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This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, | 0:00:02 | 0:00:04 | |
the show that pitches TV's best-loved antiques experts against each other in an all-out battle | 0:00:04 | 0:00:09 | |
for profit, and gives you the inside view on the secrets of the trade. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:15 | |
Coming up, our dealers show you that effective reconnaissance | 0:00:15 | 0:00:18 | |
-is not all about speed. -If I don't slow down, | 0:00:18 | 0:00:21 | |
I may well miss something that's tucked away behind that Victorian pottery. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:24 | |
How to follow your heart when choosing which antiques to buy. | 0:00:24 | 0:00:28 | |
I like it. I could live with this. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:30 | |
And when selling your wares, it's as well to pick your buyers carefully. | 0:00:30 | 0:00:34 | |
They're hideous, tasteless, I think they're tacky. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:39 | |
Today it's The Lionheart against The Hammer, | 0:00:52 | 0:00:56 | |
as blue-blooded charmer James Lewis | 0:00:56 | 0:00:58 | |
takes on man of the people John Cameron | 0:00:58 | 0:01:01 | |
to see who can make the most profit from buying and selling antiques. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:07 | |
If I can't make a profit out of 150 quid, | 0:01:07 | 0:01:09 | |
I think I'd better hang up my gavel. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:12 | |
It's a culture clash of epic proportions. | 0:01:12 | 0:01:14 | |
The proud Prince of Portsmouth versus the Lord of the Derbyshire Vales. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:19 | |
If you love it, buy it, | 0:01:19 | 0:01:21 | |
but check it really carefully before you part with your money. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:24 | |
Risking their reputations and their own hard earned-cash in a battle that | 0:01:24 | 0:01:29 | |
will test their knowledge and their contact books to the absolute limit. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:34 | |
Wow, those portraits are gorgeous. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:36 | |
Our duelling auctioneers have got up to £750 of their own money to spend. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:42 | |
Their mission is to make the most profit over a week of challenges, | 0:01:42 | 0:01:46 | |
all of which will be going to their chosen charities. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:49 | |
Today's arena for battle is the | 0:01:49 | 0:01:52 | |
International Antique & Collectors Fair in Ardingly. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:56 | |
Held six times a year, this two-day fair sees up to | 0:01:56 | 0:01:59 | |
1,700 stalls, selling everything from | 0:01:59 | 0:02:01 | |
fine furniture and ceramics to glassware and textiles. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:06 | |
In the battle for profit there can be only one winner. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:09 | |
James Lewis and John Cameron, it's time to | 0:02:09 | 0:02:13 | |
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:16 | |
It's a lovely day to be browsing for antiques. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
-Beautiful, isn't it? -So, here we are at Ardingly. | 0:02:19 | 0:02:22 | |
Hundreds of dealers are all working very hard to separate you | 0:02:22 | 0:02:25 | |
from your hard-earned cash. Speaking of which, have you brought it? | 0:02:25 | 0:02:28 | |
I have, all £750 of it. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:32 | |
Here we are, snap. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
So, your strategy for today, what are we doing? | 0:02:35 | 0:02:37 | |
You know, I'm not going to tell you. I'm going to play my cards | 0:02:37 | 0:02:41 | |
rather close to my chest today. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
Oh, same as last time, then? | 0:02:43 | 0:02:44 | |
-Yeah. How about you? -You meanie! | 0:02:44 | 0:02:46 | |
-I'm not going to tell you either, so, well, good luck! -Thanks! | 0:02:46 | 0:02:50 | |
Oh, our duelling duo are a bit cagey as they circle each other | 0:02:50 | 0:02:54 | |
like seasoned prizefighters. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:56 | |
But while they might not be willing to reveal a single | 0:02:56 | 0:02:58 | |
titbit of intelligence to each other, they've both come armed with clear strategies. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:04 | |
If you're a lover of antiques, or just somebody who likes to hunt | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
for a bargain, an antiques fair is the perfect place. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
And here at Ardingly is one of the biggest antiques fairs in Europe. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:14 | |
It attracts vendors and sellers from, literally, all over Europe. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:18 | |
So, hopefully, my strategy today is to find something a little bit | 0:03:18 | 0:03:21 | |
continental, a little bit different and something really good value. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:26 | |
So, as he prowls this market like a lion through the savannah, | 0:03:26 | 0:03:30 | |
James will be hunting down items from the continent which will have | 0:03:30 | 0:03:34 | |
maximum appeal to his buyers here in the UK. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:36 | |
Surprise, surprise, his opposition is taking a very different approach. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:40 | |
The problem with having a strategy when you come into somewhere like | 0:03:40 | 0:03:44 | |
Ardingly is that it can all go out of the window | 0:03:44 | 0:03:46 | |
once you get here because there is absolutely everything here. | 0:03:46 | 0:03:50 | |
Every type of decorative art, fine art, you'll find it all here. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:54 | |
There are stalls packed with really good quality | 0:03:54 | 0:03:57 | |
reproduction items as well, which may well remind you of someone's | 0:03:57 | 0:04:01 | |
quirky habits that you know. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:02 | |
They're always good to earn a few pounds with those, | 0:04:02 | 0:04:05 | |
but I'm trying to avoid them and trying to stay focused on what I'm here to do, | 0:04:05 | 0:04:08 | |
that's to buy good things that I can sell and make a profit. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:12 | |
So, The Hammer will be landing on those items which are priced low | 0:04:12 | 0:04:15 | |
and which he knows he can sell high to his select list of industry contacts. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:20 | |
Both these mighty warriors are | 0:04:20 | 0:04:23 | |
ready to rumble, so it's seconds out, round one, and it's The Lionheart who | 0:04:23 | 0:04:28 | |
lands the first punch, picking up a decorated antique box for £35. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:32 | |
OK, first deal of the day done. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:36 | |
Look at that, isn't that a super little box? | 0:04:36 | 0:04:39 | |
It's likely to be Japanese. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:40 | |
This sort of style with the two colours, the copper and the brass, | 0:04:40 | 0:04:44 | |
is very much in the Magi Japanese period style, but for £35, | 0:04:44 | 0:04:49 | |
that's not expensive. I reckon there's at least £60, £70 there. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:52 | |
So, bargain! | 0:04:52 | 0:04:55 | |
Well, that's a mighty first blow from James, but his opponent is made of | 0:04:55 | 0:05:00 | |
