Jonty Hearnden vs Danny Sebastian - Auction 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 profits.

I think I see a bargain!

Each day, one pair of duelling dealers will face

-a mighty challenge...

-Ooh, 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, there's auction room aggro...

-I'm not shaking your hand!

Get off my lot, you!

..fancy footwear gets Jonty hot under the collar...

-And your buyer number, sir?

-Sorry?

-Is that your number?

He's so overwhelmed with them sexy shoes he's just bought,

he's forgot to show the number.

-..and Danny debuts his chess prowess.

-Check!

This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.

Welcome, brave viewers,

as you are about to behold two antiques adversaries,

as they stick their heads above the collectibles trenches and go

over the top to battle each other for the worthiest valuables.

BANGS GAVEL

Flying the flag for Oxfordshire,

it's the auction room action man with a lethal bidding arm and

armour-plated knowledge,

it's Jonty The Hitman Hearnden.

What do I know? Well, quite a bit, actually.

His cunning combatant is the Wellingborough Warrior,

armed with a sharp sword of determination,

and an even sharper tongue -

it's Danny Del Boy Sebastian.

It's not about the dog in the fight, it's the fight in the dog,

and right about now, I'm growling.

-Sorry.

-BANGS GAVEL

Today, the war rages at Chiswick Auctions in our capital city,

where over 850 lots, including art and fashion,

will be going under the hammer.

They need to bag the best booty and sell on to make profit for charity.

Only the dealer with the quickest eye and the steeliest nerve

will win this auction room argie-bargie, but who will it be?

-Danny, how are you?

-Not so bad at all, Hitman. Not so bad.

Are you familiar with auction rooms? Familiar territory for purchasing?

-Absolutely!

-Yeah? Do lots of buying here?

Yeah, a lot of buying at auction rooms, definitely.

Don't think this is your ground here, you know! I know we're in classy Chiswick,

and I know there's a lot of art on the wall.

There's also a lot of competition. We're in West London, lots of money around,

so it's not just you that's going to be my competition, I reckon, today.

So, what are you going to be buying today?

Don't worry. You'll see what I'm buying. There's no telling!

-I'm not giving away nowt!

-A silly question.

I might even be on your card, you know.

-Why's that?

-Well, I've seen a couple of bits of art.

There's art, but there's more strings to my bow.

There better had be! And don't start playing the violin when things get rough.

See you later.

So, both reckon their bidding arms will be up and down like

fiddlers' elbows, but if they're to invest their £1,000 budget wisely,

they'll need cast iron game plans.

Early part of the sale today is fashion. Just not really my bag!

But my strategy today is to play Jonty at his own game.

There's plenty of art here and I'm just hoping that I can paint myself up a profit.

So, canny Danny is plotting to take Jonty's usual items hostage, is he?

How will the Hitman retaliate?

To buy successfully in auctions, you have to be patient.

You have to look at almost everything in the auction sale closely.

So, I have done that, I've had a really good look around,

I've circled in my catalogue as many items as I humanly possibly can.

I believe that's my recipe for success. I've done it before.

In fact, it's a piece of cake.

So, for Jonty, it's all in the planning,

and with so much on offer here, that could prove to be a canny tactic.

Keeping his word about muscling in on Jonty's territory,

Danny has shuffled towards an oil painting with an estimate

of £90-120, which he thinks could be a big hitter.

It's the first black world champion, John Jack Johnson.

I've looked at the back and it's all secure, all in keeping.

It's about black history, it's about boxing.

I love that. I think I'm going to have a bid on this.

Hitman, I've got him in my corner!

Determined to get in on the pre-ruck rummage, Jonty

has found something he hopes will help him rise above the competition.

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.

The detail is absolutely stunning in these shoes.

The only way to apply this beadwork is to do it by hand.

Salvatore Ferragamo, great Italian name.

These shoes have never been worn.

They're size three, which is not necessarily a good thing, but the

great thing is that they are perfect and the estimate in the

catalogue is £50-80. There has to be a margin there.

Me buying ladies' shoes? Well, anything to beat Danny!

Meanwhile, always thinking one move ahead,

Danny has spotted a way to checkmate his rival.

I've found this little chess set.

Boxwood and ebony, quite nice. Early 20th century.

One thing's for sure, this game is getting more and more popular.

Quite a dab hand at it myself. Estimated 80-100.

Bit rich, that. I'd like to buy these for about £40-50.

-Just might be worth a punt.

-Across the saleroom,

Jonty has caught the scent of something alluring.

This bottle was designed for display purposes only.

Today, these are very, very desirable, very collectible.

-So desirable, in fact...

-It's a nice cologne bottle.

