0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money
0:00:03 > 0:00:04Where Your Mouth Is -
0:00:04 > 0:00:06the show that pitches TV's
0:00:06 > 0:00:07best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:09against each other in an all-out
0:00:09 > 0:00:10battle for profit...
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Elementary, my dear dealers.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15And gives you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18Each week, one pair of duelling
0:00:18 > 0:00:20dealers will face a different
0:00:20 > 0:00:22daily challenge...
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Catch me if you can!
0:00:23 > 0:00:24The axeman cometh.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Putting their reputations
0:00:28 > 0:00:29- on the line... - SHE GRUNTS
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Ready for battle.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34And giving you their top tips
0:00:34 > 0:00:36and savvy secrets
0:00:36 > 0:00:39on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Get in there!
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Stand by and prepare to be stunned as antiques angel Kate Bliss
0:00:47 > 0:00:51faces gutsy gavel swinger Phil Serrell in the toughest
0:00:51 > 0:00:55battle our incredible experts have fought yet.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Our daredevil dealers will be tested to the absolute limit as they're
0:00:59 > 0:01:02sent on a mission to scour the country and continent
0:01:02 > 0:01:06to track down top treasures they can sell on for top dollar.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08This is the Showdown!
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Coming up...
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Kate's hoping to be in pole profit position...
0:01:12 > 0:01:15That was fantastic!
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Phil unleashes his inner wheeler-dealer.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Del Boy! How are you?
0:01:20 > 0:01:24But will our dealers make a profit in the toughest Showdown test -
0:01:24 > 0:01:25the auction?
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Drop the hammer, drop the hammer.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Will you please wipe that smile off your face? Thank you.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is!
0:01:47 > 0:01:49In today's Showdown,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52our dealers draw their swords in this ultimate duel.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53Major profit margins
0:01:53 > 0:01:57and the accolade of top dealer are the prizes at stake.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00First up is a savvy maiden with a shrewd eye for a bargain.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03She's a polished professional with a taste for profit
0:02:03 > 0:02:06and the skill to secure it. It's Herefordshire's finest -
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Kate "Absolute" Bliss.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13I am determined to beat the Fox.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14Her opposition?
0:02:14 > 0:02:17The dealing dynamo with the mind of a maverick
0:02:17 > 0:02:19and the moves of a stealth missile.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22He knows what he wants and just how he's going to get it -
0:02:22 > 0:02:24he's the master from Malvern,
0:02:24 > 0:02:26it's Phil "The Fox" Serrell.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31Today's the day I need to take the band off the bundle.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Our experts have £1,000 of their own money to
0:02:34 > 0:02:37spend across four different locations - an auction,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41a foreign market, an antiques fair,
0:02:41 > 0:02:43and a car-boot sale.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Once they've hunted down their hoard,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48they must use their wit and wisdom to sell the lot
0:02:48 > 0:02:52and any profit they make will go to a charity of their choice.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55But the Showdown has a twist.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58At least half their items must be sold at the special Showdown
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Auction, where our dealers have no control over the buying public.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05As the drama unfolds, they will have to stand by
0:03:05 > 0:03:09and watch as their items go under the hammer.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Only one can be victorious.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14The other will have to do the walk of shame.
0:03:14 > 0:03:20So, Kate Bliss and Phil Serrell, may the odds ever be in your favour.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24It's time for the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- Hello.- Hiya, lovely.- Hiya. - Good to see you.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33- So this is it, the last challenge, the Showdown.- Oh, you nervous?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- I've got the rules.- Go on, then.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38"You must each buy two items at everyone of your regular
0:03:38 > 0:03:44"Put Your Money challenges. You have £1,000 to spend."
0:03:44 > 0:03:47"You can sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51"The rest will be sold at the Showdown Auction
0:03:51 > 0:03:54"in direct competition with your opponent.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56"The winner is the expert..." I think that's one of us,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59"..who makes the most profit. Good luck."
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Good luck to you, my friend. Let's get in there.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08The tension is in the air as our treasure hunting titans prepare to
0:04:08 > 0:04:09clash as their momentous
0:04:09 > 0:04:10challenge begins.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13It's Round 1, The Auction.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14They're at Stroud Auction Rooms
0:04:14 > 0:04:15in Gloucestershire
0:04:15 > 0:04:16where there is a speciality
0:04:16 > 0:04:18toy and collectors' sale.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21So, what are they planning?
0:04:21 > 0:04:24I'm probably not going to put the pieces in today
0:04:24 > 0:04:27into the Showdown Auction because buying at auction and then selling
0:04:27 > 0:04:31again at auction doesn't usually mean a vast amount of profit.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Out of all the things I buy,
0:04:33 > 0:04:37the things I have no control over at all are the auction items
0:04:37 > 0:04:41so I think I'm going to try and make those the less expensive items.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Our battling behemoths must each bag two items
0:04:44 > 0:04:47so let the bidding begin!
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Phil Serrell, the auction room high achiever, gets
0:04:50 > 0:04:54straight down to business bidding on a 1930s book of country
0:04:54 > 0:04:58pursuits with an estimate of £20 to £40.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Bids in with me at £16. Is there £18?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03That's £16, a bid with me. £18, £20 with me, £22.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04I'm out at £22 in the room.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Is there £5? £25 on the internet. £28, sir? £28 in the room.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08Is there £30?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10At £28 I am selling.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Snaffles' prints are hugely collectable,
0:05:13 > 0:05:14particularly in the countryside
0:05:14 > 0:05:17so I think I bought that really rather cheaply.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20The hunted becomes the hunter
0:05:20 > 0:05:22and The Fox pays £32.20
0:05:22 > 0:05:25costs included.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Now, it was published in 1935.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30It's called Osses And Obstacles
0:05:30 > 0:05:34and it's by Snaffles, who was world-famous for his prints
0:05:34 > 0:05:38at that time and it's basically all about horseback pursuits.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42I'm not a fan of hunting but what I love about this, I think
0:05:42 > 0:05:44the fox normally always gets away.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Desperate to get into the race for the Showdown title, Kate gears
0:05:47 > 0:05:52up to grab a collection of toy cars with a guide of £50 to £80.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54OK, this is the one I want.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58£70 I start, £75, £80, £85, £90, £95.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01£100, £110 on the screen.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04An internet bidder has pushed the price way past
0:06:04 > 0:06:06the estimate but Miss Bliss isn't giving up.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Lady's bid of £140.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- £150, another room bid at £150. - Oh, no.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13£160.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16That is far too much but I'm in at £160.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- £160.- That's for me.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20£160. They are nice, though.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22They should be for double the estimate!
