Hungerford 12 Bargain Hunt

Today, we're in Hungerford and this is the beautiful Kennet and Avon

Canal, which runs through the town.

It connects Bristol and London and spans 87 miles.

Once a haulage route, the canal's now used for leisure.

But there'll be no time to sit back and relax today.

Our teams are ready to go shopping, so, will anything float their boat?

Let's find out and let's go bargain-hunting.

This is the battle ground for today's show,

the Hungerford high street.

Usual rules apply.

Our teams have 60 minutes and £300 to peruse,

ponder and purchase three items,

which will hopefully make a profit at auction.

Let's have a look at what's to come.

The Reds are ruthless negotiators.

I can do it for 20. What do you think, Matt?

Well, I was going to ask for a little bit less.

-Happy to give 50.

-No, he won't.

-No?

There are no flies on the Blues.

-It's slightly marked.

-Oh, no, there, look, it's mis-coloured.

Silver-plated, is that?

You're not going to get a silver one for £20, are we?

No, that's true.

And at the auction, the Reds are delighted.

-Wow.

-And the Blues are excited.

Well done.

But that's all coming up a little later on.

Now it's time to meet our teams.

A good show today, because we have, for the Reds, brothers Clint and Matt,

and for the Blues, great friends Di and Loretta.

-Welcome everyone. Hello.

-Hello.

You're in good form this morning by the sounds of things.

Now, Clint, tell me, what is it you do for a living?

Well, at the moment I'm driving coaches.

I used to have a gardening business years ago then I semi-retired and took

a test in coach driving, and fortunately a local company took me on.

We drive school-kids around, mainly.

They are very helpful, because I do tend to get lost sometimes and they

tell me where to stop and who to pick up.

Kids are great, love it, I love the job.

And when you're not working, what do you do in your spare time?

Play a bit of golf, I do like playing a bit of poker.

I've done quite well in that. A couple of years ago I won about 12 grand

in a tournament. I love the interaction with people on the table.

So Matt, we know that Clint likes a

wee bit of golf, but you love it, don't you?

I love a bit of golf, yeah,

but I didn't know he won that £12,000.

You never slipped me any money.

He kept that quiet.

But no, I do play a lot of golf.

I play in a golf society.

We have a great time out with the lads.

Tell me about your career, because I believe it's been a really varied one.

Once I left school I was 16 years a mechanic,

and then I worked for the chocolate factory out in Slough,

and I was there just under 20 years,

and I finished off there and retired.

Now, I'm going to give you £300.

Do you reckon you're going to spend all of it?

-No.

-We'll have to save some for our expert, I think.

You have to check his pockets before we leave the building.

He'll have to hold the money because I'm not to be relied upon.

OK, so thank you for the tip. I'll be frisking you on the way out.

I wish you luck, Reds.

Let's turn now to the competition, Loretta and Di.

Now, Loretta, tell me, how did you two meet?

Well, it was in 1995.

My youngest son was starting college.

And I thought the best way to find out

what's going on in school was to join the parent-teacher association.

Di just happened to be the chairman at the time.

One of the fundraisers that the PTA were doing at the time was a murder

mystery evening in our old study hall.

Everybody was there, there was a delicious supper and food being laid out,

and Di and I were queueing to get our supper last.

Di's just ahead of me and all of a sudden she literally collapses on

the floor. Now I'm first aid trained,

so I thought there was something wrong with her, and somebody else shouts,

"There's been a murder!"

And I'm on my hands and knees, about to give her the kiss of life,

and all I get is a wink and then I realise that madame was actually the

murder victim. So it was a good beginning

to the murder mystery evening, yes.

Well apart from mad murder mysteries, what do you get up to in your spare time?

I like cooking. I try all sorts of different recipes out,

with all the famous chefs and cooks.

And I'm also a supporter of a really nice charity.

We have a shoe box appeal,

so we collect empty shoe boxes and fill them with lots of goodies for children.

Last year, 33,000 boxes went to Romania.

Oh, well, well done to you.

Now, Di, I believe you're retired.

-Well...

-But you can't quite stop work just yet.

No, no, I'm too busy to retire.

I do invigilating

so if you're in a big room and there's 150 students,

you have to walk up and down,

you have to look out in case they've got something written on their hand,

or no watches, clear pencil cases, and looking out for notes.

Do you have any hobbies that keep you busy?

Yes, I like gardening, I love cooking but I never follow a recipe.

I just make them up as I go along.

Seeing as you're very good with time management, if you're a very busy lady...

-Yes.

-60 minutes on the clock, is that going to be problem?

-Well, I hope not.

-We'll see. We hope our expert will guide us.

One thing, when you're doing an exam, you're always clock watching.

Now the best thing about coming on to Bargain Hunt is that you don't have

to spend your own money.

