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 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit...
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Yee-ha!
0:00:12 > 0:00:16..and gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18BANG! BANG! Who's there?
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Each week, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:21 > 0:00:23will face a different daily challenge...
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- The Axeman! - HE GROWLS
0:00:27 > 0:00:29..putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Ready for the ball.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35..and giving you their top tips and savvy secrets
0:00:35 > 0:00:39on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Get in there!
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Today, everyone's favourite prince of pots, Eric Knowles,
0:00:47 > 0:00:51takes on Put Your Money rookie, artwork authority Will Axon,
0:00:51 > 0:00:53at a car boot sale.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Coming up... Eric's back to his old tricks...
0:00:56 > 0:00:58I'm still being lured by pots.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04It's seduction, really. I can't help it.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Will tries it on...
0:01:06 > 0:01:08- We can do 'em four.- Four quid each, if you buy more than one.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10So that'll be six quid for the two?
0:01:10 > 0:01:13..and then tries putting for profit.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is!
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- WESTERN MUSIC PLAYS - Once upon a time in the West -
0:01:36 > 0:01:38well, West Sussex that is,
0:01:38 > 0:01:42two battling bounty hunters met, to fight over the spoils
0:01:42 > 0:01:45of the mighty Ford car boot sale, near Arundel.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47In the shadow of the medieval castle,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49home to aristocrats and the odd king,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52a right royal rumpus is set to commence
0:01:52 > 0:01:57as two erudite experts face up to each other for the very first time.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Strolling into town, the challenger, the new kid on the block,
0:02:01 > 0:02:03the Billy the Kid of the bargain.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Shooting from the hip, and hailing from Newmarket,
0:02:06 > 0:02:07it's auctioneer...
0:02:11 > 0:02:13Got to go with your gut.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17This half-Spanish hombre is determined to fight to the last.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21But when he sees the opposition, it could be adios, amigo!
0:02:21 > 0:02:24Because waiting to chop The Axeman down to size
0:02:24 > 0:02:28is the sheriff of this here show, the bad boy from Burnley...
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Just buy it and move on.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Yes, he'll be all guns blazing
0:02:36 > 0:02:39as the duel begins to unearth hidden treasure.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Today, the setting for the OK Corral is Ford Airfield -
0:02:42 > 0:02:45home to a well-established market and boot sale.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Our incredible experts have each brought £250
0:02:49 > 0:02:50of their own money to spend
0:02:50 > 0:02:54and, when all the selling's done, every penny of profit
0:02:54 > 0:02:57shoots straight to the charities of their choice.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02So, new boy Will Axon and old hand Eric Knowles -
0:03:02 > 0:03:03pistols at the ready.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07It's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- Axon the Axeman, how are you doing? - I'm all right, Knocker, how are you?
0:03:10 > 0:03:13I'm all right - I'm fine. Have you been to many a car boot?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Yeah, I like to think so. Get out and about on a Sunday morning.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Have you ever found anything of any significant value?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- Don't mind telling me.- Yeah, I have.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- Have you?- The country house car boots are the ones you want to go to.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Tell me later about that.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- But the main thing is, we've got £250 to spend...- I've got 250.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- I was hoping you only had a tenner, but...- No, no.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32I can match you for money -
0:03:32 > 0:03:36but can I match you when it comes to cunning and finding those bargains?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Well, if your reputation is anything to go by,
0:03:38 > 0:03:42I think you can, Eric. I'm a little bit nervous about taking you on.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- He's an unknown quantity, is this lad, so...- Tricks up my sleeve.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Yeah, I've heard it said. Yes, your reputation goes before you.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- Listen...- Listen, good luck. - And you, too. OK.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53See you halfway, at the cafe.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Yes, it all seems friendly enough - but don't be fooled.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59These two are devilishly competitive.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03And it seems our new boy has got old Knocker rather hot under the collar.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09Well, it may be Will Axon's debut series,
0:04:09 > 0:04:14but he's no stranger to car boots and he's a seasoned professional.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16So, he may be the new kid on the block,
0:04:16 > 0:04:19but that counts for nothing in this business.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Yes... Eric comes out fighting.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26And it seems Wonder Boy Will has misjudged the veteran of value.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29I didn't expect Eric to be a car booter, to be honest.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31I thought he was more of a man of leisure -
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Sunday papers, breakfast in bed, that sort of thing.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Turns out, he likes a rummage like the rest of us.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Little bit nervous. He's a legend, but I reckon I stand a chance.
0:04:40 > 0:04:41I'll give him a run for his money.
0:04:43 > 0:04:44And he's not kidding.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Less than three minutes after hitting the ground -
0:04:46 > 0:04:49and with the car booters still unloading their vehicles -
0:04:49 > 0:04:51eagle-eyed Will pounces.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54What's that you've got?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- It's a saddle rack.- It is, isn't it?
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- How much is it?- 120.- Ooh!
0:05:00 > 0:05:02The boy from Newmarket - the capital of world horse-racing -
0:05:02 > 0:05:05has spotted something in the back of a lorry
0:05:05 > 0:05:08that might suit the punters back home on the range.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11What I'm thinking here is, obviously, Newmarket -
0:05:11 > 0:05:13horses - saddles.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Argh!
0:05:16 > 0:05:18You've glued it shut.
0:05:18 > 0:05:2050 quid, cos of the dodgy drawer.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22No, I do need what I've asked.
0:05:22 > 0:05:2380 quid and it's gone.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- Lovely job.- Job done.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29First purchase out the way.
0:05:29 > 0:05:30That is...
0:05:30 > 0:05:32the main thing.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Will shows his colours early on.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35He gallops into the game -
0:05:35 > 0:05:39spending almost a third of his entire budget in one fell swoop!
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Well, what I've bought here is an oak saddle rack.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Two saddle racks here, place for your boots,
0:05:46 > 0:05:49a place for your whips and your tack, a drawer.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52If I can't sell that in Newmarket, I can't sell anything, can I?
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Well, he's got to prove himself, because his opponent
0:05:55 > 0:05:58is already eyeing up some of his favourite wares...
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Yes, Eric Knowles, for ever potty about porcelain.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04And he's in a cheeky mood.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07I'm just thinking, who on earth...
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- wants a left-handed milk jug? - Why's it left-handed?!
