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Today's fair is at Oswestry in Shropshire.

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Situated on the border of England and Wales,

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it's had two sides fighting over territory for many years.

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Once believed to be a Welsh settlement,

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the area then became part of England.

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The Welsh took it back for a bit in the 12th century,

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until the Act of Union in 1536 put the town back in England,

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where it still lies.

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But the only battle that we're interested in today

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is between the Reds and the Blues,

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so let's go Bargain Hunting.

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With stalls inside and out,

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there are hundreds of items to choose from.

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Both teams go into battle with £300

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and just one hour on the clock

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to buy three items to take to auction.

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But who will come out on top?

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

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On today's show, the Reds hope to sniff out the bargains...

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I smell a profit.

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..while Thomas has a tough time with the Blues.

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Now, come on.

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Why are you laughing?

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But over at the auction, the Reds are rejoicing.

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Yes!

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And the Blues are dancing.

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# We're in the money! #

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That's all for later.

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So let's meet today's teams.

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We have two happy couples.

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For the Reds we have Pax and Helena.

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And for the Blues, Charlotte and Ian.

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Hello, everyone.

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-ALL:

-Hello, Anita!

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Wonderful, wonderful.

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Now, Pax and Helena, tell me how you met.

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Gosh, romantic story.

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About 32 years ago, on 31 Squadron in Germany,

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my husband was a bomber pilot on Tornadoes,

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and I worked for his Wing Commander.

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Oh, yeah, a romantic-looking guy.

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-Oh, very.

-Did you go for him at the time?

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Well, he more went for me.

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But I resisted, and then a few years later, we met again.

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You fell in love all over again.

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Actually never stopped loving him.

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Oh, that's lovely, that's lovely.

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Now, Pax, I believe your real name is Tony.

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Where did Pax come from?

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Well, it's what, in the air force, we call a tactical call sign.

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I don't know if you've seen the film Top Gun,

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but they call themselves Maverick and Iceman.

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Everyone had a nickname.

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Yes, it's so that it's easier to talk to each other in the air

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when you are in the middle of a fight.

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I believe you also have got Helena into flying as well.

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Well, I think she was always quite interested in it, but...

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Not just the pilots!

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THEY LAUGH

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-No.

-Since we've been together,

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Helena has done some flying training.

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When we fly, she sits in the front of the aeroplane

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and does quite a bit of the flying, as well.

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So, guys, you like to fly high,

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but what will your tactics be out there in the fair today?

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Well, we are going to spend as much money as we can,

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we want to go for quality, and we'll leave our expert

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as little as we can.

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-Give him a challenge.

-Ah, that's wonderful,

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so you're going to give it a blast.

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-Oh, we are, Anita.

-That's our Red team.

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Now let's meet today's Blues.

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It's engaged couple Charlotte and Ian.

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Now, you guys are a new romance.

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How did you meet?

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Well, we just met in a bar in Liverpool and eyes kind of met,

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bit of a cliche, just clicked.

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And fell in love across a crowded room?

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-Something along those kind of vague lines.

-Yes, not too far off.

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Now, Charlotte, you've had quite a career path.

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And you started off as a comedienne?

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Well, not a very funny one.

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THEY LAUGH

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Yeah, I did a politics degree and then drama teacher,

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and then I did a little bit of stand-up,

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got told to get a proper job...

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-Who by?

-Parents.

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Oh, right. Parents are always like that, aren't they?

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Stick in the mud, yeah. I'm a landlord now, so complete change.

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Now, when you are not working,

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I know that you're a very keen sailor.

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Tell me about that. You have a love for boats.

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I do. I've been sailing for quite a long time.

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I sail on the River Mersey.

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And Ian and I, we've, not long ago,

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just bought our first big boat together.

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-Oh, right, that's fabulous.

-Very excited.

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So you're a keen sailor as well?

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Yes, funnily enough, since not long after meeting Charlotte.

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-Oh, right.

-I realised fairly early on

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if I wanted to spend time with Charlotte,

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it was something I had to get involved in.

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-And they came as a pair?

-Yes.

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So, you two guys are used to working very closely together on the boat.

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But what are your tactics going to be today?

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Well, spend, spend, spend.

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They want to spend big as well!

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Oh, this is fabulous.

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Well, if you want to spend, spend, spend,

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I think I'm going to have to give you some dosh to do that.

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£300 for you, and £300 for you.

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Your experts await, so off you go.

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Thank you.

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Masters of the air versus captains of the sea,

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this should be an interesting competition.

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And to help them out are today's experts.

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For the Reds, passing on his knowledge, it's John Cameron.

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And revving into action for the Blues, it's Thomas Plant.

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Right, Helena, Pax, what are we going to be buying today?

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Well, I'd be quite interested in some quality silver actually, John.

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-Some small bits?

-Yeah.

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Good, good, good.

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I'm thinking big and bold, maybe orange, maybe something garish,

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maybe something useful, maybe something completely useless.

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-HELENA:

-I quite like decanters, tantalus, something like that.

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Wine-related antiques?

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-Absolutely.

-Oh, lady after my own heart.

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I'm an engineer, I like things that are useful,

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that people can get benefit from,

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perhaps a little bit more than the ornamental things.

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Right, teams, you've got 60 minutes.

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Go!

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-Let's go shopping.

-Yay!

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Let's go!

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Charlotte's quick to find her funny side.

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-Oh, look at this.

-Yes, no?

-That's a no.

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While the Reds are straight into the shopping.

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-Is that a yoke? A wooden yoke?

-Yeah, yeah.

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Is that something maybe you would put on a wall...?

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It looks like there are some interesting things on here.

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Shall we have a look around?

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So, while the Reds scour their first stall,

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have the Blues started looking seriously yet?

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We are looking for orange, functional...

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-Yes.

-..useless...

