0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:07the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit...
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Elementary, my dear dealers.
0:00:11 > 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 > 0:00:26The Axeman cometh.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28..putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:28 > 0:00:32Grr! Ready for battle.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34..and giving you their top tips
0:00:34 > 0:00:39and savvy secrets on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Get in there!
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Today the sophisticated squire of the salesroom, James Braxton,
0:00:46 > 0:00:50takes on the first lady of fine art, Catherine Southon,
0:00:50 > 0:00:51at a car-boot sale.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Coming up, James sits pretty on a bargain...
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- You have yourself a deal, sir.- OK.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00I've got a deal. You've got a steal.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Catherine's feeling continental...
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- Jolie.- Tres jolie?
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Cycling through your French countryside. Bunch of onions in?
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- Baguettes hanging out the back. - Oh, yes, I like that idea.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14..and James throws his profits up in the air.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17What I was going to do is I was going to set you a challenge.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I'm going to give you three pieces of paper.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Every piece of paper you get in the basket is a fiver off, chief, OK?
0:01:24 > 0:01:28This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Welcome one and all to today's boot sale bounty hunt.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47We've set sail for the Sussex coast
0:01:47 > 0:01:50and it's looking like a battle of the high seas as two antiques
0:01:50 > 0:01:54buccaneers go head-to-head in the search for treasure.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Our first profit-hunting pirate is a fearless auctioneer.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01He's on home turf here in Sussex and he's hungry for victory.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05It's James 'Bingo' Braxton.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08I'm keeping an eye out for bargains.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12His swashbuckling competitor is a diamond dealer
0:02:12 > 0:02:14who lets nothing stand in her way.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18It's Kent's own ace auctioneer, 'Canny' Catherine Southon.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Let's hope this is all plain sailing for now. Oo-arr!
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Today's battlefield has a salty tang in the air
0:02:29 > 0:02:31as we're at Brighton Marina car-boot sale.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33With over 200 stalls to plunder,
0:02:33 > 0:02:36there's plenty to whet our warriors' appetites.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39They each have £250 of their own money to spend,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42and, once they've bought, they must sell it all on and any profit
0:02:42 > 0:02:45they make will go to their chosen charities.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47The sun is shining, the sea air is bracing,
0:02:47 > 0:02:49and the stakes have never been higher.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52James Braxton and Catherine Southon,
0:02:52 > 0:02:56it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is!
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- Morning.- How are you?
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- Sleepy. How are you?- It's very early, isn't it? Far too early.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07I know. I'm normally coming in at this time when I'm in Brighton.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- Have you been to this booty before? - Marina. No, I haven't been here.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- What about you?- Nor me. - So you're going to stretch the 250?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- It's going to go a long way. - 250's going to...
0:03:17 > 0:03:20I'm not intending to spend anywhere near 250.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23I think it's going to be fun. It's looking really busy out there.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- I know. Well, you go that way, I'll go this. Bye.- Good luck.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Well, they say the early bird catches the worm and the buyers
0:03:30 > 0:03:33are already circling this boot sale like a colony of vultures,
0:03:33 > 0:03:38but, never fear, as our very own bird of prey has a clever strategy.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42I'm coming well equipped with my torch and my eye-glass
0:03:42 > 0:03:46because I'm looking perhaps for something sparkly.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Maybe a piece of jewellery?
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Anyhow, I'm on the hunt now so wish me luck!
0:03:52 > 0:03:55So 'Canny' Catherine is looking for a diamond in the rough.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57What about her opponent?
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Car boots are fun because you go for the £20
0:04:00 > 0:04:04and you're told it's a fiver, so I should be buying quite cheaply.
0:04:04 > 0:04:10I've only got £250. I should do well here. Really looking forward to it.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Yes, he may be antiques aristocracy, ladies and gents,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15but he's keeping a tight grip on the purse strings today.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Perhaps a small item to start then?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21I'm fascinated in your 2CV door.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- It's great, isn't it?- Or maybe not.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- Isn't it fun?- That's 85.- 85?
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Well, it's not cheap,
0:04:29 > 0:04:34but Bingo's spotted another couple of lots on the same stall.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36What about your Pablo Picasso?
0:04:36 > 0:04:42Pablo Picasso, well, it's only an exhibition print. 25.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45I rather like that. I like that. And your bricklayer's trowel?
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Bricklayer's trowel, I don't know much about it really,
0:04:48 > 0:04:49but seemingly a good name.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- Fiver.- Fiver.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Yes, a trowel, a painting and a car door.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58That's what you call an eclectic mix(!)
0:04:58 > 0:05:01If I bought the Pablo Picasso, the bricklayer's trowel,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04is there a bit of a deal to be done on the door?
0:05:04 > 0:05:09- Could you do 65 on it? - How about the whole lot for 100?
0:05:09 > 0:05:1270, 25 and I think you've got yourself a deal.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Thank you very much indeed.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Well, before you can say Pablo Picasso,
0:05:16 > 0:05:21our very own master of the trade has snapped up three items.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Now, the idea, what is the connection?
0:05:23 > 0:05:29I have a trowel, I have a 2CV door and I have a print by Pablo Picasso.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Rather interesting. This cheapest item, £5, I like this.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37This is a very nice bricklayer's trowel.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39My most expensive item and I think my nicest,
0:05:39 > 0:05:44the 2CV door and I paid £70 in all for that.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Where's it going to go? Restaurant? 2CV restorer? I like this.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51This has integrity. It's not just a print.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55It's a print for an exhibition. Where does my profit lie?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I think this would be fun on a wall somewhere.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Somebody will have a go at this at £70.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04I'm seeing this at 100-150.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08So it seems Bingo has thrown his spend-low strategy
0:06:08 > 0:06:12out of the French car window all in the hope of some prodigious profit
0:06:12 > 0:06:16and it seems old 'Canny' Southon has become a Francophile too.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20This little yellow post bag, La Poste, so French.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Yeah, they were French. Put on your cycle.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27- Maybe to put your bunch of onions in.- Baguettes hanging out the back.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28Oh, yes, I like that idea.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31You could even wear a little French hat at the same time.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- It'd look very jolie...- Tres jolie?
