0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello and welcome to Bargain Hunt.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06And here, the news from Newbury.
0:00:06 > 0:00:11The headlines - new team tactics could mean record profits
0:00:11 > 0:00:12for the show.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15I know, we're going to buy low and sell high.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16It's Paris Fashion Week
0:00:16 > 0:00:20and the Bargain Hunt fleece is this season's must-have.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22And in sport,
0:00:22 > 0:00:25the Bargain Hunt kick has finally been recognised
0:00:25 > 0:00:27with its own national championships.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Find out more after this short break.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32In the meantime, let's go bargain hunting.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Here at Newbury Showgrounds, our teams will have their work cut out.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05There is a lot of ground to cover.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07With the aim of making a profit at auction,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09they've got one hour on the clock,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12£300 in their pocket to find three items.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14So there's no time to waste.
0:01:14 > 0:01:15Let's have a butchers at what's coming up.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19The Reds take a more relaxed approach to shopping.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- Oh, this is it.- I like these.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23- This is it.- You like those?
0:01:23 > 0:01:26It's wishful thinking for the Blues.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30If we buffed this and a little genie popped out and granted us a wish...
0:01:32 > 0:01:34And over at the auction, the teams are fearful...
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Come on, please!
0:01:36 > 0:01:37..and cheerful.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39£100 it is.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41But that's all coming up later.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43For now, we're keeping it in the family.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45It's time to meet our teams.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48We've got a mother and daughter, Yvonne and Jackie, for the Reds
0:01:48 > 0:01:50and married couple, Lindsay and Beverley, for the Blues.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52- Hello, everyone. ALL:- Hello!
0:01:52 > 0:01:53We'll start with you first, Reds.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- Now, Yvonne, obviously you're mother and daughter.- Yep.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58And you must get on a treat to be here today as the Red team.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00We really do get on well.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02You know, we seem to have such a lot in common.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05We go shopping and we dance and, well,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- sometimes we even tap dance in our kitchen.- Tap dancing.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11And I believe you like to take international waters too.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Oh, cruising is absolutely on our list.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16- We love it.- Now, tell me, you're retired now...- I am.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18..but what did you do before you retired?
0:02:18 > 0:02:19Well, I used to sell carpets.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23I was a carpet sales person and I also worked markets.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25I used to do demonstrations.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28That's so cool. So you'd be familiar with the market environment, then?
0:02:28 > 0:02:29Very much so, yeah.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32So, Jackie, you're not retired just yet, so tell me,
0:02:32 > 0:02:34what is it you do for a living?
0:02:34 > 0:02:37I run my own little hairdressing salon in Harefield, where I live.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39It's a very old building. It's in a conservation area,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42so I've fitted it out in quite a retro fashion from, like,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45antique fairs and auctions and stuff like that.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46So, yeah, it's lovely.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48So, wait a minute, did I pick up on something there?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50You're used to going to antique fairs?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Yes, just to pick up little bits and pieces for the salon
0:02:52 > 0:02:55rather than to make money.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- Ah, so proof will be in the pudding. - Yeah.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59And tell me, when you're not in the salon,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02you're also run off your feet, so what do you do in your spare time?
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Well, I belong to a local theatre group which we do two productions
0:03:05 > 0:03:08a year. I also have three lovely little dogs
0:03:08 > 0:03:11and I love spending time with my mum, going shopping
0:03:11 > 0:03:14and obviously with the cruises as well, so, yeah, busy-busy.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Now, we know that you're good friends, you're family too,
0:03:18 > 0:03:20but this is Bargain Hunt. You're the Red team now.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21How's that going to work out?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23We're going to buy things that we really like,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25that we would buy in auction ourselves
0:03:25 > 0:03:27and hopefully other people will too.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Well, on that note, let's turn to your competition
0:03:30 > 0:03:32and I'm coming to you, Beverley.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34You've been married for a long time, 46 years.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36I'd love to hear how you first met.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39I went to a party and I saw this chap across the room
0:03:39 > 0:03:42and I thought, "Ooh, I like the look of him."
0:03:42 > 0:03:45So I just went over there and said,
0:03:45 > 0:03:47"Can you get me a drink, please?"
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Well, at least you said please!
0:03:50 > 0:03:53Yes. And he did. That was 48 years ago.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Oh, fab. Well, I like your style.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Now, tell me, obviously I detect a Kiwi accent.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- I'm sure our viewers can too. - Yes.- So, you started in New Zealand.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03What brought you over to the UK?
0:04:03 > 0:04:07We had a business opportunity to come to Scotland for two years.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09We just stayed.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13And we've now got two son-in-laws and three grandchildren
0:04:13 > 0:04:17and another one coming and now we live in Milton Keynes.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Now, Lindsay, tell me, New Zealand, of course, is known for its wine.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- Yes.- And you're making your own, aren't you?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25- Tell me about this hobby. - It's really a kit.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28I'm not particularly scientific so you just do this on day one,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31this on day two, this on day ten or whatever
0:04:31 > 0:04:34and then you bottle it and you keep it for a wee while, obviously,
0:04:34 > 0:04:39if you can without drinking it and then it's great.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42So, no, it's good quality and we enjoy it.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Now, tell me, you're the Blue team on Bargain Hunt - what's the tactic?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Are you going to be working together,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- is someone going to take the lead? - We always work together.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53We've done that for umpteen years and listen to the expert,
0:04:53 > 0:04:56buy with the head, not the heart and, most importantly,
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- win the game.- OK.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Well, in order to buy anything, you need some money,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04so you each have a kitty of £300.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07I'll give it to you, Reds. And £300 for you, Blues.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- Thank you.- You mentioned your experts.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11They're desperate to meet you, so off you go.
0:05:11 > 0:05:12Get to that fair.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Well, as you can see, it's happy families for now.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Let's talk in 60 minutes!
0:05:18 > 0:05:21And, of course, our two teams will need a little helping hand
0:05:21 > 0:05:22along the way today.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Raj Bisram is at the helm for the Red team.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31And hoping to pocket a profit for the Blues, it's Nick Hall.
0:05:33 > 0:05:34What are we looking for today?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- Bargains!- Bargains!
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Anything that makes a profit, Nick.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40I love dogs, so I'm always attracted to anything with a dog on it.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42I like boxes.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44They can be small boxes, big boxes,
0:05:44 > 0:05:46but you can keep things in them.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50OK, teams. Get your skates on. Your 60 minutes start now.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- Let's go bargain hunting! - Let's go!
