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Come on, thirsty bear, please make me happy.

This time, Johnny meets a bear with a fondness for a tipple, turns on the

charm to make a sale, I love you, I love you, I love you.

and is faced with a tough decision.

It makes no physical sense to turn down three, two, five.

The Million's Johnny Vegas is known as an award-winning stand-up comedian.

Good evening, Ben and Joe!

Much-loved actor.

I've got no range, but distinctive is what I do.

And celebrated artist.

But he's also a collector of vintage.

The odd... This was once the pilot of a flying badger. And the extraordinary.

Why I bought this and why I paid for it, I'm taking the first.

Now, after years of dreaming, he's turning his hobby into a business.

Oh, wow, it's massive.

By opening his very own vintage and collectible shop.

Oh, now we feel real.

So with the help of lifelong friend and assistant Bev.

Well done.

He's finally parting with some of his collection.

I'm really attached to it. And hitting the road.

God, we look like swingers.

In search of hidden treasures to stock the shop.

Buying low.

30 quid.

No, not £60. Just go for £70.

Are there any other monstrosities?

In the hopes of felling high.

£200. Thank you. Deal done.

I like it.

But as a first-time dealer, has Johnny got what it takes?

Auctions are not a good place for Johnny.

Spank double the budget. You don't trust me, do you? No.

It's been a tough week.

To turn his lifelong passion into the business of his dreams.

Do you know what I'm doing?

We had no idea how it was going to go and it's going really, really well.

Since opening, Doc has been flying off the shelves.

Thank you.

Johnny is fully embracing life as a dealer.

To you, that's 15.

And working full-time in the shop.

Pleasure.

But some days are a little slower than others.

A little bit of a lull? Yeah, one calling lunch, aren't they? Yeah.

What are you fancying? I'm going to pie shop. I've not even been there, been

that busy.

Oh, they sell nice stuff. Yeah, well, I'm going. Do you know what they do?

They do lovely scotch eggs.

Do you want the cash?

No, because then we're eating out the profits.

Is that what you've been doing?

No.

My back's turned.

I'll get my hair done. I'll get my hair done.

Well, did you take cash? I should just take some cash.

That cash is all intact.

This was Johnny, you know, it's sort of like, can he turn a hobby into something

that he'd want to do full-time at some point? I mean, he's enjoying doing all

the buying and he's enjoying doing all the selling, so maybe, who knows?

With the shop quiet, Johnny and Bev take the opportunity to go on another buying

trip to find more stock.

Today they're heading 30 miles north to Runcorn to preview an auction.

So, toy auction.

As one of the largest auction houses in Cheshire, The centre holds a vintage toy

sale every week, showcasing between 500 to 700 lots of collectible items.

Running the auction centre, a father and daughter duo, Michael and Vanessa.

It's a family-run business.

It is a family-run business and we've now developed it to being one of the

largest in the country.

An auction is a good place to go if you want to buy items to make a profit.

We get a lot of clients that actually buy from us and then they go straight

home, put it on eBay and make a profit. You can't really go wrong.

The advice I'd give Johnny is buy everything unusual, everything quirky or

something you're never going to see again.

If you can get a one-off, that would be absolutely brilliant.

I'm not going to buy for the sake of buying.

I can say that and walk in and go, oh my God, it's an action man with eagle eyes.

Yeah.

Sweets at the checkout.

Yeah.

I want this and you're not the boss of me.

So I'm not letting you come in.

Hello. Hiya.

Pleasure to meet you.

You have a lot of toys.

Without stating the obvious.

Have you dealt with auctions before, Johnny?

I've sold at auctions and I've been at auctions. I won't lie, auctions make me

nervous because the world is watching.

For the first time in my life, I'm buying to sell.

I'm going to give you a good bit of advice here when it comes to buying.

Card, C-A-R-D.

C, condition.

A, age.

R, rarity. D, desirability.

