however, are hot on your heels.

There's some lovely early pottery in here.

How about this clog?

Now, why has that appealed to you?

-It looks a bit quirky, doesn't it?

-It's quite garish, isn't it?

-Yes.

-I suppose in many respects you could have it on your dressing table.

It could be a little planter.

Yes. Cheap. Feel it.

This is lovely, because this is the actual kiln marks,

and it probably dates to around 1900.

Is it marked at all, Lana? Can you see a name on there?

That's true, yes. It doesn't look like it, does it.

Think about it. I like it.

But remember, team, will it make a profit once it's resold at action?

And what about... it's not quite a cockerel.

Oh, crikey. It's cockerel talk.

She's persistent, Charles, I'll give her that.

It's green and it's pretty, and it's a parrot.

It's a parrot. It is a parrot.

-Oh, no, it's a bit damaged.

-Can that qualify as a cockerel, though?

-No, it can't. It's awful, isn't it?

-Put it back.

We've seen your nice, green glazed shoe.

-Yes.

-We've just admired your parrot, are they worthy of a second handle,

to talk to the stallholder and ask on price?

Yes, I'll ask the price for the clog, yes.

-For the clog.

-The clog, I like the clog.

-How much was it?

-22.

-Yeah.

-It isn't a lot of money really, and it could be a fairly safe buy.

15 quid will do it for me.

Yeah, why don't you and your wonderful alluring Ukrainian accent,

with love from Ukraine, maybe go and ask for a bit of discount.

-Absolutely.

-Good luck, go on.

-Let's go.

Good luck, Lana, although I don't think she'll need it.

Let's check in with the Blues.

Let's just have a quick look at this lamp over here.

Yeah, OK. The price is my fear straight away.

-Yeah.

-I think it's one that before we fall in love with it too much,

we might just want to get an idea of price.

-OK.

-Try and find him.

-Hello.

-Hi. We're just interested in the lamp.

The yellow one is a 1930s airport landing light.

'I guess you see plenty of these at work, then, Ivan.'

Hit us with the price on that one.

-270.

-What do you think, guys?

You've spotted quality.

We've spotted quality, but it's a bit out of our price range.

-This is your time, this one.

-Yeah.

I'll always listen to an offer.

-Let's have a good look at it. Can we have...please?

-Certainly.

What are you thinking?

Well, I wanted to make sure it's not broken, for that sort of money.

It's a dangerous thing to take to auction when you're spending that

sort of figure, because we're trying to make a profit.

-Exactly.

-Yeah.

-It's not a piece of tat.

No, no, no.

It is something that would look fantastic, in the right environment.

'Like an airport, you mean, Ivan?'

We have to buy another item and there needs to be some money left

-for Tim.

-But we're only going to leave Tim a pound, aren't we?

Yeah, that's all we need.

Do you want do the negotiations on it?

-No!

-'Nice try, Ivan.'

This is your one. Go and have a quiet word with him.

OK.

Whilst Ivan has a word with the stallholder,

let's see how the Reds are getting on with that ceramic clog.

So I've just spoken to the lovely gentleman and he agreed to sell it for £15.

So you have acquired a £7 discount.

That's very good. Is it a goer, Richard, at £15?

-I do like it.

-Richard like it, let's go for it.

-Let's do it.

-All right.

-Come on, then, let's go and buy it.

-Yay! Ta-da!

Nice one, Reds, that's your first item in the bag.

You're coming up to halfway in to your shop.

No time to hot-foot it, on to your next.

The asking price for the landing light was £270,

how did the negotiations go, Ivan?

Well, the best he's going to do it for is £200.

-Do you think there is any profit in that?

-I'd be worried.

I'd want that estimated at 80-120 at an auction house,

so if we're still running around and we're struggling,

we can always come back if we've got money left, and try it again,

-I think it'll still be there.

-OK.

Good advice, Tim. Certainly something to think about.

Let's leave the teams shopping, as I show you an item which is really close to my heart.

Well, everybody knows that I love pots,

and this is a pot for which I've got a great affection.

I have an affinity also, in so far as that I'm a Lancastrian,

and my pot is a Lancastrian, because this was made by Pilkingtons,

which was located near a place called Swinton Junction,

in between Bolton and Manchester.