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-And useless.

-Well, you know...

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-But fabulous.

-But fabulous as well?

-Yeah.

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That narrows it down, doesn't it?

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-Anything around here?

-Well, I still wondered about that yoke.

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-This is the sort of thing...

-Helena said the yoke, John.

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Things like this are actually selling

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and being used in the home now.

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Meanwhile, what have the Blues found?

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It's very nice, very Art Nouveau, isn't it?

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-Hm-mm.

-It's functional.

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We're looking at that being Edwardian, very British.

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It's quite restrained Art Nouveau.

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Yes. What sort of value would you think would be on that...

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-Well...

-..at an auction?

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At auction, that's got to be £40-£60, maybe 50 to 80.

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So shall I go and ask the stallholder?

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I think that would be useful, yes. See what we can do on it.

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I suggest you take a closer look.

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We'll do that.

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-I think it's quite...

-It's got character.

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Because it would just paint up, wouldn't it?

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I don't know whether that goes with it?

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That will be a Georgian footman.

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They're not a pair, but it could work.

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-Is it quite heavy?

-No, it's quite light.

-It's quite light.

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Because they could paint up the same colour, maybe.

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Right. I've spoken to the stallholder.

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-OK.

-And after a bit of negotiation,

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he said you could buy it for £45.

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Really? And there's also that, which could potentially go with it.

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Yes, it could go with it.

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So maybe could we get the two for 45?

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-Based on the fact...

-He started at 80, and I got him to 45.

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You might have to pay a bit extra to get that, as well.

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Could we... £50 for the two?

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Oh, my gosh!

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Charlotte, you are a hard person, aren't you?

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Well, I was thinking 45 for two.

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OK.

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Don't ask, don't get.

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Thomas, you've got your work cut out here.

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Charlotte, you drive a hard bargain.

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Ian, how do you put up with this?

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-Every day.

-Right, £55 for the two.

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-Marvellous.

-Marvellous?

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-That's great.

-Yes, let's go for it.

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I think it's lovely. It is really cute.

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First item down.

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And it's useful!

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-Indeed.

-But it's not orange.

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-True.

-It could be.

-Very black. Come on.

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Well done, Blues, that's the first item bought in five minutes.

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Meanwhile, Helena finally gets to look at the item

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she spotted earlier.

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-Do you like that?

-I do like it.

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So, what do you like about it?

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It's tactile, it's small, it looks nice, it has a use.

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I think it may be a yoke of some sort.

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Certainly looks like that, I can't think of any other use for it.

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And with these leather straps here,

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it definitely looks like

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it's for something of an agricultural use,

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doesn't it? Possibly around...maybe a goat, or maybe a donkey.

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The shape and the size of it would suggest

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something smaller than an ox, doesn't it?

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It's to use an animal's strength to drag something along,

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whether it be a plough or a cart or something like that.

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What about the price?

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Got £35 on there.

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Well... Do you think we could get that for a little less?

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Well, we can only ask.

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He's very good at bartering.

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Are you good at bartering, Pax?

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Well, sometimes, yes.

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Depends what it is.

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THEY LAUGH

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-Shall we find out?

-You do the words, and I'll smile.

-Let's go.

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While the Reds are off to negotiate,

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what's Thomas hanging his reputation on?

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-What about this?

-Disastrous.

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This is disastrous? £350 is on that.

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Wow.

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-Moving on.

-Move on.

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Maybe if it was orange?

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Now, Reds, how are the negotiations going?

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So this is £35.

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My wife has taken a shine for it.

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We don't think we could make a profit on that,

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so we wondered what you could do for us.

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Somewhere down nearer 20, maybe?

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My best, because I like Bargain Hunt, would be 25.

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-25?

-25.

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Could we make it just one below that, 24,

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because the bidding tends to go up in fives, doesn't it?

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If it'll help you, OK, then.

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Lovely. Thank you very much.

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£24.

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Well done, there's your first purchase.

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Excellent. We're off the mark.

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-Yes.

-Excited?

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-Yes, I am.

-Well-spotted.

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Oh, thank you.

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I think I'll go and get a cup of tea and leave you to it!

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-You don't need me.

-Oh, we do.

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So that's both teams off the mark in under ten minutes.

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Have the Blues found their next item?

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-No, nothing grabbing you here?

-Nothing singing out to me.

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-No.

-OK.

-I think I'd like to move on.

-All right.

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The Blues certainly know their mind.

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What about the Reds?

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Something, again, completely off our strategy

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that has caught my eye, is a toy bus garage over here.

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OK, like a diorama-type thing, yes?

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-Shall we have a look at it?

-Yeah.

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Dioramas are modelled depictions of a variety of scenes

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and are still made by hobbyists to this day.

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It's a nice thing, but...

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It's nowhere near as nice as it looked from a distance.

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So that's a no.

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Now, what's caught Thomas's eye?

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I rather like that.

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It's Charlotte Rhead, it's blue.

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I mean, I spotted it because I love this frieze around the inner rim.

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Have you heard of Charlotte Rhead?

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-Yes.

-Yeah, a great designer from the Art Deco period.

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It's got that sort of vintage look, hasn't it?

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Well, it's useful as well, isn't it?

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-Yes.

-That's what I like about it.

-It's a nice size.

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Is there a good market for these?

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I think there is, it depends on...

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You've got £40 on it.

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What's the very best on this?

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I could do it for 35 for you.

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35, really?

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Well, thank you for that. But I was really thinking about £25.

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-Goodness.

-Sorry.

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No, shall we settle for... Could we settle for 30?

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I was still wanting the 20, so can I meet you halfway and say 28?

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-OK.

-Are you sure? I'm sorry about that.

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-No, no, we'll go for 28.

-Is that OK?

-Yes.

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You might have agreed a price, Thomas,

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but your team still needs persuading.

