0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06the show that pitches TV's best loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:10against each other in an all-out battle for profits.
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
0:00:15 > 0:00:17face a different daily challenge.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19I've got an 'eavy profit 'ere.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Putting their reputations on the line.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Who's there?
0:00:22 > 0:00:23GAVEL BANGS
0:00:23 > 0:00:26They'll give you the insider's view of the trade.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27HE GROWLS
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Along with their top tips and savvy secrets.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32That could present a problem.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Showing 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 > 0:00:41- Get in there. - EVIL LAUGHTER
0:00:41 > 0:00:42LIGHTNING STRIKES
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Today it's the mightiest contest known to man,
0:00:45 > 0:00:48the culmination of a battle-heavy week -
0:00:48 > 0:00:49it's the Showdown.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Coming up, Christina shows she's on trend.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56We don't see this shape very often, especially in this form.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58And anything that is an unusual shape,
0:00:58 > 0:01:01an unusual pattern, is selling really well at the moment.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03There's shenanigans in the auction room.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Don't break my lot!
0:01:06 > 0:01:08- Oh... - SHE LAUGHS
0:01:08 > 0:01:11And Mark forgets his trousers.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14I don't think I've ever been to an auction with a gentleman in his jim-jams.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- No!- It's a first for both of us, cos neither have I.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38It's time to batten down your hatches or run for the hills,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41as two irrepressible experts of antiques are preparing for
0:01:41 > 0:01:44the ultimate profit-punching encounter.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48So challenging, it'll make Everest look like a molehill in your nan's back garden.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53In this war of the sexes, the men are being represented by
0:01:53 > 0:01:56the embodiment of prize-winning machismo.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Oh...it's Mark "The Maverick" Stacey.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Hold on to your seats. Don't go anywhere.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Representing the women, an auctioneer who could charm the birds out of the trees,
0:02:06 > 0:02:10it's Christina "The Magpie" Trevanion.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14As far as I'm concerned, who dares wins.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Today they'll be battling on four fronts.
0:02:16 > 0:02:17At an antiques fair.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19An auction. GAVEL BANGS
0:02:19 > 0:02:21A car boot sale.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23And...a foreign market.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28Our experts have £1,000 of their own money to spend on eight items
0:02:28 > 0:02:31they think will make gigantic profits.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35But Showdown rules require them to put at least half their purchases up for auction,
0:02:35 > 0:02:40where all control is lost to the slings and arrows of outrageous bidding -
0:02:40 > 0:02:43either making them a fortune, or losing them the contest.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46And any profit they do make will go to charity.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51So, Mark Stacey and Christina Trevanion, this is it.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Starting in the rain isn't great, isn't?
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- But never mind, let's plod on. - We are. What are we here for?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- Well, we are... - MARK LAUGHS
0:03:01 > 0:03:02It's a... I'll tell you!
0:03:02 > 0:03:05"Welcome to the mighty Showdown", it says here.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- "The rules are simple."- Oh, I like simple.- Good, much like us.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09MARK LAUGHS
0:03:09 > 0:03:12"You must each buy two items at every one of your regular
0:03:12 > 0:03:14"Put Your Money challenges," OK?
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- And we have £1,000 to spend.- £1,000!
0:03:18 > 0:03:21- A whole thousand pounds. - There's more, though.- Oh.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- "You can sell up to four items wherever you want."- OK.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29"The rest will be sold at the Showdown auction in direct competition with your opponent."
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- I dread that bit. - HE GASPS
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Out of our hands.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35"The winner is the expert who makes most profit."
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- Come on, let's go spend it. - Come on.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Yes, we have two seasoned experts here
0:03:39 > 0:03:43ready to battle the obstacles that lie ahead.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Battlefield number one is the Lincoln Antiques Fair,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48where the first challenge is the weather.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49THUNDER ROLLS
0:03:49 > 0:03:52It's absolutely throwing it down outside,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55and to be perfectly honest with you, that's why I'm going outside,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58because everyone is going to gravitate in here where it's lovely and dry.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00At the risk of looking like a drowned rat very shortly,
0:04:00 > 0:04:02I'm heading out there.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Mmm. Interesting tactic.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07And the rain isn't dampening Mark's parade either.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09When you come to fairs like this,
0:04:09 > 0:04:11there are some stands that shine out, you know?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13And there's just lots calling me -
0:04:13 > 0:04:15which is a very dangerous sign, I feel.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17And Mark faces the danger head on,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20as he finds a Victorian claret jug
0:04:20 > 0:04:23with a price tag of £35.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25This is a lovely shape. It's beautifully cast.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27It's in a sort of Etruscan style,
0:04:27 > 0:04:31which is going back to the whole sort of Roman period.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34But the glass is nicely ashed as well, with little starbursts.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Sir, you couldn't do it for 25, I suppose, could you?
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- I'll do it for 30.- £30?- Yeah.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42£30. I think I'm going to take that.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46A £5 discount on the jug, and Mark's up and running.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Across the fair, Christina is braving the weather
0:04:49 > 0:04:52by taking shelter in the back of a van.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55On a day like today, which is not the nicest of days,
0:04:55 > 0:05:00I'm sort of picturing myself standing on a beautiful warm summer's day,
0:05:00 > 0:05:01on a beach
0:05:01 > 0:05:02in a pink kaftan
0:05:02 > 0:05:05with a straw hat flowing in the wind.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Couldn't really get further away from where we are, really, could you?
0:05:09 > 0:05:13So, does the price tag being a ray of sunshine to her day?
0:05:13 > 0:05:14Go on, what's your best?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- 15 quid.- £10.- Fine.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Thank you very much. £10.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24And it can make me think like I'm on a beach...somewhere.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27So, she shakes on her first buy.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29It's that sort of wonderful feeling
0:05:29 > 0:05:32of the great British seaside in its height.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35And it's got that wonderful, sort of, slightly romantic feel about it.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Great frame as well.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40And also, we have got a full artist label on the back,
0:05:40 > 0:05:43which we can attribute obviously to a particular artist.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Memories of British seaside holidays,
0:05:45 > 0:05:47it's got to be worth more than a tenner, hasn't it?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50And what do you need for your seaside holiday? A hotel.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54That's quite fun, isn't it? It's a hotel...