You want at least three of those elements and you won't go wrong.

Sounds like my wedding vows.

Shall we go and look at the time? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

All the way across here.

Darling, I know it's 8am,

but it's been a tough week.

But when it's cold!

I can't read.

And it's mechanical.

Please tell me it winds up. Are you trying?

Oh, my God.

Can we watch Thirsty Bird do what he does best?

Let's hope he works.

Throw his life away.

Come on, Thirsty Bird. Please make me happy.

I'm actually aching.

Oh, thank you.

Oh, God, I love it.

Tell you what, Vanessa, just put the guide price up a little bit. I think

we've got an interesting bidder.

It's 30 to 50.

It's worth it. It is. With the dog as well. It's absolutely worth it. With the

dog? With that little dog.

Oh, my God.

Oh, here we go.

Meanwhile,

in another part... What does a begging dog do?

It opens his mouth, tongue comes out, the paws come out and the tail wags.

God, oh, my word.

I have to have him. Yeah.

I'm buying these. I'm buying... After everything I've said in the cart, I'm

having them.

Right, do you want to pop these away and we'll show Johnny something else?

Come on, Fred. Right, oh, thank you. Go round and have a look.

That's mad.

Johnny is greeted by an Aladdin's cave of toys, with hundreds of vintage pieces

gathered from vendors across the country. The items here are valued from

as little as £30 and up to a whopping £8,000.

Oh, my... Ow!

Do you like that?

This has got to have come from an estate.

It was actually made by the Austin Motor Company.

They had 250 ex-miners employed to build these models. This is the Austin

J40 based on the A40. J stands for junior.

So the child's got one and Daddy's got one as well. Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

I don't ask, what's the guide?

I mean, it's got to fetch 2,000 to 3,000, sometimes a little bit more if

there's somebody ultra keen out there.

It's lovely.

It is lovely, yeah, yeah.

I've been here for about 40 minutes.

He's like, no, I don't think I'm going to get into the toy market. He's very

specialist. And he's been in there for ages and ages.

I don't know what he's looking at.

Have you got any train sets?

Normally we have. We've got the... We've got the Stevenson's rocket. The

Stevenson's rocket.

Real steam train set.

Yeah. Let me show you inside.

There we go.

Wow!

Do you know what? The packaging does not do that justice.

Oh, that's fabulous.

Do you know the reserve on that?

The estimate is 80 to 120.

I think my son would love that.

You'd probably finish up buying nothing for the shop and loads of toys. I know,

this is the danger, and I said I'm not going to do it.

But, you know...

It's fabulous. That's a really nice bit of kit.

It is, yeah.

Wow. Tell you what, you get that one, I'll get this one, yeah. Try not to bust

it. You don't trust me, do you? No.

No. You said no before Dad even finished the sentence.

You don't know.

After trawling through the warehouse, packed to the rafters with nostalgic

collectibles and toys that could turn a tidy profit, it's clear there is one

item that's stolen Johnny's heart.

I absolutely have to have thirsty bear and begging dog.

What we can do, we phone you when it comes up and we'll take your bid in real

time. That will be, out of everywhere I've been, and I promise you, I don't

know, that'll be the hardest thing to part with.

And I keep having to say, you're buying to sell, you're not buying to keep, but

you're going, that's so unique. I have never seen the light. Having the box

makes it. That's the one.

that could end up in a bit of a... You shouldn't be actually telling the

auctioneer this, you know. You should never tell the auctioneer. Yeah, but

don't have me bidding off the wall. Don't make someone up. Don't have your

cousin ringing up pretending.

I don't know anybody else who deserves to find a home for a thirsty burr more

than me.

From coming here, all hopes of common sense right out the window.

Thirsty burr has made my year.

And we've got what I want for the shop. And it's charming, absolutely unique,

borderline bonkers items.

What a rush.

So did you see anything?

Was it worth going in?

I thought the single at best.

So he's a thirsty bear.

