0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 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!
0:00:16 > 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 > 0:00:26The 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 > 0:00:45Today, fearless auctioneer Kate Bliss
0:00:45 > 0:00:49takes on the superhero of the saleroom John Cameron
0:00:49 > 0:00:51at a Parisian antiques market.
0:00:51 > 0:00:56Coming up, John pushes his reputation for weird and wacky...
0:00:56 > 0:00:59I'm getting a few funny looks walking down the street with a fridge here.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..Kate gets confused by foreign numbers...
0:01:02 > 0:01:0784 centimetres, not 84 euros.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11..and Long John Cameron tries to avoid walking the plank.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14I am wearing a life jacket under here in case you throw me overboard.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Bonjour, mes amis and a big Gallic welcome to Paris
0:01:34 > 0:01:38for another adventure through the worlds of astounding antiques,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41awesome objets d'art, and fabulous furniture.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42And what could be more exciting
0:01:42 > 0:01:45than a bountiful buffet of French finery
0:01:45 > 0:01:48with two of the greatest experts known to man?
0:01:48 > 0:01:49Yes, we've taken a pair
0:01:49 > 0:01:53of the UK's premium profiteers across the Channel.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55And while this place may be the capital of love,
0:01:55 > 0:01:59there'll be no love lost between our two sparring partners. Oh, no.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04First up, a delectable dealer with a super steely style,
0:02:04 > 0:02:06an audacious auctioneer who'll stop at nothing
0:02:06 > 0:02:10to negotiate a tres jolie price in any language.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12It's the bargain buster with bags of English charm.
0:02:12 > 0:02:18All the way from Herefordshire, it's Kate 'Absolute' Bliss.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21I'm going to have to work really hard
0:02:21 > 0:02:24and brush up on my French a bit, I think.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Her challenger is a hard haggler and a heavy hitter.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Yes, this man's a fearsome fighter
0:02:29 > 0:02:31who knows how to pack a profit punch.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33And he's a handsome devil, too.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Weighing in from Portsmouth, it's John 'The Hammer' Cameron.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38You know what?
0:02:38 > 0:02:43I've got a feeling Kate might beat me today but then again, pigs might fly.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44Today, our Brits abroad
0:02:44 > 0:02:47are at the enormous flea market at Saint-Ouen in Paris,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50a rabbit warren of stalls and shops.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Our experts have each brought
0:02:52 > 0:02:54£750-worth of their own euros to spend
0:02:54 > 0:02:56and once they've sold on their French fancies,
0:02:56 > 0:03:00any profit they make will go to their chosen charities.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01So, it's time for our doyennes of the deal
0:03:01 > 0:03:03to pull on their bargain boots,
0:03:03 > 0:03:07brush up on their French, and scale the antiques heights.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Kate Bliss and John Cameron, bonne chance,
0:03:10 > 0:03:14because it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- Morning, John.- Morning, Kate. - Good to see you.- How are you?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- Good to see you too.- I'm well. I've never been to Saint-Ouen before.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24Well, this is an amass of antique shops, stores, and boutiques.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- There is something for everyone here. - Are you going to give me any tips,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30tell me where the best places are?
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- Of course not. Why would I tell you that?- Worth a try.- Strategy?
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Do you know, I think I'm going to play it safe today.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39I'm going to go for fairly traditional items,
0:03:39 > 0:03:43maybe have a bit of a splurge on one and a few more affordable items.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45We'll see. How about you?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47I think, first of all, something I can afford,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49something where there might be a bit of profit.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- I'm looking for the weird and wacky, I think, today.- Are you?- Yes.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54So bonne chance.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- Yeah, good luck.- And I shall see you in a bit.- Yeah. Take care.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Well, they seem pretty chipper.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Let's hope that continues because this place is vast,
0:04:02 > 0:04:06over 2,000 stalls to peruse but their time is seriously limited.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09This is a challenge that's not for the faint-hearted.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11It requires nerves of steel
0:04:11 > 0:04:13and eagle eyesight to pick out the prime pieces.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Thankfully, cunning Kate has a plan.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21I said to John I was going to play it safe today
0:04:21 > 0:04:25but actually, I might have told a little bit of a porky pie
0:04:25 > 0:04:28because I am going to go wild today.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29There's so much to look at.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32I'm going to look for something very different.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Underhand, maybe, but all is fair in love and antiques
0:04:36 > 0:04:41and this market newbie needs to tip the bargain balance in her favour.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43So how is John feeling?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46There really are some wonderful things here, something for everyone.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49A great place to decorate a hotel,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52a house, or just to come to boost a collection.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Kate looked a little worried but I don't know.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56I think she's a cunning fox, that one.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58I don't think she's going to have too much trouble.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Yes, Inspector Clouseau Cameron is already on Kate's case,
0:05:02 > 0:05:04but the best form of defence is attack
0:05:04 > 0:05:09and within minutes, our dealing detective has honed in.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10A number of car mascots here.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Some of them are mounted, some of them aren't.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16People do collect them back in the UK but this one's quite nice.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18The modelling of it is very much 1930s.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21It's very angular, very Art Deco-looking.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25And it's a cat of sorts, so a bit of multiple appeal there, I'm going for.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Let's just see if we can get a price.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Yes, that's easier said than done.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33John has to play 'find the dealer' first.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Le prix?
0:05:35 > 0:05:37SHE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Oh. I've got to see the boss.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- Excusez-moi, monsieur.- Oui.
0:05:41 > 0:05:48THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Soixante? 60? Soixante? Cinquante?
0:05:53 > 0:05:54Cinquante?
0:05:54 > 0:05:55That's 50 euros.
