Westpoint 32 Bargain Hunt

Today we're in Exeter, and this is Gandy Street.

Its narrow passages and cobbled pavement was the inspiration for

JK Rowling's Diagon Alley in her Harry Potter novels.

A shopping street for young wizards and witches where they can buy magic

wands, Quidditch game accessories,

weird and wonderful creatures and of course, magical robes.

But today I'm looking for magic of a different kind.

There is an antiques fair just up the road, so let's go Bargain Hunting.

Whoa!

Just like that, magic.

Right, down to business.

We're here at Westpoint Arena in Exeter to see if our two teams

can buy three profit-making items

with their ?300.

So, let's have a look at what's coming up.

The Reds have a clear game plan.

We pretty much know what we want, we've just got to find it.

And the Blues know what they DON'T want.

It's vile. It's horrible.

I don't really like it. Move on. Move on. Move on.

But at auction, the Reds get needy.

Come on! A bit of profit. We need more than that, though.

And the Blues get cheeky.

Give us 45 and I'll give you a kiss.

Come on!

But that's all coming up later.

First, it's time to meet our teams, and today it's a family affair on

Bargain Hunt. For the Reds,

we have sisters Cindy and Chrissy and for the Blues, mother and son

Katie and Josh. Welcome everyone, hello.

ALL: Hello!

So, Chrissy, let's start with you.

Tell me, you are quite literally a high flyer, aren't you?

I am cabin crew, yes, so yes, I'm in the sky a lot.

We don't stay away, we always come back to base, but I do lots of flights.

I've been doing it for about 30 years.

30 years? Yes. Oh, wow.

I started from Luton and now I'm at Manchester.

What do you do when you're not up in the air,

how do you spend your spare time?

I like gardening and I'm obsessed with crosswords.

I do about ten a day.

Ten a day? I go online and go back, so I'm about 1996 now.

So, how's your vocabulary?

Just unbelievable?

Yes, fabulous.

Now, Cindy, what about yourself?

You're not up in the air, but you're on terra firma,

so what's your career? Well, I'm retired actually,

but I used to work at a GP practice years ago for about 26 years.

For the same practice? Yeah.

A lot of the patients used to come into me and say,

"I've got this wrong, but I daren't tell the doctor."

So I used to go into the doctor and he'd be like this, "What now?"

And I used to sort of, "Could you just suggest this to the patient because he might be too shy

"to mention it?" It was quite cute actually.

I loved it, I really loved my job.

So they obviously put a lot of trust in you.

I do miss it but getting old so I just wanted to get my hiking boots on

and get out there walking on the cliffs.

Tell me about antiques,

what's your knowledge of them?

Do you have a collection at home?

I've got a tiny little collection of Lalique that my husband has bought me

over the years. Tiny little pieces.

How tiny is the collection?

Three! Chrissy, you used to live in Barcelona, didn't you?

I did. When you were there, did you ever go out hunting for bargains?

Always, yeah.

Always. Picked up a few lamps, actually, which I love.

Oh, cool. I like lots of different things, to be honest.

A bit eclectic. How do you reckon you're going to work as a team together?

Sisters, there's a good bond there.

Do you think you'll be a brilliant team?

Good teamwork.

We do like the same things so hopefully we'll find something together.

You'll get on a treat? We will. Yeah, we will, hopefully.

Yes, famous last words! Now, let's move on to the Blues.

So, Katie, starting with you, tell me, how do you spend every day?

I currently work for EDP which is a substance misuse charity, and I'm based

in a local prison. Right, OK.

So, I'm admin lead so I have to do monthly reports and things like that.

I really enjoy it,

it's just nice being part of someone's recovery journey and making a difference to someone.

Absolutely. How did you get into that because it's quite niche?

I've always had a thing for prisons, and when I saw the job advertised,

I thought, "That'll be interesting," so I applied and I've been there nearly three-and-a half years.

When you're not playing this important role in the prison, what you do in your spare time?

Back at the end of May we were out on Dartmoor, and I saw some people horse riding and I thought,

"Oh, that looks really good. "Really easy as well," I thought, "I'm going to book a lesson,"

so I did and it's the hardest thing I've ever, ever done.

Hardest thing you've ever done? But a little birdie tells me you're setting yourself a challenge?

I'm going to be in Tokyo 2020!

Is that a guarantee? No.

No, probably 3020, maybe!

Now Josh, we hear clearly that Mum loves animals, so tell me,

you and your siblings, you're not the only children in your mum's lives?

No, she has three dogs that she calls her special children,

which she probably treats better than us.

They're pretty special names?

Well, we have two Bichon Frises.

One is called Fifi Fluff Puff.

The other is called Soap McTavish. And then we have a Yorkie-poo who's

called Nelson. He doesn't have a surname?

Nelsy Noo. Oh, Nelsy Noo, of course, sure, sure.

So, tell me, you're quite a numbers man.

Tell me how you got into that.

I started accountancy when I was 14...

Really? ..with a week's work experience and kind of never left since.

So you're going to have no trouble when you're at the fair with the ?300. You're in charge of the money?

