0:00:02 > 0:00:04The nation's favourite antiques experts, £200 each,
0:00:04 > 0:00:11and one big challenge - who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Decisions, decisions.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim is trade up and hope each antique turns a profit.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19But it's not as easy as it sounds.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22It's cracked.
0:00:22 > 0:00:28There can only be one winner, so will it be the highway to success or the B road to bankruptcy?
0:00:28 > 0:00:31This is The Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:37 > 0:00:42We're on the road with this week's antiques aficionados Charlie Ross and Mark Stacey.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47Charlie Ross is an expert on antique furniture who ran his own auction house
0:00:47 > 0:00:51for over 25 years, and seems to be running something of a charm school.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Mwah! Mwah! A tenner.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Rival Mark Stacey was third last series.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01He has 25 years in the trade as a valuer, dealer and auctioneer,
0:01:01 > 0:01:05and he's a ceramic expert with a passion for porcelain.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Come on, you know you want to at 75.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Each expert started their road trip with £200.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14There has been tension for Charlie.
0:01:14 > 0:01:20- He's suffering two crippling losses. - Oh, Charlie.- Devastated.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24But he's managed to stay in profit,
0:01:24 > 0:01:31taking his original £200 up to £220.63, all ready to spend.
0:01:35 > 0:01:41And Mark has kept his hand firmly on the tiller with the objects he's bought, even getting one for free.
0:01:41 > 0:01:48From his £200, those steady profits now give him £247.09.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50I think it's perfectly fair, don't you?
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Mark and Charlie are on the second leg of their trip.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58They began in the West Midlands
0:01:58 > 0:02:02and will have a final destination of Chippenham in Wiltshire.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07On today's show they're leaving Stoke on Trent
0:02:07 > 0:02:11for Cheshire with an auction showdown in Wrexham in North Wales.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15But first it's a beeline for the historic town of Nantwich.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20There was the Battle of Nantwich in the Civil War, and I can't tell you who won.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24- It was the Royalists. - Actually, the Parliamentarians won.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33Nantwich is a picture-skew market town sitting on the River Weaver.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38It's famous for centuries of salt production and boasts some stunning Tudor buildings.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41But no time for sightseeing just yet.
0:02:41 > 0:02:46I'm going to take the Mark Stacey view on life today.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50Keep my purchasing to below £10 and free wherever possible.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52But you can't do that, Charlie.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54That's my stroke of genius.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58There's an antiques fair on at the civic hall.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- Would you like me to drop you off there?- I'd love you to.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- Delivery service there. - Thank you very much.
0:03:03 > 0:03:08- A great pleasure. I'd like you to get out, spend, spend, spend.- And I will.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Come back with a bargain.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17I love these antique fairs because there's a sense of you're
0:03:17 > 0:03:21never quite sure what you're going to find on each stall.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24So, what's the strategy, Stacey?
0:03:24 > 0:03:29I'm still going to keep to my plan and buy wisely, hopefully, and as cheaply as possible.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31But who knows.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35You might struggle. Some of this is way out of your price range.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38This is an early 19th century sarcophagus shaped tea caddy.
0:03:38 > 0:03:44There's two little boxes in there for mixing the tea, in mahogany of course.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Tea first came from China in the 17th century.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53A tea caddy was part of the upper class ritual of drinking tea.
0:03:53 > 0:04:00Although a small box, it had a lock to stop the servants pinching any of this luxury commodity.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04These have all been replaced, this lining is all a bit too new.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05The asking price is 95.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09It's all a bit tired, really. Just like me.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12Oh, I don't know.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16Meanwhile, Charlie is on the road to a nearby antique centre.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20It's given him time for some retail reflection.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24I've got to try and be a bit more selective than I was on my first day.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27I need to be harder.
0:04:27 > 0:04:32When I offer somebody £20 for something and they say, "no, 30",
0:04:32 > 0:04:35I'll say, "20 it is or I'm going."
0:04:35 > 0:04:40Good plan, Charlie.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43This is Dagsfield Antiques Emporium.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Here there are wares from over 200 dealers.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50Plenty to choose from, but finding that perfect gem might be tricky.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54A cricket bat signed by the Worcestershire county team.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57I quite like that bat, but it's £46.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00And look from the label how long it's been here.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03This has been handled by hundreds and hundreds of people.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Possibly overpriced?
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Charlie is a cricket fan but I don't think he's going to stump up for it.
0:05:09 > 0:05:16I've recently sold a bat and it made £20, which I think is about where that is.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Well, if it's not for you, it's not for you.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Why not find a dealer and see if they can help, Charlie?
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Let me have a look round. You're not going to hit me if I'm rude, are you?
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Now, back to Mark.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34I think this is quite an appealing piece because it fits in with modern-day living.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38You can use it as a storage trunk in the bedroom, as a decorative piece.
0:05:38 > 0:05:44They've described it as a 19th century school trunk with tray and key.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52It's more likely to be 1920s but may have been modelled in the style of a
0:05:52 > 0:05:5719th century Saratoga trunk, revered for their separate compartments
0:05:57 > 0:06:00for hats, shirts, documents and coins.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05This would have been perfect for any young scholar off to boarding school.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09The only thing I don't like is the price. It's £58.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11I wouldn't want to pay that much.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16But will the camera-shy dealer be in the mood for Mark's haggling?
