0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:03 > 0:00:04the show that pitches
0:00:04 > 0:00:06TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:08against each other
0:00:08 > 0:00:10in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Let's make hay while that sun shines.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Each week, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:14 > 0:00:17will face a different daily challenge.
0:00:17 > 0:00:18I've got a heavy profit here.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:21 > 0:00:23- Who's there? - GAVEL BANGS
0:00:23 > 0:00:24..they'll give you
0:00:24 > 0:00:26the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28HE GROWLS ..along with
0:00:28 > 0:00:30their top tips and savvy secrets...
0:00:30 > 0:00:32That could present a problem for me.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34..showing you how to make the most money...
0:00:34 > 0:00:37- Ready for battle. - BUGLE CALL
0:00:37 > 0:00:39..from buying and selling.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41- Get in there. - LIGHTNING CRASHES
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Today, the going gets tough as the tough get going.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Yes, it's the finale in this week-long,
0:00:47 > 0:00:49dog-eat-dog dealing drama.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Hold on to your hats, or your brightly-coloured shirts,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56it's time for the mighty Showdown.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Coming up, David turns to villainy...
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Would you risk being shot by two peas?
0:01:01 > 0:01:03..Phil shows us an expert's trick...
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Good tip for you - just run your fingers round it.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10And if you open it up, you can see where it's been filled.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12..and will our dealers make a profit
0:01:12 > 0:01:15selling at the hair-raising Showdown Auction?
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- Five, ten.- No! Philip Serrell.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20£15.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34HORN BEEPS
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Today, our collectable crusade climaxes
0:01:40 > 0:01:41and swords are drawn
0:01:41 > 0:01:44in the ultimate battle of the bargaineers
0:01:44 > 0:01:48as our two marvels of merchandise take on the final antiques adventure
0:01:48 > 0:01:50in this all-out bout for profit.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Whoever can sell their spoils and collect the most cash
0:01:54 > 0:01:56will be crowned supreme dealer.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58First up is our top drawer from Durham.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02His calm exterior masks a ferocious appetite for finery
0:02:02 > 0:02:05and the dealing desire to win at all costs.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08It's Devilish David Harper. APPLAUSE
0:02:08 > 0:02:10I'm in it to win.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14And taking David on is a worthy adversary of wares.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17He's a tenacious treasure hound with a nose for knick-knacks
0:02:17 > 0:02:18and a bloodlust for bargains.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21It's Phil The Fox Serrell.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25How I buy today might just decide who wins this.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Today, our antiques aces embark on a four-part challenge
0:02:29 > 0:02:31which sees them take on an auction...
0:02:33 > 0:02:34..an antiques fair,
0:02:34 > 0:02:38a car boot sale and a foreign market.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41They'll have £1,000 of their own money to spend
0:02:41 > 0:02:43and eight precious items to procure.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45But there's a twist.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Half our dealers' purchases
0:02:47 > 0:02:49will be thrown into the Showdown Auction,
0:02:49 > 0:02:51where they're at the mercy of the bidding public.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53This last roll of the dealers' dice
0:02:53 > 0:02:56could give them the profit to prevail
0:02:56 > 0:02:58or losses which will crush them.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00So, this is it.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02David Harper and Phil Serrell,
0:03:02 > 0:03:05it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- Philip Serrell.- How are you? - Very good. Very excited.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- I'm very nervous.- Oh, stop it.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- No, well, you know, this is the culmination of our whole week.- Yeah.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20And this is where it's either up there or...
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- But don't you love it for that?- No. - Because anything can happen today.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- It normally does. - That's why it's so exciting.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Come on, read the rules.- All right. "Welcome to the mighty Showdown.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- "The rules are simple." - They'll need to be.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33"You must each buy two items
0:03:33 > 0:03:36"at every one of your regular Put Your Money challenges."
0:03:36 > 0:03:40And we know we've got £1,000 to spend.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43"You can sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46"The rest..." This is the bit I don't like.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48"..will be sold at the Showdown Auction..."
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- I love the Showdown Auction. - "..in direct competition
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- "with your opponent."- I love that. - Really?- It's my favourite bit.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57"The winner is the expert who makes the most profit."
0:03:57 > 0:03:59And then it says, "Good luck," but in my case, bad luck.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01THEY LAUGH
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Yes, we all know that fortune favours the bold,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07and our dealing duo are raring to get going.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10So, we head straight into round one, the auction.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Our pair gather for some gavel action
0:04:13 > 0:04:16at Locke & England auction house in Leamington Spa.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18There's a great turnout for today's auction
0:04:18 > 0:04:20and 360 lots to sort through.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24And it seems Phil isn't horsing around in this competition,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27as he's already spotted a fine filly.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Frank Paton is a really good equine artist,
0:04:31 > 0:04:32and there's two watercolours here.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35There's a massive difference between the two.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37This one is completely faded.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39There's nothing you can do to put it right.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43So, ignore that one, buy that one.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45With an estimate of £100 to £150,
0:04:45 > 0:04:49Phil is hoping to look this gift horse straight in the mouth.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51HORSE WHINNIES
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Close by, David is looking to propel himself to victory
0:04:54 > 0:04:59with a lot he spotted that has an upper estimate of £150.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02You know what? That is a very big propeller.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06The last one I sold for a client in auction only a few weeks ago
0:05:06 > 0:05:07with a bunch of other things
0:05:07 > 0:05:11was about half the diameter and made £140.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13You can do loads of things with these.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15You could be really funky
0:05:15 > 0:05:19and make it into a nice piece of modern structure.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22It would look the business and a load of money.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25While David's got his eye on some heavy metal,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Phil has found a brass box
0:05:27 > 0:05:31which is slightly more refined and with an estimate of £70 to £100.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34This is a really lovely brass tobacco box.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Good tip for you is when you're holding your item,
0:05:37 > 0:05:39just run your fingers round it.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42My fingers are just catching
0:05:42 > 0:05:43on a little break just there.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47And if you open it up, you can see where it's been filled.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51So, Phil only has eyes for the most perfect of items today.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54And as the auctioneer takes to the podium,
0:05:54 > 0:05:58our pair of coiled springs are ready for some auction-room action.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00First to get their hand up in the air is Phil,
0:06:00 > 0:06:04as his 1903 horse portrait hits the saleroom.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Bid at £90. Any advance? 100. 110.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Whoops! Hope you didn't need that.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Yours at £130.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Well, that was a fast and furious race to the finish.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Phil secures the painting for £157.30 with fees.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21With The Fox bagging his precious pony,
0:06:21 > 0:06:24David has clocked the 18th-century tobacco tin
0:06:24 > 0:06:26that Phil looked at earlier,
0:06:26 > 0:06:29and without running a finger over it, decides to bid.
