0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06the show that features TV's best loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Let's make hay while that sun shines.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face
0:00:15 > 0:00:17a different daily challenge.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18I've got an heavy profit here!
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Putting their reputations on the line.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Who's there?
0:00:23 > 0:00:26They'll give you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27Raaar!
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Along with their top tips and savvy secrets.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32That could present a problem for me.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Showing you how to make the most money...
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Ready for battle.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40- ..from buying and selling. - Get in there!
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Coming up, David Harper wobbles.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Oh, my Lord, it's the worst one I've ever ridden in my life!
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Phil Serrell uncovers a society with secrets.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52I would call it a grave cloth.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55And it's where a man becomes a Master Mason.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59- And there's some hard haggling in the selling.- £65.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03I'm not going to fork out 65 quid on a bit of old junk.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Welcome, one and all, to an adventure in antiques.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29A contest of collectables but more importantly, a duel of the dealers.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Today, we're up bright and early at Newark Antiques Fair
0:01:32 > 0:01:35in Nottinghamshire, where two experts are limbering up
0:01:35 > 0:01:38and getting ready to pounce on their purchases.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41First up, it's a man who's as dapper as a dandy,
0:01:41 > 0:01:45puts passion in possessions and loves to haggle hard.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Why, it's Devilish David Harper.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51No mucking about. Buy stuff!
0:01:52 > 0:01:55And he's going up against a legend of the saleroom.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58A man whose smile is as rare as hen's teeth.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03The formidable Phil 'The Fox' Serrell.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05That's a sign of the times, that is.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10These two godfathers of the gear have £750 of their own money
0:02:10 > 0:02:14to buy the best wares and barter for the best bargains
0:02:14 > 0:02:15in order to bag the most money.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18With all their profits bound for a charity of their choice,
0:02:18 > 0:02:21David Harper and Phil Serrell,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Dave, what have you done to me?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31It was not my idea to get here at this time.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33I'm not sure if it's last night or this morning yet.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34Well, go and ask them.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37No, don't go and ask them because they're all still in bed.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39- Absolutely right.- My goodness me. - Newark, here we are.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- Here we are, £750. - Are you raring to go?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- I'm raring to go, are you raring to go?- Let's get at it.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45- Go wake them up.- See you.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Yes, these old dogs are keeping their cards close to their chests.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53And despite their bleary eyes, the boys are up for the challenge.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56So, how is David tackling today's fair?
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Well, here we go.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02As you can see, everybody is up, out of their tents
0:03:02 > 0:03:05and setting up, so the trick is to get out there,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08buy fast and furious and go.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12David's going for the bull in the china shop approach.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13What about The Fox?
0:03:13 > 0:03:17If I've got a plan, I want to try and buy things that I like
0:03:17 > 0:03:19because if I like them, hopefully other people will.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22And also, I want to buy things that are different,
0:03:22 > 0:03:24that you can't look at the price of in a book.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26So the quirky, the different, the strange.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Hmm, so Phil thinks there's money to be made in the weird and wacky.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32I like things that are tucked away.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36So, while The Fox dives headlong into the unusual,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39David is determined to buy with his head.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Look at that, we could be twins, couldn't we?
0:03:43 > 0:03:45So, I suppose it's a mannequin head, isn't it?
0:03:45 > 0:03:48It's an unusual colour because most of them are a clearer colour.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- What sort of age, do you think? - Sort of '70s or '80s.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- Which is very funky and trendy right now.- Yeah.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57That kind of last quarter of the 20th century is very on-trend.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59The thing is it's not quality, is it?
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- It's not a great quality thing.- No.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03But funnily enough, the market now
0:04:03 > 0:04:06is less concerned with great quality.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09It's more concerned with a look, a style.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10"How much am I?"
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- Best is 20, really.- 20 quid?- Yes.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- So she's not going to come to me for a tenner, is she?- No.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- 20 quid is fine.- Thank you very much.- Good man, nice to meet you.
0:04:18 > 0:04:19Come on, darling.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26This business is marvellous because you go through phases
0:04:26 > 0:04:29in your career of loving different sections.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31Now I'm very much into glassware.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34I love glass, I love the individualism of it.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Take that for an example.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38A little bubble in the back of her head there,
0:04:38 > 0:04:43just a sign that this is an absolute one-off piece.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Light will reflect through that, it'll bounce back,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48it'll look the business in the right location.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51So, for 20 quid, she's a bargain.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52She's great-looking too.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Yes, but now is not the time for romance.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58There's more to buy.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Meanwhile, across the fair,
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Philip has got his eyes on something alarming.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08HE REVS UP SIREN
0:05:12 > 0:05:17- How old do you think it is? - Er, I think '50s - late '40s, '50s.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- But how much is it?- 175, I'm asking.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23See, that's what I love about this business. I said, "How much is it?"
0:05:23 > 0:05:26And my new very best friend here said, "I'm asking 175."
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- Which isn't sort of an answer to the question, is it?- Wrong answer.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- How much is it?- 150. - Is that the death?
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- See! - HE LAUGHS
0:05:35 > 0:05:38This is a moving escalator, this business.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Who the hell would I ever sell that to?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43How many other people are as mad as I am?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Well, Phil, you're unique.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48And the thought of tracking down someone else with a love affair
0:05:48 > 0:05:51of air raid sirens seems unlikely.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53So, perhaps best to walk on by.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Meanwhile, David is re-living his youth
0:05:56 > 0:06:00having spotted a pair of vintage water-skis.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03You know, sometimes you see an object and it takes you back,
0:06:03 > 0:06:05it reminds you of happy days.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Me and my two brothers, we used to ski off the coast of Salford
0:06:08 > 0:06:11in the cold, freezing North Sea.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14And I haven't been skiing for years.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15The reason I'm drawn to these
0:06:15 > 0:06:17is because they've got that vintage look.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22It's really a trendy market, this '50s, '60s, '70s stuff.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25So, are these your skis? Have you ever been water-skiing?