The estimate on it is £100-150.

I don't want to be paying that sort of money for it.

Tell you what though, I've seen Jonty having a sniff around it.

Got a little feeling that he might be after this and if that's the

case, it's going to be a big battle on because I like this myself.

Yes, watch your back, Jonty. It's war already.

Our brave little soldiers have completed their reconnaissance,

so without further ado, it's time for our enemies to take their

places and ready themselves for battle.

Lot 101, it's seven silk ties and I've already got £60 on the internet.

As the auction gets going, without any warning,

Jonty launches a surprise early attack.

£70 bid.

-Hey up!

-In the room, at £70. Do I see five anywhere?

I think Jonty's on it!

Selling then for £70 to a room bidder.

-BANGS GAVEL

-756.

I'm off.

Like a coiled spring, Jonty leapt into action,

securing the ties for £86.80, including fees.

In the late '80s or early '90s, these ties were very,

very fashionable. Take a look at this.

That is so trendy, even today.

Even though this collection here is, what, 30, maybe even 40 years old.

A retailer worth her salt would be very,

very keen to get their hands on ties of this kind of quality.

But Jonty's only just getting warmed up,

as another set of vintage neck attire is up next.

So, running on my theme with my ties,

this next lot is a collection of silk scarves.

I think they're lovely. Very commercial, very saleable.

But with an upper guide of £100, they're not cheap.

Straight in here at £60, with me. Do I see five?

-65. 70 here. 75. 80.

-He's on it again!

He's had ties and now he's got scarves!

90 with me.

95 with you, sir. Do I see 100 anywhere? Selling then for 95...

-Hey up!

-Would you like to bid?

-Er, no, thanks.

-Are you sure?

-Yes.

-OK.

-Yeah, sure.

-Don't listen to him.

All right then. Selling for £95.

Danny's giving it large. He's giving it large.

But I've made my purchases. Two down, what's he got? Nothing.

Despite Danny's attempts to drive the price up, Jonty still

manages to stay below the estimate, paying £117.80, fees included.

I have the world's stockpile of silk scarves here.

This scarf sitting on the top here still

has its retail label attached to it, so therefore, by definition,

this has never been worn, so this scarf sitting on the top is perfect.

Underneath here, I know there are a couple of Gucci scarves as well,

so there's a lot here that I just need to properly wade through,

have a good examination of, but is worth its weight in gold.

Jonty is leading 2-nil and he's not done yet.

Up next are the Italian evening shoes he spotted earlier with

a guide price of £50-80.

And he's about to step delicately into the firing line.

Who will bid me £50?

30.

-Hey up.

-40.

40 bid on my left.

-He likes these. They might suit him!

-Cheeky Del Boy!

-45 on the internet. 50 bid.

-Ooh, he's got competition.

60 bid.

-Selling then to the gentleman on the left for £60.

-BANGS GAVEL

-Got my shoes for £60.

-And your buyer number, sir?

-Sorry?

-Buyer's number?

Is that your number? 756, thank you.

He's so overwhelmed with them sexy shoes he's just bought,

he forgot to even show them the number.

Yes, forgetful Jonty spends just over £74 with fees on the

designer shoes and our dedicated follower of fashion strides

even further in front, snaring this collection of costume

jewellery for just over £74 with costs.

That man in the corner there, his smile is beginning to disappear.

Jonty's now bought four items. He must be feeling really good.

This is the fashion auction.

The antiques and the general auction is coming on later.

That's when I come into my prime. Don't worry. Don't worry.

Yeah, we're not worried, Danny, but what exactly has Jonty bought?

Now, you never thought I was the world's expert in costume jewellery.

Well, I'll let you into a little secret. I am not.

But what I do know is a bargain when I see one.

This is the little gem, the Christian Lacroix cross.

I would hope that this is worth roughly what I paid for my collection.

It's all the same colour, all the same kind of style,

which dates this to the late '80s, early '90s.

That chunky gold was the fashion. Now, there's a revival.

There has to be a profit here.

And that one-sided flurry of bidding brings us to the halfway mark.

So, let's call a temporary truce while we tot up the totals.

From £1,000 budget, Jonty

has so far bought four lots in the

fashion auction, spending £353.40,

leaving him with just under £647.

Danny is yet to start buying,

preferring to save his full kitty of £1,000 for the later general sale.

-Danny.

-Hello, dear fella.

-Now, um...

-You've put all your eggs in one basket.

I've bought four items.

Can you just tell me how many you've bought?

-I'm trying to count now. What's going on?

-The thing is...

-You're not into ladies' fashion really, are you?

-No, I'm not.

-I'll leave that to you.

