0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is -
0:00:03 > 0:00:07the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Elementary, my dear dealers.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15And gives you the insiders' view of the trade.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Each week, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:19 > 0:00:22will face a different daily challenge...
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Catch me if you can.
0:00:23 > 0:00:24The Axeman cometh.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28..putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:28 > 0:00:29SHE GROANS
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Ready for battle.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35..and giving you their top tips and savvy secrets
0:00:35 > 0:00:39on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Get in there.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Today, wily Phil Serrell takes on blissful Kate Bliss
0:00:46 > 0:00:47at a Belgian antiques market.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Coming up, Kate finds a price even she can't haggle with.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57- How much?- One euro. - One euro, the man said.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Phil gets on his bike.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01It's all very well, but it chaffs your bits.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05And Kate risks life and limb in search of profit.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Haven't done this for years. Woo!
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Here goes. Oooh.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11Woo!
0:01:11 > 0:01:13This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30This is an early morning welcome to mystery lovers everywhere.
0:01:30 > 0:01:35Today, we're in Belgium, birthplace of that famous detective, Poirot,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38with two of the UK's biggest inspectors of antiques,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41who will try to solve a conundrum of collectibles in a battle
0:01:41 > 0:01:45to buy, sell and earn a winning profit.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46First up, hailing from Hereford,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49it's the true femme fatale of foraging.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52She's got guile and style and she's just about ready to open this file -
0:01:52 > 0:01:54it's Kate "Absolute" Bliss.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58It's all a question of taste.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02And trying to outwit Kate is an international man of mystery,
0:02:02 > 0:02:06armed to the teeth with antiques know-how on a money-making mission -
0:02:06 > 0:02:08it's Phil "The Fox" Serrell.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13I always find the best plan is actually no plan at all.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Today both our dealers have gone undercover
0:02:17 > 0:02:21and overseas as they arrive on the continental shores of Belgium.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27The mystery our experts must unravel is to find the best bargains
0:02:27 > 0:02:29from Sint-Truiden Antiques Market in Brussels
0:02:29 > 0:02:33then sell them on in the UK for a profit.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36They've each got £750 worth of their own euros to spend
0:02:36 > 0:02:39and all the profit goes to their chosen charities.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42But will they be able to reveal the identity
0:02:42 > 0:02:44of the sensational sellables secreted amongst the stalls
0:02:44 > 0:02:47or will the market thwart their attempts
0:02:47 > 0:02:49to reveal its true treasures?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Kate Bliss and Phil Serrell,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56- How are you?- Bonjour!
0:02:59 > 0:03:00It's not even light properly yet.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- Are you a morning girl or an evening girl?- Definitely...
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Cos you're going to need to be a morning girl.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Do you make it six o'clock just gone?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Morning or evening?
0:03:08 > 0:03:12Well, £750, or euros equivalent.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- Uh-huh. - This is going to be tough, I think.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Really? Well, you've been here before.- Yeah, I came here last year.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19What's the score, then, come on? Give me the lowdown.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Ah, well, I think I spent more on my lunch last time
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- than I did on my antiques. - Really?- Yes.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25- Not really high-end?- It is tough.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28So, I mean, it's just a question of just trying to see what you can see.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Thing that concerns me... There's not really a buzz going on.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34I reckon we're either really early or really late.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36So you don't know if they're coming or going.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38No. I think we better go and investigate.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Yes, plenty of jangling nerves from our two experts there
0:03:43 > 0:03:45as they head off to explore this Belgian market.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Will Phil's experience as a second-time visitor
0:03:48 > 0:03:50count for anything when it comes down to it?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53What cunning strategy has Kate got up her sleeve?
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Now, between you and me, I haven't really got a game plan for today.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01There's such a mixture of items here I think it's a case of
0:04:01 > 0:04:03what leaps out at me.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05But one thing is for certain -
0:04:05 > 0:04:08because the pound isn't very strong at the moment, I'm going
0:04:08 > 0:04:10to have to haggle really hard to get my money's worth.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16Yes, Kate says she has no strategy, but isn't that a strategy in itself?
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Certainly all this unbridled enthusiasm is making Phil
0:04:19 > 0:04:21a bag of nerves.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24I think Kate's going to have the real edge on me here,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27because she is a bright and breezy, lemon squeezy, up early girl.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28She's wide awake.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32She's out there rooking around like a whirling dervish. And me?
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Well, I'm just sort of plodding round.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35I've been here before,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38I sort of kind of think I know where I'm going to go, but...
0:04:42 > 0:04:43Mm, very reassuring.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Phil sort of knows where he's going
0:04:46 > 0:04:49and sort of knows how he's going to get there.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Sort of.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Oh, Lordy.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Oh, dear, Kate's certainly got Phil on the back foot.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00I think you're going the wrong way, mate.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03This is all very well, but it chaffs your bits.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Charming. Phil is supposed to be the wily fox,
0:05:06 > 0:05:09and yet it's Kate who has the bright eyes, the bushy tail
0:05:09 > 0:05:12and a twitchy nose as she spies an item of potential interest.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15But what is it?
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Bonjour, monsieur.
0:05:16 > 0:05:17How old?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21This is about 1910, 1920.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24OK, so it dates back to the 1920s, but what is it?
0:05:25 > 0:05:26How much?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28125.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31125 euros, right. But what is it?!
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Et le dernier prix?
0:05:33 > 0:05:3690, but that's minimum.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- 85, just for me.- OK.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- Merci beaucoup.- Thank you.
0:05:41 > 0:05:47So Kate pays 85 euros for the item, or £69.67 in sterling.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49But, OK, everyone, all together, now...
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- GROUP:- What is it?