0:05:55 > 0:05:56Mon ami.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59The dealer turns out to be a bit of a pussycat.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03The Hammer taps up a nice price for his feline find.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06After the currency conversion, he pays £41.67.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10I'm really pleased with this purchase.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13It's got crossover appeal to different types of people -
0:06:13 > 0:06:15somebody that likes cats,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18somebody that likes Art Deco and somebody that likes car mascots.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21At 50 euros, it's a PURRFECT purchase.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Mm. There's no stopping him now. He's really motoring.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29As Kate continues to hunt for her first item,
0:06:29 > 0:06:31this prince of profit stays in the same shop
0:06:31 > 0:06:35and is speeding towards his next purchase.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38This takes me back. Dinky cars. A little bit before my time.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42I had some sort of the later Corgi models but some wonderful cars here.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46Quite pricey, but there's a van here, a Citroen, I think it is,
0:06:46 > 0:06:49and I know someone back in the UK who has one of those vans
0:06:49 > 0:06:51in that exact colour.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54If I can buy that, that might be quite an easy sale.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Excusez-moi, Jean. Le vin.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00See the French there - 'le vin'.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Yes, John, your French is...wrong.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04You've just asked for the wine.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:07:06 > 0:07:08But fortunately for the Hammer,
0:07:08 > 0:07:10the universal language of finger-pointing
0:07:10 > 0:07:12gets him out of trouble.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16220. That's...too expensive.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- Cent?- No.- No?- Cent-vingt.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22- 120. Cent-vingt.- Oui.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25And the deal is done.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30He gets almost half off the price and pays bang on £100.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32So, our smooth-talking English gent
0:07:32 > 0:07:35with his unique command of the French language
0:07:35 > 0:07:37is now a man with a van.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38Incroyable!
0:07:38 > 0:07:41The paintwork on this is in excellent condition.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43When you're looking at things like this,
0:07:43 > 0:07:45make sure it hasn't been touched up. I think this is pretty good.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48More importantly, it has the box.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51This is the bit that really sealed it for me. It has a box.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Wonderful for a collector there.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Jean has given me a chance to make a profit. I'm off.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00And while John's foot is firmly on the accelerator,
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Kate is all perusal, no purchase.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Excusez-moi, monsieur. Le table?
0:08:05 > 0:08:07HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:08:07 > 0:08:11950. That's the whole of my budget. Maybe not.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15I'm hoping that 84 might be the price here.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19This is the measure. 84 centimetres.
0:08:19 > 0:08:2484 centimetres, not 84 euros.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Oh, dear. The actual price was 550 euros.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31She's getting the measure of this place but soon spots a planter.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Will the numbers add up this time?
0:08:33 > 0:08:37THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:08:37 > 0:08:42He asks for 250 euros but she instantly gets him down to 200.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44This is really nice, actually.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47It's caught my eye because it's basically a plant stand.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51The thing I like about it is the sort of sunburst motifs
0:08:51 > 0:08:53which harp back to the Art Deco
0:08:53 > 0:08:56but probably date from sort of a little bit later than that.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00SHE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:09:00 > 0:09:01150?
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- I'm not the owner, I'm just the dealer.- Oh, OK.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07No, he's not budging. It's worth thinking about, though.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09I might come back to that.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Hmm. Still no purchases, then.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15That ramps up the pressure because John is two items ahead,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17and he's game for anything.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20For me, this is definitely 19th-century, handmade.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22This would have hung in a kitchen larder
0:09:22 > 0:09:24and it would be for hanging game.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27You could have rabbits or pheasants or whatever you want to hang up
0:09:27 > 0:09:31to let it age nicely in the nice, cold larder.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:09:35 > 0:09:3740?
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Oui? Oui? Monsieur.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43And with no hanging around, he clinches his third deal of the day.
0:09:43 > 0:09:4640 euros or £33.33.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52So, that's three in the bag for John to Kate's none,
0:09:52 > 0:09:55but that could be about to change.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57While I've been having a little mooch about,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00the owner of the plant stand has come and found me.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02He's been on the phone to the boss
0:10:02 > 0:10:05and he's offered the plant stand to me for 150 euros.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08All of a sudden, he's talking my language.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Merci beaucoup.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12So walking away worked wonders.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15In sterling, the plant stand costs £125 exactly
0:10:15 > 0:10:19and with that, she is finally into the game
0:10:19 > 0:10:21and she's come out fighting.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26So, this is what your punchbag would look like in the 1940s.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Obviously leather and of course, it would've been suspended
0:10:29 > 0:10:33and you'd have a really good workout getting stuck into that.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35The stallholder is a little camera-shy.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37SHE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- 70.- 70 euros.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Can you do 45?
0:10:42 > 0:10:43The death.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46No? 45.
0:10:47 > 0:10:4948.
0:10:49 > 0:10:5248. Yes. 48. Merci beaucoup.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Yes, nearly a third off the price.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58The punchbag costs the equivalent of £40. Smashing.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04I'm really thrilled with my punchbag or punch ball.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06The store holder's just told me
0:11:06 > 0:11:08he thinks it dates from about the 1930s,
0:11:08 > 0:11:11which fits exactly with what I was thinking.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13And I've got a sneaky feeling
0:11:13 > 0:11:17that John Cameron is a bit of a good boxer,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20so I'm treading on his toes a little bit.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Oh, dear! Kapow!
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Kapow? Who does she think she is... Batman?
0:11:26 > 0:11:28But will it prove to be the knockout blow?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Not if her sparring partner has his way.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33The Hammer's shown some fancy footwork so far
0:11:33 > 0:11:37and as the competition heats up, John is keeping it cool.
0:11:37 > 0:11:43This is a 1950s American fridge and I love this. This is real Americana.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46I know plenty of people back home that would love this sort of thing
0:11:46 > 0:11:47just as a decorative item.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49It's what I call junk art.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Look at the inside of that. Classic 1950s. Isn't it wonderful?
0:11:53 > 0:11:57But how much is it? Stand by for some fine franglais!
0:11:57 > 0:12:03Monsieur? THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- Trois cent euros.- Erm...
