Jonty Hearnden vs Danny Sebastian - Showdown Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,

the show that pitches TV's

best-loved antiques experts

against each other

in an all-out battle for profit.

I think I see a bargain.

Each day, one pair of duelling dealers

will face a mighty challenge...

Oh, yeah!

..putting their reputations

on the line.

Ready for battle.

They'll give you

the insider's view of the trade...

I'm a big boy, I'm a player.

..along with their top tips

and savvy secrets.

It's not all about what you spend,

it's about what you make.

..showing you how to make the most money...

It really is war.

..from buying and selling.

You've got to be in there like a whippet.

Coming up... Jonty unearths a boot-sale bargain...

£75 for a pair of chairs, stupidly cheap.

..and fate draws Danny towards a special lot.

Says Bobby Moore on it, and guess what? To Danny.

What's my name?

But who will survive the toughest showdown test,

-the auction?

-You've made a mistake!

-I don't believe it.

-That will do me.

I'm in the wrong game.

This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

In today's showdown, our dealers prepare to ride

headstrong into battle

for the ultimate accolade of top dealer.

There is only one way to win,

make the most profit and the crown is theirs.

First up is our moniker of moneymaking,

a well-polished pro with a ravenous hunger for bargains,

and a relentless thirst for antiques.

He's suave, sophisticated and deadly to his competition.

It's...

I'm not here to play games.

I'm here to win.

His opposition is the Prince of Purchasing,

a dauntless dealer with an eye for kitsch and a killer sales pitch.

His cheeky charm hides a core of pure profit-making steel.

It's...

You've picked the wrong chap to be messing with Jonty, let me tell you.

Our experts have £1,000 of their own money

to spend across four different locations -

a car boot,

an auction,

an antiques fair,

and a foreign market.

Once they've secured their hoard,

they must use their wit and wisdom to sell the lot,

and any profit they make

will go to the charity of their choice.

But the showdown has a twist.

At least half their items must be sold at the special showdown auction

where our dealers have no control over the buying public.

As the drama unfolds, they will just have to stand and watch

-as their items go under the hammer.

-Selling!

There will be only one victor, but who will it be?

Danny, my man, how are you?

Yeah, not bad at all, Hitman, not bad at all.

I have got some rules here, listen to this.

Welcome to the mighty showdown, the rules are straightforward.

You must each buy two items across four different locations,

you have £1,000 to spend.

You can sell up to four items wherever you want.

The rest will be sold at the showdown auction,

in direct competition with you.

The winner is the expert, that's me, who makes the most profit.

-Do you reckon so?

-Good luck.

-See you later.

-See you later.

Our rivals are raring to go,

so we'd better get started.

It's round one, the car boot.

Our moneymaking maestros have arrived at Ford Airfield

in Sussex, where they will need to procure two items,

so what have they got in store for their sterling?

There is plenty of furniture here,

but I don't think I want something like that to go into the auction.

What I'm after is a couple of little nice little pieces

that I can probably buy cheap, keep that Hitman on the ropes.

Now, when it comes to buying showdown items in a car-boot sale,

sometimes it's quite tricky because the showdown is just so important.

I'm just looking for those really great golden nuggets,

but in a market like this, you never know where they're going to be.

Well, they could be right under your nose.

So you just pulled this out of the van?

-Yes.

-What price do you want for this?

-I've got two of them.

-So how much for the pair?

-75.

-75 for the pair.

-For the pair.

-Really?

-Yes.

-Do you want to get the other one out for me?

-I will do.

-Yeah? This is an absolute bargain.

£75 for a pair of chairs.

Stupidly cheap.

Watch this. Could you tell me more about these?

I brought them from Holland...

-Yes.

-..from an old house.

-Yes.

-..but the stylish is not Dutch any more.

You can't sell these?

No, not in our shop. No, no, that's why I bring them over.

Would you take £50 for the two?

Give me 60.

£60, you have a sale.

-Thank you, sir.

-What a complete and utter bargain.

These chairs are in really good condition.

You have got to make sure that the springing is sound in the seat

and look at these legs.

Those legs there tell me that these chairs are 100 years old,

they could be re-covered, I can sell these back to the trade.

They are absolutely beautiful.

For £60, oh, my word, Danny, it's all over!

Jonty is out of the blocks but Danny is not dilly-dallying.

He's spotted an unusual lighter and would like to strike a deal.

That is quite cool, isn't it?

I do quite like it.

It's unusual, it's quirky.

You don't see that many of them.

-I'll give you a fiver.

-Give me six, squeeze a bit more.

Yeah, I'll go at six, I'll have a deal at six.

-Go on.

-Many thanks.

