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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:03 | |
the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts | 0:00:03 | 0:00:06 | |
against each other in an all-out battle for profit. | 0:00:06 | 0:00:10 | |
Let's make hay while that sun shines. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:12 | |
Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a different | 0:00:12 | 0:00:16 | |
-daily challenge. -I've got a heavy profit here. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:18 | |
Putting their reputations on the line... | 0:00:18 | 0:00:21 | |
Who's there? | 0:00:21 | 0:00:23 | |
..they'll give you the insider's view of the trade... | 0:00:23 | 0:00:26 | |
HE GROWLS | 0:00:26 | 0:00:27 | |
..along with their top tips | 0:00:27 | 0:00:29 | |
and savvy secrets... | 0:00:29 | 0:00:30 | |
That could present a problem for me. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:32 | |
..showing you how to make the most money... | 0:00:32 | 0:00:34 | |
Ready for battle. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:36 | |
..from buying and selling. | 0:00:37 | 0:00:39 | |
Get in there. | 0:00:39 | 0:00:40 | |
Coming up, James reveals the hidden dangers of sailing... | 0:00:42 | 0:00:46 | |
It's lignum vitae. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:47 | |
It's the only wood that'll actually sink. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:50 | |
..Kate uncovers a Victorian craft... | 0:00:50 | 0:00:53 | |
It's actually burnt on with a really fine, hot needle point | 0:00:53 | 0:00:57 | |
and then it's stained to bring that lovely floral design up in relief. | 0:00:57 | 0:01:02 | |
..and someone proves popular with the buyers. | 0:01:02 | 0:01:05 | |
I've come here to sell you something. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:07 | |
-Oh, no. -Yeah, I'm afraid so. I'm afraid so. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:10 | |
This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:13 | |
From the Peterborough Festival of Antiques, | 0:01:29 | 0:01:32 | |
this is Strictly Come Dealing. | 0:01:32 | 0:01:35 | |
Please give a warm welcome to your talented contestants. | 0:01:35 | 0:01:38 | |
First, it's the prima ballerina of buying. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:41 | |
With a spring in her step, her antiques knowledge is on point | 0:01:41 | 0:01:44 | |
and her selling spins are dizzying but perfectly placed. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:48 | |
It's Kate 'Absolute' Bliss. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:52 | |
I'm looking for something of really top quality. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:55 | |
And determined to be the lord of the dealing dance, | 0:01:55 | 0:01:58 | |
it's the sure-footed, twinkle toes of treasures. | 0:01:58 | 0:02:01 | |
He's going to groove over the gold and tap dance on the trophies. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:05 | |
It's James 'Bingo' Braxton. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
We're just generally sort of groping around, aren't we? | 0:02:08 | 0:02:11 | |
And it's a good job they've been rehearsing hard | 0:02:11 | 0:02:14 | |
as our heirloom hunters are facing each other | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
at one of the largest antiques fairs in Europe. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
With over 1,000 stalls to quick-step around, inside and out, | 0:02:19 | 0:02:23 | |
our dancing dealers must tango towards the most profitable pieces | 0:02:23 | 0:02:27 | |
without missing a beat. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:29 | |
They've each got £750 of their own money to spend | 0:02:30 | 0:02:34 | |
and all the profits go to their chosen charities. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
So, Kate Bliss and James Braxton, it's time to sew on those sequins | 0:02:37 | 0:02:42 | |
and put your money where your mouth is. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
-Morning. -Morning, Kate. How are you? | 0:02:45 | 0:02:47 | |
-Yeah, well. We're here in Peterborough. -Peterborough and look. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:51 | |
I didn't know antiques were fashionable again. Look at this. | 0:02:51 | 0:02:54 | |
I know. They're queuing to get in. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:55 | |
-All queuing to get in and we're here early birds, aren't we? -Yeah. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:58 | |
-Well, you know what they say. -Early bird catches the worm. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:01 | |
Yeah. What are you going to be looking for? | 0:03:01 | 0:03:03 | |
Erm...I'm going to be looking for mainly bargains. And you? | 0:03:03 | 0:03:07 | |
I don't know about you but I've got a bit of a feeling | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
about a big spend today. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:11 | |
-A big spend? Well, you've got £750. -Yeah, a lot of money. | 0:03:11 | 0:03:14 | |
-A lot of money. -And it's a big fair, isn't it? -It is a big fair. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
-I've got my walking shoes on. -Well done. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:19 | |
I think there's a bit of ground to cover. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:21 | |
-I don't know about you but I'm going to beat that queue. -OK, hurry. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
See you later. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:25 | |
So our dealers are going to be foxtrotting to a different beat | 0:03:25 | 0:03:28 | |
at this antiques fair. | 0:03:28 | 0:03:30 | |
James is planning to keep a close eye on his wallet, | 0:03:30 | 0:03:32 | |
while Kate wants to splash the cash. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:35 | |
Staying at opposite ends of the buying scale | 0:03:35 | 0:03:37 | |
in order to outwit the competition. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:39 | |
Very clever. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:40 | |
But Miss Bliss has other plans afoot. | 0:03:40 | 0:03:44 | |
Now, in the past, I've had some really good finds from this fair | 0:03:45 | 0:03:48 | |
and there's loads to go at here. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:50 | |
I did say to James I'd like to spend a little bit of money | 0:03:50 | 0:03:53 | |
but basically it depends what's here. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:54 | |
So I'm going to have a really open mind. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:57 | |
James seemed particularly relaxed this morning | 0:03:57 | 0:03:59 | |
but I think the key is before the sun's up | 0:03:59 | 0:04:02 | |
to get round those stalls | 0:04:02 | 0:04:03 | |
because hordes of people are going to be descending. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
So Kate is eager to beat the crowds | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
but what cunning plan does Bingo have up his sleeve? | 0:04:08 | 0:04:13 | |
My strategy is really to get involved. | 0:04:13 | 0:04:16 | |
I think we've got an opportunity here - it's still only 8 o'clock - | 0:04:16 | 0:04:20 | |
to get those bargains. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:21 | |
There's a lot of people here and here is my opportunity | 0:04:21 | 0:04:25 | |
to secure them before the vandal hordes arrive. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:29 | |
Yes. So both our professional prancers have, | 0:04:29 | 0:04:32 | |
unbeknown to each other, | 0:04:32 | 0:04:34 | |
hatched a synced-up plan to get ahead of the masses. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
This could be a close conga. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:39 | |
Bingo has done his warm up and feeling flexible, | 0:04:39 | 0:04:42 | |
boogies on over to a backgammon board that he likes the look of. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:45 | |
But a closer inspection reveals a dirty little secret. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:49 | |
Oh, there's damage there. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:52 | |
There's always damage on these things. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:54 | |
How much on your board? | 0:04:54 | 0:04:56 | |
-It's 55. -55. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:59 | |
