0:00:02 > 0:00:06This is the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts
0:00:06 > 0:00:09against each other in an all-out battle for profit,
0:00:09 > 0:00:13and gives you the inside views on the secrets of the trade.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15OK. Thank you very much.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Coming up, our dealers give you the lowdown on having
0:00:18 > 0:00:20flexible selling strategies.
0:00:20 > 0:00:24If I can't sell this as a table I'll remove the top.
0:00:24 > 0:00:28James reveals how investing wisely can increase your profit margins.
0:00:28 > 0:00:35Doesn't quite fit, but for ten euros I think it certainly makes this a bit more saleable.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39And how the pressures of competition give some dealers the blues.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43# And if I don't beat James Lewis
0:00:43 > 0:00:47# My life will be a living hell. #
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Today's epic clash pitches
0:01:01 > 0:01:07two renowned auctioneers against each other as John "The Hammer" Cameron
0:01:07 > 0:01:10and James "The Lionheart" Lewis go head to head in a battle
0:01:10 > 0:01:15to see who can make the most profit from buying and selling antiques.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- Are you friendly?- It's Hampshire's handsome hero...
0:01:19 > 0:01:21130. I'd need to pay less.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Would you take 100 from me now?
0:01:23 > 0:01:27..versus Derbyshire's big bargaining bear.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29I can give you 400 euros. There's no negotiation.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31That's it, that's my top bid.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Risking their reputations and their own hard-earned cash in a contest
0:01:35 > 0:01:40that will test their dealing know-how to the absolute limit.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45Today's battleground is where Napoleon did surrender -
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Waterloo in Belgium.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51It might be nearly two centuries since the famous battle,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54but our very own warriors are here to slug it out
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- at the city's famous weekly antiques market.- Thank you very much.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- Thank you. Great.- Our two masters of the gavel each have £750 worth of
0:02:01 > 0:02:03their own euros to spend.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08Over a week of challenges, their mission is to make the most profit,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11all of which will be going to their chosen charities.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14You'll get that, not from me.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19Our very modern day battle is about to commence. John Cameron and James Lewis,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- What's your strategy today? - Do you know,
0:02:24 > 0:02:27I'm going to go for things that are different, things
0:02:27 > 0:02:30you're not going to find in England. That's my plan. How about yours?
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Well, my number one strategy is to not call a woman "monsieur",
0:02:34 > 0:02:39cos I speak very little French, so past that, I just want to buy things
0:02:39 > 0:02:43that I can sell to specific people, going for that punter in mind.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Ah, planning, eh?
0:02:45 > 0:02:49This 300-stall Belgian market is crammed full of antiques and more
0:02:49 > 0:02:52contemporary pieces, and both our dealers have come
0:02:52 > 0:02:56armed with strategies for unearthing bargains.
0:02:56 > 0:03:02The Hammer is a master of intrigue and there's more to his strategy than meets the eye.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05What I didn't tell James today is
0:03:05 > 0:03:08I've said I'm looking for things with buyers in mind.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11That's strictly speaking true, but what I didn't tell him was I'm
0:03:11 > 0:03:15looking for things with decorative visual impact, things that people
0:03:15 > 0:03:19will take a chance on and buy perhaps for the garden or that room in the house.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21So here we go. Wish me luck.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Does that translate as "eye-catching"?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26If so, John's in clover
0:03:26 > 0:03:29at this market where the weird and wonderful lies round every corner.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34The Lionheart is on the prowl already and keen to confound the stereotypes,
0:03:34 > 0:03:39this big cat is chasing doggies.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44James is keen to bag his first buys,
0:03:44 > 0:03:46but the absence of a seller has this lion chasing his tail.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50Is this yours?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54No idea.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Hi. Hi. Is this your stand at the end?
0:03:57 > 0:03:59At last.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01How much is the clock here?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Trente. 30.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Would you take 40 for the two?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:04:08 > 0:04:13- Yeah?- And bingo, a pair of striking art deco pooches are in the bag for
0:04:13 > 0:04:16just over £36 sterling.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20The strategy so far is working. This is exactly what I was talking about.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24This type of decoration is typical French.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Clock garniture and a table lamp,
0:04:26 > 0:04:30and this combination of bronze spelter with French marble. This
0:04:30 > 0:04:34sort of thing you see all over the French and Belgian street markets.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37In England, they're fewer and much further apart.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40It's a strategy double bubble for the Lionheart.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Not only are the clocks continental, but our clever cat knows there's no
0:04:44 > 0:04:45dearth of dog lovers in the UK.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50Perfect potential purchases for his first buys.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54A cracking start from James and bang on strategy.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57But the determined Hammer's not far behind. He's found this
0:04:57 > 0:05:00handsome fellow and, without a second's hesitation, he strikes.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- How much?- 150.- 150.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06It's not expensive.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Can you do a better price than that?
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Say 30. 130.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13130. I'd need to pay less.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Would you take 100 from me now?
0:05:16 > 0:05:20Well, you look a nice gentleman, it's OK. It's OK.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22I look nice, I look like him?
0:05:22 > 0:05:25- Better. It's OK.- 100 euros.- It's OK.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Thank you very much. 100 euros for you.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30That's it, John, show no weakness.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33These traders can smell it on you.
0:05:33 > 0:05:34Thank you.
0:05:34 > 0:05:41This piece of prime breweriana cost John just under £91.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42It's a nice thing.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45I've got a couple of buyers back in England that like enamel signs,
0:05:45 > 0:05:49so if I can't sell this as a table, which I think is great, I've never
0:05:49 > 0:05:53seen one before, I'll remove the top and just sell it as an enamel sign.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Now, how impressive is that? The Hammer's already got a plan A
0:05:56 > 0:05:58and a plan B for selling his table.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01James needs to strike back
0:06:01 > 0:06:04and he's quick to home in on a silver vesta case.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09The only problem is that the vendor is asking 100 euros for it.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12It's a lot of money and a lot of euros.