0:05:56 > 0:06:00..luggage...thing, isn't it?
0:06:00 > 0:06:01Hotel luggage thing?
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Yes, I think the word you're looking for is trolley, Christina.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08How much have you got on those brand-new, rather ghastly...
0:06:08 > 0:06:09SELLER LAUGHS
0:06:09 > 0:06:10..luggage things?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13The very best price to you, Christina, is 240.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- So 240 for the pair? - No, 240 each.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17OK.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20It would make be happier to be more nearer the 200.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22HE LAUGHS
0:06:22 > 0:06:23Go on.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- I'll just tell the kids they can't eat again this week, then. - Oh, no, don't...
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- And they can't have new shoes again, can they, you know what I mean? - SHE LAUGHS
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Yeah, sob stories don't work on the Magpie.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34The man agrees to her £200 offer
0:06:34 > 0:06:37and she's all bought up for the first round.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39Mark, however, needs one more.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42He has the whole fair to choose from,
0:06:42 > 0:06:44and yet he's drawn to the same stall.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Do you know what? I spotted these earlier on. There's only one left now.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51So they're selling like hot cakes.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55So, Mark is going for the same item as Christina.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56Ladies and gentlemen, this could be
0:06:56 > 0:06:58a Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is first.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01The battle of the trolleys.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- Come on, the very best price for your last one.- 240, Mark.- No.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06No, no, no, no.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08They're selling like...mad.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10And unexpectedly,
0:07:10 > 0:07:12the dealer reveals that the missing trolley
0:07:12 > 0:07:14went to Christina for £200.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16So, Mark takes advantage.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- Go for 190, go on.- I can't do it.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- You can.- I can't, honestly.- 195.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24- They cost £200 each.- 195, come on.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27195. Just the fiver.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Just for the fun of it.- Christina...
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- I got mine cheaper. - SELLER LAUGHS
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Who's going to make the most profit? Come on.
0:07:35 > 0:07:36Luggage, anyone?
0:07:38 > 0:07:42With the antiques fair done, let's take a glance at the scoresheet.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45From a £1,000 budget, Mark has spent £225,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48leaving 775 in his kitty.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52Christina has spent a little less - £210 -
0:07:52 > 0:07:55so still has £790 to get through.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59And so it's on to round two - the auction.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Our competitors are in Sevenoaks at Ibbett Mosley salerooms.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Things are about to get under way.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06But, with the gavel looming,
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Mark's nerves are jangling like wind chimes in a wind tunnel.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Am I feeling nervous? Of course I'm not feeling nervous.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15What have I got to be nervous about?
0:08:15 > 0:08:19I'm only up against someone who is attractive, intelligent,
0:08:19 > 0:08:20younger than me...
0:08:20 > 0:08:22What's to be worried about?
0:08:23 > 0:08:27The auction is looking quite busy, lots of people in the room, so...
0:08:27 > 0:08:29I'll have to keep everything crossed.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32And it's Christina who's first to go out on a limb,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34on a selection of champagne.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39I'm thinking the quantity of it, if it's cheap enough, I'll have it.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41£20 anywhere for the champagne?
0:08:41 > 0:08:4320, I have. 25 now.
0:08:44 > 0:08:4650 anywhere else? Coming back at 50.
0:08:46 > 0:08:4855.
0:08:48 > 0:08:4960 now?
0:08:49 > 0:08:5155 with the lady.
0:08:51 > 0:08:5460 anywhere else? At £55, all done.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56GAVEL BANGS
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- 55.- £55. Party at mine?- Well done.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Yes, Christina is in a celebratory mood, as she pays
0:09:04 > 0:09:08£64.90 for the champagne after auction costs are added.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12So, is she popping her cork when she gets to see it up close?
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Turns out all that glitters is not gold.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19And I have bought quite a lot of, some nice examples,
0:09:19 > 0:09:23but also some shop's own brands of fairly cheap and fairly
0:09:23 > 0:09:27cheerful champagne and also a little bit of whisky thrown in, so...
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Oh, dear. A lesson to us all there.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Maybe Christina can get back on the good foot
0:09:32 > 0:09:35with an early 20th-century penny slot machine?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38It's a great looking thing, really fun thing,
0:09:38 > 0:09:42but there is a very buoyant collector's market for these pieces.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44So I'm expecting to have to pay for it if I get it at all.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47But Christina is not the only one to have marked the lot.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50There may be trouble ahead.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52This could be a battle royale.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54And all over a penny arcade machine.
0:09:56 > 0:09:57The bidding gets going
0:09:57 > 0:10:00and Mark is against another rival in the room -
0:10:00 > 0:10:02while Christina is keeping a low profile.
0:10:02 > 0:10:0572. 75.
0:10:05 > 0:10:0678. 80.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I'm not bidding on this...yet.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12140, 140.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- 150 now? It's at 140... - It's getting away.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16150 anywhere else?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18It looks like Mark's got it.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21At £140, all done...
0:10:21 > 0:10:23But what's this?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25160, going to be an argument in a minute.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27What a cheeky monkey!
0:10:27 > 0:10:28170?
0:10:28 > 0:10:30At £160, all done.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31GAVEL BANGS
0:10:31 > 0:10:36Mark holds his ground and wins the penny slot machine for £188.80,
0:10:36 > 0:10:40after costs, and after Christina pushed the price up.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42I wouldn't have minded if she'd bid one penny.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45Oh, he doesn't look happy, does he?
0:10:45 > 0:10:48But is he pleased with the penny slot machine?
0:10:48 > 0:10:51It seems, actually, in not bad condition,
0:10:51 > 0:10:54there's a little bit of wear and tear on it.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56But the glass is in good condition.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58It's got various patent numbers on there.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02I would say this was sort of 1910, 1920.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06And if I'm right, that could be a really good thing.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09So, Mark still has one more item to get,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11while Christina bags her second.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15With a little frantic waving, she buys a spinning chair for £33.04,
0:11:15 > 0:11:19so, will it help her spin out a profit?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Possibly Welsh.