I'll take a tenner off it. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:00 | |
45? It's just the damage here, isn't it? | 0:05:00 | 0:05:03 | |
Oh, I suppose had it been perfect it would have been a lot more. | 0:05:03 | 0:05:07 | |
They used to be made in Damascus. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:08 | |
-I wonder if they're still making them now. -I don't know | 0:05:08 | 0:05:10 | |
-but it's got a lot of work in it. -There's a lot of work in it. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:13 | |
40 quid. Go on, then. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:14 | |
There we are. Thank you very much indeed, sir. | 0:05:14 | 0:05:17 | |
Yes, a short shrift deal there | 0:05:17 | 0:05:19 | |
and James secures his first buy of the day. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:22 | |
This is probably made in Damascus, the capital of Syria. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:25 | |
It's a backgammon set. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:27 | |
We've got chess on the outside and it's this tessera marquetry. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:31 | |
I had a specialism of Tunbridge ware, | 0:05:31 | 0:05:33 | |
which is exactly the same. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:35 | |
It's these little canes that are cut | 0:05:35 | 0:05:38 | |
and this sort of very complex geometry here. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:42 | |
Got a couple of losses, a bit of damage there... | 0:05:42 | 0:05:44 | |
and a bit of damage there. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:46 | |
It's not hugely old. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:47 | |
It's not 19th century but it's not bad, it's got some age. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:52 | |
And it's a good size and at £40, bit of a bargain. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:56 | |
Yes, James is so far sticking to his thrifty strategy | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
but what of our big-spender, Kate? | 0:05:59 | 0:06:01 | |
Well, she's sashayed over to something she hopes | 0:06:01 | 0:06:04 | |
will speed her to the finish line. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:06 | |
-A nice sturdy one, isn't it? -It is, yeah. -Made for speed. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
-How much is that? -25. | 0:06:10 | 0:06:13 | |
What's the name on it then? | 0:06:13 | 0:06:14 | |
-Davos. -Yeah, what's that? -We bought it in France. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:16 | |
Would you take a tenner? | 0:06:19 | 0:06:20 | |
-What's your best? -20. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:23 | |
Go on, then. I like that. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:27 | |
-Great, that'll do. -Thank you. -Thank you. Let me find you some money. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:31 | |
It's not quite the big-money item she was looking for | 0:06:31 | 0:06:34 | |
but at least that haggle was no uphill struggle. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:37 | |
Everything looks like it's original. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:39 | |
You've got a bit of rust to the runners here, as you would expect. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:42 | |
Probably dates from the '50s, maybe a little bit later | 0:06:42 | 0:06:45 | |
and you've got a stamp here on the top - Davos. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:49 | |
Now I don't know what that is. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:50 | |
It's either the manufacturer, maybe the place where it came from, | 0:06:50 | 0:06:54 | |
so I'm going to be looking that up. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:56 | |
But for £20...I think that's great. | 0:06:56 | 0:06:59 | |
But even-stevens is not enough for our ambitious girl | 0:06:59 | 0:07:03 | |
and she quickly pirouettes into the lead, | 0:07:03 | 0:07:05 | |
spearing some early-20th-century pickle forks for £40. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:09 | |
I don't normally go for little...pickle folks | 0:07:10 | 0:07:13 | |
but this is such a sweet little set. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:15 | |
You've got a pair with mother-of-pearl handles | 0:07:15 | 0:07:18 | |
and little silver folks on the end there. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:21 | |
Just a neat little set, isn't it? | 0:07:21 | 0:07:23 | |
And they'll come in handy if Kate ever gets herself into a pickle. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:26 | |
'Er. Yes? No? Anyone? Oh, never mind. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:30 | |
Meanwhile, Bingo's been moonwalking tirelessly around the fair | 0:07:30 | 0:07:34 | |
and seems ready for a little sit down. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:37 | |
How much on your stools? | 0:07:38 | 0:07:40 | |
-They're £15 each. -Can you lift one off? Can I just see? | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
-They look very well constructed. -Oh, they are. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:46 | |
You can upcycle them and do them in nice... | 0:07:46 | 0:07:49 | |
Upcycle them. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:50 | |
Goh, don't know if I've got the energy, sir, for upcycling. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:54 | |
Haven't got the energy? | 0:07:55 | 0:07:57 | |
Well, Bingo, fame costs | 0:07:57 | 0:07:59 | |
and right here is where you start paying...with sweat. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:04 | |
Very good for the posture. | 0:08:04 | 0:08:05 | |
-Shall I have a punt then? -Go on. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:09 | |
Have you got six good ones? | 0:08:09 | 0:08:11 | |
Four rubbers, lots of rust. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:13 | |
Rubbers on that. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:15 | |
Just check the rubbers. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:17 | |
That looks a very fine one. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:19 | |
I want to leave you with some. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:22 | |
Oh, I thought you wanted six? | 0:08:22 | 0:08:24 | |
No, I think four. Now the price. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:28 | |
It's a lot of work and what do they say, sir? "Don't buy work." | 0:08:28 | 0:08:32 | |
I keep saying it to myself. What am I doing? How about 50, sir? | 0:08:32 | 0:08:36 | |
-55, sir. -55. Thank you very much indeed, sir. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
Yes, a steady performance there from James, | 0:08:39 | 0:08:41 | |
securing the stools for £5 under the asking price. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:46 | |
These have done a lifetime's work already | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
and yet here is Bingo Braxton, he's going to save them | 0:08:49 | 0:08:54 | |
and give them a new lease of life - not in Belgium but in England. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:59 | |
Wow, that purchase has left Bingo pepped up and full of pizzazz. | 0:08:59 | 0:09:04 | |
And whilst he's high-kicking to his heart's content outdoors, | 0:09:04 | 0:09:07 | |
Kate has sneaked inside and is cosying up | 0:09:07 | 0:09:10 | |
to a late-Victorian cake stand. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:12 | |
It's quite a decorative one, isn't it? | 0:09:13 | 0:09:16 | |
-What's that going to be? -48. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:18 | |
It's a nice little bit of pokerwork. I particularly like this handle. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:23 | |
Couldn't do 40? A round figure? | 0:09:23 | 0:09:25 | |
No. I'll probably lose money if I go down to 40, so 45 is a bit better. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:29 | |
That's fair enough. | 0:09:29 | 0:09:31 | |
OK, yeah, let's do it. I like it. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:33 | |
45. | 0:09:33 | 0:09:34 | |
Hm, so Kate settles on just a £3 discount. Very out of character. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:40 | |
Perhaps she knows something that we don't. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:43 | |
So what we've got here is a really lovely three-tier cake stand. | 0:09:43 | 0:09:47 | |
You don't normally see them so highly-ornate. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:50 | |
