0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts
0:00:04 > 0:00:09with £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13- Going, going...gone.- Yes! - How do I look?
0:00:13 > 0:00:18- The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat. - Yes!
0:00:18 > 0:00:21There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:21 > 0:00:27- I'm going to become a bin man. - So will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29I like it when you're chasing me.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:37 > 0:00:42It's the beginning of a fresh and fun-packed week on Road Trip
0:00:42 > 0:00:47with another pair of antiquarian wheeler-dealers, Mark Stacey and Will Axon.
0:00:47 > 0:00:52Keep buying the wrong things, making less money than me, and we'll have a lovely week.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57Listen, Mark, I don't mind being your stooge. I'm quite happy.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02New kid on the block Will Axon is an experienced valuer and master of the gavel.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- You may remember him from the last series.- Who else is in?
0:01:05 > 0:01:0828. At 28. Shake it the other way, madam.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Surely, you can't value them for £2. 28 in the corner...
0:01:12 > 0:01:18- Now he's switched to join our happy gang.- It all seems a lot easier when you're watching it on the telly.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22He won't get an easy ride against Mark Stacey.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Oh, no. One of the antique trade's big hitters.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29A bit clumsy, but he knows exactly who to speak to to get the best deal.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Will you show me where the bargains are?
0:01:32 > 0:01:38Mark and Will are sashaying around the country in this little British beauty - a 1963 Triumph TR4,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41and Will is first in the hot seat.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45- As long as I can reach the pedals. - We'll get you a cushion.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Is he old enough to drive?
0:01:48 > 0:01:53Our duelling duo's trip takes them through five counties, no less,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56starting in East Sussex, travelling through Kent, Essex,
0:01:56 > 0:02:02Suffolk and Hertfordshire and ending up at an auction in the London suburb of Ruislip.
0:02:02 > 0:02:08This leg stays firmly in East Sussex, travelling along the south-east coast of England.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12They're starting in Hastings, finishing at an auction in Lewes,
0:02:12 > 0:02:15but the first shopping stop is Bexhill.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17So what's the strategy then?
0:02:17 > 0:02:23- What I don't want to do is, you know, faff around. I want to go for it.- Absolutely.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28As it's the start of the week, they both begin with a bountiful £200,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31but things aren't going quite to plan.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36- What have you done to the car and the weather? - I've broken both of them.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41- It won't be like this all week, I hope.- As long as it's downhill, we're all right.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Certainly it's going downhill at the moment, as far as I'm concerned.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49It could be the weather or human error. I couldn't possibly comment!
0:02:49 > 0:02:54- JUDDERING SOUND - No, it's gone.- Hang on. I'm going to try and coast it into this space.
0:02:54 > 0:03:00The first and maybe the last stop for this pair is the pretty little seaside town of Bexhill,
0:03:00 > 0:03:04but the chaps have to ditch the car and take to Shanks's pony.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06This looks all right.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11It's time for the spending spectacular to commence and they're off!
0:03:14 > 0:03:16No pushing, chaps. Keep it clean.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Will, Will, look at this.
0:03:19 > 0:03:25- Hello. I'm Mark.- Pleased to meet you.- Nice to meet you. - Hi. Will.- Hello, Will. Andy.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30- Nice to meet you, Andy. Lots and lots of stuff and not the right budget.- An eclectic mix though.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34I know you are, Will, but what about the stock(?)
0:03:34 > 0:03:39Joking over, men. Time to split up and get down to the business of buying.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Lickety-split, Will's spotted something!
0:03:50 > 0:03:56He's reaching for the bottle already, a vintage Scotch whisky display bottle with a price of £65.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58This is quite fun, isn't it?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I suppose...
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Yeah, shop display.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Scotch whisky.
0:04:05 > 0:04:11What I like about it is the way the glass has been coloured just to give it the impression of being full.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14If only!
0:04:14 > 0:04:18A bit of damage to the label. That's a shame.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Where's Mark working?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25It looks like Will.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Who does that make you then? Big Ears?
0:04:29 > 0:04:34- Where's Mark disappeared to?- Mark's in the back room going through a box of smalls. He's locked the door.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Has he?- He has, yeah.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42I was hoping he would take pity on me, being the new boy, and maybe give me a few tips.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- I think he's doing the opposite. - He is, isn't he?- Hmm.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48You'll get no quarter from that old pro. He's ruthless.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53There could be something hidden in the bottom of this box
0:04:53 > 0:04:58that's going to wipe the smile off that little Will Axon's face.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I don't mean that. He's rather sweet, isn't he?
0:05:01 > 0:05:05I told you so, Will. You'll need to watch him.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Shall we see if it works?
0:05:07 > 0:05:09CLICKS SWITCH
0:05:10 > 0:05:12No, I've broken that as well.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17The car first and now this. It's not your day.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26Now, I did spot this when we first came in the door.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28He's gone booze-daft.
0:05:28 > 0:05:34It's a 19th century, etched glass spirit barrel with a brass tap and it's not cheap.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37It has a whopping ticket price of £120.
0:05:37 > 0:05:43If you look at the tap or spigot, I think they're sometimes called, we've got a nice stamp, London,
0:05:43 > 0:05:46which is a sign of quality,
0:05:46 > 0:05:51and then on the other side, either the maker or the retailer perhaps - Loftus.
