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 profit.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12I think I see a bargain!
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Each day, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:14 > 0:00:16will face a mighty challenge...
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Oh, yeah.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19..putting their reputations
0:00:19 > 0:00:21on the line.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Ready for battle.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24They'll give you the insider's view of the trade...
0:00:24 > 0:00:26I'm a big boy.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28- I'm a player.- ..along with their top tips
0:00:28 > 0:00:29and savvy secrets...
0:00:29 > 0:00:32It's not all about what you spend, it's about what you make.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35..showing you how to make the most money...
0:00:35 > 0:00:36It really is war.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38..from buying and selling.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40You've got to be in there like a whippet.
0:00:42 > 0:00:43Coming up...
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Paul's negotiation attempts are derailed.
0:00:46 > 0:00:47I'd be well chuffed.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50- Yeah, I know you would. - Yeah, full steam ahead. No?
0:00:50 > 0:00:53- You're on the right track. - 35, that's it.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57John gives a lesson in changing interior trends...
0:00:57 > 0:00:5920 years ago, I wouldn't even have looked twice at this.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02I'd have left it in the house when we were clearing it,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05but now these are all the rage, this whole industrial thing.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09..and Paul attends a postmortem for one of his beloved buys.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12The violin has suffered a fairly catastrophic blow to the back
0:01:12 > 0:01:15of the head which has wrenched the neck out of the block.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36AS DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: Welcome, antiques enthusiasts,
0:01:36 > 0:01:38to a war of the watering hole,
0:01:38 > 0:01:42as two sleek and sinuous specimens of the natural world
0:01:42 > 0:01:43square up to each other
0:01:43 > 0:01:47in a battle to prove who is king of the bargain-hunting beasts.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51And today's alpha males are poised to pounce.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55First up, with his lion's mane of blonde hair,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58he's been sniffing out and stalking down a deal
0:01:58 > 0:02:00since the age of six.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02He's the big cat when it comes to collectables.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05It's...
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Well, I'm not one to blow my own trumpet,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09but I really feel I'm in my element here.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12His competition is a lean and speedy hyena
0:02:12 > 0:02:15who hopes to beat him to it in the hunt for priceless prey.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18A ruthless scavenger, it's auctioneer...
0:02:20 > 0:02:23MONKEY WHOOPS
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Paul, I think I see some trouble BREWING for you.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Their natural habitat, the sunny plains of Essex,
0:02:29 > 0:02:31and Marks Tey car-boot sale
0:02:31 > 0:02:34where they will have £250 of their own money
0:02:34 > 0:02:36to spend on the tastiest objects.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38They'll then have to sell the lot,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41with all the profits going to their chosen charities.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44So let's see how our beasts size each other up.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- Ah, good morning, John. - Good morning, Mr Hayes.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47- How are you, all right? - I'm very well.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Early morning, the sun is out, and you can smell that fresh-cut grass.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Do you know what I can smell?- Go on.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Bargains, and lots of them, hopefully.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- Have you got any tactics for today? - I think buy quality.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59What I've made a mistake for in the past
0:02:59 > 0:03:01is buying things that are damaged or poor-quality items.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04So I'm going to try and hedge my bets and buy nice things
0:03:04 > 0:03:06that don't need any work, basically. What about you?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Well, for me, I've got a tendency to buy things
0:03:08 > 0:03:10I can't then get in my car,
0:03:10 > 0:03:12so I'm going to try and keep it small, if you see what I mean.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14If I can't pocket it, don't buy it.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Sounds a good one to me. I tell you what there is here - a cup of tea.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- Do you want one?- Why not? A good way to start.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- Do you take sugar? - No, I'm sweet enough.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23There's no time for a cosy cuppa, Paul,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26when you're fighting to be top of the food chain.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29John may have revealed his plan to be the first to the booty,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32but has he pulled a fast one on Paul already?
0:03:33 > 0:03:37I said to Paul my strategy was not to buy big things,
0:03:37 > 0:03:39but that's a little bit of a white lie
0:03:39 > 0:03:41because you don't always have a choice,
0:03:41 > 0:03:43and time isn't always on your side at a car-boot,
0:03:43 > 0:03:45because if you're too hesitant, you browse,
0:03:45 > 0:03:47you think, "I might come back to that in a minute and have a look,"
0:03:47 > 0:03:50it's usually gone, so get those bargains bought.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53So, "He who hesitates is lost," says wily John
0:03:53 > 0:03:55who is going for the impulse buy,
0:03:55 > 0:03:59while gentleman Paul is aiming for a more measured approach.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Now, it's really easy to get carried away
0:04:01 > 0:04:04and buy any old tat cos it's all here.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06So I'm trying to set myself a strategy today,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08which is to buy quality and to buy things
0:04:08 > 0:04:11that don't need any work, and to beat that John Cameron.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Let's hope his simple strategy plays out
0:04:15 > 0:04:18because John is already on the scent of his first bit of car-boot booty -
0:04:18 > 0:04:20a vintage lorry.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Got a few interesting toys here.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Are you particularly interested in the toys? Do you collect?
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- Yeah, I do collect.- You do. What's the price on this?
0:04:30 > 0:04:31£30.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34£30 for it? And do you know if it's all there?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- Yeah.- Definitely all there, yeah?
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Shake my hand, sir. Thank you very much. £30.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42MUSIC: Highway To Hell By AC/DC.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43We were too poor.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45I never had anything quite like this, only the little ones.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48So maybe I'm taking a bit of a trip down Memory Lane here.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Ah, he may be a bit misty-eyed over this childhood toy,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54but John still knows a good deal when he sees one.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59Matchbox is a typical British company, early post-war, 1950s.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02This would have been a real, real quality toy at the time.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04You can see exactly what this does.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08It's a big, long lorry here with a folding bridge.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11It's something that the engineers would have used during wartime
0:05:11 > 0:05:12to bridge the rivers there.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17Great thing about this is it's in absolute mint condition,
0:05:17 > 0:05:21and that the box doubles up as part of the actual toy.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25While John motors into an early lead with today's first purchase,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Paul's hunted down a very different kind of bridge.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Now, then, a little interesting item here. It's an old violin.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- How much is that one, mate, sorry? Oh, yeah, 45.- 45, mate.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39I've got to ask, is that the best price or can you do any better?
