0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Let's make hay while that sun shines.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face
0:00:15 > 0:00:17a mighty challenge.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19I've got a heavy profit here.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Who's there?
0:00:23 > 0:00:26..they'll give you the insider's view of the trade...
0:00:26 > 0:00:27HE GROWLS
0:00:27 > 0:00:30..along with their top tips and savvy secrets...
0:00:30 > 0:00:32That could present a problem for me.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35..showing you how to make the most money...
0:00:35 > 0:00:36Ready for battle.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39..from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Get in there!
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Coming up, Christina gets a lesson in negotiation...
0:00:46 > 0:00:52Without any kind of discussion, without any kind of discussion.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54I'm keeping it zipped, I promise.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57..Mark explains how to spot a dear deer...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59When you're looking at cold-painted bronze,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02what you're really looking for is a mark for Franz Bergmann.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06..and the Magpie learns to talk to animals.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11Do you think it's a dodo? Is it a dodo?
0:01:11 > 0:01:14No, it's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Welcome, one, welcome, all, to an early morning start
0:01:31 > 0:01:34in this battle of the bric-a-brac in Belgium.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38Today, two superstars of the antiques trade have travelled
0:01:38 > 0:01:41in the dark of night hoping to collect some continental bargains
0:01:41 > 0:01:45to sell on and make a profit back in Blighty.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50First up, an all-round entertaining tower of talent armed with antiques
0:01:50 > 0:01:52knowledge and an arresting personality.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55It's Mark "The Maverick" Stacey.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56APPLAUSE
0:01:56 > 0:02:00I want to get on and see what else we can find.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02And sharing Mark's lime light is a show-stealing,
0:02:02 > 0:02:06deftly-dealing and always-appealing expert.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08She's ready to maximise her profit margins.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Why, it's Christina "The Magpie" Trevanion.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14It just keeps giving, doesn't it? It's amazing!
0:02:14 > 0:02:17They're visiting the weekly Tongeren flea market,
0:02:17 > 0:02:22located in the oldest city in Belgium and boasting over 300 exhibitors.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26They've each got £750 worth of their own euros to spend,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29and all the profit goes to their chosen charities.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32So, Mark Stacey and Christina Trevanion,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- Christina!- Good morning. - Is it morning?- Yeah.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41It feels like the middle of the night.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Do you know what I love about antiques dealers?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45They don't need a lot of sleep, do they?
0:02:45 > 0:02:46They don't need a lot of sleep.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- You've got to be an early bird to catch the worm.- You really do!
0:02:49 > 0:02:52And we've got £750 worth of euros to spend in this wonderful
0:02:52 > 0:02:55street market here in Belgium. Have you been here before?
0:02:55 > 0:02:59I have been here before. It's very good. How's your Flemish?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02My language skills are internationally famous.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03So you don't know anything?
0:03:03 > 0:03:08- Not at all.- No. Fortunately, the Belgians do speak very good English.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09- We're OK.- Yes.- We're OK, honestly.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12I think it's a charming fair, there's lots to see.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13- Really?- It's a big fair.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16I might have to follow you around there because I have no idea...
0:03:16 > 0:03:18No, no, I want you as far away from me as possible.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- Oh!- I want to sniff out the bargains first, you see?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- Come on, then, let's go sniffing. - Let's sniff.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27So, our pair of bargain-sniffing bloodhounds are up early and hoping
0:03:27 > 0:03:31to worm out the treasures and wriggle off with a nice, juicy profit.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36And with 300 stalls to get around, let's hope they have an action plan.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37This is a very big market.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40I've been here before. There's lots of things to see,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43but I want to take my time. I don't want to rush into it.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46I've got just over 1,000 euros to spend,
0:03:46 > 0:03:50so it's a lot of money and I want to find something that I think I can
0:03:50 > 0:03:53make a big profit on. That's the name of the game.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Indeed, profit is king in this game of give and take,
0:03:57 > 0:03:59and seeing what's on offer is key.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02But it seems that there's a bit of a problem for Christina.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04I've never been antiques shopping in the dark before.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06That could be an interesting experience.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09I'm always rattling on to people about checking for condition,
0:04:09 > 0:04:13checking the item's all original, making sure it is absolutely right
0:04:13 > 0:04:16before you go in and clinch that final deal.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19It's dark, the visibility isn't great,
0:04:19 > 0:04:21so I might have to get myself a little torch
0:04:21 > 0:04:22before I do anything else.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Don't worry, Christina, the sun will be up soon.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Meanwhile, she heads off indoors in search of a torch.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29And, although she doesn't find one,
0:04:29 > 0:04:33she does discover something else she's hoping will shed light
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- on the proceedings.- Wow, this is rather pretty, isn't it?
0:04:36 > 0:04:41- It's an old one. - It's an electric hall light.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- But it's a little bit broken.- Oh!
0:04:44 > 0:04:45It is a very low price.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Normally it's 120, 140, and now it's at...
0:04:48 > 0:04:5045 euros.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Would you do it for 30?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- For 30, I can do it for 30. - You could do it for 30?
0:04:56 > 0:04:57- I do it for 30.- 30 euros.- OK.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01Christina makes an early purchase, and once the currency is converted,
0:05:01 > 0:05:05the glass hall lantern costs her £22.22.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08I've always had an eye for a bargain and I always love a bargain.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09I thought, "My goodness.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12"At a fraction of the price, what's wrong with that?"
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Getting up close, you can see that it has got a bit of a chip,
0:05:15 > 0:05:16both to the lid and the base.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19But, nonetheless, it's a really attractive hall lantern,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22and if I can find somebody that's looking for a vintage lantern
0:05:22 > 0:05:27for their hall, then I should be quids in at 30 euros. My goodness.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Christina's happy with her knocked-down price
0:05:30 > 0:05:32and slightly knocked-about lantern.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35And she's off the starters' marks, but as she steps outside,
0:05:35 > 0:05:37she looks a bit intimidated.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Well, she's never been here before and the market is spread across
0:05:41 > 0:05:43the entire town.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45I could go that way, I could go that way,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47I could go that way or I could go that way.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Oh!
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Oh, dear! Poor old Christina, bewildered in Belgium.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Mark, meanwhile, is in full stride,
0:05:57 > 0:06:01having found an acupuncture model of a man that's tickled his fancy.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03I honestly have never sold one of these before,
0:06:03 > 0:06:07so I don't know if it's worth £20 or £500.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08The cheaper I can get it, the better.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11What is your best price, Madame?
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- 90.- 90 euros.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16We can't do it for 85?
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Please?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19All right.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Mmm, settling on just a five-euro discount.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Mark must like it.
0:06:24 > 0:06:29So he pays £62.96, and after cheekily hiding the model's modesty...
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Oh!
0:06:30 > 0:06:34..Mark takes his new friend to the side to get a closer look.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36It's an acupuncture model,
0:06:36 > 0:06:40probably 30 or 40 years old with all the lines and the pressure points of
0:06:40 > 0:06:42where you put the pins.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44It's a great-looking object.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47It's vintage, it's now, people like these different things.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50You'll go a long way to find another one.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51And it might needle Christina.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Ever competitive, Mark, there,
0:06:55 > 0:06:58finding the rarities in this foreign market.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01In fact, you can learn a lot watching pros like these two.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06Christina's key tactic when buying is always compliment the vendor.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- That's a great hat you've got going on there.- Thank you.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- What a charmer!- What bird is that?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14It's a...
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- pelican.- A p... - SHE LAUGHS
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- A pelican.- No, I don't know.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23It's a dodo, that would make it incredibly rare.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Yeah, he didn't say dodo.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27He said, "I don't know!"
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- How much have you got on that, my love?- 15.- 15 euros.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33So you're charging 15 euros for something that's half there
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- and you don't know what it is.- No.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- No.- Right, OK.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41What about five euros?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- Would five euros take it? - What about ten?
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Eight, I'll split the difference with you.- I paid eight.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- Well, there we go.- Yes.- And you don't have to pack it up again.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Eight euros and I'll take it. - OK.- Eight euros.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- Thank you very much.- You're welcome.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Well, whatever kind of bird it is, the little bird head
0:07:55 > 0:08:00thing costs Christina £5.93, which is fine, but what is it?
0:08:00 > 0:08:01I thought it was a teether.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Originally you'd see a piece of coral coming out of here,
0:08:04 > 0:08:06which a child would chew on when they were teething.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08It could potentially be the top of a walking cane.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10It's very petite and very delicate.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12It could be, it could very well be.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15If it is, then there is a quite a buoyant market
0:08:15 > 0:08:17for walking cane collectors.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20I think it's quite an attractive thing, isn't it?