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- What's your very, very best price? - Well, I can come to 50.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Oh, come on, surely you must be able to go a bit lower than that.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28- Could we get it nearer 30, do you think?- No. Absolutely not.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29- 35?- No.- 40?
0:06:29 > 0:06:31I'll do 40 and that's it.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33Not a little bit under - 38?
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- For cash?- 40 and that's it.- 39.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Shake my hand at 39.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40You've got a deal.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Look at that. They've come down from £40 to £28.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46These are Beswick ware vases.
0:06:46 > 0:06:53The company is most famous for Beatrix Potter figurines and highly collectible At Deco figures.
0:06:53 > 0:06:59- Sadly these aren't Art Deco. They're 1950s and therefore worth a lot less.- A fiver?
0:06:59 > 0:07:00Yes.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Ooh! I should have said two.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08But I can't believe that I could go wrong.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10My dear...
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Purchase of the day.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Hold on. 40 down to 28, then straight to a fiver?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Is there something you're missing here, Charlie?
0:07:23 > 0:07:27You don't want to sell me a Royal Crown Derby pheasant for a tenner, do you?
0:07:27 > 0:07:31You're mean. The price tag is £60.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35These paperweights are more collectibles than antique, being relatively modern.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40Each should have a stopper with a date and a stamp on it, which adds to their value.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Unfortunately, this one has a plastic replacement bung.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48I'll still give you a tenner for it, even without a stopper.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Cash in your back pocket.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- 12.- 15.- It cost you 15, didn't it?
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Go on, I'll have that as well. Go on.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Now, what's Mark up to?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06I've just discovered this.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09I don't know usually do books, but I love Punch and Judy and here we've
0:08:09 > 0:08:15got Punch's Library of Humour, so these would have been taken from the Punch magazine.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17This is 1907, apparently, a first edition.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19If we flip through, we see all these different little jokes and
0:08:19 > 0:08:24things about sportsmen, and the lady cricketer's guide.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27I know Charlie loves cricket.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31The Useful Cricketer - I think he'd love it.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- I think that if I bought this... - A present.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Oh, aren't you nice, Mark?
0:08:35 > 0:08:37There's something appealing me to this.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Yes, getting one over Charlie.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46It's priced at £10 and belongs to the camera-shy chap Mark bought the trunk from.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Come on, that's a bit much, isn't it?
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- You can have it for what I paid for it.- And how much was that?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- Three pounds.- Three pounds?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57It's a deal, sir. Three quid.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Things aren't going quite so well for Charlie.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06I've spent £5 on two pieces of cracked Beswick ware.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08But did I see the cracks?
0:09:08 > 0:09:09No wonder she took a fiver.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14I'd try and get your money back.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16I'm as blind as a bat.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19What have I bought? Two cracked vases.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Yes, he has.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23I'm a prune.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- Don't have them, then.- Oh, you can't do that to me.- I can, yeah.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Am I allowed to come out with them?
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- Yes.- You're such a honey.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36That was lucky. But he's not learnt his lesson.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41Charlie is back at the Beswick, a basket priced at £28.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- You're not going to sell me that for a fiver, are you?- No.
0:09:45 > 0:09:46Tenner any good?
0:09:46 > 0:09:50- Last offer.- Yes, OK. - I'll have that for a tenner because you let me off the others.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52You're an absolute angel.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55First shopping of the day...
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Not entirely successful.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01A bit of Crown Derby for 15, Beswick vase for 10...
0:10:01 > 0:10:06But because the lady took pity on me after I'd spotted the first two vases
0:10:06 > 0:10:09were cracked, she's thrown them in for nothing.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13So, Mr Stacey, you're not the only one to get something for nothing.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20It's not just something, Charlie. Mark is always after a freebie.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23They're marmosets or something like that.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27They're looking very mischievous, and actually, you know, I think they look a bit like Charlie and me.
0:10:27 > 0:10:34He's going to try and charm this dealer into giving him the piccy as a Mark's Memento. You watch!
0:10:34 > 0:10:37And yes, that means for free. Not the done thing.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42I've this deal with myself on each leg of the road trip since I've been started that if I find something
0:10:42 > 0:10:49that fits in with the theme of that particular leg that I try and get it as a Mark's Memento.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54I know you've got 18 on it but is there any chance you can take part in my Mark's Memento trip?
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- You can, with pleasure.- There must be something in the water.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Mark has got it for nothing.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01He's a monkey!
0:11:01 > 0:11:05What an exciting start to day one.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08I got three items, but most of all I like this Victorian print.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10I really do think those two marmosets
0:11:10 > 0:11:14look like Charlie and I on our road trip, a pair of cheeky chappies.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16You said it, Mark.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21Charlie is still keen to bag another buy, so he's sidling into a second warehouse filled with gear.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25There are some tinplate...
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Where? Oh, look.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35These tinplate toys date from the late 1800s.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40Illustrations were printed straight on to sheets of plate which were then stamped out.
