Eric Knowles v Chuko Ojiri - Car Boot 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, it's all too much for Chuko.

-£10 on the ladder.

-£10 on the ladder?

HE SIGHS

Eric finds an item from a far-off land.

If you want to know where it was made, here's a bit of a giveaway.

That mountain is Mount Fuji, because this is Japanese.

And Chuko gets a cracking deal.

JOINTS CRACK

I'm in one piece!

This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

Hello, and welcome to a contest of fast and furious foraging

with a pair of boy racers,

each hoping to cross the chequered flag with the biggest profits.

In pole position is an absolute classic.

He's seen newer models come and go,

but he's still got enough fuel in his engine

to leave his rivals for dust.

A quitter never wins.

And a winner never quits.

And hoping to steal his thunder and overtake on the inside lane,

a young London dealer who drives home profit after profit.

The Hat's come north, all the way to a car booty.

I don't lose. Porkpie? I'll win the pie.

They're at Twin Oaks car-boot sale in Chesterfield

with £250 of their own money to spend on the finest booty,

which they'll need to sell on to accumulate profits

for their chosen charities.

Their engines are revving and their eyes are on the road.

But who will take home the trophy?

Let's find out.

-Hey, Chuko.

-Morning, Eric, good to see you.

-North of the border.

-Chesterfield.

Round Chesterfield way, yes.

It's a big car boot, I'll tell you.

Are you a booter?

I'll give it a go. It's not really my thing.

I love coming to boots, you know,

you never know if you're going to find anything.

As of yet, I've never found anything really of any great merit.

-That bodes well for me.

-Yeah.

Well, there's an awful lot in the way of glad rags here, anyway,

so you should do well there.

But you've got £250 to spend.

-I'm going to try my very best to spend it.

-There's no other way.

Give it a go, spend, spend, spend!

THEY LAUGH

Here we go.

THEY LAUGH

How very immature!

Still, neither of our brave battlers is sounding wildly optimistic

about the chances of untold car boot booty.

But with hundreds of sellers over this spacious site,

there's certainly a lot of ground to cover.

So, what is Eric's plan of attack?

This is one very big car boot.

So my tactics are going to be orientation.

In other words, I'm going to take each lane one at a time.

I'm not going to be distracted, I'm going to stick to that plan.

Eric is employing a machine-like, methodical approach.

So how will Chuko be dealing with today's challenge?

Car boots aren't my usual hunting ground.

I don't feel that comfortable here.

My strategy's going to be buy quickly.

Look, see, buy.

I need to find something of quality and of age.

Hopefully, it's here.

Yes, Eric and Chuko are two very different players of the game.

Slow and steady versus super speedy.

And Chuko's plan of attack leads him to his first potential purchase -

an old projector.

I've seen this, it looks really interesting to me.

If it works, great.

If it doesn't, it's a lovely decorative item.

Looking at the style of it, got to be mid-century.

-Hiya.

-I need to find a price on this, if I can.

-15 quid.

-Is it working?

-It's untested as it is.

We've not had time to put anything into it yet.

But if we don't get rid of it today,

then we'll go back and do something with it.

I'm going to help you out. Can we go eight?

-Meet me in the middle at ten.

-Do me nine.

Just so that'll give me that little bit of edge.

-Got to be ten.

-Go on, then. Thank you very much.

So Chuko snaps up the projector for £10.

So, really happy. First buy, gone in, strategy -

look, see, buy.

Good piece, lovely patina, aged, heavy, solid 1950s piece.

Got to do a little bit of research when I get back.

Very happy.

Chuko flies off with his first purchase,

while Eric is still plodding along.

With the sun shining and the temperatures rising,

he's in no hurry.

So I'm practising what I preach.

This is the first aisle.

I'm going to zoom it.

Well, you say zoom it, Eric...

We're doing a methodical up and down, up and down, we'll be back.

OK. I know just how he feels.

Alas, poor old Eric.

Whereas over yonder the young upstart, Chuko,

is already on to his second stall.

Love this. Philips infrared health lamp.

In such good condition with the box.

This is something, if you had an ailment,

you'd shine that light on your back.

-Hiya.

-Hi.

-I like this.

What sort of money as it?

-I've got 15 on it.

-You've got a good stall.

I like the stuff. You've got really good stuff.

Is there anything else that you've got that's interesting?

OK, this looks good.

18th-century sovereign scales.

It's by Wilkinson of Ormskirk.

It'll weigh two things. It can weigh a sovereign.

Put that over to weigh the half sovereign.

Lovely. Looks expensive.

There you go, you put it on there...

flip it over, half the weight.

-What sort of money?

