0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:03 > 0:00:07the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit...
0:00:10 > 0:00:12That could present a problem for me.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16..giving you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17HE ROARS
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face
0:00:20 > 0:00:22a different daily challenge...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24I've got a heavy profit here!
0:00:24 > 0:00:27..putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:27 > 0:00:29I wasn't a Girl Guide for nothing.
0:00:30 > 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 > 0:00:39..on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Get rid of it! HE CACKLES
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Today, grand master of the gavel Phil Serrell goes up against
0:00:46 > 0:00:51vintage queen Katherine Higgins at an antiques auction.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Coming up, there's a tussle in the saleroom...
0:00:54 > 0:00:57He's bought my lot! He's bought my lot.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59..it all gets too much for Phil...
0:00:59 > 0:01:01I've just broke the paddle!
0:01:01 > 0:01:04..and Katherine lives life in the fast lane.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09Whoo! Oh, no! Ahhh! No!
0:01:09 > 0:01:12This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Welcome, treasure hunters everywhere!
0:01:27 > 0:01:30It is time to grab your popcorn, dim the lights...
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Selling, fair warning.
0:01:32 > 0:01:33Sold.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37..and sit back to watch two superheroes of the antiques world
0:01:37 > 0:01:40go head-to-head in a battle to control the Earth,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43the universe...in a saleroom in Sussex.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Up first, is it a bat?
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Is it a spider? No, it's a fox.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53This caped crusader of collectables has profit-hunting superpowers
0:01:53 > 0:01:56and a steely determination to beat his archrivals.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00It's the Dark Knight of Worcester, Phil "The Fox" Serrell.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05# There may be trouble ahead... #
0:02:05 > 0:02:09His nemesis is the Wonder Woman of the Home Counties,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12a fearless fashionista who sets her sights on victory
0:02:12 > 0:02:14and will do anything to win.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17It's Guildford's true heroine, Katherine "The Great" Higgins.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Oh! My heart is going dud-dud-dud-dud-dud!
0:02:24 > 0:02:28These supercharged buying machines are crashing at Bellmans Auctioneers
0:02:28 > 0:02:31near Billingshurst in West Sussex.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32Yes!
0:02:32 > 0:02:35They're each armed with £1,000 of their own money
0:02:35 > 0:02:38and are here to maximise profits for their chosen charities.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43So, superpowers at the ready, let's get this bidding battle underway.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Phil Serrell and Katherine Higgins,
0:02:46 > 0:02:50it's time to put your money where your mouth is!
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Hi, how're you?- Hello.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54- Welcome to Sussex. - This your home patch, isn't it?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58It is my home ground, I feel safe in this territory...sort of.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- How much money have we got to spend?- Well, this is the point.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02We've got £1,000 in theory...
0:03:02 > 0:03:04That's a problem for you, isn't it?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07It's a huge problem for me because it's an enormous amount,
0:03:07 > 0:03:08but actually, it diminishes
0:03:08 > 0:03:11because we've got to take out the auction house cost,
0:03:11 > 0:03:12so buyer's premium is 20%, so...
0:03:12 > 0:03:15But if I could just stop you, it's about 800?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- It's about 800.- Right. What have you got marked today?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20I'm not going to tell you! They're my secret things.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25I think there are some fashionable scarves that have caught my eye.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Well, I've seen some rather nice horse racing scarves as well.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31I'm just going to go and have another look at them. I think they're lovely.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32I wanted those!
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Yes, our antiques avengers are playing their cards close
0:03:37 > 0:03:38to their chests.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41They need to take advantage of the presale viewing time now,
0:03:41 > 0:03:45as with over 300 lots on sale, they are going to need all their
0:03:45 > 0:03:49profit-hunting tactics to bag themselves the richest pickings,
0:03:49 > 0:03:53and savvy Serrell knows exactly how he's going to play it.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I've got a tactic for auctions.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Now, the thing is, an auctioneer's job is to try and sell you
0:03:58 > 0:04:01something for a bit more than you wanted to pay for it.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Mark your price, stick to it,
0:04:04 > 0:04:09don't get carried away, and then, everything should just be all right.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Wise words from our foxy auctioneer. But what about the opposition?
0:04:13 > 0:04:15I've got a very interesting strategy
0:04:15 > 0:04:19because I know that there's something amazing in this auction
0:04:19 > 0:04:23that I'm really hoping other people haven't seen,
0:04:23 > 0:04:27so I can't go spending any money until that lot comes up
0:04:27 > 0:04:30because I've got to save it for that.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Will I do it? I don't know!
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Oooh! A risky strategy from our great gambler.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40You know what they say about putting all your eggs in one basket.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Come on then, Katherine, let us in on the show stopper.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Look here. A little secret.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53So, rolled up here, in the corner, with the umbrellas,
0:04:53 > 0:04:57is a vintage film poster of James Dean's great film
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Rebel Without A Cause.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02What you've got here is an Italian film poster by one of
0:05:02 > 0:05:05the great Italian movie poster artists
0:05:05 > 0:05:09and, at 250-350, which I think is the guideline estimate,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11it's a brilliant find.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Mmm, obviously she wants to keep this lot her little secret,
0:05:16 > 0:05:20so she doesn't even unroll it for a closer look. Clever.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Foxy is on the prowl, too, leaving no pot, picture
0:05:24 > 0:05:26or piece of furniture unturned.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27Here's a tip.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30If you're going to buy at auction, always look for the mixed lots,
0:05:30 > 0:05:33because you're going to get better value for money, by and large.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37This is a little interesting lot of treen. Treen is turned wood -
0:05:37 > 0:05:39small, little wooden objects.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42So, we've got a pair of candlesticks
0:05:42 > 0:05:44and here we've got a lovely little inkwell
0:05:44 > 0:05:46in the form of a coal scuttle,
0:05:46 > 0:05:49and that's for wiping your nib on.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54This is a string box, so you undo this here, the string will go in
0:05:54 > 0:05:58there, the end would come out of there and normally you'll have a little cutter on it.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Estimate is £60-£80, is there a profit in that?
