0:00:02 > 0:00:05The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08Testing, testing.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:12 > 0:00:16- We couldn't get it down to a fiver, could we? - No. Cost me more than that!
0:00:16 > 0:00:20The aim is to trade up and hope each antique turns a profit,
0:00:20 > 0:00:25but it's not as easy as it sounds, and there can only be one winner.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27So, will it be the highway to success,
0:00:27 > 0:00:29or the B-road to bankruptcy?
0:00:29 > 0:00:33- Shut up and drive! - Oh, dear, you're so hard!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47This week, the fun's just beginning for another duo of antique trippers,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51valuer Mark Stacey and auctioneer Charlie Ross.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57They start this leg of the journey with £200 lining each of their pockets.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02They're driving a 1965 convertible Mercedes Pagoda in the heart of
0:01:02 > 0:01:09the West Midlands, but already, it's less Hollywood glamour and more Carry On!
0:01:09 > 0:01:14Ooh, no! How dare you! Oh, you've thrown it into reverse!
0:01:14 > 0:01:19Mark Stacey is a dealer and auctioneer. And lousy driver.
0:01:19 > 0:01:26Last series he came third in the competition, but this time he's pushing to become the front-runner.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Mark has a love of anything Deco and Regency, and a particular passion for porcelain.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34- Good all-rounder, I'd say. - I mean, it's absolutely wonderful.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39And he definitely knows a designer dish from tawdry tableware.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Indonesia. I don't think it's anything to do with the 1930s.
0:01:43 > 0:01:50Charlie Ross ran his own auction house for over 25 years and is an expert on antique furniture.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55He also runs charity auctions, raising millions of pounds for good causes.
0:01:55 > 0:02:01But can he use those persuasive powers to turn his fivers into a fortune?
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- 20 quid?- Five and you've got it.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- Five quid?- 25!
0:02:07 > 0:02:12The boys go head-to-head on their hunt for bargain booty,
0:02:12 > 0:02:18and at the end of the shopping, they'll attempt to beat each other's profit margin at auction.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20There's absolutely no justice in the world.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26This week's journey sees them motoring through pottery country
0:02:26 > 0:02:27here in the West Midlands,
0:02:27 > 0:02:30all the way to Chippenham in Wiltshire.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Today they start in Bridgnorth,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35then on to Shrewsbury and Stafford,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38finishing further north in Stoke-on-Trent
0:02:38 > 0:02:43for an auction face-off. So, it's all about shopping, you'd think.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Even attractive girls look at you when you're in a car like this.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- I could pull!- Yeah, pull a muscle. - Highly unlikely.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Bridgnorth sits upon the River Severn
0:02:53 > 0:02:58and was once one of the busiest river ports in Europe.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Quieter now, it's made up of a low and high town.
0:03:02 > 0:03:08And these are connected by the steepest inland funicular railway in Britain.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- It's a very old town, you know. - You'd know, Charlie. You were probably there at the beginning!
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- I was the first Mayor!- Didn't you lay the cornerstone? - How dare you!
0:03:16 > 0:03:18The castle, founded in 1101,
0:03:18 > 0:03:22has a tower that leans at a 15-degree angle.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25That's three times greater than the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
0:03:25 > 0:03:31Bridgnorth also boasts a bent for antique shops, all ripe for the picking!
0:03:31 > 0:03:38- Here we are, Charlie.- Well driven. - I got you here safe and sound. - Shall I put the handbrake on for you?
0:03:38 > 0:03:44- Oh! I'm too old for this sort of motoring.- Well, we're here! - Look at that wonderful building.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Isn't it lovely? And this building behind us, Charlie.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- Beautiful.- More importantly, we've got shopping to do.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- Some antique hunting to do. - £200 to spend. - And two hours to spend it in.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Good luck.- I think you're going that way...- I'll go everywhere!
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- ..and I'm going that way.- But first, this way.- See you later.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06It's Charlie's first time on the Road Trip,
0:04:06 > 0:04:11and he knows his money won't spend itself. But he's got to be canny.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15I'm mulling over my strategy on how to beat Mark. It's not going to be easy.
0:04:15 > 0:04:21I don't think it's a matter of what, I think I just need to get those prices down.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Mmm. Time to try out that game plan.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31This is really interesting. I'm going to find something here, I'm sure.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- Good morning.- Hello.- How are you? - Very well.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Nice to meet you. Nick. - I've come, I hope, to buy something.
0:04:37 > 0:04:44- A rather bijou tea set has caught his eye.- Great patterns. - Has he cracked it already?
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- Somebody's dropped that from a height, haven't they? - They have, sadly.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49They've been misused, yes.
0:04:49 > 0:04:55But you know, if I was 150 years old, I think I'd probably be looking like that myself.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57What have we got price-wise?
0:04:57 > 0:05:04- £5. NT - I know what that means! - Ooh, yes, absolutely.- No trade.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08So, no haggling then, Charlie. Never mind, plenty more to choose from.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Round the corner, it looks like Mark has hit a cottage.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14That one's got a chip on it, unfortunately.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Well, there's no charge for that!
0:05:18 > 0:05:23Oh, I can see I've got my work cut out with you, young man.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28Mmm, and it gets worse for the Prince of Porcelain. It seems he is not amused.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31You see these rather hideous Doulton figures?