The story starts all in the 1880s,

when a local coal company was sinking mineshafts,

and they came across a layer of clay,

so they sent samples off.

The results came back, saying it was ideal for tile making,

so rather than build a coal mine, they built a tile factory.

And I can tell you now, in later years, Pilkington tiles adorned

the bathrooms of the Titanic, no less.

Let's have a look at the actual design,

because it harks back to sort of medieval England,

in so far as you've got these wonderful passant lions,

and then the underside here is composed of little roses -

those are Lancastrian roses -

interspaced with heart motifs.

So if we turn it upside down,

the artist responsible for painting this pot, his initials are there.

WSM - William Salter Mycock.

He stayed with Pilkingtons for the best part

of 30 years or more.

He was a very loyal servant and a very well-respected artist.

You've got an X. X stands for ten,

so I know this pot was painted in 1910.

Doesn't get much better than that, does it, really?

I can tell you now that I was lucky because I bought this pot for £20.

You may be wondering why so cheap?

Well, because it did have quite a bit of damage,

which I have actually gone and done a repair on myself.

If this piece had been in perfect condition,

I would have had to pay at least £800-1,000 for it.

So, what is it worth today?

If it was to turn up in an auction,

it would probably carry a pre-sale estimate of £200-300,

but I can tell you now that this owner is not for selling.

Back to the shop, 20 minutes remaining and it's one item apiece.

Team, shall we go this way or that way?

-Just want to have a quick look up here.

-I'll follow you.

Focus, Reds.

'Lana, what were you looking for again?'

-I'm looking for a cockerel.

-A cockerel!

-'Oh, yes, that was it.'

-I honestly haven't seen a cockerel yet, Lana.

I cannot see...

While the Reds try and find a cockerel, the Blues go inside.

A bit of porcelain, men after my own heart.

Is there any that take your fancy in particular?

I do really like the orangey-red one with the flowers on.

Some West German fat lava, I believe. Ticket price £70.

-Why that one?

-I think it's very '70s.

-Good design.

-Yes.

Vibrant, funky, which is what we were looking for, wasn't it?

-Yes.

-DEALER: It's a sunflower, have a look.

And each piece is individual, you never get one piece the same.

So what would be your very best price on this one?

Christine, what's our best price on that?

I'm afraid we couldn't go under 55.

Hold it. Feel how heavy it is.

I mean, you can put umbrellas in that.

-DEALER:

-Oh, no! God, no!

'Oops, maybe not the best idea, Ivan.'

They are actually pieces of artwork.

It's a one-off. You won't find a second one.

You can't knock another £5 off?

Not really. No.

If you could get that fiver, it would probably do it, wouldn't it?

The boss has to make his mind up.

50's just a nice number, isn't it?

-It's easy cash.

-50 and we shake hands.

-Come on, 50.

-50, shall we do it?

Let's do it. Are you happy with that?

-Yeah.

-That's nice, isn't it?

-That's a fantastic buy.

-You said you liked decorative art, 20th century.

-Let's keep looking, shall we?

-OK.

Some tough negotiating there, fellas.

However, that's item two for you.

Meanwhile, the Reds still have only one item to their name.

Time to have a word, I think, Mr Hanson.

-I truly think with what, 20 minutes to go...

-Yeah.

..we're just stop-starting,

and I think we've now...put on our big show caps and go indoors,

and try and find some serious stuff.

-Don't you agree?

-I do, yeah.

-Come on.

Or in other words - focus, team.

Right, Tim, how are the Blues getting on?

Definitely got different tastes.

They can't quite agree,

but they're having fun. I think they should get what they want

and they're definitely doing that.

Do I think we've got two guaranteed profits so far?

No. Do I think we're going to buy something later that's going to make

another slight loss?

Perhaps. But they're going with their gut,

they're seeing it and they're buying it.

Why listen to me?

And Reds? You're looking a bit stressed, Charles.

I cannot believe we've only have six minutes left, with £230 to spend,

and I'm nervous, because at the moment, it's Lana's way.

I'm hoping Richard might just come into his own now and really take it

-over the line.