We give you a budget of £300, so Reds, 300 for you, Blues,

it wouldn't be fair if I didn't give you exactly the same.

Your experts are waiting for you.

They're keen to get started, so off you go.

-Thank you.

-Well, we have a poker player in our midst.

Let's hope our teams play their cards right today.

And of course the teams will need a helping hand along the way.

Hoping to make a lot of lolly for the Reds, it's Philip Serrell.

And who're you gonna call? Richard Madley is with the Blues.

-Clint, are you looking forward to this?

-Oh, I'm loving it, I'm really looking forward to it.

-What are you going to buy?

-I think a piece of glass, Phil.

-What are we going to spend our £300 on?

Some RAF memorabilia,

I've got a connection in the family so something of that nature would be perfect.

-What about you, Matt?

-I just can't wait to get in there and buy some sports memorabilia.

Blingy, shiny silver.

-Oh.

-Vesta case.

OK, teams, it's time to splash that cash.

Your 60 minutes start now.

Come on, guys. Go.

-Get in there.

-Come with me.

-We're off.

-Get stuck in, teams, let's go.

Afternoon.

Remember that we're losing time all the time, all the time, all the time.

Don't put pressure on me, because I crack!

Just looking at this whiskey tot here, but it's out of our price range.

-How much is that?

-Well, it's £500...

-Ooh.

-OK.

-If we get something along those lines, but a bit cheaper...

No, we want to get something along those lines but a lot cheaper!

Yeah, that's almost double your entire budget, boys.

You do have good taste though, I'll give you that!

Meanwhile, the Blues have already spotted something shiny...

A vesta case.

-Edwardian solid silver. Richard, what do you think?

-I like the term Edwardian.

I like solid silver. I also liked the price that I've heard mentioned...

-Yes.

-Yes.

-£22.

-Is that worth actually looking at properly?

-Yes, I would say it's worth looking at both of them,

because there are two of them there, almost side by side.

-The price is the same. Perhaps we could compare the two...

-Yes.

Well, this is all looking very positive, ladies. Time to introduce shop owner, Col.

-Hi.

-Hi.

-Could we have a little look at...

-Umm, what was it, Di?

-The vesta case.

And perhaps the one at the front as well?

If we could have a little look at both of them?

There's that one... Have a good look.

-Does that feel warm?

-Yes.

-Silver is warm.

That's always a good clue. Silver plate is colder.

It's slightly marked, is that going to...?

Well... If you were that old!

-There we go!

-You'll be slightly marked.

That old line, yes, indeed.

No, you know, it is slightly...

Now, what I'm going to check on here, which is very important,

is really how well it closes.

I would give that a six out of ten for closing.

-OK.

-So it's got the...

The maker's mark here. I think that's a Goldsmiths and Silversmiths company.

And that's got a Birmingham Hallmark, hasn't it?

For early Edwardian period.

So we are looking at, what, between 1900 and 1910.

-Let's have a look at the other one...

-OK.

-This, again, a rectangular outline.

This has got the rounded corners, and it's got the striker underneath,

which I'd probably prefer.

This is a late Victorian, this is Birmingham 1893.

-What about the hinge? You mentioned the hinge on the other one.

-So, it opens well...

And then does it? And it clicks nicely.

You know, they're both priced at £22.

Would I assume that we might get the same discount for either of them?

Yes. I can take either one down to £20.

NATASHA: Maybe it's worth a haggle, ladies?

You couldn't, sort of, look on us favourably and go to £19, perhaps?

-So we might get £20 at the auction?

-We've got to make a profit.

-Would you consider that? Please?

-As a rule, we don't.

NATASHA: Well, it was worth a try, Loretta!

-We've got to decide whether we really like these objects.

-Yes.

We know how much they are, you know, we know where they are.

-And we can always come back.

-OK.

So, a couple of lots to think about,

and a vesta case was on your shopping list, ladies!

Meanwhile, the Reds have turned to dealer Dan for some insider know-how. Clever move, boys!

-Now...

-Cheers, Dan.

-I don't know whether we are looking for a piece

of silver, or if we're looking for a piece of glass,

but we are looking for a profit.

I've got a few little vesta cases. There's one down here in particular...

NATASHA: The teams are loving their vestas today!

-DAN: Here we go.

-There we go. That's actually quite nice.

If you lift that up, the hallmark will be on the corner.

There you are, look, just there.

And it's Birmingham. I think the Assay office there was set up there

by Matthew Boulton in about 1757, something like that.

For silver to be called silver, it has to be assayed, or hallmarked.

-Right.

-So it doesn't necessarily mean that it was made in Birmingham,

-but it was there that it was taken to be proven as silver.

-Checked, yeah.

Dan said he can do it for 25,

-so I don't know where you are with that?

