0:00:02 > 0:00:05We've all seen them on TV, but how will the country's
0:00:05 > 0:00:09favourite antiques experts fare when they're challenged to make a profit with their own cash?
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Excellent.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14He who laughs last, laughs longest.
0:00:14 > 0:00:19From car boot sales to auction houses, our experts will be recreating some of their
0:00:19 > 0:00:22real-life deals, as they go head-to-head
0:00:22 > 0:00:27and try and make the most money for their chosen charities.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Purchase of the week!
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Fantastic! I'm thrilled with that.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33The challenge to our experts is clear.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Dealers - put your money where your mouth is.
0:01:05 > 0:01:10Today's dashing experts are the smooth-talking Charlie "The Charmer" Ross,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13and the king of ceramics Eric "Knocker" Knowles.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18Charlie is an old hand in the auction world, having owned his own saleroom for 25 years.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22You start something at £100, fully expecting it to make £200,
0:01:22 > 0:01:27and it makes £1,500 or £2,000. That is a real buzz.
0:01:27 > 0:01:33He also shares his wisdom on the Antiques Roadshow and Flog It!
0:01:33 > 0:01:35This is one of the most tiring days.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38I am finished. I'm going to have a cup of tea.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Ah... Ha-ha.
0:01:41 > 0:01:47Eric earned his stripes with 32 years working for the top London auction house Bonhams.
0:01:47 > 0:01:52I'm very happy whether I'm at antique fairs or car boots, it doesn't make any difference.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54It's just the thrill of the chase.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57He's part of the travelling team of Antiques Roadshow
0:01:57 > 0:02:00as they tour the country in search of treasure.
0:02:00 > 0:02:06If I had a fantasy buy, it would be without question a good Tiffany lamp.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09So, our experts are poised and the stakes are high.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12With their reputations, own money and the hopes of their
0:02:12 > 0:02:18favourite charities on the line, it's time for us to find out the name of today's game.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Mr Charles Ross, The Charmer, no less.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24The same. Knocker Knowles.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26- That's me.- Great to meet you.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27I'm going to give you that.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- I'm giving you that.- OK.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30Shall I do the honours?
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Yes. We'll do it together.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35OK, well let me do this. Let me tell you.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40"Eric and Charlie, your challenge today is to spend £1,000 of your own money on antiques.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45"You must then resell your purchases with the aim of making as much profit as possible.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- "And the winner is the presenter who makes the most cash." - Did it say, "your own money"?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Your own money, yes. - Are you good for a sub?
0:02:52 > 0:02:57Well, you know, if the interest rates are right, yes, I'm sure we can help. Go on, what does it say?
0:02:57 > 0:03:00"Today, you must buy all your antiques from...
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- "an auction house."- Oh, right.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- Good luck.- Good luck, yes. - But I'm an auctioneer.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11Well, I'm an auctioneer. So it looks like a classic case of a couple of gamekeepers turning poacher.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14I'll tell you one thing. It's one thing to be in the rostrum,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16it's another thing to be sat in front of it.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20I'd much rather be on the rostrum, flogging the item.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- Let's just do our damnedest. - Good luck.- Good luck, old boy.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29So, Eric and Charlie each have up to £1,000 of their own money
0:03:29 > 0:03:32to spend on antiques that they will then have to sell on for a profit.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35They'll be doing battle at Bamfords auction house in Derby,
0:03:35 > 0:03:41and these two superstars of the antiques world have been in strict training for today's clash.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44MUSIC: Theme Tune to "Superstars"
0:03:48 > 0:03:50In peak physical condition -
0:03:50 > 0:03:55well, almost - their athletic prowess is second only to their antiques know-how.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- STARTER PISTOL FIRES - And, with the starting gun
0:03:57 > 0:04:04fired on today's competition, it's time for our dynamic duo to get to work and do what they do best.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07And doesn't Knocker look pleased to hear that?
0:04:13 > 0:04:17In order to emerge victorious, Charlie has decided to buy quirky and unusual items.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Ceramics king Eric is planning to stick to what he knows best,
0:04:20 > 0:04:26but his first potential target is far from being a pretty piece of porcelain.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Now there's a hotel. I've actually stayed in this hotel.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35The Swan in Lavenham.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Now, does the hotel need an original watercolour of their own hotel?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41And if it's going for less than £50,
0:04:41 > 0:04:43I'm going to be taking it away with me.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48Oh. £20-30. So we'll have a stab. It's worth a go.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Because I've been looking for an excuse to get back
0:04:51 > 0:04:54to Lavenham for the last year or so.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Well, if he can get the painting for the right price,
0:04:57 > 0:05:01Burnley's finest is a man with a plan.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Elsewhere in the saleroom, his rival is keeping his cards close to his chest today,
0:05:05 > 0:05:09but we can reveal that he's certainly picking the unusual lots.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12He's hoping to REEL in a stuffed pike.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16Today's auctioneer is a fellow gladiator on the Put Your Money team.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Starting in just 30 seconds' time.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21James Lewis battles for profit later in the series.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24But today, it's Knocker Knowles versus The Charmer.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27And, having given plenty of items the once over,
0:05:27 > 0:05:30it's time to get down to business as the auction gets under way.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33Fish is coming up.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35This whacking great pike.
0:05:35 > 0:05:3817lb 8oz.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Fancy pulling that out of a river!
0:05:40 > 0:05:41Lovely face.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43There we are, the stuffed pike.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48The Charmer is prepared to bid a whopping £300 for the fish. But he's got competition.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51270 on the phone.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- Telephone bid's come in.- 290.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Cut the line off!