0:08:20 > 0:08:24So, Christina is peck, peck, pecking her way through her purchases today.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26But Mark is hot on her heels,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29spotting a Lalique glass dish he likes the look of.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34He dishes out 140 euros, or £103.70.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Now, this is post-Rene Lalique.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40Rene Lalique was the founder of the factory, he died in 1945.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42This one was made after his death.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Quite shortly after, I would say, maybe in the early '50s.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48It's a nice, big, decorative thing.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52I like it a lot, actually, and I wanted to find a piece of Lalique,
0:08:52 > 0:08:53so I'm very pleased with it.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56While Mark is chuffed with his equalising dish,
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Christina has spotted a dressing case that's got her quite excited.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05So we've got a vintage travelling trunk,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07which is really rather lovely.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10You've got this gilt-tooled name here, A Barrett & Sons,
0:09:10 > 0:09:1463 and 64 Piccadilly. So, London-made piece.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Green-stained leather, but this has still got bottles in it
0:09:17 > 0:09:20and they look to be the original jars as well.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21And they're hallmarked.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25That's going to be about 1912.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29What's really nice is that it's got its dust cover as well.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32It's got an Orient Line sticker. So you wonder, where's this been?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34What wonderful travels that it could have been on.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36So, having got her target in her sights,
0:09:36 > 0:09:40she now needs to work some charm on stallholder Philip.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I was looking at the dressing case.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- That's good. - It's missing a few bits.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- Yes.- But we can sort of forgive that a little bit, can't we?
0:09:48 > 0:09:49- Thank you.- Yeah.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51SHE LAUGHS
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Philip, I think I love you already.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Steady on now, she's at it again!
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- So we're missing a mirror.- Yeah.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01And we're missing some sort of jar...
0:10:01 > 0:10:02- Yeah.- ..maybe there.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04And I'm guessing that's reflected in the price.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Can't you see the number?
0:10:06 > 0:10:07947.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Oh, is that a number? Well, what's this?
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- Secret information.- Oh, is it?
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Can I see it? 947.- Ssh!- Oh.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20Philip's secret information reveals that the box is priced at 225 euros,
0:10:20 > 0:10:23but Christina's charm is working.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27I'll come down, without any kind of discussion,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30without any kind of discussion.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Right. I'm keeping it zipped, I promise.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Yeah, we'll see how long that lasts.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- 185.- 185.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41Philip...
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Time for Christina to whip out her secret weapon -
0:10:44 > 0:10:46the compliment.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48I like a man in a tie
0:10:48 > 0:10:50that's very willing to do a deal.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54However, I was thinking 150 euros was really the most
0:10:54 > 0:10:56I'd like to pay for it, really.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00What would your absolute best price be on that, my darling?
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Come on, Philip. Come on, Philip.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- 16O.- 160. 160.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Yeah.- I love a man in a tie, Philip.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10160 euros.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Oh, don't cry. Don't cry, Philip. Don't cry!
0:11:13 > 0:11:17So, Philip sheds a few crocodile tears and Christina buys
0:11:17 > 0:11:20the dressing case for £118.52.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24What an emotional rollercoaster this ride has been, and there's plenty
0:11:24 > 0:11:26more ups and downs and loop the loops to go.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30So, let's see how our experts are getting on.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32From a £750 kitty,
0:11:32 > 0:11:36so far Mark "The Maverick" Stacey has picked up two items
0:11:36 > 0:11:38but spent £166.66,
0:11:38 > 0:11:42leaving him just over £583 to play with.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Christina has bought more for less,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48picking up three items for £146.67,
0:11:48 > 0:11:52leaving just over £603 to spend.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55So, with Christina in the lead and Mark trying his best to keep up,
0:11:55 > 0:11:59our pair of scrappy pups meet up to compare their day so far.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02This is a fabulous market, is it not?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05It really is. I've walked miles.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Have you? I haven't actually left this little section yet.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- Really?- No.- Oh, gosh, I've been up there, I've been down there.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13I've been round and about. I thought I'd buy more Belgian stuff,
0:12:13 > 0:12:15but I've bought a lot of English stuff.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Oh, really? I've bought mainly continental stuff, actually.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- It's good.- OK, I'll go and get more European.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23How's your Flemish?
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- My English is perfect, and they like that.- Really?- Absolutely.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- Dank u- wel. Dank u wel.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- Dank u wel... - SHE TRIES TO SPEAK FLEMISH
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- Lovely.- Yeah?- See you.- Well done.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Mr Stacey looking quite rightly confused by Christina's Flemish-ish.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Mark is trailing behind Christina but it appears there may be
0:12:44 > 0:12:48a reason, as he's set his heart on finding something specific.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52The one thing I thought I would find is cocktail shakers.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Lots of goodies, but no cocktail shakers.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57I've found a cocktail shaker,
0:12:57 > 0:12:59but all of the silver plate has come off.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02There must be another cocktail shaker in this whole market.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06Please, tell me there's another cocktail shaker.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Well, there is a downside to looking for specific things.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11It sometimes pays to have an open mind
0:13:11 > 0:13:13and go wherever the wind takes you,
0:13:13 > 0:13:17which is precisely what Christina is doing.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18That's rather beautiful, isn't it?
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Look at that. It's a weather vane.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25It's obviously a piece of cut-out horse silhouette.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28A nice bit of folk art. That's rather lovely.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30So, Christina fires up her charm and quickly gets
0:13:30 > 0:13:35the camera-shy vendor down from 400 to 380 euros.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I think it's tres expensive.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40However, j'adore it.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Therefore, 380 and you have a deal...
0:13:44 > 0:13:45I think.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47THEY LAUGH
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Well, language skills aside, she gets the weather vane for 380 euros,
0:13:51 > 0:13:55which is a whopping £281.48.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57So, why is she so keen on it?
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Do you know, there's something wonderfully simple about folk art,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04and this, to me, just epitomises it. It's just so wonderful,
0:14:04 > 0:14:07this really simple but incredibly effective silhouette.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Can you imagine it sitting on the top of somebody's chateaux
0:14:10 > 0:14:12in the middle of France somewhere? I think it's gorgeous.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16I have paid through the nose for it because I adore it...
0:14:16 > 0:14:18and hopefully it will pay off.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Now, remember, Maverick Mark is a man with a mission.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Oh, I've spotted something.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29Look at him go!
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Now, what have I been looking for all day?
0:14:32 > 0:14:34A cocktail shaker, and I've found one.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36It's silver plate,
0:14:36 > 0:14:38it's got a maker's name on the bottom
0:14:38 > 0:14:40and it's a great shape, actually.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42I love that sort of Art Deco shape.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44It's quite modern as well.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47But before he goes to do a deal on the shaker,
0:14:47 > 0:14:49he spots another piece of metalware.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Something to serve your claret.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54It's a really contemporary, funky design.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Maybe I should try and put a little package together.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Now, Mark knows that all good things come in threes,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02and his final piece is an ice bucket.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06As a little group lot, everything you need for the dining room table.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09You can serve your wine, you've got your ice for your gin
0:15:09 > 0:15:13and tonic, or your cocktails. Excuse me, madam.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18That's 30, that's 85 euros for the lot.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- I can make 75 for you. - Oh, you're so close.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26Very good, but not quite good enough. So, 75...
0:15:27 > 0:15:31You couldn't do them for 60? For the three,
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- because I am taking three things. - 65.- 65.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- I think we've got a deal.- OK.- 65.
0:15:38 > 0:15:44Thank you. I've just spent 65 euros on three lovely objects. Woo-hoo!
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- I love it.- Be honest now, who expected him to drop it?
0:15:48 > 0:15:49Anyway, he's caught the shaker
0:15:49 > 0:15:54and other tabletop essentials for £48.15, and he's back in the game.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Bolstered up by the drinking silverware,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Mark wastes no time getting his next target in his sights.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03I've found this rather intriguing little item.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07This is a little piece of amethyst, uncut amethyst,
0:16:07 > 0:16:09which in itself is quite decorative.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11But it's mounted with this little cast figure,
0:16:11 > 0:16:13which has been hand-painted.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16It's a process known as cold-painting,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19so you paint the bronze or the metal after you've created it.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22When you're looking at cold-painted bronze,
0:16:22 > 0:16:25what you're really looking for is a mark for Franz Bergmann.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Franz Xaver Bergmann,
0:16:27 > 0:16:32who was a very famous Austrian cold-painted bronze-maker.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33And this is certainly very nice quality.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35I rather like that, actually.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37It says 410 underneath, but I don't know
0:16:37 > 0:16:40whether that's a reference number or whether it's the price.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43If it's the price, it's far too DEER. Ha-ha.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- DEER. - CHIRRUPING
0:16:45 > 0:16:46Yes.