0:06:33 > 0:06:35..cycling through your French countryside.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- So where exactly would this go? More on the side of the bike?- Yes, yes.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42When you've got a little cycle rack there, you'd attach that
0:06:42 > 0:06:47to either side of your cycle rack to give you the extra carrying room.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Can I give you £6 for the two?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51We'll go for eight and I'll shake your hand on it.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54All right, I will shake your hand.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59So, that's her first purchase in the bag. Get it? In the bag(!) Yes.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02What a way to start!
0:07:02 > 0:07:06My first colourful purchase and £8.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Maybe we won't be selling in Marseille
0:07:08 > 0:07:12but I think these have perfect potential.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16And 'Canny' Catherine doesn't take her foot off the gas
0:07:16 > 0:07:21and quickly nets item number two - a copper jam pot for £12.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25I'm rather chuffed with this for £12.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Can you imagine you're bubbling strawberry jam in this
0:07:29 > 0:07:32on the Victorian stove?
0:07:32 > 0:07:37Well, I think I can make quite a bit of money out of this.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Well, Catherine's taking this boot sale by storm,
0:07:40 > 0:07:43but Bingo is hot on her heels.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47I think I am feeling confident. Is it my natural environment?
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Probably not, but I'm a good adaptor.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54We never doubted you, Bingo.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56He may not be in his comfort zone,
0:07:56 > 0:08:00but James won't let anything stand in the way of his quest for profit.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- I think it's for thistles, isn't it? - Is it?
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Yeah, for taking thistles out of the... So you've got a good purchase.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09It's had some wear.
0:08:09 > 0:08:16- They normally make about a fiver, I'm told.- Do they? Call it six quid?
0:08:16 > 0:08:21- Seems fair, doesn't it?- It does.- I'll take it. Thank you very much indeed.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23No more thistles on my ground.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Back on strategy,
0:08:24 > 0:08:28our auctioneer action man bags his fourth item for just a few pounds.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32His opponent is lagging behind with just two deals done,
0:08:32 > 0:08:36but she's taking her time and surveying her hunting ground.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41It's interesting here. You do get the real car booty people.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44You get the people who are selling items from their house, having
0:08:44 > 0:08:46a good clear out from their loft,
0:08:46 > 0:08:51but you also get a couple of antique dealers, so there is a real mix.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55And our sharp-eyed predator soon fixes her sights
0:08:55 > 0:08:57on a shiny skating coin.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01I like your medal here. Your speed skating...
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Quite interesting, isn't it? Would be nice if it was silver.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10- Just quite quirky. How much is on that?- I've got 12 on it.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I'll do it for six.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16I'm going to take that because I think that's an interesting story
0:09:16 > 0:09:19there and I shall test that and see if it's silver
0:09:19 > 0:09:21and then I might have struck gold.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24- You might have done. - What about these? These are nice.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Lantern slides. I'm really passionate about things like this.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30I get very excited.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32I have a very warped sense of humour when it comes to this,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35but if you think, going back to the Victorian era,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38they didn't have TVs, didn't have radios.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41They had things like this to entertain the family, didn't they?
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Get your magic lantern out, put your slides in and the whole family
0:09:44 > 0:09:51would sit there amused by these strange little scenes going on.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Lynn, how much would you like for these?
0:09:54 > 0:09:58They're £18 each and I really would like 15.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01I'll give you 60 for everything.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- How does that sound? - I can't do it really.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Can not do it on those.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09But 'Canny' Catherine's not one to let a purchase
0:10:09 > 0:10:14slip through her fingers and she quickly seals the deal at £70.
0:10:14 > 0:10:1860, 70. Perfect.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20It's almost a third of her budget in one go,
0:10:20 > 0:10:24but the medal is right on Catherine's sparkling strategy.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Well, this is actually quite the curious item cos I'm not sure
0:10:28 > 0:10:30exactly what it is.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32I think it's almost definitely silver
0:10:32 > 0:10:37and I would say possibly a sort of medal once upon a time.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40It'll be interesting to know whether it is silver or not
0:10:40 > 0:10:43and it will be interesting to try and put it into its context,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46but I think the detail on this is absolutely super.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49It's a really classy thing.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Whatever this turns out to be, I think I've definitely struck gold.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55And, on the same stall,
0:10:55 > 0:11:01I went and bought seven comical Victorian magic lantern slides.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06Now, the thing about these is every single one is hand-painted
0:11:06 > 0:11:08and the colour is superb.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12It's as clear and as crisp as the day they were painted.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15They probably date from about 1870-1880.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17This is definitely going to be another winner.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20So, savvy Southon's levelled the playing field
0:11:20 > 0:11:22with another two items in her stash.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Time for Bingo to bring out the big guns!
0:11:26 > 0:11:31- How much for Tony the elephant, the stool?- 30.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Ooh!
0:11:35 > 0:11:40- It could be a seat. It could be a pot holder.- Could be a pot holder.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43It could be yours and you look very comfortable on that, I have to say.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48- I feel comfortable. Thank you. I do. - Yes, you DO look comfortable.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- Will you take a fiver off? 25? - Yes, absolutely.