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Well, you tell us, Phil!
0:06:05 > 0:06:08And now, Katherine has found something to whip her
0:06:08 > 0:06:10opponent into shape.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12There are two items in this lot,
0:06:12 > 0:06:16but the one I'm most interested in is this riding crop. Really nice
0:06:16 > 0:06:21horn or bone handle going down into a little silver cap, and then
0:06:21 > 0:06:25this lovely piece of cane all the way down and into the leather whip.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27The reason I'm particularly interested in it
0:06:27 > 0:06:30is because it's got the maker's name on it and that is Brigg.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34They were THE firm to go to if you wanted a cane.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35They were the masters of it.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37The other item is what we call a "swagger stick".
0:06:37 > 0:06:40You would have held it under your arm as a military man.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43They were very popular at the turn-of-the-century.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47They're estimated at £60-£80, so watch this space.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49I'm not sure what it's going to go for, but I'm going to
0:06:49 > 0:06:51find some interesting home for it - IF I get it, that is.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57So, our vintage queen marks her catalogue and with that,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59time's up for viewing.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03The sale is about to get underway, so our Buccaneer Bidders
0:07:03 > 0:07:06find themselves prime positions in the room...
0:07:08 > 0:07:11And with the poster not up for nearly 200 lots,
0:07:11 > 0:07:14our great lady can take things easy.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16I'm just going to make myself completely at home here,
0:07:16 > 0:07:20dragging the furniture around, finding myself a little seat.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Got my tea. I can just relax.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Well, don't they both look cosy!
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Meanwhile, the hammer begins to fall.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34It's 380 on the net now, it's 400 on the net now.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Upward bidding on the phones and internet.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39500 on the net, now, £500.
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Sold.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42It seems the prices are steep.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Nice carved marble tablet...
0:07:44 > 0:07:46It's just a lump of marble off a fireplace!
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- And you know, it's a popular lot, this.- Here we go.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Hark at this.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54It's 520 on the net, selling 520. All done, 520.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55GAVEL BANGS
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Gosh. That was FIVE TIMES the estimate!
0:07:58 > 0:08:02If everything goes like this, we are in serious trouble.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04It's like going to a football match
0:08:04 > 0:08:07and realising you've left your boots at home.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08No point in getting changed, really.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Oh, dear! The nerves are mounting and now Foxy's ears prick up
0:08:12 > 0:08:15at a pricey collection of animal bones.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17190 an amount now, 190 on the left...
0:08:17 > 0:08:19That's £200 for a pile of old bones!
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Selling 190.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Going home.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Oh, where's he off to?
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Come on, Mr Serrell! Don't give up.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29It's at this point in the proceedings
0:08:29 > 0:08:32that you realise you've
0:08:32 > 0:08:34got to gird your loins and get on with it.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36That's more like it, Phil!
0:08:36 > 0:08:39And he's got a pair of lamp bases in his sights.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43I really love these aged glass lamps. They're Victorian.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47I'd love to try and buy them for around 100-£120.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50You know, I think there'd be a... Not a massive profit,
0:08:50 > 0:08:52but there'd be a profit in there.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55The thing is to just set yourself that limit, don't go over it.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57110 I have.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00120, 130. 130, 150. 160 and I'm out now.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03I'll sell one at 160.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06PHIL CHORTLES
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Get in! I just broke the paddle!
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Steady on, old chap!
0:09:10 > 0:09:12And what happened to setting a limit?
0:09:12 > 0:09:17With fees, the lamp bases cost just over £198 -
0:09:17 > 0:09:21substantially more than the £120 Phil wanted to pay.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26- I've just bought the dearest lights in the world.- OK, what did you buy?
0:09:26 > 0:09:27OK, I'm liking that.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- Do you want my lamp? - How much did you pay?- Don't ask.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36Oh, dear. He's overspent already.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Well, they may have cost Foxy a pretty penny,
0:09:38 > 0:09:40but at least he's off the starting blocks,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43which is more than can be said for some.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Two pages to go until the poster goes up for sale.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50I'm just... My heart is going, if you could hear it,
0:09:50 > 0:09:53dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum...
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Mmm, it's all or nothing for our poster girl Katherine.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01And while she's a lady-in-waiting, Phil is lining up buy number two.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Lot 2096, treen ware, a pair of small Victorian candlesticks.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06A couple of other bits there.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- It's just that little bit of treen I looked at.- £60.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Who needs 60, who's got five? 65, 70. 75-80 with me.
0:10:12 > 0:10:1585-90 with me.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17£95.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21That little lot has just cost me around £120.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24And I reckon I've got a pair of candlesticks that are probably
0:10:24 > 0:10:26worth 20, the inkwell might be worth 50 or 60,
0:10:26 > 0:10:29and I've got a string barrel that might be worth 30.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Never been a strong point, maths, really, you know?
0:10:32 > 0:10:33Er, yes.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36The collection costs just under £118,
0:10:36 > 0:10:39so Phil's going to need to sell his socks off to turn a profit.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43It's two-nil to Phil
0:10:43 > 0:10:46and the sale is flying by, with half the lots already sold,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50but now it's finally the moment of truth for our great gambler.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Two lots to go until the poster comes out.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Getting quite excited, actually.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57But wait!
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Has the Fox got a whiff of something in the air?
0:10:59 > 0:11:012127.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04I ought to really see it before I bid on it.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Where's he gone? Where's he gone? He's disappeared.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13I need to buy some things, so I've seen in the catalogue there's a
0:11:13 > 0:11:18poster, Rebel Without A Cause, James Dean, who was a legend.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20I haven't even seen it.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Oh, could Foxy be about to set our great lady asunder?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Will he track down the hidden poster?
