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 > 0:00:15..giving you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17PHIL GROWLS
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 > 0:00:27Putting 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 > 0:00:37Let's make hay while that sun shines.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39..on how to make the most money from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Get in there!
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Today, we have a right pair of bright-eyed bushy-tailed
0:00:45 > 0:00:49battlers as Phil "The Fox" Serrell takes on vixen of the vintage,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Katherine "The Great" Higgins.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Coming up... Phil finds the noisy end of a car.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56I think it's quite a fun thing that.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58HONKS HORN
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Katherine gets more than she bargained for...
0:01:00 > 0:01:03- He's going to take me to the pub. - But not now.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04A date later.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08..and Phil considers a makeover.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10No, no.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Welcome, foraging fanatics
0:01:28 > 0:01:31and antiques enthusiasts everywhere to another
0:01:31 > 0:01:34collision of the collectables, as two giants of the trade
0:01:34 > 0:01:38go head-to-head, fist to fist and nose to grindstone in
0:01:38 > 0:01:42a buying and selling battle in which the only way is profit.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48Up today, an iron lady who's as stylish as she's competitive.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50It's the reigning queen of collectables,
0:01:50 > 0:01:52it's...
0:01:55 > 0:01:58I'm going to be in the right place at the right time.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01And leading the coup against her is a rebel with a cause.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Eager to take down anyone who stands in the way of a good profit,
0:02:05 > 0:02:06it's...
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Get in there and get it bought quickly.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Today's battle of the bargains takes place at
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Ford Airfield car-boot sale in West Sussex,
0:02:15 > 0:02:20where our crusaders of the curio have £250 of their own money
0:02:20 > 0:02:24to buy, sell and make a profit for their chosen charity and,
0:02:24 > 0:02:26more importantly, beat their rival.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Yes, Katherine Higgins and Phil Serrell,
0:02:29 > 0:02:33it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Hello, lovely, how are you?
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- Oh, bright and early in the morning. - Oh, goodness me.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- And we're ready to go with our £250. - £250.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Well, I'm quite looking forward to this because I know most of these
0:02:45 > 0:02:47dealers personally. They always bring nice things down for me.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51I've got insider knowledge too. I was last here when I was six.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Really?- Yes.- In pig tails?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Yeah, pig tails, playing on the beach, all that sort of stuff.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Well, listen, I'm going to go because there's my friend Eric
0:02:58 > 0:03:00over there and this place is supposed to be rammed with cars...
0:03:00 > 0:03:02I'll be back in a minute.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04I'm already on the losing foot.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Hmm, Phil there doing his best to wrong foot his opponent.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12Hoping to panic her into an early mistake maybe.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14But other than the mind games,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17what does the old fox make of today's challenge?
0:03:17 > 0:03:20There are car-boots and there are car-boots
0:03:20 > 0:03:22and I think this one is one of the best.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24I've got £250,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27I'm going to try and make a really big hole in that.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30So with Phil looking to make a big dent,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33has he succeed in putting the wind up Katherine?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36I must say, I'm feeling quite relaxed.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38I'm feeling that my strategy is going to be
0:03:38 > 0:03:41calm, cool and collected.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Phil's out there, running around like a mad thing.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46I'm just playing it cool.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Hmm, will it be Phil's dogged determination or Katherine's
0:03:49 > 0:03:52cucumber coolness that wins in the end?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55As Phil gets chummy with the market owners,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Katherine spies a van opening and gets into place,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01hoping to discover the treasures which lie within.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04It's very, very exciting.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08I've just found this lovely little watercolour of a local scene.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13Great church with 15th century additions
0:04:13 > 0:04:16and the Star pub next door to it.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Goodness knows where it is.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21On the back, Old Heathfield Church and the Star.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- Can I snap that up?- Yep.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- For pennies.- For pennies. - I've got no idea...
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- I mean, I'm presuming it's here, isn't it?- A watercolour.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Is that local?- Yes.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- Do you know the scene? Can you take me to that pub?- Yeah, I can, yeah.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- He's going to take me to the pub. - But not now.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39A date later.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Hold on, you're meant to be setting up sales, not dates.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45But it's not a great artist.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Not a great artist, lovely little frame though.- I like sheep.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Give us a tenner for it.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- Oh, no, I can't that's too...- That's cheap.- Oh, no, that's not cheap.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58- No, no, I can't do that. Unless, five?- Give us seven quid.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00£7, there you go, £7.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Katherine's on a real charm offensive
0:05:02 > 0:05:04and it's definitely working,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07as the seller produces a vintage wedding dress.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Hold on, where's this going?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11OK, I'll have that for £2 then.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- Not for- £2. Yeah, yeah,- £2. I owe you two quid, you're not...
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- £2! What a silk wedding dress for - £2? Well...
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Oh, now they're arguing like an old married couple.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22But they settle on a price of £8
0:05:22 > 0:05:27and Katherine steps to the side to take another look at that dress.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32I think it shows quite a lot of the hallmarks of post-war design.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36I mean, it was a period where fabric
0:05:36 > 0:05:38was still on the rations,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40so you had to use what you could.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44It has got a fine, fine almost damask style pattern running
0:05:44 > 0:05:47through it and that's rather attractive.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49The other thing that's very appealing is the condition.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Wrapped in its plastic, that was a great thing
0:05:52 > 0:05:54and the size is really good.
0:05:54 > 0:05:55It's a nice waistline,
0:05:55 > 0:06:00probably equivalent to a size 10-12 today, something like that.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Perfect for the bride-to-be.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Am I going to be on time for that wedding?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07I don't know but I'm going to try jolly hard to get there.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Katherine has two purchases under her belt
0:06:10 > 0:06:13and wedding plans in the offing, so Phil had better get a move on,
0:06:13 > 0:06:17if he wants to avoid being left on the shelf.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22Luckily, he's spotted a chimney that he hopes might stack up a profit.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24How much was that?
