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 > 0:00:14Each week, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:14 > 0:00:17will face a different daily challenge...
0:00:17 > 0:00:18I've got a heavy profit here.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22- ..putting their reputations on the line...- Who's there?
0:00:23 > 0:00:27- ..they'll give you the insider's view of the trade...- Rrroar.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30..along with their top tips and savvy secrets...
0:00:30 > 0:00:32That could present a problem.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35- ..showing you how to make the most money...- Ready for battle.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40- ..from buying and selling. - Get in there!
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Coming up, it's the Showdown.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47This time, Kate shows us
0:00:47 > 0:00:50that imperfections aren't always a bad thing.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53It's actually a crack that happened when the piece was in the kiln
0:00:53 > 0:00:57being fired, so actually not classed as damage.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01- Bingo gets the shock of his life. - Can't be! It can't be!
0:01:01 > 0:01:03And will our dealers make a profit
0:01:03 > 0:01:06selling at the terrifying Showdown auction?
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Crikey, I'd bite his hand off if it was me.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30In today's Showdown, our daring duo prepare
0:01:30 > 0:01:34to give the country and Continent a proper going-over
0:01:34 > 0:01:37in pursuit of a cornucopia of collectibles
0:01:37 > 0:01:39they hope to turn to riches.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41First up is our duke of dealing.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44He may look gentlemanly on the outside
0:01:44 > 0:01:48but his polite exterior masks a ravenous hunger for antiques
0:01:48 > 0:01:50and a gritty desire to win.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52It's James "Bingo" Braxton.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Do you know, I am on fire today.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59His opposition - she's the countess of cash
0:01:59 > 0:02:02with a core of pure profit-making steel.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04This lady of the loot takes no prisoners
0:02:04 > 0:02:06and devours competition.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09It's Kate "Absolute" Bliss.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11I'm going to be ruthless.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Our experts have £1,000 of their own money
0:02:14 > 0:02:17to spend across four different locations -
0:02:17 > 0:02:20a foreign market, an auction,
0:02:20 > 0:02:24an antiques fair and a car boot sale.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Once they've amassed their arsenal,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29they must use their wit and wisdom to sell the lot
0:02:29 > 0:02:33and any profit they make will go to the charity of their choice.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36But there is an almighty twist.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38At least half their items must be sold
0:02:38 > 0:02:40at the special Showdown auction,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43where our dealers relinquish control to the buying public.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47As the drama unfolds, they'll have to stand and watch
0:02:47 > 0:02:50as their items go under the hammer.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Only one can be victorious.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55So, James Braxton and Kate Bliss,
0:02:55 > 0:02:59it's time for the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- Hey, the big finale. Exciting!- Very exciting.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Shall we remind ourselves of the rules?- Yeah.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09"Welcome to the mighty Showdown.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11"You must each buy two items
0:03:11 > 0:03:13"at every one of your regular Put Your Money challenges.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17"You have £1,000 to spend."
0:03:17 > 0:03:20"You can sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23"The rest will be sold at the Showdown auction.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26"The winner is the expert who makes the most profit."
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- Bonne chance.- Mmm, bonne chance. It's a tricky one.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33I always find it quite hard to decide what to go into auction.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- Send the cheapest.- Do you think? - Yeah.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Good luck.- Good luck. Bonne chance. - Let's go!
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Our dynamic duo are in peak condition,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45each primed to outrun their rival
0:03:45 > 0:03:48and ready to snatch gold from under their competitor's nose.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51It's Round 1, the foreign market.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Our shrewd spenders have hopped over the Channel
0:03:55 > 0:03:58to Waterloo antiques market in Belgium,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01where they'll both need to find two Showdown-worthy items.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05With no time to lose, James the Great has stumbled on a grate,
0:04:05 > 0:04:07but for what?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10It's got a lot going on there.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13We've got this sort of Greek key rushing round the border here
0:04:13 > 0:04:16and then we've got an open fish scale here.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21Now, it's got a little handle and a rather nice hinge here.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Maybe it's something to do with possibly heating? I don't know.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28It's 30 euros and at 30 euros, I've got to buy it, haven't I?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Well, no, you don't HAVE to buy it,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34especially if you don't know what it's for.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37But James decides it's a bargain not to be left in Brussels,
0:04:37 > 0:04:43spending 30 euros or £22.22 on the mysterious 1920s French grate.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Meanwhile, across the market,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Kate has found someone who is no stranger to these parts.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- Napoleon.- Napoleon, yes.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- Paris?- Paris.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- Er...19th century?- 19th century.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03- C'est combien?- Cent. 100.- Hmm...
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Yes, and like Napoleon,
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Miss Bliss doesn't like being backed into a corner.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- Time for a counteroffensive. - I think...
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Er...cinquante.- 50?
0:05:14 > 0:05:19- Si.- OK, OK, for 50.- Oui? Merci.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Yes, she's not messing about today,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24haggling her way to a half-price deal.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Kate pays just over £37 for the diminutive figurine.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32But will it bring her better luck than this little chap had here?
0:05:32 > 0:05:34I think the excitement of being in Waterloo
0:05:34 > 0:05:37and all the historical significance of the battle here
0:05:37 > 0:05:39has got the better of me,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42because I have bought some continental porcelain,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44which I don't normally buy,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47but it's Napoleon. It's 19th century.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Now, I noticed a tiny little bit of damage down here
0:05:50 > 0:05:51but I've looked at it with my loupe
0:05:51 > 0:05:53and it's actually a crack that happened
0:05:53 > 0:05:56when the piece was in the kiln being fired,
0:05:56 > 0:05:58so actually not classed as damage
0:05:58 > 0:06:02and I'm hoping that somebody who loves history, like me,
0:06:02 > 0:06:04is going to love this.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07While Kate marches off to find her second item,
0:06:07 > 0:06:11James spots a modern nest of tables with a price tag of 20 euros.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15It is solid oak and it's all there.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17It's quite a sweet little table.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20It would have been three, a nest of three tables normally.