0:05:52 > 0:05:53Come on.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54Good luck, teams.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- OK, well, let's have a look. - Let's a look.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- Oh, that's quite pretty. - That one, Jack.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02It's a little cruet set. Not that commercial.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- No.- Wouldn't do very well at auction, I don't think.- No.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07What about those children's magazines?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Well, they're annuals, OK? - The annuals, yeah.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- And the really collectable ones, you know Rupert the Bear?- Yes.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- Now, they are the collectables. - They're the ones?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15They're the ones you want,
0:06:15 > 0:06:17or you want an early Beano or an early Dandy.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19That's a good tip, Raj.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21You never know what you might find at a car boot.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23But again, they're not going to make you a lot of money at auction.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- Rupert the Bear. No, no.- We'll keep looking. We'll keep looking.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Yes, keep looking.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32From retro reads to retro furniture, let's check in with the Blues.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34What sort of price are these tables?
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Well, I mean, Ercol is a brand name which always sells well.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Danish teak and Danish rosewood furniture
0:06:40 > 0:06:42is absolutely bang on trend at the minute,
0:06:42 > 0:06:45so anything of that will make a little bit more, make a premium.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Hello, there. We're quite interested in some of the mid-century stuff.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51What sort of money have you got on, like, the Ercol and the chrome?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53SELLER: The Ercol, 150 each...
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- OK.- ..for the Ercol. And the chrome,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58it's Howard Miller for MDA Furniture.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- Oh, cool.- And that's 140.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03So, could we get it at just under the three-figure mark?
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Give us a fighting chance at auction?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08I can do it just under. I can do it for 95.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- And that would be your best on it? - That's the absolute best, yeah.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I think it's a nice table and I think it would go
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- in any kind of decor, really.- Yeah? - Yeah.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19I mean, do you like it enough to have a stab at it at 95 quid?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- Can we perhaps park it and use it as an option?- Absolutely.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- We've got plenty of time left.- Yeah, exactly.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- OK. Thanks very much for your information.- Thanks.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30We'll think on that and I dare say, if I get my way, we'll come back.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31All right, thank you.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32Nice try, Nick,
0:07:32 > 0:07:35but I think Beverley still has her sights on an antique box.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37What have you found here, Jackie?
0:07:37 > 0:07:39This is quite nice.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- Well, do you know something? - I like this.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44This is down the road from me.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45This is actually Rye Pottery.
0:07:45 > 0:07:50Now, Rye Pottery has been going quite a long time and, you know,
0:07:50 > 0:07:52early part of the 20th century.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56And they do hop jugs which are beautiful.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57This is a fairly modern set.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- Yes.- It's going to come down to price.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- Shall we ask the owner? - Yes, shall we ask?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Yes.- Yeah, let's find out. - I like it.- Excuse me?
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Your studio pottery coffee set,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09what's the price on it at the moment?
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- SELLER: I've got 25 on it. - And what would be the best?
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Could you do 18?
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- What do you think? I mean...? - Shall we do 15?
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- I could do that.- 15.- Shake the lady's hand.- Thank you.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Well, you did say you were after a bargain today.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26£15? I'd say that's a good start.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29We're just over five minutes in. You've got our first buy.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- Let's move on. Brilliant! - Yeah, let's go.- Fantastic.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Come on, let's go.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35This looks promising for Beverley.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Could this be the box ticked off the shopping list?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40You wanted a box, he's found a box.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41That's quite a box.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43I suspect that's going to be a lot of money, that box.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- Yes, that's a lovely box. - Yeah, I'd say so.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- Do you know how much it is? - I have no idea.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50I think that will be a complete budget buster, I'm sure.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Ask the question, go and find out. If it's not, you've found a bargain.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- So, do you like that box? - It's a beautiful box, yes.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Beautiful, isn't it? Cut brass inlaid, rosewood.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- So, what did he say?- £450.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- 450? I told you.- Yeah, which is more than our budget, he said,
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- that we've been given in the first place.- Yeah.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10We're going to have to do two shows to buy that, I'm afraid.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Never mind, Blues.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14You do have fine taste, I'll give you that.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Time to tune in with the Reds.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- Jackie, what about this radio? - Yeah, that's quite nice.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- I mean, you do get people who collect these.- You do.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23You do get people who collect radios,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25but really what they're after, in fact,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27that has got a bit of Bakelite on it as well.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Yeah.- Dr Baekeland, he was a very clever man.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32He was a Belgian and he invented Bakelite.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36And a lot of people think it's only in the browns, but it actually,
0:09:36 > 0:09:39it comes out in all sorts of colours.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40And if you can find some of the rarer colours,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- the yellows and the reds, they are very collectable.- Really?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- Is that not rare, that colour? - That's pretty ordinary.- Is it?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- To be honest, that's a pretty ordinary one.- Pretty ordinary.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Yeah, that's a pretty ordinary one.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52So, nothing ordinary for these glamorous ladies.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Oh, it's another table for the Blues.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- Uh-huh. - It's what they call a gypsy table.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Gypsy table?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01And they're popular with interior designers.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- Uh-huh?- It's nicely constructed, it's Victorian.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- Yeah?- It's not too much money. There is a market for that.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- OK.- How much is it? - I don't know. That's the question.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12SELLER: £40 on the table.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14You haven't got a crystal ball to go on it, have you?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16We can see if we're going to make a loss or profit then.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17THEY LAUGH
0:10:17 > 0:10:20I'm sure there's a profit in that.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21- Well...- What would you reckon?
0:10:21 > 0:10:25I'm looking into the future and I'm seeing 35 quid.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27- Yeah?- What are you seeing?
0:10:27 > 0:10:29I'd see that with you. 35, that's fine.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31What do you think? Do you like it enough to go for it?
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- Yes, I think so.- Yeah.- Yes. - Is that going to be our first buy?
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- Cheers, mate.- Cheers.- You've got a deal. Thank you very much.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38- Perfect.- Thank you.- Great stuff.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Well, that's it. The first item bought.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- Excellent.- Fantastic. I'm thrilled.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44I can see into the future, I can see profits.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46We'll hold you to that, Nick!