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Is that the best on him?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Is that right?
0:06:28 > 0:06:29That wasn't an answer to the question, was it?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Eh? Well, not £50.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34You've got a chink out here, look.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36I was thinking, like, 30, 35 quid for it.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40That would be the finish really.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Thank you very much indeed.
0:06:42 > 0:06:43I'd better give you some money.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47All I need now is a few bricks, some tiles, a door and some windows
0:06:47 > 0:06:49and I've got myself a house.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Now, you look at this and you're seeing a chimney but I'm not.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54I'm looking at this as a garden feature.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58I can see this in someone's garden with all sorts of busy lizzies
0:06:58 > 0:07:01and other flowers just cascading out of the top.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03I think it's a really, really cool thing.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07Now, it's probably turn of the last century.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10It's stoneware and it's salt glaze.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15What I love is the transition between industrial and decorative because you
0:07:15 > 0:07:17think of Royal Doulton Stoneware,
0:07:17 > 0:07:21you get glaze jugs, mugs, that type of thing.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24But you also get drainpipes and chimneypots
0:07:24 > 0:07:26and I love that crossover.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29This has cost me £35
0:07:29 > 0:07:32and I think it's going to be just the best garden feature
0:07:32 > 0:07:33you could see.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Ah, Phil's on top of the world with his chimney and on a high,
0:07:36 > 0:07:40swoops in on what looks like a set of mid-century liberty tables.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42How much are they?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Worth a tenner.- A tenner. There you are, my friend.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you very much, cheers.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Hmm, but on closer inspection it seems Phil may have been
0:07:50 > 0:07:52a little hasty.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Do you know, from a distance those actually look really, really
0:07:56 > 0:07:57nice things.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02Sort of turn of the century, Islamic, Liberty influence.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08But the thing is, buying antiques is not unlike marriage,
0:08:08 > 0:08:11you do it in haste and you repent at leisure.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Turn of the century?
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Turn of the last century, not the one before.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Gopping.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Certainly not a word you want to be using at this stage but the pressure
0:08:32 > 0:08:36of this challenge does sometimes lead to mistakes being made.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38After Phil's table error,
0:08:38 > 0:08:42he will presumably be introducing a bit more caution to proceedings,
0:08:42 > 0:08:45maybe he'll be after something subtle, something delicate.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46HORN BEEPS
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Or maybe he'll get his hands on a whopping big car horn.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51How old is it?
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Looks like 1930s. It's English.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- You see, I'd love to give you 30 quid for this really.- I'm sure you would.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59THE SELLER LAUGHS
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I'll do 32 for you.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05There we are. Thank you very much indeed.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Why have I bought this? Well, I think it's quite a cool thing.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11It's an old bulb car horn.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13HONKS HORN
0:09:13 > 0:09:16And I know a few people who've got a few cars
0:09:16 > 0:09:19and the nice thing about it is that it's English.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20How do you know it's English?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Well, if you think about it logically,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25an English car is right-hand drive and this,
0:09:25 > 0:09:30with that bracket there, fits on the outside of a right-hand drive car.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33If it was from an American or left-hand drive car, it would
0:09:33 > 0:09:35be on that side and the bracket would be in a different place.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38I'm guessing in terms of age it's probably 1930s
0:09:38 > 0:09:40but I think it's quite a fun thing that.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42HONKS HORN
0:09:42 > 0:09:44So Phil's happy with his horn,
0:09:44 > 0:09:46while Katherine is hoping she might have found the next
0:09:46 > 0:09:51piece of this purchasing puzzle in a box of Edwardian jigsaws.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55I was wondering what they looked like when they were made-up and there they are there, actually.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Yeah, that's the six pictures.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- Isn't that lovely?- Yeah. They're all there.- Did you do it?- Yes.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- Did you put them together? God. - They all just clicked in together.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- How long did it take? - It wasn't too bad
0:10:05 > 0:10:08because they're actually different colours on the back.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- Oh, right, so you can...- So, I could sort them...
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- Oh, isn't that brilliant?- Yeah.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Gosh, that's clever, isn't it? - There's 15 pieces in each one.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Why don't they make puzzles like that now?
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- That's obviously the six styles. - Yeah, how much do you want for those?
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- That's a really nice... - I'm asking £10 for the lot.
0:10:24 > 0:10:29OK, em, what about 6-ish?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31That's a bit tight for me. Eight would get it.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- OK,- £8. Yep.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36It's the jigsaw puzzle
0:10:36 > 0:10:39from the great hand and the great company of Ernest Nister,
0:10:39 > 0:10:44who was a German firm, pre to WW1.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48It was very popular to buy toys that were designed by German firms
0:10:48 > 0:10:51and they were known for their quality,
0:10:51 > 0:10:54quality lithographic printing. Very kindly the man sorted it all out.
0:10:54 > 0:11:01So we do know it is complete, it's got six images of birds.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04It's a memory of how children played in the past
0:11:04 > 0:11:07and I think that's quite captivating.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11So with chimneys, paintings, wedding dresses and car horns,
0:11:11 > 0:11:14our battling buyers are picking up an extremely puzzling
0:11:14 > 0:11:16collection of sellables.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19So let's see how our experts are getting on.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Both Phil and Katherine started the day with £250 to spend.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Phil has bought three items totalling £77,
0:11:28 > 0:11:33meaning he has £173 still burning a hole in his pocket.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Katherine also has three purchases but has only spent £23,
0:11:37 > 0:11:40leaving her with £227 to spend.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45And so, before this tussle continues,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48our tenacious two come together for a tete-a-tete.
0:11:48 > 0:11:49So how are you getting on?
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Well, I've got this budget and I should be spending money but I'm finding it really hard.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- Well, I'm, sort of, spending it.- What have you bought?
