0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, the show that pitches TV's
0:00:05 > 0:00:08best-loved antiques experts against each other
0:00:08 > 0:00:10in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Let's make hay while that sun shines.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face a difference daily
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- challenge... - I've got a heavy profit here.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Who's there?
0:00:23 > 0:00:26They'll give you the insider's view of the trade...
0:00:26 > 0:00:28HE GROWLS
0:00:28 > 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...
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Ready for battle.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39..from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Get in there!
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Coming up: David reveals that old age is all the rage
0:00:45 > 0:00:47when it comes to leather.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50I love worn-out leather.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53It just improves with age.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58You can't get that patination without use, abuse and wear.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Phil's haggling technique backfires.
0:01:01 > 0:01:0315, I could do.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04PHIL WEEPS
0:01:04 > 0:01:06- Now it's 225.- No! No, no, no!
0:01:06 > 0:01:10And when it comes to selling, it's all about knowing the right lingo.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14You'd use this to swing the thingy-thing.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Swing this dingly-dongler, I think we call it in the trade.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Welcome, one and all, to our foreign foray.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Today, we're in Maastricht antiques market in Holland,
0:01:44 > 0:01:49famed for its cheese, tulips and the birthplace of Vincent van Gogh,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52and of course, the European Union.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54In this historic city,
0:01:54 > 0:01:5850 stalls of wondrous wares await our dealers as they battle to buy,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01sell and earn a winning profit.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04First up, it's our fancier of finery.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06He knows his Rembrandts from his rubbish.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09With his eyes on the prize and a head for haggling,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11it's "Devilish" David Harper.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14I'm hovering like a hyena.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15And trying to beat David
0:02:15 > 0:02:18is a man whose antiques artistry knows no bounds.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22A forward thinker of fortune with a penchant for the priceless,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25it's Phil "The Fox" Serrell.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28I can feel a bit of a spend coming on.
0:02:28 > 0:02:33They both have £750 worth of their own euros to spend as they go
0:02:33 > 0:02:35head-to-head to make a profit,
0:02:35 > 0:02:39which will all be sent to our dealers' chosen charities.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42So, David Harper and Phil Serrell,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50- I'm cold!- You know what they say about you, Dave. You never 'mass a tricht'.- Oh!- Topical, you see!
0:02:50 > 0:02:53- Oh, I can't beat it, Phil. - It's best not to, really.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58- I thought we were in Belgium. Where are we?- I've been telling you for days we're going to Holland.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- Hol-land.- Right. How much money have you got?- We've got £750...
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- And a lot of stalls to go round. - It looks good.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Shall we try and find something vernacular?
0:03:06 > 0:03:10- Vernacular? What, clogs? - Well, you know, local to the area. A bit of cheese.- Cheese?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- Yeah.- Cheese and clogs! - Tulips.- Good combination!
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- See you later on.- Good luck. - Take care.- Yeah.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Mmm, so now our big spenders have agreed on where they are
0:03:19 > 0:03:22and which souvenirs they're going to take back home,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25it's time to get down to business, and with "The Fox" out of ear shot,
0:03:25 > 0:03:28"Devilish" can dish the dirt.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Right, fantastic, away from Phil Serrell and his dreadful jokes,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34that I've heard 48,000 times.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36I'm on my own in a foreign fair,
0:03:36 > 0:03:40so I'm going to be looking for something out of the ordinary.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Not the kind of thing you might find at a British fair.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47So I'm looking for a little bit of continental flair.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52Yes, David's plan is to get right in there with the curious continental collectables.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Whereas for Phil, that's the one thing that's worrying him.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Foreign markets are great. I absolutely love them.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02The thing is, you really are a fish out of water here because you're
0:04:02 > 0:04:05looking at things that are very local and specific to this area,
0:04:05 > 0:04:09and I'm going to buy them here and take them back home.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10Is that a clever thing to do?
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Well, yes, Phil, that's exactly what you're here to do.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Hmm, while Phil ponders on his position,
0:04:16 > 0:04:18David is like the early bird.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20The very, very early bird.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- Morning.- Good morning.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Hold on, where is everybody?
0:04:25 > 0:04:28I think this is the trick, you know. Get here early
0:04:28 > 0:04:32and watch things unload. But have you noticed? There are no buyers.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35There's only Phil Serrell and me. I can't believe it!
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Here is a massive opportunity for people to get here and bag the best
0:04:39 > 0:04:43pieces. If this was in England, I think it'd be teeming with buyers.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47With "Devilish" confident that he's got the market almost to himself,
0:04:47 > 0:04:50it's not long before he spots a wall light he likes the look of.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Now, let's see how much of the local lingo that he's learned.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Hello, there, good morning. Um, I don't speak Dutch, I'm afraid.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Er, none, then. Do you speak English?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- A little bit.- Oh, good. A little bit is enough.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- How much is the little wall light there?- 65.- 65. OK.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11I don't know where I'd go with that one. What else have you got? What about this doggy here?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Is this a greyhound? Oh, he's actually a pot.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15Terracotta, I think.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18No great age to him.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Sorry, her.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- A broken paw there. How much is the doggie?- 25.
0:05:22 > 0:05:2425 euro?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Um, can I give you 20?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- Yes.- 20. You're a delight.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Thank you very much, thank you very much. I've bought myself a pet.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35David's porcelain pooch sets him back 20 euros,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38or £14.81 when converted.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43And his new pet is already pulling at his heartstrings.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Now, come on. Who could fail to fall in love with that face?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Isn't she just absolutely gorgeous?
0:05:50 > 0:05:54A good-sized greyhound or a whippet, probably 20-30 years old,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57the odd chip here and there, a little scar down her neck,
0:05:57 > 0:06:00but this all adds to her character.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03She is absolutely gorgeous, and we as a nation, the British,
0:06:03 > 0:06:05love our animals.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08And I'm going to find someone who falls desperately in love with this
0:06:08 > 0:06:10gorgeous creature.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14So, along with his canine companion, David is off the blocks.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Meanwhile, Phil is on the hunt for his first purchase,
0:06:17 > 0:06:21and it appears he's looking for the finer things today.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23This is a tuning-fork watch.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26If you keep it to your ear, you will hear it hum.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Zzzzz! And that's the humming of your tuning fork.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- And that is 350?- 350, yeah.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- OK, thank you much indeed. - You're welcome.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36But it seems the price tags on the things he likes...
