0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, the show that pitches TV's
0:00:05 > 0:00:08best loved antiques experts against each other, in an all out
0:00:08 > 0:00:10battle for profit.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Let's make hay while that sun shines.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different
0:00:16 > 0:00:17daily challenge.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19I've got an 'eavy profit here.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Putting their reputations on the line.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Who's there?
0:00:23 > 0:00:26They'll give you the insiders view of the trade.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Along with their top tips and savvy secrets.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32- That could present a problem for me.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Showing 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, Kate's got her eye on a growing collectors trend.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51There is a buoyant market for ophthalmic antiques. Look at those.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54James has delusions of grandeur when it comes to pet beds.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Not really for me, is it? I think it has the look of a dog basket.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04And Kate takes to the open road in search of profit.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09On a hot summer's day, there would not be a better way to travel.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34Ah, Kent. The Garden Of England, peaceful, beautiful, restful.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Yes, this is just the calm before the storm, as the tranquillity
0:01:39 > 0:01:42of this quintessentially English countryside is about to be
0:01:42 > 0:01:46shattered by two raging warhorses of worthy wares.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Fighting for Sussex, it's the auction room assassin.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Knowledge is his armour, and bidding prowess is his sword.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56Why, it's...
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Always a good thing to unsettle your opponent.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04And flying the flag for Herefordshire is a cunning
0:02:04 > 0:02:07combatant. She's got style, she's got stealth,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10and she won't stop until she's got the wealth.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15I'm quite excited.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Today's battleground is the Hop Farm auction room, an eclectic
0:02:19 > 0:02:25sale where our daring duo will both be risking £1,000 of their own money.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28And all the profit they make will go to charities of their choice,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31so, bidding cards at the ready.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34James Braxton and Kate Bliss,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- Morning, James! - Morning, Kate, how are you?
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Well I'm well considering the long trek down here,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45of course it's a stones throw for you.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Yes, welcome to Kent, it's about an hour for me. Home territory.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Well, I actually had a really good run down yesterday,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54from Herefordshire, and I had a little pop in to the auction
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- house, just before they closed... - What's it like?
0:02:56 > 0:03:00..and had a little look. Well, it's certainly variety.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Variety - now that's a euphemism, isn't it?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05No, it's quite a mixed bag,
0:03:05 > 0:03:09but I think most things look fairly affordable, so I think even
0:03:09 > 0:03:13I might struggle to spend the whole £1,000 that we've got to spend.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- That's of course including the buyer's premium, isn't it?- Right.
0:03:16 > 0:03:22So that's rather like a film really, it's billing. General Items, starring Some Antiques.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- Well, yes.- Go on, show me, show me.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32So, James is going in blind - he could have previewed the sale
0:03:32 > 0:03:35last night as well, but he chose not to.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38A sign of a confident Bingo, perhaps.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Remember, both of our gavel grafters are auctioneers by trade,
0:03:42 > 0:03:46and even though Kate has done her homework, with over 650 varied
0:03:46 > 0:03:50lots going under the hammer, she can only have scratched the surface.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53So, she will still need a good game plan.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57My strategy today is to be absolutely
0:03:57 > 0:03:59rigid about my price limits.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02I think it's fair to say that I can get a little bit swept away
0:04:02 > 0:04:06with the whole auction fever. And today, I'm going to be ruthless.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Stick to the limit, there's a competition to win.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14Yes, Kate is planning to be super strict, and aim for self control.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Now, Bingo has had a chance to run his eye over the lots.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Has he spotted any gems amongst the junk?
0:04:20 > 0:04:24It's a nice little auction room, in fact, the more I've looked,
0:04:24 > 0:04:28the more I've marked. I'll know pretty quickly,
0:04:28 > 0:04:32within the first ten lots, whether I'm going to have a good day, or a difficult one.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Bingo thinks he's got a few prize pieces up his sleeve,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39but he's keeping an open mind.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43There's a lot on offer here, so that could prove to be a canny tactic.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Determined not to be left in the dark, Kate's radar has detected a
0:04:49 > 0:04:56retro lamp, with an estimate of £25 to £35, and her eyes have lit up.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Now, I think this little lamp is one of the grooviest pieces in the sale.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04It dates from the 1960s, and its origins are in the Anglepoise lamp,
0:05:04 > 0:05:09which was invented in the 1930s, by a man called George Carwardine.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Now, Carwardine invented a spring, which allowed the lamp to
0:05:12 > 0:05:16move in every conceivable position, but to hold its position.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19And that's exactly what we've got here.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Now, Carwardine gave the design to the manufacturers
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Herbert Terry & Sons, who are based in Worcestershire,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28and they devised the series of Anglepoise lamps.
0:05:28 > 0:05:34This comes from their more futuristic series, the 2000 series, in the 1960s.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35I love it.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Not to be outdone, James steams towards something he hopes
0:05:40 > 0:05:45- will get him on the right track. - Now these are all railway signs.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Now, being a rail enthusiast,
0:05:47 > 0:05:51of course I know exactly what yellow and blue means.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Regrettably, I don't, but I know somebody who does.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Generally made in Birmingham.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Most sort of metalwork's generally made in Birmingham.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04£30 to £40 - that doesn't sound like too bad.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06You know, if I was a railway enthusiast,
0:06:06 > 0:06:09this is the sort of thing I'd want in my bedroom.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Hmm, I'm not sure Mrs Bingo would agree with that, James.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Meanwhile, refusing to be outmanoeuvred,
0:06:14 > 0:06:19Kate eyeballs her next target, and brings it sharply into focus.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Now look what I've just found.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25This is an optician's lens set, presumably for testing eyes,
0:06:25 > 0:06:27and you've got numerous different lenses here,
0:06:27 > 0:06:33and this is the frame to slot them in. Look at those.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37Well, there is a buoyant market for ophthalmic antiques.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40I haven't got a clue about these, but they look
0:06:40 > 0:06:41quite funky, don't they?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Also with his eye on the prize,
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- James has spotted a carved Indian seat.- Not really for me, is it?
