0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to Bargain Hunt.
0:00:03 > 0:00:04I'm in Peterborough today,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07taking a step back in time.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10Peterborough's Art Deco lido was built in 1936
0:00:10 > 0:00:13in the heyday of outdoor swimming pools.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Lido is an Italian word for beach,
0:00:15 > 0:00:18and they became fashionable in the 1930s,
0:00:18 > 0:00:21aimed at attracting more summer visitors to British towns.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24Before I head off to the antiques fair down the road,
0:00:24 > 0:00:25I've got time for a quick dip.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Oh, it's empty.
0:00:30 > 0:00:31Pass me the hosepipe, please.
0:00:35 > 0:00:36This might take a while.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39In the meantime, let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06With nearly 2,000 stalls to choose from,
0:01:06 > 0:01:08our teams have plenty of choice,
0:01:08 > 0:01:10but will they splash all the cash?
0:01:10 > 0:01:14They each have £300, and an hour to buy three items to take to auction.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17But will there be profits all round in Peterborough?
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Let's take a look at what's coming up.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23The Reds are finding it difficult to part with their cash...
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Hugh doesn't like spending money, so we might be in the wrong place.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30..while the Blues are going for a bit of class.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33This is the Rolls-Royce of toilet seats.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36But will it all go down the pan at auction?
0:01:44 > 0:01:45But that's all coming up later.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48First of all, it's time to meet our teams. For the Reds today,
0:01:48 > 0:01:50we have brothers-in-law, Hugh and John,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53and for the Blues, best of friends, Philip and Louise.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- Hello, everyone. ALL:- Hello!
0:01:55 > 0:01:56Thank you for joining us today.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00Now, Hugh, tell me, whose sister brought you two friends together?
0:02:00 > 0:02:03It was my sister, about 35 years ago.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06I was just in my parents' kitchen, having my breakfast,
0:02:06 > 0:02:10and this strange man walked through the hall door.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13I didn't know if he was a burglar or meant to be there.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15I'm still not quite sure.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Well, he stole your sister's heart, and now you are brothers-in-law.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- Yes, that's right. He's all right, he is.- He's all right?
0:02:21 > 0:02:22Are you going to take that?
0:02:22 > 0:02:23Cos I believe you like to wind him up a bit.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Well, he is a bit grumpy at times, yeah.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27I'm not grumpy at all.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31I'd like to say this, it's the company I keep that makes me grumpy.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34I think there's going to be some good banter here today
0:02:34 > 0:02:35on the Red team.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38So, tell me, Hugh, what you do from day to day?
0:02:38 > 0:02:41I'm a farmer. Small farmer from Wainfleet, near Lincolnshire,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44growing wheat and beans and barley, things like that.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Now, tell me, John, you're not a burglar, so...
0:02:47 > 0:02:49No, I wasn't a burglar at all.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50What is it that you do?
0:02:50 > 0:02:54I'm a farmer, like Hugh is, a small farmer in Lincolnshire.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55Big on machinery. I love machinery.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57I'm a real tractor-head.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02I can play all day long with my toys and it's great fun, really.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06So, between the two of you, is there a keen interest in antiques?
0:03:06 > 0:03:09I like small shiny things, not too expensive.
0:03:10 > 0:03:11And what about you, John?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13I like big expensive things.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Hugh is famously tight, throughout Lincolnshire!
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- The whole county knows? - Everyone knows of his tightness.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23So, to get him to part with any money, it's going to be hard.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27And I love spending it, so we'll see how we get on on that one.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Well, Reds, I can see that it's going to be fun today, for sure!
0:03:31 > 0:03:33So let's turn to your competition,
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- the Blues, Louise and Philip. - Hello.- Hi.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Philip, tell me, how did you two meet?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Me and Louise met around ten years ago,
0:03:39 > 0:03:41basically through a circle of friends,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44socialising. One of the main things we love doing together is our music
0:03:44 > 0:03:47festivals, Reading Festival is one of the big ones we go to.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Tell me about this strange tradition that you've developed,
0:03:51 > 0:03:52involving Christmas.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Because me and Louise are quite busy over the December period
0:03:55 > 0:03:58with everything that we do, we've got this tradition
0:03:58 > 0:04:01where we actually celebrate Christmas twice a year.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03So what we do is, in July, just for the one day,
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- decorate the house, get a turkey... - Play Christmas songs.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09..play Christmas songs,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12God knows what the neighbours must think, and party away.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Sounds cool, Christmas in July.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- That's it.- Everyone should be doing it.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Now, you have said you're busy at Christmas-time with work,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- so tell me, what do you do? - I'm a housing director.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23I basically work with housing companies
0:04:23 > 0:04:26in terms of their lettings, managing properties,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29and I'm currently working with a business at the moment where we're
0:04:29 > 0:04:32looking to build some eco-homes to help poverty in Birmingham.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Oh, sounds like a great cause.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Now, Louise, you have an interesting and really varied job,
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- so tell me more about it.- Yeah, I do venue management for events
0:04:40 > 0:04:42and live music and festivals around Birmingham.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45I also co-host a radio show, called Made in Brum.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48So we give local bands a platform to showcase their music and get them
0:04:48 > 0:04:51out there, really, give them a bit of a push.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54You could be described as a bit of a daredevil. Tell me why that is.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57A little bit. Well, I've tried my hand at bungee jumping, skydiving,
0:04:57 > 0:05:00wing walking, er, more recently,
0:05:00 > 0:05:02me and my brother have tried amateur wrestling.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04You're obviously great mates and you've travelled a lot together,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06but have you been to antiques fairs together?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- How do you think you're going to do? - We've been to car boots.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12We've been to car boots, yeah, on a Sunday. Louise is a bit of a charmer
0:05:12 > 0:05:14when she's trying to get a bargain as well.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16- OK, cool.- He's the haggler, he's the tight one.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18That's going to be our tactic today.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Well, I tell you what, that might stand you in good stead.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23And another thing that's going to help you,
0:05:23 > 0:05:24and it will help you too, Reds,
0:05:24 > 0:05:29is some money, so you both get £300. Hugh, that's for you, the Reds.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Louise.- Thank you. - £300 for the Blues.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Your experts can't wait to meet you,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36I'll wish you the best of luck and send you on your merry way.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Well, today it's family versus friends.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Let's see who comes out on top.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Time for them all to meet their experts.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46He's a big fan of the Reds, it's Ben Cooper.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51And striking a pose with the Blues, it's Gary Pe.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54So, have you got an idea of what you'd like to buy?