0:05:51 > 0:05:54It's a gingerbread mould or a biscuit mould.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58It's not a really old one, but it is a fantastic size.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Back in the UK, you can find really early gingerbread moulds that
0:06:01 > 0:06:04sell for several hundreds of pounds.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09So it's either a collector for this or a gingerbread factory, I think.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Saying that, feeling a bit peckish.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Knocking down the gingerbread price by 40 euros,
0:06:15 > 0:06:19Kate clearly has an insatiable appetite for a bargain, but Phil
0:06:19 > 0:06:20has finally got down to it
0:06:20 > 0:06:25and found himself a piece of antique metalwork of interest.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27This is Trench Art.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32These would have been by, I suppose, ladies in and around Flanders
0:06:32 > 0:06:33and that sort of area.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35They turned shell cases into works of art.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38Trench Art.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Phil is clearly interested in his find, but as an old hand in antiques
0:06:42 > 0:06:46fairs like this, he knows that it sometimes pays to see
0:06:46 > 0:06:48what else your vendor has on offer.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50How much is this?
0:06:50 > 0:06:51- 25.- 25?
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- Can I give you 40 euros for those and for that?- Yeah.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00You're a gentleman, sir. Thank you very much indeed. Let me pay you.
0:07:00 > 0:07:01Phil gets the price he wants
0:07:01 > 0:07:04and buys both the Trench Art and the case.
0:07:04 > 0:07:10So I've just bought a modern Scandinavian box for 20 euros.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11The way it's been painted,
0:07:11 > 0:07:13I think it's probably one step away from awful.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16But the thing is, you can do something with it.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19That is going to make a great kids' toy box, you know?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22You've just got to have a bit of vision with these things.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25If I can get it painted in the right way, there's some value here.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27I hope.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31So Phil pays 20 euros for the Trench Art, or £16.39,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34and then the same again for the trunk, meaning that in spite of
0:07:34 > 0:07:39his concerns, he's now in the lead with two purchases to Kate's one.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44In Kate's determination to catch up,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47she's found what she thinks is a really cracking case.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Sadly it's lost its little buckle here,
0:07:54 > 0:07:56but I don't think that'd be too much of a problem.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00The key with leather is always check the seams...
0:08:00 > 0:08:03just to check there aren't any really bad splits.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07This is pretty good, and it's really clean inside, which is lovely.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08Look at that.
0:08:10 > 0:08:11I'm going for that.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Merci beaucoup.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Kate shakes on 6 euros for the case, which means it costs her £4.92.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Girls and bags, you know, kind of goes together, really.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Satchels are coming back into fashion.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29A nice vintage example like this, I think, should be quite commercial.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Ah, the ever-savvy Miss Bliss bags her second purchase, but Phil
0:08:34 > 0:08:38is also making progress, having acquired himself a pair of pots.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43I think they're fantastic. They're salt-glazed stoneware.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46In terms of age, they could be anything from sort of
0:08:46 > 0:08:4817th century through to late 19th century.
0:08:49 > 0:08:5120 euros each, it's no money.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54I think they'd make really wicked table lamps.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58One thing's for sure - I reckon I'm going to make a profit on them.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03The pair of pots take £32.79 out of Phil's budget,
0:09:03 > 0:09:05and bring him back into the lead.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09There's a fair bit of distance to cover at this market,
0:09:09 > 0:09:12and Kate is moving at a dizzying speed.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Where was it? That was the thing.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16Let's try over there.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20She's searching high and low for the best bargains.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21Right, I'm back outside again.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Less haste, more speed, Kate!
0:09:23 > 0:09:25I think it was down here.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27It's exhausting to watch.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28Phil, on the other hand,
0:09:28 > 0:09:32is back on the lookout for other ways of getting around.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34After the bike, maybe this will be better.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Oh, lord above.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Actually, I think there's too much of me and not enough bike here.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Yeah, maybe not.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48However, Kate's manic movement has bagged her another purchase.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50I've just done a crazy thing.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52I've gone somewhat off-piste, as it were,
0:09:52 > 0:09:56because I have bought myself a pair of skis.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Now, I would say these date from the 1920s or even '30s,
0:09:59 > 0:10:01when skiing was a sport for the rich,
0:10:01 > 0:10:05and back then, these would have cost a fair bit.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Now, the gentleman was asking 65 euros -
0:10:07 > 0:10:09he's come down to 50 for me.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Now, to be honest with you, I don't know whether that's good or bad.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15I'm taking a bit of a punt on these.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19The 50 euros translates to £40.98 for the skis,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22and Kate will be hoping to slide out a profit
0:10:22 > 0:10:23when she comes to sell.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27All of which brings us to the halfway mark.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Our investigating inspectors have delved deep,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32so it's time to see who's solving the case of the missing antiques,
0:10:32 > 0:10:35and who's scrabbling around without a clue.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Each of our bargain hunters
0:10:38 > 0:10:40started the day with £750 worth
0:10:40 > 0:10:42of their own euros to spend.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Bliss has three purchases, and spent £115.57,
0:10:47 > 0:10:51leaving just over £634 still in the kitty.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Phil Serrell has also picked up three items,
0:10:55 > 0:11:01but spent £65.57, leaving him just over £684 to play with.
0:11:02 > 0:11:03Aha!
0:11:03 > 0:11:04- Here, tell you what...- Cheers.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06..if you've been up since five o'clock,
0:11:06 > 0:11:08hot chocolate at nine o'clock tastes like nectar.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- Is it only nine o'clock?!- I know!
0:11:10 > 0:11:12I thought it was about four in the afternoon!
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- I'm going to be worn out at the end of the day.- So, um, you spent up?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18No. Not really. Bought some things.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- Bought some things? - Have you bought some things?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- I've bought some things, yes. - Good things, bad things?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26I'm finding the market quite difficult to find some really nice
0:11:26 > 0:11:28sort of meaty, quality items.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30So, I've bought sort of quirky objects -
0:11:30 > 0:11:33not necessarily top quality, shall we say?
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- How about you?- I think I've had a bit of luck - I think
0:11:35 > 0:11:38I've just sort of walked into some things that I've just found...