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Well, I am regretting something.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- Oh, what?- Well, I bought something and I think it was probably a mistake.- OK.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05In fact I don't think it was probably a mistake, I know it was a mistake.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08It was a mistake. Have you spent loads?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- More than you.- Oh, gosh.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Hmm, Katherine there doing a good job of looking concerned about Phil's plight
0:12:15 > 0:12:18But don't forget, every mistake he makes brings her that
0:12:18 > 0:12:21little bit closer to victory.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25I'd say Phil was a worried man and, kind of, hearing what
0:12:25 > 0:12:29he was talking about, I think he probably should be too.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31She's spent pence, I've spent pounds
0:12:31 > 0:12:35and the problem comes, she'll turn her pence into pounds,
0:12:35 > 0:12:39I could turn my pounds into pence.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Hmm, but things are soon looking up for Phil as he spots a red coat
0:12:42 > 0:12:45being sold by a jolly bearded chap.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Could it be? Erm, maybe not.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51So how much of it is original?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53The tunic itself is original.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55And does it come with trousers?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59The trousers go with it, yeah. You can feel there, they're heavy quality ones.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01OK.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05- And how much was it? - I had 65 but 50.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- They have been put on, probably for fancy dress...- OK.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11..because the button there, which is where the belt goes, should be flat.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- Right, and those have got nothing to do with it...- No.- ..and those have nothing to do with it.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17So all I'm buying is a red tunic, isn't it?
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Well, you get those bits and you get the trousers too.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- I mean, you'd look good in those. - Yeah, yeah.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26You see, I look at that and I think it's, like, 25/30 quid's worth.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28That's what I think.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32It actually owes me £36.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36My best on that is 30 quid.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39The first loss is the best, my friend.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- Unfortunately, you're right. I'll take it.- You're a gentleman.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Thank you very much indeed.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46There's a couple of expressions in this business, mishmash,
0:13:46 > 0:13:48marriage and there's another slightly ruder one which
0:13:48 > 0:13:51all could be applied to this tunic.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53But it was 30 quid.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58All I need to do now is find somebody who likes dressing up.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Having so far bought a mishmash of items,
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Phil now appears to have bought a mismatched item.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05Oh, dear.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Katherine will be pleased though, she's a woman
0:14:07 > 0:14:11with a competitive edge. Having already picked up one game,
0:14:11 > 0:14:13she's now found a ping-pong set.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15This caught my eye.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18I kind of remember playing with a set very similar to this
0:14:18 > 0:14:20and who didn't really
0:14:20 > 0:14:23when table tennis was something you'd attach to your table?
0:14:23 > 0:14:26You didn't buy a specially made table,
0:14:26 > 0:14:29you actually attached this net
0:14:29 > 0:14:34with these clamps and then you were away.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37You could be a table tennis champion.
0:14:37 > 0:14:38Hello.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Are you a table tennis champion at heart?
0:14:40 > 0:14:44No. Definitely not.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47The only thing about this is what's missing?
0:14:47 > 0:14:48We can't play it, can we?
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- Oh, balls.- I know.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- Huh! What did she say? - Missing balls.- I know!
0:14:53 > 0:14:56- Oh, right.- Still, that should keep the price down.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58So price-wise, three pounds?
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- Yep, that's fine.- Yeah, OK.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05I'm very excited. This is what our children today should be playing
0:15:05 > 0:15:07instead of computer games.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09It's lovely to have them, you know,
0:15:09 > 0:15:13round a table playing some table tennis.
0:15:13 > 0:15:14Where it's going to go,
0:15:14 > 0:15:18I don't quite know yet but who couldn't resist that?
0:15:18 > 0:15:21So with Katherine buying incomplete items for less than
0:15:21 > 0:15:25a pint of beer, Phil is looking at a larger round of purchases,
0:15:25 > 0:15:29as he's drawn to a decorative mug and a white stone box.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32The only stumbling block, the price.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35My issue with these, right, governor, is I'm going to get
0:15:35 > 0:15:37what you're are asking for them.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40I'm going to get 35/45 quid for that
0:15:40 > 0:15:44and I'm going to get, hopefully, 50 or 60 quid for that.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48OK, which means I've got to give you for the two,
0:15:48 > 0:15:50somewhere between 40 and 50 quid.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58I'll give you 60 quid for the two.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00£62.50 then.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02LAUGHTER
0:16:02 > 0:16:05There you are. You're a gentleman, thank you.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08With two buys in the bag,
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Phil also spots a brass letter opener on the stall
0:16:11 > 0:16:14and spends a further £7.50 on it,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17rounding the total spend to £70.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19This is a really interesting mug,
0:16:19 > 0:16:23late 19th-century, probably about 1880/1890, something like that.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26If you turn it upside down, that, for all the world,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28looks like it should be Chinese.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31By that we mean made in China with this wonderful armorial
0:16:31 > 0:16:33family crest on the front
0:16:33 > 0:16:35and exported to Europe.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37But the thing is, it's not Chinese.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40This, sort of, fake Chinese mark
0:16:40 > 0:16:45actually is produced by the Samson of Paris factory.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47So that's where it was made, that's when it was made.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50This little box is lovely.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53Now, I'm not sure whether this is lapis lazuli and alabaster
0:16:53 > 0:16:56or what the stone is, that's something I've got try and find out.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00It's got a fantastic hinge on there, it's English, it's made in England.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03There's a maker's mark on there, I'll try and find that out as well.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07Now, my friend on the stall, he thought that this little brass item
0:17:07 > 0:17:10was probably a pipe tamper.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13In other words, something you just tapped the tobacco down on the end of your pipe.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16I don't think it is that at all, I think this is a paper knife
0:17:16 > 0:17:18and it would have done just what it's doing now.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21It would have sat on someone's desk or table and I think
0:17:21 > 0:17:25that this is clearly the bit for opening your letter.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30This here, I believe, would have originally have had a seal on it.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33So I think I've got three really interesting items.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36And with that, Phil decides to call it a day.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Across the boot-fair, Katherine is still perusing the stalls
0:17:40 > 0:17:43and taking yet another trip down memory lane.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I grew up with a picnic hamper
0:17:45 > 0:17:48and we used to go come down very near here to the beach
0:17:48 > 0:17:51and it was a most exciting moment when you got out of the car,
0:17:51 > 0:17:53you opened up your hamper, you opened the plastic box
0:17:53 > 0:17:56and inside were your sandwiches wrapped up in paper.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01I think it needs a bit of a brush. I think it needs a bit of TLC
0:18:01 > 0:18:05but, hey, I'm the sort of girl that can give it all of that.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08The picnic hamper nibbles a paltry £8 into her budget.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10She really has held back the reins today
0:18:10 > 0:18:13and so let's see how the totals tot up
0:18:13 > 0:18:16at the end of the car-boot buying.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Phil and Katherine started the day with £250 to spend.
