0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit...
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Yee-ha.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13..and gives you
0:00:13 > 0:00:15the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Who's there?
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Each week, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:21 > 0:00:23will face a different daily challenge...
0:00:24 > 0:00:25The Axeman, rrrargh.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29..putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Ready for the ball.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35..and giving you their top tips and savvy secrets
0:00:35 > 0:00:39on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Get in there!
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Today, furniture fancier Jonty Hearnden
0:00:46 > 0:00:49and all-action auctioneer James Braxton
0:00:49 > 0:00:54lock horns at an antiques fair at a world-famous motor racing circuit.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Coming up, our fearless dealers are under starter's orders.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59AIR HORN SOUNDS
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Jonty makes an interesting comparison...
0:01:03 > 0:01:05The great thing about a chair like this,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07it's a bit like somebody like myself,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09somebody with a bit of potential.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11..and James gets his hands dirty.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13It's not easy work this, is it?
0:01:13 > 0:01:16And I'm sort of bending it round, am I?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36In the tranquil landscape of the Leicestershire countryside,
0:01:36 > 0:01:40an extraordinary antiques challenge is about to begin.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Two experts are lining up on the track
0:01:42 > 0:01:45for an antiques Grand Prix at Donington Park.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47This will surely be a fast and furious race,
0:01:47 > 0:01:51with our speed demons negotiating chicanes and hairpin bends,
0:01:51 > 0:01:55but only one driver can lift the trophy on the podium of profit.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59First on the grid,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02an armchair enthusiast who's performed very well in qualifying.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06His finely-tuned brain is packed with precision detail
0:02:06 > 0:02:08about every kind of antique.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09Aiming for the fastest lap,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11it's the ox of Oxfordshire,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13it's Jonty The Hitman Hearnden.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18I'm just going to make sure I've seen absolutely everything.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Pulling up alongside, revved up and raring to go,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23a well-oiled dealing machine.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25He's popular in the paddock,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28he'll postpone all pit stops in pursuit of profit.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Gagging for the green light, it's the squire of Sussex,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34it's James Bingo Braxton.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36You've got to keep looking
0:02:36 > 0:02:39and try and find that thing that gets you going.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44Our rummaging road hogs have brought £750 of their own money.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Once they've purchased their pieces, they must sell the lot,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50and any profit they make will go to the charities of their choice.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54So, Jonty Hearnden and James Braxton,
0:02:54 > 0:02:55you're under starter's orders.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59It's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- James, good to see you, young man. - Good to see you, Jonty. How are you?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- Have you been here before? - Never been here before.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06I think it's very famous for its racing.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08I can just see you in a racing car or in a go-kart.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Yeah, I have trouble squeezing in those things.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- JONTY LAUGHS - It's the hips.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Well, it's all about antiques today. All about antiques today.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18750 quid to spend. You going to be spending it wisely?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Spending always wisely. Bargains.
0:03:21 > 0:03:22The elusive house clearer these days.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25That's what you want - fresh stock.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Damn, cos that was exactly what I was going to be doing as well.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- Ha.- Best of luck, Jonty.- Enjoy.- Bye.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Ooh, similar strategies.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35There may be some wheel-spinning to come,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38and our boy racers are getting excited.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41So, this market is totally different
0:03:41 > 0:03:44to any market I've ever been to before
0:03:44 > 0:03:46insofar that the people, the buyers,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49are lined up prior to the market opening,
0:03:49 > 0:03:51and a klaxon is sounded,
0:03:51 > 0:03:53and then everyone enters the building.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56It's going to be just like a scrum.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59I'm going to get into position and prepared.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01So, as Jonty psyches himself up,
0:04:01 > 0:04:04other buyers are arriving in their droves.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Indoors, the sellers aren't allowed to lay out their wares
0:04:06 > 0:04:08until the klaxon sounds.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10How exciting!
0:04:10 > 0:04:12James can't wait.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14My tactic is, on the sound of the air horn,
0:04:14 > 0:04:16to run straight for the vans.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18I've got to make very quick judgements.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20I want to try and find that house clearer.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23I want to find fresh goods and buy them.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25We're just moments away now.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27The tension mounts among the gathering hoards.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30And our brave buyers have muscled their way to pole position,
0:04:30 > 0:04:32a crucial head start.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35AIR HORN SOUNDS
0:04:35 > 0:04:36And they're off!
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Possibly deaf, but eagle-eyed as ever.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42James instantly joins the frantic fray on his first lap.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Suddenly, on the sound of the air horn,
0:04:45 > 0:04:47everybody's bringing out their stock,
0:04:47 > 0:04:50the buyers are rushing in, so it's a sort of...bit of a clash.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Nobody's got any stock out at the moment
0:04:52 > 0:04:54and the buyers are beginning to seep in.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57There's everybody scrabbling around to get their things out,
0:04:57 > 0:05:00and I'm trying to find my seller.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Jonty is flying through the building
0:05:03 > 0:05:05looking for the best stalls.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09But finding your seller and bagging a bargain here is all about speed,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11as James could be about to find out.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14He'd clocked an arts and crafts coat rack, but held back.
0:05:16 > 0:05:21So, a bit I had a look at and just walked away from,
0:05:21 > 0:05:24um, somebody else is having a good, old look at it.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26It's in the lap of the gods now
0:05:26 > 0:05:28whether they're going to go for it or not.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Talk about snoozing and losing. If you walk away...
0:05:31 > 0:05:32That was silly.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35The only...the only decent thing I've seen here so far
0:05:35 > 0:05:37has been quickly snapped up.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- Well done. - HE LAUGHS
0:05:42 > 0:05:44I was a bit foolish to have walked away from that, was I?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46You ought to have learned by now...
0:05:46 > 0:05:47- I know. - HE LAUGHS
0:05:49 > 0:05:51There's no hanging about on the other side of the market.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54The Hitman's moving at full pelt, and soon pounces
0:05:54 > 0:05:56on a man with a van.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59What sort of price is the dressing table?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02That I can do for 85.
0:06:02 > 0:06:0485. What about 50?
