Wetherby 22 Bargain Hunt

Hello, I'm in Yorkshire and this is Yorkshire's Nile Wilson.

Winner of the bronze medal in the high bar at the Rio Olympic Games.

It's extraordinary to think that if Yorkshire were a country,

it would have come 17th in the medal table.

So will it be the Reds or the Blues

who top the Bargain Hunt medal table today?

Well, it's time to swing into action

and head over to the antiques fair at Wetherby Racecourse.

Let's go Bargain Hunting!

There are no medals on offer today here at the Wetherby Racecourse.

In fact, there's no racing either,

as it's been taken over by an antiques fair

for our Red and Blue teams to race around.

They've got £300, and they need to buy three items

to take off to auction and hopefully make a profit.

Now, who would you back today, the Reds or the Blues?

Let's have a sneaky peek at what's coming up.

It's a risky business for the Reds.

You see, I think you're looking at something that could crash and burn.

Phil's taking no chances with the Blues.

It's not often that I put my foot down with a very firm hand, OK?

But you're banned from buying that.

And at the auction, will the gamble pay off for our Reds?

-Come on, yes!

-There you are!

Or are our Blues in with a chance?

45. £40 at the back of the room...

That's all for later.

Let's meet today's teams.

And we've got two sets of friends today.

For the Reds, Charlie and Michael. And for the Blues, Abby and Olivia.

Hello, everyone.

-ALL:

-Hello!

-Now, we've got a couple of rockers here, haven't we?

-Yeah, that's right.

-Indeed, yeah.

-Yes, Michael?

-Yeah, definitely.

You've got your own band?

Yeah, we do, yeah. Started three, four months ago now?

Yeah, yeah. We parachuted Michael into the band.

-So what do you play, Michael?

-I play drums.

-Drums?

-And I'm the singer.

-And you're the singer!

-Yeah.

-Are you enjoying it?

-Yeah, love it.

-Really?

-Yeah, it's good fun.

-And you do gigs at weekends?

Yeah, we do quite a few gigs,

and at the minute, we're in the studio recording our first album.

-No!

-Yeah, yeah.

-How exciting is that!

-Should be out around springtime, I think.

-And what's it going to be called?

-We don't know yet.

That's an odd name, really... THEY LAUGH

-It's not all been written yet, so...

-No.

So how are you going to get on tactically together?

We haven't really got a plan.

-Have you not?

-Going to wing it, yeah.

We want to just get something that we think is good, that we both like.

-I like Americana.

-Do you?

-I do like a bit of Art Deco stuff.

What about you, Michael?

Anything kind of vintage, music memorabilia, I like.

Are either of you going to drive that hard bargain?

-Oh, yeah. Yeah.

-Yes?

I'm the negotiator.

Are you going to spend big or small?

We said we were going to spend small,

but I think we might just go crazy, cos it's someone else's money!

I'm looking forward to seeing how you get on.

Now for our Blue team, Abby and Olivia.

How did you two meet?

So, we worked in the same restaurant.

But we both moved to York at the same time,

and had no friends...

-Neither of you had any friends?

-No!

-Oh dear.

Very lonely!

And so, we were at a meeting at work

and I just asked her if she'd be my friend.

HE PRETENDS TO SOB

And did she say yes?

Well, we're here!

Doesn't mean you're friends because you're here!

I just dragged her along!

Do you still work there, Abby?

I don't, no. I'm a visual merchandiser.

A visual merchandiser?

-Yes.

-Explain!

It's basically a window dresser. It's just a posh name for it.

-I love poshly dressed windows!

-Yeah!

Now, Olivia, you're A, holding down a job

-and B, doing a master's degree, is that right?

-Yes, that's right.

I'm working full-time at the restaurant that we met at.

-Yeah.

-And I'm also doing a part-time master's degree in public history.

-Public history?

-Yes.

-Tell me about public history.

It's the engagement of the public through museums,

heritage sites and television and film.

-So is this going to help with your buying of antiques?

-Er...no.

I've always found objects really interesting,

-that's why I volunteer at the museum.

-Yeah.

And ever since I was little,

my dad dragged me around car boot sales.

Wonderful!

-What about you, Abby?

-Similar.

My mum is obsessed with furniture, antique furniture,

-she restores it herself.

-Oh, does she?

-Yes.

Does she restore it to sell it?

Erm...to keep it.

It's mostly still in the house, or in the cellar.

Just full to the brim. But yeah, so...

I've been dragged around antiques fairs and car boots as well.

-My whole life!

-And now it's your turn to drag each other round a car boot fair.

There's £300 for you to go shopping.

-Thank you very much.

-And chaps, £300.

-Thanks.

-Have a great time, off you go shopping.

-Cheers.

Well, well, well. What do we have here?

A battle of the sexes.

Male versus female.

But who will win?

So, all our teams need now are their experts.