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What do you think?

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Yes, go on.

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It's a nice bowl.

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I like it. It's got a good look.

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Functional. I don't think you would be afraid to put fruit in it,

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-as well as it's decorative, yeah.

-It's got a really good look.

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You think you've got some profit?

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I think you have, because it's Charlotte Rhead, it's got a name.

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The design is good.

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-I like it.

-I think we should go for that.

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-We are definitely going to buy it?

-Yes.

-28? Brilliant.

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Second item down.

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Loads of money left.

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-Loads of money, let's go.

-OK.

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So it's a blue bowl for the Blue team.

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How's it going, Thomas?

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They are doing really well.

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I think their weakness is that they are actually quite clever.

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I mean, they are super bright people.

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And they're over-thinking quite a lot of objects.

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So, you know, that impulse buy is like, "Oh, I want to do the impulse,

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"but I don't want to do it

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"because I want to think about it a bit longer."

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I think follow your gut and see where it goes.

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I think we are doing OK, actually, aren't we?

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Yeah, now we've got the second item in place, yes.

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I think we need to just home in on spending the rest of the lolly.

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And we have some money to do it...

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-We do, we've got loads.

-..which is great.

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Good to see the Blues are confident.

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Let's hope that continues.

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Now, what have the Reds sniffed out?

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What do you think of that, there?

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You've spotted some silver, something shiny, haven't we?

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Let's have a look.

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It's a little silver-mounted perfume bottle.

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-It's nicely etched as well, isn't it?

-Yeah.

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I think it's got a fair bit of work gone into this.

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Is there a mark on there?

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It is not an English mark, and it's a bit rubbed.

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Often you get these in sets that come inside a travelling case.

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-Oh, I see.

-Sometimes they get separated.

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How old do you think that is?

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That looks to me to be Victorian.

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I think it is foreign, I think it's continental, probably French.

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So it's got £110 on it.

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-You like the item?

-I do.

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You think it will be popular at auction?

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I think, yes, for the right buyer.

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There is a market for perfume bottles, just perfume bottles.

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And it may make a nice gift, as well.

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-I'd like it.

-You'd like it, let's go over and ask.

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Hello, there. The Red team here have taken

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a little shine to the perfume bottle,

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but we've got to take it to auction,

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we've got to try and get a profit out of it.

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So you know price is key.

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-Yeah.

-Over to you, Helena.

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Well, we were wondering...

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..could you do 75 on that?

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-I'd do 79, but that's the best I can do.

-79?

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What are you thinking?

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-I'd be happy with that.

-Are you happy with that?

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-Yes.

-Pax? The boss likes it.

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Well, the boss is in charge, of course.

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I think we ought to follow the boss, don't you?

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Yeah, absolutely.

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£79, would you like to shake the lady's hand?

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-We can always come back.

-Go on.

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-Shake hands, then.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

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-Well done.

-Thank you.

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£79, it's got a chance, it's got a fighting chance.

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I smell a profit.

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THEY LAUGH

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Let's hope so.

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So with half your shopping time left, what now?

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We have a plan now, don't we?

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-We do.

-Because we seem to have bought two things quite quickly,

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so now we are going to look everywhere

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and then make a decision....

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We've done about 50 yards what's here,

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and there's 300 yards over here, so we'll have to see how it goes.

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The guys are flying,

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they seemed rather confident in what they like and what they don't like.

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It's a day out for me at the moment.

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With both teams two items in hand,

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it's a good time to have a break from shopping.

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Just down the road from Oswestry is the birthplace of Wilfred Owen,

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the great war poet,

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so where better to talk about

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a couple of panels which have a World War I connection?

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This panel shows figures in a landscape,

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and this panel shows deer grazing in a woodland scene.

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Although these are charming, there is no great quality.

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There is no great artistry.

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In fact, the backboard started life off as an old tea chest.

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But it is on the back...

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..of the panel that the story begins to unfold

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and make them much, much more interesting.

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Inscribed in a handwritten text are the words,

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"Made by prisoner of war at Stobs, 1916."

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Stobs was one of the largest military camps in Britain.

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And in 1914, it became a prisoner of war camp,

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and home to some 6,000 prisoners over the next five years.

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Life as a prisoner of war would be terrible.

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At Stobs, prisoners were allowed to make trinkets from found materials,

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that's really just anything that's lying around,

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and sell them to prison officers,

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visitors or members of the local population.

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These panels are part of that craftwork.

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They illustrate a human story in an inhuman time.

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Now, if these were just decorative panels,

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they would be worth under £20.

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But with the markings on the back, and the Stobs connection,

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in a specialist militaria sale, they could fetch over £100.

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So, don't just look at an object on the face of it,

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it could be the story BEHIND the object

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that makes it more desirable and, therefore, worth more.

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Back to the shopping, and with only 20 minutes left,

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both teams still need to buy one item each.

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It's tracted to that shelf unit.

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It's quite a good-looking thing.

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Charlotte's looking really disinterested.

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-Does nothing.

-Really disinterested.

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OK, come on, then.

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So, Charlotte still knows what she DOESN'T like.

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Meanwhile, Pax has spotted something he DOES like.

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I've seen some silver spoons over there.

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Silver spoons and sugar tongs...

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-OK.

-..in a box.

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They're not plated.

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-OK.

-Can we have a look at those?

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Why not, it's your money?

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Come on, then.

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Right, let's have a look at these that you've spotted, Pax.

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They are quite nice. Well, they're a full set.

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And they're not silver.

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-They're not?

-No, they're not, they're actually plated.

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-Oh, OK.

-They look like hallmarks, but they're not.

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When you are looking for silver, if it's English silver,

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the first thing you're looking for is the lion patent.

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A sideways view of a lion.

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But even if they were silver,

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I wouldn't want to pay more than about £25 for them.

