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We've all seen them on TV, but how will the country's favourite

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antiques experts fare when they're challenged to make a profit with their own cash?

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Watch out!

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Who's going to make the biggest profit of all? Me.

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From car boot sales to auction houses,

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our experts will be recreating some of their real life deals

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as they go head to head and try and make the most money for their chosen charities.

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-Come on, Knowles.

-The competition is really hot.

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The challenge to our experts is clear.

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Dealers, put your money where your mouth is.

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Today's dashing experts are the smooth-talking Charlie "The Charmer" Ross

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and the king of ceramics, Eric "Knocker" Knowles.

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Charlie built up his antiques know-how running his own auction house for 25 years.

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That moment when you're on the rostrum and start selling something,

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and two people start bidding, or three or four people

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and it makes 10, 20 times what you had expected it to make...

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He's best known for sharing his know-how and knowledge on the Antiques Roadshow and Flog It!

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This is a real work.

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His opponent today earned his stripes with 32 years working for a top London saleroom.

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If I had a choice, if I had a fantasy buy, it would be without question a good Tiffany lamp.

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Eric's a stalwart of the Antiques Roadshow, as they tour the country in search of treasure.

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I love having a rummage. I can't help it.

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I'll go into your front room, I'll do a 360-degree turn, and I'll have worked out what there is there.

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So, our experts are poised and the stakes are high.

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With their reputations on the line, their own money at risk and the hopes of their favourite charities

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in their hands, it's time for us to find out what challenge awaits them.

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Knocker! Morning.

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-Good morning, Charmer.

-Lovely day.

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-Lovely day.

-Where are we?

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Well, we're obviously at a sports ground, and I can see you've brought a bit of a crowd with you today.

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Listen, I've got to give you that, and you've got to give me this.

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-Shall I open first?

-Go for it.

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"Eric and Charlie,

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"your challenge today is to spend £750 of your own money on antiques.

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"You must then re-sell your purchases with the aim of making as much profit as possible.

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-"The winner is the presenter who makes the most cash."

-Right, OK.

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"Today, you must buy all your antiques from an antiques fair."

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And it says here, "Good luck."

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So I think we'd better get there pretty well post haste, don't you?

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-Good luck, Knocker.

-See you there.

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So, our antiques gurus each have to spend up to £750 of their own cash

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buying antiques, which they will have to sell on later for a profit.

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Pretty much everybody that Charlie and Eric try and do deals with will be aware that they're

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on a mission to raise as much money as possible for charity.

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And our experts will be doing everything in THEIR power

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to persuade people to give them the best possible prices

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when they try to buy and sell the items that they hope will drive them to victory.

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Charlie and Eric will be going head-to-head at Ardingly Antiques Fair in West Sussex.

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It's one of the biggest antiques fairs in southern England.

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With up to 1,700 stalls, it should provide rich pickings -

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but with so much to choose from, are our boys up to the challenge?

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Well, my strategy for a place like Ardingly

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is to remember exactly where I am, because this place is ginormous.

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It's very easy to get lost,

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and it's very easy to actually miss what might be crucial stalls.

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On top of that, I'll be switching on my bargain-o-meter, which I do by doing this,

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and what happens there is that I'm now actually between this ear and this ear

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completely focused on looking for the bargains.

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So while Mr Knowles is working his socks off, using his knowledge to his advantage,

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I'm just going to lie here, make a couple of phone calls, phone a couple of mates,

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see if I can get a couple of bargains...and then, job done.

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In the meanwhile, I'm going to have a kip.

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So, Charlie's planning to take a laid-back approach to the challenge,

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whilst Eric will be relying on his bargain-o-meter.

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Time will tell which approach is best suited to today's mission.

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True to his word, the Charmer is straight on the phone to one of his contacts.

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Ah, Mick?

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It's Charlie here. How are you?

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Lovely day for it.

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I'm going to radio and see if I can buy something off you.

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Whereabouts are you?

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Trust you to park near an ice cream van. Fantastic!

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I'll see you shortly.

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OK. Thanks, mate. Goodbye.

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Never know!

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So, the Charmer is sticking to his strategy and is on his way to see an old friend.

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Elsewhere, Knocker is doing it the old-fashioned way.

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I'm going to go round in a big loop.

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# One of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you. #

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Lorenzo with no legs -

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it's a bit like jam roly-poly without custard, isn't it, really?

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Eric's doing his best to see each and every stall.

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You've got to do a deal, haven't you?

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And remember, there are over a thousand.

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But Charlie has spotted something en route that's got his pulse a-racing.

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Should we be taking my blood pressure at the beginning of the day,

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or the end of the day?

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It would be nice to do both, see how it compares.

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Whether this still works or not, I don't know,

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but it looks pretty complete.

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Put the strap round your arm, pump it up, and then it makes

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a pinging sound - or should do - when it gets to the correct pressure.

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-Madam, is this your blood pressure gauge?

-It is.

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Do you want to take your blood pressure? Is it going to be...?

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After talking to you, I wouldn't mind. It'll go through the roof!

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Yes, they don't call him the Charmer for nothing!

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And whilst Mr Ross gets ready to start haggling,

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his opponent hasn't stood still for long enough to find anything yet.

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The old bargain-o-meter's playing up.

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No, there's nothing here with a light flashing on it.

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I'm moving and shaking, OK?

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Fancy that, it's not as old as I'd like it to be.

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I can hear it saying, "We're here. We're waiting for you."

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I've never seen the shape before. It's a good-looking thing.

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No, no, I'm looking out for something good, really good.

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Eric's working hard, but his rival is hoping to put the pressure on

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by sealing the first deal of the day.

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How much is it?

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-£15.

-£15?

-Very good, nice old one.

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Would you take a tenner?

