0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Let's make hay while that sun shines.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Each week, one pair of duelling dealers will face
0:00:15 > 0:00:17a different daily challenge.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19I've got a heavy profit here.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Who's there?
0:00:23 > 0:00:26..they'll give you the insider's view of the trade...
0:00:26 > 0:00:27HE GROWLS
0:00:27 > 0:00:30..along with their top tips and savvy secrets...
0:00:30 > 0:00:32That could present a problem for me.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35..showing you how to make the most money...
0:00:35 > 0:00:36Ready for battle.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39..from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Get in there!
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Coming up, Christina gets a lesson in negotiation...
0:00:46 > 0:00:52Without any kind of discussion, without any kind of discussion.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54I'm keeping it zipped, I promise.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57..Mark explains how to spot a dear deer...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59When you're looking at cold-painted bronze,
0:00:59 > 0:01:03what you're really looking for is a mark for Franz Bergmann.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06..and Christina picks the brains of a star baker.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09It says "Arcoroc". I don't know what "Arcoroc" is.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14They make very good glass bowls, dishes, for catering.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Welcome, one, welcome, all, to an early morning start
0:01:34 > 0:01:37in this battle of the bric-a-brac in Belgium.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Today, two superstars of the antiques trade have travelled
0:01:41 > 0:01:45in the dark of night hoping to collect some continental bargains
0:01:45 > 0:01:48to sell on and make a profit back in Blighty.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53First up, an all-round entertaining tower of talent armed with antiques
0:01:53 > 0:01:56knowledge and an arresting personality.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58It's Mark "The Maverick" Stacey.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59APPLAUSE
0:01:59 > 0:02:03I want to get on and see what else we can find.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06And sharing Mark's lime light is a show-stealing,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09deftly-dealing and always-appealing expert.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12She's ready to maximise her profit margins.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Why, it's Christina "The Magpie" Trevanion.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18It just keeps giving, doesn't it? It's amazing!
0:02:18 > 0:02:20They're visiting the weekly Tongeren flea market,
0:02:20 > 0:02:26located in the oldest city in Belgium and boasting over 300 exhibitors.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29They've each got £750 worth of their own euros to spend,
0:02:29 > 0:02:32and all the profit goes to their chosen charities.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35So, Mark Stacey and Christina Trevanion,
0:02:35 > 0:02:39it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- Christina!- Good morning. - Is it morning?- Yeah.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44It feels like the middle of the night.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Do you know what I love about antiques dealers?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48They don't need a lot of sleep, do they?
0:02:48 > 0:02:49They don't need a lot of sleep.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- You've got to be an early bird to catch the worm.- You really do!
0:02:52 > 0:02:56And we've got £750 worth of euros to spend in this wonderful
0:02:56 > 0:02:59street market here in Belgium. Have you been here before?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02I have been here before. It's very good. How's your Flemish?
0:03:02 > 0:03:05My language skills are internationally famous.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06So you don't know anything?
0:03:06 > 0:03:11- Not at all.- No. Fortunately, the Belgians do speak very good English.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- We're OK.- Yes.- We're OK, honestly.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15I think it's a charming fair, there's lots to see.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16- Really?- It's a big fair.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I might have to follow you around there because I have no idea...
0:03:19 > 0:03:21No, no, I want you as far away from me as possible.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- Oh!- I want to sniff out the bargains first, you see?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- Come on, then, let's go sniffing. - Let's sniff.
0:03:26 > 0:03:31So, our pair of bargain-sniffing bloodhounds are up early and hoping
0:03:31 > 0:03:34to worm out the treasures and wriggle off with a nice, juicy profit.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39And with 300 stalls to get around, let's hope they have an action plan.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41This is a very big market.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43I've been here before. There's lots of things to see,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46but I want to take my time. I don't want to rush into it.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50I've got just over 1,000 euros to spend,
0:03:50 > 0:03:54so it's a lot of money and I want to find something that I think I can
0:03:54 > 0:03:57make a big profit on. That's the name of the game.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Indeed, profit is king in this game of give and take,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03and seeing what's on offer is key.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05But it seems that there's a bit of a problem for Christina.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08I've never been antiques shopping in the dark before.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10That could be an interesting experience.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13I'm always rattling on to people about checking for condition,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16checking the item's all original, making sure it is absolutely right
0:04:16 > 0:04:19before you go in and clinch that final deal.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22It's dark, the visibility isn't great,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24so I might have to get myself a little torch
0:04:24 > 0:04:26before I do anything else.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Don't worry, Christina, the sun will be up soon.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Meanwhile, she heads off indoors in search of a torch.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33And, although she doesn't find one,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36she does discover something else she's hoping will shed light
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- on the proceedings.- Wow, this is rather pretty, isn't it?
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- It's an old one. - It's an electric hall light.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- But it's a little bit broken.- Oh!
0:04:47 > 0:04:49It is a very low price.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Normally it's 120, 140, and now it's at...
0:04:52 > 0:04:5445 euros.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Would you do it for 30?
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- For 30, I can do it for 30. - You could do it for 30?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- I do it for 30.- 30 euros.- OK.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Christina makes an early purchase, and once the currency is converted,
0:05:04 > 0:05:08the glass hall lantern costs her £22.22.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11I've always had an eye for a bargain and I always love a bargain.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13I thought, "My goodness.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15"At a fraction of the price, what's wrong with that?"
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Getting up close, you can see that it has got a bit of a chip,
0:05:18 > 0:05:19both to the lid and the base.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22But, nonetheless, it's a really attractive hall lantern,
0:05:22 > 0:05:26and if I can find somebody that's looking for a vintage lantern
0:05:26 > 0:05:30for their hall, then I should be quids in at 30 euros. My goodness.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Christina's happy with her knocked-down price
0:05:33 > 0:05:35and slightly knocked-about lantern.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38And she's off the starters' marks, but as she steps outside,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40she looks a bit intimidated.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Well, she's never been here before and the market is spread across
0:05:44 > 0:05:46the entire town.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48I could go that way, I could go that way,
0:05:48 > 0:05:50I could go that way or I could go that way.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Oh!