0:06:20 > 0:06:26Um, but might as well have the two. Go on. Come on, come on.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Let me furnish you with some money, my good man. I'll take the two.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33That's £14.81 in sterling
0:06:33 > 0:06:36and Bingo's Waterloo campaign is complete.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Meanwhile, Kate knows there's only one thing for it
0:06:38 > 0:06:41when you're second in a two-horse race.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Well, I'm running out of time.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47I think we'll just do a deal. Trente, oui?
0:06:47 > 0:06:49KATE LAUGHS
0:06:50 > 0:06:54That's £22.22 and some seriously speedy shopping from Miss Bliss.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57So, what's she bought?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Now, I'm a bit of a sucker for nice period leather boxes
0:07:00 > 0:07:02and this is exactly what this is.
0:07:02 > 0:07:061930s but open it up and inside, we've got
0:07:06 > 0:07:12four lovely little matching chrome-plated toiletry bottles.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16All the plate is in good condition and for 30 euros,
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I don't think that's too bad.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Our Antiques Avengers have survived Round 1
0:07:21 > 0:07:23and spent sensibly on foreign soil,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26so while they convert their euros back to pounds,
0:07:26 > 0:07:28let's see how they're doing.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36From a £1,000 budget, James has spent £37.03,
0:07:36 > 0:07:41which means he has just under £963 left in the kitty.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Kate's haul has cost her £59.26,
0:07:44 > 0:07:48leaving her just under £941 for the next three rounds.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54And so begins Round 2, the auction.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57They've arrived at the Hop Farm Auction Room in Kent
0:07:57 > 0:08:00and have some solid strategies up their sleeves.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Got to buy another two items here.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Are they going to be cheap enough in this auction room
0:08:05 > 0:08:06to take to another? I doubt it
0:08:06 > 0:08:09because I've got the premium and everything.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13I'll have to see how I go. I'll have to see what the competition's like.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16So, Bingo's not planning to put anything from here
0:08:16 > 0:08:18into the Showdown auction.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21It seems Miss Bliss is thinking exactly the same thing.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24You've got to remember that we're live online here today,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27so the pieces here today have been put out there,
0:08:27 > 0:08:29into the international marketplace,
0:08:29 > 0:08:33and the impact of them going to the market has been had today.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35It's quite unlikely they'll make significantly more
0:08:35 > 0:08:38in another auction fairly soon.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Our brave bidders must each bag two items
0:08:41 > 0:08:44and they've got money to spend, so let the auction commence.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Kate Bliss is ready for action and, call the cops,
0:08:48 > 0:08:50she's found something already.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52This '50s telephone's coming up in just a minute
0:08:52 > 0:08:54and I quite like it. It's quite retro.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Although it's had a few alterations,
0:08:56 > 0:08:59it's lost its plate underneath, it's still worth a punt.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04The estimate is £30 to £40 and Kate puts the auctioneer on speed dial.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Start it off. £30 on the telephone.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- Ooh.- 30. £30, thank you.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12£32 anywhere? £30 it is, in the room, then.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16- £30, last chance selling at £30. - AUCTIONEER BANGS GAVEL
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Yes, me! £30.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24With auction fees, that's £35.25, but did she make the right call?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26The catalogue says 1950s.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28It's not in bad nick
0:09:28 > 0:09:31but, unfortunately, it lost its little paper dial there,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33which would have had the original number on it.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35The Bakelite itself, though, is in good nick,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38so this could be an interior decorator's piece
0:09:38 > 0:09:41to give a retro look to an interior or it could be for use.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Hoping to catch up, James has spotted a 1960s coffee table
0:09:46 > 0:09:50with a guide price of £15 to £20 and sticks his hand in the air.
0:09:50 > 0:09:5220. 22.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- 22 it goes.- I think it's mine. - AUCTIONEER BANGS GAVEL
0:09:56 > 0:10:00It IS yours, Bingo, for £25.85, fees included.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04This is quite trendy at the moment and the great thing about this
0:10:04 > 0:10:08is you can introduce an element of colour into your home.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Who doesn't love mosaics? I love mosaics.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13There's a lot of work, they've clipped them all round
0:10:13 > 0:10:15and luckily, they've protected it
0:10:15 > 0:10:18with this gilded plastic strap all the way round.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20I can see big profit.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23And keeping to the theme of interior design,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25James has fallen for a modern Turkish rug
0:10:25 > 0:10:29with an estimate of £40 to £60 and, blinded by its beauty,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32has completely forgotten how an auction works.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35- I'll give you 30 for it for a start. 30.- Oh, you will?
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- That's very kind of you(!) But I've got £40 online.- No!
0:10:38 > 0:10:40THEY LAUGH
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Yes, there's no haggling here, Bingo. You're not in a souk.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- I'll give you £42.- Oh, thank you. £42 in the room.
0:10:46 > 0:10:4744's jumped in. 46?
0:10:47 > 0:10:5046 in the room. 48's there. 50?
0:10:50 > 0:10:5350's there. 55 next, if you will.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- At 50. - HE BANGS GAVEL
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Thank you very much indeed, sir. Thank you.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01It's his for £58.75, including fees,
0:11:01 > 0:11:05and James hopes it will take him on a magic ride to Profitland.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08This is a Turkish knotted or Ghiordes knot.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12But it's a big carpet. It's got great colours.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15It's got a central reserve, it's got a lot going on with it.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20And £50 plus the bit, it's very good value, isn't it?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22With one item left to buy at auction,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Kate spots a pair of modern diamond earrings
0:11:25 > 0:11:29with an upper estimate of £25 and she thinks she's onto a winner.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Diamond studs are always great sellers.
