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 > 0:00:12Elementary, my dear dealers.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15..and gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17HE LAUGHS HE GROWLS
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face
0:00:20 > 0:00:22a different daily challenge...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Catch me if you can.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26The axeman cometh.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29..putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Urgh. Ready for battle. FANFARE BLARES
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 > 0:00:40Get in there.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Today, the biggest, boldest antiques challenge
0:00:45 > 0:00:48known to man - the dealing dynamo, David Harper,
0:00:48 > 0:00:50goes head-to-head with the Put Your Money newcomer,
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Caroline Hawley, in the climax of the week.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Hold on tight, it's the Showdown.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Coming up, Caroline bags herself a bit of bling...
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Oh, I like that. I think madam might wear it home.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09..David buys something he hates...
0:01:09 > 0:01:12It is positively revolting and it makes me want to be sick.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14..and all bets are off at the Showdown auction.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18My only profit, and it's the worst object I've bought in years.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Brace yourselves, folks, as two wily warriors are about to step
0:01:39 > 0:01:43into the arena for an all-out bargain battle.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45It's the culmination of a close-run race
0:01:45 > 0:01:49and these titans of the trade have one final chance
0:01:49 > 0:01:52to flex their marketing muscles and outwit the opposition.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56First up, it's a dealing dandy with a keen eye for a bargain.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59He's a trading tiger, who pounces on profit
0:01:59 > 0:02:00without a moment's hesitation.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04All the way from Durham, it's Devilish David Harper.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- It's all about trust in this business. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10His opponent today is an auctioneer action woman.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12She may be a Put Your Money newbie
0:02:12 > 0:02:16but she's been in the trade for years and knows it inside out.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19It's the profit-hunting bird of prey,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Caroline "The Hawk" Hawley.
0:02:21 > 0:02:22BIRD SCREECHES
0:02:22 > 0:02:26So watch out, David, you're going to have your work cut out to beat me.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29They both have £1,000 of their own money to spend
0:02:29 > 0:02:32across four very different locations.
0:02:32 > 0:02:38A car boot sale, an auction, an antiques fair and a foreign market.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39But this is the Showdown
0:02:39 > 0:02:42so they'll have to choose their eight collectables carefully
0:02:42 > 0:02:45as half their booty will be sent to an auction,
0:02:45 > 0:02:49where their fate and profit lies in the hands of the bidding public.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Anything can happen but only one dealer will emerge the winner
0:02:53 > 0:02:56so, David Harper and Caroline Hawley,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Oh, this is the exciting one, you know that?
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- I do know that, David.- This is the Showdown. The rules are very simple.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10You must each buy two items at every one of your regular
0:03:10 > 0:03:15Put Your Money challenges and you have, we have, £1,000 to spend.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18You can sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- All right, yeah. Oh, you're a bit bossy.- I am indeed.- Oh, I like it.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26The rest will be sold at the Showdown auction in direct competition
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- with your opponent. That's you. - And you,- yeah.- And me.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- The winner, that's me...- Yeah.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- ..is the expert...- That's me.- Yeah.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39- ..who makes the most profit. - That's none of us.- No. Good luck.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- Good luck to you as well. - Thank you.- Come on.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45So, poised and ready, it's straight to round one - the car boot sale.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47They're on home turf in the North East,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50hitting the racecourse at Sedgefield in Teesside,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53a weekly boot sale that's relatively new to the calendar.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55There's an eclectic choice of goods on offer
0:03:55 > 0:03:59but what will our treasure-hunting twosome hone in on?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01It seems the Hawk is first up.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- A couple of quid?- Three.- Two and it's a deal.- Go on, then.- Go on, then.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- Thank you, sir.- You're welcome. - Thank you very much.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13And quick as a flash that's her first buy in the bag.
0:04:13 > 0:04:2010 years ago, I would have sold this all day long... £60, £70, £80.
0:04:20 > 0:04:26It's unbelievable. Mahogany, burl walnut top to it.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28It's in really good condition.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Bob's your uncle and I can turn £2...
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- Well, I can easily times it by 10. - So the new girl is out of the gates.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Across the boot sale, Devilish has just
0:04:37 > 0:04:39sealed his first deal as well,
0:04:39 > 0:04:42buying a colourful pot stand for £20.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47Well, I've got to tell you, I really do like a nice piece of majolica,
0:04:47 > 0:04:50and this actually is a good piece of majolica.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53The more I look at it, the more confident I am
0:04:53 > 0:04:57that it is late 19th century, 1890s, circa 1900.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00It's a bargain at 20 quid
0:05:00 > 0:05:06and there should be two or three times that amount easily in profit.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- It's a lovely find. - That's the kind of maths we like.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Caroline has been busy too and she's spotted a bit of bling.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- What's the absolute best on that? - To you, £10.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Can I squeeze you a little bit on it?
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- What about eight?- What about five?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- You're packing up, it's late in the day.- Go on, then.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Have yourself a bargain. - Cheers, thank you.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Oh, I like that. I think madam might wear it home.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38Impressive haggling, milady. That's half-price.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Just look at this little gem.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45I'm thrilled to bits with it. It's absolutely fantastic, isn't it?
