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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is -

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the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts

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against each other in an all-out battle for profit.

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Elementary, my dear dealers.

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And gives you the insiders' view of the trade.

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Each week, one pair of duelling dealers

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will face a different daily challenge...

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Catch me if you can.

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The Axeman cometh.

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..putting their reputations on the line...

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SHE GROANS

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Ready for battle.

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..and giving you their top tips and savvy secrets

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on how to make the most money from buying and selling.

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Get in there.

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Today, wily Phil Serrell takes on blissful Kate Bliss

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at a Belgian antiques market.

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Coming up, Kate finds a price even she can't haggle with.

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-How much?

-One euro.

-One euro, the man said.

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Phil gets on his bike.

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It's all very well, but it chaffs your bits.

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And Kate risks life and limb in search of profit.

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Haven't done this for years. Woo!

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Here goes. Oooh.

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Woo!

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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

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This is an early morning welcome to mystery lovers everywhere.

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Today, we're in Belgium, birthplace of that famous detective, Poirot,

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with two of the UK's biggest inspectors of antiques,

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who will try to solve a conundrum of collectibles in a battle

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to buy, sell and earn a winning profit.

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First up, hailing from Hereford,

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it's the true femme fatale of foraging.

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She's got guile and style and she's just about ready to open this file -

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it's Kate "Absolute" Bliss.

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It's all a question of taste.

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And trying to outwit Kate is an international man of mystery,

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armed to the teeth with antiques know-how on a money-making mission -

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it's Phil "The Fox" Serrell.

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I always find the best plan is actually no plan at all.

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Today both our dealers have gone undercover

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and overseas as they arrive on the continental shores of Belgium.

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The mystery our experts must unravel is to find the best bargains

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from Sint-Truiden Antiques Market in Brussels

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then sell them on in the UK for a profit.

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They've each got £750 worth of their own euros to spend

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and all the profit goes to their chosen charities.

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But will they be able to reveal the identity

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of the sensational sellables secreted amongst the stalls

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or will the market thwart their attempts

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to reveal its true treasures?

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Kate Bliss and Phil Serrell,

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it's time to put your money where your mouth is.

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-How are you?

-Bonjour!

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It's not even light properly yet.

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-Are you a morning girl or an evening girl?

-Definitely...

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Cos you're going to need to be a morning girl.

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Do you make it six o'clock just gone?

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Morning or evening?

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Well, £750, or euros equivalent.

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-Uh-huh.

-This is going to be tough, I think.

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-Really? Well, you've been here before.

-Yeah, I came here last year.

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What's the score, then, come on? Give me the lowdown.

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Ah, well, I think I spent more on my lunch last time

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-than I did on my antiques.

-Really?

-Yes.

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-Not really high-end?

-It is tough.

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So, I mean, it's just a question of just trying to see what you can see.

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Thing that concerns me... There's not really a buzz going on.

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I reckon we're either really early or really late.

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So you don't know if they're coming or going.

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No. I think we better go and investigate.

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Yes, plenty of jangling nerves from our two experts there

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as they head off to explore this Belgian market.

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Will Phil's experience as a second-time visitor

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count for anything when it comes down to it?

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What cunning strategy has Kate got up her sleeve?

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Now, between you and me, I haven't really got a game plan for today.

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There's such a mixture of items here I think it's a case of

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what leaps out at me.

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But one thing is for certain -

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because the pound isn't very strong at the moment, I'm going

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to have to haggle really hard to get my money's worth.

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Yes, Kate says she has no strategy, but isn't that a strategy in itself?

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Certainly all this unbridled enthusiasm is making Phil

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a bag of nerves.

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I think Kate's going to have the real edge on me here,

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because she is a bright and breezy, lemon squeezy, up early girl.

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She's wide awake.

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She's out there rooking around like a whirling dervish. And me?

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Well, I'm just sort of plodding round.

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I've been here before,

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I sort of kind of think I know where I'm going to go, but...

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Mm, very reassuring.

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Phil sort of knows where he's going

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and sort of knows how he's going to get there.

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Sort of.

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Oh, Lordy.

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Oh, dear, Kate's certainly got Phil on the back foot.

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I think you're going the wrong way, mate.

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This is all very well, but it chaffs your bits.

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Charming. Phil is supposed to be the wily fox,

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and yet it's Kate who has the bright eyes, the bushy tail

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and a twitchy nose as she spies an item of potential interest.

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But what is it?

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Bonjour, monsieur.

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How old?

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This is about 1910, 1920.

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OK, so it dates back to the 1920s, but what is it?

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How much?

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125.

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125 euros, right. But what is it?!

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Et le dernier prix?

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90, but that's minimum.

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-85, just for me.

-OK.

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-Merci beaucoup.

-Thank you.

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So Kate pays 85 euros for the item, or £69.67 in sterling.

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But, OK, everyone, all together, now...

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-GROUP:

-What is it?

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It's a gingerbread mould or a biscuit mould.

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It's not a really old one, but it is a fantastic size.

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Back in the UK, you can find really early gingerbread moulds that

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sell for several hundreds of pounds.

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So it's either a collector for this or a gingerbread factory, I think.

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Saying that, feeling a bit peckish.

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Knocking down the gingerbread price by 40 euros,

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Kate clearly has an insatiable appetite for a bargain, but Phil

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has finally got down to it

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and found himself a piece of antique metalwork of interest.

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This is Trench Art.

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These would have been by, I suppose, ladies in and around Flanders

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and that sort of area.

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They turned shell cases into works of art.

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Trench Art.

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Phil is clearly interested in his find, but as an old hand in antiques

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fairs like this, he knows that it sometimes pays to see

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what else your vendor has on offer.

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How much is this?

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-25.

-25?

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-Can I give you 40 euros for those and for that?

-Yeah.

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You're a gentleman, sir. Thank you very much indeed. Let me pay you.

