0:00:02 > 0:00:06Today we're in the cathedral city of Lincoln but, did you know,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10it shares its name with 51 other places across the globe?
0:00:10 > 0:00:14There are Lincolns in Argentina, Australia, New Zealand,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17French Polynesia and, of course, there are really quite a few
0:00:17 > 0:00:19in America.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Forget the globetrotting, we need somewhere more local,
0:00:22 > 0:00:26an antiques fair, so let's go bargain hunting.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52We're at the Lincolnshire Antiques And Home Show today,
0:00:52 > 0:00:55one of the biggest in Europe.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Our teams have got £300 and just one hour in which to buy three items
0:00:59 > 0:01:03to take off to auction, so let's take a look at what's coming up.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08'The Reds are the last of the big spenders.'
0:01:08 > 0:01:10She says you can have them for a pound!
0:01:10 > 0:01:12The pair for a pound. Shake the lady's hand!
0:01:14 > 0:01:16'And the Blues are just as careful with their brass.'
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Michael, it's a fabulous restoration.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Ian, I wouldn't give you £10 for it, it's dreadful.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22'But will all their hard work pay off?'
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- 32, 35. - Good!
0:01:26 > 0:01:27- Come on. - BOTH: Yes!
0:01:29 > 0:01:31But that's all for later.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Now, let's meet the teams.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Today we've got two pairs of good friends.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38On my right for the Reds we have Fiona and Susan,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41and on my left for the Blues, Ian and Mike. Hello.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42- ALL: Hello. - Good morning.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Now, Fiona, how did you two meet?
0:01:45 > 0:01:50Well, we met about 20 years ago when we both moved into new houses
0:01:50 > 0:01:52together and it was a new development.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55There was no entertainment so we had to make our own fun.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57So, Fiona, when it comes to the shopping,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00you're going to be holding the purse strings, aren't you?
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- I am, yes.- Tell me why that is.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- I'm an independent financial adviser.- Are you?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Have you always been good at numbers?
0:02:07 > 0:02:08Um, reasonably good at numbers,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11although my husband might disagree with that!
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- What, when it comes to the shopping? - Yeah.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Now, Susan, any good at numbers?
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- No, so I'm going to leave it all up to Fiona.- Marvellous.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- Much easier really. - You'll be a spectator, won't you?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- Yes, I will.- Yes. But you've had an interesting past, haven't you?
0:02:26 > 0:02:27- Up in the skies.- I have.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30The same as Fiona was an air traffic controller
0:02:30 > 0:02:33for the RAF for 12 years.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- Were you?- So, we've got this interest in airlines.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Yes, I was a stewardess
0:02:38 > 0:02:42way back in the glamorous '60s and '70s.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45That was the time to be an air stewardess, wasn't it?
0:02:45 > 0:02:47It was, it was fantastic.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- You spent about three weeks going around the world...- Oh!
0:02:49 > 0:02:51and that was great, great fun.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Then I became a tour manager, a freelance tour manager.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57I've managed to go to 96 countries.
0:02:57 > 0:02:5896!
0:02:58 > 0:03:01You've nearly done half the countries in the world.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Yes.- Good. When it comes to shopping, how's it going to be?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Probably the same as everybody else, buy low, sell high.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Oh, really, how totally original!
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- I know! - Well, good luck with that shopping.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Now, Ian and Mike. Ian, how did you meet?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18We met during a pub quiz, didn't we?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Mike was doing particularly poorly in a pub quiz and he needed some help,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24some answers, and he asked me because I was clearly the best at
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- the pub quiz at the time. - Did you win?
0:03:26 > 0:03:27No.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28Did you come second?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- No.- Did you come last?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Fifth, six, maybe.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- Mid-table. - Anyway, what do you do for a living?
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Head of communications for a regeneration company.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41So we repackage old brownfield land and sell it on to house-builders
0:03:41 > 0:03:44and commercial occupiers,
0:03:44 > 0:03:45so quite an interesting job.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47That is interesting.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48What do you do in your spare time?
0:03:48 > 0:03:49I'm a bass player by trade.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Are you?- So I've played in quite a few bands across Yorkshire.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Got a bit of a speciality in slap bass.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Slap bass? Can you give me a demonstration?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00So, a bit like this.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Oh, I see.- You've got to really hammer the strings, Charlie.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- Have you?- It comes out with a sort of bow-bow sound.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Wonderful! Now, Mike, you work for a telephone company?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10I do, I work in the training department.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12I've been all over the world, lived in India
0:04:12 > 0:04:14for a short period of time, which was really good.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Really? Now, you've got a bit of a story, haven't you, about India?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Yes. I was working out in India and my boss was over at the time
0:04:20 > 0:04:23and we had an office in Delhi.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26He had to fly down to Bangalore at the time and said to me,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29can you go into the office tomorrow, really important,
0:04:29 > 0:04:30I need you to go in and go to this meeting.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33I said, no problem, I'm going to go back to the hotel, straight to bed.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- As you do.- Back to the hotel, a quick pint before going to bed.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- What?- There was a little Bollywood party taking place for the launch of
0:04:40 > 0:04:42a film so I sloped in there and had a couple of drinks.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45The next thing, there was a camera in my face and they were
0:04:45 > 0:04:47interviewing me about the Bollywood film.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50I pretended I knew all about it and I got a ring in my pocket.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53It was my phone ringing and I was live on Indian TV
0:04:53 > 0:04:56and he was watching it in his hotel room in Bangalore.
0:04:56 > 0:04:57What a fantastic story!
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- Got busted. - You're a sportsman, aren't you?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02I am. I'm a keen runner and a keen cricket player as well.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05What's this about marathons? How many in how many days?
0:05:05 > 0:05:09A friend and I did five marathons in five days to raise money for charity.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11How long did that take to recover?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13It took longer than five days to recover.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16It took about three months before I could run again after that.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- Really?- Oh, I was in bits. I was in terrible bits.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Incredible!
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Now, when it comes to shopping, who is going to be in control?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25I think you in the first instance.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Mike's got a more brutal character than me.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- Brutal?- Brutal, absolutely, when it comes to negotiating.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33Absolutely horrible.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- Oh, dear.- But we're buy low, sell low types, Charlie, so,
0:05:37 > 0:05:41frankly speaking, we'll be happy with a single-digit profit.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Well, any profit is a good profit on Bargain Hunt.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45I've got the money for you.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48I've got £300 for you and £300 for you, girls.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Now, have a great time, join your experts and off you go.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Well, the high-flyers versus the quiz masters,
0:05:56 > 0:05:58but who will make the biggest profit?