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- Just try it! Try it. - I'm right-handed...
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Yeah, but try it in your left hand.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Just try it in your left hand. Cos I've got this in my left hand.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- I don't follow your logic there, sir!- No...
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Naughty Knocker - he's messing with you, sir.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Come on, Eric! The gentleman's here to make money.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31I might be tempted with that one,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33but it'd just have to be at the right price.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34How much?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- I don't know, I don't want to...- 15. 15.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- I'd give you a tenner for it, but... - Go on, then. Go on.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- A tenner?- Go on - I know it's crazy, but I'd like to sell you something.
0:06:42 > 0:06:43- Go on.- OK.- £10.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Should have said five!
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Too late now!
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Eric's off and running - so what exactly has he got?
0:06:51 > 0:06:56Um, I've bought meself a Derby porcelain little milk jug.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58It's decorated in a Japan pattern.
0:06:58 > 0:07:04That's a silver shape which belongs to the reign of, perhaps, George IV.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06The decoration on here is so beautiful,
0:07:06 > 0:07:10and it's in such nice condition, and the damage is...
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Well, it's just a faint hairline, but the more I look at it,
0:07:13 > 0:07:17the more I think it could be for somebody who's ambidextrous.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Because it seems to work just as well in me right hand...
0:07:21 > 0:07:23as it does in me left hand.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28So...yeah, I think makes it that little bit more saleable.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Yes, you can wink all you like, Eric,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33but it's not exactly a unique selling point, is it?
0:07:33 > 0:07:37So, Mr Knowles starts his bid for boot sale supremacy with porcelain.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Who'd have guessed it?
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Not just looking for the ceramics - I'm looking for anything
0:07:43 > 0:07:46that I think's going to make me a bob or two.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47Yes, we'll see.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Not sure Knocker can resist the lure of a lovely piece.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Across the airfield, The Axeman's soaring through the stalls -
0:07:54 > 0:07:56and in his sights, some decorative tiles.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59How much are on your tiles?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Fiver each - but if you buy the whole box, they're cheaper.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08I might come back later, see if they've been reduced further.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Mmm. Are Will's rookie nerves getting the better of him?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14There's a long line of Put Your Money experts
0:08:14 > 0:08:17who've learnt that indecision can cost you dear.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20It takes a couple of minutes, but Will soon catches on.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23You know what? I'm thinking about those tiles.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26I can't afford all of them, cos I've blown £80 on me saddle rack,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28but I've got a buyer for tiles,
0:08:28 > 0:08:32so I'm thinking it seems daft to ignore them, really.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33Why don't we go back and have another look
0:08:33 > 0:08:37and see if I can't twist his arm to come down a bit on those?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39I've come back for another look.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41How much did you say they were? Three quid each?
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- We can do 'em four.- Four quid each if you buy more than one.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Ooh! More than one. Two's more than one, isn't it? Last time I looked.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49So that'll be six quid for the two?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51£7, there you go.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52All right, done.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Two tiles, then, please.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58The seller is 10p short of change, and Will lets him off.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I tell you what... If I make a profit, we'll call it quits.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04If I lose money, I'm coming to look for you!
0:09:04 > 0:09:06THEY LAUGH
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- Thanks very much!- Thank you. Bye!
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Well, let's hope those extra pennies don't come back to bite him
0:09:11 > 0:09:12at the end of the show.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Well, what I've bought here are two tiles. One, Mintons, marked nice.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Sort of majolica type, isn't it, with those colours
0:09:18 > 0:09:19and that type of glaze?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22And another, which is unmarked, but I quite like the design.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Very much of its period,
0:09:24 > 0:09:28that sort of Victorian - almost a Gothic, sort of, feel about it.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30£3.55 I think they cost me -
0:09:30 > 0:09:32there's got to be a profit in there, hasn't there?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Surely.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Well, you're the expert, Axeman.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Now, steaming down the far side of the sale,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Eric's trawling the stalls for his second bargain.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43And, despite all his protestations,
0:09:43 > 0:09:45he's still being drawn to ceramics.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Well, have a look at this.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50I see this little pot and I think, "Ah, now that
0:09:50 > 0:09:54"reminds me very much of Lovatt ware, Langley,"
0:09:54 > 0:09:57and that's all in Derbyshire - but then, when you turn it over,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00there's a little mark that tells you something different.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03It was made in a place called Thailand.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06It's a case of "buyer - beware".
0:10:06 > 0:10:08But if it's cheap enough and you love it - buy it.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Yes - it's not for Eric, though.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13He's a man on a mission, and before you know it,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16our Knocker's at another stall looking at more breakables.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20He's trying to get ahead - well, three heads, actually.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22How much are they? Then I know.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Er...fiver each, I guess, just to get rid of them, I think.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28OK - 15 quid. OK, I'm going to have those.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32So, I've bought three ceramic busts.
0:10:32 > 0:10:38And they were made in Congleton in Cheshire by a firm called Bossons.
0:10:38 > 0:10:44They're actually made out of plaster, but what always intrigued me
0:10:44 > 0:10:46was the attention to detail
0:10:46 > 0:10:50and the realism in those facial expressions.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52I don't mind saying, actually,
0:10:52 > 0:10:56that there is more than a hint of the facial similarity
0:10:56 > 0:10:57with Will Axon.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Either way, I've bought three of them.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Date-wise - around about 1960,
0:11:02 > 0:11:06but at £5 each, I think, as dear old Arthur Daley might say,
0:11:06 > 0:11:09"I'm in for a bit of an earner, my son."
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Well, don't forget Arthur often caught a cold on his deals, Eric...
0:11:12 > 0:11:16And it looks like Will's getting the shivers, too.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17It's not easy, this, you know?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Finding the treasure amongst the, er...
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Well, I don't want to be rude.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28The prospect of a nice little earner has set Eric off on a roll.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31He soon spots a pair of wooden tables and a tin box
0:11:31 > 0:11:33on the same stall.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36The combined asking price for all three is £60.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40So, 25, 35...
0:11:40 > 0:11:43If all took all three, don't mind me asking...
0:11:43 > 0:11:45I could do 55.
