0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06the show that pitches TV's best loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13That could present a problem for her.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17Giving you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Each week one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:19 > 0:00:22will face a different daily challenge.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24I've got a heavy profit here.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:27 > 0:00:29I wasn't a Girl Guide for nothing.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34..and giving you their top tips and savvy secrets...
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Let's make hay while that sun shines.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40- ..on how to make the most money from buying and selling.- Get in there.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Today the King of Sly, Phil "The Fox" Serrell
0:00:45 > 0:00:46takes on Queen of Style
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Katherine Higgins in a Parisian market.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Coming up...
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Phil is in for a shock.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55- You paid how much for it?- 80 euros. - 80 euros.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Not 18, 80.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02- Katherine finds her true self... - I am a 1932 girl.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04..and Mr Serrell gets overfamiliar.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Hold on a moment. Whoa!
0:01:07 > 0:01:11This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Ah, bonjour tout le monde, to a real tour de force
0:01:28 > 0:01:32and a brief tour de France as two tres jolie antiques experts
0:01:32 > 0:01:36take to the streets of gay Paris in the hope of eloping with
0:01:36 > 0:01:38a pound-stretching profit.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40So let's meet our battling pair.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Bursting into the sunlight with a rosy glow
0:01:43 > 0:01:47and an eye for a bargain, a woman of substance with
0:01:47 > 0:01:49a substantial knowledge of the trade, it's...
0:01:53 > 0:01:55I like perfection.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00But every rose has its thorn and the thorn in her side comes in the shape
0:02:00 > 0:02:03of a real heavyweight, hard hitter in the world of antiques, it's...
0:02:08 > 0:02:11It's absolutely fantastic.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14These bric-a-brac lovers will
0:02:14 > 0:02:16rendezvous at markets around Saint-Ouen in the
0:02:16 > 0:02:22romance capital of the world for a real will-they-won't-they saga.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Will they or won't they fall in love with the items that will
0:02:25 > 0:02:30bring home a profit and will they or won't they get the price they want?
0:02:30 > 0:02:34They've each converted £750 of their own money into euros
0:02:34 > 0:02:39and the profits they make will go straight to their chosen charities.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43So get your cash out, Katherine Higgins and Phil Serrell.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46It's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- How are you?- Look at you, my lovely, lovely friend.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- I'm so excited, we're in Paris. - Gay Paris, the city of love.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- Well, and on that note I have this especially for you.- How lovely.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- I can only give you that in return. - Oh, gosh, goodness me.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- The romance is blossoming already. - Now, how much money have we got?
0:03:05 > 0:03:09- We have got the equivalent of £750 to spend in euros.- Really?
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- And have you got a plan? - I've got a cunning plan
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- but I'm not sure what it is yet. - I worry about a girl with a plan.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Bon chance.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Indeed you should be worried, Phil.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24As your rival is not only fluent in French,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27but she's also fluent in the art of flirtation.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31So you'd better have a good plan of action yourself, mate.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34We are at probably the best antiques market in Paris.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36I'm surrounded by really lovely, wonderful things.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40So if I've got a plan, I've got to try and find something that is just
0:03:40 > 0:03:43a bit different from the norm, a bit different from everything else
0:03:43 > 0:03:47and I've got to get there before Katherine does.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49So as Phil hotfoots it,
0:03:49 > 0:03:53what does Katherine make of her chances in today's tussle?
0:03:53 > 0:03:56I haven't been here for ten years so I'm thinking that it's going
0:03:56 > 0:03:59to be a bit of a struggle because the prices have changed in that time.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02I'm only used to spending about £1 per item
0:04:02 > 0:04:05and here I've got to deal with the French pricing structure.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Having said that, I think that I'm going to win
0:04:08 > 0:04:10and it's all about that, Phil, isn't it?
0:04:10 > 0:04:12It's war.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15It is and in this war of acquisition,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Phil is first to make a manoeuvre.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22He's spotted a large trunk he's hoping might pack a profit.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27So this would be about 1900s, 1890?
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Oui, around there.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34And Pyramid, it's the district of all the luggage in Paris.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37I'd like to buy it, can we do a little bit better on price?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- Oh, you kill me already.- I kill you.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41I'd like to kill you a little bit more.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45If you buy it, I will tell you the price I've paid.
0:04:45 > 0:04:46So Phil shows him the money
0:04:46 > 0:04:50but how close will he get to the 250 euros the seller wants?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52That's 150 so far.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57Ah, yes, you can do better. No, let me eat, let me eat.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- Let me eat?!- Yes!- Let me eat.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04- 170 is my best.- No.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Laissez moi manger.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Oh, what a man. Get in there.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- Thank you very, very much. - Don't come back, please.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Yes, the seller reluctantly shakes on a price of 170 euros
0:05:17 > 0:05:20for the trunk, which translates as...
0:05:22 > 0:05:25However, having taken the cash the seller lets him in
0:05:25 > 0:05:27on a little secret.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- You paid how much for it?- 80 euros.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- 80 euros?!- Not 18, 80.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- 80 euros?!- Yes.- And you've just made 90 euros profit out of me?
0:05:35 > 0:05:37And so what?
0:05:38 > 0:05:40How harsh is that?!
0:05:40 > 0:05:43But before Phil leaves the seller has one last trick
0:05:43 > 0:05:46up his sleeve, producing a medley of antique beauty products
0:05:46 > 0:05:49he originally found in the travel case.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52I know that you've just made 90 euros on that bag,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55so these don't cost you nothing.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- Ten.- No.- No?- No, no.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00I'm learning now. Three euros.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- Trois euro.- Three euros. - Oui, oui, oui.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- Is that yes?- Yes, yes, yes. - What a good man.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08Thank you very much indeed.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Oui, goodbye.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14So Phil happily shells out three euros to the not
0:06:14 > 0:06:16so happy seller, costing a meagre...