0:06:48 > 0:06:51I think it has the look of a dog basket.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Now, people are potty about their dogs.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59You know, that is great, isn't it? If you want to spoil your doggy.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Not so sure about the ply,
0:07:01 > 0:07:05but maybe the seat was sort of webbing underneath,
0:07:05 > 0:07:11an Indian seat, and you'd have sort of luxurious cushions. £150 to £200.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I don't think its got a tremendous amount of age.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16It's quite crudely carved, we've got
0:07:16 > 0:07:20all these sort of guardian figures - musicians by the look of it.
0:07:20 > 0:07:28But...with a cushion in there, great dog basket, fabulous dog basket.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33Is he barking mad or a visionary genius? Only time will tell.
0:07:33 > 0:07:34But, back in the land of the sensible,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Kate's decided it's time for tea.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40This is a great little retro tea set.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43It's known as Picquot Ware, and what we've got here is
0:07:43 > 0:07:45an alloy of manganese and aluminium.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47The pieces are cast as one piece,
0:07:47 > 0:07:50to ensure there aren't any leaks around the spout, and then
0:07:50 > 0:07:55it's polished, so it's not plated, it's just polished magnalium.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Now it's not rare, the products were quite prolific, but you've
0:07:59 > 0:08:04got a nice four piece here and the tray, which you don't often see.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07And I quite fancy it. The estimate is £65 to £75,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09which is probably all the money at auction,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12but if it goes a little bit cheaper, I'm after it.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17So, they've both run the gauntlet of possible profit makers,
0:08:17 > 0:08:19and without further ado,
0:08:19 > 0:08:21it's time for our enemies to lower their visors and draw
0:08:21 > 0:08:25their swords, because this is going to be a tense tussle for trinkets.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29And as the auction gets going, James has carefully chosen
0:08:29 > 0:08:32his vantage point for the proceedings.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Kate's just round the corner there, she can't see what I'm doing.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38I might have a go at this glass vase, it's not my usual
0:08:38 > 0:08:41sort of thing, it's sort of art glass, but I'll have a go.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45If I get it for under a tenner, I'm a happy man.
0:08:45 > 0:08:4922, the heavy studio coloured glass vase. £15 for this, £15.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52I can hear James twitching there in the corner.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57- I think he's bidding on this. - 12 anywhere. £12 bid.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Oh he's got competition.
0:09:00 > 0:09:0316. 16's there, 18. 20.
0:09:04 > 0:09:0622. 24.
0:09:06 > 0:09:0926. 28.
0:09:09 > 0:09:1230. 32. 34. 36.
0:09:12 > 0:09:1434's there, 36 in front.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17And there's not just competition in the room, this sale is online,
0:09:17 > 0:09:21and the invisible bidders, are closing in.
0:09:21 > 0:09:2536 has jumped online. 36 has jumped, 38 to you sir.
0:09:25 > 0:09:3038's there. At £38, in the room at 38.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31GAVEL BANGS
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- He's bought it.- Yes, James held firm and the vase is his
0:09:35 > 0:09:38for £44.65 including fees.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41That's more than four times the price he wanted to pay,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44so does he still think there's a profit in it?
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Here we are, rather interesting vase.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49It's very colourful, and you've got these canes of glass,
0:09:49 > 0:09:53multicoloured glass, he's chopped them at right angles,
0:09:53 > 0:09:56and then they're inserted on the inside.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59It's rough on the inside, smooth on the outside,
0:09:59 > 0:10:03so it's obviously been polished or something. Profit or loss, hmm...
0:10:03 > 0:10:06At the moment I think more the latter.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Uh-oh. Has James made a terrible mistake?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11We'll have to wait and find out.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Bingo may be 1-0 up,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16but Kate is about to launch her own covert attack.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Her target is a 19th century riding whip.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23I'm talking really quietly cos I don't want James to hear.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Now this is a really nice piece.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29They've actually catalogued it as a riding crop, and my idea
0:10:29 > 0:10:33of a riding crop is quite a short whip, the kind that jockeys use.
0:10:33 > 0:10:38This is actually a really long whip with a lovely long shaft handle,
0:10:38 > 0:10:42and it's silver mounted. So I'd quite like this.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46The estimate here is £50 to £70.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49If I can get it for around there, we're looking good.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54- 1889 holly wood riding crop, silver tipped. £50 anywhere?- I'm waiting.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56£45 it's got to be. £45 there.
0:10:56 > 0:10:57Ooh, somebody's in.
0:10:57 > 0:11:0045 there, 46 anywhere. 46, 48.
0:11:00 > 0:11:0150, 55.
0:11:01 > 0:11:0360, 65.
0:11:03 > 0:11:0570, 75.
0:11:05 > 0:11:0680, 85.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08We're above the estimate.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12Will Kate stick to her strategy of not pushing her prices?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14120, 130.
0:11:14 > 0:11:15Uh, no.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19130's there, 140. At £130.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20GAVEL BANGS
0:11:20 > 0:11:25£130. What did I say about the strategy?