-Oh, it is a bit light, Phil,

when you've given it to me. And it's got a little dink in the top, so...

I would reckon about, if we could do it for 20. What do you think, Matt?

Well, I was going to ask for a little bit less.

NATASHA: You boys are tough cookies!

DAN: I can't do it for anything less, but I'll do it for 20 for you guys.

-Oh, Dan, star.

-Aah, you're brilliant, Dan.

Dan, you're a star, thank you.

NATASHA: And there you have it - the first deal of the day to the Reds.

Right, chaps. What's the plan now?

I like a little bit of glass, as I said earlier.

But you wanted - you wanted something sports memorabilia.

-Something sports attached?

-Can I just ask a question, out of you two, right - if you go out,

who gets the upper hand normally?

-He does.

-He does?

-I'm the eldest, ain't I?

-He's the eldest, ain't he?

-All the time?

Well, he's been eldest since I've known him!

A bit of glass it is, then.

You asked for that, Phil. On you go, fellas!

Now, what's Richard spotted?

Something that's caught my eye at the very bottom of the Cabinet.

You know, we've seen a lot of silver, we've seen a lot of glass.

-Bookends?

-Bookends, yeah. If you just read to me what that sign says...

"Mid-20th century decorative stone bookends in the form of a giraffe".

"There's a slight chip, hence the price".

£39.

How nice of the owner. He's pointed out that there are condition issues.

Yeah. Very unusual, quirky.

A bit like us!

I didn't say that!

-Shall we go and find the man himself?

-Yes, please.

Here's Col with the keys...

-Down at the bottom...

-Thank you.

It's heavy.

Oh, it is. Thank you.

-OK?

-Yes.

-There's a chip.

Hmm... Well, the good news is, you cannot see the damage instantly.

-That's...

-No, it hasn't lost a tail or anything.

-What about any ears, or...

-I like the colour and the quality of them.

-They're very tactile, actually.

-They are, aren't they?

-They actually feel very nice.

I wonder if that's the damage that they're considering. Oh, no, there, look.

-Well.

-It's discoloured. What price are on these?

-Was it 39?

-39.

-39. So we're looking at, what, 30...

-35.

-35?

Yeah, that's going to be the price on those.

-Yes.

-Yes?

Yes. At £35.

-Two yeses.

-Yes. Let's call it a deal, then.

-OK? Done? That sounds good. Thank you very much indeed.

-Thank you very much, Col.

Well, it's not silver or RAF- related,

but it is your first item nevertheless.

Well done, Blues. And just 20 minutes into your shop.

Guys, I've got to tell you - we're not going to buy this but this is a real bit of fun...

-Have a look at this.

-Oh, right.

-For a slightly rude biscuit tin.

-No...

-Can you see that couple just there?

-Oh, dear!

-On their own...

Sorry, viewers. The pictures are too rude to show on daytime television,

but it's still a good tale!

The story goes that the rude illustrations were added to these Huntley and Palmer

biscuit tins by a disgruntled ex-employee.

Later, though, a freelance illustrator admitted that he'd done it,

just for a laugh and he held no grudge against the company.

Let's put it back. It's £110.

-A bit too rich.

-Yeah, that is rich tea biscuits!

-Hey!

-Boom, boom.

-Come on then, chaps.

-That was quite good for you, Phil!

Speaking of tea...

This is a 19th-century mahogany and cross-banded tea caddy which would

have had a glass mixing bowl...

Yes, that's what's missing, then.

In the middle.

85. What do you think, Richard?

Over the years, I've sold many of these and I would say this is something

that's possibly gone down by as much as 50% in the past ten years.

So one looks at it and thinks £85 that seems reasonable compared with

what it was then and now that's the price.

Ah well, Blues, some good advice, Richard.

Right teams, you're coming up to the halfway point of your shop.

A good time for me to pop down into Hungerford Town Hall as I have a

burning desire to show you a piece of local history.

In 1566, a great fire destroyed six properties and a mill in Hungerford.

In the centuries that followed,

the town invested in firefighting equipment,

and an early example of that is in the Town Hall.

Though its origins are still something of a mystery.

Here I have a Hungerford fire pump.

It's from the 18th century.

The design is one patented by A Newsham, in 1725.

But this example has been pored over and yet no-one can find a maker's mark.

Because we don't know exactly by whom it was made,

it's difficult to date too, but the best guess is around 1730 to 1750.

So early to mid 18th century.

Over the years this has had a bit of a face-lift, but the nuts and bolts,

the cast iron here, are all very much original.

Now, Hungerford Town Hall is very proud of its exhibit in this fire pump.

We don't exactly when it was made,

but we do know that it was the second ever fire pump purchased by the town.

