Delting 28 Bargain Hunt

Today, we are in Kent,

the first part of the UK to have white lines and road markings.

Introduced in 1914 on the London to Folkestone road at Ashford,

they were painted to help drivers combat some dangerous bends.

But there's no stopping today.

Everyone's off to the Kent County Showground for a large antiques fair.

So what are we waiting for?

Let's go bargain hunting!

We're here at Detling at the antique and collectors fair,

where it's all go today.

Our teams have got £300 and just one hour in which to buy three

items to take off to auction and, hopefully, make a profit.

Now, let's check out what's coming up.

The Reds are in deep water...

-Look at that.

-Not what I expected when I came on Bargain Hunt.

THEY LAUGH

..and the Blues drive a hard bargain.

40.

-He's good, isn't he?

-We like that.

Well...

But will the gamble pay off at auction?

Hang on, that's a tenner!

This is really good stuff.

But that's all coming up later.

Now, let's meet today's teams.

We've got two lovely young couples today.

For the Reds, Katie and Ed, and for the Blues, George and Minna.

Hello, everyone. TEAMS: Hello!

Good, strong voices, too.

-Now, Katie, how did you meet?

-We actually met on a dating app.

Yes. So out of hundreds of thousands of men in London, I got Ed.

Wonderful.

Now, Katie, work-wise, you have the ideal job in the world, do you not?

Yes. I do actually eat for free and drink for free

in London most of the time.

-That's your job?

-Yeah, I'm an associate editor for a nightlife website.

So, yeah, I get to experience a lot

of London's restaurants and experiences,

so we go to a lot of theatre and comedy and stuff,

which really benefits Ed,

because he hasn't paid for a date night in two years.

Which is fantastic. And it's benefiting my waistline perfectly.

I know how you keep your slim figure. You dance, don't you?

I do. I don't do it so much any more,

but I used to take swing dancing lessons every week,

so I know how to Lindy Hop and how to Charleston. It's, like, a 1920s,

'30s dance, so it's really fun, it's amazing.

That's quite energetic, isn't it, the Charleston?

Yes... Come on, Charlie, yes.

Lots of swivelling, swivel those hips, yeah, get it in, yeah.

-Too old for that.

-It seems like the move for you.

Ed, do you do a bit of this?

I tried it once on our second date, actually.

-Our second date.

-But I ended up kicking her in the shins.

But you are a music man anyway, aren't you?

Yeah, so I play in a band with a view of my friends.

Talking about talents, didn't you used to do a bit of juggling ages ago?

Yeah, so this is what happens you don't fill out your own application form.

Things like this get brought up.

Oh, it was a secret, was it?

Juggling? In my pocket, I happen to have one of those.

-One of them?

-Well, you need three, Charlie.

-In my other pocket, I've got another of those.

But we don't want it too easy for you,

-because I've got another of those!

-Should I stand back?

A round of applause, come on! That's fantastic.

Give them me back. Now, what about antiques?

I know nothing about them, so this will be fun.

Do you like any antiques?

We buy a lot of old vintage furniture when we moved in together.

So the shopping should be quite easy?

-No!

-No? I think so.

Oh, OK. Yeah, it'll be interesting.

Good luck with that.

-Thank you.

-Now, George and Minna.

Minna, you met George in a similar sort of way, didn't you?

Yes, we did, I was just a bit lonely on a Friday night and thought I'd

swipe through my phone and I came across his photo and I thought,

"Yeah, he looks a bit nice," so I swiped right and, yeah, we matched!

It's quite romantic, isn't it?

Now, you're a student at the moment, aren't you, Minna?

Yes. I'm at a business and media school in Oxford,

so that's basically training up to be an executive PA.

It's great fun, I started that a month ago.

-And you did a lot of travelling before you went to uni, didn't you?

-Yep, I took two gap years,

cos I just didn't know exactly what I wanted to go and do,

but I did a lot of volunteer work in South Africa for Save the Children,

which was incredible and the children are amazing.

Oh, brilliant. Now, George, you're also a student?

Yes, I'm doing a masters in petroleum geoscience.

So where is this going to lead, the degree?

I'm hoping to be an exploration geologist for a major oil company,

or gas company, in the industry,

and with that, you travel the world looking for oil and gas.

-That's wonderful.

-Yeah.

Now, the Reds like a bit of vintage furniture, what about you two?

We're quite stingy students, so, you know,

we're going to look to save money and we both can talk the hind leg

off a donkey, so we can get it for nothing.

Economical, cheap and definitely going to turn a profit.

I might not give you £300 then!

-No.

-But I've got £300 for you.

Sounds like you're not going to need it all, but you never know.

-Thank you.

-And £300 for you two.

-Is there more?

-Just £300!

Off you go, and have a great shop.

TEAMS: Thank you.

What a match.

But who will strike the bigger bargain?

We've lined up two talented experts for our teams.

Rocking with the Reds, it's Raj Bisram.

And keeping the Blues focused, it's Richard Madley.

What are we looking for today?

-Burger phones.

-Burger phone!

-A what?

It's a phone shaped like a burger.

To be honest, I'm quite open-minded and we're obviously in great hands,

so I'm putting a lot of trust in you to find us a great bargain.