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-Yeah, go on then.

-Oh! I should have offered you five.

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Hold on, I've got real money.

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First buy of the day. Something to take my blood pressure with.

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A bag, that would be lovely. Wonderful.

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Have a lovely day. Thank you.

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Charlie's leisurely pace seems to be paying dividends, but having scoured the market,

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Knocker has seen something that's stopped him in his tracks.

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Now, my eye has been drawn to this rather splendid dish.

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I just love blue and white,

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and it's a handsome dish, but it has got this damage down here.

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Normally chips like this don't really matter, but cracks do.

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And although I'm tempted, I'm going to leave it for somebody else

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to take home and treasure and fondle.

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Cos the great thing about ceramics is you can fondle without fear.

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Easy, tiger! It might be "fondlable",

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but because of the damage, Eric's decided the plate isn't saleable.

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Elsewhere in the market, Charlie's found his contact that he phoned earlier.

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He's spotted a piece he likes and intends to haggle hard.

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It's post-Regency -

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the Regency period, 1820 -

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but it's not heavy enough to be Victorian,

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so it follows in between the two. It's in a fairly sorry state, Mick.

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You have bashed a few bits off it in the van, haven't you?

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No, I can assure you it was like it when we took it out of the house.

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The only problem of course is the price.

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It's got £219 on one side, and £140 on the other -

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well, I'm going to start at £140.

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That's a good price to start at.

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-So you will take 50 quid for that, won't you?

-I certainly will not,

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but I'm certainly sure we can come to an agreement.

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-What about 120?

-It's better than 140.

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But an old mate deserves a better discount than...

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It's more than 10%.

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-I'm prepared to pay £100.

-Gosh, you're a hard man.

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-I'll give you 100 quid.

-You're getting harder as you get older.

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-Getting older, certainly.

-A deal, sir.

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I'll shake your hand. I think that's great, Mick. I think that's fantastic.

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-Steal it from the mother-in-law?

-No!

-HE LAUGHS

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The Charmer is on brilliant form. That's another purchase,

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and he's knocked a hefty sum off the asking price.

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It's been a one-horse race today so far. But what's this -

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is Eric coming up on the inside?

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That's a handsome looking decanter. That's probably Belgian,

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it's probably by a maker called Val Saint Lambert,

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and it's handsome. Probably about 1910 or something like that.

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-What's the asking price?

-£120.

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Ooh...

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Right, £120.

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And...well, what's the best? Come on, what's the very best?

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About £100.

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Eric's pulling out all the stops -

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well, some of the stops - to secure a knockdown price.

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And outside, Charlie's lining up another - yes, Eric - ANOTHER purchase.

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Mr Stephens...

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another deal!

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-Money's flying.

-I'm going to leave your stall.

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He's spent another £15.

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Charlie's contacts are coming up trumps for him today.

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However, Knocker has finally tuned into his bargain-o-meter.

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There's something else in here saying to me, "You've got £80 to spend, Eric.

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"Will £80 buy it?"

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-Yeah - all right, I'll do that.

-Would you? OK.

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Right, you've got yourself a deal.

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-Thank you.

-Thank YOU very much.

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Today's buying battle is well and truly under way.

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Charlie may have set the early purchasing pace, but inside, Knocker Knowles has his eyes on the prize.

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I should stay clear of things I don't really understand,

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but now and then you see something, you think "I like that."

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Because it's a lovely print,

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and there's every chance that that was hand-coloured

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in the Victorian age, or maybe even early 20th century.

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But it works, it looks lovely.

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And...what's the price?

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£42.

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You know, £42 for an 18th-century print like this, framed -

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I mean, the frame's £40 worth.

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We'll go and try a little bit of a hard bit of bargaining here.

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Eric needs the bargaining to go well,

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because his rival means business.

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Look what I've just bought.

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Isn't that beautiful?

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A lady's walking cane.

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Rosewood stem,

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carved ivory leg.

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Now, we have to be careful with carved ivory.

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It's pre-1947, so provided we know that it's 19th century...

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And if ever anything was early 19th century, it was this.

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It's French.

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Beautifully carved leg.

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Perhaps a little plump in the calf, do we think?

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There are a lot of collectors about who will buy this sort of thing.

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The guy asked £150 for this.

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I offered £100. We settled at £120.

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And I think at £120 there's a pretty useful profit in there.

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I think it's just perfect. Very swish.

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Here goes.

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Well, Charlie looks quite the dapper gent and he sees a healthy potential profit in the walking stick -

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but Knocker's got good news too.

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I'm pleased to say that the sun is shining on the righteous out here

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in Ardingly today, and one or two of the ungodly as well.

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The good news is that the coloured print that I was admiring, I've gone and bought.

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The lady dealer gave me a 10% discount, and I thought that's good enough for me.

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The only thing is that I've got an awful lot more to buy.

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And I'm rather conscious that the competition is really hot.

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Eric's finally fired up about today's challenge, and hopefully his earlier legwork will come in handy.

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With his bargain-o-meter on red alert,

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Mr Knowles homes in on his favourite type of antique.

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130 for cash, OK.

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I don't normally buy on impulse.

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But if you look really carefully, if you look there...

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there's a red light flashing.

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And if you look there - can you see that bubble?

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It says there, look, "Buy me."

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Well, if you can't see it, I can.

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I guess the bargain-o-meter worked after all, Eric.

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As if we ever doubted you.

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The competition is really hotting up today.

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Eric and Charlie both set out on their mission with £750.

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Knocker has splashed out £247 on three items,

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leaving him with £503 to spend.

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Charlie "The Charmer" Ross, on the other hand, has bought

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four items and parted with £245,

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leaving £505 in his kitty.

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With over £1,000 left to spend between them, our treasure hunters need to get busy.

