0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Let's make hay while that sun shines.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face
0:00:15 > 0:00:17a different daily challenge...
0:00:17 > 0:00:19I've got a heavy profit here.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21..putting their reputations on the line.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Who's there?!
0:00:23 > 0:00:26They'll give you the insider's view of the trade...
0:00:26 > 0:00:27Oh!
0:00:27 > 0:00:30..along with their top tips and savvy secrets...
0:00:30 > 0:00:32That could present a problem for me.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35..showing you how to make the most money...
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Ready for battle.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39..from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Get in there!
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Coming up, James Braxton tries a new chilled-out approach...
0:00:47 > 0:00:52I don't know what I've agreed to, but I hope I've agreed to 80 euros.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54..Kate Bliss shows how to spot a print...
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Have a look, see if you can see brush strokes.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00If it's a print, the whole picture is going to be made up of tiny dots.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03..and James goes for big, big money.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06If I put this up for auction,
0:01:06 > 0:01:10I would put somewhere in the region of 1,000 to 1,500.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Good morning!
0:01:30 > 0:01:35And it's a very early one here at Waterloo Antiques Market in Belgium.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37In these wee small hours,
0:01:37 > 0:01:41our two dealing detectives are hoping to solve the case
0:01:41 > 0:01:43of the elusive continental collectables
0:01:43 > 0:01:46in a battle to buy, sell and earn a winning profit.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50First up, it's our Sussex Sherlock,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53he's got his nose to the ground and his eyes on the prize,
0:01:53 > 0:01:57determined to be the first to handcuff the hottest antiques.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Why, it's James "Bingo" Braxton!
0:02:00 > 0:02:03The early bird catches the worm. That is the old motto.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07And trying to beat James to it is an international super-sleuth.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Eager to shine a light on the best bargains,
0:02:09 > 0:02:13she won't stop till the Belgian booty is behind bars.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16It's Kate "Absolute" Bliss.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Well, James,
0:02:18 > 0:02:20I'm back in the fight.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24They've each got £750 worth of their own euros to spend
0:02:24 > 0:02:27and all the profit goes to their chosen charities.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31But will they be able to crack the clues and secure the bounty
0:02:31 > 0:02:35before it's too late? There's only one way to find out.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37James Braxton and Kate Bliss,
0:02:37 > 0:02:40it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- Bonjour, James.- Bonjour, Kate.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45- How are you?- Very well.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Great to be here in Waterloo.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49It is. And it's very early, very dark.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52It is half past six. Coffeed up?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- Only the small cappuccinos for me this morning.- Really?
0:02:55 > 0:02:58But there's masses and masses of stalls here today.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Yeah, it's incredible actually,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02because they are still unpacking out there.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- Yeah.- It's a huge car park we're in,
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- just a few minutes from where the famous battle was.- I know.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08£750.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Yeah, which is roughly 1,000 euros, isn't it?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- I know.- In my pocket, burning a hole.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15So, shall we get to it?
0:03:15 > 0:03:16I think we should. Good luck.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- May the best man...- Yes, yep. - Good luck!
0:03:19 > 0:03:23So, both our dealers are playing their cards close to their chests.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26They'll be keeping their strategies secret from each other.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31Now Kate is out of earshot, what's Bingo's plan of action today?
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Well, my strategy, apart from obviously buying bargains,
0:03:34 > 0:03:38is to buy things that are attractive and resellable.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40The euro is slightly deflated at the moment.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43I'm going to work the exchange in my favour.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47So, James thinks he has a solid game plan,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50but has his confidence ruffled our Kate's feathers?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53If I know James, he's very methodical
0:03:53 > 0:03:56and he'll be straight in there getting the best price.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00So, if I'm going to beat him, I've certainly got to work fast.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Yes, Miss Bliss is not to be outsmarted.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Speed is of the essence and, determined to get a head-start,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09James wheelies towards something he thinks can zip him
0:04:09 > 0:04:12round this market quick smart.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14C'est la classique!
0:04:14 > 0:04:16The Honda Monkey bike.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21I remember falling off one of these in France in about 1981.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Combien ca coute? Do you know?
0:04:23 > 0:04:25- It's sold.- It's sold?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Oh, OK, I'll put it down then.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Too late. See?
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Mmm, it seems that being up before the sun isn't quite early enough
0:04:35 > 0:04:38in Belgium. Surely that was just a bit of a bad luck
0:04:38 > 0:04:41and couldn't possibly happen again!
0:04:41 > 0:04:42Bonjour, monsieur.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Combien ca coute pour la chaise?
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- It is sold.- Ah.- It's already sold.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51That's the story today.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52It's already sold.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Oh, dear. Things aren't going James's way this morning.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59He's going to have to pull his socks up and nab something quick.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01FRENCH ACCENT: But, 'ello, 'ello, 'ello!
0:05:01 > 0:05:03What do we 'ave 'ere then?
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Oh, that's nice, isn't it?
0:05:04 > 0:05:08He's spotted a painting with a whopping price tag of 500 euros
0:05:08 > 0:05:11and swoops in for a closer inspection.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14I like this picture, it's got a lot going for it.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17This is really nice, sort of, family group, mother,
0:05:17 > 0:05:20daughter and the little dog there.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23It's quite sort of glamorous, isn't it?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25It's that sort of 1920s era.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27You're getting a big canvas there.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30As the day lightens up, that's going to look better and better.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32That needs some light on it.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34It's probably one to come back to.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35If it's still there.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38So, James is willing to wait until dawn breaks
0:05:38 > 0:05:40before making his final decision.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43It's a risky strategy in this fast-paced market,
0:05:43 > 0:05:45but will it pay off?