-In fact, you're not even into fashion.

-I mean...

-Listen, don't write me off.

-I'm not.

-I'm not.

-The furniture's coming this afternoon. Are you going to buy any furniture?

It just depends on how much money I've got left.

-You've spent nearly all of it.

-I have.

Hey, I tell you what, I'll see you later.

BANGS GAVEL And after that brief suspension of hostilities,

our dealing duo take aim once more.

And with the general sale about to start, Danny is all fired up.

Now, it's my time.

I've got a full packet to spend and plenty of time to spend it in.

-It's at £60 and selling.

-BANGS GAVEL

Yes, good things come to those who wait and Danny has waited for

a very long time.

So, when an oil painting with a guide price of £80-120 is up,

so is Del Boy's hand.

£40 for the internet. And five anywhere else?

-Here we go.

-He's bidding.

And five with the gentleman. At £45.

The moths have flown out of his book. Look.

60 to the internet, if they want to bid.

£60. And five, sir?

-65.

-Creeping up a little bit, but I'm not worried.

It's still well under the estimate.

-Bit of a competition online.

-70 on the internet. And five in the room.

And 90. Five, sir?

And £95 in the room. Any further interest in the gallery?

I do want that auctioneer to put the hammer down.

The gavel's up and it's coming down at £95, with you, selling.

-BANGS GAVEL

-Got it! You're now in Danny's show!

-Goodness me!

-Jonty, I'm on your heels, son.

-That's one under the belt.

-Danny stayed within the estimate,

paying £117.80 with costs for the painting of London's Grosvenor Road.

It's quite quaint, really, you know. Got the London bus on it.

It's nice proportions. Nicely done, really.

And of course, the place is still there today, so just gives

me an angle to probably sell it somewhere in that vicinity.

And that was just a warm up.

The next lot coming up is a lovely bronze and I tell you what,

I've got a feeling this is going to come straight out of the traps. Here we go.

It's going to come straight out of the traps and all of a sudden, it'll be in my stable.

The guide is £100-200, so can Danny get it for a good price?

-I can take £90. Any further interest? At 85 with me.

-Go on, then.

-90?

-Yeah, why not?

-Are you sure? At £90 with you, sir.

He's off.

-At 90 with the gentleman.

-BANGS GAVEL

-Wallop!

-It's upside down, sir.

-Oh!

Danny wins that one horse race, securing the model for just under

£112 and you can tell he likes it because he's gone all high pitched!

-HIGH PITCHED:

-It's very nice. Decorative.

Got a nice patina on it.

And of course, there's plenty of definition on it.

When I look at it with my eye, I say to myself, this is repro.

It's got to be.

It's got a name on the back, but that doesn't really mean a lot.

I think it's just made in the style of - it's got Mene on it,

he was a great sculptor, working with bronze.

It doesn't have to be an original piece.

Doesn't have to be an expensive piece.

That is decorative and it's commercial.

And hopefully, we're going to gallop away to a profit.

Danny's closing the gap, with two buys to Jonty's four.

Can he make it three in a row with the next lot?

It's coming up soon, the perfume bottle's coming up.

I know Jonty's been sniffing all over it.

I know he wants a piece of that and all.

He's after it too.

Our boys are going in to nose-to-nose combat.

-For the cologne bottle, £100 for it.

-50?

-I can't make it 50, I'm afraid.

-60?

£80 to start, please.

-I'll do 70.

-80, I'm bid.

-Got it.

-Found a commission. 85.

90. Five. At £95. 100, I'll take.

Jonty's joined in.

£95.

100, against.

Jonty's in on it. I knew it. I knew he was going to come in.

110, the bid. 115, would you like? 115. 120.

He'll go up. I don't want him to have it.

125. 130.

-But just as we reach the upper estimate...

-Shake of the head.

..Danny surrenders.

For £150 then, if everyone else is done. At 150, it sells.

-BANGS GAVEL

-150, 756.

-Hey.

-Get off my lot. I'm not shaking your hand!

Get off my lot! No, I don't want to shake your hand! Get off my lot!

-You're running me up.

-I bid on it first!

He's not shaking my hand now. It really is war.

Mm, there's no love lost between our combatants,

but after splashing £186, including costs, on the giant perfume

bottle, will Jonty be smelling the sweet scent of success?

So, what we've got here is a large display perfume bottle.

Inside the glass here, it says Pierre Cardin.

Great male perfumery from France.

It was designed to sit on shop counters to show just how

beautiful your products were.

Larger than life. £150? Well, that's what I call another bargain.

Danny's now trailing two items to Jonty's five,

but up next is the early 20th century chess set

he spotted earlier, so Del Boy could be in with a chance of catching up.