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Something with sleek lines, sort of Scandinavian style, maybe glass,
0:05:58 > 0:06:00or a little pot bowl.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02I want something wacky, like a really old crazy toy.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Arts and Crafts, something.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06A nice desk lamp.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08I'm looking for a piece of art.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- Something for the wall? - Something for the garden.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Right, teams, it's all kicking off. Your time starts now. WHISTLE BLOWS
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Let's head off and see what we can buy.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- Let's do it.- Let's go.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25I see something here. The hour will whizz by.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28It certainly will, and talking of whizzing by...
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- I love this. - I used to have one of these.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34- Really?- Yeah, I'm dating myself now. - LAUGHTER
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Cos this is from the 1950s.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38I mean, it's a bit rusted,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- so there's a bit of a condition issue with this.- Yeah.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42- But...- I mean, people would buy it
0:06:42 > 0:06:44as a collectable, though, wouldn't they?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Absolutely, yeah. No, it can't be used any more, not really.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- I'm not really a fan of this, Lou. - You're not?- No.- Why? Why not?
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- It's just rusty. I just think... I don't see...- Rust is good.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- It means it's old.- It's been welded in the corner as well.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59Oh, it has been welded... OK, we'll leave this for now.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01All right, OK.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03The old banger, then, is left on the shelf.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06In the meantime, the Reds have spotted some sticks.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- A strange thing.- Sticks any good? - The answer is, that's a yardstick.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Condition is paramount. If you've got a swagger stick,
0:07:13 > 0:07:15you do want to see silver, you want to see it hallmarked.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- You've got to find something which will have a profit in it.- Mm-hm.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- Yeah.- And that's obviously been, clearly, well used and well loved.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- Right, let's move on. - Good advice, Ben.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- Stunned silence to my left. - Yes.- Yes.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Both in a state of fear and panic.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- Yes.- I think that's about right.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34No need to worry, Reds, you're in safe hands with our Ben.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37The blues are on the hunt for some militaria.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- Looks very old.- It is old.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41This looks like a case, to me.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43It's a campaign case, used during the war,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46it would have contained a lot of things to do with the...
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Any guns?
0:07:48 > 0:07:52Well, possibly. It would have many compartments inside.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- Excuse me?- Hello, there.- Are we allowed to open this case up?
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- You certainly can, by all means. - Thank you. I'll let you do it.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- Is it a campaign case?- Yeah.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00- It is a campaign case? - It is a campaign case.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- This will date from what? - I'd say round about 1930.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07So...interwar, as they would call it.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- Military issue.- Yep. And made of...
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- It's made of Cascamite. So you've got a steel frame.- Yep.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15It's quite... it's harder than leather.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18I like the fact it's military, it's from before World War II.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- How much is it?- Yes, that's the big question, isn't it?
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- It doesn't sound much, £65.- 65.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29Oh. I'd like to see this around the 40 mark,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32if that's at all possible.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35- Can't do that.- Can't? - 50's the very best.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37If it's valued at 40-60 at auction...
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- Then we won't really...- Nah. Should we leave it?- Yeah, we'll leave it.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- For now?- Definitely one we'll come back to.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- Cheers. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45One to remember, then, Blues.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Could the Reds be about to shake things up?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- What do you think, Ben? - That's quite nice.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52It's quite a nice thing, but it's plated,
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- you can see a lot of the plate is rubbed.- Worn.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57And it's a very...it's your classic,
0:08:57 > 0:08:59bog-standard shape of a cocktail shaker.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02This is slightly more handsome.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04The top is totally stuck on,
0:09:04 > 0:09:09but, just by banging with a bit of hot water, it'll come apart.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13But you can see this deep sort of almost gunmetal-type colour,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16that is just the tarnish.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18You've got, you know, cardinal plate,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20so it's probably come out of Sheffield, somewhere like that.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23What would it fetch in auction as it is,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25with its missing bung, do you think?
0:09:25 > 0:09:29I'd say it'd be somewhere in the region of £20 to £30.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32So it's not far off. I mean, what do you think, gents?
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- Well, I should think everyone likes a cocktail.- We do.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38It'd be nice if it did have its stopper,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41but I'm sure it's not the end-all, and £35...
0:09:41 > 0:09:44I was thinking £10 to £20, really, with this missing bit,
0:09:44 > 0:09:46and we can't get the top off, but...
0:09:46 > 0:09:48And it's banged on the bottom as well.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50There's a bit of a ding. It's been used.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- So, what's your best on that? - What is it, £35?- £35, yeah.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- 25 quid.- I think it's £20, really, if you give us a chance.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- £20? Yeah, go on.- Lovely.- That was nice and easy.- Thank you.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02These gentlemen aren't hanging about -
0:10:02 > 0:10:04their first buy in under ten minutes.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Now, are the Blues struck on anything yet?
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- Oh, I like that.- That is really cool.- It's brilliant, isn't it?
0:10:11 > 0:10:17A true piece of Art Deco, made out of sort of veneered wood,
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- with chrome detailing...- Mm-hm.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- ..which is a style that was invented in France in the 1920s.- Wow.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Art Deco meaning "arts decoratif".
0:10:26 > 0:10:29So it started in France in the early 1920s,
0:10:29 > 0:10:34and it gave rise to this kind of style, which remains
0:10:34 > 0:10:36very popular to this day.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40- How much do you think that's worth? - Around £50.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- So, if you could get it for less than that, then great.- OK.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- Shall we find out? - Yes, let's find out.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Well, it's priced at £60, so Louise has her work cut out.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51It's still going as well.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54It's missing the original pendulum, but that's nothing.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56The important thing is it works.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- Oh, she's back!- The best I could do, guys, was £50.- You did it.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- £50. Hmm.- How much did you say we'd get for auction?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- £40 to £60. - Can we do it for 40?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- No, we can do it for 50. - 42, and we'll shake on it.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- 45.- 42.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- All right, 42. - Great, we've got a deal.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- Yay!- Our first buy!