0:11:40 > 0:11:45These clockwork ones are West German, from just after the Second World War.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47We've got a key?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50I've got some but I haven't got them here.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54Oh, dear. No key. Is this another question of damaged goods?
0:11:54 > 0:11:57They do actually work. I wouldn't put them on if they didn't work.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Of course you wouldn't, Ron. It wouldn't be worth your while, would it?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04My other name is Honest Ron.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Straight.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Now, don't get wound up, Charlie. Remember your tactic -
0:12:10 > 0:12:15go in low, especially with a price of £24 for one and 28 for the other.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- Did these come for nothing? - No, they did not.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23- Did they not? - It's not often you get these now. That's a cheap price, actually.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26What, a tenner?
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- I've got a cracking sense of humour, you know.- I can see that.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- I'll do it you for 14. And that's giving it you. - It's not giving it to me.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36It'll sell like nobody's business.
0:12:36 > 0:12:40- Could I give you a £20 note for the two?- Go on.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Thank you very much, sir. I can go and get me dinner.
0:12:42 > 0:12:48For the princely sum of an extra pound, Honest Ron has agreed to
0:12:48 > 0:12:51supply Charlie with a key in time for the auction.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55So that's a purchase of £21.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Now, our antiques road trippers need to hit the road... Jack.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04About time! Where have you been?
0:13:04 > 0:13:06We've got some buying to do.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11I've been spending. Lavishly.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15They're off to Sandbach, 25 miles away.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Contrary to popular belief, Sandbach isn't just a service station on the M6.
0:13:20 > 0:13:26It's actually a market town once famed for its silk and shoe industries.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- I think I'm getting off here. - You certainly are. - Thank you for a very smooth ride.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Mark will explore another antiques shop
0:13:36 > 0:13:41while furniture lover Charlie is off for an afternoon of pure indulgence.
0:13:41 > 0:13:46He's visiting the Palladian mansion of Tabley House.
0:13:48 > 0:13:56Designed by John Carr and completed in 1769, it's based on the Venetian architecture of Andrea Palladio
0:13:56 > 0:14:01and has a portico of four impressive Doric sandstone columns.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06The house was built for Sir Peter Byrne Leicester, but it's his son who's most remembered.
0:14:06 > 0:14:13Sir John Fleming Leicester became the first great patron and collector of British paintings.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16His collection was so impressive that it was offered to the British
0:14:16 > 0:14:20government as the basis of the National Gallery.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- Lovely to meet, you. - Lovely to meet you, too.
0:14:22 > 0:14:29- This is magnificent.- Chairman of Tabley House Claire Pye will show Charlie some of the key pieces,
0:14:29 > 0:14:34including a painting by JMW Turner that was painted here at the house.
0:14:34 > 0:14:40We'll go straight ahead because I recognise that artist, don't I?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Yes, you do.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48Windy Day shows boats on the estate lake battling stormy conditions.
0:14:48 > 0:14:54This is a copy, as the original is currently on loan to an exhibition in Japan.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Turner said that that painting was to be hung there,
0:14:58 > 0:15:03partly because you can see it from the other end of the house, right the way through, and
0:15:03 > 0:15:08also because when you stand there and then you turn and look out through the window,
0:15:08 > 0:15:15you see the tower in the middle of the lake and you're looking on the back site of the picture.
0:15:15 > 0:15:22Then you turn yourself around... You can see us there! That's right!
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Yes, it works beautifully.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Now, what have you got for me here? Gracious!
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- This is enormous.- Quite. It's one of the grandest rooms in Cheshire.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Sir John wanted a gallery here.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42I think he also wanted a room that was posh enough to entertain the Prince Regent if he ever called.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- And did he call?- No, he didn't.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47We've got a bit of fun there, haven't we?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- Yes, we have.- An exercise horse?
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Yes. And in very good nick.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54Absolutely immaculate nick.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59It was the fitness fad at the end of 1810s.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01What you do is you sit on it,
0:16:01 > 0:16:07you hold on there and imitate the action of the horse.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09As you bounce up and down...
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- You lose weight.- Supposedly. It's supposed to invigorate the liver.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17More like give anyone watching you a jolly good laugh.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22Meanwhile, someone else has been surrounding himself with beautiful objects.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Lead on, Macduff, as they say.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Mark has met up with dealer John Jones.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Good Lord!
0:16:29 > 0:16:31John has agreed to help Mark pick out a few items.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34From these he'll choose what to buy.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36This is quite a fun little thing.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39It it's got no price on it, does that mean it's free?
0:16:39 > 0:16:40Stop it, Mark!
0:16:40 > 0:16:42It's new stock that has just come in.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Which means it'll be expensive.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52Table centrepieces like this one were a key part of the dining table
0:16:52 > 0:16:56decoration in any Victorian household.
0:16:56 > 0:17:03At eye level they were dazzling, holding anything from flowers or candles to sweetmeats and fruits.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05What sort of price would that be, do you think?
0:17:05 > 0:17:09If we cleaned it up and put it out, it would probably go out at 150.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12As it's for you, £60.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14That's quite reasonable, isn't it?
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Is certainly is. That's a drop of £90, Mark.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20This is going back, I'd say, to the '30s or the '50s, isn't it?
