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How will the country's antiques experts fare when challenged to make a profit with their own cash?

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If that's £50, you've got a buyer.

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There's Knocker's stuff just leaving!

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From car boot sales to auction houses, our experts will recreate some of their real-life deals

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

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-100% profit.

-£300 - that is amazing.

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The challenge to our experts is clear. Dealers, put your money where your mouth is.

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Today's treasure-hunting Trojans are ceramics expert Eric Knocker Knowles

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and Charlie the Charmer Ross.

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Charlie lives and breathes antiques, having run his own auction house for 25 years.

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The first lot I ever sold, I sold under reserve by £6 and I was on £3 a week,

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so it cost me two weeks' wages and I hope I've never sold anything below reserve ever again.

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He travels the country as part of the Antiques Roadshow team and shows the public how to Flog It.

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Eric, now you can see my daytime job.

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Eric has spent 32 years working for top London saleroom Bonhams,

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but has been fascinated by antiques all his life.

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I grew up in a part of north-east Lancashire steeped in history -

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Pendle Witches, Clitheroe Castle, Skipton Castle, Whalley Abbey. It was all there.

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He too makes regular appearances as part of the Antiques Roadshow team.

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I like to mix and work with passionate people.

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I'm not interested in those people who are just interested. Bring on the passionates!

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So we have our warriors and with their reputations

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and hopes of their charities dangling by a thread,

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it's time for us to find out the aim of today's game.

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The iconic Mr Knowles!

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The illustrious Mr Ross!

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-How are you?

-I'm fine. I've got one of these for you.

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-Let's swap. You go first.

-OK. What does it say?

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It says, "Eric and Charlie, your challenge today is to spend up to £250 of your own money..."

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What's new there? "..on antiques.

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"You must resell your purchases with the aim of making as much profit as possible.

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

-That would be me.

-Don't bet on it.

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What have I got here?

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

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-"Good luck."

-Are you still feeling lucky?

-Not at all.

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-And with good reason. But either way, do your best.

-Good luck.

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Today, our two seasoned pros each have to spend up to £250 of their own cash buying antiques,

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which they'll sell on later for a profit.

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Almost everybody Eric and Charlie try to do deals with will know they're on a mission

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to raise as much money as possible for charity and our experts will do everything to persuade people

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to give them the best prices when they buy and sell the items they hope will drive them to victory.

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They'll be slugging it out at a car boot sale in Ringwood in the heart of Dorset and, as ever,

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the Charmer and Knocker have got two very different strategies.

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Charlie, to no-one's surprise, will rely on his smooth talking to bag himself some bargains.

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I expect Eric loves Rod Stewart.

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But Eric will be snapping up any potentially profitable items he sees without hesitation.

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I've got a passion for blue and white and it doesn't really matter what it is.

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This is quite a well-known design

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because this is referred to as the Wild Rose pattern.

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Lots of factories did it - in Staffordshire and they even made it in Middlesbrough.

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This one dates to probably around about 1840.

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If we turn it over, what does it tell us? Number 15, but there's no maker's mark.

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Doesn't make any great odds, really, because they're not worth very much.

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There was a lot of 'em!

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It's a little bit tired, but for £3, I'm going to have it.

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It's coming home with me, is that.

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He seems happy with the buy and it looks as if he's got all the right moves for today's clash.

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The name is Powers.

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Antique Powers.

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But his plans could be thwarted by the evil Dr Ross.

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Domination...

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in the world of antiques. Ha-ha-ha-ha!

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# Da-da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da

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# Da-da-da-da-da... #

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I'm going to steal your antiques mojo, Knowles.

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Ha-ha-ha!

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The doctor may be coming, but armed with a sharp suit,

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bags of antique know-how and some slightly dodgy shades,

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our international bargain spotter is cool, calm and collected and he's bagged himself another real bargain.

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Groovy, baby!

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I've just bought a pair of decanters.

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He wanted 20 quid for them, but I got them for 15, so I'm feeling rather good about that.

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The great thing is they are a pair and they are cut.

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As for condition, there's a little bruise on the stopper, tiny thing.

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And also on the base, a little bruise just on the rim.

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By bruise I mean an extremely shallow little chip,

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but of very minor consequence.

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It doesn't show in any shape or form.

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You could have it polished away and you wouldn't notice it at all.

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The sad truth of this situation is that if I wanted to go and buy a cut-glass decanter of this quality,

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new in the high street, I'm not going to buy it for less than £100,

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so at £15 for a pair, well, something of a steal, really.

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Yes, we'll drink to that and with his rival setting a blistering pace, the pressure is on Charlie,

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but Mr Ross has found something that could get him into the game.

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-£8 for the two?

-£8 for the two.

-I think they're a snip.

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Impressive work, Mr Ross.

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On the other side of the sale, Eric is feeling a tad nostalgic.