What's a thirsty bear?

He's caught work.

Yeah. He drinks because he's thirsty.

Right.

Something's gone wrong, and he rattles as he does it.

There's him and begging dog.

He's hilarious.

Are you bidding on them all?

I'm a bidder. Thirsty bird is a remortgage if I have to.

Oh, my God.

What happens now, then?

Live auction. Got to do it down the phone.

Oh. We're going to be in Newark, so we're going to have to break away.

Right. We set a timer.

We leave no matter what there is to be looked at.

And what do you think you would pay? What's your high price? You know what?

Only someone who hasn't seen it. I know. Well, I think... Needs to ask. And it

just sounds a little bit random.

Oh, God. I can see you going crazy at the auction now.

Beville needs to leave the bidding of Thirsty Bear for Johnny as he's going to

Newark Trade Fair with his dealer friend, Chris.

Hello!

After dropping Johnny off, Bev heads back to Dagfield to take charge of the

shop.

I'm excited to be in the shop on my own. I don't think he wanted to leave me

like, you know, Johnny.

But he had to go shopping. I think Chris has talked to Johnny on a number of

occasions before the shop about going to a fern. I think Johnny's always found it

a bit, maybe overwhelming.

Chris and Johnny are heading 100 miles east to Newark, one of the largest

antique fairs in the UK, which opens early the next morning.

This could be a very dangerous thing because if you come here and you get the

bug and then you stop nine grand on stuff I'm not sure of.

You'll definitely get the bug.

No, I'm not having it.

I think Chris has said to him the fairs are much better than just going to the

auctions and the other antique shops as well.

The only thing is, I think you've got to be there about six o'clock in the

morning.

Johnny'd have to stay up from the night before to be there before six o'clock in

the morning, I think.

So, yeah, let's see.

It's now all up to Johnny to get up in time for his first ever antique fair.

It's the crack of dawn in Newark.

It's 6am-ish.

I've had to lie to Johnny this morning to get him up.

So he thinks it starts at 6 when in fact we could probably only get in at 7.

But at least that way he's going to be up. I've been trying to get him to come

to a fair for ages.

It's very important to get there early.

A lot of the stock will go from dealer to dealer to dealer. So the later you

go, the more hands it'll have been through and the price will have gone up.

If Johnny's going to make it in the business, he's going to have to come to

a lot of these.

So I've had to be a bit cheeky.

Morning, Chris.

Morning, mate. How did you sleep?

I'm okay.

I'm very surprised to see you, if I'm honest.

Mate, I've got a bit of a confession.

You know I said we have to be there for three?

Yeah. Well, we don't. We have to be there for seven.

But I thought it was just a bit of a cheeky way of getting you out of bed.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Are you serious?

Yeah. Come on, let's go.

Not happy.

I'm not. You'll love me when we get there.

Are we going to be silent now?

Yeah, just an assault with you.

You honestly thought I would just sleep too and not... Oh yeah, you're not very

punctual, are you?

I'm not a good timekeeper, I admit.

But when it's really important like this, and it is important.

Yeah, that's why I like you.

It wasn't malicious.

That's like a blow cabin and a fur.

Don't ever look at someone that earnestly and go...

That's why I lied to you.

I did it for you. I did it for us. I did. You'll thank me when we get there.

I won't thank you.

There'll be a bit of everything here as well.

You'll get smalls, there'll be big bits.

So if there's anything you've got in your head... I'll be honest, I'm finding

on this, now that I'm properly doing it, I'm not Reddit specialised. I know a bit

about ceramics, as Mr Wolf said. I know enough to be dangerous.

I just...

This popular one-day antique fair takes place

eight times a year and is held on the runway at what used to be RAF Winthorpe.

See, I should have used that extra hour that somebody lied to me about to go a

cash point.

It's crammed with hundreds of antique stores offering everything from vintage

interiors to unique household items.