0:06:05 > 0:06:07No, I can't do that. 65.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09I tell you what, I'll do it for 60, then we have a deal.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- 60?- Yes.- OK.
0:06:12 > 0:06:1460 quid. Brilliant. So, there we go.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18First off, I think that's sort of the first, what, three minutes.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22And, once it's out of the van, Jonty can have a proper look.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25This is a dressing table that was made probably in the 1920s,
0:06:25 > 0:06:27possibly the 1930s,
0:06:27 > 0:06:32but, originally, would have been stained a very dark colour indeed
0:06:32 > 0:06:33because what the dealer has done,
0:06:33 > 0:06:35and the reason why I bought it
0:06:35 > 0:06:37is because it's now been painted.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39And it's been given this painted,
0:06:39 > 0:06:40distressed look,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43which is very cool and commercial at the moment.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44And this is what dealers do.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48They buy furniture like this in salerooms and paint it up,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50so that they can make a profit for themselves.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52And that's the reason why I bought this table
0:06:52 > 0:06:55because I thought, at £60 I can do exactly the same
0:06:55 > 0:06:56without doing all the hard work.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59So, Jonty's in the lead as they hit the first bend,
0:06:59 > 0:07:02but Bingo is coming up on the inside.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06I have always been attracted to anything slightly over-engineered,
0:07:06 > 0:07:08and this certainly is over-engineered.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09What have you got on this?
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- 55.- Could you do any better on that?
0:07:13 > 0:07:1550 would be good for me.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16It's got... Good thing.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- I'll give you 50 quid for that. - Thank you very much.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20That'll be really good.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23It's a hefty piece of kit and James loves it.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28So, this would have come off a mighty sort of static lathe.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Probably, a toolmaker's lathe.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35Date - probably 1920s, Bakelite, switch here.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37This is a heavy beastie.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40No longer, unfortunately, will it go back on a lathe.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45It'll go on somebody's desk in Shoreditch or Old Street.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Mm, fashionable East London, right up Braxton's street.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Now, Jonty is back indoors
0:07:51 > 0:07:53and he's been racing round at breakneck speed,
0:07:53 > 0:07:54and he's a little concerned.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58What's worrying me at the moment is
0:07:58 > 0:08:00that I have done most of the hangar here.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03I've only got a half a dozen vans, at best, left
0:08:03 > 0:08:08because I know what's behind on the other side
0:08:08 > 0:08:11is slightly smaller stallholders,
0:08:11 > 0:08:13which means that they're selling twiddly bits.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Twiddly bits is not my game.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Well, unlike Jonty, James isn't worried about size
0:08:19 > 0:08:23because he's already found his second purchase of the day,
0:08:23 > 0:08:24an enamel bread bin.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- Yeah, I'll give you 20.- OK. Thank you.- Thank you, thank you.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32This is something you see a lot at antique fairs, car boots,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35these sort of rather nice...
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I suppose it's probably post-war. It's either '30s or '50s.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Enamel bread bins.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42£20.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44It's quite a stylish storage item for your kitchen.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Well, let's hope it turns a profit and makes him some dough.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51One thing's for sure, Bingo has fallen on his feet at that stall,
0:08:51 > 0:08:54and he spots a collection of wooden shoemaker's lasts.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59The interesting thing is, how would you add value to these?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01You could clean them up, but then you've got...
0:09:01 > 0:09:04I think it's got to have a different function.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Maybe, something like a simple doorstop.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Maybe, you'd just put a rod here.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11So, you just move them.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13I think I'm going to take the heaviest
0:09:13 > 0:09:15cos that's what I want them for.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I think definitely I'm going to do doorstops. Yes.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19I think that's my lot.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21I'll have these.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24They're a fiver each,
0:09:24 > 0:09:27so James picks the five heaviest and pays £25.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Now, while James is dancing away with the deals, across the market,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33the furniture fancier is on familiar ground.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36He's eyeing up a nest of 1970s plastic tables.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42- How much is your coffee table, sir? - I've got 75 on them.- 75.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44I'm interested in buying them,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- but I'm afraid that's not the right price for me.- I'll do 40.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- Would you do 40?- Yeah.- Go on, then.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- I'll buy them for 40.- Yeah? - Yeah. Thank you very much.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52I think they're fun.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Nests of tables were originally conceived in the 18th century.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59And, 200 years later,
0:09:59 > 0:10:03this is a 20th-century interpretation of that very original idea.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07It's going to be really interesting because what's happened in the market
0:10:07 > 0:10:08very recently
0:10:08 > 0:10:12is that the 1970s have come back into vogue,
0:10:12 > 0:10:14so there's a small niche market for it.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17But does that mean more profit? We'll have to wait and see.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Jonty scoots back inside and snaps up another purchase,
0:10:21 > 0:10:23a set of Victorian pewter food covers.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- 95 for the lot.- 95, OK. - Thank you very much, indeed.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29And there's no stopping him.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31His dogged determination soon leads him
0:10:31 > 0:10:33to another purchase,
0:10:33 > 0:10:36a bronze statue of two German shepherds.
0:10:36 > 0:10:37He pays £60.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- Shake hands?- I shall shake your hand, just there.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47So, here are my lovely dogs. They're really good condition.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51They're French, they're 1930s, possibly post-war.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53It doesn't really matter about age.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55The most important thing is they're in really good condition.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57So, who are my buyers?
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Well, possibly somebody who're into German shepherds,
0:11:00 > 0:11:06or people who deal, or trade, or love figurative works
0:11:06 > 0:11:07of this genre.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11So, I've got lots of options for me, which is great.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12You can say that again.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15That deal puts The Hitman out in front,
0:11:15 > 0:11:17four purchases to Bingo's three.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19But, before long, James pulls up level.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22He closes the lid on a deal for not one, not two,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25but three Indian boxes.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Yeah, I'll give you 90 for those. Yeah, really kind. Thank you.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34They're beautifully carved, maybe made of cedar, or Kaempfer wood,
0:11:34 > 0:11:38and then we've got this tessera banding, which is micro mosaic,
0:11:38 > 0:11:40and then we've got this ivory stringing.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Pre-1947, so meets all its legal requirements.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45These are glove boxes.