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Now, I think by the style of this its 1920s, 1930s.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52It's gold, nine carat gold,
0:05:52 > 0:05:57silver mounted, which shows off these paste stones beautifully.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59It's worth £20 of anybody's money.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02So the Hawk's got her two car boot bargains.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04With the sale drawing to a close,
0:06:04 > 0:06:08David moves quickly on something with a weighty price tag.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11It's probably a 1960s barometer made out of onyx.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17The face is faded, it doesn't work, it's got a lot going for it.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20It could involve, possibly, 150 pennies.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- 150 big ones.- Yeah. Yes, you've got it.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- I tell you what I'll do, I'll give you 100 big ones.- Yes.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28- Please take it away.- Good man.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31You've got a deal, the easiest deal of the afternoon.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33So the barometer cost him just a pound.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Last of the big spenders, Harper.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38No one ever, ever again call me tight.
0:06:38 > 0:06:43I bought this absolutely, positively revolting barometer
0:06:43 > 0:06:48but only for £1. There's got to be at least 100% margin in that.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51And if you can get 100%, you're doing pretty well.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54That cheap and cheerful buy brings us to the end
0:06:54 > 0:06:56of round one of our Showdown challenge.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Let's take a look at the figures.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04Both our experts started out with £1,000 of their own money.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09David has parted with just £21, leaving 979 to play with.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17Amazingly, Caroline has spent even less at just £7,
0:07:17 > 0:07:21so she has an enormous 993 for the rest of the game.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25It's straight into round two - the antique auction.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30Our daring duo ahead to Henry Spencer auctions near Nottingham
0:07:30 > 0:07:31for a general sale.
0:07:33 > 0:07:34Before the sale gets under way,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37our treasure hunters have a quick scout around the saleroom.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40David spots a potential star.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Now let me show you something that I think can only be described
0:07:44 > 0:07:47as the bargain of the century.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51It dates to about 1890, 1900, thereabouts.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54It's described as an American rocking chair.
0:07:54 > 0:08:00£20-£50 will buy you a handmade rocking chair that works
0:08:00 > 0:08:05just absolutely...beautifully.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09So he marks his catalogue and the sale gets under way.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13First up is a silver salver and Caroline decides to give it a go.
0:08:13 > 0:08:171620A is a silver salver by Ebenezer Coker...
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- I'm just going to see what this goes for.- ..1763.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23We've got £50 to start it. We've got £50. 60, 70...
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- But she's not the only one interested.- 80, 90, 100, 110...
0:08:27 > 0:08:29No, thanks.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31120 in a new place. Are you 130?
0:08:31 > 0:08:36130. Are you 140? It'll be sold at £130.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Being sold, 130.
0:08:38 > 0:08:45I think that's quite cheap, actually. I mean, 1763, Ebenezer Coker, London.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48It's a good thing. It's got a little bit of repair on it
0:08:48 > 0:08:50but I think that's OK.
0:08:50 > 0:08:56So the Hawk wins the tray and with fees it costs is her £158.60.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Next up, Devilish overhears an antique prayer book
0:08:59 > 0:09:02with a whopping £600 estimate, going cheap.
0:09:02 > 0:09:09- 50?- I'll get that.- I've got £50. I've got 60 on the book. 70, 80.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- You 90?- Yeah.- I've got 100 on the book. Are you 110?
0:09:13 > 0:09:15I've got 120 on the book.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- No.- Are you 130?
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- No.- One more will get it.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23- Go on, then.- 130. Any advance on 130?
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Lord only knows what I've just bought.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- GAVEL BANGS - It looks cheap.- 130.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32Well, with commission that's £158.60 but Devilish hopes
0:09:32 > 0:09:34he's onto a winner.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37It's always exciting to take a punt like this,
0:09:37 > 0:09:42My Sermons on Social Life, by William Wood, dated 1775.
0:09:42 > 0:09:47With an estimate of 600 - 1000, when the bidding started at £50,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51my ears pricked up and I nailed it at 130.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55That is the only reason I bought this book.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58And, riding high on the success of his first purchase,
0:09:58 > 0:10:00David throws his bidding card into the air
0:10:00 > 0:10:02for that rocking chair as well...
0:10:02 > 0:10:0440.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07..and wins it for just over £36 with fees.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12So that's Devilish's two auction items in the bag
0:10:12 > 0:10:15but Caroline fancies a bit of furniture too
0:10:15 > 0:10:17and has her eye on a mixed lot of chairs.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- Yes.- £5 only bid. I've got eight across here. Are you 10?
0:10:21 > 0:10:2510, 12, 15. Are you 18?
0:10:25 > 0:10:29The lady on the left at 15. Sold at 15.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- GAVEL BANGS 81.- Number 81.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34So the chairs cost her just over £18 with commission
0:10:34 > 0:10:36and she's over the moon.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39I'm a really, really happy lady right now.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44I bid and bought these two chairs for the princely sum of £15.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46After the sale I found out, to my joy,
0:10:46 > 0:10:49that these two were thrown in free, effectively.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54So now I've got four chairs and these two are at better than these.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59- so I'm really thrilled. Chuffed to bits.- Well, isn't that a result?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02So, their quickfire bidding bonanza brings us
0:11:02 > 0:11:05to the halfway point in our epic Showdown.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07But what dents have they made in their coffers?
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Both our profit hunters started out with £1,000 of their own money.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17David's four purchases have cost him £216.20
0:11:17 > 0:11:22so he's got just under £784 left to play with.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Caroline has spent a bit less at £183.90
0:11:26 > 0:11:31so she has just over £816 in her kitty.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Round three is the antiques fair
0:11:35 > 0:11:39and our trading terriers are at Detling, near Maidstone in Kent.