0:05:52 > 0:05:58I'm thinking that it would go rather nicely with my alcohol theme.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03We've got the advertising whisky bottle and this
0:06:03 > 0:06:07which I think would be catalogued as a Scotch dispenser, Scotch barrel.
0:06:07 > 0:06:13The total ticket price of the whisky bottle and the spirit barrel is £185.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18Will's offered £120 for the two. That's more than half his budget.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22Go on then, Will, as we're your first call on your first show...
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- What do we do? 120 for the two? - Oh, lordy!- I'll do 120 for the two.
0:06:26 > 0:06:32- Nice one, Andy. I hope I've done the right thing.- I'm sure you have. - May your luck be with me.
0:06:32 > 0:06:37You might need a bit of luck all right! He's taken a big gamble on those items.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Mark is still empty-handed.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41You're looking rather smug.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Well, I must admit...
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- Yes?- I have parted with cash.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49No? A lot of cash?
0:06:49 > 0:06:54- Actually, a fair amount.- Really? - Yeah.- Are you going for it?
0:06:54 > 0:06:59- I thought I'd get that first buy out of the way.- Will you tell me what you bought?- No.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04- Why not?- I'm not supposed to tell you. You're trying to get the new boy into trouble.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08You're just jealous cos I've popped my Road Trip cherry.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I'm not going to think about that for too long.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16Time for one last look and it seems great minds think alike.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Sorry, Mark, but the new boy's beaten you to that.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25I saw that when I first came in, I forgot about it and he's whipped it.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Thanks very much, Andy. Thank you very much(!)
0:07:28 > 0:07:32First shop in and Will's splurged £120 on two boozy lots,
0:07:32 > 0:07:38leaving him only £80 to spend on this leg. It could be a risky tactic.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43Meanwhile, Mark is heading 12 miles west to Eastbourne
0:07:43 > 0:07:47and the Triumph seems to be behaving itself this time too.
0:07:47 > 0:07:53I fail to understand the problem this morning. She's perfectly fine, running like a dream.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57I can only assume that it must be Will's short legs,
0:07:57 > 0:08:02driver error on his part, because she seems to be responding to my gentle touch.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- LOUD CRACK - Ouch!
0:08:05 > 0:08:09You can see why Eastbourne has the title of Sunniest Town in Britain.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14The maritime climate has people flocking here to the beautiful pebbly beaches
0:08:14 > 0:08:18and a stroll down the famous pier for a bit of kiss-me-quick.
0:08:18 > 0:08:24Mark is off to a rather special shop, but his sterling won't buy diddly-squat here.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29He's visiting a wonderfully eccentric couple, Graham and Jan Upton,
0:08:29 > 0:08:36who have brought over 100,000 items of vintage packaging, products, signage, clothes
0:08:36 > 0:08:42and ephemera collected together over 50 years into one multi-storey, jam-packed shop -
0:08:42 > 0:08:45the Museum of Shops.
0:08:45 > 0:08:52This must be one of the more sort of uniquely bizarre places I've ever visited in a very positive way.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57People used to visit our house and apart from the fact they thought we were bonkers,
0:08:57 > 0:09:01they used to say, "Your house is more like a museum." It gave us the idea.
0:09:01 > 0:09:08Their life-long passion for collecting can be seen crammed into four floors of themed shop displays
0:09:08 > 0:09:10and domestic room settings.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17This is fascinating. It's like walking into an old Victorian arcade, isn't it?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Among the displays is Mr Barton's grocer's shop.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25The shelves are packed with nostalgic items such as Oxo, Rinso,
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Smith's Crisps and many more.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Anyone remember the Bisto Kids?
0:09:31 > 0:09:36Upstairs, there's more densely packed shops with painstaking attention to detail,
0:09:36 > 0:09:40right down to the very last and most intimate of items.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Would you like me to show you my pre-war condoms, Mark?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48I beg your pardon?
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- Oh, good Lord!- Looking a bit worse for the wear now,
0:09:54 > 0:09:59but in a little box that was supposed to look like a chocolate box, complete with the doilies.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03I love this. "The only really hygienic preventative.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07"Hygiene should be first and foremost."
0:10:07 > 0:10:13But you're right. They do look like a sort of luxury box of chocolates, don't they?
0:10:13 > 0:10:19- They certainly weren't on show in the chemist's shop. They would have been hidden under the counter.- Good Lord!
0:10:19 > 0:10:24- A little something for the weekend, sir?- I wasn't expecting to be talking about these.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Good Lord! Me neither. In the basement are the domestic rooms
0:10:28 > 0:10:31and there's a wonderful World War Two kitchen
0:10:31 > 0:10:35that Jan and Graham have re-created in minute detail.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Oh, look at this!
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Do you know, that is so much like my grandmother's house.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46- It is a bit like you've stepped back in time.- Yeah, I hope so. I hope that's how it feels.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50To be honest, I thought the Blitz as soon as you see the costumes.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55- Yeah.- You know, I mean, this is so 1940s, isn't it?
0:10:55 > 0:11:00If you look through the kitchen window, you can see the bombs beyond.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02SOUND OF EXPLOSIONS
0:11:05 > 0:11:12And the other striking thing is you've got it down to the fact that probably everybody smoked.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Smoking in the UK increased during both world wars,
0:11:15 > 0:11:21but it wasn't until the Second World War that it became really popular with the ladies.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- I think you're quite mad, Graham. - Do you?- I do, I do.