0:11:22 > 0:11:2519th-century, maybe just nudging into the early 20th century.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28The thing I love about it is this wonderful carved,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31what we call a lyre - L-Y-R-E back - as in harp.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Then these wonderful dragons
0:11:33 > 0:11:35coming out of it here with their great faces.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39And if I can find a spinner that is in need of a chair,
0:11:39 > 0:11:41I think I'm quids in.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42Well, he may not be a spinner,
0:11:42 > 0:11:46but Mark does volunteer to test out Christina's antique chair.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Don't break my lot!
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- Oh. - SHE LAUGHS
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Yes, Mark's certainly in high spirits,
0:11:54 > 0:11:57but he's still in need of another item.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00So, as the final gavel falls... GAVEL BANGS
0:12:00 > 0:12:04..has he left it too late, or does he still have a trick up his sleeve?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06There's one lot I know didn't sell,
0:12:06 > 0:12:10which was a set of glass finger bowls and some other glasswares.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12I'm rather hoping there's no reserve on it,
0:12:12 > 0:12:14and I can steal it for ten quid.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18So Maverick Mark lives up to his name
0:12:18 > 0:12:21and picks up the glassware for £11.80 in total.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Joy. It's all over.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26So what has he got for his money?
0:12:26 > 0:12:30They're Edwardian, with this sort of cut, or sliced, decoration,
0:12:30 > 0:12:32with a nice star base to it.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34And there are eight of them.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38But I think those must be worth at least £10 each.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40So potentially...
0:12:40 > 0:12:43there's a very hot profit in these.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47So, as our experts wash their hands of the auction,
0:12:47 > 0:12:50let's take a look at the half-time scores.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53With two rounds down and a £1,000 budget
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Mark has spent £425.60,
0:12:56 > 0:13:00leaving over £574 to spend.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Christina's used less money, £307.94,
0:13:03 > 0:13:07so has just over £692 for the remaining two rounds.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Next up, round three takes our dealers
0:13:12 > 0:13:14to Ford Carboot Sale in Sussex,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16where an early start is all-important,
0:13:16 > 0:13:20as the beginning of the day can be a little frenetic to say the least.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23So, does Christina have a plan of attack?
0:13:23 > 0:13:24Strategy...?
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- Watch people unpack? - SHE LAUGHS
0:13:29 > 0:13:30Oh, dear.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34Could it be this ultimate challenge has sent the Magpie cuckoo?
0:13:34 > 0:13:37It's very fast and furious. People are unloading.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40The dealers are scouting everywhere, grabbing everything that comes out.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Still, Christina is the first to dive in
0:13:42 > 0:13:45and emerge with a pair of silhouettes for £20.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49This one is actually picked out with gold highlights here.
0:13:49 > 0:13:50Really beautiful,
0:13:50 > 0:13:52quite early 19th-century little silhouette there
0:13:52 > 0:13:54in its nice original ebonised frame
0:13:54 > 0:13:58and with a gilt slip. £20? Can't be bad.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00No, not bad indeed.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02Mark also needs to make a timely purchase,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05and it looks like he's about to do just that.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Cast metal, it's a...as you can see, a longcase clock,
0:14:09 > 0:14:12or sometimes what are generally referred to as grandfather clocks.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14It's quite nicely modelled
0:14:14 > 0:14:16with a bit of beading on the clock face there.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18It's just quite a fun little item, isn't it?
0:14:18 > 0:14:20I'll find out how much it is. Sir?
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Can I just ask you how much this is?
0:14:22 > 0:14:23Er, £2.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- £2?- £2.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28I'll take it for £2, sir, thank you.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Mark makes a miniature dent in his budget with his diddy clock,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35and for once picks it up without a haggle.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Listen, I can't really argue for £2, can I?
0:14:38 > 0:14:41But you see, that's my problem. Generosity.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Yes, generous to a fault - when an item is £2, that is.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49Now, Mark always does have an eye for the flamboyant
0:14:49 > 0:14:52and the fabulous, which may explain why he's drawn to this picture.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56This isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea, of course.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58This is a print, not a watercolour.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01This is a performer getting ready,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04but it has to be the perfect price.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08And in this case, Mark's perfect price is £15.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- I'll do it for 15. - Are you happy with 15?
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- Yes.- Fantastic. Let's do that.- OK. - Thank you very much indeed.
0:15:13 > 0:15:19So, £15 lighter, is Mark hoping his painting will steal the limelight?
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Well, it is not very old, it's not an antique.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23It's probably 10 or 20 years old.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26It's in a reasonable frame, and once I've had a go
0:15:26 > 0:15:28at putting it straight it'll look better.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31The reason I bought is the subject.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33I mean, it's obviously an entertainer,
0:15:33 > 0:15:35who's being transformed.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38It's like a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42Oh, Mark is made up and bought up at the car boot,
0:15:42 > 0:15:44but Christina has one more to go,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47and she's found a set of wooden printing blocks
0:15:47 > 0:15:48all the way from Germany,
0:15:48 > 0:15:52being sold by a vendor all the way from Holland.
0:15:52 > 0:15:57Put your ink on there and then print it like that. These are lovely.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59I mean, that's very detailed, isn't it?
0:15:59 > 0:16:01How much have you got on those?
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- The very, very best? - Yes, give me your bestest price.- 25.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- For all of them? - Yes.- What's "Thank you" in Dutch?
0:16:08 > 0:16:12- Dank je.- Dank je? - Dank je.- Dank je.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Thank you very much. Dank je very much.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- SHE LAUGHS - You're welcome.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19So, £25 for the three blocks,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22but will they help her print out a profit?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24I love the combination of patterns on them.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26You've got this quite stylised, almost geometric,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29very regular print on this one.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32This wonderful one here which is just random foliate and floral.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35And then, as a contrast, this wonderful metal example here.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39I would love to sell these to somebody who would actually use them
0:16:39 > 0:16:42as textile printing blocks. I just think they're fabulous.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44But for £25...