0:10:46 > 0:10:49That's both teams level pegging at one item apiece.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51No rest for the wicked, eh, Reds?
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- Oh, this is it.- I like these!- This is...- You like those?- Yeah!- I do.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58Well, let's have a look and see what's on the tickets.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59There's £30...
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- For the two?- For the two, yeah.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03I'd date these, without a doubt, to the 1950s.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- Yeah, I would say that, actually. - Yeah.
0:11:05 > 0:11:11- I reckon at auction they would be estimated £20-40.- Yes.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14So, if you could get the pair of those for £15, £20?
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- 15, yeah? 12-15, I'd take. - Then...
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- I like that, I like your style. - Yeah.- I would, I'd say 12-15.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- OK, well, let's try, shall we? - I think so.- Yeah.- Excuse me, sir?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- The girls really like this pair of deckchairs.- SELLER: OK.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29You've got £30 on the ticket. What could you do them for?
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Erm...
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- 20 the pair?- Can you go down a bit? Just...
0:11:35 > 0:11:36It's getting near the end of the day.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- And we've got to make a profit. - Got to make a profit.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- 18?- 15?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44- 15...- Buy one, get one free? - Go on, then.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- Yeah, 15.- You happy with that, girls?
0:11:46 > 0:11:47- We are very happy.- Yeah, I think so.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- I think that's a very fair price indeed.- I do.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51I think you should shake the man's hand.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- Yeah, I think so. - Thank you very much.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Well, that didn't take long, ladies. £15 for two deckchairs.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Are you having fun out there, Raj?
0:11:58 > 0:12:0015 minutes in, two items already.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02They know exactly what they want.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04They're making my job so easy.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06So, all very relaxed in the Red camp.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09I think we'll leave the teams to do business.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Speaking of which, time for me to pop off and learn more
0:12:11 > 0:12:14about the thriving local industry of yesteryear.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26Not far from Newbury is the Berkshire town of Reading.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Before retail and technology industries dominated the area,
0:12:29 > 0:12:33it was once famous for making three products and, by a quirk of fate,
0:12:33 > 0:12:35they all begin with the letter B.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38I've been joined by Brandon Carr from the Reading Museum
0:12:38 > 0:12:42to explain more about this booming industry of days gone by.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43It's lovely to meet you, Brandon.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Now, do tell me more about Reading's three Bs.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50The beer, the bulbs and the biscuits.
0:12:50 > 0:12:56It was in 1924 that the local MP noticed
0:12:56 > 0:12:59that Reading's industries all began with B,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02so in a speech, he coined that phrase,
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Reading's famous industrial three Bs.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07So, tell me about the beer.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13Simonds Brewery was established in 1785 by William Blackall Simonds.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Following their winning some lucrative contracts,
0:13:17 > 0:13:21including one with the British Army, business really grew and expanded.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26This is a bottle that dates from 1911, the coronation of George V.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31And it's typical of the Simonds Brewery that on special national
0:13:31 > 0:13:35occasions, they would brew up a special beer to celebrate.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40So, this is a very beautiful example here of one of those brews
0:13:40 > 0:13:44that survived the shipwreck of time and is here absolutely intact.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46So it's a real treasure.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47And what about the bulbs?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Well, the bulbs or the seeds of Suttons Seeds
0:13:50 > 0:13:55has its roots in 1806 when John Sutton
0:13:55 > 0:13:58began a small corn distribution business.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01His son, Martin Hope Sutton,
0:14:01 > 0:14:05was a really entrepreneurial young fellow and in 1840,
0:14:05 > 0:14:10hit upon the idea of using this new-fangled penny post
0:14:10 > 0:14:14in order to distribute his seeds in catalogues.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17So, tell me about these biscuits.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Well, Reading was known for the B of the biscuits
0:14:20 > 0:14:24because of Huntley & Palmers biscuits.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28They were Quakers. George Palmer was a really visionary man
0:14:28 > 0:14:31and he saw the future being steam and mass production.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35He really transformed the business and soon they set up a factory.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37It occupied 24 acres,
0:14:37 > 0:14:40it employed 6,000 people and it was known
0:14:40 > 0:14:44as being the biggest biscuit factory in the world.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47So, was it biscuits that put Reading on the map?
0:14:47 > 0:14:50I think so. Reading was known as the biscuit town and its football team
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- itself was known as the Biscuitmen for many years as well.- Oh, really?
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Yes. This is a really lovely tin from 1927.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01That was the year that Reading made it all the way
0:15:01 > 0:15:03to the semifinal of the FA Cup.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08And the directors went as far as creating this prototype
0:15:08 > 0:15:12biscuit tin. Unfortunately, Reading were beaten 3-0 at Molineux
0:15:12 > 0:15:15in the semifinal by Cardiff, the eventual winners,
0:15:15 > 0:15:18and the biscuit tins were never made en masse.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22So there were only very few of them that were then sold to members
0:15:22 > 0:15:24of staff, the factory hands.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27When you say there are very few, how many are we talking?
0:15:27 > 0:15:30We think about 600, less than 600.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34But really, the real Holy Grail, as it were, of biscuit tins,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37quite literally a cup, is the full-size replica.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40We know that about a dozen were made and they're very,
0:15:40 > 0:15:45very rare indeed so if any of your viewers do ever come across one,
0:15:45 > 0:15:47it's happy days for them, I think.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Brandon, thank you for telling me the story, a fascinating one.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51But talking of three Bs,
0:15:51 > 0:15:55let's check in with our teams to find out how all the bargaining,
0:15:55 > 0:15:57browsing and buying is coming along.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06We're just under halfway through the shop.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09The Reds have bagged themselves two buys for £30.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12The Blues, however, only have one ticked off their shopping list
0:16:12 > 0:16:15and still have £265 to spend.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18There's the industrial lighting.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21That's another big area that's on trend at the minute.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- I've seen a few of those on recent sales.- Yeah.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26I mean, you go into some really cool modern bars, bistros,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29they've all got this big sort of industrial lighting hanging down,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- quite low-slung.- They're hideous!
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Remember, team, you're not buying for yourselves.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36It depends if you're buying things you like
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- or things that have got a profit in them cos...- Well...
0:16:38 > 0:16:42..a run of those in a really cool bar, they would snap your hands off.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43- What would they be...?- I mean,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46these things are going to be shooting out of our price range.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- Yes.- And a set of four that size is going to be, wow, big, big money.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51OK.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54It looks like a "no" on the lights, then. What have the Reds spotted?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Now, this is unusual. What's this?