Yeah. Or else Mum would just spend it all!

So, how do you think you're going to be as a team?

We're quite competitive, aren't we?

Yes, and impulsive as well. Yeah.

We're in it to win it, though.

Golden Gavel in our sights.

Golden Gavel for sure. So as well as a gold medal, you're after a Gold Gavel.

Yeah, there's a golden theme, isn't there? So, yeah.

OK, so in order to go shopping, you're going to need some money.

So, ?300 for you, Reds.

And ?300 for you, Blues.

Your experts can't wait to meet you and the fair is open so off you go and

have great fun.

Well, it's a family affair today.

Let's hope they're all talking to one another after the shop.

Time to meet our experts today.

He's putting his thinking cap on.

Danny Sebastian joins the Reds.

Around the world in 60 minutes with the Blues, it's Gary Pe.

What are you looking for today, Cindy?

I'd like to look for perfume bottles.

Lovely glass cylinders with a bit of silver on it.

I think we're just going to wing it.

We'd quite like something that's hideous.

I like glassware. Obviously Lalique.

Maybe something classy. There you go, I like that.

We'd quite like to blow the budget.

Oh, that's even better.

WHISTLE

Your 60 minutes start now.

Let's go! Let's go.

Let's go and see what we can find.

Off you go then, teams.

Best of luck.

Keep your eyes open.

There's plenty here.

See if there's anything that sticks out.

Within a minute,

Gary is already shaking things up with some miniature silver.

What is it? They're pepper shakers.

They are quite pretty.

They're tiny. I suspect they're a picnic set.

Sterling. That, at least guarantees a 925 out of 1,000 content of silver.

OK. They're not hallmarked so that means they're probably American.

They're in the original case.

I like them. Do you like them?

?65. 65.

Think of this, six of you on a warm summer's day in a nice field and you

take these out of your picnic basket.

I'm not posh enough. Well, your friends would think you are,

if you brought these out!

So if they went to auction, how much do you think they would get?

I'd like to think that they would make ?60 to ?80.

OK, so we'd need to get the price down a little bit.

A little bit. We could do that. You say they're in the original box. Yes.

It's a bit tatty, is that going to hurt?

That means they're old.

Do I look tatty then?

THEY LAUGH

Oh, careful, Gary!

So they've hardly been used, almost good as new.

Is it something someone is likely to buy?

Are they collectable? I think we should have a go. OK.

Right, ready to negotiate, Blues?

Josh, you're the numbers guy, so do your best.

We see they're marked up at ?65 but we were thinking maybe more

30. We're going to try our best.

I wasn't thinking 30.

I've got them marked at 65.

I'd be thinking closer to 50. 45.

What about 48? And then if it makes...

46.

You're pushing on that. OK, 46.

OK, you've got yourself a deal.

We'll shake on it. OK. Thank you very much. Thank you.

Great teamwork, Blues, and so quick, too.

A first buy in under five minutes.

Six silver pepperpots for ?46.

I think we've found our classy item.

Yeah. Now for the second requirement,

I think we'll go for the hideous one.

While the Blues continue their search,

the Reds are focused on their wish list, too.

All right, they... I don't actually...

I don't really know much about Austrian.

Well, Austrian's great. It's very respected in the antique world.

Is it? A bit more for, sort of, in the bronze,

but these are nice pieces, circa 1900. OK.

Do you like the colour of the glass as well?

I like all of it, yeah.

Which shall we have? I like both.

Obviously that's less money. Yes.

This one is about ?50 more,

but there seems to be a lot more going on.

I'm sure he'll be able to knock off a little bit.

Shall we ask him the best prices on there? Best price on there?

The vendor's here. Oh, hi. Let's have a chat with him.

Just wondered if you could tell us the best price

on this vase here, please?

We don't know an awful lot about it, apart from

the fact that it is Austrian.

It's overlaid, and then it has these wonderful glass cabochons

around the edge there, and if you look through that,

it's a beautiful piece. That is a beautiful piece.

There's no make on it at all.

It's been smoothed out.

The pontil mark, that's been... Oh, I see, smoothed out.

It's a little bit later because it's been actually ground out.

Right, OK, and the other ones are quite pretty. Yeah.

But you like this one and I think it's lovely. I like both, actually.

So your best price? That'll be 150.

That one, I'd do that for 100.

And they're in perfect condition? They're in perfect condition.

We have fallen in love with them, Chris, haven't we?

If it was you, which one would you go for?

I probably would go for the grander piece, the bigger piece. Yes.

It's got some stones in it. It's just a bit bigger.

It's a bit more decorative.

Chris, shall we go for that, darling, then,

just, and go for the...?

It is stunning. 150, you say?

Yeah, I'll do it for 150. Yes? We'll go for that that?

Shake the man's hand. Yeah. Yay.

Thank you very much. OK, pleasure.

Thank you. I'll have one as well.

Yup. No problem.

Decisive Cindy.

Well done, Reds.

?150 for your first buy

and the glass item can now be ticked off your list.

Ten minutes and we've bought our first buy. I know!

That's precisely how I like it -

women that know what they want and go for it.