0:11:25 > 0:11:28And with the auction fees added, that's a hefty outlay.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Now there's a buoyant market for horse riding
0:11:33 > 0:11:38and racing associated items, and this whip is no exception.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43It's got a lovely wooden shaft, with all these lovely knobbly bits on it, which are really tactile.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48I think it's probably holly wood, and is in really nice condition.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52This whip would either be used in carriage driving, or in lunging a horse,
0:11:52 > 0:11:58which is used to direct the horse, so it's very definitely not an item of cruelty,
0:11:58 > 0:12:01it's an item of instruction. Little bit of damage just to the end here.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04It probably would have had a little leather piece on the end,
0:12:04 > 0:12:07but I think it's a lovely thing, dating probably from
0:12:07 > 0:12:10the late Victorian, early Edwardian period.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Our warriors are level pegging on one item a piece.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15But, James soon chugs out in front.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18He buys the three railway signals he saw earlier.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21At £48.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- GAVEL BANGS - 171.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27And he's chuffed to bits.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- I'm very happy. - And there's now no stopping him.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35Up next is the carved Indian seat/dog bed he spotted earlier.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- And he's about to go fetch. - 130 anywhere?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42130. Thank you sir. 140 anywhere?
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- Let the show begin.- 130's in the room, 140 next if you want.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50At 130, maiden bid, it's going. At 130.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51GAVEL BANGS
0:12:51 > 0:12:53130. Get in there, cheap.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57Cheap.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59I think he's chuffed with that.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02He is indeed, with auction fees, Bingo pays..
0:13:06 > 0:13:09And he's blazing ahead with three items to Kate's one.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12But Miss Bliss is back by royal appointment,
0:13:12 > 0:13:16and has found something palatial to take a flutter on.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20It's a little model of Queen Mary's dollhouse,
0:13:20 > 0:13:21and I think it's quite sweet.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25I think Kate looks rather anxious, I think she's preparing to bid,
0:13:25 > 0:13:29so ears open, eyes open, let's see what she's going for.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34- Is he on Her Majesty's Secret Service?- James is spying on me.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37The guide price is £20 to £25
0:13:37 > 0:13:40and Kate is about to make a distinctly un-royal cheeky offer.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44What can I do you?
0:13:44 > 0:13:5015 I can do, has to be. 15?
0:13:50 > 0:13:52Thank you very much, 15's there, 16 anywhere else?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Go on, keep bidding. Somebody bid.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56At £15, she takes it at 15.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57GAVEL BANGS
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- Yes! 15.- Kate pays..
0:14:02 > 0:14:04..and is jubilant.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07It's a piece of Cauldon Ware china, known as Parian Ware, which is
0:14:07 > 0:14:10the name for white china, which is then glazed.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13And it dates from the early part of the 20th century.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18But this was made to commemorate the Queen's dollhouse.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21I think this is going to appeal to people who love royalist
0:14:21 > 0:14:25memorabilia, but also to people who love dollhouses.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29And that flurry of bidding brings us to the halfway mark, so let's
0:14:29 > 0:14:33find out who's leading the charge and who's waving the white flag.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03- How are you doing?- I've bought a couple.- Yeah.- Bought a couple.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Chuffed with what you've got?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Uhh, one I paid too much for, one I paid all right for,
0:15:09 > 0:15:15- and the third one, I got a bargain. - OK, well, can't be bad, evens out.
0:15:15 > 0:15:16It's all right, isn't it?
0:15:16 > 0:15:19I think I probably paid too much for one, definitely,
0:15:19 > 0:15:22and the other one was a bargain, but, hmm,
0:15:24 > 0:15:27I don't know whether there's a strong market for it. We'll see.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Good luck.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30And after that brief ceasefire,
0:15:30 > 0:15:35our dealing duo dot back to their trenches and take aim once more.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39With no time to lose, Kate reveals her next plan of attack.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43There's an orange glass lampshade just down here, that's coming
0:15:43 > 0:15:46up in just a second, and they've catalogued it as Art Deco.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50I think it's probably a bit later, but I might have a quick go at it.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54The estimate is £5 to £10, so there could be a bright profit in it.
0:15:54 > 0:15:59It's £5 for the lampshade. £5 anywhere, 5 I have there. £5..
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Is that five? - Well it is in Roman numerals.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- At 5 it is.. - Get the hammer down.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09£6. Are you bidding, sir?
0:16:09 > 0:16:10You dare!
0:16:10 > 0:16:10- Nope.- You dare!
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Very generous of you.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14For goodness' sake, I don't want it.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18That was jolly lucky, I nearly got it for £6.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23£5. The little devil, he nearly bid against me, just for the hell of it.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26That is called one for spite.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Kate draws even with her third purchase, paying..
0:16:31 > 0:16:34But, will she be able to bask in the warm orange glow of profit?
0:16:34 > 0:16:38I don't think it's particularly old, it's a great shape,
0:16:38 > 0:16:40and it's got a wonderful retro look to it.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43And lit up, she's going to look stunning.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47And shine a light, she's at it again.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51The 1960s lamp she spotted earlier, with a guide price of £25 to £35,
0:16:51 > 0:16:54is up next, and she's bidding intently.
0:16:54 > 0:16:5622 is with me, 24 if you want.
0:16:56 > 0:16:5924 to you. 24 I'm out, 24 is in the room.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01And the bidding steps up a gear.
0:17:01 > 0:17:0446. 48.
0:17:05 > 0:17:0750.
0:17:07 > 0:17:1348 it is. Staying under the 50, at £48. Selling, at £48.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14GAVEL BANGS
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Yes. That's with me. 48.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Tenacious Kate held her ground, and sealed the deal.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23That looks very stylish,
0:17:23 > 0:17:26it's the first bid of Kate's I've quite liked.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Ooh, saucer of milk for one.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Now, Absolute Bliss is absolutely storming it,
0:17:32 > 0:17:36and quickly extends her new lead, with the retro tea set.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38At 55.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40GAVEL BANGS Buying it under the estimate for..