It attracts thousands of visitors and has a reputation for being one of the

best trading places in England.

God, look how many vans and we were there early.

Leading the charge are the professional dealers who start trading their stock

before they've even set up their stands.

So you're going to start dipping your head in some vans?

I will.

Can I just ask quick so I don't waste your time?

That top one?

They've gone.

There's so many objects, and so early on, and this thing of trade is literally

climbing in the back of a van. He's sort of panicking, going, right, I'd better

buy, I'd better buy, everybody else is buying.

You're almost not sure what you're looking at.

I proper feel like I've been thrown to the lions.

Chris, for Mr Let's Get Up and Early, he's just abandoned me.

Johnny, how are you doing?

I've got the smaller one of that.

What's the price on that?

£4.45 on it. £3.80.

Because I like you.

Right, OK.

I wanted one of these!

Sounds pretty cool.

What's on the bell ringers?

£2.20.

I'll have them.

All right.

Don't mess about on that one.

All right.

What's your best on the bells, mate?

Just sold them, sorry. Have you?

Yeah, sorry.

You don't want to sell them, do you?

I do, but what are you offering?

What are you paying?

I paid £2.20.

You're £2.50? Quick profit?

Cheers.

Done? Done. That's a lot, isn't it?

I've wanted them for ages. Well, you've just killed me.

That's £200.

Another £50 and we're done.

Right, thank you for that.

Cheers, Mucker. Cheers, mate. Thank you.

I'm kind of delightfully shocked at that. I think Chris would have been

proud if he'd have seen it. It was like, yeah, done, two-fifter, right in front

of the guy, and him not taking offence. That's how the business works.

But, yeah, all my life I've wanted to pretend I have servants.

Back to dreaming.

Except that there's one in there.

I might just have to... Oh, I have a thing.

I do have a thing for ventriloquist dummies.

Hello. I haven't got any friends in my life.

Can't be your friend.

Let's go out and start some fires.

I think we should.

Or do I?

How does he work?

Ah, there we go.

Sure.

Sure, Johnny.

Time hasn't been kind.

Shut up.

I've heard you've been hanging out with a thirsty bear.

I've got to have him. I've just got to have him.

It's gorgeous.

How much for the puppet?

Come on, help me out on this one.

Make a good offer on it and I'll tell you if you're there or not.

I do want to sell it. I'm selling it for somebody else. I know, but I've got a

feeling I'm going to be miles off and then I'll offend you. Not to be fair,

and I'm never offended. I want to sell it all.

Well, it's not me making the offer, is it, Tim?

£30. Oh, I'll have to decline.

How much were you thinking?

Around £80.

£80?

£80? I know, but my jacket will need dry cleaning.

Call it £50.

Go on, meet him halfway.

£60. £60 is yours in this box.

Oh, I've got to have him.

I vowed if I found one, I'd have one. I think it's pretty good, isn't it?

Brilliant. You said 60. I was far more cheeky, but 60 will do it.

Thank you.

Visually, I'm overwhelmed.

I honestly didn't think I could ever be somewhere where there's more stuff than

I can process.

Normally, I'm underwhelmed. On this one, I'm just going...

What are you looking at on that one? I'm looking at 350 to you.

That's the deal, thank you. It's lovely.

Johnny is picking up stock left, right and centre.

Oh, there he is.

Hi, mate.

What have you bought?

Well, I bought a small version of you.

A little dummy?

Yeah, and he helped me out with the sales.

I bought one slightly large ticket item.

X, area, meh, prep table.

Eight.

I've seen some money exchanging hands before over there. What was going on?

Oh, you'd be proud of me.

I bought a set of, you know, the Victorian house petals for the servants.

Bought them to you, 20. Lad walks up as I bought them, sold them for 250.

All right, mate. Made 30 quid there and then in front of him. Eight.

I do good, Chris.

Eight, don't I go?

See?

But... Amongst all this buying excitement, there is one item that

Johnny can't miss.