0:11:45 > 0:11:4655 for the three?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- Put your hand there, sir. - Thank you very much.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Thank YOU very much.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52A fiver off is enough for Eric.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54But even after he's had a little while to think,
0:11:54 > 0:11:57he's not actually sure what he's bought.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Do you know, when I bought these tables,
0:11:59 > 0:12:00I thought, "Yeah, they're Indian,"
0:12:00 > 0:12:03and then I had another look, and I thought, "ARE they?"
0:12:03 > 0:12:06And then I had ANOTHER look, and I found an elephant,
0:12:06 > 0:12:08which is a bit of a giveaway!
0:12:08 > 0:12:11I think we'll go with the Indian subcontinent.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14And they're very beautifully carved!
0:12:14 > 0:12:16I mean, look at the legs on this one.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20Obviously made for the European market.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24And, as for this tin case - well, it's all in a name.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27And the name on the top of there is Holland & Holland.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Best known to the huntin', shootin', fishin' fraternity.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34And it's a box - I'm not sure what it contained.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36I'm assuming maybe cartridges.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38I'm just hopeful
0:12:38 > 0:12:42that I'm going to double or even treble my money all round.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Eric Knowles - always ambitious.
0:12:45 > 0:12:46Time is marching on.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49So, how are our two bounty hunters faring?
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Is it a beautiful morning or a bad day at Black Rock?
0:12:53 > 0:12:57Both our boys started the day with £250 of their own money to spend.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Eric "Knocker" Knowles
0:12:59 > 0:13:00has kicked up some dust.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Four purchases for £80,
0:13:02 > 0:13:06leaving a hefty £170 in his holster.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Will "The Axeman" Axon has two purchases
0:13:08 > 0:13:11tucked under his cowboy hat so far.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14He's spent a little more - £87.10,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16meaning £162.90
0:13:16 > 0:13:19is left in Miss Kitty.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22So, they're both holding on to a fistful of dollars -
0:13:22 > 0:13:24but are they ready to spend more?
0:13:24 > 0:13:26How you going?
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Um, I'm going all right, but it's a bit of a trawl, isn't it?
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- A bit of a trawl. - Well, it's a car boot, isn't it?
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- It IS a car boot.- The rough with the smooth, all mixed in.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- Have you bought? Are you doing all right?- I have bought, I have bought.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- My first purchase I got that out the way...- OK.- Hoping to buy a few more.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- Yeah.- But...- So, there's no point me going round the other half,
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- cos you've trawled it.- There's plenty here for both of us.- OK.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48We've just got to use our imagination a bit, I think.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- Pearls of wisdom. - I don't know about that.- OK, mate.
0:13:51 > 0:13:52- Good luck.- OK, yeah.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54And off they bounce, back into battle.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56There's no stopping them.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Straightaway, though, Eric is fighting that familiar temptation...
0:14:00 > 0:14:02I'm still being lured by pots.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07It's seduction, really. I can't help it.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09Go on, Eric! You can do it.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Break away from the breakables.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Across the sale, young Axon knows he's on the back foot.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19I'm starting to panic a little bit, now.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Still a few items to buy,
0:14:21 > 0:14:24and I'm, kind of, running out of stalls.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26The pressure is really on for the newbie.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29But, surely, where there's a Will, there's a way.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- Your pub sign caught my eye.- Yeah?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Shame that's not painted, isn't it, really?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- What sort of money have you got on that?- 30.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- Listen, £20.- OK.- Yeah? Done.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42£20. Good man.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Well, another item down.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51Not sure if I've gone a bit mad, but The Queen's Head -
0:14:51 > 0:14:54I know a Queen's Head, other side of Newmarket.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57A hard thing to age, really, and - should be a profit,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00and if there isn't, well, £20 isn't a lot to lose, either.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Well, you say that, but Her Majesty is clearly not amused.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06The pub sign purchase brings a renewed confidence
0:15:06 > 0:15:09to The Axeman's game and, with a spring in his step,
0:15:09 > 0:15:11he's straight on to another stall -
0:15:11 > 0:15:14and chopping down the price of another wooden item.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16What's this one, this burrwood one?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18That one's about £40.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- Give me a bit of slack on that.- 35.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Listen, make it £30 and I'll have a go at it.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- Yes, OK.- Oh!
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- Thank you very much, sir. - You're welcome.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29£30.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32What would you suggest I do to it, being a man who knows?
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- Just wax and very fine wire wool. - Like, 000 grade, isn't it?
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- 000 grade.- Cos then you get that wax into the tight grain, don't you?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- Yep.- And it really brings it out.- Yeah.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Yes, the seller clearly knows what he's talking about
0:15:43 > 0:15:47and Will gets a useful tip to make the most of his burrwood box.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50What I've bought here is some type of caddy.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53No great age to it. 1900, that sort of period.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57But a good, substantial size, nice figurative wood.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Listen, I think, at £30, there's got to be a small profit in there,
0:16:00 > 0:16:01hasn't there? Surely.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Well, profit's the name of the game.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06And it seems wood is fashionable today -
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Knocker is also barking up that tree.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13A plaque from the Japanese Noh theatre.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- Excellent. How much is that?- £30.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- Is that the best? - That would be the very, very best.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20OK. Can we do a swift, sharp deal at £30?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Yes, indeed.- OK.- Bless you. - You're a gentleman.- Good luck.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25And with that, Eric pulls out in front again -
0:16:25 > 0:16:28five items to Will's four.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31This is a mask that would have been worn in a Noh play.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I think it's N-O-H, by the way.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Noh plays are quite famous for going on and on and on.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41But I like this, because it's carved wood,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44and it's got this cinnabar lacquer mask.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47I would hope that it's early 20th century.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52Whatever he dates from, he's going home with me.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Noh is a slow form of Japanese musical theatre
0:16:55 > 0:16:57performed since the 13th century,
0:16:57 > 0:17:00but both our experts need to start saying a rapid "yes"
0:17:00 > 0:17:03to some more items, because time is ticking on.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Well, listen, it's only late morning
0:17:06 > 0:17:08and people are already packing up.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11I've got to get a move on. I've still got things to buy!
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Yes, chop chop, Axeman.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14You need to get cracking,
0:17:14 > 0:17:18if you're going to deal a knockout blow to old Knocker Knowles.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20I think we might have something here.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Oh, he's spotted something!
0:17:22 > 0:17:25What I've found here is a print - Melford Hall, Suffolk.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27It's just down the road from me, isn't it?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30The trouble is, it's not an original print,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33so it's a photographic, lithographic print
0:17:33 > 0:17:36of an original strike from an engraving.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38But - broken glass...
