0:00:06 > 0:00:08Well, today's fair comes from Cornwall,
0:00:08 > 0:00:11and I've found myself some very interesting accommodation
0:00:11 > 0:00:13in which to stay.
0:00:13 > 0:00:19This is an original 1930s British-made teardrop caravan.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22The exterior is made from the same aluminium used to make
0:00:22 > 0:00:26World War II Spitfires, and it's only eight feet long.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29It may be small, but I've emerged well rested
0:00:29 > 0:00:31and ready for some action,
0:00:31 > 0:00:34so let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Today's fair is that the Royal Cornwall Showground near Wadebridge.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08There are around 270 stalls here, so there's plenty to choose from.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15Our teams have £300 and one hour to scour the fair for bargains,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18but can they make a profit at auction?
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Let's see what's coming up.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24'The Reds are in a hurry...'
0:01:24 > 0:01:26.I don't want to rush you, Paul, but hurry up.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30'..the Blues know exactly what they want...'
0:01:30 > 0:01:31Do you like those?
0:01:31 > 0:01:33I do, and I don't.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37"I do and I don't." She does and she doesn't.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40'..I hear the story of a political heroine...'
0:01:40 > 0:01:43You know, she loved being with people.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45She loved being challenged by people.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49'..and at the auction, there are highs.'
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Whoo!
0:01:51 > 0:01:53'..and lows.'
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- Oh...- Oh...- Oh...
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Well, that is all for later,
0:02:00 > 0:02:02but let's meet our two teams,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05because today we've got two teams who are all best friends.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07And for the Reds, we've got Paul and Wayne,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10and for the Blues, we've got Jo and Emma.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- Hello.- Hello!- Hello!
0:02:12 > 0:02:16A resounding hello. Listen, Paul, tell me, how did you two chaps meet?
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I met Wayne when I was working for a manufacturing company
0:02:19 > 0:02:21and Wayne was working for an engineering company,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23and it turned out as well that we're both
0:02:23 > 0:02:25from the north of England, both northerners.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26- Ey up!- Ey up, aye.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30And also that we both share a love of antiques, as well.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31We've known each other for eight years.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Amazing. And you're a... You're a budding author, I believe.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36There's a book in the pipeline for you.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39There is, yes. It's a work in progress at the moment.
0:02:39 > 0:02:40It's two thirds written,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- and it's called "What Do I Do With The Wedding Photos?"- Oh, dear.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Obviously, I've been divorced and I thought there was a niche in the
0:02:46 > 0:02:51market for a book to be written by a man about the experiences of
0:02:51 > 0:02:53going through the divorce and internet dating, as well.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Oh, right. You are able to get any humour into this?
0:02:56 > 0:02:57Oh, yes, definitely.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59There's quite a bit in there,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01and it's obviously my great sense of humour
0:03:01 > 0:03:03lending itself to various scenarios in the book.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05OK, well, good luck with that.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- Thank you.- Wayne, tell me about your fascination with all things antique.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11My interest in antiques, really,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13is something I can attribute to someone.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- Yeah, yeah. - I like to do the research,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18so if it's a Nathaniel Mills silver box with an inscription on it,
0:03:18 > 0:03:20I like to look into the inscription,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22and it puts flesh and blood onto that object.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26There was one item that you bought that led to you getting a form
0:03:26 > 0:03:28of recognition.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Yes. That's right. I was in an antique shop in Appledore,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33and I came across a silver-plated butter dish
0:03:33 > 0:03:35and it had an inscription on it.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38It was presented by a company back in 1897
0:03:38 > 0:03:40at the Whitchurch Dairy Show.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42And because I do like to research things,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45I took it home and did the research and found that the company were
0:03:45 > 0:03:47still very much alive and well.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49I took it to the company and they were really pleased.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51And there's a permanent reminder of this?
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Yes, there is. The dish is in the boardroom,
0:03:53 > 0:03:55and there's a plaque behind it that says,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58"This dish was discovered by Wayne Heap in an antique shop
0:03:58 > 0:04:02"in Appledore and presented to our company."
0:04:02 > 0:04:03And that is there, yes.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Now, you two lads are obviously a great team.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08What are your tactics going to be today?
0:04:08 > 0:04:13Tactics are that we are going to spend no more than £70 per item,
0:04:13 > 0:04:14we're going to stick to that,
0:04:14 > 0:04:17and hopefully leave a nice little amount for
0:04:17 > 0:04:19our expert on the bonus buy.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20Well, good luck, fellas.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23And I'm turning my attention now to the Blues.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26You two have been friends for quite some time, you're quite close.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27- Very close.- Yes.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Yes?- Yeah. We've been friends for 28 years.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33We met at college when we were 16, erm,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36and we've basically been inseparable ever since.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- Yeah, yeah.- So, what were you studying at college?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- I was studying hairdressing and Jo was...- Doing my A-levels.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Well, you're obviously going through a Bargain Hunt phase in more ways
0:04:45 > 0:04:47than one, because your hair is the colour of Bargain Hunt.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- It is.- It's the red and the blue. - Yes, absolutely.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52It changes all the time.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- Does it?- Yeah. It's been like this for nearly a year now, though,
0:04:54 > 0:04:56which is probably the longest for me.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- So, Jo...- Hello.
0:04:58 > 0:04:59..you're something of a homemaker,
0:04:59 > 0:05:02but you're also a very keen collector.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04I am. I've been a homemaker for nearly 21 years now.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07When I met my husband, we had children quite early,
0:05:07 > 0:05:10so I decided to devote my time to bringing up my children.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12But now when I'm out and about, I've got a little bit of...
0:05:12 > 0:05:15a couple of extra pounds, I like to pick up mini cups, tea sets,
0:05:15 > 0:05:18a bit of China, a bit of silver...
