VO: It's the nation's favorite antiques experts, with £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

That hurts.

(SHE CHUCKLES) VO: The aim?

To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.

There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.

So much!

VO: So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?

(SHE CHUCKLES) VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip!

Yeah!

It's the third leg of our Antiques Road Trip, with treasure hunters David Barby and Margie Cooper in their open top 1979 Mercedes 350SL.

And with two wins in a row, David is looking for a hat-trick.

DAVID (DB): Obviously I'd like to get a little sparkler.

(THEY CHUCKLE) But I don't know, it's all the luck of the draw.

MARGIE (MC): I know.

VO: David has already proved himself the master of ceramics on this road trip, not just once... All finished at 240?

MC: Oh!

Well done!

VO: ..but twice.

170.

MC: Oh my goodness me, that was amazing.

VO: And traveling companion Margie is getting to know his wicked ways.

You just can't trust him.

He does all this sort of terribly puzzled and worried look, and he's got an absolute fabulous little item that romps off and makes a really good profit.

VO: Margie has slowly but surely been growing her cash over the last two auctions, which means she now has £294.40 to spend.

David on the other hand has more than doubled his money, giving him a whopping £485.60 to splurge.

The route for the week takes our road trippers from Alnwick in Northumberland through the beautiful English countryside to the final destination of Lincoln, 200 miles away.

But today's trip begins in Bridlington, on the coast, before heading inland to the auction in Sheffield, the home of snooker.

VO: Bridlington is a quaint seaside town, bringing back some happy memories for David.

DB: Do you know, this sort of holiday resort takes me back to when I was very young in the 1950... er, 1960s.

(THEY CHUCKLE) MC: Oops!

VO: Yeah right!

You were probably building sandcastles here in 1643, when royal troops landed to fight in the English civil war!

But the only battle David faces today is with the Mercedes.

Right, now then, which is your shop?

This is so difficult, getting out of this car!

Really!

Now which is your shop?

Yours up there, isn't it?

MC: Yeah.

DB: Georgian Tearooms.

And mine's here.

All the very best.

All the... Is that sincere?

It's always sincere!

VO: The first stop for David is Priory Antiques.

DB: Hello.

DEALER: Hello.

David Barby, you're..?

Irene Cook.

Hello, Irene.

Can you put me in the direction of, somewhere, let's say silver.

Do you have any silver?

Yes, we've got some... some nice silver buttons in here.

Oh, these here?

Quite pretty, yes, yes, they're quite pretty.

Have you got an eyeglass I could use?

Yes, I have.

Oh wonderful, thank you very much.

VO: Now what's David up to here?

Silver is Margie's specialty!

Could he be playing her at her own game?

Sneaky!

Right, these are quite small, they're probably blouse buttons.

They're for a lady, and they've got a female design on them.

I think the female is playing a lyre.

Very Grecian, isn't it?

Very Grecian.

What's the price on those?

Well, they're 70.

70?!

(CHUCKLES) Yes!

Er, it's got to be a bit less than that.

They're very, very small buttons.

I was thinking round about £40.

What about 50?

Can you say 45, split the difference?

OK. What, 45?

DEALER: Yeah.

DB: OK. OK. That was quick.

It was, wasn't it?

Can you take me somewhere else?

Show me another object?!

VO: Nearby, at the Georgian Tearooms, Margie has found some silver of her own - two Edwardian scent bottles, at £35 for the pair.

So how cheap could those be?

I think considering I did buy them at a car boot sale, there's a little bit of money in it for me.

Yeah.

So at 20 quid, I'd walk away with a bit of a profit.

A deal, thank you.

OK, so we'll put those there.

Yeah, sure.

And I'll move on.

VO: Another quick purchase - most unlike Margie!

Little propelling pencils that... You can... they collapse, they're great, but look at this one, it's a miniature one.

It's £19.

And I really like it.

VO: Miniature propelling pencils were popular with Victorians.

They could be attached to charm bracelets for a lady out shopping or even used with a dance card.

And would you believe it?

Here, here is a card that would have been marked, and I've actually never seen one of these.

So there's a list of all the dances... ..and then each dance would have somebody's name.

I think this has been a bit of a... Let me just have a quick look.

Yeah, somebody's put Spiderman on there!

(CHUCKLES) But that's what they look like, and I've never seen one of those before.

It's original.

I'm trying to work out what the one-step is.

I don't know, absolutely no idea.

You certainly don't see it in any of the modern dance programs, do you?

