0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is -
0:00:04 > 0:00:06the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:11against each other in an all-out battle for profit...
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Yee-ha!
0:00:12 > 0:00:16..and gives you the insider's view of the trade!
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Who's there?
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Each week, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:21 > 0:00:24will face a different daily challenge...
0:00:24 > 0:00:25The Axeman!
0:00:27 > 0:00:29..putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Ready 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 > 0:00:40Get in there.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Today, the most formidable antiques challenge ever,
0:00:46 > 0:00:48the climax of our week!
0:00:48 > 0:00:51Audacious auctioneer James Braxton steps onto the pitch
0:00:51 > 0:00:54with premiership profit expert Jonty Hearnden.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57They're two of the biggest names in the business
0:00:57 > 0:01:00but even they will struggle when faced with the Showdown.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Coming up, James messes up his haggling...
0:01:06 > 0:01:07£50.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12I thought you might say that. I should have said £40, shouldn't I?
0:01:12 > 0:01:15..Jonty meets his twin...
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Service!
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Table four, please.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24..and James gets an unwanted advance.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- Just thought I'd do that.- Urgh.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30That's not sporting. I'm going off you.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48Hold on tight.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Two wily warriors are about to enter the arena one last time
0:01:52 > 0:01:55to fight for their trading lives.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58This is their final chance to prove themselves
0:01:58 > 0:02:01the Magnate of the Markets, the Boss of the Bargains
0:02:01 > 0:02:04and be crowned the Ultimate Antiques Expert.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07To be triumphant, they must flex their marketing muscles
0:02:07 > 0:02:11and boost their buying powers and deal like their lives depend on it.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12Let's meet them.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17First up, a savvy salesman with a shrewd eye for a bargain.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20He's a polished professional and a hard haggler.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24It's Oxfordshire's finest, it's Jonty 'The Hitman' Hearnden.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28It really is going to be tough.
0:02:28 > 0:02:29His opposition is the real deal,
0:02:29 > 0:02:33an auction ace with masterly moves and an expert eye.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34From East Sussex,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37the most gentlemanly dealer you'll ever meet,
0:02:37 > 0:02:39it's James 'Bingo' Braxton.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41It's all about to kick off.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Today, our experts have £1,000 of their own money
0:02:45 > 0:02:48to spend across four different locations -
0:02:48 > 0:02:50an auction,
0:02:50 > 0:02:54an antiques fair, a car-boot sale
0:02:54 > 0:02:56and a foreign market.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Once they've hunted down their hoard of high-class items,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02they must use all their skills to sell the lot
0:03:02 > 0:03:05and any profit they make will go to charities of their choice.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08But the Showdown has a nasty little twist -
0:03:08 > 0:03:10the terrifying Showdown auction
0:03:10 > 0:03:13where they'll be at the mercy of the bidding public.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16As the drama unfolds, they can only stand by and watch,
0:03:16 > 0:03:20hoping to win big but possibly losing everything.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24So, Jonty Hearnden and James Braxton, take a deep breath
0:03:24 > 0:03:26and puff up your chests.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29It's time for the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown!
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- So, this is it. This is the big one. - This is the end, isn't it?
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Absolutely. The final challenge. "Welcome to the mighty showdown.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41"The rules are simple.
0:03:41 > 0:03:42"You must each buy two items
0:03:42 > 0:03:45"at every one of your regular Put Your Money challenges.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47"You have £1,000 to spend.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49"You can sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51"The rest will be sold at auction
0:03:51 > 0:03:54"in direct competition with your opponent.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57"The winner is the expert who makes the most amount of profit."
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- Absolutely.- Good luck. - Good luck to you, sir.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Steer away from those soft furnishings, Hearnden.- I shall try.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Yes, good luck with that (!)
0:04:06 > 0:04:10So, our marvellous marketeers are poised and ready
0:04:10 > 0:04:12for their monumental challenge.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Round 1 is the auction.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16They're at Cottees saleroom in Wareham in Dorset.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Now, James is an auctioneer by trade so should have the advantage here
0:04:20 > 0:04:22and he's already found some brass
0:04:22 > 0:04:25he thinks will bowl over the opposition.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30Age-wise, mid-19th century, 1850, 1840,
0:04:30 > 0:04:32maybe even slightly earlier.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34But on an oak table,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37a nicely, sparsely-furnished room,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39this would look superb.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41From a big bowl to a big book.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Jonty's leafing through some famous pages.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48This is Mrs Beeton's Book Of Household Management.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52This edition here is the 1912 edition so inside here,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55we have instructions about how to run a household
0:04:55 > 0:04:58but also wonderful Edwardian recipes.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03This is what the gentry of the early 20th century in Britain were eating.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06They were using this kind of manual.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Hopefully, I can buy it at the right price because that is just superb.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13So, they've had a chance to look over the lots,
0:05:13 > 0:05:14now it's time to get bidding.