-I think we need to just get a move on,

we need to find something big, bold, maybe expensive.

Let's spend some of this money.

It needs to be done quick. We need to get on with it.

I'll do whatever he says. As always.

Yeah, yeah, Lana, we believe you.

Now stop monkeying around and start buying.

OK, Blues, something seems to be on your mind.

-I'm not shaking the lamp off.

-Come on, talk to me about it.

-If we can get that lamp for 190...

-OK.

So let's see if he's still there.

-Was it up this...?

-That way.

-Oh, no!

-Is it the next one?

-No, it was here.

-I think it was up here.

-I think it's up here.

Is it up there?

Well, you track down that lamp, whilst we track down the Reds.

Guys, let's walk down here.

Right, you have ten minutes to buy two items.

No pressure. Charles, time to take charge.

There is some lovely jewellery, and particularly in this cabinet here,

there's a real celebration of life,

and this is obviously memorial jewellery.

What I quite like in here, it's that pendant there.

-Can you see it?

-Yeah.

That lovely rich ruby eye.

-Like it?

-Yeah. I like it.

-It's a pretty piece.

-Absolutely, Richard,

because if you look at that charming pendant head,

you've got this beautiful almost three-leaf clover with this really

beautiful oval ruby.

Are you a diamond girl, Lana, a ruby girl, emerald?

-Absolutely.

-Are you?

-Sapphire?

-Anything.

So that piece there is late Victorian by its manner,

so it's almost forever ageless.

Forever ageless, like me.

The big question is, what's your asking price on it?

-70.

-70.

-Oh, that's not bad.

-Well, you need to come down a little bit,

because we're trying to make some profit. Would you want us to win?

The best I can do on it is 60.

Its market auction guide would be between £50 and £80,

just for the gold content alone.

I do like it, yes. For the right price, definitely.

Would you be able to do 55 for it? And I think you might...

Yes, I can.

..find that you've got a deal.

-Shall we go with it?

-Yeah.

-Let's do it.

-At last, we've bought something and it isn't that cockerel.

Thank goodness for that.

Thank you very much. Right guys, that is two down.

-One to go.

-We have got, literally, six or so minutes.

Come on, team. Thanks a lot.

Come on, follow me.

Charles is on a charge.

That's two items each, teams.

Six minutes left on the clock and you're going to have to

pull something out of the bag soon.

I don't think it's this one.

I think it's the other one, the next one.

Oh, no! The Blues are still looking for that lamp.

There he is, guys. Look.

Ah, good spot, Ivan. Right, time to get that deal sealed.

-You might need a little bit of luck with this one.

-Yes.

Ivan, it's over to you.

-Good afternoon.

-Good afternoon again.

-It's late.

-It is.

It's very late. I expect you want to go home?

Oh, no, I'm here tomorrow as well.

-Oh, right.

-Going well, Ivan(!)

How about...190?

All right.

Thank you! Thank you.

-He got it.

-Yeah.

-Three! Yes.

-Yes, the magic number.

-Three items.

I'm really scared that you've bought it, but you bought what you wanted.

You went big today, you said you would.

Three in the bag, let's put our feet up, shall we?

Let's go and relax. Come on, this way.

Well, I'm not sure Tim is totally sold on the lamp,

but sometimes you have to go with your heart, Ivan.

Well done, Blues, that's you done and dusted with two minutes to spare.

That's right, Reds, I said two minutes!

The pressure's on.

How are you, mate? We're desperate.

-Have you got anything?

-What's your budget?

We've got quite a big budget.

Oh, you've got a big budget. Four spoons.

Gilded, enamelled.

Team, look, we have literally - dare I say it - about 40 seconds.

These are good silver, gilded, blue enamel stem spoons.

They're Danish, they're probably, what, 1960s?

-Yeah.

-20 seconds left.

-How much?

-£20.

And you will make a profit on that.

So they are a good set of Danish silver gilded,

blue enamel inset coffee spoons

and you're saying £20 for the whole lot.

-£20. £5 each.

-Guys...

-Let's do it.

-£15? £15?

-Go on, then.

-£15.

-Shake his hand.

-Come on, let's do it.

Time's up, teams.

-That's been the hardest hour in my career.