I quite like that, but I'm not convinced it's Victorian.

Well, I mean I could do...

I could do it for 15 and throw in this card...

Right.

..to make up a package.

12 at the very best, 12 at the death.

Yeah, not 10?

(THEY CHUCKLE) You're amazing, you know!

Absolutely amazing!

No, no, awful, aren't I?

I feel awful.

Hang on, just let my heart settle down a bit.

OK, 10.

MC: Alright.

DEALER: Yeah, yeah.

MC: Brill.

DEALER: Thank you.

Do you think I'll make a fortune?

No!

Very striking.

It is, isn't it?

It's very...

It's £40.

..exhibition, isn't it?

At £40, it's too much for the type of pottery that it is.

VO: A 1960s West German vase, in case you were wondering.

(WHISPERS) 15.

25.

My original price on that was £15.

VO: Why are they whispering?

And I'd like to keep to £15, if you don't mind.

Don't feel under any pressure.

Come down to 17.

Seven... £15.

It's got to be 15.

I can't see it any more.

Erm... How about 16?

You're a hard woman!

DEALER: Really hard woman.

DB: You're a hard man!

DB: Thank you very much.

Right.

So that's one vase and the buttons, how much do I owe you?

That's 45 for the buttons.

DB: Yes.

DEALER: And 16 for those.

£61.

VO: I bet he'll use that "no change" line, all for the sake of a pound!

Have you some change, please?

Or would you strike that off?

£60 exactly?

You're a hard man, aren't you?

Go on then, we'll make it 60.

VO: Cheeky beggar!

He got the vase for £15 after all!

Just as he's about to leave, David spots a rustic-looking garden bench, but with a price tag of £200 he needs to try it before he buys.

What exactly is he plotting?

I think £60 is adequate.

I can't come down to that.

You can.

I can't.

68, 68... We'll split the difference at 65, and that's it.

I won't say anything more.

68.

VO: Good for you, girl.

That'll shut him up.

You've had your wicked way with me!

VO: Perish the thought!

Right, OK. 68, my goodness me.

There's £80, thank you.

OK, OK, I'll just go and get the change.

Can I have it wrapped?

VO: Margie is also settling her account - £10 for the propelling pencil and dance card, and £20 for the pair of scent bottles.

£30.

Thank you very much.

But I'll need change now... Yep, sure.

So if you give me 10... MC: (LAUGHS) VO: Just in the nick of time!

DB: Margie!

MC: Hello!

Hello darling.

I'm moving on.

MC: How are you doing?

OK. You?

MC: Have you had a purchase?

(CHUCKLES) Oh, you're not gonna play that... that worried look, are you?

Have you spent much?

No.

I'm just going out here, you can come in now.

I'm gonna go in your shop.

Alright, OK, best of luck across there.

He's probably been in and bought all the bargains, but never mind.

I don't know what David will have bought, something quirky.

VO: It's behind you!

It's just, I mean there's loads of things, it's really interesting, but you've just got to think, you know... VO: It's behind you!

I mean, what's going to sell well?

VO: Oh, for the love of...

This is a funny old thing, isn't it?

Look at that.

That's a very... imaginative piece, isn't it?

VO: Yes it is.

A real cartwheel from a real cart.

The only thing missing is the horse.

(BLOWS AIR) VO: Ha!

Thanks Margie.

Now, go and find something David hasn't bought.

What about that Mackintosh style oak cabinet at £65?

I could do it for 40, 40's a good price.

Yeah.

Especially with the glass, with the beveled glass.

Yeah, I do like the glass, yeah, it is nice, yeah.

I'm just trying to imagine, you know... Is somebody going to...?

Like it as much as you do?

Absolutely.

Yeah.

And the only way that you feel confident is that it becomes so cheap!

I know it sounds pathetic, but I mean, a couple of pounds off the 40 would help.

38?

Oh great, well, I'll buy it then!

OK then.

Thanks a lot.

VO: All shopped out in Bridlington, it's time for our experts to move on.

Yeah, thanks guys.

Who's going to carry that cabinet and huge great bench off to auction, hey?

Back on the road, our experts head to Hull, where Margie is making a pit stop for a "Humberlievable" driving experience.

You love Humber cars?

I'm not so sure I know what Humber cars look like.

They're sort of rounded and they're so typical of the 1940s, '50s, aren't they?

You can't think of a quality car without thinking of the Humber.

VO: Quality cars?

Here?

Are you sure?