Hoping to wheel out some profits for the Reds, it's Paul Laidlaw.

And strumming the blues for Blues, it's Phil Serrell.

So, teams, what's the plan?

Charlie, Michael - clearly you share a taste in music,

do you share the same taste while shopping?

What are we going to be buying?

Well, I was thinking maybe something '60s, '70s,

maybe music memorabilia related.

-OLIVIA:

-We've had a bit of a think.

-Bit of a thunk?

-Yeah.

-What have you thunk?

Anything to do with animals, I think, a little animal theme.

Anything from old, vintage kind of vinyls,

-or like posters as well.

-OK.

-Something kitsch.

-Kitsch?

-Yeah.

Something that'd go in our houses, but not maybe someone else's!

Right, teams, your time starts...now!

Now, we've got to find something for a song

and see if it'll drum up a profit at auction! Come on!

Come on, then.

Good luck, teams!

Do you like that lot?

Ooh-arr, Jim, lad! Ooh-arr!

Well, it's certainly different, Phil.

This isn't easy.

-It's hard, yeah.

-Definitely a lot harder than I thought, yeah.

We've only just started!

Don't panic, Reds, just focus.

It's not really very interesting-looking.

Right. Getting a measure of where we're going.

Come on, let's go and see what we can find.

See if you have better luck inside, Blues.

Scan, and move on.

Yeah? Easy as that.

Listen to the maestro, Reds!

-Beautiful.

-Really?

REALLY?

There's lots of giggling going on, Blues.

So what have you spotted, and will Phil like it?

-Would you actually have them in your house?

-You know I would.

You haven't done anything rash in my absence, have you?

We haven't, but we quite like these dogs.

Doesn't look convinced.

Well, you did say "kitsch", wasn't it?

-Yeah.

-Was that the word?

-Yeah.

It's the face he's pulling.

Do you know what, I'm kind of out of my comfort zone here.

By some distance.

These are Crown Devon.

But I mean, they're very much 20th-century.

They're 30 quid for the two.

Frankly,

I think they're probably £5 or £10 worth.

The thing is, if you like them,

I think they definitely fulfil your criteria.

Because in my book, there is no doubt at all that they are...

tat.

GIRLS GIGGLE

Do you really like them?

I think Abby has fallen in love.

I quite like them. And I completely agree. Yeah.

Do you want to find out how much they are?

You're hiding!

-Yes, I'm hiding.

-With some justification, actually.

Now, don't ask me why, but these two want to buy these off you.

-Well, who wouldn't?

-I wouldn't.

I think these are a tenner. Tell me what the best is.

£20 for the two.

Are you sure you wouldn't do 15?

I can't, honestly.

When do they date to?

They're about 1950s, I would imagine.

-'60s?

-Yeah.

-Something like that.

You really want to buy them?

-Yeah.

-Very well, congratulations.

-Thank you!

-They've got good taste, what can I say?

I can tell you what I can say, they've got no taste at all!

Phil may think the Blues have bought tat,

but they've spent £20 on their first buy

with only 15 minutes on the clock.

Are the Reds about to snap up their first item?

-These are very interesting, aren't they?

-Yeah, really interesting.

I don't mind telling you, I think this is so clever.

I love this.

-Looks really cool as well.

-Isn't it?

So we've got the Hanimex cine camera, we've got...

What else? The joiner's drill.

Yeah, I think that's an old school fire extinguisher.

Fire extinguisher, yeah, pyrene extinguisher.

That's just a universal clamp, isn't it, on a ball-and-socket-type joint?

They look really well done as well.

Yeah, really well put together.

I mean, if you had to pick one?

-I think the cine camera's beautiful.

-The camera, yeah.

-It's a bit '60s.

-It's TOTALLY '60s!

-It's really retro, like, you know.

Have you any idea of what these price tags... Are they price tags?

I think that says £58.

-It's not crazy money.

-No, it's really not.

Nitty-gritty, though -

you send an electrical thing like this to auction,

it's going to have to be safety tested, PAT tested,

and there's going to be a charge.

So...do we care?

-Not really.

-Nah!

-I'll see if I can get the guy to knock a tenner off, how about that?

-Yeah.

Or more, whatever!

Dream a little bigger, darling!

-Right, you going for it, Charlie?

-Yeah, I'm going for it.

-Right, we're just going to admire these lamps.

-Yeah, man.

Good luck. To the job of work!

Good luck negotiating then, Charlie.

So, have the Blues spotted something even Phil might like?

What is it you're looking at?

Well, I like this, and I know you'll like it.

The silver giraffe. What are you thinking?

-I can see you love it!

-I'll tell you what,

it's not often that I put my foot down with a very firm hand, OK?

But you're banned from buying that.

Now, come along. Behave.

Clearly not! And as Phil said, he's put his foot down with a firm hand.

Charlie, have you managed to negotiate a good price for the lamp?

-Charlie, what are we paying for it?

