0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is -
0:00:04 > 0:00:05the show that pitches
0:00:05 > 0:00:07TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:08against each other
0:00:08 > 0:00:10in an all-out battle for profit...
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Elementary, my dear dealers.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13..and gives YOU
0:00:13 > 0:00:14the insider's view of the trade!
0:00:14 > 0:00:16HE CHUCKLES
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Raar!
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different
0:00:21 > 0:00:22daily challenge...
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Catch me if you can!
0:00:23 > 0:00:25The Axeman cometh.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Argh!
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Ready for battle.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35And giving YOU their top tips and savvy secrets
0:00:35 > 0:00:39on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Get in there!
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Today, it's the ultimate antiques challenge -
0:00:44 > 0:00:47the moment our dealers have been waiting for.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Audacious auctioneer James Braxton steps into the ring with
0:00:51 > 0:00:54the First Lady of Fine Arts Catherine Southon.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57They have decades of antiques experience between them,
0:00:57 > 0:01:01but that counts for nothing, because this is the mighty Showdown!
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Coming up...
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Catherine is outwitted at the car-boot.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- Did you see that?- Deal done.
0:01:09 > 0:01:10That was robbery!
0:01:10 > 0:01:13James gets carried away whilst bidding.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16That could present a problem for me.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19And emotions run high at the auction.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Come on, it's cheap!
0:01:22 > 0:01:2440 it is.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25I give up!
0:01:25 > 0:01:28This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is!
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Well hold on to your hats,
0:01:44 > 0:01:48two sharp shooters are about to ride into town one last time,
0:01:48 > 0:01:49to fight for their honour
0:01:49 > 0:01:53as antiques experts of the highest calibre.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55This is their final chance to outwit the opposition,
0:01:55 > 0:01:59seal some killer deals, and lasso a profit to be awarded
0:01:59 > 0:02:02the Put Your Money sheriff badge of honour.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Riding in from the West, it's the Sussex Saleroom Supernova.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09A polished professional with an eye for quality
0:02:09 > 0:02:11and impeccable manners to match.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14It's James "Bingo" Braxton.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17I've seen quite a few candidates.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Look a little further round and I'll hone in on them.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24His opposition today is a true dealing diamond.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27This agile auctioneer really knows her onions,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29and her haggling skills are second to none.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33It's Kent's Queen of Quality, "Canny" Catherine Southon.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35I spy with my little eye...
0:02:35 > 0:02:38An avenue full of bargains.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Today, our cowboys of the collectables
0:02:41 > 0:02:44have £1,000 each to spend across four very different locations -
0:02:44 > 0:02:47an auction,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50a foreign market,
0:02:50 > 0:02:51a car-boot sale
0:02:51 > 0:02:53and an antiques fair.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54Once they've bagged their bounty,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57they need to use all their expertise to sell it,
0:02:57 > 0:03:00and any profit they make will go to charities of their choosing.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04But there is of course a tricky twist!
0:03:04 > 0:03:07They have to sell half of their items at the Showdown Auction,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10where they'll be at the mercy of the bidding public.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14It could be where they win big...or lose it all!
0:03:14 > 0:03:18So, James Braxton and Catherine Southon, steady your nerves
0:03:18 > 0:03:20and think only of profits.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23It's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is!
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- James!- How are you?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- Lovely to see you.- Good to see you.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Welcome to the mighty Showdown. Are you ready for this?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Oh, yes, I'm ready. Read away.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34OK, the rules are simple.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39"You each must buy two items at every one of your regular
0:03:39 > 0:03:43"Put Your Money challenges. You have £1,000 to spend."
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Goodness me!
0:03:45 > 0:03:48"You can sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51"The rest will be sold in the Showdown Auction
0:03:51 > 0:03:54"in direct competition with your opponent."
0:03:54 > 0:03:55That's you.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58"The winner is the expert who makes the most profit." Good luck.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Mm-hmm. As you ready for this?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- I'm ready for this. - Good luck.- Good luck.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06So our battling bargain hunters are poised
0:04:06 > 0:04:09and ready for their gargantuan challenge.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10Round One is the auction
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and they're at Tamlyns in Bridgewater, in Somerset.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Both our expert auctioneers are on familiar territory in a saleroom,
0:04:17 > 0:04:21and Catherine has already found something worth writing home about.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25There's a real assortment of postcards here.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29Anything from lifeboats to Barbados.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34And I am sure amongst this lot
0:04:34 > 0:04:37there is a gem to be had.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39James has been marking his catalogue,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41but he's got a different tactic.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43If it's cheap, I'll go for it!
0:04:43 > 0:04:44Discerning then, Bingo(!)
0:04:44 > 0:04:47But now it's time to get those bidding cards ready
0:04:47 > 0:04:51as the sale is underway! First up, those postcards.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Five, I have. At five pounds. Do I see eight anywhere?
0:04:56 > 0:04:57Bids at five.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Eight. Ten.
0:05:00 > 0:05:0212? 12. 15.
0:05:02 > 0:05:0418? 18.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07No. On my left at £18.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- £18. - HE BANGS GAVEL
0:05:09 > 0:05:10So with auction fees,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Catherine pays £21.89 for the postcards.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Next up, Bingo is ready to make his first bid, too,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19on a rather unusual pigeon racing clock.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22£40. No, at £40.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24At 40. Standing at the very back at £40. You all done now?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- At £40. - HE BANGS GAVEL
0:05:27 > 0:05:31So the pigeon clock flies home with James for £48.64 with fees.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35But it seems ornithology isn't his strongest subject.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38The last time I had anything to do with pigeons
0:05:38 > 0:05:42was a pigeon breast salad. But this is not for eating.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46This is for racing. Nicely boxed. Here is the clock itself.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49In here. Don't know how it works.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54It's a highly interesting item that I obviously know
0:05:54 > 0:05:55absolutely nothing about.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I'm going to put it back. I've got the case.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59I think I'm on a winner!
