0:00:02 > 0:00:05We've seen them on TV, but how will these antiques experts fare
0:00:05 > 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 Knocker's stuff just leaving!
0:00:15 > 0:00:17From car-boot sales to auction houses,
0:00:17 > 0:00:21our experts will be recreating some of their real-life deals
0:00:21 > 0:00:22as they go head-to-head
0:00:22 > 0:00:27and try and make the most money for their chosen charities.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- 100% profit.- £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 > 0:01:07Today's profit-hunting pair
0:01:07 > 0:01:10are collectables connoisseur Paul "Mr Morecambe" Hayes
0:01:10 > 0:01:14and the irrepressible Mark "Franksy" Franks.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17I got into antiques purely for the love of it.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19I've always liked antiques. It interests me.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24I like history, I like architecture, so anything old really appeals to me,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27and I find it a pretty easy way to make money.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32Mark's no-nonsense approach and determination to win have served him well,
0:01:32 > 0:01:34whether it be trading trash to cash
0:01:34 > 0:01:37or hunting out hidden treasures on Car Booty.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Mark's rival is the ever-witty Paul, a second-generation dealer
0:01:41 > 0:01:45who first started trading when he was knee-high to a grasshopper.
0:01:45 > 0:01:50Since then, he's grown up to become a well-respected expert with a passion for silver.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53When I first started out, the market at the time
0:01:53 > 0:01:56was for silver and silver-plated items, so very quickly
0:01:56 > 0:02:00I went down that path and I think, if I had to say one item
0:02:00 > 0:02:03that I've dealt in mainly, it's silverware.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08Paul can be regularly found hunting for cash in the attic or transforming trash into cash.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11It's a shame one of them's not big enough for Mark Franks.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13That would perfect. Throw away the key!
0:02:15 > 0:02:19So our experts are ready and there's everything to play for.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23With their reputations on the line, their chosen charities counting on them
0:02:23 > 0:02:25and a fierce desire to out-do each other,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29it's time for us to find out exactly what is today's challenge.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32Hey-hey! Hello, Mark.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34- Hello, Paul.- This one's for you.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Really?- I'd have a word with your postman.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Right, here we are. "Mark and Paul,
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- "your challenge today is to spend up to £250..."- Yes!
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- "..of your own money..."- No.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49"..on antiques. You must then re-sell your purchases,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52"with the aim of making as much profit as possible.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- "The winner..."- Yes?- Don't forget, we're all winners.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58But, "the winner is the presenter who makes the most cash."
0:02:58 > 0:03:00We're not all winners. I'm going to be the winner.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06- "Today you must buy all your antiques from a car-boot sale."- Oh, you might be the winner today, then.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Good luck.- Good luck. - Which way are you going?- That-a way.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10All right, I'll see you later.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13So Mark and Paul can each spend
0:03:13 > 0:03:17up to £250 of their own money at the car-boot sale,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19then try to sell on their purchases for a profit.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Pretty much everybody that they try to do deals with
0:03:22 > 0:03:25will be aware that they're on a mission to raise
0:03:25 > 0:03:28as much money as possible for their chosen charities,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31and our experts will be doing everything in their power
0:03:31 > 0:03:34to persuade people to give them the best possible prices
0:03:34 > 0:03:38as they buy and sell the items they hope will drive them to victory.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41The boys are locking horns on the grounds of the Ford Airfield
0:03:41 > 0:03:46just outside the historic town of Arundel on the South Downs,
0:03:46 > 0:03:50so it's tally-bally-ho and chocks away for our daredevil dealers.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04VOICE THROUGH RADIO: 'Come on, pull up, pull up! Here we go.'
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Patrolling the skies
0:04:08 > 0:04:12are the cool and collected Mark "Wink" Commander Franks
0:04:12 > 0:04:14and his wingman Chief "Flighty" Officer Paul Hayes.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19'You promise to take it easy, don't you, Mark? No heroics, please.'
0:04:19 > 0:04:22'Oh, that was a close one!
0:04:22 > 0:04:23'Banking, banking, banking!'
0:04:26 > 0:04:29'Are you still there, Paul? Paul, are you still there?'
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- 'Let me out now, please.' - 'We're circumnavigating Arundel.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- 'Can you see it?'- 'It's there.'
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- 'Can you see any bargains?' - 'I can see one already down there.'
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- 'Hold tight, we're going in!'- 'Argh!'
0:04:44 > 0:04:45'Ready for landing.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48'Coming in. Hold tight, Paul. It's going to be a fast one.'
0:04:48 > 0:04:51'Argh! Let me out!'
0:04:51 > 0:04:56Well, that all looked very dramatic, but Mark and Paul are dealers, not daredevils.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Though they might have us believe they're the dynamic duo,
0:04:59 > 0:05:03they never actually left terra firma. Ha!
0:05:03 > 0:05:05'Slow down a bit, Mark, slow down.'
0:05:05 > 0:05:07'Hold tight, Paul. Oh, here we go!
0:05:07 > 0:05:09'Here we go!
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- 'Ohh!'- 'Argh!' - 'Get your hands away from my eyes!
0:05:12 > 0:05:16'It's all right, Paul! Hold on tight. Have you seen the car-boot sale?'
0:05:17 > 0:05:22Yes, very amusing, boys, but it's time to stop playing around and concentrate on the job at hand.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26In order to find the pieces with the biggest potential profit,
0:05:26 > 0:05:31Paul is aiming to be quick off the mark and seal as many quick deals as possible.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35His rival, on the other hand, is going to leave no stone unturned
0:05:35 > 0:05:39in an effort to find slightly unusual and quirky items,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42and he's headed to a stall run by one of his dealer contacts.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Hello, Mark, how's things?
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Not so bad, Mark. How are you?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Not bad. It's an unusual name we've got, innit, eh?
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- Yeah, two of a kind. - Can you play?- No.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57- Nor me.- I haven't got the violin bow.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Is it a Stradivarius?