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There are plenty of stalls and no shortage of items on offer,

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and Knocker Knowles is on the case.

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Now, I don't mind admitting, I like this, because it's a quality item.

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First of all, it's cut glass, it's not pressed.

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And it's unusual insofar as you've got this silver-plated foot rim.

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But the crowning glory really is that lovely cover.

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It leaves you in no doubt what you're going to keep in there.

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So it's £50.

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If that's £50, you've got a buyer, and he's called Eric Knowles.

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OK? Although I do answer to George Clooney.

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In my dreams.

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Yes... Whilst Eric dreams of Mr Clooney,

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Charlie is dreaming of a life on the ocean wave.

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Look what I've found here.

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The Bunting Yacht Fire.

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Pure Art Deco, and '38, '39.

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Sadly, the filament's broken.

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So whether you could get

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another one of those, I rather doubt.

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But do you think you could make it into a lamp? You possibly could.

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Polish it all up,

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and put a light bulb, a fluorescent light bulb, from top to bottom.

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Wouldn't it make a fantastic lamp?

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I think I might call him over

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and see how much he wants for it.

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Wait for him to say £175, and then I'll have to run off.

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-How much is this object?

-How much would you like to pay, sir?

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It's £110. You can have it for £70.

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-£70. So 60 quid'll do the job?

-Absolutely.

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Quickest negotiation I've ever done!

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Charlie may be top of the haggling class, but he's not the only one who's happy with their latest deal.

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Well, look what I bought.

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Do you know, you start questioning the meaning of life

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when you start looking at a biscuit barrel like that

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and you begin to eulogise about it.

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You think - "You should get out a little bit more, Eric."

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But having said that,

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I've got to say that this is the biscuit barrel of biscuit barrels.

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In fact, you could say - and I know it's painful -

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this one really does take the biscuit.

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It's a good thing he's better at buying antiques than he is at telling jokes.

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Having borrowed the yacht seller's headgear, even Charlie has his own thoughts about Eric's comedy skills.

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Fetch me Eric Knowles this instant.

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I have the hat, I have the cane,

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and Eric, trust me - this is going to hurt you a lot more than it hurts me.

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I'll find you.

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Fortunately for Knocker, despite the relish in his voice,

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Charlie's concentrating on buying game-winning pieces and has tracked a contact with a cabinet to sell.

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-A very fine cabinet.

-It's really fascinating.

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I think it's extraordinary.

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-Cos it's kingwood...

-It is, and walnut on the top...

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..and walnut on the sides as well.

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-And it's mid-Victorian, it's 1860...

-Yeah.

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Just needs a bit of TLC.

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I can see that.

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Got your glue kit(?)

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There's a bit of gilt metal missing as well.

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But that's all right.

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Can we try and get the door in?

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I think it would look pretty... Even with its warp.

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There we go.

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Very smart. You'd like a pair, wouldn't you?

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Yeah. I think the price has just gone up, Charlie! Look at that.

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-That's a good-looking cabinet.

-Isn't it?

-What do you want for it?

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-I could be interested.

-Well, I would have thought about 480.

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Not Euros - £480.

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Just look at the quality, Charlie.

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£480?!

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Well, you've got to try and make a profit.

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A bit of veneer missing there. So you've got a little bit to do.

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200 quid?

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Well, if you can find a few for me,

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I'll gladly buy them off you at that kind of money.

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No, I'm trying to buy the damn thing.

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Well, if this is how he treats his friends, I wouldn't want to be Charlie's enemy.

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Outside, there's bad news for Knocker.

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He's got hundreds of pounds to spend, and some of the stallholders are beginning to pack up.

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I thought it closed at 6:00.

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I've just been told they close in like... I thought it was 6:00, but it's 5:00.

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Don't panic, Captain Mainwaring.

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Do you know, this is so sad. I'll tell you why.

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It reminds me of when I used to work on Burnley market as a kid,

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and the saddest time was the packing up at the end...

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MUSIC: Theme from "Last Of The Summer Wine"

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..when the atmosphere evaporated,

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and the only thing that kept me going was knowing that the caff in the corner

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sold all the puddings at half price,

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so you could have a double helping of baked jam roll

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and custard that was thick enough to draw through your teeth.

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-MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY

-Just showing me age, really.

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Oh, come on now, Eric, focus! You need to spend some money.

0:18:510:18:54

Elsewhere, Charlie's working hard to seal a big deal for the cabinet.

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250.

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-380.

-It's still too much money at 380.

0:19:040:19:07

Can we shake at 300 quid? I'll pay you 300 quid for it and no more.

0:19:090:19:13

Can't do it for that, Charlie.

0:19:130:19:15

330.

0:19:150:19:17

-330?

-330.

0:19:170:19:20

Do you like the way this man is...

0:19:200:19:22

-What are you...?!

-330, Charlie, come on.

0:19:220:19:24

-You can't take it with you.

-What...?

0:19:240:19:26

It's getting there.

0:19:270:19:29

300 quid.

0:19:290:19:31

-I'm very excited about that.

-How to lose money quickly!

0:19:340:19:37

-Stately home material.

-Could be a winner.

0:19:370:19:40

Fingers crossed. Thanks, Adrian, very much indeed.

0:19:400:19:43

Quite pleased with that.

0:19:430:19:45

By George, he's got it! Charlie stood firm with his offer,

0:19:450:19:48

and bought the cabinet for nearly £200 less than the asking price.

0:19:480:19:53

That's how it's done.

0:19:530:19:55

I have nailed that cabinet. I think I rather put him through the ringer, don't you?

0:19:550:20:00

I offered him 300 quid, he nearly had a heart attack.

0:20:000:20:02

He started at 480. 460. 440.