And the word for this type of decoration is known as pokerwork. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:54 | |
So the flowers and ribbons here aren't painted on | 0:09:54 | 0:09:58 | |
or inlaid like marquetry. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:00 | |
It's actually burnt on with a really fine, hot needle point | 0:10:00 | 0:10:04 | |
and then it's stained to bring that lovely floral design up in relief. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:09 | |
And it's the same here with this chequered handle. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:11 | |
I can feel an afternoon tea coming on. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
And before leading lady Kate has a chance to pop her kettle on, | 0:10:14 | 0:10:18 | |
she snaps up some vintage earrings. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
I quite fancy them myself. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:22 | |
48, did you say? | 0:10:22 | 0:10:24 | |
But when Miss Bliss parts with them, will they turn her a profit? | 0:10:24 | 0:10:29 | |
Now I am super chuffed with these. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:31 | |
They're probably '70s and vintage jewellery | 0:10:31 | 0:10:34 | |
from this sort of period is really coming back in at the moment. | 0:10:34 | 0:10:37 | |
They are Norwegian silver enamelled. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:40 | |
Now the Scandinavians are really good at enamelling. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:43 | |
They're on silver and the silver's actually been engraved | 0:10:43 | 0:10:46 | |
with tiny little flowers on each of the petals | 0:10:46 | 0:10:49 | |
before the pink enamel was laid over the top. | 0:10:49 | 0:10:54 | |
Perfect condition... I love 'em. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:58 | |
So will Kate bring the dance floor to a halt with those bobby-dazzlers? | 0:10:58 | 0:11:01 | |
Stay tuned to find out. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:03 | |
Our challengers have cha-chaed their way to the halfway mark, | 0:11:03 | 0:11:06 | |
so time to foxtrot off and check on the scores so far. | 0:11:06 | 0:11:10 | |
From a £750 budget, | 0:11:12 | 0:11:15 | |
James Braxton has bought two items so far and has spent thriftily, | 0:11:15 | 0:11:19 | |
just £95, leaving him with £655 to play with. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:23 | |
Kate Bliss has bought four items but isn't exactly breaking the bank. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:29 | |
Spending just £153, leaving £597 still in the kitty. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:34 | |
-There you are. -There we are, yeah. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:40 | |
-Have you been hiding? -No, I haven't. I've been lurking. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:43 | |
I've been doing very much the outside stalls but... | 0:11:43 | 0:11:45 | |
Have you found anything? | 0:11:45 | 0:11:47 | |
I've bought some items and I've bought work again. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:51 | |
-Work? -Oh, dear. -Have you spent much money? | 0:11:51 | 0:11:54 | |
Not enough. I need a big purchase. | 0:11:54 | 0:11:56 | |
-What about you? -I don't know about you but I'm finding it | 0:11:56 | 0:11:59 | |
really hard to spend a lot of money. I'm really pleased with what I've | 0:11:59 | 0:12:02 | |
bought. I've bought a few things but they're all less than £100. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:05 | |
I'm just not finding anything that I like that's really expensive. | 0:12:05 | 0:12:07 | |
-Come on, get your wallet out, girl. -I'm normally quite good at that. | 0:12:07 | 0:12:11 | |
-Come on. -What about you? You're normally a big splash-the-cash man. | 0:12:11 | 0:12:14 | |
-Yeah. Get that wad out. -Yeah. | 0:12:14 | 0:12:15 | |
-I'm just getting into my stride, I think. -OK, good luck. | 0:12:15 | 0:12:17 | |
See you later. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:19 | |
So both our dealers are finding it difficult to splash their cash | 0:12:19 | 0:12:22 | |
and Kate has waltzed back indoors. | 0:12:22 | 0:12:25 | |
Well, I'm glad James is finding it hard to spend money too. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:29 | |
Now, I think I've left him outside. | 0:12:29 | 0:12:31 | |
I've come inside to these quite dark sheds. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:34 | |
There's some really nice things in here, | 0:12:34 | 0:12:36 | |
so I'm looking for something of really top quality. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
Miss Bliss is twisting and turning amongst the indoor stalls but | 0:12:39 | 0:12:42 | |
she won't be alone for long as James is about to stamp his way inside. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:47 | |
There's some very good stuff in these sheds. | 0:12:48 | 0:12:51 | |
From memory - I haven't been to Peterborough for about... | 0:12:51 | 0:12:54 | |
..a long time, about five, eight years - | 0:12:55 | 0:12:57 | |
but I remember these sheds, these open sheds were very good, | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
so let's go. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:02 | |
Now frontrunner Kate has clicked her castanets | 0:13:02 | 0:13:04 | |
over to a silver sugar shaker | 0:13:04 | 0:13:06 | |
with a price tag of £139. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:09 | |
And it's all about to get serious. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:11 | |
-Danish silver? -Yes. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:14 | |
But the good thing is, you can actually date it | 0:13:14 | 0:13:16 | |
cos there is a little number 22 underneath for 1922. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:20 | |
I thought it was English, funnily enough. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:22 | |
I thought it was English Arts & Crafts. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:24 | |
But now I've seen that it isn't, which makes me want it | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
for a little bit less money. | 0:13:27 | 0:13:30 | |
£95. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:32 | |
95? | 0:13:33 | 0:13:35 | |
I'm going to have a think. | 0:13:36 | 0:13:38 | |
Hm, so not even a £44 discount | 0:13:38 | 0:13:40 | |
has convinced Miss Bliss to splash the cash. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:43 | |
But hold your horses, does she have a sneaky double deal in mind? | 0:13:43 | 0:13:47 | |
It seems so when she clocks, well, a clock. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:51 | |
It came off a factory wall in France. | 0:13:51 | 0:13:54 | |
Obviously had an electric motor in it originally | 0:13:54 | 0:13:56 | |
but they run on a different voltage to us... | 0:13:56 | 0:13:59 | |
-Right. -..hence it's now converted to quartz. | 0:13:59 | 0:14:01 | |
But underneath the motor it had the exact day and year it was made. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:06 | |
-Is that right? -1954. | 0:14:06 | 0:14:07 | |
I wouldn't be averse to having that on my wall. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:09 | |
Exactly, yeah. | 0:14:09 | 0:14:11 | |
And it's a really nice decorator's piece. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:13 | |
What's your best on that then? | 0:14:13 | 0:14:14 | |
-What does it say, 110 on it? -Yeah. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:17 | |
Er...I would need 85 for that. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:20 | |
OK. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:23 | |
Hm, you can almost hear the cogs turning. | 0:14:23 | 0:14:26 | |
And if I took the sugar shaker? | 0:14:26 | 0:14:29 | |
80, and 90 for the caster. That would be it. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:32 | |
80, and 90 for the caster. That's 170. | 0:14:32 | 0:14:36 | |
OK, I was hoping for 150. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:38 | |
So if I meet you in the middle at 160? | 0:14:38 | 0:14:41 | |
Cash. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:42 | |
-Can we say 165? -165. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:45 | |
-Yeah? -Yeah. -Is that a nod? | 0:14:45 | 0:14:47 | |
-I'm happy with that. -Are you? -Yes. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:48 | |
-Sure? -Sure. -Fantastic. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:50 | |