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Bingo has so far bought precisely nothing.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50But after a brief scout around,
0:05:50 > 0:05:54Sergeant Bliss thinks she's got a hot lead on a toy aeroplane.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57We're here in Belgium, but it's a British toy.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00And it is Dinky,
0:06:00 > 0:06:05which is one of the best-known names in British toy manufacture.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10But I'm pretty sure we would have some little propellers on here
0:06:10 > 0:06:12and all four of them are missing.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13Let's see what else he's got.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Kate's not keen to buy damaged goods, but luckily,
0:06:16 > 0:06:18the vendor has another plane Miss Bliss hopes
0:06:18 > 0:06:21is in better condition.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Oui, sept. Merci beaucoup, merci.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34We have the first purchase of the day.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36I feel so much better now.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38It's probably quite late, it's probably '70s, even '80s.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42It's Dinky Supertoys, which is the later range that they did.
0:06:42 > 0:06:4518 euros was the price, but we've just bought it for seven.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48So, not bad. It has been played with,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51so it has got a few knocks and scrapes, unfortunately.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53But the transfer printing's still good.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58And I've bought something, that's the main thing.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Hey, we can start now! We're on a roll.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04MUSIC: Come Fly With Me by Frank Sinatra
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Yes, usually a roll is a succession of buys.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Nonetheless, Kate's jumbo jet takes a tiny 7 euros or £5.19
0:07:12 > 0:07:15from her kitty and she's pleased at least.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19It seems good news travels fast in Belgium, mmm!
0:07:19 > 0:07:22I've walked along, I hear that Absolute Bliss
0:07:22 > 0:07:25has bought her first item,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27so that's put real pressure on me.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Oh, don't lose heart, James!
0:07:28 > 0:07:32The sky is getting brighter and spurred on by the new light of day,
0:07:32 > 0:07:36James is back to inspect the 1920s painting that he spotted earlier.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39I'm looking at the colours, and the colours...
0:07:39 > 0:07:42the girl's dress is slightly warmer,
0:07:42 > 0:07:45the mother slightly warmer.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46I think it's quite good, that.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Shall I try 450?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52450, do you think?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Well, that's 50 euros less than the seller is asking,
0:07:54 > 0:07:58but still almost half James's total budget.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- Monsieur?- Oui?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- I like the picture. - Easy, you pay and you take it.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- I know, so easy, isn't it? - Very, very easy.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Very, very easy.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10HE SPEAKS BROKEN FRENCH
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Excellent use of French, James.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Thankfully, the dealer speaks English.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- 475?- 475?
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- OK. - HE LAUGHS
0:08:24 > 0:08:30A 25 euro discount means Bingo pays just under £352 for the painting,
0:08:30 > 0:08:31and he's out of the blocks.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- Merci, monsieur.- With our dealers level pegging on one item each,
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Kate spots an unusual piece of antique furniture
0:08:37 > 0:08:40and goes in for the kill.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44You know, that isn't old, but what a feature for a coffee table.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47It all depends on the price, though.
0:08:48 > 0:08:49Bonjour, monsieur.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- 175.- 175? Hmm.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00Ooh.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Maybe not very practical at all.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Not very steady.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08And with that precarious wobble in mind,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Kate chances a cheeky offer of 50 euros.
0:09:10 > 0:09:1350? 50? No?
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Erm...
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- 140.- 140?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24SHE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:09:24 > 0:09:25No?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Quick, Kate, he's doing a runner.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32I don't know whether he's going to have a little think,
0:09:32 > 0:09:34or whether he's offended at my price.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Better do something to fill the time.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41So, it's not old, it's teak wood, it's imported.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45It's rather like a mushroom, actually.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47But, you know, it's a great decorative piece.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Look at the grain on that.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Hundreds of years it's taken to make that.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53All those rings.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Oh, here's my man again. Monsieur?
0:09:56 > 0:09:58So the very best price here?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- 125.- 125?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07OK. OK, we'll do 125.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- OK.- Merci beaucoup. - Thank you.- Merci.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14With the wandering vendor settling on a £92.59 deal,
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Kate captures the table.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Well, I've never bought one of these before.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Come on, my beauty, I'm sure we can get a profit out of that.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Yeah, you might want to stick
0:10:24 > 0:10:26a little bit of cardboard under it first.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Well, with James trailing behind on one buy to Kate's two,
0:10:29 > 0:10:34his keen eye has settled on a bronze plaque, and he's got it surrounded.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36How much is the bronze?
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Erm... I can kick it out for 200.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42It's definitely 19th century, definitely.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- It is, isn't it?- Guaranteed.- Yeah.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Nicely framed.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49At 200 euros, it's another pricey item.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Is James willing to take the gamble?
0:10:51 > 0:10:55We've got Madonna and child, we've got a nice oak frame.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- It's a sort of bronze plaque, I suppose.- Yeah.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01And we've got, sort of, copper oxide coming through there.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05And it's got... Sometimes weight is really reassuring.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08You know, weight is the sort of indicator of quality.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13On side... I'll take the plaque.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Blimey, straight in with no haggle.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19James is decisive today.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24He's got the bronze plaque bang to rights for a smidge over £148.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Now, our antiques inspectors are neck and neck,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32but our Nancy Drew of dealing has kept her peepers peeled,
0:11:32 > 0:11:34and her beady eye has been drawn in
0:11:34 > 0:11:37by a teeny tiny 19th-century portrait.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40I've just spotted this. This is quite nice.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43And it is what's known as a miniature.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45It is a proper painting, not a print,
0:11:45 > 0:11:48and it's really important to check that. You need one of these.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52So with the loop, have a look, see if you can see brushstrokes.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56If it's a print, the whole picture is going to be made up of tiny dots.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Now, here, I can clearly see the brushstrokes.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02And it's quite nicely done.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05It's not gold, it's just a gilt metal,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07but the painting itself is quite nice.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Yes, Miss Bliss knows what she likes.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12And more importantly, the right question to ask.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14The best price?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17130.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19130?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Hm. 80?
