0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,
0:00:03 > 0:00:07the show that pitches TV's best loved antiques experts against each other
0:00:07 > 0:00:14in an all-out battle for profit and gives you the inside view on the secrets of the trade.
0:00:14 > 0:00:20Coming up, our experts show you how tenacity wins through in the end.
0:00:20 > 0:00:2265 quid and that's yours.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25- I'll give you 60 quid.- Done.- Yeah!
0:00:25 > 0:00:28They reveal the secrets to successful selling.
0:00:28 > 0:00:34Number one, try and find someone directly related to the item you're buying.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38And how one phone call can make all the difference.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40It's just now to see whether I've made a profit on it.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42MOBILE PHONE RINGS And here we go!
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Today's epic clash of the dealers
0:00:58 > 0:01:01sees 'The Man From Morecambe', Paul Hayes,
0:01:01 > 0:01:04take on Charlie 'The Charmer' Ross to see who can make
0:01:04 > 0:01:07the biggest profit from buying and selling antiques.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11It's the beaming blue-eyed boy from the North...
0:01:11 > 0:01:14I don't want to blow my own trumpet, though!
0:01:14 > 0:01:17..versus that wily old smoothie from Oxfordshire.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Oh, yeah, you're always saying to the young ladies!
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Both are risking their reputations and their hard earned cash
0:01:23 > 0:01:28in a contest that will test their dealing know-how to the absolute limit.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Today's dealers have up to £750 of their own money to spend.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39Their mission, over a week of challenges, to make the most profit, which will go to charity.
0:01:39 > 0:01:45Their battleground is a massive antiques sale on a disused airfield in Lincolnshire.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Now, The Man From Morecambe has done business here before,
0:01:47 > 0:01:53but seasoned auctioneer Charlie is a Swinderby first-timer.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57But it's the one who bags the most profitable bargains who will come out on top.
0:01:57 > 0:02:03Charlie Ross and Paul Hayes, it's time to Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- It's so beautifully quiet here, so rural.- The green, green grass of home, Charlie.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Lincolnshire. Lovely, isn't it?
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- Well, do you know what Lincolnshire is famous for?- What?
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Some of the biggest antiques fairs in the country. Look at this place!
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- Good Lord! - I cannot wait to make a start here.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22What's your strategy, mate?
0:02:22 > 0:02:24Well, I can see furniture here.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26I can see a lot of heavy brown stuff, yes.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- That's my strategy for today, buy furniture.- Knock yourself out, mate.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- I pretend to know something about furniture.- Well, do you know what?
0:02:32 > 0:02:34I actually have stood this very antique fair myself.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- I slept in the van for a couple of days, I know exactly what these guys are going through.- Yeah?
0:02:38 > 0:02:40So my strategy is to have a good old chat to them
0:02:40 > 0:02:45and try and find some bargains that they're willing to knock out at a fraction of the original cost.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- How much money have you got? - £750. How much have you got?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- So have I.- All right. - See you later.- Good luck.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54This old airfield is a veritable antiques treasure chest just waiting
0:02:54 > 0:03:01for our duelling duo to pour over, ponder and plunder it for profit.
0:03:01 > 0:03:06But with temptations at every turn, will they stick to their strategies?
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Who will buy the best booty?
0:03:08 > 0:03:14With £750, it means I can't buy that many items if they're
0:03:14 > 0:03:18the sort of items I would like, but there's enough of it for me to get my teeth into today.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21The only thing is, I'm not really used to these fairs.
0:03:21 > 0:03:27Old Hayes, well, he's an old master at these fairs.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31He is indeed, Charlie. The Man From Morecambe has camped out here before
0:03:31 > 0:03:35in his lifelong quest for profit and today he's bursting with confidence.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39So, here we are, back on home turf!
0:03:39 > 0:03:42I love this antique fair. It's fantastic. What a great invention!
0:03:42 > 0:03:48Somebody has got an empty runway here, filled it full of stallholders and it's a great, exciting day out.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51And there is literally something here for everybody.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55There's all this heavy brown stuff, but there's lots and lots of interesting items as well.
0:03:55 > 0:04:02The Charmer is moving at speed, buying up potentially profitable furniture at a rate of knots.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Victorian stool...
0:04:04 > 0:04:06in walnut.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Good, generous cabriole legs.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13Always turn up a piece of furniture like this, have a look at the bottom,
0:04:13 > 0:04:16see how much of it is original, see if anything's been replaced.
0:04:16 > 0:04:23It's got the original brackets here and, really, this is about as original as a stool could be.
0:04:23 > 0:04:29We'll see if the price is as good as a price we'll get. Oh, crumbs!
0:04:29 > 0:04:32It's £400, which is £100 a leg.
0:04:32 > 0:04:38I think for me to buy and try and make a profit out of, it's going to have to go back on the floor.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43- Nice thing, though. - No time for boggling at the shock horror prices, Charlie.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45You need to keep moving on.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50Your rival is hot on the scent of his first bargain, and he's going for jewellery.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Now, I've spotted one little thing here. This is a shell cameo.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Now, it's been mounted horribly.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00That is actually really good quality, so I'm going to ask the lady how much that is.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02A tenner. That's her best?
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- Yeah, she's told you her best on it, yeah.- OK. Well, do you know what?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09I think I'm going to buy that, because I suspect
0:05:09 > 0:05:11that this actually is...
0:05:13 > 0:05:17..a genuine cameo. And the way the cameo would work, this is a shell
0:05:17 > 0:05:22which has multicolours obviously running through it as the shell grows, and then the carver,
0:05:22 > 0:05:26or the craftsman, would actually carve through this particular design
0:05:26 > 0:05:30revealing this colour underneath. So what you get is this wonderful contrast in colour.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34It looks almost like a sunset with the beige sort of background.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36And that to me does looks like a genuine item.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41I don't think that is a plastic one, and I think what's happened is that it's been remounted at some point.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44So, I think for £10 I'm going to remove this mount and start again.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49- Yeah, I'm going to have that, I think.- As it is an antique, Paul's shell brooch is not subject
0:05:49 > 0:05:55to any legislation, so does not need certification, and, smooth as you like, Paul has lift off!