0:17:20 > 0:17:25I'd put it at the '30s, and again, price wise, it's not expensive.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33This brushed aluminium tea ware was manufactured using the trade name
0:17:33 > 0:17:39Picquot, and was enormously popular in the post Second World War era.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43A lot of it has survived in surprisingly good condition.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47And what sort of price are we looking at for that?
0:17:47 > 0:17:51I would be giving that to you for 50.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54I've got 85 on it. So I always leave myself...
0:17:54 > 0:17:56A little bit.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58I think it might be a possibility, certainly.
0:17:58 > 0:18:04Mark is at his most comfortable with ceramics when it comes to picking items for auction,
0:18:04 > 0:18:08but John is about to take him right out of his comfort zone.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- It's not signed, is it, John, as far as I can tell?- It is.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Oh, it is signed, is it?
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Yep, signed on the back. We've got details. Painted by...
0:18:16 > 0:18:21James Christie Bruce, painted in 1910 on canvas.
0:18:21 > 0:18:28The thing that's going for that is that it's big and decorative, and presumably extraordinarily cheap.
0:18:28 > 0:18:3075.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33What would Charlie Ross think about that, I wonder?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Let's go on, John. I'm enjoying this.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41It's up to the top floor with Mark's selections. Time to make a choice.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44I've got to now try and narrow this down to
0:18:44 > 0:18:46two items.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50I've already got a couple of items and a freebie.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55Will Mark go for broke or save some shopping until tomorrow?
0:18:55 > 0:18:59I'm just worried that frame might be a little bit too shabby and not enough chic.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Do you know what I mean?
0:19:02 > 0:19:07I love this as a decorative piece and as a decorative arts piece.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12I'm a little bit concerned in a general sale that it might not be picked up and it'll be overlooked.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17So it's a no to the tea set and a maybe for the painting.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18What about the table centrepiece?
0:19:18 > 0:19:24Again, that's something I'm really drawn to, actually, when I was downstairs.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27What I've got to do now I think, John, is decide
0:19:27 > 0:19:29which of the pieces I'm going to go for.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Decisions, decisions. I want to try and make a cheeky offer.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36I would love to pay 30 quid for that.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40On the painting, because of the condition of the frame, and I don't
0:19:40 > 0:19:45know the artist, ideally I'd love to get that for about 40 or 50 quid.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49So I'd love to get the two of them, if I could,
0:19:49 > 0:19:54with your kind generosity, for around 70 quid.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Any chance?
0:19:56 > 0:20:00- Cash, of course. - Call it 90 for the two.
0:20:00 > 0:20:0375.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04Come on, you know you want to at 75.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Go on.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11If only to help you beat your opponent.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12John, you're a star.
0:20:12 > 0:20:17Mark is feeling so confident about his purchases he's decided to stop for a glass of wine.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Of course, he's not driving.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22What are you doing there?
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- I'm having a drink. - You're supposed to be working.
0:20:24 > 0:20:30How you expect to win this competition sitting outside restaurants getting drunk...
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Have you seen my competition?
0:20:33 > 0:20:38- That's how I expect to win it. - Strap up and we'll be off.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42It's time for a well earned rest.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Tomorrow is another day on the road trip.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Early morning in the heart of a wet and windy Cheshire, and Charlie
0:20:52 > 0:20:57- is throwing himself straight into shopping.- My name is Jan.
0:20:57 > 0:21:03- Hello, Jan, lovely to see you. - Thank you very much, sir.- And you've got furniture here.- Yes.
0:21:03 > 0:21:09Mark has dropped Charlie in nearby Northwich, just 12 miles down the road from Sandbach.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14It's another market town famous for centuries of salt production.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18So far Charlie has only snaffled two lots for auction.
0:21:18 > 0:21:24He needs more killer deals, and has £174.63 to spare.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29I can feel my money itching in my pocket.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31However, Mark has bagged five items.
0:21:31 > 0:21:36He's decided that's plenty for the auction, leaving him with £130.09.
0:21:36 > 0:21:43I'm very pleased with the items I bought, actually. I negotiated quite well.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45I think that's the way of getting cheap prices.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Mark is a free agent today so he's off for a spot of relaxation.
0:21:48 > 0:21:56He's venturing 28 miles north east to Stockport, to visit one of its most well known museums.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58The Hat Works is dedicated to the hatting industry,
0:21:58 > 0:22:02once huge in Stockport in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07It's home to a display of over 300 different hats. Crikey!
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Hello, you must be Hannah.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11- Hello.- The curator.- That's right. - How lovely to meet you.
0:22:11 > 0:22:16Curator Hannah Williamson will reveal to Mark the fascinating world of le chapeau.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- I think I'll show you a Stetson. - A Stetson!
0:22:19 > 0:22:26Oh, come on, you can't tell me that a Stetson, such a Texas hat, has got any connection with Stockport.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30A lot of Stetsons were manufactured here under licence to the Stetson company.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- No.- They were. And many have been exported back to the United States.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- No!- So, cowboy hats made here in Stockport.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Not a lot of people know that.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Now, what about something bigger?
