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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
which pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts against each other | 0:00:04 | 0:00:08 | |
in an all-out battle for profit. | 0:00:08 | 0:00:10 | |
And gives you the inside view on the secrets of the trade. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:13 | |
Thank you. Have a good day. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:15 | |
Coming up, our dealers give you the low-down | 0:00:15 | 0:00:18 | |
on getting the best from a car boot. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:20 | |
It's got its problems but with a bit of a clean-up, | 0:00:20 | 0:00:24 | |
and an eye for that. What's that going to cost? 50p? | 0:00:24 | 0:00:27 | |
John shows how closer inspection can reveal a gem. | 0:00:27 | 0:00:31 | |
All around here, we can see the individual chisel marks. | 0:00:31 | 0:00:35 | |
I think possibly 18th century or even earlier. | 0:00:35 | 0:00:37 | |
And how you need to be prepared to battle for the bargains dealer-style. | 0:00:37 | 0:00:42 | |
You can't do that! I had a verbal agreement. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:45 | |
Today's boot-sale bonanza | 0:00:58 | 0:01:00 | |
pitches two seasoned veterans of the antiques world against each other. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
As John "the Hammer" Cameron, | 0:01:03 | 0:01:06 | |
takes on James "the Lionheart" Lewis, | 0:01:06 | 0:01:09 | |
to see who can make the most profit from buying and selling antiques. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:13 | |
The stakes in this competition couldn't be higher. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:17 | |
It's the unflappable South Coast Prince... | 0:01:17 | 0:01:20 | |
Look at that, yin and yang. Could be me and James, couldn't it? | 0:01:20 | 0:01:24 | |
Isn't it wonderful? | 0:01:24 | 0:01:25 | |
..versus the deal-doing Duke of Derbyshire. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
I can't. I can't, I can't, I like it but I'm not mad enough. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:32 | |
Risking their reputations and their own hard-earned cash | 0:01:32 | 0:01:36 | |
in a battle that will test their knowledge and their contact books to the absolute limit. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:40 | |
-That's two put together. -You got it. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:44 | |
Our duelling duo has up to £250 of their own money to spend. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:48 | |
Their mission, over a week of challenges, is to make the most profit, | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
all of which will be going to their chosen charities. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:54 | |
I'm off to see if I can spend my last £27. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:57 | |
Today's battleground is the Arundel car-boot sale in Sussex, | 0:01:57 | 0:02:00 | |
where thousands of professional dealers | 0:02:00 | 0:02:03 | |
and members of the public come to sell their wares. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:07 | |
In the battle for profit, there can be only one winner. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:10 | |
James Lewis and John Cameron, | 0:02:10 | 0:02:13 | |
it's time to put your money where your mouth is. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:16 | |
You're on my manor now, you know that? | 0:02:16 | 0:02:18 | |
I do, I do, but does that mean you've got an advantage or a disadvantage? | 0:02:18 | 0:02:22 | |
I don't think it's an advantage, | 0:02:22 | 0:02:24 | |
because a few people are going to recognise me | 0:02:24 | 0:02:26 | |
and may well decide to charge me a bit more | 0:02:26 | 0:02:28 | |
than they would the normal man in the street. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:31 | |
Yeah, I've got that feeling too. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:33 | |
They'll say, "That swine ripped me off last time." | 0:02:33 | 0:02:35 | |
-So have you got your money? -I have, have you? -£250? -Yep. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:40 | |
-And what's your strategy? -Buy it cheap, sell it high. | 0:02:40 | 0:02:43 | |
How about you? | 0:02:43 | 0:02:44 | |
I always try to buy with people in mind, | 0:02:44 | 0:02:46 | |
unless I spot something of super quality, missed by the dealer. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
But that's few and far between these days. Good luck. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:52 | |
Good luck, you. Have fun! | 0:02:52 | 0:02:54 | |
So, in today's Premier League clash, | 0:02:54 | 0:02:57 | |
the Hammer has the home advantage and our top strikers | 0:02:57 | 0:03:01 | |
both have a clear strategy for tackling this epic challenge. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:04 | |
So I am going to really try to buy with people in mind. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:08 | |
That end user. Try and buy things I think I can sell with a profit. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:13 | |
I may well spot something I didn't intend to look out for, | 0:03:13 | 0:03:16 | |
or don't even know anybody that might buy it. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:18 | |
But if it's super quality and has been missed by the dealer, | 0:03:18 | 0:03:21 | |
then we're going to try and snap it up. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:23 | |
That is if James hasn't seen it first. I need to crack on. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:26 | |
John will be buying to order, keeping his eyes peeled | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
for the items he thinks will excite his legion of contacts. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:33 | |
James is going for the simple approach, | 0:03:33 | 0:03:35 | |
by relying on one of the first rules of trading. | 0:03:35 | 0:03:38 | |
My strategy of buying it cheap and selling it high... | 0:03:38 | 0:03:43 | |
..has to have one element for it to work. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:48 | |
That is, find something cheap to start with. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:52 | |
Indeed, Mr Lewis. And to achieve the victory he craves, | 0:03:52 | 0:03:56 | |
James will play it safe and stick to the items | 0:03:56 | 0:03:58 | |
he thinks will turn the most profit. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:01 | |
The race is on and James is off the blocks faster than lightning. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:07 | |
He's spotted an intricately carved walking cane. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:10 | |
But will our very own antiques thoroughbred | 0:04:10 | 0:04:13 | |
be able to close a deal? | 0:04:13 | 0:04:14 | |
-What could you do that for? -80 is the best I can do. -Is it? | 0:04:14 | 0:04:18 | |
-Just needs a lot of work on it. -Yeah, he's lovely, though. Needs one eye. | 0:04:20 | 0:04:25 | |
70 quid is the real definite. I can't do it any less than that. | 0:04:25 | 0:04:30 | |
70 quid, deal. Thank you very much, I'll have that. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:33 | |
So, James instantly gets his nose ahead in today's race, | 0:04:33 | 0:04:37 | |
but there's still a long way to go to reach the winner's enclosure. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:41 | |
He spent £70 on the came and he knows he bought well. | 0:04:41 | 0:04:45 | |
You know, I'm really pleased with that. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:48 | |
It's not in the best of conditions but my contact, the stick man, | 0:04:48 | 0:04:53 | |
