0:00:04 > 0:00:06Hello and welcome to Malvern,
0:00:06 > 0:00:09a popular spa town in the early 19th century.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Now, we're not in the health club, nor are we in a Wendy house.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17We're actually in a Victorian gentleman's lavatory!
0:00:17 > 0:00:18That's what it was -
0:00:18 > 0:00:21before it was transformed into one of the smallest theatres in the world.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Well, less of these theatricals, let's get this show on the road,
0:00:28 > 0:00:30let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- Hurray!- Oh, thank you!
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Loved by antique dealers and vintage collectors alike,
0:01:03 > 0:01:07the Malvern flea market is one of the biggest of its kind in the UK,
0:01:07 > 0:01:12attracting thousands of customers and hundreds of stallholders.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Armed with £300 in their pocket,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17and one hour to find three items
0:01:17 > 0:01:20that, hopefully, will give them a profit at auction,
0:01:20 > 0:01:22time is of the essence.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Let's take a look at what's coming up.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28There's no hanging around for the Reds.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33- I'm impressed! - It's your chance to be famous. - Speedy!- Speedy!- Speedy or what?!
0:01:35 > 0:01:37The Blues are coming out of their shell.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40- Which one am I?- Er, the crab.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Am I the crab?
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Over at the auction, there are some highs...
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- Yes!- 30!- Yes!- 30!
0:01:50 > 0:01:51And some lows...
0:01:51 > 0:01:53This is terrible.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- It's not good!- Terrible!
0:01:57 > 0:02:00But all that's coming up later, so let's meet today's teams.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03And they're all friends who share a passion for music.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06For the Reds, we've got chums Neil and Paul,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09and for the Blues, we've got housemates Anna and Alice.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11- Hello.- Hello.- Hello.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13So, Paul, how did you meet?
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Yeah, we met way back in 1991.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I'm a... I play guitar, Neil's a bass player,
0:02:19 > 0:02:23and we all played in bands together back in the early '90s.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26The indie scene, and all that. So, yeah, I've known him for a long time, yeah.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- And where was this all happening? - All in Coventry, yeah.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30Coventry, right.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Home of The Specials, The Enemy, and all that.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- Oh, right.- Yeah.- So, it was a big scene way back then?
0:02:35 > 0:02:36- Big scene, yeah.- Amazing.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- So, nice, yeah.- And, tell me, I know that for the past 11 years,
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- you've been a postman? - I have indeed, yeah.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Yeah, I love it. I absolutely do love it,
0:02:43 > 0:02:46I've got a nice little round and nice people. So, really enjoy it, yeah.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49So, Neil, we've established that you both play in a band -
0:02:49 > 0:02:52but what do you do when you're not playing music?
0:02:52 > 0:02:56I work, I run a software team for a small engineering company in Coventry.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58I've been there for about 18 years.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01I like to collect vinyl, I started doing that again recently,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04I sort of rekindled my love for vinyl,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07and, erm, got myself a nice, decent record player
0:03:07 > 0:03:09and it's making a massive comeback.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13I love that. And me and my wife also like to go round vintage shops.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17We love, sort of, post-modern furniture and vintage clothes.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Even down to charity shops, anything, really, that's what we love to do.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Well, lads, what sort of tactics are you coming up with for today?
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Well, being in a band, we work very well together.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30So, er, I want to give him all the money...
0:03:30 > 0:03:31- Yeah. - And let him do all the decisions.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Excellent. So, that's it in a nutshell, is it?
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- Yeah, that's it.- OK. I think somebody's here for an easy ride!
0:03:38 > 0:03:39We'll soon find out later.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42But turning to the Blues, erm, Anna...
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- Yes. - Tell me how you girls first met.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49So, we met through a mutual friend of ours at a music concert in Bristol.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Yeah, and then about six months down the line from that,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54we all live together in our Temple Of Cool,
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- which is what we affectionately name our house.- Temple Of Cool.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Temple Of Cool, yep. - I love that expression!
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- Er, favourite band? - That would be Brand New.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03Brand New?
0:04:03 > 0:04:05I'm not sure I've got their latest album, but...
0:04:05 > 0:04:07So, Anna, what do you do for a living?
0:04:07 > 0:04:11So, I work as the artist in residence at Orchard School, Bristol.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12So, it's sort of all the creative things,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15part of my job is to make sure the school looks nice,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19but I also work with, obviously, our kids and partnership primary schools,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21doing workshops, mostly kind of pottery,
0:04:21 > 0:04:23but there's other things involved in that.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25And I also do community art projects.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27So, Alice, tell me, what do you do for a living?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30I run a pottery studio in Bristol.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35It's basically where people come along and they paint the blank pottery
0:04:35 > 0:04:38and then they leave it with us and we glaze it and fire it and then
0:04:38 > 0:04:39they come and collect it after.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Yeah, so it's kind of like a do-it-yourself pottery place.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46So, the music side of your life...
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Tell me a little bit more. We know your favourite band,
0:04:48 > 0:04:51but tell me a little bit more about your band.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Yeah, we've sort of just started.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Quite a lot of our friends are in bands,
0:04:54 > 0:04:56and we go to the gigs all the time.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58We were like, we can do that. So, we've got a little band together.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- What do you play? - I play bass and guitar.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03So, sort of, switch around with the other bassist and guitarist.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- And Alice?- I write all of the lyrics and do the singing.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11When it comes to tactics today, what have you come up with?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- I think we're here to make Bargain Hunt history, really. - Yeah, definitely.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18We want to make the biggest win, but we're prepared to make the biggest loss.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- Fighting talk, hey?- I think it's definitely the way to go to just pick what we like.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Yeah, we're just going to go with our gut.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26If we see something and we think it's nice, we're going to go for it.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Yeah. OK. So, time for the money.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31£300 for the Blues.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33And £300 for the Reds.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36So, time to go and meet your experts.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38So, off you go!
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Well, a battle of the bands - who's going to be number one?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Well, the teams are going to need a helping hand along the way today.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Wheeling and dealing with the Reds is Caroline Hawley.
