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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.
07:12Round, round.
07:13Oh, look, it'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.
07:29Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
07:33That'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, yes, 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.
09:16The 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.
09:34My 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.
10:09I'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.
10:27Next up is seller Jacqueline, hoping that our large collection will make a real mark with
10:35our buyers.
10:36So what I've brought today with me is pieces that have originated once upon a time round
10:41about the 70s for my dad's pub.
10:43They vary in different size, but they've all got something to do with one particular niche.
10:51The great thing about the bidding room is you never know what's going to come through
10:55and this is, I mean, so unusual and it's 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
11:11it for him.
11:12Dad, he passed away 10 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?
11:20Montrose, north-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 and then obviously with the artist's chisel
11:45was done than the sort of worker like that.
11:48Yeah.
11:49It's quite detailed.
11:50I love the ones with the figures in.
11:52We've got our two oil rig workers there.
11:55The other one at the front, Nigel, of the diver as well, I think is really, really striking.
12:01They're all initialed CS and dated 71.
12:06I have no idea who CS is.
12:09I'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.
12:24Yeah.
12:25And pretty much a one-off chance to buy a collection like this.
12:28It'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?
12:35Expecting another child, so probably something towards that.
12:39Congratulations.
12:41It'll be money well spent.
12:42Yeah.
12:43So have I struck oil, Simon?
12:45The thing is, Jacqueline, of course, we've not got much of a comparable to go on, really,
12:51so I'm going to have to just judge on what I see.
12:53We've got two, four, six, seven, eight in total.
12:59You'd have to say £200 to £300 to group.
13:02OK.
13:03Push 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.
13:12Well, Jacqueline, thank you very much.
13:14And congratulations.
13:15Thank you very much.
13:16And very best of luck.
13:18Thanks both.
13:19Bye.
13:20Bye now.
13:21We've got 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.
13:36And welcome to the bidding room.
13:38And what's your name, please?
13:39Hey, my name's Jacqueline.
13:40Hello, Jacqueline.
13:41Hello, Jacqueline.
13:42Welcome.
13:43So, Jacqueline, this is quite a collection.
13:44Where did you get it from?
13:45Erm, I actually inherited them.
13:46I believe a customer of a father's who had a pub at the time, back in the 70s, made them
13:58for him for the pub.
13:59Oh, right.
14:00They look as if they're all connected to the North Sea oil rigging.
14:04Yeah.
14:05Further north you go, it's more oil-related.
14:06Mm-hm.
14:07Erm, so 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?
14:17Yeah.
14:18It's a soft wood.
14:19Looks like he's ebonised the wood or just painted it with kind of almost 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, that's a skill that I don't have.
14:35I mean, this one's really cool, isn't it?
14:38Yeah.
14:39That's my favourite, John.
14:40Yeah, that's spot on.
14:41I like that one.
14:42The two men drilling evokes so much atmosphere and 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.
14:55I'll see you later.
14:56Well done, John.
14:58They're incredibly powerful images.
15:01They've got that feeling of the Soviet period and they've created wonderful, striking sculptures and promotional propaganda images.
15:12I think they need to go back into an industrial setting to get that 100% feel of what they are.
15:17Feel of it.
15:18Yeah.
15:19They're not kitsch, are they?
15:20No.
15:21No.
15:22They just need to go into just the sort of setting where it's quite heavy, isn't it?
15:25Mm.
15:26It's a heavy look on plywood.
15:28I think also from a social history point of view, in the 70s, the oil rigs in the North Sea, that was such a big thing.
15:35It's almost capturing a bit of time, isn't it?
15:37Yeah.
15:38Because we know industries change so much.
15:39It's changed.
15:40Like coal mining as well.
15:41Mm-hmm.
15:42So anything that captures that then is a good thing.
15:44Yeah.
15:45Brilliant.
15:48So, Jacqueline, if you sell this amazing collection to one of us today, what are you planning to do with the money?
15:52Well, we have another baby coming along.
15:55Aw.
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, because they're so unique, has 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.
16:17Ladies and gentlemen, let'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, can Jacqueline push a bidding battle up to Simon's £200 to £300 valuation?
16:37I'll just kick us off at £30.
16:40£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.
16:53I'm not getting a word in it.
16:54I do want to do these lots.
16:55£160.
16:56£1.75.
16:57£1.95.
16:58I can go to £200.