0:18:20 > 0:18:26Phil has made seven purchases, costing a meaty £177.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30Katherine has five items under her arm, spending a meagre £34.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- I have one question to ask you...- Go on.- ..just one question.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- Just the one?- Yeah.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41How much have you spent on all of this?
0:18:41 > 0:18:46Well, in total £34.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49You've spent £34 on all of this?!
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- I worked really hard to spend that! - That cost me more than that,
0:18:52 > 0:18:54on its own, by itself.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- You paid more than £34 for that? - Yes.- That's scary.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02My question would be, how much do you like chipboard?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05You go straight for the throat, don't you? There's no messing around.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- Funnily enough, actually, from a distance...- Yeah, three miles.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09..those do look quite attractive.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Close-up they are...
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Close-up, yes, yes. - Minging, horrible.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- You need to probably change your glasses really, yes, yes. - Or even get a pair.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19I think the favourite thing that you bought, undoubtedly,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21and I wish I'd seen it,
0:19:21 > 0:19:25is your little lapis box. I mean, isn't it, oh!
0:19:25 > 0:19:29I have to tell you, out of the whole £34 that you've spent,
0:19:29 > 0:19:31I've got a few favourites.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- The old ping-pong, or table tennis, I love...- Yeah.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- I think the jigsaw's lovely...- Good.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37The picnic set I like, the watercolour I like.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- I've never really been into dresses. - No, no.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Wedding dresses in particular have always frightened me.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Anyway, how are we going to do, do you think?
0:19:45 > 0:19:48If I can make £34 work for me... It'll be a challenge.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53- I think, considering you've spent what, how much?- Thank you very much.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- 100 and something.- All right, OK... - Quick march.- No need to rub it in.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59HONKS HORN
0:20:03 > 0:20:06So our dealers beat a retreat as they head back to their bases
0:20:06 > 0:20:10and turn their settings from buy to sell, sell, sell.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Each will be hoping to keep their prices high,
0:20:12 > 0:20:16their profits big and their victories mighty as they both
0:20:16 > 0:20:20try to collect a bag of loot for the charities of their choice.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24In Guildford, Katherine is taking the time to really get
0:20:24 > 0:20:26a good look at her wares.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28I think my favourite piece out of everything I bought,
0:20:28 > 0:20:30is probably the watercolour.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32It's really well painted, I've done some research
0:20:32 > 0:20:34into the artist, Rosemary Brown,
0:20:34 > 0:20:38and she is known for her animal watercolours
0:20:38 > 0:20:42and it makes sense because the sheep in this are beautifully painted.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46Finding that jigsaw puzzle was great and what I want to try
0:20:46 > 0:20:50and do is perhaps reconnect it with someone who's got parrots
0:20:50 > 0:20:52someone who is interested in birds.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55We can really explore the Pretty Polly element of that.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59With the picnic hamper, I just remember as a child growing up with things like that.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02It just would be magical to reunite it was somebody who is
0:21:02 > 0:21:05as passionate about picnic hampers as I am.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Table tennis, I haven't even begun to think about that.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11It's outside of my area of knowledge but I'm going to find somebody
0:21:11 > 0:21:14who rather enjoys a bit of ping-pong.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16And the wedding dress, I was really hoping
0:21:16 > 0:21:19and I am hoping to find a bride who will wear it.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24Phil, that chimney, are you all smoke and no fire?
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Yes, fighting talk there. Over in Worcester, Phil appears to be
0:21:27 > 0:21:30getting all hot and bothered about his purchases.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33This is an object lesson, in that you've got to look little bit closer
0:21:33 > 0:21:34before you part with your money.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38It's hard to believe this, I am older than these.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42But they were only a tenner, so I don't think there's going to be too much damage there.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45My car horn, well, I think it's a really cool thing and I think
0:21:45 > 0:21:48I'm going to try and find someone with a vintage car for that.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50I think it's an old one, so hopefully,
0:21:50 > 0:21:53fingers crossed, that will be all right.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56The uniform, it wasn't expensive but the badges aren't right,
0:21:56 > 0:22:00the buttons aren't right, and I think it's got somebody's pyjama cord
0:22:00 > 0:22:03round the middle of it. But, you know, it looks the part,
0:22:03 > 0:22:05so I think it's a great decorator's thing.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09For me, my star lot, however, is the lapis box,
0:22:09 > 0:22:11the Chinese export porcelain mug,
0:22:11 > 0:22:13that's actually made in France
0:22:13 > 0:22:15and the feather letter opener.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18That lot, I think, was £70 the lot and I would really hope
0:22:18 > 0:22:20there's a profit in those.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23If all else fails, I could always fall back on my chimney.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- Oh, that would hurt. - Oh, yes, it would indeed.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Now, the burning question is, who will buy what as our matchmakers
0:22:30 > 0:22:34try to find perfect suitors for their desirables as they utilise
0:22:34 > 0:22:35every tool at their disposal,
0:22:35 > 0:22:39knowing that for a deal to be done, the hand must be shaken
0:22:39 > 0:22:41and the money taken.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44And it's Phil who's first with the pair of tables that he's been
0:22:44 > 0:22:48regretting buying from the moment he handed over £10.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51He's taken them to Herefordshire-based antiques dealer
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Lynn but tries the same trick that fooled him,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57placing them at a distance from her.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- Don't you think those look the business?- Yeah, they do...