0:06:29 > 0:06:3118th-century Dutch brass tobacco.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32£40, thank you. 40, we've got.
0:06:32 > 0:06:3440 bid. 50?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36That's a lot of money for a broken box.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Caution, viewers. Smugness alert! ALARM BLARES
0:06:41 > 0:06:44If you take it to the repairers, he should be able to fix that hole.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- I haven't seen it. - HE CHUCKLES
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Let's hope David doesn't regret that blind bid,
0:06:49 > 0:06:52which cost him £60.50 with fees added.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55But now he's got his hand on it, what does he think?
0:06:55 > 0:06:58It's a big one. They're often much smaller than this.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01The decoration is well and truly rubbed,
0:07:01 > 0:07:05but that's just sign of wear. That's been used for generations.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Well, despite the repair, David's happy with his purchase.
0:07:09 > 0:07:10Cue Phil.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13What bothered me was just that little dent just there.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- Doesn't worry me. - They're old, aren't they?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18It was repaired when it was used. I love it.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Well, against Phil's best efforts,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23David still thinks he's got himself a smoking purchase.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25So, put that in your pipe, Serrell.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Our dealers are now level pegging on one item each.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31And it's The Fox who's next to strike,
0:07:31 > 0:07:35securing a vintage leather bag for £181.50.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41These Gladstone bags are named after our great prime minister,
0:07:41 > 0:07:42Mr Gladstone himself.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44I can just imagine someone rocking up
0:07:44 > 0:07:46at a cricket match in the 1930s.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47But what a great, decorative lot.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50It would look fantastic in the back of an old car.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Next up is the bronze ship's propeller
0:07:52 > 0:07:54that David's been waiting for.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58It has an estimate of £100 to £150.
0:07:58 > 0:08:0150. 55. 60. 65.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04That's a cheap ship's propeller.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- It's a ship and you'll be all right. - HE LAUGHS
0:08:07 > 0:08:13Yes, David sails away with his propeller for £78.66 all in.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16So, our auction room avengers made it through round one
0:08:16 > 0:08:18of today's Showdown challenge.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Let's see how much they've spent so far.
0:08:21 > 0:08:27From a £1,000 budget, David has spent £139.16,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30so has over £860 in his kitty.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Phil has spent a lot more - £338.80 -
0:08:34 > 0:08:39meaning he has just over £661 for the next three rounds.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Round two of today's epic Showdown
0:08:43 > 0:08:46is at the International Antiques & Collectors Fair in Newark.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49And as this merchandise mission continues,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52our pair will need to utilise every trick in the book
0:08:52 > 0:08:55if they want to win this race of riches.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59This, I've got to tell you, is my favourite venue of all.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04You've got everything you want - people, goods, cash, bacon butties.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06It's a dream come true.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Indeed. And for many of the traders, these fairs are a way of life.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Many come in their caravans and tents
0:09:12 > 0:09:14and sleep in their vans overnight.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17In fact, our duo are here so early,
0:09:17 > 0:09:21some of the traders aren't even fully dressed yet.
0:09:21 > 0:09:26- Are you not a bit cold? - Erm...I'm told I'm weird.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27- Really? Yeah?- Yeah.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- What are they off, then? - I don't have a clue, to be honest.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- Can you split it back into two tyres again?- Yeah, no problem.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36There's just some screws holding them together.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38What's the best you can do them for?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40To you, 25 quid. How does that sound?
0:09:40 > 0:09:42That sounds like you've just got a deal, my friend.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44See, I'd have tried to bring you down to 20 quid,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47but I'm sort of kind of thinking
0:09:47 > 0:09:49that you can now go and buy yourself a shirt.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Yeah, you're all heart, Phil.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Our slick Fox is first off at the fair with his tyre table,
0:09:54 > 0:09:58and he's got some upcycling planned for these old slicks.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02I've got some old, 1960s, period motorsport magazines.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Cut some adverts and some photographs up,
0:10:04 > 0:10:07put them underneath, give it a really good, vintage feel
0:10:07 > 0:10:09and I think there's a tidy profit in this.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12Across the fair, David is making himself at home
0:10:12 > 0:10:14with a vintage leather recliner.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- What do you know about it? - It's '50s. Late '50s.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- It's very tall, isn't it?- Yeah. The other person sat on a stool...
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- So, you've got to have a slave? - That's right, yeah.- I see.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- That'd be right up your street? - Absolutely.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- Don't we all have servants? - Erm, no, Devilish.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29Hello!
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- The frame will clean up nice. - Why haven't you cleaned it?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34I could clean it and then you can come back later and I'll ask...
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- Would it be cheaper? - No, it'd be more expensive.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Actually, talking of price, I might be wasting my time here.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42I'm looking for about 140, 150 for it.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- I was thinking sub 100.- 120.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Shall we do what we always do best in this business?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- Meet halfway? - Thank you very much.- OK.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54So, he secures this reclining rarity for £110,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57successfully negotiating a £40 discount.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02It's a treatment chair of some sort, but it's got loads of potential.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06It could be a chair for an office, for relaxing.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08It could be a posh hairdresser's or a salon.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10It could be an artist's chair.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14And at 110, I think it's a stonking buy.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16With David snaring his first item,
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Phil is on the hunt for his second purchase
0:11:19 > 0:11:23and comes across a vaulting horse, although it appears rather lame.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25It's a pity the stitching is just coming away.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- How much is it?- 120.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- Would £80 buy it? - Bit more than that, really.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33- 81? 82? - HE LAUGHS
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- 83?- Nice try, Phil. - Would 85 quid buy it?- Go on, then.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Phil knocks 35 quid off the vaulting horse,
0:11:39 > 0:11:43but it's not just the prices that have been tumbling.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44You're going to find this hard to believe,
0:11:44 > 0:11:48but a long, long time ago, I used to be a PE teacher,
0:11:48 > 0:11:54so I spent my formative years jumping over these things.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57I think you've got a really funky, low coffee table or a stool,
0:11:57 > 0:12:00and for me, this is the ultimate bit of upcycling.