0:05:56 > 0:05:58310?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00£300 in the room.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Right on the button!
0:06:02 > 0:06:04At £300. 310 do I see?
0:06:04 > 0:06:07At 300...
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- £300.- I've bought a fish!
0:06:09 > 0:06:11575, thank you.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14I've got a fish.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Indeed he has.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20And with commission, The Charmer's paid a little over £351.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24It's a big first purchase, but Charlie is not afraid to splash the cash.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28And now he's got his eye on a pub lantern.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30For the lantern at £30. Five anywhere?
0:06:30 > 0:06:3235. 40. And five?
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- Go on.- Beaten it. At £45 in the room.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39At 45. 50 anywhere? £45...
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Are Bass still going? I'm going to have to find that out, aren't I?
0:06:44 > 0:06:49Charlie's bagged the lantern for just under £53.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50Why did I buy that?
0:06:50 > 0:06:54And a pair of Victorian chairs for just over £76.
0:06:54 > 0:06:5760 to the right... At 65.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58Are we all done?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01- Yours.- A bit of polish, we might get a profit.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Even with commission, that's a good buy for Mr Ross.
0:07:07 > 0:07:14Having watched his rival land three lots, it's time for Knocker to try and bag his first item.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16The Swan, watercolour, there we are.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Remember, Eric's prepared to pay up to £50.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23£10 is bid. 12 now. 12. 15. 18.
0:07:23 > 0:07:2418, 20. And two?
0:07:24 > 0:07:2722. 25. 28. And 32.
0:07:27 > 0:07:3032 has it. At £32. 35 now? At 32.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34With you, at £32. 35 now.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- At 32... It's yours.- Thank you.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Eric's bought it.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I'm ecstatic.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42I bet he could ask 100 quid for that.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46So, in percentage terms, that is a thumping profit.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51In the overall swing of things, totally irrelevant.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Well, The Charmer doesn't appear to be ruffled by Mr Knowles's first
0:07:54 > 0:07:57purchase, which cost him just over £37 including commission.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02But he has decided to have a little chat with his rival.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Oh, hello.- I saw that, Mr Knowles. - You did, did you?- I did. Lavenham.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Yes. - Do you know the owner of The Swan?
0:08:08 > 0:08:10I bet you do, though. I bet YOU do!
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- You know everybody.- By the time you've been there and had lunch,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15there won't be much of a profit left.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19I have to say, Charlie, your purchases would come under the banner of "eclectic".
0:08:19 > 0:08:23I quite like your chairs, I've checked them out.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- They're quite nicely done, aren't they?- A thin profit in those.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28How much have you spent so far, then?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30About that much.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- He's not giving away much, is he? - My big, big punt is coming soon.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- OK.- I've got a little tickler first.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- Have you?- I'll go and prepare.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41OK, you go and prepare, and I'll look for a little tickler.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43I'm going to keep a careful eye on that man.
0:08:45 > 0:08:52Charlie might have bought more items and spent more money, but there are still hundreds of lots in the room.
0:08:52 > 0:08:57And, earlier today, The Charmer and his rival cast their eyes over the pieces on offer.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02Charlie preached the merits of something he thought could be a nice little earner.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in Derby today to witness
0:09:11 > 0:09:16the auctioning of one Victorian oak pulpit.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Well, it purports to be Victorian, and it's made out of Victorian timber,
0:09:20 > 0:09:22but it's constructed in the 20th century.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24It's got great Gothic panelling,
0:09:24 > 0:09:28and it's got a really low estimate on it, £50-80.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31I expect it'll make £200, £300, £400.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34But I'm prepared to pay £200 or £300, because I've got a friend
0:09:34 > 0:09:38who's recently bought an old rectory, and it's got a chapel attached.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41And wouldn't this be the business to sell to him?
0:09:41 > 0:09:44The other thing is, I don't think this is the sort of thing
0:09:44 > 0:09:46that Eric is going to be buying.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50He'll be mincing around with a few little bits of china and pottery.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Mincing around with china?! That's fighting talk from The Charmer.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Thank you, madame. Thank you.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00To be fair to Mr Ross, though, Eric is indeed in the ceramics room.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02This is a straightforward wall plaque,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05it's just there to look pretty.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Although I don't like the frame, I do like the plaque.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Well, the estimate is £150-200.
0:10:13 > 0:10:19I'm tempted to push the boat out, go up to £250-300 with a premium or thereabouts.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I think there will be some hot competition,
0:10:21 > 0:10:23but we'll give them a run for it.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25- Thank you.- You're welcome, sir.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Well, £300 sounds like an awful lot of money to spend on an item
0:10:28 > 0:10:30when he doesn't even like the frame.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Is Knocker allowing his heart to rule his head?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Speaking of heads, in the main saleroom,
0:10:36 > 0:10:42Charlie things he's spotted a potential bargain amongst a lot of four garden ornaments.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Whilst the otter tortoise and Nero are reconstituted concrete,
0:10:46 > 0:10:49the urn is marble. The lot is about to go under the hammer.
0:10:51 > 0:10:52336...
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Yes, this is it.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56The garden ornaments.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Mr Ross is hoping to bag these for £50-60.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02But Knocker is a wily campaigner and has a trick or two up his sleeve.
0:11:02 > 0:11:0512. 15. 18. 20.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09I'm tempted to give him a bit of a run for his money here. I think so.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12This is a snip. There are three bits of horrible...
0:11:12 > 0:11:13Ooh!