0:05:39 > 0:05:4340 quid. You can't do £30? Just for cash, no?
0:05:43 > 0:05:44It's got a bow with it, a case.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47It's got a bow with it and everything?
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- You can't do 35 quid and I'll take it with me?- Go on, then.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51Thank you very much. I'll have that.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- What's that? Is that 30 quid? Is that right?- 35.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Did we say 35? Oh, sorry.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59HE LAUGHS
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Yes, you weren't trying to fiddle him there, were you, Paul?
0:06:02 > 0:06:06All right, all the best now. It's a do-it-yourself busking kit.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Thank you. Cheers now.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Well, that's one way to top up your profits, Mr Morecambe,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14but is there more to this instrument than meets the eye?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16I was laughing to myself, actually,
0:06:16 > 0:06:19because the stallholder was saying, "I wish it was a Stradivarius."
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Believe it or not, while I was on the stall there,
0:06:22 > 0:06:24if you have a really quick look inside here,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27it does actually say Antonio Stradivarius,
0:06:27 > 0:06:29the greatest violin maker ever.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32But of course, round about the year 1900,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35they started to make versions of them, or copies of them in Germany.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36This is 100 years old.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38If it was a genuine Stradivarius,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41we are retiring and living in the Maldives for the rest of our lives.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43But do you know what? I play by ear. It's starting to hurt now.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49HE LAUGHS
0:06:49 > 0:06:50I thought it was funny.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Yes, well, Paul is happy with his mysterious instrument...
0:06:54 > 0:06:58Let's see if John is sticking to his strategy of spot it and buy it.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- How much is that, out of interest? - £20.- £20
0:07:05 > 0:07:06Hm. OK.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08I'll bear that in mind. Thank you.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12So John goes against his own strategy by being hesitant,
0:07:12 > 0:07:14while Paul, back at the violin store,
0:07:14 > 0:07:16and throwing caution to the wind,
0:07:16 > 0:07:21uncovers a couple of tasty Chinese antiques and pounces.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24I've spotted some other bits and pieces here. A little red box.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- It's quite pretty, isn't it? So how much is that?- £12, mate, for that.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30That's £12. And what's this other one here?
0:07:30 > 0:07:32I'll do that for a tenner.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34I'll do that for 12.
0:07:34 > 0:07:35So 22 quid.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38£22, well, I don't think I can argue with that, I don't think.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I'm not going to argue with you. I know it's hard.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43It's an early morning, isn't it? 22 quid? Right, I'll have those two.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46I'll give you some money. Thank you very much.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51£22 for the little Oriental cup and box and Mr Morecambe is Mr Happy.
0:07:51 > 0:07:57These are textbook items. This one is Chinese export market porcelain.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59It dates from the 18th century.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00This is some time in the 1700s.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02And it's been hand-painted in underglaze blue
0:08:02 > 0:08:05in a form of the Willow pattern.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07The Willow pattern was actually an English invention,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09but the Chinese copied it, believe it or not.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12So this one, what a fantastic thing. It's a bargain, really.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14You wouldn't get much tea in it, would you, I don't think?
0:08:14 > 0:08:18The carved box is early 20th century. This is cinnabar lacquer.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23When it's applied in real humidity, all the peels and layers,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27they come with this wonderful sort of embossed design.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28This one's on brass.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32Beautifully done, very highly prized in China and very saleable here.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35That's a great buy. These are absolute bargains.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37They're worth twice as much as what I paid for them.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38I'm very happy.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41And so off he goes with a spring in his step.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44But watch out, Paul, you're being stalked.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Oh, look, I can see Mr Morecambe, Paul Hayes there,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50mooching amongst the stallholders there.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53No doubt looking for the tea store here.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Well, I can't believe Paul Hayes hasn't seen this.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59I mean, this guy drinks more tea
0:08:59 > 0:09:03than the annual Women's Institute meeting. Look at that.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Nice modern thing, but I think this is right up his street.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09It's no good finding items for your own rival to buy.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Anyway, he's not struggling.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12While John's bought only once,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Paul is eyeing up a potential fourth purchase.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Now, one thing that's really collectable
0:09:18 > 0:09:20tends to be naval memorabilia,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23and what we've got here is what looks like a ship's bell.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26It's got the date 1839 on the front.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29But it's got some sort of inscription on the back,
0:09:29 > 0:09:30and I can't quite read it.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32These days, I've got to wear glasses, I'm afraid.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36Let's just have a look. Excuse me, sir. I'm really sorry to bother you.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Do you know anything about this bell?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41You've got something that says D Row or something on the bottom, or is that...
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- I don't know.- You don't know anything about it at all?
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- You don't know what this is?- No.- And how much have you got on it?- £40.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51- £40. It's too much. Can I make you a little cheeky offer?- Yeah.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52Could it be £20?
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- Yeah, go on.- Smashing, right, there we are, I'll have that one.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Thank you very much, sir. All right, thank you.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04And just like that, pack-leader Paul slashes the asking price in half.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06OK, so I was drawn to this because it looks like it could be
0:10:06 > 0:10:08off a ship, a ship's bell.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12It's got the date 1839, and it has some sort of crest
0:10:12 > 0:10:14which does look a little bit like Liverpool.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16And I'm hoping that it's going to be off a Liverpool boat.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18That would be fantastic.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Good naval items are really, really collectable.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23So I'm hoping this one will ring the bell when I come to sell it.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Aye, aye, Captain.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28That purchase leaves John trailing four buys to one
0:10:28 > 0:10:31and he's the one who said he was going to spend quickly.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34But he has had his interest piqued by a set of crates.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38These are quite interesting. I've never seen them before.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41They're ammunition boxes. Wooden crates.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44I'm kind of thinking of the whole upcycling thing.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45How much are they?
0:10:45 > 0:10:4615 each.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49And what they're doing, they're actually putting little legs on
0:10:49 > 0:10:54- and they're turning them into bedside tables, coffee tables...- OK.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Yes, The Hammer can smell a potential deal.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Time to go in for the kill.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03If I bought all nine...
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Would you do them at a tenner each?
0:11:08 > 0:11:09- Done.- There we are.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12John spends £90 on nine empty boxes.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I hope he's got a plan in mind.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Absolutely no idea what I'm going to do with this,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20but I'm hopeful we're going to make some EXPLOSIVE profits.