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How much is, dare I ask, the Antiques Roadshow game?

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-I was asking £2 for it.

-£2.

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I'm going to buy it quick, not because I think it's necessarily worth £2,

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but I don't want it to be seen to be going so cheap, so take the money.

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-I can now retire(!)

-Thank you very much indeed.

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A slice of Eric's history for just £2 - what a bargain!

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Mr Knowles is on a roll and sticking to his strategy of buying anything that might make a profit.

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He picks up a cocktail shaker for £12 and a trio of silk panels for a tenner.

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Charlie, though, is hot on his heels.

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What a "feet" of engineering!

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I have found a box full of early 19th century, cast brass feet.

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They must have come off some pretty good bits of furniture in their day.

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I bought six or eight of these feet. The lady wanted £45 for them, but I bought them for 20.

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I think these hairy paw feet will flash up a good bit of furniture.

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It's my job to find a restorer who's going to be able to use these

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and turn them into something wonderful.

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Well, he's got high hopes, but Charlie is a furniture enthusiast.

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With no actual chairs or tables here today, he's turned to furniture accessories instead.

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Both our experts have got plenty of money left to spend,

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and knowing Eric is a dab hand at picking out good porcelain,

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Charlie's decided to take him on at his own game.

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What have I found?

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Early Jasperware Wedgwood in a boot fair!

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It's plastic.

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Dialene plastic.

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Oh, bother!

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No threat to the king of ceramics just yet then.

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One, two. Testing, one, two. It still works.

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But Charlie has managed to sniff out a few other porcelain pieces -

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a collection of Goss china, two Carlton Ware dishes

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and a pair of Kutani vases costing £47 in total.

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Elsewhere in the sale, the maestro is eyeing up some silver.

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This is an interesting little box.

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Weird - double-hinged.

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But a good maker cos if you look in here, you see "JD & S".

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That's James Dixon & Sons.

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They're a Sheffield maker and it says on here "EPBM".

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More often than not, you'll find "EPNS" which is electro-plated nickel silver,

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but when you find "EPBM", it tells you that it's electro-plated Britannia metal.

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Britannia metal is basically a metal which is an alloy,

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which, to all intents and purposes, looks a little bit like pewter, but it allows itself to be plated.

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But I've never seen one of these before in my life,

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so I think I need to ask the question...

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-Excuse me.

-Sorry.

-It's all right. What is this?

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It's a huntsman's sandwich box.

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A huntsman's sandwich box, OK.

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-He's watching his weight cos you're not going to get many sandwiches in there. How much is it?

-£8.

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£8. And what about your copper kettle?

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Well, the kettle is a Victorian kettle.

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-You can tell by the tongue-and-groove base.

-Yeah.

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-And also you can see tongue and grooving down there.

-OK.

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-And the inside is tin-lined...

-Right.

-..which is what they do.

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-So it's got all the credentials?

-It's got all the credentials, yes.

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-Now, I'm asking £18 for that.

-What if I bought this and this?

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Well, I'd stick at 8 for that, but you could have this for 15.

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-That sounds fair enough to me.

-Thank you, sir.

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-All right, well, put the kettle on(!) We'll do a deal.

-Right.

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Very good.

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£23 and two more sales to Knocker.

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Elsewhere in the sale, his rival is in a bit of a spin.

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Knocker will be wondering why I bought this.

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I'm wondering a bit, because it's not old.

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And it's not valuable, but a great friend of mine

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Geoff Clarke, who runs Opera de la Luna,

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said he's doing a production and he must have a globe

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to sit on a desk.

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He can't afford an old globe, because it would be

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hundreds if not thousands of pounds

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but this I have bought for £2.

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I think he can old it up a bit, make all the bits red that used to be British

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hundreds of years ago and then I can probably sell it to him

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10, 20? Bit of a snip, really.

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Anyway, money makes the world go round.

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Indeed it does, Mr Ross, and that would be a good profit.

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Whilst Charlie carries on browsing, Eric's buying is being held up

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as he attracts attention from the other buyers and this is not the first time.

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Having made a programme wearing a builder's outfit and a moustache,

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I'm being mistaken for somebody in Village People.

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# Y-M-C-A

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# It's fun to stay at the... #

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Whilst Eric relives his youth, Charlie, unable to find antiques, has bought books on the subject.

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At £12, he's hoping there's a profit in these pages.

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Elsewhere, Eric has spotted something he likes.

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I couldn't resist this mirror for the simple reason that it was cheap

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and that's my real criteria for buying things here today.

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If I think I can make a profit, I'll buy it and I've gone and done it, but it's a nice mirror.

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I suppose we're looking around about 1850, 1860.

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But having paid less than £25 for it, I'm feeling rather pleased.

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Eric is buying anything that he thinks will make him a profit.