0:16:44 > 0:16:46I'm made up.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Before the final round, let's take a look at the money.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51From £1,000 of their own cash,
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Mark has forked out £442.60,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58leaving over £557 in his kitty.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02Christina has spent £352.94,
0:17:02 > 0:17:06going into round four with just over £647.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10In this case, round four is the foreign market.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Mark and Christina are in Tongeren in Belgium,
0:17:13 > 0:17:16which has outdoor and indoor sections.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18There are all kinds of shiny things
0:17:18 > 0:17:21to appeal to Christina's magpie tendencies,
0:17:21 > 0:17:24but it's Mark who's the first to swoop down on a bit of bling,
0:17:24 > 0:17:27as he spies a silver-gilt napkin ring.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- What is the best price on that? - Really best would be 100.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- 100 euros?- Yep. - Thank you very much.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Mark pays £74.07 for the napkin ring,
0:17:35 > 0:17:39and emerges into the daylight to see what he has got for his money.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43It's by a well-known name, Stuart Devlin.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46It's very architectural, very angular.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50It's silver-gilt, fully hallmarked - London, 1971.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54It wasn't cheap, it was 100 euros, but it's a good-looking object.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57I'm hoping I shall get a profit out of it.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Yes, Mark there hoping to ring in the profits with his napkin ring.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Meanwhile, across the market,
0:18:02 > 0:18:07Christina has spotted a piece of pottery with potential.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08Very nice little coffee pot,
0:18:08 > 0:18:11blue-printed with this wonderful design,
0:18:11 > 0:18:13these sort of bacchanalian cherubs here.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Would you take 30?
0:18:15 > 0:18:17No, no. 40 euros.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- What would be your very, very, very best?- 40, 40.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- SHE GROANS DISAPPROVINGLY - It's a correct piece.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25It's nice. It has got a chip on the inside cover.
0:18:25 > 0:18:2635?
0:18:26 > 0:18:27Well, then, 35.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31So, Christina pays £25.93 for the pot,
0:18:31 > 0:18:33drawing even with Mark.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36You don't see this shape very often, especially in this form.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Anything that is an unusual shape, an unusual pattern,
0:18:39 > 0:18:41is selling really well at the moment.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42And I love the pattern on it -
0:18:42 > 0:18:44look at this blue and white print here.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46These children just frolicking around,
0:18:46 > 0:18:47picking grapes, having fun -
0:18:47 > 0:18:50what could be more whimsical and more lovely?
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Now, it's time for Christina to reclaim her Magpie mantle,
0:18:53 > 0:18:56as she spies a sparkly diamond ring.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Oh, that's nice.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01OK, what sort of money would you be talking on that one?
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Very, very best -
0:19:03 > 0:19:05185.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06185.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11160...and you've got a deal.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- 170 and you've got a deal. - 170 euros...- Yes, please.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17..is a lot of money for this ring,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20but you are a delight and I can't resist diamonds,
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- so you've got a deal. - Thank you.- Thank you very much.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Oh, my goodness, what have I just done?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Well, Christina,
0:19:27 > 0:19:31you've just bought a diamond ring for £125.93.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34This is the most beautiful 1920s little
0:19:34 > 0:19:36what we call gypsy-set diamond ring,
0:19:36 > 0:19:38with a lovely old-cut diamond in there.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41The colour is really good, the clarity is really good,
0:19:41 > 0:19:43probably just over a quarter of a carat. Really lovely thing.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47Christina is done, and can kick back and relax,
0:19:47 > 0:19:49while Mark fills his quota with a glass vase
0:19:49 > 0:19:51that cost him another 100 euros,
0:19:51 > 0:19:53or £74.07.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58It was probably produced in the 1960s.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02But it's very heavy, and I like that simple design -
0:20:02 > 0:20:06that's something that could go into a modern flat or a modern home.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09It would even sit quite comfortably on an antique table
0:20:09 > 0:20:12just as a very nice sculptural vase.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15And that final item brings the showdown buying to an end -
0:20:15 > 0:20:18but the real work is still ahead of them.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Before our unstoppable forces begin the selling
0:20:21 > 0:20:23of their eight incredible items,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26let's see the final spending figures.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Both our experts started the challenge
0:20:28 > 0:20:30with £1,000 of their own money.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Mark Stacey has stayed well within his budget,
0:20:32 > 0:20:36paying £590.74.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Christina has spent even less -
0:20:38 > 0:20:41£504.80 in total.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- All shopped up. - All shopped up.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- Can you believe it? - I can't, it has gone so quickly.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50But what are your two favourite pieces?
0:20:50 > 0:20:53It's got to be my little bit of bling that I bought today.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- Ooh... - I bought myself some jewellery.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Well, they do say diamonds are a girl's best friend.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00I couldn't resist. I just couldn't resist.
0:21:00 > 0:21:01And your second one?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Second one, probably... You know my little silhouettes?
0:21:03 > 0:21:06I think those would be my favourites. How about you?
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Oh, it's difficult because I've bought so well.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14I think my...end-of-pier game that I bought at the auction.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16I love that.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- I was bidding against you for that. - Yeah, one bid.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22That was really saucy of you. Minx.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Well, look, you're obviously not going to need my luck because you bought so well,
0:21:25 > 0:21:27but I wish you all the best of luck anyway.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28And I DO need to wish you well.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30We'll see you at that Showdown Auction.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Now, with their bags bulging with brilliant buys,
0:21:38 > 0:21:41our heroic hagglers must use their mastery of the trade
0:21:41 > 0:21:44to decide which of their eight items will be sold privately
0:21:44 > 0:21:48and which will be sent forth unto the auction.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50In his Brightlingsea base,
0:21:50 > 0:21:54Mr Stacey is getting to grips with the task ahead of him.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58I have to put four items into auctions, and it's tricky.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02I've decided to put in things that I think might fly.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04The claret jug I particularly like.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08It's a nice Etruscan theme going on here. I think it's a nice quality
0:22:08 > 0:22:12so maybe that should attract a good buyer.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Then the rather nice silver-gilt napkin ring.
0:22:15 > 0:22:181971, very much of its period.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23I'm hoping, with the internet, that might strike a profit.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25The glassware I'm going to put into auction.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29I think it's a nice auction lot and I didn't pay very much for it.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31And the other item...