-Well, £48.

Magic! I like your style, guys.

Magic, we did it! Now, over there, that's where we're going next.

After 20 minutes, it's 1-1.

Blues, do these hold a profit?

I just really like them, I like the look of them.

I've got two, like, suitcases and a trunk in my house.

Along with my kitsch.

Do you like any of these?

I really like that one.

Yeah, I think I'm drawn to that one as well.

Let's just look at them thoroughly.

-Look at them.

-This one, I think,

is sort of almost late Georgian.

It's a leather-bound, brass-studded,

-coaching trunk or box, really.

-Yeah.

This one, I think, may have had fabric or something put in here...

-Yeah.

-..and that's been taken off.

But I still quite like it.

-That one is French.

-Yeah.

You can tell I'm an absolute expert,

cos it's got Toulon on the top of it!

So out of these three now, we know that one's 80,

this is 90 and that's 90.

-Which is your favourite now?

-Mine's still that one.

Can we have a little look inside?

I think you ought to have a LOT of look inside.

So go round, right, have a look at the back first.

Right...

So you've established there's no hole in the bottom.

-OK? And then it's a bit frayed on the front, look.

-Yeah.

You've got to bear in mind that these things are the thick end of 100 and a bit years old.

-Yeah.

-So they're going to have... They're going to look, you know,

frayed round the edges.

Right, you definitely want one of these?

-Yeah.

-Which one?

I think this one. And I would go for it.

-Let's go and shake their hand then, come on.

-OK.

-I think we've got a trunk deal coming here.

-OK!

Right, which one have we chosen?

I think we'd like to go for the one at the back.

-Right.

-Was that 80?

-£80.

-Is that the best that you can do?

It is, I'm afraid, yes.

Right. We'll go for that.

-All right. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

So, in 25 minutes, the Blues have their second buy.

Are you pleased?

I think we're doing all right.

-What do you think?

-I think we're doing really well.

I really like the fact that Phil hated the dogs and we loved them.

-Yeah. So that's definitely a winner.

-That's a bonus, if anything!

We can guess what Phil thinks.

Those dogs, I think they're really, really horrid.

I wouldn't have bought them for a pound!

But the trunk, I absolutely love.

Perhaps, you know, I might be down with the kids. Bang on trend.

-Of course you are, Phil.

-No, I'm not.

Now, whilst the teams carry on with the shopping,

I'm going to find out about a fascinating local journalist.

I've been joined by Anne Wickes

from the Second World War Experience Centre, here in Wetherby.

Now, Anne, men and women have come from all over the world

to share their experiences with the centre.

But you are going to talk specifically

about one man who saw the horrors of war close up.

Yes, I've brought along a few of the diaries that we hold in the archive,

and these were written by a Yorkshire journalist

called Godfrey Talbot.

Godfrey, during the Second World War, was a BBC war correspondent.

But he began his BBC career

as a press officer in the BBC's Northern regional office.

On the 1st of September 1939, as German troops invaded Poland,

he was summoned by the BBC to report to Broadcasting House in London.

And we do have a diary note that he made of his journey.

"All the traffic was the other way.

"Cars almost nose to tail, crowded to roofs.

"People getting out at all costs.

"Bedding and prams and cots strapped on top, all fleeing.

"Everybody expected vast devastating bombing to start at once."

Gosh. And when did he end up in North Africa?

He arrived there, in Cairo, in the summer of 1942.

And they travelled in a sometimes temperamental army truck,

-which they nicknamed Belinda.

-Yeah.

And she carried all their recording equipment

-and their kit and supplies.

-Yeah.

And that's Godfrey, seated on the steps.

Conditions on these trips were often difficult

-and sometimes downright dangerous.

-Yeah.

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He was attached to the Eighth Army.

And the Eighth were, of course, famous for their involvement

in one of the decisive battles of the Second World War.

The Second Battle of El Alamein.

It's generally considered by a lot of people to be the turning point of the war, isn't it?

It was very important.

In fact, Godfrey was present at a news briefing

which the Eighth Army commander, General Montgomery,

gave on the morning of the Battle of El Alamein.

"Montgomery holds a press conference,

"eve of battle at Eighth Army HQ.

"Made a memorable speech - No surrender.

"We're going to kick them out of North Africa - No failure.

"We shall win.

"It starts at ten tonight.

"It'll be a terrific battle.

"Army and Air Force are one.

"We've waited for this day."

They really do give an insight

into exactly what it must've been like to be there.

Was he popular with his audience?

Yes, he was, very popular.

And he received many letters from the listeners back home

who'd enjoyed his broadcasts.

We have one that I've brought along,

which was from a Midlands listener.

Who was so pleased with his broadcast

that she enclosed four pairs of socks along with the letter.

So he was, no doubt, duly grateful.

-Thank you very much indeed, Anne.

-Thank you.

-Absolutely fascinating.