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With today's contest getting fiercer and fiercer, he's keen to see how his rival is doing.

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-Just the man!

-Knocker!

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-Blimey! I jumped out of my skin!

-How is it going anyway?

-Forwards!

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-It's unbelievably hard work.

-It's not an easy one.

-You told me it would be hard. An old pro like you!

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-The truth is, you being a furniture man, I think I've seen about half a dozen pieces of furniture.

-Yeah.

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The best thing I've bought is a book on furniture, the nearest I've got to a nice piece of furniture.

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-I bought a Victorian mirror.

-Well done. How much do you want for it?

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Once I've done it up, I'll give you a ring.

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Will you take 30 quid now, blind?

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-I'm tempted, Charlie, but I don't want you to waste your money at this stage.

-I've got cash.

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No, don't blind me with science.

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Go out there. I've got a feeling there's something lurking out there for you. You never know your luck.

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Luck is what he needs plenty of!

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Both our treasure hunters are desperate for victory today.

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You can smell the competitive spirit in the air.

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They started with a budget of up to £250 each

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and have both been working hard to find game-winning items.

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Eric has spent £88, leaving his kitty at £162.

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His opponent, on the other hand, has parted with £89,

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giving him £161 to play with.

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With nothing to choose between our rivals,

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there is still everything to play for and finally, Charle's found a piece of antique furniture.

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I've found a bit of a gem here.

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Walnut, late Victorian, bordering on Edwardian

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from the tramline mouldings coming up and down the door here.

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It used to be part of a full length corner cupboard.

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I should think it was about six foot high originally.

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But what I'm going to do is convert it.

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We can put a bit of marble on this.

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I'm going to open the drawer and hope to find a stamp, but I don't think I will -

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Edwards & Roberts or Shoolbred or something.

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It's not quite of that quality, but it's not bad.

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Original handles, I think. Bracket feet. I think it will clean up well.

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Cut a bit of marble to go on the top of it and it would look really good even in a modern kitchen.

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So I think I've got a bit of a snip here.

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Knocker, watch out! This is a big profit.

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Bigger than any one you're going to get.

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Fighting talk from the Charmer!

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It seems that both our treasure hunters are sticking to familiar ground

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as Eric has picked up another piece of porcelain for just £5.

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I've bought myself a vase that probably dates to some time round about 1920.

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It's not by anybody in particular.

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In fact, nobody's really owned up to making it, but it's made in England

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and it's not bad for the money.

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What I like is the subject.

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I like the idea of this Japanese lady and this young girl

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and I love those lanterns

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and I like that semi-matt black ground.

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You've got transfers for these Japanese figures.

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They're basically cut out and applied on to the surface of the pot

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and they're then put in the kiln and they go hard.

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As for this gold decoration and the beading,

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that's all actually hand-done.

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And so too this scratching down here.

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So it's a mixed method process -

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a little bit of hand decoration and a little bit of transfer and it works.

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It's just a nice design and even if you turn it round at the back...

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These were meant to go up against a wall,

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so most potters would pay very little attention to the back.

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What's the point? Nobody's going to see it. It costs money to do that.

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What I'd have liked more than anything else was a pair of them,

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but for a fiver, well, yeah, I have to say that Knocker's in for a profit.

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Not a big one, but I'm on the right side of an earner.

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And staying with his favourite type of antique, Knocker buys an hors d'oeuvres dish for a princely £12.

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He's on a roll!

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But he needs to stay focused because having scoured the boot sale,

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his opponent has found another piece of furniture and, at £30, he won't leave it for anyone else to buy.

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Bit of weight training, actually. That's quite good.

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Whilst Charlie does an impersonation of a furniture remover, Eric's ceramics buying spree continues.

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It's just a Chinese ginger jar,

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but I love that colour because that's a sort of famille verte,

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and originally, this colour was used in the late 17th and early 18th century.

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This, I can assure you, is 20th century,

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but I think it looks the part because you've got these two phoenix, look.

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This is all hand-painted.

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It's just a decorative jar. It would have had a cover originally.

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But sometimes you can get little wooden covers and wooden bases and they look a thousand dollars.

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So when it comes to price, well, £2?

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

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Now, that is a bargain.

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Knocker's sticking to his strategy of buying anything in which he sees a profit.

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He's going to have a rather full car on the way home.

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It's been a fiercely fought clash at today's car boot sale,

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but Charlie the Charmer Ross isn't done just yet.

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The wind's getting up, the clouds are coming in, it's getting chilly and people are beginning to leave,

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but I've found a couple of gems at the last minute -

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both nine-carat gold,

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the bottom one, a Royal Marines bar brooch from pre-war

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with the laurel leaves surrounding the world.

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It's in nine-carat, as I've said, and the bugle above.

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And I think this is a beautiful, beautiful brooch and in good order.