0:11:26 > 0:11:28I'm not sure what he's doing.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Still viewing, the sale is going on.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34That indicates a note of worry.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38But, at the last minute, Phil's distracted
0:11:38 > 0:11:42when he spots the lamp bases he bought earlier. Phew!
0:11:42 > 0:11:45I just bought these. They're 19th century, late Victorian,
0:11:45 > 0:11:47raised on this marble base.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51I'm hoping that that's the light that'll brighten my darkness.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53So, with her opponent preoccupied,
0:11:53 > 0:11:56all eyes are on Katherine as the poster goes under the hammer.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57This is it.
0:11:57 > 0:12:012127, Italian vintage film poster, Rebel Without A Cause.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Right.- I've got two matching bids
0:12:03 > 0:12:05and I'm taking the one on the book at £280.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06With me at 280.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08300, the net now, takes it away.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09James Dean. There we are.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- 320 in the room.- And she's in.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13Go on, my girl.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15350. 380 in the room, 380.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- Someone else knows about it.- Come on, girl, get in there. Spend your money.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20I'm bidding against the internet.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22480. 500. 520 in the room.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24I don't know how high I can go, actually.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Can she hold her nerve?
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- 550's bid. 580 in the room. Going to go 600?- No.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32It's in the room at £580.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33- One more, maybe?- No.- 580, then.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Fair warning at £580.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- Last chance, 580.- Lock it down.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41She's done it!
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- WHISPERED:- Yes! I got it for £580!
0:12:44 > 0:12:48I cannot believe that. Plus commission, that's nearly £700.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Katherine Higgins. I don't believe it.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53I'm left with hardly any money to spend on anything else,
0:12:53 > 0:12:57that's a massive problem, but the gamble has paid off.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Oh, my heart is going de-de-de-de-de.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04That was a colossal purchase
0:13:04 > 0:13:07at a whopping £719.20, with fees,
0:13:07 > 0:13:11and nearly 3/4 of her budget in one go.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Come on then, let's take a closer look.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16This is the moment of truth,
0:13:16 > 0:13:19so I'm going to unroll it in front of your eyes.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Oh, my gosh.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Look at this lithographic printing.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26It is beautifully done.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Now, this has actually been linen-backed,
0:13:28 > 0:13:30which is a very expensive thing to do.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32It's exceptional, really.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34So, this is a poster pasted up
0:13:34 > 0:13:36on a giant, giant billboard,
0:13:36 > 0:13:38advertising the film, so Rebel Without A Cause,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41which came out in 1955.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Oh, my gosh, wow!
0:13:44 > 0:13:45This is... This is amazing.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47The graphics are so striking.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50This is a poster by Luigi Martinati,
0:13:50 > 0:13:53one of Italy's greatest film poster makers.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Gosh, you can't get better than this.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00The size, the fact it's survived.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02So I paid £580,
0:14:02 > 0:14:07but that's money well spent because these posters can go into the...
0:14:07 > 0:14:09wait for it...thousands.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13The sad thing is, if I wasn't doing this contest,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15I'd be keeping it for myself.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Well, she's a very happy buyer
0:14:17 > 0:14:19and after that dramatic purchase,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22how are the figures looking?
0:14:22 > 0:14:23Our bounty hunters each arrived
0:14:23 > 0:14:26with £1,000 of their own money.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Phil has managed to bag himself two items so far
0:14:29 > 0:14:32and spent £316.20,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34leaving nearly 684
0:14:34 > 0:14:36still to play with.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40She may have bought just one item so far,
0:14:40 > 0:14:45but Katherine's poster has wiped off a massive £719.20,
0:14:45 > 0:14:47leaving just under 281
0:14:47 > 0:14:49for the rest of the sale.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53So a bold purchase from the great Miss Higgins
0:14:53 > 0:14:55and Phil is keen to find out why.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58You told me I never spend any money.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Hell fire! You've had a go, haven't you?
0:15:00 > 0:15:02It's really nice, but listen,
0:15:02 > 0:15:04I'm in a terrible situation now.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06I have spent pretty much my entire budget,
0:15:06 > 0:15:09so I'll just have to buy everything that goes for very little.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- I've got a lot coming up, but I've worked out a new strategy.- OK.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15I'm going to unplug the internet.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Now, now, Phil, play fair!
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Katherine may have spent more than double her opponent,
0:15:20 > 0:15:22but with a total of three lots between them,
0:15:22 > 0:15:25they both need to get buying and fast.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27This is a new strategy.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31Because I have spent such a vast amount of money on the poster,
0:15:31 > 0:15:35I have £200 left.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37I've got some great things that I should be buying, I can't,
0:15:37 > 0:15:40because I haven't got enough money left.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42And this auction isn't a great place to be
0:15:42 > 0:15:44if you need to watch the pennies.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48Our brave redhead needs to keep an eye out for the cheaper lots.
0:15:48 > 0:15:512148 - a pair of expanding table trivets.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53I spent 40-£60.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54This could be part of my strategy.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- £50 I have.- Oh. I can't afford that.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00- 2149 - a quantity of Victorian and early 20th-century papier mache accessories.- Yes.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03I've got £120.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Oh, no!
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- I can't buy it.- Down the front, 140, who's got 150?
0:16:08 > 0:16:10And it's a really nice lot as well.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Things start really cheaply
0:16:12 > 0:16:17and then they just spiral upwards and upwards.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20With prices flying over estimate again and again,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23does she have any chance with the horsey lot she spotted earlier?
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Ah, this is the riding crop.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Now this might be in my favour.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30I've got £60.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32- 60.- '5, 70.- No.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34'5, 80. 85.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Oh, watch out, Foxy's about!
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Is he bidding?
0:16:38 > 0:16:40I think the competition might be bidding on this.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43At £85, then. Fair warning, selling, £85.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- 436.- He's bought my lot!
