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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
the show that pitches TV's | 0:00:04 | 0:00:05 | |
best-loved antiques experts | 0:00:05 | 0:00:07 | |
against each other in an all-out battle for profit. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:10 | |
I think I see a bargain. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:11 | |
Each day, one pair of duelling dealers | 0:00:11 | 0:00:14 | |
will face a mighty challenge. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:16 | |
Oh, yeah. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:18 | |
Putting their reputations on the line... | 0:00:19 | 0:00:21 | |
Ready for battle. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:22 | |
..they'll give you the insider's view of the trade... | 0:00:22 | 0:00:25 | |
I'm a big boy. I'm a player. | 0:00:25 | 0:00:26 | |
..along with their top tips | 0:00:26 | 0:00:28 | |
and savvy secrets... | 0:00:28 | 0:00:29 | |
It's not all about what you spend, it's about what you make. | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
..showing you how to make the most money... | 0:00:32 | 0:00:35 | |
It really is war. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:36 | |
..from buying and selling. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:38 | |
You've got to be in there like a whippet. | 0:00:38 | 0:00:40 | |
Coming up, Kate's got a problem with a soggy bottom... | 0:00:42 | 0:00:46 | |
Oh! It's soaking wet. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:48 | |
I so wish I hadn't done that. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:50 | |
..Caroline has the key to an instant makeover... | 0:00:50 | 0:00:54 | |
It's got a little bit of damage to the mirroring, | 0:00:54 | 0:00:56 | |
which always makes one look an awful lot better. | 0:00:56 | 0:00:58 | |
..and Kate's on a rocky road at the biscuit factory. | 0:00:58 | 0:01:02 | |
Ooh! I'm going... Oh! | 0:01:03 | 0:01:05 | |
This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:07 | |
As the morning sun shines optimistically | 0:01:24 | 0:01:27 | |
across the French city of Lyon, | 0:01:27 | 0:01:29 | |
we prepare to follow the epic journey of two fearless explorers, | 0:01:29 | 0:01:33 | |
as they go in search of valuable new territories and bargain booty | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
to bring home to Blighty. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:38 | |
Trying to land her vessel of valuables first | 0:01:40 | 0:01:43 | |
is the Columbus of collectables, | 0:01:43 | 0:01:45 | |
a savvy sailor who'll take no prisoners | 0:01:45 | 0:01:47 | |
in her quest for silver and gold - | 0:01:47 | 0:01:49 | |
it's... | 0:01:49 | 0:01:50 | |
Well, if you want an alarm clock, this is the place to come. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:56 | |
Up against her is the Vasco da Gama of vintage, | 0:01:56 | 0:01:59 | |
who'll steer through choppy waters | 0:01:59 | 0:02:01 | |
and negotiate with the natives... | 0:02:01 | 0:02:03 | |
-Bonjour, Madame. -Bonjour. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:05 | |
..to bag armfuls of amazing artefacts. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
It's... | 0:02:08 | 0:02:09 | |
If I can't find something amongst all this amazing stuff, | 0:02:12 | 0:02:17 | |
I'm not worth my salt. | 0:02:17 | 0:02:18 | |
Today, we've dropped anchor at the Sunday market in Villabon near Lyon, | 0:02:20 | 0:02:25 | |
where our dauntless dealers have each got £750 worth | 0:02:25 | 0:02:28 | |
of their own euros to spend on items to sell on, | 0:02:28 | 0:02:32 | |
and any profit they make will go to their chosen charities. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
But who will bring back the treasures and trinkets | 0:02:35 | 0:02:38 | |
and whose ship will sink? | 0:02:38 | 0:02:40 | |
It's time to find out. | 0:02:40 | 0:02:41 | |
Ah, Caroline. | 0:02:44 | 0:02:45 | |
-Bonjour. -Bonjour. -Mwah! Mwah! | 0:02:45 | 0:02:47 | |
-Ca va? -It's fab to be here, isn't it? | 0:02:47 | 0:02:49 | |
Isn't it gorgeous? What's not to love? | 0:02:49 | 0:02:52 | |
France, sunshine, brocante. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:53 | |
Yeah. So, have you had a little bit of a mooch? | 0:02:53 | 0:02:56 | |
Yes. Yeah. Right over there in those big sheds, | 0:02:56 | 0:02:59 | |
I think it's really expensive. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:00 | |
They're more fixed shops that are there every week. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:02 | |
Putting me off, are you? | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
No, no, no. And then the middle bit, there's little shops either side, | 0:03:04 | 0:03:08 | |
from mid-century right back to 18th century... | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
Yeah, yeah, there's a real mix here. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
I mean, you couldn't really get much more variety. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:14 | |
I mean, there's cast-iron stoves straight out of somebody's house... | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
-Yes. Yeah. -..to reproduction items as well. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:19 | |
-Yeah. -Yeah, I think we're going to have fun. Let's get going. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:22 | |
-Bonne chance. -Bonne chance, cherie. -Au revoir. -Au revoir. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:25 | |
So both our dealers are happy | 0:03:25 | 0:03:27 | |
with the wide range of untapped treasures on offer. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:30 | |
Today, Caroline is particularly keen to blow her own trumpet, | 0:03:30 | 0:03:34 | |
or should that be a French horn? | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
I've got one major advantage over Kate in that I speak French, | 0:03:37 | 0:03:42 | |
and that is going to help me get the best prices and the best deals. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:47 | |
Ah, tres bon. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:48 | |
But will The Hawk's superior language skills | 0:03:48 | 0:03:51 | |
be enough to ground Kate's galleon? | 0:03:51 | 0:03:53 | |
Well, Caroline, you may speak the lingo, | 0:03:53 | 0:03:56 | |
you may have been to these markets dozens of times, | 0:03:56 | 0:03:59 | |
but I've got a fresh set of eyes, | 0:03:59 | 0:04:01 | |
and I'm on a mission, so watch your back. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:04 | |
And, on that confident note, | 0:04:04 | 0:04:05 | |
she skates straight towards her first potential purchase. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:09 | |
So, ice-skating boots... | 0:04:12 | 0:04:15 | |
I'm not brilliant at ice-skating, but they're a really fun item. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:19 | |
In good condition. I would think they are probably '60s in date. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:24 | |
I'm going to ask how much they are. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:28 | |
Monsieur... | 0:04:28 | 0:04:29 | |
-50. -Bother. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:32 | |
Erm... Could you do...? | 0:04:32 | 0:04:34 | |
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-OK. -25. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:42 | |
-OK, OK. -OK? | 0:04:42 | 0:04:43 | |
-OK, OK. -Bon! Merci beaucoup. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
Well, "OK" is the same in any language, | 0:04:46 | 0:04:49 | |
and Kate gets her skates on for just under £22 and takes an early lead. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:54 | |
Well, these are quite interesting, | 0:04:56 | 0:04:57 | |
because I think Lico maybe is French. | 0:04:57 | 0:04:59 | |
I'd like to look it up. | 0:04:59 | 0:05:00 | |
They are leather. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:02 | |
They're 1960s, 1970s, | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | |
but, interestingly, the steel blades are marked in English, | 0:05:05 | 0:05:08 | |
and here we've got "Ice Crown tempered hardened steel", | 0:05:08 | 0:05:11 | |