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Right.- ..so, they'll probably turn around and bite me
0:11:40 > 0:11:43on the not-insubstantial Serrell bum before too long.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44But, no, I'm pleased.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46That's really worrying, cos you don't often say that.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49That is very worrying. That is really worrying, that is.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Oh, he's off. Right...
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Better get my skates on.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56Yes, it's all mind games with these two today.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59And as our experts delve back into the Belgian market,
0:11:59 > 0:12:01having only spent a fraction of their budget,
0:12:01 > 0:12:05what is this that Kate's thinking of splashing out on?
0:12:05 > 0:12:09# We are sailing
0:12:09 > 0:12:12# We are sailing
0:12:12 > 0:12:14# Home again... #
0:12:14 > 0:12:15It's a model yacht.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17FOGHORN TOOTS
0:12:17 > 0:12:22She's got over £630 to spend, but how much of a dent will this make?
0:12:22 > 0:12:28I'm thinking it's broken - how much?
0:12:28 > 0:12:30- One euro.- One euro?- Yes.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32One euro, the man said.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36Merci beaucoup.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39The model yacht costs Kate 82 pence,
0:12:39 > 0:12:42so will she be able to sail off with a profit?
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Now, you may be asking why I've just bought this -
0:12:45 > 0:12:47particularly as it's broken.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49I wouldn't say this is the finest example in the world,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52but there's a little bit of craftsmanship going on here.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Look at this deck.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Yes, it needs a little bit of TLC,
0:12:56 > 0:13:00but it cost one euro.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04Not ten, not five - one.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07I can't go wrong! Can I?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Well, it certainly seems unlikely she could sell it for less
0:13:09 > 0:13:12than 82 pence, but this is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:13:12 > 0:13:14and anything can happen.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Now, Phil is showing just what a range of goods you can find here
0:13:18 > 0:13:20as he eyes up a bookcase.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23What's the very best?
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- Very best.- 180.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Well, let me have a look at the other one.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31Once again he's deploying his tactic of asking about another item
0:13:31 > 0:13:33to find a better price.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34How much this one?
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- 200.- That's a better one.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Could it be that for all his blustering,
0:13:39 > 0:13:40Phil had a plan all along?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43So, that one is 200...
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- and that one is 180?- Yeah.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- 180.- 180.- OK.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- 300 the two.- No, it's impossible.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52325 and I'll have a deal with you.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54325.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55- OK.- Gentleman, thank you.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59So, he gets the price he wants for the both,
0:13:59 > 0:14:01and divvies the cost of the oak-glazed bookcase
0:14:01 > 0:14:04to 150 euros, or £122.95,
0:14:04 > 0:14:07and believes the oak case with the leaded lights
0:14:07 > 0:14:10is worth more, costing 175 euros,
0:14:10 > 0:14:12or £143.44.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16So, how does he feel about his big, brown purchases?
0:14:16 > 0:14:20What have I bought? Well, I've got two Dutch bookcase cupboards.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22They're about 1880 to 1900,
0:14:22 > 0:14:26and for me the prize one is the one with the leaded lights.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28I've GOT to make a profit on those.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Nice to see a bit of optimism from Mr Serrell.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Both our experts are certainly doggedly desperate
0:14:34 > 0:14:37to outdo each other as they sniff out the bargains
0:14:37 > 0:14:40and search for the leads that they hope won't leave them
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- barking up the wrong tree. - DOGS BARK
0:14:42 > 0:14:44# Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay
0:14:44 > 0:14:46# Where my dogs at? #
0:14:46 > 0:14:47Talking of which,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50these Belgian dealers really do have a thing for dogs -
0:14:50 > 0:14:53this one is guarding a set of chandeliers
0:14:53 > 0:14:55that Kate's got her eye on.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56Er, c'est combien?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Deux cent quarante pour le deux.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- Deux cent...- Deux cent quarante. - Quarante...
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- Speak French or English?- English.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06240.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- 240 for two.- Yes.
0:15:08 > 0:15:09It's more expensive.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11I'm looking for something old.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13That's old, that's eight kilo.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14Eight kilo.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Eight kilo! That IS old(!)
0:15:17 > 0:15:19This is nice.
0:15:19 > 0:15:20Oh, that's how they work!
0:15:20 > 0:15:22I've always wondered.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27OK, le...le dernier prix pour le deux.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28How much you give?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- 150.- 200 deal for me.
0:15:32 > 0:15:3640 I give - you a woman, I give to you. 200.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Mm, even with her special "woman" discount,
0:15:38 > 0:15:39Kate isn't happy with the price,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42so she tries an old dealer technique -
0:15:42 > 0:15:44take out the money you want to spend.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46150.
0:15:46 > 0:15:47That's what I think.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- Allez, come, OK.- Yeah?
0:15:50 > 0:15:51And it works.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- Voila.- Please.- Merci.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55Merci!
0:15:58 > 0:16:01OK...we got there in the end.
0:16:03 > 0:16:09Kate pays 150 euros, which works out just under £123 for the candelabras.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12And while Kate uses her feminine wiles to steal a bargain,
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Phil's got his eye on a feminine figurine.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20This is an interesting thing. I mean, it's...
0:16:20 > 0:16:22I can't why it caught my eye, initially, but...
0:16:22 > 0:16:23Why indeed?!
0:16:23 > 0:16:26..it's quite a nice bronze of a kneeling girl,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29and it IS bronze - it's a French bronze.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32It's got the maker's name just down here,
0:16:32 > 0:16:35foundry mark, and it's raised on that marble base,
0:16:35 > 0:16:38and I just think it's a really cool-looking thing.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41It's how much it is, that's the issue, isn't it?
0:16:41 > 0:16:42Monsieur - combien?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Septante-cinq.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- Oh...- 75.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48Le dernier prix?
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Yes, appropriate - "the bottom price".
0:16:51 > 0:16:5370.
0:16:53 > 0:16:5470?!
0:16:54 > 0:16:5670.
