0:00:02 > 0:00:04The nation's favourite antiques experts,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06£200 each and one big challenge.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Well, duck, do I buy you or don't I?
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques, as they scour the UK?
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Look at the colour.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17The aim is trade up and hope that each antique turns a profit.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21But it's not as easy as it looks and dreams of glory can end in tatters.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Thank you.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26So will it be the fast lane to success or the slow road to bankruptcy?
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Bad luck for Thomas, £50 down.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38All this week, we're out on the road with the cheeky boys,
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Thomas Plant and Mark Hales.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45It's not the winning or losing, it's all about the taking part.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50It's all about the taking part and Mark winning.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Oh, yes. Thomas Plant is a veteran road tripper
0:00:53 > 0:00:56who seems to be feeling a tad threatened by Mark.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Don't buy too well.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Promise me?
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Thomas, are you rattled?
0:01:03 > 0:01:06No need to be rattled.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07From his original £200,
0:01:07 > 0:01:12Thomas is racing ahead with a whopping £507.84...
0:01:12 > 0:01:14While Mark has only made a small profit
0:01:14 > 0:01:19and now has £278.15 in his pocket.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26The boys are whizzing about in this delightful 1967 Sunbeam Alpine,
0:01:26 > 0:01:30as they visit antique and curio shops across the British Isles.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Thomas and Mark's journey will take them from Portrush, Northern Ireland,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37all the way to the beautiful village
0:01:37 > 0:01:40of Pontrilas, in South Herefordshire,
0:01:40 > 0:01:42notching up a whopping 460 miles along the way.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45On this leg of the trip, they're making their way
0:01:45 > 0:01:48towards an auction in Froncysyllte, North Wales.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53However, they need to find things to sell and first stop is Ironbridge, Shropshire.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Ironbridge takes its name from the mighty bridge
0:01:57 > 0:02:01built in the heart of the town in 1779.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02It was the first of its kind
0:02:02 > 0:02:06and symbolises the dawn of the industrial age.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09So what will the boys get up to this time around?
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Mark and Thomas are in high spirits,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14as they approach their first shop of the day.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- Are you excited? - I'm up for this, Thomas.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Hang on, why don't you wait here?
0:02:19 > 0:02:20Just give me 20 minutes.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22No, that ain't going to happen.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25I can never get out of this car.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Come on, Thomas.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Mark, I need to go to the back, and you can stay in the front.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33We're sharing this shop, so none...
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- All right, Thomas.- ..of you being naughty. I'm going down the back. - No bumping into me, all right?
0:02:37 > 0:02:42The boys have been let loose in Curio Antiques.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45It's a family business owned by Simon Willcock.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50Mark's been in the business for 34 years and he's a ceramics specialist.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56As usual, Mark's raring to go,
0:02:56 > 0:03:01and before you know it, he's called on the assistance of shop owner Simon.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- The spaniels?- Yeah, lovely, aren't they?- Here we are, sir.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06They are very nice.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09I don't believe there's any damage or restoration,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11they all seem to be in good order.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15These are very, very, very Mark.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18He's talking about himself, you know.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20These are what Mark's known for.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23These are Staffordshire pottery dogs.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27This particular pair are very clean, nicely modelled,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30lovely gilt collars, soft English gilding.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Circa 1850, and...
0:03:34 > 0:03:39what's nice is that these dogs came in six different sizes
0:03:39 > 0:03:44and these are size number five.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Size number five is harder to find than size number one.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52I wonder how much they could be, Simon?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54You're probably looking at around... 75 quid
0:03:54 > 0:03:56would be the best price on them.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59I have to be in with a chance, they just have to be very cheap.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- That's fair enough.- Have you got a little book you can look at?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- Just a little book. - Let me have a quick look for you.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06I'll see the reference number.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08I know what it's like when things come in sometimes,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- and sometimes, they come in and they can be moved along.- Yeah.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Have a look for me. I'd be really grateful.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- I'll have a quick look for you. - Thank you, Simon.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Fingers crossed, indeed. He really likes this little pair.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Mark, the best price on these would be 55.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34It's tempting.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- There's profit in that, there's got to be.- You'd think so, wouldn't you?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- You would.- I'm being very, very cautious. 45.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- I'd have a chance, wouldn't I? - Mark, I like you.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- I'd take them, if I could.- You can have them for 45.- Thanks, Simon.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- You can have them for 45, as a deal. - Thank you, mate, good for you.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51- Would you like me to take them out for you?- Yes, please.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Ah, he was after them all along.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56That's the first buy of the day.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Meanwhile, what's that naughty Thomas Plant getting up to?
0:05:03 > 0:05:07He really loves getting into all those nooks and crannies.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09He's on his hands and knees, look.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Brace yourselves, I think he's found something.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22What it is, it's Victorian opaque glass
0:05:22 > 0:05:25and it's in a Chinoiserie style.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27It's about 1860s, 1870s.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29It's in marvellous condition.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Personally, I think it's worth £30. I'll ask.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36- Simon, is this one of yours? - It's not mine, no, it's my mum's.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40The best price, to you, would be 55.
0:05:40 > 0:05:4355 is a bit rich for me, I was going to offer you 40.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46I think you should take 40, it's a good price.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48I could do 50.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51No, 40 is what I've got, what I'd like to offer.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Go on.- Go on then.- Yeah?
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- Deal?- Yes, deal.- Thank you very much.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Thank you.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04I'd better give you some money.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06This always hurts, this.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Thank you very much.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14I'm going to leave it there, I'll be back to pick it up. Wish me the best.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- All the best.- Thank you. - Great stuff, Tom, all the best.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Thank you, bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Thomas, where have you been?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- Well, you know. - You're smiling, Thomas.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- In the loo.- Yes, that's what I said.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30It's funny, I said that earlier. In the loo.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Did you lose some cash?
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- A little bit of cash, I lost. - Right.- Not too much.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38A bit cautious?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Erm, no, not really.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43So where are we going now?
0:06:43 > 0:06:44Ah, it's pretty good, I've started.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Lots of things I could have bought, but £5 or £10 profit.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50I'm looking for more, Thomas.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- Are you?- Oh, gosh!
0:06:52 > 0:06:54I'm looking for more, Thomas, whilst you drive happily over...
0:06:54 > 0:06:57I think it was an old lady, actually, Thomas.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00A plant pot.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Oh, dear, Thomas.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06Perhaps Mark needs to drop you off at the nearest optician,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09or garden centre!
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- Is it all right?- It's fine. Thank you... Sorry.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15He can't drive anything.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18He was brought up on a farm.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20He's only good in tractors.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22You were talking to me, that was the problem.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- You were talking to me. - Are you trying to infer that I talk too much, Thomas?
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- Yes, yes.- We are going to buy some more antiques.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Now, come on, Thomas, easy does it there.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Less arguing and keep your eyes on the road.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38And the Road Trip moves swiftly on.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Plant pot safely removed from the back wheel.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Anyway, next stop is Broseley,
0:07:43 > 0:07:45just a couple of miles down the road.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Thomas is going to visit the town's clay pipe museum.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- Lovely.- Very nice.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Clay tobacco pipe museum. You treat her well.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- Treat her well.- Oh...
0:07:58 > 0:08:01This handbrake's not too good.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Don't buy too well. You promise me?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- Thomas, are you rattled? - No, I'm not rattled.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12You did spend a long time in that shop, just a little bit rattled?
