0:00:02 > 0:00:05This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts against each other
0:00:09 > 0:00:15in an all-out battle for profit and gives you the inside view of the secrets of the trade.
0:00:15 > 0:00:21Coming up, our dealers show you the quality checks you need to take on a car boot.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25If you are looking at a chair like this, give it good rock, a good old twist,
0:00:25 > 0:00:26make sure the frame is sound.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29They'll give you the tips on which stall to head for.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33When you come to a car boot sale, particularly these very big ones,
0:00:33 > 0:00:36you've got genuine people who are literally cleaning out their homes.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Those are the people you want to get hold of.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41And how to tell a bargain antique from an overpriced fake.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44So whether it's a ceramic or a piece of furniture,
0:00:44 > 0:00:47you are looking for the natural wear in the right places.
0:01:00 > 0:01:06Today's boot sale buying bonanza pitches our unflappable furniture fancier
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Jonty The Hitman Hearnden against the paladin of porcelain,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Mark The Maverick Stacey,
0:01:13 > 0:01:17to see who can make the most profit from buying and selling antiques.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20The stakes in this competition couldn't be higher.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23It's the gentleman of the Oxfordshire countryside...
0:01:23 > 0:01:28The queue is still coming in which means the goodies are still coming in.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31..versus the south coast's favourite son...
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Come early and don't forget, get involved.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37..risking their reputations and their own hard earned cash
0:01:37 > 0:01:42in a battle that will test their knowledge and their contact books to the absolute limit.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47Our duelling duo have up to £250 of their own money to spend.
0:01:47 > 0:01:53Their mission over a week of challenges is to make the most profit possible,
0:01:53 > 0:01:55all of which will be going to their chosen charities.
0:01:55 > 0:02:01Today's battle ground is the Arundel car boot sale in Sussex, where both professional dealers
0:02:01 > 0:02:05and members of the public come in their thousands to sell their wares.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08In the battle for profit, there can be only one winner.
0:02:08 > 0:02:15Jonty Hearnden and Mark Stacey, it's time to put your money where your mouth is.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20It's the crack of dawn, the sun's up and we've got £250 burning a hole in our pocket,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23but I'm just simply pinning my hopes that
0:02:23 > 0:02:28in amongst all this lot I'll find a little gem so I can finally beat you.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32Well, one thing for certain is there's going to be an awful lot of chaff,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36but I'm convinced there's going to be some grains of wheat in there somewhere.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Well, I hope it's enough grains to make lots of bread.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- See you later.- Let's get in.
0:02:41 > 0:02:47The Maverick and The Hitman both have their own secret agenda when it comes to plundering this boot sale
0:02:47 > 0:02:50and coming trumps on the profit-making pieces.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55If you are coming to a car boot sale, get here at the earliest opportunity you can,
0:02:55 > 0:03:01because if you don't all the bargains will have walked out the door the minute that the gates open,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03so you've just got to be here.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06It really is like bees around a honey pot, it's extraordinary.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Jonty plans to attack the stalls at speed,
0:03:08 > 0:03:13making a beeline for the best booty like a bargain-seeking missile.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16His opponent's approach couldn't be more different.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19With Mark, it's all softly, softly, catchee monkey.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Don't be frightened to get stuck in and ask the people - they are very friendly
0:03:23 > 0:03:26and they might know something more, where they got it from,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29and that could be the key to securing a real bargain.
0:03:29 > 0:03:35So, Mark's mission is to charm the stallholders into offering him their very best prices.
0:03:35 > 0:03:41So it's ready, steady, boot sale, and already at first base it's the mighty Maverick.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Now, this is quite fun.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49We've got a wall mirror here which looks 1930s art deco with this two-tone glass,
0:03:49 > 0:03:54this sort of copper glass and the plain glass, with this etched design.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58I think this is more likely to be around the 1950s, but if the price is right
0:03:58 > 0:04:01it's worth considering because these are fashionable now.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- Excuse me?- Yes, sir? - Can I just ask you?
0:04:03 > 0:04:05- How cheap is this?- It's £45.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Oh, no. Really? Can I, can I...?
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Give me £30.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- 20.- Oh, I can't do it for 20.- 20.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- I can't.- 22.- 28, that's my last.- Oh.
0:04:16 > 0:04:1928, you can't go wrong.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21You cannot go wrong with that.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- 27.- No.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- 29 and it's yours. - No, 28 you just said.- It's 29 now.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31No, no you said 28, no you can't go up. I'm not going to go up.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- Give me 28 then.- Oh, go on. Thank you.- Thank you very much.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Yes, The Maverick's off to a flyer.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38He's added a mean streak to his friendly game plan
0:04:38 > 0:04:44and has driven down the mirror's asking price from £45 to just £28.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Jonty is hot on Mark's heals.
0:04:46 > 0:04:53He has taken a shine to this beauty's impressive curves and bagged it for a princely sum.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Three quid, can't go wrong.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58So it's one buy all, and now he's off the blocks,
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Mark is more than happy to throw some expert advice our way.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05When you come to a car boot sale, particularly these very big ones,
0:05:05 > 0:05:09you've got genuine people who are literally cleaning their homes,
0:05:09 > 0:05:12or cleaning out a relative's apartment who's died
0:05:12 > 0:05:15and they've decided, rather than put it in to auction or sell it,
0:05:15 > 0:05:19they'll come here and flog it. Those are the people you want to get hold of.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24Both our dealers are focused on profit, and The Hitman knows that where there's boot there's brass.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29What I love about this is we've got this bevelled mirror which,
0:05:29 > 0:05:34to replace, would be about 200 quid today - they are very, very expensive now to replace,
0:05:34 > 0:05:40but the frame itself and therefore the age of this mirror
0:05:40 > 0:05:42is about 100 years old.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45So it's an Edwardian, maybe even 1920s mirror here.