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- It would be nice.- Wouldn't it just? - It would be nice.- Is it cheap?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Depends what you call cheap.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Well, you normally are quite helpful and friendly with your prices.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12I try to accommodate my clients.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- How much, mate? Go on.- 25.
0:06:14 > 0:06:1625. I thought you said it was cheap.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20Condition's everything with guitars, isn't it?
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- I don't know. It's a good entry-level guitar, isn't it?- I tell you what.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27As it's you, the sun's out, £20.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29If I stay a bit longer, will it be 15?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32No, you've got to let me squeak a little bit.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35I tell you what. How much is that?
0:06:35 > 0:06:39- £10.- How about those two for 25?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- It's my best offer.- Come on.- Deal?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Go on, then, as it's you.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Yeah, you know. Cup of tea on its way. I'll see you in a bit.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47I'll catch you up.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Yes, that's some cheeky haggling from Mark,
0:06:51 > 0:06:54but he sounds like he's got the stall-holder playing to his tune.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59So, he doesn't want to get left behind, Paul needs to put his money where his mouth is
0:06:59 > 0:07:02and stick to his strategy of a speedy spending spree.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08Now, then, I love rummaging around on these car-boot sales.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10It's amazing what you find, and look at this.
0:07:10 > 0:07:16Absolutely top, top quality, this is 18th-century Chinese porcelain.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18When this first arrived on the British shores,
0:07:18 > 0:07:21it was called white gold and at that time,
0:07:21 > 0:07:23we couldn't make anything like it.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Part of the secret was you were able to put liquids in here -
0:07:26 > 0:07:30it was a beautiful surface for painting, but it was translucent.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Some people mounted them with bronze or gilded mounts
0:07:33 > 0:07:36to emphasise this white gold, this wonderful substance.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40All this is hand-painted and it's in the famille rose palette,
0:07:40 > 0:07:42which is the red or the pink family.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Beautifully done. If you think about it, over 200 years ago when this was made.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49One little snag is that these are very delicate.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53They're almost like an egg-shell china and they do tend to crack very easily.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58I notice a little crack here. Now, perfect, this would be 50, maybe £60.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01I'm going to ask the gentleman now how much this is.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- How much is this one, sir?- £5.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05There we are. £5. All right?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08I don't know how many yen that is, but not enough, I say.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11This is fantastic. I'll have that. Thank you very much.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12There we are. If I give you that...
0:08:15 > 0:08:18A bit of history there, don't you think? Fantastic.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21Paul adds to his haul by snapping up two antique books.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26- If I give you that, that's 15 there. - Thank you.- Thank you. There we are.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Two 18th-century books, 15 quid. You can't go wrong, can you?
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Let's hope not, but he is going to have to find
0:08:32 > 0:08:36some specialist book dealers if he wants to sell them.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Franksy is also hard at work and has picked up a painting
0:08:39 > 0:08:42that he thinks could be packed with profit.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45This painting I asked about earlier on.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48It was a long 'un, or £100 to you.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50I've had a little chat with the guy.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53He's very kindly bashed the price down to 60 quid.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Now, what's it all about?
0:08:55 > 0:08:58It's a watercolour, it's got a windmill in it,
0:08:58 > 0:08:59a bit of a Dutch theme.
0:08:59 > 0:09:04It's signed, and if you spin it over, what we've got
0:09:04 > 0:09:09is the title Fisherfolk, artist, and it was sold from this gallery.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Now, the Garden Gallery
0:09:11 > 0:09:14is in Mortlake Terrace, Kew, Richmond in Surrey.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18Richmond in Surrey is quite a wealthy place, so is Kew,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21and the proprietor is a BA with honours.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24I haven't got any honours, but I guarantee that somebody who knows
0:09:24 > 0:09:28about art and has got a shop in Richmond wouldn't be selling rubbish.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32This little £60 gem may find a profit. Here's hoping.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35You know, with detective work like that,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Mark could give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43Elsewhere in the boot sale, Paul has snapped up another purchase.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45I've bought something here today
0:09:45 > 0:09:49that I don't normally even look at. This is an old photograph album.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52At first glance, it just says The Press Association Centenary 1968,
0:09:52 > 0:09:56but it has some original photographs of our dear Queen.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59It must've been a great event that she went to at the time.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01I need to research exactly what that was.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04These black and white photographs, to me,
0:10:04 > 0:10:08are little capsules of time, and they really sum up a particular era.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10This one's 1968,
0:10:10 > 0:10:13and one of my favourite pictures in here has to be this one.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16It shows these rebellious teenagers of that year
0:10:16 > 0:10:18and these elderly people here mocking them
0:10:18 > 0:10:20and telling them off for being horrible,
0:10:20 > 0:10:24so I think there's an interest value there, isn't there?
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Now, photographs, really, have been underrated for years,
0:10:28 > 0:10:31but very recently, there was a set of photographs taken of India
0:10:31 > 0:10:36in about 1853, and they fetched £11,000, right?
0:10:36 > 0:10:39So early photographs are very, very collectable indeed.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41This album here, this was a fiver.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45Not everything's black and white, but we'll see if we can get a profit out of it.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Paul is sticking to his strategy and sealing quick deals.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Mark, as ever, is marching to a different beat.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57Now, I'm no Keith Moon but if I was, my drum kit would've sold at auction
0:10:57 > 0:11:03for £139,000. That's what the drummer from the Who's drum kit sold for.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08An awful lot of money. But my investment here today is £35.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Now, I'm hoping that this drum kit will make me a profit.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16It needs a little bit of work. It's a beginner's kit but it's the high end of a beginner's kit.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18It's not a rubbish one. We've got all the bits we need.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22It needs a little bit of love and care but I think it'll make a profit.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27It's made by CB Drums. I'm just hoping that I might be able to drum up a good profit
0:11:27 > 0:11:31because I'm Mr Rock'n'roll of antiques, unlike the man from Morecambe.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Put the kettle on, Paul, and see how you get on with your stuff.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37First the guitar and now the drums.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42Once he's picked up his drum sticks, Mark could end up being a one-man rock band by the end of the day.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46But right now, it's Mr Morecambe who's calling the buying tune
0:11:46 > 0:11:49and he seems very pleased with his latest purchase.
