0:00:03 > 0:00:05We're in Kingston upon Thames today,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08which is part of motor racing folklore.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11It was the birthplace of an iconic car - the Mini Cooper.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14ENGINE REVS Well, it sounds like someone around here
0:00:14 > 0:00:16fancies themselves as a racing driver.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23But who will win? Red or blue?
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Did we have you fooled?
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Well, you didn't think we'd fork out for a real car chase!
0:00:39 > 0:00:42And now it's time to put the pedal to the metal.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Let's go bargain hunting.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09We've been given the green light to hunt for bargains
0:01:09 > 0:01:12in the Kingston Antiques Centre.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14But which team will find themselves in pole position
0:01:14 > 0:01:16and who will hit the skids?
0:01:16 > 0:01:19Let's take a look at what's coming up.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22The Reds want their expert to keep an open mind...
0:01:22 > 0:01:23What on earth are they?
0:01:23 > 0:01:24Oh, I love them!
0:01:24 > 0:01:27..the Blues wind their expert up...
0:01:27 > 0:01:30You could make a pair of snowboards out of that.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36..I get my hands on some evidence from a legendary crime...
0:01:36 > 0:01:38This was actually found at the scene
0:01:38 > 0:01:41to break into the high-value package coach.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44..and it's smiles all round at the auction.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47But will it stay that way?
0:01:47 > 0:01:51So it's a family affair today, but will our teams make a fortune?
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Probably not, knowing this show!
0:01:53 > 0:01:55For the Reds today, we've got sisters Cesca and Vicky,
0:01:55 > 0:01:59and for the Blues, we have son and father Matt and Paul.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01- Welcome, everybody. Hello. - ALL: Hello!
0:02:01 > 0:02:03That was a very warm welcome! Thank you.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06I'm going to start with our Reds, and specifically with you, Vicky.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Delighted, I have to say, that you're not surrounded by
0:02:09 > 0:02:11animals because you've got quite an unusual job
0:02:11 > 0:02:13and I thought you might bring some with you.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14Tell us about it.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Well, I actually work for a mobile petting farm.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22So I will bring farm animals to inner-city schools in London.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25I'll spend the morning bottle-feeding a lamb.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- As you do.- As you do!
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Or I may bring little animals like hamsters and rabbits,
0:02:31 > 0:02:32so the children get to hold them.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35It's lots of fun and it's quite educational as well, so...
0:02:35 > 0:02:37And you do a little bit of moonlighting, I hear?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40I do, I do. I'm a jazz singer as well.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- Cool.- So I'll have a cow in Brixton, for teaching the animals,
0:02:44 > 0:02:46and then I'll go back to Mayfair in a sequinned dress.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Well, you certainly lead an interesting life.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52And Cesca, you're musical, too, or at least you had a bit
0:02:52 > 0:02:54of a flutter with the pop charts, didn't you?
0:02:54 > 0:02:59Yes. I was in a band called Get Crucial back in 2007.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01And we had a single out
0:03:01 > 0:03:03and it was a bit of a Marmite single.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07You either liked it or hated it. It was basically four words.
0:03:07 > 0:03:13- And...- Which four words? - I like watching planes.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Most of the song. We were going to change it when we went to record it,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19but I couldn't think of anything else, so it sort of stuck.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21And so, people either thought it was good
0:03:21 > 0:03:24or they thought it was absolutely irritating.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Well, it sounds like you're going to have fun anyway.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- Do you often agree? - Yeah, I think we will.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- Yeah. Well, we'll see. - Yeah, we will see, yes.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34On that note, let's head over to our Blues.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37So, Matt and Paul, thank you for joining us.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Matt, all this talk of music and singing.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42You must be itching to burst into song because you love it.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Yes, I've sung with the City of London Sinfonia as well,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48in front of 3,000 people in, like, a crowd.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51And I did, like, a little solo. I came on stage and things.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Must have been nerve-racking.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55It was but when I was on there, I just loved it.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57I was, like, really happy to sing and stuff.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- So, yeah.- Now, tell me,
0:03:59 > 0:04:02you're not just a singer but you're also into literature, too.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03- You write.- Yeah.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Yeah, so I've got my own little anthology,
0:04:05 > 0:04:07so I've written about 40 poems that I have together,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10that I want to try and get published as well.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12I'm going to be really busy, aren't I, next year?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- You're an ambitious guy.- I know.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Paul, I heard you're pretty good at impressions.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18I've done a few impressions.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21I did actually get one played on the radio.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23When Chris Tarrant had a breakfast show,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26he wanted a phone-in of people to do impressions of him because he hadn't
0:04:26 > 0:04:28agreed with one he'd seen on the telly the night before.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29So he did play mine.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31He wasn't very complimentary about it.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33But another DJ later in the day did play it again
0:04:33 > 0:04:36and said it was uncanny, so, who knows?
0:04:36 > 0:04:37Uncanny. So if it's that good,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39I'm afraid we're going to have to hear it.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43I knew you were going to ask. I haven't done it for a while.
0:04:43 > 0:04:44Tee-hee! Who wants to be a millionaire?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Do you know what? That is so good.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48I'm with the other DJ. Brilliant!
0:04:48 > 0:04:53So good! Well, obviously no-one can do any shopping without money,
0:04:53 > 0:04:56so for the Reds, £300.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58And for the Blues, just the same, £300.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I know that your experts are eager to meet you so off you go
0:05:01 > 0:05:04and, everyone, have a great time.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Wouldn't it be great if we made a Bargain Hunt millionaire?
0:05:08 > 0:05:12So, let's meet the experts hoping to steer our teams to glory.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16He's got the rhythm, but he's not got the Blues.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18David Harper takes charge of the Reds.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Pointing the Blues in the right direction,
0:05:20 > 0:05:22it is Christina Trevanion.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Right, you troublesome sisters.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26What are we going to be looking for? Cesca?
0:05:26 > 0:05:30Anything quirky and miniature, and anything '60s vintage,
0:05:30 > 0:05:31'60s furniture.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Like it.- Oh, maybe, like, Chinese ceramics?
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- Chinese ceramics? - That's very specific, isn't it?
0:05:37 > 0:05:38OK, all right.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40If it feels right, just buy it.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42As long as it makes a profit, that's what we want.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Drumroll, please!
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Teams, your 60 minutes start now.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Let's go. Very exciting.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52And that's a groovy chair immediately.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- We'll come back to that.- One for the back burner already?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- You don't mess around.- Those school benches are fun, aren't they?