Right. So, no pressure on me.

What about you, Ed, what are you looking for?

Anything interesting or unique. Something a little bit different.

I'm thinking small, stylish,

-and something that you can put your mantelpiece.

-Oh!

Right, teams, on your bike. Your 60 minutes starts now!

BELL RINGS

Let's go shopping, then.

Come with me.

And away they go.

Wasn't it the Reds who were looking for an unusual phone?

-A little piggy phone.

-A little piggy phone, indeed, yeah.

I don't think that's going to bring home the bacon, is it?

-CYMBALS CLASH

-Good line. No, it certainly isn't.

Ooh, who's been watching too much Bargain Hunt?

The Reds have registered a possible buy.

This is cute, what's this?

I think the market for those is really all cashed out.

-We need to find something else.

-I think it's cute, though.

OK, yeah, OK. I'll keep it in my mind.

Keep it TILL later, Reds.

Now, what have the Blues found?

This looks quite interesting.

It's a bit Wedgwoody, in a way.

Not bad at all, actually, pretty good.

Made in Staffordshire, it's black basalt ware.

As a set or would this be sold individually?

No, you would have that

as a set, and what's nice about it, is it appears...

"Oh, no, it doesn't," he says, as he tries to count to six.

You've got to have six coffee cans and I can only see five.

-Yeah, so can I.

-So, if it's incomplete, we're moving on.

-Yeah, moving on.

-That is really how blunt one's got to be.

A full set or nothing at all!

I like your style, Blues.

Now, have the Reds got a first buy boxed up already?

-I like this box.

-So, you like this box?

-I like the look of the box, yeah.

-This is an old military tin box.

It's for storing ammunition.

But what use has got today?

-Probably not a lot. Not a lot?

-No...

-Repurposing or something...

-But you like it?

-Yeah, I think it's nice.

-You really like it?

-We do collect military style bits and pieces.

There's a lot of military collectors. What about you, Ed?

I'd like something a bit more interesting than a box.

-Let's move on.

-Ed, thanks for your support(!)

Teamwork! Remember, Reds? Teamwork.

Now, the Blues fancy their luck.

-That's nice.

-You like the roulette wheel?

-Is that what you're saying?

-It's nice, yeah.

-Well, I like the roulette wheel.

-Yeah, yeah.

As it happens, I actually bought one for my wife for her birthday.

-Oh, yeah?

-She was surprised, but not disappointed.

Now, I wouldn't bet on that, Richard!

-That would be a bit of fun.

-Yeah.

-How does it spin?

-It's nice.

-It's in plastic or Bakelite, isn't it?

So it could be 1930s, 1950s.

A bit of candle wax, obviously been playing by candlelight.

But what I really like with it is the mats.

Yeah, and I don't know if it has the original.

-Let's go and ask the owner.

-Yeah. Let's go and ask the owner.

See what she has to say.

Hello there, I'm wondering if you, by any chance, might have a mat that

went with this?

Things have been moved round this morning, hold on,

-we may have the original mat that goes with that.

-Excellent.

-Ah!

-That's the original one that goes with it.

-Fantastic.

-Oh, I like it.

-I like that one.

-We've got the box as well for it.

Jaques of London. They were good makers.

They made games, they made croquet sets,

they made lots of board games from the turn of

the 20th century onwards. So, a good make.

I think this is earlier in date than the board itself.

But I don't think that matters.

It's a nice little marriage.

So in terms of putting them both together,

we've got a pretty complete set here.

The only thing that's missing is...

-The price.

-The price.

Right, we had 85 on it, but we want to give you a chance to earn some money.

So, £50.

-50?

-£50...

-It's a bit steep for me.

-Place your bets.

-THEY LAUGH

-What, whether we win or lose?

Naturally, I was hoping that it was going to be a little bit less.

-Of course you are.

-What about 25?

Oh, God, no, I paid more for it than that I'm afraid.

I'll do 45 for you.

-45.

-40 and it's there.

He's good, isn't he?

THEY LAUGH

We like that. I think the deal's been done.

-OK.

-Why not?

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much. It's too late to turn back.

All right, George, £40. Sold, thank you.

Decisive, I like it.

13 minutes in and the Blues have waged a bet on this roulette wheel

as their first buy, £40 paid.

Meanwhile, are the Reds barking up the wrong tree?

So, I quite like this dog here.

Well, it is a good thing to spot, Ed. That is good taste

because out of all the clockwork toys on this table,

that is the one that I think is the best of all.

I think that's got a pretty heavy price ticket on it,

-because it's quite rare.

-150! OK!

Yeah, one thing is, dogs are collectable.

People collect dogs.

I think that if I was to estimate that at auction,

my honest opinion is I would be estimating it

somewhere between £50-£80.

-Right, OK, yeah.

-So, if this lovely gentleman

from Holland, OK, would consider a bid

of around £60...

-No.

-What would be your very, very best?

Well, as you said, these are quite rare and 100 is really the best I

can do and then you already have a bargain.

You wouldn't do maybe, like, 95?

No, no, no, no, hang on...

-90!

-I would go down to 90.

We're getting there now. We're getting there now.

-Mm-hm.

-OK, but I still think...

-I put it down.

It's up to you. 90.