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Above it, we have a naval brooch also inset with enamel, also nine-carat.

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I can tell you very little, but I'll do a bit of research on it.

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I managed to buy the two for £50, a nifty fifty.

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Frankly, if there isn't a profit in those, I will eat my hat,

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so, carry on, sir.

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I'll see what I can do.

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Well done, Corporal Ross. That's Charlie's most expensive purchase

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and he's decided that he's got enough booty.

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His rival has uncovered a bit of a gem and sealed a sweet deal.

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Now, I haven't bought the table, but I have bought this lovely little sugar basket.

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It's only silver plate. When I say "only", it's a little bit special.

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First, it has a blue glass liner. These are called Bristol blue, but they were made all over the place.

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But what makes the basket itself that little bit special is the mark on the base

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because it tells me that this was made by Elkington & Co.

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They are without question the premier maker, not just of silver, but also of silver plate.

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And also Elkington are that little bit special

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in so far as they used to put a year mark on their silver plate.

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You'll find year marks on silver, but it's exceptionally rare to find it on silver plate,

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so I'll check it out at home and find out exactly when it was made.

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I would suspect it was some time in the late Victorian period,

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but I tell you what, for £20, this may turn out to be my bargain of the day.

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Time will tell.

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Indeed it will, but with the stallholders packing up and heading for home,

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Charlie's got harsh words for his rival.

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There's Knocker's stuff just leaving.

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Our ultra-competitive pair have taken today's boot sale by storm,

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but with all the buying over, who has spent the most cash?

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Both gents started out with a budget of £250.

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Eric spent just over half with a total of £127,

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but Charlie's golden charm has led him to splash the cash

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and he's parted with £191.

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It's been a triumphant day's buying for our treasure hunters

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and before they pack up their purchases and head for home,

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they can't resist a peek at each other's goods.

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So, Mr Ross, this is the result of all your charm and your endeavours, is it?

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This is the result of 40 years in the antique business. What have you found?

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I thought I'd go for variety being the spice of life.

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I see there's a Roadshow game there, presumably featuring you?

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-Do you want to have a look?

-May I?

-I'll show you very briefly.

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If you look at... If I just turn it upside down,

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-can you find me on there?

-No.

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Are you sure? LAUGHTER

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-Oh, yes!

-There I am.

-You look like Groucho Marx.

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Hang on, that's Hilary Kay you're talking about. That's me here!

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-What's your favourite item, the buy of the day?

-The buy of the day, the brooches.

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-The brooches?

-Yes. I found a bit of gold out there.

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-They're very beautifully done.

-I really like those.

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Charlie, if you think we found it difficult to buy here, wait till we try and sell the stuff.

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Not a hope!

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So, Eric's heading home with a pair of glass decanters,

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the 1980s Antiques Roadshow board game,

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three Chinese embroidered silk panels,

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an Art Deco cocktail shaker,

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a huntsman's sandwich box and sugar basket,

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a 19th century copper kettle,

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a Victorian, mahogany dressing table mirror

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and a selection of 20th century ceramics.

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Charlie will be trying to sell a pair of carved, wooden wall brackets,

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a mixed lot of brass furniture feet,

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various contemporary ceramics,

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a small, modern globe,

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three antique books, an Edwardian corner cupboard,

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a 20th century Indian coffee table

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and two military gold brooches.

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Eric and Charlie now have to try and sell their car boot purchases

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to make as much profit as possible.

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Having worked their socks off at the car boot sale,

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our gents will have to pull out the stops to find the right buyers for their items.

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They're working their way through their little black books,

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putting together deals on the phone and by e-mail,

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

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Charmer Ross hits the road with his Goss china.

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He paid £25 for the set and he's hoping to make a big profit.

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Peter, when I was at the boot fair the other day,

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I saw a gentleman that had quite a lot of bits of Goss china on his table.

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-But I thought of you.

-Thank you.

-If anybody's going to buy a bit of Goss, it's Mr Goss.

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I'm hoping that there's something here that will take your fancy.

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-You've got some pieces which are the same like that.

-Oh, dear.

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The smaller pieces here aren't worth quite so much, but the nice pieces are.

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-That's a nice little piece.

-Is it?

-That's a little pin tray, a pin box.

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Are you able to make me an offer as a punt?

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Or do you want me to ask you a price?

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Well, you say what you think it's worth and I'll...you know.

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I think... One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine... You're shuddering now.

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-I think I'd like 50 quid for the lot.

-50 quid?

-Yeah.

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-How about 45?

-Oh, blimey, that's closer than I thought it would be! I'll take that.

-45, OK.

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-I think that's very fair.

-OK.

-What about a cup of tea?

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-I tell you what, you have the cup.

-Yeah.

-And I'll have the cream jug.

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-And we'll go and make some tea.

-Fantastic.

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That's £20 profit in the bag.