0:05:58 > 0:05:59- What are they?- They look nice.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Like, people like upcycling stuff don't they, these days?
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Oh, they do.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06That could potentially be a swear word in my presence, you know that,
0:06:06 > 0:06:08don't you? Upcycling, no!
0:06:09 > 0:06:12What does that say? So they are folding, aren't they?
0:06:12 > 0:06:14They are folding, sort of, school benches.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17You could make a pair of snowboards out of that.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Are you always this helpful?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23I try, I try.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24Careful what you say, Paul.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26You could end up sat in the naughty corner.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29What's this, then? Again, it's a '60s thing, isn't it?
0:06:29 > 0:06:31So you've got that look.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33I'm not as keen on this bit.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Why not? Well, it's just...
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Yeah, I don't know. It's too black, like...
0:06:38 > 0:06:40But you could replace that, couldn't you?
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Easily, yeah. Vicky, what do you think?
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- Erm...- You don't like it? - No, it's not my favourite.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47No. Not for me.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49OK, OK. So what do we do in a situation like this,
0:06:49 > 0:06:53when one sister really likes it and another sister doesn't like it?
0:06:53 > 0:06:54Is there a protocol?
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- Does someone have the final...? - Carry on looking. - Carry on looking, OK!
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Well, you've got plenty of time to play with, for now.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04That mirror's quite nice. Is it brass?
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- It looks kind of like... - It's unusual, isn't it?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09So what caught your eye about that?
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- I love the design.- Ooh! - Ooh, is it heavy?
0:07:13 > 0:07:14It's quite heavy! I'm strong.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17What do you think? I love the design of it.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20I think that's a really good spot. I think that's beautiful.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- It is.- Yeah, it's gorgeous.- It's very much sort of Arts and Crafts,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26just lovely poppy and Christmas rose and Christmas holly design.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29The Arts and Crafts period was all about things being hand wrought
0:07:29 > 0:07:32and their construction being visible in what you can see.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36So for example, this sort of, what we call planishing, here,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39is where it has been hand done, if you like.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Really lovely example. Nice, bevelled mirror, there.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43It takes quite a lot to get that bevel on it
0:07:43 > 0:07:44but I love the fact that
0:07:44 > 0:07:46it's this wonderful, sort of, hexagonal shape.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48It's not just a circle or a square.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- Yeah, yeah.- It's got some shape to it.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- I really like it.- I think we both like that, so...
0:07:52 > 0:07:55You know what I really like about it? Do you know what I really, really like about it?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- That we agree?- A, that you agree,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00and have you seen the price?
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- Yes, yeah.- £25!
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Yeah, how much do you reckon it could potentially get at auction?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Well, I would say at auction,
0:08:07 > 0:08:08I would see that in an auction house at £30-£50.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13Catalogued correctly, Arts and Crafts movement, beautiful thing.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16And yes, it is a brass. I think that would polish up beautifully.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- Really nice.- I think we should... - Shall we go and ask?
0:08:20 > 0:08:24You are super speedy. I'm loving your style, loving your style.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27And I'd love it if you could get even more off the asking price.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Now, let's see how the sisters in red are getting on.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- I quite like the hand. - Go on instinct.- The hand holding the...
0:08:33 > 0:08:35I had that but I smashed it.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37But do you quite like that?
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- What do you mean? - I used to have the exact one.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- You never did!- But I broke the fingers off.
0:08:42 > 0:08:43Be careful with that one then!
0:08:43 > 0:08:47And then I couldn't replace the... I think I've still got the globe.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- Is it '80s?- 49? Yeah, it is '80s.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Yeah, '80s is quite chic now.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52I know we talked about '60s stuff
0:08:52 > 0:08:56but you'd be absolutely amazed at what's really selling
0:08:56 > 0:09:00in kind of interior-design-led markets, particularly in London.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02OK, well, Vicky, let's get it out very carefully,
0:09:02 > 0:09:04bearing in mind you broke the last one.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Watch your slippery fingers, Vicky,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09and careful with that £25 mirror, Blues.
0:09:09 > 0:09:14Matthew, my boys spotted this mirror over in the back left over there.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16What could be potentially your best price on that?
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- I think she would do £20. - £20?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- Could you do it at 18? - 18? Ooh, Matthew!
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Is he good at haggling normally, then?
0:09:25 > 0:09:27He's OK. I'd have said, "Could we do 15?"
0:09:27 > 0:09:30and then I'll let you say, "Oh, go on, I'll give it for 18 then."
0:09:30 > 0:09:34I think I like the sound of that one better. We'll do 18 for you.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37'A haggling lesson and a buy, all in 15 minutes.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- 'Bravo, Blues.'- Let's keep going.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Cool.- Let's keep going. Keep on wandering.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47While they wander, I wonder if the Reds are going to keep hold of the '80s lamp?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49It's quite expensive, that's the only thing.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52The quality is not there, I've got to tell you, I mean,
0:09:52 > 0:09:54but this is 1980s.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57It was meant to be thrown away after a period of time.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Can we have a little think about it?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- Of course you can.- And then come back to it?- Just, for safety,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04let's just put it on... Well, I don't know, I'll put it back for safety.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06I'm trying to be polite.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07Well, I'll be blunt.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10You've had 20 minutes and need to get a move on.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12The Blues are looking at their second item.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- That blue piece sticks out. - Yeah, that's colourful.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- I don't know what it is. Nice. - And it's blue!
0:10:18 > 0:10:21That is gorgeous.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- So what's it made of? - That's what I was going to ask.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24It looks like it's made from...
0:10:24 > 0:10:27This bit's made from gold, and then you've got this bit here
0:10:27 > 0:10:28which is guilloche enamel.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- Now, it's trying to be Faberge. - Faberge?- Yeah.- And obviously,
0:10:31 > 0:10:35these little pendants became popular after Faberge's style.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39And you would wear it, obviously, as a little pendant or often,
0:10:39 > 0:10:41in the Victorian or slightly later period,
0:10:41 > 0:10:42they had them on a charm bracelet.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- Oh, OK.- And you'd see little charms just full of these wonderful eggs,
0:10:46 > 0:10:48but now, they're more popular as, obviously, as pendants.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- I think that's beautiful.- You could put it on a bellybutton piercing now!
0:10:52 > 0:10:53- No, OK.- What?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56That would be very...unusual!