0:05:14 > 0:05:19First up, James's brass bowl, but he knows his limits.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23I don't really want to spend more than £80 on it.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25£20 for the bowl. Thank you. £20 bid.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30£25. £30. £35. £40.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32£40, gentleman at the back.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34£40.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37£40 right at the back at £40.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39£40.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43That will make an interior look absolutely fabulous
0:05:43 > 0:05:45and I should be able to make a good profit on it.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Even when you add in the saleroom's commission,
0:05:48 > 0:05:50the price is only £47.20,
0:05:50 > 0:05:52well within Mr Braxton's upper limit.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Buoyed by his first lot, he's soon onto his second -
0:05:56 > 0:05:59a Rye Pottery coffee set and he's the only bidder.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02At £10.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Sounds like a bargain.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07The set is his for £11.80 including fees.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12Probably made in the 1970s by the Rye Pottery.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15I'll be going off to Rye, see if I can sell it
0:06:15 > 0:06:20to a sort of rather retro hotel, restaurant or maybe antique shop.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24So Bingo has got his full house here. Jonty is yet to bid.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27But Mrs Beeton's book soon comes up.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29£10 on the net. £10. £15 I've got.
0:06:29 > 0:06:35£15. £20. £25. £30, anyone else?
0:06:35 > 0:06:36HE HITS GAVEL
0:06:36 > 0:06:37£25. Last buy.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Yes, he gets it.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43The iconic tome costs £29.50 including fees.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Only time will tell if household Hearnden manages a big profit.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50No time to ponder, though. The Hitman's got another item to buy
0:06:50 > 0:06:53and he's entering uncharted waters.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57I'm interested in this beautiful 19th-century sextant
0:06:57 > 0:07:00but it's an area of scientific instruments
0:07:00 > 0:07:01that I know nothing about.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04It's lovely, though, so if I can buy it at the right price,
0:07:04 > 0:07:06that will be great.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09£170. £180. £190.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11£200. £220.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15£230 I've got to go. £240 you're in.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17£260 anybody else? £240.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20HE HITS GAVEL
0:07:20 > 0:07:22So he navigates heavy seas
0:07:22 > 0:07:26and gets the sextant for £283.20 including commission.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30There are many reasons why I love handling and trading in antiques
0:07:30 > 0:07:31and this is one of them.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Just look at this beautiful instrument that's sitting on my lap.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39This is a lovely mid-19th century brass sextant.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41When you get it out of the box as well, it's so tactile.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44It's such a lovely precision instrument.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46It's in pretty poor condition
0:07:46 > 0:07:49but when I say poor condition, it probably just needs a clean.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54There are dealers that deal in marine antiques just like this,
0:07:54 > 0:07:56precision instruments just like this.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58It's going to be a voyage of discovery myself
0:07:58 > 0:08:01to find out where I can take this one.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Well, that's an epic start to our sizzling Showdown.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Let's see how much they've spent so far.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Both our experts started out with £1,000 of their own money.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Jonty has splashed out £312.70 already
0:08:15 > 0:08:19so he's got £687 left to play with.
0:08:20 > 0:08:26James has spent very, very little in comparison - just £59.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31He has an enormous £941 for the rest of the game.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36And it's straight into Round 2 - the foreign market.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40They convert their cash into euros and head to Tongeren in Belgium.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43The streets are filled with stalls so there'll be full-on foraging.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47The Hitman's not fazed and spots something early on.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Tell me more about this. How old is this?
0:08:50 > 0:08:53I believe it's from about 1900.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58- It's Art Nouveau. It's French. - Yes, OK.- It's for above a door.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Above a door, yes. A big grill to sit above a door. Absolutely.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- So how much is this?- This is 200.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09- If it's 150, I'd buy.- Right.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- OK.- Thank you very much indeed. That's brilliant.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Mm. Another big purchase for Jonty.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Convert that figure back into sterling and he pays £125.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22And it's put him on a Hitman high.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24That is an absolute bargain.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Bingo Braxton's been scouting about
0:09:27 > 0:09:31and he's found a model boat but it's not cheap, no.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- Could you improve the price a little?- I can do 300.- 300.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Yeah, I'll go for it. Thank you.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39Well, that's upped his spend.
0:09:39 > 0:09:44The boat costs the equivalent of £250.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48I like this model. I rather hope it might be turn-of-the-century.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50It would be nice if it was 1900, 1910.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52300 euros it cost me.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56I've got to find the right buyer for this in England but I'm sure I can.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Well, there's confidence for you.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02Round the corner, Jonty's looking at some marble book ends.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06I'm just looking at a pair of Art Deco book ends.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09They're made of different coloured marbles.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Really good quality. 30 euros.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14I would just like them a little bit cheaper.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Could you do 25?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- OK.- OK?
0:10:19 > 0:10:20Thank you very much.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Hmm. That seemed easy. The book ends cost £28.83.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27James has been wandering around
0:10:27 > 0:10:28and just off the Market Square,
0:10:28 > 0:10:33he's spotted a large selection of brass candlesticks.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37The one thing that everybody does is they let it burn down
0:10:37 > 0:10:42and then you have to winkle it out with a metal object of some sort -
0:10:42 > 0:10:43corkscrew or whatever.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46But these have this great device, this ejector,
0:10:46 > 0:10:51where you just take it flush so you never get stuck with that problem.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53James is so impressed with the ejectors,
0:10:53 > 0:10:57he buys two for 30 euros, which works out at £25.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00I'm pleased with those.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04And incredibly, that means we're already at the halfway point
0:11:04 > 0:11:05of this buying bonanza.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Time for a look at the figures.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12Both our experts started out with £1,000 of their own money.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Jonty's four purchases have cost him £458.53
0:11:16 > 0:11:20so he's got over £540 left.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23James has now spent a third of his budget
0:11:23 > 0:11:26so has £666 to play with.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Next up, Round 3, the car boot.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35Our boys are back in Britain at Ford Airfield in West Sussex.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37This place requires ninja-like skills
0:11:37 > 0:11:40to hunt down and catch elusive antiques.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Our superhero of the saleroom, Bingo Braxton,
0:11:43 > 0:11:45has donned his protective flat cap
0:11:45 > 0:11:47and is quick out of the blocks.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Will his special powers work on a rug?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- How much for your rug?- £65.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- £50?- £55.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58I thought you might say that.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- I should have said £40, shouldn't I? £55.- £55. It's yours.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I'd like to give you £55 for that, young man.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10So, he's off and running, but will his carpet fly?