0:06:12 > 0:06:1470?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Non. Quoi?
0:06:16 > 0:06:17No. No less, no?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:06:19 > 0:06:24I like it still. Oh, I don't know.
0:06:24 > 0:06:2680 euros. 80?
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- Done.- OK. Deal. Thank you.
0:06:30 > 0:06:36James has scored, nailing a price of just under £73 for the match case,
0:06:36 > 0:06:38featuring what else for a lionheart?
0:06:38 > 0:06:43A cat. Well, that last piece might not be continental, hailing from
0:06:43 > 0:06:48sunny Sheffield, but it's the potential profit in it that counts.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Unlike James, John is sticking to his secret, weird and wonderful strategy
0:06:52 > 0:06:53like glue,
0:06:53 > 0:06:58- and this next piece ticks every box. - This looks quite interesting.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00I don't think there's a huge amount of age to it.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03It's a candle stand, modelled as what looks like a bass, but I think
0:07:03 > 0:07:06it's a little bit small for a bass.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09But certainly interesting. It has a nice bit of visual impact.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Quite a good decorator's object, I think.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15I wonder if I can find out how much they want for it. Combien? How much?
0:07:15 > 0:07:19- 30 euro, please.- 30 euro. 25.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- 25 is OK.- 25, yeah? OK.
0:07:22 > 0:07:28So, John is now the proud owner of a cello-shaped candle stand.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31A snip at just under £23.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35There we are. I'm off to make sweet music.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Our two valiant warriors are staging their very own battle of Waterloo,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42although who is a victorious Wellington and who is a demoralised
0:07:42 > 0:07:46Napoleon, only time will tell.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Now, James's strategy is to buy up antiques that are
0:07:51 > 0:07:55cheap here in Brussels, and sell them for heaps of profit back in Blighty.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00And it looks like he's found a whole army of potential profit-makers.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03One thing is for sure, you cannot buy these
0:08:03 > 0:08:07in England for £20 each, you can't.
0:08:07 > 0:08:14Now, these are £65, £75, £85 each in England, so at 20 euros each, it's already cheap.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18James is quick to pick out four wooden masks for 20 euros each,
0:08:18 > 0:08:21and he adds a 50 euro statue for good measure.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25So I owe you 130 euro.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27There's 50.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29It's James' biggest investment so far.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34His African collection costs him just over £118.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39It seems nothing can dampen the determination of our profit-hungry pair,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42even the onset of heavy rain.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46John hasn't strayed one millimetre from his strategy
0:08:46 > 0:08:49of finding visually striking decorative items.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52It's a cast iron wall mast.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54It's very much in the classical taste, quite French,
0:08:54 > 0:08:58but I think somebody with a real flair for decoration might be able to do something with this.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Let's see how much the stallholder wants. Excusez-moi, monsieur.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Combien?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- 100 euros.- 100 euros.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08You do me a good price?
0:09:08 > 0:09:09I can make for you 80 euros.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- 80 euros at the best price, yeah? - That's absolutely the best price.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- OK. 80 euros.- OK. Thank you very much. OK. Thank you very much.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Thank you very much.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21That's just under £73 for the Hammer's third buy.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23He's like an antiques Hercules.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26And away we go.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30With the rain tipping down, most would-be buyers are taking shelter,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33but not our battle-hardened boys, oh, no.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36This is their chance to get in there, spot the bargains and pounce.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40This is a classic bit of French metalwork.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45The quality of the casting is so good for something that
0:09:45 > 0:09:48wouldn't have been that expensive when it was new.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52I guess this is about 1870, 1880 in date.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54I like it. The quality's there.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Shouldn't be that much money, at least I hope not.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00James goes in with his usual sugar-coated steeliness.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Vingt, s'il vous plait.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05No. 30, best price.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- Vingt cinq.- No.- You're a hard man.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Well, it's 30 euros. He's not budging.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15Well, guess it's time I put my money where my mouth is.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18It's funny you should say that, James, that's exactly what this
0:10:18 > 0:10:19competition's all about.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24And you're the new proud owner of a mirrored tray for just over £27.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27And you get a free union jack carrier bag.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31What a nice gesture from the dealer who's refused the discount.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34With four buys to James and three buys to John,
0:10:34 > 0:10:39our boys hold a brief truce to share a nice warming cuppa.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Cor, I need this cup of tea.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43YOU need the cup of tea?
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- I tell you, you've bought one thing I should have bought. - What's that?- An umbrella.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Three quid. It was a bargain.- Yeah.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- Three quid.- Do you think you can make a profit?- A fiver.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58So, joking aside, how's the battle shaping up
0:10:58 > 0:11:00for our rain-soaked warriors?