-Well, I've got 120 on it.

How does £100 sound?

That's a lot. I'm going to go in...

Hard. I'm a dealer, I need a dealer price.

So you've got to help me out. Let's do a combined price.

So, for the two, I'd say 70.

I might need nearer 100.

100? Let's say 80 and you've got your money.

-Go on.

-Let's say 90.

85.

Brilliant, well done.

Chuko picks up his second and third items,

pushing him yet further into the lead.

Look at this. Infraphil health lamp.

Infrared, so what these were basically used for,

you've got a bit of pain, which I often have, stick it in the wall...

Put it on your back and you're good as new.

This is in remarkable condition but it's electrical and it's old,

so we have to get it PAT tested.

I've got something mid-century, firmly in my comfort zone.

I've got something 18th-century, a little bit off the beaten track.

A sovereign scale.

Well-crafted, it's got a maker's mark.

I don't think Eric's going to be very happy with me.

This isn't mid-century!

It's a real antique and I've bought it!

Right up Eric's street, I'd have thought.

But, unfortunately, it landed in my street.

And it's mine. Very, very pleased.

Profit there. A weighty profit there.

Yes, at a weighty price.

Chuko has now eaten £95 from his budget and has bagged three items.

Eric really does need to catch up and get spending

if he wants to win this race.

Which may explain why he's drawn to a racing bike.

Dawes is a good name, isn't it?

-You tell me. You're obviously a bike man.

-Yeah.

Who do I know that wants a bike?

-Have you restored it?

-No, it's as found, that.

It is as found, is it?

That's a £60 bike.

-Is that a ladies' bike?

-It is, yeah.

So... Cor, who do I...?

I need a lady that needs a bike.

He does appear to be struck down with indecision.

HE SIGHS

My brain's working overtime.

We don't have all day, Eric. Chuko's already got three items!

I like it, but I'm thinking hard.

I've got to think of a lady who lives in a certain part of the world

where she's safe to cycle, cos I worry about cyclists all the time.

-OK, it's not the money issue, it's where do I go from here.

-OK.

I normally work on the basis if I see it, I like it, I buy it, but...

OK, well, you have seen it and you appear to like it, so...

OK, all right.

Listen, I'm going to live dangerously, thank you very much.

Ladies and gentlemen, Eric finally buys the bike

for the asking price of £60 and not a haggle in sight.

So I've got myself what is described as a town bike.

I don't think you'd be doing the Tour de France

on anything like this.

In all truth, it's a beautiful piece of engineering.

The fact this is 1985, well, you know,

it's getting close to a sort of classic.

I haven't got a clue at this moment in time who I'm going to sell it to.

What I do know is that I could well be racing into the lead

with this bike when it comes to making a profit.

Hope you're watching, Chuko.

Well, he's still lagging behind in the buying,

although he does come closer to catching up

when he also picks up a large photograph of Rome for £5.

Ooh, it's signed!

It's signed down here.

Michael...

Angelo.

That's it, must be one of his early photographs.

Yes... I'm not sure about that. But what did he see in the picture?

Well, I've never seen anything quite like this before,

but it is, obviously, a photograph on canvas of The Eternal City.

Yes, we're speaking of Roma here.

Why did I buy it? Because it would look so right, possibly,

possibly, in an Italiano restorante.

I think that was £5 pretty well spent.

So, with Eric now properly in the game,

let's see how our racing pair are getting on.

From a £250 budget, Eric has bought two items and spent £65,

leaving him with £185 to spend.

Chuko is ahead with three items for a total of £95,

meaning he has £155 left.

And so our pair of boy racers take a pit stop to sound each other out.

-What do you think?

-There's an awful lot to go for.

-There's a lot here.

-I've just scratched the surface.

-Have you done any buying?

-I've done a bit. I'm quietly confident.

There's treasure in those hills, I think.

-Oh, you think so?

-Maybe.

-Good.

-How about you?

I feel really happy for you.

I've parted with a few pounds, yes, that's for sure.

-Cards close.

-We always keep our cards close to our chest, don't we?

We've got to. You're very competitive, I've noticed that.

-You think so?

-I didn't think that was your personality,

-but now we've been in this, together.

-You're mistaken.

I'm just calm, cool and collected.

There you go, all right.

-Come on, come on.

-Can I have my hand back?!

THEY STRAIN

ERIC LAUGHS

He thought I had a £5 note in my hand.

Come on now, boys, play nicely.

There's no shortage of competitive spirit today,

as both Eric and Chuko are clearly in it to win it.

So how does Eric rate his chances

now he's seen the whites of his opponent's eyes?