That was a masterclass. Kate bought in bulk and drove the price down. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:56 | |
£80 for the clock and £85 for the sugar shaker. | 0:14:56 | 0:15:00 | |
Now I saw this right at the back of the stall | 0:15:00 | 0:15:02 | |
and was quite excited because I love Arts & Crafts silver. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:06 | |
You can see it's got Danish marks on the bottom | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
and a date number for 1922. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:11 | |
So one good purchase and something completely different. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:16 | |
Now I love this because of its simplicity, actually. | 0:15:16 | 0:15:19 | |
It's got a really heavy cast-aluminium frame, | 0:15:19 | 0:15:22 | |
a very industrial look, which is quite in at the moment. | 0:15:22 | 0:15:25 | |
And quite a simple face with these baton numerals | 0:15:25 | 0:15:28 | |
that harks back to the '30s really, the Art-Deco movement. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:32 | |
Now it's a shame that a hole has been cut in the back | 0:15:32 | 0:15:35 | |
but it does mean that it's working. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:37 | |
Shove a battery in and it's good to go. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:40 | |
Talking of which, time ticking, I better crack on. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:44 | |
Indeed and Captain Bingo has already set sail, | 0:15:44 | 0:15:47 | |
securing a ship's wheel for £50... | 0:15:47 | 0:15:50 | |
Thank you. Thank you. Really kind. | 0:15:50 | 0:15:52 | |
..which he hopes will steer him to victory. | 0:15:52 | 0:15:55 | |
As master of the ship, I would expect to be probably... | 0:15:55 | 0:16:00 | |
It's power boaty. It doesn't seem big enough for a sail ship. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
So it's probably a little fishing boat. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:06 | |
What I like about this item - it's got some real weight | 0:16:06 | 0:16:11 | |
and weight with wood is often associated | 0:16:11 | 0:16:14 | |
with a wood called lignum vitae. | 0:16:14 | 0:16:16 | |
It's the only wood that'll actually sink. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:19 | |
Whether there's any merit in having a wheel on a ship | 0:16:19 | 0:16:23 | |
that will actually sink is, er, up for grabs really, isn't it? | 0:16:23 | 0:16:28 | |
But I like it. £50, great fun. Try and sell this to a ship builder. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:33 | |
Yes, he's a man with a plan and he's not the only one. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:36 | |
Kate has spied a collection of late-Victorian matchboxes | 0:16:36 | 0:16:40 | |
and struck upon a bright idea. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:42 | |
Now I've just spotted some little advertising vesta cases in there. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:46 | |
Now I know a collector in Herefordshire who I think | 0:16:46 | 0:16:49 | |
would love these but I'm not sure whether those are the right ones. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:52 | |
So I'm just going to give him a call and have a chat. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:55 | |
But this collector is no pushover. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:58 | |
But it's something you MIGHT be interested in? OK. Thanks, Ewan. | 0:16:58 | 0:17:01 | |
Nice to talk to you. Bye. | 0:17:01 | 0:17:03 | |
Well, it sounds like he might be interested but if not, | 0:17:05 | 0:17:08 | |
there's definitely a demand for them, | 0:17:08 | 0:17:10 | |
so we'd better go and have a chat. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:12 | |
Of course, he might not like them | 0:17:12 | 0:17:14 | |
and remember, nothing is decided until that all-important handshake | 0:17:14 | 0:17:17 | |
but Kate is going to put her money where her mouth is | 0:17:17 | 0:17:19 | |
and take the risk. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:21 | |
Here goes. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:23 | |
What could you do if I took those two? | 0:17:23 | 0:17:25 | |
Erm...I've got 55 on each of them... | 0:17:25 | 0:17:28 | |
-Have you? OK. -..so we'll do it for 80. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:32 | |
Well, it's a good start but Kate thinks she can do better. | 0:17:32 | 0:17:35 | |
That one's just a little bit discoloured, isn't it? | 0:17:35 | 0:17:38 | |
Could you knock just a wee bit more off cos of the discolour? | 0:17:38 | 0:17:41 | |
-I'll do 35 on that. -OK. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:43 | |
And 30 on that. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:47 | |
-Done. -OK. -Thank you very much indeed. -Thank you. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:49 | |
Yes, another dual deal for Miss Bliss. | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
Let's hope her contact doesn't already have those designs | 0:17:52 | 0:17:55 | |
in his collection. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:57 | |
These are known as vesta cases after Vesta the goddess of the hearth | 0:17:57 | 0:18:01 | |
and essentially you put your matches in here... | 0:18:01 | 0:18:04 | |
..and you've got a little striker on the bottom. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:08 | |
But these are a little bit more interesting | 0:18:08 | 0:18:10 | |
because they're advertising vesta cases. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:12 | |
On this one it says "Cash & Co - footwear experts" | 0:18:12 | 0:18:16 | |
and you've got a little boot on the back. | 0:18:16 | 0:18:17 | |
And this one says "M Blackburn - my tailor" | 0:18:17 | 0:18:21 | |
based in Wigan. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:23 | |
Now I know that Ewan has got a fantastic collection of these. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:27 | |
I just hope he likes these ones. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:29 | |
If not, I'll be looking for another collector. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:31 | |
And speaking of collectors, | 0:18:31 | 0:18:33 | |
Captain Bingo is turning into quite the seafaring superfan | 0:18:33 | 0:18:37 | |
and sticking to his nautical theme, | 0:18:37 | 0:18:39 | |
drops anchor next to something he hopes could make him | 0:18:39 | 0:18:42 | |
a titanic profit. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:43 | |
God, there's some work in that, isn't there? | 0:18:43 | 0:18:45 | |
1940s, '50s. Most of it's mahogany. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:49 | |
It's lovely, isn't it? | 0:18:49 | 0:18:51 | |
What could be the best on that? | 0:18:51 | 0:18:53 | |
-I'd do that for 150. -OK. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:55 | |
Knowing it can pay to buy a bundle, James trawls the stall and spots | 0:18:55 | 0:18:59 | |
a folding table, which could give him a bit of haggling leverage. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:03 | |
It could be used on the deck of a boat. | 0:19:03 | 0:19:06 | |
If you had a smart yacht, you'd like that, wouldn't you? | 0:19:06 | 0:19:09 | |
And how much have you got on that? | 0:19:09 | 0:19:11 | |
The very best on that would be £25. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:13 | |
It looks good on the table. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:15 | |
He's a salesman, this man, isn't he? | 0:19:16 | 0:19:18 | |
-Do you want to make it easy? -What? | 0:19:18 | 0:19:20 | |
170. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:21 | |
170 for the lot? For the two? | 0:19:21 | 0:19:24 | |
Yeah. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
-Thank you very much indeed, thank you. -Cheers. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:28 | |
Really kind. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:29 | |
Bingo sails away with the table and model boat | 0:19:34 | 0:19:37 | |
and he's twice as happy as he was before. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:39 | |
I like this. It's a beautiful model. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:43 | |
It's a mahogany model of a dinghy but just beautifully done. | 0:19:43 | 0:19:48 | |
It's missing a stand, it's missing a sail, | 0:19:48 | 0:19:51 | |
but apart from that, it's pretty well got everything else. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:53 | |
