0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is - the show that pitches
0:00:05 > 0:00:08TV's best-loved antiques experts against each other in an all-out
0:00:08 > 0:00:10battle for profit...
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Elementary, my dear dealers!
0:00:12 > 0:00:15..and gives YOU the insider's view of the trade!
0:00:15 > 0:00:17HE GROWLS
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different
0:00:20 > 0:00:22daily challenge...
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Catch me if you can...
0:00:23 > 0:00:25The Axeman cometh.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Aargh!
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Ready for battle.
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!
0:00:40 > 0:00:42THUNDER ROARS AND HE CACKLES
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Today, the going gets tough as the tough get going.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48The grandmaster from Morecambe, Paul Hayes, takes on the
0:00:48 > 0:00:53young pretender from Newmarket, Will Axon, in the climax of the week.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Hold on to your hats. It's the Showdown!
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Coming up... Paul dares to dream big.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Wouldn't it be wonderful if I had a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci
0:01:02 > 0:01:04or a Michelangelo.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Will moves in a mysterious way.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11And there's shenanigans at the showdown auction...
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Still cheap these vases...
0:01:12 > 0:01:13LAUGHTER
0:01:13 > 0:01:17This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is!
0:01:17 > 0:01:18Yours, madam.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Ladies and gentlemen, thrill-seekers and antiques lovers,
0:01:33 > 0:01:35prepare yourselves for the big one.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Two of the country's finest dealers are preparing for a mega match
0:01:39 > 0:01:42of memorabilia in which there can be only one winner.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Today, it's a North/South War of the Roses.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47And this rose has more than one thorn.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50First up, we have a man with more style than a fashion boutique,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53and more cunning than a den of foxes.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54He's neat, he's nice,
0:01:54 > 0:01:58and he's Northern... It's Paul "Mr Morecambe" Hayes.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Music to my ears...hey, hey!
0:02:02 > 0:02:05And representing the South - a tactical tank of talent,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08who likes a bargain and will pull out all the stops to win.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13It's Newmarket's own thoroughbred... Will "The Axeman" Axon.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Bring it on, Mr Morecambe.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Today's challenge takes place across four
0:02:18 > 0:02:23very different arenas - an auction, a car boot sale, an antiques fair
0:02:23 > 0:02:26and a foreign market...
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Our experts have £1,000 of their own money
0:02:28 > 0:02:31at hand and eight objects to obtain.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32But this is the Showdown, which
0:02:32 > 0:02:36means they'll have to put half their purchases into a public auction!
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Yes, that's right...they'll lose control to the bidding public...
0:02:40 > 0:02:45they could soar like golden eagles or drop like lead balloons.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48So, Paul Hayes and Will Axon,
0:02:48 > 0:02:52this is it... Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is!
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- Ah, here we are again. - Ah, the mighty Showdown.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Yeah, I know, this is quite nerve-racking this one, isn't it?
0:02:57 > 0:03:00This is where careers are made or broken, you know, this is the big one!
0:03:00 > 0:03:03"You must each buy two items at every one of your regular
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- "Put Your Money challenges..." - So, eight items, yeah.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08"You have £1,000 to spend."
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- I don't even know what £1,000 looks like.- Lend us a tenner!
0:03:10 > 0:03:13"You can sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16"The rest will be sold at the Showdown auction in direct
0:03:16 > 0:03:18"competition with your opponent."
0:03:18 > 0:03:21"So, the winner is the expert who stands on the right, wearing a blue coat."
0:03:21 > 0:03:22LAUGHTER
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- Good luck!- I think I'm the underdog on this one!
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Our experts are putting on brave faces,
0:03:27 > 0:03:32but peel away those smiles and you'll see a look of sheer terror.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35The battleground for Round One is the auction.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Paul and Will are at Stacey's Auction house in Essex -
0:03:37 > 0:03:40and Paul is already a bag of nerves...
0:03:40 > 0:03:43The Showdown is the hardest part of this challenge...
0:03:43 > 0:03:46because the personality has been taken away from me.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48The item has to sell under its own right,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51I can't influence the sale at all, when it goes through auction,
0:03:51 > 0:03:53so I'm in the hands of the auctioneer, and do you know what?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55It feels a bit naked.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56Hm, Paul Hayes naked?!
0:03:56 > 0:03:59A thought sure to send hearts racing all over Britain.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Hm. Will, thankfully, is fully clothed and has a plan of his own.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Now, what I'm looking for
0:04:05 > 0:04:08is maybe to buy something that will sell better in another saleroom -
0:04:08 > 0:04:11not always recommended because you can come unstuck.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Or I'm looking for something that I can sell privately,
0:04:13 > 0:04:15for a huge profit!
0:04:15 > 0:04:18And his profit sights are on a jazz festival poster
0:04:18 > 0:04:22with an estimate of £80 to £120 - listed as original.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Now, the important thing to look for
0:04:24 > 0:04:26with things like this is the billing
0:04:26 > 0:04:30who's playing? You've got the Small Faces - big name.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Who else is down here? The Pink Floyd.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34I mean, you can't get bigger than that, can you?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37That's got to be worth something to someone, hasn't it?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Indeed it might... And as the auction gets underway...
0:04:40 > 0:04:42there's a lot of interest in the poster - with telephone
0:04:42 > 0:04:46and internet bidders logging in as the sale comes up.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49It turns out that was the predecessor to the Reading Festival,
0:04:49 > 0:04:53so perhaps that's why it's getting so much attention.
0:04:53 > 0:04:561967 National Jazz and Blues Festival poster.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Give me an 85, 95 is bid.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00100 against you.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02150, 160.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04170 online.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06I took it up to 150, let's see what happens...
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Bidding 190 against you.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09- One more, sir.- 200.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11200 is bid. At £200.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- Has he got it?- 200.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Coming back in again at 210 against you. 220.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Look at me, sir, not him.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20230. Fancy it for a tenner?!
0:05:20 > 0:05:22LAUGHTER
0:05:22 > 0:05:23- One more might do it.- One more.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- £240.- He's got it, I think, good for him.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28All done, last chance at 2...
0:05:28 > 0:05:29Sounds like a lot of money!
0:05:29 > 0:05:32So, Will wins the poster for over a quarter of
0:05:32 > 0:05:34his budget...
0:05:34 > 0:05:38paying £288 with auction costs... A brave first move.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Well, I fell for that old... What is it...? You want it,
0:05:42 > 0:05:45you got to have it, and, er, it's nice that there was
0:05:45 > 0:05:47an under bidder at that sort of money...