Chess set is estimated at 60-80.

If I can get it for the estimation, I'll be quite happy.

497, a very early 20th century boxwood and ebony

Old English patent chess set.

At £30. Two.

35. 38.

-40. And two.

-He's going.

-(Might be lucky here.)

-£42 to my left.

-£42 and that will do me. Get that hammer down quick.

-BANGS GAVEL

-Good for you, sunshine.

-Told you, didn't it?

When I get going, I get moving. I'm cooking with gas!

The antique chess set is Danny's for under the estimate, £52.08,

including fees.

And keen to manoeuvre himself into an even stronger position,

he's about to bid on the boxer portrait that he championed earlier.

There we go. He's coming up now.

£80 for it.

Bid. Five, I'll take. Short and sweet. It goes then for 80.

-There we go.

-At £85, standing bid in front of me.

-BANGS GAVEL

-I've got it.

-755.

That will do me!

Great!

That's purchase number four under his belt for £105.40, fees included.

Maybe they should call me the Hitman!

Indeed.

Del Boy is really racing now and before long is neck and neck

with item number five, an oil painting of a horse.

At £25, it goes.

-There it goes.

-BANGS GAVEL

Buying it for £31, with fees.

It's very contemporary, that I do know.

It's got a lovely frame and it's very pleasing to the eye.

Let's just hope it takes me over the hurdles...and beats Jonty to

the winning post!

And as he races down the final furlong, straining to pull

into the lead, Danny sets his sights on something to keep his bubbles in.

110 for the champagne bath.

At £110.

£110, it's at.

-115?

-No, I've got a reserve of 120, sorry.

-That'll do.

-£120.

-BANGS GAVEL

Sold.

That will do me. £120? A tiny bit rich, but I can work with that.

It's a nice lump.

120.

Danny seals the deal at £148.80 with premium,

but will he have something to celebrate when it comes to selling?

This is a nice champagne bath. Tell you what, you'll fit a magnum in there, it's that big.

But it's lovely. Silver plate. Do I know the age?

Well, I think it's quite new because when it comes of age,

you start seeing these black marks around electroplate and it's

just not there.

Lovely little beading along the top.

Nice little lion faces here. Paw feet.

It's commercial, it's sellable, it's desirable. Who knows?

-At the end of the week, might be popping a bottle with this one.

-CORK POPS

So, with both our boys spent up, let's find out who is leading

the charge and who is waving the white flag.

From £1,000 budget, Jonty bought

five lots and spent £539.40.

After a late start, Danny bought six lots, spending slightly more,

£566.68.

But now, all that matters is profits.

Our duelling dealers have battled heroically,

but what do they make of each other's arsenal?

-Well, well, well. Look at this. This is like chalk and cheese.

-It is,

-indeed, yeah.

-You've got traditional items and I've got like this sort of

-fashion thing going on here.

-Yes.

-What's that about? When I walked in here,

I never thought I would actually walk away with these sorts of items.

-That, I love. That cologne bottle.

-Any regrets?

Not at the price that it got sold for.

So, Danny, what's your favourite item then?

My favourite item has got to be really the Afro-American world champion boxer.

A great thing, got a portrait of him there, I think it's fantastic.

-That really is very nice, I have to say.

-You missed that one.

-A little confession, I absolutely did.

-That ice bucket though.

-Champagne Danny!

-You can call me that if you want.

-So, how much did you pay for it?

-A tenner?

-Er, no. I do feel that I paid a tad over the top, to be honest.

-But it's a nice example.

-Yeah. Can I sell you a tie?

No, no, no. I wear neckerchiefs. I don't really wear a tie too much.

Well, I've got something here for you as well.

Well, they look a bit more like women's headscarves.

Um, we'll leave all the women's ware to you, Jonty.

And on that tip, I think you've got a lot of fashion here,

but let me tell you one or two things about fashion and style...

Well, now our boys must hightail it back to their headquarters

and prepare themselves mentally and physically for the next stage of the competition.

If they thought it was tough in the saleroom,

they ain't seen nothing yet.

Now, they must find buyers for all their lots and bank as much

profit as possible for their chosen charities.

Back in Oxfordshire, Jonty is channelling Mr Selfridge.

Welcome to my clothes store. Who would have thought it?

I have bought all of this at an auction sale! How extraordinary!

The Ferragamo shoes was a real punt for me, but they are a great label.

Ferragamo from Florence is a company established in 1920.

It really is a very great name.

The reason why I bought the costume jewellery is simply for one object,

which is the rather heavy gilt cross.

On the underside, it's got the label Christian Lacroix and when you're

buying costume jewellery like this, it's really good to have a label.

