0:00:02 > 0:00:06We've all seen them on TV, but how would the country's favourite antique experts fare
0:00:06 > 0:00:09when they're challenged to make a profit with their own cash?
0:00:09 > 0:00:12If that's £50, you've got a buyer.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15There's stuff just leaving.
0:00:15 > 0:00:21From car-boot sales to auction houses, our experts will be recreating some of their real-life
0:00:21 > 0:00:27deals as they go head to head and try and make the most money for their chosen charities.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28100% profit.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30£300 - that is amazing.
0:00:30 > 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 > 0:01:09Battling it out for today's crown are James "The Lionheart" Lewis
0:01:09 > 0:01:12and Curtis "The Detective" Dowling.
0:01:12 > 0:01:19Curtis specialises in spotting fakes and forgeries, making sure his clients get the genuine article.
0:01:19 > 0:01:2625 years in the business, it's still very, very difficult to spot the real thing from a fake.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29So if you've got your own money to spend "caveat emptor" - buyer beware.
0:01:29 > 0:01:35The Detective has a real passion for antiques and has made his mark on Cash In The Attic.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Squaring up against Curtis is experienced auctioneer James Lewis.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44He has seen 20 years of action behind the podium, and there's not much
0:01:44 > 0:01:47in the way of antiques that hasn't passed through his auction house.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51The worst part of the job is letting people down.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55It's very easy to tell somebody it's worth £1,000, but it's very
0:01:55 > 0:01:58difficult to tell somebody it's not worth anything at all.
0:01:58 > 0:02:04James's boundless knowledge of antiques has made and a firm favourite on Flog It!
0:02:04 > 0:02:09We have the experts, they have the knowledge, the contacts and a fierce desire to win.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13So it's time for us to find out the aim of today's game.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- Ah, James The Lionheart! - Detective Dowling, how are you?
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Very well. A very curious person asked me to pass this on to you.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- And this to you.- How bizarre. What have you got in there?
0:02:25 > 0:02:30"Curtis and James, your challenge today is to spend up to £250
0:02:30 > 0:02:33"of your own money on antiques.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38"You must then re-sell them with the aim of making as much profit as possible.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42"The winner is the presenter who makes the most cash."
0:02:42 > 0:02:46"Today you must buy all your antiques from...
0:02:46 > 0:02:49"a car-boot sale." It says "Good luck!" here.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51I think we'll need it.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53I think we will. Good luck.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56So with £250 of their own money back burning a hole
0:02:56 > 0:03:02in each of their pockets, it's time for them to head into the giant Taplow car-boot sale in Berkshire.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07I love car-boot sales. I've been coming to them since I was 16.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12Pretty much everyone that James and Curtis try to do deals with will be aware they are on a mission
0:03:12 > 0:03:16to raise as much money as possible for their chosen charities.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20The bargains are still here to find, and I think you can have an awful lot of fun at a place like this.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25And our experts will be doing everything in their power to persuade people to give them
0:03:25 > 0:03:30the best possible prices when they buy and sell the items that they hope will drive them to victory.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35It's time for our raiders of the car-boot to get to work.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39But will this boot sale prove to be their Temple of Doom?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Indy, I can't believe you found it.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45I've been waiting to see this all my life.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- The lost car-boot sale of Taplow. - Oh, yeah.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Near Slough.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56- Let's go.- Harrison Ford, Sean Connery - eat your hearts out!
0:03:56 > 0:04:01OK, maybe not. Anyway, back in the real world, both our car-boot raiders
0:04:01 > 0:04:06are aiming to hunt out potentially profitable goods, and the search is on for game-winning items.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11Every antique dealer has got customers that collect certain things.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15And I've got a customer that collects first of all seagulls and secondly Art Deco items.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17So, in this, we can put the two together.
0:04:17 > 0:04:23In slightly chipped and it's going to take me a wee while over a cup of tea to bring this back to life.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26The important thing is I like it, and that's got to be essential when
0:04:26 > 0:04:31you are buying anything, whether you are trying to make money out of it or are buying it for yourself.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33The Deco period really meant movement,
0:04:33 > 0:04:39and whether that's linear lines of aeroplanes, cars, trains or animals.
0:04:39 > 0:04:44Lots of fights, lots of dogs running, all that sort of thing. These are a pleasant example.
0:04:44 > 0:04:50The good news for me is my customer has got quite a big place, and this is quite a chunky piece.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52If it's the right price, I think there's quite a lot
0:04:52 > 0:04:56of profit in it for me, but that's the important question.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58It's slightly damaged - what am I going to pay for it?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Excuse me... How much?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03I can do it for 25 for you.
0:05:03 > 0:05:10I was hoping, with the damage, it was going to be a bit less than that. 10?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12No, I can't do it for 10.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Um...
0:05:14 > 0:05:16in the middle - £17.50?
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- 15?- OK.- Deal.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24Well, the dealer was no pushover, but Curtis has got himself a good deal.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29And it looks as though he's spotted something that could set this contest alight.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Art Deco lamp. I can't help myself.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40Coming to sort of places like this you know you're not going to find antiques unless you're very lucky.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44So what you can find is just quite eye-pleasing items.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48It was up for £75, but it was 30 quid.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Is there any profit in it? I hope so.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55That's an excellent piece of haggling from the Detective.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58He got the lamp for less than half the asking price.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Elsewhere in the boot sale, Mr Lewis has been caught with his hands in the cookie jar.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07I love car-boot sales.
0:06:07 > 0:06:14They are as much a part of our way of life today as fish and chips or a day's trip to the seaside.