0:11:25 > 0:11:31- In a very nice way.- That's fine. - A nice madness.- That's good. I'm pleased to hear that.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33LAUGHTER
0:11:33 > 0:11:36No street would be complete without a local pub
0:11:36 > 0:11:43and Jan and Graham have re-created one of those too, called The Admiral Lord Nelson Inn no less.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48- Graham, do you not think you're creating your own little world here?- I suppose so.
0:11:48 > 0:11:54- Do you think it's an escape from realism?- Is it an escape? You tell me.- I think so, really.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- We enjoy it.- Do you?
0:11:56 > 0:12:01Graham, I find this really fascinating. You're an absolute joy to talk to.
0:12:01 > 0:12:07If I could fill the glass, I'd happily toast a long, successful opening of your museum.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11That's very kind and we're pleased to meet you after all these years.
0:12:11 > 0:12:18With that heady hit of nostalgia over, Mark's voyage of discovery is finished for the day.
0:12:18 > 0:12:24Meanwhile, Will has made his own way 17 miles inland to the quaint little hamlet of Golden Cross.
0:12:24 > 0:12:30The population here is under 1,000, but it does have a lovely little antiques place
0:12:30 > 0:12:33and shopkeeper Rhoda is open for business.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39My buying head on, buying head on. Maybe smalls.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Yeah... Cigar-cutter.
0:12:46 > 0:12:53Cigar-cutter - I'm thinking down the drinking and smoking route. What a terrible role model I am!
0:12:53 > 0:12:57First booze, now fags, and it's only day one of the trip.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01He's got his beady eye on a 20th century, silver-plated cigar-cutter.
0:13:01 > 0:13:07Items like these can be very collectable to the right buyer. It has a ticket price of £35.
0:13:07 > 0:13:13- The cigar-cutter's a good, clean example. A shame that's not solid silver.- No. I know.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17I'm thinking I might be able to work with this somehow
0:13:17 > 0:13:22if perhaps I could find something else to go with it.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Oh, hang on a minute. What's this poking out from over here?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Now, this is...
0:13:30 > 0:13:34This is following on from my theme a bit, isn't it?
0:13:35 > 0:13:39An old oak, sort of smoker's box.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45A little bit of damage there, but this is nice, look -
0:13:45 > 0:13:48little strikers here for your vestas.
0:13:48 > 0:13:54This late 19th century, oak smoker's box would have been all the rage back when smoking was fashionable
0:13:54 > 0:13:58and everyone was lighting up, but what price is Rhoda looking for?
0:13:58 > 0:14:00We have got...
0:14:00 > 0:14:04We've got 85. I could probably do you about 60.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08What could we do with the little cigar-cutter?
0:14:08 > 0:14:1080 for the two.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Could we say...65?
0:14:15 > 0:14:18No. I could go down to 75.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Could we do 70 on the two?
0:14:22 > 0:14:28And that... I'm being honest with you. That leaves me with £10 for tomorrow.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29Hmm...
0:14:30 > 0:14:33As it's your first day, yes.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37You're very kind. Rhoda, I appreciate your help.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40I think I'm going to need it cos Mark's an old hand at this.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45Will's almost spent out with only £10 left at the end of day one.
0:14:45 > 0:14:52He's sticking to a theme, but these are all separate lots, so it's a bit of a risk. We shall see.
0:14:52 > 0:14:58One day down, one to go on the first leg of the Road Trip.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Time for a well-earned rest all round, I'd say. Night-night, chaps.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08It's a bold, new day for our intrepid pair.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Will has taken steps to increase his in-car reach, shall we say?
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- You know I killed the car yesterday?- I did notice, yes.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- Apparently, it was driver error. - Was it your little tootsies?
0:15:20 > 0:15:25I think so. I've got my cushion, so now I'm going to reach the pedals and we're away.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- What's that under your arm? - I won't be upstaged by you and a cheap cushion.
0:15:29 > 0:15:36I'm rather cold in this, so I've got a car rug to keep my tootsies warm, as I can reach the pedals.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41- We're a right couple of Dorises. - And I've put a flask in the back.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- ENGINE STARTS - Well done, Will.- Whoo!
0:15:44 > 0:15:51Big spender Will poured £190 of his £200 budget into four booze and fag-themed items,
0:15:51 > 0:15:55including a display whisky bottle, a glass spirit barrel,
0:15:55 > 0:15:58an oak smoker's box and a cigar-cutter,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01so he only has £10 to spend today.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04On the other hand, Mark is lagging dangerously behind.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09He has nothing in his goody bag, so it's time he pulled his finger out.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14I think I'm still a little bit green. I'm perhaps being a little bit too nice and kind.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- I feel like I've got to buy something from every shop.- Really?
0:16:18 > 0:16:22I'm feeling a little green this morning. I think it's your driving.
0:16:22 > 0:16:28- After yesterday, it can only go one way and that's...- Down.- Up.- Up, OK.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31The chaps, having stayed just outside Eastbourne,
0:16:31 > 0:16:36are heading back to the sunny seaside town for a spot more shopping.
0:16:36 > 0:16:42Mark's buying hasn't even begun, so the pressure is on to get in the game. His first stop is Jasper Wood.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Lots of curious pieces here, but...
0:16:46 > 0:16:48Oh, no, that's... Ah!
