0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, the show that pitches
0:00:05 > 0:00:07TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:09against each other in an all-out
0:00:09 > 0:00:10battle for profit...
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Elementary, my dear dealers.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14..and gives you the insider's view
0:00:14 > 0:00:15of the trade.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Rawr!
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Each week, one pair of duelling
0:00:19 > 0:00:20dealers 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.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28..putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Grr!
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Ready for battle.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34..and giving you their top tips
0:00:34 > 0:00:35and savvy secrets
0:00:35 > 0:00:37on how to make the most money
0:00:37 > 0:00:38from buying and selling.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Get in there!
0:00:40 > 0:00:42RUMBLE OF THUNDER
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Today, Duke of the Deal
0:00:45 > 0:00:47James Braxton goes head-to-head with
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Queen of Quality Catherine Southon
0:00:49 > 0:00:51for a Belgian bargain battle.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Coming up, it's risque business for James...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59What on earth have I got myself into?
0:00:59 > 0:01:01..Catherine's led astray...
0:01:01 > 0:01:05See, old Bingo Brackers, he's sent me up here.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07I think he may have sent me on a wild goose chase.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09..and talking of geese...
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Why aren't they eating it? What's wrong with my food?
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Look, look, look, look!
0:01:15 > 0:01:18This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Welcome, one and all, to yet another battle of the bric-a-brac -
0:01:36 > 0:01:38this time with funny accents.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Our experts have swapped their pounds for euros
0:01:41 > 0:01:42and are heading to Belgium.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45The streets of this medieval city will come alive with
0:01:45 > 0:01:49the sound of warfare as they puff their chests and empty their wallets
0:01:49 > 0:01:53and fight it out to be crowned king of the continental collectibles.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59On one side is a smooth-talking saleroom superstar.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02A man who will let nothing hold him back in the pursuit of profit.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04It's the Squire of Sussex,
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Sir James "Bingo" Braxton.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09I've found a Holy Grail.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13And in the other corner, it's the lean, mean Queen of Quality,
0:02:13 > 0:02:15straight from the Garden of England.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19This brainy beauty gets the dealers eating out of the palm of her hand.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24It's auctioneer extraordinaire, "Canny" Catherine Southon.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Once more unto the breach, dear friend!
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Yes, today's epic adventure takes place in the Belgian city
0:02:31 > 0:02:34of Tongeren, where the historic streets stage a weekly
0:02:34 > 0:02:36antiques market.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Our sparring spartans each have £750 worth of euros
0:02:40 > 0:02:43of their own money to spend and any profit they make will go
0:02:43 > 0:02:47to a charity of their choice. So, let battle commence.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50James Braxton and Catherine Southon,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- Hello, Catherine. - James, good to see you.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Very good to see you. Early birds here.- I know.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Now, this is your territory. You have been here before,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- haven't you?- Well, just once, yeah, for a day.- Even so, even so!
0:03:05 > 0:03:06It's more than I have.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08I feel as though I have some advantage here,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11so I must be benevolent and I will show you the way.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15How's it set up? Is it quite posh? Is it quite rough and ready?
0:03:15 > 0:03:17It's all rough and ready, it's all on the pavement.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Nothing's priced. I think the public start down there,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23they come up here and it loops all the way around the town.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Our £750 will go a long way.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I love it like that, that means it's cheap. We'll find bargains.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30We are going to find bargains.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33So, James, where would you suggest I started?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36I think you should start from the start, which is down there.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- OK.- And I'll go in reverse.- OK. And we might meet up for a coffee.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- Meet in the middle.- Lovely! - Good luck.- See you.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46So, Bingo sends Catherine to the start of the market
0:03:46 > 0:03:48and heads straight to the town square.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51But hang on, he's not being benevolent!
0:03:51 > 0:03:53He's got ulterior motives...
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Catherine's gone down to the start, where everybody starts,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59and I think there are more people set up here.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02It seems to be that they're all unpacking up here,
0:04:02 > 0:04:04so I've got first mover advantage.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09Mmm, a cunning strategy from Bingo there, sending his rival to the
0:04:09 > 0:04:13opposite side of the market, leaving him a clear run at the good stuff.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16But never fear, Catherine's got a plan of her own.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Fast and furious, I'm going to nip round as quick as I can,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24spending just a few euros here and there.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28I want to spend low amounts, maximise my profit.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31So I'm going in for the kill.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Mm, the kill! She's talking tough!
0:04:34 > 0:04:37But as the market gets going, so does Bingo...
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Mmm! Blimey O'Reilly.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46He's first to swoop in on a deal on a rather risque painted door.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50What is your price on it, Peter?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- 250.- 250 euros?- Yes.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55And that is the palette.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- What, the palette came with the door?- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Would you do it for 200?
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- Yeah.- 200? OK.- 200. - We have a deal.- OK.- Thank you.
0:05:04 > 0:05:09So James splashes out just under £164 for the door.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Has he been seduced by a naked lady? Mmm?
0:05:12 > 0:05:15What on earth have I got myself into?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17This is probably not one of the easiest things to resell.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19It's rather fun, because it's a door.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22It reminds me of sort of that great time, Peter Sellers,
0:05:22 > 0:05:27sort of Britt Ekland, Sophia Loren, and also the palette comes in,
0:05:27 > 0:05:31it looks like some sort of weird sort of gargoyle, doesn't it?
0:05:31 > 0:05:34I'm looking for an artist without a bathroom door.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Yes, nothing like a challenge, eh, old chap?
0:05:37 > 0:05:39With the opposition nowhere to be seen,
0:05:39 > 0:05:43Bingo's on a roll, as he spots an unusual-looking item.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46This is the interesting thing with all these items.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49What would you use it for? It must be made for a purpose.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Beautifully beaten copper.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- WOMAN: Chocolat. - Sculpture... For chocolat?- Oui.- Ah!