That's more like it!

This is a private collection of 28 Humber cars owned by Allan Marshall.

I think you'll find all the best stuff's kept in here.

Oh my word!

What an amazing collection!

VO: Allan's businessman father started the collection in 1960 with a second hand Humber, and used it to deliver potatoes.

These silver dream machines, favored by the ruling classes, were nicknamed "old faithfuls" for their reliability.

By the 1920s, the company, founded by Thomas Humber of Sheffield, had established itself as a motorcar manufacturer of the highest quality.

ALLAN: Its original owner was Baroness Rothschild, and this color is called Black Pearl over Shell Grey, and it was... you could really have any color you liked.

MC: It's gorgeous.

ALLAN: But I just think it carries the lines very well.

This of course was the debutant era, of the big dresses and the high hair, diamonds and furs.

The doors hinge backwards.

MC: Yeah.

ALLAN: And then what Humber did was raise the floors by about six inches to cover the transmission tunnel, so it allowed the ladies to walk in forwards, without having to shuffle, and she could do a complete turn and then sit.

I was told the baroness actually used to sit at this side here.

She was quite vain and she loved to be seen by the people on the side of the road.

If you had the Pullman, this was the bee's knees.

VO: The cars were particularly popular with the royal family.

King George VI had a fleet of 47 Humbers.

For anyone that was anyone, these were the cars to be seen in.

It was formerly the property of Edward and Mrs Simpson, in their courting days.

My word!

It's the only one of its type in the world, that we know of.

It's called a Humber Snipe, it's a 1932 model.

VO: Because of the couple's clandestine relationship, this unique royal car was ordered with a very special spec.

ALLAN: As you can see, it's got a very small back window, and very dark inside.

I think you get more of an impression by sitting in, and sitting right back.

Whoa, yeah.

And imagine you're going round the streets of London, nobody can see you in the back of the car.

Totally private.

Open the cupboard doors at that side... Yeah.

There's a lovely reading lamp in there.

Oh, look at that.

And a cigar lighter.

Oh, my goodness me.

There's even a little safe deposit box under the carpet!

I'm sitting where Mrs Simpson sat.

Fantastic, eh?

I wonder if there's anything... any... anything down... Oh, hang on!

Oh, I've checked.

Oh, have you checked?

(THEY CHUCKLE) I fancy myself in here, with a future king!

VO: Well if you want to be a queen, Margie, you'd better get accustomed to the lifestyle.

Bring your tiara with you!

I haven't brought it with me, what a shame.

Right, here we go.

Not too far, I don't want to use all your petrol!

Right, I'm ready.

Elbow on the armrest, please.

MC: Oh, elbow on the... ALLAN: Hand up vertical.

MC: Oh, right.

ALLAN: And wave.

MC: (LAUGHS) I tell you, you're very good at that.

VO: So Queen Margie ends the day in a slightly posher car than usual.

She always did have delusions of grandeur.

Night-night, ma'am!

Ha!

It's a glorious new day for our antiques experts, and another chance for them to spend all their hoarded cash.

But someone is getting a little jumpy.

Now, I'm being quite truthful with you, I'm in a panic mode.

So I may buy the first thing I see.

Oh, right.

VO: So far David has spent £128 on three items - some dainty art nouveau buttons, a retro German vase, and a hulking great garden seat, leaving him with £357.60 to splash.

Margie meanwhile has spent £68 on a pair of silver topped scent bottles, a Victorian pencil and dance card, and an oak cabinet - leaving her with £226.40 for the day ahead.

David and Margie are traveling 60 miles cross-country to their next shop in Harworth, a small town in the county of Nottinghamshire.

Oh here we go, there it is.

There's Harris... Oh!

VO: Harrisons is quite literally a warehouse full of antiques.

Surely there's something here for David - if he can make out of the car, that is.

(HORN HONKS) MC: (LAUGHS) Are you trying to announce your arrival?

DB: Best of luck, bye-bye.

MC: See you later.

DB: Hello.

DEALER: Good morning.

Morning, David Barby.

Charlotte Harrison, pleased to meet you.

Pleased to meet you.

Goodness me.

Got a lot here, haven't you?

Quite a bit, yeah.

I think I'll start along this, and sort of wander through.

Yep.

VO: And as David gets into his stride, it's not long before he's drawn to a piece of Bretby Art pottery.

I'll give you that for £5.

You're not giving me it, I'm paying £5 for it!

VO: You cheapskate!