0:12:05 > 0:12:11- Deux cent?- Non. Trois cent euros. 300.- 300...300.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Whoo... 300 euros for a fridge.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Yes, that's not even working order.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- Deux cent?- No. 250 for you.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Mm. I have deux cent.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23John keeps offering 200 euros.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Mon ami. Go on, take my money.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- Oui, oui.- Deux cent?
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- Oui, oui.- Deux cent.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Happy days for The Hammer.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36He keeps his cool and freezes the price of the retro refrigerator.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39That 200 euros works out at £166.67.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Now he's just got to get it home.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49I'm getting a few funny looks walking down the street with a fridge here.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52It might not be because of the fridge, John.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Right, we've now reached the halfway stage.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Let's tot up their tallies so far.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03Each of our experts arrived in Paris with £750 worth of their own euros.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Kate Bliss has got off to a slow start.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09She's bought two items and spent £165,
0:13:09 > 0:13:12so has a whopping £585 to play with.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17But John Cameron has had a belter of a beginning,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20four items bought for £341.67.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24That means there's £408.33 left in his kitty.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- Hey.- Well, hello. I hope you got me a cold drink in there.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Well, listen, Kate, the heat is on but I'm going to stay nice and cool.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- Look at that!- Yes!- Great piece of Americana.- Love it!- You liking it?
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- Actually, I'm a bit jealous... - Are you?- ..of that.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- Yeah, how much? - Well, it was 200 euros.- Not bad.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45I don't think anyone would want to use this,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48but it's got great natural sculptural quality, isn't it?
0:13:48 > 0:13:52- I'd want to use that!- So, first time here. How have you found it?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Well, do you know what? Better than I expected.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- Can I just stop you there, you're looking really smug.- Am I?- You are.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59- Moi(?)- Yes, moi.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Well, I have bought a little something
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- that I think you might be a little bit jealous of.- What is it?
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- I'm not going to tell you. - Oh, that's mean.- Yeah.
0:14:06 > 0:14:07- You'll have to wait and see.- OK.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09I did say I was going to buy weird and wacky,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12but I also said I was going to buy things that I could take home today.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- So...- Yeah, good luck with that one. - Thanks, Kate.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17You don't want to try to get a lift with me in this later, do you?
0:14:17 > 0:14:19Not a chance, mate, sorry.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Looks like you're on your own, John.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Battle-hardened Kate isn't helping the enemy. No sir-ee!
0:14:25 > 0:14:27She's more interested in making purchases
0:14:27 > 0:14:30and a couple of hundred yards down the street,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32she spots a satinwood Edwardian photo frame.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37What's attracted me is this lovely bit of quality wood.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40This is satinwood, which has this lovely sheen about it.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42I think it would actually clean up
0:14:42 > 0:14:45and look a lot smarter than it does now.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50She offers ten euros.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54He seems...pleased?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57And Kate certainly is. That's £8.33.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00And once John's parked his fridge,
0:15:00 > 0:15:02he throws himself back into browsing.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04He soon finds something much more portable -
0:15:04 > 0:15:06a spelter figure of a lifeboatman.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13- Thank you, sir. - He pays 40 euros or £33.33.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16And that means, Mr Cameron keeps his sizable lead.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Five purchases to Kate's three.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21And she is struggling with prices once again.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- Le cheval? Ce combien?- 500 euros.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31- 500 euros. Merci.- Thank you.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Oh, 500 euros... That's too much for me.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Oh, she's not having much luck, is she?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40John is bounding around the market sniffing out the bargains.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44It's not long before his nose leads him to another quirky item.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48Is it a table? Is it a chair? Whatever it is, he wants it.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Well, that's quite wacky, isn't it? I'm not quite sure...
0:15:51 > 0:15:54It looks like some sort of table.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56I don't think it's a chair
0:15:56 > 0:15:58because you would want to lean up against those.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01SHE SPEAKS IN FRENCH
0:16:01 > 0:16:07- ..120.- I like it. It's natty enough for me. Can we do a better price?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Look, it's in good condition and not broken.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13THEY CONFER IN FRENCH
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- John offers 80. - JOHN SPEAKS FRENCH
0:16:15 > 0:16:19- Then 90.- No. 100, last, last.- 100.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- Sante. Sante.- Merci beaucoup, monsieur.- Mwah!
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Ooh, hello! The Hammer's gone all Gallic.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Sealing the deal with the kiss or two. Sacre bleu!
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Old charmer!
0:16:36 > 0:16:40Turn that deal into sterling and The Hammer pays £83.33.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44So, is he as enchanted with his purchase
0:16:44 > 0:16:45as he is with the lady seller?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Asking what it is, well, it's actually a table.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51At first, I thought it was a chair,
0:16:51 > 0:16:52but when you feel these rods here,
0:16:52 > 0:16:54you really won't want to put your back against it.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Very much strong '50s design,
0:16:56 > 0:17:00but I love these rods alternating colours there.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01And the light at the top.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Great table to put in the corner of a retro '50s interior.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07I've paid 100 euros for that
0:17:07 > 0:17:09and I will have to spend a little bit more
0:17:09 > 0:17:12having it either rewired and PAT tested,
0:17:12 > 0:17:16so probably going to cost me the best part of £150, I'm thinking,
0:17:16 > 0:17:19but I still think there's a profit there, so another good buy.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Happy with that. Just got to get it home now.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25So, the table that looks a chair that looks like a lamp
0:17:25 > 0:17:28has pushed The Hammer even further ahead.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31But the battle is far from over - Kate, the silver specialist,
0:17:31 > 0:17:35has come across a miniature horticultural item.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37A 'brouette' - wheelbarrow to you and me.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40I'm hoping it might be a little silver one.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:17:42 > 0:17:45The camera-shy seller confirms that it is indeed silver.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:17:50 > 0:17:54180. Mm. 140 would be better.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56THEY CONFER IN FRENCH
0:17:56 > 0:17:58160.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02And after a rather long and drawn-out haggle in French,
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Kate agrees to pay 150 euros.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07That's £125 exactly.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08It's another big pay-out,
0:18:08 > 0:18:12but Kate believes the tiny barrow will wheel in a handsome profit.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15It may look a little bit of a quirky choice but, actually,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18novelty silver items like this are very commercial.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22Now, it is hallmarked to show that it's French silver.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24It dates from about 1900
0:18:24 > 0:18:25and it's quite heavy,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28there's quite a bit of silver in there.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30I love little bits like this,
0:18:30 > 0:18:32and the other reason I bought it
0:18:32 > 0:18:35is because I do have a buyer in mind.