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Buoyed by his success, Charlie heads off to another sale.

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He bought his globe for just £2 and he's hoping to sell it to a friend who runs an operatic company.

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-KNOCKS ON DOOR

-Morning, Jeff!

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-Is that it?

-That's it.

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I thought it was going to be a big one.

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Well, it's the best I could do.

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-Is it any good?

-It's a start.

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That'll have to be a finish.

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-How much do you want for it then?

-20 quid.

-No!

-I do.

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I've only got 50 quid for the whole show. You must be joking!

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A fiver?

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What do you mean? I'll settle at ten.

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-I think that's very reasonable.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

-Can I pay you in stamps?

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No, you can't pay me in stamps!

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£10. Bank of Scotland.

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-Thank you very much indeed.

-There's some paint come off it here.

-Stop whinging!

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Another £8 profit and our silver-tongued charmer is sounding confident of victory.

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But don't underestimate Knocker.

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He's been doing some forward planning and has sent his mirror ahead to tempt a buyer.

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The mirror was Eric's most expensive boot sale purchase,

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costing £23.

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This lady, if I can her, has seen better days, bless her.

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Her complexion's looking a bit tired. Can that be resurrected?

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It's tired, but it can come up.

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Is one interested in making a purchase?

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Well, what sort of price are we looking at?

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Well, I thought £80 for something like that would be quite a reasonable... No?

0:26:400:26:47

-A bit high, I'm afraid.

-A bit high?

-I'd see it more at 40, I'm afraid.

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-What about 50?

-50?

0:26:510:26:53

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-OK.

-You're a star.

-You've got a deal.

-Thanks, Nick.

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Smoothly done, Knocker. Eric manages to double his money and more, banking £27 profit.

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With the dealer in the palm of his hand, he doubles his money on the copper kettle,

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adding another £15 to his profit pot.

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-£30 and...

-Yes?

0:27:140:27:17

-Do you have the modern-day equivalent?

-We certainly do.

0:27:170:27:20

-Could you put it on? I'm gasping for a tea.

-Yeah, not a problem.

-30 quid and a cup of tea.

-OK.

0:27:200:27:26

He also manages to make another £20 profit from the sale of the black oriental vase.

0:27:260:27:32

-Shall we say 25?

-25? I'll give you 25.

-25.

-Deal.

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Eric is in the zone and has struck back with three sales,

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but Mr Ross is also hard at work, doing a spot of furniture delivery.

0:27:390:27:44

-Where is it going to go?

-Mind the paintwork. Just in the front room, in the middle.

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There's an absolutely bare space where this needs to be.

0:27:490:27:53

-Coffee table shaped.

-Look at that.

0:27:530:27:56

-What do you think?

-It looks good.

-Do you like it?

-Yes, it's not bad.

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She sounds keen, but will she be prepared to pay more than the £30 Charlie paid for the table?

0:28:000:28:05

-It looks quite good in here.

-Yeah, I need it to put my cup of tea on.

-You do.

-Yeah.

0:28:050:28:10

-So have we got a deal? Does it fit?

-We have to decide the price.

0:28:100:28:14

Of course. It's not an antique, but then it's not an antique price

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because the Georgians and Victorians didn't make coffee tables.

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All their occasional tables were this height. So it needs to be new. I think it's fun.

0:28:230:28:27

£100?

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What are you laughing at?

0:28:290:28:32

Don't you think £100?

0:28:320:28:34

-I'll start at...

-What do you mean, "start"? I want to know where you'll finish. It's £100.

0:28:340:28:40

-I'll start at 30.

-Don't be so ridiculous.

-It's only for coffee and tea.

-You can't have it for £30.

0:28:400:28:46

I brought it all the way here from Ringwood near Southampton. You can do better than 30. £75?

0:28:460:28:52

-Oh, a deal!

-See, I wasn't that tough.

0:28:530:28:56

75 is a lot nearer 100...

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-Than 30.

-Than 30.

-But you're the professional, so you should be.

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They don't call him the Charmer for nothing.

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A sizeable £45 profit on a £30 purchase is a great return.

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Whilst he's out and about, Charlie also manages to sell his trio of books for an £8 profit

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and bank a tidy £22 profit on his pair of carved wooden wall brackets.

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With both our antiques agents on a real selling spree, this competition is really hotting up

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and Knocker Knowles has headed to the bright lights of London

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to find a buyer with some city chic for his stylish cocktail shaker.

0:29:320:29:37

-Nice to see you.

-You too, Arnold. Let me show you what I've got.

0:29:370:29:41

-Are you a Singapore Slinger or a Manhattan man?

-Manhattan.

0:29:420:29:46

A man after my own heart.

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You'll need one of those if you're going to put your Manhattan together.

0:29:480:29:53

OK, 1930s, cracked ice glass.

