Malvern and Leominster 15

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0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello and welcome to Leinster,

0:00:04 > 0:00:07a pretty market town in North Hertfordshire.

0:00:07 > 0:00:12Put on the map by one of these chaps as an important woollen centre.

0:00:12 > 0:00:13This is a Ryeland,

0:00:13 > 0:00:17one of the oldest breeds of English sheep

0:00:17 > 0:00:21and known locally by the nickname of Lemster Ore.

0:00:21 > 0:00:23Think gold.

0:00:23 > 0:00:25But will our teams today spin a profit

0:00:25 > 0:00:29or will they have the wool pulled over their eyes?

0:00:29 > 0:00:31Let's go Bargain Hunting.

0:00:55 > 0:00:59Leinster is a charming town with medieval buildings,

0:00:59 > 0:01:02book shops, cafes and, most importantly,

0:01:02 > 0:01:04an abundance of antique stores.

0:01:07 > 0:01:09And that's exactly what we're here for.

0:01:09 > 0:01:12Now, as you know, each team gets £300

0:01:12 > 0:01:15and one hour to buy three items

0:01:15 > 0:01:18that, hopefully, will return them a profit when they take it to auction.

0:01:18 > 0:01:20But before all that,

0:01:20 > 0:01:23let's take a sneaky peak at what's coming up next.

0:01:24 > 0:01:26The Reds won't splash the cash.

0:01:26 > 0:01:29How much? £4!

0:01:29 > 0:01:31Me thinks you're looking to spend low.

0:01:32 > 0:01:35The Blues are getting up close and personal.

0:01:35 > 0:01:37- Are you going to wash my back? As I pat...- Oh.- Yeah?

0:01:41 > 0:01:45And at today's auction, will the gamble pay off for our Reds?

0:01:45 > 0:01:47- Oh!- There you go.

0:01:47 > 0:01:50Or are the Blues in with a chance?

0:01:50 > 0:01:53- Aww.- Shame, shame, shame - in that order.

0:01:54 > 0:01:59Well, all that is coming up later, but let's meet today's teams

0:01:59 > 0:02:02and, today, we're keeping it in the family.

0:02:02 > 0:02:05- For the Reds, we've got brothers, Ron and Sam.- Hello.

0:02:05 > 0:02:08For the Blues, we've got sisters, Doreen and Brenda.

0:02:08 > 0:02:10- Hello. ALL:- Hello!

0:02:10 > 0:02:14- Ron.- Yes?- Tell me, what is it like being Sam's brother?

0:02:14 > 0:02:16Not just brother, twin brother.

0:02:16 > 0:02:19Twin - hang on, let me work this out.

0:02:19 > 0:02:21- Twin brothers.- Twin brothers. - Oh, right.

0:02:21 > 0:02:25- Two hours' difference. Mm-hm. - So two hours extra to grow.

0:02:25 > 0:02:28- Well, he made the most of it, didn't he?- He did make the most of it.

0:02:28 > 0:02:31- I've been waiting for him to shrink back, but he hasn't done yet.- Right.

0:02:31 > 0:02:35So you've retired now, but what were you doing in the way of a job?

0:02:35 > 0:02:37I was a property maintenance manager at Shugborough Hall,

0:02:37 > 0:02:41Patrick Lichfield's estate, yeah, for nearly 30 years.

0:02:41 > 0:02:44What about hobbies and suchlike?

0:02:44 > 0:02:46I love crown green bowling,

0:02:46 > 0:02:48I've been doing that for about four years

0:02:48 > 0:02:50and also indoor short mat bowling.

0:02:50 > 0:02:54I like fishing, coarse fishing and I do like travelling as well.

0:02:54 > 0:02:57So, Sam, what about your hobbies these days?

0:02:57 > 0:02:59Gardening, trout fishing.

0:02:59 > 0:03:02That's mainly about all I do at the moment.

0:03:02 > 0:03:04- Right.- I do enjoy my trout fishing.

0:03:04 > 0:03:06So what did you do before you retired?

0:03:06 > 0:03:10I was a CNC sliding head machine tool setter and programmer.

0:03:10 > 0:03:13Hang on - CNC, forgive me, what is that?

0:03:13 > 0:03:16Computer numerical control.

0:03:16 > 0:03:18Oh, right. Did you know that, Blues?

0:03:18 > 0:03:21- Not at all.- Not a clue.- OK. That makes me feel so much better.

0:03:21 > 0:03:23- Makes you feel better, yeah.- Right. - Yeah.

0:03:23 > 0:03:26Having said that, you're going to be putting your heart and soul

0:03:26 > 0:03:28into the world of antiques today.

0:03:28 > 0:03:30- Oh, yes.- Definitely, definitely.

0:03:30 > 0:03:33Have you come up with any form of tactics?

0:03:33 > 0:03:37- We want the golden gavel. - You do.- Oh, that's the prime object.

0:03:37 > 0:03:38Is it? Right.

0:03:38 > 0:03:43- We're going for that, mainly. - Going for gold.- Yes.- OK.

0:03:43 > 0:03:46Well, we wish you the best of luck, but turning my attention

0:03:46 > 0:03:48to the Blues and, Doreen, good morning.

0:03:48 > 0:03:49- Good morning.- Good morning.

0:03:49 > 0:03:52So, you're now in the world of retirement.

0:03:52 > 0:03:57- Yes.- So what were you doing prior to all this time on your hands?

0:03:57 > 0:04:00When I was 15, which is back a few years ago,

0:04:00 > 0:04:02I trained as a hairdresser.

0:04:02 > 0:04:04I did that for many years

0:04:04 > 0:04:06and, of course, when the children came along,

0:04:06 > 0:04:10I'd go part-time, casual, I also did some mobile hairdressing.

0:04:10 > 0:04:14But for the last 12 years I've worked at the local pharmacy.

0:04:14 > 0:04:17Now, I've heard you might be called a woman of adventure.

0:04:17 > 0:04:19Oh. Well, I do like adventures.

0:04:19 > 0:04:22I do like to be a little bit different.

0:04:22 > 0:04:26I had an experience day, the kids bought me that, on the biplane,

0:04:26 > 0:04:28where you actually fly the plane.

0:04:28 > 0:04:31But this year on my bucket list is definitely

0:04:31 > 0:04:32that I'm going to do a parachute jump.

0:04:32 > 0:04:36- Are you sure about that, are you? - Definitely. Yes, most definitely.

0:04:36 > 0:04:39- OK.- In fact my children have all said, "If you want to do it,

0:04:39 > 0:04:42"we'll all put together and you can do it." So, there we go.

0:04:42 > 0:04:44So, Brenda, you're living overseas, I believe?

0:04:44 > 0:04:46Yes, I live in Spain for most of my time now.

0:04:46 > 0:04:48Yeah, I'm retired.

0:04:48 > 0:04:51I went out there to Spain to retire because of the pace of life.

0:04:51 > 0:04:53It is so relaxed and so social,

0:04:53 > 0:04:56and I'm a relaxed social type of girl.

0:04:56 > 0:05:01Because I used to work for a bank in the City of London for 25 years

0:05:01 > 0:05:02and that was quite stressful at the time.

0:05:02 > 0:05:05So when I finished then I thought, "No, that's it, off to Spain,"

0:05:05 > 0:05:08and have a nice relax and enjoy myself.

0:05:08 > 0:05:10What are your tactics, ladies?

0:05:10 > 0:05:12Well, the way we've been practising really,

0:05:12 > 0:05:15when we go around the markets in Spain, at the bartering business.

0:05:15 > 0:05:17- She's very good.- Because we always barter at the Spanish markets

0:05:17 > 0:05:19and save 50 cents here and there.

0:05:19 > 0:05:21Well, before you can do any bartering,

0:05:21 > 0:05:24both of you are going to need some money, isn't that right?

0:05:24 > 0:05:27- ALL:- Oh, yes, please. - Blues, there's your £300.

0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Thank you.- Reds, there's your £300. - Thank you.

0:05:31 > 0:05:33This is where I say a fond farewell

0:05:33 > 0:05:36because this is where you go off to meet your experts.

0:05:36 > 0:05:40- So off you go.- Cheers!- Thank you. - OK.