0:11:45 > 0:11:51And it was a very Victorian thing to give your intended,
0:11:51 > 0:11:55your girlfriend, fiance, gloves as a show of intention.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56So, they were precious objects,
0:11:56 > 0:12:00rather like love letters that required special housing.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03And so, hence, you've got these boxes.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06I probably know somebody who will absolutely adore these.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08Well, that sounds very promising.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Now, our heroic hagglers need to refuel,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13so, while they do, let's look at the numbers.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Each of our excellent experts arrived at the fair
0:12:16 > 0:12:20with £750 of their own money.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21Jonty The Hitman Hearnden
0:12:21 > 0:12:22has screeched round the track,
0:12:22 > 0:12:26bought four times and spent £255.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29That means he's got £495
0:12:29 > 0:12:30to play with.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33James Bingo Braxton
0:12:33 > 0:12:34is taking the racing line.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37His four purchases have cost less -
0:12:37 > 0:12:38£185,
0:12:38 > 0:12:41so he's got £565 left in his kitty.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- There you are.- Hey, how's it going?
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- It's definitely fast and furious, isn't it?- It is.- Unbelievable.- Yeah.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50People unpacking things.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54- Actually, I made my first purchase in the back of somebody's car.- No?!
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- That is very good.- How about you?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Um, it is fast and furious, and I slipped up.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04I saw a lovely arts and crafts sort of mottoed coat rack,
0:13:04 > 0:13:08and I drifted away from the stall, then thought better of it,
0:13:08 > 0:13:09came back, it'd been bought.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- You have to be so quick. - You've got to be on it.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14There's one area I haven't done. I haven't done this row yet,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16so I'm going to probably do that one.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18But, likewise, I haven't done that either.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20- I really need to get over there.- OK.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21I'll take that end.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Why don't you take that end. Is that all right?
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Are you trying to hide something from me, James?
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- JAMES LAUGHS - Of course, I'm not.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31James might deny trying to send Jonty off track,
0:13:31 > 0:13:32but it doesn't work.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36The Hitman soon finds something that could see him steam ahead.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42This is a mid-19th-century copper and brass kettle.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Got a bit of old restoration there, which is really quite nice to see.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Gives it loads of character.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51And it's even got a bit of emulsion paint on there as well.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53And look at the price ticket.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Who says antiques are expensive?
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Nine quid. What a bargain.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Can you do a fiver?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- £7.- 7 quid. I will buy it from you then.
0:14:04 > 0:14:05He's a hard man.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08We can't do too much negotiating on nine quid.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Hard man! The words 'pot', 'kettle' and 'black' spring to mind, Jonty.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Anyway, James has ventured to the outside stalls,
0:14:15 > 0:14:18and he's found something else that he would describe
0:14:18 > 0:14:20as over-engineered.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21Look at these things,
0:14:21 > 0:14:25still exactly as good as the day that they were made.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28It's an extremely heavy piece of brass.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29It's probably something like...
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Something to do with a fire hydrant or something.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35And it's got a John Morris & Sons coupling.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38"Fire engineers. Salford, Manchester."
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Very good. We're always trying to add value to things.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43What would you do with that?
0:14:43 > 0:14:44Come on, James,
0:14:44 > 0:14:47if anyone can come up with a master plan, it's you.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48Something?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Anything? Anything at all?
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- No?- Don't know.
0:14:53 > 0:14:54Maybe, think about it then.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56And, while you do, find out the price.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- Very best on it will be 35. - 35, you've got a deal.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Haven't a clue what I'm going to do with it,
0:15:03 > 0:15:05but it's just a lovely object.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09And, while James wanders and ponders, Jonty's come outside
0:15:09 > 0:15:13and he's spotted something across the crowded market.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Upholstery. Who'd have thought it?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18For Jonty, it's love at first sight.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23So, I'm looking at a nice, 19th-century armchair.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28And, if you have a look at the material that it's covered in,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31it's got a rip on the seat
0:15:31 > 0:15:33and it's got awful marks on the back.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35So, a chair like this absolutely needs recovering.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37But the reason why I've been attracted to it
0:15:37 > 0:15:39is because it's got these gilded legs.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42They've got that sort of faded grandeur to it.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44I think that this is a really quite nice shape.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Now, at 180 quid, that's too much money for me.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51If it was slightly less than that, I would be interested.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54The great thing about a chair like this
0:15:54 > 0:15:57is it's a bit like somebody like myself,
0:15:57 > 0:15:59somebody with a bit of potential.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04And with that potential forefront in his mind, he seeks out the seller.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- All I can take off is a tenner... - Right. That's it.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09- ..which is very, very little.- OK.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Hmm, that's not what he wanted to hear.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15Unfortunately, it's £170, which, for me, is just too much.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17If it'd have been around the £100 mark,
0:16:17 > 0:16:19I would have been in there like a shot.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24Ah, never mind, Jonty, not every deal is meant to be.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Letting go is never easy,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28but sometimes it's for the best.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30They say it's better to have loved and lost
0:16:30 > 0:16:31than never to have loved at all.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34But wait, he's back!
0:16:34 > 0:16:38He wants to try again with his powers of price persuasion.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Could I just squeeze you down to 160? Then, I'll be happy.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Then, I'm done. I'm going to buy it from you.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- Can we shake on 160?- It's so close.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- We could shake on 165.- OK.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- Well, shall we shake on that? - We can. Done.- Thank you very much.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- Are you happy with that?- No, but... - No, I thought not.
0:16:54 > 0:16:55THEY LAUGH
0:16:56 > 0:16:58So, The Hitman barely got any money off,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00but, quite frankly, he doesn't care.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04She's coming home with me.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Wow, let's hope he can turn that passion into profit.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09And, with that, Jonty calls it a day,
0:17:09 > 0:17:12but James is determined to make one last purchase,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14and is revisiting old ground.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18He catches the man who sold him his Indian boxes.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22I need to buy something. You're packing up, aren't you?