Well, it's time to head back to the shopping,

and to the battle of the Reds and the Blues.

But who's going to be victorious?

Back to it, and it's 2-1 to the Blues.

We're just over halfway through.

Now, has Paul spotted something the Reds are going to like?

Are you talking about that thing that looks like...

-That big brown...

-..some hockey sticks with some bamboo on it?

-That's what it does look like!

That clearly is a section of bamboo.

Bamboo, yeah.

Likewise, split bamboo element.

Brass-headed tacks holding it together.

And these are root bulbs of the bamboo.

-Oh, right.

-Yeah? You get that swollen bit?

-That's where the roots are.

-Oh, right.

Pull it out.

That... Let me see what it says.

Second World War, Japanese bamboo box.

Age... Not Second World War.

I put it to you, based on the quality of the mounts

and the construction, that's a hundred year old if it's a day.

I think that's late 19th- century.

-What's the price on it?

-Price on it is...

It's £45.

That seems quite cheap, doesn't it?

-I mean, could you be tempted?

-Yeah, I could be.

-Definitely.

-Yeah, yeah.

-But don't you see...

-I'll ask the question and see if that's the price or not.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

The Reds seem intrigued.

Let's see what the best price is.

Back with the Blues - have they spotted another trunk?

What do YOU think about that?

-I think that's a lot of money.

-Yeah.

-I think it's a lot of money.

You'll think I'm mad. I quite like...

I've got a bit of a wheelbarrow fixation going on,

I quite like that wheelbarrow.

-GIRLS LAUGH

-Wheelbarrow?!

-Yeah.

Well, you can have your tat, I've got me wheelbarrow.

We've all got problems in life.

Each to their own, Phil.

Paul, what's the best price for this bamboo box?

45. You tempted at 40?

How tempted are you at 35?

-Oh, yeah.

-Even more tempted at 35.

-Yeah. It's got to be a winner.

-Definitely, yeah.

-Yeah.

-How can you lose?

Surely, everyone at an auction, like you and I, is going to go,

"I don't know what, but I know it's quality."

-Yeah, yeah. Totally agree.

-Definitely.

-We done it?

-100%, that's it.

-Fellas, look at this, two down.

And we've just been in the door 30 seconds!

Righty!

So the Reds have got a genuine antique for their second buy.

35 minutes down.

How are you finding it, Reds?

We were hoping to get something like... Some old Beatles stuff,

something like that. But we've ended up buying an antique box and a lamp!

Paul, are you happy?

One more thing to buy. Thankfully, plenty time to do it.

I've jinxed myself. I'm going to leave it over to them.

They've got a strong sense of style and taste.

I'm interested to see what they pull out the hat next.

So am I. Now, it appears the Blues

have stumbled across the quirky lamp stall.

-I absolutely love this. What do you think?

-Yeah.

-It's gorgeous, look at it.

-Yeah, it's really cool.

I really like the colour as well.

I think that would look really nice in a house.

So we're thinking...

We love this to start off with, but look at that.

That's a...

Probably, I would think a French Art Deco in style vacuum cleaner,

1920s or '30s.

But the way he's done it, I think it's so cool.

-Yeah.

-And that would either sit in the corner of a room, wouldn't it?

-Or it would sit on a table.

-Yeah, yeah.

-It's definitely a statement.

-It is.

You'd walk into the house and be like, "Wow, that's really cool."

The thing you have to bear in mind with all electrical items

is that when they go to auction, they have to be PAT tested.

And there's going to be a cost involved in that.

But you need to just factor that in.

You certainly do.

And today's auction house will charge £4 for a PAT test,

which will factor in the auction.

There you are, look. £135.

If it were MY Bargain Hunt, I'd definitely buy that.

-I think it's awesome.

-Yeah?

-Yeah, I do.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-I love it. I'm willing to go.

So you're going to go and...

Remember, you've got to factor in that cost of that PAT test.

-I will.

-OK?

-Mention it!

-Yeah.

-I'll go and negotiate.

-Yeah, twice. Three times!

-Yeah!

What's this? All the Blues in agreement?

Good luck negotiating, Olivia.

Reds, what's next?

-Guys, what are you looking at?

-Yeah, it's like a...

-Looks like a...

-Candle holders?

-Yeah.

Dressing table set maybe, for...?

-Spot on.

-Yeah?

In pressed glass,

which means moulded.

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

Frosted amber - which I like...

-Desperately out of fashion.

-It's quite pretty, though, isn't it?

-I mean, it's...

-It is pretty,

and it hails from the same neck of the woods as you.

-Does it?

-Because that's Jobling's glass, and that's North East glass.

Oh, right. Is it unusual to see a set like that,

with everything intact, and...?

Here is my problem...

-Absolutely not.

-No.

And our other problem is,

there's no great buying interest for them.

Dressing table sets, across the board,

whether they're Victorian porcelain

or 1930s pressed glass -

not a lot of people care.

