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How do you make money for nothing? | 0:00:06 | 0:00:09 | |
The answer could be hiding in the 20 million tonnes of household waste | 0:00:11 | 0:00:16 | |
we throw out every year. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:17 | |
Sorry to bother you, before you throw that away, | 0:00:17 | 0:00:19 | |
-is there any chance I can have a quick chat to you about it? -Sure. | 0:00:19 | 0:00:22 | |
That's why entrepreneur Sarah Moore wants to get her hands | 0:00:22 | 0:00:25 | |
on things before they hit the skip. | 0:00:25 | 0:00:28 | |
I am a passionate buyer, maker and user of old stuff | 0:00:29 | 0:00:34 | |
and I've turned that passion into a moneymaking business. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:38 | |
I turn old stuff into new stuff and sell it for a profit. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:42 | |
Sarah's ready to sift through as many boots | 0:00:42 | 0:00:44 | |
and bin bags as she needs to... | 0:00:44 | 0:00:46 | |
Look at that, absolute box of joy, these are just fantastic. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:51 | |
..in her search for tip treasure. | 0:00:51 | 0:00:53 | |
Got to be able to make something out of that, haven't we? | 0:00:53 | 0:00:56 | |
And with some of the country's elite designers and makers... | 0:00:57 | 0:01:01 | |
-I've got a little something for you. -Yeah, I thought you might. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:04 | |
Oh, this is a hard one. | 0:01:04 | 0:01:05 | |
..she can transform her finds into desirable... | 0:01:05 | 0:01:09 | |
It worked. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:11 | |
..beautiful... | 0:01:11 | 0:01:13 | |
valuable... | 0:01:13 | 0:01:15 | |
Cha-ching! | 0:01:15 | 0:01:16 | |
..and hopefully saleable items. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:19 | |
Well, I love this, so I would really like to have it. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:21 | |
If Sarah is successful, then she can hand the profits back | 0:01:23 | 0:01:26 | |
to the very people who had no idea there was cash to be made | 0:01:26 | 0:01:31 | |
from their trash. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:32 | |
That is incredible, isn't it? | 0:01:32 | 0:01:34 | |
Today, Sarah is the Bredbury Recycling Centre in Stockport, | 0:01:49 | 0:01:53 | |
where up to 500 people a day turn up to chuck out their unwanted items. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:59 | |
That is, if Sarah doesn't intercept them first. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:03 | |
It's really embarrassing being caught | 0:02:03 | 0:02:05 | |
looking in people's cars all the time. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:07 | |
I've got to do it, cos they might have something good in there. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:10 | |
Remember, Sarah has got special permission to rummage about today, | 0:02:10 | 0:02:14 | |
so don't go pestering people at your local dump or you could be | 0:02:14 | 0:02:17 | |
the one getting thrown out, all right? | 0:02:17 | 0:02:19 | |
Would it be OK to have a look through your rubbish, would you mind? | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
-Is that... -Not at all. -Really? -Yeah, sure. | 0:02:22 | 0:02:24 | |
Sarah is searching for three-pieces which, reworked and sold, | 0:02:24 | 0:02:28 | |
will hopefully produce a pay-out for the people dumping them. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:32 | |
-You look like you're having a good clear out. -Oh, well. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
Sarah always has high hopes. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:37 | |
I get really excited. Every time somebody pulls up, | 0:02:37 | 0:02:40 | |
I think, "There might be a Rembrandt." | 0:02:40 | 0:02:42 | |
Don't think there's going to be a Rembrandt in there, I checked. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
But you never know. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:47 | |
And it's clear people have cottoned on to what she's up to. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:51 | |
She's a rubbish burglar. Yes. | 0:02:51 | 0:02:53 | |
But the contents of John's boot could mean all that prowling | 0:02:53 | 0:02:57 | |
is about to pay off. | 0:02:57 | 0:02:58 | |
I was just looking in the back and seeing some older pieces in here. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:02 | |
Yes. Some of it is... | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
My mother passed away recently, so we're cleaning the house out. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
-OK, OK. -If some of the... | 0:03:07 | 0:03:08 | |
It's got that sort of time-warp look to it, hasn't it? | 0:03:08 | 0:03:11 | |
-I've got some old 78s in here, if you want them. -Oh, really? | 0:03:11 | 0:03:14 | |
I was just looking at the case, actually. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:16 | |
-So these weren't yours then? -No, these were my father-in-law's. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:20 | |
Oh, wow. They're fantastic! | 0:03:20 | 0:03:23 | |
Yeah, I would definitely like to have a look at them. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:25 | |
I really like the case as well. And you've got a sewing machine as well? | 0:03:25 | 0:03:30 | |
They are normally really heavy, aren't they? | 0:03:30 | 0:03:32 | |
I'll get them out of the way. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:33 | |
Do you know how to... | 0:03:34 | 0:03:36 | |
Oh, wow, look! That's almost like brand-new, isn't it? | 0:03:36 | 0:03:40 | |
Wow, look. I absolutely love that, | 0:03:40 | 0:03:41 | |
look at that badge and stuff on there. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:43 | |
There's something about that that's just so appealing. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:46 | |
I think the little badges and all the bits of it... | 0:03:46 | 0:03:48 | |
They don't make it like that now, do they? | 0:03:48 | 0:03:50 | |
You haven't got anything else hidden in the trunk? No other old stuff? | 0:03:50 | 0:03:54 | |
No, I don't think so. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:56 | |
All right, Sarah, don't get greedy. | 0:03:56 | 0:03:58 | |
We're just clearing mainly from my house, out of my shed, | 0:03:58 | 0:04:01 | |
which I'm clearing out for a new shed. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:04 | |
But the sewing machine looks as though it's never been used. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:07 | |
And, as Sarah pays homage to the humble sewing machine... | 0:04:07 | 0:04:11 | |
Oh, look, it's even got its own instruction manual! | 0:04:11 | 0:04:13 | |
..John keeps unpacking his trunk | 0:04:13 | 0:04:16 | |
and brings her something with even more potential. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
My word! | 0:04:19 | 0:04:21 | |
-I forgot I brought this. -That's amazing! So original Bakelite... | 0:04:21 | 0:04:25 | |
-Yes. -Whose was that? | 0:04:25 | 0:04:27 | |
I used to be on the removals and somebody gave it to me | 0:04:27 | 0:04:30 | |
about 30 years ago. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:31 | |
That is the most fabulous thing I've seen here. I absolutely love it. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:36 | |