0:17:22 > 0:17:23I'll be happy to sell to you.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28What about your very nice bit of needlework there? Silk thread.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- Um...- With the wonky frame.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33- £60.- £60.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- 50 quid if you like. - "50 quid if you like."
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- Cos it's the end of the day. - Would you take 40 on that?
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- No.- No.
0:17:41 > 0:17:4245, I might.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44"45, I might." And 45 I'll do.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- Thank you very much, indeed. - You're welcome.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48A very civilised exchange.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51And James sews up his final deal of the day.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55I've got a Regency period panel.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57This is all silk thread.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00The two have been together since, really, conception.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Little stylised flowers going round here.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08Matches suitably the elongated octagon of the panel.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10The panel has obviously...
0:18:10 > 0:18:15This has been in somebody's really hot house or flat at some point,
0:18:15 > 0:18:17and this is why this is all cracked.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21So, everything's contracted and suddenly split with the grain.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24It's a nice mahogany frame,
0:18:24 > 0:18:26and would have been part of a pole screen.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28So, there would have been a pole here,
0:18:28 > 0:18:32and this would have gone up and down to protect your face,
0:18:32 > 0:18:35your make-up from the fire.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38I would have imagined that the lady of the house
0:18:38 > 0:18:40would have actually done the silk work panels.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42They would have bought the pole screens blank
0:18:42 > 0:18:46and then they would have done the needlework themselves.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50So, with that, the chequered flag comes down on our market maestros.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52It's been fast, it's been furious,
0:18:52 > 0:18:54but just how much have they spent?
0:18:56 > 0:19:01Both our experts arrived at Donington with a budget of £750.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Jonty Hearnden did the business.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04He bought six times
0:19:04 > 0:19:06and spent £427.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09James Braxton never found
0:19:09 > 0:19:10that elusive house clearer,
0:19:10 > 0:19:11but his six buys
0:19:11 > 0:19:15cost considerably less - £265.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Time, then, to pull into the pit lane for a well-earned rest.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24And then they were gone.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- And they have, haven't they? - Just you and me.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Isn't that amazing?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31I feel like I'm in a room full of domestic bliss.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Uh, bliss...is questionable.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Now, talk me through that dressing chest there.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Fine quality, 1930s dressing table.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Not so fine quality. 1940s?
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Ah, well, you know...
0:19:45 > 0:19:47I bought that in the first few seconds.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50It's very chic. It's very in at the moment, James.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- Yeah.- And you wouldn't know about that, would you?
0:19:53 > 0:19:55- Let's be honest. - I'm not getting the chic,
0:19:55 > 0:19:57I'm getting the shabby, though.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00I have to say, I'm a secret admirer of your three boxes.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02That was my only good purchase today.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- That.- I agree with you, yes.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- 90 quid.- 90 quid.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11But of course, what happened? I knew it would happen.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13That is a game changer, isn't it?
0:20:13 > 0:20:14Well, I'm just in love.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Me and my chairs... You know, me and my...me and my upholstery.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- And it's a lovely shape, isn't it? - It's a good shape.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- I'm, in fact, rather deeply envious...- Are you?- ..of that chair.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- Tell me about this. What's going on here?- I don't know.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29It's, erm, a mad item, isn't it? It's...it's brass.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31And my word, what a weight!
0:20:31 > 0:20:33I think the first thing I'm going to do is put it on the scales
0:20:33 > 0:20:35and go and see the scrap metal dealer there
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- and see what he'd give me for that. - And see what he'd give you.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41It's amazing, isn't it? So, are we going to make a profit here?
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Well, I know you, Jonty and soft furnishings.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- Of course, you are! - I don't know about that.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47May the best man win.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55Our two battle-hardened heroes now take their handsome hoards
0:20:55 > 0:20:58and return to their respective parts of the country.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00And they need to get down to business sharpish.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Racing around Donnington will feel like a leisurely stroll
0:21:03 > 0:21:06compared to the momentous challenge they now face -
0:21:06 > 0:21:09selling the lot for premium profit.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11It requires detailed research
0:21:11 > 0:21:14and careful trawling of their contact books.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Finding the right buyer is crucial
0:21:16 > 0:21:18if they're to make a mountain of money
0:21:18 > 0:21:20and take the Put Your Money crown.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23And it doesn't matter how many people they talk to -
0:21:23 > 0:21:26until they've shaken on it and the money has changed hands,
0:21:26 > 0:21:28no deal is truly sealed.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32Jonty is back at Hearnden Headquarters in Oxfordshire
0:21:32 > 0:21:34and he has mixed feelings.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38Now, the lengths I go to try and beat Mr Braxton. Look at it!
0:21:38 > 0:21:40It's an odd mix, isn't it?
0:21:40 > 0:21:43The table's right in front of me here. I bought them thinking,
0:21:43 > 0:21:45"Wow, what a lovely form, what a lovely shape!"
0:21:45 > 0:21:47But who on earth is going to buy them?