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I'm chuffed with that.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50Bingo's trailing 5-3 behind Kate, and the stress is getting to him.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54The heart is going like that. So much pressure.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Ooh, steady on there, Bingo, don't keel over.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59An Art Deco money box he likes the look of, with a guide
0:17:59 > 0:18:05price of £10 to £15, is up next, so he could be in with a chance of catching up.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07Right, this is my lot.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Oh, it looks absolutely rubbish on the photo, that's good.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13£10 for this. £10. 10 I'm bid.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16£12 for this. £12 sir? Thank you.
0:18:16 > 0:18:1812 at the back, 14 anywhere.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20£14 it is, if you want.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23At £12, last chance. At 12.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26GAVEL BANGS
0:18:26 > 0:18:29£12 for the money box. Very pleased with that.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31The penny's dropped and so has the hammer.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Bingo steals away the money box for..
0:18:36 > 0:18:38It's a humble money box.
0:18:38 > 0:18:43But it has a really good look about it, it has the look of
0:18:43 > 0:18:47PG Wodehouse about it. I'd say 1920s to 1930s, bit of damage there.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50I think I could repair that. Here's our character.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54I like this, I like cut-outs, because, funny enough,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58they're only two dimensional, but they become animated, and he's
0:18:58 > 0:19:03made a rather sedentary object into something like a bit of fun.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Our enterprising expert is really motoring now,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09purchasing a handsome pair of vintage car badges.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Last chance, selling at 24, to 171.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18This is turning into a close one.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21The vintage optician's set that Kate had her eyes on earlier, with an
0:19:21 > 0:19:25upper estimate of £150, is the next lot,
0:19:25 > 0:19:28but there's already pre-bids on the books.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Starts at 85, 90 if you want.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35- Ohh.- 90 if you want on the set, £90 on the lens set, anywhere?
0:19:35 > 0:19:38£90 on this, for 90, 95, 100.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- No. - 100. 100 it's yours.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- Is she going to bid? - Go on, then.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47100, you've got it. 100's yours. 110 anywhere else.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49At 100.
0:19:49 > 0:19:50GAVEL BANGS
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Nope, that wasn't an optical illusion, folks.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54In case you blinked and missed it,
0:19:54 > 0:19:58here's Kate's lightning quick bidding reflexes again.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Like a coiled cobra she snatched the ophthalmic case for...
0:20:07 > 0:20:09..and brings her purchases to six.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11That's mine.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Bingo is once again eating Kate's dust,
0:20:14 > 0:20:18but he's a brave little soldier, so he gets himself up, brushes himself
0:20:18 > 0:20:22down, and goes into battle for something to drown his sorrows in.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27Coming up, it's a rather nice Dimple whisky. Lovely.
0:20:27 > 0:20:33589, £45 anywhere for this, 40 I'll go.
0:20:33 > 0:20:3740 I'm in, thank you. 42 anywhere, 42's there, 44.
0:20:37 > 0:20:4046. 44's there, 46 anywhere else?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42At £44.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- GAVEL BANGS - Thank you.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Bingo seals the deal at...
0:20:49 > 0:20:51..but can he pour a wee dram of profit?
0:20:51 > 0:20:5570% proof, it's laid in somebody's sideboard,
0:20:55 > 0:20:59it hasn't lost a lot, considering the stopper it's got.
0:20:59 > 0:21:05There's quite a good market for old whisky, and this certainly is old.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10Look at that - it's either '30s or '50s, by the lettering.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11I think this is a winner,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14and also, I get a little miniature as well with it.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17It's rather sweet, isn't it? So we get the two together.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20I'm fortunately able to sell single bottles like this,
0:21:20 > 0:21:24because I have a personal license, so not only am I a landlord,
0:21:24 > 0:21:26a publican,
0:21:26 > 0:21:30but I also have a personal license to sell said wines and liquors.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35- I think there's a good profit in those.- So, after James' final flutter,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38let's call a temporary truce, as we tot up the totals.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44James bought six lots.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49Kate bought six lots.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55But all that matters now is profit.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Our duelling dealers have had themselves a good clean scrap,
0:22:00 > 0:22:03but what do they make of each other's spoils of war?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- So, how did it go?- Yes, very good.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10I was determined not to go above the prices that I'd set.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- Did you set prices?- I set prices, and it went out of the window.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- Well you obviously need disciplining, what's this?- This?
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- Actually this is one of my favourite items.- Is this for coaching?
0:22:20 > 0:22:21Yes, or for carriage riding.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- I think carriage, because you've got length haven't you?- Yes.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26What's going on with the spirits, then?
0:22:26 > 0:22:29The spirits, well, I like this, it came out of a house clearance,
0:22:29 > 0:22:31and I think this is from either the '30s or the '50s,
0:22:31 > 0:22:36- and very little evaporation. - You sure it's whisky?
0:22:36 > 0:22:40- Of course I'm sure it's whisky.- OK, OK.- What about the old spectacles?
0:22:40 > 0:22:42I know there's a really buoyant collectors'
0:22:42 > 0:22:45market for ophthalmic antiques, if you like.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49- Is there?- Yes, oh yes. Tell me about this.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55I'm going to find the most extraordinary dog owner in the UK, for a basket.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57It sounds like you've got it sewn up.