0:16:46 > 0:16:50The deer is actually priced at 100 euros, but as usual,
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- Mark is after a bargain. - Could you do any better than 100?
0:16:57 > 0:16:5980.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- Could you do it for 70 for me?- 75.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04I thought you would say that.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06They always say that.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08I should have said 65, and then she would have said 70.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10That's the market, you do it also.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13I know. No, I know.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17You really can't do it for 70? Please.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- OK.- 70. Thank you. Thanks very much.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24I've just bought that for 70 euros, and I'm very pleased with it.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Cold-painted bronze figures are very sought after.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30If, when I do some research, I can attribute this to
0:17:30 > 0:17:33Franz Bergmann, then there should be quite a good profit.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37So, Mark's amethyst deer ornament converts to £51.85,
0:17:37 > 0:17:42and he's finally drawn even with Christina. Four items each.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Now, The Magpie, obviously hungry,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47swoops in on a man selling a glass cake display.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48What are you eating?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Walnuts. Eating walnuts.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Oh! I'd love a walnut, why not?
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Oh.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01SHE LAUGHS
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Well, that's novel. Oh.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Oh, wow, thank you. Are these...
0:18:06 > 0:18:10- Have you collected these?- Yeah. - Oh, wow.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11Oh, merci, monsieur.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Shopping on an empty stomach may not be the best idea,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17but now she's dealing with her mouth full. Oh...
0:18:17 > 0:18:2022 euros.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- 22?- 22.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- Would you take 15?- 15?- Hm.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- 18.- 15.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- Go on. Yeah?- OK.- 15 euros.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Thank you very much. Brilliant.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38There will have to be a coffee and walnut cake that goes in there, won't it?
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Yes, he hasn't got a clue what she's on about.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Just laughing to be polite.
0:18:42 > 0:18:47Anyway, the glass cake display costs Christina £11.11.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52In my mind, it's full of the most beautiful petit fours you've
0:18:52 > 0:18:55ever seen. Can you imagine this full to the brim, full of cakes
0:18:55 > 0:18:58and little pastry fancies? I just think it's gorgeous.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01To be perfectly honest, I don't think it's got a huge
0:19:01 > 0:19:03amount of age to it at all, but if I go and find a cake shop to
0:19:03 > 0:19:07sell it to, or even a budding baker, I think I'll be quids in.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11Quids in and spent up, Christina takes a well-deserved rest...
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Can I really sleep in this chair? Can I? He says I can sleep in it.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18..leaving Mark to acquire his final item.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22He's obviously in a macabre mood and picks up some kind of ebonised
0:19:22 > 0:19:27box with waxed body parts that cost him a whopping 200 euros,
0:19:27 > 0:19:29or £148.15.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33This is intriguing. I mean, I don't know what they are.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37I mean, I can tell you that they are limbs.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40There's an arm, a leg, there's a lower denture,
0:19:40 > 0:19:44there's a foot, and then there's some sort of ear, I think.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46It's got a nice warm look about it
0:19:46 > 0:19:51and I'm sure that I could date these to the mid-19th century.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53It's going to be a bit of a journey.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58My problem is, has this really cost me an arm and a leg?
0:19:58 > 0:20:01So, whilst both our experts draw breath
0:20:01 > 0:20:05and withdraw from the market, let's see the scores on the board.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10Mark and Christina each started the day with £750 worth of euros.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15Mark has five purchases and has forked out for £414.81.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19Christina has also done five deals, but she's spent a little more,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22£439.26.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Market day is over, so it's time for our pair of continental competitors
0:20:26 > 0:20:30to come together and cast a critical eye over each other's wares.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- This is a good showing. - It is, isn't? It's pretty eclectic.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- It certainly is. I like it a lot. - Tell me what your thought process...
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Actually, I don't want to know what you're thought process was.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- I think it's just a very interesting item.- Really?
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- I think I can go places with this. - Really?
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Well, because it's an acupuncture model and I think it's charming.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- Yes, he's a great...- And he wasn't a lot of money, 85 euros.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- That's not bad, is it?- No. - Not bad at all.- Not much per inch.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58SHE LAUGHS
0:21:00 > 0:21:05- I absolutely love, love, love your weather vane.- Isn't it gorgeous?
0:21:05 > 0:21:08I think he's wonderful. Didn't see it. I would have had it if I had.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10Well, would you have paid what I paid?
0:21:10 > 0:21:15- I don't know, what did you pay? - 380 euros. It's a lot, isn't it?
0:21:15 > 0:21:19- That is pricey.- But I loved it. - No, it's fantastic.- Just utterly...
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- It's so simple.- I think it's great.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- So effective, a little bit like myself.- Simple.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- Yeah.- I think...- Vaguely effective.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31- Yeah. Sorry, I left the end bit out. - Thanks.- Oh, naughty me.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33I have to tell you, I completely adore...
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- Tell me that's Lalique. - It is Lalique. It is Lalique.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- Tell me it's signed.- It is signed.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40I do like it a lot, I love Lalique glass,
0:21:40 > 0:21:44and I do have a specialist dealer who buys Lalique from me.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- Oh, fabulous.- So I'm hoping he's going to like that,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49because I paid 140 euros for it.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- That's not too bad. - Which isn't bad for a big piece.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53It's not a rare pattern, but I think I can get away with that one.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Gorgeous, really love that.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58I'm going to brush over your glass.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00- I don't know what you're talking about.- I think you do.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- What?- I think you do.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03Made in France!
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Yes, a lot of things are made in France,
0:22:05 > 0:22:07but no necessarily good things.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10But I do like your little... What is it?
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Well, I think it's a dodo. - It's not a dodo.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16I think it's more likely to be something like a wading bird.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18You think? With that long beak?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- With the long beak.- It could be a little walking stick handle.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- How much was that? - I paid eight euros for it.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- How much?- Eight euros.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29Good lord, you really weren't in a spending mood.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30Um... That's nothing, is it?
0:22:30 > 0:22:33All in all, I think it's another good showing.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37- Yes, seriously impressive, well done, you.- And you.- Best of luck.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39Oh, I will need it.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46And so our continental contestants turn tail and return
0:22:46 > 0:22:50to their respective homes, laden with their treasure troves.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53This game of two halves is about to step up a gear as they must
0:22:53 > 0:22:56now sell all their wares.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Back in his Brightlingsea bunker,
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Mark is buffing up his Belgian booty.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04There's no peace for the wicked, is there?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Here I am in my silver cleaning gloves, trying to clean these
0:23:07 > 0:23:11cocktail items. They are looking absolutely pristine.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14But I had a fun day in Tongeren, a very big market,
0:23:14 > 0:23:15full of lovely stuff.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19And I spent ages looking for a cocktail shaker.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21But I'm pleased with the other items as well.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26My little cold-painted bronze chamois is rather nice,
0:23:26 > 0:23:31perched on a rocky piece of amethyst. Beautifully done.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34I think that's going to find a buyer. The Lalique plate, I love.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37It's just post-war, but it's in great condition.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40A nice big piece, actually.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Well, something that's really needled me is the acupuncture model.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Because actually, so far, I've got no leads,
0:23:47 > 0:23:49and I don't know where I'm going to end up with that.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54But we'll find it, we'll get there. And of course my body parts.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59Interesting story - they are for Catholics who had illnesses
0:23:59 > 0:24:03and you'd go and buy the body part that you've got an illness in.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04You'd take it to church
0:24:04 > 0:24:08and then you'd pray that the illness is cured.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11So, rather macabre, but I do like a challenge.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15There we are, look at that. Lovely and clean.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17A polished performance from Mark there.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21So, now she's back in Shropshire, how's Christina feeling?
0:24:21 > 0:24:25So I had never been to Tongeren before in Belgium, and I absolutely loved it.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28It was vast. And I'm really pleased with what I've bought back.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Firstly, I love this dressing case here
0:24:31 > 0:24:33in this wonderful green leather.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36I love the fact that it kind of evokes these wonderful
0:24:36 > 0:24:39images of travelling in the early 20th century.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Then I bought this lantern.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45Not quite sure why I bought that. It's a little bit damaged.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48It's a relatively modern piece. I think it will be a good-looking thing,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51maybe in somebody's hall, a lantern, it's quite in vogue at the moment.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54The absolute piece de resistance for me
0:24:54 > 0:24:58was this amazing weather vane, which I completely fell in love with.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01I think I might have bought it with my heart rather than my head,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04sadly, but I just think it's visually beautiful.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Moving on to my little silver-coloured
0:25:08 > 0:25:11unidentified bird here.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Potentially a guillemot, potentially a water bird,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16potentially a game bird. I think we'll just call it a bird.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20I think it's a lovely thing, just the detail on it is so beautiful,
0:25:20 > 0:25:22it's very, very realistic.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25And then, of course, I bought my French cake stand,
0:25:25 > 0:25:29and personally, I cannot wait to see that full of the most
0:25:29 > 0:25:32beautiful French fancies, pastries, cakes.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Not good for the diet.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36But, nonetheless, I've got a lot of work to do.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38I've just got to find somebody with a big barn
0:25:38 > 0:25:40for that weather vane, haven't I?
