0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:00:03 > 0:00:05The show that pitches TV's
0:00:05 > 0:00:06best-loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:08against each other
0:00:08 > 0:00:10in 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 a different
0:00:15 > 0:00:17daily challenge.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18I've got a heavy profit here.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Who's there?
0:00:23 > 0:00:26They'll give you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28HE GROWLS
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Along with their top tips
0:00:29 > 0:00:30and savvy secrets.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32That could present a problem for me.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Showing you how to make the most money...
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Ready for battle.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39..from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Get in there.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Today, prepare yourselves, as it's the finale
0:00:45 > 0:00:47of our week-one contest of collectables.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Yes, it's the mighty Showdown.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Coming up - Danny makes up his own prices.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- What did you say before? 60 quid? - No, I didn't.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Oh, didn't you? Sorry, I've got muddled up with somebody else.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Eric gets passionate about his pottery.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04You know, this is a ceramic work of art
0:01:04 > 0:01:08and I would consider it sacrilegious
0:01:08 > 0:01:11to even think about putting a turkey on it.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15And will our dealers make any profit at the Showdown auction?
0:01:15 > 0:01:19You just never know who wants what.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33CAR HORN HOOTS
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Welcome, one and all, to an epic four-round bout of the bargains.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Yes, today we see our dynamic duo
0:01:43 > 0:01:48face off against each other across every corner of the antiques atlas,
0:01:48 > 0:01:52hoping to turn would-be rarities into real riches.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56It's the Showdown and the last chance for our dealers to prove
0:01:56 > 0:01:58they're the best of the best.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01First up is our rummaging rogue, a thrifty grifter with more
0:02:01 > 0:02:05knick-knacking nous than you can shake a stick at.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Money is his mantra, cash is his karma -
0:02:08 > 0:02:10it's Danny...
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Ha-ha. I've got a good feeling I've got this one in the bag.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19And his opponent is the original aristocrat of antiques.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21He has an exquisite eye for excellence
0:02:21 > 0:02:24when it comes to pottery, there's only one man it's got to be -
0:02:24 > 0:02:26it's Eric...
0:02:29 > 0:02:31I've got to be mean, I've got to be keen,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34I've got to be hungry, I've got to be angry.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Our experts have £1,000 of their own money to spend across four
0:02:38 > 0:02:40different locations.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44At auction, a foreign market,
0:02:44 > 0:02:48a car-boot sale and an antiques fair.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Showdown rules dictate that at least half of their eight purchases
0:02:51 > 0:02:55are put up for auction where their fate is down to the bidding public,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58which could be the difference between victory and defeat.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00So, here we go.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Danny Sebastian and Eric Knowles,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Well done, good to see you again.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Always a pleasure, always a pleasure.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17The finale, if you will, of a wonderful week together.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- A wonderful week.- Indeed. This could either make or break us, can't it?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Well, it is, you're quite right, it is a make or break.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26So, it says here, "Welcome to the mighty Showdown.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28"The rules are simple.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33"You must each buy two items at every one of your regular
0:03:33 > 0:03:34"Put Your Money challenges.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36"You have £1,000 to spend."
0:03:36 > 0:03:40"You can sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43"The rest will be sold at the Showdown auction
0:03:43 > 0:03:45"in direct competition with your opponent."
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Which is you.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- And don't you forget it. - I shan't.- OK.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52The winner is the expert who makes the most profit.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- And it says at the bottom... - BOTH:- "Good luck."
0:03:55 > 0:03:56ERIC LAUGHS
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- We're both going to need it. - I think we might do.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Well, fortune favours the bold,
0:04:02 > 0:04:06and they'll need to be as round one is the auction.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07So, our collecting combatants
0:04:07 > 0:04:11head to Lawrences auction house in Crewkerne's, Somerset,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13to buy their first two items
0:04:13 > 0:04:16and Danny knows controlling the cash flow is key.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20I think my strategy is going to be to buy something relatively cheap,
0:04:20 > 0:04:24that way I haven't got a lot to lose.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Eric, meanwhile, is feeling more hopeful.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30When buying for Showdown at an auction, you know,
0:04:30 > 0:04:34you should have the odds in your favour, because quite often
0:04:34 > 0:04:37you can get a better deal than you are if you're going
0:04:37 > 0:04:39to buy from a dealer.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Well, quite so, but before the bidding begins, there's just time
0:04:43 > 0:04:48to view what's on offer and Eric is weighing up a set of brass scales.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52At this moment in time, I'm not absolutely certain what
0:04:52 > 0:04:55they would have been used for.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58From an engineering point of view, this is a precision instrument.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03I mean, they're by Averys, you know, big name in the world of scales
0:05:03 > 0:05:05and I love the fact that they've been
0:05:05 > 0:05:07almost given this bronzed effect.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12Maybe, if I get it, I might do a little bit of research.
0:05:12 > 0:05:13Meanwhile, across the same room,
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Delboy has spotted something he likes the look of too.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19A job lot of retro furniture,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22including a dresser and two bedside tables.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25This G Plan furniture came out about 1960s.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27It's still being made today.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31I know it's saleable, I know it's in vogue, I know people like it.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33The beauty about this dressing table is
0:05:33 > 0:05:36if you don't want it as a dressing table,
0:05:36 > 0:05:39they take the mirror off the back and they just use it as a desk.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Everyone's a winner.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45So, our pair have had time to check out the lots
0:05:45 > 0:05:46and as the auction begins...
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Morning, everyone.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50..it's looking like they'll have to work hard,
0:05:50 > 0:05:52as not only is it a packed room today,
0:05:52 > 0:05:55there are no guide prices, so they'll have to use
0:05:55 > 0:05:58all their antiquing know-how to buy at the right price.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01First up, the brass scales Eric spotted earlier.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04I'm not sure what they're for, but I'm going to have a go.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06They're just a nice quality.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Lot three. Interest here and I have to start at £42.