0:11:00 > 0:11:06John and James started the day with £750 of euros each.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11John's three buys have cost him a shade over £186 and he has just under
0:11:11 > 0:11:14£564 left to spend.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17James has spent more on his four purchases -
0:11:17 > 0:11:24just over £254, so he's got just under £496 left in his kitty.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28But the hunt for Belgian booty is far from over.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Our duelling dealers have got up to £750 worth of euros to spend
0:11:32 > 0:11:37buying up antiques in Brussels that they must then sell back in Blighty.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Right now there's a real risk that this Waterloo antiques market might
0:11:41 > 0:11:45wrap up earlier than planned because of the rain.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48So John and James's mission is simple.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Just to get out there and spend, spend, spend.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54And the Lionheart wastes no time.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- Vingt cinq euro.- Oui.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- Merci. - That's another buy that's bang on
0:11:59 > 0:12:05strategy for less than £23, and the Lionheart is purring with delight.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09This is known as Siena marble. A combination of this mustard yellow
0:12:09 > 0:12:12with the ormolu or gold-plated bronze is wonderful.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Well, we've got a desk weight, a paper knife, a little tray for
0:12:16 > 0:12:23paper clips, a nib cleaner and a clock, all made around 1925, 1930.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28That, to me, has got to be worth £50-£80. What did I pay? 25 euro.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30£20. A definite bargain.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33And James is quick to pounce when
0:12:33 > 0:12:36he spots an accessory for one of his previous buys.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41I bought this earlier without a lampshade but look what I've found on here.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44A lampshade. Doesn't quite fit,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47but, at the end of the day, for ten euros,
0:12:47 > 0:12:51I think it certainly makes this a little bit more saleable and
0:12:51 > 0:12:54that is exactly the type of shade this would have had on it.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58Just over £9 for the glass shade,
0:12:58 > 0:13:01and the Lionheart is firing on all cylinders.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03He completes his hat-trick of super
0:13:03 > 0:13:07snappy buys by picking up a 1920s asparagus server.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12It's his seventh purchase of the day, costing him just over £36.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17With a whopping £560 worth of euros still in his pocket,
0:13:17 > 0:13:21a bedraggled John has been combing the market for his next purchase.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25I find this little car interesting. I think it'd make a great decorative
0:13:25 > 0:13:28item in a garden. It's Belgian, I think it's got a bit of age to it.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31No idea what the guy wants for it but I'm going to find out.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- What's your best price?- Oui. - Your best price?
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Je peux laisser, dernier dernier prix, cent soixante.
0:13:42 > 0:13:48- Deux cinquante? 150.- Cent cinquante?
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- 150.- Oui. OK.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- 150?- OK.- OK. 150.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Oh, you could almost see those cogs turning.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00With that masterly display of French, John bags his biggest purchase of the
0:14:00 > 0:14:06day so far, spending just over £136 on what he reckons is a corker.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09I love this. I've no idea who I'm going to sell it to, but if
0:14:09 > 0:14:13the worst comes to the worst, I can take my other purchases home in it.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Well, right now you've only got three other purchases to put in it,
0:14:16 > 0:14:18so you need to get a wriggle on.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23James has over £400 worth of euros left and he's thinking
0:14:23 > 0:14:27of blowing almost all of it on a 19th-century bronze statue,
0:14:27 > 0:14:31but the Lionheart wants to get the very best deal he can.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35It's the colour. It's not a good colour, that's my problem.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38I can give you 400 euros. There's no negotiation.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- That's it, that's my top bid. - That's good.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Yeah. 400, you've got a deal.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45What a sugar-coated toughie he is.
0:14:45 > 0:14:52The lion pays out an eyewatering £363 plus for the statue, leaving him just
0:14:52 > 0:14:5470 euros for the rest of his day.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56This was 600 euros.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01I got it for 400 but, you know, it's still a lot of money.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03It's by Auguste Moreau,
0:15:03 > 0:15:07who was one of the leading sculptors of the 19th century.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10It's cast in bronze and it has a green patination.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14But the subject matter is very relevant for today.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17There, this very handsome young man is placing a ring on her finger, so
0:15:17 > 0:15:22this could well be a betrothal, but what a great sculpture.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27400 euro, though - £360ish - is plenty of money.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30John still has well over half his money left to spend
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- and he's getting desperate.- How much?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35I'll sell it to you for only ten euros.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- Ten euros.- Yes.- Ten euros for that?
0:15:37 > 0:15:40That's an offer you can't refuse.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- You know what?- Without the hat.
0:15:42 > 0:15:48The Hammer offloads just over £9 but he's gone way off strategy.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Now, look at this. It's a little children's live steam engine.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Wouldn't pass safety tests these days, but these were actually toys
0:15:56 > 0:15:58and very collectable in their day.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01Now, it's more of an adult's toy but it goes right against my strategy.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05It's got no decorative visual impact and I don't have a buyer in mind
0:16:05 > 0:16:08but, for ten euros, I've got to be able to make a profit.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10That's it, John, keep banging away
0:16:10 > 0:16:14because your opponent is still unearthing some extraordinary stuff.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18This little chap here is what we call a conch shell
0:16:18 > 0:16:22and it's what the Italians, especially in Milan,
0:16:22 > 0:16:26used to carve all those shell cameos you see granny wearing.
0:16:26 > 0:16:31Very out of fashion today, but often with a female head profile
0:16:31 > 0:16:33in ancient style.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38But they also carved these big shells with typical scenes
0:16:38 > 0:16:41for the tourist market. Here we see the eruption of Vesuvius over
0:16:41 > 0:16:47the Bay of Naples and typical thing, typical tourist object, but probably
0:16:47 > 0:16:48getting on for 100 years old.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52At some stage it's been lit and wired.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54So, just over £27 for the lamp
0:16:54 > 0:16:57but, like all electrical pieces, he'll need to get it
0:16:57 > 0:17:01checked out by a qualified electrician before selling it.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Next, our cuddly cat spots profit in two porcelain dogs,
0:17:04 > 0:17:10scooping them into his swag bag for 20 euros or just over £18.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14John is still trying to lay his hands on anything that might be profitable.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16This is an interesting little item.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20It's a little travelling cocktail set for a gentleman. Sir, 25 euros?