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- I spent a long time because you were faffing on, asking about different things.- Rubbish.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Nonsense.- Get in, before I slam this door on your leg.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Five, four, three, two... Oh, there you are, look.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25- My poor baby, what have you done to her?- Nothing.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27What have you done to her?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Stop your carrying on, boys.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34It looks like it's a good idea they're having a breather from one another.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Call it a trial separation.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Now, Broseley was a major centre
0:08:38 > 0:08:41for clay pipe making for several hundred years.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44They were making pipes here as far back as 1613,
0:08:44 > 0:08:48and in the mid-Victorian era, the three pipe factories in Broseley
0:08:48 > 0:08:52were producing as many as six million clay pipes a year.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.- Hello.- Hello, I'm Thomas.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Pleased to meet you, Thomas, I'm Rex, Rex Key.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Welcome to Broseley Pipeworks Museum.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04It's the only Victorian pipeworks there is left in the country.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Rex has lived in Broseley for over 40 years
0:09:07 > 0:09:11and is something of a clay pipe enthusiast.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13This factory was set up in the 1880s,
0:09:13 > 0:09:15and in use up until the late 1950s,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18when clay pipe smoking went out of fashion
0:09:18 > 0:09:20and cigarettes took over.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22And who was working in the factory?
0:09:22 > 0:09:25At its peak, in the 1880s, 1890s, between 30 and 35 people
0:09:25 > 0:09:27would be working here.
0:09:27 > 0:09:2830 and 35?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30They'd all be women, women and young girls.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Girls from the age of about 12 would work here in the factory.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Women and young girls. Why no men?
0:09:35 > 0:09:37The men would be employed in the heavy industry,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39in the iron foundries in the area.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42In the coal mines and on the river.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44What about the guys sorting this stuff?
0:09:44 > 0:09:46They did have two or three men at the factory here,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48but most of them were women.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52The life of a clay pipe would be about ten days,
0:09:52 > 0:09:57and it could be said that they were the start of the throwaway disposable culture
0:09:57 > 0:09:59that we know and hate today.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03The workers here would make up to 600 or 700 pipes a day.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07That works out at roughly one every 54 seconds.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11In the 1870s, a clay pipe would cost you a farthing.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16The art of pipe smoking is the oldest method of tobacco consumption
0:10:16 > 0:10:20and was regarded as a sophisticated form of smoking.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Time to have a go at clay pipemaking, Thomas.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28Come on in, Thomas, we'll make a clay pipemaker of you.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29Oh, very exciting.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32So we have Thomas Plant from Bristol.
0:10:32 > 0:10:38Special talents include looking for antiques and reversing cars into plant pots.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40The idea is to make one of those,
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- a half church warden.- Right.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44You need to break off a lump of clay
0:10:44 > 0:10:47and roll it into roughly the shape of a pipe,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49with a lump at the one end that's going to form the bowl.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50Keep on rolling.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Longer and longer stem.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54You're getting off to a good start.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- Thread this wire down the stem to make the hole.- This here?
0:10:58 > 0:11:02- Yes, that's right. - How do you make it true?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04That's the skill, that's the practice.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Take your time now.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11I've already done it on a slope already. Oh, no.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13Nearly there.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15And again, there.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Put the clay into the one half of the mould.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Like that, yeah?
0:11:20 > 0:11:21Yes, indeed. Put the two halves
0:11:21 > 0:11:23of the mould together.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- On there.- Now, squeeze the two halves
0:11:25 > 0:11:27of the mould together in the device.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- Like that?- Yes, turn the handle
0:11:29 > 0:11:31to squeeze the two halves together.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Keep squeezing, keep squeezing.
0:11:33 > 0:11:34- Go on.- Oh, yes.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Oil this stopper with some more oil.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Don't forget, these ladies did this in 54 seconds.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Yeah, all right, all right. All right, Rex.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Don't make me feel any worse than I do already.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Bring down the gin press,
0:11:45 > 0:11:47so that the stopper forms the bowl
0:11:47 > 0:11:48at the end of the pipe.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Push the gin press away now.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Get your knife and trim off the excess clay, in that knife slot.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Now, you carefully push the wire the last little bit,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03so the wire goes fully into the mould,
0:12:03 > 0:12:05just long enough to break through into the bowl,
0:12:05 > 0:12:06so you've got your hole all the way through,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09which is vital, of course.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13- Da-da-da!- Now you can carefully remove the wire.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Oh God, this is so difficult.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16It is quite tricky.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19I'm going to break the pipe.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20Pull.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Oh, my God, it's going to break.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Oh, no, what a shame!- It broke.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Just shows how tricky it can be.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34God, it is tricky, isn't it?
0:12:34 > 0:12:38So you're ready now to make your next pipe,
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- and when you've made another 699... - I can go home?- You can go home.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44What do you think about marks out of ten?
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Well, Thomas, as you are a newcomer to it, you've made an effort,
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- I think you showed promise, I'll be generous and give you three out of ten.- Three?!
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- Is that all I get?- For a first attempt, it's a valiant effort.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00Right, we'll leave Thomas to make the rest of his daily 699 batch
0:13:00 > 0:13:03and catch up with Mark.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08He's back behind the wheel of his beloved Sunbeam Alpine.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10What could be nicer on a day like this,
0:13:10 > 0:13:15to sit in a 1967 Sunbeam Alpine and just soak up the view,
0:13:15 > 0:13:17purring along the country lanes?
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Wonderful!
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Mark's travelling just under 17 miles
0:13:25 > 0:13:28to the historic market town of Shrewsbury,
0:13:28 > 0:13:33set amidst glorious countryside and near to the Welsh border.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38Mark's next shop on the list is Manser's Antiques.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40The shop now is owned by Mark Manser
0:13:40 > 0:13:44and the business was established, in the mid-'40s, by his dad
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Gordon Manser, who I knew very, very well in the old days.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- Mark, hi.- Hi.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56Can I just ask you, could I possibly have a look at the blue jasper jugs?
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- Yeah.- They look rather nice.- 0K.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02Carefully, carefully. That's it.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- Thank you.- Lovely.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13- I think one's slightly bigger than the other.- Ah. Oh, yes.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- They're not sort of a matched pair. - Right.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18We've got two single... It does say a pair here.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Ooh, maybe I could adjust the price a little bit, then?
0:14:22 > 0:14:23We could do something.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25You've got £40 on those.
0:14:25 > 0:14:31I'm not into all this big, silly, hard haggle nonsense...
0:14:32 > 0:14:34What are you going to say?
0:14:34 > 0:14:38You think of a number and I'll see if it works for me.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40They are two single jugs, they're not a pair, are they?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43They're not a pair, no.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44Um...
0:14:44 > 0:14:48Shall we say...
0:14:50 > 0:14:52..£20?
0:14:52 > 0:14:56- £20, for the two?- For the two.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- I'm not going to argue with that. That's a tenner each, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02What are they going to fetch in the rooms?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Oh, they are nice quality, those, I think that...
0:15:04 > 0:15:05- I might double up?- I think so.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08In Wales, do they want blue jasper in Wales?
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Do they not want blue jasper in Wales?
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- I think you're just about to find out.- That's a really good deal.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- Thank you for that. No, I'll take them.- 0K.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- For that sort of money, I'll always have a go.- Lovely.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Thank you very much indeed.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Let me shake your hand on that, then, it seals the deal.
0:15:22 > 0:15:230K, thank you very much.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Nice little bargain there, Mark, but tell us more about them.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30I'm rather pleased with these, they're good, clean examples.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35Blue jasperware with white applied figures,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38classical subjects, but they're not a pair.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40They're different sizes.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45So it's more likely they were two of a graduated set
0:15:45 > 0:15:48of three different sizes.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50They're very good examples.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54They're not going to set the world alight, but I'm very pleased anyway.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56I think they're a jolly good buy for the money.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Mark and Thomas have met up and are back on the road,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01travelling the 40 miles
0:16:01 > 0:16:04to delightful Leominster in Herefordshire.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09Leominster is a bustling market town, dating back to the 7th century,
0:16:09 > 0:16:12and boasts some delightful architecture.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18We're starting off with Thomas in Minster House Antiques Centre.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19- I'm Thomas.- Hello.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- Hello, what's your name?- It's Jeremy. - Jeremy, very nice to meet you.