0:05:47 > 0:05:49from the States, perhaps a specialist dealer,
0:05:49 > 0:05:52or someone who was there, you never know. But, er...
0:05:52 > 0:05:53HE EXHALES
0:05:53 > 0:05:55..now it's down to me to try and flog it!! Oh, dear!
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Well, while Will's got his head in his hands over his poster purchase...
0:05:59 > 0:06:03it seems Paul is following suit... bidding for an old carnival advert...
0:06:03 > 0:06:06£30 now...32... 35, 38...
0:06:06 > 0:06:0740 is bid.
0:06:07 > 0:06:0942, 45. New bidder...
0:06:09 > 0:06:10Go on, Mr Morecambe.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13At 50. At £50 now, and 5...
0:06:13 > 0:06:1660. At £60 now. Last opportunity at 60.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Fair warning, please, at £60...
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Paul takes the carnival poster for £72.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26So, is he still celebrating it when he sees it up close?
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Do you know what? Now and again it's time to get that carnival smile!
0:06:30 > 0:06:31Isn't this wonderful.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34It's an old poster advertising the travelling carnival at Southend...
0:06:34 > 0:06:38in 1932. It's in good condition, it's a bit of local history here.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41And I think, a good museum or somebody that's
0:06:41 > 0:06:45interested in carnivals, and old fairground machines - exactly down their alley.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49You know, it could be a trip on the waltzers... and I'll take you on the big dipper,
0:06:49 > 0:06:50if you're lucky!
0:06:50 > 0:06:53And on this roller-coaster ride of buying, Will is sticking
0:06:53 > 0:06:56with his musical bent as he goes for a pair of conga drums.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59Lovely drums there...
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Where are we going to be? 20 is bid...
0:07:01 > 0:07:04But there's a lot of interest and it soon hits £120.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Coming in again, 120...
0:07:06 > 0:07:09130, 140, 150...
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Going to be expensive now.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- 160.- There we go. Always go one more.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Are we all done online, are we all done on the phones?
0:07:17 > 0:07:20£160, fair warning, please,
0:07:20 > 0:07:21at 160...
0:07:22 > 0:07:23Bosh!
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Yes, Will holds his nerve
0:07:25 > 0:07:28and takes the congas for £192, after commission.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31He's all bought up and has time to gloat...
0:07:31 > 0:07:33What was that in aid of, then?
0:07:33 > 0:07:34I don't know, bit of an impulse buy, really.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37No use in Morecambe you're going to get rain every day.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- LAUGHTER - I'm going to have to learn how to play.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43I do apologise, but I have got another lot coming up, some of us are still buying here!
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Yes, Paul does need to get on with it... And follows in Will's
0:07:46 > 0:07:50musical footsteps, bidding on a job lot of harmonicas.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53At 30, 32, 35,
0:07:53 > 0:07:5438, 40.
0:07:54 > 0:07:5642, 45, 48. Commission bids are out.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Are we all done, are we all finished?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- That'll be me.- At £48...
0:08:01 > 0:08:06Paul pays... for the lot, and his auction buying is done.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Well, I've come backstage to have a look at these wonderful harmonicas.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11They were extremely popular in the folk movement
0:08:11 > 0:08:14and the blues movement in the late 1960s.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Chromatica, this one is called, I think that means it has two settings.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19I know lots of people who play this instrument,
0:08:19 > 0:08:21I play it badly, unfortunately,
0:08:21 > 0:08:23but played well they are absolutely beautiful.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26But do you know what? I've got the Put Your Money blues!
0:08:27 > 0:08:30# I woke up this mornin'
0:08:30 > 0:08:32# Went back to bed.. #
0:08:32 > 0:08:33That's about all I can do, I think!
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Paul's buying blues takes us to the bridge, and brings us to the
0:08:36 > 0:08:38end of round one.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40So, let's take a glance at the score sheet.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45Both our experts started out with £1,000 of their own money.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Paul has played it safe and taken a small bite from his budget...
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Will, however, has spent almost half his booty...
0:09:04 > 0:09:08And so, it's straight on to Round Two: The Car Boot Sale.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Our supersonic spenders speed on over to Marks Tey in Essex,
0:09:11 > 0:09:14and Will already has a plan...
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Now, I've spent half my budget, so my tactic here today
0:09:17 > 0:09:21is maybe to try and pick up some cheap items that I can put in to auction.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24For two reasons - there's a potential there to make a lot of profit and, also,
0:09:24 > 0:09:26I won't lose too much if they bomb.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29A great fighting plan there from Will. Speaking of which...
0:09:29 > 0:09:30BELL RINGS
0:09:30 > 0:09:33..Paul lands the first blow, he's already bought a 1970s
0:09:33 > 0:09:34toy boxer for £5.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Well, here we are, a real bit of '70s memorabilia here.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39And a bit of sporting memorabilia -
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Ken Buchanan, British boxer.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44I'm looking forward to finding out all about him, but I just think it's fantastic,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47what an honour it must be to have a doll made in your likeness...
0:09:47 > 0:09:49PUNCHES LANDING
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Yes, it's a nice thought, but no sculptor in the world could perfect your smile, Mr Hayes...
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Mmm. Annnnyyywayyy...
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Meanwhile, Will has spotted an interesting item...
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- That's rather nice! - Yep, it is, isn't it?
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Shame it's a bit...
0:10:03 > 0:10:05shame it doesn't close true.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08I see you've got a price on it, what would be your very best on that?
0:10:09 > 0:10:12You can have that for...20.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14I'll tell you what, sir, I'm going to shake your hand...
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- I bet you are...- ..and have a deal. - ..it's a bargain.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Oh, you're my kind of man. Yes, I do like that!
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Wow, have you ever seen Will's hand move so quickly?
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Could it be that our lad knows something that we don't?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29What we have here is a little early 20th century
0:10:29 > 0:10:33horn snuff box. It's got a solid silver shield-shaped plaque,
0:10:33 > 0:10:37and it's inscribed, Ballater, August 1923.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41It's hallmarked with the 925 mark which would suggest, maybe,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Continental, but I think it's got a bit of a Scottish feel about it,
0:10:44 > 0:10:47certainly with the horn and the name Ballater.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50And before you know it, Will is at it again,
0:10:50 > 0:10:53this time showing interest in a leather holster.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- I just quite like it cos it's... - It's very tactile.- Yeah, it is.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- What sort of money is that? - Well, I was asking 30 but...
0:11:01 > 0:11:02WILL WHISTLES
0:11:02 > 0:11:04..don't you start all that.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07But because I like you, and you've got to earn money...