I've got another piece... Yep.

..that I could combine with that.

DEALER: Right.

It's one of those West German vases, stands about that big, and I just thought that might add a little bit of interest to it.

VO: So David's thinking of combining this vase with his German one.

Come on, man!

A fiver's hardly going to break the bank!

It's stenciled, isn't it?

The design.

VO: Er, no need to rush a decision, eh?

Right, just let me continue my perambulations.

No problem.

VO: Well food for thought, then, and time for a ponder and a wander.

What about a nice piece of silver, a hallmarked vase by Walker and Hall of Birmingham?

(EXHALES) It's quality.

£84?!

Yep.

What's the best on that?

I would allow you to have it for 60.

What about 50?

Meet you halfway, 55.

Sugars!

It's too much.

And the... scoreboard?

Right, the price on that is 200.

Oh, sugars!

VO: Produced by Orme and Sons, one of the most respected makers of billiard tables, this late 19th century scoreboard could be a nice little earner for David.

DEALER: I know it's got the button missing on the end.

DB: It has.

So for that, I can knock you off £20 then, cuz that were missing.

Just 20?

Well, how much do you think you would like to pay?

Could it be 120?

I would say... my lowest I can take is 150.

I'm being good to you.

150.

VO: Crikey.

Thank you.

(CHUCKLES) VO: That's something you don't see every day.

You've been lucky today... Oh my God, you've taken that hand so quickly!

VO: Well Charlotte, scores on the board but Barby is still after a winning pot.

That vase, you just throw it in with that.

If you want me to.

(THEY CHUCKLE) Thank you very much!

I'm happy.

OK, lovely.

VO: But will they go "snooker loopy" for this over at the auction in Sheffield?

Next door, Margie is eyeing up a nice pair of jugs.

Look out, look out, there's a Barby about!

28.

Oh, look who's coming.

Look behind you.

Excuse me.

I can feel someone's presence... in here.

Sorry?

I can feel someone's presence.

Have you finished?

No.

But you... whi... fizzle off round there.

I will do.

MC: Yes.

DB: OK. VO: With the opposition dispatched, Margie can take a closer look at the set of horse pictures.

MC: How much are they?

DEALER: £40.

Just gonna look at this really bad one... VO: The pictures are of winners of the renowned St Leger's Stakes, a horse race that has taken place in Doncaster since 1776.

This one's called...

This one's...

I'm learning about horseracing today.

Blue Bonnet, oh.

Blue Bonnet by Touchstone - winner of the St Ledger in 1812.

Yeah, I mean, what do you expect?

Well, I don't think...

I think that's beyond... That's past the point of no return, I think.

(EXHALES DEEPLY) Got to go for these, haven't we?

VO: Margie's taking a £40 punt on the gee-gees, but what are the odds on them doing well at auction?

I think you've got a good chance with those.

Do you think so?

Buy two, get one free, really, isn't it, with that one?

That's really bad, that one.

I think they just need cleaning up.

So 40's the absolute?

Oh yes.

Oh yes.

Yes, that is an absolute...

Steal.

It's a steal.

It is yeah, I'm not going to argue with you.

Thank you very much.

Cuz they're not touched, are they?

You'll not go wrong with those.

Christine, doing it with you?

Yes please, thank you very much.

That's one, two... DEALER: Lovely.

MC: Three... four.

DEALER: No, £40, you give me 20s.

See how honest we are?!

What an idiot!

Give you benefit of the doubt, there.

What an idiot!

VO: Gosh.

She's hardly got any money as it is and now giving it away!

Right, here I go.

DEALER: Good luck to you.

MC: Bye!

VO: As Margie goes next door, it seems David has not been idle.

This piece of Worcester porcelain.

And it's quite a well known design.

A little bit rubbed there on the gilt, but this is in the form of a shell with coral, and you've got the lizard going up the side there, all in gilt, and this is typical sort of 1880, 1890, top, top quality porcelain.

Really very nice.

I like that.

I'll ask the price on that.

£50.

Is that the best?

Yeah, I would say so, yes.

Can you do it for 40?

Er, 45?

DB: Thank you.

DEALER: Thank you.

Right.

VO: Another item for David.

Hurrah!

Now, remember that silver vase he liked?

I'm like a magpie - silver.

It draws me.

VO: He got the price down to £55 - can Margie do any better?

Nice vase.

1930s.

Walker and Hall.

How much is this, Charlotte?

But I'll bet you it's gonna be too dear.

