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The Bidding Room - Season 7 Episode 20 -
Two-Faced Baby Soap, Garden Festival Glasses, Coconut Shy Box
Two-Faced Baby Soap, Garden Festival Glasses, Coconut Shy Box
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00:01Nigel Havers, is there anything you won't turn into a lamp?
00:04Nothing.
00:07In the heart of Edinburgh,
00:09sellers of the curious and collectible
00:12I buy weird and wonderful things.
00:14You certainly do.
00:15Will face five dealers with money to burn.
00:18Look into my eyes. You need this.
00:21Like eclectic collector Ian,
00:23decorative dealer Joe,
00:25I love it!
00:26Scrap expert Mel,
00:27Blew me neck!
00:29Toy trader Rambo,
00:31and art lover John.
00:33It's actually quite cool.
00:35First auctioneer Simon is valuing the items to nail the best sale.
00:39Could be a life-changing amount of money.
00:42So, how will today's lot do?
00:44Oh my goodness!
00:47Would you go slightly higher?
00:48Of course you would.
00:50You know what you want it.
00:51£55 with me.
00:53No chance.
00:54When they enter the bidding room.
00:56Here we go.
00:58This is what I came for.
00:59£700.
01:00Go up.
01:01Go up.
01:02£500.
01:03Getting a bit warmer.
01:04I hope you accept our offer.
01:05It's yours then.
01:07Yay!
01:08Let's enjoy another illuminating visit to the bidding room.
01:11First into the bidding room is ten-year-old Cassie and Dad Stuart.
01:28They're hoping to open the dealer's purse strings with something Cassie bought herself.
01:32The thing that we brought in is quite small, it's got fabric-y stuff on it and it's made out of wood.
01:39I kind of really want to meet Simon and Nigel the most.
01:43Out of the two I prefer Simon because he's way cooler.
01:46Hello Cassie.
01:47Hello.
01:48Hello.
01:49Nice to meet you.
01:50Hello Stuart.
01:51How are you doing?
01:52Good to meet you.
01:53Thank you for bringing this wonderful thing in.
01:56Where did you find it?
01:57We found it in an antique shop.
01:59Okay.
02:00You don't want to play with it?
02:01No.
02:02She's just lying in a box in my room.
02:04Simon here.
02:05He's an expert of all things puppetry.
02:07This is actually a Pelham de Marionette.
02:10I don't know, Cassie, whether you ever thought who she's supposed to be.
02:14Cinderella.
02:15Very good.
02:16Ten out of ten.
02:18She's got her.
02:19Glass slippers.
02:20Glass slippers.
02:21Not really glass, but I mean.
02:22Got the original box, which is very, very important.
02:25Started by a chap called Bob Pelham.
02:27Didn't start until 1947.
02:29The heyday was the 60s, 70s.
02:31I think they ceased trading in the early 90s.
02:33I don't know what you thought about date.
02:35I thought probably early 1960s.
02:37So it's one of the earlier ones, actually, which is good.
02:40Yeah, so really complete.
02:41You've got all the paperwork.
02:43The big one there is the instructions on how to manipulate your marionette,
02:48to give her the correct term.
02:49I hardly ever see the bits of paper, so that's good.
02:52Can you remember how much you pay?
02:53Yeah, £35.
02:55Very collectible.
02:56Yeah, yeah.
02:57Very good.
02:58Cinderella one we don't see that often, so she's quite good.
03:01Things are looking good.
03:02Yeah.
03:03Stacking up.
03:04What will you do with the money?
03:06I'm going to buy an antique dog.
03:08OK.
03:09Have you found it yet?
03:10Yeah, it's in the shop.
03:11OK.
03:12The quicker we do this, the quicker you can get to the shop.
03:14Yeah.
03:15OK.
03:16I want to go tomorrow.
03:17Yeah, we're going to move on right now.
03:18Right, Simon.
03:19Don't string us along.
03:20How much is it worth?
03:21I know exactly how much she's worth, and I think probably Cinderella's worth 30, 40 quid, but Cassie
03:34element.
03:35Double it.
03:36I think we're going to be 40, 60 easier.
03:38Definitely.
03:39Definitely.
03:40Are you happy with that?
03:41Yeah, in fact, that's...
03:42Are you sure?
03:43It makes me, you know, make a profit.
03:44So I think you should do all the, um, all the talking in the...
03:48Yes.
03:49Oh good, you're ready for that.
03:50That's fantastic.
03:51Remember to make sure, original box, late 1950s, early 60s.
03:56Keep an eye on them, Cassie.
03:57Play tough.
03:58Get in there and sort them out, Cassie.
04:00Yes.
04:01Yeah.