0:11:51 > 0:11:57- You have yourself a deal, sir.- OK. I've got a deal, you've got a steal!
0:11:57 > 0:12:01And a bit of poetry chucked in for free!
0:12:01 > 0:12:05I like this. Why do I like it? I love the elephant mask.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07There's something very attractive about elephants.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11It's not the smartest garden seat you'll ever find.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14It's a bit wibbly-wobbly, but it's all about character, isn't it?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17I think it's made in China. It's made quite recently.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20But you're getting quite a lot for your money.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24You're getting a seat, ceramics and three elephants for £25.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29What am I going to do with this? Tony the elephant. I'm hoping to sell it.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32This is not the finest fellow.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Where does the great meeting of taste happen?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38In your local Indian takeaway.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Ah, clever. Lining up the buyers before he's even left the boot sale.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46A master at work. Now, Catherine had better keep an eye on him.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Let's try and find that Bingo.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52But, before she locates the opposition, let's see who's on track
0:12:52 > 0:12:56to find the gold and who's looking likely to walk the plank?
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Our experts each arrived with £250 of their own money.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04James 'Bingo' Braxton has been flash with the cash.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08He's bagged five items for a sizeable £131,
0:13:08 > 0:13:11leaving £119 to spend.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16'Canny' Catherine Southon may not have liked the early start
0:13:16 > 0:13:17but she quickly got into gear,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20buying four items for a pocket-friendly £90,
0:13:20 > 0:13:24leaving her £160 still to spend.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Our duo are taking this seaside car boot by storm.
0:13:29 > 0:13:35- Ah-hah-hah!- You're out-smiling me. What's going on?- I am so chirpy.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39I've woken up, I'm alive. There's some brilliant things to buy.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44I've spent money. Notes have been exchanged here. Not single coins.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49- Notes.- Really?- Oh, yes. - I've rather plodded, I think.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- Have you spent coins?- No, I spent notes.- Good.- I have spent notes.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58- I've bought some interesting things that I'm slightly bemused by.- Right.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00You've slightly shattered...
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Your confidence, your smiles, it's wobbled me.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- Don't worry, James. Don't worry. - Be gone! Be gone!
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- It's all a face, honestly.- Be gone! Take your cheerfulness away!
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Carry on buying.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Mm, looks like 'Canny' Catherine has got old Bingo rattled.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21I didn't like way Catherine was so smiley and cheerful.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24It would suggest that she's having an easy time and a successful time
0:14:24 > 0:14:27at this car boot, whereas I found it more difficult.
0:14:27 > 0:14:33I think I've got to smile more, be cheerful and just get on with it.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Where's he off to? Cheer up, the game is far from over
0:14:36 > 0:14:39and on the other side of the market, having done the rounds,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Catherine's confidence with Bingo
0:14:41 > 0:14:44seems to have been a bit of a front.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47I've done one circuit of this and I was on fire to begin with
0:14:47 > 0:14:50and actually bought some really good things
0:14:50 > 0:14:51but I'm getting a bit nervous now
0:14:51 > 0:14:55because people are starting to pack away and there's only
0:14:55 > 0:15:01sort of the tail end left, so I need to get working very quickly.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Let's hope James is in same situation.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Yes... But you know what they say about auctioneers and tea bags -
0:15:07 > 0:15:09you never know how strong they are
0:15:09 > 0:15:11until you put them into hot water.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13Or maybe that's just tea bags.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16I'm liking these, these are good.
0:15:18 > 0:15:19These are Olympic gymnas...
0:15:19 > 0:15:22gymnasium...type pommel horse type of things.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- Yes.- So you put them on... You fix them on a beam?- Yes.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27I like them. They've got a good look about them.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30I'm not sure what I'd do with them, but they are good.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- How much do you want for them? - £40, dear. Yeah. Each.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Each?!
0:15:34 > 0:15:35Oh, no!
0:15:35 > 0:15:38I'd take two...
0:15:38 > 0:15:40but I can't pay that much.
0:15:40 > 0:15:4150 for the pair?
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Catherine, I love you to bits, but I can't do it.
0:15:47 > 0:15:5055.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51OK.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53I like those.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57The auctioneer extraordinaire does it again!
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Our daring duo now have five buys each in the bag,
0:16:00 > 0:16:02but with money left to spend,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Bingo has set his sights on a little French jug.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- I like that. Isn't it a great shape? - Yeah, it is.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12It's a funny glaze, isn't it?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15It's quite sort of grippy,
0:16:15 > 0:16:17but it's just a lovely shape, isn't it?
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Looks as though it's on the move.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23And good design should almost always have humour.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27It's a lovely little pitcher.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- Ricard, which is the aniseed-y aperitif, isn't it?- It is.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32How much have you got on it?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34What would be your offer for it?
0:16:34 > 0:16:38I was going to say 10, but I don't want to insult you.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39Oh, sacre blue!
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- Pour vous quinze euros. Quinze livres.- Can't.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43- Quinze livres.- Oh! Yeah.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- Quinze?- Oui. - Quinze livres is 15, is it?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- Correct.- No! Is it?
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- Yes, of course, it is. - Really? Oh..!
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Merci, monsieur.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59In case anything was lost in translation, Bingo paid £15.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02But is Monsieur Braxton having doubts already?
0:17:03 > 0:17:06What attracted me to this jug...
0:17:06 > 0:17:10I like the shape of it. It has a sort of beaky, animal-like look.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11£15.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Profit...
0:17:13 > 0:17:16looking pretty fragile.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18There's no time to dwell on it though
0:17:18 > 0:17:20as the boot sale's drawing to a close.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24So our brave knight goes straight into battle over a bamboo basket.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28How much for this lovely fellow?