0:06:22 > 0:06:26Kate pays a whopping £188.80
0:06:26 > 0:06:27fees included.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Where I think there could be potentially a profit
0:06:31 > 0:06:34is by selling them to different buyers.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37The racing cars to one person, maybe the aeroplanes to another.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41I have a feeling I've got my work cut out.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Well, Kate had better have a contacts book full of toy
0:06:43 > 0:06:45vehicle fans as she wastes no time
0:06:45 > 0:06:48in adding a little fire engine to
0:06:48 > 0:06:49her vast collection
0:06:49 > 0:06:52for £35.40, including costs.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Now, I looked at this fire engine quite late last night
0:06:56 > 0:06:58when the sale was on view.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01It's in great condition, it's got its box and it looked to be going
0:07:01 > 0:07:04really cheap at £30
0:07:04 > 0:07:06so this is a bit of a punt.
0:07:09 > 0:07:10Yes, Kate may have secured her two items
0:07:10 > 0:07:13but the auction room is still in full swing.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16And it seems Kate isn't the only one with a penchant for toy cars.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Phil's planning on being in pole bidding position for this
0:07:20 > 0:07:24vintage racer with a guide price of £50 to £80.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27£35, £38, £40, £42, £45.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29£48, £50, £55, £60...
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Just look at the concentration.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33£80, £85, £85...
0:07:33 > 0:07:36£90, £95? No?
0:07:36 > 0:07:38£90 net bid. I'm selling it...
0:07:38 > 0:07:40£95, comes back in.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41I don't know why I've done that!
0:07:41 > 0:07:43I'm selling at £95.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45GAVEL THUMPS
0:07:45 > 0:07:46Sold, 397.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48He was in, he was out, he was shaking it all about.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Phil's done the hokey cokey
0:07:50 > 0:07:53and turned the bidding around,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55spending £112.10, including costs.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57The Vanwall racing car,
0:07:57 > 0:08:01an English Grand Prix car from the late 1950s.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Now, this is a model by Tri-ang. Great make.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09And the thing about toys is that they need to be mint and boxed.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Well, it's boxed and it looks pretty mint to me.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Our auction room aficionados have survived Round One and spent big.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Miniature vehicles have been the flavour of the day
0:08:20 > 0:08:23but which dealer will drive into the sunset of ultimate victory?
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Let's tot up the totals so far.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Both our experts started the Showdown
0:08:28 > 0:08:31with £1,000 of their own money to spend.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Kate has spent £224.20,
0:08:34 > 0:08:37which means she has £775.80
0:08:37 > 0:08:40left in the kitty.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Phil's haul has cost him £144.30
0:08:44 > 0:08:46leaving him £855.70
0:08:46 > 0:08:48for the next three rounds.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52And so begins Round Two,
0:08:52 > 0:08:53the Foreign Market.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Our speedy spenders have been
0:08:55 > 0:08:56sent to the Sint-Truiden antiques
0:08:56 > 0:08:59market in Brussels, where they'll need to purchase two items to
0:08:59 > 0:09:01add to their Showdown haul.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Phil is first out of the blocks as he spots a garden set
0:09:06 > 0:09:08he likes the look of.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09Is 40 euro any good?
0:09:09 > 0:09:11No. 50.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- 45?- 50.- OK.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15That's a quick deal, isn't it?
0:09:15 > 0:09:17It certainly was, Phil.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19And at £40.98
0:09:19 > 0:09:20he seals the deal
0:09:20 > 0:09:21on the teak garden set.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25And for all you furniture fans out there, Foxy has got a very
0:09:25 > 0:09:29nifty trick for determining the origin of wooden garden items.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30It's definitely Indonesian.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Do you know how I know?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- It says here, look. "Made in Indonesia".- Oh!
0:09:34 > 0:09:36And that's always a good clue, my friend.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41Yes, impressive stuff. Nothing gets past the Fox's beady eye.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43And he's on a roll
0:09:43 > 0:09:47and sticking with his theme of 'things to sit on in the sunshine'.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50He spots a chair that he'd like to add to his collection.
0:09:50 > 0:09:515 euros?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Yes. That's for nothing.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- It's for nothing?- Almost.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57Almost for nothing. 4 euros.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59HE LAUGHS
0:09:59 > 0:10:00I've been saving up.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Thank you very much.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08So just 4 euros, or £3.28 later,
0:10:08 > 0:10:10and Phil hopes he's sitting on a profit.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13I guess it's probably 1960s, something like that.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18It was 4 euros. How can I fail to make a profit on that?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21And in the meantime, I could always hire it out.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26While Phil dreams of all the money he hopes to make, Kate has
0:10:26 > 0:10:30spotted some vintage crockery she hopes will make her a crock of cash.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- How much is this?- 15.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- From the years...1950.- 1950s?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38This is basically nursery ware.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42And it is transfer printed with lovely little nursery
0:10:42 > 0:10:44figures of children dressing up.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46You can't do 10?
0:10:46 > 0:10:48No, no, I don't do this for these things.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- OK, so 15. I can do 15.- Thank you.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55That's £12.30 in sterling.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57And she thinks the set is mashing.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00A plate, a bowl and a trio.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02That is a side plate, cup and saucer
0:11:02 > 0:11:04and this beaker,
0:11:04 > 0:11:05all in lovely condition.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Somebody has really looked after the set,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10so I better make sure I do too.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Yes, don't go dropping it, old Butterfingers Bliss.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16She is certainly in the zone now
0:11:16 > 0:11:17and swiftly splashes out
0:11:17 > 0:11:20another 15 euros or £12.30
0:11:20 > 0:11:21on a pot cupboard
0:11:21 > 0:11:22with a special purpose.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24It would sit beside a bed.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28And in this little cupboard below, it would house a chamber pot.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Made of oak. Typically Edwardian.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33But it's not. It's actually very modern.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35But it has got a good marble top.