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Oh, dear! Poor old Christina, bewildered in Belgium.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Mark, meanwhile, is in full stride,
0:06:00 > 0:06:04having found an acupuncture model of a man that's tickled his fancy.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06I honestly have never sold one of these before,
0:06:06 > 0:06:10so I don't know if it's worth £20 or £500.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11The cheaper I can get it, the better.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14What is your best price, Madame?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- 90.- 90 euros.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19We can't do it for 85?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Please?
0:06:21 > 0:06:22All right.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Mmm, settling on just a five-euro discount.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Mark must like it.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32So he pays £62.96, and after cheekily hiding the model's modesty...
0:06:32 > 0:06:33Oh!
0:06:33 > 0:06:37..Mark takes his new friend to the side to get a closer look.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39It's an acupuncture model,
0:06:39 > 0:06:43probably 30 or 40 years old with all the lines and the pressure points of
0:06:43 > 0:06:45where you put the pins.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47It's a great-looking object.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50It's vintage, it's now, people like these different things.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53You'll go a long way to find another one.
0:06:53 > 0:06:54And it might needle Christina.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Ever competitive, Mark, there,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01finding the rarities in this foreign market.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04In fact, you can learn a lot watching pros like these two.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09Christina's key tactic when buying is always compliment the vendor.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- That's a great hat you've got going on there.- Thank you.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- What a charmer!- What bird is that?
0:07:15 > 0:07:17It's a...
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- pelican.- A p... - SHE LAUGHS
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- A pelican.- No, I don't know.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26It's a dodo, that would make it incredibly rare.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Yeah, he didn't say dodo.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30He said, "I don't know!"
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- How much have you got on that, my love?- 15.- 15 euros.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36So you're charging 15 euros for something that's half there
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- and you don't know what it is.- No.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- No.- Right, OK.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44What about five euros?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- Would five euros take it? - What about ten?
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- Eight, I'll split the difference with you.- I paid eight.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- Well, there we go.- Yes.- And you don't have to pack it up again.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- Eight euros and I'll take it. - OK.- Eight euros.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- Thank you very much.- You're welcome.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Well, whatever kind of bird it is, the little bird head
0:07:59 > 0:08:03thing costs Christina £5.93, which is fine, but what is it?
0:08:03 > 0:08:05I thought it was a teether.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Originally you'd see a piece of coral coming out of here,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09which a child would chew on when they were teething.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11It could potentially be the top of a walking cane.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13It's very petite and very delicate.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15It could be, it could very well be.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18If it is, then there is a quite a buoyant market
0:08:18 > 0:08:20for walking cane collectors.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23I think it's quite an attractive thing, isn't it?
0:08:23 > 0:08:27So, Christina is peck, peck, pecking her way through her purchases today.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29But Mark is hot on her heels,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32spotting a Lalique glass dish he likes the look of.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37He dishes out 140 euros, or £103.70.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Now, this is post-Rene Lalique.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43Rene Lalique was the founder of the factory, he died in 1945.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45This one was made after his death.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Quite shortly after, I would say, maybe in the early '50s.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51It's a nice, big, decorative thing.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55I like it a lot, actually, and I wanted to find a piece of Lalique,
0:08:55 > 0:08:56so I'm very pleased with it.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59While Mark is chuffed with his equalising dish,
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Christina has spotted a dressing case that's got her quite excited.
0:09:03 > 0:09:08So we've got a vintage travelling trunk,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10which is really rather lovely.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13You've got this gilt-tooled name here, A Barrett & Sons,
0:09:13 > 0:09:1763 and 64 Piccadilly. So, London-made piece.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Green-stained leather, but this has still got bottles in it
0:09:20 > 0:09:23and they look to be the original jars as well.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24And they're hallmarked.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28That's going to be about 1912.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32What's really nice is that it's got its dust cover as well.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35It's got an Orient Line sticker. So you wonder, where's this been?
0:09:35 > 0:09:38What wonderful travels that it could have been on.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39So, having got her target in her sights,
0:09:39 > 0:09:43she now needs to work some charm on stallholder Philip.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46I was looking at the dressing case.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- That's good. - It's missing a few bits.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- Yes.- But we can sort of forgive that a little bit, can't we?
0:09:51 > 0:09:52- Thank you.- Yeah.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54SHE LAUGHS
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Philip, I think I love you already.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Steady on now, she's at it again!
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- So we're missing a mirror.- Yeah.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04And we're missing some sort of jar...
0:10:04 > 0:10:05- Yeah.- ..maybe there.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08And I'm guessing that's reflected in the price.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09Can't you see the number?
0:10:09 > 0:10:10947.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Oh, is that a number? Well, what's this?
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- Secret information.- Oh, is it?
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- Can I see it? 947.- Ssh!- Oh.
0:10:18 > 0:10:23Philip's secret information reveals that the box is priced at 225 euros,
0:10:23 > 0:10:26but Christina's charm is working.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30I'll come down, without any kind of discussion,
0:10:30 > 0:10:33without any kind of discussion.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Right. I'm keeping it zipped, I promise.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Yeah, we'll see how long that lasts.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- 185.- 185.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Philip...
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Time for Christina to whip out her secret weapon -
0:10:48 > 0:10:49the compliment.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51I like a man in a tie
0:10:51 > 0:10:53that's very willing to do a deal.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57However, I was thinking 150 euros was really the most
0:10:57 > 0:10:59I'd like to pay for it, really.
0:10:59 > 0:11:03What would your absolute best price be on that, my darling?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Come on, Philip. Come on, Philip.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- 16O.- 160. 160.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- Yeah.- I love a man in a tie, Philip.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13160 euros.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Oh, don't cry. Don't cry, Philip. Don't cry!