0:05:31 > 0:05:36I don't want to get any out, but these rather hideous Doulton figures are the sort of thing that sell.
0:05:36 > 0:05:42Careful now. These are extremely collectable at my end of the ballroom.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Doulton porcelain figurines date from the 1890s.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Rare ones can fetch several thousand pounds.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52- But not these babies.- These are all reasonably priced, sort of
0:05:52 > 0:05:56£40, £50, £60. But if I was to buy one, I'd really want
0:05:56 > 0:06:00to buy one for about £10, because then I might make a £10 profit.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04But at that sort of price, I won't. But you never know, we'll keep looking.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09Mark's struggling, but Charlie's definitely hit on something.
0:06:09 > 0:06:15Here's a very nice claret jug, cut glass and silver-plated claret jug. Very Art Deco.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Christopher Dresser-ish almost.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21Yes, it's got a Christopher Dresser look to the handle, hasn't it, and the top.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26This is not a design by Christopher Dresser, but it's associated to his style.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Often described as the father of modern industrial design,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32he was renowned for combining materials like glass and silver.
0:06:32 > 0:06:40He created well-made, manufactured goods, providing form and function. It's a good homage, that.
0:06:40 > 0:06:47A little bit of frosting in the glass, but I think you'd get rid of that with a bit of crystal treatment.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50And the plating is really in pretty good condition.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54There's a little bit of wear around the edge of the plating of the lid.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58I'm absolutely convinced that the top was made with the bottom.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03Here's hoping you're right, Charlie. It looks like Mark is also going for the JUG-ular!
0:07:03 > 0:07:10- Is that Wedgwood jug perfect?- Yes. - Can we have a little look at that? - I'll fetch the key.- Thank you.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Yes, so we've got the impress mark, haven't we - Wedgwood.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- Yes.- This is the dark blue, which I prefer to the sky blue. Do you?
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- Sky blue is wishy-washy. - It is a bit, but this is typical of the Classical decoration.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27Actually, this is late 19th century Wedgwood Jasperware.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Made from the 1770s, thanks to Josiah Wedgwood.
0:07:31 > 0:07:3720 years and around 3,000 experiments were required to come up with this dense stoneware,
0:07:37 > 0:07:41fired at extremely high temperatures. It's been described
0:07:41 > 0:07:46as the most important invention in the history of ceramics. 20 quid on the label, eh?
0:07:46 > 0:07:50- We couldn't get it down to a fiver, could we?- No. Cost me more than that!
0:07:50 > 0:07:55- Eight quid?- Go on, then.- Eight quid? - Go on, then. Done. I have been!
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I think I have been! Snap! You should make a wish!
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Damn, I forgot that I have to pay you now, don't I?
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- Oh yes, it does help. - I need £2 change.- OK.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Look, I'm not going to make massive profits on this.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13But it's an honest piece of Wedgwood Jasperware,
0:08:13 > 0:08:18late 19th century, dark blue Jasperware, with all this lovely relief.
0:08:18 > 0:08:24Etruscan women in various ritual settings, and for £8, I mean, I've got to make a profit on it.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25Nice one, Cyril!
0:08:25 > 0:08:32But has first-timer Charlie got the guts to squeeze a deal on his claret jug priced at £45?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34I suppose £20 is not going to buy that, is it?
0:08:34 > 0:08:38What about 35? That's a most inexpensive claret jug.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41I'm not for the moment suggesting it's overpriced.
0:08:41 > 0:08:47- 25, sir.- 32?- 28? I'm creeping up. You've got to be really tough.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- 28, yes.- Are you going to sell it to me for 28?
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- Yes.- May I say that is really, really kind of you.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59I know you've moved a long way, and it's taken a long time. But I have to say, I really like it.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06First shop, and I'm really pleased with what I've bought. It's not quite Christopher Dresser.
0:09:06 > 0:09:12If it had been Christopher Dresser, who was one of THE great 19th century designers,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16it probably would have been thousands. But for £28, what do you expect?
0:09:16 > 0:09:23So, our new boy has spent some dosh, and very confidently, too.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Let's hope it's not all downhill from here.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32After spending a massive £8, Mark needs a breather.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37He's travelling ten miles to the historic Coalport Museum.
0:09:37 > 0:09:44It's a must-see, as this is the home to almost 300 years of fine bone china.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49He's bypassing any buying to see the works of 19th century china painter, John Randall.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Kate Cadman is the curator of the museum...
0:09:53 > 0:09:58- Hello, I'm Mark.- Nice to meet you. - ..and an expert on all things Randall.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- John Randall was particularly famous for painting birds.- Yes.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07He painted plaques, plates, vases...
0:10:07 > 0:10:12- They're harking back to the Dutch Old Masters, with the chickens and peacocks together.- Yes.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Something you'd never really see on a farm.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- Absolutely!- This was meant for a rather grand, Palladian house, wasn't it?- Indeed.
0:10:18 > 0:10:24- Of course, you've brought out one of your favourite plaques to show me. - The parrots, which I love.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29You've got these exotic parrots, which should be in an exotic landscape.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Then you've got a typical... - English landscape.- English landscape, yes.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36It's ludicrous in a way, but somehow it works, rather charming.
0:10:36 > 0:10:42Randall often painted his exotic birds far from their natural habitats
0:10:42 > 0:10:48and for many this was the first ever glimpse of such brightly coloured creatures.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52What exquisite colours we've got there, Kate. I mean, those lovely purples and reds.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57Bright reds are technically one of the most difficult colours that you can get in ceramics.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- The rarest colour to find was yellow.- Yes.