0:11:17 > 0:11:19I'd do that jig, but I'm carrying this!
0:11:19 > 0:11:22LAUGHTER
0:11:22 > 0:11:25You've struck lucky, team. The clock is yours for £42,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27and well within 20 minutes.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29In the meantime, are the Reds ready
0:11:29 > 0:11:31to go deeper into their pockets this time?
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Having just bought a bit of plate, this is real silver.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Hugh doesn't like spending money, so we might be in the wrong place.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Is there anything which is taking your fancy?
0:11:39 > 0:11:42I quite like the look of that one. Oh, it's very light, though,
0:11:42 > 0:11:45I'm afraid. But it's quite pretty, but it's very light.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49It's Continental Silver, it's got an import mark.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50He's got 35 on it, so it's not a lot of money,
0:11:50 > 0:11:52but it's not a lot of weight either.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53No, it's very light, isn't it?
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- What about the little mustard pot here?- This little chap?- Yeah.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- Has it got a glass in it?- He does.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- It's missing a spoon, but...- Well, it is quite nice. It's green,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06there's a little chip to the glass, but it's still there.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08It's Birmingham. Do you know your hallmarks?
0:12:08 > 0:12:10I know Birmingham Silver, and that's about the lot!
0:12:10 > 0:12:12So what is the symbol for Birmingham?
0:12:12 > 0:12:14An anchor, because it's in the middle of the country.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Absolutely. The Crown & Anchor pub, so they say,
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- is between Sheffield and Birmingham. - Oh, right.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21And they were sitting in the Crown & Anchor pub,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23trying to work out what symbols they have,
0:12:23 > 0:12:25and so Birmingham randomly ended up with an anchor.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27So, you've got your lion patent...
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- Yeah.- ..and then you've got your date letter.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31I would have thought it's around about 1910.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35So it's got over 1,000 years of life in it. Do you like it?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38I quite like it, but how many people eat mustard?
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- I eat mustard.- I do!
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Hmm, me too! Nothing better with your beef dinner.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48Now, it's priced up at £25, so get ready to negotiate.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50What would be your very best on that?
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- I'd take £20 for it. - There's quite a pretty one there,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- could we have a look at that one, please?- Yeah.- Thank you.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57And that's £30.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Lovely, thank you very much.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Oh, no liner in this one, then.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- It's got no liner, but it has a spoon.- It's got a spoon.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- So it's...- It's swings and roundabouts.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10I'd prefer to have a liner, because it's usable with a liner.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- Yeah.- How much you want for your spoon?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Take the spoon out of that one, pop it in there?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- Ooh, great idea, Hugh. - What do you think, John?
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- I think that's...- Thank you very much.- Shake the lady's hand.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- I think she's been very generous... - LAUGHTER
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- ..and good-humoured.- And very... very good.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30A silver mustard pot with a liner and a spoon, and all for £20.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Great work, gents.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35These guys haven't exactly followed their initial plans,
0:13:35 > 0:13:37but they have managed to buy two things.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40I think there is a good chance of a profit in both of them.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Let's see if we can find something Arts and Crafts.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45So, while the teams continue shopping,
0:13:45 > 0:13:50I'm off to hear about a true local legend of the 1960s and '70s.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Walter Cornelius was one of Peterborough's biggest characters.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04He was a strong man, who became a bit of a local legend,
0:14:04 > 0:14:08thanks to his crazy stunts that he did to raise money
0:14:08 > 0:14:10for local charities.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Now, with me is local press photographer David Lowndes,
0:14:12 > 0:14:14who snapped him many times over the years.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17So, David, tell me, who was Walter Cornelius?
0:14:17 > 0:14:21Walter Cornelius was a young man who, at the age of 14, left his
0:14:21 > 0:14:24home in Latvia and rode 400 miles
0:14:24 > 0:14:27across the Baltic to actually get to Peterborough.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31I remember Walter as a lifeguard at the Lido,
0:14:31 > 0:14:35and he spent lots and lots of time teaching local children how to swim.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40He was a legend and he lived for publicity.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43He started his strongman act and stunts, as he called them,
0:14:43 > 0:14:46and in the end he broke quite a lot of world records.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48So, tell me about these world records,
0:14:48 > 0:14:50you must have snapped a few in your time.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- How did it all begin? - Well, I think it began with Walter
0:14:53 > 0:14:57winning this body-building Maxalding trophy, in 1963.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Once he realised he had his success there,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03then the natural progression was to move on to strongman stunts.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Now, not all of these stunts involved strength,
0:15:06 > 0:15:09some of them were strange endurance tests, were they not?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12There was such a myriad of various things that he did.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15I mean, I remember actually photographing him
0:15:15 > 0:15:18when he pushed a pea for three miles with his nose.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20He changed the pea to a cannonball,
0:15:20 > 0:15:24and then pushed that with his nose for some miles as well.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28He was quite famous for breaking a concrete slab over his head.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Now, some of these stunts were quite dangerous, were they not?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33They were indeed, yes. I mean,
0:15:33 > 0:15:35I remember him having a motorcycle
0:15:35 > 0:15:36driven across his chest.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38He used to do fire-eating at the Lido,
0:15:38 > 0:15:40that was quite dangerous.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44But his most famous moment, which I believe was seen worldwide,
0:15:44 > 0:15:46was his attempt to fly.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48It certainly was, yeah. Walter had decided
0:15:48 > 0:15:52that he was going to make an attempt to leap across the Nene,
0:15:52 > 0:15:54and he wasn't the best engineer in the world,
0:15:54 > 0:15:56he did actually make his own wings.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59It was something slightly harder than cardboard.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02He was watched by hundreds and hundreds of people.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04He raised quite a lot of money for charity,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07and it was undoubtedly his greatest stunt.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10So, tell me, what happened, in the end, to this local legend?
0:16:10 > 0:16:15Well, sadly, Walter died in 1983, at the age of 60.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19He was penniless, you know, he lived on his own, in a van,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22at the back of the bingo parlour in Peterborough.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Very few possessions. I should think the possessions he had are sitting
0:16:25 > 0:16:27on this table at the moment.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29He was buried in an unmarked grave.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Eventually, after ten years,
0:16:31 > 0:16:35local people raised enough money to have a proper headstone for him.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37And just a year ago,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40there was a weather vane of Walter flying across the Nene,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43installed at the Lido,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46which, of course, was a fitting tribute to Walter's life.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Well, it's a bittersweet ending to a truly fascinating story.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53So, David, thank you very much.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Back to the shopping, and at close to the halfway mark, the Blues have
0:17:04 > 0:17:08only bought one item, but the Reds have two, for a total of £40.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10You haven't spent much money.