0:05:40 > 0:05:42So talking about keeping it in the family,

0:05:42 > 0:05:45I mean, what can possibly go wrong?

0:05:47 > 0:05:49So let's meet today's experts.

0:05:50 > 0:05:53Rocking along with the Reds, it's Caroline Hawley.

0:05:54 > 0:05:57And thinking seriously about making a profit for the Blues,

0:05:57 > 0:06:00it's Thomas Plant.

0:06:00 > 0:06:02So, Ron, what are you looking for today?

0:06:02 > 0:06:05Something collectible. Make a nice bit of profit.

0:06:05 > 0:06:07I'm looking for something I think...

0:06:07 > 0:06:09something unusual, but at the right price.

0:06:09 > 0:06:11- SAM:- Collectible things, small things.

0:06:11 > 0:06:15Big profits on small items and a golden gavel at the end.

0:06:15 > 0:06:16No pressure, then(!)

0:06:16 > 0:06:18I'm not quite sure till I see the bargains.

0:06:18 > 0:06:23Time to grind out a profit, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.

0:06:23 > 0:06:25- WHISTLE BLOWS - Let's go shopping.

0:06:25 > 0:06:28- THOMAS:- Let's go.- Yeah!

0:06:28 > 0:06:31Off we go, teams, there's plenty of choice here,

0:06:31 > 0:06:35and help at hand from Stan and Steph from the Antiques Centre.

0:06:35 > 0:06:37- Thank you.- Here we are.

0:06:37 > 0:06:40It looks like something rather small, priced up at £7,

0:06:40 > 0:06:43has charmed the Reds already.

0:06:43 > 0:06:45- The little mouse.- The metal mouse.

0:06:45 > 0:06:46Think we could have a look at it?

0:06:46 > 0:06:49Yes. You want to see... That was very quick, wasn't it?

0:06:49 > 0:06:51- We do make quick decisions. - What attracted you to the mouse?

0:06:51 > 0:06:54- I don't know.- Cos it's cute. - Just...- Is it the price?

0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Well, that helps.- The price is one. Definitely the price is one.

0:06:57 > 0:06:59Right. Shall I go and see

0:06:59 > 0:07:02if I can find somebody to get into this cabinet?

0:07:02 > 0:07:03- Yeah.- Yes.- One sec.

0:07:03 > 0:07:05Off you go, Caroline.

0:07:05 > 0:07:09Meanwhile, Thomas is putting his team through their paces.

0:07:09 > 0:07:14What I want you to do is familiarise yourselves with what's going on.

0:07:14 > 0:07:17- Get a good, you know, eye in... - Yeah.

0:07:17 > 0:07:20..and have a look because I can always help.

0:07:20 > 0:07:22You certainly are in safe hands, ladies.

0:07:22 > 0:07:26Back to the Reds, and Caroline has returned with Stan.

0:07:26 > 0:07:27There we are.

0:07:29 > 0:07:30That's unusual.

0:07:30 > 0:07:33Have you got any information on what it actually is, was?

0:07:33 > 0:07:37No. It doesn't tell us there on the ticket, just says "metal mouse".

0:07:37 > 0:07:41- Yeah.- CAROLINE:- As opposed to Mickey Mouse!- Yeah!

0:07:41 > 0:07:43It's got £7 on.

0:07:43 > 0:07:45- STAN:- I'm sorry, we can't do anything about the price.

0:07:45 > 0:07:48Items under £10 are not negotiable, I'm afraid.

0:07:48 > 0:07:50Oh, dear, never mind.

0:07:50 > 0:07:53So what does Caroline make of it all?

0:07:53 > 0:07:56I have not seen a mouse blowing down a kettle before, I have to say.

0:07:56 > 0:07:58- No, I haven't, no. - STAN:- Isn't a dormouse, is it?

0:07:58 > 0:08:01You usually get a dormouse in a teapot in Alice In Wonderland,

0:08:01 > 0:08:03- don't you?- Yeah. - CAROLINE:- You do.

0:08:03 > 0:08:06I mean, the tail almost looks like a hook for something.

0:08:06 > 0:08:08- I do quite like it, actually. - Yeah.- We agree on something.

0:08:08 > 0:08:10- Yeah, we do, for a change. - You both like it.

0:08:10 > 0:08:12So, what do you think?

0:08:12 > 0:08:15- I'd go for that one.- Yeah. - You want to go for that one?

0:08:15 > 0:08:19- Yeah.- Whoa! That was quick. - We do quick.

0:08:19 > 0:08:22- Bloomin' heck, have you got somewhere you want to be?- Um...

0:08:22 > 0:08:25Hang on, what time is it? No, no, no, it's fine, no.

0:08:25 > 0:08:27Nice work, gents.

0:08:27 > 0:08:29First item purchased in just under five minutes.

0:08:29 > 0:08:32Now, how are the Blues getting on?

0:08:32 > 0:08:33What have you seen?

0:08:33 > 0:08:36- No, we're only looking at the case.- That vintage set.

0:08:36 > 0:08:38- Vintage, it's in a case.- It is in a case, a little manicure set.

0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Yeah.- Yes, £20.

0:08:40 > 0:08:43- You can...- Who's likely to want to buy that?

0:08:43 > 0:08:44Is it a collectors thing or not?

0:08:44 > 0:08:47It's a kind of thing which sells online, really, isn't it?

0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Right.- I just think you could do a bit better.

0:08:50 > 0:08:52- Right, OK.- OK. - You could do a bit better.

0:08:52 > 0:08:53- OK.- We know there's something here.

0:08:53 > 0:08:57- Well, it's a bit of a safe buy, isn't it?- Oh, we don't want safe.

0:08:57 > 0:08:58Do you know what these are?

0:09:00 > 0:09:04- Pulling teeth.- Yeah. - Really?- It is.

0:09:04 > 0:09:07The thing is, things associated with pain never really sell.

0:09:07 > 0:09:09Ouch! I wonder why?

0:09:10 > 0:09:11Back with the Reds

0:09:11 > 0:09:15and have they got their eyes on another pretty bargain?

0:09:15 > 0:09:17What do you think of that?

0:09:17 > 0:09:20Well, it's all right.

0:09:20 > 0:09:21What is it? It's glass, isn't it?

0:09:21 > 0:09:24- It's a nice pendant. The price is right.- It's very...

0:09:24 > 0:09:26- How much is it? - Oh, I might've guessed.

0:09:26 > 0:09:28Another price is right, how much?

0:09:29 > 0:09:31£4.

0:09:31 > 0:09:34Me thinks you're looking to spend low.

0:09:34 > 0:09:36You do have £300.

0:09:36 > 0:09:38- Yes.- You think we should have a look around?

0:09:38 > 0:09:40We have got an hour.

0:09:40 > 0:09:43- Have a look around a bit. - I'll remember where it is.

0:09:43 > 0:09:46- OK...- I know you won't forget. - ..so we'll come back to that, right.

0:09:46 > 0:09:49So that's one for the back burner, then.

0:09:49 > 0:09:52Meanwhile, are the Blues on to something special?

0:09:52 > 0:09:56A bronze Victorian Indian Goddess.

0:09:56 > 0:09:57So, have a look, hold it.

0:09:57 > 0:10:00- Yeah.- What do you think? - Oh, it's heavier than I thought!

0:10:00 > 0:10:02- It's going to be 19th century. - Right.- Yes.

0:10:02 > 0:10:04It's not going to be super, super quality.

0:10:04 > 0:10:06But they've got a huge amount of money on it.

0:10:06 > 0:10:09- Right.- How much?- It's £195. - Oh, no.

0:10:09 > 0:10:13What would it likely to be selling for at auction?

0:10:13 > 0:10:14That's the difference.

0:10:14 > 0:10:16The interesting thing about these figures

0:10:16 > 0:10:17is that sometimes they can fly.

0:10:17 > 0:10:20- STEPH:- Would you like me to phone the dealer for you?

0:10:20 > 0:10:22- THOMAS:- Yeah, we'll carry on looking, is that all right?

0:10:22 > 0:10:24- Yes.- STEPH:- I'll phone the dealer.

0:10:24 > 0:10:25Whilst the Blues are waiting for the price,

0:10:25 > 0:10:28the Reds are sticking to their thrifty game plan.

