Mark Franks v Paul Hayes: Car Boot Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

We've seen them on TV, but how will these antiques experts fare

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

If that's £50, you've got a buyer.

There's Knocker's stuff just leaving!

From car-boot sales to auction houses,

our experts will be recreating some of their real-life deals

as they go head-to-head

and try and make the most money for their chosen charities.

-100% profit.

-£300! That is amazing.

The challenge to our experts is clear.

Dealers, put your money where your mouth is.

Today's profit-hunting pair

are collectables connoisseur Paul "Mr Morecambe" Hayes

and the irrepressible Mark "Franksy" Franks.

I got into antiques purely for the love of it.

I've always liked antiques. It interests me.

I like history, I like architecture, so anything old really appeals to me,

and I find it a pretty easy way to make money.

Mark's no-nonsense approach and determination to win have served him well,

whether it be trading trash to cash

or hunting out hidden treasures on Car Booty.

Mark's rival is the ever-witty Paul, a second-generation dealer

who first started trading when he was knee-high to a grasshopper.

Since then, he's grown up to become a well-respected expert with a passion for silver.

When I first started out, the market at the time

was for silver and silver-plated items, so very quickly

I went down that path and I think, if I had to say one item

that I've dealt in mainly, it's silverware.

Paul can be regularly found hunting for cash in the attic or transforming trash into cash.

It's a shame one of them's not big enough for Mark Franks.

That would perfect. Throw away the key!

So our experts are ready and there's everything to play for.

With their reputations on the line, their chosen charities counting on them

and a fierce desire to out-do each other,

it's time for us to find out exactly what is today's challenge.

Hey-hey! Hello, Mark.

-Hello, Paul.

-This one's for you.

-Really?

-I'd have a word with your postman.

Right, here we are. "Mark and Paul,

-"your challenge today is to spend up to £250..."

-Yes!

-"..of your own money..."

-No.

"..on antiques. You must then re-sell your purchases,

"with the aim of making as much profit as possible.

-"The winner..."

-Yes?

-Don't forget, we're all winners.

But, "the winner is the presenter who makes the most cash."

We're not all winners. I'm going to be the winner.

-"Today you must buy all your antiques from a car-boot sale."

-Oh, you might be the winner today, then.

-Good luck.

-Good luck.

-Which way are you going?

-That-a way.

All right, I'll see you later.

So Mark and Paul can each spend

up to £250 of their own money at the car-boot sale,

then try to sell on their purchases for a profit.

Pretty much everybody that they try to do deals with

will be aware that they're on a mission to raise

as much money as possible for their chosen charities,

and our experts will be doing everything in their power

to persuade people to give them the best possible prices

as they buy and sell the items they hope will drive them to victory.

The boys are locking horns on the grounds of the Ford Airfield

just outside the historic town of Arundel on the South Downs,

so it's tally-bally-ho and chocks away for our daredevil dealers.

VOICE THROUGH RADIO: 'Come on, pull up, pull up! Here we go.'

Patrolling the skies

are the cool and collected Mark "Wink" Commander Franks

and his wingman Chief "Flighty" Officer Paul Hayes.

'You promise to take it easy, don't you, Mark? No heroics, please.'

'Oh, that was a close one!

'Banking, banking, banking!'

'Are you still there, Paul? Paul, are you still there?'

-'Let me out now, please.'

-'We're circumnavigating Arundel.

-'Can you see it?'

-'It's there.'

-'Can you see any bargains?'

-'I can see one already down there.'

-'Hold tight, we're going in!'

-'Argh!'

'Ready for landing.

'Coming in. Hold tight, Paul. It's going to be a fast one.'

'Argh! Let me out!'

Well, that all looked very dramatic, but Mark and Paul are dealers, not daredevils.

Though they might have us believe they're the dynamic duo,

they never actually left terra firma. Ha!

'Slow down a bit, Mark, slow down.'

'Hold tight, Paul. Oh, here we go!

'Here we go!

-'Ohh!'

-'Argh!'

-'Get your hands away from my eyes!

'It's all right, Paul! Hold on tight. Have you seen the car-boot sale?'

Yes, very amusing, boys, but it's time to stop playing around and concentrate on the job at hand.

In order to find the pieces with the biggest potential profit,

Paul is aiming to be quick off the mark and seal as many quick deals as possible.

His rival, on the other hand, is going to leave no stone unturned

in an effort to find slightly unusual and quirky items,

and he's headed to a stall run by one of his dealer contacts.

Hello, Mark, how's things?

Not so bad, Mark. How are you?

Not bad. It's an unusual name we've got, innit, eh?

-Yeah, two of a kind.