0:22:43 > 0:22:47This is a Denton hat made by the company Wolfenden's, a big hatting firm.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51And when they'd their 100th birthday they thought they would celebrate it
0:22:51 > 0:22:55by making what they claim to be the tallest hat in the world.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59Is it wearable? Doesn't it just fall off?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Obviously I wouldn't know because my museum ethics forbid me
0:23:02 > 0:23:04- from ever putting the hat on. - Perish the thought.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06That's you told.
0:23:06 > 0:23:14The hatting industry's heyday was the 19th century, but fashions changed and the demand dwindled.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Companies had to come up with clever ways to entice new customers.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- Tell me, are these little hats for little people here?- In the late
0:23:21 > 0:23:261940s, these tiny hats were promoted as three-dimensional gift tokens.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31You'd buy one for your man, he could take it to the hat shop
0:23:31 > 0:23:35and exchange it for a Battersby hat in his size.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38How amazing!
0:23:40 > 0:23:43While it's back on the road for Mark, Charlie is eyeing up something
0:23:43 > 0:23:47a little different - a lamp masquerading as a model lighthouse.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52- When was that made, 1920s?- Got to be. - I love that.
0:23:54 > 0:24:00Kinnaird Head is in Fraserburgh in Scotland and was home to Kinnaird Castle and lighthouse.
0:24:00 > 0:24:07The original light, switched on in 1787, was the most powerful of its time.
0:24:07 > 0:24:14This model looks like it was made by an amateur enthusiast, perhaps even the lighthouse keeper himself.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Will it be something that wrecks Charlie's chances?
0:24:18 > 0:24:22You put something like that into auction, you've just got to pray that two people want it.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25To you and me it looks like 200 or 300 quid's worth.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Yeah, but when you like it up, that lights up.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Do all the little windows light up, too?
0:24:31 > 0:24:37Yes. You can either have a red bulb in there so it's all shining red, and the white one on the top.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40It's time for me to be ruthless.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41I'll do that for you for 65.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Do you know, I was going to offer you 30 quid for it.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Well, no.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- Jan. - I tell you what, 50 and it's yours.
0:24:47 > 0:24:5040 quid, two £20 notes, sir.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52You are an absolute gentleman.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00That's another dynamite deal for Charlie, but he's not finished just yet.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03He's heading into the nearby village of Frodsham.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06It's a pretty place that sits below a range of sandstone hills
0:25:06 > 0:25:12and has Delamere Forest right on its doorstep.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Charlie still wants to pick up a couple of winning items, so he's
0:25:16 > 0:25:22hoping he's stumbled on a treasure trove and almost immediately, something catches his eye.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25A 19th century writing slope.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27In walnut.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Cracking bit of Victorian workmanship.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36It needs a new leather on the top there.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38And under there,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40the secret drawers.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Done up, £65 to £85.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47Trade, in that condition, be quite nice to buy it for a tenner.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51Why not go and find those dealers for a spot of negotiating?
0:25:51 > 0:25:55They'll be over by that mahogany TV cabinet.
0:25:55 > 0:25:56Originally it was about 85.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01I reckon retail, re-leathered with brass and done up with a
0:26:01 > 0:26:05key and everything, it's probably today 65, 75 quid.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09But you could spend 60 quid on doing it up and that's the trouble, I'm not going to do it up.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11So what are you saying?
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Well, I said a fiver.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16- SHE LAUGHS - We were looking for about 45.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- As it is.- As it is, yes.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22I tell you what I will do, I'll give you a tenner for it and if you come
0:26:22 > 0:26:26to the auction and it makes more than 20 quid, the drinks are on me.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30- Right, champagne, of course.- I wouldn't have expected anything else.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Have we got a deal?
0:26:32 > 0:26:36- Go on, yes.- A deal, go on.
0:26:36 > 0:26:37A tenner.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41Here's hoping they don't hold you to that bubbly.
0:26:41 > 0:26:47It's not long before Charlie's spotted something else, to put in your muffin in...Madam.
0:26:47 > 0:26:55- That's very deco.- This carried toasted English muffins, a popular delicacy on the afternoon tea menu.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57It's got a bit of age.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59- Tenner?- Yes.- Done?- Yes.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01I'll show you the label now, you don't want to add on it? Eight quid.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05- Yes, I know. 39.- 39. Oh, come on.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08It's not as bad as all that.
0:27:08 > 0:27:14So, Charlie's delighted with his buys, while Mark's all relaxed, thanks to a day off.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18But it could all turn to stress because it's time to reveal their wares to each other.
0:27:18 > 0:27:24- Is that the lot? Is that the sum of your two-day accomplishment? - That be gold nuggets in there.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28They might be nuggets, more like chicken nuggets.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30This is my first purchase, Charlie.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33You must have found it very difficult not to keep this.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38- Well, I think it's lovely, actually. It's very decorative.- It's fabulous.
0:27:38 > 0:27:39It's very interior design, it's very public, I think.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43That will make...£45.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Well, I'd be quite pleased with that, I mean, not very
0:27:46 > 0:27:49pleased with it, because I actually paid a £39 for it.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Oh, it needs to make more then?