0:11:20 > 0:11:21SHE LAUGHS
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Do you like that?
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Second deal done,
0:11:24 > 0:11:27John's confident his ammunition boxes will go with a bang.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31I think these boxes are a great purchase, and I can see
0:11:31 > 0:11:34a whole host of things that one could possibly do with these.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38I think that a bottle of wine would fit absolutely perfect in there.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40So maybe they'll end up in a restaurant.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43But Trish is pretty confident some of her customers sell these
0:11:43 > 0:11:45for £40 each, probably in London.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49But I'm confident we can get a little profit out of these.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54So we've reached the halfway point. Let's see how the figures stack up.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Both our dealers arrived with £250 of their own money to spend.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02Paul has bought four items and spent £77 so far,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05leaving £173 in his kitty.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10John, however, has bought two items and spent £120,
0:12:10 > 0:12:14leaving him with a lower £130 for the rest of the day.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- How are you, The Wanderer? - Mr Hayes, how is it going?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Yeah, all right, actually. Do you know what?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22I saw nothing, and then three things came at once.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24- Like waiting for a bus, is it? - Exactly, yes.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- What about yourself? - Well, it's been pretty good.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Typically, a great mix of goods,
0:12:28 > 0:12:31so you've got your regular serious professional car-booters
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- that know a bit about antiques and collectables...- Yeah.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36You've got the people selling brand-new stuff, pot plants
0:12:36 > 0:12:38and all that sort of stuff,
0:12:38 > 0:12:40and then people genuinely clearing out the house.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42That's right. And what I'm surprised about, actually,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44there are some very expensive items,
0:12:44 > 0:12:45and they do seem to be able to sell them.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Fair play, you know. People asking hundreds of pounds for things
0:12:48 > 0:12:50and we're in a field in the middle of Essex.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52What you did wrong, you've dressed too smart.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54They're looking at you and thinking, "Money."
0:12:54 > 0:12:56No-one's ever looked at me and thought, "Money."
0:12:56 > 0:12:59They might think I owe them some. Come on, we'll keep looking anyway.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00- Good luck.- I'll see you in a bit.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01Hm.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03So John thinks perfectly-turned-out Paul
0:13:03 > 0:13:06is just a little too dapper for his own good.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Or is he just trying to rattle an opponent
0:13:09 > 0:13:11who's racked up more deals than he has?
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Well, I think he's overtaken me a bit in the purchase stakes,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18so I've got to get my head down and catch up with Paul
0:13:18 > 0:13:20as far as the buying is concerned.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Now, the office is not The Hammer's usual hunting ground,
0:13:24 > 0:13:26but he does like a nice set of drawers.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31So, John, you've got 65 quid on it.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- Can you do anything a bit better on it?- Yeah, I'll do 60 quid.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36- Can you do 60 on it?- Yeah.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- Is that all right?- You wouldn't do 50 for me, would you?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40£50?
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- It's giving it away, isn't it? I worked hard on this.- Did you?
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- Yeah, go on, have that.- 50? John, you are a gentleman.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50There's something about Johns. They're all really decent people.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Hm, our Paul might have something to say about that.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55I'll give you the money before you change your mind.
0:13:55 > 0:13:5820 years ago, I wouldn't even have looked twice at this.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00I would have left it in the house when we were clearing it,
0:14:00 > 0:14:01but now these are all the rage,
0:14:01 > 0:14:03this whole industrial thing.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06This filing cabinet, the design is a design classic,
0:14:06 > 0:14:08it's been around since the early post-war period.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Millions and millions of these would have been made.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Lots of them now discarded, rusted, scrapped.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17But the ones that are remaining are now being eagerly sought out
0:14:17 > 0:14:20and stripped back to this bare metal and then lacquered,
0:14:20 > 0:14:25and at £50, this buy is straight out of the top drawer.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28And there's no holding our predator of precious things back now
0:14:28 > 0:14:32as John quickly sinks his teeth into a tasty modern metal creature,
0:14:32 > 0:14:34spending £25.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38I've just purchased this pretty much brand-new stainless steel
0:14:38 > 0:14:43faux springbok skull. It's an item with impact, a decorative item.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Could be in a home, a nice modern home,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48or even in a rather swish restaurant or something like that.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53At the moment, taxidermy is very much in vogue,
0:14:53 > 0:14:57which is interesting because I think, as a nation,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00we've never been more conservation aware.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02So this will appeal to those that are a little bit
0:15:02 > 0:15:04more PC about that sort of thing.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08I think, at £25, should see me leap in front of Mr Morecambe.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Actually, John, you've leapt exactly beside him.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Both our dealers are now level pegging with four items apiece.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Now John takes the weight off his paws.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23All this buying up is making me rather tired.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26I think I'm going to have five minutes just to top up the tan.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30HE LAUGHS
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Across the savanna, Paul's tracking his next purchase
0:15:34 > 0:15:36and it's a blast from the past.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39I've come across some vintage table soccer here, which I think
0:15:39 > 0:15:42are fantastic games, these, and there's quite a lot of them.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44The gentleman wants to sell them individually
0:15:44 > 0:15:47and he's asked me sort of £10 or £15 a box.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48Could you do a price if I took the lot?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50It would be bottom line, to be honest.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- You can't do £30 and I'll take the lot?- No, I can't.- You can't, no.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- 35 and that's my lot. - You can't do 30 quid?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57No, I can't. Definitely not.
0:15:57 > 0:15:5835 is it.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00Do you know what? I'm not going to argue over a fiver.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03I know you've been here since five o'clock this morning.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04Shall we shake that?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07OK, the final whistle has gone. 35 quid. Thank you very much.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Extra time, that's it.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11I do the jokes. You tell him. Right.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Well, the footie puns are coming quicker
0:16:13 > 0:16:15than you can say eat my goal,
0:16:15 > 0:16:18leaving no doubt that Paul is over the moon.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21OK, cast your mind back now to the 1970s.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24I bought this table football game. Fantastic.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26I remember hours and hours with these bits and pieces
0:16:26 > 0:16:29and what's nice is that these have turned up in pretty good condition.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31If I just open the box of this little one here,
0:16:31 > 0:16:34there is the actual playing field, and there are all the teams there,
0:16:34 > 0:16:36the two nets and everything.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38There is hours and hours of play here.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41My theory was the gentleman wanted to split them
0:16:41 > 0:16:43and sell them individually, which came to about 45 quid.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46So I said, "Well, how much can you do for the lot?"