-Oh, my God!

Let's go and sit down and have a coffee. Black for me, please.

-And strong.

-Let's do it.

-Come on.

Let's check out what the Reds bought.

First up was the 20th century pottery shoe.

Price paid - £15.

Next, after perusing over the pendant, it was purchased for £55.

And finally, they settled on the set of enamelled spoons for £15.

Charlie, let's be frank, tough call, tough call.

It was, it was an amazingly exciting hour

and it was up and down and round and round, but we got there in the end.

You did get there in the end.

So, Lana, what's your favourite item?

I really liked the piece of golden jewellery that we bought,

with the ruby inside. I think it's really pretty

and I think we got a really good price on it.

And so do you think that might be giving you the biggest profit,

-or is that something else?

-I think so, I think the jewellery will make the biggest profit.

So, Richard, favourite object?

I like the green boot.

It got a really good feel to it and the colour was vibrant, and that was my favourite,

but I think maybe the one that would give us the most profit, possibly,

are the spoons, I would say.

The spoons? Interesting. So how much did you spend?

We spent £85.

OK, so that means that somebody is going to give me...

I have £215 to give to you.

That's the amount that I was looking for.

It's with me for a brief moment in time.

It goes to Mr Hanson there for the bonus buy.

Yes, exactly, if ever the escape is on, this is it,

and I intend to blow the whole lot and really do a good job.

Excellent. Good luck.

But, meanwhile, let's find out what the Blue team have bought.

Their first item was the enamel bread bin.

Price paid - £28.

Next was the German fat lava vase.

They paid £50.

And, finally, an airport light.

But will it land them a profit at auction?

They settled on £190.

So, Tim, how was it for you?

It was great. Scary, at times,

because they spent a lot of money today.

-Yeah.

-But they really went out for it.

They said they were going to spend big and it's exactly what they did, so good for them.

You did, I mean, all that money on the lamp, you know?

-Yeah.

-But you liked it, you wanted it?

Yeah, definitely, yeah.

So, Ivan, what's your favourite buy?

It's definitely the lamp,

because I was the one that was the most passionate about the lamp,

but I really think that's going to bring us in the biggest profit.

-OK.

-Yep.

-Now, Rick, what do you think is the best buy?

The German vase.

The German vase, OK. Oh, right,

and what do you think is going to give you the biggest profit?

Probably the bread tin.

Probably the bread tin! OK.

So what was your total spend?

£268.

£268, so how much are you going to give me back?

-£32.

-£32.

-There we are.

-It's not a lot for the bonus buy,

but I'm sure you can make that go a long way, Tim.

-I'm going to try.

-Have you got your eye on anything?

Well, not as yet, but I'm going to try and get something at least we're

going to agree on and both like, that's my challenge.

That's a big challenge.

Well, while Tim goes off for the bonus buy,

we are going off to the auction.

Well, we're now in Lincolnshire

and we've come up to the brand-new saleroom

of Golding, Young & Mawer,

and I'm joined by Kirsty Young today.

Thank you very much for coming.

Well, we're delighted to be here, Kirsty.

Let's start with our Red team.

The first item we're going to talk about

is the 20th century pottery shoe.

-What are your thoughts?

-They are sort of mass-produced for the mass

market, so you do see quite a few of them about.

We've put an auction estimate of £10 to £20 on it.

That's good, they paid £15 for it.

This is Richard's favourite, so he thinks that it's going to do well.

The second item is the mid-Victorian mourning pendant.

It looks very chic, doesn't it?

It does. Very pretty piece, one of my favourite subjects, jewellery.

The mourning pendant on the back of it, you can tell the age from that,

the way that the wear's on there

from, obviously, the user wearing it.

We've put an auction estimate of £60 to £80 on it.

It's very popular at the moment, mourning jewellery,

so that should be its achievement.

Well, it's looking good for these two, because they paid £55,

so a profit beckons there.

-Absolutely.

-And the third item, very stylish, aren't they?

Those four Scandinavian part-enamel spoons.

Now, Richard thinks that this is going to give them the biggest profit.

-What do you think?

-The Scandinavian market is a popular one at the moment,

so I would say £25 to £40 is the best bet for them.