That's £85.

Yeah, jolly nice.

DEALER: Well, how much is it worth to you?

MC: It would be half.

I would go as low as... DEALER: 50.

MC: Mm, mm.

You're being very fair, but it's just got to be a dead cert.

If you really want it, I will let you have it for 40.

£40, yeah.

VO: Hold on.

That's £15 less than David was offered!

It's a bargain at half the price.

MC: Do you think so?

DEALER: Yep.

It's not a bargain, but it's a good buy.

It's not a bargain, it's a good buy.

VO: David is going to be furious!

So that's one... there, and two.

Make sure we're not... MC: There you go.

DEALER: Thank you very much.

VO: Blissfully unaware of the deal that's just been done, David has driven 18 miles north to the Trolleybus Museum at Sandtoft for a spot of time travel.

Really, really looking forward to it.

It's going to bring back so many memories of when I was a kid.

Very pleased to meet you.

Hi, I'm Bruce, yeah, so welcome to the Trolleybus Museum.

Bruce!

Thank you very much indeed.

It's like a time capsule, isn't it?

Yes, yes, set in the 1950s and '60s, which is the era of the trolleybus in Britain.

VO: Travel in postwar Britain was a very different story, when cars were considered an expensive luxury.

Trams and trolleybuses provided a popular and cheap form of public transport in major cities like London, Leeds and Edinburgh.

What's the difference between a tram and a trolleybus?

Well, trams need to run on rails...

Yes.

BRUCE: As most people... DB: Like Blackpool.

..remember from Blackpool, yes.

Trams picks up the current from one overhead wire, and return the current through the rails, whereas a trolleybus runs as you can see on normal rubber tires, but needs two wires in the air - one to bring the current in, and one to take it back.

Very, very sort of environmentally friendly, isn't it?

That's true, yes.

There's no emissions at street level.

All the electricity is very clean, and it's an environmentally friendly form of transport.

VO: The museum has over 50 trolleybuses from all over world - some in full working order and others that have only just started out on the long journey towards refurbishment.

This is a prime example of a restoration going on at the moment, this is a Nottingham trolleybus.

It's a six wheeler, and it dates from 1935.

And it's all wooden structures?

That's right, generally they were built of hardwood, which is why they've survived.

This is an example of one that was turned into a garden shed when it was withdrawn.

Right.

And that's why it's survived, otherwise it would have been burnt, and... You can actually see that it's been used in the garden, can't you?

Yes.

That's the original paintwork, which would be green underneath?

That's right.

So how long is this going to take?

Oh, er, could be anywhere up to 10 years.

Up to 10 years?

Yes, he's probably been at it about three or four already.

How many do you have working on it?

Erm, three or four people, generally.

But because we're volunteers, it's an ad hoc arrangement, there isn't a sort of a daily working party on it.

Now just tell me, is there a bus that operates now?

Let's have a look at this Reading trolleybus outside.

OK. All aboard!

Hello!

Welcome aboard.

Thank you very much indeed.

Where does it go to?

Sandtoft Square or Journey's End, or the terminus, whichever...

Journey's End, my favorite pub.

Fair enough.

There you are, thank you very much.

Oh, thank you very much.

Hold tight, please.

(BELL RINGS) This is wonderful.

Absolutely marvelous.

I feel as though I'm in a time machine.

I shall open the door, I shall end up in the 1950s.

It really is bringing back so many memories.

This is going to be the transport of the future.

VO: Whilst David goes off his trolley, Margie has driven on to Rotherham, to squeeze in one last shop of the day.

Tick-tock, Margie!

MC: Hi.

DEALER: Hello, hi Margie.

MC: Hi.

DEALER: How are you doing?

Er, not that brilliantly in the last hour.

Oh dear.

Well, come through, have a look round.

Yeah, OK, you're mainly furniture, aren't you?

Mainly furniture, yes.

I'm just trying to find a little piece to go with my last item... ..er, which is to do with sort of writing or miniatures, or something like that.

I've just thought about... that little silver charm bracelet, it's got some dancing slippers on.

MC: (LAUGHS) Yeah, I mean, it's very nice.

What is it, 1960s, usually?

They're usually a little bit early, could be 1940s, '50s.

Yeah, back in fashion, aren't they?

Yeah, they sell OK, yeah.

Yeah, they are, they're back in fashion, yeah.

So how much?

Well, it should be 45.

Er, £40.

Oh, I think that's too dear for me, cuz you see I've bought something else.