Apparently, if they're working, they're worth about... | 0:04:36 | 0:04:40 | |
£150, but it's got a bit messy, so I couldn't be bothered. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:44 | |
I'm going to turn this into something fabulous, I tell you, | 0:04:44 | 0:04:47 | |
this is so exciting. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:49 | |
Bakelite is an early type of plastic | 0:04:49 | 0:04:52 | |
and radios like John's are collectible pieces of social history | 0:04:52 | 0:04:56 | |
from a time when the radio was the focal point of the home. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
I love it. You've made my day. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:03 | |
That is tip gold. | 0:05:03 | 0:05:05 | |
-Thank you so much, it's brilliant. -OK, see you, bye. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:08 | |
(Look at that!) | 0:05:09 | 0:05:11 | |
So John's radio trumps the sewing machine and the old 78s | 0:05:13 | 0:05:17 | |
to become Sarah's first item. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:21 | |
She's got someone in mind who's sure to take it | 0:05:21 | 0:05:24 | |
from the pits to the Ritz and make some money for John. | 0:05:24 | 0:05:27 | |
Trot on Mark Phillips, also known as Horse. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:34 | |
Electronic super brain Horse was chief engineer | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | |
for a world-renowned audio recording company for over a decade. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:42 | |
He's now taken his love for restoring vintage sound equipment | 0:05:42 | 0:05:46 | |
and made it into a business. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:48 | |
I enjoyed refurbishing vintage equipment. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:52 | |
It's always a shame to see stuff like that go to waste. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:55 | |
I think it's great giving a second life to something that would have | 0:05:55 | 0:05:59 | |
essentially just been smashed up, thrown in the rubbish. | 0:05:59 | 0:06:02 | |
So, yeah, it's definitely a job and a passion. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:05 | |
Something tells me Horse is in for a treat | 0:06:05 | 0:06:08 | |
with John's Bakelite radio. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:11 | |
So, it's one item saved from the skip and two more to find. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:19 | |
Loads of people here, I don't know which end to go to first. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:23 | |
I'm going up this way to see if there's anything coming in. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:26 | |
Oh, man, I can't tell if Sarah is coming or going anymore. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:31 | |
As long as she doesn't go, that's the main thing. | 0:06:31 | 0:06:34 | |
Come on, you, get back to work! | 0:06:35 | 0:06:37 | |
There's still loads of 'tired' old stuff coming in. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:41 | |
So that's a nasty bicycle tyre habit you've got going on. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:44 | |
-The middle-aged men in Lycra brigade. -No. I'm not one of them. -You're not? | 0:06:44 | 0:06:49 | |
No, Lycra?! You having a laugh. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:51 | |
-You'll be shaving your legs soon. -Not a chance. -Really? -Not a chance. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:54 | |
It's a slippery slope you know, Lycra. | 0:06:55 | 0:06:58 | |
Less Lycra banter, lass, and more searching for item two, please. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:01 | |
Hang on, what's this? | 0:07:03 | 0:07:05 | |
Sarah is swooping in on Peter. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:08 | |
-I'm just wondering if I could talk to you about your rubbish. -Yes. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:11 | |
-Are you clearing something out? -We're clearing the garden out. -OK. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:14 | |
-I'm just looking at your table, do you mind if I...? -Sure. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:17 | |
-It's been outside, has it? -Yeah, it's got weather-beaten. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
It came from my friend's house. | 0:07:21 | 0:07:24 | |
-His mum and dad had it, so it's quite old. -It's got that 1970s feel. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:29 | |
-Can I take it away and see if I can make something out of it? -Yes. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:32 | |
-Yes, you can use it. -Fab, OK. -I'm glad you can use it. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:35 | |
What a find! There's a big market for retro furniture. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:40 | |
Well, when it's not covered in mould, that is. | 0:07:41 | 0:07:45 | |
So, saw the legs of this sticking out of the back of someone's car | 0:07:45 | 0:07:48 | |
and it's screaming Ercol, | 0:07:48 | 0:07:49 | |
they're 1960s-1970s British furniture makers. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:53 | |
It's got a sticker on here that you can see. The original one. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:58 | |
The good news is, that Ercol is collectable. | 0:07:58 | 0:08:00 | |
The bad news is somebody has left this out in the garden | 0:08:00 | 0:08:03 | |
and it's in really poor condition on the top. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:06 | |
If this can be reconditioned and brought back to life, | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
I think that maybe £100 profit. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
100 quid! What do you think, Peter? | 0:08:12 | 0:08:15 | |
-I don't think she'll make much. -We'll see about that. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:18 | |
And with Peter's mouldy Ercol, that makes two items ready to renovate. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:23 | |
The table is going to take a lot of work, | 0:08:23 | 0:08:26 | |
but Sarah knows exactly where to take it. | 0:08:26 | 0:08:28 | |
Jay Blades is a builder turned philosophy graduate | 0:08:32 | 0:08:36 | |
turned furniture restorer. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:38 | |
Jay has his finger on the pulse of modern design interiors. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:42 | |
He loves reworking the very best of original British craftsmanship | 0:08:42 | 0:08:47 | |
and bringing it bang into the 21st century. | 0:08:47 | 0:08:50 | |
I've always had a passion for the kind of heritage that | 0:08:50 | 0:08:55 | |
the British designers have produced over the years. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:57 | |
Traditionalists would love to keep it as it is | 0:08:57 | 0:09:00 | |
but to be reintroduced into the market, | 0:09:00 | 0:09:02 | |
I like to add a bit colour and something a bit quirky. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:05 | |
I really enjoying adding my bit | 0:09:05 | 0:09:07 | |
and not necessarily worrying about other people's reactions. | 0:09:07 | 0:09:10 | |
It's more about, do I like it? If I like it, then it's good. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:13 | |
The '60s table Sarah is bringing Jay sounds right up his street. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:18 | |