0:12:00 > 0:12:06The real test is if I can upcycle 85 quid into about 150.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08So, it's knees up and tuck in
0:12:08 > 0:12:11as Phil somersaults over his final purchase
0:12:11 > 0:12:13and calls it for round two.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17Meanwhile, David has also managed to track down his second purchase -
0:12:17 > 0:12:21a Victorian table that set him back £30.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25It's called a Pembroke table because of its design.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28That very long drawer here with a blank drawer at the back
0:12:28 > 0:12:30and two folding leaves.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Where am I going to go with it? Nobody's buying them any more,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36so I think you've got to think of it as a useful thing.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37It can be a piece of...
0:12:37 > 0:12:39It can be a worktable, it can be an artist's table,
0:12:39 > 0:12:42it could be a homework table - it could be anything. Who cares?
0:12:42 > 0:12:44I need to make a profit.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48And with that, we're halfway through our Showdown buying bonanza,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51so let's see how our dealing duo are doing.
0:12:51 > 0:12:57From a £1,000 budget, David has spent £279.16 so far
0:12:57 > 0:13:01and has over £720 in his kitty.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Phil has spent considerably more - £448.80 -
0:13:05 > 0:13:11meaning he has just over £551 for the next two rounds.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13So, it's round three, the car boot sale,
0:13:13 > 0:13:17and the amphitheatre for our bric-a-brac spectacular
0:13:17 > 0:13:21is Twin Oaks in Chesterfield where our foragers of finery
0:13:21 > 0:13:23must uncover the best this boot has on offer.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25But before they get down to the rummaging,
0:13:25 > 0:13:28let's see how they're bearing up at the midway point.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31- Do you love car boots?- No.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33I mean, we've just come from an antiques fair.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Much easier environment for buying.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- What are your tactics for this? - Oh, absolutely none at all.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- I meander, really.- Yeah.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- I think we need all the luck we can get here.- Yeah.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Catch up later.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48So, Phil plans to take it easy today while David says he has no plan.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52But there is something playing on his mind.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Now, this is, for me,
0:13:53 > 0:13:57one of the most difficult environments for spending money
0:13:57 > 0:13:59because you can buy hundreds of thousands of things,
0:13:59 > 0:14:01but you can't spend very much cash,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04and I've got quite a lump of cash to spend,
0:14:04 > 0:14:06so wish me luck.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08So, David wants to spend big.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Phil, on the other hand, has his own idea.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13My wallet might be bulging,
0:14:13 > 0:14:16but I can't see me spending too much money at a car boot sale,
0:14:16 > 0:14:17so what I've really got to do
0:14:17 > 0:14:19is focus my mind and try and find a bargain.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22And true to his word, Phil motors on,
0:14:22 > 0:14:24trying to track down the best bargains of the boot
0:14:24 > 0:14:27and soon discovers a vintage fuel can.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31But it seems he's in no mood for negotiating today.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34I think that's, like, 15 quid's worth.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37No, it's original. It was made in '39.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39I know, but I still think it's 15 quid's worth.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42You can have £20 for it. That's my best offer.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- Well, he's been told.- 25.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Again, Phil's not up for bartering,
0:14:46 > 0:14:50so decides to take on Lady Luck instead.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- I'll toss you for it. You win - 25 quid.- Yeah.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56I win - 20 quid.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- DRUMROLL - You call.- Heads.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00Oh!
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Ah. The dealer's coin toss can be a cruel mistress,
0:15:04 > 0:15:08so The Fox surrenders £25 for his canister.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11I really like this cos a lot of these,
0:15:11 > 0:15:14by dint of the fact that they're nearly 70 years old,
0:15:14 > 0:15:15have rusted through.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18So many of them have been repainted
0:15:18 > 0:15:21and I love the fact that this is just the way it was.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Off with a bang and taking an early lead,
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Phil continues to motor round this car boot
0:15:26 > 0:15:30and darts straight over to a potential purchase.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- How much is that, then, please?- £8.- £8?
0:15:35 > 0:15:37I'd like to bid you for it.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- I've got a feeling I know where we're going to end up.- Go on, then.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Oh, Phil thinks he's some sort of Derren Brown.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44This should be fun.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- I'll give you £2 for it.- No.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- £3 for it.- No, go a bit more.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- £4 for it.- Fiver and it's yours.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58ALARM BLARES Caution, viewers. Smugness alert!
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Told you.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Anyway, his mind control technique appears to have worked,
0:16:03 > 0:16:07and £5 later, he's secured his second buy,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10but he also wants a freebie.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- Do I get the dog as well?- Oh, you've not got enough money to buy that.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Whilst this has got no pretence to being old,
0:16:17 > 0:16:19I've got a few mates who play darts
0:16:19 > 0:16:21and I'm hoping that this ends up with me
0:16:21 > 0:16:24having a bull's-eye or double tops.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26So, Phil has won his two items
0:16:26 > 0:16:29and stuck to his plan of trying to get the best bargains,
0:16:29 > 0:16:31which means he can dart off.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33David, however, wants to spend big,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36and it appears he's hoping that the finest dressed man
0:16:36 > 0:16:39at today's car boot will have the finest merchandise.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- That is a cracking hat.- Thank you.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- Now, these are not real weapons. They are toys.- Peashooters, yeah.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- Quite rare things, these days. What do you reckon date-wise?- '30s.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- What sort of money are they? - 70 for the pair.- 70?
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Would you risk being shot by two peas?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- HE LAUGHS - OK, 40.
0:16:56 > 0:17:0050. Meet in the middle.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01Good man.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06And at £45, David certainly feels he's got bang for his buck.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09The toy market is absolutely booming.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11You've got online bidding
0:17:11 > 0:17:14with people all over the world going crazy for toys.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18I think these things are destined for auction.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20David then locates his second buy -
0:17:20 > 0:17:25a ladies 1920s wristwatch which sets him back just £25.