0:05:59 > 0:06:04Yes(!) So while Bingo gets in touch with his inner pigeon fancier,
0:06:04 > 0:06:09Catherine's won herself a nautical watercolour for £42.56 with fees.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13This could make me a very happy girl.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15It's signed and it is dated.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19It's an Australian artist - Alcott - dated 1920.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23But I think I can easily sell it for £100 to £150.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28There's no way that I will be on a sinking ship.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Aye-aye, Captain Catherine!
0:06:30 > 0:06:33So that's our canny collector's two lots in the bag.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36With the end of the auction approaching, Bingo's got one
0:06:36 > 0:06:40more lot to buy, and he's spotted a collection of bread tins.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I've got £18 on here. It's 18. Do I see 20?
0:06:43 > 0:06:4522. 25. 28.
0:06:45 > 0:06:4830. 32. 35.
0:06:48 > 0:06:5138. 40. At £40. At the back there at 40. 42.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Fresh bidder. 45.
0:06:53 > 0:06:5548. 50. 55.
0:06:55 > 0:06:5960. 65. 70. No, he's gone.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03At 70. On my right at 70. At £70 then. Are you all done at 70?
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- 70 it is. - HE BANGS GAVEL
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Get a man on the rope. I marked those £14.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12£70. The we are.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15That could present a problem for me!
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Yes, it just might. The 14 bread tins got Bingo bidding and bidding,
0:07:18 > 0:07:22and he ends up paying over four times what he wanted to.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24That's a whopping £85.12.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29Here we are, the most expensive bread tins in Somerset.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31There are three particular sorts.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34We've got Reynolds. We've got the Hovis tins.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35And farmhouse.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39I think farmhouse refers to the type of loaf that was baked in it.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42And it's a big fella. I am a secret bread-maker.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46I'm looking forward to putting some of Bingo's special bread in here
0:07:46 > 0:07:50and hopefully I can wriggle myself out of this one!
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Bingo baking his way to success. Possibly.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56And with that, Round One of this sizzling Showdown
0:07:56 > 0:07:59is done and dusted! Time for a quick look at the books.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Both our experts started out with £1,000 of their own money.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08James has spent a good £133.76 so far,
0:08:08 > 0:08:12so has over just over 866 left to play with.
0:08:12 > 0:08:16Catherine has spent a much more frugal £64, leaving herself
0:08:16 > 0:08:20more than £935 for the rest of the game.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Without further ado, it's onto Round Two.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Our treasure hunters head
0:08:25 > 0:08:26to a foreign market
0:08:26 > 0:08:27in Tongeren, Belgium.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31They convert their cash into euros and hit the historic streets
0:08:31 > 0:08:33in the pursuit of their next potential profit.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37And is appears James is feeling pretty chipper about the challenge.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39There's lots of choice on these streets.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43The pound is strong and the euro is in my favour.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45So almost a 20% discount.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48There's nothing our dealers love more than a discount!
0:08:48 > 0:08:51And Catherine's hoping to get just that
0:08:51 > 0:08:53when she spots a games compendium.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55It's a games compendium.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58That's nice. How much is this one?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Dominoes. Cribbage.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Chess. Racing game.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05I ask 180.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Can I give you 100 for this?
0:09:10 > 0:09:12I would like to say yes but...
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Oh, go on! As I am your favourite.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- Yes, I know. - 110 and we are done. Go on.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- 115.- OK.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22115.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26So, after conversion, that adds up to £94.26,
0:09:26 > 0:09:31and it's her priciest purchase yet. But she thinks she's got a bargain!
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Delighted with my Showdown purchase.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40This games compendium is going to win me lots of big prizes here.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45This is going straight off to auction as it is. Not doing anything with it.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50And I think it's going to turn a very good profit.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55And, after all, the winner takes it all!
0:09:55 > 0:09:56# The winner takes it all... #
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Canny Catherine has her sights set firmly on victory!
0:09:59 > 0:10:03And she wastes no time swooping in on her second purchase.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Don't ask me why, but I had in my mind today
0:10:05 > 0:10:07I was going to buy an easel
0:10:07 > 0:10:09of some description.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12I thought maybe one of those tripod ones.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Then I saw this which is rather nice.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15It's not old.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19I'm hoping this will probably be around £50 to £60.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Then I will snap it up.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22Watch this.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- Sir.- Hello.- Hello.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26How much for your easel?
0:10:26 > 0:10:30- 75.- What's the very best you can do on that?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- 60.- 55.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- OK, 55.- 55? 55. Yeah?- Yes.
0:10:35 > 0:10:3855. OK. I'll take that from you!
0:10:38 > 0:10:41That works out at a few pence over £45 sterling,
0:10:41 > 0:10:44and Catherine's two items are in the bag.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46But Bingo's been busy too,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50and he's just bagged himself a polo painting for just under £29.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52And he thinks it'll do well at auction.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55I am thrilled with this.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Polo players. The auction's in Cirencester.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03This has got Cirencester written all over it.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Cirencester...almost home of polo.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09There will be buyers for this. I think I'm in the money!
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Always thinking of the bigger picture is our Bingo!