16:59I am looking for a bit more. Simon was quite impressed with them, so...
17:00Simon doesn't have to sell them.
17:01LAUGHTER
17:02Nursery furniture is expensive.
17:03£2.10.
17:04£2.20.
17:05£2.20.
17:06It's a fab collection, but I'm out.
17:12Jacqueline, I'm all at sea at this one.
17:15No!
17:16So, I'm out.
17:172.30.
17:18I'm going to be out.
17:19220 it's a fab collection but I'm out Jacqueline I'm all at sea of this one so
17:32I'm out at 2.30 I'm gonna be out
17:39I'm at but thank you very much indeed you are at 230 pounds with me do we have a
17:46deal would you go slightly higher of course you would Jacqueline I'll be
17:56honest with you my bottom very bottom with 250 that I would be happy with
18:09actually so excited I can't believe it fetched the money it did well I'm really
18:14pleased that they're gonna actually be on someone's wall now hopefully and not
18:16just kept under the bed at the back of the garage somewhere it's been an
18:19excellent result that's for you and hopefully we'll see you again soon
18:24perfect
18:31yeah not be funny Jay but you really like those why did you let John get those
18:37off you I think he's been hypnotizing me it's those eyes have you looked at those
18:41eyes don't look at me anymore don't you do that
18:48meet collector Richard he's rocked up with something he thinks is both curious
18:53and creepy and he's so right well I've bought something very very unique it has
19:00two faces I've only ever seen one other it's the creepiness that sold it to me
19:05now it's time to move it on
19:08I'm trying to scared to look yes I'm more scared we like a box but yeah I'd like to
19:15know what's in it yes hello hello Richard thank you for coming into the
19:20bidding room no problem thank you very much um what have we got that little box
19:24there we have the creepiest soap in the world are we ready yep oh that is creepy
19:32isn'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
19:41lives with me now but it's outlived its purpose what was its purpose to set on my
19:46shelf and look creepy now now I've moved on to bigger and better creepy things oh I
19:50see you you you specialize creepy if I see something creepy and I like it right
19:54we'll buy it okay what did you pay for it about seven pounds did you yes these
19:59novelty soap bars do come up from time to time you know they did ones sort of
20:05Laurel and Hardy and all different characters this is the first two-faced
20:10baby I've I've come across it's quite cleverly packaged what we think is its
20:16little nightgown dress gown is is actually a face flannel isn't it so it's very
20:21clever made by the company Norton's operating out of out of London who are the
20:27sole distributors believe it or not yes and the wonderful world can contains
20:32lanolin which of course is grease from sheep's wool indeed it is I can see why
20:37you went for the creepy element it's it's it is and that's the smart that's the
20:42dust of smiling face Nigel and then we have the crying face on the other side but
20:47dates judging by the script and everything the type fonts say 1930s
20:52probably isn't it definitely pre-war anyway so great for collectors of quirky
20:57creepy novelty items yep and when you think it's not far off 100 years old to be
21:02fair it survived extremely well hasn't it yeah I've never come across this one
21:07before no okay it's a unique two-sided face baby soap bar
21:13wow whatever money you make I wonder I never guess what you're going to spend it
21:18on something creepier more something more creepy collection what's the creepy baby
21:23worth dear me I'm guessing I'm gonna say 50 70 quid you happy with that absolutely
21:37thank you great yep it's a good markup if it goes just a bit just a bit fantastic
21:41before you have you ever seen another one of these have you yes you have found
21:45one more in Sudbury childhood museum it's a Victorian child museum in the
21:49Midlands afternoon they've got one but it's nowhere near it's a condition thank
21:55you thank you again thank you nice to meet you thank you pleasure
21:59yes so we know of one of the it's a museum piece it's a museum piece
22:11Simon valued the two-headed baby face soap 50 to 70 pounds I'd be very very happy with
22:17that looking forward to meet the dealers college see the reactions
22:20hello hello hello welcome to the bidding move thank you and what's your name Richard could
22:31you unveil that really large item please ladies and gentlemen to the table I bring the creepiest
22:36soap in the world oh come on come on come on then what is it guys baby face soap what it says
22:48on the box baby cries baby laughs are we ready oh no oh that's weird that is weird Richard what's
23:00your house luck very creepy is it exceptionally creepy what is it it's a soap made into a creepy baby's head
23:08oh my goodness oh no no this is a face on the other side oh my goodness tell you what Richard I've seen
23:19some stuff in my time in this trade I have never seen one of them did Simon give an indication of the
23:25age late 30s definitely pre-war he said right oh really oh my gosh that's mad that a soap can last