0:11:13 > 0:11:19The bids are flying, and that naughty Knocker is pushing the price higher and higher.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- Who else is having it?- 32. 35.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- It's Eric!- 35. 38. And 40.
0:11:24 > 0:11:255.
0:11:25 > 0:11:2850. 5. 60.
0:11:28 > 0:11:305.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32At 60. 62?
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- I could strangle that Eric.- No.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- At 60, all sure? - GAVEL BANGING
0:11:38 > 0:11:39Ooh, The Charmer got his lot.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42But, with commission, it's cost him just over £70.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45Eric spotted that marble pot, didn't he?
0:11:45 > 0:11:48He thought I hadn't spotted the garden ornaments.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52I'm going to sell Eric the three-legged tortoise to make up for it.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57I hadn't actually, but I knew they were going too cheap so, hey ho, all's fair in love and war.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03Indeed it is, but as Charlie's pulpit comes up for sale,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Mr Knowles has gone missing in action from the main saleroom.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10We've got a cunning position now of two auctions going on at the same time.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Eric is bidding next door and I'm bidding here.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Anyway, it means less people are here.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Lot number 346. The pulpit.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20And £30 is bid.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24There may be fewer people in the room, but Charlie still has competition.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Can he get the pulpit for less than the £300 he wants to bid?
0:12:28 > 0:12:3345. 55. 65. 75.
0:12:33 > 0:12:3685. 95. 105.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38No smiles now. He's concentrating hard...
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- And he's in.- In front, 130. 140?
0:12:41 > 0:12:42140?
0:12:42 > 0:12:45At the back, I've taken 140. 150.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47160. 170. 180.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- (Stop bidding!)- 190. 200...
0:12:50 > 0:12:52and 20. 220 do I see?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55With you. At £200. 220, do I see?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- Bring the gavel down! - At 200, and selling...
0:12:59 > 0:13:00200.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Purchase of the week!
0:13:02 > 0:13:05I've lost my number, I'm all of a quiver.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07575.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12If I can't get more than 200 quid for that pulpit - premium, 230 -
0:13:12 > 0:13:14I'll eat my hat.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16I think he's happy with that purchase.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19He's not the only one snapping up lots though.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23Eric's bought himself a butter churn for under £130.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25And, in the ceramics room,
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Mr Knowles has also got his eye on a pair of Royal Worcester plates
0:13:29 > 0:13:32which he's hoping to buy for less than £200.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39..80, new place. 85. 90. 5.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43100. 10. 120. 30. 140.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45150... At 140, gentleman near to me.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48At £140. 150 now?
0:13:48 > 0:13:49All done at 140.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Yours sir, at 140. 576, thank you.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56Lot number 539...
0:13:57 > 0:13:58That's what you call a result.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01They are not restored, Eric, are they? Not restored.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05That's what happens to you in auctions. You start talking to yourself.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07It's the adrenaline rush.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Well, that sale has clearly got Eric's pulse racing.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Including commission, he's picked up the plate for less than £165
0:14:13 > 0:14:19and he also snaps up a mixed lot of Jasperware for a little over £50.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23But he's not done yet.
0:14:23 > 0:14:28716, a circular plaque, painted by John Porter Wale.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- This is it...- £200 please? 200?
0:14:31 > 0:14:33150 then? 150 bid.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37Remember, Knocker's prepared to pay up to £300 for the wall plaque.
0:14:37 > 0:14:44At 150. 160. 170. 180. 190.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46200. 210.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49220...
0:14:50 > 0:14:54230. 240?
0:14:54 > 0:14:55At £230 to the left.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57At 230. 240 do I see?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00All done at 230.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Thank you. 576.
0:15:04 > 0:15:10Fantastic. I got it. And with the premium and everything, I paid £265.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12It's enough,
0:15:12 > 0:15:17but I just know in my bones there's a profit to be had there.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Come on, bones, prove me right.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21That's a big buy for Eric.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Including commission, he's paid almost £270 for the wall plaque.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27It's his biggest buy of the day so far,
0:15:27 > 0:15:30and today's contest is starting to heat up nicely.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Both our experts can spend up to £1,000
0:15:34 > 0:15:36of their own money at today's auction.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38So far, Mr Knowles has parted
0:15:38 > 0:15:40with just over £650,
0:15:40 > 0:15:43giving him almost £350 to spend.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49His rival, on the other hand, has spent over £785,
0:15:49 > 0:15:52giving him almost £215 to play with.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02Well, Charlie might have spent more money, but both our experts have got plenty of cash left to spend.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Earlier today, they searched through the lots on offer
0:16:04 > 0:16:09for the pieces they thought would help them win today's contest.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Well, I've left the main saleroom, and I've moved into
0:16:12 > 0:16:17the inner sanctum of Knocker Knowles, where all the china is, and the porcelain,
0:16:17 > 0:16:19and all the things he knows about.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22But there are one or two things that have taken my eye.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Just behind the cabinet, I found a manky old box
0:16:25 > 0:16:28with some quite nice Victorian magic lantern slides.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30There's about 150 here.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33I've pulled out a few examples for us to have a look at.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Some are rather grotesque.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36Look at that one -
0:16:36 > 0:16:40a couple of poor chaps being hanged. But look at the colours.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44What I'm hoping is that the whole series will tell a story.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47But it's going to take me some hours at home sifting through these
0:16:47 > 0:16:51so that I can put them into batches, and make up the stories.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Anyway, I'm going to have a little punt - 50p each would be £75.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Perhaps I'll go up to £100 for these,
0:16:57 > 0:17:00and hope to find some real gems in there.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04So, Charlie thinks he's uncovered a magic lot.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07And he's also decided to bid on another set of lantern slides,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09which have a military theme.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15Elsewhere in the saleroom, Eric's seen a collectable Clarice Cliff toast rack,
0:17:15 > 0:17:18and with the auction under way, he's using every spare second
0:17:18 > 0:17:21to pick out more potentially profitable pieces.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24I keep seeing things I didn't see earlier.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28I didn't spot this little fellow. Heavens knows why.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30But let's pull him out.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32A Royal Worcester candle snuffer.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36In the form of a monk - or maybe he's a bit more elevated,
0:17:36 > 0:17:38maybe he's an abbot, I'm not sure.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42But it is Royal Worcester, you can see a little mark in there.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44And you can date this stuff by the dots on each side.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49They start somewhere in the early 1890s, but that one...