0:16:56 > 0:16:59It's called a prie-dieu chair.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00Just a little reminder.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Jackie, weren't you looking for a dog-related item?
0:17:03 > 0:17:04No sign of that yet.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06And what it is, it's meant for praying.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08It would've been one that was kept in the family
0:17:08 > 0:17:11and I think you can see here, it's got the family name on.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14I mean, you can see the cross. And here, right,
0:17:14 > 0:17:18you would've kept the Bible and what you do was you knelt down on here
0:17:18 > 0:17:19and you said your prayers.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22The really nice ones are the really early ones
0:17:22 > 0:17:23- with the original tapestries.- Yeah.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- And they're very ornate and they're beautiful.- Yeah.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Yeah, he's got £75 on the ticket. I have to be honest,
0:17:29 > 0:17:31they're not that commercial any more
0:17:31 > 0:17:34because not that many people go to church as they used to.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- So...- That's true.- And not a lot of people pray.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39I do a lot of praying, especially on this show. OK.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41I reckon it's probably worth £50.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- You know, something like that. All right, shall we go on?- Let's.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45Onwards.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49Now, the Blues have spotted an altogether different kind of chair.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- What do you think?- Test-drive it.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- Comfy?- Comfy, yeah. Nice back support too.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Cool thing. Erm...
0:17:59 > 0:18:03This will be a modern version of a '60s design.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Sometimes you get the maker's label on them
0:18:05 > 0:18:07which can add a little bit to it as well.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Is there anything underneath there?
0:18:09 > 0:18:10Can't see anything.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14You can see from the bolts, the construction, it's not one of age.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15- It's a modern version.- Yes.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17But it's got a really cool look to it.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- Nice photograph on the auctioneer's website.- Yes.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- Some young, cool buyers... - I can imagine people going for it.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- ..bidding live on the internet.- Yep.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- How much is it?- Well, let's ask the question.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- SELLER: 20 quid.- 20?
0:18:28 > 0:18:29I mean, would 15 buy it?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- It could.- It could?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- 15 would buy it. - What would you value it for?
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- I think I'd put maybe 20-40 as a speculative...- Yes.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- Depends who's there.- ..guide on it. - I think it's great.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- OK.- All right, done? Yes. Yes. Yes!- Well, shake his hand.
0:18:42 > 0:18:43- Give him some money.- 15, sir.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- Yeah, no worries at all. - Well done.- Thank you.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Nice work. You're sitting pretty now, Blues.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50That's both teams with two items apiece
0:18:50 > 0:18:51and still 25 minutes left on the clock.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55So I say, why don't we head off to the big inside marquee
0:18:55 > 0:18:57and have a real nice long leisurely walk round,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00see what we can spot for our third and final item?
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Oh, look, the Reds have also decided to head indoors.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Yeah.- Yeah, we'll try and find something Chinese, shall we?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Yeah, something nice and Chinese.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Now, this is something I like the look of. This...
0:19:10 > 0:19:11Oh, mind you, I think it's got damage.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- You like the teapot?- I do. - It's willow pattern.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16But there's a bowl here down here. That's willow pattern as well.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Now, this is a very typical willow pattern design.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- And you see three men on the bridge. - Yes.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Well, what you should be looking for are only two men on the bridge.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- Oh.- Now, when you see two men on the bridge, that means it's before...
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Maybe my dates are a little bit out, before 1902, 1903,
0:19:32 > 0:19:34something like that.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36And that's the stuff that's become very collectable.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- All this later stuff has three men on the bridge.- Oh, what a shame.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41That's the most common. And if you look at that willow pattern bit...
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- Two men on the bridge. - There's two men on the bridge.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44That's another one to spot
0:19:44 > 0:19:46for all you eagle-eyed car-booters out there.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Top tips from Raj today.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52The Blues have also made it indoors
0:19:52 > 0:19:54and it seems the boys are having a wee moment alone.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Well, it's very early for this, buying jewellery -
0:19:57 > 0:19:59you haven't even bought me a drink yet.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01What's this? Diamonds are a girl's best friend?
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- Something with glitter. - It is, isn't it?
0:20:04 > 0:20:05It's costume jewellery, isn't it?
0:20:05 > 0:20:09It's made of glass and this isn't gold, it'll just be a yellow metal.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- It says that we could take it for ten.- Yeah.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15It's the sort of thing you would normally see in a big job lot
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- of costume jewellery in a box.- Yeah. Exactly.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19On its own, it's going to struggle.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22If we're going to buy jewellery and go to auction,
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- let's bust the budget and buy gold and diamonds...- Right.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27..something that a lot of people are going to bid on.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- Yes, exactly.- The trouble is you're not going to find people wanting...
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- ..inexpensive replicas.- Yep. - But, erm...- Fine.- Yeah.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- That's OK.- Find me some diamonds, darling.- OK.- Diamonds, darling!
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Aw, what a lovely bromance.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Whilst the Blue boys go potty over some bling,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43it's more blue and white pots for the Reds.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46They're Spode. I would've thought those would probably be...
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- ..a tenner each.- Really? - Yeah.- Really?- I would've thought
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- we're looking at somewhere between £80 and £90 for those.- Really?
0:20:53 > 0:20:54- Yeah.- Ooh...- How much?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56SELLER: I've got this set up for 110.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- Ooh.- 110.- But the best I can do on those would be 80.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- 65?- The minimum has to be 80.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Do you think there's a profit there, Raj?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- It's going to be tight.- It would be tight to make a profit?
0:21:07 > 0:21:08- Yeah.- Yeah, I do.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Oh, look, Lindsay and Beverley have been reunited
0:21:11 > 0:21:13and are poring over something a bit weird and wonderful.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16I like the look and style and of course
0:21:16 > 0:21:19it's what influenced a lot of our British Arts and Crafts movement,
0:21:19 > 0:21:21that Persian influence.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- I like this.- How old is it? - Well, it's certainly 20th century.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28Whether it's early or late 20th century, I'm not sure.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31I mean, it's a style that should be 200, 300 years old
0:21:31 > 0:21:35but I think it was made within the last 50 or 60 years, probably.
0:21:35 > 0:21:36- I just...- A wee, erm...