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- You...you could. - Repurposing it, isn't it?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Is that what you want to do?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Is that upcycling?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05That's the one, that's the one.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08I never thought I'd hear those words coming out of your mouth.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- I'm not going to lie, that was odd. - OK, moving on!
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- What's the price?- I'm expecting it to be a fortune, guys.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- What does it say?- 138.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18How much do you think it would make at auction?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20I don't think, when I look at the stamp of this,
0:11:20 > 0:11:24this is stamped but I think it might be silver-gilt, not gold.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Right, OK.- And I'm not entirely sure that it is a Faberge example, well,
0:11:27 > 0:11:31it's not a Faberge example. But that is quite sweet.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- But £138?- Do you think we really should leave it?
0:11:33 > 0:11:36Is a lot of money. Let's put the egg back in the cabinet.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- Yes, let's pop it back.- And move on to pastures new.
0:11:40 > 0:11:41Bye-bye, egg.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44And hello to some vintage lights.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48I really like these as well, these lights.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50OK, let's have a look at these.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53So, why do you like them?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56I just like them. I mean, they do look a little bit crude, though,
0:11:56 > 0:11:58like someone has just...
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- Yeah.- Literally drawn those on. - Yeah, literally done that, yeah.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05Weren't they originally like that? And someone has embellished it?
0:12:05 > 0:12:07No, I think they were originally like that.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- Oh, OK.- Which really helps you date them pretty well, I think.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15And they fall into that brilliant category of mid-20th-century art,
0:12:15 > 0:12:19which is just so hot now, it is unbelievable.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Would they make money if we took them to auction?
0:12:22 > 0:12:25£48. In auction, I suppose...
0:12:25 > 0:12:27With no name, they are 30 to 50 quid.
0:12:27 > 0:12:33Ah, oh, dear, gosh, OK, I said £48 for the pair but it's £48 each.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- Oh, wow. - So, there just under 100.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- That's too much.- Too much. - I think it's too much.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Right, I'm going to put it back.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42Quickly, Mr Harper,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45you're knocking on the half-hour mark and haven't bought a thing,
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- unlike the Blues. - What do you think of this?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50The hooded blackout lamp?
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Warden's lamp, isn't it?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Warden's hooded... - I think it's quite unusual, like,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58I can imagine it as a decorative item maybe in someone's house?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- Is it?- I don't know.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03I mean, there are buyers for World War I and World War II memorabilia,
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- though, isn't there?- Yes.- I have no idea whether you would make money on it.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Yeah, potentially could have a sort of novelty interest,
0:13:10 > 0:13:14social history factor to it.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17But maybe at that price, it's a real punt, isn't it, £25?
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- Yeah.- Do you kind of have an idea of what it could make?
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- Er...- It's a bit, kind of...
0:13:22 > 0:13:24- 10 to 15.- So maybe not.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27It's the kind of thing that might capture people's imagination.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29It's the story that goes behind it, really.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32That would be the key, if you could find out
0:13:32 > 0:13:35who it belonged to and hear their tales, yeah.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37That is why provenance is so important.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Whereas to us, it's just a blackout lamp.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- Yeah.- Let's get the cabinet open and have a closer look.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47So, we've got this World War II warden's lamp, here,
0:13:47 > 0:13:49a relic from your youth, Dad. Do you remember it?
0:13:49 > 0:13:53I wasn't even a twinkling in my mum's or dad's eye, actually!
0:13:55 > 0:13:57It's got a clip on the back there and obviously,
0:13:57 > 0:13:59you've got your carry handle as well, so you could have seen...
0:13:59 > 0:14:02You know, is everyone OK? That sort of thing. And obviously,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05you've got some sort of fuel reservoir in there, haven't you?
0:14:05 > 0:14:10Erm, I mean, if you like it, guys, it's a...
0:14:10 > 0:14:12It's certainly a potentially risky thing.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14It would be a punt, not at the price, there,
0:14:14 > 0:14:17but giving us a chance to maybe sell this on.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- A chance that we could do 20 for you.- No, 15, certainly,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23we'd take it off your hands for 15 and give it a nice home.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27True. I don't think it can go that low, though.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29We could do maybe another £2, say 18.
0:14:29 > 0:14:30Well, why don't we?
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- Yeah.- There might be a nice bit of story behind it.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35And the auctioneer, maybe, can give some story to it.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- Is that a deal?- Yeah, I think that's a deal.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Matthew. Thank you very much.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42You're certainly not lightweight when it comes to haggling, gents,
0:14:42 > 0:14:43but what does CT really think?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46You guys, it's not sparkly and it hasn't got any diamonds in it.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48You promised me!
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- Come on, next one. - We've still got one item to get.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- We can do it.- OK, come on, then, let's keep hunting.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56I'd be thankful your team have two items in the bag.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59We are well over the halfway mark and the Reds haven't spent a penny
0:14:59 > 0:15:01but I think David is taking a stand
0:15:01 > 0:15:04and making a beeline for the chair they saw at the start of the shop.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07So, try it out.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- Sit in it.- Come on, it's a red chair for the Red Team.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11Yeah, yeah, exactly.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- It might bring us luck. - It's quite comfy.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- Do you like the style of it? - I do, I do, and it's quite tactile.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19- Yeah?- Yeah, I like it, you have a go, Vicks.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- OK, come on, Vicks.- Yeah.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Is this the one, the winning seat?
0:15:24 > 0:15:25Oh, I say, I say.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28- Is it leather or plastic? - No, it is PVC.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30It is faux leather.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- OK.- In the '60s, they loved using this stuff.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35It's friendly to animals as well, isn't it?
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Very friendly to animals, absolutely.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42But I think this little tub chair dates to about 1965, 66,
0:15:42 > 0:15:46maybe even '67, which is a very good year, the year I was born.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- Price?- 75.- 75 quid.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50If you turn it over, oh, my gosh!
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- It's got instructions. - It's got instructions.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- Oh, wow.- Oh, that is wild.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Look at that. It shows you how to remove the cover,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01so you could change the colour if you wanted to.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- Oh, that's brilliant.- But that is completely original.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- Yeah.- Look at that, selected by the council of industrial design
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- for the design centre.- Oh, we like that.- We have to get it.- We love it.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13But what are you prepared to pay?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Here's Leslie from the antiques centre to talk prices.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21We've already brought it down once. But for you, they will do 65.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- Yes, shall we take it? - It's an iconic little piece.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- Yeah.- Please do.- Retro, yeah.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Lovely.- Please buy it. - Yeah, it's cute.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- It'll fit in most interiors. - I'm happy with that, are you?