0:20:020:20:05

300! 420, 400, 380, 300!

0:20:050:20:10

And I think we agreed at 300. I'm still a bit shell-shocked with that.

0:20:100:20:14

And I think there is the best part of 100% in that.

0:20:140:20:18

Eric, if you're watching - good profit!

0:20:180:20:20

Elsewhere, Knocker's also sounding pretty pleased with himself.

0:20:220:20:25

Burnley's finest has picked up a Victorian chair.

0:20:250:20:30

It was £45. So when the gentleman said that,

0:20:300:20:35

I said, "I think I may be buying that."

0:20:350:20:37

So er...Eric's a happy bunny.

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And the happy bunny has also sown up the purchase

0:20:410:20:44

of a portrait of one of history's most important figures.

0:20:440:20:48

Well, I've just spent some money on George Washington.

0:20:480:20:51

Date-wise,

0:20:510:20:53

probably around about 1860 or thereabouts.

0:20:530:20:57

The frame - well, if you look at the frame,

0:20:570:20:59

the technical term for that frame...is "knackered"!

0:20:590:21:03

It certainly needs a lot of work on it.

0:21:030:21:05

And as for the tapestry itself -

0:21:050:21:08

well, that is in need of a jolly good clean.

0:21:080:21:10

So I've got to invest a little bit in the way of money

0:21:100:21:13

when it comes to presentation.

0:21:130:21:14

"And what price George Washington?" you might be asking.

0:21:140:21:18

Well, I paid the princely sum of £120

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for this first President of the United States of America.

0:21:220:21:25

Now, when it comes to the selling, all I need now

0:21:250:21:28

is the proper and full address of President Barack Obama,

0:21:280:21:33

and I could be in the money.

0:21:330:21:35

"Ladies and gentlemen,

0:21:350:21:36

"the President is about to leave the showground"!

0:21:360:21:40

MUSIC: "The Star-Spangled Banner"

0:21:400:21:42

Yes, and he's not the only one. Time's up for Charlie and Eric.

0:21:430:21:46

So, let's find out how much they've spent.

0:21:460:21:50

They both started the day with up to £750 to spend.

0:21:500:21:54

Eric has parted with just £462, on six items.

0:21:540:21:58

Charlie has also bought six items,

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and he spent £605.

0:22:010:22:03

Our ultra-competitive pair have thrown themselves into today's challenge.

0:22:050:22:09

Before they head off to try and make a profit,

0:22:090:22:12

they're both desperate to have a sneaky look at each other's purchases.

0:22:120:22:17

-Have you had a good day, Eric?

-I've had a very nice day.

0:22:170:22:19

The sun's been shining on the righteous - and let's be honest, one or two of the ungodly out there.

0:22:190:22:24

But all things considered, it's been a smashing day.

0:22:240:22:27

And I don't know about you, but I've been bumping into lots of people that I knew.

0:22:270:22:31

Amazing how many people I saw that used to come to my saleroom.

0:22:310:22:35

What's your best buy? Come on.

0:22:350:22:36

-The nicest thing, I think, is the walking stick.

-Oh, the walking stick?

0:22:360:22:40

Time will tell. And what about you?

0:22:400:22:42

Well, for me - biscuit barrel. You know you're getting sad in life

0:22:420:22:46

when you get excited about them.

0:22:460:22:47

-But that is a Rolls-Royce of biscuit barrels.

-It is a good one.

0:22:470:22:50

But it's remarkable, bearing in mind the sheer size of this place, that

0:22:500:22:55

that we've been able to actually sort of ferret out some good objects.

0:22:550:22:59

Yeah, yeah. I'm going to get them loaded up into the car

0:22:590:23:02

-and go home.

-Good to see you.

0:23:020:23:04

-And you.

-Happy selling.

-Thank you.

0:23:040:23:07

So, as our treasure hunters head for home,

0:23:070:23:09

Eric is taking with him a cut glass biscuit jar,

0:23:090:23:13

a print of Greenwich,

0:23:130:23:14

an Arts and Crafts chair,

0:23:140:23:16

a late 19th-century tapestry of George Washington,

0:23:160:23:20

a Belgian cranberry glass decanter,

0:23:200:23:23

and an Art Deco Crown Devon vase.

0:23:230:23:26

His rival will be attempting to sell a vintage blood pressure gauge,

0:23:260:23:31

an early 19th-century ivory-topped walking stick,

0:23:310:23:34

a large gilded overmantel mirror,

0:23:340:23:37

a collection of copper and brassware,

0:23:370:23:39

an Art Deco yacht-shaped heater,

0:23:390:23:42

and a striking Victorian kingwood and walnut cabinet.

0:23:420:23:46

After their market adventure, our two antique-hunting knights

0:23:480:23:53

have headed back to their castles to prepare for the next part of the battle.

0:23:530:23:56

They now have to try and sell their purchases to make as much profit as possible.

0:23:560:24:01

Eric and Charlie will be knuckling down to find the right buyers for all of their items.

0:24:010:24:07

They're working through their little black books, putting deals together on the phone and by e-mail.

0:24:070:24:11

But until they've shaken on it and money's changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.

0:24:110:24:17

Never one to hang around, Charmer Ross

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is off to get one of his most expensive purchases restored.

0:24:190:24:23

I think it's quite nice. I think it's got potential.

0:24:230:24:26

But as you can see the door is warped.

0:24:260:24:29

-And some of the veneer is coming off.

-OK.

-Tell me what you think.

0:24:290:24:33

Well, I think it's rather nice.

0:24:330:24:34

And it is interesting you've got walnut on the sides,

0:24:340:24:37

walnut on the top and kingwood on the front.

0:24:370:24:40

-I don't know why it's like that.

-No, no.

-I've never seen that before.