0:11:35 > 0:11:40The best way to maximise my profit is to sell it privately.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43It might need a little bit of TLC first, though.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48They are halfway through their buying bonanza
0:11:48 > 0:11:51and both kept their costs down on foreign soil.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53But winning this Showdown rests on how much
0:11:53 > 0:11:55they sell their items for back in Blighty.
0:11:57 > 0:11:58With £1,000 of their own money
0:11:58 > 0:12:00to spend, they have now bought
0:12:00 > 0:12:02four items each.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03Kate's purchases have cost her
0:12:03 > 0:12:06£248.80,
0:12:06 > 0:12:08leaving the heart with £751.20
0:12:08 > 0:12:10in her kitty.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Phil has spent £188.56,
0:12:13 > 0:12:16leaving him with £811.44
0:12:16 > 0:12:18for the next two rounds.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Time for Round Three
0:12:21 > 0:12:23at the antiques fair.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Their third battle ground is the Ardingly antiques
0:12:25 > 0:12:27and collectables fair in West Sussex,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30where they will be pursuing the most profitable plunder.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34But before the buying begins, our pair have time for a catch-up.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35- Hey!- How are you?- How are you doing?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- Half done already! - Where did that go?
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- I know, just frightening, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43I think the frightening thing for me is that I haven't really got anything
0:12:43 > 0:12:46that I've earmarked for the auction yet.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48What bothers me is I haven't bought anything I really think is
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- quite meaty.- I'm the same.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51I mean, I really want to buy
0:12:51 > 0:12:54something of quality that is going to do well at auction.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Then I think I'm going to follow you.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- Well, you are going to have to catch me first.- Right.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02Yes, the race is on,
0:13:02 > 0:13:05and Phil is first to shine the light on a potential buy.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- Is this PAT tested? - Yeah, it is all tested and done
0:13:08 > 0:13:10and works.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14The best I can do on that is 150 quid, if it's any good.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15Uh...
0:13:15 > 0:13:18How about 175?
0:13:18 > 0:13:22I've got to sell it, so if I give 150 for it, I think
0:13:22 > 0:13:24I can ask perhaps...
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- 185, 195.- 160 and it is yours.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32I think this is a really cool thing. It is a marriage.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36It would never have started life out like this. The tripod,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39it's a surveyor's theodolite or level stand.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42And some clever man has got a theatre light that would've hung
0:13:42 > 0:13:45in the gantry of a French theatre
0:13:45 > 0:13:47in the 1940s, turned it upside down
0:13:47 > 0:13:51and put it on here. Really, really wicked. I think it is a cool thing.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Yes, the Fox is beaming, but it is Miss Bliss who strikes
0:13:55 > 0:13:59the next blow, buying this moulded glass grouse for £55.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02The best bit is that there is a little signature down here,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05which happens to say...Lalique.
0:14:05 > 0:14:11Now, Lalique is a very well-known name associated with glass models.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14And this is very much a late 20th-century piece.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Now, I'm sure the Fox, if he'd seen the grouse,
0:14:16 > 0:14:18would have been after it first.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20But, um...too late.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Hm, Kate is full of fighting talk.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26But Phil retaliates with his final buy.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30The charmer seals the deal with a kiss on this rhubarb forcer
0:14:30 > 0:14:32for £35.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35You put it over your rhubarb and it forces it to grow.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38There is no great age to this. It is terra-cotta.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41But it has got this pattern to it. How do you recreate that look?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Well, you've got to put yogurt on it,
0:14:44 > 0:14:45bury it for a while,
0:14:45 > 0:14:47and that promotes the moss and lichen growth...
0:14:47 > 0:14:49(Or cavalry and cow muck.)
0:14:49 > 0:14:51It works!
0:14:51 > 0:14:52Pew!
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Hm, let's hope Kate's next purchase is something less smelly.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- Could I have a look at your little shoe, please?- Yeah.
0:14:58 > 0:14:59Oh.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04- What is the very best you could do for me on that one?- I could do...45.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- That is the rock-bottom. - Is it?- That is 20 off.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- You couldn't do 40 just for me? - Oh...- No?
0:15:10 > 0:15:14I tell you what, we can do a very silly price for you, and that is 41.
0:15:14 > 0:15:1641, done.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19It looks like a novelty silver shoe.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21It is in fact made of pewter.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26It dates from the Georgian period. And it is beautifully crafted.
0:15:26 > 0:15:31But it is not just a novelty boot. It was actually used as a snuff box.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33And the lid flips open.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37And that is where the gentleman of the early 19th century
0:15:37 > 0:15:38would put his snuff.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40I've got high hopes for that one.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45And with that, Kate's kicked us to the antiques fair finish line.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49Both our treasure hunters are desperate to win, so let's see
0:15:49 > 0:15:50where they stand after Round Three.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54From her £1,000 budget,
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Kate has spent £344.80,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59which leaves £655.20
0:15:59 > 0:16:00for the final round.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Phil has spent a total of £383.56
0:16:06 > 0:16:09so far, leaving him with £616.44
0:16:09 > 0:16:11for Round Four.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15So, all that cash comes with them
0:16:15 > 0:16:17to Round Four - the Car Boot.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Our bargain busters have arrived at Ford Airfield, in Sussex,
0:16:20 > 0:16:22for their final profit-finding fling.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27And with no time to waste, Phil wields his cash cleaver
0:16:27 > 0:16:31and brings it down hard on this butcher's block for £100.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I've got a real soft spot for butcher's blocks.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Both my father and my grandfather, well, they were both butchers.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40It sort of missed a generation when it got to me.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43Now, this particular example is Austrian
0:16:43 > 0:16:45because it says just here - Innsbruck.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49The bottom, well, I've got to be truthful - it's a bit rough.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51So I need to do some work there.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53But I love it. I hope someone else does.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Yes, he's on a roll, and spots a couple of barrels
0:16:57 > 0:16:59and takes a punt with the seller.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01What's the debt on them?
0:17:04 > 0:17:05These are salt glazed.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Now, the term salt glaze comes from the fact that
0:17:08 > 0:17:12when they are fired, you would lob a handful of salt into the kiln,
0:17:12 > 0:17:14and it produces this lovely glaze on them.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Originally, these would probably have been spirit or wine
0:17:18 > 0:17:20or ale barrels.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22They cost me £35 each.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25£70, the pair.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28And with that, Phil has completed his Showdown haul.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32His rival has scanned the stalls and seems to have the measure of them.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34What's this?