0:06:18 > 0:06:21But what exactly did Phil get?
0:06:21 > 0:06:26So here's my little three euro buy, moustache brush, probably bone,
0:06:26 > 0:06:29might be ivory but it's certainly pre-1947, so that's fine.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33What I wanted to buy were these two little bits here
0:06:33 > 0:06:38because that's a little Parisian lipstick crayon, I suppose.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40And here, look, we've got this...
0:06:42 > 0:06:46..little beauty spot thing by Dorin of Paris
0:06:46 > 0:06:48and they cost me three euros.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52That's cost me 170 euros.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Chin up, old fellow. At least you have two buys in the bag.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Katherine, however, has yet to find that special something.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02But she may be about to turn the page as she comes
0:07:02 > 0:07:07across a trader selling 1930s vintage fashion prints.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09This is why you come to Paris.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13There are often little gems and in here we've got a whole magazine
0:07:13 > 0:07:16which is absolutely lovely, so you actually learn
0:07:16 > 0:07:18quite a lot about the period.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20It's fascinating learning about the products that were
0:07:20 > 0:07:22on sale at the time,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26what the beauty regimes were, which I just get so excited about,
0:07:26 > 0:07:32the method of preparation to go out and beautify yourself.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36This is 1932 so we're winding the clock back and,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39do you know? Look how similar it is. Fashion doesn't change.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Look at the neckline here and look at what I'm wearing
0:07:41 > 0:07:43and look at my neckline.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45I am a 1932 girl.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Sacre bleu, it's uncanny.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- Ten euros.- Ten euros. Dix. OK, well, it's marked at 12 euros.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10So that's two euros off for good behaviour.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13So the 1930s magazine takes ten euros, or...
0:08:15 > 0:08:18..out of Katherine's budget and she seals the deal,
0:08:18 > 0:08:20not with a shake but with a kiss.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Hmm, a very awkward kiss. - Is that right?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Yes, that's right, both cheeks, Katherine.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Meanwhile, Phil has spotted a 19th century stool he likes the look of
0:08:33 > 0:08:36but a price tag he doesn't.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39I was hoping 150.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45180, ca va?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48150. My best, 150.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- Pay cash?- Pay cash.- Oui, ca va.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Thank you. Thank you very much indeed.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Phil gets the stool for 150 euros or...
0:08:59 > 0:09:02So why did he splash out?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04In this business, you're not selling an antique,
0:09:04 > 0:09:07you're not selling a stool or a table, you're selling a look
0:09:07 > 0:09:10and I hope that I've bought a look.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12This is about 100 years old.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14It's shabby chic.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Originally, this was painted in the most dreadful paint
0:09:18 > 0:09:23and it's got the most dreadful blue upholstery on it.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26But this guy, he's invested his time in it.
0:09:26 > 0:09:32The one thing I have established now is that the mark-up round here is...
0:09:32 > 0:09:35You've got to try and bid people for about half the price
0:09:35 > 0:09:37and then you stand a chance of getting it.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40I just hope that
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I'm sitting on a fortune.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Well, with Phil getting comfortable,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48Katherine is also in her comfort zone in the clothing and fashion
0:09:48 > 0:09:53section and it isn't long before she homes in on a vintage dress.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56The reason this is really good is because the condition is exemplary.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Late '70s.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02We don't know who made it, it's unknown, it's not labelled
0:10:02 > 0:10:06but it's very sheer, very sheer fabric,
0:10:06 > 0:10:08very lightweight.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13There's not a mark on it. Not a mark on it.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Delicate zip, quite lovely actually.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19A little ruffle at the bottom.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24And size, look at the size. It's probably a size ten, I'm guessing.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27I mean it is my dream dress, it would fit me.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29But this is not about selling to myself.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33It's a nice piece, so that's definitely a goer for me.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Katherine pays 40 euros or...
0:11:00 > 0:11:01..for the vintage dress.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06You can put it on, walk into a room and you will be a show stopper.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09But Katherine's voyage of the vintage isn't over
0:11:09 > 0:11:13as she sets her sights on a ladies' 1950s straw hat.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16What caught my eye first of all was the fact that
0:11:16 > 0:11:20if you turn it around, the colour of the straw is completely even.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24It's not bleached in one place, it's not dark in another
0:11:24 > 0:11:26and when you take into account that that would have been
0:11:26 > 0:11:30worn on a day-to-day basis,
0:11:30 > 0:11:32it's actually rather lovely that
0:11:32 > 0:11:35it hasn't got any sun damage or sun bleaching.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38It's almost as if it's come straight out of the box,
0:11:38 > 0:11:42fresh from the shop in 1954,
0:11:42 > 0:11:44that sort of period.
0:11:44 > 0:11:51We've got a label, made in Paris, as all great hats were at that point.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56A little elastic, so it would have tucked behind your head,
0:11:56 > 0:11:58supporting it as you wore it.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01It needs a nice '50s girl to wear a hat like this.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08I'm kind of thinking of somebody but the price has got to be right.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11And after a little negotiating with the camera-shy shop owner,
0:12:11 > 0:12:14the price turns out to be 35 euros or...
0:12:16 > 0:12:18I feel very, very pleased with it.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21It's a lovely piece. It's a great piece of 1950s history.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25I think we should all be wearing these today, really. Come on.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Put your hat on.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31So with Katherine using her head and Phil looking after his derriere,
0:12:31 > 0:12:34let's find out where we are with the scores.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38Katherine and Phil each arrived in Paris
0:12:38 > 0:12:42with £750 worth of their own euros to spend.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Phil Serrell has paid out three times and racked up...