0:17:10 > 0:17:16- It's a fortune!- You have a fortune left - £260 to be precise!
0:17:16 > 0:17:20It's a dangerous thing for me, this is - all this money left.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23The Blues have money burning a hole in their pocket, too.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Is that what they call a Faberge egg?
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- LAUGHTER - No...
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- Is that...what do they call it? - Faberge.- Faberge.
0:17:31 > 0:17:36No,, no, no, sadly. It's an egg, but it comes from the Medina factory
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- in Malta.- OK.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Shame, a Faberge egg might have made you a million or more!
0:17:41 > 0:17:44How about that lovely green pottery over there, John?
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Not today, I'm not in a green mood today.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- You're not in a green mood?- No. - Right, OK, green's off.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Well, green or not, you need to be in a mood to buy, Reds.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55The Blues, however, are feeling a little flush.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- What do you think of the toilet seat?- Well, well...
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- It wasn't on the list, was it? Toilet seat?- No.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- Let's keep to our list. - Well, it's wacky.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04You want to try it out?
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- Give it a go.- Why not? - Do you like it?- Um...- Um...
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- I mean, if it's marble, that's unusual in itself, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- My goodness, it is.- I've never seen a marble toilet seat before.- No.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- It's obviously...- It's heavy.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- A very...- It's square, it's fancy.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23It's a very expensive item, obviously.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- I like it.- I like it.- Really?
0:18:26 > 0:18:27As far as toilet seats go,
0:18:27 > 0:18:29I think this is by far my favourite toilet seat I've ever seen!
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Well, this is the Rolls-Royce of toilet seats.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- You could use it as a plant pot, as well, really, in a garden.- Yeah...
0:18:36 > 0:18:39I don't know what else you could use it for. Turn it into a frame...
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- A hat.- Do you think it's been used much?
0:18:41 > 0:18:43I hope not, because I'm holding it!
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- Shall we see how much it is?- Yeah.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50That marble toilet seat.
0:18:50 > 0:18:5225 quid. It's a bargain.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- 15.- I think it's quite reasonable at 25, really, so...
0:18:56 > 0:18:58..I'll do it at 22.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Shake my hand, £20.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- You know you want to.- Yay! We've got our second buy.- You're welcome.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Second item.- And it's unique.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07I'm speechless.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Indeed - a second purchase for the Blues,
0:19:10 > 0:19:11you're on a roll now.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15I've never seen a marble toilet seat before -
0:19:15 > 0:19:17I don't know, might have belonged to some duke or something,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20so, hey, 20 quid,
0:19:20 > 0:19:22there is a profit there.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Hm, I wish I had your confidence, Gary.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Now then, Reds, still searching for your third buy?
0:19:28 > 0:19:30What about these lights, Ben?
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Some of these Anglepoises look quite nice.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Architectural industrial look is really popular at the moment...
0:19:35 > 0:19:37and they do do well at auction.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40There's a magnifying one, John, you could use that for reading.
0:19:40 > 0:19:41Thank you, Hugh.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45On this table - I mean, there's quite a lot of lights I like here.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Which one do you think...?
0:19:48 > 0:19:49I like this grey one...
0:19:50 > 0:19:52..and I like that one.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53I like that one.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Probably 1930s, that one.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Is it heavy?- Not quite as heavy as I thought it would be,
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- but it's a good weight. - Let's have a look.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04For them to be able to be sold on the open market,
0:20:04 > 0:20:05they have to have their Pat test.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07There's the certificate on the bottom.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10You can see, here, there's the S, which means it's Siemens.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Great name - hence why it's got this nice line.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Really good line. It's got a bit of elegance to it
0:20:16 > 0:20:18and it would have been for a factory or an office.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21I mean, there's no fine materials used.
0:20:21 > 0:20:22It is a lamp to do the job.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24What about value, where do you think we want to be on that?
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Somewhere in the region of 60, 80 quid, somewhere like that.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- It's got 130 on it.- Yeah.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Um, '30s - it's very in vogue at the moment.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36I think it's a really nice retro-looking light,
0:20:36 > 0:20:38but I'm not sure, putting it into auction...
0:20:38 > 0:20:40What's your very best on this?
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- Um...90?- What you think?
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- Yeah, I'm a little bit on the cusp, truthfully.- OK.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48The Reds, unsurprisingly,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51are a bit cautious about spending too much money,
0:20:51 > 0:20:54but, guys, remember, there isn't much time left.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- 15 minutes.- 15 minutes! God, better get a move on.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- What do you think? - I'm thinking maybe that green case.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- The green case?- Yeah, do you remember the green case?
0:21:01 > 0:21:02How do you feel about it now?
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- We'll give ourselves ten minutes. - Right.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- If not, we'll go for the green case. - OK.- OK.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08The Blues have a plan - I like it -
0:21:08 > 0:21:11but, clearly, they like the colour green.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12Oh, this looks interesting.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14Is it a fridge?
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Or a safe? Is it a safe?
0:21:16 > 0:21:17- Where's Gary?- Oh...!
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Let me show you.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20Gary to the rescue!
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- You've got this...- OK. - ..mechanism here.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- There you go.- Ooh!
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Something to store all your valuables.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- How's that? - What do you think the price is?
0:21:33 > 0:21:36I would say it's over 100, certainly.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- Shall we ask?- I like the colour. - How'd you get it home? It's massive.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- Do you want to go and find out how much it is?- OK.- Go on.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Well, you have £238 left.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45The price is 260.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- Oh.- Sorry, guys. - Over the price, ain't it?
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- Out of our price range, I'm afraid. - Well, you know, it's... Yeah.
0:21:50 > 0:21:51Still on the lamp stall,
0:21:51 > 0:21:53the Reds are on the lookout
0:21:53 > 0:21:55for anything else that grabs their attention.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59I can't help noticing this British military telescope.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Sighting mark one.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03It looks like a 1942, to me, I think, John.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05I think it is a 1942 model as well.