I am waiting on a phone call because the only thing that makes life worth living

is going up for auction now, and it's Thirsty Bear.

It was the find of finds.

Literally, I have not stopped sharing a video of him, and it's universally

agreed that he's possibly the best toy anybody's ever let his hands on.

I've not set myself a realistic cut-off price in my head.

I'm trying to say 120.

I can't go above 150.

I think the auction house know how much I want it.

I don't know, did I make too much of a big deal of it when I found it?

Yes.

Did I play it cool?

No. Was it my worst poker eyes moment?

Definitely. But I want it, and I want it bad. Do you want it that bad?

Hello?

Hiya, Vanessa.

On 30 Burr? Yes, which is your favourite lot?

Great. Right, the internet's gone. We've got a bit of a challenge here now.

Right.

£60. So it's gone £60. Do you want to go £65?

No, not £60.

£70. £70.

Clear the room. Let me know we're in business.

£70 on the phone.

£70 on the phone. £70 on the phone, not the net. £70 on the telephone.

£70 on the telephone, not the net. The telephone is £70.

Johnny Vegas has taken a break from a buying trip in Newark to phone in to a

live toy auction to bid on Thirsty Bear.

And the stakes are high.

We've got a bit of a challenge here now, so it's gone 60. Do you want to go 65?

Just go for 70.

70. 70 pounds on the phone.

70 on the phone. 70 on the phone, not the net. 70 pounds on the telephone.

70 on the telephone, not the net. On the telephone, it's 70.

70 pounds. Now, all up to 70. We've put the hammer down at 70, and that goes

to... What's the number, please?

Superb. Thanks for calling.

Bye.

Get in! Get in!

It's the find of the... It's the find of the series.

It's all Town Hill from here.

From here, it's just old stuff.

Oh, I'm so happy.

Johnny is now the proud owner of a toy panda with a drinking problem, together

with a begging dog, which has topped off a very successful buying trip.

I think I bought really well here.

Your confidence grows.

You know what? It's like becoming part of this little community.

You sell something, it means you've got to replace it. Replacing it means you

get to come back here. Coming back here means you get to keep doing what you

love doing, and it's buying good stuff.

Back at the shop.

Johnny shows Bev his latest buys.

Ooh! including one rather unusual last-minute purchase.

What is that?

Johnny, that's creepy.

I love this.

It's completely unnecessary and wrong. I've got a feeling they don't sell. I'm

not bothered. I'm not bothered, anybody.

Oh, this looks like an amazing lot.

Let's leave her there and see if she attracts customers.

She's perfect. She's not going in the shop. She's staying there.

What's up, madam?

You've got lots of good bargains at Vintage Vegas.

What, you'll be back again?

She's a conversation piece, definitely.

She holds her own.

Oh, you should just leave there and just let people come and sit and chat. Well,

that's half the plan.

Yeah.

Ready to entice customers into the shop, the newest member of staff takes her

place on the bench while Bev and Johnny unload the rest of the stock.

This was a fun day.

I love the look of this.

I think he was quite popular in the day, but he's come with the instructions and

everything. Oh, wow.

That's cool.

It is, isn't it? Yeah.

I think he sets out the stall for our toy section.

Oh, depot.

No, he's smart.

He just made me giggle. What do we pay?

Ventriloquist stall. You got him for 60?

I don't think there's a huge crock at any.

See what it...

Have a look online, see if there's any more.

Yeah, this looks like a really good shop.

I like it, love the table, love the mannequin, love the ventriloquist doll.

Why don't we find out what it could earn?

Should I go and get Dave, because John's not in today?

All right.

At least you know if you've bought well and you're going to get your money back,

and then you can put on what you want.

Yeah, go and get Dave.

I'm just going to get one of the other traders. I met him the other day. He was

actually having a look when we were setting up and he loved all of Johnny's

stuff. And he just said, look, give me a shout if he needs a hand.