0:21:47 > 0:21:49I'm struggling with that very thought.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Now, look at my food covers as well. Terrine covers.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53They're so decorative.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55They're lovely objects.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00My dressing table. James was very rude about my dressing table,
0:22:00 > 0:22:01but I kind of, like, think
0:22:01 > 0:22:04I should be able to sell that relatively quickly.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06My dogs, I love them
0:22:06 > 0:22:08because I know that I should be able to get those away.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11And, of course, the copper kettle. Anyone wants a copper kettle.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15I'm still in love with my lovely Victorian chair.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16Somebody's going to like that.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20So, here's my challenge, who's going to buy them?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23I think I need to get on the phone straightaway.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Yes, he's not wrong there.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27The Hitman knows he has a big challenge ahead.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Over at James's joint in East Sussex,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Bingo is feeling much more upbeat.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Well, I'm surrounded by lovelies here.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37I love these three Indian boxes.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42I bought these quite cheaply and I've got a buyer in mind for those.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46This lamp here is fabulous quality enamel.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49I think that's bang on trend at the moment.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53And this fellow, erm, initially, I thought about scrapping it,
0:22:53 > 0:22:56but I've weighed it. It weighs five kilograms.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01The disappointing news is brass makes £1.10 per kilogram.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05So, that doesn't... That's no longer a scrap value.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07My lovely, little bread bin here.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10The enamel fellow, I need to find a baker for that.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14These funny shoes, I'm going to add a piece of metal
0:23:14 > 0:23:17and I think they'll make great novelty doorstops.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Love the silk work panel. Fabulous quality.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Reminds me of The Tailor Of Gloucester.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25It's like a fabulous waistcoat. Bit of good silk twists.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Anyway, I've got a good clutch of items
0:23:27 > 0:23:30and there might be a twist within the tail.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Mm, intriguing! He's such a tease.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36We'll have to wait and find out what that might be.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Jonty puts his foot down first
0:23:38 > 0:23:42and races off with his favourite purchase, the Victorian chair.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44He's brought it to Henley
0:23:44 > 0:23:47to see the landlord of Jonty's own business premises.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Darren's wife has recently taken up upholstery
0:23:49 > 0:23:51and he's looking to buy her a present.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56So, Darren, here she is. My little beauty. Been delivered.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58First impressions?
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Erm, it's a little bit smaller than I thought, I have to be honest.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03- Is that a problem? - Definitely not, actually.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06It's a pleasant surprise that it's just such a compact,
0:24:06 > 0:24:08but very good seat size.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10This chair is a classic Victorian armchair.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Now, particularly, I'm a big fan of the legs.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Have you had a good look at the gilded...gilded legs?
0:24:15 > 0:24:16I haven't really had a look.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- Let me show you. Let me show you. - Oh, great.- Look at those.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Now, initially, this would have been heavily gilded,
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- so you see the colour there?- Yeah.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25It's a real bright gold,
0:24:25 > 0:24:29but over the years, these legs have been polished,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32they've been cleaned and actually as a consequence,
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- the gilding has sort of been worn away.- Right.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Now, for me, it just has that lovely antique feel about it.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39You wouldn't do anything with that?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41I would not touch those legs at all.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43I just think they're perfect the way they are.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- Now, of course, as you can see, the upholstery is just terrible.- Well...
0:24:47 > 0:24:48Needs a little bit of TLC.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51- Now, price-wise, I'm looking for £300 for the chair.- OK.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54- Obviously, I want a deal as well. - Sure.- Erm...
0:24:54 > 0:24:57210, 215, 220...
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Oh, no... No, no, I can come down a bit,
0:25:00 > 0:25:03but, erm, it's a chair that...it's worth every penny.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04265.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Give me another tenner and it's yours.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14- OK, you got a deal.- 275. Brilliant.- 275.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18- It's a lovely chair, worth every penny, so...- OK.- Thank you very much.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Jonty says a fond farewell to his beloved chair
0:25:21 > 0:25:24and makes a whopping £110 in profit.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26An excellent start.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Now, I'm used to Bingo taking the proverbial
0:25:29 > 0:25:32when it comes to my purchasing of upholstery,
0:25:32 > 0:25:34but who's having the last laugh?
0:25:34 > 0:25:37I call that a massive, great big profit.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42All right, let's not get too full of ourselves this early on.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44James is a dealing dynamo
0:25:44 > 0:25:47and he intends to give The Hitman a race to the finish.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Bingo's motored over to Brighton with his £20 bread bin
0:25:50 > 0:25:52to meet pastry chef, Julien.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- Am I in the right place? - HE LAUGHS
0:25:54 > 0:25:58Ah, well, we don't make bread, but I quite like this sort of utensil.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02Yeah. Oh, good, good. So, what do you make? You make all of these...
0:26:02 > 0:26:04So, macaroons, croissants...
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Croissants, loads of pastries for all around Brighton... In Brighton.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11So, anything that may contain a little sugar?
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Yeah, you know.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Here's the bread bin.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19- Quite an early one. It's got the sort of raise...- Yeah, yeah.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Have a feel. It's got a raise thing, that.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24It's suffered the rigours of use. A bit chipped.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28It reminds me of the sort of thing my grandmother would have.
0:26:28 > 0:26:29Do you like it?
0:26:29 > 0:26:31- Yeah, it's got character. - Good, good.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- How about £50 for it?- Ooh!
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- What about £35?- £35...
0:26:36 > 0:26:40What about in the middle? What about 40?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- Yeah!- OK.- Yeah, I'd be happy with 40.- Let's shake on it.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- Great thank you, Julien. Really kind.- Brilliant. You're welcome.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49James doubles his money and makes a profit of £20.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53He may be masterful with his deals, but is he masterful in a hairnet?
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Julien gives him a go at making macaroons.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Will this row be good enough to sell or is this...?
0:27:00 > 0:27:04Maybe, as individual macaroons. Or, they want to share.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06HE LAUGHS
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Yeah, maybe stick to the antiques, eh?
0:27:08 > 0:27:10He sensibly ditches the piping bag
0:27:10 > 0:27:12and heads along the coast to Seaford.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14The 1920s latheworker's lamp is bought
0:27:14 > 0:27:17by the manager of an antiques shop.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- 90 sounds good to me.- 90. - How about 90?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- You have a deal, Tracy.- OK.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24And James pops another £40 in his profit pot.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27But he's still trailing behind The Hitman,
0:27:27 > 0:27:31who in turn has wasted no time setting up his next potential sale.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33He's at a restaurant in Sonning-on-Thames
0:27:33 > 0:27:37to meet the owner, Michael. Jonty paid seven pounds.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40Now, I know that you've got a fantastic collection
0:27:40 > 0:27:43of copper in this beautiful restaurant here of yours.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47But I also notice there's a bit of a gap there, Michael.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- Well, we don't have a copper kettle. - You don't? Do like it?
0:27:49 > 0:27:51I do.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54The design, the shape tells me that this
0:27:54 > 0:27:58is probably 150 to almost 200 years old.
0:27:58 > 0:27:59Actually, that sits really well.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Which is lovely. How old is this restaurant?