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Time for the teams to meet their experts.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Wise as an owl, it's Raj Bisram for the Reds.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11And, teaching the Blues a thing or two, it's Kate Bliss.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Tell me, what sort of thing are you looking for?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Militaria maybe and some silver.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Silver is something I would be looking for.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- Something nice and old.- Something a bit oriental because I think that
0:06:25 > 0:06:28seems to be selling very well at the moment.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- What about you, Ian? - '50s and '60s memorabilia.
0:06:30 > 0:06:31Oh, something a bit retro?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Absolutely.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Square up, teams, your time starts now.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36BELL RINGS
0:06:36 > 0:06:38A little bit cold, shall we go indoors?
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- Yes, please.- Let's go then.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Let's start over there. Come on.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47I think it's time you went inside!
0:06:47 > 0:06:48Good luck.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- Great silver stall down here, guys. - OK.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Do you know what this is, funnily enough?
0:06:56 > 0:06:58You don't see these all the time. Do you know what that's for?
0:06:58 > 0:06:59Is it for tea?
0:06:59 > 0:07:00For an instrument?
0:07:01 > 0:07:03No, it's wine.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- Oh, right, OK.- It's a wine funnel for straining in case you get to the
0:07:07 > 0:07:09sedimenty bottom of the bottle.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- Oh.- And the price ticket is 245.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14A bit out of our price range.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Well, it's going to take a lot of our money, isn't it?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19But it is a nice thing. There's lots of nice things here.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20Have a little look.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22'The Reds are silver spotting, too.'
0:07:23 > 0:07:25There's two little tiny candlesticks.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27There's no doubt about it, they are sweet.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31They are Walker & Hall, which is one of our best makers as well.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- Is it?- Yeah, Walker & Hall, very, very good maker.- I didn't know that.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38You can feel straightaway that they are plate and they have
0:07:38 > 0:07:41plate marks on them, OK?
0:07:41 > 0:07:47Age wise, these are probably 1920s, 1930s.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- Oh, really? - Yeah, but they're dinky little ones.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53But, I mean, if you like them, and we could get these at a fair price,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55my goodness! There's got to be a profit in them.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57There's only £6 on the ticket.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59I'd be going in and offering them £2.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Would you?- Yes, I would. - Really?- Yes.- That low?
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- That low.- Whoa! - Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- Well, what do you think? - Are you happy with those?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- Yeah. No, I do like them. - You sure?- Yeah.- Let's do it.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13I'm going to go and talk to the stallholder and see what can happen,
0:08:13 > 0:08:16but if I can't get them for two, what are you prepared to go to?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- Four or five. - Four or five, I should think.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- OK. All right, well, wish me luck. - Do your best, Raj.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28'While Raj goes off to enquire, the Blues haven't moved.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31'Ian has spotted a potential purchase.'
0:08:31 > 0:08:34What do you think of this little item here, Kate?
0:08:34 > 0:08:35The little trinket box?
0:08:35 > 0:08:40Just thinking in terms of it being a usable everyday item for someone.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41Do you know, that is very sweet.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43It is silver. You can tell straightaway.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46I love these little dimples that you get in English silver
0:08:46 > 0:08:48where it's just been worn over the years.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- Authentic.- Yeah.- Used.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Exactly that. Nice and plain on the top.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56You've got to be a little bit careful with plain pieces in case
0:08:56 > 0:09:00the engraving has been rubbed away so the silver is thinned.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Is there a hallmark on there as well?
0:09:02 > 0:09:03There is. Let's have a look.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05It's normally on the edge there, do you see?
0:09:05 > 0:09:06- Yes.- I'll get my glasses.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- Does it tell us?- This is intriguing that you spotted this because I
0:09:09 > 0:09:11would say that's quite a feminine piece, Ian.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Is this appealing to your feminine side?
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Absolutely, I wish it didn't come out, but it's come out instantly!
0:09:16 > 0:09:18What are you going to keep in it, what will you store in there?
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Well, traditionally, a lady would have this on her dressing table
0:09:21 > 0:09:24and she'd pop her little earrings in it or her rings.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25Very pretty, OK.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26And little trinkets.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- Um... Are you happy with this? - I like that.
0:09:28 > 0:09:34- I like that, yeah.- 45 is a pretty reasonable price, I would say.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Obviously the cheaper we can get it, the better.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39SELLER: I could do it for 35 if you're interested.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- I think 30. - 35 is the best I could do.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45I have to tell you, fellas, that that is a very generous offer.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49For an English silver trinket box which is probably Edwardian in date,
0:09:49 > 0:09:51I would say. It ticks a lot of boxes.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- What are we thinking here? - Well, we are tight northerners,
0:09:53 > 0:09:55we're happy to meet you halfway.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll put something else with it.
0:09:58 > 0:09:59Oh, excellent.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01It's across there and it's a brass telescope.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Oh, I can see it there, yeah.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05'Ah, that sounds intriguing.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08'Could a two-for-one deal be done here?
0:10:08 > 0:10:11'Back with the Reds and Raj has news on those candlesticks.'
0:10:11 > 0:10:12Would you believe it,
0:10:12 > 0:10:14£2.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Fantastic.- Result!- Well done. - The deal is done.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Fantastic. Fantastic.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- First buy.- In how many minutes?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23I don't know, we've got plenty of time.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Let's go and have a look. Come on, let's go.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29'Well, a bargain bought in seven minutes actually, ladies.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30'Not bad.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33'Now, Blues, let's see that telescope.'
0:10:34 > 0:10:38Good brass telescope. How about that for 15 quid?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44What do we think? Golly.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45Check that.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- Check its quality. - Does it work?- Try it.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49Did you ever go to sea, Mike?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52I didn't. Perhaps I should have done.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53Very nice.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Do you know, that's very clean, isn't it?
0:10:55 > 0:10:58It's a good, clean thing, and it was in a huge box of things from a clearance.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00How old would this be?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02That would be, I'm going to guess around 1920,
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- but it could be a little bit earlier.- OK.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Any other marks, Mike? - No marks on it.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- Normally they are named. If they are named, if I just show you.- Yes.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13If they're named, they're normally named there.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- Just on the inside.- Just on the inside of the first one,
0:11:15 > 0:11:17but that's not named.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18If you want to buy a telescope,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21what would you pay for that in a shop these days?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Well, £50 for two items.
0:11:24 > 0:11:25What do you think, Kate?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Well, I would say to you that leading London names on telescopes
0:11:28 > 0:11:32have a dramatic defect on the price.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- OK.- But it's a lovely example and £15, I think,
0:11:35 > 0:11:37is a very reasonable price.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Is it likely to make 15, or...?