0:23:00 > 0:23:01Good luck.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08The auction was but a warm-up battle for the main event -
0:23:08 > 0:23:11out-and-out selling war.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14For it's only now that our pair of auction action heroes
0:23:14 > 0:23:17can prove they've got what it takes to defeat their nemesis.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Both now head back to their bunkers to plan a path to profit.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27Over in his Sussex abode, James is rifling through his wares.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30So, this is my selection from the auction.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31This was the first thing,
0:23:31 > 0:23:35these fabulous semaphore railway signal arms.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37There's nothing reproduction about these.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40You can see where they were bolted on to the mechanical arms,
0:23:40 > 0:23:42so they're fun.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46And I'm hoping to sell those to a great railway enthusiast.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49And then, the next thing that leapt out at me
0:23:49 > 0:23:51was this rather fun 1920s money box.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55I think some lovely dad would have made that for a child or something.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58In fact, funnily enough, I do the odd profile,
0:23:58 > 0:24:02so that's my car with one of my sons, and it's rather fun.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04You bring a photograph to life.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07And then, our mighty dog basket here.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11I think it was a sort of Indian musician's seat here.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13But, from a musician's seat,
0:24:13 > 0:24:17with the introduction of a small rug, it becomes a dog basket.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Ready for the European market.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Well, Miss Bliss, will you be in the basket, or will I be in the basket?
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Well, let's hope nobody ends up in the basket.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31So, James will also need to find buyers for his vintage whisky,
0:24:31 > 0:24:35his glass vase, and his vintage car badges.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40Over in her Herefordshire home, Kate is also looking through her lots.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43Now, these are my more affordable items.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47The model of the dollhouse is a bit of fun, and I'm hoping
0:24:47 > 0:24:52I can find a royal memorabilia enthusiast who's going to love that.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Now, my lamp, I really loved. It's pretty groovy for me.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00It's not the sort of thing I go for, 1960s lighting.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04I've had it PAT tested, so it's all safe and legal,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07and that's cost me around another tenner, so I'm really
0:25:07 > 0:25:10hoping that will deliver the goods and bring me a profit.
0:25:10 > 0:25:15But I have found a fabulous retro old electric shop.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17It's right up their street, and I think, with a bit of luck,
0:25:17 > 0:25:21they might take my glass lampshade as well.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25Kate also has to find homes for her optician's set,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28the retro tea set, and the Victorian riding crop.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Now, both our savvy sellers must begin the phone work, legwork,
0:25:33 > 0:25:37and web work that will make their profits go stratospheric.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Don't forget, no deal is truly sealed until a hand is shaken,
0:25:41 > 0:25:42and the money is taken.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49James is first out of the station with the vintage railway signals
0:25:49 > 0:25:51that cost him just over £56.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55He's in rural Sussex to meet rail enthusiast David.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58He's hoping he'll want to add the signals to his
0:25:58 > 0:25:59impressive railway collection.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02TRAIN WHISTLE BLASTS
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Now, David, what are we surrounded by here?
0:26:05 > 0:26:08We're surrounded by a multi-collection,
0:26:08 > 0:26:11over many years, started a long time ago.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14When I spoke to you on the phone, you immediately identified these
0:26:14 > 0:26:18as a true enthusiast would, and you said something about semaphore.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20What does that mean?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24They're the old-fashioned way of signalling trains.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27If you bought these, David, where would you put them?
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Well, I would attempt to hang them up in here, believe it or not.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Yeah, they'll work really well, because you'll be able to get a nice fixing.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36They would look particularly fine in here.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38They'd bring a real bit of colour.
0:26:38 > 0:26:43David, you would make me a very happy man if you paid £200 for them
0:26:43 > 0:26:45How does that sound?
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- A bit too much. - A bit too much.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49What do you think they're worth?
0:26:49 > 0:26:54- I think they'd be worth £120.- £120. Well, I tell you what,
0:26:54 > 0:26:56can I tickle you up a bit?
0:26:56 > 0:27:00- £150, and you've got a great deal. - £130.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- £135, and you've got yourself a deal.- All right, £135.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- Well done. - Yes, James read the signals
0:27:06 > 0:27:09correctly and makes a profit of just under £79.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13It's a strong start, and he chugs further up the profit track
0:27:13 > 0:27:18when he sells his 1930s money box to collector of curiosities, Andy...
0:27:18 > 0:27:19£50, put it there.
0:27:20 > 0:27:25..popping another £35.90 worth of coins in his profit piggy bank.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28So, what of Kate?
0:27:28 > 0:27:32Well, she's in Hay-on-Wye with a cheeky plan for a double sale.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35She hopes her PAT-tested 1960s lamp,
0:27:35 > 0:27:37which now owes her just over £68,
0:27:37 > 0:27:41and the glass lampshade which cost her just over a fiver, will
0:27:41 > 0:27:45bathe vintage shop owner, Hannah, in a warm, orange, spend-inducing glow.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51This is the lamp I told you about. It's by Herbert Terry.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53This is called the "Eyeball Lamp."
0:27:53 > 0:27:56It's very '60s, having that geometric shape,
0:27:56 > 0:27:57and then that kind of eyeball...
0:27:57 > 0:28:00- It's got a great '60s look to it, hasn't it?- Mmm.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04Now, I bought this, and since buying it I've had it all safety tested.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06It's in working order. What do you think?
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Is it something that would go well in the shop?
0:28:08 > 0:28:12It would fit really well in the shop, and I think customers
0:28:12 > 0:28:14would like it, and hopefully I'd be able to sell it.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Obviously, that depends on what I'd be selling it for.
0:28:17 > 0:28:21Well, just before I talk price on that, I have brought
0:28:21 > 0:28:25something else, which I wondered might be up your street.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Now, I have noticed you've got one very similar...