0:10:28 > 0:10:31- They're more than a fiver. - Yep. 300...

0:10:31 > 0:10:34- Oh, 420.- Oh, gosh, right.- How much?

0:10:34 > 0:10:37- No, that's the number on it. - Oh, is it?

0:10:37 > 0:10:41- Are you sure?- A420. - Oh, sorry.- Yes, definitely.

0:10:41 > 0:10:45Well, that's too much for your thrifty tactics, Ron.

0:10:45 > 0:10:48But is there good news for the Blues?

0:10:48 > 0:10:50- The dealer has kindly said... - Oh, hello.- Hello, sorry.

0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Come here, come here. - The dealer says he'll do £150.

0:10:52 > 0:10:55- 150. Do you think he'll do £130? - Oh, please.- I think he might.

0:10:55 > 0:10:57It's been pushed to £140,

0:10:57 > 0:10:59but I'm going to override it and say £130.

0:10:59 > 0:11:01- Good.- Is that all right? - DOREEN:- Oh, yes!

0:11:01 > 0:11:03- Oh, yes.- Yeah.- Do you want to do it?- Yes, please.

0:11:03 > 0:11:06- Yes?- We think so.- Definitely. - STEPH:- Is that a deal?

0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Yeah.- DOREEN:- Thank you very much. - Thanks for your help.

0:11:08 > 0:11:10- Thanks, Stephanie, thank you. - First item down.

0:11:10 > 0:11:14- Yeah!- That's lovely, thank you. - We've got one!- Oh, brilliant.

0:11:14 > 0:11:18Well done, Blues, that's one item each in just 12 minutes.

0:11:18 > 0:11:22Meanwhile, Caroline is daring the Reds to spend £38

0:11:22 > 0:11:24on this jet brooch.

0:11:24 > 0:11:27- How does jet do down here? - Well, jet was very, very popular.

0:11:27 > 0:11:29- It was.- In Victorian times. - Especially the mourning period.

0:11:29 > 0:11:31- Yes, exactly.- Yes.

0:11:31 > 0:11:33Because when Queen Victoria went into mourning

0:11:33 > 0:11:35for such a long period,

0:11:35 > 0:11:39her subjects followed suit and it was very, very fashionable.

0:11:39 > 0:11:43I mean, brooches, they're not really popular.

0:11:43 > 0:11:48- No.- You know bangles, necklaces, earrings possibly more so

0:11:48 > 0:11:50but at that sort of money.

0:11:50 > 0:11:52Do you want to have a think about that one?

0:11:52 > 0:11:54- I'll have a walk round.- Right.

0:11:54 > 0:11:56Not sure you had a say in this one, Ron.

0:11:56 > 0:12:00Moving on, team. Now what's taken the Blues' fancy?

0:12:00 > 0:12:03- That looks quite nice.- Japanese. - That looks quite nice.

0:12:03 > 0:12:05Can we have a...? Thomas, would you have a look at that for us?

0:12:05 > 0:12:08- That one.- OK.- What do you think? - What's it made of?

0:12:08 > 0:12:11- What do you see? - That vintage pincushion.

0:12:11 > 0:12:13The vintage pincushion. That's rather fine,

0:12:13 > 0:12:15- out of a coconut or nut, isn't it? - Oh, right.

0:12:15 > 0:12:18- A coquilla nut or something. - Right, OK.- It says here,

0:12:18 > 0:12:23"Vintage carved coconut basket pincushion. £65."

0:12:23 > 0:12:26- That's lovely and I like the fact you pointed it out.- Yeah.

0:12:26 > 0:12:29- But I think maybe you want something a bit more...- Right.

0:12:29 > 0:12:33- With a bit more gravitas to it, do you see what I mean?- Right.- Yes!

0:12:33 > 0:12:36Well, you won't be pinning your hopes on that one, then.

0:12:36 > 0:12:37Back to business,

0:12:37 > 0:12:40and the Reds are still in pursuit of something pretty.

0:12:40 > 0:12:42Do you know, you two chaps are very surprising.

0:12:42 > 0:12:46It's all very... You're looking at very feminine things,

0:12:46 > 0:12:47which is great.

0:12:49 > 0:12:51- Women spend money. - Women do spend money.

0:12:51 > 0:12:54- What you have to remember is, ladies spend money.- Yeah.

0:12:54 > 0:12:57- Men spend money on ladies. - Yes.- You see.

0:12:57 > 0:13:00So do you both shop a lot for your wives?

0:13:00 > 0:13:02- No.- Ah, right.

0:13:02 > 0:13:04- She wouldn't let me.- Wouldn't she?

0:13:04 > 0:13:06No, because we don't buy the right things.

0:13:06 > 0:13:09Well, on that note, I suggest we move on.

0:13:09 > 0:13:14Meanwhile, it's looking very relaxed over with our Blue team.

0:13:14 > 0:13:17Charles Horner here, a silver brooch.

0:13:17 > 0:13:19- Yes.- What do you think of that, then, Thomas?

0:13:19 > 0:13:22- That's quite lovely, isn't it? - It's a club, isn't it, as well?

0:13:22 > 0:13:25- Yeah, and it's a golf club.- Women's. - Right, shall we have a look in this?

0:13:25 > 0:13:29- Yes, please.- So Charles Horner stick pin or pin.

0:13:29 > 0:13:31- That's quite nice.- Yeah.

0:13:31 > 0:13:34- And it says "Chester 1907" on there. - Yeah, that's good.

0:13:34 > 0:13:35And the hallmark's just there.

0:13:35 > 0:13:40- Oh.- Yeah?- Good.- You can see the Charles Horner mark, just there.

0:13:40 > 0:13:42I think that's rather good.

0:13:42 > 0:13:45- Good spot.- I'm happy with that. Quite happy to look at that.

0:13:45 > 0:13:48- Good spot.- If the price is right.

0:13:48 > 0:13:51- Does the box come with it? - STEPH:- The box does come with it.

0:13:51 > 0:13:54- It does come with it. - That's even better.- That's a bonus.

0:13:54 > 0:13:57What's the very best, do you think? I mean, I know it's only £55.

0:13:57 > 0:13:58- Please.- £48.

0:13:58 > 0:14:0248, can we round that up to make it simple for a simple mathematician,

0:14:02 > 0:14:04like myself, and say £45?

0:14:04 > 0:14:07- Please.- I should think so. - Please.- I can manage that.

0:14:07 > 0:14:10£45, what do you want to do? Do you want to buy it?

0:14:10 > 0:14:12- Yes, please.- DOREEN:- Yes, I think that'll be lovely.

0:14:12 > 0:14:13Thank you so much. Thanks, Stephanie.

0:14:13 > 0:14:15I love her, she's now shaking.

0:14:15 > 0:14:17- Thank you.- Thanks for your help.

0:14:17 > 0:14:20Well done, Blues, you've clinched the deal, two items netted,

0:14:20 > 0:14:23just under the halfway mark.

0:14:23 > 0:14:25While the teams carry on with their shopping,

0:14:25 > 0:14:28I'm going to learn about the history of a local pharmacy.

0:14:37 > 0:14:40There was once a chemist shop that stood on Worcester High Street

0:14:40 > 0:14:43for almost 200 years.

0:14:43 > 0:14:45One pharmacist who traded here was Alfred Steward,

0:14:45 > 0:14:48who purchased the building in 1876

0:14:48 > 0:14:54and kept the business in the family until it finally closed in 1973.

0:14:54 > 0:14:56Recognising its historical value,

0:14:56 > 0:14:59the local council decided to buy the entire shop

0:14:59 > 0:15:03and move all the contents into one of the galleries at Worcester Museum

0:15:03 > 0:15:06where it was accurately reconstructed

0:15:06 > 0:15:09for future generations to enjoy.

0:15:09 > 0:15:12Garston Phillips, from Worcester Art Gallery and Museum,

0:15:12 > 0:15:15has headed over to Leinster to tell me more.

0:15:15 > 0:15:20So, how was the shop saved when it closed its doors in 1973?

0:15:20 > 0:15:22Basically, it involved three of us

0:15:22 > 0:15:27and it took something like three years, on and off other jobs,

0:15:27 > 0:15:31wrapping everything, moving everything,

0:15:31 > 0:15:34putting it in exactly how it was,

0:15:34 > 0:15:37we think, to about 1900.