-Can you play?

-No.

-Nor me.

-I haven't got the violin bow.

Is it a Stradivarius?

-It would be nice.

-Wouldn't it just?

-It would be nice.

-Is it cheap?

Depends what you call cheap.

Well, you normally are quite helpful and friendly with your prices.

I try to accommodate my clients.

-How much, mate? Go on.

-25.

25. I thought you said it was cheap.

Condition's everything with guitars, isn't it?

-I don't know. It's a good entry-level guitar, isn't it?

-I tell you what.

As it's you, the sun's out, £20.

If I stay a bit longer, will it be 15?

No, you've got to let me squeak a little bit.

I tell you what. How much is that?

-£10.

-How about those two for 25?

-It's my best offer.

-Come on.

-Deal?

Go on, then, as it's you.

Yeah, you know. Cup of tea on its way. I'll see you in a bit.

I'll catch you up.

Yes, that's some cheeky haggling from Mark,

but he sounds like he's got the stall-holder playing to his tune.

So, he doesn't want to get left behind, Paul needs to put his money where his mouth is

and stick to his strategy of a speedy spending spree.

Now, then, I love rummaging around on these car-boot sales.

It's amazing what you find, and look at this.

Absolutely top, top quality, this is 18th-century Chinese porcelain.

When this first arrived on the British shores,

it was called white gold and at that time,

we couldn't make anything like it.

Part of the secret was you were able to put liquids in here -

it was a beautiful surface for painting, but it was translucent.

Some people mounted them with bronze or gilded mounts

to emphasise this white gold, this wonderful substance.

All this is hand-painted and it's in the famille rose palette,

which is the red or the pink family.

Beautifully done. If you think about it, over 200 years ago when this was made.

One little snag is that these are very delicate.

They're almost like an egg-shell china and they do tend to crack very easily.

I notice a little crack here. Now, perfect, this would be 50, maybe £60.

I'm going to ask the gentleman now how much this is.

-How much is this one, sir?

-£5.

There we are. £5. All right?

I don't know how many yen that is, but not enough, I say.

This is fantastic. I'll have that. Thank you very much.

There we are. If I give you that...

A bit of history there, don't you think? Fantastic.

Paul adds to his haul by snapping up two antique books.

-If I give you that, that's 15 there.

-Thank you.

-Thank you. There we are.

Two 18th-century books, 15 quid. You can't go wrong, can you?

Let's hope not, but he is going to have to find

some specialist book dealers if he wants to sell them.

Franksy is also hard at work and has picked up a painting

that he thinks could be packed with profit.

This painting I asked about earlier on.

It was a long 'un, or £100 to you.

I've had a little chat with the guy.

He's very kindly bashed the price down to 60 quid.

Now, what's it all about?

It's a watercolour, it's got a windmill in it,

a bit of a Dutch theme.

It's signed, and if you spin it over, what we've got

is the title Fisherfolk, artist, and it was sold from this gallery.

Now, the Garden Gallery

is in Mortlake Terrace, Kew, Richmond in Surrey.

Richmond in Surrey is quite a wealthy place, so is Kew,

and the proprietor is a BA with honours.

I haven't got any honours, but I guarantee that somebody who knows

about art and has got a shop in Richmond wouldn't be selling rubbish.

This little £60 gem may find a profit. Here's hoping.

You know, with detective work like that,

Mark could give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.

Elsewhere in the boot sale, Paul has snapped up another purchase.

I've bought something here today

that I don't normally even look at. This is an old photograph album.

At first glance, it just says The Press Association Centenary 1968,

but it has some original photographs of our dear Queen.

It must've been a great event that she went to at the time.

I need to research exactly what that was.

These black and white photographs, to me,

are little capsules of time, and they really sum up a particular era.

This one's 1968,

and one of my favourite pictures in here has to be this one.

It shows these rebellious teenagers of that year

and these elderly people here mocking them

and telling them off for being horrible,

so I think there's an interest value there, isn't there?

Now, photographs, really, have been underrated for years,

but very recently, there was a set of photographs taken of India

in about 1853, and they fetched £11,000, right?

So early photographs are very, very collectable indeed.

This album here, this was a fiver.

Not everything's black and white, but we'll see if we can get a profit out of it.

Paul is sticking to his strategy and sealing quick deals.

Mark, as ever, is marching to a different beat.

Now, I'm no Keith Moon but if I was, my drum kit would've sold at auction

for £139,000. That's what the drummer from the Who's drum kit sold for.

An awful lot of money. But my investment here today is £35.

Now, I'm hoping that this drum kit will make me a profit.

It needs a little bit of work. It's a beginner's kit but it's the high end of a beginner's kit.