Even Jobling's.

What do you think? I mean, OK, ask me this question -

"That comes into your auction, Laidlaw,

"what pre-sale estimate are you putting on it?"

-£20 to £40.

-Yeah, I was going to say about 25.

Yeah, yeah.

And it's sitting at 48.

Should we look, should we just find out what this could be?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Shall I go and ask?

-Yeah, yeah.

-Give me two ticks.

Could be a risk, Reds.

Fingers crossed with the price, Paul.

Speaking of prices, has Olivia got a good one for the Hoover lamp?

Erm, 125.

-You bought it?

-Yes.

-Well, Abby, is that all right?

-Well, we've already done it. Sorry!

Yeah, I love it.

I'm really pleased with that. And that is definitely not tat, is it?

No, it's great, I love it.

Look at it, it's beautiful! Like, I really like it.

I think we've done really well. I think we smashed it.

-We've definitely won.

-Yeah!

Hands down!

Come on - cup of tea time.

Loving your confidence, Blues. All items hoovered up in 45 minutes.

Paul, the dressing table was £48.

Have you managed to negotiate?

Big problem, guys.

The big problem being, she's come down to £25 on them.

You see, I think you're looking at something that could crash and burn.

This is another dressing table set.

But Jobling's, it's complete,

we're selling in the right neck of the woods - what do you think?

Well, it's difficult to say no to that.

Mmm... Yeah, it's pretty good.

-Yeah, we'll do it, aye.

-Yeah.

-You just did it, guys.

-25.

-That's three.

-Awesome.

-Well done, eh?

-Brilliant.

Well done, Reds.

But you might have taken a risk.

GONG Cut!

Right, teams, your time is up.

-Right, come on, guys!

-All right.

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

First up, Charlie and Michael hope they're in the picture

with this camera lamp. £48 paid.

Next, they bought a genuine antique,

and paid £35 for this bamboo box.

And finally, will there be a pretty profit on this dressing table set?

Bought for £25.

Charlie and Michael, I'm slightly disappointed in you.

-Ha-ha!

-Oh, why?

-Do you know why?

-Do you know why?!

-Why?

-Not a single musical instrument!

-Oh!

-I know, we just went right off the reservation!

You two rockers went off to buy musical instruments

and came back with all sorts - a camera, for a start!

-Yeah!

-A camera lamp.

So, Charlie, what's your favourite lot?

Erm, the camera lamp.

-Without a doubt?

-Yeah, without a doubt, yeah.

Yeah? And Michael, what do you think?

-Definitely the same, the camera lamp again.

-Yeah?

Never have I known such unanimity, it's wonderful!

-So, Charlie, what's going to make the biggest amount of money?

-Erm...

I think it's the box that Paul picked out,

I think that's going to be the best one.

You think so? Are you in agreement?

I think the box as well.

-It's, erm... It is...

-It's a unique piece, isn't it?

-Yeah, it really is.

-Yeah.

-Well, no pressure, then, Paul(!)

-Well, you spent £108.

-Yep.

I'm afraid that leaves 192.

Come on.

HE WHEEZES

Are your pockets big enough, Paul?

My word!

What are you going to do with that?

Arguably, we've bought a clapped-out old cine camera...

-Yeah.

-..some bamboo box or other,

and your granny's dressing table set.

I want to try and buy something REALLY respectable!

So while Paul goes off to buy something really respectable,

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

First up, Abby and Olivia loved these dogs.

Phil didn't.

£20 paid.

Next, will this trunk be filled with a profit?

£80 paid.

And finally, they all agreed on this Hoover lamp - £125 paid.

Well, Olivia and Abby,

that was a pretty focused performance, wasn't it?

Yeah, I think we did pretty well.

And you didn't get in a panic.

No, no flusters. I think we did pretty well.

-Perfect use of one hour, really.

-Yeah.

-So, Abby, what's your favourite lot?

-I think it's the, erm, dogs, yeah.

-The dogs.

-Yeah!

-Olivia?

The dogs, yep.

-In agreement there!

-Yep!

And which is going to make the most profit?

I think it's going to be the light.

-The light.

-Yep.

-Olivia?

Possibly, but I would like the dogs to make a very good profit.

Philip is shaking his head...

I don't know why(!)

..quite vigorously there.

Er, yeah. I sort of...

The dogs have passed me by, Charlie.

-Have they?

-Mmm.

-So, you spent £225, which is pretty good, really.

-Yeah, we did.

-But it does rather dangerously leave Mr Serrell

with £75, doesn't it?

Yeah, that's not what we were aiming for.

Do you want to hand it over? You probably don't, really!

-There you go!

-75...

Phil, have you ever seen such riches?

Well, d'you know what, these girls set themselves out to buy tat,

and I think they lost their way a little bit.

-But I'm going to try and put them back on track with that.

-Good.

