0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is!
0:00:04 > 0:00:07The show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit...
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Elementary, my dear dealers.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15..and gives you the insider's view of the trade!
0:00:15 > 0:00:16HE CHUCKLES
0:00:16 > 0:00:17HE GROWLS
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different
0:00:20 > 0:00:22daily challenge...
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Catch me if you can.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25The Axman cometh.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28..putting their reputations on the line!
0:00:28 > 0:00:29SHE GRUNTS
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Ready for battle.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34..and giving you their top tips
0:00:34 > 0:00:39and savvy secrets on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Get in!
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Today's antiques fair, argy-bargy pitches the grand dame of the
0:00:46 > 0:00:51hunt Kate Bliss against the crafty wiles of Phil "The Fox" Serrell.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Coming up, Phil divulges the real secret of antique spotting...
0:00:55 > 0:00:58If you want to see what something is, it's always best to turn it up
0:00:58 > 0:00:59and look at its bottom.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01..Kate meets her match...
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- I'm thinking 180.- No.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06- Will you do 220?- No.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08SHE GROANS AND CHUCKLES
0:01:08 > 0:01:10..and Phil gets a few home truths.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14Oh, Philip, it's only an old brick.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is!
0:01:31 > 0:01:36Ahh! Good morning and welcome, admirers of antiquities everywhere.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41We're up with the sun at Ardingly Antiques Fair in West Sussex today.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46With two skilled hunters of heirlooms aiming to catch
0:01:46 > 0:01:49a cornucopia of collectibles in a race to buy,
0:01:49 > 0:01:51sell and earn a winning profit.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56First up, it's a thoroughbred filly of foraging.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59She's a game girl with a spring in her step
0:01:59 > 0:02:01and her eye trained on the price. It's...
0:02:06 > 0:02:10I'm going to give Philip "The Fox" a run for his money.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14And trying not to be hounded by Kate is a man so crammed
0:02:14 > 0:02:18with clever collectible know-how, so filled with super-sly selling skills
0:02:18 > 0:02:20and a gnarly thirst for thriftiness, they call him...
0:02:20 > 0:02:22You have got to get stuck in here.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Buy cheap, sell expensive.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31And it's a good job they're up early, as today both our relics
0:02:31 > 0:02:33relishes are at the largest collector's market in the south of
0:02:33 > 0:02:38England. With a massive 1,700 stalls to peruse, our dealers must sniff
0:02:38 > 0:02:42out and snare the best bargains and then sell them on at a profit.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46They've each got £750 of their own money to spend,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49and all the profit goes to their chosen charities.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53So, Kate Bliss and Phil Serrell,
0:02:53 > 0:02:57it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- Hi, lovely.- Top of the morning to you.- How are you? Good to see you.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- Well, here we are - Ardingly.- I know. - It's a lovely sunny day.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- £750 to spend.- Are you going to spend all of it?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Well, do you know, I might go some today.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10I really feel like something... Mm...I don't know, meaty, quality.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Really?- Well, it's a good fair, isn't it? There's some good stuff here.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16There's a lot of very good stuff. And where are you going to go?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Well, this is the thing, I think I might check out the sheds first.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20- Really?- Mm.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Well, I'm going to go outside. For me...
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- Big and lumpy - that's the answer, isn't it?- Yeah, lumpy is your thing.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Yeah, thank you. THEY GIGGLE
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- Go on, then. Meet you for coffee. - All right, see you in a bit.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32See you later.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Yes... Our dealers are going for the old divide and conquer
0:03:35 > 0:03:40strategy. Phil is off to sniff the antiques-rich air of the outdoors...
0:03:40 > 0:03:41- Morning.- Morning.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43..while Kate is planning to keep it cosy
0:03:43 > 0:03:46with the collectibles indoors.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48I'll just have a quick look here.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Staying as far away from the competition as possible
0:03:51 > 0:03:55in order to snaffle the best bargains. Hm, very cunning.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56We're going to have to watch these two.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Now, what else is Kate plotting?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Well, there's loads to go at here.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05So, my strategy today is to sort the wheat from the chaff,
0:04:05 > 0:04:07to go for something of quality.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10So, even if The Fox is buying rapido on the hoof,
0:04:10 > 0:04:13the Bliss is certainly going to be classy.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18So only the very best will do for our Kate today.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22And what's Phil got up his sleeve? Or should that be, under his scarf?
0:04:22 > 0:04:25I'm at a massive UK antique fair.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28There are bits and goodies everywhere.
0:04:28 > 0:04:33What I've got to do is keep focused, stay calm and buy sensibly.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Not spend too much money and remember - I'm not buying objects,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39all I'm doing is buying a profit.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Yes, wise words, Phil, wise, wise words.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48Phil's taking the magnitude of this fair calmly in his stride
0:04:48 > 0:04:51focusing on buying sensibly and with that in mind,
0:04:51 > 0:04:55he hotfoots it to the least sensible stall he can find!
0:04:55 > 0:05:00There are old 1950s drill guns. I've turned them into Dan Dare Comics.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- Yeah, yeah, yeah.- Turned them into Dan Dare ray gun lamps.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04HE LAUGHS
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- You've got some vision, haven't you? - Yeah.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Well, Phil's forgotten his strategy already,
0:05:09 > 0:05:13but at least Kate is sticking to her guns by heading straight inside.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- This one here is how much?- 120.- 120.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Oh, maybe not. Some leather cases have caught her eye before she's
0:05:19 > 0:05:22even made it into the building.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24And this one?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- 250.- 250.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29And if I took the two, could you do me...?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Hold on, was that French?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Time for Kate to bring out her secret weapon.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42SHE BARGAINS IN FRENCH
0:05:42 > 0:05:46HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:05:46 > 0:05:47- £350.- Mm.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Hm. He's not budging and the French isn't working. Come on, Kate!
0:05:51 > 0:05:53What's the best on that one?
0:05:53 > 0:05:54330.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I'm thinking 180.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- No.- 200's my final.- No.
0:06:00 > 0:06:01Can you do a wee bit more for me?