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- ..like a snake or something or other.- Yes.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42It's got a lot of decoration on it,
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- like these masked faces and look at the detail up there.- Yeah.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- It's, like...- It's a lot of detail. - Yes.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51The construction, the main body's made out of wood, of course.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53- Is it?- Yeah.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56And then you've got this chased and embossed brass...
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- What about the damage?- ..that's hammered out and pressed
0:21:59 > 0:22:03and then attached to the wood. So there's a lot of work gone into it.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- How much is it? - 45 I'm asking for it.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07£45?
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- Yes.- Well, look, if we buffed this and a little genie popped out
0:22:11 > 0:22:16and granted as a wish and that wish was, say, 25...
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Could you get to 30?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Genie's getting a bit...burnished.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Would you do 25? Is that all right?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- Yeah, I will.- Well done.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- He's bought it. Fantastic.- You're very kind, thank you very much.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- Gosh!- I hope you do well with it. - Well, you were the genie.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34You granted their wish. You can carry it, now.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38Nice work, Blues. That's all three of your items bought up.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41I hope all your wishes do come true over at the auction.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Meanwhile, the Reds are scoping out some jewellery.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- This is really pretty. - It's a nice, gold brooch.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- Can we have a look at that, please? - Yeah, absolutely.- Thank you.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53That looks like a diamond chip in there.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55You haven't got... Oh, that would be really kind.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- One step ahead.- There you go. - Thank you.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04- It's really pretty. - Yeah, it's hallmarked.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- Oh, that's good.- Very clear.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08It's 15 carat gold.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13And without testing it, I mean, it looks like a little diamond in it.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- Do you want to have a little look at it as well?- Yeah, sure.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16- You have a look.- I mean, again,
0:23:16 > 0:23:19that's quite a nice little thing if that went to auction.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24- I like it.- You like it?- I like it. It's very pretty.- Oh, yes.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28- I like it.- Right.- It's going to come down to the price.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31Very best for you, ladies...65.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36- Is there a little bit of movement on there? 55?- No, I'll do 60.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38I think that's a fair price. I think we should shake her hand.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- Ladies.- Thank you very much.- Thanks, my love.- Thank you.- Thank you,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- that's very kind of you.- Done. - Well done, girls.- All done.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47We've still got time to spare, with three items.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51- You've chosen them.- And we're finished.- And we're finished!
0:23:51 > 0:23:55What a turn up. Both teams have finished early, so...
0:23:55 > 0:23:59We're all sewn up. Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02First up was the Rye Studio pottery.
0:24:02 > 0:24:03Price paid - £15.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Next, the deck chairs set them back
0:24:08 > 0:24:09another £15.
0:24:12 > 0:24:13And finally, the 15 carat
0:24:13 > 0:24:15gold brooch cost them £60.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Jackie and Yvonne, you were having so much fun you forgot about all
0:24:20 > 0:24:23your dogs and china and everything else on your shopping list.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- I don't know what happened.- None of the things that we were looking for!
0:24:27 > 0:24:31But you did find three items and you were very good at haggling.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34- That's my trade. - 50% off on two items.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35- Good work!- Yeah.- Good, good.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40Tell me, then, Jackie, which is your absolute favourite one?
0:24:40 > 0:24:43It's got to be those deckchairs. I love those deckchairs.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Which of your three items is going to make you a profit?
0:24:46 > 0:24:49I think we stand a good chance with the brooch.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Yvonne, which is your favourite? - My favourite is the brooch.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Now, do you think that it could bring the biggest profit at auction?
0:24:55 > 0:24:57I do. I think that's going to be the winner.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01OK. Remind me again, you spent 90, so we've got 210, is that right?
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- £210.- I'll take it from you. Thank you so much.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09£210, it's your lucky day. What are you going to do?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Maybe a piece of jewellery or something like that.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13I know the girls like their Chinese.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- Who knows?- Well, ladies, it's going to be a surprise,
0:25:16 > 0:25:19so while Raj goes looking for the bonus buy,
0:25:19 > 0:25:21let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Their first buy was the Victorian
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Gypsy table. Price paid - £35.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Next was the retro swivel chair.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32They settled on £15.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35And finally, they bagged
0:25:35 > 0:25:38the Persian piece for £25.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43Beverley, Lindsay, now, I gave you 60 minutes and I gave you £300.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46But no, no, no, no, no. You were having none of that.
0:25:46 > 0:25:4838 minutes and £75.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50For goodness' sake! Come on!
0:25:50 > 0:25:55- What happened?- Well, I saw a box that was worth 400.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- That was beyond the budget. - Exactly.- Now, talking of boxes,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01that was something that you wanted but you didn't find.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- No.- So, of the three that you did find, which is your favourite?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- It's a Persian jug. - Ah, the vessel.
0:26:07 > 0:26:08- Yes.- Yes.- It's beautiful.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Do you think it's going to bring the biggest profit at auction?
0:26:11 > 0:26:14No, the lovely red velvet chair. That's got to be it.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18So, Lindsay, your turn. Which is your favourite of the three?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20The Persian jug is very nice.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Tucked in close behind the red chair.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24And is that because you think the chair's going to bring the biggest
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- profit?- The red chair will definitely bring the biggest profit.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Well, you did well at only £75.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31- I mean...- Well, we couldn't have done it without Nick.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Give him a big hand because he was the man.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Now, Nick's day is not over because
0:26:36 > 0:26:40we still have some leftover money for him, so who's got £225?
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- I do.- Oh, Beverley, of course you do.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Thank you so much. Nick, still some shopping to do.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- What are you thinking? - If only I could spend it all,
0:26:49 > 0:26:50but with the instructions I've got
0:26:50 > 0:26:54I've got to be mean and cheap and keep that profit going.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57OK. Well, while Nick goes and does as he's told,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59it's time for us to head to the auction.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09We've come south of Newbury and we find ourselves at
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Special Auctions Services. Thomas Plant, you're at the helm today.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- Thank you very much. - Always a pleasure, Natasha.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- Always.- To start off for the Reds, I've got this lovely set.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20A cup of coffee, I guess.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23It is really a coffee set, isn't it? From the great Cinque Ports.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Rye Pottery. I can see why this was purchased. It's got a good look.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30The problem is that because it is pottery
0:27:30 > 0:27:33and not porcelain and because it's quite weak, it chips.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36And you've got chips on it. There's a few cracks,
0:27:36 > 0:27:38but it's perfectly functional as a coffee set.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42- So, what have you gone for? - £30-50, cos it is all there.