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- I haven't, no.- Oh, you've got to try it! It is fantastic.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- Not on them, though. - No, I wouldn't go on them.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33I'd put them on the back of a vintage car.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37I'm guessing 1960s, '70s? Reminds you of the Beach Boys, doesn't it?
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- Summer days. What sort of money are they to me?- 55.
0:06:42 > 0:06:4455? Can it be 40?
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Could be.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Should be 50.- 50 quid, I'll have it. Thank you very much indeed.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51We're going skiing!
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Are we? Hmm.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Whilst David dreams of fun in the water,
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Phil The Fox would like to be skating on top of it.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02He's spotted a collection of vintage curling stones
0:07:02 > 0:07:05with a price tag of £90 each.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Basically, you get your stone on the ice and it's like,
0:07:08 > 0:07:11it's a bit like bowling on ice, isn't it?
0:07:11 > 0:07:13All of these stones, they're made of granite.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15I think these are quite cool things.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18But there's a little bit of inlay just missing off there.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21And if you look at this one, there's a bit of a dink just there.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23That's wear and tear.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- Wear and tear on granite?- Yes.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29The thing is with these, for me, they're not curling stones.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33I think they're fantastic doorstops. Would you take 120 for the three?
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- 120? No, it's too... - Mean is the word you're looking for.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Yeah.- If I gave you 130 quid now, would it buy them?
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- Why not?- You're a gentleman. Thank you very much.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Thank you very much indeed. - Going to go find an ice rink now.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50Water skiing one minute, then ice-skating. Whatever next?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Meanwhile, across the fair,
0:07:52 > 0:07:57David has his eye on a rather special early-Victorian writing box.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59It really is like a laptop of its day, I suppose.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02It's got a lovely inscription. Under the drawer.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04The inscription's underneath.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Oh, that's absolutely lovely.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08Look at that handwriting.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11We've lost the art, the beauty of handwriting.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15And look at the little kicks on the G. That is beautiful.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17- So, is it a wedding gift? - I think so, yes.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21"Bateman of Tenridge Street, Regent's Park."
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Married on 15th September 1835.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- That's really sweet. - It tells a story.- It does.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30It is lovely when you find a real antique
0:08:30 > 0:08:33that you can actually accurately date.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35And 1835. All forgotten about now.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39From a kid, this was the thing that drew me to objects like this.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42It makes you realise that nothing is forever.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Is it incredibly cheap?
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- HE CHUCKLES - It can be yours for 45.
0:08:48 > 0:08:49Can you make it 30?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- Shall we make it 35? - I think we should.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Thank you very much indeed. Good man.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56See you again.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01As an object, it's nice but a bit boring.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06Pull the drawer out and that's when everything changes.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11That text sends shivers the back of my spine. It's fantastic.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16And that's what I've just paid the money for. That information.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Real names, real addresses and a real date.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23That is one of the big reasons why I'm in this business.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27A connection to real people, long gone.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31Devilish is certainly connecting with the past today,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34having three purchases to Phil's one.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37And it's not just history that David has a love affair with.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- Hello, gorgeous. - RECORD SCRATCHES
0:09:39 > 0:09:41You're two gorgeous creatures.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44MUSIC: Puppy Love by Donny Osmond
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Aren't they beautiful? Aren't you gorgeous, eh?
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Ah! While Devilish has found the softer side of this fair,
0:09:51 > 0:09:55it seems there's a cold wind whipping in from Middle Earth.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58And a lost treasure is about to be stumbled upon
0:09:58 > 0:10:00by a little hairy hobbit.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Or Phil Serrell, as he's also known.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Yes, The Fox has found a ring.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06But not just any ring.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08IMITATES GOLLUM: It's the precious!
0:10:08 > 0:10:12I think that's really, really cool. It's quite a monument, yeah.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14I would say '70s, '80s.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Might not be a good idea to put it on, Phil!
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Oh, dear. It's got him.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- So, what's the best you can do?- 110.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23Go on, then.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28The one ring to rule them all snares Phil for £110.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30So, what does he think of his precious?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32I'm really very, very pleased with this.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Georg Jensen, he's a bang on-trend designer
0:10:36 > 0:10:38and I think that's a really cool-looking ring.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40And for me, the great thing about that
0:10:40 > 0:10:42is it's either a gents or a ladies ring.
0:10:42 > 0:10:48In fact, not unlike me, both modern and bang on-trend.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Yes, the ring is obviously playing with his mind.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54And that brings us to the halfway point.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57It's time to see who's barrelling their way through the bargains
0:10:57 > 0:10:59and whose money is running away from them.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06From a £750 budget, David has picked up three items
0:11:06 > 0:11:12and spent £105, leaving him with £645 to spend.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Phil however has bought two pricey items,
0:11:16 > 0:11:20spending more than twice as much as David, £240,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23leaving him a £510 in his kitty.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30So, our dealers must now throw themselves back into the fray.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Now, Phil's tactic to buy the weird and wacky
0:11:33 > 0:11:37and what he likes has gone from the quirky to the, to the...
0:11:37 > 0:11:38Is that a gravestone?
0:11:40 > 0:11:41What the hell is that?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Ah, it seems to have flummoxed The Fox as well.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- Anyone?- It's a bounty marker.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51That line divides FR's land and JW's land.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55And that would be set in the ground to set the boundaries.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- I've never seen anything like that before.- No, I haven't.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00I'm not being funny but how do you know that's what it is then?