0:16:56 > 0:16:5870 is the very best.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01OK. I think she's too good to leave behind.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04- Merci.- Thank you.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Thank you very much.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Un sac? Moment...
0:17:07 > 0:17:10I'm going to keep it with me.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15Yes, Phil takes the statue for a cheeky 70 euros, or £57.38.
0:17:15 > 0:17:16He's got his woman,
0:17:16 > 0:17:19and Kate, it appears, has also found an admirer.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21# Love is in the air
0:17:21 > 0:17:23# Everywhere I look around... #
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Yes, in spite of his obvious charms,
0:17:25 > 0:17:29the only romance on Kate's mind is the love of a good deal,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32and she's got her sights set on a drum all the way from...
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- Ch-China.- China. Yes. Oui, oui.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36Taiwan.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38But where did YOU get it from?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Where did the gentleman get it from?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43From you?! You drum?
0:17:43 > 0:17:45You drum? Ah!
0:17:45 > 0:17:46S'il vous plait!
0:17:51 > 0:17:53All right, that's quite enough of that.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Ringo Starr he ain't, but when it comes to drumming up a good price...
0:17:57 > 0:18:00I have...vingt.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Vingt?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Kate tries her "show 'em the money" technique again.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07But the dealer wants more.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Voila, voila!
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Kate settles on 25 euros for the drum,
0:18:11 > 0:18:16or £20.49, and the seller steals a kiss to seal the deal.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Ahh, how romantic(!)
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Bon.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Hmm, whether Kate's drum will help her beat her opponent,
0:18:23 > 0:18:27only time will tell, but as for this buying half, the time has run out.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30So, before our adversarial antiques agents meet up
0:18:30 > 0:18:33at Checkpoint Charlie, let's see how they got on today.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Kate and Phil each started the day
0:18:37 > 0:18:40with £750 worth of their own euros.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Kate Bliss has six purchases
0:18:43 > 0:18:45and forked out £259.83.
0:18:47 > 0:18:53Phil Serrell has also done six deals, costing him £389.34.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55There's a definite division here
0:18:55 > 0:18:58between old stuff and new stuff, isn't there?
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Well, do you know what I would say?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02I would say because you've been here before,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04I would say that's the experience,
0:19:04 > 0:19:07and this is the new kid on the block.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09I think you've got more antiquey stuff.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12But you've got - look, drums, and boats and skis...
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Yeah, quite boys-y stuff, actually.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16OK, so let's get down to it.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Which was your most expensive bit?
0:19:18 > 0:19:20- Candelabra.- And how much were they?
0:19:20 > 0:19:21150 euros.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- They're a really good decorator's piece, aren't they?- Mm.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- And I love the skis. - The skis are quite cool.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Are you expecting bad weather in Hereford?
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Well, no - I'm hoping to sell them somewhere
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- where I might be able to try them out.- Really?!- Yeah.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- And the boat. - You ready for this?- Yes.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36One euro.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37That's about 80 pence!
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- One euro.- Even I could make a profit out of that. And I like this.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- Is that a steal, or is that a steal? - This is nice.- This is quite nice.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- I am a sucker for all things leather. - Laptop bags, isn't it?
0:19:46 > 0:19:47- Exactly. Good laptop size.- Yeah.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49And my gingerbread mould - I really like that.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- Very continental. Good size.- Mm, yes. - You don't often see them that big.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55No, that's good, I think you've done very, very well.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56Tell me about your bookcases.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Well, I think they're both Dutch,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- 1880, 1900.- Mm.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05And I paid 175 euros for this one with the leaded light windows,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- and 150 euros for the other one.- OK.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11These were 20 euros apiece and I love 'em.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- They'll make great lights, won't they? Table lamps?- Yes.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17- These because there's a story here. - Mm.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Couldn't resist my young lady.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- Yeah, that's definitely your kind of thing.- Steady!
0:20:22 > 0:20:24And that, I think that's just going to make
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- a great children's toy trunk.- Mm.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30I think your best thing is that.
0:20:30 > 0:20:31- I hope so.- With the leaded light.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- It's sort of aesthetic movement, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36But I think you'll do well on that.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38I'll leave you to arrange to get it all home, then.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- I can neatly pack mine away... - In your boat.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43..quite compactly, I would say.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46I tell you what, though, I started that early this morning,
0:20:46 > 0:20:48I need a rest! Come on.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54This pair of overseas explorers must now return to good old Blighty,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57where they'll have to transform from battling buyers
0:20:57 > 0:20:59into sensational sellers.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Using all available methods, Kate and Phil will scour the land
0:21:04 > 0:21:07in search of a good home for each of their foreign purchases,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10and they'll be hoping to amass the biggest possible profits
0:21:10 > 0:21:11to go to their chosen charities.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18So, down in her Hereford hideout, how is Kate feeling about her wares?
0:21:18 > 0:21:21It's funny looking at the items I've got here
0:21:21 > 0:21:24because they're not really what I set out to buy.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28I've got a brand-new drum here, it's not old at all,
0:21:28 > 0:21:30and there are a few issues with it.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32But I've shown this to a friend of mine.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35He's confident he might be able to improve on it a little bit.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Because it's not a top quality model,
0:21:37 > 0:21:41it would be ideal for somebody learning to play.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43My model of a yacht, it does need a little bit of work,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46but I'm confident if we can put it back together nicely,
0:21:46 > 0:21:50there's a serious profit there because it's a nice quality thing.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53My candelabra certainly aren't that old.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56The reason I bought them is because they make a lovely pair
0:21:56 > 0:22:00and it may be that I look for a lighting specialist that will
0:22:00 > 0:22:03give me a good profit on these.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05My satchel's a bit of fun, wasn't very expensive,
0:22:05 > 0:22:09maybe a good vintage shop for that and it'll do well.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12And my skis, I can see a lot of fun with these.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16But my favourite piece is my gingerbread mould,
0:22:16 > 0:22:17or my biscuit mould.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20It'd be great to sell it to somebody who knows about cooking
0:22:20 > 0:22:22so they can really appreciate it.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26So, all in all, I've got a bit of an eclectic mix here.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Think I'm going to have a bit of fun selling these.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Kate's looking forward to some fun,
0:22:31 > 0:22:35but over in Worcester, Phil is getting down to business.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39For me, it's the tale of two Belgian bookcases.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43I'm pleased with this one, which stands me in at about £125.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45I think that's absolutely for nothing.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49This is a better example at £145 or thereabouts.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52You've got this really lovely leaded light glass here.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56This trunk, well, you know, I'm probably older than that is.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00It's cost me about 16 quid, and I think someone's going to ask
0:23:00 > 0:23:03perhaps £80 or £120 for that once it's just been blown over.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06These two salt glazed pots have got lovely, lovely form,
0:23:06 > 0:23:08and they were £33 or thereabouts.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12And I had visions of turning them into a couple of table lamps, so I'm
0:23:12 > 0:23:15going to try and sell them, I think, to someone who can do just that.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18The bronze has got no age at all
0:23:18 > 0:23:20but it's really, really well sculpted.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23If that was old, depending upon who it was by,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25that would be thousands of pounds.