0:12:10 > 0:12:14It's not the finest rug in the world. The weave isn't really there.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Where's it come from?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Probably come from somewhere like Turkey maybe.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Age of it, not very old.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Probably 1920s, '30s, but it's got hot colours.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Like the hot red.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30Like the yellow, antimony yellow.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33And you bring colour into a room, bring colour into a room with rugs.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Now, across the airfield, everyone's favourite furniture fancier
0:12:37 > 0:12:39is looking at a corner cabinet.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41What's your best on this one?
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- I'd like to see £50.- £50?
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- I was thinking more like £25. - No, I can't do that.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50You can't do £25?
0:12:50 > 0:12:52- No. I can do £45.- You can do £45?
0:12:52 > 0:12:53That's not your best.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56What about £35, then?
0:12:56 > 0:12:58No. £40. I'll do it for £40.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01- 40 quid?- Yes.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04I tell you what, I'll buy it for £40. I really like it.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06The Hitman haggler strikes again.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Oh! Take a look at my gem.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14This is a really lovely hanging corner cabinet.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17It's made in the early part of the 20th century
0:13:17 > 0:13:21so it's possibly about 100 years in date.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24It's lovely mahogany and it's in the Georgian style.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28This object here is extraordinarily saleable
0:13:28 > 0:13:33and at 40 quid, my word, that's an investment.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36So, both our boys are one item down, one to go.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40James is next to pick up potential - yet more brass.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- How much on that? - What was this, Mike?
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- For you, I can do that for £25.- £25?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50I'll have that. £25.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53That was simple but it's his third brass item.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Is he restricting himself here?
0:13:55 > 0:13:57I've bought a very nice bowl.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01I think on balance, very much Chinese but heavily influenced.
0:14:01 > 0:14:06Probably late 19th century but what a European shape, really.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09We've got this girdle moulding here. It's roughly cast.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12It's got a good weight to it.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14So, James has his two items
0:14:14 > 0:14:18and Jonty wastes no time with his second boot sale purchase.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22He buys more furniture. This time, a marble-topped console table.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27This is an object that needs a bit of TLC. The veneer is slightly lifting.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30It needs a jolly good clean. It needs a jolly good wax.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34But this is an object that ultimately will really shine.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38It's late 19th-century, mahogany veneer.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42This object here has cost me £35.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45You are looking at a bargain.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50Mm. The Hitman is confident. So they have conquered the car boot.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Before we move on to the final round, let's do the numbers.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Both our boys started the Showdown with £1,000 of their own money.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Jonty has now spent £533.53
0:15:02 > 0:15:06so has a chunky £466 left to spend.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11James has forked out £414 so far
0:15:11 > 0:15:16so has a massive £586 to take through to Round 4.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21So their final chance to buy is at the antiques fair.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Our agile antiques hunters are pumped up
0:15:23 > 0:15:27and ready to race round Donington Antiques Market in Leicestershire
0:15:27 > 0:15:29and this should be fun.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30It's a fast and furious fair
0:15:30 > 0:15:33with little time to ponder potential profit.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37So, I've got two more items to purchase.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39I've got an awful lot of money to spend.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43I've got a lot of choice so I'll have to think very, very carefully
0:15:43 > 0:15:45and I haven't got a lot of time left.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46Well, best get to it, then.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49And James is feeling equally anxious.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52I think I'll struggle here today.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55So two items and I've got lots of money.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Our demon dealers race around
0:15:57 > 0:16:00and it's James who makes a pit stop first.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04He has spotted more metal. Not brass this time, but copper.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Nice thing about copper - it's a very warm material.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09It has this sort of reddish glow about it
0:16:09 > 0:16:13and it looks great with country furniture.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15On oak, it looks superb.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18I think it was probably one of three, originally.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Normal Arts and Crafts design. Would you do £35?
0:16:21 > 0:16:24£35. Got a deal.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Thank you. That's very kind. Thank you very much indeed.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Not a big spend but he seals the deal.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Jonty is yet to buy his first item here.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34James is already onto his second -
0:16:34 > 0:16:39a wicker flower basket that costs him the princely sum of £10.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Lovely, isn't it? Look at that. £10!
0:16:42 > 0:16:45There, that wasn't such a struggle, was it, Bingo?
0:16:45 > 0:16:46And he's all bought up.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Jonty, however, still has two to find
0:16:49 > 0:16:52but something unusual has caught his eye.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- 20 quid?- You're a hard man. - I'm a very hard man.
0:16:56 > 0:16:57Go on.
0:16:57 > 0:16:58Are you happy about that?