0:17:38 > 0:17:40It's going to have to be giveaway.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42He goes for a little chat with the seller -
0:17:42 > 0:17:44and, quick as a flash, The Axeman is back.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45And he has news.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48A tenner was what he wanted -
0:17:48 > 0:17:50I pointed out the broken glass, later print -
0:17:50 > 0:17:52got it for a fiver.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54There's got to be a profit in that!
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Melford Hall, here I come.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59As this antiques duel continues to hot up,
0:17:59 > 0:18:01it's becoming clear the boot sale is nearing its end -
0:18:01 > 0:18:05the cars, the vans and their treasures are clearing orf!
0:18:06 > 0:18:08I still have things to buy,
0:18:08 > 0:18:13so I'm going to see what I can find up there, but, you know,
0:18:13 > 0:18:15it's hard going up that aisle
0:18:15 > 0:18:19knowing that The Axeman hath gone before me.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Running out of options here.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25I want to buy something else - I want something else under my belt.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28I haven't done over there. Let's go and have a look over there.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31And Will gets a lucky break.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33This dealer is packed and ready to roll,
0:18:33 > 0:18:37but just in time, spots Will and offers him a last minute punt.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39Silver.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- How much?- 25.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- You know, golf - good subject, isn't it?- There you go.
0:18:44 > 0:18:4620 quid and you've got a deal.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Come on, you've got to help me out, here.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- Good luck.- Woo-hoo! How's that?
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Howzat? Wrong sport, William.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54He was just in time, though -
0:18:54 > 0:18:57moments later, the seller drives off.
0:18:57 > 0:18:58That was a stroke of luck.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00There I was, panicking about buying something -
0:19:00 > 0:19:03calls me over, waves this under my nose.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05It's a fully-hallmarked, filled silver,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07I suppose, decanter stopper.
0:19:07 > 0:19:08Little Edwardian golfer on top.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11I'm bound to find someone who plays golf and likes a tipple, aren't I?
0:19:11 > 0:19:15- MUSIC: "Grandstand" theme - Well, maybe try the 19th hole, Will.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19That final buy should go a "fairway" to keeping you in the game.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22The car booters are getting thin on the ground now,
0:19:22 > 0:19:26but Eric is still hoping to squirrel away a last-minute deal.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29It's Royal Doulton and he's nuts about porcelain.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Cos this squirrel's got a little bit of white there,
0:19:32 > 0:19:34but it's perfectly all right, it's not damaged, you know?
0:19:34 > 0:19:38So, 20... £28, come on, you've got a deal.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40You've got a deal.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45Ah! Eric's love affair with ceramics. It warms your cockles.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49I've got to tell you that the Doulton figurine market took a bit of a hit.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51I'm hoping it's on the comeback.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53It dates from the early 1970s.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56So, I'm looking for people who've got an affection for red squirrels,
0:19:56 > 0:20:01because they are, after all, British.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Makes you proud, doesn't it?
0:20:03 > 0:20:07And that patriotic purchase brings Eric's buying bonanza to a close.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09So, as the last vehicles disperse,
0:20:09 > 0:20:12let's have a look at the final figures.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Our bargain-busters each arrived at Ford with a budget of £250.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Eric made six purchases -
0:20:18 > 0:20:20only three of them breakable -
0:20:20 > 0:20:22and spent £138.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Will was quick off the mark.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25He also struck six deals
0:20:25 > 0:20:29but has spent a bit more - £162.10.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32So, as high noon approaches,
0:20:32 > 0:20:35how do our gunslingers think it's gone?
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Well, I can see The Axeman has been buying on a grand scale!
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Well, I thought, you know - Axeman, wood.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42Why not have a go?
0:20:42 > 0:20:44That was my first purchase.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- Now, tell me what that's for. - It's for your saddles.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Hailing from Newmarket, how could I have turned that down?
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Oh, right! I like your box, by the way. What's inside it?
0:20:53 > 0:20:54Nothing!
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- Except a little liner.- Oh, right!
0:20:56 > 0:20:58So, it's a caddy of sorts.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- An eclectic mix.- And you've got a good eclectic mix, as well.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Well, I tried so hard not to go too heavy on the old ceramic front,
0:21:05 > 0:21:10but the first thing I bought was this Derby Japan design milk jug.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13I couldn't help it, with these three little figures.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17When I was a small boy, everybody seemed to have these on their walls.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21- Showing your age!- And this one I quite... Just keep still, will you?
0:21:21 > 0:21:22This is an outrage!
0:21:22 > 0:21:23Is that...? Well, there is...
0:21:23 > 0:21:26I was going to say what a handsome fellow he was, actually.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28And what about this - Holland & Holland?
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- What's that full of, cartridges? - Well, I think so.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33It's seen better days, but, you know, when I saw that, I thought...
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- Oh, hang on - you've just written that on in Tipp-Ex!- No, no, no -
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- it was probably owned by Queen Victoria.- Oh, no.- You know, cos...
0:21:38 > 0:21:43- All in all, I have to say, not a bad morning's work.- Not a bad morning.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Mind you, I found it a little bit stressful towards the end, there.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- It's harder than it looks on telly. - Hey - say that to 'em again.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- BOTH:- It's harder than it looks on telly.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Well, Will, it's about to get a whole lot harder.
0:21:59 > 0:22:00Our experts head home
0:22:00 > 0:22:03and, from here on, it's all sell, sell, sell.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05They must each move into top gear
0:22:05 > 0:22:09and convert their prime purchases to premium profit.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11But that is no simple task.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13The best buyers aren't easy to come by,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16so this requires real research, to rake in the revenue.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20First, our boys need to analyse their luscious lots,
0:22:20 > 0:22:22looking for any bright ideas.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Eric's at Knocker HQ in Buckinghamshire.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28I think I came away with a few good buys.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31I mean, I got three interesting characters...