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Hmm, she's a bit worried about that, isn't she?
0:25:42 > 0:25:45But with their saddle bags bulging, both Christina
0:25:45 > 0:25:50and Mark must now grab the reins and gallop off in search of profits.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54It'll take research, tenacity and good old-fashioned legwork to win.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58And lest we forget, no deal is done until the hand is shaken
0:25:58 > 0:26:02and the money is taken. First to the fore is Mark.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05He's headed to Colchester, hoping to shake out an early lead
0:26:05 > 0:26:08with his first items.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11I've brought my cocktail-related items to my friend, Matthew.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14He and his partner love entertaining,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17and particularly making very powerful cocktails.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21So, fingers crossed, I'll be shaken but not stirred.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Remember, Mark paid just over £48 for the set.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29Now, I know you were looking for something to go in the apartment.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Absolutely, yes.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Very much looking for something that's a bit smart,
0:26:34 > 0:26:35a bit stylish, so...
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Well, actually, I bought them in Belgium, so they're continental.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42And it was quite stylish. And it was very dirty. I've cleaned it.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43Have you?
0:26:43 > 0:26:46And it is marked underneath, it's got a maker's name.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Who is the maker?
0:26:48 > 0:26:52- Funnily enough, I don't know. - Right.- But it's nice to have it.- OK.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55And then I spotted this,
0:26:55 > 0:26:57which is like a bottle pourer.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01And this, which is a little ice bucket, as you can see.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- And you haven't cleaned that one, then?- Funnily enough, I haven't.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07I've been frightfully busy.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09What do you think of them now you've seen them in the flesh?
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Well, I like them very much, particularly the cocktail shaker,
0:27:12 > 0:27:16because I definitely need a new cocktail shaker.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17Um...
0:27:17 > 0:27:19However, it's a little...
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- A little tight.- Yes.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25So, it won't be much use if I can't take the lid off.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27I'm sure does come off. Wow.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Actually, it won't come off, will it?
0:27:30 > 0:27:31Oh! There we are.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- I should have cleaned inside. - THEY LAUGH
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Once the gunge has been cleaned,
0:27:37 > 0:27:41I think it will actually work exquisitely.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43- I'm sure it will. - Now, didn't I say that I thought
0:27:43 > 0:27:48I wanted a very reasonable sort of £80-£120 for the three items.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Yes, yes.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53This still needs a little bit of effort applied to it,
0:27:53 > 0:27:54doesn't it, Mark?
0:27:54 > 0:27:59So, I was thinking maybe more 60 or £70.
0:27:59 > 0:28:00Gosh!
0:28:00 > 0:28:05I mean, that's quite a difference, isn't it? £70.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- And I'll make you a cocktail as well.- Fantastic, let's do that.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10MARK LAUGHS
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Well, I am a bit shaken after that.
0:28:12 > 0:28:17And so Mark makes a potent profit of £21.85 for the three items,
0:28:17 > 0:28:21and toasts his success with a little snifter.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23It's not leaking or anything, which is a good sign.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26It is a bit of a challenge to get the lid on and off.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30We're almost there, Mark.
0:28:30 > 0:28:31POPPING
0:28:36 > 0:28:38- Mm. Delicious.- Lovely.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42Cheers. Meanwhile, Christina is also keen to get going with her first sale,
0:28:42 > 0:28:46as she heads to a hamlet just outside Whitchurch in Shropshire.
0:28:46 > 0:28:50So, I'm here to see my friend Diana. I've known her for ever and a day,
0:28:50 > 0:28:52but you may know her from somewhere else.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54I've brought my cake stand to show her.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57She's pretty teched-up when it comes to baking,
0:28:57 > 0:29:00so she's probably already got hundreds, but it's worth a shot.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03So, she brings a French dish bought in Belgium to
0:29:03 > 0:29:07Great British Bake Off contestant Diana.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- Just in time. - What are you doing?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Busy making raspberry buns, so you can have a go.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- Do I get to eat any?- Yes. - Oh, really! Oh, my God, OK.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18- What should we do, what should we do?- Let's have an apron on first.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Is this going to make me a domestic goddess like you?
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Whoopee!
0:29:22 > 0:29:23Put the sugar in there.
0:29:23 > 0:29:24- Pour it straight in?- Yeah.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26How are you at cracking eggs?
0:29:26 > 0:29:31Uh... Do you know? I haven't baked for so long. This is ridiculous!
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Now, put the flour in there.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40- Plugged in. Oh!- Oh! - LAUGHTER
0:29:40 > 0:29:43That's what normally happens when I bake.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47Now, in there we're going to fold in.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- Gently teased.- That's it.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- So, little finger and push. - There we go.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56So, I don't know about you, but my tummy is rumbling. Can we put these in the over?
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- Let's do it. 160 degrees.- Yeah.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- For 10, 15 minutes.- Brilliant.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Just enough time for me to show you this cake stand.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- Come and have a look.- OK, I knew there was an ulterior motive.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Yes, and as the cakes rise in the oven,
0:30:10 > 0:30:15will Christina raise more than the £11 she paid for the glass display?
0:30:15 > 0:30:18When you pick the lid up, it says there...
0:30:18 > 0:30:21"France, 21," but it says "Arcoroc".
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- I don't know what "Arcoroc" is. - Yes, they make very good
0:30:23 > 0:30:27glass bowls, dishes, for catering.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32- Really?- Yes. Yes.- You fount of all knowledge, you. My goodness.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35It's a nice large size, it could be cheese, it could be...
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- So, I need to sell it. - You're right.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41And I was hoping to get in the region of about -
0:30:41 > 0:30:45don't drop it, it's glass - about £30, £40 for it.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47What's it worth to you?
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- 25.- Could I push you to 30?
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- Yes.- Or is 25...- 30 is fine.- Is it?
0:30:55 > 0:31:00Yeah, that's fine. So the cakes are going to go up by about 50p.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- Oh, are they? - SHE LAUGHS
0:31:03 > 0:31:05I'm a very expensive cooking lesson.
0:31:07 > 0:31:12Christina makes a sumptuous profit of £18.89 for the cake display.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Fantastic. What a great result.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20A profit, a baking lesson and a cake.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Mm. Mm.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25I bet Mark is not doing quite so well.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Yeah, well done, but don't speak with your mouth full.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Belly full of cake, she is on the move again and heads towards
0:31:31 > 0:31:32Tarporley in Cheshire
0:31:32 > 0:31:36where she is out braving the elements for her second sale.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42So, I'm here in a very dark and pretty blustery Cheshire
0:31:42 > 0:31:45to see a chap called Charles, who collects silver.
0:31:45 > 0:31:46Now, I'm here to show him my dressing case,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49which obviously, the case isn't silver, but the contents is.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51So let's see if he's interested.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55And interested enough to make a profit on the £120
0:31:55 > 0:31:58she has invested in the case.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00So I've brought you this dressing case,
0:32:00 > 0:32:02which I thought you would quite like.
0:32:02 > 0:32:03Open it up and see what you think.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07But great that obviously it's got its original duster with it as well.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09- And...- Oh, that's rather nice. - It is, isn't it?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Obviously, you've got a box missing there.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- You've got the hand mirror missing there.- Yeah, yeah.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16But the jars, I think this one in particular.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19- JAR SQUEAKS - Original squeak comes as an extra.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21I don't pay extra for that.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- SHE LAUGHS - Are you sure?- Absolutely not.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27So you've got... Each one is hallmarked,
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- obviously on the outside, for London 1912.- OK.
0:32:30 > 0:32:31And you've got the retailer stamp there,
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- which is matched on the front of the case.- Barrett & Sons.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- Yeah, Barrett & Sons from Piccadilly. You like?- I do.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42- Oh, dear, you looked pained. - THEY LAUGH
0:32:42 > 0:32:44I'm going to have to pay for it.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46I was hoping for £300 or £400 for it.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- Yes, that's a bit heavy, I think.- Is it?