0:06:09 > 0:06:1145 now, at 45, on my right?
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- All done, I sell at 45. - GAVEL BANGS
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Eric's balance drops by £55.54
0:06:18 > 0:06:21after auction fees are taken.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24With any auction, it's good to get a start,
0:06:24 > 0:06:26so I'm feeling good already, it's given me a lift.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29So, onwards and upwards.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Across the saleroom, Danny's interest is piqued
0:06:32 > 0:06:36by a Rolls-Royce embellished men's grooming set.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40It's got the double Rs on it, quality, through and through.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43It's against you, sir. 18, £18 on my immediate left.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- Here, here.- That's it, Danny, make yourself seen.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51£20, in the corner at £20. Last time.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- GAVEL BANGS - Get the hammer down.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- Thank you very much.- That'll do me. £20, it's a lovely lot.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01Well, there's a well-groomed opponent if ever there was one.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06Yes, dapper Danny bags his first item for a thrifty £24.68
0:07:06 > 0:07:08including fees.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12But, what does he make of this high-rolling hygiene set?
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Zip works perfect, it's leather-bound,
0:07:15 > 0:07:16every piece is there.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Would make a nice gift for a gentleman.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22So, Danny's keeping to his cheap and cheerful strategy
0:07:22 > 0:07:25and it's not long before Eric edges back in front,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27buying an alphabet sampler
0:07:27 > 0:07:30for £43.20 with fees.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33I mean, it should be round about 1800,
0:07:33 > 0:07:38it's been relined as well, so, somebody's obviously thought
0:07:38 > 0:07:42a lot about this sampler to go to all that trouble and expense.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47So, hopefully I'll decipher who did it and what year they did it.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50With two buys in the bag, Eric can settle back,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53but Danny is still looking to secure his final purchase.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56The job lot of furniture that he spotted earlier.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Will he stick to his buy cheap policy?
0:07:59 > 0:08:0530, five, 40, five, 50.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08£50, still in the corner. Selling at 50.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Last time, £50.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- GAVEL BANGS - I'm happy with that. £50.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15And that job lot of furniture
0:08:15 > 0:08:18with costs comes to just £61.70,
0:08:18 > 0:08:21so our auction room assailants have survived round one.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Time to look at the scoresheet so far.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29From a £1,000 budget, Eric has spent £98.74,
0:08:29 > 0:08:33so, has just over £901 left in the piggy bank.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38Danny's haul cost him £86.38, leaving him
0:08:38 > 0:08:41with over £913 for the next three rounds.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47And let round two commence - the foreign market.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Our savvy spenders have converted their pounds to euros
0:08:50 > 0:08:53and hopped over the Channel to a very early start
0:08:53 > 0:08:55at Sint-Truiden's market in Belgium.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58And it's fair to say that Eric feels like a fish out of water.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03I don't know this part of the world and I don't know the way
0:09:03 > 0:09:07the dealers operate, I don't know what they're selling.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Well, Eric might have a belly full of butterflies,
0:09:09 > 0:09:13but Danny is positively relishing being a Brit abroad.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Plenty of nice stuff here, there's plenty of nice stuff.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19After some fairly aimless antiques ambling,
0:09:19 > 0:09:24Eric is feeling a slight generation gap when it comes to today's gear.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Much of what I've seen so far isn't as old as me.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Nor as good-looking or charming, no doubt.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35But perhaps this piece of stained-glass will fit the bill.
0:09:35 > 0:09:40It's an interesting design, probably dates to about 1910,
0:09:40 > 0:09:42so it's a bit Arts and Crafts-y.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- Can't see any damage on it. So, you said 50 euros?- Yes.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Good buy, old friend.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49OK.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55And that quick 50 euro sale converts to £37.04 and Eric
0:09:55 > 0:09:57is off to a cracking start.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01Meanwhile, Danny is sticking to his thrifty spending strategy,
0:10:01 > 0:10:06hoping to shovel in the shillings with a 1939 Swiss Army shovel pouch,
0:10:06 > 0:10:09putting him back £3.70.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12While Eric has secured somewhere to hang his hat,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15purchasing a bamboo hall stand
0:10:15 > 0:10:19at 50 euros or just over £37.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23I've never seen one before with a crescent-shape mirror.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28Date-wise, this is probably round about maybe 1900,
0:10:28 > 0:10:311910, it's got some age to it.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33What makes it even more interesting for me
0:10:33 > 0:10:38is that the hooks are actually simulated bamboo,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41they're actually cast iron. That's coming home with me.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Having rounded the market a few times,
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Danny is still looking to collar his final buy.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Not a good position to be in, really.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52But, luckily for old Delboy,
0:10:52 > 0:10:56he soon stumbles on a glass display dome that he likes the look of.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- How much?- That is 70. - DANNY SHUDDERS
0:11:00 > 0:11:02I want a good price. 45?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- No.- 65?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08OK, that's OK.
0:11:08 > 0:11:1065?
0:11:10 > 0:11:11- 65.- Thank you very much.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16And that smashing deal converts to £48.15.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Originally, I suspected it had a clock in it.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23Nowadays, people put shoes in it, they put lovely perfume in it,
0:11:23 > 0:11:24all sorts, really.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Very, very nice, very, very decorative
0:11:26 > 0:11:29and very, very commercial.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Our talented treasure hounds have made it through round two
0:11:33 > 0:11:35and whilst they wing it back to Blighty
0:11:35 > 0:11:37and convert their euros to pounds,
0:11:37 > 0:11:40let's see what sort of money they've got left to spend.
0:11:40 > 0:11:46From a £1,000 budget, Eric has so far spent £172.82.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50Leaving him with just over £827.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54Danny ha forked out £138.23,
0:11:54 > 0:11:58which leaves him over £861 at the midway mark.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03But they probably won't need much of that cash in round three -
0:12:03 > 0:12:04the car boot.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Our band of bargain seekers descend
0:12:06 > 0:12:10on the midweek Marks Tey car booter in Essex.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13It's a rainy start and the stalls are scarce.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Well, here we are, the midway point.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Are you happy so far with what you've bought?