04:02Good.
04:03Buy it.
04:04Very nice pleasure to meet you.
04:06And Dad, of course.
04:08A bit better to meet me.
04:09Easy.
04:10I'm cool.
04:11Obviously.
04:12Definitely.
04:13OK.
04:14Best of luck.
04:15Cheers.
04:16Oh great.
04:17Very good.
04:18We should have Cassie on every week.
04:19I think she made my day.
04:21The pop-out's valuation was very good and I'm happy with it.
04:27They said between £30 and £40, but they said with the Cassie effect,
04:31we may get a wee bit more than that.
04:33I'm probably the biggest dealer expert here.
04:40Hello.
04:41Welcome to the bidding room.
04:44What are your names?
04:45Cassie.
04:46I'm Stuart.
04:47Nice to meet you guys.
04:48Hi Stuart.
04:49Good.
04:50Well, we are all very excited to see what you brought in for us today.
04:54So will you reveal?
04:55Yeah.
04:57Oh!
04:58Oh!
04:59Look, it's an old Pelham puppet.
05:01Does it have a name?
05:03It's Cinderella, I believe.
05:04Yeah.
05:05She even got her wee glass slippers on.
05:06It's got her glass slippers on?
05:07Yeah.
05:08So it's Cinderella?
05:09Have you been playing with it?
05:10No, it's just been in its box.
05:12Like, I bought it in its box.
05:13So, I mean, I just kept it there.
05:14So you bought it?
05:15Yeah.
05:16Oh, so do you like collecting things?
05:18Yeah, I collect vintage toys.
05:19What made you want to buy her when you saw her in the shop?
05:21Well, I went to the shop wanting to buy a teddy bear, which I did.
05:24But I also came across that and I thought it was really cool, so I got that as well.
05:29Well, do you save a pool of your pocket money?
05:31Eh, yes.
05:32And you buy all your little vintage toys?
05:33Mm-hm.
05:34And I bet you've got quite a collection.
05:35I do.
05:36Yeah, I actually like vintage toys and I do have some puppets myself in my collection.
05:41Have you ever seen one like that one before?
05:43It's not a common one, Cinderella, no.
05:45You know, I mean, no strings attached.
05:47It's something that would, you know, it's something that would be of interest to the right person.
05:53Why are you selling Cinderella, Cassie?
05:55Because I want to make more room in my shelf to put antique bears and dolls on.
06:00Oh.
06:01I thought it was an antique dog you were after.
06:03Oh, yeah.
06:04I mean, that would only fit on the shelf.
06:05All right, OK.
06:06Come on, Dad.
06:07I don't know why I'm here.
06:09May I ask you how old you are?
06:11Eh, ten.
06:12Ten?
06:13When I was ten, I had one of these puppets.
06:17I've still got it.
06:18They are...
06:19I can remember being really, really excited when I got it.
06:24Oh, my goodness.
06:25This really brings it all back.
06:27And can I tell you, we're going back...
06:29We're going back 60 years.
06:32And I used to do little performances for my parents.
06:35You look like a little puppet.
06:36Do you reckon you could do a little puppet dance if Joe does kind of movements and you have to emulate it?
06:42Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
06:45Right.
06:46This is all Cassie's turned up for.
06:47It's going to make me look silly.
06:49Woo, woo, woo, woo.
06:51Let's do a little pirouetting, I think.
06:53And then you've got to do...
06:54What am I doing?
06:55Oh, jeez.
06:56Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
06:59And then you've got to do it just like her.
07:01Carefully, slowly.
07:03Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
07:05Are you enjoying this?
07:06Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
07:07Ha, ha, ha, ha.
07:08Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
07:09Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
07:10Do, do, do, do, do, do, do.
07:12Round, round.
07:13Oh, look, she's going round.
07:14Right.
07:15Whenever it was.
07:16I'm going to let you go to sleep again.
07:17Go and sit in your chair.
07:19Arms down.
07:22Ian's impression of the puppet was really good,
07:25so I want to see if you can do better.
07:27And I'll score you as out of ten.
07:29Oh!
07:31That's quite robotic, isn't it?
07:35OK.
07:37OK.
07:38That's all I can do in the way of that.
07:39OK, I'll give you an eight out of ten, then.
07:40Isn't it more like a...?
07:41Ooh!
07:42Yes, that's doing it.
07:43You're a bit creepy, but like an actual doll.
07:46John, you're scaring me!
07:48I'm going to give you an eight, because that was quite creepy.
07:50Oh!
07:53Thank you for taking part in my puppet competition,
07:55but Ian is the overall winner.
07:57Oh!
07:58Yay!
07:59APPLAUSE
08:00Thank you, Cassie.