It's not a rubbish one. We've got all the bits we need.

It needs a little bit of love and care but I think it'll make a profit.

It's made by CB Drums. I'm just hoping that I might be able to drum up a good profit

because I'm Mr Rock'n'roll of antiques, unlike the man from Morecambe.

Put the kettle on, Paul, and see how you get on with your stuff.

First the guitar and now the drums.

Once he's picked up his drum sticks, Mark could end up being a one-man rock band by the end of the day.

But right now, it's Mr Morecambe who's calling the buying tune

and he seems very pleased with his latest purchase.

60 quid and I can have them. You want to sell them as a lot, yeah?

-50, 55?

-Yeah, that's all right.

-That's a deal? I'll have that, thank you very much.

Paul has just made his most expensive purchase of the day.

But what exactly has he bought?

They're all beautiful engravings from the early 19th century

of the fashions of the day.

If you read on the bottom here,

this one says, "Engraved for La Belle Assemblee,"

which I think translates as the beautiful assembly,

obviously the names of the ladies here,

but it's a magazine from the early 19th century.

These were 1806. That's a long time ago.

So these were in a book or a magazine at the time.

They were black and white and they've been hand-coloured.

Each one has been hand-painted, and I think that's fabulous.

So, at the end of the day,

what we've got here are ten original engravings that are 200 years old.

They've all been hand-painted and they've cost just over £5 each.

In the words of Mark Franks, they must be worth £10 each all day long.

Yes, don't give up the day job, Paul. It's a great buy but a terrible impression.

Morecambe's finest is a man on a mission today though

and he picks up a character jug for a fiver.

Now today, there's a bit of a challenge going on

between me and Mark, so if I win, I'm like that,

and hopefully Mark will be like that. Ha ha ha!

Time will tell if Mr Morecambe's wish comes true,

but his rival is grinning from ear to ear.

Bingo bango. Pine, Victorian chest of drawers. The back's all there.

The top's all there. It's in good nick generally. It's a solid carcass.

All the draw bottoms are there. There's a small crack in the top.

Guess what, I'm not going to sand it, rub it down and give it a coat of wax, as you thought I was.

What I'm going to do is get this taken away and get it painted because at the moment,

painted furniture seems to be very fashionable.

So, £50 invested into this, a lick of paint from a mate of mine who does a really good job,

a set of feet on the bottom

and let's just hope we can turn this into 150 quid. Watch out!

Both our experts have been buying well but it's time to find out

who is flying high and who's having a bit of a bumpy ride.

Both Mark and Paul can spend up to £250 of their own money

at today's boot sale.

Mr Morecambe has spent a rather frugal £85,

leaving him up to £165 in his kitty.

Franksy has parted with twice that amount,

leaving Battersea's finest with up to £80 still to spend.

Buying the right items for the right price

is crucial to winning today's contest,

and both experts are determined to seal killer deals.

There's nothing to choose between our battling dealers, but Mark and Paul thrive on pressure,

and Franksy has picked up a piece that could leave his rival without a leg to stand on.

It's cast iron.

Inside, you've got a registration number.

Now, the registration diamond was originally invented in 1842

and went through to 1884.

In 1884, there was registration numbers.

This is quite a low number, so it would probably tie in with its date.

It's an Art Nouveau piece. I can tell that by the botanic flowers

and all the patterns and the shape.

Art Nouveau was originally started in Belgium in the 1890s

and became prevalent in France about the turn of the century.

Art Nouveau is particularly collectable at the moment.

Art Deco is more angular and straight-lined.

This is more flowy and there's always the botanic influence.

So what is it? Originally, this would've been fixed to the wall.

You've got two legs at the front.

Nice and simple, nice and simple, a lovely slab of marble and then

a lady would've had a bowl and a jug

so she could have a wash in the morning. This is £30.

I'm going to get it stripped down and polished and put a bit of marble on it,

and sell it for - hopefully - £230. All I've got to do is pay.

Mark may be confident of cleaning up with his unusual wash stand.

However, for £35, it looks like Paul has found the most intriguing item of the day.

Sometimes you have to take a gamble on items.

This is a form of magic lantern.

It's a cased epidiascope. That's not something that you'd see every day.

I've bought this because there's a great collectors' market

for old-fashioned lenses, old-fashioned cameras.

Now, when these date back to the 19th century,

they're actually powered by candles or sometimes by gas.

They were an early form of teaching aid.

People would wander around the country and educate children, so in here would be your glass slides.

You'd have two so you could move them from side to side for speed

and ease, and you would tell the story as it went along.

These slides are extremely collectable,

especially if you get them from the Victorian period.