0:05:51 > 0:05:57And didgeridoo-ing it for the Blues is Thomas Plant.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- What are you looking for?- Something musical, I think, yeah.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I'd kind of like to find something sort of glitzy.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Yeah, something quite glitzy and kind of original.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- What about you, Neil?- Er, something small, something shiny.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Definitely something weird and wonderful, 100%.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Things are about to heat up, teams, because your 60 minutes start now.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18WHISTLE
0:06:18 > 0:06:19- Let's go!- Let's walk that way.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- That way?- Yeah, definitely. Yeah. Let's go that way. - Come on, then!
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Well, that's quite an eclectic mix on today's shopping list.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28Good luck, teams!
0:06:29 > 0:06:31So, can you play anything stringed, then?
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Yeah, mostly, yeah. Mostly. I've had a...
0:06:34 > 0:06:36There's been quite a few things I've attempted.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- Really?- Anything with strings, apart from shoelaces!
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Well, you can't be good at everything!
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Meanwhile, the Blues are jumping straight in with this vase.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- You like the frogs?- Yeah.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50It's a bit of modern art pottery.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- Yeah.- Why do you like it?
0:06:52 > 0:06:54I don't know, I just kind of like the colours.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- Yeah, quite like the frogs as well. - We are a big fan of frogs.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Have you kissed many frogs?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00All of them, yeah, every single one.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- Yeah? And they turned into princes? - No.- No?- Not one.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03- Not at all, no.- Not one?!
0:07:03 > 0:07:06I think you've got to kiss a lot of toads first.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10So, this is £48.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Mmm.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14People do collect frogs and toads and things like that.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- OK.- So, you've got that angle going for it.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- Yeah.- Bernard Rooke IS a name.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Yep. What's the very best on your Bernard Rooke?
0:07:22 > 0:07:23I'll do it for £25.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24If I can push you down to £20...?
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- No. No. 25's quite good.- OK.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Is there a chance of a profit? Well, yes, there is.- Yeah.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Because it's only £25.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- Yeah, OK, erm... - Do you want to think about it? - Yes, I think so.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- Are you sure?- Yeah. Let's think. - On you go, then, well, good spot.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38Lovely!
0:07:38 > 0:07:40One to consider for the Blues.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Now, will the Reds be giving these a home?
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Can we have a look at this, please, yeah, yeah.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49So, what attracted you to that, then?
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- It's just quite quirky, isn't it? - Yeah, yeah. It's quirky. Colourful.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- It has a friend.- Oh, look, you've got the teapot as well!
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- And another friend. - And another friend, look at that!
0:07:59 > 0:08:01We've got three pieces.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- Excellent.- I've sold those lots over the years.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Yeah.- And they are very, sort of, pretty, interesting.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11I mean, they're less popular than they were.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- Yeah.- So, what are we looking at for something like that, then?
0:08:13 > 0:08:17I can do you the three pieces for 25 quid.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- That's not bad, is it?- For £25, that...
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Would you do 20 on it, for the whole lot?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I couldn't do that, no.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24I think 25's reasonable.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Yeah, 25's reasonable, yeah.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- Hey, guys! - What do you think, Caroline?
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- They're all in good nick. - I think you made a very quick decision, yes. Are they all OK?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- You want those? - We'll give them a go, yeah.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- Yeah.- We will wrap it for you, OK? - Excellent, thank you very much.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- Come here, young man, this is your chance to be famous. - Hey, I'm impressed!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- Speedy!- Speedy!- Speedy, or what?!
0:08:43 > 0:08:45What inspired that?
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- Crikey. Yeah. Nice colours and that.- Brilliant!
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- Could be a good little seller, that.- Brilliant.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Well done, Reds. Just five minutes in and your first purchase made!
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Meanwhile, over with the Blues, what does Thomas have his eye on?
0:09:00 > 0:09:01This is interesting.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05It looks sort of Oriental.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- Mm-hmm, yep.- And then we've got some writing on the base underneath these figures.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12This is very sort of Art Nouveau, this design here,
0:09:12 > 0:09:15and then it could look, sort of, pseudo-Japanese.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17It's extraordinary, it's only £18.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I picked it up because I thought it was a throwing knife.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- OK, yeah.- Not because I like throwing knives, I just thought,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25it's a strange thing. But it's obviously a paper knife, isn't it?
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- Yeah. OK, cool.- A desk paper knife - but it needs a jolly good clean.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31You can have that for a tenner if you want it.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Thank you. I think it's quite fun.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Can you see all the amazing detail?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38You've got the face, you got a figure here.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- Mm-hmm.- And then you've got this lovely flower up top.- Yeah.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Yeah. Against this gold...
0:09:44 > 0:09:48..gilt-coloured background, and the flowers down here.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- I'm quite fond.- Yeah.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51I've become quite fond of it.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- OK.- You fond of it?- I'm fond of it, yes, let's go with it.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- It's only a tenner, isn't it?- It is. Yeah.- Can't go wrong with a tenner.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Or were you thinking about spending more?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02We were thinking about spending the whole lot, but I think...
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Well, you've got three items.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05If you spot a bargain, you kind of should...
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- You should hunt the bargains. - You should hunt the bargains.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08- That was our tactics.- Yep.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10It's worth a go at a tenner, isn't it?
0:10:10 > 0:10:11I reckon. Yeah, let's do it.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- Yes, please.- We'll have that for a tenner.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Thank you very much, that's lovely. Brilliant. OK, that's very exciting.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- Cool.- Done!- We've been like shopping for minutes!
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Well done, Blues, your first item is in the bag.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Now, will this hit the right notes with our musicians?
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Oh, but it looks a little bit deficient in some way, doesn't it?
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- Yeah. Yeah, it's lost a bit of wind, by the looks of it.- Yeah.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Yeah.- No, so, not for you, no.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Er... No.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Look at that, that's just exactly what you want, isn't it?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- Ah, that's brilliant. - That's kind of what we are!
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- Yeah!- You are not a travelling freak show!
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- We could use that at home! - We could, definitely.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Well, you are looking for something weird and wonderful.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Meanwhile, the Reds have spotted something shiny.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59- What date's that? Have you dated it? - Not sure, I haven't dated that one.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02And what price is that?