Mm.

Mm.

Yeah, I mean, that's very nice...

It cost me 25.

I'll do it you for 35.

VO: Margie has gone miniature mad!

That's fine, so we'll shake on that.

DEALER: Thanks very much.

MC: Thank you very much.

Hope you do well with it.

Oh, I do too.

I do too.

VO: With the bracelet, miniature pencil and dance card making one lot, the shopping is over.

And David has one or two surprises in store.

Margie!

Yeah!

What's going..?

(CHUCKLES) Oh, you bought that!

DB: (LAUGHS) I know, it's a loveseat.

All my money's gone.

You're a little monkey, aren't you?

You've bought other things.

Yes, I have.

Oh my... Oh my goodness.

May I have a look, please?

Be careful with it, cuz it cost a lot of money.

I'm sure it did.

This man is driving me... Oh, that's lovely, nautilus shell.

How lovely.

Oh, that's absolutely gorgeous.

The mark on the bottom from Worcester, yeah.

Oh, that's beautiful.

And how much was it?

Have a guess.

180?

VO: Miles out, Margie.

Guess again!

Oh no, please don't play games.

I can't bear it!

£45.

£45?

Oh, I'm getting fed up with this!

DB: (LAUGHS) I'm not playing this game!

Do you think it'll go for 180?

Don't look all hesitant like that, you're thrilled to bits.

I am really.

Right, this cost me £150.

Lovely, with the chalk center.

That's right, and all these panels work.

We've got one roundel missing there, I think it's not too bad to turn out.

Well, they're fun pieces, aren't they?

They are.

Right, are you ready?

I am.

Oh, I don't believe it!

MC: What?

DB: I do not believe it!

MC: What?

DB: I do not believe it!

VO: Believe it!

DB: That!

MC: Why?

DB: I turned it down for that.

MC: Oh, did you?

DB: Yes.

Well, you've probably done better.

You got that for 55?

No.

DB: How much?

MC: 40.

DB: You didn't!

MC: I did.

DB: You did not!

MC: Yeah, and you know what?

It's because I didn't want to buy it.

Do you want to have a look, or have you actually looked?

DB: I've examined it, thank you.

MC: Oh you've...

Right, OK. Let me have a look, I'm fascinated by your prints.

Right.

Don't think they're prints.

Hang on.

Hopefully not.

They're prints, laid to canvas.

MC: Are you sure?

DB: Yeah.

Oh, don't tell me they're going to go down the river.

They were £40.

Yeah.

Think they could fetch, what, 100?

I think that would be very favorable, £100.

What, that would be optimistic?

Yeah.

But they're nice.

They're nice things.

But I can't get over your silver vase, at £40.

I think we've both done well.

We'll see, won't we?

DB: Yes.

MC: We'll see.

VO: Like butter wouldn't melt!

But what do they really think?

David is becoming a formidable opponent.

I think he's bought really well today.

The risk is the billiard scoreboard, but then again if somebody's got a billiard table, that could do really well.

The items I don't think will do well are those lithographic prints, which are in such an awful state.

Made to look as though they're actual oil paintings on canvas, but they're not.

VO: OK Mr Smarty Pants - let's find out!

From Rotherham, there's one final push on to Sheffield and auction day.

I think we're going to do quite well here, Margie.

MC: Well, I think you might.

DB: I really, really, really do.

MC: I'm not as excited as you are!

DB: I'm getting quite excited about this.

Margie, all the best.

MC: And to you too.

DB: Thank you.

VO: Today our experts are doing battle at Sheffield Auction Gallery, in business since 1840, so they should know what they're talking about!

Let's see what auctioneer Robert Lea thinks about David's and Margie's items.

One or two of the things I like, I certainly like the snooker scoreboard.

That should do well in Sheffield hopefully, the home of snooker.

There's those three horseracing prints, quite early.

I know they're in a tired state, but we're not far from Doncaster where the St Leger is, so hopefully that should attract some local interest.

VO: David began today's road trip with a mighty £485.60 and has spent £323 on five lots, leaving him with £162.60 cash in hand.

Margie started out with £294.40 and has also bought five lots, costing £183, leaving her with a cash reserve of £111.40.

Here we are, here we are.

VO: First up for Margie it's the pair of Edwardian scent bottles.

28 I'm after, 28, £30, 32, 35.

38, £40, £40, 42, 45.

48, 50, £50.

ROBERT: That's a fair price.

MC: Hammer's gonna drop.