Most of the others don't really have labels on them at all,

which is a minus, not a plus. So when it comes to costume jewellery,

I'm not going to be too greedy when it comes to price.

A profit, any profit, will do.

Have a look at my perfume bottle.

I just think it's a great sculptural piece, it's a great shape,

and I think it's commercial as well.

Do I smell the smell of success? I certainly do.

Jonty also has to find buyers for his mixed lot of ties and the

silk scarves.

In Wellingborough, the opposition is getting ready to enter the ring.

Well, I'm back at HQ and I've got my lovely auction bits here.

Firstly, my favourite, this lovely oil painting.

It's of John Arthur "Jack" Johnson.

He was world champion from 1908 and he reigned right up to about 1917.

I know a lot of people who are in the boxing world

who are really going to appreciate this fantastic painting

that we've got of this fella.

I tell you what, this lovely painting I've got here

of a chestnut mare, I don't think I'm going to get

a lot of problems selling that.

I know for a fact there's a lot of people out there

who like equestrian so that's where I'm going to be heading with that -

somebody who loves horses.

My chess set - what a fabulous piece.

I'm going to do some research and see if I can find somebody

who's in a chess association, something of that description,

and I'm going to try and sell them an original set.

Fantastic bronze I picked up here.

I don't think I'm going to get a lot of problems,

to be quite honest with you, selling that.

I just hope that I gallop away with a profit

when it comes to selling all these pieces.

Danny also needs to find buyers for his modern champagne bath

and mid-century London street painting.

It's all about bagging the best prices now

so our daring duo plunder their contacts books

to line up potential buyers, but, remember, until money changes hands,

no deal is ever sealed.

Danny decides to stay in the Midlands

to kick off his selling spree.

He's come to a boxing club in Northamptonshire

in the hope of selling his Jack Johnson painting...

..to club sponsor, Rob.

Remember, it cost him just over £105.

BELL RINGS

-How long's this gym been going?

-It's been here since, I think, 1964.

-Has it?

-Mmm.

-I brought this picture along today.

-I like that.

-That is John "Jack" Johnson.

-Yeah, Jack Johnson.

And he was the first black world heavyweight champion back in 1908.

I mean, I don't think the painting is as old as the chap,

but it's still a great example of this great guy, really.

It's got down here "painting by numbers" -

-what does that mean?

-HE LAUGHS

I tell you what, he's too big to argue with, you know what I mean?

I'm getting a bit worried now. Do you want to talk some money?

-Yeah, we can talk.

-Rob, I was looking for around...

I'd like to talk about £400.

I'd like you to go a lot lower.

It's in a nice frame, it's a great picture.

I mean, it's not got a date or even a signature on it,

-I appreciate that.

-That's where you are losing your money with me.

What would you be happy to pay?

-250, done.

-Cor, no, Rob...

-Cos I know you're going to try and...

-That's a low blow, that is.

-Yeah, well...

-320.

I tell you what, done.

So, 300 quid, you get in the ring with one of them lads...

I quite like my face. I don't want to lose my face.

I tell you what, go on the pads with John, then, and we'll call it 300.

-Deal.

-Deal?

-Yeah, deal.

He'll do anything in the name of profit.

That's nearly £195 into Del Boy's pot.

Time to hit the ring.

Step up, let's go.

Jab. That's it. Left, right.

-Faster! Come on, Dan, you said you'd boxed before. Straight right.

-Ooh!

Come on! Come on, come on!

Come on! Left, right! Straight right!

-Left, right!

-Ooh!

-Right!

Time.

-I think I'm a champion!

-Well done! Good lad.

I tell you what, I'm going to stick to selling antiques.

I'm going to leave that boxing to that crew over there.

I'm finished!

With the opposition delivering a knockout blow

with his very first sale,

any lesser expert would be quaking in his loafers.

But Jonty's keeping his cool

and starting his forage for fashionable profits.

First stop, a vintage clothing store in Didcot,

armed with his silk scarves.

The owner is enthusiastic about anything to do with the 1960s,

'70s or '80s.

I'm hoping that this is going to be very, very exciting.

Yes, and he's hoping Jenny is enthusiastic about the price.

They cost the Hitman nearly £118.

-Hello.

-Hello!

-Good to see you.

-Good to see you, too.

-Now, are you excited to see these?

-I am.

Cos I think these are absolutely gorgeous.

-Do you want to have a look?

-Well, I can't wait to see them.

Look at the colour of that.

-Just open at the top there.

-Oh, wow!

-Do you see the designer label Gucci?

I think this one here is quite interesting.

-Oh, lovely colours as well.