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- Meilleur prix, c'est cinquante. 50. - Cinquante?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59That would look beautiful polished up.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Tempting.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03But he doesn't splash the cash.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Has Sir Braxton lost his nerve?
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Come on, Bingo, it's not like you to dally!
0:06:09 > 0:06:14You always get a bit anxious after ten minutes of not buying anything.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16You think, is that the end?
0:06:16 > 0:06:18You need to keep buying in this game.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Buy now, worry about selling later.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Yes. While Bingo has existential buying angst, Catherine is poised
0:06:25 > 0:06:29to put her "spend fast and pay low" strategy into action.
0:06:29 > 0:06:35So here, we've got a lovely, lovely little apothecary cabinet.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37That's medicine to you and me.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41A doctor, once upon a time, would've walked around and had this,
0:06:41 > 0:06:45carried this with his little bottles and potions and what-have-you in.
0:06:45 > 0:06:46So, we open it all up...
0:06:48 > 0:06:53..to the sides. We've got different apothecary bottles
0:06:53 > 0:06:56and little drawers for pills.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58How much do you want for this?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- MAN:- 255.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03255. James said it was cheap here.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06My last word is 250.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Go on, then. 250.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Blimey, that's nearly £205!
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Not exactly sticking to her "buy cheap" strategy,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16but Catherine thinks it's just what the doctor ordered.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21I'm chuffed beyond belief with this apothecary cabinet.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25I've seen a lot of these in my time, but nothing as good as this.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28This one has these fantastic big hinges on.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32And I would say this dates to around 1840.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36The problem is, it was quite expensive.
0:07:36 > 0:07:37Am I bothered?
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Not really.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41I think it's got great potential.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46Canny Catherine is oozing confidence today. But what of Bingo?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Surely he's still not pacing the streets?
0:07:48 > 0:07:52Has his strategy of staying up this end of the market backfired?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Not a lot of stallholders have still set up here.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58So there's still later opportunities,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00but I just want something to catch the eye.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Well, you know what they say about "all browse and no buy", old chap,
0:08:04 > 0:08:08and now, it seems that all that legwork has worn him out!
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Ah! That is so comfy.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- How much is this? Do you know?- 35.- 35?
0:08:14 > 0:08:1620? 20?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19That's the owner. 25 I think is possible.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- 25 you think is possible?- Yes.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- I think it would be.- Very definitely.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Hold on! Bingo likes lazing around?
0:08:26 > 0:08:30He's a bit of a kung fu king and he loves bamboo?!
0:08:30 > 0:08:33He's like a shaved panda!
0:08:33 > 0:08:34Hmm, anyway!
0:08:34 > 0:08:36He bags the chair for just over £20
0:08:36 > 0:08:40and our agile auctioneer's enamoured.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41I love this rattan,
0:08:41 > 0:08:45because it's the combination of very feeble parts,
0:08:45 > 0:08:49with a bit of glue and a bit of whipped bamboo
0:08:49 > 0:08:52and it just makes things of enormous strength, you know.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56If it can bear my mighty bulk, it can bear anybody's.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00In fact, this will be a difficult piece to part with, because...
0:09:00 > 0:09:03I don't know if there's anybody else
0:09:03 > 0:09:05who likes his bamboo as much as I do.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08As James takes the lead with a second deal under his belt,
0:09:08 > 0:09:12his opponent is keeping a close eye on the competition.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16I spy with my little eye something beginning with B
0:09:16 > 0:09:22and it's Bingo making... a very BIG purchase.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Yes, nothing gets past our sharp-eyed Southon.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28She's right, though - James has his eye on something,
0:09:28 > 0:09:32but first, it needs to pass his trademark "sitting" test.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Ooh, that's going to chafe!
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Pot as a seat.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38How much for your pot?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- 20.- 20?- 20.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I will give you 20 euros.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Hmm, that was quick, and he paid just over £16 for the pot,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48and James feels he's onto a winner.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51What's not to like about this fabulous pot?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54It probably comes from over the border, from Holland.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59Um, it was, I'm told, for the use and preserving of sauerkraut.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03This was the start of this early sort of, um, salt-glazed stoneware,
0:10:03 > 0:10:06which is impervious, so it can hold liquids,
0:10:06 > 0:10:08and, originally, it was known as Cologne ware.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Why was it Cologne ware? Well, Cologne was the harbour
0:10:12 > 0:10:15from which the pottery was exported to the UK.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Anyway, I'm off with it,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20and, remember, never trust a handle.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21RECORD SCRATCHES
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Hold on, shouldn't you be heeding your own advice?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26As long as the pot stays intact,
0:10:26 > 0:10:29James now has three deals to Catherine's one.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Smooth-talking Southon needs to catch up,
0:10:31 > 0:10:36and she's found just the things. She just doesn't know what they are.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- What are they supposed to be? A doorstop?- Dog irons?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- So you think for the fire?- Yeah.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- To put across, you put the log on top of them.- Yeah.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- What are you looking for on those? - 50.- For the pair?- Yes.
0:10:48 > 0:10:5130? How does that sound?
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- I think that sounds pretty good, don't you?- 40.- 35?
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- OK.- You're lovely, you are!
0:10:58 > 0:10:59Ooh, what a sliver tongue!
0:10:59 > 0:11:02She bags the dog irons for just under £29.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08These dog irons are the business!
0:11:08 > 0:11:11They weren't the sort of thing I thought I'd come and buy today,
0:11:11 > 0:11:14but look at them! Really nicely cast.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16I've got big plans for these
0:11:16 > 0:11:21and it involves a big fireplace in a big hotel.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22Sounds good to me.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Hmm, and me!