0:06:14 > 0:06:21Not only that, in times of recession you can go out, have a damn good day and come out on top making a profit.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24This is a wonderful example of how to do it.
0:06:24 > 0:06:31It's Victorian, made around 1850-1870 and it was used to contain biscuits.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33The technique is electroplating -
0:06:33 > 0:06:38something invented by Elkington & Co and launched at the 1851 Exhibition.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40This is cast with strap work.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44When it's polished, it will shine, shine, shine!
0:06:44 > 0:06:49Not only that, it's been used for biscuits for about 150 years.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51And there are still traces of them inside.
0:06:51 > 0:06:57This, an investment at £25, should show at least a 100% profit.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02So the Lionheart thinks there might be a roaring good profit to be made on the Victorian biscuit barrel.
0:07:02 > 0:07:07And he's working hard to find the pieces he thinks will lead him to victory.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12He's prowling around the boot sale inspecting as many stalls as possible
0:07:12 > 0:07:16and has just tabled another offer.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18That's a deal. Well done.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Pleasure, thank you.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27This was the last thing I expected to find in the middle of a field at a car-boot sale.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30This table was made in England around 1740.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32It's not in the best of conditions.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37We've got pieces inlayed where the hinges have broken, we've got woodworm in the stretchers.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41But those things can be put right. The best part about it is the leg.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46Solid mahogany, wonderful shape, classic mid-18th century.
0:07:46 > 0:07:52This is the perfect lot to sell to a furniture restorer or dealer ready for restoration.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55At £15, it's not expensive.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Nicely done, James. The Lionheart has got his paws
0:07:58 > 0:08:03on the restorer's lot and has also snapped up a mirror for another £15.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08With nothing to choose between our battling boot-salers, there is still all to play for.
0:08:08 > 0:08:14Curtis has found something that's a little battered around the edges. And it's not Mr Lewis!
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Sorry, James!
0:08:16 > 0:08:23What sort of a buffoon spends £8 on a rickety old chair covered in paint?
0:08:23 > 0:08:28The sort of buffoon that thinks he's going to make quite a profit. Come down here with me a second.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31What we've got here is a Regency-style chair.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Lyre back, sabre back legs, cabriole front.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Reeding on the arms, inlay at the back.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43It's mass-produced, it's probably 100 years old and it's in a terrible condition.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Just look under here.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48It's just in a bit of a mess, isn't it?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50It's probably from a set.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53This is a carver, cos it's got arms.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57We paid £8 for this chair and we're going to spend about £30 doing
0:08:57 > 0:09:02a bargain basement restoration job, so we will have spent just under £40.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06I think we're going to double our money at least and make maybe £100.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Just as importantly, it's not going to end up on the skip.
0:09:10 > 0:09:16So with a little TLC, the Detective thinks the Regency-style chair could be guilty of holding a profit.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20And he adds to his haul with these two mirrors.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23That is a deal.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27That's another £48 leaving Curtis's kitty, and he's also bought a large
0:09:27 > 0:09:31gold-edged mirror from another stall for £20.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Our two determined experts are marching round this boot sale,
0:09:35 > 0:09:39keeping their eyes open for anything they think they can sell on for a profit.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Both have built up a head of steam,
0:09:41 > 0:09:45and James has sealed a deal for a genuine antique.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48150 years ago, when this copper kettle was made,
0:09:48 > 0:09:50it's likely that its owner, the lady of the house,
0:09:50 > 0:09:52wouldn't have gone out to work.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55She'd have stayed at home, polishing the copperware,
0:09:55 > 0:09:57the silverware. Today times are different.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01People do not want to be spending their evenings and weekends
0:10:01 > 0:10:03polishing copper. Therefore, this,
0:10:03 > 0:10:08that was very popular 20 years ago, is totally out of fashion.
0:10:08 > 0:10:14Warming pans, copper kettles, fish kettles, they used to be very sought after.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17Now you find them all over these car boot sales.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19But this one is a nice example.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21If we have a look at the back here,
0:10:21 > 0:10:24we see the way there's a brass solder line
0:10:24 > 0:10:27that goes all the way down as a key shape.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Turn it upside down and we can follow it
0:10:30 > 0:10:31all the way round the foot rim.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35This tells it's 1850-1880.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40By the 20th century, these were made in totally different methods.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43This is a great example of a Victorian copper kettle.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- How much is it?- £10.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48£10 is not expensive.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51But I'd like it a bit less. How about eight?
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- Go on then.- Yeah? Deal.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59At £8 we've got a piece of metalwork that's 150 years old, and I'm sure
0:10:59 > 0:11:04that one of the remote Derbyshire cottages will really go for this.
0:11:04 > 0:11:10Having conducted a great negotiation for one copper item, James has bagged himself a few more.
0:11:10 > 0:11:16HJe's spent £15 on 13 copper lustre jugs, ranging in age from 1850 to 1950.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20Time now to find out which of our experts has been splashing the cash
0:11:20 > 0:11:22and who's been watching their pennies.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30Both James and Curtis started the day with £250 in their pockets.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33The Detective has handed over £121,
0:11:33 > 0:11:35which means he's still got
0:11:35 > 0:11:37up to £129 still to spend.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41The Lionheart, on the other hand, has spent just £78,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43giving him the princely sum
0:11:43 > 0:11:45of £172 still to play with.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Curtis might have shelled out slightly more than his rival,
0:11:50 > 0:11:54but both of our experts have still got plenty of money left to spend,
0:11:54 > 0:11:59and there's no shortage of stalls and car boots to comb through.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05With so much on offer, there's still plenty to play for.
0:12:05 > 0:12:10James seems to have found a piece that has set his Lionheart a-racing!