0:32:49 > 0:32:55It does need a little bit of TLC. There are bits missing. So, 250.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58- 250.- And that's the best I can go to.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59- A little bit more?- No.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- Really?- Absolutely.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- I'll be hard with you today. - Oh, really?- Yeah.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06HE LAUGHS
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- Have I caught you on a bad day? - Probably.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12- Can I come back tomorrow?- No. - THEY LAUGH
0:33:12 > 0:33:16- 250, Charles, you're a very fair man.- Jolly good.- I'm very grateful.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Thank you very much, enjoy it.
0:33:18 > 0:33:23Christina makes a profit on the travel case of £131.48,
0:33:23 > 0:33:25which puts her way out in front.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29So Mark will really need to shake his leg with his next sale.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32He's headed to London with his box of unusual wax limbs,
0:33:32 > 0:33:38which was his biggest buy in Belgium and stands him at almost £150.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40I'm very excited about this.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45I've come to East London, to the cabinet of curiosities.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46I'm getting a bit scared.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49Are you scared? Should we be scared together? Come on.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Oh, yes, let's.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Mark descends into the dark, dark depths of the museum,
0:33:54 > 0:33:58where dreams and nightmares merge and nothing is quite as it seems.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00ECHOING VOICE: Muhahahahaha!
0:34:00 > 0:34:02THUNDER
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Wow, these cabinets are full of the most amazing things.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07I could be here for hours, you know.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09I'm hoping this piece is going to fit in.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13Should we go see what Rory thinks?
0:34:13 > 0:34:14- Hello, Rory.- Hello, how are you?
0:34:14 > 0:34:19- I'm fine, nice to meet you. This is an amazing place.- Thank you.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Talking of the unusual, I've brought this,
0:34:22 > 0:34:27my own little cabinet of curiosities. I bought it in Belgium.
0:34:27 > 0:34:32And I think it's mid-19th century, so 1860-ish, in an ebonised frame.
0:34:32 > 0:34:36And I've learnt a bit about these - these little wax body parts
0:34:36 > 0:34:41are related to the Catholic faith. They're known as ex votos.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44And at first, I thought it was something that people go and put
0:34:44 > 0:34:50in a church to pray for a miracle to heal an arm or a leg or a foot.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Actually, it's the other way round.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Once it's been healed, they hang them in churches.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57They're very interesting items.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00You know, my family are actually from Belgium and we are
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- Catholic, so you might have come to the right...- Oh, gosh!
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Oh, right. Well, this is purely a fluke.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07I'm feeling a lot happier now.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10I'd like to get around 200 to 300. What do you think?
0:35:10 > 0:35:14I think we could probably offer you 220.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16That's a very good offer.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19Do you think I could just nudge you up a bit to sort of, say, 250?
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- We could meet somewhere in the middle, maybe 230.- 230.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- I can't say no, it's a reasonable profit.- Brilliant.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31So Mr Stacey puts the Mark in macabre
0:35:31 > 0:35:36and makes a chilling profit of £81.85 for the wax body parts.
0:35:36 > 0:35:40And he looks relieved to be heading back above ground.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Well, it just shows you, doesn't it? If you buy interesting things
0:35:44 > 0:35:48and you find the right buyer, you really can make a decent profit.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53Mark heads east for his next sale all the way to Maldon, in Essex.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56I'm hoping I find a buyer for one of my favourite pieces,
0:35:56 > 0:36:00the Lalique charger. His name is Robin, he's an auctioneer.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03He does collect Art Deco, so who knows?
0:36:03 > 0:36:06I might be in for a bumper auction result.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08HE LAUGHS
0:36:08 > 0:36:12Remember, he paid just over £103 for the dish.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Robin, I know you like Lalique, don't you?
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Yeah, my sister is the avid Lalique collector in the family.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- It's not the oldest piece, obviously.- No, it's not.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- But it's not a new piece. - No. It's not.- It's 50, 60 years old.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Yes, I think it's just after the war.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27I think it's just after Lalique died.
0:36:27 > 0:36:28Maybe early 1950s.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31- Yeah, I can...- I think that's right.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34I did give you an estimate of 200 to 300.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Now you've seen in the flesh,
0:36:36 > 0:36:38is it something you feel you could make an offer on?
0:36:38 > 0:36:39I could make an offer,
0:36:39 > 0:36:41but I do think you might be slightly disappointed.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- Now I've seen it...- Oh, dear. - ..so your 200 to 300...
0:36:44 > 0:36:46There's nothing wrong with ambition.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Well, we all have ambition, don't we?
0:36:48 > 0:36:52We all have ambition in life, Robin. What would you think of?
0:36:52 > 0:36:54I'd probably be looking around about £100.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58Oh, that's too low. That's too low, that's less than I paid for it, to be honest with you.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02So, you are saying 200, so 150 is sort of midway.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06It is sort of midway. Could I possibly squeeze you to 160?
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- That's it, 160.- Thank you, Robin.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13My sister will be happy she's got a gift.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Mark makes £56.30 on the Lalique dish
0:37:16 > 0:37:19and gets three-two lead, but not for long.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Christina is hoping to light up her profit margins with her glass lamp.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27I'm here in Teddington where I've heard about a shop, which is
0:37:27 > 0:37:29a bespoke lifestyle retailer.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Now, they sell one-off really, really quirky, wonderful things.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34I'm hoping they might be interested in my lamp,
0:37:34 > 0:37:37which I've had PAT tested.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40And with the cost of that electrical test, the lampshade now stands
0:37:40 > 0:37:46at just over £28, so will creative director Kate see a profit in it?
0:37:46 > 0:37:50We spoke on the phone and I tracked you down because I read that
0:37:50 > 0:37:52your shop does wonderfully eclectic things
0:37:52 > 0:37:54and you might be interested in glass, Kate.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56- Well, we do so glass. We do.- OK.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00It tends to be mid-century, kind of coloured.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04When you say mid-century, would sort of...about five years ago work?
0:38:04 > 0:38:06That's fairly contemporary, really, isn't it?
0:38:06 > 0:38:09I'm always interested in having a look, actually, so, yeah.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11Well, I have just wandered into your shop randomly,
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- holding a light fitting.- Ah!
0:38:13 > 0:38:15This would be the one.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17It is quite wonderful in its simplicity,
0:38:17 > 0:38:21but, at the same time, there might be a few chips...
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Hm, I did spot that.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26I don't think we'd be able to sell it to anyone else.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28OK, well, I have had a PAT tested,
0:38:28 > 0:38:29so it is safe and ready to go.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33- So, potentially, we could use it even as a display piece?- Exactly!
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- Yeah.- OK, I'm liking that. That sounds good.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38I was hoping for maybe £50, £60 for it.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- KATE INHALES SHARPLY - To be quite honest,
0:38:41 > 0:38:43I'd be kind of starting at about 20.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Oof. OK. What about £30?
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- PAT tested?- Yeah.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- OK.- £30?- We'll do that.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- I'm happy at £30.- OK.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Well done, Kate. I wish you many happy hours with your new...
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- Thank you very much. Come back... Ooh!- ..hall lantern.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59- Oh, it's yours now. - THEY LAUGH
0:38:59 > 0:39:01I haven't given you the money yet.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Yes, with the £6 PAT-testing bill,
0:39:03 > 0:39:07Christina makes £1.78 for the lantern.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Not the biggest profit so far, but while she licks her wounds,
0:39:10 > 0:39:13let's take a glance at the scores so far.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Mark Stacey has sold three items,
0:39:16 > 0:39:20racking up a profit of £160.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Christina has also sold three
0:39:22 > 0:39:26and is only a few pounds behind - £152.15 so far.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Yes, Mark has a slight lead on The Magpie,
0:39:31 > 0:39:33so it's important he doesn't put a foot wrong,
0:39:33 > 0:39:37until he does just that.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41After an unfortunate trip, our hero ends up with his leg in plaster,
0:39:41 > 0:39:45so he decides to call his opponent to give her an update.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- OVER PHONE:- 'You know when I said break a leg?'
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- I didn't actually mean it. - 'I knew it was your fault.'
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Listen, how's the foreign market for you?
0:39:53 > 0:39:57- 'That lovely weather vane.' - I haven't sold that yet.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59That was the star of the show for me.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Oh, you were very jealous about that, weren't you, darling?
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- No, I do, I love it. - How have you been getting on?
0:40:03 > 0:40:05'Well, profits have been reasonable,'
0:40:05 > 0:40:07but I had a whole schedule of things
0:40:07 > 0:40:11to do, and then of course this puts you back to square one, as it were.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14Oh, sweetheart. Well, look, very, very best of luck.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- 'And to you, Christina.' - 'Break a leg.'
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- HE LAUGHS - She said break a leg again.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23What's she trying to do, sabotage me completely? Help.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27Yes, well, while Christina shows a modicum of concern,
0:40:27 > 0:40:29it does mean she has a slight advantage.