0:11:24 > 0:11:27On the other side of the market, Bingo's retracing his steps
0:11:27 > 0:11:31to give that copper chocolate scoop a second look.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- Quel prix, s'il vous plait? - Le meilleur prix, c'est 50.
0:11:34 > 0:11:3750. How about quarante-cinq?
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- Ah! Good!- Is that good? - Yeah.- Quarante-cinq?
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- Merci.- Where's your money? - Here's the money!
0:11:44 > 0:11:46So James gets a sweet deal
0:11:46 > 0:11:49and scoops up the chocolate ladle for just under £37.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55All I can say, with some certainty, is it's made of copper.
0:11:55 > 0:11:56As to its age, you can
0:11:56 > 0:12:00always rely on modern things being made slightly more simply.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05It suggests to me 19th century, so mid-19th century,
0:12:05 > 0:12:10but it definitely needs a handle of bois - a wooden handle here -
0:12:10 > 0:12:13because otherwise, holding it with hot chocolate,
0:12:13 > 0:12:15copper is a great conductor
0:12:15 > 0:12:17and you'd get a very hot hand very quickly.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20So I need to add a handle. I need length.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24Yes, though Catherine's still thinking big as well,
0:12:24 > 0:12:27and she's back at the stall where she bought the dog irons.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Now, this is my kind of thing.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33SHE LAUGHS: A big cup of tea or a big cup of coffee!
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- I don't do things in small sizes. - Yeah.- What can you do on that?
0:12:37 > 0:12:38Ten. You can take it for ten?
0:12:38 > 0:12:43- Ten? OK, I'll give you ten for that. It's a bit of fun, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Just over £8 for the colossal cup and saucer
0:12:46 > 0:12:49and bang on her cut-price strategy.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53This is the bargain of the day! £8 I paid for this.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55And it has everything going for it.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59I love the colour, it's very retro, very now, very funky.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01I'm really, really excited about this
0:13:01 > 0:13:05and there is no way James is going to beat me on this one.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Now, her arch enemy may have tried to throw her off the scent
0:13:09 > 0:13:12at the beginning of the day, but Catherine wasn't deterred
0:13:12 > 0:13:16and starting off at the bottom of the market has had its advantages.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20These Belgians are so friendly!
0:13:20 > 0:13:23One stall holder has just given me a punnet of grapes!
0:13:23 > 0:13:27I don't know about you, James, you may be treating this very seriously,
0:13:27 > 0:13:30but me... I'm having the time of my life.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33So, while Catherine's feeling fruity,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Bingo's hoping his next purchase will be checkmate!
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Over there, I like your chess... your chess thing.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42The game. The bamboo.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44What is your best price on it?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- Er, 20 euro.- 20 euro?- Yes.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50I'll buy it for 20. That's very kind, thank you. Thank you.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Oh, what a polite purchaser he is!
0:13:53 > 0:13:57James pays full asking price of just over £16 with no hint of a haggle.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Was our profit-hunting panda blinded by the bamboo?
0:14:03 > 0:14:06I'm always irresistibly drawn to bamboo.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08It's a lovely material. I like it.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11It has a continental cafe feel about it.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13While you're sitting down nourishing the body
0:14:13 > 0:14:15with a small coffee, or even a beer,
0:14:15 > 0:14:20you can sit down and also nourish the mind with a bit of chess.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Yes! While Bingo nourishes his mind,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26canny Catherine buys a more thirst-quenching item -
0:14:26 > 0:14:30a tin advertising seat for a cheap and cheerful £8.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Both our treasure-hunting titans are packing in the purchases.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Time to check out the stats.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Our bargain-hunting Brits
0:14:39 > 0:14:42each arrived with £750 of their own money.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45James "Bingo" Braxton was quick off the mark.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49He snapped up five items for just over £254,
0:14:49 > 0:14:54leaving him nearly £496 still to spend.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Canny Catherine Southon has spent nearly the same,
0:14:57 > 0:15:02with her four purchases costing a penny over £250,
0:15:02 > 0:15:06leaving nearly £500 in her kitty.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09So it's neck-and-neck for these auctioneer aficionados.
0:15:09 > 0:15:14Though, of course, they're playing their cards close to their chests.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15So, James, how's it going?
0:15:15 > 0:15:18- Very well, very well. How are you doing?- Hmm, really good!
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- This place is very vibrant, isn't it? - It is.- Really exciting!
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- I've only been down one side of it, though.- Really?!- Yes, I know!
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- Where you pointed, I walked up and down.- Well done. Rich pickings there.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31You can say that again! Rich!
0:15:31 > 0:15:38I mean, I thought I would probably spend 20 euros on the first purchase.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42- Yeah.- I went straight in and I spent just over 200 euros.- Snap!
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- Oh, did you?- So did I.- Good!
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- OK...- Where shall I go next? Around here?- Well, around that,
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- pictures, tools... - Oh, pictures, tools?- ..metalware...
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- Oh?- ..moving into more kitchenalia.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58- Ooh, I love a bit of kitchenalia. - Kitchenalia is roughly about there.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- I'm going off to kitchenalia. - OK, good luck.- See you later!
0:16:02 > 0:16:03So our duelling dealers
0:16:03 > 0:16:06throw themselves back into their Flemish forage.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10But hold on! Has James been playing dirty again?
0:16:10 > 0:16:13The old Bingo Brackers, he's sent me up here
0:16:13 > 0:16:15and I'm not quite sure about this one.
0:16:15 > 0:16:21He said to me kitchenalia, but this doesn't look very kitcheny to me.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24I think he may have sent me on a wild goose chase.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26And while Catherine continues her search,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Bingo has this end of the market to himself.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31With two thirds of his budget unspent,
0:16:31 > 0:16:36he's looking for a final killer purchase to complete his haul -
0:16:36 > 0:16:40the cherry on top, the icing on the cake, the jewel in the crown.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Yes, so what will it be?