tough stuff and he's spotted a funky coffee table priced at £45. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:06 | |
-What is it, '50s? -'60s. -'60s? | 0:05:06 | 0:05:10 | |
Yeah. | 0:05:10 | 0:05:11 | |
When you look underneath, they didn't do, like, a quality build. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:15 | |
-If you notice underneath, like, the chipboard? -Yeah. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:18 | |
And then they would have bought those legs in | 0:05:18 | 0:05:21 | |
and then fitted them on there. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:23 | |
But all they've done is cut that bit out and put it at the back. | 0:05:23 | 0:05:27 | |
Are you sure I can't tempt you for 40 quid for that? | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
-Go on, then. -Yeah? -40 quid, done. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:34 | |
Good man. I don't know why I've bought this, but I just like it. | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | |
I've been walking around for half an hour, it caught my eye. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:39 | |
There we are, the first item of the day. Hope I don't regret it. | 0:05:39 | 0:05:43 | |
I do have somebody in mind, but if he doesn't like it, | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | |
I'm not sure what I'm going to be doing with this. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:48 | |
-I'm giving it away. -You are. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:50 | |
40. Well, let's hope I don't have to, eh? | 0:05:50 | 0:05:53 | |
I'm sure you'll make a profit on that. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:55 | |
-Thanks. -Thank you very much. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:58 | |
So, John is sticking to his strategy | 0:05:58 | 0:06:00 | |
of picking up items with specific buyers in mind, | 0:06:00 | 0:06:03 | |
but this bout has only just begun and he's warily circling the ring. | 0:06:03 | 0:06:08 | |
The problem is, with so many stalls and so much to see, | 0:06:08 | 0:06:11 | |
there's a temptation to rush round, especially when you look at tables | 0:06:11 | 0:06:15 | |
and they're full of Victorian bric-a-brac. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:17 | |
But there's where some people may make a mistake. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:19 | |
If I don't slow down and have a good look, I may well miss | 0:06:19 | 0:06:22 | |
something that's tucked away behind that Victorian pottery. | 0:06:22 | 0:06:26 | |
So, John is waiting for the right | 0:06:26 | 0:06:28 | |
moment to strike, while James is focused | 0:06:28 | 0:06:30 | |
on landing a series of early body blows, hunting down pieces to bulk up his booty bag. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:36 | |
That's interesting because that is | 0:06:36 | 0:06:40 | |
a really lovely quality miniature. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:42 | |
The idea was, if you were a lady of some standing in the 19th century | 0:06:42 | 0:06:47 | |
and you wanted to remember your loved one, there | 0:06:47 | 0:06:50 | |
was no such thing as photography, you would hire a miniature painter. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:54 | |
The asking price was 110. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:56 | |
I think if that was at a really good quality specialist antiques dealer | 0:06:56 | 0:07:00 | |
stand at one of the top fairs, they'd be asking probably | 0:07:00 | 0:07:03 | |
300, 350 for that, so hoping, hoping there might be £100 profit in it. We'll see. | 0:07:03 | 0:07:10 | |
That's a mighty purchase from The Lionheart, | 0:07:10 | 0:07:13 | |
and he's quick to follow it up with two Georgian picture frames, a felt chest, | 0:07:13 | 0:07:18 | |
a nutcracker and a Victorian table bowl, all purchased for a total of £40. | 0:07:18 | 0:07:25 | |
What a start! James has | 0:07:25 | 0:07:27 | |
racked up seven items and spent £175 of his own money in next to no time. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:32 | |
He's raining down blows on his | 0:07:34 | 0:07:35 | |
opposition, but the mighty Hammer isn't anywhere near the ropes yet. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:40 | |
I've got myself another purchase here. It's four limited-edition | 0:07:40 | 0:07:44 | |
pottery character jugs of, no less, the Fab Four! | 0:07:44 | 0:07:48 | |
They're fairly modern but they are limited edition, | 0:07:48 | 0:07:50 | |
and Beatles are very, very commercial. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:52 | |
I bought these because I know a mad Beatles fan. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:57 | |
I think he's going to see these and he's going to have them. | 0:07:57 | 0:07:59 | |
The chap wanted £120. A bit of hard negotiation. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:03 | |
110 was his best price, I got them for 100, so I'm happy. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:05 | |
I reckon I can double my money. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:07 | |
Brilliant. Now, I think it's time to look for James. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:10 | |
I think he's a real Nowhere Man. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:12 | |
Unfortunately for you, John, it's quite the reverse. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:17 | |
Your mighty opponent is racing round this market, and the latest piece to | 0:08:17 | 0:08:21 | |
catch his eye is this bronze bust. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:24 | |
Do you know who it's meant to be? | 0:08:24 | 0:08:27 | |
-No idea. -Is 40 any good to you? -Sorry? | 0:08:27 | 0:08:30 | |
I'll give it to you for 50. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:32 | |
And that's a fantastic deal. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:34 | |
45 and I'll take it. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
-Go on. -£45. | 0:08:37 | 0:08:39 | |
Deal. Thank you. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:41 | |
You may well be thinking, "Why on earth has he bought this?" | 0:08:41 | 0:08:45 | |
Well, that makes two of us! I'm thinking exactly the same thing. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:50 | |
Why on earth have I bought this? | 0:08:50 | 0:08:51 | |
But the great safety net for me is the weight of this. | 0:08:51 | 0:08:56 | |
It is solid bronze, and if I | 0:08:56 | 0:08:59 | |
can't make a profit out of it as a sculpture, | 0:08:59 | 0:09:02 | |
I can take it to the scrap man and get more than £45. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:06 | |
The Lionheart is hitting hard and fast today, | 0:09:06 | 0:09:08 | |
following up with a quick one-two and the purchase of this porcelain figurine. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:13 | |
This little figure was made around 1770, 1775, | 0:09:13 | 0:09:18 | |
and although it's not marked, if you turn it over, | 0:09:18 | 0:09:20 | |
there's an incised N and an incised number there. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 | |
And when you bite it, | 0:09:24 | 0:09:25 | |
the restored areas are softer | 0:09:25 | 0:09:27 | |
because when it's repaired you can't fire the porcelain again to as high | 0:09:27 | 0:09:31 | |
a temperature as you would need to make good, hard porcelain. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:34 | |
Perfect, that's worth £300 or £400. | 0:09:34 | 0:09:37 | |
Restored, hopefully, £100. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:39 | |
As he dances round this market like an antiques Ali, | 0:09:39 | 0:09:43 | |
James is well ahead on purchases, | 0:09:43 | 0:09:45 | |