0:11:49 > 0:11:5260 quid and I can have them. You want to sell them as a lot, yeah?
0:11:52 > 0:11:57- 50, 55?- Yeah, that's all right. - That's a deal? I'll have that, thank you very much.
0:11:57 > 0:12:02Paul has just made his most expensive purchase of the day.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04But what exactly has he bought?
0:12:06 > 0:12:10They're all beautiful engravings from the early 19th century
0:12:10 > 0:12:11of the fashions of the day.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13If you read on the bottom here,
0:12:13 > 0:12:16this one says, "Engraved for La Belle Assemblee,"
0:12:16 > 0:12:19which I think translates as the beautiful assembly,
0:12:19 > 0:12:21obviously the names of the ladies here,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24but it's a magazine from the early 19th century.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27These were 1806. That's a long time ago.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29So these were in a book or a magazine at the time.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32They were black and white and they've been hand-coloured.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36Each one has been hand-painted, and I think that's fabulous.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37So, at the end of the day,
0:12:37 > 0:12:41what we've got here are ten original engravings that are 200 years old.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45They've all been hand-painted and they've cost just over £5 each.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50In the words of Mark Franks, they must be worth £10 each all day long.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54Yes, don't give up the day job, Paul. It's a great buy but a terrible impression.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Morecambe's finest is a man on a mission today though
0:12:57 > 0:13:00and he picks up a character jug for a fiver.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Now today, there's a bit of a challenge going on
0:13:03 > 0:13:05between me and Mark, so if I win, I'm like that,
0:13:05 > 0:13:08and hopefully Mark will be like that. Ha ha ha!
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Time will tell if Mr Morecambe's wish comes true,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15but his rival is grinning from ear to ear.
0:13:15 > 0:13:21Bingo bango. Pine, Victorian chest of drawers. The back's all there.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25The top's all there. It's in good nick generally. It's a solid carcass.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28All the draw bottoms are there. There's a small crack in the top.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33Guess what, I'm not going to sand it, rub it down and give it a coat of wax, as you thought I was.
0:13:33 > 0:13:38What I'm going to do is get this taken away and get it painted because at the moment,
0:13:38 > 0:13:40painted furniture seems to be very fashionable.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45So, £50 invested into this, a lick of paint from a mate of mine who does a really good job,
0:13:45 > 0:13:47a set of feet on the bottom
0:13:47 > 0:13:52and let's just hope we can turn this into 150 quid. Watch out!
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Both our experts have been buying well but it's time to find out
0:13:57 > 0:14:01who is flying high and who's having a bit of a bumpy ride.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08Both Mark and Paul can spend up to £250 of their own money
0:14:08 > 0:14:10at today's boot sale.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Mr Morecambe has spent a rather frugal £85,
0:14:14 > 0:14:17leaving him up to £165 in his kitty.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Franksy has parted with twice that amount,
0:14:23 > 0:14:27leaving Battersea's finest with up to £80 still to spend.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Buying the right items for the right price
0:14:32 > 0:14:35is crucial to winning today's contest,
0:14:35 > 0:14:39and both experts are determined to seal killer deals.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44There's nothing to choose between our battling dealers, but Mark and Paul thrive on pressure,
0:14:44 > 0:14:50and Franksy has picked up a piece that could leave his rival without a leg to stand on.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52It's cast iron.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Inside, you've got a registration number.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58Now, the registration diamond was originally invented in 1842
0:14:58 > 0:15:01and went through to 1884.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03In 1884, there was registration numbers.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07This is quite a low number, so it would probably tie in with its date.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10It's an Art Nouveau piece. I can tell that by the botanic flowers
0:15:10 > 0:15:12and all the patterns and the shape.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Art Nouveau was originally started in Belgium in the 1890s
0:15:16 > 0:15:19and became prevalent in France about the turn of the century.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Art Nouveau is particularly collectable at the moment.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Art Deco is more angular and straight-lined.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28This is more flowy and there's always the botanic influence.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31So what is it? Originally, this would've been fixed to the wall.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33You've got two legs at the front.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Nice and simple, nice and simple, a lovely slab of marble and then
0:15:37 > 0:15:39a lady would've had a bowl and a jug
0:15:39 > 0:15:43so she could have a wash in the morning. This is £30.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47I'm going to get it stripped down and polished and put a bit of marble on it,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50and sell it for - hopefully - £230. All I've got to do is pay.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55Mark may be confident of cleaning up with his unusual wash stand.
0:15:55 > 0:16:01However, for £35, it looks like Paul has found the most intriguing item of the day.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Sometimes you have to take a gamble on items.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06This is a form of magic lantern.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10It's a cased epidiascope. That's not something that you'd see every day.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13I've bought this because there's a great collectors' market
0:16:13 > 0:16:16for old-fashioned lenses, old-fashioned cameras.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Now, when these date back to the 19th century,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22they're actually powered by candles or sometimes by gas.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24They were an early form of teaching aid.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29People would wander around the country and educate children, so in here would be your glass slides.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32You'd have two so you could move them from side to side for speed
0:16:32 > 0:16:35and ease, and you would tell the story as it went along.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37These slides are extremely collectable,
0:16:37 > 0:16:40especially if you get them from the Victorian period.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43This one is electric and it dates from the 1930s
0:16:43 > 0:16:47or possibly even the 1940s, and I think this is such an unusual piece.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50It's got all the lenses with it and it's a bit of a gamble, really,
0:16:50 > 0:16:53but it could be magic.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57Well, we'll find out later if Paul can conjure up a profit from his latest buy.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Franksy's aiming to add more strings to his selling bow.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03I tell you what - £30.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04£30? That's the last price?