0:05:55 > 0:06:00But behind him down the runway, The Charmer can only follow in his slipstream.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03May I have a look at your letter opener?
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- Thank you. - Well, that's not furniture, though, is it, Charlie? What is it again?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- A little letter opener.- Oh!
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Thank you.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Isn't that sweet?
0:06:14 > 0:06:19It's got a very ornate silver handle.
0:06:19 > 0:06:20I can see the hallmark.
0:06:20 > 0:06:27It's Birmingham. It doesn't have a Victoria head on it.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31I suspect it may be just into the Edwardian period.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Having said that, it is very ornate and looks very Victorian.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38And the other part of it I particularly love
0:06:38 > 0:06:42is the mother of pearl blade, frankly, in perfect condition.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Would £40 by it for cash?
0:06:44 > 0:06:46No. 50 would.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- 50 would. Would 45 do it?- 48.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- I love your speed of delivery! - It has to be done.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- 45 no good?- Go on, then.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- You're robbing me.- Oh, no, no, no!
0:06:57 > 0:07:01That is fabulous. I think it's, you know, it's enough money, but it's
0:07:01 > 0:07:05as good a condition as I've ever seen anything like that in.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08So now The Charmer is flying high, too,
0:07:08 > 0:07:12even though his original gameplan has been jettisoned in the process.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16I've slipped away from the strategy just a little bit, but I'm allowed.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21If I see something that isn't furniture with a profit in it, frankly, I've got to buy it.
0:07:21 > 0:07:28Yes, profit's the name of this game and, with one buy apiece, this dealer dogfight is in full swing.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32The Man From Morecambe swoops on a piece of pre-war pottery.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Do you know what? This is exactly what I'm looking for here.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38This is one of the most iconic designs of the 1930s.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41It's a lady called Charlotte Rhead. And if have you have a look at the
0:07:41 > 0:07:46back here, she worked for Crown Ducal, which is there, and that's her signature there, CH Rhead.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51And she developed a method of tube lining, which sounds very posh, but it's almost like icing a cake.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56And what would happen, she would actually draw the outline in very thick slip, in real pottery,
0:07:56 > 0:07:59do the outline of the design and then paint the interior,
0:07:59 > 0:08:02so what you end up with is almost a three dimensional effect.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Now this fantastic design, this sort of blues,
0:08:04 > 0:08:08you get bright oranges, very Byzantine and Persian sort of designs.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Her inspiration actually were from Persian carpets and that sort of thing.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15The only snag is, as the lady said, she brought it perfect,
0:08:15 > 0:08:18but this has a little bit of a chip and I'm wondering...
0:08:18 > 0:08:23She's asked me £30 for the plate, that isn't obviously the end deal yet, we'll come to that in a minute,
0:08:23 > 0:08:27but if I can get this a little bit cheaper it might actually be worth paying £20 or £30,
0:08:27 > 0:08:32or a little bit more, to have that restored and then we have a plate maybe at 100 or 120 quid.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35So there's a margin for profit here, actually.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37So the secret is to try and buy perfect,
0:08:37 > 0:08:42but if you can't buy perfect, buy the best you can, and she really is one of the best designers.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47Paul gets the chipped plate for £25, but only time will tell whether
0:08:47 > 0:08:50restoring it will net him the profit he's hoping for.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Furniture is slipping ever further off The Charmer's radar.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57I'm not certain,
0:08:57 > 0:08:59but I think this is what's called a pantograph.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01It's called a what?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Pantograph.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05It's a...
0:09:05 > 0:09:08drawing instrument, brass,
0:09:08 > 0:09:13stamped with a London maker, in its, by the look of it, original box.
0:09:13 > 0:09:19And I think it's for copying a plan on to another piece of parchment or paper.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24And old architectural instruments are highly collectable, especially if they're good quality.
0:09:24 > 0:09:30You want to look for a London maker and brass as opposed to any other alloy.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33So you've got most of the ingredients there.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- It's a nice thing. Would £150 cash by it?- It wouldn't, I'm afraid, no.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Would it not? It would get pretty close, wouldn't it?
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I think the best on it would be 225.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47200 cash, sir.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Cash! Real crispy notes!
0:09:51 > 0:09:56I've gone from 150. Well, that's actually meeting you halfway, isn't it, really?
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Go on. - 200 cash, I'll have a deal with you.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I wonder if there's a profit in it.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Too late to find out!
0:10:03 > 0:10:06£200 for a pantograph?!
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Well, Charlie, you're the expert.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11The Charmer is offloading some serious cash,
0:10:11 > 0:10:15and now he's got another off-strategy buy in his sights.
0:10:15 > 0:10:21Ah ha! There are a set of four very ornate dishes, which I love.
0:10:21 > 0:10:27Let's see if I can do a little deal, so run away with the camera and I'll come back to you later.
0:10:27 > 0:10:33The blue-eyed boy is blissfully unaware of Charlie's drastic change in strategy.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36This is the sort of thing I'm sure Charlie will be looking at.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Isn't that beautiful? It's called a Wellington chest and it was named
0:10:40 > 0:10:43after the Duke of Wellington who carried one on his campaign.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46And the idea was that with these little side pieces here you can lock
0:10:46 > 0:10:49the drawers so that you know exactly who has been in and out of them.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51But in here you'd have your private papers.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54But I do love the fact that it has this drop front. I'm going to ask him the price.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- Hello, sir.- Hello. - How much is this fella?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59The Wellington with the secretaries, 1,500.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00£1,500. There we are.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05Well, at these prices it's no wonder The Charmer's not buying furniture,
0:11:05 > 0:11:06but he has netted his dishes.