0:18:35 > 0:18:36He's a top silver dealer,
0:18:36 > 0:18:39hangs out in a very swanky part of London.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41My only gamble is, and as far as I know,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43he likes English hallmarked pieces
0:18:43 > 0:18:46and, of course, this is very French.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50So, I'm going to keep my fingers crossed that it's a winner.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53She may think she has a buyer, but Miss Bliss is still behind.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57She'll need to keep a clear head in this sprawling market...
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- Hello, madame.- Bonjour.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Que est-ce?
0:19:02 > 0:19:06THEY SPEAK IN FRENCH
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Oui. So, 1960s but in the 1930s style
0:19:12 > 0:19:14of a flapper girl.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17KATE SPEAKS IN FRENCH
0:19:17 > 0:19:1885.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22THEY TALK IN FRENCH
0:19:22 > 0:19:24It could be 70.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- Cinquante-cinq? Pour moi?- OK.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- Cinquante-cinq?- OK.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32That's 55 euros to you and me, which works out as £45.83.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36She said she wanted wacky and that certainly fits the bill.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40John's sitting fairly pretty but continues to hunt around,
0:19:40 > 0:19:45but it's Kate who pounces again and bags her sixth purchase of the day.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Well, I can't hide the fact that I have a penchant for vintage.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52And here in France, of course, the couture capital,
0:19:52 > 0:19:55I've got myself a vintage jacket.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58The thing I like about it is the cut and the colour,
0:19:58 > 0:20:00and it's really vibrant.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05It's probably '70s in date, but it's not in bad condition
0:20:05 > 0:20:08and, I think, very wearable today.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09It's even my size.
0:20:09 > 0:20:10Yes, handy that.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14The jacket cost her 15 euros which is £12.50,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16but is there a profit up those sleeves?
0:20:16 > 0:20:17That's the big question.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21And there we have it, the battle of St Ouen comes to a peaceful end.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23So, how have our soldiers got on?
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Our experts each arrived in Paris
0:20:27 > 0:20:30with a budget of £750.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31Kate finished
0:20:31 > 0:20:32with a strong spending spree.
0:20:32 > 0:20:33She leaves with six items
0:20:33 > 0:20:37having spent £356.66.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40John threw himself into it
0:20:40 > 0:20:41from the word 'go'.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43He's bagged six bargains
0:20:43 > 0:20:45for £458.33.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48So, with all the deals done,
0:20:48 > 0:20:50how are they feeling?
0:20:50 > 0:20:51Well, Kate, here we are.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- End of day. How did you find it today?- I had fun.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56I think if you'd asked me at the beginning of the day
0:20:56 > 0:20:59if I was going to end up with that, I would have said, "Absolutely not."
0:20:59 > 0:21:01But, voila!
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Hang on a second, I've just spotted something there.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Is that the item, the boxing ball there?
0:21:06 > 0:21:08This little piece de resistance?
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- Do you know what that is? - Yes. It's a...
0:21:10 > 0:21:11It's a floor to ceiling ball.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14It has two pieces of elastic which fix it to the ceiling
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- and floor and you... - You pummel it.- ..hit it.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18I was just thinking of who I could think of...and I...
0:21:18 > 0:21:21The picture frame, I see a nice picture of you and I in there.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- That might sell it.- Ah, how sweet. That was a snip.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26That was ten euros, so I couldn't resist it for this.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28So you've been bargain hunting today?
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Well, ten euros, hey, for a period photograph frame.
0:21:31 > 0:21:37But this is my smallest little piece, but not cheap - 150 euros.
0:21:37 > 0:21:38Oh, that makes me feel a bit better
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- about the Dinky car I bought for 120 euros.- Let's see your Dinky car.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Ooh!- Well, it's got its box. It's all there.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46But I did say I was going to buy weird and wacky, didn't I?
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- You did indeed.- Well, you can't get weirder and wackier than a fridge...
0:21:50 > 0:21:51SHE LAUGHS
0:21:51 > 0:21:53..or my 1950s table.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56I may wake up tomorrow morning and think, "What did I do?
0:21:56 > 0:21:57"What was I thinking?"
0:21:57 > 0:22:00You haven't noticed my new outfit.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Oh, right. So this is... What's this? What's this?- This is item number six.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06You do know that there are rules to say you can't keep anything?
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- I know.- I know it fits like a glove but you've got to sell that.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Tell you what, I'll have a deal with you.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13I'll help you get yours to the car if you help me get mine.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15What, with that lump? Get out of here!
0:22:19 > 0:22:20Our bargain blue bloods
0:22:20 > 0:22:23now return to Blighty with their foraged French fancies,
0:22:23 > 0:22:26and it's time to get their selling heads on.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Finding buyers for all their hard-won treasure is no easy feat...
0:22:30 > 0:22:31they need to do detailed research
0:22:31 > 0:22:34and make the very best use of their contacts books.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36They must leave no stone unturned
0:22:36 > 0:22:38in their quest to make the biggest profit possible.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40But remember, until they've shaken on it
0:22:40 > 0:22:43and the money has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46With this mighty challenge looming,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49how are they feeling about their foreign finds now they're home?