The Blues, in the meantime,

are on the hunt for the hideous, apparently.

HMS Bunnykins!

What is that?

That does look like something you would find

on somebody's mantelpiece.

I think that fulfils the requirement.

Are they collectable? Immensely.

OK...

HE LAUGHS

These animals, bunnies...

Yeah. ..are produced by the Royal Doulton factory,

and they were produced, I think, from the 1970s until today,

and they look fantastic as a set.

And if you could buy them with that ship,

then I think there's a chance of a profit,

if the price is right.

Shall we find out what the price is?

Yes? Go on, then.

If bought individually, they total ?120, but Gary has other ideas.

What would you offer for the whole set?

I'd have to confer.

Because I think, I mean, they have to go as a set, don't they?

Yeah...

The ship provides the stage and the setting for this. That's right.

While the lady figures out a total price for the ship and crew,

the Blues are growing more attached to the little family.

We've got Mr Bunnykins, Mrs Bunnykins, Brother Bunnykins,

Sister Bunnykins, Uncle Bunnykins and Auntie Bunnykins.

And if we don't get it, I'll be hopping mad!

Well, don't go hopping off too soon -

the stallholder is back.

70 for the lot.

70 for the lot. ?70 for everything.

I think that is a very fair price.

Do you think? I think so.

Can you come any lower? 65?

I don't think I can, I'm sorry.

69? Just in case it, sort of...

69.

69, shall we have a deal, Josh?

69, I think we've got a deal. We'll go for that.

We've done it. Thank you. Thank you very much.

A second item ticked off their list in 15 minutes.

You're doing well, Blues.

?69 for a set of Royal Doulton Bunnykins.

Now, while the teams carry on with their shopping,

I've hopped off to hear more about a local collection that might have

cost an arm and a leg.

These are all creations of a local Victorian pioneer, James Gillingham,

and they all form part of an exhibit on display just down the road at

Chard Museum. Now, joining me,

representing the museum is local district Councillor Amanda Broom.

Amanda, thank you for joining us here at Westpoint.

So, tell me more about this local pioneer.

James Gillingham was a local bootmaker in Chard

and his career took a very unusual path

when a gentleman called Will Singleton called on his shop,

the Golden Boot.

Three years earlier in 1863,

Will Singleton was priming a cannon when it accidentally exploded.

The result of that was that his right arm was completely shattered,

and surgeons had no choice but to remove the whole of his arm,

right up to the shoulder.

Now, of course, technology back then,

with the wooden prosthetic limbs,

meant they couldn't fit anything to his arm, so he went into the shop

and he had this conversation with James Gillingham.

Now, what James did, because he was a bootmaker,

he used a moulded leather prosthetic arm, and he fitted it with a strap

right across Will's arm.

Now, it was a complete and utter success.

He was a groundskeeper, so with all of this work that James did,

it meant that he could return and continue with his job.

Wow, so let's have a closer look at some of these prosthetics.

What was so special about how they were actually made?

He did a new technique which involved moulding the leather,

so he would mould the leather to the client's limb itself

before hardening it.

He always said the fit of the limb was just as important

as the limb was itself.

He didn't just stop at limbs.

I mean, we've got these attachments, too.

Really looking at things from the patient's point of view. Absolutely.

He would try and ensure that not only the limb fitted best so

they could carry on with the career that they had,

but, also, he would do things like have attachments,

have jointed fingers so they could carry on with their occupations.

How many patients in total did he help?

By 1903, Gillingham had treated in total over 7,000 patients. Wow.

And this was children as well as men and women of all ages.

It seems that there's no challenge that he wouldn't take on.

I mean, he was known for his limbs,

but here he is making beautiful eyes,

obviously, out of glass,

and, really, they are so intricate and delicate,

even right down to the very veins that

you would see on the whites of the eyes.

They're really beautiful.

I think the thing that's most commendable about James Gillingham

was that he didn't refuse anybody,

he did all of this work to make their lives

just that little bit better.

Gillingham died in 1924.

His son, Sidney, and then later on his grandson, Jeffrey,

took over the business and the business continued in this format

until the 1950s, where it then passed into other hands.

Well, Chard must be very proud because, clearly,

James Gillingham was an incredible man,

a world leader in artificial limbs

and the prosthetics that we have today,

the robotics and bionics are really all descendants

so it is a wonderful tale.

Amanda, thank you so much for joining us here at Westpoint.

Thank you. It's been an incredible story.

Back to the shopping, and the teams are halfway through.

The Blues have shaken hands on two items already,

but the Reds only have one in the bag.

We're doing great. Good. Yeah, we're really doing great.

30 minutes for the last item.

Confident? Yep.

Danny is trying to persuade the ladies of the benefits

of buying reproductions.

It's kind of like your modern antiques, really,

which is getting quite desirable. Right. OK.

You know, like suitcases that are making drawers or upcycled repro.

If you just want the image because you've got,

like, a period property... Yeah.

Of course. Yeah. ..but you can't afford the original,

then you get a repro and it's still giving the same kind of effect.

I like this lamp, Chrissy.

Is that a reproduction, would you say?