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- How much is your little price? - 22.- 22?- Yeah.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- What about a dix-huit price? - Dix-huit?
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- Could you do it?- OK, sure. - Thank you.- No problem.- Thank you.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57James pays just under £15 for the print and he's chuffed!
0:17:00 > 0:17:02I was drawn to this lovely picture.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05You know, this is Holland, this is the Netherlands.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07This is everything on a plate here, isn't it?
0:17:07 > 0:17:10You know, a lot of European art was influenced by
0:17:10 > 0:17:15Japanese wood block prints coming over, who were great exponents
0:17:15 > 0:17:18of this idea that things could carry on and disappear.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22They don't necessarily have to be centred in the middle.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25But this really captures that, it has a very modern feel about it,
0:17:25 > 0:17:30I like the colours, very sunny, orangey.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35So, his orangey, Dutch, Japanesey print brings his total haul to six.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37And, with that, Bingo calls it a day.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41But with just four items in her bag,
0:17:41 > 0:17:44his rival needs to seal some final deals fast.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47She's not one to buckle under the pressure, though,
0:17:47 > 0:17:52and she soon picks up a pair of hand weights for a not-so-hefty £24.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57When I came here, I wanted to buy something quirky,
0:17:57 > 0:18:02I wanted to think out of the box and I certainly have done it with these.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04They're probably made from, I don't know,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07iron, I would've thought, but they are handmade
0:18:07 > 0:18:10and they've certainly got a nice little bit of age to them.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13And I love the way that they've got the number, the amount,
0:18:13 > 0:18:16the five kilos, engraved in each one.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Fantastic! I don't know who I'm going to sell them to. Maybe a gym?
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Maybe someone who's pretty strong.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25But it's certainly food for thought.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28So Catherine weighs up her options
0:18:28 > 0:18:31and, with the market starting to pack up around her,
0:18:31 > 0:18:33she has one final deal in mind
0:18:33 > 0:18:35and heads back to the first stall she visited
0:18:35 > 0:18:38for a gander at a rather unusual calendar.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41I saw this a bit earlier on.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- I quite like it. It's a perpetual calendar, isn't it?- Yes.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48They told me that it was a gift for a lady.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51You think Victorian? Late Victorian?
0:18:51 > 0:18:53What can you do on this? What's the best you can do?
0:18:53 > 0:18:5638 euros.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- OK. I'm not going to argue.- 38.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02What?! Not even a little haggling?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Paying just over £31 for the calendar,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07she must think she's got something special.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11I've seen many different types of perpetual calendar,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14so ways of changing the date,
0:19:14 > 0:19:19but I've never seen a brass one in the form of a flying goose.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24I would probably date this to late 19th century, early 20th century.
0:19:24 > 0:19:2638 euros?
0:19:26 > 0:19:30I think I can fly away to sweet success.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32Ah! See what she did there? Yes!
0:19:32 > 0:19:34And that sixth and final purchase
0:19:34 > 0:19:36takes Catherine over the finishing line.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39We've had a Flemish field day here in Belgium today,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41but who spent what?
0:19:41 > 0:19:43James and Catherine both started the day
0:19:43 > 0:19:46with £750 of their own money.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48James did most of his buying at the start
0:19:48 > 0:19:55and soon sealed the deal on six purchases, costing nearly £269.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Canny Catherine had a last-minute dash.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00She too bagged herself six items,
0:20:00 > 0:20:04but spent slightly more, at just under £306.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06But, before they jump ship back to Blighty,
0:20:06 > 0:20:10time for our duo to take a quick look at the competition.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Well, James, you're right about this place.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14- It is the business, isn't it?- It is!
0:20:14 > 0:20:17I've had so much fun and you look like you've had fun too.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19So easy to buy, isn't it?
0:20:19 > 0:20:22I've got to ask. That is amazing!
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- That is brilliant! I would have bought that.- Yeah?
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- Yeah, I think that's great. - That came with the lady behind me.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Yes. What, did that come free?
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Why do you like her?
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- She's got a very striking look. - Yeah.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40It's a sort of real 1960s sort of thing. It's a bathroom door.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44- I wish you lots of luck with that, James.- Do you think it's a challenge?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- I hope it doesn't end up on the fire. - Anyway, I like...
0:20:47 > 0:20:49I like your apothecary thing. This is lovely.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- This has got real interest. - It's nice, isn't it?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54It was a big purchase, but you don't see anything like that very often.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- No, it's a lovely item, that. - What's that for?
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Um, I was told it's for chocolate.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01It would have had a handle shooting off here
0:21:01 > 0:21:02and the flat bit
0:21:02 > 0:21:05is to scoop the flat bottom.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06- Yeah.- Fancy a cup of tea?
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- Yeah, that's a big cup, isn't it? - SHE LAUGHS
0:21:08 > 0:21:10I thought about maybe going to a shop,
0:21:10 > 0:21:13a coffee shop or something, using it as their display.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- You had to buy furniture, didn't you? - I did and I...
0:21:16 > 0:21:19You know, I'm a big fan of bamboo, rattan,
0:21:19 > 0:21:21so I bought the chessboard and that.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Catherine, what's your favourite item?
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- One of my favourites is probably the dumbbells.- Yeah.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- Ever seen some like that? - No, I've never seen some like that.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- Actual dumbbells, aren't they? - They are.- They look like dumbbells.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- They are pretty heavy.- Best of luck.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- We've just got to sell it all now. - We have.- Come on, then.- Lead on.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Back in Blighty and the pressure's on for our battling Brits,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49because they've got to sell all their Belgian booty
0:21:49 > 0:21:53and make as much profit as possible for their chosen charities.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56They'll need to hit the phones, pound the streets,
0:21:56 > 0:22:01and haggle as if their very lives depend on it, as every penny counts.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06Back at Braxton Towers, James is feeling buoyant.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Well, Tongeren... Tongeren never fails to please.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14This was my first purchase, the lovely lady,
0:22:14 > 0:22:16the bathroom door, on my right-hand side. It also came
0:22:16 > 0:22:19with the artist's palette, which I'm rather pleased about.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23I remember Catherine rather liking it. Who am I going to sell that to?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25A lothario!
