0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:03 > 0:00:04the show that pitches TV's
0:00:04 > 0:00:06best-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 > 0:00:17Oh, yeah!
0:00:17 > 0:00:20..putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:20 > 0:00:21I'm ready for battle.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24..they'll give you the insider's view of the trade...
0:00:24 > 0:00:26I'm a big boy. I'm a player.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29..along with their top tips and 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 > 0:00:37..from buying and selling.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39You've got to be in there like a whippet.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46Coming up, Eric Knowles has a fashion crisis...
0:00:46 > 0:00:48I've got nothing to go with this whatsoever.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52..Chuko gets heckled during a haggle...
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- Ten?- That's too cheap!
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Oh, no! No, it isn't.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58It isn't!
0:00:58 > 0:01:01..and Eric is dealt a blow in the selling.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03There's a little bit of bad news about it.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Welcome, all, to a collectables contest of Olympic proportions,
0:01:27 > 0:01:30in which a pair of antiques athletes are each hoping to
0:01:30 > 0:01:34cross the finishing line and win the gold medal for biggest profit.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36MUSIC: Chariots Of Fire by Vangelis
0:01:36 > 0:01:38First up, a new player of the game.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39From trendy east London,
0:01:39 > 0:01:44he specialises in 20th-century objets and vintage fashion.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Known as the Dapper Dealer From Dalston,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49it's Ochuko "The Hat" Ojiri.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50CHEERING
0:01:50 > 0:01:51I may be the new kid.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55They call me "The Hat", because I've got a lot of tricks under there.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59And his competitor? He might not be a spring chicken,
0:01:59 > 0:02:01but he's coiled and ready to strike.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04In the peculiarities of porcelain, he's unmatched.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07It's Eric "The Knowledge" Knowles.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09It's going to be a meeting of two worlds,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12the antique versus the vintage.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14I love a challenge.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Yes, and today's challenge takes place
0:02:16 > 0:02:19at Shepton Mallet Antiques And Collectors' Fair.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Our boys have £750 to spend,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25and any profit they make will go to their chosen charities,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29but, of course, the question is, who will be picking up the gold?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- Chuko, good to meet you. - Eric, good to see you.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34- New kid on the block.- I know.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36I'm scared, a bit nervous.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38First day at school. Let's see how we get on.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39You're an unknown quantity for me.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- I'm danger.- Yeah, I've got that sense of danger about you, actually.
0:02:43 > 0:02:44You're a city dealer, aren't you?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46You're a London lad?
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- I'm a bit lost, but it's fresh air. - Yeah.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50You don't get this in Hackney.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52I think this is more you.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54I'll be honest with you, I don't know Shepton Mallet.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55I've never been here.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56So we're on a level playing field?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- I think we probably are. - Yeah. A good start for me.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- Listen, put it there.- Good luck.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Before I forget, I think in the back of my car
0:03:04 > 0:03:06I've got a collar for that shirt.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08It's a grandad.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Yes, Chuko's shirt may be known as a "grandad shirt", but he's under
0:03:12 > 0:03:16no illusions about who is the senior figure in this contest,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19and he'd have to be a fool to be unfazed by the marathon
0:03:19 > 0:03:22that lies ahead, against such a seasoned player of the game.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26My plan today is to try and, sort of,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29search out some classic antiques,
0:03:29 > 0:03:30but, having said that,
0:03:30 > 0:03:35the market today is very much geared towards retro and vintage,
0:03:35 > 0:03:40and that, I have to say, is Chuko's real strength.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43For him, it's just another day at the office.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Hmm. Is Eric being generous,
0:03:44 > 0:03:48or does he really think this young whipper-snapper can sneak in
0:03:48 > 0:03:50and snap up a victory from under his nose?
0:03:50 > 0:03:54I've really got to find some unusual, quirky bits and pieces,
0:03:54 > 0:03:55bits that Eric wouldn't look at,
0:03:55 > 0:03:58and just go for something that hits me in the heart.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02It's shaping up to be a contest of heart against head.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Shepton Mallet boasts up to 600 stalls, inside and out,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08so there's a fair amount of ground to cover.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Chuko may be moving at a snail's pace,
0:04:10 > 0:04:13but he's still the first to home in on a potential purchase.
0:04:15 > 0:04:16Oh, I like these little baby walkers.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22I've got a little baby, so stuff like this shouts at me.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24"Triang baby walker."
0:04:24 > 0:04:271950s, late '50s, early '60s.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28How much have you got on that?
0:04:28 > 0:04:31I can do that for 25.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34I'm going to be cheeky cos I've got to really push hard.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- Yeah.- I'm the new boy.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37Ten?
0:04:38 > 0:04:39I'll tell you what...
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Ten? He's going to go ten, go on.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- That's too cheap!- That is too cheap. - No...
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- Wrong! No!- It's too cheap.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49No, it isn't. It isn't!
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- £15.- 15? Let's split it, 12.50?
0:04:52 > 0:04:53Make it £12. I don't do 50p.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Oh, you're a good man, thank you very much.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02Chuko is feeling positive, having snapped up the first buy of the day.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04I'm really, really happy with this.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08British-made, Triang baby walker, classic '50s colours...
0:05:08 > 0:05:11It's quite easy to date because, after the '50s,
0:05:11 > 0:05:14they took over Hornby and they were known as Triang Hornby.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15A lovely piece.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Here we go. Oh, God.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19I'm getting old. I'm in reverse.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25So, Chuko has bolted into the lead and Eric is keen to catch up.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30As the Prince Of Porcelain, he finds himself drawn to, yep,
0:05:30 > 0:05:31you've guessed it...
0:05:32 > 0:05:33I'm very fond of this pottery.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36It's relatively modern, but when you look at it, I mean,
0:05:36 > 0:05:43that is pure 1750, 1760, English tin-glazed, not in blue and white,
0:05:43 > 0:05:45but in this manganese colour.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49And it is a pottery just outside Oxford,
0:05:49 > 0:05:52cos the River Isis runs through Oxford,
0:05:52 > 0:05:54and this is a pottery known as Isis pottery.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56It's all there on the base.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59What I love about it is that it's all hand-painted.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01It's just a little work of art.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04So, he likes the pot, but will he like the price?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06What's the best?