It's all looking good for this couple, because they spent £15,

so whether they're going to need their bonus buy, well,

we're going to have to wait and see, but in the meantime,

let's go and have a look at what it is.

Well, Reds, you left Charles a staggering £215 to go and play with,

-and play with it you did, Charlie.

-Yeah, I did, and sometimes, Eric,

you've got to just go for the unusual,

-so I found this.

-Oh, my goodness!

Look at that, Richard. Richard, just look at this object.

It's a real work of art, and what's lovely is it's dated,

there, look, 1776,

and we're talking 13 years before the French revolution.

If it could talk, what could it tell us?

Well, essentially, it's a mangle.

-How much did you pay for it?

-Just feel it.

-For this piece of joy?

-THEY LAUGH

Just feel the tactile qualities.

-Richard, do you like it?

-Yeah, I mean, it's interesting, that's for sure,

-with all this decorative...

-Yes.

-How much did you pay for it again?

-Well, just feel the history...

-Charlie, Charlie, Charlie, just get to the point,

tell the lady how much you paid for it.

-Do you like it, Eric?

-I like it, but that's beside the point,

-how much did you pay for it?

-It cost...

It's all about speculating to really accumulate...

How much? How much?

£215. 215.

-£215?!

-Yes, yes.

-Let me have another feel of this.

-Wow.

-And don't wallop me on the head with it!

Give it back to Charlie and get our money back!

THEY LAUGH

It's something which, again, could make £100, who knows?

It could make £400.

OK, well, remember, you two,

you don't have to make that decision until your first three items have

been sold, but meanwhile,

let's go and find out what our auctioneer has to say about

Charles's historic bonus buy.

So here it is, there can't be many to the square mile in Lincolnshire,

but one mangle board.

We have erred on the side of caution with it,

because they do make a lot of copies of these,

so they're not always what they seem.

No, sometimes they can be earlier,

but then, somebody puts the date on at a later date, don't they?

-That's it, yes.

-Yeah.

But it does look to be of the period, there's plenty of wear there,

there is a bit of woodworm, as you'd expect,

so I'd say £80 to £120 and they should be good with that.

OK. £215 was spent on that item.

If they do go for it, it's in the balance, isn't it?

That's it, it is in the balance, but there may well be somebody out there

wanting to take the risk on it.

So, that's the Reds, now for the Blues.

And the first item is the mid-20th century enamel bread bin.

I can tell you this is the one that Rick thinks is going to give them

the biggest profit, but what do you think, Kirsty?

It's a nice 20th century one there.

Obviously, it still has a purpose, people still use bread bins.

It is a nice example of that one.

We've given it an auction estimate of £20 to £30,

which I think is definitely doable for them.

OK, well, they paid £28 for it, so that could be a goer.

Item number two is the West German fat lava vase.

It's big, it's bright and it's reasonable, isn't it?

It is reasonable. Obviously,

the fat lava is the phrase that everybody looks for,

so we've given it an auction estimate of £10 to £30,

so that should achieve that.

OK, well, they paid £50 for it,

but you do get a lot of vase for your money, don't you?

-You do, yeah, and it is a large example, so there may well be.

-It is.

So item number three is our metal-cased aeroplane light

and "industrial brutal" is the usual heading.

Big business in this part of the world?

Still popular, obviously it is a mismatch,

the base is most likely a surveyor's tripod

and they've added the later light on top.

Well, it's got a certain amount of decorative appeal, hasn't it?

-It has.

-But you wouldn't want it in the corner of your house, would you?

I'm not sure actually, I think I probably would.

Oh, my goodness me! I forget how young you are and how old I am!

So, auction estimate-wise, we have given it £40 to £60,

but I wouldn't be surprised if it did just a little bit better than that.

But it's going to have to work very, very hard,

because they paid £190 for it,

so they could take it on the chin with that one, couldn't they?

They could. There might be a little loss on there,

but they shouldn't be too far away.

Well, it strikes me that our team may be in need of their bonus buy,

so let's take a look at it.

So, gentlemen, you left our Tim £32.

Tim, you said you were going out there to find something that would please both the Blues.

-Tough challenge.

-Yes.