Yeah, it's marked up at ?66, so you've got this, you know...

This Art Deco has got all these elegant ladies, dancing ladies,

very flamboyant.

Yeah, yes, yeah. And that's exactly what we've got here -

the real original piece, a lot of money. Right, a lot of money.

This one here looks quite the same.

It looks quite tasteful, doesn't it? It is very tasteful.

I mean, the streamlined figure and the base, the black base.

You've got it. And the lamp is pretty.

Lamps are great.

Lighting makes a home. Yeah, yes.

So, you've got the figurine and, on top of that,

you've got lighting as well. I think it's beautiful.

Can we come back to that? Of course we can. Something in the bag,

if need be. That'll be really nice. I quite like that.

One that might light up later, then.

Meanwhile, the Blues are searching for that third item to

blow their budget.

Oh, I like that.

I do actually quite like that.

Do you? What do you think of it? Well, it's very impressive.

It's a 1900s silver-plated wine cooler.

When we go on our picnic, we can take that with our pepper shakers.

Pepper, yeah. It's priced at ?130.

I see that at between 60 to 90.

SHE BREATHES SHARPLY So, if they can move on it,

that would be good.

We'll give you 60 quid for it.

Nice try, Katie.

Don't fret. We have all the time in the world. Yeah.

We can put that on the back burner. Yeah.

The celebrations are on hold, then.

Right, Reds, what have you found?

What's this? What would that be? That would be a little card case.

Like, a pocket card case, you know...

It's got no, sort of, initials on it.

You could personalise that, I suppose, couldn't you?

You've got it. It might have been better with decoration,

whereas that one's, you know... Too simple. ..just too simple. OK.

Move on, then, ladies.

Cindy, however, has had a change of heart.

I think I'd like to go for the lamp. You'd like...?

Hold on a minute, what's going on? I need to get a good price.

I thought you were against it, Christine -

what are you thinking now? Tell me your thoughts.

I don't like it cos it's a reproduction.

I can understand how elegant it is and, like you said earlier,

it would fit in with a period property.

Do you want to go and get it? Yes, please.

At the right price. At the right price.

Shall we see what we can do? We shall.

Come on.

The question is, will the lady still be there?

Yes, still standing.

That is nice.

It's quite heavy as well. Quite heavy.

Yeah, that's nice. A nice piece of stylish Art Deco there.

I think it's beautiful. What's your best price on this, please?

Best price on the lamp? Erm...

Say 40, that would be good.

How about 45?

45, do you think?

Yes, that'll be wonderful. Yeah.

Are you sure? Thank you. That's cool!

You're welcome. 45. I'm happy with 45.

Thank you very much. Let's hope you make some profit.

Happy? Yeah? Yeah. Well, it's done now.

You've shook her hand, the deal's been done!

Well, Cindy definitely knows what she wants.

She clinched the Reds' second buy for ?45

with 25 minutes left on the clock.

The teams are now 2-2.

Have the Blues found that big purchase?

Some sort of wheelchair, isn't it?

That's quite cool, the little...

Yeah, well, that's cute. Yeah, I like this.

They're sort of big, in a way.

120. It's, sort of, early 20th century.

It's well-worn.

I was about to say, is the condition going to have an effect? Well-used.

It looks like a big loss, if I'm honest.

I'm just seeing loss, loss, loss all over it.

Well, what about this?

Fold-up chair? It's a decorator's piece.

You could put a plant in there.

They're not convinced, Gary.

Yeah, that's about all I'd put in it.

I don't think I would trust anything in it.

The price is 38 to start off with.

Hmm, I'm not really...

I'm not feeling it. Not feeling it?

Not feeling the love? I'm not feeling it, no. OK.

Fine, push on, then.

The Reds are on the scent of a possible third item.

There's some lovely pieces here. There's some beautiful glass.

There are, yes. That's nice, that scent bottle there.

Go on, then, have a look.

But do you think it's wiser to get coloured glass?

I think coloured glass is always more beautiful,

but, I mean, that's quite nice with the silver top.

You've got 35 on it, is that your best price?

30. You could probably move to 30.

VENDOR: 30. Shall we think about that?

Yeah, well, we know it's there. All right, then.

We've got a bit of time, so we're in a good position, really. OK.

You think about it, but, remember, you've only got 15 minutes left.

The Blues, in the meantime, are still on the hunt for big.

Big in size...

That's big. It's vile. It's horrible.

..or big in price.

What about this? Oh, I think it's a little bit over budget, though.

Just a bit. It's a good job because I don't really like it.

Move on? Move on. Move on.

Oh, dear, Gary's suggestions aren't going down well.

One last chance, then.

What about a big book?

It's kind of cool, to be fair. I quite like this.

What is it a book of?

It's a Bible - the King James edition.

It is massive, isn't it?

It's huge. Yes.

Is someone likely to buy it, though?

Well, it's collectable and it looks good on, sort of, a table.

I mean, people wouldn't read them.

What do you think?

I don't know if anyone would buy it, that's my concern. I'm a bit...

The Reds are drawn to some big-ticket items, too.

A bit out of our price bracket, that one. Yeah, it is.