0:06:36 > 0:06:38120 euros.
0:06:38 > 0:06:39..are a little too high.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41How much are the tiles, please?
0:06:41 > 0:06:4395 euros.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46No good. There's no middle ground at this fair.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50Things are either really cheap and, actually, not too much quality,
0:06:50 > 0:06:52or really expensive.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Yes, Phil's struggling with his pricing points today
0:06:55 > 0:06:58and is keeping his euros under wraps for now.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59But across the market...
0:06:59 > 0:07:03This fair is tiny, but brilliant.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Really interesting objects.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07And, I think, incredibly cheap.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11Ah, well, there's one man that doesn't agree with you,
0:07:11 > 0:07:13but he's just spotted something he likes the look of.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15A bit of automotive memorabilia.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Hello.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- How much, please?- 20.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- Could you take ten euros? - 15 euros!- Ten!
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- 15. No!- Oh, look at the look on his face. Look at the look on his face,
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Hmm, recognise that, do you, Phil?
0:07:29 > 0:07:3115. I'll have that off you.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- Yes?- Yes, thank you very much.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Yes, Phil knows a good deal when he sees it, and those shallow pockets get
0:07:36 > 0:07:40some action as he bags his first buy of the day
0:07:40 > 0:07:43for 15 euros, or £11.11.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48This is from that great golden era when Those Magnificent Men In Their
0:07:48 > 0:07:52Flying Machines and Monte Carlo Or Bust! and all that sort of stuff.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56So you've got the early days of motoring and the earlier days of aviation,
0:07:56 > 0:07:59and wouldn't it be just lovely if this came from this period?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01It doesn't. It's out of period.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03This poster's probably ten or 20 years old.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07But I think it's quite stylistic. It conveys a really good,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10strong image, and I'm hoping I'm going to find somebody who is either
0:08:10 > 0:08:13into their flying, or their cars, who might want a poster.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Or perhaps someone with a flying car! Ha-ha!
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Close by, David is still looking for the unusual.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23But it appears that when he said he wanted collectables from the
0:08:23 > 0:08:27continent, he wasn't necessarily limiting himself to the European one.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31I'll tell you what, tribal art is a fascinating area.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Right now, I'm very much into this sort of ethnic carving.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37But you have to really understand it thoroughly, or otherwise,
0:08:37 > 0:08:40you can badly get your fingers burnt.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43It's going to take me a couple of years probably of reading, studying,
0:08:43 > 0:08:47handling before I feel completely and utterly confident
0:08:47 > 0:08:50to go out there and spend big money on this stuff.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55It's a minefield but massively fascinating.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56Yes, very sensible.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Meanwhile, Phil is still being cautious with his cash.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- How much?- 125.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04And back it goes.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06This could be a long day.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08How much is that?
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- It's 700 and... - No, too much for me.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15After a close inspection of almost every item on the stall,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Phil finds a pair of white metal vintage pens and a
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Napoleonic-style, early 20th century straw trinket box.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25But there's that all-important question again.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28What is the very, very best you can do for those two?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- 50 together.- 50 euros together?
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- Yes.- I'll have both those. Thank you very much.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Well, we got there in the end, and Phil gets two pens
0:09:37 > 0:09:40and the straw box for a combined price
0:09:40 > 0:09:43of just over £37 when converted.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45So, what made him splash the cash?
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Boys and their toys.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Now, I've got a ballpoint pen and a fountain pen.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52I think they're really cool things.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57White metal overlay cut and they would adorn and grace any gentleman's desk.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00And at the money I paid, there's got to be a profit in these.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03And for me, the real little treasure is this straw workbox.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06French prisoners of war got straw,
0:10:06 > 0:10:10coloured it and split it and covered boxes and they made things just like
0:10:10 > 0:10:14this. It's a real good old-fashioned antique and there's got to be a
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- profit in that.- And that double purchase means that our
0:10:17 > 0:10:20hard-bargaining Brit now has three items to his opponent's one.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22But on the other side of the market,
0:10:22 > 0:10:25David could be ringing up his next purchase.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28MS Bremen.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Any idea where that's from?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- German.- German, yeah.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34And dated 1911 as well.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36That's handy. Is it a ship's bell?
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- Yes.- From a ship, yeah?- It's a good sound.- Good sound, is it?
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- Can I...?- You can try it.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44That would wake the sailors up!
0:10:44 > 0:10:46You can hear it from one mile.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- A mile! Is that the idea? - Yeah.- Really?- Yeah.- My gosh!
0:10:50 > 0:10:53That's very powerful. What sort of price is that?
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- 15.- 15 euros?
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- It's not expensive at all.- Yes.- I don't think I could say no to that.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01I think I'm going to say yes. Thank you very much.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02Without even a haggle,
0:11:02 > 0:11:07David chimes in his second purchase and spends just over £11.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Mmm, someone feels like they're getting good deals today.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13HE RINGS BELL
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- Time to go shopping.- Well, there is just a little snag with that.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20This is it. We have kind of come to the end of the fair.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23It's a tiny little fair, in actual fact.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27That's it! But lots of stuff and it's certainly cheap,
0:11:27 > 0:11:29there's no doubt about it.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Yes, David's wallet is still bursting at the seams and,
0:11:33 > 0:11:36as he heads back to the stalls, he finds somewhere to rest it.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38So, this thing is a low table
0:11:38 > 0:11:42designed as a little smoker's table or a wine table.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43What's nice about it...