0:11:00 > 0:11:06Yellow is an incredibly difficult colour to achieve because it would often go miscoloured or burn.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- At one time, I think they used uranium, I believe.- Yes.
0:11:09 > 0:11:14And with paint made from uranium, it's not surprising
0:11:14 > 0:11:19many workers died of poisoning. It was a squalid existence,
0:11:19 > 0:11:24marked by the unbearable stench of the animal bones used to make the china.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29One of the factory's other creations was saggars, clay boxes that protected china
0:11:29 > 0:11:32from flames and smoke in the kiln. The makers of these
0:11:32 > 0:11:35were bizarrely named Bottom Knockers!
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Nowadays, saggar making is a dying art,
0:11:38 > 0:11:45- but here at the museum, Liz Chilvers demonstrates this historic skill. - Hello, Liz, I'm Mark.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- Hello.- Lovely to meet you. I'm so excited about this. Do tell me what you're doing.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54I make saggars. It's a case of hammering out a sheet of clay, cutting it into strips
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- then wrapping it round a wooden mould to make the shape. - Could I have a go?- You can, yeah.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02Oh! Oh, that's a good cracking sound, isn't it?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I won't tell you what I'm thinking about when I'm doing that.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Perhaps knocking down Charlie's profit margin, eh?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11You could have real fun doing this. It must be fascinating.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- I love it.- I bet you get very excited Americans.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Yes! They all want their bottom knocking!
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Mmm, I think that's enough of that!
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- I'm more interested in what Charlie is about to stumble across.- Wow!
0:12:26 > 0:12:30He's on the prowl for more plunder, but a miniature Merc?
0:12:30 > 0:12:35This is a fantastic model of the real thing.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40I am lucky enough to have auctioned several of these in America.
0:12:40 > 0:12:46The last one I sold was a mint condition one and it made 1 million.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Well, you'll not be making that today.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Time to downsize, Charlie.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55There's got to be a personal feel when you buy something.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Right, we'll have a look in here.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02There's a little embossed silver dish here.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05These are always really difficult to find, the hallmarks,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08because they hide them in the embossing. You have to look.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13There is the hallmark. We've got the lion passant here. That tells you it's silver.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17We have an anchor, which tells you it was made in Birmingham,
0:13:17 > 0:13:23and the letter date, which tells you it's 1898, which I think is a Y.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25This is Victorian, 1898.
0:13:25 > 0:13:31The Victorian period was peaceful and prosperous for many,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33and there was much demand for silver.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37This piece is extremely decorative, embossed with putto -
0:13:37 > 0:13:41that's a cute, chubby cherub to you and me -
0:13:41 > 0:13:44which, of course, symbolises love. Aww!
0:13:44 > 0:13:48But at £85, is this little beauty just a bit too chubby?
0:13:48 > 0:13:52What a lovely christening or wedding present to give to somebody,
0:13:52 > 0:13:58but for me to put it into auction, I'd have to be almost stealing it,
0:13:58 > 0:13:59so I'm going to leave that.
0:14:03 > 0:14:09Mark's back in Bridgnorth and he's keen to make one more purchase before hitting the road.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12I'm trying to find a bargain for under £10.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15He's spotted a black basalt antique teapot.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20I'm thinking this is what, about, 1820. It's the Regency period.
0:14:20 > 0:14:28- Absolutely.- The Regency period covers the reign of the Prince of Wales from 1800 to 1830.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33Very much in fashion was basalt, a hard, black stoneware.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38It's impervious body could be moulded with gorgeous, sharp detail.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43Almost as sharp as Mark, because he's spotted the damaged spout.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47Ah-ha! So, it's on with the price wars.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- Would 15 be too much?- Yes, it would.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- I mean, 15 quid's so cheap.- I know. I'd love to get it for £8.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Not a great start! Both our boys now need a miracle.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05I want something that you bought for nothing
0:15:05 > 0:15:09and you can say, "Look, this is 85 quid, but you can have it for a tenner."
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- This I bought for nothing.- Oh!
0:15:12 > 0:15:17- What is it? Oh, the thing I liked? - Yeah.- Do you mean for nothing?
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- Make me an offer.- 20 quid. - Five and you've got it.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- What, five quid?- 25!
0:15:24 > 0:15:30- 20 quid. I'm happy to pay £20 for it. - Go on, get me in the middle, 22.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- 22.- Excellent.- I must say, 85 down to 22,
0:15:33 > 0:15:37would you think it's forward to give you a kiss, to say thank you?
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- I'll get me cash out.- Right you are. - Is it wrapped for that price?
0:15:43 > 0:15:48Lady Luck's shined on Charlie, but will she shine on Mark?
0:15:48 > 0:15:52- Hello, who's this?- That's my darling wife.- Come and help me.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- He wants a gift from me. - I know what you're going to do.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- I know.- That's right, he's trying to get it for nothing.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03You should be saying, "Mark, you should have this as a memory of Bridgnorth," don't you think?
0:16:03 > 0:16:06You can have it for a memory for eight quid.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09He's a hard man, isn't he?
0:16:09 > 0:16:17Well, who'd have thought I'd buy a Regency period, 1820s black basalt teapot?