0:12:21 > 0:12:2380, no.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- No?- No possible.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Can you do a little bit more?
0:12:27 > 0:12:31The last price is 120 is the best.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33120?
0:12:33 > 0:12:36110?
0:12:38 > 0:12:40We can have a deal?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- DOG WHINES - He says yes.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- Yes.- Yes?
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Merci. Merci beaucoup.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51With a little bit of help from her four-legged friend,
0:12:51 > 0:12:56Kate's collared the portrait miniature for 110 euros, or £81.48,
0:12:56 > 0:12:58and she's delighted.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01And that takes us to the halfway mark.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Time to find out who's had a hot tip-off,
0:13:03 > 0:13:06and whose case has gone cold.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11With a £750 budget, James had a slow start,
0:13:11 > 0:13:15but he splashed out an incredible £500 on two items,
0:13:15 > 0:13:19leaving £250 in his kitty.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Kate has bought more, but spent less.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25£179.26 on three items,
0:13:25 > 0:13:30leaving a healthy £570.74 for the rest of the day.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31So how have you got on?
0:13:31 > 0:13:36I've only got two items, and I've nearly spent all my budget.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- Have you?- Yeah.- No way. - What about you?- You're bluffing me.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- No, I have.- Have you honestly? What have you bought?
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- A big picture. A big, big BIG picture.- Good picture, then?
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Quite a good picture. Nice picture.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50- And what about you? - I've bought three.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52I spent a few hundred euros.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Couple of antiquey things, and one brand-new thing.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58But quite sculptural, quite decorative.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- All, right, good, good. - Anyway...- Good luck.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- Yeah. Better crack on.- Crack on. - All right.- Bye.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04Big spender!
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Ah, yes. The minute he walked in the joint,
0:14:10 > 0:14:12we could tell he was a man of distinction.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13A real big spender.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Kate is doing very well. She's buying lots of items.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21My shopping approach has been rather random thus far.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24I think I need to change my luck and move on.
0:14:24 > 0:14:25You know, I can can't stop thinking
0:14:25 > 0:14:27about James's picture that he talked about.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29He's obviously spent a lot of money,
0:14:29 > 0:14:32but for James to spend that much on one thing,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34it's got to be a seriously good picture.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36So I've really got to get my skates on.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38I think I need to find something of quality.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43Slightly worried now.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44And Kate might be right to be concerned,
0:14:44 > 0:14:47as James is swimming in the fast lane,
0:14:47 > 0:14:51and has quickly dived on this 1930s bathing lady figurine,
0:14:51 > 0:14:56plunged his hand into his pocket and splashed out 70 euros,
0:14:56 > 0:14:58or £51.85, on her.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00I bought this lovely bathing belle.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02It's a porcelain, so...
0:15:02 > 0:15:04it's slightly better than pottery.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Even the colour is that '30s...
0:15:07 > 0:15:10Go into a '30s house, and if it's still got the bathroom,
0:15:10 > 0:15:13it'll be that sort of greeny colour, won't it?
0:15:13 > 0:15:17That would look great in a bathroom. Rather nice at 70 euros.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20I don't think it's a bad price. I like it.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23And with barely time to catch his breath,
0:15:23 > 0:15:25DCI Bingo is on to his next assignment.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27I rather like this. It's rather fun.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31It's the mystery of the green alien garden set.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35The table looks like a sort of lunar landing spacecraft.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Do you see how the legs come out?
0:15:38 > 0:15:39Monsieur?
0:15:39 > 0:15:42It's very good, it's a nice shape, isn't it?
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- It's come from a coffee... - Ah, from a cafe?
0:15:45 > 0:15:47And... Combien ca coute?
0:15:47 > 0:15:53100, but I can give you 90.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- Best, best price.- How about...?
0:16:00 > 0:16:01- Oui, ca va.- Really?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- OK.- OK, merci, monsieur. Merci.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08I don't know what I've agreed to, but I hope I've agreed to 80 euros.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10HE LAUGHS
0:16:10 > 0:16:13You did indeed, James, despite your own dodgy French again.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18That works out at £59.26 for the 1960s table set,
0:16:18 > 0:16:22and James has nudged ahead with four purchases to Kate's three.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25And there's no stopping Inspector Bingo now.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28He's just spotted a large wicker laundry basket,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30and, satisfied it hasn't been used to launder money,
0:16:30 > 0:16:32he weaves his way in.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Ca va. Merci, Madame.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36Thank you.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41And pays 20 euros, or £14.81, and he's done for the day.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Who doesn't love a bit of wicker, eh?
0:16:44 > 0:16:45I love a bit of caning.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48That is a fabulous piece of work.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51We've got two handles. It would be a linen basket.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54And you can see evidence of there being a lid.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56So it would have been hinged there, loosely hinged.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Just check for the old woodworm.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02No, nothing coming out, which is good.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06All handmade. I just think it's an object of beauty.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08You don't have to do anything with it,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11just put it somewhere and look at it.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13Better than telly.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Yeah, there's one basket, and one basket case.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20James is all bought up, but there's no need to call for backup just yet.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Our Juliet Bravo has always been able
0:17:22 > 0:17:24to punch her way out of a pickle,
0:17:24 > 0:17:26and today is no exception.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29They might be slightly big for me.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30C'est combien?
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- Cinquante euros.- Cinquante?- 50.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- For the two.- For the two?
0:17:37 > 0:17:39THEY LAUGH
0:17:39 > 0:17:42The lady wants 50 euros, but Kate's the one wearing the boxing gloves,
0:17:42 > 0:17:44and she's not going down without a fight,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47and thinks ten is a better price.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48Could you do dix?