0:11:39 > 0:11:40They have 400 stalls to plunder
0:11:40 > 0:11:44so our brave profit hunters throw themselves into the fray.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Devilish hones straight in on a wooden cart
0:11:47 > 0:11:49and seals the deal for £50.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Here we have a quirky, odd, mid-20th century cart.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58German, hardwood. It's a lot of fun. I love its original condition.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03Original tin wheels with the original paint flaking off.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07It's only cost 50 quid. Come on, can you imagine making that for 50 quid?
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Never, ever, ever. So, in that regard, it's a little bargain.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Well, he's a happy purchaser.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14Across the market,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Caroline's just sealed the deal on her first buy too.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19But what is it?
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- So £6?- £6. Thank you. - Thank you very much, sir.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Well, I've taken some corks out of wine bottles in my time
0:12:25 > 0:12:30but this is a French wine bottle cork putter-inner.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32The cork goes in here.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35You can see it tapered down and then you push this
0:12:35 > 0:12:38and the cork would go into the bottle and seal the bottle.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41That's lovely. I don't think it's got huge age to it.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43I think it's probably 1950s, '60s
0:12:43 > 0:12:48and a useful object should you want to re-cork your wine bottle.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Well, cheers to that. On the other side of the market,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54David has found an unusual wooden item too.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- Is it a tenner?- No, no.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- How much is it?- 35.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- Can it be 20? I'll have it at 20. - Yeah.- Good man.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08Thank you very much. OK. Hang on, I'll hold onto that. You take 20.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- See, it's all about trust in this business. Thank you.- You're welcome.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15So that's Devilish's two market buys in the bag
0:13:15 > 0:13:16and he's feeling confident.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19It's obviously Chinese. It's certainly Buddhistic.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Here we've got featured a Shishi dog, or a dog of foe,
0:13:22 > 0:13:24or a lion Buddhistic dog.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28These are protector dogs. They look totally fearsome
0:13:28 > 0:13:29but the owner of this lid,
0:13:29 > 0:13:34because that's what it is, it's just a lid off a barrel of some sort,
0:13:34 > 0:13:38this dog was placed there to protect him and his family.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Fantastic significance.
0:13:40 > 0:13:46All hand-carved, hardwood, the perfect auction lot for £20.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49David is bought up but Caroline needs to find
0:13:49 > 0:13:53one more Showdown star and she's spotted a likely contender.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56I just came across your bench. I think it's great.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- It's been re-wooded, hasn't it? If that's the word.- It has. By myself.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04- Covered in sycamore.- Yeah? And what's your best price on it?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- £380 would be the best price. - Is that absolutely the best?
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- That's it, yes.- I'm going to have a think and I'll come back to you.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- No problem.- Thank you very much.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Yes, it's a whopping price tag but a moment later Caroline
0:14:16 > 0:14:21has a change of heart and decides the bench is too good to pass up.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- 380, I'll have it. - Yeah, OK. Thank you.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- Thank you.- That trebles her total spend so far,
0:14:26 > 0:14:29and the Hawk is on a high.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33I'm thrilled to bits with this 19th-century iron bench. It's lovely.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37re-slatted in sycamore, great condition all over,
0:14:37 > 0:14:41heavy, heavy, heavy. I can hardly lift it.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43This would look fantastic in anybody's garden.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46So that brings us to the end of round three
0:14:46 > 0:14:48of this Showdown supernova.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Time for another look at the figures.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Both our experts started the Showdown with £1,000
0:14:55 > 0:14:57of their own money.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59David has now spent £286.20
0:14:59 > 0:15:04so has a whopping £713 to take through to round four.
0:15:05 > 0:15:12Caroline's pricey bench rocketed her total spend so far to £569.90.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16So she has just over £430 left to play with.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Their fourth and final chance to buy is the foreign antiques market.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Our bargain-hunting Brits exchange their pounds for euros
0:15:24 > 0:15:27and head over the Channel to Saint-Ouen market
0:15:27 > 0:15:29in the north of Paris.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Both are poised to pounce on any potential profit
0:15:32 > 0:15:34that comes their way.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Well, I've just got two more items to buy
0:15:36 > 0:15:39and I've got just under half the money left.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41This is absolutely the place to do it.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Caroline has a trick up her sleeve as she speaks fluent French.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49But Devilish has his own Parisian plan.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52I'm going to try and find something fabulously flamboyant
0:15:52 > 0:15:56and fabulously French. I don't speak the language but who cares?
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Money talks.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01So, relying on the international language of hard cash,
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Devilish tries his hand at a retro, '70s, plastic desk.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09What kind of price can it be? Combien, monsieur?
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- Cent quatre vingt... 190.- 190.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15I suppose I could always make a cheeky bid
0:16:15 > 0:16:17but you know when sometimes you get the sense
0:16:17 > 0:16:20that somebody just doesn't like you?
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Do you know what I mean?
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Yeah. Exactly. I'm getting it, getting the vibe.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29It could be my fashion sense. It may well be the trousers.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31They somehow have an adverse act on him.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Maybe he's jealous of the way I look.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38So I think a bid is coming.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Could it be... I'd like to try and buy it.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Can it be 120?
0:16:43 > 0:16:48Um... No. 190 is the best price.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53Is it? It is positively revolting and it makes me want to be sick
0:16:53 > 0:16:56but it does have a good style.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Could it be 150?
0:17:00 > 0:17:04OK, for 170, it's the last price.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07He's a hard man. 160?
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- OK.- OK. Good man. Do you like me now?
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- Say yes.- Yes.- Yes.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16Yes. I don't believe him.
0:17:16 > 0:17:21That's just over £131 sterling and Devilish is in retro heaven.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Or is it hell?