I think he'll love that. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:55 | |
It's got its problems, | 0:04:55 | 0:04:56 | |
but with a bit of a clean-up, can find somewhere an eye for that. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
I haven't got one, but what's that going to cost? 50p? £1? | 0:05:00 | 0:05:06 | |
I think that's worth £150 of anyone's money. | 0:05:06 | 0:05:09 | |
Fingers crossed. Double money time. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:12 | |
Yes, the Lionheart is brimming with confidence. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
Let's hope the going stays good for him, | 0:05:16 | 0:05:19 | |
because coming up on the inside like a bolt from the blue is the Hammer. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:23 | |
I've just bought my first lot of the day, | 0:05:25 | 0:05:27 | |
this reproduction two-bottle wine cooler. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:29 | |
Now, the dealer was really playing a hard game there. The price was £25. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:34 | |
He really didn't want to budge. I got him down to 22. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | |
That was his best offer. Eventually I cracked it for £20. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:40 | |
Saved myself a fiver, so I didn't really have the heart | 0:05:40 | 0:05:43 | |
to bid him on this lovely tin of biscuit cutters. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | |
These are fantastic. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:48 | |
I know a few people, a few chefs - they're all in there - | 0:05:48 | 0:05:51 | |
a whole series of concentric biscuit cutters. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:54 | |
Aren't they wonderful? I think I can make a profit on those. Wonderful. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:58 | |
The Hammer strikes, and it's a mighty blow. | 0:05:58 | 0:06:01 | |
For £25, he's picked up a reproduction Georgian wine cooler | 0:06:01 | 0:06:05 | |
and a set of biscuit cutters. | 0:06:05 | 0:06:07 | |
This race has all the makings of a mighty tussle. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:11 | |
Both these brainy boys want victory | 0:06:11 | 0:06:13 | |
and they'll stop at nothing to get it. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:15 | |
The Lionheart is roaring around this boot sale. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:18 | |
# Keep on running | 0:06:19 | 0:06:21 | |
# Keep on hiding | 0:06:22 | 0:06:24 | |
# One fine day, I'm gonna be... | 0:06:26 | 0:06:28 | |
He's pounding the aisles, | 0:06:28 | 0:06:29 | |
and he homes in on a green painted bronze statue. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:33 | |
Is 30 any good on that? | 0:06:34 | 0:06:36 | |
35, I think is probably the minimum. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:40 | |
35. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:41 | |
35 quid, you've got a deal. Thank you very much. Thank you. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:45 | |
Faster than lightning, he then scoops up | 0:06:46 | 0:06:48 | |
a Georgian wooden knife box for £12. | 0:06:48 | 0:06:51 | |
-What can you'd do it for? -I'll do it for 12. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:54 | |
-That's the absolute death on it. -All right, OK, thank you very much. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:58 | |
-And then a majolica tobacco pot for the tidy sum of just £4. -Thank you. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:04 | |
The man is on fire. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:07 | |
Eagle-eyed James is picking out potential winners left, right and centre. | 0:07:07 | 0:07:12 | |
But he's not the only one. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:13 | |
The dealing powerhouse that is his opposition | 0:07:13 | 0:07:16 | |
has been bowled over by a find of his own. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:19 | |
-Sir, this nice carved bowl here, I don't want the toys. -Right. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:24 | |
-What do you want for the bowl? £5. -Best price? -Yeah. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:27 | |
I mean, it's not a lot of money. There we are. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
You take that while I get my money out. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:33 | |
-There we go. -Thank you very much. -Thank you very much indeed. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:38 | |
Hope you have a good day. Make sure you've got your sunblock on. | 0:07:38 | 0:07:41 | |
I've just bought myself an antique carved bowl. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:47 | |
I really was drawn to this, because I love carving. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
This has been carved out of one, solid piece. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:52 | |
Just take a look inside at all that evidence of hand workmanship. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:56 | |
All around here we can see the individual chisel marks, | 0:07:56 | 0:07:59 | |
where somebody has painstakingly chipped the whole bowl out. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:02 | |
I think it's a nice thing. Possibly 18th century or even earlier. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:06 | |
£5. I'm really excited about this. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
I think I might be able to get £200 for this, to the right dealer. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:12 | |
But we'll have to see. Got myself my third lot of the day. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:16 | |
Behold, the mighty Hammer. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:18 | |
Could that £5 purchase really net him the incredible mark-up he's predicting? | 0:08:18 | 0:08:22 | |
Only time will tell. But one thing's for sure. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:25 | |
the Portsmouth Prince is here to give the Duke of Derbyshire | 0:08:25 | 0:08:29 | |
the fight of his life. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:30 | |
Excuse me? You're on my manor here, mate, d'you mind? | 0:08:30 | 0:08:34 | |
Boy trying to make a living. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
That's where you live, all your bargains you keep finding. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
-How much the one at the back? -That one? -Yeah. -50 quid. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:43 | |
I'll give you that for it. Sold. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:45 | |
-I've just done it. -You can't do that. -I just did it! | 0:08:45 | 0:08:48 | |
Oooh, look at this, James and John both want the same chest of drawers. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:53 | |
55, done. Shaken. Shaken. Shaken! | 0:08:53 | 0:08:57 | |
You can't do that, I had a verbal agreement! | 0:08:58 | 0:09:01 | |
Talk about duelling dealers! Somebody call security! | 0:09:01 | 0:09:04 | |
-I've done it. -I've got 60. -It's shaken. -I had a verbal agreement! | 0:09:04 | 0:09:08 | |
I had a verbal agreement with this lady. I did! | 0:09:08 | 0:09:12 | |
I said 50 quid, sold, I'll have it! | 0:09:12 | 0:09:14 | |
-So, what are we going to do here? -I don't know! | 0:09:17 | 0:09:19 | |
Tell you what, let him have it for 60 quid. | 0:09:19 | 0:09:22 | |
-60 quid, it's yours. -I bought it for 55! | 0:09:22 | 0:09:25 | |
55, let him have it. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:27 | |
Don't trust this man, ladies and gentlemen. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
The big guy with the silk jacket on. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:32 | |