0:11:06 > 0:11:13- How much, Charlie?- £220 for a set of four solid silver bon-bon dishes.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17Originally cased, but only half cased now.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20But they're good and I like them.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Wow! Charlie's blown over half his budget on his last two buys alone,
0:11:23 > 0:11:27whilst Paul's push for profit has taken a patriotic turn.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Now then, this is exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34This is commemorative ware. These are very, very collectable items.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39This is to do with the Royal family and this one is the Duchess of York, so that's Fergie and Andy,
0:11:39 > 0:11:43that's their wedding in 1986 and it's a limited edition of 510.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46I quite like that, actually. Good, good quality.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48It's made by Wedgwood. Hello, sir.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51How much is your mug?
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- 35.- £35. Can I make you an offer? I do like it.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56There is actually another one somewhere.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Well, they're not that rare, then, you've got another one here!
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Oh, it's there. So how much is the pair?
0:12:02 > 0:12:04What's that one? That's 541.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05- 541 of 1,000.- 1,000, yeah.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07There's only 2,000 in the world.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Can you see anywhere near £20, or is that being too cheeky?
0:12:12 > 0:12:15No. 25 each I could do, that's all.
0:12:15 > 0:12:1825 each. That's 50 quid for the pair, actually.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- Can you see 40 the pair? I'll take them off you.- Yeah, go on, then.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Is that all right with you? All right, OK.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28Good work, Paul. All you need to do now is find a right raving royalist
0:12:28 > 0:12:32and you're limited edition mugs could turn a nice little profit.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37The Charmer is homing in on a limited edition piece of a very different kind,
0:12:37 > 0:12:41a commemorative rudder priced up at £120.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44I'm fascinated by rowing history, Oxford, Cambridge.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47This is something to do with Cambridge.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Not Cambridge University, I'll warrant.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Old Cantabrigians 1st School Boat.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58What I would really like to do is buy this lot if I can,
0:12:58 > 0:13:04and see if we could find old Barker or Shadbolt or Hawkes and see if one of them would like to buy it.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05- Hello.- Hi. Charlie is the name.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- Hiya. How do you do? - I'm intrigued by this.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- Do you know anything about it at all?- No. No, I've just bought it.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11Can you take 50 quid for it?
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- No.- You can't?
0:13:14 > 0:13:17No, the very best price on that would be £100.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Really?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- Could you do it for 80 for me? - No, honestly, I can't.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- You can't.- It's got to be £100. - It's got to be £100.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Yeah. If you can't sell it I'll buy it back off you.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31What about that! Did you hear that?
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- How can I possibly not buy it with a money back guarantee? You're a gentleman, sir.- OK.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39It's Charlie's fourth buy of the day and the great hope of the South
0:13:39 > 0:13:44is feeling confident as he bumps into the champion of the North.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46So, have you stuck to your strategy, stuck to your guns?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- What do you think? - I don't know, actually.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50I can't see you lifting any big lumps of furniture.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53The fact is, I have spent some money. Have I bought any furniture?
0:13:53 > 0:13:54Not a bit.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56And you were so keen, as well! Come on.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- Oh, dear.- Let's keep looking, eh? There's lots of heavy stuff here.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03There are plenty of things round the corner, there. I like it here.
0:14:03 > 0:14:09So, in the great battle of Swinderby who is flying high and who is flying by the seat of his pants?
0:14:11 > 0:14:16Charlie and Paul started with a budget of up to £750 of their own money.
0:14:16 > 0:14:21Charlie's four buys have cost him an extravagant £565,
0:14:21 > 0:14:24leaving him £185 in his kitty.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29Paul has made three buys so far, spending just £75,
0:14:29 > 0:14:32and he's got a healthy £675
0:14:32 > 0:14:33still to spend.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35But there's plenty of profit hunting
0:14:35 > 0:14:37left in our boys yet.
0:14:39 > 0:14:46Time is ticking on and The Charmer still craves the profit potential of a great big hunk of furniture,
0:14:46 > 0:14:52but everything he's seen is beyond his budget and now he's spent most of his cash on other items.
0:14:52 > 0:14:57I'm determined to buy one piece of furniture,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00but I've only got £185 left.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03That is a bit of a problem.
0:15:03 > 0:15:10What sort of furniture am I going to find that I like for less than £185?
0:15:10 > 0:15:12I'll be very lucky.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Opponent Paul is now under pressure.
0:15:15 > 0:15:21He's spent only a tenth of his £750 budget and he's weighing up the profit in everything he sees.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Next on his radar is a stained glass window.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29Now, this is a genuine item from the 19th century and the way you can tell
0:15:29 > 0:15:34is that they will make the whole design from one piece of coloured glass, so it's all done by machine,
0:15:34 > 0:15:39and then they would actually add the lead afterwards to give it that three-dimensional effect.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43The real McCoy uses individual pieces of glass to build up the entire picture.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48What you've got to watch is to make sure that nothing's been cracked or damaged. I really like it.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50It's not, like, damaged in any way is it, or anything?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Oh, a little bit here, look.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Have you translated it?
0:15:54 > 0:15:55Do you know anything about who it is?
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- Nothing at all. You just bought it blind.- I can't speak Welsh.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00- Is it Welsh?- Yeah.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04It looks more Latin, doesn't it? It says here Henry David Tudor.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Oh, yeah, Henry David Tudor, there we are, MBE.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Well, I like it. Can you see 150 in it?
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- That's realistic how I see it. - No. I can't do it.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- You really can't.- No, 230.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20230. Isn't that an appointment with a dentist, tooth hurty?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Oh, Paul!