But he hasn't yet clapped eyes on the state of it. | 0:09:18 | 0:09:22 | |
So Sarah has two items with Horse and Jay's names on them, | 0:09:26 | 0:09:29 | |
but what about Sarah's own designer talents? | 0:09:29 | 0:09:33 | |
She needs to find something she can put her stamp on. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:37 | |
Here you go. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:38 | |
Why don't you ask Ian what he's chucking? | 0:09:38 | 0:09:41 | |
-Excuse me? -Yep. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:42 | |
Sorry to bother you, I'm just here today looking at what people are throwing away. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
Any chance I could have a chat with you about your rubbish? | 0:09:45 | 0:09:48 | |
Just general rubbish that's been accumulating in the garage | 0:09:48 | 0:09:51 | |
for a while. Just time to get rid of it. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:56 | |
I was just looking at your suitcase and was wondering | 0:09:56 | 0:09:59 | |
-if I could have a closer look at it? -Absolutely. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:01 | |
Do you know where it came from? | 0:10:01 | 0:10:03 | |
Yeah, it's my case from when I was a kid. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:05 | |
It's been sitting around at home for ages. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:07 | |
I would love to have a chance to take that away | 0:10:07 | 0:10:09 | |
and give it another life or use it again. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:12 | |
I would love to see something like that happen to it. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:14 | |
I'm sorry I stamped on it before. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:16 | |
I broke the hinge to get it in. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:18 | |
I'll be able to sort that out, that won't be a problem. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
I think it's got a lovely shape and these details... | 0:10:21 | 0:10:25 | |
and the fact it had a previous life I think would be great to incorporate | 0:10:25 | 0:10:29 | |
into a new something so that's fantastic, thank you ever so much. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:33 | |
Right. You're welcome. | 0:10:33 | 0:10:34 | |
Don't think that's ever been out of the country. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:38 | |
I think it was when I was a kid or a teenager. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:42 | |
It's been on family holidays in the UK. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:46 | |
I think when I was a student as well, it was one of the cases | 0:10:46 | 0:10:51 | |
I took to polytechnic with me | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
so, it's not really had that special a life! | 0:10:54 | 0:10:57 | |
I just really like the look of this case, it's just so 1960s. | 0:10:57 | 0:11:02 | |
It's got some lovely lining on the inside. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:05 | |
I really don't know what I can do with it, but it would be nice | 0:11:05 | 0:11:08 | |
to be able to think I can send it on another journey. | 0:11:08 | 0:11:10 | |
Sarah's three-piece treasure hunt is complete. | 0:11:12 | 0:11:16 | |
The radio will be switched on by Horse. | 0:11:16 | 0:11:19 | |
The retro coffee table is going to furniture maker Jay, | 0:11:19 | 0:11:23 | |
and the tatty old suitcase may have lost its sentimental value, | 0:11:23 | 0:11:27 | |
but Sarah is confident she can restore its cash value. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:31 | |
I've saved three fabulous pieces here today | 0:11:33 | 0:11:35 | |
and I'm going to make lots of money from them, I hope. | 0:11:35 | 0:11:39 | |
Sarah's next stop is Manchester where the cultural scene is | 0:11:46 | 0:11:50 | |
buzzing with a task force of talented designers and artists. | 0:11:50 | 0:11:54 | |
Riding high on the city's wave of creativity is | 0:11:54 | 0:11:57 | |
electronics restorer, Horse, | 0:11:57 | 0:12:00 | |
he'll be working on the knackered old radio. | 0:12:00 | 0:12:03 | |
But he doesn't know what's coming. | 0:12:03 | 0:12:06 | |
Sarah is going to bring me a piece of, essentially, rubbish. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:10 | |
So I'm going to have fun seeing if I can make it beautiful again, | 0:12:10 | 0:12:13 | |
make it functional again, depending on what it is | 0:12:13 | 0:12:16 | |
and what kind of condition it is, I suppose. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:18 | |
-Hiya, how are you? -Hiya! | 0:12:20 | 0:12:21 | |
-Good, yeah, very good. -I've got a little something to show you. | 0:12:21 | 0:12:24 | |
Brilliant, let's have a look. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:25 | |
-So I'm hoping this is your kind of thing. -Brilliant. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:31 | |
-What do you reckon? -Yes, pretty much exactly. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:34 | |
The only thing I'm worried about is my radio is | 0:12:34 | 0:12:37 | |
actually in a bit of a state. | 0:12:37 | 0:12:39 | |
It's not as bad as it looks. | 0:12:39 | 0:12:40 | |
It's quite reassuring that that still works and I think this one... | 0:12:40 | 0:12:43 | |
-Yeah. -I think I've broken it! | 0:12:43 | 0:12:46 | |
Oops! Butterfingers. | 0:12:46 | 0:12:48 | |
Remember, you're supposed to be ADDING value, Sarah. | 0:12:48 | 0:12:52 | |
It would be really nice to think that sound could come out of it again. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:56 | |
I was wondering if that means it's an accessory for somebody's phone | 0:12:56 | 0:13:00 | |
or just a radio. But possibly something a bit cool. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:04 | |
Yeah, the ideal application would probably be a universal, | 0:13:04 | 0:13:08 | |
-kind of small, powered speaker. -That sounds fab. | 0:13:08 | 0:13:10 | |
So basically it's going to be something that somebody can | 0:13:10 | 0:13:14 | |
-listen to their music through with their phone or laptop? -Yes. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:17 | |
Yeah, you can plug essentially anything into it. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:19 | |
You can probably use some of the existing components. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:22 | |
I'm going to use valves in it as well. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:24 | |
They still make them for certain applications, | 0:13:24 | 0:13:26 | |
mainly guitar amplifiers and high-end audio hi-fi equipment. | 0:13:26 | 0:13:31 | |
-They just have a specific warm sound to them. -That looks really cool. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:38 | |
I just love that as it is. That's stunning. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:40 | |
Shame those valves are going to be hidden away inside, really. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:45 | |
Now, Horse really knows his onions when it comes to modifying | 0:13:45 | 0:13:49 | |
vintage technology to accept modern gadgetry. | 0:13:49 | 0:13:52 | |
He'll make sure that smartphones and laptops with mini jack | 0:13:52 | 0:13:56 | |
sockets can be plugged into this old valve-powered speaker. | 0:13:56 | 0:14:01 | |
Who'd have thought it?! | 0:14:01 | 0:14:02 | |