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We'll leave those, then. It was my mistake.

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-All right.

-Thank you.

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We can all make mistakes.

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As long as you don't make the same one twice.

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Well, that's true.

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Keep looking, Reds.

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How are the Blues getting on?

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Guys, we've done outside, and we could go inside to the stalls,

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which might have items of...

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..more expensive, but smaller, so my kind of jewellery and silver.

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-Shall we do that?

-That sounds like a plan.

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While the Blues head off inside, the Reds have found more spoons,

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but this time, they ARE silver.

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Well, it says silver handles, let's check them out.

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They are hallmarks.

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And that's that lion patent I was telling you about.

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That shows you they're English.

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The key thing, though, is condition and completeness.

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So they are not bad, they're not bad.

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What do you think, for a fruit salad or something like that?

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-They've got £75 on them.

-What do you think?

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I think they've got a good chance of making that sort of money.

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Does it matter that the box is a bit tacky?

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No, it's the original box.

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It's the original box.

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I would say, without looking at that hallmark,

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I would say these probably date to the '30s.

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Who is doing the bargaining here?

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-45.

-So you looked at the wife.

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You're a bit like me, aren't you?

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We're supposed to be the men of the house, we look to the wife.

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I spent my whole working life being in charge, so, you know...

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You're submissive now, are you?

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-Is this true?

-Oh, gosh, no.

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-OK.

-I wouldn't have him if he was.

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Right, well, actually, I do think Helena's bargaining skills

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haven't let us down so far.

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-Oh, right.

-So shall we find out?

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See what you can get, Helena.

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OK, you stand with me, though.

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-THEY LAUGH

-OK.

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While the Reds go off to find the dealer,

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how is Thomas getting on?

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I think what we need to do is look for something with a bit of pizzazz,

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a bit of style to it. Yeah?

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I'm thinking orange and maybe amber.

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Good idea, good idea. Let's go and have a look.

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So the Blues still have something colourful in mind.

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Meanwhile, the Reds are about to start negotiating

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for those silver spoons.

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I need to get something off that.

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-OK, what were you thinking?

-Well, I was thinking 48.

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48?

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Well, I was thinking about 50, so my bottom line was 50, so...

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Would you go 49, do you think?

0:21:400:21:41

-Yeah, go on, 48, I'll do 48.

-Oh, you are kind.

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Oh, what a gentleman.

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Thank you very much.

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He said his bottom line was 50, and he went to 48.

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He's like me. There we are.

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Take a leaf out of this woman's book here.

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Job done, Reds.

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Now with just 10 minutes left,

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Thomas is driving the Blues to find the last item.

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I'm just going to show you, I'll talk you through it,

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it will have a story.

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The carving on that is absolutely superb, I think.

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So, what you've got is a Chinese coconut bowl, halved.

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And this would have been made for our market,

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as the sailors would have gone over there in the 19th century.

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I'm talking, you know, 1850s and onwards.

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You've got this lovely Chinese stamp here.

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It's in remarkably good condition,

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because very often the coconut will crack.

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But this is in excellent condition.

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I like that.

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-Beautifully carved.

-Like the carving, lovely...

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It's very fine, isn't it?

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And the quality is lovely.

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-And it's useful.

-It is useful.

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Can I feel for the weight?

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Have a feel of it.

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Because coconut is very light.

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-Tactile.

-Yes, it's tactile, isn't it?

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What's your very best on that?

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Well, I've got 150 on it.

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135?

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OK. Couldn't squeeze you to 120?

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If we had 120, we might be able to do a deal, mightn't we?

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Split it at 125.

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125. It's a risk, but it's a good risk.

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And I wouldn't be embarrassed about buying that.

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It's a quality item.

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-Yeah.

-DEALER:

-I think you've got a chance with this at 125.

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I think we'd have a chance at 80, but we're never going to get there.

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You may have a chance at 150.

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-Shall we do it?

-Well, I think we're running out of time.

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We are running out of time. We really are.

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-This is it.

-I guess...

-Decision.

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I think we'd probably better go with that one, hadn't we?

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Let's do it, decision made.

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It's very attractive.

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So the Blues are all shopped-up too.

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Teams, that's your hour, time's up.

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Well, well done, you two. That's it, third and final item.

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I don't know about you two, but I need a cup of tea.

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Me, too. Let's go.

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Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.

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Their first buy was Helena's yoke, price paid, £24.

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Next, their silver-mounted perfume bottle.

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It cost them £79.

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Finally, the silver spoons, bought for £48,

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but will they scoop up a profit?

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Well, did you guys have a good time?

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-We did.

-We had a great time.

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What was your favourite item?

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The first item we bought, which was the yoke.

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What's going to make the most profit?

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The most profit, I would imagine to be the spoons.

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Pax, what was your favourite?

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My favourite was the set of spoons.

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What do you think's going to make the most profit?

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I think the most profit will be made from Helena's choice,

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which was the perfume bottle.

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How much money did you spend in total?

0:24:360:24:38

151.

0:24:380:24:40

I thought you guys were going to spend BIG!

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-So did we.

-We tried.

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Well, will you give me 149?

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John, that's quite a lot of dosh.

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Do you have something in mind?

0:24:510:24:53

I've got something I've spotted, yeah,

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I just need to go back and see if I can get it

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at a slightly better price.

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While John goes off and tries to get a great deal,

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let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

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Will the bidding heat up for the fireplace and fender?

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It cost £55.

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Next was the Charlotte Rhead ceramic bowl.

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Price paid, £28.

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Finally, the silver and coconut bowl cost them £125.

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Well, guys, did you have a good time?

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-It's been great.

-We had a smashing day.

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So, Charlotte,

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you were very determined about what you did like

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and what you didn't like.

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Is she always like that?

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-Of course.

-Is that one of the reasons you love her?