Dave has been a dealer for over two decades and shares Johnny's taste for

quirky items.

Johnny's shops, it's cool.

He's certainly setting it up nicely.

He's got some very quirky bits in there. Certainly a lot of bits that would

interest me.

Having been at Dagfield for the last 12 years, Dave knows just how to price the

local customer base.

How are you?

I'm all right.

Yeah?

I'm liking this, aren't you?

How are you?

We went to Newark.

Yeah. At the best, maddest, like, few hours a minute, you know what I mean?

Back of hand.

There, there, boom, boom, boom, boom, deal.

Have a look at this.

Which I want to use for display, but I want it up for sale.

Yeah. It's XRAS. Yeah.

It's from the nappy. It's stamped underneath.

It's 1945.

Right.

So it's got the provenance.

I paid 350.

Okay. What do you think it's worth, in all honesty?

Is that all the money in it?

Well, you want to use this for display, don't you?

I do, but... So you're not in a rush to sell it particularly, I would say, are

you? No.

Because to me, that's perfect for in front of your window. So if you pay 350,

you've got to get something back on it.

But I think you've got to keep it under the five. I'd say about 475 put on that.

That's grand.

That's good.

It's serving a purpose. It looks good. It suits the shop. Well, it looks good.

And it's earning for you as well, isn't it? So it's got that value to yourself.

Not just a profit in selling it on.

The sign felt like a no-brainer. And good enough, Nick.

And signs is where the sickness started.

I like gnarly. I don't like perfection in me.

Got it, yeah.

In me size.

No, I like that.

You can't say that's no reproduction, is it? I paid £120 on that.

I've got a figure in my eye, but I'd be interested, what would you put that

house up?

Do you know, I think for something like that, looking exactly as it is, you

could go nearly £250 on that. Certainly £220, £230, I think.

That's weird. Quite comfortably, I think.

That's clear.

I'd pay you £2.20 if I walked in.

You would? Yeah.

Johnny's passion for signage has really paid off.

He could almost double his money with this enamel advertising sign.

It made me laugh.

You know I'm going to be borrowing this off you, don't you? Isn't he? I'm going

to borrow that.

Yeah,

yeah, do it.

Go on, tell me what you pay for that.

I think I've been out for 60.

60 quid.

You could easily be putting that up for, like, 185.

Honest to God, because you've got everything with it. You've got the

instructions, you've got the original box, you've got the original wrapper.

Oh, that's fabulous.

Even in that condition, the box, that's a bargain at 60 quid.

Wow, wow. It really is. Cool.

That's great, that.

The Archie Andrews ventriloquist doll was produced in the 1950s by Palatoy.

And they are still a sore-sutter collector's item.

Dev, lovely, great to talk to, good insight.

Like the fact he likes the eclectic, along with me.

Really positive.

A couple of his archers play the blinder.

The newer call that he's just done, he's got some very quirky bits in there.

Yeah, I think he'll do all right. He knows what he likes. The fun is the

buying it.

They're hunting the stuff down. That's the enjoyable bit. The selling bit comes

after. That's just the pat of the banter. Can you make a bit of profit on

it? But look to him. I think he'll enjoy it. He'll enjoy it.

So the new pieces are all priced up, ready to make a potential profit.

But there is one special delivery that Johnny may struggle to part with.

I've got a delivery for you.

Why does that...

You're scaring me.

I think you're going to like it. I thought I said that.

No, you will. Do you know what? You're not very good. I know. You're not very

good at getting it. But this is, I think, something you're expecting.

Death.

In a box.

What's in the box?

God, this is just some precious cargo.

It's special, that.

And yay! This makes life worthwhile.

It makes everything good.

The find of finds.

The Holy Grail.

Thirsty Bear.

And the Mechanical Begging Dog. I haven't actually seen him. I've heard so

much about Thirsty Bear.

Right, you ready?

Yeah, go on.