0:11:43 > 0:11:46It's a real thing. It's not a repro.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48It shows it as well.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51People may criticise it because it has been kicked and dropped so many
0:11:51 > 0:11:57times. It has seen action, this thing, which, to me, adds great character.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01Now, "Devilish", what were you just saying about this being a cheap market?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Probably not much more than five euros.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- 60. 60 euros.- 16?- 60!
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Oh, 6-0. Oh!
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Right, OK.- 6-0, yeah.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Sorry, language barrier.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Yeah, sure, sure.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- Can it be 40 euros? - 50 will be my best price.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- I'm going to have it for 50 euros. Thank you.- Thanks.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22Thank you very much indeed.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- You're welcome.- A good piece of period Art Deco.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Clap your eyes on that beauty.
0:12:28 > 0:12:3050 euros.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Maybe not as cheap as he would have liked,
0:12:32 > 0:12:35but David snaps up this faux tortoiseshell side table
0:12:35 > 0:12:38for £37.04.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43And that brings us up to the midway point.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45So, how much have they spent so far?
0:12:47 > 0:12:50With £750 worth of euros to spend,
0:12:50 > 0:12:56David has so far bought three pieces and spent £62.96,
0:12:56 > 0:13:00which leaves him just over £687 in his kitty.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Phil "The Fox" had a slow start,
0:13:02 > 0:13:07but has also got three items and spent just £48.15,
0:13:07 > 0:13:11leaving him with over £701 to attack the second half.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17But before that, they have time for a quick catch up.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Wow! It's not getting any warmer, that's for sure.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23And, I tell you what, this is a really interesting fair.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26I can't believe there are no buyers here.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- I think the stuff is really cheap. - They don't get up, do they? - They don't.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34They're sensible, but they should be up because I reckon there are some stonking bargains.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- The early bird and all that.- We're a pair of early...- Talking of which,
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- I haven't got time. I've got to get buying.- Oh!- See you.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Well, have you ever seen Phil move so fast?
0:13:42 > 0:13:46Could it be that David said something he didn't like
0:13:46 > 0:13:49the sound of? Perhaps it was that "C" word - cheap.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51David has been doing this for many,
0:13:51 > 0:13:54many years, and if there is something cheap out there,
0:13:54 > 0:13:56you can bet your bottom dollar he'll go and find it,
0:13:56 > 0:14:00so I'll have to get my skates on and really concentrate now.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04So, all geed up and ready to sink some of his money into this market,
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Phil homes in on some vintage leather luggage.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- How much is that, please?- 65.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- It's real leather. - Yeah. Pigskin. Yeah.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18It's a lovely thing, isn't it? But you've got to sort the interior out, haven't you?
0:14:18 > 0:14:21You've got to line this, really, haven't you?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- Yes.- What's your best price?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- 65.- Would 50 euros buy it?
0:14:27 > 0:14:28Yeah, it's OK.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Thank you. I can go on my holidays now, look.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34A case!
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Well, he certainly dipped into his holiday fund with his fourth and most
0:14:38 > 0:14:40expensive item so far,
0:14:40 > 0:14:42spending just over £37.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46But there's more going on here than meets the eye.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Everything in life is not always what it seems.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53This looks like a suitcase, but it hasn't been. If you look inside,
0:14:53 > 0:14:57this was originally fitted out, probably for a gentleman's vanity case.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01I think the way forward is to line this and you've then got
0:15:01 > 0:15:03a really cool,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06probably pigskin vintage case.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08I'd love to own that.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11I just hope someone else feels the same way.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15The gentleman's vanity case gives Phil a 4-3 advantage and,
0:15:15 > 0:15:17with his chokehold on the cash loosening,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20it's not long before he spots another potential purchase.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- But what is it? - How much is that, please?
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- 20 euros. - It's interesting, isn't it?
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- Made out of oak. Yeah. - PHIL KNOCKS ON ITEM
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- It's for shoes.- For shoes?- Cleaning.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- For cleaning things, is it? - Yeah, yeah.- Cleaning things.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37What's the best you can do it for?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Would 15 euros be good?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- 15?- Yes.- Thank you very much.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Bye-bye.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48So, Phil pays £11.11 for the box,
0:15:48 > 0:15:52but he thinks it wasn't made for shoes but for salt.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57This is probably mid-19th century, made out of oak,
0:15:57 > 0:16:02and I think in England that's worth probably between £40 and £80,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05something like that. So, at 15 euros,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08I'm kind of hoping there's a profit in that.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11So, Phil is hoping for a healthy return on his investment.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15And, with that, "The Fox" has nudged ahead with five purchases to David's
0:16:15 > 0:16:18three. Meanwhile, our "Devilish"
0:16:18 > 0:16:20is still looking for the unusual.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Now, strike a pose.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24That is a tiny, tiny mannequin.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Never seen a mannequin so small.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Shop fitting type things are very, very good news in actual fact,
0:16:30 > 0:16:34but they've got to have a bit of style as well. It's lost the style.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36I know, darling! It's so last season!
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Oh, have a look at that, though.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40You know what I want? A man-bag.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44Seriously, I've been thinking for ages about getting a man-bag.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Good leather gets better with age.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48How much for the man-bag?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- 25.- 25 euros.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51Do you wear a man-bag?
0:16:51 > 0:16:56- No.- No, not everybody can get away with wearing a man-bag.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Mmm, I bet you can, though, David.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00How old is it? Ten, 20 years old?
0:17:00 > 0:17:021950, 1960.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04You think it's as old as that? Cool.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05You can have it for 20.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09So, as soon as I model it, obviously I look so rubbish,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11it goes down in price!
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Marvellous! 20 euros, that's great, actually.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17It's very cool. You should wear a man-bag.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18You would suit a man-bag.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23OK, I'm going to buy a man-bag, but not for myself.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28I need to find a friend, who is a man, who wants a man-bag.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30I'll have it. Thank you.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- Nice day!- You, too. Get a man-bag.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Sorry, what type of bag was it?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Let's just review to find out.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41You know what I want? A man-bag.
0:17:41 > 0:17:42- Sorry, come again?- Seriously,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45I've been thinking for ages about getting a man-bag.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47man-bag. man-bag.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50man-bag. man-bag, man-bag, man bag...