0:29:530:29:57

Pretty good condition, I would say.

0:29:570:30:00

-Yeah.

-No maker's mark, unfortunately,

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-but I could be interested.

-What is the price?

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The price? Listen, it's "be kind to Arnold" day today. £75 to you.

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Make it 50 and you've got a deal.

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-OK, Arnold, for £50, give me your hand.

-Thank you very much.

-It's a pleasure.

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The name's Knowles, Knocker Knowles,

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and that's a £38 profit, shaken not stirred.

0:30:210:30:25

Our Lancashire lad sells another hot lot when his sugar-plated sugar basket yields a £20 profit.

0:30:260:30:34

Sweet.

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Both our profit hunters have been on top selling form,

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they've nade money on everything they've sold

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and they're both determined to emerge victorious today.

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Eric has been a profit-making whirlwind,

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selling £195-worth of goods

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and banking £120 profit.

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Charlie is not far behind, though,

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with £180-worth of goods sold

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and £103 profit in his pot.

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It's a closely run race, with both of them pulling out the stops to sell their pieces.

0:31:030:31:10

They've been going through their contacts.

0:31:100:31:14

Charmer Ross lines up a potential purchaser.

0:31:140:31:15

He's struggled to find a buyer for his antique furniture feet.

0:31:150:31:19

He hopes his local auctioneer might be able to get him out of trouble.

0:31:190:31:23

First he's trying to soften him with a military brooch.

0:31:230:31:29

I bought two brooches, one is an Army one.

0:31:290:31:31

I'm selling it to somebody related to the Army.

0:31:310:31:34

And this naval one, I thought you could be the man.

0:31:340:31:39

Indeed. Lots of collectors here.

0:31:390:31:41

Should do very well.

0:31:410:31:42

Good. Can you get rid of these for me?

0:31:420:31:45

How many sets do we have there?

0:31:450:31:48

-They're a bit random. I've got two fantastic paw feet.

-Those are indeed fantastic.

0:31:480:31:54

I could be seriously interested myself. I think I might have just the use for these two.

0:31:540:31:59

-Perhaps I could sell them to you.

-Tell me what you want and we'll work down from there.

-50 quid for the lot?

0:31:590:32:06

-I've only got a use for two at the moment.

-Have you?

0:32:070:32:10

-How about £20?

-30 any good?

0:32:100:32:13

-30 sounds grand. We'll have a deal.

-Brilliant.

0:32:130:32:16

-Thank you, Joe. I'll leave the brooch with you. Go and get me 30 quid.

-I shall do that.

-Thank you.

0:32:160:32:22

That's a great result - £10 profit for the feet and the brooch is going into the next sale.

0:32:220:32:28

Knocker is also trying to make more profits.

0:32:280:32:31

He's set up a meeting to try and sell his huntsman's sandwich box.

0:32:310:32:36

The dealer is interested, but until the money has been handed over, the deal is far from sealed.

0:32:360:32:42

What do you make of this thing?

0:32:420:32:44

I was told, rightly or wrongly,

0:32:440:32:46

that it's been described as a huntsman's sandwich box.

0:32:460:32:50

I could quite believe that. I think I've seen similar ones to this,

0:32:500:32:54

Shropshire being very much a hunting county, not presently, obviously.

0:32:540:33:00

It's small enough for them to take it on their horse and small sandwiches could come out.

0:33:000:33:06

-It wouldn't be a very big sandwich.

-No, it wouldn't.

0:33:060:33:09

-I think that dates to about 1875, 1885, something like that.

-Yes, yes.

0:33:090:33:14

-Would you go with that?

-I agree with that, yes.

0:33:140:33:18

If it's any interest, I just wanted 20 quid for it.

0:33:180:33:21

I think £15 is a fairer price, Eric.

0:33:210:33:24

Well, it is a fairer price from your point of view, not necessarily mine,

0:33:240:33:29

but having said that, I'm still in with a profit, so £15, yes. Go on, say, "Yes, Eric."

0:33:290:33:35

-Yes, Eric. Thank you very much.

-A pleasure.

0:33:350:33:38

Eric nearly doubles his money, banking £7 profit,

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and when he passes another antique shop, he chances his luck with two of his Chinese silk panels.

0:33:420:33:48

-Hello there. Are you the owner?

-I am, yes.

-Eric.

-Eric, nice to meet you. Simon.

0:33:480:33:53

Forgive me, I've not phoned ahead. I'm just calling in on spec, really.

0:33:530:33:58

-Looking around, I wonder if I've made a mistake? You're mainly china, aren't you?

-Mainly china.

0:33:580:34:04

-I've got a couple of silk panels. Any point in me showing you?

-Yeah, I'd be interested. Definitely.

0:34:040:34:10

They're Chinese and they're probably mid-20th century,

0:34:100:34:14

but they're just so beautifully worked.