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Just, you know, anything that looks pretty on the side at home.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Well, you're obviously great friends,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26but what is your strategy today?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Bit of winging it, I expect. Bit like homing pigeons.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31We'll be right there, find something that catches our eye and we'll go
0:05:31 > 0:05:32- right in.- Yeah, pretty and sparkly.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Well, that sounds like a plan. I'd better give you some money.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36- Lovely.- So, there's £300.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- Thank you.- Not forgetting the lads from up north.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- Ey up, there you go. All right. - Thank you.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43£300 and this is the part where you go off and meet your experts.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45OK, see you later.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Well, I think that we're in for something of a lively day.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55We've lined up a couple of very talented experts for our teams.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00Shipshape and on duty for the Reds team, it's Caroline Hawley.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02And he's fast becoming a classic -
0:06:02 > 0:06:05for the Blues, it's Ben Cooper.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07So, what are you looking for today?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Some quirky bits of silver.- Mm-hmm.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Maybe some ceramics.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- Yeah.- And maybe a bit of Whitefriars glass.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14What is it you've got an idea of buying today?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Something sparkly or pretty.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17- Right.- Anything like that. - Okey doke.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- I'd be looking at silver.- Yeah.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21And possibly ceramics, but more so something with a local interest.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Perhaps a little bit of military.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26China, anything small, little teacups, tea sets,
0:06:26 > 0:06:27anything like that.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Time to churn up a profit, teams.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Your 60 minutes start now.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- Shall we get shopping? - Let's go shopping.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36- I think so.- Come along, guys.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37Let's head off. Come on, guys.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Our teams have strong ideas about what they're looking for,
0:06:41 > 0:06:43so let's get started.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46And it sounds like the Reds have a strategy for today's shopping.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49What we're trying to do is we try to find one item each
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- that we'd like to buy...- OK, yeah.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54..and then one mutual item which we both agree on.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- OK.- And we have a tight budget in mind,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00so we're looking at approximately £70 an item.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Does it have to be exactly £70, or can it be less?
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Well, it's arbitrary, but you know, we've got to start somewhere.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- Give or take, yeah. - Right, OK. Yeah.- Yeah.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09That is a good plan,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11and the Blues wanted something pretty
0:07:11 > 0:07:13and they may have found it already.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16Oh, I like those.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I don't know what they are, but they're very pretty.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Yeah, little scent bottles.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Nice hand-blown glass.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25Age-wise, I don't think there's a great age to them, at all,
0:07:25 > 0:07:26- but they're very pretty.- Yes.
0:07:26 > 0:07:27They're a nice little thing.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29But not for auction, maybe.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33They wanted pretty, but it also needs to make a pretty profit,
0:07:33 > 0:07:35so it's a no to the scent bottles,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38but are the strategic Reds on to something?
0:07:39 > 0:07:43It looks to me late 19th, early 20th century.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44Would you agree? Yeah.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46And does it work?
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- VENDOR:- I don't think the clock works.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Maybe a clock that doesn't work isn't a great idea,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55so the Reds are going to take their time and keep looking.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Meanwhile, the Blues are still on the trail of pretty things.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00She's just spotted something.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03I don't think it's old, but I really like the colour.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Oh, I do like that. - That is lovely.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- It matches my hair! - It does match your hair.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- And it's blue, for us! - And it's the team - it's blue.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- Yeah.- What can you tell us about it?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13OK, right. This is Victorian.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- OK.- It dates from about 1880, 1890.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18The colour, which is wonderful, it's known as Vaseline glass -
0:08:18 > 0:08:21this is where you've got the sort of milkiness to it.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24So, what you've got is something that was made for the mass market,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27but that meant they were used,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30and they, of course, got damaged, so condition is really important.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33So, looking at this one, as you can see, there's absolutely no damage.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- Right, OK.- The lady's got 20 on it.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Mm-hmm. Will it make a profit at auction?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- It's not going to be a big seller. - Mm-hmm.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43I would have thought at auction it would probably have an estimate
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- of 10 to 15-ish, something like that.- OK.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- It looks like you both like it. - We do.- I do.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- The colour's good.- It is good. - It is good, yeah.- The colour's good.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52So, who's going to do the bargaining?
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- Oh, you spotted it. - I'll do this one.- Yeah?- Yep.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56OK, Jo, if you ask the lady, see what she can do on it.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Lovely. We're really interested in your jug.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00What would be your best price today?
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Erm, is 15 any good?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Can we squeeze any better? That'd be lovely.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07OK, we'll do ten.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Well, that is very generous. Girls?
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- For me, that's a yes. - Yeah, definitely.
0:09:12 > 0:09:13Shake the lady's hand.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16What a great start -
0:09:16 > 0:09:19the Blues have their first item after just four minutes.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- How do you feel, girls? - Cool.- Brilliant. First item down.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Only a few minutes used as well, so we've got plenty of time.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28While they casually saunter in the sunshine,
0:09:28 > 0:09:31the Reds have found a document case that appeals to Wayne's
0:09:31 > 0:09:34love of history.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- "Carriage Repair Shop..." - "Shop Staff".
0:09:36 > 0:09:40"To NM Barrett Esquire for 1934".
0:09:40 > 0:09:41It's personalised, isn't it?
0:09:41 > 0:09:42- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45So, whether he kept a scroll in it, I don't know.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49It looks like, well, it's from staff to, probably, their boss.
0:09:49 > 0:09:50- Yes, yes.- Yeah.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53It's not complete.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55I think it's had another end here.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58You see where there's been another brass band.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00And it will have had another end like this.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- It's made of mahogany, which is a hard wood.- Right, yeah.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08And it's been beautifully carved, and I would say that's hand-carved,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11and it's got very sort of stylish flowers and foliage,
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- in very much an Art Nouveau style, which I love.- Yeah.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- Yes.- Yes.- You fancy that?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- I do, yes. - I would ask the lady the price.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Yes. What have you got on this, please?
0:10:21 > 0:10:22- VENDOR:- 10.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24£10. And is that your best?
0:10:24 > 0:10:27I've given you the buy-me-now price, yeah.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Well, yes. I mean, it's a lovely object.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30- I'll take it.- Brilliant.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Well, that was a quick decision, wasn't it?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- Yes.- Well done!- Thank you.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- Excellent.- That's your item bought.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38Yes, I'm off the hook now!
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- Wow. I can't believe how quick that was.- Yeah.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Right, it's down to you now, Paul.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- It is. Let's go and find my buy. - Come on!
0:10:45 > 0:10:47So, their strategy is on track.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51That's Wayne's item in the bag at well under the £70 target
0:10:51 > 0:10:52for each item,
0:10:52 > 0:10:54and with just seven minutes on the clock,
0:10:54 > 0:10:56they're making this game look easy.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59In the meantime, the Blues have found something familiar.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03I've got exactly the same one at home.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07I found it and I dated it to 1894.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09I think this is probably a slightly later one, actually.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- When you look at the... - Cos it's got the plate.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12The plate is a metal one.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Yeah, yeah. Would it be better if it was working for us?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19By the looks of things, it's probably in working order.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- Lovely.- How much have you got on your sewing machine?