0:12:00 > 0:12:03It makes sense because that was probably the depth
0:12:03 > 0:12:05it was set in the ground, where the line is.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07I think that's a really interesting thing.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Who I can sell it to, I don't know.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10What can you do it for?
0:12:11 > 0:12:1340 quid.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15You ain't going to find another one, are you?
0:12:15 > 0:12:18I'm not quite sure that's a reason for buying it, really.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- Would you take 30 quid for it?- 35. - Go on, you're a gentleman.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- Thank you very much indeed.- OK.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Quite why I bought it, I don't know.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Well, not the biggest vote of confidence
0:12:29 > 0:12:31in his tombstone-shaped purchase.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Still, there's lots of objects to choose from
0:12:33 > 0:12:35at this sunny antiques fair.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36What about this?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Or that, or those.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40Or not.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43As Phil unfolds a blanket with a coffin motif.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47So, where did this come from?
0:12:47 > 0:12:50It was a Masonic place in Newcastle that I got a load of stuff from.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- It's macabre, isn't it? - It is, yes, yes.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56There's a thin dividing line between being priceless and worthless
0:12:56 > 0:12:59and I'm not actually sure where this fits in on that scale.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Where I'm coming from, there's only one buyer of this.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05And if he doesn't want it, I'm between a rock and a hard place.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10- So, how much is it?- Well, I'm looking for about 100 quid for it.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16- In my eyes, it's 50 quid. - Give me 60 quid and it's yours.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- Go on, then.- Everything's got to go.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22- It's just gone, this has.- Yes.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27Hmm. £60 and Phil's purchased a blanket once used by the Masons.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31Intriguing. But the question is, what does he know about it?
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Now, this piece of cloth relates specifically to
0:13:34 > 0:13:36a piece of Masonic ceremony.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38And where I come from in Worcester, we're lucky enough to have
0:13:38 > 0:13:41one of the best Masonic museums in the country.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Now I hope the museum would want to buy this off me
0:13:43 > 0:13:46and then the whole story will unfold.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51The Fox's mysterious blanket leaves him four items to Devilish's three.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54So, David's decided to put the pedal to the metal
0:13:54 > 0:14:00and found a stall dedicated to one of his own personal passions - cars.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02What's this little baby doing over here?
0:14:02 > 0:14:06This is a cross between Karl Kling, the very famous Mercedes driver,
0:14:06 > 0:14:10and Mille Miglia, a famous Mercedes winning car.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14I think made as a toy as opposed to just a model,
0:14:14 > 0:14:17it also doesn't have a steering wheel, have you noticed that?
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- Yeah, but, you know, you can't have everything.- No, you can't.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23I mean, yes, it is in classic played-in condition.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Well, I think it's less a toy now.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28It's more of a desk piece for a wealthy car collector.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Or someone who's just very interested. No markings on the base.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35No, but I'm pretty sure that it would be German-made.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- OK, you say German, I say French. - Ah.- Do you know why I say French?
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Well, a mystery. Could it be the style of the metalworking?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46The availability of this shade of silver paint
0:14:46 > 0:14:48or perhaps the size of the wheels?
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Surely typical of French producers.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52Go on, Devilish. Tell us.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Says "Made in France".
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- Oh, you're just showing off there! - HE LAUGHS
0:14:56 > 0:14:58How much money is it?
0:14:58 > 0:15:02To you, 45. To anybody else, a million pounds.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06A million-pound motor for 45 quid? Not bad!
0:15:06 > 0:15:10This is a real, proper mantique.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Great colour, in as-played-with condition
0:15:14 > 0:15:17but this is just a boy's toy.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21There are lots of middle-aged men out there with a bit of spare cash
0:15:21 > 0:15:23who would love that in their office.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26And that is where this little baby will be heading.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27CAR HORN TOOTS
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Well, you can't say he's lacking confidence.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Meanwhile, The Fox has been buzzing around
0:15:32 > 0:15:35and spent £30 on a vintage beehive, no less.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37But to what end?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39The point of this would have been
0:15:39 > 0:15:41you would attract your new queen bee
0:15:41 > 0:15:43in through this little gap here.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45The hive would follow her
0:15:45 > 0:15:48and you would effectively create a new hive.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51People buy them in this country for all sorts of decorative purposes -
0:15:51 > 0:15:54they look great in kitchens, they can dress a room.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56And with that final purchase,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Phil decides it's time to buzz off and call it a day.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04David, however, still has money burning a hole in his pocket.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Speaking of holes in things,
0:16:06 > 0:16:11it seems this Soviet-era moped he has his eye on has seen better days.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Look at that thing.
0:16:13 > 0:16:18Absolutely screams 1950s Eastern Europe.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20I can tell you, Simson,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23ancient firm started in the late 19th century.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26During the First World War, they were making weapons
0:16:26 > 0:16:29for the German army, the famous Mauser rifle.
0:16:29 > 0:16:35And this moped dates to about 1955, 1960.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38In its original colours, which I absolutely love.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Look at the original seat, completely and utterly worn out.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44It's been patched and bodged throughout its life.
0:16:44 > 0:16:50The history of the Cold War is written all over that moped.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53I absolutely love it to bits.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- Is this yours?- It is. - It's fantastic.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- Where did you get it from? - It's from Hungary.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- So, who brought it over? - My dad brought it over.- Right.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- We just thought it looked nice. - It does look nice, doesn't it?
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- I love the colour, don't you? - Yeah, isn't it great?