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- man-bag...- Oh, man-bag!
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Got it! So, our fashionista of finery picked up his
0:17:56 > 0:18:00"you know what" bag for £14.81
0:18:00 > 0:18:03and has fulfilled a lifelong dream.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05You know, this is a very big day for me.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09This is the day that I first buy a man-bag.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11I've always wanted one.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14I love worn out leather.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17It just improves with age.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20You can't get that patination without use,
0:18:20 > 0:18:23abuse and wear, and it's fantastic.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Date-wise, the chap thinks it's 1960s.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28I think it's a bit later, but I don't think it matters.
0:18:28 > 0:18:32It's good quality, nice, thick stitching. Good, thick leather.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36Worn in all the right places. Loads of pockets and slips.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39It's just brilliant. You can fill it with all sorts of rubbish.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41This is it. It is now mine.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43I am going to attempt to sell it, obviously.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47But in the meantime, before I do sell it, I'm going to wear it.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49# Papa's got a brand-new bag... #
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Yes, very nice.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55And that means our designer dealer is trailing Phil by one item now.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00"The Fox" has gone from a gentle simmer to a hot boiled bargainer
0:19:00 > 0:19:03as he turns up the heat with his next seller.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05So, tell me about these stoves.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06- How much is that one?- 175.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- But that's sort of Art Deco-ey, isn't it?- That's Art Deco, yes.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- That one?- 675.- Oh!
0:19:12 > 0:19:14I like that one.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17- It's a good one.- And how much is that one?
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- 275.- You see, I was thinking a lot less than that.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Oh! You can try...
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- I can try.- But I have the freedom to say no.
0:19:25 > 0:19:26Absolutely right, yeah.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29I'll give you 200 euros for it and that's me finished.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32I haven't got any more. 200 euros.
0:19:32 > 0:19:33- Sorry.- Oh, dear!
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Phil's not getting the deal he wants.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- But, wait!- 215 I could do. - PHIL WEEPS
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Oh, it looks like the market's got the better of him.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- Now it's 225 again.- No, no, no.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46HE LAUGHS
0:19:46 > 0:19:50What about... Look, if I gave you 205 and that gives me a chance.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51- OK.- You're a gentleman.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Thank you, thank you.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Having left a big impression all over the seller's scarf,
0:19:56 > 0:20:01Phil walks away a happy camper, getting his wood burner for 205 euros,
0:20:01 > 0:20:04or £151.85.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09One of the things I love about this business is the way we recycle
0:20:09 > 0:20:13everything. This is a cast French stove from about 1900, 1940,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16something like that. But we can still use it today.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20This would look great in one of the yurts, if you want to go glamping.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24My only real regret is I didn't get some wood to put on it, because it is so blooming cold.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26# Relight my fire... #
0:20:26 > 0:20:31He might have been economic with his euros all day. Phil's final purchase,
0:20:31 > 0:20:35though, has also been the biggest and means he can beat a triumphant
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- retreat.- Well, that's me finished, shopped up.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41And this has been a really interesting antiques market
0:20:41 > 0:20:45because it's not that big, but there are some really good things here,
0:20:45 > 0:20:48and some not such good things here. I just hope that
0:20:48 > 0:20:50my, uh, eyes haven't let me down.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Well, you've certainly been watching your wallet closely enough!
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Now, with dozens of stalls to choose from,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00David ends up at the vendor where Phil bought his wood burner.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04And while "The Fox" turned on some very suspect tears to good effect,
0:21:04 > 0:21:07David is brewing a charm offensive.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Who fancies a rather nice cup of tea?
0:21:10 > 0:21:14I've just been talking to this lovely chap here about a fascinating
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- kettle.- It is!- And amazing that it still has its gas connector.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19The gas came out of the wall...
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- Yeah.- ..so that they had tea or hot water all the time.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25It's amazing. And then you don't
0:21:25 > 0:21:28have to actually take it off its cradle, you simply pour like so.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- You're missing a bit on the handle. - No, I don't think so.- Yeah, here.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- It's coming away.- This is original. - Yeah, that is original,
0:21:35 > 0:21:37but the wicker would have come all the way to the end.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40I don't think they'd leave that raw, would they?
0:21:40 > 0:21:41It's not actually a criticism of it.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45I think it's just a sign that it is very original.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48This was a very, very posh bit of kit.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51I mean, this was for somebody with a lot of money.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- Talking of money... - 150 euros for it.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- 150?- Yes.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- Could it be much cheaper? - My best price would be 125.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- 125, thank you very much. Yeah, thank you.- You're welcome.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06So, David's cooking on gas and secures his kettle
0:22:06 > 0:22:08for a hefty £92.59.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15You know, I really can't tell you how interesting this thing is to me.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18It's not just a kettle on a stand.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20It is so incredibly modern.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24When youthink it was designed and made in the late 19th century,
0:22:24 > 0:22:28it's incredible. It's almost spaceship style.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31In completely original condition.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33This is the absolute height of fashion
0:22:33 > 0:22:36and very expensive, circa 1890,
0:22:36 > 0:22:41and the fact that it's still plumbed in for its gas is mind-blowing.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43More tea, Vicar?
0:22:45 > 0:22:49And with that, the buying is done and a heady day of canvassing,
0:22:49 > 0:22:53negotiating and procuring all manner of wonderful wares comes to an end.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56It's time to see what our dealers have spent.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00From a £750 budget,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03David found the bargains today and bought five items
0:23:03 > 0:23:06for £170.36.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Phil bought six items and spent much more,
0:23:09 > 0:23:11£248.15.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Well, that was the fair that was, wasn't it?
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Not bad for our first visit to Holland.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21I've really, really enjoyed it. We've got a great Dutch takeaway. It was a good old fair, wasn't it?
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Great fair. Look at this! Such a continental environment.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28- Absolutely right.- It feels distinctly different, doesn't it? - Yeah. So, go on, tell me.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Out of all yours, which is your very favourite piece?