0:11:21 > 0:11:22- VENDOR:- We've got 60 on that.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26I've got mine, which I got for 30.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29At £30, well, that was a good buy,
0:11:29 > 0:11:34so this one is too pricey for the Blues, and time to move on.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35And the Reds have found some silver.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- VENDOR:- There is a degree of flexibility in the price.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43- Yeah?- Right, and what is the price?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45I know that's your approach normally. I'm saying a degree, OK?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47Oh, they're £50 each.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Each?- Yeah, each. - They could be 40 each, then.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Yeah. I think that that's a little high.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54I do, yes.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- Yeah.- But they're lovely. They're beautifully engraved.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59They are. They are slightly different from normal pieces
0:11:59 > 0:12:02of silver that I'm interested in.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05The beakers are too expensive, so, while they keep hunting,
0:12:05 > 0:12:09it's back to the Blues, and Ben is getting nostalgic.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- I like the look of the little cup. - BEN CHUCKLES
0:12:13 > 0:12:15It's from my old school!
0:12:15 > 0:12:16There you go.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19But I was not there in 1908.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21In all honesty, I mean, it's a fair price -
0:12:21 > 0:12:23I mean, the gentleman's only got a tenner on it -
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- but at auction it's not even local interest.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- You know, we're in the south-west. - OK.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32The girls wanted small sparkly things,
0:12:32 > 0:12:34so better to keep searching.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41Meanwhile, with 15 minutes on the clock, the Reds are heading inside.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- We've got to have a plan...- Right.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- ..or else our hour is going to go like that.- Yeah.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- We still need two items, obviously. - We do, we need yours and yours.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- Yes.- And we need that mutual item that we're going to buy together.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- Yeah.- So, I don't want to rush you, Paul, but hurry up!- Yes!- Yeah.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Time waits for no man, as they say, but how are the Blues getting on?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01They don't seem impressed.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04What do you think? Do you like those?
0:13:04 > 0:13:06I do and I don't.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08"I do and I don't." She does and she doesn't!
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Indecisive. I'm not overly keen.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12- Oh, well, there you go.- Yeah.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14That looks like a, sort of...
0:13:14 > 0:13:15- A resounding no.- A resounding no.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18So, that's a no, then,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21but have the Reds found something to light up their day?
0:13:23 > 0:13:26What can you tell me about the chamber stick, please?
0:13:26 > 0:13:29That one is by a guy called Henry Loveridge.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Right.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- Late 1800s.- Right.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- He was into Arts and Crafts, amongst other things...- Yeah.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38..so he's quite a big name.
0:13:38 > 0:13:39- Right.- OK.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42And, of course, the price is obviously negotiable.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Right, you've got £50 on it, haven't you?
0:13:44 > 0:13:45Yes, erm...
0:13:45 > 0:13:47I'd knock a tenner off.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- 40. You could do it for 40? - 40, yeah.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53What would you think that might make at auction, on a good day?
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- Well, I think it needs to be a bit less than that to buy.- Do you?
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- Yeah.- I mean, it could get 40 at auction,
0:13:58 > 0:14:01but you need to buy at a bit less than that.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- £35.- 35?- Yeah. - I think that's a great price.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Excellent. I feel I'm a little bit like Wee Willie Winkie here!
0:14:07 > 0:14:09So what do you think, guys?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- I think... I've always liked Arts and Crafts.- Right.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14And, like I say, it was on my reserve list.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18I think we should go for it as our mutual item that we're going to buy.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- As a mutual? Brilliant, yeah. - So it's a deal?- It's a deal.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22- It's a deal!- Thank you.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- Thank you.- Thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28So, item two is in the bag with just 22 minutes on the clock.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33The girls, meanwhile, are still searching outside.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36I really like those.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- I don't know why. - But where would someone put them?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41I don't know.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- Let's keep walking. - Yeah, but I like them. I like them!
0:14:44 > 0:14:46We can come back. Let's just look over here.
0:14:46 > 0:14:51Their laidback approach means they still have two items to find.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52We're halfway through the shopping
0:14:52 > 0:14:55and Paul has found yet another beaker.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- Oh, you found... - Him and his beakers, yeah!
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- Him and his beakers! - Yeah, a silver cup.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02So, a hallmark on there.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- It's Birmingham.- Yeah.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07And what would the date be on that, Caroline, do you think?
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Now I need to get my glass on this, don't I?
0:15:10 > 0:15:12It's Birmingham...
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- I think it's probably 1930s, '40s even. Yeah.- 1930s.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- George... George VI? George V? George VI?- Yeah, it's not...
0:15:19 > 0:15:21I mean, it's 85 quid.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- Yeah, that's too steep. - It's a lot of money.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24- That's too steep.- Yeah.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Paul loves his beakers,
0:15:26 > 0:15:29but it's too much money for our canny northerners.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32But have the Blues spotted some silver of their own?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- We've found something. - Have you found something?
0:15:34 > 0:15:36- Yeah, I have this time.- Emma has.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37Yeah, I really liked that,
0:15:37 > 0:15:39and I know it's got some damage to the lid.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- Yeah.- It's silver though, yes?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Yes. Look on the side and you can see there is a hallmark.- Yeah.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- It's very rubbed, but you can see the lion...- OK.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51..so that means it is English silver, sterling quality.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Looking at it and the style of it -
0:15:53 > 0:15:55I mean, I haven't got a book in front of me -
0:15:55 > 0:15:57I would have thought it's 1920s, 1930s,
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- somewhere around there. - Oh, right, OK.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01But when I took the lid off, it's still got its original...
0:16:01 > 0:16:05or I think it's its original stopper in there.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07That's sweet.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Yeah. That's why we liked it, cos it's got the stopper still with it.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14The challenge with a piece like this is its condition.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17You always hear all the experts go, "Condition, condition, condition."