0:16:45 > 0:16:47That's cost me cost me about 105 quid.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52I'm hoping that that crop might get 60 or £70
0:16:52 > 0:16:57and the stick might get me perhaps another 30 or £40.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59So, at £105.40,
0:16:59 > 0:17:03sneaky Serrell whips the lot from under his rival's nose
0:17:03 > 0:17:05and it's 3-1 to Phil.
0:17:05 > 0:17:06Botherations!
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Is the great one on the ropes?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Now, I'm just going to have to buy whatever is...
0:17:12 > 0:17:13£50.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15We've got pages...
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Oh, no. We've only got two pages to go...
0:17:20 > 0:17:22..so this could not be a good situation.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24She's really played a risky strategy
0:17:24 > 0:17:28cos she's put boatloads of her money into one poster.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32Now, Jimmy Dean is either going to do her proud...or he might sink her.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37But Foxy should know better than to underestimate his rival.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40She hears a lot going under £50
0:17:40 > 0:17:43and quickly throws her bidding card into the air.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46It's 35. 40. Commission's gone. It's 40 in the room, at 40.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49It's £40 in the centre of the room, then, at £40...
0:17:49 > 0:17:54- Oh, do knock it down to me, I need it.- Fair warning at £40.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57I don't know what I've bought. 2-1-6...
0:17:57 > 0:17:59OK, so I've bought a piece of surveying equipment,
0:17:59 > 0:18:03but that's my second item I've bought. Phew!
0:18:03 > 0:18:08So Katherine spends £49.60 on an ivory sector sight unseen
0:18:08 > 0:18:10and she chances her arm at another blind bid
0:18:10 > 0:18:13when she hears a mixed lot going under the hammer.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15£40...
0:18:15 > 0:18:16Is bid. Thank you. At 40.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Where's 5? Any more at £45?
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- 50.- Yes!
0:18:20 > 0:18:2150 gets it now. Seated left at 50.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Oh, I've got no idea what I've bought.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25At 50.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27435.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30I've bought a brass coal bin and...
0:18:30 > 0:18:32a fire screen.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- SHE SIGHS - Mm.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Well, they cost £62, with fees,
0:18:36 > 0:18:39and this time she wants a closer look.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43The first item is very highly polished brass,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47moulded almost and shaped as a kind of harvesting hopper.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50We are firmly, I think, into the 20th century with this piece.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54What it was made for, I will do some research and find out.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56This is a rather attractive fire screen
0:18:56 > 0:18:58and this is, again, a rather lovely piece.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Didn't intend to buy them, but watch me work away.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Our gutsy lady is really taking risks now
0:19:05 > 0:19:07and she makes it three in a row
0:19:07 > 0:19:10when she wins a collection of vintage car badges.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12£95 in the middle of the room.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Katherine has got into the second-hand car market.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19The badges cost nearly £118 and leave Katherine
0:19:19 > 0:19:21just £51 left to play with.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26As this saleroom steeplechase enters its final furlong,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30the pressure's on both our buyers to land their final lots.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33The next few items are all horse racing scarves
0:19:33 > 0:19:36and our fine Philly was first out of the gates.
0:19:36 > 0:19:382199 - a silken derby scarf.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Can we take 30 there? 30 at the front.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Here, 30. 5.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46But, coming up on the inside, it's the Worcester stallion.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- HORSE NEIGHS - 35.
0:19:48 > 0:19:49He's buying my lot.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52And Serrell's over the first jump
0:19:52 > 0:19:55but with another scarf on the horizon, Katherine's gaining ground.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59Silk coronation derby scarf commemorating the victory of Pinza.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- I'll have that.- 33.
0:20:01 > 0:20:0335 on the left then. At 35.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04I think I'm OK with those five.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- Selling 35.- Great.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08So, with one scarf each,
0:20:08 > 0:20:10as our thoroughbreds enter the final stretch,
0:20:10 > 0:20:12there's another scarf up next.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14But, with Katherine out of money, the fox makes a break for it.
0:20:16 > 0:20:1835. Selling 35.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Well, I'm going to put two scarves together -
0:20:20 > 0:20:23that's what I'm going to do.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27And he's done it. So the results of our scarf-buying derby are in.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Katherine the Great bagged herself one for just over £43, with fees,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33but Phil the Fox had a final sprint
0:20:33 > 0:20:37and won two scarves at a total cost of nearly £87.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39But is he odds-on for profit?
0:20:42 > 0:20:43I really don't know.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46It seemed like a good idea at the time.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50But if you want to find out all there is to know about these,
0:20:50 > 0:20:53go and listen to Katherine cos, let me tell you, she'll know.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Well, over to our resident fashionista then.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01This scarf celebrates the victory of Pinza.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05The great horse that came first, over the Queen's own horse,
0:21:05 > 0:21:09and took the 1953 Derby by storm.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13It's made of silk and, generally, these pieces are quite hard to find.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17It's almost immaculate. It's quite magical, actually. It's very...
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Yeah, it's very awe-inspiring.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24So Katherine ends her sale on a high and that's the auction over.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26But, as the bidders head home,
0:21:26 > 0:21:31our wily fox has snuck into the back office to make one final purchase.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34He spotted an unsold lot with a £60-to-£90 estimate
0:21:34 > 0:21:38and bags a last-minute discount.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40I've had a word with the auctioneer.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43I've been able to buy these two bits after the sale that remain unsold.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46This is a really lovely decanter.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49It's silver mounted. Dated 1928.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53And this is a little silver cut glass sugar sifter,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55probably a little bit later than the decanter.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59What am I going to get for them? Well, I sort of, kind of hope...