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- 180 and I'll take it away before it gets broken.- No. There's the profit.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28200 quid, that's the death.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Is that the absolute death?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34200 quid.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- £200. - It's a good looker for 200 quid.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Do you know what? I think I'm going to shake your hand on that, all right?
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Paul splashes out a mighty spend at last.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49He gets a whopping 15% off the original asking price
0:16:49 > 0:16:53and adds a stained glass Welshman to his treasure chest.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56There's furniture galore at this place.
0:16:56 > 0:17:01Hefty sideboards, wall cabinets, grandfather clocks, more wooden chests than a pirate ship,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04so guess what stops The Charmer in his tracks?
0:17:06 > 0:17:10A Victorian cast iron pub table, but it's been coated with so much
0:17:10 > 0:17:15black paint we've lost a lot of the definition here.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20These rosettes are much crisper than they would appear behind the black paint.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Britannia is much crisper and you can probably just about see
0:17:24 > 0:17:25the Union Jack here.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28If you really wanted to be ultra pedantic about this,
0:17:28 > 0:17:32you could take all the paint off, repaint the Union Jack with the colours.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34I think that would be a little flash.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44I can't see any reason why you couldn't get 120, 150,
0:17:44 > 0:17:48in which case it needs to be bought for...80.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- The death on it is 95. - The death on it is 95.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54If I crept up to 90 could we do that?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- Would you do that for me? - Yes, that will do.- You're an angel.
0:17:57 > 0:18:03Send out the Red Arrows, The Charmer has at last brought something with legs on!
0:18:03 > 0:18:07I've done it. I have bought a piece of furniture.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Well, garden furniture. Conservatory furniture.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13But furniture nevertheless!
0:18:13 > 0:18:15It hasn't got much wood in it.
0:18:15 > 0:18:20I said I'd be buying wood, wood, and I've bought a lump of iron!
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Now, Paul has got some serious catching up to do.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29He still has just under £500 burning a hole in his pocket
0:18:29 > 0:18:32and our North Country boy is calling in all his local knowledge
0:18:32 > 0:18:36to root out last minute bargains before the traders pack up.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Good to see you. How are you doing, mate? Are you all right?
0:18:41 > 0:18:45Hello, mate. How are you doing? How do, mate, all right?
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- I'm all right.- Good lad. That's what you find.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51You see a lot of old friends that you haven't seen for a long time. Hello, are you all right?
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- Well, you've been in my house enough times.- Nice to see you, mate.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- Anything antique on here, that's what I'm looking for.- Me!
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- And what an exotic bargain our boy lays his hands on.- Do you know what?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08I took a complete gamble there.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Sometimes you have to trust your instincts. I've never seen one on the market before.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15It's obviously an Indian sitar, very popular in the 1960s.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19You know, George Harrison, that sort of thing. What's it worth? I don't know.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23It's a bit damaged, but as a decorative piece, for 25 quid, it must be worth that!
0:19:23 > 0:19:25I bet you haven't bought one of these today, Charlie?
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Now, wouldn't it be extraordinary if... No, no, he hasn't.
0:19:29 > 0:19:36But, late in the day, The Charmer might have just had a real stroke of luck. He's bumped into an old chum.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Mickey Smith! Cor blimey.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- Well, trawl my memory!- Yeah.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- Are you just packing up?- Yeah.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47In one fell swoop, Charlie grabs an Edwardian tray for £60
0:19:47 > 0:19:51and trumps his rival's local connections whilst he's at it.
0:19:51 > 0:19:57So, Mr Hayes, you are not the only person here that knows everybody.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00I know one or two people and...
0:20:00 > 0:20:03they've done me a bargain.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06A real snip for 60 quid.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09I think there's a substantial profit in it.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15And now the final dash in this dealing ding dong is underway.
0:20:15 > 0:20:22At this stage, anything that smells a profit is fair game for whoever gets there first.
0:20:22 > 0:20:27Art lover Paul lightens his wallet and broadens his portfolio and his he's very excited indeed
0:20:27 > 0:20:31by this striking painting of a mother and child ice skating.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33It starts off at £200.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37I managed to get it for 170, which I think is a really good price.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39What's it worth at the end? I don't know, but
0:20:39 > 0:20:43it's perfect to put into an auction, or someone that deals in Russian paintings.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46But it's a bit like skating on thin ice. Hopefully, I'll come out on top.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Time will tell if Paul's instinct will prove profitable.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54The Charmer risks a modest £15 on his last buy of the day.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57A copper tray. You can just about still see the Johnnie,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00you can just about still see the Walker.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05And The Man From Morecambe makes next one last ditch pitch for profit
0:21:05 > 0:21:11when he pays £110 for this solid copper shield from, wait for it, the Plymouth Rock Chicken Club.
0:21:11 > 0:21:16It's a challenge trophy, and I think I've set myself a challenge now.
0:21:16 > 0:21:22I've got to find a chicken fancier with a penchant for Art Nouveau copper. Do you know anybody? No?
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Either do I!
0:21:24 > 0:21:28And with that, the great booty buying battle of Lincolnshire is over.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32So, how much have each of our antiques aces spent?
0:21:32 > 0:21:37Well, they started the day with £750 in their pockets.
0:21:37 > 0:21:42Charlie shelled out an impressive £730 on his seven buys.
0:21:42 > 0:21:48Paul also bought seven items and spent just £580, but it's
0:21:48 > 0:21:52the profit that our duelling duo make that decides the victor.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Before they go their separate ways to sell,
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Paul and Charlie take the chance to nose through each other's wares.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- Have you had a good day? - I really enjoyed myself.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07- I've seen lots of old friends and it's been a great day, yes.- You bought a sitar! What did it cost?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10That's for me to know, you to find out, Charlie, I think.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- You creep! You absolute creep! - What's been your favourite?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15You did buy a dreadful painting, didn't you?