23:32that long isn't it it actually says on the box bath time is laugh time with Norton's baby soap when I was
23:39a kid I had matey bubble bath I had a soap that was in the shape of a bear but like cuz it was meant to
23:45be it's fun isn't it bath time was fun when you were a kid you wouldn't get that now because it it cost a
23:51fortune to kind of mass-produce that in the scale that's needed especially with the face on both
23:56sides there's such a lot of detail in the face as well which is quite creepy slash cool can I ask you
24:01what Simon said did he think this was quite rare he's never seen another one right okay and I found
24:07one other in a childhood museum in Derbyshire right children soaps I do have someone myself Archie Andrews
24:17Mickey Mouse Donald Duck all them children's characters you know but I've never seen one so
24:23macabre and sometimes when things are mad wacky and weird and the uglier can sometimes be the most
24:31desirable right guys I think we need to start the bidding on this special piece who's gonna kick it
24:36off despite being one of the creepiest things we've had in the Too Faced soap value at 50 to 70 pounds
24:43is certainly intriguing and if no one bites on this I'm buying it for Simon's birthday I'll have
24:49a go 10 pound I'll go 15 and I'll go 20 pounds on this bath time bonanza you know I quite like it 25
24:59do you know what I think I find it a little bit creepy so I think I'm gonna be out 30 pounds
25:07watch your mouth out boy 35 ah that's when I say I'm out but thank you very much
25:1540 pounds 45 pounds 50 pounds 60 pound and I'm out 65 pounds for a bar of soap
25:31well at that price I think I'm gonna have to wash my hands with it and I'm gonna pull out as well not
25:41a problem so for the first time as a dealer I'm offering you 65 pounds for a bar of creepy soap
25:47how do you feel about it sold to the man with a splendid hat Richard may ask what did Simon value
25:58it up please 50 to 70 pounds oh and do you remember what you paid for it seven pounds hey well done
26:08Betty started at 10 pounds I finally saw the item 65 quid job done thank you for bringing me the
26:17creepiest bar of soap on planet earth not upon and it's been a pleasure to see you enjoy and hopefully
26:22see you again it's been absolutely fantastic day thank you very much for having me loved it John
26:30can I borrow it later I fancy a bath it's 60 quid for about it probably is one of the top five hideous
26:43buyers of my career as a dealer well isn't the kids are gonna absolutely hate it I agree I've brought
26:52them a new brother or sister John it's hideous oh no no you've upset the baby now the baby's crying and
27:04now we're in all kinds of trouble next in to try her luck with our bidders is seller Trishna with three
27:13items she's quite attached to well I've brought something along that for a long time and I bought
27:19it at an event and it's something that you would keep but then you could also bring it out on special
27:24occasions hello Trishna welcome to the bidding room hi and what have we bought today I'm what's a set
27:36of tumblers from the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988 I'm the founder director of a charity called
27:42Six Andrew 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 so this was a sort of thing for you
27:55to buy and remember the festival yeah it's about five didn't they all that's right over the country
28:00the Glasgow one was the most successful out of all the five it was a very important festival wasn't it
28:07because from that then Glasgow got the city of culture didn't it was all about regenerating those
28:14areas of the city and these would have been produced obviously as souvenirs mementos mass-produced glass
28:20and then it's a transfer print on the front there but I've no idea Trista how many were made but you'd
28:28assume quite a few I would imagine yes to be honest you could still use them couldn't you so so Simon how
28:35much do you think through I've got to be honest Krishna I've never had any to sell before yeah
28:43you're going to have to work your charms next door keep it might be five pounds it might be 20 pounds I
28:49honestly don't know you're just going to have to work hard and and see where we end absolutely very
28:57good very best of luck thank you very much coming bye bye yeah she's got a decent-sized G&T in the
29:05yeah I'm just just crossing my mind there and then I didn't go above or beyond any expectations and
29:14they said I would just have to work my charm in the bidding room but I'll go in and try and sell it
29:19to them and if they if somebody buys them fine and if not go back on mobile stress it hello welcome
29:30to the bidding room can I assure your name it's Trishna Trisha could you do the big great reveal for us
29:38please Wow they're very pretty glasses now it's got some letters on it what does it say
29:48Glasgow Garden Festival 88 ah tell us about them Trisha well there was the garden festivals across the UK in
29:571980 and the one in Glasgow was the most successful there was about 4 million people that attended and we