0:11:13 > 0:11:17And he's on a roll as he quickly bags himself an unusual
0:11:17 > 0:11:21bronze leaf applique for a pricey £122.95.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25It is a heavy fellow, this.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29It's bronze. It's French. And it's by a J Rabillon.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33This is quite a risky piece. I've got the Showdown Auction.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38But really, at auction, this has got to make £150 plus.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42That's the biggest purchase so far from Bingo the Brave!
0:11:42 > 0:11:45And that brings us to the halfway point in our buying bonanza.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47So who's spent what?
0:11:48 > 0:11:53Both our treasure hunters started out with £1,000 of their own money.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58James's four purchases have cost him £285.40,
0:11:58 > 0:12:01so he's got over £714 left.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06Catherine has spent a bit less, parting with £203.79,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09leaving just over 796.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Round Three is the car-boot sale.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Our battling behemoths are back in Blighty
0:12:17 > 0:12:20and getting some sea air at Brighton Marina, and savvy Southon can't
0:12:20 > 0:12:23wait to get stuck in.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27I have only spent a few hundred pounds of the Showdown money.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32I know this place has great potential. I've just got to find it!
0:12:32 > 0:12:36So Catherine says she's ready to splash the cash,
0:12:36 > 0:12:40but when she spots a vintage hairdryer with a £120 price tag...
0:12:40 > 0:12:43I can't pay you anywhere near what you're wanting though.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- Honestly.- That's all right, then you can't have it!
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Oh. Well, what...do you want to negotiate a little bit?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Negotiate?!
0:12:51 > 0:12:53All right, I would accept £80.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58- What about 60?- I'm sorry. Tell you what I'll do, young lady...
0:12:58 > 0:13:02- I think I'm mad, actually, aren't I? - No, I think you're mean.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05But I will take 75 off you. And I shouldn't do.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- £70.- 75 will do nicely.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- This hand says 70, this hand says 75.- Correct.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- So there is a fiver in it.- 75. - SHE GASPS
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- Did you see that? That was robbery! - Deal done!
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Yes, that was a canny move worthy of you, Catherine.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22But luckily, she's still happy with her purchase.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27This is a super cool 1950s hairdryer!
0:13:27 > 0:13:31I can imagine this, once upon a time, in a rather smart salon in France.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35What I like about it is, it's got all its original paintwork
0:13:35 > 0:13:38and the original maker's badge there.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42This thing is, it will need to be PAT tested and I need to make sure
0:13:42 > 0:13:46that all the electrics are working fine before I sell it.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51I'm very happy with £75 because I think really it's worth about 300.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Cor! That's a pricey blow dry! Across the boot sale,
0:13:55 > 0:13:59Bingo's just bought himself a pair of gates for £50.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01I like the fact that they are different sizes.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04They are the same design but they are different sizes.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07This is to get the wheelbarrow through.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10This is to allow the lady of the house to go through.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Ah, Lord Braxton, always thinking of the ladies.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17And with the gates opened, he's soon treading in Southon's footsteps,
0:14:17 > 0:14:20heading towards the dealer that sold her the hairdryer.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Watch out for his handshake, old boy!
0:14:22 > 0:14:26What is this strange spiky thing I see there?
0:14:26 > 0:14:29In France, they call it la herisson.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32La herisson. Why la herisson?
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Pour la bouteille.- Pour la bouteille?- Yeah. Drying bottles.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37What does la herisson mean?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Hedgehog.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Ah, the hedgehog. Mini spikes.- Mini spikes.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- Combien, s'il vous plait?- Le prix?
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- My normal price for this is approaching £100.- No!
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- Yes.- Really?- It is.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- God, I wasn't expecting that! - It's possible I could negotiate.
0:14:55 > 0:15:01I was going to... I thought it was going to be around 50, to be honest.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- Go on, then, 70 quid.- 65. - No, no, no.- 65, chief.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- 70. Put your hand there. - I've got terrible tennis elbow.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- No, you haven't.- Be gentle with me.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- Put your hand there.- 65.- No, no, no.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17- 70. £70.- Oh! Oh! Be gentle with me. - That's right.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Ah, the handshake trick again. We did warn you.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23And his bottle drier means Bingo's all bought up.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27A few stalls away, Catherine has honed in on her second buy.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30I've spied this in a cabinet.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33I think it's a pretty smart item.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36We've got a page turner in the form of an owl.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38And it is really nicely modelled.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42Beautifully carved throughout, with the feathers on the back there.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47Lovely glass eyes. It's got lots of black splodges on it. Ink splodges.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50But that's what I like because that makes me think that it's
0:15:50 > 0:15:54probably late 19th century and it gives us that real age.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56It's a little bit broken at the end there.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58But I'm not really bothered about that.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01The lady is asking £50 for it.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06If I can get it at around £30, it'll be a very wise purchase.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10I see you are asking 50. I would love to offer you 30.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Would you be happy with 30?
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Uh... 40.
0:16:18 > 0:16:2030, I think, is probably going to be my limit
0:16:20 > 0:16:24because I've got to try and sell it on and make a bit of profit on it.
0:16:24 > 0:16:2535?