so even if the boots are French, the steel blades are English. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:15 | |
Now, I should imagine in the 1970s, to buy these new, | 0:05:15 | 0:05:18 | |
they would have been quite expensive, | 0:05:18 | 0:05:20 | |
and I think there might be a bit of profit in those. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:23 | |
Across the market, Caroline is hot on Kate's trail, | 0:05:23 | 0:05:26 | |
and making her first advances into unknown territory. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:30 | |
Oooh. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:32 | |
A little hibou or owl. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:34 | |
Very Lalique, with this lovely opalescent base. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:38 | |
Ooh, it's 18 euros, | 0:05:40 | 0:05:42 | |
but I think I might be able to get it even a little bit cheaper. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
Time for The Hawk to show off her French. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:48 | |
Excusez-moi, madame. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:50 | |
-Madame. -Bonjour. | 0:05:50 | 0:05:52 | |
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Merci beaucoup. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
So Caroline gets her late | 0:06:09 | 0:06:11 | |
20th-century owl for just over £10. | 0:06:11 | 0:06:14 | |
Tu-whit, tu-whoo! | 0:06:14 | 0:06:16 | |
He looks a little bit like Lalique. | 0:06:16 | 0:06:18 | |
Now, if I turn it over, sadly, there is no Lalique mark. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:21 | |
He's actually just moulded glass. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:24 | |
And the quality isn't that of Lalique, | 0:06:24 | 0:06:27 | |
but I just think it is so superb, | 0:06:27 | 0:06:30 | |
and for 12 euros, it's a steal. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:34 | |
Caroline stows her glass owl below decks, and it's one purchase all, | 0:06:34 | 0:06:39 | |
but not for long if Kate's got anything to do with it. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:41 | |
She's spotted something she could haul all her treasures home in. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:46 | |
Bonjour. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:47 | |
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Ooh. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:53 | |
It's soaking wet. I so wish I hadn't done that. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:56 | |
Oh, has anyone got a wipe? | 0:06:56 | 0:06:59 | |
It's quite a nice hamper. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:01 | |
Probably would have been used for luggage, I would think, | 0:07:01 | 0:07:03 | |
when it was made, but unfortunately that metal latch is missing, | 0:07:03 | 0:07:08 | |
which is a real shame. | 0:07:08 | 0:07:10 | |
Monsieur... | 0:07:10 | 0:07:11 | |
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Merci beaucoup. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:28 | |
So Kate gets her wicker basket for just over £5, | 0:07:30 | 0:07:34 | |
minus the wet clothes. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:35 | |
While I love the rustic charm of this piece, | 0:07:37 | 0:07:39 | |
it probably dates from about 1900, if not a little bit earlier. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:43 | |
It's a shame that the clasp here is missing, but the rivets, the wood, | 0:07:43 | 0:07:47 | |
the handles, crucially, | 0:07:47 | 0:07:49 | |
cos those nearly always go, are all intact. | 0:07:49 | 0:07:52 | |
I can see this in a grocer's, obviously clean, | 0:07:52 | 0:07:56 | |
but laden with goodies. | 0:07:56 | 0:07:58 | |
Miss Bliss may be stacking up the deals, | 0:07:58 | 0:08:01 | |
but Caroline's drawing a blank, | 0:08:01 | 0:08:03 | |
and finding things a little too pricey... | 0:08:03 | 0:08:05 | |
2.30. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:06 | |
No, too expensive. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:08 | |
We'll move on. | 0:08:08 | 0:08:09 | |
Or just money for old rope. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:11 | |
Hmm... | 0:08:14 | 0:08:15 | |
Kate, however, is sticking to her mission statement | 0:08:15 | 0:08:18 | |
and alights on her next potential buyer. | 0:08:18 | 0:08:21 | |
Oh, now those are pretty. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:24 | |
And you've got the pair, which is quite nice. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:27 | |
So they're not particularly old. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:29 | |
They look to be in good condition, but, of course, | 0:08:29 | 0:08:32 | |
buying lighting in France means they're wired the French way, | 0:08:32 | 0:08:35 | |
and to sell than in England | 0:08:35 | 0:08:36 | |
I've got to bear in mind that I'd have to get them safety-tested, | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
and there's a cost. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:40 | |
Ah, monsieur... | 0:08:40 | 0:08:42 | |
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That's 80 to you and me. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:46 | |
-80 euros... Pour le deux? -Yeah. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:48 | |
For the pair. | 0:08:48 | 0:08:49 | |
Mille neuf cent trente ans. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:52 | |
-1930s? -Yeah. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:54 | |
You think maybe? Maybe 1930s. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:55 | |
Could be older. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:57 | |
Voila. So I'm just checking the facets. | 0:08:57 | 0:09:00 | |
One, two, three, four, five, six. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:02 | |
One, two, three, four, five, six. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:04 | |
Looks to be all good. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:05 | |
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In the middle, meet you? | 0:09:12 | 0:09:14 | |
Yeah, OK. For you. | 0:09:14 | 0:09:16 | |
-For me. -For you. -Bon. | 0:09:16 | 0:09:17 | |
-Merci beaucoup. -D'accord. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:20 | |
So Kate gets a healthy reduction on her chandeliers, | 0:09:20 | 0:09:23 | |
which cost her just under £39, and her face lights up. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:27 | |
Well, I've bought this pair for the look rather than the age, | 0:09:28 | 0:09:32 | |
because if you look a little bit more closely, | 0:09:32 | 0:09:34 | |
you can see that the stems are moulded glass, not cut glass, | 0:09:34 | 0:09:37 | |
and actually the facets look quite late. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:41 | |
So I think these perhaps date from the 1950s, | 0:09:41 | 0:09:44 | |
and they look as if they've come straight out of a French boudoir, | 0:09:44 | 0:09:47 | |
where they would have been very elegant. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:49 | |
Now, for 45 euros, I think they're a snip. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:53 | |
She'll need to keep some money back for rewiring costs, | 0:09:53 | 0:09:56 | |
but that's another glistening find for Kate | 0:09:56 | 0:09:58 | |
to bring home safely in her ship. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:01 | |
This brings us to the halfway mark. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:03 | |
Time to find out who's stuck to their course and who's blown off. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:07 | |
With a £750 budget, Kate's spent a little under £66 on three items, | 0:10:09 | 0:10:15 | |
leaving over £684 in her kitty. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:19 | |
Caroline's bought one item for just over £10, | 0:10:19 | 0:10:22 | |
leaving her just under £740 for the rest of the day. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:27 | |
Hey, how are you doing? | 0:10:27 | 0:10:28 | |
-You look exhausted. -I am exhausted. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:30 | |