0:27:42 > 0:27:43The team only paid £15 for it.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46- Ah, well, there you are, then. - We're off to a good start.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49And then we're on to our deckchairs.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53What I like about these is the blue canvas and the yellow wood.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56I mean, somebody's gone and thought about those. They are fun.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58So, what do you think someone will pay for them?
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Well, I'm thinking at least £10 each, so £20-30.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Well, the team paid £15 the pair.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07- No way!- Yeah, way! So, they're going to be just fine.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- Absolutely.- Let's move on to precious metal.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13We've got this gold bar brooch and it's got a little diamond.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Well, it's got a very tiny little diamond
0:28:16 > 0:28:19and it's in this star setting called Gypsy set.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22But what's important is it's 15 carat gold.
0:28:22 > 0:28:2815 carat gold was produced up until 1932 and then it stopped and then we
0:28:28 > 0:28:31just had 9, 14 and 18 and 22.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34So we can particularly date this piece.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Yes, it has a hallmark on it, but it has that magic 15 carat gold,
0:28:37 > 0:28:42which is rather lovely. This is Edwardian and we've put this in at
0:28:42 > 0:28:46- £60-80.- Well, hopefully the team will be happy with that
0:28:46 > 0:28:49because they paid the lower end of the estimate, 60.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Wow. Then they've done rather well. And that goes on weight.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56OK, so, 15 carat gold, coffee set, some deckchairs...
0:28:56 > 0:28:59It's a bit of a mixed bag, so just in case they need a hand,
0:28:59 > 0:29:01let's see Raj's bonus buy.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Right, Jackie, Yvonne, this is it.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Raj had £210 to spend at the fair
0:29:07 > 0:29:10and you were thinking along the lines of Chinese jewellery,
0:29:10 > 0:29:12so did it work out?
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Well, I think I was quite lucky cos this is what I bought.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19I bought some Chinese silver dress ornaments.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- Oh, very good.- You like those? - That I love.- Oh, good.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24I wanted something Chinese.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26And this one especially, this one's got a little scroll in it.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- Yeah, that's lovely. - So when it's hanging, it's hidden.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Yeah. Absolutely. Brilliant. What do you think I paid for them?
0:29:32 > 0:29:34£90?
0:29:34 > 0:29:37That's not bad. I paid a little bit more, I paid £110 for them.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- How much you think they're likely to make at auction?- On a good day,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43these SHOULD make somewhere between £100-150.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45- Yes!- Yes.- That's what I think. Let's hope it's a good day.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- It's going to be a good day, Jackie. - Well, I like your positivity.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50Let's see if Thomas, our auctioneer,
0:29:50 > 0:29:53is as positive about these charms as our ladies are.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Thomas, you'll hear them before you see them.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Here is what Raj bought,
0:30:00 > 0:30:03these lovely Chinese dress charms or dress ornaments.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- They're lovely. I think Raj has done rather well.- Yeah.- They are lovely.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11The one big issue I have, I mean, loving jewellery as I do,
0:30:11 > 0:30:13they're a little bit unwearable.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16- They are. They're more for coveting than for wearing.- Yeah.- Mm.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19But on the whole, they are delightful.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21They are silver, hardstone.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Pretty useless, though, but I do like them.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- What do you think there are going to sell for?- Oh, £80-100.- 80-100?
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Well, Raj paid 110.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Well, we're very close, aren't we?
0:30:31 > 0:30:35Yeah. Right, let's move on to the competition, the Blues.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Now, Lindsay and Beverley have come all the way from New Zealand and we
0:30:38 > 0:30:41ended up with our occasional table
0:30:41 > 0:30:46for a fortune-teller, really, isn't it? It's a fun thing.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49"Come into my caravan, look into my crystal ball."
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- That's all it's missing, isn't it? - It is. It's a traveller's table.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54It's absolutely fabulous. And it's got all the things going for it.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58There is a clover leaf on the top, three legs, it's great.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01Do you think your buyers are going to be as excited or as enthused
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- as we are by it? - Maybe at the £30-50 estimate.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07OK. Well, the team only paid £35 for it.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- Oh, well, there you are then.- And Nick very much led them towards it,
0:31:10 > 0:31:13so I think he knows that he could be on to a winner at that price.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15- Yeah, it's very decorative.- Mm, mm.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17OK, then we move on to another one of Nick's choices, actually.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21- A chair this time.- So, we're in the sort of mid-20th century.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24It's gone so far kitsch that this is what we end up with,
0:31:24 > 0:31:27with a crimson chrome upholstered swivel chair.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31I'm afraid this falls into every single category of wrong.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35- So, estimate?- 20-30.- Nick led them to it because he got it for £15.
0:31:35 > 0:31:36Oh, well, well done, Nick.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39But then Beverley and Lindsey said, "Hold on a minute.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43"We are going to take charge of this one," and I think they have found
0:31:43 > 0:31:45something so interesting.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47I absolutely adore it.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51It is... It is my favourite item by far and it's marvellous and I've
0:31:51 > 0:31:53called it sort of zoomorphic.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Because you've got this wonderful spout,
0:31:55 > 0:31:59dragon-style, and this fabulous handle here.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Scale body... You couldn't dream it up.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05Can you figure out how old it is? Are we thinking late 19th century?
0:32:05 > 0:32:07I'm thinking definitely as a tourist piece, it's going to be,
0:32:07 > 0:32:09but it's still got to be 100 years old.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12So we've said, you know, Edwardiana, could be in the late 19th,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15early 20th century. Is it Polynesian?
0:32:15 > 0:32:19It certainly looks Asian, but I could be completely wrong.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21What do you think it's worth?
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Well, I've really gone out there and said £60-80.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- The team only paid £25 for it. - No!- I know!- What a bargain!
0:32:27 > 0:32:29- I know, they've done so well. - They have.- I don't think you're
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- worried about the Blues at all. - Not at all, no.- But, just in case,
0:32:33 > 0:32:36let's find out what Nick brought along as a bonus buy.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40All right, Beverley and Lindsay, this is it.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- £225 was given to Nick.- Yes.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46But the exciting thing is he said he was determined not to spend all
0:32:46 > 0:32:49of it. He was sticking with low prices.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52That was the theme, wasn't it? Buy low, sell high.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- That was the theme. - I hope I've done that for you.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56- Wow.- Ooh, wow.
