0:00:02 > 0:00:07This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, the show that pitches TV's best loved antiques experts
0:00:07 > 0:00:10against each other in an all out battle for profit
0:00:10 > 0:00:12and gives you the inside view on the secrets of the trade.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15All right, thank you very much.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19Coming up - our dealers show you the basics of ruthless haggling.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- Five.- Seven.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24Five. Can't pay any more than five.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27How the antiques game often calls for some serious muscle.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31You could use it as a bench press if nothing else.
0:00:31 > 0:00:36And how even the very best can still get it wrong.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Things are not looking good here.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00Today's epic clash pitches the best dressed dealers in the business against each other,
0:01:00 > 0:01:05as Charlie The Charmer Ross takes on The Man From Morecambe, Paul Hayes.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09They'll be wheeling and dealing as if their lives depended on it
0:01:09 > 0:01:13to see who can make the biggest profit from buying and selling antiques.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16This is going to be a blazing battle of north versus south.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21It's Lancashire's cheeriest blue-eyed boy...
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Come on mate, keep your chin up. You've got a few hours left yet.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28..against the Home Counties favourite super smoothy.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Thank you, my dear.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Oh, that's made my day.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Today's dealers have up to £250 of their own money to spend.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Their mission over a week of challenges is to make the most profit,
0:01:40 > 0:01:41which will go to charity.
0:01:44 > 0:01:50Today, Charlie and Paul have up to £250 of their own money to spend
0:01:50 > 0:01:54with any profit they make going to their favourite charities.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Their battleground is the giant car boot bonanza at Denham in Buckinghamshire
0:01:58 > 0:02:03where hundreds of seasoned traders have pitched up to offer their wares.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08Making money is the name of the game, but who will spot the bargains
0:02:08 > 0:02:12amongst the bric-a-brac and end up with the most profitable booty?
0:02:12 > 0:02:18For Charlie Ross and Paul Hayes, its time to jump on the dealing merry-go-round.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23Here we are, Charlie, at a car boot sale in Uxbridge. Are you looking forward to it?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Absolutely. How much have we got to spend?
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- £250.- £250.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29You're a favourite of car boot sales, aren't you?
0:02:29 > 0:02:32I've only ever been to one and I have to say I didn't enjoy it.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- What's your strategy today?- My strategy is to run up and down here,
0:02:35 > 0:02:40past the dog food, past the cat food and try and find something that's pre-1900.
0:02:40 > 0:02:41Wel may you scoff,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44but there are a lot of people here that do this as a living.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46This is how I started out. The rents are very cheap,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49you can park your car, open your boot and away you go.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50And look where it's got you.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Exactly. On a merry-go-round with you.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- What's your strategy? - It's to try and pick through
0:02:55 > 0:02:58a lot of the stalls. I want to find the regular dealers.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01They are the people I can talk to and get good discount.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10Our dizzy dealers step out onto Buckinghamshire's field of dreams and
0:03:10 > 0:03:15at first glance, you might think this contest is a big of a mismatch.
0:03:15 > 0:03:21Paul started his dealing career in the car boot trenches, so the golden boy is in his element today.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24All right, anything nice on? Thanks a lot, lads.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26- Have a good one.- Cheers.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Do you think Charlie has fallen on hard times?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30I'm sure he was wearing that yesterday.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34Charlie is a dealing veteran who has made his name as an auctioneer,
0:03:34 > 0:03:39so he's more used to operating at the higher end of the business.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43The poor fellow has just got one previous experience of a car boot sale
0:03:43 > 0:03:47under his belt and it sounds like he's a fish out of water.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49I don't know where to start here, really.
0:03:49 > 0:03:55I think it's a question of zipping up and down, up and down, past the belts, past the England shirts
0:03:55 > 0:03:59and try and find a table with some old things on.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Well, don't feel too sorry for our car boot novice.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06Behind the old school good manners, the charmer is a profit predator.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11He said he's looking for pre-1900 antiques
0:04:11 > 0:04:16but that razor sharp eye will pick out anything that looks like it could make money.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20A-ha, one fishing rod.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Even people that don't fish collect fishing rods.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25- It's from the 1950s.- Yes.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30- It's as old as me.- Yours for £50.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35Is it £50? Blimey. Knock me down with a feather.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Collectors pay a lot of money for good fishing rods.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41I'm sure they do but, you know something, if I bought that,
0:04:41 > 0:04:43the trouble is I don't know what I'm doing.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46So, what's it worth, do you think? And don't say 50 quid.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48I would take £20 for that.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51You'd take £20. You're coming down, 50 to 20 in one easy move.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53I thought I'd wind you up a bit.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56I thought you were. I thought, "50 quid?" I thought, "Blimey."
0:04:56 > 0:05:03Once I put my hand in my pocket and show you the colour of my money, could I buy that for a tenner, sir?
0:05:03 > 0:05:04- No.- Oh, please, sir.- £20.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07But, I could sell it for £20, couldn't I?
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- You could sell if for £30. - I don't think I could.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12I think I could sell it for £20.
0:05:12 > 0:05:13A crisp £10 note.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Go on, sir.- You're a man.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Operating on pure killer instinct,
0:05:19 > 0:05:23our car boot innocent reels in today's first catch for a tenner.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28His opposition, car boot veteran Paul, is pounding the aisles.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31He knows there's potential profit to be made at every turn.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34I was chatting to a gentleman just then.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37He says he'd been around here really early
0:05:37 > 0:05:41and he managed to buy an item for £1 and he's sold it since for £50.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42So, he's already £49 up.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44We were still in bed.
0:05:46 > 0:05:52Charlie is casting off all caution and really warming to the anything goes nature of car booting.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57He spots a passerby carrying something he likes the look of and he's straight in there.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- Did you buy that earlier?- I did.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01What time did you buy that?