It needs a good Hoover. | 0:19:53 | 0:19:54 | |
I think I can add value easily to this item by merely cleaning it. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:59 | |
He's on a roll, and back inside, | 0:19:59 | 0:20:02 | |
speedily spots a barber's stool and grabs it. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:05 | |
In for a penny, in for pound. Thank you very much indeed. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
Spending a final £120. | 0:20:08 | 0:20:10 | |
And Bingo's day of dealing has come to a stylish end. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:15 | |
Exhausted and spent up, | 0:20:15 | 0:20:16 | |
our challengers have charlestoned back to their dressing rooms. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:19 | |
The judges have marked them on technique, flair and creativity. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:23 | |
And the scores are in. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:25 | |
Starting with £750, James Braxton wanted to spend | 0:20:25 | 0:20:29 | |
thriftily today, but bought six items for £435. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:33 | |
Kate Bliss was aiming to make a big spend. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
She may have bought seven items, but actually spent less than James, | 0:20:38 | 0:20:41 | |
just £383. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:44 | |
The buying show is over, so it's time for our duo | 0:20:44 | 0:20:47 | |
to take a bow and critique each other's performances. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:51 | |
Lovely Kate, how have you found today? | 0:20:51 | 0:20:53 | |
I've had a lovely day, | 0:20:53 | 0:20:55 | |
and I'm actually pretty pleased with what I've got. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
-You look like you've bought quite a bit of... You've got... -Wood. | 0:20:57 | 0:21:00 | |
A lot of wood and a bit of work to do on those tools. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:03 | |
You know, I am an amateur craftsman, | 0:21:03 | 0:21:06 | |
so I'll get the old jigsaw out, round those up. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:09 | |
They'll look very different. What about your clock? What's this? | 0:21:09 | 0:21:12 | |
Have you felt the weight of this? This is a seriously heavy clock. | 0:21:12 | 0:21:14 | |
That is heavy. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:16 | |
-That's out of a French factory. -The barber's stool is great fun. | 0:21:16 | 0:21:21 | |
-I like it. I really like it. -Your favourite item? | 0:21:21 | 0:21:24 | |
Probably the earrings, actually. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:27 | |
They're Norwegian silver, | 0:21:27 | 0:21:28 | |
but the enamelling on them is really lovely. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:31 | |
-Very nice. Very nice, lovely. Well, best of luck, Kate. -Well, and you. | 0:21:31 | 0:21:35 | |
-See you on the other side. -See you on the other side. Best of luck. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:38 | |
Our pair of dynamic dealers must now dance to a different tune | 0:21:41 | 0:21:44 | |
as they swap their beautiful buying ballet for the frenetic | 0:21:44 | 0:21:48 | |
footwork of the selling salsa. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:50 | |
The hunt for profit becomes their new driving force, | 0:21:50 | 0:21:53 | |
and making the most money is their mantra. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:56 | |
Using all available methods, Kate | 0:21:56 | 0:21:58 | |
and James will scour the country for buyers, both striving to accumulate | 0:21:58 | 0:22:02 | |
the biggest possible profits to go to their chosen charities. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
So, at Braxton Towers, | 0:22:06 | 0:22:08 | |
how is James feeling about his assorted acquisitions? | 0:22:08 | 0:22:12 | |
Well, what a hoard it is. And quite a utilitarian hoard, isn't it? | 0:22:14 | 0:22:18 | |
Sort of rather purposeful-looking stools. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:20 | |
Sort of something that we remember from our chemistry block. | 0:22:20 | 0:22:24 | |
I need to replace the seats on those. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:26 | |
They cost me just under £15 each, so if I can get £35 each, | 0:22:26 | 0:22:32 | |
I'll be doing very well on those. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:34 | |
And then I've got this lovely... | 0:22:34 | 0:22:35 | |
This is one of my favourite items, this sort of grate folding table. | 0:22:35 | 0:22:40 | |
It's extremely heavy, but it's very nice. | 0:22:40 | 0:22:43 | |
That needs to go to a boat owner for some sort of fancy sailing yacht. | 0:22:43 | 0:22:47 | |
And then, my fabulous stool. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:50 | |
I'm hoping to sell that to a rather cool... Maybe a barbershop. | 0:22:50 | 0:22:55 | |
It gives a barber occasional respite. | 0:22:55 | 0:22:58 | |
But I'm hoping, with this little lot, | 0:22:58 | 0:23:01 | |
Kate gets no respite. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:03 | |
James will also need to sell the 20th-century backgammon board and | 0:23:03 | 0:23:07 | |
his nautical items - the small ship's wheel | 0:23:07 | 0:23:10 | |
and the early to mid-20th-century model boat. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:14 | |
Back at her Herefordshire home, Kate is getting down to business. | 0:23:14 | 0:23:19 | |
My best buy is without doubt my cake stand. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:22 | |
It really is the best example of pokerwork that I've seen. | 0:23:22 | 0:23:26 | |
And I've never seen one with a chequered handle. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:29 | |
My pickle forks, I saw and I had to buy. I think they're really sweet. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:33 | |
They are made of silver. Actually, now I've got them back home, | 0:23:33 | 0:23:37 | |
I've researched the hallmark and they are | 0:23:37 | 0:23:39 | |
a little bit earlier than I thought. | 0:23:39 | 0:23:41 | |
They are actually late-Victorian, | 0:23:41 | 0:23:42 | |
just, because they date from 1901. | 0:23:42 | 0:23:45 | |
And I want to sell these to somebody who really appreciates what they | 0:23:45 | 0:23:48 | |
were made for, and I think I've found a pickling specialist. | 0:23:48 | 0:23:53 | |
Which brings me to my first buy of the day. Now, I've researched the | 0:23:53 | 0:23:57 | |
stamp here, Davos, which of course relates to Davos, the little town in | 0:23:57 | 0:24:01 | |
the Swiss Alps. And it was in Davos that the Davos sledge was named | 0:24:01 | 0:24:06 | |
after the very first tobogganing run in about 1883. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:10 | |
But now I've done the research, I just need to find a buyer. | 0:24:10 | 0:24:13 | |
Somebody who will push me over the finishing line | 0:24:13 | 0:24:17 | |
so that I can glide to victory. | 0:24:17 | 0:24:19 | |
Kate will also need to shift the 1920s silver sugar shaker, | 0:24:19 | 0:24:24 | |
1950s clock, | 0:24:24 | 0:24:26 | |
the late-Victorian matchboxes | 0:24:26 | 0:24:29 | |
and the vintage enamel earrings. | 0:24:29 | 0:24:31 | |
So both our experts are revved up and raring to go on their selling | 0:24:31 | 0:24:36 | |
sprees, so quickly hit the phones, the web and the road. | 0:24:36 | 0:24:40 | |
But remember, no deal is sealed until they've shaken on it | 0:24:40 | 0:24:43 | |
and the money has changed hands. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:45 | |
Both our experts know the importance of finding the right buyer. | 0:24:45 | 0:24:49 | |
And in the Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye, with her pickle forks, | 0:24:49 | 0:24:52 | |
Kate is confident that she's done that just that. | 0:24:52 | 0:24:56 | |
What better home for my pair of top-quality pickle forks than | 0:24:56 | 0:25:00 | |
an award-winning pickle and jam-making tea room? | 0:25:00 | 0:25:03 | |
And what have we here? Exactly that. Let's hope they like them. | 0:25:03 | 0:25:07 | |
Yes, with £40 invested in them, Kate really needs owners Mike and | 0:25:09 | 0:25:13 | |
Rachel to fall for her forks. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:15 | |
So here they are. They come in a beautiful, original leather case, | 0:25:15 | 0:25:20 | |
actually, which is typically sort of late Victorian in date. Open it up | 0:25:20 | 0:25:24 | |
