0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today's antique fair is at the East of England Arena in Peterborough.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08And once a year, it hosts one of the largest dog shows in the UK.
0:00:08 > 0:00:09Are you ready?
0:00:11 > 0:00:16Like these two, our teams will have to weave through 2,000 stalls,
0:00:16 > 0:00:19be prepared for plenty of ups and downs,
0:00:19 > 0:00:22have tunnel vision when it comes to making profit,
0:00:22 > 0:00:25and be ready to overcome all sorts of obstacles
0:00:25 > 0:00:27to achieve the ultimate reward.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Golden gavels.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33Yeah! Whoo! Who'll be top dog today?
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Do you know? Right, let's go Bargain Hunting!
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Lovely as they are and as strong as they are,
0:01:03 > 0:01:08let's forget about the dogs because we're here to focus on antiques.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11With just £300, 60 minutes on the clock,
0:01:11 > 0:01:14our teams need to find three items that will bring them profits at
0:01:14 > 0:01:16auction. And that's no mean feat.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19So they'll have to put on a dazzling display.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22So let's get started and take a sneaky peek at what's coming up.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26There's no hanging around with the Reds.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27You make a decision, would you like it?
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- That's decisive.- Yes.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32And the Blues can't agree.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- I like that.- I hate it.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35You love it, you hate it.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39- Yeah.- I know, I thought we'd choose similar things.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41No.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44But will they all drive away with a profit at the auction?
0:01:44 > 0:01:45- Come on.- One more.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50- All done.- Oh, you dodged a bullet.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51But that's all coming up later.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53First of all, it's time to meet our teams.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56And today, two married couples.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58For the Reds, we have Simon and Debra.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- And for the Blues, Andy and Michael. Hello everyone! TEAMS:- Hello!
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Oh, you're all in fine fettle.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Now let's turn to the Reds first, and to you, Debra.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Tell me, how did you meet your lovely husband?
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Over 20 years ago, I moved into the same village where Simon lived.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16With an ex-husband I bought the local pub, and then a few years later,
0:02:16 > 0:02:17we had the pub together.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19So we've... I've had it twice.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Now you both enjoy travelling, and you've travelled all over the world.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25So tell me about some of these amazing places you've been.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Well, we tend to have our main holiday in the winter.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31So February is a favourite, that's our wedding anniversary.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34So we like to go to the Caribbean, if we're lucky enough then.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36But the rest of the year, we travel around Europe.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37We get away as much as we can.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Yes, yes.- Now when you're not travelling around the world and around Europe,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43the garden is the place that you like to be found, isn't it?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45So tell me, Simon, tell me about your love of gardening.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48Well, we've got a lovely garden and it's just great for entertaining.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51We have vegetable gardens, fruit trees,
0:02:51 > 0:02:56and our particular favourite, I think, is our sloes.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Many, many... I've been making sloe gin for many, many years.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00Yeah, yeah.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02And two years ago, we had such a crop.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Friends were bringing their gin and sugar to us, so we were making it.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07We made about 30 litres.
0:03:07 > 0:03:0830 litres? And you got through it in one night.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11More than one party, but...
0:03:11 > 0:03:12That sounds lovely!
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Now tell me, what are your tactics on Bargain Hunt today?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18We've got no real plans, have we?
0:03:18 > 0:03:19No, something will say, "Buy me."
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- Hopefully.- That's what we hope anyway.
0:03:21 > 0:03:26And then I'll just let Debra carry on with her haggling abilities.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27Are you famed for them?
0:03:27 > 0:03:31I've been known to get a few pounds off here and there.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Well, on that note, I'm going to say did you hear that, Blues?
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- I think we did.- Fighting talk.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39It's time to turn to you, Andy, and Michael.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Now, Andy, you met Michael quite recently,
0:03:43 > 0:03:45but you are married, so tell me about this whirlwind.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48So we met online and after probably a couple of months
0:03:48 > 0:03:50of chatting to each other online,
0:03:50 > 0:03:52we met up for a coffee.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54And then, the following year, we got married.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56One coffee, one wedding.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57That's exactly how it went.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00And then... And that was about six months ago, so...
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- Oh, congratulations! - Relatively newly married.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Now tell me, much like our Reds, Andy, you have green fingers.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- Tell me about your allotments. - So we grow all the kind of standard vegetables you'd expect,
0:04:09 > 0:04:11but we also like to try and grow something that's a bit different.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14So, last year, we had rainbow carrots
0:04:14 > 0:04:16and also our cucamelons.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Sorry, what?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- A cucamelon.- Cucamelon.- Yes.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23A little tiny fruit that's shaped like a melon,
0:04:23 > 0:04:25but tastes like a cucumber.
0:04:25 > 0:04:26It goes great in gin.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Oh, we'll remember that!
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Now, Michael, you've got a degree in fashion,
0:04:31 > 0:04:33but that's not what you've taken up as a career.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38No, so I am a teaching assistant in a hospital
0:04:38 > 0:04:39with autistic young people.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42I just kind of fell into the role and I really love it.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43It's really rewarding.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Fantastic. Now tell me about your hobbies.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Are they varied and many?
0:04:47 > 0:04:51So I play the double bass, which I've played since I was ten,
0:04:51 > 0:04:55when it was bigger than me and my mum had to carry it around for me.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Now tell me, how do you think you're going to be as the Blue team on Bargain Hunt today?
0:04:59 > 0:05:02We know what we like. We're just going to see it, go for, buy it.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06It's not usually as easy as that, but I do like your optimism.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Now, you won't be able to buy anything if you don't have a budget.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11£300, Debra, for the Reds.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- And £300 for the Blues. - Thank you very much.- Off you go.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- Your experts are waiting for you. Best of luck!- Thank you!- Thank you.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Well, with all these gardeners,
0:05:19 > 0:05:21it seems we have the seeds of a great show,
0:05:21 > 0:05:22but who will grow the biggest profit?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Time for them all to meet their experts.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Hoping to make some dough for the Reds, it's Ben Cooper.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34And ready to race ahead with the Blues, it's Gary Pe.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Simon, Debra, here we are.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- Yes.- Now what I need to know, is what you want to buy. Debra?
