0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, the show that pitches
0:00:05 > 0:00:07TVs best-loved antiques experts against each other
0:00:07 > 0:00:10in an all-out battle for profit.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12I think I see a bargain!
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Each day, one pair of duelling dealers
0:00:14 > 0:00:16will face a mighty challenge.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Oh, yeah!
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Putting their reputations on the line...
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Ready 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 > 0:00:34..showing you how to make the most money...
0:00:34 > 0:00:36It really is war.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38..from buying and selling.
0:00:38 > 0:00:39You've got to be in there like a whippet.
0:00:42 > 0:00:43Prepare yourselves, viewers,
0:00:43 > 0:00:47as it's the finale of our week-long contest of collectables.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Yes, it's the mighty Showdown.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55Coming up - Eric gets confused in the auction house...
0:00:55 > 0:00:56Sorry, what lot number are you?
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Lot 224.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Thank you! That was a near one.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03- Concentrate, Eric!- ..Ochuko takes his chances in France...
0:01:03 > 0:01:05It's a cheeky offer, it's half of what he said.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11..and our dealers square up at the Showdown auction.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- Yes!- I take my hat off.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Which is more than you've done ever since I've met you! Ah!
0:01:17 > 0:01:20This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Welcome one and all to an epic bout of bargaining,
0:01:38 > 0:01:43in which a towering pair of antiques titans try to turn rarities into
0:01:43 > 0:01:46riches. Yes, this is the Showdown.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51The final hurrah and the last chance for our pair of combating competitors
0:01:51 > 0:01:55to try and come out on top, while making money for their chosen charities.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58First up, a new pup with a big bite.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02An east Londoner who's sartorially smart, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05but make no mistake, slyer than Stallone.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08It's Ochuko "The Hat" Ojiri.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10I look forward, not behind
0:02:10 > 0:02:12and there's profit in front of me.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Up against him is an opponent more regal than a royal flush.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20He's the Prince of Porcelain and a classy connoisseur of crockery.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22It's Eric "The Knowledge" Knowles.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Ochuko, you may be the new kid in this school,
0:02:27 > 0:02:30but I'm here to teach you a lesson.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34So far, Ochuko has won all four of this week's contests.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39So, can Eric redeem himself now and take this final battle?
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Our experts have £1,000 of their own money to spend across four different
0:02:43 > 0:02:49locations - an antiques fair, an auction, a foreign market
0:02:49 > 0:02:51and a car-boot sale.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Showdown rules dictate at least half of their eight purchases
0:02:54 > 0:02:58will be sold at the terrifying Showdown auction,
0:02:58 > 0:03:00where their fate is out of their hands.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05The difference between victory and defeat is all down to the bidding public.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09So who will be crowned ultimate king of the collectables?
0:03:09 > 0:03:10Let's find out.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- Hey.- Eric.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Well, we made it. This is it, yes.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17This is the Showdown!
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- It's the big one.- I know.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20We've been given some information.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- Do you want to start us off? - "Welcome to the mighty Showdown.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27"You must each buy two items across four different locations.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29"You have £1,000 to spend.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32"You can sell up to four items wherever you want.
0:03:32 > 0:03:40"The rest will be sold at the Showdown auction in direct competition with your opponent.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43"The winner is the expert who makes the most profit."
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- Yes? - THEY LAUGH
0:03:46 > 0:03:48It says expert, not optimist!
0:03:48 > 0:03:52And it finishes with, "Good luck." I'm going to wish you lots of that.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- You as well, sir.- You're going to need it, mate.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57- You're going to need it, kid! - We'll see. We'll see.- Yes,
0:03:57 > 0:04:01there's fighting talk from both sides as they enter round one,
0:04:01 > 0:04:03the antiques fair.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07It's pitchforks at dawn as our duelling dealers begin their challenge at
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Shepton Mallet Antiques & Collectors' Fair,
0:04:10 > 0:04:14where they'll each have to find two items from the 600-odd stalls
0:04:14 > 0:04:18selling their wares. So how does Ochuko rate his chances?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21This is Showdown, so I'm really looking forward to this.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25This is my chance to show Eric that I'm not the new kid any more.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28He should've got a hat, because I've got a lot more tricks under mine.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Well, Eric may have nothing on his head,
0:04:30 > 0:04:32but there's plenty going on inside it.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Well, the thing about the Showdown is that you can't pre-empt what
0:04:37 > 0:04:41you're going to put in the auction and what you're going to sell privately until
0:04:41 > 0:04:44you've actually bought all eight items.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Up until then, I'm going to keep an open mind.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Yes, open mind and open eyes.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52And it's not long before he's opening his wallet
0:04:52 > 0:04:55and enquiring about a pair of bookends.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58What sort of price range are these little bookends?
0:04:58 > 0:04:59I'd do those for 20 for you.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- Listen, can I show you a photograph of my mother?- Yes, OK.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- She's here, look, there she is. - Oh, she's lovely, isn't she?
0:05:04 > 0:05:09When I was a little boy, I thought my mother was related to the Queen.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- Yeah.- Do you want to hold on to that one?- Yeah. Another one would be nicer!
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- I'll hold two for you, shall I? - Would you like that one?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Ta-da! Of his mother!
0:05:17 > 0:05:20With a little help from his - ahem! - mother,
0:05:20 > 0:05:22Eric buys the carved bookends for £20,
0:05:22 > 0:05:25but will they help him sail away with a profit?
0:05:26 > 0:05:31Date-wise, somewhere between around about 1910 and 1925.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Very much in the Arts and Crafts style,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36when galleons were a very, very popular motif.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38You'd find them not only on carved wood,
0:05:38 > 0:05:40you'd find them in stained-glass windows
0:05:40 > 0:05:43and you'd find them on embossed copper plaques.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44Charming might be the word.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47What I've got to do now is charm a buyer.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49A confident start from the old guard,
0:05:49 > 0:05:53but the young pretender hopes to catch up as he finds a piece of
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- colourful crockery. - Nice '50s colours.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58I like the sort of geometric element to it.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00How much is this?
