Ardingly 3 Bargain Hunt

Hello there, and welcome to Bargain Hunt.

Today's show comes from Ardingly in Sussex.

This is the largest antiques fair in the south of England,

and all it takes to seal the deal?

Well, some cold, hard cash and a firm handshake.

But come on now, our teams are chomping at the bit.

Without further ado, let's go bargain-hunting.

They may have £300 in their pockets,

but our teams will still have their work cut out today.

Have you seen the size of this antiques fair?

Well, at least there will be plenty of potential purchases

to peruse and ponder. So, let's take a look at what's coming up.

The Reds bargain hard...

-What about potentially...?

-No!

-Can I dare say?

-No.

-Not even a tiny, tiny...?

-49.

Whilst it's all to play for with the Blues.

-Yes!

-Yes!

But, will it be tears...

-Ooh!

-..or cheers at the auction?

We're in business.

But that's all for later. First, it's time to meet our teams -

and we're keeping it in the family today,

as for the Reds, we have mother and daughter, Amy and Heather,

and for the Blues, father and son, Mick and Jim.

-Welcome, everyone. Hello. ALL:

-Hello!

What a reaction! Brilliant. Let's start with you, Reds.

Amy, what do you do for a living?

I'm an advertising creative and copywriter,

so I write scripts for TV adverts and make content films,

so it's quite a varied day-to-day job, yeah.

It doesn't sound like you have a lot of spare time,

but when you get some, how do you spend it?

I'm a really big vinyl fan.

Are you interested in the value of these vinyl? Have you looked up, have you found any real finds?

A couple. I've found a good Jimi Hendrix one,

which is one of the original ones that came out, but maybe one day

I'll come across one which has got that extra special value.

-Maybe today?

-Hopefully today, yeah!

Now, on Bargain Hunt we're interested in the Red

and the Blue,

but something that's multicoloured is a Rubik's Cube...

-Mm-hm.

-And I believe that you can complete one of these

in less than five minutes.

I can indeed, would you like me to give it a go?

You go for that, I'll chat to mum.

-No pressure.

-So, Heather, on to you...

We know what Amy does for a living, but what about yourself?

I work with 200 sixth form students in an academy.

Do you feel, as you're hanging out with sixth formers,

have you got to be quite down with the kids?

Definitely. It keeps me young, I reckon.

-That's what I reckon it is, anyway.

-What do you do in your spare time?

In my spare time, I love researching my family tree.

-Oh, wow.

-When my father died,

he passed on a diary from my great grandfather's uncle,

from the 1850s.

Have you delved even further back?

Yeah, we think we're related to Oliver Cromwell.

Wow. Controversial ancestor.

Very, very controversial, but I can't just find that connection...

I can see that she's finished her Rubik's Cube!

On the back of that...

I don't even know what to say!

One minute we're talking about Oliver Cromwell,

the next minute, Amy's completed her Rubik's Cube!

-There you go!

-Well, well done. Hats off to you.

-Thank you!

You're clearly a genius. So, all I can say is look out, Blues,

to whom I'm turning now!

-Isn't that amazing?

-Unbelievable, yes, yes.

-Absolutely.

You're next, Jim. So, tell me,

you're in the entertainment business.

-Yes, that's correct.

-So, you're not shy of the limelight?

No, absolutely not. I've sung from a young age, always.

And I thought, maybe I can make a career out of this,

and own my own company was the next step for me,

and I've continued singing, which is a dream.

So, what's for you won't go by you?

-Exactly.

-Now, you love entertainment,

but you also love sports.

-So true.

-Tell me, how much of a fan are you of sport?

Football is a big passion of mine

- and more importantly, snowboarding...

Yes, tell me, because you had some hairy moments.

No thanks to him, really!

Sometimes he'll go past me and go, "Go on, Jim!

"I'm off!" And then he'll crash, and then I suddenly lose control of

my board and I fly off the edge of a cliff and I'm completely stuck.

So he comes in after me.

-Oh, man!

-And gets stuck, as well.

And it took a very, very long time to get ourselves out of there.

A real father and son moment.

Absolutely. And we've had so many of those!

So many of those, often involving in failure!

More memories to be made today, hopefully not ending in failure.

For sure. Yes, no, success!

Now, Mick, we're hearing about this hairy moment on the slopes,

but apart from that, we'll just skim over that, you love sport, too.

-I do, yeah.

-Tell me, what's your real passion?

I do love football. We go up to watch Chelsea quite a lot.

You're chuffed to be in a blue fleece today?

-The only fleece we could have worn!

-There was no option.

-There was no choice.

-No red was going to come...

-Oh, my word! No, absolutely not!

-Yeah, true Blues.

-Disaster!

-All the way.

-So, Mick, now you're retired, but what did you use to do?

I was a roofer, and had a small business in Eastbourne,

and done some churches and listed buildings and things like that,

and really proud of what we achieved, actually.

Fantastic. I thought you were going to say you were in the entertainment

-business as well.

-No, no, no, I can't sing.

Now, you two obviously have a great spark and energy between you, but

you also seem a wee bit competitive, so do you think you're going to work well together on Bargain Hunt?

We're going to do great. As long as he follows instructions,

we'll be fine, but we are very competitive.