0:16:46 > 0:16:48I managed to haggle him down to £35. I think that's a great buy
0:16:48 > 0:16:51and I've got more chance of making two or three good sets
0:16:51 > 0:16:52out of this lot.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Across the fields, John's been fishing
0:17:00 > 0:17:03for something with a little more of a European flavour.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08These look rather nice. These are genuine French faience
0:17:08 > 0:17:10or pottery oyster plates.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12You've got half a dozen oysters there
0:17:12 > 0:17:17and then a little receptacle in the middle for either your Tabasco
0:17:17 > 0:17:19or something else, a little shallot.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22They've got France printed on the bottom there.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24And that gives us an idea about age.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29There was an act passed in America called the McKinley Tariff Act,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32which stipulated that goods being imported into America
0:17:32 > 0:17:34had to be marked with their country of origin.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38And that's when you start to see the name of countries printed on there.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42It changes to Made in England, Made in France or Made in Germany
0:17:42 > 0:17:43between the two world wars
0:17:43 > 0:17:45and certainly more so after the Second World War.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50So I'd say this would put them at the kind of 1890s, 1910,
0:17:50 > 0:17:51that sort of period.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Hiya. You've got 12 plates there.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59You've got £5 a plate on them. What can you do on those?
0:17:59 > 0:18:05OK, one-time offer. I'll do them at 40 for the lot.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- 40 quid for the lot?- Yeah. - How can I possibly say no?
0:18:08 > 0:18:09And as they come from France...
0:18:09 > 0:18:11- BOTH:- Mwah. Mwah.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Merci beaucoup, Madame.
0:18:13 > 0:18:14Thank you.
0:18:15 > 0:18:21FRENCH ACCENT: Ah, what a little smoothie you are, John!
0:18:21 > 0:18:2312 of those, all in good condition,
0:18:23 > 0:18:26and there's plenty of seafood restaurants
0:18:26 > 0:18:29down on the south coast that I should be able to pass these on to.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32£40. Mwah!
0:18:32 > 0:18:33Voila.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37So with five purchases made and just £15 left in his kitty,
0:18:37 > 0:18:39The Hammer calls it a day.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40The fun part is now over.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42The hard work is about to begin.
0:18:42 > 0:18:46But, first, I want to see what Paul's bought.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47Uh-oh.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51Paul's strategy of swerving the tat and sniffing out the quality
0:18:51 > 0:18:53has left him item-light.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Well, I must admit, time is really running out now.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57A lot of the stalls are going home
0:18:57 > 0:18:59so I'm really up against the clock now.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Luckily, he spots some light at the end of the tunnel.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05TRAIN HORN BLARES
0:19:05 > 0:19:06Are these old train plates, yeah?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Which one is the North of England? Have you any?
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- That one, Great Northern. - Great Northern Railway.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13That sounds like more me. Can I have a look at that one?
0:19:13 > 0:19:14- You don't mind, do you?- No.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15Do you know what? It always helps to ask
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- cos you know far more about these things than I do.- I'm not an expert.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22So that's a genuine bridge plate from the Great Northern Railway,
0:19:22 > 0:19:24some time in the early 20th century.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- So that would be bridge number 158, is that right?- Yeah.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29And what would be your best price on that one,
0:19:29 > 0:19:32if that was for a young lad from the North, bringing it home?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34NORTHERN ACCENT: Aw, Paul, love,
0:19:34 > 0:19:36he's really playing t' Northern card now.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- I'll take 40 quid for it. - You'll take 40 quid for it.- Yeah.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- You couldn't do £30, could you? - No.- I'd be well chuffed.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- Yeah, I know you would. - Yeah, full steam ahead. No?
0:19:45 > 0:19:47You're on the right track.
0:19:47 > 0:19:4835, that's it.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53- We can't do £30 and we'll shake on it?- No, 35.- 35 quid. Go on, then.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55We've got the same train of thought there.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- Do you want more jokes?- No.- No.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59All right, fair enough. I don't blame you.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01# All aboard the night train. #
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Paul's puns may have hit the buffers with this stallholder,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07but he's certainly not going to let that dampen his spirit.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11I'm delighted that I bought this bridge plaque.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12It's a bit of a punt, this one.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15But railwayana is a massive collecting area.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18There is somebody out there for all these sorts of things,
0:20:18 > 0:20:20and I'm delighted I got this one.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22In fact, I'm well chuffed. Woohoo!
0:20:22 > 0:20:25So Punny Paul runs out of steam.
0:20:25 > 0:20:26The sellers start to pack up
0:20:26 > 0:20:29and our likely lads have completed their search.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31But before they show each other their loot,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33it's time to tot up the totals.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43They both started the day with £250 of their own money to spend.
0:20:44 > 0:20:50Paul is aiming to be top of the heap with his six items costing £147.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54But John has splashed his cash further with five items
0:20:54 > 0:20:56that cost £235.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59And it'll be the most profit that wins the day.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04What amazes me, all those stalls, and this is what we come back with!
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- THEY LAUGH - It doesn't say a lot for us, Paul.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09We've got some interesting things. What's your favourite?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11I think it has to be the filing cabinet.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14I mean, it's just so now, it's so current, and it was £50.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16All the work's done.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18Do you know what? It's that new market, industrial chic.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Well sorted, that's all I can say,.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- Anything of mine that you seem to like?- I like your Subbuteo.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- Oh, do you? - Make sure all the pieces are there.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- Check the limbs, that sort of thing. - Yeah.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30One thing I didn't understand what you bought
0:21:30 > 0:21:32are the ammunition cases, what's going on there?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34That's not the sort of thing I'd have gone for.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37Well, I think there's an irony there because someone like Banksy
0:21:37 > 0:21:41would take something like that and turn the whole thing on its head.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44An ammunition box from which now grows flowers, something like that.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46That's a nice way to look at it.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- You're quite an old romantic, aren't you?- I am at heart.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- What's your least favourite of mine? - The least favourite
0:21:51 > 0:21:53would be the cinnabar lacquer box and the Chinese cup.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- I probably would have steered away from those.- Right. Interesting.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59So, you've got your ammo boxes, I've got my little boxes here.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01It's one box to another. It's a boxing match, come on!