0:16:22 > 0:16:29- This looks nice. - We've got five floors and the garden, so please look around.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Oh, I will, I'll have a good look.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Thomas is rather a rich man at the moment.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38He's got a large wad weighing down his wallet.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Just think of all the lovely things he could buy.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42Or not.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46What a bit of kitsch. I think this is absolutely ghastly.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49I mean, it is just something which is, it's so lustrous,
0:16:49 > 0:16:53it's so in-your-face, but people love fishing.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56It's probably 1930s, that's what I think.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01I think it's hilarious. It's a good thing
0:17:01 > 0:17:03and I'm trying to sell to the right market.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06So what will he get for this little beauty?
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- Ah.- It's a love or hate job.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Now, Jeremy, £39 is on it
0:17:16 > 0:17:21and there's a little nick on the tail, just there.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26- What do you reckon?- Well, I mean, usually, we're guided by ten percent.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28I know, I know.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30But £28, I'm afraid.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- Yeah, definitely, I'm going to go for it. It's worth it.- Yeah.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- It's worth every penny. - Yeah, I think so too.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Because it is so...- It's so horrid that it will probably do really well.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45It's so horrid!
0:17:45 > 0:17:47It's so horrid, but it's lovely.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Well, there's one deal hooked.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53But he's not finished yet.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56He's happened upon a rather lovely lady.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Wow. I can't not look at her, can I?
0:18:01 > 0:18:04An interesting carved figure in wood,
0:18:04 > 0:18:06of a naked female.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- That's rather nice.- Easy, tiger.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13I like it. Well, that's a definite ask.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Let's have a look at this. It's nice.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20I've been dreaming about a musical box. Push button for three seconds.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25This looks like Sorrento ware, which is
0:18:25 > 0:18:29inlaid tessellated little cubes to make this beautiful pattern on the top
0:18:29 > 0:18:31in olive wood.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33It's probably dateline
0:18:33 > 0:18:35late 19th, early 20th century.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39It's marked Swiss there, the clockwork movement is Swiss.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42I mean, yeah, it's in a good, original condition.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- Jeremy.- Ah.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47My lady...
0:18:47 > 0:18:50and this sweet thing here.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Yes.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56- The lady, you've got 32 on.- OK.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01- This, the music box, you've got 88 on.- Right.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I could offer you...
0:19:04 > 0:19:06£70.
0:19:06 > 0:19:0880.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Go on, Jeremy, give me 70.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I can't, I can't.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Halfway?
0:19:15 > 0:19:1775, go on, then.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- Definitely, 75.- Good, OK.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23I love those two.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Mark, meanwhile, is just a hop, skip and a jump away
0:19:26 > 0:19:28in Leominster Antiques Market.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- Good morning. I'm Gavin. - How do you do, Gavin?
0:19:36 > 0:19:41Mark's off to explore and hopefully, bag a bargain to sell at a profit.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49This is rather nice. I do like bowls.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53It's spirally fluted all the way round.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Pretty decoration.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Flower sprays.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00Several hairlines.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05What I like is the fact that we have a date here of 1857.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08People love porcelain with a date on.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10I like porcelain with a date on.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14It becomes a reference piece. Now, here comes the good part.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16It says no trade here. No trade.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Not even a pound off, nothing,
0:20:19 > 0:20:21but we don't mind, do we?
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Because it's £9.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27So we're going to go and see Gavin and we're going to buy this.
0:20:27 > 0:20:28OK.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33So no trade means no haggling.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- Hello, Gavin.- Hi.- Hi, look, I've found this, it's absolutely lovely.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- Right.- I really like this.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Quite a bit of damage, quite a lot of stress cracks.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49- Is that NT, is that no trade? - It means no trade.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Absolutely no, I can't squeeze a pound off it, or something?
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- Do you know who it belongs to? - It belongs to a lady called Judith.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58I don't like to be mean, but...
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- No.- Every penny counts, doesn't it?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- It does.- Do you think she'd knock a pound off?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07I'll give her a ring and ask her.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Let me get this right, Mark, we're phoning the owner
0:21:09 > 0:21:10to try and get £1 off?
0:21:10 > 0:21:12The call will cost more than a quid.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Judith, you have a large bowl here,
0:21:15 > 0:21:20you have £9 on it, what would be your very best on it?
0:21:20 > 0:21:23I'm sure that will be fine. Thanks, bye-bye.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- A fiver?- £7.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- Lovely. Even better, that's really nice.- £7.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31You know, I'd love that at home for £7.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35- It's nice, isn't it?- It really is nice. Thank you very much, Gavin.
0:21:35 > 0:21:36Thank you.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Crikey, a whole £2 off.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Last of the big spenders, eh, Mark?!
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Meanwhile, Thomas has travelled north
0:21:44 > 0:21:46to the ancient town of Welshpool,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48in Powys.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52He's visiting Lamp Lite Antiques, owned by Heather.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- Hello.- Hello.- I'm Thomas. - Pleased to meet you, Thomas.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00And as usual, he's getting his hands on everything.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06HONK!
0:22:06 > 0:22:08What's this he's found now?
0:22:08 > 0:22:13They're from a hotel. The C&A would stand for a hotel, I would have thought.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16They're good things, they're 1930s.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Very art deco in style.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20They're for ice cream.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24The reason why they are called hotel plate is because they're very thick, thick copper and plated,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26in a heavy silver plate.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30They are quite sweet and are very decorative.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34The ticket price is £10.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- Fiver?- Fiver, yeah.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- Go on. Yes, £5.- Thank you very much.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47And as quick as a flash, he's spent a whole £5.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51He's certainly hanging on to his big wad of cash.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55Shopping's done. Let's recap on what our experts have bought.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Mark started out with £278.15
0:22:57 > 0:23:02and spent a paltry £72 on just three auction lots.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05He bought a duo of Staffordshire dogs,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07a porcelain pedestal bowl
0:23:07 > 0:23:09and a fine pair of jugs.
0:23:09 > 0:23:16Thomas, bless him, began with £507.84 and has spent £148 on five lots, consisting
0:23:16 > 0:23:19of the Victorian glass vase,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21the musical box,
0:23:21 > 0:23:23the Art Deco bowls,
0:23:23 > 0:23:24the 1930s lady carving
0:23:24 > 0:23:27and the pottery pike.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31But what do our chaps think of each other's purchases?
0:23:31 > 0:23:33I don't think Mark really rates my fish.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36I think Mark, if he was doing this now, Mark would say,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39"Thomas's fish is extraordinary, why did he buy it?
0:23:39 > 0:23:43"Why did he buy it?" But again,
0:23:43 > 0:23:47I am so disappointed in his very cautious buying.
0:23:47 > 0:23:5072 quid, wow, what's that all about?
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Thomas bought some very interesting things, actually.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Some very, very interesting things.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Actually, I liked all of them.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01I can see why he bought them.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03I do like them, although the fish,
0:24:03 > 0:24:05I think the fish cost too much money.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07It's been an interesting leg,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10with the boys battling it out
0:24:10 > 0:24:11from Ironbridge, Shropshire,
0:24:11 > 0:24:13via Broseley, Shrewsbury,
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Leominster, Welshpool,
0:24:15 > 0:24:16and finally,
0:24:16 > 0:24:19the village of Froncysyllte,
0:24:19 > 0:24:21North Wales.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Froncysyllte is a pretty village in Wrexham
0:24:28 > 0:24:33and stands on the banks of the River Dee at the Llangollen Canal.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Cooper Barrington is an antiques and fine art auction house,
0:24:35 > 0:24:38located in a former chapel,
0:24:38 > 0:24:42and has been established since the middle of 2010.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- Come on, then.- OK. OK.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48- Faffing on.- You are, honestly.