This one is electric and it dates from the 1930s

or possibly even the 1940s, and I think this is such an unusual piece.

It's got all the lenses with it and it's a bit of a gamble, really,

but it could be magic.

Well, we'll find out later if Paul can conjure up a profit from his latest buy.

Franksy's aiming to add more strings to his selling bow.

I tell you what - £30.

£30? That's the last price?

-That's the last price.

-Sold. Lovely.

How much is it?

Well, I'm hoping to get £20 for it.

I've got one here perfect and it only cost me a tenner, and this one's falling apart.

All right, you can have it for ten.

-A tenner?

-Ten, yeah.

-OK, we've got a deal.

Oh, that's a cheeky move from Franksy.

His first violin actually cost him £30!

Two violins. That is music to my ear.

Oh! You're not having that, sorry. Thank you very much.

Two violins - would you believe it?

One of them needs a bit of restoration,

the other one needs a bit of love as well,

but in immaculate condition, these can be worth a few quid.

This bow itself is quite nice,

and some bows are worth an absolute fortune.

I don't think I'm going to make a huge profit,

but if I do make money, it will be music to my ears.

Battersea's finest is splashing the cash and he also snaps up two prints for £5 each,

one of a street scene and one at the races.

The next time you go horse racing or you see people at the races, note one thing.

There's plenty of money when it comes to horses.

It's not a cheap hobby, it's not a cheap sport, so a cheeky fiver should spin round to a nice little profit.

And Mark's foray into the sport of kings sees him all spent up.

Paul, though, still has £130 in his kitty but, like his rival,

he's determined to invest as much of his cash as possible.

Do you know what? You can actually see people starting to pack up now,

so you've got to be on your feet, and I think I've found the best deal of the day.

Look at that. Isn't that beautiful?

It's a late 19th-century silver-plated plaque on this wonderful onyx marble background.

Salvator mundi actually translates as "saviour of the world", and of course, this is Christ.

But what's interesting me here, actually,

is that at the bottom, there's a signature.

The gentleman who made this plaque has signed this work,

and that makes that unique.

Somebody called, I think, Charles Hague.

Who that is, I don't know, but I'm going to find out, so wish me luck.

That spend of £120 and the purchase of a chimera statue for £10

means that Paul is also spent up.

It's a big investment, but will his religious plaque prove to be his saviour?

Remember that our experts started the day

with £250 of their own money.

Paul managed to spend every last penny of his budget on eight items.

Mark also spent all of his money, but he bought ten items.

The aim of the game is for our experts

to make as much money as possible

by selling their car-boot buys on for a profit,

but before our antiques aces get down to the serious business of making money,

it's time for a quick debriefing

and a peek at each other's booty.

Are you starting a band?

Yeah, well, what's wrong with that?

Music is the fruit of love or something like that.

-You've got the whole lot. The violin - it's quite nice.

-I've got two violins.

-This one's a bit AF.

-A bit AF?

Needs a bit of love. Gently, Bentley. But look at the back.

-Oh, that's beautiful.

-Nice bit of timber.

That's the restorer's lot, really.

Yeah, or superglue. I'm not quite sure.

Drum kit and... anything you like?

What's that? A wash stand? Very Art Nouveau.

Oh, mange tout. Art Nouveau wash stand.

-Beautiful.

-Slap a bit of marble, polish it up.

-How much was that?

-Mum's the word.

-You've got some nice stuff. Have a look over here.

-What...?

-It's called an epidiascope.

Ah, it was on the tip of my tongue.

Exactly. Ever seen one of them before?

-No, no.

-Well, not one like that, you haven't.

-Urgh!

-It is a bit heavy.

-If nothing else, you could take that

down the scrap-metal yard. How much did it cost?

£35, and there are three good lenses in that.

Sounds like a winner. These are nice, aren't they?

Look at the condition. One's called The Rambler and one's a dictionary.

I'm just going to look up epi... What's it called? Very nice.

-Normally, I'd ask you to give me a hand, but you're on your own.

-I thought we were in this together!

So, Mark will be selling two violins, a guitar and music stand,

a drum set, three paintings,

a Victorian chest of drawers and an Art Nouveau wash stand.

Paul is taking home an onyx and silver-plated plaque,

two 18th-century books, a Chinese porcelain bowl, a chimera statue,

a majolica character jug, an old photo album,

a set of hand-painted fashion prints and an epidiascope.

So, after a hectic buying spree at the car-boot sale, Mark and Paul now

have to sell on their purchases with the aim

of making as much profit as possible for their chosen charities.