0:15:37 > 0:15:40Mr Steward decided he didn't want to come back and see it,

0:15:40 > 0:15:42which was a great shame,

0:15:42 > 0:15:44but some of the family came and they helped us out,

0:15:44 > 0:15:46including his sister

0:15:46 > 0:15:50and I think that was the point when we knew we'd got it right

0:15:50 > 0:15:54was when she walked round the back of the counter and swore blind

0:15:54 > 0:15:57it was just the same as it was when she actually worked there.

0:15:57 > 0:16:00So, it was a great achievement and we're very proud of it.

0:16:00 > 0:16:03So tell me more about some of these weird and wonderful objects

0:16:03 > 0:16:06that you've brought along today from the shop.

0:16:06 > 0:16:10This is a pill slab, which is used to make pills and tablets.

0:16:10 > 0:16:14First of all, the ingredients would be mixed up

0:16:14 > 0:16:16with a mortar and pestle.

0:16:16 > 0:16:20We would then take them out, onto here,

0:16:20 > 0:16:23they go on to this slab and they would be rolled.

0:16:23 > 0:16:27Then they went into this lovely machine called a pill mould

0:16:27 > 0:16:34and they would be put in long lengths like that and then, whoosh,

0:16:34 > 0:16:39they would come out as basically pill-shaped but, as you can imagine,

0:16:39 > 0:16:42they would not have been particularly round

0:16:42 > 0:16:45or particularly cylindrical or whatever shape you wanted them,

0:16:45 > 0:16:50so each pill was individually made with a thing called a pill rounder.

0:16:50 > 0:16:53The pill was put on there and you would go...

0:16:53 > 0:16:55until you got the right shape.

0:16:55 > 0:16:57So why have you brought the door-knocker along?

0:16:57 > 0:17:00The door-knocker, everybody calls it a door-knocker,

0:17:00 > 0:17:04but in fact it's not, it's a cork squeezer and, erm...

0:17:04 > 0:17:07when you had a bottle of medicine, like that,

0:17:07 > 0:17:09the cork fits in the top,

0:17:09 > 0:17:13but if the cork was too big...

0:17:13 > 0:17:14it would go in there like that,

0:17:14 > 0:17:17they would do it round and round and round

0:17:17 > 0:17:21- till it fitted in the bottle and went like that.- Oh, interesting.

0:17:21 > 0:17:24- Yeah.- So what about this bicycle pump?

0:17:24 > 0:17:29This is one of the items that came in after we opened the chemist shop.

0:17:29 > 0:17:33Mr Steward used to keep various veterinary pieces

0:17:33 > 0:17:35and he also used to keep veterinary preparations,

0:17:35 > 0:17:38but this is something we call a balling gun.

0:17:38 > 0:17:40I'm not sure if that's the right word for it or not, I don't know,

0:17:40 > 0:17:45but, as you can see, down there, the medication was put in there

0:17:45 > 0:17:49and it would be administered to horses and cows

0:17:49 > 0:17:52by opening the cow's mouth, pushing that down its throat

0:17:52 > 0:17:55and pushing that to make sure it all came out

0:17:55 > 0:17:58and went down into the horse or the cow like that.

0:17:58 > 0:18:01Thank you, Garston, for sharing this fascinating story with us.

0:18:01 > 0:18:02But, in the meantime,

0:18:02 > 0:18:05let's go back and find out how our two teams are getting on

0:18:05 > 0:18:07with the shopping.

0:18:15 > 0:18:18We're over halfway through the shop and it's 2-1 to the Blues.

0:18:18 > 0:18:21Come on, Reds, time to step up your game.

0:18:23 > 0:18:28- I'm trying to work out how it goes. - I think it could go either way.

0:18:28 > 0:18:30- Yes.- You could put four candles in there.

0:18:30 > 0:18:32- Fork handles.- Fork handles. - Four candles in there.

0:18:32 > 0:18:34Fork handles!

0:18:34 > 0:18:36- Or you can turn... - Handles for forks.

0:18:36 > 0:18:40Or you could turn it the other way and put one candle, couldn't you?

0:18:40 > 0:18:42- Yeah.- Do you like that then?

0:18:42 > 0:18:44- No.- No, I don't either.

0:18:44 > 0:18:47- Not over keen.- No, I'm not over keen.

0:18:47 > 0:18:50- No. We'll give that a miss, I think. - Put it down.

0:18:50 > 0:18:53That's another no then from the Reds.

0:18:53 > 0:18:56Meanwhile, the Blues have stumbled across something really unusual.

0:18:58 > 0:19:00Quirky and useful.

0:19:01 > 0:19:04Do you want to get in?

0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Shall we go in together? - Yeah, go on.

0:19:06 > 0:19:08We're going to have a shower together.

0:19:13 > 0:19:15Get in there. One of you have got to pump.

0:19:15 > 0:19:17- Right.- I'll pump.

0:19:18 > 0:19:20Then you can pull the cord.

0:19:20 > 0:19:22- I'll pull the cord.- Are you going to wash my back?

0:19:22 > 0:19:23- Oh, I'll wash your back.- Yeah.

0:19:27 > 0:19:29- How much is that?- £1,450.

0:19:29 > 0:19:31- Oh, right, OK.- It's well out of our range.

0:19:31 > 0:19:33Simulated, sort of, bamboo here.

0:19:33 > 0:19:35- Yeah.- I can't believe I've had

0:19:35 > 0:19:37a shower with a Bargain Hunt contestant!

0:19:38 > 0:19:41Well, there's a first time for everything, Thomas.

0:19:41 > 0:19:43But over with the Reds, it's a rather familiar scene.

0:19:47 > 0:19:50- This is like a trinket type. - Yes, like a trinket box.

0:19:51 > 0:19:54From the teak of HMS Birmingham.

0:19:54 > 0:19:56It's a spill holder, isn't it?

0:19:56 > 0:19:58It is. It's almost like a spill holder, yes.

0:19:59 > 0:20:01It says £35 on there.

0:20:01 > 0:20:04Yes. Would you like me to make a phone call and see if we can do any

0:20:04 > 0:20:07- better for you?- Yes. £20 would be a lovely figure.

0:20:07 > 0:20:10- OK.- Whilst Stan is off to make that phone call,

0:20:10 > 0:20:12Doreen has found another quirky piece.

0:20:12 > 0:20:16It's quite nice with the alabaster and the mother-of-pearl and the hard

0:20:16 > 0:20:19stone. I quite like you spotting things like this.

0:20:19 > 0:20:21- How much, though?- £125.

0:20:21 > 0:20:23- Oh, that's not...- You've got the money, you've got the money.

0:20:23 > 0:20:25Yes, but what would it sell for?

0:20:25 > 0:20:28- Yes, but it's not that.- It's £60 to £80 lot.

0:20:28 > 0:20:29- 60 to £80.- Yeah.

0:20:29 > 0:20:34- That's what it's worth.- Sadly, at that price, it's a no to the table.

0:20:34 > 0:20:36So, will it be better news for the Reds?

0:20:36 > 0:20:38Yes, I've got an answer for you.

0:20:38 > 0:20:42Right. The ticket price is £35, but you can have it for £25.

0:20:42 > 0:20:45£20 is a no go, I'm afraid, but £25 we can do.

0:20:45 > 0:20:46I think we'll have to leave that, Stan.

0:20:46 > 0:20:49- Fair enough.- We wouldn't want to do more than £20 on that, would we?

0:20:49 > 0:20:52- Yeah.- No.- Fair enough.- Thanks for asking anyway.

0:20:52 > 0:20:53- You're very welcome.- Cheers.

0:20:53 > 0:20:58So, can I just say, we need to look lively.

0:20:58 > 0:21:00We need to make a decision, so what are your thoughts?

0:21:00 > 0:21:04I think we ought to go back for the pendant.

0:21:04 > 0:21:05The pendant, do you agree?

0:21:05 > 0:21:08- I agree.- The glass pendant at £4.

0:21:08 > 0:21:09Right. Are you sure?

0:21:09 > 0:21:12- Yes.- Quick, go buy.

0:21:12 > 0:21:14Yep, before they change their minds again.