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Phil gets the price he wants

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and buys both the Trench Art and the case.

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So I've just bought a modern Scandinavian box for 20 euros.

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The way it's been painted,

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I think it's probably one step away from awful.

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But the thing is, you can do something with it.

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That is going to make a great kids' toy box, you know?

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You've just got to have a bit of vision with these things.

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If I can get it painted in the right way, there's some value here.

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I hope.

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So Phil pays 20 euros for the Trench Art, or £16.39,

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and then the same again for the trunk, meaning that in spite of

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his concerns, he's now in the lead with two purchases to Kate's one.

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In Kate's determination to catch up,

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she's found what she thinks is a really cracking case.

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Sadly it's lost its little buckle here,

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but I don't think that'd be too much of a problem.

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The key with leather is always check the seams...

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just to check there aren't any really bad splits.

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This is pretty good, and it's really clean inside, which is lovely.

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Look at that.

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I'm going for that.

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Merci beaucoup.

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Kate shakes on 6 euros for the case, which means it costs her £4.92.

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Girls and bags, you know, kind of goes together, really.

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Satchels are coming back into fashion.

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A nice vintage example like this, I think, should be quite commercial.

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Ah, the ever-savvy Miss Bliss bags her second purchase, but Phil

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is also making progress, having acquired himself a pair of pots.

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I think they're fantastic. They're salt-glazed stoneware.

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In terms of age, they could be anything from sort of

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17th century through to late 19th century.

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20 euros each, it's no money.

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I think they'd make really wicked table lamps.

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One thing's for sure - I reckon I'm going to make a profit on them.

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The pair of pots take £32.79 out of Phil's budget,

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and bring him back into the lead.

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There's a fair bit of distance to cover at this market,

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and Kate is moving at a dizzying speed.

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Where was it? That was the thing.

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Let's try over there.

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She's searching high and low for the best bargains.

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Right, I'm back outside again.

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Less haste, more speed, Kate!

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I think it was down here.

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It's exhausting to watch.

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Phil, on the other hand,

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is back on the lookout for other ways of getting around.

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After the bike, maybe this will be better.

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Oh, lord above.

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Actually, I think there's too much of me and not enough bike here.

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Yeah, maybe not.

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However, Kate's manic movement has bagged her another purchase.

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I've just done a crazy thing.

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I've gone somewhat off-piste, as it were,

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because I have bought myself a pair of skis.

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Now, I would say these date from the 1920s or even '30s,

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when skiing was a sport for the rich,

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and back then, these would have cost a fair bit.

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Now, the gentleman was asking 65 euros -

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he's come down to 50 for me.

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Now, to be honest with you, I don't know whether that's good or bad.

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I'm taking a bit of a punt on these.

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The 50 euros translates to £40.98 for the skis,

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and Kate will be hoping to slide out a profit

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when she comes to sell.

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All of which brings us to the halfway mark.

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Our investigating inspectors have delved deep,

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so it's time to see who's solving the case of the missing antiques,

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and who's scrabbling around without a clue.

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Each of our bargain hunters

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started the day with £750 worth

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of their own euros to spend.

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Bliss has three purchases, and spent £115.57,

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leaving just over £634 still in the kitty.

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Phil Serrell has also picked up three items,

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but spent £65.57, leaving him just over £684 to play with.

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Aha!

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-Here, tell you what...

-Cheers.

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..if you've been up since five o'clock,

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hot chocolate at nine o'clock tastes like nectar.

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-Is it only nine o'clock?!

-I know!

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I thought it was about four in the afternoon!

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-I'm going to be worn out at the end of the day.

-So, um, you spent up?

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No. Not really. Bought some things.

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-Bought some things?

-Have you bought some things?

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-I've bought some things, yes.

-Good things, bad things?

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I'm finding the market quite difficult to find some really nice

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sort of meaty, quality items.

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So, I've bought sort of quirky objects -

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not necessarily top quality, shall we say?

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-How about you?

-I think I've had a bit of luck - I think

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I've just sort of walked into some things that I've just found...

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-Right.

-..so, they'll probably turn around and bite me

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on the not-insubstantial Serrell bum before too long.

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But, no, I'm pleased.

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That's really worrying, cos you don't often say that.

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That is very worrying. That is really worrying, that is.

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Oh, he's off. Right...

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Better get my skates on.

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Yes, it's all mind games with these two today.

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And as our experts delve back into the Belgian market,

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having only spent a fraction of their budget,

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what is this that Kate's thinking of splashing out on?

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# We are sailing

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# We are sailing

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# Home again... #

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It's a model yacht.

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FOGHORN TOOTS

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She's got over £630 to spend, but how much of a dent will this make?

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I'm thinking it's broken - how much?

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-One euro.

-One euro?

-Yes.

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One euro, the man said.

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Merci beaucoup.

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The model yacht costs Kate 82 pence,

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so will she be able to sail off with a profit?

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Now, you may be asking why I've just bought this -

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particularly as it's broken.

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I wouldn't say this is the finest example in the world,

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but there's a little bit of craftsmanship going on here.

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Look at this deck.

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Yes, it needs a little bit of TLC,

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but it cost one euro.

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Not ten, not five - one.

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I can't go wrong! Can I?

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Well, it certainly seems unlikely she could sell it for less

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than 82 pence, but this is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,

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and anything can happen.

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Now, Phil is showing just what a range of goods you can find here

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as he eyes up a bookcase.

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What's the very best?

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-Very best.

-180.

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Well, let me have a look at the other one.

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Once again he's deploying his tactic of asking about another item

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to find a better price.

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How much this one?

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-200.

-That's a better one.

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Could it be that for all his blustering,

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Phil had a plan all along?

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So, that one is 200...

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-and that one is 180?

-Yeah.

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-180.

-180.

-OK.

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-300 the two.

-No, it's impossible.

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325 and I'll have a deal with you.