0:06:01 > 0:06:04No, sorry. I can't.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Sacre bleu!
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Has Kate met her nemesis?
0:06:07 > 0:06:10OK, 210, final.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- It's not possible.- What's it absolutely got to be?- 230.- 230.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- Can you do 220?- No.
0:06:19 > 0:06:20OK, 230.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Well, it's not often you see Kate on the losing side of a haggle,
0:06:24 > 0:06:30but she forks out £230 for the case to the man who likes to say...
0:06:30 > 0:06:31No.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33SHE GROANS AND CHUCKLES
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Well, I have my first purchase and we're off to a cracking start.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41I have a lovely, crocodile skin leather suitcase, which dates
0:06:41 > 0:06:43from about 1900s.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46But the thing that really sold it to me
0:06:46 > 0:06:49was the lovely Regent Street name.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53But £230 sounds an awful lot of money,
0:06:53 > 0:06:57but I still think there's profit.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01So Kate's strategy for buying classy is costing her serious money.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04That's almost a third of her budget gone on one purchase.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07How's Phil getting on with his search for the sensible?
0:07:07 > 0:07:09What on earth is that?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12That is a mould for some plumbing...use.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17I think they'd put it in the sand and then get the shape
0:07:17 > 0:07:18and then run the mould.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22I think that's quite fun, actually. 25 quid and I'll buy it.
0:07:23 > 0:07:2428.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Go on, then. I'll buy that off you. I think that's a bit of fun.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Quite what the hell I'm ever going to do with it, I don't know.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34I think I need to get out more.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- £28. Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40And Phil's out of the blocks, shaking on £28 for a wooden...
0:07:40 > 0:07:42A wooden...what?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45I think it's a cool thing. It's almost like a piece of sculpture
0:07:45 > 0:07:47and you know...
0:07:47 > 0:07:49it's clearly been a mould at some point in time,
0:07:49 > 0:07:52like he says, probably for some sort of drainage pipe or something
0:07:52 > 0:07:56like that, but I think if you mount it like that, it looks quite cool.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57Somebody's got to have the vision
0:07:57 > 0:08:00to perhaps turn that into a table light or something like that.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Either that...
0:08:02 > 0:08:05or I got to find a plumber
0:08:05 > 0:08:07who needs a mould for a drainage pipe.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11That's going to happen, isn't it?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Yes, like the wares on offer today, Phil's sensible strategy
0:08:14 > 0:08:18is very much a thing of the past, but Kate is back on track.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23Well, I hate to leave the sunshine, but I'm going to explore in there!
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Now, remember, Kate, you're looking for something classy!
0:08:27 > 0:08:31For a dressing gown, my husband would have a fit.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Oh! Just my colour, though. Love it!
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Oh, la-dee-dah! Now, that's more like it!
0:08:38 > 0:08:40What do you think? Always try it for size!
0:08:42 > 0:08:45And that necklace isn't the only thing to have caught Kate's eye.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48I've also spotted these little silver coffee spoons.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- What's your best on these?- That's it. 35 if you are just having those
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- two.- 35. Let's do that.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Kate pays £35 for her necklace and coffee spoon combo,
0:08:58 > 0:09:02stirring herself firmly into the lead with three items to Phil's one.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Well, I'm on a mission this morning. I've just done myself
0:09:06 > 0:09:09a cheeky double purchase from the same stall
0:09:09 > 0:09:12and got myself a good deal.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16So we have a costume jewellery necklace for £10.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20It's quite an eyeful and it's simulating a beautiful,
0:09:20 > 0:09:2419th-century diamond, crescent-shaped choker.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26It's obviously simulated.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28It's glass and base metal,
0:09:28 > 0:09:31but costume jewellery is really coming back in at the moment.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35And I think for a tenner, that's a seriously good buy.
0:09:35 > 0:09:41Also, for £25, I've got some 1920s coffee spoons in silver
0:09:41 > 0:09:45dating from 1924, so the George V period.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49But these have got some really sweet coffee beans finials.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Now, these aren't rare. You see them about from time to time.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56But I think, these were a good price
0:09:56 > 0:09:59and I smell a barista for my purchaser.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04And the scent of competition fills the air as Phil "The Fox",
0:10:04 > 0:10:08not one to be left behind, has bagged himself a bit of old iron.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13This is a 19th-century French iron radiator cover.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18What on earth have I just spent £170 on an iron radiator cover for?
0:10:18 > 0:10:23Well, I think this will make a really cool coffee table.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26This is shabby chic at its shabbiest.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Well, I hope it's not that shabby, actually, cos I've got a lot
0:10:29 > 0:10:31of money invested in this.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38The 19th-century ironware takes £170 out of Phil's budget and brings
0:10:38 > 0:10:40his total number of items to two.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43But leading lady Kate is determined to stay ahead.
0:10:44 > 0:10:50OK, I'm all done in here, so I'm heading outside on The Fox trail.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51DOG BARKS
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Watch out, Foxy, Miss Bliss has got some little helpers.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00Evading capture,
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Phil's found something to warm his paws on.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Do you know what that is?
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Well, I'll give you a clue.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10You put that in an oven and you get it really piping hot
0:11:10 > 0:11:13and then you put it in your carriage or your bed or wherever,
0:11:13 > 0:11:15put your foot on it and it warms it. I think that's wicked.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- How much is your foot warmer, my love?- £15.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19OK, can I put that down?
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I think we may have a little deal on that,
0:11:21 > 0:11:24but I'm going to see if I can buy something else off you.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- That's good. - I just got to find it, that's all.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Wiley Phil knows it sometimes pays to buy a bundle.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32How much are those, my love, please?
0:11:32 > 0:11:36You can have those for...£25.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37What's the best on the two?