0:21:14 > 0:21:16You only have 15 minutes left.

0:21:17 > 0:21:20- That one there.- Ah-ha, here it is.

0:21:20 > 0:21:23- That's the one.- So it hasn't gone.

0:21:23 > 0:21:26You're lucky. This is the one you want?

0:21:26 > 0:21:28- Yes.- Brilliant. - We agree.- Second one in.

0:21:28 > 0:21:30- Second one in.- Excellent.

0:21:30 > 0:21:32The Reds are finally in agreement.

0:21:32 > 0:21:35Hurrah! You must be very pleased, Caroline.

0:21:35 > 0:21:38Well, it started off very, very well.

0:21:38 > 0:21:43Inside five minutes, the first item bought and then things went very,

0:21:43 > 0:21:45very badly downhill.

0:21:45 > 0:21:50But fortunately we've just bought the second item, for all of £4.

0:21:50 > 0:21:53I can't wait to see what they're going to do with number three!

0:21:54 > 0:21:58With 15 minutes to go both teams now have two items and are on the home

0:21:58 > 0:22:00straight.

0:22:00 > 0:22:01So what's Doreen spotted?

0:22:01 > 0:22:03Well, we were looking...

0:22:03 > 0:22:06It was quite pleasing to the eye, the enamel butterfly.

0:22:06 > 0:22:09- We're assuming it's enamel. - It's lovely.

0:22:09 > 0:22:11We need to ask you what you think.

0:22:11 > 0:22:14- It's lovely, isn't it?- I don't know what the price is.

0:22:14 > 0:22:17What's the label say? It's a David Andersen silver and enamel brooch.

0:22:17 > 0:22:20- OK.- David Andersen was a jeweller in Norway.

0:22:20 > 0:22:21It's all on the back here.

0:22:23 > 0:22:25We'll have David Andersen

0:22:25 > 0:22:27and sterling silver.

0:22:27 > 0:22:29It's £89.

0:22:29 > 0:22:30How well does he sell?

0:22:30 > 0:22:32With a name that sells as well.

0:22:32 > 0:22:33He sells very well. He does sell well.

0:22:33 > 0:22:35It would be the name as much...

0:22:35 > 0:22:37The butterflies are quite popular as well, aren't they?

0:22:37 > 0:22:40- They are popular, aren't they?- But it all depends on the right price,

0:22:40 > 0:22:43so let's talk to Stephanie.

0:22:43 > 0:22:45We know it's worth more, don't get me wrong, we're aware,

0:22:45 > 0:22:47but we're going to an auction, obviously.

0:22:48 > 0:22:52- From our view...- To give you a chance, we'll do £50.

0:22:52 > 0:22:56£48, just so they can do that extra one bid less, £48.

0:22:56 > 0:22:59- OK.- £48.- Can we shake hands on that one again?

0:22:59 > 0:23:01I think so, don't you? With the name. It's got a name.

0:23:01 > 0:23:03- It's quality.- I've got nothing to do with this.

0:23:03 > 0:23:06Is that all right?

0:23:06 > 0:23:09- You said you liked it.- I love it, I'm impressed.

0:23:09 > 0:23:12- How do you feel?- Let me finish, I'm impressed.

0:23:12 > 0:23:15- That's good.- You negotiated from

0:23:15 > 0:23:19£89 to £48 without me having any input,

0:23:19 > 0:23:22I just stood there. Sorry, I'm just going to go now.

0:23:22 > 0:23:23I'm done.

0:23:23 > 0:23:26You've done it, all three items purchased ahead of the Reds,

0:23:26 > 0:23:28in just under 50 minutes.

0:23:29 > 0:23:34So with the Reds now under pressure, Caroline finally gives in.

0:23:34 > 0:23:36Trinket box, £5.

0:23:36 > 0:23:38- What about that, hey? - You're talking his mind now.

0:23:38 > 0:23:41I'm talking your language, I've been beaten down.

0:23:41 > 0:23:44- Yeah.- How does it feel to be dragged down?

0:23:44 > 0:23:46If he sells that, he won't get less than £5.

0:23:46 > 0:23:48Go, go.

0:23:48 > 0:23:49No, you can't.

0:23:49 > 0:23:51You can't. You can't.

0:23:51 > 0:23:53Do it or I'll fall out with you.

0:23:55 > 0:23:56That's fine.

0:23:56 > 0:23:58It's continental.

0:23:58 > 0:24:00- Yeah.- And...

0:24:00 > 0:24:02- It will open.- It will if you're careful with it.

0:24:02 > 0:24:05A little trinket box.

0:24:05 > 0:24:06Very pretty. What do you think?

0:24:06 > 0:24:09Definitely. It's a definite £10 worth.

0:24:09 > 0:24:12- Is it?- Yeah.- Is it a yes from you as well?

0:24:12 > 0:24:13- Go on.- Go on.

0:24:13 > 0:24:16Only because it's so late.

0:24:16 > 0:24:19Brilliant. Thank you.

0:24:19 > 0:24:20At last.

0:24:20 > 0:24:22PHONE RINGS

0:24:22 > 0:24:26OK, I'll tell them. Teams, your time's now up.

0:24:26 > 0:24:28Well, do you think you're on the way to the golden gavel?

0:24:28 > 0:24:30- Most definitely.- I'd cry if we're not, after this.

0:24:30 > 0:24:32Oh, I think I'm going to cry.

0:24:32 > 0:24:34- Can we go and sit down? - Do you want to cry together?

0:24:34 > 0:24:35- Yes, come on.- No, you stay here.

0:24:37 > 0:24:39So let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.

0:24:40 > 0:24:43First, they were charmed by this

0:24:43 > 0:24:46tiny mouse and teapot, costing them £7.

0:24:46 > 0:24:51Then they took a shine to this glass pendant, price paid £4.

0:24:52 > 0:24:58And the last of the big spenders was this pretty trinket box for £5.

0:24:58 > 0:25:01Well, it all got off to a very good start, didn't it?

0:25:01 > 0:25:04I mean, a lightning buy in the first few minutes.

0:25:04 > 0:25:07- Definitely.- But, in all fairness,

0:25:07 > 0:25:10it did slightly go downhill from there,

0:25:10 > 0:25:14gents, didn't it? The last two were impulse buys,

0:25:14 > 0:25:16desperation buys or what?

0:25:16 > 0:25:19- I think all of those. - All those things.

0:25:19 > 0:25:20- All right.- Definitely.- Excellent.

0:25:20 > 0:25:22Tell me, what was

0:25:22 > 0:25:23- your favourite buy?- I think my

0:25:23 > 0:25:25favourite buy was actually the first buy,

0:25:25 > 0:25:27straight in, straight to the cabinet.

0:25:27 > 0:25:30- A little mouse with a teapot. - I'm the same.- You're the same.

0:25:30 > 0:25:32- I picked it, too. - Oh, you did pick it, did you?

0:25:32 > 0:25:34- Yeah.- So which of the three items

0:25:34 > 0:25:36you bought do you think is going to give

0:25:36 > 0:25:39- you the biggest profit? - I think possibly that one.

0:25:39 > 0:25:42- Yeah.- Yeah, I think. - Yeah.- I'd go with the first one.

0:25:42 > 0:25:44- You're like minded on that one? - Yeah.

0:25:44 > 0:25:45So what was the total spend?

0:25:45 > 0:25:47£16.

0:25:47 > 0:25:48£16.

0:25:48 > 0:25:55OK. So that means that you've got a whopping £284 to give to me.

0:25:55 > 0:25:56- OK.- There we are.

0:25:56 > 0:25:58So there we go, Caroline.

0:25:58 > 0:26:00- Thank you.- For a bonus buy.

0:26:00 > 0:26:03- Yes.- Have you got your eye on anything in particular?

0:26:03 > 0:26:06The guys don't really like spending much money, so I don't know,

0:26:06 > 0:26:08I'm going to have to find something cheap.

0:26:08 > 0:26:14OK. While Caroline goes off for a budget bonus buy,

0:26:14 > 0:26:16let's find out how the Blue team got on.

0:26:17 > 0:26:20First up, Doreen and Brenda were delighted with this Indian bronze

0:26:20 > 0:26:24figurine, costing them a whopping £130.