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- I think we've got one exactly the same. - ..in the back of the shop.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34So, I was wondering if you might like a nice pair.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37A lovely pair of lampshades. I'd be very interested in that, too.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Great. I said, roughly, I know,
0:28:40 > 0:28:43between £100-£200 in my email to you, for the lamp.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45I think that's maybe a little bit high.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48I would be happy to give you £80 for it, which would allow me
0:28:48 > 0:28:50then to make a profit on top.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55- What if we said...I was hoping for about £25 for the lampshade.- OK.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57So...
0:28:57 > 0:28:59So you could do me a good price at £100 for the two.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01BOTH LAUGH
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- Go on, then. That sounds like a good deal.- I'm happy with that.
0:29:04 > 0:29:05- Brilliant.- Thank you.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09So, that double sale makes Kate a combined profit of almost £26.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13It's slightly less than she wanted, but, in terms of sales,
0:29:13 > 0:29:15she's now level pegging with Bingo,
0:29:15 > 0:29:18who, it seems, has decided to hit the bottle.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Oh, no, sorry, scrap that. He is actually working.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24He's brought his vintage spirits to a London whisky bar to show
0:29:24 > 0:29:26general managers, Lizzie and Jenny.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31And he's hoping for a rosy-cheeked return on the £51 investment.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- Here are the bottles I sent you photos of.- Fantastic.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37I bought these at auction, and I rather like...
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- It's a very tactile bottle.- Yeah.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40I wanted to try and date this,
0:29:40 > 0:29:45and I thought, sort of, maybe 1940s or 50s, but then you think,
0:29:45 > 0:29:50we were all at war, Second World War, up until '45.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54So it's probably about, I think, 1950s, this bottle.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57And are you both quite expert on this?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Dan, who's a real expert, so we might have to call him over
0:30:00 > 0:30:02and see his thoughts.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- Dan is your expert? - Dan is our whisky man.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Send in the reinforcements.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10- We're trying to date it, Dan. - The spring cap tells me it's
0:30:10 > 0:30:16pre-1970s. The wire, because it's not gold, tells me it's pre-1958.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21I would say this is a 1950s bottle.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25- I'm happy with that. 60-year-old. - Can I ask a question?
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Does this have any significance?
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Do these come specifically as a pair,
0:30:29 > 0:30:32or have they just been sold as a pair?
0:30:32 > 0:30:36- I've never seen them with a miniature on the side.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Looks like a later addition.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Very good. Anyway, knotty question - price.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43I was looking for around £300 for the two.
0:30:43 > 0:30:48For the two. For me, that's a bit of a bonus, but this is the bottle of interest.
0:30:48 > 0:30:53- That price may be in line with a bottle that has the box.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58- Yeah. I'd be more, kind of, halving what you're looking for.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00What, to around £200 is where you were thinking of, Lizzie?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Well, yeah, £170, probably.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06How about a special price, £220? Go on, give me an offer.
0:31:06 > 0:31:07- One...- £200.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11- £190?- £190. Lizzie, come on. Thank you very much indeed.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- Thank you, Jenny.- Thank you.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15That's the spirit.
0:31:15 > 0:31:20James pours out a substantial £138.30 profit for the whisky,
0:31:20 > 0:31:25and, capitalising on his earning streak, sells his glass vase
0:31:25 > 0:31:28to St Leonards-on-Sea-based antiques dealer, Robert.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Put it there, £80.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35And that £35.35 profit brings us to the halfway mark.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37So, let's just see where things stand.
0:31:40 > 0:31:46In the lead, James has sold four items, making a profit of £288.15,
0:31:46 > 0:31:53while Kate has only sold two items, and notched up £25.98 in profit
0:31:54 > 0:31:58So, Kate's got a lot of catching up to do in round two.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01She'll need to whip up a frenzy of zealous buyers
0:32:01 > 0:32:03if she's to overtake James, and...
0:32:03 > 0:32:06Hold up. It looks like she means business.
0:32:06 > 0:32:07# Whip crack-away
0:32:07 > 0:32:08# Whip crack-away
0:32:08 > 0:32:10# Whip crack-away... #
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Costing over £150,
0:32:12 > 0:32:16the late Victorian riding whip was Kate's most extravagant purchase,
0:32:16 > 0:32:21so she'll need horse-and-carriage master Mark to dig deep.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23- Hi, you must be Mark. - Pleased to meet you.- How do you do?
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- And who are these fellows? - This is Apollo, and Harry there.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29They are just gorgeous creatures, aren't they?
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Well, this is the riding whip that I told you about.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35It actually dates from the Victorian period, I think, this shaft,
0:32:35 > 0:32:37- which is made of holly wood. - Yes, that's right.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41Now, I know a lot of whips, and I would call it a coaching whip.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Would you call it a coaching whip, or a carriage whip?
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- Yes. Yes, that would be right. - Because of the length of it?
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Yes. And it would be used for a pair.
0:32:49 > 0:32:54As you can see, the string on the end is quite short,
0:32:54 > 0:32:57so it wouldn't quite reach in a team situation.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01This is ideally used for a pair of horses.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- Well, do you need one, Mark? This is the question.- We do.- Do you?!
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Yes, we've just broken our modern carbon fibre one,
0:33:07 > 0:33:09so we are looking for one.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13Well, how does £250 sound?