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- It's almost a little piece of art. - Make a really good feature.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- Have you had it working? - No, not yet.- Have you not tried?- No.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- Go on, give it a go. - No, definitely not!
0:17:15 > 0:17:18What would be the absolute best for me?
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- Well, it's on at 300. We could do it for 280.- Is that it, really?
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- That's really it. - As tight as that?- Yeah.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- It couldn't come at 200, could it? - No, I'm really sorry.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Oh, you are terrible!
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- Couldn't be 250?- 260?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- Go on, then. 260.- Deal.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39There you go, 260. Marvellous, thank you very much indeed.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- But you've got to give me a push, OK?- All right.- Clutch in!
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Come on! Faster. I'm off.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Oh, my Lord, it's the worst one I've ever ridden in my life.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54CRASHING
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Oops, that smashing and quite significant purchase
0:17:57 > 0:17:59signals the end of our antiques fair foray.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02But before our daring dealers compare and contrast,
0:18:02 > 0:18:04let's see what they spent.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11From a £750 budget, David had spent rather modestly
0:18:11 > 0:18:13until that fifth purchase
0:18:13 > 0:18:16which boosted his total outlay to £410.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Phil also bought five items
0:18:20 > 0:18:22but spent slightly less
0:18:22 > 0:18:25with just £365 from his pocket.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- You've had a good old spend, haven't you?- This is a good old spend.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- I love that bike.- Do you like it? - It's so cool, that!
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- It's a Harley-Davidson. - Hardly Davidson!
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- Not going to get very far on that. How much is that?- 260.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- Brave go, isn't it? - Yeah, but it works.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44I was actually riding around the fair on it.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Not very well, and pedalling, but I was riding.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48What's with the old Eddie the Eagle bit?
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Now, that's got nothing to do with being airborne.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- This is on the flat, on water. - Water-skiing?- Water-skiing!- Oh.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56- Have you ever water-skied? - What, like this?
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- You must be joking, I'd sink.- Do you want to come with me?- No, I do not.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- I want to see you in a wet suit. - Really?- Well, not really.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04What about you? You're on ice here?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06These curling stones, they're fun things, aren't they?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Do you do curling? - I do now.- I think you will be.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11- Yeah, I'll have to, won't I? - But I think they're all right.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- Interesting thing. - Good decorative lots.- Yes.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15What on earth is that? Is it a hat?
0:19:15 > 0:19:18It's a beehive. I've decided I might get into apiary.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- What, something to do with monkeys? - Beekeeping.- Beekeeping?
0:19:21 > 0:19:24- Yes, I'm in apiarist. - You've been called worse than that.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Absolutely right, and will be. I just hope I don't get stung with it.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- Ha-ha! How much did you pay for that?- 30 quid, for a bit of straw.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Half a straw bale, 30 quid. - You could wear it to a fancy dress.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- I might have to.- So, I've got five, you've got four.- No, no, look.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- Oh, hello, darling.- Hello!
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- Hello, that's rather... - Georg Jensen.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Do you mind? Do you mind?
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- A really lovely touch. - That is rather, rather nice.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48It is, isn't it? I like that. £110. I think there's a profit in that.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Fantastic, well, what a collection.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53You and I should have just set up a pitch here and have a go.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56I'll shake you by the hand and wish you jolly good luck.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Sure you don't want to go skiing? - No!- Come skiing.- No! No!
0:20:06 > 0:20:08It's now time for the dynamic duo
0:20:08 > 0:20:11to turn their attention from purchasing to profit.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Using their knick-knacking networks and all their antiques acumen,
0:20:16 > 0:20:20David and Phil will scour the country from north to south
0:20:20 > 0:20:21leaving no stone unturned
0:20:21 > 0:20:23in search of suitable homes
0:20:23 > 0:20:25for their respective treasures.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29The profits will go to their chosen charities, but whose will be bigger?
0:20:32 > 0:20:37Back at home, at his Durham HQ, David is overjoyed with his haul.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Well, I can tell you something.
0:20:39 > 0:20:44I think this is the maddest, most eccentric collection of objects
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I have ever bought.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48I absolutely love them.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52The motorbike is just to die for.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54It's a little moped, Eastern European.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58A bit ugly but it's gorgeous in its ugliness
0:20:58 > 0:21:01and I think it's going to end up being a piece of art.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Something to look at and marvel.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07The glass mannequin head.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09I'm going to do something very different.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13I'm going to turn this blue head into an individual
0:21:13 > 0:21:16one-off David Harper artwork.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Well, David is an established artist as well as an antiques aficionado.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25So, this visionary of the valuable gets straight to work
0:21:25 > 0:21:27creating his masterpiece.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31It's quite a nerve-racking moment because it's a one-hit wonder.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Whatever happens, happens. I love looking at people's faces.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38Noses, lips, eyes, people-watching.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40So, glass is a great one.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Think of it as a canvas.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44Can I do something to it...
0:21:46 > 0:21:47..to add more value?
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Because you can take a £20 head
0:21:50 > 0:21:52and turn it into an individual piece of art.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54What's an individual piece of art worth?
0:21:54 > 0:21:56It's worth what someone's going to pay you for it.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Well, it could be priceless, then! Let's have a look.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Oh, hello!