-Nice colours.

This is a Ferragamo silk scarf or more of a hanky, really,

-that's still got its original shop label, look.

-Yeah.

And this is another Gucci scarf here.

And then we have the Liberties - hanky as well.

Never been blown upon!

THEY LAUGH

No, it's in immaculate condition.

-Can we open that one up and have a look?

-Let's have a look.

-Wow, look at that.

-Look at that!

But I've also noticed that this is signed here by the artist.

-Oh, that's...

-Is that a good sign?

-That is a good sign, isn't it?

And these are now back into fashion, aren't they?

-People wanting to buy these and use them and wear them.

-Yep.

-And collect them.

-Collect them, yes.

-Yeah.

-I just love the colours.

Well, I'm glad you said that because I'm here to sell!

-Surprise, surprise(!)

-I'm looking for £250 for this whole collection.

I could do...

-..200.

-Couldn't do a bit more? 210?

-210.

-Jenny, thank you very much.

-Thank you.

A speedy deal by Jonty to kick things off.

In Northamptonshire, Del Boy's recovering from his boxing,

but is preparing for a mental battle with his next potential buyer.

He's brought his £52 chess set to show game enthusiast, Dave.

Am I right in saying you are a chess expert?

Well, I do quite a lot with primary school chess.

I teach chess around a number of schools in the county.

Well, Dave, I see you've got rulers here,

I see you've got a magnifying glass. What's going on?

Basically, I just wanted to have a look at what you've actually

-brought today, Danny.

-Let's have a look. I've got a great set here.

I bought these, actually, at auction.

These little pieces are boxwood

and then the black pieces, they're ebony.

-I'd sort of look at them as mid-20th century.

-Very nice carving to those.

Let's get rid of this and then we'll see if all the pieces are there.

-OK.

-You want to see that all the pieces are there, don't you?

Yeah, that's right, we need the full 32 - 16 each.

-The final piece - we're all there.

-That's it, that's it.

I'll just take a look at one of the kings if I may, Danny.

-Yeah, OK.

-What measurement should it be?

Lots of kings are round about 3.5 inches and guess what,

-it's 3.5 inches or thereabouts!

-That's a good start.

I do really quite like it, I must be honest.

Well, that's good. What would you do with them?

So I'd like to take this into my schools

because we tend to have a knockout tournament once a year

and I'd like the final to be played with this set

and we would have this as the special set for the final.

Well, let's talk price. I mean, would I be fair in saying £120?

It's going to be less. Could I go 40?

-85.

-How about if I said 60?

-80.

-65.

-78.

-70.

-I tell you what, I'll have a little wager with you.

What if we say we'll have a game of chess? If I win, you give me 85.

If you win, you give me 75.

Go on, then. Yeah, OK. I can't resist that.

Is there a quick way we could play?

What we could do, we could play Take Me chess.

So, you've got to lose your pieces and be left only with the king.

-We'll shake on that.

-Yeah, OK, then.

So, our brave knight rides into chessboard battle.

-OK, go on.

-A good cagey opening. I'll go there.

He keeps his cool as the pieces fall.

Check!

HE LAUGHS

You're putting up a good fight here.

But then Dave delivers the killer blow.

-Oh, you've won!

-That was good.

-You win some, you lose some. 75 quid.

-It is.

-Well done. Thanks very much, Dave.

-All the best.

Danny fought valiantly and leaves with a profit of...

Down in his usual stomping ground of the Home Counties,

Jonty's keeping his focus firmly on fashion.

With Marlow high street as his catwalk,

Jonty prepares to showcase not one

but two items from this season's Hearnden collection.

He has an appointment at a designer boutique,

where he hopes owner, Mary,

will be dazzled by his cologne bottle and shoes.

# Cos he's a dedicated follower of fashion... #

-Don't they look good?

-I love them.

So, the perfume bottle, I don't know if you really noticed there,

but on the underside there impressed into the glass is Pierre Cardin.

-Oh, I hadn't realised that.

-Can you see that down at the bottom there?

-It would be lovely for display purposes.

-I know.

So, if you were to purchase this from me, is that the sort of thing

you would do is use it as a bit of a sort of model...

I would use it in the shop,

either in the window or in the display cabinet, yeah.

That's brilliant.

It owes Jonty £186.

The price for this is £250.

I think that's a good price.

-You happy about that?

-Yeah.

-Brilliant, fantastic.

-Great, so we have a definite sale for that?

-We have a sale.

Shake hands.

He didn't even have to haggle and that's a profit.

Now, it's time to talk footwear.

-I want you to have a look at the shoes as well.

-OK.

I have a little confession to make.