0:16:17 > 0:16:22OK, it's got a little bit of damage on the spout, but for £8, there's got to be a profit in that,
0:16:22 > 0:16:26and if there's not, I don't know what I'm doing in this business.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Funny you should say that, Mark. Charlie's about to bag another buy,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32an Edwardian two-tier pokerwork table.
0:16:32 > 0:16:38Something at auction's really got to look at you and jump at you.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41This, when you look at it closely, does.
0:16:41 > 0:16:47Made around 1910, tables like this were burnt with decoration
0:16:47 > 0:16:50using a red hot poker, hence the term pokerwork.
0:16:50 > 0:16:55This decorative style works best on softer woods such as beech or pine.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00This is priced at £85, a bit much for Charlie, I'd say.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05- Linda?- Yeah? What have you found? - Would you hit me if I was really, really rude?
0:17:05 > 0:17:08I'm going to be so rude, you might want to send me packing here.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- Go on, then, try me. - I want to buy it for a tenner.
0:17:11 > 0:17:16- Wow!- I know.- You can have it for a very reasonable price. - It's got to be a tenner.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20I'll go halves with you and I'll come to 15.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Now, quite honestly, I'd pay more than 15 for that at auction.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28If I tell you where the auction is, can we send a car for you and you can buy it back?
0:17:28 > 0:17:33- I tell you what, I'll give you 15 quid for it.- Lovely.- I have to buy a bit of furniture.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39You see, that's an example of buying on price, not on what an object is.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43If I can get something at what I consider to be a knock-down price,
0:17:43 > 0:17:47then there's every chance of making a profit.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Time to leave Bridgnorth but not before
0:17:50 > 0:17:53both Mark and Charlie take the local florists by surprise
0:17:53 > 0:17:59with an impulse purchase of two Mateus Rose wine boxes.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- Oh, go on.- Are they £2 each?- Come on. For us. Fiver for the two?
0:18:03 > 0:18:08- I tell you what, you let him have one for two quid and I'll buy mine for three quid.- Bargain!
0:18:08 > 0:18:10These boxes are around 30 years old
0:18:10 > 0:18:15and hark back to the golden age of this sweet rose,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18but will they make any money at auction? The boys obviously think so.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23Now, it's really time to hit that road to Shrewsbury.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Which one starts it? Is it the big one?
0:18:26 > 0:18:27Yes. Get in, you fool.
0:18:27 > 0:18:33Steady! It's Charlie's first time at the wheel and already, he's trying Mark's patience.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- Shut up and drive.- Oh, dear, you are so hard!
0:18:37 > 0:18:40# Shut up and drive
0:18:40 > 0:18:42# Shut up and drive... #
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Shrewsbury is just 20 miles north-west
0:18:48 > 0:18:53and our gents will be hoping to net some more prime purchases.
0:18:53 > 0:18:59So far, Mark has spent £18 on three objects, leaving him £182 to spend.
0:18:59 > 0:19:07Whilst Charlie's forked out £68 on four items. He's got £132 left.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Mmm, this could go either way.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13I'm not giving my strategy away to you, Charlie,
0:19:13 > 0:19:19but I'm going to be focused, driven and stick to my plan.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23Really? Well, that'll be a first.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29The town of Shrewsbury, which began life as a Saxon settlement,
0:19:29 > 0:19:34is well known for one of the bloodiest battles in English history,
0:19:34 > 0:19:39the Battle Of Shrewsbury in 1403. Fortunately for our boys, though,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41it's a lot more peaceful now.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- Shrewsbury or Shroosbury? - I'll say Shroosbury.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- And I'll say Shrewsbury. - Let's call the whole thing off!
0:19:48 > 0:19:51And this lovely park here, Charlie.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Right the way down to the river there. Lovely pagoda.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- Look, in the middle. - We're driving a Pagoda,
0:19:57 > 0:20:01- and we've found a pagoda. Isn't life poetic?- Fabulous.
0:20:01 > 0:20:08The town is most famous, perhaps, for being the birthplace of Charles Darwin in 1809.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13And it's definitely survival of the fittest where Mark and Charlie are concerned, as they head
0:20:13 > 0:20:18for Shrewsbury's, or should I say Shroosbury's, antique shops.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23- Well, are you excited? - I've never been so excited. - I'll race you to the market.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Worse than children!
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Charlie is so keen, though, to spend his beans.
0:20:30 > 0:20:36I thought I'd found an Old Dutch Master. But it's a print.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39However, Mark has hit a malaise.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42I'm not desperately in the mood to spend any more money,
0:20:42 > 0:20:47because I want to try and keep some money for the whole day shopping experience tomorrow.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52But if something leapt out at me that said, "Buy me, I'm going to make a lot of money,"
0:20:52 > 0:20:57then of course I'll go for it. But if not, I'm just going to say thank you and leave, really.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02Honestly, this competition is not for slackers. At least someone's still bothered.
0:21:02 > 0:21:08- Is that music I hear? - MUSIC BOX CHIMES
0:21:08 > 0:21:10A musical Rolls-Royce.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15- It's absolutely wonderful. Would you take a fiver for it? - Go on, then, yep.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Ho ho! I'm going to buy something.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Don't tell Mark, but I think at a fiver,
0:21:20 > 0:21:24there's just a sporting chance that somebody might pay a little bit more.