0:22:31 > 0:22:35I'm hoping to get in touch with a Bossons collector.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39As tables go, the carving on these pieces
0:22:39 > 0:22:42are just absolutely fantastic.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Then I've got a man who likes to feed squirrels.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47I think it's called Lunchtime. It's by Royal Doulton
0:22:47 > 0:22:52and, at one time, you could easily expect to pay £80-£100,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54but the market is not what it was.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Next to that, a box, and it's tin plate, painted,
0:22:57 > 0:22:58and it's all in a name.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03And as for my Derby Japan pattern milk jug -
0:23:03 > 0:23:06it's just a pity that it's got a couple of hairlines.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09My Japanese plaque. I know somebody who deals
0:23:09 > 0:23:13and specialises in great, great Oriental works of art.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Well, if you're watching,
0:23:15 > 0:23:21Will Axon, I'm assuming that you've been through a baptism of fire.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24The only thing I can hope, my dear boy,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27is you don't get your fingers burnt.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29So, is The Axeman feeling the heat?
0:23:29 > 0:23:34He's back home near Newmarket and he's currently playing it cool.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36I'm pretty pleased with what I've bought.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Starting with my favourite item. It's this oak saddle rack.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42I'm pretty confident that I'm going to find a trainer in Newmarket
0:23:42 > 0:23:44that's going to take that off my hands.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Working down, we've got this nice burrwood caddy - got some tips
0:23:47 > 0:23:51from the vendor on how to just buff it up and get that colour up nice.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54The two tiles. Both period Victorian tiles,
0:23:54 > 0:23:55which are collectable.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58They didn't cost me lot, bound to be a profit.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01And then the silver golfer bottle top.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Kind of thing that would retail at over £100.
0:24:04 > 0:24:05He cost me 20.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07And then, to my left, here - surely Melford Hall
0:24:07 > 0:24:10are going to want that to hang in their grand hall?
0:24:10 > 0:24:13And, then, The Queen's Head. How do you do, Ma'am?
0:24:13 > 0:24:16There she is - reminded me of a pub I used to drink in.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Of course, now the trouble is, it's turned into a private house.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Well, Eric, you've seen my runners and riders.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25There can be only one winner - and, as they say round here,
0:24:25 > 0:24:27I'm odds-on favourite.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Well, the new boy's sounding confident.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Let's hope the going's good for both of them, though.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Eric and Will get straight to work.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35They delve deep into their contacts books,
0:24:35 > 0:24:37digging for dazzling deals.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40They must also think outside the box -
0:24:40 > 0:24:42and hunt down people they've never met before.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44But all this hard work could come to nothing -
0:24:44 > 0:24:47until they've shaken on it and the money has changed hands,
0:24:47 > 0:24:49no deal is ever sealed.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Eric is first out of the gate.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54He travels into the capital to see an antiques dealer
0:24:54 > 0:24:55he's known for 30 years.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Well, this is London's Camden Passage.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01And for the past few decades,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04it's been the home to many an antique dealer,
0:25:04 > 0:25:09including a friend of mine, and he specialises in Japanese works of art.
0:25:09 > 0:25:15So, I'm hoping that he's going to purchase my Japanese gong.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19The plaque owes Eric £30, but will expert Kevin see more value?
0:25:19 > 0:25:20Kevin, how are you doing?
0:25:20 > 0:25:22- Fine, how are you?- Good to see you.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26Well, it's lovely to find you in your emporium.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28I've bought myself a Japanese work of art.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32- I've seen sort of similar things, but they're usually on metal.- Mm-hm.
0:25:32 > 0:25:33This is on wood.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35What sort of date would you put on it?
0:25:35 > 0:25:38I would say it's between Taisho and Showa,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40or early Showa - 1930s.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Well, my opening gambit would be somewhere in the region
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- of about £150.- Mm.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48Well, I'd be happy to pay that.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50- £150.- As usual.- You are a star.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- Thank you.- OK.- Thank you very much.
0:25:52 > 0:25:53Well, that seemed a bit too easy.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Perhaps your opening play should have been a little bit higher, Eric.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00Still, it's £120 profit without even breaking a sweat.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03It's very unusual when a dealer will take something off you
0:26:03 > 0:26:07at the asking price, but should I be bothered?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Well, no, because I made a good percentage return on what I spent
0:26:10 > 0:26:14and, if Kevin can do the same, then I am delighted for him -
0:26:14 > 0:26:17because that's what this business is all about.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19You buy it, you sell it, you move it on.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22And that's exactly what Will is hoping to do
0:26:22 > 0:26:25with the framed print of Melford Hall that he bought for a fiver.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29He's replaced the broken glass - that cost him another £4.78 -
0:26:29 > 0:26:31and he's hoping to sell it
0:26:31 > 0:26:34in the shadow of the real building in Suffolk.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36I'm here to meet Veronica.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38She works as a volunteer at Melford Hall
0:26:38 > 0:26:41and she's expressed an interest in my print.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43He's meeting her round the back, by the banqueting hall.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Well, at least it's not the tradesman's entrance, eh?
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Well, Veronica, good morning.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50And here is the print.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52What do you think of it, now you've seen it in the flesh?
0:26:52 > 0:26:54It's super, it's really a lovely picture.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57- Tell me it's going to be hung in the hall, perhaps.- No.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59All the volunteers are going to buy it
0:26:59 > 0:27:01for a member of staff that's leaving.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03- Oh!- So, we want him to be able to hang it in his office
0:27:03 > 0:27:05and think of his lovely days with us all.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Oh, what a lovely gesture!
0:27:07 > 0:27:10I'm thrilled that it's actually going to go to someone who's
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- got a connection to the hall. - That's right.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14So, I'm thinking - well, what would it cost you
0:27:14 > 0:27:17to get a similar sort of print framed and glazed?
0:27:17 > 0:27:21Maybe around the sort of £60 mark. How does that sound to you?
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Um, could we, sort of, say a little bit less?
0:27:24 > 0:27:25What about 55?
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- Well, that sounds a deal to me. - Does that sound a deal?
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- Sounds great.- Well, let's do it. Let's shake on it!
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Well, that was nice and simple, too.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36Will reaps the rewards - £45.22 profit.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39So, both our superb salesmen are off the mark -
0:27:39 > 0:27:41although Eric's way out in front,
0:27:41 > 0:27:44so The Axeman must motor on to catch up.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47His rival is determined to retain the advantage.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50He's brought his three Bossons to Borehamwood.
0:27:50 > 0:27:56I'm here to meet a gentleman who is a collector of Bossons pottery heads.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Now, I've not seen his collection, obviously,
0:27:58 > 0:28:00and I'm looking forward to seeing it,
0:28:00 > 0:28:02because I'm told it is what they call...