08:02Ian might have aced the puppet contest,
08:05but who will win the bidding contest?
08:08Will Cassie be able to hustle up to the £30 to £40 valuation?
08:12I'm going to throw an almighty...
08:16£20 at it.
08:17I'll go £25.
08:19I'll go £30.
08:21She does have all her original paperwork with her.
08:23Oh!
08:24Oh, yes, I wonder what that was.
08:26Even though it's our box.
08:27I shall have to go to £40, then.
08:30I'm going to be out on this one.
08:32So, I'll give you £45.
08:34Thanks.
08:35Can I go £50?
08:36I'll go £55.
08:38I think I'm out.
08:40Cassie, I'm going to go out as well,
08:42but I'm going to try and...
08:43Yeah, don't shake your head, Dad.
08:46But...
08:47I'm going to try and help you get a better price,
08:49or a higher price.
08:53I will do the £60.
08:56Oh!
08:58Look at it.
08:59Look at it lying there waiting to go to Jo's home.
09:03You know what you want, huh?
09:04I can't do poker face.
09:06You've read me completely.
09:0765.
09:08Oh!
09:12I think at 65, I'm out.
09:15The offer on the table is £65.
09:19Do you accept?
09:20Yes.
09:21Yay!
09:22Well done.
09:23Fantastic.
09:24Cassie, can you remember what Simon valued her at?
09:2830 to 40, but 40 to 60 if they'd done it my way.
09:32That's the Cassie factor.
09:33Ah, yes.
09:34This is my factor.
09:35Yeah.
09:36What did you pay for it when you bought it?
09:3835.
09:39Oh, it was 30, but she knocked them down to 35.
09:42Fantastic.
09:43Mm-hm.
09:44I really enjoyed it and it was super good.
09:49The bids went higher and higher and then eventually got a good bid on 65.
09:54We took it.
09:55Cassie, I think you're a dealer in the making.
09:57I think so.
09:58Thanks.
09:59Nice to meet you all.
10:01Cheers, guys.
10:02Thanks.
10:03Bye.
10:04I played with all of the dealers and I think they all had a good time.
10:07Oh, I'm jealous of your doll.
10:10I'm sorry, Mel.
10:11Perhaps we can have a play with, you know, you can have a...
10:14I'll come round at 18 and we'll have a little play date.
10:16Yes, okay.
10:17Are you genuinely going to do this with these films?
10:19Yeah.
10:20Yeah, we're going to have two little chatting to each other.
10:22Next up is seller Jacqueline, hoping that our large collection will make a real mark with our buyers.
10:35So what I've brought today with me is pieces that have originated once upon a time round about the 70s for my dad's pub.
10:42They vary in different size, but they've all got something to do with one particular niche.
10:49The great thing about the bidding room is you never know what's going to come through the door.
10:55And this is, I mean, so unusual and yet so interesting.
10:58Yeah.
10:59Hi.
11:00Hello, Jacqueline.
11:01Welcome to the bidding room.
11:03What an unusual collection.
11:04I know.
11:05Where do they come from?
11:06My father had a pub back in the 70s and I believe it was one of his customers had done it for him.
11:12Dad, he passed away ten years ago.
11:14Right.
11:15So I inherited them.
11:16I do love them, but the style just doesn't fit in our house.
11:18I understand.
11:19Where was the pub?
11:20In Shows.
11:21North-East of Scotland.
11:22So that's got, I mean, all rigs nearby.
11:25Yeah, yeah.
11:26More of the Aberdeen area.
11:27People would have come to that pub.
11:29Yep.
11:30On their time off.
11:31Yeah.
11:32Simon, what do you think?
11:33I think they're great.
11:34Absolutely great.
11:35They're all done on just plywood panels.
11:37Yeah.
11:38And then the artist has dark stained the panels.
11:43And then obviously with the artist's chisel.
11:45Mm-hmm.
11:46Has done the sort of worker like that.
11:48Yeah.
11:49It's quite detailed.
11:50I love the ones with the figures in.
11:52Our two oil rig workers there.
11:55The other one at the front, Nigel, of the diver as well.
11:57Yeah.
11:58I think it's really, really striking.
12:01They're all initialed CS and dated 71.
12:05I have no idea who CS is.
12:08I've seen similar etchings and prints of oil rig scenes, deep sea diving scenes.
12:15As a collection, it's quite unique in a way, isn't it?
12:18I'm sure you'll have plenty of interest next door because they are quite a striking collection.
12:23Yeah.
12:24And pretty much a one-off chance to buy a collection like this.
12:27It's exciting because they're different.
12:29They're different, yeah.
12:30We've never had anything like this on, really.