I think he's doing all right. He's being a little bit coy.

But you can't hide those lying eyes, if you're eagle-minded.

Yes, if you say so, Eric.

It seems the blistering heat

is sending our battling buyers doolally.

You start off happy, joyful, smiling.

And then you end up desperate in a very hot, bothered situation.

That's where I am now. But I will find gold.

Oh, dear.

The Hat's breakneck approach seems to be taking its toll

as the day gets hotter and hotter.

And the search for shade has Eric donning a hat as well.

I've just purchased this hat because it's getting pretty hot here.

And if you're watching, Chuko,

you should know better than anybody else if you want to get ahead -

you get a hat!

And maybe there's something in that, because a now cool-headed Eric

is quick to dive in and find something of interest -

although he does appear to have changed his accent.

What is this?

-Is it for cards, or...?

-I think it is.

-Is it?

-How much is it?

-Two quid.

£2.

Can I buy this? There we go.

£2, I can just about afford.

-Fantastic.

-Thank you.

Eric makes his third purchase, but what has he got for his money?

Well, that's quite a useful object.

It is for putting your playing cards in.

It's in nice condition.

And if you want to know where it was made, here's a bit of a giveaway.

When I turn it around,

that mountain is Mount Fuji because this is Japanese.

And the metal is called antimony.

This actually dates probably to somewhere between

around about 1910 to maybe 1925.

It's got to much of its original silvering,

underneath is a sort of a copper-type colour.

There are plenty of people out there playing bridge, poker, you name it.

And that's quite a chic playing card stand.

And I like that.

For £2, it was a bit of a no-brainer, if you know what I mean.

So Eric is showing that when it comes to spotting a bargain,

he's truly unmatched.

While Chuko is showing signs of strain.

This is tough.

I think Eric is struggling as much as I am.

Actually, Chuko, Eric's doing A-OK

and is eyeing up a fourth potential purchase.

-Hello.

-Hi.

Just looking at your dish.

What a strange thing.

What sort of money are we talking about?

I were asking 15 for it.

What's the best you can do?

-£10.

-£10.

I've no idea...

..who's going to want that, but there's a lot of work gone into it.

-I'm happy with that. Many thanks.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

£10 lighter, Eric takes the tray - so what has he got for his money?

Well, I've just bought something

that qualifies as weird and wonderful.

It's almost certainly been bought somewhere, maybe Cairo,

in a bazaar, but it's just the quality of the engraving

which I find quite staggering.

Because we've got this sort of Egyptian hieroglyphic frieze,

we've got nine panels within these sort of palmettes.

And then, look, the surround is sort of pure Victoriana of about 1850.

This is obviously something to be looked at

rather than used as a tray.

But it would be...

Be very decadent to think you might get a cup of tea on this

first thing in the morning.

Yes. Very Harrogate.

Well, maybe you should visit Harrogate

when it's time to sell that, Eric.

Still, his tray gives him the edge in the buying.

It seems that his rigorously methodical approach

is finally paying off today.

Let's get this straight.

I may have walked the best part of ten miles

in 30 degrees of searing heat, but let me remind you, Chuko,

that a quitter never wins and a winner never quits.

Ah, but Chuko is no quitter, either.

I've spotted a few bits here that I like. This is interesting.

I'd say a mid-century stool.

Covered, nice. These ladders are always good as well.

Great shop display.

-Hello.

-Hello!

So what have you got on this?

-£10 on the stool.

-And also the ladder?

-£10 on the ladder.

-£10 on the ladder.

Come on, now, no sitting down on the job.

Hold on.

I do like that. I like the ladder more, I think.

Let me go and have a look.

These are basic painters' and decorators' ladders.

But they've just got a bit of age, a bit unusual.

It's all crafted, isn't it?

If I can get it for the right price, I think there is profit in there.

I'm going to be cheeky.

Let's say...four.

-Five.

-Five? Five, it's a deal.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

Yes, Chuko takes the ladder for £5.

This is a classic Brush Strokes ladder - painter and decorator.

In fact, I even like them more spattered with paint.

It's a bit rickety, it needs a nail, it needs a bit of love.

But all in all - £5?

Can't go that wrong.

And he quickly makes purchase number five,

picking up a vintage sack barrow for £15.

Oi-oi, look at that!

It's a beautiful thing. This was somebody's tool,

it's a piece of industrial history.

I need to find out exactly when it's from.

I'm guessing...early mid-century.

Again, a lot of these old, vintage items are great for shop displays.

How stylish would you look pushing your antiques

around a fair with this?

Love it.

I didn't pay a lot of money for it,

I'm sure I can carry off a profit with this.