0:28:02 > 0:28:03extensive.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05You don't know the half of it, Eric.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06Have a look at this!
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Oh, my giddy aunt!
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Steve and his wife Marion have over 800 Bossons.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18As well as collecting, they also deal in them.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20What a huge variety!
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Is this a shared passion, Marion?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- Yes, it is.- It is.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25I think it would have to be!
0:28:25 > 0:28:28They really do look as though, when we close the door,
0:28:28 > 0:28:31they'll start jabbering away to one another, don't they?
0:28:31 > 0:28:33- Shall I show you?- Yes, please.
0:28:33 > 0:28:34OK.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- Now, do you know him? - Yes. Life-boatman.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38How do you know it's Life-boatman?
0:28:38 > 0:28:39It's got its name on the bottom.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- Have you got him?- There he is.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43Oh, you've got him. OK.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Well, we know who that is. That's Will Axon.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47STEVE LAUGHS I bet you didn't know that, did you?
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Something I've noticed with Bossons
0:28:49 > 0:28:51- is that you've got to be very, careful with them...- Mm.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56- ..because this paint is so micro thin.- It can be repaired.- Can it?
0:28:56 > 0:28:59To a certain extent, I do that myself.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- You do?- Yeah.- OK.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04This was probably made in the tens of thousands.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07I was hoping they were going to be worth about £10 each,
0:29:07 > 0:29:09but if you think that's pie in the sky, tell me.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14It's certainly more than we would be able to sell them on for.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16OK, what would you like to go for?
0:29:16 > 0:29:19I'm happy to offer you 20 for the three.
0:29:19 > 0:29:20- 20 for the three.- Yeah.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24OK. That sees me with a profit, of sorts.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28- Not a big one, but a profit that's worth having. OK.- OK?
0:29:28 > 0:29:29Well, it all helps, Eric.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33He takes his £5 profit and makes make his escape.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Much longer in there, and he'll start seeing little heads.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Bosson of Knocker, anyone?
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Eric is still out in front,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43but at this early stage it's anybody's game.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Talking of games, Will's pitched up at Bury St Edmunds Golf Club.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49He's brought the silver golf bottle stopper -
0:29:49 > 0:29:52his last-minute purchase that cost £20.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55He's meeting the club's general manager.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Mike, thanks very much for seeing me.
0:29:57 > 0:29:58Yeah, good afternoon, Will.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- You're waiting to see my silver golf stopper.- Yeah!
0:30:01 > 0:30:03What do you think of it in the flesh?
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Wow, very nice. Very nice indeed.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07It's about circa 1980s.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09If you went to try and buy one of these nowadays, retail,
0:30:09 > 0:30:13that would cost you about £120, that sort of figure.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18Now, bearing that in mind, is there an offer you can come at me with?
0:30:18 > 0:30:21My opening offer probably would be around £90.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26What if I came back to you with a little 9-iron chip onto the green,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29and, hopefully, run near the hundred pound mark -
0:30:29 > 0:30:31how does that sound?
0:30:31 > 0:30:33I know what we can do. If you go on the putting green
0:30:33 > 0:30:37and you can score yourself a hole in one, we'll give you £100 for it.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40- Come on, then. Have you got a putter I can borrow?- Yes, we will do.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42Oh, good game! Come on, let's go and have a look.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Yes, The Axeman's a good sport, but is he a good golfer?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Can he putt for profit?
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Well, three balls on the putting green.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53You get one of those balls in, I will pay you the full hundred pounds.
0:30:53 > 0:30:54Good luck!
0:30:54 > 0:30:55Right, here we go.
0:30:58 > 0:30:59Ooh!
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Pressure's on here.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06Ugh!
0:31:06 > 0:31:07Left, right...
0:31:11 > 0:31:12Yes.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Ohh!
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Oh! So close!
0:31:17 > 0:31:18How unlucky is that?
0:31:18 > 0:31:22- Very unlucky, Will. - Well, a deal is a deal. £90.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Oh, that was so unlucky!
0:31:24 > 0:31:27His afternoon on the green has left him feeling blue,
0:31:27 > 0:31:29but it's still a profit of £70,
0:31:29 > 0:31:32and he's almost on a par with his rival.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36Eric is hoping to drive through with his 1970s Doulton figure.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39He's on his way to Piddlehinton in Dorset,
0:31:39 > 0:31:42to meet Richard, who not only makes shepherds' huts for a living -
0:31:42 > 0:31:45he's also involved in protecting wildlife -
0:31:45 > 0:31:48such as the red squirrels on nearby Brownsea Island.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50You can see what Eric's thinking here.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54You do your bit for the Dorset Wildlife Trust.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56We do, very much.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00About a month ago we became a trade member of the Wildlife Trust.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03We are building a hut for Chelsea. We're doing a trade stand this year.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06In there are shelves and furniture items in there
0:32:06 > 0:32:09and, maybe, the figurine could stand on one of the shelves.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- Well, it gives a message, doesn't it?- It does. Yeah, it does.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- It tells us about red squirrels - and I'm with you on that one.- Good.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18- I only ever get to see them in the Lake District.- OK, yeah.
0:32:18 > 0:32:19But it's such a joy.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Have a feel of the thing - because that's what ceramic's all about.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26I was hoping for around about...
0:32:26 > 0:32:30- sort of £60.- How about £50?
0:32:30 > 0:32:32£50?
0:32:32 > 0:32:34£50 sounds good enough for me.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37How exciting! Eric's figure at the Chelsea Flower Show!
0:32:37 > 0:32:39And all the better,
0:32:39 > 0:32:42because he squirrels away a profit of £22.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44But while he makes his way home from Dorset,
0:32:44 > 0:32:46his competitor is in Cambridge
0:32:46 > 0:32:50feeling bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Well, I'm back on my old stomping ground, Cambridge,
0:32:52 > 0:32:54and the reason I'm here is to see Anita.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Now, her speciality is tiles,
0:32:57 > 0:33:02so I'm here today to see if I can't add to her extensive collection.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Will he make a mint on his Minton?