Yeah, lovely. What a bargain.

Six pounds. A lovely spelter figure from around the 1930s period.

Open the helmet, got a lovely little lighter inside.

I think it's missing a little plate off the bottom,

but it doesn't affect the item at all. Lovely condition.

It looks a little bit grey, I like that.

I think it's a great patina,

there's a lot of age behind it, let's hope it gets on fire.

Indeed, and it's not the only thing on fire,

as Jonty bowls over to these bowls,

throwing £50 at them.

These are great, tactile objects.

Beautiful hard timber, lignum vitae,

which is what these lovely garden bowls would have been made of

in the early 20th century,

and that's the sort of date I think these bowls are.

And you can tell that, not by looking at the bowls,

but actually looking at the box.

And if it had been slightly older,

this whole set would have been in a much smarter presentation box.

I noticed that there's a maker's mark on the inside here,

it's Ayres of London, so I'm looking forward

to doing a bit of research on this set.

Jonty's car-boot buys are in the bag, but DJ Danny's not done yet

and quickly spins towards potential purchase number two.

How much do you want for the lot?

-How much for the lot?

-For the lot, 20 quid.

No! I'm thinking a lot less than that,

I'm thinking you don't really want these records.

-There's a bit of that, isn't there?

-There is a bit of that,

but not too much. Eh, 15.

I mean, that is an absolute bargain.

They spent ages making those.

Would a fiver buy the lot?

-No, a tenner.

-Eight.

Yeah, go on, then.

-Deal.

-Thank you.

I'll have them.

When you're talking vinyl,

what everyone is really after is punk rock,

reggae, you know, The Beatles, stuff like that.

I'm going to need to have a nice sift through here

and see if I can find any little rarities.

One thing's for sure, if I get a good number...

..Jonty is going to be on the ropes.

Our connoisseurs of collectables

have spent their way sensibly through round one,

but winning this showdown rests on

how much they can sell their items for.

Both our experts started the showdown with £1,000

of their own money to spend. Jonty has spent £110 so far,

which means he has £890 left in the kitty.

Danny's haul has cost him a minuscule £14,

leaving him £986 for the next three rounds.

And so begins round two, the auction.

They've arrived at Chiswick Auctions in London

with a very clear idea of what they want.

London is a great place to buy quality,

and that's what I'm looking for,

real genuine quality.

I love furniture, paintings, sculpture,

I just know that I can get my money back on them bits,

and there's plenty of it here today.

I tell you what, style never goes out of fashion,

-and I've got plenty of that.

-Indeed.

Our battling behemoths must each bag two items,

and they've got money to spend, so let the bidding begin.

And fashionable Jonty is out first.

He's spotted something he thinks could even out-cool Danny.

This next lot is a beautiful pair of Louis Vuitton sunglasses

in their original case.

They are so stylish, retro, I'm in love with them.

Estimate £60 to £80.

If I can get them roughly within that sort of ballpark,

I'm sure there's a profit in it.

Can Jonty put Del Boy in the shade with this lot?

Straight in at £60 on the value board.

70.

-Five.

-A pair of shades for a shady character.

-Perfect.

-100.

100 on my left then, selling them on my left for £100.

A little bit more than I wanted to pay.

But don't tell Danny.

The Hitman plays a blinder, securing the sunglasses for £124,

costs included.

But will he see a profit?

Now, what do you think about these?

Top-of-the-range, they look like they have never been worn.

Date, probably 20 or 30 years old.

I know somebody is going to pay me lots more for these

than I paid for them.

And spurred on by the thought of afternoons in the sun,

he spots a mixed lot of lawn games and strikes.

At £55, all done.

55, 756.

Result!

Paying £68.20, fees included, and he's cock-a-hoop.

Now this is a relatively contemporary croquet set.

You can tell that by looking at the shaft,

and looking at the head of this mallet.

There's no real age to this at all.

I happen to know that contemporary croquet sets

are hundreds of pounds so there has to be a margin.

So while Jonty dreams of croquet, Danny dreams of football.

A tantalus with an inscription from soccer legend Bobby Moore

is up next.

Danny wants it in the back of his net.

It says Bobby Moore on it, and guess what? To Danny.

What's my name?

-Say no more.

-100 is bid, in the room at 100 now.

-Selling for 100.

-Here we go!

110.

120.

130.

140. 140, it is then.

-Hey, up!

-150.

At £150.

150, 755.

I've just bought myself a winner.

He shoots, he scores, and dribbles off with the tantalus for £186,

including fees.

These two bottles here, they are put into this little wooden frame,

the lid goes on them, and they are locked.

That was to stop the servants from getting in there

and having a tipple.