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325.

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-OK.

-Gentleman, thank you.

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So, he gets the price he wants for the both,

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and divvies the cost of the oak-glazed bookcase

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to 150 euros, or £122.95,

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and believes the oak case with the leaded lights

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is worth more, costing 175 euros,

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or £143.44.

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So, how does he feel about his big, brown purchases?

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What have I bought? Well, I've got two Dutch bookcase cupboards.

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They're about 1880 to 1900,

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and for me the prize one is the one with the leaded lights.

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I've GOT to make a profit on those.

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Nice to see a bit of optimism from Mr Serrell.

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Both our experts are certainly doggedly desperate

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to outdo each other as they sniff out the bargains

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and search for the leads that they hope won't leave them

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-barking up the wrong tree.

-DOGS BARK

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# Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay

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# Where my dogs at? #

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Talking of which,

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these Belgian dealers really do have a thing for dogs -

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this one is guarding a set of chandeliers

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that Kate's got her eye on.

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Er, c'est combien?

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Deux cent quarante pour le deux.

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-Deux cent...

-Deux cent quarante.

-Quarante...

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-Speak French or English?

-English.

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240.

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-240 for two.

-Yes.

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It's more expensive.

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I'm looking for something old.

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That's old, that's eight kilo.

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Eight kilo.

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Eight kilo! That IS old(!)

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This is nice.

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Oh, that's how they work!

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I've always wondered.

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OK, le...le dernier prix pour le deux.

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How much you give?

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-150.

-200 deal for me.

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40 I give - you a woman, I give to you. 200.

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Mm, even with her special "woman" discount,

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Kate isn't happy with the price,

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so she tries an old dealer technique -

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take out the money you want to spend.

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150.

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That's what I think.

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-Allez, come, OK.

-Yeah?

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And it works.

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-Voila.

-Please.

-Merci.

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Merci!

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OK...we got there in the end.

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Kate pays 150 euros, which works out just under £123 for the candelabras.

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And while Kate uses her feminine wiles to steal a bargain,

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Phil's got his eye on a feminine figurine.

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This is an interesting thing. I mean, it's...

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I can't why it caught my eye, initially, but...

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Why indeed?!

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..it's quite a nice bronze of a kneeling girl,

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and it IS bronze - it's a French bronze.

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It's got the maker's name just down here,

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foundry mark, and it's raised on that marble base,

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and I just think it's a really cool-looking thing.

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It's how much it is, that's the issue, isn't it?

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Monsieur - combien?

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Septante-cinq.

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-Oh...

-75.

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Le dernier prix?

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Yes, appropriate - "the bottom price".

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70.

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70?!

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70.

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70 is the very best.

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OK. I think she's too good to leave behind.

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-Merci.

-Thank you.

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Thank you very much.

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Un sac? Moment...

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I'm going to keep it with me.

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Yes, Phil takes the statue for a cheeky 70 euros, or £57.38.

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He's got his woman,

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and Kate, it appears, has also found an admirer.

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# Love is in the air

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# Everywhere I look around... #

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Yes, in spite of his obvious charms,

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the only romance on Kate's mind is the love of a good deal,

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and she's got her sights set on a drum all the way from...

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-Ch-China.

-China. Yes. Oui, oui.

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Taiwan.

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But where did YOU get it from?

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Where did the gentleman get it from?

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From you?! You drum?

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You drum? Ah!

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S'il vous plait!

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All right, that's quite enough of that.

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Ringo Starr he ain't, but when it comes to drumming up a good price...

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I have...vingt.

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Vingt?

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Kate tries her "show 'em the money" technique again.

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But the dealer wants more.

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Voila, voila!

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Kate settles on 25 euros for the drum,

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or £20.49, and the seller steals a kiss to seal the deal.

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Ahh, how romantic(!)

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Bon.

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Hmm, whether Kate's drum will help her beat her opponent,

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only time will tell, but as for this buying half, the time has run out.

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So, before our adversarial antiques agents meet up

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at Checkpoint Charlie, let's see how they got on today.

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Kate and Phil each started the day

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with £750 worth of their own euros.

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Kate Bliss has six purchases

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and forked out £259.83.

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Phil Serrell has also done six deals, costing him £389.34.

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There's a definite division here

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between old stuff and new stuff, isn't there?

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Well, do you know what I would say?

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I would say because you've been here before,

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I would say that's the experience,

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and this is the new kid on the block.

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I think you've got more antiquey stuff.

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But you've got - look, drums, and boats and skis...

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Yeah, quite boys-y stuff, actually.

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OK, so let's get down to it.

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Which was your most expensive bit?

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-Candelabra.

-And how much were they?

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150 euros.

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-They're a really good decorator's piece, aren't they?

-Mm.

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-And I love the skis.

-The skis are quite cool.

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Are you expecting bad weather in Hereford?

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Well, no - I'm hoping to sell them somewhere

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-where I might be able to try them out.

-Really?!

-Yeah.

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-And the boat.

-You ready for this?

-Yes.

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One euro.

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That's about 80 pence!

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-One euro.

-Even I could make a profit out of that. And I like this.

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-Is that a steal, or is that a steal?

-This is nice.

-This is quite nice.

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-I am a sucker for all things leather.

-Laptop bags, isn't it?

0:19:430:19:46

-Exactly. Good laptop size.

-Yeah.

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And my gingerbread mould - I really like that.

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-Very continental. Good size.

-Mm, yes.

-You don't often see them that big.

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No, that's good, I think you've done very, very well.

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Tell me about your bookcases.

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Well, I think they're both Dutch,

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-1880, 1900.

-Mm.

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And I paid 175 euros for this one with the leaded light windows,

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-and 150 euros for the other one.

-OK.

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These were 20 euros apiece and I love 'em.

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-They'll make great lights, won't they? Table lamps?

-Yes.

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-These because there's a story here.

-Mm.