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- That's the last price.- Sold. Lovely.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10How much is it?
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Well, I'm hoping to get £20 for it.
0:17:12 > 0:17:17I've got one here perfect and it only cost me a tenner, and this one's falling apart.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19All right, you can have it for ten.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- A tenner?- Ten, yeah. - OK, we've got a deal.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Oh, that's a cheeky move from Franksy.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26His first violin actually cost him £30!
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Two violins. That is music to my ear.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Oh! You're not having that, sorry. Thank you very much.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Two violins - would you believe it?
0:17:36 > 0:17:38One of them needs a bit of restoration,
0:17:38 > 0:17:40the other one needs a bit of love as well,
0:17:40 > 0:17:43but in immaculate condition, these can be worth a few quid.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45This bow itself is quite nice,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47and some bows are worth an absolute fortune.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50I don't think I'm going to make a huge profit,
0:17:50 > 0:17:52but if I do make money, it will be music to my ears.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00Battersea's finest is splashing the cash and he also snaps up two prints for £5 each,
0:18:00 > 0:18:04one of a street scene and one at the races.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09The next time you go horse racing or you see people at the races, note one thing.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12There's plenty of money when it comes to horses.
0:18:12 > 0:18:18It's not a cheap hobby, it's not a cheap sport, so a cheeky fiver should spin round to a nice little profit.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23And Mark's foray into the sport of kings sees him all spent up.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Paul, though, still has £130 in his kitty but, like his rival,
0:18:26 > 0:18:31he's determined to invest as much of his cash as possible.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Do you know what? You can actually see people starting to pack up now,
0:18:34 > 0:18:39so you've got to be on your feet, and I think I've found the best deal of the day.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Look at that. Isn't that beautiful?
0:18:41 > 0:18:48It's a late 19th-century silver-plated plaque on this wonderful onyx marble background.
0:18:48 > 0:18:54Salvator mundi actually translates as "saviour of the world", and of course, this is Christ.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56But what's interesting me here, actually,
0:18:56 > 0:18:59is that at the bottom, there's a signature.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02The gentleman who made this plaque has signed this work,
0:19:02 > 0:19:03and that makes that unique.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Somebody called, I think, Charles Hague.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Who that is, I don't know, but I'm going to find out, so wish me luck.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14That spend of £120 and the purchase of a chimera statue for £10
0:19:14 > 0:19:16means that Paul is also spent up.
0:19:16 > 0:19:22It's a big investment, but will his religious plaque prove to be his saviour?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Remember that our experts started the day
0:19:28 > 0:19:30with £250 of their own money.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35Paul managed to spend every last penny of his budget on eight items.
0:19:36 > 0:19:41Mark also spent all of his money, but he bought ten items.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45The aim of the game is for our experts
0:19:45 > 0:19:47to make as much money as possible
0:19:47 > 0:19:50by selling their car-boot buys on for a profit,
0:19:50 > 0:19:54but before our antiques aces get down to the serious business of making money,
0:19:54 > 0:19:56it's time for a quick debriefing
0:19:56 > 0:19:59and a peek at each other's booty.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Are you starting a band?
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Yeah, well, what's wrong with that?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Music is the fruit of love or something like that.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- You've got the whole lot. The violin - it's quite nice. - I've got two violins.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- This one's a bit AF.- A bit AF?
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Needs a bit of love. Gently, Bentley. But look at the back.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- Oh, that's beautiful. - Nice bit of timber.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21That's the restorer's lot, really.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Yeah, or superglue. I'm not quite sure.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Drum kit and... anything you like?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28What's that? A wash stand? Very Art Nouveau.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Oh, mange tout. Art Nouveau wash stand.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- Beautiful. - Slap a bit of marble, polish it up.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38- How much was that?- Mum's the word. - You've got some nice stuff. Have a look over here.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- What...?- It's called an epidiascope.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Ah, it was on the tip of my tongue.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Exactly. Ever seen one of them before?
0:20:44 > 0:20:48- No, no.- Well, not one like that, you haven't.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52- Urgh!- It is a bit heavy. - If nothing else, you could take that
0:20:52 > 0:20:54down the scrap-metal yard. How much did it cost?
0:20:54 > 0:20:57£35, and there are three good lenses in that.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Sounds like a winner. These are nice, aren't they?
0:20:59 > 0:21:04Look at the condition. One's called The Rambler and one's a dictionary.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08I'm just going to look up epi... What's it called? Very nice.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13- Normally, I'd ask you to give me a hand, but you're on your own.- I thought we were in this together!
0:21:13 > 0:21:19So, Mark will be selling two violins, a guitar and music stand,
0:21:19 > 0:21:21a drum set, three paintings,
0:21:21 > 0:21:26a Victorian chest of drawers and an Art Nouveau wash stand.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Paul is taking home an onyx and silver-plated plaque,
0:21:30 > 0:21:35two 18th-century books, a Chinese porcelain bowl, a chimera statue,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38a majolica character jug, an old photo album,
0:21:38 > 0:21:43a set of hand-painted fashion prints and an epidiascope.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50So, after a hectic buying spree at the car-boot sale, Mark and Paul now
0:21:50 > 0:21:53have to sell on their purchases with the aim
0:21:53 > 0:21:57of making as much profit as possible for their chosen charities.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02They'll be pulling out all the stops to find the right buyers for their items,
0:22:02 > 0:22:06and they're working their way through their contact books,
0:22:06 > 0:22:08putting deals together on the phone and by email.
0:22:08 > 0:22:14But until they've shaken on it and the money has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Before he can sell his epidia-what's-it,
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Paul has got some research to do about this early projector.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Mark, however, is getting straight down to business,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26and he's hoping to sell the two violins,
0:22:26 > 0:22:30which set him back a total of £40, to a specialist dealer.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Take a look at that one. What do you think?