0:17:28 > 0:17:29£10. £10.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30Any movement on that?
0:17:30 > 0:17:32A fiver?
0:17:32 > 0:17:33No, sorry. £10.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Ten's cheap.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37You have a deal, man.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42Rather nice, what, wastepaper basket - whatever you call it.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Made of bamboo, very resourcefully.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48I like it. And I'm sure somebody else will.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51And at £10, I see good profits in this.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55And with that, Sir Bingo's day is done.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59He's got seven items under his belt and he's feeling confident.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01My day has improved, rather like the weather -
0:18:01 > 0:18:04the sun's out, the smile became broader.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08I found unusual items at cheap prices but great quality.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11I wonder if Catherine was able to match it?
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Well, with the end of the sale in sight,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Catherine's feeling the pressure to root out some last hidden gems.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19I don't like that bit!
0:18:19 > 0:18:22It's all the real house clearance - your hoovers...
0:18:22 > 0:18:24I don't like it very much.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27She seems rattled,
0:18:27 > 0:18:31while her opponent is kicking back and relaxing.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Never underestimate our Kentish queen though,
0:18:34 > 0:18:38with minutes to spare, she spots a pair of pots with a seaside twist
0:18:38 > 0:18:40and she's quick to add them to her haul.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41£10. OK.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Yeah? Put it there.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Well, being by the sea, I thought I might buy something nautical today,
0:18:50 > 0:18:54but I didn't quite think I would be buying a pair of whelk pots.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59Nevertheless, these are pretty damn special.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03The chap I was speaking to said maybe paint them black and sell them as plant pots,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I think I would probably sell them as plant pots -
0:19:06 > 0:19:08maybe to a fish and chip shop.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10But I don't think I will paint them black.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I think they look wonderful as they are.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14£10 a pair?! You can't say fairer than that.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18That final catch of the day
0:19:18 > 0:19:20brings our buying bonanza to an end.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23As they get ready to show off their wares, let's tot up the totals.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30James and Catherine each arrived at Brighton with a budget of £250.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33James bought seven items and kept his car-boot-cool,
0:19:33 > 0:19:36spending just £156.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Catherine had a second-half wobble but bagged six items,
0:19:40 > 0:19:45spending just £1 less than Bingo, at £155.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50It's a close run race so far - now our battling bargaineers
0:19:50 > 0:19:53have a chance to check out each other's spoils.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Well, the sun is shining, the jackets are off...
0:19:56 > 0:19:58I've had so much fun, James. I don't know about you.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- Have you?- It's been brilliant!
0:20:00 > 0:20:02The best car boot ever, one would say.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- Really?- Yes!- That good?- That good!
0:20:05 > 0:20:07But your items, I have to say, look fantastic!
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Love your deux-cheveaux door!
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- Great colour!- Great, yeah. - Brilliant.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14French. Green...
0:20:14 > 0:20:18See, I can see that on the wall of a French cafe or something.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22That is rather classy, I think.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26That, on the other hand, I would put that in the not-at-all-classy camp.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- Really?- Why did you buy that, James? - I like garden seats.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33It was comfortable, I was tired, a bit grumpy and I thought...
0:20:33 > 0:20:37There will be an Indian restaurant somewhere
0:20:37 > 0:20:40that will see great beauty in this.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41Is this a hoe of some description?
0:20:41 > 0:20:44No, they've got holes... That's bigger, a hoe.
0:20:44 > 0:20:45It's small, isn't it?
0:20:45 > 0:20:48It's called a thistle dodger. This is what you...
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Good husbandry is all about keeping thistles and ragwort away.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54You just get them on the roots.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Your magic lantern slides are beauties!
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Thank you! What really stood out, was the colour.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03I think the colour on these is super.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Pommel horses, down there - 55.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- 55?- Is that a lot?
0:21:08 > 0:21:11You'll have to do something cunning with those?
0:21:11 > 0:21:16- Well, they don't call me cunning for nothing, James.- Ohhhh...!
0:21:16 > 0:21:17Come on - ice cream
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Let's do ice cream.
0:21:22 > 0:21:27So, our car boot bounty hunters head home to plan their selling strategies.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31This is where the Put Your Money challenge is won or lost.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34As our experts now have to find buyers for all their items,
0:21:34 > 0:21:37and eke out every possible penny of profit.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39They need to hit the phones, pound the pavements,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42and prepare to haggle their way to victory.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47In East Sussex, the sun is shining on Braxton Towers.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Ah, there we are, the dear old car boot.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55In spite of there being lots and lots of goods,
0:21:55 > 0:21:57we managed to refine it,
0:21:57 > 0:22:00and my most expensive item was that door.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02But I just don't know who to sell it to.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04I'd love to sell it to some sort of bistro
0:22:04 > 0:22:07where they just sort of mount it - hang it on the wall.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08And my lovely elephant stool.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10I rather like this.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13I'm hoping to sell this to my local Indian restaurant.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16So, from the stool, go to the jug - a nice little Ricard jug.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Paid quite a lot of money for that.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20It's a nice shape though.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22So, nice jug there.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Then we go on to the bricklayer's trowel - rather nice.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27I need to find a bricklayer for that.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31And then this fellow. I said it was a thistle dodger.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33I've been corrected. It's a thistle spud.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Bought that for no money.
0:22:36 > 0:22:37Six pounds.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40The wicker bin is going to go to somebody
0:22:40 > 0:22:43who has quite a smart, maybe, study,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46or they want a litter bin somewhere in their home.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49But I like that. I like that Picasso poster.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52I'll sell that to a...Picasso, or modern art lover,
0:22:52 > 0:22:56who doesn't quite have the 40 million for the original.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58How did I do at the car boot?