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Couldn't resist my young lady.

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-Yeah, that's definitely your kind of thing.

-Steady!

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And that, I think that's just going to make

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-a great children's toy trunk.

-Mm.

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I think your best thing is that.

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-I hope so.

-With the leaded light.

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-It's sort of aesthetic movement, isn't it?

-Yeah.

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But I think you'll do well on that.

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I'll leave you to arrange to get it all home, then.

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-I can neatly pack mine away...

-In your boat.

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..quite compactly, I would say.

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I tell you what, though, I started that early this morning,

0:20:430:20:46

I need a rest! Come on.

0:20:460:20:48

This pair of overseas explorers must now return to good old Blighty,

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where they'll have to transform from battling buyers

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into sensational sellers.

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Using all available methods, Kate and Phil will scour the land

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in search of a good home for each of their foreign purchases,

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and they'll be hoping to amass the biggest possible profits

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to go to their chosen charities.

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So, down in her Hereford hideout, how is Kate feeling about her wares?

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It's funny looking at the items I've got here

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because they're not really what I set out to buy.

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I've got a brand-new drum here, it's not old at all,

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and there are a few issues with it.

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But I've shown this to a friend of mine.

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He's confident he might be able to improve on it a little bit.

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Because it's not a top quality model,

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it would be ideal for somebody learning to play.

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My model of a yacht, it does need a little bit of work,

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but I'm confident if we can put it back together nicely,

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there's a serious profit there because it's a nice quality thing.

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My candelabra certainly aren't that old.

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The reason I bought them is because they make a lovely pair

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and it may be that I look for a lighting specialist that will

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give me a good profit on these.

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My satchel's a bit of fun, wasn't very expensive,

0:22:030:22:05

maybe a good vintage shop for that and it'll do well.

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And my skis, I can see a lot of fun with these.

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But my favourite piece is my gingerbread mould,

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or my biscuit mould.

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It'd be great to sell it to somebody who knows about cooking

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so they can really appreciate it.

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So, all in all, I've got a bit of an eclectic mix here.

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Think I'm going to have a bit of fun selling these.

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Kate's looking forward to some fun,

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but over in Worcester, Phil is getting down to business.

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For me, it's the tale of two Belgian bookcases.

0:22:350:22:39

I'm pleased with this one, which stands me in at about £125.

0:22:390:22:43

I think that's absolutely for nothing.

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This is a better example at £145 or thereabouts.

0:22:450:22:49

You've got this really lovely leaded light glass here.

0:22:490:22:52

This trunk, well, you know, I'm probably older than that is.

0:22:520:22:56

It's cost me about 16 quid, and I think someone's going to ask

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perhaps £80 or £120 for that once it's just been blown over.

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These two salt glazed pots have got lovely, lovely form,

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and they were £33 or thereabouts.

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And I had visions of turning them into a couple of table lamps, so I'm

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going to try and sell them, I think, to someone who can do just that.

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The bronze has got no age at all

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but it's really, really well sculpted.

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If that was old, depending upon who it was by,

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that would be thousands of pounds.

0:23:230:23:25

I'm hoping, as it is, I can get around £100-150 for her.

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Trench art is a hugely emotional area

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and we're at the anniversary of the First World War,

0:23:320:23:35

and what I want to try and do is sell these to someone

0:23:350:23:38

who's going to have that emotional feel for them.

0:23:380:23:41

Now, Kate found it a struggle.

0:23:410:23:43

I wonder how she's going to get on selling the things she bought.

0:23:430:23:47

Both our experts are chomping at the bit to get going,

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and in order to do just that, they begin the hard work of hitting

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the phones, the internet and the road,

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knowing that no deal is done until they press the flesh.

0:23:560:23:59

Kate is keen to get going,

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but it's Phil who's first to find a potential nibble.

0:24:020:24:05

He's in Worcester on his way to visit a collector of bronze statues

0:24:050:24:08

who he's hoping will be interested in his nude.

0:24:080:24:11

There's risky and there's risque,

0:24:110:24:13

but nudes have formed an integral part of the art world

0:24:130:24:16

for hundreds of years now,

0:24:160:24:18

and I'm just hoping that my old mate John,

0:24:180:24:20

who collects bronzes, might just want to add her to his collection.

0:24:200:24:24

Phil forked out £57.38 on the bronze beauty in Belgium -

0:24:260:24:30

but will collector John feel it's worth it?

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I know that you're a collector of bronzes.

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-Bronzes, yes.

-I just thought that was lovely.

0:24:360:24:38

Well, I couldn't possibly disagree with you

0:24:380:24:41

but why would you think of me?

0:24:410:24:42

I already have one or two around

0:24:420:24:44

-which are rather superior to this one.

-Why do you say that, then?

0:24:440:24:48

I don't believe that this one is terribly old.

0:24:480:24:51

I think it's pretty well a mass produced item.

0:24:510:24:53

You're trying to sell it to me, what sort of money have you got in mind?

0:24:530:24:56

Oh, here we... No, this is...

0:24:560:24:57

Let me just tell you that this is going to be an object lesson in

0:24:570:25:01

P Serrell being totally abused

0:25:010:25:02

and taken to the cleaners here by my old mate.

0:25:020:25:05

John, she cost me 70 euros,

0:25:050:25:08

which in proper money is sort of 60, 63 quid or something like that.

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That's right, yes.

0:25:120:25:13

And I was thinking that she'd be worth 150 quid.

0:25:130:25:15

I'd be happy to put 150 on it.

0:25:150:25:18

-Right, OK, and you said you wanted a modest profit?

-Yes.

0:25:180:25:21

I'll give you £100 for it, how about that?

0:25:210:25:24

See, my maths has never been that sharp, really,

0:25:240:25:26

but that's me earning 40 quid and you earning 50 quid.

0:25:260:25:29

Yes.

0:25:290:25:31

What's wrong with that?