0:11:31 > 0:11:3536 there. 38's next. 38 over there. 40.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38But they are proving to be a popular lot,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41pushing the price way over the estimate.
0:11:41 > 0:11:4455 there. 60 anywhere? 60's there.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- 65. 70?- No.
0:11:46 > 0:11:4965 it is. At £65. Selling at...
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- 70's back in. At £70. - AUCTIONEER BANGS GAVEL
0:11:53 > 0:11:55£70 for diamond earrings.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Well, as I said, always commercial, always good sellers.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Wasn't going to go to that, though.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Oops!
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Hmm, oops indeed, as the auction premium bumps the cost up
0:12:07 > 0:12:13to £82.25 and that's Kate's two auction items in the bag.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17Our auction room aficionados have survived Round 2,
0:12:17 > 0:12:19but will it be the diamond earrings
0:12:19 > 0:12:21or the Turkish rug that wins the day?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Let's tot up the totals.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Our dealers started out with £1,000 of their own money to spend
0:12:28 > 0:12:30and they've now bought four items each.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34James's purchases have cost £121.63,
0:12:34 > 0:12:38leaving him with over £878 in his coffer.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Kate's spent £176.76,
0:12:41 > 0:12:46leaving her with just over £823 for the next two rounds.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Time for Round 3 at the antiques fair.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54Their third battleground is at Peterborough Festival of Antiques,
0:12:54 > 0:12:58where they'll be scanning their beady eyes over 1,000 stalls,
0:12:58 > 0:13:00hoping to secure any gems before their opponent.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03James has spent just a fraction of his budget so far
0:13:03 > 0:13:05so, if he's looking to buy big,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08it seems he's stumbled across the very thing.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Can't be! It can't be!
0:13:18 > 0:13:21How many bottles does it do?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23One, two, three, four, five, six...
0:13:23 > 0:13:25It's enormous!
0:13:25 > 0:13:28240 bottles?
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- Have I got that right?- I don't know.
0:13:31 > 0:13:3618 by the 12. Let's do the maths. Let's keep it easy.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39180 plus 36...
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- 216.- Yeah, he got there in the end.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- Now, what is your best price on this?- 70.- 70?
0:13:46 > 0:13:49You've gone and got yourself a deal. Thank you very much indeed.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Now, this is what I call a wine rack. This is a big fellow.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56This just keeps the wine in perfect order. It's perfect for the cellar.
0:13:56 > 0:14:01The only problem is getting it down into somebody's cellar.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Not bad condition. I notice one has got a bit of woodworm,
0:14:05 > 0:14:10one's missing, but bar that, it's almost perfect.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Ah, yes, what's a bit of woodworm between friends, eh?
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Now, whilst Bingo's been fawning over his wine rack,
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Miss Bliss has her eye on a decorative glass plate...
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- 90.- Yeah.- ..buying it for £90 and she's delighted.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28A gorgeous, opalescent, art deco, 1930s.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31It's moulded glass.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33I think this is Eastern European
0:14:33 > 0:14:36and by a factory called Barolac which was based in Czechoslovakia.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40You've got beautiful waterlilies, you've got a great colour
0:14:40 > 0:14:44and, most importantly, it's in perfect condition.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48At the indoor stalls, Bingo has spotted something big and coppery
0:14:48 > 0:14:51and it's a chance to show off his expertise.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55What on Earth is that then, that big copper thing?
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Water boiler. Dates from about 1840.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Absolutely tremendous.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Very Downton. Just think of me as Carson.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08Butler Bingo? No, James seems more upstairs than down.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13So, that's a water boiler and that would just sit on the range.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16What have you got on this mighty beastie?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- 275.- How about 210?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- 220.- 220.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I think it's an object of beauty. I'll buy it.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- Come on, I'll buy it.- Good one.
0:15:27 > 0:15:33Who doesn't love a piece of metal? We've got copper, we've got brass.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36This would just permanently stay on the range,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39so you'd always be able to draw off some hot water
0:15:39 > 0:15:42for boiling vegetables or whatever you were doing.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Copper is the metal at the moment.
0:15:44 > 0:15:49I need to introduce this into a trendy restaurant.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53With one item left to buy, Kate has got her tentacles on a tantalus.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56You'd have to give it a good polish.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00I quite like it like that. It looks like it's been used.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02We've got 295 on there.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Today, now, 250.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09We're going in the right direction. 200's what I'm thinking.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- £210. - I just really like round figures.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- I like round figures. - 200, I've got the cash.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- 205 and that will buy me a cup of tea.- Oh!
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- Now, come on, you know that's a deal.- You're killing me!
0:16:20 > 0:16:23You can't do the 200? And I'll bring you a cup of coffee!
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- Right, I'm going to hold you to that.- OK.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- Cappuccino, two sugars, 200. - 200. Done.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Yes, Kate there, proving that a caffeine fix can fix a deal.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38Coffee included, that takes £201.50 out of her pot.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Here we go. Look at that for service.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Now, the thing about a tantalus is, it's a great-looking piece
0:16:45 > 0:16:49but it's also highly practical. This is Georgian style,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52but I think it's probably 20th century in date.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Silver-plated with three lovely cut-glass decanters.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58So, we're at the antiques fair finish line
0:16:58 > 0:17:01and both our dealers have lavished some serious cash.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04So, let's see where they stand after Round 3.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11From his £1,000 budget, James has spent £411.63,
0:17:11 > 0:17:15which leaves over £588 for the final round.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20Kate has spent a total of £468.26 so far,
0:17:20 > 0:17:25leaving her with just under £532 in her kitty.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30So, all that money comes with them to Round 4, the car boot.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34Our money-making maestros have brought their collectibles know-how
0:17:34 > 0:17:37to Hemswell car boot in Lincolnshire for their last hurrah.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42And Bingo is not messing about. He screeches in, hits the brakes
0:17:42 > 0:17:45and procures a 1970s motoring motif dish...