0:06:01 > 0:06:03I bought that at about six o'clock.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Six o'clock? No wonder you got that. Can I have a quick look at it?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Course you can. - Let me put down my rod.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12I did notice that if you undo this,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15there is a little steam engine in it.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17A steam engine in it?
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Hey, look at that! Hey, what's it been made out of?
0:06:21 > 0:06:23An old sign or something.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25It's been made out of an old advertising sign.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28You can see the writing on the inside.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Did you buy it to restore it, or to flog it?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33To flog it. I saw a profit in it.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- Did you?- Yeah.- I suppose you only paid a fiver for it, did you?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39A little bit more than that, but not much more.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Good Lord. So, how much do you want for it?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44It's got to be £25.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- I can see that £25. - You old profit monger.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Absolutely. That's what I'm here for.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51I suppose it is. £20.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53£25, no less.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- £22.- Not a penny less.- £23.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Hey, we know why we're here.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01We know a bargain when we see one. That's £25.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03I tell you what, that is £25 worth.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- All day long.- All day long.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06I'll have it, sir.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12The Charmer is sailing away with his second purchase of the day.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Rank outsider Charlie's now got two buys in his booty bag,
0:07:16 > 0:07:20whilst The Man From Morecambe has been busy working out where he should pounce first.
0:07:20 > 0:07:26Do you know what? I've just seen a stall here selling nothing but books. I love old books.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30I can see on the stall already, there are some nice leather-bound examples,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33so I'm going to have a look to see what we can find.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37Oh, eat your heart out, Charlie. It's The Man From Morecambe
0:07:37 > 0:07:40who's the first to home in on some pre-1900 purchases.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Paul wants to snap up these two 18th century volumes right away
0:07:44 > 0:07:49and he's straight in there with an offer of £40.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50I can't go as low as £40 on that.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52You can't? Meet me halfway?
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- Halfway. £42. - £42. Right, shall we shake on that?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Nice to see you, mate. Thank you.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Now, I'll tell you what these are.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04We've got two great historical books here on the area of Bath.
0:08:04 > 0:08:10These are original books that were produced in 1788 and tell the story about society in Bath at that time.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Don't forget, it would only really be the members of the gentry
0:08:13 > 0:08:16that would go to Bath, who would bathe in the Roman waters
0:08:16 > 0:08:18and it was very much the place to be at that time.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22I think for £42, there's definitely food for thought there.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27Our audacious blue-eyed boy pips Charlie at his own game.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30But it seems all that strategy stuff has gone right out of the window
0:08:30 > 0:08:34for the Charmer, because all he's thinking about is profit.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I'm not certain I'm sticking to my strategy.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41I haven't seen anything pre-1900 yet, so therefore I haven't been able to buy anything pre-1900.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44But, I've bought that, which I love, and that,
0:08:44 > 0:08:48which I hope I'm going to love, or the profit I hope I'm going to love.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52For a fish out of water, Charlie has made a cracking start
0:08:52 > 0:08:56but his rival is putting in the yards with piercing eyes primed.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58I've spotted something from a distance here.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02There's one thing I'd love to know more about and that's rugs and carpets.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05There's a massive collecting field for it but you've got to know
0:09:05 > 0:09:08what you're doing. It's always good to ask the stallholder.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- Are you all right?- All right.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Nice to meet you. What can you tell me about this fellow?
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- Do you know where it's from? - Yeah, very much so.
0:09:16 > 0:09:22It's from Afghanistan. It's Beluchi and I brought it back from Peshawar, the Khyber Pass, in the 1980s.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26And what do these represent? Because normally it's the garden of paradise.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31When the nomadic tribes go through, they saw the Russian tanks
0:09:31 > 0:09:34that had invaded Afghanistan at that particular time.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39- So, these would have been depicting the Russian invasion that was happening at that time?- Russian.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43And they put the story of the whole invasion in the actual carpet.
0:09:43 > 0:09:49- All handmade.- And how much are you looking for that today, now it's got a story with it?- Around £100.
0:09:49 > 0:09:54I think that's worth £100 if it were an older one. But I think 25 years old, that's quite steep, isn't it?
0:09:54 > 0:10:00I do have to ask you this - is that your best price or can you do something?
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- I could...do £80.- £80.- £80.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05£80 isn't a bad start,
0:10:05 > 0:10:08but the eagle-eyed Man From Morecambe has spotted
0:10:08 > 0:10:12something that he thinks could get the price down even further.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15£50 - I'll take it off your hands, with the mothball, moth-eaten,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- and we'll shake on that and I'll bring you a cup of tea.- £60.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22£50 and it's a firm offer and I bet it's the only offer you've had today.
0:10:24 > 0:10:25Go on.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Thank you very much.
0:10:27 > 0:10:32Oh, he can be tough when he wants to be. Paul snaps up his second deal of the day.
0:10:32 > 0:10:38Bombastic Charlie is just as tenacious when it comes to getting those prices down.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- Are you open to offers?- I am.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Even from rude men from like me?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Even from rude men like you.
0:10:44 > 0:10:50It's got a Philips screw in the bottom. It can't be Victorian or Edwardian, but it's quite fun.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53The Leeway registered fire truck.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Its quite fun. Give you a couple of quid for it.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- Bit more.- Three. Last offer.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- Bit more.- Oh, madam, you're so hard.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02I'll do it for a tenner.
0:11:02 > 0:11:06I'm going to make you one last offer, put it down and run away. Fiver.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Seven and it's yours.- Five.- Seven.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Five. Can't pay any more than five.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- Go on then, take it, then. - Oh, madam, you're such a star.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17I'll peel out a crisp fiver for you.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Tough as nails, these boys.