0:24:48 > 0:24:53- Thomas, today, I am going to win. - Are you now?- Yes, I am.
0:24:53 > 0:24:59- You've only spent £72. - You won't let that go, will you? - No, I won't let that go.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Let the auction commence!
0:25:02 > 0:25:05First up, Thomas is hoping for a profit
0:25:05 > 0:25:07with the Victorian glass vase.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10We have £20 and away, £20 to start me.
0:25:10 > 0:25:1320, ten and off.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Ten, five, six, eight... £8, £10.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21£10, 12, 14, 16 anywhere now?
0:25:21 > 0:25:23£14.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Even though you are a competitor, I have to say, that was a travesty.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30- It's life, isn't it?- I suppose so.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34That's the spirit, Thomas, keep positive.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36It's Mark's jugs next.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Best not to think about them.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41He bought them for a song, but will they be fruitful?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43£20, I'm bid.
0:25:43 > 0:25:4820, 22, five, 28, 30 now.
0:25:48 > 0:25:49At 30, any more?
0:25:49 > 0:25:53At £30, the hammer will fall now at £30.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- I hate to say it, Thomas, but I told you so.- Good profit.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00- Well, I said so.- I'm happy, I didn't lose.- You didn't lose.- I said so.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06Let's be thankful for small mercies, Mark. Move on, quickly.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Next up is Thomas's delightful little musical box.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Go on, Pandora, open it.
0:26:12 > 0:26:1520 I'm bid, at 20, and five, and 30,
0:26:15 > 0:26:19and five, and 40, and five,
0:26:19 > 0:26:2345, 50, and five, and again,
0:26:23 > 0:26:28at 50 and five, 55, you're just in time.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32At 55, any more now at £55?
0:26:32 > 0:26:33At 55.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- Goodness me.- £5 profit.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41It wasn't even my lot and I'm disappointed, Thomas.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46It's a profit now, but it won't be after deducting auction costs.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Next, it's another pair from Mark,
0:26:49 > 0:26:51this time, his Staffordshire dogs.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Was he taking a chance here?
0:26:53 > 0:26:5520, I'm bid.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59I'll take five, five, 25, 30, 30.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03- Come on.- 35, 40, 40,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06five, 45.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- For nothing at this price, they should be this each.- Oh.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- Did you hear the auctioneer? They're for nothing.- Any more now?
0:27:12 > 0:27:13He's right, they're for nothing.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20I wrote down £55
0:27:20 > 0:27:21as what they'd sell for,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24and they sold for £10 less,
0:27:24 > 0:27:29which I think, for you, was jolly lucky, because they started at 20.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Well, they didn't make you a juicy profit, Mark.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Let's hope things get better.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39It's Thomas's set of art deco bowls next.
0:27:40 > 0:27:41Just cross your fingers.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Five I've got, £6.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47£6, £8, £10, £10. The lady's bid.
0:27:47 > 0:27:53At £10, any more at £10?
0:27:53 > 0:27:55That doubled its money, and I knew it would double its money.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57I knew they would.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Yes, keep telling yourself that, Thomas,
0:28:00 > 0:28:01if it makes you feel any better.
0:28:03 > 0:28:04It's Thomas again.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Maybe his 1930s lady carving
0:28:07 > 0:28:11will bring him some much-needed profit.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15£20 to start, 20, ten, ten I've got.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20£12, 14, at 14, 16, 16, 18, 18,
0:28:20 > 0:28:2420 now, at 18, any more?
0:28:24 > 0:28:28- No.- At £18.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- That's another loss. Well done, me. - Another day, another loss.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37Oh, dear, it's not Thomas's day today. Nor hers.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42It's Mark's turn next, with his porcelain pedestal bowl.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45£20 I'm bid, 22, 24,
0:28:45 > 0:28:50at 24, 24, at £24,
0:28:50 > 0:28:54is there any more now? 24.
0:28:54 > 0:28:58- £24 for a broken bowl.- I wanted more, just a little bit more.
0:28:58 > 0:28:59Not much more.
0:28:59 > 0:29:04Don't moan, Mark, it's your best effort yet.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08Finally, it's Thomas's very large
0:29:08 > 0:29:12and, ahem, interesting pottery pike.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Right, where are we with him? £20, £20 straight in.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18£20 I'm bid. At £20.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- Go on, more.- No!
0:29:20 > 0:29:22More, more, more.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25£20, any more now? 20.
0:29:25 > 0:29:30£20, ludicrous, isn't it, when you think a dated English porcelain...
0:29:30 > 0:29:34- Will you shut up? - ..bowl can only fetch £24?
0:29:34 > 0:29:36And a bit of 20th-century tat...
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- Will you please shut up? - ..fetches 20.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42They're a right pair of bickering moaning Minnies, these two.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Despite playing it safe, the underdog won the auction.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Thomas Plant started with £507.84
0:29:52 > 0:29:58and made a wounding loss after auction costs of £52.06.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Thomas is today's loser,
0:30:00 > 0:30:05but still has a tremendous £455.78. Cheer up!
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Mark Hales began with £278.15
0:30:13 > 0:30:16and vanquished his foe.
0:30:16 > 0:30:23After auction costs, Mark made a petite profit of just £9.18,
0:30:23 > 0:30:27and now has a respectable £287.33
0:30:27 > 0:30:28to fight on with.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35- Bad luck for Thomas, £50 down. - Not a lot, Thomas.
0:30:35 > 0:30:36Still just over £400 in the kitty.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39And the score is 2-1!
0:30:40 > 0:30:44Thomas and Mark's journey will take them from Portrush, Northern Ireland
0:30:44 > 0:30:47all the way to the beautiful village of Pontrilas in South Herefordshire,
0:30:47 > 0:30:51notching up a whopping 460 miles along the way.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57On this leg of the trip, they began in Newport, Pembrokeshire,
0:30:57 > 0:31:01and motor the 48 miles to an auction in Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- See, we're coming into... The sign there, Newport.- There we are.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10This Newport, not to be confused with the other,
0:31:10 > 0:31:13bigger Newport in South Wales,
0:31:13 > 0:31:16sits on the south-west Pembrokeshire coast
0:31:16 > 0:31:18and is known for its great beaches.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Sadly, though, beaches are not on the schedule today.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Life's a beach, you know? At least, it can be.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- Right, here we are, Mark. - Yes.- Look at that.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Right, we are going shopping.
0:31:33 > 0:31:38They're heading for the Carningli Centre - unfortunate name -
0:31:38 > 0:31:41a shop specialising in lots and lots of railwayana.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44TRAIN WHISTLE
0:31:44 > 0:31:46So, which one of our intrepid antique hunters
0:31:46 > 0:31:51will bag the first bargain? Mark, have you found something?
0:31:51 > 0:31:52These are rather nice.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Ah! At last!
0:31:54 > 0:31:58GWR, Great Western Railway. Buttons.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Very, very collectable.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Indeed they are.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06These coat buttons date from the 1930s
0:32:06 > 0:32:10and would have been worn by staff of the Great Western Railway,
0:32:10 > 0:32:14which linked Wales and south-west England to London.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17- Hello, Anne, I'm Mark. - Hello.- How do you do?