No, you see, you bought it. No, you bought it - don't back out now! | 0:09:32 | 0:09:36 | |
Ooh, that was quite the tussle. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
After much bravado and flexing of muscles, the Lionheart wins | 0:09:39 | 0:09:42 | |
the Battle of the Chest, snatching it away from the Hammer for £55. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:47 | |
But the war still rages on and, after that argy-bargy, | 0:09:49 | 0:09:53 | |
John's hacking his way out of the rough | 0:09:53 | 0:09:56 | |
and teeing himself up for another purchase. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:58 | |
Excuse me? How much for the golf montage? | 0:10:00 | 0:10:03 | |
-£45? -£45. 45... 30 quid for it? | 0:10:03 | 0:10:07 | |
-I would, yeah. -You'd take 30 quid for it? | 0:10:07 | 0:10:11 | |
Well, the Hammer set out to buy with potential customers in mind, | 0:10:11 | 0:10:15 | |
and with this, he's aiming to score a hole-in-one. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
Let's hope he doesn't end up under par. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
I've just bought a little golf montage. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:23 | |
It's a modern thing but decorative - | 0:10:23 | 0:10:25 | |
gives you an insight into the development of golf clubs, | 0:10:25 | 0:10:28 | |
how they change from the early examples, and golf balls themselves. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
I paid 30 quid for it. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:32 | |
I know somebody organising a charity golf day. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
I'm hoping they'll want to buy this as one of their lots for the auction. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:39 | |
It's time to get myself to the 19th hole. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:41 | |
Yes, Mark Twain once said, "Golf is a good walk spoiled." | 0:10:41 | 0:10:45 | |
But nothing can spoil our walk through today's competition, | 0:10:45 | 0:10:49 | |
as we take a look at who's top of the leaderboard, | 0:10:49 | 0:10:52 | |
and who's stuck in the bunker. | 0:10:52 | 0:10:54 | |
Our dealing duo both started their day with £250 of their own money. | 0:10:54 | 0:11:00 | |
So far, the Hammer has made four deals and spent a total of £60, | 0:11:00 | 0:11:05 | |
leaving him with £190 in his kitty. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:09 | |
The Lionheart has five items that set him back a total of £176, | 0:11:10 | 0:11:15 | |
which means there's still £74 left for him to spend. | 0:11:15 | 0:11:19 | |
So, at the halfway point of today's boot-buying bonanza, | 0:11:22 | 0:11:25 | |
the Lionheart has one more purchase than his rival | 0:11:25 | 0:11:28 | |
and has spent a lot more cash. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:30 | |
And James shows no signs of slowing down. | 0:11:30 | 0:11:33 | |
He's quick to spot an 18th century wash stand. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:36 | |
18, it's a deal. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:37 | |
And he's not finished there. | 0:11:37 | 0:11:40 | |
The Lionheart also nabs an Art Deco vase for £15. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:44 | |
This was made around 1780, 1790. | 0:11:44 | 0:11:47 | |
It's made of mahogany and is a classic English corner wash stand. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:51 | |
A hole here for the bowl, and here for the soap, | 0:11:51 | 0:11:55 | |
but, on the same stand, was this. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:58 | |
You couldn't really get two more contrasting objects. | 0:11:58 | 0:12:01 | |
This was made 150 years later. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:05 | |
It's French and it's classic Art Deco. | 0:12:05 | 0:12:07 | |
We've got a white and purple marble base, | 0:12:07 | 0:12:10 | |
a conical and almost a bomb-shape in silver plate, | 0:12:10 | 0:12:15 | |
and these are rosewood mounts here, | 0:12:15 | 0:12:17 | |
so the three things combine to form a really stylish Art Deco vase. | 0:12:17 | 0:12:23 | |
And £18 paid for the wash stand, | 0:12:23 | 0:12:26 | |
£15 paid for the vase. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:28 | |
There should be at least double your money in both. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:31 | |
Like the profit predator that he is, James is sticking to his strategy | 0:12:31 | 0:12:35 | |
of shopping for what he knows at knock-down prices. | 0:12:35 | 0:12:39 | |
John set out to buy specifically for customers. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:44 | |
But, as the day goes on, it's proving to be not quite that simple. | 0:12:44 | 0:12:48 | |
This is an example of what I said earlier | 0:12:48 | 0:12:50 | |
about trying not to buy things I like. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:52 | |
I'm a big fan of coloured glass. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:54 | |
This is a nice hand-blown piece, lots of inclusions in it, | 0:12:54 | 0:12:57 | |
probably continental. And the lady's got £12 written on it as a price. | 0:12:57 | 0:13:02 | |
It's all about maximising profit, so I'll see if I can get it cheaper. | 0:13:02 | 0:13:05 | |
-I love it. -The shape of it. -It's nice. | 0:13:07 | 0:13:09 | |
-Is that your price on it? Is that the price today? -Yeah. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:13 | |
£12? OK, well, what's your best price, though? | 0:13:13 | 0:13:16 | |
-Erm, eight, could be eight. -I think we can do £8. | 0:13:16 | 0:13:19 | |
-Can we have a shake on that? Yeah? OK, £8. Got yourself a deal. -Thanks. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:24 | |
Thank you very much. Put that there. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:26 | |
Calm and full of charm. John bags the rainbow glass vase for just £8. | 0:13:26 | 0:13:32 | |
So far, the Hammer has been spending little and often. | 0:13:32 | 0:13:35 | |
But he's spotted two old blue signs | 0:13:35 | 0:13:37 | |
that he thinks could have major profit potential. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:40 | |
Could I ask you about these? | 0:13:40 | 0:13:42 | |
Do you know anything about Strong and Co? | 0:13:42 | 0:13:44 | |
Not really. I thought it might be from sort of the old brewery. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:49 | |
A brewery! Strong and Co would be a good name for an ale, wouldn't it? | 0:13:49 | 0:13:53 | |
You would have a dedicated following with Strong and Co! | 0:13:53 | 0:13:56 | |
-Romsey's local to here, obviously. What are you asking for then? -150. | 0:13:56 | 0:14:01 | |
-For both of them, I guess that is. -That's the pair. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:04 | |
You can't have one without the other! | 0:14:04 | 0:14:07 | |
-150? What is the very best price you can do on these? -For you, 120? | 0:14:07 | 0:14:12 | |
-120, that is your really best price? -Yeah. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:14 | |
-OK. Can we do a deal on that? -Yeah, sure. -OK. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:16 | |
Wow! John's forked out almost half his entire budget on those signs, | 0:14:16 | 0:14:20 | |
despite getting the asking price down by 20%. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:23 | |
Our two mighty warriors are battling for the advantage | 0:14:25 | 0:14:28 | |
and wildlife lover James has spotted a piece that's calling out to him. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:33 | |
-What's that? -I think it's bronze. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:38 | |
-How much? -A fiver? | 0:14:38 | 0:14:40 | |
Yeah, nice one. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:44 | |