0:11:19 > 0:11:25Charlie's really chugging away and Billy the fire engine is his third bargain buy of the day.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29With the clock ticking, our duelling dealers need to press on.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Charlie's off hunting down the next unsuspecting car booter
0:11:33 > 0:11:38whilst The Man From Morecambe is battling away from his third buy,
0:11:38 > 0:11:40an original oil painting of a pub.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Do you know where it is, the Devonshire Arms?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44- No.- No idea at all?- No.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49The blue-eyed boy sniffs potential profit here, and the painting's his for a tenner.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53That's lovely. All the best, nice to meet you.
0:11:53 > 0:11:59I don't know if there's a psychic connection here, but the Charmer has also honed in on a painting
0:11:59 > 0:12:02and at last is getting closer to bagging something antique.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05HE LAUGHS
0:12:07 > 0:12:09As a very bad golfer, I can relate to this.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Here we've got the comic situation
0:12:11 > 0:12:17of a ball going down a ravine and one chap asking the other, "What shall I take for this?"
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Well, you can't imagine any sort of club being able
0:12:20 > 0:12:22to get the ball out of there.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26But it's a links course. Might even be a play on somewhere like St Andrews.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31But I think it's of fun and I think this is definitely old.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Not 19th century, but it's got some age.
0:12:34 > 0:12:40It's in a reasonably old frame and I'm going to enquire the price on it,
0:12:40 > 0:12:43because I think I could sell this.
0:12:43 > 0:12:49Charlie snaps up his comedy golfers for just a fiver. A hole in one.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Now, its time to compare how our brave boys are spending.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Charlie and Paul both started the day
0:12:55 > 0:12:56with a budget of £250
0:12:56 > 0:12:58of their own money.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00So far, Charlie's bought
0:13:00 > 0:13:02four items and spent £45,
0:13:02 > 0:13:05leaving over £200 still in his kitty.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Paul's bought just three items
0:13:08 > 0:13:09and spent £102,
0:13:09 > 0:13:11so he's got just under
0:13:11 > 0:13:13£150 still to spend.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15But, there's plenty of car boot drama
0:13:15 > 0:13:16still to come.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25By the middle of the day, our field of dreams has become a hot bed of frenetic buying and selling.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29And every second that passes, there's less and less gear on offer,
0:13:29 > 0:13:33so our duelling dealers have got to hunt even harder
0:13:33 > 0:13:34for the quality items.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38What I've seen a lot of here today are damaged items and damaged items
0:13:38 > 0:13:42are generally difficult to sell on, so try and buy things perfect if you can.
0:13:42 > 0:13:48Unwittingly, the Charmer's treading in his rival's footsteps as he chases his next purchase...
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Quite a bit of potential here.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54..discovering the same well travelled fellow who sold Paul his Afghan rug.
0:13:54 > 0:13:59But Charlie's spotted something extraordinary that Paul completely missed.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01I honestly don't know what it was for.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04It would make a cracking bread basket, wouldn't it?
0:14:04 > 0:14:05It's a shame it's not English,
0:14:05 > 0:14:09but it wouldn't look like that if it was, would it?
0:14:10 > 0:14:13It's inlaid with some quite interesting woods
0:14:13 > 0:14:19and I can't really tell whether that is ivory or whether its bone, but I'm going to ask the price.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Sir, how much is your basket?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23My Anglo-Indian porcupine...
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- It is Indian, I thought it was. - That's what I believe.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28I'm sure you're right. Can I buy it for £20, sir?
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- No, I couldn't do it for that. - Are you sure?
0:14:31 > 0:14:33I might do it for £30.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34I have to say, I do like it.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37I will make you one last offer, sir.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41£25 cash.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- Done.- You're a wonderful man.
0:14:43 > 0:14:47Charlie notches up his fifth purchase of the day
0:14:47 > 0:14:50and grabs his sixth from the same stall -
0:14:50 > 0:14:54a post war floppy doll for just £2.
0:14:54 > 0:15:01The Man From Morecambe's still got a whopping £150 rattling about in his pocket and he's racing around
0:15:01 > 0:15:04trying to spot the items with the most profit in them.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10First, a set of the oriental game Mah-jongg in near spanking condition.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Can I say a straight £20.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- Certainly. - Are you sure?- Yeah, I'm sure.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17That's lovely, thank you very much.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20And Paul is on a roll. At another stall, he pounces
0:15:20 > 0:15:25on a pair of intricately decorated ashtrays, paying just £2 for them.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Now, what I've got here is one of my favourite items.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30This is called cloisonne enamel.
0:15:30 > 0:15:36What would happen, you would cast the basic shape from a brass or in some case a bronze,
0:15:36 > 0:15:41and then the artist would solder the surface with a little wire,
0:15:41 > 0:15:43and those wires produce cloisonnes,
0:15:43 > 0:15:45which is French for compartment.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48So, these little compartments then are filled with a glass paste
0:15:48 > 0:15:51and that glass paste is built up with all this wonderful colour
0:15:51 > 0:15:54and that's the end result. This was made in China.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57These are quite modern, probably 20 to 30 years old,
0:15:57 > 0:15:59but aren't they absolutely beautiful?
0:15:59 > 0:16:03Wonderful quality and for a pound a piece, a bargain, I think.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08Paul is as pleased as punch and Charlie's feeling pretty chipper, too.
0:16:08 > 0:16:15With a nice slice of cake to stoke his fires, he's on the hunt for his very own car boot holy grail.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Hello, sir.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22Do you know, I've been looking for something that's 19th century all day
0:16:22 > 0:16:25and I haven't found anything till now.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28That's the first real antique I've seen.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31The only thing is, is it restorable?