0:40:29 > 0:40:34With Mark temporarily laid up, she can race ahead with her sales.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37So, with her biggest purchase in hand, The Magpie
0:40:37 > 0:40:41flutters down to the capital to see whether a fair wind is blowing.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42I'll let you into a little secret -
0:40:42 > 0:40:44I'm really rather nervous about this.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46I spent an awful lot of money on this weather vane
0:40:46 > 0:40:48because I absolutely adored it.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50I've brought it down to London with me
0:40:50 > 0:40:51to visit a chap called Robert Young,
0:40:51 > 0:40:55who has a reputation as being the UK's leading folk art specialist.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57I sincerely hope he likes it.
0:40:57 > 0:41:02Well, let's hope he does, as Christina paid a whopping £281.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06- She may need more than just luck. - How lovely to meet you.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08We spoke on the phone about my weather vane.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11What do you think now you've seen it in the flesh?
0:41:11 > 0:41:14- It's got some good points and some bad, to be honest.- OK.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17What we like about this, what's nice about the movement...
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- It has got something nice. - A little bit.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24..is the long back, the longer than normal back.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28You know, it's elongated, so it's not anatomically correct.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30And so that accentuates the movement.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32And is that good that it's not anatomically...?
0:41:32 > 0:41:35For this it is, because what's important about this is the movement.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37And it's lived on a building and it's lasted.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39This is a sensitive point here where...
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Yeah, I was worried about that.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43But actually that's quite a good sign.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- Oh, good!- Because you can't fake that.- It's...
0:41:46 > 0:41:51- What we don't like is the fact that it has been interfered with.- Right.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55This paint is not old. It's not original to it.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- And we know that because you can see...- It's all flaking off.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01- Not only that, but it's painted over rust.- Oh.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03And then on the other side, I noticed when we were looking
0:42:03 > 0:42:07at it, you see it's got a rather sort of grotty feeling.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11- Someone has put wax... - Grotty?! Grotty. What?
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- SHE LAUGHS - It's got a waxy sort of...
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- It's been worked.- So, you don't like it, but you do like it.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19I think you do like it, really.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22Um...I do quite like it, yeah.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Phew! He likes it. Now, what about the price?
0:42:26 > 0:42:30Well, having done a very brief look online,
0:42:30 > 0:42:34- I would be hoping for maybe £600 or £700 for it.- You'd be lucky.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- Oh, really?- The problem is that we have to do work to it,
0:42:37 > 0:42:39and we don't like doing work to anything.
0:42:39 > 0:42:44- I wouldn't be able to pay you more than 500.- More than £500.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Are you absolutely sure?
0:42:46 > 0:42:47I can make it a little bit less if you want.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- No, no, don't do that! - THEY LAUGH
0:42:50 > 0:42:52£500, Robert, we have a deal.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Thank you very, very much.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Would you look at that, she paid big but made big.
0:42:57 > 0:43:03The weather vane spins a whacking profit of £218.52,
0:43:03 > 0:43:06by cleverly tracking down the perfect buyer.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10Fantastic, just over £200 profit, but the real bonus for me
0:43:10 > 0:43:12is the fact I've managed to find somebody who appreciates that
0:43:12 > 0:43:15weather vane as much as I did. I'm gutted to have sold it.
0:43:15 > 0:43:20But never mind, let's hope it will be plain sailing from here on in.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24Now, while Mark is nursing a broken leg, he has managed to make it
0:43:24 > 0:43:27to London and he is heading to the City College of Acupuncture,
0:43:27 > 0:43:31but the only health he's worried about is that of his profits.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33So, he's on a research mission -
0:43:33 > 0:43:36firstly, to find out what his model was used for
0:43:36 > 0:43:39but also about acupuncture in general.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43These nuggets of information will hopefully help his sales technique.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45He's meeting head lecturer Anand.
0:43:46 > 0:43:49Have you seen this type of model before?
0:43:49 > 0:43:51Yes, it's pretty standard, actually.
0:43:51 > 0:43:53Basically, he's a 3-D map of the body
0:43:53 > 0:43:58with what we call channels on there, which these lines are.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01The little dots that are on it are actually acupuncture points.
0:44:01 > 0:44:05So, the practitioner would know where the points are on the body.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08At City College Acupuncture, we use them all the time for teaching purposes.
0:44:08 > 0:44:10- Actually here, look at our one. - Oh, yes.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12Much smaller. It's a female.
0:44:12 > 0:44:16- And this is accurate, is it, as far as you can see?- Yes, it is. It is.
0:44:16 > 0:44:20- Yeah.- I think this one is probably 30 years old or something like
0:44:20 > 0:44:21- that, looking at it.- Yeah.
0:44:21 > 0:44:24When did acupuncture start?
0:44:24 > 0:44:27It's got a history going back a couple of thousand years in China.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31- Really?- Yeah.- I'm trying to get my head around this cos I mean, I'm not
0:44:31 > 0:44:33a lover of needles, like most people, I think...
0:44:33 > 0:44:36- Yeah, I'm exactly the same.- ..even taking a blood test or whatever.
0:44:36 > 0:44:41But how can a needle going into a point in the palm of your
0:44:41 > 0:44:45hand affect the pain in your hand or whatever it is?
0:44:45 > 0:44:47OK, if we look at, say...
0:44:47 > 0:44:52Apply acupuncture for treating a muscle contraction,
0:44:52 > 0:44:54what you do, put them needle in
0:44:54 > 0:44:57and the body's reaction to being invaded by something
0:44:57 > 0:45:00is to flood that area with blood, specifically where the
0:45:00 > 0:45:04injury is and that rehydrates that muscle, which allows it to
0:45:04 > 0:45:08relax, which takes pressure off the nerve and stops pain.
0:45:08 > 0:45:11- Gosh!- So, it's actually quite a simple idea.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14Well, as you can see, I've fractured my leg.
0:45:14 > 0:45:17Is there anything acupuncture can do for me, do you think?
0:45:17 > 0:45:21- I... Yeah, most definitely.- Should we have a go?- Yeah, sure.- Great.
0:45:21 > 0:45:25So, it's time to put the theory into practice.
0:45:25 > 0:45:30I think because I've put more emphasis in on this side of
0:45:30 > 0:45:32the crutches when I use them,
0:45:32 > 0:45:34I have got a bit of an ache around the shoulder joint there.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37- OK, that makes perfect sense.- Is there is that something you could
0:45:37 > 0:45:39- maybe help with?- Yeah, of course.
0:45:40 > 0:45:42What I have is a small needle here.
0:45:42 > 0:45:46This is as fine as I hair, so you won't actually feel anything.
0:45:46 > 0:45:49- My finger might cause a little discomfort.- Are you sure?- I'm positive.
0:45:49 > 0:45:52Pushing what's called a guide tube will anaesthetize the area.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54And that's the needle.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56- Oh! I... Is it in already?- Yeah.
0:45:56 > 0:46:00- Oh! It is in. I didn't feel a thing. - Good.
0:46:00 > 0:46:02Don't try this at home.
0:46:02 > 0:46:06I'm so relaxed. It really has sort of... I can't believe it.
0:46:06 > 0:46:11Don't ask me how, but it has really taken that pain away.
0:46:11 > 0:46:13I've learned so much about acupuncture,
0:46:13 > 0:46:17and do you know what, I really get the point.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19Yeah, but don't get too relaxed, Mark.
0:46:19 > 0:46:23There's a competition to be won and you still haven't sold the model.
0:46:23 > 0:46:26Christina is also doing some investigating.
0:46:26 > 0:46:31Yes, our Magpie has decided to take her own bird head to a bird park.
0:46:31 > 0:46:33She's gone in search of a match.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36I'm here in Farnham to meet a chap called Duncan,
0:46:36 > 0:46:38who is the curator at Birdworld here.
0:46:38 > 0:46:41I'm hoping that Duncan might be able to identify this little chap for me
0:46:41 > 0:46:45and perhaps with that knowledge, I might be able to get a better price.
0:46:45 > 0:46:47Who knows? Let's go and find out.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49Do you recognise this?
0:46:49 > 0:46:50It looks a bit like you?
0:46:50 > 0:46:53Not quite a long enough beak, though, darling, I'm afraid.
0:46:53 > 0:46:56SHE LAUGHS
0:46:56 > 0:46:59Do you think it's a dodo? Is this a dodo?
0:47:01 > 0:47:02He agrees!
0:47:03 > 0:47:07Yes, well, having limited success asking the birds,
0:47:07 > 0:47:10Christina moves on to a human in the form of Duncan.
0:47:10 > 0:47:13Tell me about the fascination in bird-watching cos it seems to me
0:47:13 > 0:47:16that there has been quite a resurgence and interest in birds
0:47:16 > 0:47:19- and watching them. - Yeah, it's always been there.