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- Yeah.- Good.- Shake Leslie's hand.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Excellent.- Sale done. - And it matches you!- Thank you.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38So, two items to get in 15 minutes. I hope you can do it.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41Meanwhile, the Blues are sitting pretty.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Right, guys, look, seriously, we've got one more thing to buy.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46What are we going to go for?
0:16:46 > 0:16:48We haven't really spent a huge amount.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49Yes, something a bit extravagant, maybe?
0:16:49 > 0:16:51We thought about silver at the beginning.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Yeah. But we haven't seen anything really so far.
0:16:54 > 0:16:55So, we'll have a look around.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- OK, let's have a look for some silver.- Something a bit intricate.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00OK. What about these?
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- What on earth are they? - Oh, I love them.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Do you?- Yeah, they're lamps. - Oh, they're amazing.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- More lamps.- Surprise, surprise!
0:17:09 > 0:17:11I love them.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- Do you?- The jewels on them, look.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16- Would you wear them?- I think I would, maybe some earrings?
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- You've got the necklace. - I absolutely love it.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- It's so unusual. - OK, tell me why you love them.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- Have you seen anything like it before?- Never. They're quite...
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Are they '60s?
0:17:25 > 0:17:29I don't know. '70s? I think they might be '70s more, maybe even '80s.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32I don't know, I just think they are so unusual.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- I think they're awesome.- There is no quality there whatsoever
0:17:36 > 0:17:40but they're so cool, it's painful.
0:17:40 > 0:17:41It is. They are great.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- Oh, I love them.- Let me go and find out how much they are.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45- OK.- OK, be prepared.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Hurry, David, ten minutes and counting.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Now, what has taken Matt's fancy?
0:17:49 > 0:17:51I also quite like these two little silver dishes here as well.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- These, here?- Oh, yeah, those two, there.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56OK, and great for me because they're Chester.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59That's my local assay office.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01So, Chester 1901.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05Chester wasn't one of the most prolific assay offices, so Chester,
0:18:05 > 0:18:07people do collect the Chester hallmark because it wasn't that...
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- Yeah.- ..as I say, prolific.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- Quite rare.- Yeah, exactly, a bit more scarce, exactly.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14So... And the gauge is just a little bit, if you squidge that,
0:18:14 > 0:18:16you can just feel a bit of flex in it.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- Oh, yeah.- So...- That's quite nice, though.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- They look a bit like a little boat. - They do, don't they?- Yeah.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Boat-shaped little... What we call navette shape.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27How much do you think the silver Chester ones would get?
0:18:27 > 0:18:29They've got to be worth £25 apiece,
0:18:29 > 0:18:31haven't they? I'd say probably £50-£70.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35- I think we should have a haggle. - Yeah. Shall we have a go?- Yeah, shall we go and ask Matthew?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- Yes.- All right, then, let's go and ask Matthew.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40I might need some help getting up from down here.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42I'm getting old!
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- Oh, thank you.- Will the Reds need to sit down
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- when they hear the price of the lights?- Right, OK, are you ready?
0:18:48 > 0:18:49- Yeah.- Here we go.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54For items that really should have no value whatsoever...
0:18:55 > 0:19:00..the best price, as we often refer to in this business, the death, is,
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- for the three, 110. - Ouch!- Shall we go with our guts?
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- I think we should get them. - Are we going to go with them?- Yeah.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- Yeah, let's do it.- Yeah, yeah. - Thank goodness for that!
0:19:10 > 0:19:11That's an understatement.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14You have just over five minutes to buy item number three.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Now, back to the Blues and Matthew from the antiques centre has arrived
0:19:17 > 0:19:19for another bout of haggling.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21What do we think could be the best price on those?
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Actually, I'm going to leave my king of hagglers over here
0:19:23 > 0:19:25to do the negotiating.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- We could probably do, initially, 65. - Would you take 50?
0:19:30 > 0:19:3150...
0:19:33 > 0:19:36I think possibly that's a little bit low but I think we could do 55.
0:19:36 > 0:19:43- 55.- 54?- 54, go on. LAUGHTER
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- 54, 54...- 54. 54? - Could you do that?- Yes, yeah.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- Would you?- We would, we would.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49- Brilliantly done.- Let's do it. - Well done, well done, well done.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Good teamwork. Well done.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- Fantastic!- You're a chip off the old block, Matt.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- Dad must be proud. - Hey, well done.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58- Teamwork.- Yes.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- And time to spare for a cup of tea. - Let's go. I'm there already.
0:20:02 > 0:20:03Take a load off, Blues.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Vicky's found something you can get comfy on.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07I like...
0:20:07 > 0:20:09these two chairs up here.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10Right. OK.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15I think they're quite small, they've got that nice industrial theme.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17I love the colour.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19I just think they'd look cool.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- OK.- In a nice modern...modern house, or they're quite compact,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- so I like them.- I would go with one or the other.
0:20:26 > 0:20:31Let's decide based on whether any of them actually have a company stamp,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34because that is more important than show.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39Ah, OK, that's the one with the company stamp, Vicky.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Now, does that change your mind?
0:20:42 > 0:20:46I still like the other one but I like the fact that's got a maker.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- Yeah.- So we can find out more about it.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- That's why.- Interesting. I'm going to put it down first.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55OK.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Who is going to be brave enough...
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Oh! ..to try it out?
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- It's a child's... That's got to be a kids' one.- It's low, it's very low.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Doesn't mean we couldn't buy a child's chair for an auction.
0:21:07 > 0:21:0950 would be the best for this.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- Is that it, Leslie?- Yeah...- No less?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- No, really sorry.- No less? - No, I can't, no.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16No? OK, over to you.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Do you, A, buy that object for £50, or B,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- run out of time and not buy an object?- Oh, let's just buy it.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25OK, we'll do it for 50.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- All right.- 50, yeah? Good.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Thank you very much. Excellent. Thank you for being so helpful.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31- Thanks, Leslie.- Thank you.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Well done. Brilliant. - Well done, you two.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36That's it. Your 60 minutes are up.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39What an eclectic mix we have.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Wowser. Right, cup of tea?