0:11:37 > 0:11:42Er, you can have the two for 20?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Do you know what, I'm not even going to argue with you.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- Well, I didn't think you were. - 20 quid is lovely
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- and it would have been churlish to have offered you less.- Well, I hope
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- so.- That's a bulk buy deal for the 19th-century foot warmer
0:11:52 > 0:11:56and tumblers, and Mr Serrell is in the lead and the purchase has him
0:11:56 > 0:11:58reminiscing about his childhood.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02I just want you to imagine it's the really early days of Downton Abbey
0:12:02 > 0:12:05and in my carriage is really freezing,
0:12:05 > 0:12:08so I've got my foot warmer
0:12:08 > 0:12:10and what I would do with this is heat it up
0:12:10 > 0:12:13and this would have sat on the floor in my carriage.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14And I just plunk my feet on it.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Whilst warming my feet,
0:12:16 > 0:12:19I would have had these lovely silver-plated tumblers.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22And I would have had a quick snifter just to keep me warm.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Keep the feet warm, keep the inner man warm.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27While Foxy warms his cockles,
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Kate warms her heart as she spots a frame of embroidered war cards.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- What are you offering?- I'm probably wanting to pay auction price,
0:12:35 > 0:12:38sort of £25-£30, something like that.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40HE WHEEZES
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Could you do 40?- 40's good. - Let's do 40.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- 40, thank you very much.- Lovely. Thank you very much.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Now, I've probably paid a little bit too much for this,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52but I bought it because I think these are really underrated.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56They are beautifully embroidered cards dating from the First
0:12:56 > 0:13:00World War period. And for me, they are really emotional items
0:13:00 > 0:13:04of social history. I paid £40.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Well, if I can get £5 a card for them, that gives me profit,
0:13:08 > 0:13:10but where I'm going to be aiming these
0:13:10 > 0:13:13is at a private sentimental collector.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Nostalgic Kate hopes to tug on the old heart strings
0:13:17 > 0:13:20and turn that £40 into profit.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Our antiques hunters have delved deep
0:13:22 > 0:13:25and at the halfway mark, it's time to see who's blowing the bugle
0:13:25 > 0:13:28and who's scrabbling around in the undergrowth.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Our dealers started the day with £750 to spend.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Kate Bliss has four purchases
0:13:35 > 0:13:40and has spent £305 leaving £445 still in the kitty.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Phil Serrell has also picked up four items,
0:13:45 > 0:13:50but spent £218 leaving him £532 to play with.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56All that spending has left our duo in need of a coffee break.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- Oh, bless you.- There we are, a life-saver.- Thank you!
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- So how have you got on? - Well, I was drawn into...
0:14:01 > 0:14:03buy something outside, actually, after saying
0:14:03 > 0:14:05I was going to go inside, which was good.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08I went down the alleyway here, which wasn't too bad
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- and around there, it's been quite good. I've enjoyed it.- Yeah? Mm!
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- And I'm sort of pleased with what I've got.- Are you now?
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Yeah, I couldn't possibly tell you what it was, of course, but you know?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- Sounds far too confident to me. - What about you?
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Do you know what? Last of the fair,
0:14:20 > 0:14:22I don't think these guys are going to hang around for very long.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- So I'm going to be speedy. - What, speedy now?- Mm.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- I leave you to finish your coffee and I am out of here.- Right.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31See you later. Thanks for the drink.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Oh, the mind games are rife today!
0:14:34 > 0:14:37Kate sprints back into the market leaving Phil to calmly
0:14:37 > 0:14:42consider his options, and quick as a flash, she invests £15
0:14:42 > 0:14:44in a contemporary brass plaque.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Obviously, it's the sign outside
0:14:46 > 0:14:51the offices of a chartered quantity surveyor in brass.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54And the lettering's been picked out in black enamel, which is missing in
0:14:54 > 0:14:59places, but for £15, you couldn't buy the brass for that!
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Quick Kate's speedy strategy pays off as she zooms into the lead.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Phil, however, is still struggling to remember his plan
0:15:08 > 0:15:10to spend sensibly.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12How much is the boy?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14The boy on its own is 2,850.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Trouble is I've got a good eye and a poor pocket.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19I thought we were going to shake on a deal there!
0:15:19 > 0:15:20THEY LAUGH
0:15:23 > 0:15:25In the nick of time, Phil recalls exactly how much
0:15:25 > 0:15:28is in his wallet, and spends a more affordable
0:15:28 > 0:15:30amount on this antique poster.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35I've just bought this off a camera-shy dealer for only £30.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37I think it's a really cool thing.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40It's a poster for an auction sale in the mid-19th century
0:15:40 > 0:15:42and look what they've got to sell.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46"121 good Oxfordshire down sheep, four steers..."
0:15:46 > 0:15:48That's cattle to you and I.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52"..a valuable cart horse, which is four years old, three cart horses,
0:15:52 > 0:15:56"two nags, harness and a fat pig."
0:15:56 > 0:15:59I think this is a really, really lovely thing.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03The trick for me is to try and find out who Mr Jonas Paxton was
0:16:03 > 0:16:07and if that firm is still going, I reckon they would love to buy this.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Now, if there isn't a profit in that...
0:16:10 > 0:16:12I'm not an auctioneer.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16Mm. The Fox putting his own reputation on the line there and as
0:16:16 > 0:16:19the day's end draws ever closer, it seems both our dealers are weighing
0:16:19 > 0:16:22up their opponent's determination to win.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Well, if I know Philip, he is getting in amongst it
0:16:24 > 0:16:26and is buying like fury.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31So, between you and me, I'm slightly feeling the pressure.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Better get on with it.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Well, I know Kate. Kate's got a really good eye and...
0:16:39 > 0:16:41..she will be competitive, trust me.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44So I just need to be really on my guard.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Leaving no stone unturned, Kate's hurried back to her stomping ground
0:16:48 > 0:16:50indoors and, sensing a profit,
0:16:50 > 0:16:54swoops on some slightly damaged gold cuff links for £50.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- That's great. Thanks so much.- Thank you.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Cuff links are perennial good sellers and if they are gold,
0:17:01 > 0:17:03even better. But I have broken my golden rule here
0:17:03 > 0:17:05and bought something which is damaged.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08However, for an experienced jeweller,
0:17:08 > 0:17:09putting a little link in there
0:17:09 > 0:17:12and repairing it is a five-minute job.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15And at £50, which is roughly scrap value,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17I think there's still a profit there.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Stubbornly sticking outside, Phil's on the prowl,
0:17:21 > 0:17:24desperate to sink his teeth into something substantial.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26It'd be really, really nice if I could just find something now
0:17:26 > 0:17:29that's just a bit punchy, a bit meaty.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Before long, he pounces on a pair of urns.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Where do you think these were made?