30:04had went through for a day trip to the festival and I bought these as a memory thing oh there's a
30:11souvenir top yes and this trip who was it organized by a charity work based in Edinburgh and so we
30:19arranged trips for children and women and families was it an important festival in any way there was
30:25lots of regeneration going on around to that area where the Docklands were and that festival was kind
30:30of created around that so it was after the garden festival that Glasgow got the city of culture award
30:35oh very good interesting I mean yeah it's a nice collectible you know city of culture is quite
30:42important isn't it yes all the cities across the across the UK Liverpool have had it other cities
30:47have had it so just a nice bit of memorabilia are you aware of the Glasgow Empire exhibition yes
30:53right because Glasgow is very proud of their exhibitions and and this is obviously a proud moment for them
30:59as well yeah there is someone out there needs these I quite like them and I have a friend in mind who
31:07collects similar things like the Glasgow Empire exhibition and stuff like that so I could I could be
31:15interested in putting a bid on them Trishna if one of us buys your glasses yeah what will you do
31:21with the money well it depends on how much I get for them I might donate some to the charity
31:29right I want some healthy bidding for these fine objects Trishna's glasses might have only had a
31:41five to twenty pound estimate from Simon but can her charm and the charitable cause help seal a better
31:47deal I shall start at five pans and I'm gonna follow you with a good ten pound bid excellent I'm
31:56gonna go for twenty pounds for it I'm gonna be out on this interesting at this point I'm gonna be out
32:03well thank you very much for bringing them anyway thank you I'm gonna sell out but I'm also gonna give
32:08a five pound for your charity if I'm allowed to do that thank you you're very welcome and I'm gonna
32:13join this good man here so thank you very much well today what I'll donate a fiver as well and I shall
32:20donate five as well Trishna I'm going to go to twenty five pounds for these Ian Joe John and Melissa are all
32:31putting five pounds towards your wonderful charity that will bring it to forty five pounds how would you
32:37feel about that and well thank you all very much it's really generous of you to donate to the charity
32:42I'm now beginning to think should I take them back home with me because it's making me feel very
32:48nostalgic about emotional you're welcome to take them back don't feel under pressure let's just give
32:55you something for the charity then I think I will take them back home what did Simon value them at
33:11he valued them at between five to twenty pounds oh well that's good I've only got 20 I don't think I
33:20realized how much they meant to me the more that we're talking about them the more I kind of thought to
33:24myself I don't really want to sell them now I think that's right isn't it is this my 10 pound
33:36now because I don't know it's certainly not mine well I've got 15 quid and I still not give it I tell
33:43you what here have it for charity there you go I ended up with 35 pounds so so it's all good for the
33:52charity and I've got my glasses back I think I'll go back and put them back on my dressers Trisha you've
33:58had a wonderful day and so have we you've got 35 pound because we can't count you're going home with
34:03your glasses as well so well done you thank you well done you haven't paid anything I'm 10 pound down I'm 20 pound down
34:19last into our Edinburgh sales room is collector Ronnie with a mystery item that he hopes brings along the
34:30fun of the fair today I've bought a unique carnival item it's handmade it's highly decorated and it has
34:40been repurposed we do get a lot of boxes don't we but this is quite different hello Ronnie hello nice to
34:52meet you welcome to the bidding room thank you you've got a red box here I have yeah it's come from a
34:57fairground oh it was originally for a coconut shy store and it would have had all the wooden balls in
35:03it and what's nice about it is it's handmade by the showman mm-hmm and the moldings around the edge
35:09you can see are older they've come off of a fairground organ so he's made that especially for his own
35:15store and I found that in a trailer in a showman's yard as you said oh I'll have that idea so come over
35:23here I negotiated and bought quite a few things because I like finish fairground oh do you I'm a mad
35:28collector oh dear your poor wife I know I know where's it been living I've got an old barn I rent
35:36and I store the stuff there so you said it was empty no it had the balls in well what happened to them I
35:41sold them that was probably a mistake a massive mistake so I thought you could get them in if you
35:48cannot get them anywhere do you do better buying and selling yeah I like to to buy things and if I
35:53don't see a use for it anymore then I will sell things yeah okay it's not what you do for a living
35:58no no well time as he's an expert in boxes I know that mm-hmm you know the boxes of nothing fancy
