Bargain Hunt fans livid as they spot something VERY wrong with man’s item – raging ‘how is he the expert?!’

BARGAIN Hunt fans were left bewildered after expert Jonathan Pratt failed to make a profit out of a pair of heavily damaged pottery figures.

Jonathan had a budget of £95 to look for a surprise item at an antiques fair in a bid to boost the profit of his guests' auction challenge.

Jonathan bought a pair of early 19th century garden-themed pottery figures - a male and a female - holding a flower pot with leaves decoration on the back.

"I'm a keen gardener and I think people do buy into these but I like to buy something with a bit of history," he told host Charlie Ross.

"They've got a lot of extremities and it gets damaged, okay, you're going to find a little damages, but it seems there's a little bit more than I recognised when I bought them.

"I paid £70 for them. I didn't anticipate that there is probably only 20 per cent original."

Couple Andrea and Bruce were not confident that the Staffordshire figures would sell well and decided to "give it a miss".

Auctioneer James Lewis of Bamfords Auctioneers and Valuers noticed the two figures were heavily restored, which could be a problem affecting the price.

"Because of all the restoration, I'd give an estimate of £30 to £50. If they were perfect, might make £120," he said.

The figures were eventually sold at £3 - a 50 per cent loss at the end of the auction.

And viewers were baffled at Jonathan's poor judgement on picking the pottery.

"£70 for a couple of damaged figures," one wrote with laughing emojis as a second questioned: "Seriously how is Jonathan Pratt classed as an 'expert' on Bargain Hunt?"

While a third fumed: "Imagine that - £70 for f***'s sake."

Bargain Hunt airs weekdays at 12:15pm on BBC One.