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Alfa Romeo, look at that!
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- Would you take £2, sir?- For you, yeah.- Oh, you very kind man!
0:17:51 > 0:17:54..for a very thrifty £2.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57It's rather nice. It's made by Wade, it's pottery
0:17:57 > 0:18:01and it's published by the Vintage Sports Car Club of Great Britain.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05It has that sort of detail a car enthusiast would like.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08It's a 1924 Alfa Romeo, it comes from Italy
0:18:08 > 0:18:13and it raced at Brooklands, that famous track in Surrey.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15It's a fabulous-looking car as well.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Really lovely item and mine for just £2.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22With the chequered flag almost in sight,
0:18:22 > 0:18:24his rival is desperate to overtake
0:18:24 > 0:18:27and has found something to pin her hopes on.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- Can I have a look at your hat pins, please?- Yeah.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Thank you. What could you do on these for me?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- 70.- That's quite a lot, isn't it?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38I know they're hallmarked.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- What's the absolute rock bottom, just for me?- 60.
0:18:41 > 0:18:47- 55?- Oh, go on then.- 55?- Yeah. - Done. Thank you very much indeed.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51In the Victorian and Edwardian periods,
0:18:51 > 0:18:55an essential item for the lady about town would be one of these.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Now, there are hatpins and there are hatpins.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00And these are particularly nice examples.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02You've got a pair here, matching,
0:19:02 > 0:19:06with sterling silver mounts and a little shamrock motif,
0:19:06 > 0:19:10and then this one is by the Rolls-Royce of hatpins,
0:19:10 > 0:19:14a man called Charles Horner, who's highly collectible.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Three for £55 is a good price.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21And with just one item left to complete her Showdown swag,
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Kate spots a 1930s baby's bowl.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- Go on then. - And it's hers for just £10.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31It was made to be used in 1937.
0:19:31 > 0:19:35We know the exact date because of the scene that's printed on it.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37You've got a lovely coronation scene here.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42The black is transfer-printed and then it's overpainted by hand
0:19:42 > 0:19:44in these lovely coloured enamels,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46which are still in pretty good condition.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Turn it over and you've got the factory, Foley China,
0:19:49 > 0:19:54and it says here, "Souvenir item for the coronation of George VI".
0:19:54 > 0:19:56So, Kate's completely spent up,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59but Bingo still has some pocket money left
0:19:59 > 0:20:03and he's got his eye on an old bike. The big kid!
0:20:03 > 0:20:05I have spotted car boot gold.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10Behind me, a classic drop-handled racing bicycle. It's lovely.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15That's the sort of bicycle I dreamed of and saved up my pocket money for
0:20:15 > 0:20:18and there it is. I wonder how much it will be.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20He DOES know it's a picture, doesn't he?
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- What have you got on that? - I'm asking for 200 quid.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- You're asking 200 quid?- Yeah. - That's quite steep.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- Mmm. It's a one-off.- What about 150?
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- Very tempting, very tempting. - Very tempting.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- 175 and it's yours.- Go on. In for a penny, in for a pound.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38# Bicycle, come on, bicycle... #
0:20:38 > 0:20:40That is a pricey peddler,
0:20:40 > 0:20:44but does James think it's worth it? Hold on, where is he?
0:20:46 > 0:20:50This is car boot gold. It's the most fabulous item.
0:20:50 > 0:20:55It's a big design item. It's just the distillation of sort of 1970s.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00But I've never seen an image like this. It's printed.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02I think it's magic. I had to pay for it.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07I had to pay £175, but I think there's still profit in it.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Good buy.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Yeah, it's not goodbye quite yet.
0:21:12 > 0:21:17Our epic buying journey is over but we need to assess the figures.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22Our rummaging rivals each had £1,000 at the start of the Showdown.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26James has splashed out £588.63 of his kitty,
0:21:26 > 0:21:32while Kate has been more cautious and finishes, having spent £533.26.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Before our dealers turn their minds to selling,
0:21:35 > 0:21:37what do they make of their wares?
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- Hey!- There you are, Kate. You're looking happy.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- We have all eight items. - All eight, all done.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- Your favourite item? - Got to be the diamond earrings.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Girl's best friend and all that.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- They're very nice those studs, aren't they?- They're quite sparkly.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- What about you?- My affections change very quickly.- Yeah.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57And I bought it today. It's a most lovely huge print
0:21:57 > 0:22:01- of a racing bicycle.- Oh, fantastic. Sounds good.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04So, what's going to make the most money then?
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- I think one and the same bicycle print.- Do you?- Yeah, and you?
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Tricky one. Could be the tantalus, I'm not sure.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- I've got the buyer in mind.- Well done.- Depends whether he likes it.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Yes, get that high price.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Anyway, our problem is finding those items for auction, isn't it?