0:16:17 > 0:16:20And yes, it's got whopping great dings on the top.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22It needs to be really pretty cheap.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Ask the gentleman and see what he's got on it.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- I'll ask.- There might be a chance, there might not be.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- OK, Emma, it's up to you. - I'll go and ask him.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- Your turn, girl, go on. - Yes, I am.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32How much is the lovely little bottle?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34- VENDOR:- £8, dear. - £8.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- Any more?- I can't do you better.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Actually, I paid £8 for it at the Oxford Sale,
0:16:39 > 0:16:41but it will make more money, it will.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44At some salerooms I've seen little silver-topped,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47same bottles like this, make £20 at auction.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- OK.- So it's got a... It does have a real chance.- OK, yeah.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- And £8 is really not a lot. - Go on, we'll go for it.- Yeah.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Well, you'd better shake the man's hand before you change your mind.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- Thank you very much!- So that's a great deal, and I have to say,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00that's a great hat, sir!
0:17:00 > 0:17:05They did say they had absolutely no plan of action, and I think
0:17:05 > 0:17:07we've, sort of, seen that, but, having said that, they've worked
0:17:07 > 0:17:10together as a team and they're buying things that they like.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12You know, I think they're doing well.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16It'd be nice for the third item just to have a bit more punch in it.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19They've only spent £18 so far.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24You have £300, girls, and just 20 minutes left.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25The Reds are still indoors,
0:17:25 > 0:17:29and Paul has spotted the retro glass he was after.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- You know, I'm a collector of Whitefriars.- Are you?
0:17:33 > 0:17:37- So I've got a few pieces at home, which are quite nice.- Right.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39I wonder whether...what your thoughts would be on that?
0:17:39 > 0:17:42I think it's very attractive. What sort of price, then?
0:17:42 > 0:17:44You're the expert, Paul, so you tell me.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46How much is that worth?
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Definitely £100, if not more.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Right. Well, we need to ask.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- We do.- It says "Please do not handle," so we need to ask.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54Need to ask to handle.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59Excuse me, sir, may we ask you about this Whitefriars, please?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- The Marriott Powell?- Yeah.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Made between the 1930s and the 1950s.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07It's a tumbler vase. It's the largest size they do.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- And what price have you got on that? - 75.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11I was close.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- You were close. I'm impressed. - I was close, yeah.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Any imperfections on it?
0:18:15 > 0:18:20- We have a bubble in here, which isn't uncommon.- Right.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22It doesn't break through or anything.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- Apart from that, it's absolutely perfect.- OK.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27What do you think? I mean, what is your best price on that?
0:18:27 > 0:18:31You have 75 on it, but what could you do that for?
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Your very, very, very best price.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Very, really, rock-bottom price on that one.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Well, I'll do you a better price than I would normally...- Yeah.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40..and I'll do a straight £50.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- OK, we'll take it.- OK.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- Thank you.- Brilliant.- Thank you. - No problem at all.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- I'll get it wrapped up for you. - Great.- Great. Lovely.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47- Thank you very much. - Great dealing, sir.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- There we go.- Excellent.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51All three done.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Well done indeed.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- And time, yes.- So, shall we go and have an ice cream or something now?
0:18:57 > 0:18:58I think we deserve one now, yes.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- You've done brilliantly, you really have.- Thank you.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- Come on, let's go and get an ice cream.- Great.- Brilliant. Thank you.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Well, Paul wanted Whitefriars glass and that's what he's bought.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10These two know what they like and they like what they know.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12So, now the pressure's on the Blues -
0:19:12 > 0:19:16one more item to find and ten minutes to go.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- All right, girls, time is now running short.- Yep.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- We've got less than ten minutes left.- Mm-hmm.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23I mean, have you got anything? Have your eyes found something?
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Well, we did spot something earlier, as we walked past...
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- And I think we'd like to go back and have a look at it.- Yeah.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32Sounds intriguing, but what on earth is it?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- This one here.- These scales?
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- Yes.- Yeah. Baby-weighing scales.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37They're cute.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Yes. Right.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43It's not the original thing, though.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- It doesn't look... It looks... - Obviously.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- Originally, it would have been a metal one.- Metal.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51£48 on the ticket.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54I've got to confess, I've not seen... I don't have a baby.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55OK.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58I've never seen any baby-weighing scales,
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- but I know babies get weighed and I was very heavy.- They do. Yeah.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03You both like them, don't you?
0:20:03 > 0:20:04- Yeah.- We do, and we've come back.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07It just seems... Oh, it does seem a risk but we are pushed for time.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- It's always fun having a risk. - It is fun having a risk,
0:20:09 > 0:20:12but it isn't like anything we said we were going to go for.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- No, I know, but maybe that's a good thing.- It's absolutely not sparkly.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17There's nothing sparkly about it, but it's...
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- But you both like it. - We did both like it.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20We both saw it and liked it.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- Quit gassing.- Yeah. Right.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24See what the best price can be.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- Ask the lady.- OK, brill.- Go on.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- We're interested in your baby scales.- OK.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29What would be the best price today for us?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32All right. We have 48, so 35.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36You can't really knock that for a discount.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- No, that sounded good, I was going to say.- That is very generous.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41What do you think? Do you think we should take a punt on it?
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- I think so.- I think take a punt. I have no idea at auction.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47In all honesty, I have no idea, but at 35 quid,
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- that's not a lot of money.- No.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- OK.- But I have seen other scales do very well.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- Different types of scales. - Let's do it. We'll go for it.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Shake the lady's hand.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59It's not small, pretty or sparkly,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02so let's hope some babies need weighing at the auction.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04The Blues have done it.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Item three is in the bag.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Teams, your time's up.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Come on, girls, I think time for a well deserved cup of tea.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- Yes.- Lovely, let's go. - Sounds like a plan.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23They snapped up this carved mahogany document case for £10.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28Will this Arts and Crafts chamber stick light the way to a profit?
0:21:28 > 0:21:30It was £35.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Whitefriars glass is popular and collectable,
0:21:35 > 0:21:36but will the bidders want it?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38It was £50.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41So the big question is, did you enjoy it all?
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- Fantastic.- Oh, definitely. Yes, definitely.- Yeah.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Paul, I need to ask you, favourite item today?
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Well, I think it was the Whitefriars glass that I bought - the vase.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53OK, but what do you think is going to give you the best profit?