0:05:39 > 0:05:41I like boxes.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Whether the little carved Oriental wooden boxes,
0:05:44 > 0:05:45but sort of trinkety.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49So I think I'm going to be looking for some garden-related things, like...
0:05:49 > 0:05:50- Tools?- Some tools definitely. - All right.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Large and quirky, if we can find anything like that.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55I am large and quirky.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- I also like the small shiny stuff too.- OK.- Silver.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01We've just got a dog, so something, something dog accessories.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Maybe not a lead or something, but I'm not sure what.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Something around a dog?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Right, teams, your 60 minutes start now.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09HORN BEEPS
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- Let's head off and see what we can find. Come on, guys.- Right.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- One hour, you ready?- Brilliant.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16- Let's go!- Let's go!
0:06:16 > 0:06:18And they're off! Good luck, teams!
0:06:18 > 0:06:22What I'd advise you to do, is just get your eye in.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Tense, ain't it? So much to see.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Looks like the Reds are going straight in,
0:06:26 > 0:06:29or possibly down under with this didgeridoo.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Large and odd, you said.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- I did say large and odd. - What does it feel like?
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Do you think there's any age to it?
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- It won't have.- Does it un...? Is it in parts? Look.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- Is it all...?- They're normally in one piece.- Oh, so it...- It's just... - ..screws together or something?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47The easiest way is to look down inside and you'll be able to see.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51It's just hewn out of a piece of...
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- Complete with webs. - Complete with webs.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- £22.- 22.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- OK.- Do you think it has any value in it?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Can it be our silly thing
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- or...?- Well, it certainly... - THEY LAUGH
0:07:04 > 0:07:06You wanted something large and unusual.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- I did.- You know, at auction,
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I've got to admit there's not going to be a lot of didgeridoo buyers.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- No.- At the same time, it's not an awful lot of money.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16So if you're going to lose money, you wouldn't lose hundreds,
0:07:16 > 0:07:18because it doesn't start at hundreds.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- If you want something odd... - Might get if for less than 20. - ..we'll do it.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- Yeah.- But we're not going to hang around and...
0:07:23 > 0:07:25- Well...- Do you want it or...?
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- Can we come back to it?- You make a decision, would you like it?
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Oh, that's decisive.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Yes. Yes, yes.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- Let's go and have a word, Sims.- OK. - And then...- You're the...
0:07:35 > 0:07:37A decision can be made once we know what we're up against.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- Right.- She's quite a tough cookie. - Well, no, I'm conscious of the time.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43That sounds like feisty fighting talk,
0:07:43 > 0:07:45but no reason to rush just yet.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47You're only a few minutes in.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50This could potentially be our oddment item.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Something just a little different.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Would you like us to take it off your hands?
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- I'd be very grateful, thank you. - I thought you'd might.- What do you want to offer for it?
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Sort of £8 to £10 really.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- Can't do it for that, I'm sorry.- No? - No, I can do 16.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06£14 would be wonderful.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- What do you do for a living? - THEY LAUGH
0:08:09 > 0:08:10I buy, not sell.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14There's no messing with this landlady.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15- OK.- You can be our first purchase, yes?
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Thank you.- Marvellous, thank you very much. Wonderful, thank you.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Wow! That was quick work, Reds.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Four minutes exactly and £14 for a didgeridoo.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Now, did anybody check that it works?
0:08:26 > 0:08:29No, that definitely doesn't work.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32You've got to circular breathe into the...
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- DIDGERIDOO HUMS - Ah!- Oh!
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- There you go. - Feel the vibes.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41SPLUTTERS
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Hm, best move on. Now, are those Blues motoring ahead?
0:08:45 > 0:08:46A doggie toy?
0:08:48 > 0:08:49You sit your dog in here and you...
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- I think we're...- That's a bit of a design we've got there,
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- what do you think? - I quite like that.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Perfect size for Buster.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- I, I hate it. - THEY LAUGH
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Don't hold back, Andy.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04You love it, you hate it.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- Yeah.- I thought we'd, I thought we'd choose similar things.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09No.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Can you sell it to me, Gary?
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Well, obviously it's a child's toy.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- Yeah.- Probably made around the 1950s,
0:09:17 > 0:09:21to sort of emulate the cars that were designed in the 1930s,
0:09:21 > 0:09:23such as the Ford Model T.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27There's a lot of rust, but then you would expect that.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28It looks a bit beaten up.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- Yes.- It looks tired, and I'm not sure what you would use it for.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34It's obviously a designer piece.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38So that's what these things are used for today.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42You know, people would just sort of put it out in the hallway
0:09:42 > 0:09:45and leave it there, maybe put a little plant in here,
0:09:45 > 0:09:49or have their dog sit on this chair and take a picture of it.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51I'm still not convinced.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- What do you think?- Yeah, I like it.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56I like it, I think we should find out how much it is.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- OK. Shall we do that?- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- Who's going to do the...? - I can find out.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02- Could you?- Yes, absolutely.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03- Great.- Who's our man?
0:10:04 > 0:10:06So, while Michael goes off to check its price,
0:10:06 > 0:10:08the Reds are steaming ahead.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11And these are obviously home-made fun toys.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Age, difficult to say, but I would have thought
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- probably 30, 40 years old. Possibly.- Right.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19But they're definitely home-made. They're just made of light-weight...
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- And it does actually roll, doesn't it?- Yeah, it does roll.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- Well, it's not exactly small and shiny like you thought, is it? - No, no.- No.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Many people have ideas of what they want to buy
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- and it can go completely... - Off-piste.- Yes, yeah.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- Right.- No, I just saw some toys and I thought, "Let's look."
0:10:34 > 0:10:35Move on.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Decisive, Debra.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39I think these Reds have a definite plan.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Now, what's news on the toy car, Michael?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- You're back.- So, it's £55.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- Right.- He'll accept a £45.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48£45?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50That's actually not bad.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54I mean, obviously it's a bit beaten up.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- Yeah.- Yeah.- But the...the design is great.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- If you really want it, we can go for it. How are we doing for time? - Not even ten minutes.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- Would you want to leave it and come back to it?- Yes, shall we?