0:22:15 > 0:22:18If that was more than a fiver they saw you coming.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- It was.- Was it really?- Yes, they saw me coming.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- The frame's worth four quid. - Thank you(!) That's nice of you.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- I was going to be very nice.- Yeah?
0:22:25 > 0:22:29- You've bought a lump of old brass in a box there.- Yes, it's a pantograph. - A what?
0:22:29 > 0:22:34A pantograph. I said, "How much is this pantograph?" He said, "What?"
0:22:34 > 0:22:40It's a 19th century, London-made, brass drawing instrument, but I paid a huge amount of money for it, so...
0:22:40 > 0:22:42- Well...- Well, all we've got to do is sell it.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44That's right, mate, and good luck to you.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Now, Charlie and Paul must make as much profit as they possibly can
0:22:48 > 0:22:52on the items they bought at today's antiques fair.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56As well as his pantograph, Charlie must also sell...
0:22:56 > 0:23:00a Victorian letter opener, four silver dishes,
0:23:00 > 0:23:05an Edwardian kidney-shaped tray, this commemorative rudder,
0:23:05 > 0:23:09a Victorian table and the brass advertising tray.
0:23:09 > 0:23:16In addition to his sitar and painting, Paul must sell this cameo brooch,
0:23:16 > 0:23:19a Charlotte Rhead plate, two limited edition royal wedding mugs,
0:23:19 > 0:23:24a stained glass window and a copper plaque.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32For our expert dealers Charlie and Paul, buying their items at
0:23:32 > 0:23:36the antiques fair was just the start of today's epic challenge.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Now they must sell them for the best possible price
0:23:40 > 0:23:43All the profit they make will be going to their chosen charities.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48The Man From Morecambe is a second generation dealer and believes that
0:23:48 > 0:23:52when it comes to selling you have to think long term.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57So many people out there want to take the fastest profit without worrying
0:23:57 > 0:24:00about the consequences, where I'm always in for the long game.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04I will always try and look after my clients or someone who's buying something off me.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07I want to feel I can go back there again some time in the future.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Yes, he's a man of honour, our Paul, but will his upfront and honest
0:24:11 > 0:24:16reputation help him seal the deals he needs to win today's battle?
0:24:16 > 0:24:21In Oxfordshire, the sweet scents of a summer morning fill the air.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25Now, our boys will be putting together deals on the phone and by internet, but they both know
0:24:25 > 0:24:31that until cash changes hands no deal is truly sealed.
0:24:31 > 0:24:37Try and find someone directly related to the item you're buying,
0:24:37 > 0:24:41so I'm thinking that Messrs Shadbolt, Hewett, Hawkes, etc,
0:24:41 > 0:24:45are members of the old Cantabrigians Society, if there is such a thing.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49So I'm simply going to go on to the internet here, type in
0:24:49 > 0:24:54Old Cantabrigians and if nothing comes up, end of story, frankly!
0:24:54 > 0:24:58Sounds like a corking plan, Charlie, and straightaway our man gets a lead.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Ah! There's a telephone number.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07But the trail goes cold when no-one answers.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11No, it's rung for so long it's rung off.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20- But then, just as it seems all hope is lost...- Oh, not Shadbolt.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24Does the name ring a bell?
0:25:24 > 0:25:28LAUGHS: So you know them all! Thank you so much. All the best. Thank you, goodbye.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36How amazing was that? He actually knows most of the people on there.
0:25:36 > 0:25:43I think Impey and Shadbolt have probably rowed their last race, but the others...
0:25:43 > 0:25:45And I said which one would be most approachable.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49"I think they would all be most approachable and I think they'd be fascinated
0:25:49 > 0:25:54"to be contacted and I can't believe that one of them wouldn't love to have it on their wall".
0:25:54 > 0:25:59Charlie's detective work gets him off to a very promising start,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02but if the rudder is The Charmer's prime purchase,
0:26:02 > 0:26:06then for The Man From Morecambe it's got to be his oil painting.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10Because if this signature is legitimate, Paul's chances
0:26:10 > 0:26:14of winning today's competition are looking very rosy indeed.
0:26:14 > 0:26:19Why? Well, let's just say that so far the top price paid for an Alexei Jawlensky painting
0:26:19 > 0:26:25stands at just over 18 million and even that mighty handsome rudder
0:26:25 > 0:26:28of Charlie's won't match up to that!
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Paul has hotfooted it down to London
0:26:30 > 0:26:36where he's hoping a renowned art specialist can give him some answers.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40Having had a quick chance to look at it, I wouldn't mind doing a bit
0:26:40 > 0:26:44of closer analysis of it, partly the back always tells me something.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47You're looking for signs that the painting hasn't been tampered with,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50but this looks like it's been in here for quite a long time.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55Back to the front of the painting, I'd like to have a look at this under ultraviolet light,
0:26:55 > 0:27:01because that way I can see disturbances on the surface of the paint, where there's any over
0:27:01 > 0:27:05painting, particularly in this area here, which, my hunch is that something has happened here.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- Right.- We should have a closer look.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08Do we need like a lab suits and...?
0:27:08 > 0:27:12No, it's not as advanced as that! But, if you could close the doors,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15I'll switch off the big lights and we can have a look at it under ultraviolet.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Great. Sounds fantastic.
0:27:17 > 0:27:22The truth is out there about our blue-eyed boy's painting.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26OK, Paul, one of the things I can see here, you can probably see it
0:27:26 > 0:27:30as well, is just around the figure and the head you can see...
0:27:30 > 0:27:33with the ultraviolet, there's been some extra work done
0:27:33 > 0:27:36to cut in and redefine the positioning of the figure.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39Not that that necessarily makes one suspicious,
0:27:39 > 0:27:44but it shows there's been some additional work on the canvas and particularly around the hand.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47The artist has not been happy with it and has just shaded in more
0:27:47 > 0:27:50to try and get the right definitions and the shape.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52But that could have been done originally?