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- Yeah.- ..I'll do it for 20 for you.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13That is dead cheap.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15I tell you what, sir, I think I might say yes to that at 20
0:11:15 > 0:11:17because you've made me such a generous offer.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- I hope you win.- Oh, that's kind of you!
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Well, I do like this leather holster, for want of a better word.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29I was attracted to it by its colour, its tactile, sort of,
0:11:29 > 0:11:33feel, and I'm not entirely sure what it was used for.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36The chap I bought it from used the word Smith & Wesson,
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Home Guard, World War I - date-wise that about fits in but I'm
0:11:40 > 0:11:43going to have to do a little bit of research on this.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45So, Will is buying blind...
0:11:45 > 0:11:48while Paul is homing in on something he knows all about.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50When I started out as a young boy...
0:11:50 > 0:11:52these kettles used to bring a fortune.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56And everyone used to have them hanging on the oak beams in the cottages and so on.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59But the fashion's changed slightly, but it's also reflected in the price.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02What did you say that was, mate, a tenner? A tenner. That will do me, I think.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I quite like that, I'm not going to argue over that.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- All right.- Thank you very much.- Thank you very much. All right.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09There you are, you see...it's just my cup of tea.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Paul's copper kettle brings us to the halfway point in our
0:12:12 > 0:12:16big-buying bonanza, so let's see the scores on the doors.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18With two rounds down and a £1,000 budget,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Paul has so far been frugal, and only spent...
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Will's four items have cost him...
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Next up, Round Three takes us to the Antiques Fair.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Our clashing titans descend upon
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Goodwood Antique and Collectors Fair in West Sussex...
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Here we are, the halfway stage!
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- I know. And you're spent up. - Yeah, you're right,
0:12:49 > 0:12:51I did spend most of my budget at the auction,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54but luckily, Paul, I found a couple of bargains at the boot fair,
0:12:54 > 0:12:56which I think are going to do well at the auction.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59I'm hoping today there will be things that will jump out at me and say,
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- "Auction material."- I like to look for a stall, say it's all ceramics,
0:13:02 > 0:13:06and then they've got a bit of metalware at the end. Might not be their comfort zone,
0:13:06 > 0:13:07they might not know what they've got.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10That's clever, you're not just a pretty face.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12And I'm not as green as I am cabbage looking!
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- Well, good luck.- Go on, son! Good luck, mate!
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Ah, but Paul Hayes doesn't need luck... He's been foraging
0:13:16 > 0:13:19through antiques fairs since he was very, very small.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Talking of which, he's found a very, very small mosaic ring...
0:13:23 > 0:13:26You can't make it 40, by any chance, can you?
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- I'll do 45. Go halfway! - Can you take £40 for it?
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- 42 and that's it.- 42!
0:13:30 > 0:13:31SHE LAUGHS
0:13:31 > 0:13:34All right, OK, I'll tell you what. I'll have that for 42.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Seeing as the box is there too, that's lovely. All right, and thank you very much, thank you.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41Well, I've found something fantastic here, it's a piece of neoclassical art.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44What would happen - since the 18th century, members of the gentry
0:13:44 > 0:13:46would go out to Rome and to Venice and they would see all
0:13:46 > 0:13:49the ancient palaces, and almost as a tourism industry
0:13:49 > 0:13:52they were making these micro mosaic pictures.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55But it's made exactly the same way as the big mosaic tiles that you'll find
0:13:55 > 0:13:58at these wonderful palaces. Very, very difficult to produce,
0:13:58 > 0:14:02very delicate. This one has been set in 9 carat gold
0:14:02 > 0:14:05and just a beautiful thing to have. £40, it's a bargain,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08and I'm thinking, maybe, it's a good auction thing -
0:14:08 > 0:14:10"Come and get me at the auction!"
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Will is also making headway, as he spies a trinket box.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16I mean, what's your very best price on that?
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- 20?- I was thinking more 15.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21That is too low. 18.
0:14:22 > 0:14:2418...you've played this game before, haven't you?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26SHE LAUGHS
0:14:26 > 0:14:29I tell you what, at £18 I'm going to say, "I'll have it."
0:14:29 > 0:14:31How's that?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Now, when I initially saw this I thought it was made of papier mache,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37and I bought it as such. But on closer inspection, in daylight...
0:14:37 > 0:14:39HE WHISTLES
0:14:39 > 0:14:42..I think it may be resin. But it's not the end of the world.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43At the sort of money I paid for it,
0:14:43 > 0:14:46I think it's worth it as a decorative item.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Yes, this is the danger of an indoor fair,
0:14:49 > 0:14:53when you're really are reliant on good lighting to evaluate your wares.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Maybe that is why Will is drawn to a stall selling...well, lamps.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- Are you the electrician?- Yes, I make them up out of...- Do you?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04..bits and pieces, yeah. These are old Art Deco hanging...
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- Yeah, hanging shades.- Yeah. - How very creative of you.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10I'm loving this one here, the cocktail shaker.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Yes, that's an Art Deco cocktail shaker.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Let's cut to the nitty-gritty.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16What would be your very best price?
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Have to be 75, I can't do better than that.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Could we shake on £70 and I'll take it off you now.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Come on, that gives me a fiver luck money...
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- Go on, then!- Oh, you're a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you very much.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32So, Will's done with the fair but Paul still has one more to go,
0:15:32 > 0:15:36and this might be it, as he spots a silver nurse's buckle.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38I thought these were two separate pieces...
0:15:38 > 0:15:40but they're not, they're a nurse's buckle, aren't they?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- That's right. - So that goes on to that one there,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45and that goes on to that one there, very decorative, isn't that lovely?
0:15:45 > 0:15:49Yeah, they're bonnie, and what's your best price on those, then, John?
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- The best would really have to be 40.- 40.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- Can they be £30?- Let's see. If you said 35, that would be
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- the kiss of death, as they say. - Well, do you know what?
0:15:59 > 0:16:01I think that's fair enough. Is that all right with you?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Shall we shake on that? All right, I'll have that, thank you very much.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06OK, well, I've bought a nurse's buckle.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08These date back to a time of...
0:16:08 > 0:16:10before the NHS, really, where people were self-funded.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13And the nurse would actually buy a buckle to become individual.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16But it was displayed as two pieces of silver.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18It's only, really, when you put them together...