0:21:24 > 0:21:30Having found nothing, as expected, Mark awaits his partner in crime outside.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- What have you bought? Fish and chips?- I'm not going to tell you.- Oh, my God!
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- Buy of the year.- Should I be worried? - Very, very worried.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Well, with all that worrying, you'd better get some rest, then, I suppose.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47Goodness knows what tomorrow will bring!
0:21:52 > 0:21:56Day two, and Mark and Charlie should be heading out of town,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59but all that worrying last night has got Mark in a tizz,
0:21:59 > 0:22:03and he doesn't want to leave Shrewsbury until he's bought another object.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07It's not surprising, as he's only spent £18,
0:22:07 > 0:22:12while Charlie's forked out way more, 73 smackers.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16I think, according to my map, it should be around here somewhere.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20I'm terrible with maps. It could be hours away.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23And I don't know what to expect, because all I've been told is that
0:22:23 > 0:22:29it's an antique shop, crammed full of stuff, with a really nice owner. So, whatever that means.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Oh, dear. It seems he's not sticking to yesterday's strategy.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35He's now pinning his hopes on nice owners!
0:22:35 > 0:22:40Mark's heading straight for his comfort zone, ceramics.
0:22:40 > 0:22:41Hopefully it will settle his nerves.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45So this is a sort of Victorian bread plate.
0:22:45 > 0:22:51This one is rather typically decorated with a romanticised Victorian landscape.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55That could be anywhere, probably one of the Italian lakes or something like that.
0:22:55 > 0:23:00And this was made... no maker's mark, a few little chips and things, but just a rather nice collectible.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05If you own a nice country cottage kitchen, something like that on the side is very nice.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09£45 is a bit rich for us, but a nice object.
0:23:09 > 0:23:15Well, there's plenty here to choose from, but Mark's still hanging back. And there's a reason why.
0:23:15 > 0:23:21If I do find something, I'd like to get something in here for about £2. It might be a big ask, though.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Which isn't great news for shop owner John Clifford.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- John? Can I have a little word with you?- Certainly. Have you found something?
0:23:29 > 0:23:36This kingfisher salt and pepper set is not antique, having been recently made.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Despite this, mark is determined to get the price down on these little birdies.
0:23:40 > 0:23:45His tactic - to wear John down by telling him his life story. Oh, dear, poor old John, eh?
0:23:45 > 0:23:49As a child, I remember swimming under a waterfall in South Wales
0:23:49 > 0:23:54and seeing a nesting kingfisher darting down for his minnows and things there.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59And I've always had a soft attraction to them. If I was to buy those, I'd have to ask
0:23:59 > 0:24:03for a terribly cheap price. You see, I'm trying to tug your heartstrings.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08- Fine, what's the best you want to pay?- £2.- No. No way!
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- And that's a straight answer. - A very straight answer, yes.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14I think it's time to cut your losses and leave, Mark.
0:24:14 > 0:24:20His plan is definitely off course as he leaves Shrewsbury, with Charlie, with items still to buy.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25Let's hope heading east to Stafford will bring richer pickings.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Are you optimistic about finding a market?
0:24:28 > 0:24:31I'm always optimistic. Normally without any reason at all.
0:24:31 > 0:24:3750 miles from Shrewsbury, Stafford was once a hive of trade.
0:24:37 > 0:24:42In the 18th century, it had a bustling pottery industry, but its soul really belonged to shoe-making.
0:24:42 > 0:24:47Much later, during the Second World War, it was famous for munitions.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50A local company even built tanks for the front line.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Today, though, it's got antiques galore.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Some even with a wartime feel.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59What a wacky money box!
0:25:02 > 0:25:05I suspect that that didn't start life as a money box.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07I suspect that was a shell case.
0:25:07 > 0:25:15This is trench art, from the First World War. Soldiers created art out of bullets and shells.
0:25:15 > 0:25:22Some casings were even carved with personal inscriptions and patriotic figures. Extremely poignant.
0:25:22 > 0:25:28After a browse and a ponder, Charlie stumbles on something he thinks has promise.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Though he's not letting on.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- Ian?- Yes, Charles?
0:25:32 > 0:25:35There's a ropey old rusty door-stop on the floor here.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- What about a fiver?- £5?! - I told you I was mean!
0:25:39 > 0:25:45- What were you asking, 10? - More like £50, really.- £50?!- £50.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47- I've got to make a profit.- I know.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52After a spot of haggling, Charlie gets the price down to £25.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54And, yes, it's another kingfisher.
0:25:54 > 0:26:01I think this is a really genuine Victorian cast iron door-stop.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06And if somebody buys this for less than £25, I will burst into tears.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Oh, good. I do like a weepy!
0:26:09 > 0:26:14Meanwhile, Mark has ventured a little bit out of town, to try his luck.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17And he's finally feeling more upbeat.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21What treasure trove have you got here?! Wow, look at all this.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24That plate over there takes my eye, with the blue tit on it.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26- Is that...?- That is cheap.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28That may be in your budget.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Hold on, there's a bit of a bird theme here.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34We've gone from kingfishers to a blue tit.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38- Hmmm.- Oh, it is perfect.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41That is the princely sum of £8.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44If that was in their sale, they would be putting...
0:26:44 > 0:26:50- 4 to 6?- Yes. £4 to £6 on it. - So you're only after a couple of quid, I think that's not too bad.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54For me to make a profit on that, you see, I'd have to get it for two quid.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- Would you?- Yep.- Do you want me to wrap it and deliver it(?)