0:17:23 > 0:17:27On a quality level it's positively revolting
0:17:27 > 0:17:31but as a design thing, it's got it.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33It's got the colour and it's got the look
0:17:33 > 0:17:36and actually, it's got the rarity.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41So this baby, I feel, is heading right to the centre of the universe.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43It's going to London town.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Across the other side of this Parisian market,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Caroline has hounded down her first item too.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Time to flex those French phrases.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54C'est combien le peigne noir?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Bon. Pour moi, quinze? Vous pouvez le faire quinze?
0:17:57 > 0:18:02- OK.- D'accord?- Oui.- C'est bon. - D'accord.- Merci, merci.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06So, to translate, the comb cost her 15 euros, which works out at £12.30
0:18:06 > 0:18:09and the Hawk is a happy haggler.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Look at my little comb. Isn't he gorgeous?
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Complete with his little winter jacket.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Faux tortoiseshell, which to you and I is plastic.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21A little diamante eye there. Just perfect for the auction.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24It's unique. I've never, ever seen one.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27You might ask who wants to see one but I think loads of people
0:18:27 > 0:18:30would like this baby. I love him. Woof woof.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34So our marvellous marketeers both need one final item
0:18:34 > 0:18:36to complete their Showdown haul.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38And it's Devilish David who's next to pounce,
0:18:38 > 0:18:41when he spots a wooden projector mould.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44So how much could it be for me to buy it?
0:18:44 > 0:18:48Alors. I can... Five.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- Five. Five euros?- No, five, zero.
0:18:51 > 0:18:56Oh, five, zero. OK. Can we do it for four, zero?
0:18:56 > 0:19:02- If you want four, zero...- I do want 40, very badly. Thank you very much.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06And the same to you. Exactly.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10That works out at just under £33 and Harper's happy.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14It's a home projector, isn't it, from the 1920s,
0:19:14 > 0:19:17so the mould that would make the Bakelite casing
0:19:17 > 0:19:20and even these little sections here,
0:19:20 > 0:19:22would be where the switches and the dials would be.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25It's a fascinating object and as a piece of art,
0:19:25 > 0:19:29actually, I think yes, it works perfectly well.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31I might just give it a bit of a wax
0:19:31 > 0:19:35and it will no doubt take me on an interesting journey
0:19:35 > 0:19:38to find out more about projectors of that period and to try and find
0:19:38 > 0:19:43some crazy collector who will want that more than life itself.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46So, David's done and dusted but hawk-eyed Caroline
0:19:46 > 0:19:49has spotted piece of silver and quickly seals the deal
0:19:49 > 0:19:51for just over £20.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58It's a little, English, silver bonbon dish made in Birmingham,
0:19:58 > 0:20:01not a million miles from where I live in the UK
0:20:01 > 0:20:05so I think this is great. 1901, 1900. Fantastic.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07So, there we have it.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Four epic locations, eight superstar items each.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11But who's destined for stardom
0:20:11 > 0:20:15and who will be hanging their head in Showdown shame?
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Before we catch up with our daring dealers,
0:20:17 > 0:20:19let's see the final spending figures.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25Both our experts started with £1,000 of their own money.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27David kept his spending on the low-down,
0:20:27 > 0:20:31parting with less than half his budget at £450.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38Caroline was more flash with the cash, spending a total of £602.69.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45So, now it's all over what do they think of their buying bonanza?
0:20:45 > 0:20:50- I can't believe, Caroline, that's it, the buying is over.- No, I can't.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- It's gone so quickly.- Hasn't it just?
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- And where has your favourite place been?- Paris. No question, Paris.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57- Me too.- It's been great.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00I just had a brilliant time, a really brilliant time.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Favourite object, and which is going to make the most profit?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07I think what will make the most profit is a little ring,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- a silver and gold ring I bought at the car boot sale for a fiver.- Yeah.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14- My new favourite item bought today...- Yeah, what is it?
0:21:14 > 0:21:16And you're not going to believe it.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19It is the abominable, positively revolting,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- early 1970s, plastic dressing table and chair.- Yeah, it is.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- I'm looking forward to the auction. - Yeah, so am I.- I shall see you there
0:21:26 > 0:21:29and in the meantime good luck with the rest of the sales.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- Same to you, David.- Off you go.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Well, our dealers have many hurdles to jump
0:21:35 > 0:21:37before they reach the saleroom.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40It's time for them to showcase their best selling skills
0:21:40 > 0:21:44and eke out every penny of profit from their treasures.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46But the stakes have never been higher,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49as with the Showdown auction looming, the pressure's on
0:21:49 > 0:21:52to arrive with as much profit as possible in the bank.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Because then they're at the mercy of the bidding public
0:21:55 > 0:21:59so the decision over what goes into the auction is absolutely critical.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04At Devilish HQ, the responsibility is playing on David's mind.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Crikey. What a motley collection you see before you.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13The early 1970s plastic lump of dreadfulness.
0:22:13 > 0:22:18Quality? It doesn't know quality. It's never heard the word quality
0:22:18 > 0:22:22but it's got the look and the design and the colour.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25The object next to it is completely different.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27It's almost 100 years earlier.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32It's a big lump of majolica and that is the perfect auction lot.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35That should make profit in the saleroom
0:22:35 > 0:22:37and, keeping on the theme of auctions,
0:22:37 > 0:22:39and talking about making profit,
0:22:39 > 0:22:42if I don't make a profit on that barometer that cost me £1,
0:22:42 > 0:22:46then there is really, seriously something wrong with the world.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49The Chinese barrel lid - that just screams saleroom
0:22:49 > 0:22:54with good online images that may well just take off.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57So the thing with auction is you've got to choose objects
0:22:57 > 0:23:00that you can't really value.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02And who on earth can value that?