0:12:18 > 0:12:19The G Plan items I bought.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- Oh, yes?- Well, I've got a bit of a bonus,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23I got three items in one...
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- Ah.- ..but one of the items...
0:12:25 > 0:12:27I'm not really quite sure what to do with it yet,
0:12:27 > 0:12:30it's just not up to par, so I'll have another think about it.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33I was quite pleased with me bamboo hall stand
0:12:33 > 0:12:35that I bought in Belgium.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Having said that, you know, I know that bamboo was big in the '70s,
0:12:38 > 0:12:42cos we had it, but I'm not so sure today.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Well, as luck has it, it's back in vogue, it's very commercial,
0:12:46 > 0:12:49people like it, so, you'll probably make a tidy profit on that.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Right, so what goes around comes around again, does it?
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- There it is, what goes around comes around.- Excelente.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- Well, lucky for you.- Well, lucky for both of us,
0:12:56 > 0:12:59we've got the best part of about £800 apiece to spend, haven't we?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01We've still got plenty of dosh. Plenty to chew at.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Yeah, plenty to chew at, but is there enough to go at?
0:13:04 > 0:13:05That's the question.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Listen, just go for it and remember, we're all scared, son.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13- Well...- OK.- ..talk for yourself. - OK, bye.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Well, there's a turn up for the books,
0:13:15 > 0:13:19The Knowledge Knowles getting tips from the upstart Delboy
0:13:19 > 0:13:23and Danny's not just feeling flush with his advice.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27I've still got a lot of money left and I want to get it spent.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29I want to buy something that's quite expensive,
0:13:29 > 0:13:31because if I don't speculate,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33I'm not going to be able to accumulate.
0:13:33 > 0:13:39You're looking for something that you think could be worth
0:13:39 > 0:13:41popping into the auction.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44And with that in mind, Eric decides to take the biscuit, well,
0:13:44 > 0:13:45the biscuit barrel.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- How much is the tin?- 20 quid.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50I like that, what does it say at the bottom?
0:13:50 > 0:13:51Macfarlane, Lang and Co.
0:13:51 > 0:13:5320 quid, put it there.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57That's the tin that takes the biscuit, quite literally.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Yes, we've heard that one before, Eric. Now, what have you bought?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03I like this one, I love the decoration on it.
0:14:03 > 0:14:10During the 1920s, Dutch boy and Dutch girl scenes were very popular,
0:14:10 > 0:14:12not just with biscuit tins,
0:14:12 > 0:14:16but with all manner of decorative objects.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21So, for £20, I think that's a pretty good start.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24While Eric has secured his biscuit-y first buy,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Danny has been trekking around the car boot
0:14:26 > 0:14:31and come across this figurine and pays a hefty £75 for it.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34What really drew me to this piece
0:14:34 > 0:14:37was that it's in the style of Franz Bergmann.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41He specialised in pieces made of bronze.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44This isn't bronze, this is spelter.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46And what I really like about this piece,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49it really reminds me of Eric The Knowledge Knowles.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Just wandering through the desert on the back of his camel,
0:14:52 > 0:14:55selling his carpet wares.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58What's he on about Eric on a camel?!
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Oh, yes, oh.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Well, with cash on the hip,
0:15:02 > 0:15:06the wise man of wares continues his journey and arrives at the dawn
0:15:06 > 0:15:10of long distance communication and finds a pub sign that speaks to him.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12Best price?
0:15:14 > 0:15:15I'll give you a bit of time to think.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17I just, you know, I mean, you know.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- What's your best offer?- Well, what did you say before, 60 quid?
0:15:21 > 0:15:22- No, I didn't.- Didn't you? Sorry,
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I've got it muddled up with somebody else.
0:15:24 > 0:15:29Nice try, Delboy, making up your own starting price.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- 75 quid. - 65, we've got a deal.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- Eight, 68. - DEALER LAUGHS
0:15:37 > 0:15:42A cheeky haggle and Danny secures the pub sign for £68.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Beep, beep, beep, beep, b-beep, beep, beep.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47That spells money.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Nice pub sign I've got here.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53This is your early communication, this is your early telephone.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Basically, you know, getting back words to the sweethearts
0:15:57 > 0:16:02and so forth back home, it's quite sweet, really.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05I just hope I get a sweet profit on it.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07And that's Danny's final purchase for the car boot,
0:16:07 > 0:16:09but Eric isn't far behind.
0:16:09 > 0:16:14Having found an item from the Far East with a £40 price tag.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17I've actually just gone and bought meself
0:16:17 > 0:16:21a very nice Japanese lacquer panel.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24Probably belongs to the Meiji
0:16:24 > 0:16:26period - 1880, 1890, maybe.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30It may have actually come off a cabinet,
0:16:30 > 0:16:33it is beautifully lacquered.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34And if I say so myself,
0:16:34 > 0:16:36and I hope you're watching,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39Delboy, £40 very well spent.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Yes, both our experts are brimming with competitive spirit,
0:16:43 > 0:16:45and neither are sitting down on the job,
0:16:45 > 0:16:48so let's see how they're doing so far.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53From a £1,000 budget, Eric has spent £232.82.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Which leaves him with just over £767 in the kitty.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02Danny has spent a little more - £281.23,
0:17:02 > 0:17:06which gives him over £718 for the final round.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12So, the majority of our dealing duo's cash is coming with them
0:17:12 > 0:17:16to round four - the antiques fair - where our pair have one last chance
0:17:16 > 0:17:20to barter, bargain and buy at a fair in Newark.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25My strategy today is to buy some big, meaty items,
0:17:25 > 0:17:29hopefully what I'm going to make a lot of profit with.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Well, that's the name of the game, Danny boy,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34but what about old Knowledge Knowles?