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Now, are the Reds having any better luck?
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- Shall we walk along here, go inside and have a look?- Certainly go inside if you want to.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12I think these are much of a muchness,
0:11:12 > 0:11:15so I think we ought to try and find something different really,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18because nothing's really jumping out, is it? No.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23- Gardeny, doggy...- Doggy.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- I thought we were going to be really decisive.- Yeah, me too.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Come on, lads, you need to get a move on and buy something.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32The Reds move inside and spot some silver.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Now with Indian silver, it is very, very pure.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38It's a very high grade, which gives it this whiteness.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Right, OK. It's got tarnished on the inside, so...
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Silver will tarnish, because it's... It oxidises.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- Yeah, yeah, yeah.- Napkin rings are something which I sell quite a lot of,
0:11:49 > 0:11:51because they're one of those traditional gifts
0:11:51 > 0:11:53for christenings and what have you.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57And I noticed on this one, the cartouche, just there,
0:11:57 > 0:12:00which is where initials or a name go, hasn't been used.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04So, that helps with it.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05Yes, yes.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07It's very ornate.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11It's very ornate, it's lovely quality.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14And price-wise, looking at it, £30.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17That's, you know, a very good, fair retail price for it.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18- Yeah.- Yes.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21But the lady might be able to do a little bit more for us.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24You have £30 on the ticket.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- Yeah.- Is there any movement on this?
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Yeah, there's always movement.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30There's no harm in asking.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- Absolutely.- In that case, I'm asking.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35Right.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Well...30 on it.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41What about the bargain price of £22?
0:12:41 > 0:12:43A bargain price of 22 is quite good,
0:12:43 > 0:12:46a bargain price of 20 will be much better.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47Twisting my arm, are you?
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- Yeah.- If necessary.- OK, why not?
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Are you happy with £20? Simon?
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- £20?- Yes, I'm happy.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56That's very kind of you. Thank you.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- Thank you.- That's really generous, thank you very much.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- That's lovely.- Debra certainly knows what she wants.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04That's the second item bought within 25 minutes.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07You've now ticked off two items from your list, what's next?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09You keep on doing very well on the bargaining,
0:13:09 > 0:13:12what you haven't succeeded on yet is choosing something yourself.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Well, that's not imperative, is it?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- No, that's true.- It's because I'm not unhappy with what we've bought.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18- You're not unhappy?- No.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- Good.- And the prices paid were OK.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22We haven't spent very much.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24- No, we haven't.- We have a huge allowance.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27While the Reds consider what they've spent,
0:13:27 > 0:13:29the Blues haven't spent a penny.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- It's definitely different.- Yeah.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Looks like a big garlic bulb.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35It does.
0:13:38 > 0:13:39- I see a smile.- Yeah.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- Yeah?- Yeah.- Look at that.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- I like it.- And then, feel it.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45It's a very organic shape, isn't it?
0:13:45 > 0:13:47It looks sort of Italian.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Or possibly French as well.
0:13:51 > 0:13:52How old do you think it is?
0:13:52 > 0:13:56It's a sort of 1960s design.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57It's nice, I like the colours of it.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- Yeah.- It feels like it's textured, but it's...
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- Exactly.- ..so smooth, isn't it?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Well, unanimous.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- Yeah.- Right.- It's a yes from me.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- So we ask the price.- Right, we need to know how much it is.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09- Yeah.- Quite right, Andy.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Time to talk price.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14This lovely piece of ceramics.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- Right.- Probably French.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- What are you asking for it?- 30 quid.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20- 30 quid.- Wow.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Can we get it down to about 25?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Not really, no.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29How about 29?
0:14:29 > 0:14:31I'll let you off with a quid, yeah.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- Yeah.- I think it's a deal. - Is it?- It's a deal.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- Yeah, let's go for it. - Thank you, sir.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- Not a problem, mate.- Amazing. Thank you.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40So the guys are off the mark at last.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44The bulbous vase is theirs for £29 at 30 minutes exactly.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47And the Reds have also tracked down some unusual vases.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48I love the colours.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- Beautiful colours.- They're fantastic, aren't they?
0:14:50 > 0:14:56This type of West German pottery is now very popular at the moment.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Because you've got style, you've got design, you've got shapes.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01People are liking colour.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03It all dates from the 1960s through the '70s,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06and probably a couple bits maybe into the '80s.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Fashions and trends are now sort of far more important than they used to
0:15:09 > 0:15:13be and we've all seen different phases over the last ten years,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16of different types of pottery, which have been, in effect,
0:15:16 > 0:15:18discovered by the British market.
0:15:18 > 0:15:19And West German pottery is one of those.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22But it's... To be commercial...
0:15:22 > 0:15:26and to do well, I would go more with the colours.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- The colours.- The oranges and the lava colours, rather than the subdued.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Pick something she'd like, we can find out what kind of prices they are.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36Right. You find one, get the colours right.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- Yes, OK.- OK.- You're a decisive lady, Debra, but with so much choice,
0:15:40 > 0:15:42where do you star? The Blues in the meantime,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45are hoping to tick a huge box off their list.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Talk about gardening.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50I know, look at all of this!
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- What do you think?- Wow. I think we can definitely find something here.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Don't think we're going to make much profit at all.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- No.- I think you can, if you can sort of assemble a collection...
0:15:58 > 0:15:59- Oh, OK.- ..of things.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- Yeah.- Yeah? I mean, five quid.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04And they're obviously vintage.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- Yeah.- So there's no reproductions in here.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09You're both gardeners.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14- Yeah.- Pick out three, or even five, from here.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15- OK.- What do you think?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17Yeah, I think that's a good plan.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18- Yeah, let's go for it.- OK.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- So I think in terms of forks... - Right.- ..this one's standing out to me,
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- I think it's the colour of the wood.- Yes, OK.- And I like the fact that it's a red.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Right, OK.- It's a nice one. - Excellent.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31I've spotted this one down here.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33So this is a cultivator one.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- Right.- You can use it for breaking up the soil.- Yeah.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40This one looks like it's had a good life.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- Yeah, I like it.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Pitchfork, I've not seen one of these before,
0:16:45 > 0:16:47so I think it's quite unusual.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49I'm not sure what that one is for.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52I mean, it's made for a giant.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57The Blues have no trouble choosing, but what about Debra?