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- I've got to make sure... - OK, I'm happy with that! 35.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- Thank you very much. - We'll give that a go. £35.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33And with that birdie bargain,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Round Three and the car-boot comes to an end.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40Before we move onto the final round, let's take a look at the figures.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Both our agile antique hunters started
0:16:43 > 0:16:45with £1,000 of their own money.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48James has now spent £405.40
0:16:48 > 0:16:52so still has a sizeable £594 left to spend.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Catherine has spent less than a third of her budget,
0:16:55 > 0:16:59paying out only £313.79 so far,
0:16:59 > 0:17:04meaning she has a whopping £686 to take through to Round Four.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06So the final leg of their Showdown
0:17:06 > 0:17:09steeplechase is the antiques fair.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Our profit pioneers are poised to hit the ground running
0:17:12 > 0:17:16at Ardingly in West Sussex, and with over 1,500 stalls to plunder,
0:17:16 > 0:17:18there's everything to play for.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22Bingo, it's the final round.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27With just two spaces left in their Showdown hauls,
0:17:27 > 0:17:29our experts throw themselves into the fray.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32And Catherine soon spots a pair of stools.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35I quite like those.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37They've got, I mean, they are almost quite Arts and Crafts-y.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40They have got an Arts and Crafts-y bit, haven't they?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- I'll give you 20 quid for them. - I can't do that.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- Oh, yes, you can. - I really can't.- Go on, 20 quid.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49I've got 46 quid on them. 25 quid. That's the death.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Go on, then. 25.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- You're done.- Thanks very much. - OK, yes, I'll have those.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57She's a hard haggler, and seals the deal at nearly half price!
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Across the market,
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Bingo's spotted a painting that's sparked his interest.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05This picture is...just has a little twinkle about it!
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Probably an impossible thing to resell,
0:18:09 > 0:18:12but it just has an attraction to me.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Totally consistent with its date. 71.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Price-wise, I don't know. £40?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- No, 50.- 50? I'll give you 50.- Right, cool.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- Thanks a lot.- You're welcome. - That's really kind!
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Our daring dealers both have just one item left to buy.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29The clock's ticking
0:18:29 > 0:18:32and the whole Showdown could rest on this final deal.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35As they prowl the stalls one last time, it's Catherine
0:18:35 > 0:18:37who's first to move in for the kill,
0:18:37 > 0:18:40bagging herself a set of cased bottles for £50.
0:18:40 > 0:18:45These glass gentlemen's bottles in leather carrying cases
0:18:45 > 0:18:49aren't that unusual to find. But what is nice about this set
0:18:49 > 0:18:54is that these bottles are faceted and they're in really good condition.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59Each top is monogrammed and the monogram matches the lid.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01These tops are silver.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04All in all, a pretty nice set for £50.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07I think they're going to tootle off to auction.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10So that's Canny Catherine spent up.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14And hot on her heels is Bingo Braxton, who's poised to
0:19:14 > 0:19:18pounce on an early-20th-century enamel-topped glass inkwell.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Bizarre item, isn't it?
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Lovely hobnail cutting.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Isn't that glass lovely!
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- It's got to be 50, has it? - Yeah.- Couldn't be 40?
0:19:33 > 0:19:34Um...
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- There is some doubt. - Yeah, you can have it for 40 quid.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42It's the end of the day. It's cheap, really.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- I'll buy that for 40! That's kind. - OK, cheers.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Thanks a lot. Really kind.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52Yes, he's done it! With that deal in the bag, our buying bonanza is over.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Eight epic deals done across four fantastic locations.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58But before we catch up with our haggling heroes,
0:19:58 > 0:20:00let's take a look at the final figures.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04They both started with £1,000 of their own money.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09James spent just under half his budget, at £495.40.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Catherine was even more cautious with the cash,
0:20:12 > 0:20:16parting with just £388.79 in total.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Before they head back to their bunkers to plan their selling
0:20:19 > 0:20:22strategies, a chance to compare notes.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25HE GROANS Oh, the Showdown has been hard!
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- It has been hard.- I know. - What have you gathered?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31What are your principal sparkling objects?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34I didn't buy any sparkling objects, really, in the end.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Oh, rubbish, you did! That games compendium is lovely.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- Oh, yeah, no. I love that! - That was a great buy. Fabulous buy.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43I think out of all the Showdown pieces that I've bought,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46I think the best pieces I've bought were the ones in the foreign
0:20:46 > 0:20:50market in Belgium. And I think, strangely, perhaps the boot fair.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51What about you?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54I bought that sort of polo playing picture, didn't I?
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- Yeah, that was good. - That's going to auction.- Is it?- Yes.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Cirencester, one of the great homes of the mighty game.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- It's all in the selling now. - It is. I know.- Good luck.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06And you, my friend.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Now, there's a mighty long journey ahead.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Our brave profit hunters need to track down buyers for all
0:21:17 > 0:21:20their treasures and squeeze every last penny
0:21:20 > 0:21:23from their purchases in a quest to bank the most profit.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26It's time to dig out their little black books of contacts
0:21:26 > 0:21:28and really earn their selling stripes.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30But if that wasn't hard enough,
0:21:30 > 0:21:34the terrifying Showdown Auction is also looming large.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37They must each select four of their items to go under the hammer
0:21:37 > 0:21:40and can only watch on as their profits are at the mercy
0:21:40 > 0:21:41of the bidding public.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Back at home in East Sussex,
0:21:45 > 0:21:49the Don of the Deals, Bingo, feels variety is the spice of life.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53What a miscellaneous bunch of items I've got here.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Probably one of the principal items is my pair of gates
0:21:56 > 0:21:59that I'm going to sell privately to a very nice garden.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Here, on my left, the hedgehog - la herisson.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05It's a bottle drier. A French bottle drier.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Antique dealers seem to want to buy them
0:22:07 > 0:22:11in the trendy parts of towns all over the place. They want them.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12I can't understand it.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15It's rather like introducing a hazard to the home.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20I've got a very workmanlike cased racing pigeon clock
0:22:20 > 0:22:23that has already done good service here.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26I've got to find a racing pigeon enthusiast to tell me
0:22:26 > 0:22:27a little more about it.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Interestingly, the nation has gone baking mad.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34And these breads tins, although quite expensive at auction,
0:22:34 > 0:22:38I think they are sort of bang on-trend at the moment.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42And then, lurking in front of those gates, that is the applique.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Very heavy item. It's bronze. It's a big old swag.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49I think that might do quite well.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53I think I might put that forward to auction. It's large.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57It's decorative. But I've delegated all that part to the auctioneer.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01It's up to him, really, whether I make a profit or a loss.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05So along with his applique, James has decided to put his two paintings
0:23:05 > 0:23:08and glass enamel inkwell into the auction.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Over in Kent, Catherine is pondering her purchases too.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16As I see all the Showdown items before me,
0:23:16 > 0:23:21I think I can safely say that I'm pretty happy with this selection.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Starting off with the owl here.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29This is a paper knife and I think that it is really beautifully carved.