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Katherine Higgins has also made three purchases
0:12:52 > 0:12:54but forked out a modest...
0:13:01 > 0:13:03However, as our two battling buyers collide,
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Phil is regretting one of his purchases
0:13:06 > 0:13:08and has a cunning plan to try
0:13:08 > 0:13:10and shift it to an unsuspecting Katherine.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12- I bought one thing.- Right.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15It's sort of on the back end of something else
0:13:15 > 0:13:18but it's sort of not really my thing, it's sort of make-up-y stuff
0:13:18 > 0:13:20and there's some lippy stuff
0:13:20 > 0:13:23and there's some stick-it-on-the-face stuff...
0:13:23 > 0:13:24- OK...- ..and some other stuff.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- ..so you've been encroaching on my territory.- Yes, but...
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- it cost me three euros. - Three euros?!
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- I'm going to issue you a challenge. - OK.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35You go and buy me something for three euros
0:13:35 > 0:13:37and you can have my three euro lot.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- Three euros?- Yeah.- I haven't seen anything for three euros.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- That expensive.- So that's going to be kind of car related or...
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Well, you know, gold. I like gold.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- For three euros? - I do like gold, gold.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- Go for gold.- Great.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56So in a dramatic twist to this unfurling drama,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Phil has thrown down the gauntlet to get Katherine to buy
0:13:59 > 0:14:02something for him for only three euros.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Three euros in Paris?!
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Phil is struggling to find anything that costs less than three figures.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Six cents euro.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Six hundred.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14HE MUMBLES
0:14:14 > 0:14:18I'm sorry but I can't buy that, it's too much money.
0:14:18 > 0:14:201,000....
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- OK, no, it's fine, thank you. - Oh, dear.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27As Phil struggles to find anything cheap enough to make a profit
0:14:27 > 0:14:29back in Blighty,
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Katherine is reflecting on an antique mirror
0:14:32 > 0:14:34which has seen better days.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39What you've got to accept is that the mirror is showing
0:14:39 > 0:14:41signs of wear and tear.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46It's what we call the patina of age and I love that feel about it.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49So, yeah, I'm kind of falling in love.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Do you think there's a vanity thing going on here?
0:14:52 > 0:14:56I mean, I love mirrors, why wouldn't I love mirrors? Girls and mirrors.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Et le meilleur, meilleur, meilleur prix!
0:15:06 > 0:15:08That means the best, best, best price.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Alors, c'est bon. 150. Merci, merci.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15So we have agreed on 150 euros.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Which was the best, best, best, best, best...
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Were you following? ..price.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Yes, so once that 150 euros is converted,
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Katherine pays a hefty...
0:15:28 > 0:15:31I must say, I'm actually genuinely very pleased with this buy.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33It fills all the things on my tick list.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35So it's actually very stylish.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37It's got a lot of interior style about it.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40It's got heaps of provenance and by that I mean the age.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43So you've got this lovely 19th century mirror
0:15:43 > 0:15:46with the patina of age,
0:15:46 > 0:15:51surrounded by this carved wooden, I suspect, oak frame.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Which is, you know, all hand tooled.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57This is, you know... I can imagine the craftsmen making this.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59I'm not certain they started life together
0:15:59 > 0:16:02but I'm absolutely happy that they've ended up together.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06So, all in all, the price was right, it's a good buy.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08Phil, you should be worried.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12So it seems, and not to be outdone on buying, ahem, shall we say,
0:16:12 > 0:16:14delicate wooden glass items,
0:16:14 > 0:16:18Phil has gone back to the same dealer he bought the stool from
0:16:18 > 0:16:22and is looking at a set of doors which are slightly incomplete.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24180.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25180.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29What am I doing? 180 euros, got to thank you.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Yes, that's 180 euros, which is just over...
0:16:33 > 0:16:36..for French doors that need some TLC.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42So, I've just bought a window
0:16:42 > 0:16:47with some painted glass missing for 180 euros.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- What am I going to do with that? - Oh, dear.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Phil doesn't seem to be over the moon with anything
0:16:55 > 0:16:57he's picked up so far.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Perhaps Katherine can do a better job of spending his money.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05Phil, you set me a challenge, I could only do my best but respond.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08So what I've found you are three,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11made pretty much yesterday,
0:17:11 > 0:17:14footballing figures in action,
0:17:14 > 0:17:18different numbers, different strips.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20I'm sure you'll do quite well with those.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Hmm, something tells me she doesn't mean that.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25So she heads into the shop to buy the footballers and notices
0:17:25 > 0:17:28a mis-boxed model car of an Aston Martin,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30that may help drive home a profit.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35I've found myself a 20th century model
0:17:35 > 0:17:38and probably only made not that long ago
0:17:38 > 0:17:42but it's actually nicely boxed, a very presentation piece.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Fantastic.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58The toy car costs Katherine 15 euros or...
0:18:00 > 0:18:01..and she hits the back of the net
0:18:01 > 0:18:03when she completes Phil's challenge and buys
0:18:03 > 0:18:06the three footballers for three euros or...
0:18:08 > 0:18:11It's the end of the day, the sun is setting,
0:18:11 > 0:18:15the romance is fading and I've finished.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19I've bought everything I can do. Au revoir, Paris.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22I love you. I'm not sure about Mr Serrell though.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Well, Phil is looking for one more item
0:18:25 > 0:18:28and these French markets can be a great opportunity to mingle
0:18:28 > 0:18:32with Parisian dealers specialising in continental items, or,
0:18:32 > 0:18:34as in Phil's case,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37a chap called John from London who sells British flags.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- I quite like...- It's Royal Air Force, light blue.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43I quite like that one.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45It's got... The bottom is a bit frayed.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Oh, I get this now. Look at this, eh?