0:22:02 > 0:22:03There we have it.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07We've turned one face into several people-watchers.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08Hello, baby.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Hmm, as well as turning his Picasso-like creation into profit,
0:22:13 > 0:22:17David will also have to sell the 19th-century writing box,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20vintage water-skis and model racing car.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Over in the shadow of the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire,
0:22:23 > 0:22:28Phil is sizing up his slightly creepy cache of collectables.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31My Masonic carpet, I'm rather hoping this doesn't bury me.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35And at the same time, we all might learn a little bit more about it.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38My boundary marker, I think it's a really cool thing
0:22:38 > 0:22:41and I've found a man the other side of the Malvern Hills.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43He loves quirky things like this.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46I think that the social history behind this will encourage him
0:22:46 > 0:22:49to buy it, and hopefully give me a nice little profit.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52And I found a Worcester beekeeping society
0:22:52 > 0:22:55and I'm hoping that one of their members might just buy this off me.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59In retrospect, it might not be the sharpest trick in the book
0:22:59 > 0:23:03to go and buy some Scottish curling stones in the Midlands
0:23:03 > 0:23:06and move them south, where no-one goes curling.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08To the best of my knowledge,
0:23:08 > 0:23:10there isn't an ice rink within miles of here.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13They could turn out to be hard-core with a handle.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17So, Phil thinks he could be skating on thin ice with his curling stones
0:23:17 > 0:23:21and he'll also have to find a buyer for his Georg Jensen ring.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24With our experts raring to go, they're hitting the phones,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27the internet and the road in an effort to convert
0:23:27 > 0:23:29their wares into wealth.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33But no deal is sealed until the handshake takes place
0:23:33 > 0:23:34and the cash is collected.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Keen to get cracking, Phil begins his push for profit
0:23:40 > 0:23:43by venturing into a world cloaked in mystery.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48I'm at one of Worcester's best kept secrets, the Masonic Museum.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50And this room is full of the most fantastic things.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52From wonderful engraved glass
0:23:52 > 0:23:56to the most fantastic symbolic inlaid tables.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58But I'm not here to look at this.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02I'm going to try and sell my Masonic carpet and to do that,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05I'm going to go into the room where the Masons hold their meetings
0:24:05 > 0:24:08and hopefully learn a few more of their secrets.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10A few more of their secrets, eh, Phil?
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Wink wink, nudge nudge, all that, eh?
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Well, Phil was once a trustee at the museum,
0:24:16 > 0:24:19so he knows a lot more than what he's letting on.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22He's meeting Masonic mate and museum chairman Colin.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Remember, the item cost him £60
0:24:24 > 0:24:29so are we going to be privy to the legendary handshake?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Oh, members only then.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32It's interesting, isn't it?
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Because everybody perceives freemasonry as being
0:24:34 > 0:24:37a totally secret society. Which, of course, it isn't.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Well, only if you're a member.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40If you become a Mason,
0:24:40 > 0:24:44- you take part in these almost ancient little plays.- Yes.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45It's all about symbolism, isn't it?
0:24:45 > 0:24:49Which particular bit of symbolism does my carpet relate to?
0:24:49 > 0:24:53I would call it a grave cloth. This would take part in the third degree.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55And it's where a man becomes a Master Mason.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59And in the third degree, he symbolically dies,
0:24:59 > 0:25:03the lights go dark and your candidate is very gently
0:25:03 > 0:25:06laid into the grave, covered,
0:25:06 > 0:25:11and then he's raised from that grave and he's symbolically risen
0:25:11 > 0:25:13into light and happiness and brotherhood
0:25:13 > 0:25:15with all his other Masons.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17I'm assuming it's a rare thing.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19I've seen them in black but never seen one in purple.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23- How much were you thinking? - Well, it cost me 60 quid.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26So, if I gave you 65, you'd make a profit.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Yeah, nice try, I like your style.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31What about 160, how does that sound?
0:25:31 > 0:25:33145. Go on.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- Oh, there's a handshake coming. - Cheers.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Thank you very much indeed. And that wasn't a Masonic handshake.
0:25:38 > 0:25:39That was a mate's handshake.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40Oh, right.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Well, it may not have been Masonic,
0:25:42 > 0:25:46but that handshake secures Brother Phil with a profit of £85.
0:25:46 > 0:25:51Meanwhile, up in Darlington, David has also joined an exclusive club.
0:25:51 > 0:25:56He's hit the highway and become a Hells Angel. Well, sort of.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Well, actually not at all.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02Ha-ha! Well, any excuse to get dressed up in some cracking gear.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05So, here's my moped. Doesn't she look gorgeous?
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Started life in Germany, then went to Hungary.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11And then shipped to Newark, where I bought it, to Darlington.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17He's meeting shop owner and fellow motorbike fanatic Andrew.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22Remember, he paid a mighty £260 for this Cold War collectable.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Andrew.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28- Very good to see you.- Yeah. - How are you?- Better than the bike.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- HE LAUGHS - Better than the bike!
0:26:30 > 0:26:32I assume you're blown away by it.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36Yes, something like that, you could say that. Er, does it start?
0:26:36 > 0:26:41- What do you think?- Er, possibly not. - No. But it does pedal.
0:26:41 > 0:26:42It's a bike, not a motorbike.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45It's sort of a bike with a bit of an engine.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49- That probably hasn't run for several generations.- So, what is it then?
0:26:49 > 0:26:53- It is a Simson moped.- A Simson! That's a bit of a rare bike.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Normally, at this point, I'd ask the mechanic to come
0:26:56 > 0:26:57and have a look at it.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59I don't think there's much point of that.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01I think it speaks for itself, doesn't it?
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- You love bikes, you live and breathe bikes.- Yes.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- Now you just have a look at that handlebar.- It's like a push bike.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08- And been welded as well. - It's welded.
0:27:08 > 0:27:13It's a snapshot of the Cold War, the Eastern Bloc countries.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15So what do you think?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Yes, it certainly is different, certainly is different.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- I don't think you're ever going to restore it, are you?- No.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22I think it's going to be more of a case of sentimental value.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24It's an ornament, it's a piece of art.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Every biker that walks in here,
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- they're going to be interested in this.- They certainly are.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31- May not be overly complimentary. - So, where are we then?