0:28:01 > 0:28:05Going way back 1790. There's always been hostelry on the site,
0:28:05 > 0:28:09but was re-built as in...as is back in 1880.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13So, do you think this is something that might enhance your collection?
0:28:13 > 0:28:15- For the right price, yes.- OK.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18I thought a reasonable price for my kettle would be £40.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23That is a lot of money, erm, but I like it. I do like it.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25- 30.- 30.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Do you know what, I'm not going to haggle with that. Should we deal...
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- Shake hands on 30?- I'm happy with 30.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- I'm very happy.- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Yes, it's full steam ahead for The Hitman.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37He lands an impressive £23 profit.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Jonty soon pops even more money into his pocket.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45A man in Henley pays £120
0:28:45 > 0:28:46for the Victorian pewter food covers.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49That serves up another £25.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53All of that means James really is on the back foot.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57But he's trying to add value with his shoe lasts.
0:28:57 > 0:28:58On a trip to St Buryan, in Cornwall,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01he's already asked Trevor, the blacksmith,
0:29:01 > 0:29:03to help create his vision of decorative doorstops,
0:29:03 > 0:29:06and he's come to see the finished product.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08How did you get on?
0:29:08 > 0:29:12- It's over there, ready. - Oh, fabulous!
0:29:12 > 0:29:16That's the perfect height. It's exactly what I wanted.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19I wanted something that you wouldn't have to stoop for
0:29:19 > 0:29:21and yet wouldn't rollover.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24All good artists, they always read people's minds. That's brilliant.
0:29:24 > 0:29:25Thank you very much, indeed.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- So, have we got them all done?- Nope.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- There's one there for you to do. - One there for me to do?
0:29:30 > 0:29:32HE LAUGHS
0:29:32 > 0:29:36James Braxton never one to shy away from hard graft.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Come on, Bingo Blacksmith. Show us your mettle.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Right, well, I'm all booted and spurred.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48It's not easy work this, is it?
0:29:48 > 0:29:50And I'm sort of bending it round, am I?
0:29:56 > 0:29:57I think this is going to be
0:29:57 > 0:30:01the rather stranger-looking handle out of the five.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Yes, that always was the danger, wasn't it?
0:30:03 > 0:30:06James pays Trevor eight pounds for materials
0:30:06 > 0:30:09and gives him one of the quirky creations to say thank you.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13He's hoping to sell the remaining four when he's back in Sussex.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16While he's in Cornwall though, he wants to squeeze in another sale.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19He's arranged to meet antiques dealer Chris
0:30:19 > 0:30:21to show him his silk work panel.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23I think it's almost like a sort of...
0:30:23 > 0:30:25I don't know what date it is,
0:30:25 > 0:30:28but I think it's almost like a, sort of, Tailor Of Gloucester,
0:30:28 > 0:30:30an 18th-century gentleman's waistcoat.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32Mm-hm. It's a really very nice thing.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35I would think it dates from the 1820s, 1830s.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37I can't see any tears in the silk.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39The frame's suffered a bit, hasn't it?
0:30:39 > 0:30:40You must find it as well.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44Your elderly clients, they have the heating turned right up
0:30:44 > 0:30:46- and everything starts drying out, doesn't it?- Yep, yep.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48I knew you were going to bring me this,
0:30:48 > 0:30:51so I've got another one just to put alongside it.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Go on. Get judging.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56So, let's...let's pull something...something else...
0:30:56 > 0:31:00- Oh, I see. That's very beautiful, isn't it?- ..to pop alongside.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03Same sort of thing. Tailor Of Gloucester waistcoat kind of edging.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Yeah, yeah.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08But I think you can see the quality of the workmanship.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- Yes, that sort of flair... - Now, I'm looking is...
0:31:11 > 0:31:13This is a completely different class.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16How much would you price something like that, Chris?
0:31:16 > 0:31:19I paid £200 for that. Let's have a look at yours now.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- Now, that it's been badly shaded by...by my example.- Badly shaded.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25I was hoping to get around £100 for this.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Well, there's no profit in it for me at £100,
0:31:28 > 0:31:30- but this is something I would hang on the wall.- Yeah.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- Because it...it suits the house. - OK, 95, then.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- Erm...70.- 70.- Mm.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Oh, dear, oh, dear, Chris. 70.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42£80 and it's yours. Come on.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- That's fair.- Thank you very much, indeed. Thank you.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48There you go. Another deal all sewn up.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50The panel makes £35 profit.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52As James begins his long journey home,
0:31:52 > 0:31:54let's see how the boys are doing.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Jonty Hearnden has so far struck three deals
0:31:58 > 0:32:01and is sitting on a profit of £158.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04James Braxton has also sold three items,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07but is behind in profit terms.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09At the moment, he's made just £95.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15With James trailing, Jonty is straight back out there.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18He's on his way to Radley in Oxfordshire to meet Ali and Colin,
0:32:18 > 0:32:22who've always had German shepherds, including their current dog, Zulu.
0:32:22 > 0:32:27The Hitman's 1930s statue owes him £60.
0:32:27 > 0:32:28Now, when I bought it,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31I'm afraid there was only two people I had in mind...
0:32:31 > 0:32:33and I'm looking at them right now. THEY LAUGH
0:32:33 > 0:32:34It's French.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- Yeah.- 1930s.
0:32:36 > 0:32:42We've got obviously, two... a pair of German shepherds.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45They are not bronze. They are some form of base metal.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49They've been gilded and highlighted in this rather attractive way
0:32:49 > 0:32:52and it kind of, like, mirrors the pink marble
0:32:52 > 0:32:53that's on the base here as well.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57And you can tell it's French because this particular marble here,
0:32:57 > 0:33:01this sort of browny, pinky colour is from the south of France.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- Oh, OK.- That's where that particular marble comes from.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08- So, I'm wondering what you thought really.- It's really interesting.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Another question I wanted to ask you is, do you think they are...
0:33:11 > 0:33:14they are good likenesses of German shepherds
0:33:14 > 0:33:16or are they sort of like an artist's impersonation?