0:05:45 > 0:05:51What people might well do with this is paint it, to give it that fresh distressed paint look.
0:05:51 > 0:05:58So in the right situation, again, absolutely perfect. So for 20 quid, that's what I call a bargain.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02Yes, Jonty's no-nonsense, straight down to business strategy
0:06:02 > 0:06:06nets him his second deal at a spend of £23.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11Mark, on the other hand, is relying on his raw charm and charisma to coax out the bargains.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15Something for everyone and for everybody's pocket.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18But first, he's got to find something he wants to buy.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22This is just the sort of thing that I was hoping to find on this stall,
0:06:22 > 0:06:24which is a sewing box I suppose, and if you open it up
0:06:24 > 0:06:28you can see there's various little compartments in there
0:06:28 > 0:06:31that you can keep your cottons and your reels and your sewing implements,
0:06:31 > 0:06:38and then both sides open and you can keep, again, I suppose, anything you want in there, really.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- But it's got that sort of nice 1950s look.- I'll do it for 20.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- That's as far as I'll go. - You can't do it for 15?- No.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Well, for 20 quid, you know, I'm going to take a risk.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51It's not a lot of money is it?
0:06:51 > 0:06:54And if not, I'll come back and needle him next time.
0:06:55 > 0:07:01So Mark's charm and persistence put him straight back in the game with his second deal of the day.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06And now, it's The Hitman's turn to offer up his own pearls of boot sale wisdom.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11Now, in markets like this, you've got to be aware that there is a possibility
0:07:11 > 0:07:15that you are going to be looking at objects that were made to look old.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18See if there's any sign of real age, real wear.
0:07:18 > 0:07:25So whether it's a ceramic or a piece of furniture, you are looking for the natural wear in the right places
0:07:25 > 0:07:28and the accumulation of dirt in the right places as well.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33But if in doubt, don't touch it.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37There you go. The Hitman really knows his stuff and makes a formidable opponent.
0:07:37 > 0:07:42But never a man to back down from a challenge, The Maverick intensifies his hunt
0:07:42 > 0:07:43for the next bargain.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Now, this is interesting, look at this.
0:07:46 > 0:07:52This is teakwood from Her Majesty's Australian Ship, Australia.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57It's, I mean, this is, oh, gosh, now, are you a pink sort of person?
0:07:57 > 0:08:02It's shocking, it's icing sugar pink. I could live with that, you know.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05I know these days it's very fashionable for men to wear pink,
0:08:05 > 0:08:07but not this colour pink, all right?
0:08:07 > 0:08:11So that would have to go. Now it's only marked up at £10.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Sir, I wonder if we can come to an arrangement on this?
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- Can we call it a fiver and then I'll do the work on it?- Yeah, go on, then.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19You're a star. Thanks a lot.
0:08:19 > 0:08:25Well, that I think is a bargain, and you know what they say, all the nice girls like a sailor.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30What a winner. Our silver-tongued Brighton boy has talked this seller into thinking pink,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33neatly netting his antique box for just a fiver.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35# Where people make a stand In the navy... #
0:08:35 > 0:08:41This latest purchase sees The Maverick sailing into the lead, with three buys to Jonty's two.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46It's sink or swim time for The Hitman, who has just spotted his own potential treasure from the deep.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- 25.- 25 for the lot?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52What about 15 quid?
0:08:52 > 0:08:58- No. Sorry. No.- Got to be 20.- Yes. - I tell you what, I'll halve it. £17.50.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59- All right.- Yes?- OK.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Thank you very much indeed.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06With grim determination, Jonty seals the deal for the dolphins.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10So with three items each, our duelling dealers are level-pegging once more.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Keep on looking.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15And still carving out a route to victory, The Maverick
0:09:15 > 0:09:19is next to get his mitts on a potential profit turner.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24This is an old map of the county of Kent, and it's by Robert Morden
0:09:24 > 0:09:29a very well-known map maker from the 17th and 18th Century.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32You can sometimes find these at a good price at car boots.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36This is a little bit creased, but I'm going to find out how much it is.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Can we do it for 20, do you think?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40No, it's 30 or nothing.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43No come on, 25. For me. Cash.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45I'll spin you, 25 or 30.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Oh, I never win when I spin things.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Well, there's your first chance.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Now, deciding a deal on the toss of a coin is a common tactic used
0:09:53 > 0:09:56by dealers when their best attempts at agreeing a price fail.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00I never win on these things. but you know what?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02I feel lucky, let's give it a try.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07- OK, spin your coin, make it my win this time, OK?- Heads or tails?
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Tails.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Tails. 25 quid. You're a star, sir, well done.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Yeah, well done.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18All right. Superb.
0:10:18 > 0:10:2325 quid. I tell you what, I've got Jonty on the run with this one.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25The man is on a mission. His plan to
0:10:25 > 0:10:28charm his way to the best possible deal may have failed him,
0:10:28 > 0:10:32but Lady Luck comes to The Maverick's aid.
0:10:32 > 0:10:37Time now for our profit-hungry gladiators to check on each other's progress.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42- There's a bargain hunter.- Oh, no, I've just found something for you.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- I was going to buy you a piece of good luck charm...- Oh.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49I thought you might need it today. But you're looking far too confident, Jonty.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- Have you found it already? - I've bought everything.- Oh, no.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56- I've spent all my money and I'm off for a cup of coffee. - That's not fair is it?
0:10:56 > 0:10:57That's what you do -
0:10:57 > 0:11:00you spend all your money, you go and have a cup of coffee.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Well, I know you're an old pro, Jonty, so enjoy your coffee.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Do I believe that? Of course I don't.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11Well, what a battle this is turning out to be between our two trading titans.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14It's a real humdinger, and it's only just beginning.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21Our dealing duo both started the day with £250 of their own money.