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- Liberty style, do you think? - Well, I wouldn't have said Liberty
0:23:03 > 0:23:05but they do look nice, I'll give you that. Eastern...
0:23:05 > 0:23:08I must admit, when I saw them, I sort of thought, perhaps 1900-ish.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11That's what I thought when I saw them. Are you interested?
0:23:11 > 0:23:12Yeah, but I'd need to look at them,
0:23:12 > 0:23:17- only a fool would buy them without looking at them.- All right, OK.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- Ah!- That's really done a...
0:23:20 > 0:23:23OK, all right, all right.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Normally when you get pairs of things they're more expensive, Phil,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- but there is always an exception to the rule.- Thanks, Lynn.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- They're not what they seem, are they?- No.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Anyway, I know you're fair. I'm not going to negotiate with you at all.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Give me your best price for them and I'll take it.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Absolute, absolute, absolute, best is £25 because I think...
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Fine, you don't have to reason with me.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Thank you very much indeed, my love.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Phil takes the first offer and wins the first profit of...
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Who knows, Katherine, I might have just turned the tables on you.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Ah, but Katherine has plans of her own
0:24:00 > 0:24:02and they're wedding plans by the looks of it.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04I've brought my vintage wedding dress
0:24:04 > 0:24:07to the Birmingham School of Sewing to meet a lovely lady called Sheila-May.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10She runs classes for young brides-to-be to help them stitch
0:24:10 > 0:24:12and sew their own wedding dresses today.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15So I think this will really fit in because she'll be able to use it
0:24:15 > 0:24:18as a piece of inspiration for her students.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22So will Sheila be interested in marrying Katherine to a
0:24:22 > 0:24:25tidy profit with a dress that cost her £8?
0:24:25 > 0:24:27So Sheila-May, I've taken the liberty of putting it on
0:24:27 > 0:24:29one of your mannequins.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32I love it because you can now see the structure of it.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33What do you think?
0:24:33 > 0:24:36I think it's amazing, it looks lovely on a mannequin
0:24:36 > 0:24:39and it does need the body inside to show you the actual fit of the dress.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43So in your classes when you're teaching, how will you use this?
0:24:43 > 0:24:46I will show it to people on the mannequin.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48They like to see all the details on it.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51They like to see how things are made and how things are put together.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Even though it's a completely different shape to what is
0:24:55 > 0:24:58popular at the moment, the detailing is still the same
0:24:58 > 0:25:01so we can still learn from seeing
0:25:01 > 0:25:03the way that things have been done.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06I suppose, in terms of what I would like to achieve for it,
0:25:06 > 0:25:13I think between, I guess, £50-£70, that sort of price.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Where do you lie on that?
0:25:15 > 0:25:18I'm happy with that. I'd be happy to give you £70.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23- 70?- Yeah.- OK, that's fantastic. I'd be delighted with that.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27So that makes a £62 profit for the dress.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29I'm really pleased with how that went.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32I've made a good profit but that wasn't what it was all about,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35it was about giving it to the right home where it's
0:25:35 > 0:25:38going to be used for inspiration and I think I've achieved that.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Well done, Katherine The Great.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43That's my first item sold. Phil, you should be worried.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Yes, but Phil isn't one to allow self-doubt to get in the way
0:25:46 > 0:25:50as he travels to London for his second sale.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52This is me really chancing my arm.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56I go and buy a lovely little porcelain mug
0:25:56 > 0:25:59from a car-boot in West Sussex
0:25:59 > 0:26:02and bring it to one of the best porcelain dealers in Saint James's.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06He's that good, he's got a Royal Warrant to sell to the Queen.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08I just hope he doesn't show me the door.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Remember the mug cost £30,
0:26:10 > 0:26:14so will Mark help Phil top-up his profit sheet?
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- It's a very decorative thing but we don't normally buy Samson pieces. - No.
0:26:18 > 0:26:23People will buy them for decoration and that's very nicely painted
0:26:23 > 0:26:27- and in good condition.- It's a good example of what it is, isn't it?
0:26:27 > 0:26:30It's a good example and it's good that it's still got the Samson mark.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Quite often you find this has been erased off later to disguise
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- the fact that it's a copy.- Yeah.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Or they even painted little gold roses over them sometimes
0:26:39 > 0:26:41- to hide the Samson mark.- Right.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42So that's a plus.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Well, it cost me £30. All I would ask you to do is make me
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- your best offer and...- OK.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53I think a fair offer from us would be £65.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- You're a gentleman, sir. Thank you very much indeed.- Pleasure.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01What a lovely man, he didn't throw me or my mug out, he bought it
0:27:01 > 0:27:03and I more than doubled my money.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Yes, Phil is delighted with a profit of...
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Now he bought it along with two other items
0:27:10 > 0:27:12and, whilst he's in the capital city,
0:27:12 > 0:27:16he takes his cigarette box to specialist tobacconist Philip.
0:27:16 > 0:27:21Now, this isn't a cigar box but it's got the tobacco connection.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22I thought this was lapis lazuli
0:27:22 > 0:27:25but I've since been told it's moissanite..
0:27:25 > 0:27:29I just was hoping above hope that you might have somewhere for it.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31What do you think, Philip?
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- Beautifully made.- It is, isn't it? - It's all tailed in.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Would that fit in with your collection?
0:27:36 > 0:27:39It would, yeah, very much so, very much so.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42So you might be interested in buying it off me?
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- If the price is right. - Look at this...
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Tell me what your best, best offer is and I shall shake you by the hand.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- 50.- Is that your best? - Yeah. Go on, then.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55Phil charms his was way to profit of...