0:32:56 > 0:33:01- Beautiful.- A classic piece of hallmarked Art Nouveau silver.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Dated to 1908 by Myott.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07It would originally have had a blue glass liner,
0:33:07 > 0:33:09but that's neither here nor there.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11It's just sculpturally a beautiful piece of silver, I think.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13So, how much did you pay for it?
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- £40.- 40?- Oh, wow. - 40, 4-0.- OK.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- I would have thought it was more than that.- It should have been.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- Even without the liner.- And what's it going to sell high for?
0:33:22 > 0:33:24I would hope 60-80.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Hope so! Should do.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30Well, it's a beautiful thing, but it's not time to decide just yet.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32It's time to hear if Thomas Plant
0:33:32 > 0:33:35thinks this is a worthwhile investment at £40.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41So...Nick has brought silver to the table.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45It is British Art Nouveau, it is Edwardiana,
0:33:45 > 0:33:47the stylised flower heads,
0:33:47 > 0:33:51that sinuous line of the stems is just gorgeous.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54What's your estimate, that all-important question?
0:33:54 > 0:33:57It's quality. It's missing its liner, but I think £40-60.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- £40 he paid for that.- Well, there you are.- So, are you predicting
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- a big turnout at the sale today? - Quite a busy turnout, definitely.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06OK. Well, you'll be auctioneer and crowd control.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- On top of it.- Good luck, Thomas. Here we go.
0:34:09 > 0:34:1250. 5. 60. 5.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14All done at 75?
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Right, Jackie, Yvonne,
0:34:16 > 0:34:18tell me truthfully, then - how are you feeling?
0:34:18 > 0:34:20- Excited.- Excited?- Very excited.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23I must say, you're sort of still waters run deep.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26You're very calm. Are you swans? Are you paddling underneath?
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- No.- No, you're calm? - Just gliding.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32I really hope you glide into some profits because you've got
0:34:32 > 0:34:36some good items here and, of course, the first one is that coffee set.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40You paid £15 for it, so, ladies, here we go.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43149 is the Rye Pottery six-place coffee set.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Start the bidding with me here at £10.
0:34:46 > 0:34:47Start me here at 10.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49At 10 for the coffee set.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Any advance at 10?
0:34:51 > 0:34:53It's like tumbleweed, ladies and gentlemen.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55£10!
0:34:55 > 0:34:57OK, I'll go as low as a fiver.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59£5 I have.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Is there 8 anywhere else?
0:35:01 > 0:35:02The maiden bid has it at 5.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Once at the back. 5, twice at the back.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Are we done? £5, all?
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- 5 it is. - Oh!- An unexpected upset.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14- It didn't sell?- No, it sold for a fiver.- £5?!- So, you've lost 10.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- We couldn't even get a cup of coffee.- Oh, my days.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Don't be too despondent. We've got our deckchairs to lean on.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- Oh...- £15 bid. Here we go.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Lot 150, a pair of 20th-century
0:35:25 > 0:35:29blue and yellow deckchairs.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Start me here at £20.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33£20, £10 each.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- £20.- They're worth that. - Any advance on £20?
0:35:36 > 0:35:3910, then. 10, it's in the room. Is there 12 anywhere else?
0:35:39 > 0:35:43At 10... 12 now. Go one more, madam.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Go 15. 12 it is...
0:35:45 > 0:35:4715 online.
0:35:47 > 0:35:4915. It's online at 15.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Any advance? Are we all done?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Once, twice...
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- 15.- That's what you paid.
0:35:55 > 0:35:56We're still 10 under.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58So, come on, profit!
0:35:58 > 0:36:00- We need it on this brooch.- We do.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Lot number 151, an Edward VII
0:36:02 > 0:36:0515 carat gold diamond bar brooch.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Start the bidding with me here at 45, 50.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09£50? £50?
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Any advance at 50? Somebody start me at 50.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14I've got 55 online.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15- 60, it's in the room.- Right.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17£60, it's in the room at £60.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20And 5, it's online. 65, it's online.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Is there any advance? At 65, once.
0:36:22 > 0:36:2565, twice. Are we done? All done?
0:36:25 > 0:36:27- 65.- Oh, right.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Made a fiver on the brooch,
0:36:29 > 0:36:31but you were £10 under,
0:36:31 > 0:36:33so Jackie's right,
0:36:33 > 0:36:36you're minus five. So, here's the situation...
0:36:36 > 0:36:39- We'll go with his bonus. - You've lost...- We're going for it.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42- Definitely want to go with it? - Definitely.- OK.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45So, Raj promised you Chinese jewels.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47He found you Chinese jewels.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50He paid 110. Thomas says 80-100.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52- Good luck, ladies.- Thank you.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54156, this is an early 20th-century
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Chinese white metal and agate mounted
0:36:57 > 0:37:01dress ornament together with a fine pendant there.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Somebody start me at £40.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04I've got £40 online.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Looking for five somewhere else.
0:37:06 > 0:37:0845, with a bid.
0:37:08 > 0:37:0945, 50.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Go on.
0:37:11 > 0:37:12One more. Come on!
0:37:12 > 0:37:14- Please!- £50, it's at.
0:37:14 > 0:37:15Go 55?
0:37:15 > 0:37:1760 now online.
0:37:17 > 0:37:18At 60, it's moving on.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20At £60, at £60.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21It's moving on at 60.
0:37:21 > 0:37:2260, once.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Gavel is up. 60, twice.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26All done? 60.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Oh, no!
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Raj's Bonus Buy has lost £50,
0:37:32 > 0:37:35so you are now minus 55.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37- Is that all?- 55! - Is that all?
0:37:37 > 0:37:38That's a result!
0:37:38 > 0:37:39But, ladies, do you know what?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42All hope is not lost, because the Blues are
0:37:42 > 0:37:45yet to come, so don't say anything and you never know,
0:37:45 > 0:37:46- they could lose more. - Let's hope so!
0:37:52 > 0:37:54OK, Beverley, Lindsay, are you feeling good?
0:37:54 > 0:37:55- Great.- Yes.- Yes?