0:22:58 > 0:23:02I think I bought a very eclectic mix of items!
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Thistle spuds and car doors -
0:23:04 > 0:23:06eclectic is one word for it!
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Over in Kent, canny Catherine's feeling buoyant.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13I couldn't have had a better day than the day that I had
0:23:13 > 0:23:15at Brighton car boot.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21Probably the most weirdest of them all are these pommel horse things.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24I've got the idea of selling them to someone,
0:23:24 > 0:23:25perhaps an interior designer
0:23:25 > 0:23:27and maybe they could reupholster them
0:23:27 > 0:23:31and make them into little cute seats?
0:23:31 > 0:23:35But the item that I think will be the hardest to sell
0:23:35 > 0:23:38is this little medal down here.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41I've got to find people who are interested in speed-skating
0:23:41 > 0:23:44or perhaps people who are interested in sporting memorabilia.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47I think I've given myself a bit of a problem there.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Now these little babies...
0:23:50 > 0:23:53I think they would look wonderful outside a fishmonger's
0:23:53 > 0:23:56or maybe outside a fish and ship shop? Are you with me?
0:23:56 > 0:23:59The slides are one my favourite items,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02but if anyone out there collects magic lantern slides,
0:24:02 > 0:24:04he is going to love these.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07The postbags - they're a bit of fun.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11And I need to find somebody who's interested in cycling.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13This is my final item.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17It's a Victorian copper jam pot.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20I'd like to sell it to someone who makes jam or that sort of thing,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23because really that's where it belongs.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Overall, really strange items,
0:24:26 > 0:24:27really unusual...
0:24:27 > 0:24:31but I think a pretty damn good selection.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34So it's shaping up to be a battle of the bizarre,
0:24:34 > 0:24:36and a war of the wacky!
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Our duo need to dig out their little black books of contacts
0:24:39 > 0:24:41and find buyers for their booty.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Any profits they make will go to their chosen charities,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47and, remember, until they've shaken on it, the deal's not done!
0:24:47 > 0:24:51Bingo kicks off his selling with the porcelain elephant seat
0:24:51 > 0:24:54which cost him £25. Poppadom anyone?
0:24:55 > 0:24:58I'm in my local village at my local curry house
0:24:58 > 0:25:01and I can say I'm no stranger here.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Prawn balti, is it?
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Or maybe Bingo's a vindaloo kind of guy!
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Anyway, what will owner Ahmed think of the seat?
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Now this is the mighty elephant I spoke about. I bought this
0:25:13 > 0:25:15fabulous fellow, and I do love...
0:25:15 > 0:25:17I like the elephant mask.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19I like stools.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21I always think stools are rather good.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Yes, and it's a nice one. Very nice.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- It is nice. - The colour is very nice. White.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Quite heavy. Look, what I was looking for, Ahmed...
0:25:29 > 0:25:32I thought I might get somewhere around £100 for this.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34How does that grab you?
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Yes, that's OK. £100 is fine.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40- £100?- Yes, I can take it - £100.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42That would be very kind. It's yours now!
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Well, Bingo must be a valued customer,
0:25:45 > 0:25:47as Ahmed didn't even haggle,
0:25:47 > 0:25:49and that's a £75 profit.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54He soon tops up his profit pot again
0:25:54 > 0:25:57when he sells his little trowel to his local bricklayer Lawrence
0:25:57 > 0:26:00for double what he paid for it.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Go on put it there, chief. Well done.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- Thank you, James.- Thank you.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Making James another fiver in profit.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10So with Bingo off the starting blocks,
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Canny Catherine needs to get out of the gates.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15She's lined up a potential purchaser for those French post bags,
0:26:15 > 0:26:17but just where is she?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Je suis ici, en Angleterre.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Er... Excuse moi?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Sorry. I'm here in north London
0:26:26 > 0:26:30to see Graham who has a vintage bike shop.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Now vintage is very on-trend at the moment.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37Let's just hope he goes for these babies.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40The trendy bags cost Madame Southon just £8,
0:26:40 > 0:26:42but will owner Graham think they're fantastique?
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- Hi, Graham. Hi.- Hi. - Wow, look at this.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49This is a real Aladdin's Cave, isn't it?
0:26:49 > 0:26:51But I brought you something which I think is a bit more exciting.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- What do you think about these? - They are certainly very bright.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57They would brighten up the shop, wouldn't they?
0:26:57 > 0:27:01And that's because they are the postal colours of France - La Poste.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Now, are these actually...? I've referred to them as saddlebags,
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- but are they saddle bags or panniers?- They're panniers.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09- Panniers.- You can see by the straps on the back,
0:27:09 > 0:27:12they are meant to be fixed to a pannier like this.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Oh, I see.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17And would remain in place during the day. They wouldn't be taken off.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- So, tell me, are you interested in them?- I am.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24If I saw these in a French market,
0:27:24 > 0:27:27I doubt I'd buy them for more than £20.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29That's fine.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31But before I hand over some money,
0:27:31 > 0:27:35what I would like to see is you, perhaps...
0:27:35 > 0:27:37See them in action.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- See what they look like. - Oh, come on...!
0:27:40 > 0:27:42No, I'd like to see them on this bike, which is a French...
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- What, me on the bike?- You on the bike riding around.- Oh...
0:27:46 > 0:27:47Outside. So I can...
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- Go on, then.- Yeah?- Deal.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- Is that a deal for £20? - Absolutely.
0:27:52 > 0:27:53That is a deal.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57Well, it's un petit profit of £12
0:27:57 > 0:27:59and now she has to take them for a spin.