0:11:02 > 0:11:0520. There's a big dent there.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- Little...- Silver's really soft, you know, and it does dent.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- Yeah.- But it's not too bad and it's very shiny.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- Yeah.- We've got the full set of silver marks here,
0:11:13 > 0:11:15they're a little bit rubbed,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18but we can see that it's British sterling silver.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21We've got a maker's mark here and I think it's made in London.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23But it is just a little bit rubbed.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- Yep.- And that's exactly what you'd expect - the original back.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30That's great. What's not to like about it?
0:11:30 > 0:11:31- Excellent.- I'd have that.- Fantastic.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35Can you do better than 20?
0:11:35 > 0:11:36- 18.- 16?
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- Yeah?- Go on, then. - Thank you very much.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Congratulations, that's two items down.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Your second buy done.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48- Yes.- Yeah, really happy with that. - So, we've got shiny.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- Yeah.- Now we need musical. - Excellent.- Come on.- Thank you very much.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54So, whilst the Reds are sticking to their game plan,
0:11:54 > 0:11:56the Blues have spotted something fishy.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- There's a lobster here. - Now, look. Look at these!
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- Those are pretty weird. - They are pretty weird.- They are pretty weird.- Wonderful.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06They are. Do you want to pick them up?
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- Yeah.- See what they're made of.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Ooh!
0:12:10 > 0:12:11- It's real!- Oh, God!
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- What are they made of?- Well, they look like plastic, don't they? - Yeah, they are plastic.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Yeah, they're plastic. They're props for a fish counter or a restaurant,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23aren't they? I think they're quite fun, actually.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- I quite like them.- I quite like them.- Yeah, they're interesting, they're just unusual.
0:12:28 > 0:12:34- Yeah.- Got a shrimp, lobster and a crab - how much for the three?
0:12:34 > 0:12:35You can have those for 12.
0:12:35 > 0:12:3712. Could you round it up to a tenner?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- Go on, then.- Thank you very much.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Thank you.- I love them. - They're weird, they're wonderful, they're just crustac...
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- I mean, they're from a fish counter. - Yep.- They're made out of plastic.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49They're basically like portraits of all of us at the moment, aren't they?
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- Yeah.- Which one am I? - Er, the crab.- Am I the crab?!
0:12:56 > 0:13:00That's brilliant. We'll buy those for a tenner. That's our second item down.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- Brilliant.- We're smashing it.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- So, you've spent like 20 quid.- 20 quid.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- That means the next thing we can get can be really expensive. - You can go for it, if you want!
0:13:08 > 0:13:10- Let's go for it.- Go for it! Come on, then, let's go.- Cool!
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Well done, Blues, another item snapped up.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Now, it's 2-2, with 45 minutes left.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Meanwhile, Neil has spotted some retro chairs.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- Is there any age in them? - I don't know, I don't know.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26- No.- I'm not overkeen, but...
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- No, OK, that's fine.- I don't think they're stylish enough.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- No, no.- But if we remember where they are...
0:13:32 > 0:13:36- Yeah, move on, we've got a good bit of time left, so... - Yeah.- Let's move on.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Keep looking, Reds!
0:13:38 > 0:13:41So, are you pleased with how it's going, Caroline?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43They've got an awful lot of money left to spend
0:13:43 > 0:13:46and they're looking for something, either '60s furniture,
0:13:46 > 0:13:51'60s, '70s furniture, I think, or a bit of a musical instrument?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54So, I mean, they could almost get a Stradivarius, couldn't they?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- We'll have to wait and see. - We will, indeed.
0:13:57 > 0:13:58So, what have the Blues found?
0:13:58 > 0:14:03Barrels. They're quite nicely done. What would you use them for?
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- Erm, knitting?- They're quite big, though, aren't they?
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- They are quite big. I do a lot of knitting, I think you underestimate me.- Do you?
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Oh, really? What do you knit?
0:14:13 > 0:14:15- Mainly scarves.- Yeah?
0:14:15 > 0:14:16Some hats I've knitted, before.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18I've knitted some teddy bears, as well, before.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- Have you?- But they always end up looking kind of smushed.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25- Smushed?- Yeah, because I can't get the tension right on them.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26So, are we interested in these or not?
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- I don't think...- You don't think so. They're not glitzy and they're not weird and wonderful.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34- They're not glitzy and weird and wonderful.- Let's go. - So, it's a no to the barrels.
0:14:34 > 0:14:35But you still have plenty of time left.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40We're just under halfway and we've bought two items,
0:14:40 > 0:14:42both for £10 each.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45I feel a bit guilty. I sort of pushed them into both of them.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49I really think this next item, we have to be careful,
0:14:49 > 0:14:50but it has to be their decision.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54So, whilst the teams continue shopping,
0:14:54 > 0:14:56I want to show you one of my great treasures.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Now, I love all types of ceramics,
0:15:06 > 0:15:09but I do love blue and white porcelain,
0:15:09 > 0:15:10whether it comes from Japan,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14whether it comes from England or Germany or China.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18And today, I've brought along a Chinese porcelain footed bowl,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20and it's one of my favourites.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23I've owned it for well over 30 years
0:15:23 > 0:15:28and I cannot begin to tell you how much pleasure this bowl has given,
0:15:28 > 0:15:30and continues to give me.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35The decoration is simply superb.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40If we look, we'll see that there's a continuing frieze of figures,
0:15:40 > 0:15:45but the tonal quality of the blues is quite exceptional.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47This is all hand-painted.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51And the remarkable thing, it's all been done first-time.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56You cannot paint porcelain like this, get it wrong and rub it out.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58You've got to get it right first time.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00It's a remarkable achievement.
0:16:00 > 0:16:07Date-wise, we are looking at an item that was made in around about
0:16:07 > 0:16:121660 to about 1720, during the reign of the Emperor Kangxi.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16That's when an awful lot of Chinese porcelains were making their way
0:16:16 > 0:16:19into Europe and, eventually, of course, into Britain.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22On the base, you've got a mark.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Now, that mark would excite quite a few people,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27because believe it or not, it's a Ming mark.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30And it's a Ming that relates to the Emperor Chenghua,
0:16:30 > 0:16:35who was living in the later part of the 15th century.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40But the truth is, it's much later, as I said - 1660-1720.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43So, why on Earth would anybody do that?