0:23:25 > 0:23:30I'm hoping, as it is, I can get around £100-150 for her.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Trench art is a hugely emotional area
0:23:32 > 0:23:35and we're at the anniversary of the First World War,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38and what I want to try and do is sell these to someone
0:23:38 > 0:23:41who's going to have that emotional feel for them.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Now, Kate found it a struggle.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47I wonder how she's going to get on selling the things she bought.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50Both our experts are chomping at the bit to get going,
0:23:50 > 0:23:53and in order to do just that, they begin the hard work of hitting
0:23:53 > 0:23:56the phones, the internet and the road,
0:23:56 > 0:23:59knowing that no deal is done until they press the flesh.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Kate is keen to get going,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05but it's Phil who's first to find a potential nibble.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08He's in Worcester on his way to visit a collector of bronze statues
0:24:08 > 0:24:11who he's hoping will be interested in his nude.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13There's risky and there's risque,
0:24:13 > 0:24:16but nudes have formed an integral part of the art world
0:24:16 > 0:24:18for hundreds of years now,
0:24:18 > 0:24:20and I'm just hoping that my old mate John,
0:24:20 > 0:24:24who collects bronzes, might just want to add her to his collection.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Phil forked out £57.38 on the bronze beauty in Belgium -
0:24:30 > 0:24:33but will collector John feel it's worth it?
0:24:33 > 0:24:36I know that you're a collector of bronzes.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38- Bronzes, yes. - I just thought that was lovely.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Well, I couldn't possibly disagree with you
0:24:41 > 0:24:42but why would you think of me?
0:24:42 > 0:24:44I already have one or two around
0:24:44 > 0:24:48- which are rather superior to this one.- Why do you say that, then?
0:24:48 > 0:24:51I don't believe that this one is terribly old.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I think it's pretty well a mass produced item.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56You're trying to sell it to me, what sort of money have you got in mind?
0:24:56 > 0:24:57Oh, here we... No, this is...
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Let me just tell you that this is going to be an object lesson in
0:25:01 > 0:25:02P Serrell being totally abused
0:25:02 > 0:25:05and taken to the cleaners here by my old mate.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08John, she cost me 70 euros,
0:25:08 > 0:25:12which in proper money is sort of 60, 63 quid or something like that.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13That's right, yes.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15And I was thinking that she'd be worth 150 quid.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18I'd be happy to put 150 on it.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21- Right, OK, and you said you wanted a modest profit?- Yes.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24I'll give you £100 for it, how about that?
0:25:24 > 0:25:26See, my maths has never been that sharp, really,
0:25:26 > 0:25:29but that's me earning 40 quid and you earning 50 quid.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Yes.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33What's wrong with that?
0:25:33 > 0:25:34THEY LAUGH
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Oh, you're a terrible man.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41- I tell you what, let's both make 45 quid out of her.- OK.
0:25:41 > 0:25:42That's 105 quid...
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Is that 100 guineas?
0:25:44 > 0:25:45Is that 100 guineas?
0:25:45 > 0:25:48- It's 105 quid or thereabouts. - I think it's 100 guineas, actually.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Well, I'll shake your hand on that.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Phil gets the first shake of a hand
0:25:53 > 0:25:54and makes the first profit,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57earning £47.62 for the statue.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00So, a strong start from Phil.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Kate isn't wasting any time either.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05She's in the West Midlands with her skis,
0:26:05 > 0:26:07where she's found her first target.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10I've brought my old skis to meet Brian,
0:26:10 > 0:26:13who's a collector of old winter sports equipment,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16and I'm meeting him here at these dry ski slopes in Telford
0:26:16 > 0:26:19because he uses these slopes for practising.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23I'm really hoping this sale isn't going to be an uphill struggle.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29But will skiing enthusiast Brian be hoping for a rock bottom price?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Remember, she paid £40.98 for the set.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- These are the ones I told you about. - Ah, those look good.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37There you go, so they're wooden.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39There is some remnants of a name here,
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- and then we've got, obviously, metal bindings...- Yep, yep.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44..but leather straps.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47So, I mean, date-wise, I thought they looked about 1920s?
0:26:47 > 0:26:50I'd say 1920, yeah, yeah, and French, I think.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Would these have been for skiing or more for land layer things,
0:26:53 > 0:26:54so literally going along the flats?
0:26:54 > 0:26:56They would have been downhill skiers.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58They would have been downhill skis.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00- Yeah. You can unclip the metal binding...- Right.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- ..and walk back up the slope. - I see, oh, I see.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06And then when you get to the top you can clip it back in and ski down.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08So, tell me, Brian, are they something
0:27:08 > 0:27:10you would like to add to your collection?
0:27:10 > 0:27:12I think so, I haven't seen a pair like that.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14They're very nice skis, yeah, yeah.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17What sort of figure are you thinking of?