0:22:31 > 0:22:34I've decided to put in is the clock.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38It was only £2, so fingers crossed
0:22:38 > 0:22:41there may be clock collectors in there who want a paperweight.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Then it comes to the battle of the trolleys.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Mine was £5 cheaper.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49But will it make £5 more? I don't know.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54So, Mark will need to find private buyers for his remaining items -
0:22:54 > 0:22:57the penny slot machine, glass vase and picture.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Meanwhile, over in Shropshire,
0:22:59 > 0:23:01Christina is also casting her eye
0:23:01 > 0:23:03over what should go to auction.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05So I've come to some decisions.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07And first thing I'm going to put into auction
0:23:07 > 0:23:10is my little oak Welsh spinning chair over here.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11I bought it at auction,
0:23:11 > 0:23:14so I'm hoping that if I put it back into another auction
0:23:14 > 0:23:15which may have some internet bidders,
0:23:15 > 0:23:17we'll be able to find somebody that wants the chair.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Second thing is going to be this
0:23:20 > 0:23:22little silhouette on the left here,
0:23:22 > 0:23:24and then the other example here that has been picked out
0:23:24 > 0:23:26with gilt highlights, which is a really lovely example.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29The third thing that I'm going to put into the auction
0:23:29 > 0:23:33is my group of champagne, my bubbles over here.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Sadly, I can't keep them and drink them.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39I think, potentially, with some auction interest...
0:23:39 > 0:23:41I didn't pay a huge amount for them,
0:23:41 > 0:23:43so I'm hoping to make a bit of a profit on those.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Finally, my gorgeous little blue-printed coffee pot.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50I bought it in Belgium, which is a long way away,
0:23:50 > 0:23:51and sadly it was damaged in transport.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53So I don't know, I'm in two minds
0:23:53 > 0:23:56as to whether to have it restored or to sell it as it is
0:23:56 > 0:23:59so that whoever buys it can have their restorer attend to it.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02So now, I need to find buyers for the rest of my items.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04The crowning glory...
0:24:04 > 0:24:06is this
0:24:06 > 0:24:09rather wonderful luggage cart,
0:24:09 > 0:24:10which I'm sitting in here.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15I know that Mark Stacey also bought one of these and he paid £5,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17five whole pounds less than I did.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20So who will be victorious in the profit stakes?
0:24:20 > 0:24:24It'll all come down to the luggage rack - we'll have to wait and see.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26With Christina's auction lots decided,
0:24:26 > 0:24:29this means she'll have to find private buyers
0:24:29 > 0:24:33for her printing blocks, picture and diamond ring.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Each of our wily coyotes are determined to ensnare a victory,
0:24:35 > 0:24:38but there are no tricks allowed here,
0:24:38 > 0:24:42and no deal is sealed until a hand is shaken and the money is taken.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Mark is first to make a move, as he pings over to London,
0:24:46 > 0:24:48where he's hoping to start
0:24:48 > 0:24:52with his penny slot machine, which cost him nearly £190.
0:24:53 > 0:24:58I've come to a very secluded part of north London to meet Pinball Geoff.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02My machine has already been taken up to him, because it's quite heavy.
0:25:02 > 0:25:03We've had lots of e-mail conversations,
0:25:03 > 0:25:06but I'm not convinced he's going to buy it.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Fingers crossed I'm on to a winner. Please!
0:25:10 > 0:25:11MUSIC: Pinball Wizard by The Who
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Now, Geoff, tell us about the history - do you know much about it?
0:25:19 > 0:25:22I have to say, although I'm mainly a pinball machine man,
0:25:22 > 0:25:26I've got quite into slot machines over the years. This is an Allwin.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Well, "All win" is rather optimistic,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31maybe "Sometimes win" would be a better name.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33But when you went to the seaside in the '50s and '60s,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36you would have got rows of Allwin machines, which were all slightly different.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37Now, most of it is there.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42There are some bits have dropped off, that's all a bit knackered.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44It could be got going, but would need some work.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47It's pointing in a direction that I haven't bought exactly
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- the most wonderful machine in the world.- No.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51I wouldn't give more than 100 for it, me,
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- personally, in its present state. - Right, OK, yeah.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- I don't think I can sell it for 100. - Yeah.- That's too big a loss, really.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00Well...that's not the way I wanted it to turn out,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02but sometimes you don't win them all.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06I've learnt a lot - now I've got to go and find a buyer.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Oh, dear - not the best of starts for Mark.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12So, maybe Christina will have better luck.
0:26:12 > 0:26:13She's popped over to see
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Shropshire-based specialist jeweller Nigel.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Remember the diamond ring that I got?
0:26:19 > 0:26:22I did invest over £125 in this,
0:26:22 > 0:26:25so here's hoping he's feeling generous.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29I've brought you some jewels.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31Oh... What sort of trouble are you in this time?
0:26:31 > 0:26:33- SHE LAUGHS - I don't know... Well.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- Aaah!- That could be promising.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38- Ooh. Good. - Am I allowed to look at it?- Yeah.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Actually, don't look too closely.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44I've finally brought you something that you might be interested in.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47Well, yes. It's a little Victorian old-cut diamond.
0:26:47 > 0:26:48Very pretty.
0:26:48 > 0:26:53- Beautiful colour.- Yes.- There is a downside, there is a downside.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58- There is a little bit of a chip on the stone.- What?!
0:26:58 > 0:27:02- Yeah.- I think you need to polish that. Really?
0:27:02 > 0:27:03Do you know what it weighs?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05It's about 5.5g.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- About 5.5g, OK. - And it's 18-carat.- OK.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10We'd have to take the stone out and re-polish it,
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- but we can do that. - Is that possible?- Yeah.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16The gold is worth probably about £120.
0:27:16 > 0:27:195.5g of 18-carat, OK.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- About 120. We can re-use the gold in a workshop.- OK.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- The stone...- Is a great colour. - It's a beautiful colour, actually.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28- Yeah, it is, isn't it? - It is a lovely colour.
0:27:28 > 0:27:32Apart from the chip, it's very clean. It's lovely.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Hmm...
0:27:34 > 0:27:37I would say, realistically, we'd offer about 250 for that.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39- Oh, would you?- Yeah.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42If it wasn't chipped, you'd have done very, very well,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45because the offer would have been about 400.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- Really?- Mm.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- £250.- Yep. And that's sort of non-negotiable really
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- cos that's a good price.- OK. - That's a good price.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57I will bite your hand off at £250.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00And so the one they call the Magpie flutters off
0:28:00 > 0:28:04with an impressive profit of £124.07.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07And she stays in Shropshire to sell her beach painting
0:28:07 > 0:28:10to local dealer Sarah
0:28:10 > 0:28:11for stock in her new shop...