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- No. 20. That's the last price.- Hm...
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Could you not go in the middle? 15?
0:18:01 > 0:18:02OK, OK.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04- 15?- Yes, 15.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Done.
0:18:06 > 0:18:07- Thank you.- Merci.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10So, with a bit of knockout haggling,
0:18:10 > 0:18:16Kate pops 35 euros off the price and pays just over £11 for the gloves.
0:18:16 > 0:18:17Well, these were a bit of fun.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Pair of boxing gloves, not much age to them.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23A little bit of damage, but it's all on the seam, so easily repairable.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25But I've got to crack on.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Indeed. And with her emergency lights flashing
0:18:28 > 0:18:29and her siren wailing,
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Miss Bliss sets her sights
0:18:31 > 0:18:33on what she hopes will be an open and shut case.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37So it's a pair?
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Ah. C'est combien?
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Les deux, 180.
0:18:44 > 0:18:50I really like them, but 180 euros is quite a lot.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55You've got two exactly matching in a really lovely colour leather.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57This sort of camel-coloured leather.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00It's lovely to have the linen covers...
0:19:01 > 0:19:03..original to them to protect the leather.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05You don't often see that.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Time to put the pressure on, Kate.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Excuse me, the best price?
0:19:09 > 0:19:12For the two? Could you do 150?
0:19:12 > 0:19:15No, no, no, no, no. 170.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18Because of the stitching here?
0:19:18 > 0:19:19- No.- No?
0:19:21 > 0:19:23OK, 170.
0:19:23 > 0:19:2450, 60, 70,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- voila.- Merci beaucoup. - Merci beaucoup.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31And the 1950s cases are Kate's for just under £126.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36And that brings us to the end of an action-packed market stakeout.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39There's just time for one quick game of good cop, bad cop
0:19:39 > 0:19:40as we tot up the totals.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47They both started the day with £750 worth of their own euros to spend.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50James hopes he's created a covetable cache
0:19:50 > 0:19:55with his five purchases costing £625.92.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58But Kate's confident her hoard will win the day.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02Five sellables for £316.30.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Time for a bit of a show and tell.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- Well, a busy day.- I know.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- So, this must be the picture. - That is the big picture.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- Yeah.- So, nice little family group.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- Lovely pretty girl.- Pretty girl. - Big canvas.- Big canvas.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20- Yeah, and who's the artist? - I don't know,
0:20:20 > 0:20:21I'm going to do a little work.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- It's a nice composition, isn't it? - It is.- No, I like it, yeah.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- I spied your little miniature there. - Yeah.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- It's rather nice, isn't it? - What do you think?
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Lovely frame, beautiful frame.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- You like the frame. - Rather nice image as well.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37I always think if you've got a good frame, very often,
0:20:37 > 0:20:41you know, you often get a good picture as well.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Now, tell me, have you got a lot of washing to do when you go home?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Probably, yeah.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50My mighty wicker basket.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51I can't resist a bit of wicker.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- It's a lovely bit of wicker, I have to say.- I know.
0:20:54 > 0:20:55And your favourite item?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Favourite item, definitely leather suitcases.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02I don't know about you, but it's not often that I've seen them
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- with their linen covers. - Yeah, you get those canvas covers,
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- sometimes, don't you? But they're very nice.- Yeah.
0:21:08 > 0:21:10So, had a good time?
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Yeah, it was tricky, I can't say it was easy.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14But actually, now I see what I've bought...
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- I think I'm happy.- Good. - How about you?
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Yeah, I bought two sort of biggish items
0:21:21 > 0:21:24and then some fun items. Got some big stuff.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- It's good, very good. - Onwards and upwards.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- Onwards and upwards, well done. - And you.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Our pair of Belgian buying buffs must now return
0:21:33 > 0:21:37to good old Blighty and turn their focus to selling.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Using all available methods, Kate and James
0:21:39 > 0:21:42will scour our fine cities and gorgeous countryside
0:21:42 > 0:21:45in search of profitable homes for all their foreign spoils,
0:21:45 > 0:21:48with the intention of building the biggest bank of money
0:21:48 > 0:21:50to go to their chosen charities.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56So, back home and working hard, our Herefordshire hellcat
0:21:56 > 0:21:58is sizing up her stash.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02My most expensive purchase was my pair of suitcases
0:22:02 > 0:22:05and I did splash out on these at roughly £125.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08I think they're worth every penny, so these, I hope,
0:22:08 > 0:22:12are going to be really attractive to somebody who's enthusiastic
0:22:12 > 0:22:14about old leather and suitcases.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17My little portrait miniature, I think, was a great find.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21This is dating from the late 19th century
0:22:21 > 0:22:24and it comes in this lovely frame.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27My boxing gloves, I've done a bit of a running repair on.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30They had a little bit of stitching which was coming undone.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33I've managed to repair that myself, for better or for worse,
0:22:33 > 0:22:36and so they are ready for fighting
0:22:36 > 0:22:38and I tell you, Bingo, so am I.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Indeed, and, don't forget, Kate will also need to find a home
0:22:41 > 0:22:43for her table and toy aeroplane.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48At his Sussex base, British bulldog James
0:22:48 > 0:22:51is running a critical eye over his cache.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Here I am with my hoard from abroad. My fabulous wicker basket.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00I really like that. Only £15 -
0:23:00 > 0:23:04I'm sure I'll find a fellow wicker enthusiast.
0:23:04 > 0:23:08And then my lovely interplanetary lunar landing leg table
0:23:08 > 0:23:10and two chairs. £60.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15I need to find some sort of outside restaurant or cafe for these two.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19And this was my most expensive lot, and my most glamorous.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24Over £350 for the lovely family group.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28I like the period, you know, this pre First World War period.