0:16:58 > 0:17:01They're nice and decorative. Thank you very much indeed.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05This was a definite must-buy - a pair of soapstone tablets.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07They are matching. Look at the detail.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Look at the depth. Really fabulous.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12A tiny bit of damage on the top corner there
0:17:12 > 0:17:14but that's not really an issue.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17The fact is that they are really good quality.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20These tablets are dated probably around the turn of the century.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23They're a good 100 to 80 years of age.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26What they were originally used for, I'm not quite sure
0:17:26 > 0:17:28but at 20 quid, it doesn't really matter.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32Well, he seems happy and that creates momentum
0:17:32 > 0:17:35because it's not long before he swoops on something else.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40A big swan with the wings outstretched.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44You can definitely feel it's got age because look at the dirt on it -
0:17:44 > 0:17:47that sort of black, grimy, sooty dirt.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51You can't replicate that, insofar that this bird has age
0:17:51 > 0:17:53and it's really nice and decorative too.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57So the Hitman loves the look of this dirty bird
0:17:57 > 0:17:59but will he like the price?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- How much is your lovely swan? - £200.- 200 quid?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04I was thinking more like £150.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- I can do £170.- £170.- £170.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- Not £160?- No, absolutely not.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- I'm not going to swan around anymore. - Very good.- 170 quid it is.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Thank you very much indeed.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18Yes, he's done it.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Our elegant expert ends the day hoping for a cast-iron profit.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25So there we go. They're all brought up.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Eight epic items each across four stunning locations
0:18:28 > 0:18:32but who has mastered the challenge and is destined for glory
0:18:32 > 0:18:35and who will end up in the gutter of Showdown despair?
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Let's look at the figures.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Both our experts started with £1,000 of their own money.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Jonty made a number of big spends.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48All up, he handed over £723.53.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51James wasn't so flash with his cash
0:18:51 > 0:18:54and spent less than half his total budget,
0:18:54 > 0:18:56just £459.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01So now it's all over, what do they think of their buying bonanza?
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- What were your best buys? - My best buys? I do like my carpet.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09It's got a bit of colour
0:19:09 > 0:19:11because it's about the only bit of colour I have.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14The rest is generally yellow and it's made of brass.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16It's quite interesting, though,
0:19:16 > 0:19:19because I have turned into a scrap metal merchant as well.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22I bought the sextant at the auction sale.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Of course, there was that grill in Belgium and today,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29I bought a massive great big cast-iron swan
0:19:29 > 0:19:32so I am officially a scrap metal merchant.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Have you decided what you're going to put into the auction sale yet or not?
0:19:35 > 0:19:39Not quite. Whether it's going to be the nice colourful carpet
0:19:39 > 0:19:43or the other four brass items I seem to have accumulated.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45I'm exactly the same. I haven't quite decided yet.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49One thing is for certain, I'll see you at the auction sale.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50See you at the auction.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Well, boys, there's a long journey before you get there.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01They must now make a dazzling display of selling, and that
0:20:01 > 0:20:06means squeezing every last penny of profit out of their purchases.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08And they can't afford to doddle.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10They must be fearless in their approach because they want to
0:20:10 > 0:20:13arrive at the Showdown auction with good health,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16and a comfy cushion of cash from their private sales will make
0:20:16 > 0:20:17that much easier,
0:20:17 > 0:20:21because whether they profit is down to the bidding public, and that
0:20:21 > 0:20:24means the decision over what goes into auction is very important
0:20:24 > 0:20:26and requires detailed thought.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30At Hearnden headquarters, our Don of the Deals is confident,
0:20:30 > 0:20:32some would even say cocky.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Here we are. Now, do I count my chickens before they hatch?
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Well, I think I am genuinely pleased with my purchases.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43One of my first purchases was this lovely sextant.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46What a decorative object that is.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49There is bound to be somebody out there that will love it.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Now, likewise with my Mrs Beeton's cook book, I am definitely
0:20:52 > 0:20:55going to have fun finding the right buyer for that sort of thing.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Console table - was so cheap, there must be somebody out
0:20:59 > 0:21:02there that will give me a return for my investment.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Likewise, my decorative swan.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Wow, what a lovely object that is!
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Now, the objects for the auction sale.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12This, although decorative, is quite tricky, actually, to find
0:21:12 > 0:21:16the right buyer. So I'm going to put that straight into the auction sale.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Quality corner cupboard - so cheap, must be a return.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Likewise with my soapstone and my bookends.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25So those are my four items for the auction sale.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27I am ready to do battle, James.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Over in East Sussex, our own auctioneer should have a good
0:21:31 > 0:21:34idea of what will sell well in a sale room.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39I like this little pair of graduated copper trays.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41It has a Newlyn School look about it.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44So if I can sell those in Newlyn, that will be a bonus.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47I've got this very nice sort of wicker work,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50rather nice cane flower basket.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52I need to sell that to a florist.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I've got the rug. Anybody loves a rug.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58And then the big boy amongst this lot is this lovely model boat.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02I'm hoping to sell that to somewhere by the sea.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04So out of this little cluster of items,
0:22:04 > 0:22:07I want to send four items to the auction.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10I like this big brass bowl. That should do well.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13The Chinese brass bowl. Seems to be all brass, doesn't it?
0:22:13 > 0:22:15But Chinese is very much flavour of the month.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Pair of candlesticks. These were quite cheap.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20I bought these in the foreign market.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22The Wright Pottery coffee set
0:22:22 > 0:22:25I only bought for £10, albeit I bought it at another auction.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28I think I can do better, I can improve that price.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32So, all his brass is going to auction. Interesting.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Right, first they must sell everything else.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38They need to phone bash, e-mail everyone, send a few pictures
0:22:38 > 0:22:41and basically hassle their richest contacts.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45Remember, until they've shaken on it and the money has changed hands,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47no deal is ever sealed.