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- Anne, there's no price on these. - Just £10 for the set.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- Aren't they lovely?- Yes.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24I wonder. Yes.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27They're very tempting. Very tempting.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29I wonder, can we do a little bit with the price?
0:32:29 > 0:32:33Could they be £7 for the six?
0:32:33 > 0:32:35£7 for the six... Can we go for eight?
0:32:35 > 0:32:39- Anne, they're lovely.- Right. - And £8 is fine.
0:32:39 > 0:32:40- I'd like those, please.- Right.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- Thank you very much. - Thank you.- I'll have those.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Meanwhile, Thomas has found a police truncheon.
0:32:46 > 0:32:51I saw SWR. Here it says South Wales Railway.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53I quite like that. We're in South Wales.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56This is a real bit of Welsh history.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00These truncheons, the painted ones, are widely collected.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04The SWR was built in 1845 to transport coal
0:33:04 > 0:33:06from the Welsh valleys to London,
0:33:06 > 0:33:09but only lasted 17 years before merging
0:33:09 > 0:33:12with the Great Western Railway.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16This railway police truncheon dates from around 1850
0:33:16 > 0:33:18and is priced at £100.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24- Would you do it 80? - Can you meet me halfway? 90?
0:33:30 > 0:33:32What, 75?
0:33:32 > 0:33:35HE LAUGHS LOUDLY
0:33:35 > 0:33:36No.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41- Go on. It has got a bit of damage. - Do you know what I mean?
0:33:41 > 0:33:46- I'll do you 80, and it's a deal. - Oh, OK.- Yeah?- Go on, then.
0:33:46 > 0:33:47You're a star.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49It's full steam ahead
0:33:49 > 0:33:53with this antique shopping spree, and the chaps hit the road again.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55So, it's goodbye to Newport
0:33:55 > 0:33:59and hello to Pen-ffynnon, near Llangeler,
0:33:59 > 0:34:02in the neighbouring county of Carmarthenshire.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Apologies for any mispronunciation.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Mark wants to go back to school,
0:34:06 > 0:34:09and the bell's just rung at the West Wales Museum of Childhood.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- I'm Mark.- Hello, Mark. I'm Hilary. Croeso.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Welcome to West Wales Museum of Childhood.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19- Let me show you around. - Thank you very much.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22This museum is packed with childhood memorabilia.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27In fact, there are some 10,000 artefacts crammed in here,
0:34:27 > 0:34:31much of it the personal collection of Hilary and her husband Paul,
0:34:31 > 0:34:34who've had a passion for these things for much of their lives.
0:34:39 > 0:34:40As well as the toys,
0:34:40 > 0:34:43there's also a mock-up of an old classroom
0:34:43 > 0:34:47from the first half of the 20th century, with its wooden desks,
0:34:47 > 0:34:49chalk boards and milk bottles
0:34:49 > 0:34:54that hark back to 1946 and the first free school milk for all.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00There are also gruesome reminders of the tough side to school life.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04In fact, when classes come, we actually put them in here.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08We actually get the children writing on the slates
0:35:08 > 0:35:10and we show them the canes.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13- Look at that.- My goodness. - And the sound of it, I mean.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17You just whoosh it through the air and they can imagine it.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21And for the really sadistic teacher, a knobbly one, look at that one.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24- What about this one? - Now, what is that?
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- What on earth is all that about? - That's a backboard.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- A backboard? - If you're slouching in class,
0:35:30 > 0:35:32if you put this bit behind your back,
0:35:32 > 0:35:34in front of your arms,
0:35:34 > 0:35:38you've got to stand in the corner for 20 minutes like that, that teaches you deportment.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Oh, really? Keeps your back upright.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Yes, so 20 minutes of that, you'd remember not to slouch.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47This isn't familiar to me, but I think I might know what it is.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48I'm just wondering....
0:35:48 > 0:35:52I'm trying to catch up Thomas Plant at the moment.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55He's been doing terribly well. I'm still there.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Do you think you might have to wear one of these at the end?
0:35:58 > 0:36:02I'm just wondering, if I haven't caught him by the end of the week,
0:36:02 > 0:36:05do you think maybe I should stand in the corner with that on?
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- Oh, yes.- Looking very solemn. - Oh, dear!
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Oh, dear. This museum
0:36:12 > 0:36:16also has an impressive collection of Welsh-produced toys.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20The country was a magnet for big-name toy manufacturers,
0:36:20 > 0:36:21like Louis Marx,
0:36:21 > 0:36:25Triang and Mettoy, producers of Corgi toys.
0:36:25 > 0:36:29They originally came to Wales for war work,
0:36:29 > 0:36:31liked the place and stayed.
0:36:31 > 0:36:36And in the 1950s, they brought in Corgi cars.
0:36:36 > 0:36:41They wanted a name that was small, cute, and very Welsh.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44And you've got a relatively new Queen on the throne at that point, so, Corgi.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47- Welsh corgi, wonderful.- Absolutely.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50And they were huge.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53I mean, there was 5,000 people working there at one time.
0:36:53 > 0:36:58- Not many toys are made in Wales any more, but this one is.- Ah!
0:36:58 > 0:37:01This is a firm called Timber Kits.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04They're up in North Wales and if you turn...
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- There you are.- So, toys still produced in Wales.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- He's rather lovely, isn't he? - He's great fun.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13Another toy that marks the end of a great manufacturing era
0:37:13 > 0:37:15is this, the Silver Racer,
0:37:15 > 0:37:20one of the last mechanically driven toys before the advent of batteries.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22If you'd like to...
0:37:22 > 0:37:27- Aha.- ..see this. - I like that.- Isn't that lovely?
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- I've had lots of motorbikes. Tinplate?- It is tinplate.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33- 1950s?- '50s, yes.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35It's German. It's Tipco.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39And this is in good order. Isn't that nice? Can I have a go?
0:37:39 > 0:37:41- Yes, go on. Have a go. - It'll be fun, won't it?
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Right, I don't know how we're going to get on this floor
0:37:44 > 0:37:47but let's see what happens.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Wonderful.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Time to return to the world of grown-ups.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Thomas is on his way to Newcastle Emlyn,
0:38:02 > 0:38:05a town perched on the banks of the River Teifi,
0:38:05 > 0:38:09the second longest river in Wales. He's meeting Steve Furness,
0:38:09 > 0:38:11the owner of the Emlyn Antiques Centre.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- Thomas.- Nice to meet you, Thomas. I'm Steve.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23It's all right. Has it got age? I'm no great one on furniture.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25I'm not great on furniture.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Don't know what I'm doing looking at it?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29For heavens' sake, then, put it down! Huh.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40- What's this then?- Dough bin. - Dough bin, oh, yeah.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45Dough bins were used for mixing bread dough and allowing it to rise.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Fairly obvious, really.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50This one's priced at a lot of dough - £220.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53It's got a nice patina to it.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56KNOCK ON WOOD
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Got a bit of worm, but I think that's not kicking out.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02I think it's Victorian. Would've been in a pantry.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05A real country cottage farming thing, probably.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Its uses now in the home are for towels,
0:39:08 > 0:39:12so to speak, outside a bathroom or on a landing.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15I don't know what they're worth, I've never sold one.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Look, what can it be?
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- The best on that is 150. - Really?- Yeah, really.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Can I offer you 100 for it?
0:39:24 > 0:39:26125.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Oh, go on.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- 125.- Go on.- 120.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37- What do people use them for round here? Blankets?- Blankets and plants.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- Take the top off and put plants in them.- Really?- Yeah.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44What, for 110 quid, because you'd sell it to me for 110, wouldn't you?