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One of the many.

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Charlotte, what was your favourite item?

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I like the coconut bowl, I thought it was very nice.

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I have to agree, I think for me, the way it was made.

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Is it going to make the best profit, though?

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We think maybe the fireplace...

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-I'd agree.

-..might make the most...

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So once again, in agreement.

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-I think so, yes.

-What a couple!

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They were a pleasure to shop with.

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Remind me again how much money you spent?

0:26:010:26:04

We've spent £208.

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Will you give me £92?

0:26:060:26:09

Not a bad sum of money, Thomas.

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It's not a bad sum of money, and I plan to spend the lot.

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-Great.

-Oh, marvellous.

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So while Thomas goes off to try and spend the lot,

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we're going to go off to the auction.

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Today we're at

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Trevanion and Dean Auctioneers and Valuers in Shropshire,

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with auctioneer Christina Trevanion.

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It is such a pleasure to have you here, Anita.

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It's great to be here, Christina.

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It's absolutely wonderful.

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So, for the Reds, Tony and Helena,

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we really have a table of two halves.

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We have the sparkly,

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and we have the not so sparkly.

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Our first item is the yoke.

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Does this old yoke make you smile, Christina?

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It really does. I think it's just fabulous.

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We are in the right place, we are in a rural county.

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It's the kind of thing that you could put on your wall.

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I've put £20 to £30 on it as a good decorative thing.

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They've paid £24, so it's not a lot of money.

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Now, what about this wee scent bottle?

0:27:150:27:18

Isn't this a pretty thing?

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It is so sweet.

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What I particularly like about it

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is this lovely engraving around the glass.

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Really sweet, they're eternally popular, good sellers.

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And I think it's a nice thing, it's a commercial thing.

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So, possibly French, with a little bit of je ne sais quoi.

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A lot of je ne sais quoi.

0:27:350:27:37

THEY LAUGH

0:27:370:27:38

What's your estimate?

0:27:380:27:39

I have said £30 to £50 at auction.

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Well, they paid 79,

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so it's going to need an awful lot of je ne sais quoi...

0:27:430:27:47

-It really is.

-..to make a profit.

0:27:470:27:48

We might need a bit of ooh la la on that one.

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And their third item was the cutlery.

0:27:500:27:53

Often when I see cased cutlery like this, my heart sinks.

0:27:530:27:58

Because when was the last time we used fish servers?

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When was the last time we used cased flatware like that?

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The thing it HAS got going for it is it's King's pattern.

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King's pattern, obviously, we get Queen's pattern,

0:28:060:28:08

we get King's pattern, Albion pattern, Dheli pattern,

0:28:080:28:10

King's pattern is one of the most popular patterns.

0:28:100:28:13

And what's the estimate?

0:28:130:28:15

Well, I've put £40 to £60 on it.

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They paid 48...

0:28:170:28:18

-Oh, that's great.

-..so I think that they have a chance of a profit...

0:28:180:28:22

-Agreed.

-..on that so that's excellent.

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They may not need their bonus buy,

0:28:250:28:28

but we're going to go and have a look at it, anyway.

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Pax, Helena, you gave John £149.

0:28:330:28:38

John, what did you buy with it?

0:28:380:28:41

Well, feast your eyes on these.

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-Here we are.

-Oh, my goodness.

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A set of six Art Nouveau silver buttons, dating from about 1901,

0:28:470:28:52

and people collect just buttons.

0:28:520:28:54

So a nice bit of crossover appeal there.

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So how much of a dent in the 149 did it make?

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Well, though they are buttons, they didn't cost buttons, they cost £70.

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But I think that with the internet,

0:29:020:29:04

this is the sort of lot that gives us a chance.

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What sort of profit might we make on that?

0:29:070:29:09

Well, they can make around that sort of money at auction.

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I have checked, but you do see sets exactly the same make over £100.

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Does that sound good to you?

0:29:160:29:17

-Yes.

-It does.

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Do you like them?

0:29:180:29:20

-I do, actually.

-They are very pretty.

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But you don't need to make up your mind just now,

0:29:220:29:25

wait until after your first three items have been sold.

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But in the meantime,

0:29:290:29:31

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of John's set of buttons.

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So, the bonus buy, Christina.

0:29:370:29:40

-Do you like these?

-I love them, and we do see them an awful lot.

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And they are always beautiful and always sought-after.

0:29:440:29:47

Great that you've got a set of six.

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So often we see a set of five,

0:29:490:29:50

that somebody has then found a different button,

0:29:500:29:52

put it in with a set.

0:29:520:29:54

Very beautiful, and I love them.

0:29:540:29:55

What's your estimate?

0:29:550:29:57

Well, at auction, I've put £60 to £100 on them.

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They've got to be worth that, haven't they?

0:29:590:30:01

They are just beautiful, they really are.

0:30:010:30:03

-Well, John paid £70...

-OK.

0:30:030:30:06

..so there is definitely a chance of a profit there.

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Let's hope so, yeah, I think so.

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That's it for the Reds.

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Now on to the Blues, Charlotte and Ian.

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Now, again, quite a mixture of items.

0:30:160:30:19

-Eclectic.

-Pretty and...

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well, functional.

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Tell me what you think about it.

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I think it would be great if it was complete, wouldn't it?

0:30:250:30:28

But it is a bit of a marriage,

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and probably not a marriage made in heaven,

0:30:290:30:32

because you've got a rather lovely Victorian cast-iron fireplace

0:30:320:30:35

with a Georgian footman.

0:30:350:30:36

If it were complete, I'd be happy.

0:30:360:30:39

What's your estimate?

0:30:390:30:40

I've put £30 to £50 on it, I think I've probably been a bit mean,

0:30:400:30:43

but it just needs so much doing to it.

0:30:430:30:45

Well, they paid £55 on it, so they might nearly be there.