-OK.

-Oh, yes. Spend big, win big.

Well, no matter how much you want to spend it, you need some money.

-So, let me give it to you.

-Oh, yes!

-Amy, £300 for you, for the Reds.

-Thank you so much.

And, Jim, £300 for you, for the Blues.

-Wonderful, thank you so much.

-Your experts are waiting for you,

-so off you go and have a great time.

-Thank you so much.

Who'd have thought it?

A Rubik's Cube completed on Bargain Hunt. Genius.

The teams are going to need some guidance on today's shops.

Flying high with the Reds, it's Caroline Hawley.

And hoping to double his money with the Blues, it's Tim Weeks.

So, Amy, what are you looking for today?

I am looking for Victoriana, unusual stories.

Oh, I'd love to spend it on some sports memorabilia.

-Oh, nice!

-That would be a dream.

-Maybe Art Nouveau, maybe a nice vase.

-Oh, I love Art Nouveau!

-We'll see.

-Dad, you've got different ideas, don't you?

Yeah, big, shiny, expensive.

-OK, I like it.

-GLASS SHATTERING

Don't lose your bottle, teams.

Your 60 minutes start now.

-Come on, the Blues.

-Yeah!

-Let's go.

So, the teams sights are set.

Don't forget, that hour flies by.

So, sports memorabilia, Jim.

-Yeah.

-What sort of sports memorabilia would you expect to find then, were you hoping to find?

-Well, it's got to be Chelsea-related of course, hasn't it?

-What?

-As a fellow Chelsea fan...

-Couldn't buy anything else.

-He's gone. He's gone!

No, all right, I'll do it, for one day I'll hang out with you!

Boys, it's only a game.

Can we all just get along for 60 minutes?

Meanwhile, Caroline is getting to know her team a little better.

So, your family are from Birmingham?

Yes, my grandfather was a watercolour artist up there.

He was teaching students as part of the Royal Academy up there.

-Right.

-So it would be lovely to have something from that area.

So, a piece of Birmingham silver would be excellent.

A piece of Birmingham silver would be absolutely fantastic.

Do you know the mark for Birmingham?

-No, I don't.

-Do you know the mark for Birmingham?

-I do indeed.

-Oh!

Could you tell us?

That's why you have an expert, ladies.

Oh, the Blues have ventured inside.

Keep an eye out for some of that sporting memorabilia.

-I've noticed a vintage toy stall.

-OK.

Ah, Tim, the toy man, that's his speciality.

But something completely different over with the Reds.

This floral design here is very typical of the Art Nouveau period

and you can see these lovely cherubs holding on.

They're not the most popular thing.

-That's what I was wondering.

-It would be better if it was a mirror.

-Let's see what else is available first.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, should we have a wander?

-Absolutely.

-Perfect.

Uh-oh. The Blues are talking football again.

Play nice, chaps.

I'd like you to have a look at Subbuteo. Did either of you

-play Subbuteo?

-Oh, Subbuteo.

-Yes.

-Yes.

-It's a game of the ages.

-Yeah, it is.

-My father played it, my grandad played it,

my son's started playing it and this is the one that I'm most interested in.

This is the very early Subbuteo set.

-OK.

-Now, this game started as a mail order game after the war.

You had to write off to the guy who started this from his bedroom and he

would send you teams and the balls, but he wouldn't send you a pitch and

what you'd have to use is your old wartime blankets as the pitch

and he would put a couple of bits of chalk in the box

that he would send you and you would draw the pitch out

on your blanket. Not around as much today, unfortunately, but it's very,

very collectable. If you wanted to buy a Chelsea, you can't get it.

You have to by the '80s or the '70s or the '50s.

Let's have a look inside and we'll check out the condition and this is

really nice. All the paperwork, you've got the pitch there.

Both the balls, which usually go missing or get lost.

11 players, goal nets.

What sort of money is that?

Well, that one's on at 90.

Could we make you an offer on that?

Yes. I couldn't go lower than 60.

I think it's a good deal, £60.

They think it's all over...

-I think it's shake the man's hand time.

-Dad, £60?

-Yeah, let's do it.

-£60, thank you very much, sir.

-SELLER:

-It's a pleasure.

-..it is now!

-Plenty of time for the next two. That will help us in the long game.

-Buzzing. Let's do this.

-Good, brilliant.

-I'll get to carry it.

-Well done. Right, let's go, onto the next. Brilliant.

-That's 1-0 to

the Blues. 20 minutes in and the Reds are on the back foot.

What kind of era do you think this is?

Well, I think the knitting needles are indeterminate age,

but the box looks like Victorian, Edwardian.

I keep being drawn to the Victorian.

-Yes, you are.

-You do, you do.

How much interest are you going to get at an auction, though?

-That's the question, isn't it?

-That's true.

-I don't think a lot.

-Do you knit?

-No, not very well.

-No, nor do I.

-You try.

-We try.

Very good, team, thinking of your market,

but I do think it's time to get an item under your belt.

However, the Blues are slightly ahead with one in the back of the net.

What's the plan now, chaps?

We're now going to look for, like, quirky, expensive items.

-Something a bit of fun.

-Quirky, expensive, fun.

-Fun, something fun.