0:26:57 > 0:27:00No, I'll take it with me, and I'll give you cash, of course.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- Well, that's very kind. - Can you do it for £2?
0:27:03 > 0:27:04I think £2 is a bargain.
0:27:04 > 0:27:10Definitely. But Mark doesn't just want it for a song, he wants it for nothing.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Of course. Again.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17Look, I know, I can see in your face, that you're a kind-hearted soul.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- My wife doesn't think so. - She does. I know she does.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22She'll not like you much, Mark!
0:27:22 > 0:27:26Getting objects for free isn't in the rule book, you naughty boy.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29At least dealer Jeremy Allen never paid for it either.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31In fact, I was given it.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- So you'll give it to me?- It was in a deal where I spent about £1,000.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- Well, give it to me as a gift for coming.- I'll give it you, then.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42Mark's back on track, then. Despite bending the rules. But what about Charlie?
0:27:42 > 0:27:46That kingfisher buy seems to have sent him off on a tangent.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49This is more like it.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54Away from the desperate pressure of trying to buy things.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56This was once the cottage of Izaak Walton,
0:27:56 > 0:28:00one of Stafford's most famous exports.
0:28:00 > 0:28:07Born in 1593, Walton was no dummy. He wrote The Complete Angler, a unique celebration
0:28:07 > 0:28:11of the English countryside and all things fishing.
0:28:11 > 0:28:18Mark Hartwell from English Heritage has brought a first edition of the famous book for Charlie to see,
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- and already he's hooked. - Feel the history!
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- It's almost frightening. - Beautiful, isn't it? And so small. - It's absolutely glorious.
0:28:26 > 0:28:33- The binding is wonderful. Is the binding original? - As far as I understand.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36The Complete Angler has been described as a combination of fishing manual
0:28:36 > 0:28:40and entertainment, as it's filled with poetry and song.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44It's right up there with the greatest angling tomes of all time,
0:28:44 > 0:28:49and became one of the most reprinted books in English literature, with over 300 reprints.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53Wonderful. I'll try and read a bit of it.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58"But if this satisfy not, I pray bid the Scoffer
0:28:58 > 0:29:05"put this Epigram into his pocket and read it every morning for his breakfast."
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Gosh, that's a great treat.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Lovely as it is to indulge in a spot of local history,
0:29:10 > 0:29:16time is marching on. Now for our dazzling duo's show-and-tell shoot-out.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20- What's this?- Exhibit number one. - Well, it's very pretty.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- Yup.- It's quite thin, it's battered out, isn't it?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Lovely little cherub. A little bit robust and religious.
0:29:27 > 0:29:32- Silver, I presume.- A bit like you! It is silver, yes. What's it worth? - 20, 30 quid?
0:29:32 > 0:29:38- 22.- That's not too bad, is it? - I won't lose too much, will I? - I don't think so.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40And it's pretty enough to make a profit, Charlie.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44- Come on, let's see yours. - I went for traditional, I'm afraid.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48I wasn't going to. It's a nice little Jasperware jug.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- You've left the price on it.- I have. - And you bought it for...?
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- £8.- Oh! How did you do that?
0:29:55 > 0:29:59- What did you have to do?- I just kept going, "Is that your VERY best?"
0:29:59 > 0:30:04- Oh!- And I got it for £8. - That's splendid.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- You know I have a penchant for vintage cars?- Yes.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12- Well, I've bought a Rolls-Royce.- It's a musical box, is it?- You're right.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17Wind the spare wheel and harken.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21- Nothing.- Oh, it's stopped working!
0:30:21 > 0:30:24- MUSIC BOX CHIMES - What did you pay for this monstrosity?
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- Value it for me.- I don't know,
0:30:27 > 0:30:32- 10, 15 quid?- I paid a fiver for it. - It's got to make a profit on that. - I thought it would make six.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35Next up, Mark's Regency basalt teapot.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39Back in the shop, its spout was chipped, but glued together.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Now it's suffered even more in transit.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Has that come off? Sorry. That wasn't broken though, that.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Oh, don't ask the production team. You were the one carrying it.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52It was broken, but it wasn't missing, I don't think.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56- Well, it'll be in there somewhere. - Let's hope so. Better get your glue out, Mark.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00- Oh, no!- This is a bit worrying, Charlie.- Oh, indeed.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02This could be cheerio to a profit.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Just as well you didn't pay much for it, eh?
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- I got it for £8.- You didn't!- I did.
0:31:08 > 0:31:13- That's not dealing, it's robbery.- Is it?- I'm going to congratulate you.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- Now, are you prepared for my next one?- The shape is quite nice.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19It's a Christopher Dresser poor man's lookalike.
0:31:19 > 0:31:25- My only concern is that didn't start off with this.- Oh, no. - I think that's a marriage.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29If you're picking up a claret jug, you go like that, you've got to force your hand in.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33- That's because you've got podgy fingers.- How very dare you!
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- I've never been so insinuated! - Look, have a glass of claret.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38I'd love one.
0:31:38 > 0:31:43Now this is my piece de resistance. He said, "I bought it
0:31:43 > 0:31:47"with a collection that I paid £1,000 for, and they threw it in for free, Mark."