0:17:34 > 0:17:37They could be Skey's of Tamworth.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39They are not marked, but they very rarely were.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- And how old do you think they are? - I think they're 19th century.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- Salt glazed? - Yeah, they are salt glazed.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- What did you say the best is? - It's got to be £80.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51OK, I'm going to buy those off of you, good sir.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53OK, thank you very much.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- Two, four, six, eight. There we go. - Well done.- Just like shelling peas.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01- Indeed, sir.- You're a good man. - Thanks very much.- Cheers, bye-bye.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04£80 for the urns and he's pleased with his pottery,
0:18:04 > 0:18:06but nothing gets past his sharp gaze.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10If you want to see what something is, it's always best to turn it up
0:18:10 > 0:18:11and look at its bottom.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15That to me does not look like it was around
0:18:15 > 0:18:19when Queen Victoria was sat on the throne. Sorry, ma'am.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Now, salt glazed? Well, it's a simple term, really.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25When an object is being fired in the kiln,
0:18:25 > 0:18:29you'd lob salt in and it would produce this sort of speckled finish
0:18:29 > 0:18:36around here and hopefully, hopefully, I might just have someone for them.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38And with that buy in the bag, The Fox calls it a day.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42Back inside and Miss Bliss' quest for quality has led her to
0:18:42 > 0:18:43something sparkly!
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Diamonds and ruby. They're nice, aren't they? Contemporary.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51- I'm thinking 140...- No.- 150...
0:18:51 > 0:18:53I'll do 150. That's it, I can't do any more.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- Done.- Done. There you go.- Thank you.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58£150 for the earrings
0:18:58 > 0:19:02and Kate's day of dealing has come to a glittering end.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Now, my eye caught these.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06They've got a little bit of an Art Deco look about them
0:19:06 > 0:19:10because they are very square, ruby's in the centre
0:19:10 > 0:19:14and then a surround of diamonds in what's known as a millegrain setting
0:19:14 > 0:19:17after the French '1,000 grains'.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19They are 18-carat white gold
0:19:19 > 0:19:23and at £150, I don't think they're expensive.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27So whether I find a private buyer or a jeweller who wants to stock
0:19:27 > 0:19:30these, there's got to be a sparkling profit.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Well, whether Kate will outshine her opponent remains to be seen.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39But for now, buying time has come to an end, so before our stalkers of
0:19:39 > 0:19:41sellables meet to pick apart each other's prey,
0:19:41 > 0:19:43let's see how they got on today.
0:19:46 > 0:19:51Kate and Phil each started the day with £750 of their own money.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56Kate Bliss has seven purchases and forked out £520.
0:19:58 > 0:20:04Phil Serrell has bought less and spent less - six items for £328.
0:20:06 > 0:20:07Now, before our dealers depart,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10there's a chance to eye up the competition.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14As ever, we differ quite considerably.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16THEY LAUGH
0:20:16 > 0:20:18So which is your best bit?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20My favourite bit is probably the earrings.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- And they are Art Deco, aren't they? - No, they are Art Deco-style.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26They are contemporary and they are 180-carat white gold,
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- ruby and diamond.- And how much were they?- They were £150, but...
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Yeah, but you know your jewellery, so they are going to do all right,
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- aren't they?- I think that's all right. Tell me about this brick,
0:20:35 > 0:20:38because I think that is a lovely piece of history.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41It's a great bit of social history, isn't it? It's just a little
0:20:41 > 0:20:42salt-glazed foot warmer.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Get it hot, put it in your carriage...
0:20:44 > 0:20:48and I'm hoping that I can find a carriage museum or whatever
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- that might just buy it off me, but you never know.- Oh, lovely.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52But I love this.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54It was sold as a radiator cover.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57- Might be a window cover, I don't know.- Yeah.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00But I think it's a Serrell...
0:21:02 > 0:21:03..coffee-table.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Piece of plate glass on the top and I think that would look really cool.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- My favourite piece, I love this. - Do you?- Absolutely love that, yeah.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15If that had got PMS there, I know who would buy that off you.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- It's really lovely.- It should be really for what it cost.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- Well, how much was it?- Quite a lot, so moving on,
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- you'd better tell me some of your contacts, then.- No, you've done
0:21:22 > 0:21:24really, really well.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29This pair of diggling dynamos must now swap their buying hats for
0:21:29 > 0:21:34selling caps as the hunt for pure profit is their new driving force.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38Using all available methods, Phil and Kate will tirelessly search
0:21:38 > 0:21:41the country for buyers, and they'll be hoping to accumulate
0:21:41 > 0:21:45the biggest possible profits to go to their chosen charities.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47So, down in his Worcester lair,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50how is Phil feeling about his assorted acquisitions?
0:21:51 > 0:21:55If I'm ever going to be an auctioneer again, Jonas Paxton.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57What a great name and his fat pig.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00There you are. That poster, £30.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02I don't see how I can fail with that.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05These urns, the guy who sold them me,
0:22:05 > 0:22:07they were priced originally at £160.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10He thought they were old, I don't think they've got any age at all but
0:22:10 > 0:22:12at £80, you know,
0:22:12 > 0:22:15I don't think you could buy anything like that today in a modern centre
0:22:15 > 0:22:18and I think they are really stylish things to have in your garden.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22My nest of tumblers, silver-plated at £15, I can't fail with those.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25And what a great bit of social history, that foot warmer.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30Cost £5. If you want a bit of fun, what about that?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32It's a pipe mould. Well, I think it is.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Not that sort of Sherlock Holmes pipe
0:22:34 > 0:22:36but a drainage pipe of some sort.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41But for me the star of the show is this, I absolutely love this.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44This is going to be the basis of a really funky table.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Well, that is Serrell vision.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49The thing about Serrell vision is sometimes you have to be really,
0:22:49 > 0:22:53really careful with it because it can get a little out of focus.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Hmm, with hopefully a clearer view of her wares,
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Kate's getting down to business in Hereford.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Now, I have gone a little bit girlie with at least some of my purchases.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Because we've got a few little sparkly items here.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09And my absolute favourite is this necklace.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12I paid a tenner for it and I think, in the right place,
0:23:12 > 0:23:14I could get a serious profit for this.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18It's worth an awful lot more than £10 in my eyes.