0:06:00 > 0:06:01That's 15.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Do you think you could possibly help me out on the price?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Please!
0:06:07 > 0:06:09How about 12? I couldn't really go any lower than 12.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11You couldn't go less? Let's say ten.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- Let's say ten.- Go on, then. - Ten?- Yes.- Thank you so much.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- Thank you.- All right.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20He charms the seller, forks out a tenner for the bowl and draws one all.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Yeah! Very happy.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Look at that. There's a mark on the back that says, West Germany.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30West German pottery, its heyday was from the '50s until the '70s.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35It's really known for its expressive use of colours, as you can see here.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38So while Ochuko's straying onto Eric's ceramic turf,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41The Knowledge is sticking to what he knows best,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44picking up a glass figurine for £90.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47This is a design by Rene Lalique.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Now, Rene Lalique lived between 1860 and 1945,
0:06:51 > 0:06:55but this figurine has been made after his death.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59I think it was revived in the last ten years or so.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Yes, it's pressed glass, but having paid £90 for it,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06I still think there's got to be a profit in it.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10So, Eric's second purchase is delicate and elegant.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15Whereas Ochuko rounds off his antiques fair buying with a grubby old pink
0:07:15 > 0:07:17petrol can for £5.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18It says Aladdin on the tin,
0:07:18 > 0:07:23so will Ochuko be able to rub it and produce a genie as profit?
0:07:23 > 0:07:27It's a 1950s petrol can, it's made of steel.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29You put your paraffin, your petrol in there, and look,
0:07:29 > 0:07:31you've got your tap there.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34It would make a great shop display piece. It's really unusual.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38No-one would dream of having a petrol can this colour these days and this is what I love about it.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Unique, quirky, exactly the sort of thing that I love to buy.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45And at that money, I think it will go into the auction.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47And they're done with round one,
0:07:47 > 0:07:50so let's take a look at the spending so far.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55From a £1,000 budget, Eric has spent £110,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58so has £890 left in the piggy bank.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Ochuko's haul cost him a paltry £15,
0:08:01 > 0:08:05leaving a hefty £985 for the next three rounds.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11The battle ground for round two is an auction house in Colchester
0:08:11 > 0:08:14and once again, Eric has the advantage of experience.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Well, buying for a Showdown, especially at auction, is tricky.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Sooner or later some of the items that you're buying at the auction
0:08:22 > 0:08:24will end up in another auction.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27And with commission to pay on both sides of that equation,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Eric knows profits can take a hit.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35But Ochuko has decided to put all such worries aside and take the auction by the horns.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38This is my chance to really get ahead.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42I've got to work really smart, buy something really poppy, colourful.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44I'm going to win this.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45Ah, such confidence!
0:08:45 > 0:08:49There's just time for a perusal of the goods on offer before the bidding starts.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53And The Hat is drawn to, well, some hats.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54This is a job lot.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57My favourite bit of all of this is the collapsible hat.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Look at that. Comedy all day long.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04You can imagine just... Bang!
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- Love it.- Eric is employing a trick he's used before,
0:09:07 > 0:09:11as he thinks he's found a precious gem hidden in a job lot,
0:09:11 > 0:09:14with a low estimate of £20-£30.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17This little mark on the base, it says, Gesso Faience.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20And you can just about make out James McIntyre and Co.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23This is around about 1895.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Designed probably by a man called Harry Barnard,
0:09:26 > 0:09:28with this slip trail decoration.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33You know, that little jug is worth the same as the rest of that entire tray.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35And so the auction commences.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Both our boys need to win two lots each,
0:09:38 > 0:09:42and it's Ochuko's Victorian hat lot that comes up first with a guide
0:09:42 > 0:09:44price of £20-£40.
0:09:44 > 0:09:49How can Ochuko "The Hat" Ojiri not win the hats?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Straight in at £34.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56- At £34.- Ouch!- 36. 38. 40.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Two. £44 bid now.
0:09:58 > 0:10:0246. 48. 50. 55. 60.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05At £60 at the back. All done.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10After commission, Ochuko pays just over £74 for the hats,
0:10:10 > 0:10:13that's a top price for a top hat!
0:10:13 > 0:10:15You can't take a hat off me!
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- Don't try!- And The Hat tries to get further ahead when he goes after a
0:10:19 > 0:10:24collection of Masonic medals, estimated at £20-£30.
0:10:24 > 0:10:30Bid? 38. 40. 42. 44. 46. £46.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- And it's mine.- Ochuko buys the medals for just over £57,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36and he's all done for this round.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39But what's he got for his money?
0:10:39 > 0:10:43It looks like a whole collection of somebody's freemasonry paraphernalia.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Dated from the mid-19th century.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Looks like the lodge was in Essex.
0:10:49 > 0:10:50It's unusual.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52I don't know where it's going to end up, but I think I'll make a profit.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57Dib dib dib. Hold on a minute, that's the Scouts!
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Indeed it is, Ochuko.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Still, he's now done with round two.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Eric needs to catch up.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05But that job lot of crockery is up next.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11Now, there is one jug in there which is going to be worth
0:11:11 > 0:11:14at least £50-£70 by itself.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18It's not huge money, but it just shines amongst all that,
0:11:18 > 0:11:22to use a polite term, mediocrity.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25So will anyone else have noticed this hidden jewel?