but it's fair to say not many of them come from the continent. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:48 | |
I've bought a few continental things, which | 0:09:48 | 0:09:52 | |
I'm pleased with, but, you know, the Derby figure, the little miniature, | 0:09:52 | 0:09:56 | |
I'm equally pleased with those. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:59 | |
I wonder how John's getting on. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:01 | |
I bet he hasn't bought anything yet. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:03 | |
Well, the Hammer might not be landing so many punches, | 0:10:03 | 0:10:05 | |
but when he hits, boy, does he hit hard! | 0:10:05 | 0:10:08 | |
The man of the people has spotted two stylish clothes stands. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:12 | |
-What's your price on them? -They're 100 quid for the pair. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:15 | |
-100 quid for the pair? -Ouch! | 0:10:15 | 0:10:17 | |
Now, if I go home and say I bought something without trying to haggle, | 0:10:17 | 0:10:20 | |
-the wife, she's a Scouser, if I can tell you that... -Start again. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:23 | |
They're 150 quid the pair! | 0:10:23 | 0:10:25 | |
Nice try, John. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:27 | |
What's your very best? What's your trade price on these? | 0:10:27 | 0:10:32 | |
-80 quid's the death. -I didn't realise there were two. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
I do like them. Can we have a shake on that? Good man. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:38 | |
-Thank you. -Thank you very much indeed. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:41 | |
Right. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:43 | |
-Cheers, mate. -All right, thank you. | 0:10:43 | 0:10:45 | |
And that's a powerful left jab from John, | 0:10:45 | 0:10:48 | |
and it's keeping him in the game. | 0:10:48 | 0:10:51 | |
Well, they say, "Wherever I lay my hat, that's my Home." | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
I don't have a hat but I have got a home. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:56 | |
I think they're stylish clothes hangers. | 0:10:56 | 0:10:58 | |
I hope somebody else has my taste. | 0:10:58 | 0:11:00 | |
80 quid, I'm pretty much sure I can make a profit on that. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:03 | |
The Lion and The Hammer are approaching | 0:11:03 | 0:11:05 | |
this bout in very different ways, but the match has only just begun. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:11 | |
They started the day here at the antiques and collectors fair with | 0:11:11 | 0:11:14 | |
a budget of £750 of their own money. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:17 | |
The Portsmouth Prince is stinging like a bee. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:20 | |
He's only made three purchases, but he's spent a hefty £220, which means | 0:11:20 | 0:11:25 | |
he's still got £530 in his kitty. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:29 | |
While the Lord of Derbyshire is floating like a butterfly, | 0:11:29 | 0:11:33 | |
striking quick and often. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:35 | |
He's racked up nine items, spent £265 | 0:11:35 | 0:11:39 | |
and he's got £485 still to spend. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:43 | |
Seconds out, round two, and James comes bounding out of his corner like | 0:11:46 | 0:11:51 | |
a bolt from the blue. He's quick to strike, going for a giant tin bottle | 0:11:51 | 0:11:56 | |
and a mussel-shaped snuff box. | 0:11:56 | 0:11:58 | |
75 for the two? | 0:11:58 | 0:12:00 | |
80 I'll do for the two. | 0:12:00 | 0:12:02 | |
-80. You've got a deal. Thanks very much. -Cheers. -Thanks. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:05 | |
True to form, he's light on his feet, hitting hard and quick. | 0:12:05 | 0:12:09 | |
And he follows up with an orange sign | 0:12:09 | 0:12:11 | |
advertising tea and an old bus conductor's badge, for £58. | 0:12:11 | 0:12:16 | |
Deal. Brilliant. Thank you. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:18 | |
And then it's another old sign, advertising paraffin. | 0:12:18 | 0:12:22 | |
A tenner any good? | 0:12:22 | 0:12:24 | |
-Fine. -Thank you very much. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:27 | |
Back outside, it's not long before a ceramic statue catches John's eye. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:31 | |
-A bit of Lladro there, isn't it? -Yeah. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:33 | |
How much is that? | 0:12:35 | 0:12:37 | |
-200 on that. -What's the best price you'll do on that? | 0:12:37 | 0:12:40 | |
-I'll do one and a half. -You'll do one and a half? | 0:12:40 | 0:12:43 | |
You know that's a good deal. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:45 | |
It's quite a unique piece. There's no damage anywhere. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:49 | |
Yeah, all right. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:54 | |
-Yeah. -You've got a deal. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:55 | |
The £150 price tag makes this statue | 0:12:57 | 0:12:59 | |
John's biggest purchase of the day so far. | 0:12:59 | 0:13:03 | |
It's a whopping great uppercut, but his opponent is watching his every move. | 0:13:03 | 0:13:08 | |
Come on, what have you got to say about this? | 0:13:09 | 0:13:11 | |
It is restored. I looked at it earlier. It had some hemming | 0:13:11 | 0:13:13 | |
round its neck when I looked at it. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:15 | |
Hang on a minute, what's James up to here? | 0:13:15 | 0:13:18 | |
You had it done, didn't you? | 0:13:18 | 0:13:19 | |
-Had the ear restored? -Yeah. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:22 | |
Thanks for that. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:24 | |
-It's not really. -Do you like these behind you? | 0:13:24 | 0:13:27 | |
Ah, so The Lionheart is trying to plant | 0:13:27 | 0:13:29 | |
seeds of doubt in the mind of his opposition. | 0:13:29 | 0:13:32 | |
-Are you sure they're not IKEA? -Yeah. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:36 | |
There's a bit of age to them, you know. | 0:13:36 | 0:13:38 | |
Two, three, four months? | 0:13:38 | 0:13:40 | |
Go on, on your way! | 0:13:40 | 0:13:42 | |
Yes, nice try, James, but The Hammer's having none of it. | 0:13:42 | 0:13:45 | |
Time for our brave warriors to down the gloves and compare notes. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:50 | |
Strategy? | 0:13:50 | 0:13:51 | |
Not really following it. I tried, but I just can't help | 0:13:51 | 0:13:53 | |
picking things up and just wanting to buy them, so how about you? | 0:13:53 | 0:13:57 | |
I have to say, I've gone off piste again. | 0:13:57 | 0:14:00 | |
-Strategy is out the window and I'm impulse buying. -Yeah. | 0:14:00 | 0:14:04 | |
And I did love my bedroom clothes stands until you ridiculed them. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:10 | |
I can't believe you've bought those. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:12 | |
I don't go to big Swedish department stores where they make furniture. | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
The only reason I know where they're from is because I looked at them. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:19 | |
And I liked them, too! I think they're quite funky. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:21 | |
So do you think we can do a deal? | 0:14:21 | 0:14:24 | |
-No. Well, I guess we ought to keep spending. -Well, enough chitchat. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:28 | |
I think I've got over 300 quid in my pocket still, so, shall we? | 0:14:28 | 0:14:31 | |