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Kate is in Herefordshire.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Now, my favourite item is my smallest purchase
0:22:55 > 0:22:59and it's this lovely little French silver wheelbarrow.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02So, from the smallest item to my biggest item
0:23:02 > 0:23:04and my lovely three-tier plant stand.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09It's 1950s, it's stylish but it's also incredibly practical,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12and I've got a flower shop lined up for this.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14My glass head is a bit of a puzzle
0:23:14 > 0:23:18because I'm not sure exactly what it was made for,
0:23:18 > 0:23:22but I think it would make a fantastic hat stand.
0:23:22 > 0:23:23My picture frame here
0:23:23 > 0:23:26probably dates from the late 19th century,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29and I think I could find a private buyer for this.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33I bought my red jacket because it's the sort of thing that I love.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35It's a great colour, don't you think?
0:23:35 > 0:23:39Why did I buy a tatty, leather punchbag?
0:23:39 > 0:23:40Who knows?
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Problem is, I know lots of people with lovely,
0:23:43 > 0:23:46smart gyms who want more than punchbags,
0:23:46 > 0:23:51so this might just be the little fly in the ointment.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Well, she's not the only one with regrets.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55John is now back at his saleroom in Southsea.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59My favourite at the time when I bought it all
0:23:59 > 0:24:02was this 1950s fridge.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04I did love it. It's striking.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07But since I've got it home, I've gone a little cold on it.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Who's going to buy a 1950s fridge?
0:24:10 > 0:24:13I love this 1950s table here. Very retro.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16I will have to spend a bit more money getting that
0:24:16 > 0:24:17PAT tested of course.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21I love the game hanger. It's wrought iron, handmade, 19th-century,
0:24:21 > 0:24:23and that I see in a kitchen with pots
0:24:23 > 0:24:25and pans hanging from it rather than dead game.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27I've got the car mascot here.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29I think this has got triple appeal.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32You've got, car mascot collectors, cat collectors
0:24:32 > 0:24:34and it's sculpturally very Art Deco.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38This one here - 19th-century, patinated spelter figure
0:24:38 > 0:24:39of a lifeboatman.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42And we are by the seaside, so getting a profit out of that
0:24:42 > 0:24:44shouldn't be too difficult.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47I love the Dinky van here, complete with its box,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50but I did pay a fair bit for it.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53But if anyone can get a profit out of it, The Hammer can.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55Yes, fighting talk from John,
0:24:55 > 0:24:57but head girl Kate is equally confident
0:24:57 > 0:25:00when it comes to procuring profit.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03She's come to Hereford first to meet the owner of a hat shop.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Her glass head owes her nearly £46.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Will she make an early lead?
0:25:08 > 0:25:12So, Angela, this is the glass head that I told you all about.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- This is very much an Art Deco style...- It is.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18..and reminds me of the dancing girls of the late 1920s.
0:25:18 > 0:25:19What do you think?
0:25:19 > 0:25:24I've not seen one with this shaped skullcap effect on it.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27I think it would make the perfect hat stand.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30- It's the right shape.- I'm wondering about this cork stopper here.- Hmm.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33I'm just wondering whether they may have used that for putting
0:25:33 > 0:25:35something inside it, like a fine sand
0:25:35 > 0:25:38cos it would almost give it a soft flesh colour, wouldn't it?
0:25:38 > 0:25:43- Yes.- Well, I'm looking for about £100-150.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44How does that sound to you?
0:25:44 > 0:25:50I could probably maybe stretch to about 110 for it.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Could you do 120?
0:25:54 > 0:25:56- How far you going to twist my arm? - KATE LAUGHS
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Up here?
0:25:57 > 0:26:00120 would be good for me.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- Yeah, we could do 120.- Yeah.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Yes, that's a heady profit of £74.17,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08a stunning start for Absolute Bliss,
0:26:08 > 0:26:10and it looks like it's game on.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14Well, John, it's nice to make a profit in style.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Yes, but the price tag hanging off the back of it is not very stylish.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Kate returns the hat and the scarf to the shop.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23John is also revved up and ready to start selling.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26He's staying local for potential sale number one.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30I'm in Southsea to see local dealer Ian with this little model van.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32I bought this specifically with Ian in mind
0:26:32 > 0:26:34because he actually owns one of these.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37If he doesn't want it, I might be stuck with it.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Will I make a big profit or a "dinky" one?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Let's hope it's big.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44The van cost him £100.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- Ian.- Hello, John.- Good to see you. - All right?
0:26:46 > 0:26:48And lovely to see you've still got the van.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49Still here.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51I saw this in Paris and thought,
0:26:51 > 0:26:53"Well, I know someone that's got one of those vans
0:26:53 > 0:26:56"but has he got one of these Dinky vans?" Have you ever seen one?
0:26:56 > 0:26:57I haven't, no. What's in the box?
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Well, that's surprising. There is something in the box.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03That surprises me, Ian, because you've seen most things. Look.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Great that this actually has the all-important box.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- But just have a look at the condition of that.- It's lovely, isn't it?
0:27:09 > 0:27:11It's superb.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Only, only fault of it
0:27:13 > 0:27:15is it's been sat in a window I think somewhere
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- and the rubber has flattened off on the wheels.- A bit like this one.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Yeah. It does look...
0:27:20 > 0:27:23exactly like your one. Is that the perfect match?
0:27:23 > 0:27:26- And I like the price, John - 25 cents.- 25...
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Do you know what, can you see what that says?
0:27:28 > 0:27:30220 euros.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- That's what I was asked. - That's more than what this is worth.
0:27:32 > 0:27:33HE LAUGHS
0:27:33 > 0:27:35I bet that's worth a few more pounds, Ian.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Well, how much is it, John?
0:27:37 > 0:27:40You know how much rare Dinky toys are worth.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Can you make me a sensible offer on it?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45I've got one offer, John, and I don't know what you paid.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47I'd want to pay 150 quid.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- That's your one offer?- Yeah.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- I'm not going to argue with that. - No?- It's yours at £150.