0:26:26 > 0:26:29Next they pinned their hopes on this beautiful Charles Horner brooch,

0:26:29 > 0:26:31price paid £45.

0:26:33 > 0:26:36And, finally, will they flutter away with a profit on this silver

0:26:36 > 0:26:40butterfly, bought for £48?

0:26:40 > 0:26:44So, Thomas, they were a steady buy, weren't they?

0:26:44 > 0:26:45They were focused, these ladies.

0:26:45 > 0:26:50They were very focused. The first item we sort of looked and found

0:26:50 > 0:26:53together and the other two was all their own doing.

0:26:53 > 0:26:56Doreen, tell me, what was your favourite item?

0:26:56 > 0:27:01We did a Charles Horner brooch, golf, silver golf brooch,

0:27:01 > 0:27:03I really like that. I really, really do.

0:27:03 > 0:27:05What do you think is going to give you the biggest profit?

0:27:05 > 0:27:08- That one.- Do you think so? - It's Chester silver as well.

0:27:08 > 0:27:10- OK.- So we had quite a good buy on that.

0:27:10 > 0:27:11- Quite happy with that. - Quite emphatic.

0:27:11 > 0:27:16- Oh, yes.- What about your continental sister here,

0:27:16 > 0:27:17- what was your favourite item?- Oh, I

0:27:17 > 0:27:20went for a little butterfly which was Norwegian.

0:27:20 > 0:27:22- Norwegian by David Andersen. - David Andersen.

0:27:22 > 0:27:25Which of the three do you think is going to give us the biggest profit?

0:27:25 > 0:27:27- My brooch.- Your brooch. - My brooch. Sorry, not your...

0:27:27 > 0:27:29There we go.

0:27:31 > 0:27:33So what was the final spend?

0:27:33 > 0:27:35£223.

0:27:35 > 0:27:39Right, still £77 left over.

0:27:39 > 0:27:42- OK. There we go. - I will pass it over to Thomas.

0:27:42 > 0:27:45Thomas, you can do OK with that amount?

0:27:45 > 0:27:47I think I can do OK with that amount.

0:27:47 > 0:27:50I can find something equally stylish for my stylish ladies.

0:27:50 > 0:27:52- Thank you.- Ah, thank you, Thomas.

0:27:52 > 0:27:55While Thomas goes off to find a stylish bonus buy,

0:27:55 > 0:27:57we're going off to the auction.

0:28:08 > 0:28:11Well, we've gone down the road into Worcestershire and we're at the

0:28:11 > 0:28:15Malvern Saleroom, and we're with none other than Mr Philip Serrell,

0:28:15 > 0:28:17auctioneer extraordinaire.

0:28:17 > 0:28:19- Good to see you, Eric.- Thank you.

0:28:19 > 0:28:20Good to see you. Getting straight

0:28:20 > 0:28:22into our Red team, this is Ron and Sam,

0:28:22 > 0:28:28starting with the miniature trinket of a mouse and a kettle.

0:28:28 > 0:28:31I honestly thought that someone had raided the cracker factory

0:28:31 > 0:28:34and they'd left the mottos and the fancy hats there and they'd brought

0:28:34 > 0:28:37these along. They have entered into the spirit of things, haven't they,

0:28:37 > 0:28:41really? I think that's going to make £2-£5.

0:28:41 > 0:28:44I hate it when you sit on the fence like that, Phil, I really do.

0:28:44 > 0:28:47But either way they paid £7 for it.

0:28:47 > 0:28:53Let's go on to the next item, which is the glass pendant.

0:28:53 > 0:28:55I've not seen anything quite like that before.

0:28:55 > 0:28:58- That must be a huge relief, Eric? - Yes.

0:28:58 > 0:29:02I think that that's going to make £2-£5,

0:29:02 > 0:29:04but who knows? Who knows?

0:29:04 > 0:29:08Well, listen, £2-£5 is good news because it's a £4 spend.

0:29:08 > 0:29:09- OK.- Yeah.- OK.

0:29:09 > 0:29:13- Final item.- This is the star buy, I think.

0:29:13 > 0:29:15- Oh, you do.- I think this is the star buy.

0:29:15 > 0:29:17Little continental trinket box.

0:29:17 > 0:29:19I think out of the three lots that they've bought,

0:29:19 > 0:29:21if I was forced to take one thing home, that would be it.

0:29:21 > 0:29:23I'd put £2-£5 on it.

0:29:23 > 0:29:26If they have a lucky day it might go and make £10, you know.

0:29:26 > 0:29:31So having paid £5 for it, I often see those priced at £15.

0:29:31 > 0:29:34Yeah, they might be in with a chance with that.

0:29:34 > 0:29:38No matter what, they're not going to lose more than £16 there, are they?

0:29:38 > 0:29:39- They really aren't.- No, no, no.

0:29:39 > 0:29:41So whether they need their bonus buy or not,

0:29:41 > 0:29:44let's find out what Caroline went and bought.

0:29:45 > 0:29:50So, Caroline, you were left with £284 to spend.

0:29:50 > 0:29:52- I was indeed.- You've gone and spent,

0:29:52 > 0:29:54so would you like to reveal your bonus buy?

0:29:54 > 0:29:56Yeah.

0:29:56 > 0:29:57- A box.- A box.- A box.

0:29:59 > 0:30:00Ah!

0:30:00 > 0:30:05Containing the most lovely little French silver set,

0:30:05 > 0:30:09which would be a gentleman's set.

0:30:09 > 0:30:15This is a pen knife, vesta case here and here is a pencil.

0:30:15 > 0:30:19It's 900 silver and, can you see, it's beautifully,

0:30:19 > 0:30:22beautifully decorated with lily of the valley.

0:30:22 > 0:30:24How much did you pay for it, Caroline?

0:30:24 > 0:30:26Oh, gosh, is it safe to say?

0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Are you going to be all right? - I might.- I'll hold him.

0:30:29 > 0:30:32Right, OK, it was £149.

0:30:32 > 0:30:34- Oh, my.- £149.

0:30:34 > 0:30:37- Yes.- What do you think it'll make at auction?

0:30:37 > 0:30:42Maybe £150, £160, we'd have to see on the day.

0:30:42 > 0:30:44Well, food for thought there, chaps, yes?

0:30:44 > 0:30:45- Definitely.- Meanwhile,

0:30:45 > 0:30:47let's find out what our auctioneer

0:30:47 > 0:30:50has to say about Caroline's bonus buy.

0:30:52 > 0:30:56- Ah, it's just lovely, isn't it? - It is lovely.

0:30:56 > 0:31:01- Continental?- Continental, it looks either German or Austrian.

0:31:01 > 0:31:03Show me another. I mean, it's quite a rare thing.

0:31:03 > 0:31:04- Never ever seen one.- No.

0:31:04 > 0:31:07So we've got a little pencil in a case, we've got a vesta,

0:31:07 > 0:31:08a little pen knife. Right.

0:31:08 > 0:31:12I have never ever seen one, so I've put £50-£80 on it.

0:31:12 > 0:31:20Well, Caroline went bold out there and she actually spent £149.

0:31:20 > 0:31:22- Wow!- That's it for the Reds.

0:31:22 > 0:31:24Now, for the Blues, this is Doreen and Brenda.

0:31:24 > 0:31:30Their first purchase was this very stylish Indian brass figure.

0:31:30 > 0:31:33These things are so difficult unless you're an expert

0:31:33 > 0:31:35to, A, date them and, B, put a value on them.

0:31:35 > 0:31:38I think that's probably 19th century.

0:31:38 > 0:31:40I think it's £80-£120 worth.

0:31:40 > 0:31:43Well, I mean, they paid £130 for it.

0:31:43 > 0:31:47Well, that could motor. Let's see, as for the next item,

0:31:47 > 0:31:51which is the Charles Horner brooch in the form of a golf club.

0:31:51 > 0:31:55Now, golfing memorabilia, is it still doing good things up here?

0:31:55 > 0:31:58It is. I mean,

0:31:58 > 0:32:01there are a lot of people who collect golfing items.

0:32:01 > 0:32:04Charles Horner is massively collectible.

0:32:04 > 0:32:06I think that's going to make £30-£50.