-I think I have, too. -Come on, then. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:33 | |
Well, after a few rounds of fierce combat, it seems our veterans are willing to share a lot more | 0:14:34 | 0:14:39 | |
than they were at the beginning of the day | 0:14:39 | 0:14:41 | |
when they first stepped into the ring. | 0:14:41 | 0:14:44 | |
Both of them have abandoned their original strategies, | 0:14:44 | 0:14:47 | |
but with the clock ticking, they need to spend that money, and fast. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:51 | |
James is ahead on purchases with 12 items under his champion's belt. | 0:14:51 | 0:14:55 | |
Now he's got his eagle eye on a tea caddy. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:58 | |
I'm trying to get something with a bit of something about it. | 0:14:58 | 0:15:02 | |
Is 30 any good for that? | 0:15:02 | 0:15:05 | |
No, sorry. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:08 | |
-Is 35 any good to you? -Yeah, I'll do a deal with you for 35. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:11 | |
-Thank you very much. -Thank you. -Thank you. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:14 | |
Hear The Lion roar! The Lord of Derbyshire | 0:15:14 | 0:15:17 | |
is striking again and again, and if he carries on like this, | 0:15:17 | 0:15:20 | |
the Portsmouth Prince might well be floored. | 0:15:20 | 0:15:23 | |
He really needs to get a wriggle on and snap up some sure-fire bankers. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:28 | |
It's a Victorian hanging lamp, | 0:15:28 | 0:15:31 | |
which would have been hanging from a bracket. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:35 | |
Now, probably gas because you've got some air vents up the top here | 0:15:35 | 0:15:39 | |
-to let the gas fumes out. How much for the lamp? -120. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:41 | |
-I'll give you £100 for it. That'll buy it? -That'll buy it. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:44 | |
Good man. £100. OK, I took a chance on it, | 0:15:44 | 0:15:47 | |
but at £100 I don't think I can go much wrong, can I? | 0:15:47 | 0:15:50 | |
Well, let's hope not, John, because your opponent is powering round this market | 0:15:50 | 0:15:55 | |
and snatching up anything that he knows will make him a profit. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:59 | |
Let's have a look at this. | 0:15:59 | 0:16:02 | |
This is a really good-looking, practical piece of furniture. | 0:16:02 | 0:16:06 | |
What is it? When was it made? | 0:16:06 | 0:16:08 | |
I should think mahogany, 1840, 1850. Mid-19th century. | 0:16:08 | 0:16:14 | |
Around the outside of the drawer here, we have what's called | 0:16:14 | 0:16:17 | |
cock beading. Cock beading became fashionable around | 0:16:17 | 0:16:20 | |
1740, 1750 in England. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:23 | |
If we go to the leg, a very plain turned leg, but here we have little | 0:16:23 | 0:16:28 | |
sections of double turning here simulating bamboo. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:32 | |
Bamboo and the Chinese taste again became fashionable | 0:16:32 | 0:16:36 | |
by George IV, the Brighton Pavilion, inspired by the Orient. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:40 | |
If we look on the back, | 0:16:40 | 0:16:42 | |
the base of this furniture is made totally differently to the top. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:47 | |
This is stained pine, here we have mahogany panels. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:51 | |
I like it. I could live with this. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:54 | |
At £190, at last, I've spent | 0:16:54 | 0:16:57 | |
more than 30 on something! Thank goodness! | 0:16:57 | 0:17:00 | |
Ooh! | 0:17:00 | 0:17:02 | |
Oh, that's an almighty wallop! | 0:17:02 | 0:17:05 | |
That's just the big money purchase that James was hoping for, | 0:17:05 | 0:17:08 | |
and he's not about to let up. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:10 | |
He's spotted an African mask and, if he pulls this deal off, | 0:17:10 | 0:17:14 | |
he will have spent almost all his kitty. | 0:17:14 | 0:17:18 | |
It doesn't have a great deal of the age to it, does it? | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
-A little bit of damage. -Ah, yeah. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:25 | |
But, you know, these things, | 0:17:25 | 0:17:27 | |
it's a good decorative piece. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:30 | |
Yeah. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:34 | |
Beautiful. | 0:17:34 | 0:17:37 | |
I'm going to make you cheeky offer. | 0:17:37 | 0:17:39 | |
You can probably turn me down, no offence taken. 90 quid. | 0:17:39 | 0:17:42 | |
That's not enough. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:46 | |
-No? OK. -HE LAUGHS | 0:17:46 | 0:17:49 | |
What say 120? | 0:17:49 | 0:17:51 | |
I can give you an honest answer, I haven't even got it. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:53 | |
-What's the best you could do? -100 quid. | 0:17:53 | 0:17:58 | |
-There it is. -Deal. -Thank you, James. | 0:17:58 | 0:18:01 | |
Deal. Thank you. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:03 | |
You've got yourself a real bargain. | 0:18:03 | 0:18:05 | |
Well, I love it and I can honestly say, | 0:18:05 | 0:18:08 | |
of all the things I've bought today, that is my favourite by a mile. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:11 | |
Today's big bout of buying is now drawing to an epic climax. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:19 | |
It's The Lion versus The Hammer and right now it's John | 0:18:19 | 0:18:22 | |
who's on the ropes. | 0:18:22 | 0:18:24 | |
He just wants to sell me something. | 0:18:24 | 0:18:26 | |
He's only spent £470 and, with the stall holders upping sticks and heading home, he desperately needs | 0:18:26 | 0:18:31 | |
to make a big-money purchase that will keep him from a crushing defeat. | 0:18:31 | 0:18:37 | |
I think it's time for more sunshine. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:39 | |
Come on, John, keep swinging those punches. | 0:18:39 | 0:18:43 | |
-John! -50 quid. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:45 | |
-Done! -You just said they were sold. | 0:18:45 | 0:18:47 | |
Wow, that came out of nowhere, but what are they? | 0:18:47 | 0:18:51 | |
I'm very pleased to sell them to you. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:53 | |
-I know you didn't want to take them home. -I know. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:56 | |
-I told you, I've been honest. -I know. | 0:18:56 | 0:18:58 | |
Well, that's good work from John. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:01 | |
Like the seasoned warrior he is, he dug deep and struck back. | 0:19:01 | 0:19:05 | |
Now, that is what you call an impulse buy. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:08 | |
I was walking back, didn't know that they'd still be there. | 0:19:08 | 0:19:11 | |
I didn't like them the first time I walked past them. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:14 | |
They were eye-catching and that's a good thing. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:16 | |
They caught my eye. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:17 | |
When I stopped earlier he wanted 75 quid for them. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
He was packing up, he told me earlier he didn't want to take them home, so my timing was good. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:24 | |
I think he's pleased, I'm pleased. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
£50, I must be able to make a profit out of that, surely! | 0:19:26 | 0:19:32 | |