When I hear to you... What?

Can I have some sweets at the checkout?

You remind me that I've already had a fizzy drink.

Is that you with the tantrum?

Oh, he's very cute.

Anyway, begging dogs to wait. Wait till you meet his friend.

This is my favourite thing.

This is my favourite, favourite.

Nothing genuinely has made me this happy in years.

You're a kid.

Yeah. Christmas morning.

Yeah. And you pray to Santa.

You ready? Yeah.

You won't ever be ready.

Like, ready, ready.

Yeah, we've not bigged it up too much.

But first we burn!

What's he drinking, vodka?

I don't know why you'd assume that.

It's clear.

Seriously, what, just, just, just, just, don't, say, for one, say nothing.

Just let it wash over you.

You ready for this?

This is a random morning.

Oh, God, I just want to...

I've not warmed him up enough because he fills his own cup.

Come on, thirsty bear.

That's it. Oh, God, I've had a tough day. Oh, God, isn't he fabulous?

Happy birthday to me.

Oh, God, thirsty bear.

Look at his eyes. Look at his entire... Do you know what he reminds me of?

Shut up. Oh.

Somebody else.

This genuine 1950s ALPS Japan wind-up toy is a rare

vintage find.

Complete with original box, it could fetch a high price.

The question is, is the price high enough for Johnny?

Hey, come and have a look at this.

Just me buyer buys, I'm so happy.

Look at the name of it, look at the box.

Enjoy the box. Enjoy the grass. Thirsty bear.

Yeah. Do you want to see thirsty bear?

Go on.

Oh, I've got to get work.

You've done this on purpose. You know that you want to put it in there, don't

you? Yeah.

Just the box it has to. Just the movement.

I know me. They really do, don't they?

Do you like them? I do. I like them.

I've had them as a pair.

They were auctioned as a pair.

I paid 80.

90. 90. 90 for both.

So how are you going to sell it?

Damn, I can't right now.

I think I'm guessing I know where you're at on him and it just won't be enough.

I'm hoping you're thinking 120.

I've come as a customer today. Oh.

I'm honestly, it's just out the box. Literally. It's literally been just

delivered. I've been waiting for this.

It's been one of my most sort of anticipated finds.

It'd be like selling one of your own children and one of your mate.

It's reluctantly passing with these things, isn't it? I don't think

anybody's going to buy a thirsty bear.

Dave will really have to work hard to get the thirsty bear off him.

It's just boys and toys, isn't it?

Boys and toys.

Back at Vintage Vegas, the sales are in full swing.

Don't cry.

I'm your new whopper.

Yeah.

Should we put him back?

He's shattered, you see.

Same as me.

Genuine, dusty bear.

I promised him to another dealer.

I promised him first dibs on him.

And if you'll watch him, he's probably the best tie I've ever bought. I'll

never see another.

Yeah, yeah.

It's just, everything that's right about it is wrong about it. He's rare, you

know what I mean? He's proper rare.

If I could interest you in the begging dog, the begging dog's fun, but he's an

absolute gem.

It makes me happy.

So we can't persuade you to part with him?

Tell me what you'd offer me on it.

I don't know anything about stuff like this. I just like it.

120.

Is that not enough?

I can't let go for that. I'm sorry.

And I've got to say, I've got to give them... Are you around for a bit?

Yeah. If Dave's about, I'll ask him what his best price is.

If I'm really honest, I don't know if anybody's best price will be price

enough to pass.

We'll pop that.

All right. Lovely.

Hope you do. And I will. I'll reach out and I'll say, just like me, I'll let him

go.

Wow. I can't believe we didn't sell Thirsty Bear for 120.

That's crazy. That would have been a great profit for a little toy bear.

No, don't pull that first.

No. So has Dave made an offer?

Dave would top that, would he?

Oh, Dave would.

All right, OK.

I think I've went the start of a bidding war.