Hopefully will be a beautiful object, | 0:14:02 | 0:14:05 | |
that is functional and will sound really nice, | 0:14:05 | 0:14:07 | |
and it's completely unique. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:09 | |
Horse will target a higher-end clientele with his finish on the radio. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:14 | |
But how much will he charge? | 0:14:14 | 0:14:16 | |
You might be looking at sort of like, £300 or so...? | 0:14:16 | 0:14:20 | |
-On that basis I reckon full steam ahead, let's go for it. -Brilliant. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:23 | |
I think that radio is in really safe hands. | 0:14:26 | 0:14:28 | |
It's going to sound amazing, and I think I might make as much as £100 from it. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:33 | |
Sarah's confident - but is Horse on the same wavelength? | 0:14:33 | 0:14:36 | |
I think it's definitely doable, it's in good enough condition. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:39 | |
I am looking forward to the challenge. Yeah. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:41 | |
It's going to be great. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:43 | |
With a bit of Horse-power, | 0:14:46 | 0:14:48 | |
the old radio could pump up the volume and the profit. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:51 | |
Horse's expertise and materials would cost around £300. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:58 | |
So, Sarah will depend on that high-spec finish to make any money. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:02 | |
Sarah's next stop is within the metropolitan borough | 0:15:07 | 0:15:10 | |
of the West Midlands, Wolverhampton. | 0:15:10 | 0:15:11 | |
And tucked away in the disused Berry Street factories | 0:15:15 | 0:15:18 | |
is woodwork wizard Jay. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:21 | |
Sarah's about to surprise him with the mouldy Ercol table. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:26 | |
But it just might be too weather-beaten for Jay to work with. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:32 | |
All I know is she's got something from the tip that someone was throwing away, | 0:15:32 | 0:15:36 | |
and then she wants me to be able to turn it into something that's going to make money. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:40 | |
Could be anything with Sarah. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:43 | |
But hopefully she'll bring me something that isn't chipboard. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:47 | |
Real wood is what I'm after. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:50 | |
-Hi, Jay! -Hi, how you doing? | 0:15:50 | 0:15:52 | |
-Yeah, I'm doing really well. How are things? -Very good. | 0:15:52 | 0:15:56 | |
What have you got today? | 0:15:56 | 0:15:57 | |
Oh, wow. A table. | 0:15:57 | 0:16:00 | |
-This is the good side... -This is the good side. OK. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:02 | |
-This is the not-so-good side. -Wow. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:07 | |
OK. It's been outside, obviously... | 0:16:07 | 0:16:09 | |
Yeah, I think the guys who dropped it off said that they had been | 0:16:09 | 0:16:12 | |
-storing their plants on it in the garden. -That'll put it in that state. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:17 | |
It's beautiful. | 0:16:17 | 0:16:18 | |
Even though it's in the state that it's in I really like it. | 0:16:18 | 0:16:21 | |
I really do like it. I've seen many Ercol tables but I've never seen one with this kind of | 0:16:21 | 0:16:25 | |
round oblong kind of shape to it. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:29 | |
Ercol was a prominent British furniture manufacturer | 0:16:29 | 0:16:32 | |
dating back to the 1920s. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:35 | |
Its mass-produced furnishings found a ready market in post-war Britain. | 0:16:35 | 0:16:40 | |
But now, vintage enthusiasts will pay through the nose | 0:16:40 | 0:16:43 | |
for well-preserved pieces. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:45 | |
Alas, this one's on its last legs. | 0:16:46 | 0:16:48 | |
The only bit I'm concerned about is here, where the plant pot has been there for quite a while. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:55 | |
But if you bear with me two minutes I'll just get this machine on... | 0:16:55 | 0:16:58 | |
I love a machine! | 0:16:59 | 0:17:01 | |
Everybody has better toys than I do - | 0:17:04 | 0:17:06 | |
everywhere I go, everybody has got these really cool things, | 0:17:06 | 0:17:09 | |
I end up doing everything by hand, takes me ages. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:12 | |
The only thing I'm concerned about now is the red. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:25 | |
-Oh, dear... -Worst-case scenario is that we rub it down | 0:17:27 | 0:17:30 | |
and that stain has gone straight through to the piece of furniture. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:34 | |
Then what we will more than likely have to do is | 0:17:34 | 0:17:36 | |
I would say paint it because no-one will want that kind of colour. | 0:17:36 | 0:17:39 | |
So, ideally we'd like to have a surface on the top that is | 0:17:39 | 0:17:42 | |
-blonde and beautiful, but the chances are we might have to paint it. -Yes. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:46 | |
OK. I'm happy with that. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:48 | |
What we probably need to think about is, you know, what | 0:17:48 | 0:17:51 | |
kind of money do you think we'd sell it for, and is it worth taking it on? | 0:17:51 | 0:17:55 | |
I could charge £75 to £100, it depends on what is being done. | 0:17:55 | 0:18:00 | |
-That's definitely a deal! -OK. Cool. -You always talk my kind of money, I love doing deals with you. | 0:18:00 | 0:18:05 | |
You look like you've got your work cut out, I'll leave you to it. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:07 | |
Take care! | 0:18:07 | 0:18:09 | |
Jay absolutely loves Ercol, and I think whatever he does | 0:18:09 | 0:18:11 | |
to the top or the legs it's going to look fantastic. | 0:18:11 | 0:18:14 | |
I'm just excited to be working on Ercol. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:16 | |
This is something that someone was going to throw away, | 0:18:16 | 0:18:18 | |
totally discarded it. | 0:18:18 | 0:18:19 | |
Put it in the garden, put some plant pots on it, | 0:18:19 | 0:18:22 | |
and allowed the weather to do what it's doing | 0:18:22 | 0:18:24 | |
and the table never gave up - it never gave up on life. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:27 | |
So all I can do is just make it look... | 0:18:27 | 0:18:31 | |
not as great as Ercol did back in the 1950s, or 1960s I should say, | 0:18:31 | 0:18:36 | |
but make it look as good as I can make it look. | 0:18:36 | 0:18:39 | |
Jay can always make Sarah smile when it comes to money. | 0:18:39 | 0:18:43 | |
75 to 100 quid? What could go wrong? | 0:18:43 | 0:18:47 | |
So - two items with the potential to make some cash. | 0:18:54 | 0:18:59 | |
Sarah's on a roll, | 0:18:59 | 0:19:00 | |
but now it's time for her to put her money where her mouth is. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:04 | |
Back at her barn, | 0:19:05 | 0:19:07 | |
she's hoping to transform | 0:19:07 | 0:19:09 | |