0:06:06 > 0:06:07I don't deal in pottery.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08- Oh, you don't?- I haven't got a clue.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Well, I'll tell you what, you write down the best price that you think,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14and I'll write the best price that I'll pay.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15MUSIC: X-Files Theme
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Oh, Eric's gone all Derren Brown.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18OK.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21We've heard of mind games, but this is more like mind reading.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25This is me, that's you.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30There's a £10 difference between Eric's price and the seller's.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32The question is, will that buy it?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Normally you would go in the middle.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36What a gent!
0:06:36 > 0:06:40So, after a brief foray into the world of whatever that was,
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Eric buys the pottery for £25.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Well, I think that was a novel way of doing a deal.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49If I wanted to buy that new, way back,
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I would probably have to pay, you know, close to three figures.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56On top of that, not only is it beautiful, it's practical,
0:06:56 > 0:07:01and that's...that's the dynamic duo whenever you're buying anything.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Our dynamic duo are now both off the starter's mark
0:07:04 > 0:07:06and both sticking to their strategy.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10What quirky item will be next to catch Chuko's eye?
0:07:10 > 0:07:13There's something Picasso-esque about this.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Look at this shape, this gorgeous, sensuous woman,
0:07:17 > 0:07:19playing the harp, and a little bird on top.
0:07:19 > 0:07:20It's nice.
0:07:20 > 0:07:2225 each.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24I thought this was, like, Native American,
0:07:24 > 0:07:25like, with the feathers, can you see?
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Oh, yes, yes, of course.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Yeah, and the cactus... - No, you're right, aren't you?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31But whilst he's debating about the paintings,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34he's also drawn to a large wooden mask.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36And the back is as interesting as the front, isn't it?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- I know, it is, it really is. - History with a story to it.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41And it's real, isn't it? It's totally authentic.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- Yeah.- You couldn't fake that.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44It's fierce, isn't it?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- It is. - What price have you got on that?
0:07:46 > 0:07:48I've got 220 on it.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Maybe we can do a deal with the other bits as well.- OK.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56So, I'm going to ask you, what's your best, best price?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Right, let me just think.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Shall I go first?
0:07:59 > 0:08:00Oh, go on, then.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Aw, I'm scared now!
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Go first.
0:08:05 > 0:08:06140.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09This and those two.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10That's...
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- That's below?- That's not enough. - Below expectation?
0:08:12 > 0:08:15I'll say 180 for that...
0:08:15 > 0:08:17OK.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21..and I can do those for 20 for the pair.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23OK, so you're on 200?
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Yes.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25You can do it.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27OK.
0:08:27 > 0:08:33So, Chuko takes the giant mask for £180 and the paintings for £20.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- Thank you. - It's very difficult to know
0:08:35 > 0:08:36exactly where this has come from.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37It looks Indonesian to me.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40It looks very theatrical.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43It could have been on a building. It could have been on a gatepost.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45It could have been a chair.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47The good thing about this is, it can be anything.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49I've no idea what it is.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Genuine age in there.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53You can see, if I turn it round,
0:08:53 > 0:08:56you can't manufacture this sort of age.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58A really lovely piece, I'm very happy with it.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01And I managed to bag these two as well -
0:09:01 > 0:09:03just lovely decorative pieces.
0:09:03 > 0:09:071950s, lovely little bits, but this is...this is my baby.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08Mwah! I love it.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Chuko now leads, three purchases to one,
0:09:11 > 0:09:15but Eric has spotted a jewellery box that he's hoping will help him
0:09:15 > 0:09:18catch up. It's priced at £125.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22I can see the price. Is there any point in me offering £110 for this,
0:09:22 > 0:09:23cash? What's the best?
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- 125 is the death. - That's the very best?
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- ERIC TAPS THE TABLE - OK, 125 it is.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31You know, don't ever say I don't try and haggle, OK?
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Well, he may have tried to haggle, but he didn't succeed,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37and he takes the box for £125.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Does that leave any room for profit?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Well, it is a box that's ready to go.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43It's in nice condition.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46It's been sympathetically restored.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47It appears to be in rosewood.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51It's a style that was introduced in the early part of the century,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54but, when you get an example like this,
0:09:54 > 0:09:59chronologically you know it's heading for mid-century.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03What I did like was the fact it's got its original jewellery tray,
0:10:03 > 0:10:04which is nicely hidden away,
0:10:04 > 0:10:08and just to advise you that you have to pull out that pin,
0:10:08 > 0:10:10or certainly lift it up, because it's sprung,
0:10:10 > 0:10:13before you can then release the jewellery tray.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16So, once this is locked,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19there is no way you can extract that tray.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22Clever, those Victorians.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Yes, and they're not the only ones,
0:10:25 > 0:10:30with Eric yet again using his vast knowledge to make the score 2-3.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Both the old guard and the new kid on the block are buying well,
0:10:33 > 0:10:37so let's take a moment to see what they've spent so far.
0:10:39 > 0:10:45From a £750 budget, Eric has picked up two items and has spent £150,
0:10:45 > 0:10:50leaving him with £600 still burning a hole in his pocket.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Chuko has made three purchases totalling £212,
0:10:53 > 0:10:56meaning he has £538 to spend.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Thus far, it's a battle of trad antiques versus quirky objets,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06and there's still more buying to be done,
0:11:06 > 0:11:10so Chuko enters the indoor part of the market, only to encounter...
0:11:10 > 0:11:12his opponent.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- Eric. How are you, sir? - Hey. I feel like...
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- "We'll meet again."- I know... - I feel like Vera Lynn.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18I'm on your territory now.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- We're inside.- There's something for everybody in here, isn't there?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- So I'm keeping my fingers crossed. - How have you done so far?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- Yeah, it's been good.- Yeah? - I've done a little bit of buying.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28- I'd like to have done a bit more. - Yeah.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Because I've been at it for a while, and by that I mean today,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35I don't mean... I don't mean, you know, in my career!
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- I've taken a few risks.- Yeah? - One risk in particular.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- OK.- And I went out...