0:17:49 > 0:17:53I'll put my specs on, I'm blind as a bat. Let's have a look.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Oh yes, lots of dots.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59So 12, 13, 14, 15...
0:17:59 > 0:18:02..21, 22. 1915 or thereabout.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Maybe just about the time of the First World War.
0:18:05 > 0:18:11Mmm. 875. Well, I've only got a limited amount of money left...
0:18:11 > 0:18:16So, erm...if he's going cheap, which I don't think he will,
0:18:16 > 0:18:18I may be taking him home with me.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24So, Eric likes the porcelain figure, but we'll have to wait and see
0:18:24 > 0:18:27whether or not he's got the money to buy it when it comes up for sale.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Before that, though, Charlie has decided to
0:18:29 > 0:18:33keep a close eye on a little lot that he thinks has big potential.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Mirrors coming up, a pair of them.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39They're nice, but they are damaged.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42£200-300. But if they slip under the bottom estimate,
0:18:42 > 0:18:45I might just have a little dobble.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46Dressing table mirrors.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Birmingham 1916. Lovely, lovely dressing table mirrors.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52And, £300 for them?
0:18:52 > 0:18:55300! Don't be silly.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57200 then. 200?
0:18:57 > 0:18:58Yes.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Eric's gone in at 200.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Knocker's made a move, but will it be a decisive one?
0:19:02 > 0:19:06All done and selling. Maiden bid, at 200.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- 200.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I think Eric's done quite well, there.
0:19:12 > 0:19:17Including commission, Eric spent just under £235 on the mirrors.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21And at that price, they were too expensive for The Charmer.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Mr Ross has still got over £200 left in his kitty though,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29and he's hoping to snap up the two sets of lantern slides.
0:19:29 > 0:19:3150? 40 then.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34He's prepared to spend up to £100 on the first set.
0:19:34 > 0:19:3545. 50.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Oh, he's in.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39At £50 to the right. And five now?
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- That's about right. - At £50, and selling...
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- 55. Fresh bid.- Bother!
0:19:44 > 0:19:4560.
0:19:45 > 0:19:4765. 70.
0:19:47 > 0:19:5075? At £70 to the right.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53He's tickled me on a bit there. They were coming down for 50.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54At 70...
0:19:54 > 0:19:56GAVEL BANGING
0:19:56 > 0:19:59I'm really thrilled with those magic lantern slides.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02About £85 with the premium.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05There's even one of Eric there. I'll show you later.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Well, Charlie's happy with that price and he also snaps up
0:20:08 > 0:20:12the second set, taking the total spend on the slides
0:20:12 > 0:20:13to just over £220.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16So I've bought the slides.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21A little bit more than I wanted. But I'm now spent up for the day.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Actually, that buy has taken The Charmer
0:20:23 > 0:20:26a few pounds over his £1,000 limit.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29It's against the gameplay, and he will have to give up the second set
0:20:29 > 0:20:32to bring him back within the allowed limit.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Charlie's rival, though, still has money left in his kitty,
0:20:35 > 0:20:39and he's looking to pick up another purchase.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Lot 870, Clarice Cliff.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Toast rack. Again, lots of interest in this one.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Five bids, and I can start at £55.
0:20:47 > 0:20:4960 do I see?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52At £55, on commission and selling...
0:20:52 > 0:20:5560. 65. 70 has it.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57At £70. And 5 now?
0:20:57 > 0:21:00All done then and selling, at £70.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02It was all the money,
0:21:02 > 0:21:07and erm...on the downside, it only holds two pieces of toast.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09So erm...
0:21:09 > 0:21:12I'll be looking for... somebody on a diet.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16With commission, Eric paid just over £80 for the toast rack,
0:21:16 > 0:21:20which means he can't buy the porcelain candle snuffer.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- At £90, and five?- Ooh.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27At £90, against commission and selling...
0:21:27 > 0:21:30I didn't have enough money left. I'd have gone for that.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33Eric may have missed out on the candle snuffer,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36but it's been a fierce bidding battle in the saleroom today.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39So, just how much have our duelling duo spent,
0:21:39 > 0:21:43and how many items will they be taking home with them?
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Both our experts splashed the cash,
0:21:46 > 0:21:52Knocker Knowles buying seven lots and parting with just under £970.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56After giving up the second set of slides,
0:21:56 > 0:22:02Mr Ross has got six lots to sell and has spent just over £860.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Before they head off and sell their items for as much profit as possible
0:22:08 > 0:22:13our antiques heavyweights are keen to check out their opponent's wares.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16So Charlie, tell me about your day.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Mixed, I think is the best expression.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- Yeah? - But I've had a couple of good buys.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- I do like your pike. - You like my pike? Big, isn't he?