0:25:310:25:33

THEY LAUGH

0:25:330:25:34

Oh, you're a terrible man.

0:25:340:25:36

-I tell you what, let's both make 45 quid out of her.

-OK.

0:25:370:25:41

That's 105 quid...

0:25:410:25:42

Is that 100 guineas?

0:25:420:25:44

Is that 100 guineas?

0:25:440:25:45

-It's 105 quid or thereabouts.

-I think it's 100 guineas, actually.

0:25:450:25:48

Well, I'll shake your hand on that.

0:25:480:25:50

Phil gets the first shake of a hand

0:25:500:25:53

and makes the first profit,

0:25:530:25:54

earning £47.62 for the statue.

0:25:540:25:57

So, a strong start from Phil.

0:25:580:26:00

Kate isn't wasting any time either.

0:26:000:26:03

She's in the West Midlands with her skis,

0:26:030:26:05

where she's found her first target.

0:26:050:26:07

I've brought my old skis to meet Brian,

0:26:080:26:10

who's a collector of old winter sports equipment,

0:26:100:26:13

and I'm meeting him here at these dry ski slopes in Telford

0:26:130:26:16

because he uses these slopes for practising.

0:26:160:26:19

I'm really hoping this sale isn't going to be an uphill struggle.

0:26:190:26:23

But will skiing enthusiast Brian be hoping for a rock bottom price?

0:26:250:26:29

Remember, she paid £40.98 for the set.

0:26:290:26:32

-These are the ones I told you about.

-Ah, those look good.

0:26:320:26:35

There you go, so they're wooden.

0:26:350:26:37

There is some remnants of a name here,

0:26:370:26:39

-and then we've got, obviously, metal bindings...

-Yep, yep.

0:26:390:26:42

..but leather straps.

0:26:420:26:44

So, I mean, date-wise, I thought they looked about 1920s?

0:26:440:26:47

I'd say 1920, yeah, yeah, and French, I think.

0:26:470:26:50

Would these have been for skiing or more for land layer things,

0:26:500:26:53

so literally going along the flats?

0:26:530:26:54

They would have been downhill skiers.

0:26:540:26:56

They would have been downhill skis.

0:26:560:26:58

-Yeah. You can unclip the metal binding...

-Right.

0:26:580:27:00

-..and walk back up the slope.

-I see, oh, I see.

0:27:000:27:03

And then when you get to the top you can clip it back in and ski down.

0:27:030:27:06

So, tell me, Brian, are they something

0:27:060:27:08

you would like to add to your collection?

0:27:080:27:10

I think so, I haven't seen a pair like that.

0:27:100:27:12

They're very nice skis, yeah, yeah.

0:27:120:27:14

What sort of figure are you thinking of?

0:27:140:27:17

About £80, I would say.

0:27:170:27:18

Could I push you up just to a tenner and say 90?

0:27:180:27:22

I was hoping for about 100, but I'll meet you halfway.

0:27:220:27:25

-OK, yeah, that'll be fine.

-Would you be happy with that?

-Definitely.

0:27:250:27:28

-Fantastic, lovely.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much indeed.

0:27:280:27:32

Kate makes a profit of just over £49 for the skis

0:27:320:27:35

and decides to hit the slopes.

0:27:350:27:37

Haven't done this for years! Woo!

0:27:390:27:42

Steady now, Kate, we don't want any accidents!

0:27:420:27:44

In fact, better have a quick lesson.

0:27:440:27:46

Here goes.

0:27:460:27:48

Whoa! Woo!

0:27:490:27:51

I made it!

0:27:510:27:53

Phew, I think we'll quit while all my limbs are still intact.

0:27:530:27:56

Yes, that's a very good idea.

0:27:560:27:58

Kate has shown her skills with the skis, making her even.

0:27:580:28:01

But cunning fox Phil is now trying to get ahead.

0:28:030:28:07

He's in Bringsty,

0:28:070:28:08

where antique dealer Nick shares premises with his mother Lynn.

0:28:080:28:11

He's hoping to sell his bookcase to him

0:28:110:28:14

and trunk to her.

0:28:140:28:15

So, first up, it's Nick and the bookcase.

0:28:150:28:18

What do you think?

0:28:180:28:19

-It's nice, yeah. Used to buy a lot of these at one time.

-Really?

0:28:190:28:23

-Did you import them?

-We went over to Belgium to buy them

0:28:230:28:25

and we've been to... We used to go to Normandy as well to buy.

0:28:250:28:28

-So this is typical, what, 1880s?

-Yeah, thereabouts.

0:28:280:28:31

I mean, I was hoping I might get around 300 quid for it.

0:28:310:28:34

That's probably enough for this one.

0:28:340:28:36

Er, they're better with the lead glass, it's always better,

0:28:360:28:39

-but, erm...

-Well, make me an offer I can't refuse.

0:28:390:28:42

I was thinking two-and-a-half.

0:28:420:28:44

-Sounds fair.

-Is that your best shot?

0:28:440:28:45

Up another 20 quid, 270? Does that sound fair?

0:28:450:28:47

-Oh, you're a gentleman.

-That's a fair price.

0:28:470:28:49

I'll have a deal with you, it's a very fair price.

0:28:490:28:52

Phil makes a whopping £147.05 profit on the Belgian bookcase,

0:28:520:28:56

but he's not done yet.

0:28:560:28:58

Having got a good profit from Nick,

0:28:580:29:00

how will he do when he lugs his trunk across the yard

0:29:000:29:03

to Nick's mum Lynn?

0:29:030:29:04

Lynn, how are you, my love? All right?

0:29:050:29:07

Oh, I'm pretty good, I'm pretty good, Phil.

0:29:070:29:09

-There we are, look at that.

-What have you bought here?

0:29:090:29:12

-Does the word Chippendale spring to mind?

-Not readily.

0:29:120:29:15

Right, OK, fine, I think you're a good judge.