and it's in lovely order. You've got a velvet lining there. | 0:25:24 | 0:25:29 | |
You've got probably the retailers here. The name here for Edinburgh. | 0:25:29 | 0:25:34 | |
Interestingly, the pickle forks are actually made of English silver | 0:25:34 | 0:25:38 | |
with lovely little mother-of-pearl handles. | 0:25:38 | 0:25:40 | |
And the silver was actually assayed, or tested, in Birmingham. It's quite | 0:25:40 | 0:25:44 | |
usual for me in the antiques business to have a pair like that, | 0:25:44 | 0:25:48 | |
in their original case. Because they date from 1901, so they are well | 0:25:48 | 0:25:53 | |
-over 100 years old. -They are dainty, aren't they? -They are small. | 0:25:53 | 0:25:56 | |
What kind of pickles do you think they would have been used for? | 0:25:56 | 0:25:59 | |
Small... I was thinking small gherkins or something like that. | 0:25:59 | 0:26:02 | |
-Yeah, something like that. -Yeah, you wouldn't use them for | 0:26:02 | 0:26:05 | |
-pickled onions or something. -No, or pickled eggs. -No. -No. | 0:26:05 | 0:26:07 | |
You're going to struggle, aren't you, with a pickled egg on there? | 0:26:07 | 0:26:10 | |
-Yeah. -Sliding off, yeah. -OK. | 0:26:10 | 0:26:13 | |
-Yeah, they're very nice. -They're beautiful. -Mm-hm. | 0:26:13 | 0:26:15 | |
Are they something you think you might like to purchase as part of | 0:26:15 | 0:26:18 | |
-your collection or to put on display? -Yeah, no, they'd go on | 0:26:18 | 0:26:21 | |
display with the others we've got here. No, they'd be nice. | 0:26:21 | 0:26:25 | |
I was hoping for sort of around the £80, £90 mark. | 0:26:25 | 0:26:28 | |
Because they are quite a nice pair, in their box, | 0:26:28 | 0:26:31 | |
which you don't often see. How do you feel about that? | 0:26:31 | 0:26:34 | |
They are a bit small, aren't they, you know, for £80, £90? | 0:26:34 | 0:26:37 | |
Can you do a bit better? Maybe 60, 70? | 0:26:37 | 0:26:41 | |
-60, 70... I'd prefer the 70. -Right. -Um... | 0:26:41 | 0:26:45 | |
-SHE SIGHS -You couldn't do 80? | 0:26:45 | 0:26:48 | |
Eh... 75? | 0:26:50 | 0:26:52 | |
75... | 0:26:52 | 0:26:54 | |
If you did 80, I could give you a bit of a hand with the pickling, | 0:26:54 | 0:26:58 | |
if that's any good. | 0:26:58 | 0:26:59 | |
-Yes, yeah. -How does that sound to you? -Yeah, no, that sounds good. | 0:26:59 | 0:27:02 | |
As it happens, we do have some pickled red cabbage to jar. | 0:27:02 | 0:27:07 | |
-Do you? -Yeah, so £80 if you are willing to give us a hand. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:09 | |
-And I'll give you a bit of labour this morning. -That'll be fine. | 0:27:09 | 0:27:12 | |
-Is that all right? -Yeah, no, that's good. | 0:27:12 | 0:27:14 | |
Fantastic. I love a bit of red cabbage. | 0:27:14 | 0:27:16 | |
-Thank you. -Thank you very much indeed. | 0:27:16 | 0:27:19 | |
So Kate got the price she wanted and preserves a tasty profit of £40. | 0:27:19 | 0:27:24 | |
-It's such a fab colour, isn't it, Rachel? -It is beautiful. | 0:27:25 | 0:27:28 | |
Look at that. This is going to be messy. | 0:27:28 | 0:27:31 | |
Oh, that's really good. | 0:27:32 | 0:27:34 | |
In Suffolk, James is hot on Kate's heels. He's brought his model boat | 0:27:35 | 0:27:40 | |
to a yacht club to show Sean, boss of a shipbuilding company. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:44 | |
It cost him £150, so it is time for Bingo to batten down the hatches | 0:27:44 | 0:27:48 | |
and haggle his way across the high seas. | 0:27:48 | 0:27:51 | |
Now, here is my rather humble offering in comparison | 0:27:53 | 0:27:55 | |
to this mighty fellow we're on. | 0:27:55 | 0:27:57 | |
Well, this isn't a humble offering, this is a... | 0:27:57 | 0:28:00 | |
Just like what you're sitting on, | 0:28:00 | 0:28:02 | |
this is a handmade, beautifully crafted wooden yacht. | 0:28:02 | 0:28:06 | |
And...I'm rather taken with that. | 0:28:06 | 0:28:09 | |
This is, I would say, 1930s. | 0:28:09 | 0:28:12 | |
It's in a pretty rough old state. | 0:28:12 | 0:28:14 | |
This is a classic, traditional boat building in miniature. | 0:28:14 | 0:28:17 | |
-Yeah. -And it's beautifully done because these little ribs would all | 0:28:17 | 0:28:22 | |
be made from taking slivers of timber - | 0:28:22 | 0:28:24 | |
in this case, it's mahogany... | 0:28:24 | 0:28:26 | |
-Yeah. -..and steaming them, probably just over a kettle, | 0:28:26 | 0:28:29 | |
-to bend them into shape. -Right. | 0:28:29 | 0:28:30 | |
I think it's lovely. It needs a lot of work, and I shall take great | 0:28:30 | 0:28:34 | |
delight in re-rigging it. | 0:28:34 | 0:28:35 | |
Well, Sean seems very taken with Bingo's maritime offering, | 0:28:35 | 0:28:39 | |
but will he be as keen on the price? | 0:28:39 | 0:28:42 | |
-I said to you an estimate, 200 to 300. -Oof! | 0:28:42 | 0:28:46 | |
I'm going to be brutal with you because it's going to take me quite | 0:28:46 | 0:28:49 | |
a lot of work to put this back alive, | 0:28:49 | 0:28:51 | |
but I'm going to offer you £150 for it. | 0:28:51 | 0:28:55 | |
How about...how about 220? | 0:28:55 | 0:28:59 | |
-Done. -220? Thank you very much indeed. -Done. | 0:28:59 | 0:29:02 | |
-Thank you, Sean. -I think that's... I'm a very happy with that. -Yeah. | 0:29:02 | 0:29:05 | |
And so is James, adding £70 to his profit pot. | 0:29:05 | 0:29:09 | |
And he takes his windswept hair and barber's stool | 0:29:11 | 0:29:14 | |
to Brighton barber Alex. | 0:29:14 | 0:29:16 | |
-Free haircut and 125? -Yeah. Put it there. | 0:29:16 | 0:29:19 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:29:19 | 0:29:21 | |
Cutting a deal with a pretty tiny but stylish profit of £5 | 0:29:21 | 0:29:25 | |
plus a free haircut. Suits you, sir. | 0:29:25 | 0:29:28 | |
James is leading at this stage with two sales to Kate's one. | 0:29:28 | 0:29:32 | |
But back in Herefordshire, | 0:29:32 | 0:29:34 | |
Kate is hoping to draw level with her late-Victorian matchboxes. | 0:29:34 | 0:29:38 | |
Now, I've had Ewan in mind to buy my vestas ever since | 0:29:38 | 0:29:42 | |
I saw them at the fair | 0:29:42 | 0:29:43 | |
because I know that he's got an extensive collection. | 0:29:43 | 0:29:46 | |
I've spoken to him about them, he's seen photographs, | 0:29:46 | 0:29:48 | |
but he hasn't actually seen the real thing. | 0:29:48 | 0:29:51 | |
So here goes, and I really hope he likes them. | 0:29:51 | 0:29:54 | |
Ewan is a knowledgeable specialist collector, so this really won't be a | 0:29:54 | 0:29:58 | |
walk in the park. For Kate, it's a tough task ahead | 0:29:58 | 0:30:01 | |
to make a profitable return on her £65 investment. | 0:30:01 | 0:30:05 | |
-Ewan, hi. How are you doing? -How are you? | 0:30:05 | 0:30:08 | |
-You said you had a collection, but look at this! -I know. | 0:30:08 | 0:30:12 | |
-This is fabulous. -It's amazing, isn't it? -Yeah. | 0:30:12 | 0:30:15 | |
-So how many have you got? -There's got to be around about 400 there. | 0:30:15 | 0:30:18 | |
There's 80 in each tray, and there's | 0:30:18 | 0:30:19 | |
-a few drawers there, isn't there? So... -Wow! -Yeah, it's amazing. | 0:30:19 | 0:30:22 | |
I've gone a little bit overboard, I know, but at the end of the day, | 0:30:22 | 0:30:25 | |
it's something that I love | 0:30:25 | 0:30:27 | |
and I think the social history that comes with it | 0:30:27 | 0:30:30 | |
is amazing, really, to be fair. | 0:30:30 | 0:30:31 | |
There are real pieces of social history. I mean, just looking | 0:30:31 | 0:30:35 | |
at the names on them, there's some wonderful names here. | 0:30:35 | 0:30:38 | |
They're called celluloid vestas, | 0:30:38 | 0:30:40 | |
or celluloid match safes over in America. | 0:30:40 | 0:30:42 | |
So they're made from silver-plate and then the celluloid is | 0:30:42 | 0:30:45 | |
wrapped round and then advertising motif is printed on, basically. | 0:30:45 | 0:30:48 | |
That's right, it is, yeah. | 0:30:48 | 0:30:49 | |
Well, I have finally found you two. That one has got the boot on it, | 0:30:49 | 0:30:53 | |
-which I think is really nice. -Very nice, yeah. | 0:30:53 | 0:30:55 | |
Now, the other one, I thought was really interesting. | 0:30:55 | 0:30:58 | |
It is a little bit fox. | 0:30:58 | 0:31:01 | |
But again, it's a really nice name. You've got Blackburn. | 0:31:01 | 0:31:03 | |
-My tailors. -So the question is, Ewan, do you like them now | 0:31:03 | 0:31:06 | |
-you've had a chance to look at them? -Yeah, they are very nice, | 0:31:06 | 0:31:10 | |
like I say. At the end of the day, they're ones I haven't got and, | 0:31:10 | 0:31:13 | |
as you can see, I'm a bit of an addict. | 0:31:13 | 0:31:15 | |
-So I suppose I would be interested in them. -I was thinking maybe for | 0:31:15 | 0:31:18 | |