0:39:45 > 0:39:47LAUGHS
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Yeah, I'll sell it to you for 110.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51LAUGHS
0:39:51 > 0:39:55Thomas is now feeling smug enough to pile some pressure
0:39:55 > 0:39:59on his less experienced Antiques Road Tripper.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- You've got to start buying, Mark. - I know, I know.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07You've been very badly behaved recently, spending very little money.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11- Sensible.- No, I don't think it is, it's boring!
0:40:11 > 0:40:15Quite right! So, what can Mark pull out of the bag
0:40:15 > 0:40:19when the boys hit Haverfordwest, in Pembrokeshire,
0:40:19 > 0:40:21a town dominated by a castle,
0:40:21 > 0:40:26where Mark plans to offload his outspoken opponent.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28- She's all yours. - Wonderful, I can't wait.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32- I can't wait!- Well, don't break her. - Don't break her!
0:40:32 > 0:40:37- Don't break her! - Now...spend some money!
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Well, is that "Mark's got his orders,"
0:40:39 > 0:40:41or is that fighting talk from Thomas?
0:40:44 > 0:40:48Mark gets stuck in and immerses himself in furniture -
0:40:48 > 0:40:51and more furniture - at Tree House Antiques.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54Donna is on standby to lend a hand,
0:40:54 > 0:41:00and with just one item in the bag, Mark's really feeling the pressure.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05Bit of a rush, because I've only got today - got to find something today.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08Must find something TO-DAY.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12Yes, TO-DAY, not...next week.
0:41:22 > 0:41:27Can I ask you about a box over here?
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- Little bit of damage around the keyhole, as there often is.- Yes.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35That could have an insert or something - it's just very pretty.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39- How much is that, can you find out for me?- Yes, I can.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42I mean, is it a tenner, something like that?
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- Oh, I think it would be a bit more than that?- Would it? Lots more?
0:41:45 > 0:41:49- Could you find out for me?- I will. - Just in case - it's very pretty.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53That's right. With not a ticket price in sight,
0:41:53 > 0:41:56time for Donna to play "middle man" and nip round the back
0:41:56 > 0:41:59to consult the camera-shy owner on getting a deal.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01# Cryin'
0:42:01 > 0:42:03# Waitin'
0:42:03 > 0:42:07# Hopin' you'll come back
0:42:07 > 0:42:11# I just can't seem to get you off my mi-ind... #
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Is my luck in, Donna? How much is it?
0:42:14 > 0:42:18Well, he wanted £20 for it, really, but we can come down a little bit.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22- What would you...?- It's a pretty little box, not rare or anything,
0:42:22 > 0:42:26I just...have to buy something today. If he'll do it for 15,
0:42:26 > 0:42:30I'll have it - because I've got room, then, haven't I?
0:42:30 > 0:42:33- Yes. That's fair enough, you can have that for 15.- Yeah?
0:42:33 > 0:42:37- Wonderful, I've made a purchase! - That's good, we're all happy!
0:42:37 > 0:42:39- You've got the day started.- Yes.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43A box - not exactly the big spend we were hoping for,
0:42:43 > 0:42:47but at least Mark's moved into double figures.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Oh, and there's more...
0:42:50 > 0:42:54- Was it this one in the corner? - Right in the corner, Donna, please.
0:42:54 > 0:42:59I rather like that. It's got to be a good price, though, Donna, honestly.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- How much is it?- Well... It's £50.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05It's 50, is it? Let's have a look.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08That's not expensive.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13It's decorative, it's nice, people like a sun dial.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15A little bit of paint...
0:43:15 > 0:43:19Oh, dear, though, I don't want to pay £50, I really don't, honestly.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22I'll tell you what, Donna, I won't mess you about -
0:43:22 > 0:43:25you can either do it or you can't.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28If it were 40, I'd buy it. £40, I'd buy it.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32- Oh...!- All right? - Well, seeing as it's you!- Yeah?
0:43:32 > 0:43:35- Yes.- And to seal the deal...
0:43:35 > 0:43:38- Thank you, £40. - # Je t'aime
0:43:38 > 0:43:40# Je t'aime Oui, je t'aime... #
0:43:40 > 0:43:43Smoothy!
0:43:43 > 0:43:46So, our new boy is finally motoring.
0:43:46 > 0:43:50With the wind in his hair, he's heading 31 miles east
0:43:50 > 0:43:52to Carmarthen,
0:43:52 > 0:43:58and seems ready to take on the world - well, Thomas, anyway.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01Must buy two more items...TO-DAY.
0:44:01 > 0:44:07I think I'll just let Thomas carry on with his psychological warfare,
0:44:07 > 0:44:11and let it go in one ear and out of the other. I'll do things my way,
0:44:11 > 0:44:14and I'll get the result I need my way.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18Oh! That's fighting talk!
0:44:18 > 0:44:22Carmarthen claims to be the oldest town in Wales.
0:44:22 > 0:44:25The Mount Antique Centre, where Mark is heading,
0:44:25 > 0:44:29hasn't been around that long, but judging from the amount of stuff,
0:44:29 > 0:44:33you'd think it had. Cor, look at that!
0:44:33 > 0:44:36Crammed!
0:44:36 > 0:44:40I'm looking for something with a decent profit in, obviously.
0:44:40 > 0:44:44I don't care what it is any more - I've thrown all that to the wind.
0:44:44 > 0:44:48Oh, hark at him! Watch out, Thomas!
0:44:48 > 0:44:54- Gone, gone, gone...- In fact... - I like it here, interesting things.
0:44:54 > 0:44:57Oop! Let's see what we have here.
0:45:00 > 0:45:04That's really nice. Not very good quality, minor factory -
0:45:04 > 0:45:08I think it's Scottish, Portobello factory, north of Edinburgh.
0:45:08 > 0:45:11In fact, it began life in Staffordshire
0:45:11 > 0:45:14and was sent to Edinburgh for decorating.
0:45:14 > 0:45:19It dates from the 1920s, and with that rare Charlie Chaplin figure,
0:45:19 > 0:45:22it's sure to appeal to movie buffs.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26- Jack...- Hi.
0:45:26 > 0:45:29This is great fun, great fun!
0:45:29 > 0:45:32That's really nice. Erm,
0:45:32 > 0:45:37I'm a ceramics man, so, immediately, got a nasty old crack there,
0:45:37 > 0:45:39bit of restoration there...
0:45:39 > 0:45:44I really do like it, but... but it's all in the price.
0:45:44 > 0:45:47Erm, have you any idea? I mean, can it be considerably less?
0:45:47 > 0:45:52- I've got to ask.- I can try and get hold of one of the traders there,
0:45:52 > 0:45:54- that's the best way to get the best price.- OK.
0:45:54 > 0:45:59- I will come back and let you know what they say.- Tell them I love it.
0:45:59 > 0:46:03I really don't want to pay £52. I don't really want to pay £42.
0:46:03 > 0:46:08But whatever I can get it for, (I've got to have it, I must buy it)
0:46:08 > 0:46:13(it must be worth a go, it could be a sleeper in any sale anywhere.)
0:46:13 > 0:46:15It could be the sleeper.
0:46:15 > 0:46:18Mmm! The word "sleeper" is often used
0:46:18 > 0:46:21to describe an antique that's been undervalued.
0:46:21 > 0:46:25So, could Mark be onto something?
0:46:25 > 0:46:28It's all down to that phone call to the dealer.
0:46:30 > 0:46:35Mark, I got hold of the traders, and they said the lowest they could do
0:46:35 > 0:46:38would be £40, and that's the absolute rock bottom.
0:46:38 > 0:46:42- No point in offering them 35 or anything, seriously?- Seriously.
0:46:42 > 0:46:46They wouldn't take it, I'm afraid, £40 is the absolute rock bottom.