They'll be pulling out all the stops to find the right buyers for their items,

and they're working their way through their contact books,

putting deals together on the phone and by email.

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

Before he can sell his epidia-what's-it,

Paul has got some research to do about this early projector.

Mark, however, is getting straight down to business,

and he's hoping to sell the two violins,

which set him back a total of £40, to a specialist dealer.

Take a look at that one. What do you think?

OK, so starting with this one.

It's not in the best condition, I must say.

It's got a lot of scratches in the varnish.

It's slightly open here. This is called the neck and the heel,

and it's got a slight gap there.

-Bit of glue, that'll be all right.

-But that will glue back.

This one, I would say is German, probably made about 1880, 1890.

I can tell that from the brown varnish

and the way it's been carved and the shape of the scroll here.

-These sort of things were made in factory situations, really.

-Really?

Victorian factories in Germany,

huge producers of instruments.

I thought that was the best one so, er...

are you ready for this one? I'm a bit worried now. Be very careful.

-It's had a hard life.

-Yes.

It needs a bit more gluing than the other one.

-Bit of love, that's all it needs.

-This one is probably French, 1920s.

Oui, oui. It's got a nice back to it.

It is actually a nicer instrument than the other one.

-That's pretty, isn't it?

-It's got a one-piece back

which is a good sign. It was very hard to get one piece of wood

that was big enough to make a back.

-Right.

-So they would save that wood

for their pieces that they were really going to put a lot of effort into.

The scroll is a little bit nicer on the carving.

It's got a few bits missing. Oh, they're in the case. Yeah, you've got the pegs.

This has got rosewood pegs, interestingly,

-as opposed to the other one, which is ebony.

-Right.

The French would make something and make it look very new and very pristine.

So the Germans would make it to look old, whereas these make it to look new.

Yeah, and often they would label things as a Stradivarius or Amati,

which are famous brands, just to try and trick the odd person.

Are these something you'd be interested in buying?

They're not the best instruments I've seen.

I think, for the pair, it would be about £100.

Is that your best offer or can I squeeze you on a little bit more?

SHE SIGHS Pretty please. Give us your bestest offer in the world.

Think of commissions, think about the joy these are going to bring.

Give us your bestest, bestest offer.

125.

-125... Emma, you got a deal.

-Deal.

Well played, Franksy. The dealer's bestest, bestest offer

has just landed him an £85 profit.

It's an absolutely cracking deal for our antiques maestro.

In Morecambe, Paul's hoping to sell his epidiascope

to an ex-James Bond stuntman who runs a stunt school in the town.

And just like 007, this guy knows how to make an entrance.

Martin?

# Jump, jump, jump, jump

# Jump, jump, jump, jump

# Jump, jump, jump, jump... #

Ah!

You're going to have to stop doing that, mate.

I just needed to get down easier. I don't like using the stairs. It's a bit boring.

-How are you?

-Not so bad, mate.

-Nice to see you.

-Have you ever seen anything like this before?

-I haven't.

I was trying to work out what it was.

I'm thinking video camera but I think it's a slide projector.

Yeah, an epidiascope, a military one though, which is good.

-See the crow's feet on the bottom?

-Yeah.

I thought it might look nice in the corner there.

Yeah, I've got loads of props and that

and it would be ideal to show what's going on

-in the film studio and it'll go with the Oscar.

-Exactly.

-Now to price.

-Hmm...

-As you've never seen one of these before, these can run into thousands of pounds.

-Can they?

-Can they?

-No, actually it stands me at £35. I was hoping for a little bit of a profit.

-Say £50?

-Well, that's very generous of you.

-How would they say that in the movie world?

-In one.

-In one.

Shall we do that? That's a relief. I don't have to carry it home now.

Are you going to teach me some of this cos my back's a bit...

It's this old war wound I've got.

Paul may have worked hard to seal the deal, but if Martin

wants to get the epidiascope up and running,

he needs to pay a qualified electrician to check it over,

so banking £15 from that sale isn't a bad result for Mr Hayes.

In London however, it seems as thought there's something a little odd in the air.

MUSIC: "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins

# I can feel it coming in the air tonight

# Oh, Lord

# But I've been waiting for this moment for all my life

# Oh, Lord... #

Now, do you remember the drum kit I bought at the car-boot sale?

I've brought it to a shop here in Kentish Town, to see if they want to buy it.

I've got to stop monkeying around.

Yes, nice try, Mark. But you're not fooling anybody.

The truth is, it wasn't Mr Franks drumming in that gorilla suit

but it will be the genuine article

trying to sell the drum kit for more than the £35 it cost him.

Have I done well? What have I got here?

Um...you've done OK. It's obviously a very basic starter drum kit.