0:12:10 > 0:12:11This is a bronze,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13and it's after one of the most famous
0:12:13 > 0:12:17American sculptors of all time - Frederic Remington.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20It certainly has a bit of weight to it.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Now if this was an original Frederic Remington,
0:12:23 > 0:12:26we'd be looking at hundreds of thousands of pounds.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29The original ones are very few and far between.
0:12:29 > 0:12:35But these are made year after year, some as a resin bronze mix,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37others as genuine bronzes.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Now if we turn this over and peel back
0:12:40 > 0:12:42the little bit of velvet on the side,
0:12:42 > 0:12:46we see the base has been weighted with a bit of resin.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49But the main body of it is solid bronze.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51That bronze then has a patination applied.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55In this case it's a brown patination just like the original.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57The subject matter is typical.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00He specialised in scenes of the Wild West.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04Now it's a good object, but it all depends on price.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- How much is it?- About a hundred for that.- A hundred.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12You look like a man who'll do a deal.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13How about 60?
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Sixty's a little bit too cheap for me.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20I thought you might say that! So what's your best?
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Oh... Probably 90 at a push.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- Eighty any good?- No, 90.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Oh, you're hard!
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- I drive a hard bargain.- OK.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33He's not budging much, but...
0:13:33 > 0:13:36I think it's worth it. £90, you've got a deal.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41Yes, the stallholder stuck to his guns and held out for his price.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43If James could find the right buyer,
0:13:43 > 0:13:45this could turn out to be Curtis's last stand.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47I really love that bronze.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49OK, it's not a 19th century original,
0:13:49 > 0:13:53but then again who's going to find a 19th century original Remington
0:13:53 > 0:13:54at a car boot sale?
0:13:54 > 0:13:56That is as near as we're going to get.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59I'm quite pleased the old Detective Dowling didn't find it.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03Curtis might not have spotted the statute, but he is a determined foe.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08And James will be wise not to take his eyes off him for a second.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10# Just like watching the detectives... #
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Watch and learn.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18Lost - one very large man with a beard in a pin-striped suit.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23# Just like watching the detectives. #
0:14:23 > 0:14:26£2. It's pretty attractive.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Now it looks like Meissen, German porcelain from about 200 years ago.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33If this was Meissen, that would be £2,000.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37So we paid £2 for an item that's just as attractive
0:14:37 > 0:14:39and in perfect condition.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43I think that's £30 or £40 of anybody's money all day long.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45And she was a lovely lady.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Well, that's a bargain basement buy for Curtis.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51And he also picks up two painted jugs for £4.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Our experts are snapping up plenty of items to sell on.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57But they both have plenty of cash still left to spend,
0:14:57 > 0:15:01and James thinks he might have spotted a nice little earner.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04This is a right old banger, isn't it?
0:15:04 > 0:15:09Made of tin, probably made in the 1930s, but believe it or not,
0:15:09 > 0:15:10highly collectible.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Whenever we're looking at tin plate, and that's what this is,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17we hope that we're going to see a German maker's name.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19On this one,
0:15:19 > 0:15:23there isn't one. But we do have Made in Germany.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Made in Germany indicates it's made before the Second World War.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30After the Second World War, Germany was divided
0:15:30 > 0:15:34and it said it either made in East Germany or made in West Germany.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37So that's a very good way of dating this tin plate.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- OK, how much?- 50.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43£50? It's a bit of an old banger for 50.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Yeah. But it's very collectible.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Well, that's something to think about.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52OK, you've got a bit more tin plate. A bit later, aren't they, those?
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- Yes. - This is quite an interesting thing.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Probably made in Staffordshire around 1890,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01this is a blancmange mould.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03You see lots of them for jelly.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05In the plain, normally, like that.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07But to actually have a recipe on the front
0:16:07 > 0:16:09for blancmange is quite unusual.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12So we've got lots of different collecting fields here.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16We've got the people that collect kitchenalia, we've got the people that collect moulds
0:16:16 > 0:16:19and we also have the people that collect advertising.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Because here we have Brown and Polson's.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24So, that is the make of the blancmange.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27So, there we are. How much is that?
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- That one's £30. - OK, we've got 30 there.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32What would be the best for the two?
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- £60.- 60?- Yeah.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40So, that's two items that Mr Lewis is hoping to add to his stash of car boot treasures.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44But will he be able to get them for a good price?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Elsewhere in the boot sale, his rival has spotted something
0:16:47 > 0:16:50he thinks has the potential to deliver a tidy profit.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52I love these bedroom sets
0:16:52 > 0:16:55and they can sometimes make an awful lot of money.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58This one is from about 1890 and it's not solid silver,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00but it's certainly silver.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03It needs just a really good clean up.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06What's astounding is we've got one set from about 1895, something
0:17:06 > 0:17:09like that, in that art nouveau style,
0:17:09 > 0:17:13sitting right next to another set which is about 1935.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15And this is lovely.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17It's got the maker's name on it.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20It was probably relatively expensive, but not complete.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22So that's going to knock down the value.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26What is important now is how much we're going to pay for them.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- How much are you going to sell them to me for?- £7.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30I think that's marvellous.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32I'm going to say thank you very much at £7
0:17:32 > 0:17:35and I'm going to shake your hand marvellously,
0:17:35 > 0:17:37cos I think I've got a bit of a bargain.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Well, time will tell if Curtis is right.
0:17:39 > 0:17:45But he seems pleased with that purchase and he's added a porcelain tankard with a pewter lid for £5
0:17:45 > 0:17:47and a framed print that he paid £2.50 for
0:17:47 > 0:17:50to the stash of items he'll be trying to sell on.