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: The sweet smell of success for Margie and a good profit on her first lot.

That's excellent.

He sold those well.

He did, bless him.

VO: David's vase combo is up next - the 1960s West German piece and the more traditional Bretby.

28 is your opening bid for the two... DB: 28.

MC: 28?

30 I'm after.

£30 it must be to take the commission... Come on, come on.

ROBERT: Somebody... DB: There's one over there.

Looking at 32 to progress.

£30 standing bid.

32, gent on my left.

Oh!

It's got to be 35 to move on.

32 only?

Any more for any more?

They've got to go.

Over now at 32.

MC: Oh, he's trying so hard.

DB: Ah.

MC: It's a profit.

Well, it's made a profit.

VO: Not a bad start for David, but Margie takes an early lead.

It's not £30 profit, like yours.

VO: Now it's Margie's bundle of the Victorian propelling pencil and dance card with the silver charm bracelet.

Must start the bidding at £18.

20 I'm after.

ROBERT: £20 I need to move on.

MC: Oh no!

With me at £18 on commission.

Oh my Lord.

22, 25, madam, I'm out.

But I'm out too soon.

I need 28 elsewhere.

£25... That's too low.

All done, are we, at 25?

Disaster.

VO: Margie's cards are well and truly marked as she makes a loss of £20.

25.

Oh, that's ridiculous.

That almost wipes out the profit you made earlier.

MC: (LAUGHS) Oh, sh!

VO: Next it's David's star buy - the Royal Worcester nautilus shell, and he's banking on this being a huge success.

..1882, forced to start the bidding at £38, 40 I'm after.

£40 it must be elsewhere.

£40, 42, 45... MC: Here you go.

ROBERT: ..48, 50, I'm out.

MC: It is on the book.

ROBERT: £50.

DB: I can't believe it.

On my right so far.

£50 bid only, anyone want 55?

ROBERT: It's gonna sell.

DB: Ridiculous.

Hammer's gonna drop at £50.

Are you finished?

MC: Oh, 50 pou...

It's ridiculous.

You got it, sir.

VO: Not quite the profit David was expecting, giving Margie the chance to catch up.

ROBERT: ..claret decanter with a silver...

I'm absolutely staggered.

VO: Let's see if she can close the gap with the silver vase that David almost bought.

Lots of interest, forced to start the bidding at... DB: £50.

ROBERT: ..£55.

60, I'm after, elsewhere.

Has it stopped at 60?

ROBERT: 70.

I'm out.

MC: Go for 80.

It should go for 80.

£70, gentleman on my left so far.

It should go for 80.

Anyone else at 75?

It's gonna go, all done now at £70.

Margie.

That was good.

A bit disappointed.

VO: A silver lining for Margie and another healthy profit.

That's another £30.

Yes I know, but the last lot got wiped out.

VO: David's set of art nouveau silver buttons up next.

They're crackers.

£30, 32 I'm after.

MC: There you go.

ROBERT: 32, 35, 38.

I'm out, £40, 42, 45, 48.

No.

45 with the lady so far.

DB: Oh no!

ROBERT: 48, £50.

They're so cheap.

£50, 55, 60.

55 in white so far.

Must be 60 elsewhere.

Somebody said, "They're so cheap."

55, top of the shop.

MC: (LAUGHS) DB: They ARE cheap.

55, any advance?

They've got to go.

All done at £55 with the gentleman.

It's a profit.

Well... DB: At least I made £10.

MC: Well done.

VO: David's making small but steady profits - but will they be enough to win him the day?

I really am getting quite worried about the... MC: Oh, I've got these awful... DB: ..other things I've left.

..racehorse things now.

VO: Now for Margie's tired old horse prints, but has she backed a donkey?

Quite a bit of interest in these.

Must start the bidding at £110.

MC: (LAUGHS) ROBERT: 110!

115 I'm after.

MC: Oh, brilliant!

Somebody's out, he's just thrown his program down.

115 I'm after, with me at 110.

Come on.

Must be 115 for them, got to be 115...

I can't believe it.

Commission bid is going to take it.

115.

120.

ROBERT: 125.

MC: Oh great!

With me at 120 so far.

Anybody else at 125?

Oh, that's great!

Shout at me if I've missed you.

All done at £120, hammer's gonna drop.

MC: Wahey!

DB: Margie!

VO: Racing ahead with the prints!

The odds on Margie winning have just been slashed.

Very good!

I thought they were absolutely appalling!