0:33:16 > 0:33:18I think it's actually a pretty good likeness
0:33:18 > 0:33:20because sometimes you see these things and you think,
0:33:20 > 0:33:23"Mm, I wouldn't want one of those."
0:33:23 > 0:33:25But that's... I think that's very good.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Now, how long have you had German shepherds?
0:33:27 > 0:33:29I've been born into German shepherds as such.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33My parents had them from before I was born. We've always had them...
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Since we've been married, yeah. So, a long time.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37So, this guy's our third.
0:33:37 > 0:33:38- Well, should we talk price?- Yeah.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41I want £140 for my dogs.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43What about 100? What do you reckon?
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Yeah, I'd go there.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- Well, I can do that.- Oh.- OK. - THEY LAUGH
0:33:49 > 0:33:51I'll come down.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55120 is kind of like my bottom line on that one.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56- OK.- 120.
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- Happy?- Happy.- Bless you. We'll shake on that.- Excellent.- Thank you.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- Very good.- Excellent.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Yes, definitely barking up the right tree.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08It's Jonty's turn to double his money. He makes £60 profit.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13The Hitman shows no sign of slowing down.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16The wartime dressing table that James was so rude about
0:34:16 > 0:34:19is bought by Janet who owns a shabby chic shop in Benson.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24- How about 120?- 120...
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Do you know, I'm very happy with the £120.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Let's shake on that. It's all yours.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32And that provides another £60 of profit.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34And all that really ramps up the pressure on Bingo,
0:34:34 > 0:34:36who's looking for a full house.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Now back in Sussex, he's brought the shoe-lasts-cum-doorstops
0:34:40 > 0:34:42to an antiques dealer in Bexhill.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Best foot forward, James.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47- Here we are, Andy, in their full glory.- Goodness me, James.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49Have a look at those. Take a couple.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52What have we got here, then? Been raiding your shoe cupboard?
0:34:52 > 0:34:56- Yeah.- Anything for a bit of stock. - THEY LAUGH
0:34:56 > 0:34:59They're quite fun. Now these were obviously old lasts.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02And here you can see where they tacked the nails
0:35:02 > 0:35:04adjoining the sole to the uppers.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06I was down in Cornwall,
0:35:06 > 0:35:08we went to see this incredible blacksmith,
0:35:08 > 0:35:13who put these really quite heavy handles on these things.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15And in spite of the weight, they sit true.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17- Isn't that incredible? - Yeah, very good, actually...
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- They're quite quirky, aren't they? - They're fun, aren't they?
0:35:20 > 0:35:23I think they would polish up quite nicely as well, wouldn't they?
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- What do they owe you?- Erm, Well, they owe me some money...- Do they?
0:35:26 > 0:35:29..with all this thing. I was hoping for the four
0:35:29 > 0:35:31that I'd get about 120 for them.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35- Yeah, I can't do that, James. - If I could get 25 each for them.
0:35:35 > 0:35:3825 each, so that's 100 quid for the four.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40I see them at about 20 quid each
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- and just to stick a fiver on them is a bit of fun.- Yeah.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47- If that helps.- Really?- Yeah, I don't think they're worth more than that.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Could you see me in the middle? 90 quid, chief?
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Oh, James, you're always after the extra tenner, but, yeah.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- Go on, then.- Yeah, £90?- Let's do that.- Brilliant. Thanks a lot.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Taking into account the cost of the handles,
0:35:59 > 0:36:04Bingo's funny feet make a sweet-smelling profit of £57.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06And this could be James's moment.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10He's had some excellent news about one of his purchases.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12Remember those Indian boxes?
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Well, I've had the most fabulous offer from somebody
0:36:15 > 0:36:17who's travelled extensively in India,
0:36:17 > 0:36:20but is a little camera shy.
0:36:20 > 0:36:26So, I'm going to sell them to him and at £250, it's worth taking.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Well, he could sound a bit happier about it!
0:36:28 > 0:36:33That's an incredible profit - £160, which is just what he needs.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35It puts him out in front of Jonty for the first time.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39And at this point, they each have just one item left to sell.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41It's The Hitman who gets in first.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45He travels into the capital with his plastic nest of tables.
0:36:47 > 0:36:48I'm now in West London,
0:36:48 > 0:36:51and this building is in fact an old converted cinema,
0:36:51 > 0:36:52which is now an antiques centre.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55And I'm going to show Alan my tables.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Hopefully, he could be the perfect buyer for them.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02- There you are, Alan, hard at work, I see.- Hello, Jonty.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- How are you doing? - I'm very well, thank you.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- Good to see you again. - Good to see you. Yes.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08So, I thought you might be the perfect person
0:37:08 > 0:37:11to show these lovely nest of tables to.
0:37:11 > 0:37:12Yes, indeed. I think so. They're very nice.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15- They are really very interesting. They are...- Kartell?
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Yes, they are made by Kartell.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20The designer, as you are probably aware, Stoppino.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23- I am aware, yes.- Giotto Stoppino, an Italian designer, of course.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26But they also came in different colour waves as well.
0:37:26 > 0:37:27That's right, they did, yes.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Have you ever sold a nest like this or seen them?
0:37:29 > 0:37:31I haven't actually had any before.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34I've seen them and I'm partial to the yellow one.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36- I think that's really funky. - Yes, yeah, yeah.
0:37:36 > 0:37:37But also, once upon a time,
0:37:37 > 0:37:41brown would have been horribly old-fashioned and not very desirable,
0:37:41 > 0:37:43but it sort of kind of cool to have...the brown.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Well, they're actually quite a really dark round.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47They're almost sort of like a charcoal-y black.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- So...- You're right. Yeah, you're right.- They're not too...
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- Should we have a look at them? - ..unattractive, actually, yeah.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54If we just unstack them
0:37:54 > 0:37:57because, of course, these are nice, little, stacking nest of tables.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00And you can see on the underside... Can you have a look?
0:38:00 > 0:38:01There's the impressed mark there.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- Yeah, they're nice, Jonty. I like them.- They're nice, aren't they?