0:24:400:24:43

I've never seen that combination. Is it English?

0:24:430:24:46

I think it's definitely English.

0:24:460:24:47

Anyway, what about the damage for doing it?

0:24:470:24:51

The panel's completely bowed, and the veneer's lifting.

0:24:510:24:54

-And we'll have to re-veneer a piece on the back.

-Right.

0:24:540:24:58

Flatten the panel, clean the polish off the back,

0:24:580:25:03

find an eighth-of-an-inch piece of veneer, of thin board, mahogany,

0:25:030:25:07

and glue it on the back.

0:25:070:25:09

That's fantastic.

0:25:090:25:11

It's quite difficult to put in, because...

0:25:110:25:13

-But it'll look good when it's done.

-Oh yes, no, it'll be very smart.

0:25:130:25:17

So, cutting to the chase, how much to do it?

0:25:170:25:19

Probably a couple of hundred pounds.

0:25:190:25:22

Remember, any restoration costs will eat into his profit - but Charlie is a man with a plan.

0:25:220:25:27

Right. So, when you sell something,

0:25:270:25:31

-it needs delivering...

-Yes.

0:25:310:25:34

If I made myself available for lots of trips - free delivery service - could I work off £200?

0:25:340:25:40

Well, I'm sure you could. Careful how you say that though!

0:25:400:25:45

So I could deliver things. I've got an estate car.

0:25:450:25:48

Yes... OK. Yes, you could.

0:25:480:25:51

-If we come up with a rate...

-A £40 delivery.

0:25:510:25:54

You'll restore this if I do five deliveries?

0:25:540:25:56

-That's right, absolutely.

-I think that's fantastic.

0:25:560:25:59

-We've got a deal.

-We've got a deal.

0:25:590:26:01

Charlie's determined to win today's contest, and he's not afraid

0:26:010:26:05

to get his hands dirty if it helps him to beat Knocker.

0:26:050:26:08

He'll need to do five deliveries to work off his debt.

0:26:080:26:11

However, he isn't done with his restorer just yet.

0:26:110:26:15

Well, when I bought this, I thought I was buying an absolute steal.

0:26:150:26:19

I bought it at the fair, and I thought "I can get £300 for this standing on my head."

0:26:190:26:24

Oh, I don't think so... Standing on your head(!)

0:26:240:26:27

DEJECTEDLY: Oh.

0:26:300:26:31

Yes, oh indeed.

0:26:310:26:33

This isn't going very well.

0:26:330:26:36

If I made you a once and never-to-be-repeated offer...

0:26:360:26:40

150 quid.

0:26:400:26:42

140.

0:26:420:26:44

You are so hard!

0:26:440:26:46

145, and I'll shake you by the hand.

0:26:490:26:51

All right, 145.

0:26:510:26:53

That gives me a profit of 45%.

0:26:530:26:55

That's fantastic, we've got a deal.

0:26:550:26:57

£45 profit is a lot less than the Charmer was hoping for -

0:26:570:27:00

but he still banks the first cash of the day.

0:27:000:27:04

This will be a fight to the finish,

0:27:040:27:06

and Knocker Knowles has headed to the bright lights of London

0:27:060:27:09

with some of his favourite buys.

0:27:090:27:11

PET SHOP BOYS: # Call the police, there's a madman around

0:27:110:27:13

# Running down underground

0:27:130:27:15

# To a dive bar in a West End town

0:27:150:27:17

# In a West End town in a dead end world

0:27:170:27:20

# The East End boys and West End girls

0:27:200:27:24

# West End girls. #

0:27:240:27:26

Our Burnley boy might be far from home, but he's ready to take the West End by storm.

0:27:260:27:32

Well, I may have bought my things in a field in Sussex,

0:27:320:27:35

but when it comes to the selling, I'm here in central London.

0:27:350:27:38

I'm in a very smart part of Mayfair, outside a very important antiques centre.

0:27:380:27:43

I've made a few phone calls beforehand,

0:27:430:27:45

and a couple of dealers have expressed an interest

0:27:450:27:48

in my biscuit barrel and also in my decanter.

0:27:480:27:52

So let's see if they're going to put THEIR money where THEIR mouths are.

0:27:520:27:56

Good luck, Knocker. Go forth and conquer.

0:27:560:27:59

-Hello, Arnold. How are you?

-Nice to see you.

0:28:020:28:05

And you too. I come bearing gifts.

0:28:050:28:08

Well, gifts at a price, anyway.

0:28:080:28:10

One biscuit barrel.

0:28:100:28:11

All right. Let me put that there. Let me move this stuff to one side.

0:28:110:28:15

Yes, it's a nice hobnail cut...

0:28:150:28:18

-A few minor little chips, but nothing tragic.

-No.

0:28:180:28:23

-It's a good quality piece.

-Good.

0:28:230:28:26

Um... Well, it's yours for £100.

0:28:260:28:32

Eric, Eric.

0:28:320:28:33

Very nice, but at this moment,

0:28:330:28:38

-plate is not exactly flying out.

-No.

0:28:380:28:42

How about 70?

0:28:420:28:44

Ooh, I'm not so sure about 70. I tell you what -

0:28:440:28:48

£80, and it's yours.

0:28:480:28:50

-OK. You've got a deal.

-All right.

0:28:530:28:55

-Thank you.

-Excellent. Thank you very much for being Eric-friendly.

0:28:550:29:00

Bye-bye.

0:29:000:29:01

Nicely done, Eric.

0:29:010:29:03

That's a £30 profit - and Mr Knowles wastes no time

0:29:030:29:06

trying to secure a profit on his £80 cranberry glass decanter...

0:29:060:29:11

-It's a fabulous decanter, isn't it?

-It is.

-It is.