0:16:57 > 0:16:58Has she chosen her vase?
0:16:59 > 0:17:01If you notice on this vase here,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04what's nice is if you turn it round -
0:17:04 > 0:17:06I'll just take it here -
0:17:06 > 0:17:11you can see just here, there is also the sticker from when it was...
0:17:11 > 0:17:12And that's authenticity, is it?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Well, that just helps it prove its originality,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17because it's not old, particularly.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- Right.- You're looking at 40 years old.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21So condition is absolutely spot on.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25You've got the nice mark for West Germany and the pattern numbers.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27How much is this one?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- 35.- Well, I think that's a real snip.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33- Yes.- 25?
0:17:33 > 0:17:35No. Not 25?
0:17:35 > 0:17:39No, I think possibly 28.
0:17:39 > 0:17:4130, done.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Well, I think we can go for that. I think for £30, I think...
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- If you think so.- I think the gentleman's being very fair.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- It's a lovely piece.- £30, thank you very much.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49I appreciate the discount.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Thank you.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Thank you very much indeed.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Well, there was no stopping the Reds today.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58They're all done and dusted with 25 minutes left on the clock.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Speedy work, team.
0:17:59 > 0:18:04Now the pressures on the Blues to get a good price on the set of gardening tools.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- £40.- 39?- Yeah, 39. I'm not going to argue about a pound.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Let's do it! £39, thank you very much.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- Thank you.- Thank you.- Great, you've bagged your second lot.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15Only a third to find.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18It's obviously... Hm...
0:18:18 > 0:18:20well, it's not an antique.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21It's cheap at 35.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24But it's not the thing to sell at in auction.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25- No.- I like this?
0:18:25 > 0:18:26- All right.- Yeah, I love that.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29I can tell you now, missing bits.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- Yeah.- Quite tinny.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34I think it would look great in a flat, wouldn't it?
0:18:34 > 0:18:38And I like the fact that this, the stand, tripod, is made of wood.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- And the price is good. - Yeah, it's a good price.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44At £45, is it worth inquiring about, Blues?
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Bear in mind, you've just under ten minutes left.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48- OK.- Good luck.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50The Reds, however, are relaxing with a cuppa.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52ALL: Cheers!
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Right, well, that was a quick shop.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56So it gives us a little bit of time to enjoy our tea.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- Yeah.- And then...
0:18:58 > 0:19:00reflect on a didgeridoo.
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Michael has news on the lamp.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05So it's actually two separate things.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- No!- The lamp itself is £45
0:19:08 > 0:19:10and then it's on the tripod...
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- Oh, no.- ..which is £55.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14So it's 100 altogether.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15- Wow.- Oh, well.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17- It's not quite the bargain we though.- Not quite the bargain.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19And the man isn't wavering on the price.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- All right.- So it's 100 in total.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Guys, just a few minutes left.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Between that and the car...
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Yeah.- ..I'm more inclined towards the car.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- Are you?- You liked the car. - I like the car.- If we could...
0:19:31 > 0:19:33I think if the expert's saying the car at this last moment,
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- then I think we've got to go for the car.- And if we could get it down to 38?- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Should we do that then? Let's go and get the car.- OK, brilliant.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- Let's go.- Let's go!- Hm, you might be pushing your luck.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45The owner has already come down to £45.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Try your best though, Michael.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49- Do I see a smile?- 40.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- 40?- Absolute best.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52I think, I think we should do it.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- Yeah, I think so.- We all agreed?
0:19:54 > 0:19:55- All agreed.- All right, all agreed.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- 40 quid.- £40.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- £40.- Done.- That's it, teams, your time's up.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- Great.- Good one, good one!
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Excellent. Oh, I'm relieved.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12First up, they wasted no time going down under with this snake designed
0:20:12 > 0:20:14didgeridoo for £14.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Next, they paid £20 for an Indian white metal napkin ring.
0:20:20 > 0:20:25And finally, Debra was struck on this West German lava vase.
0:20:25 > 0:20:26£30 paid.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Well, there ain't no flies on you, Reds. What was that?
0:20:29 > 0:20:3135 minutes, amazing!
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- Speedy.- Speedy and decisive.- Yes. - You knew what you wanted, Debra.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36Yes.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38And did you really want that didgeridoo?
0:20:40 > 0:20:43I think the didgeridoo will probably do very nicely.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Well, at £14, it's not too much of a risk, is it?
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Now tell me, Debra, which was your favourite item?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51My favourite item is the vase.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- The vase.- Yes.- OK, lovely.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- Yes.- And do you agree, Simon?
0:20:55 > 0:20:56- Your favourite?- I do, indeed.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58I do agree. The vase.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00And do you think it's going to bring the biggest profit?
0:21:00 > 0:21:03No, I think the silver Indian napkin ring
0:21:03 > 0:21:07- might well bring the biggest profit. - And do you agree with that, Debra?
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- Yes, I'm afraid I do, actually. Yes, yes.- Now, you spent £64.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- You had time for tea. I can't believe it.- Yep, yes.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19Your competition didn't, believe me. So I need £236.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21But... Thank you, Debra.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22..I won't keep it for very long.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24I'm going to give it straight to Ben.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- Thank you.- And, Ben, do you have any idea what you'll spend it on?
0:21:27 > 0:21:30I don't, but I've got a lot of money
0:21:30 > 0:21:33and I'd like to spend quite a lot of it.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37OK. Well, read into that what you will, Reds.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39So while Ben finds his bonus buy,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45First up, they bought a modern bulbous vase.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47£29 paid.