Ian's battered baggage into something profitable. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:12 | |
Well, this poor old suitcase has definitely seen better days. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:17 | |
It's in a right state. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
It's been taped up, it's never going to have been | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
a valuable object, and it's certainly not worth much at the moment. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:26 | |
But I'm hoping that I can make it look just beautiful. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:30 | |
They work, just... | 0:19:30 | 0:19:32 | |
Oh, it's quite tough to get it open. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:36 | |
My plan is to paste some pretty fabric all the way over it - | 0:19:36 | 0:19:41 | |
probably not very big pieces, so I can use scraps of it, | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
and just patchwork the surface of it so it just looks bright and pretty | 0:19:44 | 0:19:48 | |
and you don't see any of this black. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:49 | |
Maybe I can get a price tag of... | 0:19:49 | 0:19:51 | |
£50, £60 on it? | 0:19:51 | 0:19:53 | |
Sarah starts by giving it a gentle rubdown - | 0:19:53 | 0:19:57 | |
being careful not to get it too wet. | 0:19:57 | 0:19:59 | |
RUSTLING Oh, dear. That didn't sound good. | 0:20:04 | 0:20:07 | |
I'm loath to take the paper out, | 0:20:09 | 0:20:11 | |
once I take the paper out I've got a world more work. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:14 | |
But I think I might just have to take out the loose bits. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:17 | |
You can see how it's made, it literally is made of cardboard... | 0:20:22 | 0:20:26 | |
Cardboard suitcases were a lighter | 0:20:26 | 0:20:29 | |
and cheaper alternative to heavy leather or robust wool luggage, | 0:20:29 | 0:20:33 | |
becoming popular in the 1920s | 0:20:33 | 0:20:36 | |
with the rapid expansion in automobile travel. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:39 | |
I really like the fact that it says "American Home Magazine Selection." | 0:20:39 | 0:20:43 | |
I might try and put that as part of the design. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:46 | |
Cardboard may have been a more convenient material for the day, | 0:20:46 | 0:20:51 | |
but it wasn't built to last. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:53 | |
I've just got to get this roughly in position here. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:57 | |
So it's just the main thing is to keep the fabric really taut. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:00 | |
When you're getting the wrinkles out | 0:21:00 | 0:21:02 | |
you can feel them really clearly when you've got them | 0:21:02 | 0:21:05 | |
so you just need to work the fabric, stretching it... | 0:21:05 | 0:21:08 | |
Sarah's glued the fabric with a simple PVA glue, | 0:21:08 | 0:21:12 | |
and once she's smoothed out the wrinkles | 0:21:12 | 0:21:15 | |
she can work out the details round the locks. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
You can see where just round the edge of the fastenings on the case | 0:21:18 | 0:21:22 | |
I've stretched the material round, | 0:21:22 | 0:21:24 | |
and if you just push it in really neatly around it | 0:21:24 | 0:21:27 | |
you can give yourself a template to cut round. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:29 | |
I always trim slightly inside the line, | 0:21:29 | 0:21:32 | |
and then you can just run the fabric right up to the edge. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:36 | |
I'm going to stick that in as close as I can... | 0:21:36 | 0:21:39 | |
and then when it's all dry I shall just get a craft knife | 0:21:39 | 0:21:41 | |
and trim off those little extra bits there. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:43 | |
I think that is a great start. | 0:21:43 | 0:21:47 | |
Just a little bit more covering to do before it looks absolutely perfect, | 0:21:47 | 0:21:51 | |
but I'm really pleased with that. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:53 | |
I think that's well on its way to making some money. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:55 | |
Sarah's scraps and glue should only set her back about a fiver. | 0:21:58 | 0:22:03 | |
So, if she can sell it for more than that, she's on to a winner. | 0:22:03 | 0:22:06 | |
At Horse's workshop in Manchester, | 0:22:13 | 0:22:15 | |
some electronic surgery is about to be performed on the old radio. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:21 | |
Look away if you're squeamish! | 0:22:21 | 0:22:23 | |
So, to start with, I'm going to dismantle it | 0:22:24 | 0:22:28 | |
and then I'll just put in a very simple circuit with some new valves. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:31 | |
I've got to put in a new mains transformer, | 0:22:31 | 0:22:35 | |
cos it was potentially lethal. | 0:22:35 | 0:22:38 | |
You definitely need to be careful, you certainly shouldn't just plug it in until | 0:22:38 | 0:22:41 | |
somebody qualified's had a look at it. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:43 | |
One memorable time | 0:22:43 | 0:22:46 | |
I got a shock, and then punched myself in the face | 0:22:46 | 0:22:49 | |
pulling my hand back, so yeah, I'm quite careful these days. | 0:22:49 | 0:22:52 | |
Ouch! And double ouch. | 0:22:52 | 0:22:55 | |
Definitely don't try this one at home, folks. | 0:22:55 | 0:22:58 | |
This was a valve radio. I'm going to make it a valve-powered speaker. | 0:23:02 | 0:23:07 | |
I'm sure there'd be purists going insane at this. | 0:23:07 | 0:23:09 | |
It's not like they're rare, so it's fine. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:12 | |
This is just the chassis, so what we need to do with this | 0:23:21 | 0:23:24 | |
is clean it up and then put the bits back in that I'm going to be using, | 0:23:24 | 0:23:29 | |
and then start building the circuit around that. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:33 | |
The case needs some serious cosmetic work too, | 0:23:35 | 0:23:37 | |
and that's Horse's biggest challenge. | 0:23:37 | 0:23:39 | |
What you can do is | 0:23:39 | 0:23:41 | |
use what's called wet and dry paper, | 0:23:41 | 0:23:44 | |
which is an abrasive, bit like sandpaper. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:47 | |
You can start off with quite a coarse grit, | 0:23:47 | 0:23:50 | |
and then you move to a finer grade, and kind of keep doing this... | 0:23:50 | 0:23:54 | |
It can be quite rewarding, cos it's quite nice to get | 0:23:54 | 0:23:56 | |
the scratches out but, yeah, it's pretty... | 0:23:56 | 0:24:00 | |
It can be pretty laborious, | 0:24:00 | 0:24:01 | |
especially when they're as scratched as this one. | 0:24:01 | 0:24:03 | |
It's lost its sheen a little, so | 0:24:05 | 0:24:07 | |
I use this special Bakelite polishing paste, | 0:24:07 | 0:24:11 | |
and this sort of takes a thin layer off | 0:24:11 | 0:24:15 | |
and buffs it up to a nice shine. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:17 | |
If Horse can get the balance of shiny, new usable, traditional, | 0:24:17 | 0:24:22 | |
old object right, and up the value to over £300, | 0:24:22 | 0:24:27 | |
this radio is on course to make a tidy profit. | 0:24:27 | 0:24:30 | |