And, with that, Chuko calls it a day

and finally gets to enjoy a little lie down.

HE YAWNS

Where's Eric? I've finished!

Actually, Eric's finished, too,

having rounded off his spending spree with a £3 mirror.

And is that Eric's reflection in there?

Er, maybe not.

I've just got myself a mirror photograph.

It is of John Wayne.

It says here, "In Tall In The Saddle,"

which I think probably dates from the late 1930s.

I've got to do my homework.

But it's John Wayne. John Wayne is an icon.

I think I'm going to have no trouble whatsoever selling this on.

So if you're watching, Chuko,

get off your horse and drink your milk.

Having lassoed his fifth and final purchase,

Eric brings us to the end of this car boot buying bonanza.

So before our pair come together, let's see how they spent today.

From a £250 budget, Eric made five purchases and spend £80,

whereas Chuko spent £115 on his five items.

Eric, we've done it!

-Talk about squeeze.

-I know.

What about that!

Big lump streamline or what?

I've got a feeling this could be rare.

I'm not going to do a lot to it.

I'm just going to clean it up a little bit.

That would look good in anybody's shop, wouldn't it?

-What is that?

-Infrared - it will heal you.

-I promise.

-THEY LAUGH

If all else fails, if it doesn't cure you,

you could cook a chicken in front of it, couldn't you?

That's the idea. My favourite bit is this.

Oh, I like that.

Let's have a look. What does it say?

Wilkinson, Ormskirk, Lancashire.

-Your neck of the woods.

-Well, not far away.

I'm surprised you didn't see that.

I think that is a fabulous thing.

I would have wanted to have bought that.

You notice - look, look - no pottery!

-No pottery!

-That must hurt.

Well, no. To be honest with you,

there was nothing much in the ceramic world out there I wanted.

-I could see that.

-This, I thought, was interesting.

Japanese antimony - that's the material.

There it is for your decks of cards.

-What a gentlemanly way of playing poker.

-Yeah.

And last but not least, my ladies' bike.

Immaculate condition, very nice.

And what's that, '80s?

1985.

So we're getting close to classic.

You're about 100 years out of where you'd normally be.

Yeah. Well, there you go.

All I hope, obviously,

is that mine sell for a lot more than what yours sell for.

-You've just beat me to it! I hope

-I

-win, and you lose.

Well, there you go. Yeah, I want a cup of tea, old bean.

Lead on.

-Oh!

-ERIC LAUGHS

Our tussling twosome now shift gear from buying to selling

as they prepare to peddle their wares

and realise the profit potential of every purchase made,

with the money going to their chosen charities.

In his High Wycombe home,

Eric is ready for action.

So this is the end product.

It is the result of walking hours

under a scorching sun.

My John Wayne mirror, actually,

shows a still from the film Tall In The Saddle,

which was released in 1944.

This was produced almost certainly

in either the '70s or maybe even the early '80s.

Now, I do have a potential buyer for that.

My Japanese playing card case

might be something of a rarity,

if only for the fact that I've never seen one before

and I've only been in this sort of job since 1971(!)

My Egyptian tray, you might describe it as my problem child.

The quality of the craftsmanship that has gone into making this

is quite incredible.

It's just who do I know who is going to appreciate

such craftsmanship?

And then, finally, that wonderful panorama of the city of Rome.

But it does have a little bit of water damage.

But, fortunately, it's occurred

in the sky, amongst the clouds.

It's completely disguised.

It doesn't detract from the image whatsoever.

Now, all I've got to do is find the willing buyers.

Yes, including one for his ladies' bike.

Back in his London lair, Chuko is also plotting a plan of attack.

I've actually managed to get some great pieces.

Look at this Aldis projector.

It's a great, decorative piece.

I'm going to have to take the wiring off

and give it a bit of a clean before I sell it.

I've done my research with this coin scale.

And when sovereigns were currency, they were made of precious metals.

So this was, essentially, a counterfeit detector.

And, then, maybe going a little bit down-market,

my ladder is too old and too rickety to actually use,

but a lot of people nowadays will use these for display,

and that's exactly who I want to sell it to.

And, then, finally, I've got my vintage sack barrow.

Weathered, aged and industrial piece.

I didn't pay a great deal of money for it.

Should be a profit.

And he'll also need to get his infrared lamp up to spec,

then find a buyer for that.

Now, both our experts will hope to make good on their buys

as they reach for their contact books,

pick up their phones,

and take to the roads that they hope will lead to a profit.

Chuko and Eric know that no deal is done

until the hand is shaken and the cash is handed over.