0:16:18 > 0:16:21it forms this belt buckle. Well, these can be made from anything
0:16:21 > 0:16:25from copper up to brass... Right the way at the top would be silver,
0:16:25 > 0:16:28this is a solid silver example. It's hallmarked 1898.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30It's in beautiful condition, and it
0:16:30 > 0:16:33would have belonged to someone quite wealthy at the time.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35And with that, we reach the end of Round Three.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36Let's check on the money.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Both our experts started the Showdown
0:16:40 > 0:16:43with £1,000 of their own cash.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Paul has still spent under a quarter of his budget...
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Will is still spending well...
0:16:58 > 0:16:59Going into Round Four with...
0:17:03 > 0:17:07And in this case, Round Four is the Foreign Antiques Market.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Yes, Paul and Will are in the Porte de Vanves flea market, Paris,
0:17:11 > 0:17:15both hoping to convert some foreign goods into Put Your Money profit.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18This is the last opportunity to buy things for the Showdown.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21And do you know what? I think I've got the upper hand.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Will's spent most of his money, I've got a big chunk left.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Well, I've still got two items to buy.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29I've spent a fair whack of my budget but I've still got
0:17:29 > 0:17:32about £400-worth of euros left. I want to try and buy one piece
0:17:32 > 0:17:35that I can put into an auction, hopefully make a profit -
0:17:35 > 0:17:37and one piece that I'm going to try and sell privately.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41If I can't find two items for that sort of money in a fair like this,
0:17:41 > 0:17:43well, the world's gone mad.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Indeed! This market has everything under the sun on offer...
0:17:46 > 0:17:49and it would be crazy not to find something special...
0:17:49 > 0:17:53and it's Paul who thinks he's found it - an old oil painting.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57..yeah, 100. Is that OK?
0:17:57 > 0:17:58You want that? OK
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Paul pays 81.97 for the oil painting.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03So, how confident is he that there's a profit in it?
0:18:03 > 0:18:08This looks like a genuine antique. It's part of an Old Master painting.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10This painting could have been, six, maybe eight-foot wide,
0:18:10 > 0:18:12and what's happened over the years...
0:18:12 > 0:18:14it's been cut down.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16And that can be just to go into a smaller house
0:18:16 > 0:18:19or perhaps part of the painting being damaged in some way.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22I think with a bit of a clean, this could really show some great detail.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25You might have a master at work here.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26Wouldn't it be wonderful if we find
0:18:26 > 0:18:29a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci or a Michelangelo?
0:18:29 > 0:18:31But I might be getting carried away.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33A profit of 100 euros will do me, I think.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38So Paul thinks he's stumbled on a sleeper, and an Old Master, at that.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41But Will has also found a hidden masterpiece -
0:18:41 > 0:18:43for cider drinkers, at least.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45I've used one of these before.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Great little thing. Put the apples in, obviously,
0:18:48 > 0:18:50wind it down, crush the apples,
0:18:50 > 0:18:52the juice comes out, the mush stays inside,
0:18:52 > 0:18:54trickles out of there,
0:18:54 > 0:18:56straight into the glass.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Cloudy apple juice. You can't beat it.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59Combien?
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- Cinquante euros.- 50 euros.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05I don't think that's too dear at all, actually.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Bon, Monsieur, cinquante euros.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- Cinquante euros?- Oui. Je le prends.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Merci.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17Will buys the cider press for £14.98 and hopes to extract a profit.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19I don't think I'm going to put this item into auction.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22I think I'm going to have to find a cider drinker somewhere
0:19:22 > 0:19:24or perhaps someone with an orchard. I'm just going to have
0:19:24 > 0:19:27to find someone and give them a bit of a squeeze.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28Yes, see what he did there?
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Will rounds up his foreign foray with a bit of treen,
0:19:31 > 0:19:37a naive wooden pot in the shape of a castle, paying £20.49,
0:19:37 > 0:19:38and then calls it a day.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41However, Paul still has big bucks to spend,
0:19:41 > 0:19:45and spots a pair of Chinese vases converted into lamps.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Time to put his best French skills to the test.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51Le best price? Le meilleur prix?
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Le meilleur prix, c'est trois cents.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54- 300.- 300, yeah.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- One is damaged.- Yeah. Do you have the piece?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- No.- No, no.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Vous acceptez, uh, deux cents...
0:20:03 > 0:20:04..quarante? 250?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- 250. All right.- Yeah?- Yes.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09OK, I shall buy those. Merci, Monsieur, merci.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Paul takes the vases for £204.92,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16so will the pair help him grow a good profit?
0:20:16 > 0:20:19It's not often you get really excited about finding something
0:20:19 > 0:20:22but I found these two beautiful Chinese vases.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25They date from the late 18th century, early 19th century,
0:20:25 > 0:20:28and they were sold en masse, really, through Europe,
0:20:28 > 0:20:32and the name in the trade for these is famille verte,
0:20:32 > 0:20:35coming from the French translation of green family of colours.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38One of them is slightly damaged, but you know what?
0:20:38 > 0:20:41With a bit of restoration, they're a cracking pair of lamps.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44C'est formidable, n'est-ce pas? As they say in China!
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Our formidable foragers have now explored and conquered
0:20:47 > 0:20:51all four epic locations, with eight superb items each.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54So, before we catch up with our haggling heroes,
0:20:54 > 0:20:56let's see the final spending figures.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Both our experts started the challenge
0:21:00 > 0:21:03with £1,000 of their own money.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Paul Hayes had a slow start but caught up
0:21:05 > 0:21:08and ended up spending £508.49.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11A couple of big purchases
0:21:11 > 0:21:13gave Will a head start
0:21:13 > 0:21:16and he ended up paying £669.47.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21So, before they get back home and get back selling,
0:21:21 > 0:21:24our pair meet up and catch their breaths.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- That's all the buying done.- Yeah! - Have you enjoyed yourself?
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- I think so. It's always a bit stressful, isn't it?- Yeah, it is.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Having to buy, you're working against time and budget...
0:21:33 > 0:21:36I must admit, my favourite items have come from today.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38I've bought a fantastic pair of famille verte vases.