And you'd think when this was manufactured,

about 50 or 60 years after the Great Fire Of London,

fire insurance would have been a much more prominent thing, but in fact,

it was very much something that was only available if you could afford to

pay the pretty penny that it cost.

Now, if your house or building is on fire,

how are the Fire Service supposed to know that you are eligible for their help?

Well, there are several plaques that still exist today.

Cast iron, lead, brass, some of them,

and they are on the side of buildings.

Just across the road on the high street,

there is an original antique fire plaque for the Sun Fire Office 1710.

If you had a fire plaque, your building was deemed worthy of saving.

And if you didn't, well, I'm sorry, it was left to burn to the ground.

So how does it work?

Let me talk you through it.

This wagon here is placed near a body of water, a source, if you will.

That's attached to a hose, and on either side you have the firemen -

pump, pump, pump.

400 litres of water could be pumped per minute and there was a reach of

over 40 metres,

but of course firefighting technology has evolved since the 1700s,

and in 1977,

local firefighters used this very pump in a charity fundraising exercise

to buy state-of-the-art equipment for the local station -

an example of the old breathing life into the new.

So, could you put a price on a piece like this?

You can. I have seen a couple go under the hammer and they fetch between

£2,000 and £3,000.

The thing is,

it's almost impossible to place a value upon an item like this,

and to Hungerford, this fire pump is priceless.

Back to shopping, and with 25 minutes remaining,

both teams are still on the hunt for their two final pieces.

Hang on, Blues, I am getting a feeling of deja vu.

We are back here again where we bought the giraffe book ends,

but I've seen something else in here that's caught my eye.

The drum. A military drum, of the 19th, 20th century in design.

It's probably not very old.

It's a conserve pot.

So, will this appeal to Loretta, who was after that RAF memorabilia?

It's definitely got the military theme, which is what I was considering,

-but we haven't seen anything really.

-We haven't seen anything.

So that's sort of slightly leaning towards a military theme.

-Silver plated, is that...

-Silver plated.

-That's fine?

-Have a look at the price.

-£20.

You see, we're not going to get a silver one for £20.

-No, we're not, that's true.

-Shall I go and find...

-Do you want to go and find Col again?

I'll go and find Col.

Cue Col with the keys.

-Di, do you want to have a look?

-Who's going to have a look at it? Di?

Hold that there. Indeed.

-Wow, it's quite a bright interior, isn't it?

-It is, yes.

Spoon not there, is that a problem?

No spoon?

Well, I guess if it had a spoon it might be £28.

-Exactly.

-Yes.

-I wouldn't think that was a particular disadvantage.

It's made by Viners, silver plated, Hong Kong.

Members of the Viner family were travelling salesmen dealing in cutlery.

They settled in Sheffield in 1900 and set up a factory.

By the 1960s the company was importing cutlery made in Hong Kong.

Sadly, in 1982 they went bankrupt.

-Quite unusual, isn't it?

-The colour's lovely.

-Col, it's priced at £20.

-Is there any movement?

-No, £20 is our...

-Cut off.

-Understood.

It's got quite nice rope work round it, hasn't it, as well.

Do you want to give it a punt?

-Go on.

-Yes. £20.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Cheers, thank you.

So that's the full asking price for the military drum pot.

It's a bit of a gamble, but you seem pretty taken with it.

Meanwhile, the Reds are scoping out some furniture.

See, that's quite nice.

This little baby is...

-This is 180.

-180.

This is Edwardian and this is an example of a £300 desk ten years ago

that's now worth probably 80 quid.

And one of the issues with this is, if you look there,

it's got a broken stretch, so we want to leave that.

Oh, it's gone then. What about the chest, Phil?

OK, what's the bad thing about that chest?

-It looks too new.

-Well, it's not new but it has a domed top,

so if you've got a domed top you can't put anything on it.

-No coffee.

-If it's flat, you can put something on it.

That's a very good point, Phil.

And that's stupid, but it makes a difference to value.

-Yes.

-What's in there?

This is all boxed in.

I suspect this is probably French.

It looks quite neat, doesn't it.

It's all down to price, isn't it?

-The trunk is £110. It's got to be to be £55.

-OK.

Time to hatch a plan with Dan the man.

You want 110 and we've got to make big money.

We were looking at 45, we'd be happy to give 50...

-No, we won't.

-No?

45. Elder brother.

Easy, boys.

-45.

-I will have to give the dealer a call, but I can do that.

-There's no problem.

-A good bit of team work, Reds.

You are trying to get that for less than half price,

but if you don't ask...

Well, Danny. Good news or bad news?

Good news. Can't do the 45 but we can do the 55.

-He won't come down to 50?

-I don't think they will. I think 55's it, I'm afraid.

Well, it's a massive reduction. It's like half price for you.

-So he's done a really good job for you.

-No, thank you, Dan, I appreciate it.