As it's in second-hand condition,

obviously it's going to make it affordable for people as well.

It comes to that horrible moment when we have to start talking about money.

Bit crude but there we are. I'm in your hands because you are the expert.

-Would you like to make an offer?

-50, 60 quid.

-50, 60 quid.

I was hoping for around 100 quid, to make it nice and easy. How does that sound?

That's going to be too much, Mark. I'm going to have to spend some money there.

-Then I'm going to have to sell it on.

-What about 90?

-Uh...

-85?

-Uh...sorry, mate.

-Keeps saying no, doesn't he? 80 quid?

-All right. You've got a deal.

-You're a star.

Well, with Eddie agreeing a price of £80, that gives Mark a £45 profit

and he also orchestrates a profit from the sale of his guitar.

He really is hitting all the right notes.

In the big smoke, Paul is hoping to sell the photograph album he paid £5 for at the boot sale.

Hi, is it Martin?

-Hello.

-Hello, I'm Paul. Nice to meet you.

-Nice to see you.

This is the Press Association Centenary Album, 1968.

-Gosh.

-Isn't that amazing?

That is something that I don't think I have ever seen before. That is absolutely unique.

Now, you've sort of a gist of the idea of what it is.

It has a picture of the Queen in the front.

She must've done some sort of "head of the party"

at the time or something.

We have books of our history - a couple have been written over the years,

but I have seen nothing like this before.

I've seen no reference at all to the centenary event.

It's little capsules of time. I love old photographs.

You've got quite a few photographs here.

-How many have you got?

-We've got six million pictures

digitised in our archive, and many more negatives.

We couldn't even begin to count.

Want a few more? Is it something you're interested in?

Absolutely. It's a priceless piece of our company's history.

If I was to ask you £40, how does that sound?

-Sounds like a bargain.

-Shall we shake on that, then?

-Absolutely.

-That's great. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Stop the presses and hold the phone! Paul has secured another sale.

It's a £35 profit, but is it enough to get him back into today's game?

Paul "Mr Morecambe" Hayes has made £90 of sales and £50 of profit.

Mark "Franksy" Franks has stormed into the lead,

selling items worth £305 and giving him a profit of £210.

With the pressure mounting, Paul's heading back to the capital

and is hoping that the Chinese bowl that cost him £5

will bring him some good fortune.

Remember, our experts are setting up deals on the phone and by email

and even though they may talk about prices with potential buyers,

until they've shaken on it and money's changed hands, no deal is in the bag.

I've found a gentleman here that specialises

in just this type of stuff, so let's see if he wants this one.

Chris, it's great to meet you. Thank you for your time.

I wanted to find someone that was interested in Oriental porcelain.

I take it it's some sort of slop bowl or is it a sugar basin?

Yeah, it's probably a slop bowl.

Chinese export, Mandarin.

It's made very much for the European market.

-It would've been part of a big tea set, tea and coffee, 12 pieces.

-Right.

From about 1770, which you could pass by and not realise how old it is.

It's such fine porcelain, but at the time, this was fine china that

would only go into an expensive house

-or possibly the tea rooms and coffee shops of London.

-Isn't that amazing?

Now, I must tell you, because I like to be as honest as possible,

-this has a hairline crack.

-OK.

-Does that make a massive difference to the value?

-It does.

There are some people who will only buy perfect,

especially a small piece like that, but it also brings

the price down and it's within range and within pockets

-of a lot of other people.

-That's cost me £5.

Now, if I was to ask you twice that, say a tenner, how does that sound?

I'd be happy. You would've doubled your money

-and I'm sure I'll double mine.

-All right.

It's been a pleasure, Chris.

It may only be a £5 profit, however, as Confucius says,

"Every penny counts."

I'm sure he would've said it had he been an antiques dealer.

Ahh! Do you know what?

It's lovely to meet someone who shares the same passion as yourself.

Oriental porcelain rocks, as far as I'm concerned,

but we were here to make some money.

Out of this £10, I reckon that's £5 profit.

Now, Mark, I've been doing some lessons on Cockney rhyming slang,

and a fiver is a Lady Godiva. Is that right?

Yes, Paul may be starting to sound at home in the capital -

well, almost - but rival Mark has jumped in his battle bus

and is heading to Cheltenham

to try and seal a deal for his horse-racing print.

Now, remember Mark paid just £5 for the print, so will

Hugh the landlord help him gallop to victory in the profit-making stakes?

Hugh, what do you know about this painting?

Well, the painting is a picture of Cheltenham on Gold Cup day.

One of the guys that used to own the pub was competing in the race - Peter Scudamore. Number six.