0:28:11 > 0:28:13What about 30?
0:28:13 > 0:28:1630, and I'm giving you a leg-up in the industry.
0:28:16 > 0:28:17SARAH LAUGHS
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Very happy at 30.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21..and splashes away
0:28:21 > 0:28:23with a sunny £20 profit.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Recovered from his pinball backfire, Mark has headed down the road
0:28:27 > 0:28:33to Battersea in south London, to see a pair of interior designers,
0:28:33 > 0:28:37and he's taking the vase that cost him just over £74.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41I might be in double trouble here, because they like the vase,
0:28:41 > 0:28:44but I don't think they like my estimate range of £150-£250.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47I think you're going to have to send me all the sympathy,
0:28:47 > 0:28:50this is going to be a bumpy ride - don't go anywhere.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53Now, I've sent you a photographs... Do take it.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- I think it's wonderful. - It IS heavy, isn't it?
0:28:56 > 0:28:58- I think it's a great shape. - It's unusual.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00And I love the pinched-in handles,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03the sort of exaggerated big loop handles.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05It's seriously heavy, it's obviously very nice quality.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07But I'm not selling it by the weight.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11- That's lucky. - I'd be asking a lot more if I did.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14I was hoping for somewhere in the region of...
0:29:14 > 0:29:18£150-£250.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- SHE LAUGHS - Oh, dear.- I don't think so.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23You see, I know I'm in trouble, because they're cackling.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25Now...
0:29:25 > 0:29:27THEY LAUGH
0:29:27 > 0:29:30We were really thinking about 120.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32120.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34I told you, didn't I?
0:29:34 > 0:29:36I told you this was going to be a bumpy one.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40Well, could I squeeze you a fiver, to 125?
0:29:40 > 0:29:44- Yes, we're happy at 125.- Group hug.
0:29:44 > 0:29:45And it is a heavy old thing.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49Well, it's the most expensive doorstop we've ever bought.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Mark makes a clear profit of £50.93 for the vase,
0:29:55 > 0:29:58and he's back in the game.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00He then goes on to sell his entertainer portrait
0:30:00 > 0:30:03to a West Sussex dealer, who pays £20,
0:30:03 > 0:30:05which gives him a profit of just a fiver.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09Yet, he needn't be worried, as Christina also makes
0:30:09 > 0:30:10just a £5 profit
0:30:10 > 0:30:12when she sells her printing blocks
0:30:12 > 0:30:14to a West London dealer for £30.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18And so the Magpie is down to her final private sale.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20And the battle begins.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23This is it. This is do or die.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Mark and I bought exactly the same of these luggage carriers
0:30:25 > 0:30:28and we both spent an awful lot of money on them.
0:30:28 > 0:30:29It's a luxury thing,
0:30:29 > 0:30:32so I've brought it to the plushest hotel that I know of -
0:30:32 > 0:30:33let's hope it carries me to victory.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Will hoteliers Laurence and Victoria
0:30:38 > 0:30:42help her unpack a profit from the £200 invested?
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Obviously as a top four-star hotel,
0:30:45 > 0:30:46you're looking to give your guests
0:30:46 > 0:30:48- the best experience possible, aren't you?- Yeah.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Yeah, so that you want them to come in
0:30:50 > 0:30:53and feel like it's a luxurious, beautiful...
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Well, I mean it IS a luxurious, beautiful country house, isn't it?
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- It is.- So I was thinking a luggage carrier might add to the experience.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- It would be a great asset for the team.- Exactly, exactly.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04You're a wonderful welcoming committee -
0:31:04 > 0:31:07I thought the guests could get their luggage out, place it on here,
0:31:07 > 0:31:10then it could be wheeled around the hotel, should you want it to be.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12What would you be looking to pay for it?
0:31:12 > 0:31:15Er...I'd like to say £500?
0:31:15 > 0:31:17- £500.- Yeah.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21£500 seems incredibly generous,
0:31:21 > 0:31:24so, at £500, I will say thank you very much.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- Are you all right, there? - Yes, fine, thank you.
0:31:26 > 0:31:27THEY LAUGH
0:31:27 > 0:31:30£500 would be wonderful. I'm very grateful.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Surely even Christina didn't dream she'd get that much -
0:31:33 > 0:31:37it's a spectacular profit of £300.
0:31:37 > 0:31:40So, how will Mark fare with his?
0:31:40 > 0:31:45But, before we get a chance to find out the answer, disaster strikes.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Everything was going incredibly well, swimmingly well -
0:31:48 > 0:31:51you know, I was getting out there, selling things -
0:31:51 > 0:31:53until a catastrophe struck.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55I broke my ankle.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Which means he goes into the halfway point
0:31:57 > 0:31:59with two items left to sell,
0:31:59 > 0:32:03so let's see how that affects the scores so far.
0:32:03 > 0:32:08On the two items Mark has sold, he's made £55.93.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Christina has made all four of her private sales,
0:32:11 > 0:32:14making a profit of £449.07.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18But, as sure as the sun will set in the west,
0:32:18 > 0:32:20so this great competition must reach the point
0:32:20 > 0:32:23that can only be described as the Showdown Auction,
0:32:23 > 0:32:25cos that's what it is.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Haggling and hustling give over to the turbulent waters
0:32:28 > 0:32:30of Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers in Essex.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34However, Mark's accident means that he's turned up at the auction house
0:32:34 > 0:32:35without his trousers.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Thankfully, he does have his PJs on.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41I don't think I've ever been to an auction
0:32:41 > 0:32:43- with a gentlemen in his jim-jams before.- Have you not?
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- No.- It's a first.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Honestly - you couldn't get more laissez-faire if you tried.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51I know! I'm just looking around for somebody with grapes.
0:32:51 > 0:32:52SHE LAUGHS
0:32:52 > 0:32:55I'll just go get a fan, start fanning you.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Yes, it takes more than a broken ankle to hold our man
0:33:00 > 0:33:02the Maverick back.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04He may be upset about his breakage,
0:33:04 > 0:33:08but that's nothing to how he feels about Christina's coffee pot.