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- A horse measuring stick.- Oh, yes, I can see. Isn't that a nice one?
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- This is the case, is it? - That's the case.- Oh, shame!
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Oh, isn't that a shame? The top has come off.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46How much is that?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- Owes me 100.- Does it?- Hm.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Could you do 90?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- I'm actually losing money at 100. - £100, OK.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Now, antique measures are still a really buoyant
0:17:57 > 0:17:59area of the collectors' market.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03And I have bought this one because it is a lovely example of a horse
0:18:03 > 0:18:06measure, which is a little bit more unusual.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09And at well over 100 years old, it dates from the Edwardian period.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13Now, £100 may sound expensive to you,
0:18:13 > 0:18:17but I still think there is a profit there.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19With one item left to scoop up,
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Kate hotfoots it towards a Georgian ladle she'd spotted earlier,
0:18:23 > 0:18:25but she does have some concerns.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28The thing about ladles is very often you'd have them in a pair.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- Yeah.- And so selling one on its own wouldn't be quite as good.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34What could you do for me?
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Can we do business on 30?- If you can do 25 cash, I'll take it away.
0:18:38 > 0:18:4025 cash?
0:18:40 > 0:18:42You got a deal.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44- You're a star.- Thank you.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Now, I knew what this was even from a distance.
0:18:47 > 0:18:48It is called a toddy ladle
0:18:48 > 0:18:51and was used to measure out an alcoholic tipple.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55But I also knew that this one is from Scotland.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Turn it over and the hallmark bares that out because you have got
0:18:58 > 0:19:01a little thistle, which tells me that it was made in Edinburgh.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04But it was made over 200 years ago.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08So with £25,
0:19:08 > 0:19:10this is going to auction
0:19:10 > 0:19:12and should make a profit.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15So, there we go. They're all bought up.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Let's look at the figures.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Our rummaging rivals each started
0:19:20 > 0:19:21out with £1,000
0:19:21 > 0:19:23of their own money to spend.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Kate's been cautious with her cash
0:19:25 > 0:19:27and has spent almost £470
0:19:27 > 0:19:29of her kitty,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31while Phil's splashed out slightly
0:19:31 > 0:19:33more in his bid for victory,
0:19:33 > 0:19:34and finishes having spent
0:19:34 > 0:19:36almost £554.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Before our dealers turn their minds to selling,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41what do they make of their wares?
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- We're finished!- Wow!- We got all our stuff!- What a relief that is!
0:19:46 > 0:19:50Today, I am really pleased. I bought a Scottish toddy ladle.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51Oh, that's cool.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53For £25.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54How did you do that?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57My favourite thing could be my little snuff box,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00which I bought at Ardingly, at the UK fair.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03And that I am going to put into auction definitely.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05My favourite thing is my Vanwall motorcar.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07- My racing car. - What are you putting into auction?
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- Don't know yet.- Are you doing a damage limitation exercise?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- Don't know yet. - And only putting really cheap...
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- I bet you are, aren't you? - Don't know yet.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- Is he? I reckon you are. - I'll see you at the auction.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20Hm...
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Well, dealers, there's a long road ahead before the Showdown Auction,
0:20:27 > 0:20:29but it is a race against time,
0:20:29 > 0:20:30as they have to beef up their
0:20:30 > 0:20:34bartering brawn and find private sellers for half their items.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38The other half will enter the auction of terror,
0:20:38 > 0:20:41where their profit will be at the whim of the bidding public.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43What goes in is vitally important.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46So, what are the big plans of attack?
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Kate is in her kitchen in Herefordshire.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54Now, my favourite piece is the collection of model toys.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56And I think these are lovely.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Now, these four pieces at the front are my four pieces
0:20:59 > 0:21:01I have decided to send into auction.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03We have got my lovely Georgian silver ladle,
0:21:03 > 0:21:08which SHOULD make a profit if there is any justice in the world.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11I've got a lovely, little 19th-century snuff box.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14I've got my nursery transfer-printed china.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17The bad thing about this is that it is Belgian,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20which hasn't got such a strong market over here, in the UK.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23But I am still hoping a collector will be charmed by the little
0:21:23 > 0:21:26motifs we have got on this.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29And then, we've got my Lalique grouse.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32I knew when I bought it that it was a modern piece,
0:21:32 > 0:21:35and now I know is post-1978.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37So a little bit more modern than I thought,
0:21:37 > 0:21:41but I think there is still room for a profit.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44So Kate also needs to line up private buyers for her
0:21:44 > 0:21:48pot cupboard, toy fire engine, and Edwardian horse measure.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Over at Serrell HQ, Phil's deciding what he's putting into the auction.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Now, if I go through these lots,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58this is Osses And Obstacles,
0:21:58 > 0:22:02by Snaffles. I think that is a definite winner for auction.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05My next auction lot is going to be these barrels here.
0:22:05 > 0:22:06I think they're quite a fun thing
0:22:06 > 0:22:09and I don't think they are expensive. I should be OK
0:22:09 > 0:22:11with those. My rhubarb forcer...
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Now, if you live in the country, who doesn't want to force their rhubarb?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16So those are three cheapish sort of lots.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19And I am sort of toying with the idea that I'd like to have
0:22:19 > 0:22:20just a little bit of jeopardy.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24So, for me, it is either the theatre light or the butcher's block
0:22:24 > 0:22:26that is going to be my fourth item in auction.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29And I think I'm going to put this in.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33I'm going to get the bottom painted in that sort of trendy light blue
0:22:33 > 0:22:34grey colour.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36And I think that will do quite well.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38So those are going to be my four auction items.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41So that means Phil has to find buyers for his theatre light,
0:22:41 > 0:22:46garden furniture, 1960s chair, and toy racing car.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Our determined dealers must now knuckle down
0:22:50 > 0:22:53and turn all their talk into antiques selling action.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55And remember, until they've shaken on it
0:22:55 > 0:22:59and the money has changed hands, no deal is ever sealed.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03It's Kate "Absolute" Bliss who's first into the fray,
0:23:03 > 0:23:05hoping to bag that crucial opening sale.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Now, she's a well brought-up girl with a high set of morals,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12so of course won't be resorting to any underhand tactics...