0:22:32 > 0:22:34OK, so starting with this one.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37It's not in the best condition, I must say.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40It's got a lot of scratches in the varnish.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44It's slightly open here. This is called the neck and the heel,
0:22:44 > 0:22:46and it's got a slight gap there.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- Bit of glue, that'll be all right. - But that will glue back.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54This one, I would say is German, probably made about 1880, 1890.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57I can tell that from the brown varnish
0:22:57 > 0:23:01and the way it's been carved and the shape of the scroll here.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06- These sort of things were made in factory situations, really.- Really?
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Victorian factories in Germany,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11huge producers of instruments.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13I thought that was the best one so, er...
0:23:13 > 0:23:17are you ready for this one? I'm a bit worried now. Be very careful.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- It's had a hard life.- Yes.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21It needs a bit more gluing than the other one.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26- Bit of love, that's all it needs. - This one is probably French, 1920s.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Oui, oui. It's got a nice back to it.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31It is actually a nicer instrument than the other one.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33- That's pretty, isn't it? - It's got a one-piece back
0:23:33 > 0:23:37which is a good sign. It was very hard to get one piece of wood
0:23:37 > 0:23:38that was big enough to make a back.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- Right.- So they would save that wood
0:23:42 > 0:23:46for their pieces that they were really going to put a lot of effort into.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49The scroll is a little bit nicer on the carving.
0:23:49 > 0:23:54It's got a few bits missing. Oh, they're in the case. Yeah, you've got the pegs.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56This has got rosewood pegs, interestingly,
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- as opposed to the other one, which is ebony.- Right.
0:23:59 > 0:24:04The French would make something and make it look very new and very pristine.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08So the Germans would make it to look old, whereas these make it to look new.
0:24:08 > 0:24:13Yeah, and often they would label things as a Stradivarius or Amati,
0:24:13 > 0:24:17which are famous brands, just to try and trick the odd person.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Are these something you'd be interested in buying?
0:24:20 > 0:24:23They're not the best instruments I've seen.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26I think, for the pair, it would be about £100.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Is that your best offer or can I squeeze you on a little bit more?
0:24:30 > 0:24:33SHE SIGHS Pretty please. Give us your bestest offer in the world.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Think of commissions, think about the joy these are going to bring.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Give us your bestest, bestest offer.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42125.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44- 125... Emma, you got a deal.- Deal.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49Well played, Franksy. The dealer's bestest, bestest offer
0:24:49 > 0:24:51has just landed him an £85 profit.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55It's an absolutely cracking deal for our antiques maestro.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59In Morecambe, Paul's hoping to sell his epidiascope
0:24:59 > 0:25:03to an ex-James Bond stuntman who runs a stunt school in the town.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07And just like 007, this guy knows how to make an entrance.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10Martin?
0:25:10 > 0:25:12# Jump, jump, jump, jump
0:25:12 > 0:25:14# Jump, jump, jump, jump
0:25:14 > 0:25:17# Jump, jump, jump, jump... #
0:25:17 > 0:25:18Ah!
0:25:20 > 0:25:22You're going to have to stop doing that, mate.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26I just needed to get down easier. I don't like using the stairs. It's a bit boring.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- How are you?- Not so bad, mate. - Nice to see you.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- Have you ever seen anything like this before?- I haven't.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34I was trying to work out what it was.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38I'm thinking video camera but I think it's a slide projector.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Yeah, an epidiascope, a military one though, which is good.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- See the crow's feet on the bottom?- Yeah.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45I thought it might look nice in the corner there.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Yeah, I've got loads of props and that
0:25:48 > 0:25:51and it would be ideal to show what's going on
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- in the film studio and it'll go with the Oscar.- Exactly.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57- Now to price.- Hmm...
0:25:57 > 0:26:02- As you've never seen one of these before, these can run into thousands of pounds.- Can they?
0:26:02 > 0:26:06- Can they?- No, actually it stands me at £35. I was hoping for a little bit of a profit.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- Say £50?- Well, that's very generous of you.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- How would they say that in the movie world?- In one.- In one.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Shall we do that? That's a relief. I don't have to carry it home now.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20Are you going to teach me some of this cos my back's a bit...
0:26:20 > 0:26:21It's this old war wound I've got.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Paul may have worked hard to seal the deal, but if Martin
0:26:24 > 0:26:27wants to get the epidiascope up and running,
0:26:27 > 0:26:31he needs to pay a qualified electrician to check it over,
0:26:31 > 0:26:35so banking £15 from that sale isn't a bad result for Mr Hayes.
0:26:36 > 0:26:41In London however, it seems as thought there's something a little odd in the air.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43MUSIC: "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins
0:27:03 > 0:27:08# I can feel it coming in the air tonight
0:27:09 > 0:27:11# Oh, Lord
0:27:12 > 0:27:18# But I've been waiting for this moment for all my life
0:27:19 > 0:27:22# Oh, Lord... #
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Now, do you remember the drum kit I bought at the car-boot sale?
0:27:26 > 0:27:30I've brought it to a shop here in Kentish Town, to see if they want to buy it.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33I've got to stop monkeying around.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Yes, nice try, Mark. But you're not fooling anybody.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40The truth is, it wasn't Mr Franks drumming in that gorilla suit
0:27:40 > 0:27:42but it will be the genuine article
0:27:42 > 0:27:47trying to sell the drum kit for more than the £35 it cost him.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Have I done well? What have I got here?
0:27:49 > 0:27:55Um...you've done OK. It's obviously a very basic starter drum kit.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57As it's in second-hand condition,
0:27:57 > 0:28:01obviously it's going to make it affordable for people as well.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05It comes to that horrible moment when we have to start talking about money.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09Bit crude but there we are. I'm in your hands because you are the expert.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13- Would you like to make an offer? - 50, 60 quid.- 50, 60 quid.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17I was hoping for around 100 quid, to make it nice and easy. How does that sound?