0:27:59 > 0:28:00So are you happy, Graham?
0:28:00 > 0:28:02- Yeah, that's fine.- Happy with them?
0:28:02 > 0:28:04You've done a good job. Good modelling.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07- They look good, don't they? - Yeah, they're fantastic, thank you.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10The things these experts will do for a profit!
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Now, down in South London,
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Bingo is also on a quest to sell his French fancies.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21I'm here in Battersea, London, to see an old friend called Jules.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24I'm hoping to sell him my 2CV door.
0:28:24 > 0:28:29He has aspirations that he might do some artwork on that, plus,
0:28:29 > 0:28:31if he's game, this mystery buy.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Ah, a hidden mystery buy.
0:28:35 > 0:28:36Just keep 'em guessing, eh?
0:28:36 > 0:28:40The door and jug cost £70 and £40 respectively,
0:28:40 > 0:28:44but will art collector Jules be up for buying?
0:28:44 > 0:28:48- Julesy, bonjour.- Bonjour, mon ami. Mon ami, mon copain.- Yeah. Er.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- Tres bien.- It is, actually, I will say it's a beautiful colour.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- And I do like the green, funnily enough.- You like the green?
0:28:54 > 0:28:55I like the green. And I like
0:28:55 > 0:28:58this sort of post-industrial distressed look as well,
0:28:58 > 0:29:00with some genuine French rust on that.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02It is a bit of European post-war history.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Exactly what one could do with a door, I don't know.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09- But you've got an idea. - I've got two ideas, actually.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11One of them is that my son is going to learn how to drive
0:29:11 > 0:29:14in about two years' time, and I could start him off
0:29:14 > 0:29:16with this and say, "I'm getting you a car, lad.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18"Here's the door!
0:29:18 > 0:29:22"And by the time you're 17, you might have a complete car."
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Or, alternatively, my other love is that I do love contemporary,
0:29:26 > 0:29:28urban art, it's called.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30And there are a few artists out there and I do have a friend
0:29:30 > 0:29:32of a friend of a friend that knows them quite well.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35So one could actually take this piece of door
0:29:35 > 0:29:39and actually maybe take it back out to France where it belongs
0:29:39 > 0:29:41and get it worked on by one of these local artists.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- That would be fabulous. Another installation.- Exactly.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48Now, are you going to love it, Julesy, when I say 150 quid to you?
0:29:48 > 0:29:49Ooh!
0:29:49 > 0:29:51I was going to go more 50 actually.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- Really? That low?- It's a bit low, actually, isn't it?
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- That's a bit low.- Can you come down? - How about 120?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- 120?- 120.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02And I tell you what - 120, add another 15 to it,
0:30:02 > 0:30:04and I've got a little mystery buy for you.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07135 and you can have the mystery buy as well.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12OK, well, you say... How about 120? Includes the mystery buy.
0:30:12 > 0:30:18- 120.- Includes the mystery buy.- I'll tell you, 125 and you can have both.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- 125 for both? OK, 125.- 125. - OK, I'm happy with that.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Bravo, Bingo. Time for the big reveal.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28And here is your mystery item.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30HE LAUGHS
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Oh! Really nice, actually, yeah. Ricard Anisette.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37What a lovely view - French jugs and a French door.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38THEY LAUGH
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- Thank you very much indeed. - My pleasure.
0:30:41 > 0:30:42So the mystery buy paid off,
0:30:42 > 0:30:46and that makes James a profit of £40 on the pair.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Je t'aime le challenge. That was a challenge.
0:30:51 > 0:30:56Two French items to the Englishman. Catherine, comment ca va?
0:30:56 > 0:30:58She's doing very nicely, thank you, Bingo.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02She's galloping on to her second potential profit.
0:31:02 > 0:31:03Well, I'm here in Sussex
0:31:03 > 0:31:06and I've come to see Laura who's an interior designer.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10I'm hoping she'll have some good ideas for these,
0:31:10 > 0:31:12and more importantly, a profit for me.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17The pommel horses were our antiques acrobat's second-most expensive buy
0:31:17 > 0:31:22at £55 for the pair, so she's hoping for a gold medal worthy profit.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Well, I've brought you these. They're sort of...
0:31:26 > 0:31:30I mean, I found them and I thought what they were was...
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- You know when you have the pommel horse?- Yes.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- I think they're for training.- What sort of age do you think they are?
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- '60s or '70s, I'd like to say. Straight out of a gymnasium.- Nice.
0:31:39 > 0:31:40What do you think?
0:31:40 > 0:31:43I mean, what would you do with something like this?
0:31:43 > 0:31:45I've got a couple of ideas.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49One might actually be to almost use the two of them
0:31:49 > 0:31:53and create a table or I think they'd make great little footstools.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57I just think that something like this could possibly work for you?
0:31:57 > 0:31:59I think so. It depends on the price.
0:31:59 > 0:32:04For me, somewhere between 100 to 120 ish would be nice.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07I was thinking more around the 70 mark.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- 70 mark, right.- Yeah.- OK.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13I prefer somewhere around 85.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16- How does that sound? - Could we settle on 80?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18We could settle on 80. Yeah.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21- You've got a lot of work to do there, but...- OK, lovely.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23I am sure that these will be amazing.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Well, it's a modest £25 profit for Catherine's coffers.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31So with both our wily warriors up and running,
0:32:31 > 0:32:32let's take a peek at the books.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39James has done an impressive four deals and made a profit of £120.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44Catherine is trailing behind, with only two of her items sold
0:32:44 > 0:32:48so far, and her profit pot stands at a very modest £37.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Our diamond dealer may have had a slow start,
0:32:53 > 0:32:57but with four items still to sell, the game is far from over.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00She's come back to Brighton with her copper jam pot
0:33:00 > 0:33:02and she's fired up for the challenge.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Let's turn up the heat and get cooking.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09I've come to see Michelle, who says she's interested in my jam pot,
0:33:09 > 0:33:12so let's just keep our fingers crossed.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Now, our ace auctioneer pays just £12 for the copper pot.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Time to unveil it to jam-maker Michelle.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- Hello, Catherine.- How are you?- Good, and you?- Yeah, good.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- You're busy cooking? - I am.- That's what I like to see.