0:23:12 > 0:23:13Will she?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15I'm here at Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17And I am here to meet...
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Philip Serrell's wife!
0:23:20 > 0:23:23She is actually a really good friend of mine and a bit of a petrol head.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27And I'm hoping that she'd like to buy a little model car that is
0:23:27 > 0:23:29not dissimilar to her racing car.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34The sneaky little minx!
0:23:34 > 0:23:37All's fair in love and war...and dealing, it seems!
0:23:37 > 0:23:39The car came as part of a larger collection
0:23:39 > 0:23:41and owes her ten pounds.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43So can she drive up the price
0:23:43 > 0:23:45with racetrack regular Mrs Bryony Serrell?
0:23:45 > 0:23:47# Bad to the bone! #
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Well, I have brought you something I'm sort of hoping you might like.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53It doesn't go as fast.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57But it is a little model which doesn't look dissimilar
0:23:57 > 0:23:59to your Lotus.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01No. It is very sweet, actually.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- And this little car dates from, what, late '60s, early '70s.- OK.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08- It is cute, isn't it? - What sort of year is yours?- 1967.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- One for the collection?- Um... I feel a bit of a turncoat being here,
0:24:11 > 0:24:13you know, looking at this.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- What are you thinking on this? - Well, I'm looking for
0:24:15 > 0:24:19anywhere from sort of £20 to £40, something like that.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22That's rather a lot, isn't it? What about 25, then?
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Hm-mm. Could I bump you up just a fiver and say 30?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- Meet me in the middle, how about that? A nice round figure.- 30... Hm.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- You are against Philip, though, aren't you?- I am against Phil.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33THEY LAUGH
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- OK, 30. Shall we go 28?- All right.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40It's a swift start for Kate
0:24:40 > 0:24:42as she nets a profit of £18.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43And she can't resist
0:24:43 > 0:24:44a lap of honour...
0:24:44 > 0:24:45I'm ready!
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Go on, put your foot down!
0:24:53 > 0:24:56She's no Lewis Hamilton, that's for sure!
0:24:59 > 0:25:01That was fantastic!
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Well, while she made a tidy sum off Phil's wife,
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Kate struggles to sell the rest of her vehicles
0:25:06 > 0:25:09individually as planned, and ends up
0:25:09 > 0:25:11making a slight loss of £3.80
0:25:11 > 0:25:13when she sells them in bulk to
0:25:13 > 0:25:15toy car collector Chris in Hereford.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17But she redeems herself
0:25:17 > 0:25:19with a profit of £6.60,
0:25:19 > 0:25:20selling the toy fire engine
0:25:20 > 0:25:21to the same buyer.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23It's a mixed start from Kate.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26But there's no first-night nerves from Foxy.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29If you're going to sell a theatre light, there is only one place to
0:25:29 > 0:25:32take it. And I'm at my local theatre, in Worcester,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35and I am hoping that my light is going to find itself centre stage
0:25:35 > 0:25:36in there.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38# Like a super trooper... #
0:25:38 > 0:25:41He's spent £1.50 getting it PAT tested,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43so needs to perform like a superstar to get more than
0:25:43 > 0:25:46the £161.50 that it owes him.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49But will theatre director Chris like it?
0:25:50 > 0:25:53We have action, look at that!
0:25:53 > 0:25:56- Very good.- Now, is this of interest to you?
0:25:56 > 0:26:00I probably wouldn't use it actually as a light, Phil.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02But I would use it on the stage as a prop.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Well, I was hoping I might get 250 for it.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07I would be looking more about...
0:26:07 > 0:26:10170, 180, something like that.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Come on, sharpen your pencil a bit.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14200, final offer.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- You're a gentleman.- Lovely.- Thank you very much indeed.- Job done.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20That's a £38.50 profit,
0:26:20 > 0:26:22and he's come over all Thespian.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25To sell or not to sell,
0:26:25 > 0:26:26that is the question.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29It's to sell, Phil, that's the whole point!
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Now, someone who does have the measure of this show is Kate,
0:26:32 > 0:26:36who doesn't even let the small matter of no daylight hold her back.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39It's really late in the day and here I am in Gloucestershire,
0:26:39 > 0:26:41at a stable yard.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45And I have come to meet Robert, who is a producer of show horses.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Now, I'm hoping to learn a thing or two about my horse measure.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Kate paid a rather hefty £100 for it,
0:26:52 > 0:26:55so will equine expert Robert think it's worth it?
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Well, let me show you my measure.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00This one dates from about 1900.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- I've never actually seen one produced like that.- Like this?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05I've seen lots of measurements, but not in a case.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09They wouldn't accept this these days for measuring cos it's not
0:27:09 > 0:27:11- got a spirit level.- Ah!
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- So the modern measures... - You see, it's wobbly.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16So, do you think this is something you would like to buy, Robert?
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Obviously, perhaps not to use on your horses,
0:27:19 > 0:27:21but as a sort of collector's item,
0:27:21 > 0:27:23- is it something...? - I would've thought so, yes.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27I was looking for around the £150 to £200 mark.
0:27:27 > 0:27:32- How do you feel about that?- Yes, you... Possibly slightly higher
0:27:32 > 0:27:34than one would've thought.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- Shall we try it on one of your horses...- Yes, do.
0:27:36 > 0:27:37- ..and see what you think? - Yep, we will.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41- Where are you going to measure him? - The highest point of his wither,
0:27:41 > 0:27:42- which is there.- Hm-mm.
0:27:42 > 0:27:47He's 15 hands and a half an inch, which is perfect for his age.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- What do you think?- I think you've asked quite high.- Right.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54But I would bid you 125.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57Could I say just five pounds more, say 130?
0:27:57 > 0:28:00- We'd have a deal.- Brilliant. Thank you very much.- Not at all.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02And Kate rides off into the night
0:28:02 > 0:28:04with a profit of £30,
0:28:04 > 0:28:05leaving the measure
0:28:05 > 0:28:06in the right HANDS. Ha!