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Slightly frayed?!
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Oh, I tell you what, this is getting cheaper by the minute.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57I'm glad we did this, look.
0:18:57 > 0:19:03All you need is somebody to redo the hem on it.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06I tell you what I do think, I don't think it's 1950s.
0:19:06 > 0:19:07You think it's later, do you?
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Well, just... What do I know about it?
0:19:09 > 0:19:12But that to me doesn't look like...
0:19:12 > 0:19:14It's not cotton, it's nylon or something.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17That's not 60 years old, is it?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- I don't, I think...- If it is, it's worn better than you and me.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Maybe it's 1970s but... I can't remember if it's stitched...
0:19:24 > 0:19:28No, I'm the one that's stitched.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30So, it's such a long time ago.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32I can't remember what you said the best you'd do was?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- You started off at, what was it? - 180.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37How much? You've been playing too much darts, you have.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- No, I said 120, I told you.- 120? - Yep.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- And then we got down to how much? - 90.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- And that was before you'd seen all that frayed...- And then I said 85.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49- 85?- Yep.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- Go on, then.- We've done the deal? - Yeah, we have.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53So that's 85 euros or...
0:19:56 > 0:19:58..for the RAF flag.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Whether it will help his profits soar when he comes to sell,
0:20:00 > 0:20:02who knows?
0:20:02 > 0:20:05There's a huge amount of sentimentality in collecting
0:20:05 > 0:20:08that revolves really around the First World War and, of course,
0:20:08 > 0:20:13the Royal Air Force was founded in 1918 from the bones of what
0:20:13 > 0:20:16was then The Royal Army Flying Corps.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17This is the ensign,
0:20:17 > 0:20:21and I just think this is just a really evocative thing.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Now, I don't think there's that much age to this.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27I think if I'm lucky it might be '60s or '70s and if it's unlucky,
0:20:27 > 0:20:30it might be perhaps '70s or '80s.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35But it's cost me 85 euros, which isn't that much money
0:20:35 > 0:20:40and I'm sort of, kind of hoping that I can sell it to somebody
0:20:40 > 0:20:43who might just have a bit of an RAF connection.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46So fingers crossed.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Both our experts have run out of time, so before they meet up
0:20:49 > 0:20:53to compare their wares, let's see how much they spent today.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Phil has fretted and foraged and ended up with five items for...
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Katherine has bought carefully and spent cautiously,
0:21:10 > 0:21:12ending up with six items for...
0:21:15 > 0:21:17So what have you bought?
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Well, I had a bit of a shopping spree
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- but didn't spend a great deal of money.- Now, there's a shock.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25I bought this great '70s dress, which I love.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- It's a delicate size ten. Just your...- Yes.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Just designed and made for you.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- Tapered at the waist.- Yeah. Another bit of fashion. Got a bit kind of...
0:21:33 > 0:21:35We're in Paris.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- Oh, yeah, yeah.- It's the home of couture. How could I not?
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Lovely, lovely day hat. So I feel comfortable with that.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42How about you?
0:21:42 > 0:21:46I love the stool because it's, sort of, kind of shabby chic and I think
0:21:46 > 0:21:48with that trunk, if that had Louis Vuitton on it,
0:21:48 > 0:21:50it would be like £3,500.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52It hasn't, it's got a Paris maker on it
0:21:52 > 0:21:55but I just think it's a funky thing. That was my dearest buy.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Now, the real thing is...
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Oh, that's absolutely lovely, isn't it?
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Yes, I thought you'd like that. - Oh, how fantastic is that?
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- But isn't that lovely, look. - Oh, God, it's a Worth brush as well.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09The House Of Worth is one of the best couture houses that you could
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- buy in to.- Oh, I'm really so pleased about that.- I'm very pleased.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- And in return... - Isn't that fantastic.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17..it would be rude of me to leave you out.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19So underneath here, I have bought you...
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Here we go.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24So let me just get this right,
0:22:24 > 0:22:28- I bought you...- Really nice pieces. - ..really lovely fashion bits
0:22:28 > 0:22:30that you would enjoy from the turn of the century,
0:22:30 > 0:22:35from a Paris fashion house and a really good London retailer
0:22:35 > 0:22:37and you got me...
0:22:37 > 0:22:41But look, they are all numbered, different numbers on the back.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- I think that's good.- Great, thanks.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50So our aces of antiques head back to Blighty
0:22:50 > 0:22:54with their precious cargo in tow.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Now, they must flick their haggle switch from buy to sell as they know
0:22:58 > 0:23:01whoever has the most profit at the end walks away,
0:23:01 > 0:23:05not only the richer, but also the winner.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07And don't forget all that lovely profit
0:23:07 > 0:23:10goes to the charity of their choice.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Over in Guildford, Katherine is inspecting her hoard
0:23:13 > 0:23:15and has some news about her mirror.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18I've been doing a bit of research and my mirror
0:23:18 > 0:23:20has proved to be rather exciting.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22On the internet, I've found one that is
0:23:22 > 0:23:26selling in Los Angeles currently for 2,800 dollars,
0:23:26 > 0:23:28which is roughly about £2,000.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32So, I'm going to give it a bit of TLC, it deserves that now
0:23:32 > 0:23:34and I'm going to send it to the restorers,
0:23:34 > 0:23:36have it beautifully polished.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39It'll look even more immaculate than it does now and
0:23:39 > 0:23:43hopefully find a buyer who will pay me a handsome sum for it.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Everything else, yes, it's going to go on a journey,
0:23:46 > 0:23:49I'm not sure what that is at the moment but, yeah.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Just join me on that, it's going to be fun.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Yes, Katherine's a girl who wants to have fun and make money,
0:23:55 > 0:23:56of course.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00But over in Worcester, how's Phil feeling?