Look, five quid, that is one cheap bear. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:48 | |
He's probably made in Sweden, I should think. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:52 | |
He's cast in solid bronze. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:54 | |
He's typical of that Art Deco style bronze that were made | 0:14:54 | 0:14:58 | |
in the 1920s and 30s, but he's on a cheap little wooden base. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:01 | |
For £5, it's got to be worth 20 quid, I think. Got to be. | 0:15:01 | 0:15:07 | |
Once again, James is bang on strategy, buying cheap, | 0:15:07 | 0:15:10 | |
and there's no doubt he'll be aiming to sell high. | 0:15:10 | 0:15:13 | |
With his kitty dwindling and his items stacking up, | 0:15:14 | 0:15:18 | |
the Lionheart decides that now is the time | 0:15:18 | 0:15:21 | |
to take a closer look at that chest of drawers he fought so hard to buy. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:24 | |
Was the battle worth it, James? | 0:15:24 | 0:15:26 | |
Well, I've bought it now, this £55 chest of drawers. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:32 | |
Good things and bad things about it, really. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:35 | |
Good thing, original handles, the colour's good, it hasn't faded. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:39 | |
It's a little bit rocky but I think... | 0:15:39 | 0:15:42 | |
There we are, it's in the drawer, there. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:45 | |
So, that's all right, that's no problem. | 0:15:45 | 0:15:48 | |
The biggest problem is this, a great big split along the top. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:53 | |
I mean, really, it's seen better days but, £55, | 0:15:53 | 0:15:56 | |
it really isn't a lot of money. | 0:15:56 | 0:15:58 | |
Well, it might have a few more drawbacks than James spotted first time round, | 0:15:58 | 0:16:03 | |
but the Lionheart is adamant there's a profit in it. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:07 | |
So it seems the effort was well spent | 0:16:07 | 0:16:09 | |
to wrestle it from the clutches of his opponent, | 0:16:09 | 0:16:12 | |
who also has decided to take a sneaky peek at the piece he missed out on. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
-Did he come back and get it? -He did. -Let me have a quick look. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:20 | |
I'm glad I put him up another fiver anyway. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:23 | |
This is the piece we fought over. | 0:16:23 | 0:16:25 | |
Now I can have a closer look at it, it's got a hardboard back. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:29 | |
I'll ask him when I see him, see how honest he is, | 0:16:29 | 0:16:32 | |
if he wants to tell me that that's what he found. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:34 | |
Well, what a surprise. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:37 | |
The infamous chest of drawers gets a positive spin from its new owner | 0:16:37 | 0:16:40 | |
but a hammering from the man who just missed out. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:43 | |
Time will tell which of our duelling dealers made the right call. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:47 | |
With cash still burning a hole in his pocket, John is back on the hunt. | 0:16:48 | 0:16:53 | |
It's like a mould, isn't it? And what would you put in there? | 0:16:55 | 0:16:58 | |
I don't know, chocolate, something like that. | 0:16:58 | 0:17:01 | |
A chocolate mould? That's fantastic! | 0:17:01 | 0:17:03 | |
-It's unusual, isn't it? -That's nice. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:06 | |
I can't see me putting chocolate in there. | 0:17:06 | 0:17:08 | |
Melting up the kids Easter eggs - what would they think of that? | 0:17:08 | 0:17:11 | |
-What's it up for today? -Well, I was asking 45. | 0:17:11 | 0:17:16 | |
45, that's a little bit much. Can you do any better? Can you do £30? | 0:17:16 | 0:17:21 | |
-35. -£35? -Make a fiver out of it. | 0:17:23 | 0:17:27 | |
-OK. Can we do a deal? -Do a deal, yes. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:29 | |
That's yours. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:30 | |
Well, I certainly won't get run over walking out of here carrying that, will I? | 0:17:30 | 0:17:34 | |
It's a spend of £35 and a seventh item for John, | 0:17:34 | 0:17:38 | |
and if he doesn't sell the chocolate moulds, | 0:17:38 | 0:17:41 | |
the junior Hammers could be embarking on the longest Easter egg hunt in history. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:46 | |
The end of the day is rapidly approaching | 0:17:46 | 0:17:49 | |
and the stall holders are taking flight from the airfield, | 0:17:49 | 0:17:52 | |
but the Lionheart is still on the prowl. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:55 | |
-How much are they? -£15. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:58 | |
-Would a tenner do? -£10, we've got a deal. -Brilliant. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:01 | |
Thank you very much, thank you. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:04 | |
That's great. That's another bit of local Derbyshire ceramics. | 0:18:04 | 0:18:08 | |
Found down here on the south coast. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:10 | |
Again, they're not marked, but look at the bases - | 0:18:10 | 0:18:14 | |
very biscuity coloured clay | 0:18:14 | 0:18:16 | |
and these are Lovatt's Langley Ware, | 0:18:16 | 0:18:19 | |
made in Langley Mill in Derbyshire. | 0:18:19 | 0:18:21 | |
Made around 1905 to 1915. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:25 | |
For a little pair like that, £10? They've got to be £35-£40. | 0:18:25 | 0:18:29 | |
I'm pleased with that. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:32 | |
So, the Lionheart pounces on another purchase, | 0:18:32 | 0:18:35 | |
backing Derbyshire potters in the hope it makes him some profit. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:38 | |
James is still spending but John has hammered the last of his kitty, | 0:18:38 | 0:18:43 | |
forking out £27 on his eighth item of the day. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:46 | |
Well, I managed to spend my last £27. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:51 | |
The gentleman wanted 35 for this. I told him 27 was all I had. He took it. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:55 | |
He didn't have to cart it home, and I've spent my whole £250. | 0:18:55 | 0:19:00 | |
Last time I saw Lewis, he had six quid left. | 0:19:00 | 0:19:03 | |
If he hasn't spent his six quid, | 0:19:03 | 0:19:05 | |
this is definitely going to ruffle the Lion's mane. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:08 | |
Well, with the experts' boot-sale blitz coming to an end | 0:19:08 | 0:19:11 | |
and the stall holders heading home in droves, | 0:19:11 | 0:19:14 | |
the Lionheart takes the chance to have a closer look at his final buy. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:19 | |
This was my last purchase of the day. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:22 | |
And I think it's probably the best one as well. | 0:19:22 | 0:19:25 | |
An ebony shaft, | 0:19:25 | 0:19:26 | |
it has a gold-coloured metal collar around the top. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:30 | |
It's just an interesting thing. It has a great feel to it. | 0:19:30 | 0:19:34 | |
And it's about 120, 130 years old. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:37 | |
And, you know, at £20, that isn't a lot of money. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:40 | |