Move on, then, Reds.

We pretty much know what we want - we've just got to find it.

Yeah, we do. We've got to find it, haven't we? Yes, that is the plan!

Now, it seems the Blues might have come to a decision.

I'd rather go with the fold-up wheelchair, wouldn't you?

So, have we decided the fold-up wheelchair?

Shall we go for the fold-up wheelchair?

Yeah. Yeah, go on, let's go and find it.

Well, after all those no's, it's nice to have a yes at last.

Shall we do the deed? And the deal?

What do you reckon?

Do you reckon so?

What is your very, very, very, very best price?

The best I can do on that is ?28 for you.

What about 23?

Oh, can't do it, I'm afraid.

25?

Oh, that's really pushing it.

What happens if we meet you in the middle at ?27?

26.

26, go on, then. 26, yay! Yeah. We've got it.

OK. Thank you. Thank you very much.

At last, the Blues have their big third buy,

and with ten minutes to spare.

Yay! We've done it!

Let's go. We can relax now.

No relaxing for the Reds, though -

they're still searching for that item they know they'll want

when they see it.

A bit too modern. Yeah, it is. Yeah?

Yeah. Right, let's go.

We've always got that one round the corner

with the silver on for 30.

Yes. Do you want to go and get that?

Because we haven't got a lot of time. Come on. Yeah, let's go.

Good idea, Reds - better get cracking.

We looked at this earlier.

You've got ?35 on it. Did you?

Would you take 20? We're really short of cash.

This is our last buy.

I could do 25.

Could you? What do you think, Chris? 22.

Do you think 25, we were saying? Oh, go on, then. 22?

Yeah. Oh, brilliant. Do you want it for 22, yeah?

That sounds like a good price. Thank you for that.

Thank you so much. Thank you very much.

Well, that's it, we're finished. Yay! Brilliant.

Teams, your 60 minutes are now up.

Even got time for a cup of tea.

Fabulous. Come on, then. Come on.

Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.

First up, they fell in love with this Austrian glass vase for ?150.

They're hoping this Art Deco style lamp will light up at auction.

?45 was paid.

And, finally, will they smell success with this silver-collared

cut-glass scent bottle? They paid ?22.

So, which would you say, Cindy, was your favourite item?

My favourite was the Art Nouveau vase

with the glass and the pewter. The vase. Oh, beautiful.

Now, do you think, as it's your favourite,

it's going to bring the biggest profit?

Yeah, I'd like to say it was going to bring the biggest profit

cos it's beautiful, even though it's expensive.

OK, and Chrissy, seeing as you love lamps,

is the lamp your favourite item?

The vase, actually, is my favourite as well. Austra.... Austrian glass.

But will it bring the biggest profit?

I don't necessarily think it will.

I think the little scent bottle will bring the biggest profit.

Now, you weren't afraid to spend a bit of money, so you spent 217,

so who's got the balance?

I've got the balance. Oh, you've got it, Cindy. OK, so ?83.

?83, there we are. I'll take it. Thank you very much.

Danny, what are you thinking for the ladies?

Well, I think we've bought very much period pieces, so I'm going to go

for something totally out-of-the-box,

something totally different to what we've bought anyway... Right.

..and hopefully that'll make a nice profit for us. Great.

Well, fingers crossed. So, while Danny thinks outside the box,

let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.

First of all, they shook things up with the six silver pepper shakers.

?46 was paid.

They pushed the boat out with this set of

Royal Doulton Bunnykin figurines for ?69.

And, finally, they paid ?26 for a vintage pushchair.

That was quite cool, wasn't it?

So quick off the mark and then you just, kind of, took your time,

and thought about that last item very carefully, didn't you?

We did. It took us a little while to get our last item, didn't we?

Yeah. Yeah.

Now, which did you think was your favourite item, Josh, of the three?

Probably the Bunnykins. The Bunnykins?

It's quite cool, isn't it? They're just so horrendous.

Which do you think is going to bring the biggest profit?

Probably the silver pepperpots.

Katie, do you agree?

I do agree with Josh. That'll be the one.

If we make any money, it will be on them.

OK, and your favourite?

Bunnykins or the pushchair?

Well, yeah, I like the pushchair, wheelchair thing.

It's really good. Quirky does sell, so hopefully...

If not, you can use it for firewood, so dual purpose.

That's the spirit. Buy something and chop it up,

that's what it's all about. Yeah.

Now, you spent ?141. Yeah.

I did give you 300, so 159 left.

Thank you very much.

Gary, quite a hefty amount there. Yes.

Well, yes, good enough, isn't it?

What have you got in mind? Let's put it this way.

They wanted something ugly - we got that.

They wanted something classy - we got that.

They wanted something strange - we got that.

The one thing we didn't find was something big,

so I'm on the lookout for Mr Big.

So, while Gary goes up searching for his bonus buy,

it's time now for us to head to Honiton for the auction.

We're here at Whittons Auction House, with Edward Whitton.

Thank you, Edward, for having us along. Thank you for coming.

Now, we're going to start off with the Red team, as always.