Eric is hoping to be first off the mark

as he marches down to one of the more upmarket parts of London.

I'm on my old stomping ground of Knightsbridge.

Now, I spent 25 years of my life here,

working for a very large London auction house.

But bang next door is a very fine Italian restaurant.

When I clasped my eyes on that panoramic photograph of Rome,

I thought of one person.

I thought of the owner.

I thought of Antonio.

Ah, but what will Antonio think of the print that cost Eric £5?

Now, you do get some big names in here, don't you,

without going on too much?

We have...

the best, like Princess Diana,

Al Pacino.

Ava Gardner was here almost every day when she was alive.

The one thing I remember more about the decor here

were all the photographs.

Consequently, when I was out and about,

and I came across this large, panoramic view of Rome,

I immediately thought of you.

-So do you want to see it?

-Please do.

-OK.

Under a magnifying glass, the detail is just...

Roma.

I love Roma. I love...

For me, it's the best city in the world.

Now, I've got a small confession to make.

Can you see the clouds?

-Yes.

-OK.

Some of those clouds have been accentuated

by a little bit of moisture.

But it's very fortunate that what has happened there

blends in perfectly with the rest of the clouds.

I'm looking for somewhere in the region of around £40 for this.

That's my opening gambit.

-You say £40?

-Yes.

I'll give you 50.

I'm not sure that's the way it works.

When you barter, you tend to go the opposite way.

Because I like for Knightsbridge,

I cannot say, "I pay £40."

Oh, really? Oh, I see.

-£50?

-Yes.

That's very generous of you.

OK, you think that's fair?

OK, listen, I'm not going to argue with you.

-Thank you.

-Excelente.

Eric makes and opening profit of £45 for the Rome print,

but it wasn't the only picture he picked up at the car boot.

Still in London, Eric moves on to his next item.

I've come to Rayners Lane up here in North London

because, for the past 25 years or more,

I've been having my hair cut here by Andy, my barber.

Nowm Andy, I can tell you, is a very, very big John Wayne fan.

So when I saw this mirror of John Wayne himself,

I saw another face in there, and that was Andy's.

Now, Andy is probably going to drive a hard bargain,

so if I dare quote the great man himself, "Courage...

"is being scared to death but saddling up anyhow."

AS JOHN WAYNE: And, so, the one they call El Knowledge

tethers his trusty steed, and with trigger finger twitching

and keen eyes shifting,

he comes face-to-face with the man who once cut him.

Well, his hair.

So, tell me, John Wayne...?

When did he become your hero?

When I saw Rio Bravo.

Well, the funny thing is,

I sat in that chair for a few years,

and over those years I used to see bits of John Wayne appear.

Mindful of your memorabilia,

I just happened to be at a car boot not so very long ago.

I came across John Wayne.

But the truth was that this is the man that was looking at me.

Have a look at it. I just thought that might add to your collection.

I'm in a position to sell you that

at what I would say is a favourable price.

Around about...

-£30.

-I will give you 28...

-..and a haircut.

-£28 and a haircut?

-I think we've got ourselves a bit of a deal, OK?

-Sure?

Put it there.

So Eric takes a seat in the barber's chair,

he's cut into the lead now with two sales to nil.

And Andy takes a little off the back and sides

while Eric makes a little more on top,

with £25 made on the mirror.

If I day quote from John Wayne himself,

"Tomorrow hopes that we've learnt from yesterday."

Wise words, Chuko. Wise words.

Yes, and Chuko is hoping to brighten up HIS tomorrow

with his first potential sale at a retro store in London.

What I'm going to try to do with this lovely vintage sack barrow,

which will look great in there for display,

is to take a little bit of their profit and add to mine.

Wish me luck.

And he'll be hoping visual merchandiser Sophia

will help him roll out with a profit on the £15 it owes him.

This I thought would make a great display for you guys -

be really good in here.

It's vintage, industrial,

good, solid sack barrow.

Do you think it would work in here?

Well, we are always looking for new props.

I'm the visual merchandiser, so it'd be a massive help to me, I'm sure.

You do wow with the visuals here.

-Thank you very much.

-You do.

Let's get down to a price.

-Okey dokey.

-I was thinking...

..125.

I don't know if I can give you 125.

THEY LAUGH

I've got to work with what I've got here!

I think...55.

-55?

-Yeah.

Shall I just give you an amount that I think you will say yes?

-You can try.

-Did you see what I'm trying to do?

Look into my eyes!

Can't see them under your hat.

This hat is never comes off.

Ever.

Let's say...£80.

80?

A little bit closer to what I was thinking.

-CHUKO YELPS

-Go on, then. It's a deal.