0:11:39 > 0:11:41- My heart led.- Yeah.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43And as with all risks, there's big reward.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- Is that right?- I hope so.
0:11:45 > 0:11:46That's what I'm telling myself!
0:11:48 > 0:11:49- That's your mantra?- Yeah.- OK.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- See you later.- See you later.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Nervous laughter from the new boy.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Chuko knows that Eric is in his element today,
0:11:55 > 0:11:59as he banters and barters his way through this antiques market.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Omagh in Northern Ireland?
0:12:01 > 0:12:02- Yes.- Are you from there?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- I was with you that time. - Oh, you were! Oh...
0:12:05 > 0:12:08No wonder Chuko's showing signs of stress.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11It really isn't in my comfort zone in here.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12It's not my scene.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14This is the most nervous I've felt all day.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18But is Eric really as relaxed as he appears?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20It's a bit like a swan,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23cool and calm on the surface but paddling like crazy underneath.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25That's me.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29And with swan-like grace, Eric drifts towards a possible purchase
0:12:29 > 0:12:31in the form of a jade pendant.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36I've got here a Chinese, sort of hard stone.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38I'm not sure if it's...
0:12:38 > 0:12:40It's cold to the touch. It could be jade.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43But it's pretty and it's good to go.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45I mean, you could wear that...
0:12:45 > 0:12:48I mean, I couldn't, because, to be frank with you,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51I've got nothing to go with this whatsoever.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54No, indeed, Eric - unlike the seller.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55It's a hard stone, obviously.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57I'm not sure if it's jade or not, but...
0:12:57 > 0:12:58I'm guessing it's jade.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00I mean, you could wear that now, couldn't you?
0:13:00 > 0:13:01- I think it's very wearable.- Yeah.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04"Combien?" as they say in certain parts of Europe.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05The very best would be 60.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- £60?- Mm-hmm.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- OK, if that's the very best, that's a deal.- Thank you.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14So, Eric takes the pendant without any sign of a haggle.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Well, this is my favourite buy of the day, no two ways about it,
0:13:17 > 0:13:21because it's just so remarkably intact.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Jade, I hope, but, even if it's not,
0:13:23 > 0:13:26it's still a remarkable piece of jewellery.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29It's still got its original silk-work necklace,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32which is a work of art in itself.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35When it comes to the date, I'm going to say probably around about 1925,
0:13:35 > 0:13:39simply the way that the composition has been tasselled.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44This type of tasselling was very, very popular in the interwar years.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Eric's pendant purchase puts him level pegging with his opponent.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50The young pretender is also indoors,
0:13:50 > 0:13:55and is drawn to an unusual flamingo picture.
0:13:55 > 0:13:56Hiya. Are you all right?
0:13:56 > 0:13:59This was made by a gentleman from Weston-super-Mare,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02and I bought it from him in a Bristol market...
0:14:02 > 0:14:03Oh, I love it. I like it.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05..in 1970.
0:14:05 > 0:14:06How much have you got on it?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Well, I'd sell it for 30.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09Do you know the problem?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12I'm a dealer and I've got to try and make a big, big profit on it.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13I do like it. It's very interesting.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Well, what would you offer me?
0:14:15 > 0:14:16Are you a violent person? No?
0:14:16 > 0:14:18No, no, no, I'm very gentle.
0:14:18 > 0:14:19We're friends, aren't we?
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Yes. Come on...
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Go on, what are you going to say?
0:14:23 > 0:14:2515.
0:14:25 > 0:14:26Go on, take it off.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- Oh, you're a sweetheart. - Yeah, go on.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- Thank you very much.- Yes.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32All of a sudden, it's sunny.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33I'm optimistic.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- There you go.- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:14:37 > 0:14:43# On our block all of the guys call her Flamingo... #
0:14:43 > 0:14:46So, Chuko takes the flamingo picture and flies away.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Yes!
0:14:50 > 0:14:51So happy, so happy.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54I mean, this is the thing about dealing and buying.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58One minute I felt so down, I thought it was the end of the world,
0:14:58 > 0:15:00"Eric's going to destroy me, I'm not going to make any money,"
0:15:00 > 0:15:02and then I've just spotted
0:15:02 > 0:15:05this beautiful piece with fantastic provenance.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08What I think is genius about this is that he's used the knot
0:15:08 > 0:15:11as the eye of the flamingo.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Brilliant! I paid £15 for this.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17So, watch this space - there's a big profit in there for me.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Chuko's flamingo has cheered him up,
0:15:21 > 0:15:24while Eric has found a quiet corner of the market,
0:15:24 > 0:15:26and he's got his eye on a lady's purse.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Luckily, it's one that's for sale!
0:15:29 > 0:15:32It's a bit of a time warp inside.
0:15:32 > 0:15:33- It's seen better days.- Yes.
0:15:33 > 0:15:40Well, I can understand it being so nice that people have used it.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Dare I ask what that could be, price-wise?
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Well, you've heard it all before, haven't you?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49We can lose the 20 and bring it down to 100.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- Can we shake on that? - Yes, sure.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Good lad. Thank you very much indeed.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- Yeah. OK... - A nice thing. A quality thing.
0:15:55 > 0:16:00So, with £20 shaved off the asking price, Eric takes the purse.
0:16:00 > 0:16:01This is a lovely thing.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04It is referred to as pique work.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Now, that is when you get gold and silver
0:16:07 > 0:16:11very intricately inlaid into tortoiseshell.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Strictly speaking, turtle shell.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18The turtle is obviously a protected species, and quite rightly,
0:16:18 > 0:16:22but way back in the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th century,
0:16:22 > 0:16:27lots and lots of items would incorporate turtle shell.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28When you get a very busy design,
0:16:28 > 0:16:33then it points to the middle to the late 19th century.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38It's a lovely "objet de vertu", as we say up north.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Yeah, the north of France maybe.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Eric evens up the scores, then gets ahead,
0:16:43 > 0:16:47as he picks up a figure of a footballer for £175.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51It's his last and most expensive purchase, so what did he see in it?