0:11:25 > 0:11:26£5. Thank you.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Five is bid. £5, all done.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- Sorry, what lot number are you, sorry?- We're on lot 224.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- OK.- Six, thank you. At six. You have competition, madam.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Seven. Here is competition. Eight. Nine. Ten.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42The gentleman's bid, I'm selling. All done then at £10.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Thank you! That was a near one.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- Concentrate, Eric!- Yes, do try to stay alert.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52He wins the lot by the skin of his teeth for £12.40, including costs,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55and he's clearly buying in bulk today as he bids on
0:11:55 > 0:11:58and wins another job lot.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02This time it's a collection of Royal Doulton and Susie Cooper
0:12:02 > 0:12:05dinnerware for £86.80.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09I hadn't realised that I'd got four boxes of this stuff!
0:12:09 > 0:12:13But Susie Cooper, stylish lady, stylish ceramics.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17That's the mark you want to look for, with this sort of leaping gazelle.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20And sometimes they're actually impressed with the year date.
0:12:20 > 0:12:211939.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25But look at that design, it's so 1950s.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27She was way ahead of her time.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Eric's bargain boxes bring us to the end of round two.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33So let's see how much they've got left to spend.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40From a £1,000 budget, Eric has so far spent £209.20,
0:12:40 > 0:12:43leaving him with £790.80 to spend.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48Ochuko has so far forked out £146.44,
0:12:48 > 0:12:52which leaves him almost £854 at the midway mark.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Still plenty of money in their kitties,
0:12:56 > 0:13:00which is good news because round three takes them to a French market
0:13:00 > 0:13:04in Avignon where prices can often run a little high.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06And with the sun beating down,
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Eric is the first to spot a potential purchase,
0:13:09 > 0:13:11as a green elephantine bowl catches his eye.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Well, I like that.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15It's got an immediacy about it.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20I think date-wise this is probably around about 1925.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23So can he get a good price from the vendor?
0:13:29 > 0:13:32I'm hoping he just said 40 euros.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Actually, he just came down to 30.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Ah, even better.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38Fantastique!
0:13:38 > 0:13:43I just gave him 40 euros and he's just given me 15 back.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Right, so Eric heard 40, the vendor came down to 30,
0:13:46 > 0:13:48but he's actually charged 25 euros,
0:13:48 > 0:13:53so that's a bargain price of £21.55 for the bowl.
0:13:54 > 0:13:59I must take up those conversational French lessons at night school in
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- the winter.- Don't knock it, Eric.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05You paid 15 euros less than you thought you were going to pay!
0:14:05 > 0:14:09So this is an object which is going to sell purely on its decorative
0:14:09 > 0:14:13merits. Like everybody else on the planet, we all love an elephant.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17So I'm hoping these four elephants are going to be four lucky elephants.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22And they do bring him luck, as next, he finds a jardiniere that he likes.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Could I buy that for 100 euros?
0:14:24 > 0:14:25For 100 euros?
0:14:27 > 0:14:2890 for your pleasure.
0:14:28 > 0:14:3090 for my pleasure?
0:14:30 > 0:14:31And it is my pleasure.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33A pleasure. OK?
0:14:33 > 0:14:37- All right.- The discounted pot costs Eric £77.59,
0:14:37 > 0:14:40so what's he got for his money?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Well, it's maybe just a plant pot to some people,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45but for me, that's a lovely sort of work of art.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47It's very Art Nouveau.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49What makes it interesting is the glaze.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52I've never come across this sort of decoration before.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Date-wise, probably around about 1900, maybe 1905.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58And Bosch.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Well, Bosch were a quality maker,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03so hopefully the quality will always out.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08Ochuko is playing catch up now and for his first French item,
0:15:08 > 0:15:11he's found a flamingo pink glass set
0:15:11 > 0:15:14that's so very... Well, so very Ochuko.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15Oh, I love this.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20I think the colour, to me, and the cut, it screams 1920s.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Lovely decanter.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Yeah, I like this.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29Please, please!
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Let me put that down.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Let me find my book.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Never has this book been so handy.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40It's a cheeky offer, it's half of what he said.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42He may get upset, hopefully won't.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- 7.50.- No, no, no.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50OK, meet me.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51Eight?
0:15:56 > 0:15:57Thank you very much.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02The pink glassware nibbles a further £8.62 from his budget.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06When you buy glassware, you have to be very careful of the damage.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10It's a few little nicks, but in general, it's survived well, hasn't it?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Beautiful flamingo pink.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Classic 1920s shape.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16We're in wine country.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19I just wish I had a little bit of time so I could fill this up.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21But I haven't, I've got to crack on.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Maybe someone should remind him that he's still got over £800 at his
0:16:26 > 0:16:30disposal. Oh, well. Maybe his next item will be something big.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Something expensive.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Something like... A box of model beetles?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Where would you find them?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Who would look for them? Who would want them? Me!
0:16:38 > 0:16:41The seller is asking 5 euros.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44We shake, final and we shake on this price.
0:16:44 > 0:16:463 euros.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Yes?
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- You are a gentleman.- Ochuko pays a tiny £2.59.
0:16:53 > 0:16:59He did well on the haggle, but apparently not so well in explaining what he was haggling for.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02I thought I was buying the whole box.
0:17:02 > 0:17:03I've ended up with one.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07There's only Paul McCartney left, but I'll make it work.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Yes, Ochuko's solitary beetle brings to the end of round three,
0:17:11 > 0:17:15so let's see how much dosh our experts have saved for the final round.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22From a £1,000 budget, Eric has spent just over £308,
0:17:22 > 0:17:26leaving him with almost £692 to spend.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30Ochuko has spent a minuscule £157.65,
0:17:30 > 0:17:35so has just over £842 in his kitty.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38So they've both plenty of cash to spend
0:17:38 > 0:17:41in Round 4, a car-boot sale in Chesterfield,
0:17:41 > 0:17:44and after spending just over £11
0:17:44 > 0:17:47in the previous round, what's Ochuko planning today?