0:17:34 > 0:17:37So, I'm trying to think big and I'm trying to buy big,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40but I've got a lot of legwork to do.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42With our boys on similar strategies,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Eric gets to weaving his way through the wares
0:17:45 > 0:17:49and the pottery prince soon zeros in on his first target -
0:17:49 > 0:17:50a blue-and-white platter.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- For this Davenport blue-and-white? - 150.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58So, watch carefully as Eric pirouettes into a haggle...
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Is there any movement on the 150 at all?
0:18:01 > 0:18:05..to which the seller reacts with a tug on Eric's heartstrings.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07I'm losing money...
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- Oh, I don't want that.- Well... - Oh, I don't want that.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- I'm only doing it for you.- You're only doing it for me?- Yeah.- OK.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16And Eric yields to its £150 price tag.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19I do love early Staffordshire
0:18:19 > 0:18:22blue-and-white transfer printed ware.
0:18:22 > 0:18:28This dish actually probably dates to round about 1825 or 1830.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30You know, this is a ceramic work of art
0:18:30 > 0:18:33and I would consider it sacrilegious
0:18:33 > 0:18:37to even think about putting a turkey on it.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Hmm, so while Eric considers vegetarianism,
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Danny is finding his sea legs, having spied a wooden trunk.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46This is nice, I like this.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Got all the bits and pieces here, hasn't it?
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- Yeah, it's a sea chest. - Oh, it's a sea chest. In the ships?
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- Yeah.- Back in the day?- Yeah.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- What sort of period?- 19th century.
0:18:56 > 0:18:5819th century, yeah.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- It's even got the document compartment.- Oh, yeah.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04You can lock it through there to leave it in the chest
0:19:04 > 0:19:07or it lifts out so you can take it away and...
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Yeah, I see. What's the base like?
0:19:10 > 0:19:15Um, it's got some metal pieces on, I think.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Oh, yeah, yeah. Oh, that's all nice and solid, isn't it?
0:19:18 > 0:19:19Yeah, beautiful, that.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Million-dollar question. - This is one for you, Paul.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- This is one for you, Paul.- 150.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Oh, Paul, that can't be the death of it, do a bit better than that.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- I can't, I'm afraid. - I'm going to resell it.- Yeah.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34What you lose in the fire, you gain in the ashes.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37You know that. Would 120 buy it?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- No, that's too low for us. - One and a quarter?
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- DEALER SIGHS - 140.- 130.- Five.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46I'll have a deal at that.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50I love luggage and what I've got here is a beautiful sea trunk.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Dated about late Victorian, I would've said.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57This sort of quality you don't really see a lot of these days
0:19:57 > 0:20:00or if you do see it, you pay a lot of money for it.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05I've paid 135, I'm going to have fun getting a big profit.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09With his antique anchor well and truly lifted, Danny finds himself
0:20:09 > 0:20:13a potential galley in the form of a retro kitchen cabinet.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16And he's got a price in mind.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I'm not going to mess about, I'm going to come straight in,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- would you take f-fif... - No, I won't.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25Well, a tongue-twisted Delboy didn't even manage
0:20:25 > 0:20:27to get the price out and the vendor's knocked him back.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- What's the best you're going to do for me?- Do 90 quid on it.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Oh, you can do a little bit better than that.- I can't, it's £90.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- You can!- It's a good price, that is.- I want a better one.
0:20:36 > 0:20:37- You can't have one.- You can!
0:20:37 > 0:20:39I want to have a little bit of profit.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42OK, second time lucky, Danny, now, nice and clear.
0:20:42 > 0:20:4480 quid. Oh, lovely.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- Thank you very much. - That's OK.- Thank you.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Yes, the cat may have got his tongue,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51but his persistence is rewarded.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54£80 paid for this pine European cupboard
0:20:54 > 0:20:57it's in lovely condition, it's got great proportion,
0:20:57 > 0:20:58even the handles are nice,
0:20:58 > 0:21:02but the best part about it is this bread shelf that we've got on it.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Don't really see that with English furniture -
0:21:04 > 0:21:06must be a European thing.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08I think I'm going to make a load of bread with this number.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Yes, Danny's all buttered up with his final purchase.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15Meanwhile, Eric has acquired a decorative pedestal for £100,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18which brings his buying to a close.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22It started off life at the Burmantofts factory in Leeds.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25They made all manner of art pottery, this, obviously,
0:21:25 > 0:21:27originally would have had a jardiniere on it.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29It's an art pottery that was flourishing
0:21:29 > 0:21:32in and round about the 1880s,
0:21:32 > 0:21:34through to the early part of the 20th century.
0:21:34 > 0:21:40But for £100, I just had to buy it, because these columns,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43they're just so cheerful, they just give your spirits a lift.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46So, with our bargaineers now bought up,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49let's find out what they spent overall.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54From £1,000, Eric spent £482.82.
0:21:54 > 0:22:00Danny has spent more but only marginally - £496.23 in total.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07I've got to ask you, what's your favourite buy?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Well, Knowledge, I say it's got to be the sea chest.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- Yeah?- It's got to be.- OK, what about your biggest profit,
0:22:13 > 0:22:16where do you think it's going to come from?
0:22:16 > 0:22:20The biggest profit might well come from my little Bergman-style
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- figurine.- Oh, the camel? - That's right.- Oh, right, OK.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27For my part, I'm going to say my favourite object has got to be
0:22:27 > 0:22:31my Davenport blue-and-white platter with the chinoiserie design on it.
0:22:31 > 0:22:32I remember it, yeah.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34And where do you think your best profit is going to come from?
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- Probably going to be my bamboo hall stand.- Oh, yes, I remember that.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- I liked it as well. - Yeah.- Yeah, nice buy, that was.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Yeah. Well, that, as you say, that's the buying done,
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- all we've got to do now is... - BOTH:- Sell it!