0:16:50 > 0:16:55Now, this is something that Will would be jealous about.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58It's a big hammer or a gavel.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00It is indeed a gavel.
0:17:00 > 0:17:07It's an early 20th century, large fruitwood gavel and it's not as expensive as you'd think, Mark.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09The ticket price is £25.
0:17:09 > 0:17:14It's got a bit of age to it because it's walloped a few things in its time.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19It's probably sold a Picasso or two now and again. You never know, do you?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22That's a definite possibility, actually.
0:17:22 > 0:17:28Will may be jealous. Auctioneers love collecting gavels. Talk about taking your work home with you!
0:17:28 > 0:17:33Even though Mark's behind in the buying, he still finds time for his fan club.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37Have you bought anything yet? What have you found?
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Shall I tell you? I'm having such a struggle.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43I had one shop yesterday. I couldn't find a thing.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47This is my first shop today and I think I've found something.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- You know what it all depends on. - Yes.- The price.- Of course it does.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55I watch you negotiating and I think you're cheeky.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00You must be mixing me up with someone else, madam. Cheeky? It's unheard of.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04Ha-ha! And on that note, it's time to see just how cheeky he can be.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09The gavel had a ticket price of £25, but how low can he go?
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Are you sitting down?
0:18:11 > 0:18:15I'm going to start off very low because I know you'll hammer me up.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19- Hammer...- Hammer! - Every one a winner.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Oi, I do the jokes round here!
0:18:21 > 0:18:24I'm going to start with an offer of £10.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32I did say I'm starting low, but it's not where we start, it's where we finish.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35That's a good start, but nowhere near...
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- He's cheeky all right!- What are you going to sell it to me for?
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- 15.- 15. Gosh! I wasn't expecting you to say that.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46I was expecting you to say something else.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52Do you know, I can't argue with that. £15 is a very good price. Thank you.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56What a bumper deal, eh? It all seemed a little too easy.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01Thank you very much and I suppose I should say, "Going, going...gone."
0:19:01 > 0:19:06It's time you were gone too before he changes his mind.
0:19:06 > 0:19:13So, with that cheeky first purchase, Mark has finally bagged a lot for £15 of his £200 budget,
0:19:13 > 0:19:16but he needs to get cracking and score some more.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19It's Will's turn now to shop till he drops.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23He's popped into Old Bank Antiques where he hopes to make a withdrawal.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Oh, wow, look at this!
0:19:26 > 0:19:29This must be the old bank vault, look.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- LOUD METALLIC SOUND - Oh!
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Let's look in here. This might be where he keeps the treasure.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40And what kind of treasure do you seek today? Har-har!
0:19:40 > 0:19:44I'm thinking about my theme, of course. Do I continue it today?
0:19:44 > 0:19:47I think I have to, really, don't I?
0:19:47 > 0:19:52More booze and fags then. He's roped in shopkeeper Ray to give him some help.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55He's confessed that he only has a tenner to spend.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59This is the sort of thing, you see, a little snuff box.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- Yes.- Again, look, remnants of the old snuff.
0:20:04 > 0:20:10- 28.- I expect we can do something with that.- Do you reckon that might be doable?
0:20:10 > 0:20:14That sounds promising, so Ray is off to phone the dealer.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18This papier-mache, pewter-inlaid snuff box is 19th century.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- OK, bye-bye. - It's the moment of truth.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- Right, Will, well, I've made the call.- Tell me it's good news.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- And it is good news. - Really?- You're a lucky man.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- Because it's you...- Yeah?- £10.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- That's a result. - Absolutely. I think it is.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- Well done. I can't lose much on that.- I don't think so.- Surely not.
0:20:38 > 0:20:44That's a deal not to be sniffed at. Will is winning plenty of favour from the dealers for being a new boy
0:20:44 > 0:20:48and with that, he has spent his entire budget.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53Meanwhile, Mark has popped into the local antiques centre, but it's time he got a move on.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- Hello.- Hello.- How are you? - I'm good. Yourself?
0:20:56 > 0:21:01- Who's this chappy?- That's Chase. - Chase. Hello, Chase. - The cleverest dealer in here!
0:21:09 > 0:21:16Oh, get on with it! Rope in the help of Paul, the antiques centre owner. Get him to show you some goodies.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20It is quite crudely made, the lock there, but it is quite nicely...
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- Reasonably nicely carved. - Reasonably nicely carved.
0:21:24 > 0:21:30This 19th century, Anglo-Indian box and key have a ticket price of £40,
0:21:30 > 0:21:32so it's not too pricey.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34This is carved hardwood.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40But auctions are terribly realistic for these sort of things.
0:21:40 > 0:21:47If they're really good quality, they fly through the roof. You can't touch them. Any other goodies?
0:21:47 > 0:21:52You didn't look at that one. That's got quite nice inscriptions on the back.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54The painting is 19th century oil on board,
0:21:54 > 0:21:58possibly portraying Mont Blanc, with an inscription on the back.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00I like the colours, actually.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04It's a bit of a dull scene, actually,
0:22:04 > 0:22:08but I do love the colours. I love the thickness of the...
0:22:08 > 0:22:12It's the sort of pictures I like. I like that on the back.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- It's dated here somewhere. - Yeah, 1865. Gosh!
0:22:15 > 0:22:20And it's to whoever it is from where she painted it, but I couldn't make out where it is.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- Maybe she was at a hotel. - Very possibly. - And she was painting the vista.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27I mean, it's very decorative.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Is it very cheap though?