Well, let's hope you're right, John, because the unstoppable buying machine that is your opponent | 0:19:32 | 0:19:37 | |
is still going strong. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:39 | |
Hello. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:41 | |
Have you got anything for £12? | 0:19:41 | 0:19:43 | |
-I've got a restoration job for a tenner. -Oh! | 0:19:46 | 0:19:49 | |
I had originally 15 on it. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:53 | |
-Will you take a fiver for it? -Go on. | 0:19:53 | 0:19:55 | |
-Yeah? Deal. -Seeing as it's you. | 0:19:55 | 0:19:58 | |
Thanks very much. Thank you. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:00 | |
A fiver. There we go. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:02 | |
So, it's The Lionheart who gets the last jab in before the final bell. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:06 | |
Our warring warriors have given their all and with the buying now over, | 0:20:06 | 0:20:11 | |
it's time to find out who's spent what. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:14 | |
James and John both started out with £750 of their own money. | 0:20:14 | 0:20:19 | |
The Hammer picked his punches, making six purchases and spending a total of | 0:20:19 | 0:20:24 | |
£520. | 0:20:24 | 0:20:26 | |
The Lionheart spent £743 and he made a whopping 12 purchases. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:32 | |
Our dealers have used their knowledge and experience to buy the items | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
they think will net them the most profit, but before they go their separate ways, | 0:20:38 | 0:20:42 | |
they're keen to have a quick snoop of their opponents' wares. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:45 | |
So, here we are. You bought a number of items today. | 0:20:47 | 0:20:50 | |
How many exactly have you bought, James? | 0:20:50 | 0:20:52 | |
-16, I think. -16 items. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:53 | |
Have you spent all your money? | 0:20:53 | 0:20:55 | |
No. I was gutted. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
What, that you spent all yours? No, I had seven quid left! | 0:20:57 | 0:21:00 | |
Anything you regret buying? | 0:21:00 | 0:21:02 | |
That horrible velvet box on the top, I wish I hadn't bought that. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:07 | |
-Pretty horrible, isn't it? -Well, I have to say... -How about you? | 0:21:07 | 0:21:10 | |
My table. When I bought it, it caught my eye. | 0:21:10 | 0:21:13 | |
Ever since I've bought it, I've thought, "What have I done?!" | 0:21:13 | 0:21:16 | |
The Lladro's great, you know? I have to say, I wish I'd had a go at that. | 0:21:16 | 0:21:20 | |
I can't wait to get home and have a look and see what I can find out in my reference book. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:24 | |
So, what are you going to find out in your reference book on these? | 0:21:24 | 0:21:28 | |
Well, I'm going to take your word for that, but I'm going to blot it out | 0:21:28 | 0:21:32 | |
because I think I can still sell these. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:34 | |
They're quirky, eye-catching. I just won't mention the high street store. | 0:21:34 | 0:21:38 | |
I think they're arty. I'm going to call those Picasso-esque dressing stands. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:43 | |
-Job done! Good luck. Have fun. -See you soon. -Absolutely. | 0:21:43 | 0:21:48 | |
It's now down to James and John to go their separate ways and start selling their items | 0:21:48 | 0:21:53 | |
with the aim of securing as much profit as possible on each piece. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:56 | |
As well as the Lladro sculpture of a boy and a goat and his clothes stands, | 0:21:56 | 0:22:01 | |
John will also be selling a 1960s table, four Beatles character jugs, | 0:22:01 | 0:22:07 | |
a pair of giant wicker lampshades and this large lantern. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:14 | |
And along with his small velvet box, | 0:22:14 | 0:22:16 | |
James also has to sell a Derby porcelain figurine, this tribal mask, | 0:22:16 | 0:22:22 | |
this Victorian portrait miniature, a bust and bronze Art Deco statue, | 0:22:22 | 0:22:27 | |
a selection of other boxes and tea caddies, two vintage signs and a bus wibadge, | 0:22:27 | 0:22:33 | |
this metal beer bottle tin, a nutcracker and this Victorian table bowl, | 0:22:33 | 0:22:37 | |
a pair of Georgian frames and this Regency side table. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:44 | |
For James and John, buying their items was just the start of this epic challenge. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:50 | |
With their arsenal of antiques complete, The Lionheart and The Hammer must now | 0:22:50 | 0:22:54 | |
sell their purchases for as much profit as they can. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:58 | |
The Lionheart can think of nothing but his arch rival. | 0:22:58 | 0:23:02 | |
This is John... | 0:23:02 | 0:23:04 | |
..and this is Cameron. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:07 | |
While The Hammer is equally obsessed with his opposition. | 0:23:07 | 0:23:11 | |
You may be watching me, Lewis, but I'm also watching you. | 0:23:11 | 0:23:15 | |
And whilst you may be the Champion | 0:23:15 | 0:23:17 | |
of the Derby Dales, I'm the King of the Solent. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:21 | |
Our duelling dealers are both pulling out all the stops to find buyers, | 0:23:21 | 0:23:25 | |
rifling through their little black books and setting up deals | 0:23:25 | 0:23:28 | |
left, right and centre. | 0:23:28 | 0:23:31 | |
But, until they've shaken on it and the money's changed hands, | 0:23:31 | 0:23:34 | |
no deal is truly sealed. | 0:23:34 | 0:23:37 | |
The Hammer is first off the blocks. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:40 | |
He's armed with the last impulse buy that he made, the giant wicker lampshades purchased for £50, | 0:23:40 | 0:23:45 | |
and he's thinking they might be of interest to a local hotel. | 0:23:45 | 0:23:50 | |
-So, here they are, what are your thoughts? -Yes, they're impressive. | 0:23:50 | 0:23:55 | |
-You said lamps, they're quite larger than I thought they'd be. -Really? | 0:23:55 | 0:23:58 | |
Yes, but they're nice. | 0:23:58 | 0:24:00 | |
These will have great visual impact here and they'll be a good talking point for your customers. | 0:24:00 | 0:24:04 | |
-Yeah, first impressions, I do like them. -Yeah? | 0:24:04 | 0:24:07 | |
So, do you think you'd like to buy them? | 0:24:07 | 0:24:08 | |
-What sort of money are you talking? -Well, I think they're unusual. | 0:24:08 | 0:24:12 | |
-They are. -I reckon they're worth a couple of hundred quid. -Goodness. Not each! | 0:24:12 | 0:24:16 | |
-No! -OK. | 0:24:16 | 0:24:19 | |
-So, what would you be willing to pay for them? -About 125? | 0:24:19 | 0:24:22 | |
-Well, I tell you what, I'll split the difference with you, £150 and they're yours. -Go on, then. | 0:24:22 | 0:24:27 | |
Yeah? Good man. | 0:24:27 | 0:24:29 | |
The Hammer's off to a flying start with a £100 profit | 0:24:29 | 0:24:33 | |
on his giant lampshades and, always a man to go the extra mile, | 0:24:33 | 0:24:36 | |
he even helps to find a home for them. | 0:24:36 | 0:24:40 | |
In Derbyshire, The Lionheart is itching to get his first sale under his belt. | 0:24:41 | 0:24:46 | |
He's invited his old friend Ian, an avid collector of Derby porcelain, | 0:24:46 | 0:24:50 | |
to come and have a look at the figurine he bought for £45. | 0:24:50 | 0:24:53 | |
It is Derby, isn't it? | 0:24:53 | 0:24:56 | |
Yeah, it's got a little head on it. | 0:24:56 | 0:24:58 | |
It's got patch marks. | 0:24:58 | 0:25:00 | |
What do you think, 1775 or so? | 0:25:00 | 0:25:03 | |