12:32Whatever money you make, what would you spend it on?
12:34Expecting another child, so probably something towards that.
12:38Congratulations.
12:40It'll be money well spent.
12:41Yeah.
12:42So have I struck oil, Simon?
12:44The thing is, Jacqueline, of course, we've not got much of a comparable to go on, really,
12:50so I'm going to have to just judge on what I see.
12:53We've got two, four, six, seven, eight in total.
12:57You'd have to say £200 to £300, the group.
13:01OK.
13:02Push the fact that it's a unique opportunity for someone to buy a whole collection in one go.
13:08I think that's a really good selling point.
13:10A complete collection.
13:11Complete collection.
13:12I mean, Jacqueline, thank you very much.
13:14And congratulations.
13:15Thank you very much.
13:16And very best of luck.
13:18Thanks, both.
13:19Bye now.
13:20Great, and a pub in Aberdeen.
13:22Maybe we should buy a pub in Aberdeen.
13:24Go on, then.
13:29Yeah, I'm really happy with that evaluation, yeah.
13:31A little bit more than I expected.
13:33Anything above that would be a bonus.
13:35Hello, and welcome to the bidding room.
13:42And what's your name, please?
13:43Hey, my name's Jacqueline.
13:44Jacqueline.
13:45Hello, Jacqueline.
13:46Hello.
13:47Welcome.
13:48So, Jacqueline, this is quite a collection.
13:50Where did you get it from?
13:51I actually inherited them.
13:52I believe a customer of a father's who had a pub at the time,
13:56back in the 70s, made them for him for the pub.
14:00Oh, right.
14:01They look as if they're all connected to the North Sea oil rigging.
14:05Yeah.
14:06Further north you go, it's more oil-related.
14:08Mm-hm.
14:09So, I think it was just maybe a theme to run with in the pub.
14:12What are they made of?
14:13Is it wood?
14:14Plywood.
14:15Easy, because it's soft, isn't it?
14:16Yeah.
14:17It's a soft wood.
14:18Mm-hm.
14:19Looks like he's ebonised the wood or just painted it with kind of
14:23almost a black chalk paint.
14:26Yeah, yeah.
14:27And then, you know, chiselled it out, you know.
14:29To do all that from just your mind and get the proportions right is,
14:33that's a skill that I don't have.
14:36I mean, this one's really cool, isn't it?
14:38Yeah.
14:39That's my favourite, John.
14:40Yeah, that's spotty.
14:41I like that one.
14:42The two men drilling evokes so much atmosphere
14:46and you can almost imagine them giving it the last portion.
14:48In movement.
14:49Yeah.
14:50And that would have been rocking around.
14:51On that note, that is my art lesson for the day.
14:55See you later.
14:56Well done, John.
14:58They're incredibly powerful images.
15:01They've got that feeling of the Soviet period
15:05and they've created wonderful, striking sculptures
15:09and promotional sort of propaganda images.
15:12I think they need to go back into an industrial setting
15:15to get that 100% feel of what they are.
15:17Feel of it, yeah.
15:18Because they're not kitsch, are they?
15:20No, no.
15:21They just need to go into just the sort of setting
15:23where it's quite heavy, isn't it?
15:25Mmm.
15:26It's a heavy look on plywood.
15:28I think also from a social history point of view,
15:30in the 70s, the oil rigs in the North Sea,
15:33that was such a big thing.
15:35It's almost capturing a bit of time, isn't it?
15:37Because we know industry has changed so much.
15:39It's changed.
15:40Like coal mining as well.
15:41So anything that captures that then is a good thing.
15:44Like either.
15:45Brilliant.
15:46Lovely.
15:48So, Jacqueline, if you sell this amazing collection
15:50to one of us today, what are you planning to do with the money?
15:52Well, we have another baby coming along.
15:55Aww.
15:56Congratulations.
15:58So, most definitely the money going towards that.
16:01It'll just contribute a little bit to a new baby then.
16:04Yeah, a little.
16:05Yeah.
16:06So, just before we go to the bidding,
16:08because they're so unique,
16:09has anybody seen anything like this before?
16:11No.
16:12We haven't, no.
16:13So, they are quite unique.
16:14Yeah.
16:15Jacqueline's on the hard sell.
16:16She is.
16:18Ladies and gentlemen,
16:20let's carve our way...
16:22Oh!
16:23..to a profit, hopefully.
16:25So, let's start bidding.
16:27With art lovers John and Joe both intrigued by the carvings,
16:31can Jacqueline push a bidding battle up
16:33to Simon's £200 to £300 valuation?
16:36I'll just kick us off at £30.
16:39£40.
16:41£50.