0:11:39 > 0:11:40Hopefully, it would make more.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Yeah, I would put, a nice example like that,
0:11:42 > 0:11:44- a period telescope...- £20-£30.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Yeah, I would put 20 to 30 at auction on it
0:11:46 > 0:11:49so I think you've got a jolly good chance there. With your trinket box as well,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52I think we're out of the blocks and absolutely racing.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- BOTH: OK. - Sounds like we have a deal.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- Thank you.- Wow.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01'So, that's £35 for the trinket box and a £15 telescope.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04'A double deal, and all within ten minutes.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06'Well done.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08'Now, what have those Reds found?'
0:12:08 > 0:12:09Do you both like that?
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- I do quite like that. - Yes, I do... quite like that.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- "Quite", OK. Not good enough to be buying it.- No.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20- A calendar, I think. A 40-year calendar.- Mm.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- Tat, I think.- Yeah.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26'It's nos all round,
0:12:26 > 0:12:29'but the RAF air traffic controller, Fiona,
0:12:29 > 0:12:32'is on the hunt for some militaria.'
0:12:32 > 0:12:36I don't suppose by chance you might happen to have any RAF brooches?
0:12:36 > 0:12:38I have one RAF.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- You do have one?- I do. - Oh! Oh!
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Oh!
0:12:43 > 0:12:47It's a little Second World War one
0:12:47 > 0:12:48and it's a wishbone.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- A wishbone one. - To wish you good luck.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53This is exactly what you were looking for.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54- It is.- Let's have a look at it.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- Look at that.- Oh, that's nice.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59Isn't that pretty?
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Who would have actually worn this type of brooch?
0:13:02 > 0:13:05They would normally be given as a present to a sweetheart.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07This is a sweetheart brooch.
0:13:07 > 0:13:08I've actually got one myself.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13You wear it to balls or parties and they're just lovely little items.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18Fantastic. Militaria items are really on the up, they're very, very collectable.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Everybody wants them and I think just because this has got
0:13:21 > 0:13:24the little wishbone, it makes it even more sought after.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27It's got the nice insignia, painted RAF enamelled.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- Excellent.- The price at £15, that's not bad.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Could you tell me, what is the very best you could do on it?
0:13:34 > 0:13:38I can take 20% off that so it will come down to £12.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40It's a good price but I would say,
0:13:40 > 0:13:42is there any chance you could take ten for it?
0:13:42 > 0:13:47To give you a chance and because you've asked nicely, yes, I'd do ten.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- That's very kind.- Thank you very much indeed.- Thank you so much.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53'Wow! You're racing through this shop, Reds.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55'A second purchase in 20 minutes.'
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Plenty of time.
0:13:57 > 0:13:58Come on, let's go for a stroll.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01'Yes, plenty of time and plenty of cash.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04'You've only spent £12 on two items.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06'While the teams continue shopping,
0:14:06 > 0:14:10'I'm off to see an example of Lincolnshire's famous RAF heritage.'
0:14:16 > 0:14:18BELL RINGS
0:14:18 > 0:14:20If I wasn't an auctioneer,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23I've always rather fancied myself as a firefighter.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27After all, it's not everyday you get to sit in a World War II fire engine.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32To tell me a little more of this one's history, is the owner,
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Steve Shirley from the Museum of RAF Firefighting.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- Hello, Charlie, nice to meet you. - Hello.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Can you tell me a little bit more about this beast?
0:14:40 > 0:14:41Yes, certainly.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45It's a 1941 War Office Type One fire engine,
0:14:45 > 0:14:47known affectionately as the "Wotty".
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- The Wotty?- Yes, this type of vehicle would have served quite literally in
0:14:52 > 0:14:57any RAF base or, indeed, American air force station during the war.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01This vehicle is one of only three survivors in the world.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- Yeah?- And it's the only one that is fully restored and on the road.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05Gosh!
0:15:05 > 0:15:10It actually went to Normandy six days after D-Day.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- Gosh!- In fact, that's why it's in this camouflage scheme.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15Oh, D-Day camouflage?
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Yes and when the RAF actually took over bases in occupied France...
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- Yes.- ..we were then able to launch attacks with Spitfires etc
0:15:22 > 0:15:24into the heart of Germany
0:15:24 > 0:15:28and these fire engines would have provided the cover.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31So, where was it at the end of the war?
0:15:31 > 0:15:34It actually served right through to, we believe, the Berlin airlift,
0:15:34 > 0:15:38and we have documentary evidence that it was in Berlin in 1946.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- My word!- It returned to England in the '50s where, unfortunately,
0:15:42 > 0:15:44it was subsequently scrapped.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46But then rescued?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Then rescued and fully restored by a chap called Tony Corbin
0:15:49 > 0:15:51in the 1970s.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54So, arriving on the scene,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57you would have to jump out of here and then go into the planes?
0:15:57 > 0:16:00That's right. In fact, it had to be done that quickly that one guy was
0:16:00 > 0:16:04dressed in an asbestos suit so that he could quite literally walk into
0:16:04 > 0:16:09- the flames and pull people clear of the wreckage...- Crikey!
0:16:09 > 0:16:11whilst other fireman would put the fire out.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13So, how many people were onboard?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15There were actually a crew of five.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- The guy in the asbestos suit. - Yes.- The driver.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22- Yeah.- And three other guys in rubber boots, a pair of overalls
0:16:22 > 0:16:24and the only protection they had was a tin helmet
0:16:24 > 0:16:27with an asbestos curtain which protected their face.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30A pretty terrifying job.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Still is. Still is today!
0:16:32 > 0:16:35I'm sure. It needs a huge amount of bravery.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Yes, and there are many recorded incidences of RAF firefighters
0:16:39 > 0:16:43getting bravery awards for rescuing aircrew from crashed aircraft.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Well, thank you, Steve. It's been absolutely fascinating.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48- I couldn't have a lift, could I? - Yes, certainly, no problem.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50In fact, I've got another question.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52I couldn't drive, could I?
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- Yes, you can.- Marvellous, thank you very much indeed.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04FIRE BELL RINGS
0:17:04 > 0:17:05Marvellous!
0:17:05 > 0:17:07CLUTCH CRUNCHES
0:17:07 > 0:17:08Oh!
0:17:16 > 0:17:18'From driving a "Wotty" to driving a hard bargain,
0:17:18 > 0:17:20'let's see how our teams are getting on.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23'With two items each and 30 minutes left,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25'they're both searching for their third.'