Very good, Blues. Now, Reds, I think it's time you bought your first item,

don't you? You don't seem to be in any hurry!

What's this thing here? Is this a compact?

To me, it looks like a compact.

And it looks, with the decoration,

it looks engine-turned decoration, sort of '20s, '30s,

but I need to get my glasses on here, to check.

It's got quite an interesting monogram on the top, does that say, MM?

Now, that's the owner of it.

Would that detract from other people buying it?

That's a very good question, Heather.

It does slightly.

But you like stories, I like stories.

-I love stories!

-I think it's lovely to have that.

-It's a gorgeous item.

-We're never going to find out who it is.

It's made in Birmingham.

No!

-Yes!

-How spooky is that?

Well, I never.

-I knew, I knew!

-You did!

And you asked me the mark for Birmingham, didn't you?

-I still don't know what it is!

-Let me show you, it's the anchor.

-That make rings a bell, that does ring a bell.

-Yeah.

Which tells me that this is made in Birmingham, 1918.

-How does it open?

-It opens up like this and it's not a compact.

Is it a locket?

It's a little locket.

-Gosh!

-Caroline, is it heavy?

-It looks quite chunky.

-Yes, it is, it is.

-Oh, it's not as heavy as I thought. Would you wear something like that?

-I would wear... Yeah.

It's got quite an unusual shape to it as well, it's almost quite Art Deco.

-I think so too.

-Can I go and ask how much it is?

Yes. Go, go, go.

Go and ask the lady, she seems really nice.

Good luck, Amy! Meanwhile, the boys were after something fun.

What about this? Any good?

-Yes!

-I like this.

Good enough for a ball like that.

-Unbelievable!

-You're getting into the swing of this, fellas.

Could have a job to swing it and serve though.

Maybe two of us would have to do...

You go for a forehand, I'll go backhand. We'll do it together.

-I love it.

-Well, that's a bit of fun and it's sporting related.

-I love it.

-Is this going to make any money at the auction?

I think the key thing is we're all happy that there's an end user, because we need an end user if we

want to make a profit, and I can see this on the wall at the local tennis club, maybe at a sports pub.

-You're loving this aren't you, Mick?

-I am, yeah.

-Do you want to check that it works?

-Yes.

-Go on, give it some.

There we go, no problem. Jim?

-There we go.

-Could this be a second serving for the Blues?

Mick, why don't you go find out what it's going to cost us?

-Go on, go for it.

-OK.

I want the tennis racket.

-Shake the man's hand.

-I really do like it.

-How are we getting on, Dad?

-Well, it's £180, Jim.

£180?! Is it? Could you do £150?

-I'll do £150, for you.

-You're happy? You're definitely happy, £150?

-Yes, do it.

-Come on, let's shake the man's hand.

-Yes, do it.

-Thank you very much, sir.

Advantage Blues.

That's two items in the bag, boys.

Can Amy pull one back for the Reds?

-Is she a good haggler?

-She's embarrassingly a good haggler.

She haggles for absolutely everything.

Clothes, restaurants - it's really embarrassing.

It's like we go... Oh! Head of Haggle.

-Fingers crossed.

-We've had a chat.

-Yes.

It was originally £95.

-OK.

-I've tried to get it down as low as I can

and £60 is the absolute lowest that she will go.

But she has said, if we're interested in anything else,

she might be able to do a deal for, sort of, two things instead.

-All right.

-Can we pop it back for now and keep it on the back burner, maybe?

Yes, is there anything else that we were interested in while we're here

to do a, sort of, deal on, what do you think?

Have a quick look.

That's good advice, Caroline.

A quick look, though, ladies.

Yes!

Right, it's game, set, nearly match.

We're two down, one item to go.

-Shall we get on with it?

-Yes!

-Come on the Blues!

No time for playing games now, Blues.

Whilst we leave the teams shopping,

I'm off to find out more about a local craftsman.

We're all familiar with the names like Chippendale and Mouseman for

their fine furniture, and incredible silversmiths such as Archibald Knox.

However, there are many talented British craftsmen who haven't received

the recognition they so rightfully deserve.

One of whom lived locally to this very fair. He was William Albery,

local craftsmen of saddlers and master calligrapher.

I'm joined now by Jeremy Knight from the Horsham Museum.

So, Jeremy, tell me more about the early life and career of this talented craftsmen.

William Albery was born in 1864.

As a schoolchild, he actually won three prizes for great handwriting,

but he also carried on learning saddlery craft from his father,

to such an extent that his father decided that he should be the one that should run the business.

And so, when his father died, he took over the business and it flourished.

So, at this point, he must have still been quite a young man to be

running a business? What sort of age are we talking?

Early 20s. He was an incredibly young man.

He was very dynamic, he was interested in the history of saddlery,

but he carried on his interest in calligraphy.

And he was seen as such an important person,

when the town decided to run an industrial exhibition,

William Albery printed this fantastic piece of calligraphy.

It wasn't just his calligraphy for which he was known.

William Albery had record-breaking handwriting, did he not?

Yeah, he did. He decided to learn to write small

and I think he did it as a hobby,

and he ended up writing the world's smallest handwriting.

7,770 letters in the space of an old shilling piece.

He was a grand exhibitor.