It's nice to have a finished product that actually sounds good, | 0:24:30 | 0:24:34 | |
and is usable and means that you can kind of have | 0:24:34 | 0:24:38 | |
such a nice-looking object that's useful again. | 0:24:38 | 0:24:42 | |
All's tickety-boo in Manchester, then. | 0:24:44 | 0:24:46 | |
Back in Wolverhampton, | 0:24:50 | 0:24:53 | |
Jay is sanding down the Ercol table top | 0:24:53 | 0:24:56 | |
to determine if the stains can be removed | 0:24:56 | 0:24:59 | |
so he can keep the natural colour of the wood. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:02 | |
And it's bad news. | 0:25:08 | 0:25:10 | |
It's stained all the way through, | 0:25:11 | 0:25:13 | |
so it's sad that we have to paint an Ercol | 0:25:13 | 0:25:16 | |
and I really don't like doing that. | 0:25:16 | 0:25:18 | |
Kind of disappointed. | 0:25:18 | 0:25:20 | |
If you were to paint this white to kind of blend it in to a room, | 0:25:20 | 0:25:23 | |
what you might have a problem with is this stain that's already here | 0:25:23 | 0:25:27 | |
might start to bleed through to the actual top, | 0:25:27 | 0:25:30 | |
so getting the red and the green out and also the black | 0:25:30 | 0:25:32 | |
is virtually impossible, because I don't know what that red is. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:36 | |
It could be wine, it could be anything, | 0:25:36 | 0:25:39 | |
but if we put a good primer on this, it should be OK. | 0:25:39 | 0:25:42 | |
The legs are going to be the wood colour, | 0:25:42 | 0:25:44 | |
but once I've sanded down the problem legs that have the stain... | 0:25:44 | 0:25:48 | |
..then I'll be able to tell if we can keep the legs | 0:25:49 | 0:25:52 | |
as neutral as possible. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:54 | |
I have to sand all of this, all of this. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:57 | |
I have to especially sand that leg. | 0:25:57 | 0:26:00 | |
That's one of the main... | 0:26:00 | 0:26:01 | |
That also determines what the design is going to be like in the end. | 0:26:01 | 0:26:06 | |
So, the top didn't pass the test. | 0:26:10 | 0:26:12 | |
If Jay can't sand the stains out of the ends of the legs, | 0:26:12 | 0:26:16 | |
they too will be destined for a paint job. | 0:26:16 | 0:26:18 | |
So, Jay, what's the verdict? | 0:26:23 | 0:26:25 | |
It's very rare you catch me doing this, | 0:26:26 | 0:26:28 | |
but, um, I think it's going to have to all be painted. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:33 | |
What a shame. | 0:26:34 | 0:26:36 | |
We could do light blue on top, | 0:26:36 | 0:26:39 | |
black legs and light blue underneath. | 0:26:39 | 0:26:42 | |
So light blue all along there | 0:26:43 | 0:26:46 | |
and black legs, light blue top, | 0:26:46 | 0:26:48 | |
so then it will lift the top of it and just make it look light, | 0:26:48 | 0:26:53 | |
cos it's quite a big table, quite a big coffee table | 0:26:53 | 0:26:56 | |
and you don't want it to be too imposing into someone's house. | 0:26:56 | 0:26:59 | |
You want it to be quite uplifting and I think... | 0:26:59 | 0:27:03 | |
I think that's the design. | 0:27:03 | 0:27:06 | |
That would be how I think it would look best. | 0:27:06 | 0:27:09 | |
Well, it's a shame to cover up that lovely wood, | 0:27:09 | 0:27:12 | |
but if it can still be sold for more than 100 quid, | 0:27:12 | 0:27:15 | |
then he can paint polka-dots on it for all I care. | 0:27:15 | 0:27:18 | |
Back in Sussex, Sarah's nearing the end of her own restoration project. | 0:27:25 | 0:27:29 | |
Basically, I've covered the whole of this case | 0:27:34 | 0:27:37 | |
in a new layer of fabric on the outside. | 0:27:37 | 0:27:39 | |
I've carefully cut round the things that are on here already. | 0:27:39 | 0:27:43 | |
Tricky to get it done perfectly, | 0:27:43 | 0:27:45 | |
but the overall effect of it I think is really pretty. | 0:27:45 | 0:27:49 | |
That should make it saleable. | 0:27:49 | 0:27:51 | |
So I was hoping for 50 quid, but I don't know, | 0:27:51 | 0:27:54 | |
I might make it an even higher price. | 0:27:54 | 0:27:58 | |
What do you reckon? 60? | 0:27:58 | 0:27:59 | |
70? | 0:27:59 | 0:28:01 | |
Before, this was a battered old cardboard suitcase, | 0:28:03 | 0:28:08 | |
but now, after some careful graft, a bit of glue and some off-cuts, | 0:28:08 | 0:28:12 | |
it's transformed into luxurious luggage. | 0:28:12 | 0:28:15 | |
-You wouldn't lose it at the airport, would you? -Time to hook a buyer. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:20 | |
I'm not sure I want to part with it. | 0:28:23 | 0:28:25 | |
I'm tweaking the photograph so it looks absolutely the best it can. | 0:28:28 | 0:28:33 | |
I think that's singing out now, don't you? | 0:28:33 | 0:28:35 | |
Sarah's success is measured in sales | 0:28:40 | 0:28:43 | |
and she always seeks out the best ways to maximise profits, | 0:28:43 | 0:28:48 | |
hosting her own clothing and furniture sales in her barn... | 0:28:48 | 0:28:51 | |
Just sold the sofa. | 0:28:51 | 0:28:53 | |
..advertising and selling online... | 0:28:53 | 0:28:56 | |
..or selling directly to specialist shops. | 0:28:57 | 0:29:00 | |
With opportunities galore in the things we throw out, | 0:29:01 | 0:29:04 | |
Sarah's always looking to make money for nothing. | 0:29:04 | 0:29:08 | |
So Ian's old suitcase has been on one heck of a journey... | 0:29:12 | 0:29:16 | |
I was just looking at your suitcase. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:18 | |
..picked up by Sarah just as it was sailing over the edge of the tip. | 0:29:18 | 0:29:22 | |
I shall cherish it and make something amazing out of it. | 0:29:22 | 0:29:25 | |
I'm sorry I stamped on it beforehand, | 0:29:25 | 0:29:27 | |
cos I broke the hinge to be able to get it in. | 0:29:27 | 0:29:30 | |
It's now transformed into something saleable. | 0:29:30 | 0:29:33 | |
Now, Sarah's back in Stockport to show Ian what she's done to the case | 0:29:35 | 0:29:40 | |
and to hand over the cash. | 0:29:40 | 0:29:41 | |
That is, if it sold. | 0:29:41 | 0:29:43 | |
-Hi, there! Hi, Ian! -Hi! Nice to meet you again. -Nice to see you. | 0:29:48 | 0:29:52 | |
-Much nicer than where we last met. -Yes, indeed, indeed! | 0:29:52 | 0:29:56 | |
Well, since we last met, I took your case | 0:29:56 | 0:29:58 | |
and it actually turned out to be a project that I worked on | 0:29:58 | 0:30:01 | |
and I had a lot of fun with it. | 0:30:01 | 0:30:03 | |
Am I right in thinking it was just yours, it had one careful owner? | 0:30:03 | 0:30:07 | |
-Well, I don't know about careful, but one owner, yes. -Lovely. | 0:30:07 | 0:30:11 | |
-In the end, I actually made it look like that. -Wow! | 0:30:11 | 0:30:15 | |
I used lots of scraps of fabric that I had left over from other projects | 0:30:15 | 0:30:20 | |
-and pasted all over. -I think that's amazing! | 0:30:20 | 0:30:23 | |
It had a very battered cover to it, | 0:30:23 | 0:30:25 | |
so I was wondering what you were going to do with that. | 0:30:25 | 0:30:28 | |
I'm actually quite pleased that you've made it into a case | 0:30:28 | 0:30:31 | |
that could still be used as a case. | 0:30:31 | 0:30:33 | |
I shared it online and there was quite a lot of interest in it. | 0:30:33 | 0:30:36 | |
-Wonderful. -And because it only cost £5 to renovate, | 0:30:36 | 0:30:42 | |
-there was a bit of profit from it. -Right. | 0:30:42 | 0:30:45 | |
I sold it to somebody who has a vintage shop | 0:30:45 | 0:30:47 | |
-who wants to use it as a display piece for her window. -Oh, wonderful. | 0:30:47 | 0:30:51 | |