0:28:17 > 0:28:21That's going to be too much, Mark. I'm going to have to spend some money there.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25- Then I'm going to have to sell it on.- What about 90?
0:28:25 > 0:28:30- Uh...- 85?- Uh...sorry, mate.- Keeps saying no, doesn't he? 80 quid?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- All right. You've got a deal. - You're a star.
0:28:32 > 0:28:38Well, with Eddie agreeing a price of £80, that gives Mark a £45 profit
0:28:38 > 0:28:42and he also orchestrates a profit from the sale of his guitar.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46He really is hitting all the right notes.
0:28:46 > 0:28:52In the big smoke, Paul is hoping to sell the photograph album he paid £5 for at the boot sale.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Hi, is it Martin?
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- Hello.- Hello, I'm Paul. Nice to meet you.- Nice to see you.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01This is the Press Association Centenary Album, 1968.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03- Gosh.- Isn't that amazing?
0:29:03 > 0:29:08That is something that I don't think I have ever seen before. That is absolutely unique.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Now, you've sort of a gist of the idea of what it is.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13It has a picture of the Queen in the front.
0:29:13 > 0:29:15She must've done some sort of "head of the party"
0:29:15 > 0:29:17at the time or something.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20We have books of our history - a couple have been written over the years,
0:29:20 > 0:29:23but I have seen nothing like this before.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25I've seen no reference at all to the centenary event.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29It's little capsules of time. I love old photographs.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31You've got quite a few photographs here.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- How many have you got? - We've got six million pictures
0:29:34 > 0:29:37digitised in our archive, and many more negatives.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39We couldn't even begin to count.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42Want a few more? Is it something you're interested in?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45Absolutely. It's a priceless piece of our company's history.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47If I was to ask you £40, how does that sound?
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- Sounds like a bargain. - Shall we shake on that, then?
0:29:50 > 0:29:54- Absolutely.- That's great. Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Stop the presses and hold the phone! Paul has secured another sale.
0:29:58 > 0:30:03It's a £35 profit, but is it enough to get him back into today's game?
0:30:05 > 0:30:12Paul "Mr Morecambe" Hayes has made £90 of sales and £50 of profit.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15Mark "Franksy" Franks has stormed into the lead,
0:30:15 > 0:30:22selling items worth £305 and giving him a profit of £210.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25With the pressure mounting, Paul's heading back to the capital
0:30:25 > 0:30:28and is hoping that the Chinese bowl that cost him £5
0:30:28 > 0:30:30will bring him some good fortune.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Remember, our experts are setting up deals on the phone and by email
0:30:34 > 0:30:38and even though they may talk about prices with potential buyers,
0:30:38 > 0:30:44until they've shaken on it and money's changed hands, no deal is in the bag.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46I've found a gentleman here that specialises
0:30:46 > 0:30:50in just this type of stuff, so let's see if he wants this one.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Chris, it's great to meet you. Thank you for your time.
0:30:52 > 0:30:56I wanted to find someone that was interested in Oriental porcelain.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00I take it it's some sort of slop bowl or is it a sugar basin?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Yeah, it's probably a slop bowl.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06Chinese export, Mandarin.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08It's made very much for the European market.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12- It would've been part of a big tea set, tea and coffee, 12 pieces. - Right.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17From about 1770, which you could pass by and not realise how old it is.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21It's such fine porcelain, but at the time, this was fine china that
0:31:21 > 0:31:23would only go into an expensive house
0:31:23 > 0:31:27- or possibly the tea rooms and coffee shops of London.- Isn't that amazing?
0:31:27 > 0:31:31Now, I must tell you, because I like to be as honest as possible,
0:31:31 > 0:31:33- this has a hairline crack.- OK.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- Does that make a massive difference to the value?- It does.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39There are some people who will only buy perfect,
0:31:39 > 0:31:42especially a small piece like that, but it also brings
0:31:42 > 0:31:46the price down and it's within range and within pockets
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- of a lot of other people. - That's cost me £5.
0:31:48 > 0:31:52Now, if I was to ask you twice that, say a tenner, how does that sound?
0:31:52 > 0:31:55I'd be happy. You would've doubled your money
0:31:55 > 0:31:57- and I'm sure I'll double mine. - All right.
0:31:57 > 0:31:58It's been a pleasure, Chris.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02It may only be a £5 profit, however, as Confucius says,
0:32:02 > 0:32:04"Every penny counts."
0:32:04 > 0:32:07I'm sure he would've said it had he been an antiques dealer.
0:32:07 > 0:32:08Ahh! Do you know what?
0:32:08 > 0:32:12It's lovely to meet someone who shares the same passion as yourself.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Oriental porcelain rocks, as far as I'm concerned,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17but we were here to make some money.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Out of this £10, I reckon that's £5 profit.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Now, Mark, I've been doing some lessons on Cockney rhyming slang,
0:32:23 > 0:32:27and a fiver is a Lady Godiva. Is that right?
0:32:27 > 0:32:31Yes, Paul may be starting to sound at home in the capital -
0:32:31 > 0:32:34well, almost - but rival Mark has jumped in his battle bus
0:32:34 > 0:32:36and is heading to Cheltenham
0:32:36 > 0:32:39to try and seal a deal for his horse-racing print.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42Now, remember Mark paid just £5 for the print, so will
0:32:42 > 0:32:47Hugh the landlord help him gallop to victory in the profit-making stakes?
0:32:47 > 0:32:50Hugh, what do you know about this painting?
0:32:50 > 0:32:54Well, the painting is a picture of Cheltenham on Gold Cup day.
0:32:54 > 0:33:00One of the guys that used to own the pub was competing in the race - Peter Scudamore. Number six.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05- Do you keep in touch with him? - I see him quite regularly at the races, actually,
0:33:05 > 0:33:08and he was Champion Jockey a couple of times,
0:33:08 > 0:33:11so he's very well known in jump-racing circles.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14He's now a BBC pundit as well.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19The Gold Cup was actually won by our local trainer, Nigel Twiston-Davies,
0:33:19 > 0:33:24in 1992, and he was also an owner of the pub at the same time as Peter Scudamore.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- No, you're joking!- Yeah, yeah. - Do you keep in touch with him?