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Charlie, my drink's drying up here, get on with it.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59First up for Charlie, the Beswick ware vases that have seen better days.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04The palm tree design is not the more sought-after
0:28:04 > 0:28:08and they are quite hideous. But, kitsch is in.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09I paid a fiver for them.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13- Well, that's a bargain.- But hold on, then I noticed they were damaged.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15- Oh, no.- They're both cracked.- Oh.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17So I bought that for £10.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21So what are you going to do with these? I did a bit of a Stacey, because she said, they're damaged
0:28:21 > 0:28:26I can't sell them any more, do you want them with it? So I got a treat.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30I shall be watching you, Charlie because now you've just copied me, you see.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Charlie will combine his £15 pheasant
0:28:33 > 0:28:40to the vases in one single auction lot. However, Mark's concerned the pheasant might be imperfect.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44The only thing I'd be careful about, I don't know whether some of these are seconds.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47They're seconds if they've got a little mark through the middle.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51So you do know something about porcelain, so you've been lying?
0:28:51 > 0:28:55My next purchase, I think it's a marriage.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58I can't believe that they started like that.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00I said as a marriage, it's a marriage but it was only £30
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- and I thought there might be profit in that.- Can't go wrong.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08Next up, playtime with Charlie's toys.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- That's rather fun.- It is.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- What did you pay for this?- I paid a tenner each, 20 quid for the two.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15Well, that's not too bad, is it?
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- I'd have thought there was a profit in there.- Slim profit.- Slim.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- A working profit. - Now my third item, I think
0:29:20 > 0:29:27you're going to love this, because it's just so you, it's the Punch Library of Humour, Book of Sports.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- First edition.- 1907.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33He let me have it for what he paid for it, which was £3.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36There's got to be a profit in that, hasn't there?
0:29:36 > 0:29:40If I saw that in a sale, I would pay 15, 20 quid.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42I thought it might take up to about 20 quid.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44I thought you'd like this.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Oh, I do like it.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- I thought of you.- I like that.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53- I love that.- Really stylish. I can see that going quite well.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- So it was all right for a tenner? - Yes, it was.
0:29:56 > 0:30:01Now for the etching of the naughty monkeys Mark's so fond of.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04The marmosets look like you and I, cheeky chappies.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06I'd like to know which is which.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07I love the faces. The faces are fantastic.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Fantastic, aren't they? That was my freebie.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16So, I'm really rather pleased.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- You really are a player. - So what's your next piece?
0:30:19 > 0:30:22It's a predictable walnut writing slope.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24But it has its original well.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26It's of course got its...
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Secret little drawers, which is good.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31And at auction it'll make 30, 35 quid?
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- I'd have thought so, maybe a bit more.- Cost a tenner.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35- Well, it's fine.- Which is fine.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39But this is my last purchase.
0:30:39 > 0:30:44On the back, it's says it's by a Scottish artist called Bruce.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47It says 1910, but it looks late 1910 to me.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- Looks a bit earlier than that.- I think so. What would you put on it?
0:30:50 > 0:30:54- So difficult. - Without researching the artist?
0:30:54 > 0:30:5640 quid.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- Ooh, that's a bit low, I think, Charlie.- Is that a bit low?
0:30:59 > 0:31:04Yes, I think that's a bit low. I paid 45 for it, so I'm happy with what I paid, I think £40 is too low.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- I think it'll make 100 quid.- Another good one. Want to see my last lot?
0:31:07 > 0:31:11- Oh, I thought there might be more. - It's a lamp.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16Charlie's final piece is his highly collectible lighthouse for £40.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- Oh that's nice, Charlie. - You think that's quite fun?
0:31:18 > 0:31:20- It's great fun. - It's a gamble, isn't it?
0:31:20 > 0:31:23No, I think that will really appeal to the market.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25Unusual things like that always do well at auction.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28I think that could well double its money or a bit more, actually.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30- I hope so.- Quite easily.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Congratulations.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36It's all lovey-dovey now, but what do they really think of each other's wares?
0:31:36 > 0:31:38I'm a little bit worried about the painting.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41It's got a bit of a potboiler feel about it.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44The Beswick pieces, the two are damaged, the vase,
0:31:44 > 0:31:49it's not great, they are 1950s, I hate the Crown Derby thing. You see them everywhere.
0:31:49 > 0:31:55I think the trunk is good. I can see the trunk in the King's Road at £165.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59If I had to choose a favourite or his best item, certainly, without a
0:31:59 > 0:32:03shadow of a doubt, it's that novelty lighthouse. It's a real corker.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07I think we're moving back towards a more level playing field.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- All too play for.- On this, the second leg of their week-long journey,
0:32:11 > 0:32:16rivals Mark and Charlie have manoeuvred their way around
0:32:16 > 0:32:20the antiques emporium to deepest, darkest Cheshire.
0:32:20 > 0:32:26They began in Nantwich, then veered on to Sandbach, Northwich and Frodsham.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Now, it's straight off to Wrexham in Wales,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32where it's auction day.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37Here, they'll battle to make the most cash out of each of their hauls.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40This is the largest town in North Wales.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43In the 18th century, it had a thriving leather industry.
0:32:43 > 0:32:48It was also famed for creating buttons and combs out of the horns of local cattle.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52Wingetts Auctioneers have been here for 50 years.