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- Where do we need to be? - Where do we need to be?
0:27:34 > 0:27:40- I think I would like to be, erm, 480.- Right.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- £4.80 or...? - HE LAUGHS
0:27:43 > 0:27:45- What can you come down to? - How about 450?
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- I'd shake hands on £400.- 425.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- OK, we'll shake on that.- Good work.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53So, David manages to shift his Eastern Bloc buy
0:27:53 > 0:27:56and scoots off with £165 to his name.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02I think he really quite liked it and something I didn't consider is this.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05That bikers love all types of bikes.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10And that thing actually is a historic little beauty.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15And all revved up, David doesn't hang around.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18He spins his wheels of wares to Buckinghamshire
0:28:18 > 0:28:21and sells his toy car, that cost him £45,
0:28:21 > 0:28:24to petrol head and toy car collector, Anthony.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Can you do 80?
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Every pound counts in this one. I'm against Philip Serrell.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- Oh, then definitely. - Thank you very much!
0:28:31 > 0:28:33Quite right, Devilish.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37Adding £35 profit to his campaign fund to beat The Fox.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40David is now leading Phil two sales to one.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44But The Fox is ready to strike back, heading to Ledbury in Herefordshire
0:28:44 > 0:28:48with his boundary marker to see an architectural antiques dealer.
0:28:48 > 0:28:53Don't forget, it owes him £35 but will owner David Urquhart
0:28:53 > 0:28:54help him to lay out a profit?
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- David, how are you? Lovely to see you.- This thing arrived here today.
0:28:59 > 0:29:00- Yes.- I thought, "What the heck's this?"
0:29:00 > 0:29:02I mean, you deal in the weird and wonderful.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Have you ever seen anything like that before?
0:29:04 > 0:29:08- I've seen boundary markers.- Really? - Yeah, but it's charming, I like it.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Would you sell it to someone for what it is or would it
0:29:11 > 0:29:13just be a decorative item for outside?
0:29:13 > 0:29:17I'd sell it as a surfboard for someone I really didn't like.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19HE LAUGHS
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- How much are you going to pay? - 30 quid?
0:29:24 > 0:29:27There's a very long silence, Philip.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31- Well, I was hoping you'd give me 100 quid for it.- Oh, no, no.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- 50 and we'll do a deal.- 55.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35- Go on.- 55.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38Well, David didn't give much ground away in the deal.
0:29:38 > 0:29:43But our stone-cold Fox managed to carve out a small profit of £20.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47Well, I've sold it.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50But I've still no idea whether that was ridiculously cheap
0:29:50 > 0:29:52or ridiculously expensive.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- Who knows?- Well, surely you should, Phil.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Nonetheless, he goes on to sell his precious ring
0:29:59 > 0:30:02in his native Worcester to local jeweller Francis.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- Give me your best offer. - We could offer in the region of 180.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10Making a £70 profit, which brings us to the halfway mark.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14So, let's see whose stock is rising and whose profit is plummeting.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22David has made two sales so far and banked £200.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Phil has sold three items but has less to show for it, just £175.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Eager to continue his pitch for profit, our Devilish
0:30:32 > 0:30:36has packed his bags and headed south with his piece de resistance.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Right, well, you find me and my completed glass head
0:30:41 > 0:30:46right here in the middle of the most vibrant city in the world, London.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49I've come to see a friend of mine, Robert Robinson,
0:30:49 > 0:30:50who is a big collector of modern art
0:30:50 > 0:30:54and hopefully, he's going to like this completed blue glass head.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00David paid £20 for his glass head
0:31:00 > 0:31:03but will Robert like its new face-lift?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06- I'm going to spin it around, I'm going to reveal it.- OK.- OK?
0:31:06 > 0:31:08This is always a bit of an anxious moment.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- Let's hope I like it.- I know!
0:31:11 > 0:31:12Brace yourself, Robert.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Well, I think it's great. I think it's absolutely fantastic.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19So, it's all about people watching.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21One of my great hobbies and pastimes.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23I'm hoping you can see there are faces in there.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Well, there are, I can actually see there's a number
0:31:26 > 0:31:28and obviously, the features and attributes are moved around a bit.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Well, I like it.
0:31:30 > 0:31:31It's a rarity to come across something
0:31:31 > 0:31:33that hasn't been seen before.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35I think the wife will like it, which is more important.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- Right. So, I'm thinking 250.- OK.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40I think it's a fair price, to be honest.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Because I can see you put a lot of work into it.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- I like the fact that it's the first. - Might be the last.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50And also, I think the painting is fairly good. So, well done.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Fairly good? What do you mean fairly good?
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Good grief, no haggle necessary?
0:31:55 > 0:31:59David's painted head was a hit with the only critic that mattered,
0:31:59 > 0:32:02giving him a huge profit of £230.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Wow, relieved and super pleased.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10Glass head has found a pretty good home, I think.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Devilish continues to ride the wave of success,
0:32:14 > 0:32:17selling his vintage water-skis he bought for £50
0:32:17 > 0:32:22to a shop owner from Darlington for £70, pocketing £20.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31So, The Fox needs to get his skates on.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34And he's headed to the picture-postcard town of Burford,
0:32:34 > 0:32:35in Oxfordshire.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37He's brought his three curling stones
0:32:37 > 0:32:41to show specialist antiques sporting goods dealer Manfred.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Oh, blimey!
0:32:43 > 0:32:46The set owes him £130.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Would someone buy these to use them?