-Take it or leave it.

-And I presume you've got the key as well?

You want to leave it, Ed?

-Yeah, I think it's a third of our budget and I think we're going too high, too quick.

-OK.

-OK.

-It's great.

-Fair enough.

-But it's not for me.

OK. Yeah. Come on then, guys, let's carry on.

-Thank you very much.

-Great decision, Ed,

you're a man who knows exactly what he doesn't want!

-The Blues also have a plan of action.

-I reckon something unusual.

-Something out there.

-Yeah?

-Talking of which...

-Did you see that lizard?

-He's quite cool, isn't it?

-The lizard...

-Komodo dragon.

-Komodo, yeah, he is indeed.

-Bit of a big boy, isn't he?

-You wouldn't argue with him, would you?

-No.

-Well, keep away then!

The Reds, however, are being drawn to another box.

-That's quite interesting.

-I quite like that.

OK, looks like a first aid box.

Looks interesting. I'm not sure how old it is.

-Do pick it up and have a look.

-Before we do...

-Yes?

Can you give me an idea of how much it is?

Well, I was asking 42, but I could negotiate.

-Oh! What do you think?

-It's in good condition, if it is old.

-Yeah. Yeah.

-I think it has got a bit of age to it.

It is quite unusual.

-Yeah.

-It's bold.

What's it going to at auction?

Somewhere between £20-£30 at auction?

-That's what it's going to make.

-Right, OK, yeah.

-What is the best you could do on it?

-Well, I'd really like 25 for it.

OK. Go down to 20?

-At all, maybe?

-Don't look at me!

-They are learning, they are learning.

-Oh, go on, go on.

-20.

-Yeah, do you want to shake? Shake the lady's hand.

-Fantastic, thank you very much. Cheers.

-Lovely, thank you very much.

-Lovely, thank you.

-Brilliant.

So, our first buy. Let's go and find the next one.

Thank you.

It took 20-odd minutes, but the Reds have their first item in the bag.

They bought this military first aid box for £20.

Now, whilst the teams carry on browsing,

I have something cute and cuddly to show the people of Detling.

-Hello!

-Hello.

-Do you like my little bunny?

It's a well-loved soft toy called Bunny.

But what's it worth?

£20, £30?

-£20 or £30.

-Probably about £10.

-Well, I would think perhaps £40.

-About £40.

-Yeah.

-A fiver.

-25 quid.

-25 quid?

-£250.

£250?!

-Yes.

-My word, that's interesting.

What a huge variety of valuations.

Nobody was quite sure.

The value is in the eye of the beholder.

What do you look for in a soft, cuddly toy?

If a course, a toy's made by Steiff,

that would make a huge difference to the value.

What about condition?

Well, Bunny here has been well loved.

We wouldn't want him looking brand-new, would we?

But on the other hand, he is a little bit patched up.

But none of these factors are as important as provenance.

Where did a toy come from?

Who owned the toy?

Who loved the toy? What is the history of the toy?

And that is the key point.

We don't know who made this bunny,

but I know where this bunny came from.

This bunny was given to a great friend of mine 60 years ago

by none other than Sir Winston Churchill.

She was two at the time and she think she can vaguely remember in

the back of her mind Winston Churchill

coming in and giving her this toy.

And, of course, she could write a letter to that effect,

because her father farmed the land around Chequers and therefore,

they met Sir Winston Churchill on several occasions.

Of course, any connection with the greatest man of the 20th century

makes something considerably more valuable and I think that Bunny,

instead of being worth a fiver, if sold, and of course Bunny won't

be sold, would make between £500 and £1,000

without any trouble at all.

This Bunny was given to a friend of mine 60 years ago...

-Right.

-..by Winston Churchill.

-Really?

-Yeah, honestly.

-Oh, my God.

-So, what do you reckon that would do to his value?

-80.

-80?!

-40.

-40? So, it's gone up, ooh, ten times or so.

-Yes, I would think probably at least double.

-At least double?

-I'd say he's doubled it at least.

-£2,000?

£2,000, God, that's really interesting.

Well, there you have it. Provenance is everything.

Back to it, and we are 30 minutes in.

Both teams have one item each and the Blues are in a holiday mood.

I've always liked those trunks.

Can you imagine going on holiday to Ibiza with one of those?

-Well, I would.

-I'd quite like to look at bit of silver I think.

Possibly a thimble, something small. Definitely under 50.

Definitely under 50. Small in size and silver.

Now then, Ed, what did you ask for, again?

Something interesting, unique and different?

I think this might tick all three boxes.

-The diver's helmet?

-You should be aware that it is a reproduction.

-OK.

-It is still very, very decorative.

I mean, we haven't seen another one here.

You know, if this was an original one, this would be over £1,000.

-OK.

-Very, very expensive.

Your diver's helmet.

What's the best price on it? What have you got on it?

Um, I want £150 on it.

What could you do for this lovely couple?

125 is the best that I will do.

Pick it up, let's have a look at it, it's quite heavy.

-I'm OK.

-It's very, very different...

-Got a nice weight to it.

-Yeah, blimey.

-So shall I put it on now? Oh!

THEY LAUGH

-Brilliant! Look at that!

-Not what I expected when I came on bargain hunt.