0:17:47 > 0:17:48Good thing about boot sales,
0:17:48 > 0:17:53you can often find a big profit if you're willing to spend big.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57- That's what I'm going to do.- So, he wants to splash out now, does he?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00And how's Eric hoping to tackle the final round?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03My tactics are, I see it, I like it,
0:18:03 > 0:18:05if the price is right, I buy it,
0:18:05 > 0:18:08because it's always the early bird that catches the worm.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Eric says he has a need for speed
0:18:12 > 0:18:14and he steams straight into the car boot.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- I'll tell you what, there's a lot of work gone into that. - There has, yeah.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20I'm assuming it's Stephenson's rocket.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22That's what I'm led to believe that it is.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24It bears a close resemblance to it.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26It certainly does, doesn't it?
0:18:27 > 0:18:28How much is it?
0:18:28 > 0:18:30£48 on the rocket and the trailer.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Come on, tell me what's the best?
0:18:32 > 0:18:3435.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- I think it's a bargain.- Eh?
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Well, you're a man that knows a bargain. Excellent.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41# Come on, come on
0:18:41 > 0:18:43# Do the locomotion with me... #
0:18:43 > 0:18:46I think this might be described as a man toy.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Erm, it looks as though it's got some age, but it hasn't.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54I think this has been made in the last, maybe 30, 40 years,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58and I'm assuming that it's the Rocket.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00I need to do a little bit of homework,
0:19:00 > 0:19:03but either way you'd expect probably George Stephenson
0:19:03 > 0:19:06to be stood behind that boiler.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11My every hope is that when it sells, that it goes like a rocket.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12TOOTING
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Ochuko is lagging behind yet again in the buying,
0:19:15 > 0:19:19as Eric spots a potential second-hand final purchase.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21Do you think £24 would buy that lot?
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- Yeah, 24 would buy that lot... - Yeah? OK.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Are the boys all right with that? They're OK? Yeah, yeah, OK.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28A family decision.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29- Thank you very much.- All right.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34All this glassware was made in the United States of America,
0:19:34 > 0:19:36some time in the 1920s, 1930s.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Collectively, it's called Carnival Glass,
0:19:39 > 0:19:43because it's the sort of thing people would win at the fair
0:19:43 > 0:19:45if they knocked a coconut off.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49And if they were emulating anybody it was Tiffany Glass.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Tiffany Glass had been made up until 1928,
0:19:52 > 0:19:55and that in itself was far, far more expensive.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58I'm just hoping to make a smidgen of a profit.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Where there's a will, there's a way.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Eric's all bought up, but what of Ochuko?
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Is he going to stick to his plan of spending big?
0:20:06 > 0:20:09It's time to find out, because he's found a vintage slide projector.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13This is unusual for a boot sale.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15To find something all boxed.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Yeah, I like that. Really good nick.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- How much have you got on that? - I could do it for seven.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Hmm, £7 isn't going to break the bank.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25How about adding something else?
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Look at these. This is right up my street.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Lovely little butterfly coasters.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32How much are you selling for these?
0:20:32 > 0:20:34I've got £10 on them.
0:20:34 > 0:20:35Ten for both?
0:20:37 > 0:20:39I think you started a bit rich on that.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- You think? - Cos that could've been more.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- I started low on that. - OCHUKO LAUGHS
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- Go 12.- 12?- 12.
0:20:48 > 0:20:49Look at this. Great box.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Made in England.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54I don't think there's a great deal of profit in it, but I love it.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57It's just a great piece of history.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Mid-century. Great condition, instructions.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03More than PAT testing. I'd say it'll need a plug.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05People don't use these things any more,
0:21:05 > 0:21:09so it's important to preserve them, and to have it in such good condition, lovely thing.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13And look at these, how precious these little butterfly wings are.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Screams 1970s to me, with this bamboo,
0:21:16 > 0:21:18the sort of thing that I probably would've hated
0:21:18 > 0:21:22in the mid to late '70s when I was a small boy, that I love now.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26I love the macabre, I love taxidermy, I love curio,
0:21:26 > 0:21:30and this has got all of those - and it's practical, as well.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34Ochuko felt flush, but spent frugally, with an outlay of just £12
0:21:34 > 0:21:36on his final two items.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39And that brings us to the end of this mighty struggle of purchasing.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Our boys are now armed with their eight items,
0:21:42 > 0:21:45each hoping they hold the key to victory.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47So, let's see what they spent overall.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56From £1,000, Eric spent £367.34.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01Ochuko though only ended up spending £169.65.
0:22:01 > 0:22:02Well, Ochuko,
0:22:02 > 0:22:07that is all the Showdown buying done and dusted.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- Favourite object?- I've got a really unusual little delicate coasters
0:22:11 > 0:22:14that have got these lovely little butterfly wings in.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Quite like those. Not a great deal of money in them, but a nice thing.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- Nice thing.- How about you? - Well, I'm going to go French.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24That lovely green Pearson dish, ceramic dish, with the elephants.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- I think that's absolutely lovely. - Nice piece.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- Do you know? All we've got to do now...- Yeah...- ..is sell it.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Is sell it, yes. OK.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33- See you at the auction. - I'll see you there.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39So, our profit-seeking pair
0:22:39 > 0:22:40head back to their base camps to prepare
0:22:40 > 0:22:42for the second half of this tournament,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45where they must sell as if their lives depended on it.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48The wheat must be separated from the chaff
0:22:48 > 0:22:49and the boys from the men,
0:22:49 > 0:22:53and every penny made is destined for their chosen charities.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56In Eric's High Wycombe corner of the world,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58he's taking stock of his goodies.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Well, this is my Showdown compilation, if you will.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06The Lalique figure, I managed to find out, was designed
0:23:06 > 0:23:11by Rene Laliques's granddaughter, Marie-Claude Lalique,
0:23:11 > 0:23:13a very talented lady in her own right.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Next to that is a jug.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18It was made in round about 1895,
0:23:18 > 0:23:20designed by a man called Harry Barnard,
0:23:20 > 0:23:23working for the firm of James Macintyre.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26He left in 1897, and the chap that followed him,
0:23:26 > 0:23:28his name was William Moorcroft.