0:23:29 > 0:23:34So I think it's a novelty piece that should do rather well at auction.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39My favourite piece of the whole Showdown has to be this compendium.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41It's superb in every single way.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46This is another piece which is definitely going off to auction.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49Because I can see this making £150 to £200.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53The next item that is going off to auction is these lovely
0:23:53 > 0:23:57gentleman's bottles. They've got everything going for them.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59And the case as well is in lovely condition.
0:23:59 > 0:24:04My artist's easel. It is a modern piece, but these things sell.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06They sell so well at auction.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10So that is something that I would like to earmark for auction.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14The painting that I bought at auction, the marine picture,
0:24:14 > 0:24:17it was one of my last-minute purchases.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22It dates from about 1920s and I would love to sell it, perhaps,
0:24:22 > 0:24:25to a pub or someone who collects maritime memorabilia.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29But this has to be the real piece of the show.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33I need to find somebody who's got the same vision as me.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Someone that can see this as a light in a corner of a room.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Well, I know the ones that are going off to auction
0:24:39 > 0:24:42and I have no control over them now. They are in the lap of the gods.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45But I've still got to sell the rest.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Never a truer word said,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50and that includes those postcards and fire stools.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54So for everything not bound for auction our energetic experts have
0:24:54 > 0:24:58to hit the streets and find buyers. Any profits will go to their chosen
0:24:58 > 0:25:01charities. And remember, until they've shaken on it,
0:25:01 > 0:25:03no deal is ever sealed.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08Bingo is kicking things off in Kent, where he's getting back to nature.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11I've come to Hole Park in Kent to see owner
0:25:11 > 0:25:15and friend Edward, who has most glorious gardens.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20Hopefully, within the 16 acres, there'll be room to place my gates.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24Well there may be plenty of space, but costing £50
0:25:24 > 0:25:26will the gates open up to a profit?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28I bought this at a car-boot.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33The reason I bought it is, I quite like the asymmetry of it.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35I'm still trying to work it out.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40I would think we might use them near the house where we just
0:25:40 > 0:25:44try to keep the public out of the very house domain, as it were.
0:25:44 > 0:25:49Edward, I would dearly love to get £250 for them.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- 250?!- 250.
0:25:52 > 0:25:57I hope you might settle for 150 or something like that.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59And we'll call it a day. How about that?
0:25:59 > 0:26:02I tell you what, I tell you what, you are in the right area.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05I'll do you a special price. 190.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09- 175.- 190.- 175.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- 175.- 180 and we've got a deal.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Go on, you devil! JAMES LAUGHS
0:26:15 > 0:26:19So our trading terrier manages to nip a nifty £130 profit
0:26:19 > 0:26:21from his car-boot buy.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25And he's quick to make it two in a row when he sells his unusual
0:26:25 > 0:26:28bottle drier to a dealer in Hastings,
0:26:28 > 0:26:30pocketing himself a £40 profit.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Over in West Sussex, Catherine's on the hunt for her first buyer.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36And she's wheeling her vintage hairdryer
0:26:36 > 0:26:41to show interior designer Laura. Remember, it cost her £75.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44What do you think about it?
0:26:44 > 0:26:45I love it.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48It's going to take a bit of work, but I do love it.
0:26:48 > 0:26:53I thought it was probably '60s and I love the fact that it's beehive-ish.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55- It's a great shape. - It ties in with the '60s.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59And the fact that it's got the original maker's plaque on it.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02I would say it's probably French from the wording.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Now, this did have its wiring inside it.
0:27:06 > 0:27:10I checked it out, but it didn't work properly as a hairdryer,
0:27:10 > 0:27:14so I thought the safest thing to do was to strip it of its electrics.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18I'd convert it into a light, so I'd get it all rewired
0:27:18 > 0:27:20and converted into a light anyway, I think.
0:27:20 > 0:27:26In order to make any money at all, I would be looking at around 150.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28OK...
0:27:29 > 0:27:32I was thinking more around the 100 mark.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36If we say 130, that would be good for me.
0:27:36 > 0:27:37Would you do 125?
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- SHE GASPS Laura!- Meet in the middle.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- 120. That's fine. We'll go for 120, that's fine.- Lovely.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Er, hold on, did you just do yourself out of a fiver there?
0:27:47 > 0:27:49She offered £125!