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- Let's go over there. - All items a fiver on the left.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Yeah. Hm...
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Sadly, I don't think they'd make a fiver at auction.
0:17:32 > 0:17:33'Keep looking then.'
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- I do like these. - What, these? You like these?
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Yeah. Little hair clips.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- Do you like them?- I do quite.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44We could probably get those for a pound!
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Well, let's see what else we see.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Yeah, sure. We've got plenty of time.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55'Can I remind you that you have £288 in your pocket?'
0:17:55 > 0:17:59I have to say, I'm getting into this, let's not spend any money!
0:17:59 > 0:18:03'In the meantime, the Blues are keen to spend, but on what?'
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Oh, what about that for the band?
0:18:06 > 0:18:07What do you think?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10'This should appeal to Ian's musical side.'
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Trombone, very nice.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- Yeah.- You tend to try and hold it...
0:18:16 > 0:18:18I play the fiddle so I haven't got a clue.
0:18:18 > 0:18:19- Like that.- OK.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20Like that.
0:18:22 > 0:18:23- Nice action.- Yeah?
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Plays well. Who's it made by?
0:18:25 > 0:18:27A good make. Boosey & Hawkes.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29That is a good make, actually, isn't it?
0:18:29 > 0:18:33They're quite a leading English maker, aren't they, of instruments?
0:18:33 > 0:18:35I think it's seen better days though, hasn't it?
0:18:35 > 0:18:39Yes, slightly worn around here and on this side as well.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40What's that bit for?
0:18:40 > 0:18:44It's a valve so that's where you blow out your
0:18:44 > 0:18:46sputum, so to speak.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- Lovely.- Out it comes. - Oh, how lovely.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50I'm really glad I asked that!
0:18:51 > 0:18:52Shall we go and ask a price?
0:18:52 > 0:18:54What do you think? Are we serious about this?
0:18:54 > 0:18:56I think we should at least ask the price.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58No, it's awful.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01You can't buy that, it's a tatty old trombone.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04- I'll tell you what...- You wouldn't want to buy that, surely?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Michael, it's a fabulous restoration.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Ian, I wouldn't give you £10 for it, it's dreadful.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11'Well, that's the end of that then.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12'Mike says no.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15'The Reds need to be convinced, too.'
0:19:15 > 0:19:18SELLER: Toby jug for a fiver.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- 1920s.- Should make a little profit.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22You don't like it, Sue, I can tell.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Sue. No? He's smiling at you.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26I know, that's what worries me!
0:19:28 > 0:19:30'How can you resist such a charming man?
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Is it Bakelite? - It will be Bakelite, yeah.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34Is it quite heavy?
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Yeah, I mean, it's a lovely Art Deco shape, isn't it?
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- There's a mark there, 45? - It seems a lot of money, 75.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40BOTH: Yeah.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43It's got a lovely Deco look but, at that price, I think...
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- It's a bit, it's a bit heavy. - What else have we got?
0:19:45 > 0:19:46'Keep looking, Blues.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49'20 minutes left on the clock.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52'After so much browsing, the Reds seem to have lost their direction.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57They can't decide what they want but, now, a revelation!'
0:19:57 > 0:19:59We came here sort of thinking about...
0:20:00 > 0:20:02..a champagne bucket.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- Yes.- But we've seen the other things, so...
0:20:04 > 0:20:05We haven't found a champagne bucket.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08We haven't found the champagne bucket at all.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10I wonder if there is any... outside?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Have we got time just to pop out and have a look?
0:20:13 > 0:20:14I think so. Push hard.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15Push!
0:20:15 > 0:20:18'That wasn't on your wish list!
0:20:18 > 0:20:20'Take it from me, it's chilly outside.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23'If you're happy to brave the elements, go ahead.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27'The Blues, however, are considering something a bit more warm and cuddly.'
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- There's some little bears... - What about the bears?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- The bears are nice, actually.- The bears are quite nice, aren't they?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35What about this dog here? My wife would love that.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36- Would she?- She would.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Do you know, that is quite sweet.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40I love his little glass eyes.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Yes. He's very old, you can see he's very old.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Probably '50s?
0:20:44 > 0:20:45- Oh, really?- Yeah.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49- OK.- Tricky. No name or no label on it.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50- Right.- Look at those silky ears, though.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- SELLER: That's a Steiff. - It's a Steiff, is it?
0:20:52 > 0:20:53- Is it? OK.- So, Germany.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57So, Steiff is the name to conjure with when you're talking about
0:20:57 > 0:21:00stuffed toys, but I think before we go any further,
0:21:00 > 0:21:03we'd better find out the price because Steiff often means
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- quite a high price.- Expensive.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07- SELLER: I would love 55 on it, but...- OK.
0:21:07 > 0:21:08The dog's... Do it for 30.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- You'll do it for 30? - Yeah, and that is...
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- OK.- He's very pretty and if you say it's quite unique,
0:21:13 > 0:21:17not one of the standard items, maybe the rarity might encourage the value?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Yes, I mean, because it hasn't got the Steiff name on it or the little
0:21:20 > 0:21:22telltale button in the ear...
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- OK.- You've got to rely on collectors knowing that the design of it,
0:21:25 > 0:21:27the model of it is a Steiff.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- Right.- I think, actually, it's in pretty good condition.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32So why did you make a beeline for this, Mike?
0:21:32 > 0:21:33- Well, so, we have a dog.- Right.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36We have a little liver and white Dalmatian called Poppy.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39And the wife has got me now to be a dog person.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41And people who are dog lovers will spend money.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Yeah.- She spends money like it's going out of fashion on this dog
0:21:44 > 0:21:48so if she saw that in the auction, I think, like other dog lovers,
0:21:48 > 0:21:49she'd be keen to buy it.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Would she? I'm going to bring Ian in here, who's being very silent,
0:21:52 > 0:21:54and studying this quite carefully.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- What do you think?- Yeah, a couple of, a couple of little marks, here.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59I'm not sure about the face, in all honesty. I mean...
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Those puppy eyes, Ian. Look at the eyes on it.
0:22:02 > 0:22:0425, I think, is sensible.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- 25? OK.- We'll take it off your hands now for 25.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- Deal?- Definitely.- Good man.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- Superstar. Thank you.- Excellent.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Is that it? Have we done it? - We've done the deal.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- Fantastic! Well done!- Excellent.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16Do you know? I think he's rather sweet.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- That's a beautiful dog. - Yeah.- £25, it's a bargain!
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Well done, guys, well done! Well, that's your three items.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25- Fantastic.- I think we'll make a profit with those three, Kate, I really do.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27'Well, let's hope so, Mike!