0:24:00 > 0:24:02If you'd have said to me 35 years ago
0:24:02 > 0:24:05when I started in this business that I'd be polishing luggage, you know,
0:24:05 > 0:24:07I'd have thought you were bonkers.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09But that's how the business has changed.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12When I started it was chests, chairs, tables, you know,
0:24:12 > 0:24:16the traditional antiques and now it's all moved.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18It's the way to decorate a room
0:24:18 > 0:24:21and I think that's a very, very cool thing.
0:24:22 > 0:24:28Those, however, are not cool by any stretch of the imagination.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32Hmm, yes, both our experts have their work cut out
0:24:32 > 0:24:35because now they must put in the hard work,
0:24:35 > 0:24:37pull out their contact book and get on with the research
0:24:37 > 0:24:41it takes to find the perfect buyer for each item.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44But remember, no deal is done until the flesh is pressed
0:24:44 > 0:24:47and the cash is pocketed.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Both Katherine and Phil want that vital first sale
0:24:50 > 0:24:53but it's the foxy one who's first to pick up the scent.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58I'm at Bringsty, between Bromyard and Worcester,
0:24:58 > 0:25:00here to see Nick Mitchell, who's a regular at my sales.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04He specialises in selling vintage and collectable items
0:25:04 > 0:25:07and I'm here to sell him my French chateau windows which I hope
0:25:07 > 0:25:11he takes a bit of a shine to and doesn't become...
0:25:11 > 0:25:13a PANE!
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Yes, well, the doors cost Phil over £136,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20but will Nick open them up to a profit?
0:25:20 > 0:25:23What I quite like about them is the way that they've sort of...
0:25:23 > 0:25:25They've got this shabby chic look, haven't they?
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- I think that's just been badly stripped.- Do you?
0:25:27 > 0:25:31- Which is the finish you want.- How old do you reckon it might be, Nick?
0:25:31 > 0:25:33I don't know, it's very difficult to tell
0:25:33 > 0:25:38but I imagine it's original to the houses, 1870?
0:25:38 > 0:25:41I don't know if they'll be easy to sell, what do you think?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- I think we'll find customers for those.- Really?- I think so.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48I was hoping to get, like, 200 quid for them. What do you think?
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Yeah, a little over good for me but I can... It's not far away.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- This is the quiet bit, this is. - 180 would be good.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Well, it would be good for you. It would be good for you.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59You'll have to come a little bit more.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Go on, do me a tenner at least.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- 190.- You're a gentleman. Thank you very much indeed.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10So Phil shakes on the deal and makes a profit of...
0:26:10 > 0:26:13The name of the game is profit and I think, in this instance,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16I'm happy and I hope that Nick gets a good profit too.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Phil's first sale gives him a head start.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21So will Katherine's hat help her top that,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23as she takes it to the south coast?
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Well, it's a glorious sunny day and I've come down to Hove,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30by the seaside, to offer up my lovely vintage hat
0:26:30 > 0:26:32to a lady called Jen Lewis, who's really
0:26:32 > 0:26:33inspired by vintage style.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36She's a milliner and she takes her designs
0:26:36 > 0:26:39and inspirations for today's hats from pieces from the past.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42So I think this will be perfect for her.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Remember, Katherine paid just over £26 for her Parisian straw hat.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50So, Jen, I must say I'm in total hat heaven here.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53I'm in awe of all of your incredible designs.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- Thank you.- You're a milliner, what does that mean?
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Basically milliners are hat makers and designers.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00So that is what we do.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03I create a piece that I've designed,
0:27:03 > 0:27:05mainly based on vintage styles.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Do you like this?
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Oh, that's pretty, isn't it?
0:27:10 > 0:27:14- Fifties, I'd say, early fifties. - Yes.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- From Paris, Parisian maker...- Yes.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19..and also from Paris as well.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23I mean, I bought it in Paris. Can we just see if it fits you?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- Shall we see?- Yeah. Oh, my gosh.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- I would have to change my hairstyle for it, however.- You look amazing.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32- I'm looking a bit '60s today. - Yeah, well, '60s with a '50s hat.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36It looks the part. Now I've let you try it on,
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- and you're holding it...- Yes. - ..you can't not keep it.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43- I have fallen for it slightly, I must admit.- Well, that's great.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46I was thinking in the region of
0:27:46 > 0:27:49between, sort of, £50 and £70,
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- that sort of price point I would feel very comfortable with.- OK.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54I think that's a sort of fairish price.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57I don't know how you sit on that, really.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59I'd be quite happy to pay £60 for that.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- It's going to live with all these. - Perfect, well £60 it is.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Katherine makes a profit of...
0:28:05 > 0:28:08..and can't resist trying on a few for herself.
0:28:08 > 0:28:13MUSIC: Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
0:28:15 > 0:28:17- Hmm.- Maybe not your style.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- That's lovely.- So that's the one.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25So I'm looking good and not a bad profit either.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Is it hats off to me, Phil?
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Oh, reminds me, better return this.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34Yes, you're supposed to be selling, not shopping, Katherine.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36Phil hasn't gone far for his next sale
0:28:36 > 0:28:39and the man with one of the thickest contact books in the business
0:28:39 > 0:28:43has caught a whiff of his next possible buyer.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Now, I'm at a hotel and conference centre just outside Worcester.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48It's being refurbished.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49Now, it's owned by some people who
0:28:49 > 0:28:52come to buy at my sales and the commercial director here,
0:28:52 > 0:28:55who I'm hoping to sell my stool to, is a friend of mine.