Two people won it. And definitely, I believe, I believe that Dave's going to

go higher.

Time will tell if Johnny has made the right decision on Thirsty Bear.

But right now, it's back to business.

I love you. I love you. I love you. I love you.

Leave her.

Let's just get a flat share together and buy stuff like this. Is it one of the

vlogs to show you how to? It is. Yeah.

It was designed to teach you about lift with your legs, not with your back, and

what damage you can do. What are you doing?

Teach me how to lift pain properly.

You could explain this without making a model, couldn't you?

I fell in love with it.

40 quid. Yeah, that's right.

And do you know what? It's bizarrely, I don't know why it adds to the back of

it, it's Italian.

Not fair enough.

So the Italians, you know what I mean, apparently went, how do you lift paints?

And they go, we need a model.

We need a model.

I'm so,

oh my God, you've made me so happy.

What did you think when I bought that? I thought it was ridiculous.

No, I knew it would give him hours of pleasure. He's just been playing with it

all for weeks.

Wonderful. Thank you very much.

That's my soul of the day.

My soul of the day.

As the afternoon draws to a close, Johnny and Bev wrap up another

successful day.

Well, we've done better than that, haven't we?

But one last customer has decided to return.

Oh, hello.

Oh, you know what? Let me give Johnny a shout.

I'm coming, I'm coming.

Sorry.

Let me bring Dave, cos you want to know.

I've got to warn you, you might be on hide-and-seek with this. Yeah.

Let's hear what Dave says.

Hello.

What's occurring?

I'm just about to steal him, but would you like me to have him?

Well, good.

I'd look at him.

Johnny will back me up on this one. We've made a bit of a connection.

Everybody does. It's that one toy that everybody does.

It's not a toy, is it? It transcends.

Right, OK.

Here's what the lad lies.

Go on.

At the ring, you came in, you offered 120.

Dave, just a bit, what would you... From the 120?

Well, I'd easily opt to two.

Two. It isn't the money for me, but it...

I feel, like, a little bit traumatised that I'm taking him off, you know? I

know, but I'm using you to find out what Dave will pay.

Well, I'll tell you how I keep going.

It would have to be something at 300-plus for me to even start thinking

about saying to her, to him, get off of where you go, make me... You know what I

mean? Make me... Make me do it.

The 120 was there.

The 200 is... Fireworks.

Okay, let's hop off at 325.

It makes no fiscal sense to turn down 325.

Could this be the end of Johnny's love affair with Thirsty Bear?

Is he ready to think like a dealer and say goodbye?

Do you know what?

This is it.

I don't want to tell him.

I don't want to tell him.

The heart's got to rule the head.

Yeah, I get it. I'm really sorry.

I feel awful. I don't want to waste your time.

If you like him, keep him.

What about with the dog?

Do you know what?

Right, OK.

I'll give you the dog with the box, with everything.

Dave will tell you. It's a bargain. I'll give you the dog for 20 quid.

Oh, I couldn't take that for £20. That's unethical on my part. No, it's not.

I'll do it as a thank you for not... Oh, I feel bad for you taking that. All

right, £2.20.

You got me, you know. Add a zero. Not bad.

I think it's off £30.

Yeah, that's more than fair.

Thank you.

Thanks for understanding why... Yeah, I get it. I get it, honestly.

I've just never... Do you know what?

Outside of a certain galaxy far, far away. I've never bought loads of toys,

but none have just reached out and immediately gone. Do you know, you make

me cry.

I really are.

Like thirsty burgers.

Thank you so much. Is it okay letting him go?

I am with him. 30 quid, more than that bit.

Thank you for understanding why I just need him around for a bit longer.

Yeah, absolutely.

Absolutely.

Thank you.

Take care. Bye-bye.

Well, that was close.

That was tough, man.

The interest he's generated, just by having him in the shop, Thirsty Bird

has made me a genuine dealer.

And it might be the one item in my life I could possibly just get buried with.