0:17:25 > 0:17:32Dating certainly to the early 1920s with the lovely red 12.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34People often confuse it with the Rolex.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Rolex did use the red 12 prior to marking the face with Rolex,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41but it wasn't peculiar to Rolex.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Almost all watchmakers at that time were using the red 12.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48And that will look delicious on a lovely lady's wrist.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50With our car boot curtailed,
0:17:50 > 0:17:54let's see how much they spent after round three.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58From a £1,000 budget, David has struggled to spend at the car boot,
0:17:58 > 0:18:02which means his total so far is just £349.16,
0:18:02 > 0:18:07leaving him with a whopping £650 to play with.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Phil, however, has spent much more - £478.80 -
0:18:11 > 0:18:16leaving him with just over £521 in his kitty.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18So, it's the final round,
0:18:18 > 0:18:21the foreign market, and our dealers convert
0:18:21 > 0:18:24their remaining pounds to euros and head to Maastricht, in Holland,
0:18:24 > 0:18:28where 50 stalls of wondrous wares await their eager eyes.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31David is keen to stand out from the crowd today,
0:18:31 > 0:18:33and not just in his choice of trousers.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Any sort of strategy has to involve
0:18:35 > 0:18:38buying something that looks really different.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Very, very continental and stylish.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Yes, trust Devilish to push the boundaries and go for the unusual.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46But when looking for the unique,
0:18:46 > 0:18:49it's often a good idea to know what it is.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52That's a very unusual piece of structure, isn't it?
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- What does it do? - It's a bowl - a fruit bowl.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58I see. I've never quite seen that shape before.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- How much is it?- 85.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05- Would 50 euros buy it?- 65.- 60 euros.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07- Go ahead.- Good man.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09So, David secures a unique fruit bowl
0:19:09 > 0:19:13for a repetitious £44.44 when converted.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16So, is he happy with his first purchase?
0:19:16 > 0:19:20It's very heavy and it's very the market right now,
0:19:20 > 0:19:22this 20th-century design.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25And rightly so. That is super-duper.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Uber cool, baby.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Yes, he definitely likes it.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33Meanwhile, Phil is also looking for something different,
0:19:33 > 0:19:37and has ventured upon some metal tribal figurines
0:19:37 > 0:19:39being sold by a Dutch couple.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- Where are those from?- The Congo.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- And how much are they, please? - 30 euros.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47What's the best you can do them for?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- 29. - THEY LAUGH
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Yes, Phil's probably looking for a bigger discount than a euro.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Nevertheless...- Right, I'm going to buy those off you.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59I have absolutely no idea what they are. More importantly,
0:19:59 > 0:20:01I've got absolutely no idea what they're worth.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04So, Phil turns down the one-euro discount
0:20:04 > 0:20:08and pays 30 euros or £22.22
0:20:08 > 0:20:10for the figures he hasn't got a clue about.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13The question is, why did he buy them?
0:20:13 > 0:20:17These days, African tribal art is very, very collectable.
0:20:17 > 0:20:18This is Congolese.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20I suspect it's very much 20th-century,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23but I think these little chaps have got a really good look,
0:20:23 > 0:20:27and I feel that these will find their own level in an auction,
0:20:27 > 0:20:31and I'm hoping that they're going to find a little profit for me.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35So, Phil bravely believes his figures will do well at auction.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36He's certainly no chicken.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39In fact, today, he seems to be cock of the walk,
0:20:39 > 0:20:44picking up a stone cockerel statue for 70 euros or £51.85.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49This is a really lovely stylised garden cockerel.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51I think it's a very, very cool thing.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54The key for this is finding out who made it.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57If I can decipher these initials down here,
0:20:57 > 0:20:58there could be a very tidy profit in it.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01# Lay a little egg for me... #
0:21:01 > 0:21:03And with that, Phil's finished his buying
0:21:03 > 0:21:06and has something to crow about.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09You know what they say - it's not over till the fat lady sings.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11# La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. #
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Yes, well, obviously, David didn't hear you
0:21:13 > 0:21:17as he's still burning brightly and on the hunt for his second purchase.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18# Feeling hot, hot, hot... #
0:21:18 > 0:21:20I love the idea of a stove,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23particularly for an artist or a sculptor or something,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26and they can warm their studio. How much is that one?
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- 275.- Oh, 275.- Yes.- OK, right.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Anything a bit cheaper? I mean, what about this little one?- 130.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Can it be used as it is, without the...?
0:21:34 > 0:21:36No, you need a pipe and a chimney.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- Oh, I see. It has to go up the chimney.- Of course.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41I don't know, you see. This is all new to me.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- This is not a barbecue. - Yeah, and that told you, David.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- It couldn't be 100 euros?- No.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- How about 110?- 115.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51115, we have a deal.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55And the wood burner is his for £85.19.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59You know, it makes you wonder why we don't make radiators
0:21:59 > 0:22:04and normal, everyday objects as beautiful as they could be.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07They did in the late 19th and early 20th century
0:22:07 > 0:22:10and it's very grand and very, very stylish.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14It's got loads of weight and it's going to kill me carrying it.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15I hope it's going to be worth it.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19And with that, our epic battle of buying is over.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22There's been a whirlwind of haggling and a downpour of dealing
0:22:22 > 0:22:25and our pair have secured their eight items
0:22:25 > 0:22:26ready for the final battle.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29But before they head back to Blighty,
0:22:29 > 0:22:33let's see what they spent across the four locations.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36From a £1,000 budget, David struggled to spend early on,
0:22:36 > 0:22:39but a final splurge in Maastricht
0:22:39 > 0:22:44saw him spend £478.79 on his eight items.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Phil, however, held back towards the end
0:22:46 > 0:22:51and spent a little more - £552.87.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55I've enjoyed buying for this, have you?
0:22:55 > 0:22:57It's been, I tell you what, brilliant.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Out of everything we've bought, which are your two favourite bits?