0:11:16 > 0:11:20So, Philip sheds a few crocodile tears and Christina buys
0:11:20 > 0:11:23the dressing case for £118.52.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27What an emotional rollercoaster this ride has been, and there's plenty
0:11:27 > 0:11:29more ups and downs and loop the loops to go.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33So, let's see how our experts are getting on.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35From a £750 kitty,
0:11:35 > 0:11:39so far Mark "The Maverick" Stacey has picked up two items
0:11:39 > 0:11:41but spent £166.66,
0:11:41 > 0:11:45leaving him just over £583 to play with.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Christina has bought more for less,
0:11:48 > 0:11:51picking up three items for £146.67,
0:11:51 > 0:11:55leaving just over £603 to spend.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59So, with Christina in the lead and Mark trying his best to keep up,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02our pair of scrappy pups meet up to compare their day so far.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05This is a fabulous market, is it not?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08It really is. I've walked miles.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Have you? I haven't actually left this little section yet.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- Really?- No.- Oh, gosh, I've been up there, I've been down there.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16I've been round and about. I thought I'd buy more Belgian stuff,
0:12:16 > 0:12:18but I've bought a lot of English stuff.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Oh, really? I've bought mainly continental stuff, actually.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- It's good.- OK, I'll go and get more European.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26How's your Flemish?
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- My English is perfect, and they like that.- Really?- Absolutely.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Dank u wel.- Dank u wel.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- Dank u wel... - SHE TRIES TO SPEAK FLEMISH
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- Lovely.- Yeah?- See you.- Well done.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Mr Stacey looking quite rightly confused by Christina's Flemish-ish.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Mark is trailing behind Christina but it appears there may be
0:12:47 > 0:12:51a reason, as he's set his heart on finding something specific.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55The one thing I thought I would find is cocktail shakers.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Lots of goodies, but no cocktail shakers.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00I've found a cocktail shaker,
0:13:00 > 0:13:02but all of the silver plate has come off.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05There must be another cocktail shaker in this whole market.
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Please, tell me there's another cocktail shaker.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Well, there is a downside to looking for specific things.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14It sometimes pays to have an open mind
0:13:14 > 0:13:16and go wherever the wind takes you,
0:13:16 > 0:13:20which is precisely what Christina is doing.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21That's rather beautiful, isn't it?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Look at that. It's a weather vane.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28It's obviously a piece of cut-out horse silhouette.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31A nice bit of folk art. That's rather lovely.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33So, Christina fires up her charm and quickly gets
0:13:33 > 0:13:38the camera-shy vendor down from 400 to 380 euros.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40I think it's tres expensive.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43However, j'adore it.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Therefore, 380 and you have a deal...
0:13:47 > 0:13:48I think.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50THEY LAUGH
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Well, language skills aside, she gets the weather vane for 380 euros,
0:13:54 > 0:13:58which is a whopping £281.48.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00So, why is she so keen on it?
0:14:00 > 0:14:04Do you know, there's something wonderfully simple about folk art,
0:14:04 > 0:14:07and this, to me, just epitomises it. It's just so wonderful,
0:14:07 > 0:14:10this really simple but incredibly effective silhouette.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Can you imagine it sitting on the top of somebody's chateaux
0:14:13 > 0:14:16in the middle of France somewhere? I think it's gorgeous.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19I have paid through the nose for it because I adore it...
0:14:19 > 0:14:21and hopefully it will pay off.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Now, remember, Maverick Mark is a man with a mission.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Oh, I've spotted something.
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Look at him go!
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Now, what have I been looking for all day?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37A cocktail shaker, and I've found one.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39It's silver plate,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41it's got a maker's name on the bottom
0:14:41 > 0:14:43and it's a great shape, actually.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45I love that sort of Art Deco shape.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47It's quite modern as well.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50But before he goes to do a deal on the shaker,
0:14:50 > 0:14:52he spots another piece of metalware.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Something to serve your claret.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57It's a really contemporary, funky design.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Maybe I should try and put a little package together.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Now, Mark knows that all good things come in threes,
0:15:02 > 0:15:05and his final piece is an ice bucket.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09As a little group lot, everything you need for the dining room table.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12You can serve your wine, you've got your ice for your gin
0:15:12 > 0:15:16and tonic, or your cocktails. Excuse me, madam.
0:15:16 > 0:15:21That's 30, that's 85 euros for the lot.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- I can make 75 for you. - Oh, you're so...
0:15:24 > 0:15:29Very good, but not quite good enough. So, 75...
0:15:30 > 0:15:34You couldn't do them for 60? For the three,
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- because I am taking three things. - 65.- 65.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- I think we've got a deal.- OK.- 65.
0:15:41 > 0:15:47Thank you. I've just spent 65 euros on three lovely objects. Woohoo!
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- I love it.- Be honest now, who expected him to drop it?
0:15:51 > 0:15:52Anyway, he's caught the shaker
0:15:52 > 0:15:57and other tabletop essentials for £48.15, and he's back in the game.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Bolstered up by the drinking silverware,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Mark wastes no time getting his next target in his sights.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06I've found this rather intriguing little item.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10This is a little piece of amethyst, uncut amethyst,
0:16:10 > 0:16:12which in itself is quite decorative.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14But it's mounted with this little cast figure,
0:16:14 > 0:16:16which has been hand-painted.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19It's a process known as cold-painting,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22so you paint the bronze or the metal after you've created it.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25When you're looking at cold-painted bronze,
0:16:25 > 0:16:28what you're really looking for is a mark for Franz Bergmann.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Franz Xaver Bergmann,
0:16:30 > 0:16:35who was a very famous Austrian cold-painted bronze-maker.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37And this is certainly very nice quality.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38I rather like that, actually.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40It says 410 underneath, but I don't know
0:16:40 > 0:16:43whether that's a reference number or whether it's the price.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46If it's the price, it's far too DEER. Ha-ha.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48- DEER. - CRICKETS CHIRP
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Yes.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54The deer is actually priced at 100 euros, but as usual,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- Mark is after a bargain. - Could you do any better than 100?