Cut crystal glass, it's all there, there's no chips.

I see it says "To Danny with sincere thanks from..." who?

The great Bobby Moore.

October, 1970.

With one item left to buy at auction and a huge painting up next,

Danny might just get the work of art he was after.

661, we jump to now, the Geoffrey Beasley, The Machinist.

I've got bids at the bottom estimate already, £100.

-10, I'll take.

-Oh, hold on, I'll have a bit of that.

You'll have a bit of that? 110.

We are going to sell at £110, we are selling.

110.

Danny was quick to jump in, and, with no bids against him,

wins the painting for £136.40, including costs.

And Danny knows a thing or two about the artist, Geoffrey Beasley.

Now, with my research, I've found out

that he's actually had a painting

in the National Portrait Gallery.

Straight away, that tells me he's a good artist.

The actual date on the picture is 1997, late 20th century.

You know something? I might stitch Jonty up.

Our auction room avengers have survived round two,

so let's tot up the totals.

Our dealers started out with £1,000 of their own money to spend

and they've now bought four items each.

Jonty's purchases have cost £302.20,

leaving him with just under £698 in his coffer.

Danny spent £336.40,

leaving him with just under £664 for the next two rounds.

Time for round three at the antiques fair.

Their third battleground is Ardingly Antiques Fair

in West Sussex,

where they will be running the gauntlet of 1,700 stalls,

hoping to snaffle the best bargains fast,

and leave their opponent for dust.

The Hitman is first to spot a potential nice little URN-er.

I've just noticed, actually, you've got these pair of urns here,

what's the damage on these, then?

What? The shake-hand-damage that you can make a profit on?

280 for the pair.

260, we've got a deal.

265, and we're there.

265.

Now, from the style, they have an early 19th-century feel,

but they're more like 1950s.

They are slightly smaller than an antique pair of garden urns,

but nonetheless, we have this antique look

and anything in a pair is very good news.

And our gentleman dealer is so delighted,

he hops back to the same stall

and procures a real antique this time, a top hat...

-Job done.

-..for £130.

Top drawer, top hat!

This hat can be dated to around the turn of the century.

Is it 100, 120 years old?

It's around that sort of date,

and you can tell that just by looking at the writing

on the inside of a hat like that.

Then you look at the quality of the box that it came in.

With the initials on the outside of the box as well,

you know it's all integral.

This is a great purchase.

Well done, old boy.

Jonty is first to secure his two antiques-fair purchases,

but Danny is about to step up.

This is a bit of classic retro.

They was in every house in the 1970s, every house had them.

As a stool...

..and you got a little step there.

I'm going up in the world! Ha-ha-ha-ha!

What's the best you could do me one of these for?

-I'll do 20 for that.

-Would you take 15 quid?

I'll take 18.

What is going on?

I can guarantee if I walk round this market,

I can find one of these for a tenner.

-Go ahead, then.

-Oh, don't be so...

-I challenge you.

-Ooooh!

There's a double challenge on now.

16, we've got a deal, we'll keep it even.

Lovely, thank you very much.

So they agree on £16, but there's a problem.

-Have you got change?

-No.

Here's a penny. A penny for you.

All said and done, he's come round to my way of thinking.

He's now sold it to me for 15 because he's got no change.

I'm happy with that.

How's about that then?

I got myself a nice little step-stool here,

and what I like about this is that all the little rubber strips,

they're all intact,

that stops you from slipping when you're going up the step stool.

It's just a nice, practical lump,

that I think is still usable today.

I'm going to get this home, give it a little bit of a clean-up,

and I'm sure the price will be going up.

And he swiftly makes it two in a row with this unusual carrier.

-28, while there is no-one here. My hand's ready.

-OK.

Lovely, thanks very much.

I'm quite happy with that, it's a little baby's cot,

it's a little carrying cot.

-Really?!

-1930s, somewhere around that.

The wickerware is in great condition.

There's a little window there,

so I suppose the baby can see out while it's being transported.

Quite nice, quite quirky,

but nowadays, you wouldn't put a baby in there,

you'd probably put your dog or your cat if you're going to the vet,

that will do me.

And with that, Danny has strapped us in our pram

and pushed us to the antiques fair finish line,

so let's see where they stand after round three.

From his £1,000 budget Jonty has spent £697.20,

which leaves a tad under £303.

Danny has spent a total of £379.40 so far,

leaving him with just under £621 for round four.

So all that cash comes with them to the foreign market.

Our savvy spenders have arrived in the French town of Annecy

for their final profit-finding fling.

My strategy for the showdown is to get something a little bit unique,

something with a bit of class, a bit of je ne sais quois.