0:23:30 > 0:23:33The best object, probably, is the kettle.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- It's quite a cool looking thing, isn't it?- Gas powered.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38You take it home, plug it into your gas system...
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- Blow yourself up!- Marvellous!
0:23:40 > 0:23:43But my man-bag, I've never bought a man-bag before.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47- I like that.- I saw you wearing a man bag the other day and I was admiring it.- No man should be without a bag.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- You're right.- Absolutely right, yeah, yeah.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52On the luggage front, you see, I love that.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- That, I would use that. - It's such a good case, isn't it? Really, really lovely.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59I tell you what, it's getting that cold here, have you got any wood I for the fire?
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- We could do with it actually.- I've got a mistake, though, I think. - What's that?- Well...
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Phil, we both love cars, so you'd be expected to buy that.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Yeah, I know, I know. And I couldn't help myself, but I don't think there's much profit in it.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14But, hey-ho! So, we've done the really easy part, haven't we?
0:24:14 > 0:24:16- Buying is just a doddle. - And it's good fun buying. Love it!
0:24:16 > 0:24:20- Yeah, but the tough part is selling it.- Well, we've got a long train journey.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24- Yeah.- We can plot, scheme and plan our selling strategies.
0:24:24 > 0:24:25- I've got an idea.- What's that?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28I'm going to buy all of your stuff, and you buy all of my stuff, it's
0:24:28 > 0:24:30- job sorted.- Job done!
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Selling to each other is, of course, against the rules.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40So, instead, our pair of Maastricht maestros must head back to good old
0:24:40 > 0:24:44Blighty and uncover their own buyers.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45Using all available methods,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49David and Phil will scour our green and pleasant land to find perfect
0:24:49 > 0:24:52homes for all their foreign loot,
0:24:52 > 0:24:56focusing on stacking up the biggest possible profits to go to their chosen charities.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Back at his County Durham digs,
0:25:00 > 0:25:05the devilish one is giving his Dutch haul some serious consideration.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08I've got to say, that was an amazing experience.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10My very first visit to Holland.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Look around you, I mean, come on.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Look at that face of the greyhound. She is absolutely wonderful.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20I've spoken to a couple of friends of mine that have two rescue greyhounds
0:25:20 > 0:25:23that they are in love with, rightly so.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25So, I think, you will be sorted, don't you worry.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29The bell, I've spoken to a girl about this, she's very interested.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Her dad toured the world on ships, and she collects anything maritime.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35The table is really cool.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38And I know the coolest man,
0:25:38 > 0:25:43and he loves Art Deco and he loves chrome and he loves black,
0:25:43 > 0:25:48and I think he is going to go crazy over that table.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51So, David has a few cast iron plans up his sleeve,
0:25:51 > 0:25:55but he also needs to find buyers for his late Victorian gas kettle
0:25:55 > 0:25:58and that man-bag.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00At his Worcestershire lair,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Phil is perusing his pile of precious things.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05They've sent me to Holland, and what do I come back with?
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Well, I've got a French automobile poster.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13I think I might have got that sold to a man who loves cars
0:26:13 > 0:26:16and loves posters. I've got a French straw workbox.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18I've got a West German pen set,
0:26:18 > 0:26:20and I've got this lovely French stove,
0:26:20 > 0:26:22which I thought I might struggle with,
0:26:22 > 0:26:27but I've found somewhere that I think is going to give it a perfect home.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30So all I've come back with, really,
0:26:30 > 0:26:32is just a little bit of Dutch courage.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Well, he may need that
0:26:36 > 0:26:40as he also needs to find buyers for his salt box and vintage case.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Filled with competitive spirit,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45both our eager beavers are raring to get going,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48hitting the phones and the internet and the road
0:26:48 > 0:26:51in a bid to turn their purchases into profit.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53But, remember, no deal is sealed
0:26:53 > 0:26:55until a hand is shaken and the money is taken.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57And ding-dong!
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Who's this, up bright and early?
0:26:59 > 0:27:03Yes, David's launching his selling spree in his hometown of Barnard Castle.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08He's taking his £11 ship's bell to show antiques dealer Heidi,
0:27:08 > 0:27:11and if she can't see him coming in those trousers,
0:27:11 > 0:27:13she'll certainly hear him. BELL RINGS
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- Ooh, hello.- Hello, Heidi.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17- Hiya, how are you?- Very well.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- I've heard all about you. - All good, I hope?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Well, you might just be able to help me with this bell.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25- OK.- So there is the bell. MS Bremen.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29I mean, I've researched the Bremen there's a number of them...
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- Right.- And I don't know which one this came from.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35There was a Bremen that was launched in 1896...
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- Right.- ..and then dismantled in 1929,
0:27:37 > 0:27:41but whether it comes from that ship or not, I'm not sure.
0:27:41 > 0:27:42It doesn't half ring,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45and the guy I bought it off said to me that these things,
0:27:45 > 0:27:49the sound would travel, in fog, one mile. Tiny little bell...
0:27:49 > 0:27:51BELL RINGS
0:27:51 > 0:27:53That is loud, yeah.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- Have a feel of it.- OK.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58It would look lovely hanging on a chain.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00And one of these attached.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Now, what's all this about, then?
0:28:02 > 0:28:05You would use this, then, to swing the ding-y thing.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10Swing this dingley-dongler, I think we call it in the trade.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Well, listen, it's £40.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15To be honest, for £40 I won't bargain with you.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- Well...- I think £40 is a reasonable price, so I will...
0:28:18 > 0:28:21- Yeah.- Fantastic. That doesn't happen very often to me.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23I've totally underpriced it.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Thank you very much, Heidi. Been an absolute delight!
0:28:26 > 0:28:29David rings up a starting profit of £28.89, but is he happy?
0:28:30 > 0:28:34Well, I've got to say, nice sale, lovely, fun person.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37But, you know what? It could have been more! Aargh!