But I think I've done it. Would you like to see it?

-Yes.

-Here we go. What do you think?

Oh, you look underwhelmed.

THEY LAUGH

-Is it an ashtray?

-Well, I would call it a pin dish.

It reminds me a bit of the vase we bought.

Yes, yes, very true.

Retro, colourful, funky.

Do people use pins?

Well, what would you use it for?

-Perhaps a pot plant on there, or something?

-Or even maybe would you just pop your keys,

or loose change at the end of the day, just by the door as you go out.

-Yeah.

-No, no, you can't do that to a beautiful pot like that,

it's to be admired.

Look, that's a lovely piece and it's so period.

-It is. Well, who do you think it's by?

-Well, it's probably German, but...

Well, it's actually British, one of my favourite studios, Poole Pottery.

-Have a feel of it. You will see the condition's great.

-Mm-hm.

-Good quality.

-It's heavier than I thought.

How much did you pay for that?

Well, I paid £15, which I don't think's bad,

because it's real quality.

There's a definite chance for a bit of profit in this, no doubt.

So how much do you think we could make on that then, Tim?

Well, look, it is a small piece, but I think we can maybe make a tenner.

The thing to remember, gentlemen,

is the fact that you don't have to make your minds up now,

but meanwhile, let's find out what our auctioneer has to say about

Tim's Poole Pottery dish.

One bonus buy, small but perfectly formed, you might say.

Absolutely. Nice Poole little pottery pin dish there, nice design.

I mean, it's got that retro look, hasn't it?

Sort of 1960s, '70s.

It has, typical of that sort of style.

Studio pottery again, so very popular.

We've put an auction estimate on it of £20 to £30,

which I would say it should easily achieve.

Yeah, good news really, in so far as Tim went out and paid £15 for it,

so £20 and £30 is very good news.

So what about the auction, who's taking it?

-That will be me.

-Excellent. Well, in Kirsty we trust.

170, 180, 190, 200, 220?

So I need to know, are you regulars at auction houses?

Er, no, not really, I've been to a few, but generally car auctions actually.

-Oh, right. OK. Lana, what about you?

-This is my first time ever,

-so I'm really, really, really excited.

-Oh, good! Well, listen,

we've got your first lot coming up,

it's the early 20th century pottery shoe, it's coming up now.

And who will start me at £20?

-Come on. It's novelty.

-Come on.

10? £10?

Five then, surely?

Five we have, and eight anywhere now?

-Come on.

-Eight anywhere now?

Are we all sure, then? Is it going for five?

-Gavel's raised.

-I don't believe it.

-Oh, no.

-So you are minus 10

to start, but anyway, the next item coming up

is the mid-Victorian pendant.

Here we go. Good luck, team. The comeback is on.

And I have got bids on the book

and we're starting with me at £40.

OK, come on!

42, 45, 48,

bid 50, five, 60, five, 70.

-We're in business!

-We're on, we're on.

-80. And five.

80 is with me, and Five anywhere now?

-Come on.

-Five anywhere now?

Are we all sure then? We're on the selling on the commission bid at 80?

GAVEL BANGS

You've just made yourselves £25 of profit.

Takes us to a total of plus £15.

-That's good, we've come back.

-OK?

So next item, the spoons.

-Here they come.

-The set of Scandinavian spoons there,

and I have got £30 to start me.

£30!

-We've doubled up!

-32, 35, 38 now?

-Here we go. Come on!

-At 35 I have, 38 anywhere now?

35 I have, and 38 is on the net.

-40 anywhere now?

-Yes!

At 38 is on the net.

And 40 anywhere now?

Are we all sure then? Are we resting on the net at 38?

Good work.

38, OK, lovely jubbly.

So, you've just made yourselves there £23,

you're ahead of the game, all right?

You now have to make your decision about your bonus buy.

Have you been thinking about it?

We have been thinking about it.

-OK. And?

-Thinking two minds about it.

And we love Charlie and we love the item and that's why it's a no.

-It's a no?

-It's a no. It's a no. OK, well...

I can tell you, the auction estimate was 80-120.

Bearing in mind that Charlie paid 215, they may be very right,

they may be very wrong. We're just about to find out.