0:21:41 > 0:21:45- Yes.- Yes, please.- Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49The sisters took their time to buy the '60s tub chair, £65 paid.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54They think these '70s lights have a look bidders will pay big bucks for.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56They forked out £110.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00And their third buy was another chair.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02This plastic child's seat was £50.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Well, what a pair of super sisters.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Cesca and Vicky, you did brilliantly.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07Are you surprised at how it went?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10It was actually quite hard. I thought it would, you know,
0:22:10 > 0:22:12you watch the programme and you think it's going to be quite easy,
0:22:12 > 0:22:15but, yeah, it was difficult. But we got some really good buys.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18So tell me, Cesca, which was your favourite of the three?
0:22:18 > 0:22:20I like these '70s lamps,
0:22:20 > 0:22:24the really extravagant, over the top, ridiculous lamps.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25And which one do you think
0:22:25 > 0:22:28is going to bring the biggest profit when we go to auction?
0:22:28 > 0:22:30I think maybe the small chair that we bought.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33OK, cool, and what about you, Vicky? Do you agree with your sister?
0:22:33 > 0:22:35I do. I tend to agree with her this time.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39I think the little kiddie's chair is quite...
0:22:39 > 0:22:42is quite unusual, so I think hopefully someone will like it.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Now, let's talk money. 225 spent.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Nice work. So who's got £75?
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- I do.- I'll take it.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51But I'll give it straight to David Harper.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- Thank you very much.- So, £75.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Any inkling what you'll do with that?
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Because I'm so darn trendy these days,
0:22:57 > 0:22:58I may be going something vintage.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- You never know.- Well,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03David's off to set some new trends and in the meantime,
0:23:03 > 0:23:05let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Mirror, mirror, on the wall, will you make the team money at all?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11They paid £18.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14They think the World War II blackout lamp will light up the auction.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17It also cost £18.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20And the frugal Blues splashed out on the Edward VII bonbon dishes,
0:23:20 > 0:23:21£54 paid.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25So after all that, is Christina now an honorary member of the family?
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- Yeah, I think so.- Pretty much, yeah. We've adopted her, yeah.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Well, you've adopted a good one, there,
0:23:31 > 0:23:33but you've not adopted some high spending, have you?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- No.- £90. - Yeah, we're a bit cautious.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38A bit cautious but you bought nice items with the money.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- We love the items, yeah. - Which is your favourite one, Paul?
0:23:41 > 0:23:43It has to be the warden's lamp
0:23:43 > 0:23:46because I'm sure there's a really good story behind it.
0:23:46 > 0:23:47OK, so, for the provenance?
0:23:47 > 0:23:51- Yeah.- Matt, do you agree with Dad? What was your favourite item?
0:23:51 > 0:23:53It's definitely the warden lamp because it's so unusual.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Like, I haven't seen one before,
0:23:55 > 0:23:57and it would make quite a nice decorative item in someone's house.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00OK. But do you think it is going to trump the other two at auction?
0:24:00 > 0:24:04- Do you think it's going to bring a big profit?- Maybe the mirror will get the most profit.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06Well, hopefully the auction bidders think they're all precious
0:24:06 > 0:24:08and you make lots of money.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11And, talking of money, you've got £210 in your pocket.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- There you go.- I'll take it from you
0:24:13 > 0:24:14but it's not staying with me for long.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17It's going over to your new sister, Matt.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19- It's going to Christina. - It's in good hands.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- Do you have any idea what you're going to do with all that money? - I have no idea,
0:24:23 > 0:24:25and I don't quite know what I'm going to do without you, now.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28I feel a bit bereft that it's all over!
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Well, as Christina wanders around, lost and bereft,
0:24:30 > 0:24:33I'm sure she'll find something brilliant for the Blues.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36In the meantime, I'm off to visit somewhere rather intriguing.
0:24:38 > 0:24:401963.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44The year of JFK's assassination and Beatlemania.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48But there was another event that dominated the headlines,
0:24:48 > 0:24:50an audacious crime that's gone down in history
0:24:50 > 0:24:54as one of the most infamous heists of all time.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00There was shock when a Royal Mail train carrying £2.5 million
0:25:00 > 0:25:03was robbed at Sears Crossing in Buckinghamshire.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05The crime was nicknamed The Great Train Robbery.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07It was a crime like no other,
0:25:07 > 0:25:10and there was uproar from the establishment.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14"How dare these men rob the Royal Mail?" they said.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18And the police were determined to get them behind bars.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Thames Valley Police, based near Reading,
0:25:20 > 0:25:24are the custodians of artefacts and evidence that helped investigators
0:25:24 > 0:25:26build a case against the Great Train Robbers.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Well, Tony, there's a real variety of items
0:25:29 > 0:25:30in front of us on the table.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Could you talk me through them?
0:25:32 > 0:25:37Well, the wires here, they were found by Sears Crossing,
0:25:37 > 0:25:42which was where they first put the false red light up to stop the train.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46And what they did is to cover the green light with a glove,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49and connect a battery using that to the red light.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Once the gang had stopped the train,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53they forced their way inside using an axe
0:25:53 > 0:25:58and went looking for the mailbags that contained millions of pounds.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01This was actually found at the scene and this was the one that was used,
0:26:01 > 0:26:06actually, in the mail van, to break into the high value package coach.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09The actual robbery itself was meticulously planned
0:26:09 > 0:26:12to the extent that police did not find any evidence there
0:26:12 > 0:26:15to directly link a person to the scene.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17But the police's luck quickly changed.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20The gang went to a farm in Buckinghamshire to lie low
0:26:20 > 0:26:21but they had to flee
0:26:21 > 0:26:24when they found that the boys in blue were closing in.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28And the items they left behind were a gift to the police.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Leatherslade Farm was one big clue.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32There was a team of fingerprint officers,
0:26:32 > 0:26:37photographers and forensic officers and they spent three days
0:26:37 > 0:26:40just going through Leatherslade Farm and the outbuildings.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44In Leatherslade Farm, these mail sack covers were linked
0:26:44 > 0:26:48to the mailbags that had been stolen from the train.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Some of the mailbags the offenders had tried to burn
0:26:50 > 0:26:52but they put them all down in the cellar
0:26:52 > 0:26:56and that is where they were found, in the cellar at the farm.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59The gang even left fingerprints all over their hideout,
0:26:59 > 0:27:02and the mountain of evidence included a Monopoly board
0:27:02 > 0:27:05the men had played with after the robbery.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08And allegedly, they were passing the time playing with real money
0:27:08 > 0:27:10rather than Monopoly money.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12So there is an example of it right there, a £5 note.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Yeah, a £5 note from that time.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18It's quite good, actually, that it happens to be Monopoly
0:27:18 > 0:27:20because it's all about going to jail.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- It's such an ironic twist, isn't it? - Yes, yes.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24We'll never know how many times
0:27:24 > 0:27:26somebody fell on that "going to jail"
0:27:26 > 0:27:29and then said, "No, no, I'm not going to jail."