0:17:50 > 0:17:55His rival, though, has also sealed a deal and splashed out £52
0:17:55 > 0:17:59for the blancmange mould and tinplate car.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00That's a deal. Thank you very much.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05Both our experts have worked their socks off.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08They've hunted for potentially profitable pieces
0:18:08 > 0:18:11and haggled hard on the items they've bought.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15But exactly how much of their own cash have our brave boot-salers parted with?
0:18:17 > 0:18:22Both James and Curtis were allowed to spend up to £250 at today's sale.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24The Detective has bought
0:18:24 > 0:18:2711 items and spent just over £140.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29The Lionheart, meanwhile,
0:18:29 > 0:18:33is walking away with eight items and spent £220.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37So, with their treasures bought, our experts thoughts begin to turn
0:18:37 > 0:18:39towards how they're going to sell them on.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42But before they head home to try to make some profit,
0:18:42 > 0:18:46they're keen to cast an inquisitive eye over their opponent's purchases.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49- Ah, Lionheart. - Detective Dowling, how are you?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51I've had a really good day today.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- How about you?- Me too. What a day. Fantastic weather.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56And such nice people.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Do you know, I was expecting to come here
0:18:58 > 0:19:00and find a load of reproduction rubbish.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04But I've found genuine antiques. I see you've beaten me to the repro?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06I've got some classic items, to be fair.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09My best bid of the day has to be my seagulls.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11I do like restoration.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Good job! - They're Art Deco, as we know.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16I've obviously got a bit of a seagull fetish.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17I'm going to enjoy selling them.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- Do you know, I actually quite like them. - Oh, my God, I can't believe that.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25And my chair, a lot of restoration. Bit of fun, bringing it back to life.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Modern, but it's got a style about it, hasn't it?
0:19:28 > 0:19:29Thank you very much.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32But look at this. What are these about?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Just watch! They'll go like a dream.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Plastic bristles.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39You say plastic. What have you got that's really good, though?
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Well, I think that is fabulous. OK, it's not old.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46But it's a Remington bronze, they cost a fortune new and it was £90.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49That's not a bad buy. I see you've got that lovely table.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- What do you think? - I hope you've got an open fire.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Because I normally buy my firewood from a garden centre.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57True, but how much does your firewood cost?
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- Probably £10 or £20 a bundle. - Well, there you are. 15 quid.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02Well, actually, that isn't a bad deal, is it?
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Cleaned up, that's going to be a nice piece of furniture by anyone's account.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09All we've got to do now is pack it up and sell it somewhere.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- Best of luck.- Good luck.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15So, as they go their separate ways, Curtis will be taking home
0:20:15 > 0:20:18a Regency-style mahogany carver chair,
0:20:18 > 0:20:20a porcelain tankard with pewter lid,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23an Art Deco-style seagull statue,
0:20:23 > 0:20:24a framed cycling print,
0:20:24 > 0:20:26two collectible Paignton jugs,
0:20:26 > 0:20:30a porcelain statue of a dancing man and lady,
0:20:30 > 0:20:32a collection of mirrors,
0:20:32 > 0:20:33one inter-war bedroom set
0:20:33 > 0:20:36and another from the late 19th century,
0:20:36 > 0:20:38and an Art Deco-style lamp.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41James will be heading back to Derbyshire with
0:20:41 > 0:20:43a collection of antique copper lustre jugs,
0:20:43 > 0:20:45a bronze sculpture,
0:20:45 > 0:20:48a pre-Second World War German tinplate car,
0:20:48 > 0:20:50a 19th century copper kettle,
0:20:50 > 0:20:52a Victorian biscuit barrel,
0:20:52 > 0:20:55a blancmange mould from around 1890,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58an 18th century table and a mirror.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07After a titanic tussle at the Taplow car-boot sale, our duelling duo must
0:21:07 > 0:21:10now sell their purchases for the biggest possible profit.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13They'll both be pulling out all the stops
0:21:13 > 0:21:16to find the right buyers for their items
0:21:16 > 0:21:18and they're working their way through
0:21:18 > 0:21:21their little black books, putting deals together by phone and e-mail.
0:21:21 > 0:21:27But before they've shaken on it and money has changed hands, no deal is truly done.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Well, I've got something I think you might like.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35In order to try and sell his Paignton jugs,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38The Detective has come up with a cunning plan.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39He's decided to sell them in...
0:21:39 > 0:21:42yes, that's right, you've guessed it, Paignton.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47He's a sharp cookie, our Curtis.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50I bought these about four weeks ago in a little fair in Maidenhead.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54- Right.- And I was hoping you might be interested in buying them off me.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Right, yeah. Is there any markings underneath?
0:21:57 > 0:22:01No. They really are just little touristy, Paigntony jugs.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Modern, aren't they? How much did you have in mind for these?
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- Something like 50 quid...- £50?
0:22:06 > 0:22:11Yeah, I mean, you could pay more if you like, but I was thinking around that sort of figure.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- I take it you've got a case-full, for £50?- No, there is only the two.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16There is only the two, right.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19They're probably worth a tenner each, to be honest.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21They're unusual, I'd put them in the window.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23It says Paignton on them, they've spelt it right.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24- A lot of people don't.- Really?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Yeah, well, with the G in there.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29I'll tell you what, I'm happy to shake on £10 each.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- That would be great.- We'll give these a go then.- Thank you very much.