So tell me, did this example come from Albery's workshop?

This is. He was the sole maker, but he did have two apprentices.

In fact, by 1900, he ceased making.

This particular one, it dates around 1895,

was one of the last pieces of work he ever made.

There's this very fine stitch work, which you can see here.

And this, although it looks actually black, it's actually a very dark brown,

because dark brown was used in the country

and black was worn in the city.

And in fact, William Albery managed to make a lot of money because he

had the wealthy come down from London, buy their states in Horsham,

they would then commission a black set for city work and a brown set

for country work. And then he's put his own horse brass at the sides,

which he himself carved, etched and then made.

So, how did the museum acquire this collection of this Horsham hero?

He turned round and gave them to the town in 1951.

He had been offered over £1,000 by an American

just for the saddlery items in the 1930s, and he refused.

He said it may be worth a lot more, but it's more important to the town

to have it and so he gave it to the town.

Well, that was absolutely fascinating, Jeremy, thank you.

William Albery was obviously a very talented craftsmen and well-respected

amongst his peers and local townsmen, so thank you for telling us his story.

Right, back to the shop, and we're halfway through.

It's 2-0 to the Blues.

Whilst still considering the locket,

the Reds have spotted something else on the stall.

I've seen some spirit levels over there,

but I don't know if they'd be worth anything at an auction.

That's an eclectic shopping list, ladies.

No brass. I rather like that long one.

-So do I. It's an unusual shape.

-We were both looking at that one.

-Three great minds thinking.

-Absolutely.

-I like that one.

Excuse me, hi.

-Hello.

-Lovely to... I love your hat, by the way.

-It's warm.

-It looks it.

We're interested in your spirit levels.

Can you tell us a little bit about this one here?

-Is that quite old?

-Yes, it's about 1899.

-So as old as that?

-Oh, wow.

-Oh, gosh, OK.

-That's a nice one.

-Do you like that one? Do you prefer that one?

I quite like the shape of the longer, thinner one.

But it's missing the screw.

Well, absolutely, potentially if we could get...

-If that's something you're interested in.

-Yeah, definitely.

We were just speaking to your lovely partner,

we're thinking about getting this locket from her.

She did mention that if there was something else we were potentially

interested in, you might be able to do us a deal?

-Yeah, sure.

-Your lovely spirit levels here, how much are they?

I can do the two for £25.

-What do we reckon?

-It's still bit too much, isn't it?

Could you do it potentially for £15 with the locket?

Do the lot for £75.

The lot for £75?

So £60 for the locket and £15 for the spirit levels, would that be OK?

I will shake your hand.

Thank you so much!

-Thank you.

-Excellent!

-There you go!

-Brilliant!

Two items bought, 20 minutes to go!

Go, go, go!

Phew! I'll level with you, girls, I was getting a little bit concerned.

But now that's two items apiece for our teams.

Right, Reds, what's next on the shopping list?

You've done brilliantly, you've got two.

-What are you thinking for your third?

-I think...

-Do you think China?

-Yeah, definitely.

It's still the vase we're looking for, still the Art Deco vase maybe.

-Yep.

-Something like that.

-Art Nouveau vase from China.

-Yeah.

-It will be good to see a different space, maybe.

Lovely. Let's just up the pace a little, shall we?

The Blues are back on the case.

I think, staying on the sporting theme,

I might have spotted a relief sign over here.

-Go and check this out, see what you think.

-Oh, wow.

-How about that?

-That is fantastic.

-It's attractive, isn't it?

-That's very clever.

There's a price on it, do you want to investigate, see what they've got on it,

-see what they might to be able to do? You never know.

-OK.

-She's got £250 on it.

-£250?

-Yeah.

You've got to have... You've got to have a pound as well, haven't you?

-Yeah, I need a pound.

-I don't think she'd do it for £50.

Even you boys can't charm your way to that big a discount.

-Shall we not waste our time, get on with it?

-Let's do it, move on. Crack on.

-Ten minutes, teams!

-Time goes so fast!

-Yeah, it does.

Shall we go up and to the right? See what we can find.

There's some big funky stuff up there.

-Lovely.

-So, big and funky for the Blues but, again,

something totally different for the Reds.

-Shall we have a look?

-How about this box?

-That is nice.

-Do you know what wood that is?

-It's not in mahogany, is it?

-No, it's not mahogany.

It's rosewood inlaid with mother of pearl.

-Yes, I recognise that.

-Now, the one thing to look that is,

A, the wood's OK, there's no veneer lifting, because this would be veneered.

And, B, that all the mother of pearl's there.

-Do you like this box?

-Is it a jewellery box or is it...?

Well, we'll have to open it and find out.

Oh, gosh, that's beautiful!

-Gosh.

-Isn't it beautiful? It is a little sewing box.

-Isn't that pretty?

-Gosh, that is. You could put your bobbins in here.

What sort of age is that, Caroline, do you reckon?

Mid to late Victorian. It's exactly what you like, isn't it?

-That's what we're after.

-What do you think?

-What's the bottom like?

Is the bottom intact OK and...?

What's the bottom like? I shall show you the bottom.

-Yeah.

-It's got the original base.

-That's the original base on it from...

-Yeah. What do we think?