0:32:06 > 0:32:09£30-£50, £45 paid.

0:32:09 > 0:32:14I dare say, in the heyday, 20 years ago, it would have done double that?

0:32:14 > 0:32:16Oh, absolutely. Absolutely.

0:32:16 > 0:32:21Finally, is their lovely enamel brooch by David Andersen.

0:32:21 > 0:32:22You see, I love that.

0:32:22 > 0:32:27I think that you've got two brooches here that are

0:32:27 > 0:32:31similar in what they do, but a massive difference in today's taste.

0:32:31 > 0:32:33I've put £30-£50 on that, again.

0:32:33 > 0:32:36Well, it'll have to do well because they paid £48 for it.

0:32:36 > 0:32:42- OK.- So all things considered, will they need their bonus buy?

0:32:42 > 0:32:45So let's find out what Thomas went out and bought.

0:32:47 > 0:32:50Now, Doreen and Brenda, I have to say, when it came to your spending,

0:32:50 > 0:32:52you like spending money, don't you?

0:32:52 > 0:32:53We didn't do too badly.

0:32:53 > 0:32:55- Yes.- No, you didn't do too badly.

0:32:55 > 0:32:58What's more, you left Thomas with how much to spend?

0:32:58 > 0:32:59£77.

0:32:59 > 0:33:03Bang on, £77 Thomas, what did you spend it on?

0:33:03 > 0:33:06Well, you two girls, I found something immensely stylish,

0:33:06 > 0:33:07just like you two here.

0:33:07 > 0:33:12It's an Art Nouveaux photograph frame by WMF.

0:33:12 > 0:33:15It's got great design and it's very functional.

0:33:15 > 0:33:17You could put your loved one in there,

0:33:17 > 0:33:20have it on the side of your bedside as you wake up, a picture of me.

0:33:20 > 0:33:22- No.- Oh, yes. Is it old?

0:33:22 > 0:33:24Yes, it's 1910.

0:33:24 > 0:33:26How much did you pay for that then?

0:33:26 > 0:33:30It was marked almost three figures, but I paid £55 for it.

0:33:30 > 0:33:32Yeah, but how much will it make at auction?

0:33:32 > 0:33:35Well, they are collectible, it is collectible.

0:33:35 > 0:33:38It's not so in your face as in flowery and Art Nouveaux,

0:33:38 > 0:33:41it's quite stylish, £65-£70.

0:33:41 > 0:33:43I do see a small profit in this.

0:33:43 > 0:33:45- OK.- You don't have to make your minds up now, do you?

0:33:45 > 0:33:48- No.- You have to wait until you sell your first three items.

0:33:48 > 0:33:49- Of course.- But, in the meantime,

0:33:49 > 0:33:54let's find out what our auctioneer has to say about charming Tom's

0:33:54 > 0:33:56WMF photograph frame.

0:33:58 > 0:34:01Well, here it is, that's what Thomas came up with.

0:34:01 > 0:34:04I think he's done a good job there.

0:34:04 > 0:34:05WMF, which is German.

0:34:05 > 0:34:08- Yep.- Photograph frame.

0:34:08 > 0:34:10Roughly about 1900.

0:34:10 > 0:34:13I think it's not pure Art Nouveaux, in my eyes.

0:34:13 > 0:34:15No, you're right, it's a bit of a compromise, isn't it?

0:34:15 > 0:34:18Yeah. I think that compromise helps it, sort of,

0:34:18 > 0:34:22become a bit of a today's item rather than a yesterday's item.

0:34:22 > 0:34:25I think that's going to make £50-£80.

0:34:25 > 0:34:29I think Thomas bought well, he paid £55 for it.

0:34:29 > 0:34:31We hope it's going to do well when

0:34:31 > 0:34:33it comes to the auction today. So who's

0:34:33 > 0:34:35- going to be the auctioneer today? - It's me today, Eric.

0:34:35 > 0:34:37- It's you?- Yes. - Is it really?- Yeah.

0:34:37 > 0:34:40OK, well, in Philip Serrell, we trust.

0:34:47 > 0:34:49At £35, back of the room.

0:34:49 > 0:34:52So, Ron and Sam, are you regulars? Do you do lots of auctions?

0:34:52 > 0:34:55- We've been to one or two.- We've been to one or two, yes.

0:34:55 > 0:34:57One or two. You wouldn't say you were seasoned.

0:34:57 > 0:35:00- No.- Definitely not. Definitely not. - Your first lot is coming up now.

0:35:00 > 0:35:03It's that little plated miniature of a mouse looking down the spout of

0:35:03 > 0:35:06a kettle. You paid £7 for it.

0:35:06 > 0:35:08Let's see if there's a profit to be had.

0:35:08 > 0:35:10- Here it comes.- Start me at £1 someone.

0:35:12 > 0:35:14Come on. Yes, the lady bid.

0:35:14 > 0:35:16£1 I'm bid. At £1 bid.

0:35:16 > 0:35:20It's your bid, madam. At £1, I'll take 2 anywhere.

0:35:20 > 0:35:22At £1. 2 bid.

0:35:22 > 0:35:25£2. 3. At £3, 4.

0:35:25 > 0:35:284 bid. £4. 5, 5 bid.

0:35:28 > 0:35:31- Keep going. Keep going.- At £5, here's the bid and done then at £5.

0:35:31 > 0:35:33And done.

0:35:33 > 0:35:36It's nothing to lose too much sleep, a minus £2.

0:35:36 > 0:35:38Let's not lose sleep. OK.

0:35:38 > 0:35:39Second item coming up,

0:35:39 > 0:35:44it's the glass pendant with the sort of flower head in it which you paid

0:35:44 > 0:35:50£4 for and either way let's see what it's going to make.

0:35:50 > 0:35:53- It's coming up now.- Who's got a fiver for the pendant?

0:35:54 > 0:35:55Fiver anywhere?

0:35:56 > 0:35:59- Fiver for the pendant? - Come on.

0:35:59 > 0:36:02- If you don't bid, I can't sell it. - Who's got a fiver?

0:36:02 > 0:36:04£5. Thank you.

0:36:04 > 0:36:06£5, £5.

0:36:06 > 0:36:09You're mad. At £5, any bid at 5.

0:36:09 > 0:36:115 bid, £5.

0:36:11 > 0:36:13£5.

0:36:13 > 0:36:14I sell then at £5.

0:36:14 > 0:36:16Done, thank you.

0:36:16 > 0:36:18Your lucky day there.

0:36:18 > 0:36:21OK. You're plus one.

0:36:21 > 0:36:23It ends with a minus one.

0:36:23 > 0:36:25Here's your third and final item,

0:36:25 > 0:36:31it's the continental little trinket box for which you paid a huge and

0:36:31 > 0:36:33princely sum of £5.

0:36:33 > 0:36:35Either way, let's see if there's a

0:36:35 > 0:36:37profit in it because it's coming up now.

0:36:37 > 0:36:40A couple of pound to start me someone.

0:36:40 > 0:36:412 anywhere?

0:36:42 > 0:36:442 anywhere for the trinket box?

0:36:44 > 0:36:462. I'm bid at 2. 2 bid, £2.

0:36:46 > 0:36:47£2. Be quick.

0:36:47 > 0:36:48At £2 and done.

0:36:48 > 0:36:50Then at 2. Away 5.

0:36:50 > 0:36:535 bid. At 5, 8, 10, 10 bid.

0:36:53 > 0:36:56£10. 10 and done. Thank you.

0:36:56 > 0:36:59£10.

0:36:59 > 0:37:01You've just made yourself a £5 profit.

0:37:01 > 0:37:07That has given me a plus total of £4 for the three.

0:37:07 > 0:37:09So the big question is whether or

0:37:09 > 0:37:11not you want to go for the bonus buy?

0:37:12 > 0:37:15We do like it, but we're going to give it a miss.

0:37:15 > 0:37:16- You're going to give it a miss.- Yes.

0:37:16 > 0:37:19- OK.- Sorry, Caroline. - That's fine.

0:37:19 > 0:37:24OK. Remember Caroline paid £149 for this.

0:37:24 > 0:37:27Nice object, deserves to do well.

0:37:27 > 0:37:29Bid me £50 to start.

0:37:30 > 0:37:31£50 I'm bid. At 50.