0:23:28 > 0:23:29I've got to find a collector.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33It's a big picture, it's a glamorous picture.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35All in all, I spent quite a lot of money -
0:23:35 > 0:23:38well over £600 - and I know from experience,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40generally, the more you spend,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43the greater the opportunity for potential profit.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45So watch out, Miss Bliss.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49James also needs to sell his 1930s figurine
0:23:49 > 0:23:52and the 19th-century bronze plaque.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Both our experts are raring to go, hitting the phones,
0:23:55 > 0:24:00the internet and the road in a bid to turn their purchases into profit.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03But no deal is sealed until they've shaken on it
0:24:03 > 0:24:05and the money has changed hands.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Keen to get going, James has covered up his naked bather's modesty
0:24:09 > 0:24:13and brought her to see antiques dealer Ronnie in East Sussex.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18She cost just over £50, so can Bingo make a splash?
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Beneath this hanky, I have an object of beauty, Ronnie, beauty.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- Yes, yes, yes.- Here we are. Whip it off.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Yes, it is a beauty.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Now, you reference that you had a similar thing to this.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Yes, I have, it's behind you. It's very similar,
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- but not in size. - THEY LAUGH
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- One might say that's slightly small. - Yes, all right.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40- What can you tell me about this? - It's got a label...
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- Same period? - Yours is, yeah, 1920s, 1930s.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- That's what I thought, that's what I thought.- Mine is later.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47I would say mine's slightly later.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- Any restoration? - Absolutely none.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52The label's Royal D.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- Remember that company called Royal Dux...- Yes.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- ..that had the pink triangles? - Right.- Well, think of that,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- but with a paper label. - I'm interested.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- Good, I'm pleased you're interested. - Where are you arriving...
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- Where are you coming from? - Price-wise?
0:25:06 > 0:25:09I was hoping for north of 200, Ronnie.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14- James, you leave me very uncomfortable, north of 200.- Really?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16I want to make you semi-uncomfortable.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- 120.- 160.- No.- 160. - No, you can move me,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22but you won't move me above the 150.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25I'll give you 140 and I'll put it in your hand...
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- Above the 140?- 140.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29140, you've got yourself a deal.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Good. Would you like the cash now?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Yes, he probably does.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37And with that, Bingo's in the swim
0:25:37 > 0:25:40with a bracing first profit of £88.15.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44So, a strong start from James, almost tripling his money there.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46But Kate isn't wasting any time either,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48taking her wobbly table to show
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Herefordshire garden centre owner Andrew.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- As it's you, Kate, I'll do 140. - Thank you very much.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- That's all right, thank you. - That's super.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Making a sturdy first profit of £47.41,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01and she's not stopping there.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Keen to add more money to her coffer,
0:26:03 > 0:26:06she hopes her portrait miniature will bring in a giant profit.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11I'm in Hay-on-Wye to see an old friend of mine, Paul,
0:26:11 > 0:26:12who's got a new antique shop,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15although he's been in the business donkey's years.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Now, Paul's got a really eclectic taste,
0:26:17 > 0:26:20but he likes really nice quality items.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23So I'm hoping my miniature will be just the thing.
0:26:23 > 0:26:24But will Paul agree?
0:26:24 > 0:26:29Remember, the portrait cost her just over £81.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Well, this is the little miniature that I told you about.- Oh, yeah.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Which I thought might be up your street.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38The person I bought it from thought it was very late 19th century,
0:26:38 > 0:26:42but I think, actually, it's in that lovely period frame,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45which I think is sort of contemporary with the miniature.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48- Yes.- And I'm thinking, actually, it's probably early 19th century
0:26:48 > 0:26:50now I've had a chance to look at it properly. What do you think?
0:26:50 > 0:26:55- I think it's about 1820, 1830, it seems to me.- Do you think?
0:26:55 > 0:26:59- Absolutely beautifully painted. - It's, of course, painted on ivory.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01Again, the person I bought it from thought it was on porcelain.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- Yeah, OK.- But I think it's definitely on ivory.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07Now, of course, ivory's a really controversial substance.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10- Exactly, yeah.- But this is well over 100 years old.- Yeah.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Well, I'm looking for around the sort of 150 to 200.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15I'd like to think...
0:27:17 > 0:27:22- ..£150.- Mm-hmm. That lower end. - That lower end.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- All right. If that's good for you... - Yeah?- I'll go with that.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- Yeah, we'll do that.- Brilliant. - Lovely.- Thank you, Kate.- Not at all.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- Thank you.- Pleasure - I really hope you do well with her.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Yes, everyone's a winner and Kate makes a colourful profit
0:27:34 > 0:27:38of £68.52, giving her the lead on two sales to one.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42But not to be outdone, James is hot on her heels
0:27:42 > 0:27:45with a wicker basket that cost him just under £15.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50I've come to see a Suffolk artisan baker.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53One, to sell him my wicker basket, and two,
0:27:53 > 0:27:56to find out where I'm going so wrong with my sourdough.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01What IS Mark the baker going to do with a wicker linen basket?
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Let's hope there's method to Bingo's madness.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06- Hello, Mark.- Hello there. How do you do?
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Very good. So, this is where the magic happens, is it?
0:28:08 > 0:28:11Well, yes, this is where we make all the breads and everything else.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Here is my mighty basket. I showed it to a neighbour of mine
0:28:14 > 0:28:17and she said, "That would be perfect for a baker
0:28:17 > 0:28:19"for putting French sticks in."
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Ah, yes, that SORT of makes sense!