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Not the biggest profit in the world
0:27:57 > 0:28:00but from small acorns do big oak trees grow.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Katherine, put that in your pipe and smoke it.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07Hmm, charming. So that's three sales to Serrell.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Meanwhile, Katherine's taken her picnic set to Chesterfield.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Not the prettiest place for an outing.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17You'll never believe it, but down this alleyway is a real treasure trove.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19I've come to see Matt who specialises in renovating
0:28:19 > 0:28:21period camper vans.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24He's working on one now, so I'm hoping he's going to want
0:28:24 > 0:28:27this to go with it.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- Wow!- Hi. What an incredible place to have a chat.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- Thank you.- Isn't it fantastic?
0:28:32 > 0:28:36- We are not in a house...- Nope. - We are in a room on wheels.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Yes, yeah, our old 1966 split screen.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- What's the official colour of this? - This is dove blue.- OK, I have brought
0:28:42 > 0:28:46you a dove blue Brexton picnic hamper.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51- Fantastic, great stuff.- What's the date of this vehicle?- It's a 1966.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56OK, I've brought you probably something from about 1968/69.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- So...- Close, absolutely.- ..I'm in the ballpark for the figure area here.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Can you see yourself using it on a summers day?
0:29:01 > 0:29:04Absolutely, yeah, yeah, a nice laid-out picnic.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08- I'm thinking of around about £15.- OK, OK.
0:29:08 > 0:29:09£18, maybe a bit more.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12What price can you put on a good lunch?
0:29:12 > 0:29:15If I'm honest, with the colour match and with it being
0:29:15 > 0:29:18so retro, with it, kind of suiting...
0:29:18 > 0:29:20This is sounding good.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22- I'd be happy to pay 20, if I'm honest.- Would you?
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Do you know, it's so rare that I come into a situation
0:29:25 > 0:29:27and I'm actually upped on the price.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- Do you know, I'm going to shake your hand...- Thank you very much.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32..before any more time goes by.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Well, that was positively extraordinary that I pitched it
0:29:35 > 0:29:39at one price level and actually he gave me more. Fantastic!
0:29:39 > 0:29:43I'm really pleased. In many ways it's gone to exactly the right home,
0:29:43 > 0:29:45it's the perfect colour for that home
0:29:45 > 0:29:48and, Phil, can you do better than that?
0:29:48 > 0:29:52Yes, Katherine unpacks a profit of...
0:29:52 > 0:29:54and brings us to the halfway mark.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57So it's time to find out who's dancing the fandango
0:29:57 > 0:30:00and who's stumbling in the dark.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Phil has sold three of his seven items, making a profit of...
0:30:06 > 0:30:10Katherine has only sold two of her five but has £74 to her name.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16So this campaign of the collectables is still up for contention
0:30:16 > 0:30:21and it's Phil who's striking next, armed with his officer's uniform.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Now, I'm in my home town of Worchester and there are no
0:30:23 > 0:30:26army barracks here but there is a fancy dress shop
0:30:26 > 0:30:27just round the corner.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30I'm not going to find any self-respecting soldier who's
0:30:30 > 0:30:32going to wear my uniform
0:30:32 > 0:30:36but if you're dressing up, I might just have the thing for you.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40But will fancy dress shop owner Sue notice how mismatched
0:30:40 > 0:30:42the tunic is and will it matter?
0:30:42 > 0:30:46I was told that it's early part of the 20th century,
0:30:46 > 0:30:50that's what the guy told me, about 1900 and something. What do you think to that?
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- I don't know about these buttons. - What's wrong with the buttons?
0:30:53 > 0:30:57I don't know whether they match the outfit, the time period for
0:30:57 > 0:31:00the outfit and, I don't mean to be funny,
0:31:00 > 0:31:05but that does look a bit like a dressing gown cord.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09- So this is an absolute mashup, isn't it?- Yeah, it's not bad.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11But you could do something with it, couldn't you?
0:31:11 > 0:31:15- We could use it for a bandsman... - Yeah.
0:31:15 > 0:31:21- ..a military and maybe Zulu warrior. - Oh, the film.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- From Michael Caine.- Oh, yeah, that would be fantastic, wouldn't it?
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- That would fit into our TV and film section.- That would be brilliant.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30It's getting more expensive by the minute now. I was hoping above hopes
0:31:30 > 0:31:32I might get, sort of, 75 quid for it.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34I could probably go to 50 top
0:31:34 > 0:31:37because I am going to have to do repairs and swap the buttons over.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40If I can squeeze you for another five quid, I'll sell it to you.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- Go on, then, deal. - Thank you very much.- Michael Caine.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Phil marches off with a profit of...
0:31:48 > 0:31:51And whilst he's there, considers changing his look.
0:31:52 > 0:31:53No.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56Not that one.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00No, no, no.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03That's the one.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06So, while Phil is trying to get ahead,
0:32:06 > 0:32:10Katherine is winging it for her next sale as she takes her
0:32:10 > 0:32:13jigsaw puzzle to Birdworld in Surrey.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Well, I've brought my bird jigsaw puzzle to Birdworld which is
0:32:16 > 0:32:19one of Britain's largest bird parks and I'm going to have a chat with
0:32:19 > 0:32:23their general manager Mark Anderson to see if he might like this.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26As a child I came here and I now bring my children here,
0:32:26 > 0:32:30so I pretty much know every bird in this area
0:32:30 > 0:32:34and I know there's one bird that matches this puzzle exactly.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38So he must be tempted. In fact, I think I'm on to a winner.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40What I'd love to say about it,
0:32:40 > 0:32:44I hope you can spot straight away, is the quality of the illustration.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46- Absolutely, yeah. - I know you've got this bird here.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- We do, we have African Greys.- Yeah.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52So where and how would this fit into your remit?