0:28:55 > 0:28:56Are you still with me?
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Well, I hope she is, enough to buy it off me.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Yes, Phil's meeting friend Kathy
0:29:01 > 0:29:04and the stool cost just over £113.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08- So this is the...- Penthouse suite. - ..the penthouse suite.- Yes.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10That's something special and you've done it all up
0:29:10 > 0:29:12and it looks absolutely fantastic.
0:29:12 > 0:29:13It covers the whole floor.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17The only thing that it's missing, I think, is a really smart stool.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20Really? That's odd.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Just, oh, look. As if by magic.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25So how old is it?
0:29:25 > 0:29:29Well, I would think it's probably back end of the 19th century,
0:29:29 > 0:29:31something like that, and I just think the way it's presented
0:29:31 > 0:29:35at the minute, it catches that shabby chic look.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37- It does, yeah.- And you've got...
0:29:37 > 0:29:39But I think it would work in here
0:29:39 > 0:29:41because you have got some really cool things.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- So you're interested, are you? - I am interested. I think it's...
0:29:44 > 0:29:46So we need to arrive at a price, don't we?
0:29:46 > 0:29:48I think it's worth £200.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Can you come another, I don't know, 20 or 30 quid?
0:29:53 > 0:29:57My last offer, because I would really like it, and I can see
0:29:57 > 0:30:00people sitting on this and I can see it upholstered,
0:30:00 > 0:30:02210 and that is it, I'm afraid.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- 215 and it's yours.- No! £210.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06215 and it's yours and there's a reason.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10- 212, you're not getting the better of me, Phil.- No, 214.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- I can't say 13 because that's unlucky. 214.- 214.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Oh, you're an angel.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Hold on a moment. Whoa!
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Steady on, Phil.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23According to the rules, all you need is a shake of the hand.
0:30:23 > 0:30:24Phil earns a profit of...
0:30:26 > 0:30:30..and so carries on and targets another lady for his next sale.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34I've brought my flag to see a lovely old lady called Jane.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Now, I met her first about five or six years ago.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39She's looked after by a family
0:30:39 > 0:30:44and I'm kind of hoping they'll buy my flag just for her.
0:30:44 > 0:30:45Hold on, Jane's home is the
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre?
0:30:48 > 0:30:49That's a funny place to live.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Oh, Jane's a plane.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55A World War II Lancaster Bomber, to be precise.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58So, will Andrew, who runs the centre, be interested in buying
0:30:58 > 0:31:02and flying the flag that cost Phil just over £64?
0:31:02 > 0:31:05So how many of these Lancaster Bombers are there around today?
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- So worldwide there's about 15 or 16...- Really.- ..complete.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- In this country there's four.- Four?
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Yeah, there's two that fly in the world
0:31:12 > 0:31:14and there's this one that taxis as well.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16- I went to France, Andrew...- Yep.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19And I guess that probably went over France a few times, didn't it?
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- Yeah, several times.- And I bought this. Now, I don't know...
0:31:23 > 0:31:27- Have you got any RAF flags? - We don't have any at the moment, no.
0:31:27 > 0:31:28Really, why is that?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31We usually have one from the flagpole but it's got weathered,
0:31:31 > 0:31:34shall we say, and it gets torn around in the wind.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- What do you reckon to that?- That's excellent, isn't it? RAF ensign.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- Yeah. That's pretty cool, isn't it? - It is. It's a big one as well.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42You don't usually see them quite as big as this.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- Have you got space for it?- We have. - Have you got a flagpole for it?
0:31:45 > 0:31:47We've got a flagpole begging for it, yes.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Well, there you go. This is looking better by the moment, isn't it?
0:31:50 > 0:31:51Andrew, I was kind of thinking that
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- I'd like the thick end of £200 for this.- OK.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57We'd be happy to look somewhere £150.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01If you can give me 170 quid, I'll flog it to you.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04OK, if you'll give me a hand putting it on the flagpole,
0:32:04 > 0:32:06- I'll do you a deal.- You're a gentleman. Thank you ever so much.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10With Andrew raising the flag, Phil raises a top-notch profit of...
0:32:12 > 0:32:15..and Phil gets to climb into the cockpit.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18The profit almost seems irrelevant because, trust me,
0:32:18 > 0:32:21the pleasure really is all mine.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Phil is zooming into the lead,
0:32:23 > 0:32:27so Katherine needs to get a move on and she goes some way to catching up
0:32:27 > 0:32:31when she sells her toy Aston Martin to a car dealer for a profit of...
0:32:33 > 0:32:36And next up it's the 1930s magazine
0:32:36 > 0:32:38that cost her over £7.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Well, I brought my vintage magazine to a vintage tearoom
0:32:41 > 0:32:45that's actually dating from the 1930s in Castle Cary in Somerset.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48I'm going to have a spot of tea with a lady who, I think,
0:32:48 > 0:32:50might quite like it.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53She's meeting with local vintage fair organiser Carole,
0:32:53 > 0:32:57who's looking for inspiration for her promotional leaflets.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Carole, when I find things,
0:32:59 > 0:33:02I get very excited about finding the right destination for them
0:33:02 > 0:33:05and part of the journey has to end here because we're
0:33:05 > 0:33:09in a 1930s tea room and I have brought you a 1930s magazine.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Oh, I say.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15But it was the magazine that gave you fashion advice,
0:33:15 > 0:33:16- how to wear your dresses... - Beautiful.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19..whether to wear them slightly shorter now the '30s
0:33:19 > 0:33:23was coming in or whether to wear them the full long length.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27- It was a period also when modern design was coming in.- That's so...