0:21:38 > 0:21:43Absolutely beautiful quality and I might have bought an Old Master.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Oh, man! You're talking about period Chinese porcelain,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- Old Master pictures.- Yeah.- I might as well throw in the towel, Paul.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53I think my best buying day, I think profit-wise potential,
0:21:53 > 0:21:57probably the car boot, but then that is sort of my arena, the car boot.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- Well, it's a really great experience. - Yeah, it's been great fun.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Emotional.- I think it's emotional. I've got a great French joke for you.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- Go on.- But we can't tell it around here.- Is it dirty?- Yeah.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Now, with their trunks packed with potential profit-making goodies,
0:22:11 > 0:22:15our unstoppable forces have some almighty decisions to make.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19Which of their items will they sell privately and which will they send
0:22:19 > 0:22:23to auction? In Morecambe, Mr Hayes is facing up to the challenge.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Now, I know what you're thinking - what a cracking pair of vases
0:22:26 > 0:22:28I've got here. They are fantastic.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30They date from the early 19th century.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I've contacted one gentleman who really likes this type of porcelain
0:22:33 > 0:22:36and he thinks these are worth between £600 and £800.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39So what I've decided to do is pop them through the auction
0:22:39 > 0:22:41and hopefully the auction will agree with that.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44And I've decided to put the micro-mosaic through the auction
0:22:44 > 0:22:47because I think that's got a good chance of getting some classical buyers.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50It'll look great in the catalogue with a nice big photograph.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51And the nurse's buckle,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54I haven't been able to find a nurse who needs a buckle,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57but you never know, so that one will go through the auction as well,
0:22:57 > 0:22:59but there's one item missing, I can hear you say.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Can you remember that wonderful Old Master painting
0:23:02 > 0:23:03that I bought out in France?
0:23:03 > 0:23:07Well, unfortunately, it's had a bit of a disaster since,
0:23:07 > 0:23:09and I'm absolutely gutted about this.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13I left this lying around on the table, and believe it or not,
0:23:13 > 0:23:17my little dog, I have a little shih tzu, and he's sat on this painting
0:23:17 > 0:23:18and unfortunately he's damaged it.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Which means Paul will need to get the painting restored
0:23:21 > 0:23:23before he puts it up for auction.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25And he also has to find buyers for his copper kettle,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27boxing doll, harmonicas
0:23:27 > 0:23:29and carnival poster.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Over in Newmarket, Will is dividing up his bounty too.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Well, I've already decided which items I'm going to put into auction.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40They are the leather holster that I bought at the car boot.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Now, I'm still not entirely sure what it's for, but
0:23:43 > 0:23:47a little bit of research, hopefully, or let the bidders decide.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52My little naive pen holder or spill vase, loving that,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55nice piece of genuine treen, signed and dated.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59My trinket box - oh, dear, my trinket box. That was a bad buy.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02I'm hoping to cut my losses on that.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06My favourite piece from my auction lots is definitely
0:24:06 > 0:24:10the horn snuff box with this nice silver mounted shield,
0:24:10 > 0:24:12while my most expensive lot is the poster,
0:24:12 > 0:24:15and to be honest, you'll be surprised how much these can make.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17I bought that with someone in mind.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Hopefully he's going to go for that and it'll add to his collection.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24And he'll also need to find buyers for his cocktail shaker lamp,
0:24:24 > 0:24:27conga drums and cider press.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29But remember, no deal is sealed until the shake of a hand.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31And talking of shaking,
0:24:31 > 0:24:35Will is hoping to launch his selling campaign in Cambridge
0:24:35 > 0:24:38by shaking out a profit from that cocktail shaker lamp.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Well, I'm in the basement of the historic Pitt Club in Cambridge,
0:24:43 > 0:24:46and I'm here to meet Marcus, owner of Hidden Rooms cocktail lounge.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48And it looks like he's expecting me.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50What a first-class welcome.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- How cool is that? - It's different, isn't it? Yeah.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58That is a genuine, I think probably French,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- silver-plated cocktail shaker.- Wow.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03And the chap I bought it from,
0:25:03 > 0:25:06what he does, he basically converts these into lamps.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- Yeah, it's a good-looking bit of kit. - Do you like it?
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- I do like it.- That's the main thing. - It's different enough.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14What's your best offer?
0:25:14 > 0:25:15I'd say...
0:25:16 > 0:25:17..100?
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Why don't we say it's 100 quid on the one proviso -
0:25:20 > 0:25:22as we're in the cocktail lounge,
0:25:22 > 0:25:24why don't you show me your signature cocktail?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27100 quid and you make the signature cocktail, Cocoa Crisis.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Cocoa Crisis! Let's hope I don't have a crisis of my own.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Will makes a profit of £30 on the lamp
0:25:33 > 0:25:34and having poured out a profit,
0:25:34 > 0:25:36pours in the cocktail ingredients.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38You can do a Will measure if you like.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42Marcus checks the quality of the cocoa...
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- And it explodes!- Hey! Look at that!
0:25:45 > 0:25:47And Will shakes his money-maker.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51And that just sits on top of the caramel.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- To the lamp.- Pleasure. Yeah, to the lamp.- Thank you very much.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59So, Will toasts his early lead
0:25:59 > 0:26:04but his contender for today's title is about to step back into the ring.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Paul has taken his doll of boxing legend Ken Buchanan to Carnforth,
0:26:07 > 0:26:11where he's hoping comedian and boxing enthusiast Lester
0:26:11 > 0:26:13will show him a knockout profit
0:26:13 > 0:26:15on the £5 he paid for it.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18How often do you get things like this, where you get actual toys
0:26:18 > 0:26:20and memorabilia to do with a boxer?
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- Have you come across this sort of memorabilia before?- No, never.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26It's really strange, I've never ever... It's a wicked thing.
0:26:26 > 0:26:27PAUL LAUGHS
0:26:27 > 0:26:29It's pretty cool, you know. Looks like it can punch and all.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32If I was to ask you, say, £40 for that, does that sound about right?
0:26:32 > 0:26:33Am I boxing clever?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35LESTER GROANS
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- Was that below the belt?- That was a bit below the belt, that. Come on.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40You couldn't say £30?
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Or we'll go 15 rounds.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43THEY LAUGH
0:26:43 > 0:26:46- Let's do the 15 rounds! - No, no, you're all right.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48- All right.- 25.
0:26:48 > 0:26:5025 quid, do you want to sell him for £25?
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Well, do you know what, I think that's reasonable
0:26:52 > 0:26:55and I'd like to see him rehomed and on display, so yeah, we'll do that.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- Is that a deal?- Absolute deal, Lester. Thank you very much.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Yes! Paul punches above his weight
0:27:01 > 0:27:03and wins a profit of £20
0:27:03 > 0:27:04for the boxing doll.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05BELL RINGS
0:27:05 > 0:27:08And for Will's next bout, he's taken his jazz poster to Alan,
0:27:08 > 0:27:12a legendary music promoter and memorabilia collector.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16Will spent £288 on it but it could have been in vain.