-I mean, it's a really heavy thing.

-I really love the little...

The plaque.

Yeah. It's a reproduction.

It is a reproduction, but, like I say, if it was the original,

you be paying well over £1,000 for it.

Guys, if I was... I mean, this gentleman looks like he's a nice gentleman.

I mean, why did you see if, you know...

-110?

-What do you think, Ed?

Well, I would definitely take it for 110, I think.

110, definitely.

I really can't, seriously.

125 is the best that I will do on it.

Try and forget the fiver. How about 120?

-120?

-Come on, for a fiver.

For you, 120.

What do you think?

I would go for 120, I love it!

It's definitely a cool thing. There's no doubt about it.

-You happy with that?

-I'm happy with that.

I would shake the man's hand, then.

Yeah. Thank you.

-Lovely, thank you very much.

-Thank you, thank you.

£120. One item to go.

It took us ages to get to the first item and now

we've bought two in ten minutes.

Brilliant. Let's go and spend some more money.

Well done, Reds. I hope your second buy doesn't nosedive.

£120 is a hefty chunk of your budget.

Meanwhile, have the Blues found the silver they were after?

I've seen the two items that I really like.

The first is this item, this is an Indian silver bowl.

So this could have probably been made up in northern India,

maybe the end of the last century.

It's priced at £69.

There's something nice and intricate happening around the sides,

-it's very nice.

-Absolutely right. Indeed.

Now, in terms of size and price, I've selected this.

-This is an Edwardian silver hand mirror.

-I like that.

-I love it.

-Now, this has probably come from a dressing table set

and this is Edwardian, it was made 1910.

And it's just a pretty little piece...

-I like it.

-..which any lady would like to have on her dressing table.

-It's lovely.

-So why don't you take that, have a little look there.

-Would something like this sell?

-Yes, they always sell, they always sell.

-Is it hallmarked?

-It is hallmarked, Birmingham, 1910...

-Mm-hm.

-And guess how much it is?

How much?

-£25.

-Oh...

-£25.

-Still a bit steep.

-Oh, you're a hard man, George.

I know, what can I say?

Now, I've spoken to the owner and that is his very best price.

-OK.

-And I think it's a fair price.

It's lovely, I do like it.

You see, it's a lady's lot and a lady's going to buy it.

I know, yeah, I'd better stand back here. I'd better stand back.

Yeah, I know, indeed.

I do like it and it's definitely under our price range.

-And it's small and it's pretty.

-Yeah, indeed.

-So...

-Does it win out over the bowl?

-Definitely.

-That is lovely, but I prefer this.

-Yes, I think so, yes.

-I think, "Yes".

-So, in that case, shall we consider it sold?

-Yeah, definitely.

-Excellent.

We've got a deal. Thank you very much. Marvellous.

Oh, I do like these decisive Blues.

Well done. A second item, the Edwardian silver hand mirror,

bought for £25.

Meanwhile, the Reds are having a team talk.

25 minutes left, two items down, you both happy with them?

-Yeah, why not?

-Yeah.

We don't want, "No, why not," we want a definite.

OK, one to go.

-Let's go.

-Yeah.

With both teams two apiece, George is trying to get ahead of the Reds.

What about this head? That looks a bit unusual.

I like your thinking, it's not of any great age,

but I like the scale of it.

Is that the sort of thing that...

-It's nice.

-Yeah.

-I like it,

it's probably worth finding out what the price is.

-Yes.

-Excuse me, how much are you selling this head for?

450.

-Oh, matron!

-Time is not on our side, let's keep going.

Even for our frugal students, that's a bit steep.

From the classy...

to the, erm...modern?

What?

No, that's amazing!

-Oh, my goodness.

-You can say that again.

-Oh, my goodness.

-I love it.

-You do?

-Yeah.

-My goodness.

Oh, boy, oh, boy, oh, boy.

-Imagine watching TV sitting in that!

-You really, really like this?

-I do, yeah.

-You do know that this show is about antiques and

-collectables, don't you?

-That looks collectable to me.

OK, I suppose this is a collectable of the future.

Wow. Could you please come and talk to me about this?

-Hopefully, it might belong to...

-They love it, they love it.

It's a fairground ride.

We gathered that. They're very popular at the minute.

We sell them to pubs, all sorts of places.

You can imagine that in, like, an east London pub or a pop-up place.

-I could, I could, yeah.

-Really?

-Yes.

You can imagine that in an east London pub?

-Yes.

-And you think that would go down well?

-In a pub, yeah.

-In a pub...

-Let's get down to the nitty-gritty then. How much is it?

-150.

Do you know where it's from? Is it, like, '70s, or is it...?

It would be a bit later, probably about 1990s.

It's a fairly modern one, but they seem to like it.

I mean, what would be the very, very best?

Look at these two, look at this young couple.

140 and that is it, honestly.

-140.

-I've had four of them and each one has sold for 180.

This is the last one.

-Right.

-Shall we just do it?

-We're not going to make any money on anything anyway.

-Erm...

That's not the attitude!

What are you here for? I think it would be the best life decision

-I'd ever make.

-OK.

-I want it.

-Yeah?

-You want it?

-140.

-She's getting it.

-I would shake the man's hand, then. Go for it.