0:30:450:30:50

Their next lot was the Charlotte Rhead.

0:30:500:30:52

Now, this isn't typical of Charlotte Rhead.

0:30:520:30:56

It's an incredibly pretty bowl.

0:30:560:30:57

And I'm a huge admirer of the Rheads.

0:30:570:31:00

I think what's actually particularly nice about this example

0:31:000:31:03

is you can see the influence of her father, Frederick, who was so,

0:31:030:31:05

so incredibly talented at his pate-sur-pate.

0:31:050:31:08

And you can see that here.

0:31:080:31:09

Because pate-sur-pate, of course,

0:31:090:31:11

is the sort of layering of enamels

0:31:110:31:12

to create this wonderful sort of, almost translucent effect.

0:31:120:31:15

And I just think it's beautiful. I love it.

0:31:150:31:17

And for someone who collects Charlotte Rhead,

0:31:170:31:21

then that would be a perfect example of her early work.

0:31:210:31:25

Very pretty, what's your estimate?

0:31:250:31:26

Well, I've put £30 to £50 on it.

0:31:260:31:28

Well, that's wonderful because they've only paid £28.

0:31:280:31:32

-Oh, brilliant.

-So perhaps a profit...

0:31:320:31:35

-That's good.

-..for Charlotte Rhead.

0:31:350:31:36

Excellent, excellent.

0:31:360:31:38

Now their third item is this oriental bowl.

0:31:380:31:42

Coconut shell and silver.

0:31:420:31:44

The Oriental market is hot just now.

0:31:440:31:47

Yeah, it is, it really is.

0:31:470:31:48

What's really, really nice is the carving is so particularly lovely.

0:31:480:31:52

All these wonderful scholars, attributes, these wonderful mondes.

0:31:520:31:55

So often you see these and they're cracked.

0:31:550:31:58

And this is really in very good condition still,

0:31:580:32:00

and a nice mark on the bottom.

0:32:000:32:01

We've had quite a lot of interest in this, so I'm hoping,

0:32:010:32:04

hoping that you'll get two very competitive buyers with it.

0:32:040:32:07

Now, what's your estimate on that?

0:32:070:32:09

Well, I've put £60 to £100 on it.

0:32:090:32:11

I think it's a nice piece.

0:32:110:32:13

-What have they paid?

-£125.

0:32:130:32:16

That's not too bad, it could get there.

0:32:160:32:18

-It could get there.

-Yeah, and more, hopefully.

0:32:180:32:20

OK. They seem to be doing not too badly.

0:32:200:32:24

A bit of a rollercoaster, isn't it?

0:32:240:32:25

They may not need their bonus buy,

0:32:250:32:28

but we are going to go and have a look at it, anyway.

0:32:280:32:31

Charlotte, Ian.

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Well, you spent £208 and gave Thomas £92.

0:32:330:32:38

-What did you buy?

-I said I'd spend a lot, and I bought you...

0:32:380:32:42

He's a little Black Forest carved inkwell.

0:32:420:32:45

Now, come on.

0:32:450:32:46

THEY LAUGH

0:32:460:32:47

Why are you laughing?

0:32:470:32:49

Ian, I want you to hold it, have a look at it.

0:32:490:32:52

It's continental, probably carved in

0:32:520:32:53

the Black Forest in southern Germany.

0:32:530:32:55

It's an unusual face.

0:32:550:32:57

Real expression, he's got these wonderful little glass eyes.

0:32:570:33:00

And it's an inkwell, so I've got double collectors there.

0:33:000:33:03

I've got inkwell collectors and Black Forest collectors.

0:33:030:33:06

How much did you pay for it?

0:33:060:33:08

-I told you, I spent the lot.

-Go on.

0:33:080:33:10

-£90.

-BOTH:

-No way.

0:33:100:33:11

Yes, 100%.

0:33:110:33:13

-Back of the net.

-OK.

0:33:130:33:15

It's unusual, it's strange.

0:33:150:33:18

It is, it certainly is, isn't it?

0:33:180:33:21

And you think it will make, how much?

0:33:210:33:24

Oh, it's going to make hundreds.

0:33:240:33:25

-OK.

-Hundreds of pounds.

0:33:250:33:28

-Ker-ching!

-I've never, ever seen another one.

0:33:280:33:31

-I can understand that.

-Honestly, you guys hate it that much?

0:33:310:33:34

I've never seen... He looks marvellous.

0:33:340:33:37

Now you don't seem too convinced on this one.

0:33:370:33:40

-No.

-But you don't need to make up your mind just now.

0:33:400:33:44

But in the meantime,

0:33:440:33:45

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Thomas's scary inkwell.

0:33:450:33:50

Right, Christina.

0:33:520:33:53

Now, what do you think?

0:33:530:33:56

Do you want me to be honest?

0:33:560:33:57

SHE LAUGHS

0:33:570:33:59

Be honest, Christina.

0:34:000:34:01

Let's focus on the good things.

0:34:010:34:03

I mean, I think it's an interesting thing.

0:34:030:34:06

The market at the moment wants everything that's quirky,

0:34:060:34:09

unusual and well done.

0:34:090:34:11

And I think it ticks those boxes.

0:34:110:34:12

I have estimated it at £20 to £30, I really don't rate it hugely highly,

0:34:120:34:16

but I'm fully prepared to be wrong.

0:34:160:34:18

Thomas has paid £90 for this scary carving.

0:34:180:34:22

OK. A scary carving.

0:34:220:34:24

Shall I amend the catalogue description to say that?

0:34:250:34:27

THEY LAUGH

0:34:270:34:29

But it is an unusual item, and the market likes novelty items.

0:34:290:34:33

It certainly does, yes.

0:34:330:34:34

So I'm hoping it will treble my estimate, I hope so.