0:23:02 > 0:23:08A wooden mould for a 1920s Bakelite home cinema projector?
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Very, very exciting.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14But let's talk about things that are not exciting.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16That thing.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Bought in auction, my 18th-century book, I bought it blind
0:23:20 > 0:23:24and I know people criticise me for doing this and I can tell you,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27I've made plenty of money in my time doing that
0:23:27 > 0:23:31but on occasions it all goes drastically wrong.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35It looks like it's absolutely rubbish.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37So, his early research on the book isn't looking good.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41He also has to sell his wooden cart and American rocking chair.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Over in East Yorkshire, Caroline has been getting
0:23:44 > 0:23:47a second opinion on her antique haul.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52Mamba and I have been going through my Showdown items.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54He's given his opinion on one or two things.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57He's particularly keen on the dog comb,
0:23:57 > 0:24:00complete with his jacket and little diamante eye.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Now, that's definitely going to go into auction.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07I think that's got legs. Also for auction is this ring.
0:24:07 > 0:24:13Would you believe, 1920s, nine carat gold and silver, paste set,
0:24:13 > 0:24:19very fashionable look at the moment and I paid £5 for it?
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Also for auction is this little, silver bonbon dish.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27Not a lot of money and I had to say probably not a lot of profit.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30And the final thing I've chosen for auction
0:24:30 > 0:24:33is this French, little corker here.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37The chairs, now that's an interesting lot.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40I'm going to be hard-pressed to get a buyer that wants all of them
0:24:40 > 0:24:43but I'm going to do my damnedest.
0:24:43 > 0:24:50And the bench is Victorian, latter part of the 19th century.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54It is so heavy but I think somebody will love this
0:24:54 > 0:24:57and it will make a good profit.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01She also needs buyers for her walnut table and silvers salver.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03But before they tackle the auction,
0:25:03 > 0:25:05first they need to sell everything else.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08So it's time to hit the phones, travel the countryside
0:25:08 > 0:25:11and hunt down the very best buyers.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Any profits will go straight to charity.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17And remember, until they've shaken on it, no deal is ever sealed.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Caroline gets straight to work and hotfoots it to Hull,
0:25:20 > 0:25:23where she's sent her £18 collection of chairs.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Three are arts and crafts and one is Victorian
0:25:26 > 0:25:29and they're coming under the scrutiny
0:25:29 > 0:25:31of furniture restorer, Steve.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- Hi, Steve.- Hi, Caroline. - Aren't these fab?
0:25:34 > 0:25:35Well, this is a lovely shape.
0:25:35 > 0:25:41The problem with these commercially is that it costs £65 per chair
0:25:41 > 0:25:45to have a new rush seat put on so we will probably sell those
0:25:45 > 0:25:49as they are with a bit of repair.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51So what about the fourth one?
0:25:51 > 0:25:54It's a good quality, very strong Victorian chair
0:25:54 > 0:25:57with a nice piece of '50s cover on it
0:25:57 > 0:26:00but really no commercial value.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04Isn't it extraordinary, Steve, that this Victorian piece
0:26:04 > 0:26:07is so out of fashion at the moment as opposed to these
0:26:07 > 0:26:10arts and crafts style which are very much of the moment
0:26:10 > 0:26:11and very desirable?
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Yeah, everybody wanted to live in a Victorian cottage, didn't they?
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- Yeah, they did.- And now everybody wants to live in a loft.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23- Right, so these three...- Yeah.- Are they worth 20 quid a piece to you?
0:26:23 > 0:26:25- No, sadly they're not.- Right.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Let's go 50 for the lot and we've got a deal.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32- OK, you've got yourself a deal.- Thank you, Caroline.- Thank you, Steve.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Well, the Hawk didn't even haggle on that one
0:26:35 > 0:26:37so leaves with £31.70 profit.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41And she hits the ground running, going straight on to sell
0:26:41 > 0:26:45her walnut side table that she paid £2 for to regular customer, Mark,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48for £40, giving him a place to rest his drink
0:26:48 > 0:26:52and for her, a very tidy profit of £38.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56David started his profit quest off close to home
0:26:56 > 0:26:58at a farm shop near Barnard Castle.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03He sold owner, Pete, his wooden cart for £120,
0:27:03 > 0:27:05which works out as a £70 profit.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11But now he's headed down to The Big Smoke.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14I'm at a company in London called Theme Traders
0:27:14 > 0:27:19and they rent out props to TV, film, and to parties.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Welcome to London.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Devilish is hoping his '70s desk might join their collection.
0:27:25 > 0:27:30It cost him over £131 but will project manager, Millie, be a fan?
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- Now, you must be Millie. - Hi, David. Nice to meet you.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37- Lovely to meet you. Have you had a good look at it?- Yes, I have.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41- So it's a '70s piece?- It's early '70s, about 1972, I reckon.- OK.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43I love the shape and the design.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46It just screams that period, doesn't it?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- And the colour, beige and brown... - Yeah.- ..which is trendy again now.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Interestingly enough, in a couple of weeks' time
0:27:52 > 0:27:55we've got, kind of, a children's party but it's very retro.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58The parents are doing something quite different there
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- so I think this might actually work. - So it'll work for you?- Yeah.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03So it's down to money, If I can tempt you?
0:28:03 > 0:28:07- 300 is the figure I have in mind. - OK.- Do you have a figure in mind?