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- One I bought today, and it was a bronze bowl.- Yeah.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06I've no idea who made it, but it's late-20th-century,
0:23:06 > 0:23:08so it's got that look. I really, really love it.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12My other favourite is a little silver ladies' wristwatch.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15- What about you? - I bought two racing car tyres.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19I'm looking forward to turning those into sort of like a funky table.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22But for me, I bought a dartboard and I've got a mate who plays darts,
0:23:22 > 0:23:24so I'm looking forward to a good game of darts.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- You know, nearest the board. - HE LAUGHS
0:23:27 > 0:23:28- And a pint or two? - Good luck, my friend.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- See you at the auction. - See YOU at the auction.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Well, dealers, there's an uphill selling struggle ahead
0:23:36 > 0:23:38before that Showdown Auction.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41First, they have to target the perfect private buyers
0:23:41 > 0:23:42for half their items.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46The other half will enter the terrifying Showdown Auction
0:23:46 > 0:23:49where our pair will relinquish all control
0:23:49 > 0:23:52and place their destiny in the hands of the bidding public.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56So, choosing those auction items is of utmost importance,
0:23:56 > 0:23:59and up in Barnard Castle, David's had his thinking cap on.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05My four auction objects. I think I've chosen them wisely.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07My first three lots are all very small
0:24:07 > 0:24:10and would look great in catalogues.
0:24:10 > 0:24:11So, we've got the tobacco box,
0:24:11 > 0:24:14we've got the little peashooters here, which are great fun,
0:24:14 > 0:24:18and then that lovely 1920s wristwatch.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21The fourth item for auction is the stove.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24I think it's ideal for the home sector.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26So, David needs to line up private buyers
0:24:26 > 0:24:31for his vintage therapy chair, early-19th-century Pembroke table,
0:24:31 > 0:24:33his late-20th-century fruit bowl
0:24:33 > 0:24:35and his three-blade bronze propeller.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Over at his Worcestershire lair,
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Phil has formulated his auction action plan.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Whenever I've gone to auction before,
0:24:42 > 0:24:43I've burnt my fingers,
0:24:43 > 0:24:47so I'm going to put the cheapest lots I bought into the saleroom
0:24:47 > 0:24:49with one exception - the dartboard.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54So, my auction lots are going to be my garden cockerel,
0:24:54 > 0:24:58my petrol can, my tyre tables and my little Congolese figures.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00And the next time you see my tables,
0:25:00 > 0:25:02I'm hoping I will have improved those.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06So, Phil needs to find buyers for his 1903 watercolour,
0:25:06 > 0:25:10his gymnastics vaulting horse, his modern dartboard
0:25:10 > 0:25:13and 1930s leather Gladstone bag.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Our buying behemoths must now become interstellar sellers.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19And remember, until they've shaken on it
0:25:19 > 0:25:23and the money's changed hands, no deal is ever sealed.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Keen to rev his profit potential to pole position,
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Phil has split his tyre table into two
0:25:28 > 0:25:32and is decorating them with a technique called decoupage,
0:25:32 > 0:25:34cutting sections out of his beloved car magazines
0:25:34 > 0:25:37and gluing them onto the tabletops.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41All I've got to hope is that wherever the auction is,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43it's full of people who like cars, too.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Cos if they don't, I'm in trouble.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47That doesn't look too bad, does it?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50It doesn't, although you could have put a bit of glass
0:25:50 > 0:25:52on the second one, Foxy. Hmm.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55With his focus on dealing rather than decorating,
0:25:55 > 0:25:58it's Devilish David Harper who's out first,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01hellbent on getting sale number one under his belt.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03He's cunningly pinpointed
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Barnard Castle furniture restorer Luke
0:26:05 > 0:26:08as a possible buyer for the Pembroke table
0:26:08 > 0:26:10that he bought for £30.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13But will he make his opening Showdown profit here?
0:26:13 > 0:26:17- Luke, how are you?- How's it going? - So, lovely Pembroke table.- Yeah.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20So, we know that they were designed in about 1750,
0:26:20 > 0:26:23but what's your opinion on the date of this one?
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Well, I mean, it's got a very Georgian look about it,
0:26:26 > 0:26:29but a typically Victorian stalk.
0:26:29 > 0:26:30And the handles are wooden,
0:26:30 > 0:26:34which almost certainly says we're going beyond the 1830s.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- So, early 19th century.- Yeah. - Somewhere around there.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38So, what would you do with this thing, then?
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- Well, maybe not as saleable as what it was ten years ago...- No.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44..but still very saleable cos it's a usable table.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- Functionality rules in antiques now.- Yeah.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49We can get it cleaned, see what it looks like,
0:26:49 > 0:26:51then possibly add a tint of colour.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55It's nice and sun-bleached and I wouldn't want to lose that.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58If I start to strip this off, the mahogany would go bright red,
0:26:58 > 0:27:02as it was when it was first made, and no-one wants to see that.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04I think it's oozing character.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06- It's been a well-used and well-loved table.- Yeah.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07I need to make a margin,
0:27:07 > 0:27:10but I think I'm going to still make it really cheap.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- £90.- That is cheap.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17- I don't need to haggle on that. - Thank you, Luke. I'm delighted.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20It's a phenomenal opening for David
0:27:20 > 0:27:24as he leaves his table in the caring hands of Luke,
0:27:24 > 0:27:27triples his money and pockets a profit of £60.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30And in a bid to propel himself even further into the lead,
0:27:30 > 0:27:33the Devilish one sells his bronze propeller
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- to local antiques dealer Glenn.- 140.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- Let's have a deal. Put it down. - Yeah, OK. Yeah, thank you.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Cutting himself a speedy £61.34 profit,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45it's a blinding start from David.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48But look out. Phil is limbering up in Oxfordshire.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51He's heading deep into the beautiful Cotswolds
0:27:51 > 0:27:53and he's hoping to score a perfect ten
0:27:53 > 0:27:55with his vaulting horse.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57I'm in Burford to see Manfred Schotten.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01Now, as far as I'm concerned, he is THE man to see
0:28:01 > 0:28:03if you're buying and selling sporting accessories.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06I've already had my vaulting horse delivered to Manfred,
0:28:06 > 0:28:07so he's had plenty of time
0:28:07 > 0:28:12to see whether my horse is a race winner or an also-ran.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Remember, Phil paid £85 at the antiques fair,
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- but can he land a profit? - Philip.- Good to see you.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20- Good to see you again. - Yeah, absolutely.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23- Here's the little beast.- Yeah.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25- Interesting things, aren't they? - They are interesting.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- Nowadays, they don't have a lot of youth.- No.