0:31:47 > 0:31:50And he said, "I'm going to let you have it for free."
0:31:50 > 0:31:54So it cost me nothing. If it were a Royal Worcester one, it would be £100.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58- That's absolutely right. And if this were a real Rolls-Royce, it would be £350,000.- Exactly.
0:31:58 > 0:32:05And back on that bird theme is the kingfisher door-stop. Charlie was convinced it's Victorian.
0:32:05 > 0:32:11When I got it out of the darkened room, I saw this rather nasty acrylic paintwork on it.
0:32:11 > 0:32:17- The blue bits are nice, actually. - Yeah.- Acrylic paint? That's not so Victorian. Next?
0:32:19 > 0:32:25- Oh, it's lovely, Charlie. What did you pay for that? - Is it worth anything? 15.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27Oh, Charlie, please. Don't.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31- Try me. 15.- Look, Charlie... - Good or bad?- Shall we just say one thing?- Yep.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- The face. Drop the look, dear.- Why? - You pay 15 quid and you say,
0:32:35 > 0:32:41"Oh, is that too much?" £15, nothing for that! I'm going to keep my eye on you.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45Finally, the double deal on the Mateus Rose wine boxes.
0:32:45 > 0:32:52Charlie got his for £3, whilst the ever so wily Mark shaved his down to £2.
0:32:52 > 0:32:57I think you love them slightly more than I do. But then you've got a bigger profit lurking in yours.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00I've got 50% more profit lurking in mine, Charlie.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05Well, it's all chummy now, but what do our experts really think?
0:33:05 > 0:33:08The jug - I think Charlie has been seduced a little bit.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11That triangular shape is associated with Dr Christopher Dresser.
0:33:11 > 0:33:16The quality just isn't very good, and I really do worry that it's a marriage, that jug.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19He didn't like my jug. I don't think it's a marriage.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22I'm sure it was made like that.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26The musical car, I could just see Charlie being seduced by that, because he loves his car.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31He loves classic cars. He's a great classic car auctioneer. It's a piece of rubbish.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36I could buy really cheap and nasty, but I think he's surpassed anything I've ever bought!
0:33:36 > 0:33:42His plate was ghastly. But then, it cost nothing. Fancy getting something for nothing, he's so jammy!
0:33:42 > 0:33:44I think he's secretly gutted about the teapot.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48I think he really does think I've bought that at a very cheap price.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53I'd like to think I'm going to win, certainly with the teapot. But it's too close to call.
0:33:57 > 0:34:02So far, our boys have scoured the high spots of pottery country, deep in the West Midlands.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05They've gone from Bridgnorth to Shrewsbury,
0:34:05 > 0:34:10then on to Stafford, and now it's off to Stoke-on-Trent.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12It's D-Day, as the boys head to auction.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Here, they'll fight it out for the biggest profit.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21Stoke-on-Trent, the official world capital of ceramics, began its pottery boom
0:34:21 > 0:34:26back in the 1700s, boasting wares by Wedgwood, Doulton and Spode.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31Today, this bustling town still thrives on its ceramics industry,
0:34:31 > 0:34:37with tableware, tiles and bathroom fittings in demand across the globe.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40A-ha, We've arrived!
0:34:40 > 0:34:45Not surprisingly, ASH Auctions, in business since 1994,
0:34:45 > 0:34:49specialise in pottery from the 19th century to the present day.
0:34:50 > 0:34:55Ours is a general sale, but you'd think nevertheless Mark's ceramic items would clean up here.
0:34:55 > 0:35:01But not according to auctioneer Lee Sherratt. He's got his eye on two of Charlie's items.
0:35:01 > 0:35:07I'd say the little silver dish and the door-stop are the two best items.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12That's a surprise. So far, Mark has spent £18 on four objects.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16Charlie has spent £98 on five.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18So whose tactics will prove most successful?
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Time to find out.
0:35:21 > 0:35:22Here we go.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26First up is Mark's 19th century Jasperware jug.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Nice example again, ladies and gentlemen...
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Nice example? How much did you pay him to say that?
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Shall we say £20 straight in for me?
0:35:35 > 0:35:41- Come on.- 12 there, 14, 16, 18, 17, 18.
0:35:41 > 0:35:42It's a world record!
0:35:42 > 0:35:46£18, all done? And finished, then, at £18.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50You're just a genius. You're just a genius.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54After spending £8, Mark makes a profit of £10
0:35:54 > 0:35:56before commission - a great start.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59No wonder Charlie's worried. But will our new boy's fears
0:35:59 > 0:36:03be allayed thanks to his claret jug?
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Lot number 42, absolutely beautiful.
0:36:06 > 0:36:12What shall we say for it? A tenner. Come on, where are we? £10.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- Oh, dear.- This is not looking good, is it?
0:36:15 > 0:36:2316, 18. At £16, 18, 18. At £18, are you bold? £18 there.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29The jug cost £28, leaving Charlie with a £10 loss.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32That was far too cheap.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Commiserations on that, actually. That was bad luck.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39But will he fare better with his Edwardian pokerwork table?
0:36:39 > 0:36:4115 for me? Come on. A tenner for it, somebody.
0:36:41 > 0:36:4610, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51- Oh, pity(!)- 22, 24, 26.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56On my right, £24. £24 it goes.