0:17:00 > 0:17:0280.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- Could you do it for 70 for me?- 75.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07I thought you would say that.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09They always say that.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11I should have said 65, and then she would have said 70.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13That's the market, you do it also.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16I know. No, I know.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20You really can't do it for 70? Please.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- OK.- 70. Thank you. Thanks very much.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27I've just bought that for 70 euros, and I'm very pleased with it.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Cold-painted bronze figures are very sought after.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33If, when I do some research, I can attribute this to
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Franz Bergmann, then there should be quite a good profit.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40So, Mark's amethyst deer ornament converts to £51.85,
0:17:40 > 0:17:45and he's finally drawn even with Christina. Four items each.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Now, The Magpie, obviously hungry,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50swoops in on a man selling a glass cake display.
0:17:50 > 0:17:51What are you eating?
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Walnuts. Eating walnuts.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Oh! I'd love a walnut, why not?
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Oh.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04SHE LAUGHS
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Well, that's novel. Oh.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Oh, wow, thank you. Are these...
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- Have you collected these?- Yeah. - Oh, wow.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Oh, merci, monsieur.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Shopping on an empty stomach may not be the best idea,
0:18:17 > 0:18:21but now she's dealing with her mouth full. Oh...
0:18:21 > 0:18:2322 euros.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- 22?- 22.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- Would you take 15?- 15?- Hm.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- 18.- 15.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- Go on. Yeah?- OK.- 15 euros.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37Thank you very much. Brilliant.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41There will have to be a coffee and walnut cake that goes in there, won't it?
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Yes, he hasn't got a clue what she's on about.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Just laughing to be polite.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50Anyway, the glass cake display costs Christina £11.11.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55In my mind, it's full of the most beautiful petit fours you've
0:18:55 > 0:18:58ever seen. Can you imagine this full to the brim, full of cakes
0:18:58 > 0:19:01and little pastry fancies? I just think it's gorgeous.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04To be perfectly honest, I don't think it's got a huge
0:19:04 > 0:19:06amount of age to it at all, but if I go and find a cake shop to
0:19:06 > 0:19:10sell it to, or even a budding baker, I think I'll be quids in.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14Quids in and spent up, Christina takes a well-deserved rest...
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Can I really sleep in this chair? Can I? He says I can sleep in it.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21..leaving Mark to acquire his final item.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25He's obviously in a macabre mood and picks up some kind of ebonised
0:19:25 > 0:19:30box with waxed body parts that cost him a whopping 200 euros,
0:19:30 > 0:19:32or £148.15.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36This is intriguing. I mean, I don't know what they are.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40I mean, I can tell you that they are limbs.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43There's an arm, a leg, there's a lower denture,
0:19:43 > 0:19:47there's a foot, and then there's some sort of ear, I think.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49It's got a nice warm look about it
0:19:49 > 0:19:54and I'm sure that I could date these to the mid-19th century.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56It's going to be a bit of a journey.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01My problem is, has this really cost me an arm and a leg?
0:20:01 > 0:20:04So, whilst both our experts draw breath
0:20:04 > 0:20:08and withdraw from the market, let's see the scores on the board.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13Mark and Christina each started the day with £750 worth of euros.
0:20:13 > 0:20:18Mark has five purchases and has forked out for £414.81.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Christina has also done five deals, but she's spent a little more,
0:20:22 > 0:20:25£439.26.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Market day is over, so it's time for our pair of continental competitors
0:20:29 > 0:20:33to come together and cast a critical eye over each other's wares.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- This is a good showing. - It is, isn't? It's pretty eclectic.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40- It certainly is. I like it a lot. - Tell me what your thought process...
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Actually, I don't want to know what you're thought process was.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- I think it's just a very interesting item.- Really?
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- I think I can go places with this. - Really?
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Well, because it's an acupuncture model and I think it's charming.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- Yes, he's a great...- And he wasn't a lot of money, 85 euros.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- That's not bad, is it?- No. - Not bad at all.- Not much per inch.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02SHE LAUGHS
0:21:03 > 0:21:08- I absolutely love, love, love your weather vane.- Isn't it gorgeous?
0:21:08 > 0:21:11I think he's wonderful. Didn't see it. I would have had it if I had.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Well, would you have paid what I paid?
0:21:13 > 0:21:18- I don't know, what did you pay? - 380 euros. It's a lot, isn't it?
0:21:18 > 0:21:22- That is pricey.- But I loved it. - No, it's fantastic.- Just utterly...
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- It's so simple.- I think it's great.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- So effective, a little bit like myself.- Simple.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Yeah.- I think...- Vaguely effective.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34- Yeah. Sorry, I left the end bit out. - Thanks.- Oh, naughty me.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- But I do like your little, what is it?- Well, I think it is a dodo.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39It's not a dodo, I think
0:21:39 > 0:21:43it's more likely to be something like a wading bird, I think.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- You think, with that long beak? - With the long beak.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48Well, I think it could be a little walking stick handle.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- How much was that? - I paid eight euros for it.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53- How much?- Eight euros.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Good Lord, Christina, you really weren't in a spending mood.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- That's nothing, is it?- I have to tell you, I completely adore...
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Tell me that's Lalique. - It is Lalique. It is Lalique.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- Tell me it's signed.- It is signed.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08I do like it a lot, I love Lalique glass,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11and I do have a specialist dealer who buys Lalique from me.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- Oh, fabulous.- So I'm hoping he's going to like that,
0:22:14 > 0:22:16because I paid 140 euros for it.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- That's not too bad. - Which isn't bad for a big piece.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21It's not a rare pattern, but I think I can get away with that one.