0:28:27 > 0:28:32Quite a nice label on there. Spencer, Heath & George Limited.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34I'm not sure how well known they are,
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- but it's just nice having that. - And how old do you think it is?
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- It looks to me like it's just sort of prewar, really.- Yeah.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41- It could be '30s.- Yeah.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44I don't think this is going to end up in a great collection.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47It's not hide. It's suede, so you can't polish it.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- Is it of interest to you? - It's a question of price.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Well, Manfred, I was hoping I might get close to 150 quid for it.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Well...
0:28:55 > 0:28:58That's where we get that customary silence in this business.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01I tell you what, I know you're a fair man.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03You bid me your best price and I'll take it.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06- I'll go to 110.- You're a gentleman.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07- Thank you very much indeed. - Thank you.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10That's a starting profit of £25 for Phil.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12And galloping on from his hobble horse
0:29:12 > 0:29:14to his watercolour horse,
0:29:14 > 0:29:18he sells the 1903 painting to Worcestershire art dealer Colin...
0:29:18 > 0:29:19- 240.- Go on, then.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22..trotting out a profit of just under £83.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26With both our dealers neck and neck on two sales each,
0:29:26 > 0:29:29David has decided a bit of spit and polish is required
0:29:29 > 0:29:30to pull ahead.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34He's lined up possible buyers for his therapist's chair,
0:29:34 > 0:29:36but as it was made in the 1950s,
0:29:36 > 0:29:38it doesn't meet current fire safety standards,
0:29:38 > 0:29:41so can't sell it on the domestic market.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45Instead, he's found furniture dealers Tim and Sophie Harper,
0:29:45 > 0:29:48who are experts in reupholstering retro furniture.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51But will they love the chair enough to put in the work
0:29:51 > 0:29:54and give David a profit on his £110 investment?
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- Tim, lovely to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:29:58 > 0:29:59- And you must be Sophie.- Hi.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02So, it's an unusual chair in this environment,
0:30:02 > 0:30:04but I'm cleaning it and tidying it up.
0:30:04 > 0:30:05What do you think?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07I don't think I've ever seen a chair like this before.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10I don't think I have, to be honest. Very nice indeed.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12So, it's some sort of a posh therapy chair.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14It's incredibly comfortable.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16It must be a therapy chair or something.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17If you had this chair,
0:30:17 > 0:30:19you'd have to, by law, restore it, wouldn't you?
0:30:19 > 0:30:21We have to replace everything
0:30:21 > 0:30:23to adhere to the current fire regulations.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26We need to replace all the fabric and also the inner...
0:30:26 > 0:30:27- Interiors.- Yeah, the foams and...
0:30:27 > 0:30:30But you're adding value anyway, aren't you?
0:30:30 > 0:30:33In a new leather or a leatherette, it would look the business.
0:30:33 > 0:30:34I love it, personally.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37I think it's a really unusual and interesting piece.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41For me, as a turnover, I need 220.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43I think, for us, realistically,
0:30:43 > 0:30:45we'd be looking at around the 120 mark.
0:30:45 > 0:30:50- Would you go 180?- 160. - I'd be happy at 170 if you're happy.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- Yeah, go on, then.- Brilliant. And you haven't even had therapy.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55That's £60 in the bag,
0:30:55 > 0:30:58but Devilish Dr David hasn't finished with his patients yet.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02Now, which one out of you two needs the most therapy?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Probably me. I didn't get a bike when I was five.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08- Get in the therapy chair. Seriously.- Oh, crikey!
0:31:08 > 0:31:12Now, Tim, I want you just to relax and think back to the age of five.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17And in the interests of maintaining doctor-patient confidentiality,
0:31:17 > 0:31:18we'd better leave it there.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20With one private sale item to go
0:31:20 > 0:31:23and keen to capitalise on the fruits of his labour,
0:31:23 > 0:31:26he moves swiftly onto housing his retro fruit bowl
0:31:26 > 0:31:29with local interiors shop owner Alison...
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- What about 80? - I'll meet you halfway at 90.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34I think that's fair.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37..adding another £45.56 to his profit pocket.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40That is it. That is all my sales done.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42Good margins. That was a double bubble.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45That's what we call it in the trade when you double your money,
0:31:45 > 0:31:49or thereabouts. Now I'm excited for the auction. Wahey!
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Yes, David may have beaten Phil to the end of the private sales race,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55but it doesn't mean he's the winner in this game of profit.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58With the clock ticking, Phil sells his dartboard
0:31:58 > 0:32:02to friend and pro darts player Terry The Bull Jenkins,
0:32:02 > 0:32:05doubling his money and spearing a fiver profit.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08So, he has just one thing left to sell privately
0:32:08 > 0:32:10before the terrifying Showdown Auction.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14He's packed all his hopes into his 1930s Gladstone bag
0:32:14 > 0:32:18and brought it to show Worcestershire antiques dealer Ian.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21It's very on trend now. Serious, serious bag.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23It's the biggest Gladstone I've seen.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26I was going to hope that I might get around 300 quid for it.
0:32:26 > 0:32:27- Really?- Yeah.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- What does it owe you? - It owes me the thick end of 190.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33How about if we said 230?
0:32:33 > 0:32:34235, you've bought a bag.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- Top man.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:32:36 > 0:32:42That's a tidy final profit of £53.50, and Phil is all sold up.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44With all their private sales accounted for,
0:32:44 > 0:32:46the mighty Showdown Auction is almost upon us,
0:32:46 > 0:32:49so let's check the figures so far.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Both our experts have now sold four items.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55David is leading at this stage.
0:32:55 > 0:33:00His private sales have earned a profit of just under £227.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05Phil is also doing well with a profit so far of £166.20.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12And now there's nowhere to run, there's nowhere to hide.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Our dealers need to muster all their courage
0:33:15 > 0:33:18and face the petrifying Showdown Auction.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21HE LAUGHS EVILLY
0:33:21 > 0:33:23This is a twisted place
0:33:23 > 0:33:26where our dealers are no longer in charge of their sales.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Their future is in the hands of the team and bidders
0:33:29 > 0:33:31at Keys Auctioneers in Norfolk.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34So, are our brave little soldiers ready for this?