0:33:04 > 0:33:07He paid just over £7 for the two tiles.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12Have a closer look and tell me what you think of these.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Well, this one, it's an encaustic made for floors.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18It is Puginesque, and, actually, it's a lovely design.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20We do have a set of these.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22- I know it's got a little bit of damage and so on...- Yes, it has.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24The condition's not wonderful.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26And what about this one? I loved this one.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- Yeah, I do, too.- The majolica... - The colours are great.- Yeah.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32That condition's perfectly acceptable for a moulded tile.
0:33:32 > 0:33:37- Of course, we turn it over and it's nicely marked.- Yeah. Mintons.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39It's about 1870, 1880.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- Mmm.- That period.- OK, yeah. - In fact, they both are.
0:33:42 > 0:33:43Yes.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46So, now I come to the crunch... of money.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48What are they worth?
0:33:48 > 0:33:51- £10 each is a nice round number. - Yes. I can do that.- Yes?
0:33:51 > 0:33:53- I can do that, yes.- Well, I tell you what, let's shake on that.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56- Right.- And it's been a pleasure doing business with you.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58A small profit of £12.90.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02Maybe he could have done with that extra 10p back at the car boot.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05So, what does that do to the figures so far?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Eric Knowles has got off to a flying start -
0:34:07 > 0:34:11three sales for a profit of £147.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14Will Axon has also sold three times,
0:34:14 > 0:34:16and is only marginally behind -
0:34:16 > 0:34:18£128.12.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21He still has his priciest item to sell
0:34:21 > 0:34:23and, in the precarious world of antiques,
0:34:23 > 0:34:25it could go either way.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29So there's less than £20 in it, as our competitive pair
0:34:29 > 0:34:32pull out all the stops in a final frantic round of selling.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Eric is next to draw something out of his arsenal -
0:34:35 > 0:34:37his tin shooting box.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39He's in Northampton to see Jordan,
0:34:39 > 0:34:41who runs his family's country sports shop.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Eric found the place online.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46So, I can see in your emporium here
0:34:46 > 0:34:50that you cover all manner of country sports.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Yeah, yeah. We do everything, really.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55It's a family business, started by my grandfather.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Just let me point out the box itself -
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- I mean, it's all in a name.- Mm-hm.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- And that is the gunmakers that you can see on there.- Yeah.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- When it comes to the money side of it...- Mm-hm.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09I was looking for around about the £50 mark, but...?
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Right. What else do I get with it at that?
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- You get the two handles... - Yeah.- ..that are attached to it.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18I mean, I had more of around the £30 mark in my mind.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- Do you think £40 might... - That sounds like a deal to me.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Put your hand there, lad. So, where are you going to put it?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Well I think we've got an idea with one of our tables over there,
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- we might be able to do something with it.- OK, yeah.
0:35:29 > 0:35:30Let's go and have a look.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33So, Jordan straightaway adds it to his shop display
0:35:33 > 0:35:37and Eric shoots in a profit of £15.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39And he sets his sights on another little earner.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42The Derby porcelain milk jug doubles its money.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Eric sells it to an antiques dealer in Berkshire for £20,
0:35:45 > 0:35:48pouring in a £10 profit.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50But as Eric edges further ahead,
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Will's keeping him in the crosshairs.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54He's preparing for a potential deal of his own
0:35:54 > 0:35:58by polishing his burrwood caddy to within an inch of its life.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01Well, I know it's only the first layer,
0:36:01 > 0:36:04but that is definitely an improvement.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Just the other sides to do, now.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Will knows the importance of presentation,
0:36:10 > 0:36:13but will his elbow grease be rewarded with a handsome return?
0:36:13 > 0:36:15He paid £30 for the caddy
0:36:15 > 0:36:17and he thinks that, during the last 100 years,
0:36:17 > 0:36:19it may have been used as a humidor.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23He's in North London to find out and, hopefully, flog it on.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27I'm hoping that Mitchell the cigar merchant
0:36:27 > 0:36:31is going to give me a decent profit on my burrwood caddy.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Well, if he doesn't, all thoughts of beating Eric
0:36:33 > 0:36:35could go up in smoke.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Let's see how he gets on.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- Mitchell, nice to finally meet you.- Welcome.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Now, I've come here to show you something of my own,
0:36:42 > 0:36:46which I hope will fit in nicely with the boxes you already have.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50- OK.- Now, have a look at what I would call a burrwood caddy.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52And inside it's got this lining.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56Have you ever seen anything like it for cigars?
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- Er, sorry to say, no.- Ohh!
0:36:58 > 0:37:01I was worried you were going to say that.
0:37:01 > 0:37:02- It's definitely not for tobacco.- Yeah.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04It's definitely not for cigars.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Although it would make a very pretty antique humidor.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09We'd have to change the lining on it, though.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12For the cigar smoker - are they an essential piece of kit?
0:37:12 > 0:37:13Completely essential.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16If you want to keep your cigars in the correct condition,
0:37:16 > 0:37:18so they continue to improve and mature -
0:37:18 > 0:37:21or for immediate smoking, cigars have to be stored in a humidor.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- OK?- You do see a bit of potential in it?
0:37:24 > 0:37:25It would be interesting, converted.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29It would do the job for 25 Petit Corona-sized cigars.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Now, how does a nice, round number of, say, £100 sound?
0:37:31 > 0:37:34£100 sounds too high to me.
0:37:34 > 0:37:35We'd do it at £50.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- Can we meet somewhere in the middle? - Yeah, go on.- To be reasonable...
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- Yes?- I'll go for £60.
0:37:40 > 0:37:41- Deal.- Done.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- £60.- Pleasure doing business. - And you, sir.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46It wasn't what he thought it was,
0:37:46 > 0:37:50but the caddy still nets The Axeman a profit of £30.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Will's picked up his momentum again.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55He sells the Queen's Head pub sign to a man in Cambridgeshire
0:37:55 > 0:37:59who pays 50 quid, locking in another profit of £30.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Knocker Knowles has returned to London.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04This time, he's brought his carved tables
0:38:04 > 0:38:06from the Indian subcontinent.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08He's hoping they'll curry favour with Foz,
0:38:08 > 0:38:11who owns an Indian restaurant in the city.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Well, Foz, lovely to meet you. I'm going to have to put that down,
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- just to even shake your hand. - You all right?