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- 60 quid.- Oh!
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- It's an antique.- I know.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- If I'm here much longer, I'll be an antique.- Too late!
0:22:37 > 0:22:40How close to 40 can we go?
0:22:40 > 0:22:44- We can't cos I gave 50 for it.- Oh. - Uh-huh.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47- So 60's your best? - 55. I'll take £5 off.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- I'll take it.- Go on.
0:22:49 > 0:22:55- I'll throw the box in for 25.- Oh, my God!- I won't go any lower than that.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57No, no, I understand.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00So that would be 55, 60, 70.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02- No, 80.- Oh, is it?
0:23:02 > 0:23:0455 and 25 is still 80.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Sorry. I've never been good at maths.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11- Not that old chestnut! - You could have said 90 as well.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15- Yeah. I don't think I'm that bad at maths.- Exactly.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18So that's 80. Go on. Let's do that, let's do that.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23Another humdinger of a deal done and Mark's finally filling up his goody bag,
0:23:23 > 0:23:26but still has £105 to spend. Onwards and upwards!
0:23:26 > 0:23:33While Mark has been haggling, Will has taken the Triumph 17 miles west to Newhaven Harbour.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38The port was of particular importance during World War One and World War Two
0:23:38 > 0:23:42as Allied troops set sail from here for France.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47Will is visiting Newhaven Fort where he's meeting up with Ed for the guided tour.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50I'm not great with heights. I might tell you that now!
0:23:50 > 0:23:55The strategically positioned fort, built out of the threat of invasion,
0:23:55 > 0:24:00sits high above the harbour at Newhaven, looking out across the English Channel.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05Newhaven offers the shortest overland route to London from the south-east coast,
0:24:05 > 0:24:10so it's no wonder it has a defensive history that reaches back over 400 years.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15After the French raided nearby Seaford in 1548, Newhaven received its first gun.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19As the threat of invasion increased, so did the military technology.
0:24:19 > 0:24:25The first gun battery was built in 1760 and that was armed with five guns.
0:24:25 > 0:24:30Only a few months after the guns had been installed, they saw their first action.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33- Against?- A privateer or pirates.
0:24:33 > 0:24:38- Really?- A smuggling ship was sighted sailing from the west to the east towards Seaford,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41making its way probably past Seaford Head.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46The master gunner of that battery ordered these men into action. Three shots were fired...
0:24:46 > 0:24:48SOUND OF GUNSHOTS
0:24:52 > 0:24:54..all of which missed.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- Lucky pirate!- Yeah.
0:24:56 > 0:25:02Not an auspicious start for our defence, but they were there and they were in action pretty quickly.
0:25:04 > 0:25:10The current fort was built in 1860 by 22-year-old John Charles Ardagh
0:25:10 > 0:25:16who used a very novel approach, blending his design with the nooks and crannies of the land.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21So we're climbing up higher and higher and this is where one of the big guns was positioned.
0:25:21 > 0:25:27Yeah, you're standing right in front of it. This is one of the fort's big hitters from the turn of the century.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31A six-inch naval gun with a range of seven miles.
0:25:31 > 0:25:37Yeah. And I can't help noticing that we're surrounded, ironically, by French schoolchildren.
0:25:37 > 0:25:43What do you think they feel about seeing all these guns pointed towards the homeland?
0:25:43 > 0:25:49If you visit Cherbourg, there are forts of similar shapes and sizes built to defend the French from us,
0:25:49 > 0:25:55so even though there's centuries of antagonism, I think we're all all right now.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- It's all water under the bridge. - Water in the Channel!- Right.
0:25:59 > 0:26:05With the new guns came new range-finding technology and Ed's got an example of a range-finder,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08but it's proving a little tricky to open.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Of course, old technology...
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Get it open, it will...
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Go on then, give it some.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Let me give you a hand.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23There you go. It just needed a gentle touch.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25He must have loosened it.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28As you look through the eyepiece,
0:26:28 > 0:26:32one eyepiece gives you the vision that you're looking at,
0:26:32 > 0:26:38like through a pair of binoculars, and a line of horizon. The other side is giving you the range in yards.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40If you'd like to have a look...
0:26:40 > 0:26:45- Oh, yes, look. So I've got the horizon line there.- Yeah.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Then that tells me what yardage.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51What would that then tell you? What elevation to set the gun at?
0:26:51 > 0:26:56Once the range and speed were calculated, the soldier would phone the gunners
0:26:56 > 0:27:03- and order the guns raised to the relevant degrees and then...- Enemy fishing boat...- What's the range?
0:27:03 > 0:27:08I reckon about 530 yards, Ed. I tell you what, Ed. Phone the gunner. Let him have it!
0:27:09 > 0:27:13I wouldn't like to. Otherwise, the chip shop will be out of business.
0:27:13 > 0:27:19That's true. He's only a poor, innocent little fisherman. You carry on with your business.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21I think that's a spy ship.
0:27:21 > 0:27:26So with the gun show over, it's time for Will to get motoring again.
0:27:28 > 0:27:35Mark's final shopping stop takes him from Eastbourne around 15 miles west through Newhaven to Peacehaven.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40Located above the chalk cliffs and nearby famous Beachy Head,
0:27:40 > 0:27:46Peacehaven town was formed for retiring World War One veterans to recover from the effects of the war.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50Mark's popping into Collectors Haven to meet Steve.