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Well, this is my biggest spend - £175 worth of spend.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01I'm taking a bit of a chance with him, but he's all there.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05We know exactly who this was presented to in the 1920s.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09If it had been bronze, I would have had to pay at least £600-£800
0:17:09 > 0:17:13for him, but he's actually spelter, which is a zinc alloy,
0:17:13 > 0:17:17which is then covered with a sort of bronze finish.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19People in the trade, in the antique trade,
0:17:19 > 0:17:21tend to refer to it as "poor man's bronze",
0:17:21 > 0:17:24but bearing in mind there's still a lot of interest
0:17:24 > 0:17:28in football memorabilia, I think, if the truth be told,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30I'm going to score with this one.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32With his football purchase, Eric calls it a day,
0:17:32 > 0:17:35while Chuko is still looking for another,
0:17:35 > 0:17:37which may be an old suitcase.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41I've got one of these at home, but I haven't got the...
0:17:41 > 0:17:43- The tray?- No.
0:17:43 > 0:17:44Where do you date these?
0:17:44 > 0:17:47That's probably 1970s.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49This is about 1930s.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51I like this one, but it's a bit... Inside, it's...
0:17:51 > 0:17:52It looks lived, doesn't it?
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Yeah. I mean, you do see them in good nick.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Yeah.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59I mean, what people use these for now, coffee tables...
0:17:59 > 0:18:00That's right.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Do you mind if I just lift it up and have a look?
0:18:08 > 0:18:09It's a contender.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11I can do 20 quid, if that helps.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12For me, it's the condition.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13Yeah, yeah, sure, sure.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15And cos I've got one myself at home,
0:18:15 > 0:18:17and I know the condition of it,
0:18:17 > 0:18:19can we agree 15?
0:18:19 > 0:18:20No, it's too tight, I'm afraid.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21I'll do you 18.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23With a £3 gap between them,
0:18:23 > 0:18:26the vendor suggests deciding it on the toss of a coin.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- Tails.- Tails?
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- Always tails. - Always tails?- Yup.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Chuko calls it tails, and sure enough...
0:18:32 > 0:18:34it's heads.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36MUTED TRUMPET PLAYS
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Let's not toss.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- That's cost me 20 quid, all right? - Well done, well done.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Good sport, gentleman - beat me.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44I never lose.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45What's going on?
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Thank you, sir.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Oh, well, he might have lost the toss,
0:18:49 > 0:18:51but he's won the suitcase for £18.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Steamer trunks, named after - you've guessed it - steam travel.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59What's great about these things is there's always a story with them.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02I would love to know who "KTC" is.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04It's just...history.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07It's got a flat top, which dates it around the '30s.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10The older ones were domed, and these were flat,
0:19:10 > 0:19:12which made it a lot easier to stow them away.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15It needs a bit of work. There's a bit of woodworm, you can see.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19But for £18, it's a good, good profit for me.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23And with that, Chuko packs his trunk and calls it a day.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26I've kept my money close to my pocket today.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28I've had one big spend,
0:19:28 > 0:19:30and unfortunately I've got a bit of buyer's remorse about that.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32I haven't spent a lot,
0:19:32 > 0:19:34but it's not all about what you spend, it's about what you make.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36And with five items each,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39our experts blow the final whistle on this buying half.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43So, before they cast a critical eye over each other's hauls,
0:19:43 > 0:19:45let's find out how our boys spent today.
0:19:47 > 0:19:55From a £750 budget, Eric made five purchases and spent £485.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01Ochuko matched his five items but only forked out £245.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04And so our purchasing powerhouses come together
0:20:04 > 0:20:07to take a swift shufty over each other's acquisitions.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10I can see that you've come and arrived with a vengeance,
0:20:10 > 0:20:13and it goes without saying that there is the patter of tiny feet
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- in your family, is there not? - I know.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- I'm a sucker. - I'll tell you something now,
0:20:17 > 0:20:21there are people watching who are now old enough to remember
0:20:21 > 0:20:23actually pushing one of those.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27And then something that'd scare the pants off most normal people.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30I love the colours, I love the fierceness of it...
0:20:30 > 0:20:33It's what you might call a conversation piece.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35So who do you think is going to buy that?
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Somebody that will fall in love with it like I did.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40I mean, it could be in a club, it could be in a tattooist's.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43Somewhere where pain's involved, obviously. Yeah.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46So, come on down and tell me if the price is right.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Well, forget about the price, what about the objects?
0:20:48 > 0:20:52I think it's elegant. It's you. It's gentlemanly.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53Isn't it?
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- Don't patronise me, new boy. - I'm not! It's the truth!
0:20:57 > 0:20:58What's your favourite bit?
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Favourite bit, to be frank with you, the favourite bit is the necklace.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Yeah, that's my favourite as well.
0:21:04 > 0:21:05- Is it?- Yes, I think so.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07So, Eric, how much was the footballer?
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- Well, how much would you have paid for it?- I would pay...
0:21:11 > 0:21:12- Come on.- 15?
0:21:12 > 0:21:1415 quid?!
0:21:14 > 0:21:1515 quid?
0:21:15 > 0:21:19I mean, you might be able to buy a carved mask for 15 quid these days,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22but not a footballer of that stature.
0:21:22 > 0:21:27- That cost me £180, and I'm going on just pure size.- OK.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Little, large.
0:21:29 > 0:21:35Yes. I'll tell you what, Ochuko, let's see who laughs last, OK?
0:21:35 > 0:21:36I hope it's me.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Good luck, Eric.- Yeah, yeah.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Where there's hope, there's usually a dreamer.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49Our pair of experts have completed the first leg of this marathon,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51but the finishing line is still some way off.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Having bought, our boys must now sell
0:21:54 > 0:21:57and turn every purchase into profit.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59In his High Wycombe hideaway,
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Eric is on the stairs assessing his wares.
0:22:02 > 0:22:08So, this is the result of trailing around an antique fair.
0:22:08 > 0:22:09Do I have a favourite item?