0:28:37 > 0:28:41Yes, while David goes off to add some more noughts to his price list,
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Phil is at the foot of the Malvern Hills,
0:28:44 > 0:28:47with the stove that cost him just over £150.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50The Fox is hoping he can find a permanent home for it
0:28:50 > 0:28:52with holiday park owner Jim.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55You've sort of specialised in doing these wonderful
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- shepherds' huts, have you? - Absolutely, yeah.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01We started off with just building the one, which I bought as a hobby.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04We thought we'd try and let it out, and it went really well, and this
0:29:04 > 0:29:07winter we're going to build another one again,
0:29:07 > 0:29:08so we'll have four altogether.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11I don't know what your budget is for replacing these...
0:29:11 > 0:29:12They're not expensive.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14See, that's not what I wanted to hear, that, really, Jim.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- It isn't?- That's, just, no, that's not what I hear at all, really.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19- What did you want to hear? - I wanted to hear £300,
0:29:19 > 0:29:22- that's what I wanted to hear, Jim. - Did you?- Yeah, I did.- Right.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24- OK.- Yeah. See, it's gone quiet again, now, hasn't it?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- It's nice...- The temperature's dropped a little...
0:29:27 > 0:29:29It is nice, Philip. Would you take an offer on it?
0:29:29 > 0:29:31I suppose I would, cos I want to sell it.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- Yeah.- What's your offer?- £240?
0:29:33 > 0:29:36I think it's worth close to £300, right?
0:29:36 > 0:29:38And I'd like to get as close to it as I can get,
0:29:38 > 0:29:41so you make me your very best offer...
0:29:41 > 0:29:43- Right.- And I will...
0:29:43 > 0:29:45It'll be a yay or a nay from me.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47OK. What about, what about £250?
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- Is that your best?- I think so, yeah.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51All right, OK. I'll shake your hand on that.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Thank you very much indeed. Gosh, he grabbed my hand rather quickly,
0:29:54 > 0:29:58didn't he? I've just begun to wonder whether I got myself burned here.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Well, that's still a toasty £98.15 profit,
0:30:00 > 0:30:03and the competition is hotting up.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07Not to be outdone, dapper David has donned his man-bag,
0:30:07 > 0:30:10for hopefully the last time, and catwalked over to Stockton on Tees.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17It cost him just under £15,
0:30:17 > 0:30:20so fingers crossed his man friend, Chris,
0:30:20 > 0:30:22likes the man-bag.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26In Holland, everybody - and I mean everybody, it's by law -
0:30:26 > 0:30:28men wear man-bags.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Well, I can't believe that, but I do see it's an original.
0:30:31 > 0:30:32Yes, it's vintage.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- It's very nice leather. - Good leather.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39- What sort of year?- I would say that's 1970s to '80s, I'm guessing.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41About the time I was born.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- Exactly.- Yes.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48How much would you pay for a man-bag of that size and that quality, new?
0:30:48 > 0:30:50I, I think, brand-new...
0:30:50 > 0:30:55- Yeah.- Possibly around £100, £110, but it's used.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59But it's got that added, kind of, extra value, because it's vintage.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02OK, David, I'll make one offer.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04It's a take it or leave it offer.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- OK?- And it's £45.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10Ooh... So, I will never see that man bag ever again?
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Only me wearing it.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14I would like to see you wearing the man-bag.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16- We have a deal?- We've got a deal.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- We have a deal. - Chris, you've made it.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Welcome to the world of man-bags.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24Devilish reluctantly relinquishes his handbag, sorry, man-bag,
0:31:24 > 0:31:28but at least he has that £30.19 profit to remember it by.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31So, David's sold two items to Phil's one,
0:31:31 > 0:31:33but Foxy's not in the mood to lag behind,
0:31:33 > 0:31:37and is revving his engine back in Worcestershire.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40I've got my really cheap car poster and I'm going to try and sell it
0:31:40 > 0:31:44to a friend of mine who's got some, well, not so cheap cars.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47I just hope there's a little bit of money left in his wallet that
0:31:47 > 0:31:49I can try and eek out for my poster.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53Well, as long as car enthusiast Will has more than £11 to spend,
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Phil will be in the black.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57- Nice to see you.- How are you?
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- What do you think, then?- Well, it'd be better if you turned it round.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Well, you've seen a picture on my phone, haven't you?
0:32:02 > 0:32:05- I have, definitely.- And there's the little beastie, look.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Little, not so little.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- Nice.- And, erm... I love it cos it's sort of...
0:32:10 > 0:32:14For me, it's very evocative of those early days of motoring,
0:32:14 > 0:32:17and of aviation as well. Clearly, there is no age to the poster.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21I think you and I are older than this is.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23And it's missing a bit of wood off the bottom, but I was sort of,
0:32:23 > 0:32:26kind of, hoping I might get, I don't know, £40 for it?
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Yeah. How would you feel about £18?
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Where the hell has £18 come from?
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- £18?!- I made it up. Yeah, well, make another one up.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38- OK...- I didn't like that at all.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43OK, let's say, then, how would you feel about £20?
0:32:43 > 0:32:46I don't think too much to £20, Willie, cos it's a lot...
0:32:46 > 0:32:48I mean, you're going up in twos, here.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52I tell you what, I know you're a fair man,
0:32:52 > 0:32:54bearing in mind I asked for £40,
0:32:54 > 0:32:57you give me what you think your best shot is.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59- £25.- And that's your best shot?
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- Yep.- Go on, I'll take you.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Well, Phil is certainly motoring through these sales,
0:33:06 > 0:33:09and pockets a steady profit of £13.89.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13But, it seems, his work here is not yet done.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16While you're hanging around, how about giving my car a bit of a polish?
0:33:16 > 0:33:19- You what?- And don't... Do it properly, this time, as well.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22The things I have to do!
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Mind you, I'm sort of polishing a profit, here.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Put some elbow grease in, man!