-Thank you very much.

-You're welcome.

It'll look great here. Really good.

I'll see what I can do with it.

I've already got some ideas in my head.

So after some pretty tough negotiating,

Chuko walks out £65 up,

and he's delighted.

I made a great profit.

I'm going to need that sack barrow back

to carry all the cash I've made.

Yes, he takes the lead, meaning Eric will have to pedal hard to catch up.

Or not.

He's taking his bike to Oxford-based bike shop owner Dave,

hoping to make something on the £60 it cost him.

-Dave, hello. Eric.

-How are you?

-Nice to meet you.

I've never bought a bike before.

I mean, I'm mainly... sort of ceramics and glass.

But I was told it dates from 1985,

so I'm wondering whether it comes under the heading

of, maybe, classic bike.

Well, my first impression is that it's extremely clean.

It is in very good condition.

Almost suspiciously good condition.

Almost as if it's been restored.

I can see there are things on there that are not original -

-they wouldn't have come out the factory with the bike.

-Such as?

-The mudguards, for a start.

-Oh, yeah?

-The pump is...

-Yes.

-..not original.

-Correct, yes, that's true.

And the kickstand isn't original either.

-Oh, this one here, down here?

-It isn't a classic. It isn't.

-It's not?

-No, it's an old bike in very good condition.

-I see.

-It's certainly better than many of the second-hand bikes

-that we see from that era.

-Oh, well, that's encouraging.

We just have to come down to something that's mutually agreeable.

I was thinking that, you know,

we might be around the £150 mark.

Realistically, we need to be sort of talking closer

to about 70 quid.

-£70?

-Yeah.

I-I just feel, as a matter of honour,

just to tag on another tenner, if possible.

Do you think we could do the 80 on that?

Can we agree at 80 and close at 80?

The only thing I would ask,

I would like to think whoever does ride it does wear a helmet.

Yes, we do encourage helmet use.

I had bigger ideas for it, but if we're going to settle on 80,

-let's settle on 80.

-80 quid it is.

-OK.

So Eric makes his second sale and a £20 profit.

I know it wasn't a big profit, £20.

But, having said that, you know, it was a profit.

And if you're watching, Chuko, on YOUR bike, mate.

Well, he's on foot, actually,

and still hard at work as he arrives at an osteopath's for his next sale.

I've got my Infraphil infrared light.

Hopefully, I'll get a cracking good deal.

The light cost Chuko £15.50 after PAT testing,

but will osteopath Torben be interested in buying it?

-So it's an Infraphil.

-Yes.

She's actually from the '70s.

Yeah, I've seen them. I think they're more white now.

Wow.

Don't look straight into it.

I've never used infrared before, I must say.

It's a proven technique.

Infrared light does penetrate the muscle and relax it, doesn't it?

Yes. I can imagine that it'll help loosening up the muscles

and get it ready to be adjusted.

So is it something you think you'd be interested in?

-I think so.

-I'm thinking...

£65.

What about 35?

How does...

50 sound?

That sounds better.

I think you've still got a bit of stiffness in the neck.

What about if we do 45 and I'll loosen up your neck for you -

-how is that?

-I don't even have to think about that.

45 and a click?

Sounds like a CRACKING deal to me.

Chuko loosens up a profit of £29.50 on the lamp,

and whilst he's there...

Can I keep my hat on, Torben?

No, you have to take your hat off.

The Hat is taking his hat off.

-Oh, man.

-That is an honour.

The signals are not coming through here

to the arm muscles well enough.

I'll do a little flick like that.

There'll be a little click.

NECK CRACKS

Is that supposed to do that?

And here.

NECK CRACKS Oh, no, that's not right.

How's that?

Shocking.

And again.

SOMETHING CRACKS

No, that's enough of that.

Good.

I'm in one piece.

So Chuko's CRACKING deal brings us to the halfway mark

of this spectacular selling spree.

Let's take a moment to see how much our experts have made so far.

Eric has made three sales and brought home a profit of £90.

Chuko has only sold two items,

but is a smidge ahead with a profit of £94.50.

It's close - it's extremely close -

and Eric is hoping his next sale will help him regain his lead,

as he arrives in Chelsea.

I'm here to meet a certain William Rouse, who moves in certain circles.

To be precise, he moves in the Magic Circle.

He's brought the card box, hoping to magic up a profit

from the £2 it cost him.

Like everybody,

once they find out that you are a member of the Magic Circle,

they're going to say, "Show me a trick. Come on, show me a trick."

So show me a trick!

-I'd be delighted, yes.

-OK.

If you don't mind, perhaps you could just slide out a card?