0:22:25 > 0:22:28The chocolate scoop. Lovely piece of copper, that.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33Fortunately, in Brighton, there is a very famous chocolatier.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36I'll take it there, and I should get a good price for that.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39I like this. This is a classic bit of upcycling.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41I'm going to put a wooden seat on it
0:22:41 > 0:22:45and probably sell it to maybe a bar or... Yeah, probably a bar.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Then we've got this rather nice little Dutch print.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50I'm going to find a buyer for that.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52Chessboard, rather like that.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55And then, another piece of rattan furniture. The bamboo chair.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Who will I sell that to?
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Somebody who...owns a conservatory.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Anyway, I was pleased with Tongeren. It was great fun.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06But all in all, I think I have the upper hand.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Mmm, I wouldn't count your chickens yet, Bingo!
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Canny Catherine is at home in Kent surveying her Belgium buys
0:23:12 > 0:23:15and she's feeling confident too.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18I had a wonderful time in Tongeren
0:23:18 > 0:23:22and I think I'm actually quite chuffed with the items that I bought.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25This little perpetual calendar down there
0:23:25 > 0:23:27has a bit of a question mark hanging over him.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31I bought this as a Victorian perpetual calendar,
0:23:31 > 0:23:35but I'm not sure that it actually is Victorian.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38I think that it certainly has got some age to it.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Nevertheless, it's still a bit of fun. Now, this is fun.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Fun with a capital F.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47I had to buy this as soon as I saw it.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50I'm going to sell this, probably, to a coffee shop.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Fun all the way and big profits, I feel.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58The seat, which is in the form of a soft drinks can,
0:23:58 > 0:24:01is probably my least favourite item.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05I can't really see a big profit screaming out at me.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08I had to have these as soon as I saw these in the market.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12I think I'm going to try and find a traditional circus.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14I'd like to find a strongman as well,
0:24:14 > 0:24:19or perhaps somebody who just collects circus memorabilia.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22The dog irons, I just think they've got a look to them.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26My feeling is maybe sell to a pub?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29A pub with a big fire? Nice country fire?
0:24:29 > 0:24:35The piece that I am most excited about is this apothecary cabinet.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38To me, it feels like it's probably Dutch.
0:24:38 > 0:24:44I paid just over £200 for it, but I think, out of everything,
0:24:44 > 0:24:48this is where the money is, and it is incredibly exciting.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51I think I'm onto a winner here.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53In fact, I KNOW it.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Yes, brave talk from the Queen of Quality!
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Both our profit hunters need to keep their focus on the goal now,
0:24:59 > 0:25:03as they get their searches under way to bag the best buyers.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05And remember, until they've shaken on it
0:25:05 > 0:25:08and the money's changed hands, no deal is ever sealed.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13James kicks off his selling spree
0:25:13 > 0:25:16with that unusual copper chocolate scoop.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18He's headed to a chocolatier in Brighton,
0:25:18 > 0:25:22famed for their extravagant cakes and cocoa creations!
0:25:22 > 0:25:25He bought his scoop for just under £37
0:25:25 > 0:25:28and owner Christine is on hand to meet him.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33- Hello, Christine! Hello.- Oh, my goodness!- James, hello.- Hello, James.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- Nice to meet you.- How are you? - Very good, very good.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- What an amazing place. - HE LAUGHS
0:25:38 > 0:25:39Welcome to my world.
0:25:39 > 0:25:44This is the item I spoke about, and this comes from Belgium.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47And, um, made of copper. Feel the weight.
0:25:47 > 0:25:52- It feels very practical. I love this.- Yeah, yeah.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- The but is...- Yeah, somebody has lost their temper.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58HE LAUGHS And that's...that's interesting.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02Cos I believe this is part of the tempering process.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- So I...- Do you?- I do.- Right. - I think the flat edge...- Yeah?
0:26:05 > 0:26:11- You temper chocolate on marble, so you warm up your chocolate...- Yeah?
0:26:11 > 0:26:15When you believe it's almost at the point of readiness,
0:26:15 > 0:26:19you spread it out on marble and then you collect it again.
0:26:19 > 0:26:24If you were to scoop that up on a flat surface, and stir,
0:26:24 > 0:26:25you've got a set measure
0:26:25 > 0:26:28and you've got a way of pouring...
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- I see!- ..and a way of cooling at the same time.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Because you're right, because, um, copper is a great conductor
0:26:35 > 0:26:39and it doesn't necessarily have to be hot, it can also be cold.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Now, what I want here...
0:26:41 > 0:26:45I think it's quite special, it's got some age. Definitely 1880.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49I would consider it, if it was the right price.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54I was thinking a nice three-figure sum of £110.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59- I employ somebody... - Yeah?- ..called Guntis,
0:26:59 > 0:27:04who is shortly to celebrate his ten-year anniversary with me
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- and wouldn't this be a beautiful thing for him...?- Beautiful, yeah.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12- ..for £60?- £60?!- £60.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15You've done this before, Christine, haven't you?
0:27:15 > 0:27:1775 and it's yours.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20I'll tell you what I'll do.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Give me 75, yeah.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- HE LAUGHS I will give you 75...- Great.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27..and I'll also give you a bar of Guntis' chocolate.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Oh, you very kind lady. Thank you very much indeed.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- # Sweet like chocolate, boy... # - Sale number one in the bag,
0:27:33 > 0:27:38and Bingo scoops himself a profit of £38.11, plus that tasty treat.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40# ..bring me so much joy... #
0:27:40 > 0:27:43I don't normally eat into my profits,
0:27:43 > 0:27:46but I'm very happy with this one.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Bingo, you chocoholic!