0:11:21 > 0:11:27So far Jonty has made three deals and spent a total of £40.50,
0:11:27 > 0:11:31leaving him with £209.50 in his kitty.
0:11:31 > 0:11:37Mark, on the other hand, now has four items that cost a total of £78,
0:11:37 > 0:11:42which means there's still £172 left for him to spend.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44# Get down, get down...#
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Our duelling dealers have locked horns in a challenge
0:11:46 > 0:11:51to see who can make the most money from buying and selling antiques,
0:11:51 > 0:11:53and with today's epic encounter so close,
0:11:53 > 0:11:58our boys must get back out into the car boot jungle.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01What were you saying? You can't find anything?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04It's like coming and going, very, very busy.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Sorry, man, I can't get you.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08No, no, I don't, no, no...
0:12:08 > 0:12:12What everyone needs, a good hat like this.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Hunt out those antiques.
0:12:14 > 0:12:19He can't find a bargain, you know, poor chap, but I think we just found the missing link.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Right, listen up in the peanut gallery. Top banana Mark
0:12:23 > 0:12:27wants to tell you how to avoid slipping up in your hunt for a bargain.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33This is one of the most famous designs of Clarice Cliff from the 1930s.
0:12:33 > 0:12:38It's called the autumn crocus pattern, or the crocus design. There's several versions actually.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Very nicely painted there, we've got the signature underneath, look.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Crocus by Clarice Cliff.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48But there's a lot of wear to the yellow on the inside.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52That's another tip from me to you, actually
0:12:52 > 0:12:56is go for condition as well, because even though something might appear cheap,
0:12:56 > 0:13:01if it's too badly worn or damaged, you won't get your money back.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06Today's sale is becoming a battle royale for our finely honed competitors.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10So far, The Maverick has kept one step ahead of his rival,
0:13:10 > 0:13:15but when the going gets tough, The Hitman gets going.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18This is a corker of a nursing chair.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20It's also in crackingly good condition,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23because the most important thing with chairs like this
0:13:23 > 0:13:25is the condition of the upholstery, because this chair,
0:13:25 > 0:13:29all it needs is just a recovering, it doesn't need any more work.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33So there is a difference between re-covery and re-upholstery.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37Re-upholstery is all to do with getting the stuffing correct as well,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39is the chair frame sound as well?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42So if you are looking at a chair like this, give it a good rock,
0:13:42 > 0:13:44a good old twist, make sure the frame is sound.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48This chair frame is absolutely solid as a rock,
0:13:48 > 0:13:51you cannot move this back away from the seat at all,
0:13:51 > 0:13:53which is very, very good news indeed.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57Now, the condition of a set here has to be tight as a drum,
0:13:57 > 0:14:02and it sounds like a drum too, and if you look at the back, look at the stuffing on the back here,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05this is all tickety-boo, this is absolutely perfect.
0:14:05 > 0:14:12So you've got to think what sort of price could you get for a chair like this properly restored.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17Well, I'm telling you this right now, but don't tell anybody else in this market,
0:14:17 > 0:14:23that this chair, once it's fully restored, should be worth...
0:14:23 > 0:14:29just think about it, 400 to 600 quid. Has to be.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Did he just say 400 to 600 quid?
0:14:31 > 0:14:35That's a mighty wallop. But profit potential will depend on price.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37What's the damage?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- We'll take 120 on it.- 120.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42What's your very best? Would you take a ton?
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- 110.- 110.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Well done.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54You have a sale, sir. 110 quid. Very good.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57At £110, the chair takes a big slice from Jonty's budget,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00but if he can maximise its profit potential
0:15:00 > 0:15:05and find the right buyer, it could prove to be a decider in today's competition.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08With many stallholders already packing up,
0:15:08 > 0:15:12The Maverick is intensifying his hunt for hidden treasure.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Now, look at this, this really takes me back to my childhood.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22In fact, I could be that boy there wearing the check shirt when I was about five or six or eight.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26I used to love playing this, my brother and I would play for hours
0:15:26 > 0:15:30building Lego castles, and this is some of the original 1970s Lego.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32It's amazing.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38There must be collectors for this sort of stuff, I don't know them, but they must be out there somewhere,
0:15:38 > 0:15:41people who are desperate to get their hands on these bricks.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Aren't those photographs wonderful? Look at their costumes.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48It's really nostalgic, actually. I'm having a trip down memory lane here.
0:15:48 > 0:15:56But the dealer is asking £10 each for these boxes, but is that cheap, expensive? I don't know.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00Will they eventually build yourself a profit? Who knows?
0:16:00 > 0:16:05With buying time at a premium, The Hitman is trying to nab a few last bargains.
0:16:05 > 0:16:12He spent almost half his budget on the antique nursing chair, so cheap deals are now the order of the day.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16This is a lovely little cane seat which is in very good condition
0:16:16 > 0:16:19because to replace a cane seat like this is really quite expensive.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Now, I've got a bit of downside to this chair
0:16:21 > 0:16:27insofar that one of the stretchers has just broken off, but that's relatively straightforward to fix.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30So, what kind of price do you think I'd pay for it? 50 quid.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33No, less than that. 30?
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Lower. 20?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Lower.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41A fiver? Lower.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Oh, come on you big tease.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44£1.
0:16:44 > 0:16:50We're looking at a chair that is dated about 1810, 1820.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52I mean, what a bargain.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53Fantastic.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56A pound? What an amazing deal.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00A bona fide antique chair for the price of a cup of tea.
0:17:00 > 0:17:06And The Hitman notches up another cheap deal with a set of four shot glasses for a mere 20 pence.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- It's my duty in life to haggle. - Yeah, you wouldn't haggle for those!