-OK. Yeah.

-Very good.

Have a look at it, remember it, don't forget it,

but don't let me see it.

For the benefit of people at home...

-Lovely.

-Perfect. Perhaps you could slide that back somewhere...

-OK, let's go there.

-..around the middle of the pack.

-I'm going to attempt, I think, to locate your card.

-OK.

And it's going to look a little bit like this.

-OK.

-Just out of curiosity, what was the card you chose?

It was the nine of spades.

-The nine of spades?

-Yeah.

-Fantastic. Fingers crossed...

-OK.

..we should find...

..the nine of spades.

Excellent!

So Will gets the right card,

but will Eric get the right price for his box?

There it is...

..in all its glory.

Let me explain. It's made of a material called antimony.

Date-wise, it's around about

-1900 to 1910.

-Mm-hm.

And what amazed me was that it's there to take two sets

of playing cards.

-Lovely.

-Ever seen one of those before?

I've seen lots of card cases before, lots of boxes for cards,

but not a metal one,

-and certainly not one with the same design as this.

-Amazing.

Well, I've only been doing this since 1971

and this is the first one that I've seen.

So... But having said that, there's always somebody at home

that says, "Oh, I've seen a dozen of those."

-Well,

-I

-haven't.

But there it is.

I'm going to start off asking £30 for it anyway.

OK.

It's intriguing, it's somewhere to keep cards at home.

And it's a nice thing because there's a connection between ideas

of the mysterious East and magic, particularly from the period.

But the problem is perhaps it's not something I would be...

If I'm doing a show or something like that,

it's not something I would be using for it.

No, there is that. Where would you come in for something like that?

I don't know. Maybe £10 or £12, something like that?

-£10 or £12?

-Enough that I can smile about it

when I see it and use it at home.

I'd smile a lot more at my home if I could, let's say,

settle on £20 for that object.

I think we can shake on 20.

Presumably an IOU would be fine for that?

Well, I'm sorry, Will,

but, given the opportunity, I think we would rather...

We'd rather take cash.

Perhaps we could try this, then.

If you won't accept an IOU...

-maybe £20 will work OK...

-Ooh!

-ERIC LAUGHS

-..by way of alternative. So, yes...

-Fantastic!

-..there's £20,

and thank you very much indeed.

We have a deal.

Better check that note, Eric.

Still, that's an £18 profit for the case

and Eric only has one item left.

Chuko has three.

He's back in London for his next sale.

It's the £5 ladder, which he brings to florist Joanna,

hoping to step out with a profit.

You've got such rustic charm in here.

I thought this would be a perfect display.

The reason I bought it is because you've got that display there.

-Yes, I have.

-I wouldn't try and climb up it.

-No.

Something you think you could work with?

I think definitely I could, yes.

-If the money's right?

-If the money's right.

I was thinking something like £65.

-Was you?!

-CHUKO LAUGHS

I wasn't!

Bit less.

-30?

-30...

THEY GROAN

What if we say 40?

35?

-Go on, then, 40.

-Oh, yes!

THEY LAUGH

Well done.

Chuko makes £35 and climbs further up the profit ladder.

He's in Oxfordshire next with the 1950s projector that cost him £10.

It turns out the projector wasn't in working order,

so Chuko has stripped out all the wiring for safety,

and he's hoping pub owners Damian and Johnny

will want it as a decorative piece in their pub.

-Good to see you.

-You, too.

-Love this place.

-Thank you very much.

-It's just such eclectic taste.

-This wouldn't be out of place here.

-I was going to say!

Right.

I want to add to it.

So, yeah, 1950s slide projector.

It's all stripped, so purely for decorative.

-Can it work?

-I think so.

I think it'd make a really good light,

-or something really interesting in here, yeah.

-OK.

-Could get bulb in there.

-Yeah.

I think it would suit here very well.

-What are you asking for it?

-Right, don't be scared...

-cos these go for a lot of money. They're rare.

-OK.

They're rare. But I'm not going to hurt you too much.

But I would love to get about 120.

-120?

-Yeah.

-Ooh.

I was thinking more sort of, er...

-40?

-Oxford prices...

for a London boy.

-THEY LAUGH

-Ow!

Meet me up a little bit.

Let's say 90?

65.

BOTH: 65.

That's a good price.

I'm not going to argue at that.

-Thank you, Johnny. Thank you, Damian.

-Thank you.

Enjoy. I think it will look brilliant in here.

Chuko kisses goodbye to the projector

but waves hello to £55 of profit.

Which brings us back to Eric's final sale,

the Egyptian tray that cost him £10.

He's brought it to Marlow-based vintage shop owner Sara.