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I think everything's restorable but it's a question of
0:16:34 > 0:16:38whether or not it can be done for the money.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43Charlie goes straight in with the old restoration cost sob story. Cunning.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Is it unbelievably cheap in this condition?
0:16:46 > 0:16:47- It is.- Is it a fiver?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49No, it's a bit more than that, its £50.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- What?- £50.- 5-0?- That's the one.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Oh, blast. If I have a look, there might be something... Oh!
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- How much is this one? - That's a tenner.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00I'm not surprised.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Why don't you go £40 and we'll chuck the other box in for you?
0:17:03 > 0:17:05£40 for the two?
0:17:05 > 0:17:07- Yes.- Sold.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Great work from the Charmer.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11He almost choked on his cake in his rush.
0:17:11 > 0:17:19£40 for the two antique rosewood boxes and Charlie's finally fulfilled his 19th century buying strategy.
0:17:19 > 0:17:24It just shouted at me. I was trying to work out whether it's inlaid
0:17:24 > 0:17:27or whether perhaps it was transfer printed, but it's inlaid.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Look at the workmanship. And I would say, despite the condition,
0:17:30 > 0:17:33this is the nicest thing I've seen here today.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Yes, Charlie's over the moon and now Paul's really got his work cut out.
0:17:38 > 0:17:45The traders are starting to leave in droves and The Man From Morecambe has still got half his money left.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50If you just have a look all around here, look at that! All these people are going home now.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Charlie Ross is here somewhere and I'm sure he's bought a bargain or two.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55Come on, Paul, seize the day.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Charlie is still buying.
0:17:57 > 0:18:02The suave southern gent is even prepared to trade on his fame if it bags him a bargain.
0:18:02 > 0:18:07- Give me your autograph and £35. - £35 and my autograph, done.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09What am I going to do with these?
0:18:09 > 0:18:13If ever a man completely lost his marbles and did away
0:18:13 > 0:18:18with any strategy of all this 19th century nonsense, it's this.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21This lady is so delightful, she has sold me
0:18:21 > 0:18:23some modern knives.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25What am I doing?
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Yes, well you might ask, Charlie.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33Your seller seems delighted with £35 and your autograph. What a lucky lady.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35SHE TOOTS HER HORN
0:18:35 > 0:18:39With time running out, poor old Paul is getting desperate.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41This is absolutely mad.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Obviously, everyone has packed up early here today.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46That's what happens - if you take enough money,
0:18:46 > 0:18:49you've had enough, you've still got the rest of the day.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53But there might be some bargains to be had, you never know.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Hello, there. Anything left?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- Not a lot.- Not a lot.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Silver plated teapot there, can that be a fiver?
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- At this late stage of the game, Paul is taking no prisoners.- Seven.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07I'm offering a fiver, I've got to dash. If you don't want it...
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Yeah, go on.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Are you sure? I'll have that for a fiver.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16- Nice coffee pot.- Even when he's under the cosh, our Morecambe maestro sure knows his silver.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21People often ask me, how do you tell a solid silver item from a silver plated item?
0:19:21 > 0:19:26Well, there are three types of silver plate. One is on copper, one is EPNS, which is on nickel,
0:19:26 > 0:19:29and one is Britannia metal, which is like a lead substance.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33And to tell which one it is, if you just breathe on the surface.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Look for an exposed area like this.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40You can see it shows through a bit of yellow where the engraving is and if you look on the top here
0:19:40 > 0:19:42the yellow is coming through on the top.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46I know that's EPNS, electro-plated nickel silver.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49If that shows through a red colour, that's Sheffield plate, which is a bit better
0:19:49 > 0:19:53and a lead colour is Britannia metal, which is a bit worse.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55So, this is a middle of the range nice quality item.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04With today's car boot sale breathing its last,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07it's now a case of pounce on anything that looks profitable.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11Charlie snaps up a watercolour of a lakeside scene.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15I'm so desperate to use my money. Here comes £15.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19And follows it up with a watercolour of Warwick Castle,
0:20:19 > 0:20:22originally priced at £150.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24I'll give you £60 cash now.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Its closing down time and everything must go.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Paul's last ditch attempt for glory is purchasing a...
0:20:30 > 0:20:32well, I'm not even sure he knows what it is.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Are you going to take it?
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- Take it for a fiver.- Go on, then. - Is that all right with you?- Yep.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42- Thank you. I don't know what it is. Do you?- No. Still don't know. - All right.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44There we go - a career-defining moment.
0:20:44 > 0:20:50The Man From Morecambe becomes the proud owner of a metal box with some dials on it.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54I think for a fiver, it was a bargain. But the hardest job we've got is getting it home.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Oh, its heavy. He didn't tell me that, did he?
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Oh, dear! You could use it as a bench press, if nothing else.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10Our duelling duos breathless car boot bonanza is over.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14So how have our mighty profit seekers fared on their quest?
0:21:14 > 0:21:18Charlie and Paul started out with £250 apiece.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Paul ended the day with seven items
0:21:21 > 0:21:23in his swag bag and spent
0:21:23 > 0:21:25a modest total of £134.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Charlie bought ten items
0:21:29 > 0:21:32and spent a lot more - £222, in fact.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34But it's the dealer who makes
0:21:34 > 0:21:35the most profit
0:21:35 > 0:21:38who will emerge the victor.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Before they go their separate ways to start selling,
0:21:41 > 0:21:45our brave boys grab the chance to compare their purchases.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48- Well, well, well. - Charlie, how are you?
0:21:48 > 0:21:51- I'm very well. I've brought you a present.- Oh, thank you very much.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53- A rhubarb plant. - Why a rhubarb plant?
0:21:53 > 0:21:57- Oh, I can't possibly imagine. - So, what have you bought then?