0:23:28 > 0:23:34The piece that still features in Moorcroft's catalogue for 1903.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38Then, erm, all the fun of the fair, Carnival Glass.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42This particular colour is referred to as marigold, so it is a motley
0:23:42 > 0:23:47selection, but I think it could well be a winning formula.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50Of his eight purchases,
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Eric has decided to put into auction the pair of bookends,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56the Carnival Glass,
0:23:56 > 0:24:00his job lot of dinnerware and his second job lot of mixed crockery
0:24:00 > 0:24:02including the Macintyre jug.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05So it will be private buyers for everything else.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Are you watching, Ochuko?
0:24:09 > 0:24:10Actually, he's not.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14He's busy sizing up his own Showdown selection.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Showdown! I've got some great items here.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19My projector. There's electrics in there,
0:24:19 > 0:24:22so I'm going to need to get an electrician to put a plug on
0:24:22 > 0:24:23and to PAT test it.
0:24:23 > 0:24:29My unusual, I'd say '70s bamboo butterfly coasters.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30I wouldn't condone you going out there
0:24:30 > 0:24:33and finding butterflies and putting them in a coaster,
0:24:33 > 0:24:35but these have been done and they're old.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38So let's make sure they go to a good home.
0:24:38 > 0:24:40These masonic emblems and jewels,
0:24:40 > 0:24:44I thought they were called medals, but in fact they're called jewels. I don't know a lot about it.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48It's the secrecy of the society that drew me to it.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50My little lonely beetle.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51I paid a couple of euros.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55It was a mistake, really, but off to auction,
0:24:55 > 0:24:57it's going to make a profit for me, I hope.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02As well as the beetle, Ochuko also plans to put his petrol can,
0:25:02 > 0:25:05projector and coasters into the auction,
0:25:05 > 0:25:07leaving his decanter set, hats,
0:25:07 > 0:25:11plate and freemason's jewels to sell to private buyers.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Our eminent experts must now become supersonic sellers,
0:25:16 > 0:25:18with profit as their watchword,
0:25:18 > 0:25:21and remember, until they've shaken on it and the money's
0:25:21 > 0:25:23changed hands, no deal is ever sealed.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27In Hertfordshire, it's Eric who's first to pick up the trail
0:25:27 > 0:25:29of a potential sale.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33He's hoping to cut an early lead and snip out his first profit.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Now, it just so happened I came across an article
0:25:37 > 0:25:39about a lady barber
0:25:39 > 0:25:42that was also selling antiques, so I got in touch with her.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46She's expressed an interest in my Stephenson's rocket.
0:25:46 > 0:25:47In the meantime,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50I'm hoping that I'm on the right track
0:25:50 > 0:25:52when it comes to doing a deal.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54The rocket cost Eric £35,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57so will Joey help him chug off with a profit?
0:25:57 > 0:25:58Oh, wow!
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- What do you think? - I absolutely adore it.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06It's something that has been made in, probably the late 20th century,
0:26:06 > 0:26:10but that is, I think fair to say, George Stephenson's rocket.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14It is an image, really, that we learned from childhood, isn't it?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17It is. Well, probably more yours than me.
0:26:17 > 0:26:18THEY LAUGH
0:26:18 > 0:26:20Only joking.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21No, that's all right.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24The price has just gone up!
0:26:24 > 0:26:29Believe it or not, I would like to get my back room more industrial,
0:26:29 > 0:26:32and when I saw this, this is going to be my first piece.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- Oh, right.- So, I would like to get some sort of good deal out of you.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40- I thought probably round about £80, something like that?- Oh...
0:26:40 > 0:26:44All right, OK, come at me with a figure and we'll find common ground.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46How about...65?
0:26:46 > 0:26:50I think it's fair to say, Joey, you've just struck yourself a deal.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55- Good one, Eric.- So, Eric departs with an opening profit of £30...
0:26:57 > 0:26:59..and continues his selling spree in Westerham,
0:26:59 > 0:27:03where he sells his 1920s elephant bowl to gallery owner, John.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05How does 60 sound?
0:27:05 > 0:27:0660...
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Listen, time's precious.
0:27:08 > 0:27:13So, that's a further profit of £38.45 and Eric is two sales up.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18But Ochuko isn't far behind and he's not far from home, either.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22He's in East London with his flamingo pink decanter set.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26It owes him just under £9 and he's hoping restaurant owner, Andy,
0:27:26 > 0:27:29will view it with rose-tinted glasses.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Let's have a look at how it looks in there with the light. Because...
0:27:32 > 0:27:36- Yeah, see that?- I haven't even got to sell this to you, have I?
0:27:36 > 0:27:38See that? I don't like that chip, I'll be honest with you.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42I understand. So, the 150 that I wanted, you don't want to pay?
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- Nowhere near 150. - OCHUKO LAUGHS
0:27:44 > 0:27:45- Go on.- 35 quid.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48- Ooh, my goodness. - HE GROWLS
0:27:48 > 0:27:49Let's be sensible.
0:27:49 > 0:27:5065.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- 45. - Let's meet in the middle, 60.