Yes, yes. It might be a little bit earlier. | 0:25:03 | 0:25:06 | |
-Have you got her already in your collection? -No. No, definitely not. | 0:25:06 | 0:25:09 | |
I wouldn't have one as bad as this. | 0:25:09 | 0:25:12 | |
Thanks! | 0:25:12 | 0:25:14 | |
Ouch! Well, it looks like Ian might be a bit of a tough customer. | 0:25:14 | 0:25:17 | |
What do you think she's worth? | 0:25:17 | 0:25:20 | |
Well, bearing in mind it's a sort of stuck together bits, 100? 110? | 0:25:20 | 0:25:27 | |
I can see there's some horrible figure coming out. | 0:25:27 | 0:25:31 | |
Forget it! | 0:25:31 | 0:25:33 | |
I haven't even said it yet! | 0:25:33 | 0:25:35 | |
I could have said 90! | 0:25:35 | 0:25:38 | |
-There's a nice big sticker mark on the back. -Is it holding it together? | 0:25:38 | 0:25:42 | |
Chuck another tenner in and I'll rub it off for you. | 0:25:42 | 0:25:44 | |
-So you want 120? -Is that all right? | 0:25:44 | 0:25:47 | |
-Yeah. -We've got a deal. | 0:25:47 | 0:25:49 | |
-I'll take a deal with that. -Brilliant. I'm so pleased. | 0:25:49 | 0:25:53 | |
I forgot my chequebook. | 0:25:53 | 0:25:55 | |
It's OK, I only take cash anyway! | 0:25:55 | 0:25:57 | |
Yes, nicely done. | 0:25:57 | 0:25:58 | |
The Lionheart holds on and closes the deal, walking away with a £75 profit. | 0:25:58 | 0:26:06 | |
Now, The Hammer's strategy at the antiques fair was to | 0:26:06 | 0:26:10 | |
buy with potential customers in mind, and he's not wavering from the plan. | 0:26:10 | 0:26:15 | |
I'm going to meet a girl called Lucy who runs a vintage clothes shop. | 0:26:15 | 0:26:18 | |
We've never met before. It's all about making a profit and, hopefully, I'll get one here today. | 0:26:18 | 0:26:23 | |
Right, Lucy, I described them to you on the telephone yesterday, | 0:26:26 | 0:26:28 | |
but give me your honest first impression. | 0:26:28 | 0:26:31 | |
I love them. I think they're amazing. | 0:26:31 | 0:26:33 | |
I didn't expect them to be like this. I thought they'd be | 0:26:33 | 0:26:36 | |
more the fine wiring type mannequins. I think they're great. | 0:26:36 | 0:26:39 | |
'That's a great start.' | 0:26:39 | 0:26:40 | |
-Genuinely? -Yeah, I really do. | 0:26:40 | 0:26:42 | |
I think they'd make a great window display to hang accessories off, | 0:26:42 | 0:26:45 | |
during Christmas time or something like that, | 0:26:45 | 0:26:47 | |
to hang some sort of small pieces off so you could still see the frame | 0:26:47 | 0:26:51 | |
of the mannequin, because I think it would ruin the frame if you did cover it up completely. | 0:26:51 | 0:26:56 | |
I think it would be great to have them on show because they're a great shape. | 0:26:56 | 0:26:59 | |
OK. You want to buy them? | 0:26:59 | 0:27:00 | |
I am interested, I must admit, yes. | 0:27:00 | 0:27:03 | |
I could push 100. | 0:27:03 | 0:27:05 | |
I think 100 would be just right. | 0:27:05 | 0:27:07 | |
You drive a hard bargain. | 0:27:07 | 0:27:09 | |
-Yeah, I do. -I had it on good authority. | 0:27:09 | 0:27:11 | |
Is that your best price today? | 0:27:11 | 0:27:13 | |
-It is. -OK. I'm going to take your £100. -OK, thank you. -Jolly good. -Thank you very much. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:17 | |
Great. Well, I can't wait to see these in the window. | 0:27:17 | 0:27:20 | |
There you are, it's about knowing your market and knowing when to | 0:27:20 | 0:27:24 | |
close the deal, and The Hammer is a true expert. He made a £20 profit. | 0:27:24 | 0:27:28 | |
The Lionheart has picked his target for his next sale | 0:27:31 | 0:27:35 | |
and he's taking a step back in time. | 0:27:35 | 0:27:37 | |
Here at the National Brewery Centre, bottles of beer are a bit of | 0:27:37 | 0:27:40 | |
a theme, as you can see with this wonderful old car. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:44 | |
That leads me to believe that this is probably the right place | 0:27:44 | 0:27:47 | |
to sell this. | 0:27:47 | 0:27:49 | |
-Hello. -Hello, there. -How are you? | 0:27:51 | 0:27:54 | |
I'm very well thank you. So, what have we here? | 0:27:54 | 0:27:57 | |
I saw this at the Ardingly Antiques Fair and I thought, | 0:27:57 | 0:28:01 | |
"Look at that, I know the perfect place for that"! | 0:28:01 | 0:28:03 | |
-Yes. -And I just thought it was rare, but they seem to be everywhere! | 0:28:03 | 0:28:07 | |
But what do you think? | 0:28:07 | 0:28:08 | |
Not that rare, but unusual. | 0:28:08 | 0:28:12 | |
Unusual in as much as it's got a blue triangle as opposed to | 0:28:12 | 0:28:15 | |
a red triangle, so that makes it interesting from my point of view. | 0:28:15 | 0:28:20 | |
-So, OK, cut to the chase, do you like it? -I do. | 0:28:20 | 0:28:23 | |
I was hoping to start the negotiations around 200, something like that. | 0:28:23 | 0:28:27 | |
Goodness gracious me, great balls of fire! | 0:28:27 | 0:28:30 | |
-Well, I don't think I could go quite that high. -Make me an offer. | 0:28:32 | 0:28:35 | |
How about 150? | 0:28:35 | 0:28:38 | |
150, you've got a deal. | 0:28:39 | 0:28:42 | |
-Deal. -Absolutely. Thank you. | 0:28:42 | 0:28:43 | |
I think that's fair. | 0:28:43 | 0:28:45 | |
Well, that's a £70 profit from that blast from the past, and James still | 0:28:45 | 0:28:49 | |
has the snuffbox to sell. | 0:28:49 | 0:28:51 | |
With 17 items to sell, James knows speed is of the essence. | 0:28:51 | 0:28:55 | |
In quick succession he racks up four more sales. | 0:28:55 | 0:29:00 | |
The Japanese box earns him a profit of £55. | 0:29:00 | 0:29:04 | |
The pair of frames nets him £20 profit. | 0:29:04 | 0:29:08 | |
The Victorian table bowl sells for £40 profit. | 0:29:08 | 0:29:14 | |
And, finally, James bags £20 profit for the nutcracker. | 0:29:14 | 0:29:18 | |
James may be feverishly offloading his mountain of items, | 0:29:21 | 0:29:25 | |
but John still has four purchases left to sell, | 0:29:25 | 0:29:29 | |
so to ease the stress our number-one antiques superstar lets off some steam. | 0:29:29 | 0:29:34 | |
MUSIC: "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz | 0:29:34 | 0:29:37 | |
John Cameron, ladies and gentlemen, the coolest dad in the world! | 0:29:38 | 0:29:41 | |
James, if you beat that, it'll be the great rock 'n' roll swindle! | 0:29:44 | 0:29:47 | |
Yes, well, band practice over, where better | 0:29:48 | 0:29:53 | |
for our antiques rock god to go than his hairdressers? | 0:29:53 | 0:29:56 | |
But not to get that breathtaking barnet styled. | 0:29:56 | 0:29:58 | |
No, instead The Hammer is hoping he might be able to do a deal on his 1960s table. | 0:29:58 | 0:30:03 | |
I hope you like it. | 0:30:05 | 0:30:07 | |
-There we are. -Oh, it's nice! | 0:30:07 | 0:30:09 | |
You like it? | 0:30:09 | 0:30:10 | |
-Yeah. -Genuinely? | 0:30:10 | 0:30:12 | |
-I do like it. It's like a clover. -It's nice, isn't it? | 0:30:12 | 0:30:14 | |
-And you girls are into the retro thing, aren't you? -Yes, I am. | 0:30:14 | 0:30:17 | |
See how they've done it? That's cut out of there. | 0:30:17 | 0:30:20 | |
-If you lift that over, it fits on like a jigsaw. -I see. | 0:30:20 | 0:30:23 | |
-That's quite smart, isn't it? -Very clever. | 0:30:23 | 0:30:25 | |
Do you think you'd like to give this house room? | 0:30:25 | 0:30:28 | |
-I think so. -Yeah? -Yeah. | 0:30:28 | 0:30:30 | |
Well, I think it's worth £100. | 0:30:30 | 0:30:32 | |
What do you reckon? | 0:30:32 | 0:30:33 | |
If I see this in a store, I'd probably think maybe £55, £60. | 0:30:33 | 0:30:38 | |
-Listen, you're rinsing me here! -SHE LAUGHS | 0:30:38 | 0:30:41 | |
Get it, rinsing me? | 0:30:41 | 0:30:43 | |
How about 75 and it's a deal? | 0:30:43 | 0:30:45 | |
-75 and it's a deal? -Yeah. -Sam, do you know what? | 0:30:45 | 0:30:48 | |
I think that's a snip at 75 because you've got a deal. | 0:30:48 | 0:30:52 | |
It's more than a snip, Mr C! It's a profit of £35. | 0:30:52 | 0:30:57 | |