0:22:27 > 0:22:29'That's it, all three items in the bag.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33'Now with ten minutes left and one item still to find,
0:22:33 > 0:22:34'how are those Reds getting on?'
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Now, this is an actual...
0:22:36 > 0:22:38This is an ice bucket rather than a champagne bucket.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39It's a bit too small
0:22:39 > 0:22:42and I don't think it's got a huge amount of age to it, too.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45I think it's fairly new as well.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48So, ladies, are we going to go for the ice bucket?
0:22:48 > 0:22:49BOTH: No!
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Oh!
0:22:51 > 0:22:53So, what are we going to go for?
0:22:53 > 0:22:56We are going to go for the diamante hair clips?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- I think so. - So we are going back inside?
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- Yes, we are. Yes.- Let's go, then.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04'The Blues have finished, but there's no holding them back
0:23:04 > 0:23:05'when it comes to messing about.'
0:23:05 > 0:23:08That's another fine mess you've got me into, Ian.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11'Now, are those hair clips still there?'
0:23:12 > 0:23:14Oh, they are, they're still here.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Oh, wow, they're still there! Fantastic.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Right, I think you know more about these than I do.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24- So tell me.- Well, they're diamante hair clips.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27All of the stones are still there.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Yeah, they look in fairly good condition.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33And actually, if you break this, you can replace it.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- Oh.- Oh, you could, couldn't you?
0:23:35 > 0:23:38You could just... All you've got to do is buy another little comb.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39- Yeah.- So that's perfect.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- I think they're lovely. - I think they're gorgeous.
0:23:42 > 0:23:43There, they're very blingy.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45They're very blingy, but bling is in.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49They've got that 1920s, 1930s look about them, haven't they?
0:23:49 > 0:23:52- Yes.- So that's the kind of age that I would put them at.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55They're not exactly the same shape, though, are they?
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Is that on purpose?
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Well, I think it might be because I think you might wear one
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- above the other in a...- Oh, yes! - In a hair arrangement.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04That makes sense. That makes sense.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07Especially if you've got, if you've got your hair up, you know?
0:24:07 > 0:24:08Yeah, that would make sense.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10One on top of the other. Oh, brilliant, yes.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12£3 each. I mean,
0:24:12 > 0:24:17why don't we make a really cheeky offer and offer the lovely lady £1?
0:24:17 > 0:24:18- Oh, let's.- Shall we do that?
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Let's try. Oh, are we going to be really cheeky?
0:24:21 > 0:24:24We've nothing to lose. If you don't ask, you don't get, I've always said so.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25Where is the lovely lady?
0:24:25 > 0:24:27'£1? This will be interesting.'
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Oh, hello, hello, hello.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Is the very best on that pair £2?
0:24:32 > 0:24:34SELLER: Oh, go on, you can have them for a pound.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- Can we?- It's a steal.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38"You can have them for a pound!"
0:24:38 > 0:24:41A pair for a pound! Shake the lady's hand before she changes her mind!
0:24:41 > 0:24:43She's so nice, that's why.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44Ah, thank you.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47'Well, the last of the big spenders have finished their hour
0:24:47 > 0:24:49'with a £1 purchase. Incredible!'
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Ladies and gentlemen, your time is up!
0:24:53 > 0:24:54HOOTER SOUNDS
0:24:54 > 0:24:57I dread to think what Charles is going to say to us.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58Come on, let's go!
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Now, let's remind ourselves what the Red team have bought.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06'First up, they paid a staggering £2 for a pair silver-plated
0:25:06 > 0:25:08'Walker & Hall candlesticks.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10'They then went deeper into their pockets,
0:25:10 > 0:25:13'spending a full £10 on an RAF enamel brooch.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19'And finally, they paid a sparkling £1 for a pair of Art Deco diamante
0:25:19 > 0:25:20'hair clips.'
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Susan and Fiona.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25I don't know what to say, really.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28I mean, if I gave my wife £300 and said go shopping,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30she would spend 310.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33I give you £300 to go shopping, and what do you spend?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35£13!
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Did you enjoy yourselves?
0:25:37 > 0:25:39- Oh, it's been fab. - We've had a fabulous time.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- We've had such a great time. - What's your favourite item?
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Candlesticks? Do you think?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Yeah, I still like the RAF brooch even though it was £10.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Well, after all, it was the most expensive lot, wasn't it, the RAF brooch?
0:25:49 > 0:25:51It cost £10!
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- Which will make the biggest profit? - I, I think the candlesticks might.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56But I don't know about Fiona. Do you think?
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- Yeah, I think the candlesticks. - The candlesticks. How was it, Raj?
0:25:59 > 0:26:01It was fantastic. I mean, they never set out to spend so little.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- No.- It's just the way it evolved.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08By my calculations, you've got £287 to hand over.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10- I have.- Raj, are you going to be safe with this lot?
0:26:10 > 0:26:12I think so. I think so, Charlie.
0:26:12 > 0:26:13What are you going to do with it?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Well, I'm certainly going to spend more than £1.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17OK?
0:26:17 > 0:26:21So, while Raj goes off to splash the cash,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23let's check out what the blue team have bought.
0:26:24 > 0:26:30First up, they spent £35 on a George V silver trinket box.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34They then spotted a 20th-century brass telescope and £15 was paid.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41And finally, a soft toy dog was theirs for £25.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45Mike and Ian, a swift purchase or two.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Absolutely. No hanging about, mate.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49No. Right in, weren't you?
0:26:49 > 0:26:53Kate was a fantastic expert and I think we've got three profitable items.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Oh, I say, you don't feel a golden gavel coming on, do you?
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Fighting talk! What's your favourite lot?
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Definitely the teddy. So we've got a teddy dog.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04- Yeah.- Absolutely beautiful.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- You like that too?- I'm sure it will make a profit at auction.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Sure? I love this fighting talk!
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- What do you reckon?- The silver trinket box was my favourite,
0:27:12 > 0:27:14but I also think we'll make a profit on the little dog.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16Well, you spent, what? £75?
0:27:16 > 0:27:18- We did.- Medium rare spend, isn't it?
0:27:18 > 0:27:22It does mean you've got 225 to hand over.
0:27:22 > 0:27:23We have.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Oh! What's she going to do with it?
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Yes, something of quality, fine taste.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30Fine taste.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- Just like my gentlemen here. - Oh!
0:27:32 > 0:27:37Oh, my word! So, while Kate goes off to exercise her fine taste,
0:27:37 > 0:27:39we'll go off to the auction.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45We've come down the road to the auctioneers,
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Golding, Young & Mawer in Grantham.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Now, I'm with the man that runs it all.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52Colin, how are you?