0:22:05 > 0:22:06Because it clearly says it.
0:22:06 > 0:22:071942!
0:22:08 > 0:22:12I would have thought it would be a sight to go on a big gun.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15I'm not 100% sure, but probably something like a 48-pounder.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18You know, one of the big guns from the war
0:22:18 > 0:22:20and obviously, it's the original rubber, but that's perishing.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23You know, to get your sight eye in.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26It's obviously all there. I mean, it's been polished up.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28What you really do with it...
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- Will there be collectors? - There's always military collectors.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Can you see a profit through there, Ben?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36What's the best price on this one?
0:22:36 > 0:22:39I've got it at 150. We can go down to 120.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- Does that help?- Would it make money at auction? This is the thing.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- I think you're more likely to make money on the lamp than on this.- Mm.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48I'd rather spend 90 on that one if we had to buy a light.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50What do you think, Hugh?
0:22:50 > 0:22:52I think perhaps if we could maybe get it down for...
0:22:52 > 0:22:54a little bit more, give us a bit better chance.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56You can ask. The gentleman might be able to do it,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58he might not be able to do it.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00On the lamp, can you do any better than 90 on it?
0:23:00 > 0:23:01Yeah, let's do 85.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02Take another fiver off it.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Can we go to 80, just to give us a little bit of a chance,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07or is that being a bit too mean to you?
0:23:07 > 0:23:08I suppose we could do it for that.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Yeah, I think we shake the hands on that.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- Yes.- I think you're being very fair to us.
0:23:12 > 0:23:13Thank you. Well done, guys.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- Good luck.- Fingers crossed. - Thank you very much.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Job done, Reds, fantastic.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Come on, let's go and find a cuppa.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22In the meantime, the Blues have headed back to the green case.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26It's all there. That's the nice thing about it.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Well-used, the colour is in fantastic order.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33So, what was the best price we was given earlier for this?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Best I can do is 50, but I'll throw you a Porsche in.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Oh, that sounds like a really super deal!
0:23:39 > 0:23:41A real Porsche, or are we talking these ones here?
0:23:41 > 0:23:44No, the Porsche out the back. 911.
0:23:44 > 0:23:49How about...keep the Porsche, 43?
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Keep the Porsche, 48.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Keep the Porsche, 45.
0:23:53 > 0:23:54- Done.- Brilliant.- Yes!
0:23:54 > 0:23:56I'd rather keep the Porsche!
0:23:57 > 0:23:59I'm with you, girl.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Case closed. All three items bought.
0:24:01 > 0:24:02That's it.
0:24:02 > 0:24:03Your time's up.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05ALL CHEER
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12They shook things up with their first item -
0:24:12 > 0:24:14a silver-plated cocktail shaker for £20.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Next, they paid another £20 for a silver mustard pot.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25And, finally, will this vintage desk lamp shine at the auction?
0:24:25 > 0:24:26£80 paid.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29It's overwhelming, this size of fair, isn't it?
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- It's huge.- Any regrets about what you've bought?
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- Three.- Three.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36That's all right! Three items, three regrets.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38I like it. Now, tell me, Hugh,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41which of the three regrets do you regret buying least?
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- Which is your favourite?- I least regret buying the cocktail shaker.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45Ah, it's beautiful.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48OK, and which do you think is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:24:48 > 0:24:50I think it will make the least loss.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51OK. I've got you there.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54So your money's on the cocktail shaker.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55John, are you in agreement?
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- No, believe it or not. - I do believe that!
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- So which was your favourite? - I like the little mustard pot.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Do you think it's going to bring the biggest profit?
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Yes, I think it might.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07OK. Now, you spent £120.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Well done, gents. I'll take 180 from whoever has it.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11180. Thank you.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14I'll take it and I'll pass it straight over to Ben,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16who presumably has a master plan.
0:25:16 > 0:25:17What are you going to do with it, Ben?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Well, the gents clearly wanted to buy something Scandinavian
0:25:20 > 0:25:24or Arts and Crafts, which clearly they failed.
0:25:24 > 0:25:29So now I'm going to go away with that in mind and will probably fail.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31But I'm going to spend a good dollar.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33That's the plan.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35So, while Ben tries not to fail,
0:25:35 > 0:25:37let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41First up, they struck a deal on this Art Deco-style mantel clock.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43£42 paid.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49Next, they spent more than a penny on this toilet seat.
0:25:49 > 0:25:50£20 exactly.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55And, finally, they bagged this vintage green case for £45.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Well, contrary to how we thought it was going to play out, Philip,
0:26:01 > 0:26:02you took the lead.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- You were chief haggler. Well done.- Thank you.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06Are you quite chuffed with your work?
0:26:06 > 0:26:09I think Gary's quite happy with my work today.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Now, there is something we need to talk about. The toilet seat.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16What on earth came over you guys?
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Of all the items here!
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Now, I've got to ask, is it your favourite item?
0:26:20 > 0:26:22It is my favourite item, actually.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24I really like the clock. That's something I'd have
0:26:24 > 0:26:26in my own apartment, but the toilet seat has got to be
0:26:26 > 0:26:28top of the crop, yeah. That's my favourite item.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31So do you think it's going to bring the biggest profit?
0:26:31 > 0:26:32- I think it will, yeah.- OK, OK.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- Because it's marble.- I think between the toilet seat and the suitcase.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- For profit?- Yes.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39OK, but which is your favourite?
0:26:39 > 0:26:41It's going to have to be the toilet seat. Of all things!
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- Oh, Gary Pe!- Such a classy man.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48I'll never live this down.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50You spent £107 in total.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52So I'll take it, whoever's got it.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Thank you very much.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58£193, Gary. What are you thinking with all that cash?
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Well, my reputation's blown, thank you very much.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02- You're welcome.- You're welcome.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04So I might as well just continue on with the wacky theme.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06The wacky theme. Fantastic.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09So while Gary goes in search of the weird and wonderful,
0:27:09 > 0:27:11let's head straight to the auction.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Well, we've arrived in Lichfield at Winterton's Auction House.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25And I'm with Richard Winterton himself.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Thank you for having us along today, Richard.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28It's a pleasure, delighted to have you.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30So we'll start with our brothers-in-law,
0:27:30 > 0:27:31Hugh and John, the Red team.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34And they like to start with cocktails, by the looks of things.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37What do you make of their shaker-cum-pourer?