Both our heavyweights have made some cracking sales, | 0:30:57 | 0:31:00 | |
but who's surging ahead and who's slipping behind? | 0:31:00 | 0:31:06 | |
So far John 'The Hammer' Cameron has sold £325 worth | 0:31:06 | 0:31:10 | |
of antique fair items netting a sturdy profit of £155. | 0:31:10 | 0:31:16 | |
Rival James 'The Lionheart' Lewis has sold £470 worth of goods, | 0:31:16 | 0:31:21 | |
banking £280 profit. | 0:31:21 | 0:31:24 | |
The Lionheart may have opened a lead in today's battle, | 0:31:24 | 0:31:27 | |
but he's still got plenty more items to sell. | 0:31:27 | 0:31:31 | |
Hold tight, please! | 0:31:31 | 0:31:32 | |
To secure victory he needs to keep up the pressure, | 0:31:32 | 0:31:36 | |
so she's decided to take another step back in time. | 0:31:36 | 0:31:39 | |
He's heading for the National Tramway Museum, | 0:31:39 | 0:31:42 | |
armed with the two metal signs he bought for £68. | 0:31:42 | 0:31:45 | |
Well, as you can see by looking around - look on the end of that building there - | 0:31:45 | 0:31:49 | |
they are full of these old enamel signs. | 0:31:49 | 0:31:53 | |
They're everywhere, so this is the very logical home for my signs. | 0:31:53 | 0:31:57 | |
What do you think? | 0:32:01 | 0:32:03 | |
-Shall we just have a closer look at it? -OK. | 0:32:03 | 0:32:07 | |
I'm certainly very happy about both of them | 0:32:07 | 0:32:10 | |
and happy to attempt to acquire them. | 0:32:10 | 0:32:12 | |
Shall we, say, start at £100? | 0:32:12 | 0:32:16 | |
I think that's a fair offer. | 0:32:16 | 0:32:18 | |
-I think it's on the conservative side though. -Yes. | 0:32:18 | 0:32:23 | |
I'm against John Cameron and it's Derbyshire versus Hampshire, so come on! | 0:32:23 | 0:32:27 | |
OK, how about 150 the two? | 0:32:29 | 0:32:32 | |
130 and we can offer you a tram ride. | 0:32:32 | 0:32:36 | |
-130, you've got a deal. -Thank you. | 0:32:36 | 0:32:38 | |
The Lionheart pockets £62 profit for the metal signs | 0:32:38 | 0:32:41 | |
and, during his tram ride, The Lion with a soft heart is overcome | 0:32:41 | 0:32:46 | |
by a sudden bout of generosity. | 0:32:46 | 0:32:48 | |
-There you go. -Oh, brilliant! | 0:32:48 | 0:32:51 | |
-Thank you very much. -It's yours, it's a present. | 0:32:52 | 0:32:55 | |
-Thank you very much. -My pleasure. | 0:32:55 | 0:32:57 | |
Having already made the profit he came for, | 0:32:57 | 0:32:59 | |
James is happy to give away his bus badge | 0:32:59 | 0:33:01 | |
and he doesn't look back because he's a man on a mission. | 0:33:01 | 0:33:05 | |
He sells his tea caddy for £25 profit. | 0:33:07 | 0:33:10 | |
The bronze statue he bought for £5 makes a £55 profit. | 0:33:11 | 0:33:16 | |
And there's £50 profit on the mussel shell snuffbox. | 0:33:18 | 0:33:22 | |
As The Lionheart's sales mounts, so does the pressure on The Hammer. | 0:33:25 | 0:33:29 | |
Our man's not wilting though, | 0:33:29 | 0:33:31 | |
and he's hoping his next sale will keep his own profit-ometer rising. | 0:33:31 | 0:33:35 | |
I've come to Hayling Island to meet a writer and publisher I know | 0:33:37 | 0:33:41 | |
who is a Beatles fan. | 0:33:41 | 0:33:43 | |
Not only that, but my Beatles jugs that I've bought | 0:33:43 | 0:33:46 | |
have a nice link to the place he lives. | 0:33:46 | 0:33:48 | |
Well, The Hammer's obviously thought this one through, | 0:33:50 | 0:33:53 | |
but can he seal the deal? | 0:33:53 | 0:33:54 | |
They're nicely done, aren't they? | 0:33:54 | 0:33:57 | |
-Do you want to know what I think of them, honestly? -Go on. | 0:33:57 | 0:34:01 | |
I think... | 0:34:01 | 0:34:03 | |
they're hideous. | 0:34:03 | 0:34:05 | |
I think they're tasteless. I think they're tacky. | 0:34:05 | 0:34:09 | |
Oh, this could be a bit of a disaster. | 0:34:09 | 0:34:12 | |
And I love them! | 0:34:12 | 0:34:13 | |
Hallelujah! The Hammer's instincts were bang on. | 0:34:13 | 0:34:16 | |
I'm glad you added that last bit there, Stuart, I really am! | 0:34:16 | 0:34:19 | |
I love them in an ironic way. | 0:34:19 | 0:34:21 | |
You're going to love them even more cos there's a story about these. | 0:34:21 | 0:34:25 | |
Now, you see on the bottom there, "Modelled by Ray Noble," | 0:34:25 | 0:34:28 | |
-who lived literally a mile from where we are now. -Wow! | 0:34:28 | 0:34:31 | |
Do you like them even more now? | 0:34:31 | 0:34:33 | |
They're coming home! That depends on the price, of course. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:36 | |
All right, well, since you mention it, I think that they're worth £180. | 0:34:36 | 0:34:41 | |
So what do you think? | 0:34:41 | 0:34:43 | |
-STUART EXHALES -£180. | 0:34:43 | 0:34:45 | |
-I could do 150. -150? | 0:34:45 | 0:34:48 | |
Do you know what? | 0:34:48 | 0:34:49 | |
-I love you, yeah, yeah, yeah. -That's a deal. -Good. | 0:34:49 | 0:34:52 | |
Cor, it looked bad there for a minute, | 0:34:52 | 0:34:54 | |
but The Hammer walks away with £50 profit. | 0:34:54 | 0:34:58 | |
The Lionheart still has five items left to sell and time is running out. | 0:34:58 | 0:35:03 | |
So, he decides to put three of them into auction with no reserve price. | 0:35:03 | 0:35:08 | |
Could be risky. | 0:35:08 | 0:35:10 | |
First up is the miniature portrait. | 0:35:10 | 0:35:12 | |
I think I paid a little bit too much money for it, | 0:35:12 | 0:35:15 | |
so if I make a profit on that I'll be thrilled. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:18 | |
At £120 I'm bid. 120. All done? | 0:35:18 | 0:35:21 | |
Quite sure? Finished and away at £120. | 0:35:21 | 0:35:23 | |
You're out on the 'net. | 0:35:23 | 0:35:24 | |
-Selling and away at 120. -That's not good. That is not good at all. | 0:35:24 | 0:35:29 | |
Oh, The Lionheart isn't happy. | 0:35:29 | 0:35:31 | |
He makes a small loss of just over £6 including selling fees. | 0:35:31 | 0:35:34 | |
Next up, the bust James bought for just under £32. | 0:35:34 | 0:35:40 | |
At 140 I'm bid. 140. | 0:35:40 | 0:35:42 | |
140. 140. Shall we say 50, quickly? | 0:35:42 | 0:35:44 | |
It's in the room at 100... 150. | 0:35:44 | 0:35:45 | |
I'm bid 150. At 150. I'm bid 150. | 0:35:45 | 0:35:48 | |
I'm bid 150. Are we all finished? On the 'net and sold and away at £150. | 0:35:48 | 0:35:53 | |
-Finished. -I'm thrilled with that. | 0:35:53 | 0:35:55 | |
150, great result. | 0:35:55 | 0:35:58 | |
Mmm. Things are looking up. | 0:35:58 | 0:36:00 | |
That's a profit of just over £73 after auction costs. | 0:36:00 | 0:36:04 | |
The last lot under the hammer is the small felt chest. | 0:36:04 | 0:36:09 | |
£28 I'm bid. Are we all done? | 0:36:09 | 0:36:11 | |
Quite sure? Finished and away. | 0:36:11 | 0:36:13 | |
It'll make a lovely jewellery box, this will. At £28 and sold. | 0:36:13 | 0:36:16 | |
The Lionheart makes a profit of just over £9 including fees, | 0:36:16 | 0:36:21 | |
so he walks away from the auction with just over £76 in profit. | 0:36:21 | 0:36:27 | |
The Hammer is desperate to score some major profits of his own | 0:36:29 | 0:36:33 | |
on his last two purchases. | 0:36:33 | 0:36:34 | |
He's picked out a local pub with a collection of lanterns | 0:36:34 | 0:36:37 | |
as the ideal target for his next potential sale. | 0:36:37 | 0:36:41 | |
I think this is copper under all this paint. | 0:36:41 | 0:36:43 | |
I've cleaned up the glass, it's come up quite nice, | 0:36:43 | 0:36:46 | |
but if you get this stripped off with some paint stripper | 0:36:46 | 0:36:49 | |
you'd have a nice copper shiny lamp under here. | 0:36:49 | 0:36:52 | |
-Do you like it? It's an early gas one. -Mm-hm. | 0:36:52 | 0:36:54 | |
-Go on, 150. -Can't squeeze another tenner out of you? | 0:36:54 | 0:36:57 | |
160? | 0:36:57 | 0:36:59 | |
160? | 0:37:00 | 0:37:02 | |
155? | 0:37:03 | 0:37:04 | |
155, you've got yourself a deal. | 0:37:04 | 0:37:07 | |
There's no messing from John and he pockets £55 profit. | 0:37:07 | 0:37:12 | |