0:27:53 > 0:27:54Thank you very much, John.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58So John drives away with a profit of £50.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07But the road runs out before his next appointment.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10This one requires sea legs.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13I'm making the short trip across from Portsmouth harbour
0:28:13 > 0:28:17over to Gosport here to see restaurateur Maria
0:28:17 > 0:28:19with my lifeboatman.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25The eatery is on a former lightship,
0:28:25 > 0:28:29so John thinks his sea-faring sculpture will fit right in.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Maria, I've been looking forward to coming over to the boat.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- I've brought you a figure, no less, of...- Oh, wow.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38..a lifeboatman. Now, have a look. What do you think?
0:28:38 > 0:28:40- I love it.- Nicely modelled, isn't it?- Yes.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42I've got a nice little spot for that and it'd be a nice little mascot
0:28:42 > 0:28:45for me. They come here from all the lifeboat associations
0:28:45 > 0:28:47and use the place here, so perfect.
0:28:47 > 0:28:48- Do you like that?- I do, yeah.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52- OK. Well, I picked it up in Paris. - Right, OK.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55You can see a signature there - not terribly well - H Fruges.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59- Right, OK.- And that's Henry Fruges. He was a French sculptor,
0:28:59 > 0:29:02lived between 1872 and 1944,
0:29:02 > 0:29:05a good name exhibited at the Paris Salon.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07And this is not bronze, it's spelter,
0:29:07 > 0:29:11so it was a cheaper variety made for the middle classes rather than
0:29:11 > 0:29:13the upper classes which would have been bronze.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18But the nice thing about it, it still has the original patination
0:29:18 > 0:29:19and some of the original paint.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21So, how much, John?
0:29:21 > 0:29:23I know you're a top businesswoman, Maria.
0:29:23 > 0:29:27And I am wearing a life jacket under here in case you thrown overboard.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30Hopefully not. Hopefully you will give me permission
0:29:30 > 0:29:32to go ashore after this.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33Well, I'm looking for about 150 for it.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36It's a bit much. I think we'll go down for that.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38What shall we say? About 90?
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Down quite a bit, actually, yeah. The tide's gone right down...
0:29:40 > 0:29:44I thought I'd start at the bottom, you started at the top.
0:29:44 > 0:29:45Could you go an extra tenner?
0:29:47 > 0:29:51- Fiver?- Oh, you are tough! - At £95.- £95.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53- All right. Maria, I'm not going to argue with you.- No.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Not with that heavy thing in your hand.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57I'll make you walk the plank otherwise.
0:29:57 > 0:29:58You'll make me walk the plank? OK, £95,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- you've got yourself a deal. - Thank you very much.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02Well, shiver me timbers.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Long John Cameron avoids the plank
0:30:04 > 0:30:09and comes ashore with a treasure of £61.67 profit.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13That means he's out in front - but Kate won't take it lying down.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16She lugs her large planter to Cheltenham
0:30:16 > 0:30:18to show the florist she was talking about.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Will he give her a profit on the £125 she paid?
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- Andy, this is the pot stand I told you about.- Yeah.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29It's definitely French. Polished steel, as you can see.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32The sunburst design on each of the tiers is very much
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Art Deco in style.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37But I think this is probably '50s or even a little bit later.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41It would just be the perfect thing for a florist shop.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43It would just fit nicely in your window.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45It all depends on the money, Kate, doesn't it?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47That's the main thing we are talking about.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51I was hoping for somewhere between 220 and 320.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- Really the upper end of that. - Really?
0:30:55 > 0:30:59I think the three end of things is probably a bit steep.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Can I say 260?
0:31:01 > 0:31:06- If that any good for you? - Not that end. 200.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10I'll tell you what, if we do 240, I'm OK for time,
0:31:10 > 0:31:13I'll give you a hand to make up your next order if you like.
0:31:13 > 0:31:14Done.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Profit by any means necessary, eh, Kate?
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Let's see if Andy is going to get his money's worth.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21# Daydream
0:31:21 > 0:31:24# I fell asleep amid the flowers
0:31:24 > 0:31:26# For a couple of hours
0:31:26 > 0:31:28# On a beautiful day... #
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- So, Kate, there are your flowers. Make me a bouquet.- OK.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33- I'll leave it to you.- Thanks, Andy.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36# I dream of you amid the flowers
0:31:36 > 0:31:40# For a couple of hours
0:31:40 > 0:31:43# Such a beautiful day... #
0:31:43 > 0:31:45So, what do you reckon?
0:31:45 > 0:31:49- Oh, my goodness!- I've done mine. - Look at that! That's amazing!
0:31:49 > 0:31:53- Yours isn't too bad.- Do you reckon? - I'm quite impressed.- Five out of ten?
0:31:53 > 0:31:55I'd give you seven actually.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59So, job done and Miss Bliss has a sweet-smelling profit
0:31:59 > 0:32:01of £115 all tied up.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03That's flower power for you!
0:32:04 > 0:32:08As Kate and John get back to scouring the country for the
0:32:08 > 0:32:11best buyers, let's look at how they're doing so far.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Kate Bliss has made two excellent sales at this stage -
0:32:14 > 0:32:19her profit currently stands at £189.17.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22John Cameron has also sold two items -
0:32:22 > 0:32:27but he's further behind in the profit stakes - with £111.67.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30So John has some catching up to do
0:32:30 > 0:32:33but Kate's looking to extend her lead.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35It's time to take her wheelbarrow to that silver dealer
0:32:35 > 0:32:37she knows in London's Covent Garden.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40I bought my silver wheelbarrow with one person in mind.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43And that person is Daniel Becksfield.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47He specialises in novelty silver pieces, just like this one.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- Daniel. Hello.- Hi.
0:32:55 > 0:32:56BOTH: It's lovely to see you!