0:34:140:34:17

-There you go, a couple of mandarin ducks and peonies...

-They're nice quality, aren't they?

0:34:170:34:22

What sort of price were you looking for?

0:34:220:34:25

-I thought somewhere around about £25.

-25 for the pair?

-Yeah.

0:34:250:34:30

It doesn't leave me a great deal in it. 20 quid any good?

0:34:300:34:33

-20 quid, is that an offer I can't refuse?

-That's a good offer.

-It's an offer I can't refuse.

0:34:330:34:39

-It's a deal.

-It's a deal.

-I'll go and get some money for you.

-OK.

0:34:390:34:43

It just goes to show it was well worth popping in here.

0:34:430:34:47

Eric had already sold one of his trio of silks for £10,

0:34:470:34:51

so after selling this pair, he banks £20 profit overall.

0:34:510:34:55

Our northern warrior is pretty pleased with himself.

0:34:550:34:59

Nothing ventured, nothing gained, and I actually got a result,

0:34:590:35:03

so I may try a bit more of this selling on spec.

0:35:030:35:07

Yes, the profit gods are really smiling on Mr Knowles today

0:35:070:35:12

and he banks another £18 profit from his Poole Pottery hors d'oeuvres dish

0:35:120:35:17

and £25 profit from his pair of glass decanters.

0:35:170:35:20

His opponent is now trailing nearly £100 behind. Time for Charlie to bring out the big guns.

0:35:200:35:26

# Missiles flying over your head

0:35:280:35:33

# If you want to survive, get out of bed

0:35:330:35:37

# You're in the Army now

0:35:370:35:40

# Oh, oh, you're in the Army now... #

0:35:400:35:45

Now, the moment, victor's moment, I'm going to call this.

0:35:470:35:51

-OK.

-So I want an instant reaction to the brooch.

0:35:510:35:56

Oh, fantastic.

0:35:560:35:58

-Do you like it?

-It's beautiful.

-Oh, great.

0:35:580:36:01

The Charmer paid £50 for the pair of military brooches and with one going through his local auction,

0:36:010:36:08

he is hoping to maximise profit from this one.

0:36:080:36:10

-It's so beautifully made and it's Royal Marines.

-Yeah.

0:36:100:36:14

-Which fits in with your husband.

-It certainly does.

0:36:140:36:17

-How long has he been in the Marines?

-12 years now.

0:36:170:36:21

-Fantastic.

-I love the colour. It's beautiful.

-It's beautiful and it's in super condition.

0:36:210:36:26

We've got to talk about price.

0:36:260:36:29

And I think I'd quite like to get £75 for it.

0:36:290:36:33

-Right. It is relatively old, but that is a little more than I was anticipating.

-Was it?

0:36:330:36:39

-You can try me.

-How about more in the region of 40 or is that way too cheeky?

0:36:390:36:44

No, that's not cheeky at all.

0:36:440:36:46

Could you squeeze to 50 and we would have a deal?

0:36:460:36:50

-As five is my lucky number, I think I can do that.

-Is it?

-Yes, it is.

0:36:500:36:55

-What about nought? Is that your lucky number?

-I don't know about that.

-Would 50 be all right?

0:36:550:37:01

-Yeah.

-That's fantastic. We've got a deal.

0:37:010:37:04

-I'll leave that with you and head off home. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

0:37:040:37:09

A satisfied customer and a satisfied Charmer.

0:37:090:37:13

And when the other brooch brings in another £45 in the saleroom...

0:37:130:37:17

..the pair give him a £45 profit.

0:37:180:37:22

Proving it's not just what you know, but who you know, Charlie has also persuaded a local shop

0:37:220:37:28

to sell his Carlton Ware dishes and Kutani vases on his behalf, netting him a combined profit of £16.

0:37:280:37:34

Both are desperate to win today's car boot battle

0:37:340:37:38

working flat out to sell their items.

0:37:380:37:41

Eric's hit the road with a selling plan.

0:37:410:37:44

The plate, the ginger jar and the board game

0:37:440:37:47

cost Eric £7 in total.

0:37:470:37:49

Despite the bargain basement price,

0:37:490:37:51

will he be able to sweet talk his way to a big profit?

0:37:510:37:54

-There's my plate.

-That's nice.

0:37:550:37:58

-Good. I'm glad you like it.

-Middlesbrough, do you reckon?

0:37:580:38:02

Probably. 1830 or 1840, something like that.

0:38:020:38:06

-Is £10 OK? Is that...?

-Yeah, that sounds good to me.

0:38:060:38:10

I've got this fella,

0:38:120:38:14

which is the Chinese famille verte.

0:38:140:38:17

-19th century, not 18th century.

-Yeah, absolutely.

0:38:170:38:21

But still nicely done, hand-painted.