In response, The Lionheart turns his attention to his most expensive buy - | 0:37:14 | 0:37:18 | |
the mahogany side cabinet he bought for £190. | 0:37:18 | 0:37:23 | |
He's lined up an appointment at a local boutique hotel | 0:37:23 | 0:37:26 | |
in the hope that owner Tim will be interested in it. | 0:37:26 | 0:37:28 | |
So, you've seen the image. | 0:37:28 | 0:37:30 | |
What do you think to the actual furniture, do you like it? | 0:37:30 | 0:37:33 | |
I'll turn it over and have a bit more of a look. | 0:37:33 | 0:37:35 | |
-OK. -But I think it's quite handsome. The proportions are good. | 0:37:35 | 0:37:39 | |
I was just wondering about the veneers on these little doors, | 0:37:39 | 0:37:42 | |
which seem more ambitious and elaborate than the rest of the mahogany. | 0:37:42 | 0:37:47 | |
I thought that as well, until you come down here | 0:37:47 | 0:37:49 | |
and there's a little rectangular panel... | 0:37:49 | 0:37:52 | |
Yeah, good point. That is a similar kind of veneer. | 0:37:52 | 0:37:55 | |
-It marries it beautifully. -Yeah. | 0:37:55 | 0:37:57 | |
I thought it was a marriage when I bought it. I think now it did actually start life together. | 0:37:57 | 0:38:02 | |
Why don't we see if we can find a spot for it, | 0:38:02 | 0:38:05 | |
because I think if we can, it's just the sort of thing that would look well in a house like this. | 0:38:05 | 0:38:11 | |
It's a bit earlier than the house, but never mind. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:14 | |
Let's see if we can find somewhere for it | 0:38:14 | 0:38:16 | |
and if we can, see if we can do a deal. | 0:38:16 | 0:38:18 | |
-OK. -Would you mind giving me a lift? | 0:38:18 | 0:38:20 | |
-Not at all. -Thank you. Which way shall we go? | 0:38:20 | 0:38:22 | |
-Let's go this way. -Past the croquet lawn. | 0:38:22 | 0:38:25 | |
Help! | 0:38:32 | 0:38:33 | |
The Hammer has travelled to Kent to try and sell | 0:38:33 | 0:38:36 | |
his last and most expensive item, the Lladro statue he bought for £150. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:42 | |
He's made contact with a goat sanctuary, | 0:38:42 | 0:38:45 | |
hoping that the subject of his statue will appeal. | 0:38:45 | 0:38:48 | |
Well, they're very friendly. | 0:38:48 | 0:38:50 | |
Very friendly indeed! | 0:38:50 | 0:38:51 | |
I'm just hoping it doesn't like my jacket! | 0:38:51 | 0:38:54 | |
Right, here's another one that I'm hoping we'll be able to add to... | 0:38:54 | 0:38:57 | |
He just bit my ar... He just bit the microphone pack! | 0:38:57 | 0:39:01 | |
Oh, nasty! | 0:39:01 | 0:39:03 | |
The Hammer nearly turns the air blue, but soon recovers his composure. | 0:39:03 | 0:39:07 | |
-Can you tell me a little bit about it? -Of course. | 0:39:07 | 0:39:09 | |
It's made by the very famous factory of Lladro. | 0:39:09 | 0:39:12 | |
This particular piece - a sculptural piece - is quite scarce | 0:39:12 | 0:39:15 | |
and they're very expensive when they're first made. | 0:39:15 | 0:39:18 | |
I found two that are for sale other than this one, | 0:39:18 | 0:39:21 | |
both of which are in America. | 0:39:21 | 0:39:23 | |
One of those is for 2,300, | 0:39:23 | 0:39:26 | |
which is about £1,500. | 0:39:26 | 0:39:28 | |
The other one is 1,250, which is about £800 at today's exchange. | 0:39:28 | 0:39:33 | |
I'm not asking you anything like that, | 0:39:33 | 0:39:36 | |
but I'm going to ask you £300 for it. | 0:39:36 | 0:39:39 | |
That's a bit more than I was thinking of. 245? | 0:39:39 | 0:39:42 | |
Oh, come on. There's still a good profit in this. | 0:39:42 | 0:39:45 | |
All right, my final offer - 255. | 0:39:45 | 0:39:48 | |
-260, come on. -255. -255? -Yeah. | 0:39:48 | 0:39:51 | |
OK, 255. You've got yourself a deal. | 0:39:51 | 0:39:54 | |
-OK. And you've now got yourself another goat. -Jolly good! | 0:39:54 | 0:39:58 | |
Another one for the herd. | 0:39:58 | 0:39:59 | |
Well, John overcomes a goat attack and some determined haggling | 0:39:59 | 0:40:04 | |
to seal a profit of £105. | 0:40:04 | 0:40:06 | |
James, on the other hand, still has a couple of items left to sell, | 0:40:07 | 0:40:11 | |
but he makes a radical decision with one of them. | 0:40:11 | 0:40:16 | |
The thing is, if you use your heart, you often make mistakes | 0:40:16 | 0:40:19 | |
and you buy things that nobody else would want. | 0:40:19 | 0:40:21 | |
It's commercially a nightmare. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:23 | |
The good thing is, though, if you use your heart, | 0:40:23 | 0:40:26 | |
you don't mind living with them afterwards. | 0:40:26 | 0:40:28 | |
I quite like this. Good job really! | 0:40:28 | 0:40:30 | |
Oh, it's not like The Lionheart to admit defeat. | 0:40:31 | 0:40:35 | |
He's having to keep his tribal mask, which leaves him with a £100 loss. | 0:40:35 | 0:40:38 | |
So his fortunes now depend on the sale of his side cabinet. | 0:40:38 | 0:40:43 | |
We'll find out later if James managed to secure the price he needs for victory. | 0:40:43 | 0:40:47 | |
Time now to tot up the totals | 0:40:47 | 0:40:50 | |
and reveal who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:54 | |
The Lionheart and The Hammer both had up to £750 of their own money | 0:40:55 | 0:40:59 | |
to spend at the antiques fair. | 0:40:59 | 0:41:01 | |
John bagged himself six items spending a total of £520, | 0:41:01 | 0:41:07 | |
while James bought in bulk, splashing out £743 on a whopping 17 items. | 0:41:07 | 0:41:14 | |
All the profit James and John have made over a week's challenges | 0:41:14 | 0:41:17 | |
will be going to their chosen charities, | 0:41:17 | 0:41:19 | |
so without further ado, it's time to find out | 0:41:19 | 0:41:22 | |
who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion. | 0:41:22 | 0:41:26 | |
-Mr Lewis! -Mr Cameron, how are you? -I'm all right. -Very well. | 0:41:26 | 0:41:30 | |
I bet those coat stands saved your bacon. | 0:41:30 | 0:41:32 | |
Not quite saved my bacon, but they were a couple of pigs, that's for sure! | 0:41:32 | 0:41:36 | |
I still made a profit though, | 0:41:36 | 0:41:38 | |
but the best thing I sold was my Lladro sculpture. | 0:41:38 | 0:41:40 | |
-My best thing? -Go on. | 0:41:40 | 0:41:42 | |
-My mask. -Your mask? | 0:41:42 | 0:41:44 | |
The best thing about it... I've still got it! | 0:41:44 | 0:41:46 | |
Right. OK, come on, look, put me out of my misery. | 0:41:46 | 0:41:49 | |
-OK. -On three. | 0:41:49 | 0:41:51 | |
-One... -One, two, three. | 0:41:51 | 0:41:52 | |
-Oh, ho! -Hang on a second! | 0:41:52 | 0:41:55 | |
-How did you do that? -Come on. | 0:41:55 | 0:41:57 | |
So it's a victory for James thanks to the sale of the side cabinet. | 0:41:59 | 0:42:04 | |
You've got a deal. Super. Thank you very much. | 0:42:04 | 0:42:07 | |
The Lionheart more than doubles his money with a profit of £210, | 0:42:07 | 0:42:11 | |
ensuring a handsome victory. | 0:42:11 | 0:42:14 | |
Well, beaten at the antiques fair by the Dick Dastardly of Derbyshire, | 0:42:14 | 0:42:19 | |
James Lewis. But, a consolation, I made £365 for my charity. | 0:42:19 | 0:42:26 | |
I'm really surprised at that end result. | 0:42:26 | 0:42:28 | |
At the end of the day, I spent a lot more money than he did | 0:42:28 | 0:42:31 | |
and, I guess, as Del and Rodney would say, he who dares wins, he who dares wins. | 0:42:31 | 0:42:38 | |
Yes, you can't keep a good man down. | 0:42:38 | 0:42:40 | |
and there's still more challenges to come before our dealers' profits can be banked, | 0:42:40 | 0:42:45 | |
starting with tomorrow when The Hammer gets the chance to even the score | 0:42:45 | 0:42:48 | |
as our two warring warriors go head to head at an auction. | 0:42:48 | 0:42:52 | |
-No, that's not mine. -Well, just show yours anyway. 1976. | 0:42:52 | 0:42:55 | |
-Same number? -Yeah. -1976. | 0:42:55 | 0:42:56 | |
-You're paying for it now! -I'm not! | 0:42:56 | 0:42:59 | |
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