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Meanwhile, his canny competitor has started her mission
0:27:51 > 0:27:54with her most expensive item.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59I've crossed the borders into Surrey armed with my apothecary cabinet.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03I've come to see Glynis and she buys medical antiques.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06She's quite particular about what she buys,
0:28:06 > 0:28:10but I just hope that she'll go for this cabinet.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14The apothecary set cost more than all her other purchases put together
0:28:14 > 0:28:20and then doubled, at nearly £205, so there's a lot riding on this!
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Well, Glynis, here it is. You've seen photos.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Is it what you thought it would be?
0:28:26 > 0:28:28- It's very neat.- I think it's neat.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- I love that size, actually. - Yes, very neat from the outside.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33- Nice and compact. - Obviously not English.- No.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38- Um...- Do you think Dutch?- I would certainly think Flemish from the...
0:28:38 > 0:28:44- from the hinges...- Hmm.- ..and it's probably got a Flemish influence.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- This is probably 18th century, late 18th century?- Mm-hm.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49So it's gone through a couple of hundred years.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52I think possibly there might have been a little...
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- Set of scales?- ..handheld scale in there originally.- Yeah.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57And when people were collecting these,
0:28:57 > 0:29:01they liked to have the original labels on, and also sometimes,
0:29:01 > 0:29:05- if they have the contents as well, that adds to it.- That's right, yes.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- I like it very much.- Do you?
0:29:08 > 0:29:11And now you're going to whack me with something I don't like.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13I would like...
0:29:14 > 0:29:20..somewhere in the region of between £300 and £400.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24- 275.- 275?
0:29:25 > 0:29:30- I couldn't go that low. Honestly.- 300?
0:29:30 > 0:29:33I was hoping that we would go more like 350.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38- What about...- Oh?- ..330?
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- 330. And I'm really pleased that you love it like I do.- I really do.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Smoothly done, Southon,
0:29:45 > 0:29:48and that's a very healthy profit of £125.08.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52At home in Sussex, Bingo has a plan
0:29:52 > 0:29:55to add value to one of his Belgian buys.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58My intention with this lovely sauerkraut vase
0:29:58 > 0:30:02from the foreign market is to put a seat on it.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06Now, I've got a nice bit of ash from the Braxton timber yard.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10And here, on top, it's quite a thick piece.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13And I'll just fashion a seat here.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17I think I will get more money for it.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21So, to get the seat ready, Bingo burns the midnight oil,
0:30:21 > 0:30:23but next morning, he's bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
0:30:23 > 0:30:28as he heads along the coast to unveil the newly-upcycled pot.
0:30:28 > 0:30:33He's come to an antiques shop near Hastings to meet the owner, Badger.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36- Now, hello, Badger, how are you? - Very well indeed.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39- Good to see you again.- Here's that mighty jar I spoke to you about.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42The person said it was a sauerkraut fellow,
0:30:42 > 0:30:46so that's the cabbage, sort of pickled cabbage, isn't it?
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- I've had sauerkraut. It's rather nice, in fact.- Yeah.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53You'll promise not to laugh, Badger? But this isn't all.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57I didn't have a fret saw big enough to do the old thingamabob, er,
0:30:57 > 0:31:00cut through this fine bit of ash
0:31:00 > 0:31:03and so, I've got a lovely big seat here.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08I like it. I had to pay some money for it. Um, I've brought it to you.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11I wanted to get around 50-60 quid for it.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13You can make a profit on this.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- I might even sign and date it for you, if you like.- Call it 50.- 50?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18You've got yourself a deal!
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Bravo, Bingo!
0:31:20 > 0:31:24That's another £33.61 into his profit pot
0:31:24 > 0:31:26after an enterprising bit of DIY.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32Never underestimate the power of pickled cabbage and upcycling.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36Yes, whatever you say, James!
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Now, Canny Catherine has been thinking outside the box too.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42She's hit the road and run away to the circus!
0:31:42 > 0:31:46She's brought her hand weights for Ringmaster John to take a look at.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49They cost her £24.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Wow, this is amazing!
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Ha-ha! This looks fantastic!
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- Wonderful! Good to meet you, John. - Nice to meet you.- Lovely.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59I have brought you...
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- Oh, thank you.- Grab hold of that. - Goodness me!
0:32:02 > 0:32:05I've brought you a couple of five-kilo dumbbells.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Difficult to say the age on them, but they're certainly cast-iron
0:32:08 > 0:32:11and I would say - I don't know - maybe 100 years old?
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- Do you have a strongman here at your circus?- We don't this year, actually,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17but we are thinking of... we're negotiating for booking
0:32:17 > 0:32:21- a strongman for next year, so they might come in very handy.- Ah!
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- Are you?- Yes, we are. - So what do you think about these?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26Well, I think we'd certainly have a use for them, yes.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- We need to talk about price.- Indeed.
0:32:30 > 0:32:36I think I would like around £60-£70 for them. How does that sound?
0:32:36 > 0:32:39How about if we gave you slightly less to start with,
0:32:39 > 0:32:42but, um, if you completed one of the circus challenges,
0:32:42 > 0:32:46we'd up the price a little bit? Are you game for that?
0:32:46 > 0:32:50If we had you on the roller, and if you could stay on there
0:32:50 > 0:32:54similar to our man Ross, for, um, I should say ten seconds...
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- Right?- ..we'd go from 50 up to 70?
0:32:57 > 0:33:01Right, so £70 if I'm on there for ten seconds?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- If not...?- £50.- ..50?
0:33:04 > 0:33:07- OK, I'm game for that.- Yeah? - I'm game for that.- Let's go.