0:47:19 > 0:47:21You know, the Victorians started out with bird-watching.
0:47:21 > 0:47:25They didn't watch so much as shoot and stuff and collect eggs
0:47:25 > 0:47:28- and that sort of thing. - Yeah. Not great for conservation.
0:47:28 > 0:47:32Not great for conservation, but conservation wasn't really a concept then.
0:47:32 > 0:47:35Cos often you do find, especially in the antiques world,
0:47:35 > 0:47:37that it was when Darwin published his theory of evolution,
0:47:37 > 0:47:40from then onwards, there was sort of this massive explosion of interest
0:47:40 > 0:47:42in the natural world, wasn't there?
0:47:42 > 0:47:44You know, Darwin got on to places like the Galapagos Islands
0:47:44 > 0:47:47where it Darwin's finches, which led into the theory of
0:47:47 > 0:47:52evolution, which was the start of the whole real conservation ideas.
0:47:52 > 0:47:56- Yeah.- He came up with that. Birds led to that. And move forward.
0:47:56 > 0:47:58Yeah, God bless Origin Of The Species, eh?
0:47:58 > 0:48:00Oh, absolutely.
0:48:00 > 0:48:05In 1859, Charles Darwin's On The Origin Of Species marked
0:48:05 > 0:48:08a turning point in Victorian Britain and intensified its
0:48:08 > 0:48:10interest in the natural world.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13Increasingly, everyday objects were decorated with flora,
0:48:13 > 0:48:16fauna and unusual species.
0:48:16 > 0:48:18Newly discovered animals became fashionable
0:48:18 > 0:48:21as subjects for paintings and prints.
0:48:21 > 0:48:24And whilst this was also the time when conservationism came about,
0:48:24 > 0:48:28ironically, it was also the heyday for taxidermy.
0:48:28 > 0:48:30Poor little birdies.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33See, I think this is Victorian and I think it kind of ties in with
0:48:33 > 0:48:37that whole Victorian love of the natural world.
0:48:37 > 0:48:39Would that be right?
0:48:39 > 0:48:42Well, it's the sort of thing they'd do, for sure.
0:48:42 > 0:48:44Yeah, what do you think it is?
0:48:44 > 0:48:47Well, I jokingly said it might be a dodo
0:48:47 > 0:48:49and that's why it might be incredibly rare.
0:48:49 > 0:48:53- OK. If it was a real dodo, it would be very rare.- Yes, exactly.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56- But it's nothing like a dodo. - Oh. OK.
0:48:56 > 0:49:00- If I tell you a dodo is a pigeon, from the pigeon family.- Really?
0:49:00 > 0:49:02Yeah. A big pigeon, but a pigeon.
0:49:02 > 0:49:04- Dodos are pigeons?- Yeah.
0:49:04 > 0:49:06- Absolutely.- Really?- Yeah, yeah.- Hm!
0:49:06 > 0:49:08Now, think about what you know about a pigeon, what it looks like.
0:49:08 > 0:49:12- Does that look anything like a pigeon?- Not really.- No.
0:49:12 > 0:49:15No, it's nothing like a pigeon.
0:49:15 > 0:49:18Luckily, Duncan thinks he knows what it might be.
0:49:18 > 0:49:20So, these guys in here are looking like they might be better
0:49:20 > 0:49:23potentials for this.
0:49:23 > 0:49:26Yeah, we haven't got any exactly like that in here,
0:49:26 > 0:49:29but these are waders, which I believe this is.
0:49:29 > 0:49:32I think, looking at the shape of the beak, it's got a fairly constant
0:49:32 > 0:49:36curve going on from end-to-end, I think it's actually a curlew.
0:49:36 > 0:49:41- A curlew.- Which is a fairly common British bird, OK?
0:49:41 > 0:49:44Certainly would have been around in huge numbers in Victorian times.
0:49:44 > 0:49:45Amazing, yeah.
0:49:45 > 0:49:48They would have also eaten them quite well and quite widely
0:49:48 > 0:49:50- at that time.- Really?- Oh, yeah. - You would have eaten a curlew?
0:49:50 > 0:49:53- Personally, I wouldn't, but the Victorians would have.- Really?
0:49:53 > 0:49:55- Oh, yeah.- Can we feed these guys? - Yeah, we can.- Hello.
0:49:55 > 0:49:57So, just toss a few down.
0:49:57 > 0:50:00- Who are you? Oh, my God! - That's Wally.
0:50:00 > 0:50:02- Hello, Wally. - He's in northern bald ibis.
0:50:02 > 0:50:05You notice he has got a beak very similar to your walking stick cane.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08- Yes, it's curved down. - Curved down all the way through.
0:50:08 > 0:50:10And he'll feed in a very similar way to the curlew.
0:50:10 > 0:50:12- Hello, Wally, can I stroke you? - 'Course you can.
0:50:12 > 0:50:15- WALLY SQUAWKS - Oh! I don't think Wally likes me.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17- Nice and gentle.- Can I? Ow!
0:50:17 > 0:50:21- Oh, is it the diamond ring? - I don't think Wally... Oh, really?
0:50:21 > 0:50:24Yes, Wally does appear to have taken a strong dislike to The Magpie,
0:50:24 > 0:50:27but now that Christina has established
0:50:27 > 0:50:28that her bird is a curlew,
0:50:28 > 0:50:33all she needs to do is peck out a profit and sell the piece.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36Mark, meanwhile, still has two more items of his selling conundrum
0:50:36 > 0:50:38and he's up next.
0:50:38 > 0:50:42He's taking his acupuncture model to Ramsgate-based antiques collector Vicky.
0:50:42 > 0:50:46So he's been pricked and poked about in the name of profit,
0:50:46 > 0:50:50but will it earn him more than the £63 he paid for it?
0:50:50 > 0:50:53- What do you think about it? - I love it. I love his face.
0:50:53 > 0:50:56- It's very vintage, isn't it?- Yes. - Movie stars from the '50s,
0:50:56 > 0:50:59they're very chiselled, aren't they? Very sort of upright.
0:50:59 > 0:51:04He's a good-looking lad, isn't he? He's got many attributes about him.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07- Yes.- All right, keep it clean, Stacey!
0:51:07 > 0:51:11And obviously he was originally used as an acupuncture model to
0:51:11 > 0:51:15show patients their points, their power points.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18And actually, I went to an acupuncture college and met
0:51:18 > 0:51:20a senior lecturer in acupuncture and he informs me
0:51:20 > 0:51:23that all of these sort of channel lines, you know,
0:51:23 > 0:51:27where they put all the needles, are absolutely accurate.
0:51:27 > 0:51:30And the history of acupuncture stretches back for over 2,000 years.
0:51:30 > 0:51:33Wow! I'm definitely interested.
0:51:33 > 0:51:36I was kind of thinking around the 100 mark.
0:51:36 > 0:51:40Is there any way I could force you up another tenner?
0:51:40 > 0:51:43- Yes.- Are you sure?- Let's do it. - Because I still think, actually,
0:51:43 > 0:51:46if you decide to sell, there's a bit of a profit margin.
0:51:46 > 0:51:47There's still something in it for me.
0:51:47 > 0:51:49But I think you're going to have him for a while.
0:51:49 > 0:51:51- I do think so. - Let's shake on 110.
0:51:51 > 0:51:55Mark makes a profit of £47.04 for the model
0:51:55 > 0:51:57and he's down to his final item,
0:51:57 > 0:52:00so heads further along the coast with his amethyst-mounted
0:52:00 > 0:52:04bronze beast, and he's hoping Hove-based collector Sue will
0:52:04 > 0:52:08want to pay more than the £51 he paid for it.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11Sue, as soon as I saw this, I thought of you.
0:52:11 > 0:52:14It's lovely to be thought of. Isn't it beautiful?
0:52:14 > 0:52:15Oh, I do like that, Mark.
0:52:15 > 0:52:18I don't think I have seen one quite like this before. I mean...
0:52:18 > 0:52:20The detail on the fur and painting of the eyes,
0:52:20 > 0:52:23- I think there's a certain amount of quality there.- There is.
0:52:23 > 0:52:25It would fit in with your collection, Sue.
0:52:25 > 0:52:28A lot of it depends on how expensive you are.
0:52:28 > 0:52:33Well, I was hoping for sort of around 120-150. Is that...?
0:52:33 > 0:52:36I'll give you 100 but no more.
0:52:36 > 0:52:38You've got that look on, haven't you?
0:52:38 > 0:52:40Well, I'm not going to shake your hand, shall we have a cuddle?
0:52:40 > 0:52:43- Awww...- Thank you so much. I knew you'd love it.