So while Philip puts them back on track,

I'm off to Darlington to today's auction.

Today we're at Thomas Watson Auctioneers,

and I'm with the auctioneer himself, David Elstob.

-David, hello.

-Hi, Charlie.

Charlie and Michael bought three items - they are so different.

We begin with this item, which is...

-It's actually a lamp.

-Yes.

You might...

Somebody furnishing a home, but then again, it's very small for a lamp.

You might get a camera collector.

I don't see a lot of mileage in it, unfortunately.

It's very much a fad now, isn't it,

making things into something that they aren't?

-Yes.

-We'll come to that with the Blues in a minute, but...

-So, what was your estimate on it?

-20 to 40.

Yep, I rather felt that was coming, really.

-It's not your favourite lot, is it?

-It isn't.

-No.

It cost £48, but of course it doesn't end there, does it?

You've kindly had it PAT tested.

All electrical items

that come for sale need to be tested for safety,

and the PAT test costs £4.

So, that actually stands them in at £52.

I think there might be a bit of pain there.

There might be a bit of pain, but you never know, do you?

I think their second item, this bamboo, cylindrical box,

is a totally different cup of tea.

-I love it.

-I do too.

-I think it's a lovely box. Nice quality.

-Yeah.

Nicely designed.

I think it was probably made for a scroll.

Oh, right, a scroll box, yeah?

I think so.

And it's very useful, and what a novel item.

-Put that on a dressing table?

-Yeah, it looks the part.

Yeah. What about an estimate?

-40 to 60.

-40 to 60, that's better.

-They might be into profitsville here.

-Good.

-Paid 35.

-They've done well.

-They've done well.

-Yeah.

Third item is...is more traditional, isn't it?

How many people would have something like that

on their dressing table today?

-Probably very few today.

-Yeah.

-It's erm...good condition.

-It is in nice condition.

-Yep.

As you say, it's a striking colour.

-What about value?

-30 to 50 is our estimate.

Ooh! Not bad!

David - quite enjoying your estimates here.

-They paid £25.

-OK, well, hopefully a small profit.

So you might get them out of trouble there.

Well, if you don't get them out of trouble,

they might need their bonus buy.

Let's have a look.

Well, Charlie and Michael, you left him plenty of money -

and can you remember what he said?

He said, "I'm going to buy something respectable"!

What have you done, Paul?

OK, what, chaps, do you think that...?

Oh, it's the back of something.

-Back of...?

-What's that?

-Pocket watch?

It's a watch - but not a pocket watch.

Have you seen one like that before?

-No.

-No, I haven't, no.

-Is it for a buttonhole?

-You are on it!

-Hey!

It's a lapel watch, or a buttonhole watch.

It would go through the buttonhole, thus,

with the movement hidden underneath the lapel.

Highly novel.

Highly uncommon - certainly respectable.

-Yeah.

-I paid...£70 for that.

Mmm. How old is it?

Late 19th century. A proper antique.

So how much do you think it's going to go for?

Well, I think it should be £80 to £100 worth.

I'm not going to tell you I think it's an absolute flyer,

but I'd be gutted if there wasn't a wee profit left in it for us.

-I mean, what do YOU think?

-Yeah.

-Definitely, I think it's got...

-It's really interesting, I like it.

Really interesting it is - to you, and I think to the wider audience.

-Yeah.

-It's a lot different compared to what we normally see.

Well, the boys quite liked that,

but will the auctioneer think it's a respectable item,

and will it make a profit?

Paul's bought what is I think really quite a rare lot, an unusual lot.

And here it is, it's a lapel clock.

-Do you like it?

-It looks wonderful, Charlie.

It's an interesting movement, isn't it?

Because the actual body of it's like a wristwatch...

-Yeah, it's obviously very well made and well designed.

-Yeah.

Very nice, I think it's probably late 19th-century in date.

-Yeah, yeah.

-Quite, I would think, a collectable object.

-Yeah.

-A lot of people on the internet, I think,

will probably go for that one.

What about an estimate on it?

40 to 80.

Paul paid £70 -

-I think Paul was particularly pleased to find it for £70.

-Yes.

So I think he's confident that it'll go up to

the top end of your estimate rather than the bottom.

I think there's some mileage in that one.

Well, that's the Red team.

Now for the Blues, for Abby and Olivia.

We start off with something of a standard lot, really, I think,

the Crown Devon dogs.

-Yes. Something we come across a lot of.

-Yeah.

There are collectors out there for them, but not of huge value,

-I'm afraid to say.

-What sort of value?

-30 to 50 is our estimate.

Well, we call that a huge value.

I think they bought them the right money, £20.

-OK.

-I think you'll get them a profit, won't you?

-Fingers crossed.

However, the trunk might be a different matter.

It's a splendid thing.

-You like it, don't you?

-I do, very much.

Unfortunately, the condition's not great.

-Yep.

-There's some damage to the straps and some wear on it.