0:32:52 > 0:32:55You know, where we might be interested in being able to
0:32:55 > 0:32:59use them is as part of our conservation fundraising efforts.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02And each year we hold an auction
0:33:02 > 0:33:05and these sort of things are obviously quite sought-after
0:33:05 > 0:33:08and a lot of the people who follow our online auction
0:33:08 > 0:33:10are interested in this sort of thing.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13I'm thinking, I mean, it's a lovely piece and should it appear
0:33:13 > 0:33:16in a dealer's catalogue, I think it would be around
0:33:16 > 0:33:20about the £50/60 mark, that sort of price.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Would you take £40?
0:33:22 > 0:33:27Erm, I'd love to settle on £45,
0:33:27 > 0:33:29I'd be happy then, would you be?
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Erm, yeah, OK, £45. I think that's a fair price.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37So Katherine flies off with a squawking...
0:33:37 > 0:33:41Leaving her just enough time to feed the penguins.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43OK, line-up everybody.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Who's first in the queue? You?
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Here we go.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52SQUAWKING
0:33:52 > 0:33:54I think, I think that means love.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Katherine is putting in the hours matching her items to the
0:33:57 > 0:34:00right buyers and, true to form, when it comes to selling
0:34:00 > 0:34:04the watercolour, she's tracked down the same Sussex scene it depicts.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08I think I'm in exactly the right spot in Old Heathfield in Sussex
0:34:08 > 0:34:11because I can see the church spire behind and I can see
0:34:11 > 0:34:12the inn to the left.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14I'm going to go and see the owner of the inn and see
0:34:14 > 0:34:17if I can get him to buy this from me.
0:34:18 > 0:34:21Mike, I hope you like this as much as I do.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26- What are your thoughts about it? - It's very sweet.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30I have the honour of having quite a lot of painting clubs
0:34:30 > 0:34:33sit in the garden during the summer and come for lunch and
0:34:33 > 0:34:36the ladies and the gentlemen that attend like to do watercolours.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40So I've got a collection that are in the pub,
0:34:40 > 0:34:41some are in the loft.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43I hope this wouldn't go into the loft,
0:34:43 > 0:34:46should you be interested in buying it.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49No, I shouldn't think it would, no.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53I'm thinking, Mike, because it's a very accomplished watercolour,
0:34:53 > 0:34:57and it reflects the scene beautifully and it would look
0:34:57 > 0:35:01lovely on your walls, that a price point of about 90-120 is right.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04Realistically, for me, if I was to go to Heathfield on Tuesday
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- to Heathfield market and one of the stalls...- You wouldn't find this.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- ..there's quite a lot of watercolours there.- Are there?
0:35:10 > 0:35:13- And a lot of them are of the Star Inn.- Are they?
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Erm, 40 quid.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18I'd be happier with 60.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24- I'd struggle with 50. - Can we shake on that?- We can.- Good.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27And I would actually love to see where it's going to go on the wall.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29I'll show you.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Mike hangs up the picture pride of place
0:35:31 > 0:35:36and Katherine departs with a profit of...
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Well, that's a picture that's well and truly reunited to the
0:35:38 > 0:35:41right place and a great profit in the process.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Can you beat that Phil?
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Hmm, well, let's find out, as he's en route to his next potential sale.
0:35:46 > 0:35:51He's taking his £35 chimney to Jack, a reclamation specialist.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54I'm in Lincolnshire to see my old mate Jack at Junction Antiques.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Now, Jack has got a really good eye.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58He buys many and varied things
0:35:58 > 0:36:03and I'm, sort of, hoping he's going to take a shine to my chimney.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05If anybody can sell it, Jack can.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- Jack, how are you doing? - I'm all right, thank you.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- Lovely to see you. - Not bad at all, thank you.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12- What's this, this is salt glazed, isn't it?- Salt glazed, yeah.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- Stoneware?- Yep. Not a bad colour, is it?
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Salt glaze, they achieved that, didn't they?
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Because when they got the kiln, they just threw a handful of salt in
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- and it gave this mottled brown effect, didn't it?- Yeah.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26What would it sell for, Jack? I mean, you've got to make a modest profit.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Yeah, I don't know. Always better when you own it.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31I can't tell until I own it.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34It feels better.
0:36:34 > 0:36:38- I was thinking it would be worth 75 quid, Jack.- Do you?
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Oh, it's gone quiet, hasn't it?
0:36:40 > 0:36:43This could be the end of a fantastic relationship, couldn't it?
0:36:43 > 0:36:46- I don't think we're too far off. - Really?- No, no, I think not much
0:36:46 > 0:36:50difference between 40 and 75.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- Not much?! It's almost double, Jack. - Oh, is it?- Yeah.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57Go on, make me an offer I can't refuse.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- £65, Phil.- You're a gentleman, Jack. - True.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04Yes, Phil is happy with a top-notch profit of...
0:37:04 > 0:37:07He then goes on to sell his brass letter opener to Stephanie,
0:37:07 > 0:37:10a dealer from Leominster for £25,
0:37:10 > 0:37:14topping up his pot with a further...
0:37:14 > 0:37:18So it's all down to his last item, the car horn.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21I'm just outside Malvern, on the common, on a glorious day
0:37:21 > 0:37:25with my car-boot car horn and I'm here to see an old friend of mine,
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Keith, who is a complete vintage car petrol-head
0:37:27 > 0:37:30and I'm hoping that my car horn gives him the...
0:37:30 > 0:37:32HONKS HORN
0:37:32 > 0:37:36But will car enthusiast Keith want to pay more than the £34 Phil
0:37:36 > 0:37:38forked out at the car-boot?
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- Now, you know why we're here because you've seen this.- Ah, yes.
0:37:41 > 0:37:42What year is that?
0:37:42 > 0:37:45I would think that's late '20s.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Not suitable for this car.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49In mind I've got...
0:37:49 > 0:37:53Our daughter and son-in-law have got an Alvis, late Alvis...