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- Round two. Oh! Nearly broke... - BELL CLANGS
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Nearly broke the cup then.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11So, our experts make a dash for home
0:22:11 > 0:22:14to produce their foolproof plans for selling at a profit.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16This leg of the competition is tough,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19but it can produce some dazzling deals.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22They'll need to match the right buyer to the right item
0:22:22 > 0:22:26and reap sky-high profits for their chosen charities.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27At his auction house in Portsmouth,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30John is sizing up his car-boot collection.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Now, overall, I'm fairly happy with the things I've bought.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39But the profits are the things that I think are going to really be
0:22:39 > 0:22:41the real test here.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45My Super Kings Matchbox lorry-building, bridge-laying set.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49What I will say is at £30 there's probably only about
0:22:49 > 0:22:52a £10, £15 profit in there if I'm lucky.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56So I will sell it, profit's not going to be fantastic.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00This is the interesting piece, my polished metal filing cabinet.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Oh, how the antiques world has been turned on its head.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05But I'm starting to get a bit concerned,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07the rust is coming through.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09So I might need to give this another little rubdown
0:23:09 > 0:23:11before somebody lacquers it.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14I'm not going to be doing any upcycling to it, though.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17My oyster plates here, a set of 12 of them,
0:23:17 > 0:23:20from Sarreguemines, very well known for just this sort of thing
0:23:20 > 0:23:24and they are in excellent condition and I only paid £40 for those.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26So I think there's going to be a good profit there.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Anyway, I'm going to have some fun selling.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30I don't have any regrets.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Not many.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34So, John's up for the challenge
0:23:34 > 0:23:38and he also has to line up buyers for his munitions boxes
0:23:38 > 0:23:40and metal springbok skull.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Up in Morecambe, Paul is casting his eye over his treasure trove.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48Well, first of all, every little boy's dream, a vintage Subbuteo set.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Not just one but four or five.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54I love these items, I think they're very collectable, 1970s vintage.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56What's not to like? Even if you're not a fan of football.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58My violin. Stradivarius,
0:23:58 > 0:24:02Antonio Stradivarius was the most famous violin-maker ever.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05This, I suspect, is a late 19th-century,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08early 20th-century copy of his work.
0:24:08 > 0:24:09It needs a bit of restoration,
0:24:09 > 0:24:12I've got an idea what I'm going to do with that one.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17The one big development is this ship's bell with the date 1839.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19I wasn't sure what that was.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22But, upon research, it works out that it's from the Amistad,
0:24:22 > 0:24:26which is a very famous transatlantic schooner during the slave period.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28It's a copy of that, it's a commemorative piece
0:24:28 > 0:24:30so it's going to be quite interesting what I can do
0:24:30 > 0:24:32with that one, really.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33I must admit my least favourite item
0:24:33 > 0:24:36has to be the Chinese export porcelain mug.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38I made one fatal error,
0:24:38 > 0:24:40I didn't have my glasses with me.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43And what I've found since is a very tiny crack in this one.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47I'm gutted, to say the least, but it'll teach me the lesson,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50bring my glasses, no matter how silly I look.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Indeed. And along with his glasses, he also needs to remember
0:24:53 > 0:24:56to find buyers for his cinnabar box
0:24:56 > 0:24:58and his railway bridge plaque.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03It's time for our dashing dealers to explore all avenues
0:25:03 > 0:25:04in their quest to accumulate the most money
0:25:04 > 0:25:06for their chosen charities.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08Their means of transport may be very different,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11but they'll both drive a hard bargain.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14And, remember, until they've shaken on it and the money's changed hands,
0:25:14 > 0:25:17no deal is truly sealed.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Keen to start his selling journey, John heads to Southsea.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24He's had the mid-century cabinet that cost £50
0:25:24 > 0:25:26delivered to local restaurant owner Andy
0:25:26 > 0:25:29and hopes to file away his first profit.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- Andy, how are you doing? Good to see you.- How are you?- Very good.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Well, I have to say, when I bought this,
0:25:34 > 0:25:37I was thinking of somewhere exactly like this bar.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41- Everything's bare metal and wood. - Yeah, it's quite on-trend, isn't it?
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Seeing the cabinet here in the place,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46for me, it fits perfectly, this look.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48And when I first bought it,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51this rust wasn't so... It's starting to come through now.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55I've actually seen some people that have stripped a vintage Vespa
0:25:55 > 0:26:00back to the bare metal and then allowed it to start rusting slightly
0:26:00 > 0:26:03and then lacquered it to kind of capture that look.
0:26:03 > 0:26:04We don't mind a bit of rust.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06You've got to find a balance between an antique
0:26:06 > 0:26:08and something that is workable everyday.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12- So, you like the cabinet? - Yeah, not bad, not bad at all.
0:26:12 > 0:26:13It depends how much it is, really.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15I think something like this has got to be worth
0:26:15 > 0:26:17a couple of hundred quid today, what do you think?
0:26:17 > 0:26:20The place is quite full, as you can see.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26I think I'm down a bit, going 120, maybe, start there?
0:26:26 > 0:26:30120, oh, it's a little bit less than I'd hoped. It's a nice thing.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33The cheapest one you'll find online is 175 quid.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36Would you do 150 on it?
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- Er, 130 and a burger? - Ha-ha, 130 and a burger!
0:26:39 > 0:26:43- A couple of beers after.- 130 and a burger. I don't know about the beers
0:26:43 > 0:26:46because I've got a lot of work, a lot of selling to do.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49But 130 and a burger? I think you've got yourself a deal there.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- Perfect. - The burger definitely swung it.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Yes, the way to a deal with John is through his stomach,
0:26:55 > 0:26:59and he makes a profit of £80, even though he didn't tackle that rust.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02A nice sale and a meaty profit.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07So, while John's relishing his first deal,
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Paul is embarking on his maiden selling voyage.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12He's hoping a maritime museum in Merseyside
0:27:12 > 0:27:16will want the replica ship's bell that cost him £20,
0:27:16 > 0:27:21particularly as it has a famous tale to tell.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24This is a replica of the Amistad bell,
0:27:24 > 0:27:27which was on board a transatlantic slave ship.