-Yeah.

-But it's a lovely old trunk.

-What of money would you put on that?

-50 to 80 is our estimate.

50 to 80. Well, they paid top end, 80,

so the profit might be somewhat TRUNK-ated.

-I think so.

-Do you think...? Yes.

Well, we'll move swiftly on from that, to the...

Well, is it a lamp, is it a vacuum cleaner - what is it?

Well, if it's a lamp, it's a very small one.

It's not going to light up a room, that's for certain.

Yeah, I mean, they've got a competition on their hands here, haven't they?

-One side's gone for a camera into a lamp, the other one's gone for a vacuum cleaner.

-Yes.

The difference is - the amount they paid.

-What sort of money would you put on that?

-I'd put 40 to 60.

They paid...£125 for it!

Oh, dear.

Well, add the PAT test, £4... 129.

This is going to be a struggle, or could be, couldn't it?

I think it'll be a great struggle.

We love a struggle!

So, it's almost certain that they will need something of a bonus buy.

Let's have a look at it.

Well, girls, you left this man with a huge amount of money,

and he said he was going to get you back on track.

Has he?

Ready for this?

-No!

-Definitely not!

What is that?!

What do you mean, what is that, it's a wheel!

Yeah, but why?

Well, why not? Because it's tat, and you wanted tat.

It's not even tat - it's just huge!

Did you buy it or find it?

I'm an expert, you know?

On what?

THEY LAUGH

This cost £12.50.

But there's good news!

Because there isn't one of them, I got you one each.

So, I bought two, for £25.

-So...

-Oh, my...

-What do you mean, "Oh, my..."?

I feel like this is revenge for the dogs.

Yeah, you got it in one!

How much of a profit?

THEY LAUGH

Well...I think it'll make between £30 and £50.

Well, girls, you don't have to make up your mind now.

Although I think if we waited a hundred years,

we'd still know what you were going to say!

But anyway, let's see what the auctioneer thinks of Phil's wheels.

Well, well, well, here is the bonus buy - what do you think of these?

Because there's only one here - but he did buy two.

Yeah, it's a pair of them. They're very large.

CHARLIE LAUGHS

-And a bit rusty.

-And a bit rusty!

-But otherwise, they're lovely.

What do you think someone can do with them?

Probably put them onto the gable end of their house.

-Yeah.

-Make coffee tables from them.

-What sort of value?

-30 to 50.

Well, that's all right. Because they only paid £25.

-So you might get them out of trouble there.

-Hope so.

-Yeah.

You've certainly got a challenge on your hands today, David.

Off you go to the rostrum, and frankly, good luck.

75, 75 bid with you.

At 75, bid, then, internet's out...

80. 85. 85 bid.

Charlie and Michael, are you old hands in the saleroom?

-Not really!

-No?

-No!

Ever been to an antiques sale before?

No, I haven't, actually, first time.

-Are you enjoying it?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, it's great.

First up is the photographic lamp. It's an unusual lot.

-Yeah, it is.

-Will they like it? Let's see.

It's a vintage Hanimex M300 photographic lamp

with bulb and tripod.

And I'll start you with interest at £15.

-15. Oh dear.

-£15, I'm bid a 15.

20 on the gallery. 20 bid on the gallery,

20 bid, I'll take 25.

At £20 it is, up on the gallery.

-20, then, are we all done, are we finished?

-Oh, no.

£5 anywhere else?

The bid's on the gallery, 20 then, are we all done?

At £20, all done.

Oh, no! Do you know, that's just

a nibbling little loss of 32!

Oh dear, dear, dear!

But faith, we've got the bamboo cylindrical box.

I'll start you with a 25 bid, 25 bid for it, to see 30.

£25 with me, £30 I'll take.

I have £25 bid, 30 bid. 35.

Go on, push it.

35 bid to see 40.

At £35 then, all done and finished.

-We said 35...

-At £35, all done at 35?

Oh...

Well, after that stunning effort

you're still £32 down.

You've got your dressing table set. Well, here it goes.

Glass, six-piece dressing table set, a nice set,

nice condition, I'll start you with interest, £20.

£20 I'm bid the set. At 20, 25 online.

-Yes!

-25 to see 30.

The bid's online then at £25, I'm going to sell.

It's an unusual set of circumstances, really, isn't it?

You know, you're only down £32, and, of course,

you have the potential

of the great man's bonus buy.

So er... The lapel watch, do you want to go for it or not?

-Yeah.

-Got nothing to lose now.

It cost £70.

-You're definitely going with it?

-Yeah.

-Let's go.

You're going with it whether you like it or not, chaps.

A nice circular movement, nice raised dial.

I'll start you with interest at £25.

25 I'm bid for it. At 25, I'll take 30.

-30 bid online.

-Yes.

-35 bid with me.

35 bid with me, to see 40.

40 bid online.

The bid's online of 40, I'll take 45.