And it turns out that in the end, | 0:30:51 | 0:30:53 | |
-she paid £85 for it. -Oh, that's...! | 0:30:53 | 0:30:56 | |
-That's amazing! -So, Ian, for you, £80 for your old suitcase. | 0:30:56 | 0:31:02 | |
That... That is incredible. | 0:31:02 | 0:31:03 | |
Thank you very much. | 0:31:03 | 0:31:05 | |
It was going to be thrown away, as far as I was concerned, | 0:31:05 | 0:31:07 | |
so thank you very much. | 0:31:07 | 0:31:08 | |
Sarah sold the suitcase online for 85 quid. | 0:31:10 | 0:31:15 | |
Take off a fiver for materials and Ian's walking away £80 richer. | 0:31:15 | 0:31:20 | |
But what are his plans for the money? | 0:31:20 | 0:31:22 | |
I think, really, to me, it's all about memories. | 0:31:22 | 0:31:25 | |
The case is an old case and memories of holidays with it, | 0:31:25 | 0:31:30 | |
so I think I'd like the money | 0:31:30 | 0:31:31 | |
to go to a society that deals with memories, | 0:31:31 | 0:31:34 | |
something like one of the Alzheimer's-related charities. | 0:31:34 | 0:31:38 | |
So, the money's in the bag for the suitcase, so to speak. | 0:31:44 | 0:31:48 | |
And in Manchester, how's Horse getting on with the radio refurb? | 0:31:50 | 0:31:55 | |
I finished it a couple of days ago. | 0:31:56 | 0:31:58 | |
Yeah, I'm pretty pleased with the way it sounds. | 0:31:58 | 0:32:00 | |
It's valve, it's true to the original design, | 0:32:00 | 0:32:03 | |
so, yeah, I hope Sarah likes it. | 0:32:03 | 0:32:05 | |
Before, this vintage radio had sat in dusty silence for over 30 years. | 0:32:07 | 0:32:13 | |
Now, Horse has sympathetically repurposed it | 0:32:15 | 0:32:18 | |
as a universal speaker for today's music-playing devices. | 0:32:18 | 0:32:21 | |
It's perfect for someone with an eye for funky functionality | 0:32:23 | 0:32:27 | |
and an ear for the rich tones of yesterday, | 0:32:27 | 0:32:30 | |
as Sarah's about to find out. | 0:32:30 | 0:32:32 | |
-Hello! -Hello, how are you doing? -Brilliant. | 0:32:34 | 0:32:36 | |
Have you got something to show me? | 0:32:36 | 0:32:38 | |
-Yes, let's go and have a look at the radio. -Oh, fantastic. | 0:32:38 | 0:32:40 | |
SARAH GASPS | 0:32:43 | 0:32:45 | |
-Does it work? -It does, you just have to wait for it to warm up. | 0:32:46 | 0:32:50 | |
CLASSICAL PIANO MUSIC PLAYS | 0:32:50 | 0:32:53 | |
Ah, Brahms. | 0:32:53 | 0:32:55 | |
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat. | 0:32:55 | 0:32:58 | |
I've never heard it sound quite so good. | 0:32:59 | 0:33:02 | |
It's amazing! | 0:33:03 | 0:33:05 | |
Oh, and it lights up! | 0:33:07 | 0:33:09 | |
Everything about this - the wood effect and the gold | 0:33:09 | 0:33:11 | |
and the lights and everything, | 0:33:11 | 0:33:13 | |
I'm blown away and the sound quality, | 0:33:13 | 0:33:15 | |
it is markedly different from modern speakers, isn't it? | 0:33:15 | 0:33:19 | |
-Yeah, definitely. -How do I make it work? | 0:33:19 | 0:33:21 | |
This is just a standard common or garden mini-jack connection | 0:33:21 | 0:33:24 | |
and that you can plug into anything | 0:33:24 | 0:33:26 | |
with a auxiliary output or any line output. | 0:33:26 | 0:33:29 | |
He's talking technical - I think he means smartphone. | 0:33:29 | 0:33:31 | |
-Do you mean smartphone thingy? -Exactly. -Yeah, OK. | 0:33:31 | 0:33:34 | |
It's kind of up to the spec of a brand-new product, basically. | 0:33:34 | 0:33:38 | |
I love everything about it. I think it looks fantastic. | 0:33:38 | 0:33:42 | |
Aww, Sarah's gone all warm and fuzzy. | 0:33:43 | 0:33:46 | |
But stay put, because Horse has added a surprise feature. | 0:33:46 | 0:33:50 | |
I've also put a quarter-inch jack connection. | 0:33:50 | 0:33:52 | |
It means that you can plug a guitar into it, basically. | 0:33:52 | 0:33:55 | |
-So it's an amp as well? -Yeah. | 0:33:55 | 0:33:56 | |
The way that you make it, it's sort of silly not to, really. | 0:33:56 | 0:33:59 | |
Come on, then, let's hear it. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:01 | |
HE PLAYS BLUES GUITAR | 0:34:01 | 0:34:04 | |
Horse, you're a genius on so many levels. | 0:34:12 | 0:34:14 | |
I think that that just is the icing on cake. | 0:34:14 | 0:34:18 | |
That was lovely, wasn't it? | 0:34:18 | 0:34:20 | |
All right, Sarah, enough of the mellow jamming sesh. | 0:34:20 | 0:34:23 | |
Let's get down to business. | 0:34:23 | 0:34:25 | |
Horse came in on budget at £300. | 0:34:25 | 0:34:28 | |
Now, Sarah needs to get selling. | 0:34:28 | 0:34:30 | |
Right, so all I need is some of your excellent music connections | 0:34:30 | 0:34:33 | |
and a nice buyer and then everything will be perfect. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:37 | |
I am seriously impressed | 0:34:41 | 0:34:43 | |
with what Horse has managed to do with this radio. | 0:34:43 | 0:34:46 | |
It was in a really bad state and now you can play your music through it, | 0:34:46 | 0:34:50 | |
you can play your guitar through it | 0:34:50 | 0:34:52 | |
and I think I'm going to make some money out of it. | 0:34:52 | 0:34:55 | |
I think she was generally quite chuffed with it. | 0:34:55 | 0:34:58 | |
I think the addition of the guitar amp was a last-minute bonus, | 0:34:58 | 0:35:03 | |
so, yeah, I'm pleased, I'm glad she really likes it. | 0:35:03 | 0:35:06 | |
This vintage radio was nearly dumped at the tip. | 0:35:09 | 0:35:13 | |
If it were working it would be worth about £150 | 0:35:13 | 0:35:15 | |
but I couldn't be bothered. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:17 | |
John was happy for Sarah to take it away for nothing. | 0:35:17 | 0:35:21 | |
And with the expert attention of electronics engineer Horse... | 0:35:21 | 0:35:25 | |
Hopefully it will be a beautiful object that is functional | 0:35:25 | 0:35:28 | |
and will sound really nice. | 0:35:28 | 0:35:30 | |
..it was turned into a glorious custom-made speaker with | 0:35:30 | 0:35:33 | |
a contemporary twist. | 0:35:33 | 0:35:35 | |
And when Nick from online retro furniture store | 0:35:37 | 0:35:40 | |
Smithers of Stamford took a look and a listen, he bought it. | 0:35:40 | 0:35:45 | |
-Hope to do some more business with you soon. Take care. -Bye. | 0:35:45 | 0:35:49 | |
And now Sarah's back in Stockport to show John the radio's | 0:35:52 | 0:35:56 | |
transformation and hopefully hand over some cash. | 0:35:56 | 0:35:59 | |
-Hi there, John. How you doing? -Not too bad, thanks. | 0:36:05 | 0:36:08 | |
-It's a long time since I saw you at the tip. -It is. -How are things? | 0:36:08 | 0:36:11 | |
-All right. -Lovely. I've just come back | 0:36:11 | 0:36:13 | |
because I've got a couple of pictures to show you of your old radio. | 0:36:13 | 0:36:16 | |
All right. | 0:36:16 | 0:36:17 | |
Did you have any thoughts about it cos it wasn't in great condition | 0:36:17 | 0:36:20 | |
-when we picked it out. -No. | 0:36:20 | 0:36:21 | |
It's funny, it came all the way down south to me | 0:36:21 | 0:36:24 | |
and it turns out the one man who restores and loves working with | 0:36:24 | 0:36:29 | |
old radios like yours lives about ten minutes down the road from here. | 0:36:29 | 0:36:33 | |
-From here? -Yeah. | 0:36:33 | 0:36:34 | |
It's been a big circle and it went to this guy called Horse. | 0:36:34 | 0:36:37 | |
-Do you want to see what he's done to your radio? -Very interested. | 0:36:37 | 0:36:40 | |
-He's turned it into its former glory. -Beautiful. | 0:36:40 | 0:36:44 | |
That is now an amp if you want to play your guitar through it. | 0:36:44 | 0:36:47 | |