0:33:29 > 0:33:34- Right, I know you make chutneys and jams.- I do.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37And I thought of you, cos I saw this in Brighton
0:33:37 > 0:33:40and I just thought it was a really nice jam pot.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45It's got VR on, which tells us it's Victorian.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49But I'm not sure that this is definitely the lid for this,
0:33:49 > 0:33:51cos it doesn't sit quite flush,
0:33:51 > 0:33:54but then that might just be how it's been over the years.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Do you use copper pots when you make your jam?
0:33:56 > 0:34:00I don't, because I haven't been able to actually ever find one.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- So actually, you've done me a real service here, as they say.- Oh, good!
0:34:03 > 0:34:06Good. Oh, well, the price is going up and up and up.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- No, no, no!- So it all comes down to money, then?- Yes.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13If we said somewhere around...
0:34:14 > 0:34:16..50-60?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- What does that sound like? - I'm thinking. I was thinking more...
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- ..35-40.- I was thinking more 45-50.
0:34:25 > 0:34:31- £42.50?- £42.50 sounds good to me. Let's go £42.50.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Well, that's more than three times what she paid for it
0:34:34 > 0:34:39and a very tasty £30.50 profit for our jammy dealer.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Well, Bingo, I am seriously cooking on gas.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47Yes, we love a kitchen pun.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50On a sugar high, Catherine heads down to Brighton's sea front
0:34:50 > 0:34:53with her pair of whelk pots and, quick as a flash,
0:34:53 > 0:34:56she sells them to the first fish restaurant she goes to.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- 25.- 25?
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Is that it?- Yes. - Is that your best offer?- Yes.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06They're blooming heavy, so I'm going to let you have them for 25.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08That's more than double what she paid for them,
0:35:08 > 0:35:11and nets our daring dealer another £15 profit.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14She's having a Brighton bonanza.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Meanwhile, Bingo's been a busy bee too.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19He's found a new home for that thistle dodger -
0:35:19 > 0:35:21sorry, thistle spud -
0:35:21 > 0:35:25selling it to a farm in East Sussex for a tidy £14 profit.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30But his luck runs low when he sells his Picasso print
0:35:30 > 0:35:34to antiques dealer Mark in Lewes for just £22,
0:35:34 > 0:35:36losing him £3 from his pot,
0:35:36 > 0:35:40which, in such a closely contested game, could make all the difference.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45But now Bingo's heading back to the bright lights of London Town
0:35:45 > 0:35:49to take his final item to see an old school pal.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53I'm in Battersea, London, to see my great old school friend, James,
0:35:53 > 0:35:56who in the early part of his working career
0:35:56 > 0:35:58was a political speech-writer
0:35:58 > 0:36:01and that's when you wrote with a pen and paper.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05Well. Let's see what he makes of the bamboo basket.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08It cost Bingo just a tenner.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10James, although we've been friends
0:36:10 > 0:36:13for almost the fat end of half a century,
0:36:13 > 0:36:16we still have that formality, don't we?
0:36:16 > 0:36:22- You refer to me as Mr B. You are Mr C to me.- I would always do so, yes.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25Anyway, Mr C, I have brought you this wastepaper basket.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Why have I brought you this wastepaper basket?
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Former speech-writer, before the computer.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Yes. No, one used to get through a lot of paper.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37What I like about it is it's got a sort of brass rim,
0:36:37 > 0:36:41so if you're chucking something in anger, it'll spin in.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Do you think it might favour the hooper?
0:36:44 > 0:36:47Er, very much so. It could favour anything.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51Or, again, against a wall, you could get a sort of back drop in.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55- I put to you, it's a very handsome fellow. It's a nice big size.- It is.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- No, no, it's a decent size. - I was going to charge you 40 quid.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02- Were you?- 40 quid. But...
0:37:02 > 0:37:04What I was going to do is I was going to set you a challenge.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07I'm going to give you three pieces of paper.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09You can scrunch it up in a ball.
0:37:09 > 0:37:14Every piece of paper you get in the basket, it's a fiver off, chief. OK?
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- Oh, OK.- So I'm going to put it there. Hold on. Steady on, steady on.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21- You're going to come back a bit.- I'm looking forward to this.- Right, OK.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25Every hoop in is a fiver. You're happy with that?
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Oh, I'm down a fiver.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- That's £35.- I'm extremely happy. And...
0:37:32 > 0:37:37- Got lovely action, if I might say so. - Fire up your abacus, Mr B.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39THEY LAUGH
0:37:39 > 0:37:40Well done.
0:37:40 > 0:37:46Ah, £15 down, but Bingo is still happy with it.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50So three clear hoops, that's £25 to you.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- I think I'll go with that. - HE SPITS
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- Deal.- Deal done.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59Hmm, sealed with saliva? An old school tradition perhaps.