Cindy and Chrissy, sisters, who went gaga for this vase.

They absolutely loved it. Tell me what you know about it.

It's an unusual vase.

It's quite crudely decorated with pewter, but it's nice with the

semiprecious stones around it.

But an acquired taste, in my opinion.

It is. I don't think I've ever seen the two materials

pieced together like this.

1960s I'd probably say, something like that.

OK, so sort of in the style of that Arts and Crafts era... Yeah.

..but a little bit later.

So you don't think it's got a huge amount of age,

but it's got some style, so what do you reckon it's worth? Yeah.

I've put 30 to 50, but I think it could go quite well, to be honest.

OK, the ladies paid ?150.

Oh, that's... Well, there we go, then. Not too far out, were we?

Well, we'll all see what happens when the auction comes round.

Worry not. So we'll move on to another bit of glass,

this time in the form of a shade, and on top of this lamp,

but although she looks old, she's not really, is she?

No, I think it's brand-new. Mmm.

Yeah, a copy of a very famous style.

The sort of thing that in a shop would cost you, you know, ?60-?80,

but I think in an auction it's... I've put 30 to 50.

OK, well, the ladies spent ?45 on it,

so hopefully your bidders will be able to pay the retail price,

and profit all round. Yeah.

And then we move on to another very girlie item,

this scent bottle here with its lovely cut-glass stopper.

Tell me, do you like this shape, this shouldered form?

It is quite a slender and attractive hobnail-cut glass.

It's been well cut.

The stopper, the mount is silver but the marks are quite worn. Mm-hm.

There's a chip on the body, I'm afraid,

and a chip on the stopper, I'm afraid,

hence I've put 20 to 30.

OK, well, don't worry, the ladies paid ?22 for it.

Well, that's OK, then.

So it could be a case of ups and downs,

so, in case they need it, let's find out what Danny bought as a bonus.

Cindy, Chrissy, as a team, you were all about glass.

Everything had a bit of glass in your shop. Yes.

Actually, it did. It did, yeah!

So, Danny, with your ?83, did you buy glass?

No, I never, Natasha.

I bought something a little bit bling, just like you two. Oh, nice.

Nice. Lovely. A lovely little bit of silver.

It's a little Bryant May matchbox holder.

Nice decoration on the top.

Around about 1920s, 1930s, I would have said.

And, as a sweetener, a little sugar bowl. That is pretty.

It's only silver-plated, but it was thrown in,

as I was trying to get a really good price for you. Oh, that's great.

Are there any matches in there? They've been used up?

They've all been used up. OK. Very pretty.

At auction, it's perhaps going to make ?40 or ?50.

There's profit in here. Brilliant. How much did you pay?

How much did I pay? Yeah. Yeah. ?30 for the pair.

That's good. But we're not going to make a decision just yet.

No, we'll see.

Oh...

Sounds like you're backtracking there. We'll see.

Yes, the ladies don't need to make the minds up just yet,

but, in the meantime, let's find out what Ed, our auctioneer, thinks.

So here is Danny's bonus buy.

Do you think this little bit of hallmarked silver

is strengthened with the bit of silver plate?

To be honest, no.

The matchbox would sell a lot better on its own

without the sugar bowl.

The sugar bowl, basically, is probably worthless.

OK, is it just sort of two for the price of one?

That's exactly what it is. OK and at what sort of price?

?15-?20. ?15-?20?

Well, Danny paid ?30 for the two,

so we'll have to hope that he doubles your estimate.

Well, we'll have to hope so, won't we?

Right, let's move on to the Blue team,

Katie and Josh, who are a lovely mother and son,

and the first thing that they bought was also a bit of silver.

Continental silver in fact.

Yeah. These pots, what do you reckon?

Nice to have them in their box.

The box is in disrepair.

And what about the pots themselves? Yeah, they are slightly damaged.

To be fair, there's a couple of holes in the bases.

Not much use when you've got grains of salt. Which isn't much use...

Which isn't much use for a cruet, really.

But this is a nice decorator's set.

And what sort of age do you reckon?

1960s, 1970s, something like that.

So, not hugely old, a little bit plain -

what kind of estimate?

25 to 35.

OK, well, our mother and son paid 46.

Right. So, everything should be OK, I think,

but we might have to pin our hopes on HMS Bunnykins.

Have you ever seen the likes?

In fact, have you? Have you sold this before at Whitton?

I have sold lots of Bunnykins in the past.

Never seen the stand, to be fair.

Decorator's lot again, but there is damage to them.

One of the ears has come off... Oh, no!

..and been re-glued, so, when buying porcelain and china,

always buy and beware.

OK, so the big question is, is HMS Bunnykins going to sink or swim?

I think it'll swim, but I don't know how far.

OK, what sort of estimate? 50 to 80.

50 to 80? OK, well, the team paid ?69.

That's not catastrophic.

Yeah, OK, I think they've managed to pick up their life-saver there.

And then we move on to a, kind of, a weird item -

this child's chair with wheels.

Is it a wheelchair? Is it a pushchair? What are your thoughts?

Well, it's like a junior wheelchair, isn't it? It's got a bit of age.