0:22:24 > 0:22:29If I saw that coming for me, I'd get out the water pretty quick.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31What have you got?
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Well, I try to play to my strengths, as you're probably aware.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39As you know, I'm one of the world's great experts on butter churns...!
0:22:39 > 0:22:41But I'm hoping I've got a private buyer for that.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- You'll need a private buyer for that.- I think I will.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46As for the painting of Lavenham -
0:22:46 > 0:22:50if the landlord isn't interested, I'll be trying...
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- You've had it. - ..the houses up the road, basically.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57It didn't shout quality at me, but I did look at it.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Well, as they say, to use the parlance - bonne chance, or whatever.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04Et vous aussi, monsieur!
0:23:05 > 0:23:11So, as they head home to sell their items, the big question is, have our experts bought wisely?
0:23:11 > 0:23:15Eric will be trying to sell two George V dressing table mirrors,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18a butter churn with stand,
0:23:18 > 0:23:21a watercolour painting of The Swan in Lavenham,
0:23:21 > 0:23:27and ceramics by Worcester, Wedgwood, Derby and Clarice Cliff.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32His rival is pinning his hopes on a brewery lantern,
0:23:32 > 0:23:35four garden ornaments,
0:23:35 > 0:23:38a set of magic-lantern slides,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40a pair of Victorian carved oak chairs,
0:23:40 > 0:23:42a Victorian pulpit,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45and the early-20th-century stuffed pike.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53So, gents - on your marks, get set, start selling!
0:23:54 > 0:23:59The Charmer is up early, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and on the phone to his numerous contacts.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01You're a good man.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05He's hoping to generate some interest in his auction purchases.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Knocker is also working his way through his little black book.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12Listen, I don't know if you're in the market for Royal Worcester porcelain.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Both Eric and Charlie will be pulling out all the stops to find
0:24:15 > 0:24:17the right buyers for all their items,
0:24:17 > 0:24:20and are putting together deals on the phone and by e-mail.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23But until they've shaken on it and money's changed hands,
0:24:23 > 0:24:25no deal is truly sealed.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28At the moment I'm thinking £200 to £300, something of that order.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Are you still buying hotly like you used to in the past?
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Pretty much everybody that Eric and Charlie aim to sell to
0:24:34 > 0:24:39will know that they're on a mission to raise as much money as possible for their charities.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43The experts will be doing everything in their power to persuade people
0:24:43 > 0:24:46to give them the best possible prices, when they sell the items
0:24:46 > 0:24:48that they hope will drive them to victory.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Our duelling duo hit the road in search of profit.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Charlie's got his only furniture lot with him and he's a man with a plan.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Paul, I've come for a bit of assistance.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04I've got a pair of chairs, which I bought.
0:25:04 > 0:25:09One's in reasonable order, the other one isn't in quite such good order,
0:25:09 > 0:25:11and I've got no money left.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13- There's the door. - THEY LAUGH
0:25:13 > 0:25:15No, no, no, I think you can help me.
0:25:15 > 0:25:21If your assistant James taught me how to do it, could I do the restoration here myself?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24I suppose. James...?
0:25:24 > 0:25:25Is that all right with you?
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- Yeah, OK.- OK.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31- I'll make the coffee.- And sweep up? - I'll sweep up.- Clean the toilet?
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- I'm not sure if... Yes, I'll clean the toilet!- OK!
0:25:34 > 0:25:36But that's fantastic. Thank you very much indeed.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Looking forward to this!
0:25:38 > 0:25:42Free restoration lessons in return for a few chores around the workshop.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Charlie's charm has got him a great deal and Ross the restorer - well,
0:25:46 > 0:25:50restorer's apprentice - dons an apron and gets down to business.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53I think it's great. Where do we begin?
0:25:53 > 0:26:00Right - first of all, we need to remove these screws, so we can get the banister back in.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- That'll just lift out?- Yes.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04I'm learning fast!
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- Old dog, new tricks.- Yeah.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Eric, you're up against a real restorer here.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14This is much more fun than being an auctioneer.
0:26:14 > 0:26:15Yeah, looks good.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Charlie's work isn't over yet. It's time to pay for his lesson.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21MUSIC: "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton
0:26:23 > 0:26:27Charlie? How's the tea coming on?
0:26:31 > 0:26:34Your tea and biscuit, sir...
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Ross? You finished the toilet?
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Cleaning the loo at home is one thing.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02Cleaning the loo in somebody else's home is quite another!
0:27:02 > 0:27:03It's a hard life!
0:27:03 > 0:27:08Charlie's opponent is going for a more conventional approach to selling.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Eric had a clear plan to profit from his watercolour,
0:27:10 > 0:27:13and has been busy putting it into action.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Do you know, I've always wanted to do this -
0:27:18 > 0:27:21travel to the source of the artist's inspiration.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24And today, I'm in the lovely Suffolk town of Lavenham.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28And this, ladies and gentlemen, is The Swan Hotel.
0:27:28 > 0:27:35Now, I've phoned ahead, spoken to the manager, and I'm going to pop inside and hopefully I'm going to do a deal.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39The buyer may have been interested on the phone, but Eric still has to seal the deal.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Remember, he bought the painting for almost £40.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47It's a competent study -
0:27:47 > 0:27:52it's a true representation of a hostelry that goes back to when, tell me?
0:27:52 > 0:27:56Well, this was built in 1425. This section we're in now was built
0:27:56 > 0:27:58slightly later in 1463, thereabouts.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00So it's a leading question,
0:28:00 > 0:28:04but could you see this watercolour painting actually hanging in your hotel?