0:34:340:34:37

OK, are you our auctioneer today?

0:34:370:34:40

-I will be, yes.

-Well, I am looking forward to that, Christina.

0:34:400:34:43

Pax, Helena, the moment of truth, the auction is here.

0:34:490:34:53

-How do you feel?

-Excited.

0:34:530:34:55

-Excited.

-Nervous.

-Absolutely.

-Have you been to an auction before?

0:34:550:34:58

-Yes, I have.

-What about you, Pax?

0:34:580:35:00

Well, I used to help occasionally by holding up some of the lots,

0:35:000:35:03

that's the extent of my...

0:35:030:35:05

Right. OK, chaps, your yoke cost £24.

0:35:050:35:10

It's coming up now.

0:35:100:35:12

Lot 135 is the oak yoke.

0:35:120:35:15

I've got to start this at 35,

0:35:150:35:17

£40 with my commission bidder at £40 here.

0:35:170:35:19

I'm looking for five now.

0:35:190:35:21

At £40, are we going to stop there?

0:35:210:35:23

It's at £40.

0:35:230:35:24

If you are all done, then, selling to my bidder at £40.

0:35:240:35:28

Yes!

0:35:280:35:29

£40.

0:35:310:35:33

What a wonderful start!

0:35:330:35:35

That's plus £16.

0:35:350:35:38

Your second item is about to come up.

0:35:380:35:41

It's that beautiful, continental silver-mounted perfume bottle.

0:35:410:35:47

You paid 79, fingers crossed,

0:35:470:35:49

because it's coming up now.

0:35:490:35:51

Lot 137 is the

0:35:510:35:53

continental silver-mounted perfume bottle and stopper,

0:35:530:35:55

circa 1900.

0:35:550:35:56

Really pretty little example, this,

0:35:560:35:58

with the beautifully engraved body there, as well.

0:35:580:36:01

I've got a clear book here, so bid me £30, somebody.

0:36:010:36:04

Bid me 30. Straight away online at £30, I have.

0:36:040:36:08

Bid me 5. At £30, I have.

0:36:080:36:10

35 with you, madam, thank you.

0:36:100:36:12

At £35 seated, where are you online?

0:36:120:36:14

Come on, we need more.

0:36:140:36:15

At 35, I have, then.

0:36:150:36:16

If we are all done, I will sell, make no mistake, to the room at 35.

0:36:160:36:21

35!

0:36:210:36:23

So that is minus 44, which,

0:36:250:36:30

after your first two items,

0:36:300:36:32

is taking us to minus 28.

0:36:320:36:35

Oh, dear.

0:36:350:36:37

But never mind, we still have those wonderful spoons.

0:36:370:36:41

Fingers crossed for these.

0:36:410:36:42

Here they are.

0:36:420:36:43

Lot 139 now is the cased set of King's pattern handled

0:36:430:36:46

fruit salad servers and spoons.

0:36:460:36:48

I've got a fairly mean bid, I think, here of £32.

0:36:480:36:52

So that's where I will start.

0:36:520:36:53

Bid me 35, someone.

0:36:530:36:54

35 clears my bidder at £35 online.

0:36:540:36:57

Bid me 40. At 35, I have.

0:36:570:36:59

Bid me 40 now. These are silver handles.

0:36:590:37:01

Looking for 40.

0:37:010:37:03

At £35.

0:37:030:37:04

If you are all done, then, I will sell,

0:37:040:37:06

make no mistake, online, at £35.

0:37:060:37:09

35.

0:37:090:37:10

Oh, what a shame. We started off so well.

0:37:100:37:13

That is minus 13,

0:37:130:37:16

which takes us to a grand total of

0:37:160:37:20

minus 41.

0:37:200:37:22

But you still have the bonus buy, you have John's bonus buy.

0:37:220:37:27

Those lovely Art Nouveau buttons. He paid £70 for them.

0:37:270:37:32

Do you want to go with the bonus buy?

0:37:320:37:34

-We do.

-Well, they are coming up now.

0:37:340:37:38

Lot 145 is the set of six silver Art Nouveau buttons,

0:37:380:37:41

import mark for London, 1901.

0:37:410:37:43

Bid me £40 for them.

0:37:430:37:44

Bid me £40. 40 is bid.

0:37:440:37:47

65, I have straightaway online, sir.

0:37:470:37:49

70 in the room.

0:37:490:37:50

At £70 in the room, where is five?

0:37:500:37:53

It is with you then, sir, at £70.

0:37:530:37:56

Oh, £70.

0:37:560:37:58

£70.

0:38:000:38:01

Neither loss nor profit.

0:38:020:38:04

-No.

-So that means,

0:38:040:38:06

chaps, that you are at minus 41,

0:38:060:38:10

but don't be despondent because minus 41 could be...

0:38:100:38:15

..a winning number.

0:38:170:38:18

But you've got to promise me that you won't say a word to the Blues.

0:38:180:38:22

-No, we won't.

-But well done, anyway.

0:38:220:38:24

Thank you, Anita.

0:38:240:38:26

Charlotte, Ian, here we are.

0:38:320:38:34

-How do you feel?

-Can't wait.

0:38:340:38:36

-Are you excited?

-Totally.

-Completely.

0:38:360:38:38

Overwhelmed.

0:38:380:38:40

But tell me, have you been to an auction before?

0:38:400:38:42

-Once or twice.

-Once or twice.

0:38:420:38:44

Did you feel like this?

0:38:440:38:46

It didn't compare.

0:38:460:38:47

First item is the Victorian cast-iron fireplace.

0:38:470:38:50

You paid £55 for it.

0:38:500:38:53

So, let's hope we can make a profit on that, because it's coming up now.

0:38:530:38:58

Lot 160, now, is a Victorian cast-iron fireplace.

0:38:580:39:01

Interest here with me at £40.