0:22:50 > 0:22:54So, with their treasure chests brimming with bargain hunting
0:22:54 > 0:22:56bounty, our fearless foragers must use every
0:22:56 > 0:22:59ounce of their wisdom to decide which of their items will be
0:22:59 > 0:23:02sold privately and which will be offered up to the often
0:23:02 > 0:23:05merciless beast of the Showdown auction.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08In his Northamptonshire HQ,
0:23:08 > 0:23:12Danny is contemplating this critical decision.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16The four items I'm going to put in is firstly my classic car
0:23:16 > 0:23:17grooming set.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21You might find it a little bit odd that I'm taking from one auction
0:23:21 > 0:23:22and putting into another,
0:23:22 > 0:23:25but I've got a feeling it's a bit of the sleeper I bought there.
0:23:25 > 0:23:26So I hope that does well.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31I'm also going to put in my spelter figure in the style of Bergman.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Hopefully, someone will look at that and think to themselves,
0:23:34 > 0:23:38"Oh, that is quite nice," great definition, and bid it right up.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Then I'm going to put in my Swiss Army shovel pouch.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45There's a lot of interest out there with people with militaria.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48So hopefully, I'm going to find
0:23:48 > 0:23:51two people in the auction room who's going to be right up for it.
0:23:51 > 0:23:56My pieces of G Plan. I do like G Plan - good, quality furniture.
0:23:56 > 0:23:57I'm going to split it up,
0:23:57 > 0:24:02I'm going to sell my dressing table either as a desk or
0:24:02 > 0:24:04a dressing table, and my bedside cabs,
0:24:04 > 0:24:07I reckon they're going to do quite well in auction.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Danny also needs to find private buyers for the pub sign,
0:24:10 > 0:24:15his glass display dome, the kitchen cabinet and his wooden sea chest.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Over at his Buckinghamshire base,
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Eric has a crystal clear plan of what's going under the hammer.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23I've made my decision.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27The panel, simply because it is so fragile, is going to auction,
0:24:27 > 0:24:28so too the sampler.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33The sampler is lovely, but I just can't decipher who it is by.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36I think date-wise, it's probably around about 1800.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39So it's a nice object. But that's going.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40Also, the Burmantoft pedestal.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Hopefully, there'll be somebody out there online who's going
0:24:43 > 0:24:48to spot it and has the jardiniere that matches it to go on it.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51And then we've got our biscuit tin collectors.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53I hope they're also going to be online
0:24:53 > 0:24:56because I'm putting my biscuit tin into the auction.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00So I've gone the distance, but can I do the business?
0:25:02 > 0:25:03Hm, that's the question.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07Eric will also need to find buyers for his vintage brass scales,
0:25:07 > 0:25:09pre-Victorian Davenport platter,
0:25:09 > 0:25:12bamboo hall stand and Chinese screen.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18And so the time has come for our duo to don their haggling hats,
0:25:18 > 0:25:20swig some salesmen courage
0:25:20 > 0:25:24and line their pockets with as much profit as possible. Remember,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27no deal is done until they've shaken on it and the money's changed hands.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31It's Danny who's first out of the blocks.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35He's hoping to get the ball rolling as he takes his G Plan
0:25:35 > 0:25:39dressing table from his job lot of furniture to dealer Mark
0:25:39 > 0:25:44in Aylesbury, hoping for a profit on the £37 it set him back.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48What a lovely piece of 1960s, 1970s G Plan quality made furniture.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50All right, you don't have to tell me, I know it is.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- Well, this is what I'm saying, yes. - Brilliant. I've had quite a few.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55I just need to have a quick look.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- It's got the little floating shelf. - Yes.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02- You've got your G Plan sticker.- It's all there, don't worry about that.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Come on, what are you looking for?
0:26:04 > 0:26:08- Give us 160 quid. - What, is that 60 quid?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10- No, 160 quid. - MARK LAUGHS
0:26:10 > 0:26:11160 quid?!
0:26:11 > 0:26:13I couldn't even get that for it.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16- Are you having a giraffe? - Don't be ridiculous.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- I'll tell you what... - Don't tell me 100!
0:26:18 > 0:26:21I was going to be generous and offer you a oner.
0:26:21 > 0:26:26- Mark, put a little bit more on top, come on.- 110 is absolutely my max.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- Is that the death?- That's it, 110 is the best I will do.
0:26:29 > 0:26:30I wanted 180.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33What you want and what you get ain't necessarily the same thing.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- On that then...- 110?- Yes, 110.- All right, you got a deal.- Thanks, Mark.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Danny seals the deal and walks away
0:26:39 > 0:26:41with a very tidy profit of £72.98.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Eric is also chasing his first profit
0:26:44 > 0:26:47and has made his way to the capital with his bronze weighing scales
0:26:47 > 0:26:52that set him back over £55 in the auction.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55This is Borough, in Southwark, and I'm here at to meet Magali.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Now, Magali owns the Spice Mountain.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01When you're dealing with spices, you've got to measure them
0:27:01 > 0:27:03out very carefully.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Well, have I got a pair of scales for that lady.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10The scales owe Eric over £55.
0:27:10 > 0:27:15Originally, you know, these would have seen service in a bank.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17- I've always wanted a nice scale. - Yeah.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19I think it would look great in the shop.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23- So what is the age of these scales? - I would say they're probably...
0:27:23 > 0:27:29They're somewhere between around about 1925 and 1935.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33On the balance here, there's actually, inset into it,
0:27:33 > 0:27:36a little lead seal.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- Yeah, I think we can see it. - There it is there.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41- Just there, yeah.- So that's the Weights and Measures people,
0:27:41 > 0:27:43they've been to check to make sure
0:27:43 > 0:27:47that nobody's being given...short changed.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- What's the damage, though?- Well, I was thinking maybe around £120.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54But you're talking to me with your eyes,
0:27:54 > 0:27:56and basically, they're saying, "No way."