What I'm really trying to find are those items

that you just can't readily get back in the UK.

That's what the market wants at home, the unusual.

With both our boys on the lookout for curiosities,

Jonty immediately swoops towards this 1950s bronze bird,

and flies off with it for 100 euros, or £86.21.

I've just bought this beautiful bronze bird, diving into the sea.

Look at the waves, look at the movement in it.

It really is made of the finest bronze.

If you look at these marks here, this is all hand beaten,

so somebody has taken an awful long time

to produce this beautiful stylised bird.

This is flying back to the UK.

And talking of flying,

our dapper chap always likes to look spit-spot on a journey,

so homes in on something which could prove useful.

Wow. What I'm looking at here is a lady's 1920s travelling case.

It all looks as if this is in really good condition.

We have scent bottles here which are only silver-plated,

they are not solid silver.

The price tag here is 30 euros.

I'm just going to see if he'll take a little less for it.

If he will, then that's an absolute steal.

TRANSLATION:

I'm not going to quibble.

Jonty think that's a bargain at £21.55,

but can he preen up a profit back in the UK?

I have a sense here that this has really never been touched.

If you have a look at all the glass bottles here,

these are in mint condition, and you open up here,

we have a little nail set, and then we look at the brushes,

the brush set itself,

which is all, again, in great condition so at 25 euros...

wow!

That's such a steal.

I'm going to put this straight into the auction sale.

Will it make more than £20?

Of course it will!

And with that, Jonty completes his showdown haul.

His rival has scanned the stalls

and has settled on a quirky antique bell.

What a lovely little thing I've picked up here.

Probably had it on a shop counter.

-BELL RINGS

-You ring the bell,

and they come too.

It looks to me to be just spelter.

It's not bronze, but very nice.

It looks like it's got a baby kid there,

they've got a skipping rope in their hand.

75 euros, looks to me to be all of its money.

But astute Del Boy knows a double deal can secure a better price,

so searches out another object.

These bottles are absolutely fabulous. They're apothecary.

They're very in vogue and very, very liked.

They are just great props.

These metal tops are not original.

I'm sure, back in the day, they would have had a cork top.

I don't really like them, but...

I do like the bottle.

They are 35 euros a pop, and I'd really need at least two of them.

I might try and get a deal and all with that bell over the back.

With the price tags adding up to 145 euros,

Danny gets his haggle on.

Monsieur...

TRANSLATION:

100.

Pour trois. 90.

HE MOUTHS

-Non, 90.

-85.

-85.

Merci, monsieur. Merci, monsieur.

Danny gets a sweet 60-euro discount and splits the buys

£41.38 for the vintage bottles...

..and £31.90 for the antique bell.

Lovely labels on the front of these bottles.

The only thing I'm not really happy with

is that it's not got the original corks.

I'm sure, over time, they've deteriorated.

These two bottles, they must be nearly 100 years old.

And then my star piece comes. It is also round about 1910.

This is going to go and look fantastic

in a hotel foyer or even in a shop.

I've got a good buy.

Goodbye!

So there we go. Our epic buying journey is over.

Let's look at the figures.

From a £1,000 budget

Jonty has paid out a hefty £804.96,

while Danny struggled to spend the cash, having spent only £452.68.

Before our dealers turn their minds to selling,

how are they feeling about the journey ahead?

So, Danny, we've done all our buying for the showdown.

-Favourite items?

-My favourite item has got to be my great big oil.

-Beasley. Machinist.

-Very nice, very nice.

A big lump. I've still got a bit of work to do

to find out where I'm going to place it, but it's a very nice piece.

Also, do you remember my tantalus?

Oh, yeah, you'll score with that one.

I will score with that one, I will score with that one.

Bobby Moore and all that.

Yeah, yeah. That's quality.

And then I've got a lovely little bell,

like a hotel bell, if you would.

Now, ding, ding. I was thinking of you when I bought it, you know,

let's get this round over and done with.

-What's your best?

-Three pairs, really.

-Three pears? What, fruit?

-A pair of garden urns.

-Pair of garden urns, I remember them.

-Yeah. And also the

-pair of chairs from the Ford car-boot sale.

-They were nice.

You'll get them reupholstered, won't you?

No, I'm not going to do that, there's not enough money

but I will sell those, I'm sure I'll do well.

I know you'll sell them, without a shadow of a doubt is he going to sell them.

-And a pair of sunglasses. My Louis Vuitton sunglasses.

-Very chic.

Those are nice too so I'm very happy with my purchases.

-It seems that there's going to be a good battle.

-I know.

And the next time I'm going to see you is in the auction room.