-I really like it.

-A lady of quality.

I don't think I've ever bought anything quite as wacky as this.

Wow. Amazing. Right, we've got all three items,

we've done it in plenty of time, and after buying that, I think I need to

-go and have a lie down.

-Yes.

-Come on.

I don't blame you at all, Raj!

But the Reds seem very happy with their final purchase.

£140 paid for this unusual fairground car.

What can I say?

Meanwhile, with ten minutes left,

the Blues are still searching for their third item.

Do wooden boxes do well?

Wooden boxes can do well. They're useful, aren't they,

and with nine minutes to go, I think we should have a look at it.

-OK. 45 quid.

-Good spot, George.

Let's have a little look inside.

So you've got a hinged lid.

It's nice. Be a nice child's toy box or something.

I like that, because it just looks very authentic.

Yes, I think it certainly looks authentic.

Now, in terms of its age,

I'm sure we can talk to the owner who will perhaps give us an indication.

It's based on a 19th-century model.

I mean, these chests were made for travel.

They were made for overseas travel.

A lot of it on the seas.

So this is based on an early 19th-century seaman's trunk.

I suspect that this has been made up of old wood,

but in an earlier style.

It is a nice size.

It's practical and, yeah,

I can see it being used for a lot of different uses.

But what grabbed your attention, though, I think, was the price, was it not, George?

Price, but also something my mum would like -

and if my mum likes it, it's got to be good.

Oh, I think you've answered your own question there.

Well, look, shall we have a conversation with the owner?

-Hello, there, sir, you all right?

-Hello.

-Hello, sir. Right.

-Yes, we've got limited time and money,

so we're hoping you can help us out with this.

-35.

-What about 28?

-Last, last, last bargain of the day.

-Go on, for a nice-looking couple

-like us.

-32.

We've got to meet in the middle. 30, surely. Go on, then.

-Yes?

-Oh, thank you.

-Thank you, sir.

PHONE RINGS

Hello? I've got it.

Right, teams, your 60 minutes are up.

So, I think this deserves...

-A high five.

-It does, indeed.

-Well done. Let's go, guys.

-Let's go.

Now, let's check out what the Red team have bought.

First up, the Reds paid £20 for this black first aid box.

Will they sink or swim with this reproduction US Navy diving helmet?

£120 paid.

And...

HORN BEEPS

..will they drive away with a win in this fairground carousel car?

They paid £140.

Katie and Ed, spend, spend, spend, and you haven't left him much money,

-have you?

-No!

-Extraordinary items, too.

-Didn't plan to.

-Diver's helmet?

-Yeah.

-Loving it?

-Yes.

-Love it, yeah.

-Well, we have to, now.

You've been left with no option, frankly.

-Yeah.

-But, the car...

-Yeah.

-I mean, the car is enormous.

-There's a slight regret, on it, I think.

-A little bit.

Raj, what do you think of these items?

I don't understand why they say they were disappointed with it now.

They were so keen on that car.

I mean, I've bought some wacky things, Charlie, as you know,

but this is pretty close to the biscuit, as they say.

Well, if by any chance any of them should make a profit,

-which will make the biggest profit?

-The car.

-The car.

-Is that your favourite lot?

-Erm, no,

I actually do really like the diver's helmet.

-You like the diver's helmet?

-Yeah.

I've tried it on and it's a nice fit. It's a shame it has to go.

-And the same for you?

-No, I think the car, probably.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-What, will make the biggest money?

-Make the biggest money, yeah.

-I'm proud of you for spending £280,

which only leaves £20.

-Yes.

-Could I have it, please?

Yeah, OK. What are you going to do with it?

I'll tell you exactly what I'm going to do with it.

I'm going to give it to Raj.

-Lovely.

-Wow.

-The question is, what is Raj going to do with it?

-Let me see if I can get a steering wheel or something like that!

-Steering wheel.

So while Raj goes off to buy a steering wheel,

let's check out what the Blue team has bought.

The Blues took a £40 gamble on this roulette wheel.

They are hoping that this Edwardian silver table mirror will be a clear

winner for £25.

And finally, a 19th-century style wooden trunk, all boxed up for £30.

Minna and George, now, don't you like spending money?

-No, we're stingy students.

-Stingy students!

-What do you expect?

-What's your favourite lot?

-The mirror, just because it reminds me of my grandma.

She always had one on her dressing table.

-Oh, lovely.

-So I thought that was quite a nice thing.

-Happy memories, and it wasn't that dear, was it?

-No, no, exactly.

-£25?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Fantastic. George?

-It would have to be the box.

It's robust. It's a nice colour and I got it for nothing.

What about that? You can't fail, can you?

-No.

-Will that make the biggest profit?

No, I think I'm going to go with the mirror for the profit because it's

-very pretty.

-And Minna, you think the same?

Yeah, I think the same. I mean,

I do think the roulette wheel could possibly,

it just depends if the right buyer's there on the day.

It depends on which number comes up, really, doesn't it, Richard?

It's all a bit of a gamble, Charlie, but they bought three good lots.

So you spent...

£95.

So there's 205 to hand over.

-There you go.

-Oh. Thank you very much. I will give this to you.

-Here we go.