0:21:57 > 0:21:58I bought a fishing rod -
0:21:58 > 0:22:02it's all right - but I did manage to get into the 19th century for a couple of things.
0:22:02 > 0:22:03I bought a really nice -
0:22:03 > 0:22:06well, I think it's really nice - writing slope.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- Do you know, I saw that?- Did you?
0:22:08 > 0:22:11I can't believe I didn't buy it and you ended buying it.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14But that is, I think, my favourite buy - the boat.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17I wasn't expecting that. All right - selling time.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21- Good luck, Charlie.- Good luck, I'll see you when you've flogged it all.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Now Charlie The Charmer and Paul, The Man From Morecambe,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26must make as much profit as they can
0:22:26 > 0:22:30on all the items they've bought here at the boot sale.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33As well as his boat and 19th century boxes,
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Charlie must sell a fishing rod,
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Billy the fire engine,
0:22:38 > 0:22:40a golfing picture,
0:22:40 > 0:22:43this Indian porcupine basket,
0:22:43 > 0:22:46a 1950s advertising doll,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49some kitchen knives,
0:22:49 > 0:22:51a watercolour of Warwick Castle
0:22:51 > 0:22:54and a painting of a lakeside scene.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57As well as his enamelled ashtrays,
0:22:57 > 0:23:01Paul must sell two antique books about Bath,
0:23:01 > 0:23:03an Afghan rug,
0:23:03 > 0:23:05this painting of a pub,
0:23:05 > 0:23:07a Mah-jongg set,
0:23:07 > 0:23:09this silver-plated coffee pot
0:23:09 > 0:23:12and the mysterious metal box.
0:23:17 > 0:23:22Having bagged all their car boot booty, our mighty maestros now face an even greater challenge.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24They've got to sell the lot,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27with the aim of making as much profit as they possibly can
0:23:27 > 0:23:30and all of that money will be going to their chosen charities.
0:23:30 > 0:23:36They'll both be pulling out all the stops to find buyers for their items, putting together deals on the phone
0:23:36 > 0:23:42and by email. But until the cold hard cash has changed hands, no deal is truly sealed.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49The Charmer claimed he was a fish out of water at the car boot,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52but that didn't stop him snapping up ten items.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Back at Ross HQ, he's showing off his fishing rod and he reckons
0:23:56 > 0:23:58he might have hooked the perfect buyer.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Do you know who I'm going to attempt to sell this to?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- George? - HE LAUGHS
0:24:04 > 0:24:08George Lamb, fine cricketer and regular fisherman in Scotland.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12I've told him I'm coming and bringing him a very, very special rod.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15- I mean, I know nothing about rods. - Is it special?
0:24:15 > 0:24:18I haven't got a clue. It might be worth a fiver.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- We said we'd be with George at ten o'clock, didn't we? - We'd better get cracking.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Well, it's lucky someone's keeping this show on the road.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Time for the Charmer to snap into action.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Now, one man who's always up with the larks
0:24:31 > 0:24:34is our champion of the north, Paul Hayes.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37MUSIC: "Wake Up, Boo" by The Boo Radleys
0:24:40 > 0:24:44He's hoping that the owner of a traditional seaside toy shop,
0:24:44 > 0:24:49who's also a keen antique toy collector,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53will be tempted by the Mah-jongg set he bought for £20.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57If I was to ask you £50 for that set, how would you feel about it?
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- A little bit steep.- Right. - Maybe a little bit lower.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03OK. So where would you see that, what would you be happy with?
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Probably about £40. I'd give you £40 for it.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08£45, or am I pushing my luck?
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Pushing your luck. £40's my limit, really.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14That's what I love about coming up to Morecambe - straight talking.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15- It's got to be £40?- £40.- That's it?
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Right, I think we'll shake on that.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- Thank you.- You'll have hours of fun with that.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23- I'm sure I will.- That's a tasty bit of business from our Paul,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27but it's not the first time he's turned a profit on the Morecambe promenade.
0:25:27 > 0:25:33The scoop is that our blue-eyed boy used to run a successful ice cream stand only yards from this very spot.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38But, beating the Charmer? Now, that would be something to blow your cornet about.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40That's not a bad mark up.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42I don't know how you're getting on, Charlie,
0:25:42 > 0:25:46but I'm doing what it says on the tin, putting my money where my mouth is.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50The sun is shining down on Paul, but for how long?
0:25:50 > 0:25:55Charlie has tracked down his first potential customer.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01And George, a keen collector of fishing memorabilia,
0:26:01 > 0:26:06is about to come face to face with our ravenous profit predator.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10Caught anything, George?
0:26:10 > 0:26:14- Not yet, Charlie. How nice to see you.- How long have you been here?
0:26:14 > 0:26:20Oh, about half an hour, something like that. Had a couple of offers, but...
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Have you? Well, have a go at that.
0:26:23 > 0:26:29I was prepared. This is definitely a Rafael Nadal bicep job.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32THEY LAUGH
0:26:32 > 0:26:38- You're using two hands.- Precisely. Because you can see, if you were going to cast like that all day,
0:26:38 > 0:26:44- muscles would begin to protest. We're not as strong as our forefathers.- No.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46THEY LAUGH
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- What do you think of it as a rod? - What is interesting is,
0:26:49 > 0:26:51if I put it on the ground, you'll see what I mean.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55There's no reason why that rod shouldn't be straight, but it isn't.
0:26:55 > 0:27:00Oh, not good. George has noticed that all is not what it should be with the rod.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Come on, Charlie, reel him back in.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06Anyway, cutting to the chase, would you be interested in buying it?
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Well, I hope you would, you said you might be.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13Well, I am, because I think it's such a bit of history.