the nice one, perhaps somewhere around 60, 70? | 0:31:18 | 0:31:23 | |
And maybe for the one that is a little bit stained, | 0:31:23 | 0:31:27 | |
sort of 40-ish? 30, 40, you think? | 0:31:27 | 0:31:32 | |
-Perhaps? -Yeah, I will give you 30 for that one. -OK. -I will give you | 0:31:32 | 0:31:35 | |
-30 for that one. -Right. -But this one is a little bit... | 0:31:35 | 0:31:38 | |
a little bit steep at 60. | 0:31:38 | 0:31:40 | |
-Is it? -Just a bit. | 0:31:40 | 0:31:42 | |
I'll give you £80 for the two of them. How would you feel about that? | 0:31:42 | 0:31:46 | |
Could you, just...just to help me a wee bit, could you just go to 90? | 0:31:46 | 0:31:52 | |
I'll meet you halfway. 85, isn't it? | 0:31:52 | 0:31:55 | |
-You drive a hard bargain. -I do. -85 it is. | 0:31:55 | 0:31:58 | |
She strikes a deal and illuminates her balance sheet | 0:31:58 | 0:32:02 | |
with £20 profit, then | 0:32:02 | 0:32:03 | |
spurred on by her success, sells her vintage earrings to vintage dealer | 0:32:03 | 0:32:07 | |
Marie-Claire in Hay-on-Wye. | 0:32:07 | 0:32:09 | |
-I think probably around 50 is going to be my best, Kate. -Really? | 0:32:09 | 0:32:12 | |
-I'm sorry, I couldn't give you any more than that. -Well, you know, | 0:32:12 | 0:32:16 | |
a profit is a profit at the end of the day. | 0:32:16 | 0:32:18 | |
-Let's do it. -Fantastic. -Thank you. | 0:32:18 | 0:32:21 | |
Yes, it might only be £2, but every little helps. | 0:32:21 | 0:32:25 | |
James has packed the games board that cost him £40 | 0:32:27 | 0:32:30 | |
and headed to London, | 0:32:30 | 0:32:31 | |
hoping to make his fortune from his friend, backgammon player Jules. | 0:32:31 | 0:32:36 | |
-Now here is the... -Wow! -..the Damascus board. | 0:32:36 | 0:32:40 | |
Well, it's beautiful, isn't it? Beautiful. Mother-of-pearl? | 0:32:40 | 0:32:44 | |
All this, mother-of-pearl. And the incredible intricate mosaic. | 0:32:44 | 0:32:47 | |
I mean, the degree of work that goes into these is incredible. | 0:32:47 | 0:32:51 | |
You know, this is bone and, you know, hardwood and softwood. | 0:32:51 | 0:32:54 | |
-You like the board. -It's a beautiful board. | 0:32:54 | 0:32:56 | |
This is a really good sort of bridge, isn't it? | 0:32:56 | 0:32:58 | |
-That's not a bad bar, they call it. -Bar. | 0:32:58 | 0:33:01 | |
Some of the tiny little bits of wood here that have just come away. | 0:33:01 | 0:33:04 | |
It's a... Yeah, it's a nice board. I mean, make me an offer. | 0:33:04 | 0:33:07 | |
-Well, I was hoping for 200 quid. -Oof! | 0:33:07 | 0:33:10 | |
I was thinking more along £30 to £40. | 0:33:10 | 0:33:12 | |
JAMES LAUGHS | 0:33:12 | 0:33:14 | |
-So we are miles apart here, aren't we? -Yeah. -The board is not antique. | 0:33:14 | 0:33:18 | |
I mean, I can come up a bit, but not a whole lot. | 0:33:18 | 0:33:20 | |
I'll give you £50 for it. | 0:33:20 | 0:33:22 | |
I think I'd want more than that, Julesy. | 0:33:22 | 0:33:25 | |
-80 is a good buy. -You think so? -Yeah. -I'm not sure if I think so. | 0:33:25 | 0:33:28 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:33:28 | 0:33:31 | |
-Um... -I'd give you a tickle on it. -OK, I'd say I'd split... -70. | 0:33:31 | 0:33:35 | |
-70 is fine. -70. Go on, well done. -Done. -Well done. | 0:33:35 | 0:33:39 | |
James took a gamble there, | 0:33:39 | 0:33:40 | |
but Lady Luck was smiling and he adds £30 to his balance sheet. | 0:33:40 | 0:33:44 | |
And that £30 profit brings us to the halfway mark, so let's find | 0:33:45 | 0:33:49 | |
out who's dancing out front and who's dragging their feet. | 0:33:49 | 0:33:53 | |
So far, James has sold three of his six items and made £105. | 0:33:56 | 0:34:02 | |
Kate has sold the same number of items, | 0:34:03 | 0:34:06 | |
but earned just £62 profit. | 0:34:06 | 0:34:08 | |
So, Bingo has the sweet smell of success tantalising his nostrils, | 0:34:11 | 0:34:15 | |
and he's ready to charge onwards. | 0:34:15 | 0:34:17 | |
So, with the wind in his sails and the ship's wheel | 0:34:17 | 0:34:20 | |
in his hands, Captain Bingo navigates his way | 0:34:20 | 0:34:22 | |
to the coastal Sussex town of St Leonards-on-Sea. | 0:34:22 | 0:34:26 | |
# Somewhere beyond the sea... # | 0:34:26 | 0:34:32 | |
The wheel cost James £50, | 0:34:32 | 0:34:33 | |
but can he steer antiques dealer Robert towards a higher price? | 0:34:33 | 0:34:38 | |
-Get it in your hands, Robert. -Oh, super. Yeah, nice. | 0:34:38 | 0:34:40 | |
-You see these, don't you, on small boats? -Yeah. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:44 | |
-The size is comparable to the rudder size. -Oh, I see. | 0:34:44 | 0:34:48 | |
It is rather a nice one. How much are you looking for? | 0:34:48 | 0:34:52 | |
-I'm looking for big money, Robert. -Are you? -I want three... | 0:34:52 | 0:34:54 | |
You know, only three figures for this. | 0:34:54 | 0:34:57 | |
-And what would that be? -What do you think it's worth? What, 150? | 0:34:57 | 0:35:01 | |
Oh, I think that's a little bit much. | 0:35:01 | 0:35:03 | |
I think it needs to be really near the £100. | 0:35:03 | 0:35:07 | |
£100 mark? OK. | 0:35:07 | 0:35:09 | |
-Special price to you, Robert, 110. -110, that sounds brilliant. | 0:35:09 | 0:35:12 | |
-Go on, put it there. Put it there. -I'll buy that from you. Thank you. | 0:35:12 | 0:35:15 | |
You're going to put it on your riverboat now, aren't you? | 0:35:15 | 0:35:18 | |
-I will, yeah. -THEY LAUGH | 0:35:18 | 0:35:20 | |
Anchors aweigh, Bingo! | 0:35:20 | 0:35:22 | |
He more than doubled his money, making a bracing profit of £60. | 0:35:22 | 0:35:25 | |
Desperate to fight back, though, | 0:35:26 | 0:35:28 | |
Kate makes a delicious £75 on her Victorian cake stand | 0:35:28 | 0:35:33 | |
when she sells it to Hereford tea shop owners | 0:35:33 | 0:35:35 | |
Asanghar and Michelle... | 0:35:35 | 0:35:37 | |
120. | 0:35:37 | 0:35:39 | |
..and then moves quickly on to potential sale number five, | 0:35:39 | 0:35:42 | |
her mid-20th century Swiss sledge. | 0:35:42 | 0:35:45 | |
Now, I think my sledge was a bargain at the antiques fair, | 0:35:45 | 0:35:48 | |
and I'm bringing it to some Christmas tree growers | 0:35:48 | 0:35:51 | |
here in Herefordshire. | 0:35:51 | 0:35:53 | |
Now, they have a lovely seasonal display, a winter wonderland, | 0:35:53 | 0:35:57 | |
and I'm really hoping my sledge will fit in. | 0:35:57 | 0:36:01 | |
It set her back £20, but will owners Colin and Davina put her on the path | 0:36:01 | 0:36:06 | |
to profit or will it be an uphill struggle? | 0:36:06 | 0:36:09 | |
This is what I've brought you, which is actually, I have to say, | 0:36:09 | 0:36:12 | |
-a pretty good sledge. -It's a lovely sledge. -It's good. | 0:36:12 | 0:36:15 | |
It's a great size. | 0:36:15 | 0:36:16 | |
You can certainly get two little kiddies on there. | 0:36:16 | 0:36:19 | |
I don't know, Davina and I will probably be in it, | 0:36:19 | 0:36:21 | |
-going down the back... -Looking at that slope... | 0:36:21 | 0:36:24 | |
You could get a fair lick-up down there. | 0:36:24 | 0:36:26 | |
-What does it say? -It says... It's made of ash and oak, I think. | 0:36:26 | 0:36:30 | |
And it's stamped Davos. | 0:36:30 | 0:36:33 | |
Now, only the pukka sledges are stamped Davos, | 0:36:33 | 0:36:35 | |
which refers to the place in Switzerland. | 0:36:35 | 0:36:38 | |
I think it has a bit of age to it, but it is certainly not antique. | 0:36:38 | 0:36:41 | |
-So, what do you think? -Yeah. | 0:36:41 | 0:36:42 | |
Is it the kind of thing that would go well in your display? | 0:36:42 | 0:36:45 | |
Let me turn that back round. | 0:36:45 | 0:36:46 | |
-I've got an idea of the position that it could go. -Yeah, I think so. | 0:36:46 | 0:36:51 | |
Well, I know I said to you somewhere between £60 to £90. | 0:36:51 | 0:36:54 | |
-The 90 sounds a little bit dear. -OK. -Quite a lot dear, actually. | 0:36:54 | 0:36:59 | |
DAVINA LAUGHS | 0:36:59 | 0:37:00 | |
Could you come up to 80? | 0:37:00 | 0:37:02 | |
-Do you think we should go the 80? -I think we should. -We'll go the 80. | 0:37:02 | 0:37:05 | |
-We'll never get something like that again. -No, we won't get it again. | 0:37:05 | 0:37:08 | |
-It's lovely. -OK, 80 it is. -Sure? -Yes. -Brilliant. | 0:37:08 | 0:37:10 | |
I'm going to shake your hand before you change your mind. | 0:37:10 | 0:37:13 | |
Thank you very much, Kate. | 0:37:13 | 0:37:14 | |
What an impressive bit of money-making from Miss Bliss. | 0:37:14 | 0:37:18 | |
She quadruples her investment and glides away with a £60 profit. | 0:37:18 | 0:37:22 | |
Now she just needs to pop the sledge into its new home. | 0:37:22 | 0:37:25 | |