0:27:29 > 0:27:31But of course, the joke was on them in the end.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Look at all the evidence they left behind on this Monopoly board.
0:27:34 > 0:27:35Yes, and you can see there,
0:27:35 > 0:27:38the fingerprint markers where fingerprints have been found.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Well, allegedly, again, this is allegedly,
0:27:41 > 0:27:43they were meant to be wearing gloves there.
0:27:43 > 0:27:44To pick up paper is rather difficult
0:27:44 > 0:27:47so they probably took the gloves off and played without it
0:27:47 > 0:27:49and thought, 'Blow it.'
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Well, we say on Bargain Hunt all the time that provenance is key
0:27:52 > 0:27:55and what was once an ordinary Monopoly board
0:27:55 > 0:27:57is now part of serious criminal history.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59Do you know how much that's worth?
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Well, it was valued once at around about £300
0:28:02 > 0:28:03but very difficult to value.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Oh, it's got to be worth more than £300.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Yeah. We've actually had, or the curator here has had,
0:28:08 > 0:28:12a phone call from somebody offering in the thousands for it.
0:28:12 > 0:28:13But it's not for sale.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14The real value of the board
0:28:14 > 0:28:17is how it and all the other evidence at the museum
0:28:17 > 0:28:20helped police quickly identify the train robbers
0:28:20 > 0:28:22and build a bulletproof case against them.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26This is just a tiny fraction of the evidence, isn't it?
0:28:26 > 0:28:30Over 2,000 exhibits, each one of these would be an exhibit,
0:28:30 > 0:28:31were identified.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35And over 1,700 referred to in the actual trial.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37The gang members who went on trial
0:28:37 > 0:28:40just five months after The Great Train Robbery
0:28:40 > 0:28:44were collectively sentenced to over 300 years behind bars.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Some of the robbers, like Buster Edwards and Ronnie Biggs,
0:28:47 > 0:28:50managed to evade capture and went on the run,
0:28:50 > 0:28:53although the law eventually caught up with them as well.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56But the police couldn't have collared The Great Train Robbers
0:28:56 > 0:28:58without these priceless pieces of evidence.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Well, I've had to make a run for it from Reading
0:29:05 > 0:29:08to our sale at Special Auction Services in Newbury.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11I'm joined by our old mucker, Thomas Plant.
0:29:11 > 0:29:12- Hello, Thomas.- Hi, Natasha.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- How are you today? - Very well, thank you.
0:29:14 > 0:29:15- Are you well?- I'm well. I'm excited.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- Good.- I am excited because we're starting with the Red Team.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- Yes.- Cesca and Vicky, sisters.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22And they've bought a cool vintage tub chair.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24And it's very apt because it is very red.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28It's not a name, as in, it's not a designer piece,
0:29:28 > 0:29:30so we've put £30-£50 on it.
0:29:30 > 0:29:3230-50. I think that is a wee bit punchy.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- Do you think so?- And I tell you what I think even punchier,
0:29:36 > 0:29:38the £65 paid by the sisters.
0:29:38 > 0:29:39- Wow!- Quite a lot of money.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- That is.- The thing is, online it could do all right.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46Cesca really led the sisters towards that chair but both of them
0:29:46 > 0:29:49decided that this copper and steel -
0:29:49 > 0:29:53bejewelled - copper and steel ceiling lamp was the business.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- What do you think?- Yeah, the jewels in it just make it.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Otherwise it's simply ghastly.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01I mean, there is no sign of quality to them at all.
0:30:01 > 0:30:05I mean, they are teardrops because I am crying looking at them.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09OK, well, is your estimate is going to bring tears to the girls' eyes?
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- £30-50.- 30-50.
0:30:12 > 0:30:13Well, let me tell you, they will be crying
0:30:13 > 0:30:16because with David they paid £110.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Oh, my! No!
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- Shall we move on swiftly? - I think so.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Let's move on to this sort of...
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Sounds-like-wood-but-isn't-wooden chair.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26It is like a plastic, it's a moulded plastic.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27- I actually like this.- You like this?
0:30:27 > 0:30:30I don't mind it. It would be great for a playroom.
0:30:30 > 0:30:31It's hard wearing.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- It is.- Do you know, you could put your crayons over it...
0:30:34 > 0:30:37It's great. Put it in there, they are not going to damage it.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40Again, it is not a known name, it's a look.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43So I put it in at £20-30.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47The girls paid £50 for this chair, so not too scary.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49It is the cheapest item that they bought
0:30:49 > 0:30:50but it sounds to me as though you think
0:30:50 > 0:30:52they might need their bonus buy.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55So let's find out what David bought for the Red Team.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Well, Cesca and Vicky, seriously retro.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Probably the most retro that anyone has ever gone on Bargain Hunt.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Loved your stuff. David, with your £75,
0:31:05 > 0:31:10have you gone down a seriously traditional route? LAUGHTER
0:31:10 > 0:31:11I love it!
0:31:11 > 0:31:13I couldn't keep away from the vintage retro.
0:31:13 > 0:31:18Yeah, I like the style. Just not as sure about the pattern on it.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20- What do you think?- It's usable.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Everyone needs a coffee table, don't they?
0:31:22 > 0:31:27- Exactly!- So, girls, what would you have paid for it?- £30?
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Yeah? Loads of enthusiasm there.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31- I like that. Vicky? - I think it's worth about 45.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34And I paid £50.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36What do you think it will make at the auction?
0:31:36 > 0:31:38I don't know. £50-80.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Anyway, you don't need to make your minds up now.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44It is time to find out what our auctioneer thinks of this trendy table.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Well, here it is.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49Just if there wasn't enough retro in the Red Team,
0:31:49 > 0:31:51David has gone and added in to the retro mix.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- What do you think?- I think David has surpassed himself with this.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56In a positive or a negative way?