0:21:47 > 0:21:53Next, the avid gardeners bought a set of vintage garden tools for £39.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55And finally, with seconds left,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58they were driven to buy a vintage tin toy car. £40 paid.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01We got there in the end.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- Yes.- Three items bought, not one of them for a dog.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06No. We did find something doggy,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09but then, it wasn't really what we wanted in the end.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10Gary said no, so it went back.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- Best-laid schemes. Best-laid schemes.- Yeah.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Now, tell me, Michael, of the three that you bought,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- which is your favourite item? - I think probably the vase,
0:22:18 > 0:22:21because it's so unusual and not something that we were looking for,
0:22:21 > 0:22:22so I think it really stood out
0:22:22 > 0:22:24and I think that's definitely my favourite for today.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- OK. And is it definitely going to make you the biggest profit? - Absolutely, yeah.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Absolutely. I can't believe we got such a bargain with it.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Well, that's what you were here to do.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Now, tell me, Andy, which is your favourite?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36I quite like the tools for the gardening.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38So I think they're probably my favourite.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41But do you think the tools will bring the biggest profit?
0:22:41 > 0:22:44I think it's going to be close, but I think the vase will probably make
0:22:44 > 0:22:46the biggest profit out of everything we've got.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48So it's all about this vase, isn't it, Gary?
0:22:48 > 0:22:49Yes, I agree, actually.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51So remind me, how much did you spend again?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53We spent £108.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Aha. So 192, who's got it?
0:22:55 > 0:22:57- I've got it.- Michael.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- Here you go.- Thank you. - There you go.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Doesn't stay with me for long. Gary, £192.
0:23:03 > 0:23:04Ooh. Well, well, well.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06And do you have a clue what you'll do with it?
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Well, I've seen something that's stylish and colourful.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11A proper description for these two.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14So, while Gary goes searching for his bonus buy,
0:23:14 > 0:23:16I'm off on an exploration of my own.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23Stourbridge in the West Midlands has been associated with glass since the
0:23:23 > 0:23:2417th century.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29The plentiful supplies of coal and fire clay here in the Black Country
0:23:29 > 0:23:31made it a perfect location for the industry.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36Around 23 of these conical buildings dominated the local landscape
0:23:36 > 0:23:40and I'm about to visit one of them, the Red House Glass Cone.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44It was used to manufacture glass up until 1936.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46I'm here to meet guide Dr Kate Round.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49Wow, and there it is!
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Kate, what a sight!
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Tell me about this cone.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Oh, it's 100 feet high, 60 feet wide at the base,
0:23:57 > 0:24:03it took six years to build and it was completed in 1795.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05It's one of only four in the country
0:24:05 > 0:24:07and we're very proud of it as a working cone house.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10So, quite a rarity and it looks fantastic from the outside.
0:24:10 > 0:24:11Shall we have a look inside?
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- Let's go.- Let's do it.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Well, Kate, this is seriously unique.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24I've never been anywhere quite like this.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Tell me, why was this cone built?
0:24:26 > 0:24:27How did this design come about?
0:24:27 > 0:24:31It was industrializing the glass-making process.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34In other words, they could build a factory in a chimney.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38It meant that 12 pots could sit around a central furnace,
0:24:38 > 0:24:42and the cone itself is sitting on three tunnels that provided an
0:24:42 > 0:24:45updraft of oxygen for fuel efficiency.
0:24:45 > 0:24:46How hot would it have been in here?
0:24:46 > 0:24:51Oh, the furnace itself burned at around 1,400 to 1,500 degrees,
0:24:51 > 0:24:54and the working floor temperature would be as many as 45 degrees.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- Really?- The furnace never went out.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00It burned seven days a week, 365 days a year.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02What were the working conditions like?
0:25:02 > 0:25:06They would start at six o'clock on a Monday morning and they would work
0:25:06 > 0:25:10six hours on, six hours off, six hours on, six hours off.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14And that would continue until the pot was empty on Friday afternoon.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17There was a team of four men at each of these stations.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19There would be the gaffer, who would finish the piece,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22servitor, who would bring him glass,
0:25:22 > 0:25:26a footman, who would make the foot and the stem of wine glasses,
0:25:26 > 0:25:29and the youngster, the taker in, who would be as young as nine years old,
0:25:29 > 0:25:34working here. It's a very busy and dusty, dirty, very smoky environment.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36But it was the way of life, you know?
0:25:36 > 0:25:37It was how they worked.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Now, were women working in amongst these men as well?
0:25:40 > 0:25:41- Not in here, no.- No.
0:25:41 > 0:25:42Women weren't allowed in the cone,
0:25:42 > 0:25:46but they would be working in the auxiliary buildings doing the packing,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48the inspecting, the cleaning.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51They contributed well to the industry.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52Adding that final flourish.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Absolutely, yes.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56The industry grew and evolved,
0:25:56 > 0:26:00and the cut glass crystal tableware from this area was recognised as
0:26:00 > 0:26:03amongst the finest in the world.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06The industry slowly declined after the Victorian era.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10These days, a more artisan style of glass-making has developed,
0:26:10 > 0:26:14but the technique of glass-blowing is the same today as it has been for
0:26:14 > 0:26:18centuries. Charlotte Hughes-Martin is a resident glass artist here.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20- Hi, Charlotte.- Hi, Natasha.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- What are you making just now?- Well,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24we're going to make a special Bargain Hunt plate.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28So what I'm going to do in a second is dip this into the glass again,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30take another layer on top,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33and then put on a bit of red and blue on for the Red and Blue teams.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- Sounds perfect. OK, I'll follow your lead.- OK.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39So, after reheating the glass, it's ready for shaping.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42I can feel the heat of the glass, but not in my hand.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44No, it's really good stuff, the newspaper.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Is this a sort of new technique, wet newspaper?
0:26:47 > 0:26:49It's about 200 or 300 years old.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52The glass needs to be reheated every 40 seconds or so,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55and once the main shape is right, it's time to add colour.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59So, we just lay that into the colour there and it just sticks onto the
0:26:59 > 0:27:03surface. So I shake off a little of the excess.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07And then go for the blue. Every piece is a little bit individual.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Then it's ready for the main event, the glass-blowing.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- So, if you crouch down at the end... - OK.- ..and then start blowing.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- While you're moving?- Yep.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18OK, this isn't a... I don't know, an acquired skill?