0:17:20 > 0:17:23OK. Thank you very much.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28The Hammer's battling away bravely, but he's only got rid of just under
0:17:28 > 0:17:31£23 on the cocktail set.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35With the rain still coming down, this market is now on its last legs.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39John has still over £400 worth of euros to spend and he's starting
0:17:39 > 0:17:44- to feel the pressure.- I'm getting really desperate now.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47I think James has almost spent up, and I've still got a lot of money left.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49I'm going to have a last look at the stall here.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52There were a couple of interesting items, a bit pricey,
0:17:52 > 0:17:57I may have to buy something meaty if I've got a chance of giving James a good run.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00They're almost packing away here.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Like a merciless buying machine, James is
0:18:03 > 0:18:05staying on track to the bitter end.
0:18:05 > 0:18:10Well, I'm cold, I'm wet, and I'm in desperate need of a bacon sandwich.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Other than that, I still have 20 euros left to spend,
0:18:12 > 0:18:14or at least I did until now.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17The great thing about this little sign here is that
0:18:17 > 0:18:19there's no translation required.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23This might be a sign from the 1950s in France or Belgium
0:18:23 > 0:18:25or maybe somewhere else in Europe, I don't know.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29There's got to be a profit in it. They started at 30 euros,
0:18:29 > 0:18:32they're going to take 20, I'm all spent up. Fantastic.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36At just over £18, the tram sign marks
0:18:36 > 0:18:39a triumphant climax to the Lionheart's buying campaign.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41He's used up all his money and racked up
0:18:41 > 0:18:4511 purchases to take back to Blighty.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49As for the Hammer, he knows he's in the last chance saloon.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53His plan now is to spend a sizeable wedge of his remaining money in one
0:18:53 > 0:18:56go, and he thinks he's found the perfect gamble
0:18:56 > 0:18:58in this cast bronze sculpture.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- Excuse me, sir. 250?- OK.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02250, yeah? You'd do 250?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04It's a good price.
0:19:06 > 0:19:13- OK.- At over £227, the sculpture is John's biggest buy of the day.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15It's a risk he's well up for taking.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17It's solid cast bronze.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19It's a nice decorative piece and there is an artist.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21It's Fernand Gysen.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Not known too much about him. Flemish sculptor.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Interesting piece. 250 euros.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30About £250. Should be able to get a profit out of that.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32I was just desperate to spend some of my money.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Anyway, I think he's quite handsome.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38And with that, the mighty buying battle of Waterloo is over.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42So, how do the sums tot up for our two brave foot soldiers as
0:19:42 > 0:19:46they stagger wearily from the fray?
0:19:48 > 0:19:54Our boys arrived with £750 euros in their pockets. John finished with
0:19:54 > 0:20:00seven buys, eventually managing to spend a total of nearly £582.
0:20:00 > 0:20:06James made 11 purchases and spent all but one penny of his £750 budget.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Pretty impressive, but it's the profits they make
0:20:08 > 0:20:11when they get back home that count.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Before they retreat from Belgium, our duelling duo
0:20:14 > 0:20:17get the chance to sneak a look at each other's wares.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- Greetings.- James, how are you? - How have you done?
0:20:19 > 0:20:23Well, I don't know, not too bad. Here it is, what do you think?
0:20:23 > 0:20:28Do you know, I have to say it looked a little shabby from a distance, but
0:20:28 > 0:20:29I actually quite like it.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32It works. I've absolutely no idea who to sell it to.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36It works! There's not a lot that can go wrong with an old wooden cart.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- How did you do?- Well, my favourite thing of all is this little chap.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40Let's have a look.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43You do like your vesta cases, don't you? That's sweet.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48- Not cheap, I have to say. It was 80 euros.- Brilliant. Fantastic.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Well, James, I'd love to stay here chewing the fat with you, old boy,
0:20:52 > 0:20:57but I've got to get my stuff back to Blighty, and I've got myself a very
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- handy handcart, so see you the other side, mate, all right?- You're not..?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Well, as if I'd do that to you.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05You're mean.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Now John and James must make as much profit as they can
0:21:07 > 0:21:10on all the items they've bought.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12As well as his vesta case,
0:21:12 > 0:21:16James must sell a marble lamp and this companion glass shade.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19A deco clock garniture.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20Five pieces of African art.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23A mirror with metalware frame.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26This Siena marble desk set.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28An asparagus server.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31A bronze statue.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33This conch shell lamp.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Two porcelain dogs. And a tram sign.
0:21:37 > 0:21:43And as well as his handcart, John must sell a beer table.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45A cello candle stand.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48This cast iron wall planter.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50A miniature steam engine.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53A travelling cocktail set.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55And a solid cast bronze head.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04For our two dealing demons, their Belgian buying bonanza was just the beginning.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Now they must sell all their pieces back here in Blighty.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11They've both been setting up deals left, right and centre,
0:22:11 > 0:22:15but until they've shaken on it and money's changed hands, no deal
0:22:15 > 0:22:17is truly sealed.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21In his Derbyshire den, the Lionheart is quick to get off the mark.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25I'm quite encouraged by the result so far. I've been on the phone.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29I've made some calls and I think I've already got sales in the bag.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34But before he gets going, James wants to maximise the saleability
0:22:34 > 0:22:37of his biggest Belgian buy, the bronze statue. He wants
0:22:37 > 0:22:41to replace its worn marble base and he's decided to approach a firm that
0:22:41 > 0:22:44supplies kitchen worktops to see if they'd be willing to do him a favour.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Everybody hates this marble base.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Looks a bit too mean. It looks a bit too small.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53I just need something slightly bigger and I wondered
0:22:53 > 0:22:55if you had any off-cuts for me.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58This job here, Carrara white,
0:22:58 > 0:23:01we've got the sink cut out which will be an off-cut.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05Looks like you came to the right place, James, but will giving the
0:23:05 > 0:23:09statue a brand new base make it more profitable? Time will tell.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12200 miles away on the south coast,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15The Hammer's big push for profit is up and rolling.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Now most of the items I've bought I'm going
0:23:19 > 0:23:23to try and sell in and around the Portsmouth and surrounding areas.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Over the years since being an auctioneer round here, I've built
0:23:26 > 0:23:30up lots and lots of contacts, people that I've regularly sold to, albeit
0:23:30 > 0:23:34as an auctioneer from the rostrum, so hopefully I'll be able to utilise
0:23:34 > 0:23:37some of those contacts and make some good sales and get some profits in.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40So, let the contest begin. James made 11 buys in Belgium and
0:23:40 > 0:23:44he's hoping to cash in on the whole batch of them in one fail swoop.