0:32:52 > 0:32:57Today is a general sale, with everything from collectibles to antique furniture.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Are you feeling confident?
0:32:59 > 0:33:03- Absolutely.- Oh, I'm here to thrash you, Charlie, come on.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Let's see what's happening.
0:33:05 > 0:33:11Today's auctioneer is Richard Hughes, who knows his own mind when it comes to saleable objects.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14The lighthouse seems to be the more interesting thing.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16They've got an estimate of about 40 to £60.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20I could certainly see it'll do all of that and hopefully top it off a bit, I would have thought.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22But he's not so keen on Mark's painting.
0:33:22 > 0:33:28I think probably the Victorian Highland oil painting might be a bit of a struggle.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32They're not the most fashionable things people want hanging on the wall these days.
0:33:36 > 0:33:44With five lots each, Mark has spent £117, while Charlie's forked out slightly less. £106 in total.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Let the games commence.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- The tension's mounting. - I'm getting very excited.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53First lot, Charlie's Beswick ware vases,
0:33:53 > 0:33:58two of which are damaged, along with the Crown Derby pheasant.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01- £10, I'm only bid to start. 12, bid. 15, 18, 20, two...- Oh.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Come along.
0:34:03 > 0:34:0725, 28, 30, two, 35, 38.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11I've made a profit, suddenly.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13This is absolutely silly.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18..45, either of you, both out. Lady's bid at 42, dead centre.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Are you finished?
0:34:20 > 0:34:24- Thank you.- Not a lot. - It's the better of the lot.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29That's a £17 profit, despite the cracks. Wow.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Got to keep an eye on these old ones, you see,
0:34:31 > 0:34:34they think they can get away with murder.
0:34:34 > 0:34:38Can Charlie increase his takings with the Art Deco silver-plated muffin dish?
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Should be 20, £30 for that one.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44- The home of the muffin.- £5.- £5?!
0:34:47 > 0:34:50...Six in the room. Six, I'm bid by me. Eight, sir, 10.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- 12, 15, 18.- We're struggling.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55£15, standing right by me.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Oh dear. I'm disappointed with that.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- Your bid, sir. - You're probably thrilled.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04No, I'm not, actually. I think that should have made more, I rather liked that.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09That's still a £5 profit before commission, not bad.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Don't you dare. I saw that sly look.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- No, I didn't. What sly look? - £2 then.
0:35:15 > 0:35:22Will that cheeky look get wiped straight off Mark's face with his shabby chic oil painting?
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- Lot 52, give me 30, £40 for that one.- Come on.
0:35:26 > 0:35:27Start me then.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30£20. James Bruce.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34- Low.- Hang on, it's not sold yet.
0:35:34 > 0:35:3620, madam. Two.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- £20.- Gosh.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41Standing on my left at £20. 22, 25.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- Do you want to be to bid? - No. It would be nice if you did.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46It's coming up nicely now.
0:35:46 > 0:35:4838, 40.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50And two. 45.
0:35:50 > 0:35:5448. 50.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57If you like, madam. 50, bid. Two.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59All done, standing at 50.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02- It's a small loss.- Small loss, but not much.- It's a small loss.
0:36:02 > 0:36:09It's a £5 profit but after commission to the auction house, this will turn out a small loss.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Bad luck, Mark.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13It's a shame, really, it should have done a bit better.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18But can Mark's first edition Punch Book of Sports hit a desperately-needed home run?
0:36:18 > 0:36:21This is the book, Charlie.
0:36:21 > 0:36:26This is where I've got to really claw some of the losses back, hopefully.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28It's in nice condition, that one.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Ought to be, what? Good 10, £15 for it?
0:36:31 > 0:36:35- £5.- Oh, gosh. come on. - It's all right. Profit.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38Eight bid, 10, madam. 12. £10.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Come on.
0:36:41 > 0:36:4415. 18. 20.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48£18 in the centre with you, madam.
0:36:48 > 0:36:49Serious investment.
0:36:49 > 0:36:5522, 25. 28, 30. 28 with you, madam.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58All done?
0:36:58 > 0:37:03- A lot better. - That's a healthy £25 profit.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07- I think I've probably clawed back any losses on the painting.- I think you have.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11- Well done, Claude.- Now for Charlie's 19th century writing slope.
0:37:11 > 0:37:16I've got £20 bid with me, straight in at 22, 25, 28, sir?
0:37:16 > 0:37:1930 and two. £30, the bid's with me.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Fresh bidder, 35. 38, madam.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- Wow.- £38, lady's bid, I'm out now at 38 in the room.
0:37:26 > 0:37:3040 at the back...
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Bid standing with you sir, at £40.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- Remarkable.- No, it's about right.
0:37:36 > 0:37:4042 in front. 45, sir? 48, 50.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Oh this is steep!
0:37:42 > 0:37:45- 48 in front.- I think they're mad.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49Actually, a madly strong profit of £38.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Well, I'm amazed.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53There's no justice in the world.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Mark's behind Charlie in the profit stakes.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01So can his decorative boarding-school trunk turn things around?
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Lot 121. Ought to be 50, £60 for that one.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07£30, all right, I've got to start.