0:27:27 > 0:27:34On 2 July 1839, 53 African slaves broke free from their chains,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37ended up in America, and there was a massive court case at the time
0:27:37 > 0:27:39which pitted president against president
0:27:39 > 0:27:42and the end result was they were set free.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45It's why I've come to a fort right at the edge of the Mersey.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47This place has been in the same family for the last 40 years
0:27:47 > 0:27:51and, hopefully, this is something that's going to be of interest here.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Stephen Spielberg even made a movie about the famous mutiny
0:27:55 > 0:27:58and Paul hopes owner Stuart can find a home for the bell
0:27:58 > 0:28:01amongst his other naval exhibits.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03- Wow!- Yeah, this is where we keep all the artefacts
0:28:03 > 0:28:06and the knowledge of the fort, bits and bobs like that.
0:28:06 > 0:28:07It's very interesting.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- It's an amazing old building, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12Do you know roughly how old the actual fort is?
0:28:12 > 0:28:15- Yeah, it was built in 1826. - 1826.- Yeah.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19Which is actually just a few years before this, this one is 1839.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- Yeah, yeah. - This is off the Amistad,
0:28:21 > 0:28:23or it's a copy of the bell that used to be on the Amistad.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- The Amistad was quite a famous transatlantic schooner.- Mm-hm.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30It had captured African captives
0:28:30 > 0:28:35who mutinied and they were actually let free.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37And I'd like to think that this might be something
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- you'd have here at the fort. - Yeah, we'd like to create something
0:28:39 > 0:28:43along them lines, I think it would take great pride of place in here,
0:28:43 > 0:28:46- it's a lovely piece, lovely piece. - Right. Well, if I was to ask you
0:28:46 > 0:28:48£60 for it, how does that sound?
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- I tell you what, we'll keep it at 60.- Are you sure?- Fair enough.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- It's too much of a nice piece to negotiate.- Really nice of you.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- OK.- Very nice of you. I'll put that in your capable hands.
0:28:57 > 0:28:58Thank you very much.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- I hope it's the start of a massive exhibition for you.- Yes, thank you.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05Yes, Paul rings up a very respectful £40 profit with his bell
0:29:05 > 0:29:08and leaves behind a piece of history.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10That bell will stay on exhibition here
0:29:10 > 0:29:12and lots of people will see it for generations to come
0:29:12 > 0:29:15and it will tell the story of what was happening at that time.
0:29:15 > 0:29:16I think it's quite uplifting, really.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19And there was a bit of profit there for me as well. Brilliant.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21After that ringing success,
0:29:21 > 0:29:24Paul turns his attention to his oriental items,
0:29:24 > 0:29:28selling his cinnabar box to dealer Ian in Stratford-upon-Avon.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30I wouldn't mind giving you £20 for it. Does it give you a profit?
0:29:30 > 0:29:33A little tiny bit, yeah, a little tiny bit. Shall we shake on that?
0:29:33 > 0:29:37- Thank you very much, Ian. - Making a profit of £8.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40And his cracked 18th-century Chinese cup
0:29:40 > 0:29:44went to antiques dealer George in Brighton for its cost price of £10,
0:29:44 > 0:29:49meaning Paul managed to break even and didn't suffer a loss.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51With Paul leading three items to John's one,
0:29:51 > 0:29:54The Hammer really needs to play catch-up.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57He's hotfooted it to the pretty south coast town of Emsworth
0:29:57 > 0:30:00with his early 20th century oyster plates.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04They cost him £40 so can he shuck a profit from restaurant owner Tom?
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- How are you doing?- Very good to meet you. Good to see you here.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10So, the Emsworth village, it has or it had
0:30:10 > 0:30:13a very well established tradition with the whole oyster farming.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Yeah, I believe so.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18I believe so, I believe fishing here dates back probably
0:30:18 > 0:30:20200, 300 years if not more.
0:30:20 > 0:30:24So, here we have 12 oyster plates
0:30:24 > 0:30:26that date to the turn of the last century.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30So, probably around the height of oyster production in the area,
0:30:30 > 0:30:34- it's when these plates were produced.- OK. Yes.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38They were made in France by a factory called Sarreguemines.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40It's marked on the bottom there.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43And the factory itself had a wonderful tradition
0:30:43 > 0:30:44in the production of ceramics.
0:30:44 > 0:30:49And they actually produced a lot of the tiles for the Paris Metro.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52We've got 12 of them here. Are they of interest to you, do you think?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55I think so, John, they fit in well, what with the history of Emsworth
0:30:55 > 0:30:57and the oysters and us selling oysters.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02I know online you'd be paying anything from £20 to £30 a plate.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07- OK.- I was hoping for something around sort of £15 a plate,
0:31:07 > 0:31:1112 in there, it would be about 180, something like that.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- How does that sound to you? - Um, not too bad, John.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15Would you go for 150?
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- 150 for the lot? - The lot, John?- Um...
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Yeah, that's a fair price.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- And a plate of oysters. - And a plate of oysters?- Yeah.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- Well, I can't shake your hand quick enough!- Thanks, John.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Once again, a plate of food seals the deal for John
0:31:28 > 0:31:31and he takes a pearly profit of £110.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34But has he bitten off more than he can chew?
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- They look quite big. Are they meant to be that big?- They are, yes.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39We want to get the best in here, John.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41- I haven't got to eat all of that, have I?- No, we'll share them.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- Right, OK.- If you don't mind.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44- Bon appetit.- Cheers.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52- Very good.- Thank you, John.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Having trouble swallowing, John?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00That deal brings us to the halfway mark,
0:32:00 > 0:32:02so let's see how the books are looking so far.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Paul has sold three of his six items,
0:32:06 > 0:32:10stacking up a halfway profit of £48.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13John has only sold two items so far,
0:32:13 > 0:32:17but has netted a bigger profit of £190.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23So, John has wheeled and dealed himself into an early lead
0:32:23 > 0:32:25and he's not done yet.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29He's in Southsea with his vintage truck set that cost him £30,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32having cunningly tracked down a local toy expert, Geoff,
0:32:32 > 0:32:36who deals in nostalgia from his Aladdin's shed.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Wow, look at this. This is the man cave, Geoff, is it?