0:27:18 > 0:27:19But I'll give it a shot.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24- Stop.- OK.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Yeah, the bubble looks perfect now. Well done.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31After adding a base, it's then ready to be opened up.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34So, with the blades I'm going to put those in the little hole there...
0:27:34 > 0:27:37- Oh, yeah.- ..and start opening that up.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41More heat, and the glass is ready to be spun out into a plate.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Think I'll leave this to the expert.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48That's amazing!
0:27:48 > 0:27:50And there we go, the plate's finished.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54Fascinating to see this age-old tradition that still continues to this day.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57But now time to head off to the auction.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09Today, we've come to Lichfield, to Richard Winterton's auction house,
0:28:09 > 0:28:12with the man himself, Richard. Thank you for having us here.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14- Delighted to have you. - I'm glad to hear it.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17We want to find out if you're delighted to have these objects in
0:28:17 > 0:28:21- the auction house.- OK.- So, let's start off with Simon and Debra,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24straight in with a didgeridoo.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- And do you think it was a didgeri-don't? - It's not the greatest of quality.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Is it a touristy thing? Do you think they brought that back, or it's been done here in the UK?
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- It's hard to tell, isn't it? - Isn't it? Yeah.- But if it were done abroad,
0:28:34 > 0:28:36it has to have been a touristy thing, isn't it?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- Yeah, yeah.- So do you think that it will attract much attention at the auction house?
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Maybe put ten to 15 on it, so, that probably tells you a story.
0:28:42 > 0:28:47- £10 to £15 won't change their lives, but they only paid 14 for it, so...- OK. Yeah.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50..if they get top end, they're off to a flying start.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- Yeah.- And then from the large to the very small.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54We've got the Indian white metal napkin ring.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57I mean, how do you think that's going to fare on its own?
0:28:57 > 0:28:58Very well. On its own.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Set of four, set of six would be good.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02- Even a pair.- So what do you reckon it will fetch?
0:29:02 > 0:29:03We've got ten to 15 again.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06OK. Well, the team actually paid £20 for this one.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- OK.- So we'll need your skills as an auctioneer for that one.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11I think we'll have to work hard. Got half a chance. It's OK.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15- We're at half a chance.- And then another completely different item.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17We've gone from Australia to India,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20now we're off to West Germany with this lava vase.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Is this more your speed?
0:29:22 > 0:29:25It's not my speed, but there are people that want this sort of thing,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28and the best thing I like about that is, it's actually got a label on,
0:29:28 > 0:29:30isn't it? So, yeah, I think a bit of interest in that.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33OK. When you say a bit of interest, how much are you hoping it will fetch?
0:29:33 > 0:29:35- OK, ten to 15 we have, so... - That's your favourite estimate.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38- It is.- The Triple Crown of ten to 15.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Well, the team actually paid £30 for the vase, so, once again,
0:29:42 > 0:29:43you're going to have your work cut out.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- Yeah.- In fact, Richard, I think they're going to have to lean quite
0:29:46 > 0:29:49heavily on their bonus buy, by the sounds of things.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51So, it's time to see what Ben bought.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56Well, Debra, Simon, you left Ben Cooper
0:29:56 > 0:30:00a mighty sum, £236.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01And now you look a wee bit nervous.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02Yeah.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Nervous giggling. Yes.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06- What might he have done with it all? - Well, we're about to find out.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Ben, please reveal what's beneath the cloth.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Well, I decided to spend a lot of money.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12- Yes.- So...
0:30:12 > 0:30:14- Oh.- Wow.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16It's a humidor. It's for cigars.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- Yeah.- Right.- So, it's not the most sort of PC thing in one respect,
0:30:19 > 0:30:21but now you can use it for lots of other things.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- Indeed.- And it's a really quality item.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25So how old do you think it is, then?
0:30:25 > 0:30:26About 1890.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28What did you pay for it?
0:30:28 > 0:30:30- What do you think? - You said you spent a lot.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32- We left you a lot.- 180?
0:30:32 > 0:30:36- Spot on.- Oh. - Wow. 180.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38- How did you do that?- I don't know.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43I mean, it's impressive, and do you think you got a good buy with £180?
0:30:43 > 0:30:44I really like it.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48I think profit-wise, I think it might make a little bit.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- Well...- All right.- OK.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Well, you look like a little bit confused, but don't worry,
0:30:53 > 0:30:55because you don't have to make your mind up just now.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58We'll wait and see how your first three items do at auction.
0:30:58 > 0:30:59- Yes.- And then you'll decide.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02So, in the meantime, it's time to find out what our auctioneer Richard
0:31:02 > 0:31:04thinks of Ben's humidor.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Well, if they do need their bonus buy, Richard, here it is.
0:31:09 > 0:31:10This is Ben's offering.
0:31:10 > 0:31:16The Victorian oak humidor, complete with, if I push it enough,
0:31:16 > 0:31:19there we go, a match striker and the ashtray.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22What do you think? This has got to be the classiest of the Reds' items.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24I think it's great. Sit on the mantelpiece.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26Yeah, it's the... It does the business.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30OK, so, what do you think Ben's humidor is going to make?
0:31:30 > 0:31:34OK, we have gone with 60 to 80.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37And I have to say, I'm probably just on the tad of the cautious.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40OK, well, Ben will be hoping it makes quite a lot more,
0:31:40 > 0:31:42because he spent £180 on it.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Oh, did he?
0:31:44 > 0:31:48- OK.- So, hopefully it's not all smoke and no fire.- No.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52Right, it's time to move on to the Blues, Michael and Andy.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54I don't even know where to begin, such a variety here,
0:31:54 > 0:31:57but we will start with the bulbous vase.
0:31:57 > 0:31:58Another vase.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00So, do you prefer this to the lava vase of the Reds?
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Do you know? When it's sitting there,
0:32:02 > 0:32:05it just grows on you, doesn't it? It does grow on you.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07It's a really unusual shape.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09And that takes quite a lot of skill, I think,
0:32:09 > 0:32:10to get it to that form.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13- OK.- I've only put ten to 15 on it, mind, but I do like it.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15It's got something. Standing there next to a fireplace or...