And also if you have a smartphone or something like that you plug | 0:36:47 | 0:36:50 | |
that in and it plays all of your tunes. | 0:36:50 | 0:36:53 | |
Got lights in it, as well. | 0:36:53 | 0:36:55 | |
So when you turn it on all those lovely old stations | 0:36:55 | 0:36:57 | |
and everything light up. | 0:36:57 | 0:36:59 | |
-It does look and sound really lovely now. -Unbelievable. | 0:36:59 | 0:37:03 | |
Can't believe that. | 0:37:05 | 0:37:07 | |
So the good news is in that condition it did sell | 0:37:07 | 0:37:11 | |
and I've got some money here to give to you. | 0:37:11 | 0:37:14 | |
I've got £50 profit from the sale of your radio and so that's for you. | 0:37:14 | 0:37:19 | |
-Are you sure? -Yeah, definitely. | 0:37:19 | 0:37:21 | |
-What do you think about that? -Absolutely amazing, really. | 0:37:21 | 0:37:24 | |
Any ideas what you might do with that? | 0:37:24 | 0:37:26 | |
-I'm just going to buy a new garden shed. -Are you? | 0:37:26 | 0:37:29 | |
-To fill up with more radios? -Yeah. | 0:37:29 | 0:37:31 | |
That's the reason that came out ready to buy a new one. | 0:37:31 | 0:37:37 | |
Fantastic. | 0:37:37 | 0:37:38 | |
I think that's a great idea that something that came | 0:37:38 | 0:37:40 | |
out of your old shed is going a little bit towards buying a new one. | 0:37:40 | 0:37:43 | |
Brilliant. | 0:37:43 | 0:37:44 | |
Sarah paid Horse £300 for his specialist work on the radio. | 0:37:47 | 0:37:51 | |
Making £50 for John to put towards his new garden shed. | 0:37:55 | 0:38:00 | |
Bloomin' marvellous. | 0:38:00 | 0:38:01 | |
I was astounded really at how good it was. | 0:38:03 | 0:38:06 | |
I thought of having it renovated myself | 0:38:06 | 0:38:09 | |
but I don't think it would have come up as it has done. | 0:38:09 | 0:38:13 | |
I think it's quite amazing what he's done with it. | 0:38:14 | 0:38:17 | |
It's so satisfying to see an old piece like that radio restored | 0:38:17 | 0:38:20 | |
to its former glory and sounding amazing. | 0:38:20 | 0:38:23 | |
I think that £50 might be music to John's ears, too. | 0:38:23 | 0:38:26 | |
With two out of our three items sold for a profit it's so far, so good. | 0:38:30 | 0:38:35 | |
But Sarah has got one more pick-up to complete the set. | 0:38:35 | 0:38:39 | |
Maybe Jay's painted Ercol will leave her feeling blue. | 0:38:39 | 0:38:43 | |
I think it looks really cool. | 0:38:44 | 0:38:46 | |
I hope Sarah would like it. I hope she will. | 0:38:50 | 0:38:53 | |
Evidently she has to sell this on, so if she likes it | 0:38:54 | 0:38:58 | |
she will be able to sell it more. | 0:38:58 | 0:39:00 | |
I like it, but I'm not going to be selling it. | 0:39:00 | 0:39:02 | |
I'm not sure how this is going to go. | 0:39:04 | 0:39:06 | |
Well, there's only one way to find out. Get her in. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:09 | |
I love pick-up time. | 0:39:11 | 0:39:13 | |
I've got an Ercol table in here but I know it had a few problems | 0:39:13 | 0:39:16 | |
and I'm hoping Jay has managed to turn it around. | 0:39:16 | 0:39:20 | |
When Sarah picked it up the table was on the brink of being | 0:39:20 | 0:39:23 | |
lost forever. | 0:39:23 | 0:39:26 | |
But now it's a fresh, modern gem with a new lease of life. | 0:39:26 | 0:39:29 | |
-Oh, my word! Look at that! -You like? | 0:39:37 | 0:39:42 | |
-I love it. -What a relief. | 0:39:42 | 0:39:44 | |
Can I have a quick look underneath to see what you've done? | 0:39:46 | 0:39:48 | |
All I've done underneath is painted it black, that's all I've done. | 0:39:48 | 0:39:53 | |
It's amazing how well the black suits it. | 0:39:53 | 0:39:56 | |
-It looks like it was made like that. -Yeah. | 0:39:56 | 0:39:59 | |
It looks like a massive, beautiful blue egg. It's stunning. | 0:39:59 | 0:40:03 | |
It does look like a blue egg, actually. | 0:40:03 | 0:40:04 | |
Or blue pebble. | 0:40:04 | 0:40:06 | |
It looks like a massive blue pebble you'd find on the beach. | 0:40:06 | 0:40:09 | |
The state it was in when you first brought it in, it's a | 0:40:09 | 0:40:12 | |
shame to paint Ercol but I couldn't get the stains out. | 0:40:12 | 0:40:16 | |
I don't think you have to beat yourself up about this. | 0:40:16 | 0:40:19 | |
This was going in the skip. | 0:40:19 | 0:40:20 | |
And now it's going into a really smart interior. | 0:40:20 | 0:40:23 | |
If you think back to how it was when it arrived, it was green, | 0:40:23 | 0:40:26 | |
it had stains all over it, it was falling apart. | 0:40:26 | 0:40:28 | |
Yeah. | 0:40:28 | 0:40:30 | |
You've completely transformed it. | 0:40:30 | 0:40:32 | |
-This has gone from dustbin to designer. It's brilliant. -Thank you. | 0:40:32 | 0:40:37 | |
Luckily, Sarah can see the sales potential in funky, | 0:40:39 | 0:40:42 | |
modern furniture. | 0:40:42 | 0:40:44 | |
And what's more, it should still make a profit despite being painted. | 0:40:44 | 0:40:48 | |
He's really nailed it, hasn't he? That table looks fantastic. | 0:40:49 | 0:40:53 | |
That beautiful blue egg. | 0:40:53 | 0:40:55 | |
I think I'm definitely going to be able to sell that with a profit. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:58 | |
I'm glad she's happy. | 0:40:58 | 0:40:59 | |
She can sell it and then she can give the person that was | 0:40:59 | 0:41:02 | |
throwing it away the money back and everybody's happy. | 0:41:02 | 0:41:06 | |
Well, we're not happy yet. | 0:41:07 | 0:41:09 | |
Jay came in on budget but Sarah still has to find a big | 0:41:09 | 0:41:13 | |
buyer of blue before we can start jumping for joy. | 0:41:13 | 0:41:16 | |
Who could have imagined that the Ercol table nearly reached | 0:41:21 | 0:41:24 | |
the end of its life as a plant pot stand. | 0:41:24 | 0:41:26 | |
-Just wondering if I could talk to you about your rubbish. -Yeah. | 0:41:26 | 0:41:29 | |
Sarah saw its potential. | 0:41:29 | 0:41:32 | |
-It's been outside, has it? -It's got weather-beaten. -Even if Pete didn't. | 0:41:32 | 0:41:36 | |
Quite old. | 0:41:38 | 0:41:39 | |
But with the magic touch of Jay it was transformed into a blue beauty. | 0:41:39 | 0:41:44 | |
Sarah showed it to specialist buyer Martin at her barn. | 0:41:47 | 0:41:51 | |
He's got a good eye for antique-y, | 0:41:51 | 0:41:53 | |
vintage-y type stuff to sell on in his trendy London shop. | 0:41:53 | 0:41:57 | |
It's a retro look. It's a very clean look. | 0:41:57 | 0:41:59 | |
I love the colour, very saleable. | 0:41:59 | 0:42:01 | |
And guess what - he bought it. | 0:42:02 | 0:42:04 | |
Ah, now I can sleep easy. | 0:42:05 | 0:42:07 | |
So the good news is the Ercol table sold with £100 worth of profit. | 0:42:24 | 0:42:29 | |
But the bad news is I haven't been able to make contact with | 0:42:29 | 0:42:32 | |
Peter again and time has run out. | 0:42:32 | 0:42:33 | |
So this money is going to go to Children in Need. | 0:42:33 | 0:42:37 | |
Give that girl a gold star | 0:42:37 | 0:42:39 | |
because Sarah has made a profit on everything she's saved at the tip. | 0:42:39 | 0:42:43 | |
The cardboard suitcase came up lovely and rosy. | 0:42:44 | 0:42:47 | |
The vintage radio brought old school and modern technology into harmony. | 0:42:49 | 0:42:53 | |
And the retro Ercol table is now cool, blue and contemporary. | 0:42:56 | 0:43:01 | |
There were three things that were saved from the skip that would | 0:43:05 | 0:43:07 | |
have been lost forever. | 0:43:07 | 0:43:09 | |
And who knows, maybe next time you're at the tip | 0:43:09 | 0:43:11 | |
I could be taking your rubbish and turning it into money. | 0:43:11 | 0:43:15 |