Sort of like that. | 0:37:25 | 0:37:28 | |
Pressies on the top. | 0:37:28 | 0:37:30 | |
I think that looks fantastic. | 0:37:30 | 0:37:32 | |
And with that, Kate slides into the lead. | 0:37:32 | 0:37:35 | |
I don't think my sledge could've found a better home. | 0:37:35 | 0:37:37 | |
There's a good bit of profit in the kitty too. | 0:37:37 | 0:37:40 | |
I'm picking up speed, Bingo. | 0:37:40 | 0:37:42 | |
Well, with two items left to sell, | 0:37:42 | 0:37:44 | |
clever old James has replaced the seats on his stools | 0:37:44 | 0:37:47 | |
and zeroed in on Belgian restaurant owner Stephane in Eastbourne... | 0:37:47 | 0:37:52 | |
-Thank you, Stephane. -No problem, pleasure. -BOTH: -Thank you. | 0:37:52 | 0:37:55 | |
..selling them for a profit of £32.26 after restoration costs. | 0:37:55 | 0:38:00 | |
With just his folding table to shift, Bingo has cast his net wide | 0:38:00 | 0:38:04 | |
and headed to Hastings. It cost £20, | 0:38:04 | 0:38:07 | |
but can he reel in a bit more from Mick at the Fishermen's Museum? | 0:38:07 | 0:38:11 | |
Feel the weight of this, Mick. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:13 | |
-I've come here to sell you something. -Oh, no. No, no. | 0:38:13 | 0:38:16 | |
No, I'm afraid so. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:18 | |
Made of, I think, teak. And I like this sort of... | 0:38:18 | 0:38:22 | |
What do you call these? Sort of like hatch covers, are they? | 0:38:22 | 0:38:25 | |
-They're gratings. -Gratings. -They're called gratings. | 0:38:25 | 0:38:27 | |
I thought, with the grating, I thought it would go quite well. | 0:38:27 | 0:38:31 | |
But the lovely thing about it - | 0:38:31 | 0:38:33 | |
I always think weight is a sign of quality. | 0:38:33 | 0:38:37 | |
-Eh... -Do you think the museum would have a nice use for that? | 0:38:37 | 0:38:40 | |
-Well, I expect we could find somewhere to put it. -Yeah. | 0:38:40 | 0:38:43 | |
And in fact, funny enough, it's a humble object, | 0:38:43 | 0:38:46 | |
and you'll think, in a of couple years' time, | 0:38:46 | 0:38:49 | |
"How did we survive without James' lovely folding table?" | 0:38:49 | 0:38:54 | |
-That's what you be saying, isn't it, Mick? -Not necessarily. | 0:38:54 | 0:38:57 | |
-JAMES LAUGHS -How about 35 for it, Mick? | 0:38:57 | 0:39:00 | |
-MICK SIGHS DEEPLY -Oh, dear. | 0:39:00 | 0:39:02 | |
Go on, what do you think it's worth to you? What do you think, 30? | 0:39:02 | 0:39:06 | |
I wouldn't say that it all. No, no. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:08 | |
Oh, dear, now he's going to get tough on me, isn't he? | 0:39:08 | 0:39:10 | |
-I'd reckon 20. -20... | 0:39:10 | 0:39:12 | |
I tell you what, split the difference, | 0:39:12 | 0:39:15 | |
don't put yourself in a corner, 25. | 0:39:15 | 0:39:18 | |
25, come on. Put it down there. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:20 | |
-OK then, you've pushed me into it. -Well done. | 0:39:20 | 0:39:23 | |
Yes, that's a £5 profit in the bag. | 0:39:23 | 0:39:25 | |
And it's a full house for Bingo. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:27 | |
So the pressure is on for Kate to sell her final items. | 0:39:27 | 0:39:31 | |
She takes the £85 silver sugar shaker to Glasbury-on-Wye | 0:39:31 | 0:39:36 | |
restaurant manager Kate... | 0:39:36 | 0:39:38 | |
-160? -160 is great. Thank you very much. -Thank you. -That's super. | 0:39:38 | 0:39:42 | |
..and almost doubles her money, adding a sweet £75 to her coffer. | 0:39:42 | 0:39:47 | |
With the finish line looming and time ticking away, | 0:39:48 | 0:39:51 | |
Kate targets a cafe on the River Wye | 0:39:51 | 0:39:54 | |
and hopes owner Jane can give her old £80 clock a new home. | 0:39:54 | 0:39:59 | |
I love the look you have in here. | 0:39:59 | 0:40:02 | |
I'm thinking that my clock might fit in quite well. | 0:40:02 | 0:40:04 | |
My clock has a very industrial look, and this of course | 0:40:04 | 0:40:08 | |
is cast-aluminium, so it is incredibly heavy, | 0:40:08 | 0:40:12 | |
if you want to have a feel of it. | 0:40:12 | 0:40:13 | |
It's really light and simple, isn't it? | 0:40:13 | 0:40:15 | |
-That's what I... -Yes, it is. -It's lovely. | 0:40:15 | 0:40:18 | |
I was told by the person I bought it from that it came | 0:40:18 | 0:40:21 | |
out of a French factory. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:22 | |
You can see the remnants of the dirt there, which I quite like. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:26 | |
-Yes. -It shows you it's a genuine piece. -Yes. | 0:40:26 | 0:40:28 | |
-It's ready to go. -I really like it. I do really like it. | 0:40:28 | 0:40:31 | |
I've had a clock in here that I just haven't liked for ages | 0:40:31 | 0:40:34 | |
and I've been looking for one, so this is amazing. I love it. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:37 | |
-Well, it's very handy for me. -Yeah, very handy. -Opportune. -It is. | 0:40:37 | 0:40:40 | |
Well, because it is an original sort of '50s piece, it's | 0:40:40 | 0:40:44 | |
in great condition, all in working, | 0:40:44 | 0:40:47 | |
I was hoping for somewhere around sort of 220, something like that. | 0:40:47 | 0:40:52 | |
How does that sound? | 0:40:52 | 0:40:55 | |
Well, Kate's definitely trying her hardest. | 0:40:55 | 0:40:57 | |
This sale could make all the difference. | 0:40:57 | 0:41:00 | |
But before we reveal all, let's have a quick reminder of how much | 0:41:00 | 0:41:04 | |
they spent at the antiques fair. | 0:41:04 | 0:41:06 | |
Having each started the day with £750 to spend, | 0:41:07 | 0:41:11 | |
James bought six items and spent £437.74, | 0:41:11 | 0:41:15 | |
including restoration costs. | 0:41:15 | 0:41:17 | |
Kate bought seven items, spending a total of £383. | 0:41:17 | 0:41:22 | |
But who made the most profits? | 0:41:22 | 0:41:25 | |
All the money that James and Kate have made from today's | 0:41:25 | 0:41:28 | |
challenge will go to charities of their choice, so let's find | 0:41:28 | 0:41:30 | |
out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion. | 0:41:30 | 0:41:34 | |
-Well, hello. -Hi. -On this blustery afternoon. | 0:41:35 | 0:41:39 | |
It is sort of sailing weather, isn't it? | 0:41:39 | 0:41:41 | |
Yeah, cos you had a bit of a marine theme going on, didn't you? | 0:41:41 | 0:41:44 | |
Yeah, I had my nice little model boat that somebody really loved | 0:41:44 | 0:41:47 | |
and that funny ship's wheel. | 0:41:47 | 0:41:49 | |
What about that funny ship's wheel? How did that go? | 0:41:49 | 0:41:52 | |
It was more difficult than I thought, one of my last sales. | 0:41:52 | 0:41:55 | |
-And you? -Well, my sledge, which I loved as soon as I saw it, | 0:41:55 | 0:42:00 | |
-that went whizzing along. -Good. | 0:42:00 | 0:42:02 | |
Oh, my little pickle forks were a very small purchase, | 0:42:02 | 0:42:05 | |
but I had lots of fun learning how to make a lovely pickle. | 0:42:05 | 0:42:09 | |
-It's a learning process. -It's a learning curve. -It really is. | 0:42:09 | 0:42:13 | |
-Yeah. Come on, I'm... -Come on. -The suspense is killing me. -Come on. | 0:42:13 | 0:42:16 | |
Ready, steady... | 0:42:16 | 0:42:17 | |
Go! | 0:42:17 | 0:42:19 | |
-Oh! -Yes! Well done, you. -Yes! | 0:42:19 | 0:42:22 | |
Just-ish. | 0:42:22 | 0:42:23 | |
There is no just in it, there's about £180. | 0:42:23 | 0:42:28 | |
JAMES LAUGHS | 0:42:28 | 0:42:30 | |
-Well done, you. -Oh, brilliant. -Well done. -I think it must have been... | 0:42:30 | 0:42:34 | |
-What was it? -..the sledge, actually. | 0:42:34 | 0:42:36 | |
-The sledge, really? -It's going to be a bad winter. | 0:42:36 | 0:42:39 | |
Yes, indeed, the sledge helped. | 0:42:39 | 0:42:41 | |
But it was also the sale of her 1950s wall clock that pushed her | 0:42:41 | 0:42:44 | |
past the winning post... | 0:42:44 | 0:42:46 | |
How does just the very round 200 sound? | 0:42:46 | 0:42:49 | |
Why don't we settle on 180? | 0:42:49 | 0:42:51 | |
-Can you go just a tiny bit and say 190? -190, it's a deal. | 0:42:51 | 0:42:54 | |
..making a timely £110 profit and making Kate the winner. | 0:42:54 | 0:42:59 | |
Chuffed, that's the word. I am really chuffed. | 0:42:59 | 0:43:02 | |
And all that hard work has paid off. | 0:43:02 | 0:43:04 | |
I was pleased with my sales, but Kate did much better than I. | 0:43:04 | 0:43:08 | |
Oh, well, you can't win them all. | 0:43:08 | 0:43:10 | |
Yes, James will be doing all he can to redeem himself | 0:43:10 | 0:43:13 | |
tomorrow in the ultimate antiques challenge - | 0:43:13 | 0:43:16 | |
the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown. | 0:43:16 | 0:43:19 |