0:28:04 > 0:28:07Definitely. If we purchased it, it would sit by reception.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08Right, OK.
0:28:08 > 0:28:13I was looking somewhere in the region of around about £150.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Right. Erm...
0:28:16 > 0:28:20well, we would be very happy with £140.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Well, at £140, if I stay at your hotel in future occasions,
0:28:24 > 0:28:27I'll be looking for a 10% discount. That's part of the deal.
0:28:27 > 0:28:28You're on. Definitely.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33- Put it there. You've got yourself a wonderful watercolour. - Thank you very much.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36Don't you just love it when a plan comes together?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Knocker's made a profit of just over £100 on the watercolour,
0:28:39 > 0:28:42and he's a very happy man.
0:28:42 > 0:28:47It would be nice to think that I could make that sort of mark-up on everything I'd buy and then sell -
0:28:47 > 0:28:49in fact, I'd be home and dry.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53In the case of Charlie the Charmer, I'll just wish him the reverse,
0:28:53 > 0:28:56and thereby he would be all at sea.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Actually, Eric, Charlie's doing quite nicely.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- 100.- 105, did you say?- 100!
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- 100 and a pint?- I'll buy you a pint and give you 100 quid for it.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- Cash?- Deal. Cash.- Fantastic.
0:29:08 > 0:29:13Well done, Charlie! That's just over £47 profit for the brewery lantern,
0:29:13 > 0:29:16and a little light refreshment on the side.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21Having restored his Victorian chairs, it's time for Charlie to try and sell them.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Gosh! How old are they?
0:29:23 > 0:29:27They're really unusual. They're Victorian, 1860/1870.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- Wow. It's been beautifully, beautifully done.- Oak.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32Restored by yours truly.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35Oh, you clever thing. That is really, really beautiful.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37They've come up well. I'm thrilled with them.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41OK. I've now got to think about where I can put them - if the price is right, of course.
0:29:41 > 0:29:47- Ah. Well, why don't we just put them in the house, then I reckon you're bound to buy them.- In situ?
0:29:47 > 0:29:49- Yeah.- OK, we'll give that a go.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Oh - Charlie's a smooth operator.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55The chairs cost him just over £75.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Can he charm his way to a profit?
0:29:57 > 0:30:02I don't know what that looks there, but THAT looks fab. I think.
0:30:02 > 0:30:03I have to say, they are stunning.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07If we can agree a price, then we've got ourselves a deal.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Well, I want £300 for the pair.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12I...don't want to pay that much.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15I'd be looking at £175-200 for the pair.
0:30:15 > 0:30:19I would come down... to £250 if pushed.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Well, I think £220.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27Now, I have to say, that is the offer, and that's my final offer because we do buy a lot of antiques.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- You do. - I think that's fair and reasonable.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32I think I've sold you most of them.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35And I'd like these to add to your collection, so I'm prepared to do that.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- £220.- We've got ourselves a deal.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- That's really kind. - Well, I ought to pay you.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41- Yes, please!- OK, let's go.- Come on.
0:30:42 > 0:30:46Yes, Charlie the Charmer has worked his silver-tongued magic
0:30:46 > 0:30:50and nets a profit of just under £145 on the pair of chairs.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Very impressive. And he's on a roll,
0:30:52 > 0:30:57because he's found a potential customer for his marble garden urn.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58It's got some age, hasn't it?
0:30:58 > 0:31:03I would think 1850s, something like that. Certainly 19th century.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Yeah. I thought first half of the 19th century.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Well, I think I can sell it.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10I'll offer you £150, take it or leave it, I'm afraid, Charlie.
0:31:12 > 0:31:13- £150, it's a deal.- Oh, well done.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15- I will do £150.- Good.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18- I like it. - I like it too. Thanks very much.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23That's a good result for Charlie, and he's sold his other garden ornaments at a local auction,
0:31:23 > 0:31:27bagging himself over £95 worth of profit on the four items.
0:31:29 > 0:31:35Mr Ross is storming ahead in today's contest - but don't underestimate Knocker Knowles.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40The auction has proven to be a porcelain paradise, and our king of ceramics
0:31:40 > 0:31:44has a list of contacts that makes the phone book look slim.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50He had no trouble selling his Royal Worcester dessert plates, the Royal Crown Derby plaque
0:31:50 > 0:31:54and the Clarice Cliff toast rack,
0:31:54 > 0:31:57making a profit of almost £85.
0:31:58 > 0:32:04He's confident he's on the road to victory in today's contest, but let's find out if he's right.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09Knocker Knowles has sold over £740 worth of items,
0:32:09 > 0:32:12netting just under £190 worth of profit.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Charmer Ross has walked on far higher margins,
0:32:17 > 0:32:20and sold £486 worth of goods
0:32:20 > 0:32:23and made a profit of over £280.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28Charlie might have more experience as an auctioneer than a dealer,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31but his long list of contacts has come up trumps for him so far today.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Eric's hot on his heels though,
0:32:34 > 0:32:37and he's travelled far for his next appointment.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41My goodness me, it's 1900.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45Eric's travelled across space, time and the M6.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48And he's hoping to net a 20th-century-sized profit
0:32:48 > 0:32:52for his butter churn, which cost him just under £130 at auction.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56I just so happen to be in Blists Hill Victorian Town
0:32:56 > 0:32:58in Ironbridge, Shropshire.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03I'm here to meet a certain Mr Simmons who's expressed an interest in my butter churn,
0:33:03 > 0:33:07so it's really a question now of finding Mr Simmons, and the churn.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12- Hello, Mr Simmons. Hello. - Nice to meet you.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- Eric Knowles from the 21st century. - How do you do?