0:22:21 > 0:22:22Gorgeous, really love that.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25All in all, I think it's another good showing.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29- Yes, seriously impressive, well done, you.- And you.- Best of luck.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Oh, I will need it.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37And so our continental contestants turn tail and return
0:22:37 > 0:22:41to their respective homes, laden with their treasure troves.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44This game of two halves is about to step up a gear as they must
0:22:44 > 0:22:47now sell all their wares.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Back in his Brightlingsea bunker,
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Mark is buffing up his Belgian booty.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55There's no peace for the wicked, is there?
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Here I am in my silver cleaning gloves, trying to clean these
0:22:58 > 0:23:02cocktail items. They are looking absolutely pristine.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05But I had a fun day in Tongeren, a very big market,
0:23:05 > 0:23:06full of lovely stuff.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10And I spent ages looking for a cocktail shaker.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12But I'm pleased with the other items as well.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17My little cold-painted bronze chamois is rather nice,
0:23:17 > 0:23:22perched on a rocky piece of amethyst. Beautifully done.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25I think that's going to find a buyer. The Lalique plate, I love.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28It's just post-war, but it's in great condition.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30A nice big piece, actually.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36Well, something that's really needled me is the acupuncture model.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Because actually, so far, I've got no leads,
0:23:39 > 0:23:41and I don't know where I'm going to end up with that.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45But we'll find it, we'll get there. And of course my body parts.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50Interesting story - they are for Catholics who had illnesses
0:23:50 > 0:23:54and you'd go and buy the body part that you've got an illness in.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56You'd take it to church
0:23:56 > 0:24:00and then you'd pray that the illness is cured.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03So, rather macabre, but I do like a challenge.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06There we are, look at that. Lovely and clean.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08A polished performance from Mark there.
0:24:08 > 0:24:13So, now she's back in Shropshire, how's Christina feeling?
0:24:13 > 0:24:17So I had never been to Tongeren before in Belgium, and I absolutely loved it.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20It was vast. And I'm really pleased with what I've bought back.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Firstly, I love this dressing case here
0:24:23 > 0:24:24in this wonderful green leather.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28I love the fact that it kind of evokes these wonderful
0:24:28 > 0:24:31images of travelling in the early 20th century.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35Then I bought this lantern. Not quite sure why I bought that.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37It's a little bit damaged. It's a relatively modern piece.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39I think it will be a good-looking thing,
0:24:39 > 0:24:43maybe in somebody's hall, a lantern, it's quite in vogue at the moment.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45The absolute piece de resistance for me
0:24:45 > 0:24:49was this amazing weather vane, which I completely fell in love with.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52I think I might have bought it with my heart rather than my head,
0:24:52 > 0:24:56sadly, but I just think it's visually beautiful.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00Moving on to my little silver-coloured
0:25:00 > 0:25:03unidentified bird here.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Potentially a guillemot, potentially a water bird,
0:25:05 > 0:25:08potentially a game bird. I think we'll just call it a bird.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11I think it's a lovely thing, just the detail on it is so beautiful,
0:25:11 > 0:25:13it's very, very realistic.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16And then, of course, I bought my French cake stand,
0:25:16 > 0:25:20and personally, I cannot wait to see that full of the most
0:25:20 > 0:25:24beautiful French fancies, pastries, cakes.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Not good for the diet.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27But, nonetheless, I've got a lot of work to do.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29I've just got to find somebody with a big barn
0:25:29 > 0:25:31for that weather vane, haven't I?
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Hmm, she's a bit worried about that, isn't she?
0:25:34 > 0:25:37But with their saddle bags bulging, both Christina
0:25:37 > 0:25:41and Mark must now grab the reins and gallop off in search of profits.
0:25:41 > 0:25:46It'll take research, tenacity and good old-fashioned legwork to win.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50And lest we forget, no deal is done until the hand is shaken
0:25:50 > 0:25:53and the money is taken. First to the fore is Mark.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57He's headed to Colchester, hoping to shake out an early lead
0:25:57 > 0:25:59with his first items.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03I've brought my cocktail-related items to my friend, Matthew.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05He and his partner love entertaining,
0:26:05 > 0:26:08and particularly making very powerful cocktails.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12So, fingers crossed, I'll be shaken but not stirred.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Remember, Mark paid just over £48 for the set.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Well, I bought them in Belgium, so they're continental.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21And it was quite stylish.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23And it is marked underneath, it's got a maker's name.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Who is the maker?
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- Funnily enough, I don't know. But it's nice to have it.- OK.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32And then I spotted this,
0:26:32 > 0:26:34which is like a bottle pourer.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37And this, which is a little ice bucket.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39What do you think of them now you've seen them in the flesh?
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Well, I like them very much, particularly the cocktail shaker,
0:26:43 > 0:26:46because I definitely need a new cocktail shaker.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51I wanted a very reasonable sort of £80-£120 for the three items.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55I was thinking maybe more 60 or £70.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Gosh!
0:26:57 > 0:27:02I mean, that's quite a difference, isn't it? £70.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- And I'll make you a cocktail as well.- Fantastic, let's do that.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07MARK LAUGHS
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Well, I am a bit shaken after that.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14And so Mark makes a potent profit of £21.85 for the three items,
0:27:14 > 0:27:19and toasts his success with a little snifter.
0:27:19 > 0:27:20Lovely.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24Meanwhile, Christina is also keen to get going with her first sale,
0:27:24 > 0:27:28as she heads to a hamlet just outside Whitchurch in Shropshire.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31So, I'm here to see my friend Diana. I've known her for ever and a day,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34but you may know her from somewhere else.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36I've brought my cake stand to show her.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38She's pretty teched-up when it comes to baking,
0:27:38 > 0:27:42so she's probably already got hundreds, but it's worth a shot.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45So, she brings a French dish bought in Belgium to
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Great British Bake Off contestant Diana.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- Just in time. - What are you doing?