0:28:22 > 0:28:25They're going to have to be very long French sticks,
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- because it's quite high, isn't it? - It is quite a high one.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32You see, you can put loads in and because it's slightly conical,
0:28:32 > 0:28:33the other ones will go in
0:28:33 > 0:28:37- and they'll all start squeezing and rising up, won't they?- Yes...
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- Sculptural, Mark.- Yes. - You see, that is the artisan baker.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- He's just bringing more to the party, isn't he?- Yes.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46I wanted 50 to 80, how do you see it?
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Well, it's a lovely basket, as you say.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53But it does scream "laundry basket" at you, doesn't it?
0:28:53 > 0:28:56I tell you what, as you're going to give me lots of tips,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59how about the bottom estimate? How about 50 quid?
0:28:59 > 0:29:02I can't, because I think, really, the way it is,
0:29:02 > 0:29:05I think it's...
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- We can use it, but... - There is a level.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- Is that what you're telling me? - There is a level, yeah.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12I don't want to take it...
0:29:12 > 0:29:15I thought these bakers all rushed around in Bentleys, don't they?
0:29:15 > 0:29:16- They don't?- Not yet.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Not yet!
0:29:18 > 0:29:21- We're working on it. - Give me 45 and it's yours, Mark.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23- All right, then, 45 it is, sir.- Come on.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- And you'll help me with some sourdough?- Of course I will.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- That is no problem for me.- Good. - I'm looking forward to it.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- All right, then. - Get me kitted up and I'm ready.
0:29:31 > 0:29:36James worked up an appetite there and saw his profits rise by £30.19.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38So that's one thing off Bingo's to-do list.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Time for the second.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Just where IS he going wrong with his sourdough?
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Be very careful with it, don't knock it back.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48We do not want to knock it back.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50So you push it there... Just gather it up, that's it.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52Just join it up and then squash it together.
0:29:52 > 0:29:56So all we need to do now is to turn them upside down.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58OK? And then very carefully put that on there.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00- Into the top oven. - Into the top oven.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10They look amazing, Mark. But I'd love to taste them.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12I think we should try this one here.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- Mmm! That is lovely, isn't it? - Thanks.
0:30:19 > 0:30:22It looks like all that selling is hungry work.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25With two sales each, our dealers are now neck and neck.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27And, keen to pull out in front,
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Kate has packed her bags and made her way to Shrewsbury.
0:30:31 > 0:30:32She's meeting antiques dealer Mark,
0:30:32 > 0:30:37with the suitcases that cost her just over £125.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42- Hi, Mark!- Hi, Kate.- Good to see you! I've got a pair of suitcases here.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- There's another one inside. - Yes.- Can I put them on here?
0:30:45 > 0:30:51- Yes.- And they are, I think, probably around 1950s.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54I particularly like them because they came with these
0:30:54 > 0:30:57lovely canvas linen covers to protect them,
0:30:57 > 0:31:00which I suppose would have come when they were originally sold.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Yeah, they were probably quite expensive when they were made.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Mm. Let me take this off and we can have a little look at
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- the leather underneath. - Not a bad colour.- Mm-hm.
0:31:07 > 0:31:08It's been well looked after.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11So, we'll have a look inside because we've got another one inside,
0:31:11 > 0:31:14which, again, has got its lovely cover.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Yeah, well, you can see the interiors here, they've been...yeah.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- Yeah.- They have been used. - Exactly. So, what do you think?
0:31:21 > 0:31:24- Your sort of thing? - I think it'll go with what we do.
0:31:24 > 0:31:25- Mm-hm?- Mm.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28How does around 250 sound? For the two? What do you think?
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- Make me an offer. - I don't know, I don't know.
0:31:31 > 0:31:32We're talking...
0:31:35 > 0:31:36..£200-ish.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40Could we say, I don't know, 220?
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- 220.- Sure? Happy?- Yeah, OK.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45- 220 it is.- Lovely.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Thank you very much indeed.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51Kate packs in a profit of just over £94 and we're at the halfway mark,
0:31:51 > 0:31:53with everything still to play for.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56So, let's see who's at the top of the leaderboard
0:31:56 > 0:31:58and who's at the bottom of the pile.
0:32:00 > 0:32:06So far, James has made a profit of £118.34 on the two items he's sold.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10But Kate is in the lead, having sold three items,
0:32:10 > 0:32:13she has £210 in her pot.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17So, James has a bit of catching up to do.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20And failure is not in his vocabulary.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24He's hotfooted it to Tunbridge Wells with his most expensive item.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28I've brought my picture to see Jonathan, a friend,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31who retired from the City and opened a picture gallery,
0:32:31 > 0:32:34to pursue his lifelong passion for pictures.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36This is my big purchase.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38I hope it goes well.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42Remember, James spent more than £350 on the portrait.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46So, he might need to paint a pretty picture to make his money back.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50I bought this in a market, very early in the morning.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- It must have been very early in the morning!- Ha-ha-ha!
0:32:53 > 0:32:57What attracted me to it is it had real intimacy.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58Very '20s, isn't it?
0:32:58 > 0:33:01Very '20s, I was about to say Edwardian.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03- Very '20s. Yeah.- I like the doggie.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07It shows that little dogs have never gone out of fashion, have they?
0:33:07 > 0:33:10That's correct. We can always sell dog pictures.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14- I know.- I think she is a very, very nice...- Yeah?
0:33:14 > 0:33:17- ..subject matter. - Yeah.- And, the mother, sadly,
0:33:17 > 0:33:22just slightly detracts from the daughter a little bit.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Have you had time to look up the artist?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28I've tried. And I haven't really found him out.