-It's warm. -I know. -Are you having fun? | 0:10:30 | 0:10:32 | |
Yeah, I mean, everybody's super friendly. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:34 | |
-Aren't they? -Absolutely, yeah. -And it's such a mixture of things. | 0:10:34 | 0:10:37 | |
It's a bit like being in a sweet shop. | 0:10:37 | 0:10:38 | |
Are you happy with what you've bought? | 0:10:38 | 0:10:40 | |
I've certainly got a mixed bag, shall we say? But more work to do. | 0:10:40 | 0:10:43 | |
-I'm going to head that way. -They're going to close shortly. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:45 | |
-I know. Crack on. -See you soon. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:47 | |
Yes, French second-hand markets can close for two hours at lunchtime, | 0:10:47 | 0:10:50 | |
and our dealers don't want to get stranded. | 0:10:50 | 0:10:52 | |
But is Caroline rattled by Kate's purchasing claims? | 0:10:52 | 0:10:56 | |
Well, I think she's bought some things, | 0:10:56 | 0:10:58 | |
and I think she's reasonably happy with those, | 0:10:58 | 0:11:00 | |
but I'm looking forward to seeing her later, | 0:11:00 | 0:11:02 | |
and having a look at what she's bought. | 0:11:02 | 0:11:03 | |
That should be really interesting. | 0:11:03 | 0:11:06 | |
At 3-1 down, Caroline needs to get a move on, and doesn't Kate know it? | 0:11:06 | 0:11:11 | |
Well, Caroline certainly looks like she's feeling the heat. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:14 | |
And me? Well, cool, calm and collected, of course. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:19 | |
Yes, but The Hawk has regained her cool, | 0:11:19 | 0:11:22 | |
and quick-smart found something that couldn't be more French. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:26 | |
It's a barrel for putting grapes in, I think, for the vendange, | 0:11:26 | 0:11:30 | |
which is the picking of the grapes for making the wine. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:34 | |
And being in Lyon, it's a wine region, gastronomic area... | 0:11:34 | 0:11:38 | |
It's a lovely thing. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:39 | |
Excusez-moi, monsieur. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:41 | |
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Ooh-la-la. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:01 | |
I think it needs to be a little bit less. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:03 | |
-OK. -Merci, monsieur. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:19 | |
Merci beaucoup! | 0:12:19 | 0:12:21 | |
Caroline's persuasive French haggling | 0:12:21 | 0:12:23 | |
gets her the vintage grape carrier for | 0:12:23 | 0:12:25 | |
just under £26, and she's closing in on Kate's lead. | 0:12:25 | 0:12:30 | |
I just love it. | 0:12:30 | 0:12:31 | |
It's in great condition. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:33 | |
It's from this area. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:34 | |
It's for gathering the grapes to make Beaujolais wine. | 0:12:34 | 0:12:38 | |
It's in chestnut wood. | 0:12:38 | 0:12:40 | |
I don't think there's going to be much call | 0:12:40 | 0:12:43 | |
for grape-picking containers in the UK, | 0:12:43 | 0:12:46 | |
but I could see it filled with wine bottles | 0:12:46 | 0:12:49 | |
in a smart wine retailer. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:51 | |
This is a great buy. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:54 | |
Yes, joking aside, Caroline is on a roll, | 0:12:54 | 0:12:57 | |
and quickly draws level with purchase number three, | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
an Art Deco light shade... | 0:13:00 | 0:13:01 | |
..for £21.55, and she's in the pink. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:10 | |
Well, look at this lovely shade, dating from the 1930s, | 0:13:10 | 0:13:14 | |
late Deco period. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:16 | |
With these symbols, the birds, the fish... | 0:13:16 | 0:13:19 | |
These sort of swirling lines, and the colour, | 0:13:19 | 0:13:22 | |
the opalescence of the glass... | 0:13:22 | 0:13:24 | |
What I'm going to have to do is take this wiring off, | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
because it's different to English wiring, | 0:13:27 | 0:13:28 | |
and besides, it looks very unattractive. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:30 | |
It's a very good-looking thing in a great colour, | 0:13:30 | 0:13:34 | |
and it goes with my outfit. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:35 | |
Determined to regain her lead, | 0:13:37 | 0:13:38 | |
Kate's found what seems to be a collection of books, | 0:13:38 | 0:13:41 | |
but looks can be deceiving. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:43 | |
There's a sneaky hidden secret, because, if I turn it over here, | 0:13:44 | 0:13:47 | |
you can see that there is a name on the top. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:51 | |
Now, Huntley and Palmers was a biscuit factory | 0:13:51 | 0:13:54 | |
that was founded in 1822 | 0:13:54 | 0:13:56 | |
in Reading in England by Joseph Huntley. | 0:13:56 | 0:13:59 | |
In the late 19th and very early 20th century, | 0:13:59 | 0:14:01 | |
he started making novelty biscuit tins, | 0:14:01 | 0:14:04 | |
which was all part of his marketing strategy. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:07 | |
And this is just one of the designs that he came up with. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:11 | |
Now, I love this sort of thing. | 0:14:11 | 0:14:12 | |
Kitchenalia enthusiasts love it. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
But it's all about condition, and this one is a little bit scratched. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:19 | |
So I need to go and see if I can get a bargain. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:22 | |
-Ah, monsieur... Bonjour. -Bonjour. Enchante. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
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Kate's picked up another price, but has she picked up on the compliment? | 0:14:34 | 0:14:39 | |
I'm trying to sell it in England, where the price is... | 0:14:39 | 0:14:43 | |
at auction... | 0:14:43 | 0:14:45 | |
At auction, it would be sort of 50 to 70. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:48 | |
Pour moi? | 0:14:55 | 0:14:56 | |
I don't know what that was, but it's good. | 0:14:59 | 0:15:01 | |
Thank you very much. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:03 | |
Leaving a besotted Frenchman in her wake, | 0:15:03 | 0:15:05 | |
Kate gets the tin for just under £52, | 0:15:05 | 0:15:08 | |
and that really takes the biscuit. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:11 | |
Caroline is also rubbing shoulders with the friendly locals. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:15 | |
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Oh. | 0:15:29 | 0:15:30 | |
He's very interesting, isn't he? | 0:15:30 | 0:15:32 | |
Indeed. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:33 | |
And after a quick foray elsewhere, | 0:15:35 | 0:15:37 | |
Kate has sailed back to the biscuit tin store. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:39 | |
Just checking this fella out. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:43 | |
It's French stoneware, and I'm pretty sure it's ovenproof, | 0:15:43 | 0:15:49 | |
so you could actually bake something in this, or for pate, maybe. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:54 | |
It's a great novelty piece, and I've got to have it. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:57 | |
If only there was a nice Frenchman around to give her a good deal... | 0:15:58 | 0:16:02 | |
-Bonjour, again. -Enchante. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:04 | |
Ah, oui. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:06 | |
TRANSLATION: | 0:16:06 | 0:16:08 | |
It is expensive. | 0:16:10 | 0:16:11 | |
It's not that old. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:13 | |
It's moderne, moderne. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:14 | |
'50s to '60s. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:17 | |