They're size three and I think that's a bit small.

Not really, not in a dress agency

because a lot of ladies are size six and eight

so they've got small feet to go with small sizes.

-Or I could cut my toes off, maybe.

-They're not for you!

OK, they're not for me, but they're really, really beautiful.

If you have a look on the underside,

I have a sense that these have not been worn once.

Doesn't look like it.

He needs at least £75.

-So, are you interested in the shoes as well?

-They're really lovely.

Good. They're a snip at £175.

SHARP INTAKE OF BREATH

-Can we do a better price?

-150?

-A little bit less?

-Tempt me.

-£100?

-What about 125?

-You've got a deal.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Brilliant.

So, Jonty put his best foot forward and that's a profit on the shoes.

So, Danny, you were laughing at me in the auction room

for buying ladies' fashion items.

But after those two sales, I think I've had the last laugh.

Well, don't count your chickens, Hitman, there's a way to go yet,

although both our boys have hit the ground running.

Jonty's sold three of his five fashion finds

and his profits stand at...

Danny has found a home for two of his six lots

and is just in front with...

And now the Wellingborough warrior sets off at a trot

for a meeting with his next potential buyer.

He's in the Lancashire town of Clitheroe

to meet country store owner and equestrian enthusiast, Kevin.

Now, I know he's interested in my bronze horse,

but what I've also brought along

is my equestrian picture, my oil painting.

I'm just hoping I can kill two horses with one stone!

Yes, or something like that.

He paid over £111 for the bronze and £31 for the painting.

Hey up!

-Good morning!

-Good morning, sir! How are you, Daniel?

Not so bad at all, thank you.

I tell you what, has somebody beat me to it?

You've got bronzes here like...

Well, as you can see, look, I've a stable of them.

A lot of our customers, anybody that's into the countryside,

they love anything in bronze.

And what do you think of that bronze?

-It is nice, isn't it?

-In the style of Mene. I mean...

-"In the style"?

-So it's not a Mene?

-Well, where can you find one of them?

-No, I'm just checking.

-No, it's not a Mene, I must say.

-No, it's not.

-All right, OK.

-OK.

-But great patination.

-It has.

-Nice definition.

Well, I think, Danny, I could give this a good home,

dependent on price.

Before we get to the price of this,

I just might have something else up your street.

Look at this beauty - chestnut mare. Nice oil painting, lovely framed.

It might be relatively modern, but I still think a very good example.

It's nice. Depends what you've got on it, though.

Or have you brought that, is it like a buy one, get one free?

Depending on what you pay for the horse, for the bronze.

All right, well, if you put that down and I know that's free.

Five and three-quarters.

It's nice, but you've got a retail price on it.

I mean, I would willingly give you 200 on that.

-Three and a half for the two.

-I tell you what, 275, done now.

285 and we've got a deal.

-275.

-280.

Go on!

-Eeh, you're hard work!

-HE LAUGHS

Del Boy gallops away with over £137 combined profit

in his saddle bag and he tops up his total again

when he sells his 20th century champagne bath

to Skipton wine bar owner, Ian.

-280.

-282.

-Every penny helps.

-281.

-Deal.

-OK.

Nearly doubling his money with a cork-popping profit.

Jonty needs to play catch-up and fast,

but it seems our Hitman has made a fashion faux pas.

So, I've come a cropper. I've made a loss on my silk ties.

Nobody wanted to buy them. Ladies' fashion - not a problem.

But silk ties - yes.

Now, I've sold them to a dealer and I've made a loss - £26.80 loss. Ow!

She'll probably sell them online individually,

but I didn't have time to do that.

I had to sell them as one big bulk item so onwards and upwards.

Bad luck, old chap! Just £60 for the ties means his coffers take a hit.

So, with one lot left to shift, he needs his final profit to be golden.

He's in Marlow with his collection of '80s bling.

Ah, the '80s - a time of big hair,

big phones and if Jonty's in luck, big profits.

I have already had my costume jewellery delivered to Neil.

Now, Neil runs a local jewellery shop.

He specialises in jewellery, but also costume jewellery.

Let's see what he thinks.

With only one piece having a maker's mark,

the jewels have been giving Jonty the jitters.

So, will he manage to turn a profit on his £74 investment?

-I see it's arrived.

-It has. Good morning, Jonty, how are you?

-Good.

-Good, good, good.

-Fantastic.

-They look so nice under this light as well.

-It does.

-It's looking quite interesting.

-What's your assessment?

Because I love this Christian Lacroix cross,

but it all looks rather dazzling under this light.

This piece, in particular,

is probably by far the most interesting

because it has a branded name

and this is something that we could probably pass on to collectors.