-That's the Bargain Hunt special deal that, isn't it?

-Well, we'll go for it.

Do you...

-Shall we, Phil?

-Sorry, Phil?

-My word is my bond.

-Thank you.

Well done, chaps. Your second item and you all seem to like that chest.

You've got your hands full today, Phil. How are they getting on?

I think they've done really, really well.

Spent £75, so we've got still a massive £225 left.

I don't know if they're going to go big or whether they're going to go

small but I suspect Clint's going to hold the purse strings.

Yeah, I think we've worked out that Clint's in charge, Phil.

Now, the Blues seem to have had second thoughts and are heading back

to where they first started.

The vestas. But which one will it be, ladies?

Col was willing to do a deal of £20 each.

I favour one, you favour the other,

but I'm happy for you to choose because you mentioned the vesta cases at

the very beginning about what you might like to buy.

Then if we don't make enough money on it, it's entirely your fault.

I was about to say how very democratic, but

there's a little bit of a blunt edge to this sword.

The choice is yours. Is it the sharp rectangular or the one with the

rounded corners?

We're going to agree with you today.

Loretta's going to say something else on the day of the auction.

-Will you blame me if it loses loads of money?

-Yes, because I want my golden gavel.

-OK. Which?

-The square one.

The square one. Right.

Let's get Col over and we can close the deal.

Excellent. And now it's...

-Done.

-Deal done.

-OK, it's yours.

-Thank you again.

-Super deal.

-It's yours.

Take it away. Come on, let's go.

So the Edwardian one it is, for £20.

The deal is sealed and that's your last item in the bag.

The Reds, however, still have to find that piece of sporting memorabilia.

What we could do here is put a bit of a sporting lot together.

Yes, we could.

Now, so we've got,

a hole in one trophy.

We've got Jockey Association.

Jockey Association.

These are £8 each.

There's one, two, three, four, five, six.

-£48.

-I'll tell you what, your maths is quicker than mine.

So if we can get them to about 20.

I'm thinking you could put that in with it as well.

That's £33

and then we could make a bit of a sporting lot.

Where's Dan the man?

-Dan? Here he is. Hello Dan.

-Once again.

What we'd like to do, we would like to know the price of that,

we'd like to know the price of those,

and we'd like to give you 30 quid for the two.

I'll go and find out for you. Thank you.

So while Dan gets you a price for the Jockey Association badges and golf trophy,

is there anything else that takes your fancy?

Those vases are very reminiscent of Dalton, aren't they?

If we could have a quick look at that, that would help.

Let's go and see if we can find Dan.

-Where's Dan the man?

-Where's Dan?

-Dan the man.

-Here he is.

What's the news, Dan? Are you bringing news from the front?

-I've spoken to Bob.

-And Bob said?

-From 48 to 30.

And from 33 to 25.

And if you want to take both of them, he said 50 quid for the lot.

Can he go any lower at all?

Give us one shout at the auction, maybe 45, because they go up in fives,

-don't they. What's the chance?

-I will take a pound off.

I haven't been authorised, but I'll take a pound off just because you guys

-are a bit of a laugh.

-What do you reckon, 49?

-Shall we have a go?

-Will it make it?

It's going to be tight, really, that.

But it's your sporting thing.

Don't start blaming me on this.

He's got a point, Matt, this is your item.

I hate it when there's a row, but we've got to buy something.

Yeah, what about that little vase which is 16-and-a-half quid?

-OK.

-See what it is.

Well, it's brand-new, it's trying to look like it's Doulton but...

Is five or ten quid? It can be a tenner.

So you have to choose one or the other, so it's either this for £10 or that for 49.

-Which do you want to take?

-Come on boys. You've got just minutes left.

We'll go with the sporting stuff.

-Put you in your place.

-No, that's fine.

So Matt had the final say.

Well done fellas. You actually finished with one minute to spare.

Time's up, so let's check out what the Red team bought.

First up, the Edwardian vesta case cost them £20.

Next, the travel trunk set them back £55.

And finally, it was the hole in one trophy

and Jockey Association badges.

Price paid, £49.

Clint, tell me, you bought three interesting items.

Which do you think is going to bring you the biggest profit?

Just going to be the vesta and that's my favourite item as well.

Now Matt, are you going to say the same?

So my best lot was the sports.

I'm hoping there's a big bang at the auction.

So not only do you hope it makes the biggest profit,

it's your favourite too? No, it's the vesta.

Unfortunately, you had to agree in the end.

Oh, well! So the Red team spent £124.

-Yes.

-So I'll take 176 from you.

Philip, you now have to work your magic with £176.

Do you have any idea what you will conjure up?

I think it might be time to go and find some real sporting memorabilia

-that might show you a profit.

-He's a diamond, isn't he?