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Now, it's been a busy first half of selling,
0:33:30 > 0:33:34and a closely contended fight, so far, but who is in the lead?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36Let's take a look and see.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Trailing slightly, David has sold two items,
0:33:38 > 0:33:41making a profit of £59.08.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44But, in the lead, Phil has also sold two items,
0:33:44 > 0:33:49but notched up more profit, £112.04.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52Yes, David must now dig deep and fight
0:33:52 > 0:33:54for that extra profit to overtake his rival.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Now, back in Worcestershire,
0:33:58 > 0:34:01profit rocket Phil is keen to increase his lead, so has
0:34:01 > 0:34:05invited pen collector Jonathan to his saleroom to see if his German
0:34:05 > 0:34:09scribblers, that cost just over £22, can mark up a bigger margin.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Thank you for coming. Well, first off, how many pens have you got?
0:34:12 > 0:34:15About 1,000. Would you like to see an old one?
0:34:15 > 0:34:19- Yeah.- So, this is a 1905
0:34:19 > 0:34:21sterling silver marked one.
0:34:21 > 0:34:22May I look?
0:34:22 > 0:34:25Now, what would the value of something like that be?
0:34:25 > 0:34:28That one is about £300.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31- Why?- Because it's, cos it's so fine.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34So, now, tell me about these. Tell me how old they are.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Yeah, I would think '70s, '80s.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39What might you bid for those, at auction, do you think?
0:34:40 > 0:34:44I would hope to get them for around about the £60-£70 mark.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48OK. Hope to. That means you might pay a bit more, doesn't it?
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- MIGHT do.- If I asked you for £90 for those, would that be excessive?
0:34:53 > 0:34:56That would be excessive. I wouldn't be able to go to £90.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- Would you be able to go to £80? - I will give you £80 for those.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- Really?- Because they're nice pens, and I'll keep them in my collection.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- And you're happy with that? - I'm happy with that.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- You're a gentleman. Thank you very much.- Pleasure.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Phil writes up a neat profit of just under £58.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12And, keen to add even more money to his coffer,
0:35:12 > 0:35:16sells his mid-19th century salt box to antiques dealer Ian,
0:35:16 > 0:35:18in Worcestershire...
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- I could push you to £70.- Well, I'll shake your hand, my friend.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23- Good man.- Thank you very much. - Thank you, Phil.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25..sprinkling another £58.89
0:35:25 > 0:35:29on top of his ever-growing pile of well-earned riches.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32So, David is still second in a two dog race.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36But, he's made his way to South Buckinghamshire,
0:35:36 > 0:35:39in the hopes of finding a home for his terracotta greyhound.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42He's meeting friend Anthony and his doggies,
0:35:42 > 0:35:44Swift Chocolate Orange, yes, and Polaris,
0:35:44 > 0:35:48but will he be able to sniff out more than the £15 he paid for it?
0:35:48 > 0:35:51So they're both rescue dogs, aren't they?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- They are. - You are gorgeous, you really are!
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Now, talking of gorgeous creatures, I mean...
0:35:56 > 0:35:59Could you get any more gorgeous than the creature that I purchased,
0:35:59 > 0:36:03with you in mind, whilst in Maastricht?
0:36:03 > 0:36:06I'm guessing the model is of a greyhound.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08It could be. I think it's either a greyhound,
0:36:08 > 0:36:10an Italian greyhound or a whippet.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12It's probably more whippet-like, I think.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Although the paws are very large.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17I don't think it's a very tasteful piece.
0:36:17 > 0:36:18- Don't you?- No, not really.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Hang on...
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Is there going to be some good news?
0:36:22 > 0:36:23Yes, it does interest me.
0:36:23 > 0:36:28- OK.- I would like to buy it from you, but then donate it to a charity,
0:36:28 > 0:36:31for them to raise funds for greyhounds.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34OK. So, I'm going to try and sell you something
0:36:34 > 0:36:36that you really don't like,
0:36:36 > 0:36:39but you want to donate to a really good cause.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42Listen, she owes me almost nothing.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44£15, or something.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46And I'll offer you £50 for it.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48We'll have to high-five on that.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53Well, without even needing to beg, roll over or play dead,
0:36:53 > 0:36:56David managed to make a £35.19 profit.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01He then pops over to London with his Art Deco table,
0:37:01 > 0:37:05and sells it to Stewart, a hairdresser, for a snip under £48.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Phil has also been on the case in Malvern,
0:37:08 > 0:37:12and sold his vintage travelling case to antiques dealer Jeremy...
0:37:12 > 0:37:14- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16..making almost £18 profit.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19And it's down to his final sale.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22He's cleverly targeted hay and straw dealer Alan
0:37:22 > 0:37:26as a possible buyer for his 20th century straw box.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30But, can he rake in more than the £14.81 he forked out?
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Mr Hughes, how are you?
0:37:32 > 0:37:33- Philly!- Good to see you, my friend.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- Lovely to meet you. - I'm a farmer's son, you know,
0:37:36 > 0:37:38so all this brings back memories to me...
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- Wow.- And I can remember, as an 11-year-old, my job,
0:37:41 > 0:37:43my dad's smallholding...
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- Yes.- ..was to drive the truck around the fields,
0:37:46 > 0:37:48and they'd be loading hay and straw.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Now, what I've brought you is this little chap here, look.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- Oh, yes?- Now, there's an interesting story behind these, because...
0:37:57 > 0:37:59..in the Napoleonic wars, prisoners of war,
0:37:59 > 0:38:03to augment their really meagre food rations, they used to make things.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- Yes?- And they used to make straw workboxes, just like this.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- Well...- Now, this is a later one. This isn't an original one.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12If it was an original one I should be asking an awful lot of money.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14- Yes...- But, if you look at it,
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- you can see all the different strands of straw.- My goodness,
0:38:17 > 0:38:20- gracious me...- Right? Straw is almost tubular, isn't it?
0:38:20 > 0:38:23It is. Oh, yes, it's tubular. It's hollow. Yes.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26It's hollow. So, what they did is they got a splitter...
0:38:26 > 0:38:28And they split the straw, and then you just...