0:21:59 > 0:22:01that I might get £60 or £70 for that.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06That's got to be worth £10 or £15 of somebody's money all day long.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11And that's a final £55.80, with fees, from Phil's pocket.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13A smart move from an auctioneer in the know.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17And that brings this bid-tastic bonanza to an end.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19But, before they get a nose at each other's treasures,
0:22:19 > 0:22:21what were those final figures?
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Well, they both arrived in Sussex with £1,000.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Phil leads with six items
0:22:28 > 0:22:31and spent £564.20.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Katherine may have just five items,
0:22:35 > 0:22:37but she blew her budget on that
0:22:37 > 0:22:40poster and spent a total of £992!
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Two very different strategies from our duelling dealers,
0:22:44 > 0:22:47but they both had to fight tooth and nail for every lot.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- Ugh!- Ugh!
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Well, you've had a day, haven't you?
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- Can I just see the seat of your pants?- Yeah.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58You have had... I mean, I think your poster's fantastic, right?
0:22:58 > 0:23:02If I'd have seen that, I wouldn't have bought it
0:23:02 > 0:23:04because I wouldn't have known what you know.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Yeah, but you did buy other lovely things.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08Not many of them, but...
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- Oh! She's so horrible to me! - But you did buy...- I love these.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- I love these! They are so now. They're so decorative.- Yeah, yeah.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18They're so of our time. Goodness me,
0:23:18 > 0:23:20I think you could do really well with those.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22- What about the scarves?- Oh!- I'm either twice as well off
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- or twice as worse off, I'm not sure which.- I love it that we've bought
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- the same thing. Isn't that interesting?- Yeah. I wouldn't mind
0:23:28 > 0:23:30betting that you might do better out of your one
0:23:30 > 0:23:32than I do out of my two, though.
0:23:32 > 0:23:33So I say may the best scarf win.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Well, first past the post.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37- Oh!- Come on!- Come on!
0:23:39 > 0:23:43So, our bidding buccaneers head home with their auction bounty.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46It's time to mop their brows, grit their teeth
0:23:46 > 0:23:48and prepare for a selling spectacular.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51They've got to find the very best buyers for all their lots
0:23:51 > 0:23:56and use their charm, and cheek, to eke out every penny of profit.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00Down in Surrey, our great lady is still reeling from the sale.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Well, goodness me,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07that auction was a shocker, really.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11For me, it hinged on acquiring this lot.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Just looking at it, I mean, I've been photographing it all morning,
0:24:14 > 0:24:16just looking at it is just a dream.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18I've already had a couple of phone calls
0:24:18 > 0:24:20to a number of vintage poster dealers
0:24:20 > 0:24:24who are really specialist in this kind of area,
0:24:24 > 0:24:27and it would definitely be one of their clients
0:24:27 > 0:24:29who would love to scoop this up.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Destination for all my other items,
0:24:31 > 0:24:35so my 1953 Victory Of Pinza scarf is a horse racing item
0:24:35 > 0:24:38and I think that will go to someone in the horse racing world.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42The car badges, well, I'm thinking laterally here,
0:24:42 > 0:24:47and I think I quite fancy driving something fast with those.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51So roughly 90% of my budget went on the poster
0:24:51 > 0:24:53and 10% went on everything else.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56It's a kind of risky, risky strategy,
0:24:56 > 0:24:59but it's only one that Katherine the Great can take.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Well, we don't doubt you for a minute.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04She also has to sell her ivory sector,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07fire screen and brass coal bin.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Over near Worcester, Phil's putting in some elbow grease.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Never let it be said that I'm not a modern man.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17And you know, presentation is the key to selling all of these things.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20So if I can just perhaps clean the inside a little bit
0:25:20 > 0:25:22and get this all polished up,
0:25:22 > 0:25:24that's going to help when I come to sell it.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27These scarves, I am so far out of my comfort zone with those.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30These are my favourite piece. I absolutely love these.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32I was a bit concerned, well, not a bit,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35because this, as you can see, has just broken down here.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40Now, Worcestershire is the centre of the glass industry in this country,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Stourbridge in particular,
0:25:42 > 0:25:44and I've been on the phone to the museum up at Stourbridge
0:25:44 > 0:25:46where they have a restorer, and he tells me,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48and I think this is just incredible,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51that basically they can cut this off here, and they can either,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53if he's got an old one, put a new base on it,
0:25:53 > 0:25:55or he can make a new base for me,
0:25:55 > 0:25:58and it's going to cost around £50.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01That's going to put these in at just about £250.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03I still think they're cheap.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04I think they're lovely.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06I just hope the buyer does.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10He also has to sell his riding crop and collection of treen.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Any money they make will go to their chosen charities,
0:26:13 > 0:26:17so our daring duo waste no time hitting the phones.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19They're lining up potential buyers across the country,
0:26:19 > 0:26:23but until they shake on it, no deal is ever sealed.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Phil's first port of call is the glass-restorer in Stourbridge
0:26:28 > 0:26:30with his Victorian lamp.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34The damaged part is removed under Foxy's nervous eye.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36I think, if I did this,
0:26:36 > 0:26:38I'd probably break more than I'd mend.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Having kittens here.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43LOUD MACHINERY
0:26:43 > 0:26:45There we go, just like that.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49The bill for the new base actually comes to £40,
0:26:49 > 0:26:52so Phil needs to get his thinking cap on for a buyer.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Meanwhile, his great opponent is revving up
0:26:57 > 0:27:00for her first potential profit.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02I've brought my vintage car badges to Reading
0:27:02 > 0:27:05and I've come to see Dominic, who is a bit of a petrolhead.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07He owns this go-karting track
0:27:07 > 0:27:10and I think he's really going to like them.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Mmm, she's certainly thinking outside the box,
0:27:13 > 0:27:18but can she turn a profit on the £117 purchase price?