-On that note...

-See you there.

-Ta-ta.

Now our brave buccaneers must make some critical decisions as

they have to divide their treasures in two.

They need to hunt down private buyers for one half

and then send the rest to the nail-biting showdown

auction, where prices are in the hands of the bidding public.

With any profits going to their chosen charities,

they need a watertight strategy.

At his Oxfordshire retreat, Jonty has made his four showdown auction

-choices.

-Well, here we are, I'm very pleased with what I've got here.

I've done a bit of research on my stylised bird and similar bronzes

have sold for in excess of £1,000 at auction.

This is going straight back into auction.

My top hat, good quality, straight to auction, I feel.

As well as my croquet set and, look, two set of boules,

perfect for an auction.

And my French vanity case from the 1920s/1930s, that

needs to go straight into the auction sale because it is so clean,

it's so crisp, it really does look like it's never been used.

I'm very confident about this.

So, Danny, the Del Boy, you are in for trouble.

So Jonty needs to line up private buyers for his 1950s

garden urns, designer sunglasses,

early 20th-century bowls and the pair of early 20th-century chairs.

Over at Del Boy HQ, Danny is assessing his sellables.

Well, what a selection I've got here for the showdown.

The picture that when I bought it in the auction it looked fantastic,

now I've got it down, it's nearly as tall as me.

Who's going to have a wall that is six to ten foot spare in a house?

So I'm a little bit concerned where I'm going to move this.

My records, I've had a good look through and to be honest,

there's no cream in there, there's no rare records,

there's no great Beatles first edition

so I might have to think outside the box with that bunch,

but my cream, it has got to be my tantalus.

A lovely set this.

But the best part of it, it's got to Danny from Bobby Moore.

No, it's not to me, it's to Danny La Rue.

I've done a little bit of research.

Now, we all know Danny La Rue was a great entertainer back in the '70s

so, you know, I've got two angles to hit there.

I tell you what, Jonty,

you better dig deep mate because I tell you something for a fact,

I'm feeling good about this haul that I've got here.

Of his eight purchases, Danny has decided to put into auction the

apothecary bottles, spelter bell, knight lighter and retro step stool.

So it will be private buyers for everything else.

With pride and profit on the line our dealers throw themselves

into the challenge like men possessed.

They track down potential purchasers

using their extensive contacts books,

but until they shake on it and the money has changed hands,

no deal is truly sealed.

And Jonty is straight out of the starting blocks on the hunt for profit.

He rolls down to Abingdon Bowling Club

with his antique bowls that cost him £50.

So will club chairman Colin play ball?

Have a look on the inside of this.

There we go.

-Oh.

-Now, these are proper, proper

lignum vitae, which is beautiful African hardwood.

I think that this collection here is probably sort of like 1930s.

-We're interested.

-OK. All down to price, I suppose.

Well, I'm afraid so.

I think we would just like to see one or two rolled up

to see if they roll all right.

-Shall we have a go?

-Yes, surely do.

Stand back. You'll need to stand back for this.

Jonty takes aim on a potential profit.

It's going the wrong way!

Though after a quick demo from the pro...

-Oh!

-..Hitman hones in on the target.

-You have seen my bowls.

-Yes.

I'm looking for £140 for the set.

I would think we should be closer to the roundabout 80.

-What about 120.

-I'm prepared to go up to 90.

-I'll do 100.

-Yes.

-We're on?

-We're on.

-So Jonty doubles his money and banks £50 profit,

and hoping he can make it two in a row,

he pairs his 19th-century style urns with garden lovers Ken and Ros.

So 350 for the pair?

-Very pleased.

-Yes.

-Brilliant.

The Hitman continues his profit quest at a gallop with a

further £85 in his pocket.

He's had a strong start but Danny isn't one to be left behind.

He finds a toy shop in Kettering where owners Sally and Andrew take a

shine to his wicker carrier that cost £28.

Do you know, I can see that in my window?

I can think of a wonderful display to put in that.

-128.

-128. Sounds like a bargain.

-It is.

-Oh, hey up!

-128.

-I'm grabbing that hand.

Kicking off Danny's profit quest with a whopping £100,

and he's got his eye on an even bigger prize now.

He's hunted down a contact in Lancashire

who collects football memorabilia,

but will Mark pour our Del Boy a profit on his £186 tantalus?

On the face of it, a tantalus isn't really something

I would collect but what's the background with it?

It was presented to Danny La Rue by Bobby Moore for a charity event,

and I suppose they've raised a lot of money,

and for each individual that helped him he then gave them one of these

tantaluses. Great condition right through.

Not a chip on it, you know, nice cut glass crystal.