0:33:28 > 0:33:34When I spoke to the seller, he said he was a Belgian portrait artist.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36- Belgian, OK. - Now, the nasty thing of price.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38If I put this up for auction,
0:33:38 > 0:33:43I would put it somewhere in the region of £1,000-£1,500,
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- as an estimate on it. - I think that's quite high.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50Because of its size, because of its time. Go on, £1,200.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52No, I'm not, I can't, James,
0:33:52 > 0:33:54because I've got to put it back into the gallery.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56- £500, James, for that.- Too low, no.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59I've got a lot of work to do on that. And I've got to make a margin!
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Rubbish, you've got... I would settle at 800.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05No, James. I can't see that, James.
0:34:05 > 0:34:06- 800.- I'll go to 600.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09What about seven? I can do it at seven.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10650.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12- 675.- 650,
0:34:12 > 0:34:14best offer.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16650.
0:34:16 > 0:34:17Er... OK, go on.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21- Done.- Done.- All right, thanks, James. Well done.- Blimey!
0:34:21 > 0:34:23Bingo had to work hard for that sale.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25And it wasn't quite what he'd hoped for.
0:34:25 > 0:34:31Nevertheless, he walks away with a decent profit of just over £298.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Sold to Jonathan and a good profit.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Will it put me in pole position?
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Do you know, it could well do.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40They've now made three sales each.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43And, keen to soar up into the lead,
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Miss Bliss has high hopes for her toy aeroplane.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49I'm here at RAF Museum Cosford, where I've been told,
0:34:49 > 0:34:52there's a real, live, big one of these.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55But I'm also here to meet Ken, who's a toy specialist.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00And I'm really hoping he's going to want to add this to his collection.
0:35:00 > 0:35:05Kate spent £5.19 on the plane, but can she make those numbers fly?
0:35:05 > 0:35:09- Ken, hi!- Lovely to meet you... at last.- Great to meet you too.
0:35:09 > 0:35:10And you've found the Comet OK?
0:35:10 > 0:35:13It's one of the better exhibits in the whole place, I think, you know?
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- Yeah.- It's a very rare machine.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17Well, that's right, because it was the world's first
0:35:17 > 0:35:19commercial jet airliner, wasn't it?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- That's right.- Launched in 1952, is that right?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Yes, it was in advance of its time.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27Yes. So, where has your love of Dinky Toys come from, then?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29It's been a hobby of 40 years.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31But now I'm retired,
0:35:31 > 0:35:35it's an opportunity to expand my interest in toy collecting.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40That's lovely. So, from a very rare airliner standing behind us,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43I can show you the model of it!
0:35:43 > 0:35:46So, there you go, Ken. Have a look, tell me what you think.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Erm, that... Well, first of all,
0:35:49 > 0:35:53it looks a little bit touched up along the top here to me.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- Do you think so?- Yes, I think if you look along here,
0:35:56 > 0:35:58there's a little bit of a brush mark.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02The value of these things is directly proportional
0:36:02 > 0:36:04to the condition.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08- Of course.- And mint, as such, which this isn't,
0:36:08 > 0:36:09but this is, I would say,
0:36:09 > 0:36:14this is average. I would value this, I think, at about...
0:36:15 > 0:36:17I'm going to upset you, I think, now,
0:36:17 > 0:36:19but I would value this at about £15.
0:36:19 > 0:36:25- Would you?- Now, now, if you had a mint and boxed example...
0:36:26 > 0:36:28..it could be
0:36:28 > 0:36:30£55, £60, something like that.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Could I push you just very slightly?
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Could we say 18?
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- Well, yes, we could do 18, yes. That would work.- Brilliant.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- Thank you very much.- Lovely to meet you, Kate.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Next time, I'll try and find you a box.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Kate lands a profit of £12.81
0:36:45 > 0:36:49but there was a bit of turbulence along the way.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53I was a little bit disappointed with Ken's appraisal of my Dinky.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55But, at the end of the day,
0:36:55 > 0:36:58something's only worth what somebody's prepared to pay for it.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Wise words, Kate. Wise words.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05Back in East Sussex, James has lugged his spacecraft-like table
0:37:05 > 0:37:08and chairs to a local farm shop and cafe,
0:37:08 > 0:37:11hoping owners Craig and Susannah
0:37:11 > 0:37:13will want it for their outside seating area.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Remember, it cost him just over £59.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18I love this table.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20I've never seen the like of this table.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23It looks like the lunar landing craft, doesn't it?
0:37:23 > 0:37:25Do you remember those legs that go like that, and then go out?
0:37:25 > 0:37:29So, I think that's sort of late '60s.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32But they're eminently comfortable and that's always a good thing
0:37:32 > 0:37:34with a chair, always have a curved back.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- Yeah.- The flat backs are just so uncomfortable.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40How is it in terms of being hard-wearing?
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Well, you know, it's here.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44This is the incredible thing.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46So, it's already done 45 years.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49We're looking for something that you can wipe dry because,
0:37:49 > 0:37:52obviously with a wooden surface, it stays damp if it rains.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54- And let's face it, it's going to rain here.- Yeah!
0:37:54 > 0:37:57So, actually, the surface fits in with what we are looking for.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00I don't believe you! We're in the South East!
0:38:00 > 0:38:03- It doesn't rain! - Yes, but we're still in England.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Anyway. What about, you know,
0:38:05 > 0:38:09I said 100 to 200, the upper end, I like the sound of.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- Nearer the 200.- I'm sure you do!
0:38:11 > 0:38:15- What do you think?- Well, I think, having seen similar items,
0:38:15 > 0:38:17I'd like to make an offer of £120.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19If I said, sort of 150?
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Well...let's say 130.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23130? Yeah.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25130. Can I do it?
0:38:25 > 0:38:26130? Of course I can.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Craig, thank you very much indeed.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- Susannah, thank you very much indeed.- It's been a pleasure.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34Now, you two sit down and I'll rustle you up a coffee, OK?