0:38:07 > 0:38:12Five. 40. Five. 50. Five. 60.
0:38:12 > 0:38:17Out at £55. The bid stands at £60, a fresh bidder. Five. 70.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21- There's a lady waiting to bid in the front row.- 80.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Five, either of you? £80.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Lady's bid in front now.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28I'll take five. You're all out.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29That's not too bad.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32Sold at £80.
0:38:32 > 0:38:37A fantastic £41 profit before commission. Mark's back in the game.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39I'm pleased with that.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41I think that's the highest price of anything in the sale today.
0:38:41 > 0:38:47But will his Victorian centrepiece bomb or fly?
0:38:47 > 0:38:51I'll take 20 to start then. Must be that, surely? £10.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53- Gosh...- Hang on, don't worry.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Some of these people like to start low.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59- Cheap enough, that, at £10. - This is ridiculous.- 12, bid.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03- That's better. - 15, if you like, sir. £12.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- Oh, no.- Is there 15?
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Sold at £12.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- That was cheap, wasn't it? - I simply don't understand that.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15That's a disappointing loss for Mark.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19That's auctions for you, Charlie. That's auctions, I'm down 18.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23And I can't recover now, Charlie.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Well, you never know, Mark.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Let's see what Charlie's novelty lighthouse can do.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32It's the auctioneer's favourite, but will it win out with the bidders?
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- 103.- See that distinguished gentleman at the front there? He is a
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- lighthouse collector.- Is he?- Yes.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- Is he? Is he really?- Oh, yes.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- Do you know him?- No.
0:39:44 > 0:39:45Mark, he's winding you up!
0:39:45 > 0:39:48How would you know he's a lighthouse collector?
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- Oh, you're making it up?- Oh, really?
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Finally!
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Start me then. 20. £20, I've got.
0:39:54 > 0:39:59- Come on. It must be worth more than that.- Bid 30.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Five. 35 if you like, madam. 40.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06You can't sell this for £35.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10- 45, madam.- Come on. - £40, your bid sir, standing at 40.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12I'll take five.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Sold for £40.
0:40:15 > 0:40:16- I'm heartbroken.- 190, thank you.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19I'm really surprised with that, Charlie. Honestly.
0:40:19 > 0:40:27That's exactly what Charlie paid for it, so once the commission is taken off, that's a loss.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- Of course, you've lost a little bit. - Yes.- Isn't that awful?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Perhaps Charlie's tin plate toys will wipe the smile off
0:40:33 > 0:40:41his opponent's face, particularly as Honest Ron's wind-up key did arrive as promised.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45I've got the key with those now, in very nice addition, give me 20, £30, the two.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Start me then, £10. For the two of them.
0:40:47 > 0:40:53£5 I've got, right on the back standing with you, sir at five.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Do you think my judgment is impaired?
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- No.- 15.
0:40:58 > 0:41:0118. 18, sir?
0:41:01 > 0:41:04Bid's by the door. 18, back in, 20.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07£18 with you, sir, right on the back standing on 18.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Your bid.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11On the back.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14I get the impression Wrexham and I don't get on.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18- That's an unfortunate £3 loss, before commission.- Could be worse.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- Could be worse.- Very true.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26Time for the final lot and it's Mark's mischievous monkeys.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30It cost him nothing but will anybody want it?
0:41:30 > 0:41:33This is it, it's all down to my marmosets.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Lot 170. Little 19th century black and white etching.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- It is lovely, isn't it?- Stop it.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40I'll take 20 for it.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Better not.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- £5 then.- Oh, come on. - Five at the back with you, sir.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- Is that all?- What do you mean, is that all? It costs you nothing.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50I know but it's...
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Bring that hammer down.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57- Oh, no.- 10. 12, 15, 18, 18, madam?
0:41:57 > 0:41:5918, sir. 20.
0:41:59 > 0:42:0118, standing at the back with you, sir.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- Oh, come on. A bit more.- All done?
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Well, 18 quid.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10For nothing. You're a master.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14That's a fantastic profit, considering Mark got it for nowt.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18- I'm not impressed.- Are you not? - Well, I am secretly.
0:42:18 > 0:42:23It's been a tense auction, with profits and losses for both our boys.
0:42:23 > 0:42:28Charlie started today's show with £220.63.
0:42:28 > 0:42:36He's made a working profit of £28.28, giving him £248.91 to play with.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43But once again, it's Mark who's first past the post.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47He began this leg with £247.09.
0:42:47 > 0:42:53Despite two losses, he still made a profit of £37.88.
0:42:53 > 0:42:59He starts the next show with £284.97.
0:42:59 > 0:43:05So, it's Mark who's firmly in the driving seat to start the new leg of the journey.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09Well, another successful day for us.
0:43:09 > 0:43:10For you!
0:43:10 > 0:43:13Well I think you'll probably be up over all, you know.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Ooh, I'm not sure.
0:43:15 > 0:43:16Oh come on, yes you will.
0:43:16 > 0:43:23Next time, our duo delve deeper into Wales and Mark goes all out to maximise those profits.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26Is there any chance I can be cheeky with you?
0:43:26 > 0:43:29But there's trouble ahead for Charlie.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31Another bit's dropped off it.
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