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Busy making raspberry buns, so you can have a go.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58Now, in there we're going to fold in.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02- Gently teased.- That's it.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06- There we go. Let's do it. 160 degrees.- Yeah.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08- For 10, 15 minutes.- Brilliant.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Just enough time for me to show you this cake stand.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- Come and have a look.- OK, I knew there was an ulterior motive.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Yes, and as the cakes rise in the oven,
0:28:17 > 0:28:22will Christina raise more than the £11 she paid for the glass display?
0:28:22 > 0:28:25When you pick the lid up, it says there...
0:28:25 > 0:28:27"France, 21," but it says "Arcoroc".
0:28:27 > 0:28:31- I don't know what "Arcoroc" is. - Yes, they make very good
0:28:31 > 0:28:35- glass bowls, dishes, for catering. - Really?- Yes.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- Yes.- You fount of all knowledge, you. My goodness.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42It's a nice large size, it could be cheese, it could be...
0:28:42 > 0:28:44- So, I need to sell it. - You're right.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47And I was hoping to get in the region of about -
0:28:47 > 0:28:51don't drop it, it's glass - about £30, £40 for it.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54What's it worth to you?
0:28:54 > 0:28:58- 25.- Could I push you to 30?
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- Yes.- Or is 25...- 30 is fine.- Is it?
0:29:02 > 0:29:07Yeah, that's fine. So the cakes are going to go up by about 50p.
0:29:07 > 0:29:08Oh, are they?
0:29:08 > 0:29:09SHE LAUGHS
0:29:09 > 0:29:12I'm a very expensive cooking lesson.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18Christina makes a sumptuous profit of £18.89 for the cake display.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22She doesn't have quite the same success
0:29:22 > 0:29:23with her glass lantern, though.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Having spent £6 having it PAT tested,
0:29:26 > 0:29:30she sells it for just 30 to shop owner Kate...
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- £30.- We'll do that.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33Happy at £30.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38..making a less than illuminating profit of £1.78.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Next stop on her travels is Tarporley in Cheshire,
0:29:41 > 0:29:44where she's braving the elements.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48I'm here in a very dark and pretty blustery Cheshire
0:29:48 > 0:29:51to see a chap called Charles, who collects silver.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53Now, I'm here to show him my dressing case.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56The case isn't silver, but the content is.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58So let's see if he's interested.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02And interested enough to make a profit on the £120
0:30:02 > 0:30:04she has invested in the case.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07So I've brought you this dressing case,
0:30:07 > 0:30:08which I thought you would quite like.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Open it up and see what you think.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14But great that obviously it's got its original duster with it as well.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- And...- Oh, that's rather nice. - It is, isn't it?
0:30:16 > 0:30:18Obviously, you've got a box missing there.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20You've got the hand mirror missing there.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24But the jars, I think this one in particular.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- JAR SQUEAKS - Original squeak comes as an extra.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27I don't pay extra for that.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- Are you sure?- Absolutely not.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34So you've got... Each one is hallmarked,
0:30:34 > 0:30:36- obviously on the outside, for London 1912.- OK.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39And you've got the retailer stamp there,
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- which is matched on the front of the case.- Barrett & Sons.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Yeah, Barrett & Sons from Piccadilly.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47I was hoping for £300 or £400 for it.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49- Yes, that's a bit heavy, I think.- Is it?
0:30:49 > 0:30:54It does need a little bit of TLC. There are bits missing. So, 250.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- 250, Charles, you're a very fair man.- Jolly good.- I'm very grateful.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Thank you very much, enjoy it.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04Christina makes a profit on the travel case of £131.48,
0:31:04 > 0:31:06which puts her way out in front.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10So Mark will really need to shake his leg with his next sale.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13He's headed to London with his box of unusual wax limbs,
0:31:13 > 0:31:18which was his biggest buy in Belgium and stands him at almost £150.
0:31:20 > 0:31:21I'm very excited about this.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26I've come to East London, to the cabinet of curiosities.
0:31:26 > 0:31:27I'm getting a bit scared.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Are you scared? Should we be scared together? Come on.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Oh, yes, let's.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35Mark descends into the dark, dark depths of the museum,
0:31:35 > 0:31:39where dreams and nightmares merge and nothing is quite as it seems.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41ECHOING VOICE: Muhahahahaha!
0:31:41 > 0:31:43THUNDER
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Wow, these cabinets are full of the most amazing things.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48I could be here for hours, you know.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50I'm hoping this piece is going to fit in.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54Should we go see what Rory thinks?
0:31:54 > 0:31:56- Hello, Rory.- Hello, how are you?
0:31:56 > 0:32:00- I'm fine, nice to meet you. This is an amazing place.- Thank you.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Talking of the unusual, I've brought this,
0:32:03 > 0:32:08my own little cabinet of curiosities. I bought it in Belgium.
0:32:08 > 0:32:13And I think it's mid-19th century, so 1860-ish, in an ebonised frame.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17And I've learnt a bit about these - these little wax body parts
0:32:17 > 0:32:22are related to the Catholic faith. They're known as ex votos.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25And at first, I thought it was something that people go and put
0:32:25 > 0:32:31in a church to pray for a miracle to heal an arm or a leg or a foot.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Actually, it's the other way round.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Once it's been healed, they hang them in churches.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38They're very interesting items.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42I'd like to get around 200 to 300. What do you think?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45I think we could probably offer you 220.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47That's a very good offer.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Do you think I could just nudge you up a bit to sort of, say, 250?
0:32:52 > 0:32:56- We could meet somewhere in the middle, maybe 230.- 230.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- I can't say no, it's a reasonable profit.- Brilliant.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02So Mr Stacey puts the Mark in macabre
0:33:02 > 0:33:07and makes a chilling profit of £81.85 for the wax body parts.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11And he looks relieved to be heading back above ground.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Well, it just shows you, doesn't it? If you buy interesting things
0:33:15 > 0:33:20and you find the right buyer, you really can make a decent profit.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22He then heads east to Essex
0:33:22 > 0:33:26and sells his Lalique dish to auctioneer Robin for £160,
0:33:26 > 0:33:31topping up his profit pot by £56.30.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35So, let's see what that does to their scores.