0:38:34 > 0:38:35Sounds like a great idea.
0:38:35 > 0:38:41That's a far-out profit of £70.74, and Bingo goes from baker to butler
0:38:41 > 0:38:42- with ease.- There you are.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Let the seller serve to the buyers.
0:38:45 > 0:38:46Wonderful. Thank you very much.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Pleasure. Sorry, I forgot the biscuits.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Oh, you better not give up your day job, then!
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Speaking of which, he takes his final item,
0:38:54 > 0:38:56the 19th-century bronze plaque,
0:38:56 > 0:38:59to St Wilfrid's in Hailsham to show church representatives
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Brian and Bill...
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Go on, I'll take your 250!
0:39:03 > 0:39:04It's been a pleasure.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08..who buy it using donations for their building project,
0:39:08 > 0:39:10giving James a profit of £66.85.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13And, with that, he's all sold up.
0:39:13 > 0:39:14Hallelujah!
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Last profit in the pot.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Let's hope it's enough to beat Kate.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Well, she still has one item left to sell.
0:39:21 > 0:39:22Kate is in Wolverhampton
0:39:22 > 0:39:25and it looks like there's still plenty of fight left in her.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Well, this is my last sale and my last chance
0:39:28 > 0:39:30to make a really good profit against Bingo.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33And where better place to sell a pair of boxing gloves
0:39:33 > 0:39:35than to a boxing club?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38And Pink Collar Boxing is just for women.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42With just over £11 invested in the gloves,
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Kate hopes it's not going to be a rocky road to profit.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- Hi there, you must be Gemma. - Nice to meet you!- Yeah, and you!
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- And you must be Dan.- Yeah, hiya.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52How do you do? Great to meet you both.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55The reason I'm here is to show you these boxing gloves.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58Because I am looking to sell them.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59I would call them vintage.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01They've obviously been used.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03I mean, it's difficult to say how old they are.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06I mean, they could be '70s, '80s, or even later.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Would you say these were for men rather than women, maybe?
0:40:09 > 0:40:12- Or does that make a difference? - I think they are competition gloves.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14- You know, for...- Old pro gloves.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16- Really?- Yeah.- OK.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- Definitely got some wear left in those.- Yes!
0:40:22 > 0:40:25So, I mean, are they something you might be interested in
0:40:25 > 0:40:26purchasing for the club?
0:40:26 > 0:40:29We could either use them or pop them in our trophy cabinet.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32Well, I'm looking for around the £80 mark.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36How does that sound to you for a pair of vintage gloves like that?
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- That sounds OK, yeah. - So, that's £80. Fantastic!
0:40:39 > 0:40:40Thank you very much indeed.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42- Brilliant.- Goodness me!
0:40:42 > 0:40:45That's a knockout final profit of £68.89
0:40:45 > 0:40:49and it seems Kate has developed quite the boxing bug.
0:40:49 > 0:40:50Give it to 'em, Miss Bliss!
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Agh! Whoo!
0:40:55 > 0:40:56All right, calm down!
0:40:57 > 0:41:01It's almost time to find out who's reached the mountain peak
0:41:01 > 0:41:04of profit and who's still clinging on halfway down.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08First, a quick reminder of how much our experts spent in Belgium.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14Having each started the day with £750 worth of euros to spend,
0:41:14 > 0:41:19James picked up five purchases, costing £625.92.
0:41:19 > 0:41:25Kate matched his five but spent almost half, totalling £316.30.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29But all that matters now is the bottom line.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32All of the money that Kate and James have made will go
0:41:32 > 0:41:35to charities of their choice. So, let's find out who is today's
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40- Hey!- Hi, Kate. How are you?- Very well.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- How are you?- Yeah, very good. - Good!- I'm excited about this one.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- Me too. - Now, what did you do best on?
0:41:46 > 0:41:48I think, let me think, the suitcases. Suitcases,
0:41:48 > 0:41:50and do you know, when I bought them,
0:41:50 > 0:41:52- I knew they were going to be my best.- I liked those.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54- With the canvas covers.- Yeah, with the canvas covers,
0:41:54 > 0:41:57which you don't often get. Actually, when I got them home,
0:41:57 > 0:42:01I thought they were more 1950s than earlier. But good price.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04Go on, do you think it's good enough to beat my painting?
0:42:04 > 0:42:06This is it, the one I want to know about, your painting.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- How did you do?- Well, initially, nobody seemed to like it.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12But I found somebody who liked it as much as I did.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Really? And that was quite a lot.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16That was a chunky item, Kate.
0:42:16 > 0:42:20- Chunky!- Feeling nervous now. Are we ready? Let's open.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22One, two, three.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23Go!
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Oh, my goodness!
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- He did like the painting. - He really liked the painting!
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Wow, fantastic. So, how much profit did you get on it?
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- Lots...- Well, it was a big canvas. - ..and lots and lots.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39Well done, you, for having the gumption to buy it!
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Come on, I'll buy you a cup of tea.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44That sounds grand. Fantastic, well done, you!
0:42:45 > 0:42:48So, James "Bingo" Braxton triumphs,
0:42:48 > 0:42:51pushing past his rival to a comfortable victory.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54I'm really glad I've won.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57It was about finding the right person for that painting.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Well, what can I say?
0:42:59 > 0:43:03There is a clear length in that victory, so, fantastic.
0:43:03 > 0:43:04Congratulations, James.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07Do you know what? I really didn't like the picture.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09But he obviously found a guy who did.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13But Kate gets another bite of the cherry tomorrow,
0:43:13 > 0:43:17when they go into battle at an antiques fair in Peterborough.
0:43:17 > 0:43:18- Sure?- Sure.- Fantastic.