0:29:150:29:18

Let me tell you, I bought this, and it was 20 euros,

0:29:180:29:22

which I thought was nothing, really, because I was thinking that

0:29:220:29:25

-a coat of paint on it might make what, 100-150, might it?

-Ooh!

0:29:250:29:29

-What do you think that would make?

-75, 85, something like that?

0:29:290:29:32

-Really?

-But after I've done a lot of work to it, Philip.

0:29:320:29:35

Have you seen the screws in the bottom of it?

0:29:350:29:38

They've got your name on them.

0:29:380:29:40

-Philips.

-Philips.

0:29:400:29:41

Right, OK, fine. I sort of kind of felt that

0:29:420:29:44

your son would be easier on me than you're going to be.

0:29:440:29:47

Oh, dear. Looks like Phil's met his match here.

0:29:470:29:49

Well, you couldn't get very excited about such a thing, could you?

0:29:490:29:52

I mean, it's a dome top.

0:29:520:29:54

I mean, who's going to want a dome top? I ask you!

0:29:540:29:56

And the paint job on it, Philip!

0:29:560:29:58

See? It hasn't finished yet. On it goes, yeah.

0:29:580:30:00

-Did you put these handles on, Philip(?)

-Thanks, Lynn(!)

0:30:000:30:03

-Looks like it.

-Thank you very much.

0:30:030:30:05

Poor old Phil, she's running rings round him!

0:30:050:30:08

I'm older than it is!

0:30:080:30:10

You're such a ratbag, you really are!

0:30:110:30:13

LYNN LAUGHS

0:30:130:30:15

-60 quid.

-45?

0:30:150:30:17

-55.

-50 knicker.

-If you're happy with that, I'm more than happy.

0:30:180:30:22

-I'm very happy with that.

-You're a star. Thank you very much.

0:30:220:30:24

Oh, he was done! LYNN LAUGHS

0:30:240:30:27

So, Phil holds his own

0:30:300:30:31

and escapes with a profit of £33.61 for the trunk.

0:30:310:30:35

Kate is in Herefordshire for the next item on her sale list,

0:30:350:30:39

the drum.

0:30:390:30:41

A friend of mine has given my drum and stand a little bit of a once over

0:30:410:30:44

and tidied them up a little bit, and it's only cost me a few quid.

0:30:440:30:48

But he's also put me in touch with Head of Music

0:30:480:30:51

at this school in Bromyard, Damjen.

0:30:510:30:53

Now, Damjen has expressed an interest in this

0:30:530:30:56

and I'm really hoping it's what he's looking for.

0:30:560:30:59

MUSIC: "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" by Ian Dury

0:30:590:31:01

-Hello!

-Hello.

-Hi!

0:31:090:31:10

-This is the drum that I spoke of.

-Excellent.

0:31:100:31:13

I've had it tidied up a little bit,

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you've got new height adjuster nuts just here on the stand and, erm,

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I've had the lock-off mechanism for the snare just tweaked a bit,

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-so that's all in working order.

-Yep.

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So you've got the snare on at the moment.

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SNARE DRUM RATTLES

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-Great.

-But then if you flip that off, that's all working

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and you just get the tom sound.

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-DULLER DRUM SOUND

-Great.

-There you go.

-It looks great.

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Both the fact that the snare is on and off,

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we'd be able to use it for multiple purposes.

0:31:380:31:41

What sort of figure do you have in mind?

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Round about the £55 mark.

0:31:440:31:47

Could I push you up just five and say around 60?

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-60. You have yourself a deal.

-OK.

0:31:520:31:54

I'm happy with that. Thank you very much indeed. Lovely.

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And after taking off the restoration cost,

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Kate makes £34.51 for the drum and it's definitely found a good home.

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One, two, three, four.

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Now, let's take a moment to see who's looking likely to beat

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double-time and who needs to catch up.

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So far, Kate has sold just two of her six items, racking up

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a profit of £83.53.

0:32:290:32:32

Phil is ahead with three deals done

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and with a profit of £228.28 to his name.

0:32:340:32:38

And he's still got another of those bookcases, so Kate needs to run,

0:32:390:32:43

run as fast as she can, because she has a date with a gingerbread man.

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I'm taking my gingerbread mould to show Robert,

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who owns a bakery here in Ludlow, to see what he makes of it.

0:32:510:32:55

Robert is a baker

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so Kate hopes he will help her cook up a decent profit here.

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It cost her £69.67.

0:33:000:33:02

This is the mould that I told you about.

0:33:020:33:06

-Do you want to have a look?

-I'd love to.

0:33:060:33:08

-There it is.

-Rather impressive.

-Yeah,

0:33:080:33:11

it's impressive in size, certainly.

0:33:110:33:15

You do have really rare ones dating as far back as 17th century.

0:33:150:33:19

This one, I think, is late 19th century in date.

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And the person I bought it off, I bought it in Belgium,

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thought it might be depicting St Nicolas.

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I think it's more likely to be Judy, as in the Punch and Judy Show.

0:33:300:33:35

I can see that.

0:33:350:33:36

Is it something you might be interested in purchasing?

0:33:360:33:39

Yeah, it might be something we could feature in the shop

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which would blend in quite nicely with the history theme.

0:33:430:33:46

It's great that you're interested. Let's talk money.

0:33:460:33:48

Because it is unusually big,

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I was hoping for around the £150 mark.

0:33:500:33:53

How do you feel?

0:33:530:33:55

-How would 90 be?

-Can I push it and say 125?

0:33:550:33:59

-Seeing as you asked nicely, we'll go for 125.

-Happy?

-Happy.

0:34:000:34:04

I'll give you a hand with a bit of baking!

0:34:040:34:06

-Excellent, we'll get on with that now, then. Thank you.

-Fantastic.

0:34:060:34:09

Thank you.