16:42£60.
16:43£70.
16:44£80.
16:45£90.
16:46£100.
16:48£120.
16:50£140.
16:52£150.
16:53£150.
16:54I'm not getting a word in it.
16:55£20.
16:56£160.
16:59£175.
17:01£195.
17:03£195.
17:04I can go to £200.
17:06I am looking for a bit more.
17:07Simon was quite impressed with them, so...
17:09Simon doesn't have to sell them.
17:11LAUGHTER
17:13Nursery furniture's expensive.
17:15£210.
17:19£220.
17:21It's a fab collection but I'm out.
17:28Jacqueline, I'm all at sea at this one.
17:30Noooo.
17:32So, I am out.
17:33At £2.30.
17:34I'm gonna be out.
17:40I'm out, but thank you very much indeed.
17:42indeed you are at 230 pounds with me do we have a deal would you go slightly higher
17:50of course you would
17:56jacqueline i'll be honest with you my bottom very bottom would be 250. that i would be happy with
18:02actually so excited i can't believe it fetched the money it did well i'm really pleased that
18:14they're going to actually be on someone's wall now hopefully and not just kept under a bed or at the
18:18back of the garage somewhere it's been an excellent result thank you very much that's for you and
18:22hopefully we'll see you again soon perfect with some old yes yeah i'm not being funny jay but you
18:34really like those why did you let john get those off you i think he's been hypnotizing me it's those
18:40eyes have you looked at those eyes don't look at me anymore stop it don't you do that
18:46meet collector richard he's rocked up with something he thinks is both curious
18:54and creepy and he's so right well i've bought something very very unique it has two faces
19:01i've only ever seen one other it's the creepiness that sold it to me now it's time to move it on
19:09kind of scared to look yes i'm more scared we like a box but yeah i like to know what's in it yes
19:17hello hello richard thank you for coming into the bidding room no problem thank you very much um
19:23what have we got in that little box there we have the creepiest soap in the world are we ready yep
19:31oh that is creepy isn't it super creepy so how did you come across this it was found in the darkest
19:36corner of an antique center in the back of a cabinet i went for it rescued it it lives with me now but
19:42it's outlived its purpose what was its purpose to sit on my shelf and look creepy now now i've moved
19:48on to bigger and better creepy things oh i see you you specialize creepy if i see something creepy and
19:53i like it right we'll buy it okay what did you pay for it about seven pounds did you yes these novelty
20:00soap bars do come up from time to time you know they did ones sort of laurel and hardy and all different
20:07different characters this is the first two-faced baby i've i've come across it's quite cleverly
20:14packaged what we think is its little nightgown dress gown is is actually a face flannel isn't it
20:20so it's very clever made by the company norton's operating out of out of london um who are the
20:27sole distributors believe it or not really yes and the wonderful world contains lanolin which of course
20:34is grease from sheep's wool indeed it is i can see why you went for the creepy element it's it's it is
20:41and that's the smart that's the that's the smiling face nigel and then we have the crying face on the
20:46side but dates judging by the script and everything the type fonts say 1930s probably isn't it definitely
20:54pre-war anyway so great for collectors of quirky creepy novelty items yep and when you think it's
21:00not far off 100 years old to be fair it survived extremely well hasn't it yeah i've never come
21:07across this one before no okay it's a unique two-sided face baby soap bar wow whatever money you make
21:16i wonder let me guess what you're going to spend it on something creepier more something more
21:20creepy for the collection what's the creepy baby worth oh dear me i'm guessing i'm going to say
21:3350 70 quid you happy with that absolutely thank you great yep it's a good markup if it goes just a bit
21:40just a bit fantastic before you have you ever seen another one of these have you yes you have i
21:45found one more in sudbury childhood museum it's a victorian child museum in the midlands i've been
21:50there they've got one but it's nowhere near it's good condition wow thank you thank you again thank you
21:56nice to meet you richard thank you pleasure bye bye yeah so so we know of one of the it's a museum piece it's a museum piece
22:10i'm valued the two-headed baby face soap 50 to 70 pounds i'd be very very happy with that looking
22:17forward to meet the dealers i can't wait to see the reactions hello hello hello hello welcome to the
22:28bidding move thank you and what's your name richard could you unveil that really large item please
22:34ladies and gentlemen to the table i bring the creepiest soap in the world
22:38oh ian come on come on come on then what is it guys baby face soap what it says on the box baby
22:49cries baby laughs are we ready oh no oh look at that that's weird that is weird richard what's your house
23:01like very creepy is it exceptionally creepy what is it it's a soap made into a creepy baby's head oh my
23:09goodness no no it gets worse this there's a face on the other side oh my goodness tell you what richard
23:18i've seen some stuff in my time in this trade i have never seen one of them did sam give an indication
23:24of the age late 30s definitely pre-war he said right oh really oh my gosh that's mad that a soap can