0:29:110:29:14

OK, it will be fine.

0:29:140:29:16

-130?

-Yes.

-130. Put it there.

0:29:160:29:19

..topping up his profit pot by another £50.

0:29:190:29:23

London Town is coming up trumps for Knocker today,

0:29:230:29:26

and he's taken an early lead,

0:29:260:29:28

but whilst he pounds the city streets,

0:29:280:29:30

his opponent is taking a more laid-back approach to selling.

0:29:300:29:35

I bet Eric's up and down, up and down the country trying to sell his bits.

0:29:380:29:43

And here I am, in my local, having a pint.

0:29:430:29:46

And while I'm here, I thought I'd sell something.

0:29:460:29:48

Because it's an old pub,

0:29:480:29:49

I've got an old Victorian watering can which I bought at the fair,

0:29:490:29:53

and we've got a lovely landlord, he's bound to buy it. So, here goes.

0:29:530:29:57

Cheers, Eric.

0:29:570:29:59

-Sean!

-Hello, Charlie, how are you?

0:30:000:30:02

-I'm doing well.

-Nice to see you.

-Enjoying a little pint.

0:30:020:30:05

-I should hope so.

-Now, have you got a watering can in your pub?

0:30:050:30:09

No, but I could do with one for my little plants in the conservatory.

0:30:090:30:12

-Could you?

-Yeah. It's pretty sweet.

0:30:120:30:14

-It's old.

-Is it?

-Victorian. Yeah.

0:30:140:30:16

30 quid?

0:30:160:30:18

I'm a poor publican, Charlie. Come on, let's be fair.

0:30:180:30:21

-Well, try me.

-I'll give you 15.

0:30:210:30:23

-20 quid and it's yours.

-Done. £20 it is.

-Superb. Thank you!

0:30:230:30:27

Thank you very much.

0:30:270:30:28

Short and sweet.

0:30:280:30:30

£20 isn't a bad price for the watering can, and Charlie sells the rest of the items

0:30:300:30:34

from the mixed lot of copper and brassware

0:30:340:30:37

to another of his contacts, giving him a total profit of £70.

0:30:370:30:42

The Charmer is on a roll, and there's more good news

0:30:420:30:45

when he bags another £5 profit for his antique blood pressure gauge.

0:30:450:30:50

Both our gents are slugging it out to get ahead in today's profit-making competition.

0:30:500:30:55

In London, Eric's pulling out the big guns with his most expensive purchase.

0:30:560:31:00

Having paid £130 for the vase,

0:31:000:31:03

he's going to need to work his socks off.

0:31:030:31:07

Mm. Well, it is very nice, yes.

0:31:070:31:08

Oh, good. That's the seal of approval from probably this country's top collector!

0:31:080:31:14

It's like a Mattajade piece, but it doesn't actually SAY Mattajade.

0:31:140:31:19

-Hang on a minute. Mattajade...?

-That's a kind of line,

0:31:190:31:24

it's a sort of... a type of Crown Devon.

0:31:240:31:27

-It's not actually Mattajade, but it's like it.

-It's like it. OK.

0:31:270:31:30

Cos that was a name I'd heard before.

0:31:300:31:32

I've certainly not seen this shape before.

0:31:320:31:34

I thought it was a good shape.

0:31:340:31:36

But look at the condition.

0:31:360:31:39

Go on, Eric. Reel him in.

0:31:390:31:40

Anyway - yes, very, very nice. So what would you like for it?

0:31:400:31:44

-Well, do you want to buy it?

-Yes, I'd like to buy it.

0:31:440:31:46

I'd quite like to buy it. I'm quite prepared to buy it.

0:31:460:31:48

I'll give you £225 for it.

0:31:480:31:51

£225? That's more than enough.

0:31:510:31:53

I think you're being very generous.

0:31:530:31:55

Well, I'm not being generous - to me it's worth it.

0:31:550:31:58

-I'm a potaholic.

-Are you?

-Yeah.

-Well, I am a bit.

0:31:580:32:02

-I think you are a lot, actually.

-I do like this stuff.

-Good.

0:32:020:32:06

-Just in case it went up to 250.

-No, no! It's going to 225.

0:32:060:32:10

-Well, that's good enough for me.

-OK?

-Pleasure.

0:32:100:32:12

That's £95 into Eric's profit pot.

0:32:120:32:15

Another smooth deal from the king of ceramics,

0:32:150:32:18

and Knocker can hardly believe his luck.

0:32:180:32:20

He who laughs last, laughs loudest.

0:32:200:32:24

Our two treasure hunters are both desperate for victory today,

0:32:240:32:27

but the winner will be the one who makes the most profit.

0:32:270:32:31

Eric has stormed into an early lead,

0:32:310:32:33

selling £435 worth of goods and netting £175 profit.

0:32:330:32:39

Charlie is trailing in second place,

0:32:390:32:41

with just £245 worth of goods sold and £120 of profit in his pocket.

0:32:410:32:48

Mr Ross might be lagging behind,

0:32:500:32:52

but he's waiting for his most expensive purchase, the cabinet,

0:32:520:32:55

to be restored to its former glory.

0:32:550:32:58

He's also sent his Art Deco yacht heater to another restorer,

0:33:010:33:04

so he's hoping to land some serious blows

0:33:040:33:07

when these two items are shipshape and ready to sell.

0:33:070:33:09

His rival is also working hard, and has decided to invest in a little restoration work of his own.

0:33:090:33:15

-Let's have a look.

-OK?

0:33:150:33:17

-Yeah.

-Let's put it like so.

0:33:170:33:20

-You got it?

-Right...

-OK.

0:33:200:33:23

Well, as chairs go, it's pretty sound but I have to admit, Nigel,

0:33:230:33:28

it does look a bit tired, bless, doesn't it?