0:27:16 > 0:27:20My first impression is that it's a Mickey Mouse one.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22- Really?- It's too clean.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25There's the odd stain. It's not faded.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- Where it would have been put up, it would have been faded.- Yeah.
0:27:28 > 0:27:33But I can only really tell if I take it to bits by feeling the paper.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36I'll tell you what, I've taken a couple of clips off the bottom.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- Right.- And I can slide that out,
0:27:38 > 0:27:41and I'm already thinking to myself, after having felt that one...
0:27:41 > 0:27:42Oops.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45There's something on the back, look.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- Oh, that's definitely a wrong'un, Alan.- I'm afraid so.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50That's a deffo wrong'un. Who have we got on the back?
0:27:50 > 0:27:51Mel Bush from Ziggy Stardust.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Do you want to buy a David Bowie poster?
0:27:54 > 0:27:55ALAN CHUCKLES
0:27:55 > 0:27:57- That's a wrong'un, isn't it? - I'm afraid so.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59What a catastrophe!
0:27:59 > 0:28:01With the poster proving not to be an original,
0:28:01 > 0:28:04the Axeman has to carefully consider his game plan.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06So, after much deliberation,
0:28:06 > 0:28:10experienced auctioneer Will decides that his best course of action
0:28:10 > 0:28:14is to return to the auction house to find out how it came to be mis-sold.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19The vendor basically came to us and said, "Yes, it's an original poster"
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- so we went on his word and we catalogued it.- Yeah.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23And obviously, you had a punt on it.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Because I'm an auctioneer as well, you know, it's happened to me.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28We've catalogued it as something it turns out not to be.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- Well...- You've got to stand on your inscription.- Exactly.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34No, if we described it as "a poster" and you had a punt on it,
0:28:34 > 0:28:37then it might have been a different matter, but the fact that
0:28:37 > 0:28:40it's been catalogued in our catalogue as an original poster,
0:28:40 > 0:28:42it goes without saying, we'll give you a refund.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43Well, I can't complain about that.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Mark, the auctioneer, has stood by his catalogue description
0:28:47 > 0:28:50and very decently given me a full refund.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Trouble is, no poster - no potential profit,
0:28:53 > 0:28:56but no poster means no big loss. Phew-ee!
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Yes, with the money refunded,
0:28:58 > 0:29:02Will gets off lightly, making no profit on the poster.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Paul is also having mixed successes
0:29:04 > 0:29:08as he sells his copper kettle for the same amount that he paid for it,
0:29:08 > 0:29:11meaning he too makes no profit on the sale.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14So he's hoping to change his tune as he takes his collection
0:29:14 > 0:29:18of harmonicas to Sam, a Morecambe-based blues musician.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21What would be different to a blues harmonica than this one?
0:29:21 > 0:29:24One of the main differences is that they are in certain keys.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- Right.- And they usually only have ten holes.- Right.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- And this one, you can see there's many more.- OK.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32And you can switch what you do by pressing this.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36So these are a bit different, then, to what you're used to playing with?
0:29:36 > 0:29:39Are they going to be something that you would be interested in buying?
0:29:39 > 0:29:40I really do play blues harp.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Sadly, Sam doesn't want the harmonicas
0:29:43 > 0:29:45but Mr Morecambe isn't down for long.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48SAM PLAYS, THEY SING: # In your smile
0:29:48 > 0:29:52# Bring me laughter
0:29:52 > 0:29:54# All the while... #
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Paul brings more sunshine when he finally sells the harmonicas
0:29:59 > 0:30:02to Matthew, a Clitheroe-based shop owner.
0:30:02 > 0:30:03Although, unfortunately,
0:30:03 > 0:30:05he makes a loss of £7.60
0:30:05 > 0:30:07in total on the lot.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Will is also on a musical journey of discovery.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Having squeezed out a profit of £9.02
0:30:12 > 0:30:15selling the cider press to Peter from Exning,
0:30:15 > 0:30:19he's taken the conga drums that cost him £192 to Darren,
0:30:19 > 0:30:24who runs drumming workshops to encourage team building.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26What would you have to pay for a pair of these if you went out
0:30:26 > 0:30:28and bought them brand-new?
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- Well...- They're not cheap, are they? - Brand-new, they're not cheap, no.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- Second-hand, they do lose quite a bit of value.- Do they?- They do.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37I would say, second-hand, I would probably...
0:30:37 > 0:30:39I'm looking at 150 for those, I think.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42So you've gone...150.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45I'm going to come in...250.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50- I'm willing to take these to my people...- So to speak.- ..to York.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Er, for 200.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- 200. 250.- Right.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- Somewhere in the middle? - I landed in that one, didn't I?
0:30:57 > 0:30:59We have, haven't we?
0:30:59 > 0:31:04- Let's say 225. It's a nice round number.- OK.- Or is it?
0:31:04 > 0:31:05Well, not particularly,
0:31:05 > 0:31:09but nevertheless he makes £33 for the conga drums,
0:31:09 > 0:31:12meaning he's done with his private selling and dancing with joy.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16THEY PLAY
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- I might play and dance. - Let's see those shoulders!
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Yes, well... Paul is down to his final sale before the auction
0:31:22 > 0:31:26as he takes his 1930s Southend Carnival Poster to Garry,
0:31:26 > 0:31:29the president of the Southend Carnival Trust.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32What's really the connection with the hospitals? I didn't quite get that.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Well, Southend didn't have a hospital, so all the people
0:31:34 > 0:31:39in Southend came together as a big charity organisation to raise funds,
0:31:39 > 0:31:42having fun through carnival to raise funds to build
0:31:42 > 0:31:44the first hospital in Southend.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46So have you seen that particular one before?
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- Never seen it at all.- There you are. Isn't that a great thing?
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- Never seen it.- So it says, "Get that Carnival smile."
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- I can see you've already got that.- Indeed.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Believe it or not, I've come across this...
0:31:55 > 0:31:57I bought it from auction, locally.
0:31:57 > 0:31:58I thought there must be a local interest.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Erm, and I was wondering if you wanted this for your collection.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- Would that be something you're interested in?- Yes.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05- I would, actually. - If I was to ask for, say,
0:32:05 > 0:32:07- £100 for it, would that be... - I'd give you 75 for it.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Well, it started at about £70 for it, about 75.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14- Make it 85 and we'll have a deal on that.- All right. We'll go 85.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16All right. Thank you very much. You're a hard man, Garry!