0:22:34 > 0:22:39Curtis has banked £16 from the sale of the Paignton jugs.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43He's also hoping to sell his seagull statue on the Devonshire coast.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46There's no doubt it's a picturesque location,
0:22:46 > 0:22:48but The Detective will be hoping
0:22:48 > 0:22:51it continues to be a profitable one too.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Now, I took a bit of a flyer on these seagulls.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57But if there's anywhere they're going to take off,
0:22:57 > 0:22:58it's here at Burgh Island.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04# Walking on the beaches, looking at the peaches... #
0:23:07 > 0:23:13Will Curtis' £15 Art Deco style statue be anough to tempt a serious
0:23:13 > 0:23:18and knowledgeable collector of high end Art Deco antiques?
0:23:18 > 0:23:20It's not exactly bronze, is it?
0:23:20 > 0:23:22No, you've got a lot of bronzes here, haven't you?
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- Yeah.- And you haven't got any real mass-produced items here.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30They're all quite specialised items from the period, aren't they?
0:23:30 > 0:23:34This, on the other hand - very, very few have survived.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36There's a good reason for that.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Because back in the 1930s you might pay something like
0:23:39 > 0:23:43£20 or £30 for one of those bronze items or spelter figures.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46You'd have paid something like £5 for this.
0:23:46 > 0:23:47When this fell out of fashion,
0:23:47 > 0:23:49people just threw them in a skip.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51The bronze items, they kept.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53These are far more difficult to find.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Which makes it quite an interesting piece.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Right, Curtis, how much are you knocking it out for?
0:23:57 > 0:23:59I am looking for about £80 for it,
0:23:59 > 0:24:04because it's a rare thing and because you've got nothing else like it.
0:24:04 > 0:24:09You are being very persuasive and I'm buying the mass-production thing and its rarity value.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12But it's just not going to be worth that kind of money to me.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Seriously, what is the best price you can do me?
0:24:15 > 0:24:17I'm thinking in the region of £40.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- 45 and it's a deal. - Curtis, you drive a hard bargain, don't you?
0:24:20 > 0:24:23- I try to, ma'am. - OK, I'll find somewhere to put them.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Then I guess we could retire to the bar for a quick drink?
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- We should celebrate. - I'm following you.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30So, it's congratulations and celebrations to Curtis as he
0:24:30 > 0:24:34bags a £30 profit from the sale of his seagull statue.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- Here's to your seagulls. - Thank you, Curtis.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- I'm sure they'll be very happy here. - I hope so.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40And here's to James Lewis.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44I hope you're having an equally successful day, like I am.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Yes, hands up anyone who believes he meant that. No, me neither.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Anyway, in Derbyshire the Lionheart has set up a breakfast meeting
0:24:52 > 0:24:55with one of his contacts who's agreed to take a look at the table
0:24:55 > 0:24:58and the mirror he paid £30 for at the car boot sale.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- Can he seal a deal?- Re-polishing?
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Nice piece, except it's pretty rough.
0:25:03 > 0:25:08But it's George II, it's 200 years old. It's a wonderful colour.
0:25:08 > 0:25:09What do you think it's worth,
0:25:09 > 0:25:12done up, good-looking George II table like that?
0:25:12 > 0:25:15I know it needs a lot of work. But, sorted out, what do you think?
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Well, with a couple of clients I've got I could get 350, 450 for it.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21But there is a fair amount of time involved in putting that right,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24which I intend to throw at you over and over again
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- until we negotiate a price.- OK. - So, come on then.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Fine line, let's talk money.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Realistically, I'd like 30 quid on the mirror.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34- 30 quid on the mirror?- Yeah.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37And 60 on the table.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41- 60?!- Yeah. That's a starting point, I have to be fair.
0:25:41 > 0:25:4460 quid on the table? I'll give you 15 for the mirror, end of story.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47That's all I'll pay for that mirror.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48I won't pay any more for that mirror.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50OK.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52The table...35.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54There's a lot of restoration in that.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55So does that mean...
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Does that mean that you'll pay more for the table?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01You've said you'll not pay more for the mirror,
0:26:01 > 0:26:03but that gives me hope for the table.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Go on. Don't push it.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09James's buyer clearly knows his stuff and is driving a hard bargain.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12The Lionheart may have spotted a chink in his armour,
0:26:12 > 0:26:16but how much more will he be able to persuade him to pay for the table?
0:26:16 > 0:26:23In the capital, the Detective is putting together what he hopes will be a case for a profit.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25He's entered one of his bedroom sets
0:26:25 > 0:26:28and porcelain figurines into a busy auction.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32First up, it's the Meissen-esque statue.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34£10 for it?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36Two places but at 10 now, I'll take first. Ladies first.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Already five times what we paid for it.
0:26:38 > 0:26:4114, 16, 18, 20? At £18.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45£18, I'll give it to you for £18. £18, all done?
0:26:45 > 0:26:4618, gone. £18.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50£16 profit on something that cost us £2.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55That's not bad. So, fingers crossed our luck continues.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58I think you're being a little modest there, Mr Dowling,
0:26:58 > 0:27:01that's a big return from a small outlay.
0:27:01 > 0:27:05As every penny of Curtis's profits are going to charity,
0:27:05 > 0:27:08the auctioneer has kindly reduced his fees, giving The Detective
0:27:08 > 0:27:11a profit of just under £15.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Next up is one of the bedroom sets.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16This set, not great condition, a little bit shabby.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19£3.50 though, it's got to make more than that.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22That's if it sells, so fingers crossed cos here it comes.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Table set, lot 238, £20 for it.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27£10 for it.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Thank you, a bid at £10. Who'll give me 12? At £10.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- £10 is good enough.- £10 I've got.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38The bedroom set sells for £10, that's a good result for Curtis.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41He's still got one of his bedroom sets left to sell
0:27:41 > 0:27:44but he's already in profit.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47In Derbyshire, James's breakfast meeting has reached a crucial point.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51The Lionheart has been haggling hard to make a profit on a table
0:27:51 > 0:27:54and mirror that cost him £30 at the car boot sale.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56- Call it 70 quid.- Good man.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- That's the final time. - That's brilliant.- Deal done?