0:33:280:33:30

It needs a bit of a facelift.

0:33:300:33:31

And look at that fabric. It's just so appalling.

0:33:310:33:35

So...what do you think?

0:33:350:33:36

Erm, the problem with chairs like this is

0:33:360:33:39

they were glued together with the old animal glue,

0:33:390:33:42

and when the glue gets warm it loosens the joints,

0:33:420:33:46

and so obviously we've got to take it apart and reglue it completely.

0:33:460:33:51

Hang on a minute. You started off talking about a facelift -

0:33:510:33:53

it seems to me that we're moving more into sort of

0:33:530:33:56

open-heart surgery with this one.

0:33:560:33:59

At the end of the day, if we've got to sell a chair,

0:33:590:34:01

-you can't sell a rickety chair.

-That's true.

0:34:010:34:04

If you're going to spend money out, do it properly.

0:34:040:34:06

I'm just conscious about spending the money out.

0:34:060:34:08

I know what I paid for it.

0:34:080:34:10

Plus your charges -

0:34:100:34:12

you then sell it, and then we split the profit.

0:34:120:34:16

Yeah, I think we could cut a deal on that.

0:34:160:34:19

It just leaves me to say...

0:34:190:34:22

-maestro, just work your magic.

-We'll see what we can do.

0:34:220:34:26

Eric hasn't quite struck the same deal as silver-tongued Charlie.

0:34:260:34:30

And 50% of his profits going to the restorer

0:34:300:34:32

could have a big impact on his money pot.

0:34:320:34:34

The same restorer has given his tapestry a makeover for a set price of £80,

0:34:340:34:38

and a newly revitalized George Washington pours plenty of cash into Eric's kitty.

0:34:380:34:43

It's a one-off price, and it's £450. Are we happy with that?

0:34:430:34:45

-I'd love it. I'll go get a cheque right now.

-OK.

-Thank you very much.

0:34:450:34:49

That's a pleasure.

0:34:490:34:50

Nice work, Knocker.

0:34:500:34:52

That's a whopping £250 into Eric's profit pot,

0:34:520:34:56

and there's more good news for Mr Knowles

0:34:560:34:58

as he bags another £63 profit from the sale of his Greenwich print.

0:34:580:35:02

Eric's pulling out all the stops to beat Charlie, but don't underestimate the Charmer!

0:35:020:35:07

He's hoping to pull off a show-stopping deal.

0:35:070:35:10

The quirky walking stick with the leg-shaped handle

0:35:100:35:13

was one of Charlie's favourite market purchases,

0:35:130:35:16

and he's hoping for a high-kicking profit.

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That's absolutely lovely.

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A lovely ivory leg on there. Nice and plump. French, I should think.

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-Yep.

-Early 19th century, late 18th century maybe.

0:35:240:35:28

I think it's early 19th. I would think it's 1830, 1840.

0:35:280:35:32

-Super thing.

-I think the handle belongs to the cane.

0:35:330:35:36

So often you see marriages.

0:35:360:35:38

Oh, I think it's always been on there, yes.

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Right. Interested in buying it?

0:35:410:35:44

Yes. I'll make you an offer for it.

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How much?

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£200.

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£200 will give Mr Ross an £80 profit -

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but our silver-tongued Charmer isn't about to accept the first offer.

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It's more than I thought you'd offer, but it's not enough. It's worth 500.

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You know it's worth £500!

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It might be worth 500 to somebody one day.

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CHARLIE LAUGHS

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300.

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I'll come down to 400, but no lower.

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-Are you sure?

-Yeah, I'll do a deal at 400.

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-400.

-Fantastic.

-That's great. Let's go and sort out the money, then.

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-Rather!

-In the office, yeah. OK?

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Wow - Charlie keeps his cool and nets a colossal £280 profit.

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With both our antique heavyweights banking hundreds of pounds at a time

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this is going to be a fight to the finish.

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The Charmer's selling spree continues when the Art Deco yacht heater delivers an excellent profit.

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I'll sell it to you for 250 quid.

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I'd say yes.

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-Would you?

-Yes.

-Let's shake on it. Where are we going to put it?

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Shall we try it in the study? Let's go and have a look.

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-Right, lead on.

-OK. Off we go.

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That is a sensational result for Charlie.

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Even with nearly £60 worth of restoration fees, he's more than doubled his money.

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There's no stopping him at the moment.

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How are you getting on, Knocker?

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I suspect not quite well enough.

0:37:110:37:14

You're up against the top man here.

0:37:140:37:17

Yes, well, Knocker's also determined to win today's contest.

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He's aiming to cash in on his newly restored Arts and Crafts chair,

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and there's interest from a very famous buyer.

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-Shaky!

-Pleased to meet you. Yeah.

0:37:280:37:31

I'd never have you down as being and Arts and Crafts man.

0:37:310:37:34

I thought you'd be... I thought you'd be a '50s retro man, whatever.

0:37:340:37:37

-Ah, see?

-Just goes to show.

0:37:370:37:40

He's been very mysterious with me on the telephone.

0:37:400:37:43

He says, "You'll know him, you'll know him." Do you like the chair?

0:37:430:37:46

I think it's fantastic.

0:37:460:37:47

-The material and everything is great.

-The fabric works, doesn't it?

0:37:470:37:52

Remember, Eric bought the chair for £45 - but with half

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the profits going to the restorer, he needs to haggle, and haggle hard.

0:37:550:38:00

I feel like I've been caught on the hop here

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because we haven't even talked about a price.

0:38:020:38:04

So we'll be up front with you, Shaky.

0:38:040:38:08

So, Nigel, come on -

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if that's in your shop window, what's it going to be priced at?