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- He's in here every day. - You're joking!
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Have you got room in your pub, which is full of beautiful
0:33:34 > 0:33:39horse-racing memorabilia, to find a little space for this small picture?
0:33:39 > 0:33:42It's certainly something I would put in the pub, yeah.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46The next question, Hugh - would you like to make me an offer on it?
0:33:46 > 0:33:50I'd probably be looking to spend say about £80 to £100.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52You couldn't squeeze it to 150, no?
0:33:52 > 0:33:55It's a bit tough for a Scotsman to do that, yeah.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Go on, what about 140?
0:33:58 > 0:34:01I think it would find a place in here. 140 I'm prepared to go to.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04You've got yourself a deal. You're a gentleman, Hugh.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07And that's an absolutely incredible return.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11£135 profit means that Franksy's several furlongs out in front
0:34:11 > 0:34:15and could be heading into the winner's enclosure.
0:34:16 > 0:34:22Mark continues his selling streak when he offloads his windmill painting for £150.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25You've got yourself a deal. You're a gentleman. Thank you.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29Our Renaissance man Franksy is truly a jack of all trades
0:34:29 > 0:34:32and makes £90 profit on the watercolour.
0:34:32 > 0:34:39His rival is still on the prowl for profits and has pitched up at one of his regular haunts.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42How about £25 for that?
0:34:42 > 0:34:44How about 20, and we've got a deal?
0:34:44 > 0:34:48OK. Right, we'll do that for £20. I also have this little fella here.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53I thought at first glance, that might be a dragon, but I don't think it is, is it?
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- No, it's a chimera.- That's right, half lion, half eagle.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00That's right. Looks like me first thing in the morning.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03How about the same price - £25?
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Yeah. No, I reckon 20 again.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10- Cos of the damage, 20.- £40. All right, well, I'll tell you what.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12- I'll throw you in a cup of tea. - Right.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Paul sold his chimera statue and character jug
0:35:15 > 0:35:18to one of his contacts for a combined profit of £25.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23His 19th century engravings and salvator mundi plaque are going to be sold at auction.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Bit of quiet now, please, for the sale.
0:35:29 > 0:35:35As he waits for his lots to go before the bidders, it's a nerve-racking time for Mr Hayes.
0:35:35 > 0:35:39In South London, Franksy's called into a specialist marble dealer
0:35:39 > 0:35:42to see the result of his Art Nouveau wash stand's make-over,
0:35:42 > 0:35:44and what a transformation!
0:35:44 > 0:35:47That's beautiful. What sort of marble is that?
0:35:47 > 0:35:50That's what is known as bianco carrara.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Comes from the mountains in Italy where there's plenty of it.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57And that's all polished up. It's like glass. What a beautiful finish.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01It's brilliant. Let's take it out to the car. Thanks. Wonderful.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04So, with wash-stand legs sand-blasted and then topped off
0:36:04 > 0:36:08with some Italian marble, the restoration is complete.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11As Mark and his family are long-standing and valued customers,
0:36:11 > 0:36:15and as Franksy is raising money for charity,
0:36:15 > 0:36:19the restorer has done the work and supplied the marble for free.
0:36:19 > 0:36:24There's more good news for Battersea's finest when the man who restored his chest of drawers
0:36:24 > 0:36:27decides he wants to buy them as well.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29- I would be interested.- OK, £100.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- Deal.- £100? You're mad!
0:36:32 > 0:36:34£100 is too much.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37I'm thinking of it as it was when you brought it to me...
0:36:37 > 0:36:41Well, it cost me £50. I need to make a profit. Not being funny,
0:36:41 > 0:36:44it's going to be easy to sell now, so make me an offer.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46Top line would be £70.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- 75?- £70. Shake your hand. - He's took my hand.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52All right, Andy, we've got a deal. Thank you very much.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54- Thanks, Mark.- A profit's a profit.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Selling on the chest of drawers for £70
0:36:57 > 0:37:00has netted Mark a cheeky little £20 profit, and what's more,
0:37:00 > 0:37:02he's avoided any restoration costs.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07A great deal all round for Franksy.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Mark's now sold seven of his ten items,
0:37:09 > 0:37:11but he's not been able to find anyone
0:37:11 > 0:37:15prepared to buy the music stand or the picture of the street scene.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18His rival has also failed to sell his two books.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22With the finishing line approaching, today's contest could still go either way.
0:37:22 > 0:37:27Paul will be hoping to sell his onyx and silver plaque and his fashion pictures.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30Mark, on the other hand, will be aiming to cash in on his wash stand.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33# You wash your face in my sink, in my sink
0:37:33 > 0:37:36# You wash your face in my sink, in my sink!
0:37:36 > 0:37:38# You wash your face in my sink... #
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- Have you seen anything like this before?- I have.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44In fact, we manufacture a replica of this now in aluminium.
0:37:44 > 0:37:45- Do you really?- We do indeed.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49- It's lighter. This is obviously cast iron, and this is original.- Yeah.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52The original, being that it is obviously over 100 years old now,
0:37:52 > 0:37:55would have far greater value than a replica.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58As you can see from the design, there's nothing ostentatious,
0:37:58 > 0:38:01it's very simple and very elegant.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06This was for somebody that was wealthy, it was well made, well designed and it's well presented.
0:38:06 > 0:38:10I know you make your own, but this is the real deal, original, not a repro.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13There's no point in me trying to give you a price. I'm going to be fair.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16You are an expert in this field. Make me an offer.
0:38:17 > 0:38:22We'll find out if Mark got a profitable offer on the wash stand very shortly.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25At the auction house, Paul's pictures and his silver plaque
0:38:25 > 0:38:27are about to go under the hammer.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Mr Hayes is some way behind his rival and is need of a big profit.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Oh-ho, not tonight, Josephine!