0:38:28 > 0:38:31- You'd have different...- Yeah.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33- ..pieces of it, just like that. - Yeah, I see. Yeah.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- And you just, sort of, lay it on, like that.- Yeah, yeah, yeah, I see.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39And then you got different colours, and you can try and dye them.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- That is incredible, isn't it? - Did you know that? - No, I didn't know that.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45I can feel the different strands in it, actually.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- It's quite a nice little thing, isn't it?- It is indeed.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50And have you seen anything like this before?
0:38:50 > 0:38:53I have never, ever seen or heard of this before.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56And it's very fitting in our business, isn't it?
0:38:56 > 0:39:00I was hoping I might get around £50 for it.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01Well! Were you?
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Yeah. It's much, much better to travel in hope
0:39:03 > 0:39:05than arrive in disappointment.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10Well, I think I'm really, very interested in this little box,
0:39:10 > 0:39:14but I think we're just getting a little bit high in the clouds
0:39:14 > 0:39:16money, Philip, you know, for me.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Would you accept £40 for it?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21I will, sir. You're a gentleman.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25I tell you what, then, you go and put that on the shelf
0:39:25 > 0:39:29and I'll carry on doing what you were doing. OK.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32He bales up a profit of just over £25,
0:39:32 > 0:39:34and gets to relive his farming youth.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44Back in London, David has been off the boil with his biggest spend
0:39:44 > 0:39:48in Maastricht - a late Victorian copper gas kettle -
0:39:48 > 0:39:50but he thinks he's tracked down the perfect buyer,
0:39:50 > 0:39:53and is heading to meet Bloomsbury cafe boss Toby.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Remember, it cost just under £93,
0:39:56 > 0:39:59so it's full steam ahead with the sales pitch.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03I want to introduce you to something that, actually, is very, genuinely,
0:40:03 > 0:40:07very special, and designed for hot water for drinks,
0:40:07 > 0:40:09but, I think there is much more going on there.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12It's got that Arts and Crafts kind of shape...
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- Yeah.- But, bearing in mind it's well over 100 years,
0:40:15 > 0:40:18- it still has a modern look. - It does, and it's very brassy.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- Very brassy.- Which goes with the sort of livery we've got going here.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23We've got a few bits of brass...
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- Yeah.- So that, that could fit in, and we have an awful lot of teas.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28- Can I pick it up, have a look? - Go for it.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- The kettle will come away. - Oh, yeah... OK.- Yeah.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34So, it's definitely solid brass, then?
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Oh, oh, completely.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39I mean, really well constructed. Look at the rivets, here.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Yeah. So, when we talk about Arts and Crafts,
0:40:41 > 0:40:44we talk about something that is fundamentally handmade.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Cool, and it's definitely had quite a bit of use.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49I'm interested in how much it is - you know,
0:40:49 > 0:40:51we're not super lucrative as yet.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55OK. Look, honestly, genuinely, it's cheap and cheerful and, you know,
0:40:55 > 0:40:57I think it could be more but I need to turn it over quickly...
0:40:57 > 0:40:59I'm looking at £140.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03- £140?- Yeah.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05- What do you think?- I think OK.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- Yeah?- Yeah. Yeah, you've got a deal.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- Really?- £140.- Good man.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Well, David ends his selling spree on a high.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17That's a refreshing profit of £47.41, and he's all sold up.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22It's almost time to find out who's scaled the dizzy peaks of profit,
0:41:22 > 0:41:25and whose dosh has washed down the drain.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28First, a quick reminder of how much our experts spent.
0:41:29 > 0:41:34Having each started the day with £750, David bought five items,
0:41:34 > 0:41:38spending a total of £170.36.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42Phil bought six items, costing just over £248,
0:41:42 > 0:41:44but who has made the most profit?
0:41:44 > 0:41:47All of the money that David and Phil have made from their challenge
0:41:47 > 0:41:50will go to charities of their choice, so let's find out
0:41:50 > 0:41:54who is our Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56- David, how are you? - Philip, very good. How are you?
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- I tell you what, this is very cool. - Have you spotted it?
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- That's really good, I love that. - It's a man-bag.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Well, you bought one, didn't you?
0:42:03 > 0:42:05I did buy one, but I was unsure whether I was ready for a man-bag...
0:42:05 > 0:42:08- Oh, no, no... - I sold it to my mate - £45.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- Snap his hand off. - That's really, really good.
0:42:11 > 0:42:12Man-bag did me well.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15That's fantastic! My best thing was the stove.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18- Yeah.- Because I sold it to a man who's sort of into -
0:42:18 > 0:42:20I'm not sure what the word is, glamping, but like a shepherd's hut?
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- Yeah, cool. - And he was building a new one...
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- Brilliant.- ..and wanted a stove... - Perfect.- And this was just ideal.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- Did it do you well? - I made nearly £100 on it.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- Philip Serrell, now I am worried. - Is it the moment of truth?
0:42:32 > 0:42:33- It is!- Come on, then.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- Oh, my goodness, gracious me. - Are we there?
0:42:35 > 0:42:37- Shall I count?- Yeah.- Three...
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- Two...- One!- Woo. Woo!
0:42:40 > 0:42:43Oh, my gosh... You have nailed me, Philip Serrell!
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- I think that's down to my stove, you know?- Well done, you.- Well...
0:42:46 > 0:42:49- Come on, I'll talk to you about man bags.- Really?
0:42:49 > 0:42:53- They give you great confidence.- I need that. I do, I do, I need it...
0:42:53 > 0:42:54So, Phil triumphs
0:42:54 > 0:42:57and it was the stove that earned him his biggest profit.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00This is a very, very strange emotion for me, because I've won,
0:43:00 > 0:43:02and that doesn't normally happen.
0:43:02 > 0:43:04I can't believe it!
0:43:04 > 0:43:06I did so well but Philip Serrell did better.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10But, in one way, I'm a winner cos he's really jealous of my man-bag.
0:43:12 > 0:43:13But, never fear -
0:43:13 > 0:43:15tomorrow David gets the chance to fight back
0:43:15 > 0:43:18at a car-boot sale in Chesterfield.