0:23:44 > 0:23:50I'm here at Doncaster market to see Lee Thornton who collects art deco,
0:23:50 > 0:23:53so I've brought the clock and the lamp that I know he's interested in,
0:23:53 > 0:23:57but I've also brought the desk set, hoping to make a tidy little profit.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Lee, how are you?
0:23:59 > 0:24:04In total, James paid just over £68 for the art deco lamp, the desk set
0:24:04 > 0:24:06and the clock garniture combined.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08So the first thing really is that.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Now I thought that was...
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Quite a stylish set, isn't it?
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Bit swish, isn't it? From the same market I found that.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20And then on a different stand, I found this.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Nice, good match isn't it? Yeah.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25The shade cost me more than that did.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29And then, of course, this Siena marble desk set as well.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33- So what do you think? - I like the clock group there.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35I like the garniture.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40This is quite nice too, but I don't think this is my bag, this one here.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43I thought that was really stylish.
0:24:43 > 0:24:48So, Lee likes two of the pieces, but what can James get for them?
0:24:48 > 0:24:51I tell you what, I would go up to £100 and that's
0:24:51 > 0:24:54- the most I would want to give.- I'll let you off the Siena desk set.- OK.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57155 for the two.
0:24:59 > 0:25:00I'll tell you what, James,
0:25:00 > 0:25:04make it £150 and I will have a deal with you today.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06I'm not going to quibble. That's fair.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- OK. Have we got a deal then? - That's a deal. We have. Brilliant.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- Brilliant. - What a start by "The Lionheart".
0:25:12 > 0:25:15He's sold his lamp, shade and clock for £150.
0:25:15 > 0:25:21And that's a cracking first profit of £104.55. And he goes on to sell his
0:25:21 > 0:25:27Sienna marble desk set to another trader for £70, netting him
0:25:27 > 0:25:30a further profit of just over £47.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33What an opening salvo from the Lionheart.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37So, the Hammer needs his first sale to be a mighty one.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42He's armed himself with a bronze bust he paid a whopping £227 for
0:25:42 > 0:25:46back in Belgium and he's come to visit his friend David,
0:25:46 > 0:25:48the owner of a local restaurant.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50- What do you think?- Yeah. It's nice.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- Like it?- Yeah. I do. - Datewise, it's about 1930, I think.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57It's certainly a '30s piece, judging by the style of the haircut and so
0:25:57 > 0:26:01on, if you have a look at that. It could almost be Prince Edward,
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- couldn't it?- It would sit in here very nicely, don't you think?
0:26:04 > 0:26:07I think it's a nice thing. It's signed on the back Fernand Gysen.
0:26:07 > 0:26:08He's a Belgian sculptor.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12He was born at the end of the 19th century about 1879 and died I
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- think in around the late '40s. So do you like it?- I do. Yeah.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- Yeah.- Yeah. I do. - You see it sitting in here?
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Yeah. For the right price.
0:26:19 > 0:26:20What about £500? Seriously,
0:26:20 > 0:26:24I mean that is a really good price, I think, for something like that.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Yeah, I'm not going that high. 400.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30400. It's less than what I was hoping to get for it.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33I really do think it's a nice piece. I'd meet you halfway there. 450 and
0:26:33 > 0:26:36you've got yourself a deal and a really nice piece of sculpture.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38- Go on then.- £450.- Done.- Great.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- I've been done.- You have not.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Do you know what, people are going to ask to buy this from you.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47That's an incredible start to John's selling,
0:26:47 > 0:26:52notching up an opening profit of nearly £223 on the bust.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54That's 100% profit. I'm really
0:26:54 > 0:26:57pleased with that and I'm glad it's gone to a really nice home.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00And that mighty riposte
0:27:00 > 0:27:03bats the pressure right back at James who's hoping to
0:27:03 > 0:27:08make big profits on his four African tribal masks at an auction sale.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11James hoped the masks would fetch at least £60 each back here in the UK,
0:27:11 > 0:27:13but it's just not happening.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18All done, finished away then at £35.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Well, £35. I paid
0:27:20 > 0:27:2680 euros for all four so that's about £19 each on average.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28By the time commission comes off, it's about a tenner profit.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30It's not huge, but it's a profit.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34James has mixed fortunes with the other masks.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38One sells for £30 and another manages 60.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41The last of the masks doesn't seem to drum up any interest at all,
0:27:41 > 0:27:45until that is, a private dealer asks to meet James outside.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47- Right, good to see you. - Nice to see you.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Good to see you. Well, there it is.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- Great.- The way that I look at this is I think it's the earliest of all.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57I agree with that. I would think, hopefully, early 20th century, maybe even a bit earlier.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01The beard, it's a little bit similar to yours.