0:27:13 > 0:27:18Well, I'm going to ask you a price, George. I have not got the first idea.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21You'll either snatch my hand off or laugh
0:27:21 > 0:27:28and I would like to charge you £35 for it.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Charlie, I think £25.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- Do you?- Yes.- What about splitting the difference and making it £30.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- Done.- Done. I think that's great.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Well, how could we ever have doubted you, Charlie?
0:27:39 > 0:27:42The profit poacher trebles his money
0:27:42 > 0:27:44on his first sale - what a start.
0:27:44 > 0:27:50I don't know anything about fishing, but I do know a good rod when I see one. Mr Hayes, another profit.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55Next, Charlie heads east to the historic market town of Woburn,
0:27:55 > 0:27:57where he seals another cracking deal
0:27:57 > 0:27:58for his porcupine basket
0:27:58 > 0:28:02with one of his contacts.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- £70.- Go on, then, let's leave it at that. Cheers.
0:28:05 > 0:28:11Yes, the Charmer is on a roll. But if he rules the south, up north there is only one king.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Mr Morecambe has pitched up in Sheffield,
0:28:14 > 0:28:16where he's persuaded a specialist dealer
0:28:16 > 0:28:19to take a look at his Afghan rug.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Would you consider stocking something like this?
0:28:22 > 0:28:27Absolutely. The one thing dealers would normally look at is how finely a rug is woven.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31- OK.- For instance, if you look at the back of the rug,
0:28:31 > 0:28:34that is, you can see how many knots be square inch, as it were.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38If I show you, if you look at the difference between the two.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40- This is a lot finer.- Absolutely.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44There's a lot more work that's gone into that as opposed to this one.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48The other slight problem on this rug are the areas which
0:28:48 > 0:28:52have moth damage. You can see there's some here, some there
0:28:52 > 0:28:55and there's various parts of the rug that I've noticed.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58It's basically moth laying eggs on that and once they hatch,
0:28:58 > 0:29:01it's the larvae that actually eat the wool around that area.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06So, we would need to spend a few hours repairing this, basically,
0:29:06 > 0:29:10but I am sure we could come to some sort of deal. How much would you like for it?
0:29:10 > 0:29:15I was hoping for about £100. Is that a fair price or...?
0:29:15 > 0:29:22It's a reasonable price but, as I say, we do have to put a little bit of effort into it. Shall we say £75.
0:29:22 > 0:29:23Shall we say £75?
0:29:23 > 0:29:29- Well, do you know, I feel like I've learnt something here today. Shall we shake on £80?- Go on, then.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Paul knows exactly when to push for more.
0:29:31 > 0:29:37£80 for his Afghan rug lands him a £30 profit.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40His next stop is just down the road in sunny Morecambe.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45I've come to sell that wonderful bit of electronic equipment that I bought.
0:29:45 > 0:29:50I've done my research. The Mole Major was developed by Peter Mole
0:29:50 > 0:29:53and they were massive manufacturers of film lighting.
0:29:53 > 0:30:00So, this has actually been used on the set of a major Hollywood movie. Isn't that amazing?
0:30:00 > 0:30:04And I thought, who do I know that's in the film and television industry? My mate, Martin.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Martin trains stunt performers for films and television.
0:30:10 > 0:30:15Paul knows that he's always on the lookout for old film props.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- Shall we do that at £25? - £20.- You won't regret it.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23That's the best thing you've bought all day.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25£25 is five times
0:30:25 > 0:30:27what our car boot maestro
0:30:27 > 0:30:28forked out at Denham.
0:30:30 > 0:30:38Paul is dashing all over the country in search of victory, but Charlie is taking things a little easier.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42- I made you a cup of tea, because I know you're not really a coffee man, are you?- Thank you.
0:30:42 > 0:30:47He thinks that his painting of Warwick Castle will make the most profit
0:30:47 > 0:30:49at an auction house in Warwickshire
0:30:49 > 0:30:53and he's asked his old friend and fellow auctioneer David to put it into one of his sales.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58Success will depend on getting access to the right type of buyer.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Private buyer will buy this rather than...?
0:31:00 > 0:31:04Sure, sure. Private buyer. Of course, I can't say, but... .
0:31:04 > 0:31:07No, but you get plenty of private people coming to your sales.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- Very much so.- Good.
0:31:09 > 0:31:14Because always with a private buyer, you're knocking out the dealer's profit, if you like, aren't you?
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Sure. Well, I mean, as we always say, if you are a private,
0:31:17 > 0:31:24if you go to a sale and identify who the dealers are, and if you bid one more bid than the dealer,
0:31:24 > 0:31:29you are getting something more cheaply than you would get it if you were buying it from that dealer.
0:31:29 > 0:31:35- By the time he's added his profit margin, VAT and paid his rent and all the rest of it.- Sure.
0:31:35 > 0:31:41Good. We'll get the form then, David, give you a signature.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Happy with his lot, Charlie gets his painting into the sale without even
0:31:45 > 0:31:48leaving his back garden. That charms works wonders.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52With two items sold,
0:31:52 > 0:31:55Charlie has generated £65 of profit.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Paul has sold three pieces
0:31:57 > 0:31:59and made £70 worth of profit,
0:31:59 > 0:32:01so this epic battle
0:32:01 > 0:32:03is still too close to call.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Charlie and Paul are now wrestling for the advantage.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15Just one killer deal could seal the competition.
0:32:17 > 0:32:23Paul's renowned detective skills have led him to a pub in Derbyshire. Its name - The Devonshire Arms.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27The very same pub, he hopes, that's featured in the painting that he bought at the car boot.
0:32:30 > 0:32:34Let's have a look. I did see some red-roofed buildings that way.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- Is there more this side?- Yes.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41His plan is simple - to prove to the landlord beyond a reasonable doubt
0:32:41 > 0:32:45that the subject of the painting is his pub, then go in for a hard sell.