0:27:55 > 0:27:5750.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59- It's 55 then, isn't it? Go on.- 55.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04The decanter set pours out an opening profit of just over £46,
0:28:04 > 0:28:05despite the slight damage.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07A little bit annoyed.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10There was a tiny little chip on one of the glasses,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13which must have happened in transit, but the thing is,
0:28:13 > 0:28:15he sold it to himself. I need a few more of those.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Well, three more to be precise.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20With his profit put in the forefront of his mind,
0:28:20 > 0:28:24he sells his retro geometric bowl to London-based interior designer,
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Jamie, for £25, making a profit of £15
0:28:28 > 0:28:31and drawing level with Eric, on two sales each.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34Ochuko certainly knows how to make money in The Big Smoke,
0:28:34 > 0:28:38which is precisely what Eric hopes to do with his next sale.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41He's brought the Lalique figurine, that cost him £90,
0:28:41 > 0:28:43to specialist dealer, Raul.
0:28:43 > 0:28:48Well, bearing in mind that you are primarily dealing in pre-1945,
0:28:48 > 0:28:50that was the year he died, wasn't it?
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- That's right.- I'm surprised that something like this would be of interest you.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57Normally it wouldn't, but I happen to have a bottle.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59It's called Miosotis,
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- so it's the same... - I don't believe it.- ..lady.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- That one is designed in 1928.- Yeah.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08And it's nice to show people the difference
0:29:08 > 0:29:12of a slightly earlier piece with a little bit more detail.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15Not only that, this is too early.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19- Probably it's about 1950s.- Yes. - And you can't buy it any more,
0:29:19 > 0:29:21so there will always be somebody wanting to buy that.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25Well, if I went round about the 160 mark?
0:29:25 > 0:29:29I think we are more talking 140, 150.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- OK, £150. We've got a deal.- We've got a deal.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Thank you very much.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Eric clears a profit of £60 on the figurine,
0:29:37 > 0:29:40leaving just one more item to sell before the auction.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Ochuko has two,
0:29:42 > 0:29:46until a trip to Basingstoke-based specialist dealer, Dean,
0:29:46 > 0:29:49results in the sale of his masonic medals...
0:29:49 > 0:29:50140.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52- Put it there.- Brilliant deal.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57- Well done.- ..for a profit just shy of £83.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00So, he's left with the Victorian hats he bought
0:30:00 > 0:30:03for just over £74, and he hotfoots it to see
0:30:03 > 0:30:06Chelsea-based hat shop owner, Martin.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11This opera hat's fine, but it does need quite a bit of...work.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Now, this is exquisite and very difficult work.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Costly to do it, and then I've got to sell it.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20The bowler hat, it's just too small to go on a modern person's head.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23I mean, I've got no head at all, but look on me, I mean...
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- I can see Laurel and Hardy. - I hadn't thought of that.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29But what I would hope is that I could buy this from you
0:30:29 > 0:30:32and leave you to sell that to somebody.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35If you can put a price on it that you're happy with, we'll shake hands.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39I would give you £40 for cash, in cash, for this.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41OK, so let's say £50.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- Do I have to say £50? - You've shook!
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- Oh, well, it's happened so quickly. - £50. I'm happy with that.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48You say that, but so you should be.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50But despite Ochuko's cheeky price hike,
0:30:50 > 0:30:52with the other hat too small to sell,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55he suffers a loss of £24.40
0:30:55 > 0:30:58and reaches the private sales finish line.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Eric's last night before the auction is the Art Nouveau jardiniere,
0:31:05 > 0:31:08which he sells to New Forest-based hotel manager, Andrew...
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- I'm thinking maybe 130. - I think that'll be fair.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15..making a profit of just over £52.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19Well, that's all my personal Showdown sales done and dusted.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21Now comes the tricky bit.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24It's called the auction -
0:31:24 > 0:31:29and things now are very much in the lap of the gods.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Yes, indeed, and as the gods prepare their laps,
0:31:32 > 0:31:34let's take a glance at the scores so far.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Both our experts have now sold four items.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Eric is leading at this stage with a profit of almost £181.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Ochuko is also doing well.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49His private sales have earned a profit of just under £120.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56And so we reach the point of no return, the Showdown auction.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00Here, there'll be no bartering or badgering, no cajoling or coaxing.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04All our experts can do is stand back and hope that the bidders at
0:32:04 > 0:32:08Brighton General Auctions can fan the flames of profit.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12- So, hello.- Hello, Eric. - How are you doing, dude?
0:32:12 > 0:32:14- How are you, sir? - I'm all right, thank you.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16How is the selling been going?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18- Mmm... Hot and cold.- Has it?
0:32:18 > 0:32:21- How about you?- It's not been an easy ride but, you know,
0:32:21 > 0:32:22it never really is.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26But now we're going to the auction, we've both got four lots in there
0:32:26 > 0:32:32and they are all going to be sold without any reserve whatsoever.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34High stakes. I've got a good feeling.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- Have you?- Yeah, I've got positive energy.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38- OK.- It's just come over me. Just as I looked into your eye...
0:32:38 > 0:32:40- Oh, really?- ..and I can see a weakness in there.- Ha!
0:32:40 > 0:32:42I never noticed that before.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Methinks you are playing mind games.
0:32:45 > 0:32:46Shall we go and face the music?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- Yeah.- Maybe not dance but face the music.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52# There may be trouble ahead... #
0:32:52 > 0:32:53Ah, but as well as facing the music,
0:32:53 > 0:32:57they'll also have to pay the piper, as auction costs will be taken
0:32:57 > 0:33:01whether the items are sold or not. And there's already a problem.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05Nothing has gone under the hammer yet but you'd be forgiven for
0:33:05 > 0:33:07thinking otherwise by the look of Eric's crockery.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10No, I've not been to a Greek wedding.