0:27:50 > 0:27:56This is the last stop for shopping, so he needs to knuckle down and buy, buy, buy.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58How odd is that?
0:27:59 > 0:28:02A hand-made bottle in the form of a pig?
0:28:02 > 0:28:05It's a perfume bottle.
0:28:05 > 0:28:11- Why on earth would you have a perfume bottle in the form of a pig?- I've got no idea.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Pigs are not renowned for their sweet smells, are they?
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- Happy as a pig in... - COUGHS
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Mark's picked out a pretty, cloisonne enamel box.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Not old, circa 1960, with a ticket price of £100.
0:28:27 > 0:28:32All this blue and the green is little glass...powdered glass, little glass crystals,
0:28:32 > 0:28:35which they put on and then fire.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40As it fires, it melts and forms the pattern here. It's put in within wires.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44But it's a pretty little thing. It's a nice little work of art.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48- It is.- It's got a nice, decorative appeal to it.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Piggy Toby.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Don't you think he's rather fun?
0:28:59 > 0:29:02It's a little jug in the form of a pig,
0:29:02 > 0:29:06holding a pint of beer in his best suit.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10He's fixated by pigs today
0:29:10 > 0:29:14and this little piggy is a novelty majolica jug, circa 1900.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18I love his little trousers.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21I think he's great. I think he's lovely, actually.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25Crazy, but lovely. I'm going to put it...
0:29:25 > 0:29:30Sound like anyone you know, Mark? The ticket price on this jolly fellow is £40.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34But what will Steve be willing to let him go for?
0:29:34 > 0:29:36I'd go to 30, but that would be it.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40What about the unknown quantity?
0:29:40 > 0:29:4265?
0:29:43 > 0:29:45I think 60 sounds better.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49- £60.- Let's shake on it. - You've got a deal.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53- I've got to give you 90 quid?- Yeah. - Perfect. I'm very happy with that.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57Sweet-talking devil! And with that, Mark's maxed out on lots
0:29:57 > 0:30:01and the spending spectacle is at an end.
0:30:01 > 0:30:07It's time for this double act to have a gander at each other's goodies. This could be revealing.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- Ready? I hope I don't knock anything over.- Me too.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17- Yes...- Here he goes.- This is lovely.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22I was tempted myself with that, but somebody actually went first...
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- And beat you to it.- What's this?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Can you see the theme that I've gone for here?
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Yeah, cheap.
0:30:30 > 0:30:35- So this is an advertising bottle? - Yeah, I just thought it was... - I think it's great.
0:30:35 > 0:30:41- It's just a bit different.- Yeah, a bit different. And a silver-plated cigar-cutter?- Cigar-cutter.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45- Just to keep in with my smoking and drinking theme...- Vice, really.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- I'm going for women and song next time.- Are you?
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- A little snuff box... - Yes, OK, another vice.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56It's nice and clean. No damage. And a little smoker's cabinet.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58And these are fashionable, do you think?
0:30:58 > 0:31:02- Don't sit on the fence, Mark(!) - They are somewhere.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06- Hmm. So how much have you spent in total?- I'm spent out.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12- That's 200 quid's worth.- Really? - Yeah, you're happy about that.- And you don't even get the table!- No.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16- Are you ready to see mine? - Yeah, I'm excited to see yours.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19I bet it's all small, shiny and valuable.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Look at this!
0:31:24 > 0:31:27I like... I'm immediately, of course, drawn to the gavel.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29- I knew you would be.- Yeah.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Auctioneers, eh? They're so predictable.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36- A carved Indian box. Do you think it's Indian?- Anglo-Indian, I think.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39It's not the greatest in the world.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43I fell in love with this because it's a really nice, honest antique painting.
0:31:43 > 0:31:49- A sort of alpine lake scene? - It is. I think this is Mont Blanc in the background, possibly?
0:31:49 > 0:31:55- It could be.- That's a mountain in France.- I know what it is.- I just thought I'd point it out to you.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00- What is that?- This is my favourite bit. I mean, look at him.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04- With his monocle.- Are you sure someone hasn't just drawn on him?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- I just adore him. - Pigs is a good subject.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11I hope it's not a pig in a poke. But it was only 30 quid.
0:32:11 > 0:32:17- I'm excited now to see how they do. - I think you've done really well. I'm so looking forward to the auction.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22They're no shrinking violets, but with their backs turned, have they anything else to add?
0:32:22 > 0:32:25I think I might just have the edge.
0:32:25 > 0:32:30I've got the gavel that cost very little, the pig, the enamel box, the painting.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33I think he was quite impressed with my items.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38The little Anglo-Indian box, sweet enough, but of no great quality.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41And the pig? Bit of a punt on that, really.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Will impressed? Not much!
0:32:43 > 0:32:47It's time to trundle off in the Triumph to the auction house.
0:32:47 > 0:32:51Let's hope a lot of good people... Oh, God, it's gone dead on me again!
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- Go into second. There you go. - ENGINE REVS
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- Sorry.- Are we late? - LAUGHTER
0:32:58 > 0:33:02I'm just eager to get to the auction.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06On the first leg of their Road Trip, these jolly jousters have travelled
0:33:06 > 0:33:10through East Sussex, 1066 country no less, from Hastings to Lewes.