0:34:090:34:11

Kate takes out a tasty profit of £55.33 for the gingerbread mould

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so it's on your marks, get set, bake!

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In goes the sugar.

0:34:180:34:21

This is hard work.

0:34:210:34:23

She should have her own cookery show.

0:34:240:34:27

I wonder what it would be called.

0:34:280:34:30

-All right?

-That is lovely.

-Not bad for a beginner.

0:34:330:34:37

And Kate adds another £15.08 to her balance sheet

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when she sells the satchel to Fran, a Hereford-based antiques dealer.

0:34:410:34:45

Phil has still got his second bookcase with leaded lights to sell.

0:34:450:34:49

He is hoping specialist furniture dealer Lee will give him

0:34:490:34:51

a good deal.

0:34:510:34:53

You and I both go to antique fairs

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and you will see things like that for sale, just the columns...

0:34:550:34:59

Just the leaded lights for sale, you will see these columns cut off

0:34:590:35:03

-and polished and just those for sale.

-That's right.

0:35:030:35:07

-And it's almost like breaking a car up for scrap.

-That's right.

0:35:070:35:11

-The lions are superb as well.

-I think they are good.

-Yeah.

0:35:110:35:15

So you are interested?

0:35:150:35:17

-I'm interested, yes.

-Let me guess what's coming next, Lee.

0:35:170:35:20

How long have I known you?!

0:35:200:35:23

-Price is always the thing.

-I was hoping to get 300, 350 for it.

0:35:230:35:27

I could go 272. I wouldn't go any more than that.

0:35:270:35:31

-That would give me a small profit.

-Gives you a working profit.

0:35:310:35:34

-Absolutely.

-OK. I will shake your hand, matey.

0:35:340:35:36

-Thank you very much indeed.

-My pleasure.

0:35:360:35:39

So, Phil doesn't get the price he wanted

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but still walks away with a whopping £126.56 profit.

0:35:410:35:45

Kate is next with a model boat that cost her just one euro.

0:35:470:35:51

She has painstakingly restored the vessel herself

0:35:510:35:54

and come down to Bristol, where she is hoping it will float

0:35:540:35:57

the boat of Vaughan, a boating enthusiast.

0:35:570:36:00

-So, this is your boat here, is it?

-This is my boat, the Queen of Sheba.

0:36:000:36:03

-Isn't she a beauty?

-She's not bad.

-Yes.

0:36:030:36:06

This is the model boat I told you about. The yacht. What do you think?

0:36:060:36:10

I think it's a very nice boat, yes.

0:36:100:36:12

I've been looking out for one for a long time.

0:36:120:36:14

And the ones in the shops seem to be mass produced

0:36:140:36:17

and this is original and looks as though...

0:36:170:36:21

It's handmade, isn't it?

0:36:210:36:23

So, what sort of price would you see her at, Vaughan?

0:36:230:36:25

Well, this is it, isn't it? Always difficult, money!

0:36:250:36:28

Yes, it is with Bliss. Especially with 82p invested.

0:36:280:36:32

What I was hoping for 150, maybe a little bit more.

0:36:320:36:36

Ahem! How much?!

0:36:360:36:38

-What were you thinking?

-Well, 160.

0:36:380:36:42

160 sounds good to me.

0:36:420:36:44

-If you are happy with that.

-You've got a deal, then.

-Wonderful.

0:36:440:36:46

Thank you very much. Well, I hope she brings you good luck.

0:36:460:36:50

Would you believe it?

0:36:510:36:52

Kate's wooden ship makes an astounding £159.18 profit.

0:36:520:36:58

And with the wind in her sails, it is on to the next sale.

0:36:580:37:02

It's the chandeliers.

0:37:020:37:03

They cost her 150 euros so she's hoping that Ken,

0:37:030:37:06

a specialist antique lighting dealer, will take a shine to them.

0:37:060:37:10

I think they are really decorative. They are polished pewter.

0:37:110:37:15

I don't think they are antique, myself

0:37:150:37:18

but there's probably a bit of age to them. I would put them 20th century.

0:37:180:37:21

No, they are not antique.

0:37:210:37:23

But nevertheless they are decorative and I'm sure they could find a use.

0:37:230:37:27

Good. I notice a lot of them in your showroom have crystal drops.

0:37:270:37:33

Obviously these are much plainer. Are they suitable?

0:37:330:37:36

They are suitable inasmuch as they don't have to have crystal drops but

0:37:360:37:40

I don't normally sell them if they're not electrified

0:37:400:37:43

and in this case they would be very difficult to electrify.

0:37:430:37:47

So, how would you see them price-wise?

0:37:470:37:49

I could probably see £200-300 because they are decorative.

0:37:490:37:54

Excellent, I was hoping towards the upper end of that,

0:37:540:37:57

somewhere near 300.

0:37:570:37:58

If you were to say £280, then I would buy them.

0:37:580:38:02

-I am happy with that. Lovely, thank you very much.

-You're very welcome.

0:38:020:38:05

That sounds fantastic.

0:38:050:38:07

Kate sells the chandeliers and makes a profit of just over £157

0:38:070:38:11

and she is all sold up.

0:38:110:38:14

Phil has still got two to go, including his salt glazed pots.

0:38:140:38:18

You may remember he was hoping to find someone to turn them into lamps

0:38:180:38:22

and true to his word, he's travelled to Rutland to meet

0:38:220:38:25

Tom, who turns things into lamps.

0:38:250:38:27

Handy, that!

0:38:270:38:29

What's this all about?

0:38:290:38:31

-I bought these in a continental market in Brussels.

-OK.

0:38:310:38:34

I had visions of turning them into a light.

0:38:340:38:37

What I lacked is the ability to do so.

0:38:370:38:39

You know a Serrell job - six-inch nail, baler twine and Blu-Tack!

0:38:390:38:43

-But they would look great.

-You do this in-house?