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- But I'm not going to haggle for 5p a shot glass.- That's right.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16With the fulltime whistle approaching and six items in the bag
0:17:16 > 0:17:20our Oxfordshire gent now has a clear advantage over his Sussex rival.
0:17:20 > 0:17:27But can our Brighton boy force extra time with a little help from the Peter Pan of Pop?
0:17:28 > 0:17:35Mark's eye has been caught by this original 1960s film poster of Cliff Richard and the Shadows,
0:17:35 > 0:17:40but it comes with a hefty price tag of £55.
0:17:40 > 0:17:41Is Cliff Richard huge?
0:17:41 > 0:17:46I know he's big as a singer, but you know, is this going to make me a lot of money?
0:17:46 > 0:17:48I don't know about old posters.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53I know about those horror film ones that make a lot of money from the cinema.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56You know, the Boris Carlos and the Draculas and things.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00But it does have some of my favourite actors from that period in it as well
0:18:00 > 0:18:05like Robert Morley and Peggy Mount, she was so funny, Peggy Mount. I just loved her.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Shall I take a punt on the swinging, singing Spain?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Oh!
0:18:11 > 0:18:16You see, I've also found this and it's two lads dressed up as soldiers smoking big cigars.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20And you know, could I get maybe a better deal if I bought two? I don't know.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Now, come on madam, try and have a little bit of barter with me here.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- Well, I said 55 for that, didn't I? - You did.
0:18:27 > 0:18:34Yeah. But I'll come down to 50 and ten for that. That is really good price for both and you know that.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Can we say 55 for the pair, cash?
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Please. Go on, you know you want to.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40- 55.- Go on, then.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44There we are, a kiss for luck.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48So, The Maverick pins his hopes on Cliff and he goes on to increase his
0:18:48 > 0:18:53booty of bargains by snapping up this bar room barometer for £60.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56There may be stormy weather ahead, you know.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Well, what a turn around.
0:18:58 > 0:19:05Mark is now sitting pretty with seven items to sell and he's clearly delighted with his day's work.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08As we get to the end of the sale, Jonty needs to step up the pace
0:19:08 > 0:19:11in the race to spend those last pennies.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Now, how much is this artist's easel that we've got here?
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- I'm asking £4 for that.- £4.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18It's only got three legs.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21I have enough trouble putting three up, never mind the fourth.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- If you want to give me five...- Yeah?
0:19:23 > 0:19:25And I'll throw in a hat brush as well. How about that?
0:19:25 > 0:19:28A hat brush. Show me your hat brush.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Isn't that lovely? Look at that.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36I think that is just so charming.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- It's lovely isn't it? - Yeah. We've got Prosser & Co,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Our Hatters, Nottingham. So this is a little brush here
0:19:42 > 0:19:47to get into all those little crevices that ordinary brushes just wouldn't get into,
0:19:47 > 0:19:48so in the brim of a top hat.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50I think that's lovely.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52The Hitman pulls it out of the bag.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56At the death, he's taken his day's haul to an impressive eight items,
0:19:56 > 0:19:59and today's contest to a photo finish.
0:19:59 > 0:20:06Our exhausted dealers have excelled themselves but who has spent the most?
0:20:06 > 0:20:11The Hitman and The Maverick each started the day with £250 of their own money.
0:20:11 > 0:20:16Mark made seven purchases and spent a total of £193,
0:20:16 > 0:20:24whilst Jonty bought eight items for a grand total of just under £157.
0:20:24 > 0:20:30Our duelling dealers have used every ounce of their experience and know-how in today's car boot bonanza
0:20:30 > 0:20:37and all that now remains is for them to take a sneaky peak at their rival's wares.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40So Mark, this is my fine and rare collection from the boot sale.
0:20:40 > 0:20:46I've got this oval mirror, but my star purchase today has to be this little chair here...
0:20:46 > 0:20:47- Wow.- ..for £1.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Oh, well a pound is a steal, Jonty. How did you get that for a pound?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- Just by being nice.- What, really?
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Listen, I've got some friends in the medical profession,
0:20:57 > 0:21:02I might try and get you some help about this chair fetish of yours.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- This is getting ridiculous, Jonty. - It is getting ridiculous but I spotted that,
0:21:06 > 0:21:09the quality is quite superb. I just had to buy it. What have we got here?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- Well, let me show you, Jonty. - Yeah.- I'm really pleased.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15I've got a really eclectic mix again.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16This, I particularly like.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20This is teakwood from His Majesty's Australian Ship, Australia.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23But I like have to do something with the inside.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- Are you ready for this?- Go on. - That's a bit pink, isn't it?
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- Argh! That's scary.- I thought that was really interesting, for a fiver.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32I love the poster, isn't that fun?
0:21:32 > 0:21:36Fun, isn't it? I'll be able to find someone in love with Cliff Richard.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40There are enough Cliff Richard fans and Shadows fans around that will want to buy that.
0:21:40 > 0:21:46I think my most pleasing buy was I got four little shot glasses for 5p each. I can't go wrong.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Or perhaps I can really. Perhaps we can all go wrong.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51I don't think you can, Jonty.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53I think I'm stuck. Well done.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- May the best man win.- Absolutely.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00It's now down to Jonty and Mark to sell the items they bought at today's boot sale
0:22:00 > 0:22:02and make as much profit as possible.