I thought they were appalling!

VO: Now it's David's rustic garden bench - will it leave him doing cartwheels of his own?

Come on.

Start me at the bottom, 20.

DB: Oh no.

ROBERT: £20.

22, 25, 28, £30, 32, 35, 38... MC: It's going.

40... two, 45, 48, 50... five, 60... five, 70... Profit.

..five, 80... five, 90... five.

MC: See if it's going up to 100.

ROBERT: 100.

I'll do 105.

10.

No, 105 so far.

Substantial piece.

ROBERT: 105 on my right.

MC: Fair profit.

Anybody else at 110?

Just right for the summer, this.

DB: Come on.

ROBERT: Anybody else?

It's lovely.

105.

Well done!

Oh!

(CHUCKLES) Well done.

105.

VO: A respectable result on the garden seat - please be upstanding for Mr David Barby.

How much did I make on that, Margie?

I've no idea.

VO: More "Mockintosh" than Mackintosh, it's Margie's final item, the oak cabinet.

Need 28, to move on, 28, £30, 32 madam, looking at 35 now.

32... (SIGHS) This is a thrill(!)

ROBERT: 35 new bid, 38.

DB: Good Lord.

Yeah, go on, just a bit more.

Good shelves.

35, it's at 38.

£40, 42.

Seems cheap, this.

DB: Made a profit.

MC: 42.

DB: 42 new bid, 45.

MC: Yes!

48.

50.

MC: It's a sweet little thing.

Untidy figure, let's have a half century.

£50.

55, sir?

Oh, it's going.

60 now.

Oh, it sounded like it.

55 in stripes.

At £55, are we done?

Aw, bless it.

I really like that.

I don't care.

DB: It's made a profit!

MC: It's made a profit.

VO: ..which puts Margie on course for her first victory.

I doubted that it would.

I know you would, I know you did.

VO: Right on cue, it's the snooker scoreboard.

David needs a big break on this if he's going to defeat Margie.

..scoreboard.

It's a gem.

Quite a bit of interest in this.

Forced to start the bid at £130.

MC: There you go.

ROBERT: 135 I'm looking at to move on.

135 I'm on, looking elsewhere.

135, 140, 145.

Ah!

VO: But it's a slow starter.

You're in profit.

..on 170.

160 so far.

170, 180.

190.

200.

Oh!

210, 220.

Yeah!

Two people at it.

VO: You can relax now, David.

230, 240.

VO: Look at this.

250, 260.

VO: He's potted the black.

ROBERT: 270, 260 on the phone.

MC: (GASPS) So far at 260.

MC: Two six... Well done.

ROBERT: Needs to be 270.

DB: Come on!

ROBERT: We need a bigger break.

We do!

270, new bid.

280.

DB: Come on!

ROBERT: 290.

300?

MC: He's getting ahead.

310.

320.

MC: I told you Sheffield was the center of snooker.

ROBERT: 320 on the phone so far.

I need 330 to move on.

Yes.

MC: (WHISPERS) Shut up, you.

We need a "yes" from somebody else.

ROBERT: 330 we need.

MC: Shut your mouth!

320 bid so far, hammer's going to drop!

All done are we at 320?

In the home of snooker.

MC: You have raced ahead.

Well done.

Home of snooker.

Told you.

Well done.

VO: Look at that.

DB: (SIGHS HAPPILY) Top marks for David as he pockets the princely sum of £170.

Well thank goodness.

I almost wiped my face on that.

What an interesting sale.

I think I need something quite strong.

I'll go for an orange juice, come on.

Yeah, come on.

But well done.

VO: Margie started today's show with £294.40, and after auction costs she's made a profit of £79.40, increasing her spending power for the next round to £373.80.

David started with £485.60 but even after costs he's made a profit of £137.84, increasing his stash of cash to a mighty £623.44, claiming his third victory in a row.

So, it's well done to you again.

And well done to you, Margie!

Quite good, it's nice to be in a sort of winning situation.

Well, it is.

Even if you're in a more winning situation than me.

Thought I'd got you.

I thought you had as well.

I was worried when those pictures went up for sale, because I thought they were so dreadful.

I really thought DB: they were so dreadful.

MC: How dare you?

DB: Where are we off to now?

MC: More shopping.

DB: What are we gonna buy?

VO: Find out next time on the Antiques Road Trip, where Margie gets musical... (MUSIC PLAYS) VO: And David gets lucky.

Two, you said!

That's the best bit!

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