-Well, I'm either going to go out and blow a lot of it or I

might just have to play it safe.

So while Richard wrestles with indecision, we're off to the auction.

Well, it's not far from Detling to Canterbury, and in Canterbury,

I've come to the Canterbury Auction Galleries and I'm here with the

auctioneer, Cleona.

-Hello.

-Hello.

-Very nice to see you.

Well, it's great to be here.

We've got rather an eclectic mix for you, I have to say.

Now, starting with the Red team, Katie and Ed.

The first thing they have is a first aid box.

I'm not quite sure why, but we do have.

Well, put your first aid equipment in it, and you'll be happy.

But as a box on its own, I've rated it somewhere between £5 and £10.

I think that's a pretty spot-on estimate, if I may say so.

They paid £20 for it.

-OK.

-We're moving on to a diver's helmet but it is a reproduction one,

-isn't it?

-It is, yeah.

And, you know, there is a bit of a collectors' market for these.

Obviously for the old ones, but, you know, people do still look to

acquire these to kit out interiors or use them on sets or whatever.

Yeah.

I mean, you can buy new ones online from companies for a few hundred

pounds, so this one, at sort of £40-50, is surely worth it.

I hope it is, because they paid 120 for it.

-Oh, did they?

-Yeah.

-Let's see how we get on.

Fingers crossed. Now, have you ever sold a carousel car before?

I can't say I have.

It's a fairly full-sized piece, this.

It's for the person who has everything, really, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-It's big, it's bright, it's colourful.

-Yeah.

-Slightly wacky.

It's got to be £50-70.

Well, look, they paid £140 for it.

-OK, yes.

-Quite a lot of money, isn't it?

It is, yeah. It doesn't surprise me.

Whether we'll get to that dizzy height or not, we'll have to wait and see.

We'll see. Do you know, I think I feel a bonus buy coming on?

Let's have a look at it.

Katie and Ed, you didn't leave the great Raj with much money, did you?

-Didn't plan on doing so!

-You didn't want to risk it, did you?

No, I see money, I spend it.

-And what have you done, Raj?

-Well, as you know, I only had £20 but...

-OK.

-Newspaper, nice.

It's not just a newspaper.

-I get one every morning on the train.

-OK...

It's not just a newspaper.

It's the first edition of The Cartoonist, came out in 1993,

-April Fools' Day.

-The 1st of April.

-Unfortunately, this newspaper

only came out for eight months, and then it went bust.

-Yeah.

-But it's in great condition.

It's a first edition.

It's a collectable of the future, without a doubt.

Well, how much did you spend on it because it says £1.20?

Yeah, that was in 1993.

-OK, fair enough.

-I actually paid only £5 for it.

OK, that doesn't seem too bad.

And at £5, this should make at auction £20-40.

-Oh, OK.

-It should do.

-That's quite an optimistic kind of, yeah...

That's what I think it should make.

Well, you don't have to decide now, of course.

-Right. OK. Cool.

-You can think about it, mull it over,

and during the auction, that's when you'll have to make the decision.

-Yeah.

-Meanwhile, I wonder what the auctioneer thinks of The Cartoonist?

It's unusual.

The so-called Cartoonist.

-Yeah.

-I mean, it's quite a fun publication but I couldn't find

-a huge amount of them...

-No.

..that have actually come onto the market.

-Yeah.

-So I've only put £5-10 on it.

I think that's very realistic. He only paid £5 for it.

-OK.

-So he might be all right, mightn't he?

Well, that's the Reds done. Now the Blues, Minna and George.

They were with Richard and they kicked off with a roulette wheel.

I love roulette!

-A bit of a gambler?

-In a very modest way.

It's great fun, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-I mean, it's a fantastic, sort of, home gambler's bit of kit,

really, with the cloth as well.

We have put £10-15 on it.

Yeah, they paid £40.

I think for £40, I'd want one in rather nice, polished wood,

-wouldn't you?

-Well, that would be nice but I suppose, maybe,

not everybody's pocket can extend to that and it is a good, dinky size.

So you never know.

-We might just reach that.

-And if I were to spin it, and I'm not going

-to, what would be your number?

-29.

-29. You said that very quickly.

-The birthday!

-My favourite number is 32, so perhaps it will make £32.

Oh, we'll keep our fingers crossed.

It would be a modest lot, wouldn't it?

Now, the mirror, I think we've got a bit of a difference in dating, here.

I think they thought it was Edwardian but you have discovered otherwise, haven't you?

Yeah, the hallmarks on it would indicate that it's 1978.

-Right, as late as that?

-But it is very Victorian/Edwardian

in style, with the embossed decoration, so, it's a dressing

table mirror, obviously, from a dressing table set,

where you would have had the mirror, the brushes.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Clothes brushes, etc.

So we now just have one item and as a single item,

I've only put £5-£8 on it.

Yeah, now, they paid £25, which I think is a bit of an old-fashioned

-price, really.

-Yeah. It's in good condition, and, you know,

we'll just have to wait and see.

And the third item, very different to the mirror, was the box.

-The pine box.

-Yeah, very different indeed. Big pine box.

-Yeah.

-Yes. A good storage unit.

-Yeah.

-And that's really all I can say, at £10-15.