0:27:18 > 0:27:22I have bought you something that connects with motoring history.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- I've bought you four car badges. - Fabulous.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Emblems that would have gone on the front of your motorcar.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29The first is the AA badge, which I think is, you know,
0:27:29 > 0:27:33rather striking and dated to the 1960s with the serial number there.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36The second is the Royal Automobile Club.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38You've got the Royal Signals here,
0:27:38 > 0:27:41and here, from the Worshipful Company of Carmen,
0:27:41 > 0:27:44so the idea of transport wagons carriage.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48That is the badge that marks all of that. What's your first impression?
0:27:48 > 0:27:49I think they are lovely.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52I could see them going on display in one of our venues or something like that.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55And do you know if these would have sat as a set on one car?
0:27:55 > 0:27:56They would have sat as a set.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58So it's interesting who would have owned these
0:27:58 > 0:28:00because there's a connection with the Royal Signals,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- there's a connection with a livery company in London...- OK.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07..but they're all individually quite sought after.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Price-wise, as a group, I'm thinking the £250 mark,
0:28:11 > 0:28:15that sort of price would be my opening gambit.
0:28:15 > 0:28:16How about this?
0:28:16 > 0:28:19- I'll buy them anyway...- Oh, good.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- ..for 150.- OK.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26And if you can beat me on the circuit, I'll pay 200 for them.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29This sounds a really good deal.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32The only worry is I've got to beat you. Help!
0:28:32 > 0:28:36Well, you did say you fancied driving something fast, Katherine.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Our racing redhead hits the track.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43Oh, no!
0:28:43 > 0:28:46But it's Dominic who takes the lead.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53No, no, no. No!
0:28:53 > 0:28:55And he's passed the chequered flag.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Well done, I think you won.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03- Thank you very much. - So the deal is 150.- £150.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07Yes, podium or not, that's still £32 into her pot.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12So, our speedy seller is up and running.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16Meanwhile, the Fox has scampered over to Leicestershire
0:29:16 > 0:29:17with his lamp bases.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21After the restoration, his costs stand at over £238
0:29:21 > 0:29:24and he's got a meeting with lighting specialist Tom.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27I thought these would just be right up your street.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- They're great. Nice, big near pair. - When I bought these at auction...
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- Yeah.- ..this was in two pieces, the base.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36That's quality restoration.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40Now I think that these were around 1880
0:29:40 > 0:29:44and I think that they've been lampised probably 1910, 1920, perhaps.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46I don't know, yeah, anywhere, by looks of this,
0:29:46 > 0:29:49from the '20s through to the '50s. It's difficult to know.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51- So probably into war then, really?- Yeah.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52So you'd be interested in buying them?
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- I would, yeah.- What will you do with these to sell them?
0:29:55 > 0:29:56First of all, we'll strip them
0:29:56 > 0:29:59completely down, so they get cleaned inside and out and polished up.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01And then the wiring is the most important part -
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- everything has got to be renewed. - Pat tested.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06All Pat tested, all that kind of thing.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08So now we come to the crucial bit.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- You want to buy them off me?- I would.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14Well, I'm thinking that they're worth between £800 and £1,000,
0:30:14 > 0:30:16that's what I'm thinking.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19I'd be happier nearer the £550/£600, really.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22£750, would that be any good, do you think?
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Can we do something at 600 quid?
0:30:24 > 0:30:26650 and they're yours.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Go on, then.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31That is an enormous profit from superstar Serrell.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35£411.60 on his very first sale.
0:30:35 > 0:30:36And he hits the ground running
0:30:36 > 0:30:39when he goes on to sell his collection of treen to Herefordshire
0:30:39 > 0:30:42dealer Stephanie for £165,
0:30:42 > 0:30:46making him just over £47 profit.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51So, our Red Queen has a lot of catching up to do.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Her next target is in Newmarket,
0:30:53 > 0:30:57where she's taking the silk racing scarf she bought for £43.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00Well, I've actually done quite a lot of research on my scarf
0:31:00 > 0:31:04and I've tracked it down to this actual racing stables,
0:31:04 > 0:31:06where Pinza himself was trained.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09I've come to meet Graham Budd, who's a specialist sporting auctioneer,
0:31:09 > 0:31:13and I think he'll really love this piece of racing memorabilia.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Smart thinking from our fine filly.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20We are at the heart of the Newmarket stables, really.
0:31:20 > 0:31:25We're here where Pinza, on my scarf, was trained.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Absolutely. I believe in that stable over in the corner there was
0:31:29 > 0:31:33where he was trained and won the Derby in 1953.
0:31:33 > 0:31:34Did he really look like this?
0:31:34 > 0:31:37I'm going to show you the scarf now because
0:31:37 > 0:31:40you never know whether reproductions are accurate.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43The answer is, if I'm being honest, that is
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- not a portrait of Pinza or the jockey.- OK.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50It was a template that they used every year.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- You've put the correct number on the saddlecraft there - 23.- Yes, 23.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57And then, of course, you'd paint the owner's colours on there.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59But, no, it's not really an actual portrait is the answer.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01And were these actually worn?
0:32:01 > 0:32:03I mean, this is in an unfinished state,
0:32:03 > 0:32:05so we've got rough and ready edges here.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07They were all a bit of a rush job.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09The reason was the Derby was run on the first
0:32:09 > 0:32:11day of the meeting, on the Wednesday,
0:32:11 > 0:32:15and by the Thursday these were actually being sold on the racecourse.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- Gosh, that's quick, isn't it? - Yeah, it is.
0:32:17 > 0:32:23Price-wise, I was thinking of around about the £100 mark.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25- I think we're close, I think we're close.- Good.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28I was going to offer you £80 for it.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30- £80, it's a deal.- It's a deal.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- A racing deal has been stuck. - Horse-trading.- Horse-trading!
0:32:33 > 0:32:35Yes, that's what we've done.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40So, Katherine nearly doubles her money, making £36.60 profit.