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Good to see you, Charlie. Nice to be here.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56- Now, Susan and Fiona had £300.- OK.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59They started by buying this pair of candlesticks.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Right, very nice. Good, strong Arts and Crafts look about them.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06- Yes.- Top maker as well, Walker & Hall.- Yeah.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08OK, they're not silver, but they are silver-plated
0:28:08 > 0:28:11and the condition is really good on them.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- Yeah.- I've put an estimate of £10-20 on them.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16- Do you know what they paid?- No.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- £2.- Really?
0:28:18 > 0:28:20Now, the brooch.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Well, RAF subject matter is always very popular,
0:28:23 > 0:28:25particularly when you are in Bomber County.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- Yes, of course. - And you're here in Lincolnshire.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30So all the signs are very, very positive for you.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- Good.- Erm, the metal, well, it's not silver, it's not gold.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- No.- It really is a base metal so it's going to be at the bottom end
0:28:37 > 0:28:39of the range for something like this.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- Yes.- Again, I've gone fairly strong with an estimate
0:28:41 > 0:28:43of £10-20 once more.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47- Well, they paid £10. - Yeah.- So should be OK.
0:28:47 > 0:28:48Yeah, looks promising.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Now, they bought these really stylish hair grips.
0:28:52 > 0:28:53- What do you think? - I think they're great.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56They are just so strong in their Deco design.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Yeah. What about a value?
0:28:58 > 0:28:59£10-20.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01They paid £1 for these.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06- Really?!- A pound!- Yeah, they probably are worth every penny of that pound.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09So with any luck they won't need their bonus buy but they just might.
0:29:09 > 0:29:10Let's have a look at it.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Frankly, girls, the amount of money you gave Raj,
0:29:14 > 0:29:16I expected him to leave the country.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18£287.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20I'm surprised he is still here.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22It's called Bargain Hunt!
0:29:22 > 0:29:23Yeah, we just got a bit carried away.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27I think you may have done a very wise move there,
0:29:27 > 0:29:29but let's see what Raj has got for you.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31I did say I was going to spend more than a pound, didn't I?
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- Yes.- Yes, you did.- Right?
0:29:34 > 0:29:36Ooh, that's lovely!
0:29:36 > 0:29:38- OK.- I like that!
0:29:38 > 0:29:40- Don't drop it!- That is super.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44This is an 18th-century Chinese tea bowl.
0:29:44 > 0:29:45Fabulous.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49Now it's quite a rare thing, that's why it cost so much money.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51- OK.- It cost me £2.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- Whoa!- No way!- Fantastic!
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Well done, Raj!
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- Can we have a look?- Yes, of course.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01It's quite extraordinary, in this day and age,
0:30:01 > 0:30:02you can buy something like that...
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- Isn't that beautiful?- ..provenance, that pedigree, that age, for £2.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08- Amazing.- That's fantastic. Isn't that gorgeous?
0:30:08 > 0:30:12So, what kind of profit are we going to make on that, then, Raj?
0:30:12 > 0:30:13- £40-60.- Really?
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Really? That much?
0:30:15 > 0:30:19Yeah, absolutely. I think on this one, let's wait and see.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Oh! Hedge my bets!
0:30:23 > 0:30:25That's absolutely fabulous.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Thank you, Raj. That's really good.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Wonderful. Well, Raj thinks £40-60.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Will Colin the auctioneer think £40-60?
0:30:35 > 0:30:40Well, give a man £287 and that's what he buys.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41- 18th-century.- Yeah.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Nice enamel decoration on it.
0:30:43 > 0:30:44- Yeah.- A really good example.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47In general terms, something like this would easily be
0:30:47 > 0:30:50the best part of 80, maybe £100.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- So it's all looking rather good, isn't it?- Yeah, superb.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57The only problem is, I think, with that crack in it,
0:30:57 > 0:31:01I think I should break the trend of my 10-20.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Erm... But unfortunately, I can't.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- 10-20.- 10-20.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08- Any good?- Well, he spent more than a pound, as you can well imagine.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- OK.- He bought it for two.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12That's just amazing, isn't it?
0:31:12 > 0:31:13He couldn't have chosen anything better.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15I think they might just make a profit,
0:31:15 > 0:31:17and that's what it's all about.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Now, on to the Blues, Mike and Ian.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23They start off with this little ring box.
0:31:23 > 0:31:24Yeah, a good thing, isn't it?
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Lovely shape to it, the silver is in good order.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29- Yes.- Strong lot, £40-60, I would say, on this.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Lovely. Ian liked this, paid £35.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- Very good.- Now, what about the telescope?
0:31:35 > 0:31:36Telescope, well...
0:31:37 > 0:31:40It looks shiny, looks impressive, but, you know,
0:31:40 > 0:31:42the leather is missing off it,
0:31:42 > 0:31:44it's been polished to within an inch of its life...
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- Keep going! - It really, really has.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Erm, so, a good example would clearly be over £100.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55Let's go with, say, 25-40, and that should get everybody excited about it.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58That's good. And they only paid £15 for it.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00I think that was a very good purchase again.
0:32:00 > 0:32:01Now, what about the dog?
0:32:01 > 0:32:05It's the type of lot, we will either have the screen lit up,
0:32:05 > 0:32:08arms in the room, lots of commission bids,
0:32:08 > 0:32:10and everything happening with it,
0:32:10 > 0:32:13or it's going to be one of those we're begging for that very low
0:32:13 > 0:32:17first bid before anybody dares put their arm in the air.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Dependent on whether people think it's Steiff or not?
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Indeed, that's going to be it.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25I've no reason to doubt that being one of the possibilities for it.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29- No, no. - I've put 25-40 on it.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Well, I think we might just be all right there,
0:32:31 > 0:32:34because they paid £25.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37However, they may rely on their bonus buy.
0:32:37 > 0:32:38Let's have a look at it.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44Well, boys, £225 you gave to Kate.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47I hope you've bought something of fine quality, Kate.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Well, I hope you expect nothing less of me, Charlie.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- Are you ready, boys? - BOTH: Yes.
0:32:52 > 0:32:53OK.
0:32:54 > 0:32:55- So...- Ooh.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57It's a little silver item.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59- Is it a match holder? - It is.- Top of the class.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01It's a little...
0:33:01 > 0:33:05It's known as a Vesta case, actually, for matches.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07It dates to about 1905.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09It's hallmarked. Do you know where it's been made?