0:33:10 > 0:33:17Lewes is an ancient market town with wonderful architecture left behind by generations.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20And this building is of great importance.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24It's where they make their local brew.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Let's get it over with. I think we're going to be all right.
0:33:27 > 0:33:32- Yeah.- We'll keep smiling.- We're a couple of happy chappies.- We are.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34- What can go wrong?- Let's go.
0:33:34 > 0:33:40Boasting almost a century's worth of experience, Gorringes Auction House know what they're about
0:33:40 > 0:33:44and today's miscellaneous auction is also online.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48With a firm grasp of the gavel is today's auctioneer Philip Taylor.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51What does he think of this pair's lots?
0:33:51 > 0:33:55One of the better pieces is the really nice piece of cloisonne enamel.
0:33:55 > 0:34:01That's a little box made by the great Ando family. I hope it will certainly make over £50, £60.
0:34:01 > 0:34:07Another one of my favourites possibly is the Edwardian oak, cigar and cigarette box.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12Lovely quality, that, but not many people smoke these days, so who knows?
0:34:12 > 0:34:17Mark and Will both began this leg with the Road Trip bulging budget of £200.
0:34:17 > 0:34:23Will went hell for leather and managed to spend the whole lot on five lots.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Mark also amassed five lots, spending £185.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32- The knights of antiquity are about to do battle.- This is it.
0:34:32 > 0:34:37Lot 1, Mark's early 20th century, large fruitwood gavel.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40Will it hammer home a solid profit?
0:34:40 > 0:34:43A bit bigger than mine. £10? Any bids at 10?
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- Now he's just bragging(!)- Surely £10 for the gavel? Any bids at 10?
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Thank you, 10 I'm bid. 15 now. At 15. At 20. At £20.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54The lady in the centre at 20... 25 at the back wall.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57£30 bid. It is yours, madam, at 30.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Any further bids? Are you all done at £30...?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- 35, just in time.- Oh, just in time.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07Have another one, madam? Done then on 35. Your bid, sir, at 35...
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- That's all right. £20 profit. - Good work, Mark. Good work.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13I'm happy with that.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17The gavel nailed it. Strike one to Mark!
0:35:17 > 0:35:21Once the gavel's gone down, you can't get the gavel again.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Oh, he's like a Zen master!
0:35:23 > 0:35:27Now it's boozy Will with the Scotch whisky display bottle.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Anyone fancy a wee nip?
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Start at £10? Surely, someone, 10?
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Thank you. 10 I'm bid. 15 bid. At £15.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37A shop display lot at £15 only.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39At £15 only.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42- At £15...- It's all over now. That's cheap.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44It's yours at the back there at 15.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49Are you all done? All finished on 15? It's yours at the back, sir, at 15...
0:35:49 > 0:35:51GAVEL BANGS £15 only...
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Not a great start for Will's first Road Trip auction.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Mark's up next with his Mont Blanc painting.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02Could this pretty little picture make him a pretty little penny?
0:36:02 > 0:36:06Bid me £30 to get it started? Any bids at 30?
0:36:06 > 0:36:0820 then? Any bids at 10?
0:36:08 > 0:36:11- Oh, come on!- Start me at £10 on it? Any bids at £10?
0:36:11 > 0:36:14A little view here of Mont Blanc. Any bids at £10?
0:36:14 > 0:36:18No bids at all? Oh, dear me! We can't sell it if you can't bid.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22£5. I've got it there at £5 only. The frame is worth more. At £5 only.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26- Oh, this is silly.- Are you all done? I'll let it go at £5 only...
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- GAVEL BANGS - That's ridiculous.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33What a hefty loss! That's obliterated his earlier profit.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37My 15 quid for my bottle's looking quite good now.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40It is looking very good. That's very disappointing.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44There's a chance for Will now with his 19th century glass barrel,
0:36:44 > 0:36:49but he needs to make over £80 to clear a profit.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- A rather nice item. - Thank you very much.- It is nice.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- By Loftus of London.- Come on. - Quite a nice item. Surely, £50?
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Get me started at 30, someone? Any bids at £30?
0:36:59 > 0:37:02The spirit barrel at £30? Surely, £30?
0:37:02 > 0:37:0610 from someone then? Get it going at £10? Any bids at £10?
0:37:06 > 0:37:10Any bids... Thank you. 10 at the back. At only £10.
0:37:10 > 0:37:1215 at the back. At 15. 20.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Come along, sir. At £20. 25.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18At £25. It's no money at 25. I've got to sell it though at 25.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22I'm letting it go at the very back wall at £25...
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- GAVEL BANGS - I'm sorry, Will.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27That is just...
0:37:27 > 0:37:29I'm really sorry, Will.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32What a disaster, eh?
0:37:32 > 0:37:35No-one seems interested in the alcohol theme.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38But will his smoking lots fare any better?
0:37:38 > 0:37:42And here's one now - the 19th century, oak smoker's box.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46Must be £30? £20 from someone? Who bids me £20? Thank you, £20.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Only bid at 20. 5 with you now? 25.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51At 25. £30 bid now.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53At 30. 35. And 40.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56At £40. At 40. At £40.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- Bid again, sir? No? At 40.- Go on.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Have we all finished then? Done on £40, it sells...
0:38:02 > 0:38:05GAVEL BANGS Bidder number 5,000. £40, thank you.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07Well done. You made a...