There's got to be a profit in this. Has to be. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:43 | |
And with that last mighty roar from the Lionheart, | 0:19:44 | 0:19:48 | |
this boot sale is well and truly over. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:51 | |
It's time now to find out who spent what. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:53 | |
Both experts started out today with £250 of their own money to spend. | 0:19:54 | 0:20:00 | |
John "the Hammer" Cameron held nothing back | 0:20:00 | 0:20:03 | |
and spent the entire £250. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:05 | |
James "the Lionheart" Lewis wasn't far behind, | 0:20:07 | 0:20:10 | |
spending a cracking £244. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:14 | |
This boot-sale bonanza has been one big battle | 0:20:14 | 0:20:17 | |
but, before our boys hit the road, | 0:20:17 | 0:20:20 | |
there's time to have a quick spy of each other's wares. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:24 | |
-What's your favourite lot? -Well, I ended up in the rough | 0:20:24 | 0:20:27 | |
when I bought these golf things. I never set out to buy those. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:30 | |
But the thing that I really like is my enamel sign. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:33 | |
Aren't they fantastic? | 0:20:33 | 0:20:35 | |
They're huge, but I've got two buyers in mind for those. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
I don't know the company. I'm hoping it's a brewery. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:40 | |
-I spent 120 quid on it. -Ooh, lot of money. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:43 | |
It is a lot of money but I was banking on a lot of profit. | 0:20:43 | 0:20:47 | |
-I've seen this chest of drawers before. -Just, forget that. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
THEY LAUGH | 0:20:50 | 0:20:53 | |
-Do you know what? -Do you regret buying it? | 0:20:53 | 0:20:56 | |
A brand new panel on the back. Is it hardwood or something? | 0:20:56 | 0:21:00 | |
I have to confess, when I saw them and you hadn't collected it, | 0:21:00 | 0:21:04 | |
I snuck over and had a look and I said, "Oh! Look what's on the back!" | 0:21:04 | 0:21:07 | |
-It's just shocking. -Isn't that sad? | 0:21:07 | 0:21:10 | |
How can it be so fantastic at the front and so poor at the back? | 0:21:10 | 0:21:14 | |
All I'm going to say is, put it up against a wall | 0:21:14 | 0:21:17 | |
-and it doesn't matter, does it? -Sold as seen! Yeah, I'm sure! | 0:21:17 | 0:21:20 | |
The two things I really like are my sticks. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:23 | |
And if the stick buyer doesn't want one, maybe he'll want the other. | 0:21:23 | 0:21:27 | |
-Or maybe the two together. -That's wonderfully carved. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:32 | |
I like this one, too. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:34 | |
Enough about these items, let's get them packed up and get home. | 0:21:34 | 0:21:37 | |
Let's do that. | 0:21:37 | 0:21:39 | |
James and John's aim will be to secure | 0:21:39 | 0:21:41 | |
as much profit as possible on the items they've bought, | 0:21:41 | 0:21:44 | |
to donate to their charities of choice. | 0:21:44 | 0:21:46 | |
As well as his pair of vintage brewery signs, | 0:21:46 | 0:21:50 | |
John will also be selling... | 0:21:50 | 0:21:52 | |
a rainbow-coloured glass vase, | 0:21:52 | 0:21:55 | |
a Georgian style wine cooler, | 0:21:55 | 0:21:57 | |
this set of 1930s metal biscuit cutters, | 0:21:57 | 0:22:01 | |
a Victorian wooden bowl, | 0:22:01 | 0:22:04 | |
a glass-cased reproduction vintage golf set, | 0:22:04 | 0:22:07 | |
this late Victorian wooden flower barrel, | 0:22:07 | 0:22:10 | |
and a chocolate mould. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:12 | |
And along with the Georgian mahogany chest of drawers, | 0:22:12 | 0:22:15 | |
and his antique walking sticks, James also has to sell | 0:22:15 | 0:22:19 | |
this majolica tobacco jar, | 0:22:19 | 0:22:22 | |
an Art Deco silver plate rocket vase, | 0:22:22 | 0:22:25 | |
a Georgian mahogany knife box, | 0:22:25 | 0:22:27 | |
this bronze statue, | 0:22:27 | 0:22:30 | |
an 18th century wash stand, | 0:22:30 | 0:22:32 | |
a pair of small bottle vases | 0:22:32 | 0:22:34 | |
and a 1920s bronze statue of a polar bear. | 0:22:34 | 0:22:38 | |
The Lionheart and the Hammer must now focus | 0:22:42 | 0:22:44 | |
all their guile and cunning on selling their items, | 0:22:44 | 0:22:47 | |
as they graduate to the second phase of this epic battle. | 0:22:47 | 0:22:52 | |
They'll be rifling through their contact books, hitting the phones | 0:22:52 | 0:22:56 | |
and bashing out e-mails, | 0:22:56 | 0:22:58 | |
all in the hope of setting up sales and making handsome profits. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:02 | |
But until they've shaken on it, and the money has changed hands, | 0:23:02 | 0:23:05 | |
no deal is truly sealed. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:08 | |
I'm coming up against a barrier here. | 0:23:08 | 0:23:10 | |
The Hammer purchased his items with specific buyers in mind | 0:23:11 | 0:23:14 | |
and, not wanting to waste any time, he's spoken to his local solicitors | 0:23:14 | 0:23:18 | |
about whether they might be interested in his framed golf set | 0:23:18 | 0:23:21 | |
for their next charity golf day. | 0:23:21 | 0:23:23 | |
Well, here it is. What do you think of it, Jenny? | 0:23:23 | 0:23:26 | |
It's what we call a golfing montage. Have a look. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:29 | |
So, who's put this together, then? | 0:23:29 | 0:23:31 | |
It's a reproduction thing. | 0:23:31 | 0:23:33 | |
It just basically charts the development of the game of golf. | 0:23:33 | 0:23:37 | |
In here, we have copies of the early balls, | 0:23:37 | 0:23:40 | |
right up until the kind of modern balls. | 0:23:40 | 0:23:44 | |
So these are reproduction ones, then? | 0:23:44 | 0:23:46 | |
Yes, these are reproduction. | 0:23:46 | 0:23:47 | |
And you've got these cards, with some nice visuals on them. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:50 | |
-St Andrew's. -Do you think this might fit into one of your golf days? | 0:23:50 | 0:23:54 | |
-Yeah. -The next one, we've got coming up, we have a charity auction. | 0:23:54 | 0:23:58 | |
-That's right, yeah. -For a local children's charity. | 0:23:58 | 0:24:01 | |
I am hoping for, I think it's worth about £120, something like that. | 0:24:02 | 0:24:06 | |
There's a lot there for that, what do you think? | 0:24:06 | 0:24:09 | |
Having come back from Turkey, and learnt a bit of bartering, | 0:24:09 | 0:24:12 | |
I'd say about a tenner! | 0:24:12 | 0:24:14 | |
A tenner! The Hammer's going to have to up his game here | 0:24:14 | 0:24:18 | |
if he wants to seal a deal. | 0:24:18 | 0:24:20 | |
Seriously, I know you said a tenner, but forget Turkey. | 0:24:20 | 0:24:23 | |
-70. -£70? | 0:24:23 | 0:24:25 | |
The deal's back on track. | 0:24:25 | 0:24:26 | |
100? | 0:24:26 | 0:24:28 | |
-No. -Ooh. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:29 | |
No. 80? | 0:24:29 | 0:24:30 | |
I tell you what. | 0:24:30 | 0:24:32 | |
£90, and I owe you an auction, a charity auction. | 0:24:32 | 0:24:35 | |
What? You'll do the auction? | 0:24:35 | 0:24:37 | |
-I'll do the auction for you. £90 though. -Done. | 0:24:37 | 0:24:40 | |
-Yeah? -Pleasure doing business with you. | 0:24:40 | 0:24:42 | |
I have to say, it wasn't a pleasure doing business with you two! | 0:24:42 | 0:24:46 | |
I don't know what you mean! | 0:24:46 | 0:24:48 | |
Yes, that got the result. | 0:24:48 | 0:24:49 | |
The Hammer dangles the juicy carrot of his gavel-bashing services for free, | 0:24:49 | 0:24:54 | |
persuading his potential buyers to bite, | 0:24:54 | 0:24:56 | |