0:28:06 > 0:28:10Miss Bliss is storming ahead on three sales to Foxy's one -
0:28:10 > 0:28:14time for Phil-Boy to unleash his inner wheeler dealer.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16# Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush, Bush
0:28:16 > 0:28:19# No income tax, no VAT
0:28:19 > 0:28:22# No money back, no guarantee.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24# Black or white... #
0:28:24 > 0:28:27He's on his way to see a man who's having his garden landscaped
0:28:27 > 0:28:30in the hope of turning his garden furniture into a nice
0:28:30 > 0:28:31little earner.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39- Hi, John!- Del-Boy, how are you?!
0:28:39 > 0:28:40He who dares, Phil!
0:28:40 > 0:28:42How are you, my friend?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- I'm very well, Phil, how are you? - Lovely to see you.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47- Now, can I show you what I've got for you?- Yes, yeah.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49Let's go have a look then, shall we?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Look at that.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53Don't they look fantastic?
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- Yes, they do.- Just a little bit of that oil in them.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57I constantly have a lot of people around here,
0:28:57 > 0:29:00and they're always saying, "Is there somewhere to sit?"
0:29:00 > 0:29:03And there are places to sit, as you see, but never enough.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05So, how old are they? I mean, are they...?
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- I think they're Elizabethan(!) - Elizabeth...- Hm.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- HE LAUGHS - The Second.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Elizabethan, hm.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15- They're made in Indonesia!- Yes, but they're teak, look, an-teak.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- Ah.- There's an an-teak, and there's an an-teak.- Oh, antique, yes.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- Another an-teak. - Yes, of course, yes.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25I bought these just outside Brussels. And they cost me 50 euros.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28What I was really hoping for was £20 a chair and I'll give you the table.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30How much?!
0:29:30 > 0:29:32This isn't going very well, this, is it?
0:29:32 > 0:29:34HE LAUGHS
0:29:34 > 0:29:37£80 isn't going to work, is it?
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Well, not really, no. I was thinking more about half that, really.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42What do you think about that?
0:29:42 > 0:29:43No, I don't like the sound of that at all.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- HE LAUGHS - I don't like that at all, really.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49What about if I sold them to you for... I don't know, 60 quid?
0:29:49 > 0:29:50I'll tell you what I'll do...
0:29:50 > 0:29:52If I give you 60 quid...
0:29:52 > 0:29:57- Yeah.- ..will you take that yellow van out of here?- Now?- With you?
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- Deal, done.- It's a deal. - I'll get moving now!
0:29:59 > 0:30:02HE LAUGHS
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Lovely jubley!
0:30:05 > 0:30:08That's a profit of £19.02
0:30:08 > 0:30:10from Boycie, and he's out of there!
0:30:15 > 0:30:16And whilst he's in the mood
0:30:16 > 0:30:17for hawking furniture,
0:30:17 > 0:30:20he adds £1.72 to his profit pot
0:30:20 > 0:30:21when he sells his 1960s chair
0:30:21 > 0:30:23to dealer Alison in Worcester.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Our dealers now have one item left each
0:30:27 > 0:30:30to sell privately before the mighty Showdown Auction.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Kate has given her £12.30 pot cupboard a once-over
0:30:33 > 0:30:36with some paint she had sitting around and is hoping
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Hereford-based vintage shop owner
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Polly will fall in love with
0:30:40 > 0:30:42its newly spruced-up state.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43There you go.
0:30:43 > 0:30:44Oh, I do like it.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- Yes, I do like it.- You do?- Yeah.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51Well, I was hoping for around the sort of £100 to £150 mark.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- Yes.- How does that sound to you?
0:30:54 > 0:30:56I'd be happy with 80.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00OK. If I come down and meet you at, say, 90...
0:31:00 > 0:31:0185.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04- Done.- Brilliant. - I'm happy with that.- Amazing!
0:31:04 > 0:31:06That's an impressive profit
0:31:06 > 0:31:08of £72.70. And with that,
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Kate has sold all of the items
0:31:10 > 0:31:12she planned to sell privately.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Well, what a relief, that all came good.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15It just goes to show,
0:31:15 > 0:31:19it's worth sometimes putting in a little bit of elbow grease.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22You should try it sometime, Mr Serrell.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Well, Phil knows more about axle grease than elbow grease!
0:31:25 > 0:31:28So, cheeky Kate sold her toy car to Phil's wife,
0:31:28 > 0:31:33but Foxy's had to go further afield to Derby with his 1950s racer.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36And he's revved up with ambition.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39I'm here at Donnington Park, which has not only got a race track,
0:31:39 > 0:31:42but also a collection of Formula 1 cars.
0:31:42 > 0:31:43And I'm here to meet Kevin Wheatcroft,
0:31:43 > 0:31:45who I know has got an interest in these.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48# Back in the fast lane! #
0:31:48 > 0:31:50But with over £112 invested in it,
0:31:50 > 0:31:53will Kevin give Phil a speedy profit?
0:31:55 > 0:31:59Well, look at this, a Vanwall. And there is one, two, three, four,
0:31:59 > 0:32:00five and a body.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02- A full range.- Well, I've got to be honest with you.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05I went to an auction and I did think of you, cos I saw this.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- Wow.- Which is... - Wow, look at that.- ..a Vanwall.
0:32:08 > 0:32:12- I've heard of these, but I've never actually seen one...- Have you not?
0:32:12 > 0:32:14..in the flesh, let alone in its box.
0:32:14 > 0:32:15I would be interested, yeah.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18I was hoping to get close to something like 200 quid, if I could.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21- I would definitely be happy in giving you that for it.- Really?
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Because it's in its box,
0:32:23 > 0:32:25makes a lot of sense to me. And having these ones out here...
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- That's fantastic. - It can go in the display case.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Kevin's a fast mover
0:32:30 > 0:32:34and gives Foxy a profit of £87.90.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38With the chequered flag in sight, let's see who's in pole position
0:32:38 > 0:32:41and who's got a flat.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42Both our experts have now sold
0:32:42 > 0:32:43four items.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Kate is doing well with a profit
0:32:45 > 0:32:49so far of £123.50
0:32:49 > 0:32:50But it's Phil who's leading
0:32:50 > 0:32:52at this stage.
0:32:52 > 0:32:53His private sales have earned him
0:32:53 > 0:32:57a profit of just over £147.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59And now, it's finally here -
0:32:59 > 0:33:03the moment we've all been waiting for with baited breath -
0:33:03 > 0:33:04the Showdown Auction!