36:05it's simple construction fairground colors but yeah I quite like these almost sort of grape and
36:10vine type decoration date wise I don't know the box itself was what's that amid mid-century but the
36:17moldings probably earlier of course they did repurpose refurbish nothing went to waste no no they
36:24couldn't afford to could they you know it had to be repainted and used for the following season or in
36:29this case bits from one item end up being stuck on something else you know it's a big market for this
36:36sort of thing yes anything fairground and it's got a bit of color and at the end of the day it's good
36:42storage yep it's storage Simon don't be shy what am I gonna get for it I probably see it at 50 to 100
36:51quid to be honest you know it's just uh what our dealers yeah pops into their head when they see it
36:58absolutely right tell you what I'll do I'll think of a way of doing something so it makes it more
37:02sellable brilliant yeah okay might put it back to its original use why not Ronnie thank you so much I love
37:08this 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 100 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
37:28I am the story and hopefully one of them will really like it and find a good use for it here we
37:36are with the next piece Ronnie Ronnie is an avid collector he's got a barn full of junk lovely why
37:49don't want you why don't you go and reveal like have a guess what that is oh I don't like it it was
37:58used on a coconut shy stall and the balls were inside it yeah and the showman adapted the box and the
38:04moldings around the outside are off an old fairground organ the thing is Ronnie had the balls inside the
38:11box but someone fancied those balls so he sold them however I'm going to help up and oh hey fun can't we
38:22and if you look inside the box you'll find that we have found some balls oh fantastic why don't I
38:32leave you all to examine it while I could have a little lie down before I look at the next valuable
38:39piece that's coming through the bidding room I'd like to have a closer inspection Ronnie what age
38:47did Simon put on your box he's quite mid-century so the moldings could well be owns are a load yeah
38:54so it's got still all the decoration a bit like this this is on the front decoration made of it wood or
39:01steel no so the decorations are just old wooden ones they've just been stuck on there the actual box I
39:08mean a lot of show people were very ingenious I mean they were recycling before it was even invented
39:14it's a lovely little thing because it's a personal built thing it's not a mass-produced that's the
39:19uniqueness of it yes you want another one of those it has got balls do you know what let's have a good
39:27go right now Mel yeah this is serious business okay yeah get yourself limbered up eye on the coconut
39:34yeah right come back and give it all you've got oh focus concentrate do you know what I think I'll have a go
39:47oh darts
39:49oh bobbins
39:53all right come on John come on move the team one two three go
39:58oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh John look what you've done you've ruined Nigel's display sorry guys
40:10do you know what though none of us are going home with the goldfish today
40:13let'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 I
40:23wonder if one of us wins it do we get the display as well yeah you do oh hey and the coconuts
40:29roll up roll up it's time to do some bidding yay so thanks to a little help from my prop team
40:39Ronnie's fairground box has proven a hit with our gang but who will strike past the 50 to 100 pound
40:46valuation don't be shy now whoever buys this gets to keep my coconuts I think I'm gonna start off
40:52actually go on 20 quid I'll go 25 pound 35 pounds 40 pounds 45 pound 50 pounds Ronnie it's not for me
41:07so I'm out but thank you thank you 55 pounds don't forget you're getting a free coconut shy
41:14you could win every time once you own it and the balls and the coconuts it's a fabulous thing but
41:22it's just not old enough for me you know what I did really rubbish at that coconut shy throwing
41:27I think I'm gonna be out I'm gonna be out on this one okay thank you cheers though Ronnie I'm not
41:34gonna be shy boom boom 55 pound with me mmm no chance okay what's it gonna be I want 100 quid for it
41:44you want 100 quid for it did you do 80 no thank you for the offer do I get the coconuts as well you can
41:58have whatever like if you give me 100 quid 100 quid yeah done get a hard man running can I ask what
42:09Simon valued the box at 10 to 20 pound wow no he didn't Simon valued it between 50 and 100
42:18Ian bought the coconut shy box for 100 pound we're gonna blow the lot on a slap-up meal in Edinburgh
42:26tonight you drive a hard bargain mate it's an absolute thank you very much I really appreciate
42:31yeah thank you Ronnie anybody want to buy coconut no well that's another day of high octane action
42:47join us again soon to see what fantastic objects pass through the bidding room Simon wait for me
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