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Yeah, now we've just got to decide on the auction.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- Oh, well, I'll see you there. Bonne chance.- Bonne chance.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35Well, dealers, there's a tough road ahead before that Showdown auction.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39First, they have to focus on finding private buyers for half their items.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43The other half will enter the auction of fear,
0:22:43 > 0:22:47where their fates rest solely in the hands of the bidding public,
0:22:47 > 0:22:51so it's imperative to choose carefully what goes where.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Over in Sussex, James is doing just that.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Here is my mighty Showdown.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02The items that I'm going to put into auction are the grate,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06the two tables, the Alpha Romeo dish and this lovely rug here.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10The reason I've put them in is I've bought them quite well, ie cheaply.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15James also needs to find private buyers for his wine rack,
0:23:15 > 0:23:191960s coffee table, his 19th-century copper water boiler
0:23:19 > 0:23:21and vintage bicycle print.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Over at her Herefordshire HQ, Kate's got a clear plan
0:23:25 > 0:23:28of what she's putting into auction as well.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32My best buys, I think, have come from the car boot
0:23:32 > 0:23:35and that's the baby's plate and the hatpins.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39All three of them are in good order and I think there's a profit there.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42I'm going to put both of those into auction.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46I'm also going to send my little set of toiletry bottles
0:23:46 > 0:23:48that came all the way from Belgium.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50There are collectors of this sort of thing
0:23:50 > 0:23:54and I would put an auction estimate of between £20 to £40 on them.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58And my last piece for auction are my diamond earrings.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01They're lovely little stud fastenings, everything a girl likes
0:24:01 > 0:24:04and I think there's got to be £100 there.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08So, Kate needs to find private buyers for her Bakelite telephone,
0:24:08 > 0:24:1220th-century tantalus, 19th-century Napoleon figurine
0:24:12 > 0:24:14and 1930s glass bowl.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Our eminent experts must now become supersonic sellers and, remember,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23until they've shaken on it and the money has changed hands,
0:24:23 > 0:24:26no deal is ever sealed.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29It's James Bingo Braxton who's out first,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32determined to secure that vital opening sale.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36He's cunningly pinpointed East Sussex wine merchant Peter
0:24:36 > 0:24:40as a possible buyer for the huge wine rack he bought for £70,
0:24:40 > 0:24:43but can he uncork his premier Showdown profit here?
0:24:44 > 0:24:47Now, what do you think of my mighty wine rack?
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- Er... - JAMES LAUGHS
0:24:49 > 0:24:52You'd like me to be honest about it? Tell me something.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56I found this at an antiques fair. Let's say this is 1970,
0:24:56 > 0:25:01- so this has already survived, you know, 45 years.- Yes.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04But it's one of the largest wine racks I've seen.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09You get 18 12-bottle cases in this mighty fellow.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13And I would like, I'd like £1 a hole.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16So, James's opening offer is £216.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21I prefer if they're only wood and not metal.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24I know myself, I would scrape the labels
0:25:24 > 0:25:25and that is the hard metal.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30- You're trying to get the price down, aren't you, Peter?- Oh, certainly.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- How about 75p a hole, Peter? - I think definitely not.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- Give me a price, Peter.- 50p.- 50p.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40How about if we met halfway, 65p? Come on, Peter, put it there.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45- I knew it wasn't going to be a pushover.- All right, 60.
0:25:45 > 0:25:4860? That's £129.60.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Thank you very much indeed. Very kind.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56Yes, it's a good start for Bingo, as he pockets a profit of £59.60
0:25:56 > 0:26:01and moves swiftly on to finding a home for his 1960s mosaic table
0:26:01 > 0:26:03with vintage shop owner Yvonne...
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- Put it there.- £40 then. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10..adding another £14.15 to his pot.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14It's a prosperous start from James but, back in Hereford,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Miss Bliss is determined to ring in the changes.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19She's hoping to talk vintage shop buying assistant Emma
0:26:19 > 0:26:21into taking the Bakelite telephone.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Remember, Kate paid £35.25 at auction.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29I have noticed... Actually, you've got one in the window, haven't you?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Yes.- ..that you do like the odd old telephone.- Yes, we do.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36- So, I've brought you this one. I think it's probably '30s.- OK.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38If you look at the receiver,
0:26:38 > 0:26:42it's got that lovely shape around the bottom there.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47It's even got the modern phone line in the back there already,
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- so you can plug it in, it's all good to go.- Brilliant.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- What do think? Is it your sort of thing?- Yeah, definitely.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Like you said, we do love vintage phones.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57They prove to be quite popular as well.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00This one is in working order. That's brilliant as well.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02- I was hoping for around the £60 mark?- OK.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- How does that sound to you? - We probably would sell it on
0:27:05 > 0:27:09for about that price. Probably thinking more of, like, £40.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Could I say just a wee bit more
0:27:11 > 0:27:14and meet you in the middle at a nice round £50?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Yeah, I think, cos it's in working order,
0:27:17 > 0:27:20then we could probably... Yeah, £50 sounds good.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22- Thank you. Brilliant.- Lovely. - Thank you, Emma.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26That's a solid first profit of £14.75 for Kate
0:27:26 > 0:27:29but, intent on being the victor in this battle,
0:27:29 > 0:27:33she sells her 19th-century Napoleon figurine to local collector David,
0:27:33 > 0:27:39gleaning a statuesque profit of £162.96.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Bingo is still in East Sussex and who can blame him,
0:27:43 > 0:27:46with rolling hills, open views and majestic countryside?
0:27:46 > 0:27:47But he's not here for all that.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51No, he's heading to the pub, but at least he's taking
0:27:51 > 0:27:53his 19-centuty copper water boiler with him...
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- How about 250?- Go on then.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Thank you very much indeed, Gary.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01..bubbling up a refreshing profit of £30.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05And with that, James is down to his last private sale item,
0:28:05 > 0:28:07the vintage bike print.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09I'm in the middle of the countryside.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12I've come to see Janie, a good friend of mine,
0:28:12 > 0:28:16who's both mad about cycling and an instructor.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20The picture's so large, I've had it delivered. Let's hope she loves it.