0:32:39 > 0:32:43It certainly is, yes. It goes back quite a long time now.
0:32:43 > 0:32:48- There's stuff here from, well, 1940. - Wow. I've got something here.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50I have a price tag in mind,
0:32:50 > 0:32:52but first of all I want you to have a look at it
0:32:52 > 0:32:54and see if it's of interest?
0:32:54 > 0:32:57- This is really very early '70s. - Yeah?
0:32:57 > 0:33:00The box is reasonable.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05It's not mint. The item looks as if it's all complete, is it all there?
0:33:05 > 0:33:08Well, I haven't had it out but you've even got, I can see, unused,
0:33:08 > 0:33:10and a couple have dropped down,
0:33:10 > 0:33:12you've actually got the stickers still in there.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14It would be nice if it was a blue closed-top box.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18Today, you would probably look for £250, £300.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21Wow, just if it was mint, in a closed top, like a solid box?
0:33:21 > 0:33:23In a closed, just a solid box.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27And all you would have is a printed picture on the front.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31To be honest, I think I would offer you about £30.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Mm.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36Well, you're near where I need to be. You're near where I need to be.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38I need little bit better than that, Geoff.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Could we do sort of 45 quid, anything like that, do you think?
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Could we do £40?
0:33:44 > 0:33:46£40 gives me a small profit
0:33:46 > 0:33:49and I'm hoping it gives you a small profit too there as well, Geoff.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52We'll probably wait and see.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55It's not his biggest profit, but John adds that £10 to his coffer.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57And, not content with taking Geoff's money,
0:33:57 > 0:34:00The Hammer takes his advice too.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04Have you got any tips on preserving things, keeping them mint?
0:34:04 > 0:34:07I would suggest that they keep these items
0:34:07 > 0:34:09in the bottom of the airing cupboard
0:34:09 > 0:34:14because not only is it warm, but it is constant at one temperature.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18And John's boxing clever when he takes his munitions cases
0:34:18 > 0:34:23that cost £90 to interior design shop owner Keith in Southsea,
0:34:23 > 0:34:26complete with a list of upcycling ideas.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30Could you have yourself a nice little garden icebox?
0:34:30 > 0:34:33Actually, there probably is enough room to pack some ice around there.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Also, possibly sort of a little cabinet on a wall,
0:34:36 > 0:34:39- a bathroom cabinet.- Yeah. - Perhaps a little shelf in there.
0:34:39 > 0:34:45Keith takes the boxes for £135 and John banks a profit of £45.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49With that, John is in the lead with four deals to Paul's three.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55But Mr Morecambe has many strings to his bow.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59He's in Wallingford to meet violin shop owner Peter.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02Well, do you know, they say that love is like a violin
0:35:02 > 0:35:04and I hope this gentleman really loves this one.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06This gentleman buys violins, restores violins.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08There isn't anything he doesn't know about violins.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Hopefully, he can shed some light on this one
0:35:10 > 0:35:13and we can play a sweet tune together. Who knows?
0:35:13 > 0:35:16The would-be Stradivarius cost Paul £35.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18But will it play a profitable melody?
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- Hello?- Hello. - Is it Peter?- It is indeed.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Very, very pleased to meet you.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25Look at this, this is wonderful. I can see I am in the right place.
0:35:25 > 0:35:26- We've got one or two. - I want you to tell me,
0:35:26 > 0:35:29have I bought a genuine Stradivarius violin?
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- Fingers crossed.- There we go.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35So, first of all, who was Antonio Stradivarius?
0:35:35 > 0:35:40Stradivari is probably the world's most famous Italian violin maker
0:35:40 > 0:35:43and he was of fantastic quality and craftsmanship
0:35:43 > 0:35:45and still revered the world over.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46Unfortunately, I can tell
0:35:46 > 0:35:48even before I take this violin out of the case,
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- this is not a genuine Stradivari. - OK!
0:35:51 > 0:35:54- It's that easy, is it?- It is that easy when you've seen thousands.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58So, the Stradivari label inside instrument would just indicate
0:35:58 > 0:36:03that it's made in the manner of, maybe the shape or the outline.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05It doesn't mean that it's a fake
0:36:05 > 0:36:09or they were trying to pretend it was a genuine article.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- A casual glance indicates that this is French.- Really?
0:36:12 > 0:36:16This type of instrument is generally referred to as Caussin school.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20So Francois Caussin was a French copyist.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23He replicated earlier instruments.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27So, in fact, he was antiquing violins, but beautifully done.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30That wear on there is deliberate? That isn't where somebody has...
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Some and some. So this instrument, I believe, dates from about 1890
0:36:33 > 0:36:37so it has, you know, 120 years' worth of genuine wear
0:36:37 > 0:36:42on top of the antiqued wear that was applied when it was originally made.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45So, it's not worth millions and there's more bad news.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48A postmortem reveals a history of mistreatment.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Some quite nasty damage here.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53The violin has suffered a fairly catastrophic blow
0:36:53 > 0:36:57to the back of the head which has wrenched the neck out of the block.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00Oh, looks like the edge has been smashed off.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02And you can see there that the fingerboard is just flattened
0:37:02 > 0:37:04on top of the instrument.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Is it something that you'd be interested in taking on yourself?
0:37:06 > 0:37:09We do restorations like this all the time.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12The instrument goes back to pretty much as good as the day it was made.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16It gets its voice back, it finds a new home, and everybody's happy.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20In that condition, I think I'd be prepared to offer £80.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23I'm not going to argue with that. Shall we shake hands on that?
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- Absolutely.- OK. Thank you.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27- It's been a real honour and a pleasure to meet you.- Thank you.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Wow. Can you teach me how to play it, that's the hard thing!
0:37:30 > 0:37:31- THEY LAUGH - Maybe not!
0:37:31 > 0:37:36And Paul hits the high notes with a healthy profit of £45.