0:33:27 > 0:33:29- That's so now, isn't it? - So very now.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32Now, Carole, how would you use this today?
0:33:32 > 0:33:37Well, I love old magazines anyway myself but something like this,
0:33:37 > 0:33:41I just love the images and would use them for marketing purposes.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44So, I'd scan it in and then do something with it.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48Price-wise, I was thinking something in the region of
0:33:48 > 0:33:52£15 to £20, that sort of price band.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Right, I'd happily give you £15 for it.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- There we go.- Cheers.- Deal done. - Thank you.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02Yes, the clink of china seals the deal and brings in a profit of...
0:34:04 > 0:34:06..bringing us to the halfway point.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08So let's take a moment to see who's sailing into the lead
0:34:08 > 0:34:11and who's stuck in the doldrums.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14Phil has sold three of his five items
0:34:14 > 0:34:16and made a profit of...
0:34:18 > 0:34:21Katherine has also sold three of her six items
0:34:21 > 0:34:23but has only made...
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Yes, Katherine has some serious catching up to do.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33So how will she fare when she tries to sell the three euros' worth
0:34:33 > 0:34:36of vintage cosmetics Phil swapped with her?
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Thank you very much, Phil, for these wonderful pieces
0:34:39 > 0:34:40of cosmetic history.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42I've come to Surrey to see my great friend Grace,
0:34:42 > 0:34:45who's the founder of a great British beauty brand
0:34:45 > 0:34:48and I know she's going to love these.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52The first thing I'm going to show you is this tiny little
0:34:52 > 0:34:54beauty spot box.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58It's by a Parisian maker and dates from anywhere between the 1880s,
0:34:58 > 0:35:03when they were producing little satin spots to cover up blemishes,
0:35:03 > 0:35:07to into the early 1920s.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10I think it's a really interesting concept.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12I mean, obviously now we use make-up, don't we,
0:35:12 > 0:35:15different colours of make-up to correct and cover and conceal.
0:35:15 > 0:35:21The other thing I've brought you is this lovely kohl pencil
0:35:21 > 0:35:24and I think if you open it up...
0:35:24 > 0:35:27It's an interesting device because it is designed to be
0:35:27 > 0:35:29and look like something that it's not.
0:35:29 > 0:35:35Because at this period of time, so really pre-1920, 1922,
0:35:35 > 0:35:37make-up is something you did in private,
0:35:37 > 0:35:41it's something you didn't do in public, it was very discreet.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43So this was actually designed to look like,
0:35:43 > 0:35:45almost like a propelling pencil.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46I love that idea.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50So seeing your enthusiasm, Grace, I can see I'm in the right place.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53You are definitely and I've started a collection of vintage make-up,
0:35:53 > 0:35:57so this would be a perfect fit with what I've got already.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Great, fantastic.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04So what I was thinking about was an almost three for two offer here.
0:36:04 > 0:36:09Around about the £60 to £80 price band.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12I think 80 is a little bit high,
0:36:12 > 0:36:15I was sort of looking more around the 60 mark.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19£60 works for me perfectly. I think we should shake on it.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- Brilliant, I'm really excited. - Perfect.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24And the only thing is, I want to know exactly how
0:36:24 > 0:36:26to conceal my blemishes today because I've got quite a few.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29So Katherine makes a profit of...
0:36:31 > 0:36:35..for the cosmetic items and she's literally all made-up.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Well, that's how to do a deal.
0:36:37 > 0:36:38I'm totally transformed
0:36:38 > 0:36:41and I've made a fantastic profit in the process.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45You're so generous, Phil. Thank you so much.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Oh, don't say that too loud as those plastic football figures
0:36:48 > 0:36:51are proving problematic for Phil.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Bet he wishes he never did the swapsies now.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Nevertheless, he still has the trunk to sell and he's
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Worchester-based dealer Gabrielle to see how much he can make
0:37:00 > 0:37:04on the £128 that he paid for it.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Gabrielle, now, you're second or third generation?
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- Third generation antique dealer. - Third generation antique dealer.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- And hasn't this business changed? - It's phenomenal,
0:37:13 > 0:37:15over the last few years, particularly, I think.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18But this one, which is French,
0:37:18 > 0:37:23it's got a label just here which is Hall du Voyage, Paris.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25And I just think it's lovely. Do you want to have a look inside?
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- I was hoping you'd say that.- Yeah, I was frightened you'd say that.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31- Hold on, let's have a look in here. - The interior makes it
0:37:31 > 0:37:33as far as I'm concerned. It's a shame it's not Louis Vuitton
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- or something exciting like that. - Then I wouldn't be asking you...
0:37:36 > 0:37:39I'm hoping to get close to £300 for it.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42I'll give you 240 for it but that is top whack. It's a good price,
0:37:42 > 0:37:44- it's a good price.- I know that you... More than fair.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46I'm going to shake your hand.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Thanks, Philip. Thank you very much indeed.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Incredible, Phil hits his third profit century and makes...
0:37:53 > 0:37:57..for the trunk, which is good news for him but bad news for Katherine.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00She really needs to bag a decent profit for her next sale.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03But when she heads to trendy Marylebone in London
0:38:03 > 0:38:06to sell her vintage floral dress...
0:38:06 > 0:38:0945? Yep, I could do 45.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12..it earns her just...