0:52:43 > 0:52:46Well, the rules do state that a handshake seals the deal,
0:52:46 > 0:52:49but on this occasion, a cuddle seems to suffice.
0:52:49 > 0:52:51Well, he has got a broken leg.
0:52:51 > 0:52:56Mark nearly doubles his money and makes £48.15 for his deer,
0:52:56 > 0:52:59and he's done.
0:52:59 > 0:53:00Well, I'm pleased with that.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03You know, it's so nice when you find the right buyer for something
0:53:03 > 0:53:07and as soon as I saw that, I knew Sue would love it.
0:53:07 > 0:53:10And I've made a jolly good profit on it.
0:53:10 > 0:53:14And what's more, I'm all sold up for the foreign market.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Having been pecked within an inch of her life,
0:53:16 > 0:53:21Christina has made her way to London armed with her silver bird head
0:53:21 > 0:53:23and the knowledge of what it is.
0:53:23 > 0:53:26So, I know what this is, but I don't know what went here, sadly.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28I've come to Michael German Antiques in London
0:53:28 > 0:53:29to meet a chap called Dominic.
0:53:29 > 0:53:31Hopefully he'll be able to enlighten me
0:53:31 > 0:53:35as to exactly what it was used for. And he might even want to buy it.
0:53:36 > 0:53:41Remember, her ornithological objet d'art cost her almost £6.
0:53:41 > 0:53:43My goodness, this is a treasure trove, is it not?
0:53:43 > 0:53:47Well, there's quite a few things in here. We pack it all in.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49So, tell me about the history of the walking cane.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51I assume it grew out of necessity, did it not?
0:53:51 > 0:53:53I mean, if you had a walking cane...
0:53:53 > 0:53:56- But then it became a subject of fashion.- It did.
0:53:56 > 0:53:59People very much confuse them for ambulatory aids,
0:53:59 > 0:54:04but in fact the canes we sell are mainly from the Victorian period
0:54:04 > 0:54:06and they were primarily a fashion accessory.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09Truly, perhaps, the first fashion accessory.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12We've been talking a lot about walking canes,
0:54:12 > 0:54:14and what I've brought you, I'm not entirely sure
0:54:14 > 0:54:16- it was a walking cane head.- Right.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18- Shall I show you?- Go on, then.
0:54:18 > 0:54:22- Ta-da!- Goodness! Yes, that is...
0:54:22 > 0:54:25- Are you thoroughly underwhelmed? - Well, no, it's...
0:54:25 > 0:54:26It's not without charm, is it?
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Now, what type of bird head?
0:54:28 > 0:54:32- Ah! Now, I can enlighten you as to this.- Can you?- It is a curlew.
0:54:32 > 0:54:35Well, I wouldn't have guessed, but that adds to its value and...
0:54:35 > 0:54:40Whereas sort of plain ducks and birds and swans,
0:54:40 > 0:54:42but ducks and swans are perhaps the most common,
0:54:42 > 0:54:44being a curlew adds to its interest.
0:54:44 > 0:54:48I was confused because obviously this section here is rectangular.
0:54:48 > 0:54:52Generally speaking, obviously the cane handles tend to be
0:54:52 > 0:54:54- round in diameter.- Exactly.
0:54:54 > 0:54:59And this would imply, to me, that it's come from a parasol originally.
0:54:59 > 0:55:03Right. What do you think would be a fair price?
0:55:03 > 0:55:05What would you be willing to pay for it?
0:55:05 > 0:55:07Well, 55 would be the very, very best.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10- I'm very happy at £55. - Good.- Absolutely.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12Thank you very much.
0:55:12 > 0:55:15Christina makes a final profit of £49.07 for the silver curlew
0:55:15 > 0:55:16and she's all sold up.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20Fantastic. What more could a girl want?
0:55:20 > 0:55:22I found out that it was a curlew,
0:55:22 > 0:55:26I found out that it was a parasol handle and I sold it for a profit.
0:55:26 > 0:55:28The final piece of a jigsaw puzzle is now complete.
0:55:28 > 0:55:33But was it enough for her to take flight and win today's competition?
0:55:33 > 0:55:34All will soon be revealed,
0:55:34 > 0:55:37but first, let's see what they spent in Belgium.
0:55:37 > 0:55:42Having each started the day with £750 worth of euros to spend,
0:55:42 > 0:55:47Mark made five purchases and spent £414.81.
0:55:47 > 0:55:51Christina also took home five items and, with electrical tests,
0:55:51 > 0:55:55spent marginally more - £445.26.
0:55:55 > 0:55:58But who has made the most profit?
0:55:58 > 0:55:59All the money from today's challenge
0:55:59 > 0:56:02will go to Mark and Christina's chosen charities,
0:56:02 > 0:56:04so let's find out who is our
0:56:04 > 0:56:07Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:56:08 > 0:56:12- Christina, we did have fun in Belgium, didn't we?- Didn't we just!
0:56:12 > 0:56:15- We started in the dark...- I know! You bought some lovely things.
0:56:15 > 0:56:18- Oh, that weather vane! - I loved that weather vane.
0:56:18 > 0:56:20I'm dreading the result on that one.
0:56:20 > 0:56:23What about your weird and wacky and wonderful wax things?
0:56:23 > 0:56:25The ex votos.
0:56:25 > 0:56:28- What?- Ex votos, they're called. - Oh, OK. How fascinating!
0:56:28 > 0:56:32And I sold them to a wonderful macabre museum in Hackney,
0:56:32 > 0:56:35- in London.- That sounds exciting. - Which is great.- Yeah.
0:56:35 > 0:56:37You bought some other lovely things as well, didn't you?
0:56:37 > 0:56:39That lovely dodo walking stick.
0:56:39 > 0:56:41- Which wasn't a dodo. - Really?- Yeah.- Oh!
0:56:41 > 0:56:43- Surprisingly enough. - I was convinced!
0:56:43 > 0:56:45I found out it was a curlew.
0:56:45 > 0:56:47It would have been so much rarer had it been a dodo.
0:56:47 > 0:56:52Wouldn't it just! I would have made much more money, probably.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54What about your lovely little Bergmann bronze?
0:56:54 > 0:56:58Yes, the little chamois. Well, I found a right buyer for it.
0:56:58 > 0:57:01- I did all right on that, actually. - Oh, good, well done.
0:57:01 > 0:57:03How all right did you do? I'm intrigued.
0:57:03 > 0:57:05- Oh, ready, after three?- OK.
0:57:05 > 0:57:09- Ready?- One...- BOTH: Two, three.
0:57:09 > 0:57:13- Oh, Christina! Well done! - Oh, my goodness!
0:57:13 > 0:57:15- That was amazing! - What was your biggest profit?
0:57:15 > 0:57:19What was my biggest profit? I think it has to be the weather vane.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21- What did you make on it? - I sold it for £500.
0:57:21 > 0:57:24- You did very well. - I was very pleased,
0:57:24 > 0:57:26but bearing in mind what you've been through,
0:57:26 > 0:57:27I think that is phenomenal.
0:57:27 > 0:57:30I'm very happy, and well done, you. Congratulations.
0:57:30 > 0:57:32Thank you. Come on, we need to get inside and get a cup of tea.
0:57:32 > 0:57:34- You need to get that leg up.- I'll...
0:57:34 > 0:57:36CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:57:38 > 0:57:41And so Christina is the winner, having made triple-figure
0:57:41 > 0:57:44profits on the dressing case and the weather vane.
0:57:45 > 0:57:47I can't believe it. I really can't believe it.
0:57:47 > 0:57:51It just goes to show that all that hard work wasn't in vain.
0:57:51 > 0:57:54Christina trumped me with that wonderful weather vane.
0:57:54 > 0:57:59I wish I'd seen that. The wind was in her favour.
0:57:59 > 0:58:02Together, they raised over £670 for good causes
0:58:02 > 0:58:06and for Mark, that's The Dream Factory in Essex.
0:58:06 > 0:58:10My charity is a small charity who make dreams come true for
0:58:10 > 0:58:13children and young adults with life-limiting
0:58:13 > 0:58:14and severe disablement.
0:58:14 > 0:58:17My profits will be going to the Beechtree Community Centre
0:58:17 > 0:58:20in Whitchurch, which includes a day centre for elderly people to
0:58:20 > 0:58:23combat loneliness and isolation within the community.
0:58:23 > 0:58:26It's been a roller-coaster ride of thrills and spills and our
0:58:26 > 0:58:28excellent experts really have put their money where their
0:58:28 > 0:58:32mouths are and shown they can make a convincing profit from buying
0:58:32 > 0:58:35and selling antiques when their own money is on the line.