0:28:07 > 0:28:11I was looking more at around the 200 mark.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Um... 275.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15225 but that is, kind of, final.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19- 250.- 225.- Is that it?- 225.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- It will have a good home, we'll look after it.- Go on. 225.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- Thank you very much.- No worries.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25Well, Millie stood firm
0:28:25 > 0:28:31but David still leaves with nearly £94 profit on the desk.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Back near Beverley, Caroline is hot on his heels.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37She's sold her silver salver to collector, Tommy,
0:28:37 > 0:28:40for a sparkling £260...
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- OK.- Thank you very much.- 260.
0:28:43 > 0:28:49..which banks her over £101 profit, more than doubling her total so far.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52But now she has to focus all her energy on selling
0:28:52 > 0:28:55her pricey £380 bench.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58She's sent it ahead to the show home of a new housing development
0:28:58 > 0:29:02near Hull and is here to meet company owner, Peter.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- Hello, Caroline.- Hi. How are you?- How do you do?
0:29:05 > 0:29:09Now, I've got this bench along to show you, Peter.
0:29:09 > 0:29:15Now, it's Victorian. The base of it is solid cast iron.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17I've left it in its original condition.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21- It's been re-wooded in sycamore. - I rather like the sycamore.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24I think this natural effect would look good in this garden
0:29:24 > 0:29:27and it goes with the whole look of the garden.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- This, in a retail outlet would be quite a lot of money.- Yes.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34600, 700-ish. But I'm not asking that.
0:29:34 > 0:29:39- Could you do, sort of, 550? - Would you take...
0:29:39 > 0:29:42450?
0:29:42 > 0:29:46I can't do 450. 480 and it's a deal.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50That would be as much as I could go to
0:29:50 > 0:29:55- but if you'd go at 480 we'll do it. - 480. Brilliant.- Deal?
0:29:55 > 0:29:57You have yourself a deal, Peter.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- Thank you, Caroline. - Thank you very much.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02She's done it. That's a round £100 profit
0:30:02 > 0:30:04for our auctioneer extraordinaire.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08So, Caroline is sitting pretty with some chunky profits in the bank.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12Down in London, David is tackling his book of sermons.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15He's worried it's worth less than the £160 he paid at auction
0:30:15 > 0:30:19so he's brought it to an antiquarian bookshop to show owner, Etan,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22and book specialist, Klaus.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26- This is a book from 1775. I sent you the details of it.- You did.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- You haven't actually seen it physically.- No.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32- So have you carried out some research?- Yeah, absolutely.
0:30:32 > 0:30:38It's a bit outside of our field of theology, local history
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- but it's a nice thing to have.- OK.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Looking at the period of people publishing their sermons
0:30:45 > 0:30:51like 1750s to 1775, say,
0:30:51 > 0:30:55books of that nature sell between
0:30:55 > 0:30:59£50 and £220 at the most.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04- I think we should start off with a nice upfront bid.- Go on.- 75.- 75.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- ETAN WHIMPERS - OK. Show a bit of compassion, Etan.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12I think we could certainly go up to £100, no problem.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- Really? Can I tell you the truth? - Yeah.- OK.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19It owes me 160 with auction commission.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22I think because it is in really good condition,
0:31:22 > 0:31:27- the very best we can do is 135. - Etan...- It's not a very big loss.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30It's not a big loss. I'm going to take your offer.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- Klaus, it's been a pleasure.- Same here.- Thank you very much, guys.
0:31:33 > 0:31:37Well, David takes a £23.60 hit but he feels is a lucky escape.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Wow. Well, I think I got out of that by the skin of my teeth.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Yes, it's a bit of a loss but it could have been much worse.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49And it's just confirmed to me that, actually,
0:31:49 > 0:31:52living life by the seat of your pants and buying things
0:31:52 > 0:31:55in auction blind, without knowing what they are, is the way to do it.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58It's the way I've always done it and, you know what,
0:31:58 > 0:32:01I'm always going to continue doing it too.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04He has better luck though when he sells his American rocking chair
0:32:04 > 0:32:07to an upholsterer's in Darlington for stock in their shop...
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- 75.- Go on.- Mwah.
0:32:10 > 0:32:15..doubling his money and adding another £38.40 to his balance sheet.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18So, with both our experts ready to hit the auction,
0:32:18 > 0:32:22let's see who's sitting on the comfiest profit cushion.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26David has sold four items but taking into account his loss
0:32:26 > 0:32:30on the book, his profit pot stands at over £178.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33But Caroline is out in front.
0:32:33 > 0:32:38She's made four solid sales and banked profits of over £271.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45So, the Showdown auction is crucial for David if he's going
0:32:45 > 0:32:49to catch his rival and that's a nerve-racking position to be in.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Caroline has got nearly £100 head-start
0:32:52 > 0:32:55so Devilish better hope the auction gods are smiling on him.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Our pair's remaining items are going under the hammer
0:32:58 > 0:33:01at Moore Allen & Innocent in Cirencester.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05From now on their profits are in the hands of the auctioneers
0:33:05 > 0:33:08and the bidding public so how are they feeling?
0:33:08 > 0:33:12- Good morning. Look at you. You look fantastic.- Thank you.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16- And you don't look so bad yourself, David.- Well, I've had a bath.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20It does help, doesn't it? What about you? Have you made lots of money?
0:33:20 > 0:33:23I have. Some items I've done really well on,
0:33:23 > 0:33:26some I've just scraped out of...