0:27:56 > 0:28:00I mean, would you be happy with, I'm not sure, say 70?
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Oh, OK. You're talking to me with your eyes this time.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04I am talking with my eyes.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Can we say 95, just under 100?
0:28:06 > 0:28:10- 95...- Would you be...?- It sounds nice. Does that sound better to you?
0:28:10 > 0:28:12It's under 100, it's always better, isn't it?
0:28:14 > 0:28:16So Eric spices up his profit pot
0:28:16 > 0:28:18to the tune of £39.46
0:28:18 > 0:28:20and bags his first sale.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23And he continues his push for profit, selling his Japanese
0:28:23 > 0:28:26panel to Kent-based fine art dealer
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Ashton for a profit of £110.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Danny gained some ground next,
0:28:32 > 0:28:35as he sells his kitchen cabinet to antiques dealer Sarah,
0:28:35 > 0:28:38adding £120 to his profit pot,
0:28:38 > 0:28:40and then his glass dome to Kate,
0:28:40 > 0:28:42an interior design shop owner,
0:28:42 > 0:28:45for a profit of £66.85.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47And he's not stopping there.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50For his next sale, he's down in Deptford to see antiques
0:28:50 > 0:28:52dealers Alan and Arthur, or...
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Commonly known as Steptoe.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57I didn't dare say it, but I can see the resemblance.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01AS STEPTOE: Harold, there's a fellow here trying to sell us a pub sign.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04I'm going to come straight in.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06I know you're going to rip me up. Give us 120.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- No, I wouldn't be giving you 120 for that.- Why not?- It's nice.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- Don't get me wrong.- 80 quid?
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- I'm making no dough.- Will we get a crust on that?- Yeah, go on.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18I'll go in.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22Oh, Alan, you're an absolute scholar. I really appreciate that.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24- I think you've had me over there. - No way.- I tell you...
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- No way.- It's sinking fast, I'm telling you.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30I know, it's sinking fast. What was he, on the Titanic?
0:29:30 > 0:29:31Not the biggest profit,
0:29:31 > 0:29:32but a profit nonetheless.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34£12 for the pub sign.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36So, Eric is playing catch-up.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40But refusing to be outmanoeuvred, he sells his bamboo hall stand
0:29:40 > 0:29:43to Buckinghamshire antiques dealer Nigel.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47I tell you what, 120. 120.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- Oh...- I'm doing all the...
0:29:49 > 0:29:51- As it's late at night and I'll get rid of you...- Good lad.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53THEY LAUGH
0:29:53 > 0:29:56And £82.96 goes into his profit pot,
0:29:56 > 0:30:00which means Eric is down to his final private sale.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Well, I'm in very fashionable Chelsea.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05And I'm here to meet Sue Norman.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Now, she operates out of an antiques centre
0:30:08 > 0:30:09which is just off the King's Road.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11She's a specialist
0:30:11 > 0:30:13in blue-and-white transfer printed ware.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16And I'm hoping she is going to take a shine to my old junk.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19The platter cost £150,
0:30:19 > 0:30:23so will she have space for it in her tiny little kiosk?
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- So lovely to see you. - Hello, Eric, how are you?
0:30:26 > 0:30:31- Listen, let me introduce you to my dish.- That's very nice, thank you.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35It's unusual for me to find something like this by Davenport.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38Yes, well, this is actually quite a famous pattern by Davenport.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41It's called Chinese River Scene,
0:30:41 > 0:30:44but it's the Imperial Park at Gehol...
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- Is it?- I hope I pronounced that correctly.- Yeah.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50..taken from an engraving from 1806.
0:30:50 > 0:30:55- What a font! You are a font. - I know a few things.- You do.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00- Getting to the subject of money... - Yes.- So I was thinking...
0:31:00 > 0:31:02somewhere around about...
0:31:02 > 0:31:05£280, or thereabouts.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09You've got your finger well and truly on the pulse of this market.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11So I want to be fair.
0:31:11 > 0:31:16OK. I mean, if it was an Indian view, that would be very reasonable.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19A Chinese view... It's a very, very nice one.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22Strangely, the Chinese are not collecting English blue-and-white.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- Maybe around the 260 mark?- OK.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- I think that's a fair compromise. - All right.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30So, Eric makes a tidy profit
0:31:30 > 0:31:32of £110 on the platter,
0:31:32 > 0:31:34which means all his private sales are done.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Danny has one more item to sell - his Victorian sea trunk.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42And he's sailed all the way up to Haslingden, in Lancashire,
0:31:42 > 0:31:43to see antiques dealer John.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- Trunk. - This is a bit more than a trunk.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49This is a nice Victorian sea trunk.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- What do you think? - Oh, it's nicely fitted, isn't it?
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- Very nicely fitted. - Typically, about 1900.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- They're done like a military chest, really.- Yes.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01The militaries were always...had the handles flush,
0:32:01 > 0:32:02so they didn't stand out.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Right. Well, I'm learning something here now.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08It is nicer on the inside than it is on the outside.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11But it has quite a nice industrial look, doesn't it?
0:32:11 > 0:32:12I think is a great piece.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14I think there's some great craftsmanship in here.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17I mean, I'd like to see about £400, John.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21- If the outside was like the inside, I would've...- Ripped me hand off.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24..snapped your hand off. It's not. Can we settle on three?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26- I'll grab your hand at that, John. Lovely.- Thanks very much.
0:32:26 > 0:32:27Thank you very much.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31Yes, a hefty profit of £165 for the trunk,
0:32:31 > 0:32:35and both our experts have made all their private sales.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38But before we dive into the uncertain
0:32:38 > 0:32:43waters of the Showdown auction, let's see where they stand so far.