0:33:35 > 0:33:40Mark Stacey has sold three items, racking up a profit of £160.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44Christina has also sold three and is only a few pounds
0:33:44 > 0:33:47behind, £152.15 so far.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Yes, Mark has a slight lead on The Magpie,
0:33:51 > 0:33:54so it's important he doesn't put a foot wrong.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Until he does just that.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01After an unfortunate trip, our hero ends up with his leg in plaster.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05So he decides to call his opponent to give her an update.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10You know when I said break a leg? I didn't actually mean it.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13I knew it was your fault. Listen, how's the foreign market for you?
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- That lovely weather vane. - I haven't sold that yet.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19That was the star of the show for me.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Oh, you were very jealous about that, weren't you, darling?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23- I do, I love it. - How have you been getting on?
0:34:23 > 0:34:27Well, profits have been reasonable, but I had a whole schedule of things
0:34:27 > 0:34:31to do, and then of course this puts you back to square one, as it were.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Oh, sweetheart. Well, look, very, very best of luck.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- And to you, Christina.- Break a leg.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39- HE LAUGHS - She said break a leg again.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43What's she trying to do, sabotage me completely? Help.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47Yes, well, while Christina shows a modicum of concern,
0:34:47 > 0:34:49it does mean she has a slight advantage.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54With Mark temporarily laid up, she can race ahead with her sales.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57So, with her biggest purchase in hand, The Magpie
0:34:57 > 0:35:01flutters down to the capital to see whether a fair wind is blowing.
0:35:01 > 0:35:02I'll let you into a little secret -
0:35:02 > 0:35:04I'm really rather nervous about this.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06I spent an awful lot of money on this weather vane
0:35:06 > 0:35:08because I absolutely adored it.
0:35:08 > 0:35:09I've brought it down to London with me
0:35:09 > 0:35:11to visit a chap called Robert Young,
0:35:11 > 0:35:15who has a reputation as being the UK's leading folk art specialist.
0:35:15 > 0:35:16I sincerely hope he likes it.
0:35:16 > 0:35:22Well, let's hope he does, as Christina paid a whopping £281.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- She may need more than just luck. - How lovely to meet you.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28We spoke on the phone about my weather vane.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31What do you think now you've seen it in the flesh?
0:35:31 > 0:35:34- It's got some good points and some bad, to be honest.- OK.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37What we like about this, what's nice about the movement...
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- It has got something nice. - A little bit.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44..is the long back, the longer than normal back.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48You know, it's elongated, so it's not anatomically correct.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50And so that accentuates the movement.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52And is that good that it's not anatomically...?
0:35:52 > 0:35:55For this it is, because what's important about this is the movement.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59- What we don't like is the fact that it has been interfered with.- Right.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03This paint is not old. It's not original to it.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06- And we know that because you can see...- It's all flaking off.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- Not only that, but it's painted over rust.- Oh.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Well, having done a very brief look online,
0:36:13 > 0:36:17- I would be hoping for maybe £600 or £700 for it.- You'd be lucky.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20- Oh, really?- The problem is that we have to do work to it,
0:36:20 > 0:36:22and we don't like doing work to anything.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26- I wouldn't be able to pay you more than 500.- More than £500.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Are you absolutely sure?
0:36:29 > 0:36:30I can make it a little bit less if you want.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- No, no, don't do that! - THEY LAUGH
0:36:33 > 0:36:35£500, Robert, we have a deal.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Thank you very, very much.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40Would you look at that, she paid big but made big.
0:36:40 > 0:36:46The weather vane spins a whacking profit of £218.52,
0:36:46 > 0:36:49by cleverly tracking down the perfect buyer.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Fantastic, just over £200 profit, but the real bonus for me
0:36:52 > 0:36:55is the fact I've managed to find somebody who appreciates that
0:36:55 > 0:36:58weather vane as much as I did. I'm gutted to have sold it.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02But never mind, let's hope it will be plain sailing from here on in.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Mark, meanwhile, still has two more items in his selling conundrum.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09And next up, he's taking his acupuncture model
0:37:09 > 0:37:12to Ramsgate-based antiques collector Vicky.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16But will it earn him more than the £63 he paid for it?
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- What do you think about it? - I love it. I love his face.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- It's very vintage, isn't it?- Yes. - Movie stars from the '50s,
0:37:22 > 0:37:25they're very chiselled, aren't they? Very sort of upright.
0:37:25 > 0:37:29He's a good-looking lad, isn't he? He's got many attributes about him.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33- Yes.- All right, keep it clean, Stacey!
0:37:33 > 0:37:37And obviously he was originally used as an acupuncture model to
0:37:37 > 0:37:40show patients their points, their power points.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42I'm definitely interested.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45I was kind of thinking around the 100 mark.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49Is there any way I could force you up another tenner?
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- Yes.- Are you sure?- Let's do it. - Because I still think, actually,
0:37:52 > 0:37:55if you decide to sell, there's a bit of a profit margin.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57There's still something in it for me.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59But I think you're going to have him for a while.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- I do think so. - Let's shake on 110.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Mark makes a profit of £47.04 for the model
0:38:04 > 0:38:06and he's down to his final item,
0:38:06 > 0:38:10so heads further along the coast with his amethyst-mounted
0:38:10 > 0:38:14bronze beast, and he's hoping Hove-based collector Sue will
0:38:14 > 0:38:18want to pay more than the £51 he paid for it.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Sue, as soon as I saw this, I thought of you.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23It's lovely to be thought of. Isn't it beautiful?
0:38:23 > 0:38:25Oh, I do like that, Mark.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27The detail on the fur and painting of the eyes,
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- I think there's a certain amount of quality there.- There is.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33A lot of it depends on how expensive you are.