0:28:20 > 0:28:26James paid a rather ambitious £175 for the print at the car boot
0:28:26 > 0:28:29but will Janie think it's worth taking a spin on?
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- Now, what do you think of this mighty beastie?- I'm loving it.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35- Do you?- I do love it, yeah. It's gorgeous.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39I was told it came out of Carlton Cycles' engineering workshop
0:28:39 > 0:28:42in Worksop. Do you know much about Carlton?
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Only that they were the first people
0:28:44 > 0:28:47to do beautiful handmade racing bikes
0:28:47 > 0:28:51and added a bit of colour to them at the same time.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54This is probably, datewise...
0:28:54 > 0:28:58I think it's about, um, 1960s or '70s.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02Janie, I was hoping for around 250. How does that sound?
0:29:02 > 0:29:06- It sounds like a lot of money. - It has great provenance.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10It's an image that you won't find again.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15- I love it. How would you like £100? - No, that's too low, I'm afraid.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- Too low.- 165.- I can't do 165.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- Cor... - JANIE CHUCKLES
0:29:22 > 0:29:25190. Come on, put it there.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29- 190. Done.- Done. I have been!
0:29:29 > 0:29:33Yes, just a 15 profit. Go on, Bingo, get on your bike!
0:29:33 > 0:29:39I'm sort of a bit like an old maid here, starting my cycling.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41# Ride my bike until I get home... #
0:29:41 > 0:29:45And off he goes on the Tour de East Sussex.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Heart rate's gone up.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51# Gonna ride my bike until I get home... #
0:29:51 > 0:29:56All my private sales are now done. Not a huge profit, just over £100.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59But the auction's to come. Maybe I'll make more.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03Yes, James may have beaten Kate to the private sales finish line,
0:30:03 > 0:30:05but this race is far from over.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09With no time to lose, Kate sells her 1930s glass bowl
0:30:09 > 0:30:11to vintage boutique owners Paul and Theresa...
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- I think our best price would be £100.- Lovely.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17..earning a glossy £10 profit.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Kate has just one thing left to sell privately
0:30:19 > 0:30:22before the mighty Showdown auction
0:30:22 > 0:30:25and it's her big-money item, the 20th-century tantalus.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28It cost her just over £200 at the antiques fair
0:30:28 > 0:30:31and she hopes it can come and stay permanently
0:30:31 > 0:30:33at this Regency hotel in Hereford.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38So, what do you think of my tantalus cos, obviously,
0:30:38 > 0:30:41this is on a slightly different scale to the decanter there?
0:30:41 > 0:30:44- It's lovely. It's quite a thing, isn't it?- Mmm.- Wow.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- It's Georgian really, I would say, in style.- Yeah.
0:30:47 > 0:30:48- Silver-plated.- Yeah.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51But the thing I like about it is, if you look closely,
0:30:51 > 0:30:55you've got a tiny little bit of chasing or engraving
0:30:55 > 0:30:59just around the top here. And it's got its key, of course,
0:30:59 > 0:31:03- which is incredibly important. - Oh, so it locks?- So it locks.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- Let's see what it looks like on the mantelpiece.- OK.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- What do you think?- Oh, yes, I think that looks super, George.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12It fits in there quite nicely.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16I was hoping for around the £500, £550 mark, something like that?
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Would you take £450 for it?
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Could you say a nice sort of round £500?
0:31:21 > 0:31:23- That seems a fair deal.- Lovely.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much. That's super.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29Goodness gracious! A stiff drink might be in order,
0:31:29 > 0:31:34as Kate earns a whopping £298.50 and has no more private sales.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Next stop, the Showdown auction.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41Miss Bliss is obviously in the lead now, but by how much?
0:31:41 > 0:31:44Both our experts have now sold four items.
0:31:44 > 0:31:50James is doing well, with profits, so far, of £118.75.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52But it's Kate who's leading at this stage.
0:31:52 > 0:31:58Her private sales have earned a huge profit of £486.21.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02So, now it's the moment we've all been waiting for -
0:32:02 > 0:32:04the Showdown auction.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06This is a tortuous place,
0:32:06 > 0:32:10where our dealers have absolutely no control over any of their sales.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Their fate is in the hands of the team and bidders
0:32:13 > 0:32:16at Keys Auctioneers in Norfolk.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20So, are our two warriors feeling brave or jittery?
0:32:21 > 0:32:23- Well, good morning.- Morning, Kate.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26On this gorgeous sunny day(!)
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Are you excited about the sale?
0:32:28 > 0:32:31Yeah, well, it's the last four items to sell.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- I sold everything, how about you? - Yep, sold everything else.
0:32:34 > 0:32:39Little bit like this. Some good, some bad. How about you?
0:32:39 > 0:32:43Yeah, I've had some winners and I've had some also-rans.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45I'm not so sure about this though. Are you feeling confident?
0:32:45 > 0:32:49- Well, I've entered pretty well my lowest price items.- OK.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- And you?- Well, some. Not quite, actually,
0:32:52 > 0:32:56cos I've got those earrings, which are quite expensive.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58And how much did you pay for those?
0:32:58 > 0:33:01- I paid around the £80 mark. - Oh-ho-ho.- I know.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05- So, that could be the tricky one. - Well, best of luck.- And you.
0:33:05 > 0:33:06Shall we go and see these earrings?
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- Let's get in the warm. - Yeah, come on.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12So, mixed feelings there from our rather soggy experts.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14But could they just be bluffing?
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Before the hammer falls,
0:33:16 > 0:33:19there's one last chance to look over each other's lots.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24Kate almost paid £83 for these,
0:33:24 > 0:33:28um, and there's very few items of jewellery in this sale.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30I think she's a bit vulnerable here.