0:38:15 > 0:38:17The thing that obviously catches my eye
0:38:17 > 0:38:19is this amazing artwork that you've got.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22So, this was made for us bespoke.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26- Fantastic.- Of course it gives it a warmth, to the restaurant.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29It does. So it's as well that you like wood,
0:38:29 > 0:38:31because I've brought two carved wooden tables.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35They are both beautifully carved. They're both individual.
0:38:35 > 0:38:36How old do you think they could be?
0:38:36 > 0:38:40I, personally, think that they're probably round about 1900,
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- maybe 1920.- Wow.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45So, I don't think that they were made in the 40 or 50 years.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48My starting figure on something like this would probably
0:38:48 > 0:38:51be around £90 or thereabouts.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53- Yes, I do like them.- Yeah?
0:38:53 > 0:38:54They have great detail.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59However, my concern is this crack on the surface here.
0:38:59 > 0:39:03Um...if I was to come in at £70? Are we getting near the mark?
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- £70 will do it, yes. - OK, £70. Done deal.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08OK, excellent.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10Eric more than doubles his money on the tables -
0:39:10 > 0:39:12£40 profit.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- MIMICS RACING COMMENTATOR: - And the smart money says
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Knocker's way out in front as they come into the home stretch.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Final furlong now, with the saddle rack. He's chomping at the bit,
0:39:22 > 0:39:25but will the £80 bet prove a final handicap,
0:39:25 > 0:39:26or will he nose out in front?
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Obviously, Will's popped into Newmarket.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31He's heading to the famous Pegasus Stables,
0:39:31 > 0:39:35built in the 1880s by legendary champion jockey Fred Archer.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36Will is meeting Jacko,
0:39:36 > 0:39:39the wife of top racehorse trainer James Fanshawe,
0:39:39 > 0:39:41who now runs the yard.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43This is the first time you've seen it in the flesh.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45What do you think?
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Well, I think it's very nice. I like it.
0:39:47 > 0:39:52I think it was probably made at the same time as this yard.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Now, I was thinking...
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- about the, sort of, £300 or £400 mark.- Ooh!
0:39:58 > 0:40:01I was thinking less than half of that, Will!
0:40:01 > 0:40:06- Really? So you were thinking, what, sort of around the 150 mark?- 150.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Something like that.
0:40:08 > 0:40:09So, I said 300-400.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12I mean, I'd be willing to settle for the bottom figure.
0:40:12 > 0:40:13£300.
0:40:13 > 0:40:14SHE GASPS
0:40:14 > 0:40:19The absolute maximum I think I could offer you is 200.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21220, and I muck out a box.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26- 210.- Oh, you're a hard woman! That's £10 for my time?!
0:40:26 > 0:40:27Go on, then. Put it there.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29- Thank you. - MUSIC: "Black Beauty" Theme
0:40:29 > 0:40:32Yes, the vintage saddle rack proves to be a dark horse
0:40:32 > 0:40:35and Will's winnings total £130.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Although he's got a little job to do before he gets his payout.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40Right, here you go, Will.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Make sure you tidy this box, and...
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Bye-bye.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Well! Thanks very much, Jacko(!)
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Oh, she's left me in it, hasn't she? Well!
0:40:50 > 0:40:53Find somewhere to hang me coat...
0:40:53 > 0:40:54Put my back into it.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Gosh, she's making me work, isn't she?
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Job's a good 'un.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Have we ended on a photo finish
0:41:00 > 0:41:02or did someone fall at the final fence?
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Let's remind ourselves how much our runners and riders
0:41:05 > 0:41:06spent at the car boot.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10Both our boys went to Ford with £250 of their own money.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Eric "Knocker" Knowles had a good run
0:41:12 > 0:41:15and spent £138.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Will "The Axeman" Axon galloped off,
0:41:17 > 0:41:19sustained the pace
0:41:19 > 0:41:22and spent a little more - £166.88,
0:41:22 > 0:41:24including the cost of the new glass
0:41:24 > 0:41:25for his print.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28All of the profit that Eric and Will have made from today's challenge
0:41:28 > 0:41:30will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32So, it's now time to reveal
0:41:32 > 0:41:35who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38- Well!- Oh, eh.- Here we go.
0:41:38 > 0:41:39Car boot, car boot.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41That was quite a car boot, though, wasn't it?
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- Yeah! You enjoyed yourself there, did you?- I did.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46I felt I was at a sort of - almost like an antique fair, quite frankly.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48It had that sort of buzz about it. Tell me how you did.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52Believe it or not, I found a good home for my last-minute
0:41:52 > 0:41:55Royal Doulton figurine, man feeding two squirrels.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- I don't believe it! - No, no...- You found a buyer?
0:41:57 > 0:41:59- It homed in on just the right person.- Good.
0:41:59 > 0:42:04- What about yourself?- Well, I... Of course, my saddle rack, well...
0:42:04 > 0:42:06- Oh, yes. - It had to be bought, didn't it?
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- Newmarket boy, and all that.- Yeah. - So...- Good buy, that.- Yeah.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11- She made me work for my profit.- Oh, did she?
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- I was mucking out stables, Eric. Can you believe it?- Oh, really?
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- Shall we do this?- Go on. On three.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19One, two, three...
0:42:19 > 0:42:20Pah-pah!
0:42:20 > 0:42:22- BOTH:- Ooh!
0:42:23 > 0:42:25- Well...- I love the symmetry of your number...- Yes!
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- ERIC CHUCKLES - But I'm liking the size of mine.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32The car boot is my chosen battlefield.
0:42:32 > 0:42:33Tell me more about Newmarket -
0:42:33 > 0:42:37I'm told it's quite the place to be these days.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40So, the bookie's favourite is unseated
0:42:40 > 0:42:43and Put Your Money's new recruit romps to victory.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45Well, I was always feeling confident at the car boot,
0:42:45 > 0:42:48but you never can tell, until your cards are on the table.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51At the end of the day, I bought well and sold even better.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Ker-ching!
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Well, that did not go according to plan.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58And it's obvious to me that the lad from Newmarket
0:42:58 > 0:42:59knows how to back a winner.
0:43:00 > 0:43:01But Eric's a fighter.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03He'll be back out in the ring tomorrow
0:43:03 > 0:43:05looking for a knockout blow,
0:43:05 > 0:43:09when our two traders slug it out at an antiques fair in Peterborough.