But I had a look on the underside of all the other pieces as well

and I couldn't really see any marks that I recognised.

But, nevertheless,

they're still quite interesting sort of nice pieces.

How big is this market? Is it a growing market?

It's not a huge market

because obviously there's no metal weight value in any of the items,

but, nevertheless, it's for those

that like something a little bit bolder and brighter,

I think there's some interesting pieces, yes.

-You're saying all the right things.

-Well, I hope so, yes.

So, I was hoping for my collection to get £150 for this collection.

Right. I think we could probably get to sort of £100

-in total for all of them.

-Oh, dear.

What about 130? Would that be all right?

We could go to 120.

Yeah, I'll do 120. Brilliant.

So, Jonty deposits a final profit into his pot

and he's feeling relieved.

Well, I'm going to let you into a little secret.

Between you and me, I wasn't quite sure how that was going to pan out,

but, hey, I made a sale and another profit.

With the opposition over the finish line, Danny is in the Big Smoke

and he's tracked down the Pimlico pub

that features in his oil painting.

Now, that looks familiar, doesn't it?

The only thing missing is the church. I'm here to see Senan.

He's the owner. I've brought along my Charles Grimme.

I'm just hoping that he loves this piece of nostalgic history

and gives me a good profit.

The painting owes him nearly £118 so he needs to think big.

-Daniel, how are you?

-Not so bad at all. How are you?

-Good, thank you.

-How long have you been here?

-A little over seven years.

I don't know if you've been here long enough

to know the history of the area.

Yeah, I'm very interested in history and I've done

a good bit of research myself.

I know a lot of stuff from the neighbours as well.

The pub is on this picture.

-It's hard to see it, to be honest, because...

-I can see it.

I've seen it. I've looked outside and I've eyed it up.

Well, it's just here. That's it there.

The church is beautiful, actually.

-It's a pity they demolished it, isn't it?

-1974, I believe.

I bought it in auction, a lovely painting by Charles Grimme.

-I can even date it for you..

-Great, what's the date?

Well, I've done some research.

This Routemaster bus going along this road didn't start till 1963.

-Right, must be early '60s, then.

-Exactly.

You'd find a nice place for this, wouldn't you,

in your office, behind the bar?

I'm sure I can find a nice place for it

and my neighbours would love it, too.

I'd be willing to give you maybe £120 for it.

-Ooh, Senan, you're too light.

-Yeah?

Really I wanted about £300 and I thought that was going

-to be a fair offer.

-220, maybe?

-Can you squeeze to 250?

-OK. All right, done.

-Have I got a deal?

-You've got a deal at 250.

-250?

-Yeah, OK.

-Senan, you're a star.

-OK.

Danny's aced it again!

That's a final profit on his scoresheet and he's done and dusted.

Both our boys took £1,000 of their own money to the auction in London.

Jonty bought five lots and spent...

Danny bagged himself six lots and spent...

But, of course, what matters now is profits.

All the money our duo have made will go to charities of their choice

so it's time to reveal who is today's

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

-Danny, how are you?

-Not so bad at all, not so bad at all, Hitman.

-So, auction sale.

-Yes, how did you get on?

Well, I just went completely off-piste.

I bought items that I would not normally buy.

-Course you did, you bought a load of fashion.

-I did.

-Good profits?

-Yeah.

The best one was the one you ran me up on,

-that perfume bottle.

-Oh, yes, I remember. I ran you up on it!

I started that first.

I did pretty well on that and the scarves,

they did pretty well as well. What about you?

Do you remember the oil on board,

-the African-American boxer world champion?

-That was a nice thing.

That was a nice thing and found a good home -

went to an associate of mine who's into boxing and so forth.

He bought it.

And then do you remember my Charles Grimme, another painting?

The pub, the King William IV?

That went back to the King William IV.

A red bus came by, just like you seen on the picture.

Something tells me you've done pretty well on this one.

-Well, we shall soon find out.

-Shall we have a look?

-Why not?

-Let's have a look, come on.

-OK, so here we go.

-BOTH:

-One, two, three...

-BOTH:

-Ohhhh!

-Now, there's a gap there now.

-That's a big margin.

-Well..

-Wow! Well done.

-I need it against you, I do!

-Well done.

So, it's a resounding victory for the Wellingborough wheelerdealer

and he's like the cat that got the cream.

Ding-ding! That round was definitely mine

and I suppose it was down to that boxing painting.

Well, I tried and I tried really hard,

but it just wasn't good enough on the day.

Danny, I salute you.

But Jonty will come back fighting tomorrow

when our gents ride into battle at a West Sussex car-boot sale.

HE LAUGHS