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- Have you ever been to an auction? - No.- Not one of these, no.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59Not at all, not even in New Zealand?
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- No.- No? Well, welcome to auction.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05It's mad, it's bad and, hopefully, profitable.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Right, what have we got?
0:38:07 > 0:38:10We're starting off with that fortune-teller's table.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13You paid 35 and here it comes.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15168, a 19th-century clover leaf
0:38:15 > 0:38:17traveller's table there
0:38:17 > 0:38:19for your fortune to be told.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22And I can start the bidding with me here at £15.
0:38:22 > 0:38:2515. 15. Is there any advance at 15?
0:38:25 > 0:38:2718 now. 18. It's online at 20 now.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29It's online at £20.
0:38:29 > 0:38:3122? 22? £22 it is.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Is there any advance? 25, I have.
0:38:34 > 0:38:3525, it is. 28 now.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37- At 28...- Getting there.
0:38:37 > 0:38:3930 now. At £30, at £30.
0:38:39 > 0:38:4230, I have for the fortune-teller's table.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44It's online at 35.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Online at 40. Online at 40.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- Profit!- Are we done, then? At 40 once...
0:38:48 > 0:38:4940, twice. All done?
0:38:49 > 0:38:51Gavel is up.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52It was a good fortune!
0:38:52 > 0:38:53It's not MADE a fortune.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56£40, so you've made five.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Let's keep it up with the '70s chair.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00£15 paid.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Lot number 169, a 1970s chrome and upholstered swivel chair.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Bids on the book take me straight in at £40.
0:39:06 > 0:39:0740, it is.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- Straight in.- Straight in?- 45, 50.
0:39:09 > 0:39:1255, 60. I've got 65.
0:39:12 > 0:39:1470 and I'm out.
0:39:14 > 0:39:15At 70. It's there in the room.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- 75.- We're on fire!
0:39:17 > 0:39:1980. Five.
0:39:19 > 0:39:2090. Five.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22100.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23£100 it is.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25At £100. At £100, are we done?
0:39:25 > 0:39:28At £100... 100.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29Fantastic!
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Nick led you to that chair
0:39:31 > 0:39:34and to a big profit of £85.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36I'm going to need a sit down!
0:39:36 > 0:39:40Right, listen, you're currently up £90, so here comes the kettle.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42£25 paid.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43Thomas loves it.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44Here's hoping for a profit.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48Lot number 170, a 19th-century hardwood Asian,
0:39:48 > 0:39:51possibly Polynesian zoomorphic kettle.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Start the bidding with me here at £30, ladies and gentlemen.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- It's a profit.- Any advance at 30?
0:39:56 > 0:39:57I have in the room. At £30, it is.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59At £30, do I have five anywhere else?
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Surely it's got to be five somewhere else?
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Five there is.
0:40:03 > 0:40:0640 now. Go on, one more.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07£40, gentleman's bid.
0:40:07 > 0:40:08Looking for £5.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11At £40 once, £40 twice...
0:40:11 > 0:40:12Are we all done? 40.
0:40:12 > 0:40:1540 is another profit.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19That was £15 on the last item, so £105.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Proper profits, well done!
0:40:23 > 0:40:25Do you think the profits will continue
0:40:25 > 0:40:27if you go with the Bonus Buy?
0:40:27 > 0:40:29That is the question.
0:40:29 > 0:40:30Yeah, we're going to go with it.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32- We trust Nick.- OK.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34Nick paid £40 and Thomas,
0:40:34 > 0:40:37our auctioneer, thinks it will make 40-60.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41- Oh!- So, there could be another £20 to make here, or even more.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42- I wish you the best of luck. - Thank you.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Bonus Buy, here it comes.
0:40:45 > 0:40:46Lot number 175,
0:40:46 > 0:40:48an Edward VII Art Nouveau
0:40:48 > 0:40:51silver vase of stylised tulip design by JW Myott and Co.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56I can start the bidding with us already at £50 online.
0:40:56 > 0:40:57- Yes!- Beats my commission bids here.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00At £50 online. At £50. Is there 55?
0:41:00 > 0:41:02There is. 55 there is in the room.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05At 55. Is there 60 online?
0:41:05 > 0:41:0755 there is once.
0:41:07 > 0:41:0855, twice.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09Are we all done online?
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Gavel's up. 55.
0:41:11 > 0:41:1455! Fantastic.
0:41:14 > 0:41:19£15 from Nick means a final result of £120.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- Wonderful.- So, some folding money is coming your way.
0:41:23 > 0:41:24- I am so pleased for you! - Thank you.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27But did the Reds make more?
0:41:27 > 0:41:30All to be revealed, so say nothing to them and we'll find out.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31Well done!
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Well, I don't know about you lot,
0:41:38 > 0:41:41but I'm not so hot on maths,
0:41:41 > 0:41:43but I do know the difference between
0:41:43 > 0:41:46a two-figure result and a three-figure result.
0:41:46 > 0:41:51The two-figure result had a minus in front of it, so, Reds,
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- I'm afraid you're our runners-up today. BOTH:- Aw!- Minus 55.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59And, Blues, our winners - profit of £120.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00Wow!
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Serious work!
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Reds, returning to you first,
0:42:05 > 0:42:07because we were so close, weren't we?
0:42:07 > 0:42:09It was only a small loss.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12And then this guy we know called Raj,
0:42:12 > 0:42:13he stepped in and he thought
0:42:13 > 0:42:16he'd take your £5 loss
0:42:16 > 0:42:18and turn it into a £55 loss.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22But the thing is, ladies, you chose to gamble and that's Bargain Hunt,
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- isn't it?- We did, yeah.- So, I've got nothing to give to you, but,
0:42:24 > 0:42:27as I said, the Blues, I've got PLENTY to give to you
0:42:27 > 0:42:32because not only do I have £120...
0:42:32 > 0:42:33- Thank you!- I also have...
0:42:34 > 0:42:40..a Golden Gavel for each of you because every item made a profit.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Not only do you two get a Golden Gavel, but, Nick,
0:42:43 > 0:42:46you're top of the class because your Bonus Buy made a profit too.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- Thank you very much!- So you can all wear your gavels with pride and
0:42:49 > 0:42:51wear them like gold stars.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52- It's wonderful.- Well,
0:42:52 > 0:42:56we've all had a good time and we guarantee you a good time too.
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