0:32:16 > 0:32:20So Paul makes a profit of £13 for the poster
0:32:20 > 0:32:23and brings the private selling to an end.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Now our boys must gear up
0:32:25 > 0:32:28and knuckle down for the mighty Showdown Auction.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Before the excitement gets too much, though,
0:32:30 > 0:32:32let's see how our boys are doing so far.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Paul Hayes has sold four of his items
0:32:36 > 0:32:38and made £25.40.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Will has sold three and returned one
0:32:43 > 0:32:48but is in the lead at this stage, with a profit of £72.02.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52And so we reach the point of no return, the Showdown Auction.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Here, sales pitches are of no use.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58There is no more haggling and no negotiating.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59They're now at the mercy of the bidders
0:32:59 > 0:33:02at Pump House Auctions in Winchester.
0:33:02 > 0:33:03But before they begin,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Paul has some news for Will about one of his items.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Ooh. Exciting!
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- Ah, the Axeman.- How are you, Mr Morecambe?
0:33:10 > 0:33:11Yeah, all right. How's things?
0:33:11 > 0:33:13- Yeah, good, good.- You know, it's great, Winchester.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15- Yeah.- Nice round here. - Lovely part of the world.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17- Have you got some nice things in? - I think so, yeah.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20I think most of what I've bought and put into auction is probably
0:33:20 > 0:33:22something that I would buy anyway for myself.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25I've one big thing to reveal to you.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28That lovely painting that I bought out in Paris?
0:33:28 > 0:33:32The speculative Old Master, possibly? Tell me.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34I haven't really had a chance to research it enough.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36I've had a word with the auctioneer. I've withdrawn it.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- What?!- I want to do some more research on it.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40So that won't be sold today, all right?
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Now you're going to go and show it to a specialist.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44- It could be worth millions! - Who knows?
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Or nothing and I come out with egg on my face.
0:33:46 > 0:33:47Yes, in a shock move,
0:33:47 > 0:33:49Paul has been allowed by the Put Your Money games masters
0:33:49 > 0:33:52to remove his recently restored painting from the auction,
0:33:52 > 0:33:54but to what end?
0:33:54 > 0:33:58This could be an old master by van Dyck.
0:33:58 > 0:33:59Worth fortunes.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02But what I'm going to do is to try to find out more information about it.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05And hopefully, at the end of the day, there's more profit.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08Now, the items that are still in the auction will all be sold
0:34:08 > 0:34:10with the saleroom's standard commission.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12But before the selling kicks off,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15there's just time to check out each other's wares.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Well, I know Paul likes to dress up of a weekend, but a nurse's outfit?
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Really? Well, to be honest, I think
0:34:20 > 0:34:22he's paid just on the money for this buckle.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25So if there a profit left in it for him? Hmm, touch and go.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29Will's bought quite a good, attractive piece of leather here
0:34:29 > 0:34:33and it's beautifully made and I think that's worth every penny of £40-50.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35I think that's more than what Will's paid for it.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39So, yes, I think you've got a profit there, Will. Well done. (Swine!)
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Well, respect where respect is due because Paul has gone out on a limb
0:34:42 > 0:34:45and put a lot of money into these vase lamps.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47If these came through the door in my saleroom,
0:34:47 > 0:34:51I could see them at £300-500, £400-600 all day long.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53So, Paul, there should be a profit in it,
0:34:53 > 0:34:56but all down to where you're selling and when.
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Every Englishman's home is his castle.
0:34:58 > 0:34:59But in this case, it's a French one.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03I was wondering what it was, but it says on the bottom. It's "Le Jar."
0:35:03 > 0:35:05It's a jar.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Hmm. And that is one of Paul's Le Jokes.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12So the auctioneer takes to the stand like an almighty judge,
0:35:12 > 0:35:14presiding over a trial that will either
0:35:14 > 0:35:16absolve our dealing defendants
0:35:16 > 0:35:19or imprison their hopes of victory.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22And first up, are Paul's porcelain vase lamps.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26Cost me around £200. But I had them rewired and PAT tested.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28I thought I'd make them usable.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- For this market. - Ready to go.- Ready to go.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32So they're standing about £250.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35And don't forget when I sell these, there will be a bit of commission.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39- Oh, yes. Of course.- So I'm going to need about the £300 mark.- How much?
0:35:40 > 0:35:41170 is there.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44180, 190.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- 200 and ten, sir? - 300 quid's worth, easily.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48210. 220. 230.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50240, 250.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54- Still going.- 260. 270.- Cheap. - 280, anywhere?
0:35:54 > 0:35:57They're still cheap, these vases! THEY LAUGH
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Selling then at £270 then.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04There you go. All right, well done.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Listen, mate, that could have been a lot worse.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07It could have been a lot worse.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Yes, even though they sold for more than he paid,
0:36:09 > 0:36:12after auction costs are added, Paul ends up with a loss
0:36:12 > 0:36:15of £39.76 for the vases.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18But there's no time to lick his wounds,
0:36:18 > 0:36:20his £42 mosaic ring is up next.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24- £80?- Come on.- Five anywhere?
0:36:24 > 0:36:2785 there is. 90 with me, and two anywhere?
0:36:27 > 0:36:30At £90 then.
0:36:31 > 0:36:36A quick sale and a tidy profit of £27.72 for the mosaic ring,
0:36:36 > 0:36:40meaning Paul's balance sheet is heading back in the right direction.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Will is looking anxious as none of his items have gone up yet,
0:36:43 > 0:36:48but Paul's up again with his nurse's buckle which he paid £35 for.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52- I've got 45. 48 anywhere?- That's what we want, isn't it?- Come on.
0:36:52 > 0:36:5948 there is. I've got 50, sir. And five is there? 55. 58 anywhere?
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Selling then at £55.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- There you go.- Hey!
0:37:04 > 0:37:07The winner is...!
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Calm down, calm down. We're at an auction.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Paul makes a profit of £6.44 on the buckle
0:37:11 > 0:37:14and since he's withdrawn his painting, he's done,
0:37:14 > 0:37:16for the time being at least.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Well, finally one of my first lots coming up.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- OK.- It's that really nice, naive treen spill vase.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24I've got to make 27 quid to break even.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Bids on that again.
0:37:26 > 0:37:3055, 65. I've got £75.
0:37:30 > 0:37:3280 anywhere?
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- 80 there is. Five, madam? 85, 90?- Come on.- Go on.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Five?
0:37:38 > 0:37:39100 there is.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Sell it, then, at £100 on the phone.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Ooh! Thank you, mate.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50Will makes a tremendous profit of £57.31 on the treen.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Next is the horn snuff box, which Will paid £20 for.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- 65. 70 anywhere?- That's brilliant. - Go on.