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Deal done.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07A combined sale price of £70 serves up a £40 profit for James
0:28:07 > 0:28:11and he's got the bit between his teeth, or was that a spot of bacon?
0:28:11 > 0:28:17Joking aside, James is on a roll and his pre-Second World War tinplate toy car
0:28:17 > 0:28:20keeps his drive for victory on track.
0:28:20 > 0:28:25With £80 stuffed in his wallet, his profits are growing nicely.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Mr Lewis isn't the only one working hard though.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31His rival has lined up a hotelier contact
0:28:31 > 0:28:35to take a look at the second of his ladies bedroom sets.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37I don't think this is the easiest sale
0:28:37 > 0:28:42I've ever tried to make, you know. It hasn't escaped my notice that you're a chap.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44It's the look I was going for.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47Secondly, this is a ladies bedroom set.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51I'm glad the wife's not here because she'd be biting your hand off.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55Can you tell me how old they are and a little bit about them?
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Yeah, of course I can.
0:28:58 > 0:29:03These are probably right at the end of the art nouveau period, probably First World War-ish.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08Within ten years, these were massively unfashionable because Art Deco came in.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12They're make of electro-plated silver but what has started to happen
0:29:12 > 0:29:15is these items are actually coming back into fashion a little bit now.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19I only saw items like this the other day and they were
0:29:19 > 0:29:22100 quid and they were absolutely no different to these, whatsoever.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26Well, Mr Dowling has done a good job of pitching them
0:29:26 > 0:29:27but can he seal a deal?
0:29:27 > 0:29:32Let's look at £40 as the time we shake hands on.
0:29:32 > 0:29:38I couldn't do £40, Curtis, I couldn't live with myself.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40I can go as high as £20.
0:29:40 > 0:29:46Look, I'm going to give you a final figure because I want to drink one of your fabulous best bitters. £25.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49£25, you buy the pints.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52You're not drinking today, I guess, being at work.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54I'll put one in the pipe, don't worry.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59It's a deal. 25 quid. We best get them inside, hadn't we?
0:29:59 > 0:30:03It's another sale for Curtis and the £25 he's earned from that deal gives
0:30:04 > 0:30:08him a profit of just under £27.50 on the two ladies bedroom sets.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Both our expedrts are firing on all selling cylinders
0:30:11 > 0:30:15and today's contest is really starting to heat up.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Curtis has sold just under £120 worth
0:30:20 > 0:30:23of goods and made almost £90 worth of profit.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26James, on the other hand,
0:30:26 > 0:30:30has made sales of £180 and banked profits of £120.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37With no quarter being asked or given in today's car boot clash,
0:30:37 > 0:30:41our experts will be doing all they can to sell their remaining items.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45They're putting together deals by phone and by email
0:30:45 > 0:30:48and until they've got the money in their pockets,
0:30:48 > 0:30:49no sale is truly secured.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54He might be leading the way but there's no let up from the Lionheart and he's keen to bag
0:30:54 > 0:31:00even more profit by selling his Victorian copper kettle that set him back £8 at the boot sale.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03Now then, what have you got here?
0:31:03 > 0:31:06It's good to take the weight off at last.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08I've got plenty of it to take off as well!
0:31:08 > 0:31:11It's good to see you. What do you think, do you like it?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13I do like it, yeah.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15When I found it I thought it was a great lot.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17I really was very pleased to find it.
0:31:17 > 0:31:22If we look down the seams here it's got this wonderful Victorian seam
0:31:22 > 0:31:24that is typical of 1850 to 1870.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27If you compare it to one... Look at this.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30The normal copper kettles that you see in the same period.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34This one probably 1880, 1890 but there's no seam,
0:31:34 > 0:31:37it's drawn up from one piece of copper.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39It's beaten out.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Not the best of quality.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- Feel the weight of that.- Yeah.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Now feel that.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- No comparison, is there? - It's totally different, isn't it?
0:31:49 > 0:31:53You know, I have to say there is a bit of a problem with copper today.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55It's not the most fashionable of things.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57You know, people don't polish it the way they used to,
0:31:57 > 0:32:00but it looks so good in a pub like this -
0:32:00 > 0:32:03with all the heavy beams and the wonderful panelling.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06I love it. So... How much do you like it?
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- I like it a lot.- Yeah?- Absolutely!
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Now I went to an antiques centre in Bakewell
0:32:12 > 0:32:16very recently and I have to say they were asking 80 or £90 for it.
0:32:16 > 0:32:17You say 80 to £90?
0:32:17 > 0:32:20That's what they're asking in the antiques shops locally.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23If I said...
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Let's have another quick look.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28If I said to you...
0:32:28 > 0:32:3065?
0:32:31 > 0:32:33£70?
0:32:33 > 0:32:35OK, how about 75?
0:32:35 > 0:32:38I'll meet you halfway on the five.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40£72.50.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44- That is literally halfway! All right.- It's a deal.
0:32:44 > 0:32:45Fantastic!
0:32:45 > 0:32:49And the copper kettle has poured £64.50 into James's profit pot
0:32:49 > 0:32:52and there's more good news for the Lionheart
0:32:52 > 0:32:56as he banks another £25 from the sale of his copper lustre items.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02In Devon, the Detective is hoping that a DJ will save his life.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Exeter FM, your truly local station...