0:23:18 > 0:23:19My sign down here,
0:23:19 > 0:23:22I think is relatively straightforward
0:23:22 > 0:23:24and there are a few chartered
0:23:24 > 0:23:26quantity surveyors in my local area
0:23:26 > 0:23:29so I'm hoping that one of them needs
0:23:29 > 0:23:30a nice sign outside
0:23:30 > 0:23:32their front door.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36My wild card is my suitcase.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38It is awfully expensive,
0:23:38 > 0:23:42it's got a replaced handle and the lining, I've had
0:23:42 > 0:23:45a look at inside, and I'm pretty sure has been replaced as well.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50So I'm hoping I can find a profit with this.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55My most nostalgic, and if you like emotional piece, though,
0:23:55 > 0:24:00is the World War I silks and I love these.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03So I've got to find a collector for this who really appreciates
0:24:03 > 0:24:07the amount of work and the sentiments that they sum up.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09All-in-all I'm really excited about what I've bought,
0:24:09 > 0:24:11particularly my jewellery,
0:24:11 > 0:24:16but it's all going to depend on my suitcase and I could come unstuck.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Kate will also need to shift the diamond and ruby earrings,
0:24:19 > 0:24:22the silver coffee spoons, and the gold cuff links.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Both our experts are revved up and
0:24:24 > 0:24:27raring to go on their selling sprees,
0:24:27 > 0:24:31so quickly hit the phones, the web and the road in search of potential
0:24:31 > 0:24:37buyers. But remember, no deal is truly sealed until the handshake.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40So Kate's not sure it's an open and shut case,
0:24:40 > 0:24:43but it's Phil who is first to make a break for it.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46He's in Worcestershire with his 19th-century foot warmer
0:24:46 > 0:24:49and he thinks he's found it the perfect home.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51I'm at Hartlebury Castle, which use to be the
0:24:51 > 0:24:55home of the Bishop of Worcester but now it's also known
0:24:55 > 0:24:57to have a fantastic collection
0:24:57 > 0:24:59of carriages and horse-drawn vehicles.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03And which carriage would be complete without a foot warmer?
0:25:03 > 0:25:06With just £5 invested, Phil is hoping to tempt preservation
0:25:06 > 0:25:10trustee Mary into buying it as an addition to the collection.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11What have you brought?
0:25:11 > 0:25:15Well, I went to an antique fair and I bought this foot warmer.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18I thought that these would have fitted into a carriage,
0:25:18 > 0:25:20rather like one of these.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23- It looks like a brick, Philip!- It's lovely. That's just what it is.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- You are holding now a very hot brick.- It's very heavy.- It is.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29That could go in the bishop's carriage beautifully.
0:25:29 > 0:25:34- It could, couldn't it?- Yes.- Now, the thing is, this was very expensive.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Was it? How much? It's only a brick, Philip!
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- What?- It's a brick.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42See, I'm thinking that I should get somewhere between...
0:25:42 > 0:25:44£25 and £35 for it.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Oh, Philip, it's only an old brick!
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Looks like Foxy's met his match!
0:25:50 > 0:25:54I'm part of a preservation trust, we have to be very careful
0:25:54 > 0:25:58- with our money.- Make me an offer I can't refuse.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- £10.- I can refuse that.- Oh. £12?
0:26:01 > 0:26:06You are supposed to be a gentle lady who's a pushover.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07She's no pushover!
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- Really?- You're not supposed to give me a hard time.
0:26:10 > 0:26:11£12.50?
0:26:11 > 0:26:13£24?
0:26:13 > 0:26:17- £16?- Where did that come from?!
0:26:17 > 0:26:18- I tell you what.- What?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21£20 and it's yours.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22SHE SIGHS
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Look at this.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- As it's you, Philip. As it's you. - You're an angel.
0:26:27 > 0:26:32So they shake on £20 and Phil toasts his toes on a lovely
0:26:32 > 0:26:33warm £15 profit.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Well, Mary might have warm feet
0:26:37 > 0:26:39but I came close to getting my fingers burnt there.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42But I tell you what, that is still just a tidy profit.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Now, Phil might have been first to strike
0:26:44 > 0:26:46but Kate's hot on his heels in Hereford
0:26:46 > 0:26:50with grand plans for the costume necklace that cost her £10.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54I bought my costume necklace and coffee spoons together
0:26:54 > 0:26:56but I'm splitting them up
0:26:56 > 0:26:59and I am taking my necklace up a gear to a place where I think it
0:26:59 > 0:27:05really belongs, to a luxurious designer boutique.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Now, while the owner of this boutique already likes the look
0:27:11 > 0:27:14of Kate's necklace, they want her to meet Candice,
0:27:14 > 0:27:16the shop's jewellery buyer, to look it over.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Oh, it's lovely!
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- So, I thought it was stunning when I saw it.- Yeah.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28It's obviously costume, set with cut paste or crystals on a white
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- metal mount.- OK. It's a beautiful piece.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33I mean, you could definitely see it in our shop.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36The shame part of it, it has no maker's mark
0:27:36 > 0:27:39and we do like to sell it with a maker's mark.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42And as I can see, there's a few crystals missing
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- out of the paste there...- Yes. - ..which obviously will devalue it.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Kate's got her work cut out here.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51When I showed it to the shop owner,
0:27:51 > 0:27:56she said roughly around the £100-£150 mark.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Yes, I would be more willing to pay £80 to £120.
0:27:59 > 0:28:00If we were to restore it,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03it obviously would take a bit more money from us
0:28:03 > 0:28:07and if we were going to sell it on, it would be devalued by that.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Well, I mean, I want to help you,
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- I want to take my little bit of profit.- Yes.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15What if I said - bang in the middle, straight £100?