0:33:04 > 0:33:08This is a terrifying place where our dealers have absolutely no
0:33:08 > 0:33:11influence over what happens.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Their fate is in the hands of the
0:33:13 > 0:33:15bidders at Pump House Auctions, in Hampshire.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19So, are our two brave warriors bearing up or crumbling under
0:33:19 > 0:33:20the pressure?
0:33:20 > 0:33:23I sort of feel there is a lot riding on this auction.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24Well, do you know what?
0:33:24 > 0:33:28I'm quite nervous because I've sort of done a worst-case scenario.
0:33:28 > 0:33:33And if I have a bad day, I'm sort of £100 down the bin, really.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36I'm similar, I would say. But, hey,
0:33:36 > 0:33:39the sun's going to shine, positive feeling.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42- Come on, let's go and have a look. - OK, come on then.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46So, our pair have understandably got the jitters.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49The only thing we know at this stage is they'll be paying
0:33:49 > 0:33:52the saleroom's standard selling commission and house fees.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Before the hammer starts to fall,
0:33:54 > 0:33:57there's one last chance to look over each other's lots.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59That's a sweet little lot. And worryingly, I think
0:33:59 > 0:34:02she could do all right with that.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04This looks like it should be old,
0:34:04 > 0:34:06but I've lifted up the lid,
0:34:06 > 0:34:07and that...is brand-new.
0:34:07 > 0:34:12Katie, my love, I think your grouse has turned into a turkey.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14That paint looks pretty fresh.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17It's not a dissimilar colour to my pot cupboard either.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19He's been pinching my ideas!
0:34:19 > 0:34:22This is just an absolute steal and I wish I'd seen it.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24I normally like salt-glazed items,
0:34:24 > 0:34:29but there's something about these that don't exactly set me on fire.
0:34:29 > 0:34:30Maybe it's the cushions on top.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34It's a lovely little Scottish ladle.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37The only thing is, Kate, we're in Hampshire!
0:34:37 > 0:34:40I've seen examples of Snaffles' books go for really big money
0:34:40 > 0:34:42if they're in great condition,
0:34:42 > 0:34:44but is anybody going to want
0:34:44 > 0:34:47a volume of Snaffles that looks like it's been caught in the rain?
0:34:49 > 0:34:50And we're off!
0:34:50 > 0:34:54The first of our items under the hammer is Phil's rhubarb forcer.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56He paid £35 for it.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57Well, you know, fair dues -
0:34:57 > 0:34:59I don't think you could get many more people in here.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01Not unless they were swinging from the chandelier.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04The real question is, how many of them want their rhubarb forced?
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Couple of bids here. 18. 20.
0:35:06 > 0:35:082 here. 24 anywhere?
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- This is all looking rather good, isn't it(?)- No.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- Got a bidder on the front row. - 28 only. 30 anywhere?
0:35:14 > 0:35:15Ouch.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18At £28 then...
0:35:18 > 0:35:21That is for 303.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Will you please wipe that smile off your face?
0:35:23 > 0:35:24Thank you.
0:35:24 > 0:35:2610. 12 anywhere?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Rhubarb's off the menu.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Oh, a crushing start for Phil.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35He sells it for less than he paid, and there are those auction fees
0:35:35 > 0:35:36to think about. After costs,
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Phil makes a loss of £15.38.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43But it's still all to play for and he could redeem himself
0:35:43 > 0:35:47quickly with his upcycled butcher's block, which is up next.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49It owes him £100.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51I would have this in my kitchen, I like it.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54- And I think it's got a good chance of making...- You might have to!
0:35:54 > 0:35:56£90.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59100 there is. 110. 120.
0:35:59 > 0:36:015. 130. 5.
0:36:01 > 0:36:02Oh, it's proving popular!
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- £190. 5. Yes?- What?!- 200.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08And 10?
0:36:08 > 0:36:11220. 230. 240.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13And 5. 250.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- You are joking!- 5. 260.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18£255, then...
0:36:18 > 0:36:19Geez!
0:36:21 > 0:36:23That's an incredible price!
0:36:23 > 0:36:25I knew that all the time, really.
0:36:25 > 0:36:26My goodness me!
0:36:26 > 0:36:28The block chops Phil a huge profit
0:36:28 > 0:36:31of £103.04 after fees,
0:36:31 > 0:36:33but Phil has a question for the buyer.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35What would you have gone to?
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- 400, 500.- Oh, go away!
0:36:39 > 0:36:41You're a star. Well done, you. Thank you very much.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45- How come we've missed out on the butcher's block market?- Hold on.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47I'm going to go see if she's into barrels as well.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49I'll be back in a minute.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Well, hopefully she is, Phil, because they're up next.
0:36:52 > 0:36:53He paid £70.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57Bid's here. 38. 48 for them.
0:36:57 > 0:36:5850 there is.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02Phil needs bids to reach £90 to be in profit.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- £70. 2 anywhere? - That's enough now.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Sell them for £70 then...
0:37:09 > 0:37:10Yours, sir.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15- Do you know what?- What?- I really wouldn't sweat, you're still ahead.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Well, Phil rolled out the barrels...
0:37:17 > 0:37:18and then fell under them,
0:37:18 > 0:37:20suffering his second loss
0:37:20 > 0:37:23of the day - £16.44 after fees.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27I think what I should have done is just bought three more
0:37:27 > 0:37:30butcher's blocks and brought them all here and then nothing else
0:37:30 > 0:37:32and everything would have been fine.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Phil is three items down and his auction has been
0:37:35 > 0:37:38a white-knuckle ride of extreme highs and lows.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Time now for Kate to test her mettle,
0:37:40 > 0:37:43as her Georgian silver toddy ladle is up next.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- What did you pay for it? - So, I paid 25.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49It's got to make £33.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52I've got £30. 2 is there.
0:37:52 > 0:37:53- Drop the hammer.- 32 there is.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- 34. 36.- Drop the hammer!
0:37:56 > 0:37:5738. 40. Two anywhere?
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Drop the hammer. Drop the hammer.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- £40 then...- Drop it. Drop it.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04- Yours, madam.- £40.- Phew!
0:38:04 > 0:38:07I've made money. Not a huge amount, but I have made money.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09Yes, you have, Kate -
0:38:09 > 0:38:11£4.32 after fees.