0:27:52 > 0:27:54It could well have been.
0:27:54 > 0:27:57The crucial thing is the authenticity of that signature.
0:27:57 > 0:28:02Going further down, my hunch is that there's been a previous signature
0:28:02 > 0:28:05underneath the signature that's on it just now,
0:28:05 > 0:28:10which would suggest that this may have been painted by another artist other than Jawlensky.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14So, let's have a quick look at that area in daylight, as well.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16OK, just to the left of the signature there seems to be the
0:28:16 > 0:28:22shapes of other letters tucked in on top of the white paint there, which
0:28:22 > 0:28:27suggests to me at least that this signature may have been tampered with. It's still a good thing.
0:28:27 > 0:28:32- Great!- But it's not in the multiples of tens of thousands of pounds.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36Are there any issues with having the signature Jawlensky on it?
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Can you legally sell that? How does it work?
0:28:38 > 0:28:40Normally, when it's being catalogued
0:28:40 > 0:28:44- I would describe it as "bearing the signature".- OK.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47That is the sort of caveat which says it may or may not be.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49- It's pretty much saying it's not. - Yes.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53That being said, are you happy to handle it through the auction here?
0:28:53 > 0:28:59Yes. It can be properly catalogued, so it won't fool anybody as to what it really is.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02They will appraise it and, hopefully, bid for it accordingly.
0:29:02 > 0:29:08Oh, poor old Paul! Unearthing a lost masterpiece would be an absolute dream come true for any dealer,
0:29:08 > 0:29:13but the silver lining is that the auction house have agreed to put the painting into their next sale.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17There's no time for tears, though, because one of Charlie's items
0:29:17 > 0:29:20has attracted the interest of one of his best buyers.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- Charlie!- Ah, ha ha!- Hi, Charlie! - How are you?
0:29:23 > 0:29:29- 'And, true to form, The Charmer is one popular fellow around these parts.'- Come on through.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33- Hello.- This is my favourite bit. Hi.
0:29:33 > 0:29:38Hello. This is wonderful!
0:29:38 > 0:29:39Hello, Tilly!
0:29:39 > 0:29:41Have you met Tilly before?
0:29:41 > 0:29:48- How do you do?- 'With the whole room thoroughly charmed, Charlie has a bit of a confession to make.'
0:29:48 > 0:29:50- You know I said it was a letter opener.- Yes, exactly.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- I think it's a page turner. - A page turner?- Yeah.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55It's rather better than I thought it was.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Isn't it the most wonderful quality?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00I thought, "Well, I know a man that likes quality".
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- Well, absolutely.- Are you interested in buying it?- No, I am, very.- Yeah?
0:30:04 > 0:30:08I really would be interested in buying that. How much do you think?
0:30:08 > 0:30:10I'd like £85 for it.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14- No, that's too little.- Too little?! - I think it's worth more than that.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Well, I won't ask any more.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22Hold the horses! Isn't the buyer supposed to haggle the dealer down, not up?
0:30:22 > 0:30:26Either way, Charlie records today's first sale and, having virtually
0:30:26 > 0:30:30doubled his money on the page turner, he's off to a flying start.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32And he quickly follows up
0:30:32 > 0:30:36by selling his advertising tray to a local pub for £20.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Both our experts are desperate to maximise
0:30:39 > 0:30:43the profit potential of every item they bought at the antiques fair.
0:30:43 > 0:30:48Paul has sent his damaged sitar to a specialist dealer in Southall.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Step one is to get an expert's view on its value.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54I know virtually nothing about sitars, I admit.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57What exactly have I brought? Have I bought a Stradivarius?
0:30:57 > 0:31:00Is it a long lost masterpiece like a violin?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02It's just for learning purposes, or children could use.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- Right, like a beginner's violin. - Yeah.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- A beginner's sitar. - What's the condition like?
0:31:07 > 0:31:12When I had a look at the sitar first, it's the pumpkin has been repaired before.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- So this is actually a pumpkin? - This is a pumpkin.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17It's been repaired before. You can see here someone's
0:31:17 > 0:31:21tried repairing it themselves and not done really a good job.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26So, can you give me sort of a ballpark figure? I mean, what would a beginner's sitar...
0:31:26 > 0:31:29This one, when it was new, probably about £200, £250.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31OK.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36So, there you are. A nice guy, but some bad news there.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41It's going to cost me £50 for that restoration. That bumps up my cost price to quite a lot.
0:31:41 > 0:31:47I was hoping to get around the 200 mark for it, but I found out it maybe cost about that new.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50So, there we are, a bit of thinking to do, I think.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55Oh, the poor lad looks crestfallen, but that's not Paul's only problem.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59In keeping with his honest approach to selling, he's told his potential
0:31:59 > 0:32:03buyer, a local restaurateur, that the sitar cost him £25,
0:32:03 > 0:32:09but it seems Mr Hayes has had a memory bypass because he forgot to mention that he was planning
0:32:09 > 0:32:16to have it restored, so it's no wonder he's a little shocked by Paul's opening asking price.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19If I was to ask you £150 for this?
0:32:19 > 0:32:20Oh! £150?
0:32:20 > 0:32:24I think that's way, way beyond my expectations of the budget.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28- I thought more than half of that price.- Would you give me a bit of profit?
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- Because I have enjoyed it and I really want you to have it. Could we say £90?- 90 quid, yeah.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34OK? So, shall we shake on that, then?
0:32:34 > 0:32:37- All right. With one proviso. - Go on, then.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- Can I have a ride in your bus? - Yeah, come on, of course you can.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Look at this, it's amazing, isn't it?