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Well, the long and short of it is that these marks are said
0:16:46 > 0:16:50to be a homage to the previous Ming period.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54But having said that, doesn't matter one jot to me.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57That, for me, is ceramic perfection.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00It's an object which I bought for £50.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02The reason I got it so cheap
0:17:02 > 0:17:04is because it's got two hairline cracks.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06But do they bother me?
0:17:06 > 0:17:08No, they don't bother me, because the truth is,
0:17:08 > 0:17:10had this been perfect,
0:17:10 > 0:17:13I would have been paying at least £600-£800 way back then
0:17:13 > 0:17:15and I would not have been able to afford it.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18From a monetary point of view, is it a good investment?
0:17:18 > 0:17:22Does it matter? Because it's all about pleasure.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26And let me tell you now, you cannot put a price on pleasure.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Back to the shopping and it's 2-2 with 25 minutes to go.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40Spirits are high.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44If only the same could be said for the Malvern weather.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46We can go inside in a minute, because it's dead cold.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- OK, lovely! - Caroline, you're so warm!
0:17:51 > 0:17:53We're going to stick together in this one!
0:17:53 > 0:17:58Talking of freezing, look at that gorgeous fireplace!
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Oh, I wouldn't mind sitting on top of that!
0:18:00 > 0:18:01That is so...!
0:18:03 > 0:18:05That is gorgeous!
0:18:05 > 0:18:07That is so French. Just beautiful, isn't it?
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- It's nice, yeah.- I love that green as well.- It's a great colour, it's a great colour.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- There's only one thing missing. - The fire.- The fire.- Yeah.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16I'm imagining it, I'm thinking about it.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18I'm imagining it. Right, come on.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Keen to warm up, the Reds are also heading inside.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- Anything you see, Alice?- Mmm...
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- There is lots of glitzy stuff. - There's lots of glitzy stuff.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- Shall we move on?- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Home-made Seville orange and ginger marmalade.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40That sounds quite nice, actually.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Erm, Thomas, shouldn't you be antique shopping?
0:18:46 > 0:18:47- Bit of marmalade!- Yeah.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53Whilst Thomas is distracted, Caroline is talking fashion.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56I always spend a lot of money on clothes and I shouldn't do.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59I'm like an old woman when it comes to clothes.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Are you? Have you got more wardrobe space than your wife?!
0:19:01 > 0:19:04- I have, yeah.- Ooh, that's annoying! - I've got more shoes than my wife.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09- Have you? No!- I have, yeah. - No!- Yep.- Ooh, I say!
0:19:09 > 0:19:12I love shopping with you, but I wouldn't like to be married to you.
0:19:12 > 0:19:13I couldn't fight over the wardrobe space!
0:19:13 > 0:19:17Come on, teams, time's ticking.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20That would have been a lovely clock.
0:19:20 > 0:19:21Gorgeous thing.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23It's so badly damaged.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Yeah.- Alabaster does crack so easily.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28It's a bit, sort of, like a poor man's marble.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29Oh, lovely thing!
0:19:29 > 0:19:31- Yeah.- What do you think about this?
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- Oh, right, yes!- I keep falling on these trunks.- You're the trunk man.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41The trunk man, apparently, yeah. I don't know what it is about them, I don't know.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46Well, like I say, that is... You can keep stuff in it, it can be a coffee table, it's multi-use.
0:19:46 > 0:19:47Yeah. It's got the original finish on it.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49It's got the original finish on it.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- Do you want me to have a look inside?- Yeah.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- Have a look inside, yeah. - It's missing its lock.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- Yeah. Yeah, for me... - Yeah, the lock's gone.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- No, for me.- OK.- And it's scrumbled.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- Waste of time looking at that. it's not for sale.- Oh!
0:20:05 > 0:20:06Bad luck, Reds!
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Meanwhile, the Blues have spotted some silver.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- I wonder how much it is. - What are you looking at?
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- This one here?- Yeah, and what do you think it is?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Erm, I'm not sure.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Well, pick it up and have a look, come on.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29So, that's...going to be a cream, isn't it?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- Yeah.- Or milk. Yeah?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34What's the other thing, Anna? Do you want to pick that up?
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- Have a look.- Have a look. What would you put in there?- Sugar?
0:20:37 > 0:20:38Sugar, yeah, absolutely.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42And so, what do you normally have with sugar and cream?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- Strawberries?!- Strawberries, yeah.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- Strawberries.- What does he say on his bumf here?
0:20:48 > 0:20:51It says, "stunning, superb, solid silver, strawberry set,
0:20:51 > 0:20:53"made in Lindisfarne silver..."
0:20:53 > 0:20:57It's £399. You haven't got £399.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- We haven't got that.- But you've got very close to it, though.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02But it is solid silver. It's rather fun, actually.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- But you haven't got that sort of money.- Quite a high price tag. No.
0:21:05 > 0:21:11- You haven't got that.- No. We haven't. We don't, at all. - But you've got 280 quid.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- We have got 280 quid. - You could do a deal.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15You could see what his best offer is.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- OK.- Remember, you've got to leave me a pound.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- OK.- Or a fiver. So, there's something.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23I think we should leave you with £5.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- Something.- Shall we...? - Why don't you go and have an ask?
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- Yeah.- And see, present him with that.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- Yeah.- And, you know, don't be afraid to ask for, you know,
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- a good discount.- Yeah. OK.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Off you go, girls. So, what's the plan, Reds?
0:21:40 > 0:21:42You know I was talking about maths earlier
0:21:42 > 0:21:44and saying that we'd done two-thirds in a third of our time?
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Well, now, we've had two-thirds of our time...
0:21:47 > 0:21:48Okey dokey. So, we're on track.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- Yeah, we're on track now. - We've got 20 minutes left... - OK.- We've got one item to buy.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- Excellent.- What are your thoughts? - Help!- Yeah! Help! Yeah!
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Now, how are the Blues getting on with their negotiations?
0:22:02 > 0:22:05What is the, like, bottom, bottom line?
0:22:05 > 0:22:07The bottom, bottom line!
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Because we're restricted with what we have.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- Yeah, you...- Go on, then, how much have you got?