0:27:37 > 0:27:39It's a good, fun thing. Usable, so it's saleable.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41It's not in the world's best nick,
0:27:41 > 0:27:43but someone could bring that back to its former glory.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45- Yeah, definitely. - And it's Cardinal plate, as well.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47So there's a name there.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- But is there value in it?- 10 to 15.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53£10 to £15. Well, they weren't far off at £20 paid.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- That's not too bad, is it? - Not too bad.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57- No, no.- It might not be the strongest start,
0:27:57 > 0:27:59but we move from silver plate
0:27:59 > 0:28:01to hallmarked silver with our little mustard pot,
0:28:01 > 0:28:04complete with liner and spoon.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Completely different to the cocktail shaker.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08What do you do with it, apart from the mustard in it.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09Put mustard in it!
0:28:09 > 0:28:12But it's missing its other friends that would normally go with it,
0:28:12 > 0:28:16a condiment set, so we've put 15 to 20 on it because of that.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18Well, don't look too despondent,
0:28:18 > 0:28:20because the gentleman managed to only pay £20 for it.
0:28:20 > 0:28:21- Oh, he's done well.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23And they managed to wangle themselves that spoon,
0:28:23 > 0:28:25because that was with another mustard pot.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27So they've brought the complete thing to you for £20.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- Not too bad?- Not too bad at all.
0:28:29 > 0:28:34But from hallmarked silver, 1910, 1919, to a vintage desk lamp.
0:28:34 > 0:28:35Now, which do you prefer?
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- Lovely.- You like this lamp? - I do, yeah.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Would that be befitting an auctioneer's desk?
0:28:40 > 0:28:42Just a fab-looking thing.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45And it's in at the moment, isn't it, that kind of industrial look?
0:28:45 > 0:28:47What do you think your buyers are going to pay for this?
0:28:47 > 0:28:49I think we've gone a bit low.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51We've gone 30 to 40.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53But I think we're going to do quite a lot better than that.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55OK, well, that would be good,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58because this was Ben's choice and he convinced the gents
0:28:58 > 0:29:00- to pay £80 for it. - I'm happy with that.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02- OK.- I think we've got half a chance.
0:29:02 > 0:29:03Because it is iconic.
0:29:03 > 0:29:04So we think it's going to be all right,
0:29:04 > 0:29:06but they might just need their bonus buy.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09So let's find out what Ben bought.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Well, Hugh, John, this is it.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Bonus buy time.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17You left Ben £180 and, Ben, you wanted to go Scandinavian.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19Did you manage it?
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- Well, I didn't go Scandinavian.- OK.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25But you also talked about Arts and Crafts and something with a bit
0:29:25 > 0:29:27of design. So I went for...
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- Oh, wow.- A jug, yes.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33- Very nice.- It's not a jug, it's a vase.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37It's made by the factory WMF.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Silver-plated vase. Lovely clear mark on the base there.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42What do you think I paid for it?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- £28.- No.- No?
0:29:45 > 0:29:47No. I would say that's £80.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49I actually paid 120.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51Oh. Oh.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- Ouch.- It's very nice, I mean, it's quite a lot of money, though.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56Have you heard of WMF before?
0:29:56 > 0:29:58We have, yes, but can't pronounce it.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00No, neither can I.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- Then?- I think it's Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Very good. Yes.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Wow! Extra ten points to Ben there.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Is it 1920s, 1910s?
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- About 1910.- I'm with you. I think it is quite a lot
0:30:14 > 0:30:15for a silver-plated vase.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17It's nicer than what we bought,
0:30:17 > 0:30:19it has to be said.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21- Yes.- Do you think we're going to get a profit out of it?
0:30:21 > 0:30:22I think it should.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24We'll see.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26But you worked hard for us and I appreciate it.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Thank you.- You don't need to make your mind up now.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32So, for us, it's time to find out what Richard, our auctioneer,
0:30:32 > 0:30:34thinks of the WMF vase.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38Well, in keeping with their first two buys,
0:30:38 > 0:30:42Ben has bought the Reds a silver-plated WMF twin-handled vase.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44What do you think, does this float your boat?
0:30:44 > 0:30:47It's a good name and if someone said to me
0:30:47 > 0:30:49they're bringing in a WMF vase,
0:30:49 > 0:30:52I'd go, "Yes, quickly, bring it in, let's have a look."
0:30:52 > 0:30:56But, you know, there's lots of caution when you're buying these,
0:30:56 > 0:30:58because they do differ in price hugely.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00We've only put 20-30 on it.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02OK, well, they go in and out of fashion.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- Yeah.- So here's hoping that today they are very much in fashion
0:31:05 > 0:31:10because Ben spent £120 of the leftover money on this vase.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- Oh, oh.- Oh, it could be, as they say, all the money.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Well, never say never. You never know what's going to happen.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18So let's move on to the Blues,
0:31:18 > 0:31:19Philip and Louise.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Great friends who were convinced by Gary Pe
0:31:22 > 0:31:25that this Art Deco clock was a move in the right direction.
0:31:25 > 0:31:26Do you agree with Gary?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Well, it's got the look, hasn't it?
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Does it bear close inspection?
0:31:30 > 0:31:32No. You don't look at it too much.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33But the chrome's nice, isn't it?
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Nice bit of chrome.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- It is.- I'm trying to be really positive.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40I am. We've gone 20-30.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Well, Gary was happy that the team paid £42 for it.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45- OK.- But we'll see what happens.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48It's only their first item, so it could be upwards from there.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Or it could be down.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53I don't know.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55We could be flushing it down the toilet.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Here we have our toilet seat.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01Now the team were convinced that this was a marble toilet seat,
0:32:01 > 0:32:04but thou art not so convinced, are you?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07No. It's reconstituted granite.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- Yeah.- It's a fun thing to find at the fair,
0:32:10 > 0:32:13but the material's not so special, is it?
0:32:13 > 0:32:16- Cold. They're cold.- Cold in the winter.- Very cold in the winter.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18- What do you think?- 10 to 15. - 10 to 15.