0:32:49 > 0:32:54So, if you have a look here, I think that gabled-ended sort of barn there
0:32:54 > 0:32:56looks like that that's one, isn't it?
0:32:56 > 0:33:02Yeah, it was a farm before it became a pub and that was the group of buildings
0:33:02 > 0:33:07- that serviced the farmstead. - Right. So this building has been totally changed, then?
0:33:07 > 0:33:12Yeah, this is a totally different building to what that was.
0:33:12 > 0:33:18- I think the footprint looks more or less similar to what we've got. - Yeah, it certainly does.
0:33:18 > 0:33:24The landlord seems convinced by Paul's top notch detective work, but will our very own
0:33:24 > 0:33:28antique super-sleuth be able to convince him to part with his money?
0:33:28 > 0:33:32If I was to ask you £60, how does that sound? Is that about what you were thinking?
0:33:32 > 0:33:33I was going to say £40.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36You were going to say £40? That's how you reckon it, is it?
0:33:36 > 0:33:39Can we meet in the middle? A round £50?
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- Yeah, that's all right. - Case closed. £50.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45That's another deal that nets our Paul more than 500% profit
0:33:45 > 0:33:48and the hardest working man in antiques
0:33:48 > 0:33:50takes another great leap forward.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54Now, speaking of hard work...
0:33:58 > 0:34:06So far, the Charmer has been fishing, he's had a chum round for tea and now he's cruising the golf course.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11But don't doubt Charlie's motivation. He might look laid back, but he means business.
0:34:11 > 0:34:18He's here to visit Pete, a well known music producer and collector of antiques who also loves his golf.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Over to you, Charmer.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Your putting is still good, isn't it?
0:34:22 > 0:34:25I'm the best and then I woke up.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- How are you? - I'm very well, indeed.- Beautiful.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Now, you know I said I had a print?
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- Yes.- Which I thought you might like. Want to have a look at it?
0:34:34 > 0:34:37- I'd love to. - Come and sit under the tree.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39There you are, you and me.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41THEY LAUGH
0:34:41 > 0:34:44No, he's got hair.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Peering down a ravine, the ball stuck in the ravine, look at that.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50- Oh, blimey. - What shall I take for this?
0:34:50 > 0:34:53A couple of whiskies, I think.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- That is brilliant. - Is it something I could sell you?
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Yeah, very much so. I like that very much indeed.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01It would go on your wall.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06- Oh, absolutely. - I'd like £30 for it.- £30?
0:35:06 > 0:35:10- Yes.- Well, do you know what? I was expecting you to say more.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15What a turn up - Charlie's buyer sounds like he was ready to part with even more money.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17But ever the gentleman, the Charmer is happy
0:35:17 > 0:35:19to settle on just six times
0:35:19 > 0:35:22what he paid for the picture. Good work.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27What a clash of selling styles we've got here.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Whilst the Charmer barely breaks a sweat sealing his deals,
0:35:30 > 0:35:34The Man From Morecambe is popping up all over the place.
0:35:36 > 0:35:42Defending the slimmest of leads, Paul is in Frome in Somerset to try and sell his coffee pot.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45But why has our northern lad come here to sell his wares?
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Well, the clue is in the name.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- Space on the shelf, definitely. - Shall we shake on that, then?
0:35:51 > 0:35:53We certainly will. £15. Lovely. Thank you, Paul.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57Thank you, nice to meet you. Any chance of a cup of tea while I'm here?
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Of course! Oh, no, coffee, surely.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Paul notches up a £10 profit
0:36:03 > 0:36:06and then he's back on the road.
0:36:06 > 0:36:12In Oxfordshire, the Charmer isn't going anywhere. He's on babysitting duties.
0:36:12 > 0:36:18But our doting granddaddy is itching to find out how his painting of Warwick Castle performed at auction.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22Remember, Charlie needs to make more than £60 to make a profit.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25I've got my assistant on my knee here, David,
0:36:25 > 0:36:28and its proving rather difficult, I have to say, at the moment.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Things are not looking good here.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34Sold for £48.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36HE SIGHS
0:36:36 > 0:36:38HE ALSO SIGHS
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Ouch! £48 with auction costs added -
0:36:41 > 0:36:43that's a total loss of nearly £20.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47No wonder team Ross are unimpressed.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49But there is brighter news for Charlie
0:36:49 > 0:36:53when his chef's knives deliver a £20 profit
0:36:53 > 0:36:55and the two rosewood boxes
0:36:55 > 0:36:58make just under £10 to add to his pot.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02Paul's profit purple patch hits the skids when he fails to find
0:37:02 > 0:37:04a buyer for his two cloisonne ashtrays,
0:37:04 > 0:37:06but he seems to have worked out
0:37:06 > 0:37:08a cunning new selling strategy.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11After finding a buyer for his coffee pot at a coffee shop,
0:37:11 > 0:37:15where do you think he's going to sell his old books about Bath?
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Genius.
0:37:19 > 0:37:25As far as I can gather, this is a form of book, like a satirical play, really,
0:37:25 > 0:37:29on the characters at the time, but I did notice we have
0:37:29 > 0:37:33two beautifully written pages here of names.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Now, what do these names actually represent here?
0:37:36 > 0:37:43Well, we're thinking that this book, Bath Characters, which is sketches
0:37:43 > 0:37:49of the times, sketches of people in Bath and happenings in Bath,
0:37:49 > 0:37:55and probably a previous owner has gone to the trouble of finding out who a lot
0:37:55 > 0:37:59of the people were and has written their names down.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01So, the characters that they're based on
0:38:01 > 0:38:05would have been given fictitious names but maybe these are the real people
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- they are actually based on? - I think that's probably what it is.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- Obviously you're interested in buying them.- I'd buy them...