and earning himself a tasty £60 profit in the process. | 0:24:56 | 0:25:01 | |
I didn't get as much as I'd hoped, | 0:25:01 | 0:25:02 | |
but what did I expect from a firm of solicitors other than tough negotiating? | 0:25:02 | 0:25:07 | |
I paid £30 for it and just got £90. | 0:25:07 | 0:25:09 | |
That's 200% profit. I'm off the first tee. | 0:25:09 | 0:25:12 | |
But the Lionheart is not far behind. | 0:25:13 | 0:25:16 | |
He's on the prowl, | 0:25:16 | 0:25:17 | |
armed with the chest of drawers he fought so hard to wrestle | 0:25:17 | 0:25:21 | |
from the clutches of his opponent. | 0:25:21 | 0:25:23 | |
He's brought it to restorer Paul, to see if he can tempt him to buy it. | 0:25:23 | 0:25:27 | |
But, will that replacement hardboard back prove to be a sticking point? | 0:25:27 | 0:25:30 | |
What is that? Chippendale hardboard? | 0:25:33 | 0:25:36 | |
Erm... | 0:25:37 | 0:25:39 | |
I don't suppose for one moment the old back's on the other side, is it? | 0:25:39 | 0:25:42 | |
Could be. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:44 | |
Well, it says, "Royal Board Made In Sweden". | 0:25:46 | 0:25:49 | |
Does it? | 0:25:49 | 0:25:51 | |
That rare Swedish hardboard! | 0:25:51 | 0:25:54 | |
I'll be honest, I didn't see it. | 0:25:54 | 0:25:56 | |
-You bought it and didn't notice the back? -Yeah. | 0:25:56 | 0:25:59 | |
Ooh, that's got to smart. | 0:25:59 | 0:26:01 | |
James must be hearing John's laughter echoing across the Dales. | 0:26:01 | 0:26:05 | |
Linings wise, | 0:26:05 | 0:26:07 | |
and as a piece of furniture to break up, | 0:26:07 | 0:26:09 | |
I would happily part with 110. | 0:26:09 | 0:26:12 | |
-So you're interested in it then? -110. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:16 | |
If you've something else to show me or want to throw in, | 0:26:16 | 0:26:20 | |
then we can come to something else. But that as it stands, is 110. | 0:26:20 | 0:26:24 | |
There is something else. Don't go anywhere. Hang on. | 0:26:24 | 0:26:27 | |
Well, veteran restorer Paul doesn't look like he's budging. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:30 | |
But, just like his south coast nemesis, | 0:26:30 | 0:26:32 | |
James sees the chance for a bit of added incentivising. | 0:26:32 | 0:26:36 | |
How about that? | 0:26:36 | 0:26:38 | |
That has seen better days, James. | 0:26:38 | 0:26:40 | |
Yes! | 0:26:40 | 0:26:41 | |
-There's a bit missing. I don't suppose you have the lid? -No. | 0:26:41 | 0:26:45 | |
No. | 0:26:45 | 0:26:46 | |
I daren't ask, but I'm going to. | 0:26:46 | 0:26:48 | |
-Do you like it? -Actually, it's quite sweet. | 0:26:48 | 0:26:51 | |
-I like it. -It is quite sweet. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:52 | |
I like that more than that. | 0:26:52 | 0:26:54 | |
How much would it cost to put a lid on this? | 0:26:54 | 0:26:57 | |
I would probably do it for you for about 30 or 40 quid. | 0:26:57 | 0:27:00 | |
I'll take 110 quid for the chest. | 0:27:00 | 0:27:03 | |
If you do a lid for me for that? | 0:27:03 | 0:27:06 | |
Yeah, all right. OK. | 0:27:06 | 0:27:07 | |
Deal. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:08 | |
-OK. -Thank you. | 0:27:08 | 0:27:09 | |
-When do you want it? -Tomorrow. | 0:27:09 | 0:27:11 | |
There is an answer to that, | 0:27:11 | 0:27:14 | |
but it's not going to happen right now. | 0:27:14 | 0:27:17 | |
Don't push your luck, James. But that bit of a smooth negotiating | 0:27:17 | 0:27:20 | |
nets our man a £55 profit on the chest of drawers, | 0:27:20 | 0:27:23 | |
-and he gets the restoration work on the knife box thrown in for free. | 0:27:23 | 0:27:27 | |
-Deal. -All right. | 0:27:27 | 0:27:30 | |
If he's going to tame this lion, | 0:27:30 | 0:27:31 | |
John is going to have to raise his game. | 0:27:31 | 0:27:35 | |
But he's not sitting around fretting. | 0:27:35 | 0:27:37 | |
Oh, no. Our man's on the case in Portsmouth, | 0:27:37 | 0:27:40 | |
hoping to sail his way to another tidy profit. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:43 | |
Wow, this is much nicer than I was expecting. | 0:27:43 | 0:27:46 | |
I thought it would be lustre. This is groovy. | 0:27:46 | 0:27:49 | |
-Do you like it? -Yeah. | 0:27:49 | 0:27:50 | |
I am so pleased, because my main concern | 0:27:50 | 0:27:53 | |
was, when you saw it, you were going to say, "I hate it." | 0:27:53 | 0:27:56 | |
Look. It's beautifully made. A nice polished base. | 0:27:56 | 0:27:59 | |
I always look at the bottom of glass, | 0:27:59 | 0:28:01 | |
because you can see the age if it's scratched. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:04 | |
And I love the air bubbles. | 0:28:04 | 0:28:06 | |
And I've got one, 1940s looking, | 0:28:06 | 0:28:08 | |
very similar. | 0:28:08 | 0:28:10 | |
It definitely is Murano. How much do you want for this? | 0:28:10 | 0:28:13 | |
I think this is worth £50 of anyone's money. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:16 | |
OK. 50? 50 is a bit high. | 0:28:16 | 0:28:19 | |
How do you see it? | 0:28:19 | 0:28:20 | |
I can't offer you 25 quid, | 0:28:20 | 0:28:22 | |
that's half what you want for it. That's not fair. | 0:28:22 | 0:28:24 | |
Would you offer me £40 for it? | 0:28:24 | 0:28:26 | |
Hm. | 0:28:26 | 0:28:28 | |
35? | 0:28:28 | 0:28:30 | |
£35? | 0:28:30 | 0:28:31 | |
I think it's worth it. I love it. It's a period piece. | 0:28:31 | 0:28:34 | |
William, the fact that you like it is a compliment. | 0:28:34 | 0:28:38 | |
His strategy of buying with specific people in mind | 0:28:38 | 0:28:41 | |
really is paying off, | 0:28:41 | 0:28:43 | |
as the Hammer bangs home a £27 profit on an £8 purchase. | 0:28:43 | 0:28:47 | |
The Lionheart is flying through the Derbyshire dales | 0:28:47 | 0:28:51 | |
like a man on a mission. | 0:28:51 | 0:28:53 | |
He's looking to raise the stakes with what he thinks could be his most profitable item. | 0:28:53 | 0:28:58 | |
I've turned down one very reasonable profit on this walking stick, | 0:28:58 | 0:29:02 | |
hoping for a better one. | 0:29:02 | 0:29:03 | |
I've come here to see Nigel Smith, who's been buying from me | 0:29:03 | 0:29:06 | |
for about ten years, and one thing you're about to see | 0:29:06 | 0:29:10 | |
is his home is his life, but also his passion. | 0:29:10 | 0:29:12 | |
It's Black Rod! | 0:29:18 | 0:29:20 | |
-Hi, James. -Good to see you. How are you? | 0:29:20 | 0:29:23 | |
-Fine, thanks. Are you? -Good. | 0:29:23 | 0:29:25 | |
This is the one. I'll tell you what I've had done to it. | 0:29:25 | 0:29:28 | |
See those little eyes? When I bought this, it had one eye, | 0:29:28 | 0:29:32 | |
a black and white eye, and I couldn't find a match, | 0:29:32 | 0:29:35 | |
so I took the black and white one out and put two beads in there | 0:29:35 | 0:29:38 | |
and they cost nothing. | 0:29:38 | 0:29:39 | |
But I think... It looks almost evil, actually, with the black eyes, | 0:29:39 | 0:29:43 | |
but I think he looks quite striking. Have a look. | 0:29:43 | 0:29:46 | |
I know, it's lovely. You know, you can imagine a farmer | 0:29:46 | 0:29:49 | |
strolling down his fields with that. No, that's great, actually. | 0:29:49 | 0:29:53 | |
Glad you like it. | 0:29:53 | 0:29:55 | |
So what's the damage then? | 0:29:55 | 0:29:57 | |
How about 240? | 0:29:57 | 0:29:59 | |
240. Well, I do like it. I haven't got a horse's head. | 0:29:59 | 0:30:03 | |
-So, yeah. -Yeah? | 0:30:05 | 0:30:07 | |
-Yeah. -Brilliant. | 0:30:07 | 0:30:09 | |
What a result! The Lionheart strategy of buy low, sell high | 0:30:09 | 0:30:13 | |
is clearly every bit as successful as his opposition's, | 0:30:13 | 0:30:17 | |
as he transforms a £70 purchase into a whopping £170 profit. | 0:30:17 | 0:30:23 | |
-Does it give you a profit, or... -It does give me a profit. It does. | 0:30:23 | 0:30:27 | |
And it's a fair one. | 0:30:27 | 0:30:28 | |