0:22:47 > 0:22:48Jonty wastes no time.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51He's straight over to Sonning-on-Thames, in Berkshire,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54to The French Horn Hotel, which is on the bank of the river.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58And it is perfect weather for ducks. Or swans, funnily enough.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02Jonty paid £170 and is here to meet the hotel's owner, Michael.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04- Good to see you.- Good to see you.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07I see that the bird has flown in specially to greet you.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09It did, in this rain, and it looks fantastic.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12- I am really excited.- Are you? - I saw the pictures.- Yeah.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15I've seen this. And it really is quite special.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17It is. It is cast iron.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- OK.- And my hunch is it was not made in Britain.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23My hunch is that it was made in the old Eastern European Bloc.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Because when the Berlin Wall fell,
0:23:26 > 0:23:31a lot of cast iron and bronze work made its way to Britain.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34I just think this would be perfect for us.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36I'm saying all the wrong things, I know.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Well, I'm looking for £400 for my casting.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41I'm not going to be silly.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- 350?- I'm really comfortable with that. Perfect.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Well, that is an incredible start.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54The swan feathers Jonty's nest with an enormous £180 profit.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Wow, what a fabulous result.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Now, I have over doubled my money, which I am
0:23:59 > 0:24:02so thrilled about because it is such a fabulous item.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Now, I just wonder how that Braxton is getting on.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Is he still swanning around, trying to make sales?
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Well, he is only just starting.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13James is in Cornwall with far and away his most expensive item -
0:24:13 > 0:24:16the model boat that costs £250.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19So this could be a bumper profit, too.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21He is in Falmouth, at The Boathouse Inn.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25And the pub's view suggests the model boat could fit in well.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29- Hey. Good to see you.- Hello, James.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- What a view!- Not bad, is it? Not bad.- This is a funny fellow.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- It's about 40 years old.- OK.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38It is a mixture between a whaler and a ship of the line.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40Now, this is... I couldn't think of a better place to come to.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41Well, absolutely.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44And you don't realise, but it is our 300th anniversary.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- We are 300 years old this year. - Really?
0:24:46 > 0:24:48So we can do with something as a flagship.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51As a flagship, that would be very suitable, Nick.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55I was hoping to get £300.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Well, I was thinking more like the 220 mark, really.
0:24:58 > 0:24:59I tell you what, how about 260?
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- 250 and we're there.- 250?- Yeah. - I hate to push you on this.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10- Nick, could you in fact do 251? - Definitely, yes. That's it, OK.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12- Thanks a lot, Nick.- No problem.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15James just squeezes a profit of £1.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18And let's be honest, it is a dismal start.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22However, things get better when he sells his copper trays.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26A gallery owner in Marazion pays him £60.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28- Thank you.- You're welcome.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32And that equates to a profit of £25.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Back to Jonty, who is now
0:25:36 > 0:25:38at an antique centre in Tetsworth, in Oxfordshire.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40He has brought his console table
0:25:40 > 0:25:45and its marble top to see furniture restorer Charlie.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- So, Charlie, here is my console table.- Hm-mm.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51A really nice quality marble top. So it is French.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55- It is about 1850, 1860 in date.- OK.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- Do you like it?- Do we like it, Frank? - Yeah, what is... Is this Frank?
0:25:59 > 0:26:02- This is Frank. Frank the dog helps us paint.- Your assistant?
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- Oh, Frank paints as well?- She is our financial director as well.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07- So she'll be paying you if I wish to have it.- So price?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- Do you want a price?- Yes.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12- 180 quid.- Oh! I was going to say 80.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15THEY LAUGH
0:26:15 > 0:26:18To be honest, the top I would pay for it is 120.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Can you squeeze... Can I squeeze you up a bit more?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- 125.- 125?- Yeah.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- There you go. Shake his hand? - Thank you very much.- There go.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Thank you very much, financial director, thank you very much indeed.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Mm, our trading terrier licks another deal.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36His car-boot console more than trebles its money,
0:26:36 > 0:26:39and Jonty leaves £90 better off.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43That ramps up the pressure on James even more.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46His next sale really needs to bring in some proper money.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51Let's see how he gets on with his Turkish rug in West London.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Not the normal place to bring a rug,
0:26:53 > 0:26:57but I am coming to a busy workshop on Golborne Road, Notting Hill,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59to see Simon. He's a bit of a magician.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04He'll make this rug into a coffee table or very special sofa.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07Yes, Simon is an upholsterer who James has met before.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Bingo paid £55 for the rug.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15- Hey. They are pretty narrow old stairs there, Simon.- James.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16Yeah, they're not bad, they're not bad.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20I can get dining chairs up them, but I can't get big sofas unfortunately.
0:27:20 > 0:27:21How are you?
0:27:21 > 0:27:25- Put it over the whole bench. - So, what will you make it into?
0:27:25 > 0:27:27I'm going to make it into a giant footstool.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- How about sort of 140? - Is that the time?
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Oh, I thought you were coming earlier than that.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Anywhere near 100?