And I have got £50 to start me, Five anywhere now?

-Come on, let's go.

-At 50, it's with me, and 55, bid 60, and five now?

At 60, I have.

It's probably the wrong market, that's my excuse.

I think it's probably... Come on!

We are all out then. We're on the book at 60...

-60.

-Thankfully I wasn't paying!

-Oh, well, I've got to say, Reds,

quite a canny decision on your part not to go with it,

-but either way...

-We still love you, Charlie, you know that.

-Thank you, Lana.

-The good news is that you're plus £38 ahead of the

game. That being said,

do not say another word to the Blues.

So, Blues, do you have any experience of auctions?

-No. No.

-Is there a feeling of excitement here?

Oh, yes!

-Yes!

-Yeah, it's good for the soul.

The first item coming up is the mid-20th century bread bin.

-It's coming up now.

-Start me at £30 for this one.

£30? 20?

Come on, more than that.

10?

10, surely, for the kitchenalia.

£10?

Five I have at the back.

And eight bid. And 10?

10 bid. And 12?

12 is on the net.

15 now? No?

15 is on the net then.

Are we all sure then? Are we selling on the net at 15?

-Oh!

-Oh, no!

That is a start of a minus 13, OK.

We've got your mid-20th century West German fat lava vase.

-Here it comes.

-£15 to start me, 18 anywhere now?

15, I have. And 18 and 20, 22, 25, 28 now, 30 at the back of the room.

32, 35, 38, and 40 now, surely?

And 40, are you sure you don't want to go another one?

At 38 we have on the net. 40 anywhere now?

Are we all sure? Are we all finished on the internet

and in the room at 40?

£40. Well, you paid 50,

so a minus 10.

Right, so, the next item is your aeroplane light.

You paid £190 for it, Ivan.

-Did you not?

-He did.

-He did.

So, let's just wait and see.

-Here it is.

-Who will start me at £80 for it, surely?

£80?

50?

-What?

-40?

40, I have at the back of the room. And two anywhere now?

45. 48. Bid 50?

And five. Bid 60.

65. 70 bid.

75. And 80?

It's our highest selling item!

90 bid. 95. 100.

-Come on.

-100, 110, 120, 130, 140, and 150, 160?

No. At 150, I have in the front.

160 anywhere now?

Are we all sure then? We're in the front at 150.

-Whoa!

-Exciting, though, no?

-150, it deserved better, didn't it?

It really did.

Minus £40, which gives us a total of minus £63.

So, we're now at the decision time when it comes to the bonus buy.

I don't want to influence you, but what have you got to lose?

THEY LAUGH

So, do I take that as a yay?

-Yes.

-A yay!

Now, listen, Tim paid £15 for it.

-Yeah.

-The auctioneer said £20 to £30.

-Ah!

-So, let's just wait and see.

-Here it is.

-Who will start me at £30 for this one, surely?

£30? £20 for the Poole pottery.

£20?

£10? At 10 we have. And 12 anywhere now?

12 bid. 15, 18?

No, 15 I have at the back of the room then.

18 anywhere now?

Are we all sure then? Are we selling at the back of the room at 15...?

15!

It doesn't make a jot of difference,

but it does give you a relatively

respectable minus 63.

-Yeah.

-OK, anyway, not a word to the Reds, obviously.

-Of course not.

-And I'll see you boys later.

Well, this is not a game of winners and losers,

it's a game of winners and runners-up.

And I have to tell you that today's runners-up are the Blue team!

-No!

-Whoo!

The Blue team. I'm so sorry, boys, insofar as it was

a bit of a grim start, I'm afraid, it was minus £63.

But have you enjoyed yourselves?

-Yes.

-Yeah! It's being here that matters.

So, Red team, what do we say?

-Woohoo!

-I can tell you, you made yourselves a profit of £38.

I hate to say it, Charlie, but it could've been so different

if they'd gone with that bonus buy.

Indeed. I'll say no more.

OK. So, it gives me great pleasure to present you with £38, OK?

All right, don't spend it all at once.

-Whoo!

-So, has everybody had a good time?

-ALL:

-Yes.

-That's what we need to know.

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-Yes? ALL:

-Yes!