0:38:12 > 0:38:15So she'll have to do something really special with her last item,
0:38:15 > 0:38:18the mirror, which she spent £30 on restoring
0:38:18 > 0:38:20and luckily has high hopes for.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Well, my mirror needs a great design guru
0:38:23 > 0:38:26so I've come to London to see a chap called Jitesh Patel,
0:38:26 > 0:38:29who's CEO of a company that makes spectacular office interiors.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31I think he will really like it and hopefully
0:38:31 > 0:38:33I'll persuade him to buy it.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Well, she might have to be an Alice Through The Looking-Glass
0:38:36 > 0:38:40on this one, as she needs to go headfirst down the rabbit hole
0:38:40 > 0:38:43of profit to impress office designer Jitesh.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47Looking at the setting around me, I can't believe that it's possible
0:38:47 > 0:38:51to have office design that's so quirky, original and stylish.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53- Do you like it?- I'm... I'm...
0:38:53 > 0:38:55I'm in Alice in Wonderland heaven.
0:38:55 > 0:38:56HE LAUGHS
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- You've got an eye for individual pieces.- Yeah.- Have you got
0:38:59 > 0:39:02an eye for my individual piece? That's what I want to know.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- It's a very nice piece. - What's really lovely about it,
0:39:05 > 0:39:08it hasn't been painted, it hasn't been gilded
0:39:08 > 0:39:11and that, for me, is something that makes it very on trend now,
0:39:11 > 0:39:14it's very, kind of, cutting edge now.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18But equally at the time, it was the thing of its day.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21I very much like the rustic look.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25I like the fact that it's hand carved and it's got some history.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28If you were to go into a smart dealer's showroom now
0:39:28 > 0:39:32and want to buy something like this, I think a tag of about...
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- Anything between, sort of, 1,300 and 1,700 would be on it.- Do you?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- Yeah, it would be quite a pricy piece.- Hmm.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44But today I'm prepared to offer it up
0:39:44 > 0:39:49around about...
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- £1,200, something like that. - Really?
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Hmmm, it appears Katherine is going in for the kill with this last sale.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59If it goes her way, it could win her the competition.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Does she get her sale?
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Does Phil manage to shift those football figures?
0:40:04 > 0:40:07All will be revealed shortly.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10But before we find out, let's remind ourselves
0:40:10 > 0:40:14how much our incredible importers spent in France.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18Both our experts started off in Paris with the euro
0:40:18 > 0:40:21equivalent of £750 of their own money.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26Phil ended up buying five items and spent £445.45.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30Katherine bought six items
0:40:30 > 0:40:36and, including her mirror restoration, spent £221.67.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40But now it all comes down to the most impressive profit.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42All of the money that Phil and Katherine have made in today's
0:40:42 > 0:40:45challenge will go straight to the charities of their choice.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48So without further ado, let's find out who is today's
0:40:48 > 0:40:52Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56- Hi, lovely.- Hello.- How are you? - Lovely to see you on British soil.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- Oui, oui.- In Paris. So...
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- How did you get on? - I think I did OK, actually.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04It was a real Through The Looking-Glass moment
0:41:04 > 0:41:06- but the mirror...- That was nice.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09- How did you do with that? - ..sold well. It did sell well.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12- Oh, great.- Yes, I found the perfect buyer for it and it's going to make
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- some corporate office space look very glamorous.- Oh, fantastic.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18- Very glamorous. What about you? - Well, I had a great time.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- Do you remember the flag?- Yes.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- I got to sit in a Lancaster Bomber.- Really?
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- Oh, just magic, absolutely magic. - Oh, my goodness.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27There's one thing I want to ask you.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- Yes?- Do you remember those lovely little things that I bought for you?
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Do you know, all the way through I said how generous
0:41:33 > 0:41:36and kind you were to give me those because that make-up,
0:41:36 > 0:41:39that vintage make-up, was a treasure and I did really well,
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- I made quite a profit on it. - Did you?- Yes.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44- Great, great.- How did you get on with the things I gave you?
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Well, funnily enough, all the way through I've been saying,
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- "Thanks, Katherine."- Oh, good.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51And thanks, Katherine...
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- Oh.- ..because no-one wanted them. - You're supposed to have sold these.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- No-one wanted them. Thanks, Katherine.- Oh, that's OK.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- Is this the moment?- Any time.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- Yes, I think so.- On the count of three. Are you going to count?
0:42:02 > 0:42:04BOTH: One, two, three, go.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- Oh.- Oh!- OH!
0:42:07 > 0:42:10Now that is what you call a beating.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12That is double your money moment, isn't it?
0:42:12 > 0:42:13Oh, come along, dear me.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17Oh, you've done well, though, well done.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Yes, Katherine is today's out and out winner, earning over
0:42:20 > 0:42:25twice as much profit as Phil and it was all down to that mirror.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29Can I take that and say 750?
0:42:29 > 0:42:33Given that the piece is so nice, we'll agree at 750.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- Thank you very much, that's great. - Fantastic.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38The mirror made Katherine a smashing...
0:42:40 > 0:42:41..and sealed Phil's fate.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44And even the loss of those footballers,
0:42:44 > 0:42:48returned to the games master, of course, pales in comparison.
0:42:48 > 0:42:49Total elation.
0:42:49 > 0:42:50It was all about that mirror.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53The mirror was a quality piece, I spotted it
0:42:53 > 0:42:55and I found exactly the right buyer for it.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57I think I did pretty well.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00But Phil, you're a good old egg, you've done well too.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Well, I'm really pleased because I flew the flag and it did me proud.
0:43:03 > 0:43:04But, on reflection,
0:43:04 > 0:43:06I think mirrors are probably the way forward.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08But what I now need to do
0:43:08 > 0:43:10is find a transfer market for me footballers.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13But tomorrow Phil gets a chance to redeem himself
0:43:13 > 0:43:17when our champions come face-to-face at an auction.