0:27:49 > 0:27:53After paying for the electrical work, it brings her a £30 profit.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55But she missed out on a fiver.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56Someone tell her what happened!
0:27:56 > 0:28:02I can't believe Laura said 125 and I thought she said 120,
0:28:02 > 0:28:04and that's what we shook on.
0:28:04 > 0:28:10Oh, well. It's only a little profit, but that's a huge weight off my mind.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Well, that's one of her priciest purchases sold.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16And she follows it up with a trip to Leicestershire, where she sells
0:28:16 > 0:28:19her pair of Arts and Crafts fireplace stools
0:28:19 > 0:28:21to pub landlord Nick.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25- 35?- Yeah.- Absolutely.- Absolutely! I should have said more.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Adding another tenner to her profit pot.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32So Catherine has two sales under her belt.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34But what's Bingo up to?
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Well, he's taking a step back in time.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40If you were around in the 1970s, you'd know
0:28:40 > 0:28:44the landscape behind me is not in fact Yorkshire, it's Dorset.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Made famous by a bread advert.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49And there's no better place to sell my tins!
0:28:49 > 0:28:54Yes, Bingo's in Shaftesbury and heading to the Gold Hill Museum.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57It's home to all sorts of local artefacts, and James hopes chairman
0:28:57 > 0:29:01Terry might want to buy his bread tins to donate to the collection.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05They cost over £85, so let's hope it's not an uphill struggle!
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- Terry.- Yes, James.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Terry, you are the august what here?
0:29:12 > 0:29:16I'm the chairman of the committee that runs the museum.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- Amazingly, we have about 20,000 visitors a year.- Really?
0:29:19 > 0:29:23Most visitors to Gold Hill come to look at the museum.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Why do they come to Gold Hill?
0:29:25 > 0:29:30Well, I suppose they've all seen the Hovis advert of 40 years ago.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32It's still a very popular advert.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37- Here we have it. The branded item. - I've never seen one of those before.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- Haven't you?- No, never.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- Really?!- I wonder where you got them from.- How funny.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46I bought these at auction. There are 14 tins in all.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50I was rather hoping somewhere between ten and £15 per tin.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54I would have said eight.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58It's a bit fine for me.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Um... 130.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02- How about that?- 120.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04THEY LAUGH
0:30:04 > 0:30:06I think you've done this before, Terry.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Put it there, Terry. It's a very good thing!
0:30:09 > 0:30:14So our star baker cooks up a tasty £34.88 profit on the tins.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Right place, right price.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21They've got the tins and I've made some dough.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25But he doesn't have quite the same luck with his pigeon racing clock.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28It turns out not to be as unique as he thought!
0:30:28 > 0:30:32But pigeon fancier Caroline agrees to take it off his hands for £40.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35I'll take it, although I've made a thumping great loss.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37I'm very happy to take that.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40So Bingo's profits are hit by £8.64.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44And with that, his selling is done till the Showdown Auction.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48In Berkshire, Canny Catherine is still on her selling spree.
0:30:48 > 0:30:53I've come to Hungerford to see Don with my lovely marine watercolour.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55I've got a good feeling about this.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59I think it's going to be plain sailing all the way.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Well, she's certainly feeling confident!
0:31:01 > 0:31:05The painting cost her over £42 to buy.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- Don, how lovely to see you! - Hello, Catherine. Nice to see you.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10I have a surprise for you!
0:31:10 > 0:31:14By John Alcott. Dated 1920.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Yeah, I like that.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18How does 250 sound?
0:31:18 > 0:31:20It sounds expensive.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23What about two?
0:31:23 > 0:31:25How about 175?
0:31:27 > 0:31:29I was going to say 165, but...
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Do you want to go 165?
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- Yeah, I'd rather go 165. - 165. What am I doing?!
0:31:35 > 0:31:38I'm taking the price down. I'm supposed to be pushing it up.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- 165, yeah.- 165 is fine. - Are you happy with that?- I am.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Er, she's done it again! Talking herself out of a tenner!
0:31:45 > 0:31:47But she did treble her money
0:31:47 > 0:31:52and adds a heft £122.44 to her profit pot.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55She then goes on to sell her postcards to a collector in Kent.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58But it turns out there was no hidden gem after all.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01She makes just a small profit of £3.11.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04So that's both our dealers' private sales done and dusted.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07It's almost time for the Showdown Auction. But who's sitting
0:32:07 > 0:32:09pretty with the best cushion of cash?
0:32:09 > 0:32:13James has sold four items and made himself a tidy
0:32:13 > 0:32:16profit of £196.24.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18After Catherine's haggling confusion,
0:32:18 > 0:32:23she's a little way behind, with £165.55 profit in the bank.
0:32:24 > 0:32:29So Bingo goes into the Showdown Auction with the strongest hand,
0:32:29 > 0:32:31leaving his rival on the hop.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Our two ace auctioneers will get a taste of life on the
0:32:34 > 0:32:36other side of the rostrum here in Cirencester.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39They can only stand and watch as their items go under the hammer,
0:32:39 > 0:32:42and being at the mercy of the bidding public
0:32:42 > 0:32:43is always nerve-racking!
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Hello, James. How are you doing?
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Always a kiss, not a shake of the hand.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- Things going all right? - Fine. How have you done so far?
0:32:52 > 0:32:56Well, it has been a bit of a mixed bag. What about you?
0:32:56 > 0:32:58I'm looking a bit fragile here
0:32:58 > 0:33:00because I've got quite an expensive item.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04- At the auction?- Yeah, over £100. - That is a meaty one, isn't it?