0:33:07 > 0:33:08I'm game for a challenge.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Yes, there's nothing our agile auctioneer won't do
0:33:11 > 0:33:13in the pursuit of profit!
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Is that enough for you?
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- Yeah, go, go!- One... - One, two, three, four...
0:33:19 > 0:33:21SHE LAUGHS
0:33:21 > 0:33:24There's absolutely no way I could do that.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28Not even going to give it another try, Catherine? Hmm!
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- £50.- Deal.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33No, seems not.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35She may not be joining the circus any time soon,
0:33:35 > 0:33:38but she still doubled her money on the weights,
0:33:38 > 0:33:42netting herself £25.41 profit.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45And our antiques acrobat tops up her coffers again,
0:33:45 > 0:33:49when she sells that advertising tin for £12, banking £3.80 profit.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Our trading typhoons have been selling up a storm,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56so let's find out who's thundering ahead
0:33:56 > 0:33:57and who's just full of hot air.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02At the halfway stage of their selling session,
0:34:02 > 0:34:07James has struck two deals and made himself a profit of just £71.72.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Catherine has done one better,
0:34:09 > 0:34:14having made three sales, and taken a tidy profit of £154.29.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20So they both have plenty of Belgian treasures still to sell,
0:34:20 > 0:34:23and James is yet to bank any really big bucks.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25He's got four items back at Braxton HQ,
0:34:25 > 0:34:28so he hits his little black book of contacts.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33I'll bring it along. Let's see how we go.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37Catherine's selling spree shows no signs of slowing down.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40She's brought her unusually-shaped perpetual calendar
0:34:40 > 0:34:44to a farm in Leicestershire and, having cost her just over £31,
0:34:44 > 0:34:48she's hoping owner Robert will give her a honkingly good profit.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50GEESE HONK
0:34:50 > 0:34:52- Hi.- Hi.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- How are you?- It's absolutely beautiful. Hello, Robert.- Hello.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00- What a wonderful place to be. - Good.- This is absolutely super.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04- All I can see is just a sea of white.- I know.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- There's about 3,000 here behind us. - LOUD HONKING
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Quite a lot of geese.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Anyway, I have come to, not only see the geese,
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- but I've come to sell you something...- Ooh!- ..hopefully!
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- Ooh!- Hopefully! - You know what farmers are like!
0:35:16 > 0:35:21- Well, what are farmers like?- Mean! - Are they?- Oh, terrible, I've heard.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- What do you think of that? - Well, let's have a look.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- I would say... - That is a goose, first of all.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29I think we could say it's a goose, yes.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33- That's very nice. What's it made of? - So this is made of brass.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35As you can see, you've got quite chunky fingers,
0:35:35 > 0:35:38if you don't mind me saying, as a farmer!
0:35:38 > 0:35:40And it would be pretty tough for you to take all of these out.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- Yes, it would.- So I think this is probably more of a lady's calendar.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45- That is very nice.- Do you like that?
0:35:45 > 0:35:49- Yeah, but what am I going to have to negotiate?- Being a mean farmer...
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- Yes!- ..I'm getting a bit worried about this.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Somewhere between 50 and 60, how does that sound?
0:35:54 > 0:35:56What about 48?
0:35:56 > 0:35:59- Oh, all right, then. 48.- 48!
0:35:59 > 0:36:03So, the calendar flies off to a £16.85 profit
0:36:03 > 0:36:05and it seems there's a familiar face at the farm.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Hello, my friend.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- So, who's this that's come to join us?- This is Bingo.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Bingo?! Are you a Bingo?
0:36:14 > 0:36:16I've got a Bingo too!
0:36:16 > 0:36:19I've got a Bingo! He's my partner in crime in this.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23We're going to beat him, aren't we? DEEP VOICE: Yes, we are. Yes, we are.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27Er, yes, not sure our Bingo will roll over quite that easily!
0:36:27 > 0:36:31But, before she leaves, Catherine lends a hand with the feeding time.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Why aren't they eating it? What's wrong with my food?
0:36:34 > 0:36:37Cluck-cluck-cluck! GEESE HONK
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Um, I don't think you're meant to chase them!
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Our goose whisperer is streaking ahead in this selling bonanza.
0:36:44 > 0:36:50But Bingo is poised to make a comeback, with his most risque item.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53He's taking his painted door to the bright lights of London town,
0:36:53 > 0:36:58to meet - no, not a lothario - but a restaurateur with a passion for art.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00But will the lady be his type?
0:37:00 > 0:37:05James paid nearly £164 for her, along with the artist's palette.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- Hello, Ranauld. - James, very good to see you.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Here is my mighty door.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14Um, I bought this in Belgium and it has that '60s look.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17You know, all those sort of glamorous things,
0:37:17 > 0:37:21the sort of Pink Panther films, David Niven...
0:37:21 > 0:37:25- Yeah, it's definitely '60s, all that mascara.- Yeah.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27I imagine that you didn't pay a lot of money for it?
0:37:27 > 0:37:33I paid a reasonable sum and I'm looking to get sort of £275 for it.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- I do quite like it.- I think... - I've no idea where I'd put it.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39She is growing on me. JAMES LAUGHS
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Um, I think that...
0:37:41 > 0:37:43It'd be churlish not to accept your offer.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Oh, that's really kind, Ranauld. Put it there. Thank you. Thank you.
0:37:47 > 0:37:52Yeah! So, Bingo banks himself a profit of £111 for the door,
0:37:52 > 0:37:56and he sells his palette to a West London dealer for another £40,
0:37:56 > 0:37:58taking his profit for the pair
0:37:58 > 0:38:01to a whopping £151.07.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03His biggest deal yet!