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Or are they just a decorative item?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54I'm not aware of people curling with old stones.
0:32:54 > 0:32:59But certainly, people buy them as doorstops or just a decorative item.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- They're nice-looking things. - Are they of interest to you?
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Yes, they definitely are. I'm impressed by what you brought me.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- Really?- I like them. - I was thinking £70 a piece for them.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Hmm. Manfred's a hard man to read.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15You want £210?
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- Yes, £210, yes.- Hmm.- Well, hmm.
0:33:20 > 0:33:21What are they worth, Manfred?
0:33:21 > 0:33:24- I'm not going to tell you what they're worth.- Tell me afterwards.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- But you've got a deal.- Really? - Thank you very much.
0:33:27 > 0:33:28Really?
0:33:28 > 0:33:31I would have given you that price for this one.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35- For that one alone?- Yeah. This is a collector's item.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Oh, no. Phil, what have you done? Pitching it too low.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42Looking on the bright side, he has made £80 profit.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Now, you might think
0:33:46 > 0:33:50and I now know that I probably could have asked more money for those.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53But that's the point, I brought them to one of the country's
0:33:53 > 0:33:57leading specialists, he gave me what I wanted and I'm happy with them.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59And his knowledge is going to get him more money
0:33:59 > 0:34:03but good luck to him because that is what knowledge is all about.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Yes, but you still didn't make as much
0:34:05 > 0:34:06as you could have done, did you?
0:34:06 > 0:34:10Anyway, both Phil and David each have one item left to sell.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14The Fox heads back to Worcestershire to the village of Feckenham.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18And the big question is to be or not to be?
0:34:18 > 0:34:21Well, it all appears to have gone quite well so far.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23I know I'm not going to make a huge profit with this
0:34:23 > 0:34:26but it is an opportunity to find out a little bit more about bees.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Remember, he paid £30 for his vintage beehives.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32Time to meet apiarist Paul.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34- This is what I brought you.- Ah, OK.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Well, you know what that is, don't you? It's a skep.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40Well, I bought it off this guy and he told me
0:34:40 > 0:34:44it was for collecting a swarm of...
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- A swarm?- A swarm of bees, OK.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48So, actually, it's not just for collecting,
0:34:48 > 0:34:51it's in fact, probably meant for keeping bees in.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54What he said to me was that that was there so that bees
0:34:54 > 0:34:57could rush in there when they were swarming, that's what he said.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58- Clearly he knew nothing.- Yes.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02- He had obviously a keen interest but not much knowledge.- Yeah!
0:35:02 > 0:35:04So the bees, when they swarm,
0:35:04 > 0:35:08they will collect in a hedge or in a tree.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11If you're a beekeeper, you're looking out for these swarms.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- They'll be hanging like a rugby ball shaped thing.- Seen them.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16And that's where you get your skep and you hold it underneath
0:35:16 > 0:35:20and you get the branch and you give it a whack
0:35:20 > 0:35:23and they all fall in a blob into the skep.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Do they not get slightly agitated by that?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28You would think so but actually swarming bees,
0:35:28 > 0:35:30they've had so much to eat before they left
0:35:30 > 0:35:32and that makes them very good-humoured.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35And they are totally obsessed with following the queen.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38So you could actually hold the queen in your fingers
0:35:38 > 0:35:42and the bees would literally collect around her without stinging you.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43They don't care about...
0:35:43 > 0:35:45I'm going to take your word on that one.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47We won't test it out this afternoon!
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- I will take your word on that one. Have you got one of these?- No.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Do you want one of these?
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Well, for sheer intrigue value, yes, it would be great fun.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- Well, it cost me 30 quid.- OK, I would do 35.- I'll shake your hand.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- Brilliant.- I'll shake your hand but on one condition.- What's that?
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Now I'm here, I've got to see some bees.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- OK, but we're going to have to get some gear on.- Really?- Absolutely.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09Yes, Phil. It's time to face your fear.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13FILM TRAILER VOICE: As we present the biggest bee-movie ever.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22One man against a million, or so, bees!
0:36:22 > 0:36:24So, most of them are down below.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Good, that's the best place for them.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29See displays of incredible courage.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- They're beginning to buzz a bit. Is that a sign of agitation?- No.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34As our hero comes face-to-face
0:36:34 > 0:36:36with one of nature's most ferocious creatures.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42A story of adversity in the face of antique beehive selling.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49And having walked away rather quickly, The Fox puts £5 profit
0:36:49 > 0:36:52into his honey pot, which rounds off his selling.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56David however has one item left to sell
0:36:56 > 0:37:00and is determined to remain steadfast in his sales offensive.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03So, he's decided to play his ace card.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05So here I am in Barnes, London,
0:37:05 > 0:37:07and I've come to see a great friend of mine.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11He's one of the cleverest, funniest people I've ever known
0:37:11 > 0:37:16and he's made his life and his work through words.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20And I think this writing box is perfect for him.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21Oh, this is exciting.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25Remember, the Victorian writing desk cost David £35
0:37:25 > 0:37:27but who is this mystery man?
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Oh, there you are! Lurking, you rascal. Nice to see you.
0:37:32 > 0:37:33Giles, wonderful to see you.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- And you're still wearing those ridiculous trousers?- I am.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40- When I told my wife Michelle I was coming to meet you...- Yes?
0:37:40 > 0:37:43She said, "Whatever you do, don't buy whatever he's got this time."
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- Oh. Thank you! - Anyway, tell me what it is.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50This is an early 19th-century writing box, circa 1840.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54- The laptop of the 19th century. - Lovely.- Yes, it's plain.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57So, the time people like Dickens are writing, that sort of era?