0:33:08 > 0:33:09You know, I could cry, really,
0:33:09 > 0:33:12because I absolutely adore this coffee pot.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15I mean, I'm a lover of blue and white printed ware.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17It's lasted 200 years and now it's broken,
0:33:17 > 0:33:19but it's still a good-looking thing and
0:33:19 > 0:33:22if there's collectors out there, I hope she makes a good profit on it.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Of all of Mark's purchases, this is the one that I'm most anxious about.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29It is the most stunningly beautiful 19th-century claret jug.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31I'm certainly finding that at the moment
0:33:31 > 0:33:34these in my saleroom are doing particularly well.
0:33:34 > 0:33:35If this doesn't make over £100
0:33:35 > 0:33:37there is something wrong with the world.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40I don't really like this sort of thing, to be honest with you.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43This is sort of late 19th century, early 20th century.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46It's got nice bits of carving on it, but it's just not my sort of thing.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50I like the more primitive 18th-century ones.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51This...is a napkin ring.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54I think Mark bought it at a very good price,
0:33:54 > 0:33:57but Stuart Devlin never, ever seems to make as much
0:33:57 > 0:33:58as I think it should.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00It's a great entry-level collector's piece.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03Is it going to show him a profit? It should do.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06And, as the auctioneer lifts his mighty gavel...
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Fantastic, we'll make a start.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10..first up into the limelight are Christina's silhouettes,
0:34:10 > 0:34:13that cost her £20 at the car boot.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17- I love the little regency lady. - Really?- Very Jane Austen.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21You have to remember I bought these in the dark.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24Ah, now the excuses are coming out.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- Start with the works of art silhouettes...- Oh, here they are.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32Where shall we start for those? £40 to bid.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34- 40.- Ooh...- 45 to bid now.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Good set of silhouettes there. At £40...
0:34:37 > 0:34:40I seriously thought I was going to get a fiver for those.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Ah, but after the auction costs are taken
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Christina does only make £5 on the silhouettes.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47They really need those prices to rocket
0:34:47 > 0:34:48if they want to make a profit,
0:34:48 > 0:34:51and up next, it's Mark's clock paperweight.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54We'll start the bidding at £30 for this, surely.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55Rightly so.
0:34:55 > 0:34:5820, then. Any bids at £20?
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- Oh, no. Come on. - Any bids now? Any bids?
0:35:01 > 0:35:03Oh, no.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Blank faces all round, I'm afraid.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08- Did it not sell?- No.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Oh, dear. The clock ornament goes unsold,
0:35:11 > 0:35:14meaning Mark has to swallow a loss of £2
0:35:14 > 0:35:18plus minimum auction costs of £15,
0:35:18 > 0:35:20making a total lost of £17.
0:35:20 > 0:35:26Maybe his napkin ring will fare better. It owes him nearly £75.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29It's got to make 100-plus for me to make anything, I think.
0:35:29 > 0:35:3150 is bid.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33- Oh, there we go. Good start. - Well, we've got 50.
0:35:33 > 0:35:3560. 65. 70.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- Brilliant.- At £70. - Oh, come on, a bit more.
0:35:38 > 0:35:39£70, here on commission.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41- Oh, no...- 75. The internet takes it.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43- Oh - internet.- Oh, 75.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Make no mistake at 75...
0:35:46 > 0:35:50The napkin ring sells for just a smidge more than he paid for it,
0:35:50 > 0:35:54so with cost deducted, incurs a lost of £20.83.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58Mark has so far made a total loss of nearly £38 at the auction,
0:35:58 > 0:36:01and his claret jug doesn't do well either.
0:36:01 > 0:36:0235.
0:36:02 > 0:36:03GAVEL POUNDS
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Christina, what happened?
0:36:06 > 0:36:09Yes, THEY may have both loved it, but today's crowd didn't,
0:36:09 > 0:36:13pushing Mark a further £10 into the red.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- My goodness.- That's the way it goes at auctions. You can never tell.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18That's what makes them so exciting.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22Can Christina do any better with her damaged coffee pot?
0:36:22 > 0:36:24I had a chat with the auctioneer just before the auction,
0:36:24 > 0:36:27and he said in perfect condition it would probably be £200-£300 -
0:36:27 > 0:36:30now he thinks it might be 50-ish.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Where should we start that? £50 for it?
0:36:32 > 0:36:33Ugh. Wishful thinking.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35- 40.- Ugh...
0:36:35 > 0:36:3730 I'm bid, then. At £30.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- 30, it's got a bid at 30. - Oh, has it?
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Make no mistake at £30...
0:36:43 > 0:36:47The chipped jug chips £10.93 off her profit margins.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Oh, Christina, I'm so sorry.
0:36:50 > 0:36:51Really.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53No, I'm actually...
0:36:53 > 0:36:55- For once, I'm being genuine. - CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:36:55 > 0:36:58And so Mark's final lot comes up -
0:36:58 > 0:37:02the finger bowls and glassware, which cost him just under £12.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03I can start the bidding here
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- at 55, 65... 70.- Yes!
0:37:05 > 0:37:08At £70, straight in there. At £70.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- Calm down...- 75, 80.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- 80?!- There's an internet bid coming in now at £80.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17- What?! - You nearly leapt out of your chair.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Do you know, if I had a good leg, I'd dance.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22No mistake at £80...
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Fantastic!
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Good heavens above, Christina!
0:37:26 > 0:37:28- I bow down.- Well!
0:37:28 > 0:37:31And the bowls bring Mark's first profit
0:37:31 > 0:37:34at the auction - £45.40.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Christina still has two lots, and next to come up
0:37:36 > 0:37:40is the champagne, which cost her almost £65.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44- They've put an estimate at 80-120. - Have they?- Yeah.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46We can start the bidding here
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- at £45 is bid.- Well, it's got a bid.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Gentleman here in the room at £60.
0:37:50 > 0:37:5275, he comes back in.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54No? He shakes his head again. £75...
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Really? No...
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Make no mistake at 75...