0:33:10 > 0:33:16Sadly, this particular lot of porcelains has suffered in transit.
0:33:16 > 0:33:21Consequently, I've had to take them out of the sale, which is a shame
0:33:21 > 0:33:22because, collectively,
0:33:22 > 0:33:25I thought it was quite a smashing lot to start with.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Oh, dear. The Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is games masters refund
0:33:31 > 0:33:35Eric for the broken dishes and he still has two lots of intact pottery to sell.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40So, what does Ochuko think of the crockery that survived?
0:33:40 > 0:33:45I think Eric has definitely gone for quantity over quality.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49It's not my thing. It's a bit grandma's cupboard.
0:33:49 > 0:33:50My opinion, honestly?
0:33:50 > 0:33:53- He's gone a bit potty.- Do you know, when I saw Ochuko buy this,
0:33:53 > 0:33:57I'm thinking, "Who in their right mind would want a paraffin tin?"
0:33:57 > 0:34:00But the world has moved on in recent years.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04People are looking for the quirky and they are looking for industrial
0:34:04 > 0:34:08design but when it comes to spending money on something like that...
0:34:08 > 0:34:10it wouldn't be my money.
0:34:10 > 0:34:11I can see why Eric has gone for these.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14These are a little bit more up my street.
0:34:14 > 0:34:15Nautical, they are nicely carved.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20We're in Brighton, I can understand why he's put them in the auction.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24This projection may well sell on its merits when it comes to nostalgia.
0:34:24 > 0:34:30Lots of us out there have got a quantity of 35mm colour slides without a
0:34:30 > 0:34:34projector. And when it comes to the money, he only paid £7 for it.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39So, if it all goes somewhat wrong he's not going to lose out big-time, is he?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42But it's no longer their opinions that matter.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45The auctioneer will do his best but now it's down to the bidders to make
0:34:45 > 0:34:50our experts' dreams come true or shatter them on the rocks.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54- Let the battle commence.- Yeah, we are on freefall now, aren't we?
0:34:54 > 0:34:56I have to say, very good attendance here today.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- What I want is atmosphere. - Atmosphere.- It's like a football team.
0:34:59 > 0:35:04- You know, I want the away supporters to fill the others stand and give me a lot of noise.- Yeah!
0:35:04 > 0:35:07So, will there be enough noise for Eric to score with the nautical
0:35:07 > 0:35:09bookends that cost him £20?
0:35:09 > 0:35:13I don't want to put a dampener. I think you're going to do just under.
0:35:13 > 0:35:14Oh, do you? OK.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17You've got this ability to foretell the future?
0:35:17 > 0:35:21- I don't know!- No, I have! And if I were you I would take out some insurance pretty quick.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24Yes, but with no reserves, there are no safety nets at this auction.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28- Here we go. Come on you bookends. - We've got eight on the net.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- Come on.- Now on the book, we've got 12 on the net, now.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- This is not Bond Street, is it? - We've got 14 now.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- 16, we've got 18 on the net... 20 now on the net.- There you go.
0:35:37 > 0:35:4022 now in the room. I've got 24 on the net.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44I will sell it at £24.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49So, the bookends sell for more than £4 than Eric paid for them but
0:35:49 > 0:35:54after auction costs are taken, he suffers a small loss of £1.32.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57- You should be happy with that, no? - No, no, no.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59This is real agitation.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01- Real perspiration.- Seething inside.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Now it's time for Ochuko's solitary wooden beetle to scuttle into battle.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08I need about £4 to break even.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12- So if I get to five, I'll be happy. - You are way ahead of the game.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16So, will the solo beetle have the wings to fly off with a profit?
0:36:16 > 0:36:19I've got £6 with me looking for eight.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- Oh, straight in.- I've got eight, I've got ten.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Would you like 12? Would you like 14?
0:36:24 > 0:36:27All of a sudden I feel a sense of pride about my beetle.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30I will sell it at £12.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35That's a profit of £6.25.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- They like me here, don't they? - Well, I think they do.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- I'm really pleased for you. - OCHUKO LAUGHS
0:36:40 > 0:36:44Ooh, you could cut the atmosphere with a knife and Ochuko flutters off
0:36:44 > 0:36:48with even more money when his butterfly coasters come under the hammer...
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Sell it at £26.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53..making just over £15.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Yes!
0:36:55 > 0:36:59I take my hat off, which is more than you've done ever since I've met you.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Argh!
0:37:01 > 0:37:05Next is Eric's crockery which he's split into two lots.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08The first box of assorted bits sells for £22.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- Well done, Eric.- In profit, in profit.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15It brings home a profit of just under £11 but Eric's big hopes are pinned
0:37:15 > 0:37:20on the 19th century jug that cost him a little over £6.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24It really is a collectors item. And it should do, you know, at least £40.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27This is when your knowledge comes into play because I wouldn't know.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Yeah, but does their knowledge come into play?
0:37:29 > 0:37:30Eric looks nervous.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34I've got £10 with me. 12, there...
0:37:34 > 0:37:3614, do you want 16? Looking for 18...
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- Come on.- All done at £16.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43That's a hammer price of £16.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47It's not the big profit Eric was hoping for but it does pour a
0:37:47 > 0:37:50further £5.92 into his pot.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53I'm going to shed a tear somewhere else...
0:37:53 > 0:37:57Eric's pottery may not be flying but does Ochuko's pink petrol can have
0:37:57 > 0:37:59enough fuel to zoom into the lead?
0:37:59 > 0:38:01It's the colour that really drew it to me.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04What are you going to do with it? What does somebody do with a paraffin...
0:38:04 > 0:38:07- I think people collect these things. - What? In their front room?- Why not?
0:38:07 > 0:38:09I can think more of whys than why not?