0:37:59 > 0:38:00It may not be a slam dunk,
0:38:00 > 0:38:05but Bingo's still more than doubles his money, banking £15 profit.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07And that's him, done and dusted,
0:38:07 > 0:38:10but his opponent still has two items left to shift.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13She's brought her most expensive boot sale buy to Suffolk,
0:38:13 > 0:38:15and she's got a particular buyer in mind.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19I'm in Newmarket and I've come to see Richard.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22He's a member of the Magic Lantern Society.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25Now, Richard's bought slides from me before
0:38:25 > 0:38:29and he said any time I get some more, to give him a call.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31So here I am.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36Turn the lights off, get the popcorn out and watch this show.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38It could be exciting.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Oh, lovely. As long as it's not a horror flick.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Remember, the slides cost her £64.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- Hi, Richard, lovely to see you again.- Ah, Catherine.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- Really nice to see you.- And you.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52- Ah.- I've brought you some slides here. Now, do you call these...
0:38:52 > 0:38:54I call them sort of slip slides because...
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- Slipping.- Slipping? - Slipping slides, yes.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59Because they've got the glass in the back to move it from side to side.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02- They're beautiful.- I thought they're actually really bright.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- They've been kept very, very well. - They have, haven't they?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Yes, they're in nice condition.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11- Let's have a look at the...wicked monkey or cheeky monkey?- Erm...
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- I'd say wicked.- Wicked.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15- Really bright.- He beats it.
0:39:16 > 0:39:17Oh, yeah, he's beating...
0:39:17 > 0:39:20He's already tied a saucepan onto its tail, and...
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- And now he's just beating it. - Treating it like a racehorse.
0:39:23 > 0:39:24Let's try the...
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- ..the bowl.- Oh, that one made me laugh. Cos you've got Punch.- Yes.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32- Going in the punch. I think that's brilliant.- It's lovely, isn't it?
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- I really, really do.- We often call these, "What happens next?" slides.
0:39:37 > 0:39:38It is rather nice.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- And then you get all the children shouting out, "I know! I know!"- Yes.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44She's going to run away. No, she's not. She's dancing.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Not the best effect you've ever seen!
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- She's not the best dancer, is she?- No.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51So before us, it all comes down to money.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54And if you're interested in buying them.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56What did you have in mind?
0:39:56 > 0:40:00I thought they would be worth about £25 each.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02I could go to £15 each.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07- £15 each.- That would be 105, would it?- Could we say...
0:40:07 > 0:40:09- What could we say?- 120.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- 120, could we? And then that's... - That's pushing it.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14That's pushing it then. That's it.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- Well, that's good enough for me. - OK, Catherine.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Well, that's nearly double what she paid for them
0:40:19 > 0:40:23and makes our selling star £56 profit -
0:40:23 > 0:40:24the biggest result yet.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Well, that showing was a great success.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Richard's happy and I'm happy and there's more money in my pocket.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Yes, a thigh-slappingly good sale.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37And, buoyed up by her success,
0:40:37 > 0:40:41she hot-footed it to Hungerford to find a buyer for that skating coin.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46It turns out to be solid silver and antiques dealer Pete is interested.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- Shall we say 15?- Go on, then.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- If you're happy with that. - I'm happy with that.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53So that's a final £9 profit
0:40:53 > 0:40:57and both our enterprising experts are sold up.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59But who will be worthy of a golden sovereign
0:40:59 > 0:41:01and who will be a mere threepenny bit?
0:41:01 > 0:41:04First, let's remind ourselves of what they spent.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Both our experts took £250 of their own money to the car-boot sale.
0:41:11 > 0:41:16James bought seven items and spent £156.
0:41:16 > 0:41:21Catherine only made six purchases, but spent nearly the same at £155.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26But now it all comes down to profit and who sold well.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28All of the money that James and Catherine
0:41:28 > 0:41:29have made from today's challenge
0:41:29 > 0:41:31will go to charities of their choice,
0:41:31 > 0:41:33so let's find out who is today's
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- Good to see you, James.- Good to see you, Catherine.- Keeping well?
0:41:40 > 0:41:42- Very well, very well.- Good.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- What a lovely day that was, wasn't it?- The car boot.
0:41:44 > 0:41:45I have to say, I think
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- that was one of the best car boots I've ever done.- Really?
0:41:47 > 0:41:49The sun was shining, what a great place,
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- and we bought some really interesting things, didn't we?- Yeah.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Loved the car door. What happened to that?
0:41:54 > 0:41:57The car door, I sold it to an Englishman.
0:41:57 > 0:41:58What about your funny pots?
0:41:58 > 0:42:02- They weren't funny, James. They were whelk pots.- Fishy pots.
0:42:02 > 0:42:03Whelks, whelks.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07I went back to Brighton to sell them, which was quite funny.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10And I had a nice... Do you remember the lantern slides?
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- Oh, yes.- They did all right. - Did they do all right?- Yeah.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Let's have a look. One, two, three.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Oh-ho-ho-ho!
0:42:19 > 0:42:25- That is close!- How close is that? - Very close.- Oh, that is so close.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- Still a margin.- Enough for me to buy you a cup of tea.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30- That's very decent of you.- Sugar?
0:42:30 > 0:42:31Oh, only £1.50 in it.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34So, Catherine drives away to car boot success
0:42:34 > 0:42:37while James was left peering under the bonnet
0:42:37 > 0:42:38wondering what went wrong.
0:42:39 > 0:42:45To lose the car boot by only £1.50 is... Well, it's too close.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49And the reason I lost that was that Pablo Picasso print.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51I should have walked on by.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55All that getting up early, well, it was worth it in the end.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59A tiny pinch of a margin, but it was a win.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03A narrow miss for Bingo there, but fear not,
0:43:03 > 0:43:06he gets another chance tomorrow as our treasure-hunting twosome
0:43:06 > 0:43:09go head-to-head at an auction in Somerset.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11I'd be lucky to make a good profit on that.