-Do you keep in touch with him?

-I see him quite regularly at the races, actually,

and he was Champion Jockey a couple of times,

so he's very well known in jump-racing circles.

He's now a BBC pundit as well.

The Gold Cup was actually won by our local trainer, Nigel Twiston-Davies,

in 1992, and he was also an owner of the pub at the same time as Peter Scudamore.

-No, you're joking!

-Yeah, yeah.

-Do you keep in touch with him?

-He's in here every day.

-You're joking!

Have you got room in your pub, which is full of beautiful

horse-racing memorabilia, to find a little space for this small picture?

It's certainly something I would put in the pub, yeah.

The next question, Hugh - would you like to make me an offer on it?

I'd probably be looking to spend say about £80 to £100.

You couldn't squeeze it to 150, no?

It's a bit tough for a Scotsman to do that, yeah.

Go on, what about 140?

I think it would find a place in here. 140 I'm prepared to go to.

You've got yourself a deal. You're a gentleman, Hugh.

And that's an absolutely incredible return.

£135 profit means that Franksy's several furlongs out in front

and could be heading into the winner's enclosure.

Mark continues his selling streak when he offloads his windmill painting for £150.

You've got yourself a deal. You're a gentleman. Thank you.

Our Renaissance man Franksy is truly a jack of all trades

and makes £90 profit on the watercolour.

His rival is still on the prowl for profits and has pitched up at one of his regular haunts.

How about £25 for that?

How about 20, and we've got a deal?

OK. Right, we'll do that for £20. I also have this little fella here.

I thought at first glance, that might be a dragon, but I don't think it is, is it?

-No, it's a chimera.

-That's right, half lion, half eagle.

That's right. Looks like me first thing in the morning.

How about the same price - £25?

Yeah. No, I reckon 20 again.

-Cos of the damage, 20.

-£40. All right, well, I'll tell you what.

-I'll throw you in a cup of tea.

-Right.

Paul sold his chimera statue and character jug

to one of his contacts for a combined profit of £25.

His 19th century engravings and salvator mundi plaque are going to be sold at auction.

Bit of quiet now, please, for the sale.

As he waits for his lots to go before the bidders, it's a nerve-racking time for Mr Hayes.

In South London, Franksy's called into a specialist marble dealer

to see the result of his Art Nouveau wash stand's make-over,

and what a transformation!

That's beautiful. What sort of marble is that?

That's what is known as bianco carrara.

Comes from the mountains in Italy where there's plenty of it.

And that's all polished up. It's like glass. What a beautiful finish.

It's brilliant. Let's take it out to the car. Thanks. Wonderful.

So, with wash-stand legs sand-blasted and then topped off

with some Italian marble, the restoration is complete.

As Mark and his family are long-standing and valued customers,

and as Franksy is raising money for charity,

the restorer has done the work and supplied the marble for free.

There's more good news for Battersea's finest when the man who restored his chest of drawers

decides he wants to buy them as well.

-I would be interested.

-OK, £100.

-Deal.

-£100? You're mad!

£100 is too much.

I'm thinking of it as it was when you brought it to me...

Well, it cost me £50. I need to make a profit. Not being funny,

it's going to be easy to sell now, so make me an offer.

Top line would be £70.

-75?

-£70. Shake your hand.

-He's took my hand.

All right, Andy, we've got a deal. Thank you very much.

-Thanks, Mark.

-A profit's a profit.

Selling on the chest of drawers for £70

has netted Mark a cheeky little £20 profit, and what's more,

he's avoided any restoration costs.

A great deal all round for Franksy.

Mark's now sold seven of his ten items,

but he's not been able to find anyone

prepared to buy the music stand or the picture of the street scene.

His rival has also failed to sell his two books.

With the finishing line approaching, today's contest could still go either way.

Paul will be hoping to sell his onyx and silver plaque and his fashion pictures.

Mark, on the other hand, will be aiming to cash in on his wash stand.

# You wash your face in my sink, in my sink

# You wash your face in my sink, in my sink!

# You wash your face in my sink... #

-Have you seen anything like this before?

-I have.

In fact, we manufacture a replica of this now in aluminium.

-Do you really?

-We do indeed.

-It's lighter. This is obviously cast iron, and this is original.

-Yeah.

The original, being that it is obviously over 100 years old now,

would have far greater value than a replica.

As you can see from the design, there's nothing ostentatious,

it's very simple and very elegant.

This was for somebody that was wealthy, it was well made, well designed and it's well presented.

I know you make your own, but this is the real deal, original, not a repro.

There's no point in me trying to give you a price. I'm going to be fair.

You are an expert in this field. Make me an offer.