0:21:53 > 0:21:57I think it's going to be our first item that we bought,
0:21:57 > 0:21:59which was a carriage tube.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01I think that's going to give us the biggest profit, yeah.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03OK. What about yourself, Wayne?
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Well, my favourite item was the copper bedchamber stick.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- Oh, was it now? - Yes. Definitely, yes.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12But what about the one that's going to give you the biggest
0:22:12 > 0:22:13profit at the auction?
0:22:13 > 0:22:15I think the copper bedchamber stick.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16- You do?- Yes.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18So remind me how much you spent.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20We spent £95, Eric.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22Not the biggest of spends, was it, fellas?
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- No, it wasn't.- We are northerners.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26You are, exactly - I know it's in your roots.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30But, having said that, that means that you're going to give me £205.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31I am. There you go.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34OK, and it doesn't stay with me very long, cos I'm going to
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- give that to Caroline for the bonus buy.- Thank you.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39I think you can do a lot with £205.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40I can indeed.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43I can do quite a lot of damage. And you were looking for silver,
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- weren't you, both of you?- Yes.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48All right, so I think I need to be on the silver hunt with this.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- Great. Fantastic.- Good luck.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Well, while Caroline goes off on the big spend,
0:22:53 > 0:22:55let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00The girls fell in love with this pretty, moulded Victorian jug -
0:23:00 > 0:23:03it was just £10.
0:23:03 > 0:23:08The silver-topped scent bottle caught their eye - a snip at £8.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13Will the 1950s scales bring tears of joy or pain at the auction?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16It weighed in at £35.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19So, Emma and Jo, now, you said that you were going to wing it
0:23:19 > 0:23:23and yet you seem very calm and controlled.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24- Enjoyable day?- Brilliant.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- Yeah?- Yeah. Really enjoyed it.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27Absolutely amazing.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29So, Emma, tell me, what was your favourite item?
0:23:29 > 0:23:32Definitely the blue jug that Jo found.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35And then what item do you think of the three is going to
0:23:35 > 0:23:37give you the biggest profit?
0:23:37 > 0:23:41I think either the jug or the little silver-topped perfume bottle.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42- OK.- Yeah.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44And what about yourself, Jo?
0:23:44 > 0:23:46My favourite object is the baby-weighing scales,
0:23:46 > 0:23:47even though it was a bit unusual
0:23:47 > 0:23:50and it was something we didn't even think of looking at,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52but we went right back, got them and they're lovely.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54OK, and what about the biggest profit, then?
0:23:54 > 0:23:57I'm hoping the jug, cos we got a really good bargain with it.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59I would like to say the scales, but I don't think so,
0:23:59 > 0:24:01- they're a bit novelty.- OK.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04So, remind me how much you spent, you two?
0:24:04 > 0:24:05£53.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06£53.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- That might be considered a somewhat modest spend, yes?- Mm-hmm. Yes.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- But, either way, that means you're going to give me...- I am.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16..a colossal £247...
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- There we go.- ..which is going over to Ben for the bonus buy.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Quite a bit of money there, Ben - a lot to play with.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26It's a good amount, so fingers crossed I might find something,
0:24:26 > 0:24:28possibly Cornish - we are in Cornwall after all.
0:24:28 > 0:24:29- We are indeed. - So I'll see what I can do.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33OK, well, whilst Ben goes off to find something Cornish,
0:24:33 > 0:24:35let me tell you the story of a remarkable lady.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44We've travelled to Plymouth, and I'm at a very prestigious address -
0:24:44 > 0:24:493 Elliot Terrace, the former home of a woman who made political history,
0:24:49 > 0:24:50Lady Nancy Astor.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56In 1919, as the MP for Plymouth Sutton,
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Lady Astor was the first woman to take her seat in Parliament,
0:25:00 > 0:25:03and I'm here to find out how she did it.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10In 1918, women had been partially given the vote,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13and then the Qualification of Women Act allowed women to sit in
0:25:13 > 0:25:16the House of Commons for the fist time.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21Nancy Astor was an American, married to Plymouth MP Waldorf Astor.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24When he replaced his father in the House of Lords in 1919,
0:25:24 > 0:25:26his seat became vacant.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31The Conservative Party chose Lady Astor to stand instead of him.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35I'm meeting her granddaughter, Alice Astor,
0:25:35 > 0:25:39to see a private collection of photographs which show Lady Astor
0:25:39 > 0:25:40on the campaign trail.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46There's a photograph here which I think is very telling,
0:25:46 > 0:25:52but I'd like you to tell me a little bit more about the lady herself.
0:25:52 > 0:25:53If we look at this photograph,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56here she is standing in the back of a car,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59and, you know, she loved being with people,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02and she loved being challenged by people.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06Sometimes there would be farmers in the crowd as well
0:26:06 > 0:26:09and once I heard that one of the farmers said,
0:26:09 > 0:26:11"You don't know anything about farming."
0:26:11 > 0:26:14You know. "How many... How many toes does a pig have?"
0:26:14 > 0:26:18And she answered back, "Take off your boot and count."
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- Oh, right.- And she could just quickly sort of
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- answer them back in those ways. - Yeah.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28She liked to be the centre of attention.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32And so she had that quality of, you know,
0:26:32 > 0:26:35"I'm here, you're going to notice me,
0:26:35 > 0:26:38"and I've got something to say and I want a relationship with you."
0:26:38 > 0:26:41And you can see this in these photographs, I think, very clearly.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Well, here she is with the working men
0:26:44 > 0:26:47and the working men were very important to her,
0:26:47 > 0:26:48cos she needed their vote.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Well, she definitely did need their vote
0:26:50 > 0:26:53and she eventually got their vote,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56but they were, you know, they were passionate about her.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58She built up this strong relationship with them,
0:26:58 > 0:27:00and they adored her.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07She won over the working man, but she was criticised.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09The writer JM Barrie wrote to her,
0:27:09 > 0:27:12saying "What can you know about politics?
0:27:12 > 0:27:15"These things require a man's brains, a man's knowledge,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18"a man's fairness, a man's eloquence."
0:27:19 > 0:27:23But she didn't allow comments like that to stop her campaign
0:27:23 > 0:27:26and one group she targeted in particular were women.
0:27:28 > 0:27:29Well, here she is and she's...