0:46:46 > 0:46:50- I think we've got to have that, then.- Ah! Thomas!
0:46:52 > 0:46:56Mark's here. I hope he hasn't nicked all the bargains.
0:46:56 > 0:46:58Well, you'd better chop, chop, then, Thomas.
0:46:58 > 0:47:01Upstairs, Mark's finally thinking big,
0:47:01 > 0:47:03and it's £95.
0:47:03 > 0:47:07- Lovely pine bench, I really like that.- I can tell you,
0:47:07 > 0:47:10the very best she will go down to on that
0:47:10 > 0:47:14- is £70, and that's her absolute best.- That's her bottom line?- Yes.
0:47:14 > 0:47:19Those attractive Gothic ends suggest this bench came from a chapel,
0:47:19 > 0:47:24and Mark's hoping for some divine intervention on the price.
0:47:25 > 0:47:27Do you think she'd do it for 60?
0:47:27 > 0:47:30I'll give her another ring, and just...
0:47:30 > 0:47:33- Tell her what I'm going to do with it.- I will do.
0:47:33 > 0:47:38- It's going in a local sale and deserves to find a good home.- OK.
0:47:39 > 0:47:43Mark - she said she'd meet you in the middle at 65,
0:47:43 > 0:47:48but that really is the absolute lowest - no more room to move.
0:47:48 > 0:47:53- You know, I think that's enough money, but I'll say yes.- Good lad!
0:47:53 > 0:47:56So, with one more item in the bag - ha! -
0:47:56 > 0:47:59and another in the back of a car, Mark heads off,
0:47:59 > 0:48:04leaving his rival, Thomas, in danger of disturbing the peace.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07THOMAS BLOWS ON EUPHONIUM
0:48:12 > 0:48:16Oh, dear. Maybe he should stick to the day job.
0:48:22 > 0:48:26I think I could have found my third purchase.
0:48:26 > 0:48:29With vintage cars short on space,
0:48:29 > 0:48:33these trunks would have been the answer - packed with clothes
0:48:33 > 0:48:36and strapped to the boot or roof.
0:48:36 > 0:48:39Now, they're popular with interior designers,
0:48:39 > 0:48:43doubling as blanket boxes and even pieces of furniture.
0:48:43 > 0:48:45It's another coffee table.
0:48:45 > 0:48:49It's another coffee table, isn't it?
0:48:49 > 0:48:52It's a... Just cleaned up, waxed up.
0:48:52 > 0:48:56Shame it's not leather, but... I'm going to take it away.
0:48:59 > 0:49:02If I was a porter in a railway station,
0:49:02 > 0:49:04I don't know if I'd make a good one,
0:49:04 > 0:49:08but I'm going to find out how much I can get it for.
0:49:08 > 0:49:12Well, with a price tag of £49 and made of canvas and leather,
0:49:12 > 0:49:14it's certainly worth a gamble,
0:49:14 > 0:49:17unless there's something else, Thomas, that takes your fancy.
0:49:18 > 0:49:21A-ha!
0:49:21 > 0:49:24I quite like it, it's probably like a...
0:49:24 > 0:49:28It says here, "Victorian hop or grain scoops."
0:49:28 > 0:49:33It's Victorian, and you can imagine a big vat of grain or hops,
0:49:33 > 0:49:36and scoop in and out it comes, you know?
0:49:37 > 0:49:42Some big guy scooping the grain in and out.
0:49:42 > 0:49:44It would make something great for your kitchen.
0:49:44 > 0:49:48At 65, though, it's more rusty than rustic.
0:49:48 > 0:49:51That's tetanus Central.
0:49:51 > 0:49:54Maybe that's part of my bargaining. Tetanus Central.
0:49:54 > 0:49:57Maybe Thomas is hoping this grain scoop
0:49:57 > 0:50:01can scoop up a huge profit. Ha!
0:50:01 > 0:50:03- I quite like it.- Right.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06It's a good plant pot, good for your kitchen, BUT...
0:50:09 > 0:50:13- Ah, right.- These are really dangerous.- Yeah, yeah.- Really dangerous.- They are quite sharp.
0:50:13 > 0:50:15- What are you thinking? - 20 quid, cos of that damage.
0:50:15 > 0:50:1720 quid, I think, should be fine.
0:50:17 > 0:50:20- I shall give him a ring, just in case.- I can't believe that.
0:50:20 > 0:50:24Quite sharp edges on it, so would you accept a £20 offer?
0:50:26 > 0:50:29It's your lucky day, he said 20's fine.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31- 20's fine for that? - Yep, 20's fine for that.
0:50:31 > 0:50:34- That's all right. And the trunk...- Right.
0:50:34 > 0:50:37I'd like to offer 30. So, 50 for the two.
0:50:38 > 0:50:40Aye, that should be fine. Go on then, yeah. Yeah.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43- You think so?- Yeah, well it should be fine for 30 for that,
0:50:43 > 0:50:45- cos it's been here a while.- Has it?
0:50:45 > 0:50:47Oh, well, that's a good sign, isn't it?
0:50:47 > 0:50:50So, at £50 for the two,
0:50:50 > 0:50:53could these items secure Thomas's lead in this competition?
0:50:53 > 0:50:56Thank you very much.
0:50:56 > 0:51:01It's time to find out, but first, let's recap what our experts are taking to auction.
0:51:01 > 0:51:06Mark started this leg of the road trip with £287.33
0:51:06 > 0:51:09and has spent £168 on five auction lots,
0:51:09 > 0:51:12buying the sundial, the pretty little box,
0:51:12 > 0:51:14the Great Western Railway buttons,
0:51:14 > 0:51:17the Chaplin jug and the pine bench.
0:51:17 > 0:51:24Thomas, on the other hand, started streets ahead, on £455.78,
0:51:24 > 0:51:29but has gambled £240 on four auction lots,
0:51:29 > 0:51:32made up of the vintage trunk, the police truncheon,
0:51:32 > 0:51:36the grain scoop and the dough bin. So, pleased with their purchases,
0:51:36 > 0:51:39what do our experts think of each other's auction items?
0:51:39 > 0:51:44Again, has he been buying safe? Yes. Has he bought bold?
0:51:44 > 0:51:49- Not really. He's bought safe. It's a bot of a yawn-fest.- Ow!
0:51:49 > 0:51:53His truncheon? Well, extremely rare.
0:51:53 > 0:51:54Extremely rare.
0:51:54 > 0:51:59If I'd have seen that before him, undoubtedly, I'd have bought that.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01Overall, I think Thomas did very well, actually.
0:52:01 > 0:52:05So, with no further ado, it's off to the auction.
0:52:05 > 0:52:09Thomas and Mark started this road trip in Newport, Pembrokeshire,
0:52:09 > 0:52:12and after a number of pit stops, they're heading for Lladeilo,
0:52:12 > 0:52:16in Carmarthenshire, Their rendezvous with destiny,
0:52:16 > 0:52:19auctioneers, Jones & Llewelwyn.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24- Do you know, I always feel excited at this point.- Really?
0:52:24 > 0:52:28- I feel extremely nervous.- This is catch-up day for me.- I think I'm not going to do very well.- Rubbish!
0:52:29 > 0:52:34So, can Mark make up lost ground? Let's get going.
0:52:34 > 0:52:38Oh, you might think this auctioneer was more used to selling livestock,
0:52:38 > 0:52:42the way he speeds through the lots, so better pay attention, folks.
0:52:42 > 0:52:46Right. Here comes Mark's sundial.
0:52:46 > 0:52:48HE CHANTS AT SPEED
0:52:50 > 0:52:52What a beauty.
0:52:52 > 0:52:5425, 30 here.