0:28:15 > 0:28:17- That's absolutely fine. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Thank you very much.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24That's her first profit in the bag and it's a shimmering £90.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Well, my necklace is in great company in there
0:28:27 > 0:28:28and a sparkly profit!
0:28:30 > 0:28:33And Kate stirs another £5 into to her profit cup
0:28:33 > 0:28:35when she sells the coffee spoons to Richard,
0:28:35 > 0:28:38a Gloucestershire-based antiques dealer.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43Phil's travelled down to Rutland with his 19th-century ironware.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45He's given up on turning it into a table himself
0:28:45 > 0:28:49and decided to try and sell it to Tom, who is a furniture restorer.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- What have we got here?- Well... - That's a bit different, isn't it?
0:28:52 > 0:28:56I bought this at an antique fair
0:28:56 > 0:28:59and the guy I bought it off was a Frenchman who swore blind
0:28:59 > 0:29:00that it was a radiator cover.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- How does that...- And I've given it a great deal of thought.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05A radiator cover to start with would only have three sides.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- That's it, yeah. - It wouldn't have four sides.- No.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11And I wonder whether it's a window grill and these...
0:29:11 > 0:29:14But that'd be the same again. You wouldn't have four sides, would you?
0:29:14 > 0:29:16- Or would you?- I don't know.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- But the Serrell vision.- That's it, exactly.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- Table.- Table on there, nice slab of glass.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Now, the reason why I haven't done this is twofold.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27I've got the vision, it's the ability to get it get there.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- We've got a few guys that could do that.- I love this sort of...
0:29:31 > 0:29:33The scroll on it and the finish.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35But I love the fact that it's au naturel.
0:29:35 > 0:29:36You've got bits of paint on it.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38You won't get this sand blasted, will you?
0:29:38 > 0:29:40No, well, you could but it'd be a shame.
0:29:40 > 0:29:41And you're not going to get it painted?
0:29:41 > 0:29:44No, that's just exactly what you want, isn't it? As is.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47Just the way it is. But what it wants is some glass on there.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49I think probably clear glass.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51I can see that would work well. Good spot there.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55I mean, it's cost me £170 and I had some interest in it.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Have you got 350 quid?
0:29:57 > 0:30:01I have got 350 quid but I'm going to make you an offer.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03I'll bid you, but a good bid,
0:30:03 > 0:30:06I'll give you £300 for it done, there, now.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07That's it finished.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10That's it finished and I'll sort out the rest. I'll get the glass,
0:30:10 > 0:30:12I'll get the rubber widgets, get the lot sorted.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17That's £130 profit on the radiator cover or window grille or
0:30:17 > 0:30:18table, whatever it is.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22That was a very impressive bit of money making!
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Our antiques athletes are neck and neck with two sales apiece.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Can Kate make it three with the ruby and diamond earrings?
0:30:29 > 0:30:33I had a really good feeling when I purchased these
0:30:33 > 0:30:35and I've brought them here to Cheltenham to a jeweller's.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39They haven't seen them yet so it could go either way.
0:30:39 > 0:30:40Wish me luck.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46# A kiss on the hand may be quite continental
0:30:46 > 0:30:49# But diamonds are a girl's best friend. #
0:30:49 > 0:30:51Kate's earrings cost her £150
0:30:51 > 0:30:55but will jeweller Casey want them for a rock-bottom price?
0:30:55 > 0:30:58These are the earrings that I told you about on the telephone.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00I know you haven't seen them so there we go.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Oh, they're lovely, aren't they?
0:31:02 > 0:31:07So they are 18-carat white gold and with a ruby
0:31:07 > 0:31:09and diamonds around the outside. Little brilliant-cut diamonds.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Now, you mentioned yesterday you think that they're probably modern.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Being in a square mount, it sort of suggests the Art Deco style.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- It does, it does.- But looking at them, I think they're pretty modern.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Nice little brilliant-cut diamonds.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Nice little princess-cut ruby in the centre.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- So princess-cut because it square?- Yes.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29- And then has facets on the top as opposed to a square cut.- Yeah.
0:31:29 > 0:31:30If it was Art Deco,
0:31:30 > 0:31:33it probably would have been a square cut or a step cut.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35It would have been, yeah. Flatter.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37So that's a good indication of date, actually, isn't it?
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- How the stones are cut.- Yeah.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Well, what we normally do is we normally give them
0:31:41 > 0:31:42a bit of a clean, if you don't mind,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45and just have a better look downstairs where the light is a bit
0:31:45 > 0:31:47brighter. So I'll just be a couple of minutes, if that's OK.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- OK, no problem.- Thank you.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05- OK.- What do you think?- I think they are very saleable.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08I think they are nice quality, good-colour rubies
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- so I will be prepared to make you an offer.- Lovely.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13And the offer is £150.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15I could really do with about £190.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17I'll give you £175 for them.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21If you can do £180, I can do a deal.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23- £180. That's fine.- Wonderful.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28And that's £30 added to Kate's sparkling profit pot.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35Well, Katie obviously really knows her stuff. Not a vast profit,
0:32:35 > 0:32:37but a profit nevertheless.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Yes, that's the spirit, Miss Bliss!
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Now, back in Worcester, Phil's hoping
0:32:42 > 0:32:44to shift his mysterious wooden mould.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47I'm here to see Mark, who I play racquetball against.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Now, he's a builder and, hopefully, not only will he buy this off me,
0:32:50 > 0:32:53but also he'll tell me just what it is!
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Will Phil be able to build on his £28 investment?
0:32:58 > 0:33:02He's donning a hard hat so he must mean business!
0:33:02 > 0:33:04- Remember I told you about it?- Yeah.
0:33:04 > 0:33:05The guy I bought it off,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- I paid 28 quid for it, he said it was a drain mould.- Right.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12And having got it back, you wouldn't paint and make all this quite
0:33:12 > 0:33:15as decorative as it is if it was a mould, would you?
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- It looks more like a model, really. - So it's a working model for a drain?