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- Yeah, it's got something.- It's quite modern, isn't it?
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- Yeah.- It's got a certain look. But team paid £29 for it.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- Oh, OK. We're not far away.- So, I think you could get there.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- Yeah.- OK, so, then we've got our five vintage tools.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29I mean, not quite a set, more a sort of collection.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32But, I mean, do you think this is a good job lot for the auction?
0:32:32 > 0:32:35You know, I wouldn't have thought they're that robust.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37- No.- But they do sell. People do want them.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40What do you think they're going to make here at Winterton's?
0:32:40 > 0:32:44- We've done 20 to 25. - Well, the team did £39.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46- Oh.- Almost there.- Yeah. Not far away.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49And then we've got this toy car.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Now, you don't think it's quite as vintage as it looks.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56No. It's got a plastic seat, it's a plastic steering wheel,
0:32:56 > 0:32:58plastic head lamps on the front.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- Do you think it's been...?- I think it's 1970. I think it's been, yeah, made to look old.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05So, given that you think it's perhaps been aged up,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08do you think it's going to have a good appeal amongst your buyers?
0:33:08 > 0:33:11I think so. You know, 1970s, so it's got a bit of age to it.
0:33:11 > 0:33:12We've done 30 to 35.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15OK, well, the team paid £40 for it, so...
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- Again, we're not far away on any of them, are we?- I know, I know, it's all very close.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21But perhaps there's not a lot in it.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23So, once again, they might rely on their bonus buy,
0:33:23 > 0:33:26so let's find out what Gary bought for the Blues.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Well, Andy, Michael, Gary, this is a very important part.
0:33:31 > 0:33:32And are you a bit nervous?
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- Excited.- Excited?- Looking forward to seeing what Gary's got for us.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Ah, yes, what he spent your £192 on.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43Italian, studio vase, dated 1958.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46From a lesser-known factory.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Stylish but small.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51And colourful. What do you think?
0:33:51 > 0:33:53I like it, it's very colourful.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56- Indeed.- How much did you spend, though?- £30.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- And how much do you think it's going to make?- Well, let's put it this way,
0:34:00 > 0:34:05there are some shops in New York that sell these wares for hundreds of dollars.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08So, provided it's catalogued properly
0:34:08 > 0:34:10and the right people see it,
0:34:10 > 0:34:12I'd like to think you would at least double that.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- Wow, good.- Sounds promising.- Yeah.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16It does sound promising, doesn't it?
0:34:16 > 0:34:18But this is not the time to decide
0:34:18 > 0:34:20whether or not you go with the bonus buy.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23This is the time to find out what Richard, our auctioneer,
0:34:23 > 0:34:25thinks of this Italian rare beauty.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Well, Richard, just in case we didn't have enough vases,
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Gary has got himself in on the act with his bonus buy.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Is it doing a lot for you, the shape?
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Cos it's a kind of a weird loaf with a hole in it.
0:34:37 > 0:34:38It's got something about it.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41It's just that, to me, it just looks a bit dusty and a bit dull.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43That's why we've only put ten to 15 on it,
0:34:43 > 0:34:45because I think the appeal won't be there.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48OK, Gary paid £30 for it.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50- OK.- So it needs good work from you on the rostrum.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52- Yeah, yeah.- But it's going to be a great sale, isn't it?
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- Oh, yeah, can't wait.- Let's head straight to the auction.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58At £60, the internet, at £60.
0:34:58 > 0:34:59The internet at £60.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01All done.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Well, Debra, Simon, look at you wringing your hands.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- You're a wee bit nervous. - No, I'm just so excited.
0:35:06 > 0:35:07Is this first time at auction?
0:35:07 > 0:35:09No, been to one or two.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Ah. First time as vendors?
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- Absolutely.- We're starting with our didgeridoo.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- Yes.- You paid £14.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18Can't lose much, can we?
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Well, if you're ready, I'm ready. Ben, are you ready?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Right, here comes your didgeridoo. Let's go.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25The modern didgeridoo.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Nothing on my book at all.
0:35:27 > 0:35:28I'm in your hands completely.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Where are you going to start me? £2.
0:35:30 > 0:35:31£2 he's looking for it!
0:35:31 > 0:35:34Two, thank you. Four, the internet.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- Come on.- Six, the back of the room. Eight, the internet.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39Ay £8. I'll take a little one, £9.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42£9. Right, £10.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47We're working...hard.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48£11 and going.
0:35:48 > 0:35:49At £10.
0:35:49 > 0:35:50Anyone else going to come?
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Internet bid. £10.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Oh, can you believe it?
0:35:54 > 0:35:57We thought that was a guaranteed profit.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59£10, right.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03You've lost £4, so all hope's on this Indian white metal napkin ring.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04- Yes, that was his.- £20 paid.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05£2 to start me.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- £2.- Oh.- Four.
0:36:07 > 0:36:08Six. Eight.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Ten. £10 I'm bid.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12- At £10.- Is that it?
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Nothing on the internet.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- At the ten. Thank you.- £10!
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Well, ten thus far is your unlucky number.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22You've lost another £10, so you're minus 14.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- Right.- All right, this is it.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26All hopes this time on the lava vase.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27£30 paid.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29£4 I'm bid. Six bid.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Ten bid. 15 bid in the room.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33- We're off now.- Good competition.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37- 15. £20.- Come on, come on.- £25.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Oh, come on, one more.
0:36:39 > 0:36:4025 in the room.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- All done. Sold at 25.- Oh, no.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Oh! Another wee loss.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- So close!- 25, so that lost five.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Overall, minus 19.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57So, next question, are you going to take YOUR bonus buy?
0:36:57 > 0:37:00£180 paid by Ben for the humidor.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03I do really, really like it.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07However, and there is a however, I think you paid top-notch.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10I think... I think we could only lose more money.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14So, let's be 100% sure, is that a definite no for the bonus buy?