-Voila. -Oui. Here, just a tiny, tiny... | 0:16:17 | 0:16:20 | |
You see, they're very little. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:22 | |
Oui, un petit peu? | 0:16:25 | 0:16:26 | |
Could we say 80? | 0:16:31 | 0:16:32 | |
Oui, 80 euros? | 0:16:35 | 0:16:37 | |
-Yes. -OK. Bon. | 0:16:37 | 0:16:39 | |
Merci beaucoup. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:40 | |
Our French friend almost halves the original asking price, | 0:16:41 | 0:16:45 | |
and Kate gets the pate dish for just under £69, and trotters off. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:50 | |
I've had a closer look at this fella and underneath, | 0:16:50 | 0:16:52 | |
if I very carefully turn him over, there is a mark, | 0:16:52 | 0:16:56 | |
and I think that's some sort of signature | 0:16:56 | 0:16:58 | |
that's been impressed in there, | 0:16:58 | 0:16:59 | |
so that's something, | 0:16:59 | 0:17:00 | |
but I'm going to have to get a magnifying glass on it | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
and do a bit more research when I get home. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:04 | |
Well, I think this guy is my favourite piece of today, | 0:17:04 | 0:17:08 | |
and I don't know about him, but I feel like a pig in muck. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:12 | |
And, not letting Kate hog all the buying, | 0:17:12 | 0:17:14 | |
Caroline is on familiar territory at a vintage clothing store. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:18 | |
I love this. It's a really 1950s style. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:22 | |
Look at this nipped-in waist. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:23 | |
Very fitted, and you would have a great big skirt to go with it. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:27 | |
Well, similar to this. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:28 | |
TRANSLATION: | 0:17:28 | 0:17:30 | |
Merci. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:34 | |
It's 48. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:40 | |
45. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:42 | |
It's 45. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:45 | |
Oh, what shall I do? | 0:17:45 | 0:17:47 | |
What shall I do? | 0:17:47 | 0:17:48 | |
45 euros for the two... | 0:17:48 | 0:17:50 | |
I think I'm going to have it. | 0:17:50 | 0:17:52 | |
Bon. 45. C'est bon? | 0:17:52 | 0:17:54 | |
-OK. -Yes, right. | 0:17:54 | 0:17:55 | |
Despite some French resistance, | 0:17:57 | 0:17:59 | |
Caroline seals the deal at just under £39, | 0:17:59 | 0:18:02 | |
and that's four buys under her vintage belt. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:05 | |
Meanwhile, Miss Bliss has decided | 0:18:05 | 0:18:07 | |
the five items she's bought are enough | 0:18:07 | 0:18:09 | |
and calls it a day. | 0:18:09 | 0:18:11 | |
Well, that was really fast and furious, | 0:18:11 | 0:18:13 | |
and I'm feeling quite pleased with what I've got, | 0:18:13 | 0:18:15 | |
so I'm even more curious to find out what Caroline has got. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:19 | |
Well, she'll have to wait, | 0:18:20 | 0:18:22 | |
because Caroline is still combing the stalls for another bargain. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:25 | |
Gosh. Well, I've done really well so far, | 0:18:25 | 0:18:28 | |
but I'm just finding it difficult now. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:30 | |
People are starting to sit down for lunch, | 0:18:30 | 0:18:32 | |
and I'm getting a bit peckish too. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:33 | |
And before you can say bon appetit, she spots a gilded mirror... | 0:18:33 | 0:18:37 | |
It's got a little bit of damage to the mirroring, | 0:18:37 | 0:18:40 | |
which always makes one look an awful lot better - | 0:18:40 | 0:18:42 | |
especially first thing in the morning. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:44 | |
..and snaps it up... | 0:18:44 | 0:18:45 | |
TRANSLATION: | 0:18:45 | 0:18:47 | |
..for a little under £147, | 0:18:48 | 0:18:50 | |
more than all her previous purchases put together. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:55 | |
Well, I couldn't come to France | 0:18:55 | 0:18:57 | |
without buying a typically French mirror, | 0:18:57 | 0:19:00 | |
and I bought this one, which is in the Louis XVI style. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:03 | |
This hails from the end of the 19th century. | 0:19:03 | 0:19:07 | |
It's bevelled around here, and it's got some damage in the glass. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:11 | |
It's otherwise in really good condition. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:14 | |
I think some of the gilding needs a little bit of a touch-up. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:17 | |
I think it's great. There is a lot of mirror for your money. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
Caroline's shiny purchase brings the buying to a close. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
Well, I've finished buying for the day. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:25 | |
Phew. That is a relief. | 0:19:25 | 0:19:27 | |
I've bought all sorts of everything, but I think I've done OK. | 0:19:27 | 0:19:31 | |
It's been great. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:32 | |
Yes! | 0:19:32 | 0:19:33 | |
Our swashbuckling seafarers | 0:19:33 | 0:19:35 | |
must load up their spoils and prepare to bring them home, | 0:19:35 | 0:19:38 | |
but, before they raise the mainsail, | 0:19:38 | 0:19:40 | |
there's just time to tot up the totals. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:42 | |
They both started the day with £750 worth | 0:19:44 | 0:19:46 | |
of their own euros to spend. | 0:19:46 | 0:19:48 | |
Kate hopes she'll profit from her five purchases, | 0:19:49 | 0:19:52 | |
costing just over £186. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:55 | |
Caroline believes she'll win the challenge | 0:19:55 | 0:19:57 | |
with five purchases for just over £243. | 0:19:57 | 0:20:01 | |
Time to reveal their new discoveries. | 0:20:01 | 0:20:04 | |
-Ah, ma cherie! -Hello, hello. | 0:20:04 | 0:20:06 | |
How are you doing? | 0:20:06 | 0:20:07 | |
Great. I've had a fab day. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:09 | |
-Oh, I know. -Have you? -I've had a fab day, actually. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:11 | |
Yeah, you've got some great stuff. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:12 | |
I like your vintage. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:14 | |
In fact, I love that jacket. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:16 | |
Really nice shorty shape. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:18 | |
Silk-lined from Lyon. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:19 | |
I love that. But the skirt is amazing. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:21 | |
It's all raffia and netting, so it sort of almost stands by itself. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:25 | |
This is lovely. It looks really Art Deco. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:27 | |
-Very '30s. -Yes, yeah. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:29 | |
-Is it marked? -No, no. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:31 | |
Sadly not. It might be later cos I might scratch it on, but, no, | 0:20:31 | 0:20:33 | |
-I'm only joking. -No, it's a lovely bit of moulding. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:36 | |
-Yeah. -Yeah, really nice. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:38 | |
I just think it's sweet. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:39 | |
This is fab, and the thing I like about it, actually, | 0:20:39 | 0:20:41 | |
is the fact it's got an old plate in it. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:43 | |
-Yes. -And, you know, some people pay good money | 0:20:43 | 0:20:45 | |
-to have the old plates. -They do. | 0:20:45 | 0:20:47 | |
-But it's a lovely decorative piece, isn't it? -It is. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:49 | |