0:38:07 > 0:38:11- A small loss.- A small loss, which is good, actually.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Loss after loss after loss.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Poor Will. He took a risk with his theme. So far, it's not paying off.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20And Mark's not doing much better.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24Could this Anglo-Indian box have some eastern promise?
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- Beautifully carved. - Oh, beautifully carved.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Get me started at 20? £20, someone? Surely at 20? Any bids then at 10?
0:38:31 > 0:38:35- £10?!- 10 I'm bid. 15, anyone? 15 bid. 20 against you, madam?
0:38:35 > 0:38:40£20, surely? Is that a bid, madam? I can't see you. Will you bid me 20?
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- He's trying.- At £15 only then.
0:38:42 > 0:38:47At £15. At £15. It's got to be sold. It goes then on 15. Last time at 15.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50It's had its time at 15. 15... GAVEL BANGS
0:38:50 > 0:38:55A small loss, but a loss nonetheless and it's all stacking up.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59- We've got our health, Mark.- Yeah. - We've got a nice car parked outside.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01We have. The sun's still shining.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05And only a few more lots to go, then we'll hit the bar.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07I'm in for that!
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Mark's up again with his novelty pig jug.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14It'll have to be one miraculous piggy to stop this losing streak.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19People collect pigs. How do you like this one? Start me around £40?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Any bids at 30 then? The pig at £30?
0:39:21 > 0:39:2510 to get it started? Someone bid me £10 to get it started?
0:39:25 > 0:39:29Any bids at £10 for it? Any bids at £10 for the pig? Oh, dear me.
0:39:29 > 0:39:35Thank you, £10. I'm bid 10. 15 now against you. At 15. £20 I have.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38It's yours in the centre, madam, at 20. Any further bidders?
0:39:38 > 0:39:42I'm letting it go at 20. Finished on £20 only...
0:39:42 > 0:39:45This little piggy did not get to market.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- There seems to be a theme emerging from today's sale.- Yeah.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54If Will can make a profit on his final two items,
0:39:54 > 0:39:57he could still be in with a chance.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Next up is his silver-plated cigar-cutter.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Somebody bid me? Any bids at all?
0:40:02 > 0:40:05- Get it started at a fiver? £5. - The blade's solid...- A fiver, Will?
0:40:05 > 0:40:088 I'm bid. At 10. 10 I have.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11At £10. At £10. Bid again, sir, at 10?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Right in the corner, will you bid me? At £10 only.
0:40:14 > 0:40:19I'll let it go at 10. Finished with it at £10 only...
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- Back there at 10... - Thank you very much.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26Oh, lordy! Another crushing blow for Will.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Mark's Japanese cloisonne, circular box is the next lot.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Surely, this will do some business.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35- Your pretty box.- Oh, my pretty box.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38With me here at £20 only. £20. 25. 30.
0:40:38 > 0:40:415. 40. 5. 50 bid.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43At £50. The desk at £50.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47At £50. At 50. Any further bidders then, at 50?
0:40:47 > 0:40:49All done, finished then on 50?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51At £50, it goes... GAVEL BANGS
0:40:51 > 0:40:55- It went a little bit more than I thought, but still a loss.- Yeah.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59Another beastly outcome, eh? But there's not much between the pair,
0:40:59 > 0:41:02so it could all change with Will's final lot.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05It's his snuff box.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09If this sparks the crowd's interest, he could still be in with a chance.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- Here we go.- £10 to get it started?
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- Thank you. 10 I'm bid. 15 now. 15. 20. 5.- Come on.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20At £25. At 25. Are you all done at 25?
0:41:20 > 0:41:23Finished then... £30. At 30.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25In the centre I've got it at 30.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- She can come again.- Last time then. It goes at 30...
0:41:28 > 0:41:32- The highest profit of the day. - Get in!- Well done, 20 quid profit!
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Thank you very much, sir.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Hurrah, profit at last! But too little, too late.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40And despite desperate losses on both sides,
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Mark beats Will by a nose.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- I've had enough of this. Let's go. - I've had enough of this. Come on.
0:41:47 > 0:41:53Newbie Will Axon started with the princely sum of £200 and spent the lot.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57After auction costs, he's lost £101.60,
0:41:57 > 0:42:02leaving him £98.40 for the next leg.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06Mark Stacey spent £185 of his starting budget of 200
0:42:06 > 0:42:09and after costs, made a loss of £82.50,
0:42:09 > 0:42:15which means he has just £117.50 to play with next time.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22- What a disaster!- I'm still a bit shell-shocked, to be honest.- Me too.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26- We have a little money left.- We made small profits and big losses.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29Small profit? One each, that's it.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- Oh, yeah.- And then big losses. - Big losses.
0:42:32 > 0:42:36- Shall we see if we have enough petrol to get to the next stop? - Shall we check the gauge?
0:42:36 > 0:42:40- But we did say we were going to stay cheery.- We are cheerful.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- It can only get better. - What else can happen?
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Probably quite a lot. Drive on, chaps. A new leg awaits you.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Next time on the Antiques Road Trip...
0:42:53 > 0:42:58Lovely day. Lovely day, lovely weather. I think we're going that way.
0:42:58 > 0:43:04- Mark Stacey has to be reminded of the rules of the game.- I've seen a fridge-freezer I quite like!
0:43:04 > 0:43:10- And new boy Will Axon takes a more hard-headed approach. - How do I look?
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