0:37:37 > 0:37:41Peter's a real genius, in my view, what he's doing there
0:37:41 > 0:37:44and I'm delighted that he found a use for that violin.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47It's a nice feeling, that. It's music to my ears in fact.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51But it's not entirely full steam ahead for Mr Morecambe
0:37:51 > 0:37:54who sells his railway bridge plaque to Philip,
0:37:54 > 0:38:00an antiques dealer in Yorkshire, for £30, making a small loss of £5.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Now, you'll never guess where The Hammer is. Yes, Portsmouth, again.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07And he's chasing down his fifth and final deal.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10I've come to the historic Castle Road in Southseam
0:38:10 > 0:38:13which is the real centre of the renaissance in vintage shops,
0:38:13 > 0:38:15collectables and upcycling.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19I've come to see dealer Lorraine with my faux springbok skull
0:38:19 > 0:38:23hoping to make a profit that will put a spring back in my step.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25So, will Lorraine jump for John's springbok
0:38:25 > 0:38:28which cost him £25 at the car boot?
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- Hi, Lorraine.- Hello, John.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34Well, I'm hoping that what I've got here you're going to like.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38It's the springbok skull. What do you think of it?
0:38:38 > 0:38:42- He is actually quite funky, isn't he?- It's nice, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- I do quite like him.- The nice thing about this is it combines
0:38:44 > 0:38:48that industrial look with the whole taxidermy imagem
0:38:48 > 0:38:51but without offending anyone.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54It will fit with pretty much any style, I think.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- Its clean lines, it's tidy, it's nice.- OK.
0:38:57 > 0:39:02- So, are you interested?- I am.- That's good.- I'm sure I could move that on.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- It's the sort of thing that my customers would like.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09- Price, obviously, is key.- Mm.- You need to make a profit.- That's true.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12I need to make a small profit, too.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14How does... How does £80 sound for it?
0:39:16 > 0:39:18I was thinking more along the lines of about 40.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Could you do 60 for it?
0:39:21 > 0:39:2350?
0:39:23 > 0:39:2555?
0:39:25 > 0:39:27- 55.- 55, thank you.- OK.
0:39:27 > 0:39:32John leaps away with a profit of £30 and can rest on his laurels.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Well, that is me all sold up and done and dusted.
0:39:37 > 0:39:38I think I'm going to kick back,
0:39:38 > 0:39:41enjoy the sunshine and count my money
0:39:41 > 0:39:44and hope Mr Hayes isn't having such success.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49In Morecambe, Paul is down to his final items,
0:39:49 > 0:39:52the vintage table football sets that cost £35.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55He's match-fit and ready to pitch one of the sets
0:39:55 > 0:39:58to keen football fan Peter.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01I don't know about you, Peter, but I am eight years old again.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04- How fantastic is this? - It's absolutely superb, Paul.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07- It's superb.- Did you have a set like this when you were younger?- I did.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10I did have a set. Um... I think probably the last time I played
0:40:10 > 0:40:12probably was in about 1978.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15I picked out the best one that I thought you might be interested in.
0:40:15 > 0:40:16It's in almost mint condition.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18It comes with a box, everything with it.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Is this the sort of thing you can imagine buying
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- just for yourself to use? - Oh, yes, yes, definitely.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28It would be a good laugh. Something different on a Friday night, yeah.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32So, if I was to ask you £30 for this, how does that feel?
0:40:32 > 0:40:33Maybe 20 and a game?
0:40:33 > 0:40:36You can have it for £20 if you can score a penalty against me,
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- just for old times' sake. - That's fine, Paul.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- Does that sound all right to you? - We'll have a go.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43It's a last-minute cliff-hanger for Paul's profit margins.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47If this goes in, it's 20 quid, If I save it, it's 30.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- Oh, it's in! - PAUL LAUGHS
0:40:54 > 0:40:56PAUL LAUGHS
0:40:56 > 0:40:57- £20.- £20.- £20.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59I thought you'd win as well.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Thank you very much, Peter.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Paul settled the remaining game sets to Yorkshire antiques dealer Philip,
0:41:06 > 0:41:09scoring a small overall profit of £5.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12And that brings us to the end of our selling spree.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15So, which one of our plucky twosome
0:41:15 > 0:41:16will be crowned the Prince of Profits?
0:41:16 > 0:41:20Before we find out, let's take a look at what they've spent.
0:41:21 > 0:41:26From a £250 budget, Paul bought six items costing £147.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31John purchased five items and spent a total of £235.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34But who has made the most profit?
0:41:34 > 0:41:37All the money that Paul and John have made
0:41:37 > 0:41:39will go to charities of their choice.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42So, without further ado, let's find out who is today's
0:41:42 > 0:41:46Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:46 > 0:41:47Ah!
0:41:47 > 0:41:48- Mr Hayes.- How are you?
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Do you know what? Don't you walk miles round those places
0:41:50 > 0:41:53- before you find something you want? - You know what, I love them.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Something about rooting through other people's cast-offs, isn't it?
0:41:56 > 0:41:58I had a great day, I really enjoyed it.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01My ship's bell turned out to be from a very prominent ship.
0:42:01 > 0:42:02But I think I did well with the violin,
0:42:02 > 0:42:05the violin was probably my favourite item. What about you?
0:42:05 > 0:42:10I think the metal filing cabinet did prove to me contemporary upcycling
0:42:10 > 0:42:12- is the way forward. - Proves you can sell anything.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15It was easy to sell it. That was the thing. I could have sold it twice.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18But I think the best profits I've made were on those oyster plates.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- Oh, right!- I went down to a former fishing village
0:42:21 > 0:42:25and managed to turn a decent profit. And had some wonderful oysters, too.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27- Somebody shelled out for them, then! - THEY LAUGH
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- All right, do you know what? - Shall we?- Shall we? OK.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- Good luck to you.- And you.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- Hooray!- Those oysters must have been very expensive.- They were!
0:42:36 > 0:42:40A decent profit on there. But, do you know what? We had a great time.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- Not bad profits, either of us.- Yeah, well, I really enjoyed it as well.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46Tell me more about these oysters, I'm getting a bit peckish.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52Yes, John "The Hammer" Cameron triumphs and he's delighted.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56I'm really happy to have won the car boot challenge.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59There's something really interesting about rooting through
0:42:59 > 0:43:01other people's rubbish to make money.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04As Paul Hayes would have said, where there's muck, there's brass.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07A little bit disappointed I haven't made a lot more money.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10But I'm in the black and that's all that matters.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13But tomorrow is another day and will be a chance for Paul
0:43:13 > 0:43:18to fight back when he and John visit a French antiques market.