0:22:11 > 0:22:17- It's 275. - Is what we've got left.- Wow.- Yes.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23So, if I did it at 275, would you be happy?
0:22:23 > 0:22:27- Yeah, we would.- Yeah. - OK, I will do that at 275.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- Will you actually?- Yeah, absolutely. - Oh, thank you!- That's easy, isn't it?- Yeah!
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- I'm so easy to deal with.- Thank you! - Thank you ever so much, thank you.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Congratulations, Blues, that's all three items done and dusted.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Well done for getting such a massive discount.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- Thank you, yeah, brilliant.- It's amazing, isn't it?- It is.- Do you know what...- Thank you.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46I need... I need more than a cup of tea.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- Yep.- I need a piece of cake, as well.- Let's go for it!
0:22:50 > 0:22:54Now, come on, Reds, you have 15 minutes left to get that final buy.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58To me, it looks from the '20s, '30s...
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- Yeah, yep.- But it has a very contemporary look to it.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- Yeah.- Would look great today, wouldn't it, anywhere?- Yes.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Ah, now, I think this might be plated.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11- In fact, I can tell by feel, that's not silver, that's plate.- OK.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Now, this is later altogether.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15That will be late Victorian, I would say.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- Sure, yeah.- Late 19th century.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20This one, without looking up the marks,
0:23:20 > 0:23:24- could you see they're a bit rubbed? - Yep.- Yeah.- They're very rubbed.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29- It's quite a modern one. It's 1980, I think, that one.- 1980, is it?
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- Yes, quite late.- It's been very well looked after...
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- It's Garrard's. Yeah, it is Garrard's.- Oh, right, so it's a great make.- Yeah.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40What's the desirable price on that one?
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- Good sir!- The best I could do on that is 75.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- As the gentleman...- And that's the very, very, very...
0:23:46 > 0:23:49That is the very best. Very best. I did have 100 on it.
0:23:49 > 0:23:5075 is my best.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53I mean, that is 1920s, this one here.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Yes, yeah. But it's plate, that one, is it?
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- No, that's not.- Is that one silver, as well?
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Ooh, I didn't have my glasses properly.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- There you go.- Oh, my goodness, yes, it is, yeah.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05And that's goldsmiths and silversmiths.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10- That is the gold cartouche on there. - Yeah, ah...- And a gilded little handle on it.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13- That is beautiful.- Yes. - And how much is that?
0:24:13 > 0:24:17- The best I could do on that is 100. - 100?- I think with the ornate part,
0:24:17 > 0:24:19it's got a bit more about it than that one.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- So we're going to put this one down? - What do you think, Paul?- Yeah. I think that one's the better one.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- You do?- You wouldn't take a cheeky 90 for that one?
0:24:27 > 0:24:29I'll do 95 and that's my absolute bottom.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- Yeah.- I love that one.- Yeah, that one for me.- Is that a yes from both?
0:24:34 > 0:24:39- Yeah.- Yeah, definitely.- Yes! - Yes?- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41Great stuff. I'll wrap it up.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- Cheers.- Well done, Reds, that's your three items in the bag.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47WHISTLE BLASTING
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Teams, your time's up!
0:24:49 > 0:24:52We've got two silver items and the little China item.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- Yep.- Haven't got anything musical.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- No. No.- But you can always keep your plectrums in it!
0:24:56 > 0:24:59- Absolutely, yeah.- Definitely. - Absolutely.- Shall we go and find that hot choc?
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Yeah, let's go and get it.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02Let's see what the Reds bought.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08First up, for £25, was this three-piece cottage tea set.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15They snapped up a 1920s silver photo frame, at £16.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20And finally, a silver box, for £95.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23So, gentlemen, did you have a good time?
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- We had a fantastic time.- It's been fantastic, absolutely loved it.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28So, you were very decisive.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32I mean, you got your first two items in quick time, didn't you?
0:25:32 > 0:25:33Very quick. Very, very quick.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Gave us that extra time to get that big third item, so...
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- Yeah!- So, what's your favourite item?
0:25:40 > 0:25:43- Er, the silver box, the last item. - And what about the item that you
0:25:43 > 0:25:45think is going to give you the biggest profit?
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- The silver picture frame. - Right, OK.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- And same question?- Yeah, I think the silver picture frame
0:25:51 > 0:25:53will definitely, I think, make the most money.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Our favourite item was the silver box. It's just a quality piece.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58So, how much did you spend?
0:25:58 > 0:25:59We spent £136.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Which means you're going to given me £164.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04£164, there we go.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08OK. Being the remainder, which is with me for a very brief
0:26:08 > 0:26:11moment in time. Straight into the hands of Caroline.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- Yes.- Caroline, any idea what you're going to be spending that money on?
0:26:15 > 0:26:18It all happened so quickly, I haven't seen anything.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20But I'm going to try very hard to get you something good.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24- OK.- Good stuff.- So, let's now find out what the Blue team bought.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29This metal letter opener cost them £10.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Next, they pinched another bargain for £10,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36with these plastic crustaceans.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40And finally, they splashed out on something shiny,
0:26:40 > 0:26:46with this silver jewellery set, costing them a whopping £275.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48So, ladies, did we have fun?
0:26:48 > 0:26:51- Yeah, absolutely.- Yeah, we had loads of fun.- You did, as well.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53I have to say, you started off small-time.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- We did.- But you ended up big-time!
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- Yep. Yeah. It's fair to say.- Yeah?
0:26:58 > 0:27:01- Yeah.- So, Anna, what's your favourite purchase?
0:27:01 > 0:27:06I think my favourite purchase is definitely the three sea creatures.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Right, OK, and what do you think is going to give you
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- the biggest profit? - I think maybe the letter knife.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17I think it's really, really beautiful and hopefully, other people will see that, too.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21- Alice, what's your favourite item? - Er, my favourite item is probably the letter opener,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24just because I think it's really nice and detailed and interesting.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27And I probably think that it'll make the most profit, as well.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29So, how much did you spend, ladies?
0:27:29 > 0:27:35- Er, we spent...£295.- £5, please.
0:27:36 > 0:27:42Thank you very much. Thomas, do what you can with a £5 note, if you will.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47I love a fiver. It's such a great bargaining tool.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- Thanks, girls.- So, while Thomas goes to spend his £5 note,
0:27:51 > 0:27:53we're going off to the auction.