0:32:42 > 0:32:48Ouch! £90 less costs means Paul only makes seven pounds on the sitar.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50Still, our blue-eyed boy has
0:32:50 > 0:32:53a knack of getting over disappointment very quickly.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57I bet you've never had a ride on a bus like this, Charlie!
0:32:57 > 0:33:00You may well be right, Paul, but Charlie is certainly in the
0:33:00 > 0:33:05driving seat in today's competition and he swells his coffers even further when he sells his set of
0:33:05 > 0:33:09four silver bonbon dishes to another local contact.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15Now, would you believe it, Paul has had some more bad luck with his bronze shield?
0:33:15 > 0:33:19It turns out that the Plymouth Rock Chicken Club still consider
0:33:19 > 0:33:23the shield to be their property and, being the man of honour
0:33:23 > 0:33:28and all round good egg that he is, Paul took the time out to return it personally to the club secretary.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30All right, nice to meet you.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33Dear me, spitting feathers!
0:33:33 > 0:33:38Paul's mood improved though when the Put Your Money games masters decided
0:33:38 > 0:33:42to reimburse him the £110 he paid for the shield in recognition
0:33:42 > 0:33:45of his good deed, but he's now one potential profit maker down.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49What he needs now is a bit of good old-fashioned luck,
0:33:49 > 0:33:55and that's exactly what he gets when he sells one of his Andrew and Fergie mugs to collector Stephen.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Have you got this exact one?
0:33:58 > 0:34:03- No, not this very one, no. - So, would you be interested in one of them, do you think?
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Yes, I'll have one off you.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07£15 profit is a result.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11Now all Paul has to do is find a buyer for his other mug.
0:34:11 > 0:34:18So far Charlie has sold three items and generated £100 worth of profit.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Paul has sold two items and has made just £22.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Charlie has a commanding lead, but with Paul's painting still
0:34:26 > 0:34:30to go under the hammer and Charlie's rudder yet to find a buyer,
0:34:30 > 0:34:32today's epic battle is far from over.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Charlie is taking a trip down Memory Lane with his next potential sale.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44He's hoping to sell his pantograph to the dealer and collector
0:34:44 > 0:34:50who gave him his very first job way back in - ahem - 1968.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54Good to see there's nothing wrong with The Charmer's memory.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58I remember there... I'm sure there was a pantograph in the old office.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Yes, I did have... I've had two.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- Have you?- I had a little one.- Yeah.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06- And one that sort of size.- Yeah. I'm going to reveal all here.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09The ones I've seen, the wheels are damaged.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12To have a wheel made for one of these, you'd know better than me,
0:35:12 > 0:35:15but you wouldn't see any change out of 100 quid, I shouldn't think.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19- I wouldn't think so, no.- No. Having seen it, can I interest you in it?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Well, yes, at a price.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23HE LAUGHS
0:35:23 > 0:35:25I would like £300 for it.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28Well, I was thinking of two.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- Were you?- Yes.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32What about meeting you halfway?
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Well, I think a bit less than that. 225?
0:35:35 > 0:35:39225. What a cunning offer.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41I'm really...
0:35:41 > 0:35:45If you could make it 235, David, I'll do a deal with you.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47230.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- It sounds like a time of day rather than a price!- Yes.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54Having spent such a large slice of his buying budget on the
0:35:54 > 0:35:58pantograph, Charlie might be a little disappointed with a profit
0:35:58 > 0:36:02of just £35, but he's not about to push his old patron too hard.
0:36:02 > 0:36:09Up in Morecambe, our family man, Paul, is also looking to the past for a bit of selling inspiration.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11I grew up in an antique dealer's house.
0:36:11 > 0:36:16My father was an antique dealer and the big snag was some days you could be sat at a table,
0:36:16 > 0:36:20the next day it's gone, he had sold it! That's literally what happened!
0:36:20 > 0:36:23I heard a story, that he sold my mum's bed once.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26It was a big brass bed and she came home, she had no bed!
0:36:26 > 0:36:29So, we've made it a rule not to have too many things around the house
0:36:29 > 0:36:35because, A - you want to keep them and, B - I can't sell them from under Katherine's foot, or feet.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38And Paul is hoping that his dealing pedigree will stand him
0:36:38 > 0:36:43in good stead for his next sale because he's hoping to sell his stained glass to an old mate
0:36:43 > 0:36:49of his dad's and one of the area's biggest antiques exporters.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51- To be honest, Paul...- Go on.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- It's not a bad looking window, that. - Fantastic!
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- I'm not keen on this.- No.- That...
0:36:56 > 0:36:59What we could do with that, Paul, is what you call put a strap on it.
0:36:59 > 0:37:04You would solder a piece of lead on there. It would make it look part of the pattern, you see?
0:37:04 > 0:37:06So you disguise that.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11- So rather than replace the panel, you'd repair that with lead?- Yeah.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- Put a piece of lead down there. - That's clever.- And there.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16That's easier than getting the glass out.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Oh, yeah, yeah. I wouldn't mind having a go, if the money's right.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Well, of course, yeah. Why don't I ask you £500 and see your reaction?
0:37:23 > 0:37:27- Don't put your fist through it, will you?- Why don't I bid you 220 quid?
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Well, we've got a start, haven't we?
0:37:29 > 0:37:31Where do you seriously see it?
0:37:31 > 0:37:35One price and one price only, 300 quid.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37You can't squeeze it a little more?
0:37:37 > 0:37:41I do realise that's probably your limit, but you couldn't go for, 350.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44I know it's being a bit cheeky, but you have known me a long time!
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Yeah, well, I remember your dad, Pete's I Buy Anything.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- Pete's, Morecambe Street. - That's right.- Yeah.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- And he did buy anything. - He bought anything, yes.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53But nothing heavy. He was never into furniture.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56No, he liked something he could put in his pocket.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- That's exactly what he says, "If it doesn't go in your pocket, don't buy it".- Yeah.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01I'll tell you what I'll do, mate.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06I'll be generous, I'll give you three and a quarter...