We'll find out if Mark got a profitable offer on the wash stand very shortly.

At the auction house, Paul's pictures and his silver plaque

are about to go under the hammer.

Mr Hayes is some way behind his rival and is need of a big profit.

Oh-ho, not tonight, Josephine!

OK, it's the turn now for those wonderful French pictures or paintings.

These are absolutely fantastic. They're about 1800, 1805.

They're the fashions of the day,

exactly what Jane Austen would've been wearing.

What are these worth? I'm not sure.

They cost me £55, so let's hope

it's plain sailing and c'est magnifique. Let's see how we get on.

And lot number two now.

-I've got a telephone bid for these.

-Telephone bid.

French hand-tinted fashion prints, and for number two,

where should we be for these? £100.

Start me at £100. £100, £100...

Thank you.

£100. That's fantastic.

With an opening bid of £100, Paul is already in profit.

130, 140... 150?

-Wow, £140.

-£140, all done?

At 140 and gone, then. 140.

How's that? Isn't that amazing? £140. That's fantastic.

The pictures sell for a whopping £140.

It's a great result for Paul,

and as all his profits are going to charity, the auctioneer

has kindly reduced his fees,

giving our Northern warrior a profit of just under £75.

Mr Morecambe's chances of winning today's competition

now rest with the salvator mundi plaque.

He paid £120 for it at the car-boot sale

and needs a big profit to have any chance of beating Mark.

I'm still confident with this item, but let's see how we go.

Lot number 12 now, an onyx-mounted salvator mundi,

silver-plated, bas-relief plaque. Number 12 now.

-Let's see how we go.

-By Charles Hague of America.

Start me, £100 for it?

£50 for it? £40 to go.

£40 - that's a big loss.

45, 48, 50, 55, 60, 5, 70, 5...

So, with the bidding on the plaque under way, Paul has his fingers crossed.

Will he make enough profit to beat Mark,

or will Mark's wash stand help him win the day?

We'll find out very shortly, because right now it's time

to tot up the totals and find out how much our rivals have made.

Both our experts were able to spend up to £250 in today's challenge.

Mr Morecambe spent his entire budget, and his rival Franksy

also spent the full £250 at the boot sale.

Mark and Paul have fought a titanic car-boot tussle today so, without further ado, it's time to find out

who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

-Hello, Paul.

-Hello, Mark. How are you?

-Yes, not bad, mate. How did you get on?

I enjoyed the car-boot sale. I bought some interesting items.

-How did you get on with the fashion pictures?

-That was my biggest profit.

-Really?

-Yeah, they sold very well, so I'm delighted with those.

-Remember the horsey picture?

-Yes.

-Cost me a fiver.

-Yes.

-There was a profit in that. It came first!

You wait till you find out about that.

-Could be quite close.

-Could be.

-All right, let's have a look.

-Ready?

-Go on, then.

-Three, two, one, go.

Ohh!

I don't want to see that! Well, that is amazing.

-I beat you on this one.

-You not only beat me, you trounced me.

I'm going to buy you an ice-cream. Come on.

So it's a resounding victory for Mark, and the sales of Franksy's

wash stand and Paul's plaque made a big difference to the final outcome.

£70. At £70, take five? £70, that's the highest bid I've got.

I'm going to sell it at £70, and gone. 253, £70.

Unfortunately for Paul, his plaque sold for £70 and, even with

the auctioneer reducing his fees, he still made a loss of just over £55.

Mark's wash stand however really did clean up...

400. How would that sound?

-Is that your best offer?

-400, best offer.

You've got yourself a deal, Tony.

-Thank you very much.

-Appreciate that.

..netting Franksy a whopping and game-deciding £370 worth of profit.

I'm surprised I've beaten him by so much

but yeah, I'm pretty good at car boots.

It just goes to show, perseverance and hard work, a bit of knowledge,

a bit of that... he's done fantastically well.

Well, it may have been a triumph for Mark, but both our experts worked around the clock to make a profit,

and all those profits will be going to their chosen charities.

I'm pleased to have raised such a decent amount

for the Paul D'Auria Cancer Support Centre. They're going to be over the moon.

Well, I've chosen the lifeboats, the RNLI, as my charity,

because I live near the coast and they play

an important role all around the British Isles,

so my money goes to them. Fantastic.

Mark may have been crowned today's champion,

but this clash of the antiques Titans is far from over,

because tomorrow, Franksy and Mr Morecambe square up

in a final, no-holds-barred showdown.

The idea I've had is to have afternoon tea.

I'm going to buy stuff from here and take it to Beaulieu Car Show

and hopefully sell it on at a profit.

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