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Well, obviously I go towards ceramics.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Now, at first glance you would be convinced that you were looking at
0:22:14 > 0:22:19a piece of English tin-glazed ware from around about 1750,
0:22:19 > 0:22:24though, when you turn it upside down, it's dated November 2002.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27What looks very Victorian is Victorian,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30and that is my little pique purse.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33There are three types of gold use on this.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37Collectively, they make up a wonderful spectrum of colour.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Well, the plaque on this footballing trophy
0:22:40 > 0:22:42tells me where it was presented,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45so we are talking the Chatham district of Kent,
0:22:45 > 0:22:49so I've been focusing some of my attention in that part of the world.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53And then a little bit of jewellery, a beautiful jade necklace.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58Finally, this beautiful brass-bound box.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Five pieces, um...
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Each probably represents a blister on my feet,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07because I walked miles that day,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10but I think they're five pieces that should do me OK.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13And from the peace of Eric's country retreat
0:23:13 > 0:23:16to the metro, retro-chic of Chuko's underground lair.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19All in all, I'm very pleased with what I've bought.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21My Triang baby walker -
0:23:21 > 0:23:24it's always going to have a special place in my heart.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29It's the first thing that I bought on this whole journey.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30I've got these pictures.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33They've got a spiritual feel and element to them,
0:23:33 > 0:23:37so I could see them maybe in a yoga studio.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41My steamer trunk, I paid more than I wanted to, I lost the coin toss,
0:23:41 > 0:23:43but it's still very good money.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47This was my heartache of the day, my Balinese mask.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50It's a great, great piece. I couldn't leave it alone.
0:23:50 > 0:23:51It was looking at me.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53I do have a little bit of buyer's remorse.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55I don't know where to sell it.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58And I think my favourite piece of all is this flamingo.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00I really want to find a good home for it.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03It could go in a tropical bar.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06I think this is going to be my biggest profit.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09All the way from Shepton Mallet to Dalston,
0:24:09 > 0:24:11and now all I've got to do is shift it.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Yes, now both our profit-pursuing pair must put in all the hard work
0:24:16 > 0:24:20necessary to search for the perfect suitor for each item.
0:24:20 > 0:24:21With profit as their watchword,
0:24:21 > 0:24:24no deal is done until the hand is shaken
0:24:24 > 0:24:27and the money is in their palms,
0:24:27 > 0:24:29and first off the marks is Eric,
0:24:29 > 0:24:33who's brought his contemporary pottery to Wroxton in Oxfordshire.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Well, I've come along to meet a lady who shares a passion
0:24:35 > 0:24:37with myself for Isis pottery.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Now, I've got to tell you I only own a single piece.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44She is very much in the advanced stages of collecting,
0:24:44 > 0:24:49but I don't think that she's got a colander bowl,
0:24:49 > 0:24:51so I'm keeping this one under wraps.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56I'm going to go and see if I can tempt her to purchase mine.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00The pottery cost Eric £25, so will Wendy give him a profit?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Hello, Wendy! Hello.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Here's my...most of my Isis ceramic collections.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10I've got other pieces around the house.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- You can see they're all different patterns.- Yeah.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16I think they're antiques of the future.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21They're handmade using techniques from the 17th and 18th century.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24As you're aware, I've got a piece of Isis pottery
0:25:24 > 0:25:27that I'm wanting to sell, but you've not seen it, have you?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29- No.- Not even an image.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31- No. Not... Nothing.- And I've been keeping it under wraps.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- You have. - Let me start to reveal all.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36Oh!
0:25:36 > 0:25:39- A colander!- A colander! Yes!
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Oh! Oh, it's lovely.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45Oh, won't it look pretty with a load of dark cherries...
0:25:45 > 0:25:46- Oh, yes!- ..sitting in it?
0:25:46 > 0:25:47Yes.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49I want it to go to a good home,
0:25:49 > 0:25:53so, you know, I would probably start at £100,
0:25:53 > 0:25:56but you tell me where you're beginning to feel comfortable.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58- Gosh. Are you sure? - Yeah, don't worry, don't worry.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00- 50?- 50.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01Oh, no...
0:26:01 > 0:26:0650, OK. I'm going to come back at you and say...
0:26:06 > 0:26:08would 80 buy it?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10- 80 is a good...- 80 is a good price?
0:26:10 > 0:26:11A very good price.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Yes, well, listen, I'm happy at £80,
0:26:13 > 0:26:14so if you want to shake at £80....
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- Right. Very good. - So, you're happy, I'm happy.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- I'm delighted. - But do you know what?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20I'll be even happier if I could have a cup of coffee.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- Oh, gosh, yes, your coffee. - Yes? Come on, then.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Eric takes an early lead with a profit of £55 on the colander.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Well, I'm delighted with that deal,
0:26:32 > 0:26:35because I've actually trebled my money,
0:26:35 > 0:26:39and I've got a very satisfied buyer,
0:26:39 > 0:26:41a lady with a passion for pots.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43She's not a dealer, she's a collector,
0:26:43 > 0:26:47and I could see the way her eyes lit up when she held that colander -
0:26:47 > 0:26:52that destiny had brought us together in the shape of a pot.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57Whether Eric is destined to win this competition remains to be seen,
0:26:57 > 0:26:59but his future is looking even brighter
0:26:59 > 0:27:03when he flogs his second item to his second Wendy,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06as he sells his Chinese pendant to a jade collector
0:27:06 > 0:27:09who's planning to take it back to its country of origin.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12If we went to 120...
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Oh, that would be perfect.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- Is it?- Yes! - It would be perfect for me.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19- Yeah, yes.- Put your hand there. - Thank you very much.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22That's a profit of £60 for the Chinese pendant.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Well, that was a pretty good deal - I managed to double my money -
0:27:26 > 0:27:30and if you're watching, Chuko, that's the name of the game.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Actually, the name of the game is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:27:33 > 0:27:35and Chuko's next.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39He's in the capital with the flamingo picture that cost him £15.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42He has high hopes it'll bring in his biggest profit,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45but will businessman Riz want it for one of his London pubs?
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- Mr Riz. - How are you?- How are you, sir?
0:27:49 > 0:27:50Nice to see you. What have you got for me?