0:38:210:38:24

-It looks the part, doesn't it?

-Yeah, it does.

0:38:240:38:27

-It matches your shirt, actually.

-Almost, doesn't it?

0:38:270:38:31

-25?

-25? Well, I could be persuaded to 25 possibly.

-Really?

-Yeah.

0:38:310:38:36

If you take that for 25, there's a bonus.

0:38:360:38:40

-I've got my eyes closed. Do I need my eyes closed?

-OK, open them.

0:38:400:38:44

-Because it is the Antiques Roadshow...

-In a box!

0:38:440:38:49

What's important about this... It's very personal from me to you.

0:38:490:38:53

If you look here, you will see...

0:38:530:38:56

-Man and boy.

-The boy. This is 20 years ago.

0:38:560:38:59

So if you paid me £35 for those two pots,

0:38:590:39:03

this comes virtually free, OK? Well, it is free.

0:39:030:39:07

I tell you, I'd give you 35 quid for that and you can throw the pots in!

0:39:070:39:12

So the board game sealed the deal and with £28 profit, Knocker is now all sold up.

0:39:130:39:21

But Charlie has still got his corner cupbaord left to sell.

0:39:210:39:24

Now to unveil the C Ross restoration masterpiece!

0:39:250:39:28

One corner cupboard, one sumptuous piece of marble.

0:39:300:39:35

The cabinet cost Charlie just £22,

0:39:350:39:38

but with a piece of marble he got for free from a friendly contact, he's hoping for a decent profit.

0:39:380:39:44

He's decided the best place to sell it is his local auction house.

0:39:440:39:48

-Look what I have got for you!

-Good morning, Charlie.

-How are you?

0:39:480:39:52

-What have you brought for us today?

-A little corner cupboard.

-Jolly nice little Edwardian cupboard.

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-What do you think?

-It's exactly what we need.

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It's sort of late Victorian, Edwardian?

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Yeah, I would say 1900, '05-ish.

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-We can squeeze it in the sale for you this weekend.

-Can you?

-We can indeed.

-That would be brilliant.

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£40 to £60?

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That would do extremely well, I think.

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It cost 22,

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-so any profit would be most acceptable because I managed to get the marble for nothing.

-Ideal.

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Are you going to do me a deal on the commission? The profit is for charity.

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-For charity, we will always talk business.

-You're my man.

-Let's do some paperwork.

-OK.

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If the cabinet sells for the £40 to £60 estimate or more,

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Charlie will snatch victory from Knocker's hands at the final furlong, but if it fails to sell,

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it will be victory for Eric. We'll find out shortly how it fares.

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Right now, it's time to tot up how much our profit hunters have made

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and reveal which one of them has claimed victory today.

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Eric spent just £127 at the boot sale,

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whereas the Charmer splashed out £191.

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Remember, all their profits today will be going to charity.

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It's time to find out who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.

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-Charlie the Charmer...

-Knocker, how are you?

-I'm very well.

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-How did you find the car boot? Level with me.

-It was my first ever car boot sale.

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Frankly, I thought it was a bit of a struggle.

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-What was your best buy?

-Oh, what was my best buy?

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I've got to cast my mind back because I spread my money over quite a few objects.

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The decanters came in at a tidy profit.

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-Did they?

-But they were lovely.

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-But what about your Goss?

-Oh, a real result with the Goss.

-Oh, good.

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-Guess who I sold the Goss to? Mr Goss.

-No?

-Yeah.

-You know everybody, Charlie.

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-He collects Goss china.

-My goodness me! Let's check out those profits. Let's see how we've got on.

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-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-One, two, three and up they come.

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-Ouch!

-Ho-ho-ho!

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-Ouch, ouch, ouch!

-Percy Profit!

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-To say you've never been to a car boot before, were you spinning me a yarn?

-No, I wasn't.

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-But I had two ridiculous bits of luck.

-Did you? Oh, my goodness me!

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Well, on that basis, Charlie, I'm going to leave you

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and tomorrow is another day.

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Tomorrow is another day...

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So it's victory for Charlie and it was the marble-topped corner cupboard

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that helped him to a last-minute triumph.

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It flew past the saleroom's £40 to £60 estimate, making a whopping £124

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and giving Charmer Ross a £102 profit.

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Charlie might have been crowned today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion,

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but both experts worked hard to sell their items and all their profits will go to charity.

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My chosen charity is the Prince's Trust. Now, I've been an ambassador for over 15 years.

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My chosen charity is CLIC Sargent, a national charity looking after children with leukaemia.

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Today's tussle is over, but the battle doesn't stop here

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as tomorrow, our experts will go head to head again

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as they cross the Channel to tackle a Parisian market.

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Ha-ha-ha... Ha-ha-ha.

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30 euro, 20 euro.

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I may not have the French, but I've got the maths.

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Quality, profit.

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