-Yeah. Oh, I love your sanglier. -He's my favourite. | 0:20:49 | 0:20:53 | |
Wild boar, sanglier. He's lovely. | 0:20:53 | 0:20:55 | |
That lovely treacle glaze. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
I have to say, I've got a bit of porcine envy. | 0:20:57 | 0:20:59 | |
-Have you? -Yeah, Kate. Yeah, I have. -Yeah. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:01 | |
-And the basket is rather lovely. -Well, the basket was a bit of fun. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:04 | |
It wasn't very much money at all, but I looked at it, | 0:21:04 | 0:21:06 | |
and I could just see it | 0:21:06 | 0:21:07 | |
with gorgeous French sticks coming out of it. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:09 | |
I won't tell you what was inside it, though. I've got rid of that. | 0:21:09 | 0:21:12 | |
-Oh, have you? -It wasn't very pleasant. -Was it dead? | 0:21:12 | 0:21:14 | |
No, well, not quite as bad as that, but bad enough. | 0:21:14 | 0:21:17 | |
So, OK, I'm sure it will be better with bread. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:19 | |
-Yeah. -And your ice-skating boots. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:21 | |
Yeah, no, that's the one I'm slightly worried about, | 0:21:21 | 0:21:23 | |
cos I would quite like to finish this with two limbs intact. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:27 | |
-I can see you might have to model those. Are they your size? -They are! | 0:21:27 | 0:21:31 | |
I think it's time for a glass or two. | 0:21:31 | 0:21:32 | |
-Don't you? -Oh, I do. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:34 | |
Come on, let's go. | 0:21:34 | 0:21:36 | |
-With ice. -Yes. | 0:21:36 | 0:21:37 | |
Our Francophile fillies hotfoot it back across the Channel | 0:21:42 | 0:21:46 | |
with their French finds | 0:21:46 | 0:21:47 | |
to face the selling stage of their challenge. | 0:21:47 | 0:21:49 | |
Using all methods at their disposal, | 0:21:49 | 0:21:51 | |
Kate and Caroline must find the best homes and the highest prices | 0:21:51 | 0:21:55 | |
for their continental collectables, | 0:21:55 | 0:21:57 | |
with all profits going to their chosen charities. | 0:21:57 | 0:22:00 | |
Back home in Herefordshire, Miss Bliss is assessing her stash. | 0:22:00 | 0:22:04 | |
Well, I certainly managed to pick up a variety across the Channel. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:09 | |
And I've come back home, | 0:22:09 | 0:22:10 | |
and some things I've done quite a bit more research on. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:13 | |
If we start with my favourite, | 0:22:13 | 0:22:15 | |
which is the wild boar tureen, he's just lovely. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
And the more I look at him, the more detailed I see in the moulding. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:22 | |
But I've managed to look up that name on the bottom, | 0:22:22 | 0:22:25 | |
and I'm pretty sure it reads Joaquin, | 0:22:25 | 0:22:27 | |
and it might be pronounced "Hwa-keen", | 0:22:27 | 0:22:29 | |
and I've traced that name to a pottery factory, | 0:22:29 | 0:22:33 | |
actually, in California, | 0:22:33 | 0:22:35 | |
that started producing wares in the 1930s. | 0:22:35 | 0:22:38 | |
And I've found out that this | 0:22:38 | 0:22:39 | |
is actually quite an unusual and rare thing. | 0:22:39 | 0:22:42 | |
Now, my chandeliers, I think, have a gorgeous, delicate look to them, | 0:22:42 | 0:22:47 | |
and to me they would look great in a bridal boutique. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:51 | |
Now, to my lovely biscuit tin. | 0:22:51 | 0:22:54 | |
I found out quite a lot about this piece. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:57 | |
It wasn't until after 1900 that the novelty shaped tins really took off, | 0:22:57 | 0:23:02 | |
and would you believe the book set, like this, | 0:23:02 | 0:23:05 | |
was a really popular design? | 0:23:05 | 0:23:07 | |
Roughly ten variations were made on this theme. | 0:23:07 | 0:23:11 | |
However, some are more collectable than others. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:14 | |
The set which has The Pilgrim's Progress, | 0:23:14 | 0:23:17 | |
The Pickwick Papers and Robinson Crusoe, | 0:23:17 | 0:23:20 | |
just like my example, | 0:23:20 | 0:23:21 | |
actually, in good condition, you can pay upwards of £200 at auction, | 0:23:21 | 0:23:26 | |
so I definitely picked the right one. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:29 | |
But, as they say in France, you mustn't hang about - | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
allez, allez, vite, vite! | 0:23:32 | 0:23:34 | |
And speedy Miss Bliss must also find a buyer for her vintage ice skates | 0:23:34 | 0:23:38 | |
and early 19th-century wicker basket. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:41 | |
Over at her East Yorkshire HQ, | 0:23:43 | 0:23:45 | |
is The Hawk satisfied with her French collection? | 0:23:45 | 0:23:48 | |
Well, what a wonderful array of things I've bought in Lyon. | 0:23:48 | 0:23:53 | |
Now, this grape-picking barrel hails from between the wars. | 0:23:53 | 0:23:57 | |
It's beautifully coopered with these metal straps | 0:23:57 | 0:24:00 | |
going all the way around it, | 0:24:00 | 0:24:02 | |
and I'm looking for maybe a wine retailer, wholesaler. | 0:24:02 | 0:24:07 | |
My favourite piece is this lovely mirror. | 0:24:07 | 0:24:11 | |
It's growing on me. | 0:24:11 | 0:24:13 | |
The more I look at it, the more I love it. | 0:24:13 | 0:24:15 | |
It's a good size. | 0:24:15 | 0:24:17 | |
It's in exactly the state I would like to buy one in. | 0:24:17 | 0:24:21 | |
And the costume, I think this needs a good pressing, | 0:24:21 | 0:24:25 | |
but it's rather pretty and I've got a few leads | 0:24:25 | 0:24:29 | |
as to where this is going to go. | 0:24:29 | 0:24:31 | |
I'm having a few second thoughts about the skirt. | 0:24:31 | 0:24:36 | |
I think it's great, but it certainly needs something underneath it. | 0:24:36 | 0:24:40 | |
And I don't like the sort of curtain tape heading to the top. | 0:24:40 | 0:24:44 | |
My lovely little Lalique-esque owl is great, | 0:24:44 | 0:24:49 | |
and I've found the most perfect place to sell him. | 0:24:49 | 0:24:53 | |
It's going to be a real hoot! | 0:24:53 | 0:24:56 | |
Caroline also needs to sell her 1930s lightshade. | 0:24:56 | 0:25:00 | |
Both our experts are gearing up and raring to go, | 0:25:01 | 0:25:04 | |
scouring town and country to find the perfect buyers | 0:25:04 | 0:25:07 | |
and make the best profits for their chosen charities. | 0:25:07 | 0:25:10 | |
But, remember, no deal is sealed until the hand is shaken | 0:25:10 | 0:25:14 | |
and the money is taken. | 0:25:14 | 0:25:16 | |
First out of the blocks is Caroline. | 0:25:16 | 0:25:18 | |
She's had her glamorous mirror delivered to Milton Keynes, | 0:25:18 | 0:25:21 | |
because she thinks she may have found the perfect buyer - | 0:25:21 | 0:25:24 | |
specialist French dealer Sophie. | 0:25:24 | 0:25:26 | |
She knows all about French furniture. | 0:25:26 | 0:25:29 | |
She lives in France, and she imports a lot of it over here to the UK, | 0:25:29 | 0:25:33 | |
so she knows what she's talking about. | 0:25:33 | 0:25:35 | |
She's going to be a hard negotiator, | 0:25:35 | 0:25:37 | |
but I think it's going to be right up her street. | 0:25:37 | 0:25:40 | |
The mirror was The Hawk's costliest item at just over £146, | 0:25:40 | 0:25:44 | |
so will her investment reflect a profit? | 0:25:44 | 0:25:47 | |
-Hello, Sophie. -Hello, Caroline. -Lovely to see you. -And you! | 0:25:48 | 0:25:52 | |
-Do you like it? -I do. I do. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:55 | |
-The problem you've probably noticed... -Mmm. | 0:25:55 | 0:25:57 | |
..is that I think somebody's painted over it. | 0:25:57 | 0:26:00 | |
Yeah, and what a shame. Much easier to just simply gold leaf. | 0:26:00 | 0:26:04 | |
But it's a very pretty shape. The decoration is in great condition. | 0:26:04 | 0:26:07 | |
-Yes, it is. -There's a little chip on this side, but... | 0:26:07 | 0:26:10 | |
And it's wood, isn't it? Because very often they're plaster. | 0:26:10 | 0:26:12 | |
-Do you agree that... -Yes, that's all wood, isn't it? | 0:26:12 | 0:26:15 | |