0:27:17 > 0:27:18About £80, I would say.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22Could I push you up just to a tenner and say 90?
0:27:22 > 0:27:25I was hoping for about 100, but I'll meet you halfway.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- OK, yeah, that'll be fine.- Would you be happy with that?- Definitely.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32- Fantastic, lovely.- Thank you. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35Kate makes a profit of just over £49 for the skis
0:27:35 > 0:27:37and decides to hit the slopes.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Haven't done this for years! Woo!
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Steady now, Kate, we don't want any accidents!
0:27:44 > 0:27:46In fact, better have a quick lesson.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Here goes.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51Whoa! Woo!
0:27:51 > 0:27:53I made it!
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Phew, I think we'll quit while all my limbs are still intact.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Yes, that's a very good idea.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Kate has shown her skills with the skis, making her even.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07But cunning fox Phil is now trying to get ahead.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08He's in Bringsty,
0:28:08 > 0:28:11where antique dealer Nick shares premises with his mother Lynn.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14He's hoping to sell his bookcase to him
0:28:14 > 0:28:15and trunk to her.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18So, first up, it's Nick and the bookcase.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19What do you think?
0:28:19 > 0:28:23- It's nice, yeah. Used to buy a lot of these at one time.- Really?
0:28:23 > 0:28:25- Did you import them? - We went over to Belgium to buy them
0:28:25 > 0:28:28and we've been to... We used to go to Normandy as well to buy.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- So this is typical, what, 1880s? - Yeah, thereabouts.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34I mean, I was hoping I might get around 300 quid for it.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36That's probably enough for this one.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Er, they're better with the lead glass, it's always better,
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- but, erm...- Well, make me an offer I can't refuse.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44I was thinking two-and-a-half.
0:28:44 > 0:28:45- Sounds fair.- Is that your best shot?
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Up another 20 quid, 270? Does that sound fair?
0:28:47 > 0:28:49- Oh, you're a gentleman. - That's a fair price.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52I'll have a deal with you, it's a very fair price.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56Phil makes a whopping £147.05 profit on the Belgian bookcase,
0:28:56 > 0:28:58but he's not done yet.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Having got a good profit from Nick,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03how will he do when he lugs his trunk across the yard
0:29:03 > 0:29:04to Nick's mum Lynn?
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Lynn, how are you, my love? All right?
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Oh, I'm pretty good, I'm pretty good, Phil.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- There we are, look at that. - What have you bought here?
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- Does the word Chippendale spring to mind?- Not readily.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Right, OK, fine, I think you're a good judge.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22Let me tell you, I bought this, and it was 20 euros,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25which I thought was nothing, really, because I was thinking that
0:29:25 > 0:29:29- a coat of paint on it might make what, 100-150, might it?- Ooh!
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- What do you think that would make? - 75, 85, something like that?
0:29:32 > 0:29:35- Really?- But after I've done a lot of work to it, Philip.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Have you seen the screws in the bottom of it?
0:29:38 > 0:29:40They've got your name on them.
0:29:40 > 0:29:41- Philips.- Philips.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Right, OK, fine. I sort of kind of felt that
0:29:44 > 0:29:47your son would be easier on me than you're going to be.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Oh, dear. Looks like Phil's met his match here.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Well, you couldn't get very excited about such a thing, could you?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54I mean, it's a dome top.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56I mean, who's going to want a dome top? I ask you!
0:29:56 > 0:29:58And the paint job on it, Philip!
0:29:58 > 0:30:00See? It hasn't finished yet. On it goes, yeah.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- Did you put these handles on, Philip(?)- Thanks, Lynn(!)
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- Looks like it.- Thank you very much.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Poor old Phil, she's running rings round him!
0:30:08 > 0:30:10I'm older than it is!
0:30:11 > 0:30:13You're such a ratbag, you really are!
0:30:13 > 0:30:15LYNN LAUGHS
0:30:15 > 0:30:17- 60 quid.- 45?
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- 55.- 50 knicker.- If you're happy with that, I'm more than happy.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24- I'm very happy with that. - You're a star. Thank you very much.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Oh, he was done! LYNN LAUGHS
0:30:30 > 0:30:31So, Phil holds his own
0:30:31 > 0:30:35and escapes with a profit of £33.61 for the trunk.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39Kate is in Herefordshire for the next item on her sale list,
0:30:39 > 0:30:41the drum.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44A friend of mine has given my drum and stand a little bit of a once over
0:30:44 > 0:30:48and tidied them up a little bit, and it's only cost me a few quid.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51But he's also put me in touch with Head of Music
0:30:51 > 0:30:53at this school in Bromyard, Damjen.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Now, Damjen has expressed an interest in this
0:30:56 > 0:30:59and I'm really hoping it's what he's looking for.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01MUSIC: "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" by Ian Dury
0:31:09 > 0:31:10- Hello!- Hello.- Hi!
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- This is the drum that I spoke of. - Excellent.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15I've had it tidied up a little bit,
0:31:15 > 0:31:19you've got new height adjuster nuts just here on the stand and, erm,
0:31:19 > 0:31:24I've had the lock-off mechanism for the snare just tweaked a bit,
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- so that's all in working order.- Yep.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28So you've got the snare on at the moment.
0:31:28 > 0:31:29SNARE DRUM RATTLES
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- Great.- But then if you flip that off, that's all working
0:31:32 > 0:31:34and you just get the tom sound.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- DULLER DRUM SOUND - Great.- There you go.- It looks great.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Both the fact that the snare is on and off,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41we'd be able to use it for multiple purposes.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44What sort of figure do you have in mind?
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Round about the £55 mark.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51Could I push you up just five and say around 60?
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- 60. You have yourself a deal.- OK.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58I'm happy with that. Thank you very much indeed. Lovely.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01And after taking off the restoration cost,
0:32:01 > 0:32:06Kate makes £34.51 for the drum and it's definitely found a good home.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10One, two, three, four.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19Now, let's take a moment to see who's looking likely to beat
0:32:19 > 0:32:22double-time and who needs to catch up.