0:32:43 > 0:32:48From his four private sales, Eric has made £342.42.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52Danny has made five sales and made a lot more -
0:32:52 > 0:32:55£436.83 so far.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59And so we reach the one thing all our experts fear the most -
0:32:59 > 0:33:02the Showdown auction.
0:33:02 > 0:33:06Here, the subtle art of persuasion is of no use.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08All our dynamic duo can do is hope
0:33:08 > 0:33:10and pray for the best from the bidders at
0:33:10 > 0:33:13the Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers, in Essex.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15You're a regular at auctions, aren't you?
0:33:15 > 0:33:17Well, I am a regular at an auction,
0:33:17 > 0:33:21but we're in a bit of a different predicament today, you know.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24It's not normally a place where I'm putting my gear out, you know.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27For me, of course, I spent all my working life
0:33:27 > 0:33:30in an auction room, so it's another day in the office.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33But it's a completely different thing
0:33:33 > 0:33:35when you're selling your property without reserve.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Saying that, I've been quite... I've learned a little bit.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41I've put reasonably cheap items in there.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43By cheap do you mean tat?
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Well, no. Listen. Not even you're allowed to say that.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49You're getting personal here now.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Trust me, we're both playing on a level playing field.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55And the playing field is in that direction. Let's go check it out.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Yes, the playing field is indeed level.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00They each have four lots going under the hammer.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03But before the game kicks off, there's just enough time
0:34:03 > 0:34:06to cast a critical glance over each other's wares.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11Well, this is Danny's Army leather shovel pouch.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15I suppose it's the object for the man who's got everything
0:34:15 > 0:34:19but an Army leather shovel pouch.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21I think once you've got it, what do you do with it?
0:34:21 > 0:34:24We've got a posh pedestal, we've got no pot.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28That kind of says to me, "You've got a car without any tyres."
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Not really my bag, but it might be something special.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33I hope it is for Eric's sake.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37Well, this is Danny's retro furniture.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40The market is awash with this type of furniture,
0:34:40 > 0:34:44so he might find this a tricky sale.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47But I am going to take my hat off to him, they're very stylish.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51A very early sampler in a gilded frame.
0:34:51 > 0:34:57I find it a little bit dull, really. I don't find it very vibrant.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00I'll tell you what, though, after looking at this piece here,
0:35:00 > 0:35:02I'm feeling really good about my bits.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05So is Delboy right to be optimistic?
0:35:05 > 0:35:09All is about to be revealed. As the room fills up,
0:35:09 > 0:35:13the auctioneer takes to the stage and readies his mighty gavel.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- There's plenty of people here, isn't there?- There is, actually.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- Plenty of people. - I will say that, yeah.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22It is quite a well-heeled area as well, this part of Essex, actually.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Let's just hope they dig deep.
0:35:24 > 0:35:29As the auction kicks off, it's one of Danny's items that goes up first.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- Your World War II Swiss Army shovel pouch cover.- World War II.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33The estimate is 20 to 40.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- So you'll be happy with that, will you?- Yeah, definitely.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38I'd be happy with that.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41It cost him less than £4.
0:35:41 > 0:35:42Here we go.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- 30. 20.- (Start low.)
0:35:45 > 0:35:46Any bids around the room?
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Or in the world, on the net. At £20.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52There's a flash of interest now. Any further interest now?
0:35:52 > 0:35:56- Go to five.- No bids? £20. - Five, go to five.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58- Stop...!- Oh, don't... Nothing.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01It's all right. That's part of life.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- You win some, you lose some. - Was that no-bid?
0:36:03 > 0:36:06It was no-bid, Danny, but don't be put off because they may be
0:36:06 > 0:36:10well-heeled, but they're not necessarily well-informed.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11OK?
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Kind words from Eric there. And not the best start for Danny.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16Despite going unsold,
0:36:16 > 0:36:18there are auction costs to pay.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21It's a painful loss of £18.70.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Perhaps he can do better with his next item -
0:36:23 > 0:36:27the gentleman's grooming kit that owes him almost £25.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29Up and running, here we go.
0:36:29 > 0:36:321115, the Rolls-Royce gentleman's grooming set.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Straight in here at £25.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- We've got a bidder.- Good lad. - That's good enough for me.
0:36:36 > 0:36:3840. Five.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Internet bid at £45.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42- There on the screen. - Still worth a bit more.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45£45...
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- Oh!- Good.- That will do.
0:36:47 > 0:36:48Well, there are the fees.
0:36:48 > 0:36:49And after commission,
0:36:49 > 0:36:53there is still a profit, but only £4.86.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57Now, Eric's first opportunity to make a profit is the biscuit tin
0:36:57 > 0:36:59that cost him £20.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03I'm not sure this is a biscuit tin sort of audience, you know,
0:37:03 > 0:37:07- here, so...- You just never know who wants what.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09ERIC LAUGHS
0:37:09 > 0:37:12- Just keep your fingers crossed. - 35. Any advance on £35?
0:37:12 > 0:37:17- 40 I'll take anywhere in the room, if you wish.- 35...
0:37:17 > 0:37:19£35. Any interest on the net now?
0:37:19 > 0:37:23- Eric, you know something that I didn't know.- No, no.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24- No, no, no.- £35...
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- 35.- Ah! - ERIC CHUCKLES
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- Well, I...I lived in hope.- Yes.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33But, you know, there's only a small profit left
0:37:33 > 0:37:35when you take into account the commission and everything.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Actually, you're wrong.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40There isn't a crumb of profit left after the fees are taken,
0:37:40 > 0:37:41not a penny.
0:37:41 > 0:37:42Oh, well.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Perhaps he can get off the starter's marks with his pedestal that
0:37:45 > 0:37:49cost him £100 from the antiques market.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52You know, would people buy, you know,
0:37:52 > 0:37:54your pedestal without the pot on top?