It sounds like Phil's a man with a plan, so while he's off,

let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.

First up, they stuck their necks out for the giraffe book ends.

Price paid, £35.

Next, the silver-plated military drum jam jar cost them £20.

And finally, the silver vesta also set them back £20.

Now tell me, Loretta, three interesting items, which is your favourite?

I think the favourite would be the book ends.

OK. What's your money on, profit wise?

I'm hoping the little military drum.

And Di, which is your favourite object?

The giraffes, because they're unusual.

-Do you think they'll bring the most money at auction?

-Hopefully.

£75 is all you spent, ladies.

-I know.

-So who has the 225?

-I have, in the pocket.

-Loretta, you're the bursar.

OK, 225.

Richard, the pressure is on because with 225 in your pocket,

these ladies will be expecting something spectacular.

You leave it with me. You're in safe hands.

We're looking forward to it.

We'll leave Richard to find his bonus buy and

let's head to the auction.

We're at Bigwood Auctioneers now,

near historic Stratford-upon-Avon

and we've been welcomed by Mark Ashley.

Mark, thank you for having us along.

It's a pleasure. It's lovely to have you with us.

We're starting with the Reds, Clint and Matt,

and they both think there's profit to be made from this vesta case.

What I do like about this little vesta,

or match case, with the little

striker on the bottom is it's not been monogrammed,

so it's plain. It's a nice little thing.

-Blank cartouche.

-Which is nice. 20-30 we're putting on it.

They only paid £20 for it.

That was a good price. They paid well.

So from a small piece of silver to a big travel trunk.

It's a lovely one, isn't it?

I don't think I've ever seen one quite as short or as narrow as this.

It's a nice, small size.

And also when you open the lid it's got these storage compartments.

I think it's a really good buy, actually. 60-80.

Fantastic! £55 paid.

On to the final, I would say item, but it's items plural for the Reds.

They've got this hole in one trophy,

but then it's accompanied by some rather disjointed jockey medals.

So what do you think of the whole lot?

It's a good little sporting lot.

It's particularly the hole in one trophy,

I think that's absolutely super.

When you think, that is most probably the

golf ball that someone then got mounted,

I think it's really super.

30-40 we're thinking for the little lot.

They were happy to pay £49 for it.

So perhaps you'll have your work cut out with this lot.

In that case, let's just find out

what Phil bought the Reds as a bonus buy.

Clint, Matt, you welcomed Philip Serrell into the family.

You left him £176, and now he stands before me.

Where's your cloth? We're expecting a shiny red cloth.

It's always good to keep something up your sleeve, isn't it?

We did say sporting, didn't we.

Oh, look at that little baby.

I know you couldn't hit a six with that, but...

Pakistan 1967.

When a touring side came to this country,

they used to produce these little

miniature cricket bats with facsimile

signatures on there. That was a fiver.

It will make you £10 profit.

-Wow.

-You don't seem very excited about it, do we?

It's Grey Nickels, but he's going

to take that back in his pocket and he's going to produce

something else.

OK. A little bit awkward, because no, he's not.

That is the bonus buy.

Of £176, you have only spent a fiver.

Gentlemen, you're dumb struck.

But don't worry, because it's not time to make your minds up just yet.

First, let's see if Mark thinks this is a good miniature.

-Now Mark, are you a fan of international cricket?

-I am.

-Good.

Well, Phil will be hoping you like this miniature cricket bat then.

Pakistan, 1967, not real signatures. Facsimile ones. What do you think?

Is it worth putting into an auction?

Yes, I think a collector might want it,

but I don't think for a great deal of money. I'm only thinking 15-25.

Well, Phil loves cricket.

He loves stuff like this, and I'll bet he loved the price.

-£5 paid.

-Well, he did well. He did well.

So we're moving on to the Blues, Loretta and Di.

Both of them picked out these book ends as their favourite item.

Do they stand out to you?

Well, I love these, I think they're really rather comical.

They're made in a craft village somewhere in Africa,

not really 100% sure where, but they're really lovely.

30-50 we're thinking on those.

30-50 will do, because the team paid £35.

And then we move on to what I personally think is the sweetest thing on

the table today. It's that lovely preserve jar in the form of a drum.

Missing its spoon, but surely still people are going to love this.

It's very novel. It's a great shape.

And although it's made out of rather poor materials, silver plate,

and actually that red liner is plastic, not glass,

it's so well made out of cheap materials.

It's a lovely thing, but I am only putting 15-25.

Again, it will do, Mark,

because the team paid right in the middle of your estimate - £20.

So not too shabby.

-No.

-Then we move on to a rival vesta case.

We've had one from the Reds.

What to you make of the Blues' offering?

A bit more modern.

It has got a monogram on it, you see, and I do think that's limiting,

but good little thing, 20-30.