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Completely. I've seen many of them.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- But this is what made me think of you.- There's a story, is there?
0:38:02 > 0:38:08A story. Something that you would hardly take any notice of.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12It's the most wonderful inscription.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14And it tells us who owned the box,
0:38:14 > 0:38:18when she was married, September 1835.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22It tells us where she lived, who her father was.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25It says here he's an esquire, that means he's a gentleman.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28Yeah, he is a gentleman, he's a dentist in that part of town.
0:38:28 > 0:38:33So, the daughter comes from a good family, she's educated.
0:38:33 > 0:38:38I can now see the name, it's Bateman and they're of Regent's Park.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43- I was brought up literally within 100 yards of this.- You were not!
0:38:43 > 0:38:45I genuinely was.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Of course, this is the part of the world that inspired
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Arthur Conan Doyle to create Sherlock Holmes
0:38:50 > 0:38:52and have him living in Baker Street.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- All of this...- All within a stone's throw.- Is within a stone's throw.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57I've traced the family
0:38:57 > 0:39:03and I can tell you that not very many years after 1835,
0:39:03 > 0:39:06this family who were obviously educated - they could write -
0:39:06 > 0:39:08ended up in the workhouse.
0:39:08 > 0:39:14But the story runs cold in the early 1840s, it's remarkable.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17So, we know where this thing was in its early part of its life.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20Where it's been since the '40s, we don't know.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24So, here we have the story of a family fallen on hard times.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27They begin in Regent's Park in rather grand circumstances
0:39:27 > 0:39:30and they end up in the Marylebone workhouse.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- It can happen. - It's very intriguing.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36Now tell me honestly, you weren't up all night, because you are a bit
0:39:36 > 0:39:40of an artist yourself, inscribing this in order to enhance the value?
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Not all night, just a couple of hours on an afternoon.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47- I do quite like it.- OK, so price wise, £65.- Oh, please.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49And I think you've stolen it.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52I'm not going to fork out 65 quid on a bit of old junk.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56- I mean, it's charming, the story you've talked up is lovely.- Yes.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00- Isn't that worth something? - It is indeed worth something.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05- It's a lovely original piece. I'm ready to pay £40.- What about 55?
0:40:05 > 0:40:09- £40, that reasonable. I can give you £40.- It's a fiver profit.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13- Well done, you!- You're very good at this bartering thing.
0:40:13 > 0:40:18I'll spin you. If you win, you get it at 35. If I win, 45.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21- Are you up for it?- OK.- Call.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22Heads.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28- It's tails!- Tails. That's it, 45. That's the way to do deals.
0:40:28 > 0:40:29Thank you very much.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Well, Giles isn't just mighty with the pen.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33He's a notable negotiator.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35And with a little help from Lady Luck,
0:40:35 > 0:40:38David comes away with a £10 profit.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41And that's all she wrote on Devilish's selling soiree.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46Well, not a fantastic profit but always wonderful to catch up
0:40:46 > 0:40:50with Giles and that now is me completely and utterly sold out.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55So, it's almost time to find out who's smashed the sales
0:40:55 > 0:40:58and whose profit has fallen to pieces?
0:40:58 > 0:41:01First, a quick reminder of how much our experts spent
0:41:01 > 0:41:02at the antiques fair.
0:41:04 > 0:41:10From a £750 budget, David bought five items and spent a chunky £410.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17Phil also made five purchases but spent a modest £365.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21But selling must now give way to profit.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24All of the money that Phil and David have made from today's challenge
0:41:24 > 0:41:27will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29So, let's find out who is today's
0:41:29 > 0:41:32Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- Hey, Philip.- Mate, how are you?
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- Very good, how are you? - Oh, I'm good.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- This all reminds me because that head thing.- Yes?
0:41:39 > 0:41:43- Didn't you send it to a hat shop? - No, I sold it to an art collector.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- What, a glass head?- Yeah.- Why?
0:41:45 > 0:41:49Because I looked at the head as a blank canvas.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51I created a piece of modern art.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54- It's adding value, Philip Serrell, adding value!- So, it did you proud?
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- Very well.- Well, well done you. That's good lateral thinking.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Thank you. The beehive thing, was it a beehive?
0:41:59 > 0:42:02- I nearly got stung with that. - Oh! You made a loss?
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- No, I made a profit. - How did you do that?
0:42:04 > 0:42:06I just snuck out of it. What about your...?
0:42:06 > 0:42:07The Cold War dream machine, hey?
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- I can see that turning into a nightmare.- No!
0:42:09 > 0:42:11Did you do well out of that?
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Really well, went to a great motorbike dealer.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15- You did really well out of that? - Made good money.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17You find another. Shall we discover?
0:42:17 > 0:42:21- This might not turn out very well. - It might turn up really well for me.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26Hellfire! That isn't just a victory, that's a whomping, that.
0:42:26 > 0:42:30Good show. Thank you, head. Thank you, moped!
0:42:30 > 0:42:33- Take a step back, I'll see you later.- No, no!- No, I've had enough.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35I'm not doing this any more.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Yes, David has walked off the winner.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40And it was all down to his prowess with the paintbrush.
0:42:41 > 0:42:46Fabulous! Sometimes, plans just come together beautifully.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51And the antiques fair was a plan that worked rather well.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53That wasn't so much a beating as an absolute drubbing
0:42:53 > 0:42:55but fair play to David.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58He used his head. See? Used his head? Oh, forget it.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Yes, tomorrow it's the grand finale as these men must muster
0:43:03 > 0:43:07the energy to guide it one more time in an ultimate battle.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Yes! It's the Showdown.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12No! Philip...