-It has a silver-plated top.

-OK.

-Great history.

I mean, Bobby Moore, a fantastic man.

The thought Bobby Moore holding this who, you know,

in 1966 had the World Cup in his hands, you know,

that's got me interested, to be honest.

So, yeah, I like it.

-But it's all about what the price is, I suppose.

-I'd love to achieve 600.

I think you've been drinking the contents of that!

-DANNY LAUGHS

-No, no, no.

You know, I'm looking at 250, 300 for that.

-How about if I said five and a half?

-No, no.

I tell you what, I'll go to four.

-Could you go four and a quarter?

-I'll shake your hand at 410.

-420?

-415.

I'll grab it.

He shoots, he scores a colossal profit of £229 on the tantalus.

Wallop! Back of the net. I've doubled my money.

Even Bobby Moore would be proud of that one.

Jonty, I think you are sat on the sub bench, mate,

because I've won this game all day long.

-Yeah!

-So super striker Danny heads to the dressing room for a half-time

orange. In Oxfordshire Jonty has perused his little black book

and thinks contact Fiona will love his designer sunglasses.

-Very nice.

-Ooh, very good.

-150? Go on.

-Oh!

-You have a sale.

-Yay!

-And enjoy the sun.

I will do. Thank you.

Earning himself £26 profit.

And now he's focusing all his attention on his £60

pair of boot sale chairs,

hoping upholsterer Gary will see him to a profit.

I recognise my chairs anyway.

Yes, they're beautiful, they are turn-of-the-century, French.

-Yes, yes.

-Bergere.

-Yeah, yeah. Do you like them?

I do like them, I think, you know, these are perfect for us for what we would need them for.

We tend to train a lot of our youngsters

-to do the traditional upholstery.

-Yes.

I think they would need complete re-upholstering from beginning.

Yes, the legs are in pretty good order.

-Legs are in good condition.

-And these are original casters.

-They are.

-This is the difference between British casters

-and continental casters.

-Yeah.

Continental casters are actually made of timber,

but we never did that in the 19th century,

-they were either brass or...

-Ceramic, weren't they?

-Or ceramic, yes.

So the pair of chairs,

I thought that they would be worth a cool £300.

I would be reluctant to pay that much. I'll be honest.

Would you accept 200? If we could meet halfway, 250,

-you've got a deal? Yes?

-250.

-Go on, then.

-Good man.

-That's a final profit injection of £190 into

Hitman's coffers, and he heads back to base to prepare for auction.

Having failed to find any records of value in his vinyl collection,

Danny decides to turn them into a piece of modern art

which he sells to a retro shop for a quick £17 profit.

Now he can concentrate on selling his biggest showdown buy,

the oil painting he bought for £136.

He's got an appointment at an art gallery in Peterborough,

but will owner Dawn be wowed?

I bought this because I thought it was absolutely fantastic.

-It was painted by Geoff Beasley.

-Yes.

-He's from Leicester.

He has had a great portrait of his son

in the National Portrait Gallery.

The quality of the painting is actually quite good.

It's quite impressionistic.

So this is a bit of social history but this is not a popular theme when

you're talking about selling paintings.

I still think that the quality here is great.

The perspective is really good and the proportions are really good.

-What are you thinking of?

-900.

-No.

No chance. I looked at that and I thought straightaway 150.

Ooh, no. Six sounds good to me.

-I'll go up to 250.

-Give us 490 then.

Right, three and that's all I'm doing.

Give us 400 quid, that's it.

-No.

-No, no, no.

-That's it.

-I'll give you 375.

390, we've got a deal.

Del Boy worked his haggling hat off and walks away with over £253 profit

on his final private sale,

so now with the auction looming let's see who is sitting pretty.

Both our experts have now sold four items.

Jonty has racked up £351 profit

so far but Danny is out in front at this stage.

His private sales have banked him a profit of £599.60.

There's everything to play for but all bets are off

because the day of the mighty showdown auction has arrived.

Our brave profiteers' fates lie in the unpredictable hands of the

bidding public at Criterion Auctioneers in South London.

With their own cash on the line, nerves are running high.

-Danny, its auction day.

-Morning. It is, yeah.

-How are you feeling?

All right. We're down The Old Smoke.

-You know...

-We are.

-There's plenty of money here.

-Big London Town.

-Yeah.

But the auction is going to be quite expensive, I think.

The commission rates for smaller items is quite high, I think.

You've got no worries there, have you?

-No, I haven't.

-I've actually got some small lots in there so who

-knows how it's going to pan out?

-Shall we get inside?

Yeah, let's go and have a look.