It's got to be 50 years old or something, doesn't it? Yeah, absolutely.

To whom do you see this selling? A doll collector maybe?

Yeah, could be.

Could go in a shop just as a decorator's item in a shop.

As quirky as it is, I mean, it's not in the best condition, is it?

It's not. It's got rust. The wood's split. Paint's come off.

It could do with a fair bit of TLC.

Yeah. Couldn't we all?

Well, absolutely. Now, how much of an estimate have you put on this?

I put 30 to 50. Not the easiest of things to sell, I don't think.

They've not paid too much, ?26. Oh, that's OK.

So, they should be all right. Yeah.

But, as eclectic as their collection is,

let's just see what Gary can add to it.

Katie and Josh, what brave people you are, leaving Gary Pe with ?159.

You must have been feeling bold.

We are at the minute.

Well, it does look like something big and bold is

underneath that cloth, Gary, so show us what you've got.

Yes, well, I promised that I would find, for you, Mr Big,

and it's a metal chest,

which has the air of the sea, the masculine, the military...

Now, we've got Mr Big and Mr Heavy.

Katie, is it Mr Gorgeous?

I don't think it would come into the Ford household

but someone might like it.

Well, yes, even decorators would love this sort of thing.

What, to put their paint inside?

Put a piece of glass on top of that...

OK. ..and you've got an instant coffee table.

That's thinking outside the box. Yeah.

But look at this construction. The rivets...

The Titanic had rivets and look what happened to that, though!

It sunk. THEY LAUGH

It is smart, isn't it? It is smart.

How old do you think it is?

Turn-of-the-century. So, how much did you pay for it?

?48.

And how much do you reckon you'll make?

I think there's a lot of room.

It could easily make 100, actually.

You reckon? I think so.

Well, Gary's hedging his bets,

so let's find out what our auctioneer thinks of this, I think,

classic ship's trunk.

You must sell oodles of these.

Yeah, sold hundreds of these over the years.

Very good condition,

got a nice brass lock to it and there's no damage to it.

OK, so it's got all its component parts. Yeah.

What do you reckon it's going to be?

I've put 30 to 50. 30 to 50.

OK, well, Gary almost paid top end, ?48. Right.

So, as long as you just keep convincing them, Edward,

I'm sure we can get towards the top end of your estimate.

Absolutely. Are you looking forward to taking the sale?

Yeah, very much so. Brilliant.

Well, in that case, Edward, take it away.

All smiles on your faces, now.

Are you nervous at all?

Very nervous, yeah.

Very nervous. Yeah. We're starting off with a bang.

?150 paid. Oh, yeah.

Unusual lustre glass vase is going under the hammer.

Are you ready? Yes. Definitely. Here it comes.

Lustre, here, a bit of interest in the lustre, actually.

And 35, 40 I'm bid.

Bit of a low start, but... It is.

40. He's still going up.

At 40. 42.

Come on, we need more interest than that.

We do need more interest. 50.

55. At 60.

65. At ?65 here.

70. Come on!

At 70. 75.

That's 75

and I'm looking for another one.

At ?75.

Thank you, 75.

Oh, 75, ladies!

That is dire. It is.

That's a bad start, I think. What a shame.

It's made half of what you paid for it, so you've made a loss of 75.

But the stylish lamp could pull you through, so here it comes.

Slender lamp here, electrically tested.

Step-base.

30 again.

32, 35, 38,

40, 45. Come on, come on...

At ?40 here. Come on!

At 45, with bids here at 45.

We're up to 50, now.

Yes! A bit of profit. We'll need more than that, though.

?50, and five, I'll take?

At ?50, and it's here on the internet at ?50.

Oh, well. Hey, ?50. Take the profits when they come.

It's plus five and that means you're minus 70 overall.

Oh, no. So here comes the scent bottle.

It's cut-glass, it's silver and you only paid 22.

A hobnail-cut scent bottle here.

And, what, ?30 for the scent bottle?

20. 15, I'm bid.

Cut glass, here.

Silver-mounted stopper. Come on.

15, I'm bid. 18.

20. At 2.

22. Desirable piece of glass.

At 22 here.

Four, I'll take. Come on. At ?22...

Selling it at ?22, then.

Sold, 22. Oh, well.

You broke even.

So we lost, we profited, and we broke even.

You've got one of everything - what more could you ask for?

We did. Exactly, exactly. But you're still minus 70.

So the question is, are you going to go with the bonus buy?

Now, it's Danny's little silver matchbox,

accompanied by the silver-plated dish.

Yeah. What are you thinking?

Definitely go with it. Definitely go with it.

We do like it, it is... And we trust you.

And we trust you, Danny.

We've got to trust the buyers. You can't just trust in me!

You've got to trust the buyers at this point.

I really hope this brings back a little bit of profit for you.

Yes, hopefully. Here it comes.

The plated sugar bowl and the silver-mounted match case.

Not a bad match case, to be fair.

And ?20 for this.

15? 18?

20. Two.

Five. 25 we're at. Come on.

25, at ?22 here. Come on.

Oh, we need more. We do, we need more.