0:37:14 > 0:37:16We're not going for it. We'll not go with it.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20Well, in that case, I can reveal to you what the auctioneer thinks.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24£60 to £80 is his estimate.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27He did think he'd been a wee bit mean, but not too mean.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29This is it, here it comes.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- Let's find out who was right.- OK.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Beautiful-looking thing, Lot 269.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Where are we going to be? £40 I'm bid. £50 I'm bid.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40£60 I'm bid. £70 I'm bid.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- Look at Ben. - £70, here at £70. £80 with me.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46At £80 I'm bid, book bid at £80.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Selling then, commit your bid, at £80.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Oh, you dodged a bullet.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53THEY LAUGH
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Ben, you made a personal loss of £100 there, but don't worry.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00I'll just lick my wounds.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02Minus 19 could actually be a winning score,
0:38:02 > 0:38:04so will you promise me one thing?
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- You'll say nothing to the Blues? - Oh, no.- Nothing at all.- Not a word.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09OK, we'll see what happens.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Andy, Michael, well, look at Gary dancing around!
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Are you nervous? Is this your first auction?
0:38:22 > 0:38:23First auction, but excited.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- Yeah.- Been looking forward to seeing what's going to happen.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28- Have you been to one before, Michael?- No, not before. I'm very excited.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32Oh. Is anything at this moment in time causing concern?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34I'm still not convinced about the car.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38- But we'll see.- We will see. It's all going to come out in the wash.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Yeah. We shall see. I'm not convinced about the car, either.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Well, if you're ready, let's get to it.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46We've got our tall, bulbous vase to start off with.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48You paid £29 for it.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Gentlemen, here it is.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54Now, we go to 285, the big bulbous vase there.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59Lot two bid, four bid, six bid, eight bid, ten bid, 12 bid.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- £12 bid.- Oh.- £15, I'm bid.
0:39:02 > 0:39:03£18.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05£20.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07£20, the lady at £20.
0:39:07 > 0:39:12- Oh, come on.- At £20. £20, sold at 20.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14Oh, gentlemen!
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Well, don't worry, we've started with a loss of £9.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18- That was our best bet. - But you never know,
0:39:18 > 0:39:23people aren't into bulbous vases, are they into vintage garden tools?
0:39:23 > 0:39:26We're about to find out. You paid £39.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27£15 with me.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31At 15. I'm 35 up on the internet.
0:39:31 > 0:39:32- 35.- Come on, come on.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- We're close.- I'm at 35 on the internet.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40Room, you're out. Internet's got it, selling at £35.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45Oh, 35. Another wee loss, minus four.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48So, overall, gents, you're now minus 13.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52So, actually, all hopes are now pinned on the car,
0:39:52 > 0:39:54about which you're not convinced.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57You paid £40, gents. Fingers crossed for you.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- I'm at 30, five.- Come on.- 45. £50 we've made.
0:40:01 > 0:40:02- Yes!- £60.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- £70.- That feels better, doesn't it?
0:40:05 > 0:40:06£70 with me.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07Internet is out now.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Sold at £70.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15£70. So, your car made
0:40:15 > 0:40:17£30 profit.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21Fantastic. Which takes you out of the red and back into the black.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23You are now plus 17.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Gentlemen, well done.
0:40:25 > 0:40:30Are you going to go with the bonus buy? Another vase.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- I think we should go for it. - Let's see what happens, yeah.
0:40:33 > 0:40:34Gary, we've got faith in you after the car.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- No pressure.- Yeah.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Right, gents, you're risking your £17 profit.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Here comes Gary's vase.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44£2 bid. £2 straight in.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46£2 I'm bid.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- £2 I'm bid.- No, no.- £2 I'm bid. £2.
0:40:49 > 0:40:50Four. Six.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Eight. £8 on my right.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54- £10.- Oh, come on, one more.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58- 12. £12. £15.- Yes!
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Oh, right, well, you're still going to be in profit.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05£15, the internet. All done. All out. Selling at £15.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08- Internet bid, £15. - Well, that was the gamble.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10That's auction.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13It sold for 15, and that means you lost 15.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15But you're still in the black.
0:41:15 > 0:41:19Plus two overall. I mean, a £2 coin,
0:41:19 > 0:41:22you're hardly going home with millions, but you're going home with something
0:41:22 > 0:41:24and it could be a winning score.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Well, this is it, teams, the results are in.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Almost every single item made a loss.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43But, crucially, one team today made one profit,
0:41:43 > 0:41:45so today's runners up are the Reds.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49I'm sorry! Well done, Blues.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Every item made a loss, didn't it?
0:41:51 > 0:41:55So, you go away with a score of minus 19,
0:41:55 > 0:41:59- but it could have been worse, couldn't it?- Much worse.- Oh, yes.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02- But you had good fun! - Oh, great.- Wonderful time.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- Yes, marvellous.- Oh, you were such good sports,
0:42:04 > 0:42:05and it was fantastic having you on.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09Thank you. You were just pipped to the post by the brilliant Blues,
0:42:09 > 0:42:11with a huge profit of £2.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Oh, well done!
0:42:15 > 0:42:18And the only item that made a profit, in fact,
0:42:18 > 0:42:21today, overall, was the one item about which you were most worried,
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- the toy car.- I know. How did it happen?- How did it happen?
0:42:24 > 0:42:27But that's auction, funny things happen there.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30And, funnily enough, you made £2, one each, there you go.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Nice, shiny new pounds.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- Thank you!- I mean, you've got to be chuffed with those.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37I don't know how to spend it.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Wisely.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42Well, it's not going to go far, but we all had a really good time.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45I'm glad you did. Thank you so much for taking part.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49And if you're sitting at home thinking, "Hey, I could do better than £2,"
0:42:49 > 0:42:52then why not look us up? We have got our own website and,
0:42:52 > 0:42:54of course, you can follow us on Twitter.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58All the details are on the screen in front of you
0:42:58 > 0:43:00right now. But, more importantly,
0:43:00 > 0:43:02will you join us again for some more Bargain Hunting?
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- Yes?- Yes.- ALL:- Yes!