0:33:15 > 0:33:17So, the new fangled machine's arrived. When did it get here?
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- It arrived just his morning. - Have you tried it yet?
0:33:20 > 0:33:24We have, yes, it seems to be in excellent working order.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Really nice action, the window's intact there.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30It's super. We're really pleased with it.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- Excellent. Can we talk money? - We can indeed, yes.- All right.
0:33:33 > 0:33:40Obviously, this is the very latest specifications, but a comparable model is around about 18 shillings.
0:33:40 > 0:33:4718 shillings in my century, would work out at the best part of £180.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51So, if you've got a mind to pay £180,
0:33:51 > 0:33:53- we can do business. - It sounds like a fair price.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55It does. OK.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57I mean, I'll be looking for cash...
0:33:57 > 0:34:04I don't carry that much money, so we'd have to go next door to my local bank and make a withdrawal.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06All right, that sounds good to me.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08- Lead the way. - Would you like to follow me?
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Will do. And er...I'm hoping for sovereigns!
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Yes, his journey into the past seems to have gone to Knocker's head.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21But it's a healthy profit, and he's making sure he gets his cash.
0:34:21 > 0:34:28In the present day, Charlie's visiting a friend to try and sell his most expensive item -
0:34:28 > 0:34:30the stuffed pike.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35You know, Graham told me there were some pretty big fish in this lake.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37MUSIC: Theme from "Jaws" by John Williams
0:34:37 > 0:34:40There might be...Jaws-sized fish.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52I'm actually quite worried.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53In fact, I'm terrified.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02Yes, well, I don't think Steven Spielberg has too much to worry about.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Now that The Charmer's audition for the big screen is out of the way,
0:35:05 > 0:35:10he can concentrate on netting a profit for the pike that cost £345.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12That's a hell of a specimen.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14It's fantastic, isn't it?
0:35:14 > 0:35:17Beautifully preserved, and it's jolly nearly an antique,
0:35:17 > 0:35:19it was caught in 1924.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- Would you like to have a closer look? - Yes, all right.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26- Gosh, it's jolly heavy. - I know! You get value with me.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Have a good look at it. Well done.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34Gosh, no, that is a very, very nice fish.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38It's nicely cased and well done, and I'm going to sell it to you.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- Oh.- £500 I want for it.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Good heavens, Charlie, that's much too much!
0:35:43 > 0:35:45I'd go to £300.
0:35:45 > 0:35:50It cost £345. I'll take £450.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54I'll go to £400, but that's my final offer.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Could we do a deal at £425,
0:35:56 > 0:35:59because we've known each other a long time?
0:35:59 > 0:36:03You always get round me somehow, Charles!
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- OK, we'll go for £425.- Good, good!
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- Shall we go and put it in the house? - Yeah.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11Yet again, Mr Ross smooth-talks his way to a sizeable profit,
0:36:11 > 0:36:14by matching his item to the perfect buyer.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17He's topped up his coffers by just over £70.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Our experts are both selling at top speed,
0:36:20 > 0:36:25but there's one lot Mr Ross isn't finding it quite so easy to shift.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31He bought a set of lantern slides for just over £80.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35He's hit the phone and gone through his contacts book, but so far, no interest.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41His opponent is also out of his comfort zone.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46Eric bought a pair of silver framed mirrors for just under £235.
0:36:46 > 0:36:51Now, silver isn't something he usually deals in, and he's had to work extra hard to locate
0:36:51 > 0:36:58a potential purchaser. But perhaps there's a reason he's been finding it so hard to sell the mirrors.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02A bit of damage on the corner.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05- Yes.- Birmingham hallmark. B & Co.- OK.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08This one... A bit of damage on the corner of this one.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- Same old mark.- Good.- Same date mark,
0:37:13 > 0:37:17so they were done together. What kind of money are you looking for them?
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Well, I was looking sort of around the 340 mark.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22- 340?- Mm-hm.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27He bought them for just under £235 - £340 would give him a good profit.
0:37:27 > 0:37:28What about £275?
0:37:28 > 0:37:32If you want to make me a happy man, £300 and they're yours.
0:37:32 > 0:37:33£300.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Yes, OK, I'll give you £300, deal.
0:37:36 > 0:37:41£300, plus a cup of coffee. You've got a kettle here, haven't you?
0:37:41 > 0:37:43- Follow me.- I'll follow you.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45No sugar. Sweet enough.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49Nicely done, Mr Knowles. Despite the damage to the mirrors,
0:37:49 > 0:37:53he's managed to bank a profit of just over £65.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Not just the ceramics king after all then, eh, Knocker?
0:37:56 > 0:38:00Eric might have sealed another deal, but after many calls, Charlie put his lantern slides
0:38:00 > 0:38:03into his local auction house,
0:38:03 > 0:38:07and they added over £135 to his profit pot.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11The end of today's profit-hunting race is in sight,
0:38:11 > 0:38:16and our two antique thoroughbreds have one item left each to sell.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Which of our gents will be first to the finishing line -
0:38:18 > 0:38:22and, more importantly, who will bag the biggest profit?
0:38:22 > 0:38:26Knocker Knowles bought a mixed lot of Wedgwood for just over £50,
0:38:26 > 0:38:29and having sold three pieces for just £10,
0:38:29 > 0:38:35he's going to need to make over £42 from the commemorative tea caddy in order to turn a profit.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Our ceramics guru heads to his own personal Mecca -
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Barlaston, home to the Wedgwood Museum.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43- Hello. - Nick, how very good to see you.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Very nice to meet you too, Lord Wedgwood. First time.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50First time, that's right. Of course I've seen you many, many times,
0:38:50 > 0:38:52but this is the first time in person.