0:31:56 > 0:31:59In an absolutely negative way. It is horrific.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Do you know, this Formica is the only stuff
0:32:02 > 0:32:04that remained after the bombs dropped.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- It is cockroaches, rats and Formica. - What about the pattern?
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- Ghastly.- What about your estimate for it?- £30-50.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12£30-50.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Well, David paid the top end of the estimate at £50.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16- Did he?- So not the end of the world.
0:32:16 > 0:32:17If you put a very positive spin on it
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- then you might just get him a profit.- Absolutely.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Let's move away from the sisters to the Blue Team.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25This time we've got Paul and Matt, father and son,
0:32:25 > 0:32:27and they started off with Arts and Crafts.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31- This mirror, what do you think? - Well, we called it Arts and Crafts style, which I believe it is.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35You can tell that by the metal and the depth within the actual repousse work here.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- So it's machine made, do you reckon? - Yeah, it's machine made,
0:32:38 > 0:32:41but the glass is bevelled around by the mirror.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44It is a very pleasant item, actually.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46So we have put £40 to £60 on the mirror.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- Well, Matt, he got this for £18. - 18?
0:32:49 > 0:32:51That's really good!
0:32:51 > 0:32:55Their second item was this blackout lamp for bicycles,
0:32:55 > 0:32:57World War II. Do you think it's the real McCoy?
0:32:57 > 0:32:59No reason to doubt it.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03It's pretty... specialist, these items,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06and it would be for a bicycle and also for wandering around,
0:33:06 > 0:33:08hence you've got the big handle.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- It is what it is.- A bit of social history.- Social history.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- So, how much is that worth? - £20 to £30.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Well, once again, £18 paid.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- This is a favourite figure. - They've done all right, yes.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Now, it would be good if they paid £18 for this pair of bonbon dishes,
0:33:22 > 0:33:25but they didn't. What do you make of these?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Well, they are very thin but they are very pleasant.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30If you look at them, they look great.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Best silver, they're hallmarked Chester, so you get the collectors.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35They are well pierced.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37What do you think they are going to fetch at the auction?
0:33:37 > 0:33:42- £60 to £80.- They paid £54, so they should make a wee, tiny profit.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44I hope they do. They are rather pretty.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47It's looking good for the Blues, and it doesn't look as though they
0:33:47 > 0:33:50will need their bonus buy but just in case they do,
0:33:50 > 0:33:52let's find out what Christina found.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53Well, Matt and Paul,
0:33:53 > 0:33:57you left Christina a seriously considerable sum of money.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- What did you come up with? - Are you ready?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05- Ah, ooh!- Right!- It's very purple!
0:34:05 > 0:34:06Yes.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- Writing set.- Exactly right, Dad.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10This is a cased writing set.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12In here, you've basically got
0:34:12 > 0:34:15everything you would need for your Art Deco desk.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16A letter knife here.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19This is a dip pen, so you would have had nibs and things in the top here
0:34:19 > 0:34:22and you also have a seal, so you could sign your letters.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25It is stained with pink and it's got these wonderful black dots on here.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- I just think it's beautiful. - I really like it, actually.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30I wasn't sure at first because the colour was a bit, "Oh, my God!"
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- You know, when it came through... - Isn't that the best bit?
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Yeah...
0:34:36 > 0:34:38How much did you pay for it?
0:34:38 > 0:34:40I paid £35 for it.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42OK.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44And I would hope that, at auction,
0:34:44 > 0:34:46it would fetch £40 to £60, £50 to £70.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48I do really like it, actually.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- I'm impressed.- Oh, good. Phew!
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Well, it seems like quite a good report
0:34:55 > 0:34:57but let's see if Thomas thinks the writing set
0:34:57 > 0:34:59is something to shout about.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02So, Thomas, this is what Christina found for Matt and Paul.
0:35:02 > 0:35:03This lovely desk set.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- This is great.- It's cute, isn't it?
0:35:05 > 0:35:07It's dead sweet, it really is.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Ivorine and brass.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Ivorine is the simulant of ivory.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14So there is nothing to apologise for with this.
0:35:14 > 0:35:15It's plastic, basically.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19And who could ever apologise for such a lovely dusky pink?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21It is a great dusky pink.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24- It is, isn't it?- What do you reckon it's going to make?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Well, I think it's going to make £30 to £50.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30Well, Christina was left £210 but she only spent 35.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- Well done, Christina. - Well done, Christina.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35And well done everyone, actually.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37It looks like it's going to be an interesting few bits
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- to go under the hammer.- Absolutely.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41And you will be wielding the gavel today.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- Naturally.- All I can say is, brace yourselves!
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Start the bidding with me here at £20.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50£30. £30, I have at £30. 35, and it's 40 now.
0:35:50 > 0:35:5345. 45, it is.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57Right, Vicky, Cesca. David. Here we are in the auction.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Are you nervous? Have you been to an auction before?
0:35:59 > 0:36:00- No, first time.- First time?
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- Very nervous.- Oh... - What about you, Vicky?
0:36:03 > 0:36:04I've been before, yeah.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- So you are maybe the cooler customer here.- Yeah.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09We'll see, we'll see.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13So, the first item hoping to entice those bidders
0:36:13 > 0:36:15is your vintage tub chair.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Ladies, here it comes. First lot.
0:36:17 > 0:36:23Lot number 328 is a vintage Evans furniture tub chair.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27Start me, ladies and gentlemen, this fine tub chair, at £20.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Start me at £20.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Come on, ladies and gentlemen. Try us, then, at ten.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34He's trying ten!
0:36:34 > 0:36:36We've got ten online.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Exciting!
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Ten once, ten twice.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Are we done? I know, I'm trying...
0:36:42 > 0:36:44That's so bad.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Sold for £10. That's a loss of 55.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51Worry not. Here comes your most expensive item.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55Lot number 329 is a set of 1970s copper and steel
0:36:55 > 0:37:01jewelled teardrop lights. Start me here at £30.
0:37:01 > 0:37:0315, then.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Ten, I've got. At ten it is.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07£10. At ten.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08Surely, there must be more at ten.
0:37:08 > 0:37:1012, I've got in the room.
0:37:10 > 0:37:1215. 15 it is.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14At £15. 15 once, 15 twice.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- Are we done?- OK!
0:37:16 > 0:37:17Oh, my goodness!