0:32:24 > 0:32:29So far, Kate has sold just two of her six items, racking up
0:32:29 > 0:32:32a profit of £83.53.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Phil is ahead with three deals done
0:32:34 > 0:32:38and with a profit of £228.28 to his name.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43And he's still got another of those bookcases, so Kate needs to run,
0:32:43 > 0:32:48run as fast as she can, because she has a date with a gingerbread man.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51I'm taking my gingerbread mould to show Robert,
0:32:51 > 0:32:55who owns a bakery here in Ludlow, to see what he makes of it.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Robert is a baker
0:32:57 > 0:33:00so Kate hopes he will help her cook up a decent profit here.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02It cost her £69.67.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06This is the mould that I told you about.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- Do you want to have a look? - I'd love to.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- There it is.- Rather impressive.- Yeah,
0:33:11 > 0:33:15it's impressive in size, certainly.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19You do have really rare ones dating as far back as 17th century.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23This one, I think, is late 19th century in date.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26And the person I bought it off, I bought it in Belgium,
0:33:26 > 0:33:30thought it might be depicting St Nicolas.
0:33:30 > 0:33:35I think it's more likely to be Judy, as in the Punch and Judy Show.
0:33:35 > 0:33:36I can see that.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Is it something you might be interested in purchasing?
0:33:39 > 0:33:43Yeah, it might be something we could feature in the shop
0:33:43 > 0:33:46which would blend in quite nicely with the history theme.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48It's great that you're interested. Let's talk money.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Because it is unusually big,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53I was hoping for around the £150 mark.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55How do you feel?
0:33:55 > 0:33:59- How would 90 be? - Can I push it and say 125?
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- Seeing as you asked nicely, we'll go for 125.- Happy?- Happy.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06I'll give you a hand with a bit of baking!
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- Excellent, we'll get on with that now, then. Thank you.- Fantastic.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Thank you.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15Kate takes out a tasty profit of £55.33 for the gingerbread mould
0:34:15 > 0:34:17so it's on your marks, get set, bake!
0:34:18 > 0:34:21In goes the sugar.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23This is hard work.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27She should have her own cookery show.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30I wonder what it would be called.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37- All right?- That is lovely. - Not bad for a beginner.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41And Kate adds another £15.08 to her balance sheet
0:34:41 > 0:34:45when she sells the satchel to Fran, a Hereford-based antiques dealer.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49Phil has still got his second bookcase with leaded lights to sell.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51He is hoping specialist furniture dealer Lee will give him
0:34:51 > 0:34:53a good deal.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55You and I both go to antique fairs
0:34:55 > 0:34:59and you will see things like that for sale, just the columns...
0:34:59 > 0:35:03Just the leaded lights for sale, you will see these columns cut off
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- and polished and just those for sale.- That's right.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- And it's almost like breaking a car up for scrap.- That's right.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- The lions are superb as well. - I think they are good.- Yeah.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17So you are interested?
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- I'm interested, yes.- Let me guess what's coming next, Lee.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23How long have I known you?!
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- Price is always the thing. - I was hoping to get 300, 350 for it.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31I could go 272. I wouldn't go any more than that.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- That would give me a small profit. - Gives you a working profit.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36- Absolutely.- OK. I will shake your hand, matey.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- Thank you very much indeed. - My pleasure.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41So, Phil doesn't get the price he wanted
0:35:41 > 0:35:45but still walks away with a whopping £126.56 profit.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Kate is next with a model boat that cost her just one euro.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54She has painstakingly restored the vessel herself
0:35:54 > 0:35:57and come down to Bristol, where she is hoping it will float
0:35:57 > 0:36:00the boat of Vaughan, a boating enthusiast.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- So, this is your boat here, is it? - This is my boat, the Queen of Sheba.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- Isn't she a beauty? - She's not bad.- Yes.
0:36:06 > 0:36:10This is the model boat I told you about. The yacht. What do you think?
0:36:10 > 0:36:12I think it's a very nice boat, yes.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14I've been looking out for one for a long time.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17And the ones in the shops seem to be mass produced
0:36:17 > 0:36:21and this is original and looks as though...
0:36:21 > 0:36:23It's handmade, isn't it?
0:36:23 > 0:36:25So, what sort of price would you see her at, Vaughan?
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Well, this is it, isn't it? Always difficult, money!
0:36:28 > 0:36:32Yes, it is with Bliss. Especially with 82p invested.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36What I was hoping for 150, maybe a little bit more.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Ahem! How much?!
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- What were you thinking?- Well, 160.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44160 sounds good to me.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46- If you are happy with that. - You've got a deal, then.- Wonderful.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Thank you very much. Well, I hope she brings you good luck.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52Would you believe it?
0:36:52 > 0:36:58Kate's wooden ship makes an astounding £159.18 profit.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02And with the wind in her sails, it is on to the next sale.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03It's the chandeliers.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06They cost her 150 euros so she's hoping that Ken,
0:37:06 > 0:37:10a specialist antique lighting dealer, will take a shine to them.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15I think they are really decorative. They are polished pewter.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18I don't think they are antique, myself
0:37:18 > 0:37:21but there's probably a bit of age to them. I would put them 20th century.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23No, they are not antique.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27But nevertheless they are decorative and I'm sure they could find a use.
0:37:27 > 0:37:33Good. I notice a lot of them in your showroom have crystal drops.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Obviously these are much plainer. Are they suitable?
0:37:36 > 0:37:40They are suitable inasmuch as they don't have to have crystal drops but
0:37:40 > 0:37:43I don't normally sell them if they're not electrified
0:37:43 > 0:37:47and in this case they would be very difficult to electrify.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49So, how would you see them price-wise?