0:27:36 > 0:27:40- 100? 110. 110?- Yeah, we'll do it. - You all right?- Absolutely.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- Thanks a lot.- Done and dusted. - Really good.- Thank you.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44That is more like it, Bingo.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48He doubles his money and flies off with a profit of £55.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52But he is still well behind The Hitman, who is pressing onwards.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56He has now come to a pub in a rather famous village.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59I'm in the sleepy Berkshire village of Bucklebury,
0:27:59 > 0:28:02which in fact is the home of the Duchess of Cambridge.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Now, I'm going to show this book to the landlord of the local pub
0:28:06 > 0:28:10here to see if he is going to be interested in a possible purchase.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14Jonty paid nearly £30 for Mrs Beeton's look.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17- Kieran, how are you doing? - I'm well, Jonty, how are you?
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Nice to see you. Look what I brought you -
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Mrs Beeton's Book Of Household Management. This book here...
0:28:22 > 0:28:25This edition is 1912.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29But this is a very familiar book to a lot of chefs like yourself, isn't it?
0:28:29 > 0:28:32This was one of the first books that actually spelt out how much
0:28:32 > 0:28:35things are going to cost, where the costs should be,
0:28:35 > 0:28:37so you could actually budget for a family,
0:28:37 > 0:28:39and, well, as it says, a household,
0:28:39 > 0:28:41which is important with any business, not just a restaurant.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45- But it is as useful today as it was back then.- I thought
0:28:45 > 0:28:48around sort of a figure like 100 quid was suitable for a book like that.
0:28:48 > 0:28:54- I was thinking more around the 80 mark.- The 80 mark? OK.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- Well, I'll be happy with that. Shall we do a deal?- Let's do a deal.
0:28:57 > 0:28:58Brilliant.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01So he cooks up a profit of £50.50,
0:29:01 > 0:29:03but Kieran doesn't let him go that easily.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07Our very own Mr Beeton tries his hand in the kitchen.
0:29:07 > 0:29:08Ew!
0:29:08 > 0:29:09Service!
0:29:13 > 0:29:14Table Four, please.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23There you go, sir. Bon appetit.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Thank you very much. Compliments to the chef.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30Oh, blimey, there are three of him! One is quite enough, thank you.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33So, while Jonty seems to have found the recipe for a profit success,
0:29:33 > 0:29:36James has hit the profit wall.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38And as if things weren't going badly enough,
0:29:38 > 0:29:40he has made a disastrous discovery.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43His flower basket has wood worm.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47When I bought this basket, I didn't realise it was still alive.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51And it has continued to remind me of that fact by constantly
0:29:51 > 0:29:53producing dust.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55So the worm is very much there in the handle.
0:29:55 > 0:30:00So it has remained unsold and probably going to the nearest bin.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04Oh, Bingo! That is the last thing he needed.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08He forfeits the basket and loses all the money he invested -
0:30:08 > 0:30:10£10 down the drain.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12No problems for Jonty, though,
0:30:12 > 0:30:17he's back by the Thames with his most expensive item - the sextant.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21I followed the Thames all the way to here, Hammersmith, in London, to show
0:30:21 > 0:30:23my sextant to Peter,
0:30:23 > 0:30:26who incidentally, I happened to meet on a cruise ship.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29And to keep the nautical theme running, I'm actually going to
0:30:29 > 0:30:33meet him here, in this pub on the embankment called The Old Ship.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Yes, Peter is an expert in GPS systems,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40the modern-day method of maritime navigation.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Jonty's sextant owes him more than £280.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46- I showed you some pictures. - Oh, there it is.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49But here is the offending article.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52And the best part for me is this lovely label.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56And I love this paper label because this is an original label.
0:30:56 > 0:31:02And my hunch is that this dates this, therefore, to around 1840, 1860.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04And every ship at the time had one of these.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08Well, sextants were the main instrument for defining
0:31:08 > 0:31:11your position when you were out of sight of land.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16You used the sextant to take sight of a star or the sun, and you could
0:31:16 > 0:31:21then, using spherical trigonometry, calculate your position.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23So, Peter,
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- do you think you might be interested in a purchase?- Well, I would be.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30Well, I thought a fair and reasonable price would be £475.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35I think 450 would be probably a bit more realistic.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40- Peter, I am really happy at £450, so thank you very much indeed.- A deal.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42That's great.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Well, that is another amazing figure.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49Jonty's sextant brings in the big bucks. The profit is £166.80.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Jonty rides the crest of the wave
0:31:51 > 0:31:54while James splashes about in the shallows.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57So just how far behind is he?
0:31:58 > 0:32:03James has only managed to sell three items and has had to throw one away.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06He is currently sitting on a profit of £71.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11Jonty is way out in front - he's made four excellent sales
0:32:11 > 0:32:15and, at the moment, has seven times as much profit as his opponent -
0:32:15 > 0:32:18over £487.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24So, that means the Showdown auction is crucial for James.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27And that is a very uncomfortable position to be in.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Jonty's money mountain leaves him sitting pretty.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33James needs to make hundreds and hundreds of pounds here.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37And let's be honest, the odds are stacked against him.
0:32:37 > 0:32:38Our boys remaining items will be sold
0:32:38 > 0:32:41at the Chippenham Auction Rooms in Wiltshire.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43From here on, they are at the mercy of the auctioneers
0:32:43 > 0:32:48and their customers. So, how are our duelling duo feeling?
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- James, welcome to the auction room. - Good morning, Jonty.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- Isn't it a glorious day? - I know, it's wonderful.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Now, what have you got in the auction yourself?