23:32last that long isn't it it actually says on the box bath time is laugh time with norton's baby soap
23:38when i was a kid i had matey bubble bath uh i had a soap that was in the shape of a bear but like because
23:44it was meant to be it's fun isn't it bath time was fun when you were a kid you wouldn't get that now
23:49because it it cost a fortune to kind of mass produce that in the scale that's needed um especially
23:55with the face on both sides and there's such a lot of detail in the face as well which is
23:59quite creepy slash cool can i ask you what simon said did he think this was quite rare he's never
24:04seen another one right okay and i found one other in a childhood museum in derbyshire right
24:11good condition children's soaps i do have some myself archie andrews mickey mouse donald duck
24:19all and children's characters you know but i've never seen one so macabre and sometimes when
24:25things are mad wacky and weird and the uglier can sometimes be the most desirable right guys i think
24:33we need to start the bidding on this special piece who's going to kick it off despite being one of the
24:38creepiest things we've had in the two-faced soap valued at 50 to 70 pounds is certainly intriguing
24:45and if no one bites on this i'm buying it for simon's birthday i'll have a go 10 pounds i'll go 15
24:53and i'll go 20 pounds on this bath time bonanza you know i quite like it 25. do you know what i
25:01i think i find it a little bit creepy so i think i'm gonna be out 30 pounds wash your mouth out boy 35. ah that's
25:12when i say i'm out but thank you very much 40 pounds 45 pounds 50 pounds 60 pound and i'm out
25:2565 pounds for a bar of soap and the flannel and the flannel well at that price i think i'm gonna
25:37have to wash my hands with it and i'm gonna pull out as well not a problem so for the first time as a
25:43dealer i'm offering you 65 pounds for a bar of creepy soap how do you feel about it sold to the man with
25:50a splendid hat richard may i ask what did simon value it at please 50 to 70 pounds oh and do you
26:03remember what you paid for it seven pounds hey yeah well done betty started at 10 pounds i finally saw
26:12the item 65 quid job done thank you for bringing me the creepiest bar of soap on planet earth not a
26:19problem and it's been a pleasure to see you enjoy and hopefully see you again thank you bye
26:26it's been an absolutely fantastic day thank you very much for having me
26:29loved it john can i borrow it later i fancy a bath it's 60 quid for about
26:41it probably is one of the top five hideous buyers of my career as a dealer
26:46well liz and the kids are gonna absolutely hate it i agree i've brought them a new brother or sister
26:57john it's hideous oh no no you've upset the baby now the baby's crying and now we're in all kinds of
27:05trouble next in to try her luck with our bidders is seller trishna with three items she's quite attached to
27:15well i've brought something along that i've had for a long time and i bought it at an event and it's
27:20something that you would keep but then you could also bring it out on special occasions
27:24hello trishna welcome to the bidding room hi and uh what have we bought today um what's a set of
27:36tumblers from um the glasgow garden festival in 1988 i'm the founder director of a charity called
27:42six and oak and we had organized a day trip for this particular festival we spent the day there big
27:48festival yes i had a lot of people go and see over four million probably yeah and so this was a sort
27:54of thing for you to buy and remember the festival yeah it's about five didn't they all over the country
28:00i think the glasgow one was the most successful out of all the five it was a very important festival
28:07wasn't it because from that then glasgow got the city of culture didn't it that's right it was all about
28:13regenerating those areas of the city and these would have been produced obviously as souvenirs
28:18mementos mass-produced glass and then it's a transfer print on the front there but i've no idea
28:25trusty how many were made but you'd assume quite a few i would imagine yes to be honest you could still
28:32use them couldn't you so so simon how much do you think there was i've got to be honest trishna
28:40i've never had any to sell before yeah you're going to have to work your charms next door
28:45okay it might be five pounds it might be 20 pounds i honestly don't know you're just going to have to
28:52work hard and and see where we end up yeah absolutely very good very best of luck thank
28:58you very much thank you for coming bye thank you bye yes you've got a decent sized gnt in there yeah i'm
29:06just just crossing my mind there and then i didn't go above or beyond any expectations when they said
29:14i would just have to work my charm in the bidding room but i'll go in and try and sell it to them and
29:19if they if somebody buys them fine and if not go back on mobile stress
29:23hello hi welcome to the bidding room can i ask you your name it's trishna trisha could you do the big
29:36great reveal for us please wow they're very pretty glasses now im what's it's got some letters on it
29:47what does it say glasgow garden festival 88 ah tell us about them trishna um well there was the garden
29:56festivals across the uk in 1988 and the one in glasgow was the most successful um there was about four