-Shall we ask how much it is?

-Excuse me, sir, is this your fine box?

It could be.

-How much is this box?

-I'm going to give you one price. 50 quid.

-OK.

-A good price?

-50?

-And that's one price?

-The only price.

-How about potentially...?

-No!

-Can I dare say...?

-No.

-Not even a tiny, tiny...

-49.

-49.

-What are we thinking?

-I think you'll make a small profit.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-At 49...

If you take your glove off and shake my hand...

-Oh, it's frozen on.

-Oh, it's frozen! Thank you so much.

Cheers. They're freezing, I should have gloves.

Thank you. Can I shake your hand, as well? Thank you very, very much.

That's our third one done.

-Yay!

-Brilliant.

-Yes.

-Thank you.

-Well done.

-Brilliant.

-Thank you very much.

What a turnaround! The Reds have romped home ahead of the Blues.

That your three items in the bag, ladies. Well done. Come on, Blues.

Tim, the toy man, I think you may need to take charge.

You all right, guys? I've spotted this wonderful collection

of vintage plastic figures.

I had a word with the stallholder. He wants £250 for the lot.

-We don't have that, Tim.

-I know we don't.

I wondered if they might be able to negotiate a deal for a section of it.

-OK.

-If, of course, you like them.

-Not a massive fan.

But, having said that, there's money in toys, we know that,

and we've taken a real punt in the tennis racket.

And perhaps we ought to try and do something that might make a profit.

-Well, shall I sell them to you?

-Yes. Sell them. Do a sales pitch.

OK. Well, if you want plastic figures, there's two names, really,

that you're looking at. You're looking at Britains and Timpo.

Timpo are very, very collectable

because they weren't as popular in the day, the '60s, the '70s, as Britains were,

so now they're ultra collectable.

They would have done a lot of the cowboy western figures.

Now, Britains are excellent when it comes to animals,

zoo animals are better than farm animals, for instance.

-I wonder what...

-You like the look of that?

-Yeah, that set.

-OK.

-What do you think is the best set?

I would like some vehicles.

-Right, OK.

-Because you will find naturally children

would have got their parents buying these for them

and the vehicles are far more expensive,

in the '60s and '70s, than the figures.

I'd imagine more kids would have had the figures

and wished they had the vehicles. Does that make sense?

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-I'd definitely want some of these,

it would just give it a bit more meat on the bone, more to get your hands into.

Dad, he basically just said your choice was poor.

And that this is actually the better place to look at.

I mean, how long have we got time-wise?

-About five minutes.

-OK.

-Five minutes?

-So we need to be quick.

-OK. Quick negotiating. Quicker even than that tennis racket.

-OK. OK.

Well, this is a turn up.

Panic time for the Blues and it's chill out time for the Reds.

-How good was that?

-That was a lot of fun, but, yeah.

It got very hairy-scary towards the end and we had eight minutes left.

A bit too scary for my liking, I'd say.

Yeah. Definitely. Definitely.

Scary, yes, but at least you've finished,

unlike the Blues, who have just two minutes left.

What we're interested in here

is the possibility of buying this box and that box

and wondered what sort of price you could do.

-125.

-OK, so we can't afford both boxes together,

so how about just this box alone?

Just this one here, what's the best offer that you can do that?

-60 quid for that.

-Yeah, that would be...

-Just that.

-That would be incredible if you could do that.

-Is that OK?

-Is that OK?

-Shake that man's hand quickly.

We don't have many minutes. Dad, shake his hand.

Thank you so much. Thank you very much.

BUZZER

That's it, teams, your 60 minutes are up.

-Let's hug it out. Come on.

-Yeah!

-Great teamwork. Really good.

-Unbelievable.

Time to reflect on what the red team bought.

First up, the lovely locket set them back £60.

Next the spirit levels cost them £15.

And, finally, they splashed out £49 on the rosewood box.

Heather, Amy, well done. Well, sort of.

For a while I didn't think you were going to buy anything.

-It was a bit touch-and-go.

-Neither did we.

I think you had Caroline worried for a second.

Very worried I, have to say.

-Sorry, Carolyn.

-All is well now.

You didn't spend even half the money, just 124,

so who's got 176? Oh, you do, right there.

I'll take it from you, Amy. Thank you so much.

-Caroline Hawley, £176.

-Spend it well.

-What are you thinking?

I've got lots of ideas

because you are interested in so many different things.

So something that you're both going to like.

-Exciting.

-It sounds very exciting.

Sounds promising from Caroline

so, while she goes to find her bonus buy,

let's find out what the Blues bought.

They kicked things off with a Subbuteo game for £60.

Their next serving was a large tennis racket and ball,

price paid £150.

And, finally, it was the collection of toys which cost them £60.

Well, gentlemen, you managed to find some sporting items

-and you manage to play some sport, too.

-We did indeed.

Most people find the hour of Bargain Hunt quite stressful

but you sort of relaxed and stuck to what you know and love.

-Yeah.

-Absolutely we cruised through didn't we, Dad? We cruised through.

We cut it fine towards the end.

Yeah, you did. A couple of minutes left.

-Yeah. Well done you got it done.

-We did.

-So how much did you spend?

-£270.

-We did.