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Look at that! Straight in there.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13- Yeah.- Do you know, I searched for hours for that.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17- You found it straight away!- Do you think something like this would
0:33:17 > 0:33:18- LIGHT up the room, Kate? - ALL: Ooh!
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- See what I did there?- I like it.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Well, it didn't come cheap.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27But it did come with another one as well.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- Ah.- So you've got two for the price and I like this one because you've
0:33:31 > 0:33:33got a lovely Art Nouveau daisy on the front
0:33:33 > 0:33:37which is a little bit unusual when it comes to Vestas.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39They're not a MATCHING pair?
0:33:39 > 0:33:41Oh, dearie me!
0:33:42 > 0:33:47I paid 90 for the two, which sounds a lot of money.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49- It is a lot of money. - You left me a lot of money.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52But I'm hoping, because you've got two in the same lot,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55I'm hoping somebody will bid and want them for their collection.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57How much do you think they'll raise?
0:33:57 > 0:34:00Somewhere between 70-100 on the two of them, I would hope.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Well, Kate hopes, you hope.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06Does the auctioneer give us cause to hope? We'll see.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Well, what do you think?
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Very nice. You've got two extremities in terms of value,
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- style...- Yeah.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- ..and quality.- Yeah.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20You've got the very sort of thin repousse work
0:34:20 > 0:34:22on the smaller rectangular example.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- Yeah.- 20, £30, that sort of range for that.- Yeah, yeah.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30Erm, but then you're onto that really sort of refined,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33circular example, which has got the engine turned decoration,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36which again, condition looks really good from here.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40- Erm, so that's got to be £30-50. - Yeah.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44Add them all together and I suppose you're looking at maybe £50-80
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- for the pair.- Kate did spend money.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- Right. OK.- Yeah, £90.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50- It seems a little heavy.- Yeah.- I think we may struggle with that.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53Yeah. Well, you're going to have to work extra hard with that gavel.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- As ever.- But I have utmost confidence in you.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Have you been to auctions before? - Yes, just the one.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Just one? Did you buy anything?
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- No.- Did you try to buy something?
0:35:07 > 0:35:08No.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Why were you there?
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Just to see what the experience was like.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14So we kick off with the Arts and Crafts candlesticks.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17- And you both chose these, didn't you?- Yeah.- You both like them.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Let's see what the auctioneer can do with them. Here they come.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23A pair of early 20th-century Arts and Crafts silver-plated
0:35:23 > 0:35:26dwarf candlesticks. 10 bid, 12 now, do I see?
0:35:26 > 0:35:27At ten, 12 now, do I see it?
0:35:27 > 0:35:33£10 bid. At ten, 12 is bid, 15 is bid, 18 now, 20, 20 bid.
0:35:33 > 0:35:352 now. 22, 25.
0:35:35 > 0:35:375 is bid, 28 bid.
0:35:37 > 0:35:3930 bid, 32 now.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- Gosh.- Look, £30 bid, you're OK at 30, that's good.
0:35:41 > 0:35:442 if you wish, sir. At £30 bid. 2 for anybody else now, then.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48The lady seated bid down here, then going this time, then at £30.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Yes!
0:35:50 > 0:35:55£30. That gives you a profit of £28 on one lot.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57- My God.- That's amazing.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Now comes your really expensive lot.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02RAF broach this time, wishbone back on it.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04£20, anybody? 20 is first.
0:36:04 > 0:36:0610 if we have to. 10, 10 is bid in the front row.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07Ten, 12 now, do I see?
0:36:07 > 0:36:10The net's going to have to roll to 12, wasn't quite quick enough.
0:36:10 > 0:36:1212 is bid, 15's bid, 18 now.
0:36:12 > 0:36:1318 for the bid, surely, 18, do I see now?
0:36:13 > 0:36:1618. 20.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18- Front row has it at 20. - 2 now, surely.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22At £20, I'm bid, 2 not, then going at £20.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23Yes!
0:36:23 > 0:36:27# Double your money and try to get rich... #
0:36:27 > 0:36:29That is plus another ten, then.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31You are up £38.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32Wow.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34And you've got a pair of diamante hair clips.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36You don't like these so much, do you?
0:36:36 > 0:36:37- You're not so keen on them? - To be honest,
0:36:37 > 0:36:40they're not really that useful for me, Charlie, these days.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Deco and decadence.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44OK, starting with £1.
0:36:44 > 0:36:481 is bid, 2. At 2, 3. 3 bid, 4 bid, 4, 6, 8 bid,
0:36:48 > 0:36:5010 bid. It is 12, 15, 18 now, 15, 18, 20, 20 bid.
0:36:50 > 0:36:532 now, at £20 bid,
0:36:53 > 0:36:56at 20, the bid's with me, 2 on the net. 5, 5 bid, 28 now,
0:36:56 > 0:36:58at 25, commission bid with me.
0:36:58 > 0:36:5928 now on the net.
0:36:59 > 0:37:00- 28 on the net.- 30 now.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02This is extraordinary.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04£30 I'm bid, 2 for anybody else now?
0:37:04 > 0:37:06That's 2 now, may I say all done and finished and selling,
0:37:06 > 0:37:07make no mistake at £30?
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- £30!- Yes!
0:37:10 > 0:37:11Well done, girls.
0:37:11 > 0:37:1329, that's amazing.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15- Do you know how much money you've made?- No.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18£67!
0:37:18 > 0:37:20And you only spent 13!
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Do you want to make it even bigger with this substantial bowl
0:37:23 > 0:37:24that cost £2?
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Yes, I think it might get up to 30.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28- You're not worried about the crack? - It could easily.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- There isn't a crack. - You're going with it?- Yes.
0:37:30 > 0:37:31And the hare goes.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35Lot number 246, 18th-century Chinese export bowl this time.
0:37:35 > 0:37:391 is bid, 2, 3.
0:37:39 > 0:37:444 now. At £3 bid, 4 now, do I see 4, 5, 6 now on the net.
0:37:44 > 0:37:466, 8 may I say, now.
0:37:46 > 0:37:488 is bid also.
0:37:48 > 0:37:5010 now. £8 bid, 10.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Any more now, then? At £10, last call for everybody.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55It's your last chance. I'll offer you 11.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Going this time, then, at £10.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03- Yes!- Listen, you've done really well.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07That's £8 onto £67, which means you have made a very,
0:38:07 > 0:38:11very tidy three quarters of a hundred.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- Oh, my God.- £75.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Steady on, you nearly knocked the cabinet over.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18- Well done.- Thank you. - That's brilliant.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19Thank you, Raj.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Stop kissing Raj!