0:52:54 > 0:52:5635? 35.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58Lovely one there. 35.
0:52:58 > 0:53:0135. Yes, you did. 35, 159.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04- So, what was that? - I don't know. What did it fetch?
0:53:04 > 0:53:07- I think it was £35. - I made a loss anyway, Thomas.
0:53:07 > 0:53:11Mm. But hardly anything to worry about at this stage, Mark.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16Now, anyone fancy a vintage trunk for the car?
0:53:16 > 0:53:18HE CHANTS AT SPEED
0:53:18 > 0:53:2030, I've got 30 out the way.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23- HE CHANTS AT SPEED - 32...
0:53:23 > 0:53:25Last call at £32. 32.
0:53:25 > 0:53:28- Eh, got away with that. - Got away with that.
0:53:28 > 0:53:31Only just, Thomas. Only just.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36But now, Thomas thought this box was a Plain Jane,
0:53:36 > 0:53:38but will the bidders agree?
0:53:38 > 0:53:41At five, I'm bid. Five, I've got.
0:53:41 > 0:53:43HE CHANTS AT SPEED
0:53:43 > 0:53:44£10, I've got 10.
0:53:44 > 0:53:46£12?
0:53:46 > 0:53:48And again, 15, 15, 15.
0:53:48 > 0:53:51- HE CHANTS AT SPEED - Open the gate, £20 I'm bid. And two now.
0:53:51 > 0:53:53At £22.
0:53:55 > 0:53:56One, one more.
0:53:56 > 0:53:5828? 24?
0:53:58 > 0:54:0026? 26.
0:54:00 > 0:54:01Come on, one more.
0:54:02 > 0:54:0527, then. 27.
0:54:05 > 0:54:07One more? 27, he goes, there,
0:54:07 > 0:54:10last call, last time at £27. 27.
0:54:10 > 0:54:12- He's done well. Well done. - It did me proud.
0:54:12 > 0:54:15Oh, Mark is nudging ahead, look.
0:54:16 > 0:54:19But now it's Thomas's rare secret weapon.
0:54:19 > 0:54:23Will Mark's fragile lead take a beating?
0:54:23 > 0:54:24I've got £35 I'm bid.
0:54:24 > 0:54:26At 35. 35.
0:54:26 > 0:54:27£40. I've got 40 here, as well.
0:54:27 > 0:54:3045 for you. 45. 47.
0:54:30 > 0:54:3247. £50. 50 bid.
0:54:32 > 0:54:34Last call, last time out. £50.
0:54:34 > 0:54:36- PEN TAPS - 73.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39Unlucky, Thomas. Genuinely unlucky.
0:54:39 > 0:54:42Ridiculous. Should have been £150.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45Mm, I bet you're glad it wasn't, Mark.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47Right. You're back in the dock.
0:54:47 > 0:54:50Let's pray that there are some train buffs in the crowd,
0:54:50 > 0:54:53or at least button collectors.
0:54:53 > 0:54:55HE CHANTS AT SPEED
0:54:55 > 0:54:59Five. Five I'm bid, then. £5 I'm bid. Selling at £5.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02A fiver. You lost a bit of money on those, but not much,
0:55:02 > 0:55:04because you only paid £8 for them.
0:55:04 > 0:55:09Mm. Well, someone's got a good deal there, and it's not Mark.
0:55:09 > 0:55:11Thomas's grain scoop is up next.
0:55:11 > 0:55:15He made a packet on a grain measure recently,
0:55:15 > 0:55:18so can he do it with the scoop? I bet not.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20£28, I'm bid. At 28.
0:55:20 > 0:55:2228, I'm bid.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24At 28, this is a disappointing price, here.
0:55:24 > 0:55:25£28, then.
0:55:25 > 0:55:29Last call, last time at £28.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31- PEN TAPS - It all adds up, Thomas. - It all adds up.
0:55:31 > 0:55:35Well, that's one way of looking at it.
0:55:35 > 0:55:38Now, Mark's Chaplin jug.
0:55:38 > 0:55:40Is this the sleeper he predicted?
0:55:40 > 0:55:42And I've got three bids on the phone
0:55:42 > 0:55:45can I come straight in at £115, I'm bid.
0:55:45 > 0:55:47- 115?!- Go, go, go.
0:55:47 > 0:55:48At 115.
0:55:48 > 0:55:49£115, then.
0:55:49 > 0:55:53I'm selling at £115.
0:55:53 > 0:55:55< 120.
0:55:55 > 0:55:57- I've got 120 here. - You've got to go more, sir.
0:55:57 > 0:56:00I've got 120 here, as well.
0:56:00 > 0:56:03130? I'm out, you're in. At 130.
0:56:03 > 0:56:06I'm selling at £130.
0:56:06 > 0:56:09PEN TAPS God, well done you. £90 profit. Come on, you must...
0:56:09 > 0:56:11I'm pleased. Of course I'm pleased.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14Well, he doesn't sound it or look it.
0:56:14 > 0:56:16Still, that profit, before costs,
0:56:16 > 0:56:18puts our new boy firmly in the lead today.
0:56:21 > 0:56:25So, can Thomas's dough bin make some real bread?
0:56:25 > 0:56:27A lovely item here now, then.
0:56:27 > 0:56:3050. Five. 60. £60, I'm bid.
0:56:30 > 0:56:3470, at the back. £70, I'm bid. At 70. At 70.
0:56:34 > 0:56:3780. 90. 90.
0:56:37 > 0:56:38100.
0:56:38 > 0:56:40£100, I'm bid.
0:56:40 > 0:56:43- I'm selling at 100. - TAPS PEN
0:56:43 > 0:56:46- Could be worse.- I have lost £30.
0:56:46 > 0:56:48It's not a lot of money to lose.
0:56:48 > 0:56:53Well, you say that, Mark, but you're not trailing really badly.
0:56:53 > 0:56:56And not even a disaster with the pine bench
0:56:56 > 0:56:59will knock him off the winner's podium now.
0:56:59 > 0:57:01£55, I'm bid.
0:57:01 > 0:57:04At 55. At £55, I'm bid.
0:57:04 > 0:57:08Come along, now. Go on, then. Good man.
0:57:08 > 0:57:11At 60. £60, he owes, and at £60.
0:57:11 > 0:57:13PEN TAPS You've had a loss.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15I can afford a very small loss.
0:57:15 > 0:57:17Oh, you can afford a small loss. Look at you.
0:57:17 > 0:57:20You tell him, Thomas.
0:57:20 > 0:57:22- 3-1 up. 3-1 up to you. - I'm on schedule.
0:57:22 > 0:57:24You're on schedule to overtake me next week.
0:57:24 > 0:57:27- Clawing it back. - Unless I do something amazing.
0:57:27 > 0:57:29- Which you probably will. - Probably won't.
0:57:29 > 0:57:31Under pressure, that's when you pull it out the hat.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37So, with the results in, it's Mark who claims victory.
0:57:37 > 0:57:42Thomas started this leg of the road trip with a huge £455.78,
0:57:42 > 0:57:47but lost £67.80 after auction costs,
0:57:47 > 0:57:50leaving him with £387.98.
0:57:50 > 0:57:54So, it just shows how unpredictable this game can be.
0:57:57 > 0:58:01Mark, however, began with £287.33
0:58:01 > 0:58:06and made a profit of £42.74 after auction costs,
0:58:06 > 0:58:12leaving him with £330.07. He looks happy. Which is nice.
0:58:12 > 0:58:13For a change.
0:58:16 > 0:58:22- Yeuch! Yeuch! My bottom is wet! - Come on, then.
0:58:22 > 0:58:26I hope the car's leaking - and not Mark. Yeuch, indeed.
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