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Again it's this thing of being interested about how people live,
0:27:33 > 0:27:35you know, where they live,
0:27:35 > 0:27:41and she was very concerned about children's welfare, family welfare,
0:27:41 > 0:27:43you know, the plight of women and children
0:27:43 > 0:27:45and she would have wanted them to know that
0:27:45 > 0:27:49she wanted to see something better for them.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53But there were now more women voters in Plymouth than men.
0:27:53 > 0:27:59In this photograph, we've got her at a women's meeting.
0:27:59 > 0:28:05She did care about women's rights and she wanted to get women's votes.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Women had got the vote and she wanted to get
0:28:07 > 0:28:09their vote in Plymouth.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11And here we've come to results day.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Now tell me what's going on here.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17In this photograph, it's the moment when the results are being read.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21My grandmother has got a majority of 5,000.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24The other candidates are standing here.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26She's standing in the middle holding the flowers.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30This is William Gay, who was Labour, the Labour candidate,
0:28:30 > 0:28:33and Isaac Foot, the Liberal candidate.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35It's a wonderful moment.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38Lady Astor won six further elections.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41She served Plymouth Sutton for 25 years
0:28:41 > 0:28:45and she paved the way for other female MPs.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48It's been wonderful to see this unique collection of photographs
0:28:48 > 0:28:52and to hear her story, but now it's time to head off to the auction.
0:29:01 > 0:29:02We're in Plymouth.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06We are in the emporium that is Eldreds Auction House.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08I am joined by Anthony Eldred, the man himself.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10So, lovely to be here.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- It's a pleasure to welcome you. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16Well, let's start with our Red team, this is Paul and Wayne,
0:29:16 > 0:29:19and the first object that they came up with
0:29:19 > 0:29:22was this amazing, sort of, document cylinder.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25A bit of a shame that, I think, we've got, you know, a part missing,
0:29:25 > 0:29:27but your thoughts, sir?
0:29:27 > 0:29:28Well, I think you've said it all.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32I mean, it is lovely carving, but it is incomplete.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36It has an inscription, which adds a bit of interest to collectors,
0:29:36 > 0:29:38but it might not be the easiest thing for us to sell.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40- My estimate £10-20.- Yeah?
0:29:40 > 0:29:42OK, well, they paid £10 for it,
0:29:42 > 0:29:46so I think that one's in with a real chance.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50Item number two is the Arts and Crafts brass-and-copper
0:29:50 > 0:29:55chamber stick with the symbol for Henry Loveridge.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Yes, I mean, it's a good clean object and it's got a maker's mark,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01which makes a lot of difference to collectors.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03I think it'll sell well.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05So what's your estimate on the chamber stick?
0:30:05 > 0:30:06What have you put on it?
0:30:06 > 0:30:09I think it'll make between £10 and £20.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Right. They paid £35 for it.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16And then a classic piece of glass, isn't it?
0:30:16 > 0:30:18It's got that magic name to it,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21even though it's not signed - Whitefriars.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Well, Whitefriars is always saleable.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27It depends a little bit on its design.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29This is fairly plain.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32I've estimated it at £30 to £50.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36Good, because they paid 50 for it so they're in with a good chance.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39So they may or may not need their bonus buy,
0:30:39 > 0:30:41but, either way, let's have a look at it.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Well, you left Caroline £205.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48So, Caroline, what did you go out and spend it on?
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- Well, I didn't spend a lot at all... - Good.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55..but I bought something that there's a sure-fire profit in.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Wow. It's a bangle.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01It's a bangle.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Now, you probably noticed that it's very similar
0:31:03 > 0:31:04- to the one I wear. - I noticed that, yes.- Yes.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07It's absolutely all original,
0:31:07 > 0:31:10complete with this little safety chain here.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11Fully hallmarked silver.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15- You've got the anchor to tell you it's from Birmingham...- Yeah.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17..and the date letter, 1959.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21It's in great, great condition and I didn't pay a lot for it.
0:31:21 > 0:31:22How much did you pay, then, Caroline?
0:31:22 > 0:31:24How much do you think I paid?
0:31:24 > 0:31:2640 to 50?
0:31:26 > 0:31:27Well, I got this for £10.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29- £10?- Yeah.- Lovely.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33Amazing. And how much do you think that's going to make at auction?
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Well, it's got to make 20, hasn't it?
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- Definitely. Yes, yes. - Yes, I would think so, yeah.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Now, you don't have to make your mind up now.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42You do that after you've sold your first three lots.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46But meanwhile, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of
0:31:46 > 0:31:47Caroline's silver bangle.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52So, this is Caroline's bonus buy.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Your comments would be welcome.
0:31:54 > 0:31:55- I like it.- Good lad.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59Yeah. I mean, there it is, fully hallmarked, nicely engraved,
0:31:59 > 0:32:02and it's even got a safety chain just in case it opens
0:32:02 > 0:32:03when it's being worn.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05I think it'll sell well.
0:32:05 > 0:32:06- You do?- Yeah.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08How well is well?
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Well, £15 to £20.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Well, Caroline went out and bought that probably for a song at £10,
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- then, at that rate. - Oh, well done.- Yeah.- Very good buy.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Over to the Blue team, which is Emma and Jo,
0:32:19 > 0:32:24and they start off with a handsome sort of helmet jug in glass.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26so a Pearline glass, it says in your catalogue.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30Yes. Yeah, I think it is Pearline.
0:32:30 > 0:32:36Designer George Davidson, possibly, late 19th century, perfect.
0:32:36 > 0:32:37It's got everything going for it.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39So, Anthony, your estimate.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41I've put £5 to £10 on it.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43OK, well, they paid £10 for it.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46I think that may well steer them to glory, but we...
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- We're pretty close on that. - ..will watch, wait and see.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52Next item - silver-top scent bottle.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55This particular one, I think probably came out of part of a set,
0:32:55 > 0:32:57I would imagine, out of a dressing case.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58Yeah.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03But it's silver, a little bit dented in the top, but there it is.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05And, again, I don't think it's something that's going to
0:33:05 > 0:33:06- make them a fortune.- No.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09But it might make £5, it might make £10.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Yeah. Well, they paid £8 for it.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14I think, again, that could do them a bit of good today.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Well, let's hope it does.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19And then item number three, the baby scales.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23I don't really quite know what to make of them.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27They have to be either decorative or useful and I'm not sure that they're
0:33:27 > 0:33:30decorative, but I suppose you could always weigh your potatoes in them.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34- So, what's the estimate? - My estimate is £10 to £20.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36Paid £35 for them,
0:33:36 > 0:33:38so let's just keep our fingers crossed that
0:33:38 > 0:33:41we've got two people in that auction who really want it.