0:38:06 > 0:38:08and that's it.
0:38:08 > 0:38:09325 quid.
0:38:09 > 0:38:16That gives you a bit of a profit, I can get a few quid and,
0:38:16 > 0:38:18hopefully, that will please you.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22That will please me, and I think you've been very generous. Shall we shake on that, then?
0:38:22 > 0:38:23Yeah, all right, mate.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Watch out, people, Paul is back with a bang!
0:38:26 > 0:38:31And at £125 lands the biggest profit of the day.
0:38:31 > 0:38:37This is shaping up to be a no holds barred race to the finishing line in today's competition.
0:38:37 > 0:38:43The Charmer has received a letter from the North of England and it's all about his rudder.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Listen to this.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51"Dear Mr Ross, I wish I could remember more of what happened in our rowing.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54"You are very welcome to use the scraps I told you.
0:38:54 > 0:38:59"I'm sorry that Collins may have gone ahead", another wonderful expression!
0:38:59 > 0:39:01"I would like to have his rudder.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04"Would £200 be enough to give you a bit of a profit?
0:39:04 > 0:39:07"If it would, then perhaps you might let me know".
0:39:07 > 0:39:11Well, are we going to let him know! Isn't that amazing!
0:39:11 > 0:39:13That's a cracking sale for Charlie.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17The item he picked out as his best buy doubles its money.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20The only bad news is Charlie's cast iron table takes a
0:39:20 > 0:39:26a bite out of his overall profit when it makes a loss of £25.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30Paul's quest for victory receives a mighty boost when his restored
0:39:30 > 0:39:33Charlotte Rhead plate delivers him a profit of £55, but it suffers
0:39:33 > 0:39:39a setback when he fails to sell his second mug and his cameo brooch.
0:39:39 > 0:39:44But it's not over yet for The Man From Morecambe.
0:39:44 > 0:39:50Earlier, Paul put his painting into auction and now he's waiting with bated breath to hear the results.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Do you remember that Russian painting I bought?
0:39:52 > 0:39:56It's gone into auction and will be sold any second now.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00I'm waiting for a telephone call from the auctioneer to give me the result, good or bad.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04It's just now to see whether I've made a profit on it. And here we go!
0:40:04 > 0:40:06OK, here we are, wish me luck!
0:40:08 > 0:40:12Chiswick calling Morecambe. Morecambe, come in, please. Can you hear me, Morecambe?
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Will this phone call deliver the news that Paul wants to hear?
0:40:14 > 0:40:16We'll find out shortly.
0:40:16 > 0:40:21Either way, today's contest has been a real battle.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25Charlie spent £730 at the antiques fair and a further
0:40:25 > 0:40:29£10 on restoration, and he's sold all of his items.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Paul spent £580 and a further
0:40:31 > 0:40:36£98 on restoration, but still has his painting left to sell.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40All the money Charlie and Paul have made from today's challenge
0:40:40 > 0:40:43will go to the charities of their choice, so, without further ado,
0:40:43 > 0:40:47it's time to find out which of them has made the most cash and
0:40:47 > 0:40:50who is today's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- Charlie.- Mr Morecambe!- How are you?
0:40:54 > 0:40:55- Here we are.- I'm very well.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- This is so heavy, do you know why? - Why, go on?- All my profit in it!
0:40:58 > 0:41:00- It's full of money, is it? - How did you get on?
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Mine's only full of notes, so it's quite light!
0:41:02 > 0:41:05You can't have got anything for that Russian painting.
0:41:05 > 0:41:10There was a cold wind blowing here this morning, yes, that Russian painting.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- How did you get on with your letter opener?- Oh, seriously well.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15But you know it wasn't a letter opener, as I discovered?
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- It was a page turner.- OK.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- It made it even rarer. - Is that right?- Even more money.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22- I want to see how much you made. - Shall we find out?- Yeah.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26I want to win this one because the antique fair, should be my forte.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28It should be. Oh, come on! Stop beating about the bush.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31One, two, three. Go!
0:41:32 > 0:41:35- Whay!- Ohhh!
0:41:35 > 0:41:37You can't have made that amount!
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- Well done, mate.- But we both did very well there.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42- You did well. Come on. - It was good fun though!
0:41:42 > 0:41:45So, it's victory for The Man From Morecambe. Why?
0:41:45 > 0:41:51Because original or not, a buyer loved his painting as much as Paul did.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55- It made 380, hammer.- Ohh, hoo-hoo! Fantastic!
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Is that all right? - That's amazing, yeah.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00It's cost me 170, so that gives me a good bit of profit.
0:42:00 > 0:42:06And that £380, less fees, made Paul a whopping great profit
0:42:06 > 0:42:08of just under £180.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12It's been a rollercoaster ride for both our experts, but it's hats off
0:42:12 > 0:42:17to today's Put Your Money champion, Paul Hayes.
0:42:17 > 0:42:22So, there we are. I'm delighted to win the Swinderby challenge and to stuff that Charlie Ross.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25It was all down to that Russian painting. So, there we are.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29My ingenuity and my gamble paid off and I made some good money for my charity, as well.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Annihilated by Morecambe.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34A fate worse than death!
0:42:34 > 0:42:37But, I've made a few bob for my charity,
0:42:37 > 0:42:39and I live to fight another day.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Well said, Charlie.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45It's been an epic week of wheeling and dealing. With two wins apiece,
0:42:45 > 0:42:48this week's Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is champion
0:42:48 > 0:42:53won't be decided until tomorrow in the ultimate 48-hour dealing showdown.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57We're here in record time.
0:42:57 > 0:42:59I think that's Morecambe done. Off to Lancaster we go!
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