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- Well, I am quite long on brass on this one.- I noticed that.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59What is all that about?
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Well, it is one of those things, it is quite cheap to buy brass -
0:33:02 > 0:33:04and, you know, amazingly, miraculously, in the
0:33:04 > 0:33:08movement of six weeks, you know, fashion could have swung my way.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12I noticed that. It is a bit similar to my items as well.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15I bought them out of fashion, will they be back in fashion?
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- Well, we'll soon find out, eh? - Good luck.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21Mm, not exactly fizzing with confidence, are they?
0:33:21 > 0:33:22Before the auction begins,
0:33:22 > 0:33:26our boys have a moment to assess some of each other's lots.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31I hate to admit it, but this is a good decorative object.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36Chinese brass bowl. He paid £25 for it. That is value for money.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40I know Jonty paid quite a lot of money for this. He paid £125.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43The auction has an estimate of 50 to 80.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46I would definitely pay 50 to 80 for it.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49These have changed colour since I've last seen them.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52I can only assume that the long-suffering Mrs Bingo
0:33:52 > 0:33:54has had a hand in this.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56They look like a pair of earrings, really, don't they?
0:33:56 > 0:34:01Mickey Mouse's ears. Anyway, there is nothing Mickey Mouse about these.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05They are very heavy. They have got £100 to £150 estimate.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08I know Jonty paid considerably less than that.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11It is probably a typo in the catalogue.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14Well, James isn't the only one who thinks the auction house
0:34:14 > 0:34:16is being generous.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18£100 to £150?
0:34:18 > 0:34:22If they make more than £50, I'm going to give James a big kiss.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27Well, that is quite a threat. As Jonty prepares to pucker up,
0:34:27 > 0:34:28the auction gets under way.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32James's 19th-century Chinese brass bowl is first up.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34I have a confession to make.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- I quite like this.- Do you?- Yes.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40I think it is really good quality. Anyway, here it comes.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43I have commissions. At 25.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45- Oh!- 30 bid.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47- £30.- Come on, keep going!
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- 30 is bid.- Is anybody in the room?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52That's a commission bid at £30.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54- £30...- Look, 35.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57We are still moving. Oh, I'm happy with that.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00I am in the black!
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Yes, but only just.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04James' profit is a teeny tiny 28p,
0:35:04 > 0:35:07once you have deducted the sale room fees.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10So his run of bad luck continues.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Bingo's 18th-century candlesticks are up next, though.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Will they light up the sale room?
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- These candlesticks have changed colour.- They have, haven't they?
0:35:18 > 0:35:23- What's your secret? - It's chemical cleaners
0:35:23 > 0:35:25and the good Mrs Bingo.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27The long-suffering Mrs Bingo.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Now, are they going to make the money that they say in the catalogue?
0:35:29 > 0:35:33- £50 to £80?- I would be,
0:35:33 > 0:35:36rather like you, rather surprised if they did.
0:35:36 > 0:35:37Here they are.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42- They look very gleam-y. - The majesty of them.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44- Three commission bids. - HE GASPS
0:35:44 > 0:35:4745. 50. Five. Is there 60?
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Blimey, O'Riley!
0:35:50 > 0:35:52That is quite a price, isn't it?
0:35:52 > 0:35:54At 55...
0:35:55 > 0:36:00Everything that passes through my hands comes out better at the end.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05- Thanks to Mrs Bingo. - All right, all right.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Yes, Mrs Braxton's work pays off.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09After fees, the profit is £16.44.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Jonty's Art Deco marble bookends are up next.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18James doesn't know about the prospective kiss.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22Now, these bookends, if they make more than £50,
0:36:22 > 0:36:25you are in for a surprise.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27...marble bookends,
0:36:27 > 0:36:29together forming a heart shape.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33Bids from 60, 70, £80.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35- Bid at 80.- I can't believe that!
0:36:35 > 0:36:37£80 bid! Ho-ho!
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- 90 bid. - And there is a bidder in the room!
0:36:40 > 0:36:43£90 bid. 90...
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- At £90.- Go on!
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Well, I must say, I am flabbergasted.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52I didn't believe it, Jonty. Well done.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- I said I'd do that.- Ew! Ew!
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Some people might like a kiss from The Hitman,
0:36:59 > 0:37:01but James isn't one of them.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05The profit won't make him feel any better, either. Jonty makes £48.89.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09That is indecent profit, that really is. That's not...
0:37:09 > 0:37:12That's not sporting. I'm going off you.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17Well, will Jonty's 19th-century Chinese soapstone tablets
0:37:17 > 0:37:18make it worse?
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Well, another pair of bookends, really, aren't they?
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- They sort of are, aren't they? Here they are.- They are lovely.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26- They look good, don't they? - They look good.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Now, these could be sleepers. What do you reckon?
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Well, let's hope not, shall we?
0:37:34 > 0:37:39- 25. That is more the region. 25. How much did you pay?- 20 quid.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Don't be greedy, man!
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- Selling at 25...- That's enough.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47- You win some, you lose some.- Yeah.
0:37:47 > 0:37:52Mm, and in this case, he has lost to the tune of £2.80, after fees.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54But James tries to be supportive.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58Well, don't worry, don't worry.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Trying not to smile, but it is just coming.
0:38:00 > 0:38:01I don't know where it's coming from.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- There is a smile still sort of seeping out.- It is. It is misplaced.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07I don't know where it has come from.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09So, has James' luck changed?