£40 of bids are online.

45? 45 in the room.

45 in the room.

50 bid online.

-Yes!

-55, 55 in the room.

Had 55 bid, 60 online.

65.

Come on, Laidlaw!

The bid's on the internet, and the room's out.

I'm going to sell to the internet bidder at £60, all done?

-Oh...

-Was that 60?

-Yeah...

Only lost a tenner.

Could have been worse.

I'm afraid, chaps, it's a £42 loss.

But let me tell you,

a lot bigger losses than that have won Bargain Hunt in the past!

If I may say so from my experience, you've done really rather well!

Abby and Olivia, are you getting the excitement of the saleroom?

Yes. Definitely.

Have you been to an auction before?

I have, yeah. My mum takes me to them, yeah.

Oh, so you're an old hand at this?

-I never bid.

-You never bid?!

Well, we don't want you bidding today, but we do want them bidding.

This is it. The first part

of your great experience of life with Phil Serrell.

And it starts... with two Bonzo dogs!

Charlie, that's not funny, don't humour them.

Two Crown Devon Bonzo dogs,

nice pieces of 1930s pottery, very fun.

I'll start you at £20, £20 I'm bid.

£20 I'm bid, the Bonzo dogs are £20, I'll take 25.

-25, a lady's bid.

-Yay!

-There you are, you see.

30, 35, 40, 45.

£40 at the back of the room.

At £40 it is then.

Are we all done, we're finished?

At £40, then, all done.

Well... £20 profit.

-Girls, you've doubled your money!

-Yes, we have.

Much to the chagrin of old grumpoid over there.

Anyway, we've now got the French trunk.

Nice thing, this.

I'll start you at £65.

-65 bid.

-65!

At 65 bid.

65, 70, 5, 80, 85, 90.

Profit!

I've got 95 online now.

95 online, online bidder at 95, 100 next, if you want.

At £95 then, on the internet then,

fair warning at £95...

Wonderful! £15 profit!

Add 20 -

makes £35 profit so far!

And all this, with a vacuum cleaner to come!

252 is a French vintage vacuum cleaner,

converted to a standard lamp.

I'll start you with interest on the book at £35.

-35?

-35 I'm bid.

-That's not bad, only got about a hundred to go(!)

-40, 45.

50, sir? 50 if you want.

50 in the room.

50 bid in the room. My book's out.

At 50 bid the room, 55 online.

60, sir? Sure now?

-One more if you want.

-Go on, sir. Yes!

60 in the room. 60 bid in the room, 65 next.

Could I tempt you with one more?

65 it is online. Don't feel any pressure!

-65 online...

-LAUGHTER

..70 if you want?

At 65, then, 70 in the room.

70 bid the room, 75 next.

The internet's out then.

Fair warning, and the gavel's up, it's in the room at £70.

Aw!

Oh, dear. That's a loss of £59.

Now, you definitely need Mr Serrell to ride over the brow of the hill

with the cavalry here, carrying two wagon wheels!

-Which have cost £25.

-Oh, ye of little faith.

-So, do you want to go with them?

-I think so.

-Yeah.

-We might as well.

Get in, girls, good stuff.

-That's a bit of a change of heart, isn't it?

-Well, we ARE losing!

-So you're going with them?

-Yes.

They cost 25... Here they are.

Pair of old wagon wheels.

They have seen better days,

but they're very country and very rustic.

I'll start you with interest at £65.

-Get in there!

-65 bid to see 70.

65, 70 I'll take for them.

At 65, 70, 75, 80 bid in the room.

£80 of the room then, my book's out, then I'm selling.

At £80, fair warning at £80.

£80?!

It's £55 profit!

We knew it, didn't we?

That extraordinary. Thanks to old wagon wheels Serrell,

you've made a total profit of £31!

-Get in!

-Can you believe it?

Never in doubt there. Was it? Never in doubt.

Anyway, I know it's difficult not to get overexcited with a £31 profit,

-but not a word to the Reds.

-Yep.

Well, I have to tell you that the idea of Bargain Hunt

is to make a profit.

I don't know if that resonated with either of you(?)

And of course, we don't have winners and losers,

we have winners and runners-up.

The runners-up failed to make a profit, I'm afraid,

and that is...the Red team.

Yes... Very, very sorry.

You lost money on your first lot, on that photographic lamp,

and then the next two items did really very well

because they made nothing at all.

And then your expert added his true expertise...

THEY LAUGH

..and dolloped a little loss of his own in there,

just to sink you a little further!

And it was £42 down the drain.

But - you two girls, have you done well?

Before you look too smug, I have to say,

one, two, three - eyes left.

That pair of wagon wheels.

They cost £25...

and you know, chaps, they made £80!

What is more, you've made £31!

But anyway, have you enjoyed it?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-It's been amazing.

-Have you had fun, boys?

-Yeah, we've had a great time.

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