-Wood carving. -Yeah, the bow is wood. -Yeah. | 0:26:15 | 0:26:17 | |
The condition of the mirror, it's been well loved and well used. | 0:26:17 | 0:26:20 | |
-Yes. -But I wouldn't change that. | 0:26:20 | 0:26:22 | |
And I think, date-wise, 1880, 1890. | 0:26:22 | 0:26:26 | |
-Yes, yes. -Would you agree with that? -Absolutely. | 0:26:26 | 0:26:28 | |
And price, I was thinking, sort of... | 0:26:28 | 0:26:31 | |
-That was a... -SHE INHALES QUICKLY | 0:26:31 | 0:26:33 | |
Take a breath, Sophie! | 0:26:33 | 0:26:34 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:26:34 | 0:26:36 | |
I was thinking 320. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:37 | |
I think, sadly, because it's had gold paint on it... | 0:26:39 | 0:26:43 | |
-Yes. -..I might have to negotiate a little harder. | 0:26:43 | 0:26:46 | |
OK. Go on, then. | 0:26:46 | 0:26:48 | |
Could we get closer to 250 with it? | 0:26:48 | 0:26:51 | |
What about 2...80? | 0:26:51 | 0:26:54 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:26:57 | 0:26:59 | |
-I'll do 280. -280? Oh, thank you. That's brilliant. | 0:26:59 | 0:27:02 | |
And that gilt-edged deal brings Caroline a whopping first profit | 0:27:02 | 0:27:06 | |
of over £133, and she sprints into an early lead. | 0:27:06 | 0:27:10 | |
With five French fancies to sell, Kate is on her way to Ledbury, | 0:27:11 | 0:27:15 | |
hoping to make a very continental killing with her thoroughly-scrubbed | 0:27:15 | 0:27:19 | |
wicker basket. | 0:27:19 | 0:27:20 | |
Now, this is an emporium that has everything from a deli to fashion, | 0:27:20 | 0:27:24 | |
and I've come to meet the owner, Patricia. | 0:27:24 | 0:27:26 | |
Now, I'm hoping my basket will fit in. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:29 | |
Remember, the basket was Kate's cheapest buy at just over £5. | 0:27:29 | 0:27:33 | |
-Patricia, great to meet you. -Lovely to meet you, Kate. | 0:27:33 | 0:27:37 | |
Well, what do you think of it? | 0:27:37 | 0:27:38 | |
Well, I can see it in the window. | 0:27:38 | 0:27:40 | |
When we receive French garlic and the onions, perfect. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:44 | |
Back to its home, really. | 0:27:44 | 0:27:46 | |
But, as we get towards Christmas time, | 0:27:46 | 0:27:48 | |
then I can see it in one of the other windows with lots of presents | 0:27:48 | 0:27:51 | |
tumbling out of it. | 0:27:51 | 0:27:52 | |
Well, I think it probably dates from about sort of | 0:27:52 | 0:27:55 | |
1900, or certainly the early part of the 20th century. | 0:27:55 | 0:27:58 | |
It's got a lot of age to it. | 0:27:58 | 0:27:59 | |
And the inside I've given a really good scrub and clean. | 0:27:59 | 0:28:03 | |
I personally really like the fact | 0:28:03 | 0:28:05 | |
that it's got its original little linen straps here, | 0:28:05 | 0:28:07 | |
so the lid stays up by itself. | 0:28:07 | 0:28:10 | |
You can see that, on this clasp, this piece is missing, | 0:28:10 | 0:28:14 | |
which is such a shame. | 0:28:14 | 0:28:16 | |
But, actually, if you want to use it for display purposes, | 0:28:16 | 0:28:19 | |
I guess it doesn't matter too much. | 0:28:19 | 0:28:21 | |
How does sort of 160-ish sound? | 0:28:21 | 0:28:24 | |
Cor, she's gone in high! | 0:28:24 | 0:28:26 | |
Erm... I had started in my head thinking about 130. | 0:28:26 | 0:28:30 | |
-Mm-hmm? -Something along those lines. | 0:28:30 | 0:28:33 | |
Could I... Could I push and sort of meet in the middle? | 0:28:33 | 0:28:36 | |
Could we say maybe a nice round 150? | 0:28:36 | 0:28:39 | |
-Yes, I'm happy with that. -Wonderful. | 0:28:39 | 0:28:41 | |
-Thank you very much indeed. -Thank you. | 0:28:41 | 0:28:43 | |
That is an incredible 30 times what she paid for it, | 0:28:43 | 0:28:46 | |
making Miss Bliss nearly £145 profit. | 0:28:46 | 0:28:50 | |
Absolutely stonking! | 0:28:50 | 0:28:52 | |
Well, not a bad profit, and I think Patricia's got a fair price, too. | 0:28:52 | 0:28:56 | |
Well, I'm really looking forward to seeing my basket in the window. | 0:28:56 | 0:29:00 | |
Both our moneymaking maestros are reaping huge profits so far, | 0:29:01 | 0:29:05 | |
but can The Hawk pull in front with item number two? | 0:29:05 | 0:29:09 | |
# Red, red wine... # | 0:29:09 | 0:29:11 | |
Her grape barrel owes her just under £26, | 0:29:11 | 0:29:14 | |
so can she harvest a juicy profit | 0:29:14 | 0:29:17 | |
from Oxford-based wine bar owner Ted? | 0:29:17 | 0:29:19 | |
-Hi, Ted. -Hi. -Hello. Hi. -Nice to see you. -And you. | 0:29:19 | 0:29:23 | |
-Nice to see you. Take a... -You've had a... -Take a seat. -Thank you. | 0:29:23 | 0:29:26 | |
-Well, you've had a look at this... -I have. | 0:29:26 | 0:29:28 | |
Well, I was told it was a benne a vendange. | 0:29:28 | 0:29:32 | |
I think I know it just as a hod, and from between the wars. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:35 | |
-Yes. -Yeah. -I bought it in Lyon. | 0:29:35 | 0:29:37 | |
Right, which is just south of the Beaujolais region. | 0:29:37 | 0:29:39 | |
This has dropped down a little bit. | 0:29:39 | 0:29:42 | |
It happens because it dries out, | 0:29:42 | 0:29:43 | |
and you just need to put a few pins underneath that. | 0:29:43 | 0:29:45 | |
That can be easily repaired, yeah. | 0:29:45 | 0:29:47 | |
I think this would look very good in this establishment, | 0:29:47 | 0:29:52 | |
to either display wines in, or to plant up with geraniums. | 0:29:52 | 0:29:57 | |
Yes. It's... | 0:29:57 | 0:30:00 | |
It is a nice piece of kit. | 0:30:00 | 0:30:01 | |
Well, I was wondering if you might see your way clear | 0:30:01 | 0:30:06 | |
to give me £130 for this item? | 0:30:06 | 0:30:10 | |
Could I go down to a local garden centre and buy something | 0:30:10 | 0:30:14 | |
similar and pay 50 or 60 quid? | 0:30:14 | 0:30:18 | |
You might, but it wouldn't be the same as this. | 0:30:18 | 0:30:20 | |
-It wouldn't be genuine. -No, it wouldn't be genuine. | 0:30:20 | 0:30:22 | |
-Because a lot of those are manufactured. -Yes. | 0:30:22 | 0:30:24 | |
I was thinking nearer the sort of 80 or £90 mark. | 0:30:24 | 0:30:27 | |
Well, could we make it a nice round figure of 100? | 0:30:27 | 0:30:33 | |
I think I could probably go to £100. | 0:30:33 | 0:30:36 | |
-It's not far off. -Brilliant. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:38 | |
-So, is that the sort of thing we're looking at? -Oh, it is. -OK. | 0:30:38 | 0:30:41 | |
-£100. -Thank you so much, Ted. | 0:30:41 | 0:30:42 | |
And with that coup de grace, Caroline gathers up a profit | 0:30:42 | 0:30:45 | |
of over £74 and overtakes Kate with two sales to one. | 0:30:45 | 0:30:50 | |
And still in Oxford, The Hawk flies even further ahead, | 0:30:50 | 0:30:53 | |
selling her 1950s jacket and skirt to vintage buyer Hannah. | 0:30:53 | 0:30:57 | |
-And would you do 90? -Go on, then. | 0:30:57 | 0:31:00 | |
-Are you sure? -Yes, I would. | 0:31:00 | 0:31:01 | |
-Lovely. Thank you very much. -Cheers. Thank YOU very much! | 0:31:01 | 0:31:03 | |
Making a profit of over £51 and going 3-1 ahead. | 0:31:03 | 0:31:08 | |
Miss Bliss is in Morven and really needs to get her skates on. | 0:31:08 | 0:31:12 | |
Now, it's a while since I've had a pair of these on, | 0:31:12 | 0:31:15 | |
but I'm hoping these are going to glide me to a smooth profit. | 0:31:15 | 0:31:20 | |
# Ice, ice, baby! # | 0:31:20 | 0:31:22 | |
The vintage skates set her back just under £22, | 0:31:22 | 0:31:25 | |
but will they get a frosty reception from leisure centre owner Sharon? | 0:31:25 | 0:31:30 | |
-Wow. How long have you had the ice rink? -Just over five years now. | 0:31:30 | 0:31:32 | |
-Yeah? -Yes. -Fantastic. -Yeah. | 0:31:32 | 0:31:34 | |
Well, I'm hoping that you might like my vintage skates. | 0:31:34 | 0:31:39 | |
-They're lovely. -What do you think? | 0:31:39 | 0:31:41 | |
I do like them. They're absolutely gorgeous. | 0:31:41 | 0:31:43 | |
Well, I actually bought them in France. | 0:31:43 | 0:31:45 | |
Did you? Well, I think these are from Germany. | 0:31:45 | 0:31:48 | |
I know at some point they were made in Austria, | 0:31:48 | 0:31:50 | |
but these are from Germany. | 0:31:50 | 0:31:51 | |
-Ah, that's interesting. -But they're lovely. | 0:31:51 | 0:31:53 | |
So, I would think it wise they are, what, '70s, would you say? | 0:31:53 | 0:31:56 | |