0:32:18 > 0:32:22Well, you'll be pleased to hear the team only paid £20 for it.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25So, hopefully, hopefully, they'll get something from it.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Now here's something a bit more typical for the auction house,
0:32:28 > 0:32:29this case here.
0:32:29 > 0:32:30It's painted wood and metal.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33This is more standard auction fare, isn't it?
0:32:33 > 0:32:34- Yeah, I love it.- You love it?
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- Oh, good.- It's just got everything about it.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38It's just a, you know, a good seller in the saleroom.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40Do you think it's the colour that helps it to stand out
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- from the crowd?- I do. It's just the colour,
0:32:43 > 0:32:45the whole thing about it, it's beautifully made.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47How much do you reckon it's going to make them?
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Ah, here we go, then. We've gone 50 to 70.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- Should make all that. - Fantastic. They only paid 45.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- Very good. Good, happy. Yeah. - They will be so chuffed.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57So, will they need their bonus buy?
0:32:57 > 0:32:58Who knows? But, just in case,
0:32:58 > 0:33:01let's find out what Gary did buy for the Blues.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Well, Philip and Louise, you played a dangerous game.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08You left Gary Pe £193.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Gary, you said you were looking for something wacky.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- Did you find it? - Well, after that toilet seat,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17I thought I'd up the ante a little bit.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20So, voila!
0:33:20 > 0:33:23That's better than the toilet seat.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25They are Avery scales.
0:33:25 > 0:33:30This would have been probably in a factory or a butcher's shop.
0:33:30 > 0:33:31So how old is it?
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Could be from the '30s to about the '50s.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38The good thing about this is I paid all of £30.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40- Oh, wow.- How much do you think it will make at auction?
0:33:40 > 0:33:43I would estimate this between 30 to 60.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46First impressions. Is this, for example,
0:33:46 > 0:33:47something you'd have in your house?
0:33:47 > 0:33:50I don't think I'd have it in my home, personally.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52- No.- No.- Where do you think you could see it?
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Next to the toilet seat.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58So you'll decide once your other three items
0:33:58 > 0:34:01have gone under the hammer. You can weigh up your options just then.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04But, for now, it's time to find out if Richard, our auctioneer,
0:34:04 > 0:34:07is impressed by these large scales.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Well, I have to say these are rather impressive.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Gary has bought the biggest he could find.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14What do you think of the scales?
0:34:14 > 0:34:17- I love them.- Yeah. They're cool. - Yeah, they are cool.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19- I love the red.- Where can you see them ending up, though?
0:34:19 > 0:34:21It's a trendy kind of flat, couldn't you?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Sitting there, you know, with the brick wall.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26People have all sorts in their houses now, so I can just see that.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28- I think it's a cool thing. - You sound excited.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- What's the estimate? It's going to be huge!- We've gone 30 to 40.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Oh, exciting, because Gary only paid 30.
0:34:34 > 0:34:35- Very good.- So it is good.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38OK, I wish you the best of luck on the rostrum, Richard.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Let's head straight to the sale.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Right, Hugh and John, this is it.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48The auction. It's all been working towards this.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- So, how are you feeling? - Well, this is the moment of truth.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54And the truth is I don't think we're going to get the golden gavel.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57- John?- I'm on Hugh's side on this one for once.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01Really? Well, starting us off is the cocktail shaker.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04And you only paid £20 for it, so prepare to be amazed, gents.
0:35:04 > 0:35:05Here it comes.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08The good old cocktail shaker.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Every house needs one.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12£2 bid. £2 bid.
0:35:12 > 0:35:13£2. £4 I'm bid. £6 I'm bid.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- That hurts. That hurts.- £8 I'm bid.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18£10 I'm bid.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20£15, the internet. £20.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Yes!
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Five, the internet.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31Internet's at 25. All done.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35- £25.- Gentlemen, compose yourselves!
0:35:35 > 0:35:40You made a profit... You made a profit of a fiver.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- That was John's lot.- It was, yes.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45The cocktail shaker. Hugh, here comes your mustard pot.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47The little silver mustard pot.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Green liner, got a spoon that goes with it.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Commissions are on the book.
0:35:52 > 0:35:57- £15. £18. £20. 2.- Another profit!
0:35:57 > 0:35:59- Golden gavel!- Not yet.
0:35:59 > 0:36:00Not yet, relax.
0:36:00 > 0:36:0232, 35. 35 with me.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04I tell you what paid off, that spoon.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06The spoon, the spoon.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08I told him it was a good lot.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11Sold at £38.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13- On the front row.- £38!
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Well done. So you have made,
0:36:16 > 0:36:18Hugh, £18.
0:36:18 > 0:36:19You've added that to the pot.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- So 23 in total.- That's more profit than this year!
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Here comes Ben's pick.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25It's the desk lamp.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26£80 paid.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29The iconic vintage desk lamp.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Five bids on the book.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33£50 straight in.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36£50 straight in. £60, the internet.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- £70.- We're nearly there!
0:36:39 > 0:36:40£70, the book.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44£70, the book. I'm in here at £70.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46I'll take 75.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49At £70.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Oh, we were so close!
0:36:51 > 0:36:5470. It's a wee loss, minus ten.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55Which means, gents,
0:36:55 > 0:36:58you're still in profit.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00£13 you have made on Bargain Hunt after three items.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Alas, there is a fourth.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Now, what are you thinking about the bonus buy?
0:37:05 > 0:37:09- The jug.- The WMF. Ben paid 120 for it.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11You've got that £13 profit.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14I personally would like to leave it alone.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Sorry, Ben.
0:37:16 > 0:37:17Yeah? I think, you know,
0:37:17 > 0:37:20the fact that you called it a jug when it's a vase, immediately,
0:37:20 > 0:37:23alarm bells did go off that you didn't warm to it.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26So, you're definitely saying no to the bonus buy?
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- Not for us today.- OK.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Whatever happens, you're going home with £13.
0:37:32 > 0:37:33Unlucky for some, but not you.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36So let's find out. Did you make the right decision?
0:37:36 > 0:37:37Here comes the vase.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Twin-handled vase. Where are we going to be?
0:37:40 > 0:37:41£20 I'm bid. £20 I'm bid.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43At £20. 25, the internet.