0:33:18 > 0:33:19- Yeah.- I quite like it, though.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Is it the sort of thing you might be interested in buying?
0:33:21 > 0:33:23- Yeah, I think I would.- Really?- Yeah.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26I'm remodelling my office at the moment
0:33:26 > 0:33:31so I could actually adapt it to make a bit of a lamp to go on my desk.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- That would be quite cool, wouldn't it?- I think so.- Right.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37- Make me an offer I can't refuse.- Oh.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39£30.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42Well, I was hoping I might have got 50 quid for it.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45- That's what you call a sharp intake of breath, isn't it?- Mmm.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Split the difference, £40.
0:33:47 > 0:33:48£40, that's very kind.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51And you've got to get back to this before it all goes off.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Thank you very much.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56Now, that's £12 added to his balance sheet.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Which brings us to the halfway mark.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02Now, with our enterprising experts doing deals left, right and centre,
0:34:02 > 0:34:06let's see who's rolling in it and who's counting the pennies.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08So far, Kate has sold three
0:34:08 > 0:34:10of her seven items, racking up
0:34:10 > 0:34:13a profit of £125.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Phil has also done three deals
0:34:15 > 0:34:17with a profit of £157
0:34:17 > 0:34:18in his pocket.
0:34:20 > 0:34:21Kate is trailing slightly,
0:34:21 > 0:34:25but she's hoping to play her cards right in the Cotswolds.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29I'm here in Winchcombe with my First World War silks or postcards
0:34:29 > 0:34:31and I've come to see Richard.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33He's got all sorts of things in his shop
0:34:33 > 0:34:36and I'm hoping this will be just up his street.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40With £40 invested in the silk postcards,
0:34:40 > 0:34:43will this sale be something to write home about?
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- What's that you got in your hand? - Well, this is something
0:34:46 > 0:34:47I thought might be up your street.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- I know you've got a huge variety in here, haven't you?- Yeah, yeah.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- First World War postcards, or silks, as they're called.- Right, yes.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56They're quite interesting cos, of course,
0:34:56 > 0:34:59they were hand-embroidered by women on the Western Front.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- That's right.- In Flanders.- Yeah.- In France and Belgium.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05And it's, actually, was a really important source of income for them.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09- OK.- Because the soldiers would buy them to send home to loved ones.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11This one, I think, is really sweet.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13"A kiss from France."
0:35:13 > 0:35:15One thing I haven't done is take the back off
0:35:15 > 0:35:19to have a look to see if there were any personalised messages.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- That would be interesting, yeah. - Yeah.- Go on.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Oh, look. We've got all sorts of addresses on here.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- SHE GASPS - "From George. Best love."
0:35:29 > 0:35:31"Dear friends, just a small card
0:35:31 > 0:35:34"but remembrance from your loving friend."
0:35:34 > 0:35:37"From Arthur. Kiss, kiss, kiss."
0:35:37 > 0:35:40I think it's nice that they have got some inscription,
0:35:40 > 0:35:41cos it shows they were used.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45- They were actually bought in Flanders and sent back.- Yeah.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47In this case, to County Durham.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- It's a shame we're not in County Durham, really.- Well, there is that.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- Yeah. So what are you talking?- So, what am I talking?
0:35:53 > 0:35:55Well, I was hoping...
0:35:55 > 0:35:58for around, sort of, £60-£90.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02- I was thinking more about the £50 mark, to be honest.- Ooo.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05I could do with a wee bit more than 50, I have to say.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09I mean, could you meet me somewhere around 70?
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- HE LAUGHS - Ummm...
0:36:12 > 0:36:14I'll do 60.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16Could I say 65? And you've got a deal?
0:36:16 > 0:36:18- Go on, why not? All right, 65.- 65?
0:36:18 > 0:36:20- Yeah, we'll do it.- All right.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22- That's really kind, thank you very much indeed.- Pleasure.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26That's a profit of £25 and Kate is delighted.
0:36:28 > 0:36:29Well, a little bit of profit.
0:36:29 > 0:36:34But what an exciting discovery to find those inscriptions.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37And, proving she's got a few more selling tricks up her sleeve,
0:36:37 > 0:36:39or, rather, up the end of her sleeve,
0:36:39 > 0:36:42she makes £30 on her restored gold cuff links,
0:36:42 > 0:36:45when she sells them to Hereford jeweller Robert.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49With Kate on five sales to Phil's three,
0:36:49 > 0:36:53it's time for Foxy to get his hands dirty.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55I'm at a local garden centre that's run by a family
0:36:55 > 0:36:56I've known for 35 years.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Now, most people come here looking to buy garden urns.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01I'm going to try and sell them a couple.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- Hi, Will, how are you?- Very good, thank you.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10I'm glad you've seen these.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12- Yeah, lovely.- It's quite funny.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15I was walking round an antique fair and I saw that.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- That's the price the guy was asking for them.- OK.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20Just want you to bear that in mind, all right?
0:37:20 > 0:37:23You don't, actually, seem to be too short of pots round here
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- at the minute.- We've got a few. - All I can see is pots.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27But none like this.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29I mean, he was asking 160 quid for it.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- I don't think they're going to fetch £160.- No?
0:37:32 > 0:37:34So, what are you going to bid me, then?
0:37:34 > 0:37:35£50.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41If I bought these for 80 quid and I sell them you for £50...
0:37:41 > 0:37:43That's me £30 in a bad place, isn't it?
0:37:43 > 0:37:45So, I've got to make a profit.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Hm, Foxy certainly seems to have grasped the idea of the competition.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51He just needs Will to do the same.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- 75?- You still haven't got this, have you?
0:37:55 > 0:37:59Well, I think my best offer would be £100.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- Go on, then.- And then, we'll plant those up and use them for display.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04So Phil doesn't get the price he wanted
0:38:04 > 0:38:07but still walks away with £20 profit.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10And green fingers.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- You can get your hands dirty. - What, these hands?- Yeah.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15MUSIC: Little Shop Of Horrors Theme
0:38:15 > 0:38:19- Look at this. Now, you have to tap its bottom, don't you?- Yeah.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Oh. Look at that.