-Yeah, maybe earlier. -So do you think they might make a nice sort of | 0:31:56 | 0:31:59 | |
-vintage display piece? -Oh, I think they'd be lovely. | 0:31:59 | 0:32:01 | |
I should put them into the area where the parents sit. | 0:32:01 | 0:32:04 | |
I've already got a gents' pair, so this would be lovely. | 0:32:04 | 0:32:07 | |
I'll put them both on display. | 0:32:07 | 0:32:08 | |
Well, I was hoping for sort of £80. | 0:32:08 | 0:32:13 | |
-How does that sound? -That's not bad, actually. | 0:32:13 | 0:32:16 | |
I think I could probably get them for about 75, but, having said that, | 0:32:16 | 0:32:20 | |
with all the packaging, etc, and the postage, that's great. | 0:32:20 | 0:32:23 | |
-I'll buy them. -Are you happy with 80? | 0:32:23 | 0:32:25 | |
I'd be delighted. 80 would be fantastic. | 0:32:25 | 0:32:27 | |
Sharon, that's a deal. | 0:32:27 | 0:32:28 | |
-Thank you very much. -Thank you very much indeed. -Thank you. | 0:32:28 | 0:32:31 | |
No slippery moment there, as Kate makes a profit of over £58. | 0:32:31 | 0:32:36 | |
But will she make a clean getaway? | 0:32:36 | 0:32:38 | |
So, basically, you're just going to move your weight over the foot that | 0:32:38 | 0:32:41 | |
way, that way... | 0:32:41 | 0:32:43 | |
-Yeah. Count one, one. -OK. One, one. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:46 | |
One, one. One, one. | 0:32:46 | 0:32:49 | |
-Whoa! -When you get the hang of it, we'll go up to two! | 0:32:49 | 0:32:53 | |
Yeah, Jayne Torvill's got nothing to worry about(!) | 0:32:53 | 0:32:56 | |
Well, a few more months with Chris and I might be getting there, | 0:32:57 | 0:33:01 | |
but, most importantly, for the sale of the skates, | 0:33:01 | 0:33:04 | |
I managed to keep a cool head and everything went smoothly. | 0:33:04 | 0:33:08 | |
And that deal signals the halfway point of the selling, | 0:33:08 | 0:33:11 | |
so let's see who's warming to the task and who's facing the big chill. | 0:33:11 | 0:33:16 | |
So far, Kate has sold two items and made a profit of just over £203, | 0:33:16 | 0:33:21 | |
but Caroline has sold three items | 0:33:21 | 0:33:25 | |
and has nearly £259 in her profit pot. | 0:33:25 | 0:33:28 | |
So Kate has some catching up to do in Hereford, and, | 0:33:28 | 0:33:31 | |
before you can say custard cream, | 0:33:31 | 0:33:33 | |
she's packed up her novelty biscuit tin and made her way to meet | 0:33:33 | 0:33:36 | |
biscuit company founder Frank. | 0:33:36 | 0:33:38 | |
-Hello, Kate. -Hello there. You must be Frank. -I am, yes. | 0:33:38 | 0:33:41 | |
-This is where it all happens, then? -It is indeed, yes. | 0:33:41 | 0:33:43 | |
The tin owes her just under £52, | 0:33:43 | 0:33:45 | |
so will it help her nibble away at Caroline's lead? | 0:33:45 | 0:33:49 | |
Well, Frank, this is the biscuit tin that I told you about. | 0:33:49 | 0:33:51 | |
And these lovely tins were brought out between about 1900 and 1924, | 0:33:51 | 0:33:57 | |
I think, by Huntley and Palmers, who were, of course, | 0:33:57 | 0:34:01 | |
one of the most famous names in biscuit making. | 0:34:01 | 0:34:03 | |
They were... Well, they were always a name that I was familiar with. | 0:34:03 | 0:34:07 | |
So this was produced in, actually, ten different versions, | 0:34:07 | 0:34:10 | |
and this one is one of the rarer ones. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:13 | |
So what do you think of this tin? | 0:34:13 | 0:34:16 | |
Well, I'm intrigued by the tin. And I do like the tin. | 0:34:16 | 0:34:18 | |
It wouldn't be used, obviously, because nowadays it's not airtight. | 0:34:18 | 0:34:21 | |
-No. -And everybody needs to keep things airtight, | 0:34:21 | 0:34:24 | |
unless they're going to eat them straight away. | 0:34:24 | 0:34:26 | |
But as a souvenir, yeah, it's nice. | 0:34:26 | 0:34:29 | |
Mm-hmm. Well, I was hoping for somewhere in the region between | 0:34:29 | 0:34:32 | |
sort of 200, 220. | 0:34:32 | 0:34:35 | |
I would have thought more in the region of about £150. | 0:34:35 | 0:34:39 | |
Could I say somewhere around 180, say? | 0:34:39 | 0:34:44 | |
I mean, if you need a hand on the production line, I've got time. | 0:34:44 | 0:34:47 | |
Well, we've got plenty of work. | 0:34:47 | 0:34:49 | |
-Have you? -Yes, if you're willing to come and do some work, | 0:34:49 | 0:34:51 | |
-we can go to 180. -Can you? Let's shake on it. Great! | 0:34:51 | 0:34:55 | |
Kate's not short of dough after that deal, | 0:34:55 | 0:34:58 | |
rolling out a sweet profit of just over £128. | 0:34:58 | 0:35:01 | |
But her work here is not done yet. | 0:35:01 | 0:35:04 | |
Oh. Fetching, eh? | 0:35:04 | 0:35:07 | |
-Well, what sort of biscuits are these? -Rocky Road. -Rocky Road? | 0:35:08 | 0:35:12 | |
They've got chocolate in them! | 0:35:12 | 0:35:15 | |
Oh... And three... | 0:35:15 | 0:35:16 | |
We might need you to work a little bit faster, Kate. | 0:35:16 | 0:35:19 | |
I'm going... Oh! As quickly as I can. | 0:35:19 | 0:35:23 | |
-Oh. What, it's meant to look like that? -Yeah. -OK! | 0:35:23 | 0:35:26 | |
Give me... Give me just a minute. | 0:35:26 | 0:35:27 | |
I think Gary can tidy that tray for you, Kate, | 0:35:27 | 0:35:29 | |
and we'll put you on to another job. | 0:35:29 | 0:35:31 | |
-All right. Something a little bit easier maybe. -Maybe! | 0:35:31 | 0:35:34 | |
Well, I'm really pleased that my tin has gone to Frank, | 0:35:36 | 0:35:39 | |
a connoisseur of biscuits. | 0:35:39 | 0:35:41 | |
But, when it comes to baking, | 0:35:41 | 0:35:43 | |
I think he's quite pleased to see the back of me. | 0:35:43 | 0:35:45 | |
And with food still on her mind, | 0:35:47 | 0:35:49 | |
Kate sells her beloved 1950s pate mould to Adam, | 0:35:49 | 0:35:52 | |
owner of an appropriately-named pub in Ludlow, for £180. | 0:35:52 | 0:35:57 | |
How does that sound? | 0:35:57 | 0:35:59 | |
Yeah, I think we can... We can agree on that. | 0:35:59 | 0:36:01 | |
-That would be fine. -Can we do that? -Yeah. -Fantastic. | 0:36:01 | 0:36:03 | |
Kate adds a profit of just over £111 to her coffer, | 0:36:03 | 0:36:06 | |
leaping one sale ahead of Caroline in the process. | 0:36:06 | 0:36:10 | |
But our very own bird of prey isn't slacking and has landed in the | 0:36:10 | 0:36:14 | |
East Yorkshire countryside with the glass owl in her clutches. | 0:36:14 | 0:36:18 | |
I'm at the South Cave Falconry and Bird Rescue Centre | 0:36:18 | 0:36:21 | |
to see Peter with my little owl. | 0:36:21 | 0:36:24 | |
The place is full of birds, | 0:36:24 | 0:36:25 | |
and I'm sure he's going to fall for this one. | 0:36:25 | 0:36:28 | |
Wow, look at this big guy! | 0:36:28 | 0:36:29 | |
The little owl cost Caroline just over £10, | 0:36:31 | 0:36:33 | |
but can it make her profits fly? | 0:36:33 | 0:36:35 | |
-Good morning, Peter. -Good morning. -Morning. | 0:36:36 | 0:36:39 | |
-How are you? -I'm fine, thank you. | 0:36:39 | 0:36:41 | |
-Looking after the birds? -Yes, we are. Definitely. Yeah. | 0:36:41 | 0:36:43 | |
-Well, I've brought you another one. -I won't have to feed this one! | 0:36:43 | 0:36:46 | |
No! | 0:36:46 | 0:36:48 | |
Well, I bought this in France, and immediately thought of you. | 0:36:48 | 0:36:51 | |
-Yeah. -Because you house owls as well as having all these lovely hawks. | 0:36:51 | 0:36:54 | |
We do. We rescue owls, yeah. We have a rescue centre here, | 0:36:54 | 0:36:57 | |
and we've got a lot of birds which have been taken from the public. | 0:36:57 | 0:37:00 | |
Well, would you like to re-house this little bird? | 0:37:00 | 0:37:03 | |
We'll definitely rehouse this little bird. | 0:37:03 | 0:37:05 | |
-Well, have a look at it. He's in perfect condition. -Yeah. | 0:37:05 | 0:37:07 | |
And I was looking for about 50 for him. | 0:37:07 | 0:37:11 | |
That's fantastic, yeah. Yeah. | 0:37:11 | 0:37:13 | |
-Brilliant. -Yeah, I'll... Yeah, we're quite happy with that. | 0:37:13 | 0:37:16 | |
-It's a deal. -It's a deal! | 0:37:16 | 0:37:18 | |
The little hibou makes Caroline a profit of nearly £40, | 0:37:18 | 0:37:21 | |
and she claws level with Kate. | 0:37:21 | 0:37:23 | |
And The Hawk even gets to spend a bit of time with the family. | 0:37:23 | 0:37:26 | |
Off you go! | 0:37:26 | 0:37:28 | |
-A little bit more like that. -Yeah. -OK? Here, Casper. | 0:37:31 | 0:37:34 | |