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- You were very nervous.- I thought it was going to be £10 and that was it.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06Once again, the hammer price wasn't quite enough to bring a profit,
0:38:06 > 0:38:12and so Christina swallows another loss of £11.66 for the champagne.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Well, it sort of fizzed, though, but not quite a raging bang.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19No. Quite.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23So it's the final lot. Christina's spinning chair she paid £33 for.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27At £25, anyone? I'll sell...
0:38:27 > 0:38:28Oh... Oh, has it got a bid?
0:38:28 > 0:38:31£20 only...
0:38:31 > 0:38:33- £20.- Oh, it sold? - Yes, it sold for £20.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35That's fantastic. I'm delighted.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Christina suffers her biggest loss so far -
0:38:38 > 0:38:41a whopping £28.04.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44And that brings the auction to an end.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Could have been a lot worse, and we've enjoyed ourselves.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- An awful lot worse. - We're still smiling.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53Well, let's hope it stays that way,
0:38:53 > 0:38:55as Mark still has a couple of sales to make.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59He's already turned down £100 for his penny slot machine,
0:38:59 > 0:39:01but he's tracked down another pinball enthusiast,
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Brad from Ramsgate.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06But is he enthusiastic enough?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Can I hit you at 160?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10160. Gosh...
0:39:10 > 0:39:13Leaves me the option to repair it
0:39:13 > 0:39:17and to keep it rather than to sell it.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20I... Do you know, I think that's a very fair offer, Brad.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Sometimes you've got to take a hit in life.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25Yes, Mark seems to be taking a lot of hits today,
0:39:25 > 0:39:29losing £28.80 for the machine,
0:39:29 > 0:39:31which means he only has one to go -
0:39:31 > 0:39:33the luggage trolley.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Now the battle of the hotel trolleys,
0:39:35 > 0:39:40I've come to the Queens Hotel in Brighton to hopefully sell mine.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43I hope I'm going to get more than Christina. I'm £5 up,
0:39:43 > 0:39:49I paid 195 for mine, so let's go in and find out the final result.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54Remember, Christina made an impressive £300 profit on hers -
0:39:54 > 0:39:57so how will Mark do when he meets Craig,
0:39:57 > 0:39:59the food and beverage manager?
0:39:59 > 0:40:03The one thing I've noticed coming here for so many years is
0:40:03 > 0:40:05in this wonderful foyer,
0:40:05 > 0:40:08you've never had one of these luggage trolleys.
0:40:08 > 0:40:09Indeed we haven't.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12And I thought it's rather grand, very Brighton.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Something you might be interested in?
0:40:14 > 0:40:16I think we could talk about a price, definitely.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19So, Craig is making the right noises, but will he buy?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Will Mark make a profit today?
0:40:22 > 0:40:26And, more importantly, who will win the battle of the luggage trolley?
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Soon, all will be revealed.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31But let's first remind ourselves of what they spent today.
0:40:31 > 0:40:37From a £1,000 budget, Mark Stacey spent £590.74.
0:40:37 > 0:40:43Christina has paid slightly less - £504.80 in total.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46But now, it all comes down to profit.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48All of the money that Mark and Christina have made from today
0:40:48 > 0:40:50will go to charities of their choice.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53So, let's find out who is today's
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Showdown Champion.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- How are you?- I'm very well. - Bearing up under the strain?
0:40:59 > 0:41:00Bearing up under the strain.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- I'm bearing up under the strain of that auction.- Oh, yes.- Oh!
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- Well, at least you made a profit on something!- I did,
0:41:06 > 0:41:09but then, you know, by the time everything's deducted...
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- But the key thing is... - Yeah.- ..the big battle.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- Oh, the mighty battle! - The luggage trolleys.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18I'm absolutely dying to know what you sold yours for.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20I'm not sure I want to know what you sold yours for.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22Go on, you tell me yours and I'll tell you mine.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- Are you sure?- Yeah.- Yours will be bigger than mine.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Um...350.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Oh, OK. I sold mine for 500.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32Oh, Christina!
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- I'm sorry. - Shall we find out the total, then?
0:41:35 > 0:41:37- Shall we?- I think we might know, don't you?- I'm quite excited.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- Ready? One...- Two...
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- Three.- Let's go.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43Oh, Christina, well done!
0:41:43 > 0:41:44£179, that's fantastic.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Well, the losses at the auction,
0:41:46 > 0:41:50- and I made a loss on the pinball machine as well.- Oh, you didn't?
0:41:50 > 0:41:51- I did.- Oh, I loved that.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54I think it was because somebody bid against me at the last minute.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57If that hadn't happened.... Christina, you're a naughty woman.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59- Oh, I know you love me. - I'll forgive you.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01So, Christina won the day
0:42:01 > 0:42:04and the battle of the luggage trolley.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Do you want to throw an opening offer at me?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08I reckon we'd go for 350.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- I'm very trying, normally. - Well, I've heard.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14But I think 350 is fair.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Mark made a healthy £155 profit on his sale,
0:42:17 > 0:42:19but it just wasn't enough.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Now, there's one more thing to reveal.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Mark and Christina have been fighting it out
0:42:24 > 0:42:28across a week of challenges - so who's made the most profit overall?
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Ready? I'm not looking forward to this, Christina.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- Oh, my goodness!- Oh, Christina!
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- That is unbelievable. - That's massive.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Well, I'm very pleased for you. I really mean that...
0:42:41 > 0:42:44Yes, Christina is the overall winner,
0:42:44 > 0:42:45but our plucky pair accrued
0:42:45 > 0:42:47over £3,000 between them,
0:42:47 > 0:42:51all of which will be going to their chosen charities.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54And for Mark, that's The Dream Factory.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58My charity is a small charity which makes dreams come true for children
0:42:58 > 0:43:02and young adults with life-limiting and severe disablement.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05My profits will be going to the Beechtree Community Centre
0:43:05 > 0:43:08in Whitchurch, which includes a day centre for elderly people
0:43:08 > 0:43:11to combat loneliness and isolation within the community.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13It's been a week of thrills and spills,
0:43:13 > 0:43:17and our excellent experts have really put their money where their mouths are
0:43:17 > 0:43:19and showed that they CAN make a convincing profit
0:43:19 > 0:43:24from buying and selling antiques when their own money is on the line.