0:22:02 > 0:22:08As well as his bevel-edged mirror, the antique wicker base chair,
0:22:08 > 0:22:12a nursing chair and his four shot glasses,
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Jonty will also be selling... a porcelain jardiniere,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19three pool pottery dolphins,
0:22:19 > 0:22:25this wooden artist's easel and an antique hat brush.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27In addition to his Australian naval box
0:22:27 > 0:22:31and Cliff Richard and the Shadows film poster,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Mark has to sell the 1950s art deco mirror,
0:22:33 > 0:22:38this antique map of Kent, a sewing cabinet,
0:22:38 > 0:22:43a framed picture of two boy soldiers and a wooden bar room barometer.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49But the buying was just the beginning,
0:22:49 > 0:22:52now the real challenge kicks off.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57The Hitman and The Maverick have just one goal in mind, to make the most profit
0:22:57 > 0:23:04and vanquish their opponent, and so they turn their razor sharp tactical minds to their selling campaigns.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07They'll both be pulling out all the stops to find buyers,
0:23:07 > 0:23:11riffling through their little black books and setting up deals left, right and centre.
0:23:11 > 0:23:17But until they've shaken on it, and the money has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20In pole position it's Jonty The Hitman Hearnden.
0:23:20 > 0:23:27He's in Wallingford, Oxfordshire armed with his hat brush and a steely determination to win.
0:23:27 > 0:23:33Remember, Jonty paid £5 for both the hat brush and the painters easel at the boot sale.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- Hello. Anyone at home?- Hello.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Ah, Louise. Nice to see you.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- Thank you.- Now, remember I spoke about the hat brush?- Yes.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- Here's the offending article. - Oh, wow.- What do you think?
0:23:43 > 0:23:45- That is really nice.- Isn't it lovely?
0:23:45 > 0:23:48It is, yes. It looks like a bowler hat one with the curl of it.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50- It does doesn't it? It absolutely does.- Yes.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55But the most fun aspect of this is the fact that we've got the retailer's name here.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- Yes.- Isn't that lovely?- It's lovely.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00So just looking at the typeface there,
0:24:00 > 0:24:05it's probably about 100 years old, and I'm looking for £30 for it.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Right. I really do like it and I think it's going to sit well
0:24:07 > 0:24:11with the hat stretcher and our other antiques we've got around here.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- Yes.- So I'd be very interesting in purchasing it from you.- You would?
0:24:14 > 0:24:18- Yes.- Oh, how lovely. It's so nice to find the right thing for the right person.- Yes.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23- And to put this in your shop here is absolutely perfect.- Yes, it is. - Great.- OK.- Excellent.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- So we have a sale.- We do.- Thank you, Louise, very much indeed.- OK.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30Hats off to The Hitman, that's a cracking £25 profit
0:24:30 > 0:24:33and he's off and running in this profit steeplechase.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Right. That's what I can pull out of hats, Mr Mark Stacey.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Not rabbits, 30 quid.
0:24:40 > 0:24:45In Sussex The Maverick has been doing some serious research
0:24:45 > 0:24:50and has set up a meeting with two of the leading lights of the Sussex and Surrey Cliff Richard fan club.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53And, boy, do they love Cliff.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Yes, it certainly looks like Mark's come to the right place.
0:25:01 > 0:25:08He shelled out £50 for his poster but will Collette and her mum Rae like it?
0:25:08 > 0:25:14Hello, Collette and Rae. I wanted to find out a little bit more about your love of Cliff Richard.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Now when did it all start for you, Collette?
0:25:16 > 0:25:23Well, in 1958, sitting on the doorstep of my friend June's home,
0:25:23 > 0:25:25listening to Radio Luxembourg...
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- Oh.- And they played Move It.
0:25:27 > 0:25:35And I listened to it and I thought, "American", but I was astounded to find he was English.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38I was a staunch Elvis fan at the time.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42And then he was on the Oh Boy! show so we saw what he looked like.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43I was smitten.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47- And I've been a fan 52 years this coming August.- Gosh.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Yes, he's been in the music business six decades.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Gosh. And is Move It one of your favourites then?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Move It is my ultimate favourite.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Is it? Now, that is the poster.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Now that is different to the one I think I've got downstairs.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06- But it's so 1960s, isn't it? - It certainly is.
0:26:06 > 0:26:12He looks so young in there. Now you've seen it, is it something you'd like to acquire for your collection?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14It certainly is. What do you think, Mum?
0:26:14 > 0:26:18- Yes, very nice.- I'm glad you like it because it's quite big isn't it?- Yes.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22- What do you think about £90? - I could go to 90, Mark.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25- Oh, you could?- Yes.- So 90 quid.- Yes.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26Thank you very much, Collette.
0:26:26 > 0:26:32- That's all right.- Time is almost against us and in the words of your favourite song, I've got to Move It.
0:26:34 > 0:26:41Well, the research paid off and £40 profit for Mark sees him take an early lead in today's competition.
0:26:41 > 0:26:45The Maverick certainly is moving it as he hot tails it straight down to
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Brighton for a meeting with a dealer contact of his, Judy.
0:26:50 > 0:26:56As we know, all the nice girls love a sailor but will Judy love Mark's navy box.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- Now you know I sent you that email? - Oh, yes.- With the box.
0:26:59 > 0:27:05- Yes, with the picture, yes.- That's a picture of the little teakwood box from Her Majesty's ship Australia.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- Yes.- Well, there it is.- Right. - With this little plaque at the top.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- I know. I know.- Now, I haven't done anything with it.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- I did some research about this box actually.- Oh, did you? - When I'd got the picture. Yes.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- It's very, very interesting. - Oh, is it?
0:27:16 > 0:27:20Yes. There were actually two ships called HMAS Australia.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- Oh, yes?- And this was the first one.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26- 1913 I think it went into commission.- Active service.
0:27:26 > 0:27:32Oh, yeah, that's right. And then by 1920, 21, they decided to scrap it.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- Obviously where this came from.- Cut from where the teakwood came from.