And James's lucrative love affair with walking sticks doesn't stop there, | 0:30:28 | 0:30:32 | |
as he also finds a buyer for his other walking stick, | 0:30:32 | 0:30:35 | |
doubling his money and making £20 profit. | 0:30:35 | 0:30:38 | |
The Lionheart's on a role with sales coming thick and fast. | 0:30:39 | 0:30:43 | |
He sells the majolica tobacco jar for a tidy £16 profit. | 0:30:43 | 0:30:47 | |
But his 18th century wash stand makes a disappointing loss of £8. | 0:30:47 | 0:30:52 | |
With the Lionheart on the rise, it's the Hammer's turn | 0:30:55 | 0:30:57 | |
to try to sell his most expensive items - the pair of blue pub signs. | 0:30:57 | 0:31:02 | |
Martin. How are you? | 0:31:02 | 0:31:03 | |
He's brought them along to show a mate, who also happens to be | 0:31:03 | 0:31:07 | |
a collector of advertising memorabilia. | 0:31:07 | 0:31:09 | |
Here you go. What I know about Strong and Co, since I've bought them, | 0:31:10 | 0:31:15 | |
they were obviously based in Romsey, started there in about 1860. | 0:31:15 | 0:31:20 | |
Quite a distinctive brand, bought by one of the bigger names in the end, | 0:31:20 | 0:31:25 | |
and I think they finally closed around the early 1980s. | 0:31:25 | 0:31:28 | |
-Shall we put the other one over there? -Sure. | 0:31:28 | 0:31:31 | |
So, are you interested in them? | 0:31:32 | 0:31:34 | |
I am, John, but at the right price. | 0:31:34 | 0:31:37 | |
I really would like about 300 quid for them. | 0:31:37 | 0:31:41 | |
-300? -Yeah. | 0:31:41 | 0:31:43 | |
300 is too much, John. Really. I'm thinking more two. | 0:31:43 | 0:31:47 | |
225? | 0:31:48 | 0:31:50 | |
Go on then. 225. 225. | 0:31:50 | 0:31:52 | |
That feels like a victory, Martin. | 0:31:52 | 0:31:55 | |
Kerching! That's a £105 profit for the Hammer, | 0:31:55 | 0:31:58 | |
and he heads home with a lighter load. | 0:31:58 | 0:32:01 | |
Both our experts have already banked some handsome profits. | 0:32:02 | 0:32:05 | |
Time now to see who's surging ahead and who needs to ramp up the race. | 0:32:05 | 0:32:09 | |
So far, John had sold £350 worth of car-boot booty, | 0:32:11 | 0:32:16 | |
netting a formidable £192 profit. | 0:32:16 | 0:32:19 | |
Rival James has managed to sell £420 worth of goods, | 0:32:20 | 0:32:24 | |
banking a profit of £253. | 0:32:24 | 0:32:27 | |
These two antiques heavyweights are locked in combat, | 0:32:30 | 0:32:33 | |
and with plenty of items still left to sell, | 0:32:33 | 0:32:36 | |
this battle could still go either way. | 0:32:36 | 0:32:38 | |
The Dealing Duke of Derbyshire | 0:32:38 | 0:32:41 | |
may have manoeuvred his way into the lead, | 0:32:41 | 0:32:43 | |
but he's not resting on his laurels. | 0:32:43 | 0:32:45 | |
He's taking the rocket vase he bought for £15 | 0:32:45 | 0:32:48 | |
to a dealer contact who specialises in Art Deco pieces. | 0:32:48 | 0:32:52 | |
Well, Jay, that is the vase. That's the object in question. | 0:32:52 | 0:32:57 | |
I think it looks better than it does in its photograph. How about you? | 0:32:57 | 0:33:00 | |
I'm not sure. Let me look. | 0:33:00 | 0:33:02 | |
You think all the plate's still there? | 0:33:03 | 0:33:06 | |
Having not polished it, I'm not 100% sure, but it looks to be. | 0:33:06 | 0:33:10 | |
-It looks as though it's worn through to me. -Does it? | 0:33:10 | 0:33:13 | |
The dealer doesn't appear to be bowled over, but the Lionheart's having none of it. | 0:33:13 | 0:33:17 | |
Here we go. Keep going. What do you think? What's it worth to you? | 0:33:17 | 0:33:20 | |
To me, and probably bearing in mind I'll probably keep it | 0:33:21 | 0:33:25 | |
for a bit, for myself, anyway. | 0:33:25 | 0:33:27 | |
I'll start you at 50 quid. | 0:33:29 | 0:33:30 | |
Do you know... I would stick it on my desk and put pencils in it for that. | 0:33:31 | 0:33:36 | |
Well, even done up and immaculate... | 0:33:36 | 0:33:39 | |
..I think £200, tops. | 0:33:39 | 0:33:41 | |
All right, so, if you're going to get £200 for it... | 0:33:41 | 0:33:45 | |
150, how about that? | 0:33:45 | 0:33:48 | |
See, we're still miles apart. | 0:33:50 | 0:33:53 | |
I'll go to £100. | 0:33:54 | 0:33:55 | |
120. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:00 | |
And that is just about as far as I'm budging. I think it's a good thing. | 0:34:01 | 0:34:06 | |
-£120 it is, then. -You've got a deal. Well done. | 0:34:06 | 0:34:08 | |
-All right. -And I think you are going to do very well with that. | 0:34:08 | 0:34:12 | |
It's a nice piece. It's a nice piece. | 0:34:12 | 0:34:14 | |
Now you say it's a nice piece! Now you own it. | 0:34:14 | 0:34:17 | |
After the deal, I can say, yeah, I don't think the plate's worn at all! | 0:34:17 | 0:34:21 | |
Honestly, the wily ways these dealers negotiate. | 0:34:21 | 0:34:24 | |
The Lionheart's refusal of Jay's low opening offer, | 0:34:24 | 0:34:27 | |
and his steely determination, | 0:34:27 | 0:34:29 | |
earn him a profit of £105. And he can't resist a bit of a gloat. | 0:34:29 | 0:34:33 | |
Do you want me to tell you what I paid for it? | 0:34:34 | 0:34:37 | |
-Go on, then. -15. | 0:34:37 | 0:34:39 | |
I should have haggled harder. | 0:34:42 | 0:34:43 | |
-Go on, then. What are you going to charge for it? -400. | 0:34:43 | 0:34:46 | |
Oh! | 0:34:46 | 0:34:48 | |
I knew you would. Oh, well done. | 0:34:48 | 0:34:51 | |
Oh, right back at you, Mr Lewis. | 0:34:51 | 0:34:53 | |
Could it be this time round you bought cheap | 0:34:53 | 0:34:55 | |
but you didn't sell high enough? | 0:34:55 | 0:34:58 | |
The Hammer is hoping that his love of food and drink | 0:34:59 | 0:35:02 | |
might lead him to feast on another tasty profit. | 0:35:02 | 0:35:05 | |
He's taking three of his items to his local pub. | 0:35:05 | 0:35:08 | |
-Hi, John. -Long time no see. -You all right? | 0:35:09 | 0:35:11 | |
-Yeah, good thank you. You? -Good. | 0:35:11 | 0:35:13 | |
Darling, first of all, with these, what do you think of those? | 0:35:13 | 0:35:18 | |
-Biscuit cutters. -Yes. | 0:35:18 | 0:35:20 | |
As you know, we make quite a few things in the pub ourselves. | 0:35:20 | 0:35:26 | |
-A full set as well, John. -Yeah. | 0:35:26 | 0:35:28 | |
I'd certainly say they've got age. I would have put them in the 30s | 0:35:28 | 0:35:32 | |
-or something like that. -Yeah. -You like those? | 0:35:32 | 0:35:34 | |
Yeah, I do like those, John. | 0:35:34 | 0:35:36 | |
OK. That's the first item. Put that there. | 0:35:36 | 0:35:39 | |
Second one, this, I thought, was a bit of fun. | 0:35:39 | 0:35:42 | |
I had a bit of negotiating to do with that. | 0:35:42 | 0:35:45 | |
It's a chocolate mould. Have a look at that. Opens up like that. | 0:35:45 | 0:35:50 | |
It's a bit rusty, John, isn't it? Could do with a Brillo pad on it. | 0:35:51 | 0:35:54 | |
Can you do anything with it? | 0:35:54 | 0:35:56 | |
I think one of the girls in the kitchen should be able to | 0:35:56 | 0:35:59 | |
-bring that up to speed. -I thought that was quite nice. | 0:35:59 | 0:36:02 | |
You can make some decorative Easter eggs. | 0:36:02 | 0:36:04 | |
Last but not least is this big item here. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:08 | |
It's this flower tub, which... | 0:36:08 | 0:36:11 | |
have a look at that. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:13 | |
What age do you reckon that is, John? | 0:36:13 | 0:36:15 | |
It's hand-made, you can see that. There's no ply in it as well. | 0:36:15 | 0:36:18 | |
I'd say it's late last century, or very early in the 20th century. | 0:36:18 | 0:36:24 | |
-Is it interior or exterior, do we reckon? -Well, it's been waxed. | 0:36:24 | 0:36:29 | |
-I think you'd keep that on the inside. -On the inside. | 0:36:29 | 0:36:31 | |
It obviously hasn't got its top but I think it would make a great stick stand. | 0:36:31 | 0:36:36 | |
It's got a nice rustic charm about it, yeah? | 0:36:36 | 0:36:38 | |
It would fit in the pub well, aged - like most of the customers. | 0:36:38 | 0:36:42 | |