0:39:010:39:03

Bid me 5. At £40, I have here.

0:39:030:39:06

Looking for 5 now.

0:39:060:39:07

At £40.

0:39:070:39:08

If there is no further interest...

0:39:080:39:10

45, 50. 45.

0:39:100:39:13

-Go on, one more.

-At £50, I have.

0:39:130:39:14

If we are all done, then, at £50...

0:39:140:39:17

£50.

0:39:170:39:19

Oh, minus 5, not too bad.

0:39:190:39:23

Your next item is coming up.

0:39:230:39:25

Charlotte Rhead, you only paid £28.

0:39:250:39:27

A great buy.

0:39:270:39:29

Let's hope we can make a profit on that.

0:39:290:39:31

Lot 162 is this rather lovely early

0:39:310:39:33

Charlotte Rhead for Bursley Ware bowl.

0:39:330:39:36

Bid me £20 for it.

0:39:360:39:37

At £20.

0:39:370:39:39

20 is bid. 25 here, madam.

0:39:390:39:40

Go 30? 30.

0:39:400:39:42

35.

0:39:420:39:43

Profit. Made our money back.

0:39:430:39:45

Made our money back.

0:39:450:39:46

At £45 with the lady seated.

0:39:460:39:48

At £45.

0:39:480:39:49

Looking for 50 now.

0:39:490:39:51

At £45 I have, looking for 50,

0:39:510:39:53

but I'll sell to the room at 45.

0:39:530:39:56

£45.

0:39:560:39:58

Well done,

0:39:580:39:59

that's absolutely brilliant.

0:39:590:40:02

You have just made a profit of £17.

0:40:020:40:05

Which takes your total to

0:40:050:40:08

plus 12.

0:40:080:40:09

We're still in profit.

0:40:090:40:11

Your next item is the Chinese silver and coconut bowl.

0:40:110:40:15

You liked that one, you paid £125, it's coming up.

0:40:150:40:19

Lot 164 is this rather interesting

0:40:190:40:21

Chinese silver and coconut-mounted bowl.

0:40:210:40:24

I've got to put you straight in at 70, 80.

0:40:240:40:26

At £80, Internet bid here at £80.

0:40:260:40:29

Bid me five. At £80, I have.

0:40:290:40:31

Online at £80, I'm looking for five now.

0:40:310:40:34

£80, fair warning, Internet, it's at £80.

0:40:340:40:36

I'm looking for five.

0:40:360:40:38

It's against you all, online at £80.

0:40:380:40:41

Ah. £80.

0:40:430:40:46

Oh, dear. That is minus 45

0:40:460:40:49

on that.

0:40:490:40:51

That takes your overall total to minus 33.

0:40:510:40:56

Don't lose hope.

0:40:560:40:57

Are you going to take the bonus buy that Thomas bought for £90?

0:40:570:41:01

-I'd say not.

-I'd say a big, fat no.

0:41:030:41:06

A big, fat no. I think we have a unanimous decision there.

0:41:060:41:11

The auctioneer's estimate was £20 to £30.

0:41:110:41:15

-Generous.

-Well, it might be a come-and-buy-me estimate.

0:41:150:41:20

He paid £90 for it, let's see how it does.

0:41:200:41:23

Lot 170 is the desk inkwell.

0:41:230:41:25

It is on commission at £45.

0:41:250:41:27

Here with me at 45.

0:41:270:41:28

Looking for 50 now.

0:41:280:41:30

50 is bid. 5 here.

0:41:300:41:32

At 55 with me.

0:41:320:41:33

Looking for 60.

0:41:330:41:35

£55, if you are all done...

0:41:350:41:36

60 is back.

0:41:360:41:38

Online. 60, online.

0:41:380:41:40

Looking for five. But it's against you all online at £60.

0:41:400:41:44

£60.

0:41:440:41:46

-Made the right decision.

-Good Lord!

0:41:460:41:48

£60.

0:41:480:41:49

It was a good item.

0:41:490:41:50

But it's still minus 30 on that.

0:41:500:41:53

So you made the right decision,

0:41:530:41:56

and it leaves your total at minus 33.

0:41:560:42:02

But don't, don't be sad...

0:42:020:42:04

We're definitely not sad.

0:42:040:42:06

..don't be sad because that could be a winning score.

0:42:060:42:09

It could be a winning score.

0:42:090:42:11

-It could.

-Could be a winning score.

0:42:110:42:13

The only thing is, don't say a word to the Reds.

0:42:130:42:15

Unfortunately, no teams have gone home with any money today.

0:42:220:42:27

-Aw!

-No.

0:42:270:42:28

We have winners and we have runners-up.

0:42:280:42:32

Today's runners-up, I'm afraid, are the Reds.

0:42:320:42:35

Aw.

0:42:350:42:37

You started off so well with that terrific profit.

0:42:380:42:43

Was it as exciting as flying?

0:42:430:42:46

Depends who your pilot is.

0:42:460:42:48

Ah, right.

0:42:480:42:49

In the end, it was minus 41.

0:42:490:42:52

That's not too bad in the grand scheme of things.

0:42:520:42:56

So our victors today, are our Blues with minus 33.

0:42:560:43:02

Result.

0:43:020:43:04

Just as well you didn't take the bonus buy.

0:43:040:43:07

That was a good decision with hindsight.

0:43:070:43:09

-I liked it.

-So did I.

0:43:090:43:10

Each to their own.

0:43:100:43:13

But you were all wonderful sports.

0:43:130:43:16

Tell me, did you all enjoy it?

0:43:160:43:17

-We did.

-Did you have a great time?

0:43:170:43:19

-Yes.

-So did we.

0:43:190:43:21

So did we. Well, don't forget to

0:43:210:43:24

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0:43:240:43:25

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0:43:280:43:31

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