0:32:40 > 0:32:45But the celebrations are cut short as she stumbles at the next hurdle,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48when she tries to sell her antique surveyors' equipment.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Well, I've tried extremely hard with this sector.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53It's not been very easy to find a buyer,
0:32:53 > 0:32:57so what I have decided to do is sell it to a private collector,
0:32:57 > 0:33:01but he's only prepared to pay me £40.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04Technically, I haven't made a loss because it was £40 hammer price.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Have I? Really? OK, a little bit of a loss.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Maybe? Possibly.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10I never make a loss.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- I've made a loss!- Oh, dear.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15A loss of nearly £13, in fact.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17It's been a rollercoaster ride,
0:33:17 > 0:33:20and there's no doubt who's in the lead,
0:33:20 > 0:33:23but let's see how the numbers stack up so far.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Phil has sold just two of his six auction buys,
0:33:25 > 0:33:30but has banked a massive profit of £458.80.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34But Katherine is trailing way behind.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38She's sold three of her five lots, but only made £55.90.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42The challenge is far from over though.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45With plenty of big lots to sell, anything could happen.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50So, as Katherine plans her next move,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Phil is already trotting off to his next potential sale.
0:33:53 > 0:33:56He's come to an equestrian centre in the Cotswolds to try
0:33:56 > 0:33:57and sell his riding crop
0:33:57 > 0:34:02and swagger stick to vintage side-saddle enthusiast Lydia.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04You collect lots of vintage tack and stuff, don't you?
0:34:04 > 0:34:07I do, and that's one of the reasons I really like side-saddle
0:34:07 > 0:34:10because there's loads of vintage saddles and crops and canes,
0:34:10 > 0:34:12and there's a lot of rich history.
0:34:12 > 0:34:141920 was the heyday of side-saddle.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16Can we just check out the date on that?
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- 1922.- As if by magic.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- Funny old world, isn't it?- Bang on.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- So is that a crop? - It's a hunting crop
0:34:24 > 0:34:26and it would have been used in the hunting fields.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- To open gates is what you use the bone handle...- Put it on there.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- Yep.- It's a stag, isn't it? A stag horn.- Yes, a stag horn, that's right.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34And then the shaft is cane. Is it bamboo?
0:34:34 > 0:34:36I think it might be a piece of bamboo.
0:34:36 > 0:34:37That's by Brigg.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40They were a famous London maker and they had a big shop in London.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Well, that's the one part of it because this came with it.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44- It looks like a little swagger stick. - Yep.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48But what's interesting is this here, look, because this is hallmarked silver.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Might these be something that you might be interested in?
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- Definitely, definitely. - Have you got one like this?
0:34:53 > 0:34:55- No, I haven't got one like this. - (Thank you, thank you.)
0:34:55 > 0:34:59They've cost me £105 or thereabouts, so I was hoping to get 180/190.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01I mean, I'd take 180, how does that sound?
0:35:01 > 0:35:03I think that's OK. I think that's OK.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- Thanks, Lydia. You're an absolute angel. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Another £74.60 into Fox's profit pot
0:35:09 > 0:35:11and he didn't even have to haggle.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Lydia was really very fair with me.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18I just had one overwhelming fear that she'd ask me to get on that horse.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Side-saddle or otherwise, that wouldn't have been for me,
0:35:21 > 0:35:23probably, or the horse.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27We'll take that as a neigh then.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Our selling stallion is way out in front, but his rival has been
0:35:30 > 0:35:35playing the long game and she's about to bring out the big guns.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Well, I've come to London to sell my vintage poster to a specialist
0:35:38 > 0:35:43dealer Simon Dwyer and I think it will just be his cup of tea.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46The thing is, you see, you've got to spend a lot of money in order
0:35:46 > 0:35:49to accumulate a lot of money. That's my philosophy...
0:35:49 > 0:35:51or it was when I bought it.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Having spent a massive £719 on the poster,
0:35:55 > 0:35:59the stakes have never been higher.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03I can feel the tension mounting as I get closer to his house.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04Deep breaths, Katherine.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12So, first reactions, is it as good as I said it was?
0:36:12 > 0:36:14It's really, really good.
0:36:14 > 0:36:19The thing about Italian posters is that the inks fade,
0:36:19 > 0:36:21the background paper goes brown.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24They printed on appalling quality newsprint, which was only
0:36:24 > 0:36:28designed to last a few weeks, so, actually, the colour is fabulous.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30They would have printed maybe a couple of thousand of these.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32So, of those 2,000,
0:36:32 > 0:36:36probably no more than 50 were surviving at the end of the year.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Of those 50, most of them have been recycled, repulped.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Now, 10/15 left,
0:36:41 > 0:36:43so they are incredibly rare.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47Wow, I didn't realise quite how few there were.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49The Italian film posters are actually worth more than
0:36:49 > 0:36:53the American film posters which, for the archetypal American film,
0:36:53 > 0:36:55you might find surprising.
0:36:55 > 0:36:56This is proper art.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00To be honest, these are so rare, people want these.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04In terms of what I would like to see for it, I'm going
0:37:04 > 0:37:08to start quite high because I know it's rare, I know it's special.
0:37:08 > 0:37:13I'd like to see something around about £2,000.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15I'd normally sort of pitch at around £1,000.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19I don't know. Would 1,500, how does that, sort of, sit with you?
0:37:19 > 0:37:211,300.
0:37:21 > 0:37:221,400 and we've got it.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26- 1,400 and we're there. - 1,400 and we're there. Perfect.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30She's done it! And that's a £680 profit.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33It's a blockbuster result for Higgins the haggler.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35I did it.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38I spent a lot in the first place, but I doubled my money
0:37:38 > 0:37:39and what a result.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42As if there was any doubt.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45With that sale, she's back in the game and back in the lead.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Her opponent isn't slowing down though.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51Phil is still on his equestrian run and has brought his silk scarves
0:37:51 > 0:37:53to a horse-themed pub in Worcestershire.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Rebecca, I'm hoping to add to your equestrian theme
0:37:56 > 0:37:58because I brought these to show you.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02They're Derby scarves and each year there was a scarf produced
0:38:02 > 0:38:05to commemorate the Derby winner,
0:38:05 > 0:38:09and with your jockey theme here I thought they might be ideal for you.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- What do you reckon?- Yes.