0:38:52 > 0:38:57And I've been having a look round this wonderful museum. Isn't it breathtaking?
0:38:57 > 0:39:01- It is absolutely world-class.- One thing it hasn't got is in my hand.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Oh, my gosh, what have you got here?
0:39:03 > 0:39:09Well, that's the 1981 wedding tea caddy.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11It's absolutely magnificent.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13- Tricolour.- Tricolour.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Very unusual. What a great find.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18The shape is 18th-century, isn't it?
0:39:18 > 0:39:21- Yes.- But three-colour Wedgwood, it's legendary.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24The question is, would you be interested?
0:39:24 > 0:39:29I was warned that maybe you were going to want to get into my pocket,
0:39:29 > 0:39:33so I went down to the bank early this morning, and I'm afraid
0:39:33 > 0:39:38the bank manager limited me to actually £100.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40£100. Well, look, I'm very happy.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43At £100 I think we've got ourselves a deal.
0:39:43 > 0:39:49Well, that's fantastic. We hope that you come back many, many times. You know that you're always welcome.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Good. You know there's a good coffee shop across the road?
0:39:52 > 0:39:57- Do you think we should go and have a cuppa now?- Why not?
0:39:57 > 0:40:00That sale gives Eric a profit of almost £60 on the Wedgwood -
0:40:00 > 0:40:03and with Knocker now sold up, the pressure is on Charmer Ross.
0:40:03 > 0:40:08He's still got to sell the pulpit that cost him just over £230.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13He has a buyer in mind, but will they offer him enough money to make a profit?
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Gosh, I think it looks a little cracker.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19He's certainly sounding keen, but how much is he prepared to pay?
0:40:19 > 0:40:21So, here we are, Charles.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24This is the sacristy.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28- It's absolutely wonderful.- What do you think?- It's perfect!
0:40:28 > 0:40:32Well, we could possibly try it down here
0:40:32 > 0:40:36- against the wall there. - So, you would buy it...?
0:40:36 > 0:40:39I would be interested at the right price, Mr Ross.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43Well, I thought it might be worth... £1,000?
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Er...
0:40:45 > 0:40:51Well, if you don't ask, you don't get. And we'll find out very shortly if Charlie was able to secure a sale
0:40:51 > 0:40:53and how much he was able to get for the pulpit.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55Because it's now time to tot up the totals,
0:40:55 > 0:41:00and reveal how much profit our battling experts have actually made.
0:41:00 > 0:41:04Knocker Knowles parted with almost £970 at auction.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09His rival, on the other hand, spent just over £865.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13Remember, all the profits they make will be going to charity.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16It's been a fiercely fought contest today, but without further ado,
0:41:16 > 0:41:19it's time to bring our battling experts together
0:41:19 > 0:41:23and reveal who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27And you can cut the tension with an antique knife.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- Knocker!- Charlie the Charmer.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31You're looking a bit perky.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Well, I'm up for it, Charlie, I'm up for it.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36How's the market in pulpits, that's what I want to know.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Good. Of all the things I bought,
0:41:38 > 0:41:42that was the easiest sell, and possibly the biggest profit.
0:41:42 > 0:41:46- Really?- Can you believe that? - Archbishop of Canterbury maybe?
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- Almost, I sold it to a vet.- A vet.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50How was your butter churn?
0:41:50 > 0:41:52My butter churn was a challenge.
0:41:52 > 0:41:57- But it's now in a national museum. - What?!- Oh, yes. It's there to enjoy.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- Fantastic.- Anyway, listen. The suspense is really getting to me.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- Come on, let's have a look. - Shall we see?
0:42:02 > 0:42:05One, two, three...
0:42:05 > 0:42:09- Ooh...- I've done you, Knocker!
0:42:09 > 0:42:11- I've comprehensively done you. - Look at that.
0:42:11 > 0:42:16Congratulations, Charlie. Listen, I've got to say that I have to commend you on that, I really have.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- Very kind.- I'm not a bad loser, I'll buy you a drink.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23And remember - you may have won today, but tomorrow is another day.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Buy me a beer.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28So, Charlie's final deal sealed victory.
0:42:28 > 0:42:33Yes, that £230-plus pulpit saw him emerge triumphant.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35- 450.- We've got a deal.
0:42:35 > 0:42:36- We have a deal, sir.- Fantastic.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Especially as the missus is not here.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- Shall we go and get it in? - Get it in, I think.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44So, a whopping final profit of over £215
0:42:44 > 0:42:49makes Charlie today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:42:49 > 0:42:54But, both our experts have made sizeable profits, and they'll all be going to charity.
0:42:54 > 0:42:55Thanks for the cheque.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Not a problem, old thing.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01My chosen charity is The Prince's Trust.
0:43:01 > 0:43:06My chosen charity is CLIC Sargent - children with leukaemia.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09So, Charlie's pulpit led him to a heavenly victory today,
0:43:09 > 0:43:14but tomorrow our experts will go head to head again at an antiques market.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17And Eric, trust me -
0:43:17 > 0:43:21this is going to hurt you a lot more than it hurts me.
0:43:21 > 0:43:28Begs the question, where is he? And it also begs the question, is he doing serious business?
0:43:28 > 0:43:29Oh, that wasn't very good.
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