0:37:17 > 0:37:22- Feel the pain! - That's a loss of £95.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24We are currently minus 150
0:37:24 > 0:37:26so we really need this moulded plastic chair,
0:37:26 > 0:37:28which you bought for 50, to take it home.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- Come on, ladies.- Lot 330.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33This is the child's seat, moulded plastic,
0:37:33 > 0:37:35metal-painted pedestal base.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Start me here at £10.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41It only needs to make £1,000 just to get back our losses at all!
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Ten, I've got. I've got ten.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Is there 12 anywhere else?
0:37:45 > 0:37:47A little child's seat. Is there 12 anywhere else?
0:37:47 > 0:37:48Any advance in the room?
0:37:48 > 0:37:50- £10, we're all done.- It sold.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- The hammer went down.- At ten.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55So, we were minus 150.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57We are now minus 190.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00We still have your 1960s...
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- Oh, yeah.- ..formica table.
0:38:03 > 0:38:04You don't have to go with it.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06- You can hedge your bets. - I think we do.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08I don't think we have a choice.
0:38:08 > 0:38:09So you are going with the bonus buy.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Here we are. Lot 334.
0:38:11 > 0:38:151960s formica metal occasional table of rectangular design.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Start the bidding at £15.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19Is there 15 anywhere?
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- Start at a fiver, Thomas. - A £5 note, then.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24A new £5 note.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Five, we've got.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28- Five, we've got. - Eight anywhere else?
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Eight? Ten now.
0:38:30 > 0:38:35Just make it 12. 12, he says. Yes!
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- At £12.- So, let's tot it up.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41£12. That's a loss of £38,
0:38:41 > 0:38:47which means, ladies, we have lost £228.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- Winner!- In a way.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Right, Matt and Paul, Christina.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59Here we are in the auction.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01It's that time. How are you feeling?
0:39:01 > 0:39:05- A bit nervous but excited. - Are you?- Looking forward to it.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07I think we might earn some money. Don't know how much yet, but...
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Well, he loved the mirror, and guess what?
0:39:09 > 0:39:11It's your first lot. Here it comes.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Next lot is 346.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16This is a brass Arts and Crafts style hexagonal mirror.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Start the bidding with me here at £30 for the mirror.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- Come on.- More than that to start.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25At £30. Ladies and gentlemen, 30 I've got.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Ohh...
0:39:27 > 0:39:31Are we done? 30, it is. £30 once, twice...
0:39:31 > 0:39:34I tell you what, £30 is a good place to start.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35£12 profit.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39Now we are on to the World War II memorabilia, the bicycle lamp.
0:39:39 > 0:39:43Lot number 347, a World War II bicycle blackout lamp.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46I can start the bidding with me here at £10.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Ten, 12...
0:39:48 > 0:39:5015 I have.
0:39:50 > 0:39:51Lady's bid at 15. At 15.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- 18.- 18 online.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- You've broken even.- Go 20.
0:39:57 > 0:39:5820. Lady's bid at 20.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00In profit!
0:40:00 > 0:40:01Yes!
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Lady's bid at £25 it is.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06At 25. 25. Any advance?
0:40:06 > 0:40:07Are you done? At 28 now.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10At 28 once, twice...
0:40:10 > 0:40:1328, internet got it.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Excellent. £10 profit.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18£22. And next is our silver.
0:40:18 > 0:40:19Not so risky at only £54.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- Here it comes.- Lot number 348,
0:40:22 > 0:40:26a pair of interesting Chester Edward VII bonbon dishes.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28I can start the bidding at 30...
0:40:28 > 0:40:29Five. 40... Five.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32And 50 with me.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34One more!
0:40:34 > 0:40:36£50... Is there a five anywhere else?
0:40:36 > 0:40:37There has got to be one more.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40I will take a pound bid off somebody.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- You will regret it! - You will regret it!
0:40:44 > 0:40:45It is on my book.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48You are going to make their day if you go 55.
0:40:48 > 0:40:49Somebody stick your hand up. No?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Oh, £50!
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Well, he worked hard.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55You lost £4,
0:40:55 > 0:40:59which means that, overall, you are still in profit
0:40:59 > 0:41:01but it's £18, not 22.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02So, you've got to consider this.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Christina bought you a beautiful writing set in ivorine.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Pink and purple and gorgeous.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- Are you going to go for it? - I think so.- I think so,
0:41:11 > 0:41:13it's a lovely piece and it is in really good condition.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15Going for the bonus buy.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- Here it comes.- 352,
0:41:17 > 0:41:21an Art Deco ivorine pink, cream desk set in fitted case.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Start the bidding with me here at £20.
0:41:23 > 0:41:2620 I have, at £20.
0:41:26 > 0:41:27Come on! We need some more!
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Ladies and gentlemen, is there two in the room?
0:41:30 > 0:41:3122 now. Online it is, at 22.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Is there a five somewhere else in the room?
0:41:34 > 0:41:38Once 22, twice 22. Are we done? The gavel is up.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Oh! 22!
0:41:41 > 0:41:43OK. So, what does that mean?
0:41:43 > 0:41:45It means a small loss of £13
0:41:45 > 0:41:48but you had 18, which means you are still...
0:41:48 > 0:41:51A fiver!
0:41:51 > 0:41:53A Lady Godiva!
0:42:01 > 0:42:04Well, I tell you what, I don't think I've ever experienced anything
0:42:04 > 0:42:07so up and down and down and up.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Today, our winners are the Blues
0:42:10 > 0:42:14with a very small profit of just £5.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17But we will head to you in a minute to celebrate.
0:42:17 > 0:42:18Let's go straight to the Reds
0:42:18 > 0:42:21because let me tell you, Blues, these girls,
0:42:21 > 0:42:23they made a loss of £228.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26So if you're going to lose, lose in style.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28That's what we thought, yes.
0:42:28 > 0:42:29Let's move to our victors today, the Blues.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32With a fiver. Yes!
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Who will take it? Five whole pounds.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36- Matt.- Thank you very much.- I think it has got to go to you.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38You both did extremely well.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Everything made a profit except the third item.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- So close! - And so close, but you know what?
0:42:45 > 0:42:49In the end all was well, you go away a fiver and you can say that you
0:42:49 > 0:42:52went on Bargain Hunt with Christina Trevelyan and you made a profit.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- How good is that?- And there's not many people who can say that!
0:42:56 > 0:43:00I tell you what, it has been an absolutely wild day
0:43:00 > 0:43:03- but I've have fun. Have you all had fun too? ALL:- Yes.
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