0:27:35 > 0:27:39- Yes. Some of the fittings and things from the ship.- Oh, fantastic. I just thought it had charm.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- Is that something you'd be interested in buying?- Well, yes.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- Something that would go into your shop?- It would depend on the price.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- 25 is what I was hoping for. - No. I was thinking, well, maybe 10.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Oh, no, come on Judy. 18.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56- 15.- Oh, 16.- I suppose so.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- Thank you so much, Judy. - Thank you so much.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Yes, it's £11 recorded in the captain's log for Mark,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06who is currently traversing the cape of good profits.
0:28:06 > 0:28:12Next destination, the shop next door to try and sell the picture of the two soldier boys.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15- Peter.- Hello, Mark.- Hello.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17- How are you today?- I'm very well.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Business, I hear, is booming.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Quite. In sunny Brighton.
0:28:21 > 0:28:22In sunny Brighton.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Now, do you not love that?
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Oh, that's quite attractive, I rather like that.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- We do like quirky characters in Brighton, don't we?- Yes, we do.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34As soon as I saw that there was only one man I thought of.
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- He didn't want it so I brought it to you.- Oh, I see.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39- Thank you very much.- No, I mean I thought of you straight away.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41We're not friends any more, Mark.
0:28:41 > 0:28:46You know you don't mean it. Now, Peter, could we get anywhere near 25?
0:28:46 > 0:28:50- Is that what you want? - Well, I'd love 25, but I mean what do you think of it?
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- Do you like it?- I do actually, yes.
0:28:52 > 0:28:53I mean, is it worth £25 to you?
0:28:53 > 0:28:56It could go in my own collection. I would do that for you.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- Are you sure?- I'm sure.- 25 quid. Thank you, Peter.- Shake on it. All right.
0:28:59 > 0:29:05Wow, Mark's charge of the profit brigade nets him £20 and his third sale of the day.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09Like the boys in the picture, The Maverick marches onward.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13Did you see how slow that till opened? But it is good. 25 quid.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- I'm really pleased with that actually.- There you are, sir.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17Thank you very much, Peter.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- I shall love you and leave you. - Pleasure doing business.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22- And you. See you soon.- Do take care.
0:29:22 > 0:29:28Now, The Hitman has only sold one item so far, but with steely determination
0:29:28 > 0:29:31he's on his way to see Alice, armed with his bevel-edged mirror.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34Gosh, it's a lot bigger than I thought.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- Yeah.- Here we go.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37Let's have a look.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- Wow, that is nice.- Do you like that?
0:29:40 > 0:29:42I do, I like that very much.
0:29:42 > 0:29:48Yeah? It's a walnut frame. Date-wise we're probably looking 1920s.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53- Uh huh.- And the good detailing of it is the fact that we've got this nice bevel to it.- The bevel.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56The cost of a mirror like this is really very, very expensive.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- Really.- So the mirror itself will be really quite deep.
0:29:59 > 0:30:03- Yes.- A good way of seeing how deep a mirror is, is to actually put a coin on a mirror
0:30:03 > 0:30:09and you can just literally see how deep it is just by the reflection on the actual surface.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Interesting. What did you say? A 1920s?
0:30:11 > 0:30:151920s. And I'm asking for less than a pound per year. 60 quid.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- 60?- Yes.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22Oh, I think that's very reasonable, I think that's a good price.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24And we have a sale at 60 quid.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- Yes.- That's wonderful. Now where is it to go, is it out here? - In the hall, yes.- OK.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32- It's quite dark so I think having a mirror there is really quite good. - Yes. Have a look.
0:30:32 > 0:30:37A sale price of £60 lands Jonty £40 profit.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39It's so nice to make that connection.
0:30:39 > 0:30:46So nice to buy something so cheaply, so reasonably, and then sell it for a great profit at the end of it.
0:30:46 > 0:30:47Everybody is happy.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54The question is, Mark Stacey, are you?
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Time will tell, Jonty.
0:30:56 > 0:31:01The Put Your Money profit pursuit is in full swing so it's time now
0:31:01 > 0:31:06to find out who's hot and who's not in today's titanic trading tussle.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12So far Jonty The Hitman Hearnden has sold two items for a total of £90
0:31:12 > 0:31:14and has £65 profit to show for it.
0:31:14 > 0:31:20Mark The Maverick Stacey has sold three items for £131
0:31:20 > 0:31:23and has £71 profit in his pocket.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28So it's Mark who leads by the narrowest of margins,
0:31:28 > 0:31:34but with plenty of pieces left to sell, today's title could still go either way.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38As this race enters its final dash we join The Maverick
0:31:38 > 0:31:42who is looking to sew up his next deal with pinpoint accuracy.
0:31:42 > 0:31:48He's taking the sewing box that set him back £20 to a local contact who deals in all things retro.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- Jenny, where are you?- Here I am.
0:31:51 > 0:31:52- Hello.- Mark, how are you?
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- How are you?- It's nice to see you. - Nice to see you.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57- Are you well?- I'm very well. Have you brought me a goodie?
0:31:57 > 0:32:01It reminded me very much of the sort of gramophone type furniture.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- It is. I love the shape. - It's very funky, isn't it?
0:32:03 > 0:32:07- Yes.- It's very now, of course, the youngsters like this sort of stuff.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10It's got a deco feel to it but it's got to be late '50s, hasn't it?
0:32:10 > 0:32:15It has. Late '50s, early '60s I would have thought, particularly with those legs, those are very give away.
0:32:15 > 0:32:16It is veneer, isn't it?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18- Yes, it is all veneer. - But it's beautiful veneer.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21And it's in, you know, for its age it's in reasonable condition.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- It needs a little bit of magic polish on there but...- Tempt me.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28Could we get anywhere near 40, do you think?