Come here. | 0:37:34 | 0:37:36 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:37:36 | 0:37:38 | |
Came from nowhere! | 0:37:38 | 0:37:40 | |
He's light as a feather, isn't he? | 0:37:40 | 0:37:42 | |
-He is, yeah. -He's gorgeous. | 0:37:42 | 0:37:44 | |
-He's quite happy just to stay here, isn't he? -Yeah, yeah. -Gosh. | 0:37:44 | 0:37:48 | |
-He's my new friend. -Yeah. | 0:37:48 | 0:37:50 | |
While Caroline's flying around in Yorkshire, | 0:37:50 | 0:37:53 | |
Kate is still in Herefordshire. | 0:37:53 | 0:37:55 | |
She's had her chandeliers delivered to a local interior design company, | 0:37:55 | 0:37:58 | |
and is hoping for an illuminating profit. | 0:37:58 | 0:38:01 | |
Now, their shop is a converted coach house in an idyllic location. | 0:38:01 | 0:38:06 | |
And I'm hoping, particularly as this is my last sale, | 0:38:06 | 0:38:09 | |
the chandeliers will set it off beautifully. | 0:38:09 | 0:38:12 | |
The glamorous pair owes her nearly £75 after electrical testing, | 0:38:12 | 0:38:17 | |
so will owner Nigel think they're worth more? | 0:38:17 | 0:38:19 | |
Well, I see they've arrived safely, Nigel. | 0:38:21 | 0:38:22 | |
-Yes, indeed, yes. -And you've hung them really well up here. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:25 | |
Yeah, these are only temporary fixings, just to display them. | 0:38:25 | 0:38:28 | |
I originally thought that you were interested in them as light fittings | 0:38:28 | 0:38:31 | |
-for here. -Yeah. -But could they be something that a client might be | 0:38:31 | 0:38:34 | |
-interested in? -They could, because they're crystal. | 0:38:34 | 0:38:37 | |
They look very good in a lot of locations. | 0:38:37 | 0:38:39 | |
Date-wise, they hark back in style | 0:38:39 | 0:38:43 | |
to the early part of the 19th century, I would say. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:45 | |
They almost look a little bit Venetian with these lovely | 0:38:45 | 0:38:48 | |
sort of moulded glass fronts, and faceted glass drops, which I love, | 0:38:48 | 0:38:52 | |
that catch the light. | 0:38:52 | 0:38:54 | |
But, actually, they're not very old, | 0:38:54 | 0:38:56 | |
and I've had my electrician look over them, | 0:38:56 | 0:38:58 | |
so they've been safety-tested, | 0:38:58 | 0:39:00 | |
and he says the wiring on them is very modern, | 0:39:00 | 0:39:02 | |
so I would say in date they're actually late 20th century. | 0:39:02 | 0:39:05 | |
So you've got the best of both worlds, really. | 0:39:05 | 0:39:08 | |
Indeed, and they will throw off a really good amount of light | 0:39:08 | 0:39:11 | |
into a room, and a subtle light, | 0:39:11 | 0:39:12 | |
which works very well with our designs. | 0:39:12 | 0:39:14 | |
I was hoping for around the £300 mark. | 0:39:14 | 0:39:18 | |
How does that sound to you? | 0:39:18 | 0:39:20 | |
I would have thought 300 would be fine. | 0:39:20 | 0:39:22 | |
OK. Well, that is great for me, Nigel. We'd better shake on that. | 0:39:22 | 0:39:26 | |
-Indeed. -Thank you very much indeed. | 0:39:26 | 0:39:27 | |
And what I forgot to mention, Kate, was that we've actually had, | 0:39:27 | 0:39:30 | |
in the interim, a customer looking at them, | 0:39:30 | 0:39:33 | |
and they've shown some great interest in them as well, | 0:39:33 | 0:39:35 | |
so that's absolutely happy days. | 0:39:35 | 0:39:37 | |
No wonder you were so quick to accept my first offer, then. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:40 | |
-Indeed. -No, that's great news. -Thank you very much. | 0:39:40 | 0:39:43 | |
A hassle-free haggle earns Kate her biggest profit of all, | 0:39:43 | 0:39:45 | |
at just over £225, and she is all sold up. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:50 | |
What a sale to finish on, a dazzling profit for me, and, even better, | 0:39:51 | 0:39:56 | |
it sounds like Nigel has already sold them. | 0:39:56 | 0:39:59 | |
At 4-5 down, Caroline's setting out in the hope of her final deal. | 0:40:00 | 0:40:04 | |
Her rose-tinted '30s lightshade owes her nearly £22, | 0:40:04 | 0:40:08 | |
and her target is Tim, an Art Deco collector in Hull. | 0:40:08 | 0:40:12 | |
Right, Tim, so I know you are the king of Deco... | 0:40:12 | 0:40:16 | |
-You think? Right. -Yeah. | 0:40:16 | 0:40:17 | |
-Very pink. -It is! Is that a bad thing? | 0:40:17 | 0:40:20 | |
-That's lovely, yeah. Well, it's pretty. -Well, I bought in France. | 0:40:22 | 0:40:24 | |
-Did you? -And there's no signature. | 0:40:24 | 0:40:26 | |
Sometimes it's moulded into the pattern, isn't it? | 0:40:26 | 0:40:28 | |
-But that's quite interesting. -And what period do you think... | 0:40:28 | 0:40:31 | |
Yeah, it's definitely '30s, yes, isn't it? Yeah. | 0:40:31 | 0:40:34 | |
Can you see the light through it as well? | 0:40:34 | 0:40:36 | |
-Yeah, it looks gorgeous. -Because it's quite shallow, isn't it? | 0:40:36 | 0:40:39 | |
That interesting, yeah. It's definitely very French. | 0:40:39 | 0:40:41 | |
-So what sort of price are we looking at? -Well, cut to the quick... | 0:40:41 | 0:40:45 | |
So, will Caroline's own classy glass | 0:40:45 | 0:40:47 | |
deliver enough profit to knock Miss Bliss for six? | 0:40:47 | 0:40:50 | |
We'll find out soon, but before this final deal is revealed, | 0:40:50 | 0:40:54 | |
let's have a quick reminder of how much our experts spent in France. | 0:40:54 | 0:40:58 | |
Having each started the day with a £750 worth of euros to spend, | 0:40:58 | 0:41:02 | |
Kate picked up five purchases for just over £222, | 0:41:02 | 0:41:06 | |
including electrical costs. | 0:41:06 | 0:41:08 | |
Caroline matched her five but spent a smidge over £243. | 0:41:10 | 0:41:14 | |
But what matters now is profit. | 0:41:14 | 0:41:17 | |
All the money that Kate and Caroline have made will go to charities of | 0:41:17 | 0:41:20 | |
their choice, so let's find out | 0:41:20 | 0:41:22 | |
who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion. | 0:41:22 | 0:41:27 | |
-Hello. -How are you? Hi, Kate. -Hello. | 0:41:27 | 0:41:30 | |
-So, how have you got on? -Well, do you remember the big gilt mirror? | 0:41:30 | 0:41:33 | |
I do! Good size. | 0:41:33 | 0:41:35 | |
It was. But I think I got it cheap, | 0:41:35 | 0:41:37 | |
because it was right at the end of the fair. | 0:41:37 | 0:41:39 | |
-Cunning! -So I was really pleased with that. | 0:41:39 | 0:41:41 | |
And the little glass owl, do you remember that? | 0:41:41 | 0:41:43 | |
Yeah, I do remember that. | 0:41:43 | 0:41:44 | |
I sold that and I got to walk with a hawk and fly a hawk. | 0:41:44 | 0:41:48 | |
Amazing! What about you? | 0:41:48 | 0:41:50 | |
Well, yeah, I had a few jolly japes as well. | 0:41:50 | 0:41:53 | |
-Yeah? -I... Oh, you know my ice skates? | 0:41:53 | 0:41:55 | |
-Yes. -So, I skated - well, tried to - and I'm still intact... | 0:41:55 | 0:41:58 | |
-You are, yes. -So that was good fun. | 0:41:58 | 0:42:01 | |
So we'd better find out, hadn't we? | 0:42:01 | 0:42:02 | |
-Are we ready? -Un, deux, trois... | 0:42:02 | 0:42:05 | |
Voila. Oh! | 0:42:05 | 0:42:07 | |
Kate, well done! Well done, you! | 0:42:07 | 0:42:10 | |
That's pretty good, too! | 0:42:10 | 0:42:13 | |
-Fantastic! -I think we both did tres, tres bien. | 0:42:13 | 0:42:15 | |
-Yeah! -Well, well done, mon amis. | 0:42:15 | 0:42:17 | |
-Oh, merci. -Let's go and celebrate. -On y va! | 0:42:17 | 0:42:20 | |
Yes, Kate is today's winner, | 0:42:20 | 0:42:22 | |
and although Caroline did make money on her final sale... | 0:42:22 | 0:42:26 | |
-Can I offer you 50? -Yes. -It's a deal. Pleasure. -It's a deal. | 0:42:26 | 0:42:30 | |
That £28 gained couldn't hold a candle to Kate's overall profits. | 0:42:30 | 0:42:34 | |
Well, I am really surprised at that result, | 0:42:34 | 0:42:37 | |
and absolutely thrilled. | 0:42:37 | 0:42:39 | |
Caroline was very much in her comfort zone, buying in France, | 0:42:39 | 0:42:42 | |
so I think it must have been more luck than judgment on my part. | 0:42:42 | 0:42:47 | |
To be fair, I would have thought I would have beaten her on that one, | 0:42:47 | 0:42:50 | |
so she really has done brilliantly. | 0:42:50 | 0:42:53 | |
Yes! It goes to show that anything can happen when two demon hagglers | 0:42:53 | 0:42:58 | |
aim for punchy profits when their own money is on the line. | 0:42:58 | 0:43:01 |