0:33:34 > 0:33:38Oh, Phil, we do meet in the most romantic of locations.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40- It's raining, that's for sure. - Can't see a thing.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42OK, what you need is a hat like that, you see.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45- That's made the world of difference. - There you go.- It's fantastic.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- I'm a bit nervous about today. - It's out of our hands now.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51We've all sold up, done our bit. Now it's the auctioneer's bit.
0:33:51 > 0:33:52- How do you think you'll go? - Terrible.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54I'm normally incredibly confident,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56but today, I'm feeling very unconfident.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58You know what they say, don't you?
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- If you want to get ahead, get a hat.- Oh.
0:34:00 > 0:34:01Well, can I have my hat back, then?
0:34:01 > 0:34:04So, both our experts claim to have the Showdown jitters,
0:34:04 > 0:34:08but are they faking it to throw the other off the scent?
0:34:08 > 0:34:09Only time will tell.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Before the auction starts, there is one last chance
0:34:12 > 0:34:14to look over each other's lots.
0:34:14 > 0:34:15Well, look at this.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Philip Serrell has gone all creative.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22He's taken his coffee table, made them into two coffee tables.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26But I think, by splitting them, he's killing them. They're so low.
0:34:26 > 0:34:27Who on Earth is going to sit here?
0:34:27 > 0:34:30The smallest people on the planet? No!
0:34:30 > 0:34:34I really love these. They're a real boys' toy.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Now, someone has described them as a peashooter.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41I can tell you that David is hoping that P stands for pounds
0:34:41 > 0:34:44and I'm hoping it stands for pence.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Well, here I am manhandling two of Phil's
0:34:46 > 0:34:50Congolese metal figures made for the tourist market.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54But they're fun things and it might be a clever buy, this,
0:34:54 > 0:34:56cos these are the kind of objects that,
0:34:56 > 0:35:00in a little saleroom like this, people might just take a punt.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Out of all the lots that David and I bought,
0:35:02 > 0:35:05I think this is the best in terms of pure antique.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07There are, however, two issues.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11Brassware is very, very much out of fashion and vogue at the moment.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14And secondly, if you look inside just here,
0:35:14 > 0:35:16there are some old repairs there,
0:35:16 > 0:35:18so you've got condition and out of favour.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21I think it might just cost David today.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24You've got to look very closely at that model of a cockerel
0:35:24 > 0:35:26to understand what it is,
0:35:26 > 0:35:29but its shape, I've got to say, is absolutely fantastic.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32I love that 20th-century modern design,
0:35:32 > 0:35:36which is so on trend, it is unbelievable.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39So, I've got to tell you, I'm quite jealous of that thing.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- HE CHUCKLES - I tell you what,
0:35:41 > 0:35:43I absolutely love this.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46I think these cast-iron French stoves are lovely.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50The real problem with this one is it's got some damage down here,
0:35:50 > 0:35:55so I hope that crack just doesn't pour cold water on David's fire.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Or is that exactly what he hopes?
0:35:57 > 0:36:01Well, there's no turning back now because we're off.
0:36:01 > 0:36:02Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
0:36:02 > 0:36:07And the first item under the hammer is indeed that very stove.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09- Well, how do you reckon you're going to get on?- Very badly.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12I paid £85 for that stove because, aesthetically,
0:36:12 > 0:36:16it's incredibly pleasing, but I think it's in the wrong place.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19Hmm, David fears this may not be the right auction
0:36:19 > 0:36:23to get a profit on his stove, but will the bidders warm to it?
0:36:23 > 0:36:24Here we go, here we go, here we go.
0:36:24 > 0:36:2812, I'm bid here for that, then. At 12. 12. 12. 15. 18.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31At 18. 20. Two. 22. 22. 25.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Is David about to be proved wrong?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- 45.- Come on!
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Five. 70. 85. 90.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- 95. I've got 100. £10.- Go on!
0:36:41 > 0:36:43- 110.- Yes!- 110.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46I'm absolutely astonished.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48A positive start for David.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51It may only amount to a small profit of £2.61 after fees,
0:36:51 > 0:36:55but at least it's not the loss he predicted.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59David, I have to tell you that I am so, so pleased for you.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Cos you're my mate, Phil, you're pleased for me.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04That's what I love about you. You're such a genuine guy.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08- I feel like kissing you. - HE LAUGHS
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Yeah, steady on there, fellas. There are a few more lots to go
0:37:10 > 0:37:12before there'll be time for smooching.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16Anyway, Phil's upcycled tyre tables that cost him £25
0:37:16 > 0:37:18are next under the hammer.
0:37:19 > 0:37:20I like them, I must say,
0:37:20 > 0:37:22but I preferred them as one coffee table.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- I don't mind what they do with them. - You've given options.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28As long as they give me the money. Let's not be mercenary about this.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- No, let's.- Yeah, absolutely right.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32I'm ever hopeful that they'll do really well.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36Hmm, but will they put Phil on the track to victory? Time to find out.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- Five, I'm bid there.- £5.- Five quid. - Going well at the minute.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Five. Five. Five. Five. Six anywhere? No? At five.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44- GAVEL BANGS - At five quid?
0:37:44 > 0:37:46Those were my big hope,
0:37:46 > 0:37:48and I've just careered off the first bend with those.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53Yes, that's a catastrophic £23.30 loss after fees for Phil.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57And to add insult to injury, his vintage petrol can
0:37:57 > 0:38:00fails to engulf the room in flames of profit...
0:38:00 > 0:38:03We're losing money again, but not quite that much.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06..making The Fox a miserable £11 loss.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Will his garden cockerel statue fare any better?
0:38:09 > 0:38:11I've lost money on my first two lots
0:38:11 > 0:38:13and this was the one that was really worrying me.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15I'll wish you luck with this
0:38:15 > 0:38:18because I think it was a really well chosen thing and I really like it.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21Going to start down here at £15 for that here. At 15.