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Well, I'm just about to find out, Danny, aren't I?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00I'm just about to find out. Here we go.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03We've got interest here. We can start the bidding here at £50.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Light.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07- It's a bid.- £50 only.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- He's flogging it for you, Eric, he's flogging it.- Yeah.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13I'll sell then, on the maiden bid of £50.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19- I reckon I've just lost myself about £60 on that.- Oh!- Yeah.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Something like that. Maybe more.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24Yes indeed, Eric, a little bit more.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26The Prince of Porcelain drops from his pedestal
0:38:26 > 0:38:30and loses £66.50 in total.
0:38:30 > 0:38:36Danny's back into the arena next with his figurine. It cost him £75.
0:38:37 > 0:38:38- Here it is.- Here we go, you're on.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41And we can start the bidding here at £30.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43It's on the mark. At £30.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- 35. 40.- 40.- At £40.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- Come on.- Bid up.- Come on. Come on.- Come on.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52- 45 on the net.- There you go, it's creeping up.- Another five.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- It's creeping up.- 50 if you wish, sir, in the room. No?- Go for it.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- £45. Internet bid has it.- Come on. - Going to sell...- A bit more.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- At £45...- Bit more.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04Oh, what a shame!
0:39:04 > 0:39:07The figurine loses Danny £45.46,
0:39:07 > 0:39:10and this is turning into a bloodbath.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13- I'm getting a loss on that, aren't I?- Yeah, but not a huge one.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15- Not a huge one. - Not as huge as your big one.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- Not as big as your one. - All right, all right, Danny.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- OK. Don't gloat. - DANNY LAUGHS
0:39:20 > 0:39:24Yes, with Danny in full Sid James mode, there is more gloating
0:39:24 > 0:39:27when Eric loses a further £1.80 on his sampler.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- A small loss is always better than a big loss.- That's true.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34And so both our experts are down to one lot each,
0:39:34 > 0:39:37and it's Eric's stained-glass panel up first.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39You've got to think yourself,
0:39:39 > 0:39:42what would I pay for a modern example to be made for me?
0:39:42 > 0:39:43A lot of money.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47- £35.- Is that it?- £35, sell?
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- No mistake.- £35...- At 35...
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- All right, I've got that. - Money talks to me, Danny.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Do you know what it says? It says, "Goodbye, Eric."
0:39:56 > 0:39:58Oh, poor Eric makes a final loss
0:39:58 > 0:40:02of £17.04 for the window.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04And so, to the final lot -
0:40:04 > 0:40:07Danny's remaining furniture from his auction job lot.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Have you seen the price of firewood recently?
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- DANNY LAUGHS - Have you?
0:40:13 > 0:40:17- There we go.- I'm bid, £40. - 40 to start.- Any advance at 40?
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- Any advance at £40? I'll take five.- Five.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23- There they go.- There they go. - They're going crazy.- Five.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27- 55 there?- Come on, darling, it's worth more than that.- At £55.- 55.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Any further interest now?
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- Oh, wow.- We'll sell to you in the room at 55.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36Oh, well. I'm just looking for my tissues for you.
0:40:36 > 0:40:37I can't find them anywhere.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41Well, Eric, it is a profit, which was more than you managed.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43The drawers made £12.76,
0:40:43 > 0:40:45which brings this dramatic act to a close,
0:40:45 > 0:40:48and our experts can relax until all is revealed.
0:40:48 > 0:40:52So let's remind ourselves of what they spent today.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56From a £1,000 pound budget,
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Eric spent £482.82
0:40:59 > 0:41:03while Danny used £496.23.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07But now it all comes down to profit.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10All of the money that Eric and Danny have made
0:41:10 > 0:41:12from today's challenge will go to charities of their choice,
0:41:12 > 0:41:16so let's find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
0:41:16 > 0:41:18Showdown champion.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- Ah-ha.- Good to see you. - Always a pleasure to see you too.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25I tell you what, that auction was a bit of a...
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- a bit of a trauma, wasn't it? - It were rough, it were rough.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31- Did you do enough in your private sales, Danny?- Well, I hope I did.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34I think I did OK with my scales,
0:41:34 > 0:41:39which I ended up selling to a lovely lady who specialises in spices.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42I just hope the figures in this case are going to be hot and spicy.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Well, are they going to be gratifying?
0:41:44 > 0:41:48- Well, they will be for one and not necessarily...- For the other.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52- Shall we give it a go? - Let's give it a go.- OK, let's go.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54So, one, two, three...
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Cor!- Oooh...
0:41:57 > 0:41:59- There's not a lot in it. - There's not. But hey...
0:41:59 > 0:42:02I'm just slightly in front.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05So Danny won the day having made some hefty profits on some
0:42:05 > 0:42:09heavy items. But there's one more thing to reveal.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Eric and Danny have been accruing profits all week,
0:42:12 > 0:42:15so who is the overall winner?
0:42:15 > 0:42:18OK, Danny, let's find out the total for the week.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20- One, two, three...- Eee!
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Oh, no! - ERIC LAUGHS
0:42:24 > 0:42:27You've done it. Oh, well done. I tell you what...
0:42:27 > 0:42:28There's less than a fiver in it!
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- It is less than a fiver. I've lost.- Oh...
0:42:31 > 0:42:35But I tell you what, Eric, I don't feel like a loser losing to you.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37- Pleasure.- You are a gem.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Yes, the Prince of Porcelain, Eric Knowles, is the overall winner.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45But our plucky pair have made almost £3,500,
0:42:45 > 0:42:48all of which will be going to good causes.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52My chosen charity is Prostate Cancer UK.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55It helps more men survive prostate cancer.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59My chosen charity is Beagle Welfare.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03Now, they take in orphaned beagles in need of a home
0:43:03 > 0:43:06and look after them to the end of their days.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10It's been an extraordinary week of competitive antiques trading.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12Our excellent experts have really put their money
0:43:12 > 0:43:16where their mouths are and shown they can make a convincing profit
0:43:16 > 0:43:20from buying and selling when their own money goes on the line.