0:38:09 > 0:38:12His Wright Pottery coffee set is up next.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15He paid less than £12..
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- 20. At £18.- Motoring!
0:38:18 > 0:38:21£18. Is that a profit?
0:38:21 > 0:38:24- 20, 20! Somebody in the room.- 22?
0:38:24 > 0:38:28- 22? - As long as you don't take sugar.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32- And selling at 22.- That's all right, I'm happy. Slightly, marginally.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Blimey! I seem to be holding all the cards here, don't I?
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Well, if that's the way you want to look at it, fine.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43But after fees, the profit on the coffee set is £2.98,
0:38:43 > 0:38:46which would probably buy you a large cappuccino.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Anyway, Jonty's iron grill is up next.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52He bought it in Belgium for £125.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56Start at 35. 45.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- That's too low.- Is there five?
0:38:59 > 0:39:00At £50. At 50.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04Five. 60. Five.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- That's better.- 70. Five.- Getting there.- 80.- It's going up, isn't it?
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- Five.- Well done. I don't think you need worry.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- Well, it's not there yet. - Telephone bidder!
0:39:13 > 0:39:16110.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20- 120. At £120...- Don't lose...
0:39:20 > 0:39:21120.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24What's it like in the red, eh?
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Jonty laughs off his loss - £31.04 -
0:39:29 > 0:39:31But he knows he has got a lot in the bank.
0:39:31 > 0:39:37And with that, we reach James' last item, which needs to do VERY well.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41- This is the mighty big brass bowl. - And Mrs Bingo...
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- She has done very good work. - Here it is.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47It is worth pointing out that to come level with Jonty, James
0:39:47 > 0:39:51needs the bowl to sell for £550.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52No pressure, then.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57- Straight in at 40. Now five. - Struggling. We need somebody else.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Back of the room at £40.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01£40. Cut a loss.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- Now, look.- OK.- Now look -
0:40:04 > 0:40:06smiling!
0:40:06 > 0:40:10James ends with egg on his face, a loss of £17.88.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Deary me, Bingo!
0:40:12 > 0:40:16The Hitman still has his Edwardian mahogany corner cabinet to go,
0:40:16 > 0:40:20but whatever happens here, he now can't lose.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- The room.- 60. £70.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- £70, that's all right.- £70. 70.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30- At £70, and selling at 70....- £70...
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Not the biggest profit - £13.56 -
0:40:33 > 0:40:36but quite frankly, that no longer matters.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39And that brings the Showdown to an end.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42I think you should be smiling rather than I should be smiling,
0:40:42 > 0:40:44because my profit definitely is pence
0:40:44 > 0:40:46and I think yours is pounds.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- I don't know about that. - Unbelievable!
0:40:50 > 0:40:53Oh, James, there is nothing anyone can say to make it better,
0:40:53 > 0:40:56so let's leave him to wallow in his own self-pity
0:40:56 > 0:40:58and get on with the admin instead.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Both our experts started their monumental challenge
0:41:02 > 0:41:04with £1,000 of their own money.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Jonty 'The Hitman' Hearnden
0:41:06 > 0:41:09spent £723.53 on his eight items.
0:41:11 > 0:41:15James 'Bingo' Braxton spent much less, just £459.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Maybe he is regretting that now.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21All of the money that Jonty and James have made from today's
0:41:21 > 0:41:23challenge will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26And just in case you've not been paying proper attention
0:41:26 > 0:41:29for the last 40 minutes, let's find out who is today's
0:41:29 > 0:41:32Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown champion.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38- Hello, sir.- Hello, Jonty. - All right?- Yeah, very good.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42- I was up against you and the missus in the auction sale.- It was, yeah.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Mrs Bingo, lots of polishing, couldn't stop her.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48All right, no exceptions, no great profits on mine.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- What about yours?- I have to say
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- that I was really pleased selling my sextant.- Shall we see?- Yep.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56- Are you ready?- Ready. Go.
0:41:58 > 0:42:0072.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02My word, that was a profit!
0:42:02 > 0:42:06So Jonty absolutely smashes it!
0:42:06 > 0:42:07Well done, Hitman.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10But each of our experts has been building up their profit pots over
0:42:10 > 0:42:14a week of challenges, so who has made the most overall?
0:42:16 > 0:42:20- Go on, Jonty.- Shall we go on to the rest?- I think you may have it.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25BOTH: Oh!
0:42:25 > 0:42:29Well done. Well, mine is a magnum, I think. And you're buying.
0:42:29 > 0:42:30THEY LAUGH
0:42:30 > 0:42:33Yes, Jonty is victorious again.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Between them, they've made nearly £2,900.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39And every last penny of that will go straight to good causes.
0:42:39 > 0:42:44My chosen charity is Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47They care for children with life-shortening
0:42:47 > 0:42:50and life-threatening conditions.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54They are also raising funds for a much-needed hospice in Berkshire.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58I've chosen The Landmark Trust that rescues architectural follies,
0:42:58 > 0:43:01and I do wish somebody would rescue me.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06Yes, you can go and have a lie down in a darkened room now, James.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08It has been a week of no-holds-barred combat.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11And our excellent experts have really put their money
0:43:11 > 0:43:14where their mouths are and shown that they can make
0:43:14 > 0:43:15a convincing profit from buying
0:43:15 > 0:43:19and selling antiques when their own money is on the line.