0:36:56 > 0:37:02A £9 profit, putting Charlie back in the game, just behind Mark.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Better than nothing, you know.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08Now the first of the Mateus Rose wine boxes.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10This one belongs to Mark.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Right, there we are. That's the old box there. Give me 15 for it.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Yeah, 15, come on.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18A tenner. £10 for it? £5.
0:37:18 > 0:37:24- Yes, a bid at five. - Come on, it's worth more than eight.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- 10. 10 I'm bid. 12.- Wouldn't have made this with wine in it!
0:37:29 > 0:37:33- Sensational.- I'd say so, with an £8 profit!
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Will Charlie's do any better?
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Five, six, eight,
0:37:37 > 0:37:3910, 12. £10.
0:37:39 > 0:37:45- 12?- Ooh!- At £10, I'm selling for a tenner. Any more, are we sure?
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Can't accuse you of favouritism, can you?
0:37:49 > 0:37:52As Charlie spent a pound more on his box,
0:37:52 > 0:37:56he just makes a £7 profit. Not bad, though.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58I think it was perfectly fair, don't you?
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Back to the serious business.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Up next is Charlie's kingfisher door-stop.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08Despite not being Victorian, it's one of the auctioneer's favourites.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- But will it turn a profit?- £15.
0:38:10 > 0:38:1416, 18, 20, 22.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17At £20, anybody else at £20?
0:38:17 > 0:38:20I thought that would have gone a bit higher.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23A £5 loss. Not good.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- Oh, Charlie.- Devastated.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Maybe Mark will do better with his free china plate.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Difficult to do worse.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36- A beautiful piece.- What shall we say for that one - £5 for it?
0:38:36 > 0:38:40A nice china plate there. £5. Come on, £5.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43It's got to be worth a fiver, surely? Are you going silent?
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- No, two I'm bid. - Oh, I've got £2.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50£2, is that all? Three.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- Three!- Well done, sir. - You'd pay them a pound.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Come on, four. Yes!
0:38:58 > 0:39:01I've never known a man take so long to sell something for four quid.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04£6, seven at the back. Who's seven?
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- Seven, thank you. - You're not allowed to do that!
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- Yes, I am.- That's bribery.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Sold at £7, there we are.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Brave gentlemen at the back of the room, 341.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19That's a whopping £7 for nothing.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21I'm happy with that, actually.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23And so you should be!
0:39:23 > 0:39:27Now another fave for the man with the gavel -
0:39:27 > 0:39:32Charlie's silver embossed dish, this time most definitely Victorian.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36We've had a lot of interest over the internet on this next item.
0:39:36 > 0:39:42- Internet.- A stunning dish there. What shall we say for it? £20.
0:39:42 > 0:39:4622, 26, 28, 30, 32.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51Where's two, then? 32, 34, 36, 38, 40,
0:39:51 > 0:39:5442. At £42, last call, then.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58At £42.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00That's good, Charlie, actually.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03That's a fantastic profit, actually, of £20.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- Would you say I'm improving?- Very.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10But will the musical Rolls-Royce prove as popular?
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Neither of our chaps thinks so.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17- Look at that.- Lovely. It's tasteless, is it?
0:40:17 > 0:40:19It's absolutely hideous.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23£10, 12, 14, 16, 18.
0:40:23 > 0:40:24I told you.
0:40:24 > 0:40:2924. And 26. 26, with the lady at £26.
0:40:29 > 0:40:36- Are we all done, then? 28, 30, 32. - Quality always counts.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39£30. I'm selling at 30.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40Utter rubbish.
0:40:40 > 0:40:45With a £25 profit before commission, Charlie's marching ahead.
0:40:45 > 0:40:51There's one final lot - Mark's basalt Regency teapot.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56He's glued the spout back together, but is it enough to beat Charlie?
0:40:56 > 0:40:57It's got to be more than £8.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00£20 for this. 15?
0:41:00 > 0:41:04- Where are we? Give me a tenner for it.- Oh, come on.- Started at five!
0:41:04 > 0:41:0812, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24,
0:41:08 > 0:41:1226, commission buyer at 24,
0:41:12 > 0:41:1826 on the back wall, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38.
0:41:18 > 0:41:23- They haven't seen the restoration. - 42, 44, 46.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28Anybody else? I'm selling at £44.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Number, Geoffrey.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31I give in.
0:41:31 > 0:41:37The biggest profit of the day - £36 goes to Mark.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41- I can't believe that made 44. - That's quality.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45It's been a good start for both our boys.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50Out of his original pot of £200, after paying the auction costs,
0:41:50 > 0:41:54first-timer Charlie has made a profit of £20.63,
0:41:54 > 0:41:59giving a healthy total of £220.63 to spend tomorrow.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04But Mark has pipped Charlie at the post,
0:42:04 > 0:42:08because he's spent less money and made more profit.
0:42:10 > 0:42:15After paying commission, Mark has made a profit of £47.09,
0:42:15 > 0:42:19which sees him leaving with £247.09.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22Permission to feel a little smug?
0:42:22 > 0:42:25That was rather successful, Charlie. Off to Cheshire.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- Better for you than it was for me. - That's what I like to hear!
0:42:32 > 0:42:34All clear. Take her away.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Charlie makes a blunder with his buys.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43It's cracked. No wonder she took a fiver.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46And Mark goes all out to get the dealers on side.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49Come on, you know you want to at 75.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53If only to help you beat your opponent.
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