0:32:28 > 0:32:32OK, yeah, it's pretty, it's unusual, let's go for 40, Mark.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36- Are you happy with that? - I'm very pleased with it. Thank you very much.- Thanks a lot.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Well, that was a painless deal for The Maverick.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43It's a £20 profit and sale number four stretches his lead over The Hitman.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47- Jen, is that you?- Afraid so.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50- Time is very cruel.- No, it's not. I recognised the eyes immediately.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- The eyes.- How old were you then?
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- Can I ask?- I think it was, yes, 21.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- Wow.- Do I have to tell you which year that was?- No you don't.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02My friends say I set this up to relive my misspent youth.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05- And I hope you've still got it. - All lies. All lies.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Well, I hope you're still being misspent.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- Well, time to time. Time to time, say no more.- Wonderful. Thanks, Jen.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13Style never goes out of fashion, as proved by Jen.
0:33:13 > 0:33:19Still as snappily dressed today as in her sizzling '60s snapshots.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Jonty, 40 quid.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24That would have been, what? A month's salary for you in the '60s.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- See you later, mate.- Ooh.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Mark is hoping his next potential purchasers,
0:33:29 > 0:33:32who happen to be the doyens of the Brighton fashion world,
0:33:32 > 0:33:36will agree that his art deco mirror has style in abundance.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39- Are you ready for this?- Yes. Should I ask you to close your eyes?
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- Yes, OK.- We'll close our eyes.- OK. - No peeking.- All right.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43I'll tell you when to open them.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- Now, ta da.- Oh!
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Oh, very nice.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50I think it's really, you see it's very '50s
0:33:50 > 0:33:52with this sort of copper tinted mirror.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54It's very deco, lovely.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57And, in fact, I had my eye on one recently...
0:33:57 > 0:34:01- No.- That I was going to purchase. - Oh, no, come on, that's not true.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03- It is.- And I think someone else purchased it.
0:34:03 > 0:34:08- I bought it instead.- No.- Yes, I did. But it's very, very similar, so that could be your replacement, Michelle.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12- It may well be.- Well, I was hoping to get around about £70 for it.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- What do you think Michele?- 60?
0:34:15 > 0:34:17I think that sounds a very reasonable price.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Does it?- That's what I was thinking in my head.- Well, I tell you what.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24As you are so glamorous, if I can have another kiss we'll say 60.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28- Oh, go on then.- There we are, done.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30- Deal. Perfect.- Well done.- Wonderful.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37Well, there we are, £28 I paid for it, I sold it £60.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39£32 profit. That's the kind of deal I like.
0:34:39 > 0:34:45A very chirpy Mark there, basking not just in the Brighton sunshine
0:34:45 > 0:34:48but also in his success at netting £32 profit.
0:34:48 > 0:34:53Those two sales means Mark retains the pole position in today's race.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55In Oxfordshire, Jonty is making a pit-stop
0:34:55 > 0:35:01at his restorer James' workshop for some running repairs on the wicker base chair that cost him just £1.
0:35:01 > 0:35:07To maximise profits, Jonty is having the broken stretcher replaced and a quick wax and polish.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- Get to work now, sir.- Right.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16OK, now to get into a joint like this properly we use what's called
0:35:16 > 0:35:21an expansion cramp and this literally expands the joints.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24I can then orientate the rail.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- There we go. - So you know which end is which.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31That's it. So to mark where the new peg goes I just put a pin
0:35:31 > 0:35:36a little way in on each end, nip the end off so I've got a nice sharp.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39Put it into possession,
0:35:39 > 0:35:41push it in to place.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44All being well I'll have a nice mark to drill in.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- It doesn't feel right that you are using a...- Power drill.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Battery powered drill for this work.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54- Well, we have to make some concessions to modernity.- Yeah.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57Testing the dowel. That fits nicely.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02So we've got two dowels ready to go in. When it dries
0:36:02 > 0:36:06it's completely odourless, but it's got a very distinctive smell.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10There we go.
0:36:10 > 0:36:15- And you can see the pressure just coming in.- Yeah. All coming together.
0:36:15 > 0:36:21Get the pressure on there and then, with warm water, wipe off the excess.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25That's standing flat and proper.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28- Brilliant.- As it should be and we'll leave that to set.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31- Perfect, and ready for somebody's bedroom.- That's right.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Now, the restoration of the chair cost Jonty £20
0:36:35 > 0:36:39and that's on top of the £1 he paid for the chair at the boot sale,
0:36:39 > 0:36:43so the burning question is, how much profit can he make on it.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47He's tracked down a potential purchaser who is converting
0:36:47 > 0:36:50a barn into a new home and is in need of furniture.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Well, the price I'm looking for,
0:36:52 > 0:36:56I'm not going to beat around the bush, £55 is what I'm looking for.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58I think that's the bargain, Jonty.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- Are you happy with that? - Absolutely.- Brilliant.
0:37:01 > 0:37:07So, if the chair cost Jonty £21, a sale of £55 gives him a profit
0:37:07 > 0:37:13of £34 and that, ladies and gents, is trading at its very best.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16But The Maverick is still out in front and on his way to visit
0:37:16 > 0:37:20an antique dealing contact he's known for over 20 years.
0:37:20 > 0:37:25Can Francis help Mark map out his route to victory?
0:37:25 > 0:37:28It's a nice 18th Century map of Kent, fully signed Robert Morden.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- OK.- In reasonably good condition because, obviously folded,
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- cos they've come out of a book.- Yes. - So it takes a bit of time.- OK.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37And I think, you know, to be honest with you,
0:37:37 > 0:37:39I'm being fair, I mean, I paid 25, I want 35
0:37:39 > 0:37:42which still leaves you with a little bit of a profit, I think.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45- Does it leave me with profit? - I hope so.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48And if you do sell it for hundreds then I shall come hunting for you.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- Well, thousands. I shan't tell you. - No, quite right.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53- OK, Mark.- 35?- I think we can do 35.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- Let's have a kiss.- OK, darling.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00Wonderful. Well, I've got rid of the map of Kent and I've made a small profit.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02I'm delighted.