0:38:090:38:13

I would think that I would put that in the shop for about £240 to £250.

0:38:130:38:18

But obviously Shaky's a regular customer of mine, so we need to give him a good deal.

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So I was thinking of £200. Don't know how that sounds to you.

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Well, I'll have to go out and do some busking, but...

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Well, you're never short of a crowd, are you?

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Could you hold the chair for a couple of weeks(?)

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You can go out the front if you want.

0:38:380:38:41

-Are you happy with 200?

-Yeah, I'm...

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OK. I mean, we're all...

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-Are we all happy?

-We're all happy.

-Put it there.

-Thank you.

0:38:450:38:48

I'm going to ring my mum and tell her.

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THEY ALL LAUGH

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That's £155 profit -

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but with 50% going to the restorer, Eric will only bank half of that.

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Not bad - but will it be to enough to win today's competition?

0:39:010:39:05

Knocker has made some massive sales, but the Charmer is hoping for a knockout blow

0:39:050:39:09

as he lines up a buyer for the newly restored cabinet.

0:39:090:39:12

Are you still buying hotly like you used to in the past? Yeah?

0:39:140:39:19

Pier cabinet.

0:39:190:39:20

Oh, it's good.

0:39:200:39:22

It's got lovely mounts on it, it's been restored.

0:39:220:39:25

At least you'll have a look at it, won't you?

0:39:250:39:27

You're a good man.

0:39:270:39:29

Well, I'll bring it along. Get your chequebook out!

0:39:290:39:32

That sounds promising, but it's all or nothing now for the Charmer.

0:39:320:39:36

He might have an interested buyer, but if he fails to seal the deal

0:39:360:39:40

he'll be handing victory to his rival.

0:39:400:39:42

Right. On the table, without spoiling your lovely table...

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How's that?

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What do you think?

0:39:500:39:51

Well, I think it's very nice.

0:39:510:39:53

It is good. I mean, it's a really unusual combination.

0:39:530:39:57

It's walnut on the top, walnut

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down here, walnut on the plinth,

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and the rest of it is kingwood.

0:40:040:40:06

-So you tell me, is it French or is it English?

-French.

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But it's got real English qualities to it.

0:40:090:40:12

These ormolu mounts, which look very French, are fantastic quality.

0:40:120:40:17

They're better quality, really, than this in the middle here.

0:40:170:40:22

-But it's good.

-Sounds like the price is going up, Charlie.

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The price is so reasonable, you can't believe it.

0:40:250:40:28

Well, we'll find out shortly if the buyer agrees with Charlie -

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and remember, if he fails to sell it Eric will be today's winner.

0:40:320:40:36

Time now to count up how much profit our warring experts have made,

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and reveal which one of them will emerge victorious.

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Eric spent £462 at the market,

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but his restoration costs took his total spend to just under £620.

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Charlie, on the other hand, spent £605 at the market

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and a further £58 on restoration.

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All of our experts' profits will be going to charity,

0:41:000:41:02

so without further ado

0:41:020:41:04

it's time to reveal who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

0:41:040:41:10

-How are you, matey?

-I'm good, thanks.

0:41:100:41:13

-How was Ardingly for you?

-Big.

0:41:130:41:16

-It's a big place, isn't it?!

-It certainly is.

0:41:160:41:18

I've got you down now for sure as being a leg and thigh man.

0:41:180:41:22

Yes?

0:41:220:41:24

-Cos that was quite a walking stick.

-You refer to my walking stick.

0:41:240:41:27

That was the easiest thing to sell. But you bought some nice things.

0:41:270:41:30

I did all right, yes. I think so.

0:41:300:41:32

George Washington? How did he do?

0:41:320:41:35

-He's er...he's now on somebody's wall in Connecticut.

-What?!

0:41:350:41:38

-That's brilliant.

-But Charlie, the question I'm now asking myself -

0:41:380:41:43

-how we went on with our profits.

-I am sitting on a thumper here.

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OK. Well, show the man... and here we go.

0:41:460:41:49

Ohhh!

0:41:510:41:54

You're printing that money! That is staggering.

0:41:540:41:57

This was a result, wasn't it?

0:41:570:41:59

That is a result and a half.

0:41:590:42:02

Well, that's not bad.

0:42:020:42:03

Well, it all adds to the coffers - but even so,

0:42:030:42:07

you've virtually doubled me. I'm stuck for words.

0:42:070:42:10

In fact, I don't want to come across as a very bad loser but I'm going to

0:42:100:42:16

phone my mum - because...Charlie, I'm losing the will to live.

0:42:160:42:19

I'm going away to weep.

0:42:190:42:21

-Give her my love.

-I will.

0:42:210:42:23

So, it's a victory for Charlie, and it was the deal

0:42:230:42:26

for his Victorian cabinet that gave him such a convincing triumph.

0:42:260:42:31

-800?!

-If you want to.

0:42:310:42:34

I'm going to shake your hand, and put my arm round you. I think that's very generous.

0:42:340:42:39

A massive £500 profit nearly doubles Charlie's total

0:42:390:42:42

and crowns him today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

0:42:420:42:46

Charlie may have won today's battle, but both our experts worked round the clock to sell their items,

0:42:460:42:52

and all their profits will be going to charity.

0:42:520:42:55

My chosen charity is The Prince's Trust.

0:42:550:42:58

My chosen charity is CLIC Sargent - children with leukaemia.

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So, Charlie's restored cabinet led him to victory today, but the competition doesn't stop here.

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Tomorrow, our experts will go head to head again when they tackle a car boot sale.

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So when it comes to price - well, two pounds?

0:43:140:43:16

I just paid more than that for a cappuccino up the road.

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I could get thousands for them.

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Watch out, Knocker Knowles!

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I'm right on your heels!

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