0:38:14 > 0:38:18An antique's worth is often based on its rarity,
0:38:18 > 0:38:23so could these beautifully handwritten notes in Paul's Bath books
0:38:23 > 0:38:25be decisive in today's competition?
0:38:25 > 0:38:30Charlie has popped over to his next door neighbour, John, for his next potential sale
0:38:30 > 0:38:32and it's no surprise that this retired engineer
0:38:32 > 0:38:36and enthusiastic restorer is thrilled by Charlie's handmade toy
0:38:36 > 0:38:41and he has an interesting take on where the boat may have come from.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- So, you think it might have been made by a German? - If you think about it, Charlie,
0:38:45 > 0:38:49it might have been made by a guy who'd got time on his hands,
0:38:49 > 0:38:54very little raw material and if you think about a submariner
0:38:54 > 0:38:59waiting for destroyers to come by and take a pop at him...
0:38:59 > 0:39:01He would have been looking at a destroyer.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- That's right. - Through the periscope or whatever.
0:39:03 > 0:39:08So, you could be interested in it. You are interested in it, I can tell you are.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10And Charlie was right.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15But even though he nearly doubles his money
0:39:15 > 0:39:17on the boat and 35p profit
0:39:17 > 0:39:19from the sale of his cuddly toy
0:39:19 > 0:39:20and no profit at all
0:39:20 > 0:39:21from his fire engine,
0:39:21 > 0:39:24means it won't be enough to beat Paul,
0:39:24 > 0:39:28who makes a profit of £23 from his antique books.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Shall we shake on that, then?
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- OK.- Thank you very much.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37So, it's Charlie Ross who's in the last chance saloon.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40Suddenly our laid back Charmer is moving very fast indeed.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44And while a mad dash to the local car park isn't very Charlie,
0:39:44 > 0:39:47he's ready to sell anywhere just to pip Paul at the post.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- Are you ready for this? - I'm ready for an odd picture.
0:39:50 > 0:39:55- It's upside down.- Oh, it is! - THEY LAUGH
0:39:56 > 0:39:59It's probably just about 19th century, do you think?
0:39:59 > 0:40:05I'd probably say maybe just over the 1900 mark, but then again I'm buying and you're selling.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08That's absolutely right. Try me with a cash offer.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13The pressure is building on the usually unflappable Charmer.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Charlie spent nearly
0:40:15 > 0:40:16all of his £250 budget
0:40:16 > 0:40:18at the car boot but with just
0:40:18 > 0:40:20one sale left, his chances of victory
0:40:20 > 0:40:22are hanging in the balance.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25Paul invested just £134
0:40:25 > 0:40:28of his £250, but his seven buys
0:40:28 > 0:40:31have performed well.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34All of the profit that Charlie and Paul have made from today's challenge
0:40:34 > 0:40:36will be going to a charity of their choice.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38So, without further ado,
0:40:38 > 0:40:41it is time to find out which of them has made the most cash
0:40:41 > 0:40:45and who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Good to see you, welcome back.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52So, what did you think of the car boot sale, then?
0:40:52 > 0:40:54- Oh, I had a result at the car boot sale.- Did you really?
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Yeah. Do you remember seeing my watercolour of Warwick Castle?
0:40:57 > 0:41:02- I really liked that. - Yeah, it was good. Do you know what it sold for?- Go on.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03- £43.- You're joking.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06THEY LAUGH
0:41:06 > 0:41:09I really liked the look of it. I did well with the nice rug, the Afghan rug.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Oh, yeah, that was interesting - it had tanks on it.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15I learnt all about the symbolism, about rugs in general.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18Fascinating. There's a whole subject there to be learnt.
0:41:18 > 0:41:21I must say, when you said it was 18th century and I saw a tank on it,
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- I thought, "I'm not sure about that."- Medieval tanks.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Anyway, shall we have a go?
0:41:26 > 0:41:28- You count it down.- One, two, three.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Whee.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34- Oh, no, you've done me.- £20.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38I worked out the maths wrongly here. I'm sure I beat you.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43Do you know what, if you'd have knocked that painting down by £20 more you might have had a chance.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Never mind. How about the next car boot sale?
0:41:46 > 0:41:51So, it's a narrow victory for Paul. Why? Because Charlie's trip to the car park
0:41:51 > 0:41:54didn't quite deliver him the profit he was after.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58- £16.- Yeah, £16, I'll have a chance.
0:41:58 > 0:41:59£16 on the watercolour
0:41:59 > 0:42:03gives poor old Charlie a profit of just £1.
0:42:03 > 0:42:10But it was a first class performance from today's Put Your Money champion, Paul, The Man From Morecambe, Hayes.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14There we are! A victory for Mr Morecambe! Charlie The Charmer Ross
0:42:14 > 0:42:16has maybe lost a little bit of his charm.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19But I've done very well and made some good profit for my charity
0:42:19 > 0:42:22and learnt a lot about Afghan rugs in the process.
0:42:22 > 0:42:26As for the Charmer, well, there's always next time.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29Paul Hayes, master of the boot fair.
0:42:29 > 0:42:34But I didn't do badly and my charity has made a few bob.
0:42:34 > 0:42:38But it's not all over yet, Mr Morecambe.
0:42:38 > 0:42:44Yes, that's the spirit. Charlie has the chance to gain revenge tomorrow
0:42:44 > 0:42:48when he and Paul will be battling it out at a Belgian antiques market.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51Quality, quality, quality, that's what you're looking for.
0:42:51 > 0:42:56If I could sell it for three times the price, I'd come back and take you out to dinner.
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