-That's right,

you were not afraid to splash the cash. So who's got 30?

-I have. Would you like it?

-I'll have that from you, please, yeah.

Thank you so much. Tim, not much to give you

but any ideas what you'll do with it?

I'm just going to indulge myself.

I've only got 30 quid and I'm just going to see what I can do.

-Indulge yourself.

-I'm happy because I've had such a great day.

I hope you come along for the ride and like it.

-Yes!

-I'm sure we will.

-We are 100%, yes.

So while Tim heads off to find his bonus buy,

it's time for us to head to the auction house.

Well we've left Ardingly behind and find ourselves in Farleigh, Surrey.

I'm at Southon's Auction Rooms with Catherine Southon.

Catherine this is brilliant.

Let's start with the Reds, mum and daughter,

Amy and Heather and we'll start with this silver locket.

I mean, as lockets go,

we've got a big size but that's its beauty, I think,

and I think that's what will sell it because it's unusual.

I think it's an interesting thing, never seen one quite that size.

Do you think this is still wearable?

Probably not so much wearable,

I think a collector may be interested in it.

What kind of price do you think they will be paying?

40-60 and it should do more than that.

OK, well, the team played £60, top end of your estimates.

-I like it.

-So you'll have to work for that one

but then we'll move on to our spirit levels here.

-I have to admit I wasn't expecting the ladies to come with two spirit levels.

-No.

And they've gone for ones with a name Marples And Sons.

Is that going to help these?

Marples and Sons, great name, they go right back to the 18th century,

good tool manufacturer.

So that will definitely help but I can see £20-£30 on them.

Well, they'll be chuffed with that because they only paid £15.

-They did well.

-And then, of course, we have another girlie lot,

the jewellery casket here inlaid with mother-of-pearl

but we can see it's seen better days.

How much is that going to dent its hopes?

Yeah, I mean, the interior, you're right, it has seen better days.

It's not in great condition. It's a little torn in places,

You know, as well as I do, these do not sell particularly well.

-We're asking 20-40.

-Well, perhaps the ladies fell into that trap,

because everyone says everyone loves boxes, don't they?

-So they went for a box and they went all in at £49.

-Yeah.

-They might need some help Catherine.

-We'll give it some wellie.

Well, you'll give it some welly but, if all hope is lost,

in comes Caroline Hawley with her bonus buy.

So let's find out what she bought for the Reds.

Well, Heather, Amy, £176 is what you left Caroline Hawley.

You must have been living dangerously,

-she is known for spending big aren't you, Caroline?

-Sometimes.

So reveal all.

-Oh, wow!

-It's the matchbox case?

It is. It's the Vesta case.

So this is solid silver and if I open it up,

full mark here and it's made in...

-Birmingham.

-Birmingham!

-Again.

-I had to get Birmingham.

-Brilliant.

It's 1919, beautifully engraved.

-Gorgeous.

-With this lovely suspension link here which...

-You put it on a loop?

-Yes, on a watch chain, probably.

-Great condition.

-It is a beautiful thing.

How much did you pay for it?

-We need to know.

-The million-dollar question.

What do you think? How much do you think I paid?

-50.

-I was about to say 50 or 60.

-20.

-No, you didn't?

-20.

-Did you pay £20?

-Yes.

-Well done, Caroline.

Wow, wow, wow! How much is it going to make, though?

How much will it make at auction?

25-30.

Can we decide later? Hopefully, a cheeky punt on this.

Yeah, you're quite right, you don't need to decide now, decide later.

See how you're getting on and then make that all-important decision.

For now it's time for us to find out what Catherine thinks of the Vesta case.

Well, the silver locket is 1918 but Caroline's silver Vesta is 1919.

Yeah, I mean, we see these all day long.

What we normally do is group them with a load of other silver.

We wouldn't normally sell something like this by itself.

It's really £10-£15. People just don't buy them.

Well, Caroline had a haggle,

She got it down to £20 so it's on the cusp isn't it?

Yeah. It might just make that.

OK. Well, let's move on to our Blues and you will see

that there is a distinct difference

in the items that Jim and Mick bought.

This isn't a specialist sports sale, is it?

No. No, it's not specialist sports.

Well, when faced with these sort of items, you have to do is say "Where to start?"

So let me guide you towards Subbuteo. What do you think?

Well, this was bought in early 20th-century

and it was rivalled against a game called Newfooty,

which had lead bases and this one has sort of

slightly lighter bases, and every young boy knows Subbuteo.

But do people really want to go back to their childhood and live this?

But, if you do want it, you want it to be complete

and it does have pretty much everything, doesn't it?

It has got everything with it, you're completely right.

So perhaps I should be a little bit more optimistic.

So is your estimate is nice and bright?

Yeah, we've put 30-50 on and I think, if people are interested,

it could make towards the top end of that.

Well, Jim and Mick need that because they spend £60.

-Right.

-Subbuteo is quintessential, we know all about it,

but what do you know about Snauwaert oversized tennis racket and ball?

First of all, why would you have something like this?

It's obviously for advertising, for promotion, something like that,

but this particular name that's on it,

there was a doubles Wimbledon champion

who actually used this make of tennis racket.

They don't exist any more.