At ?22. 24. 26.

I'll take anywhere, 26.

It's worth double that in scrap!

At ?24 here.

6 I'll take. At 24.

It's gone. Oh, it's gone.

Oh... It's only minus six, so...

your total balance now is -76.

Well, ladies, I've heard of worse.

Right. So don't worry.

No. You're quite happy?

Yeah. Yeah. That is the way.

Yes. Stay positive and also stay schtum.

Please don't say anything to the Blues. No, no. No.

OK? It's our secret.

OK.

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Josh, Katie, how are you getting on?

Are you nervous?

I'm not nervous. Are you?

I'm quite excited, really.

We are starting with the continental silver pepperpots.

They're good. They're good.

But they wanted the good, the bad, and the ugly.

So at ?46 we should see a profit?

Well, if we don't, it's Gary's fault.

He told us to go for it!

We just won't be talking to him again, if it's a loss!

Well, hopefully we'll make a profit on our first lot, so get ready,

here it comes. Oh, my God, here we go.

Continental silver peppers, fitted card box.

20 for these. 20 I'm bid?

20? 22.

5. Come on.

8. 30.

?30 for the peppers, here. ?30.

It's an auction, bid! 32 on the internet here.

32. 35. Now 35.

At 35. 38. Five more.

At 38.

- Oh, they're listening! - Come on, come on!

With the peppers, with all the holes in them.

Come on! In the top and the bottom.

- Come on, Josh, get fierce! - Come on! Give us 40!

Oh, dear, we've got a right handful over there.

Give us 45 and I'll give you a kiss. At ?38.

That's as far as they going at the moment.

At ?38. At 38...

It's a loss! At ?38. It's a loss.

?8, you've made a loss, so... Not too much.

..it's all onto the ugly now. Bunnykins.

How much for the Bunnykins here?

On the stand, six figures, matching stand, ?50.

40. 40, I've got. 2.

42. Oh, come on! 5, now.

45 on the internet.

45. 50 for you, seated.

55.

55. We're above the estimate, though.

At 55 here.

And 60 I'll take.

At ?55.

55. Oh...

Gary, it's a loss. It's another wee loss.

It is minus 14 this time, which means overall you are minus 22.

It's not bad. Next up, this pushchair needs to make a profit.

Next is the metal-framed pushchair.

Wheelie good. Wheelie, wheelie good.

Wheelie, wheelie, wheelie good.

25, I'm bid. 28.

Yes! 30. 2.

- That's a profit! Yes! - Come on!

32. 32. Who's 34? 34.

36, I'll take?

At ?34.

Yay! We got a profit! One out of three.

That is a profit of ?8, which means that...

?8, so we're down back to...

..overall you are down back to minus 14. Yes.

Minus 14? That's not so bad, is it?

No. Pretty good.

That's not so bad. So now... Are we going to go with...

The big... Ooh... This is the big question... This is the big.

Are you going to go with the bonus buy, the ship's trunk?

We've made a loss anyway, so we're not going to lose any...

Yeah, we might as well go.

You paid ?48, and the auctioneer thinks 30-50.

Gary, it's fine, if we make a loss, you're going in that trunk.

Sorted!

OK, well, at least you've got a game plan.

Yeah. You're going with the bonus buy.

Right, here it comes. Here we go.

Here we go. Gary's life hangs in the balance.

Next is the good panelled ship's trunk.

30 for it. 30.

32, 35... Oh, bidder in the room.

38. 40.

2. 5, last bid be yours...

Come on. ..?45, we've got here.

Come on. Just a wee bit more. ?45 in the room.

45. 8 I'll take anywhere else.

At 48. And 50, sir?

Yes! Yay!

At ?50, then, at ?50...

Yay!

Well done, Gary, you're safe!

Gary lives to tell the tale. Oh, my God.

?50 means a ?2 profit.

So overall you are now slightly under, but only minus 12.

That's not too bad. Really good, isn't it?

Result. It's a result. Yes!

Now, remember, this is a competition,

so minus 12 could be a winning score,

you never know. So, please, just don't say anything to the Reds.

We won't. We won't.

Well, there's nothing better on Bargain Hunt than a family affair,

and, believe me, looking at today's results,

there is plenty to talk about.

Oh, no! In fact...

no-one is taking home a coin or note.

Oh, gosh. Hmm-hmm. No money made between you.

Oh, well. Come on, tell us!

So, the team with the smaller loss, and therefore today's winners...

..the Blues! Yay! CHEERING

Congratulations. Well done.

Well done. Congratulations. I'll tell you what...

Yay, well done.

What did you lose? You lost ?76, Reds.

We did. And Blues, a mere 12.

Ah... A mere 12. Well done.

But it's been really nice to have two such lovely sisters,

so I'm so pleased you made it along. Thank you.

And now you have an honorary member of the family in Danny.

Yeah. Yeah, haven't we?

So well done, Reds, but today's winners, the Blues. Yay!

Mother and son and Gary, ?12 was all that you lost,

so it must feel good to come out in front.

Yeah. Of course it does. We're winners, aren't we, Josh?

But it has been good fun,

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