0:28:03 > 0:28:08Well, we've literally popped around the corner to the Malvern saleroom.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12And we're with the boss, the man himself, Mr Philip Serrell!
0:28:12 > 0:28:15- So lovely to see you, Phil. - Eric, great to see you, too.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Well, let's get down to business, let's start off with the Reds. This is Paul and Neil.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23Their first lot is a group of cottage ware.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25The demand for these has waned a little bit.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- Yep.- I think it would have been a little bit better
0:28:28 > 0:28:32if we could have had a teapot, a milk and a sugar.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34We've got a bit of a mishmash of what we've got here.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36I've might put an estimate on them of £20-£40.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- What did they pay?- £25. So, they're in with a chance, aren't they?
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Absolutely, yeah. In with a shout.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43OK, what about the silver photo frame?
0:28:43 > 0:28:46- That's the next item. - Well, what can't speak can't lie
0:28:46 > 0:28:51and it is what it is what it is, isn't it? I mean, it's just a little hallmarked silver frame.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55I think we've put £10-£15 on it and that's based on metal value, really.
0:28:55 > 0:29:01- Is that right?- Yeah.- So, they actually paid 16 for it, so...
0:29:01 > 0:29:03- Yeah.- Again, they're in with a sniff on that one.
0:29:03 > 0:29:04Yeah, in with a shout, in with a shout.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07All right. And finally, for the Reds,
0:29:07 > 0:29:09we've got their silver cigarette box.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12That just smells of quality, doesn't it?
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- Mmm.- It's a really good quality thing.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16- Got a nice engine to it. - Yeah. It's a really good thing.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20I like that. Made just after the Second World War -
0:29:20 > 0:29:22I think that's going to make £50-£80.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25OK, well, they took a real chance on that one,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28because they paid £95 for it.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32So, having said all that, Phil, it looks as though this team is
0:29:32 > 0:29:34going to be looking to its bonus buy.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37So, let's find out exactly what it is.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Well, Paul and Neil, you left Caroline £164,
0:29:42 > 0:29:44to go out and spend for the bonus buy.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Caroline, show 'em what you bought.
0:29:48 > 0:29:54- Ah!- Ooh!- It's an ancient ashtray! - It is NOT an ancient ashtray!
0:29:54 > 0:29:57This is a lovely piece of Art Nouveau
0:29:57 > 0:29:59and do you have any idea who made it?
0:29:59 > 0:30:02- No idea.- No idea, no idea.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06WMF. This company specialised in Art Nouveau metalware.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08This is an ink well.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- Ah.- So, we lift that out, it's actually missing...
0:30:10 > 0:30:12It will have had a little glass container in there.
0:30:12 > 0:30:18- OK.- And it's an interesting thing for people that collect either WMF,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Art Nouveau... It's a beautiful decorative thing.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26- And how much did you pay for it?- Ah! How much do you THINK I paid for it?
0:30:26 > 0:30:31I reckon about 50, 60. It looks quite nice, up close.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Right. Good! You can get as close as you like!
0:30:34 > 0:30:38- 25.- And how much do you think it might fetch at the old auction?
0:30:38 > 0:30:42- I think it could get 45. - Oh.- OK.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Well, gentlemen, you don't have to make up your minds now.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47You can wait until we're actually on-site.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51But meanwhile, let's go and find out what our auctioneer has to say about
0:30:51 > 0:30:52Caroline's bonus buy.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57So, here's Caroline's bonus buy, Phil.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Nice little Art Nouveau, sort of, ink tray, isn't it, really?
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- It is.- WMF? - WMF, yeah, the very same.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07Shall I just plonk it down? Now, I can never get this right...
0:31:07 > 0:31:11- WMF stands for...- The Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16- Right, OK.- OK, all right, but you know, WMF, for the sake of it.
0:31:16 > 0:31:17Yeah, WMF. I like WMF a lot, lot better, Eric(!)
0:31:17 > 0:31:19- You do, do you?- Yeah, I do.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23I quite like that. It's popular stuff and I think it's going to make
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- between £30-£50. - OK, well, that's good news,
0:31:26 > 0:31:30because Caroline went and paid a mere £25 for it.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Right, Phil, that's it for the Reds. Erm, here's the Blues.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34This is Anna and Alice
0:31:34 > 0:31:38and I think it's fair to say these ladies think outside the box.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43Absolutely right. I mean, fantastic. And what a variety.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Well, the first up, actually, is the paper knife.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50Little paper knife, I mean, it is what it is.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52I think it's going to make £5-£10.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Oh! Well, they paid ten for it, so, you know,
0:31:55 > 0:31:57let's keep fingers crossed on that one.
0:31:57 > 0:32:03- Yeah.- Second up is the crayfish, it's the lobster, it's the crab,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- I mean...- Inspirational, Eric. - Crustacea Are Us!
0:32:06 > 0:32:08We toyed with the idea of putting these on the front cover
0:32:08 > 0:32:12- of the catalogue. I mean, I just love them to bits.- Right.- I think they're going to make £20-£40.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- Oh!- What did they pay for those? - That's happy days are here again,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18because they paid a tenner for the three.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22- Really?- So, yeah, that's... We'll be watching that one very carefully.
0:32:22 > 0:32:27- That's good, that's good.- But now, we've got the silver strawberry set
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- in its original case. - Well, if you want to buy quality,
0:32:30 > 0:32:32this just is... it's fantastic quality.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34You've got this, sort of, Lindisfarne...
0:32:34 > 0:32:37It's all based on the silver that was produced at Lindisfarne.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- Mm-hmm.- I love this band around here.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44We've put £100-£150 on it, so we're quite bullish about that,
0:32:44 > 0:32:47- we think.- Well, the girls were even more bullish,
0:32:47 > 0:32:53because they went out and spent a stonking £275, Phil, on that.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55# There may be trouble ahead... #
0:32:55 > 0:32:57There may well be trouble ahead!
0:32:57 > 0:33:00But it looks like they maybe need that bonus buy,
0:33:00 > 0:33:04so let's find out what Thomas bought for the Blues.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Well, a pair of big spenders, hey?!