0:38:04 > 0:38:07They've got a little bit of funkiness about them,
0:38:07 > 0:38:08which is quite good.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Yeah, I understand that these tables were designed in 1968.
0:38:11 > 0:38:12- OK, yeah.- That's when they first...
0:38:12 > 0:38:14That was the very first time, I think.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Yeah, yeah, so these are probably therefore by definition early '70s.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21- Yeah.- 100 quid, I thought. - You thought £100.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24£100 for that and these two are free. THEY LAUGH
0:38:24 > 0:38:28That's very good. I'm sort of going to come in at, say, 75.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32- You're going 75.- Yeah.- Can we do a bit more? Can we do 80?
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Erm, can we just stack them up again?
0:38:34 > 0:38:37So, I can just have a quick look at them all stacked up.
0:38:37 > 0:38:38And see how they look like.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41There you go, beautiful. There's got to be a profit in 80.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- They look so much nicer like that, don't they?- 80 quid?- £80.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46That's a good deal. I'm really pleased with those.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- Thank you, Jonty.- Thank you.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Once again, that's twice Jonty's outlay.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52A handsome profit of £40.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57It's a great outcome, but it makes the competition very close indeed.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00And we're talking very close.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04It's anybody's game and it all comes down to James's last item.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07He gets on his bike to shift his large lump of brass.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09After he discovered it had no real scrap value,
0:39:09 > 0:39:14he decided once again to add value of his own.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17A mighty stand I've had made for my brass coupling.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20I've come to the cycle shop to see Matt,
0:39:20 > 0:39:23who is also a part-time fireman.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27Oh, talking about couplings, this one is proving resistant.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33The stand cost James £40, taking his total investment to £75.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36So, here it is. It's jolly heavy.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Here's the Morris coupling in all its glory.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Fantastic! Fantastic!
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Matt, have you seen one of these before?
0:39:42 > 0:39:46I have. It's a fire service divide breeching.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- Divide breeching...- Yes. - Sounds like the riddle.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50MATT LAUGHS
0:39:50 > 0:39:54Well, it's designed to divide one source of water into two,
0:39:54 > 0:39:56so it can go off into alternate directions.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59So, this is, you know, heavy kit they lugged around.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Yeah, this is made out of gunmetal brass,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05so the quality is substantial. And it is very heavy.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09This coupling is now elevated to a work of art by the stand, you see?
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- Yes.- I was... I was hoping to make a profit.
0:40:12 > 0:40:18Could you make... And this is a sort of price. Could you do it for £81?
0:40:18 > 0:40:22- Are we bidding on this?- Well, no, no. What do you think it's worth?
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- What would you like to pay for it? - Erm...
0:40:24 > 0:40:27Well, what I was actually going to do when you sent me that picture,
0:40:27 > 0:40:29I thought a nice idea...
0:40:29 > 0:40:32Cos I've done 20 years in the fire service now and when I leave...
0:40:32 > 0:40:35I was thinking of buying this off of you.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37When I leave, I'm going to get it plaqued up
0:40:37 > 0:40:39and present it to my fire station.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- Oh, perfect! Great cause. - I'll give you £81 for it.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Oh, that's really kind. Thanks a lot, Matt.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45- Not at all. Not at all. - Thank you.- Not at all.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49Well, £1 profit, you can't complain about that, can you?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Well, we can complain about James's memory.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56The divide breeching only owed him £75, so the profit is six pounds.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Is it enough to take the title?
0:40:58 > 0:41:00We'll find out in just a moment.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03First, let's remind ourselves of what they spent.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Jonty and James each arrived at the market
0:41:06 > 0:41:08with £750 of their own money.
0:41:08 > 0:41:13Jonty bought six times and spent a total of £427.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16James also made six purchases
0:41:16 > 0:41:18and even including the cost of the blacksmith
0:41:18 > 0:41:23and the coupling stand, he laid out considerably less - £313.
0:41:23 > 0:41:28But the winner is the person who makes the most profit.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30All of the money that Jonty and James have made
0:41:30 > 0:41:33from today's challenge will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35So, let's find out who is today's
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- James, how are you doing?- Very well, Jonty. How are you?- What a market.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45The klaxon went, we all went shopping all together.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- Fast and furious.- I know, I found it very difficult at the beginning.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51You need to get that early purchase under your belt, don't you?
0:41:51 > 0:41:55- What's your favourite item?- Favourite item, probably the shoe lasts.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56So, shoe lasts, I added value.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00Went to see this lovely blacksmith, put some handles on them.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- Shoe lasts became doorstops.- You have been a busy boy.- I have been.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07- Adding value. That's all I do. And you, Jonty?- I...
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- Remember my lovely bit of upholstery? - Oh... Yeah.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14- Loved that chair. Great chair. - Great chair...brought great profit.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- How have we done?- Let's see.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Let's see. Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.
0:42:20 > 0:42:21318.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23THEY LAUGH
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- There must be some mistake. - That's amazing. There's a mistake.
0:42:27 > 0:42:32- There's a printing error.- There must be some mistake.- How funny.
0:42:32 > 0:42:33Rest assured there's no mistake.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35The figures have been checked
0:42:35 > 0:42:38and verified by three independent adjudicators.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39And this is quite a moment -
0:42:39 > 0:42:41the Put Your Money Games masters
0:42:41 > 0:42:43have looked back through the archives
0:42:43 > 0:42:45and can confirm that never in the history of this programme
0:42:45 > 0:42:47has there ever been a dead heat.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51How on earth does that happen?
0:42:51 > 0:42:55Six different purchases, six different sales.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58If only I had asked for £1 more.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01How amazing is that? A draw!
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Unbelievable. I just think that's incredible.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08All the buys, all the sales and we come up with the same figure. Wow!
0:43:09 > 0:43:11So, don't miss tomorrow
0:43:11 > 0:43:14when our boys go head-to-head at a car-boot sale in Sussex.
0:43:14 > 0:43:15Will there be a winner there?
0:43:15 > 0:43:19With two men so evenly matched, who on earth can say?
0:43:19 > 0:43:20Ka-ching!