0:38:23 > 0:38:24Ta-dah!
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Ta-dah, indeed.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28And not one to let the grass grow under his feet,
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Phil adds another £20 to his coffer
0:38:30 > 0:38:33when he sells his Edwardian tumblers to Worcester-based
0:38:33 > 0:38:36country pursuits shop owner Tim.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Now, our selling supremos are neck and neck.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41But, with two items left to sell and determined to pull out in front,
0:38:41 > 0:38:44Kate packs her trunk and says goodbye to Hereford.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48I've brought my suitcase to Stow-on-the-Wold,
0:38:48 > 0:38:49in the middle of the Cotswolds,
0:38:49 > 0:38:53to an antique specialist who I know, is always on the lookout...
0:38:53 > 0:38:55for luggage.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59With a whopping £230 invested in the suitcase,
0:38:59 > 0:39:03Kate's sales pitch to Vienetta will have to pack a punch.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06So...there you have it.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- It's crocodile skin.- Yes.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10And, as I'm sure you know,
0:39:10 > 0:39:12some of these perish on the seams quite easily.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- Yes.- But this one, actually, is not in bad order.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- I would say it dates from about 1910.- Yes.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20- Certainly Edwardian, I would say. - Yes.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23But then, open it up and you've got, actually, quite a nice surprise
0:39:23 > 0:39:25because just on the top here,
0:39:25 > 0:39:29- you've got Edward & Sons, Regent Street.- Yes.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31And then, of course, by royal appointment.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33- I do like to have a name. I think that's most important.- Hm.
0:39:33 > 0:39:38- And also, with the initials on the top, it's had a life.- Yes.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- It would need some attention to the skin.- Yes.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46Now, of course, for some people, this is quite a controversial item
0:39:46 > 0:39:49because it is using the skin from a dead animal.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52But it is well over 100 years old.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55So is it the sort of thing you think would go well here?
0:39:55 > 0:39:58It is the sort of thing I could sell. Oh, yes, I've sold crocodile.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59I have some crocodile here at the moment.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Whereabouts do you see it, price-wise?
0:40:03 > 0:40:06I would probably...be looking to pay,
0:40:06 > 0:40:08I would think, probably, about £280?
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Could you do just a tiny bit more and say, £290?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- Yes. Very happy indeed.- All right, that's great for me.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18And that deal has put £60 profit in Kate's bag.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22She then ends her super selling spree with a shiny £45 profit,
0:40:22 > 0:40:23when she sells her brass plaque
0:40:23 > 0:40:26to a quantity surveyor in her hometown of Hereford.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29With Kate all sold up, the pressure is on for Phil
0:40:29 > 0:40:30to sell his final item.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34The 19th-century auction poster he bought for £30.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36With a potential buyer pulling out at the last minute,
0:40:36 > 0:40:40Phil is using every ounce of his experience to drum up a sale.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42But the clock is ticking.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44I've got an auction poster for a 19th-century farm sale.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47And I've got to sell it and I reckon you could just be the man.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51Using all his foxy wiles, Phil targets a local gallery and,
0:40:51 > 0:40:53with the finishing line looming...
0:40:53 > 0:40:54ALARM RINGS
0:40:54 > 0:40:58Sells the poster for a not-to-be-sniffed-at £10 profit.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02That's me, just like my auction poster.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04Going, going...gone.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06So, our experts have shut up shop.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Who will be doing their happy dance?
0:41:08 > 0:41:11And who will be warbling their sad song?
0:41:11 > 0:41:12All will soon be revealed.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16First, a quick reminder of how much they spent at the antiques fair.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20Having each started the day with £750 to spend,
0:41:20 > 0:41:24Kate did seven deals. spending a total of £520.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30Phil did six deals and spent £328.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32But who made the most profit?
0:41:32 > 0:41:35All of the money that Phil and Kate have made from today's challenge
0:41:35 > 0:41:37will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40So let's find out who is today's
0:41:40 > 0:41:43Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- Well, hello.- Whoa. I found that really tough.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- Do you know? You're not the only one.- Oh.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- It was a tough one, wasn't it?- What was your best thing?
0:41:50 > 0:41:52I tell you what one of the nicest things was.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- And that was with my First World War silks.- Oh, yeah.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56- My little postcards.- Yeah.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Well, for the potential purchaser, I took the back off.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00And there were some lovely handwritten messages
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- on the back of them. So, that was a great discovery.- A story.
0:42:03 > 0:42:04- Yeah, lovely.- A story.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Well, my story, or what I wanted...
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Do you remember that sort of radiator cage?
0:42:08 > 0:42:11I had all these designs of turning it into this, that and the other,
0:42:11 > 0:42:13and putting an engine in it, four wheels,
0:42:13 > 0:42:16make it into a car and all the other usual rubbish.
0:42:16 > 0:42:17And I decided at the end of the day,
0:42:17 > 0:42:21- I was going to let someone do it who knew what they were doing.- Right.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23- But that was my best thing, really. - Was it?- Are we going to...?
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- Yeah, let's have a look. Come on. Ready.- Steady. Go.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- BOTH EXCLAIM - It's close.- Again.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- Again.- It's pretty close.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34- PHIL SIGHS - Not bad.
0:42:34 > 0:42:35- Well, do you know what did it for me?- No.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38I think I bought a few girlie bits, a few bits of jewellery.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40You know, you've got to invest in a few girlie things.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43I think I need to explore my feminine side.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46So, Kate is today's winner, having successfully
0:42:46 > 0:42:49stalked the sellables, sitting secretly amongst the stalls.
0:42:49 > 0:42:50And sold them sensationally.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Huh!
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Well, that's an unexpected pleasure.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57And I'm sure it was my sparkly things that did the trick.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59This was a really close call.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02And if I could have made the same margins on the other things,
0:43:02 > 0:43:04as I did my radiator cover, well, who knows,
0:43:04 > 0:43:07it might have been a different story.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09Phil will be doing all he can to redeem himself tomorrow.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11In the ultimate antiques challenge.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14The Put Your Money Showdown.