0:33:41 > 0:33:42But it is a bit of a mixed bag,
0:33:42 > 0:33:47so it strikes me that the bonus buy is going to be worth considering,
0:33:47 > 0:33:50so let's take a look at what it is.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56Well, you left Ben a whopping £247 to go out and spend.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57- Yes?- Yes, we did.- Yep.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59So, Ben, what did you go out and spend it on?
0:33:59 > 0:34:03Well, I said, "I'm going to try and find something Cornish,"
0:34:03 > 0:34:06so I got some Cornishware.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- OK.- A sugar shaker.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10- Yes.- With a hole in the bottom.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13With a hole in the bottom. You've got to get your sugar in somehow.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17Made by TG Green and they are still being produced now,
0:34:17 > 0:34:18but this is an original.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20First of all, when you look on the mark on the bottom,
0:34:20 > 0:34:24it's absolutely period from the 1940s, possibly into the '50s.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26You've got this wonderful ridged design up the side,
0:34:26 > 0:34:29so it is absolutely of its time.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Did you spend the whole £247 on it?
0:34:31 > 0:34:33You'll be glad, no.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35I actually only spent 15.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- OK.- And how much is it likely to make us?
0:34:38 > 0:34:43Fingers crossed at auction, it should, I hope, go for 20, 25.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47So there's a profit. Not a huge profit, but I think it should do it.
0:34:47 > 0:34:48- OK.- Brilliant.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Now, remember, you don't have to make your minds up now,
0:34:50 > 0:34:54so you do that after you've sold the first three items.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58But meanwhile, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Ben's
0:34:58 > 0:34:59Cornishware sugar sifter.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03I bet you've seen a few of these in your time.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05I've seen a lot of them, yeah.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07We see a lot of Cornishware because of where we are
0:35:07 > 0:35:08and it's very popular down here.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12It's a nice piece and it's in good condition overall.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16It's missing its stopper, but that can be replaced,
0:35:16 > 0:35:18so I think we're going to do well with this.
0:35:18 > 0:35:19So, what's your estimate?
0:35:19 > 0:35:20Between £10 and £20.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24Well, he bought that for £15, so that could perform today.
0:35:24 > 0:35:25I think he's had a very good buy.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27So, the auction today, you're taking it?
0:35:27 > 0:35:30I am and I'm thoroughly looking forward to it.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33Well, in Anthony Eldred we do trust.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Six, eight, ten, 12...
0:35:36 > 0:35:40At £12.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- So, are you excited? - Yes, we are.- Yes.- Excellent.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- You've been to an auction before? - No. Auction novices.- Oh, really?
0:35:45 > 0:35:47But your first item's coming up
0:35:47 > 0:35:49and it is the carved wooden document case.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Let's see if there's a profit to be had.
0:35:51 > 0:35:52- OK.- Yes.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54And I'd bid a fiver for it.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55Against you all at £5.
0:35:55 > 0:35:56Six if you want it.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Quickly. At £5 only.
0:35:58 > 0:36:006, 8, 10, 12...
0:36:00 > 0:36:02- At £12.- Yes. It's in profit.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- You're in profit at 12. You're in profit.- Excellent.- £12. At 12, then.
0:36:05 > 0:36:0815, 18, at £18.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Still online. At £18, then.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12- Come on, come on.- Brilliant.- Yes.
0:36:12 > 0:36:13Quite sure, and finished at £18.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14Sell it at 18...
0:36:14 > 0:36:16I'm happy with that.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Yes! Well done.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- Well done.- First item down.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Good start, chaps, good start.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25So, you're already £8 ahead.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27- Yes.- OK. Your next item's coming up.
0:36:27 > 0:36:28It's the chamber stick.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30It's coming up now.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33I bid £8 for it. At 8 against you all.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36At £8, 9 if you want it, if you must.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38At £8. 9, 10...
0:36:38 > 0:36:40- At £10.- Yeah.- Come on.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42- Come on.- Keep it going. - Still against you all at 10.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44At £10 here.
0:36:44 > 0:36:4712, at £12 against the net now.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49- At £12. Bidding's in the room, then. - No, no, no.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Any more in the room at £12?
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Last chance, everyone.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56- £12.- Aw...- Oh, no.- Unlucky.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01So that was minus 23, but that gives us a rolling total of minus £15.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03We've got the Whitefriars red glass coming up.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- Yeah, Marriott Powell. - So let's have a see. Here it is.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07I'm bid £18 for it.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Against you all in the room at 18, 20 if you want it.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11OK. At £18, then.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15- 20, 22, 25, 28, 30.- Come on...
0:37:15 > 0:37:16At £30.
0:37:16 > 0:37:17Seated here at 30.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Two anywhere? At £30, then.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21Bidding's with the lady in front.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- At £30.- Please, please...
0:37:23 > 0:37:24Very last chance at 30.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Come on, come on. Two more bids, one more bid...
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- Oh.- Oh, no.
0:37:29 > 0:37:30You deserved to do better.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32- It's a fabulous vase, fabulous vase. - We did. Yes.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35But, either way, selling for 30 gives us a minus 20,
0:37:35 > 0:37:37which has brought your rolling total...
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- up to minus £35.- Yeah.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43So, when it comes to the bonus buy, is it a yes?
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- A definite yes.- Yes, it is. Without a doubt.- A definite yes.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48OK, so you're going to go with the bangle,
0:37:48 > 0:37:51for which Caroline paid the princely sum of £10.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- Yes.- It's a beautiful bangle, nicely engraved.- It should...
0:37:54 > 0:37:56- It should motor, it should motor. - It should, it should.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58OK, let's see. It's coming up next.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01And I'm bid a tenner for it.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04At £10, already at 10, 12, 12, 15,
0:38:04 > 0:38:0618, 20, 22,
0:38:06 > 0:38:07in the doorway at £22,
0:38:07 > 0:38:09take five.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Nothing in the room, then, at £22?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13I'm up to 28 here on my screen.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- Yes, come on.- At £28, take 30 now.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- Make it 30.- At £28, then.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Bidding's online - don't let them frighten you off.