0:27:50 > 0:27:52I've got something very good for you.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54- Show me what you've got. - Big reveal.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Yes, it's quirky, it's got a bit of character.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58The reason I thought of you is because you've got so many
0:27:58 > 0:28:02different places, and I know that you like your places to be on trend.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04- Yeah. - And I know tropical and flamingos,
0:28:04 > 0:28:05- they're bigger than pineapples. - Yeah.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Flamingos ARE bigger than pineapples -
0:28:07 > 0:28:09you can't argue with that.
0:28:09 > 0:28:10- Let me start...- Yeah.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12..at 200.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14RIZ SIGHS
0:28:14 > 0:28:16I'm way off 200, but I want the piece.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18OK, yeah, 170.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20I think you've still got to work with me there.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22I'll do 120, final offer.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Otherwise I walk away. All right? I'm going to the pub.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27I tell you what, 125, just...
0:28:27 > 0:28:28I've come down a lot.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31He's got it!
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Chuko makes an impressive opening profit of £110,
0:28:34 > 0:28:37and brings the selling score to 1-1,
0:28:37 > 0:28:39and, staying in the city,
0:28:39 > 0:28:42he turns his attention to his mid-century pictures.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43They owe him £20,
0:28:43 > 0:28:47so he may need yoga teacher Naomi to be flexible
0:28:47 > 0:28:48when it comes to haggling.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49- Hello, Ochuko.- How are you, Naomi?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51- I'm good.- Are you all right?
0:28:51 > 0:28:53- How are you doing? - Thanks so much for seeing these.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55- Let me try and put them here. - No worries. Oh, lovely.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57So, I bought these from an arts fair in Shepton Mallet
0:28:57 > 0:28:59in the West Country.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02They're '50s, which you can kind of tell by this surround,
0:29:02 > 0:29:03how they're mounted.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06They're really quite peaceful and serene. I just thought of you.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09I'm really fussy about what comes in,
0:29:09 > 0:29:11- but I really like them. - I'm so happy.
0:29:11 > 0:29:12Yeah, they're beautiful,
0:29:12 > 0:29:15and this actually looks like a yoga posture itself.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- Say we were on a yoga retreat... - Yeah.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21..and we were in, let's say, Kerala...
0:29:21 > 0:29:22Lovely.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24- ..and you saw these...- Yeah.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26..and you loved the person that was selling them,
0:29:26 > 0:29:30what would they be worth, including the airfare?
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Including the airfare? Oh, God, Chuko, pressure.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37- What would you like to pay? - Is 45 a good place to start?
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- For both?- For both.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43The yoga, the spirituality has gone out the window.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46It's just hard-core bargaining straight away.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49It's got to be good at £40 each.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50What about 60?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52It's quite difficult to mix spirituality
0:29:52 > 0:29:54with commerce, isn't it?
0:29:54 > 0:29:56- Yeah, yeah, and I'm not very good at bargaining.- Me... I'm...
0:29:56 > 0:29:58If they had a price on, I'd either say,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- "Oh, yeah I'd buy them," or I wouldn't.- You'd know. I understand.
0:30:01 > 0:30:0365 for the pair.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- All right, then.- Yeah?- Deal.
0:30:05 > 0:30:06Thank you very much.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Chuko makes a profit of £45 on the pictures,
0:30:09 > 0:30:12and tries his hand at a spot of yoga.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15So we'll start, and just place your hands on your tummy,
0:30:15 > 0:30:16and just take a few breaths.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20Take a moment to let go of numbers and deals.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Exhale, breathing out.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25And usually in yoga people take their hats off,
0:30:25 > 0:30:27- but I'll let you get away with it. - OCHUKO LAUGHS
0:30:27 > 0:30:29- It's not so bad?- No.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- Forget all this spirituality. - RECORD SCRATCHES
0:30:32 > 0:30:34I've got things to sell. I've got deals to make.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Yes, you do indeed,
0:30:36 > 0:30:40but first let's take a moment to see how our experts have got on so far.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46Eric has made two sales and brought home a profit of £150.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51Chuko has also sold two, but is ahead with a profit of £155.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54So, at this stage in the game,
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Ochuko has the edge in terms of profit,
0:30:57 > 0:30:59but Eric is in no mood to back down -
0:30:59 > 0:31:02he's in Bovingdon hoping to bag his third sale.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04I'm here to meet a lady called Lizzie.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08Now, I do know Lizzie because she runs a big car boot at Ascot.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Now, I know that she's a collector of jewellery, but she also likes
0:31:11 > 0:31:14to collect little miniature works of art,
0:31:14 > 0:31:19so I sent her an image of my little French pique coin purse.
0:31:19 > 0:31:20She's taken an interest in it,
0:31:20 > 0:31:23so I'm going to meet her to see if we can do a deal,
0:31:23 > 0:31:25to coin a phrase.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27The purse cost Eric £100,
0:31:27 > 0:31:32so he may have his work cut out if he's going to snatch a profit.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Hello, Lizzie. How are you?
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- I'm fine, thank you. - Good to see you.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40I brought along my little pique purse.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44It's French. It's about 1850, 1860.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- The interior is still there, OK? - Oh...
0:31:47 > 0:31:49It is three-colour gold.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Truly remarkable, the sheer craftsmanship
0:31:51 > 0:31:53that's gone into making that.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55It's not very worn on the outside.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57No. It's a bit tired on the inside,
0:31:57 > 0:32:00but you expect that for something which is made of silk.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02It is very nice. It's very pretty.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05I do think I might use it, but I don't think it would take it.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07- No, no.- If you went out in the evening and just wanted...
0:32:07 > 0:32:12That would be so decadent, but it would not be advisable.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14You're buying a work of art.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16It is very, very nice.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18- Right. - And it's very different as well.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20I've never seen anything like this before.
0:32:20 > 0:32:21I'm quite taken with it.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23Oh, good. Are we going to do the business?
0:32:23 > 0:32:24It depends on the price.
0:32:24 > 0:32:29Well, I was looking in the range of 250.
0:32:29 > 0:32:34I'd probably go in at 175 or something like that.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37If we could do the deal round the 200 mark...
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Let me try one more on you.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41£190.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43- I think we've got a deal. - Hey, put it there.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45- Thank you.- OK.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49Eric bags a £90 profit, and he finds a home for his purse.