It's just a shame there's only one because, of course,

if you're going to play oversized tennis,

you really need another racket.

So tell me what do you think this Snauwaert will make?

£20-£30 because it's a bit of fun.

Well, Catherine, the gentlemen paid - sharp intake of breath - £150.

I think that way, way over the limit. I'm really sorry,

I will try my very best but I really can't see us getting that far.

That doesn't matter because at the fair they had a whale of a time

-with Tim playing oversized tennis.

-I bet they did.

If they make no profit at least they have the memories.

And talking about memories,

I'm sure that many of your buyers will remember playing with these toys.

There's a brand here called Timpo toys and their particular toys,

the early ones, are actually quite well made and very well detailed

and particular types of them, hugely collectable.

But, actually, there's other names there so we really have got a mixed bag.

They're mostly on a Western theme.

Nevertheless, strangely, there has been interest on the internet.

What do you think? Is your estimate hopeful and large?

No. It's not particularly hopeful and large.

I've only put £5-£10 on it which may be wrong.

We've had interest, so who knows?

Who knows? Well, the gentlemen paid £60 for this lot.

Wow. I don't think I'll get that high.

I think they're going to need all the help they can get.

So let's turn to Tim to find out what he bought as a bonus buy.

Mick, Jim, I was so proud of you, £270 spent at the fair, well done.

But it means, poor Tim, £30 was all he had.

I made it count, I think.

-No! Stop it.

-What is that? What is going on?

I don't think of that. Arsenal FC.

How much did they pay you to take it away?

No, wait a minute. Was that revenge for being left so little money?

It was a little bit of revenge. We had a lot of fun on the day.

Do you want to hold it?

Have a good look. It really suits you actually.

-How much did you pay for this, Tim?

-They only wanted £20.

-Did they? That much.

-I snapped their hands off.

-What will it fetch at the auction, Tim?

Who knows? What are we looking at?

The most successful London club in history,

more FA Cup wins, more titles, as well.

Let's be honest and fair, it's modern.

There's no real quality to it.

-Absolutely not.

-It is what it is. That's what it's all about.

We don't like Arsenal but,

for the purpose of the auction, you never know, do you?

-There could be a bit of money in there.

-Exactly.

They could be, and we might need it.

-We might need the money.

-You don't have to decide just yet.

So, it's time for us to find out, is Catherine an Arsenal fan?

Right, Catherine, here we are.

I'm going to have to explain this one to you.

Arsenal FC, not that you don't know what it is,

but this is Tim's football team.

Whilst he was guiding the Blues, they are massive Chelsea fans.

So they are going to loathe their bonus buy.

Do you think this is going to make any money in your saleroom?

Well, I can tell you, as they probably know,

you can buy these all day long on the internet.

They are reproduction, they are brand-new.

Therefore, I am quite harsh with a £5-£10.

OK, well, Tim did pay £20 for it!

Oh, he actually paid quite a lot for it,

but I think it is worth every penny to see the reaction on their faces.

Are you looking forward to the sale?

I'm very excited. We're going to have a lot of fun here, aren't we?

We are indeed. Let the games begin.

Five, 50.

Right, Amy and Heather, this is it, the moment of truth.

-How are you feeling?

-Kind of excited and terrified at the same time.

-Yeah.

-The crossed fingers tell me...

-I feel like I should cross my legs, as well!

Listen, it's time for your first lot.

Starting us off, the large silver octagonal locket.

An unusually large silver octagonal shaped locket,

and we have interest straightaway.

I go straight to £40.

-A good place to start.

-But we need more.

Who's going to give me five?

45, 50, I've got.

I've got 55, can I say 60?

Thank you, I'm out. £60 then.

£60, this is a good thing.

£60. Is there another?

£60, fair warning.

Please, one more, one more?

OK. Listen, we're back to square one.

£60. Which means no profit, or loss.

So, let's hope these spirit levels get us a profit.

Late 19th century brass and oak spirit levels

and I'm looking for £20, please. £20.

Come on, £20.

Come on, £20.

£20. Is bid, thank you.

-Why not?

-Yeah, profit!

£20 then.

Is there another at 20 then?

I will sell at £20.

£20.

-That's fine.

-£20, which means we're at plus five.

So £49 paid for this box.

Let's keep the profits coming. Here we go.

A mother of pearl jewellery box.

I have £20 bid already.

-20 on the net.

-20, that's fine.

Do I see five anywhere?

£20.

Can I see five? Five, thank you.

-Somebody there, look.

-25, I have.

Against you, net, I have 25 then.

Is there 30 anywhere?

30. Five now.

-Oh!

-40.

And five. 45 then.

45. Lady's bid at 45.

-£45.

-One more!

-£45.

OK, a loss of £4.

What does that leave us? £1.

You're doing all right. You're on Bargain Hunt and you're in profit.

-We have £1 profit.

-Oh, thank goodness.

So, the question is, are you going to go with the bonus buy?

Caroline bought for you a vesta case and £20 was paid.

-Shall we go for it?

-Yes.

-It's up to you.

Yeah, yeah, we're going to go for it.

-Let's go for it.

-100% going for the bonus buy?

-Here it comes.

-A silver vesta case of beautiful proportions.