0:38:19 > 0:38:20At £28.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Quite sure and finished in the room at 28?
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Well done, boys, well done. Team effort, there, yeah?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- Yes.- Yes.- Team effort.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33- Yeah, thank you.- So that plus 18 has left you with a final total
0:38:33 > 0:38:35of minus £17,
0:38:35 > 0:38:39which, I know it's been said before, but that could be a winning score.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41You know what I'm going to say next -
0:38:41 > 0:38:42not a word to the Blues.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- OK?- No, definitely not. Our lips are sealed.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46OK, yeah, but well done.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48CASH REGISTER CHIMES
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- So how are you feeling? - Nervous.- And excited.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54That's a wonderful combination.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56It's quite normal - quite, quite normal.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57Have you been to an auction before?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Emma hasn't, but I've been once with my dad just to have a look.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Oh, have you? Right, well, your first item's coming up.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05It's the Pearline pressed-glass cream jug.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Let's keep our fingers crossed that we make a nice, healthy profit.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10So here it is.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13I'm bid £12 for this one, at 12 against you all.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18- At £12, 14, 16, 18, 20, at £20. - Good start.- A really good start.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Take two now. At £20, then.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23All done for £20?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Finished online, then. At £20 I'll sell it.
0:39:25 > 0:39:26Last chance.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29Whoo!
0:39:32 > 0:39:33So you paid £10 for it -
0:39:33 > 0:39:36you just sold it for 20 and made yourself £10 profit,
0:39:36 > 0:39:37double your money.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39So your next item that's coming up is your silver-topped scent bottle,
0:39:39 > 0:39:42for which you paid the princely sum of £8.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44- We did, yeah. - OK, so not a big spend.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47It means there's potential for a bigger profit.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Fiver for that one quickly, somebody five.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Five I'm bid, at £5.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52I'll take six, if you like.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56- At £5, 6, at £6 at the very back. - Oh, no.
0:39:56 > 0:39:57At £6, then.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00No? At £6 only at the very back.
0:40:00 > 0:40:01I'll sell it at six.
0:40:01 > 0:40:02I'm bid 8 now online.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04And ten, at £10.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07In the room again. 12, at £12 here.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09On my screen at 12.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10Bidding's online, then.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Sell at £12...
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Well done.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19So, £12, you paid £8 for it -
0:40:19 > 0:40:21£4 worth of profit there,
0:40:21 > 0:40:24giving us a rolling total of £14.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27Your next lot coming up is the baby scales.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29You paid £35 for them.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33We're on a roll, so let's see if we can do three on the trot, OK?
0:40:33 > 0:40:37I'm bid £5 for them, at five, six if you want them.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39At £5, then. I'm sure you can weigh the potatoes
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- or something with them in the kitchen, surely?- Oh, cheers.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44At £5, it's against you all at five.
0:40:44 > 0:40:45Are you quite sure at 5?
0:40:45 > 0:40:47I'm bid eight now online.
0:40:47 > 0:40:48- At £8.- It's going.
0:40:48 > 0:40:49At £8.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52Quite sure at eight? It's on my screen here.
0:40:52 > 0:40:53It must be worth a tenner, surely.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55At £8 here.
0:40:55 > 0:40:56All done at £8, then...
0:40:58 > 0:41:00GROANING
0:41:00 > 0:41:02£8. So you're now in...
0:41:02 > 0:41:04You got minus 27 on that sale,
0:41:04 > 0:41:08- and that's given us a rolling total of minus 13.- Oh, well...
0:41:08 > 0:41:11So it's all about the bonus buy, isn't it?
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- It is.- Mm-hmm. - So what are you going to do?
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- Go with it.- We'll go with it.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18We trust Ben. We'll go with it.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21Put it this way - you're already a little bit down...
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- Oh, cheers.- ..so you can either sink into oblivion...
0:41:24 > 0:41:26or crawl back a pound or two.
0:41:26 > 0:41:27It doesn't matter.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- You're going to go with Ben. - Yeah, we trust him.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32OK, you do. Remember, Ben paid £15 for it.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35HE SNIFFS I smell a profit, but hey-ho,
0:41:35 > 0:41:36let's see where we go.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38It's coming up now.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42£8 for that, at eight against you all, ten if you want it, quickly.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44At £8 for the Cornish shaker.
0:41:44 > 0:41:45Ten on...
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Online at ten. 12.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- At £12, still on my book. - It's going.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- Come on, come on... - At £12. Against you online now.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Last chance if you want it.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55At £12, finished in the room, then.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56All done at 12.
0:41:58 > 0:41:59Oh...
0:42:00 > 0:42:0212.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- Never mind. - It's... It was worth the effort.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06It was only ever a small loss.
0:42:06 > 0:42:07It was minus three.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- Never mind. - But you're already minus 13,
0:42:09 > 0:42:12so it's taken you down to a minus 16.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16But, you know, that could be a winning score.
0:42:16 > 0:42:17- Could it be?- So don't be down.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Don't be down at all.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Not a word to the Reds.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Not a word.- Nope.- Poker face. - OK?- Yeah.- OK.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26CASH REGISTER CHIMES
0:42:30 > 0:42:34Well, the results are in and I've got to tell you that,
0:42:34 > 0:42:37as neither of you made any profit today,
0:42:37 > 0:42:41I will not be giving you any money.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- But it was neck-and-neck...- Oh!- Ooh!
0:42:44 > 0:42:48..and I can tell you now that runners-up today,
0:42:48 > 0:42:51with minus £17...
0:42:51 > 0:42:53was the Red team.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57- Oh, no!- Oh, no! Come on!
0:42:57 > 0:42:59- Commiserations.- Well done, Blues.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- Aw...- Thank you!
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- But have you had fun? - It's been brilliant, thank you.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- Yeah, it's been a great experience. - OK.
0:43:06 > 0:43:11So, our winners today, by the margin of £1...
0:43:11 > 0:43:13£1!
0:43:13 > 0:43:16You made minus 16 - just that £1 in it -
0:43:16 > 0:43:18but have you had fun?
0:43:18 > 0:43:19- Brilliant fun.- Really good, yeah.
0:43:19 > 0:43:21Excellent. That's what we want to know.
0:43:21 > 0:43:22So, that's it for today,
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