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- Yeah.- So there's...- A bit ambiguous.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Yeah, but there's all to play for today
0:33:31 > 0:33:33but I'm not expect huge profits today,
0:33:33 > 0:33:36but I do think all of my items are going to make a little bit.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40I love this bit. This is the best bit for me. It is so exciting.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Well, we're completely out of control.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45- Don't you love being out of control? - I do actually, yeah.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Yeah, and talking of being out of control,
0:33:47 > 0:33:50the barometer is beyond belief. It will make it profit.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52If that doesn't make a profit, I'm giving up.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Oh, no. I shouldn't say that, should I? Cos if it doesn't make...
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- That might be me giving up.- It might not. Come on, let's go and see.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00But before the sale gets under way,
0:34:00 > 0:34:03our dealers take the chance to check out each other's lots.
0:34:05 > 0:34:10This hideous barometer that David bought for £1 at the car boot sale
0:34:10 > 0:34:12should have stayed there.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15You can't even see the lettering on the dial.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19And the auctioneers estimate is £30-£50. What?
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Well, what can I say?
0:34:21 > 0:34:24It's a silver, little bonbon dish. Edwardian, I don't know, 1910.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26Somewhere around there.
0:34:26 > 0:34:28It is silver, it's so light it's like a feather.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31If you dropped it, it would just bend.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34You could squeeze it and crush it if you wanted to.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Basically, it's dull and it's boring.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41This stand of David's, I don't think it's 19th-century
0:34:41 > 0:34:43any more than I am, to be honest.
0:34:43 > 0:34:49I think it's a modern, Chinese copy that's fresh off the boat.
0:34:49 > 0:34:55And the estimate is £50-£80. I wouldn't give it 50 quid myself.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59I think it's more 20, 25, but we shall see.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03This comb is an absolute sweetheart. It's faux tortoiseshell
0:35:03 > 0:35:07in the form of a dog wearing its little body warmer.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10It is a sweetheart. It's going to do well but, come on.
0:35:10 > 0:35:14Who on earth wants to buy a comb? I mean, would you, sir, buy a comb?
0:35:14 > 0:35:17I don't really need one but there has been some interest in it
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- and it's a nice thing. - That's very disappointing.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Put that at the back so no-one can see it. Good man.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Oi, enough of your sneaky tricks, Devilish.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26It's time to take your places now
0:35:26 > 0:35:29and our duo can only watch as the auction gets under way.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Lot number one, which is the seven box of assorted China...
0:35:32 > 0:35:37Up first is David's majolica plant stand, which cost him £20.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- I don't like it.- How dare you? - I don't see it.- Why?
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Well, lots of reasons. We haven't got enough time
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- to talk about them but it's coming up.- £30.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50Got to be £30. 20 then. £20 for the urn stand.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Chinese urn stand for £20.
0:35:53 > 0:35:5720 a bid. Right in front of me at £20. Five now. At £20 it is here.
0:35:57 > 0:36:02- At £20, are you all done? - No!- Right, 25.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- Oh!- 30 if you like, sir.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08- 30, 35.- Come on. A bit more makes a profit.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- No. Surely not.- Go on.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14Are you all sure now at 35? Number 27.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Oh, that's a bit of a loss, it's a bit of a loss.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Yes, he may have made £35 on the hammer
0:36:19 > 0:36:24but when you deduct the saleroom fees it works out at a £3.94 loss.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26David's projector mould struggles too.
0:36:26 > 0:36:32At £45 on the right. At £45 are you all sure?
0:36:32 > 0:36:36- Oh, I missed it. No!- David. - Oh, this isn't looking good.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40That's another £8.70 loss after commission.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Over to Caroline now as her £6 bottle corker goes under the hammer.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47- Well, now you're on.- I know. And it's quite nerve wracking, isn't it?
0:36:47 > 0:36:52- Yeah.- 20 to get on.- Come on.- £20.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54- Please.- A tenner. It's got to be £10.
0:36:54 > 0:36:59- Thank you.- I've got £10, now 12. 15, 18, 20.
0:36:59 > 0:37:05- How much do I need? 19.- That's £25. - Yes!- 30 anywhere?- A little be more.
0:37:05 > 0:37:06It's all over, it's 25.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- Yes!- Well done. At least someone is making a profit.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13Yes, but again, after fees that's just a small profit
0:37:13 > 0:37:15of just over £2.
0:37:15 > 0:37:21Next up is David's Chinese barrel lid, which he bought for £20.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25- £5 a bid there at 5. Any of you like that? 5 here.- Go on.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- All that carving for a fiver?- Go on.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- That's cheaper than firewood.- I know.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35At 10, 12, 15. At 15...
0:37:35 > 0:37:40- Oh, it's taken off.- 18, 20. - Go on, madam.
0:37:40 > 0:37:45- At £20, are you all sure?- You are absolutely pathetic.- Oh, David.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- Do you want a tissue? - I do. I do.- Aw.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52The hammer price was the same amount he paid for it at the antiques fair
0:37:52 > 0:37:55but with costs he loses almost £16.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58So will his cheapest purchase have any better luck?
0:37:58 > 0:38:00So my barometer's on next.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03Now, if I'm lucky, the Porter might drop it
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- and I'd get an insurance claim. - Yeah, 30 to 50.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10- That is the best chance, David. - A tenner.- Oh, my gosh.
0:38:10 > 0:38:14- £10. At £10...- A lady with taste.
0:38:14 > 0:38:1910 quid. I need 13 to get my money back. Come on.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- 15, at 18...- You're in profit. - He's bidding, he's bidding.
0:38:23 > 0:38:24- Go on, madam.- 18.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- She's the one that you put the witch's spell on.- At 25.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31- 30 if you like now.- You're doing really well. She's doing it, yes!