0:33:30 > 0:33:36I'm secretly hoping these crash and burn and will put me ahead.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Now, I'm quite surprised that James has put his rug in to auction
0:33:39 > 0:33:43and I don't know whether anybody else has noticed but...
0:33:43 > 0:33:45SHE SNIFFS
0:33:45 > 0:33:47..it's got a distinct aroma.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50I like Kate's baby plate.
0:33:50 > 0:33:54A bit of damage, slightly rubbed, some of the colours,
0:33:54 > 0:33:55but it's still there.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59I think it's rather nice and I think Kate will make a profit on this.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03Now, I really like the shape of James's little tables but, for me,
0:34:03 > 0:34:06it is blindingly obvious that they are two
0:34:06 > 0:34:08from an original nest of three.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Kate's bought three hatpins here.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12They've got nice silver tops.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15There seems to be a lot of boys in the room.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19I don't know to what interest hatpins have for cloth caps.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22I think Kate could make a loss on these.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25I was convinced he was going to sell his little plate
0:34:25 > 0:34:28to an Alfa Romeo enthusiast and get a flying profit
0:34:28 > 0:34:31but instead, he's put it into the auction
0:34:31 > 0:34:36which isn't even online. Having said that, with the Wade name
0:34:36 > 0:34:40and he only paid £2, there's got to be a profit there,
0:34:40 > 0:34:42it's just a question of how much.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46And we're off. The first of our items under the hammer
0:34:46 > 0:34:49is James's 20th-century nest of tables.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52He paid just under £15 for them.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54You're pretty confident about these, aren't you?
0:34:54 > 0:34:57They're a great shape. They're solid, they're solid oak,
0:34:57 > 0:34:59they have a good French line to them.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Pity I'm just missing the third one, isn't it?- I did notice that!
0:35:02 > 0:35:06Will anyone fall in love with two-thirds of a nest of tables?
0:35:06 > 0:35:09We're about to find out, as the auction begins.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12I've got a start down here of £15 for the two. At 15.
0:35:12 > 0:35:1415. 15? 15. 18.
0:35:14 > 0:35:1720. 22. 25.
0:35:17 > 0:35:1928 with you, madam. 28. At 28.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23- There we are, that's good.- 28.- 28. - AUCTIONEER BANGS GAVEL
0:35:23 > 0:35:26I reckon that's a bit of a win. Well done, you!
0:35:26 > 0:35:28A positive start for Bingo.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31After fees, he makes a profit of £5.75,
0:35:31 > 0:35:34but James's jubilation is short-lived...
0:35:34 > 0:35:35At 20.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39..as he makes a miserable loss of 8.22, after fees,
0:35:39 > 0:35:42on his 1920s grate.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44That was my favourite of your lots, actually.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Well, don't favourite another!
0:35:47 > 0:35:50And Bingo isn't the only one to face an early blow,
0:35:50 > 0:35:53as Kate's 1930s toiletry bottles
0:35:53 > 0:35:57get flushed down the great auction loo of despair.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00Standing in front takes the bid at 25.
0:36:00 > 0:36:01Go on, one more!
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Making Miss Bliss a big wet £4.12 loss.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- Ooh!- The erosive nature of commission.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13But it's all still to play for and Kate could swiftly redeem herself.
0:36:13 > 0:36:18Her diamond earrings are up next. They owe her just over £82.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Now, Kate, this is your most expensive item,
0:36:20 > 0:36:24- your lovely earrings, aren't they? - And they are so...
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Brilliant cut diamonds, really sparkly.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29This ought to be £150-worth, I would say,
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- if they were being retailed, even more.- Yeah.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35But I don't think this is the right auction for them
0:36:35 > 0:36:37so I have to say I have got the jitters about these.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39I tell you what, they looked rather lonely
0:36:39 > 0:36:42- in the jewellery cabinet, didn't they?- I know, I know.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44But Kate must stand by her decision
0:36:44 > 0:36:46to put her diamonds under the hammer.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49You can only hope they don't leave her in the rough.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Start me at £50 for them. 50.
0:36:51 > 0:36:5330 I'm bid. Here at 30.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- Oh, come on!- He hasn't really started yet, you're all right.
0:36:57 > 0:36:5938. 40. At 40.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03Come on! Crikey, I'd bite his hand off if it was me!
0:37:03 > 0:37:08- 55.- Go on!- 55. Slowly, slowly. Somebody else is bidding.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12- AUCTIONEER BANGS GAVEL - Oh...55! That is a steal!
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Somebody has got... You're laughing.
0:37:14 > 0:37:19- I'm not laughing.- He's laughing! - I'm not laughing.- £55 is a steal!
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Oh, dear, that's another disastrous loss for Kate.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27£39.55 after fees. And the merciless Showdown auction
0:37:27 > 0:37:31hasn't finished toying with our dealer's dreams yet,
0:37:31 > 0:37:33as James's car motif dish, that cost £2...
0:37:33 > 0:37:354. £4.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39..crashes and burns, making a loss of £1.12 after fees.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42This auction's cruelty knows no bounds.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46That's five items sold so far and only one has made a profit.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Surely it's time to end this losing streak.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Take cover, Showdown auction,
0:37:51 > 0:37:55because Bingo is coming at you with his Turkish rug.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58It's his last item and he means business.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Bundled up over there, your rug actually looks quite good
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- cos they've put the good side on the top.- The good side?
0:38:05 > 0:38:10Even Kate's cheeky comments can't stamp on James's hopes for profit.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13The rug owes James just under £59.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- Start me at £50 for it. £30 for it.- 30.