0:38:11 > 0:38:12A small profit,
0:38:12 > 0:38:13but better than a loss!
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Can she turn a bigger profit with her little glass grouse?
0:38:17 > 0:38:20It cost her £55, but she's done the calculations
0:38:20 > 0:38:23and knows what she needs to break even.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26It's got to make £70, pretty much.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28I've got 55 for that.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- 60 is there.- Come on!
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- At £60 then...- Go on!
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- 579.- Oh, no! - The bird's flown.- Ooh... £60!
0:38:37 > 0:38:39The grouse hits the ground,
0:38:39 > 0:38:42losing Kate £9.52 after costs.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Her children's tea set is up next.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48It cost £12.30 in Belgium. Will it do better than the birdie?
0:38:48 > 0:38:50You cannot fail.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51I think it's got a chance.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Couple of bids. 25. I've got 28 for the lot.
0:38:54 > 0:38:5730 anywhere? 30, bid 2. 34.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00I've 34. 36 anywhere?
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Sell it then at £34...
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Yes! £34.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Miss Bliss has nearly doubled her money there with
0:39:09 > 0:39:11a profit of £12.17.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15But there's no time to celebrate - her lots are coming thick
0:39:15 > 0:39:19and fast, and she's about to try her luck with her final item -
0:39:19 > 0:39:21the 19th-century snuff box.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24And she's got £41 invested.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27It's got to make just over £50 for me to break even.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28I think this could go either way.
0:39:28 > 0:39:3238. I've got 40. And I've got 42.
0:39:32 > 0:39:3444 there is. 46. 48.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- At £48 then... - Oh, go on, go on, go on!
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Yours, madam.
0:39:40 > 0:39:41I think you're sort of unlucky.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45Just a couple of pounds below what Kate was hoping for -
0:39:45 > 0:39:47but every pound counts at the auction. And after fees,
0:39:47 > 0:39:50the snuff box sticks the boot in with a disappointing
0:39:50 > 0:39:52£5.21 loss.
0:39:53 > 0:39:58Phil's last chance at glory lies with his 1930s Snaffles' book.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00It owes him just over £32.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Did you drop it in a puddle?
0:40:02 > 0:40:04No. We've all seen better days.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06My prediction is you're going to break even.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Couple of bids. I've got 35 and I've got 42.
0:40:09 > 0:40:1144 anywhere?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- 50 pence profit. I told you! - 44 there is. 46. 48.
0:40:14 > 0:40:1650 I've got. 2, at 52.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20Sell it then at £52 with me...
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- Well done. That's money. - Absolutely right.- Well done!
0:40:24 > 0:40:27Well, that's turned out nicely, hasn't it?
0:40:27 > 0:40:29So Phil ends on a high -
0:40:29 > 0:40:31that's £6.82 profit after fees,
0:40:31 > 0:40:33and the book is closed
0:40:33 > 0:40:34on the auction.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Well, fair dues, the boy done good. Well done.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41- I better go get the teas in. - I think so.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44And that's it. There were peaks and troughs, but they survived.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46We'll reveal the victor in just a moment.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48But first, let's remind ourselves what
0:40:48 > 0:40:50they spent originally.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Both our experts started out
0:40:53 > 0:40:55with £1,000 of their own money.
0:40:55 > 0:40:56Kate spent almost half that -
0:40:56 > 0:40:59£469.80 -
0:40:59 > 0:41:01while Phil spent a little bit more -
0:41:01 > 0:41:04£555.06,
0:41:04 > 0:41:06including PAT testing costs.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11All of the money that Kate and Phil have made from today's challenge
0:41:11 > 0:41:13will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15So, let's find out who is today's
0:41:15 > 0:41:19Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown Champion.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21- Well... - It's the big one!- How are you?
0:41:21 > 0:41:25Do you know? I got to appear on stage. I sat in a Vanwall.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28And the best thing is, I made a profit out of Boicey!
0:41:28 > 0:41:30That's pretty good going, I would say.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34- You sold something to my wife. - Well, all's fair in love and war.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- So how were all your other things? - Well, OK.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Painted my pot cupboard, that went well.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42And I got to measure a 15-hand hunter.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- Not for me, that would have terrified me.- Beautiful animal.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Yeah. But, I mean, for me, the auction was a one-lot wonder.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Well, the auction was amazing for you.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51You had a right flyer, didn't you?
0:41:51 > 0:41:55- Well, just the one lot.- As butcher's blocks go, it was a nice one.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- And the rest of it was a bit... - I'm not quite sure it was THAT nice.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Well, yeah, I was two up, two down, so...
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- Very up and down. - So where are we going to be here?
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- I know, I really don't know. - Shall we have a look?- Hm.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- Three.- You going to count?- Two. One.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- Go!- Whoa!- Ooh!
0:42:10 > 0:42:11Look, it's me, ha-ha!
0:42:13 > 0:42:16Yes, Phil triumphs - and it was the butcher's block that made him
0:42:16 > 0:42:17his meatiest profit.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19But it doesn't end there.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22Both our experts have been building up their profit pots over
0:42:22 > 0:42:26a week of challenges. So, who is the overall winner?
0:42:26 > 0:42:28Three.
0:42:28 > 0:42:29Two.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31One. Go!
0:42:31 > 0:42:35- Well done, you!- Oh-ho-ho! - That's close.- That is pretty close.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39- Well, that was a huge amount of fun. - It was great fun, wasn't it?
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- And you've been a fantastic partner. - And you too.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43- A winning partner.- Do you know?
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- I feel like doing it all again. - But first you can buy me lunch.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47SHE LAUGHS
0:42:47 > 0:42:50So a convincing win from Kate.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53Between them, they've made almost £3,400 -
0:42:53 > 0:42:56and every penny of that will go to charity.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59My chosen charity is Herefordshire Mind,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02which helps people suffering from mental health illness
0:43:02 > 0:43:04and supports their families.
0:43:04 > 0:43:09The profits that I've made are going to Ben Cohen's StandUp Foundation,
0:43:09 > 0:43:12which tackles bullying in all its forms.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15It's been a week of no-holds-barred combat.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Our excellent experts have really put their money
0:43:17 > 0:43:20where their mouths are and shown they can make a profit
0:43:20 > 0:43:24from buying and selling antiques when their own money is on the line.