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Eric might not get it and it stands Ochuko at £5,
0:38:12 > 0:38:14so is his faith misplaced?
0:38:14 > 0:38:18Going to start the book at £15 with me.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19- Straight in.- Oh, look.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- 15...- 18, 20, 22...
0:38:22 > 0:38:26- A bit of Brighton loves pink. This is great.- ..24, 26...
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Eric can't believe his eyes.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32I will sell it at £26.
0:38:33 > 0:38:34- Look away, Eric.- Why's that?
0:38:34 > 0:38:37Yeah!
0:38:37 > 0:38:42That's a profit of £15.32 and Eric looks over the moon.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46Ochuko, it's a treat for me to see you being so happy.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49I really am. Over a paraffin tin.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Yes, there's suddenly a marked difference between the items our experts
0:38:52 > 0:38:53have put into this sale.
0:38:53 > 0:38:58So far, both are selling but how will Eric's colourful glassware do?
0:38:58 > 0:39:01What did I pay for it? £24 for this little lot.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03It's got to make over 30 for me to break even.
0:39:03 > 0:39:04You'll be profit if you get 30.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06If, if...
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Hm... Has the knowledge's confidence taken a knock?
0:39:09 > 0:39:12It's a slow start as the price creeps up to £12.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16- Do you want 12? Do you want 14?- Come on.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19- Come on.- ..I will sell it at £12.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Ouch, ouch, ouch.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26Eric's final sale brings a crushing loss of just over £15.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29Life goes on.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33Yes, but the auction is drawing to a close.
0:39:33 > 0:39:40Ochuko's final item is the projector which after PAT testing and a new plug, stands him at £7.50.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42I'm nervous about this.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46- I don't know why.- I've got five, six, eight, ten, 12, 16 on the net.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50- 16? 18! Hey! - Is there 18 anywhere?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Got to be 18.- 18 in the room...
0:39:53 > 0:39:58- 18 in the room. - I will sell it at £18.
0:40:00 > 0:40:05That final profit of 6.26 brings our expert's auction to an end.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08I'm happy with that. I've made a profit on every piece today.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Yeah. And you've told me every time you've made a profit, haven't you?
0:40:11 > 0:40:15It's not my nature to do that. I don't know what's happened to me.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17So, before we find out who's come out on top,
0:40:17 > 0:40:21let's remind ourselves of what they spent.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23From a £1,000 budget,
0:40:23 > 0:40:28Eric spent £280.54 after his broken crockery was refunded.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31While Ochuko kept his costs down,
0:40:31 > 0:40:36spending £170.15, including electrical costs.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38But now it all comes down to profit.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41All of the money that Eric and Ochuko have made from this challenge
0:40:41 > 0:40:43will go to charities of their choice,
0:40:43 > 0:40:47so let's find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Showdown champion.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- Hello, Eric.- Hello, my dear friend.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54- The mighty Showdown.- Yes, it is as well, isn't it?
0:40:54 > 0:40:56- So, how did you get on?- Well,
0:40:56 > 0:41:00I'd like to try and draw a veil over the auction because I got that lovely
0:41:00 > 0:41:05Macintyre jug in there and I met the buyer and he told me that he was going
0:41:05 > 0:41:08to go up to £60 for it.
0:41:08 > 0:41:11- So annoying.- What about you? - I sold a beetle.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14And I made a profit. The auction was very kind to me.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18- Yes, it was Ochuko's day, that day. - It was my day, wasn't it?- And what about other items?
0:41:18 > 0:41:23- Do you know, I'm so disappointed I made a loss - on of all things, the top hat.- Oh, yes!
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- Gutted. - Well, I had a rocket, didn't I?
0:41:26 > 0:41:28In the form of a locomotive.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31It did OK but it didn't, you know, rocket off...
0:41:31 > 0:41:33- It didn't rocket off!- ..and make a huge price.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- Shall we have a look?- Shall we go? - I'm scared of this one.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- BOTH:- One, two, three...
0:41:40 > 0:41:42- Oh...- Oh! You've pipped me!
0:41:43 > 0:41:48Well, there you are now. All about saving face, isn't it?
0:41:48 > 0:41:51Not a complete whitewash this week.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Yes, after a week of losses,
0:41:53 > 0:41:57Eric takes the big one and wins the Showdown but there's one more thing
0:41:57 > 0:42:01to reveal. Eric and Ochuko have been pursuing profits all week,
0:42:01 > 0:42:03so who's the overall winner?
0:42:03 > 0:42:06- Shall we see?- Yep! - One, two, three...
0:42:08 > 0:42:12Oh, look at that. A clear win.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14I take my hat off to you.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- Thank you, sir.- Well, the main thing is, collectively,
0:42:17 > 0:42:19that is a nice total for our charities.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Yeah, I'm pleased about that.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25- And I have to say, Ochuko, well done!- Thank you very much, sir.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29You may be a new kid on the block but this old dog hasn't been able to teach you any new tricks, have I?
0:42:29 > 0:42:33- Come on.- Yes, our new kid on the block is this week's winner.
0:42:33 > 0:42:38Between them, they've made over £2,350 and every penny of that will go to charity.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42My chosen charity is Mencap.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46They support people with learning disabilities and their carers.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48Well, my chosen charity is Brake.
0:42:48 > 0:42:56Now, this is an organisation that helps to support the bereaved families of road accident victims.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59And on top of that, they also endeavour to make sure our streets are safer.
0:42:59 > 0:43:04It's been an incredible week of competitive trading in
0:43:04 > 0:43:08the ever-changing world of antiques and our experts really have put their money
0:43:08 > 0:43:12where their mouths are and shown they can make a convincing profit
0:43:12 > 0:43:15from buying and selling when their own money is on the line.