0:38:35 > 0:38:40OK, it's the turn now for those wonderful French pictures or paintings.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43These are absolutely fantastic. They're about 1800, 1805.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45They're the fashions of the day,
0:38:45 > 0:38:48exactly what Jane Austen would've been wearing.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50What are these worth? I'm not sure.
0:38:50 > 0:38:51They cost me £55, so let's hope
0:38:51 > 0:38:55it's plain sailing and c'est magnifique. Let's see how we get on.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57And lot number two now.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- I've got a telephone bid for these. - Telephone bid.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03French hand-tinted fashion prints, and for number two,
0:39:03 > 0:39:05where should we be for these? £100.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Start me at £100. £100, £100...
0:39:08 > 0:39:09Thank you.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11£100. That's fantastic.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15With an opening bid of £100, Paul is already in profit.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19130, 140... 150?
0:39:19 > 0:39:22- Wow, £140.- £140, all done?
0:39:22 > 0:39:25At 140 and gone, then. 140.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28How's that? Isn't that amazing? £140. That's fantastic.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31The pictures sell for a whopping £140.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33It's a great result for Paul,
0:39:33 > 0:39:37and as all his profits are going to charity, the auctioneer
0:39:37 > 0:39:39has kindly reduced his fees,
0:39:39 > 0:39:43giving our Northern warrior a profit of just under £75.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Mr Morecambe's chances of winning today's competition
0:39:46 > 0:39:48now rest with the salvator mundi plaque.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51He paid £120 for it at the car-boot sale
0:39:51 > 0:39:55and needs a big profit to have any chance of beating Mark.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59I'm still confident with this item, but let's see how we go.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Lot number 12 now, an onyx-mounted salvator mundi,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05silver-plated, bas-relief plaque. Number 12 now.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- Let's see how we go. - By Charles Hague of America.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10Start me, £100 for it?
0:40:10 > 0:40:12£50 for it? £40 to go.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15£40 - that's a big loss.
0:40:15 > 0:40:2045, 48, 50, 55, 60, 5, 70, 5...
0:40:20 > 0:40:26So, with the bidding on the plaque under way, Paul has his fingers crossed.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Will he make enough profit to beat Mark,
0:40:28 > 0:40:31or will Mark's wash stand help him win the day?
0:40:31 > 0:40:34We'll find out very shortly, because right now it's time
0:40:34 > 0:40:37to tot up the totals and find out how much our rivals have made.
0:40:38 > 0:40:44Both our experts were able to spend up to £250 in today's challenge.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48Mr Morecambe spent his entire budget, and his rival Franksy
0:40:48 > 0:40:52also spent the full £250 at the boot sale.
0:40:52 > 0:40:58Mark and Paul have fought a titanic car-boot tussle today so, without further ado, it's time to find out
0:40:58 > 0:41:03who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08- Hello, Paul.- Hello, Mark. How are you?- Yes, not bad, mate. How did you get on?
0:41:08 > 0:41:12I enjoyed the car-boot sale. I bought some interesting items.
0:41:12 > 0:41:16- How did you get on with the fashion pictures?- That was my biggest profit.
0:41:16 > 0:41:20- Really?- Yeah, they sold very well, so I'm delighted with those.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- Remember the horsey picture? - Yes.- Cost me a fiver.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- Yes.- There was a profit in that. It came first!
0:41:25 > 0:41:27You wait till you find out about that.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- Could be quite close.- Could be.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33- All right, let's have a look.- Ready? - Go on, then.- Three, two, one, go.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Ohh!
0:41:35 > 0:41:38I don't want to see that! Well, that is amazing.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- I beat you on this one.- You not only beat me, you trounced me.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44I'm going to buy you an ice-cream. Come on.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48So it's a resounding victory for Mark, and the sales of Franksy's
0:41:48 > 0:41:52wash stand and Paul's plaque made a big difference to the final outcome.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56£70. At £70, take five? £70, that's the highest bid I've got.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59I'm going to sell it at £70, and gone. 253, £70.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03Unfortunately for Paul, his plaque sold for £70 and, even with
0:42:03 > 0:42:08the auctioneer reducing his fees, he still made a loss of just over £55.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Mark's wash stand however really did clean up...
0:42:11 > 0:42:12400. How would that sound?
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- Is that your best offer? - 400, best offer.
0:42:15 > 0:42:16You've got yourself a deal, Tony.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- Thank you very much.- Appreciate that.
0:42:19 > 0:42:24..netting Franksy a whopping and game-deciding £370 worth of profit.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27I'm surprised I've beaten him by so much
0:42:27 > 0:42:30but yeah, I'm pretty good at car boots.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33It just goes to show, perseverance and hard work, a bit of knowledge,
0:42:33 > 0:42:36a bit of that... he's done fantastically well.
0:42:36 > 0:42:42Well, it may have been a triumph for Mark, but both our experts worked around the clock to make a profit,
0:42:42 > 0:42:45and all those profits will be going to their chosen charities.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47I'm pleased to have raised such a decent amount
0:42:47 > 0:42:51for the Paul D'Auria Cancer Support Centre. They're going to be over the moon.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55Well, I've chosen the lifeboats, the RNLI, as my charity,
0:42:55 > 0:42:57because I live near the coast and they play
0:42:57 > 0:43:00an important role all around the British Isles,
0:43:00 > 0:43:03so my money goes to them. Fantastic.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06Mark may have been crowned today's champion,
0:43:06 > 0:43:09but this clash of the antiques Titans is far from over,
0:43:09 > 0:43:12because tomorrow, Franksy and Mr Morecambe square up
0:43:12 > 0:43:16in a final, no-holds-barred showdown.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19The idea I've had is to have afternoon tea.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22I'm going to buy stuff from here and take it to Beaulieu Car Show
0:43:22 > 0:43:25and hopefully sell it on at a profit.
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