0:28:04 > 0:28:05Is that a good thing?
0:28:05 > 0:28:09I don't think so. Mine's a bit better trim than that, I hope.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- This is a better colour.- Thanks.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15And therefore I think, I hear what you're saying, but I want
0:28:15 > 0:28:18to offer £55 for that.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- 65.- 60 and it's done.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- Got yourself a deal. Well done. - Thank you.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Yes. It was a bumpy ride, but James walks away with a
0:28:27 > 0:28:31total profit of just under £75 from the four African masks.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33And his profits get a further boost...
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Add a tenner for luck.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- 160.- Let's keep it at 150.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41..when he sells his African fertility statue to friend George
0:28:41 > 0:28:45for an impressive three-figure profit.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49So it's back to Portsmouth where the Hammer is on the march.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52He's delved into his comprehensive contacts list
0:28:52 > 0:28:56and matched his cello candle stand to George,
0:28:56 > 0:28:58- the owner of a local music shop. - Go on, then.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- £50. Have you got any cash? - I've got cash.- Good man.
0:29:02 > 0:29:06That's a profit for John of just over £27.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12And he keeps the cash rolling in by selling his miniature steam engine
0:29:12 > 0:29:15for a profit of nearly £26.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21As the competition hots up, the man from the deep south
0:29:21 > 0:29:24turns to the blues for inspiration.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28# And if I don't beat James Lewis
0:29:28 > 0:29:32# My life will be a living hell. #
0:29:32 > 0:29:33Yes, the voice of an angel.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Ain't that the truth?
0:29:38 > 0:29:42Well, in Derbyshire, James is in the pub, but he's not here for fun.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46He's targeting his friend Paul as the potential buyer for the
0:29:46 > 0:29:50cameo conch shell lamp he paid less than £30 for in Belgium.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Here we go, have a look. What do you think?
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Craft cameo conch shell.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57It's nice, isn't it? Well, I'm bound to say that.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01- Turn of the century. - Yeah.- 1910.- Yeah. I thought that.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- How much is it? - No messing around then, eh?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06What would you want to give for it?
0:30:06 > 0:30:08The most I would want to pay
0:30:08 > 0:30:14is £100 and leave myself maybe £20, £30 profit.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16If you're happy to give me £100.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19I'd put a ticket of 145 on it, but in reality I'll probably end up selling
0:30:19 > 0:30:20it for 110 or 120.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Well, stick 155 on it,
0:30:22 > 0:30:26see if you can get 135, but you know, I'm still going to be happy at 100.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27That's a deal.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30The sales keep on coming for the Lionheart.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34That's nearly £73 profit.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37And James rakes in more cash when he sells his pair
0:30:37 > 0:30:42of porcelain dogs for a profit of nearly £47.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45But one of his Belgian buys proves less successful.
0:30:45 > 0:30:51He makes a loss on his asparagus server of just over £36.
0:31:00 > 0:31:06In this selling ding-dong, the prince of Portsmouth simply refuses to lie down.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Remember that table I bought in Belgium?
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Well, here it is, nicely cleaned up. Wondering why we're in a scrap yard?
0:31:11 > 0:31:15Well, I've come to see the owner Jim who collects enamel signs.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Now, the other thing I do know is that Jim doesn't pay a great
0:31:17 > 0:31:20deal of money for them. A lot of them he gets in the scrap, so I'm
0:31:20 > 0:31:23hoping he's going to give me a good profit on this one. Wish me luck.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26John paid just over £90 for the table,
0:31:26 > 0:31:30- but can he persuade Jim to pay more? - You've got a few nice signs here.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32What actually started you buying them?
0:31:32 > 0:31:36Well, years ago when I was a young lad, I found one in the scrap and
0:31:36 > 0:31:39I thought that's quite nice cos I like old things.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41I used to buy the odd one and then people got to know and
0:31:41 > 0:31:42people bring them down.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45That's just some of them. I've got them all over the place, you know.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48So what about this one? Is it going to make its way into the collection?
0:31:48 > 0:31:49It's come up very nice.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- Hasn't it?- I like the subject, beer.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54I've only got one beer.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57At the end of the day, John, it's how much do you want for it?
0:31:57 > 0:31:59£300 is what I'm after.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- John, behave yourself.- Why?- 300? - Yeah. I think it's a good table.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- I reckon about 150.- What about 250?
0:32:06 > 0:32:10It's a bit expensive, John.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14As it's you, and you're my old buddy, I'll meet you halfway. 200.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16£200.
0:32:16 > 0:32:17- £200.- Cash not lead tokens?
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Cash. Not even brass ones. No.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- £200 cash.- OK.- Deal.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Let's see the money. OK.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25That's a corking deal
0:32:25 > 0:32:28by the Hammer, more than doubling his money
0:32:28 > 0:32:34and netting him a profit of just over £109.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38Both our duelling dealers have been giving it their all so with this
0:32:38 > 0:32:42battle bubbling away, who's surging ahead and who is slipping behind?
0:32:42 > 0:32:46So far, John has sold £735 worth of
0:32:46 > 0:32:50his Belgian goods, banking £385 in profit. James has
0:32:50 > 0:32:57sold £720 worth of his wares, netting a profit of just over £414.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01It's proving a close fought contest and it could still go either way.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05One of our intrepid warriors is on the way to becoming today's dealing
0:33:05 > 0:33:09champion, but which one of our boys is made of the right stuff
0:33:09 > 0:33:13to do the deals and make the profit and vanquish his opponent?