0:32:49 > 0:32:50He's in Westerham in Kent next,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54hoping to push further into the lead with his jewellery box,
0:32:54 > 0:32:57for which Eric has extremely high hopes.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01I'm here to see a dealer who only deals in top quality.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03I'm not messing around with the middlemen,
0:33:03 > 0:33:05I'm going to the man at the top,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08so I can only hope that he shares my opinion about
0:33:08 > 0:33:10the quality of this fabulous box.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15The box cost him a weighty £125,
0:33:15 > 0:33:20so will he see a return on his investment from dealer Ashton?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22You know what it's like with all these things -
0:33:22 > 0:33:25- it's not until you actually see it. - Mm-hmm.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27Just hold it, get a feel of it.
0:33:27 > 0:33:28It's a big base.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31It is rosewood, I believe, but let's put it down.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36The interior is lacking insofar as it would have had a tray.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- Ah!- I thought about perhaps putting a tray in,
0:33:40 > 0:33:44but then I realised that I really need to let the next person
0:33:44 > 0:33:47- in the chain do what they think is right.- Yeah. Mm-hmm.
0:33:47 > 0:33:48- But it gets better...- OK.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50..because if we look down here,
0:33:50 > 0:33:52as you can see, completely original.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54I love this regal red. It's great.
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Yes, it's quite opulent, isn't it?
0:33:56 > 0:33:58- It's good quality. - It's just a handsome...
0:33:58 > 0:34:00The nice thing is it's not also been engraved -
0:34:00 > 0:34:02- it's plain on the top there. - Exactly.
0:34:02 > 0:34:03- Can we do business?- OK.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07I mean, I'm looking for around the £200 mark on it.
0:34:07 > 0:34:08That's optimistic.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Yeah, well, listen, I was born optimistic.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13- My glass is always half full, OK? - All right.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16OK, well, talking of half full, I would say about halfway there.
0:34:16 > 0:34:17- Oh, right.- Around the 100?
0:34:17 > 0:34:23Right, I could do business around about 170.
0:34:23 > 0:34:24It's got to be below the 150.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27OK. Can we do business at 145?
0:34:27 > 0:34:28- Yes, go on.- Go on. Good lad.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30- Good thing.- Good thing.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- You know my taste well, sir. - I'm... I'm learning.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37So, after all that, Eric makes a modest £20 profit
0:34:37 > 0:34:38and takes a 4-2 lead.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43Ochuko does not want to be left behind, so he has come to Oxford
0:34:43 > 0:34:46to meet business partners Johnny and Fraser.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Their pub has some quirky decor,
0:34:48 > 0:34:52and Ochuko hopes they'll want to add the trunk that cost him £18.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- Hi, guys.- Hi, Ochuko. - Are you all right, Johnny?
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- Nice to meet you.- How are you doing, sir? All right, Fraser?
0:34:58 > 0:34:59Um...
0:34:59 > 0:35:01A trunk.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03A 1930s steamer trunk.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- It's in good nick, it's old. - It's nice. Yeah.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07It's got its old labels on it.
0:35:07 > 0:35:08The wood's in good order.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- We've got this tray inside... - Look at that. Lovely.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12..and I don't think I've ever seen one
0:35:12 > 0:35:13- with the tray still there.- No.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15- It'll look good in here, won't it? - It'd look amazing. Yeah.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17The tricky bit...
0:35:17 > 0:35:19I'll tell you what, I'll give you £20.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Ouch.
0:35:21 > 0:35:2265.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- That's where I'd put it.- OK.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27I'll tell you what, I'll go up to 40.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- I actually bought this on a coin toss...- OK.
0:35:30 > 0:35:34- ..so I'm thinking, let's toss for a final sale.- OK.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38- I'd say 50, heads. - 50. 50, heads.
0:35:38 > 0:35:3940, tails.
0:35:39 > 0:35:40- 40, tails.- Yeah?- OK.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45Aw! Best of three?
0:35:48 > 0:35:50£50!
0:35:52 > 0:35:53Thank you very much.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55He lost the toss when he bought it,
0:35:55 > 0:35:59but wins the toss on the sale and makes a £32 profit.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04Both our experts are certainly turning consistent profits,
0:36:04 > 0:36:08and Eric hopes to score again with his 1920s football trophy.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13He's hoping Cotswolds-based sporting-memorabilia dealer Manfred
0:36:13 > 0:36:18will give him a win on his hefty £175 outlay.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22Well, it's been presented to AR Hughes, MAA.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24I'm not sure what that is.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25Master At Arms.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Oh, Master At Arms. Right, thank you.
0:36:28 > 0:36:32It's spelter, which is like a zinc alloy.
0:36:32 > 0:36:37Spelter is much harder to cast, as you probably know, than bronze,
0:36:37 > 0:36:40but at that time it was much cheaper.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44I'm afraid there's a little bit of bad news,
0:36:44 > 0:36:46because it has actually been broken,
0:36:46 > 0:36:49and this is something that happens to spelter quite often.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52Let me join you with my specs. Where are we looking?
0:36:52 > 0:36:54There's a hairline crack just there,
0:36:54 > 0:36:56and it follows round the top of the boot.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01Goodness me! I was totally, totally unaware of that.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04I mean, it's been repaired, and it's been very well repaired.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Well, I'm wondering if it's even going to be of any interest to you.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10It goes without saying that it does have an effect on the price.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- It does.- I'm now into what they call damage limitation.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15I'm ready to take it on the chin.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17If it wasn't broken,
0:37:17 > 0:37:20it would be £140, £150.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22- Right.- As it is...