They are saleable enough, though, aren't they?

It might make 20 or £30, possibly.

-Yeah, yeah.

-They paid 30.

-OK.

-They didn't spend a lot of money but with the leftover lolly,

let's have a look at what Richard's bought.

Minna and George, you left this man, Mr Madley,

with a huge amount of money. Come on, Richard. Thrill them.

-What have you got?

-No pressure, then.

Well, I thought, a sporting couple right the way through,

I have to go and buy a sporting object.

-Oh!

-Oh, look, I got a...

-Love it.

-A "love it" from George, and Minna, I was...

-Hmmm...

Well, let me tell you what I bought you.

I bought a continental, patinated bronzed figure of a rugby player.

So, in style, it could be 1930s.

Maybe it's made a little bit later,

it could be from the '50s or even the '60s.

But it's got movement.

It's got a bit of style about it.

-You like rugby, George?

-I do. My old dad would love that.

Would he? There you go. Is he coming to the auction today?

-No.

-Minna, you look slightly reserved.

Yeah, how much did you spend of our massive amount of money?

Ah, the money. Well, originally it was being offered at £90,

I got him down to £60.

-OK.

-Hard bargainer.

-I learned from you, George.

So are you going to ask me the question?

Do you think it will sell?

THEY LAUGH

Great question, indeed.

Yes, it's going to sell.

Now, is it going to make a profit? I hope so. I'd bet...

But don't bank too much on it.

There could be ten or £20 left in it.

Minna, you don't have to make up your mind now but I've got a bit of inkling as to what

you think of this rugby player.

I quite like it, though. It's got bags of movement, hasn't it?

-Don't you think so, George?

-Yeah, absolutely. It looks like it's got a bit of a shimmy in it.

A bit of a shimmy! Well, let's see if the auctioneer thinks that

the rugby player has got a bit of a shimmy in him.

Well, Richard Madley is mad keen on sport and there is the living proof.

In the bronzed spelter, he is a bronzed spelter as opposed to bronze.

-Yeah, yeah.

-He's a good subject, isn't he?

-Yes.

-The rugby player in motion with a nice verdigris finish to him.

He's just not terribly old, and as a result, we have put £10-15 on him.

Right, he's going to be disappointed with that as an estimate.

But hopefully it will make a bit more because he paid £60.

You think he's overcooked it, don't you?

Well, I'm just being a little bit wary about the modern nature and the material.

Hopefully, the sporting enthusiasts will emerge.

Yeah, yeah. You'll be taking the sale?

-I will, yes.

-Good, good.

Well, we look forward to this and let's hope this figure takes us

over the line.

700. 720. 70 it is for you.

80 I'm bid. Selling.

Right, you two, are you pent up with emotion?

-Can't control myself.

-Exactly, yeah.

I'm going to lose it.

You've got a first aid box to start.

We did. I just liked the look of it.

Yeah. I think it will do well.

-Here it comes.

-Who will start me here at £5?

Thank you. Five I'm bid, looking for the ten, any interest at £10?

£5 it is, then, selling at £5, if we're done.

£10, straight in on the internet.

Hang on... It's a tenner!

Will he go 15? There we go.

20.

It's at £15, in the room, then, and selling at £15,

if we are all done at 15...

-Well done, you.

-Only lost a fiver.

-Yeah, that's not bad.

And, after all, you've got the diver's helmet to come.

Hopefully, there's a lot of divers in here today.

-It's looking like it.

-I can't see any divers, but you never know.

-Right, here it is.

-US Navy diving

helmet, calling all you divers,

£40. Let's get it going at 40.

Any bid? Come on, let's get it going at £20, then.

20. 20.

20. 20, I'm bid, I thought I heard you at 20.

25. Anybody at 30? 25 we now have at the back of the room.

Who's in at 30? Who's in at £30?

-It's taking off now.

-25, we have at the back of the room.

Anybody at £30? Any interest at £30?

If not, it's going out on its head, at £25, then,

if we're all done at £25...

GAVEL BANGS

-Wow.

-Wait till they see. Wait till they see what we've got next.

A loss of £95.

Now, the carousel car.

You like the carousel car?

-You both like it.

-I think so.

No, we know so.

Raj, confident?

Even if Raj isn't, we are.

Here comes that wonderful carousel car.

Who will open up the bidding at £50?

50 we have on commission, there we go, looking for the 60 now.

Who's in at £60? Bit of fun to be had.

-Who's in at 60?

-It made more than a pound.

Don't be shy. £60, I'm looking for. Anybody out there at £60?

Come on, don't be shy.

50 it is, then, I will sell at £50 then, if we are

all done at £50, if you're absolutely sure, £50.

Minus 90. You were down 100.

But don't worry, there is The Cartoonist newspaper to come.

Well, we're banking on Raj for that.

It only cost a fiver.

If you get 200 quid for it, I will personally jump on that table and do a jig.

-Oh, oh, Charlie, do behave!

-And I'll join him!

-So, what do you want to do with this?

-Yeah, go for it.

-Definitely.

-Yeah.

-Go for it? Would you like to know

what the auctioneer thinks of this lot?

Estimate, 5-10.

-Right, here it is.

-Number 245, who will start me here at...

-How much?