0:33:04 > 0:33:07- It is a meaty one.- You going to make a lot of money on that?
0:33:07 > 0:33:08Could go horribly wrong.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- Let's be positive!- Positive.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Well, they're trying to steady their nerves,
0:33:13 > 0:33:15but they're not exactly brimming with confidence, are they?
0:33:15 > 0:33:20Before the sale begins, they sneak a peek at each other's lots.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24Of all of James' items, this has to be my favourite!
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Polo players. Mixed media here.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30I love the way that you can see the speed of the polo players
0:33:30 > 0:33:34running through the field. The estimate on this is £50 to £80.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38James paid just under 30. I can see this winning the race.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40It's got to be £100.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43From quite a humble plain mahogany box here...
0:33:43 > 0:33:47you open her up and reveal contents after contents.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49It's a really lovely item.
0:33:49 > 0:33:50£50 to £80.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53I know Catherine paid slightly more, but I think it has legs
0:33:53 > 0:33:55and will do well.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57I'll be totally honest with you,
0:33:57 > 0:34:00I don't really think it's got a huge amount of age.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03And I do think it will struggle.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07But time will tell and stranger things have happened.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10The letter opener. It looks a bit fragile to me.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13It's lost some of its blade.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17Catherine bought it for £35. It's got ten to 20 estimate.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21In its favour, it's got a fabulous handle. Glass bead eyes.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Owl - emblematic of wisdom.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Has Catherine been wise?
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Well, all will soon be revealed, James,
0:34:31 > 0:34:33as the auction is about to get underway!
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Our brave warriors take up their position,
0:34:36 > 0:34:38and steel themselves for the Showdown.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Catherine's games compendium is first to go under the hammer,
0:34:41 > 0:34:44it cost her just over £94.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Catherine, are you nervous about your first lot?
0:34:47 > 0:34:52I am, really. I'm a bit upset because the estimate seems very low to me.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53£50 to £80.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58- What, for the games compendium? - Yes.- There's lots of people here.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- I'm sure it will do well. - This one...I'm very worried about.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03It's lovely.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05..is the games compendium.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- 50 to get on.- Come on!
0:35:07 > 0:35:09- At £50... - Come on, give me some more hands!
0:35:09 > 0:35:13- At 55. 60.- At £60. Come on! Come on!- At £60.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Internet! Internet!
0:35:15 > 0:35:17- 70. Internet!- Internet.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- At £70 at the back here. - Come on, internet!- 75.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24£80. At £80 now. £80 here.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- Five. 90.- Oh, yes!
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- £90 in the room.- Come on, room!
0:35:29 > 0:35:33- At £90. Selling in the room then. - Don't let me down!
0:35:33 > 0:35:34£90. Are you all done?
0:35:36 > 0:35:38HE BANGS GAVEL, CATHERINE SIGHS
0:35:38 > 0:35:39Don't worry. Don't worry.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41That's my biggest gamble, so I feel now...
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- SHE EXHALES - Everywhere is up now.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46It's a breeze now, James.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Well, the gamble didn't quite pay off,
0:35:48 > 0:35:51and the box makes a £34.08 loss after fees.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Not the best start.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Will James's bronze applique do any better?
0:35:55 > 0:35:57He paid almost £123 for it,
0:35:57 > 0:36:00and Catherine thought it was a risky lot.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02It is a gamble.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- And we love a gamble. - We love a gamble.- Here we go.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08Lot 45 is the Jon Richard Accessories applique there.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- 50 to get on.- 50.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13£50... £30.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16At £30. Five.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- 40. Five. 50. Five.- There you go.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23- 60. Five.- At £60 here. Five now. At £60 in front of me now.
0:36:23 > 0:36:24- Where did it stop?- 60.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27£60 bid. At £60 right in front of me now.
0:36:27 > 0:36:33- Come on, internet! Come on! - At £60. Are you all sure? At 65. 70.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- At 75. Someone is bidding. Who is bidding?- £80 here.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Still cheap at £80. Five now. At £80. Are you sure?
0:36:39 > 0:36:43A fiver if you like, sir. Five. At 85...
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- HE BANGS GAVEL - 235.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48How did you manage that? That was lucky, actually.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50- That could have been a blood bath. - That could have been a bomber.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53She must have thought it would lose more!
0:36:53 > 0:36:57But a whacking £66.79 comes off his profit.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01Catherine's travelling bottles are next, they cost her £50.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Lot number 208 is the three...
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- They look really...- Come on!
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- ..gentlemen's bottles with silver tops.- Come on.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Start at 100. 100?
0:37:11 > 0:37:15- 100. He is asking for 100. - 80? 50 to get on.
0:37:15 > 0:37:16- Oh!- Maybe 30.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20£50. 50 bid. 60. At 60 in front of me now.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21£60. Five on the net.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25- Come on!- 70. At £70... - They should be a lot more.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- At £70. Five now. At £70. Five if you like...- Come on, internet!
0:37:28 > 0:37:33- £70.- Come on, internet! Don't let me down. Come on, internet!- At £70...
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- I can't believe that.- I can't believe that because that was your lovely
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- opportunity to make some money, wasn't it?- Yes, yes.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Thank you, James, for making me feel worse!
0:37:43 > 0:37:46That's another loss for Catherine,
0:37:46 > 0:37:49this time to the tune of £5.86.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51And James's sparkly inkwell
0:37:51 > 0:37:54doesn't prove popular either.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- At 35. Are you all done? - James, I'm sorry.