0:37:43 > 0:37:4525, the internet.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47It's flying!
0:37:47 > 0:37:50You are all looking at me cold-faced. Hammer's up, then,
0:37:50 > 0:37:5325. All done. All finished. Internet's got it.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56He tried, he tried for you, Ben.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Gents, I ought to have the fleece on and you should have the jacket.
0:37:59 > 0:38:00We'll swap jobs!
0:38:00 > 0:38:05£25. It's made a loss of 95.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Don't worry about it, Ben, because you didn't dent
0:38:07 > 0:38:11the gentlemen's overall profit. So £13, as small as it is,
0:38:11 > 0:38:13could be a winning profit.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15So say nothing to the Blues.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16Fingers crossed.
0:38:16 > 0:38:17OK.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Do you feel positive about your lots?
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- Yes.- Yeah. I'm not sure about the toilet seat.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Still not sure about that toilet seat!
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Gary's idea.
0:38:31 > 0:38:32I dressed for this one.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Gary's thinking, "Please let that toilet seat make a profit.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40"Please!" Well, hopefully everything's going to make a profit.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Your first lot is the Art Deco style mantel clock.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Perhaps a bit younger than it looks.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Auctioneer reckons £20 to £30.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50And you paid 42, so I wish you the best of luck.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51Here it comes.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53An Art Deco clock there.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Lovely bit of chrome supports to it.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Where are you going to be? Nothing on my book.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59£5 to start. £5 I'm bid.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00£6 I'm bid. £8 I'm bid.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02£10 I'm bid. 15 I'm bid.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- 15. Down here at 15. - We need more.- £20, the internet.
0:39:05 > 0:39:0925. I'm bid. 25.
0:39:09 > 0:39:1230. 35? £30, the room.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16- You look terrified. - At £30. At 35. 35.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19- Sold at 35.- OK.
0:39:19 > 0:39:25£35, we've started off with a tiny wee loss of £7.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27But don't worry, because guess what's next?
0:39:27 > 0:39:30The toilet seat. £20 you paid.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33This is it, the moment of truth.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35The toilet seat.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36Everyone wants one.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38I'm in your hands on this one.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Not literally.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Where are we going to start?
0:39:42 > 0:39:46£2. £2 to start me.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49£2 bid.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- £2 I've got.- Is that it? - £2 I have got.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55No.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58All done? £2.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Oh. There we go.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Well, shall we just move on swiftly from that?
0:40:03 > 0:40:07It lost £18, which means, overall, you're minus 25.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09So, here we go.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10The wooden case.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13The case, there we go. Bit of interest.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18- £20 I'm bid. Five. 30. Five. 40. Five. 50. Five. 55.- Look at that.
0:40:18 > 0:40:19- Yeah.- £60 I'm bid.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21£70 I'm bid.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23- At 70.- That feels better, doesn't it?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25£70. All done?
0:40:25 > 0:40:26Sold at 70.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Right! £70.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32You paid 45, so you've just made £25, so, hold on a minute,
0:40:32 > 0:40:34you've just broken even.
0:40:34 > 0:40:35You're on zero.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Minus 25, plus 25, back to square one.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42So there is a very important question I have to ask you.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- Are you going to go...?- Yeah.- Yeah. - All right. OK.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48I don't even have to ask you the question.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50You're going to go, 100%, with the bonus buy?
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- Yes.- Even though you can say you didn't lose any money,
0:40:54 > 0:40:56you're back to zero? You're still going to risk it?
0:40:56 > 0:40:59We're going to go for the risk. We're risk-takers.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00Are you ready?
0:41:00 > 0:41:01- Ready.- Here it comes.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03The scales, now.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Trendy thing. Beautiful red colour.
0:41:05 > 0:41:0725 I'm bid on the book. At 25.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10- Come on.- At 25. 30 in the room.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- 30 in the room.- Still on zero.
0:41:12 > 0:41:1430 in the room.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16Internet's going. Nothing at all.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18£30 is bid in the room.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20Selling...£30.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24Can you believe it? Overall, on your first three items...
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- We didn't lose, though?- You lost nothing and made nothing.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30And now Gary's £30 scales have made £30.
0:41:30 > 0:41:35So, Blues, you've made no profit, you've made no loss.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37But zero can be a winning score,
0:41:37 > 0:41:39so say nothing to the Reds at all.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40- Promise?- Promise.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Well, teams, we had the full gamut today.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54We had profits, we had losses, we had people breaking even.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55You name it, we had it.
0:41:55 > 0:42:00Unusually, whilst £13 is unlucky for some,
0:42:00 > 0:42:03it was £13 profit for the Reds and, I'm sorry...
0:42:03 > 0:42:06it was no profit, no loss for the Blues.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12You've not got anything to take home with you, but Gary, especially,
0:42:12 > 0:42:14has something to take home with him -
0:42:14 > 0:42:16the memory of that toilet seat going under the hammer.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18It's one you'll remember for a while, Gary.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20- For ever.- Well done, Blues.
0:42:20 > 0:42:21- You had a good time?- Yes.
0:42:21 > 0:42:22- Thank you.- Excellent.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27But, nothing to show for it, unlike our Reds, who go away with £13.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30And I'm just going to give it straight to you,
0:42:30 > 0:42:32because I think you're itching for it.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- That's it.- Put it in my pocket.
0:42:34 > 0:42:35It's safe for ever.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37You were brilliant contestants.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39What enthusiasm you showed in the auction
0:42:39 > 0:42:42and such a shame to just miss out on the golden gavel.
0:42:42 > 0:42:43We were robbed on that.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Question is, how are you going to split £13?
0:42:45 > 0:42:47We're not.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49OK. Cool!
0:42:49 > 0:42:51That's true, as well.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Well done, Reds, and well done to you too, Blues.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58And if you want to join in on all this Bargain Hunt fun and nonsense,
0:42:58 > 0:42:59then do have a look at our website
0:42:59 > 0:43:02and catch up with our latest chat, too,
0:43:02 > 0:43:03on our Twitter...
0:43:04 > 0:43:07..but the best thing to do is to tune in and join us again
0:43:07 > 0:43:09for some more bargain hunting. Yes?
0:43:09 > 0:43:11- ALL:- Yes!