0:37:49 > 0:37:54I could probably see £200-300 because they are decorative.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Excellent, I was hoping towards the upper end of that,
0:37:57 > 0:37:58somewhere near 300.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02If you were to say £280, then I would buy them.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- I am happy with that. Lovely, thank you very much.- You're very welcome.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07That sounds fantastic.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11Kate sells the chandeliers and makes a profit of just over £157
0:38:11 > 0:38:14and she is all sold up.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18Phil has still got two to go, including his salt glazed pots.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22You may remember he was hoping to find someone to turn them into lamps
0:38:22 > 0:38:25and true to his word, he's travelled to Rutland to meet
0:38:25 > 0:38:27Tom, who turns things into lamps.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29Handy, that!
0:38:29 > 0:38:31What's this all about?
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- I bought these in a continental market in Brussels.- OK.
0:38:34 > 0:38:37I had visions of turning them into a light.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39What I lacked is the ability to do so.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43You know a Serrell job - six-inch nail, baler twine and Blu-Tack!
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- But they would look great. - You do this in-house?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48We do it all in the workshop, yeah.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51You have some shades, can I see what they look like?
0:38:51 > 0:38:55Do. I reckon if you balance that just about... It will fit.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59- Do you know what, Tom, I think they've gone up in price!- No!
0:38:59 > 0:39:01It's my shades have done it, Phil.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- How much are the shades? - The shades are £55 a shade.
0:39:04 > 0:39:10- Handmade silk pleated shades. - So, if the shades are £55...- Yes.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12The bases ought to be £55, shouldn't they?
0:39:12 > 0:39:16Well... Are you talking full retail? Is that what you're saying?
0:39:17 > 0:39:23Hark at this. I was kind of hoping I might get 50 quid apiece for them.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26I could do pretty close to that, Phil.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29I would be happy to give you 80 quid for the pair.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33You, sir, are a gentleman. Thank you very much indeed.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Phil makes £47.21 on the pots
0:39:35 > 0:39:38and he's only got one to go.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41It's the trench art that cost him £16.39
0:39:41 > 0:39:45but will it be shellshock when it comes to finding a good price
0:39:45 > 0:39:47from Tim, a Worcester-based antiques dealer?
0:39:49 > 0:39:51I bought these to show you.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Oh, trench art.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57These things always come out on premiums in or around the
0:39:57 > 0:40:01anniversary and I just think these things are hugely emotional, really.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- A lot of people call them shell art, don't they?- They are shell art.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07You know why, obviously. Because they are made out of shell cases.
0:40:07 > 0:40:09I think some were done by soldiers.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Some may have been done by prisoners of war.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15For such a brutal destructive thing, which a shell is...
0:40:15 > 0:40:19- They try to make something out of it.- To turn that into a work of art,
0:40:19 > 0:40:22- there's an awful lot of work gone into that.- Yes.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- An awful lot of work. - Strangely enough though, Philip,
0:40:25 > 0:40:27an awful lot of work and must be getting rarer
0:40:27 > 0:40:31because time is going on, but they don't seem to fetch a lot of money
0:40:31 > 0:40:35so I hope you haven't booked your holidays or whatever on how much.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37How much is not a lot of money?
0:40:37 > 0:40:39DEALER EXHALES
0:40:39 > 0:40:4320 or 30 quid. That's all they would be worth.
0:40:43 > 0:40:48- What was the last bit, 20 or... - Yeah. £20-£30. That's the most...
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- I've said something wrong, haven't I?- No, 30 is fine.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55- Right, I will give you 30.- You are a gentleman. What a good chap!
0:40:55 > 0:40:57I've always liked him.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Phil makes £13.61 on the trench art and he's done.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06I think I've done OK with my sales but the thing is,
0:41:06 > 0:41:08is OK going to be enough?
0:41:08 > 0:41:11Well, it's a good question, Phil.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14It's almost time to find out who has scaled the mountain of profit
0:41:14 > 0:41:16and who is stuck in the valley of despair.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20First, a quick reminder of how much our experts spent.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25Having each started the day with £750 worth of euros to spend,
0:41:25 > 0:41:29Kate Bliss picked up six purchases, paying £259.83.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Phil Serrell matcher her six but spent more,
0:41:34 > 0:41:36totalling £389.34.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40But all that matters now is the bottom line.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43All of the money that Phil and Kate have made from today's
0:41:43 > 0:41:45challenge will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50Let's find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54- Well... What a bumpy ride. - It was. Was it for you?
0:41:54 > 0:41:57Well, the foreign market is always different, always a challenge.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59But I had so much fun selling my items.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01How did you get on at the shipyard?
0:42:01 > 0:42:05Well, bought for one euro, sold for £160.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- I sweated blood and tears. - You sold it for how much?!
0:42:10 > 0:42:13You should have seen it. I got the old husband.
0:42:14 > 0:42:19- He was...- Burning the midnight oil. Tell me about yours.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23Well, it was a big old oak day. I quite enjoyed it. It was good.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- They did well for me. - Yeah, I had a feeling they might.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- I've got high hopes. - Let's have a look.- Three, two, one.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Ooh! You did very, very well. Didn't you just?
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- I thought you would have smashed me. - No, no!- Crikey.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41You've done really really well.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Well, I haven't told you about my chandeliers yet.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47- Come on, I had a really good contact. - Did you see the light?!- Hee-hee!
0:42:47 > 0:42:50So, Captain Bliss sails to victory and it was all down to
0:42:50 > 0:42:55that 82p boat - one of the biggest profit margins we've ever seen.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57I've got to be honest with you,
0:42:57 > 0:43:01when I saw Philip's big pieces of oak, I thought he had it in the bag.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03My heart sank.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07But not only did I have an enormous amount of fun selling my pieces,
0:43:07 > 0:43:09I made steady profits too.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13What I should have done is just bought more big bookcases!
0:43:13 > 0:43:14Well, fear not, Phil.
0:43:14 > 0:43:18Tomorrow you will have another chance to beat Miss Bliss
0:43:18 > 0:43:20at an antiques fair in West Sussex.