-Ten.

-£10, we're bid on commission, I'm looking for 15.

-Go on!

-Look at that.

Who's in at £15?

Any interest at £15?

£10 it is on commission.

Any further bids? Anybody in the room?

-Anybody coming in in the room?

-Going up £10 at a time.

On commission, then, selling at £10, if we're all done at £10.

It's not every day that you double your money.

You've only lost £185.

But, remember, don't tell the Blues, because you never know.

As Raj said, not a word to the Blues, and...

We'll find out later.

Now, Minna and George, this is an exciting moment in your life,

-isn't it?

-I know.

-Absolutely.

-Never been to a sale?

-No, never.

-Never.

-And you've got wonderful things. You've got a roulette wheel.

I know, I can't wait to see if that sells.

-Do you like roulette?

-I do, yeah.

-Love it. Love a gamble.

-I'm quite lucky.

-So, what number?

32?

-Honestly?

-Yeah, honestly.

-That's my number, 32.

-Well, perhaps it'll make £32.

-I hope so!

Let's see if they're going to take a gamble in the room.

-Here it comes.

-Straight in on the internet at £30, now.

Looking for 35. Internet has it at £30.

Who's in at 35?

-There we go. 35, back to you on the internet at 40.

-Really good stuff.

Or anybody else in the room? He's taking a gamble at the back at £35.

Looking for the £40. 40 it is with the lady.

45. 50. The bid is now standing at £45 with the gentleman.

Do you want to bid at £50?

Can I tempt you at £50?

It's at £45, standing.

Anybody else want to bid?

Standing at £45, then, if we're all done, at £45...

I have to say, girls and boys, that's a superb performance.

-Smashed it.

-Smashed it. The mirror, it's a nice thing.

Let's see what the people of Canterbury think of it.

Lot number 262, who will start me here?

£15. £15, we have on commission. I'm looking for 20 now.

15 it is on commission. Who's in at 20?

Any interest at £20?

-Oh, dear.

-Any bid at £20?

We could do with another bid, really, couldn't we?

It's £15, here on commission, for the mirror.

Anybody in at £20? 20, we're bid. 25. 30. 35.

Anybody at £35, now? Any interest at 35? It's at £30.

The bid is standing at £30.

Any further offer? Selling, then, at £30, if we are all done at £30.

GAVEL BANGS

It gives me immense pleasure to tell you that you've made £5.

Jolly good. Add that to the £5 on the roulette wheel,

-you're up £10, team.

-Get in there!

-Get in there!

This is mine. No pressure on this.

-Look at that blanket box.

-For the blanket box, £10?

-Oh!

-Don't make me start at five.

10. Oh, he's waking up. £10, we have here on my left, on commission.

Looking for 15, now. Who's in at 15?

10 it is here on my left.

Who's in at 15? It's a commission bid of £10.

Looking for the 15. Looking at the sea of faces.

Who's going to raise their hand at £15? 10 it is here on my left.

Anybody in at 15? Any bid at £15?

Then I'll have to sell at £10, if we are all done.

-Oh, selling at ten.

-At £10...

Oh, no. Oh, dear.

You've lost £20 on that.

You were up a tenner, and by my maths, you are now down a tenner.

You have a chance of going for a bronzed spelted figure

of a rugby player. I can tell from her face, she doesn't want to.

-Do you want to or not?

-I'm just not sure. Spending £60 on it.

I tell you what, I let you down on that one, your call.

No. I'm going to say no.

-You're NOT going with it?

-I'd rather be safe.

-Sure?

-OK.

Would you like to know what the auctioneer's estimate on it is?

-Yep.

-Yes.

-What did he pay?

-60.

What do you think the auctioneer's estimate is?

-20.

-Tenner.

-10-15.

-Yes...

-See, you would have rolled with it.

-Maybe not now.

-But, hang on, darling, you don't know,

it could still make 100.

-Right, here it is.

-Who will start me at £10?

30. 30, even better, on commission at £30, looking for 40.

I'll take a £35 bid, then, if anybody in the room wants to bid 35.

30 we have here on commission.

Any further offer? Any further bid?

£30 it is on my left, then, are we all done at £30?

-A wise girl, isn't she?

-Are we all done?

There you go. Well, you would have lost £30,

which would have meant that you would have lost

£40 overall, but thanks to you,

and taking absolutely no advice from Richard whatsoever,

you've only lost a tenner.

So, marvellous. Anyway, don't discuss it with the Red team.

Goodness knows who has won and who has lost!

Well, just occasionally on Bargain Hunt,

both teams lose money, and that's what's happened this time.

One team have lost a smidgen, the other team have lost, frankly,

in my terms, a fortune.

And the runners-up are today, the Red team.

Well done, the Red team!

My goodness, did you lose money!

You were down £190 at one stage.

But thanks to your wonderful expert, you only lost 185.

Anyway, Blues, you did thumpingly well,

you were going for a golden gavel at one stage, weren't you?

And then you lost on that box.

A great shame. So, as it was, you only lost £10.

So, well done for only losing £10!

-Happy with that, yeah.

-My word.

-You had a good time?

-Brilliant, yeah.

-Marvellous. You've enjoyed it?

-Thinking about it.

-Despite everything?

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