So size matters and Del Boy's nerves are jangling,

while Hitman is keeping his cool, or so he says,

but before the sale gets underway our duo take the chance to check out

their opponent's treasures.

Danny's table lighter.

You open up his head to reveal the lighter and it doesn't work.

He'll probably get his money back but that's all.

Now, this is a lovely piece of bronze.

I wouldn't really say it's an interesting subject, a bird flying,

but they've got an estimation on it of £600-£800.

Hello?! I don't think so.

So these are Danny's medical storage jars,

and I have to admit that these are my favourite items of Danny's.

He'll probably get his money back and, yes,

I think he should make a profit too.

Well, what have we got here?

A croquet set and the boules set.

The thing is, he's bought them from auction in London

and he's going to resell at auction in London.

So we're looking at a pair of steps that are, what, maybe 50 years old.

It's seen better days.

Estimate £20-£40?

I don't think so. Not on this one, Danny.

What a lovely top hat we have here.

The thing is he's paid 130 smackeroos for it.

Now, that is too much money,

so if you ask me, he's going to lose money on this piece.

Better for me!

And on that note it's hammer time.

-Good luck.

-I'm not going to need it, but, I'll accept it.

The first of our gents' items into the spotlight

is Jonty's bronze bird.

This is the big one.

-It is for you.

-I paid them 100 euros, so that's £80/85.

-Have you seen the estimate on it?

-Yes, it's worth every penny.

-Oh, well, we'll soon find out.

-Watch it fly out of the auction room.

-Lot number 120...

-There it is.

-Stylised Art Deco bronze bird on a marble...

-Come on! Come on!

-I'm going to start here on the internet at £1,000.

-What?

-500 then, start me at 500.

-It's not sold yet.

Got to be £100 somewhere. 100 bid, thank you.

110, new bidder. 120, 130, madam.

-140 now.

-It's going up a bit.

-150?

-Still at the bottom end though.

I've got £160 at the back of the room.

-Got to be worth more than that.

-170 back in.

-Oh, it's creeping up.

-It's creeping up.

-190, Internet?

-At 180, I'm selling.

-A good start.

Wow, honestly, I was hoping for more,

but that's the luck of the auction room.

-You just don't know.

-So the high estimate was a pipe dream,

and after commission Jonty makes £52.15 profit.

He's holding his nerve though as his croquet set and boules

-go under the hammer.

-I've got to be honest with you, Jonty,

am I living in the wrong neighbourhood or what?

I think you are, Danny, it's a very popular game.

These owe Hitman over £68.

-£30, 35 anywhere?

-Deary me.

35, it sounds like you've made a loss there.

The bidders didn't play ball and Jonty makes a devastating loss of

£56.74. A dealer's worst nightmare.

But he gets a chance to regain his composure now as Danny is up

next with his £15 step stool.

This stool is the finest lot in the auction room.

-It's the best.

-I mean, I'm glad you think that, Jonty.

I mean, let's be honest, I mean, it's practical.

It's practically useless.

And I've got to start here at £35, I'll take the £40 bid next.

-What?

-Straight in at 35, now that's...

Bid, internet, if you wish to bid.

-Keep it going.

-Keep it going.

-Keep it going.

-35, I have.

Excuse me, you've made a mistake, you've made a mistake.

Do you want to make that gentleman very happy? £35 I've got,

-I'll take...

-It's an error, it's a genuine error, I promise you.

£35, I've got, are we all sure?

-I don't believe it.

-That will do me.

-I'm in the wrong game.

Well, listen, just follow my lead, you'll be OK. Follow my lead.

I'm off, I'm off.

-That's what I'm talking about.

-Yeah, don't get too carried away, Danny,

as after commission that's a bijou profit of just £1.37.

Perhaps his apothecary bottles could bring in the big bucks.

I paid just over £41.

They should really make that money.

It's going to be very interesting to see.

And start me here at £100 for these.

-Cheap.

-Got to be £100 somewhere. Internet?

Bid me 50 then?

Internet, I can see you're hovering, bid me 50, straight in.

-That's what I'm talking about.

-£50 we've got.

-There's one at the back.

-£50.

-GAVEL BANGS

-£50.

-Lovely.

Is that profit though? Cos you've got commission on top of that?

-Don't worry about that!

-You realise there's commission,

this is not a free market, you realise.

Yes, sadly for Danny, Jonty is right,

as after commission the bottles come in at £10.28 loss.

With half their lots gone, both our boys are in the red,

so the pressure's really on and Jonty is back in the spotlight.

-Top hat.

-I mean...

-Top hat's cost me.

-A top bit of kit, this, I mean...

-Top bidders in the room.