0:38:03 > 0:38:06But his Dutch print doesn't fare so well.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08It sells for just a 25p profit.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14Nevertheless, Bingo has struck out into the lead,
0:38:14 > 0:38:16but Catherine is hot on his heels.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19She's found a home for her fireplace dog irons,
0:38:19 > 0:38:22selling them to a pub in Leicestershire for £70,
0:38:22 > 0:38:26topping up her profit purse by just over £41.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Well, Bingo, that's another profit.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34I hope you're feeling the pressure, because I'm turning the heat up.
0:38:34 > 0:38:35# The heat is on! #
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Yes, the temperature is certainly rising,
0:38:37 > 0:38:41as both our stellar sellers line up their final sales.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Savvy Southon is hoping to round off her selling spree
0:38:44 > 0:38:48by heading across the country with one of her quirkiest Belgian buys.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53I'm in Bath and I've come to see Helen.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58She's got a cafe, but I understand it's not an ordinary cafe.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00But then, this is no ordinary cup and saucer.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05She paid £8.20 for the giant teacup in Belgium,
0:39:05 > 0:39:07but will it turn a giant profit?
0:39:07 > 0:39:09# No time to say hello, goodbye, I'm late... #
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- Helen, hello.- Hello, Catherine.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- Welcome to the Mad Hatter's. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Well, I've gone a bit mad myself
0:39:16 > 0:39:21and I have brought you this rather large cup and saucer.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23I absolutely love it.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27- This is where I would love it to go. - So, price? Helen?
0:39:27 > 0:39:31- Um...- It all comes down to. - I would offer you £30 for that.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Er...can we say 40?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Can we meet in the middle and say 35?
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Go on, then. 35.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44That gives her coffers a profit injection of £26.80,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47and that's Canny Catherine over the finish line.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49Bingo still has two items to offload,
0:39:49 > 0:39:52and he's been pounding the West London streets.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57I'm in Golborne Road in London with my two items of rattan.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01I bought them separately, but I want to sell them together
0:40:01 > 0:40:04to some fellow rattan enthusiasts, much like myself.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08Well, surely there's no shortage of those, old chap!
0:40:08 > 0:40:11The chair and table cost him over £36 combined,
0:40:11 > 0:40:15but will the West London dealers be enraptured by the rattan?
0:40:17 > 0:40:21Come on. Sit down, Dave. Feel the comfort of that chair.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23- Sit.- No cushion.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25No cushion. It needs a cushion, doesn't it?
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Well, it might be all right without one, actually.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- It's all right. You look settled. - Fairly comfortable, yeah.
0:40:30 > 0:40:31You look like a man of means there.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36- Anyway, this is my table, I love rattan. Do you like rattan?- Ish.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- You like it ish?- Yes.- So you're not...- I like anything that sells.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Not a full believer? I think this would sell, because it's got colour.
0:40:42 > 0:40:46Anyway, I like these two. Bargain basement prices...
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- Mmm?- ..if you like them. I want 40 quid for that and 40 quid for that.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53I quite like them, but I'd prefer to pay 70 quid for the two,
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- if you would...- Go on, you've gone and got yourself a deal.- OK.
0:40:57 > 0:40:58He's done it! That double deal
0:40:58 > 0:41:04banks Bingo £33.12 profit, and you could call it checkmate.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07So who will be crowned king or queen of the curio?
0:41:07 > 0:41:10And who will be left feeling like a mere profit pawn?
0:41:10 > 0:41:12All will be revealed, but first,
0:41:12 > 0:41:15let's remind ourselves of what they spent in Belgium.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Both our experts started off
0:41:19 > 0:41:22with the euro equivalent of £750 of their own money.
0:41:22 > 0:41:28Bingo Braxton made six purchases and spent £268.84.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31Canny Catherine also bought six items,
0:41:31 > 0:41:35but spent slightly more at £305.75.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38But the name of the game is always profit.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41All the money James and Catherine have made from today's challenge
0:41:41 > 0:41:43will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46So, without further ado, let's find out who is today's
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Champion!
0:41:51 > 0:41:57- Tongeren!- Tongers!- I still haven't mastered the language yet, have you?
0:41:57 > 0:41:59- Well, no, not the Flemish. - The Flemish!
0:41:59 > 0:42:02- Aw, what fun we had in Tongeren. - It was lovely.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- It's a great market, isn't it? - Really loved that! Good fun.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- And I had good fun selling it all as well.- Did you?
0:42:07 > 0:42:11- Yes.- And you sold it well? - Well, I'm not so sure about that.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- I had fun doing it. I went to a goose farm.- Goose farm.- Goose farm.
0:42:14 > 0:42:18- I went to a circus, James! - Circus?!- Oh, yes!
0:42:18 > 0:42:20That was brilliant, really good fun.
0:42:20 > 0:42:21What about you?
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Well, I went to a chocolatier.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Um... The door. The door!
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- That awful door!- That lovely door.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- Shall we see what happened? - OK.- What really happened!
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Whoa!
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- Ooh! Close one!- Oh!- Well done, James!
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- Just have it, don't I?- Very close.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41- Please tell me it wasn't that door. - I think it was, you know.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43That awful door!
0:42:43 > 0:42:47So, James walks away the winner, with just £17 between them.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51The big profit on the risque door helped him pull it off.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54I remain the Flemish champion.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58Tongeren was mine. We both made very good profits.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01But I just made that little extra more
0:43:01 > 0:43:04and thank you to that rudey nudey door.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08Even though I fed the geese and I went to the circus,
0:43:08 > 0:43:10it still wasn't enough.
0:43:10 > 0:43:15I can't believe that horrible door came between us.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17But Canny Catherine gets another chance
0:43:17 > 0:43:19to knock Bingo off the top spot tomorrow,
0:43:19 > 0:43:22when they head to a seaside car-boot sale.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25This is definitely going to be another winner.