0:33:13 > 0:33:17I think it sounds, erm, about our budget, more or less.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20We wouldn't want to go any more, but it's a lovely piece.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23It's a nice comfortable whip to hold,
0:33:23 > 0:33:25and that's what really is most important, for me.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27As well as that, it looks very striking,
0:33:27 > 0:33:31and being Victorian, I think it would give the right impression.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- I'm happy with that, if you are. - Thanks very much.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35- Fantastic. - Yes, super.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37- Thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Kate makes just over £97 profit, and, like a true pro,
0:33:40 > 0:33:43insists on sticking around to make sure it works.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52So, foot on here, there, and...
0:34:00 > 0:34:04On a hot summer's day, there would not be a better way to travel.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08But, Kate's not the kind of girl to tarry long in a carriage,
0:34:08 > 0:34:11and quickly bolts to Shrewsbury, with her sights set firmly
0:34:11 > 0:34:15on selling her antique optician's set to optometrist Alison.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Could I say £140? How does that sound?
0:34:18 > 0:34:22£140 sounds fine. I would definitely go for that. Thank you very much.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- Wonderful. Thank you very much, Alison.- Shake on that.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Yes, that's a 20:20 profit of £22.50,
0:34:28 > 0:34:32and there's just time to check that steely gaze.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35So, nice healthy retinas, which is great news for you.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37That is brilliant news.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40Let's hope I've got an eye for a profit.
0:34:40 > 0:34:41Oh, look out, Bingo!
0:34:41 > 0:34:43He's on the road near Battle,
0:34:43 > 0:34:48with the vintage Caravan Club badges that owe him just over £28.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51He's hoping Jimmy, who's renovating a vintage American caravan,
0:34:51 > 0:34:53can find a place to stick 'em.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- Permission to come aboard. - Hello James, how are you doing?
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- Very good, Jimmy, how are you? - Yeah, good. Good to see you.
0:35:01 > 0:35:02This is...
0:35:02 > 0:35:04This looks absolutely fabulous from the outside,
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- but the inside needs a bit of imagination, doesn't it? - It does, it does.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Jimmy, what are you hoping to do with this item?
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- I'm hoping to turn it into a mobile cocktail bar.- Fabulous.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14So that's the plan, yeah.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17- Look, here is the great badge. - This is what we're here for.
0:35:17 > 0:35:18The Caravan Club badge.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23These were attached to badge rails on the front of the car.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26I know it's 1950s or '60s. This is rather fun.
0:35:26 > 0:35:31So, this shows you where the Caravan Club stems from,
0:35:31 > 0:35:34this horseshoe, because caravans were towed by horses.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36And also, a good luck symbol.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- Yeah. Horseshoe's a good luck symbol?- Good luck symbol.
0:35:39 > 0:35:40Good to know, good to know.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44And also, you get this funny fellow, which is slightly unassociated.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47I don't think it's a car badge, but I tell you what you could do,
0:35:47 > 0:35:49you could have "Star Cocktail" or something in there.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53Yeah, yeah, exactly. Perfect. These are interesting to me.
0:35:53 > 0:35:58I want to try and get, sort of, north of £50. How about £70?
0:35:58 > 0:35:59How does that sound?
0:35:59 > 0:36:01£70. Erm, a little bit steep to me.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03I mean, you mentioned the figure
0:36:03 > 0:36:05of £50, maybe we could meet in the middle at £60.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07You've got yourself a deal.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11- Deal.- Thank you, Jimmy. And best of luck with this.- Thank you very much.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14He hitches up his profit wagon with that £31.80 gain,
0:36:14 > 0:36:16and more than doubles his money.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Not to be outmanoeuvred, Kate takes her early 20th century model
0:36:20 > 0:36:25of Queen Mary's dollhouse to show specialist George in Hay-on-Wye.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28£40 will do. Thank you very much.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32And walks out with a small but perfectly formed £22.37 profit.
0:36:32 > 0:36:33Smashing!
0:36:33 > 0:36:35With just one item left to sell,
0:36:35 > 0:36:40Kate has brought her retro tea set to a vintage shop in Cheltenham.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42It owes her just under £65,
0:36:42 > 0:36:46so can she persuade owner Sylvia to take it off her hands for more?
0:36:47 > 0:36:50I told you about this on the telephone - my Picquot Ware.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- Late 50s, early 60s, maybe. - Right, yeah.
0:36:53 > 0:36:58- And it's got the name quite clearly on the bottom there.- I love it.
0:36:58 > 0:36:59I really love it.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02It's something that would really sell well in our shop.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Whether we get it for the price or not is a different story, so...
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- OK, so we'd better talk price.- Well, can I just bring my husband in?
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Because he really loves this type of stuff.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15It's really his thing and he loves it.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18Of course, you just want to gang up on me, don't you? Two against one.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20I do, it's better in numbers. Paul!
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Let's hope he's not too far... Oh, there he is.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25I think this is a really nice example. It's all in good condition.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- Yeah, I can see that. - You've got the tray as well.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32So, you know, the top end would be around the £150 mark.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- BOTH: Ooooh! PAUL:- Not much in it for us on the back end.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- SYLVIA:- Yeah, that would be far too high for us. - OK.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42I would be quite happy to pay about £70 for it. That's a fair price.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45Could you come up and meet me at, say, the £100 mark?
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- How does that sound? - Still a wee bit high. - £80 sounds better.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50I've come down quite a way.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54We will go up a little bit more, if you want. - I think £80.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Kate's met her match here. Can she squeeze the price up any more?
0:37:57 > 0:38:03- Why don't we say £90? You're really twisting my arm.- £90?- Final price.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08- £90.- £90. Could you do 90? £90. Fantastic.- Sounds a good deal to me.
0:38:08 > 0:38:09Thank you very much.
0:38:11 > 0:38:12Oh, she did it.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Kate pours that final £25.37 into her profit pot,
0:38:16 > 0:38:18and what does that mean, Kate?