0:38:430:38:46

We do it all in the workshop, yeah.

0:38:460:38:48

You have some shades, can I see what they look like?

0:38:480:38:51

Do. I reckon if you balance that just about... It will fit.

0:38:510:38:55

-Do you know what, Tom, I think they've gone up in price!

-No!

0:38:550:38:59

It's my shades have done it, Phil.

0:38:590:39:01

-How much are the shades?

-The shades are £55 a shade.

0:39:010:39:04

-Handmade silk pleated shades.

-So, if the shades are £55...

-Yes.

0:39:040:39:10

The bases ought to be £55, shouldn't they?

0:39:100:39:12

Well... Are you talking full retail? Is that what you're saying?

0:39:120:39:16

Hark at this. I was kind of hoping I might get 50 quid apiece for them.

0:39:170:39:23

I could do pretty close to that, Phil.

0:39:230:39:26

I would be happy to give you 80 quid for the pair.

0:39:260:39:29

You, sir, are a gentleman. Thank you very much indeed.

0:39:290:39:33

Phil makes £47.21 on the pots

0:39:330:39:35

and he's only got one to go.

0:39:350:39:38

It's the trench art that cost him £16.39

0:39:380:39:41

but will it be shellshock when it comes to finding a good price

0:39:410:39:45

from Tim, a Worcester-based antiques dealer?

0:39:450:39:47

I bought these to show you.

0:39:490:39:51

Oh, trench art.

0:39:510:39:54

These things always come out on premiums in or around the

0:39:540:39:57

anniversary and I just think these things are hugely emotional, really.

0:39:570:40:01

-A lot of people call them shell art, don't they?

-They are shell art.

0:40:010:40:04

You know why, obviously. Because they are made out of shell cases.

0:40:040:40:07

I think some were done by soldiers.

0:40:070:40:09

Some may have been done by prisoners of war.

0:40:090:40:11

For such a brutal destructive thing, which a shell is...

0:40:110:40:15

-They try to make something out of it.

-To turn that into a work of art,

0:40:150:40:19

-there's an awful lot of work gone into that.

-Yes.

0:40:190:40:22

-An awful lot of work.

-Strangely enough though, Philip,

0:40:220:40:25

an awful lot of work and must be getting rarer

0:40:250:40:27

because time is going on, but they don't seem to fetch a lot of money

0:40:270:40:31

so I hope you haven't booked your holidays or whatever on how much.

0:40:310:40:35

How much is not a lot of money?

0:40:350:40:37

DEALER EXHALES

0:40:370:40:39

20 or 30 quid. That's all they would be worth.

0:40:390:40:43

-What was the last bit, 20 or...

-Yeah. £20-£30. That's the most...

0:40:430:40:48

-I've said something wrong, haven't I?

-No, 30 is fine.

0:40:480:40:51

-Right, I will give you 30.

-You are a gentleman. What a good chap!

0:40:510:40:55

I've always liked him.

0:40:550:40:57

Phil makes £13.61 on the trench art and he's done.

0:40:570:41:01

I think I've done OK with my sales but the thing is,

0:41:030:41:06

is OK going to be enough?

0:41:060:41:08

Well, it's a good question, Phil.

0:41:080:41:11

It's almost time to find out who has scaled the mountain of profit

0:41:110:41:14

and who is stuck in the valley of despair.

0:41:140:41:16

First, a quick reminder of how much our experts spent.

0:41:160:41:20

Having each started the day with £750 worth of euros to spend,

0:41:210:41:25

Kate Bliss picked up six purchases, paying £259.83.

0:41:250:41:29

Phil Serrell matcher her six but spent more,

0:41:310:41:34

totalling £389.34.

0:41:340:41:36

But all that matters now is the bottom line.

0:41:360:41:40

All of the money that Phil and Kate have made from today's

0:41:400:41:43

challenge will go to charities of their choice.

0:41:430:41:45

Let's find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

0:41:450:41:50

-Well... What a bumpy ride.

-It was. Was it for you?

0:41:500:41:54

Well, the foreign market is always different, always a challenge.

0:41:540:41:57

But I had so much fun selling my items.

0:41:570:41:59

How did you get on at the shipyard?

0:41:590:42:01

Well, bought for one euro, sold for £160.

0:42:010:42:05

-I sweated blood and tears.

-You sold it for how much?!

0:42:070:42:10

You should have seen it. I got the old husband.

0:42:100:42:13

-He was...

-Burning the midnight oil. Tell me about yours.

0:42:140:42:19

Well, it was a big old oak day. I quite enjoyed it. It was good.

0:42:190:42:23

-They did well for me.

-Yeah, I had a feeling they might.

0:42:230:42:27

-I've got high hopes.

-Let's have a look.

-Three, two, one.

0:42:270:42:31

Ooh! You did very, very well. Didn't you just?

0:42:330:42:36

-I thought you would have smashed me.

-No, no!

-Crikey.

0:42:360:42:39

You've done really really well.

0:42:390:42:41

Well, I haven't told you about my chandeliers yet.

0:42:410:42:43

-Come on, I had a really good contact.

-Did you see the light?!

-Hee-hee!

0:42:430:42:47

So, Captain Bliss sails to victory and it was all down to

0:42:470:42:50

that 82p boat - one of the biggest profit margins we've ever seen.

0:42:500:42:55

I've got to be honest with you,

0:42:550:42:57

when I saw Philip's big pieces of oak, I thought he had it in the bag.

0:42:570:43:01

My heart sank.

0:43:010:43:03

But not only did I have an enormous amount of fun selling my pieces,

0:43:030:43:07

I made steady profits too.

0:43:070:43:09

What I should have done is just bought more big bookcases!

0:43:090:43:13

Well, fear not, Phil.

0:43:130:43:14

Tomorrow you will have another chance to beat Miss Bliss

0:43:140:43:18

at an antiques fair in West Sussex.

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