0:33:09 > 0:33:11What do we say?!
0:33:11 > 0:33:13How much did we spend there, come on?!
0:33:13 > 0:33:14Er, we... We went for it.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17We spent £295.
0:33:17 > 0:33:22And you gave Tom here, our man of the moment, such a challenge!
0:33:22 > 0:33:26I mean, you go round the pound stalls, and you think, no,
0:33:26 > 0:33:29I can't buy you something for a pound, I really can't.
0:33:29 > 0:33:30But I managed to spend it...
0:33:30 > 0:33:32- Brilliant.- Yeah, lovely!- ..all!
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Here we are, girls.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38So, these are a pair of Georgian-style shoe buckles
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- in marcasite. - Oh.- They're rather fun, aren't they?
0:33:41 > 0:33:44- They are, yeah. - They look really nice. - Can you see them on your shoes?
0:33:44 > 0:33:49- Yeah, definitely.- Yeah? - Yeah, 100%.- Sparkle everything up. Now, these cost me £5.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51- That's a bargain. - They were marked up a lot more,
0:33:51 > 0:33:54- but I managed to do a deal. - Brilliant.- Fantastic.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56- Yeah?- So, how much do you think they're going to make at auction?
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- They're definitely going to double. - OK, brill.- Definitely going to double.- Excellent.
0:34:00 > 0:34:05There's lots of people who collect these shoe buckles out there and there's jewellery collectors, etc.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09But I think these have got a very fair chance. And I love the fiver challenge.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- Excellent, you're welcome.- We had complete faith in you.- Thank you!
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Well, as always, you don't have to make your decision until you've sold
0:34:16 > 0:34:17your full three items.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21But in the meantime, let's find out what our auctioneer has to say about
0:34:21 > 0:34:23charming Tom's Georgian shoe buckles.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- There you go. - They're lovely, aren't they?
0:34:27 > 0:34:31- They are, aren't they?- Yeah. And they're a proper Thomas Plant lot.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- Why do you say that?- Well, because Thomas likes his bling, doesn't he?
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- Does he really?- Well, he's known in the trade as Thomas "Bling" Plant,
0:34:38 > 0:34:39isn't he? Did you not know that?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- No!- Oh, yeah, yeah. - No, I'm a new boy, remember! - Thomas "Bling" Plant.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44- OK.- I think those are really nice, actually.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47- Yeah.- Little polished steel buckles in the Georgian style -
0:34:47 > 0:34:49I think they're going to make £10-£20.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53OK. Well, he went out and he spent five quid.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Good old Thomas. Or Bling, as we call him.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59Not bad. So, we've got a few interesting lots coming up here.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03- I think so. We got a real variety, haven't we?- Yeah. Are you going to be taking the sale?
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- I am, indeed. Looking forward. - OK. Brace yourself, everybody.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Serrell's up there with his gavel!
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Any more? At £50...
0:35:17 > 0:35:18You've been to an auction before?
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- No, not at all.- First timers?!
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- First timers, yeah. - So, exciting stuff, yeah?
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- Oh, yes. Very.- So, you're up for this, aren't we? We're up for it.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31And so, too, is your first lot, because it's coming up now.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33It's the cottage ware, OK?
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- Yep.- And so, you paid £25 for this lot.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39So, coming up now...
0:35:39 > 0:35:40Internet's got ten. 10 bid.
0:35:40 > 0:35:47- At 10, 10 bid, £10. Is there any more?- Yes, come on!- £10, I'm bid.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Maiden bid taking it, at £10. At ten. Ten bid. £10. Is there any more
0:35:51 > 0:35:56at all? At £10, done, then. At ten, done, thank you.
0:35:57 > 0:36:03Oh! So, £10. Not the best of starts, fellas, minus 15.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08OK, your second lot's coming up, it's your little silver photo frame. Nice thing.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12You paid £16 for that. You should make a profit. But either way, it's coming up now.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Who's got a tenner straight in?
0:36:14 > 0:36:21Ten quickly. Ten, I'm bid straight in. £10. Ten bid, £10,
0:36:21 > 0:36:23- be quick.- Come on...- At £10, there's the bid seated at ten.
0:36:23 > 0:36:2810 bid. At £10. 15 if you like. At £10, anywhere at ten?
0:36:28 > 0:36:32There's the bid. At £10 and I sell, then, at £10, and...
0:36:32 > 0:36:34- thank you.- This is not good, this is not good.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39Oh! So, minus 6. And so we're minus 21
0:36:39 > 0:36:43at the moment. So, your final lot, is your silver cigarette case.
0:36:43 > 0:36:48- Well, you paid £95 for it.- Yep. - It's quality. Let's see where we go with this one.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Put it in the bidding, start me off, £50 straight off.
0:36:50 > 0:36:5220 to go, someone.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55I've got 70 on the net bid. I don't know where that's come from,
0:36:55 > 0:36:59but I've got £70 on the internet. At 70, 70 bid. 80 on the net bid.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02At 80, 80 bid. On the internet, at £80 only.
0:37:02 > 0:37:0590, 90 bid, at £90 on the contraption.
0:37:05 > 0:37:10- At 90 bid. Is there any more at all? - Come on.- You're all out in the room.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15Here's the bid. At £90, and I sell, then, at 90 and done.
0:37:15 > 0:37:16- Thank you!- Oh, shame!
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Shame! £90!
0:37:19 > 0:37:24It gives you a minus of £26.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Now, are you going to go for the bonus buy?
0:37:26 > 0:37:28That's what we need know.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- We're definitely going to... - Absolutely going for it, definitely.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36OK, it's your WMF inkwell. Paid the princely sum of £25, Caroline.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40- I did, indeed.- If this doesn't make a profit, then...
0:37:40 > 0:37:42- This is definitely going to be the winner.- We can start eating hats.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48Who's got a tenner, quickly? Ten, anywhere. At 10, 12, 15...
0:37:48 > 0:37:53Go on! 18, 20. Five. Go on!
0:37:53 > 0:37:55At £25, I'm bid. At 25. There's the bid.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- £30! £30! Go on! Yes! It's only a fiver, but it's...!- 30 bid.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03At five. 35, fresh blood, at £35, I'm only bid.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07Any more at all? At £35, seated, I can barely see you.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11At £35, and done, then, at 35, done, thank you!