20-30 once again will do just nicely

because the team only paid £20 for it.

So it's going to be the battle of the vesta cases,

but I have a feeling that Richard is going to play an important part.

Let's find out what he bought as a bonus buy.

Loretta, Di.

Richard went off to the fair with £225 of your left over money.

I know, it's amazing, wasn't it. We left him so much dosh.

I wanted to buy you something of quality,

something that looked true antique in style at least, and I've found...

-Ooh.

-..this.

In style, in design, this box or coffer is probably 16th century,

and it's got this wonderful Romain panel at the front of the box.

Now, how old is it?

I suspect that even though it was 16th century design,

it's probably 19th century.

-OK.

-What do did you pay for it?

How much did I pay for it? That is the question, isn't it?

I bought it for you, £65.

-Oh.

-OK.

65.

I believe this will make at least 100 at auction.

It could have lots of uses, I suppose,

could even be a stool to sit on

if you've got guests coming in, maybe some books and things,

needle craft things, sewing kits, something like that.

Well, it's interesting isn't it, and that's the thing.

You want to get the bidders interested in a lot, but

it's time to find out if Mark thinks there's profit in the coffer.

Now, Mark. I have a feeling you are going to love this,

because it screams Stratford to me,

this coffer box that Richard has bought.

-Is it your cup of tea?

-I do like this.

Where we are, we are right on the edge of the Cotswolds,

so we get a lot of people interested in country furniture,

and I really like this. I love the size, I love the carving.

I would think it's probably been made up around about 1900, I would think.

We've put 100, 150.

-I rate this.

-OK.

Well, 100-150 will do Richard very nicely,

because, amazingly, he only got it for £65.

-A good buy.

-A very good buy indeed.

-Are you looking forward to going on the rostrum today?

-I am.

-OK. Not nervous?

-No.

-You've done this before, haven't you?

Well, Mark, take it away.

55, 65, 75 and I'll sell.

Clint, Matt, how are you feeling?

-Cos this is it, this is what it's all been about.

-Excited.

I was a bit nervous, but I feel really happy now.

Good. I'm pleased to hear it.

-You've changed your tune.

-Yeah, I know.

Your first lot is your most refined one, I'd say.

It's the silver vesta case. You paid £20 for it.

It should make some money. We bought it for a good price.

OK, well, you say that now.

Let's find out if you did.

Lot 180 now.

Very pretty little silver Edwardian vesta case.

Surely that's £20.

Lovely, straight off, Madam.

That's what I like. Bidding without even being asked.

25, 30, five, have another surely.

Yes, you will. 35, 40 in the blue.

-Five.

-Happy days!

The lady at the back of the room at 40.

I'll sell. Are we all done at 40?

-Yours, Madam.

-Gents!

-Well done.

-Well done, Phil. That was

the first one you picked up. Brilliant stuff.

-Well done.

-£40 was the hammer price.

Yeah, we bought it, a good bit of haggling that was.

It paid off cos you've just made a £20 profit.

Here's hoping it continues. Here comes the travel trunk,

and you paid £55. OK?

It starts straight off with me at 60.

Who's going to bid me 70?

Oh, everybody wants it.

Get in there!

Two or three hands in the room.

The internet came in at 70 as well.

I might start with that 70.

Would you go 80 with me? Thank you. 80 in the room.

90, 100, 110.

It's now 120 on the net.

130? 130, well done.

-140.

-Isn't this good.

Do you see 150, are you all out?

You were all in earlier.

At the moment, it's on the net.

It's on the net, I will sell at £140.

You're sure? 140.

140, unbelievable!

Gents, that's an £85 profit.

-So...

-I said that was the one.

-He always said it was the one.

-I knew it, I knew that would do it.

Two out of three sold and you've already made £105.

So here comes your kind of disjointed,

but interesting sporting lot.

You paid £49. Here it comes.

Fabulous little lot, what about £30 for that?

£30, surely.

Interesting piece, 20 then.

We've got to sell it. Madam, 20?

Who's got five?

Who's got 25, 30, five.

40, five. 50?

At 45, at the moment.

No, no, one more to go.

Are we all done? Is that it?

And at 45, and I'll sell, 45!

-Gents.

-That's your fault.

You were on course for a golden gavel.

So it's a loss of £4.

Not the end of the world, because overall, £101 profit.

Wow!

Right, and now you've got a decision to make as a team,

because Phil went out with you in mind

and he bought a miniature cricket bat.

He paid £5 for it,

and now you have to decide whether

or not you think it's worth investing in.

Are you going to go with the bonus buy?

-Oh, yeah. Defo.

-Defo?

-Of course we are.

-It's going to be great.

OK, Phil, all eyes on you. Here comes the cricket bat.