I've got something that I'm hoping is going to be of interest to you

that looks very, very old.

It looks about 4,000 or 5,000 years old, but, obviously, it's not.

It's been carved by hand,

probably in a bazaar in Cairo,

sometime in the 20th century.

I would have thought the early 20th century.

I think that is perfect,

if you're serving drinks for two.

I mean, very decadent, I think, to use something like that.

I tell you what's going through my mind.

Where we are, there's a real trend for cocktails.

There's a cocktail called an Egyptian martini

and, somehow, the Egyptian tray with martini glasses

sort of fits together quite nicely.

You think you've got a market for that?

I think we might be able to do something with it...

-OK. All right.

-..at a price.

At a price, yes.

I was looking for somewhere in the region

of around about, I don't know...

..£60, something like that?

-60 I think is a bit steep.

-OK, fair enough.

Remember, I've got to sell it on.

I was going somewhere near the 30s.

Let's have a think now.

If we said 40, would that be encouraging to you?

What about 35?

35. You like the sound of that, don't you?

Just something, yes.

-Yeah. I'm going to say 35.

-Well done.

-Come on, put your hand there.

-Thank you, Eric.

So Eric carries off a final profit

of £25 for the tray.

Chuko has one item left to sell.

He's weighed up his options and travelled to Buckinghamshire.

I've got my coin scales here.

I really love these.

Great engineering.

I don't know too much about them.

Could be 1780, could be 1880.

But I know somebody that will know about them - Charles.

He's an auction consultant and he's a coin collector.

Hopefully, the scales will tip in my favour.

The scales cost £70 but what will the expert think?

So I've got these coin scales, lovely coin scales.

You have to be very fair with me cos I know very little about this...

-Yeah.

-..and I know this is your area of expertise.

-Yeah.

-What do you think?

-Yes.

-Well, the first thing to say

is that these aren't actually sovereign scales.

They are earlier than that.

This is actually a pair of guinea scales,

which means that it's from pre-1817.

You can tell from the paper label inside

that it's probably from about 1780.

Better than a sovereign scale. It means it's a bit more valuable.

-OK, brilliant.

-What you did with it

is you put your gold guinea on here.

And if it tipped the scale just a little bit, like this,

your gold was good. Now, the market for these is...

a little bit weak, shall we say,

because once a coin collector has got one example...

-Yeah.

-..he doesn't want to buy ten.

How would 95 sound?

95? I'm a London boy, I'm from Hackney.

My instinct is to nudge you to 100,

but I think you've been very fair, you've been very honest,

-and you've been very straight.

-Thank you, Chuko.

I'll shake your hand at that. Thank you very much, Charles.

So Chuko walks away with a final £25 profit

and brings us to the end of this selling bonanza.

So before we find out who's earned the mantle of winner,

let's remind ourselves how much our pair spent.

From a £250 budget, Eric bought five items for £80 in total.

Chuko also bought five items but spent £115.50,

including PAT testing costs.

All the profits from today's challenge

will go to Eric and Chuko's chosen charities. So let's find out

who is the Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

How are you doing?

-Hello, Eric.

-How was your booty? Have you done any more car booting?

-I haven't. Have you?

-Well, yes, I have,

but not as extensive as the one we went to.

-It was tough.

-It was, wasn't it?

There was an awful lot of ground to cover.

-So what about the selling?

-So my Infraphil,

I made a CRACKING good profit with that.

Oh, did you?

I took it to a chiropractor.

Let's just say he had a good relationship with my back.

Oh, right.

-How about you?

-For me,

I called on a little bit of magic

when it came to my card case.

I did rub shoulders with a magician,

and I'm hoping a little bit of magic is about to rub off.

-Shall we have a look?

-Here we go.

-Are you ready?

-Three...

-Two...

-BOTH:

-One...

-BOTH:

-Oh!

-Close.

-No!

THEY LAUGH

Don't patronise me!

No, I would never do that.

Either way, when it comes to the magic,

I think I'll just do a disappearing trick.

-Come on.

-Let's go and make some.

Yes, Chuko is today's winner

after taking the two highest profits on the sack barrow and projector.

To win against Eric is always a hard fight.

And that's what I did - I fought really hard.

I'm proud of myself.

Why shouldn't I be? I won, but it was tough.

Well, it's very tough to spend big money at a car boot,

and it's when you spend the big money

you stand a chance of making the bigger profits.

But it's fair to say that Chuko was almost buying on demand.

He knows his market,

and I may have lost the battle, but I haven't lost the war...

yet.

But Eric gets to fight again tomorrow

when he takes on Chuko at the showdown.