-We have two telephone bidders.

-Two telephone bids!

-Top telephone bidder start me at 80.

-It's got to make about 150 quid.

-Right.

-To make a profit.

-You're struggling by the looks of things.

Do I see 85 on the second?

-You should.

-No, he's dropped out.

-£80.

-What? Dropped out at 80!

Is there 90 anywhere else?

Selling to the internet at 85.

Oh, I'm ever so sorry, Jonty.

I'm not sure he's being sincere.

Jonty loses a whopping £67.83 on the hat and a terrible pattern

seems to have emerged. So will his £21.55 vanity

set fail to dazzle?

£30 in the room anywhere?

Where shall we go?

-£10?

-What?

£10 bid. Thank you. 15, sir? 15 bid.

20. 25? 30. 35?

-Tell you what...

-Come along. Come on.

£35, internet, you're out.

He's hit with a final £5.18 loss

after commission and that's him all sold up.

Some were up and some were way down.

So where I've come, I sort of think...

Some were up, do you mean one's up?

-Yes.

-One is up and some are way down.

-Yes.

He's got a point.

Jonty's only managed to make a profit on one item today.

Although things don't look much better for Danny.

He makes a miserable loss of £5.71 on his little spelter bell.

I think that was quite shy really, to be honest,

I would've liked to have thought that it's worth a bit more.

This has been an auction of crushing blows for both our dealers.

Danny's last chance at glory is his spelter knight lighter.

It only cost him six pounds but the saleroom has been unforgiving.

I think we're going to set the place on fire with this.

Well, you could do, but it's got no lighter fuel in it.

-Got to be a £20 bid.

-Come on, somebody, put your hand up!

£10 then. £10 bid, thank you.

15 at the back. £20? 25? 30 now.

-Come on, don't be shy.

-£30, no?

25 we've got. The gavels up and I'm going to sell...

-Merci beaucoup.

-Well done.

Absolutely fabulous.

Danny dodges a third loss

and scrapes a 55 pence profit after fees.

Well, that's the auction done and dusted and as ever the showdown

had a sting in its tail.

We'll reveal the victor in a moment but first let's remind ourselves of

what they spent originally.

Both our experts started out with £1,000 of their own money.

Jonty splash the cash, spending £804.96,

while Danny spent less than half his budget, £452.68.

All of the money the gents have made from today's challenge will go to

charities of their choice, so hold on to your hats,

let's find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

showdown champion.

-There he is.

-There you are.

-Nice to see you again.

-Always a pleasure to see you, Jonty.

So, as far as the showdown is concerned, big hits?

Of course you're expecting a big hit, Jonty.

-Do you remember my tantalus?

-Yes. The Bobby Moore one.

-That was presented to Danny La Rue.

-Oh, was it? Yes!

-So a little bit special.

-Yes.

I found a collector and it was a big hit.

-You did all right with it?

-I did very well, I must admit.

Well, I was doing all right apart from the auction sale.

Do you remember the bird

estimated £600-£800 in auction?

-I remember, yes.

-Kind of went...

-Flew down.

-I know.

-So what about the chairs?

They were sold to an upholsterer and he was going to give them to his

apprentices so that they could do them up.

-Fix them up.

-Yeah. That worked really well, I was very pleased.

A good profit.

I was a little bit worried with them, to be honest.

-So shall we see how we have done?

-Let's have a look how we've done.

One, two...

-Oh, Jonty!

-Wow!

-I've moved on again.

-You've done it again.

So you score with Bobby Moore.

I did score with Bobby Moore, even he were proud.

Danny triumphs, thanks mostly to the oil painting

and tantalus but it doesn't end there.

Both our experts have been building up their profit pots over a week of

challenges so who is the overall winner?

-Right, shall we see how we've done?

-Let's have a look.

-Here we go.

-One, two, three.

-Oh, my word, look at that!

-Oh, Jonty!

-A massive figure.

Well, I want to shake your hand

because I think you have done so well.

-I'm sure it was that lucky hat.

-It was this lucky hat.

Now, I'll tell you what, let's talk about the contents of that tantalus.

Let's!

A resounding victory for daring Del Boy.

Between them our boys have made over £4,200.

Every last penny of which is winging its way to charity.

My chosen charity is Blue Skye Thinking.

Blue Skye Thinking help research into the treatment of brain tumours

in children.

My chosen charity is to the Rosemere Cancer Foundation.

They provide support to patients and families in the Lancashire

and South Cumbria areas.

It's been a week of daring dealing and profit-hunting prowess.

Our experts really have put their money where their mouths are

and shown they can make a profit from buying and selling treasures

when their own money is on the line.

Champion!