So what about this little collector's item,

nice cabinet piece.

-The internet's very kindly come straight in at £15.

-Oh, Phil.

Who's got 20 for it?

-Well done, mate.

-Who's giving me 20?

20, thank you, 20.

Internet, would you come back at 25?

A lady's just bid me 20 in the room.

Will you have 25, otherwise I'm

selling on my immediate left at £20?

20.

-Fantastic.

-Well done, mate. You've done better than you said.

Philip Searle has done it again. So it's another £15

added to the total, overall, £116.

-Oh, lovely.

-Brilliant.

-Yeah, great.

And it was all down to you, Matt.

No.

Listen, keep it a secret from the Blues, don't say anything.

-No, we won't.

-OK.

The Blue team. This is it, auction time.

-Are you nervous?

-A little bit.

-Excited.

-Excited?

Yes, and hope we make more than we bought it for, yeah.

Oh, that would be so good, wouldn't it?

So I wish you the best of luck.

-Thank you.

-Are you ready for this?

-Yes.

-We're going with the giraffe.

This is your favourite, I remember.

-I hope you make more than the £35 paid.

-So do we!

-Here they go.

I've got £30 in commission to start.

At 35, 35 and 40 now.

Yes! At 35 and 35, surely someone, 40, Madam.

Five, 50?

Five, 60?

At 55, at 55.

Surely 60 now.

Eight will do. I can do it, finish, go on, 58.

Have one more! Well done.

At 58. Surely, 60.

It's a lovely lot, thank you, madam.

58's the lady at the back, and it's away.

Well done, Madam.

-Well done, £58.

-Good start, good start.

-Good start, good start.

-So £58 pounds equals a profit of 23.

Excellent start. So here comes the preserve jar.

-You paid £20.

-We did.

What about it? Surely that's going to make about £20.

A lovely little thing.

15, then, surely, you're not going let to go for less than that.

It will grace anybody's table, surely.

£10 for it.

Ten, 15, 20.

15 at the back.

Gentleman in the middle at 15. Surely, there will be another.

I'm with you, sir.

Middle of the room at £15, and we'll sell.

Sold.

I can't offer you a golden gavel.

It's made £15.

It's a wee loss of five.

-OK.

-Overall, you're still in profit, you're still up £18.

-OK.

-So here comes the matchbox case from 1903, £20 paid again.

So, come on.

Lot 220. £20, surely, that will be...

Thank you, madam. I like you, you just go for it.

Straight in, no messing.

£20. Who's got five? I think it sounds a bit cheap to me.

Don't let her get it at £20.

Have another. Without competition,

the lady at the back will get it for £20.

-20!

-Even Stevens, even Stevens.

-Wiped its face.

It's a shame it didn't make a profit, but it also didn't do any damage.

It caused no profit, no loss but overall, a profit of £18.

So £18 in the pot.

-You've got to be chuffed with that.

-Yes, we are.

-It's not bad.

A profit on Bargain Hunt isn't often.

Right, ladies, we have got a question for you.

Do you want to go ahead with the Bonus Buy?

It's a 17th-century style coffer for which Richard paid £65.

-We liked it.

-Yeah.

-We're going to go with it.

Right, ladies, you're putting your faith in Richard Madley.

-Yes.

-Quite rightly,

because he paid £65 for this coffer and the auctioneer thinks it could

make 150. So fingers crossed.

Great thing, great colour, internet straight in at £100.

Yes! Well done.

We haven't sold it yet.

I'm in the room at 120. You need to be 140, sir, 160, 150, 160.

-170.

-Rock on, Mr Madley!

-160 with you at the moment, sir.

In the front at 160, I'll sell, are we all done?

-Sold!

-How good is that?

Champagne!

Jubilation, jubilation.

£160 was the hammer price, a profit of £95.

-How good is that?

-That's very good.

So when we add that to your running total of 18, a profit of £113.

Yes!

Amazing, but you know what, on Bargain Hunt,

it could or it could not be a winning score.

So say nothing to the Reds, and let's see how it all pans out.

-Lovely, yes.

-I'll get my tissue out now.

Well, well, well.

How do you do it?

I'll never know. Somehow we have ended up with a very close result.

Oh!

Between you...

-£3.

-No!

-No!

-£3.

Each team had one item that made a seriously big profit.

-Oh!

-Who profited the most?

Today's runners-up...

The Blues!

Come on!

By £3. £113 and £116.

I told you we had you!

Blues, it was really Richard who came in for you because that coffer,

£95 profit on the Bonus Buy.

It was great, which means I can hand to you £113.

It's such a good result.

Thank you, Reds, I agree.

I will leave you to enjoy your profit.

-Thank you.

-As I turn to the Reds.

Unbelievable, pipping you at the post by £3 with £116.

Thank you very much.

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