0:37:53 > 0:37:57It's a 1930 but it would be very suitable for...
0:37:57 > 0:38:01- So that would go on there ideally? - Yes, and he's got a birthday coming up so...- Oh, right.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Have you any idea who that might be by?
0:38:04 > 0:38:09I've done a little bit of research and I have another one that
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- I made earlier here...- Really?
0:38:11 > 0:38:16..and I would think we're not far away, are we?
0:38:16 > 0:38:21- Can I have a look?- Yes, yeah.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23And that's King of the Road, which is Lucas, isn't it?
0:38:23 > 0:38:27- Lucas, yeah, Birmingham.- Because they did King of the Road, they did those big lamps
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- that featured on veteran cars, didn't they?- Yes.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31I paid £32 for it, or there abouts,
0:38:31 > 0:38:36and I was kind of hoping I might get close to 60 quid, what do you think?
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- You're not far away.- Am I?
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Well, you're the expert. What's fair?
0:38:40 > 0:38:46Well, the other day I saw one sold at auction for 50.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50- That sounds like a hand shake to me, doesn't it?- We're not far away. - 50 quid?- Yeah.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51You're a scholar, thanks, Keith.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Well, that's my car-boot all done, all finished, in the pocket.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Brilliant.
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Katherine, let's see what you're doing.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Come on, Keith, start her up.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07Phil rides off with a final profit of...
0:39:07 > 0:39:08and he's all sold up.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Katherine, however, has one last item to sell and she's hoping
0:39:12 > 0:39:17to serve up a strong profit to end her game and put her in front.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20The sport shoes have gone on, the table tennis set is under my arm and
0:39:20 > 0:39:22I've come to King's Lynn in Norfolk
0:39:22 > 0:39:25to meet the chairman of the King's Lynn table tennis association
0:39:25 > 0:39:28to see if I can persuade him to part with a little bit of money.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Katherine paid £3 for the game,
0:39:31 > 0:39:34will club owner John help her score a big profit?
0:39:34 > 0:39:37I've brought you this because I think it shows you perfectly
0:39:37 > 0:39:40how things maybe changed from then to now.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Things certainly have changed.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45What's nice about his actually is you probably notice that it's
0:39:45 > 0:39:47- made by Spear's Games.- Yep.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51They were great, you know, games manufactures
0:39:51 > 0:39:53and known for their quality printing.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57So the image itself is really rather striking, I think
0:39:57 > 0:40:01and that caught my eye to start with when I saw it.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Would you... Would this be useful to you as a club
0:40:04 > 0:40:06to bring a bit of nostalgia back into the game?
0:40:06 > 0:40:10Yep, we could have...
0:40:10 > 0:40:12We have a display cabinet
0:40:12 > 0:40:15so it could go in the display cabinet with the trophies.
0:40:15 > 0:40:21Oh, fantastic. I was hoping for around about the £15 mark.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25I'm sure our association would be pleased to pay the £15 that you want.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- OK, well, shall we shake on it?- Yep.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30And I'd love to have a game.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33With all this going on in the background, I'm itching to play.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36So, having sold her final item in this competition,
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Katherine takes on a new opponent.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Ladies and gentlemen, it's Charlie.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43Yay!
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Ah!
0:40:48 > 0:40:52He's a little bit of a better player than I am and he's only three!
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Well, that was tremendous fun but beaten by a three-year-old?
0:40:56 > 0:41:00Yeah, but I'm not going to be beaten by you, Phil.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Oh, still fighting talk from Katherine but will her
0:41:03 > 0:41:07profit of £12 for the game be enough to win this competition?
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Before we find out whether Katherine's selling skills
0:41:10 > 0:41:11are better then her table tennis,
0:41:11 > 0:41:15let's remind ourselves what our experts spent in total.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18From a £250 budget,
0:41:18 > 0:41:20Phil made seven purchases and spent...
0:41:22 > 0:41:26Katherine picked up five items for the minuscule amount of...
0:41:27 > 0:41:30All of the money that Phil and Katherine have made
0:41:30 > 0:41:33from toady's challenge will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35So let's find out who is today's
0:41:35 > 0:41:40Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42- Hi, lovely, how are you? - I'm very well.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- What fun we had at that car-boot. - What was your best car-boot moment?
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Best car-boot moment was finding that wedding dress
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- at the back of a huge lorry...- Oh, yeah, yeah.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52..and then selling it to somebody
0:41:52 > 0:41:54who is going to use it for inspiration.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- So it was a real journey for me. - Really?
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Well, my best car-boot moment was my car horn which I sold to a car man.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- Toot-toot!- Yeah, rooty-toot-toot. He had a Bugatti.- Really?
0:42:04 > 0:42:06A 1930s Bugatti, absolutely fantastic.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08So not just any car, you know, the top of the tree.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10It was just wonderful.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13Anyway, I'm feeling a bit more confident about this one.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15I'm feeling like I could be in deep water with this.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17No, no, I think I might be all right here.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20Ready, on the count of three, two, one, go!
0:42:20 > 0:42:22KATHERINE SQUEALS
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- Yes!- No.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28- Great.- It must be down to those tables, remember those tables?
0:42:28 > 0:42:30Yeah, I did say don't buy them.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- I'm going to go and find another programme to do.- Awe!- An easier one.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Or, better still, someone who's just a bit gentler with me.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- Who would have you?- Someone gentler with me, that's what I want.
0:42:38 > 0:42:43So Katherine is today's winner but it couldn't have been much closer.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47Success or failure can be measured in very fine margins.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50In this instance, eight quid.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54I guess, if there was a moral to this, Phil, it would be that
0:42:54 > 0:42:57you need attention to detail for this game and I had it on that task.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00I really found the items that would turn a profit.
0:43:01 > 0:43:06And tomorrow our pair get to fight it out in one last hurrah,
0:43:06 > 0:43:09as they go head-to-head in the contest to end all contests, the...