0:38:18 > 0:38:20I'm all sold up.
0:38:20 > 0:38:21Well, I don't know what Bingo's doing,
0:38:21 > 0:38:24but I'm going home for a nice cup of tea.
0:38:25 > 0:38:29Yes, back in East Sussex, it's not quite tea-time for James,
0:38:29 > 0:38:32as he has one more item left to shift.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34And it's the one we've all been waiting for -
0:38:34 > 0:38:37the carved Indian seat that James thought would make
0:38:37 > 0:38:39a cracking dog bed. Hmm.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41How's that going to go, then?
0:38:41 > 0:38:45I've tried to find a passionate dog owner, but I came to a dead end,
0:38:45 > 0:38:51so I've brought my exotic eastern seat to an exotic tent hire company.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55It's too heavy for me to carry, so I've had it delivered.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59SIGHS With the idea of costly canine sleeping solutions behind him,
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Bingo's popped in a sort of brown cushion thing,
0:39:01 > 0:39:05and is about to ender a whole new world of glamping.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13The carved seat cost just over £152, but will James be
0:39:13 > 0:39:17sitting on a profit when he shows it to company boss Catherine?
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- Here is the item.- This is beautiful.
0:39:20 > 0:39:25I have tried to get somebody with a dog, a passionate dog owner,
0:39:25 > 0:39:30- and I've just come up against a brick wall, really.- Have you?
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Well, I think maybe we can look at it in different ways.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Perhaps it doesn't have to be for a dog.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38Perhaps it could be for a musician to sit in, in a tent.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42I think it definitely was intended for that. A sitar player.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43Do you know that, for definite?
0:39:43 > 0:39:48I think so, because the figures on the legs are
0:39:48 > 0:39:50emblematic of musicians.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Yep, there's lots of different musical instruments being
0:39:53 > 0:39:54played on each of the legs.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58I'm sure that, at some point in the future, a sitar player will sit
0:39:58 > 0:40:01in this, in one of my tents, playing the sitar,
0:40:01 > 0:40:05- for a Mhendi party or for a wedding or something.- Yeah.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07It looks really lovely, really lovely piece.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10I know exactly what I'm going to do with it.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11Right, out with the cushion.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Out with the cushion,
0:40:13 > 0:40:17in with something that's a little bit more fitting.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21- Yeah. It's bringing more colour, isn't it? - Little bit more colour, exactly.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Yes, you can't have something brown in there, I don't think.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- It's transformed.- It is.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30- Now, knotty business of price, Catherine.- Yes.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35OK, how much do you want for it?
0:40:35 > 0:40:40- I wanted to try and get about £220 for it.- OK, OK.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44I think, actually, there's quite a lot there.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48I think it's been used, I think it's quite nicely carved.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51- Yeah, actually, you know what? I think that's a fair price.- OK.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55- Catherine, thank you.- I'll go with that.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:40:55 > 0:41:00And that final £67.25 profit signals the end of our selling spree.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02So, who will take home the victory cup?
0:41:02 > 0:41:04We'll find out soon,
0:41:04 > 0:41:07but first, here's a reminder of how much they spent at auction.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Having each started the day with £1,000 to spend,
0:41:12 > 0:41:17James bought six items, spending a total of £347.80.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23Kate also bought six lots, spending £426.53,
0:41:23 > 0:41:25including PAT testing costs.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27But, who's made the most profit?
0:41:28 > 0:41:31All of the money that James and Kate have made from today's
0:41:31 > 0:41:33challenge will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:33 > 0:41:39So, let's find out who is our Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42- Hey.- Good to see you again. - You too. How are you?
0:41:42 > 0:41:46Very good, very good, but how are you after all your selling?
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Yeah, well, OK. I think it's fair to say,
0:41:48 > 0:41:49at the auction, I bought a little
0:41:49 > 0:41:53bit out of my comfort zone, but the selling was great fun.
0:41:53 > 0:41:57- I had my eyes tested when I sold the optician's set.- All good?- All good.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- How about you? - Yeah, no, I did all right.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04I went to see a most fabulous model railway set,
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- and my whisky did all right. - Did it now?
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Because I was a little bit dubious about that whisky.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12I have to say, I did knock it. But it went well, did it?
0:42:12 > 0:42:14It had age, that's the thing.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- OK, shall we find out.- Are we ready?
0:42:16 > 0:42:18- I'm dying to find out.- Are you ready?
0:42:18 > 0:42:19- Ready...go!- Go!
0:42:21 > 0:42:26- Ooooooh! You've trounced me! - Kate.- Well done.
0:42:26 > 0:42:32- Dear oh dear, what's going on?- £387! So, what was in the whisky?
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- It was seriously old, was it? - Gold, Kate. Gold.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37- Let me tell you about it. - You've done well.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39- Let me tell you about it. - Congratulations.
0:42:39 > 0:42:40JAMES LAUGHS
0:42:40 > 0:42:44A convincing win from James, making more than double Kate's profit,
0:42:44 > 0:42:47and it was the whisky that made him the most money.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49I'm not just pleased, I'm absolutely delighted.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52There seems to be gold in them whisky bottles.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Well, I am gutted.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Fair dos to Bingo, he has smashed me on that one.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00But what I'm really cross about is that he spotted that whisky,
0:43:00 > 0:43:02which to me looked disgusting,
0:43:02 > 0:43:05and he couldn't have found a better person to sell it to.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Hats off, old boy.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10But, never fear, determined Kate will come back fighting
0:43:10 > 0:43:13tomorrow at a car boot sale in Lincolnshire.
0:43:13 > 0:43:14Ooh! Oh!