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Well, at least give him a profit on his lamp.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Curtis has appeared on the DJ's show in the past and he's hoping
0:33:10 > 0:33:14to sell him the lamp for more than the £30 he paid for it.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- It's the end of the day, I'm going to let it go for 45.- 45 quid. OK, mate, you've got a deal.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20# Last night a DJ saved my life... #
0:33:22 > 0:33:26A £15 profit from the lamp is certainly fantastic news
0:33:26 > 0:33:31and Mr Dowling has put the wheels in motion for his next potential sale.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34I've come to my favourite little restaurant in Bath,
0:33:34 > 0:33:37and when I saw this picture in Taplow, I immediately thought of them.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Let's hope they like it as much as I did and, hopefully,
0:33:40 > 0:33:42turn a little profit as well.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47And profit is exactly what both our battling experts are hoping to make.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51Curtis's rival has bagged some impressive profits on his car-boot buys
0:33:51 > 0:33:53and is hoping to add to his kitty
0:33:53 > 0:33:56by selling the blancmange mould that cost him £22
0:33:56 > 0:33:58to one of restaurateur contacts.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02I've got to be honest, and this is a tad embarrassing,
0:34:02 > 0:34:06I don't actually know what a blancmange is.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11I totally understand you because I don't think many people know nowadays what it is exactly.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14It is supposed to be a very French classic from the 18th century.
0:34:14 > 0:34:1518th century?
0:34:15 > 0:34:19Yes, it is. It's very, very old, a famous,
0:34:19 > 0:34:23classic kind of a dessert from French patisserie.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Is that the sort of thing you'd use?
0:34:25 > 0:34:31Yes, it would be very interesting to use something 100 years old and get something out of it.
0:34:31 > 0:34:37- What do you think that is worth? - Something about 20?- Oh.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39I was thinking in terms of 100.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41You are way, way ahead.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44No way you can get 100 out of it.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- No?- No.
0:34:46 > 0:34:51James's contact has offered him less than he paid for the blancmange mould. This is not good news.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- 50? How does that sound?- Ooh...
0:34:56 > 0:35:01- How about 60?- Er, no, I think 50 is the right price for this.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05- Oh, go on, then.- Yeah!- Fantastic.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Yes, James wobbled slightly,
0:35:07 > 0:35:10but he made a £28 profit from his blancmange mould.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13His rival, though, has also sealed a sweet deal,
0:35:13 > 0:35:16bagging £12.50 from the sale of his cycling print.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22Both our experts are doing everything they can to win today's contest.
0:35:22 > 0:35:25James has set up a meeting with a silver dealer he knows
0:35:25 > 0:35:30to try and sell him the Victorian biscuit barrel that cost him £25.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- Stephen, great to see you. - Hi, James. How are you?
0:35:33 > 0:35:36- Very well indeed. How are you? - I'm very good, thank you.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39I can see you're still using the world's supply of silver polish.
0:35:39 > 0:35:45We try and keep it nice and clean so it's nicer for the customers, unlike some things I can see!
0:35:45 > 0:35:48As soon as I saw that, I thought of you. It's nice, isn't it?
0:35:48 > 0:35:52Yeah, 1870s, very nice.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55Is that the sort of thing that you can sell easily in here?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Is that the sort of thing the public come in to buy?
0:35:58 > 0:36:00I wouldn't say EASY to sell.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Plate is not the most popular these days.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05People do prefer to have sterling silver.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10It has an intrinsic value and as an investment it's much better.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13But, having said that, it's a very pretty piece.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16People would like at the right price, a nice biscuit box,
0:36:16 > 0:36:19or tea caddy or whatever you want to use it for in the house.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Tell me, what's it worth to you?
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Less than it's worth to you, so what do you want for it?
0:36:27 > 0:36:30I was hoping for about 180, 190.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34Yes, well, I'm glad you're only hoping for that!
0:36:34 > 0:36:38I had a figure in my mind and I immediately thought,
0:36:38 > 0:36:41"Well, if he's bought it in a car-boot sale,
0:36:41 > 0:36:43"he hasn't paid a lot for it.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46"I'll give him £90, he'll walk away very happy."
0:36:46 > 0:36:47Ooh...
0:36:49 > 0:36:51- Hmm...- Well, you know.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55I thought you were going to start with three figures and work up.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58£90.50 - that's four figures!
0:37:00 > 0:37:03OK. How about 160?
0:37:03 > 0:37:07160... It's nice. I've got to spend money on it, that's the problem.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Got to get it cleaned up, polished up.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15I could probably go a bit higher than that. I could probably go to...
0:37:17 > 0:37:20I'll give you your three figures. 110?
0:37:22 > 0:37:24Come on, best price?
0:37:25 > 0:37:27150.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Which means you'll take 135.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Make it 145.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Which means I've got to say 140, haven't I?
0:37:37 > 0:37:40- Done.- Fantastic.
0:37:40 > 0:37:41That was a tough negotiation,
0:37:41 > 0:37:45but the Lionheart has just made a fantastic £115 profit
0:37:45 > 0:37:47from his Victorian biscuit barrel.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50His rival, though, is still in the fight for the day's crown,
0:37:50 > 0:37:52and, having spent £50 getting it restored,
0:37:52 > 0:37:55he bags £32 worth of profit on his mahogany chair and
0:37:55 > 0:37:59a further £7 from the sale of his porcelain tankard.
0:38:01 > 0:38:07Both our experts have pulled out all the stops to try and maximise their profits on their car-boot buys.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09James is hoping that his statue
0:38:09 > 0:38:12will help him to shoot down his rival in flames.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Curtis, on the other hand, is crossing his fingers
0:38:15 > 0:38:19and hoping that his three mirrors will give him a decisive profit.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Well, we've got them out in the sunshine now.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- What do you think of them?- I think they look really good, Curtis.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27I'm not sure about these two.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29I'm not going home with them, am I?