0:32:56 > 0:33:00- This is the little piece. I thought of you.- That's gorgeous!
0:33:00 > 0:33:03I know you love novelty silver,
0:33:03 > 0:33:05and I know you only like really good quality.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08The first thing I thought about this when I picked it up
0:33:08 > 0:33:10was that the weight is quite good for a little novelty piece.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Sometimes you get little wheelbarrows, English ones,
0:33:13 > 0:33:16that are sort of half-heartedly looking like a wheelbarrow.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20- But there is no doubt at all whatsoever what that is about.- Yes.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Let's have a little look. The marks are very small on this.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26You definitely have a little French mark on the side there.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29But in the centre there, you have a little dagger mark, which is
0:33:29 > 0:33:33a Dutch mark. The Dutch were fantastic at making miniature silver.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36They started making silver from the 17th century
0:33:36 > 0:33:38all the way through to the 1920s, 1930s.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41And that is a little French import mark.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44At some stage it has been imported into France and sold in France.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48Date wise, I thought that was around 1900. Do you think...?
0:33:48 > 0:33:52I think it could be a little bit earlier. I think 1900 or 1890s.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54What sort of price were you thinking about?
0:33:54 > 0:33:58I was hoping for somewhere between 300 and 350. Something like that.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02OK. Splitting the difference at 325,
0:34:02 > 0:34:07maybe that would be somewhere in the middle that would work for us both.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11- That sounds ideal. - In that case, fantastic.- Great.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12That's incredible.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16Kate wheels away a Bliss-tastic barrow-full of profit -
0:34:16 > 0:34:18£200 to be precise.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21And she's on a roll - the satinwood Edwardian photo frame is
0:34:21 > 0:34:23bought by a man in Milton Keynes.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26He pays £80, which is a massive mark-up -
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Kate makes a profit of £71.67.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Not to be outwitted by his silver-tongued opponent, John has
0:34:33 > 0:34:37trawled his contacts and thinks he's found a buyer for his '50s table -
0:34:37 > 0:34:42part-time dealer Phil has come to John's saleroom to take a look.
0:34:42 > 0:34:43Here is the table in the flesh.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46What does that look like from the picture you saw?
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Initially, I thought it looked more like a chair, John, to be honest.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51I have to confess that when I first saw it in Paris, I thought
0:34:51 > 0:34:53it was a chair. I was about to sit on it and then
0:34:53 > 0:34:56I thought, "That doesn't look too strong."
0:34:56 > 0:34:59And when I looked again I thought, "It's a table."
0:34:59 > 0:35:02It's been completely rewired there
0:35:02 > 0:35:04and PAT tested, electrically tested.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08If I were to ask you to make me an offer, how would you see it?
0:35:08 > 0:35:09It needs a little bit of work.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12There is a little bit of veneer missing from the front.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15I don't know, perhaps 140. Something like that.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- I was hoping for about 100 quid more than that.- Really?- At about 250.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21How about 200 quid, John, would that be any good to you?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23- Is that your best offer?- 200 a deal?
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Go on, Phil. £200. It's yours.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31The electrical work and safety testing cost John an extra £28.
0:35:31 > 0:35:32Taking that into account,
0:35:32 > 0:35:38the table still makes an illuminating profit of £88.67.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41He also sells his cat car mascot to a private
0:35:41 > 0:35:43collector in Alton, in Hampshire.
0:35:43 > 0:35:49He pays £110 and adds another £68.33 to The Hammer's profit pot.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53But there's no rest for a man on the back foot.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55He pushes on to Portsmouth with his game hanger -
0:35:55 > 0:35:58he's heading to a man who runs a country sports shop.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Steve, you've handled a lot of country sports items in your time.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04- What do you think? Have a look. - It's very nice.- Bought it in Paris.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06It appealed to me straightaway.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09When you actually look closely at it, you can see it is totally handmade.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12You can see all the hammer marks, where the smith has been busy
0:36:12 > 0:36:14flattening this out, spreading and splitting.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- It's very nice. - Think you could sell that on?
0:36:16 > 0:36:19I don't think I'd want to sell it, I think I'd want keep it.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- Would you?- Yes. It would be a nice talking point for the shop.- Yeah.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25In terms of hanging game, what was the whole purpose of that?
0:36:25 > 0:36:26Basically, to enhance the flavour.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29The longer you hang a game bird, the stronger the taste will be.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33- So you could be a buyer of this then, Steve?- At the right price, John.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35At the right price. Of course.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38I think it's worth nothing less than £80. And that's cheap.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- I don't want to pay £80. - Of course you don't want to pay £80.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- What's your best price? - What's your best bid?
0:36:45 > 0:36:50- Half that.- 40 quid?- Mm-hmm. - Good Lord! You are game, Steve.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- 60 quid and you've got yourself a game hanger.- 55.
0:36:53 > 0:36:58Come on! Behave yourself! It's a good talking point. £60.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02- £60. Go on.- You are tough, Steve. You are tough as an old game bird.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03That's for sure.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06So John holds his nerve and gets that extra fiver.
0:37:06 > 0:37:12He hangs up a profit of £26.67. His rival is still at it.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Kate sells her red jacket to a vintage stylist in Oxford.
0:37:15 > 0:37:20- I'm really sad to see it go.- Yep. - But 45 is brilliant.- Thank you.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24And that buttons up a profit of £32.50.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27Now, you'll remember Kate had a crisis of confidence over
0:37:27 > 0:37:31the punch ball - so she's saved her worst till last.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36I found a boxing club and fitness centre on the edge of Shropshire.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39I don't know how I'm going to get on with my vintage leather
0:37:39 > 0:37:43punch ball, but I've got a feeling this is one profit I'm going
0:37:43 > 0:37:45to have to fight for.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- Hi, are you Paddy?- I am. - I surrender!
0:37:55 > 0:37:57I've brought you something. We spoke on the phone.