0:38:33 > 0:38:38Well, I was hoping for sort of around 120-150. Is that...?
0:38:38 > 0:38:40I'll give you 100 but no more.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42You've got that look on, haven't you?
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Well, I'm not going to shake your hand, shall we have a cuddle?
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- Awww...- Thank you so much. I knew you'd love it.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Well, the rules do state that a handshake seals the deal,
0:38:51 > 0:38:54but on this occasion, a cuddle seems to suffice.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Well, he has got a broken ankle.
0:38:56 > 0:39:01Mark nearly doubles his money and makes £48.15 for his deer,
0:39:01 > 0:39:03and he's done.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06Hoping to swoop in on her final profits,
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Christina is in London armed with her bird's head which,
0:39:09 > 0:39:13after a bit of research, she's now identified as a curlew.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15I've come to Michael German Antiques in London
0:39:15 > 0:39:17to meet a chap called Dominic.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Hopefully he'll be able to enlighten me
0:39:19 > 0:39:22as to exactly what it was used for. And he might even want to buy it.
0:39:24 > 0:39:29Remember, her ornithological objet d'art cost her almost £6.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31My goodness, this is a treasure trove, is it not?
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Well, there's quite a few things in here. We pack it all in.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36So, tell me about the history of the walking cane.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38I assume it grew out of necessity, did it not?
0:39:38 > 0:39:39I mean, if you had a walking cane...
0:39:39 > 0:39:43- But then it became a subject of fashion.- It did.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46People very much confuse them for ambulatory aids,
0:39:46 > 0:39:50but in fact the canes we sell are mainly from the Victorian period
0:39:50 > 0:39:53and they were primarily a fashion accessory.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Truly, perhaps, the first fashion accessory.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58We've been talking a lot about walking canes,
0:39:58 > 0:40:01and what I've brought you, I'm not entirely sure
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- it was a walking cane head.- Right.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05- Shall I show you?- Go on, then.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- Ta-da!- Goodness! Yes, that is...
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- Are you thoroughly underwhelmed? - Well, no, it's...
0:40:11 > 0:40:13It's not without charm, is it?
0:40:13 > 0:40:17I was confused because obviously this section here is rectangular.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Generally speaking, obviously the cane handles tend to be
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- round in diameter.- Exactly.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28And this would imply, to me, that it's come from a parasol originally.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Right. What do you think would be a fair price?
0:40:31 > 0:40:34What would you be willing to pay for it?
0:40:34 > 0:40:36Well, 55 would be the very, very best.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- I'm very happy at £55. - Good.- Absolutely.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40Thank you very much.
0:40:40 > 0:40:45Christina makes a final profit of £49.07 for the silver bird's head,
0:40:45 > 0:40:49but was it enough for her to take flight and win today's competition?
0:40:49 > 0:40:51All will soon be revealed,
0:40:51 > 0:40:55but first, let's remind ourselves what they spent in Belgium.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59Having each started the day with £750 worth of euros to spend,
0:40:59 > 0:41:04Mark made five purchases and spent £414.81.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08Christina also took home five items and, with electrical tests,
0:41:08 > 0:41:13spent marginally more - £445.26.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16But who has made the most profit?
0:41:16 > 0:41:17All the money from today's challenge
0:41:17 > 0:41:20will go to Mark and Christina's chosen charities,
0:41:20 > 0:41:22so let's find out who is our
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- Christina, we did have fun in Belgium, didn't we?- Didn't we just!
0:41:29 > 0:41:33- We started in the dark...- I know! You bought some lovely things.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- Oh, that weather vane! - I loved that weather vane.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38I'm dreading the result on that one.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41What about your weird and wacky and wonderful wax things?
0:41:41 > 0:41:43The ex votos.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- What?- Ex votos, they're called. - Oh, OK. How fascinating!
0:41:46 > 0:41:50And I sold them to a wonderful macabre museum in Hackney,
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- in London.- That sounds exciting. - Which is great.- Yeah.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55You bought some other lovely things as well, didn't you?
0:41:55 > 0:41:57That lovely dodo walking stick.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59- Which wasn't a dodo. - Really?- Yeah.- Oh!
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- Surprisingly enough. - I was convinced!
0:42:01 > 0:42:03I found out it was a curlew.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05It would have been so much rarer had it been a dodo.
0:42:05 > 0:42:10Wouldn't it just! I would have made much more money, probably.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12What about your lovely little Bergmann bronze?
0:42:12 > 0:42:16Yes, the little chamois. Well, I found a right buyer for it.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- I did all right on that, actually. - Oh, good, well done.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21How all right did you do? I'm intrigued.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23- Oh, ready, after three?- OK.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- Ready?- One...- BOTH: Two, three.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- Oh, Christina! Well done! - Oh, my goodness!
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- That was amazing! - What was your biggest profit?
0:42:33 > 0:42:37What was my biggest profit? I think it has to be the weather vane.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39- What did you make on it? - I sold it for £500.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- You did very well. - I was very pleased,
0:42:41 > 0:42:43but bearing in mind what you've been through,
0:42:43 > 0:42:45I think that is phenomenal.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47I'm very happy, and well done, you. Congratulations.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Thank you. Come on, we need to get inside and get a cup of tea.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- You need to get that leg up.- I'll...
0:42:52 > 0:42:53CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:42:55 > 0:42:58And so Christina is the winner, having made triple-figure
0:42:58 > 0:43:01profits on the dressing case and the weather vane.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05I can't believe it. I really can't believe it.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08It just goes to show that all that hard work wasn't in vain.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Christina trumped me with that wonderful weather vane.
0:43:12 > 0:43:16I wish I'd seen that. The wind was in her favour.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20But Mark will have another chance to outwit Christina tomorrow
0:43:20 > 0:43:24when our duo go head-to-head at an auction in Kent.