30:01million people that attended oh wow and we had went through for a day trip to the festival and i bought
30:08these as a memory thing oh there's a souvenir top yes oh brilliant and this trip who was it organized
30:16by a charity work based in edinburgh and so we arranged trips for children and women and families
30:22was it an important festival in any way there was lots of regeneration going on around to that area
30:27where the docklands were and that festival was kind of created around that so it was after the garden
30:33festival that glasgow got the city of culture award oh very good interesting i mean yeah it's a nice
30:39collectible you know city of culture is quite important isn't it yes all the cities across the
30:44across the uk liverpool have had it other cities have had it so just a nice bit of memorabilia
30:50are you aware of the glasgow empire exhibition yes right because glasgow's very proud of their
30:56exhibitions and and this is obviously a proud moment for them as well yeah there is someone out there
31:02needs these um i quite like them and i have a friend in mind who collects similar things like the
31:10glasgow empire exhibition and stuff like that so i could i could be interested in putting a bid on them
31:17trishna if one of us buys your glasses yeah what will you do with the money well it depends on how much
31:23i get for them i might donate some to the charity and keep some to myself that's fantastic well done
31:33right i want some healthy bidding for these fine objects trishna's glasses might have only had a five
31:42to twenty pound estimate from simon but can her charm and the charitable cause help seal a better deal
31:48i shall start at five pans and i'm gonna follow you with a good ten pound bid excellent i'm gonna go
31:56for twenty pounds for it i'm gonna be out on this one trishna at this point i'm gonna be out well thank
32:03you very much for bringing them anyway thank you i'm gonna say i'm out but i'm also gonna give a five
32:08pound for your charity if i'm allowed to do that thank you you're very welcome and i'm gonna join this
32:14good man here so thank you very much well do you know what i'll donate a fiver as well and i shall
32:20donate five as well trishna i'm going to go to 25 pounds for these ian joe john and melissa are all
32:31putting five pounds towards your wonderful charity that will bring it to 45 pounds how do you feel about
32:37that um well thank you all very much it's really generous of you to donate to the charity um i'm
32:44now beginning to think should i take them back home with me because it's making me feel very
32:48nostalgic about emotional yes you're welcome to take them back don't feel under pressure
32:54let's just give you something for the charity then i think i will take them back home okay
32:58good for you but are you happy to take out 25 pounds i'm happy to take the 25
33:07thank you what did simon value them at he valued them at between five to twenty pounds oh well
33:14that's good i've only got 20s i don't think i realized how much they meant to me the more they were
33:23talking about them the more i kind of thought to myself i don't really want to sell them now
33:26so there's 20. can i have a five there's five i think that's right isn't it
33:34is this my 10 pound now because i don't know it's certainly not mine
33:38well i've got 15 quid and i still not keep it i'll tell you what here have it for charity there you go
33:45oh thank you so much thank you i ended up with 35 pounds so so it's all good for the charity and i've
33:53got my glasses back i think i'll go back and put them back on my dressers trishna you've had a
33:58wonderful day and so have we you've got 35 pound because we can't count you're going home with your
34:03glasses as well so well done you thank you well done
34:13you haven't paid anything you haven't paid anything i'm 10 pound down i'm 20 pound down
34:24last into our edinburgh sales room is collector ronnie with a mystery item that he hopes brings
34:30along with the fun of the fair uh today i bought a unique carnival item it's handmade it's highly
34:37decorated and it has been repurposed we do get a lot of boxes don't we but this is quite different
34:50hello ronnie hello nice to meet you welcome to the bidding room thank you you've got a red box here i
34:55have yeah it's come from a fairground oh it was originally for a coconut shy store and it would
35:01have had all the wooden balls in it and what's nice about it is it's handmade by the showman and the
35:08moldings around the edge you can see are older they've come off of a um fairground organ so he's
35:14made that especially for his own store and i found that in a trailer in a showman's yard as you said oh i'll
35:22have that i did i said can i over here i negotiated and bought quite a few things because i like
35:26finished fairground oh do you i'm a mad collector oh dear your poor wife i know i know where's it
35:33been living i've got an old barn i rent and i store the stuff there so you said it was empty
35:39no it had the balls in well what happened to them i sold them
35:44that was probably a mistake a massive mistake so i thought you could get them in you cannot get them
35:48anywhere do you do a bit of buying and selling yeah i like to to buy things and if i don't
35:53see a use for it anymore then i will sell things yeah okay it's not what you do for a living no no