0:33:13 > 0:33:14He's actually selling something.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19The Hammer's next sale is going to be a tricky one.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Right, I've come with my cast
0:33:21 > 0:33:25iron wall planter that I bought in Belgium and I've just come to see a
0:33:25 > 0:33:27chap called Jason. Now, he's interested in this.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31He's got an idea it might look good above his pool area.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33The only thing I'm worried about is he's a real
0:33:33 > 0:33:35tough negotiator and I mean that.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37He will try and beat me up on price.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40John paid just under £73 for
0:33:40 > 0:33:43the planter and his sales pitch needs to be top notch.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Classical mask, very typically Roman.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48At first I thought there might be feathers underneath
0:33:48 > 0:33:51so it's either a putti face or a cherub.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Course, we'll have to talk about the money.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57- I'd like 160 quid for it, Jase. - I'm sure you would, John.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00I think what I would like to do is check it in location.
0:34:00 > 0:34:01No, no, no. No try before you buy.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04You've got to buy it or not cos you might put it in a
0:34:04 > 0:34:07location and no, I don't want it. And then I've lost a sale.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09OK. I tell you what, I'm going to go to 120.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11130. That gives me a small profit.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13130, come on. You are tough.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15- It's a nice piece. Come on. - Good man.- You've got me.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Cheers, Jase. Do you want me to give you a hand putting this up?
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Yeah. That'd be cool. Up there.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23So he had to fight for it, but the Hammer squeezes a profit of just over
0:34:23 > 0:34:27£57 out of his hunky chunk of cast iron.
0:34:27 > 0:34:28Look at that. It looks nice.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31It looks the part. Well fitted.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Thank you. And do you know what I'm thinking,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36I should have put it in position before we did the deal because
0:34:36 > 0:34:39I think you'd have paid for that now you can see it in situation.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41It's a bit late to think of that now, John.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45The Lionheart braved the Belgian rain to snap up a 19th century
0:34:45 > 0:34:48tray for just over £27.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50He's bringing it to his friend Alice,
0:34:50 > 0:34:55but will she be the one to give him the kind of profit that he's after?
0:34:55 > 0:34:58I thought of you when I saw it and I thought well,
0:34:58 > 0:35:00it would work with your furniture,
0:35:00 > 0:35:04with the gilt mounts on the furniture, with your lighting.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- Yeah.- If you look at the chandelier,
0:35:07 > 0:35:10the acanthus leaf that's carved just towards the lower side.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12- Yeah.- That marries up to this.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17- It does. It's very similar. It's very nice, so go on then.- OK.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- How much?- I think it's worth £300.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23- Right.- That's what I think it's worth, but I want you to have a good deal.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- So would you take 200 for it? - I would take 200.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Well, that's it then. I can't believe it.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29I'm not going to hassle you for any more.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32What a brilliant piece of targeting
0:35:32 > 0:35:38by the Lionheart, netting him a whopping profit of just under £173.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42And James's contacts list comes up
0:35:42 > 0:35:46trumps again when he sells his silver vesta case making him another £77.27.
0:35:46 > 0:35:54And then his continental tram sign net him just under £32.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56In his quest for profit on the south
0:35:56 > 0:35:58coast, the Hammer has two items left to sell.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03He's out to prove his contacts book is just as impressive as his rival's
0:36:03 > 0:36:08and he's taking his cocktail mixing set to his friend Paul, a world speed
0:36:08 > 0:36:09cocktail mixing champion.
0:36:12 > 0:36:13Well, have a look at this.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Out of all the things I bought that day, this was the one
0:36:16 > 0:36:18thing I genuinely fell in love with.
0:36:18 > 0:36:19It's interesting. I've got to admit.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23Can I just have a little fiddle around? So this is what we call
0:36:23 > 0:36:26definitely a pocket shaker. We can get that in our pocket, probably.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28I quite like this, it's good. All right, look,
0:36:28 > 0:36:29shall we cut to the chase?
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- Go on.- What you looking for for it?
0:36:31 > 0:36:33I think it's worth 80 quid, Paul.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36I'm thinking somewhere around 35.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40Oh, that is low. I mean, I would like to take no less than 60 for it.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42How about 45?
0:36:42 > 0:36:4650 and you've got a deal and the drinks are on you.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Drinks are on me as well. Let me cost that out.
0:36:49 > 0:36:55- 50 quid, come on.- All right. For the fiver, I'll do the deal.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57All right. Great. £50. Thank you.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00OK. I guess you want the cash now, don't you?
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Well, it would be nice. And while you're counting that
0:37:02 > 0:37:04- out I think I'll enjoy this.- Right.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08Not quite as much profit as the Hammer wanted, but it's still just
0:37:08 > 0:37:12over £27 in the bank with a world class cocktail thrown in.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Do you know what? You do drive a hard bargain.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18I'm a little shaken, but I'm not stirred.
0:37:18 > 0:37:19Now the pressure is on John to make
0:37:19 > 0:37:23maximum profit on the one item he has left to sell.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26But that's nothing compared to the pressure on rival James.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31The Lionheart paid a whopping £363
0:37:31 > 0:37:35for his bronze statue, his most expensive Belgian buy.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38It's been remounted and now his hopes rest on it netting
0:37:38 > 0:37:41him a mighty profit.
0:37:41 > 0:37:42So, what do you think to it?
0:37:42 > 0:37:45My new look 19th century bronze.