0:38:11 > 0:38:16I was kind of hoping that I might get around £150 or £160 for the two.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19That seems a little bit steep.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Go on, then, make me an offer I can't refuse.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24- 120 would be the last offer on them. - 120.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27- I'll tell you what, I'll take that. Thank you very much indeed. - OK, thank you.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Well, that's £33.20 profit on the pair.
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Phil finishes his quest when he sells his glass decanter
0:38:35 > 0:38:38and sugar sifter to a jeweller in Malvern...
0:38:38 > 0:38:42And that, David, will just sweeten the deal.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44..netting him a final £39.20 profit.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47So, Foxy is over the finish line.
0:38:48 > 0:38:52Katherine the Great has one final lot to find a home for.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56She bought the fire screen and coal bin at auction for £62, and quickly
0:38:56 > 0:39:01makes back £40 when she sells the screen to a dealer in Hove.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03But, the brass bin in the shape of a grape harvester's pod
0:39:03 > 0:39:05proved surprisingly popular
0:39:05 > 0:39:09when she advertises on an international dealers' website.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Oh, that's the sound of America.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15In fact, a specialist who deals in grape harvesting bins
0:39:15 > 0:39:19in Savannah, Georgia is interested in taking a closer look.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- George, is that you? - Hello, how are you, Katherine?
0:39:21 > 0:39:24It's going to be interesting to show this to you over
0:39:24 > 0:39:26the internet, but I'm going to start from the top.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29So you can see the almost repoussoir decorations.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Then, if you look further down,
0:39:32 > 0:39:36it's actually got a nice rural interior scene.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39And then the back is actually plain, so it's flat-backed,
0:39:39 > 0:39:41and I think you can see that there.
0:39:41 > 0:39:46That would be most likely strapped to their back and the
0:39:46 > 0:39:49grapes would be put in there to carry from the vineyards.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51It hasn't got any holders for straps,
0:39:51 > 0:39:54so I was wondering whether it was actually a functional piece
0:39:54 > 0:39:56or whether it's a decorative piece.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00Do you know about the age of that particular one?
0:40:00 > 0:40:03I thought it was around about the turn of the century.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06I think it's perhaps just a little earlier
0:40:06 > 0:40:09because of the craftsmanship.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12It is a unique piece.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14You usually see the vineyards,
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- more of a landscape-type environment.- Yes.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20This one shows inside environment...
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- It's a domestic scene. - ..and I like that about it.- Yeah.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26It sets it apart from a lot that I've seen.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Price-wise, I was hoping for
0:40:29 > 0:40:34around about 700-plus, something like that.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36How does that feel?
0:40:36 > 0:40:38That is a massive opening gambit.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41You'll have to hold your breath and wait to see if George was
0:40:41 > 0:40:44feeling flush, or whether the price tag scared him off.
0:40:44 > 0:40:49Before we reveal all, let's remind ourselves of what they spent at auction.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54Phil and Katherine both put £1,000 of their own money to Sussex.
0:40:54 > 0:41:00Phil won six lots and spent just over half his budget at £604.20.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Katherine bought one item less,
0:41:02 > 0:41:07but spent £995.30, including postage costs.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12But now it all comes down to who turned the most profit.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15All of the money that our brave duo made from today's challenge
0:41:15 > 0:41:17will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19So, the wait is finally over.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24It's time to find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- Hello.- How are you?
0:41:27 > 0:41:29Now, I have got some trepidation here.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33I've referred to you to everybody as poster girl. You are my poster girl.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- I am your poster girl.- Well, go on, tell me. How good was it?
0:41:36 > 0:41:38It was right and it went to a great dealer,
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- who has recognised a good thing. - Great, fantastic.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Those vases I adored.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47Well, they were a fantastic story because I got the one restored,
0:41:47 > 0:41:49you would never ever know it was broken, it's fantastic.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53- But the thing is, we bought the same lot, didn't we?- We did, yes.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- Our racing scarves.- I had a tough time with those scarves.- Did you?
0:41:56 > 0:41:57Yeah, like a real... And you?
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Well, I had a great time. I went up to Newmarket,
0:42:00 > 0:42:05it was fantastic, and traced back to the stable Pinza was in.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- The Green Goddess.- That's me.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12I am your poster girl and I think, without further adieu...
0:42:12 > 0:42:13Go on, then.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- One, two, three, go.- Go.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Oh!
0:42:18 > 0:42:21Actually, gosh, you've done a lot better than I thought you would.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Oh, thank you(!)
0:42:23 > 0:42:25You are horrid.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27What do you mean I've done better than you thought?
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Well, I was quite surprised, actually.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Yes, it's a resounding victory for Katherine.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34They don't call her the Great One for nothing.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37So, just how much did she sell the coal bin for?
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Can we shake a virtual hand with 650?
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Oh, my gosh, we have a deal.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51So, that's a massive profit of over £394 for the bin and screen.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54What a way to end her selling spree.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Well, I'm just totally delighted.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58It was all about that poster, really.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01It was nerve-racking buying it, but I held my own in the end
0:43:01 > 0:43:03and it was worth it.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05I thought I'd done OK at the auction.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08Those glass lamps, they really did me proud and I was pleased with them.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11But then poster girl comes along,
0:43:11 > 0:43:13rebel without a cause,
0:43:13 > 0:43:16Phil without a clue, I got spanked.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20But, the wily fox gets another chance to beat his opponent tomorrow,
0:43:20 > 0:43:24when they rev their engines at an antiques fair in Donington.