35:59well timers he's an expert in boxes i know that you know the boxes of nothing fancy it's simple
36:05construction fairground colors but yeah i quite like these almost sort of grape and vine type decoration
36:12date wise i don't know the box itself was what's that a mid mid-century but the moldings probably
36:18earlier of course they did repurpose refurbish nothing went to waste no no they couldn't afford
36:25to could they you know it had to be repainted and used for the following season or in this case
36:30bits from one item end up being stuck on something else you know it's a big market for this sort of thing
36:36yes anything fairground uh and it's got a bit of color and at the end of the day it's good storage
36:42yep good storage simon don't be shy what am i going to get for it i probably see it at
36:5150 to 100 quid to be honest you know it's just uh what our dealers yeah pops into their head when
36:57they see it absolutely right tell you what i'll do i'll think of a way of doing something that makes
37:02it more sellable brilliant yeah okay might put it back to its original use why not ronnie thank you
37:07so much i love this little red box wish you the best of luck thank you very much cheers
37:19simon valued it at 50 to 100 pound um i think it's worth a hundred pound i'm feeling good about going
37:24into the dealer's room and meeting them my tactics are to tell them the background of the i am the story
37:30and hopefully one of them will really like it and find a good use for it yeah here we are with
37:36the next piece oh hello this is ronnie hello ronnie now ronnie is an avid collector he's got a
37:44barn full of junk we like that idea this bit is rather lovely why don't ronnie why don't you go and
37:50reveal right have a guess what that is oh i know i like it it was used on a coconut shy store and the
38:00balls were inside it yeah and the showman adapted the box and the moldings around the outside are off
38:06an old fairground organ the thing is ronnie had the balls inside the box but someone fancied those balls
38:13so he sold them oh no i regret it however i'm going to help up and oh hey fun can't we and if you look
38:23inside the box you'll find that we have found some balls oh fantastic why don't i leave you all to
38:33examine it while i go and have a little lie down before i look at the next valuable piece that's
38:39coming through the bidding room yay like to have a closer inspection ronnie what age did simon put
38:49on your box he described mid-century so the moldings could well be owns are a lot older yeah so it's got
38:55still all the decoration a bit like this this is on the front the decoration is made of wood or steel no
39:02so the decorations are just old wooden ones they've just been stuck on the actual box i mean a lot of show
39:09people were very ingenious i mean they were recycling before it was even invented it's a lovely little
39:15thing because it's a personal built thing it's not a mass-produced that's the uniqueness of it yes
39:22it has got balls do you know what let's have a good game right now mel yeah this is serious business okay
39:30yeah get yourself limbered up eye on the coconut yeah right come back and give it all you've got
39:39oh focus concentrate and oh do you know what i think i'll have a go darts
39:49oh
40:05john look what you've done you've ruined nigel's display sorry guys you know what though none of us are going
40:12known with the goldfish today
40:17let's face it it's a good bit of fun this isn't it's a great box and i love nigel's display so
40:23i wonder if one of us wins it do we get the display as well yeah you do hey hey and the coconuts
40:29and the coconut anything you want roll up roll up it's time to do some bidding yay so thanks to a
40:38little help from my prop team ronnie's fairground box has proven a hit with our gang but who will
40:43strike past the 50 to 100 pound valuation don't be shy now whoever buys this gets to keep my coconuts
40:51i think i'm gonna start it off actually go on 20 quid i'll go 25 pounds 35 pounds 40 pounds 45 pounds
41:0450 pounds ronnie it's not for me so i'm out but thank you thank you 55 pounds don't forget you're getting
41:12the free coconuts shy and you could win every time once you own it and the balls and the coconuts
41:21it's a fabulous thing but it's just not old enough for me you know what i did really rubbish
41:26at that coconut shy throwing so i think i'm gonna be out i'm gonna be out on this one okay thank you
41:32cheers though ronnie i'm not gonna be shy boom 55 pound with me no chance okay what's it
41:42gotta be i want 100 quid for it you want 100 quid for it do you do 80 no thank you for the offer
41:56do i get the coconuts as well you can have whatever you like if you give me 100 quid 100 quid yeah done
42:01get a hard man running can i ask what simon valued the box at 10 to 20 pounds wow no he didn't
42:16simon valued it between 50 and 100. ian bought the coconut shy box for 100 pound we're gonna blow the lot
42:24on a slap-up meal in edinburgh tonight you drive a hard bargain mate it's an absolute thank you very
42:30much i really appreciate it yeah thank you ronnie see you later
42:38anybody want to buy coconut no
42:44well that's another day of high octane action join us again soon to see what
42:49fantastic objects pass through the bidding room simon wait for me
43:06you
43:19you
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