0:38:02 > 0:38:06Mark's penultimate deal of the day lands him a £10 profit
0:38:06 > 0:38:10and helps him take another great step towards today's title.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13This unstoppable battle is hurtling towards its conclusion.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16But right now, antiques pickers,
0:38:16 > 0:38:20it's time for our run down of this week's top five sales charts.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24At number five and sliding down the profit chart, it's a no sale
0:38:24 > 0:38:27for Jonty as his easel fails to find a buyer.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31In at number four it's The Hitman again.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35A £5 sale of his jardiniere nets him a £2 profit.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40Up to number three, yes, it's Jonty and his pool pottery dolphins,
0:38:40 > 0:38:42earning him a profit of £2.50.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Straight in at number two in today's countdown
0:38:44 > 0:38:47it's a whole shot of love for the hit maker Hearnden.
0:38:47 > 0:38:53His four shot glasses sell for £4, making a £3.80 profit.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57And topping today's pot picking profit parade
0:38:57 > 0:39:02it's Maverick Mark Stacey with the sale of £110 for his barometer
0:39:02 > 0:39:05and his profit, after auction fees, of just over £35.
0:39:06 > 0:39:11So, right now it's Mark who is top of the pops in today's challenge.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14But Jonty still has his trump card to play.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19He is taking the nursing chair to one of his contacts, Susan.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24Now, Jonty has not refurbished the chair as the work required would have taken him over his budget.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27However, this late 19th Century piece is still in fantastic
0:39:27 > 0:39:31condition structurally and just in need of some light cosmetic surgery.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35So here's the chair, Susan. What do you think?
0:39:35 > 0:39:38I love the shape of it. It's the kind of feminine shape of it.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39- Yes.- It's lovely.- Yes, it's lovely.
0:39:39 > 0:39:45I mean, I was really taken by the shape because it's buttoned and curved all at the same time.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- Yeah.- So there's movement all the way around.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53The question though, the legs and the rest of the chair look mucky to me.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57So you put a bit of beeswax on there and they will clean up really very nicely indeed.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59And how old is it? What date?
0:39:59 > 0:40:05We're looking at a chair that's late 19th Century, so it's 1880 to 1900 in date.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08We call these Napoleon trois, Napoleon III, chairs.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12So the most important thing here, you've got the right shape and size.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14It's all in proportion with one another.
0:40:14 > 0:40:19And the cost of the chair, to you, madam, is £375.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Sssshhh! Hmm...
0:40:22 > 0:40:27Well, that sharp intake of breath means this could still go either way.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31Can our resident furniture fancier clinch the deal and make enough profit to beat his rival?
0:40:31 > 0:40:36Let's remind ourselves of how much our brave boys have spent.
0:40:36 > 0:40:41Jonty and Mark both had up to £250 to spend at the car boot sale.
0:40:41 > 0:40:47Jonty spent just under £157 from his kitty and £20 on restoration, giving
0:40:47 > 0:40:50a total spend of just under £177,
0:40:50 > 0:40:57while Mark spent slightly more, shelling out £193 in total.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Over a week's challenges all of the profit that Jonty and Mark make
0:41:01 > 0:41:03will go to a charity of their choice.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04So without further ado,
0:41:04 > 0:41:09it's time to find out which of them has made the most cash.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Jonty, I don't think car boots are your natural environment, are they?
0:41:12 > 0:41:14No, I have to say they are not. What about you?
0:41:14 > 0:41:17No, I don't often go to them but I think we were extremely lucky.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Now I bet your favourite buy is that chair, isn't it?
0:41:20 > 0:41:24The regency chair, it was just such a thrill to buy something for a pound.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- It was a bargain. - I know, it was lovely.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29My favourite buy really has to be the Cliff Richard poster
0:41:29 > 0:41:31because I found the most ardent fans of Cliff Richard.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34- It was a pleasure to sell it to them, actually.- Oh, that's great.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37And I think I made reasonable profits so I'm delighted with it.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Who is going to be king of the car boot sale?
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Ready? One, two, three.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- Oh, Jonty, come on.- Oh, deary me.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47What can I say. I'm thrilled with that.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- How do you do it?- I don't know.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53Well, at least none of us are off to the Tower of London, cos we did make profit.
0:41:53 > 0:41:54I feel I'm heading that way.
0:41:54 > 0:41:59It's a triumph for Jonty The Hitman Hearnden, king of the car boot.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02But how exactly did The Hitman seal his victory?
0:42:02 > 0:42:04What about 340?
0:42:04 > 0:42:06For you. 340.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- Yeah?- Yeah.- OK.- Yeah.- A sale.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:42:11 > 0:42:17The sale of the nursing chair gave Jonty a whopping profit of £230.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22Well, I've just made over £330 at the car boot sale on a relatively small investment.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25That means I'm the king of the car boot sale.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27Bootiful.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31In this game, it's up and down and every penny counts.
0:42:31 > 0:42:35I've made a very healthy respectable profit on every single lot I bought
0:42:35 > 0:42:37and I had a wonderful time.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41Well, you might have had a wonderful time, Mark, but all is not lost yet
0:42:41 > 0:42:43because you still have one more challenge
0:42:43 > 0:42:46before all your profit can be banked.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50Tomorrow our intrepid experts face their toughest challenge yet,
0:42:50 > 0:42:53the 48-hour showdown.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Oh, God, I hope somebody buys something.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00I'm begging you, please buy my mirror.
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