I'm glad YOU said that! | 0:36:42 | 0:36:45 | |
Anyway, interested in the items? | 0:36:45 | 0:36:48 | |
-Yes, John. Especially these biscuit cutters. -You like those? | 0:36:48 | 0:36:51 | |
All right, well, I want to sell the three items together. | 0:36:51 | 0:36:55 | |
I'm looking for about £160 for them. | 0:36:55 | 0:36:58 | |
I reckon... 160? | 0:36:58 | 0:37:01 | |
-Mm. -What about if I gave you £130 for the lot? | 0:37:01 | 0:37:05 | |
£130, I want to do a bit better than that. 160... | 0:37:05 | 0:37:10 | |
Would you do 150? | 0:37:10 | 0:37:12 | |
-140. -145. | 0:37:12 | 0:37:15 | |
142 and a half? | 0:37:15 | 0:37:17 | |
145, come on. | 0:37:17 | 0:37:19 | |
145, deal. | 0:37:19 | 0:37:21 | |
-Good man. Have you got the money? -I've got the cash. 140 for cash? | 0:37:21 | 0:37:25 | |
145. I'll let you owe me a fiver. | 0:37:25 | 0:37:27 | |
-OK, I'll buy you a drink. -145. | 0:37:27 | 0:37:31 | |
Three items sold for £145. | 0:37:31 | 0:37:35 | |
John doubles his money with the £78 profit. | 0:37:35 | 0:37:39 | |
And the Hammer doesn't stop there. | 0:37:39 | 0:37:41 | |
He sells his Victorian wooden bowl to a private buyer | 0:37:41 | 0:37:44 | |
and makes a whopping great profit of £160. | 0:37:44 | 0:37:47 | |
With time running out and four items left to sell, | 0:37:47 | 0:37:52 | |
the Lionheart decides to try and clear them all in one go. | 0:37:52 | 0:37:55 | |
It's a few minutes to go before the start of the auction. | 0:37:55 | 0:37:58 | |
I've brought for things along from the car boot sale. | 0:37:58 | 0:38:01 | |
Remember that mahogany box without a lid? | 0:38:01 | 0:38:03 | |
That's now here with a lid. | 0:38:03 | 0:38:06 | |
Also the polar bear on the wooden plinth, that's here. | 0:38:06 | 0:38:09 | |
The figure bronze, allegorical of summer holding the wheat sheaves, that's here, | 0:38:09 | 0:38:14 | |
and the Lovatt's Langley Ware vases. | 0:38:14 | 0:38:16 | |
Four lots, fingers crossed, here we go. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:18 | |
Lot 28... | 0:38:18 | 0:38:20 | |
First up, the patinated bronze polar bear, bought for £5. | 0:38:20 | 0:38:24 | |
25, am I bid 25? | 0:38:24 | 0:38:26 | |
Selling to the room at £25. | 0:38:26 | 0:38:28 | |
All finished and away then at £25. | 0:38:28 | 0:38:31 | |
-Sold. -Well, below estimate. | 0:38:31 | 0:38:35 | |
But £25, it's a £20 profit. | 0:38:35 | 0:38:37 | |
Minus auction fees of course, Mr Lewis, | 0:38:37 | 0:38:40 | |
giving a final profit of nearly £12. | 0:38:40 | 0:38:42 | |
Now to the antique, this is a lovely piece. | 0:38:42 | 0:38:45 | |
What are we going to say, £100? | 0:38:45 | 0:38:46 | |
Next up is the allegorical bronze statue. | 0:38:46 | 0:38:49 | |
£60, it's time to go please, at 60. All done? | 0:38:49 | 0:38:54 | |
£60, well... | 0:38:54 | 0:38:56 | |
..it's gone. | 0:38:58 | 0:38:59 | |
Don't complain, it's still a profit of just over £10. | 0:38:59 | 0:39:02 | |
Followed by another, with the sale of the Lovatt's Langley Ware vases. | 0:39:02 | 0:39:06 | |
Away then at £27. | 0:39:06 | 0:39:08 | |
That's fine, paid 10. 27 - more than doubled my money. Pleased with that. | 0:39:08 | 0:39:13 | |
The first three items have all shown a profit | 0:39:13 | 0:39:17 | |
and now it's on to the final one, the George III mahogany knife box. | 0:39:17 | 0:39:23 | |
£65 and sold. | 0:39:23 | 0:39:25 | |
£65, that's a good result. I'm not complaining at that. | 0:39:25 | 0:39:29 | |
I paid 12, got the restoration as part of the deal with the chest, | 0:39:29 | 0:39:32 | |
so that's a handsome profit. | 0:39:32 | 0:39:34 | |
-I'm pleased with that. -And so you should be, James. | 0:39:34 | 0:39:37 | |
After auction fees, the Lionheart makes a total profit | 0:39:37 | 0:39:41 | |
of over £67 on his four items. | 0:39:41 | 0:39:43 | |
With James all sold up, the pressure is on the Hammer. | 0:39:46 | 0:39:49 | |
He's going to need to make a serious profit on his final item, | 0:39:49 | 0:39:53 | |
the wine cooler he bought for £20, | 0:39:53 | 0:39:55 | |
if he wants to be in with a hope of winning today's battle. | 0:39:55 | 0:39:59 | |
Hoping that he might be toasting victory afterwards, the Hammer | 0:39:59 | 0:40:03 | |
has invited his friend Mac to his office to take a look. | 0:40:03 | 0:40:06 | |
You asked me to look out for a nice wine bucket or cellaret, Mac, | 0:40:06 | 0:40:10 | |
for you and Jane, and this is what I've come up with. What do you think? | 0:40:10 | 0:40:14 | |
Yeah. It's all right, it looks a bit Art Deco-ish to me. | 0:40:14 | 0:40:19 | |
I know how you like red, and Jane likes sparkly white | 0:40:19 | 0:40:22 | |
-so we've got one each there. -That's right. -Do you like it? | 0:40:22 | 0:40:25 | |
We'll find out shortly if John's purchase suits Mac's taste | 0:40:25 | 0:40:30 | |
but first it's time to tot up the totals | 0:40:30 | 0:40:32 | |
and reveal who has made the most cash. | 0:40:32 | 0:40:36 | |
The Lionheart and the Hammer both had £250 of their own money | 0:40:36 | 0:40:40 | |
to spend at the car boot sale. | 0:40:40 | 0:40:42 | |
John didn't leave a penny to spare, spending the full £250. | 0:40:42 | 0:40:48 | |
James wasn't far behind, parting with an impressive £244. | 0:40:48 | 0:40:53 | |
All the money that James and John have made today | 0:40:55 | 0:40:57 | |
will be going to the charities of their choice so, without further ado, | 0:40:57 | 0:41:02 | |
it's time to find out who is today's | 0:41:02 | 0:41:04 | |
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion. | 0:41:04 | 0:41:07 | |
-If it's not my old mucker, James Lewis. -Mr Cameron, how are you? | 0:41:07 | 0:41:11 | |
So how did you get on at the car boot down my neck of the woods? | 0:41:11 | 0:41:14 | |
You tell me. I'm not letting out any secrets. | 0:41:14 | 0:41:17 | |
I didn't do too badly with things. | 0:41:17 | 0:41:19 | |
I did manage for once to spend as much money. | 0:41:19 | 0:41:22 | |
I spent all of my £250. | 0:41:22 | 0:41:25 | |
-Put me out of my misery. -Come on then. After three. | 0:41:25 | 0:41:28 | |
1, 2, 3... Ohhhhh! | 0:41:28 | 0:41:32 | |
I've restored some credibility! | 0:41:33 | 0:41:35 | |
Well done, you! | 0:41:35 | 0:41:38 | |
I was about to ask you what the house prices in Derbyshire were like. | 0:41:40 | 0:41:44 | |
I thought, I can't go back to Portsmouth after this! | 0:41:44 | 0:41:48 | |
Well done. Come on, you owe me a beer. | 0:41:48 | 0:41:51 | |
So the Hammer takes the winner's podium by the slimmest of margins | 0:41:51 | 0:41:55 | |
and it all came down to the wine cooler. | 0:41:55 | 0:41:58 | |
Seriously, I can see you two on your deck chairs in the garden, | 0:41:58 | 0:42:01 | |
bottle of red, bottle of white, you'll be away. | 0:42:01 | 0:42:04 | |
-£50? -£50. -Yeah? Cheers, mate. | 0:42:04 | 0:42:08 | |
That netted John a £30 profit and is the icing on the cake for the Hammer | 0:42:08 | 0:42:12 | |
as he snatches victory from the Lionheart by almost £35. | 0:42:12 | 0:42:17 | |
Ooh! John Cameron beat me just, what a swine! | 0:42:19 | 0:42:23 | |
But, hey, win some, lose some. | 0:42:23 | 0:42:25 | |
-Well done him. -To beat James at the car boot sale is a consolation. | 0:42:25 | 0:42:31 | |
I've won at least one of our challenges, and so to the next one. | 0:42:31 | 0:42:36 | |
Well, James might be second best today but he has the chance to gain revenge tomorrow | 0:42:36 | 0:42:41 | |
when he and John will be going into battle at an antiques market. | 0:42:41 | 0:42:46 | |
If I don't slow down and have a real good look, | 0:42:47 | 0:42:49 | |
I may miss something tucked away behind the Victorian pottery. | 0:42:49 | 0:42:53 | |
You may well be thinking why on earth has he bought this? | 0:42:53 | 0:42:56 | |
Well, that makes two of us. | 0:42:56 | 0:42:58 | |
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