0:37:58 > 0:38:0070 there is, and five I've got.
0:38:00 > 0:38:0380. And five I've got. 90 anywhere?
0:38:03 > 0:38:04- £85 then.- Ooh!
0:38:06 > 0:38:0791.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Cheers, mate. It's your good karma brushing off on me.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14I hope there's not any more to come. I'm getting trounced here.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18Yes, a profit of £45.68 for the snuff box is nothing to sniff at.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22But it's the trinket box next and Will is nervous about this one.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Not my proudest moment, I must say.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Bought it a little bit under pressure,
0:38:27 > 0:38:29just to get that first thing out of the way.
0:38:29 > 0:38:30What does it stand you at?
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Well, I've got to make £24, so £25 to break even.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- 14. 16 anywhere? - Go on, keep going.- Oh, no!
0:38:37 > 0:38:39At £14 then.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- Yours, madam.- Oh, I felt it.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45That was to be expected, to be fair.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Will makes a loss of £9.69 on the trinket box
0:38:48 > 0:38:52and he's down to his final item, his leather holster.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- 25.- Oh, come on!
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- I just need one more bid. One more bid.- 28.- Yeah!
0:38:57 > 0:38:58- Profit.- 30 anywhere?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- Keep going.- It's a good thing, you know.- And two?
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- See here we go. Look at you. - It's a rare and unusual item.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- Selling then at £32.- Excellent.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- Hey, a profit's a profit.- Well done, mate.- It's been a pleasure.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11- It really has!- And emotional.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14Will makes a profit of £2.86 for the holster
0:39:14 > 0:39:18and he's all sold up. But this is a showdown with a difference
0:39:18 > 0:39:20and things aren't over just yet.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Paul's been given a reprieve with his painting
0:39:22 > 0:39:26and has set up a meeting in Tetbury with specialist John Malcolm
0:39:26 > 0:39:28to find out whether his portrait could be
0:39:28 > 0:39:32by 17th-century artist Anthony van Dyck.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Well, the first impression is that the picture is in, erm,
0:39:35 > 0:39:39a pretty poor state of repair.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42From what I can see from the fibres down here,
0:39:42 > 0:39:47it suggests an 18th-century canvas rather than a 17th-century canvas.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- Right.- The other sad part about it is that having been cut down,
0:39:51 > 0:39:53it may have lost its signature at some point.
0:39:53 > 0:39:54So I'm at the crossroads now.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58Do I sell this work as it is and dismiss it as an unknown artist,
0:39:58 > 0:40:01or do I pursue it further?
0:40:01 > 0:40:03It's... It's a long shot.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06You need to go a long way before you can call it van Dyck, I think.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10So the answer isn't clear cut and Paul's got a big decision.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Further research, which could take years and cost thousands,
0:40:12 > 0:40:15or try and sell the painting now.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Decided to let it go, because I haven't got the time
0:40:18 > 0:40:21to create its provenance, to research the artist.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23So hopefully, I can find a buyer who is prepared to do that
0:40:23 > 0:40:26and there's a little bit of profit in it for me with a bit of luck.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Paul decides to put the painting
0:40:28 > 0:40:30into Eighteen Eighteen's fine art auction in Cumbria
0:40:30 > 0:40:33and spends the next few weeks promoting it,
0:40:33 > 0:40:35hoping to get a prospective buyer.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38So will his Old Master help him make a masterly profit
0:40:38 > 0:40:40and win this showdown?
0:40:40 > 0:40:42All will be revealed in just a moment.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46First, let's remind ourselves of what they spent in total.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47Both our experts started the challenge
0:40:47 > 0:40:50with £1,000 of their own money.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54Paul Hayes spent £658.49, along with his restoration costs.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57With the refund of his jazz poster,
0:40:57 > 0:41:02Will's total spend is reduced to £381.47.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03But now it all comes down to profit.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06All of the money that Paul and Will have made from today's challenge
0:41:06 > 0:41:08will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:08 > 0:41:09So, let's find out who is
0:41:09 > 0:41:12today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown Champion.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- Ah, here we are.- How are you?- Great. Thank you very much. How are you?
0:41:16 > 0:41:19Yeah, good. What about you? You were brave with those lamps.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21I was very brave. And you know what? I'd do it again.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23They were a cracking pair of lamps.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Slightly disappointed they didn't go for more money,
0:41:25 > 0:41:27but it could have been a lot worse.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28Remember my jazz festival poster that
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- I got really excited about, buyer lined up and everything?- Yes.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Turned out, I was showing it to him, it was a repro.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36But luckily the saleroom stood by their word
0:41:36 > 0:41:38and gave me a full refund.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40- Fantastic.- Trouble is, one less item to sell.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- Talking of one less item, that painting?- Oh!
0:41:43 > 0:41:45The suspense.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47I've been reading the newspapers,
0:41:47 > 0:41:49waiting for that front page headline. You're making me worried.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- How many millions did it make? - You ready?
0:41:51 > 0:41:54Yeah, go on, then. One, two, three.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- BOTH:- Ooh! - There we are, yes.
0:41:57 > 0:42:02So Will is today's winner after Paul's painting sold for just £85.
0:42:02 > 0:42:08With restoration and auction fees, he lost £121.27.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12Make no mistake, it is selling now at £85.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Yes, Paul's high hopes for his painting didn't pay off,
0:42:17 > 0:42:20but as they say, nothing ventured, nothing gained.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Of course, there's one more thing to reveal
0:42:22 > 0:42:25and that is the winner across the whole week.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27One, two, three.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- Oh, well done, buddy. - Look at that.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Well, listen, mate, I must say,
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- it's been a pleasure working with you.- Yeah, and you.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- You're the nicest bloke I know from Morecambe.- That's all a rumour.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- I'm not from Morecambe really.- Aren't you?- No, no. I just play on that.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43Yes, Will is the overall winner, but together they've worked hard
0:42:43 > 0:42:46and made money that will go straight to their chosen charities.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52My charity is a new roof at St Peter's Church in Heysham.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54It's in need of repair, it's a massive project,
0:42:54 > 0:42:56and I'm glad to donate towards that.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00My chosen charity is CLIC Sargent, set up to provide a wide range
0:43:00 > 0:43:03of services for children with cancer and their families,
0:43:03 > 0:43:07including practical, clinical, emotional and financial support.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09It's been a week of thrills and spills.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Our excellent experts have really put their money
0:43:12 > 0:43:15where their mouths are and showed they can make a convincing profit
0:43:15 > 0:43:20from buying and selling antiques when their own money is on the line.