0:38:21 > 0:38:24I know you're very euphoric, jumping up and down,
0:38:24 > 0:38:25but not a word to the Blues.
0:38:31 > 0:38:322 is bid, 4 bid, 4, 6.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Right, Mike and Ian, you didn't spend a massive amount of money,
0:38:35 > 0:38:37but you're quite pleased with what you bought, are you?
0:38:37 > 0:38:39We think so. We think we might make a bit of a profit.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41We are quietly confident.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Are you? We are starting off with a wonderful ring box.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47Here we go. Come on, Mr Auctioneer.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49George V silver trinket box, this time.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Beautiful D outline on it, good legs on it as well.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Who's going to start me at, what, £50?
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Who's first? £50, anybody?
0:38:56 > 0:38:5750 is bid on the net already.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59At 50, bid, 5, now, may I say?
0:38:59 > 0:39:00- Kate, you're right! - Five for anybody else?
0:39:00 > 0:39:02At £50, are we all done at five?
0:39:02 > 0:39:0550 bid, 5 for anybody else now, then, at £50, are we all done?
0:39:05 > 0:39:08I'll take five now. Maiden bid has it, then, selling this time, then,
0:39:08 > 0:39:10at £50.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13Well, I have to say, that's the way to do this, isn't it?
0:39:13 > 0:39:14It's a great start.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Only one bid, straight in, straight out.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- That'll do.- Marvellous. So you're ahead of the game,
0:39:18 > 0:39:22you've made £15 profit and you've still got a telescope to come.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26Lot number 265 is the three draw telescope this time.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28£30. £30?
0:39:28 > 0:39:3120 if you like, then, £20.
0:39:31 > 0:39:32Come on, get her started.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Exactly what's wrong with it?
0:39:35 > 0:39:37This is a great looking thing.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Start me at £10, then.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43- £10 bid.- What is wrong with this?
0:39:43 > 0:39:46It only takes one to start it.
0:39:46 > 0:39:4812, 15, 18.
0:39:48 > 0:39:49- Oh!- Yeah, now we're in profit.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52At 18 bid, I think that everybody in the back row needs to have a bid on
0:39:52 > 0:39:55this one because clearly, you can't see it.
0:39:55 > 0:39:5718 bid. 20 now do I see?
0:39:57 > 0:39:58At 18, it's a great lot!
0:39:58 > 0:40:01All done, then, going then, selling on the internet, then, at £18.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05- No more.- Two profitable items.
0:40:05 > 0:40:06- Squeeze.- Well, well, well.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07You made £3.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10£3. Which means you're now up £18.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Erm, you are just a woof from a golden gavel.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Let's hope we're not BARKING up the wrong item!
0:40:17 > 0:40:19No, no. Here it is, the dog, of course.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23A plush, jointed dog in the manner of Steiff
0:40:23 > 0:40:27Who's going to start me at £40 for him? 40. £40. 40, quickly now.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30£40. 40 is bid. At 42 now.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32- You've made a golden gavel! - I have £40 bid.
0:40:32 > 0:40:342 for anybody else, at 40, surely 2?
0:40:34 > 0:40:362 now do I see? It's not working, is it?
0:40:36 > 0:40:39At 40, now, 2 now may I say? Last call for you, then,
0:40:39 > 0:40:40going at £40.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- Great, that's a good price. - That is amazing.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Yeah, pleased with that.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48Well, you've got a golden gavel.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53As a little aside, you've also made £33.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Well, the silver Vesta case. Oh, this is exciting!
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- What are you going to do? - Oh, I'm so nervous.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02We don't want to set alight to our profits.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- What do you think?- Erm, we think it's a little bit heavy.
0:41:06 > 0:41:07Pricey.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- We'll keep the 33.- We're going to stick with our profits,
0:41:10 > 0:41:11- I think, Kate.- Are you?
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- We'll say no.- We'll say no. - You're not going with it?
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- Here it is.- Pairing of Vestas,
0:41:16 > 0:41:19Edwardian example and that wonderful circular example.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21I have a massive bid of 40 on the book.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25So we go 40, 5, 50, 5, 60.
0:41:25 > 0:41:285 now for the room, at 60, five, now, surely?
0:41:28 > 0:41:30At 60, 5 now for anybody else?
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Are we all done, then? At £60.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Good decision.
0:41:36 > 0:41:37Good decision, fellas!
0:41:37 > 0:41:41You've ended up with a £33 profit and...
0:41:41 > 0:41:42A golden gavel.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- Oh, wow!- Fantastic!
0:41:44 > 0:41:46- Congratulations, boys, really well done.- Thank you.
0:41:46 > 0:41:47Not a word to the Red team, OK?
0:41:53 > 0:41:56What a titanic tussle!
0:41:56 > 0:41:59You've both done so well, teams, amazing.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00You've both made profits.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04What is more, you both have golden gavels!
0:42:04 > 0:42:06- Yes!- You do!
0:42:06 > 0:42:07So it's so exciting.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- Well done. Well done. - But who are the winners?
0:42:10 > 0:42:13You haven't been talking to one another, have you?
0:42:13 > 0:42:14ALL: No. No.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18Well, I can reveal that the winners are undoubtedly...
0:42:18 > 0:42:19the Reds!
0:42:19 > 0:42:21BOTH: Yes! ALL: Well done.
0:42:21 > 0:42:22Thank you.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Well, Blues, hard luck, you did so well, you made £33.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28I'm afraid Kate's had to rush off,
0:42:28 > 0:42:32but you didn't go with the bonus buy which was rather a sensible move,
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- if I may say so.- Well, that's why Kate's left.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Very good. Well, I've got £33 for you.
0:42:40 > 0:42:41- There we are.- Thank you.
0:42:41 > 0:42:47And in my pocket here is a glory of golden gavels.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Take one.
0:42:49 > 0:42:50Well done. Wear them with pride.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Pin them on.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Now, you Reds.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- Yes.- Well, that was just an extraordinary performance.
0:42:57 > 0:43:03You spent £13, and you turned it into £75.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05I mean, this is extraordinary dealing.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Here is your £75.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11- Thank you.- And here are your golden gavels.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- Oh!- This is what you came for, ladies.- It's really what I came for.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- I know.- I know, isn't that marvellous?
0:43:17 > 0:43:18- You wanted them.- Fantastic.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20And you got them. Have you had a good time?
0:43:20 > 0:43:21- Fantastic, fabulous time. - Brilliant.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23- Good. Have you enjoyed yourselves? - Thoroughly.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25- Brilliant time, thank you. - Fantastic.
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0:43:32 > 0:43:33ALL: Yes!