0:37:31 > 0:37:3550 bid. At 60, 60 bid. 70, 70 bid.

0:37:35 > 0:37:38At £70. I'm only bid at 70.

0:37:38 > 0:37:39Is there any more?

0:37:39 > 0:37:41At £70. There's the bid.

0:37:41 > 0:37:45At £70 and I sell then at £70 and done.

0:37:45 > 0:37:46Thank you.

0:37:46 > 0:37:50- Oh.- It was worth more. It was worth more.

0:37:50 > 0:37:52It was worth more, but so many

0:37:52 > 0:37:55things we've been looking at today have been worth more,

0:37:55 > 0:37:56some have surprised us.

0:37:56 > 0:37:58- Yes.- You're leaving us in a

0:37:58 > 0:38:01positive mood because you're £4 ahead of

0:38:01 > 0:38:03the game. All right.

0:38:03 > 0:38:06OK. It goes without saying, not a word to the Blues, OK.

0:38:06 > 0:38:07All right, fine.

0:38:13 > 0:38:17- Have you done lots of auctions? - No.- Never? Oh, right.

0:38:17 > 0:38:19OK.

0:38:19 > 0:38:22Sit back and enjoy the ride.

0:38:22 > 0:38:25- We will.- Here's your first item, ladies.

0:38:25 > 0:38:27It is your cast brass figure of

0:38:27 > 0:38:32Indian deity for which you paid a bullish sum of £130.

0:38:32 > 0:38:37Yeah. Well, let's hope this girl performs for you, OK.

0:38:37 > 0:38:40Speculative lot, bid me £100 to start me.

0:38:40 > 0:38:42Come on, ladies.

0:38:42 > 0:38:45I've got 50 on the net bid. At 50, 50 bid.

0:38:45 > 0:38:48At £50. I'm only bid at 50. 50 bid. At 50.

0:38:48 > 0:38:52I'll take 60. At £50 only. Only at 50. 50 bid.

0:38:52 > 0:38:54- At 50, on the net. - Come on.

0:38:54 > 0:38:58On the net at £50 and I sell to the maiden bid and done then at

0:38:58 > 0:38:5950 and done, thank you.

0:38:59 > 0:39:02- Ah.- OK.

0:39:02 > 0:39:05Hey ho. So you're minus £80.

0:39:05 > 0:39:09OK. Here comes your second item, it's your Charles Horner golf pin.

0:39:09 > 0:39:13You paid £45 for it, let's see what it's going to make, coming up now.

0:39:13 > 0:39:15£20 I'm bid. At £20 I'm bid.

0:39:15 > 0:39:17At 20, 20 bid.

0:39:17 > 0:39:21At 20, here's the bid on the net, at £20, I'm only bid at 20.

0:39:21 > 0:39:23It doesn't seem a lot of money, really.

0:39:23 > 0:39:24At £20. I'm only bid at 20.

0:39:24 > 0:39:2620 bid and 5.

0:39:26 > 0:39:28£25. I'm only bid 30.

0:39:28 > 0:39:3230 bid. At £30 in the room. At 30, and 5.

0:39:32 > 0:39:35One more. At £35, just try one more.

0:39:35 > 0:39:38You'll get him out of trouble. 40, 40 bid.

0:39:38 > 0:39:40At £40. It's your bid, sir.

0:39:40 > 0:39:4245. At £45.

0:39:42 > 0:39:44Here's the bid at £45.

0:39:44 > 0:39:48Any more at all? At £45 and done, thank you.

0:39:48 > 0:39:51- Ah.- I think the expression is it sort of washed its face, isn't it?

0:39:51 > 0:39:55Either way, we're still in minus £80.

0:39:55 > 0:40:00We have our third item coming up and it is that lovely little enamel

0:40:00 > 0:40:03butterfly. Paid £48 for it.

0:40:03 > 0:40:06So let's hope this one flies away.

0:40:06 > 0:40:08Who's got £30 to go?

0:40:08 > 0:40:0930, I'm bid at 30.

0:40:09 > 0:40:11A cheap lot. At 30, bid 5.

0:40:11 > 0:40:1535. 35, 40. 5, at the back.

0:40:15 > 0:40:1945. 45, 50, 50 bid. You're out, David.

0:40:19 > 0:40:2260 now. Go on.

0:40:22 > 0:40:23At 60. 60 bid.

0:40:23 > 0:40:26At 60. 60 bid. £60. Any more?

0:40:26 > 0:40:31At £60 and I sell then at £60 and done, thank you.

0:40:31 > 0:40:33£60.

0:40:33 > 0:40:35Well done, you.

0:40:35 > 0:40:38You made yourself a nice little £12 profit there

0:40:38 > 0:40:42which takes you down to a slightly more respectable minus £68.

0:40:42 > 0:40:43- OK.- OK.

0:40:43 > 0:40:46Right, so we're at the crossroads, decision time.

0:40:46 > 0:40:48Is it going to take much deciding?

0:40:48 > 0:40:50No. I think I'd like to go for it.

0:40:50 > 0:40:52You're going to go with the bonus lot.

0:40:52 > 0:40:54- The WMF piece?- The WMF piece.

0:40:54 > 0:40:57OK, It's coming up now. Remember, Thomas paid £55.

0:40:57 > 0:41:00£100 for it, quickly.

0:41:00 > 0:41:02Well, bid me 50 to start.

0:41:02 > 0:41:04Straight in, bid 50, 50 bid.

0:41:04 > 0:41:06At 50. 60.

0:41:06 > 0:41:0770. 70 bid.

0:41:07 > 0:41:0980. 80 bid.

0:41:09 > 0:41:11- At £80.- Go on.

0:41:11 > 0:41:13Go on. At 80 bid here.

0:41:13 > 0:41:14At 80 bid.

0:41:14 > 0:41:17At £80 and I sell, on my right.

0:41:17 > 0:41:22Nice lot, at £80, and it's done then at 80 and done, thank you.

0:41:22 > 0:41:23Ah.

0:41:23 > 0:41:26£80.

0:41:26 > 0:41:28So a positive £25.

0:41:28 > 0:41:30It's getting better, isn't it?

0:41:30 > 0:41:34It's taken your total to minus £43.

0:41:34 > 0:41:35- Never mind.- It's not too bad, is it?

0:41:35 > 0:41:38- No.- Right, ladies, I think well done.

0:41:38 > 0:41:43I mean, you know, just keep the expression neutral and not a word to

0:41:43 > 0:41:46- the Reds.- Oh, definitely not. - OK.

0:41:51 > 0:41:55- Before I say anything, have we had fun?- Yes, definitely.

0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Really had fun.- Sadly,

0:41:57 > 0:42:02there has to be a runner-up and there has to be a winner.

0:42:02 > 0:42:06And I can tell you today that the winners are...

0:42:06 > 0:42:08- the Red team.- YES!- Yes.

0:42:11 > 0:42:14It wasn't a huge positive on their part.

0:42:14 > 0:42:18- No, no!- But it was more of a minus on yours.

0:42:18 > 0:42:21In all fairness, ladies, I don't think you're going to be

0:42:21 > 0:42:23praying to your Indian deity, are you?

0:42:23 > 0:42:27- No.- I mean, that was a big, big hit, wasn't it?

0:42:27 > 0:42:33- Yeah.- I mean, so much so that you ended up with minus £43.

0:42:33 > 0:42:35- I know.- Well, congratulations either way.

0:42:35 > 0:42:38Thank you. Even more congratulations to you fellas.

0:42:38 > 0:42:42I've got to say, you did play a very tactical game today, didn't you?

0:42:42 > 0:42:43- We did.- We did.- Yeah.

0:42:43 > 0:42:46- A little bit, yes.- You did, yeah.

0:42:46 > 0:42:49You could have gone with your bonus buy and you didn't.

0:42:49 > 0:42:51- Yes.- You would have lost big time on that, wouldn't you?

0:42:51 > 0:42:55- We would, yes.- The result could have been entirely different.

0:42:55 > 0:42:58- Yes.- So you've got to be commended on using your nouse there.

0:42:58 > 0:43:01OK. So let me present you with your earnings.

0:43:01 > 0:43:04- Thank you so much.- The princely sum of £4.

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