0:37:57 > 0:37:58HE BANGS GAVEL
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Oh, that's less than he paid for it.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06And after fees, Bingo loses £23.93. It's not boding well.
0:38:06 > 0:38:07Actually, we're not doing too well so far.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10- We've made a loss on everything. - We have.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12SHE LAUGHS
0:38:12 > 0:38:16- All be them quite small.- Small. Yeah, that's all right.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18We can draw comfort from that.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Yes. Positive thoughts, chaps.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23But the sale of Catherine's letter opener isn't much
0:38:23 > 0:38:26to write home about either.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27At 30...
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Ohhhhhhh!
0:38:30 > 0:38:34Making her another £22.94 loss.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37So it's all riding on her final lot, the easel,
0:38:37 > 0:38:40which she bought for £45 in Belgium.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42This is my last hope.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45..stained beach artist's easel.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47I can start you here at £30.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- £30 straight in. OK.- Straight in.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53- Good, solid easel there. - I need a lot more. Come on.- 40.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58- At £40.- I told you. 40. - Come on!- At £40.- It's cheap!
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Five anywhere? All sure then? Are you all done?
0:39:01 > 0:39:03At £40...
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- HE BANGS GAVEL - 40 it is.- I give up.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11That's a final £25 hit to her profits, which means
0:39:11 > 0:39:13she leaves the auction more than £80
0:39:13 > 0:39:15worse off than she arrived!
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Bingo's lead is safe for now,
0:39:17 > 0:39:22but his portrait painting struggles to get much interest in the room.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23At 12...
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- £12. - HE GROANS
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Oh, dear. That's a quarter of what he paid for it.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34And after fees, that takes £52.38 from his profit pot.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36It all rides on the polo player!
0:39:36 > 0:39:41The polo player has now go to make £300 for me to break even.
0:39:41 > 0:39:46No pressure then! He bought the painting for just under £29.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Emotions are running high!
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- Oh, the tension.- I can feel it. - Can you feel it?
0:39:53 > 0:39:55The polo players. 30 then.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- Oh, James.- 20. It's got to be £20, hasn't it?
0:39:58 > 0:40:02- Come on.- £20 the polo players. £20 bid there. Five at the back. 25.
0:40:02 > 0:40:0430 if you like, sir.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07At £30. Five if you'd like, madam.
0:40:07 > 0:40:12- £30!- It's...it's a good thing...
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- At 30.- That is just so cheap.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19A far cry from the £300 he needed,
0:40:19 > 0:40:21Bingo takes a final loss of £16.63.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25And that brings the Showdown to a crashing end.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28That's really sad. I'm genuinely really sorry for you.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- That's very kind. - That deserved to do a lot better.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33I thought it would, but...
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- Here we are. - Let's go and cry together.- Yeah.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42Well, cry you might, it's been a disastrous sale for both our duo -
0:40:42 > 0:40:45with not a single penny of profit between them!
0:40:45 > 0:40:46But who's lost the least?
0:40:46 > 0:40:50While they lick their wounds, let's have a look at the books.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53Both our experts started their monumental challenge
0:40:53 > 0:40:56with £1,000 of their own money.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59James "Bingo" Braxton spent less
0:40:59 > 0:41:02than half his budget, at £495.40.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Canny Catherine Southon spent
0:41:04 > 0:41:06even less on her eight items,
0:41:06 > 0:41:08just £403.79.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12All of the money that James and Catherine have
0:41:12 > 0:41:15made from today's challenge will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18And with the auction shocker behind them, let's find out who is
0:41:18 > 0:41:22today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Champion.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25James, it's been quite an interesting week.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- We got through it.- We have just got through it, haven't we?
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Culminating in that awful auction.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33We bought...the rest of the time, I think we got some good things.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- Goodies, we did.- I was happy with some of the things I bought.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39I bought a painting and made quite a good profit on that. That was nice.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- I remember that.- And yourself?
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Garden gates. Did well with some garden gates.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46- Right, shall we see?- Yeah... I'm not sure about this.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- I think you'll probably have it. - Do you think?
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- Definitely, you've got it. - One, two, three...
0:41:53 > 0:41:56That is shameful! Both of us. Isn't it?
0:41:56 > 0:42:00Well, I'm very pleased it's black and not red! I must say!
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Well they may not be the biggest profits in the world
0:42:03 > 0:42:05but it's Catherine who takes the trophy for the day.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08But they've been building up their profit pots over the whole
0:42:08 > 0:42:12week of challenges, so who's made the most?
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- Go.- One, two, three...
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- 752... - SHE LAUGHS
0:42:18 > 0:42:20787. Well done, Catherine.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- How close!- That was very close. Well done.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- So near yet so far. - Well done to the winner.
0:42:26 > 0:42:31- It's been such fun, James. - Well done.- I've loved it!- Very good.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34So Canny Southon does it again!
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Between them, they've made over £1,500,
0:42:37 > 0:42:41and every last penny of that is going straight to good causes.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44My profits are going to the Scuba Trust -
0:42:44 > 0:42:48a charity that enables disabled people to scuba dive.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53My chosen charity is Target Ovarian Cancer.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56A few years ago, I lost my mum to ovarian cancer,
0:42:56 > 0:42:59so it's a charity that's very close to my heart.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03Well our hard-working pair can finally have a rest now,
0:43:03 > 0:43:05after a week of all-out profit war.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08And they really have put their money where their mouths are
0:43:08 > 0:43:11and shown that they can make a convincing profit from buying
0:43:11 > 0:43:14and selling antiques when their own money is on the line.