0:37:57 > 0:38:03- It's quite collectable...- Yep.- ..and takes you back to a bygone era.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07- Oh, right.- Probably between the wars. - OK.- That's the punch ball.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11- Oh, right. OK. - Obviously, it's made of leather.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Yes, it's a floor-to-ceiling ball actually.
0:38:13 > 0:38:18This is an eye-hand coordination ball. It moves around very quickly.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22It sort of trains you to really pick up your punches, pick up your speed.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24It mimics your opponent, really.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Is this something that you would be interested in?
0:38:26 > 0:38:28We would hang it up. I've actually got the wires.
0:38:28 > 0:38:33We did have one and the ball broke about a year ago.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35It depends how much.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40I mean, looking for around the £150 mark. How does that sound to you?
0:38:40 > 0:38:42150? HE LAUGHS
0:38:42 > 0:38:45The leather itself is actually all in original order.
0:38:45 > 0:38:46How do you feel about it?
0:38:46 > 0:38:51- 80 quid.- 80 quid. Can you do a wee bit more and say around 100?
0:38:51 > 0:38:54- We'll do 100 quid.- Sure? - Yeah, absolutely.- Fantastic.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Yes, that really is a knockout. She didn't have high hopes for the
0:38:57 > 0:39:01punchbag but Kate 'The Heavyweight' Bliss has surely claimed
0:39:01 > 0:39:05the prize for selling today's most unlikely object to make a profit.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07She bags herself £60.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11But The Hammer is still in the game and hoping to freeze
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Kate out of the competition with his last item.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17I'm off to see a friend, Mike, with the world's most travelled fridge.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21Mike is a big fan of American cars and Americana in general.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25I'm hoping, having seen an image, he's not going to go cool on it.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28# Sometimes I wonder what I'm a-gonna do
0:39:28 > 0:39:30# But there ain't no cure for the summertime blues... #
0:39:30 > 0:39:32I'm going to be honest with you, Mike,
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- when I saw this I really thought of you.- Did you? Thank you very much.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37I was in Paris, I saw it and I thought of you.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41And you thought of me when you were in Paris? What can I say to that?
0:39:41 > 0:39:43- Have a look? - We will have a look, yeah.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- I'm intrigued. - It's a lovely colour, too.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47I'm just trying to think of its age.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50I imagine it's late '50s, early '60s.
0:39:50 > 0:39:54When I saw it, it reminded me of a late '50s
0:39:54 > 0:39:56or early '60s American car.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59It does little bit with the type of writing that you see on here,
0:39:59 > 0:40:02which is a little bit like Cadillac or something like that.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06It has been said that I can sell snow to Eskimos but...
0:40:06 > 0:40:09On that bit, what are you looking for?
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- I'm looking for £300 for it. - Oh, dear. Right, OK.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- That's a bit steep. - I'll tell you what, Mike.- Yeah?
0:40:15 > 0:40:18I'll do a swap with this and the car. The '67 Mustang.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- Can we have a deal there?- Absolutely.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22THEY LAUGH
0:40:22 > 0:40:24You won't have to give me too much money.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- I won't have to give you too much. - Seriously...
0:40:26 > 0:40:31- I would be nearer the 200 mark. - Can you do any better than 200?
0:40:31 > 0:40:37- The most I would go for it is 250. - £250?- Yes.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- Absolute best?- Yes.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41I think I can take the 250.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Yes, that's a very cool deal.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47The profit is £88.33 - which is mighty welcome at this stage.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52And John's cruised to the end of his mission.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56All sold up. Profit in my pocket. And, Kate, I'm going home in style.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04So, there we have it - the selling sprees are over.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06It's almost time to reveal today's winner.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10But first, let's remind ourselves what our experts spent in Paris.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16Both our bargain hunters started out with £750 worth of euros.
0:41:16 > 0:41:21Kate bought six items and spent a total of £356.66.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25John also did six deals but spent considerably more.
0:41:25 > 0:41:31Including the electrical work on his table, he handed over £486.33.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33But all that matters now is profit.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36All of the money that Kate and John have made from today's
0:41:36 > 0:41:38challenge will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41So, let's find out who is today's
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Champion.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46- Hi. How are you doing? - I'm OK, I'm OK.- Good.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Relieved now I've sold those items.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52I've got to ask you, it's really been bugging me,
0:41:52 > 0:41:56- how did the fridge go?- I made a huge profit on the fridge.- Did you?
0:41:56 > 0:41:58No. THEY LAUGH
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- And you?- It was good.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03My little wheelbarrow, smallest piece, biggest profit.
0:42:03 > 0:42:04- Biggest profit?- Yeah.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08I guess we ought to get down to brass tacks and see who came out on top.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12- Shall we do it?- After three. BOTH: One, two, three.- Go!
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- Whoa!- Wow! Well done, Kate. Well done, you.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- Well done, you.- Fantastic.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19So the wheelbarrow really did do it for you?
0:42:19 > 0:42:22Motored rather than trundled, I would say.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24It was a good day. And good fun.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27I think the vin rouge is on you.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Yes, a convincing win for Miss Bliss.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31She may have been new to the Parisian market
0:42:31 > 0:42:35but she stormed the bargain Bastille today and reigns supreme.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39At the end of the buying day, John did have me a little bit worried
0:42:39 > 0:42:42because he did seem super-confident.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45But a little bit of hard work behind the scenes,
0:42:45 > 0:42:50some lateral thinking, and a little wheelbarrow helped win the day.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53My French resistance was futile
0:42:53 > 0:42:56under the buying and selling skills of Kate 'Absolute' Bliss.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00It was a bitter pill to swallow but I have learned some harsh lessons.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Well, John can put all that into practice tomorrow.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06Our pair of prize fighters do battle again -
0:43:06 > 0:43:09this time at an auction in Gloucestershire.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11£200. You all done.
0:43:11 > 0:43:12Bother.