0:37:22 > 0:37:24probably £80.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28What I'm doing, I'm reaching for a tissue.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31But, no, I'll do my crying in the rain, as they say.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- Well, certainly at £80, it's yours. - All right.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38Oh, dear! Eric walks away with a loss of £95,
0:37:38 > 0:37:41not the news he was hoping for.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46Well, needless to say I had no idea that damage existed on the figure,
0:37:46 > 0:37:50and in one respect I'm very pleased
0:37:50 > 0:37:52it was noticed before we did the deal,
0:37:52 > 0:37:58but at the same time I'm devastated to be down a full £95.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03So, if you don't want to see a grown man cry, look away now.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Oh, cheer up, Eric, things could be worse.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08You may have made a loss, but at least you're all sold out.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12Chuko, meanwhile, still has his big-ticket item.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14I love that mask. I'm worried, I paid a lot for it.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18It was my heart over my head. I'm here to see Max.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21I've sold quite a few items to him over the years,
0:38:21 > 0:38:23so hopefully head and heart will come together
0:38:23 > 0:38:24and I'll make a profit.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29The big wooden mask cost big money, £180,
0:38:29 > 0:38:35so he's hoping London design-store owner and tribal-art enthusiast Max
0:38:35 > 0:38:37will want to buy it for big money.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39- Hiya, Max.- All right, mate, how's it going?
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- Very well. It's reached here safe and sound.- It has, all in one.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45A lovely thing. I think this would look good in here, because you mix
0:38:45 > 0:38:48a lot of different styles. I thought of you straight away.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- Such nice colours. - I just fell in love with it.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53It just did something to me, and I think it was the colours.
0:38:53 > 0:38:54I think also the scale.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57You're not used to seeing something that size, as well.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- Normally, the tribal mask is kind of like...- A tiny, little mask.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Yeah, yeah. I love the condition,
0:39:02 > 0:39:05I think the weathering has really sort of enhanced it.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06This is the thing, you know?
0:39:06 > 0:39:09And I'm thinking possibly '50s because of the paint.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12I think that might be the latest.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14It's got to be at least that, hasn't it?
0:39:14 > 0:39:18- It has.- For Christmas, we're doing like a tribal takeover
0:39:18 > 0:39:22with Camille Walala, and she's going to be taking over three of our
0:39:22 > 0:39:26- spaces, so I think it would be amazing for that.- Luck's on my side.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- And mine.- Do you want to buy it?
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- Yeah, yeah, definitely.- I'm going to have a go at selling it to you.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35- How does 300 sound? - Probably a bit too high, I think.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39I'm glad you said a bit, so we're not a million miles away?
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- Not a million miles away. - What would you like to pay?
0:39:43 > 0:39:46I don't know, maybe, like, 240.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Can we meet between the two and say 280?
0:39:49 > 0:39:52I could probably go to 260, but I think anything over that...
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- ..you're not going to feel happy with.- Yeah.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- Brilliant, thanks a lot. - Cheers.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Chuko makes £80 profit and he's down to his final item.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07This time, he's in London's Brick Lane, where he's hoping to sell
0:40:07 > 0:40:11the baby walker that cost him £12 to new mum Rosie.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- Hi, Rosie. How are you? - I'm good. How are you?
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- Look at this. Let me put this down. - That's so cute.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Yeah. It's 1950s, a vintage girl like yourself.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Yeah, because Francis, he's only six months,
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- but he'll be walking, I reckon, quite soon.- I love that.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- Although they're a bit slow, boys, aren't they?- Yeah, they are.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31- THEY LAUGH - I love it. How much do you want for it?
0:40:31 > 0:40:33I'd like to get about 45.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36I try not to spend too much money on the boys,
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- but, I mean, something like 30, maybe?- 30.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- How would 35 sound? - £32.50?
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- 32.50! 35.- No, I can do 35. - Brilliant.- It's a deal.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47It's gone to a good home.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53With a final profit of £23 from the walker, Chuko is all sold up.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Now, all that remains is to find out who made the most money.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Before we do, let's remind ourselves of how much our experts spent.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06Starting off with a budget of £750 each,
0:41:06 > 0:41:10Eric Knowles spent £485 on his five items.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14Chuko also bought five, but only spent £245.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17But who made the most profit?
0:41:17 > 0:41:19All the money from this challenge will go
0:41:19 > 0:41:22to Eric and Chuko's chosen charities, so let's find out
0:41:22 > 0:41:25who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- Well met, well met.- Hello, Eric. - How are you doing?
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- Good.- What did we think of our antique fair, then?
0:41:33 > 0:41:36It was my first day at school, so I was a bit nervous,
0:41:36 > 0:41:37but, yeah, I enjoyed it.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40I had my nemesis, the mask. I spent a lot of money on that.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43It was touch and go. I made a bit of a profit on it.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- Excellent.- How about you?
0:41:45 > 0:41:48Well, I did all right with my Isis pottery.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50I found a dedicated collector.
0:41:50 > 0:41:54- Always good.- Yes. However, my spelter footballer,
0:41:54 > 0:41:56he got the red card,
0:41:56 > 0:42:00only because the buyer spots a fracture in his ankle,
0:42:00 > 0:42:04- and, yeah...- Frustrating. - A bit of a frustration there.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07What I did notice is the margins of making a profit
0:42:07 > 0:42:10when you're dealing with the trade are very small.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12It's difficult. They know what they've got.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15But I managed to make a good margin on that flamingo picture,
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- I must say.- Oh, did you now? I'm delighted for you...
0:42:17 > 0:42:19I can see!
0:42:19 > 0:42:24But on that note, shall we do the necessary?
0:42:24 > 0:42:26One, two, three!
0:42:26 > 0:42:31Oh, my goodness me, you've doubled me and more.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33I think it was down to my flamingo.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- Really?- Shall we go and see if there's any around here?
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Well, we could try. I've got some binoculars in the car.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Come on, let's go and have a look.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44A convincing win from Chuko, who made more than double Eric's profit,
0:42:44 > 0:42:48and it was the flamingo picture that made him the most money.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50I think if the outcome over my footballer
0:42:50 > 0:42:52had been a little bit different,
0:42:52 > 0:42:57then I may well have been in first place, but full marks to Chuko.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00We were in the same arena and the boy done good.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Eric was really unlucky with that trophy
0:43:02 > 0:43:06and I was very lucky to have found that flamingo picture.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09Basically, it was a game of two halves.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Do you get it? Two halves?
0:43:11 > 0:43:14But Eric gets the chance to fight back tomorrow,
0:43:14 > 0:43:17when he and Chuko square up at a market in France.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39HORN TOOTS