0:38:21 > 0:38:26It cost just over £51, so Phil needs those bidding hands in the air.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27- 30.- 30.- 30.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31- 30. 30. 32. 32. 35. 38. - GAVEL BANGS
0:38:31 > 0:38:34- Ouch!- I think my chickens have just come home to roost.
0:38:34 > 0:38:35I think they've fallen off the cliff.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37That's Phil's third loss in a row
0:38:37 > 0:38:41and takes £23.09 from his profit pot.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Oh, Phil, that is absolutely devastating.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49- Absolutely amazing. - Excuse me just one moment.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51With all thoughts of kissing well and truly forgotten,
0:38:51 > 0:38:53it's David's turn back in the spotlight
0:38:53 > 0:38:57with the 1930s toy peashooters that owe him £45.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Start me on those. £20 for them. Tenner.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Ten. 12. 15. 18. 20.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- Come on!- At 20.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09- I'm joining your club, aren't I? - Yeah.- The loser club.- Yeah.
0:39:11 > 0:39:12Oh, dear.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15David took aim but failed to hit the profit target,
0:39:15 > 0:39:18ricocheting him into a £31 loss.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22And it seems his losing streak has only just begun
0:39:22 > 0:39:24as his early-1920s watch...
0:39:24 > 0:39:26- 15.- Oh!
0:39:26 > 0:39:30..makes an untimely loss of £15.10 after fees.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33David has just one item with which to redeem himself -
0:39:33 > 0:39:35the 18th-century tobacco tin.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38- Here we go, here we go, here we go. - Last one, Phil. Wish me luck.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40It cost him just over £60
0:39:40 > 0:39:43and David really needs it to smoke out a profit.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46- £10 for it. Ten, I'm bid. Thank you. At ten.- Phil.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- Lady's bid, then, at 15.- No!
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- GAVEL BANGS - £15.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52- That's upset me, that has.- Aw, thanks.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Sorry, no, was that you being...? Are you crying or laughing?
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- Are you crying? - I'm just brokenhearted.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Aw, thanks, mate. He's so nice.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02And with neither expert knowing whether to laugh or cry,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05David chalks up another heartbreaking loss,
0:40:05 > 0:40:08and this time, it's a big one - £50.60.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Phil's last chance of making an auction profit
0:40:11 > 0:40:13lies with the little metal Congolese figures
0:40:13 > 0:40:17that he bought for just over £22, and the bidding is about to start.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Ten for them anywhere? And I'm bid, thank you, at ten.
0:40:20 > 0:40:2215. 15. 18. At 18. 20.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26At 22. 22. 25. At 25.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Well, any hopes Phil had of making a profit here today
0:40:29 > 0:40:31are well and truly squashed.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34After fees, that's a loss of £4.12
0:40:34 > 0:40:36and The Fox is feeling deflated.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40As auctions go, I've had better days.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Should we say it's been disastrous?
0:40:42 > 0:40:44- Now you come to mention it, yeah.- Yeah.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46It seems our eminent experts met their match today
0:40:46 > 0:40:50in the shape of the merciless Showdown Auction.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Just run away as fast as we can.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Well, they can run, but they can't hide
0:40:54 > 0:40:57because we'll be revealing the results in just a moment.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01But first, let's remind ourselves of what they spent originally.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Both our experts started out with £1,000 of their own money.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10David spent under half his budget - £478.79 -
0:41:10 > 0:41:15while Phil spent more - £552.87.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20All of the money that David and Phil have made
0:41:20 > 0:41:23from today's challenge will go to charities of their choice,
0:41:23 > 0:41:25so let's find out who is today's
0:41:25 > 0:41:29Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown champion.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- PHIL LAUGHS - Oh, what are you laughing at, you?
0:41:31 > 0:41:33- Well, do you know what? - Oh, you're confident.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35No, I'm not. I'm still reeling from that auction.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Oh, my gosh. Was that a wash-out or what?
0:41:38 > 0:41:41It was just like intercontinental thermonuclear meltdown
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- for me, that.- I can't believe it.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45The worst-performing 18th-century tobacco box
0:41:45 > 0:41:47I've ever seen belonged to me.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49What was your favourite bit otherwise?
0:41:49 > 0:41:52It was lovely to go and buy a real antique -
0:41:52 > 0:41:56that lovely, early-19th-century Pembroke table - in rough condition,
0:41:56 > 0:41:57but it was a cracking thing,
0:41:57 > 0:42:00and I took it to a wonderful restorer
0:42:00 > 0:42:03and he was all over it, inspecting it top to bottom,
0:42:03 > 0:42:05and I three timesed my money.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- Really?- Yeah. I know!
0:42:07 > 0:42:11- Anyway, look...- Are you confident? I think...- I think you've got this.
0:42:11 > 0:42:12- Do you reckon?- I do.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16- Three.- Two.- Two, two... - BOTH:- One.- Go!
0:42:16 > 0:42:17- Oh, you've beat me!- Yes!
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- Oh, my gosh.- Goodness me.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Yes, David triumphs, but it doesn't end there.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Both our experts have been building up their profit pots
0:42:24 > 0:42:29over a week of challenges, so who is the overall winner?
0:42:29 > 0:42:31This is going to be really, really close. Shall we?
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Oh, my goodness. What is that?
0:42:35 > 0:42:38- £63 or something? - That is close, isn't it?
0:42:38 > 0:42:40I'll tell you what, it's been a fantastic week.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- I've enjoyed it. I've enjoyed your company.- I loved it to bits.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44- Loved it to bits.- Lovely.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- I tell you, I can't believe it was that close.- Amazing.
0:42:47 > 0:42:51It was a close one, but Phil Serrell is triumphant.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Between them, they've made over £2,148
0:42:54 > 0:42:57and every penny of that will go to good causes.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01My charity is the Friends of Darlington Memorial Hospital
0:43:01 > 0:43:05who help and support patients and the hospital itself.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09My charity is ABC - Anorexia & Bulimia Care -
0:43:09 > 0:43:12which offers support for people with eating disorders.
0:43:12 > 0:43:15It's been a week of no-holds-barred combat.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Our excellent experts have really
0:43:17 > 0:43:19put their money where their mouths are
0:43:19 > 0:43:22and shown they can make a profit from buying and selling antiques
0:43:22 > 0:43:24when their own money is on the line.