0:38:16 > 0:38:1830 I'm bid. Two of you want it. 32. 35.
0:38:18 > 0:38:2238. 40. 2. 45.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26- 48. 50. 5...- OK, they can stop now. They can stop now.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Yes, this is going in the right direction.- At 80.- Ooh!
0:38:29 > 0:38:3185. 90. At 90.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- 90? At 90. 90. At 90. - AUCTIONEER BANGS GAVEL
0:38:34 > 0:38:38- £90?!- £90.- £90?!- Wahey!
0:38:38 > 0:38:43- Another winner for Bingo. - And he's back in the game.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47That's a comfortable final profit of £12.65.
0:38:47 > 0:38:52Kate's 1930s baby plate is up next. It owes her £10.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55I have got everything crossed for this.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57I've got some serious catching up to do.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59The bidding is about to start.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Can Kate claw back some of her lost earnings?
0:39:02 > 0:39:05I've got to start that here at £15. Here at 15.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07Yes, straight in!
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- 15. 15. 18. 20.- 20, doing well.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- Keep going.- At 20. - AUCTIONEER BANGS GAVEL
0:39:14 > 0:39:16At last, a profit for Miss Bliss.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19It's only £4, but every penny counts.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Kate's last hopes are pinned on her early 20th-century hatpins
0:39:22 > 0:39:25that cost £55.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29- Last-chance city. - Last chance to catch you up.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32I did catch a couple of people looking at them closely...
0:39:32 > 0:39:35- Really?- ..which bodes well. I mean, these ought to go well.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40James predicted a loss on this lot. Will he be proved right?
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- £10.- Oh, come on! There's three of them!
0:39:43 > 0:39:46With you at 10. 12. 15.
0:39:46 > 0:39:4818. 20. At 22.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53- A flurry of hands.- 28, fresh bidder. - Thank you.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56- At 28.- Keep going. A long way to go. - 32. 32. 35.
0:39:56 > 0:40:01- He's teasing you.- Still with the lady, I'll sell now at 35.
0:40:01 > 0:40:06Oh, that's ridiculous! I'm having a sense of humour failure! 35?!
0:40:06 > 0:40:09That's a crushing final blow for Kate.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13A loss of £28.70 bursts her bubble.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15She's all sold up and only managed to make a profit
0:40:15 > 0:40:17on one item here today.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20I have to say I am seriously disappointed with that.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22But you know, fair and square,
0:40:22 > 0:40:25I think, on this particular occasion, my friend,
0:40:25 > 0:40:30- you have thrashed me soundly. - No, have I?- You seriously have.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34Taken it away. Well, next time Kate, consign the cheaper items...
0:40:34 > 0:40:38Well... Yeah, you owe me a cup of tea, come on, with your winnings.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43And that's it. There were mammoth misfortunes today
0:40:43 > 0:40:46but they survived and we'll reveal the victor in just a moment.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50But first, let's remind ourselves of what they spent originally.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Both our experts started out with £1,000 of their own money.
0:40:55 > 0:41:01James spent a healthy portion of that - £588.63.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06Kate spent lightly less - £533.26.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10All of the money that James and Kate have made from today's challenge
0:41:10 > 0:41:12will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15So, let's find out who is today's
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown champion.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24- Well, hello there. Hi, Kate. On this blustery day.- It is, it is.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27- The auction, for me, was a bit of a disaster.- Yeah.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30Although hammer price, I made some tiny profits,
0:41:30 > 0:41:33overall, because of the commission, I really didn't do very well,
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- whereas your rug, I couldn't believe that!- I know.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- It flew away!- Flew away. What was your best item you sold?
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Got to be my tantalus, because it was a lovely thing, actually.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46Quite an investment to buy it and yeah, not a bad return.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- Sounds expensive. - What was your leading piece?
0:41:48 > 0:41:53- Drink-related. That huge wine rack. It did all right.- It did all right.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56You're keeping your cards a bit close to your chest.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- This is it. Ooh, I'm nervous. - This is the last one.- I know.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- Are we ready?- Ready, steady... - TOGETHER: Go!
0:42:04 > 0:42:08- Oh!- Whoa!- How much did you sell that tantalus for?
0:42:08 > 0:42:11I sold it for a fair price. I think I got a really good deal
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- when I bought it.- Really? - Yeah, really!
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Yes, Kate triumphs, and it was the tantalus
0:42:16 > 0:42:19that made her the largest profit. But it doesn't end there.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22Both our experts have been building up their profit pots
0:42:22 > 0:42:26over a week of challenges, so who is the overall winner?
0:42:26 > 0:42:27Now, you had such a great start,
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- this has got to be super-close, you know. Are you ready?- Go.- Go.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- £1511.- £1547.- No!- Only just!
0:42:35 > 0:42:39- Oh, only just. - Well done.- Well done, you.
0:42:40 > 0:42:41Well fought, well won.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45Come on, let's go and have a celebratory drink.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48A close win there for Kate and, between them,
0:42:48 > 0:42:53they've made over £3,000 and every penny of that will go to charity.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57My chosen charity is the Windmill Hill Windmill Trust,
0:42:57 > 0:42:59bought at auction over 20 years ago,
0:42:59 > 0:43:03saved from dereliction and about to grind corn.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06My chosen charity is the Herefordshire branch of SSAFA,
0:43:06 > 0:43:08because it gives lifelong support
0:43:08 > 0:43:11to servicemen, veterans and their families.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14It's been a week of no-holds-barred combat.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Our excellent experts have really put their money
0:43:17 > 0:43:19where their mouths are and shown they can make a profit
0:43:19 > 0:43:23from buying and selling antiques when their own money is on the line.