0:38:29 > 0:38:33Well, I'm not sure where they're going to go in the house.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35But this one, I think, is beautiful.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39This could look really good above our inglenook fireplace... if the price was right.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Ooh! Well, that's why I like these Regency-style mirrors.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44You're buying them now in new shops.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48Of course, it's not an antique - it's fairly modern - but I think it's one
0:38:48 > 0:38:52of those sort of styles that fits all and when I saw it, I thought,
0:38:52 > 0:38:53"It sort of fits the bill."
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- Absolutely. - From a price point of view...
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- OK.- I know what I paid for them. What are they worth to you?
0:39:00 > 0:39:03We'll find out shortly if Curtis's contact is prepared
0:39:03 > 0:39:06to offer the kind of money he needs to win today's contest.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12He's not the only one hoping to seal a big deal, though.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20I'm here at the home of Lord and Lady Turner,
0:39:20 > 0:39:22an unlikely Lord and an unlikely Lady,
0:39:22 > 0:39:26because they live here in Newark's equivalent of the OK Corral,
0:39:26 > 0:39:29so I'm hoping they might just fall in love with this.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33James's buyer is a big fan of the Wild West, and Derbyshire's
0:39:33 > 0:39:39favourite antiques gunslinger is hoping to bag more than the £90 he paid for the statue.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42Let's hope he has more luck than this fellow.
0:39:47 > 0:39:48Howdy.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Oh, hello, James. How are you?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Very well indeed. How are you? - Not too bad.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55As soon as I saw that at the car-boot sale -
0:39:55 > 0:39:59and believe it or not it was at a car-boot sale - I thought of you.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- Isn't it fantastic?- It's beautiful.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04I loved it when I saw it.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07It's not an original Remington, of course, but if it was
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- we'd be selling our houses to buy it, wouldn't we?- We would indeed.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14It's a lovely quality one and it is a genuine bronze.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16It's not one of those bronze and resin mixes.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20It's a nice thing and it's got a good patination to it.
0:40:20 > 0:40:21It doesn't have a great deal of age,
0:40:21 > 0:40:25admittedly, but it is a really good-looking lot, I think.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29- Beautiful. - You like it?- Beautiful, yes. - Fantastic. That's a good start.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32But that's according to what price you've put on it.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Yes, that's the all-important question.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37This could be a make-or-break deal.
0:40:37 > 0:40:43We'll find out if James was able to sell his statue and how Curtis fared with his three mirrors very shortly,
0:40:43 > 0:40:47because it's time to tot up the totals and reveal just who is
0:40:47 > 0:40:51today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Curtis "The Detective" Dowling
0:40:53 > 0:40:56spent just over £140 at the boot sale
0:40:56 > 0:41:00and paid a further £50 getting his mahogany chair restored.
0:41:02 > 0:41:07James "The Lionheart" Lewis, on the other hand, parted with £220.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Both our experts have worked incredibly hard and every
0:41:10 > 0:41:13penny they've made will be going to their chosen charities.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17So, without further ado, it's time to reveal who is today's
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- Curtis.- Mr Lewis.- Good to see you.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- How are you?- Very well indeed. You?
0:41:25 > 0:41:27I'm a bit nervous for this one.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29I'm not nervous for this one.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- Oh.- I think I've found my level at the car-boot.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35I just wasn't quite sure what I should be picking up, to be honest.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39I loved them as a kid. Always found me at a car-boot on a Sunday morning.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40So you're confident with this one?
0:41:40 > 0:41:43I don't know if I have won, but I really enjoyed it.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45I think it might be time.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- OK, there we go. - Do you want to count us in?
0:41:47 > 0:41:50Three, two, one...
0:41:53 > 0:41:54Oh, wow!
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- Now, that's what I call a rinsing! - I'm sorry, Curtis.- No, that's good.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Almost the best man won.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- Come on. - Come on, your turn for the beers.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Absolutely.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08So, it's a triumph for James.
0:42:08 > 0:42:13Despite Curtis making an impressive £72 profit on his mirrors...
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Job done, marvellous. Sold.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19..the sale of the statute gave Mr Lewis a big margin of victory.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- 480.- 450, shake hands on it.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25Deal. Absolutely fantastic.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26Fantastic. Thank you.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28You've made my day, James.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30I was thrilled with the car-boot sale.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33I loved some of the things I found and it does just go to show
0:42:33 > 0:42:36you shouldn't be snobbish about a car-boot.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Mr Lewis thrashed me because he noticed that bronze before I did.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Yes, James may have emerged victorious
0:42:41 > 0:42:43from the clash of our car-boot titans,
0:42:43 > 0:42:46but both our experts raised excellent sums
0:42:46 > 0:42:48for their chosen charities.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52Over £700 is a great result, but the main thing, for ACE Africa,
0:42:52 > 0:42:55that is going to make a huge difference to them.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59The charity I've chosen is Disability Challengers down in Surrey.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02They're a small charity and money like this will go a long way.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05The Lionheart might have taken the spoils of war in today's challenge,
0:43:05 > 0:43:11but tomorrow Curtis will be doing everything in his power to strike back as our antiques gladiators go
0:43:11 > 0:43:16head to head in their final, no holds barred, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is showdown.
0:43:16 > 0:43:21Hopefully I've got luck on my side and a little bit of charm.
0:43:21 > 0:43:241,050. It's yours, well done.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26It's time to put up or shut up.
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