0:38:11 > 0:38:14Oh, 35!
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Oh, a £10 profit!
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Listen, fellas, it's not that desperate.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21You're only minus £16.
0:38:21 > 0:38:22Oh, that's it!
0:38:22 > 0:38:24All's well, that ends well.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Well, we'll find out later, won't we?
0:38:26 > 0:38:31- Yep.- OK, it's a well-worn line, but not a word to the Blues, OK?
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- Absolutely.- Not a word.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38Been to an auction before?
0:38:38 > 0:38:40- No.- No, I haven't.- No!
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- First time.- Very exciting. - It is exciting, isn't it?
0:38:42 > 0:38:45We've been doing this for donkeys' years, but we still get excited,
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- don't we?- Exactly, you still get really, really excited.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50OK. Well, your first item is coming up, it's the paper knife,
0:38:50 > 0:38:53you paid £10 for it, and it's coming up now.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56Who's got a tenner to start me, quickly...?
0:38:56 > 0:38:57£10, cheap seats.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59The coffee is dearer than...
0:38:59 > 0:39:00Oh, 10, I'm bid at 10.
0:39:00 > 0:39:0210 bid, at £10, any bid at 10.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05At £10, any bid at 10.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08This is for nothing. At £10, it's your bid, seated at 10.
0:39:08 > 0:39:1010 bid. Any more?
0:39:10 > 0:39:15- Come on!- At £10, and I sell, then, at 10, and done, thank you.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18OK, well, you're breaking even.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Paid £10 for it.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Right, second lot coming up, it's the crustacea,
0:39:23 > 0:39:27the plastic crab and the lobster and the langoustine or whatever.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30You paid £10 for the three.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- We did.- Here it comes.- Lot number 236, the crab,
0:39:33 > 0:39:35the lobster and the crayfish, I think these are brilliant,
0:39:35 > 0:39:38who's got 30 quid, a tenner each?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Who's got a tenner?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Won't go any lower, 10, I'm bid at 10.
0:39:42 > 0:39:4510 bid, £10, at 10, 15...
0:39:45 > 0:39:47- Go on!- 15, 20.
0:39:47 > 0:39:4920 bid. 20 bid.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- At £20.- Double your money.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55These have come from Brixham... At £20 only. ..he lied.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57At 20, it's your bid seated.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01At £20, and I sell, then, at 20 and done, thank you!
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- Brilliant.- 20!
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- Double your money! - Double your money!
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Well done!
0:40:08 > 0:40:12OK, so... All right, well, we are in a plus £10 scenario here, OK?
0:40:12 > 0:40:15So, your final lot is the strawberry set.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18£275 invested, you might say.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Well, let's see if it's going to give you a return,
0:40:21 > 0:40:23let's see if we can get that profit, because it's coming up now.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Put a bid in, start me off, £150 to start me.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28150.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Well, I've got £80, bid at 80, 80 bid, at 80.
0:40:31 > 0:40:3380 bid, at 80, 90...
0:40:33 > 0:40:3490 bid, 100 with me.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36At 100, net's out.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38At £100, and any bid? Is there any more at all?
0:40:38 > 0:40:40No money at all for it, really.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42At £100, bid's with me on the book.
0:40:42 > 0:40:47At £100, and I sell, then, at 100, and done.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49- Thank you!- That's terrible.
0:40:49 > 0:40:50It's not good!
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- Terrible.- Well, the way that works out, we just made £175 minus.
0:40:54 > 0:41:00And we were already £10 ahead, so we're in a minus 165 situation.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- That's really good.- Yep, that's really good.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07Yes. OK, all right, well, you know, you can lead these horses to water,
0:41:07 > 0:41:09but you can't make them drink.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Having said that, let's talk bonus buy.
0:41:12 > 0:41:13It's going to make it all back.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- Yeah?- Yeah. Yeah.- I believe in the bonus buy.- We believe in you, Thomas.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19Yeah, they do, yeah. Now, remember, Thomas paid £5 for this,
0:41:19 > 0:41:21- this pair of buckles.- Absolutely.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23And they're coming up now.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Tenner each, 20 to go.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Who's got a tenner for the two?
0:41:27 > 0:41:29This is no money. £10 for the two.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31I'll lend you a fiver and take you at 10.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34At 10 bid, at 10 only, at 10. 10 bid, £10.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36At £10, I'm only bid at 10.
0:41:36 > 0:41:3710 bid, here's the bid.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40At £10, and I sell, then, at 10, and done.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Thank you!
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- Yeah, we clawed back £5! - I think that's brilliant.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49So, plus £5, it takes you down to a minus 160.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50But don't despair, ladies.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Don't despair!
0:41:52 > 0:41:55These can be winning scores, as you know, Tom.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59So, er... You know what I'm going to say next, don't you?
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Not a word to the Reds.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11Well, it was a school of hard knocks for both teams today, wasn't it?
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- Certainly was.- It's just that some got more knocks than others.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Erm, that's the truth of the matter.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22So, the team that took the hardest knocks today, I have to tell you,
0:42:22 > 0:42:24is the Blue team.
0:42:24 > 0:42:25- Oh!- Sorry, ladies!
0:42:25 > 0:42:27I'm so sorry!
0:42:27 > 0:42:31With a minus 160, it wasn't your day, was it?
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- No.- But you've enjoyed yourselves - please say, "Yes, Eric."
0:42:34 > 0:42:36Yeah, absolutely.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- Good.- We had a great time. - Excellent, well, well done all the same,
0:42:39 > 0:42:40well done you, Tom, anyway.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42But Reds, what do I say?
0:42:42 > 0:42:43You're looking a bit smug.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- Oh, yeah!- It's been...- Even though you were minus 16!
0:42:46 > 0:42:49OK. So, there's no point putting your hand out for money,
0:42:49 > 0:42:52you're not going to get any money whatsoever.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55But well done, Caroline, anyway. And again, enjoy it?
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Brilliant, loved every minute.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- Loved it, brilliant. - That's all we really want to hear.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Well, that's it from us, but in the meantime,
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