0:38:31 > 0:38:36- No, no!- You are the top witch! - Well...that is brilliant.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40My only profit and it's the worst object I've bought in years.
0:38:40 > 0:38:45Finally at over £11 after fees, that's a first and only profit
0:38:45 > 0:38:48for David and ends his selling on a high.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51So, now all he can do is watch and wait as the Hawk's
0:38:51 > 0:38:53three remaining lots go before the room.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55First up, the vintage ring.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- It cost me £5.- I know. Was that at the car boot?
0:38:58 > 0:39:02- Yeah, the car boot.- Yeah, yeah.- It's nine carat gold.- Tenner.- Oh, come on.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06- Two quid!- £10.- Shut up.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09- At £10 I have...- Thank you.- £12 at 12.- 10? You're off.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- 15 if you like now.- You've been putting spells...- Surely.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17- At £12, 15, at 18. 20 if you like now. At £18.- Thank you.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- 20. Come on.- I cant believe it.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24- Just one more. Just one more! - I'm doing my best.- Spill them.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- Go, go!- There you go, it works.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31- 5.- That's ridiculous. - At 25, 30 now? 25.- Yes.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35- Yes!- I actually think you need a round of applause for that one.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Well, the Hawk's over the moon with her small
0:39:37 > 0:39:41but perfectly formed profit of just over £3.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Her silver bonbon dish doesn't prove as popular though.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48At 30. £30, that's it I'm afraid.
0:39:48 > 0:39:55And it's a first loss for the Hawk denting her coffers by £8.43.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- That's your first loss?- It is my first loss.- How does it feel?
0:39:58 > 0:40:00- Great, isn't it? - It feels dreadful, David.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02With just the dog-shaped comb to sell,
0:40:02 > 0:40:06will it make more than £12 purchase price and end the day on a high?
0:40:06 > 0:40:08- Now, this is our last one.- It is.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- Our last object.- It's going to be a good'un.- At £5.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- Who says plastic doesn't sell well? - It's got a jacket.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- At £5 a bid here. - Faux tortoiseshell.- 8. At £8.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21- 10, at 10.- Oh, they're off. - At 12, 15 if you like now.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25- Yes, yes, yes!- Oh.- 18 is that?
0:40:25 > 0:40:28At 15. 15.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- What's the situation there? Have you made a loss?- Yes.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Oh, darling. That is such a shame.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Oh, he seems quite pleased with that
0:40:36 > 0:40:38but for Caroline it's not the best end to the day
0:40:38 > 0:40:40with a loss of £12.27.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43It seems the bidders weren't digging deep today
0:40:43 > 0:40:47and both our dealers have come out bruised and battle-weary.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51That's such a shame. Such a shame. Come on.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54They started their Herculean challenge
0:40:54 > 0:40:56with £1,000 of their own money.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01David "Devilish" Harper spent just £450.14 on his eight items.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08Caroline "the Hawk" Hawley spent quite a bit more at over £602.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12All of the money that David and Caroline
0:41:12 > 0:41:15have made from today's challenge will go to charities
0:41:15 > 0:41:18of their choice so without further ado let's find out
0:41:18 > 0:41:22who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown champion.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- Oh, Caroline. I'll tell you what... - Hi, David.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- ..I am now feeling absolutely, dreadfully nervous.- Oh, dear.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32- So how did your selling go? - All right, all right.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34I did well on two items. Do you remember the bench?
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- Yeah.- Beautiful, Victorian bench.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39And the silver salver, do you remember that?
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- Oh, I do. That was nice.- I did quite nicely on that one.- Oh, no.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43I know where this is going, I just know it.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46No, no, but the rest... OK. What about you?
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Tell me, that book you bought, how did that do?
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Oh, the book. Well, that was going to be a disaster
0:41:51 > 0:41:52but it didn't turn out to be
0:41:52 > 0:41:55as disastrous as I thought although I did make a loss on it.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Are you ready?- Go on then.- OK.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- Three.- Two.- One.- One. Oh, I daren't. I daren't.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Oh, my goodness me. You got me.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06So the Hawk swoops in and secures another victory
0:42:06 > 0:42:09but our experts have been banking profits over a whole week
0:42:09 > 0:42:13of challenges so who's made the most overall?
0:42:13 > 0:42:17- Are you ready?- Yeah. - Three.- Two.- Two. One.- One...
0:42:17 > 0:42:22- What have I got? Oh!- 1,273!
0:42:22 > 0:42:27Seriously, seriously, well done. And I'll tell you what,
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- hasn't it been brilliant?- It has been such fun, David.- I've loved it.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35Yes, the Put Your Money new girl is victorious. Hawk, the heroine.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39Between them, our duo have made just over £2,400
0:42:39 > 0:42:43and every last penny is going straight to good causes.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46My chosen charity is Macmillan Cancer support,
0:42:46 > 0:42:48a nationwide charity offering help
0:42:48 > 0:42:53and practical advice to people with cancer and also for their families.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56My chosen charity is Mires Beck Nursery
0:42:56 > 0:42:59and they provide training and work experiences
0:42:59 > 0:43:02for people with learning difficulties and disabilities.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04And our daring duo can have a well-earned rest now.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06It's been a week of hard haggles
0:43:06 > 0:43:09and our brave experts have really put their money
0:43:09 > 0:43:12where their mouths are and proved their skills, making a profit
0:43:12 > 0:43:14from buying and selling antiques and collectables
0:43:14 > 0:43:16when their own money is on the line.