0:37:45 > 0:37:46With this new look
0:37:46 > 0:37:51Carrara white marble base, I think it looks fantastic.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55James is counting on the manager of this country hotel wedding venue
0:37:55 > 0:37:58to pay a handsome price for his revamped statue.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02For me, the thing that swung it was just
0:38:02 > 0:38:06this little scene here with the man putting the ring on the finger.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09So I thought it lends itself to either a wedding present or hotel
0:38:09 > 0:38:14like this and what better place than the wedding gardens.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18- So what age is it?- 1850-1880.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21I didn't like the base that it was on, so what I've done is I've taken
0:38:21 > 0:38:25it to a guy who gave me an off-cut of white Carrara marble.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27So it's not MDF then?
0:38:27 > 0:38:31No. It's genuine solid white Carrara marble, exactly how they would have
0:38:31 > 0:38:33used in the 18th and 19th century.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36Surely, when you take the original base off, it devalues the price?
0:38:36 > 0:38:40Well, what I'll do if you decide you want it, you can have the original as well.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42The Lionheart is unflappable, but will his
0:38:42 > 0:38:48sales pitch hit the mark or hit the buffers? We'll find out shortly.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53Back in the south, John "The Hammer" is grasping his last chance to claim
0:38:53 > 0:38:56victory in today's epic contest.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59I've come to Chilgrove in West Sussex to meet a restaurant owner
0:38:59 > 0:39:04with the hope of selling my Belgian wooden handcart and I'm hoping that
0:39:04 > 0:39:08like me, he recognises its decorative visual appeal and
0:39:08 > 0:39:12will hopefully buy it to turn it into a flower display.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14John paid £136 for the cart
0:39:14 > 0:39:17and he's targeting a pub restaurant
0:39:17 > 0:39:20that uses flowers to attract customers.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22We love our flowers here and I'd most likely put it
0:39:22 > 0:39:28by our main roadside cos we get such passing traffic here that, you know, it would be beautiful for people to
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- see, just bursting with flowers. - So you like it.- I'm pleased you brought it, yeah.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33- OK. Let's get down to business. - Yeah.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35I'd like to take £250.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37How about 200?
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Any better at all?
0:39:39 > 0:39:44- Sweeten it by a tenner.- 210.- Yeah.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- You've got yourself a deal.- OK. Cheers.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50Brilliant. That's fantastic. Now, do I have to do the potting for you?
0:39:50 > 0:39:51If you've got time.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54- Look at these nails. Do they look like they get dirt under them?- No.
0:39:54 > 0:40:00That's impressive dealing, John, and a profit of just under £74, more
0:40:00 > 0:40:03than a 50% mark up.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05But is it enough to conquer the Lionheart?
0:40:05 > 0:40:07We'll find out shortly because it's
0:40:07 > 0:40:12time to count up the totals and reveal who has made the most cash.
0:40:12 > 0:40:18Our duelling dealers had up to £750 worth of euros to spend in Belgium.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22John spent almost £582 in his quest for profit,
0:40:22 > 0:40:27while opponent James spent all but one penny of his total budget.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30All the profit our duelling dealers make over a week of challenges will
0:40:30 > 0:40:34be going to the charities of their choice. So, without further ado,
0:40:34 > 0:40:37let's find out who's made the most cash and who is today's
0:40:37 > 0:40:40Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Hey, how the devil are you?
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- Good to see you.- Good to see you too. Good to see you too.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47How did you find things after the foreign market?
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- When I finally dried out, I didn't do too badly.- Good.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52I got rid of my stuff eventually and
0:40:52 > 0:40:54you know, made a small profit on one or two things, yeah.
0:40:54 > 0:40:59Good. Good. For me, my biggest challenge was the bronze, without question.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01You never made a big profit on that.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06I did eventually, so what was your best buy?
0:41:06 > 0:41:09Well, my best buy had to be that bronze head. It was a good sale.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13I never found out much about the artist or who the sitter was,
0:41:13 > 0:41:17but it now takes pride of place on their grand piano in their restaurant.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- So, shall we see?- Come on then.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21- One.- Two.- Three.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Oh, you did very well.
0:41:23 > 0:41:29You did very well. You know what, I bow to you on that bronze.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31You did a very good job on that.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33You thought you weren't going to get a profit and you did well.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37I did. I did. There were some sticky times with that, but good end result.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Well, you may have won the battle of Waterloo, but I'm keeping the Dunkirk
0:41:40 > 0:41:42- spirit.- Come on, my little Napoleon.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45The Lionheart romped to victory.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Why? Because the wedding venue
0:41:47 > 0:41:51ended up paying a big, big price for his bronze statue.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53What do you think?
0:41:53 > 0:41:57I think £750 sterling.
0:41:57 > 0:41:59Do you know,
0:41:59 > 0:42:02I'm not going to haggle. You've got a deal.
0:42:02 > 0:42:09A whacking profit of more than £386 puts the seal on James's win.
0:42:09 > 0:42:15I've been hoodwinked at Waterloo by James "Dick Turpin" Lewis. The
0:42:15 > 0:42:20highwayman of the Derbyshire Dales has doubled what I made in profit.
0:42:20 > 0:42:21- What can I say? - John Cameron may well call
0:42:21 > 0:42:25me the highwayman of Derbyshire, but I'd like to think I'm a Robin Hood.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28At the end of the day, I'm not too far from Nottingham.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31He's more like the evil sheriff.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34There's plenty more challenges to come before our boys' profits
0:42:34 > 0:42:37can be banked and tomorrow, the Hammer gets his chance
0:42:37 > 0:42:40to take revenge on the Lionheart as our two dealing maestros
0:42:40 > 0:42:43go head to head at a car-boot sale.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44Look at that.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47Yin and Yang. That could be me and James, couldn't it, eh?
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Done. Shaken. Shaken. Shaken.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53You can't do that. I had a verbal agreement.
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