We have interest at 20, 22, 25.

I'm looking for 30.

£30 is bid.

Thank you. £30. Thank you.

35, 40.

Oh, go on. Are you sure?

£40 then. £40, fair warning.

£40.

£40.

That deserves a cuddle.

Let me tell you, Caroline Hawley deserves a cuddle

because she just doubled your money.

£20 spent, £40 made, so your £1 becomes £21.

How good is that?

-Fantastic.

-Bargain Hunt is all about making a profit.

You've done just that, but my only caveat is,

the Blues could make a bigger profit,

so don't get too smug!

Fair warning.

How's this for a family bonding experience?

An auction on Bargain Hunt with Catherine Southon.

-Are you feeling it?

-Oh, yes.

-Absolutely.

-We're ready.

-You're ready?

-We're so ready.

-But are you nervous?

No?

Not nervous.

Listen, let's start off with lot number one.

Catherine is now your best friend

because she is trying to make you a profit on your Subbuteo soccer set.

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

We have a Subbuteo table soccer set in original box

and I believe it is complete. Who will give me £30?

The internet will. Thank you, Internet.

30. You need to double that.

£30 I have, who's going to give me five?

Come on, play it with your grandkids.

It's £30.

£30, I have.

A maiden bid of £30.

I will sell at £30.

-Are we all done?

-No!

You paid 60, so you've just lost £30.

It hurts but it doesn't hurt as much as being hit over the head

-with an oversized tennis racket.

-Convenient.

-Which is coming up next.

Anyone for tennis?

We have an oversized tennis racket and tennis ball and we have so much

interest in this, it's unbelievable.

I have 20, two, four, six, eight, 30, two, five. 35, I've got.

£35.

-Come on, people!

-£35. 35, thank you 40. Five, 50.

Five. Are you sure?

55. One more?

55, why not?

60. Come on!

£60, shall we say one more?

-Yes.

-65 now.

70? No. 65 then. 65.

-Come on, people.

-It is yours at 65.

Oh, dear, it's a loss of £85.

-I'm so sorry.

-Someone just got a bargain.

-I know.

-Yeah, I agree.

You are now £115 below.

Right, Timbo, here's your Timpo toys. Are you ready for this?

-I'm ready.

-Are you ready, gents?

-So much pressure!

We have a collection of Timpo toys.

There are other items in there.

There's Britains as well and I've got £30 already bid.

30. Anyone bidding five?

£30, I've got.

We need a lot more than that!

£30 on the internet.

£30.

You get bidders, not enough competition.

That's another loss of 30 which means overall, you're minus 145.

Gentleman, can you true Blues make the decision

to go with the bonus buy?

We've lost three, why not lose four?

And Arsenal know all about fourth, don't they? So let's go for it.

On Arsenal, we depend. Here we go.

A reproduction, but nonetheless interesting.

Painted wooden Arsenal sign and I've already got £5 Internet.

Oh, I can say 15.

Thank you, Internet. £15.

Are there no Arsenal fans here?

There is one in the room. Where's the one in the room?

£20. £20, thank you.

Can I say five?

No. Are you sure?

Standing at the back of the room at £20.

Against you, Net. I've got £20.

-One more for me.

-20, standing.

£20, it's yours, all done.

It's a draw!

-I knew it.

-Arsenal?

-Worth nothing.

No profit, no loss with the bonus buy

but with the first three lots, a loss of £145.

-Gentleman...

-Good day.

You feel OK about that?

I thought it could have been worse!

So, all in all, a positive outcome.

I'll tell you what,

I know you love Bargain Hunt and you will have seen many's a time that

£145 under can be a winning score, so don't be glum.

Maintain this positive attitude and much more importantly,

say nothing to the Reds.

40, five.

You've got to love Bargain Hunt, don't you?

Because it is so unpredictable.

A real mixed bag today but the results could not be more different.

-Oh!

-Intense!

-Intense.

But there is a great chasm between the teams today.

-Oh, no.

-We have no losers on Bargain Hunt.

We've got winners and runners-up

and I think you've guessed it that today's runners-up are at the Blues.

Gentlemen, that was quite a loss but, ladies...

Success!

..coming away with some actual money, the Red team today.

We'll come to you in a minute.

Blues, what can I say?

When you haven't won, no-one likes a post-match analysis

but, safe to say, after three massive losses, you lost £145.

-£145!

-It hurts.

It hurts so much.

Take an early bath!

It's like a double sending-off, isn't it?

But do you feel like winners because you were on Bargain Hunt?

-Absolutely.

-100%.

-What an incredible time we've had, haven't we?

-Amazing time.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much indeed.

-I do have some money to give to our Reds

because you made a profit of £21.

How good is that? Yes, well worthy of a round of applause.

So, I have got that for you. I've got a £20 note.

Thank you. And we mustn't forget about this little nugget.

I'll spend it wisely!

Well done, Reds, and I, for one,

have thoroughly enjoyed today's family affair,

so thank you everyone for being a part of it

and if you want to be a part of Bargain Hunt,

then look at our website.

That's where you'll find an application form,

and on Twitter is where you'll find our gossip.

You'll find us here on BBC One,

so join us again for some more bargain hunting.

-Yes? ALL:

-Yes!